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THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL KING'SfSCHOOL CHROMCLE,
Contents.
School Calendar
School Notes
Officers' Training Corps
Rowing
Sports
O.V Column
O.V Club
Cricket
Field Club
Debating Society
Lectures
O.V Letter (Extract)
Correspondence
Fives
Orchestra Account
Games Account
Sixth Form Room Account
Library
School Officers
Valete, Salvete..
School Calendar.
Apr 27—Boarders Return ,, 28—SchoolService, 9 a.m
May 1—School Celebration of Holy Communion, 8.45 a.m. ,, 5—Ascension Day. Cathedral Celebration, 7 a.m School Service, 9 a.m Rev A L Hipkiss, O.V „ 5—Half-holiday Field Club Field Day „ 16—Whit Monday. O.V. Match. Half Holiday
June 1, 2, 3—School Inspection. ,, 7-11—Review Week. ,, 11—Half Term Reports. Mr. Hancock's Greek Prose due ,, 13—Review. Half Holiday. „ 18—Navy League Essays due „ 25—Mrs Berkeley's Essays due
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W.C.K.S. , O.T.C . BAND , 1910 .
PHOT O B Y R . M . M . BEACH-HICKS , ESQ .
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July
7—Orchestra Concert
9—School Reading Prize O.V Match
13—H.C. Examination begins.
15—O.T.C Inspection
20—D-C. Examination begins.
27—Term ends Camp begins Noon
Aug
Sept
6—Camp ends.
.19—Boarders Return
20—School Meets.
20—SchoolService, 9 a.m
25—School Celebration in Dadye Chapel, 8.45 a.m
Oct.
6—Prize Distribution, 2.30 p.m
School Dotes.
CJT'HERE is but one subject with which we can v y begin to write our School Magazine at this time—the death of his late Majesty King Edward VII. In token of our sincere regret the officers and men of the Officers' Training Corps subscribed and purchased a very handsome wreath, which was sent to London It bore the following inscription : " A loyal token of respect to the memory of his late Majesty King Edward VII., from the officers and men of the King's School Officers Training Corps."
For all matters concerning the O.T.C we refer our readers,to the article entitled " Officers' Training Corps," where a full account of the Field Day of last Term will be found.
We are glad to be able to say that the two fields which were being levelled, drained, and united by the removal of the hedge and ditch last Term are now finished and thus make us a thoroughly efficient Cricket ground. There is now much more space and consequently the games are not cramped as formerly.
Hunt has the ground in capital order and five games are played comfortably By the liberality of friends of the School the County professionals,
Bale and Bowley, have been coaching at the nets five nights~a;week, with good results.
Our hearty congratulations are due to C J Barker, a former head of the School, for obtaining a first class in Classical Honours " Mods " ; also to C. H. Payton for obtaining a fourth class in the same
Rumour whispers that the seed of a new Society have been sown in the School, which we believe is to be called the " Worcester Cathedral King's School Amateur Dramatic Society." We conclude that it must be of Mr Rogers' making and must have originated from " Browne with an E." However that may be, we applaud the innovation, wish it every success, and hope soon to see the result
On the day of the late King's funeral the whole School attended the Memorial Service in the Cathedral The O.T.C marched to the Guildhall and there joined the other contingents marching to the Cathedral Special seats were reserved for those who were not members of the Corps
We offer our hearty congratulations to Mr. Castley on winning a £15 cup for Golf on the Worcester Golf Dinks a week or two ago The cup was given for open singles
We are pleased to hear that one of our School mission scholars, James Maekame, whom we are supporting in Africa, has done very creditably in his recent examination. He obtained full marks for repetition, a fact which shews that at any rate heworks hard
A portrait of the Rev Allen Wheeler, M.A., Headmaster of the King's School from 1820-1838, has been procured and presented to the Sixth Form Room by his grandson, Canon Dittleton Wheeler, of Bromwich House, and forms a welcome addition to the gallery of Headmasters, which is now complete for the last century.
We take this opportunity of thanking Mr. and Mrs Castley for the flag which they presented to
the School last Term It was flown for the first time at the Hereford Race We hope soon to establish a permanent pole for it on the Cricket pavilion
We offer our hearty congratulations to O T Griffiths on his recovery from his serious illness We were glad to see him at a match the other day, and hope that we shall soon be able to welcome him amongst us again.
We greet Mr. Stinton with mingled feelings. We are very pleased to see him again looking more like his former self, but exceedingly sorry at losing Mr Fortescue, who has certainly won the hearts of us all during his short stay by his untiring energy both in classroom and on cricket field.
We also wish to compliment T F Bye on his success in the recent Worcester Musical Competition. His choir, Newland, was placed first out of all those who entered for the competition ; two of the boys obtained first class for a duet, and one, I/. Hamilton, our own schoolfellow, whom we congratulate, a second for a solo
At the suggestion of the Headmaster we intend for the future to publish a list of the Challenge Cups with the names of the holders. At present the Challenge Cups are held as follows :—
Cricket Cup
Football Cup
Rowing Cup Gym Cup
Shooting Cup Sports Shield
Individual Shooting Cup Hostel)
Castle House
Castle House
School House
School House.
The Hostel. Day Boys
-G F Fester (The
Individual Chess Cup—A. B, House)
Victor Fudorum—G I F House).
Williams (Castle
Tweedie (Castle
Numerous Old Vigornians of an earlier generation will hear with regret of the death of Mrs Maurice Day, on March 19th, at the age of 74 She was the widow of the late Rev. Maurice Day,
Head Master of the King's School from 1859-1879, and subsequently Rector of Wichenford, where she was laid to rest on March 23rd, our present Head Master attending to represent the School in which she showed to the last a keen interest
An additional Maurice Day Prize for the Dower Sixth Form has been founded by Miss H Day in memory of her father, and his pocket Communion service given to the Head Master for the use of a recently ordained Vigornian. This has been gladly accepted by the Rev O G O Darr, curate of the Parish Church, Bury, Lanes., under Canon Hill, who was Gospeller at the last ordination in the Manchester Diocese
We are pleased to note that C St Maur Williams, a former Secretary of the Cricket Club? was also Gospeller at the Trinity Ordination in the S. Alban's Diocese
As we go to press we hear that F. R. H. Dewis has won a Colquitt Exhibition at Brasenose College, Oxford We congratulate him heartily, for never did anyone deserve a success more.
We are just recovering from a visit of four Board of Education Inspectors, lasting three days At first they were regarded with suspicion, even disfavour ; but they finally achieved the height of popularity by demanding a " half "—and getting it. We believe that their report on the whole was satisfactory, the essay work of the Sixth Form earning special commendation
Officers' Crainina Corps.
The idea that the Corps is a creation of the War Office chiefly for the amusement of the misguided youths who care to join it has perhaps vanished as a result of the work done last Term. Certainly, if one considers that nearly every athletic competition is crowded into the Dent Term, it is a matter of some marvel that so many drills, parades and Field Days were accomplished. One of the
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chief characteristics of the Corps is its undoubted ability to exist without unduly interfering with games. At the same time a high standard of efficiency can only be reached at the outset by the aid of much time and labour. Had not the cooperation of the Captains of Boats and Football made it possible to hold drills with greater frequency, the first appearance of the contingent in conjunction with other Schools, on March 17th, might have presented a very different aspect.
As it was, the general behaviour of the men and their steadiness throughout the day left little to be desired ; and though there was not the slightest opportunity for independent action or individual prowess, the manoeuvres, such as they were, were very creditably carried out Nor must the cheery voice of Sergt.-Instructor Burton be forgotten: always a powerful incentive to smartness, and an ever-present nightmare to evil doers
SALISBURY PLAIN
To the fortunate seventy who were allowed to take part in the Western Public Schools Field Day at Ludgershall, the remembrance of that occasion cannot fail to bring back pleasant memories
On the evening of March 16th the band played the " Last Post," thereby acquiring much kudos ; and on the following morning it aroused the neighbourhood with Reveille at 6.15, and probably became very unpopular with the residents until 6.30, when the men " fell in " for inspection. Breakfast was at 6.45. At 7.20, headed by the band, the Company marched to Shrub Hill via High Street, and entrained at 7.50 Ludgershall was reached at 10.30 without adventure or mishap Rations and ammunition having been served out, and strengthened by the addition of Corporal Jeans, O.V., a start was made for the " rendezvous," which was about four hundred yards from the Station. The cyclists and First Line Transport (a conveyance kindly lent by Mr Jeans for the great coats) made us look quite imposing
The general idea was that a " Red " army had been badly defeated on the previous day and forced
to retreat on Basingstoke, leaving large quantities of stores and ammunition at Ludgershall Station A " Blue" force was reported advancing with designs on the said stores, and to prevent their capture some troops and one section R.F.A with a squadron of Scots Greys were detailed to hold back the enemy until they could be removed.
The line of defence was less than a mile from the Station, and here we were supposed to have been entrenched since the night before
On our left was Malvern; Cheltenham held a wood on the right, while Radley and Bradfield formed the general reserve The section entrusted to us extended for about 350 yards along a barren and most uninteresting ridge running north and south At the northern end lies Pickpit Hill, a most conspicuous landmark for miles around, with its solitary group of windswept trees. Just below to the east is the railway embankment, and further on flows the Bourne Brook The ground beyond rises rapidly and dominates the Hill at about 3,000 yards range, so our position would hardly have been comfortable in actual warfare
The enemy were sighted at 11.15 a.m., and it was soon evident that they were advancing in force against our centre and left Three sections, however, under Lieutenant Stinton, forced several companies of the Marlborough and Sherbourne contingents to retire pouring in a hot oblique fire from the embankment. Section 4 from the top of the hill also did great execution. When the enemy at last gained the railway this section, led by Sergt. King, attempted by a counter-attack to enfilade them This counter-attack was afterwards mentioned in his criticisms to the officers by General Drummond, as being the only attempt at offensive action on the part of the defending force It was, however, launched too late, and not in sufficient strength to be successful.
Having gained the railway a rush was made on our position, but in such bad order that, considering the fact that the men were entrenched and had been heavily reinforced, there can be no doubt that
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our opponents would have been forced to retire with very heavy loss
The umpires finally ordered the " cease fire " when only a few yards separated the combatants Afterwards, at the " pow-wow," General Drummond commented somewhat severely on the lack of enterprise and the entire absence of initiative shewn on both sides. He said that a passive defence was useless, especially in such a position as ours, from which retreat was impossible; while a direct frontal attack required to be well backed up by vigorous turning or flanking movements before much hope of success could be entertained.
Tea at 3.30 found everyone ready for it The return journey was begun at 5 p.m Worcester was reached at 8.20, and College Green at about 8.45 via High Street, where the strains of the band attracted a large and admiring following
The Head Master and quite a crowd of enthusiasts were awaiting our arrival in the Green, perhaps just a little surprised to find that we had got through our first big Field Day without the slightest accident
The National Anthem was sung, and at 9 p.m the " Last Post " brought to an end a most interesting day.
O.C.C. Rotes
Canon Wilson's lecture on Halley's Comet realised £11 2s 2d., which the Head Master has handed over to the Corps. We owe many thanks to Canon Wilson.
The Dean and Chapter have very kindly taken over the whole burden of the erection and upkeep of a flag-staff, so that now the Union Jack may often be seen flying from College Green The work of hoisting it falls to the Corps
On Friday, May 20th, the flag was flown for the first time, and of course at half-mast
The Corps took part in the Memorial Service, marching in the procession from the Guildhall to the Cathedral, where standing room had been provided at the west end
The service lost much of its solemnity and impressiveness by its length and our inability to follow what was going on. The Head Master was good enough to stop School at 11.30 for the men to change into uniform, thus enabling them to reach the Guildhall by 12.20
In memory of His late Majesty a laurel wreath was despatched to London ; the sum of £2 10s od being subscribed by the officers and men*of the Contingent. It is proposed to devote the remainder of the amount (about 25/-) to the purchase of a " Memorial Challenge Shield " for inter-house competition in drill and efficiency Subscriptions are invited from Old Vigornians and others, and should be sent to the Commanding Officer. Amount still required, about £4.
On Empire Day the Corps paraded at 1.30 and proceeded by way of Edgar Tower to College Green Here it was inspected by Colonel Webb, O.V After the " March Past " the men were drawn up inside the Green, where were also many distinguished and interested spectators, including the boys of the Choir School The " General Salute " was given and the flag was dipped three times
The Head Master then introduced Colonel Webb, who gave a most excellent Empire Day address The proceedings terminated with the National Anthem, and three cheers for the King
Four visits have been made to the Hornsgrove range, and leave has also been obtained for the use of two other ranges What is required is men who
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ca n shoot straight , an d who hav e th e tim e t o spare Meanwhile th e miniatur e rang e ha s bee n condemne d ; improvement s are , however, going o n apace , and i t will be open agai n soon
Ther e ar e on e o r tw o vacancie s i n th e ban d for buglers . A Ban d Tes t will be held toward s th e middl e of June , an d onl y thos e who qualify will b e allowed t o wear th e badge
Mr. Beach Hick s ha s presente d thre e photograph s t o th e Corps of th e Non-commissioned Officers an d Band Thes e hav e been hun g in th e Orderl y Room
Th e Governmen t inspectio n will tak e place o n Friday , Jul y 15th.
Camp begins on Wednesday , Jul y 27th , a t Aldershot All who will be over 15 on Dec 31st mus t atten d unless prevente d on medical grounds
Promotion s :—
Dance.-Sergt Hatto n t o b e Sergt Bur r Kin g
Dance-Corpl Mercier „
Privat e Noyl e Spencer „ Sergt
Sergt Corporal.
Dance-Corporal Dance-Corporal.
ur thank s ar e du e t o th e following :— £ s.
Amoun t previousl y acknowledged 87 10
Colonel Dudlow
Colonel Web b
Canon Wilson' s lectur e
Furthe r subscription s are urgentl y needed an d should be sen t t o th e Commanding Officer.
Sbooting.
Six matche s were sho t las t term , thre e of which we won, one we lost, bu t th e result s of th e las t two ar e no t ye t t o hand As far as i t is possible t o judge , th e result s were, o n th e whole, successful I n th e matc h agains t K.E.S. , Birmingham , however, we suffered a ver y heav y defeat
Th e following ar e th e recorded matche s :— Opponents. Results.
Warwick School O.T.C. .. . Won b y 21 .
Wolverhampto n School O.T.C. Won b y 2.
K.E.S. , Birmingham , O.T.C. .. . Dost b y 31 .
Queen' s College, Taunto n Wo n b y 7
Portor a School . . . Dost b y 36.
Class firing bega n a t th e en d of th e Term , i n which Sergt King , Private s Mogridge, Fergusson , an d Knigh t qualified as second class shots .
Rowing.
Das t Ter m th e School " four " practised^for tw o races instea d of one. We ha d th e pleasur e of rowing Magdalen College School, Oxford, for th e first tim e an d manage d t o give the m a good race The y challenged u s i n th e earl y par t of th e Ter m an d th e rac e too k plac e o n March 12th.
B y th e kin d permission of th e Hea d Master we were able t o go t o Oxford, where w e were th e guests of th e Hea d Maste r of Magdalen School th e previous evening an d hav e a n outin g o n th e river Th e da y of th e rac e wa s we t an d typicall y unpleasant We had ou r preliminar y spin a t 11 o'clock.
Th e race , whic h was starte d b y th e old blue, Rev . E C Sherwood, too k place shortl y after twelve Bot h crews go t awa y well, Magdalen takin g th e lea d a t a muc h faster stroke . Roun d th e bend we dre w u p an d Magdalen wit h slightl y worse condition s fell away . We continue d t o gain ground as th e resul t of a spur t an d soon ha d thre e quarter s of a length' s lea d wit h th e winning pos t no t far off. Ha d thi s spur t been maintaine d we should probabl y
have won, but it died away, and Magdalen rowing with great determination drew past us and won by over half a length The race was keenly contested, daylight never appearing between the boats the whole way over the course The crews rowed from Long Bridges to Salter's Barge, a good half mile. After the race we returned to the School to lunch Our best thanks are due to the Head Master of Magdalen College School for his kindness to us, and we shall welcome them in Worcester next year.
A week of enforced rest followed We then continued our practice for the race against Hereford
Rowed at Worcester, on March 24th, over a new course (viz., the Dog and Duck Ferry to the Deanery), it produced another keen struggle. As we led from the first stroke and were three quarters of a length ahead most of the way over we were naturally disappointed at losing. Special praise is due to Quin i, who, though he got severe cramp at the Railway Bridge, yet rowed on most pluckily The crew rowed well The new course is a great improvement from the point of view of the race itself. From the point of view of the spectators opinions differ Colonel Webb and Precentor Tupper kindly acted as judges
The crew, as a whole, had two radical faults They were slow into the water and had a sluggish finish But their blade work was excellent, and being very steady forward they did not stop their boat More nimbleness at both ends of the stroke would have enabled them to pick up the stroke when wanted. As it was they could never rise above thirty-five to the minute
Individually—"Stroke"wasslowin,slowwith his recovery, and tended to sky his blade But he is small and light and rowed very pluckily, though he failed to reproduce his bow-side form
" Three " had one fault that bred a hundred others He never got in behind the rigger This caused a hang over the stretcher and much unsteadiness Once he cures this fault he will be a most useful oar as he has weight and strength.
" Two " had a very awkward finish and doubtful beginning But he was willing and keen and rowed well at Oxford and made an excellent Captain
Bow—a splendid worker, but too inclined to use strength instead of weight Did not swing enough and was slowwith his hands.
Cox steered well in both races. His increasing weight will probably lose him to us next year ; but there is promise of a worthy successor in Quin iv
A race for a second " four " was arranged with Hereford, but almost immediately cancelled This was a pity as the crew shewed keenness Two of its members are included in a four, practising for the Worcester Regatta, which shews promise, but is far from perfect yet.
The School Regatta afforded some amusing and also some exciting races The chief interest, as was anticipated, centred in the house races, School House, who were well stroked by Davies i, winning by a narrow margin. In the pair oars the inefficiency of the boats was very trying, and the crew that got the worst boat almost invariably lost
Finally Davis i and Quin i won the Seniors and Rowley and Tweedie the Juniors
Our best thanks are due to Mr. Allison for a donation of £2 2s od towards the purchase of boats.
We must not forget to express our gratitude to Mr Reed and Mr Philips for sparing time to come and coach the " four," and last, and by no means least, to Mr. Morgan for his help both in the boat and on the bank.
CIK Sports.
The annual Ketch Run took place on Monday, 21st March The weather was good and the ground, which was hard and dry, made the running easier. Warren ii, who came in first, ran in excellent style and shews great promise Wright and Aldana came in second and third respectively. There was a keen competition and 57 started
The annual Athletic Sports were held on March
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30th and 31st, the weather on the whole was favourable though rather cold, there being a biting wind on the second day However, the sun managed to struggle through on the first day
There was a distinct change visible this year as the events passed off The competition was not confined to a few, as in years gone by, but was more open, and this caused a much more general interest in the proceedings Also owing to the late date of the Hereford race and the Regatta several rowing people did not do what was expected of them
The first day owing to large entries was mainly devoted to the decision of heats Throwing the cricket ball (open] was won by King with a good throw, 82 yards 2 feet., beating those of many previous years. Burr was second.
Throwing the cricket ball (under 15) was won by Knight with a splendid throw of 71 yards 2 feet, which compares very favourably with those of previous years.
The long jump (open) went to West, only clearing 16 feet 5 inches—a poor jump Tweedie was second The long jump (under 15) was won by Leeke ii.
The Half Mile Handicap, after numerous heats had been run, finally resulted as follows :—1, Beddow ; 2, Ludlow ii; 3, Foulkes As usual it was a very exciting race and keenly contested. Beddow ran very well indeed and promises well for later years Ludlow came in a very good second
In the High Jump (open) Tweedie was first West and Davies were second. The winner jumped well, clearing 5 feet and West and Davies 4 feet 10 inches
The 100 yards (open) was won by Williams in splendid style and good time. Tweedie was second
With some practice Williams ought to make a record for us next year.
Next came the 100 yards (under 15), in which Beddow carried off the prize, Leeke ii being second
The event (under 13) went to Warren ii, while that (under 11) went to Lewis iii
Quarter Mile (under 15) was won very creditably by Hall, Beckingham ii came in second
Three Quarter Mile (under 16) was won after a hot race by Southall; Aldana came in a good second
High Jump (under 15) produced good competition, and Mare, who carried off the prize, jumped well, clearing 4 feet i | inches
Quarter Mile (open) The result was quite unexpected Williams was the favourite after his sprint in the 100 yards, but he fell off badly towards the end Thompson, who had followed him close, caught him up on the bend and won Burr followed Thompson very closely
The Old Vigornians Race (120 yards) This event, much to*everyone's surprise, produced two entries J B Cavenagh after a good struggle came in first, beating I A Conan-Davies by a few feet We are glad to see that the O.V.'s have again taken part in the Sports, and we hope that they will now continue to do so
One Mile Bicycle Race Handicap was carried off by Burr He kept a steady pace till the last lap and then put on a spurt, took the lead, and easily won.
Half-mile (under 14) was won by Wright, with Wilmot close behind.
One Mile (open) produced a poor entry compared with last year, but an exciting race. Hatton the winner started strongly, but was well held by Lewis, who came in second Beauchamp was third
The Consolation Races fell to Quin i and Sharpe i in the open and under 15 events respectively.
The Tugs of War were very exciting as usual, and were much more interesting as the Hostel were acting on their own. School House were victorious after a hard struggle with Day Boys
The Mayoress (Mrs, A P Allsopp) then distributed the prizes, amid prolonged cheering and applause The Headmaster, on behalf of the School, thanked all those who had given prizes, and the parents and friends for coming to see the Sports in such cold weather He also thanked Messrs Beach-Hicks, Rammell, and Jarrett for their trouble in arranging the conditions and judging He heartily congratulated Day Boys on winning the Shield from School House, saying that it shewed a revival of public spirit amongst them He was glad to see that the Hostel could now enter as a separate house The Victor Iyudorum had been very closely contested—Tweedie winning with 7, and Burr, West, and King following closely with 6, 5, and 4 respectively Davis then asked for three cheers for the Mayoress and the ceremony concluded
O.V. Column.
Bagott F (1906-1908) has joined the Dudley Troop of the Worcestershire Yeomanry
Barker C J (1900-1908), Scholar of Christ Church, Oxford, has been placed in the First Class of the Honour School of Classical Moderations
Cavanagh J F (1905-1909) has taken a commission in the 1st Worcester Battery of the 2nd South Midland Division of the R.F.A
Chaytor C J (1899-1906), who is still on board H.M.S Perseus, has been having an exciting time in the Persian Gulf capturing gun runners
Davies A G A (1904-1909) has been articled to the Borough Surveyor of Richmond and been placed upon the staff with unusual rapidity after six months' apprenticeship
Fergusson A (1897-1905) has sailed for New Brunswick
Hipkins Rev. G. A. was a short time ago appointed to the living of Althorpe in the Diocese of Lincoln, which is in the gift of the Crown
Kennan T. B. (1904-1907) has obtained a post in the Basutoland Civil Service.
King H (1907-1910) has obtained an appointment on the Leopoldina Railway under A KnoxLittle, Esq., and sailed in April for Rio de Janeiro
Knight R T (1907-1910) has passed the examination for the P and O Service and has entered the " Worcester."
Lester G F (1906-1909) has passed Responsions at Oxford and hopes to enter Christ Church in October next.
Mogridge E C (1907-1910) has passed the examination in London for the National Provincial Bank and has been appointed to the Rugby Branch
Payton C H (1904-1908), Meeke Scholar, Hertford College, Oxford, has been placed in the fourth class of the Honours School of Classical Moderations J L- Partington (1898-1904) has obtained an appointment m Buenos Ayres
Steward S. (1891-1897), formerly a scholar of Downing, has taken his M.D. at Cambridge.
Steward F L (1895-1899) recently took his M.A at Oxford
Williams C St M (1895-1902) was recently ordained Deacon by the Bishop of St Alban's and was chosen as Gospeller He has been licensed to the Curacy of St Edmund's Forest Gate, E
E P Berkeley (1898 1904) has obtained the appointment out of 54 candidates of Assistant Manager on the Sugar plantations of Sir Hesketh Bell (Governor) and Mr Scully in the Island of Domenica, B.W.I. He is now engaged in drawing up a report for Government on the conditions of labour.
Berkeley R B (1897-1899) has obtained further promotion in the Engineering Works of the Birmingham Small Arms Factory.
Collier H. C. (1895-1899) has been appointed Assistant Manager of the River Peel Company, Old Broad Street, E C
Masterman A H (1895-1899) has joined the Special Reserve of Officers and is now attached to the South Lancashire Regiment, in which his father served in the Crimea
Conan-Davies I A (1904-1908) has been awarded his.Durham " Blue " and will stroke the 'Varsity boat against Aberdeen University.
Truman M G (1904-1909) has been placed in Class III Tart I of the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos at the end of his 1st year
BIRTH
STEWARD.—April 25th, the wife of Charles A Steward, 27, High Street, of a son
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HIGGINS—WITHERS.—O n th e 12t h April, 1910, a t St Peter's , Eato n Square , London , b y th e Rev H C Strickland, ' M.A., Vicar of St Jude's , Bethna l Green, th e Rev . F . H . P . Higgins , M.A., Curat e of Broadwas , Worcestershire, t o France s May, daughte r of th e lat e Joh n Withers , of Ban k . House , Montgomery . : ; .. . .
COLUER—SIVELLE.—O n Apri l 7th , 1910 a t Emmanue l Church, Streatham , b y th e Rev . H . C. Collier, fathe r of th e bridegroom, Henr y Christophe r Collier (O.V. 1895-1899) t o Emm a Sivelle, daughte r of Captai n Sivelle, of Streatham , A. H . Masterman , O.V., being th e bes t man 0 . V. Club.
Th e following new member s hav e joine d th e Club :—
T . F . Cavenagh (1906-9), Thomlo e House , Worcester
I, . W. Moore (1907-9), Battledown , Tewkesbury Cricket.
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W.C.K.S . v . W.C.G.
This , th e openin g fixture of th e Cricket season, was of special interest , first t o mak e a bette r star t tha n las t year , secondly t o see how th e addition s t o th e 1s t XI prove d worth y of suc h a n honour Th e School winnin g th e tos s w e decided t o ba t first an d sen t i n Hatto n an d Beauchamp These throug h stead y pla y carried th e score t o over 20 before th e former wa s lbw. Bewis, nex t in , staye d only for a shor t time , while Bur r an d Beaucham p bot h knocked u p useful scores, thoug h th e former ha d luck i n hi s first ball , th e bal l hittin g th e wicke t bu t failing t o knoc k th e bale off Aldan a an d Cooke di d well for thei r first appearance , thoug h th e latte r wa s ou t t o rathe r a weak stroke Wit h th e score a t 124 th e innings closed—a ver y creditable performance. Th e Guild starte d badly , losing a wicke t wit h th e score a t 10 However, a stan d wa s made , which brough t th e score u p t o abou t 30. Quin going o n create d rathe r a havoc , being 4 for 3 a t one period , which was good Soon after th e Guild inning s closed for a score of 64, leavin g th e School wit h a handsom e win W e ar e t o congratulat e Qui n o n winnin g his first match
W.C.K.S . v . NORTO N BARRACK S XI .
Playe d o n th e New Roa d Ground , Saturday , May 21st Resulte d i n a defeat for th e School
The School won the toss, and batted first, but did not run up a very large total, all being dismissed for 78 Our visitors were much too strong for us and very easily ran up a total of 156 for the loss of only 4 wickets, which was chiefly due to the hard hitting of Capt. Davidge and Lieut. Brownell, who, hitting several successive boundaries, seemed to find it quite an easy task to knock our bowling about as they liked Nobody made any large scores for the School, the best were made by O'Callaghan and Beauchamp Our bowling was very weak
W.C.K.S. v. R. J. CASTLFY- ESQ.'S XI.
This most interesting match was played on the School ground on May 28th, before a distinguished and enthusastic assembly.' The School winning the toss, decided to bat first and sent in Beauchamp and Albana After a bad start the School settled down to hard and steady batting, punishing the bowlers all round the wickets. Aldana seemed nicely set for a century, but Mr. Castley rather made a diversion amongst his wickets after he had made a creditable 64 Lewis made 29 in about half as many minutes, while O'Callaghan and Humphreys thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The former played rather good cricket, though the latter was loose at times Time pressing, the School declared for 232 for 8, the best we have ever done ; it was mainly due to the bowling, which was not very strong. Left with only an hour's play the opposing side went in for hitting, but on the careful side Crowe was soon disposed of, though he might have been dangerous, while Mr Jones Williams, through careful cricket, steadily piled up 50, being then bowled. After his departure it looked as if the School would win yet, but we had reckoned without Captain Fulton and Mr Jarrett This pair stayed together, putting on nearly a hundred runs in the last half hour, through vigorous hitting. Capt. Fulton was missed in the slips at the critical moment when we might have won. The game ended in a draw, 173for 8 Unfortunately rain rather spoilt the game at the end, but on the whole it was good
W.C.K.S. v. K.F.S., BIRMINGHAM.
Played on Wednesday, June 1st, at Worcester K.F-S made 155 for 4 wickets and then declared The School batting fell to pieces, but the last two men managed to play the game out The School total was 73 for 9, and the match thus ended in an extremely unsatisfactory draw.
W.C.K.S v ST JOHN'S C.C
Played at St. John's, Saturday, June 4th. A match that promised to be spoiled by rain, but ended with rather an exciting finish The School made 152, owed chiefly to Mr Jarrett (61), Lewis (29), and O'Callaghan (24 not out) Our opponents made 153 for 5, winning on the_stroke gf time The light was very bad
W.C.K.S. v. REV. W. J. ABBOT'S XL
Played on Saturday, June nth, at New Road, resulting in an easy win for the visitors The School fielded first and soon managed to dispose of the first four wickets for 20 runs After that a stand was made by Dr Bunting and Rev W J Abbott, who ran the score up to 63 before the latter was well bowled by Lewis. With Mr. JonesWilliamsin next, runscamefast, Dr.Buntingscoring all round the wicket, the 100going up before JonesWilliams was out to a skier from Southall On Rev F Monahan going in the School was caused some anxiety by his method of hitting, but with his departure the innings soon closed for 146 This score the School had no chance of beating, but in some manner broke down altogether before the bowling of Dr. Bunting and Rev.T.Daniels, who bowled " lobs." Lewis had bad luck, playing on to Dr. Bunting after starting well,though he treated Rev Daniels with great respect as did the others, which was mainly the cause of our downfall The School innings closed for 50, the lowest score this season so far The game was good, although the pitch was very soft after the recent rain.
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W.C.K.S 2N D XI v CATHEDRA L GUILD
A ver y excitin g matc h which, bu t for th e we t which cam e o n an d hindere d ou r bowlers, we should hav e won Thei r las t ma n wen t i n wit h 20 odd t o mak e an d the y bea t us b y 7 runs Scores : W.C.K.S . 91 ; C.G. 98. Southall , 34 ; Sievers i, r 9 .
W.C.K.S 2N D IX v ST JOHN' S 2N D X L
Playe d o n th e New Roa d ground , on Saturda y Jun e 4th . W e won th e toss , an d batte d first, bu t di d no t ru n u p a ver y creditabl e score as we were all ou t for 81 St John' s mad e 127, thu s winning b y 46 Fo r us Mare mad e 17 Th e bes t bowling was b y Kenyon-Davies , who too k 2 wicket s for 8 runs . Ou r fielding was bad , an d severa l catche s were missed
Bouse IttatclKS.
School Hous e v Hostel : School House 82, Hostel.62 Result : School won b y 20 runs
Castle Hous e v . Da y Boys : Castle Hous e 95, Da y Boy s 67 . Result : Castle Hous e won b y 28 runs
Hoste l v . Da y Boys : Hoste l 198 for 7 wickets , Da y Boys 102. Result : Hoste l won b y 3 wickets an d 96
Castle Hous e v School House : Castle Hous e 140, School Hous e 60 Result : Castle House won b y 80 runs .
School Hous e v Da y Boys : School Hous e 122, for 1, Da y Boys 121 Result : School House won b y 9 wickets .
Hoste l v Castle House : Hoste l 147, Castle Hous e 81 . Result : Hoste l won b y 61 runs .
Ankerdin e Hills , th e weathe r holding u p wonderfully.
Th e excursion was mad e b y cycle, and after rol l call ha d been take n a t Knightwic k Bridge, a t which abou t 26 member s were presenr , th e Club divided int o sections, each of which wen t i n a different direction , bu t all manage d t o mee t agai n for a n excellent te a o n th e to p of th e hills Th e hills themselve s were ver y breezy an d ther e wa s a ver y good view Fro m th e hill sides, valleys an d rive r bed , sprin g flowers i n abundanc e were gathered , an d from a botanica l poin t of view i t wa s a n extremel y successful field day . Th e Club starte d for home a t abou t 6, some half dozen or so returnin g t o Worceste r b y th e ver y prett y rout e vi a Leigh an d Bransford, unde r th e guidanc e of Mr Beech-Hicks .
Altogethe r a ver y pleasan t da y was spent C W P LUDLOW , Hon Sec
Debating Society
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Th e las t meetin g of th e Session was held on Wednesday , Marc h 10th , a t which Mr. A. F . Humphrie s wa s elected t o th e chair H e called upo n th e Secretar y t o move tha t " Th e Hous e of Lord s is a menace t o Britis h libert y an d should be abolished .
Th e speake r divided th e objections t o th e presen t syste m int o tw o groups—theoretica l an d practical H e depreciate d th e ide a of a hereditar y chamber , while he considered tha t th e Lord s ha d betraye d thei r trus t t o th e countr y b y thei r unconstitutiona l rejection of th e Budget Mr P S Beaucham p opposed. H e plie d th e Secretar y wit h numerou s questions , bu t his arguments , t o sa y th e leas t of it , were no t convincing . Mr. C. V. Hancoc k supported th e motio n wit h a violen t denunciatio n of th e Peers , an d Mr. A. N . Griffiths supporte d Mr . Beauchamp
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On Ascension Day , May 5th , th e Field Club spen t a ver y pleasan t afternoon a t Knightwick an d
Fro m th e Hous e Mr Ludlow seemed strongl y prejudiced agains t th e motion , an d Mr. Hancock , while Mr T Stinto n gav e a brief historical surve y
of the House of Lords recommended reform Mr Thompson was enthusiastic on the present system.
On the House dividing the motion was lost by 14 votes to 5
S. S. S. KINGDOM, Hon. Sec.
Cectures.
March 5th, " Wanderings in Syria and Palestine," Canon Knox-Little The longest and, at the same time, one of the most interesting lectures we have had for some time The Canon's realistic relation of his wanderings in the East both amused and instructed us He detailed the glories of Lebanon and the wonders of Damascus, and concluded with a few remarks on Greece, in which Athens played a prominent part
On Saturday, March 19th, Canon Wilson favoured us with a splendid lecture upon Astronomy in general and Halley's Comet in particular, explaining a most difficult subject in his accustomed clear and lucid style.
Visitors paid for seats and we collected amongst ourselves afterwards, realising the satisfactory sum of £11 2S 2d for the O.T.C
Canon Wilson bade us be sure and look out for the comet on May 18th So we have, and we don't think much of it Disappointing things, Comets
March 31st, Navy League Lecture—Mr. D. W. Cair.
Mr Carr's lecture was calculated to stir up patriotism in the hearts of every one of us, no matter how indifferent we had been He assured us that our fleet was far superior to that of Germany, that we were not to be frightened about an invasion, but to be prepared by aiding the Nayy by all the means in our power He showed us several types of battleships and explained the differences He also mentioned two interesting facts : that the black scarf worn round the sailors' necks is in memory of Nelson and that the three stripes on their collars stand for Nelson's three great victoiies
—the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar With a few remarks on the importance of the Navy to England, Mr Carr concluded a most enjoyable lecture
We are pleased to note that the Navy League are offering two prizes for essays—senior and junior— on the importance of Sea Power to Britain
On the last day of Term, April ist, a delightful entertainment was.given by Mr Arthur George The Headmaster very kindly provided it A large number of people were present, and Mr George's humorous sketches were highly appreciated by all
extract Trom Cetttr oTC. 3. Cfcaptor, O.V., Assistant Paymaster, R.rc.
H.M.S " PERSEUS " AT ADEN, nt h April 1910.
To give you a brief sketch of our movements since we left Bombay on the 12th December and until 2ist March we were employed in the attempted suppression of the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf— a most arduous and monotonous duty. The operations have been on a very extensive scale this year, and must be costing an enormous amount of money, but success in the shape of the capture of about 10,000 arms and nearly one million rounds of ammunition has attended them. We were lucky in getting 850 rifles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition after landing a party in Baluchistan and marching 5 miles. All the ships of the squadron have, with the exception of the flagship, been employed continuously up there, and in addition 8 armed launches with a crew of 2 officers and 30 men each have been commissioned. The expenditure of coal is enormous. Each ship provisions 3 cutters for a week and drops them along the Persian coast at various likely landing places, and the boats are often away for a whole week without seeing a ship at all. They are armed with a maxim in the bow and have to cruise up and down the coast boarding every dhow they fall in with. I have not the time
or space to give a full description of the operations, but it is sufficient to say that we have been successful in completely stopping the traffic to the Baluchistan coast The gun running does not take place in the Persian Gulf, but in the Gulf of Oman
The gun-runners have now been compelled to confine their operations to the strait separating the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman. This is only about 40 miles wide and with luck and a good wind a dhow might get through the ships patrolling it, though so far none have succeeded in doing so
The Muscat side north of Muscat is one huge arms depot, and thousands of arms are stored there waiting to be run across The ships have to be constantly on the move and the only time one has at anchor is the few hours which are fully taken up with coaling,so you will understand that it is by no means all joy up there. This gun-running can never be put a stop to until we come to some agreement with the French and the Sultan of Muscat about it. Immediately our vigilance is at all relaxed it will burst into fresh activity and the cost of suppressing it will be so great that I doubt whether we shall continue to attempt to do so, especially as the harm has already been done A few years ago the Afghans would pay as much as Rs 800 for a .303 rifle, i.e., just over £50 Now it is stated on good authority that they have so many in Afghanistan that they sell them freely to other tribes.
At present as we lie in Muscat harbour we can see whole cases of arms being landed from both British and foreign steamers, and yet we are quite powerless to do anything, Muscat under our treaty with the French being a free port It seems very absurd that we should allow this state of things to exist for even a day. We subsidise the Sultan and he adds to his income which he gets from us by levying a tax of Rs. 1 on every rifle imported into Muscat. Eater on we spend thousands of pounds attempting to prevent these arms being run over to the opposite coast
We left the Gulf on March 22nd for Aden. We are employed here keeping up communication by wireless with Berbera, working with the " Alert," which arrived from Bermuda a few days after we did We did not know anything about the evaeution of Somaliland until our arrival at Aden from
Muscat on 27th March, when we heard that the Government had decided to abandon the friendly tribes to their fate On arrival at Berbera on the 1st April we learnt that the country had already been evacuated and that we held only Berbera, Bulhar and Eehla, the two last places having to be abandoned shortly. All the military officers there, and there are I should say roughly about 50, including political agents and others, are unanimous in condemning the action of the Government They hold that it will seriously damage our prestige in Africa, especially Egypt, and that it will do us harm in India too
Berbera is a small town and has been strongly fortified Most of the officers who had come in from all parts of the country couldnot find accommodation and had to live in tents We were very busy receiving callers_therei;he first 2 or 3 days of our stay
We are due to return to the Gulf soon, 1 but we do not know when. According to a programme of the CO. we are to keep there till the end of June, the hottest month in the year. We are then to leave the Gulf of Colombo, returning again after spending our annual six weeks up at the R.N Camp, D'lawn, and carrying out our firing at Tnncomali, on the 20th September
Correspondenceoxford Cetter.
To the Editors of the " Vigomian," Dear Sirs,
There is but one topic with which we can commence such a letter as you demand from us at this time
We are all mourning the loss of one who was at once the King and loyal friend of his people. His departure from our midst has cast gloom on all around—festivities at this time are impossible We must, however, mingle with our grief a great welcome for our new Sovereign " Ee Roi est mort, vive le roi! ';
The O.V colony here is indeed flourishing To specialise—T Sweet-Escot (Exeter) is captaining his cricket eleven, we believe, with success, and
looking forward to his finals this Term with mingled hopes and fears.
H. C. B. Jollye (Hertford) is contemplating the Science Schools (Geology) at the end of the Term and so he has not been able to assist his boat Has played alittle cricket
C. H. Payton (Hertford) is rowing " 3 " in his College " Eight," and having finished with Honours " Mods," can sometimes be seen taking things easy on the Cher
R Neild (B.N.C.) is playing tennis and reading history
A H B Webster (B.N.C.) is displaying great energy at " 6 " in the Brasehose 2nd " Eight."
A J Mainwaring (Pembroke) is playing tennis He also punts and reads for Honour " Mods."
A K Chaytor (Worcester) is stroking his 'Eight" and working for " Mods."
F H C Armstrong (Keble) is also working for " Mods." Plays tennis and punts
J B Cavenagh (Magdalen) is rowing " bow " in the Magdalen second "Eight," and preparing for another grapple with the " Stinks " School
Wishing you every success for the Cricket and Exams
I am, Yours truly, OXON
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
Dear Sirs,
My conplexion at present resembles nothing so much as a'"mouldy orange, and noone is inspired by mouldy oranges to due appreciation of the Greek tragedians or strenuous application to Eatin prose A little paint would, I am sure, make all the difference to my present unhealthy appearance Yours, etc.,
SIXTH FORM ROOM WAIJ,
[We think the complaint of our otherwise charming correspondent is just, and calls for redress.— Eds Vig.]
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
Dear Sirs,
Is it not essential for every gentleman to learn how to dance ? We have at present no means of doing so Might I suggest that if dancing classes could be held in the Gymnasium next Term, many of us would avail ourselves of this opportunity With profoundest apologies for encroaching .upon your valuable space.
I am, Yours truly, " PHILANTHROPIST."
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
Dear Sirs,
I propose that during the winter a tennis*court for the masters be laid out on the cricketfield, as it has been enlarged ; for if this plan is adopted the masters would be more often at hand to coach any promising cricketers at the nets. This might also make up for the fact that there are now but one or two matches in which the masters lend their assistance.
Yours truly,
PRO BONO LUDORUM
Fives was again much in favour last Term ; the courts, on fine days, were never vacant, and great keenness was shewn, particularly over the competitions
Among the younger boys there are several who will develop into quite good players in time
But, unfortunately, the courts are in very bad need of repair, and something should be done before next Term, if possible.
With regard to the competitions during the Easter Term, Aldana and de Blaby ii won the Open . Doubles, Burr the Open Singles, and Knight the under 15Singles.
Against Hereford—whom wewere playing for the first time—on the day of the boat race over the Worcester course, we won easily, owing to their
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being unaccustomed to the " back-walls." We were represented by Burr, West, Hatton, and Humphreys The Captain, W H V Quin, was unable to play as he was rowing bow in the School boat
It is to be hoped that the same enthusiasm will be displayed in following years and under more favourable circumstances.
Orchestra Account.
Balance forward. Deficit
Postage, &c
EXPENDITURE
[O. Deficit ri—Coach to Oxford
16—Sports Sec
26—Everton (tip)
26—Stokes (new shed and repairs)
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4—Ward
20—Wilesmith (pipes)
23—Berrow's (Sports Programmes)
28—Rent (2nd field)
28—Rent (1st field)
6—Gunn & Moore (Football) ...
6—Hall (Mower repaired)
6—Barnett (Corn)
6—Humphreys (Printing)
7—Land Tax 21—Hunt—Salary 15 o Draining and levelling 32
Outfit.. 17
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Games Account.
Dansdowne C.C (in advance) Fines
Governors (for field) Extra Subs
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Books presented to the Reference Library by the Headmaster :— Cicero, 6 volumes
Juvenal and Persius, 2 volumes Tragedies of Sophocles, 2 volumes. The Theatre of the Greeks, Donaldson Macaulay's Essays, 3 volumes.
Miscellaneous Prose Works, Lytton, 3volumes Lectures and Essays, Earl of Iddsleigh Southey's British Poets (Chaucer to Johnson).
Aikin's British Poets (Johnson to Beathe)
Books presented to the Reference Library by Canon Teignmouth-Shore :— History of Worcester, Chambers Antiquities of Worcester Cathedral, Abingdon. A Guide to Worcester, Gloucester and Herefore, Andrews. History of Worcester
A Worcester Guide
Scbool Officers.
Captain of School F C Davis
Captain of Cricket W H V Quin
Secretary of Cricket A Burr
Captain of Shooting VIII W. H. V. Quin.
Secretary of Shooting VIII
Secretary of Field Club
Editors of Vigornian
Librarians
E L Merrier
C W P Ludlow
j G T de Blaby
< F. C. Davis.
I S. S. S. Kingdom.
1 E R H Lewis
< F C Davis
C V Hancock
VI. B, A. M. Jenkins ; 2nd XI. Football, 1909. F Hatton, 1st XI Cricket 1909, 1st XI Football 1908-9, Secretary of Football 1909, Shooting VIII 1910,Sergeant O.T.C.
V. H. Farthing ; 1st XL Football, 1909, 2nd XL Cricket 1909 ; E C Mogridge, Pte O.T.C ; Rem H King, 1st XL Cricket 1908-9, 1st XL Football 1909, Sergt. O.T.C. S. Garlick, 2nd Football 1909 iv G M Fergusson i, Pte O.T.C M R T Knight Pte O.T.C ii C C Bartley
Omission in last number, D. M. Jeans, Corporal (O.T.C.)
Saluete.
(iii) W. J. Sheard ; (ii) B. Watkins Hi. (i) O P Giles, H B Brocklehurst, F Lewis iv
Cricket Continued from page 174.
W.C.K.S v HEREFORD C.S
Played at Worcester in splendid weather on June 15th Hereford winning the toss, batted first The start was sensational, Burr getting two wickets in the first over. This, followed by some steady bowling and admirable fielding, seemed to unnerve our opponents, who were all dismissed for the small score of 35 Only at one time did it ever look as if the bowling would be mastered, and then Davis by holding an awkward catch saved the situation The Worcester batsmen started none too confidently, but Burr and Aldana soon put the issue beyond all doubt Both batted well, Aldana scoring very fast, and bringing off some splendid late cuts. Burr was very steady, and towards the end drove with great power A word must be said for the excellent way in which Quin placed and controlled his field Nothing is more helpful to a bowler than for all the chances to come to hand— which they certainly did for the Worcester bowlers on this occasion
