The Cantuarian March 1926 - December 1928 by OKS Association

THE CANTUARIAN. VOL. XI.

MARCH, 1926.

No. 13.

EDITORIAL, The School has Ulumped; that is, some of it has. The horrid little germ, mJcrobe, or whatÂˇ not mode its first appearance in Laugley House at the very beginning of the term. We offer very genuine sympathy to :Mr. Qud Mrs. Mayue, whose troubles with infectious diseases seem (lS inevitable as they arc distressing. I-'ortuuoteiy. ou1y Que person ill the School House has (allen so far, while Holme House bas escaped, although it hns been infected with another form of plague-a chess manin. Well I Well!

We 1U1ist offer our very hearty congratulations to R. A. F inn 0 11 his splendid successes recently gained in law. A halfÂˇ hoHday was granted this t erm in his honour, He is au O.K.S. of whom the ScJlOoIls justly proud. Nor must we Corget C. H. Barnctt's notable achievement ill gaining first place into Woolwich (Prize Cad('tshlp) last Decclllber , Scholars who wHl win scholarshIps at the Uuiversities and distinctions of equal tank into the Services, arc perh aps Ule crying need of the Scbool at the present time. To turn from matters academical to athletics, tbe success of the past Football season, not alone in the matter of matches, but also m ore particularly in the enthusiasm and good spirit of the lower games, is a matter for gratification, This success was due very largely to the llllwearyillg efforts of Andrews, than whom a finer Captain of Football, we venture to say, IIns not beeu seen for 111011Y years, As well to him, ns to those many members of the XV's who gave up much of their time to coacWng the lower games, we owe our thanks. The School rlllllling this term has not been unsuccessful, and we now look forward to further broken records in the School and Triangular Sports. But enough of this.

.. Heu lItu qlCantu s ...... adesl ... sudor I"

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3n Memoriam. >1< IillNRY FIELDING. FEBRUARV 7Tll.

Mr. H enry Fielding. who was 64 years of age, was a direct descendant of Pieldillg t he fa1110lls novcli f>t, and n great-grandson of the first narl of Dcnbi (!h, He was educated at the K ing's School, and was admitted as a solicitor in 18SB , In 1892 11C became TaWil Clerk of Canterbury, n position which he held with vcry great disti nction uutil his death. He held a great many other appointments ill Canterbury; perh81)s it Is of chi ef interest to us to know thnt he was for many years Clerk to the Governors 0 the King's School, a nd that he a lso filled the important position of Honorary Bursar O.K.S. He was n keen athlete; he played cricket for the St. T,awrcl1ce Club, and was a clever boxer, a fine swimmer and a keen cyclist. It is interesting to note that a near relative of his Is Mr. A . P . F. Chapman, the famous nngiaud aud Kent cricketer. He was a voracious and d iscerning reader of the best literature, a ud works all philosophical subjects particularly attracted him. Among his literary friends was Mr . Robert !:lichens, the well-known novelist, who is popularly supposed to have taken Henry Fielding as a model for" til e solicitor" ill one of his best known books. There is no need to speak of his gifts for music; his ability as a 'cellist is known to everyone. He was also interested in archaeology, natural history, and photography. Tn the death of Henry Vielding the School has lost a very distinguished and loyal O.K.S. To Mrs. Pielding au d her family we offer our sincere a nd heartfelt sympathies. R.I.P.

JOHN BASIJ, HALL. Ma ny O.K.S. will hear witb regret of the suelden death of J. B. Hall at bis home in B radford 011 January 12th The yonnger 5011 of the late Dr. Willinm Hall, of r,eeds , he was born in 1866 and entered the School during the head1ll3stership of Dr. Blorc, ill 1880. Leaving in 1883 at a rather younger age than llIoSt, be wcnt up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of Master of Sl11g-ery, being la ter admitted F.R.C.S.E. After studying at ~t. Thomas's Hospital, London, and in ViennA, alHllater holding appointments at Leeds 111601lar'1, he we nt to Brrtdford in 1897 as a consulting surgeon. During the war he served as SlI r{!eon witll the Mediterranean force!; at the Dardanelles, and also acted as ad ministrator of a field ho'>pitai in Bradford. H e was elected president of the British Medical Association a t the annual conference at Bradford in 1924, find subsequently visited North America as its representative. Be was also n former president of both the I.eefls aud Bradford Mec1ico-Chirurgical Societies, and for twenty years was

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_.~I__----------~----------________~n member of the honorary medical staff of the Bradford Royal In firmary. A m an of va ried aC'llvitics, he W(lS a prominent F reemason, was interested '1150 iu fishing, motoring and o utdoor sports, and wns n J ustice of Ule Peace for the City of nradford since 1922. Circumstances prevented his revisiting the School much after he left Cambridge and he sa id that be felt that he h ad lost touch, A heretic towards t he tradition that s.chool days nrc ucrcssnrily the happiest of ouc's life, he yet rchtill cd n fund of r:heerful memories of the Scl},ool and too l ~'pain s to keep his name upon tlle book~ a l!d to se,e that the particulars ill the Pi nk B ook were up to date, a nd towards 0 K,S., JUntOI' t o hlluself, h e was no tably rriendly aml J1c1pflil. Towurds ihe eud of last ycur he accepted an invitation to take the Chair at the O.K.S. Dhlller 0 11 January 5th awl did not regre t the experiment. The evening gave him lUuch pieasl1 re and he looked fo rward, when his time of leisure came, to re newing many old a nd congenia l friendships. T hat his in tention could never be carried ou t is a m atter for deep regret. and t he sympathy of the K ing's Sellool, past a nd present. will be e.xtended to his widow a nd his daughter in thE"ir loss.

R.I .P.

T. N. MICKLEM. T. N. Micklem some thirty-five years ago, was a household n ame in the School and nssoclated with every conceivable form of mischief and daring, second only the.rein to the unique and unsurpas5uble G. Lee 'Varner. A brief ~4mme of his delinquencies would be unfit for publication. but his frequent appearances in t he " Black Book" (now believed to be preserved ns a relic in theMuseulll) and 1:15 frantic but unavailing efforts t o celebrate his" Jubilee" will recall to his contemporaries many incidents of note. The Official School Record of him when he left at Christmas. 1892, was, .. King's Schola r, VI Por lll, Monitor, Football XV. for two years." The n he disappeared from our view, and n ow we learn from Tile Times that Major Thomas Nathoniel l\fi cklelll dicd in No rthern R h odesia a u Christm as Day, at t h e age of 51, a ud had for mo.ny years taken a prominent part iu naait's in Northcm Rhodesia. Here is his post-school career ; As a ll1elllber of t he British South African P olice he t ook part ill the supp ression of tIle 1896 rebellion, and next served in th e S011tI1 Africon War with the Rhodesian contingent. Afler the South African War he became Manager of the Native Labour bureau, and became well known as a big game hun ter. At the outbreak of the Great War he was engaged in inrming, but came to Europe with the South African Scottish in 1916. H e was employed as a Sniper Instructor at the Aldershot Musketry School and then transferred to the Tan k Corps in 1917. He went to France as Captain and Battalion Intelligence Officer in the 10th Battalioll. He was subsequently apPOinted brigade inteUigence officer and was promoted Major in command of a Company. Returning to Northern Rhodesia after the Wnr he continued farmin g, becoming President of tbe Northern R hodE"sia .o\gricultural Uuion, and as late as last October represented Northern Rhodesia at the East Africau Conference at Tukuyu. Not a bad record after all I

R.I.P.

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THE SCHOOL, Captain :

Captain Captain Captain Captain

of of of of

J. W . Poor,E.

Football Boats " . Cricket . . . Games .. .

A. D. Sr.ATER. T. V. SCRIVENOR. J. A. D. SLATER. C.

T4• Cr.EMENTS.

MONl'tORS :

W. POOr.It, T . V. SCRI VENOR, J. A. D. S r. ATI~R, C. 14 • CI,Io:~m NTS, O. L DAVEV, R MOR'l'ON l". A. EUSTACE, D . A. SOMERVH,r,E, A. L H ILl" W. B. Cr.I~GG . J. S LEE. EDITORS OIt TII£ "CAN'lUARIAN. "

W . POOI.E. T. V. SCRIVENOR, C. L. CC.EMnNTS. HON. SJ.l;ClU.'TARY OF

'tun

"CANTUARIAN."

J . S. LIm. SPORTS COMllI1'TEE.

W. POOLE,

A. D. SLATER, T. V. SCRJ.VENOR. C. I,.

Cr.E!IofENTS,

L . HILI..

W. B. CLncG.

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES , C. H. BARNJ1,'fi'.-Entered School, May, '2 1 {I .K .S .. Sept .• ' 19); King's Scholar; Sixth Form, Dec. , '23; 1st IV .• '24, '25; Monitor, Sept .. '24; Sgorts COlllmittee. Sept., '24; Hon. Sec. Harvey Society, Sept., '24; 1st XV., '24, 25; Sgt.,O.T.C., J an., '25; Captain of Boats, '25; Captain of the School, Sept., '25; C.S. M., Sept., '25; E ditor of The Cani1U,yian, Sept., '25; Vice·Presidcll t Debating SOciet y, Sept., '25; 1st Place, Admission to R .M.A., Woolwich, Dec., '25, Prize Cadetship. L . B. ANDREwS. -Entered Sellool, Sept., '2 1 (J .K .S., '15); 1st XV ., '22, '23, '24, '25 ; MOllitor, Sept., '24; 1st XL, '24, '25: Vice·Cnptain of Football, '24- '25; Hall. Sec. Footboll, '24-'25; Sports Committee, J on., '24; Captain of Football, '25, '26; Han , Sec, Sports Commi t tee, Feb., '25; ~gt., O.T.C., Sept., '25. J . S. DE\vAR.-I~utered School, Jan., '22; Monitor, Sept., '24 ' ; 1st XV" '24 ; Harvey Society Committee, Sept., '24; 1st Xl., '25 ; Sixth Form, Fcb" '25; Photo. graphic Society Committee, Sept" '25 ; Editor of Tile Ca"J'larian, Sept., '25; Sgt., O.T.C., Sept., '25. E. B. INcE.-Entered School, Sept., '20 (J ,K.S., ' 17); Sports Colours, '24, '25; 1st Xl., '24, '25; 1st XV., '25; Sgt ., O.T.C .. '25. F. HUTCIIINsON,-Entered School, Sept., '21; Sixth Form, July, '25; Langley House, House Monitor, Jan., '25.

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VALETE. P. C. M:. Franks, R. T. N. Castley, Tbiede, R. P. Caudle, D. R. Read.

J . S. Reach er, 'M. E.

WilSOIl, G. R. S methurst, E. A. C.

SALVETE. D. K. Clarke, A. C. Roberts, A. H . P. Cardew, K. P . Hicklllan, H . H . Oak-Rhind, F. H. potter, G.]. Foster, J . P. Hewctsou, D. C. D. Kenuedy. V. E. C. Brooke, G. D. Keeley, R . H. Crofts, G. D. Wood, G. S. W allace, P. G. P. Westall .

SCHOOL NEWS. Heartiest congratulations to A. L. Hill, W. D. Clegg and J . S. Lee au being appointed monitors.

Also that A. L. Hill and J . S. Dewar represented Kent Public Schools twice, and R. Morton, once.

Also to the following on their promotion to the Sixth ForlU :-F. S. Mel{, Bader, G. L. Scabrooke. J. n , Spearman.

N urse has at last been able to get away for a r est cure. In spite of further illness after s he left, the latest news is very cheering. We all hope to see h er back as soon as possible.

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Also to the following on gaining their colours after the Uastbouruc mat ch ;-

1st XV. -J. M. G. Cook'. J . M. Snbbngc. R. H . Evans I , After the K.C.S. Wimbledon match : 1st XV.-F. A. Eustace. Alid after the S t. Augustine's IlHlt ch ; 2nd XV .-D. G. Whittalll, 1-'. Hutchinson, J. W . P oole, R . R . F. T . Barry" I". I" . Haddock, A. P . D. Kennedy, D . A. Somerville, C. J. Evaus 2, R. T. Tripp.

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We nre pleased to see th at L . B. Andrews played for Rosslyn Park P ublic Schools against the United Services at P1Ylllouth lnat holidays, aud also for K ent Public Schools \I . Surrey Public Schools.

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H er p lace h as been taken for the term by Nurse Wilcock who gave vent to her feelings all the subject by having a bad attack of 'flu. H er p lace is being taken at present b y Nurse Poole. We ar e tom between wishiug for N urse Wilcock's speedy recovery. or for Nurse P oole to continue with us. Our h eads whirl I

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H eartiest congratulations to C. H . Barnett on winning 1st place aud a prize cadetship into Woolwich. It is long since the School has had an h onourso distinguished as Barnett's.

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Our hearty congratulations also to Dewar passing sixth into CranweU. Both he and Barnett have our best wishes for their success.

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We must not forget to olTer OUf sy mpathies to the persoll who translated "llC pas se penchcr au dehors" as " do not spit out of the window." While condoling with him we cannot refrain from asking the Southern Railway Co. rigorously to e,'Xclude s uch people from their carriages. It is through this sort, we feel SlIre, that the Southern Railway has gained such an unenviable r eputatioll.

'.' We were very sorry not to have Miss Skipwith with us at the begiuning of term, but she has now safely returned after a rest cure nt Bournemouth whence she was driven, apparently, by a woman who would persistently l)lay "chick, chick, chickeu." We know that sort of womnn, and would like to meet her for a few moments.

The Headmaster sailed from Africa for home 011 March 3rd. We wish him a very pleasant voyage and a safe return, aUd we hope to have him back with us n ext term fit and flourisWng.

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Last term ill these columns it was said' " gruesome noises are to be heard proceeding frolll the viciuity of the b a ud-room. " pnrturilUlt lllontes ...... " 'rhe p erSOll who wrote that now spends his "twelve-fifteells" ill the baud-roolll looking for" ridiculus tuus."

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The F:r . squad bas started this term aud is of very promising material, We wish it all success at camp. It is hoped that as many of the sq uad as possible will go for the course at Aldershot next Summer.

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'.' Donting started at h alf-term and has so far been favoured by excellent wenUler. Mumps permitting, SOme good Easter" fours" are hoped for.

1'be aunual .. soccer .. match v. the Canter. bury Club, takes place at Bermondsey on Saturday. April 10th. A party of about a dozen will go from the School, some of whom are going to spend the week-end.

LECTURES . On November 30Ul, Capt. Beeman gave a lecture to the school all the subject of .. The United States of Amelica." Capt. Reeman is an authority of somc s tanding with relation to this country, as he is Secretary of the Reunion of War Missio1ls to the U.S.A. A great mallY slides were shown , depicting some of the most interesti ng parts of America. We 61;st saw Spme slides of New York, with its huge skyscrapers, aud J?artieularly of the Woolworth building. Capt. Beeman then went ou to show us some JUore slides of the other big towns all the eastern coast, Washington, Philadelphia, and Boston, Thence we travelled westward to the Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes and Chicago, all the shores of Lake Michigan Then, leaving th e more populolls districts, we saw some wonderful slides of the Central States, and in particular the Grand Conyon of Colorado, and the Yellowstone National Park with its hot sprUlgs. Capt. Beeman then took us on to the 'Vest coast, with its orchards and uuitgrowing districts of all kinds, after we had crossed the Rocky Mountains. The last slide&. were of San Francisco and tlie Golden Gatc. Captaw. Beeman pointed out that the United States

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are entirely self-sustaining. and, ill reply to a question, he stated that 011 the whole, Englishmen are well-received there. He was of the opinion, thnt the two great English-speaking uations should have a closer bond of union thau the mcre speaking of the SRme language was able to give them. His lecture was at once instructive and amusing. as he related severnl humorous anecdotes to illustrate his statemeuts. Later a ll in the Term the Dean gave a lecture to the Selloal 011 t he" Leagne of Nations, " This subject is a most important oue at this time, and, at the date of the lecture. was most appropriate, as the Treaty of I.ocarno, to which the Dean referred, had been Signed only a few days before. The Dean showed us several slides of charts, dealing wit h the countries belonging to the J~caglle of Nations, as well as sOllie others showing cOll (erellces and buildings of national importance. He first described the growth of the European nations, and the rise and fall of the great empires siuce the times of the Romans. The Dean then told liS how the League of Nations had bcen forlUed a (ter a great deal of work. The three mell, who h ad most to do with its ma t erialization, were President Wilson of America, Lord Robert Cecil of England, and Genern.l. Smuts of SoUt11 Africa. Hc then pointed out that the only nations now not included ill the League were Russia and the United States. Even Germany had been allowed to enter subject to certain restrictions. The chief members of the League were Britain, France, Italy, and Jn~an, though nearly every country in the world sent representatives to any great conference. l'he President of the Leaguc was Sir Eric Drummond, and it is very gratifying to kuow that ~mch an important position is held by an EngliShman.

On Saturday, I"ebrllary 6th, Dr. I". H. Mosse, O.K.S., lectured to the School on his work at 0. MecUcal Missionary University at Tsi-na11, in Chinn. He started with an exordium 111 what we gathered to be Chinese, asking his audience to forgive tbis little conceit, which he excused by saying that as he was continually being asked, " Oh, do talk some Chinese to us," he had no doubt we should be glad to hear the language spoken. He had the grace to translate it into English for the benefit of the" weaker brethren." He described and showed excellent slides of the laboratories and iectureÂˇroouts, hospital wards and dormitories of his University , as well as of the Church, whose walls ill the European, and roof and gables in the Chinese, style of architectlll'e made a very beautiful and attractive combination. We heard many stories of the Chinamau's activities in work and play. The Chiuese are wonderfully clever surgeons and doctors, and are no less adept at sport; the University has n " crack" tellnis four, which bas made a great u ame for itseli. The lecturer concluded by extending 0. hearty welcome to any IUcmbers of the School wito, in future years, may like to visit him in China, p romising to give them" a jolly good time:' Dr. Mosse described bis Chinese friends as " gorgeous fellows." Here was an O.K.S. whose heart and soul is in his work; who is full of enthusiasm for his appointed task, and of love for those among whom it lies. His is an exalUple for all to follow.

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FOOT BALL.

LISTIIOFI FIXTURES.' !1926. F or. Date.

Ground.

Opponent• .

R esult. Goals.

F I R ST

XV.

,. H ow e .. . T u ., Scp o 29 R ev. A. S. Mayn e's XV. .. . Tu .• Oct. 6 Klu ~' S Own R oyal Regiment . .. ... H OUle ." Tu., 20 Guy 5 Nomads .. . .. . ... . .. H ow e " . Tu., ' H ome ... 27 Dover College ... .. . .. . Sat. , .. . H ome . .. Sl Richmond Extra" A " .. . W ed., Nov. 4 Sut ton Valence Sch ool ... .. . .. . A way ... Sat ., 7 H arlequin's" A" XV. ... ... H OUle " . " Wed . II Dover College ... .. . ... .. Away ... Tn., ... .. . A way 17 W ye College ... .. Tn., 24 Enstbourne Colle~e ... ... ... . .. H Ollle ... Ttl ., De'~. I K ing's College S e 001, Wimbled on ... H ome '" Sat. , H ow e ... 5 Dlackheath " A " ... ..' .. 21 O.K.S. ... ... ... .. Howe . . . Mall"

W on

SECOND

XV.

H Ollie Away Away H ome H ome H ome Away H ome

.. .

Lost Ser. Lost

... ... ...

Lost Won

1926-1926

... . ... ... ... ... ... . ... .

....

.... ....

Tu ., Oct. T n., Tu., Tu ., N~v. Wed. Tu ., S at ., D~c. T u .,

.. .. ..

...

13 20 27 3 II 17 S 8

... .

Sir Roger Mnllwood's Sch. 1st XV. H erne B ay College 1st XV . ... .. . D over College 2nd XV. .. . ... S utton Valen ce S chool 2nd X V. Dover College 2nd XV. .. .. . .. . Wye College 2nd XV. ... .. .. . Sir Ro~r Manwood's Sch. 1st X V. Herne oy College 1s t XV. .. . . ..

...

1st XV., 2nd X V.,

Malches played, 11 ;

...

W O ll W O ll

Lost Lost Lost Won

I I

Won

Ser.

Lost

-2

I 2

3 3

2 I S I'

2 2 I

-3 14 19 16 II

-I

3 3

3 12

4 I

7 2

Drawn, 0 : 0;

-I

Scr.

I 4

GonU. Tt{es. PoI"'l.

- -

16 II 28

5 II 9

Postp o·ned

• Penalty Goal. W on, 6; L ost, 6 ; 1 . 3;

2 2 6

P oslp oned -- --

I d rop

$cr.

. ..

ITliU.Poims.

2 I 2

Lost Lost

Agai",t.

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1ST XV. MA'rCHES. SCHOOL v. O.K.S. P layed on B1ore's, the O.K.S. winning fourteen points to six. a game which almost be~gnrs description. The conditions were truly appalling-first a bUndhtg sheet of rain. then a <1rhriug sleet, with fina ll y a snow~storm. T he O.K.S. adapted themselves to the con ditioll R bettcr t h an the School, and soon t he game resu lted in " kick-and-rush " nil the tillle. Tries were scored for the a .K.S. by Ennis, St. Croix, au d Gibson. For the School Audrews and In ce scored. Perhaps an attempt to describe any more wonld be un wise-so we will leave i t at that , and just add further that the motclt was abandoned. Mention must also be made of those brave souls (how few J) who faced the elements III order to give a cheer. They deserve a special medal.

2ND XV. MATCHES. KI NG'S SCHOOL 2ND XV. v. WYE COLLEGE 2ND XV. Played on Blore's, ou November 17th, this match was WOll by the School by four tries (twelve poiuts) to one goal Bud two tries (cleven poiut.<I). I'~ol1owil1g the kickÂˇofT at 2.30 Wye scored in the first minute, the School failing to sit effectively. rt"he try was unconverted. The School followed up well after kick-off and Wye replied with a good kick and a forward TUsh to our" 25." The School rushed the ball to halfway and Lain~ cut throngh and scored far out. A good kick by Whittall failing, the score remaiued 3-3. Wye now began to attack, pressing the School back into t heir" 25." Wye ncarly scored sevcral times, and eve nt u ally their scrum-half got ovcr, aoel t he t ry was con verted. Following play i11 our half Wye scored again , bringing their total IIp to eleven points, at which it rem ained for t he rest of the match . Soon after h all-tim e, the ball going out to the wiug, Laine picke(l up well, swerved aud scored far ont o The School now took the offensive and k ept the ball in Wye's " 25," nearly scoring several timcs. At length Kennedy drew the 'Vye full-back and passed to Lee who scorcd. A few minutes later the threeÂˇ ql1arters got the ball, Kennedy cut through brilliantly and passed to I~ce who scored again, bringing our total up to twelve points. The few minutes which were left before the whistle saw Wye in a d angerous position, with the School in their" 25." Throughout the match the forwards heeled well and worked hard, Poole, Darry, and Hutchinson being prominent. The following represented t hc School : R. T. Tripp; J. S. I.ee, A. P. D. Keunedy, D. G Whittall, J. N. n. Lntll~; V. D. "Ravenscroft, G. C. Valder ; D . W. Love, F . Hutchinson, F. F. Haddock, J. W. Poole, C. J. Evans, R. R . F. T. Barry, G. T . Nettlcton, R . A. W . ninny.

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2ND

XV. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COr.r,EGE

1ST

XV.

Played on more's on November 30th, th is match was lost by the School by one goal (five points) to one goal and one try (eight points). Though the match was played in fiue \VcaUlcr the ground wos damp. and the ball SOOIl became difficult to houcUe. Following the kick-off St. Augustine's nearly scored in the first minute owing to bad sitting. For SOIlIC time play remained in our haH of the field, and our opponents were COil. stltntiy on the offensive. A cut through fo llowi ng a serulll in the School" 25 " gave them th<:'ir first try, which was converted. Shortly after, followin g sollle play halfway, r.aill~ dribbled Over and Poole touched down . T he try was c011verted by Whittnll, bringing the score to 5-5. Fron; then on till half-ti llle the score remaincd lIllchonged, tht.! good defence gcnerally, aud the brilliant tackling of Tripp particularly, stopping several dcterudned rushes by St. Augus. tine's. Immediately aIter half-time the School were itl a dangerous position with St. Augustine's constantly in their" 25'" but there was no score, and play s001l became more even. The outsides played excellentl y, the threequn.rters nearty scoring several times, and townrds the end of the match the School took the offensive. Just before the wltis tlt'! our opponents kicked the ball down the field, our hdl-bnck over-ran it, and St. A ugustiue's were ena bled to score, thus obtaining th(' three addit ional points which gave them the victory. The 'm atch showed a grcat impro \'cment ill the threeq l1 llrter li ne, and th e forwal'd~ heeled we11 aud were we11 up . Tackling hnd also improved and the School wou ld have fully deserved the draw which they so nearly obtaiued. The following represent.ed the School : R. T. Tripp; J. S . Lee, J. N. B. Lnint!, A. P. D. Kennedy, R. P. Picciuino; D. C. Whiltall, G. C. Valder; R. P. CaucUe, D . W . [.ove, 1". F. Haddock, J. W. Poole, R. R. F, T. Barry, C. J. Evalls, O . A. Somerville, C. T . Nettleton.

1ST

XV. CHARACTERS.

F . A. EUS'tACJt (Full back).-Hls tackling has beel! son nd and he opcned tip the game for t he three-quarters 0 11 several occasions, bitt be must learn to kick more accurately with hoth feet. C. II. Cl.P.MENTs.-Unrortunately .. crocked " dllrin~ the first month and unable to play again. His speed as a wing three-quarter would have been invaluable to the side. J . S. DeWAR (R ight 'Villg).- Played in various po~itions outside thc seru m during the first half of the term. He finished up in the wing where he used his spced well aud scored some good tries. The side should have taken more advantage of his " cross-kicks," which were good. J. A. D. SI,A'tER (Inside Right)- (Vice-Captaill ).- H as a safe pair of hands and made ma ny useful Opellilll-!S, but lIlust try always to take t he ball all t he move. A good placeÂˇkick, D. Cr.EGG (Left Ceutrlf).- Was hauclicnppcd by his sudden change from hili-hack to centre three-quarter. Though slow, he m ade opeujllgs and fed his wing consis tently. A sound tackle.

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A. L. RTf,I, (Left Wing).- A powerful runner with a very sonnd defence. member to cross-kick when cornered. A useful place-kick.

He must try to re-

E. D. INCE (Fly HaU).-Rntber disappointing after his earlier form. He Ulust try to get" oft' the mark" q uicker. Takes his passes well and is a good tackle.

M. G. COOK (Serum H n\f).-A YOllng aud as yet inexperienced player. He has played hard And piuckily throlt~ h ottt the season, aud gone dowu all the ball without fear. He should develop into a really good player.

L. B. ANDREWS (Captoiu ).-A very good forwa rd and n Illost energetic captain . Was ill valuable in IcadinE! t he forwards aud putting life into the backs. His ent husiasm and streu UOl1s work for the tower games improved the School football considerably. C. H .

nARNI~'I"T .-A

rather light forwnrd who did his full share of work in the scruUl. dribble and tackle.

very good forward, who went down on the ball well and invariably got back to help the tbree-quarters ill defence. A good tackle.

MORTON.-A

O. L. DAVJ\V .-Played some good gomes and worked hard. but was apt to " boost" the ball.

A good

Headed som e good forward rushes,

T. V. SCRIVE NOR.-A very useful forward and the" b ackboue" of the scrum . and u sed his weight well. A good tackle.

He worked hard

F. S. M. BAOlm.-Has a good knowledge of the ga me. He got back to the corner Aag and tackled with great energy. In attack he was nearly always ltp with the threequarters and scored a great try against Wimbledon. Uke all .. wingers" he must do more work ill the s('rum.

J. M.

heavy fonvard who always put his best into the game. develop greater speed. A good tackle .

SAn1JAcn. -A

He should try and

R . H. EVANs.-Was responsible for tbe .. hooking" and got us the ball well ag:ainst Wimbledon and Eastbourne. \Vos weUup in forward rnshes and tackled soundly.

RETROSPECT. We have had, on the whole, a very satisfactory season, under tbe capable leadership of Andrews. He very wisely foresaw that too many games in between matches wos Jl ot wbat the team wauted . We were beaten twice by Dover, who bad a really excellent ..team, quite the strongest they have had for some years. We jIainecl creditahle vietoric!I over Eastbourne College and K.S.C., WilUhledon, and olle real rout- at the hauds of Wye College-the ouly really bad game played during the seasou.

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All the forwards did yeoman service, playing really hard lro111 stort to finish. The three-quarters werc rnther unsettled, lllany changes hcillg made owing to iujury . Andrews himself finally CRm e out of the serum to play five-eighths, and it was through this that we be-at Eastbourne aud Wimbledon. The 2ud XV. bad rather a disappointing season , only whlning oue of their fi ve matches It mus t , however, be said that they werc all very yonng. and some, very promising players' who wlll come all a lot n ext year . . I<'inally [l. valuable add ition h as beell made to the school rngg<'f. l ' wo grounds have l)ccn macle ont of "Bev." and" ClIlI('n's," thus makin g: i t possible to have fi\'e games going atol1ce. \Yc hope that t he keellness shown by the lower games will cOll tillllC, fo r they mu st remember that the School XV's of tI1C future will be made up of people 110W p laying in those games.

HOUSE MA'l'CHES. OLD HALL v. HOLME HOUSE. This match was played on Blorc's, on I"riday, November 13th. T he Old Hall opened thc scoring by a determincd forward rush, Cook1 forci ng his way across. Heyman failed to convcrt. At half-ti me the Old Hall still hcld their Icad, despite the efforts of the opposing forwards to cq ualise. Caudle was the life a~d soul of their attack, and he was ably backed up by Haddock and :Martiu in the forwards, ana by Ferguson and Piccillino ill the tllreequarters On resumption of play Sw ith2 secured the ball from the middle of the field, and by a' remarkabl~ run, managed t o get over in the corner, despite Cook's cffort to tackle him . The kick at goal failed. Soon after the kiCkÂˇof'f, the Old Hall rushed the ball into the opposing" 25," Barry , Evans2 , alld C1egg2 being conspicuous; after a ding-dollg stmggle close to their line, Cook agai n scored, this tillle by the corner-flag. H eyman again failed to convert. After this, H ollll e House played up r emarkably, and til C ball h aving been giveu to Piccinino, the latter broke away and scored between the posl'J. Smith2 converted, t hus giving H olmc House thc lead, which they fillally retained . The Old Hall did m ost of the subsequent passing, but to no avail; for although they w~re on the point of scoring more than Ollce, their efforts were always fru strated by the fine tackling of HodsOll 1, the H olmc House back. The final score was : Holme H onse (1 goal, 1 try) 8 points. Old Hall (2 tries) 6 points. NEW HALL v . THE DAY BOYS. D ay boys WOll, 23-3. Played on "Cullen 's " "A," Tuesday, 8th December. Day boys WO Il the toss and chose to play uphill. The New Hall pressed hard and K ennedy soon got over between the posts. J ones Jailed to convert. For the rest of the first balf the play wns pretty even , but Fiun, at fly-haU scored twice (or the Day boys by good individual efforts. The New.Hall forwards played very well considering thnt balf of them were really outsides and the rest new boys. In the second half the New H an pressed, but Finn scored three times and F iunis once. K emp converted all except their .first try. Whittailled the New Hall forwards very well, and Somerville, Day and I"innis were the best of the opposing SCTUIll . The final score was 4 goals I try (23 points) to I try (3'points) .

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THE €ANTUARIAN TUTOR SETS, Marl/eJs.

l\1nrtlets

.. ,

GryphollS

.. ,

Lost 0-- 18

H awks

.. ,

I,ost 0- ..73

Swallows

.. ,

8-l)

Choughs

.. ,

3- 8

Herons

.. ,

Won

NA1t03.

GrYPhOfIS.

Lost

'I I

W Oll

13-8

Won 18- 0

H awks.

Swallows.

Chol'l{hs.

Hertms.

Lost 0-8

Won 8-3

Lost 8- 13

Won

73- 0

Lost 5- 16

Won 2~-3

W all

I 16-8

0-<13

WOIl

63- 0 Won

22-l) WOll

68- 3 CAl''l'A1 N.

Lost 16-- 17 Lost 5--14

Lost 16- 23

WOlt

I~o st

I 3- 23 Won I 16--5 I.ost I 6- 16 I 29-16

I/ost 0- 22

Won 17- 16

I I

I 14-l) Won

I,cst 3- 68 Won 14-5

I .ost 0- 14

FINAL PLACE.

l\f artlets .. . .. .... . ..... . . . ' ........ . Morton . .. .. . . ... .................... 3 Gryphoos ... , .. ...... ... . .. . .. .. , ... Slater. .... .. ..................... . .. . 4 Ha\vks ..... . ....... , . ....•••. . ...... Haddock ....... , ................... .6 S'valio\vs .. ... ....•.•............... Scrivcllor ... ..... . .. . . .. ..... . ...... 1

~~~~t·;::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :~ftr.:·.::·.:: :: : :: :::::::: :::::::::::::~ THE SWAI4I/OWS. Aft er com ing: cOlll fo ltnh ly bottom Ins t ,Year, the Swa llows redeemed their rellutnUolt by winlling thl! Tu g~I! I S tillS yeU! for til l! ti rst t lille since WID. The teum was IIlll ch the sUlIle as lust year':-;, o llly a litHe older ! Unfortunately WhiUul L was only able to piny aguill:it the M:trtlet.s, but eigh t. outs ides and seven fo rwa rds were t he {ormatioll ill all the malc.hes. There WIIS 110 hrill1aul indi vidua l work. but the whole tca m played rem arka bly wd l together. The o\lltiidcs were especially gooll. They were ilone of UWIII fast , but they were ultlwifis h a nd comiJined very wc.!l. The forwards pl ayed a gourt game ill tbe Loose and held their OW11 ami heeled fai rly weU in th e tight serums , cousidering there were only seven of thelll, but the fron t row did not nlways biud tight. clIougll . Welhera ll sat well ul back, but. his tackling s utTered through lack of a " sellse of position ." His kickLug wus accurate. but v('ry shalt. lu the IlbSeUCl' of Wllittal 1 t he t ea m bad ly felt the need of n place· kickel'. A llcll , WlIlialUs l and Uooth showed cOllslderable promise, while 1-IOOSOll 1 played n lt a.rd, plucky galUc Uirollglt aU t he Ulutchcs.

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THE HERONS. Considering the malerial we had left this year the Herons did quite well . The fo rwards who were rather light Bud unexperienced, played splendidly in every game. The" insides" as is usual ill lugger matches, tried to work too lUuch individually. and we should ccrtaiuiy have done better if the ball had reached the wings more often. Roberts played very well at serulU half and Hamp made some useful openings. We caD safely p ut down onT defeat against the Swallows to their superior weigbt in the serum which was too strong for us although they p layed eight outsides. We WOll all our other games. though both the Gryphous and the Martlets ran us very close. â&#x20AC;˘ All the Iloll-colours played extremely well. THE MARTI,ETS. The Martlets t his year had a very strong pack, although Morton was unable t o play. ~rhe forwards were well together, always 011 tlle ba ll, and usually went across to help lU tile defence. Gillington, Stevens aud Horsley consistently played well . Phlll is, although usually a forward, played well at scrum half, combining with J ones l who, though slow, made several good openings. The three-quarters all the whole were rather weak. Ravenscroft made good openings, but usually failed to get in his pass. The tackling was good. The following also shewed promise :-Taylor, Wilde!, Bruce, Emery. T H E -GC"It"y--"'PH""ONS. The Gryphons had hard luck to lose Slater, who was unable to play in any of t he m atches, wi til m umps. The side, however, played up pluckily and did very well iudced to finish fourth. T he tackling of the team was poor, with the exception of Robertst whose fiue tackling saved many points. This fault was caused by misplaced zeal all the part of all the youug players, who resolutely refused to go low, even when they had discovered that goiug hard and high usually provoked n painful hand orr. Amongst the forwards Baker, Graves and Clegg2 p layed well, wWle Croft at back was sOllnd. THE CH OUGHS. Th e Choughs started very well indeed, vcry nearly succeedin g in bcati ng t he Swallows, but lost fro m towards t he end. T he forwards fa iled Lo get together, bll t Illllch good work was dOlle by Nettleton!, Din uy, Collyer and Day. T he t hrec-q uart ers p layed very weU, bu t relied too lllltcb 011 Olle man . The fO llowiug also showed promise :-Grau t, l1'ellton2 , Pegg, Spearman, HillJ , Fish. THE HAWKS. The Hawks who bad undoubtedly the weakest side this year, would have s uffered many worse defeats had it 1l0t been for l1'cntimau's excellent tackling at back. The rest of the side do not know what tbe word means witb the exception of Martin, who sat nnd tacklcd pluckily. I.nuder and Smith kicked well, and the forwards at tilllcs showed a little prom ise, bu t they shonld learn to use tileir weight in the tight scruws. T he threes should mark their men more closely, aud tackle thew bc.fore they get away. They were incxperienced, but when t hey did get together they us ually scored. T hings migbt cer tainly have been wOlse, aud it was unfor t unate that the team was frequently demor alized by inability to score, or prevent scoring.

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BOATING P ROSPECT. The Boat Club has started this year with two old" first" colours, and five" second" colours. This is an ullusually high percentage of old colours, and from among them it should be possible to get together two quite good " fours." Most of the ilUportant races will be away this year, and the 1st IV . hopes to be a ble to go up to the Marlow Regatta for the Public Schools Challenge Cup. T he Boat House is un usually full of servi ceab le oars this term, aud with care they should reUlain so for so me time. T he Haster " fOllrs " have started practising together, bitt training has been interrupted by bad weather. The date for the actual races h as not yet been fixed. There is rather a shortage of caxes this term and four or five lUore would be welcome next. term. The only stip ulatiou is that tlley s hould be slUall and intelligent!

R UNNING . Tbe Senior (Open) Steeplechase was run on Saturday , February 20th under quite lavontable CO UditiOIlS, although the ground made the going rather heavy. The time of 29 minutes 14 seconds was quite good as the course has ltuavoida hly hnd to be altered this year. Piuu rall the race with his usual good judgment and came in an easy firs t b y about n quarter of a mile. Stevensl , Haddock aud Smit h2 rail well to secnre the next t.hree p laces. fi nishing of t he fi rst eight was us (oHows : -

T he order of

FiUl1 (HE), Stevens! (M), Haddock (ITA), SIllith2 (n E). Honey (HA), Ravenscroft Grant (en). Mortoll (M:),

(~1 ).

The Junior (uuder 16!) was run on Tuesday. February 16th, uuder much the salli e conditions as the Senior, in t he moderate tiUle of 26 minutes 20 se('ouds. Hare ran well and would prob ably have done a much better time if he hud been pusherl. Jtinuis and Wctberall callie in with a good finish in which Ute former just managed to wiu. Horsley came in soou after, bllt was expected to do better. The final order was : Hare (UA), Piunis (M), WetheraU (5), Horsley (i\(), Clarke2, Barry, Gilliugton, Jones l , Maycock. Seabrook.

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530

RUN v. R.A.F. MANSTON. Run on Saturday, February 27th. We were disappointed to lose avoidably to scratch.

Oiu fUll

with S.L.H. on the same day, but they had

1111.

W. Tym (Mauston) took the lead from the first and reached t he C.O.S. in 12 minutes 10 seconds about 50 yatds ahend. H e subsequeutly increased th is lead and finisbed an easy first in the good time of 27 mhl\1tcs 35 seconds. C. J. Stern (Manston ) coming in one minute later, beat P. D. F inn , who Improved his former tithe by 32 seconds, by 8 seconds. Mansto11 then WOIl the next two places. both their men just beating R. S. Grant ( by 3 aud 2 seconds). Finn ran ill his usual easy style, but did not look so fresh at t he finiSh as he usually does. Grant ran exceptionally well to take the place he did considering his place in the Senior. The final result was an easy victory for Mauston by 27 points to 51. Final order and times : I. W. Tym (R.A.F.) 2 . C. J. Stone (R.A.F.) 3. P. D. P'inn 4. R G. Charlesoll (R.A.F.) 5. C. H. Loder (R.A.F.) 6. R. S. Grant R esult. -R.A .F. (plnces).- I,

27 mins. 35 sees. 28 mins. 34 sees. 28 mins. 42 sees, 29 mins. 18 sees, 29. mius. 19 sees. 29 mins. 21 sees. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 = 27.

7. K . Lever (R.A.F.) ... 8. G. H. Tearle (R.A.F.) 9. F. F. Haddock 10. P. R. Stevens I I . R. MortOll 12. H. S. Smith . .. K.S.C. (places).-3 , 6, 9, 10, II, 12=51.

RUN v. BLACKHEATH HARRIERS AND CANTERBURY ATHLETIC CLUB . Run on Saturday, March 6th, u nder v ery good conditions, this race res ulted in a win for the School agaiu!>t both teams, the results being counted separately. H1ackheath's first man reacbed t he C.O.S. in 12 minute!>, closely followed by Canterbury and Finn. T he rest of the field followed closely in a bUllch. Blackheath kept their lead and finished cowfortably in 28 minutes 13i seconds. Finn was slightly behind a Callterbnry man at the last dyke, but managed to beat him by a magnificent sprint. He again improved in his lime and tall a well -j udged race. StevellS, Grant aud Smith ran well to come ill 4th, 5th and 6th to nIackheath and 5th, 6th nnd 8th to Canterbury. Haddock aud Merton rau well for 10th and 11 th against Blackheath and 8th and 9th again",t Canterbury.

THE CANTUARIAN Pinal order fl. B1nckhenth Harriers. : H. I.e Strange (R H .) 28 millS. 13t sees, 2. P. D. I~inn 28 luins. 30 sees. 3. J. H . AlInnson (R H .) 29 mins. 16 sees. 4. P. R. Stevens 29 mins. 37 seCl'l. 5. R. S. Grnnt 29 mins. 52 sces. 6. H . S. Smith 29 mins. 58 sees. 7. J. S . Horsley (B.I-I.) 30 millS. 4 sees. Rcslllt.- ll. H . (placcs).- l , 3, 7, 8, 9, 14 = "2. I.

Finnl order v. Canterbury Athletic Club : I . P. D. I"iull ... 28 mins. 30 sees. 2. C. Beaumont (C.A.C.) 28 mins. 31 sees. 29 mins. 23 sees. 3. J. Bellingham (C.A.r.:.) 29 mins. 26 secs. 4. R. Austin (C.A.C.) 29 mins. 37 secs. 5. P . R. Stevens 29 mills. 52 secs. 6. R. S. Grant 29 mins. 58 sees. 7. H . S. Smith Rcsl1It.-C.A.C. (places) .-2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14 ~

53 1

8 . C. Pollard (RH.) 9. G. A . Allen (RH.) ... 10. P . F. Haddock II . R . Morton . .. 12. V. D. Ravenscroft 13. H . C. Houey 14. W. R Dines (D.H.) K.S.C. (1' Iaccs).- 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11

3R.

8. P. F. Haddock

9. R. Morton

.. .

10. v. D. Ravenscroft 11 . H . C. Honey 12. J. G. Kerridgc (C.A.C.) IS. R . Ongley (C.A.C.) 14. 'v. J enkins (C.A.C.) 48. K.S.C. {places).-I, 5, 6, 7 , 8, 9 = 36 .

2ND VIII. RUN v. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL 2ND VIII. Run on Tuesday, :Mnrch 2nd, resulting in a. win for the School by 35 points to 44. A Sutton Valence Ulnn lend at the C.O.S. but subsequ ently dropped behind with a stitch and then lost his way. Another however, took hi s place and WOIl easily in 30 minutes 2 seconds. Pegg ru nn ing well :-;ecured second place by about 20 yard s. It was chiefly by the good bunchi ng of D avey, Neil and Hnra (4th, 5th and 6th) that the race was wou. Barry, Clarke and Maycock did well to lake 6th, lOt.h and 12th places. I.'iual order and times : 8. R. R . F . T. Barry 30 mins. 2 sees. I. D. J . Swift (S.V.) 9. w. V. D. Drew (S.V.) 30 millS. 4S sees. 2. H. E. P egg 30 millS. 50 sees. 10. B. H. Clarke 3. F. E. Foreman (S.V.) McClear (S.V.) 30 millS. 54 sees. II ' 4. O. I,. Davey 30 mins. 57 secs. 12. w . d'A. Maycock 5. J. D. Neil 3 1 mins. 10 secs. 13. D. E. Oates (S.V .) .. . 6. J.P . Iiare 7. P. J . Grange (S.V.) 44 . K.S.C. (places).-2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 = 35. ltcsult .-S. V. {places).-l , 3, 7, 9, 11. 13

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CRICKET.

PROSPECT, 1926. The prospect,'I of the School do not appear to bt." too rosy. There remain but two lst XI. Colours, and ou1 y four 2nd XI. Colours. Therefore, everyone who has the interests of t.he School's cricket at heart , must see to it t hat lie docs his share lIext term in order to raise OUt somewhat lowered standard . There is plenty of tnlent among the j unior members of the Cricket Club, and we con but hope that we sh nll be ahle to mniutcdll the standard shewn in rcccut yenrs. Ulliortullatcly. we arc unable to obtain the services of Mr. Alec . Hearne. but we

hope to be able to get

coach again.

FIXTURES, 1926. FIRST X I. Gr(mna .

Dale.

TuC$" Thurs. , Tues. , T ues., Thurs.,

May 11 . May 20. J lIlle 1. May 25. JUlle 3.

Tues.. J nile 8.

J line

Wed. Tues., Wed . Tues., Tues., Tlies. , Tues., Sat.,

June June J line June July July July

Tues., Tues., Thurs. Tues. , Tues. , Wed. Sat.,

May May June June June June June

9. 15. 16. 22. 29. 6. 13. 24.

Home Away Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Home

Opponents. Rev . A . S . Mayne's XI. Chartham Asylum. Dover College. St. I .aw rence C.C. St. Lawrence" Thursday" XI. CouU's Bnuk. St. Edmund's School. Dep6t The Buffs. Wye College. Bank of l~ n .~l and. Higllgate School. Eastbourne College. St. Lawrence College, Ralllsgate. O.K.S.

SECON D XI. Itt 25. 3.

8. 15. 23.

26.

Home Home Home Away Home Away Away

H erne Bay College 1st Xl. Wye College 2nd XL Dover Coll ege 2nd XI. Duke of York's R.M .S. St. Edmund's School 2nd XI. St. F..dUlUl1d 's Schoo12ud xr , Dover College 2nd X I.

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THE CANTUARIAN OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. PROMOTIONS AND APPOmTMENTS. The followin g promotions and appointments nre mnde, aU to date from 1926 :-

J auuary

25th,

C.Q.M.S. Clegg to be C.S.M. Sgt. Sinter "C.Q.M.S. Cpt. Scrivenor " I,/Sgt . and command NO.5 Platoon. " Nell 1 " Clements 3 Hm " 4 " Somerville" """ 2 .. Morton " and Platoon Sgt. No. 3 Platoon. 5 .. Bader 2 .. Laine 4 .. Davey 1 LICpl. Eustace " Day " Finn " Haddock " " Poole " Love

EXAMINATION RESULTS. In the examination held ill November t he following qualified fot Certificate "A" : F. A. Eustace. F. F. Haddock. H . E. Pegg. R. H. Evans. A. L . Hill. T. V. Scrivenor. P. D. Finn. J. S. Lee. J. S. Spackman . R. S. Grant. D. W. I,Qve. M. E . Wilson. The following were successful in the Practical part of the examination for Certificate "A" held in February:E. I-I. Clarke. C. H . Frend. G. J. G. Pitt . C. A. Emery. 14 â&#x20AC;¢ V. Heyman. J, W. Poole. R. H. Williams.

CAMP. Thc contingent will attend camp at Tidworth Park from July 27th to August 4th, 1926, both dates inclusive. The training and administration of this camp will be carried out under the order of the C.O.C. in C. Southern Command. We shall , as a matter of fact, be looked after by our old friends the Green Jackets. There must be DO shadow of doubt a.bout filling up the places allotted to us, Vi6., 4 platoons, 120 cadets.

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534

O .K.S. [Many of 'he amJolHtcemtmts made in t/,is mmwe1"s 0. 1(.5. News are almost. if not quite. a ,'car old. IVe apologise. Our only consolalion lies 1'" the old adage" Belter late than never." Eels. Cmlt.)

Three very distinguished O.K.S. recently met at Nortile,r n C011lmand Manoeuvres, Pesh awar :- Mnjor-Gcllcrat H. Isacke (Ch,icC Umpire Dine Force). Col. H. ROW,lll-Robmson (Chi ef St atT Officer Bille Force) and Col. 'V. H. HV8ns (Collllllanding Royal Engineers).

••• 1'hc Rev, H orace Hpcllce, U.A.. :Mus. Bae. (Oxon), Precentor of St. Alban's, Holooru, h as been appointed n Vicar-Choral of York Minsler, iu the plnce of the Rev. S. G. B. Oxhn1ll, who has been appOinted a Millor Canon of St. Gcorge's Chapel at Wiudsor. .

•••

NEWS. 3re1, also on winning t he Clements' Inn and CJaboll Prizes and on being awarderl the Travers-Smith Scholarship.

••• The following anllouncement appeared ill the loW'tlat d' AtlVerS of t he 2 1st J aUllary._ " M. Donald 'l'uck Shennan, Ie fils cadet de I'a illlnble vice-consul des Htnts-Ullis d' AI1l~riCJuc n Allvers, vicllt d't!tre HOlllme vice-cOllsnl de In mt!mc pnissatlce a Gand. "

•••

Dr. Gatl ll , who lectured to us some time ago, has been mnking more wouderful discoveries ill the lost :Mara world. Space docs not permit or an account of his adventures. However, we hope again to hear hiJU lecturing about t11em when he returns to Eugland.

•••

A. V. '1'. Dean bas been doing a great deal of np-country travelling in ChUla, apparently with much enjoyment. He is trying to leam Chinese. We wish him luck. In addition fal se alarms of wnr h ave been disturbing his night's rcst. What a shame r Incidentally he again met \V. H. I,ovatt in Hankow, aud H enry Wace [i ll Shanghai] (all his way to I-Iongkollg).

Hearty congratulations to R. Read on being chosen as third man in the ~1i1e for Cambridge in the '\'arsity Spor ts this year; also all his other ruuning successes this tenD.

•••

'fhe Rev. E . J. J ansoll-Smith, Vicar of Navestock, .E ssex, has been appointed rector of Wimbornc, St. Giles, Dorset.

Congratul ations to : -' R. W. Hardisty all n 3r<1 Class in the final Honour School of Natural Science. R . C. Mnyltuu all passing the Final Examination of the Law Society held au March 16th and 17th last year; also on being recommend ed for the honorary distinction in admission on the Roll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court.

••• Very hearty congratUlati ons t o R. A. Finn 0 11 passiu~ first ill the Pinal Examination of the Law Society held all November 2nd and

••• The Rev . 'Bruce Dlnxlaud, Vicar of Abbey Church, .'hrewsbury, has becn appointed rector of Ufton Ncrvet, ncar Reading.

•••

••• The Rev. A. W. Sarson, senior curate of Halifax, has been appointed by the Duke of Westminster to the rectory of St. Mary's, Chester.

•••

The Bisbop of Bristol has appointed the Rev. R. K. Pagett, Seuior Curate of St. Mary, Rcdcliffe, Bristol, to be priest-in-charge and first vicar of the new parish of Henleagc, Bristol, when it is legally constituted.

THE CANTUARIAN 'I'he R ev . R. B. Winser , assistant curate of Rugby, has been appointed to the R ectory of Sherborn St. John. ncar Dasiugstoke.

','

The Rev. A. R Bellnrs, diocesan chaplAiu for Wakefield. and domestic chaplain to the Dishop of W a kefield, has been appointed by the Dishop of Salis bury to the vicarage of Wnnuillster.

BIRTHS. CI{AW I10RO.-On the 24th Augnst, at

deen, t he wife of Lieut. Col.

Abc r~

N. Crawford

of Rathje-a son.

DAWU/\ RN.- OU the 5th February at Twickcll· ham, to ?air. and Urs. Graham R. Dawbarn-a daughter. FHRCUS-\VOOD.-O n the 31 st August at De11ta

DUll, India, to Sydney, wifc of Gerald Fcrgus-' Vood- a sou. I/ANG.-On the 19th February (1925) at Wh itstable, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Kenneth Laug-a daughter. LoWNDES.- Oll the 20th May at Allon, to Shella, wile of W. G. Lowudes-a daughter. LUCAS.-Oll t he 10th Septembe r, at Bedford Park, the wife of John Clay Lucas-a

sou. i\{OO IW.- OU t he 10th June at Chatham, to Constance. wife of Pny r. -Licllt. T. R. 1\'[oorc, R. N .-a son. lHOIUHS.-Ou the 7th August, at Great Bard field, Essex, to l~irell e and lIugh Morris o son. PBA.RCH.-On the 4th April, at Richmond, Surrey. t o Katharine, wife of Oswald D. Pearce-a son. WUAJ.I.Hv.-On the 24U1 September, at Newtoll-te- \VilIows, Lanes., to Gwendolen, lhe wife of F. S. Whnlley, M.C.,- a 5011. H ltAl,B.-O u the 25th Odober, at Bnrnhalltou-Sea, t o Bcrys, wife of Rev. T . Wingfield Henle, Chaplain of Forces, J umaicoa sou.

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SARGHN'l'.-O n the 12th November, to Ethel, wife of Major L. C. Sargent-a daughter. MURRAV.-Oll the 7th J a nuary, at Eastbourne, to J oan, wife of COlill Hay :M urray -n son . WARDH.- Oll the 6th Jauu ary, at Madras, Iudia, to the wife of Richard Huntington Warde-a son. Bl'l.'Tf.P.S'fON.- Oll 14th Febru a ry, at Ipswich, to Avril, wife of Major Nigel Bittlestoll0. daughter. 'fowNSIU·:ND.-Oll 15th February, at Bedford P ark, to Wiuifred. wife of Hug h Townshe nd- a daughter. \VAY'l'I~.-Oll the 3rd March, at Croydon , to Dorothy, the wife of Dr. J . W. Wayte, M.C.- a daughter.

',' MARRIAGES. Ar.r.AN-\VH,f,IAMs.-On 26th September, at Wiuuipeg, Charles J ohn Stuart Allan to Mary Georgina Stuart Willia ms . DURNln"r- l'ATRlCK.-On the 6th July, at Coupar Angus, Perthshirc, Mervyn Eady Haliburton Burnett, to Alice Davidsou Patrick. GAf.l>lN-S'I.'VnJJs.-On the 6th J une, at Woodstock, Bernard William Galpin to Kathariue Relcu B1auche Stubbs. ISAcKL-:-Mi\sQN.- On t he 12th Aug ust, at Soltth sea, Lieut. R. V. H . Isacke, R.N . to Violet Mason. KINc-8CO'l"l'.-On the 9th May, at E aling. Dasil Codfrey King t o Geraldine Scott. MOWI.Tr- VERh"ruR.-On the 4th April, at Hampstead, Robert J a1Ues Mowll to Norah Helen Verelur. MURRA.y- TOO'l.'ll.-Oll the 18th Febmary, at lluxtcd, Sussex, Colin Hay Murray to J oall Palllela Tooth. REVNOI",DS-.~·l'EEr,E.-Oll t he 22ud July, at Kllightsbridge, Captaiu WilliaU I Leouard Eliot Rey nolds, M.C., R.A.M .C., to Margaret J oall Pattisoll Steele.

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the 5th October, at St. Martiu' s~in-the-Fields. Paymaster Captain Frank Todd Spichernell, C.B., D .S.O., R .N., to Annie Delves Broughton . TOWNEND-EoWARDs. -On the 15th J uly, at Mysore, Harry Douglas Townend to Mary Willnifred Edwards. KENNEDV- TlIlWIJAI,D.- Oll the 18th November, at Chntham, Lieu t. Reginald H. Keunedy, R.M. to Doris Marjorie Theobald . I~A ING -MUlR .-Oll t he 22ud J anuary, Lt.Colonel Roderick Laing, D.S.a., M.e. to Mary Alison Muir. WnNUAN- DA'l'J,BV.-Ou the 12th J anuary , at Wbitkirk, Harry J ames Wenban to Margaret Frances Batley.

therapeutic trcatment by suggestion. At Aberdeen University he graduated S1.u::ceSEive1y as C.M., :M.D., and M,D. He studied the method of s uggestion under Dr. Li6beault of Naucy; he became a convinced and consistent upholder of t his school, whose teaching he adopted for thc cure of ncrvous diseases, alcohOlism, aud other derange IJlcllts. Besides contributing articles to the Lancet and other m edical journals, he wrote "Treatment by Hypnot is lll and Suggestion, 01' Psychothera_ peutics" (now ill 7th ed ition ) and Hypnotism in Ch ronic Alcoholi sm." He was n Melllbre Fondateur de la Soci~t~ d' Hypnologie, honorary Member of the Allierican Society fo r the study and cure of inebriety, first president of the Psycho-medical SoCiety, honorary Fellow TOWNEND-BucUANAN.-On the 17th of the Society for Psychical Research. :March, Captaiu G. A. Townend. M.e., to J oyee Buchanan . . Mor.ESwOR'tu .-On the 21st J anuary (1925), at Dexley, Sir Guilford l.indsay MolesBour.TBEE--PIPPH'I'.-On the 9th February worUI, K .C.I.E ., aged 96. at Bishopton. the Rev. Thomas Edward He was a past president of the Mayo Doultbce to Mowca Mary Pippet. Institution of Civil I~ltgineers . BAKER-DROWN.- Oll the 13th January, at MUDJlORD.- Oll the 3rd July, William MudHave, Henry WeUstood Baker to Caroline Corel. M.r. MudIord was a well-known reporter, having served successively 011 Edith Drown . tile stu lTs of Til e Standard, ]I.~anc"esley GOUl.DEN- NATN'l'Rl(.-On the 4th of March, Calm'er, Tribune, Th e Times and after thc Fran cis W. A . Goulden to Millie Nailltr~. Armistice, The MoY'ning Post. Alt hough he ardently wished to DEATHS. go to t he front he fa iled to pass the Medical l~x am ll1 ntio ll , aud was employed, with t he J ONUS.- OU the 28th A ugust , very s uddenly, muk of major, in trailling recruits for the at Ircby, Cmll berland, the Rev. Donald new ar mies. J ones, D.O ., aged 67. T he Rev. D Jones has bccn for t he past twenty-two years ASH'tON,- On the 11 th October, suddenly , Principal of Bede College, Durham, and after an operation, Thomas Knight was formerly Vice-Principal of Lichfield Ashton, late Secretary of the Cannes Golf Theological College . As well as being au Club. O.K.S. he was an ex-master. HULK2.-On the 16th September, at Walmer, We have received a letter from an O.K.S. Lieut ,-Cot. Lewis Iggulden Backhouse asking that the nam es and addresses of al1 Hulke, C.M.G., late the Buffs. O.K,S. might be printed once a year in The TucKEv.-On the 12th August, at East- Cantuar;a1J, so that Old Boys may be able bourne, Dr. Charles William Lloyd Tuckey. to keep in touch with each other more easily. Dr. T uckey has had a notable name While heartily approving of the suggestiOll, as the pioneer in this country of the the Editors regret to say that its execution SPICBERNEtIr-BROOGH'tON.-OU

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donor to have Ws namc retained on the books during his life.

The Fund has for its object the founding

,Vc venture to ((lIote a paragraph froIU the " Pink Dook " wh.ich is sent annually to every a.K.S. whose llame is on the School Books.

or augmentation of School Exhibitions. Subscriptions should be sent to the Hon. Dursar, a,K,S., 15, Bnrgnte Street, Canter-

" Evcry old K ing's School boy is invited to rctain his name all the School Books by the paymcnt of a n annual subscription of 55. to the Old Cant uarian Exhibition PUlId. Thi s subscriptioll is payable to the Bun;ar, and becomes due all the 1st of J anuary ill each year. A donation of 1.5 or ul>ward (in lieu of the Annual Subscription) entities the

We urge all O.K.S. to p ay this subscriptiOll, and so to retain their na mes on the School Books; t hey arc a lso asked to n otify the BU rsal' of ally changes of address or of occupation. They will receive the "Pink Book" every year with a list of O.K.S. whose names arc all the Books, and thus wiU be able to keep in touch with most Old Doysl

bury."

O.K.S. DANCE. The first Annual O.K.S. Dance, which was held at the Hotel Cecil, London, W.C., Oll Friday, December 11th, froUl 8.30 p.lU. to 2 a.UI. was, in the opinion of everybody present, an unqualified success, aud was a very b appy augury for future years. The COlllmittee were able to sell between 120 and 130 tickets to O.K.S. and tbeir fricnds-not a bad showing fo r the first year. The Dance took place in The Princes Room, which was specially decorated for the occasion . Ilional Murrey'S Dance Band was engaged for the evening. and gave great satisfaction. a long programme of dances bcing splendidly carried through. An extremely ch eery evening ended with" Auld Lang Sync," "God Save The King" and three cheers for the School. The following O.K.S. were among tbose present : Name. At School. 1920-1924 . H. V. Page. 1884-1890. H. Big~leston. 1903-19 13. F. F. Fllln. 19 11- 19 14. J. P . R . Burnett.

At School. 1909-1914. 1921-1924. 19 18- 1924 . 1914-19 18. 19 18-1922. 1913-19 17. 19 19-1923. 1918-1924. 1919- 1925. 1916- 192 1. 19 16- 1922. 19 14- 19 18. 19 16-1925. 1906- 19 15. 192 1- 1925. 19 19-1923. 1914- 1924 . 1914- 1921. 191 8- 1924. 1912-1916. 1907-1914 . 1908-19 13. 1915- 1923. 1920-1924. 1908-1913. 1906-1913. 1907-1910.

Natn6.

E. Forester Hyde. A. G. Hopewell. C. E. Perkins. Richard A. Finn. R. H. Osborne. R. F. Winder. H . Goldsmith. R. Baynton. C. B. Lewis. B. A. Sntitlt . E ric Ogden. J. F . Mulvey. R. A. Pinn. Eric Wills. V. C. de St. Croix. C. M. Hipwood.

G. P. E. F.

T . Ennis. Elliott. Bayley.

H . Plummer.

C. W. Barber. B. G. King. r. T. Billinghurst. c. O. B. Rees. R. F. Mason. P. S. Barber. G. R. Cremer.

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The Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking many friends who helped to make the evening such a splendid success and also the llllluerOliS O.K.S. who sent messages for the slIccess of the dance' included alllong these were letters from Iudia, U,S,A ., California and Cologne.

1911-1920. J. P. Heming. 1914- 1924 . C. H. Gibson . 1906- 1911. C. N. Ryan. 1896- 1908. C. G. Williamson. 1921- 1924. J â&#x20AC;˘. R. Treen. 191 9- 1923. P. Powell. 19 19- 1923. J. R. l"inck. 1914- 1917. F . H. Phillips. 19 16- 1924. D. J . BaUour .

The date of this yenr's dance will be primaril y OIlUoullccd through Tile Calltl4arian .

O.K.S. DINNER. The aUllual O.K.S. Dinner was held in Londou at the Monico Restaurant at 7.15 OIl J nUllary 5th, under Ule chairmansh ip of the late ]. Basil Hall. Captaiu C. W. Bell, all too rarely seell by l11ally O.K.S., was the first to arrive aud when diuner was served there was a gathering of fifty-four O.K.S., masters and ex-masters. \V . R. Mowll ' vanished as soon as the meal, but about the saute time the cheerful form of A. H. Shelswell drifted in to keep up the numbers. The absence of the Headmaster was very much felt, and after the two loyal toasts had been drunk, the Junior Secretary, Finn, put to t he compauy a. proposal to send him a cabled message of good wishes and, the s uggestion being unanimously approved, subsequeut ly made a collectiou to cover the cost. A call-o ver of those prcsent was held a nd then, ofter a sho rt interval, the toast list was re!:lll Ul ed. E. F. Housden ill proposing "Floreat Schola Regia," let loose a stream of reminiscence, but COli trolled it with a discretion for which Mr. Goss, who responded to the toast, expressed his gratitude. Mr. Goss emphasised the handicap which the School sltlTered by the Headmaster 's absence Bud having detailed the successes and distresses 01 the past term, described the proposals for the revised Scheme of governing the School. He also stressed th e deslIability of having some organised association of O.K.S. and suggested ways iu wWch it might be valuable.

Sir Evan Carter, speaking at very short notice, proposed t:lIe health of the Chairman who had achieved a high position in th~ medical profession, having been President of the British Medical Association in 1924, aud subsequently its representative all a mission to America. Vollowiug Housden's example, he gave sontc interesting reminiscences of the King's School in his time. J. n. Hall in replying, took the company to task (or not wearing war decorations aud then also recalled a number of amUSing things which were, he said, the impressions of the School that remained h,l his melUory. He had asked himself why he had accepted the invitatioll to take the cltnir at the Dinner and decided that it was because he was pleased to think that, many years after he had left, he was tlot forgotten. Deing forgotten was the g reat fear of most Reoplc. III conclusion he spoke of his visit to Canada and tbe vnlue to t.he Hmpire of the type of melt which ollr schools produce. 1"luch of his speech gaills added and almost tragic weight by the speaker's sudden death-to which we refer 011 (LI1other page-just a week later , The gatheri ng dJspcl'sed about 11.15. A cable of good wishcs was sent to ?it. I.atter in South Africa the following morning, and another telegram was despatched to Dr. Page Roberts, wholU mOlly O.K.S. remeJUber as a member of the governing body, COIlgratulating him ou attaiuiug his ninetieth birthday.

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1869

A. Scrattou.

1878

Rev.

1880

J. F. Johnson.

J. ll. Hall.

188 1 Sir E. E. Carter. 1884 E. L. Payne. 1885 B. J. Ross C. H. Wharton. 1888 R. M, Relmore. 1889 W. J. Duval. A. S. J ohnson. W. R. MowJI. 1891 R. E. R. C. BrillsleyÂˇRich ards. Rev. It L. A. Hertslet. G. C. KnI op. F. D. Taylor. 1892 A. R. Finn.

R. M. Hassell.

1894 1895

C. IV. Bell. H. W. S. Husbands.

1899

C. H . Budd. R. W. Marshall. E. K. Barber.

1896 J. D. Abrahams. 1897 Rev. Dr. A. J. Galpi1t. 1901

C. E. O. Bax. 1902 K. n. Dickson, B. E. Money. 1903 C. H. Clcmctsoll.

1903 F. F. Finn. 1904 Rev. H. Spence. 1905 C. N. Ryan. 1906 P. S. Barber. R. E. L. Beardsworth. E. F. Housden. I", I,. Sidebotham. 1907 C. W. Barber. 1908 1909 1910

E. F . Hyde. I â&#x20AC;˘. S. Sargent. W. N . Goss. R. F. Mason. J. H. 'l'hrelfall. C. W. Braunon. D. Cochrem. G. E. J. Gent. J. A. Plower. A. H. Shelswell.

1911 J. P. H eming, 1912 1<'. H . Plummer. 1914 R. A. Huu (i.). 1915 G. L. Braidwood, 1916 R. A. Finn (ii.)

A, Smith.

1918 R. 1-1, Osborne. C. E. Perkins.

1920 A. G. Hopewell. The dates arc those of entry into the School.

LONDON LE'lvrER. Dear Editors, I D. A, Smith, his brother, is back frotu This is a cry from the depths asking Australia and now makes descents ul>Ol1 .. What l,all1p had Destiny to guide Her the West Bud (predatory no doubt) from his little children stumbling in the Dark?" eyrie in tile north. Par indeed, among the millions of the blackIn the courts, Thorn Drury has acquired coated and griUly-fingered, 110 oue witb less added fame by examining n witness in d eaf of a nose for O.K.S. than the 'distant J .H,S. and dumb language. Luxllioore graces the could seck Ollt Illore than a few of us. ranks of the .. specials" with added vigour Rumonr, that does so much for your after the vacation (spent in Switzerland, we correspond ent, r eports something of the believe) while F. H . Pluuuner-when we see triumphal progress of J. D. llarham at the bim-scems to be developing a proper legal Middlesex: and it is knOWJl that somewhere sobriety of appearance. A noticeable gap in in Loudon is D. A. Smith of King's College the ranks of the lawyers was left by H:. C. Hospital, working bard for iwlllilleut exams. Scott, who hns retired frolU practice at the

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Bar and now lives in Devonshire. whence he (G.E. J.) h as thrown in his haud and now r eturns but rarely to our midst. R. A. Fiuu allows himself to dancc at times, acquaint_ (the short one). who also used to frequent ance with rubber baving perhaps made him the West Central area, has now appeared ill I more pliant. We do not think he claillls the city and is sometimes seen with a bag of to rival Treen, however; the lalter has been papers and a h ar assed air. F. F. FiWl lurks seen dancing with great verve and no small skill somewher e ill Old J ewry aud knows about somewh ere ill Kensington. Cllaclt'n $011 liquidators. His brother R. A. Finn (the gof2t. Let us rather praise the intellectual tall one) . on the other hand, knows about pastime of Sir Edgar Wigralll, who played liq uids-professionolly of course. Ask him the top board for the Imperial Chess Club abont riding froUl I.cudon to Can terbury ill agaw st Ca mbridge on Febru ary 13th. th e slUall hom s . Alas , Sirs, our wit is out: and the wiue ' Mason h as been moving house, which is if it be ill, is in old bottles indeed. enough activity to record ill one letter. Gent O.K.S., LoND .

THE LIBRARY. It is regretted that the I.ibrary has been so long without either the list, catalog ue or the card index. The former is now ill the hauds of the printers and shou ld be completed during this term.

Although it has taken some t ime to cOTUpile the list of books, it is feared that the card index will take even louger to re ~ a r range, a nd the Librnrian a nd Com mi ttee solicii the patience of the Parry users while the work is being carried all dUrillg the very limited time at t heir disposa l. It may he pain ted out, however, to book~hunters, that the HeUoll has not been rearranged a nd the old catalog ue a ud card index an:! sti ll in order with reference to this section,

As SOO I1 as the c.atalogue of Non -I,'icHon is complete, we contemplate making great changes in the Fiction section, but at present lack of both fund s and time makes it difficult to wove more rapidly. It would be very ac('ept able if Music Students and Scien tists, on leaving the School for wider spheres, would scau the shelves allotted to these snbjects with a view to their replenishment and efficiency. Books recently added :-

"Manual of R ugby Football." (Raynor). Presented by L. B. ANDREWS, O.K.S . .. Alexander HamiltoIl." (Oliver ). Presented by MIss Goss. Vois. l ., II ., In., The Canluarian (1882-1894 ). Presented by A. E. SrmRS. O.K .5.

THE CANTtJARIAN " Dictionary of Applied Chemistry. Vol. III." (Thorpe), "Cromwell." (C. H . Firth) . .. Constitutional Documents of the GreAt Rebellion." (S. R. Gardiner). " History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, Vo1s. I ., II., and IV ,"

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(S. R.

Garclincr) .

It has been d ecided t o start in this number of The C(l1ltuarian the practice, to be co ntiuued for so long as future IMit ors shalt think fit, of reviewing olle or two of t he books which a r c added to the Lihrary term by term . It is hoped in this way to provide a 5ti111111119 to the litt;,rary appreciation aud fncnltics of members of the School.

EAST KENT REGIONAL PLANNING SCHEME SURVEY. This is the unpromising title of a book which has recently been presented to the Parry I.ibrary; yet this book has all interest for all. Coal in Kent is not a very recent discovery. but it has not hitherto had a very brilliant history. Kent Coal has, in fact, become a lmost as notorious as Cornish 'riu froUl the stockbroker's or the investor 's point of view. Now, however, we are assllred that it is what the Americans call a .. paying proposition." It is calculated that when the coalfield is fully developed there will be no less thnn e ightt'CJ1 pits producing annually about 750,000 tous each. By a rough estimate the coalfield would last for about four hlUldred years. To Illeet the lleeds of the mining aud related industries tllC population of the coal-bearing district, which is bounded, roughly speaking, by Stone Street ou the West and uy tue Stour Valley on the North, aud of the adjacent districts north of the Stom, will be increased frolll some 300,000 at the presentJtirue to 680,000. The latter figure includes t he !lonnal iucrease of the existing population as well as the probable influ.'{ for the coal, steel, and subsiding trades. The object of tllis book is to make knowu to t he public the results of the labours of a Joint town-planuing committee of the locat authorities. At a meeting of t b is committee it was resolved to carry out a survey with u view to locating the new towns and villages whicb will be n eeded for the large increase of population. The book is divided into two sections, the first dealing with the present conditions of tllC Region, and the second Witll the probable liue of development to be taken in the futur e. The section dealing with the geology of the district is particularly valuable, and IS accompanied by an extremely clear diagram. From this section it is clear that there are many other valuable minerals, besides coal and iron, in the dtstrict. The book is weU illustrated with some r emarkably good photographs, while the maps, though sometimes difficult to follow, arc ltlunerous, and serve their purposc well. The book showd be read by aU who are interested in local geography or geology, and might well be read by any who wish to improve thei.r general education. Que last word might be added; the writer has shown considerable skill in avoiding technical obscurity.

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BIOGRAPHIES

FAMOUS

O.K.S.

In this Humber of The Canluarian we are starting a series of very short biographies of some of t he greater scholars who have been at t Ws School. ST . JOHN OF BEVERLEY. H e is said to have been bom of noble parcnt.'i in Harpham, Yorkshire, He came to Canterbury to be educated uuder Archbishop Theodore of T arsus a bout t he year 670 A.D. He was cousccrnted bishop of Hexhalll in 687 after being for some t ime a member of the Whitby community, uuder S t. Hilda. In 705 be was promoted to the bishopric of York, from which see h e resigned ill 718 and retired to the monastery which he badfoullded at Beverley, where he died Oll the 7th of May, 72 1. He wns canonized in 1037 and his feast!s celcbr atec:l annually iu the Roman Church. H e SpCllt his li fe healing the sick (sometimes by so-called miracles) , helping the poor and t eaching those willing to listen to him. His many pupils werc very devoted to him. He was celebrated for his scholarship as well as his virtues. Of h is contemporaries Albinus. Tobias (afterwards Bishop of Rochester ), and Aldhelm. a short account of tlte life of the latter would 110t be out of p lace. ST. ALDHELM. Born in 640 A.D. he first received education in t he school of au Irish scholar and malik:, JÂĽfaildulf, at Mnhllesbury. At about the age of 30 he callie to Call terb ury nnd eventually became a d isciple of Hadrian. I ll-health compell ed h im to leave Cauterbury, and he returned to Mahll esbury, where he was a monk under Maildulf for fourtecn years. Wilen Maildulf died, h e was appointed fi rst abbot of t h e monastery where he introduced the Benedictine rule. The COllllllUlllty iucreased and be was able to found monasteries nt I"rOIllC and at Bradford-ouAvon. His fam e as a scholnr spread rapidly. Writers submitted their works to him for criticism ; h e was t he first I~ng lish ll1an, as fur as is known, to write Latin verse; he wrote 10 1 riddles ill L atin H exalllcter!i; Dede speaks of him as a wonder of erudition. Pope Sergius 1. requested a visit from him and seu t him b a(,k with many favoll.: s. H aldeli, Lisllop of Winchester, died ill 705, and his diocese was divided into two parts, on e of which was Sherborne. Aldhelm was consecratccl bishop of tilis see rather r eluctantly. He wished to resign the abbey of Malmesbury wWcll be had govemoo for tilirty years, but ou tile pleading of the monks he continued as abbot till his deatil on the 25th of It'Iay, 709. Miracles a rc also attributed to hlw.

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T his term we welcome t he assistance of J. H. Gillington, who is under taking t he fossil (lnc1mincral depnrtlll cn ts. H e has a ~rea t deal of work to accom plish in arrangi ng t he collect ions, b u t we hope t o sec it overcome III t he nenr futnrc. As n cxt terlll is the birds'-ncsting seasou, i t wOllld be n great oppor tunity for a successful egg-collector to in cr ease the School collection as well as h is own . If t here is anyone in terested enollg h t o under take t he cat a loguing of t he collection, so IIl lich t he better; if not, con t ri hut lons will be no less t ha nkfully received , as in t im e som eone will do ubtless take 0 11 t he job . T he H OIl . Sec. wishes to ack nowledge a. gift of sOllle owLpellets presented by J. C. S piller, with the following account frolU the H ncyclopaccli a Brita1ln ica which will proba bly be new to 1l1111l)' : - " All owls have the habit of casti ng up t he indigestible parts of the food swallowed ill the for m of pellets, whi ch lIl ay often be fO Hud i ll ablllulallce uuder t he ow l ~ roost a ud reveal without nlly !Umm er of do ubt wh at the prey of the birds has been . T he result ill nenrly every ease shows the enormo us ser vice Utey rendc( to m all in destroyi ng rats and mice." (I::llcyclo. Brit . under Owl ). C. L .C., H on. Stc.

SCHOOL CONCERT . Ch r is tm as, 1928 . PROGRAMM[\. I.

SONG

PIANOI'IOR'flt S o r.o s :

SoNGS

R nCI TAT JON

SON GS :

PrllNOFORTH SOl.O

PAR'r 1. , .. .. Th e Seeke rs "

'flU; CHORA l, SOC U \TY. " A \Vet Sheet a nd n Vlowing Sea " . .. TH E CH OT R . (a) .. P l'elmle in C Minor" G. C. VALDE R. (b) " T,c P as~ " C. J,. CI,llM[\NTS. (a) .. H ere's H ea lt h uu to H is Majesty" (b) .. T he Presbyte ri a n Cat" ... T HF; CH OR AL SQCU ·:TV . • " T he Creat T,Qver " J . W. POOLI\. (a) .. One '"\Tinter Night " (b) "The Kangaroo" . . . FO R MS T. ANI> lIJi . .. Etude in C Major" " MRS. J. B . HARRIS .

Pac/llllsk,.

Cllllmmads }

T"aditiollal Brooks Austin Rawlsy N /lbin:;t~ft'

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544 8.

(al .. The Owl" (b) "A Tragic Story "

SoNGS:

THE CHORAL SOCIETY. TEN MINUTES' INTERVAL. PARt' II.

9. 10. 11. 12.

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Proverbs .. ... Simpson C. H. BARNETT, T. V. SCRIVENOR, R. MORTON, R. S. GRANT. . .. "La Berceuse" ... Fr.UTlt SOLO J. S. SPACKMAN. (a) .. The Blue Dird " ... SoNGS: Stanford (b) "Bobby Shafto." Whittaker THE CHORAL SOCIETY. QUlN'l'HT .. , ". " Just as the Tide was Flowing" VaI'K"atl-Williams C. C. U,OYD J ONES, ESQ., A. EGERTON-JONll S, E SQ., J. D. COLES, C. J. HEMING, P. S. C. PRESTON . .. The Ballad Monger" SONG ... Martitl T. V. SCRIVENOR. " Widdicombe Fair" SoNG Folk So"g FORMS IIA. AND lIB. .. Matilda" Du,,", Lehmaml J. w. POOLE AND T. V. SCRIVENOR. CAROL " Good King WCllceslas " Traditio,ml SKJrrCH 1\11SS

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"GOD SAVE TH8 KING. " The Anllual School Concert was held ill the GymnaslulIl o u December 19th last, when a variety programme W(Ui successfully presented to the large audience that was present. Owing to the prevalence of coughs and colds just before t he end of term, to say uothiug of an epidemIc of measles (which was fortllll ntely con fill ed to one of the H ouses), it was feared that the COllcert would have to be considero.bly curtailed ; nevertheless, on the actual night each number was faithfully rendered with the single exception of the first pianoforte solo, G. C. Valdcr being unable to nppear. The Choir and the hastily inaugurated Chorn! Society should be congratulated upou their rendering of su ch part-songs as "The Blue Bird" and "Robby Shaftoe," (or their euuncintion was clear and the parts kept together well ; whilst in the opening unison chorus " The Seekers" the " attack" was good, and the general effect excellent . These, and the more familiar choruses, were well applauded, and thc School responded nobly to the Conductor 's bato11 during tile singing of the Traditiol1nl E nglish Airs . From the courageous few who mounted the platform alone, we fl':el that Mrs. J. B. Harris should come first ill our thanks, not only for her exquisite Tcndering of the Rubinstein Etude, but also for giving us a second pleasure in the shape of 8 Macdowell composition as 8n encore.

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Earlier on in the programme. C. L . Clements played Chaminade's "Le p~" with a generally pleasing result. and then , gallantly stepping into the breach caused by Valder's absence, he played a short composition by Sapcllnikoff; most of us sympathjsed with such an .. eleventh hour" effort and probably felt that the composer was a careless fellow as regards detail I I As a change from instrumental and vocal music, J . W. Poole gave llS a thoughtful interpretation of one of the poems of Rupert Brooke; which was much appreciated by the audience, and Part 1. of the programme was concluded by a Cnrot, An amusing unison song contributed by the Parrot.'1, and two part-songs S lilIlo! b y t he scnior members of the Choral Society. Part II. o pened with n short sketch entitled" Proverbs " in which t he splendid acting of Miss W ills antl t he lU ale cast convinced tile audience that brevity is indeed t he sou l of wit; the characte rs were heartUy applauded aud well merited tileir succ.ess. Two more enthusiastically received" turns" were those of T . S. Spackman , who gave us (l. remarkably good flu te solo, aud the qu arte t composed of Mr. L loyd Jones, Mr . EgertonJones, Coles and Heming, who sang tile very difficult setting of "Just as the Tide was flowin g " by Vaughan Williams. The last iudividua l item on the programme was given by T . V. Scrivenor who (owing to a heavy cold ) preferred to Easthope Ma rtiu's " B all ad Monger" Lehmann's" Henry King," which he snng with a m elancholy t hat the song desen'es; ana following a Folk Song, again contributed by the Parrots, Scrivenor and Poole gave us a humorous duet wWch pleased their listeners mightily. Then that ever-popular carol " Good King Wencesl38" and fin a lly" God Save the King." So ended a Concert which should be remembered and imitated from year to year (or tlUs reason a loue-that it was provided for the School solely by the Schol1l. " Pra('tise makes perfect" says the adage. aud we can only hope that volunteers will come forth in still /argst' numbers next Christmas, that the talent and musical abili ty which we feel cou6dent does exJst ill the School, may be thus encouraged, o.lld that Ollr Increased efforts ltl ay res ult in a s till more successful entcrtainment. 'W e are indebted to the Acting Headmaster a nd Miss Skipwith for the facilities aud g uida nce they gave llS throughout the Concert preparation, aud we should like to thank Barnett a nd those of the Mouitors who made thcmselves responsihle for t he decoration of the G YlUnasiulll and the gelle rall1lunagement of t he stage. P.L.D.

T HE SOCIETIES . THE DEBATING SOCIE'rY. Ou November 3rd a d ebate was held in the Parry , the motion being that" in the opiuion of this H ouse, the priuciple of nationality is the curse of the world." Somerville and Poole spoke (or the motion, while Scriveuo r a nd Hutchinson o pposed it. Somerville opened. the debate by dwelling ou

the glories of a purely hypothetical cosmopolitanism aud the horrors of war wltieh, he asserted, was caused by n ationa lity. Scri venor, speaking for the opposition, contined h.imself chiefly to rude re marks about Somerville a ud to painting the ev ils of a cosmopolita n world. Poole, in seconding

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Somerville, held up the Roman Empire as an example of a perfect cosmopolitan state and supported Somerville's views on war. At this point the Vicc·presidcllt had to leave and Dewar com c (rom the honse to take the chair. HUtcJlillSOll , ill seconding Scrivenor, :'Jtatcd that ItO practical substitute for nationa lism could be fouud. On the motion being thrown open to the house. Roberts 2, Smith and Haddock s poke while Poole, Scrivenor and Hutchiuson s poke agail1. In closing the opposition, Scri venor pointed out the evils of Poole's ideal Roma n cosmopolitauism, and quoted Aristotle at Somerville. Somerville. in closing the debate, grossly misrepresented SOlli e opposition speech es and objected to Scrivenor's saying • Mr." Aristotle. On n divis ion being taken the motion was lost by 8 votes to 53. On November 14th a debate was held in the Parry. It was proposed that .. in the opinion of tltis House, horse traffic should be removed from the Road." Dewar opened the debate with a brilliant speech, quite the best we have h('ard this term. After outlining the dangers caused to other traffic. he suggested that it would be a good thing if horses were confined to farm-work and sporting and military uses. Morton opposed ill a som ewhat hUlIlorous manucr. Clegg1 and S mithl! followed for and against the m otion respectively. Davey, Clegg2• Scrivenor, Haddock, Roberts, Clarke and Somerville spoke from tlte !lonse. Haddock somewhat stnttled h is h enrers by asking them to imagine him to be a horse. Many good points were made 011 either side in t his quite successfu l debate. The motion was carried on a division by 49 votes to 38. On Novem ber 21st a debate was held in the Parry I.ibmry. The motion before the housc was that" 111 the ol>iuion of this House the adoption of Prohibition in America was a tlJoroughly good thing." In the absence of the Presldcnt th e Vice-President (C. H. Barnett) took the chair. Scrivenor. in proposing the Illotion pointed out that the condition of Americans generally had improved since Ule adoption of Prohibition. He urged that there was far less poverty in

the U.S. A. thnn in England The people were becoming far more healthy. Hutchin_ son, ill opposing, pointed to the vast atnOlUlt of slllugl{hng, itlicit stills and other methods of gniumg refreshment; he urged the healthiness of good English beer, and poured contelUpt on the minerals and ice-water which had taken its place in America, they were so bad for the' insides.' Roberts2 in snpporting Scrivc.nor, urged the horror~ of gctt,i ng drunk, while H<;Yllla~l, in ~ecouding Hutchlllson, hamlllered III hIS POl11ts and spoke, ill addition, of the poisonous nature of the sm uggled liquors. au the debate being throwlI open to the house, the impression seemed to be that the proposers wished to enforce prohibition in England. Robertsl , Haddock, Somerville, Clarke2 aud Clcgg2 spoke froUl the honse. In closing, li ttle new was said 0 11 either side. The motion wns lost by 42 votes to 20 011 a division being taken.

On Febrnary 2nd a debate was held in the Parry I.ibrary. Defore the debate, Morton proposed that Mr. Sharpe should be elected Vice-President of the Society. Scri venor seconded the lUotion, which was carried unanimously. 'fhe motion before the house was " Tn the opinion of this house the custo m of burial should be abolished. " Wilde. in moving lhe proposal, spokc of t he superiority of the Hiudu custom of buruing the dead over that of the Pnrsees of leaving corpses in th e "tOwers of s ilence." He dwelt 0 11 the horrors of decomposiug corpses aud stated t hat cremation was far lUore sanitary than bUTial. Lee, in opposing, appealed to lhe patriotis m of the house, and begged them not to disgrace the barrows of t heir forefathers. He took exception to Wilde's statemcnt thnt cremation lasted three hours and delivered a panegyric on the tomb of 'l'utnllkh3Il1eu. He also stated that tllere could be no burial service over crcmated bodies. r:-rcnd, in seconding the motion, discoursed 011 the value of the Moabite stone, but said that it was merely a cenotaph. He also described the horror of n cemetery ill Paris where one could see the corpscs ill tlle tombs, through some kind of

THE' CANT'tJARIAN wiudow. The movers also told horrid stories of people who h ad been buried alive; asserting t hat this could not have happened bad cremation been employed. Lain~ seconded Lee and contrasted the lug of the

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"second back" study and the healthy atmosphere of a cemetery . When the motion was th rown open to the house, Wilde, Roberts, Scrivenor, Morton and Somer ville spoke. 'i'he motioll was carried by 35 votes to 30.

THE MARLOWE SOCIETY, President H . SUARPJ,EV, ESQ.

Vice-President:

W. POOI.E.

H an. Sec.

T. V. SCRJVBNOtt.

'Last term, all Wednesday. November 25th, Scrivenor read a paper ou RwinbuTI1c to th e society . Swinburne was born ill 1837, ill Chestel' Street, Grosvenor Place. His father was Admiral Swinburne and before h er marriage, Ws mother had been Lady Jane Asbburuham. His early boyhood was spent at his father 's home in the I sle of Wight or at his grandfather's home in Nortbulllbria, which he preferred for the romAntic legend which sUl'rollltded it. He was educated at Hton, where he made an carly and astonishingly lutimate aC'lunintance with t he E lizabethan dramatists, or whom he came to have thc deepest reverence . He left Rton prematurely and in 1856 he went to Oxford. After a few riotous years there he went to live ill T,ondoll with Morris, Rosse tti and the others of the pre-Raphaelite group . There, his wild living culminated in a serious breakdown in 1879 aud his life was only saved by the care of Watts-Dunton, whose acquaintance he had made some years previously. T he last thirty years of his life wel'e spent with Watt.<;-DUllton at his hOllle at .. The Pines," Putney, and were years of s trict sobriety and ' routine and excellent health . He died of p neumonia contracted from a

cbiH which he caught in a storlll 0 11 one' of his daily walks in 1909. His best works were written during t he years of the Bohemiau life he led in London. After that, although he wrote profusely, he never produced anything really great. The fallin g of his genius was the great mystery of his life, for although he lost his skill in handling words and phrases, he never lost his metrical skill, which was th~ greatest mark of his genins. This t erm, the society bas been reading with considerable amuseuteut the plays of Sherid an. So far The School JOY Scandal, The Cyitic and a few scenes from The mvals have been read, and it is hoped that the last play will be finished before the end of term . The fl ays have provided n pleasant variety 0 style and humour, after the volume of' One Act plays of to-day' which the society was reading last term. With a praiseworthr deRire to stimulate our interest in Sh eddan s works. a paper 011 him was read by Neil on 24th IÂˇebruary. Beginning with his grandfather, Dr. Thomas Sberidan, he traced Sheridan's ancestry for two generatious. At the age of eleven, Sheridan was seut to Harrow, while the family removed to France; shortly after leaving Harrow, he wrote one or two trans lations of I"atilt authors in connection with a Harrow frieud, but met with little success. Soon after this. he fell in love with rmzahetil Linley and to save her froUl the persecutions of another lIlan. (led with her to Prance a nd there married her secretly. amid the

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most rom au tic snrroulldJllgS. Ou his retu rn to E ngla nd, this gave rise to t wo duels wit h the worsted love r, in the second of which Sheridan was nearly k illed. In t he year 1773. Sheridan and Miss r Anier were p ublicly married i ll E nglaud, and two years later be produced his 6rst play, the" Rivals," at Coven t Ga rden . After p rod ucing a s light s ketch " St. P a tri ck 's Day" he wrote ill conjlwctiou with hi!! ra th er-in-law au opera, the" Dueuua," which was very well received. In 1.777 the .. School for Scanda l " was produced a t Drury L a ne, of wWch Sherida n

now own ed a h alf sha re, a ud in the same year, the" Crit ic," t he Inst of his dra matic works. Sheridan had by ucw bought the whole of Drury Laue t heatre , bu t he t urned over its managemen t to another while he entered Parlhunent and P ublic I ,ife himself. He WIIS most successful in speaking, but the greatest of his speeches, m ade at the itupeaci1l1l c ll t of Warre ll Hastings, has not been preserved. He died in poverty in 1816, at the age of 64. T. V.S.

Han. Sec.

'l'HE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIE'l'Y. P "esident: A . L ATTltR, ESQ.

flon. See. :

PO O I,l~.

Committee : Till~ H ON. SEC.

THE P RESIDENT .

O. 1,. DAVIW. For vario us reasons, no meeting of t he socie ty has bee.n held so fa r t bis t e rm, t ho ugh the re are two new m em bers to be elected to the committee in place of Barnett and De war. Judging, however , by t he amo unt of chemica ls used t his term in the d a rk room , activities have conti nued unabated. A d aylig ht enlarger (fixed focus) , which enlarges

from V.P. to post-card size, bas been purchased fro m II well-known firm a t II greatly red uced price, a ud is at the d isposal of m embers. Application h as been m ade to the winner of last year's Gough Prize for Ws winni ng photograph , forf ra llliug purposes but it h as not yet arrived. ' Members of the society, as well as mauy other people fro m t he School, visited the exhibition heJd by Eastma n Kodak Co., Ltd ., ill the towu, a nd were lUuch impressed wit h the excelle nce of the photogra phs shown, aud wit h the ease a nd comfort in working which is t he p eculi a r pro perty of t he Kodak " d aylig ht a ll th e way m ethod. II

J.W .P., Han. S ec .

'l'HE HARVEY SOCIETY. P "esident : H . GOODDURN, ESQ.

H an. See.:

W . P OOI.E.

Committee : THE PRESIDENT . TInÂˇ; H ON. S EC.

C. L.

Cr.S i.mNTS.

S . LEE.

H . Grr.LINCTON.

At a m eeting of t he Committee on Sat urd ay, J a nll a ry 30th, J . S. L ee a ud J. H . Gillillgto U were elected t o t he Committee, to fill t he p laces Jert vacant by C. H . Barnett a ud J . S. Dewar . It was decided t o arra uge some lectures a nd also, if time and circulUstances permi tted, oue or two visits to places of iuterest, towards the end of the term.

THE CANTUARIAN The (ollowing arrangements have been made for this term : OATH

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AUTHOR

Sat .. Feb. 6.

" South America,"

Sat., Peb. 27.

" llroadcastiug." A . C. D. W[~ST. ;r..:sQ., O.K .S. "A practical demonstration at BekcsbollTllc Aerodrome of aeroplane controls, aud of landing and taking off, In case of wet weather, a Cinematograph lecture all

Sat., Mar. 13.

TIU~ PRESIDl!N1'.

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Plight

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DR. E. D. WI1JT1~Ill~AD REID. Thurs .. Mar. 25. "Coloured Glasses." DR. PRINer.E. A. C. D. West's lecture, to which we were very eagerly looking forward, was una voidÂˇ ably put off at the last Illoment. On Saturday, November 28th, J. W . Poole lectured to tile Society on "The Piano and its IÂˇ:vollltiOll." He began by stating that he intended to speak chiefly about the Evolution of the Pianoforte, rather thau about the instrument in its present-day form. The Piano had its origin in the Dulcimer, an instrum ent used in Assyria, 3,000 years ago. The Dulcimer is a foursided, shallow box, across which strings are stretched Oil bridges which rest on a th iu sOlludboard , the strings being struck by halllmers. This definition applies also to the Piano. A slide was shown, depicting two Assyrian Dulcimer-players of fearsome aspect. It is the power to hit a note either loud or softly and to play with expression which makes the dulcimer, as it makes the pianoforte, an artistic instrument. The llext instrument iu the evolution of the pianoforte is the clavichord, the dulcimer with keys. Early specimens were poor affairs; each strinq served for two or three notes and such IUsunments were called .. fretted." The iustrument was improved in

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mnuy ways, but it seems strange that even a large specimen which produced but a feeble noise, should have satisfied the musicians of the past. It Illust not be forgotteu, however, that it was for the clavichord that the immortal J ohn Sebastian Bach composed bis m usic. The second ancestor of the pianoforte is the group cotuprisi ng the virginal, spinet a nd harpsichord , ill eacil of whiclI the principle of the tone-prod uction is the same. These iustruments are virtually harps, the strings of which a re plUCked by " jacks " at the cud of keys, iustead of by the finge rs. T he difference between tile virginal and the spinet lies merely in the shape, the former being oblong, t he latter appearing like a harp placed ou its size-a "couched barp," in fact, as it was called in early times. The harpsichord marks a development of the spinet ill two lJlaiu features: the shape is slightly altered, the keyboard being placed at a true right-angle with its long side; and contrast of tone is provided by the use of two rows of keys, or manuals, and several sets of strings. The barpischord was as perfect as thought or skill conld make it ; but, like all early keyboard instruments, it lacked two important requisites : 110 accent was possib le ou it, and its tone was ever of the same strength; pimlOs aud fortes were impossible : true expression. was lacking. With the iustrume nt disappeared what was once wittily described as " A scratch with a souud a t t he end of i t." Its 1)lace was taken by an instrument whose chie characteristic is the employme nt of the balanced hammer- an instrument capable of every grade of expression- the piano-forte.

On Thursday, December 3rd, Mr. Sharman, Physics Master at the S imon Langton Schools, lectured to the Society on Radio activity. For greater convenience the lecture was h eld in oue of the laboratories at the Langton School, by the kind permission of its Headmaster.

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The lecturer gave ou Wstorical survey of the sub/'eet and a demonstration of some of the ear iet experiments with electric discharges ill tubes of varying degrees of evacuation, also showing ]. P lucker 's e.xperiment of dc.O.cctillg the catltode rays with, a magnet. He then went all to describe ill detail the discovery aud practical application of X-Rays to surgerY- Ulcidc.ntally mentioning the in teresting fact that Mr. Lander, who is well known to the Society by virtue of his very interestiug lectures, was t he first mau to p hotogrn)lh n surgical case by meaus of X-Rays llllEugJalld. The images of several objects-a coin in a purse, spectacles in a case, etc.-were then thrown 011 a fluorescent screell, demonstrating the penetrative and selective properties of the rays. He then showed us by means of lantern slides, a series of X-Ray photographs, also h anding round prints of some other subjects in that branch. It was the masterly verbal treatment of the subject combined with the demonstratious that proved so interesting to the considerable audience that was present. We must thank the lecturer lUost heartily for giving li S n very enjoyable hour, and fOT the trouble he must hnve taken to give it. We would also thank Mr. I .. auder for t he loan of some of the apparatus.

the audience slides of engines on the rival broad and narrow gauge lines, wbose chief accomplishment was very high speed rendered possibfe by driving wbeels of incredibly large dimensions. Passing on, h e showed slides of famous e1lgines of the latter half of the 19th century: tbe "Stroudley" type on the L .B. & S.C.R., Mr. Johnson's fine engines OU tile Miclland Railway, aud Mr. Webb's famous compound engines on the L. & N.W.R. After 0. descriptioll of tile break-neck races to Scotland 111 1895 between t he West and ]~ nst Coast R outes, when on one occasion the West Coast Route Express rau the 540 miles from Euston to Aberdeen in 512 min utes the audience was shoW1l a picture of a G. " City Class engine; the lecturer related how nn eugine of this clas!; broke the world's railway speed record in 1904 by attaining 102 '3 m.p.h. Having now followed the development of the 10(.'OlUotive up to modem times, the lecturer showed a series of slides of modern British engines and trains. We saw pict1ll'es of the giant " Pacific" type engines on the L.N.n.R., and of the new .. King Arthur" Class engines on the Southern Rail. way. Then followed a G.W. locomotive of the fawous .. Castle" Class ; the lecturer described t he engi ne test held by the G.W. and l â&#x20AC;˘. N.E. railways last spring, wben the "Castle' class engines bettered thei1' " Vaci fic: " rtvuls ill nearly every respect, aud closed his lecture with a s lide of t he famo us Coruisll Riviera Express .

Ou Saturday, Decctuber 12th, C. H. On Saturd ay, P ebrunl'Y 6tb, the President Frend delivered a lecture on the development of tile Railway locomotive. The lecturer ~nve to l he sod ely u very interesting and begll ll by showing slides of early IOL'OllIotives, IIlforlllutivc lecture Oil "South America." which, he expluined, he could not discuss ill At the cud of lllc lIinetecutll. century the detail owing to Ule large size of his subject. Pl'cnd began {t scheme, si mila.r to that they 'rhe nudience wus shown .. J.ocolUotioll, " had adopteu lit Suez, for lUukillg a Pauallla the veteran hero of last yeur's Railway Canal. Having succeeded in removing Centenary, and "The Rocket," which won eighty miUiou culJic yards o[ earth they were the Rainbill Race at a maximum speed of 29 obliged to give lip owing to the ravages of m.p.h. The lecturer related, we fear amidst Yellow Fever. In 1904 the Atuericaus took laughter, the sad death of the politician. on the job, but although their work h ad to be Mr. Huskissoll, (1t the opctUng of the Liver- stopped for the surne reason they dill not give pool and blnuclJestcr Ruilway . He showed up, but lIet about the destructiou of lI.J.e

THE eANtt'Wl\RIMN mosquitoes. They were successful enough in e.,.xtcnninating the pests to enable the workmelt to cnrry Oll , and on a further removal of twenty-two million tons of earth, and hindered by ruany IRndslides. to accomplish t heir m arvellous undertnking. 'I'he Lecturer then p assed on to th e sheep fanning of Patagoni a and t he iUdu stries of t he Argentine, witb views of some of t he principa l huildings. He then showed us n picture of the "Christ of th e Andes " - ( I bronze stat ile, 26 fee t high, holding a. cross and st auding upon a stone p edestal 22 fcet high. It w as cast from 8U old Argentine cannoll and dragged by mules as far as possible up the Andes. then by melt to t h e highest practical point where it was erected to symbolise the everl asting peace between t he Argent w e and Chili. 1'be story is t hat Chili and Argentina were disputing t he ow nership of Patagonia, b ut instead of going to wllr they put the matter before King Edward VII. who decided it was a matter for

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geograph ers to decide. So taking his advice t h ey settlecl it by geography and swore peace. The I.ecturer then sh owed us some pictures of the "Iquassu F alls," Âˇthe largest falls in t he world, twenty-eight cubic feet of wat er falling per minute as compar ed with Niagara's eigh teen million . Slides of coHee exportation, of Snake norms, and of R io de J aneira, notably the harbou r and mit es of mosaic pavements, thou followed, which would occupy too l1111ch spuce to describe. Q'bey adequately showed what a wonderful p lace South Amcrica was and what wonderful prospecb Ulere are for those who are not too superior to take auother n ationality's hints. The I,ecturer pointed a lit that t he Americans were very fair, sticking to an yone who would stick b y them. H e concluded a very interesting lecture with a sixt eenth century map of tile country; our only wish was t h at he could have had lUore ti me in which to en large on bis s ubject.

THE MUSICAL SOCI-ETY. It has b een decided t hat the Committee shall consis t of ; -A Presiden t (Music Mast er) , and t he Captain of the School, the H ouse Monitor , the Gym -Monitor, ond on e .other persoll lIlusically inclined. ;l' h~ present COllllllittee consists of : P. L . Baylis, Esq. T . V. Scrivenor. J. W. Poole. O. L. Davey. J. D. NEJTâ&#x20AC;˘.

The Society has been meeti ng every S Ullday evening in the P arry Librarv, and h ns been practislllg sever al songs ; also a s hort 'Call t llta, to be sung, if Mumps allow, on the last S unday of term in the School Chapel jll place of "Evensong. Let us poiut out once mote that the Society is open to t he whole School, not only to :M:ollitors and ?fcmb ers of the'VIth F orm.

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The Editors would /ike to point oul llial the Verses by " H .S." i1£ the last issue were /Iot the work of H. Sharpley, Esq., and desi re to apologise/or a"y miStmderslalldi"g thaI may have arisen.

THE LEGEND OF ST. DUNSTAN. It was the plan long long ngo

(Some thirteen centuries or so) 1'0 keep an erring youth frolll s in By often flagellating him . TIle worthy monks of Canterbury Were adept at tIllS p leasantry, And t hose who taught the ancient School Were not exceptions to tbe rule. n was the custom then (I trow Such things could never bappcn now) Once every year at Christmastide With thongs of neatly knotted Itide To chastise thoroughly each Ind. Were be indiffcrentJ good, or had. It once befell, the dreaded. dny Drew nigh apace, and dark dislDAY Had clouded every Scholar's face, And horribly depressed the place. That night a youth upon his knees Besought St. Dunstan to appease His teacher's wrath. StrOlghtway appeared The holy Saint complete wiUI beard. In accents hollow then he said, " My son, from my deep·delvec1 bed L a I I have come at thy appeal And at thy prayer, to work tllY weal." T h e Scholar then explained hi!t fear, And made his case extremely clear; Whereon the Saint dissolved in air, And left a curious odour there.

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Next day each master with a knout Or club, or cane, prepared to clout Those miserable victUllS who Would soon be chastened black and blue. The massacre was timed for ten; The hour struck, and sudden then The masters waiting by the door Were laid in slumber on the floor J And thus they slept the whole long day; Pupils escaped, and legends say The Saint, in darkness of his tomb, Was heard to snigger in the gloom.

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THE CANTUARI AN AN ODE. H ow conld I live without yon, Matron d ear ? I should be dead-'Iess you werc ever near I H ow could I do withou t my cup of ten Which every now and then you give t o lUe ? Do you remem ber how, oue night , I came I nto yo ur rOOIll , and t urn ed me round in shame. ShowÂˇi ng you one or two bedraggled rags, Ex plaining. t enrs in eyes, they wcrc lil y b ags? Do yO ll remem ber how yO ll took lIIe in , My fr iend . Illy love, my life-my safet y p in ?

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THE lIfYS'l'IC SIX . â&#x20AC;˘ Six balls un to t h e over Is the most fro m wh ich U1 au 's fra m e Can easily recover," Said the reverend man who came

'1'0 speak to us of Sunday, And the feelings dr ear a nd d read Which 611 , upon the Monday, T he SabbaUl-breakcr 's head. B ut we would ask YOll, Reverend S ir, What dreadful fates aUeudAt t his request please don 't d elUurThe p layer a t one cnd , If, h avi ng bi t fi ve cunning balls But none entirely post The field, somc lucky ch a nce befalls And he runs on t h e lost? " 'e fce l for that unlucky lad; His efforL's nil in vain. In fact he's absolutely had; He cannot hit agai n . Six verses is the longest poem My labouring pen call write. By stopping now I'm goiug to show 'em J am cxhaust ed qui te. S IX-S ICK.

THE OANTUARIAN IN A HAY-LOFT I N MAY. I stood one day within the charnel-house Of a past season 's fragrance. flowering meads' Fair garments, ,wet ere now with dewy beads. Only the scuttering of a startled mouse Rent the enchanted silence. But my dreams Flew to the pastures of the placid cows Where nil this beauty grew; where naiads drowse, Or dance with Fairies by their native str Cll tlU;, Pan pipes, the nymphs dance lightl y on the sward, Their tresses waving in the noont ide nir, Their white limbs glistening : from their ward 'I'he shepherds steal, to be spectators t here. A t ruce to musing! Let us now away To sport with them aruidlnext season's hay .

PLAY.

ACT 1. Bedroom i'n Mr. Dt'affstOlltl'S /lo"se, near MaidsJone. doctor in C01'S1"tatio ,~,

Discovered,' patient in bed. his/ather and

D" .' .. See, Mr. Drallstone, the fever has left hhn at last, a nd he is sleeping: . perhaps, J say, we may 1'1111 him rOllnd n ow." By.: "Pray God we m ay be able ,t o I he's d ying . ... .. "

P erhaps--

0, my boy, my boy-Doctor, don't tell me

Dr,.' .. ' :Veil , Atr. Drnost one, I have oot hidden front yon his very dangerous state, b ut I will say that now t hat we have at last got him iuto a quiet s leep he may pull- - "

Patient (Sittil1g 1I,P itl bed: delirit>USly),' "Light, give me light. How now, Betty; what, Jim ?-Ma rgaret, where's Margaret ?-bring me Margaret. If only I could see Margaret , I could--(Ms tJoic~ trails off), D1', " (approaching and soothing).' .. That's all right John, Margaret is coming; in another hour she will be here." By.,' .. I wish we had thought of sending for Margaret sooner; h er presence here would have been a gLeat comfort to him-it might even h ave saved his life."- - - - -

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Pati(mt (still deliriollS : in a fresh bllrst of strel/gth),' .. Ligbt, light, I can't see. Where's lim going? Look I He's going down the well. He's going nearer. H e's being dragged away. 1 call (eel he's being drawn away from Ille- (scrcams). Did you see that fo ul hand that came ou t of the well's mouth and pulled him in ? Where is he now ? I can 't see. It's dark down there. H e's going. going ...... ugh ... . .. (Tails off again, I n a sudden burst): Water, give me something to driuk ," [The Doctor pours Old a small draught into a glass a'n d gives it . The patient S1,bsidesJ .

By.: "0 eloct or, he's alarmed again . And why is he talking of Jim ? YOlt knew Jim- his younge r brother- fell down a well shaft three yenrs ago and was killed instantly. (Sobs). H e always did think there was some fOLlI \)lny th ere. 0 doctor, I can't lose anot her boy-and so soon after-O doctor, save him, save lim." Dr.: "You know I all1 doing all in m y power, Mr. Brnustone: that sleeping draught I have given hhll should keep him quiet for a bit, but it weakens. But you lllust not allow yourself to get agitated , or it will be worse for the boy when he does come rouud . Come, sit down over b ere a li ttle while and try to calm yourself." [Silence for some little while: the doctor leads BrQnskme to a chair atld settles him down, gives a brandy a"d soda and feels pulse. Patient t'eslless, moans occasionally, and tosses in the bed]. Patiellt (j,m,ps t,p in bed with a S1ulden slart ) : "Margaret! 0 Margaret! Do come qu.ickly before it is too late. (Doctor Ct'osses to patient, ICalJS over bed and soothes him). Dr. : .. What pl17,7.les lite, Mr. Branstone, is what has caused his fever; it is an entire mystery to m e, but it seems as thougb soute potent poison h ad entered his system. He seems to have Margaret very Uluch on his mind and I hope she will arrive soon for his sake." Br. .. "She is comillg as soon as the train can bring her. 0 I wish I co uld make the train come fa ster. (Rushing tv bedside, with outstretched arms, Imeeling). 0 John , J ohu, yOIl lUust n't leave us yet, you mustn't leave your poor old fathe r . .. ... " - - - - - - - - - Patient (jWnpi11g up cheerfully : i ntet'ruptillg) : " She's coming ; yes, she's coming; I know she's comi ng, I can hear her. 0 Margaret, what times we' ll have together whe n you're here. I'll S0011 get well again , aud we' ll go out together, all the day long into t he woods, and have picnics (bell r-ings off stage) aBd when the, the (HUers a hollow croall ) O o-o h ~oo -o h -(gasps fo r breath ami fwa lly colla{!.ses on the bell with u hollow raUle. Dr. bends over him, feels lor his pulse, listens fo r his heart. Th ere is a hurried rush "'P tile stm'rs and the door is opened qltletly) . Enter Margaret. D r.: (}" answer to the mute appeal of Bmnstone): .. Yes, he is dead ." CURTAIN.

ACT II. Bar parlol4r of Ille " One-eyed Dragon," a londy hostelry on R omney Mars/t. mm dt'i1Jkinc and singing. [Clapping and applause].

Discovered: se veral

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THE CANTUARIAN Fred.' .. Excellent. cap'n , you're in form to-night;

sing us that one again."

Capt(,in Skull : "Very well thell. fill your glasses again all. (singing 11,stily bill 1msteadily):

(Tiley fill ).

Here goes."

" You've often toasted women, You've often toasted wine, You've tried almost aU kinds of toast Except this toast of minc. For me no dark-eyed beauties, IÂˇ'or me uo lady fi u e ; Ou crime iuten t I yO It present Death, murder aud rapine." (They drink).

Several: "Splendid, cap'n, splendid. Another pint there. (Barma" goes to jetch). o 011 crime intent, I you present Death, murder and rapine.' Splendid, cappy." Captain: .. Well boys, enough of this drinkinS; let's hear just how we stand about this affair. (Moves to olle end of 1'oom and sits apart). RClUcmher, there must be no failure tllis time. We were unsuccessful with Jim three years ago; yon, Bill, muffed that; the boy was really killed and we could of course not get anything out of the father." (Horse stops outside .window, having travelled with greal haste. Rider dismou1Jts and ell tel's hurriedly]. "Well, Russell, what news?" (to "ide,,). Russell,' "I discovered, cap'n, that as you thought, the girl Margaret did know just how we doped her brother, though who we are she 11as 110 idea. But she 11ed the secret of the poison a nd .she had the antidote which, if administered before h e seemed to die, would have prevented it. nut I hindered her.; first. I caused a spill for the telegraph boy who was taking ber a wire begging her to return immediately; that wasted some time. Then I punctured a tyre of the tnxi that took her to the station and when the wheel had been replaced I managed to enginec r auother accident; so that finally, by t hc time she arrived home, her brother was appare ntly dead ." Captai1J,' "Her antidote had no effect theil, of course; she hasn't the other lotion with which we uring back to life, has she ?" Russell,' "No cap'n. And if she should administer the antidote she has got at any time after the seeming death, it would actually klll the boy. This she didn't think to do, however, as she thought l1im really dead. II

Captain ,' "Very good, Russell. other end of the room and approaches). Bill:

Bill I

(A maIJ detaches himsdf from the group at lhe

Yes, cap'n."

Cap'ain ,' .. What arrangements have you made about his burial ?"

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Bill.' .. J couldn't manage to get two of onr men to undertake for him as yon wanted, but the regular undertaker is to do the affnit, nnd be is to be buried in tbe family vault at a church five miles away from the honse. The night aiter the funeral h as taken place, the car is taking two of liS to the church, we remove the body frOlD the coffin- no difficult Illatteraud take Wlll , still senseless. to the meeting cave by the sea. J eu has orders to have the launch there ready, and will have him aboard the ship witWIl twelve hours of the fu neral."

Captaim: "Good, Bill, but titere must be no mistake this time; there lIlust he 110 mistake th is time," Bill (trembling a little).' "No, cap' n, t here's

110

(darkly and slowly)

cha nce of a mistake this time,"

Captain.' "Well, come OIL, boys;

since everything seems to be so convenicnt ly arranged, we' ll have another drink. Come, I,'rcd, you shall give us a song this time. Fill up, all." (They all fill. Fred advances to tile front).

Fred: "Well, here goes, cap' n. sir, and boys: (sings) : "My toast is like the cap'u's ltere, No women, young or old, Please me, but all that I shall want Is gold, and much more gold . I care no whlt how it be got , Dead men ne'er stories told, So kill 'em, rob 'elll, plunder, bu rn, But give me lUnch more gold ." (Th~

song 1S greeted with cheers: they dri1lk.

M14Ch merriment).

CURTAIN.

ACT III. Scetle as A cl I , Coffin on the floor.

Two men nailing it lIIP with no small noise.

l si Man.' "Why this 'ere chap wants to die at t his time our eyes ill work already, and we got to bury 'im termorrer."

year, I cau 't thiuk.

Up to

2nd Man.' "Au' it ain't 'sH they was gain' ter blUY 'im 'ere ill the cemetery. Mus' go carUu' 'jm aloug to Mile End Church, 'ere five mile away: shime, I calls it." (Tluy "Iail Q'J for a while in silence). l sI MmJ.Âˇ "Well, 'e'lI soon be dropt away ter 'is last rest au' (waxing smtimental) 1l0W 'c's gorn I suppose we cau't grudge '1m a decent burial ill 'is faw'Iy vault. You au' Ine'd like to be buried alollg 0' the missis when our time comes, I know ." (Their work is finished; they sit in silence for a mOlne'lt. Tile" 2nd Man gets up silmtly a11d sets up a paw of trestles. They "oist the coffin wi.tholtt a word) . Enter Margaret.

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MaJ'garet: .. 0, have you finished? D, do go awny. aud leave me alone with my brother. Here, take this for yourselves nnd go." (Gives money, goes 10 'he coffin and touches it Jovi"Cly; stoops over it. Turns Olle lights. knetls it' middle of room and prays; room lighted only by a beam oj moonlight through the opm wi"dow. A/Ier some moments site starts. and inclines her ear towards tile coffin. Then she i""'ps up with a Scr6(Wt anti "ens toward it. Several soft rlunblit/gs as oj someont movitlg wiJIwn have jllsl come from it. Now there is a 1/IOr6 determi1led SO"'ld as of some01l8 awakening. A knuckle comes if/to contllct wit" the lid) .

V oice (from within, mUffled): "Yes, whcn I sec Mnrgnrct- Where am I--(shouts ) I'm imprisoned. I' m being d ragged d own with J il1l- doWIl--<lowu-dowll- O-O_O i (He struggles furiously in an increasing effort to escape. l1e bangs the coffin all round so that it shall8s on Us trestles. All the time he shouts, now coJltJrelltly, 110ttJ incoherently. Jlfargarel t'1(,sJu~s to the coffin in a panic, cries" John" then dashes abol~t the room at her wit's end, fma.lly gOi1lg to the door). Margaret (shouting),' "Father I

Come quickly I"

Branslo"e (without),' .. What is it ? I'm coming. [Dislurbaflce on stairs. to opm it.]

Enter Branstone.

sees what has happelled: dashes to coffin .. tries

Brans/one ,' " J ohn, J ohn, 0 you:re not dead; they've been imprisoniug you I" Voice (all the lime slwuUng and screami1Jg . thou",h nluffled by swathings): murdcr I save me from the well I Give me light: I call t see."

"Help!

[His struggles increase in viole'lCe to a nla%imum jusl as 8ranslo"e, who has belm PriZi1lg the lid of t],e coffin, wit/It/raws the lasl1,ail. A s he lakes off the lid to set it dow1J somewhere, a swathed figlÂŤre sils -up Sttddc-uly in the coffi", plmt'i1lg, tries 10 climb Old and Jails, and getting up, walks u1JSteadily across tlie yoom]. Figf~re,' "Give Inc light (groping) I cun 't see; give me air. me wntcr--I 'm t hirsty; where's Margaret, where's ...... ?"

I' m su ffocating-give

M argMet: " H ere, darling; (she tahes him in hlJ1' arms, and yemoves the swathings j rom his jaca anet hoad) : "0 J ohu, 0 J ohu."

[John (I,ppears very pale and dazed'J . J olm,' .. Water, I'm thirsty; give me water." Margaret,' "Yes dear, here you are; take litis. " [She jumbles in her dress Jar a liule phial jrom which sll ~ pOllrs Ollt u small quantity into a medicins glass which stitl stands on the table by the bed-side, and adds a littl~ water. It is the a,lJiÂˇ dole 10 tile poison Il~ has taken. But it is too lal~; he has already swooned mJ{;e jrom ths effect oj the poison.~ J olm: "Th anks. JDrinks). H ere Mar~aret, Margar . .. . .. "(he clldclles at his throat in a choking wuy, Jails ,i ,do J argaret's arms and dJes) .

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CORRESPONDENCE.

N,B.-I'he Editors decli1le to accept allY responsibility WjtJl regard to thest; let/elL Co"respolUlolIlS must mclose tlteir ?lameS, 1101 nectssarily for pltbtication, but as a euaYnnte6 of I:Qud faith .

Personalities will involve certain rejection.

To tlte Editors of "

THE CANTUARTAN,"

To the Editors of" Tim

CAN'tUARIAN."

DEAR SIRS,

D HAR SIRS,

A mere suggestion is here being forwarded by a poor defenceles.'i supporter of intellectual as well as physical sports. As far as I can see the only argument against it is the usual Que, i.e., lack of time , but snrely one hour n week coulrl be found to stlit most of t hose Interested .

Siuce the introduction of the "Amen" in Chapel h as been so successful, might I venture to suggest that a Vesper Hymn might be introduced ? To those who will, I am sure, object to such an .. elaboration" on the grounds that the school would not be able to join in , J reply, in the words of a n old proverb, , Where there's a will t here's a way." Provided that the music is not elaborate-and Vesper Hymlls arc not usually elaborateauy p('rSOI1 ca ll join in , Yours sincerely ,

Chess is n game greatly despised by schoolboys; mainly. I think , because they arc content t o know the moves and trust to luck rather than to t.heir brains for the sHcccssf tll issue of the gatne. I have atl idea that if a club was formcd and conducted a meeting once n week at which the President or Vice-Prcsident gave a lecture all gcner al principles and on the common openings, as well as on a few llseflll, but less COllllllon, phases of the game, theil , a greater k ee nlles~ wou.ld prevai! ; for it gives mueh more satIsfactiOn to Wilt a bnUfe of braius th an one in which luck plays the greater part.

Problems could also be set every week a nd the most successful solve rs for the term be given a s mall prize. I am, yours sincerely, " SCHOoLEousn."

EN HARMON I C CUANGE ,

To the Rd'itoJ's of " THE

CA NTUARlAN, "

SIRS,

Two years ago the New Hall was used every day as a class-room. The m asters' door was used by the masters coming in to take c1nsses, aud, as was quite right and proper, 110 one in th e H all was allowed to use that door. Por two years now the Hall has ceased to be used during school hours. No m asters lise the door th at was once used by them alone. D ut on the New Hall rules there is still a clause:

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.. No oue may use the Masters' door."

To the EdUors of" TIm

that door except Ralph and possibly Mrs. Drew. Is it reasollable that Ralph and Mrs. Drew sho ul d have t he monopoly of it ? The disadvantages of not being a llowed to use it nre tremendous. At present anyolle wishing to go to the Wing has to walk right rou nd through the bathroom, and an yone wishing to go t o the tenuis courts or the wireless rooUl has to go round by the Armoury passage. The wnste of time a nd energy and the loss of temper involved i!; cOllsiderabf(' . Hopiug that the matter will receive immediate attention, I alii , Your servant, P . QRT'Or..B.

To the Editors of " DEAR

THE CANTUARIAN."

SIRS,

May I s uggest t h at more publicity be given to the Athletic achievementsÂˇ of the School ? I,ast year, when Th e Times pub Âˇ lished a long article Oil Public Se bool Athletics, 110 mention was m ade of the School's achievements, some of which were very cr editable. It would surely cause little trouble and would be beneficial t o the School if the results were sent up.

Hoping this will receive due attention, I remain, yonrs truly, " ATm,UTA ."

CANTUAJUAN."

SIR,

If this (')ause is obeyed no one will ever nse

Only one avowedly literary papcr_ The New Statesman- is taken in by the Parry. T d o not s uppose anyone reads .it, if ouly for the very excellent reason that it is quickly buried beneath 0. IUore attractive pile of Tat/ers, Skelcltts and Punches. The best literary review extan t is, I believe The Times Uterary Supplement, which i~ pu blish ed week ly. If thIS were put all t h e to. ble ill the Pnrry beside T lte Times it would be brought more before pearle'S uotice who would, perhaps, read it ant a sheer curiosity . Auyhow, the House COlllmittee cau well spare another threepen ce per week fo r the few who are genuhlely interested in reviews of curreut literature. I am, yours, etc., LI'1'T. D .

T o tile Editors of" Tim CANTUARJAN. " SIR, Might 1 protest against the ridiculOUSly inadeqnate size of the Itoat Club notice-board under t he arches? Whoever designed the boards grossly unde restimated the amounl of space requ ired for Boat Club Notices. At present there is barely rooUl for even two, and at times three or four have to be posted. It is impossible to expect people to read noticcs when they have to be pushed in any how withou t even t he support of n drawingpin. May I ask that something lU ay be doue a bout t.he m atter before next term when so lUuch has to be posted concerning the Boat Club ? I am, yours, Is'!' IV.

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS . RcpHes to some of the letters to the Editors appearing in last term's issue of The Calltllarian Illay not be ont of place. The .. traffic problem" occurring on the stairs ill T.attergate has received consideration , but it is felt that nothing can be done uutil the retu rn of the Headmaster, whose especial wish it was that the oak sta ircase should be reserved for the lise of Masters 0111y.

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The question of "putting the weight" at thp. School Sports is anoth er item thnt must be held over until the Headmaster's rcturtl .

Tn accordance with the suggestion put

forward by " Bu cket and l1rush," the Sporb COllimittee h as entrusted the cleaning of t he fives-court to the hands of two fives-COllrt fags.

The mUlcT early hour at which the School has to enter the Parry Library before lectures mus t, we fear, be endured as a necessary evil. It is essential tltnt the School should be in their scats by 8 p .m. , to allow "isitors to arrive and be showll il1 II IIdistnrbed .

A notice of the Musical Society occurs elsewhere. Eds. Cantuarial' .

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The Hall. Secretary begs to acknowledge Marlburian, Melear, Navy, Olavian. Ol/sel, with thanks the receipt of the followin g, with Radleia11, Shirlmrnian, Skylark, Tonbridgimt, UPP'jngllam Scl&ool Jl.rfagazine, Vicloriml. apologies for any accidental omissions:Alley,tlmt, Blue, Bf'igltJon College Maga t;ne, V igoNlia'l. Cllo/melian, Cily of LondOll School Magazin~, I Also : Th e Albanian ('Vnshington ) ; King's /)ovoria1J, Eastboltrnian, ElizabetJum, St. I School Maganlle (Parrnmatta ); Tile T wig Edward's School Chroni~le , Felslecliml, Hurst (Toronto); Tlte Wanganui Collegian (New Jo/mian, fl ere!ordian, .Jo/mian, J(elly College 1 Zealand) . Chro11icJe, l(lng's College School Magazine, J. S. LEE. Leys Fortnightly, Laurentian, Malver'1tian, Hem. Sec.

NOTICES . The Han . Secretary begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following subscriptions:C. T. Cnrter (3/6); A . Robertson (3/6); ~{rs. LOl1g (10/-); R. A . Finll (4/6); A. I.. Turnbull (7 /-); D. J. Balfour (~/6): V. c. de St. c. rolx (3/6); Miss Manners Smith (3:6); j . R . Reeve (7/Âˇ); R. G. Wingfield (3/6); c. Worsfold (3/6); Mrs. Fleming Sandes (3/6) ; G. T . E nnis (3/6) ; R. T. Plack (3/6) ; K. I. TopUss (3/6); Rev. A. J. Fenn (3/6);

Rev. G. C. Tl. Ryley (3/6) ; P . R . H . Elliott 3/6) ; H . Burrell (3/6); P. J. V. M. Dtwbar 5 /-); J. T. Kempe (lS/-l; J. S. Hewlck 3/6! ; Rev. H . Swithi nbank (2/6) ; H . Spence 316 ; W. R. Monro-Higgs (3/6) ; W. Hunt 3/ 6 ; R . M. Hassell (3/6); A. S. J ohnson (3/6 ; G. C. Knrop (10/6) ; R. A. Finn (3/6).

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CALENDAR. Jan.

20. 24. 27. S1.

Term begins. Third Sunday after Epiphany. Preacher: H . Sharpley, Esq. 1st XV. v. St. Augustine's College. Septuagesillla S unday. P."cfUller: Rev. A. S. Mayne.

Feb.

2. 6. 7. 14. 16. 17. 20. 21. 24. 27. 28.

Purification of the B.V.M. Lecture by Dr. F. H . Mosse, O.K.S. Sexngesima Sunday. P"eacher: Dr. F. H. Mosse. Quiuquagesima Sunday. Preacher: Rev. A. S. Mayne. Jtwior Steeplechase. Ash Wednesday. Senior Steeplechase. First Sunday in Lent. Preacher .. Rev. W. I.nens. St. Matthias. RUll v. South Loudon Harriers and R.A.F. Manston. Second SlUlday in Leut. Preacher: Rev. Canon Burnside.

Mar.

2. Run (2nd VIII.) v. S utton Valence (2nd VIII .). 5. PapcrÂ·chase. 6. R1W v. B1nckheath Harriers aud Canterbury Athleti c Club. 7. Third Suuday itl Lcnt. Preacher: Rev. Canon T. G. Gnrdiner. 11. Penny Rending. 14 . Fourth Suuday in Lent . Preacller,' Rev. E. A. Cook. 18 411d 19. Sch ool Sports. 21. Passion Sunday. P'I'eaclter: Rev. C. G. ClairulOnte. 24. Field Day. Lecture by F. R. P. Onslow, Esq. 27. Triangular Sports. Lecture by A. G. D. West, Esq., O.K.S. 28. Palm SlUlday. P'I'eacher: Rev. W. H. R. Moline,O.K.S. 30. Confirmation by the Bishop of Dover. Rag Concert. 31. Exeunt Omnes.

Gibbs and

SOlIS,

Printers, Orange Street, Canterbury.

THE CANT UA RIA N . VOL. XI.

J ULY. 1926.

No. 14.

EDITORIAL. A hent wave-how strange l But the wenthel experts have found out the cause. In the dim recesses of K ing's School, Canterbury, three unfort unate beings a re displaying so much energy that heat positively radiates frolll them. Wi t h coats ofT nnd sleeves rolled up they ply th e pen as if their lives depended all it. A.nd why ~ Tiff' CfllIl"a,ian is again going to press. Our first duty is to welcome back ou r Headmaste r with ent)' hope that his wonderful experiences will not incite him to go abroad again and leave liS. This mllst be accompauicd by Q Ill" congratulations t o Mr. Goss, who so ably conducted affairs in his absence. We und erÂˇ stand that he is now quite lost without his va rious interviews with all and sundry. A " h at trick" bas been performed; alas! not to the gam c of cricket do wc refer. The sports team won the Triangular Sports for us for t he t hi ro year in succession , t heir st artling victory being attrib uted by sOllie to t hc sacrifice of a doughnut in the" break ;" bu t we doubt it. ' Ve understand that the Captain of cricket h as taken 011 the job of nurse; and , alt hough his proteges arc at present unable to withst and the attacks of their opponents wit h any certainty, we expect great things of the m next seasoll. The Boats are still to be seen trying to avoid catching" crabs" where there are none, and so fae they ha\re had a very ~ lI couragi ng season . It is apparently a hobby of the first Doat to increase their weight IInti! the boat sinks a nd then put their feet through it. Unclean! Unclean! Again we arc troubled with our old ene my of last SUlIllllerRubella, alias German Measles. We hope the single case of this plague will be the only onc. H Time," as the proverb has it , " Mes, " and even as, long-suffering read er, you scan this sentence, a preciolls moment passes which might haye been spent lUore profitably in the perusal of other pages: so. with all due apolog ies, we submit our magazine to your lenient criticism.

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3n {IDemoriam. >1< THE REV. RICHARD FR1<;DHRTCK ELWYN.

K.S. 11l83-1SSS. On May 25th there passed to his re.<;t, after mnny painful years of s uffering borne with unflinching fortitude, one of the lIlost loyal and lovable of Old King's Scholars. Fred Elwyn, sou of Callon Elwyn, Master of the Charter House, whose interest in the SdlOOI has been cOlllmemorated by t he 'mwyn Pri zes, ca me to ~he School in 1883 and had au uuusually blall1clcs~ career h ere. Not robust enough for I"ootbnll, he spent his pbysical energies iu Cricket and Fives, in both of which he represented the School for several years. Intellectually. he was greater than hi s record would SlI ggcst, for iIlÂˇ hcalth, when at Trinity College, Cambridge, spoiled his challcc~ of a First in the Classical Tripos. After Camhridge he spent a short time teaching at " the Parrots" before going to Felsted in 1893. There he 50011 made his mark, and built and carried au wil:h striking s nccess a Boardiug House kn own by his name. He then was appointed Headmaster of King's School, Rochester, and the unsparing devotion to duty which had always characterized him c\'ellhHllly brought on n breakdown in health aud a steadily increasing paralysis. His life h as been that of a real saint and a very human aile withal, inspiring all with whom h e came in contact with deep affection a nd the higbest ideals. His love for the School was outstanding and in the days of his energy he, together with the then Dursar. 1\1r. E. C. Spiers, started the series of O.K.S. biuners which ha,'e gone on uninterruptedly since the early nineties. He a lso r e-folluded The Canterbury l>ilgrims Cricket Club ami captained it for lUauy years, and was always deeply intercsted in the doings of the School which he loved. We offer the School's deep sympathy to his sisters in their heavy loss. R.f.P.

ADMIRAl. SIR JOHN PRANKI.IN PARRY, K.C.B. With the passing of John Franklin Parry a ll April 2 1st, the School has s uffered the loss of a very distinguished SOll. H e was grand-SOli of Sir William Parry, the Arctic Explorer and third SOil of the la t e Dr. Edward Parry, Bishop Suffragan of Dover. Dorn in 1863, he entcrcd the School in 1874 and thc R oyal Navy in 1877. Aftcr passing out of The Britannia at Dartmouth, he served in varions ships employed in hydrographi c work; from 1900 to 1903 he was Chief Civil Assistant to the H ydrographer at the Admiralty a.nd in 19 10 was appointed Assistant Hydrographer of the Navy. In this position he perform ed lUauy valuable services outside the routine of his office. During the War years, from Augnst 16th. 1914 , to September 1st, 1919. he carried out ill vaillabfe and indispensable work in the responsible post of Hydrographer of the Navy. His tenure of this officc was the most remarkable of recent years and contributed g rea tly to the advancement of lI a l,tical Scicllce. H e was made c.n. in 191 6 and K.C.n. ill 1919. His las t im/)Qrtant work before retiring was to preside at the International H ydrographic Con erence held ill London in 19 19, whcn 45 delegates, represcnting 2S nations, were assembled and considerable progress was made in the dircction of standardized practice. He was promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1920 and to Admiral ill 1925. He was all interesting conversationalist and a splendid raco,Jlltll,. R.I.P.

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LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER. :My DEAR S CHOOlr-PAS'r AND PRESENT,

I want, in the first place, to express, t hrough t he medium of Tile Caniuarian, Illy very real gratitude for t he many kind inquiries made abo ut IIl C during my long absence. These, together wit h t he s unshine and beauty of Afric a and !Ualty little tokens of remembrance s uch as radiog ra ms aud letters, did much to b elp me get quite fit again. So too, did the extraordinarily kind welcome I received from O.K.S. and frie nds in Africa. I stayed twice, in different places. witll Ronald Gleun ie, who does much to run the business of Messrs. Vander Byl and Co., ill Cape Towu, though he is preparing a farm near stcllcubosch, t o which to retire for his declining years. .

I also stayed with Colonel Alec Gordon, who h ns a beaut ifnl frnitÂˇfarm near Mulders VIe!. He and I joined the" Parrots .. at its opening ill 1879 so we always have much to talk about. Then I played golf and dined with Cot. H. n. T . CWlds, who is a supreme authority on nll matters of wireless in South Africa and lives ill a delightful house near Cape Town. Unfortunately I missed E. L. Massey, who is in the Administrator's Office in Cape Tow ll . A lso I was unlucky in that tile Rev . L . N . Green, who is now a Naval Chaplain in H .M.S . Birmi1Jgllam, was cruising up the West Coast, but I had tea with his parents. I spent Christmas Day and several other days with Cyril Clayton, who is ill the Porestry Department, and has a channing house at Tokai, near Cape Town. His elder brother Sydney was also staying there from Heilbroll. He was very busy 'courting' and wns Ularried on the day I arrived hOUie in England. At Durban I searched diligently for Ravenscroft, but failed to nUl him to earth. Whcn I reached Bulawayo the you nger Curling took charge of me and showed me the li Oll S, both literal aud metaphorical, fo r that town boasts to possess the largest captive lion in t he world, and it certainly js a magnifice nt beast . I was unable to get to see Colonel Dick Blore and his brother Ch ar1e.'J, who far m ncar PotchefstroolU a nd were just then, as I afterwards heard, recovering from burns received while trying to rescuc thei r stock froUl a fi re. Besides meeting all these O.K.S. I was also fort ll nate ill co ming across many other liuks with K.S.C. including Mrs. Clayton, the mother of C.H.e. and Sydney; Mr. Wenban, the father of our i wo Wenbaus; Mr. J ordan, father of R. If. J .; two brothers-illÂˇlaw of G. D. Tripp; Ur. Alfred Nicholson, whose brother was at K.S. with me, and Mr. and Mrs. Spearman, parents of J . B. S., who entertained me royally for two days at Zauzibar. The hospitality of t hem all, and indeed of everybody I met in that vast contineut was simply amazing and made all the difference to the enjoyment of a lonely traveller, and I do thank them with all my heart. Yours ever, ALGERNON LATTER.

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'fHE CAN'fUARIAN THE Captain: Captain Captaiu Captain Captain

of of of of

SCHOOL. J. W. POOtE.

J. A. D.

Football Bonts Cricket Games

T. V.

S~A~ER .

SCRIVENOR. A. D, StA'tER.

C. L.

Cr,E~mNTs.

MONITORS:

W. POOLE. T . V. SCRIVENOR, J. A. D. SLATER, C. I{. Cr,EMENTS, O. L. DAVIW, R. MOR'I'ON, F. A. EUS'tACI~, D. A. SOMERVILtE. A. L. Hn.t, W. B. Cr,l~GG, J. S. LEE. EDI'tORS OF THE" CANTUARIAN ,"

W. POOLE, T. V. SCRIVENOR, C. L. Cr,ElomN'I'S. HON. SECRE'l'ARV 01' TIm .. CANTUARIAN,"

S . LEE.

SPORTS COMMIttEE.

W. POOtE,

A. D . SLA'tER, T. V. SCRIVeNOR, C. L. CI.UMl!!N'l'S, A. L . HIt-I., W. B. CJ.EGC ~

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES. D. C. DUTCHHR.- Entercd School, Sept., '22; Sixth Form, Sept., '25. F. S. M. BADER.- Elltered School, Jan., '22; Sports Colours, '25; Langley H ouse House Monitor, May, '25; 1st XV., '25; Sixth ForJU, Jan., '26 ; Sgt. O:r..C., Jan. '26. J. M. SADBACJ.t..- Elltered School, Jan., '22; Langley House House Monitor, May, '25; 1st XV .. '25. D. W. I.ovll.- n;ntered School, May, '22; Langley House House Monitor, May '25. P. D. FINN.-Eutered School, Sept., '21 (J.K.S., Sept., ' 17 ); Sports Colours, '24, '25. R. H. EVANS.-Entered School, Sept., '22; 1st XV., '25.

VALETE. L . G. Valpy, P . S. C. Preston, M. E. Williams, V. F . Ireland, R. G. D. Bruce.

SALVETE. D. r. Hill. W. A. Large. J. G. W. Charnaud, J. E . P. Lane. P. C. McCullagh. Brewer, R . O. Crouch, A. 1. E. Needham, A. W . Box, H . L . Paxton.

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THE CANTUARIAN SCH OOL It is good to be able to announce that Nurse Sumner is better. She is now at St. Saviour's Hospital, Osnabnrgh Street, where she bas been visited by Miss Skipwith, Mrs . pottcr and the Headmaster. The latest reports are quite encouraging, and there is hope t hat sh e m ay be at last ou t he road to recovery. Sh e h as the sympathy and the very best wish es of all t he School.

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Hodgson's Hall has• yet another occupant. The School was welcomed there at the beginning of term by Nurse Brown, and as yet neither Nurse nor the School seems to have overstayed its welcome' Rbe has been poorly received by Hodgson 's H all itself, for a ghost has been heard going its rounds with the watchman. It has not yet materialized into anything definite. It is to be hoped that its company will not pall on Nurse.

• the followin g on Congratulations to receiving their Cricket Colours after the C.O.S. match : 1st XI.: G. C. Valder, R. A. W. DiWlY, H , E, Honey, 2ud XI.: A, C, Goold, D, Taylor, D. G, Whlttal, J, 0, Green, G. C. A, Paris, A, P. D, Kennedy, J, D, Booth.

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Also to t he au r eceiving t heir Donting Colours after Marlow Regatta:1st IV.: R. Morton, J, W, Poole, W. T, Hodson,

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• on their promotion Also to the following to the VIth form: W. B. Clegg, G. M. Collyer, C. H . Frend, J. A. D. Slater.

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The Parry has at last got a new and tuneful piano. Long may it remain tuneful! The old grand is being offered to a troop of scouts. There seems to be hope of their buying it, but of course they have never yet heard it p layed.

NEWS. Congratulations to J. N. B. Laln~ on obtaining n Ford Studentshtp at Trinity College, Oxford aud to J. D. Neil a n obtaining a .£40 open exhibition in mathematics at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

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The corps h as been under t h e efficient , b u t noue too tender, care of Sgts. F. mery and PeUey from the Buffs' Depot. Their combined efforts should produce a realty smart contingent for camp.

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The P.T. squad is in full swing and should do quite well. So far onlv one or two have volunteered to go to Aldershot and it is not, perh aps, too late to make a last appeal for oUlers to come. The dates are August 9thAugust 21st. The time is certainly awkward, but if auy more people, either in the P.T. squad or not, care to come, they will be most welcome. They must, however, be fairly sturdy and must be stayin g at least another year. People who do go to Aldershot will be of immense value afterwards: not on ly will they form the backbone of next year's squad b ut they will be able to help to take school P.T. through the winter and do m ucll t o p ut more life and interest into it.

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• given on the evening T h e Rag Concert was of T u esday, March 31st. As usual, it was rather a scrappy, impromptu affair, b ut performcrs and audience took it all in good part, and sowe remarkably fine p ieces of barracldng were b eard. The first-back play, presented by that well-known ornament of the stage, Mr. R. D. Hearder, was by far the best item in the programme.

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• impromptus upon an Spackman ~ave some .. oaten stop' tilat much pleased the audience.

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Robertsonl, in the· New-Hall play, made some fearful noises on a much-battered cornet. Both had our complete sympathy.

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The Old H all also produced a play-their secoud. Its humour was-well, Old H all humour. Any how, it made the audience laugh loud and long.

••• The proceedin gs closed rather earlier than usu al, with the National Anthem: Mr.

Clements was at the pinno.

Before this column shall end, the verv best congratulations to the Sports Team winning the t riangular sports for the third year fuuning. Their performances were magnifi ccnt-espeda.lly those of ClelUents. H ilf and Finn : four records were broken by them and OtiC equalled. They were probably t.he fin est Sj)orts team the Scbool ever h as had . May t lCy and their perform_ auces long be remembered .

LECTURES. On March 24tll we listened to a fascinatin g lecture on '\'fld Life froUl the month of that hUlUorolls aud able naturalist , Mr. Frank Onslow. H e confin ed himself almost entirely to bird stories, and very good they were. We can only quote one inst auce of his humour. Mr. Onslow was attempting to photograph a n est on a ledge of rock half-way down a cliff-face. He was s uspended by a rope. In the course of Ws descent, he put his arms round a projecting boulder weighing balf-a-hundred weight or more; t he bou lder became loose and started to s lip. .. WeU, of course," Mr. Onslow said to us, .. I did'nt want the thing any more, so I just dropped it." His stories were illustrated with slides of a quality which m ade clear Ws extra ordinary skill at once as a photographer and as a naturalist. Ou March 27th A . G. D . West, Esq., O.K.S., lectured Oll .. Broadcasting." Air. West is au importa nt person at the B .B C. Station at Savoy Hill ; aud his purpose was to explain to li S the m ethods employed in broadcasting, rntber than the technical details of wireless. After telling us shortly of the cOllversion of sound waves into wireless waves, their amplifi cation aud con versiou again into sound waves, he desc ribed and showed pictures of the B.B.C. stud ios ill Londou aud elsewhere, the portable trauslllissioll set llsed to broadcast noises from t he Zoo, and t he new station at Davell try . H e concluded wit h a demonstration 0 11 a powcrful set of his own which he had brought with him and fi xed up in the Parr y Libro.ry. We h eard selections from Paris, Holland, Berlin and other p laces.

ATHLETICS . The Athletic season on the whole was more satisfactory tha.n it bas been for some years; for, besides tbe snccess of the sports team (wbich was perhaps the best all rOlmd sillce 1904 ) the Running VIII. was considerably better than usual. Some or the times in the jUllior events left much to be d esired, but Taylor showed promise and R obertson's jumping was good. Tbe eutries for the Hurdles were as few as ever; and, of those who ran, Smith alone showed true style.

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Clements and Hill both broke records, showing considerable improvement au last year's forllt; and FinB, although he has no records to his credit, won his events in excellent time, beating very strong opponents ill the Triangu lar Sports. He is the best performer at the longer distan ces we have had for some yenrs. The HetOllS were again the most successful Tutor Set, beating t he Mnrtlets, who were second, by 192 to 84 points. l !here was only One event ill the Triangu lar Sports in whicb One of their members was 1I0t a fi rst string.

DAY-BOYS' STEEPLECHASE. The AUllll a! Day-Boys' Steeplecll8se was rull au t he last day of the Easter Term ns usual. The weather conditions were very favourable, though perhaps som c of the heat was not entirely necessary for the comfort of t he competitors. The course was, as us n ai, the course of the Juuior Steeplechase nud ru l the runllers managed to finish. As was anticipated, Finn wall easily, ill spite of the Illost desperate efforts of the handicapper to hinder him . He wall in the distinctly good tilUe of 23 minutes 3s! secs. He was followed by T~intl i s (30 sees. start), Mowll (I' 30"'), Horlsey (30'), Allen (I'), Allard (1' 30'), Somerville (30"'), \Vood (2' 30'), and Elvy. Potter ii.made a fine and snccessful effort,in spite of sOlUe competition, to gaiu the last place. It wonld appear that he wou this coveted place by two dykes.

THE SPORTS.

FIRRT DAY. The sports were held all March 18th and 19th . The conditions were good and a very slight breeze favoured t he spl'intcrs. T he perforlUances were bctter all round compared wit h t hose of las t year, alld several records were broken. I. I IONG J UJ\u' (Open). 3. QUARTER Mu,n (Under 16!) H eats. 1.t. A. L. Hill (Ch .), 20 ft. Rl ins. Cookl , Fiullis and R obertsl won their 2nd. U. Taylor (M.). beats, COOkl doing the best time of 61f. HflI beat t h e record, set up last year by 4. QUARTER MILE (Under 15) Heats. 13. C. Snell, t hree times. With his last The heat winners were Pentonl, Graves attelll pt he added an extra two inches. aud Wi ld 2, the latter doing t be good time of Taylor was a bad second. 66 sees. QUAR'l'ER Mrr,E (Open). 5. 2. 100 YARDS (Open) Semi-Finals. 1st. C. L. Clements (He.). Clem ents wou his heat in the record time 2nd. A. L. Hill (Ch.). of lOt sees. Picciuino won in 10â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ and lIce 3rd. H . S. Smith (H e.). In 11 sees. Time: 541.

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Clements and Hill were well away from t he rest, the form er l cadin~ the whole way.

but sprinting late so that the time s uffered . 6. HURDr.F.S (Under 16t). 1st. D. Taylor (M.). 2nd. J.... V. Heymon (S.).

Time: 20f sees. Taylor won in good time. There were only three entries. but the style was a great improvement all that of late years. 7, 100 YARDS (Uuder 15) Heats. Felltou2 and WII<1 2 WOll their heats in 121. CoUyer2 winning his in 12l. 8. HURDI,I\S (Opeu) Heats. Clegg1 and Smith2 wou iu 19t aud 19 r espectively. Smith's style was good, his " 3's" being unbroken. 9.

HIGH ] uup (Under 16-1J. 1st. D . I. Robertson (Hk.). 2nd. J . A. G. Scott (S.) and Taylor (M.) Height: 4 ft. 81 ins.

Most of the competitors lost throu$h early t aking off, Robertson showed conSiderable spring. but made no use of hi s rUIl. to. HAI.I? Mn, l~ (Uneler 16t). 1st. J . P. Hare (Hk.).

2nd. R. T. TrIpp (He.). Srd. R. A. FHltliS (M.) . Time : 2 mll\s. 291 sees. A well judged race. Heyman led for the first lap after which Tripp and Pinnls came to the front. Hare sprilited strongly for the last 220 yard s aud won by feet. II. 220 YARDS (Open) Heats. Clements anel Hill both beat the record. returning' times of 24 sees. each. H ill appeared to beat the pis tol also. QUAHTER Mu,F. (Under 15) .

12.

1st. 2.

R. H. A. Wild (He).

J . Fenton (S.).

Time: 67 sees. Won easily in poor time . 13.

ONE MIf.E (Open). 1st. P . D. Fiun (He.) . 2nd. R. :M orton (M.). Srd. P. S. M. Bader (Gr.). 4th. F. F. Haddock (Hk.). Time: 4 millS. 59! sees. Dader aud Morton led at tile start. with Haddock and Finn next. Bader tinled his pacing with some accuracy for two laps, after wWeh Finn weut ahead and finished very strongly some way in front of Morton.

SECOND DAY. (Open ) Final. lst. H. S. Smith (He.). 2nd. r.... A. Eustace (M.). Time! 19 sees. Smith repeated his good performance of the previous day . Clegg led for three flights, but afterwards altern ately knocked down and rau round the hurdles. 2. 100 YARDS (Open) Final. 1st . C. L. Clements (He.). 2nd. R . F. Picciuiuo (M.). Tillie: l Ot sees. Clements equalled his new record . He started well and won by three yards. I.

HURDJ.ES

100 YARDS (Under 161) Heats. Taylor, Cookl and Fish won their heats in II i . lIt and 12 sees. respectively. 4. HIGn JUMP (Open). 1st. W. n. Clegg (He.). 2nd. P. R . Stevens (M.). Height: 4 ft. lI t ins. Clegg won easily by two inches from Stevens. The remainder \'Vere very poor. 5. QUARTER MU.E (Under 16t) Final. 1st. J . M. G. Cook (S.). 2ud. R . A. Filluis (M.). 3rd. J. H . Gilliugton (M.). Time: 62 sees.

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THE CANTUARI AN Cook, Gilliugton and Barry made the pace ill turn. Finnis ran up from sixth in the last 60 yards, but cou ld not catch Cook, who won by 4 yards. 6. 220 YARDS (Open) Final. 1st. A. L . Hill (Ch .). .

2nd.

C. L. Clements (He.).

T ime: 24 sees. Clemen ts led as far as the bend , where he ullowcd H ill t o p ass lnside him . Hill fi nished very strongly and j ustified his performance of t he prevIO us day by again b eating the record wit h 24 seconds. 7. 100 YARDS (Under 15) F inal. 1st. A. R . R. Kent. 2nd. H . Fenton . TJme: 12t sees. Kent was three yards away from t he others at the start and won easily in fast time. 100 YARDS (Under 16i) Final. 8. 1st. ll. Taylo, (M.). 2nd. J. G. O. Rob..ts (G,.). Time: II t sees. Taylor got away well, and WOll in ex cellent

tiwe. 9. H AI.l' MII.E (Open). 1st . P. D . Finn (He.). 2. H . S. Smit h (He.). 3. F . F. H addock (H k.). Time : 2 mins. 9 sees.

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Smith sct a hot pace for the first tap after which Fiun went ahead and won in the best time for some years. H addock was a bad third. 10. LONG J UMP (Under 16i ). 1st . P. Cllarig (S.). 2nd. ll . Taylo, (M.). Length : 16 ft . tOl ins. A poor l e u ~th . Ch arig WOIl somewhat unexpected ly wi th t he most p erfect t ake-off of the two days. Taylor failed entirely to p roduce his t r ue form . TU'l'OR MILE. (I) Herons (Clemen ts. Finn, Smith and Lee); (2 ) Chough s ; (3) Madlets ; (4) Swallows; (5) Hawks. Time: 3 mins. 47 secs. Smith gave the Herons a good lead by winning tile first lap in about 55 secs. The takiug-over was good throughout the race. Tbe Martlet5 were second up to the third lap when Day almost caught them. In the final lap Eustace rau strongly. but was passed by Hill to give the Choughs secoud place. The time, 12. sees. better than lac;t year, broke the stauding record, Ule Herons averaging under 57 seconds per man. It is iuterestiug t o uote t h at t he Tutor Set t hat eventually became the "Herons" also beld tbe previous record of 3 mins. 481 sees. J J.

The Tutor Set Competition resulted as follows : -

Open.

I. 2. 3.

6. 6.

HERONS MAR'1'r.JtTs

CuOt!CHS HAWKS SWAtr.OWS GRYPHONS

...

... ... ... ...

...

... ... ... ...

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... ... ...

... ...

192

84 68

18 8 6

I I

Und .. 16lÂˇ

I Un der 15. I

48 0 26 32 6

Total.

206 132 72

0 4 8

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TRIANGULAR SPORTS. The Triangular Sports were held this year on the St. I.nwrence Cricket ground at Canterbury on the afternoon of Saturday, March 28th. The School won the sports for the third ye nr runt1ing. F ive records were broken and oue equalled. Clements and Finn ran very well to win t wo events each OIl the same day, and Clements' performance ill the hUlldred yards and quarter, and Hill's in the long-jump wcrc especially good . Dover werc unfortunate to have somc vcry fine runners in the same year that the School had, perhaps, the best sports team it h as ever had. The fino.! score wns :K ing's School, Canterbury 49, poin ts. 30 Dover College ... St. Lawrence College.,. I! J.

100 YARDS. Time: 10* sees. (I) C. I,. Clements; (2) F. H. B. Ashby. K.S.C.- C. II . Clements, R . F. P iccinino. Dover Collcge.- P. H. B. Ashby, Ai. F. Bannerman. St. Lawrence College.- R . Perfect, A. G. Palin. There wcre se veral false starts at tbe beginning of the race. When the runners were at last started Clements got off abou t two feet behind Baunerman. He passed him about half-way aud won by about four yards in the cxccllcnt record time of 101 sees. Piccluino finished fourth .

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( L) King's School, Canterbury Tillle : 1 min. 371 sees. K .S.C.- C. I" Clements, A. L. Hill, l . N. B. I/ainl!, R. F. Piccinino. Dover College.- It. H. n. Ashby, M. F. Baunerman, W . R . Southam, I . C. Bell. St. Lawrence ColIege. -H. G. Alderton, A. C. Hardie, A . G. Palin, R. -Perfect. A new record was. put up in this race. The School drew inside station, and Clements led nt the end of the first lap by abollt ten yards. This lead was gradually lost and Hilt started the last lap about eight yards behind Bnlluerman. He caught Bannerman up at the pavilion and, running mag nificentl y, passed him t o win by about five yards. IÂˇITCH J UM I'. 2. (I ) E. B . H . Wright; (2) W. B . Clegg and C. W . DruUllUond, tic. H eight: 5 ft. 01 ius. RJ~CORD: 5 ft. 2! ins. Ioce (K.S.C.) 1925. K.S.C.- W. n. Clegg, R. F. Picciniuo. Dover Cotlcge.- E. D. H. Wright, I. C. Dell. St. J.. awrellcc COllege.- C. W. Drummond, A . C . Palin. The. jumping was oot up to the standard of formcr years. The School tied for second placc with St. Lawrence. Clegg maintained his OWll standard of the School sports.

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(I ) P. D. Finn; (2) M. F. Bannerman . Time : 2 mins. 9 sees. RgCORD: 2 mill. 9 sees, (Dover), 1925. K.S.C.-P. D. Film , G. R. S. Smith. Dover Collegc.-M. F. Bannerman, J . R. Walker. St. Lawreuce College. -J. Theohhilus G. S. Fothcrgill. . Fiull wou this race and beat Dover's record of last yenr. He ran abont third until the last two hundred yards or so. He sprinted with very good judgment to beat Dover by about ten yards. 5. LoNe JUMP. (I) A. L. HIli; (2) W. R. Soutbam. Length : 20 ft. 41 ins. K.S.C.- A. I,. HIli, B. Taylor.

• THE CANTUARIAN Dover College.- W. R. Southam , I. C. Bell, St. Lawrence CoUege. -R T . WeekJey. A . G. Hardie. Anothe r record was broken by Hill . His jUlUP of 20 ft. 41 ins. was about a foot and a half b etter than any otller. He jumped consis tently well, adding about an inch to each of his four jumps. O. HURDI,ES (120 YARDS). (I) L . R . W. Bird; (2) H. S. Smith . Time : 17* sees. K .S .C.- H. S. Smith, P. A. E~ u stace. Dover CoUegc.- L. R. W. Bird, I. C. Bell. St. Lawrence Collcge.-S. ] . Saunders, A. D. llill. Bird (Dover) broke the record for the hurdles in the excellent time of 17* sees. He led the whole way aud won easily . Smith did well to get second place for the School. 7.

QUARTER-MltH.

( I ) C. L . Clements;

(2) 1'. H. B. Ashby. Time: 53* sees. X.S,C. -C. L. Clements, A. L. Hill . Dover COllcge.-F. H . D. Ashby, W . R. Southam .

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St. Lawrence College.-A. G. Hardie, E. T. Weckly. Clements eq ualled the Sch ool record and beat his o\vu triangular record in this race . He ran with fine judgment and obtained the lead a nd the inside position early in the r ace by a well-timed sprint. He led the whole way and won comfortably . Hill finished tWrd.

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( I ) P . D . Finn ; (2) M. N. Brnsbfield . Time: 4 mins. 53 sees. Record: 4 mins . 48 sees., Bridgman, St. Lawrence, 1925. K.S.C.-P. D. Finn, R. Morton, F. F . Haddock. Dover Collegc.- M. N. Drushficld, R . P . Sairclough, H . J. Dowler. St. I.awrence College.- H. G. Alderton, J. F. HoskeD, J. G . 'Foole. F inn did a very fine performance in winning both the mile and the halI-mile on the same day. He was well paced by the other m embers of t he team and WOll by a good sprint by about tell yards frOUl Dover. R.

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CRICKET. LIST OF FI XTURES,

1926. RUNS FOR.

DATE.

OPPONENTS.

1926. Tues., May 1] Thurs., .. 20 Tues. , .. 25 Tues., June I Thurs., 3 Tues., 8 Wed., 9 15 Tues., 16 Wed. , Tues. , 22 Tues. , .. 29 Tues" J uly 6 Tues. , " 13 Sat., .. 24

FI R S T Rev. A. S. Mayne's Xl .. . ... ... . Chortham Asylum .. " . .. . .. ...... . St. Lawrence C.C .. , ...... ..... ... . St. Lawrence C. C. .... .. . . .. . ... . . St. Lawrence" Thursday" XI. Coutt's Bank ....... ... .... , .... . ,'. St. Edmund's SchooL .... ..... . . Depot, The Buffs . .. ... . ... ....... . Wye College . . .... . ... .......... ... . Ba.nk of Engla.nd . . .. ", . .. ... .. . . . Highgate School. .. ....... .. ... .. .. Eastbourne CoUege . .. ..... .. ... .. St. Lawreuce College, Ramsgate O.K.S ... . . . ........ ... .. ..... .. ...... . SECON D Heme Bay College 1st XI .. " . \Vye College 2nd XI . ........... . Herne Bay College 1st Xl ..... . Duke of York's R.M.S .... ... ... .. St. Edmund's School 2nd XI. St . Edmund's School 2ud XI. Dover College 2nd XI.. ........ . S t. I/awrcllce College 2nd XI.

Tues., May 18 Tues., .. 25 Tues" " 31 Tucs., June 8 Tues., 15 Wed., .. 23 Sat., .. 26 Sat., July 3

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1st Inn. 211oInn. 1st Inn . 2udInn

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I 1 ------~----------~~----~~~~-~----1St XI. - M:l.tcht"s Played, 10; Won, 2; Lost. 7; Drnwn, t. 2nd XL - Mntches Played, 4; Won, - ; Lost, 4; l)rtl,wn. - ; Scratched, 2.

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XI. MATCHES.

KING'S SCHOOl,. CANTERBURY •. REV . A. S. MAYNE'S XI. Pla.yed on St. Lawrence Ground on Tuesday, May 11 th, the School lo~illg by three wickets. The School Wall the toss and batted first, the first wicket falling when the score stood at 4. The School did not recover f roIU this poor start , and were all out for the moderate score of 140, of which 26 were extras. For tJ1C School Valder (3 1) and Taylor (18) were top scorers. For our opponents. Mr. Harris and Mr. Finn were the most sl1ccessful bowlers. G. P. and R. S. Mount opened well for Mr. Mayne's XI., the first wicket falling at 27. Despite this, h alf the side was Ollt for 82. However, ow iug to a stand between Mr. Nash (37) nnd Mr. Finu (27 not out) the School total was passed for the Joss of 7 wickets. K I NG'S SCHOOL. REV. A. S. MAYNE'S XI. C. C. Valder, e Lain~, b Harris................ 3 1 G. P. Mount, c Green, b Binny............. 15 3 R. S. Mount, e and b I·TilL ............ ...... 31 H. C. Honey, c Lain~. h Harris............... J . A. D. Slater, b Finn... .... .. ............ ... 14 J . B. Harris, lbw, b Binny.. 2 15 A. S. Mayne, b Taylor....... ........... ....... 14 A. L. Hill, e Harris, b Reynolds, ... "." A. P. D, Kennedy, r un out... 1 J. Dean, b Honey............................. 11 R. A. '~1. Blnny, b Harris.................. .. ... 8 L. J. Nash, b Honey............ ............... 37 J . N. B. La i n~, b Honey..... ................ 0 B. Taylor, b Egerton J ones.................. 18 A. C. Goold, b Reynolds......... .............. 0 Finn, not ont ................ " ........ "....... 27 J. B. Booth, st Mayne, b Finll............... 10 A. E. J ones, b Taylor...... 9 J. O. Green, e E. JOlH"!S, b Finn.......... 14 P. G. Reynolds } Did t b t D, G. WhittaU, not out............... 0 H. Sharpe no a. Extras....................... ............... 26 Extras............ 7 Tot al ................. .... . . . .

140

Total (for 8 wkts.) ........... 153

KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v. CHARTHAM MENTAL HOSPITAL. This match, played at Cbartham on Thursday, May 20th. ended in a win for the School by 68 rUlis. The School won the toss and decided to bat first, b ut Taylor was SOOI1 smartly stumpcd off Hills' bowli ng, the first wicket fa lli ng at 4. A stand bet ween Valdcr aud Hill took the score to 60 before Hill was stumped, again off Hills' bowling. After an innings of 25. which included one 6 and two 4's. Valder, who had already been misscd. was next ant at 67, his score being 42, and Honey was ant at thc same total. At this timc, Valder and Hill had made all the rUllS between them. The scoring slowed down after this until ninny went in. His score of 35 included four 4'9. The school wns finally all out for 164. For Charth am, Hills took 6 wickets for 73. Ch ar th am opeued badly, two wickets fnlling for 3 runs. O'Sb ea nnd Buttery were the ouly two to show auy confidence, making 34 and 23 respcctively, and our opponents were all out for 96. For the School. Wllittall bowled well, taking 5 wickets for 44 runs. KING'S SCHOOL. CHARTHAM MENTAl, HOSPIl'AL. G. C. Valder, c Batsford, b Hills............ 42 C Candler, b Whittalt...................... .. . 0 D. Taylor, st O'Shea, b H ills..... 0 W. Drcw, c Grcen, b W hittaU................ 1 A. L. Hill, st O'Shea, b Hills................. 25 C. O'Shea, c Green, b Hill................... 34 H. C. Houey, c and b Hills..................... 0 H. Hills, c and b WhittaU.... ......... .. .. .. 8 J. A. D. Slater, c Hndsou, b Hills......... .. 19 R. Buttery, c Houey, b Taylor ...... " .... 23 Dr. Topham. c Dillny, b Whittall .......... 12 R. D. Hcarder, c Batsford, b Hudson..... . 16 A. P. D . KCllllcdy, b Hudsou.. 2 P. Davey. b Taylor.. .............. 0 P. A. , V. Dinny, c Baker, b Buttery.. 35 E. W. Cran mer, c Keulledy, b Whittnl1 . 4 5 Dr. Baker, b Honey........ ................ . ... 6 J . B. Booth, b Drew......... . .... .. ........... J . O. Green. c Cranmer, b Hills .... ...... ... 14 J. Datsford , c Valc1cr, b Honey.............. 0 D. G. Whittall. not out.......... .... ,,, ...... ,, 5 H, Hudson, not out.................. .. ... .... 0 Extras ... .............. ,................... . 1 Extras ........... ,...................... 8

Total .. ... .. ............. ... .......... 164

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. LAWRENCE C.C. Played on St. Lawrence Ground all Tuesday, May 2Sth, resulting iu a draw. A drawll match wns all that could be hoped for, as St. Lawrence dicll10t dcc:lnrc their innings closed at 244 ( or 5 wickets until t ea was taken. Capt. i\fauduit and :Mr. Turner put all 113 rtlUS for the first wicket, scoring- 64 and 60 respectively. C. P. Mount scored .13 and R. C. Maylam 42 and St. Lawrence declared at the tea in terval. • For the School, VoMer and Goold put all 49 before being separated, but 6 wickets were dowJI for 94 when Taylor and Kennedy came together and took the Score to 146 before Keulledy was bowled by Turner. Taylor and BillllY then pl ayed Ollt tilile. ST. I,AWRTlNCE C.C. KING'S SCHOOl•. R . Mund uit, b Whittall ......... "........ 64 G. C. Valdcr. c Wcignll , b MayIam...... . . 29 A. C. Goold, b Welgull ...................... .. . 18 F. G. Turner, c Kennedy, b SInter......... 60 l-I. C. HOllcy, c Drowllscombe, b Weigall I9 G. P. Mount, st VnJdcr, b Hill ........... ..... 53 R. C. Maylam, c and b ninny............... 42 J . A. D . S inter, Ibw, b WeigaU.. ...... .... . 0 2 A. I ,. Hill, b \\feignIL ............. ............. 13 I,. A. P·. 'Veigall, b HiI!.. ......... ............. R. S. Mount, not out............. .......... .. . .. 17 n. Taylor, not ouL.............. .. ..... .. ... .. . 41 H . L. cremer } R. D. Heard er, b Cremer........ ......... . .. 3 A. Drownscowbe P. A . W .llinlly, not ouL.............. ...... 1 D. E. Bacon Did not bat. A. P . D. Kellnedy, b Turner............. .... 32 F. G. Frost J. O. Grecn } Did not bat Rev. A. S. :Mayne D. G. Whittall . Extras...... ... .......... . . ......... . ..... 6 Extras......... .. . ........ .. .. .. ...... . 7 Total (for 5 wkts. dec.) . .. .. . 244

Total (for 7 wkts.) ..... ... .. 163

KING'S SCHOOl., CANTERBURY v. ST. J,AWRENCJ); C.C. P layed all St. Lawrence Ground all Tuesday, Juuc 1st , St. Lawrence winning by three wickets. The School battcd first and started moderately, the first wicket falliug at 6, but owing to good batting by Hill (56), Binny (41) and Kennedy (29). the last wicket fell for a total of 196, including 22 extras. For St. I,awrence, Capt. R . Maudnit and C. T-T. Cole put all II I fo r the first wicket in just over 30 miuutes, Cote's inuings of 74 including fifteen 4's. Thrce wickets fell at this total, but the School score was passed with 4 wickets in h and. KING'S SCHOOL. ST. I,AWRENC1I C.C. G. C. Valder, c G. P . Mount, c Callander 6 Capt. R. Mauduit, c Haney, b Taylor.... 3S A. C. Goold, b Call ander... ................... 13 C. II. Cole, b Hil!............ ....... .. ......... 74 J . A. D. Slater, c Derthwick , b Callander 3 G. P. Mount, b Hill................. ....... ..... 2 A. L . Hill, c Aiallduit, b Murrill............... 56 I,J. A. F. WcignU, b Taylor.................. . 0 n. Tay10r, b Proctor............ ............... 16 :Major Calland er, c Slater, b Honey........ 45 A. P . D . Kennedy, c and b Murrin......... 29 R. S. Mount, c H ouey, b Whittan......... 19 R. A. W. ninny, b Murrill.................. 41 I J • J . Nash, lit VoIder, b Wbittall........... 18 H. C. Halley, c Weigall, b Callander....... 6 F. G. Prost, not o ut.... .... . ........ ........... 6 J. O. Grecn, not ouL............ .. .. .. ........ 1 C. H . Bcrthwick, c Haney, b Goold...... 12 J. B. Booth, h Callander....................... 0 J. B Murrin, b Goold ..... ........ .. .. ........ . 9 D. G. WhlttaU, c Frost, b Callander....... 3 Proctor, dl<lllot bat. I·:xtras.................. .................... 22 Ex tras............. .. ............... .. ... 6 ·1'otal. ................. ............ . .. 196

Total (for 9 wkts.) .... ........ 224

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KING'S SCH OOL, CANTERBURY v, ST. LAWRENCE" THURSDAY" X I. Played on the St. Lawren ce Grouud on Thursday, J un e 3rd. St. Lawren ce "Thursday" XI. winning by 127 runs. St. T.nwrencc WOIl Ute toss nnd batted first. T h e first wicket fell at lB. but Murrin and DutuaJl put all 81 runs for the second wicket and Murrin and Rev. A. S. Mayne 83 runs for the third wicket . On the fall of the fourt h wicket at 2 13, the innings was declared closed. or t he School innings. t he less said t he better. Qu ly Slater, Gool d aud Green reached double figures and the School werc a ll o ut ill about two hom s for t he poor total of 86, Mur rin taking 5 wickets for 4S and D ilt nall 3 wickets for 2 1. D ut lla ll bowled 22 overs, including 12 maidens, without being taken off. KING'S SCH oor,. ST. I,AWRENCE "TH UR SDAY" XI. G, C. Valder, b Ml1I'rin ........ ... . ..... . . . ... . . 8 W. D lltll all, c Slater, b Honey.... ......... 65 J. A. D . Slater, b Murrill. ......... ... . . .. . 19 W. H . S triuger, lbw, b T ay lor ..... . .. .. .. .. 5 A. C. Goold, c Strin ~cr, b Harrison ... 12 J . n. Murrin, not out................. .......... 87 A. r.. H ill , C and b MurrilL ................... . o Rev. A. S. Mayn e. c Goold , b W hittall .. 36 B. Taylor, b Dutnnll .............. .. ........ ,'" 6 J. B. H arris, b Taylor.... .. .. .... ...... .... .. 13 R. A . W. niuny, c Stringer, b Murrin .... .. 9 L. J . Nash C. G. A. Paris, b D utll all ........... .... .. .... ,. 4 P. AstiH J. B. Dootil, b Dutuall ..... .. ............... .. o D. E. Bacon . Did not bat . J. O. Green, b Harrison ........................ . 13 \v. Harrison H. C. HOlley, c Astill, b Murrin ........ . .. .. 8 Pankh urst D. G. Whi ttall, not out.. ... ....... ...... ...... . o J . P. Wyatt Extras ........... .......... ...... .... .... .. 7 Extras..................... . . .. .......... 7

Total. .... ......... .. . . . .... .. ........

Total {for 4 wk ts. dec.) .... 2 13

K I NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. COUT'f'S BANK. Played ou St. Lawrence Ground on Tuesday, J une 8th, Cou tt 's winning by 9 wickets in a twclve-aside match . Owing to min, no play was possible until 3 o'clock , whe n t he School started batting. Vnlder and Slater put on 46 for th e fi rst wicket and were t he ouly two a ll t he side to reach double fig ures, t he rest co llapsi ng beforc somc rem arkable bowling by Fevcz, who at oue time t ook five wickets ill two overs for t wo runs. COlltt's fi rst wicket fe ll at 3, bu t t he School score was passed fo r t he loss of only one more wicket . Foste r (47) was top scorer and Dawk ins (46) was nex t . lO NG'S SCHOO l, . COUTT'S BANK. G. C. Vnlder, m n ont....... ......... .. .. . .. .. . 3 1 M. Dawkins, C Goold, b Hill ............... ... 46 J. A. D. Slater, C Hutchins, b Sercolllbc 19 R. A. R obertson, c and h H oney ....... .. " I A. C. Goold, b I"evez... .. ... ... .. .............. 0 R. W. F itz All cli cr. b Whittall .... .. ....... 33 A. I.. H ill , b Pevcz........... .. ... .. .. .. ........ 7 G. Postel', c Dooth, b Paris.............. .. .. . 47 D. Taylor, c Thom as, b Fevez................. 3 C. H . Gadney, c niuuy, b H ill ......... .. .. 10 R. A. '11. Biuny, c Foster, b Fevez.......... 0 W. L. Hutchins, not out........ .. ....... .. .. . 16 C. G. A. Paris. c Bryan, b Sercombe... .... 2 R. W. Thomas J. D. Booth, b Fevez............ .. .. .. .. .. ...... 0 L. M. Sivers ] . O. Green, b Fevez..................... .. . .. .. . 0 E. W. D. Skinner Dic1 llot bat. H. C. Honey, not out.................... .... .... 5 D. J . Pevcz J. P. Wyatt, c Skinuer, b Sercombe....... . 0 R. Bryan D . G. Whittall, c Foster, b Sercombe. .. ... 3 H.W .E. Sercombe

Extras........................ ... .. .. ..... ..

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Total (for 5 wkls.) .... ........ 160

'rHE CAN'rUARIAN KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. E DM UND 'S SCHOOI,. Played at St . Edm und's on Wednesday, lUUp. 9th, t he School winning by 38 run!;, The School batted first and did vcry badly against some excellent bowling by SYWQud.c:;, only Slater (23). Goold. (23) and ninny (II ) reaching double fig ures. The School were eventua lly all out for 84. St. Edmund's fared even worse aud CO\11d do nothing with Honey, who took 6 wickets for 20 tuns and Whittnll who took 4 for 24. P hair wns top scorer with 14. On going in again, the School did not do much better. and only managed to get 96 runs, BiullY (34) and I-Iill (33\ being the ouly two to reach double figures. Rain stopped further play. KING'S SCHOOL.

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1ST INNINGS.

2ND I NNINGS.

D . Slater, c Kirckolluell, b Symonds.. ..... 23 4 G. C. Vnlder, rntl o ut ........ ........ ,,,. . . . .. ... ... .. .. . A. L. Hill, c Kirckonncll , b Symonds............. 5 A. C. Goold, b Symonds"".. .. .. .... .... ...... .. . .. .. 2:1 B . Taylor, C' and b Image....... ..... ......... .... ..... 2 9 A. P. D. Kennedy, b Phair........................... R . A . W . BillllY, b Symonds .. ...................... .. . 11 C. G. A. Paris, c Phair, b Symonds" ................ 0 J. O. Greell, cRoats, b Symonds.......... .. .. ...... 0 H . C. HOlley, c Smith, b Phair....................... 0 D . G. Whittall, not out....... ....... .. ........ .... ... 0

Extras......... ... .......... ............. .........

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b Roots ............ ....... ..... ...... ... .. .. . o c Smith , b Symonds .. ................. .. .. . 6 c and b Phair .. ............. .......... .. .. . 33 c auel b Symonds." ......... ........ ..... .. . 3 c and b Sulith .......... ........... . . ...... . . 8 b Smith ........ .... ..... ... . . .. ........ ...... . I b Iulage ....... ..... .... . . ... ... .... ..... .... . 34 b S mith .......... .......... . . .. . ..... ...... .. . 3 c Matsoll, b Smith ...... ........... .. ... . .. 4 lbw, b Sy ill ouds . .......... ... ......... .. .. o not ou t ............ ... .......... ..... .... .... .. 2 Extras .... ..... ........... ....... . . 2 Total. ..... . ...... ... . ... ....

ST. EDMUND'S. G. E. Aisbitt, b Honey........................... .. ..... . ..... .. .... V. H. Dale, b Whittall...... .... .... .. ...... ...... .... .... ..... ... W. E. Image, c Honey, b Whittall ...... .. .. .. ....... .. ....... . A. G. Collis, b Whittall.. .. ..................... ........ .... .. .. ... . A. Kfrkcollllel, c and b Honey................................... A . W. SYlllouds, b Whittall............................ ....... .... . B . N. Matson, Ibw, b HOlley ..... "......... ..... ..... . .. .. ... .... A. F. Smith. b Honey......... ..... ... ..... ..... .. . ... .. ... . .... ... . E. M. Phai r, lbw, b H oney........... ... ....... .... ......... ...... R. G. Roots, b Honey.. .. ....... . . ... .. .. ... ...... ................ E . B. David, not out.......................................... .. . ...

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KING'S SCHOOL. CANTRRBURY v. ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE. RAMSGATR. Played at Canterbury. St. Lawrence wiuning by 130 runs. St. Lawrence batted first and Perfect and Hinge put au 169 for the first wicket before Hinge was out for 74. Perfect and Alston put all 59 for the second wicket. P erfect and Hinge batted remarkably well, Perfect scoring 120 and Hinge baving very bad luck in being caught when on ly four short of a century. St. Lawrence declared at 303 for 5. The School started very badly, Valder being bowled by tile fourth bnll of the first over, before he had scored, and Goold being bowled by t.he first ball of the second over after scoring a single. Slater and Hill took the score to 64 before Sinter was out for 34, bllt five wickets werc down for 76. Determined batting by Hill (R3) and Paris (25 not out) improv ed matters, but the School were all out for 173, of which Slater, H ill and Paris made 14 2 between them. ST. LAWRENCE COl/LEGE. KING'S SCHOOL. H. R. I'H uge, c Taylor, b Paris ... .. ... ".... 96 J. A. D. Slater, b Perfect.. ...... .. .......... .. 34 R . Perfect, c Green, b Whitt all .............. 120 G. C. Valder, b Perfect ....................... .. o J . .F. Alston, Ibw, b Whittalt..... . ..... ...... 20 A. C. Goold, b Harding .. .......... .. .. .... .. I H . I/o Salmon, c Kenuedy, b Whittalt... .. 2 A . L. Hill, b Harding ..... .... . . .... ... ...... . 83 G. T . Hindley, not OUt.......................... 43 R Taylor, b Perfect.. .. ....... ...... .... ... . .. o H. J. Linnell, run out.................. .......... 13 R. A. W. ninny, b Burgess ......... .. .... .. .. 5 J. O. Green, b Perfect." ................. .. .. o B. N. Bird } A. G. Arthur C. G. A. Paris, not out .. .. .............. .. . .. 25 H. \V. Harding Did not bat. A. P. D. Kennedy, b Harding .... "." ..... .. 6 T. A . Burgess H. C. Honey, c Perfect, b H arding ...... .. o F . W. Houghton D. G. Whittall, c Salmon, b Pedect.. ..... . I Extras ........... .............. ... ......... . 9 Extras .. ..... ............... .......... . .. 17

Total (5 wkts) .......... ..... .. .... 303

Total ........ .... .... .. .... ...... .. 173

KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v. WYE COLLEGE. Played at Wye on Wednesday, June 16th, Wye winning by six wickets. The School batted first aud started moderately. losing 3 wickets for 56. Five wickets were down for 72 and then nn absolute rot set in, the last fi ve wickets only adding 22 rUllS. Slatcr was top scorer with 20 and Haines took five School wickets for 3 1 r uus. Wye lost three wickets for 42, but )Jasscd t hc School total with the loss of only ouc lUore wicket, but they were a ll out, 123. l'he School tried eight differcnt bowlers, fOIll' of whom took wickets. KING'S SCHOOL. WYE COLLEGE. J . A. D . SInter, c Clifford, b Neale ....... .. 20 C. A. W. Duffield, c i<'illUis, b Honey .... . 16 A. L. Hill, b J 01111 ..................... .... ..... .. 4 N. I .. Tinley, c Valder, h ninny ...... ...... . 29 A. C. Goold , c Haughton, b H aines ........ .. 18 C. W. Strutt, c and b Honey .. ... .......... .. 6 G. C. Valder, lbw, b H aines ................. .. . 8 A. H. 1. Satow, c Goold, b Houey ..... .. .. 7 R. A. W. ninny, c and b Haines ........... .. 13 C. H. Clifford, Ibw. b Paris ................ .. .. 2R B . Taylor, c and b Haines ..... : ............. . A. H . Haines, c Slater, b Paris ............ .. 6 4 C. G. A. Paris, b Duffield ........ ...... .... .. .. I N. R. Fuggles, c Honey. b Fiunis ........ .. 16 J. O . Grecn, b Duffield .............. .. .... ... . o R. H . Neate. c Goold, b Binny ......... .. . o R. A. l?-innis, not ont ............ .......... .. .. .. . J. B. Short, st Valder, b Finnis ...... .... .. 9 5 H. C. Honey. c Tinley, b Haiues ... ........ .. I E. E. C. Haughton, run Ollt.. .............. .. o D. G. WhittaU. b Duffield ............ .. ...... . 2 P . R . H. J ohn. not out ........... .. ..... ... .. 4 Extras .......... ..... ........ ... .... .... ... . 7 Extras .. .... ... . . ..•.. . .. ........ .•. .. ... 4 Total...... ............ .............. .

Total .............................. 123

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2ND

XI.

Played on the St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, 011 May 25th, Wye winning by four wickets and 78 fUll S. Wye WOll the toss and batted first all n fast wicket. Most of their runs were Ul ade by hard hits well over the fielders' heads, Whet.lII8 getting two sixes and a four Ul one over. Wyatt lx>wled ..cry steadily. taking 1 for 43. For the School Booth and Paris wade a promising opening partnership of 66. Crouch Rud FCllton2 made a along stand for the last wicket. making 23 hetween t hem . Clements allowed Wyc to play twenty llliuutes overtime in order to dismiss the last pair of batsmen. Haughton took 6 for 37. WYE COI,LEGE 2ND Xl. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl. Alluutt, Ibw Hill2.. " ....... "............ . ....... 8 Booth, b Haughton ... ,,,,.,, .......... .. .... . , 3G KCUlsley, c Booth, b Duudas .. ".............. G8 Paris, b H aughton".... .. .................. . .. 33 Wacher, rnn ont... "".... .. .. .. .. .... .... ....... 17 Piuuis, rUIl out.. """" .. ,, .. .. .. ...... .. .. ... . . I Clements, b Haughton .... " .. ... ..... .... .... 2 Vining, run out........ .... ...... ........... ...... 15 Haughton, b Hill:t ......... ...... ................ 3G Hil12 c Haughton, b Cayley.. .. .......... .. . G Whet1l1a, not OUt..... ............ ................. 56 Fcuton1, c Kemsley, b Allnut.. ." ... "...... 0 Pl1dney, c Fe.uton2, b Wyatt.. .. "............ 10 Wyatt, b Houghton" ....... ....... ...... ... ... 15 De 10. Mare ) Lee, c Vining. b Cayley .... ".... ............. 0 Stennett L Did not bat. Dundas, b Haughton ............. " .... ".... 2 Cayley Crouch, c Cayley, b Haughton .... .. .... ".. 14 Harris Fenton2, llot out .. "............ . . . . . ..... ... ... 7 Extras' b, 12 ; n-b, 1....... .. ..... .. . 13 Extras, w, 2: b, 22: I-b, 5 .. . .. , 29

Total (for 6 wkh)"" .......... .. 223

·fotaL" .... , .. , .. "." ., ... " ... .. 145

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl. v. HERNE BAY COLLEGE 1ST XI. Played 011 the St, Lawreuce Grouud, Callterbury, ou JUlle 1st. Herne Bay passed the 2nd XL's total with six wickets ill hand, but they only won by 29 HillS . The Rcbool batted first, ou a dry wicket. Clements was the first to show allY opposition to the rather dangerolls bowling of Bray. Hilt2 and Crouch backed him up well, but the" tail" completely gave way before Hamilton and Carr. The latter took four wickets for six rUllS. Herne Bay attacked the School bowling with gnsto, and having lost 1 for 7 and 2 for 8, they obtained 90 for 5, and then tbci.r " tail" too, collapsed. The most s uccessful bowlers were Dundas, who took 2 for 3, and Paris, who took 4 for 18. The second innings was played off ill three quarters of nn hour. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. HERNE BAY COI.l/EGE 1ST XI. C. G. A. Paris, c B . R . M. Ward, b Bray 3 B. N. Ward, b Paris ........ ...... .. ... ... .. " .. 50 R . D. Hem'der, c Carr, b H amilton.......... 2 B. R. M. Ward, h -w Hill2.. ........... ... .. ... 4 R. A. Fiunis, c R Ward, b B.R.M.Ward 8 R. R . Carr, ruu out ........... " ...... " .. . .. .. J C. R . Clements, b n. R . M. Ward............ 17 F. F. Dias, run out.. .. .............. , "....... 13 l~. E. Hill2, C E. Ward, b Carr.... ......... .. 15 R . J. Fenez, b Fiunis ...... "." .... .... .. ..... 20 It, O. Crouch , c Bray, b Carr .... " ........ " 18 G. H . Bray, b Dundas..................... .. . .. 7 J. Fentonl , b Carr .... ....... ..... ,,, ...... ,,.. . 1 K. Hamilton, c Dundas, b Paris............ 0 J . P. Wyatt, c Bray, b Carr................ ... 5 C. Bailey, st Crouch, b Duudas.............. 0 J. S. Lee, b HamiltOll......................... .. . 0 P. V, V. Sherwood, c Hill2, b Paris""".. 0 H . C. P. B. Duudas, c Dias, b Hamilton 0 H . J. Alexauder, not out............... .. .. ... 2 H . Fenton 2, llot out.."'" .. ......... ,, ... ,,'" 2 T . Hamilton, st Crouch, b DUlldas......... 0 Extras: b, 2; I-b, 1................... 3 Extras: b, 4; W, 2................. 6 l ·otal. .. , ... ,.... ,,, ..... ,., . .. •..... ,

Total ................ ........... ... 103

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KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. ST. ED11UND 'S SCHOOL 2ND X I. Played 0 11 the St. Lawren ce Ground. Canterbury, on June 15th. St. Edmund's W Oll by six rU lls after b aving lost their sevcuth , eighth and ninth wickets without scoring. The match was llotewortlly for the slowness with which the School opened their score . Ont of a total of only SO there were no less than 52 singles, of which Finnis obtained 27. T he ouly two decent stands were made between the fall of the first and secoud and the sixth aud seventh wickets, the Olle being of 21 and the other of 26. Knowle9 bowled unchanged, tnking 6 for 25 . After a long delay for ten, due to the School being in quarantine, St. Edmund's hao au hour aud a half left in which to score 8 1. When the seventh wicket fell at 76, matters looked hopeless, but the School took the next two wickets without there being further score; then Rivnz bit two fours and won the match . Wyatt bowled as steadily as usual, takJug 5 for 4 1, bowling unchanged, whUst Finnis went on last and took 3 for 9. The only extra, it is worth noting, was one leg~bye. KING'S SCHOOl, 2ND XI. ST. EDMUND'S 2ND XI. J. n. Booth, b Knowles............. .. ....... .. . 0 H . G. Antbony, b Dundas ...... ............. . 2 R. O. Crouch, c Pope, b Knowles............. 9 J . P. Humphreys, c Fenton:!, b Dundas. 20 R. A. Finnis, b Knowles................... ..... 32 S. Knowles, b Wyatt ... .................... .. 3 1<'. R. Hill2, b Knowles........ ....... ............ 7 E. J . Hayman, c Dundas, b Wyatt ........ . 9 7 R . D. Hearder, c Cooper, b Knowles....... H.C . LUlingston, b FillUis ................... .. 19 J. P. Wyatt, c Cooper. b Abbott........ ... ... 0 G. B . Cooper, b Wyatt.. .............. .. .... .. o J .R.P.C. Dudgeon, st Anthony, b Abbott I J. H. Pope, b FillniS ........ ......... .. ...... .. 17 J. Fentou l , b Abbott........ .......... ......... . 10 H . E. Whitley, lbw Wyatt .................. .. 5 .H. C. P. B. Dundas, c Anthony, b Abbott 1 J. Orpwood, Ibw Fillnis ................ ....... . o J. S. Ree, c Cooper, b K nowles....... ....... 1 R ivaz, b Wyatt ............. , .............. .... . . 8 H". Fento n2, not out.................. .. ........ 0 K. Abbott, not out ........................... . 2 Extras: l~ b , 5; h, 7 ....... ............ 12 Extras ..... ......... .............. ...... . 1 TotaL.................. .... .. ... ....

Total..... .. .... ....... .... .... ....

582

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KING 'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL Played 011 the St. Edmund's Ground, Canterbury, 0 11 Julte 23rd. easily by 41 rUll S,

XI. St. c:dlllllud's won

2ND

St. Eduumd's having WOIl the toss, batted first OIl a. wicket 011 which t he ball was apt to keep rather low. Pope played well for his IS, nnd Cooper played a forceful hlllings of 23. Wyatt, bowling with his customary steadiness, took 5 for 35, without being changed after going on first. After CrOllch had been badly missed off the first ball, he and Booth looked well set at the tea interval, but before any further ruus had been added after tea, Crouch was run out owing to a sad wis-understanding between him aud Booth. The third, fourth and fifth wickets fe ll at 30 without adding to the score. All of the three bow l er~ took three wicket s, Walford taking h is for only n runs. St. Edmunds scored 61 for 4, in order to p lay the time out.

ST. EDMUND'S 2ND XI. H . G. Anthony, b Wyatt ........ .............. . J. H . Pope, b Dundas .......... .. ............ .. E. J. Hayman, c Booth, b Wyatt.. ........ .. S. Knowles, b Wyatt ... .......... .... .. .... .. .. . G. B. Cooper, c Vlyatt, b HiI12 ............... . E. J. Walford, c and b Dundas ............. . J. Orpwood, (' Hearder, b Wyatt.. .......... . F . A. G. Ratcliffe , b Wyatt ........ ... ..... .. H . E. WhlttIey, Ibw Hill2...... ..... ...... .. .. Rivaz , not out .................. . .. . ............. .. K . Abbott, b Hlll.............. .. .............. .. Extras: I-b, 3; b. 5 ........ .. ....... ..

KING'S SCHOOl,

5 15 3 7 23 9

2ND

XI.

J. B. Booth, b Cooper .................. ..... .

5 1 8 10 8

R. O. Crouch, rllll out ....................... . A. P. D. Kemledyl, b Knowles ... . .... .. . . P. E. Hill2, c Ai)bott. b Knowles ......... . . . R. D. Hearder, c Knowles, b Cooper. .. . . J. Pentonl , b Walford ....... . . .. ...... . ..... . I . R. N. C. Dudgeon, b Knowles ........ . . . J. P. Wyatt, Ibw Cooper ... ................ . .. H . C, P. B. Dundas, b Walford ... . ... .. .. . J. S. Lee, C Orpwood, b Walford .......... . H . Pentol12, not out ........ " . .. " .... ....... .. Extras: h,7 .... , ....... ....... . . . ... .

Total. ................ .. ..... .. ... .... 106

Total. .............. .... ...........

7 7 2

o o 9 o

583

THE CANTUARIAN ROWING. EASTER FOURS.

The Easter fours had to be scratched owing to tile frequent interruptions in training caused by mumps and bad weather.

GROVE FERRY.

On May 18th, the 1st and 2nd IV's went for t heir annual nOllÂˇstop paddle to Grove J"erry. The outing wns originally fixed for Saturday, the 19th, but the weather was too bad, and, as a matter of fact, the 1st IV chose that day to sink at the end of the" straight." :Both times going dowll to Grove Ferry were quite spoilt by the dredger- technically known as the .. blow-boat ." This craft completely blocked the river while drifting slowly down-stream with about eighty yards of mud as its precursor. Doth crews were forced to lift their boats Itp a four-foot bank covered with nettles and thistles, execute a brisk sprint until they were far enough ahead of the blow-boat to put the boats back in the water, and t hen return for the oars. The 1st boat took half-an-hour to get p ast t he dredger, while the 2nd boat took forty -five minutes. BOUI crews, however, were able to enjoy themselves at Grove Perry. A few traditional games of hide-and-seek were played in the garden and after tea the more serious business of clucking the coxes was undertaken . The homeward journey was completed without hindrances. The 1st boat took fortythree minutes; the 2nd boat forty-five.

SUMMER TERM FIXTURES, Date. Sat. May Wed . June Tues. Sat.

29. 9. 15. 19.

Sat. Sat. FrL

26. Medway R.C. 3. Chatham R .C. 23. O.K.S.

JU'iy

OPPOtlents . St. Augustine's College TOllbridge School R.E.'s Chatham Public Schools Challenge Cup

IV.

Result. T_tn>/thr. Place. Fordwich Won 3 Away Lost Ii Away SCRA'tCUED . Marlow Lost to Winchester by 3 lengths Beat CUfton by 3 L. Fordwich Won 3 Fordwich Won 3 Fordwich 2ND

Wed. June 9. Tonbridge Scbool Sat. " 26. Medway R.C . Sat. July 3. Chatham R .C. Fri. 23. O.K.S. "

1ST

Tim~.

5 mins. 38 secs. 4 mins. 42 sec!!. 4 mins. 55 sees .â&#x20AC;˘

4 m1ns.47f sees. 4 mins. 42 sees.

IV.

Away Pordwich Fordwich Fordwich

Lost

Won Won

4 mins. 41 sees. 4 mins . 54 sees. 4 mins. 48 sees.

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1ST IV. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGJ"! 1ST IV. The race was rowed on Saturday. :May 29th, at Fordwich. The School won the toss aud started from back station. The start was not a very good one aud although the School was up about half-a-length St. Augustine's held them until the corner. There the School came right up and held their position over the rest of the course to win by three lengths, in 5 minutes 3R seconds. The race was rowed against a strong head-wind which m ade a good time impossible and steady rowing difficu lt. The school TV were fairl y well tOj!cthC'T ('ollsldcring the' rate of strlklug. Their station dicluot allow th em to row themselves" all ont," but O U ('(', balf-way d own t he" straight" t h ey got i ll two or t h ree h ard strokes to make Ill' lost distance which carried t hem forward well. The following represented the school :(Dow), J . W . Poole; 2, W. B. Cle~g; (cox), W. T. Hodson.

3, T. V. Scrlvenor;

(str.), R . Mortoll;

1ST AND 2ND IV'S. v. TONBRIDGE SCHOOl. 1ST AND 2ND IV's. The races were rowed at Tonbridge 011 \Vedllesday, June 9th. The 1st IV. rowed first, and. wiuning the toss, chose back station. ÂˇThe start was rather slow and Tonbridge went IIp abollt half-a-length. Owi.ng to 8n unfortunate misunderstanding the School were under the hnpressi on that they were up 011 their opponents. and it was not until .. stroke" sprinted that the crew reali7.ed they had over a length to catch up. They lost iu 4 miuutes 42 seconds by one-and-a-half lengths. The crew was never quite comfortable ovel the wbole course; they never really settled down, and olle or two spurts of .. teu" failed to steady them. E:very. one rowed hard. however; there was no lack of individual energy, but the rhythm was lacking. The 2nd IV. started from front station. They got quite a good st.Âˇut and held the Tonbridge 2nd IV. for the first few strokes. But they could 1I0t hoW them for long, and soou after h alfway Tonbridge were right up to them, to stay there aud win ill 4 miuutes 41 seronds by two-and-soltaU lengths. T h e school IV. rowed well together ; t hey worked very h ard, a nd t hey kept good t ime: but their stroke, alt hough fast, was fatally short, aud could 1I0t match the longer slower stroke of th e Tonbridge crcw. Both coxes acquitted themselves very well indeed Oll a str ange course; Godby coxed especially well . It would be well for future coxes to remember tbat it is far better to cut across a wide corner than conscientiously to follow its every curve. Tbe latter way Ulay be perfect, but the forUler is far more effective and is worth perhaps as mnch 3l'i hnlf-a-leugth over a full course. The following represented the school :1ST IV.-(Row), J . W . Poole; 2, W. B. Clegg; 3, T. V. Scrivenor; (str.), R . Morton, (cox), W . T. Hodson .

2ND IV.-(Bow), R. L. Williams; 2, O. L . Davey; 3, F. A. Somerville; (str.), F. A. E ust ace: (cox), R. A. Godby .

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MARLOW REGATTA.

The School 1s t IV. drew with 'Vinchester and Cliftoll in the first beat for the Public Schools Challenge Cup in the Marlow Regatta. The. heat was the first event in the Regatta and was rowed at 10 a.m. The School drew the Bucks. station, Winchestcr centre statioll , and Cl.ifton Berks. station. Racing abreast and s tarting from st ake-boats was quite n ew to the School and the start was a very bad one-chieOy due to the wash from the Umpires' JauuclJ . Winchester went up about half-a-Iength at Oll ce, but the School got going hard on the third stroke and held them for fOllr or five strokes after which t hey drew right away. The Sch ool went up 0 11 Clifton about a quarter of a length at the beginning and drew steadily away from U1Cll1 over t he whole course. The course was two furlongs longer than the school o ne, and. some of the crew felt the strain soou after halfway. But the IV wns well together and going steadily. About h alfway the boat began to get dead, so stroke spurted well for ten strokes which took t he school up a little on Winchester, and drew it away from Cliftoll. In the sprint the school again went lip a little, but Winchester (uew away easUy aud won comfortably by thrce IClI gths; the Sellool beat Clifton by about two-and-a-baU lcngths. The whole IV. rowed well , aud was far steadier than it had ever been hefore. The follow ing represented the School : (Dow), J. 'V. Poole; 2, W. n. Clegg; 3, T. V. Scrivenor; (str.). R. Morton; (cox), W. T. Hodsoll .

OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. PROMOTIONS. The following promotions arc d.ated May 1st. 1926 :-. It/Sgt. Scri venor to be Sgt. Neil Hill Somerville " Clements Cpl. Eustace " " II/Sgt. and Platoou Sgt. No.5 Platoon. .. Poole b~' Cpl. :' L/CpL I.ee Pegg Grant edt. Frend Fentimall Smith, i. Smith, ii Cook , i. Kennedy Heyman

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CERTIFICATE" A" EXAMI NATION RESULTS. The following gained Certificate "A" ill the Examination held in March : G. A. Emery. C. H . Freud. G. J. G. Pitt. J. W . Poole. R. II. WilliaUis.

ANNUAl, INSPECTION. The Annual Inspection is fixed for Thursday, July 1st. at 2.30 p.m., near Old Park Farm. The inspecting officer is Major-General Sir H . W. Hodgson, K.C.M.G., C.B ., Command. ing 44th (H.C.) Division .

586

THE CANTUARIAN CAMP.

The contingent will attend the camp to be held at Mytchett Farm from 27th July to August 4th. Sports and visitors' day wiU be Sunday, August 1st. We hope all friends of the School who may happen to be in that part of the world wJ1l call and see us. ThE" Postal Address will be ;-King's School Canterbury Contingent, D.T .C.,

Mytchett Farm Camp, Aldershot. The P .T. Squad is working hard and hopes to give a good account of itself. It is to be hoped that it will suffer 110 Olore " defections."

INNS OF COURT OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. The followin g letter h as been received from the Inns of Court D.T.C., whose Headquarters nre:10 Stone BUildings, Lincoln's Inn, I.oudon, W,C.2. To the Editor of The Cmlluarian . Dear Sir, I write to ask wheth er you will be good enough to draw the attention of your readers who are desirous of taking a COlli mission ill the Territorial Army or of qualifying for a Com. mission in His Majesty's F orces in the case of a national emergency, to the facilities offered by the Iuus o r Court Offi cers' Training Corps. The Corps became an Officers' Training Corps in 1908, its previous title for mauy years being The lUllS of Court Rifle Volu nteers. In the course of the Great War it provided upwards of 12,000 Officers for His Majesty's Forces. The estabUsluuent of the Corps consists of one Squadron of Cavalry aud two Companies of Iufantry . It is a unit of the Territorial Army and all members are attested accordingly. Membership of the Corps is 110t, as is often thought to be the case, confined to barristers, but is in addition open to (a) past members of Oxford and CombrJdge Universities; (b) past members of recognised public schools, (e) gentlemen ill specJol cases considered eligible by the Commanding Officer. The Corps has a Mess at Headquarters, 10 Stone B uildings, which, besides being open to those wishiug to dine a fter evening parades, is also open to members and their guests for luncheon. The Corps School of Arms provides practice and instruction in fencing- Foil, Epee, aud Sabre-aud ill boxing. The Corps Rifle Club also offers special faciliti es to those who wish to take up shooting at Bisley where the Corps maintains its own pavJUon and is able to offer hospitality to University and school shooting teams during the N.R.A. Meeting. Riding School accommodation is provided a t Albany Street Barracks by arrangement with the Household Cavalry. There are no doubt, some members of your school who intend to apply for Commissions in the Territorial Army and would wish for further training before being gazetted , and many wore who, wlable t o afford tile time to take a COlUmission in the ordinary course, or preferring service in the ranks, are willing to prepare themselves to become officers if their services should be called for by the Couutry. It is to their notice that I wish to bring the functions of this Corps. Apart from the military aspect the Corps form s a convenient means of social recreation for those whose work after leaving school will compel thew to live in or near London. Yours faithfully, HUGH D. P . FRANCIS,

Lieut.ÂˇColcmel, Oommanding Inns Of Oourt Officers' Train.ng Oorps,

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BERMONDSEY. On April 10th fourteen members of the school and two recent members visited the Canterbury Club in Bcrmondsey. They were received by Major Bowen who refreshed them only to scud them off to Hackney Marshes to play" soccer," The school did not play up to its usual form and lost heavily- 12· ·J to be exact. They fared little better that evening at the Club where they were beaten at ping-pong and billiards. Two intellectuals won the chess (or the school, and fOllr Daniels went and played 0. species of football ill a small rooUl walled with flints. The game was drawn, 29 goals all I But the School was compensated for its losses by seeing the Headmaster who, in response to an urgent appeal, arrived in the evening. He was looking very fit, and was glad to be back in England again, a lthough he seemed doubt~ fill whetfler he could ever again endure school rontiue I Fout or five of the party stayed the night, lodging variously with :Mr. Feil d~Jones, Major Bowen and in an empty house . On Sunday morni ng they were escorted by some of t he Club officers to see Petti coat I ,ane. They progressed rather over oue hundrcd yatds in a little under twenty minutes and then returned hot, happy and thankful tbat they had emptied their pockets of a ll \raluables befote statting Ollt. In the aftetnoon fOllt harely spirits-another epithet rises in the mind, but is cheeked-· went for a cross·country tun in Richmond Park. They were accompanied by tbe Club team who followed them round ashametessly cut course. The fifth member of the School party waited by the finishing post to jeet the runners as they cam e in . In the evening three of the party hnd a drive down to Horsham and back in Mr. Feild-Jones' car. The people who went thoroughly enjoyed the visit, and it is to be hoped that a party of fourteen or fifteen will always be able to be sent down. llermolldsey returned the visit a t Whitsun . They bad wonderful weather fo r their camp 011 B1ore's. On the Saturday evening they were riotollsly entertained to slipper in the Studies. The supper was followed by a thrilling but rather confusin g game of Rugger on Blore's at about t en o'clock . On Sunday they had lunch at the School. and were shown round the Cathedral by the Headmaster afterwards. In the evening they Clune to School Chapel. All their spare time was spent either ill playing Rugger- so-enlled--or cricket. Their efforts culminated ill their gloriolls defeat of the l!>t XI. on Monday afternoon. They were entertained to tea afterwards in the Garth. After partially damming up the river at the back with stones they returned home by ' bus. A few returned by 1l10tor· bike or push-bike and apparently reached h ome with~ out serious mishap. It is hoped that t hey enjoyed t heir visit as much as did t he School.

PENNY READING. At a Penny Reading given on March 11 th, the following programme was successfully presented : PART I. I. THn Cf!.OR~r.. ,~OCmTV (we fear) will sing : RIO • .. .. • . •• . •• . •• Edward German 2. (a) MR. NOAKES will sing : A SoNG . (b) MR. NOAKES will sing:ANOTHeR SONG.

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588 3.

A Pr,AV :The Boy comes home in three parts, (a) Reality (b) The Dream (c) Reality again. Tile " (*rtait~ " will be lowered JOY 30 sees. betwem each pari.

... A. A. Milne

DRAMATIS WHAT-NoTS (in order of disappearance) : -

Mary, (domestlc) .............................. R . S. GRANT Mrs. HIggins ........ .. ................... . }. G. O. ROBERTS Aunt Emily .......... . .................... ...... .. ... ]. S. LUE 'Philip- the boy ........... ,." .. ... .. ........... A. I.. HILT, Uncle J ames ......... .............................. R. MOR'l'ON Scene: :Morning ROOUl of Uncle's honse. 4.

At' 'l'RE PJANOlIORTE

MRS. HARRIS

Interval oj 5 Minutes. PART II. 5. 1\!ASTJ<;R POor.E hopes to spout n few lines of : Horace at the University of Athens" T,.evelyan 6. A SONG by SCRIVENOR (sorry-Master Scrivenor I) : C(mitl~sby Clarke .. Sea F ever" 7. A GREEK TRAGEDY, " Oronstus" (TT~¢e" A 1JXOK. Translated out of the original, and presented, by members of the Senior Greek Class:. Oroastus. King of Thebes . .... ........ .. D. A. SOMERVH,LR A Herald ................................... .. ] . N. B. L.UNE Chorns ... H. E. PEGG, J. B. SPUARMAN, R . D. HEARDER Scene: "Pour walls, ba re boards, room to go in aud out, and sorrow" (chiefly sorrow!) 8. :MASTF;R Poou: (Gadzooks! here he is again I) will sing '.. The Vagabond" Ccmin'isby Clayk~ 9. A RURAL PII'£, by PAN. 10. (a) ANOTtlER SoNG by MR. NOAKES .• (b) Ditto, ditto (that means" MR. NOAKES AGAIN ") If

•. GOD SAVE THF. KING."

Au indifferent start was made with" Rio " by the Choral Society, who spoUt a good song by faulty tim e aud a distressing lack of attention to m arks of expression. Our old friend, Mr. Noakes, however, soon set the ball rolling merrily enough: the rollickillg fUll of his songs was infectious, aud after this we hardly stopped laughing till we stood to sing" God save the King." Mrs. Harris played as charmingly as ever at the pianoforte, and was very mu ch appreciated. Another item which came in for a we1l~ dcserved Cllcore wns the Rural Pive, by Pan (in other words, a Flute Solo by Spackman), accoruparued by Mr. Baylis On the piano~ forte . .. Sea I"ever" and" The Vagabond " arc songs of a more serious nature, which naturally, perhaps, did not make so big an appeal as other lighter items to a school audience. " Oroastus" was uudoubtcdly the " hit" of the evening. Stephen Leacock's inimitable humour, which Ulade the baldness of Greek tragedy literally translated appear perfectly ludicrous, the admirable acting of the cast, and the contrast of the Herald's costume and manner with those of the King and the Chorus of Old Men, combined to keep everybody in roars of laughter from beginning to eud of the piece .

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A. A. Milne's" The Boy COlUes home," was, however, eq ually successful. I t must not be forgotten that" 1'11(' Boy COlUes home," owing to its wore serious nature aud its more extensive opportunities for character-play, wns far morc difficult both to get up and to act thau was " Oroastlls," which call scarcely fail to provoke laughter by the mere fatuous humour of the libretto, if by nothing else. Hill displayed quite unexpected talent as Ule coolheaded. imperturbable. suddellly-~row ll - llp young Ulau back from the front, while Morton was good, though at t imes a little self-conscious, as the wenk, self-made Uncle J allies. Duolog ue between these two, wit.h muc interruption, made up alll10st t he whole play, and t h ey arc to he congratulatc(l on snstaining ns illCY did two lcngthy and di fficult parts. R oberts made a u aggressive enough cook, a nd Grant an adequate domestic. Lee was very" Illo.idell-auutish" in his actions, but we feci Sllre that many of the audience at the bnck of t he roolU must have missed half his words, un less they werc fortunate enollgh to bewearlllg ear-trumpets. Our thanks for a very jolly evening a re due to a ll tile performers, especially to the visitors, Mrs. Harris and Mr. Noakes, and last, b ut not least, to Miss Skipwith, who provided nearly all the costumes and wigs.

O.K.S. NEWS. The Archbishop of Canterbury has nominated Bishop Mowll as Bishop of Western China.

J . D . Borh am, B.A., has passed the final examination in Medicine.

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• discovering more Dr. Gann has been wonderful things about the Maya race. ••

• Mi le Ior his firm, the P. D. F inn W Oll the Asiutic Oil Company, and was fourth in the Three Mile.

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• to play in the O.K.S. Any O.K.S. wishing Cricket Match must let V. C. de St. Croix k now at the following address : H olwrook Mansions, 75n London Road, Tunbridge Wells.

O.K.S. who wish to p lay in the O.K.S. Rugby Match next term must write to L. B. Andrews, "Sunnyside," Chalk Hill Road, Wembley Park.

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G. I. Soden on his• ordination to Priesthood will take H. Spence's (see last isslle of l'ne Oa"Jlf4ri4n) vacated post at St . Alban's, Holborn.

We have been p leased to welcome the following O.K.S. to the 5('.11001 recently:A. H . P. Barrs, H. D. Cumberbatch. E. Bayley, G. T. Ennis. R. Judes, D. Cockrem, C. N. G. Wilde. A. R. Bellars. H . G. N. Leakey, R. H. Osborne, W. B . Giles, F. I-I. Sayers, C. G. Williamson, E. T. Gage, R. H. Juckes, V. C. Snell. A. G. H opewell, G. E. Jauson-Smith. H . V. Page. R. A . Baynton, C. Worsfold. D. G. N. Lee, L. Sargent, D. J ervis, I,. J oseph, A. R . Burch. H. B. Clarke, W. R. Mowll, L. H . B . Roberts, A . H. Latter, H. F. Reynolds, 1. R. Madge. E. K. Barber, D. J. Balfour. A . J . Athawes, C. L. D uudas, C. C. L. Buckwell, C. E. Gent. O. H . de St. Croix, C. H . Gibson. A . W. Horley, G. K . Prior, W. R. Poynton. R. A . T . Anderson, D. C. S. Winters. W. A. \vigrom, A . Goskar. M. 1. Abbott, A. E. Brocklehurst. G. C. I·'rend, K. E. Smith, T. I"lewiug-Sandes, J . B . Drake, N. D. Dalton, F. L. Sidebothaw, C. N . Ryau, B. F. E. Daniel, E . P. Gough , A. J . Feun, C. E. Perkins, A. W. Pullan, J. 1t~. F. Cartwright, A. P. Clarke, ]. P . HeulIug, R. T. Flack, B. C. Snell, A . H. Nelson, D . Evans, J. R. Popplewell, R. A. Finn, n. H . Goldsmith, R . Reed, G. P. Mount, R . S. Mount, C. G. Stonehouse, C. G. Williamson, C. O. B. Rees, J. C. Corbin, V. H.'Tuson, K. I . Topliss, J. A . Hay, E. B. Lewis, M.

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Hunt, A. R. Blackledge, J. M. Fearon , F. H. Masse, R. W. H. Moline, B. E. Money, A. G. D. West, W. K. Clarke, L . B. Andrews, T. F. J ohuseD, A. S. Jahuson, M. J. Worsfold, D. G. Browne, L. H. B. R oberts, A. V. Glennie. W. E. Dean, B. A. Smith, C. H . Barnett, C. R. Bartlett, P. Hookham, G. R. M. Apsey, G. Soden, A. Sargent, P. K. Agar, C. H. Barber, D. S. Heesom .

The Rev. W. A. Wigram is lenving Athens, where h e has been English Chaplain for four years.

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Congratulations to• A . P. Clarke on his engagement to Miss Burke.

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Congratulations to• D.

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engagement to Miss DUllcan. BIRTHS. HOUSDEN. -On the 27th November, at Harrow, to Winifred, wife of E. F. Housden-a son. RrCKE'tTs.- Ou the 14th March, at Weymouth, to Dorothy, wife of the Rev. C. M. Ricketts-a son. WI'l'T .-On the 7t h April, at Croydon, to Kathleen, wife of Captain J . Evered W itt, M.e., R .A.S.C.- a son.

O.K.S.

DUTTON.- Oll the 1st April, at Kohat, India to Major R . M. L. Dutton, R .A., and Mrs: Dutton- a daughter. TW1U,r,s.- On the 9th April , at Pretoria, to Norah and John Twells, C.C.S.- a SOlI . WICRAM .- On the 11 th April, at Penn, to Winifred , wife of Robert Wigram- a son. BARBER.- OU t he 14th April , at 81. Leonard's. on·Sca, the wife of H. K. Barber-a son .

MARRIAGRS. 8MVTH- CREAGH·OsnoRNE.- Oll the 12th :M arch, at Shanghai, Vivian Geoffrey, second SOl1 of the late Frank SlUyth to J oyce, only daughter of Captain F . Creagh-Osborn e, C.R ., R.N. WA'rSON- WooN .- On the 8th April, at Weybrirlge, Charles Henry, son of Mr. . and Mrs . Watson to Mary Gwendolyn, elder daugh ter of General Sir John and Lady Woon. FF,AST- I,Acm.AN.-On the 8th May, at Cambridge, Willis, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Mansfield Feast, of Letteringsett, Norfolk, to Elizabeth, daughter of R. T4 achlall, Se.D., and the late Mrs. Lachlan. Cr.AvTON- PIERCE.- Ol1 7th April , Sydney Clayton to Miss Queenle P ierce.

DANCE.

The secon d annual O.K.S. Dance will be h eld on Friday, December 10th, 1926, at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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CAMBRIDGE LETIER. [This letter ary·ived a day late jot' last term's CantuQrian, with the result that some of the facts are now not quite accurate. The letter is none the less entertaini1tf[ on that accOlmt.- Eds.] Dear School, I his gloomy brow: would you believe it, the The majority of men 110W up at Cambridge last time he had occasion to put on the brake hail from K ing's School, Canterbury. Ont of his Norton, the big eud became entangled of a population of some 8,000 undergraduates with the sttper·charged gear box, and the and oddments, no less than 20 are O.K.S. I result is that the valve timing will have to be Heesom, our senior it1~stat.-pllp., fully realises rehushed; he is also a leading light of a what weight he has with such a backing in "Cambridge Engineering Society," and tbe all University elections, and swashbnckles recognised authority 011 wires in wireless about the town to the terror of peace·loving telegraphy. Mr. Wilkinson, failing a motor folk; outwardly he has little altered since cycle, has to walk down the K.P. with a his sojourn in America, still the fine, upstand· bandy-legged roll, imitated from cowboys at ing, young Anglo·Saxoll type of Cambridge the local picture·show, and spends most of O.K.S.; his rowing style has, perhaps, a his time popping from one Society to another tinge of Americanism in the feather, but his with corrugated frontispiece; thanks to performance on the ukelele has all the superb vacations in France, he call pench au dehors elan associated with the best traditions of of a railway·carriage window as easily as Canterbury Cathedral. He works hard in lean out in English. Reed and Rees together his spare time, but not so hard as Messrs. make up a party of two, but, if you meet Rake and Buston. Buston is a perfect terror them separately, watch the latter's right, in the town with his push-bicycle, and has guard your stomach, take care of your chin, been had up I don't know how many times there is a sleeping·pill in each mitt: in lighter for furious driving, but manages either to hours he may be consulted as to the best ogle his way out of the policeman's clutch, wear for gents., aud is a joy for ever to see in or vamp the magistrate into letting him off the street. You are warned to keep out of witb a caution. We understand that he even Robin Reed's path: it would interest sportcarried his recklessness on to the river, and ing circles to arrange a contest between the tubbed with such hot~headed gusto as to Juggernaut and Reed's car, the odds being on involve himself in a violent collision: no Reed's car. It is great fun to watch him lives were lost, and what was his surprise and scamper round the track at Fenner's, but no joy to find among the crew of the other vessel fun at all to try and catch him up; if he did no less a person than Mr. Robinson: we n ot win the mile against Oxford this year, draw a veil over the mutual embracings and he still has a year yet to do it in. Ennis runs endearments that followed. Robinson is too, plays rugger, and disports himself to doing well, but, like most freshmen, probably his heart's content; a frisky lad : Petard, not so well as he is being done by local trades· also of Peterhouse, attends bump. suppers, men. Rake also hows and arches, and for a and is a popular figure in his college. King trifling sum will pin your hat to your head, rows, Bryant plays rugger, Lewis plays rugger, provided you let him have his arrow back Snell plays rugger too: a rugged crowd. when yOll have done with it. Toptiss is a They doubtless study like the dickens as well. positive Robin Hood, and the champion Other O.K.S. up bere, in more elevated situa· undergrad·archer of Cambridge: he thinks tions at high tables, have had no complaints nothing of shooting you through the middle lodged against them, so they must be happy. at 100 yards range, turning away with a Hearty congratulation s to the School on the modest smile as soon as you begin talking results of their sports, and we feel sure we can about it. He also golfs, and next t erm great felicitate them in advance on winning the things are expected of him at cricket. Black- triangular sports once more. ledge is another merry bowman, and rugWith the best of wishes, we remain, gerises into the bargain: he always looks very chubby, and enjoys life to the full. Not a.K.S. CAN'l'AB. 80 our Brennand: deep and dark cares weigh

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J obu TwcUs writes from Government Ruropean .School, Nairobi, Kenya Colony:' Âˇ 1 have just seen enough of Souih Africa to waut to com e back for good when t he Pellsion list c1nilns me (nine years to go 1). I hope to retire to a farm somewhere ill the Northern Transvaal and either grow lwo reels of cotton where aile grew before or apples with n o core. We stU! look on the Uniou as a gold and diamond mine, but as the Minister of Agricullure said the other. day , tile richest mine is the top six iuches oC soil . lt is wonderful too, how the successful miner or business Ulall cOllies back to lhe land at the cud of it all. The other day I wenl over the Premier Diamond Mine, 25 wiles froUl here (Pretoria). This is the largest open mine in the world and the figures are arresting. Thc mine was opencd in 1903. Since then over a millioll tOllS of the famous blue clay rock have been blasted out, crushed and washed over the sloping grease-tables, giving up about thirteen tons of diamonds (a ratc of a quarter of a carat

to a ton!) The bottom of the pit is now 500 feet or more clown and froUl the surface the m~n look like auts at work . The pit is about two miles round and is of course a " pipe" fOfmed by volcanh: action. lllnsting is dOlle four times in the twenty-four h ours-a ton of dY1l8mite beiltg used , in 200 "shots" . the effect is like a pretty intensive bnttlc. Th~ broken rock is hauled in trucks up to the crushing gcars tlnd grad ually reduced to about n quarter of an inch gauge when it is passed over the g rease tables Oll which the actual diamonds arc caught owillg to their greater weight. 1 saw the sorting for th e day (up to 3 o'c1ock )- dialllollds valued at 1,4 000 with another ÂŁ2,000 worth to CODle. l.'he rough diamonds nre not very impressive to look at- I doubt whether Olle would pick them up if one saw them in the street (which one doesn' t I). Well, cheerio everybody, and a good cricket season. Yours ever, JOHN TWEJ,r.S.

w. D. West, of the Geological Survey of Iudia, writes- " from the most delightful scenery in the middle of a three months' toUT ill the lower Himalayas. Both last year and this 1 have sJ,ent about three Ulonths ill the Central PrOVlllces iu Camp, a mouth in Katbiawar, and three months lip in the hills ill camp, followed b y five Ulonths at Headquarters in Calcutta. This year in Kathiawar I stayed in various Native States, including Jauwagar, .. Rauji's " State, wher e I went over one of his disused Palaccs, and was inlercsted to see, among many picturcs stored there, onc that used to hang over the dining-hall fire-place ill the "Parro ts" of a Cricket Match all the Beverley.

The country is very arid and the towus are built on remunuts of old lavn flows and it is because of this that I have been there. Deep holes have been bored for water, and one, over 2,000 feet deep, h as penetrated nothing bnt these lavas, of approximately the same datc as the Euglish chilk.. Ncar where I am ' now are some of tbe biggest Mangancse mines in the world. In oue locality its occurrcnce is held sacred by thc Hindus, A m assive bed of pink marblc form s a barrier across a large river and is the ouly fordable powt during the rains.

THE CANTUARI AN In the marble are bands and leuticJes of Manganese and at the feast of Siva 1ll1t11bcrs of Hind us COl11e here, believing that the God ollce crossed here, and that :Manganese bands are the tracks of his charlot-wheels, and the Icuticles the foot-prints of his bullocks! J

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saw the people sacrificing goats and chickens and cocoa-nuts here. The food question is now a little troublesomc, as I ca n get no fre sh vegetables. and

on ly goats to eat. "

THE LIBRARY. We are indebted to A. H . Rpicrs, Esq. , O.K.S., for the gift to the Library of Vols. I.- III. (1882- '94) of Tltt' CanlltarialJ. bound in half-morocco. They belonged originally to his brother, H. G. Spiers, at one time Bursar of the" Bursar's Fund," He has also given to the school a large number of uubound Canttlarians dating from 1894 to the present time, which wnt be very useful ill completing sets. ALEXANDER HAMII.TON. Dv F. S. OT,I VER.

Alexander Hamilton is a nallte unknown to most Englishmen, and to those who h astily turn the page on seeing this heading it is likely so to remain. Talleyrand, Napoleon's grent minister, used to mention him among thc grcat mcn of t he age, and he wrotc below a portrait of Hamilton which hung ill hi!> housc that' hc had loved H am il ton and thnt Hnmilton h ad loved him." Everyone h as heard of Napo leon , yet Hamilton, his great contemporary, whom Talleyralld did lIot hesitate to mention i.u tile same breath with him , is almost forgotten . The Emperor is remembered chieny for his costly triulllphs and his tragic end; Hamilton, conten t with a less ostentatious triul1Iph, hns left a more lasting mcmorial. The Code NapoMon is the lUost lasting achievmellt of the conqueror of Europe; the U nited States of America is the memorial of the Scottish financier and statesman. Alexander Hamilton was born 011 the elevcnth of J anu ary, 1757, in the island of Nevis. About legitimacy of his birth there is considerable doubt, but he was of good family 011 bOUI his father's and his ruother 's sides. His father died while he was still young and he was apprenticed to a merchant iu whose servicc he showed eOllsiderab le ability. A pamphlet written by him attracterl considerable atteution in the Tslands, and he was enabled to gain a good education in New York and at King's College (Columbia). At the agc of seventee n he addressed his first public meeting (1774) soon after his con version froUl loyalism to the policy of resistance. This episode was fo ll owed by a series of pamphlets frO Ill his able pen which show his genius ill this direction . During the war he served with distiuction, first as a captain of artillery . later as Washington's aide-de-camp, and fina lly in a cOUlmand in Ule field. At the siege of Yorktown he distinguished himself particularly by his capture of n redoubt . Hamilton's fame, however, was not to rest 011 his military skill. E\'cu during the war he had realized the inefficiency of the Contineutlll Congress, and he began a political campaign iu favour of a strong central government. III this respect his views coincided with those of Washington; both saw a s trong central gove rnment to be essential.

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III 1782 Hamilton was called to the bar and he rapidly rose to An eminent p lace in his profession; but he still maintained his interest in politics. He strongly opposed all attcmpt.c; at evading the Treaty concluded with Great Britain in 1783. In 1782 he became n member of Congress and took a leading part in its debates, hut be saw how weak a body it was. lu 1786 it became evident that SOUle stronger fOfm of government was imperative, rll1d a Con!ercncc took place at AlUla polis in ",Well HamlltOIl played a leading part. This was followed by anotber Convention at Philadelphia on the 14th of May, 1787. The resulting constitution was, in most respects. the modem constitution of the United States, and it owed to Hamilton a great deal. Was hington was elected unanimously as the first President. He appointed Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury , and Jefferson Secretary for Foreign Affairs. T hese two were enemies from the first. Hamilton was t he leader of the IÂˇ'cdeml, or national, party, J efl'erson of the party of State Rights, known as the Democrati c party. The Treasury was by far the most difficult bmnch of tht; administration, but Hamilton managed to set the finances of the Union on a finn basis, a task in itself almost superhuman . What is 1U0re he laid down the lines which Alllcricall financial policy has followed ever since. But his attentiou was not confined to the Treas ury . He inspired Washington's entire policy and he saw the constitution safely through its most perilous period. He foresaw the dange; of the policy which th e Democrati c Party was !)urSuing and whose ultim ate result was the Civil War. He saw front America the condition a France in the years preceding til e Revolution more clearly than did Jefferson , who was all the s pot. 111 1795, Hamilton left the Cabinet, in 1804 he was s hot in a d uel ; t he power passed into the hands of his political rivals, but th ey did not undo his work . They could not, indeed, since ou it depended the Constitution itself. At tbe age of 47 Hamiltoll died, but his spirit has animated the whole of American politics ever since. He it was who aeted on that principle of " America for the Americans which Is called the Monroe Doctrine and has guiden Americn evel' since hee birth as a nation. JJ

This book is well worth reading. Th e style is attractive, th e matter is of absorbing interest. In his final chapters the author deals with the parallel between t he United States aud the BriUsh Emp ire, and all who wish to know anything about I1Uperial questions should read them. T~or the rest , the book should not perhaps be read solidly by the general reader, though that would be an excellent tiling. The anthor is not entirely un biassed , especially ill his treatment of Jefferson, but all the whol e he seems very fair in his verdicts. Parts of the book, if not t he whole, contaiu knowledge essentia l to everyone who wishes to know anything about the history and the constitution of aile of the g reatest and most interesting nntions of t he world.

THE BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT. The Editors hnve received an article 011 the Dig Brother Movement, too long to quote It deals with Emigration to Austra lia. Sir Joseph Cook ill a covering letter says:.. Many schemes have beell set afoot for the after-care and encouragem ent of the new settler including those young iu years and immature in life's hard experiences. here .

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Th e Big Brother Movement comes to us IlS t he crown and flower of t he rest of them. It makes its appeal to the ardent youug manhood of th is old land to go and reside in a distant part of the great Imperi al Estate, assuring them of a warm welcome and n continuous effort to help them to help themselves. It promises them n career, uuder the bes t possible conditions in .. The Land of the Better Chance." Further particu lars may be had from the Editors, or from :" The Organizing Secret ary," Big B rother Movement. Australia H ouse, Strand. London , W.C .2.

THE SOCIETIES. THE DEBATI NG SOCIETY. On February 16th, a debate was h eld in the Parry I,ibrary. The motion was that half-all-hour should be Laken off th e prep. at nights and should be done befote breakfast ins tead. Morton a nd Haddock s poke for the

motion, Clarke a nd H eyman against. Other speakers were Davey, Clegg2 , CiHillgtOD, E ustace. The motion was lost by 39 votes to 32 on a division being taken.

THE HARVEY SOCIETY. PresidtJlt : H . GOODDURN, ESQ.

Hon, Sec. : C. L. Cr,m\u~Nrs. CommUlce: TIm

PRI~sID1~Nr.

W. l'OOJ.F..

TUE HON . SEC.

J .S. LEE.

H . GIJ.J,fNGTON. At a meeting of the COlllmittee on May 10th, J . W. Poole resi~ned the post of Sec re~ tary. He proposed C. L. Clements as his successor, a nd t he motion was carried unanimously. The Accounts were examined and found satisfactory.

Dr. Pringle's lecture on "Coloured Glasses," arranged for Thursday, March 25th, was postponed sitte die, as the lectttrer had not been able t o obtain suitable slides for Ws purpose.

On Saturd ay, March 13th, Dr. E. Whitehead Retd, who is well-known lU flying circles, and particularly as a private aeroplane owner, gave a Cin elllato~raph lectu re entitled" The Theory of F light (wit h Âˇ out tears)." Aud s itch indeed it would have been, had not the Cinematograph, kindly lent by :Mr. Short, proved a somewhat intractable c reature in the unskilled and inexpert hands of the operators. Its erratic behaviour spoiled what would have been a very entertaining hour; for those pictures which i t was coaxed into allowi ng us t o see presented the theories of F light, s uch as Lift, Drag, Streamline and Stability, in a n original and bumorous form . 'Ve can only offer our sincere apologies to Dr. Whitehead Reid, who, busy lll all tha t he is, made time to prepare his lecture aud to spend all hour with us, only to have that lecture marred by t he cruel eccentricities of a me re machine.

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Nothing daunted, Dr. Whitehead Reid , determined to instil iuto us the principles, and JUore particularly the joys, of Flight, gave a practical demonstration in his aeroplane at Dekesbonrne Aerod rome the follow 1.11g Saturday. Some sixty mculbers took advantage of bis kiudn ess, aud wellt over to Bekesbou rne on bicycles. AU Ascension Day, the Harvey Society m ade Its aUllual ollting. A party of nine, of whom five. including t he President, bicycled, the other fO llr going by car, wellt to see the remains of a Roman Villa at FolkestOllC. J li st before hmcil it began to rain heavil y a nd the pa rty played darts in the

" Valiant Sailor" iUll ulltil it stopped. Then tile Roman villa, including a fiue tesselated floor, was inspected and afterwards a walk along the shore of the Worren afforded an opportunity for some melllbers of the sOciety to collect a few fossils. After a long climb up the cliff, in the course of which the President stuck in a felice a nd ouly extracted Wmself witli difficulty, the society sat down to au excellent tea at the" Vali ant Sailor." On the return journey one of the party got a collection of pUllctures in his t yre and eventually h ad to come back in a lorry. It is a pity more members of t he society did not COllle 011 this IIIOSt e njoyable outing. C.L.C., Hon. Sec.

THE PHOTOGRAPIDC SOCIE'l'Y. President: A. LATTER, ESQ .

Ho". Sec. :

\V.

Poor.~ .

Commillee: THE PRl';SID1{NT. O. II. DAVEY.

R . T.

TIIl~

J. H.

HON. SEC. GILf,lNGTON.

TRIPI'.

It is a great p leasure to have the HeadÂˇ master back aga in as President after a year's absence. He took the ch air at a meeting of the society 011 S uuday, May 9th, at which J. H. GHliugton and R . T . Tripp were elected to the COlllmittee. The important q uestion was raised of tea v. gillger beel' a..<J a beverage .ou the Outing, which it was proposed shou ld take place on Friday , luue 11 th. The matter was put to the vote and ginger-beer was chosen by unanimous COllsent. The President raised the question of the proposed Gallery of wiuning Gough Prize photographs. He proposed that no photograph should be hung without being passed ns worthy of the honour by the Committee, with the help, if necessary, of the judges of the Gough Prize. The proposal met with approval. M

The President expressed disappointment at the very poor number of competitors for the Gough Prize, last year, particularly ill the J uuior section, a nd a hope that this year would sec a great huprovewellt. The meeting concl uded with a vote of thanks to Mr. 'Harris for filling the post of President during the last year. At a COlllmittee :M eeUng 011 Sunday, June 6t h, it was resolved that t he Exhibition be held in the Olel Library from Wednesday, July 2 1st, to SU llday, July 25th . The AUllual Out ing was h eld on Friday, JUlie 11th, Over sixty members started 011 bicycles a.t 3. 15 p.Ill., for I..ittlebo1trlle and \\'ickhumhreaux. Rome photographs were takcn in these villages, and at about 4.30 we assemhled for ten in thp. grounds of Lee Priory, kindly put at our disposal. After a jolly meal, we dispersed in search of more photographs, but the light was dull anri conditions somewhat unfavourable. A start was made for the school by way of Patrixbourne and Bridge, about 6 o'clock. Our gratefu l tllauks are due to the Headmaster and to Miss Skipwith for a splendid tea. J .W.P.,

Hon. Sec.

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THE MUSICAL SOCIETY. Ou Suuday, 2Rth March, at t he closing service of term. itt Chapel, the choir , assist ed by members of the Musica l Society. rendered n short Cantata entitled" Is it nothing to you? .. bV Rev. E. \'. Hall; ~1r . Baylis was nt the ai-gau. The solos were su ng by Poole and Scrivenor : thei r immature voices. as is only natural , conld scar cely produce t he volume necessary to fi ll such a vast building, but th eir efforts were much appreciated and their

especially Scrivenor's, showed Ittucll I voices, promise for t he future. In t he choral singing: there was a tcndenr:.y to shouting among the altos, and t he basses were not alway!'> quite true, but very nice quality of tone was heard among the tenors. All the parts lUight have pni<l Illote attent ion to hreathing and ('lear en unciation. ""Te hope to see a nother such p erforma nce at a futur e date.

VERSE.

TO ARCTIC EXPLORERS. Great are the name!! ye carve out for yourselves Within the frozen fastness of the uorth Or in the ice-bouud southern latitudes; Great are the places ill our hear ts ye fill, Ye lonely wandcrers. Great is the courage buoying up your hope When food and water fail you, and wheuas FroID friends and succour ye are far astray ; Great is the manliness upon your brow, and great Your burning zeal. What is the end of wanderings? To fi nd And lUark out unknown lamds? Records to make Of an imals and birds and fis h t herein ~ Little the value snch -fouud r ecords have Compared with cost . Wh at then the use? Ah, for the resti ve soul That earthly satisfaction cannot find , None other course is open . Somewhere new, Somewhere ltuuoddell by the feet of man; God a lone has know il it, and the IHgh ts Of shining seagulls, that with silver wi ng Skim o'er the gloamy silence: a ll around A pure white mantle, broken here and there By gaunt uprearcd ice-castles: in its folds Shadows of purest, subtlest shades of grey. Snch is the place wherein your souls have life And living radiate unselfish love; And t hey are hlest.

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NELL COOK. One Friday night ill winter time, The school at prayers were all assembled . When clear boomed forth the hour of nine, At wlIich. J fear, the timid trembled. Wheu the last nole h ad died awny And silence ouce again did fall, A mystic figure robed in white Stepped lightly frolU the Cloiste r wall. Did it ascend tbe r';lltry stairs? Or prowl arouud amidst the gloom? Or did it through the keyhole glide. And sport behind some carvell tomb ? All no! It van ished through t he gate, It swif tly trod tile grassy 1100r. n glided by the Norm an stair, It vanished through the Tuckshop door. And then was heard ' a mystic sou nd, The steady champ of ghostly teeth : A ghostly light filled all the place, And formed into a purple wreath. Next morning whell the school poured in , Each clamouring for a cake or bUll, T h e twopenny drinks had disappeared, And chocolate biscuits there were none. T hey said a thief bad broken in, Who certainly the stuff h ad" took." They never caught the thief, because-

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SOME LESS-KNOWN

FACTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL.

It is a well-known fact that the School claims, and justly claims, to be the oldest school in Eugland, but few people realize its immense autiquity. Careful, conservative, people ascribe its origin to a date in the earlier h alf of the seventh century A.D. ; but recent discoveries have led somc to give rather earlier dates than this. III the falllous deed ill wWch the Emperor Constantine made over Britain to King Arthur as an indepeudent Empire we find the following

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words (I quote from the pages of ApphlS Ventosi): .. , .. et scholn iIla quae nunc Scholn Imperialis Calltllariensis vocatur vocabitur Scholn Regia Cautuariensis ex hoc nunc et usque in saecnlullt ." Thus it is ev ident that the school was in existence long before the days of Constantine. I might mention, in passing. that this document was first re discovered in the reign of Henry vlnÂˇ: and that it was do ubtless for this reason that the name was at that tinle revived. The Hst of visitors of the school is a long one, and it is probable that Julius Cne.Cl3r was the first. It is 110t knowJl whether it was he who originated the cll stom of presenting the Captain of the school with n slight honorarium-possibly one of the massive bars of copper which he mentions ill his COlllmcntaries as the clIrrclley of thc country . It is extremely likely that Caradoc (better known tiS Caractncus) was an O.K.S., and it is even s uggested that t he colou r -scheme of his woad adornments was t he origin 'of the O.K.S. colours. In m oderu times a frequent sight in the :M int Yard is t h at of n dangerous-looki ng dignitary stalking across bearil1g beneath his ann two business-like weapons' this is undou5tedly a relic of the days of the R oman ocCtl \)atioll when the Headmaster, or, as he would tllell really have been called, the Archididnsca us, would always be preceded by his tutor bearing a bundle of rods for the purpose of sutll lu nry punishment. Schools change little in the com se of time and olle might venture to affinn that even in the days of Carailoc, the joke, already a trifle trite, de aling with the possession of slings, javelins, ballistae, catapults, or other lethal weapons was still made at the beginning of every term . LUCIAN ANANIAS MUNCHAUSSN, B .F., O .B.

ÂˇSee Pollard Henry VIII.

STRIKE I Deluge a shortte tragicke playe done into English verse by ONE.

Place :-..'3cing's Kool, Kanterbury, Cent. Time :-May, 1926. PROLOGUE. Spoken by a choms of three scholars. We come to give you warning Of what will now befall. A short aud topic playlet Now occupies the ball. We show some scenes of school life The which we hope you'll like SoUle truly doleful happ'uings That took place iu the strike. [Exeu'lt.

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SCENE I.

TIm L1NT YARD.

Enler two scholars, A and B, m eetitlt:.

A. How now, 0 D, what doings of import

Have occupied of late your noble hand ? Hath 110t the willow blade of seasoned ash But now bent do uble 'neath the mig hty power And stroke or your brawn arm ? Hath 1Iot the> boat, Urged by the ragged shoves of two pair onfS nut lately borne your beastly cnrcnse down And up t he river (would tllat it h ad Slink 1) Ane nr the Stordwi cll Arms ? Have yO lt been boatillg ?

Noble A, I'll aye say ayc to that ; 'Tis true that llOW from F lurry 0.111 I come, That n oble asby elm, our pine-built boat H as truly borne my goodly persoll forth And back again on Neptune's glassy wave. The oaT I've wielded- welt- with a ll Ill y might, But though at times beyond the double crook The aspen blade waS bended b y my force, Yet with the c01llbined might of SUll and wind - Infused therein when yet a sapling slim It grew upon ~reat Norway's northern shoreEach time it n ghted like a clockwork spring, And urged the boat a head . But for yourself, Marry, forsooth, I'll warrant that the bat, Has lately ill your bauds assayed to bit T h e little leather ball (and faU'd I'll bet) ; Is it not so ? o n, you speak in sooth Except so far as failure is concerned. For in six ba lls I've scored h alf three-score runs Aud four as well; but with the seventh ball - F or that tbe umpire stood there half asleep - 0 baneful seventh ball I -I hit m y stumps And knocked my wicket down."

Ente-r 0 , another schnlar.

o C, 0

see

all your fnce no wonted luster-lack? Has your iutent that much of interest

That your unco' un-cowwy eye makes think? W bat is the news? 0, 0 cousins, A and B, A sadly thing it is is herein borne; Within this journal paper a re set forth The 1Il0st distressful acts of violence Done by SOlUe hooligans to volunteers Who serve their country in this baneful tilDe . Boys, we arc caught in toils and snares all round; Why should we grunt and sweat beneath the yoke

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While all these men make holiday so gay And do c'en what they list? You oft have heard Suggestions coming th at we too should strike; However, as it seems, 110t much of good From that could ever came to us, but blows And stripes would be ollr portion. Hearken now, I have a scheme here which by far tra11sceuds All others of its ilk-nut no, you see m To t urn Ule deafward ear; I'll waste no breath . o no, 0 C, 0 see both A and I Are botllly longing, if this verbiage Have aught of matter in it. ll OW to hear Its great import. Well then, you sluggards , hear. Will you be free? Will YOlt have holfday ? Will you ill measure quick the maypole tree Still dance around? We will.

T heil hark to me. 'Twcre useless, as I said, for ns to strike. Forbear to do our work, for as yOIl know We should but tJleu be visited with stripes Aud suchly treatments usual. But and if Between us we could engineer a strike Among the' teaching staff-thell we'n be free And our most complete satisfaction found . Have you a plan? Yea, that I have, but stay, r see a master in the offing loom. Come with me now to the refreshlUeut hall Bcneath the schoolroom arches. You shall each Slake me thrce times Illy piscatory thirst; Then iu our conclave solelllll I'll relate W h at t houghts do now inh abit this my pate.

[Enunt. SCI';NI{ II.

A MASTUR'S ROOM.

Tmum DAVS LATER.

Enter X and Y, masters, meeting. Good-morrow, Y; and how does this mom's snn, Arising in his clouds of red and gold. His chariot drawu by golden horses six -Albeit somewhat hidden by these clouds While drizz.ling rain and Scottish mists hold sway -When that his coming lights the sky of night And rolls away in one his bluc-black cloak, How finds he you, old bean? Indeed. 0 X, To tell the truth, I've rarcly felt more well ; The uric acid entered in my bones

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That h as just lately given me rheum's poJns Meseems has gone his way. My only ail Remaining to me is a great iugrowth Of pedal digits' horny tegument. But X, 0 how are you? Well, Y. I thank, ' . Wben 6rst this morning's space from slcep I drew And lifted up the valanced Hds that shut The roseate hues of dawn from out my eyes, J cried with joy to be to-day alive. Ah I for the six blest homs of kindly slcep t Ah t for the sixpenceful of well-mixed salts!

These two and a conscience quiet give me rest Of mind and spirit." Enter Z, anotller master. " Rullo, here comes Z. Why, Z, you look most troubled; what's toward? Is it the seasou's most inclement use In your jecorallinings wreaking hurt ? I s it perhaps a penny you've mislaid Whose non-recovery thus irks you sore? What is the matter Z, come let me know." Z. .. Dear brother X. 'tis neither of these two, Nor is it any mundane thing at all That furrows t11US my brow. To-day is come A guileful thought most troublous to my mind; r cannot rest-Have you yet opcd your post? .. X. .. No, cousin Z, my knife has not yet slit The antique parchment envelopes that hold My momlllg correspondence. Y. . Nor has mine." Z. Here is a letter come to me this day, Maybe there's one for yOll of like import . Typewritten are its words ; it's foot no uame Or signature contains. But hark, I'll read: " (,cads): Most noble schoolmaster, up, ann yourself, • Why shows this sluggish callousness, when now • All workers are on strike? Why stir you not ? • The fault is in yourself, not in your star That you are underpaid, aud underfed, And under civil laws so tightly bound. A king sits on the throne; why should not you, • Why should not I , why should not all of us , Be kings, and sit and nothing do all day? Why work, 0 sluggard sir, when, if you s trike, • Your union will give ten bob a week, And sixpence each for extras? Leave your books , Put down your canes and gown, and strike, man, strike; • Strike while the iron is hot, cease work and strike.' Does not this IetteJ: curdle all your blood? What if it come from Quoscow ? Dare we show I

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No heed to such a solemn call? What if In bed one night I trucldated be For daring disobey great Blotsld's will ? 'Tis true, 0 Z, this news is very grave: Let me examine-Yes, I have the srune, A type-writ screed bearing no signature. Alas that I have lived to sec the day When lively /'uiccs in my veins stand still And freeze a I blue with pigeon-hearted funk I What think you, Y ? I find herein the same Addressed to me.-O interstitial stuff And marrow of my bones, wilt not away I I know not what to think. so now I'U sleep And hope in waking mood some gain to reap."

[Exeunt. Boys in places awaiting mastel'. Saw you their faces as they came to prayers, Their brows thick furrow 'd. a.')pects darkened o'er With thunder clouds of fear and anger mix'd, As when. anenr the vernal equinox The summer rains bid fair to flood the world With liquid water? They have no suspect Of whence tWs comes, and they are much afraid ." Have you the letter C, that them you sent? T wish to read the awful words again. If tWs does not bring near our dread desire Meseems that nothing will. Yea, here it is ; A friend did type it for me, and did post The missives for me ttp in London. See How cunningly these words of guile are writ, To steal the heart of the most conscience-smit. But soft, here comes the master, what's the page And line. I beg you? Page niue, linc thirteen . Enter X. Good-mornlug boys: I fear the windy blast And icy fang of winter. coming in -Albeit very uupropitiously -Within the portal of yon window-frame, And leaving by the chimney, iu his path Will pass across my person as a draught, And. with his usual property, impart A cold or chill; I beg you shut It. A. Where starts the lesson? Page nine, line thirteen~ Well, A, commence. The frozen dog was left In jesting mood upon the ky mOlWt ; There with the tawny Gannymede he fought And killed reluctant dragons.

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How now, C. What paper have you there upon your desk? Nothing. sir. In that case will no shtuuc stop But you shall bring it to me: let me see. , Most noble schoolmaster. . .' whence have you this ? , I kllow not, sir ; I simply-sort of-have it. Ha! Qud you have! Know you this writing not? , I know it not, sir.' Well, at least do I. Has your OW11 scripture lately changed so milch YOlt do not know your own of three days erst? This is yOllr writing, C. 0 Heav'ns above I o ramphoid cusps! 0 complex quantities! Am I to think that it is yOll who bids Us strike, aud set down books and lictor's tools? 0, is't a holiday now you'd like ? Come afterwards. I'll show you how I strike. t

CURTAIN.

CORRESPONDENCE. N.B.-The Editors decli1l(J to accept any f'espansibility with 1'egm'd to these letters. Correspmldellts must e~lclos(J their "ames, 'IIot 'necessarily for publication, but ali a guarantee of good failh. The Editors suggest that lellers of appreciation should find as Mg a place in The Canltta,iafl as those of the more usual type which can ollly fI.",1 fQ:l,n. To the Editors of"

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DHAR Sras,

Would it not be a good thing if the records of the" Under Wi" and" Under 15 " events in the School Sports were kept and entered in the Sports Card ? And what is the objection to putting down the" Tugger Mile" record? Unless the records arc: published, the times of these events are of comparatively little interest. May 1 snggest, too, Utat 9. 220 yards race be added to the .. Under 166 " events, as it is all excellent race, and would be useful for Relay teams of future years. Your!> out of breath, ., 220:'

To the Editors oJ" TilE CANTUARIAN." SIRS,

I saw the following on a local Dairy,-" -- -- 's Dairy, Cream Ices, Orders for Lime, Whiting, Chalk, etc., received here."

Mr. -.'s c9.11dour is praiseworthy indeed, but don't you hope, dear Editors, that be does not supply the School with milk: ? .. Mn,Ko-o I .. [A bsolulely-Eds., Oa1lt.]

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Term begins. 4th Sunday after Easter. Preacher.' The H ead master. 5th Sunday nfter Easter. Preacher.' Rev. A . S , Mnyut". 1st XI. v. Rev. A. S. lit-l ayne's XI. Ascension Day. Sunday after Ascension Day. Preacher.' H. Sharpley, Esq. 2nd XI. v. Herne Bay College 1st XI. ist XI. I). Charthaut Asylum . Whitsunday. Bcrmoudsey Camp. Preacher,' The Headmaster. 1st XI. v. 8t. Lawreuce C.C.; 2nd XI. v. Wyc College 2nd XI. 1st IV . v. St. Augnstine's College. Trinity Sunday. Evensong in Cathedral, 6'::W p.m. 1st XI. v. Dover College. First SUlldny oCter Trinity. Preacher.' Rev. R Evnus. 1st Xl. v. Contt's Bank; 2nd XI. v. Duke of York 's R.M,S. 1st onet 2nd IV. v. Toubddge School; 1st XI. 11. St. Edmund's School 1st XI. Exeat. 1st IV. 11. R .E.'So Chatham; 1st XI. v. Depot The Buffs; 2nd XI. v. St. Edmuud's School 2nd XI. 1st Xl . 11. Wye College. Scholarsh ip Examinations. 1st IV. , Public Schools Challenge Cup, Marlow Regatta. Third Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: Rev. E. W. WJl1iawsolI. 1st X I. 11 . Bank of England. 2nd XI. v. St. Edmund's School 2nd XI. 1st and 2nd IV. 11. Medway R.C.; 2nd XI. 11 . Dover ColJege 2nd XI. l"ourth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: Rev. A. S. Mayne . 1st XI. 11. Highgate School. AUllual O.T.C. Inspection. 1st and 2nd IV . 11. Chatham R.C. PHth Sunday after Trinity. Pyeacher ,' Rev. C. Stonehouse. 1s t XI. 11. r~ast boume College. o:r.c. attends Royal Totll'1lament, Olympia. Sixth Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: ltev. S, J. Poole. 1st XI. 11. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate. Seventh Sunday after Trinity. Preacher: The Right Rev. Bishop King. 1st alld 2nd 1\'. 11. O.K.S. 1st XI. " . O.K.S. l~ghth Sunday after Trinity. Memorial Service. Preacher: The Headmaster. COlllmemoration Service. Pyeac/zey : Speeches and Carden Party. Exeunt OUlllCS. Camp begins. Gibbs and Sons. Printers. Orange Street, Canterbury.

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1926.

No. 15.

EDITORIAL. Readers of the Cali/uMiatt who give 110 morc thought to the higher brauches of journalism tllan to wonder why the 6.30 Star should conte out at 3 p .m., lUay think Ulat these neat, faultless columns are the work of m8chincÂˇlike routine and a perfectly ordeted :Eclltorial stall. Well, of course they are right about the Editorial staff; we hope that everyone realizes how perfectly orden.-d we nrc. But we have 110 opportunity of getting the Cantua,ia" ready for press by allY machine-like tontine. Our contributors and assistants arc Car too modest aud retiring for that. The confu siou of the MSS passes belief. and it is ouly the especial mercy of tue Printer's Providence that prevents people from seeing in these lJnges ludicrous alubiguitics or hair-raising juxtapositiolls; fr01l1 seeing eorresj)olldeuce frolU 'Doug/mllt.," "A. N. Other" and" S. H. Owers" appear uudei' the heac ing .. IS1' XI. CIlARAcrrms," or the announcement s of Births, Marriages and Deaths inextricably mingled with the" Virtutfl jWlCti more pfllrmn duces, " \~'e desire to claim some credit for r('scuing public feeling from such shocks, and to point out that the follow ing pages do not depart from thc ru le of orderlincss. To tum frOIll the silly to the SeriOlHJ, we have to note n great many changes iu the Sc hool. The staff has had some alterations, and the old Army Class has been supplanted by an upstart" Shell ." All these matters are treated at greater length elsewhere. It is with eleep regret that we learn of the death of Dr. Calplll, who was H eadmastel from 1897 to 1910. The Headmaster, Mr. Coss, and thlee of the monitors attended his funeral at Saltwood. I.nely Milner's generous gift to the School is dealt with ill another article. The .. Parrots" will have wonderful Ilew grounds and buildings and arc to be envien for their good fortune . But naturally few ex-" Parrots " will agree with this. Ever since a Junior School was started under Mr. Hodgson the" P arrots" have been part and parcel of the School, and very Illally will be sorry to sec them move to Sturry. And 110W, having kept you dallying long enough over these hors d'omfJre.~, hoping that you have not found them entirely indigestible, we must allow YOlt to pass Oll to more solid and, ,.ye hope, satisfying fare beyond.

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I-JcadIll8ster,

J a uu Ary.

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J til }'.

1910.

Canon Galpin was bo rn ill IR6 l at Do rches te r. Educa ted a t Sherborne and Trin ity Coll ege , Oxford , of which he was Scnior Scholar, h\:! t ook u first Class in Classical Mode ra tions fi nd a first Class in Liter:l.C IiulII [\ uio rC's. Oll leav ing O xford in 1883 he act ed as Assist ant Priv at e Sccrctnry t o l ,a rd LansdowlIe, the Governor-G eneral of Can ad a, a llrl as till ar to his so n ~ . After his rctnrll t o England he was a ppointed in 1886 Classica l l ,ccturcr at his oM College, Trinity, a nd a fter two years ill this p ost he went as As.'iista nt Maste. to Ma rlborough College. where he st ayed till 1896. I-Ie wus theu appointed H eadm aster of t he King's School, Ca nterbury, where for fo ur tee n years he de voted his powers, with all the t re mendous yet well-ba la nced enthu$iaslII which was ch aracteristic of him , to t he welfare :.lI1d in terests of the School. On his retire ment in 19 10 he was appointed H OIl . Canon of Cante rb ury Cathedra l a nd Rector of Saltwood , near B ytbe, a ud till t he day of his death he gave himself with undim inished energy not onl y to the work of h is parish , bu t to the ecclesiastical a nd educa tiona l d uties of a wider ~phere which his posit ion as H OIl . Canon of Ca nterb ury Cathed ra l a nd a_ Membe r of the K ent Educationa l COlllmittee in volved . Canoll Galpin m a rried ill 1900 the younger daughter of the R ev. P . H . Hichells , H ou . Ca non of Canterbury Cathedral, who, wit h one son a nd one d a ughter, Sll rvivcs him . In the Ca)Jillarian it is appropria t e to write of Ca non Galpin m ainl y in rel ation to the King 's School, in t he his tory of which he will stand a lit as a great hea dmaster. Not th a t fab!e a nd lcgend will gathe r round hi s name, as they do round sOllie: his g rea tness did lIot lie ill qlUllities which fire the imagination a nd give bi1'th to rom a nce, but ill sheer e ffici ency, in pl a ns well laid and unswe r vingly carried o ut. It was as an administrator th a t he was p re·Cl1lillclIt : h e was a mas ter of detail; yet he lHld a clear conce ption of the broad aims which he had ill vie,\-· and he did not rest t ill th ose aim s we rc e fficiently achieved. H e callie to the School at a t im e when th ~ pop ular d ClUand fo1' "modern" educa tion was beginning . Himself a classical schola r, he wns broadmindcd enongh to recogni ;>;e tl](~ strength of the demand and t o introduce changes to mcct it. But h e did so gradu a ll y a nd with judgme nt and m aintained th e classical traditio ns of t he School while develo ping with c<?llspicl1oUS success the facilities fo r in structio n in Science, Ma thematics and History . Th a t success was reflect ed in the record , during his Headm ast ership, of important mathe mat ical schola rships a t Ca mbridge a nd in t he results of Army Examina· tions. At the sa me time he saw that. if th e scope of t he School's instruction was t o be widened. its num bers must be increased: a wide rnuge of subjects llleans n considcrable st a fT a nd a n a dequa t e number of p upils. H e the refore set himself from the first t o exp a nd the numbe rs (which stood in IS96 a t about 150). bu t wit h a defi nite a im and a defini te limit of 250 as being the num ber wh ich the School could reason ably hope t o m aintaiu a nd p rovide for. H e realized th at" t o t he size " of schools" t here is a limit

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as there is to othel things: for none of these retain their natural power when tltey are too large or too slUall." He judged correctly what Illllubel's the School's natural power reql1iL'ed and having achieved those numbers he wns content, recognizing that numbers alone do 110t mean greatness. Like other great administrators. Canon Galpin left a monument in brick and stone, and the hnilding work for which he was respollsiMc would atone have made his Hendm8stership memorable. The erection of the new wing of the Grange and the Harvey r. .abor8tory followed frolll his policy of expansion of t he School : the fitti ng of the School Chapel in the Cathedral and the decoration of the Big Selloal show the importauce he nttnchcd to the worship and the work of the School bei ng carried 0 11 in beautiful and fitting s nrl'ollndiugs. As a personal s:ift to the School, h e transfol'llIed the North Fives COllrt into the Court we now enJoy by covering it in, aud fucing the walls and flo or with the best of patent preparations. One other mark of the great administrator Ill ay be mentioned: his capacity to choose the right men to work with him. Tt was a point on which he prided himself. O.K.S. of the period will recollect with gratitude (each perhaps with some special nAme in memory) the fruits of that capacity ; present K.S. may find interest in the fact that nearly thirty years ago Canon Galpin took credit (with a publicity almost embarrassing to Mr: Latter) for his prescience in enticing bnC'k to the Rchool the present HeadmAster. And in a personal note of this killd it is hoped t h at it may not be thought too personal to record that even in his lI1arriage he showed the SR llIe happy inspi rat ion , and hi s OW11 good fortune m ade also for the good fortune of the Scbool. Iu his teaching Canon Galpin was Hoted for the same practical efficiency as in his administration. He set himself t.o teach h is pnpils /J ow to learn: to show them how to look at a subject as a whole and then to analyse it and m aster it in detail with unshi r killg industry. And he taught this throughout the School. for, at any rate during the earlier years of his headmastership, he made a point of taking every fon n in the School in at least one I('SSQn a week . Well marked books, analysed into paragraphs on a methodical plan, were n sure sign of the subject which the Headmaster h ad beeu taking. Method, accuracy , iudustry, these were what his pupils learned chiefl y from him . He taught "above all things order, distribution and singling out of parts: for he that doth not divid e well will never enter well into business."

In his p ersonal relations wit h t he School, Can on Galpin combined a. fearless dctct"lnillatioll t o carry through what he tll ought was right with great. cOlil"tesy and kindness. He hnd a personal and intimate knowledge of thc boys, and t he hospit ality with which he and Mrs . Calpiu welcomed K.S. and O .K.S. nt the School H ouse and at their house at Tankerton established many lasti ng friendships. He took the School so much iuto his personal li fe that when his son was born he invited the Captain at the time to stand as a Godfather. All that the School did in work and in play was of moment to him: no o ne followed School matches more closely than he: no one did more to stimulate interests ill the things such as music, photography and archi tecture, which matter a great deal in after life, but may be croweled out of School routin e. During his Headmastersilip tile School Contingent of t he o:r.c. wa.s started, a nd t he boat cl\lb established itself as a definite part of Scllool life. Even after bis retirement bis interest in

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the School did 110t in UU~ least diminish . He was frequently at Cnnterbury, and was n regular attend ant at" O.K.S. dinners. On the afteruoou of his sudden death he wns ('ogcrly disclIssing School news-the constitution of the bonrd of governors, the move of th e Junior Schoof to Sturry Court- and he was recalling: from old School photographs the pcrsonaUty of a.K.S. of the early days of his Hcadm8slcrship . Thus to the end the School was constantly in his thoughts and in his memory, and K.S. and O.K.S. of the present and future generations will for their part llot readily forget how much he did for the Schoo1.

I1.T , P,

+ R . H. HITCHCOCK, C.l.E., M.B.E. The following is an extract from th e Madras Police Ga::clie of September 4th, 1926:_ " The news of the death in England 011 August 31st of :Mr. R. H . Hitchcock , C.I.E., M.B .R, will have bccn received with very deep regret by police officers of alt ranks. Mr. Hitchcock spent a very large part of his service ill Malabar, where hi s name is a household word. During the war he raised the 2/73 Malabar Iniantry , in which be had a commission. Whcn the Mappilla Rebclliou broke out, l~ e was Oistrct Superintendent of Police, South Malabar, and his magnifi cent services during the rebellion arc widely known . It lUay be safely said that \\:it.hin l!villg 1l1elllo~y no o~cer ill ally departlllellt of th i ~ Presidency has performed such chstinglllshec1 executIve service as that renaered by :Mr. ]'htcbcock 011 that occasion. :Mr. Hitch cock was ever ready t o uphold the good namc of his s ubordinates, and one of his most promincnt characteristics was his determined championship of titel11 when he was convinced that. their Illotives were light. }.'[ any will rememher him gratefully 011 this Rccount. Loyal, unselfish and the soul of honour, he pos,c;essed a charmillg personality which cndeared him Lo all who knew him . By his death the Police Department has s uffered a grievou s loss. " R. H . Hitchcock eutered t he" Parrots" in 1894 and camc up t o thc Setdor School in September, 1897. He left in 1903, ga ining first pl ul'c into the Tudiun Poli ce. The above q uotation b eatÂˇs wit ness to his iligh character and splcndid services. Vic mOu nt the loss of n truly great und brilliant O.K.S. I1 .I.P.

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In the Christmas Tertii of 1884 n temporary vacancy occurred 011 the staff of the Jun ior King's School, nnd was filted- nominally for haH the term-by Mr. W. C. Price, hailing from Repton and Trinity College, Ullhlin. This" half-term" has evcntually been drawn out to forty -two years all but hall a term, and tbroughout this period Mr. Price has given the School-both Senior and Junior-true and loyal service , has made n bost of grateful friends, and with his dry hulUour and iunate kindliness h as smoothed the difficulties and lightened the woes of School life for hundreds of small boys. And a11 so unobtrusively I for he bated the lime-light. H OT will he wish lUuch to be said here. But we IIlllst at least record our gratitude for his long and valued services, ~l1Id express, along w.ith thc many who have known him as House-master, I·'orm-master and fri end , our wish that he may enjoy his well-eanted rest for many a year to come.

THE SCHOOL. Captain: Captain Captain Captain Captain

of of of of

W. Poor.F..

Football Doats Cricket Games ...

A. II. HILL.

T. V. SCRIVENOIL A. L. BU.L. A. I,. Hn.L. Mt)NI'tORS :

J . W.

POOJ.E,

T . V. SCRJVF.NOR, D. A. SoMEKVII.LK, A. I,. HJLl" J . S. LGR, R. S. HEARDER, H. E. PI~CG, H. M. C. S?UTH, A. C. S. ADAMS.

GRAN'!', R.

EDI'tORS OJ? 'l'ITE " CAN'l'UARIAN " :

J. W.

POOJ,l-:,

T. V. SCRIVENOR, D . A. SoMERVILLE.

HON. SECRIftARY all 'l'UE " CAN'l'UARIAN " :

J. s.

1,££.

Sl'ORTS COM?nTTm~

W. POOLE, A. L. Ru.r" T . V.

SClUVENOR,

: M.

COOK, R. A.

W. BINNY.

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES . J.

A. U. SJ.,A'l'F.K.-Entered School, Sept. , '20; Lall~ley House House Monitor, '23; 1st XV., '23, '24, '25; Monitor, Sept., '24; 1st X L , '24. '25, '26 ; V-Capt. of Football... Sept., '25; ~ports Committec.. Sept:, '25 ,. Sgt. O.T.C., Se~~, '25,; Cap,t. of }-'ootball, Jan ., 26; Capt. of Cncket, 26; Sl."'Ctfl Form, May, _6 ; C.Q.M.S., May. ·26.

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C. I.. CT.IUIUz.."'l'S.-Eutp.l'ctl ScllOOl, Sept., '21 (J .K .S., Jan ., '20): King's & holar; Sixth Form , Sept., '23; 1st XV .. '24, '25, '26; Sports Colours, '25, '26 ; Monitor, Sept. '25 ; Sports Committee, Sept., '25; Capt. of Games. '25. '26 : Sgt. O.T.C., '26: "Editor or t he Cantr«arian, '26 ; I-Ion . Sec. , Hnr\'~y Societ y, '26. • O. L . D AVEv.-··Ent ered School, Sept., '2 1 (J .K.S., May, '20); 1st XV., '24, ':25; Monitor Sept., '25; L /Sg!. O .T.C" J an" '26. ' R. MORToN. -En t ered School, Sept .. '22 ; King's Scholar; 1st XV., '24, '25; Sb;th Form J nu. , '25; Monitor, Sept., '25; 1st IV ., '26 ; r.fSgt . O.T.C., J an., '26. ' W. B . Cr.F.Gc.--E n tcrerl School, Jan ., '2 1 (J .K .S" ' 14 ); 1st XV" '24, '25; Sgt. a.T.C. '211 : C.O.M.s. , '25 ; F ives IJ ai1', '25 , '26 ; Sports Cllllu uittee, Scpt., '25; Monitor: J an ., '26; Sixth Pon n, May, '26; Sport.'! Colours, '26; HOll . Sec. Boats, '26 ; C.S.M., '26. P . lL EUSTACP..·~-Ellte red School, J an ., '22 (I .K.S., J an., ' 20) ; Monitor, Scp t. , '25 ; t st XV., '25; Sixth I,'orm, J an ., '26; I I/Sgt . O.T.C., Mny, '26. H. S. S?n 'tH.-·En tcred School, Sept., '23 : Sixth Form. J n IL , '25; Holme Bonse Honse MOllitor, May, '25 ; Sports Colours, '26. F . F. H ADDocK.- F,ntered School, May, '22 ; H olme House H ousc Monitor, J Ull ., '25; Head (If Hol mc House, Sept., '25; Sports Colours, '26 . C. I.. SEAHROoK.- E ntered School, Sept., '23; Sixth Portn, Jail., '26; Langley H onse Ho use Monitor, '26. J. D . NF.1T..- Ellterecl School, Sept., '20; King's Scholar ; Sixth Form, Sept., '22; Hon. Sec, House Committee, Sept., '25; Sgt. n.T.C., May, 26; Exhi bitioner or Pcmbroke College, Cambridge, April. '26. J. ~. n. r •.*oTNE. -Eutcred School, Sept., '21 ' Sixth PO!lU, Scpt . '24; Sgt. n .T.C., Jan., '26; Ford Studentsbip, Trin ity College , Oxford. D. G. Wmi''l'Af.r•.--Entcred School, Sept., '23; 1s t XL, '26. R. DE C. McCRACKHN.--E n tered School, April, '22; (J .K .S., April, '20); Sixth Forlll, May '25. J . O. GRl!HN.-Eu terecl Selloo1, Jan. , '23 (I .K .S., May, '2 1), 1st Xl., '26.

VALETE . J. R. S. Waters, ,,,. E . Rlv)" ,"V. K endall , W. G. St()l1chollSt.", l~. n. Sum1l1crs, T . G. Wilde, R. A. Kemp, A . R. P . Fox~Male, R . 0. Welc1I , n . C. 1:T311liHoll , W . A P . GosUi ng, R . B. C. Bake r, n. J . Spiller, J. A. R C.roft . H . C. Hgcrlom JOlles, K . B. Andrews

SALVETE. W. M. F . Scott, A. M. Bell, R . B . Levey, J. Foot. R. tl urrisol1, A. FoordKC'l('ey , R . 1<'. R. GhlllVillc, H . A . H. F. FimJI , C. R. E. J O ll CS, C. T. Miles, K . M. D . WilIc:o('h , D . J.. H aines, ·j. R Tilluer, B . S. Kent, i \ . J. DUrrett, It A. Charge, S . A . W. Robinson, F . J. Wallis, C. n. Mnxtcd , M. Rnlldrup. B. C. Holli ngswor th , F . A . P W clhcrn ll, 1'. C. RlldgnnJ, C. M. Ch ambnrd, G . M. F . Stow.

THE CAN'l'UARI AN SPEECH DAY. MONDAY,

Jur.y

26TH .

Crnel, ah cruel rain : You stayed at home all morning. y'OIl rumc clown in torrents !lS soon us Sprcrhe<; began. and then, nfter you hn.rl driven ItS (r('>Ill the Grecn Court to t he Cloistt"ts for tea for the third year in slIcr.cssioll, you went home again for the rest of the

c1u.y. Tn t he Ch ::apter H onse t he Vfth Fol' lU prC'scllted t he follow ing speeches :_ l.-·!4cclle from " KING R1 CU .... RI) Ill" (Act L Scene iv.) ShukespNU'fJ Duke of Cla rence . . D . A. Som er ville . ~i r R oher t Brackellhury T. V. Scri vellor . Pirst Mn rc1("rer R . M orton . Second Murderer A. L. Hill. 2. -·SC~ll C frol11 " Trn; CVCI.OI'S" Euripides

Odyssens Cyclops

W . Poole. D. A. Somerville.

J . N. B.

Lai n ~ . H . F.. Pegg. J. B. Sr.earmau. { C. H. r< rend. 3. - -" L' A ffs ire de Is Cl"llch(>," from" I.e petit chose en Provence " AlphoPlse Daudd Monsie ur Eyssette A . C. 5. Adams. Madame Eyssette J. D. Neil. Daniel } I fi) J. H. Gillingt otl. Jacq ues curs 1 s E. R. N ichols. Un Conderge J. N. B. Lain ~ . The Headmaster, '... 11 ri!'illg to deliver his aciclress, expressed his resentment A t lHlving beell forced hy his doct ol's and the' Governing Body to break a recor d of forty·fl llll s p ef!c h~do.ys i ll the Ch apter House at which he had been present. T he reaSOll wus t hat he ha(l been conta minAted h y a microbe, which he suggcst C'd he hllci not cau ght from t he boys of tJle School, f Ol' it was l' all~d t he micl'Obe of over-work. " M y wand erings," he went O il , .. cSlJechtlly rouun Africa, have impressed UpO Il me th at th(' K ing's School is n ot rner('ly a hody of 7:87 boys who happen to reside for certain periods of the year in Canterbury and receive thei r cducfttion here; it is a V(lst C01'pOlat.i<.oll sprea~l over t he worlrl." .'\.s a n example of the in terest taken by Old Hl'lys ill t he School, he mcntiollcrl a gift to endow n Music p rize froUl Geoffrev Ryley, a.K.S., and another gift to endow a prize or prizes from TMward. Hertslet ann his fa the r, Sit' Ceci: Hertslet. in memory of tile late Lady Hertslct He Ulcn re.fened to the passing of certain a.K.S., among: them Richard Frederick Elwyn, H. E. Morice, Admiral Parry and finally, Mr. Henry Fielding, who had given loyal service as Clerk to the Governors and as Bursar of the Old King's Scbolars' l~Ulld . and had taken an unfailing interest ill all U1e School's activities. "I myself, " the Headmaster continned, " have only had experience of Olle term of Ulis school year. Duri.ng the rest of tbe year the School was in the hands of Mr. Goss aud the Staff, and J woulrllike to take thi~ public OppOlhlllity of saying how inb"lIseiy grateful [am to them, and to the boys too, for the way in which tliey have carried on during my absence. Mr. Coss.

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in spite of his retiring n ature, took up the post at very short notice, and did the job far better than I cotlld do it." He passed 0 11 to the m any losses in the Staff-Mr. Nash , who h ad come temporarily to fill the ,'aeRney, was leaving. as were Mr. I'l owe and Mr. Gill, who had been with tbc School for eight and five years respectively. Mr. U eys. who came in 1897, was retiritlg after luauy years from the diffi cult post, wh ich he had very successfully filled, of one who came ill for certain bonts a week, but cOllld not share ill t he ordinary life of the School the whole term through . Mr. Price, who came ill 1884, the year after Mr. Latter W.... llt up as a sm all boy from the jl1nior to t he senior School, was giving up after 42 years of ser vice. By his retiring n ature and his kindliness, llc had won the affection of all who had passed through thc Jmlior School. It seemed very doubtful whether Miss Sumner, after her long illness, would ever be able to return to her duties as Nurse. and her place was being taken, for n year at any rate, by Miss Bertha Evans, dau ghter of 0. late mas te l' and great friend of the School. Referring to academical s uccesses, among them J . D. Neil's Open Mathematical Exhibitioll at Pemhroke College. Cambridge, and J. N. B. Laill~ 's Ford Studenl<;Wp at Trinity College, Oxford , the Headma.,>ter made special mention of Barnett's fi rst place ill the entrance examination to the Royal M..iUtary Academy, Woolwich , of R. A. }1iull' S many pri 7.es in 1,l\w aud of H oward Mowll's a ppointment as Bishop in " 'estern Chin a. H e went on to say that the School 'Vat Memorinl h ad been complete(l by t he Vlacillg of the n ames on the walls of the memorial court ; they bad been dedicated by the Archbishop Ott Armistice Day last year. Th e first bursary from the su m set a p art for the ed \lC'ation of sons of Old Boys who feU in t he \Va r had becn awarded. H e reminded the company that a few htl1lc\red pounds still rem ained to be found for the completion of the Memorial. The Headl1l astcl' coucluded Ly saying" Though r welcome academic slIccesses, and we do our utmost to p ut book-learning into the beads of our hoys and t o make them capable of holding their own education ally, I would lUuch rather t urn out n perfect. straight. clean, Christian E nglish gentleman, t hall the fi nest scholar ill t h e world." Th e Dean tllcn rean on t the list of Academic and other dis tin ctions of tl.Je year, a.nd heartily welcom ed back the H ead1l1aster. H e went on, " \Ve havc to mourn the loss of one who wns an Old Boy and served the Kiug 's School with shrew(lness, a bility and Ullfailin g devotion for U1a ny years as clerk to tlH.' Governing body. Mr. H enry Fielding was a ile of the most rem ark ahle meu I have met, and I pl ace a high value in the personal friendship which he wns good en ongh t o extend to me . Our late clerk was n mall of a most extraorclln nry varicty of gifts. His place ns clerk to tile governil1 g b ody bas b ecn taken by another Old King's Rcitolar, Mr. J . G. Pemb rook, who has already giyen excellent evidence of his devotion t o the School ill his new capacity." The Dean then outliued the developments which would now be possible as a result of the authority whicll the governors had obtaiucd to raise the fees. These developments included a J)ensiOns fund for assista nt masters, a sanatoriulII, which, it was hoped, would he rca y in a few months, and ampler and lighter accommodation for Day Doys, who next term wou ld be in charge of a special Day Boys' Mast er. D ay Boys would be wclcomed at the School and he hoped would prove a link between the Sch ool and the city. Playing-fields had been rather inadequate or insecure; the governors would no d oubt consider this question, but he would like to suggest th nt it was one in which Old Boys could render very valuable assistance. I"il1ally, Dr. Bell tOllched upon a ch ange in the constitut ion of the Governing Body, which for many centu ries had consisted of Ule Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. All would agree that they had not failed in their duty: but the llIest"ut Governing Body. the present

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Dean and Chapter, felt t ha.t at n time of expanding education such as the present. Ute adrHUoll to t he Governors of a little special o utsicle assistan ce would be good. It was not possibl(' yet to statc publicly exactly what thai addition wus to be; but it would secmc to the School a closer touch with the tT nhrersitics of Oxford and Cnmbridge a nd wiih the Old Doys. After the Speeches, the clls tomary chee ring was observed as the visitors passed from t il t' Cha pter HOllse to t ile " Garden " Party in the Cloist ers.

PRIZES ADJUDGED DURING THE YEAR, 1925- 1926 . Ca pta in's Prize (MUcldnsolJ) J. W . Poole. Clas.<:ical (S1'OllgM()',) ", 1925 J. W. Poole. 1926 J. W. P oole. Mathem atics (Mitchimon) ... J. D. Neil.

Modern I,anguages, I<'nm ch (Mitchinsol' ) Modem J.anguages, German (Crraves) Natural Science (Mikhinson) E nglish l.iterature (SJreatjifld) Classical Composition (Dean Far,.m-)

Private Study (Rdtvard81ore) Classical Moil crn I.atiu Prose (F. and 11. Horsky) Greek Prose (Mr D ofvall) English Essays (Galpin) Ceograph y ... ... . .. Natural History Collection Ul ead ftlJaster) Drawing ... Cinque Prize (Martyn Mowll) Photog raphy

(Golt~M

Senior

1ull ior

Reading and Elocution (J1 arvey Boys) Scniol' .. . " Junior Hist~ry, VI. F'or~ (Stanley ) VA.. Porm (Galpin) Army Cl a.<;~ (flcadlllastM' ) Vn. IÂˇ'onn (H ead MIMlcr) " I V. I"orm (fiead Mastcr) I"rench, I V. to Ule. Forms (Greaves) Mathem atics. Dh'. I. (fIa1'1'ison ) Army Class (I1arriso'l) Div. II. (fJa.rrison) Div . III . (Hafriso'J) " Div. IV . (Harris on} Che mistry a nd Physics (Sets)

A. C. S. Adams. A. C. S. Adams. C. L. Clements. D . A . Somerville. 1925 J. W. Poole. 1926 J. W. Poole. D . A . Somer vUle. E. R. Nichols. J. W. Poole. J. W. Poole. D. A. Somerville. Not awarded. J. D . Coles. R. R . W . Ashby. D. ~. Somerville. { H . E. Pegg. R . T. Tripp. R. R. W. Ash by. J. S . I ,ee. V. E. C. Drooke. D. A . Somerville. C. M. Martin. { W. d'A Maycock. E. J-I. Clarke, ii. M. T . Lord. D . A. Buncombe. J. R. N. C. Dudgeon . J. H . Gilllngton . R. S. Grant. D. 1. R obertson. 1 . G. O. Roberts. J . R. Jones. J. G. Spiller.

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DIVINITY PRIZF,s. VI.!I~orlU

(Byoltghton)

E. R. Nichols. E. R. Nichols. C. H . Frend. R. S. Grant. A. P . D. Kennedy. R . B. S. Chet toe. { I . G. Robertoll. P. C. V. Lawless. R. O. Welch . R. R . W . Ashby. No I-I. Pinch. { R. H . A. Wild. Fl. H . Oak-Rhind.

.â&#x20AC;¢.

(Midsummer, Galpin) VA Form (Mt,Ysltall Wild .. . Army Class (Arcluiencon of Maidstone) Vn. Porm (Marshall Wild) .. . IV. Form (Marshall W ild) .. . ..

Remove (AYcltdeacon of Maidstone) lIla , Parm lIIb. Parm IIIc. Form

Lower School (Elwyn) FORM PRIZF,s. VA. Form (Christmas) . .. .. (Midsummer, Gordlm) Set II. Latin Prose7j , Vb. Form, English F,ssay .. . Army Class (Christmas) .. . .. (Midsummer) .. . Natural Science (Hammonds) VB. l"!~nll Christmas) Midsum mer) IV. F~rm Christmas) Midsumme r ) Ch rishuns) Remove Midsummer) lIlA. i'~orm Christmas) Midsutllmer) IUn. Form Christmas) Midsummer) IIIc."Ponn Ch ristmas) MidslIlluner)

J. B.

r.;.'

...

,..

Spearman. F. W . Roberts. P. Ch arig. R . A. W. Binn y. R. S. Grant. R. S. Grant. F. A. Eustace. J. G. F. W. Roberts. A. C. Goold. C. R. S. Smith. E . H . WhittaU. J. F . H . Crollshey. A. R. P. FoxMale. R. M. Clarke. F. P . Norris. F. P. Norris. A . J. Cornelius. R . H . A. W ild. K. C. Jacob.

LOWER SCHOOL PRIZES. Mathematics (Christmas) ... " (MidsutUmer, Neil) Natural Science (MUclli'nson) History ... Dictation Geography Music Drawing . .. English l.iternture (Evans) Prench

J . F . H. Cronshey.

1"". D. Gillio. W. T . Hodsoll . D. I. Hill.

B. T. Hill. A. E. C. Dredin. D. I. Hill. R. R. W. Ashby. R . R. W . Ashby . F. H. Potter.

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JUNIOR SCHOOl, PRIZES. F. H. Potter. P. H . G. Scott. P. H. Shorthouse. J . F. Minett.

!la. Form (Christmas) (Midsummer) IIb . j:'ocm (Christmas) (Afidsummer) lIe. Form (Christmos) " (Midsummer) I. Form (Christmas) " (Midsummer ) Divinity (Hodgson) :IJa. Form lIb. Form lIe. Form I. Form English ; IIa. Form lib. Form IIe. Form I. FornI Mathematics (Christmas) (l\fidsummer) Drawi~g ". Dictation Music

F . Miuett.

D. H. Dor~. F. G. Rundall. G. A. W. Dooker.

P. H. G. Scott. B. J. V. Matthews. R. G. A. Baker.

R . A. S. Reid. P. H. G. Scott. B.

V. Matthews.

R. C. A. Baker. G. A. W. Booker. ,V. A. I~a rgc. H. P. Cooke. D. I â&#x20AC;¢. Haines. H . R. E . Wallis. n. S. Kent.

Anniversary Preacher. THE RIGHT REv. BISHOP KING, D.O., (late of Madagascar ). Callon of Rochester. The List of Anniversary l)rcachers goes back to 1714.

Exhibitioners . J. D. Nm L (Rose). Open Mntilemntical Hxhibitioner, Pemhroke College, J. N. B . I.. A J Nt~ (B ullce) , Ford Student, Trini ty College, Oxford. The Anderson Gift.

H. BAUNh"'l"t, Royal Military Academy, Woolwicll.

The Shepherd Gift. C. I.. Cl.HlomN'ts ,

J ohn 's College, Cambridge.

The O.K.S. Gift.

S. DHWAR, R.A.F. College, CranweJl.

The Waddington Gift. F. A. EUS'lACE, Royal Marines. Wallller.

Camhridge.

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P rese nt Holders of Exhibitions. -D. S. HEUSOM (Rose). Scholar of St. John's College, Call1hridge. ·K. T. 1'Ol'1.15S (Parker). Scholar of Corpus Cltristl Colleg:c, Cambridge. · R . C. WILKINSON (Rose). Exhibitioner of Pembroke College, Cambridge. ·A. F. ll IU{NNAND (Dlluce), Exhibitioner of St. John's College, Camhridge. O. H . D1~ 81'. CROIX (Rose). Ford Student, TIinity College, Oxford. C, H . GtnSON (Stanhope), Trinity College, Oxford, Kitchcncr ~'[ell1or i a l Scholar. C. C. T•. RucKwlir.r. (Special Exhibition), Organ Scholar. Oriel College, Oxford. D. (~. llUi''l'ON (Rose) , Opetl Mathematica l Scholar, Trhlity College, Ca mbridge. A. M. RAKI': (Parhr) . Corpus Chris ti Coll ege, Ca mbridge. A. R . Br,AcKT,rmcIC (Rose), E mmanuel College, Cambridge , ·Vaca t e this July,

Scholars . Elected November, 1925. KING'S SCOJ.ARS. PROBA'tION~RS .

JUNION., J, R. S. WATERS. P . CIIARIC.

D . K . CLARKlt. A. C. RommTs , A. H. P .

K . P.

CARDF.W . HICKMAN .

ENTRANCE SCHor,ARs.

D . K . CJ,ARKF.. A, H. P. CARDEW.

School}] ()U$e. A. C. ROnrmTs.

Elected .T1me, 1926. KI NG'S SCHor.ARS, SI~NJORS.

D AY.

S. LEE.

J UI\'10RS . B. C . M. HODSON. F . W . ROBERTS. W. o'A . MAYCOCK. G.P. B~U!o£,RR. P . H . COMPTON.

D. K . CLARKE. R. J. T. )fOON.

R. S.

GllAN1'. H . Gxr, r.,lN(~TON, l'noDATrONfiRS .

W. M. p, SCOTT, A . M. BET.r•.

R . H. LEVEY.

Foo'!'.

R . HARRISO~. A . PooRo·Km.C'Jw. D. 1. HTI~r•. R. P . R. CI,AN"IT.r.K

P . H . C . SCOTT, jwtio, S,hool. W. A. I.ARCg.

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EN'rRANCE SCHor. ARS.

S chool H OltSb . W . M . F . SCO'I'T. A. M. REMâ&#x20AC;¢.

Holm e House.

R. n. LEn:v.

GREAVES SClIo r,ARS. Set~ior : M. A. CnARI,TON. j1mior: I . F . MINF.'l'l'. j1mior School (for two years). P. H. PARTRIDGE, Junior S cllool (for one year).

Academical and other Dis tinctions gained during the year, 1925- 1926.

D. NEll.

n. LAI NE

c. If.

BARNTi'l'T

J. R.

S. DewAR J~ . J ORDAN

R. A. FINN

D. G. HUSTO N

I. T O PJ,TSS

HERSOM

A. G.

WEJ,J,S

A. F .

RRENNAND

H . W . K . Mo wu. O. Wvr,sON

Open Mathematical Exhibition at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Foro Studcllt.c;hip. Trinity College, Oxford. 1st plnce in Exam in ation for Admission to Royal Military Academy, W oolwich . Also awarded Prize Cadetship. 6th place in Examination for Admission to Royal Air Force College, CtaDwell. 19th place in Examination for Naval Cadctships (Ruf,'ineerillg Bran('h). Special Eutry . Class t . (First place), Law Society Examination for honours of cand idates for admission on roll of Solicitors. Also awarded the Travers-Smith Scholarship, the Clabon Prize , and the Clement's Inn Prize. Scholar of T rinity College, Ca1l\bridge. Class I ., Mathcm atical Tripos, Part t. Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Class II., Div. I. Modcm and Mediaeval Languages T ripos, Part II. Scholar of St. J ohn's College, Cambridge. Class II., Div. T. Historical Tripos, Part II . Exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford. 2nd Class, Final Honour School of Modern History. Exhibitioner of St. Johu's College, Cambridge. Class II ., Mechanical Sciences Tripos. Assistant Bishop. appointed Bishop of \Vestero China. Scholarship in Architecture. awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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THE CANTUARIAN SCHOOL NEWS.

Congrntlllations to R . S. Crant, R . D. H enrdcr , H . n. l'E"gg. H. 1\1. C. Smith, and A. C. S . Adn111<J, all being nppointcrl Mon itors .

'.' Also to F . W. Roberts, B . C. M. Hodson, 'VIr, (l'A . Maycock, R. D . Heard<'T, C. M. Martin , and G. J. G. Pitt, on their promotion to tho VIth Parlll.

' .' Congratu lations to the following on receiving their 18t X I. Colours :- G. C. Valder, R . A . ,:V. Dhmy, H . C. Houeyafter t.he St. Ed mund 's &hoo1 match. A. C. Goold, n. Taylor, C. G. A. Paris, D . C . Wh ittall, R . A. Finnis. J . O. Greenjl1st before the O.R .S m atch. Also to the (ollowing who ~a in ed 2nd XI. Colours :-A. P . D . Kennedy. J. R . Booth, J . P . W yatt. R. O. Crouch, H . P . C. n. Dundas, F . E. H ill . C. L . Clements, J . Fenton,

H . Fenton, J.

At th{" end of last term there left tbeSchool a master who had worked in it over forty years. Mr . Price first came as a master iu 1884, and with scarcely a break he was teachi ng here tlll the end of Jast term. All will regret his leaving, especially those who kuew him person ally in the " P arrots " or in th e f o rll1 ~ whl<'h he look in the Senior SchooL A mall who had bC':com e, as he h ad becotll(' such {l it integral p art in the life of th ~ School, will not lightly be missed from bis place. Now he has retired we wish him every happiness and comfort, and nothing but pleasant m emories of the years spent at t h e School.

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At the end of the term Mr. Price aceeptt'd from the boys of t he School an Antique sil ver cream·j ug, made in 1836, as a m ark of their affection and appreciation .

s. r.ce.

' .' There have been many c h an~es in the Staff this t erm . "oe are sorry to lose Mr. Howe, Mr. GlII, Mr. Nash and Mr. H eys. Mr. Howe aml Mr. Hevs h ave been at the School for some yenrs.' Their p laces are taken this term by Mr . Caudwell, Mr. Lnckhnrst, Mr. H essel!;!:rcllves, Mr . Manley, and Mr . Fedarh. Mr. Fed a rb li ns t nken over the drawing, and Mr . Call dw<'"l l is slmring: t he la bours of teach· iug modern lang uages wit h Mr. Hosley. Mr. H esst."lgreaves is leading the Maths. Schol. Set alon g the diz·I.Y p recipices of higher mathem atics, while Mr. Manley occnpi~ himself almost exclu sively with th{" Parrots. Mr. T.l1ckhl1rst, it is regrettable to state, is " making a g:ooll thing" out of the ClassicaJ Scho!. Set. His t ariff is not high , but he nlrenr'ly thinks of buying a car. It is to be fearM that he regnrds 1,4 as the " receipt of CI1St0I11 . "

rSfe flngr 656 of tllis issue.-Ed.]

Once morc Hodgson's Hall has changed To everyone's disappointment th(' call of fnr places was t oo strong for Nurse Brown, and she hns left to fi ll n post at Vflt· parai!=o. Miss Berth a EV(ll1s has taken her place, and, si nce it see ms th at N urse Stltllller will n ever again be a ble Lo return to her old duties, Ntu'se l~v all s, we are sure, is the b<'"st person to fill the post. She h as had long con· nectio n wit ll the School, n cOllllection which. we hope, will long remain unbroken. Active ex· pression has been given to that hope, for so far sca rcely n bed hns been empty this term roulI(l at Hodgson's H all . nei1:h('r nre the paticn ts ltIcrC'ly victi ms of "the awfn l fatc of M('lpo1llenlls J OIlCS " • it o; occupant.

•• • W e Are glad to welcome Mis.'::. E nglish at S t . Non's. She has come as permanent Sisler·iu·charge lhere.

THE CANTUARIAN Ruggcr started very lat e t his term because the weather, always perverse, kept the ground as hard as iron. The first few weeks were occup ied with "Greens" a nd paper-chases. Two papcr4 cl1a~cs at the beginning of the Christlll as t('tm arc unheard of, but they did everyone a great deal of good.

.. Ehcu fugaccs!" The old Arm y Class wilh a ll its trad itions, good and bfld, has gone unci its place is tnkcll hy an I1pstnrt fOl'llI , the " S hell." It is HOt" a change t h at. ca n be viewed with equanimity hy a nyone who knew l lIc old order of things, and i t is IIp to the " ShelJ" to carry all the best traditions of its dis tinguished predeccs...or.

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martial fea ts, won the P .T . and the Tug-ofwar. True to its traditions of n ever running from t he field of battle it filli Rhed about fifty yards in renr of the hundred yards relay . It is to he hoped that n ext year this Army will recruit exclusively from t he School.

'.' Congratulations t o th e following 0 11 gainiu g- th eir 1'.'1'. colom s :Dave)', RolwrtR. IÂˇIil P , Adalll R, K eul\f'd y l, f'pea r1lllln , William s, Cook,! TIiII.2 Mortoll , Pi ccini uo, Graut, Lee, Roberts'l, Somerville, Pnyne, ViUllis, Tripp.

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Also to t hose of them who won t he 1': 1'. nt l\1ytchett and came fifth ill E ngland.

Forms and form-rooms alike seem to crave for change. for t he old names have gOlle and their places are fi ll ed by iotll1ulletters a nd numbers. The change lIlay be COllvenient, bu t t hough it wns possible to people the Art-room and the "refri gerator" with fa ncies, it is impossible now to connect them with an ything more rom ant ic than "sheets" :l.lul cold radiators.

Congratulations to t he followi ng all receiving their Colours afte r t he Dover Match : 1st XV . : -R. R. F. T. Barry, C. A . Allen . 2nd XV. :-R. A. W. niullY.

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The School no longer goes to Cathedral 011 Saturday afternoon and consequentl y th e prof a il e life of all save the recruits is leugt hened by one hour.

The School found six energe ti c peop le to go to Aldersltot t his SUllllller. They themselves tremeudously a nd euj oyed acquit t e(l themselves well too, for they for llled the flower of the famous" Chinese Arm y" whi ch, besides its military exercises a ud

" Co me, fill the Cup !" A new" m ast ers' bar" h as been put up. <\lid people cau be see.1l th er e at most hours of the day--one IS tempted to write night! It is built, however, not of iron like the old one bUl of wood. So far it has not appreciably slowed th e" ti me" of the New Hall Oll lecture ni gh ts.

T/aely Milner's splendid gift to the School is mentiolled at greater length elsewh ere iu

this Ilumber. T he "Parrots" are to ellvied for having such a place to go to.

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THE CANTUARIAN AN ENTERTAINMENT.

On T hursday, October 7th , an EntertainlUent was given in the Parry U b eaty by H . Pcgg Carr r~sq. and Miss Carr, who have been touring a great part of this year 0 11 behalf of the Royal Sm gicn\ Aid Society. The first item was a d u ~t, which was followed by other songs by Miss Carr and humorous recitations by Mr. Carr. Among the latter were one of \V. ,V. Jacob' s short stories, and several of Dr. Stephen T.eacock's pieces, one of which , "A, Band C," particul arly pleased the audience. Two Hebridean Folk-So ngs. s uug by Miss Carr, were very chann iug. [<'or a conclusion, the School joined ill the choruses of " Swance River" and " Cockle:! aud Mussels." Altogether a delightful evening. fu ll of fUll.

LECTURES. On Wed nesday, October 27th. Paul Edmonds. Esq .â&#x20AC;˘ lectured Ott .. Burma and th e The HUe sound!> dull enough. but relliemberillg t he lecturer 'S thrilling accouut of " The Road to E udor " O ll a previous occasion, we expected an entertaining evening. \Ve were not disappointed, It seems t hat during his confinement in a prison calllp d uring the Great War, Mr. l~dlllollds one day, feeliug very bored with having nothing to do, picked up a pencil and started \11)011 all attempt to s ketch t he town which he saw below him through t he opeu window- he had never dtawn before, We Ulay feel grateful to Gerlllany, for had she not declared war 0 11 England we might never have enj oyed as we did Mr, Edmond's lightning sketches (in ch arcoal on a white paper background) , with which he gave point and illustration to his amusing stories of Burmese life. Bunn e~e,"

On Monday, November 8th, Captain Carpenter, V.C" R.N" gave a lecture ill the Parry Library 011 .. The Navy." H e cam e from the Admiralty to tell \\s something about the Navy; its importance, its future, and its life. Captain Carpenter was 110 stranger to most of us and his lec ture came up to the high standa rd ' ....e were led t o expect. from his lecture on Zeebntgge last year. He gave us a ver y good idea of the tremendous importance of t he Navy i ll maintaining t'lI e Empire, 3.11(1 repudiated very thol'Oughly the extravagant cl aims of eertain air-craft "experts," Life in t he Navy was described in his (lelightrully racy st yle, unci. t here must have h een many who were pers uaded to go to sea, A iew excellent slides were shown, b ut we wislled we could have studied them a little longer.

STURRY COURT. It is probable that, before this number of the rant/,arian COUles out, most O.K ,S. aud fri ends of the School will h avp. h eard of the llluni6cCJlt gift which we cave recently received, and will have read the Dean's leiter iu 1'/!e Timt's of September 29Ut an nouncing it.

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I.ady Milner, by her free gift of ~lt1rry COUTt togelher with the tuAgnificent Tith(' Darn, n large cottage a ud ~ix acres of ~Tottnc1s, ha.~ earned the rlcep gratituclc of the School, a nd we lind it rlifficult to expre:ss artcljlHlt<>ly o ur appreciation not only of t he benefaction itself, b ll t a lso of t he extre mely kind and generous wny in which she ha.~ made i t. The Covernors have dccidl~d that Sturry Court (to be kuown as Milner Court) shnll henceforward be the home of the Junior 8('hoo1. Whatever pnngs lIIay he felt by those who hnve kuown " The Panots" in Ult'ir p resent site since their IOlludation neariy balf n ct:uhll'Y ago, there can he no ql1('StiOIl I\uont the attractive heauty and the splendid pos!lihilities of thch future quarters. It is, too, singularly fiUil1~ that the history of our new poss~s... ioll should go bJld~ to the days of Kin ~ Ethelbert and ~t . Augustine whieh saw our old School fonnded, It is too early yet to speak of tue allemtiow-l nUll fresh buildiugs whir.1t will be required, as 0. 150 of what use will be m ade of the pr('sC'ut Junior School premises. If the sp irit, wh.ich madc f4f1rd Milncr what he was, stIll hrootls ov('r the cou nt ry ho mp.. heIm'crt , :"i.nd can give t he samc inspiration to the generations of Publie- Sellool boys who wit! begin L1I('ir educat.ion th ere within l hose walls, tllen, we bt"liev(', Lady Milner will he repaid for her gCllp.1"Osity and the Kll1g's School will he thc richer fOI" that iufl uence. A.I/. Most of those who ha"e pA ssed down thc long road to PordwiC"h will h ave noticed j ust beyond t he second mill a fiue oM Tudor urick gateway. Thi!'> gateWAY fOI"IIl'; onc of rhe elltrallcPs to what used to he kll~WII flS Sturry Court, but which will in fu tu re be known as Milncr Court, in honour of a great stnte!-=m all and n great F.lllpire·builder. '1'11(' gifl of I.ady Mi lner is described above' what 1I0\\' concern~ liS m (' t.he house itself and the grounds rInd outbll ildings which arC' also iUcludp.d ill the gift. Thc property consists of the hom.:e, the tithe harn, a (:ottag~, and about six acres of garrlells. The house, which wa!: built ill the latter part of t h '! sixt.eenth centur), is a not vcry large bu.ilding of old mellow brick. It stand s clt)se to the rrver, whiC'h i ~ at that part quite eight or nine feet dcep, and from which it is sC'parnted. by a s maUla\\ n. The river runs under several fiue willow.'; a nd a high -pitcher! WOOd(,JI footbridge. Between tile house a nd t he watl all the ~j,-Il~ ncarest the roacllie-s the olrler pa rt of the garden with beaut;ifullawlIs a nd tri m yew·hcuges. The house is approached from Sturry by an aveuue of old poplars runlling fl lo ng the wall of the churchyard. On the other liid C' of the avenue is a ~ ll1all ship of garden, an d beyond that aga in the tennis-law n . On the side nearest the village the lawn is tJotlllded hy the X I Vtb cent ury' t;ithe barn, u early 160 feet long, whi ch is the ehief glory of the placc . It is h lo ng brick·nud·timber buil ding wit.h a fine tiled roof. In the side nearest t h e house tI\ere is a small transept which Wa.i O IlCC the old till e'ihing noor. The interior of the barn looks like olle of those old " ('opi('s " wh ich oue uscd to lise in drawing. Seen ill tile dim light, the roof with its IlHl.ssive oaken b(,fl lUs looks q uil'c us finc flS those of Westminster Hall 0 1 the l\'liddle Temple, though of course the tim hers arc merely roug1Jly hewn into shape, and ItO attempt has been made to carve tllem . The rest of the grounds lies on t.h e side ()f the h0115C nearest the railway . III the comer nearest Sturry stands the old -.>ast·house wh ich was used by Lord Milner as a library aud work~hop. Between the oast·hOllse a nd tit<' hum lie!! tile cottage, which is probably olde r than the honse, and perhaps as old as the harn it~elf. Amongst the various otiler antiquities of the place is all old iron bell, so old that antiquaries canuot tell when it was made, and the c uriOliS old chain by which it hung. Much " impro\'clUeat " will have to be carricd out before the place call be Ilsed by the " Par.rots," but it is to be boped that its beauty will not be spoilt.

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XI. MATCHES.

KIN{J'S SCHOOL CANTERnURY II. BANK Or-' ENGI,AND. This mntch, played on the St. l .. awrence Grollnd 011 J U11(! 2211(1, resnlted ill a win fot the Bali k of Englund by 10 wickets in a twclve~,H;ide tHtltch. The School started well, Slater and Hilll>uttin g ou 27 for the first wicket. before Slater was bowled. I-Jill and Goold put 011 29 for t Ie second wicket, of which Goold made J , and then the School collapsed. the third nnd fOlll'lh wickets falling at 5R and the fi fth t\l 60. Things improved slightly taEter that, the next three wickets putting 0 11 41 I'III1S. T he f('ature of the iIlUiug:!J, h owever, wa~ the last wicket stand between Whitlall a nd Crouch, who were ill jl\st auout nu hol\l' for 17 I"II1l S. F o r the Bunk, A. Mo unt took 4 wicketR for 36. and Dixon 3 for 17. The Hank's first wicket fell at 36, but good hatting by Dixon (M) a nd Sankey (50) took the score to 143 , before Sankey was howled by BiuIIY. The filial sco re was 2 19 for 4. nin n y and Taylor were the only School bowlers t o meet with allY S1Iccess, ll iuuy taking 2 wicket." for 28 ruus ami Taylor 2 for 29. llANK OF ENGLAND . KING'S SCHOOL. J . A. D. S later, b Mouut ........ ... .. ....... .. . 10 E. W. Geipel, r. Goold, b Taylor........... . II A . II. Hill, b Mount.. .......................... . 40 I .. P. Dixon, b lliuny ...... .. .... ..... . ..... . . 88 A. C. Goold, b Sturllliu ......... .. .......... .. . 1 W. K. Sunkel ' b Bitwy ... .............. . .. .. 50 n. Taylor. b MOUllt.. ............... ........ .. . .. . 2 R Mount, b faylor ....................... . .. . . 28 R. A. W. ninny, Ibw, b MOllnt.. ........ ... .. o A. S. Highley, not ont ........... ...... ....... . . 28 E. H . Hallet A. P. D. Kennedy, h\\', b H ighley ..... .. .. .. 12 J . O. Green, c Geipel, b Busey .......... ..... .. 7 C. H. Norton ) R . A. Finuis, b Dixoll ......... .. .. .. ...... ... .. 15 A. Mount J. P . Wyatt, e and b Dixon ......... ....... .. 9 J. Kendall did not bat. H . C. Honey, b Dixon ..... .. ................. . 4 C. C. F. Busey D. G. WhittnU, 1I0 t OUt.. ..................... .. I ~ H . J. Potter P. O. CrOUcll, rUll out ........ ... ...... .. . .. .... . 7 It Stnrmin Extras ..... .. . ........... .. ........ .. ...... .. 13 Extras ........ .. .......... . ................ . 14 1'otal. .............. , ............... . . ... 133

Total ÂŤ(or 4 wkts.) .................. 2 19

KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANTllRBURY v . HIGHGATll RCHOQI,. This match wns played 0 11 the St. I,awrence Groll nd 0 11 J 1ll1e 29th, Hig hgate winuing by 4 wicket.'i. Tbe SdlOOl started badly. two wickets hcing down fol' 19 rUllS. Goold (23) and ninny (44) took t he score to 70 before Goold was Ollt lbw . Binny was run o nt five runs later, and the next live wickets only put 011 30 nuts between them. Another lnst wicket stand between Crouch (20) a nd Whittall (8 not Qut) improved matters, the School being ont finally for 148. This was the ouly mate-h in which no one ill the School team fa iled to score. Pilcher howled 7 overs for 5 ruus a nd I wicket. Highgate started very well, the first wicket putting o n 61. F OUT wickets were down for 95, aurl5 ror 102. 'W ith the sixth wicket falliug at 126, however, things did not look so bright. and T,llShillgtOIl (23) and Fabian ( 14) were still tog-eUler when stumps were drawn, the total bc in ~ 155 for 6. Stunrt (32) and Ca rter (42 ) hatted well. Paris was the most s uccessful School bowler. taking 3 for ~4.

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOl,. A. 14 • Hill, b Stua r t ....... ................... ".. . G. C. Valder. c Pilcher, b Stuart... . ........ A. C. Goold , Ibw, b Hay............... .. ....... R. A. W . Binuy, rim o ut...... . . ...... . ....... R. A. F'iUllis. b Pilcher. . . .. .......... ......... H. C. Honey, run out.............. ............ C. G. A. Paris, b Hay.............. ............. J. B. Booth, b Fabian... .. .... ... ...... .. ..... J. O. Green, b Hay.... . .. ... . . . . ..... . . ........ R. O. Crouch. Ibw, h Webster......... . . ..... D . G. Whittall , not o ut .......... ..... "........ I~xttas ................... "' ........ ....•.... "

2 2 23 44 9 10 2 10 6 20 8 12

·fot a l. ........ . ......................... . 148

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HIGHGATE SCHOOl,. P. L. Stuart, b Paris. ........ .............. ..... P. C. Carter, b Paris..................... .. ... C. M. Hay. b Paris............... .... ......... W. H . Wetster, st Crouch. b Hill ........... A. n. Pilcher, b Hill............................ C. F. Lushingtoll, not out........... ...... .. M. C. R . Keeling, nUl out...... ..... .. ...... A. H . Fabian, 110t ont............ .. .......... R. D. Metcalfe } J . C. E. Stevens did not b at. K. G. Kemp :Extl'as.. .... ... .. ..................... . .... .

34 42 8 4 5 23 11 14

Total (for 6 wkts.) .................. 155

KING'S SCHOOl" CANTERDUR Y v. DOVER COLI,RGr;. This match was played at Dover au Saturday, July 10th, Dover winning by 6 wickets. The pitch was extraordinarily fast wheu the School innings opened, and after sllickillg the second ball through j'he slips for 4, Voider was wcll ca ught by Tennant off the next hall. Slater and Hill then took the score to 34. The tldrd wicket fell at 48. and thcn niuuy and Goold took the score to 95. The School t hen collapsed, the last sL" wickets only add ing 4 1 runs. Dantlermau, who took 2 wickets for 16 ru ns, bowled 8 uo-oolls in 3 overs. Fallooll and J enney started very well for Dover, and Uu:' first wicket put au 37 before Jenney was caught and bowled by Houey. Tennant was bowled by Honey for a" duck," aud then Burkitt and Falloon took thc score to 80. The fourth wicket fell at 129, and the School lotal was passed without further loss, Dover eventually being all out for 202. 1-"0110011 batted remarkably well for hi s 62, and Ashby batted well for his 32. KING'S SCHOOL. J . A. D. Slater. b Falloon.......... ........ 10 G. C. Vnlder. l' Tcn.ll all t , b Jcnney .... 4 A. 1,. Hill, e Bannerman, b J euncy ......... 25 A. C. Goold , b J enney..... .. .................. 24 R. A . W. DiUllY. st Tellnan t , b J ames..... 10 B. Taylor, b Falloou.... .... ................... 12 R. A. Finuis, Ibw, b It-alloon ............. ...... 4 C. C. A. Paris. Ibw. b Bannerman........... 5 J. O. GreeH, b J euney........................ ... 0 fl . C. H oney, not ou1........................... . 0 D.D. Wllittall,c NetheTsole.b Bannerman .. 0 l.:-xtras ............ ,............................... 17 TotaL ........... ...... . .. .............. 136

DOVER COI,I,EGE. C. 1.. Palloon, b T aylor......... .............. C. R. F. J cuney, c aud b H oney.......... S. G. Teuuant, b Honey...................... W. S. Burkitt, c l''i nuis, b Pnris.......... .. 1-1. If. n. Ashhy, c Green, b Taylor.... . ... H. J , H. Ryall, c Binny, b Honey........ .. 1\1. R. H. Nethersole. b HilL................. D. E. l"ox, Ibw, b Slatcr................. .... P . M. Man, c Taylor, b FillruS...... .. .. .... H. P. Bannerman, b I-"inuis......... . .. ...... W. M . J ames, not out.. .... ........... ....... .. Bxtras.. .... ... .. ......... ............ . .... .

62 19 0 11 32 4 9 15 1:1 II

2 24

Tot aL............... .. .. .. . . ... ....... . . 202

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v, DEPOT BUFFS, Played on the St. 14awrclIce Ground on July 13th, the & h001 winning by 77 runs. The School batted first, and Sintcr was out for a I. duck " with the score at 12. nill (83) and Valder (22) took the score to 102 before Valder was bowled by Willows. Hill and Goold (2S) added 20 mo re before Hill \Va... caught by Mullinger oft Collins. Hills' 83 included seven 6's and seven 4'5. Coold and ninny were both out at 141 . and then. ns usua l, the SellOol collapsed, the retnDining fiv e wickets putting on only 25 out of which Crouch made 12 not out. For the Buffs, Conster took 4 wickets for 66 and Collins 5 for 57. Ptc. Ashton was caught off the fonrth hall of Hills' first over, but Pte. Heath and I./e. Drake took the score to 30 before the second wicket fell. The third wicket fell at the snutc t.ota l, tlie f01ll th tit 42, fifth at 43 and sixth at 44 . Theil W.O. Colli ns and L /c. ' ·V atts added ~2 for t he sevcut"h wicket, and LIe. WntL"! and Capt. Riee I ~ for t he eigh th wic ket, t he side heing all out for 89. Paris took 6 wickets for 41 runs a nd H iIJ 4 for 25. KING'g SCHOOl" DEPOT, T HE BUFPS, o Pte. Ashton, e Valcler, h Hill......... .... .. o J. A. D . SInter, c Ashtou, b Collins. Pte. Heath, c Taylor, b Paris ...... ....... .. A . L. I-TilJ, c Multiuger, b Collins ........... . 83 8 T~ /Cp l. Drake, c Sinter, b Paris .......... .. . 25 C. C. VallIer, b ' ·VHfows .. .... ............ .. ... .. 22 Capt. Willows, c and b Paris .............. .. A. C. GooI,l, b Coaster ......................... .. 25 o Capt. Watson, c "alder, b Paris ........... . R. A. W. Binuy, c Ric€', b Collins ........ .. 3 5 Pte. Hobbs, b Hill ...... ................... .. .. D. Taylor, Ibw, b Coaster ................. .... .. I o W.O. Collins, c ninny, b Paris ......... .... . C. G. A. Paris, c RicC', b Coaster ..... .. .... . 6 14 I' A. P. D. R~ll1ledy, c Heath. b Collins .... . L/CpJ. Watts. c Slater, b Paris ........... .. 17 Capt. Rice, Ibw, b Hill ... .. ................ . R. O. Croudl, n ot out.. ....... ............... .. 12 4 C.Q.M.S. Coaster, b Hill .. .. ..... .. ....... .. .. J . O. Green, c Willows, b Collins .......... .. . 2 5 Jl. C. Whittl.lll, b Conster ............... ..... .. . Pte. "Mlllling~r, not out ..... ...... ...... .. .... .. 2 8 T·: xtras ................... .......... ........ . futrns ................. .. ..................... . II 9 Total. ... ... ... .... .... ......... . .. .. .. .. 166

'I·ota!....................... .. .... .......

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. O.K.S. Played all t he St. Lawrence Ground all Saturday, J uly 24th, O.K.S. win ning by 2 wickcls. The School batted first. an d ~ t arted llIoderntely, the fi rst wkketfallillg at 25. Then an extremc ly had rot set in, the next 5 wickets fa lling for the addition of ouly 10 rllIlS. A stand between Paris (3:1) nnd Fiullis (lB) took the score to 93 hefore Ifiunis wns nlll out, Rn d the rel1Iaining 3 wicket!l- fell for tile addition of 4 nms. The School were all Ollt for th~ poor score of 97, of which 32 were extras. Clarke anu Osborne bowled rcmnrknhly well, taking 5 wickets for 12 runs, and 4 for 13 respectively. The O.K.S. started badly, R . S. :Mount being bowled by Honey before he had scored. Two wickets wer(" down for 14, and then Topliss, (30) and Clarke (15) took the score to 51, Oshome was caught by Hill ofT Paris' bowlinf! without scori ng , 911d TopJis~ was out two rUIlS later. 'Vith seven wickets down for 86, it looked as if th£' Sd,ool might· just snatch a win, but the School totnl wos pa~'ied witll the lo~ of only Olle more wicket. The ninth wiC'ket fell at 113, and the side werc a ll out for 144. In tll P. School's second innings, V. C. de St. Croix kept wicket. and Andrews bowlen. Osborne starLed bowling left·handed, but ~banged to rieht iu the middle of an ove,r, nfter bowling 3 wides. ..

627

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOL. 1ST INNINr.S.

2ND INNINGS.

]. A. A. T•. A. C. G. C.

D. Sl:lter. b Clarke .. .. ............. ... .... .. .... . Hill, b Clarke ............................. . ..... . ... . Coold , b Osborne ...................... . . . " .. .. . . Valder, Ibw, b Osborne " ..................... . R. A. W. Uinny. c Andrews, b Clnrke .......... ... . B. Taylor, Ibw, b Osborne .............. . ....... . .... .. R . A. FillUis, run out ...................... ........ .. ... . C. G. A. Paris, c Clarke. b Osborne ... ... .......... ..

J. O. Green. (' St. Cmix, h Clarke .. ... " ... . ..... ".

lIot out........... ........... ... ...... .... .... .

10 c Audrews, b R. S. Mc llnt............ .. 1 o run out.. ....... ................... .. ........ .. 1 c Brocklehurst, b R. S. Mount..........

IS 16 21

o o

n ..C. HOlley, lIot out .... . .. .. . . ...... . . .............. . n. G. Whittall, b Clarke ..... " .............. " ... . .. . Extras ............... ... ......... " ...... .. ......... .

Tota l. ................... ... ..... ........ ... .. ... .

not out.......................... ........... ... c Toplif:os, h O. H. de St. Croix...... .. .

Extras.... ........................... . ...

Total (for 4 wkts.) ........ .... 107

O,K.S. G. P. Mount, st Vnlder, b Paris ................. ... ......... . .. R. S. MOllnt, b H oney .................... .. ... .. .. ............. .. K. I. Topliss, c Honey, b Paris ............. .. . ....... ...... . 'V . K. Clarke, b Hill .......... ... . ..... ....... ....... . .. ... ..... . R. n. Osborne, r. nill, b Paris ............. . ....... .. ...... .. .. O. H. de St. Croix, c PiUlIis, b Hil l. ....... .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. J •. B. Andrews, c Taylor, b Whittall ........... ...... ... .. .. R. T. Plack, (' TaylClr, b Whittall.. .................. .... .. .. A. R. Brocklehurst, not out ............... ....... . ... ..... ... . A . R. Blackh:dge, b l ..iullis .. ............. . ...... .... ........ .. V. C. de St. Croix. cH ill, b WllittaU ...... ................ .. Extras .. .. .... ......... ...................... ... ...... ..... . ..

30 15

14 1

17 18 19 9

Total. .............. . ....... .. ......... ... ................. 144

2 ND KI NG'S SCHOOL

2ND

X I. MATCHES, XI. v , DOVER COLLEGE

2ND

XI.

Playe(l all the Dover College Grouud, on Juue 26t1J. Dover won comfortably, scoring 193 for 6 declared, to t he School's 64. Dover batted fil st oud soon lost t heir first man. However, the second wicket m ade a good stand, wbilst the fifth wicket s taud of 65 eutirely knocked the School bowlers 011 their Il!ugth. Robinson, ill a nice display of hard hitting, scored 3 sixes. The lack of bowlers was IJnd ly felt. The School batting was weak; Crouch being thr. only hatsman who was at aU m nstci of t he bowling. Rot·ins took 11 for 17 .

628

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOl. 2ND X l. Booth, b Robins .. ' . .......... .. .............. . Hill, ii, lbw, Hawkins .......... .. .. . .. ........ . Crouclt. c de Coverly, b Robins .... , ...... . Kennedy. b Robins .......................... . Hearder. c and b Stell t ..... ................. . Wyntt, b Stent .... .. ....... .. ..... ... , ..... . .. . Fenton, i, c and b Stent ....... . ...... ....... . Dl1dlieoll, c Stent, L Robins ....... ......... ..

DOVER COI.LEGE 2ND X I. Tailyour, st Crouch, b Dundas.. ... .......... 0 Fleury, st (,rouch, b Wyatt.................. 11 Ryall, b Dundas................. ................. 23 Man, c Fenton, i, b Dullda<i.............. .. .... 1 Rurrowes, c Crollch, b Wyatt............ 21 Robins, 1I0t out.......................... .•...... 107 Hall , (' Booth, b Du ndas............. ... ....... 8 Haw1dn~, not out........... .... .. .......... .. .... 4 Stent } Galloway did not bat. de Cove rly Hxtras: I-b 4 : W , 2; h, 12 .......... . ". 18

Lee, c de Coverly, b Robins ........ " ..... . . . Fenton. ii, b Robiu s ..... .. ... ... .... .. .. ..... . J~xlrns: h,7 ....... ............ " •••.. ...

Tota l (for 6 wkts. dec.) ............. 193

·fotnL........... .. .. ....... ....... ......

Dun as, not out .. ............ . .............. . . ,_

4 21 I 3 I

9 7

6 5

KrNG'S SCHOOl. 2ND XI. v. ST. LAWRENCE COT4lIEGE, RAMSGATE 2ND XI. Played on Upper Newlands, Rmnsgate. '011 ] uly 3rd. St. 1.nwn.:Ji('e WOll by 9 runs after a close game. St. Lnwr("llce batted first. No olle got really settlcd. find various unfortuuate eveuts (tid ' not help t.hcm in any way. Scwooc\ was vcry unlucky in being bowled by Wyatt 011 the Sth ball of the over. About RO minutes were taken to score the 80 tuns. Wyatt bowled well taking 5 for 27. Having lost Crouch without sroTing, Dooth aud Hill settled clown to stay for 8 maiden overs which took twenty minutes to complete. After this rUlls calilc fairly quickly. Aftcr 7 wit'kets had fallen for 67, thcre still seelllcd SO lllC chance of winning, but t he rem aining batsmen never played thelllseives in at all. UlIckllall bowled 8 maidens out of 11 '5 OVf:rs, taking 2 wickets for 4 runs.

ST. I,A WRENCE

COI.J~EGE

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl.

2ND XI.

J. N. D. Anderson , ru n o ut........... .. . ..... S. J. f'auudcl"s, b Wyntt........ ... .. ....... ...

J. B.

2 I 0 7 18 11

Thcophillll', c Booth, b Dundas......... 1.. Thorp, Ibw, Vlyatt...................... G. Sewood. b Wyatt................. ...... .. G. Oswald, c Fenton, b HilL.............. G. Price, l'lIlJ ouC ......................... .... l OS n. Banham, c <-'rollch, b Wyatt... .. .... 8 1,. C. RUllIsey, st Crouch, b H111............ 4 E. Parker. b Wyatt..... .. ...................... 0 I H. B. Bucknall, not out............. .. .. .. .. .... Hxtrns : I-b, 2 ; h, 16..... .. .... ......... 18

10 R. O. Crollch, h Oswald ..................... . 0 F. R Hill , b Parker............................ 6 A. P. D. Kennedy, tim o ut........... ....... 16 R. D. Hcarcler, h RulIlsey.. .. ....... . ....... 0 C. 1.. Clements, b ll alt italll ....... ...... .. ..... 5 J. F enton, c Rumsey, h Oswald............. 4 J. P. Wyatt, c Theopil lls, h HudnaU... 13 J. R. N . C. ])udgeoll, c Parker, b Oswaid 0 H. P. C. B. Dundas, c Oswalrl, h DuckllaU I H. Fenton, ii, not out............. .. .... .. .... I Extras: I-b, I : b , 14 ........ ......... .. 15

'fotnl. .... ..... . . .............. ... .. .. . .. 178

'fatal. ............... .. . ....... .. . . ........ 7 1

G. A. H. D. D. D.

BOOU1, I) Oswald........ .. ....... ......

629

THE CANTUARlAN 1ST XI. BATTING AVERAGES, A. R. R. G.

I,. Hill

A. F inuis A. W. ninny C. Valdcr J. A. D. Slater A, C, Goold C. G. A. Pari~ ... n , Taylor H . C. I'Toncy D. C. Whittall J. O. Green

No. of Innings. 14 5 14 13 13 13 9 13 13 13 13

Runs. 368 49 202 187 177 159 78 107 59 35 57

Highest Times Average. Score. not out. 26'28 83 0 2 16'33 16' 15'53 44 I 42 14 '38 0 34 13'6 1 0 12-23 25 0 I 9'75 33 1 8'9 1 4 1' 19 3 5'9 6 5 13' 14 I 4'75

Âˇ Signifies not onto

IS't XI. BOWLING AVERAGES. R . A. T~ill ni s .. . C. G. A. P aris A, C, Goold H . C. HOlley ... B. Taylor

R. A. W. Binny D. G. Whittnll A. 1,. Hill J. A. D. Slater

Overs. 12'3 73 'S 6 116' 1 78'S 35 11 5 94 21

Mdns. 0 6 0 14 14 6 II

17 2

RHUS.

46 313 40 22 264 163 487 36S l OG

W kts. 5 17 2 21 12 7 20 14 2

Average. 9-2 18' 41 20 20'09 22 2:1 '28 24'85 26'07 53

RETROSPECT, The Cricket XI ., however opthnistic a view we may take of tWlIgs, caunot be said to have reached a uythlug approaching s t a ndards of fOrIner ycars. We way. however, account for this with some certainty. With the exception of the two colours left at the beginuing of the season, t here was n ot one m embe r of the team who h a d auy experience of m a t ch play whntsoeveL And experience counts for llluch, especially in School m a tches. Again, the youth of the side was extraordinary, and this, too, probably accounted for the general lack of CONCl~Nt'RATION ill the field, wWch is so essential. The great difficulty was to find a ny bowlers, which ha ndicapped th e side enormously. As has been said, botll iu batting a nd fielding there was that lack of experience. Nc.." t year, however, we look forw a rd with high hopes for a very successful season, as we sha ll havc a t least seven colours, a ud experience gained last year will be all for the good.

630

THE CAN'rUARIAN

1ST XI. CHARAC'l'ERS. 1Âˇ A. D. Sr,ATgR.-Ralher disappointing as a batslUan. Has a beautiful style, but never seemed to settle down. A very good field, setti ng n good example to his s ide. He overcame his difficulties as Captnin ill a capable manuer. A. L. HU,râ&#x20AC;˘.- A punishing bat, though at t imes somewhat lIuorthodox ill style . Improved rapid ly ns the season went 011. On seve ral occusions saved the situation for his side by cOll rageo us hitting. Can put up a stubborn defence wit h a straight bat when occasion d emilnds. An excellent out-field with a safe pair of hands; he covers n lot of ground a nd has n good return . C . C. VAf,DER .- A sound batsman, but" went off" considerably as the seaSOll advanced. Pltlycd n lIum ber of extremely useful illllings. Shows co nsiderable p romise as a wicketkeeper, without coming up to expectations. R . A. W. HI NN Y. -Plnyed several very good forc ing innings. Sho uld be extremely useful as n forcin g left-b and ed batsman. Must learn to play himself ill more. R ather slow in th e fie ld . An erratic change bowler. H . C. I-l ON EV.- A useful medium-paced righ t arm bow ler . R ather erratic at t imcs, but did not have lUuch luck. A good field, and shows promise as a batsll1Un . A. C. Goor,D. -A very promising- little batsman, wiUt fine s tro kes all ro uud the wicket. Rather slow in the fie ld . :Must keep on his toes more. B. TAVtQR.-Quite a promising batsman, ":ith s:gns of good style. A good field, and more than useful change bowler. C. G. A. PARIs.-5howed prontising form as a batsman, playing with a real straight bat. A very promising little spin bowler. As yet extremely young, and lacking in experience, but la ter on should be very useful. D. C. WmTTAI,r,.-A bowler of moods, handicapped very considerably by had sight. This a lso affected very greatly his batting and field ing, hut he played some useful innings. R. A. FINNIS.-A good bowler, a lways keeping a length . Promising as a batsman, aud keen in the fi eld , if rather slow . J. O. CRlmN.- }\. pOOl batsman, with weak defensive shots. P lelded very well at timE'S, but rather ~ l ack.

JUNIOR

SCHOOL

CRICKET.

Captain.: D. L. HA I N [~S. Vice-Captain: F. A. P. WH'l'ITImAI.I,. T he Parrots missed a few m atches owing to the illness of adversaries, but 011 the whole th ey p layed well, up to their ligh ts. In a Jun ior team bowling counts for almost c\'er yUting ; so it was fortun a t e that Haines and Wethera ll carried us through again . WcthcraU's record was quite rem a rka ble. Haincs's performa nce was credi table, but he still needs more steadincss, if he is to keep up to the famil y record. Dnker batted well throughout, especially against Rochestcr, while Ashenden WCllt out to Wootton Court a nd saw red for a bout 20 minutes (56). The fie ld ing was good on the wholc-Daker is ucelleut-but t he re were too m any heels o n t he ground . R esults: Won 3, Lost 2, Drawn 2. H .S.

1'HE CAN1'UARIAN

63 1

ROWING. I S1' AND 2ND IV's.

v. MEDWAY R.C.

On Saturday. June 26th, at I~ordwich both the 1st nll(l 2nd IV's. lutlUagcd to beat the Medway R .C. easily. The first; boat made an unimpressive start frow back station, but by rowing n fast stroke aud mak ing the boat julUP welt, they mnuaged to be . up' on their opponents at the first corner. When once ill the straight, MortOIl gave! them' 10' which broug ht Ulcm within half n length of the Medway crew where they, stayed for the remaiuder of th e course, to win as they liked. The 2nd IV . also drew back station and lIlallagcrl to r.ntch their opponents whell once ill the 5tr£1ig11t, j.n spite of a start whkh Wf.1S even slower than that of t he first bont. The race was over a third of the way up the straigh t, for the second boat was right 0 11 top of the Medway crew, and ouly Godby , by contillually telling them to" let it down," saved the boats from bumping. Times :-- Ist IV., 4 mins. 47i sees; 2nd IV., 4 lllillS. 54 sees. The followin g represented the School : 1ST IV.-(Dow), J. W. P oole; 2, W . D. Clegg; 3, T . V. Scrivenor; (str.), R. Mortoll: (cox), W. T. HodsOll. 2ND IV.-(Dow) , R. L. Williams; 2, O. L. Davey; 3, D. A. Somerville; (str.), H. E. rem;; (cox). R. A. Godby. 1ST

AND

2ND IV·s. v. CHATHAM R.C.

Ou Satu rday, July 3rd, both the School boats managed to repeat their successes of the previous Saturday by beating Chatham R.C. Both the School boats drew back station from which they mude poor starts. Both the Chatham crews were overhauled at the beginning of the s traight and while the School's 2ud IV. managed to hold their position without incident to t.he wiulling post, th(' 1st IV., after following close on t heir opponcnts' stem up Ule coursc, were rudely awakened by the tatter putting up a wOlldetfnl spurt when with in thirty yards of the finishing post. Morton immediately gave the School' 10,' to which the boat responded' so well that the lost ground was regained in plenty of time £0 1' the School to win easily. Both boats were well coxed by Hod soll and Godby, who had their wOlk cut out to keep t.he School boats from bUl11ping t he hoats ill front. Times : -l st IV., 4 mitis. 42 secs; 2ud IV., 4 mins. 48 sees. The fo llowing represented the School :1st IV.- (Bow), J. W. Poole ; 2, W. n. Clegg; 3, T. V. Scrivenor; (str.), R. Morton; (cox), W. T. Hodsoll. 2ND IV.- (Dow), R. L. Williams; 2, O. L. Davey; 3. D. A. Somerville; (str.), H. E. Pegg ; (cox). R. A. Godby. 1ST AND 2ND l V 's v. O.K.S. IV. The race was rowed ou Friday, July 23rd. It was a triangular event; the 1st IV. drew front station. the O.K.R. middle aud t he 2ud IV. back station . No one was very clear bow the finish was to be arranged!

632

THE CANTUARIAN

The weather was beautifnUy fine, bnt the ever-pre.~el1t wiud was there to aunoy the starter. The 1st IV. got a much better start than uSllal and went lip about half-a-Iength au the O.K.S. Once in the straight t hey st eadily increased their lend to win quite comfortably by four lengths. T he 2nd IV. had to start ronnd the corner, but got away beautifully and came up about a length 011 the O.K .S. imlllediately. T hey rowed t heir usual fast , hard, stroke. but their lack of length kept them from getting very doS<" to their opponents. T hey fin ished strongly, to wiIf by about two and a half lengths. T he fo llowi ng represented the School ; t s'J.' I V.-- (Bow) , (cox) , W . T. H odsoll .

J. W. P oole; 2, W . B. Clegg ; 3, T. V . Scrivenor ; (stt. ), R . Mortoll ;

2ND I V.- (Dow), R. I •. W illiams; 2, O. I •. Davey: 3, D. A. SomerviUt': E ustace; (cox). R. A. Godby.

(st r.), F . A.

SUMMER FOURS. The Programme of the Sumtller Fours was as follows :MIDDLE FOURS .

i~~~I~ : ': :': :':':': ':': :::::::'::::::::::::::~~:~

Blumer ...... .. . ... , ... .... " . .... ,' ...... bow p, Snlith 1.. ...... " ..... .. . ..... .. .. . . ..... 2

Gostling ! (Capt.) ....... ................. Str.

·furue r ........ " .... , .. , ...... " .. ....... , . . .3 Robertso1l2 (Capt.) ..... , . .. ... , ..... .St r.

H ick m nn ..... .. .. , .. " ....... " . .. .... .. .cox

Fox·Male ......... . . .. .... .. ... .... " .... Cox

Winners : -R obertson's boat by

! length, Time:-

SE N IOR FO U RS.

SClloor. HOUSE BOAT. Cook l ........ .. .............. " ...... , . . . . ... bow F cnthunll (Capt.) ........... " .............. 2

OU'r- HOUS~ BOAT.

Haddock, ...... ,,, , .. ... , .. ............. ,bow Nettleton l (Capt.) ..... . .. ... , .. , .. , ..... 2 Trlpp ...... ............................... .... 3 v. I.ord ...... ,., ... ,', . . .. , ... , . .. ... . " . . , ..... 3 Pegg." ..... , ..... ... , ..... ... , ...... .. , .... Str. Adams ..... .. ... ... . , ... , ...••••• ..... ... Str.

Highaul ......... ......... , ................. COX

j,VimlCrs :- Ont-Honse boat by 2 ft,

._----

Spillerl .................. ... ..... . . . ...... COX

Time :--4 min s .. 29

9CCS •

THE CANTUARIAN SENIOR FOURS .

Frend ........ .... . ... . .. .. ............. . . .. bow Bpeann a n ... ... . . .... .. . .. .... . . .. . ... . . bow MCCracken ........ .. . . . ..•. .. .... . ... .. . . . ... 2 Stevens 1....... . . .. •• • • • •• . . ... •..•.... . .... 2 Pitt ..... ..... .. ....... .. ... ...... ... ..... ..... :1 v. C O ll l p tOll ... .... . ............ . .. . ... . ... . ... 3 WhiUnt1 2 (Capt.) ...... ..... ... .. .. ... .... Rtr. Ncil. ... " ...... .............. .. . . .......... Str. Dassctt ..... ....... ..................... . .. .c ox

Winners :- W hit t all's boat b y 2 f t .

Fox-Male .. .. ... ... . .......... . , ... ...... Cox

7:inl8 :-4 mill s., 53 sees.

JUNIOR F OURS .

Coles (Capt .) ... . ........................ bow Clarke3., .. , ... ... . , . , ' ...... , ' , . .... . . .. ,.bow Roberts 2 (New H all Boat) ............... 2 Young (Old H all Boat) ... . , ,, ,, ..... ,,2 Hall .... .. .... .... ... ... ...... . . . .... ... .... . . .3 v , p. Stlllth 2 "" .... .. " . .... .. . . " .... " ..... 3 Murray .. ..... .... .. . . ......... . . .. .. . .... .Str. Spiller' (Capt.) ....... ... .... . .. . . ..... Sir.

Hickman .... . . .... ... . .. .. . . .. ... . ... . . .. Cox

Winnet's :-Old Hall boat by 2 lengths.

Kenned y 2" .. " " .. .. ... , ... ,"', ..... . , ,Cox

T;me :-3 mins " 46 sees.

JUNIOR FOURS . T, a il1 ~2 .................. .... _. ..... . ...... .. . bow

H c utery .. ... .. .. . .. ... . ....... ..... . . . , .. b:Jw Keeley . .... . ... " .. ..... .. ............... . .. ,2 K cnt l ........ ...... ... . . . .. . . . ....... . . . ..... 2 Martin {Capt.) ...... ...... ...... " .. .. ... ... . 3 v . P ileb C':r .................. . ..... .. .. . .. .... . . . . .:i \Velch .. ... .. ... " ... . . .... ,,,, .... , ... ,, . ,, ,Str, Hill:! (Capt.) ... ...... " ......... . ... " . .St r. WhittaIt3.. , .. . , . ,', ... . . . . , .. .. .. ...... .. Cox

Witmers : -Hill's boat by

length.

Bassett ..... ... .... ....... ..... .......... Cox Time :- 3 mins., S9 sees,

SENIOR FOURS . 2 Clegg ... .. .... .. ... . .. .. ......... . . .. . .. .. bow

Hvans (Old Hal! Boat) ......... ... .. .. .. 2 Clarke2 ~Capt.) ................ ...... .... . .. ,,3 v. Winners of (2) . Gostling .. ...... . . . .. .. .... ........... . ... Str. Kennedy2 ....... .......... ......... ... . .. Cox

Winnct's :-Old H all boat by i length.

T i me :-4 mins., 251 sees.

633

634 7.

'tHE CANTUARI AN MIDDLE FOURS (Fin a l ) . N('ttleto1l2.... .. ... ...... ..... ..... .. .. . .... bow Gordol1 .................••.......... .. ......... 2

Northex>tt' ........................ ............. 3 v. Winners of ( I ) Maycock (Capt.) .... ..................... Str. WhlttnH2 ..... . ........ . ................. .Cox

Wimtcrs : -Maycock's boat.

Easily.

T ·i me : -

JUNIOR FOURS ( Fin a l ).

Winners of (4) v. Winuers of (5). Wimlcrs :-Old Hall boat by 2 lellgths. Time : 9.

SENIOR FOURS (Fin a l ) .

Winners of (3) v. Winners of (6). Time ; Wi,l1tcrs :-Old Hall boat by 3 lengths. 1 0.

ORIOKETERS

v. MIDDLE FOUR.

Whitts1l1 ....... ........................ .. .bow

Hilll (Cricket Boat) .. ....... ...... ......... 2 DiUlly ......... " ... . . .. ....................... . 3 v. Winners of (7). Sinter (Capt.) .............. . ........ ..... .Str. Paris ... ................................. , ... cox Wilm el's :- Cricketers' boat by 3 lengths. Ti"", ;The SUlIllller Fours were rowed this year 011 Thursday, July 22ucl, at I~o rdwic lt . There was a v(!ry fu IJ programme; ten races werc rowed altogether a nd oue boat had to row over the course earlier in the nft(!rtlool1. The form shown ill t he Senior fours was disappointing. T he Old Hall boat worked hard enough to deserve their ultimate victory ill the fi nals a nd t hey kept a nice length, but their sty le was very" rugged." Considering their weight, their size and their experience, the School Honse boat ought p.8sily to have wou, Pegg stroked them very well, but he was neither heavy enough nor strong enough to quicken the rate of striking when he wns so poorly supported by the rest of the crew. By fa r the b('st rowing wns seen in the Middle fours, but nnfortnnat,e ly none of their times could be taken. Maycock's boat. which won the finals, showed themselves able to row a fast, hard stroke and at the samc time to keep a decent length. They rowed extraordinarily well, to lose ouly by three lengths to the Cricketers' fo nr, which bad a very long s tart on them. The Junior fours showed plenty of " the will to work" but their ideas of how to apply their energy ,liffered astonishingly. One crew in particular m adc syncopation its ideal. and it succeeded so fnr as to win its hent.

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But there was quite pr01ll1Stng lUat~ri a l which should improve a lot with age and coaching. Members of Juuiot fours Ulust 1I0t be discouraged by biting remarks frolll roaches, or by symptoms of apparant faill1r~. It is very difficult for most people between the ages of fourteen and sixteen to row both vigorously nud easily. At tbat age they lIsually can only dew'clop <Iunlities which a little later will make them into good oarsmen. The coxes behaved m llch better in t he races than they had done in t he previous outings. Their vocabulary and lnng-power increased tenfo ld, and t hey lunuagcd to encourage t heir crews 1I10st fluently. There is. however, foo m for a lot of improvement by next year in t heir accuracy of steering and in their powers of ex horta tion . Th e races t hemselves provided several very close fi nishes. In t wo of t hem only t wo feet separated the boats. Th e course fi nish ed jllst by t he sewer. The Jlt llior fo urs rowed a short course which started at t he fa r end of t he straight. T he weat her was kinder than usual, fo r th ere was no rain , b ut the wind (lid its best to alllloy Mr. Lloyd J ones, who very kindly star ted all the races. T he Cricketers' boat surpassed themselves and rowed with extraordinar y accur acy and vigour. Their cox, although obviously very much under the influence of terrt"'.strial magnetism, managed to keep the boat heading marl... or less in t he direction of the fiuisll ing

post. It. remains now for the Boat Club, having had one dry Summer Fours, to make au effort uext year 10 row the Easter races which last year, uufortunately, had to be scratched, owing to lllumps and weather.

RETROSPEC'f. The iloat Club, starting: wihh two old 1st and two old 2nd colours, enjoyed n fairly s llccessfu l seasoll. The 1st IV. ruwed six race~ and won four; the 2nd I V. rowed fou r and won two. Both, unfortunately, lost to Tonbridge a ll the Tonbridge course, although t he coxes steered beautifull y. It would be we ll fO I mem bers of both crews of 192B to accustom themselves to rowing a long, fast stroke on a long room er. Que fau lt alone kel)t th e 2nd I V. frolu being a really good crew. T hey were ve ry well I:ogetll er, their rhythm was quite good and they rowed a fast, hard stroke; but Hothing could cure t he m of th e shor t fi nish th at p reven ted the boat l"U11lli ng well in bC'.tweeu the strokes. Conside ring that ill two of t heir races t hey had nstmnge" stlÂˇoke" they adapted t hem selves well to tht"'ir conditions. E ustace and Pegg stroked in two racC's each. Of t he two, Pegg had t he bettel length, hilt he was less steady t h an l~ustace . H e n ever had 3. ch ance to show his powers of sprinting. Somerv ille worke(i hard at " 3 " bu-:" he was very s hort and h is swi ng was not very regular. Davey at "2" kept rather better length, b ut h an a bad habit Williams at "bow" kept poor of swingi ng out of t he boat no" he came forward. length, but worked hard. He was inclined to slide. The 1st IV. sbowe-i true form only once-at Marlow, where they rowed very well to beat Clifton by three lengths and come second to Winchester by three lengths. Winchester werc never pressed and WI)11 quite easily. The. crew's performance at Tonbridgc was clisappointing; the length was poor and t.he boat very unsteady. The &hool lost about half-a.-Iellgth all the start and gradually fell away over Ule whole cou~e to lose by one-aud-a-baU lengths.

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The IV. was never h ard pre.<;.sed ill an y other race of the seasou . Its chief faul t was lack of rhy thm and a rather r agged fini sh. The 1st and 2nd I V. CQxes were hoth tip to s t andard although rather heavy, but beyond them there a ppeared t o be no t alent. There will have to be considerable improve_ ments by llC.x:t year if auy cox is really going t o d eserve his Grove F erry o uting I The numbers of the Boat Club were as large as ever ; some people- the Capt ain of Ronts among them- m ain tain that the numbers are too huge t Any suggestions which llI ay enable Ilumhers to be limited without riskiug the exclusiou of auy budding Blues, will be gratefully recei ved . Mr. I __ loyd J ones and Mr. H arris gave up a great deal of th eir time t o coaching the 1st and 2nd IV's ., and their hclp was invaluable . The Ca ptain of Boats wOllld also likc to takc this opportuuity of tllallklng thc members of the 1st and 2nd 1V.'s who g.avc him a great deal of valuable hclp in coaching " fours " and" tubs. "

B ow.

1ST IV. CHARACTERS. J . W . Poor,E (lI st . 10 lbs. )- R ather hea vy for bow. Worked hard

WiO l pl enty of legÂˇdrive and a good rhythm, but his style was spoilt by a stiff a nd awkward fiui sh. Two. W. B. D .uee (12 st. 4 lbs.)-K ept a good length and had a good s wing. Inclined t o let bis back go at the fi nish, and to .. dig." Rowed hard, but did not get his work on at the beginning. Three. T. V. SCRIVImO R (CAPTAI N ) (12 st . 10 Ibs. )- A hardÂˇworkiug " 3 " with a nice easy st yle, wbo m ad e good use of his weight and reach , and backed " stroke" up well. An energetic and s uccessful Captain of Boats. Stroke. R . M ORTON (1 0 st . 7 Ibs.) - A plucky stroke, r ather overwC'igbt ed by the crew behind him and hence iuclined to be short and to rush the last part of his swing forw ard. Stroked with good judglUeut, especi ally at Marlow. Cox. W. T. H ODSON (8 st . 6 lbs. )- Overweight for n cox , but his experience was valuable. He kept his head and s teered good courses at TOllhridge and Marlow. Might have been lllorc vocal.

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LIST OF FIXTURES, 1926.

For.

°pPo1Ienls.

Dat~.

Result.

GroU'ud.

Against.

kries

• Poil/Is• Goals. Tries • Poillis. Goals. I--~..

1926.

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R ev . A. S. Mayne's XV. ... ... Richmond Extra" A" .. . .. . Kil1~ 's Own Yorkshire I,ight Infantry Guy s Nomads . .. ... ... '" .. . Sutton Valeuce , .. ... ... .. . Thnllet Wanderers ... ... ... .. . Dover College ... .. . .. . ... .. . Harlequin's" A .. .. . .. . .. . Dove r College .. . ... ... King's College School. Wimbledon ... ... .. . Wed. Dec. I Eastbourue CoUegc '" 4 BJackhenth Extra" A" ... ... Sat.• .. . ... .. . .. . 9 Wye College tTh ., Royal Marincs. DeaL .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 21 O.K.S. Tn.,

Tu., Sept. 28 Sat., Oct. 2 12 Tu ., 19 Tu., 26 Tu .• 30 Sat., Tu., Nov. 2 6 Sat .• 17 Wed ., .. 20 Sat .•

...

... ... ... ...

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... ...

Tn., Oct. 12 19 Tn. , 23 Sat., " 30 Sat .. 'I'll .. Nov. 2 17 Wed. Tn., 30 Th ., D~c. 9 14 'I'll., "

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tPlnycd

011

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Herne Bay College 1st XV ... ... Sir R ogcr Mallwood's Sch. 1st XV. St . Augustinc's College ... .. . ... Sutton Valence Schoo121ld XV. .. . Dover College 2nd XV. . .. ... ... Dover Collegc 2nd XV. . .. ... ... Sir Roger Mallwood's Sch. 1st XV. ... ... ... Wyc College 2nd XV. H erne Bay Collcge 1st XV.

Sat., Nov. 23rd.

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X V.

F I RST HOUle .

Home

scratclhcd- hard grann d .

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I~st

Won

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Away Away H OUle

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I I

Lost Lost

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2 3 4

I -

2 3

17 5 38

4 4 3 3

12 22 9 24 3

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Lost

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I,ost Home .. I It H ome .. . Scratc bed .. .. Hollte .. . ....... . .. ..... .. ......

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0 S 0 0 0 0

2 I

5 3

2S 14

I & It

3 27 6

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SECOND

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Away Lost Away ... Lost I Away ... T,ost Away ... I,ost .Away ... I,osl H omc ... Lost HOllIc ... .. · ···• .. 1· .... • Away .. ....... H Ollie ...

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t Pcllalty .

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4 2

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With three colours, the prospects cou ld not nppear too rosy, bllt there is n lot of very promisin g material, aud careful sifting is requi red. At the beginning of t erm, we were greatly hindered owing to the baked state of the g round , and for a whole month had to be content with" greeus." Form up to the present has beeu ratiler disappointing as a whole. The forwards, without their injured leader, Scrivenor, have lacked their accustomed dash. Scrivenor, however, has now returned, and we shal1100k forward to seeing a real hard-watkiu" pack before the term is o ut . ThC' outsides are improv ing. mal there seems to be lUor e thrust and go about them, as w('1I as some quite good combin ation . Once settled down, th e XV. should be a good, bllstlillg, ha rd-workin g lot. T h e 2nd XV. has much improved, and shows promising {arm, and the keenness in the lower games is .. still going stroug." :May it continue for many years to come r

1ST XV. MA'rCHES. 1ST XV. v. GUV'S NOMAD'S XV.

Played 011 Blares, the School wiulling' 16- 12. Guy 's kicked off, and the School forw ards started to press hard. After som e loose pia)' , the ball came out to Lee, who scored a nice try uuder the posts for Hill to convert. The threequarters showed qllite promising form in attack, but in defence were weak . Just before h alI-ti me Piccilli110 and Hill scored again, but ncither try was converted, making the score 11- 0. Guy's started off hard, but the School forwards stuck well to their t ask, and shoved Guy's about anyhow. Weak t ackling by UIC threequarters, however, let Guy's through four times during this half, but Lee scored anot.her very good try for Hill to convert. The forwards played well, but were unable to last the pace, but Barry, Allen aud Biu uy wcre good. The threequartcrs were quite good, but their tackling was weak, ",iUI the exceptioll of Hill, who tackled finely throughout. Ii'clltilllan tackled well, but must learn not to expend unnecessary energy in trying to push his opponents off the field, but to get his kick in. The following r eprescnted the School:J. E. I<'entimaIl; R. F . Picciuino, A . P. D. Kellnedy, J. S. Lee, A. L. Hill; R. 1.. Williams, J . M. C. Cook; J. W . Poole, D. A . Somerville, R . R . P. T. Barry, C. J. Evans, G. A . Allen. R. A. W. llinny, J . G. O. Roberts, G. T . Nettleton. 1ST XV. v. WVE AGRICUl,TURAI, Cor~r,EGE. Played on lllores, the School losing 25-6. Wye kicked ofT. and the weight of their forward s soo11 began to tell. They got posscssion eve ry time from the line-out, and the speed iness of the outsides proved too much for the School.

Play was fast and open. Wye then started a hard attack, which resulted in three tries iu quick successiou. Hill then landed a good penalty goal, after which the forwards put in a lot of bard work. Half-time, 11- 3.

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\Vye's weight and pace continned to tell still lUore towards the close, but Piccinino scored n good individual try. Continual weak tackling and marking by the School threeÂˇ quarters was largely t('spollsihlc for the break-away tri('5 of their opponents. ~ivenor 1t;<1 his forwards well, and worked really hard, well backed tip by Barry, AlIel1 and Bl1ltly. HIli tackled well, but as a whole the outsides were weak. PClllim8n dcfeudc(l well, but his kicking was ngain weak. The following rep resented t he School : -J. n. Fcntiman; R. F. Piccinjllo, A. P. D. Kell1ledy, J. S. Lee, A. 1.. Hill ; R. Tâ&#x20AC;˘. 'Villiams, J. M. C. Cook; T. V. Scrivenor , J. \V. 1'oo1e, D A. So me rville, C. J. Evans, C. A. AIlClI, R. A. W. Binny, J. C. O. Roberts, G. T. Nettleton .

151' XV. v. SUTTON VAT,rmCl': SCHOOr.. Played all llIores, the School losing 22- 9. Sutton Valence kicked off, and after five minutes' forward play Jones, the School stand-olY half, WlIS concl1 sscd This, of course, upset the outsides, but in no way does it excuse their weakllessei'l. We wel e surely beaten by a better team . The School forwards played well. but did not snap up their chances as their opponents did, and above all they learnt the penalty of not getting back to help in defellc(>. SuttOI1 Valence scored first from a break away, and soon repeated it, by means of a forward rush WId tonch down; one of the tries was converted. The School attacked , and a good passing movement by the threequarters sent Allen over for an unconverted try. Sutton Valence pressed again, and weak tackling let them iu again for an 1l1lCOllverted try. At half-time the score was 11-5. The School forwards really woke up during the second half, WId sllccessfully played Sutton Valence at their own game. namely, keeping it tight. Barry and Binny played very well in the loose, while all tile others worked hard, for Utey were seven against eight. Hill and PiCclnillO both made excellent individual efforts in gaining tll<'ir tries. but too late. The threequarters were lamentably weak in tackling, marking and passing: they aU bunched togetller and went for the sa me mall every time. Fcntilnan tackled well, but was very slow, and weak with his kicking. The following represented the School : J. E. FcnUman: R. F. Piccillino, A. P. D. Kennedy, J R N C. Dudgeon, A. J , Hill; I-I. W. E. Jones, J. M. G. Cook; J. W. Poolc. D. A. Somcrville. R . R . P T . Barry. C. J. Evans, R. A. W. Binny, G. A. Allen, J. G. O. Roberts, G. T. Nettletoll. I" XV. v. THANEl' WANDERERS. Played all Blores. the School winning 17- 12. Th anet kicked off, and play was patchy for a lo ng time . lI'r0111 a loose scrum, Piccinino gained possession, and raced tlirough a scattercd defence for a. try. which was very nearly held up. Hill cOllverted with a good kick . The forwards werc rather patchy. and lacked real leadership. but inrlividllally they were playing up well. Lee broke through and scored, and Hill a few minutes later. The threequarters, chiefly owing to weak marking on the part of the centres, let through Thanet for a try just before half-time, whcn Ule scores were 11 - 3. The School forwards kept lip repeated pressure, but failed to get together, and as a result play was ragged, and the threcqllartcrs lacked combination, the centres being much too prolle to hang ou to the ball instead of l>assing to their wing. Piccinino scored far out (rom a good run; then Thanet retaliate< with two tries in quick succession, owing to bad tackling . Piccinino again scored on his own, and once agoin Tbanet wcre let through

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owiug to the repeated bad tackling. For tile School forwards. Barry, Evans, BiullY played well; Piccinino was good ill attack. but rather weak ill defence. Feutiman but tackled well. Hill aud Cook were very good in defence. T he following represented tile Schoo! :J. E. Fentim3u; R. P. PiccinillO, A. P. D. Kennedy. J. S. Lee. A. R . 1.. WilliaUls, J. M. C. Cook; R. R. [.'. T. Barry, C. J. Evans, R. A. \V . Binny, J . C. A. Allen, J. G. O. Roberts, R. T. Tripp, G. T. Nettleton.

and Allen was slow,

J •. Hill; W. Poole,

1ST XV. v. DOVER COLLI'CE. Played all Blores, t he School losing. 24 - 5. Dover ki cked off, and p lay immediately ca me into the School" 25," Dover's outsides were far s uperior t o those of the School, and lUu ch faster. From a line-out, the ball reached L evey, who scored for Dover, and converted it himself. The School attacked vigorollsly , but could not prevent Dover scoring again thro ugh Tellllaut; Levey converted with a good kick. Weak marking aud tackling by the ontsIdes resulted in yet another try by Levey, which was unconverted. Half time score, 16-0. The School forwnrds started off bard again, and kept piny in mid·field for some time, but I.evey broke away again, and scored a con verted try. Arter that, play went all in favout' of the School. The forwards pl ayed finely. and pressed Dover's line time and again . So011 PieciJlino picked up in the loose, and dashed ovet' for a try, which Hill converted. This again put fresh heart iuto them, a nd with auy luck they would have crossed at least twice lUore. All the forwards played well, but tbe tackling of the outsides, except Hill , left IltUcll to be desired. The following represented the School :J. E. Fentiutau; R. F. Piccil1ino, A. P. D . Kennedy, J . S Lee, A. L. Hill; R. I.. Williams, J. M. G. Cook: T. V. Scrivenor, R. R . F. T. Uarry, C. J. Evans, R. A. W. Ui nny, J. W. Poole, G. A. Allen, R. T. Tripp, J. G. O. Roberts.

1ST XV. v. HARI,EQUINS " A" XV. P layed on Blores ; the School lost 38-3. The Hnrlequins began with some good runs by their thrcequarters, keeping t he play ill t he School half. They scored early between t he posts; this try was convertcd. The School forwards kcpt the play in Illid·field for some time, but a H arleq uin I'11sh res ulted in a heavy forward witll a powerfn l hand·off pnshing his way through a lot of high tacklers to a toncb-down between the posts. The kick was agaiu s uccessful. J list before half·tim e Lee dribbled througb a nd then picking up, scored on the fl ag. A good kick failed, making the score 10- 3. The second balf was an orgy of scoring and accurate place·kicking on the part of the Harle<luins . The School threequarters quite failed to hold their men, who were very well ~erved by Uleir serum ha lf . Cook was slow in getting the ball out. Hill tackled and sat well at back. The fonvards all played well, Scrivellor, Roberts amI Barry being noticeable. T he following lepresented tile School;A. L. Hill; J . S. Lee, A. P. D. Kennedy, J . R. N . C. Dudgeon, D. 1. Robert· son; H . W . R. J ones, J . M. G. Cook; T. V. Scrivcnor, R. R. F . T . Barry, G. A. Allen, J. W . Poole, C. J. Evaus, R. A. W. Binny, R . T . Tripp, J. G. O. Roberts.

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XV. MATCH ES.

2ND XV. v. HERNE BAY COl.LEGE 1ST XV.

P layed at H erne Bay, the School losing. 25- 0. The ground was extremely lund; it wns the first game played at all, and 011 the whol<' the side played well. Our opponents. however, \Voce very good, especially the three-quarter lille. They lUade many excellent lllOVCllIcuts and quite outclassed the School outsides. The School took ten miuutes before they rcally got going at all. Theil the forwards stmtcc1 to hold their own, but the thrc(Hlll arters were ragged. Booth should have scaled n certain try, but for a futile attempt to kick a goal. Our opponents were ulways dallgc1"O\ls when their three-quarters had possession, but some J?lucky tackling by Pcntimrtn kept them Ollt. Taylor was uufortunate ill spraining his ankle Just before half-tilUe. In the next half, the pace began to tell, and gmdttally Herne nay wore Ute side down, and towards the cnd, scored almost as they p leased. i\brtill, Whittall and Clarke played well for the forwards, and Jo'elltilUan showed good forlll at back, his tackling aud kicking being especially lIseflll. The following represeuted the School :J. E. [-'eutiman; B. Taylor, J. B. Spearman, J. .8. Booth, H. C. Honey; V. D. Ravenscroft, G. C. Valder; C. M. Martiu, E. H. WhittaU, W . d 'A. 1\'Iaycock. R. A. Fiul1is, J. C. O. Roberts, G. T. Nettleton, R H. Clarke, J. B. Collyer.

2ND XV. v. SIR ROGF;R MANWOOD'S Is'!' XV.

The School lost, 14-5, nt Sandwich. Sir Roger Mallwood's kicked off, aud some loose play was relieved by Valder with a good kick to toucli. From the line out, the ball wus passed out to Cohen, who scored fOI Sir Roger M,a uwood's. Tile try was converted with a very good kick. The School attacked, but bad tackling let J czzard through for all unconverted try . The School kept up pressure, but Ollce Illore bad tnckliug let Jezzard through. At hal f-timc the score was 11- 0. The School p layed up well after half-time and J ones, picking up frolU a loose scrum, passed to Robertson, who, with a fine swerving !lin, scored bcneath the posts for Fish to couvert. This put new heart into the forwards and the three-quarters: their play improved tremendously. With five minutes to go, however, Jezzard obtained his third try, which was unconverted, leaving Sir Roger Manwood's victorious. The forwards, badly olltweighted, played bnrd and well, Whittall, Martin, J<'inllis and Wyatt being the best. Valdcr played well at scrnm half, and Robertson was the best of the outsides. Tripp tackled and kicked well. The follow ing represented the School : R. T. Tripp; D. I. Robertson, H. S. C. F ish, J. R. N. C. Dudgeon, H. E . Pegg; H . W. E. Jones, G. C. Valder; C. M. Martin, W. d'A. Maycock, E. H. Whittall, R. A. Fiuals. E. H. Clarke, J. W. Clegg, J . P. Wyatt, J. H . Gillington.

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K I NG'S SCH OOL 2ND X V. v. ST. A UGUSTINE'S COLI,EGE. D uring t he fi rs t h alf t he p lay was very even, aud t he School held t he opposing fo rwards well a nd were usually able to hook t he ball. T owards t he cud of t he first ba l£ a forward rush t ook the hall into the opponents " 25," but t heir back cleared with a good kick and t he Schoo! fa iled to score. After half time the heav ier pack of ou r opponents began to tell and t he School was alwa ys shoved off the b all. The opposing stand-ofT ha lf d ropped a good goa l from t he halfway line. Afler this, t he School wcnt t o pieces and " Aus tiu's " scored t hree tries ill quick s uccession, olle of which was con verted. Of t he iorwards W hittall a ud Jo'iuuis p layed well . T he ba cks showed lack of cOlll bination, bu t R obertson played weU 011 the wing . The foll owing represented the Sehool :J. B . Booth ; H. It P egg, H . S. C. Fish, J . R . N. C. Dudgeon, D . r. R ober tson ; V. D . R ave nscroft, G. C. Valder ; C. M. Ma rtin, R H . Whitta ll, R. T . T rip p, R . A. Piuuis, W . d 'A. Maycock, J. W. Clegg, R . S. Wyatt, E. H . Cla rke. 2 ND XV. v. SUlTON V ALENcr~ SCHOOL 2 N D XV. Played at Sutton : t he School lost a very good game, 3-0. T he School kicked oiT a nd im media tely started to press. A good fo r ward rusb by our oppo nents, however, soon h ad play in o ur own. " 25," but I"ish relieved \>ressure wit h a good kick to touch . Valder foolishly attempted to d rop goals ins tead of ge t ting t he ball away to Ids l hree· quarters and Ollr o ppo nents, breaking throug b, scored the o nly try of the m atch j ust before half-time. Ou rcsu mption, Rooth sto pped a dangerous breakaway with a really good t ackle. T he for wards played well, especially Cla rk e a nd W h ittall, a nd t he o utsides, badly s ta r v('d by t he h a lves, llever got a ch an ce t o get going , but Robertson a ud Fish played well . It was a good , even ga me, wit h the ch ances eq ua l. The following represented the School :J . B. Booth ; H. F.. Pegg, H . S. C. Fish , J . R . N. C. D udgeon, D. T. R obertson ; V. D. R avensc ro£t, (~. C. Va lder; D. A . Somerville, E. R . Whittn ll , C. M . Martin , W. d'A . Maycock, R . A. Piullis, J. W. Clegg, R . S. W ya tt, R H . Cla rke.

2ND XV. v. DOVI<:R COI~ r. EGE 2N D XV. P layed at Dover; til e Scl:ool lost , 27- 0. Th e School kicked ofT, a ud Do ver iUl1l1c(lint ely d ash ed pl ay iuto o ur " 25." The School forwards , tho ugh outweigh ted, stuck to it very well, espcciall y ill the loose. Gray SOO11 scored for Dover, and the try was con verted . After loose play, bad t ackling by th c o utsides let Lewis through for a.n un· converted b v. T he School, however , pl ayed well unli! hnl f· timc- score, 8- 0. After the inter val, Dover showed agaill a m arked superiotity o utside, being lUuch speedier aud more certahl of th eir pnssing . T he forwards were outweigh ted, b ul sho wed superiority in the loose, Ma rtin a ud W hilta ll being especially good. Gray p layed very wc.ll for Dover, a nd scored fo ur tries. n ut for th e weak tackling of the School, especially outside, the score migh t h ave been more even . G ra nt and J ones played well together. The following rep resented the School :J. B. Booth: H . E. P egg, H. S . C. 1-'ish, J. R. N . C. Dudgeon , D . I. R obertson; H . W . E. J on es, R. S. Gra nt; D. A. Some rvi1le, G. T. N ettlet on , E. H . Whittall, C. M. Martin . R . A . l"inuis, W . d'A. May cock, J. P . \Vyatt, J . W . Clegg.

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INSPEC'l'ION.

The Anllual Iuspection of the Contingent was carried out on July 1st by Major-General Sir H . W. Hodgson, K .C. M.C., C. U., C.V.O. , COlllmanding 44th (H.C.) Divis ion. The fo llow ing were the remarks of the rllspectiug Officer COllllUlll1 icated by the War

Office : DtUf,r•. - Very satisfactory- t he cad ets were \>3 rticularly steady Oll parade, hand led t heir anu s well, a nd m arch ed past ver y cr ee itably. Th e weak poiu ts ill t heir drill were, dressing in t he ran ks which was not always a ttcnded to, and the pace, perh aps due to t be lon g grass, was a little slovenly. MANOIWVRl!:.-Vcry satisfactory. P latoou allcl sec.lion lcad C'ts displayed efficiency in direct ion and control of fire. A small att ack scheme was intelligently carried Ollt by two platoons An swers to questions 011 Outposts, Advanced and Hearg uards , etc., were decidedly good. DrsC'Il'J.INE.-Good-steadiucss all parade, smartllCS": in snluting and carrying ont orders sharply were very noticeable. TURN OtlT.- -8atisfactory-eqnipmcnt well clealled-ciothillg well fitted. though much of it of different shades of cotour. AR"'IS AND HQUlI'M£NT. -Very satisfactory and well·carcd for. GlWlW.Ar. R£M'\RI~s. ·-The Contingent is ill very good order. All are keen a nd intcresh~c1 ill the training. The !nspeeting Officer was impressed uy the efficiE"llcy of t ilt' platoon lea ders.

CAMP. The Contingent attcnded Camp this year at l\[ytcilett: we were Ull£ortunately unable to send as many cadets as we hac! hoped , owiug to an outbreak of chickt'll-pox at the end of the term, bu t ill spite of this our total strcngth wns 9R. 'fllc Calll~ was r UII by th e Guards and Ollr si ncerc thanks are d ue t.o L t. -Coloner E. J. I,. P ike, M.C., Grenadier Gua rds a nd the Admin istrative Staff fo r t he ('xcellellt arrangements both for our instruction a nd O Ul' comfo r t; to say nothing of th o!::ie for Ollr a IUU!::iCmcll t, which includcd bathing. boatin g, a band playing evcry evening and various (U!::ip lays of gymllustics, bayoncl-fighting. etc . Thc usual parade was from 9 t ill 3 and generally took the form of a dcmonstration by Regu lars of some manoeuvre which we thclI tried to cnrry ant. There was 110 Brignde Pield Day, ma.noeuvres all snch a large sca le being, il1 th e Opillioll of the Commandant, too lUuch for t he average Cadet to grasp. Its place. however. was taken by Battalion Field Operations, held 011 the last day of Camp. whieh wcre much Ulore mauagea.ble and consequcntly of much lUore ben efit to those taking part. Night Operations were as successful as Night Operations ever are; tllat is to say, tl.tcy consisted of a glorious mix·up and an uproariolls march home. The P .T . squad is to be congratulated on its splendid performance in wil1uing the P .T. Competition. We werf' beuten ill llie first round by Sir Roger Manwood's and !\'Iaidstone Grammar School, but in the fiual round came. out 1st in Mytebett Camp and 5th in All England.

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The Band was very unfortunate to have los t n drummer through ch icken-pox. Under tbe cirClllllstnnces it was a vcry finc pcriorUlnllcc to gain second place, separated from St. Edmund's, Cunterbury, by half a point. Heartiest congratulations nrc dne to Sl'riVCIlOr all having brought both the P ,T. squad and the lland to such a pitch of excellell ce. The Sports ou the Sunday W(ofe held in glorions \VcnUler und there was a large attendance of visitors, ll1c1udillg severnl O.K.S. We werc vcry pleased to sec on this day the Hl'adlll<lStcr and l\'1r. I-Innis who paid us their usunl visit. Hill, Clemeuts. Piccillino und l.ahu9 , ran fo r the School in the 300 yards Relay Race and wcre unlucky to be just beate n by 'Dover College. Onr Tug-oF-waf team was heavy, bllt inexperienced, and WfiS beaten by St "EdUllllld's, Canter. bury, by two pulls to oue, ouly, however, aft('1.路 a terriflk struggle. The COlltillgent llUs, Oil the whole, every reasoll to be sntisfiNI with its general pcrforllI allcc at Camp. \-\'c were complimcnt('d by the a.c. Battalion for our turu 路Oll t aud handlillg of arms us well as for our marching, which wa~ very good. The Guard, foHowing Sgt. Hillery's instruction!'! almost too literally, was reprimanded no less than three times for waking the Ca lllp lip, by the extreme vigour of their challenges. On t he lloll-lIli1itnry side we were agai n s uccessfu l ; we were second by "cry llarrow margins in the Band Competition, the Relay Race and the Tug-of路War and first in the P.T. Competition. III the Sing路Songs we were rcpresCllted by Scrivenor, who sang, and Spackman, who played the Oute. The weather was perfect the whole time, and altogether tl.Jis Camp was one of the most eujoyaLle WE' have been to iu recent years. We lIlust certain ly make every effort tlext year to lake ollr full strCllgth and thus ensure ollr OWll Compauy.

PHYSICAL TRAINI NG COURSE. The ultdermcntioncd attended a course of Physical Trail1ing at the Headquarters GYlllnasiuw, Aldershot, from 9th to 2 1st August:C.S.l\L T. V. Scrivenor, Sgt. D. A. Somer ville, ll/Cp!. r.. V. Hc.y mall, Cadets P . It Hill, l . W. Clegg, and R. A. Godby. All received good reports and our thanks are due to them for t hei r efforts.

PHYSICAL T RAINING COMPETITION A'l' CAMP. Rl{SUf,T.

Poi1lts Conti1lge1lt.

gainrd.

Sherborne School RossnU Scllool Downside School Dean Close School King's School, Canterbury Sedbergh School ... llerkhampstcad School P laces gained above are those in All England. Contingents at My tcbett.

158! 157* l SI!

149* 148* 138 136

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5 6 7

T he School wall first plnce among t he

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Extract from "The London Gazelle" of 8th October 1926:"Lt. G. N. Manley, Territorial Army Reserve of Officers (4th nattalioll The ButTs) to be attached (or duty with th e King's School CnntcrlHlry Contingent , O.T.C., IstS('ptclIIber, 1926."

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The following promotions a nd appointments were made. all to datt' from September 181h, 1926:Sgt . Scrivenor to bee.S.M. "C.Q.M.S. " H ill

T,/Sgt. Poole

Cpt.

Day L ee

Pegg " Grant I, lepl. Spack man Williams P itt

Emery R earder

"Sergt. and to com mand No.5 Platoon . " T,/Sgt. I 3

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and p'iS('rgt.'~f No': I ~laU;~n. 4 5 2 3

CERTIFICATE" A" EXAMINATION. The followi ng pn5ÂŁed Part I , (practical) of the Examination for Certificate "AI> on October 2Ist :G. T. Nettleton . A. C. S. Adams. R. A. F inn is. R . F . P iccinino. J. Il. Booth . J. H . Gillingtou. J. G. O. Rob.rts. A. J . G. Childs-Cla rke. F. R. Hamp. E. H . Cla rke. D. J. Robertson . R . D. H eorder. H . M. C. Smith. J. W. Clegg. I.. V . Heyman . J. B. Spearman. J. M. G. Cook. F. E. Hill. R . T . Tripp. C. J. Evans. W . T . Hod~n . J . E . Fentimall. M . T . Lord .

THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT AT OLYMPIA, 1926. On Thmsdny, July 8th, n pnrty of 93 all ranks WCllt to t hc Royal Tourn umcnt. T hc journey both ways was m ade by F.ast I{ellt motor conches and thc whole affair was vcry succcssfu l and cnjoyablc. The only mishap on th e way lip was clue to the driver of No.3 'blls inadvertently Opcuinlt his eyes, t h us enabling all adventurous fly to enter one of them , causing a delay . After lunch at Sideup the cavalcade proceeded to look for Olympia in the wilds of Shepherd's Bush, and having arrived at its desti nation , one 'bits ...'cnt astray and la nded its party nt the door reserved for Ficld Marsh als, Nevertheless the corps was settled in before the Royal i_lIspee tioll of the Guard of Honour . A description of the performance would be impossible ill this limited space, I.e t it suffice to sny, however, that after many brilliant displays, an example of modern warfare, with an unlimited s upply of "bl:Lnks ," fini shed the show. After this, e veryone wandered about wondering whom to salute. At least two people injudiciously" Cllt" an admiral thinking he was a rather ornnte petty officer. An itinerant vendor of instruments guaranteed to make noises like a bird- the instruments werc g unranteed, not the velldor- beguiled t he t ime by trying to sell t hese contraptions (" 0nly tuppence

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each, mister, only tllppcnce each "), offering to try each one before handing it over. The sOlitary unfortunate who bought one was unable to make it work. A hitch occurred in the delivery of the" haversack rations " for the return jourucy and during Ule wait an icc-cream merchant of the" Stop-mc-and-have-one " variety was stormed. H e sold out in re('ord time and evell so he lw<1 not eHough to go Immel. After the belated food had COlUe, the party went OU, with many people admiring the scenery froUl the back of the bus. through the suburbs out into the open country. A spirited face then started between the ' buses, a keen interchange of paper bags being kept up every time they pas."cd each other. There was a short stop at Rochester to aUow people to stretch t heir legs. Eventually, after a journey passed away in song, the party arrived at the School at approximatcly 2200 hours, thoroughly imbued with things military and longing for s upper.

ALDERSHOT. Five days after the caTUp was over, six enthusiasts found themselves again at North Camp Station . Chartering a taxi (?), we SOOIl found ourselves approaching a group of long black army huts which aspired to th(> imposing nallle of " The Army School of Ph ysical Traiuing," and which were to be our home for the next twelv e d ays. We were the six members of the School attending the Public School P.T. Course. We were Illet at the School by 2nd-I,ient. Sewel of the Northamptonshires who looked after liS, a nd who was ill charge of us throughout the Course. The ncxt morning, we started the daily routine, which continued without a change, a ll~1 was something as follows :-Vle got up at 7 o'clock, breakfasted at 8 o'clock, and began work at 9 o'clock. This continued till 12. 15 ",iUl a quarter-of-an -hour's or('ak at II o'clock. I.. uuch was at I o'clock, t hen we conti nued work from 2 to 4. Tea was at 4 .30, and at 5.30 the gyml1 . was opened for an hour, and an yone who wished, could go and do as he liked there. Dinner was at 7 o'clock, after which we were free till II o'clock. There were only th irty-six attending the course and we were split up into classes of twelve. The t im e in which we worked was divided into half hour periods; three of these each day were giveu up to P.T. aud the other periods were lIsed fo r instruction ill boxing. wrestling. pass~ba ll . athletics, horse and ground work. Unfortun ately owing to the coal strike t he swimming b aths were out of cOlUmission , so one of the main attractions was lost . The t hree classes held a flag competition which included Tabloid Sports, Obstacle R ace, P.T. Competitiou: Tllg~of~Wal', a Cross Country Run and a Pass-Ball Competitioll . There were several demonstrations during the Course. One of these was a demonstratioll of the rules of boxing by two staff instructors. Allothe-r was provided by tlle Tank Corps, aud we all came away with the impression that it was more dangeroll s to ride ill a tank than to be attacked by one. In conclusioll. all there is to say is that wc were very comfortable aud enjoyed it thoronghly . We had plenty of excellcnt food, and we soon discovered that however uncomfortable arllly beds might be we h ad 110 d ifficulty in sleeping in them.

DUKE

YORK'S

CAMP.

The party, containing 200 boys from Publi c Schools, and 200 boys from Industry, met at the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, at 12.30 on 3 1st July. After an alfresco lunch eon in the stable yard- in the course of which, being warned that we sh ould have llothing more till 7.30, we put away as much food as we cOIlYclliently could- we were taken on a tOllr of inspection of the Mews by a number of little gentlemen ill frock coat s and yellow waistcoats, with gorgeous coeknd('s s urmollnting tileir silk hats ; and after the first night's experience of n

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pallfasse all a cement fioor, many of liS looked hack with envy Oll the comfortable apartments provided for His Majesty's equine host. A sh ort tour of thcsightsofT.Olldoll, for the especial benefit of those who came frolll afar, wns next or,g:alli7.cd, and we weut ill our sections, each containing ten public schoolboys and ten industrials As our sect ion leader did not know his London very welt, our part.y was ably led by H. S. Smith, who took tiS to St. Paul's Cathedral, wherf' little was to be seen , owing to the restoration works, and brought liS to the Abbey just in tillle for t he service wh ich we h ad 110 intention of attending, so that we were uuable to cuter the building. 'We arrived down at New ROlllll ey at about halfÂˇpast seven, and werc greeted by a Illost solid supper. The wcather during our stay was lllostly good; it is become proverbial tllat it never rain s at Nc:"w R omney. Explanation is sought by some ill the fact that t he place is not ex~ tremdy mountainous; t he highest p eaks of t he district, t he San D unes, range from fifteen to twenty feet, and for a g:reat part of the tim e t h e suu shone fr01ll an unheclouded sky. We slept fu long huts, each containi ng four sections (one group or colonr) , plus section lcaders and deputy scction leaders (mostly ex~'varsity mcn). The m ain programme of the Camp is a grand tOllTJIall1ellt of organizcd gamcs, which is played between the sections; in tile fina l order, our section, T (or Toe) , attained the proud position of sccond. Abont two hours of each morning are'devoted to this tournament of games all of which are designed so as not to giv(' any advantage to anyone particular class of boy. After the morning games, we go to the beach for a bathe, which is possible at high tide or low; in the lattcr case, a fine strand of smooth sand nearly a hundred yards long is laid bare, which we llsed for games of rngger or rounders after dinner. 'Ve could bathc when we liked, and some did so four times a day, but we two confined oursehÂˇcs to the regular bathing assemblies at t 1.45 and 6. 15, largely- I ilUngine-becanse 011 the<;e occasion~ we were issucd, on coming out of the water, with biscuits, the present of au entcrprising firm of manufacturers. The afternoon, before and after tea, wa.'> occupied with gamcs of a n informal nntnre such as we cared to join in on the spnr of the moment, and after a bathe, supper was served at 7 .~O. There was an entertainment in the big marquC'e every evening at eight, nnd wc sUPI)lied a little Ulllsic at the pia n o, but we counted ourselves fortuuate in avoiding the fate of onc 0 the camp pianists who was prescnten with t he order of the biscuit- a signal hOllour, conferred all such as serve the camp in any ('specia l way and bearing, 0 11 th e slip of card to which the biscuit is attached, an appropriate motto. The m otto for our pianist was" Piano NOllcudo." His Royal Highness visitcd us on thc Thursday bringing his !o;uite of about eight persons, from each of wholll we demanded a speech, follow ing the camp custOIll. The p roceedings were not, however, so lengthy as might be imagincd, owing to another camp custom of limiting each speaker to t h rec miuutes. The til11e ~ k eeper was Mr. Bossier, who arranged all the games, and is known in camp as Bosseye, and at t he expiry of the th ree minutes h e fires his pistol, and the sp eaker has to sit dowll. The Duke of York bathed with liS in t he evening, and was forem ost in t he party t h at ducked Bosseye, fully clad, in the water. F riday was t he 1110st strellllOllS day of all, and the tournalllcllj' concluded with a short cross~ country run iu thc afternooll. Smith came in sixth in this; our own place we prefcr to forget. There was a. long entcrtainment in the evening, frolll eight till twelve~thirty, part of which was broadcast by wireless. At twelve-thirty wc linked hands round a big bonfire up in thc meadow, a.nd sang Auld I,ang Syne, followed by God save thc King. We had little encrgy lcft for a rag, and WE're not sorry whell the" Last Post" sent us to our huts at 1.30. We returned home the followin g day (I should say later the same dny). It seems that mally old campers are invi ted to cOllie back anotller year a<; sectiou leaders. I am all for going again- if I get the invitatioll-even if it is only as assistant sl1b~deputy in the nethermost kitchcn . J .D.N.

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THE CANTUARIAN O .K.S. NEWS.

The Rev . J . P. Frend , vicar of Collinp:toee, Northnnts., a nd rural dean, has been appointed by t he Bisitop of Peterborough to an honorary calionTY of Peterborough Cathe· elra!.

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Th e Rev . W . R Mowll, vica r of Christ Church, Southpor t, ha s acccpted fr 0111 the DisllOP of Li vcrpool the offer of a u hOllorary canonry of Livcrpool Cathedral.

',' A. C. Wells has passed 2 1st into the Indian Civil Ser vice. We understand that h e is at present taking a year's conrse in Oriental Langnages at Oxford.

C. Molony, R. H . Bvans. D. K . Hall, A. W. C. Macaula y, J. S. ntuut, H. W. Fuller, C. I-I. Darnett, J. R . Madge, J . Smyth, E. C. Green, Wright HUll t. W. Te mple, A. Dredin C. H . Gibson, C, H. Whar totl, M. K. Wardle: l". A. Eustace, 1,. Gocher, G. Cocher, R. A. T. Alldcrsoll, R . Mor toll, W . I,. E . Reyuolds B. N. Prost. M. n. Sellers. K . Sellers, E. L. A: H er tsiet, J. H. S mi t h , C. M. H ousden, '1'. Fl cmillg·Saudcs, H . fl. Tripp, E. C. Freud, R. '1' , ~:' I ack, l~~. w. Hogg, A", W . Pullau, G. J. Eccles, 10,. Bayley. W. E. Dean. H. Spence, J, Frewcr , A. Agutter, R. A. Finu, G. I ,. Pnwssctt, I J • J. l1'nller, C. N. G. Wilde, W. Davidson, C. Walsh , H . Swithinbauk, J. S. Clegg, \". H oward .

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We have received a long letter from . D. N. Bnmll, now working in Brazil. He A. F . C. !'uxtnoore has been playing for linds that after sevcu years of fairly intimate Ul e Bar agai nst the Stage Golfing Society. associatioll with the Brazilians, he does not .. know " them yet.

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Congratu la tions to W. E. Dean, third Dattalion (Sikhs) 12th Fronti er Regiment, 0 11 h is en~age11lcl1t to :Miss Drowning.

',' Also to Major C. M. Maltby, M.C., 9th Jats, on Ins engagemellt to Mi ss NnpierCluvcriug.

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A marr iage h as been nrranged between I-I. G. Evans, M.C., ami Mrs. Aclanu, widow of J. l-T . D . Aclnnd , M.]{ .C.S.

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We lC'arn

that Dr. Gann has r ecently sailed ouce Illo re fo r Yucatan to travel a moug the S anta Cruz Indians who apparently have the pleasant habit of s hooting strangers at s ight. W e can o uly hope that D r . Gann w ill SOOll bec01ll t.! UII old friend. H e hopes. we gnth(:r, to d iscover the myste rio us" t alking cTlicifix .. which is believed to exist in the terri tories of these Indians. I-lis d iscoveries will be reported in the M orl/ing P ost frOIlI ti me to time.

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We have been pleased to sec the following O.K.5. at t he School recently:J. P . H eming, , . C. de 5 t. Croix, A. E. Drncldchurst, J\. R . Bl ack ledge, C_ C_ I J • liuckwdl, J. R. P . Popplewell . H. n. Hill, A. R . " hitdy. A. n. J. R ead, L. n. Andre" s, E. P . Gough, O. 11. de 5 t. Croix , H_ Y. Page. r. J. Doilonr, W. J . ~ . P ric(', A. H. Spiers,

We regret to rep ort the death of Dr. Arthur Rowe of Margate, who was an eminent geologist. ll c was a great a uthority Oll the Chalk f0Tl11 a tio n of the English coasts, and he took particular interest ill palaeontology. H e was also a kcell auti9uary and had a very fine collection of anCleut Roman razors. He also spent a consid erable amou nt of tillle in writing n his tory of Margate fro m the earli est times .

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THE CANTUARIAN DIRTHS. CRRMgR.-On June 21st, at Chartham, to AU1Y and Leslie Cremer-a SOil. Fr,owrm.- On August 5th, to Theo. nnd James A. F lower- a son . I-IUG!JES,- OU

JUlie

26th,

Crace Dorothy and Hughes- a daugh ter.

Chelsea,

Edward

William

I s,\cKJo: .- On August 8th. at South sea, to Violet Hilda and l,ieut. R . V. I-I. Isackc, R.N.- a da ughter. MAUN I)RE I.I .. - On August 8th, at Canterbury, to l~vcl yu Helen and t he Rev. W. H. Maulldrcll of Portsmouth- a daugh ter. REvNol.ns.- On August 17th, at Farnham, to J oan a nd Capt. W. L. E. Reynolds-a

Cr.ARKI!-BURKF..-On September Sth, at St. J ames' Spanish Place, Adrian Pearman Clarke to Adeline Mary Burke. CARPgN'I'ER-BRAss.-On July 5th , at St. Jamcs', Piccadilly, Alec Edward Carpcntcr to Nora Cathcrinc Brass. CmsoN-CoDAN.-On September 18th, at Bcrlin, Li csbcth Codan to W. r./. Gibson. HJo: Al,g- I'A I,Mlm.- On JUIIC 1st, at St. '1'11 01 1la5' Catl lcdr al, Bom bay, T..icut. -Col . R. J. W. H ca lc to Mnrie1 'l'restrail Paimer. I-I ussl·; v- DuNcAN,- On July 17U1, at Brompton Parish Ch urch , DYllclcy Hussey to Ircnc Melville Duncan. OMMANI.;v- \Vrr,I,IAMS.-Oll October 2nd, at St. Luke's, Rcdcliffc-square, l\{oll tagu Douglas Ollllltancy to Phyllis Williams.

son. R VAN.- On July 28th, in London, to I,uura und Cutteis Ryan- a daughter. WlI,I,IAMSON.- Oll July 28th, ill J;Oution, to Marian Hild a and Cecil G. Williamsolln SOIt.

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MARRIAGF,s. BARnER 'QJ,r,As.- Oll September 2211d, at s utton, Cyr il Waltcr Barbcr to Wiuifrcd Helcll Sollns.

'.' DEATHS. DuvAI,.-On July 24th, in LondOIt, Stephcn Smith Du\·al. late of South Grovc Honse, Highgate and 6 Mincing-lane, aged 84. MORIC)';.-On J nnc 27th, at Kensington, Hcnry Edward Morice, late of Serjeants' lUll, aged 72. ROWI~.-Oll September 17th , at Margate, Arthur Walton Rowe, l\1.B.. M.R.C.S., P.G,S. , ctc.

O.K.S. LET'l'ERS. Van cou ver, B.C., August 21 st, 1926. .. Dear Mr. I.atter, J,ast night I was reading tile accOllnt of Speech Da)' in the Cauler/mry Press and when I put the paper down I sat for a long time all my verandah , looking out over the Pacific. revelling in the memories which the story brollgh t back., . . .... , .

Thc story of Speech Day bri ngs to mind all sorts of queer things OIlC had al most forgottell. It rccalls thc aile and only proud occasioll when I had to go up and receive a prize-for the lowest form ill tile J ullior School- in the Cbapter House. Dear old Mr. Price, who I see is retiring at last, was forlll master thell- 29 years ago. It recalls au occasioll when yO ll were carr ied in from

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Palace Street to the '0 parrots" after being thr owu from a horse. Th at lUust have been iu '97 or '9S. So oftcn Ill )' wife (whose h ome also was in Canterbury) and J talk of the old school. My boy, now 13l find enormollsly tall , never tires of hearing tales o f Ill )' school days and J think that when. at len gth , we arc able to make another trip h ome, h e will be able to find the First B ack s tudy, the Old T,ibrar y, the Parry, t h e Tuck S hop and the " TAttl e Upper" dormitory without m)' assistance. ,, ... In the 7 i",es the oth er day there was a pi cture of the St. Lawrence Cri cket Ground, with the old sprcndillg tree on the railway side of the ground in the centre distance. Qne recalled joyous S lIlIIlller days sitting: under that tree with chosen bool1 companions d eyouring enormous quantities of cherries purch nsed at a little shop halfway up the Old Dover R oad .... ..... . There arc half n dozen O.K.S. here, abouts. We sec AlacCachen quite oft('l1 . He is getting 0 11 towards middle age uow, of course, b ut to Ille it seems t here is not lUu ch change since the first tim e I saw him being presented with a Royal l-l ullultlc Societ y s medal by Dean I"arrar behind the Grange--before th e new wing was builL Occasionall y I see D . S. Montgomery, son of t h e Bishop. H e is a lawyer. StouhallllUucll before Illy time but an old fri end- is m an ager of a branch of the Dank of Montreal ill Victoria . I-I e lost his wife a few years ago and is left ",iUl one daughter, but one seldom sees him since his wife's death. My brother li ves here also- marri ed , with two YOllngsters . The younger Hitchcock, Rodney, rUllS a bicycle s tore in Van couver. H e also lost his wife (Juite recently and now talks of going home for a trip. George R aUlUlell turned up here to live a few weeks ago and h as dropped ill to see me once or twice. That, I think, is the SUlll of O.K.S . in this distant part of the world .

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Dr. Wace, son of t he old D ean, is a leadiu,:! surgeon 0 11 \'nucouver I sland and thoug11 I have never yet met him, we have corres. pond ed abo ut Canterbury On cc or twice r still have t.he ridi culous feeling that pcopl~ like D r. Waee and Cunon Biekersteth whom I met. here a few years ago, arc a sort of inte.r. lop e rs-beelll~se they arc after my time . When olle thlllks of Can terbury it is h ard to imagine others ill t he pl aces of Dean Farrar Mr. H odgson. P ercy Godfrey or dear old Pl ant. 1'1.lis lett<:r grows too long, but perhaps occasionally It lIIay IIOt come amiss to yo n to h ear frolll an "old boy" t o whom it is always a joy to recall t he happy days at school. I look back 011 t h e eight years at Canterbury {IS so lli e of t he happiest of Illy life and in aU 1I1y memories of the old school you arc mixed np. How well I remem her Sergeant Cane, when we used to do his detested physical d rill in the Parrots' playground and showed signs of wilting ill some particularly wearisome ex:ercise, roaring at us across the quac1- " Now, the.n, 'old 'em up: don't yO Il waut to be hig m ell like Mr. f,atter ? " . .... " .. Even after nil these years, oue gets a fit of homesick ness occasionally. or course I love tllis cOlilltry. It I!as givell me all I poss~ss ; but t.here are some tluugs one can never thi nk of Without a lump rising ill the throat. To love Cantcrbmy and t he old school you IIllist travel six: t1~ousallcl miles and then, 0 11 a quiet s lllllmer 's Jl1ght shut your eyes and think of the sound of the Cathedral bells coming to you .over the ,fi elds towards Nackingtoll; or thlll k of the GreClI Court drowsing 011 a hot SUIlIlller afternoon , wheu the rooks are cawiug their loudest; or pi cture the Scene when colours were bei ng given from the Old 14ibrary steps t Yours sincerely, LUKL,," ] OllNSl'ON.

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OXFORD LETTER. Dear School, It is. we nre told , some t ime s ince t he periodical libel which does duty for all O. K .S. (Oxon ) letter has mat eri alised . so we hasten to rectify the o m issiOIl at t he editor 's request. Pour of us have" schools" at the end of t his year whi ch of course" cramps t:he st y le," blLt " still we go 0 11." _ I~or t he doings of C. H . Gibson tl tdR the Daily Press. I-Ie has distinguished himself at ruggeT for the ' Varsity and we wi sh him c\'cr y s uccess in the coming seaso ll . To the stately seclusion of th at domi cile euphemistically termed the" Old Parson age" has retired St . Croix . We gatber th at th e O.P . far frOIll being redolent of a n old-world ch arm whi ch its n alUe rather implies, at any rate offers pleasurable quiesccuC'c and a con vivial home to him , weary wit h many hours at t h e " R adder " and battling on t he fie lds of foot ball . Slater a nd T-4aill6 h ave joined us t his t erm at Worcest er aud Trinity respectively. Th e fo rmer is lUuch in dem aud as a golfer ' it is unfortunate that he is un ahle to pl ay rugger t his season .

n. R J anson-S mith we find is up at 'l'ecldy Hall. H e is living in the wilds of IfHey at prese nt and has ol1 ly recentl y co me to light. H e h as grown out of all r ecogni tion .

Church or the .. Scrlia " Cinema we cannot d efinitely ascertain . Now that the" Super .. is not what it was, the .. Scala" makes you realise t ha t you arc at Oxfo rd more t han any thing, perha ps. We were interviewing Wells yesterday who h as cO lile lip for a year's course in Oriental languages before assllming judicial con trol in Bo mbay . His exact status there seems do ubtful , but the tax collection and sanitary inspection of 4,000 (or w as it 400,000 ?) people appearing tb be among his multifarious duties we can onl y wish him and his coloured abj ects t he best of luck in t heir long int imacy. l.ast, t ho ugh not le a~t- Pritc h a rd . With his sporn-rilllmed heet ac1es he looks very " p atristic" and is now at .. St aggers .. - t he u nfo rt un ate and, a ile lIlay say, wholly misleading corrupt ion of S t. Stephen's House (Theological College). H e a nd his feUowst aggerers are a ch eery crowd, and we feel the Church is " on t o a good thing." May we remark here how glad we are to know of the gift of .. S turry Court" as a new hOllle for the " P arrots "; we hope that the new ins titution will prosper and flourish , and prove every s tlccess. Our best wishes to the I<'ifteeu, and good Inck against Dover.

13nckwell has resorted to rooms over a grocer's sh op in W alton-s treet , whetlter wit h th e intention of beiug n earer to St. Palil's

VIe are, Your obedient servants, TUE O.K.S . (Oxon.)

O.K.S. DANCE. The 2nd Anllual O.K .S. Dance is being held \ by apply iug t o E. Forester Hyde, 28 Monuat UIC Hydc P ark H otel, Londou, on Friday. lUellt Strect, E .C. 3. Tickets, 14/- Single, Dece mber 10th, frOIll 9 t>.w. t o 2 a. m. O. K .S. 25/ - double incl uding refreshmeuts. Band : who have not yet obtalllcd tickets can do so I The Cambridge Night-\Vatchmell.

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'rhe Anuual 0.K.8. Dinner will be held at the Monico Restaurant, PiccadiHy CirclIs, W .. on Thursday, 30th December, 1926, at 7.15 for 7 .30 p .m. Entrnnce to the hall will be by the doorway at 19 Shnftesbury Avenue. 'flte Dean of Canterbury will take the Chair. It is particl1larly hoped that Oll this, the first occasion whcn the present Chairman of the School's Governing body h as been able to be present, t here will be n large attendance of a.K.S. to welcome him. • No tickets nrc issned, but the Secretaries (the Rev. E. J 4 • A. Hcrtslct and Richa:d A. F inu ) will collect the SUll} of 10/ -. excluSlvc: of winc, from each person present at t h e Dinner. Any who intend to be present, and auy who arc prepared to put up one or, more O.K:S. in or near 1,ol1do11, or who WIsh to receive hospitality are asked to write {IS sOQn aspass-ible to R. A. Finll, The Sundial, Surbitoll, Surrey. O.K.S. who wish to get into colllllHlnicatioll with others whose addresses they do not know

are iuvited to Ilmke enquiry at t he same time and. on the other hand, Finn will be glad t~ be notified of auy changes of address. The Secretaries arc at all times ready to receive suggestions and to give help to O.K.S. particularly in arranging for contelllpo rar ie~ to meet at the Diuller. With very few exceptions. scats arc 110t allotted and it is thus open to a nyone attending to s it ncar those whom he wishes to sec. It is impossible to scud l10tices of the Dinner to lUore than a small proportion of O.K.S. individually. The Secretaries, therefore, hope that those who read this notice will bring it to t he attentiol1 of other O.K.S. whom they may lUeet.

Some O.K.S. find the date now fixed for the Dinner more {''O livenieut than a later date. They should therefore note that it is at present intended to hold the Dinuer for 1927- 8 ill the early part of January, J928.

THE LIBRARY. The following books have reccntly heen added :__

" EIlC'yclopaedia Drital11t1ca ". the 13th Edition New Volumes. Pllrchascd out of the Everitt bequest . •' Teres!'!. of Watling: Street" .. Duried Alive" .. Whom Gorl h ath joined" " AllJla of the fiv{' towns" A1'Jlu!d Bumetl. "The Card .. " The Regent" 0' A great man" " Tbe wondcrs of instinct ,. Fa1;re. Presented by C. L . Clemctlts. The J,ibrarian wouh.llikc to remind O. K.S. of the custOIl1 of prescnting a volume to the I..ibrary on leaving. He will bt; glad to snggest to woul d-be dOllor~ hooks which arc required.

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THE SOCIETIES. 'l'HE DEBATI NG SOCIETY. Pf'esident: Rgv. A, S. M A V N l~.

Vice· P,csidcllts: H. F . S II ARP E. r~sQ.

W. P OOI. E.

Han. Sec. : A. C. S. ADA M S. A General E lection was held all October 19th i ll order to elect represen tatives on t he COlllllli ltcc. T he follow ing: wc)'c elected : Studies: J. H . G II.I.'XG1'ON. Umglt)' House: P. R. SrEvH:-;s.

P. C. V. I.Aw r,Ess. 0"Y· /10Y5: R . A . F I NN IS. Holm e lIouse: W. o'A. i\'L~VCOC.·K. New Hall : J . D. Co u ·;s. On Octoher 26t h a debat e was held ill t he P arry l.i brary t hat " in the opinion of this H o use. Photograph y is not flU art." T,. V. H ey man proposed t he Illot ion, and was seconded by J . G. Pitt. 'rhe opposit ion was headed by J . B. S pearman and F. W . Rober ts. Clarke i i., Scri venor and Somer· ville spoke fr0111 t he H ouse. The Illation was carried by 30 votes to 26.

Old J-/(,Il:

THE MARLOWE SOCIETY. Presidenl: 11 . S :: ARI'U~\', ESQ.

Vice- President :

W. POOl, [·:.

Hon. Sec. : T . \'. SCR IVENOR.

:Mr . Manley , 1\'[r. rtll ckht1rst and ,Mr. Cnuclwell h ave joined th e society t his term . Tn a pre limin ary meeting t he President wished to r esign his o ffi ce, h aving held it for SO Ill C years. H e was p ersuaded, however, to retain it on th e grounds t hat shortl y i\'lilul"r Court would r emove him from the Bociety for ever. It was decided to read t he second series of One-Act }:>lays of to-d ay (j. IV. Marriott; liarrap and SOJJs). Several of tile P lays

have been rend and enjoyed, but it is t he gcncral opinion that t he second ser ies is not so good as t he fi rst. On Weclllesc1ay, Novem ber 3rd, Mr. GoodbliTU read a paper a u J osep h Conrad to t he Socicty. H e was excep tionally well fi tted to read the p aper for h e had been oue of Conrad 's close personal fri ends. As the P residclI t remarked, t he pap er was q uite oue of t he best t he Societ y has h eard of late years. Mr. GoodbuTU'S iutcnse interest i ll t he subj ect carried his b earers with him . H e presented a wonderfully vivid picture of tb e m all J oseph Conrad ; of his extraordi uary gifts and h is love of travel and especia lly of t he sea. T .V.S., H OJJ. Sec.

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY. T he Socicty is b usy once again witI! songs for another Scbool Concert. The trebles ancl altos come from t he choir, and t here are basses aucl tenors, uumbering about a dozen in all . It is good to see alllong thcm two members of t he st aff who have joined t he

School Uds term. T here is little elsl.'"" Lo say nn W we have seen what t he Society can do at t he Concer t , except perhaps to lay stress ouce again 0 11 t he great im portance of clear elllUlciatiou aud attentioll to m arks of expression .

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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIE'l'Y. Pr~sidetlt

A. I,ATTI~ R. ESQ.

J-/()ff . Sec. :

J. W. Poor,r.:. Committee: '1':1H~ P In;;sIDliK'I"

TllB H ON. SEC',

H. Gn.T.TNGTON.

R , '1', TIBP]',

There is little to record this t erm of the Society 's activ ities. An average number of people have joined.

The Exhibition took place from Wednes. day. Jllly 21st, to Sunday, July 25th. Mr S mith was good e nough to co llie and ofJe; his criticisms and s uggestions. There were less outstandingly bad photographs exhibited than last year, aud the mounting and presentation showed 50111(' improvement, but 011 the whol(' the stnndard III photography reached was uot hi gh. . ].W.P., H on . Sec.,

THE HARVEY SOCIETY. 4. "Kutch and its Ammonites " I. H. S~([TH, EsQ. Sat., Dec. J I. "ROlUld the MUseulll "

President:

Sat., Dec.

H . GOOODURN. EsQ. H (m. Sec. :

J . S. LIm.

l'm~ PRESIDENT.

Committee: TIIl~

H or\'. SEC. J. W. Poot,I!. J, H . Gn,r,JNGTO;';-. C. H . l"lumD . The followin g lectures have been arranj!cd for this term : DA'n:.

'l'ITJ,E.

AU'rHOR.

Sat., Nov . 20. "Northern France"

E. H.

Cr,ARKE.

Sat., Nov. 27 . "Coloured Glass" Du. J. A. PUI NG J,E,

H . GILr.I~GTON.

meeting of the Committee was held early in t he term. It was necessary to elect a new member ill the place of C.L. Clements, the H on. Sec., who h ad left at the end of the Sultlmer term. C. H . I,'rend was proposed as a Hew member of the COJUmittee, and J. S. Lee to become HOll. Sec. Both proposals were . carried una nimously. The 1Â·1011. Sec. a nd I . H. eilli ngton were appointed Lanterll Operators. A

= ORIGINAL. ON THE GERMAN GUNS. Such spoils a Roman Emperor would draw With milk-white steers and marti al pageantry Up to the temple on the Capitol. Yet Ulese, these trophies of a nation's pride, These spoils of victory, these gifts of Mars, These products of a people's agony Unnoticed, bidden away, are only used For bicycles to lean against, or toys for babes .

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AN E LEGY ON THE DEATH OF A " CER'l'. A " CANDIDATE . Ye loud a nd boist erous people who surrollud This old Cathed ral and this hallowed grolUld , Weep J Weep! I say. For him who lies clc('ked out in sable st ate, A IUllch la mented ÂŤ Ccrt. A .. candid ate. H e h ad 'gainst life at school ll great aversion, Aud sought in vain t o fi nd some new d iversion, But found it not ; Until one day a n inspi ration came ; To take " Cert. A .. be hand ed in his ua me. Thenceforth he s weated hard hoth night and d ay, And learnt up all conuected with " Cer t . A " For hours a nd hours. And a ll parade he bellowed Jike n bl111, Until he was a 'byword in t he school. So things went Oll unt il oue winter's day His racked a nd ha rrowed hr nin at last gave wny Beneath t he strain ; And in the middl(' of a mighty roar, H e tottered and c:olla psed b efore t he corps. I"our doctors cam e, a nd s hook their heads abollt him The cor ps complained t hey could IIOt do wit hout hhuE B u t was it true? While he lay raving in t he cl utch of fever, T he doctors said his braiu was gone for ever. Ou S unday Ill omjn ~ he sat u p in bed; H is all...:ious friends all crowded rouud a nd said , " H e's getting better." " H ow do you feel, old m a ll ?" th ey all euquired . " Squad will ad vance-," he gasped , and then expired . Next day the news a rollud the School was spread, Th a t sad to say " P oor W ." was dC!ad ; And all la men ted. And now tllesC! 1110St d C!>rcsSing lines I peu , To be a warning to bis ellow-m ell. A.B .C.

A LYRICAL DIRECTORY, F Ol< Or.D AND Nnw B oy s. From G's we now pass OIl to L'sA fa r, fa r ha rder task . But where 0 11 earth or where ill heRven Von mllst know well each d ifferent T. E xists the secoud G ?" And never h ave to ask . Such was the d is m a l cry which ra ng T be fi rst of these, t he new L I, Across the Mint-yard wide Is 0 11 the bot tom fl oor ; Of 8n old inhabita nt who asked T here d id reprove t he old â&#x20AC;˘ Re move' A new to be his guide. T he form-lists 0 11 the door. " W ha t used to be t he Army Class Above we find the erstwhile' Fourth' As G J is described; W Wch now is called 1.2 ; Vn a ne w is n 8m ed G2 And the room whe re a rt they do impart, Whe re Greek is s till imbibed . And Fren ch and German too, " I knew the Army Cla:s.'\ R ool11, The Art R oom , a nd' V B,'

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Is now I~3. Through double doors Why cau't this enterprising plan (The old' Refrigerator ') Be carried twice ns far, The classic scholars payout dollars· Aud every' bo' be given It • no' I·'or mispronouncing maJer." I ,ike every motor-car ? Notices near the Tuck Shop door Of this kind will be seen: ., I wish to see 0 43 In the break (signed) Z 15." S 2. custom ha:; beet' introduced it' the Classical SchOlarship Set 0/ payitlg lhe su.m of oue half-penny Ud.) jar each' howler' in proses or unsee" s. This Jlmd goes, ostensibly. to su.pply weekly papers. it is ntmottred that the H on. Treasurer has about five shillings in hand at th e li'me

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IN MEMORIAM. How can I face the spirits of the past And tell the awfulllcWS ? How can I watch them gape aghast As I conjure up Ule Muse Again? Alas! the die is cast. Weep with me, ye spirits of the dead, Weep by this green sward of grass ; Weep o'er this last dark earthy bed. Gone is our old friend, the Army Class. Visions of work! oh spare my aching head. Wbat tbo' we now acknowledge Anotiler rnler in our laud, Another awful source of k.nowledge, I never quail beneath its iron hand . But ill my heart there peals anoUlcr knell, Which rings out wild for thee, Aud brings down curses on the o t Army Class, come back to me I Say wh at ye like, ye powers t hat be, T he" A'r my Class" is never" Shell " to 111(' t ''''ould ye from the mother tree The tender brauchlct sever? No t Then let me call her ever " Old Army Class," hut" petrol "- never I

A LEGEND OF ST. JUDE AND ST. HANBURY. (With apologies to the Rev. Barham, anUlor or the Ingoldsby Legends.) There's a picturesque town in the county of Kent, Where tile streets are all narrow, and curly, and bent. The cathedral there Has a dignified nir, At its towers and turrets Americans stare. This noble old pile is the pride of the nation ; It looms up in frout as you quit t he West Statioll.

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I .ong ages ago, t hongh. a fa m OllS d ivine Was slain by fOll r knigh ts who h ad m ade a bee·liue To this splendid old t own ; T hey acquired some renown, After doing t his d eed, at t h e t hen " Pig a ud Crown." The proprietor t here, a m a n y'c1ept H anb urv, Though li ving ill Kent. W R'i a n ntive of Rallbury. These knights settle down t o a really squ are fc(>d : Soup, fi sh, la mb (2 veg.) , cheese, all washed d own with w ead. At t he cnd of the meal In th eir p oc kets they feel, And the bill, wh cll it's added , 's a. very grea t deal. T o their horror mine hos t wou' t accep t their FrenclL fl'ancsAnd, rcmcmher, in those' days t:h ere weren't any banks. Th ey were la ud ed, y Oll see, ill a t erribl e plight: m onk dismay was writ clea r all the phiz of each knight. But a young m an Ilamed J nde (Who had been a bit rude I n p assing rem arks all t he way th e knight.. chewed ) Said : "Sir Knigh ts, ! will always help cha ps in a hole ; I ('an settle your bill, for I'm draw ing t he dole. " " Good lua n ! " quoth one ; " You're a. gent, " said anothe r, While the t hi rd said: " My lad, you're as kind as a brotber:' The fourth said: "Here, sonny, In ret urn for your m ouey, I'll show you a t rick that's both cu nniug a nd fu lllly . . .... " And t hus the th ree-card-t rick first ca me to t his la nd. ,,'ith somc practice young J tldc was a u excellent' h a nd.' T hen t he four merry knights, being now quite replete, Say' Adieu ' a nd tide fo rth down t he tor t uous street ; One of them bent Ou arriving a t Ghent. B ut I can't quite recall wherc the oth er th ree went. Th en Hanbury said: ,. Come Jude, fi ft y · flity, And I'll give you beer frce ; your trick see ms quite nifty." .. Th a t 's right," a nswered Jude. .. 1"irst I steep 'em in beer, And start up th e t rick when they' re full of your cheer." .. Our debts wHl be paid B y pil grims wllo 've s trayed; If we ol1l y get tonrist s, our fort-lIltcs arc m ade I" "ls't a cinch ?" cxclaimcd Jude. "Don e, " replicd Hanbu ry, "\\ie' ll m ake ourselves famous froll1 Dovcr t o Banbury." And thus you will fi nd as you roaUl through t his land Th a t iu all t he big t owns there cxists a queer baud Of men '~ h o will t reat yon, And, when you've drunk, beat you At cards, a nd althongh you don 't know it, will cheat you. Their trick seems so simple, you 'd n e'er h ave a n inkling That cards could ch ange places in Jess t h an a twinkling I So when you grow up, be sure to stecr clear Of t ables in cafM wher e card-sharp ers leer. T hey observe a saint's-day, So m alty men say, Some d eclare it's in August , some April , some May, When all the' T hree·Ca rdslllcn ' from Dover to Banbury Sing the p raise of t he pious St. Jude a ud St . Hanbury.

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CORRESPONDENCE. N.B.-The Editors declillo to accept any responsibility with 1'egard to these le~ters . Correspoltdenls must enclose their names, not 11cssarily for ,/mbticatio1l, bId as a guarantt'e of good faitll. To lite Editors of" TliH CANTUJ\nrAN," of the dormi tory- in iuk, and feel a mild SlRs. Might we suggest thnt tJ1C Jack of combinntioll in the to backs" and the consequent loss of opportunities and matches is d ue ill some degree to th(' fact that they nre never coach ed consistently. if evcr, by a r(~a IJy first class player, AS n.c llIost of 01t. opponents? We wonder if it has collie to the notice of th e Sports COUlmittee. or whoever manages the Rugger , that somc of om opposing school teams have lectures all Ruggcr during the week and 0 11 the other days practise the hints whi ch they receive hI the lectures. Hoping that this will receive due collsideration, ' Ve remain, hopefully if despondently, P.B.

thrill of pride and wondermcnt. In most of Ule dormitories of the School H ouse these car<J:l are filled up and present occupants have eIther to leave 110 m emorial behind thelll or to deface the walls of their cubicles at the imminent ris k of detection by a monitor. It would be a small matter to have about a hundred more cards printed alld it would save an aucient and excellent custom from falling iuto dis use. I 3m, YOllrs .. ex hoc ?UtIlC ct usque in sQlC1tltlm," ORA LABORA .

To the Editors of" 'rUE CAN1'UARTAN . " Dg,\l~

SIRS, Would it not be possible for the School motto to be used a bit mo re? In lIlost Schools, if anything has to be . printed with t he School crest Oil, the m otto To the EdÂˇitors of" TIII ~ CA Nl'UAIUA1'."." is therc with it. H ere the motto is hardly SIRS, ever nsed. '\'hell I was a new bo)' I was impressed This applies especially to printed paper. Yours s incerely , by an array of cards in Ill)' cubicle bearing the names of great men who had occupied AGI.: Du!\r ACIS. the place before me. Slately T.atill texts lent a further dignity to these cards, a nd To tile Editor of" Tur~ CANTUARIAN. " together they were a pleasant reminder to DFAR SIRS . Cannot ' [ be restored to my rightful the inhabitant of the cubicle that he too, might follow in the steps of the men whose position at the bottom of the Parry steps? names were there, and that in years to come, In expectation , YOllrs etc. , SOUle other boy might look on his Halite "Tug GUN." scr awled ill p encil or-contrary to all rules

NOTICES. l 'h e I-Ion . Sec. begs to ack nowledge with thanks the receipt of the following subSCril>tions : R. J. H ale (3/6); D. C. Butcher (3/6); C. E. Wright (3/6); M. J . Worsfo d (3/6); J . R.Reeve (3/6); R. Brill.lcyÂˇRichards (3/6); N. R. S . Joly (10/ -); D. G. Heymall (3/6) ; H. S. Smith (3/6); P. S.M. Bader (3/6) ; I,ukin J OhllstOll (5/6) . J. S. LEE, Holt. Sec.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The HOll. Secretary begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following, wit h apologies for a ny accidental omissions : AlleynimJ, Barrovi(m, Briglltolt College !I'/agazine, Blue, Clw/meti(m, DOfJoriaIJ, Easlboumian, Elizabethan, St. Edward's School Cllronicle, lIerefordian, jolmian, }(inC's ColI~ge S chool Magazine,

L eys Forlniglltw. Lawrentiall, Lily, ,.I/eleor, Navy, Olavia1l. Ousel, Ref>to"i(,,,, S~lark, Shirbumiau, T<mbridgian, Victorian, Vigomi!l1l. J. ~. LER, H on. ~ec.

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CANTUARIA N. MA RCH , 1927.

No . 16.

EDITORIAL. " Dette r late t ha n never" might well be t h e motto of Th e Cfllltua y-ian , or so we editors tWn k ; and we hope others may t hink so too. T he fl ow of original con tributions seelll S to be increasing slowly; we could only wish th at i t would fo r once increase really rapiclly, a nd we therefore herewi th set fo rt h a bu mb le petition to all wits , b rains, aud bright lads to scnd their contribut ions nlong. At a ny r a t e they a re useful as shav ing pa per for t he editors. It is with very r eal regret t ha t we h ave t o anno ull ce t he fnc t that the H eadm aster is rctiring a t t he end of t he Summer Term . H e will then have held his office fo r Illorc than cleven eventful yenrs. lIe will leave behind him a me morial in t he hear ts find minds of lUau y who h ave been a t the School under him . Th e School seellled stra nge e nough during t he y ear he was a way; wh ell he h as gone it will not be the same K .S. t hat we know 110 W, and this will be felt uot least by O.K .S., for whom th e H eadm aster h as always had so ready a welcome.

T o the XV. we offer Ollr sympathies. A team wh ich seemed at aile lime as if it migh t be really s uccessful only a li ce or twice showed its real for lll . T h e sp ort s still rest on t he knees of t he gods; we can only hope that we shall once more be fortuna t e a nd wisb t he t eam every success. And so, h aving said enough . a nd pe rh aps m orc t ha n c nough. for ourselves, we s t a nd aside a nd leavc you t o the p ages that follow .

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311 {fDemorill111. WH,T.lAII! TI;;UPl.E. We regret to have to record the death, at Do\'c r, ill hi s 56th year, of :.\Injor William Temple, n contemporary of the present Headmaster both nt th e" Pnrro ts " and the Senior School.

011 lhe olltbreak of t he Great \Var ill 1914, he at ollce relinqllished his vcry lucrative practice as a Soli citor, ond jOilled th e Suffolk Regiment. (H e hnd previollsly served during the SOllth lHricun Wur willt the Suffolk ::\!Iilitia.) Incapacitated by trench feet and frost bite ill the trenches. he se n 'cd as D.A.D.R.T. at Hanc, Brll sscls nnd in U pper Silesia. From t here he wClll as lega l mh,iscr to H.:U . Porces. in Ireland. lIe was three tiHles wounded.

For the pnst two yenrs he had beeu Assistant Towll Clerk a t Dover. A man of outstanding integrity of character, a nd charm of mallller, he leaves a wide circlc of fricuds to mourn his loss. To his widow we. offcr o ur heartfelt sympathy ill ber hcrCa\ÂˇCI11c ul. .. Twilight mal e\feuing hell. Aud after that the d ark! And lIlay there be no sadncss oC C:uc\\'e.ll, When I c mbark ; For tho' CrOIll out our bourne of lillie and place The flood may bear Ille far, t hope to see my Pilot face to face, Whell I hayc crost the Bar." R.I.P.

VISIT

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AUSTRALIAN

PREMIER.

On Wednesday, December 15th, the School was visited by Mr. Stan ley Bruce, K.C., )'!.P., Premier of Australia, accompanied by .Mrs. Bruce and Dr. Leslie, of Australia House.

The Archbishop, who was present with Mrs. Davidson, wishcd the occasion to be regarded as his official visit. Among others present were. Lady Milner, to whom the School is largely indebted for the great honour of this dsit, the Mayor and Mayoress, and the Goveruing Body.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce arrived shortly before three o'clock and were conducted to the Parry T.ibrary by the Dean. 111 his welcoming address. the Headmaster said it was his privilege aud pleasure to introduce this distinguished visitor, Mr. Bruce, the Prem ier of tlle great Commollwcal.th of Australia- the fi rst citb',en of one of the m ost vi rile of those great CO lllll1Ullitics all trlIc r the world which , together with ollr hom eland , m ade up that amazing thing which we called the British Empire. (Applause). He wished to ofTer to ~Ir . Uruce t he very heartiest welcom e to the K ing's Selloal, Canterbury. which put forward t11c proud claim to be the oldest public school ill existence. I II Canterbury we had b ut olle complaint againslMr. Bruce-that ill th e days of his youth, he electecl to go, or th at others, possibly, elected to send him for his education to thc g reat Grammar Sclloo! at Melbourne instead of t o ollr daughter, the Kil1g 's ScllOol at Parrnmntta. (Laughtcr). At the salllc tillle he had 110 doubt tlmt the sy llabus which was taught him at Melbourne Grallll1la.r School led Mr. liruce to realise t hat ill its cady days his cou utry owed lun ch to certain fa mous alumnÂˇi of t he King's Sch ool, CanterbUl'Y. H e referred to Bis hop Broughton, Bishop of Syd ney, t he first Metropolitall of Australasia, who was the fo uuder of the fam olls school to which he had alluded ; to Sir George Gipps, a fo rm er Govel'llor of New South Wales, after whom a tract of cOll utry was nam ed Gippsland; and General Sir Andrew Clarke, I.auds l\1inister ill the first Cabinet of Victoria. At the present time we had SOllie Old lioys ou t there who were reaping the harvests of those wondt!rfnl fruits which Australia p roduced . We had olhers who, he boped and believed, were reapiug h arvests of another killd- hnrvests of son ls- and who were working ill those wonderful Dush Broth erhoods of A llstralia. Mr. Brnce, who was reccived with bearty cltecrs, hUlllorously expressed regret that the Headmaster should ilave made reference to the indiscretion of his l>urents in not seucUug him to our daughter scliool, at Parnullatta. He s nggested, however, that the headmaster hod nol recoguised that it was 600 miles frOIll Melbou rne, where he lived, to Parmmatta. (Laughter) . He wou ld ou ly say that had he 1I0t been scul to the best scilool ill Australia, he wou ltllike to ha ve been :;e nt to lile secoud best, which was our daughter scltool at ParraÂˇ matta. (l.aug hter). That wali one of the links wh ich bound the K illg's School, Canterbury, t o Australia- Cor whilst in this old country we claimed our school to be tJle oldest public We could , school, ill Australia, King's ScllOOI, Pal'rnlllatla, also cluhucd that distinction. he thought, rest content t hat t he King's School, ParrnllltLttn, was another great public school that li ved ILp to the salli e ideals aud, he hoped, the salllc tradition:; as we h ad at Canterbury. (Applause) . Mr. Bruce all uded to the lillk which, through Bishop Brough ton and Sir George Gipps, had been formed between Aust ralia and t he Killg's School, Cantcrbury. H e hoped ill th e future we were goillg to hav e a much greater link- the iudividua.l person alUu k. H e hoped that many of us wonld go out to this DOll1 illiou, wilich forlll ed part of tha t great mystic British u'mpire, to which we were all so proud to be long, and whi ch we all believed had been ill the past the greatest force for peace, and the greatest bu lwark for freedom, for libe rty, aud for justice. (Clleers). Great ali was the part which our Umpire had played ill past days, it was going to p laya still great er part in the future. (Cheers). 111 this school we had recently had given to us the house of one whom he believed to be the greatest, sanest Imperial statesmau we had ever had- the late Lord :Milncr. (AI)pla uSe). T h at association with Lord MWler and with his memory, added another ob igatioll to the sholl.lders of all the boys who wcnt out. iuto life from tilis school to try to realise the great aleats that he ilad- to make the 11l1penal connection of all p arts of the British Elllpire stronger, aud to cn sure for the British E mpire in the future that great and beneficent des tiny tilat Lord l\'Iilllel' always visualised .

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Mr. Bruce declared that what was wanted to-day wns leadership . respond to it-and it was up t o those who had great er opportuultics than the privile$e t o come t o a school like this- to get the training which would leadership In whatever sphere they might find themselves in years to come.

The mass would o thers-who had q ualify them for (Cheers). •

The Archbishop, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr . Bruce, m entioned that Lady Milner was closely concerned with the arrangements for the visit . The vote was carried by hearty acclamation . Mr. Bruce said that he was afraid that he was going away with out cr eating the right impression and was therefore not doing justice to the great Dominiou which he r epresented. H e asked the School to realise t h at he really was a great m an , and he wished to exercise the prerogative of n ~ rcat Ul an in asking t h at n holiday should be given in recognition of his visit. (Loud cheers). • That, " remarked Mr. Bruce, to the H eadmast er, "is th e first time I have interested them." The H ead master re\>lied that he would regard the Premier's request as a command. As the visitors went out , c leers were given for Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, t h e Archbishop and Mrs. D avidson, and for Lady Milner. A photograph, which included Mr. Bruce, the Arch bishop, the Dean, the Mayor, the Headmaster a nd the acting Capt ain, A . 1.. Hill, was taken in the War Memorial Court, and a ppear ed iu The Times,

THE SCHOOL. Captain: Captain Captain Captain Captain

of of of of

W. Poor,Eo

Football Boats Cricket Gamcs

A , L . HIM•.

T . V. SCRIV.l~NO R. A. L . HU.I•. A. L. Hu.r.. MONITORS :

J. W.

Poou~,

D. A . SOMERVILLE, A . L . HIM., J. S. LEU, R . S . GRANT, R. D. IiJ1;ARDER , H . E. PEGG, H . M. C. SMITH , A . C. S . ADAM S

T . V.

SCRIV J~NOR,

EDITORS 0 1: THE .. CANTUARIAN" : ] . W . POOLE, T . V . ScRIVENOR, D . A . SoMHR VIl,I,H. H ON . SHCRh"TARY 0 1' TUH " CANTUARI AN" :

j . S. LEg. SPORTS COMMITTEE'

J. W .

P OO I.,H, A . I •. HILI" T . V . ScRIVENOR, j . M . G . COOK, R . A . W. BINNV .

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES . R.

r·'. PICCfN INO. -Hntered School, Sept., '22 ; HoilUC House House MOllito r , May, '25; Head

of H olme House, Sept. , '26; 1st XV .. '26. School, Sept., '2 1 (J.K. S. , May . '20); Ki ng's Scholar ; Sixth Fotm , Sept .• '24 ; L/Sgt. o:r .c .. Sept .• '26. G. M. COl.r.vl~R .-[~ n tered School, J an. , '24; Sixth Form , May , '26 . W.

DAv . -~; lltc red

VALETE.

J. S . Spackman , P. C. M. Chnmbarcl.

J. C.

Westall,

J. H .

J-4niu~ ,

H . W. P arsons-Smith, K . C. J acob,

SALVETE. H . N . Crocke r. ] . G. Young, P . H . G. Scott, D. J . Bradley, P . C. Williams, J. S. Richardson , R . B . Powell, A. C. n. T idcy, J. S. B. Wallis, M. W . Wilson, D . Asheuden, R. G. A Baker.

SCHOOL NEWS. Congratulations to G. A. Batterbury, P. Cbnrig. F. H . Compton, R . A. Filmis, R. T. Tripp. G. C. Valder and R . L. Williams on their promotion t o the Sixth Form .

••• Also to the follow ing on gaining t heir football colours aft er the first Dover Match : 1st XV.-R. A . W. ninny. C. J . Evans, J . E . Fentiman, R . T . Tripp. 2nd XV.-H. \V . E. Jones, D. I. Robertson, J. G. O. Roberts, G. T . Nettleton, J. R . N . C. Dudgeon, E. H . Whittall, C. G. Martin, W. d 'A. Maycock, R . A. Plnnis.

After the HastbouplC Match :1st XV.- R. F. Piccin iuo, H . W. E. Jones, J . S. Lee. J . G. O. Roberts. A. P . D. Kenuedy. 2nd XV.-H. S. C. Fish. H . E . Pegg. Wyatt, P . Charig, B. Taylor.

J. P.

Congratulations t o T . V. Scrivenor and J . M. G. Cook on playiug for the Kent Public Schools a~aiu st Middlesex and t o T . V. Scrivenor, J . M. G. Cook, J. E. Fentimau and R . T . Tripp for playiug against Surrey.

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Also to J. It PelltimBn and R. L. Williams playing (or the Hdgwarc Public Schools aud 1\L C. Cook a nd C. V. Heyman for the l,on 011 Irish. fOT

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" Cullen's" has bee n put to the plough and the School has lost a val ua ble' rugger ' field. Unfortuuately there seerus at presen t t o be no other one forth coming t o replace it, and next seasou 's captai u of footba ll is not t o b e envied th e task of accomm od ating six

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On March 10th a P elillY R eading was given in th e Parry [,ibrary. The takings were precisely olle I}Cltll y, and, the ex· penditure being a ha (-peuuy given to the swiftest boy out of the Old Hall, th e profits were a lJ nlfpCllllY. III spite of this discouraging s um , the performance was a great success and was thorongh ly enjoyed by a large atldience. , ,

On the somc date there was also shown a League of Nations fi lm at the Forester's Hall. The. School attended at 9.30 a.m., and, occupy ing all scats from the. 5d's. (including t ax) t o the I/-'s (tax 2d.) proceeded to critici ze th e performance to the best of their ability. They learned a great deal about the ci llellla artist's mctllod of stagiug front ier wars, and they had a demOllstration by Du lgurian troops of how not t o advance into hostil e t erritory. Other attractions we re a th rilling aerial battle where ou e of the aerop lanes flew backwards at full speed for qllite n considerable d istance, nar row ly avoiding coll isiou with one of its own side; a picture of part of Geneva that had apparently p layed so vital a part in the history of nations t hat it was shewn no fewer than seveu times; and last, but by 110 means least, a large tuOp of the world that seemed suddenly to be sci zed with a species of fit, and gradually grew black all over.

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Congrat ulations to T. V. Scrivenor on being elected lo an open History ScllOiarship of £ 100 at Oriel College, Oxford.

Also to J. \V . Poole a ll beiug c.lected to a £60 Rnstat Scholarship iu Classics at J esus Col lege, Cambridge.

And to D. A. Somerville OIl winning an open cxhibition ill H istory and a Parker L'~xhibiti O ll at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

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Dy the t ime these COhUlIllS appear in print the sports will probably have been nllt and lost . We h ope that there is a wealth of athletic talent lying hidden amongst the younger members of the School and that it wi ll show itself bravely in tIte sports; for it is very badly Heeded for the Trianglllars.

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A uew race- 220 yards under l6i-has been instituted, aud appears to be popular. It should give future members of ' the Sports Team some idea of the. sorrows of the half· mile relay. ,,

Several fives-matches have been arranged this term. So far both pairs have beaten S.A.C. and Killg'S School, Rochester, but lost to Tonbridgc. ,

There a rc be tter opportunities now for p laying fiv es, becnllsc the" Parrots'" court cnll be used lUost of tlle week by junior m ClIl be r.<; of the fi ves cl ub .

',' The School will be glnd to know that N IJrse SlIllIner is st eadil y getting better. S he is still cheerfu l as ever, and hopes to be a llowed to get lip in a few lllouths.

',' This term two Special P.T. Squads arc being trained in order to give a wider field from which to select the special squad next term. So fnr the fotm shown is satisfactory and quite a surprising am ouut of euergy is p ut into the exercises. 1£ the improvement continues we should be nblc to take a very good squad to cnmp next SUlllm er.

THE CANTUARIAN The old inter-platoon shooting cup has at Inst found a nse again, after tarnishing for SO long in the Gym. Shooting Vll I. 's froUl the various Tutor Sets are now going to strive for it, and the actual competition will be fired 011 1!~tIlpirc Day, though doubtless a great deal of am lllunition will be burned before then. The idea is an excellent oue as it will, we hope, increase the Sch ool's keenlless in musketry and enable a larger

number of people to become first-c lass shots instead of having 'D.T.'s or 'Local I<~y eÂ sight Âˇ against their names. J

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I Before this colullin ends we would wish the Triangular Sports Team the very best of lu ck this year at Dover and reuUnd them that though they tuay 110t be able to equal last year's splendid performance, there is sti ll rOOIl1 for hope, and that sports can be woil or lost by a very narrow margin of poiuts . May t hey see to it that our margin of points, however narrow, lIlay be ou the right sid e.

ENTERTAINMENTS . Last term, on November 2211d, the Misses Spoonc r aud ~[jss l,cggc gave n Concert of Chambcr Music for piano, violin and 'cello . Among thc itcms were a Sonata by Beethoven, a Trio by Mendelssohn, and a Polonaise by Chopin : a 'cello solo was also givcn. " Molly on the shorc," the" l.ondonderry Air," and a beautiful arrangement of .. Drink to me only with thine eyes, " were IIlnch apprcciated. T he whole programme was very much enjoyed.

A lIIusica l eve ning of n different kind was enjoyed 011 Feb ru a ry 12th , when Miss [~ardley Wi lm ot callie to lead us ill COlllmuni ty Singi ng. She had a lready m ade two other visits a ll this day, and waS feeling vc ry tired when she reached li S. Neverthcless, she carried t he evening througlt sp lendidly, and s uccessfllll y initiated liS iuto the mysteries of this COlll llluuity Singing which is lIOW so p opu lar. The fi rst Song, "Swance River," was fo llowed by .. Some folks li ke: to Sigh," " Loc h Lomond ," " De Call1pdOWII Races, " " The re's a long, long trail, " and others.

Ou February 23rd, the film of Sir Alau Cobham 's Flight over Africa was shown by R. Delvin, Esq. There was only tane for fonr ree ls, ill which we followed Sir Alau 's adventures from Athens to the Victoria Falls. T he film conta ined sOllie good photography, and was extra. ordin arily inte resting. Wc are indebted to Mr . Delvin for the smooth way in which it was shown.

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Perhaps t he less said the better. Our expectatio ns we rc rather rudely dashed. It would be futile to attempt idl e excuses. Th e forward s were distin ctly ~ood at times, as at nover , and di stinc tly bad, as at Eastbollrllc, whe re they see lll ed to go all to pieces. Vet a nother yea r's experie nce will make a world of difference to th elll . T hey arc young, and lack th e rea l kn owledge of fo rward play. TIley llI ust learn to c ut back to help ill defcnce,- a vcry noti ceab le fatlll ; to" ge t across" ill order to help their lhl'ccqllarters, a nd to get ill behind a loose 5erll 11\ if pushed ofT th e ball , and shove. If Lhey learn to do thi s next yea r they will be n good lot, The I'hrccqunrtcrs lacked combination , a nd t he insid es werc mll ch too fond of runlling their wiugs into touch. On occasions they too played w eH,- al Dove r ill defence , and a gainst TlJan ct ill attack , but t hey werc easily rattlcd . \Ve ll , now wc ha" e fi nished pulling them to pieces , lel us g ive n word of comfort. Every !IIa ti was keen, aud did his bit ho nestly . A~aillst the O. K .S. they were g reat : t oo much praise cannot be g iven t hem for a rea lly good display ill this game, when they thoronghly deserved to win against. probably , the strongest side we met . a nd had very bad Inek ill not d oi ng so. The Tutor Set ma t ches this teon have bee.n played with t heir us ual vigour, and the Swallo ws cmerged deser vi ng winncrs. Now it o nly rem a ins to wish thc School TUgger all the. hest of luck for lIext year, a nd a return to true (orm.

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XV. MATCHES.

1ST XV. fl. WVg COI,1.1:WH. Playcd all Blorc's, on Saturday, Odober 23rd, aud lost 25- 6. T he f4c hool kicked off , a lld for a t illlc easily held t heir OWII , a ltllough play was distinctly scrappy. Pro m a free kick , Hill lauded a good pena lly goul. T he forwards contiuu ed to press well. but Wye were dangerous outside, and SOOIl scoreel. They gradually pulled together and a fter the ch unge of ends, the SellOol d efence was fOllnd wanting, nnd W ye scored freely. The followin g rcpresented th.e S,chool :- A. 1.. H,ilI ; R . P . : .icc;ni!lo,. A. P . D. Kenne dx, J. S. Lee. D . 1. Robertson; M. ,\ . I... . J ones, J . 1\1. ( â&#x20AC;˘. j OI1C's; I . \ . S<:nvenor, R. R. F . J . RafTY, G. J\ . Allen , R . A. W . ninny . C . .1 . Evans, J . E . F Clltim a n , R . T . Tripp, J. (j. O. R obcrt.'t.

1ST XV. v. DOVER COl.ÂˇI,HCE. Played at Dover on Novc-mher 17 th, and WOIl by Dover, 19-0 . The conditions welC appalling . 1 he grou nd was a sea of mud , a cold wind , combin ed with heavy ra in, made ha ndling a ll l10st impossible.

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I·"rolJl the start it was a grand tussle between two cyel1 l y~match cd packs, with a decided advantage outside with Dover. It UlUSt. be said that the School thrceqllartcrs played vc ry well indeed, their best game of the season as far as defence was concerned. They marked their opposite numbers really welL Yet Dover agnin and again showed what good combination outside will do. They were remarkahly clever ill their handling under the circu lll stances. Perhaps the score is a li ttle unkiu d,· as we h ad lItorc, if anything. of the game t hall Dover, yet their superior opportunism wall the day. Ont of a splendid pack Biuuy. Tripp and Pen timan shone particularly. The following represented the School :- A. 1.. Hill; R. F. PiccinillQ, A. P. D. Kennedy . J. S. l~cc, D . 1. Robertson ; H. W. 1-:. J OIICS, J. M. C. Cook; T . V. Scrivenor, R. R. V. T . Darry, G. A. Allen , R . A. W. BillllY, C. J . r~Vall!i, J . r~. fo'elltilll un, R. T. Tripp, J. C. O. Roberts.

1ST XV. v. K .C.S., WIMnUmON. Played at Wim bledon, all SaLurday, November 20th, and lost 18- 8. The ground wns ill surprisingly good condition aftcr the henvy rain. Play was very OpCll for the first quarter of an hour, and forward rushes were the order. Presently, howcvcr. Pkcinillo picked up iu the loose, and scored a fiue try from half-way. Hill cOllverted . Wimbledon were soou pressing, however, and soon scored, cOllverting their try. Pressure was still heavy ou the School line. but good" sitting" and kicking relieved the situation . Piccillino again scored, t o which \Vimbledoll again retaliated with an un converted try. Score. halftime: 8-8. Wimbledon were clistinctly superior in the secolld half. Theil' forwards were dangerous, and their threeqllarters got going well. ]11 quick succession they raided the School line, autl scored.- one try extremely doubtful. The School were soon pressing again, but wcrc unable to score. SerivclIor, Tripp and 13i11ny played very well among t he forwards, while Piceinillo and K ellncdy were good outside. The following represented the School :- A. f •. Hill; R ..1<'. PiccillillO, A . P. D. KC1ll1edy, J . S. l.ee, D. I. Robertson; H . W. E. J ones, J . M. G. Cook; T. V. Scrivenor, R . R. F. T. Barry, C. A. Allen, R. A. W. BinIlY, C. J. HVllns, R . T. Tripp, J. E. Fentimall, J. G. O. Roberts.

1ST XV. v. EASTBOtJRNE: COLLEGE.

Played at Bastbollrne, on Wednesday. December 1st. and lost 18- 10. J!'ast bourne were lllllCh su periol both forward [\lId behind. The School fo rwards played pluckily, but were outplayed by a fastcr and heavicr l;C.fl UU . Play remained opcn for the first quarter of an hour, but severn I times I~nstbourue were dangerous with their threcquarters. and at length they scored. After half-time I~astbollrne pressed hard, and tile forwards fell to pieccs. nllowing them to score three tril'S ill quick s uccession. Roberts played a plucky game, after beiug knocked out, and Scrivenor Bnd Binny excelled in the forward line. l,ee , Robertson ami Joues were good outside, but the defence generally was distinct.ly weak . The following represented the School :- A. 1•. Hill; R. F. Ficcillino, A. I>. D. Kennedy. J. S . Lee, 0.1. Robertsoll; H . W.l~ . Jones, J.]'1. C. Cook; T. V. Scriv enor, R. R. F. T. Darry, C. A. Allen, R. A. W . ninny, C. J. Evalls, J . E. FClItilllan , R. T. Tripp, J . C. O. Roberts.

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THE CANTUARIAN SC HOO l••. O.K .S. Playe(1 all Tucsd(\y, Decembe r 21 st , a nd lost 17- 13.

Th e O. K .S. had b rought dowl1 a pmt icu l;u!y s t rong s ide to test the team 's a bilities. and the School really p layed m agnificently. 1"ro lll s t a rt to fi nish they were always o n the ba ll , t ackling h a rd a nd low, a nd fi ght ing hard in the serullls. He re th e 0 .K .8. were lUu ch th e heavie r, b llt th e School packed well , a nd helel t hem . W ithin the fi rs t three minutes St . CrOix was over , following a weak tackle by Picci llino. Aft (' r th a t , t he School a ttacked hotl y, a nd Lee racec\ ove r for a good t ry, whi ch Hill con ve rted . The O.K.S. scored again and just before ha lftime, Hvall S touched down from a forward rush. After half-tilll e p lay was desperately kecn, hut the O. K .S. scored a url t hen the School scored again , Hill co n\·e rting . They h eld Oll t o th eir lead g rimly, a nd it secmed as tho ugh a grea t vi ctory was in !'O ig ht, whell the O.K .B. sco red again , a nd J uckcs convcrted , le:w illg th e O.K.S. vict ors wit hi u t he last miuu te. It wo uld be unfa ir to mention a nybody in particula r , as a ll pl ayed really wel l.

2ND XV. MATCHES. 2ND XV. v . DOVE R COL1.It:GH 2ND XV. Pla yed on Blore's aud lost 6- 0. T he School pllt up a greatly improvcd fi ght. T he fo rwa rds played well t ogeth er , and th e threequnrters m ad e a lot of ground by SOlli e good combin a tion . The gro und was very wet, but t he pl ay was nlways inte resting . Both packs p layed well , a nd t he School o utsides seemed surer of their passing t ha n Dover. T he t ackling wus kee n . a nd low, a nd both tries were the result of fo rw a rd rush es. Compa red with the last tilll e t he 2ud XV. played against Dover , a really good improvemen t was shown. Wh ittnll . 'Ma rt in , Fillllifl a nd \ Vyatt a ll p layed vcry well , und u11 th c o ub;ifics wcrc good .

2N D XV. v. S IR R aCER MANWOOD 'S l s'r X V. Pl ayed on Tuesday, November 30 th , on Blorc 's a nd wo n 16- 6, T he Sch ool thoro ugh ly dese rved t o Will, an d p layed a ll t h roug h with real pep . The for wards were a ll very good, a nd m a ny fi ne rushes were m ade. Cha rig m ade a very successful d ebut in t he threeqllurter line, a nd scored a ile really good try, T he passill ~ was q nick and a ccura t e. Good tackling was seen right t hrough th e match . .Ma rtin scored oue ycr y good t ry right unde r t he posts, worm ing h is way tln ough a host of o ppo nents . WhittaJl , too, was very good, a nd t he victory thoroughly deserved. T he conditions were rather bad at the fi nish. it being nearl y dark . Ma nwood's scorec1 two very ~oocl hies, which were not imprO\'cd UpOli .

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2ND XV. v. HHRNE nAY l s'r XV.

I'layed on Blorc's. and lost 34-3. IÂˇIerne Bay were Uluch superior, both as regards speed and cleve rness. Their thrccquarters were vcry good indeed. and each time they got going. werc al ways dangerous. There was not a lu all on the School s ide who could get IIcaT thei r wing m-;:n ollce they were away. The forwa rd s were evenly m atched. with t he advantage, if any thing, to th e School. Martin, Fiuuis and Whilta ll played vcry well indeed. out t he threcq uartcrs werc q uite outclassed and slaoci no chance. If t hey had m arked thei r melt a littl e lig hter, howe ver, t he score would have been con siderably less.

2ND XV. v. WVE COJ.... l.gCB 2N D XV.

Played 0 11 Ulore's, all Tuesday, Nove mber 23rd. and resulting in a draw. A reall y good keen game, lhe s ides ueing eve nly matched . The School displayed lUore science of the game, but W ye were heavier. The tackling was good , and the threeq uarter!J again played quite souudly, onl y Dudgeon would not pass at the right time. The forwa rds displayed plenty of .. go," and Whittall , Martil! a nd Maycock were well to the fore. Several times both sides we re within Âˇan ace of scoring, but t he keenness of the t ackling kept t he lines intact. Right through it was a t horoughly in teresting ga me, the team again showing excellen t for lll .

HOUSE MA'l'CHES. l ,ANG l.gy HOUSE v. DAY BOYS.

Pl ayed Oll Blore's Piece, and won by Langley H o use 30 points t o nil. From the st a rt, Langley H ouse were fa r s uperior, both as regards s kill a ud weig ht in t he scrum , a nd a lso outside. The day-boys p layed ill no h alf-hearted manner , but were quite inferio r . Binny and Nettleton carried the Langley H ouse scrum on their shoulders, while Som erville, Allen and F inllis shone for t he day-boy,. Fenton l played vcry well o utside fo r La ngley Ho use, starting m an)' movemen ts by c leverly c utting through.

OLD HAl.I. v.

I-IOJ.M[~

HOU SK

Play ed o u Bev. "A," and resulting in n draw of 8 poin ts a ll. A vcry even game, which s howed up lo advantage some of the younger pl ayers. The Hall scrum was excellently led by Barry, b ut he was not able to do every thing . Norris, Wild a ud Kent lent good support. Outside Higham played a SOll nd gam e for so small a playe r, 3.nc1managed to score Olle really good try. HilI3 , too, showed promise, but his bad knee seem ed \"ery weak. H olme House had a decided s uperio rity o utside, but too Illllch fUlllbling and crowding spoilt a ny chance which offered itself. Charig did not have mauy opporlun it ies to shinc, but played soundly, as did Taylor , while i ll the sc ntml\1artiu a ud Maycock played vcry well, but lac ked s upport from the rest. A t scr um half Whitta1l 2 showed considerable promise.

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1ST XV. CHARACTERS. A. L . HUT. (Cnpt).-Began the season at i. but wisely wcnt back to his old position of f\til back where he ~d invaluable \\fork, setting his team n fine example of fearless tackling. But he rarely got the necessary support from the res t of the backs who were far too slow in getting back to help. A good k ick and a keen captain. R . P . P ICCININQ (R ight Wi ug).- A very speedy fUll lle r. Ha ndicapped by his slight physiquc. Mu st learn to t h ro w h imself off his feet whell tackling. Has played weli, scoring n Humbe r of exce llent t ries. A weak kicker . A. P . D . I(gNNEDY (I nside Right) .- A disappoi nt ing playe r. On several occasions h is a Uk rOll ud for m was Qxccll cllt . while 011 others he showed cOlll plete lack of for m , Must try a nd get oll the mark quicke r, and give h is pasges m ore accurately. A very fair tackl er. J. S. 1,Bg (I n side Iteft).- Disappointillg. S howed plcllty or dash 011 occasions, but defence was weak. Mus t learn to run straighter, and feed hi s wing morc. D.1. ROlmRTsON (Left Wing).- Came into th e t eam rnther late POl' so inexperienced a player he showed consid erable promise. Must learn to avoid cutting in frolll touch. ofteu right into the seru llI . A plucky" sitter" and a fair tackle . H . W . E . JONES (ply hal£) . -Has a beautiful pnir of hands. but is handicapped by his slight physiquc. A clever pbycr. who got t he ball out wcll, d rawing his lUau neatly . Rather weak in defence, letti ng his man slip by too ofteu. Whell stronger aud lUore experienced, he should do well. J . M. C . COOK (Scru m· half ). -A good little player. witb plenty of pluck. His passing from the ground was incli ncd to be wild . Has clone splendid work in defence, even if, 011 several occasions. he had to defeud his own blunders. Showed good form ill the holidays while playing for Kent. T. V. SCR1VENOR (Vice·Captnill).- A tremendously hnrd worker. FIns led h is serum very well, setting thcm a good example in always beiug " up," aud getting across to help his threeqllarters. H as a fine tackle. P layed ill the holidays for Kent with distinction . R. R. P . T . llARRY .- A highly-promising for ward. Knows j us t where the hall is, and is always t here at t he rigbt tilllE". Mnst learn to shove h arder, even if winging. Ha~ a useful tackle. G. A. Ar,r,l{N. -Another yo uug and promising player. He d id any nlU ouut of h ard shovi1lg, an d was always" liP," bcing very conspicllolIS jn t he loose. A good tackle. R. A. W . ilINNY.- A hard and willillg worker. Was always ill the th ick of. the fray. Mu st learn to go low for a man. and drop Id s present bad habit of .. scragging." A useful place·k.icker. C. J. EVANs. -Hookec1 Yery well throughout the senson. Did his fair share of tile work, a.nd when stronger and more e:<.:: pcrien ccd, he shou ld he very uscful. A fair tackle. J. E. [tF.NT IMAN.- AJthough absolutely inexperienced ill forward pl ay at the begilllling of the seasoll , he soon jumped iuto it, and became oue of o ur best forwards. He shoved tremendously h ard. and h as a devastating tackle. Was also always prominent in the loose. R . T. TRu,p.- Another .. couverted " forward. Played really well right from the start. A real honest worker, keen, and with a fine tackle . .He should do well. l. G. O. R ODER'l'S.- A youug player with plenty of pluck. Rather slight for forward, but learned to shove well, and has a very good. tackle.

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'I'U'l'OR SETS. H erons.

CllouClts.

G'rypltons. SW(Illows.

Wou

1.ost 3- 5

5-34

Lost 17- 22

Lost 10- 27

H erons

...

Chollghs

...

5- 12

Gryphons

...

5-3

Swallows

...

34- 5

Martlets

...

Lost 5-13

Lost 3-11

Hawks ...

...

I.ost 8- 13

Lost 15-30

12- 5 Lost W O Il

WOII

I I

l.ost

'VOH

22- 17 WOlt

27- 10

I.ost

3- 20 Won

I 20-3 Lost I 6- 8 I.ost I 15- 35

Lost 0- 19 Lost 0-37

Martltts.

H awks.

Won

W on

13- 5

13-8

I I I I

Won

11- 3

"Von 30- 15

WOIl

WOIt

8- 6

35- 15

'VOll 19-0

37- 0

WOIl

W on

21- 3 I.ost 3- 21

The full table of results was as follows ; NAME .

CAP'l'AJN.

FINAL Pr,ACE.

~~~~~~·~:::::::::::::::::: :: ::::::::::~~~W~:::·::::::·::::::::.:::.'.'.::::::::~

Grypholls ................... . ... " .. Robcrts 1.......... . ,...... .... . ...... 2 Swallows ...... , ..... _•.•••.... . .... , ,Scrivenor.. ... . .. . .... .. 1 Martlet s ...... , ....... .. ......... , .... .. Evans ........ ........ ... ..... ,.,.,.5 H a'vks .... ...... .. ........... . .... ..... I~el1th ll a n .... .. . . . ..... .. . ........ 6

THE S WAT,LOWS. The Swallows had practically the same tenm as last year. Uufortunately two of their thrcequarters were unable to play, but the two s ubstitutes, P ertwee and Fellton 1, fill ed th eir places well . Neither of them were fast, but Pertwee wa'! seldom caught with the ball , and Fenton cut through well occasionally and h ad a vcry safc pair of bands. The s uccess of the side was d ue largely t o the wing forwards who backed up their ou tsides splend id ly and showed a great deal of pace and intelligence . Of the younger Oll es, Murray and H odson showed promise; Clarke2, Pitt and Mowl l were always on the ball and played hard . Weth erall was a safe back and ran s trongly when he got the ball ; his kicking was rather weak . Heyman , after he h ad learned to run for the corner-flag, played rather better on the wing than he us ually did 0 11 the inside.

672

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It was good team-work entirely that brought the Gryphous up to second place; tbere was no indiv idual brilliance, but a SOllnd combina tion in the forwards, backed up by au able pair of halves. carncd us our position. The" threes" were weak, but very young. 'Ve were uufort unate ill losing Ashby. who scored five tries ill the ou1y lI!atch in wh ich he played; his

pl ace-kicking was greatly missed. HiIl2 a nd Kcnt 1 did a lot of hard work ill the serum , aud Clegg a nd Craves were q uick in getti ng across to help the thrccquarters. The tackling was not good as th e threes wcrc not always to be relied o n. Wether alt2 nnd Chnrltoll were exceptions, and t h e for me r " sat" p luckil y. Excellent kicking by H ill saved t he m atc h agai nst t he t houghs, when 0.11 see med against liS, A great improvement 011 previous years!

THE HERONS. Despite the fact that the Herons seem to have had a disappointing season, judging fr011l Ule evidcnce of fiRIlfCS, they have JlO cause to reproach themselves. The keenness shown was most m arked. both in the A's and B's last t erm and in the open matches this term. In the A's they won against the Swallows a nd the Choughs, and lost to the Mnrtlets, GryphOIlS and H awks. In the I3's the)' had the doubtful honour of carrying off the wooden spoon for the second year in s uccession . This may, without prej udice, be put dowll to the extreme youth of III Ost of the team . 1n the open matches this term they cnllle third in the final order, being beaten by the Gryphons after a hard~fought game, by 5- 3 . Th e only othe r tutor set that beat them was the Swa llows. A mong the lIoll -colours the following showed promise :- H earder, 'VUd, Jo'ergusol1, Nettleton 2 . Besides these , Hemer), nnd Tillne r showed promise in t hc A's and 8 '5. TH E CHOUnHS.

T he Chonghs were handicapped (Jlt1 tc co ns id erab ly hy t he fact that sOllie of their best members we re un ab le t o play owing to injuries. ' Vith thi s fact bO rll e iu lI1 ind , t he play of some of tile younger people was lI ighly promising . Th e forward s were weak, bllt for the yeoman efforts of two Colours, who practically played scrullI 0 11 their own . We fou nd 0111' chief weak spot was ill lack of halves. We sadly missed Graut , who was aile of the injured. The three11 a rter5. 011 pape r a st rong lot, were nothing lik e so cffective as they co uld very well have been . â&#x20AC;˘ ' hey rail across the field too lIIu ch , and at times thcir tackling was weak . We fouud at last quite an excellent back ill Collye1 2 , who played very well indeed, being safe in his sitting and tackling, besides being a sOllud ki ck. Among the forwards Norris especially calls for COllllllent; he was always playing Ill' keenly and wcll, and was s upported well, too, by Bcnnett, a lIluch -improved player, with a fine tack le. Fenton!. at scrullI-hnlf, and Goold at fly-h alf, played one or two sound games, but were gellerally o\'erpl ayed by their opposing man . Spearman, 011 the left wing, played very well too. His play showed much improvemcnt over last season's. He tackled well and ran ,dth tlctenuiuRtioll.

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TI路W ~1ARTJ,ETS. Considering t he Iltllllbcr of last year 's team that were left the Mnrtlcts were lIot s urprised Lo find themselves rather low t his yenr . In fact they co mpeted with the Hawks for bottom place. The Mnrtlets beat them easily and would have WOIl by much morc if the placekicking had not been so bad . We gave t he Grypholts a very close game and we were only beaten by two points. The forwards were fnirly h e(~vy and pushed well. The second row got low and pushed hard . The se rulIl usually got lhe ball ill the tight serums, but ill the loose, a lthol1gh individual efforts were good, the pack did not work together. The halves played well and tJlcir L1.cklillg was vcry good . The threes werc vcry weak with the excep tion of Ravenscroft , who played very well. Althollgh we m anaged to keep o llr a )ponclIt!) out fairly well, our inability to sco re W llS n handicap. The following played well: tevclls, Carter and Wheelcr. THE HAWKS. The H awks, altllough the weakest side, showed a distinct improvemcnt 011 last year. The forwards were ll1tlucky ill being the lightest pack, but all showed promise. especially Hnre, f.ord and P earce . The outsides were very sound ill attack, but their tackling was at t imes ve ry weak. The halves, Whitta112 aJ1d Smith 2, were good and combined well, and Higham and Godby werc useful among the threes. The team was very young and shows good promise for next year.

RUNNING. The Senior (O pen) Steeplechase was run on Saturday, February 19th, under unfavour路 able conditions. the course being extremely heavy owing to the rain . The time. uuder these conditiOllS, was very gOOd . Piunis Wall fairly comfortably, and the next three home were nil within a miuute of Finnis' time. Graut. who was fourth. would ce rtainl y have dOllC better still, but owing to illness, arrived back Inte at school. The order of the first eight was as follows :FillUis (Martlet). Hare (Hawk), J,cc (Heron ). Grant (Chough), Pegg (though ), l\ICaycock (Hawk ), Honey (Hawk ), GordOll (Hawk) . The Junior (U udcr J6 i) Steeplechase was run On Tuesday, February 15th, uudcr silllil ar conditiolls to those of the Senior. Again, the tIme was very good, being nearly two luiuutes better than last year; and the fil1isb as exciting as any we have ever seen , Barry just getting his ches t ill frout. The first two were far ahead of the reul ainder, but some exciting finisbes were wit路 nessed , especially that between Norris and Pertwee, who managed to dead路heat in a desperate encounter up the last twenty yards. Horsley's [arm was most disappointing, as he was placed fourth last year. Whittall2 ran well and Gordon surprised us. The order of the first twelve was as follows : Barry (Swallow). Maycock (Hawk), WhiUa11 2 (Hawk), Gordon (Hawk), SIll ith 3, Norris and Pertwee (aeq.), Horsley, Bassett, Hill:!, Smith2, Wild .

674

THE CANTUARIAN KINe's SCffOOL v. R.A .F . MA NSTO N .

RUll 011 Satllrday. February 26th . a nd resulting in

fi ll

e n...y wi n fOT Manston by 27 points

to 55. The course wn.~ extremely hctwy still owi ng to the m ill . At the C.O.S., Ma us ton had four men lend ing, with 1"i ullis, Grant a nd l ice qu it e close behind . Th e time here wns 12 minutes 24 seconds. Goodall of Mauston WOIl fairl y easily . but Fil1uis r ail ex tremely we ll to come in second , followed by t hree Mauston lUen , a nd Grant , who again ran weil , beateu only by oue yard in a strong fini sh wit h two Manston me n. T he finnl order , with times, was as follows :28 mins. 56 sees. 9. K elly (R .A.P.) Good all (R.A.P .) 29 mins . 5 sees. 10. Lee (K .S.C.) Fiullis (K .S .C. ~ 29 mins. 25 sees . 11. H are (K.S .C.) Loder (R .A.F. 29 mins . 43 secs. 12. P egg (K .S.C.) I,ever (It. A.F.) 13. Ba rry (K.S.C.) Collish nw 30 mins. 6 sees. 14 . Maycock (K.S .C.) G. Turner (R.A.P.) 30 mins . 6'5 sees. 15. H oney (K .S.C.) 7. Grant (K .S.C.) 30 mins. 7 sees . 16 . Coles (R.A.P.) 8. Ben (R .A.F .) ... Resl1lt.- R .A.F. , Mnnston .- J, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 = 27. K .S.C. -2, 7, 10, II , 12,

I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

30 mins. 30 mins. 30 mins. 3 1 mins. 3 1 mins. 3 1 m ins. 13

27 sees. 29'S sees. 40 sees. 8 secs. 42 secs. 42'5 secs.

55.

KING'S SCHOOL v. SUTTON VA I ,ENCE SCHOOlâ&#x20AC;˘. R UII at Canterbury, 011 Saturday, March 5th, a ud resulting in n surprisingly easy will for t he Sehool- 23 poi n ts to 62. The course was in a filth y condition, a nd altern a te rain and a strong wind mad e the conditions ex tremely IIl1coll1fortable for the rl1llll e rs. Sutton were undoubted ly very strongly halldieal; ped by not having cross-country rnnniuJ! shoes. The course was made doubly difficult for them by weariug ordinary gY Ill -shoes. T he School, nevertheless, ran extraordinarily well , and succeeded in getting five men hOllle before Sutton had one . To show how well they kept together, we need only say that t hey werc nil ill within a minute of Fi li llis, who again m il fi nely, and was a n easy winlle r. H a re ntn ve ry well t o CO III C in second, as also did Grant, Lee a nd P egg, to cOlli e in third, fourth a nd fi fth respect ively. Th en came Swift of S utton, followed b y Woodson of Sutton, closely foll owed by St evens. Tt h as been unfortun a t e that both Stevens aud Ravcllscroft have becn unable to do-mllch rnnning owi ng to injn ries, but Stevens ran cOlllmcndably wcll a t a lIl oment's notice. Th e fi nal ordcr a nd timcs were as foll ows:1. Fil1nis (K.S.C .) 29 min s. 54! sees. 9. Maycock (K.S.C.) 3 1 min s. 5 1 secs. 30 min s. 25 sees. 10. ?ofac1eall (S. V .) 2. Hare (K .S .C.) ... 32 millS. 46 secs. 3. Grant (K .S .C.) . . . 30 m ins. 45 sees . II. Gordon (K.S.C .) 32 mins. 47 sees. 4. T"ee (K .S .C.) ... 30 mins . 48 secs. 12. Rcudaw (S.V.) 33 mins. 13 sees. 5 . Pegg (K.S.C::.) ... 30 mins . 50 sees. 13. Oates (S.V .) 34 mins. 8 sees. 6. Swift (S.V.) 31 mins . 1 sees. 14. Fore1llnll (S.V .) 34 mins. 20 secs. 7. Woodson (S.V.) 3 1 mins. 29 secs. 15. H odgson (S.V.) 8. Ste"cns (K.S.C.) 31 mins. 30 sees. Rcsnlt.-K.S.C. - I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8=23 points. Sutton Valcncc. -6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 =62 points.

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Oll

2ND

VIII. v. SUTTON VALENCE

675 2ND

VIII .

Saturday, March 5th, resulting in n win for Sutton Valcnce-36 points

to 44 . The course was very heavy. and Barry, fUTluing well, came ill second to a Sutton Valence WhittnU2, Smith3 and SOlUerville all ran well, but Sutton certainly deserved their will. The order was as follows :-Sutton Vnlcllcc.- I , 3, 5, 8, 9, to = 36 points. K .S. C.2,4,6,7. 11 , 14 = 44 points. man .

ROWING PROSPECT, The Boat Club h as started the season with a fair number of old colours; two 1st IV. and three 2nd IV. Some alterations have been made during the winter; a iandillgÂˇstage has been built over the old" \Vcmbley Bank, " a llcw-or, rather, a sccol1dÂˇhaud tub-has been bought, and the old tub has been converted for use for " tank work "- so far with no great success. Last, but perhaps most important of all , the old whitT has been taken away to be broken up . Rowing has already started and already been interrupted by weather, but there is still hopes of bei ng. able to row the Easter" fours." The quantity of races should be good enough , although 'fiu and weathei may interrupt training aud thus spoil the quality. The outlook for next t erm is fairly good. Several new fi:'{tures are being arrOllged and both I V's should have, with luck, a very full season. So far only one stroke for the two IV's has been discovered ; it is very much to be hoped that Olle or two more make their appearance this term . The coxes, too, are young and inexperienced and must try to gain a lot more intelligence and accuracy before next term's racing.

FIVES. THE SCHOOL v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COI,LEGE. The School played St. Augustine's College 011 March 3rd, the 1st pair playing at home and the 2nd pair away . Both pairs played well and easily defeated their opponents. Although the court at St . Augustine's was different from ours, the 2nd pair soon settled down. However. the games were won more by hard hitting than by skill. 1st Pair: Feutitllan, F. E. Hill- IS-13, 4-15, IS- 6 . 2nd P(\ir: Duds-eon. Norris-IS-13, 15-8, 15-2.

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nm SCHOOl, v. KING'S SCHOOl" ROCHESTER . This match was played 0 11 March 12th, t he 1st pair at home and the 2nd pair away. The 1st pair played au excellent game, their opponen ts ou1y getting Que point in the first game and eight in the second. The 2nd pair, however , did not beat their opponen ts easily, the t otal number of points being 77- 7 1. 1st Pair: FCll tim all, F. :E. Hill. 2nd Pair : Valder, Dudgeon. THE SCHaar, v. TON BRIDGE SCHaar,. The School pl ayed TOllbridge on March 16th, th e 1st pair again pl ay ing at hOlnc . Both pairs played vcry well t ogether, in s pite of t he fa ct that they were ch anged . Their opponents were, however, a little superior, h aving a better knowledge of the game. If the School pairs had ll sed t heir heads a littl e lUore instead of t heir !trillS t hey llI igh t h ave won. 1st Pair: P elltim an, Valder- 15- IS, 15- 3, IS- IS. 2nd Pair: p , E. Hill, Dudgeoll- IS- 4, 15- 5, 15- 10,

CRICKET. PROSPEC'l', 1927. P erhaps oue must not be over optimistic, but o ur ch ances would appear rosier than they have been (or some years. We shall have eight left of last year 's t eam . or these seven are bowlers in SOlll e degree, while we have two very competent wicket keepers. With the experience gained last year and the necessary keenness both ill matches and while practising, a good team seems certain . Every member of t he side call m ake r UIlS, a nd with that, backed up by steady bowli ng mal keen fie lding. we shall look for a revival of t he School cricket. The Second XL will have fin or six Colours left, and shou ld do fairly well , tllOugh a bowler has yet to be foulld, A great improvement lIIl1st also take p lace ill the fieldi uJ!, far too many catches hei ng missed last year.

FIXTURES, 1927. Date, Tues., May Thurs. , May Tues., May Tues., May Thurs., June Tues ., June Tues .• June Thurs .• June Tues .• Jult e Sat., J lIlle Tues., J nile Tues. , July Sat., Ju ty Sat., 1Illy

10, 19. 24. 3 1. 2. 7. 14 . 16. 2 1. 25. 28. 5. 9. 23.

FIRST X I. Opponents, Ground . Rev. A. S. Mayne's XT. HOUle Away Charthalll Asyl ulIl . Home St. I,awrellce C.C. H om e Dover College. H ome St. Lawren ce" Thursday." Coutt's Bank. Home St. Edmund 's Sch ool. . H ome Away D epot. The Duffs. Home Bank of England. Away Highgate School. Home Wye College. l<;astbournc College. Home Away St. Lawrence Sc hool, Ralllsgate. H ome O.K.S.

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Tues., Tues., Wed ., Tues. , Tues., Wed ., Sat .,

May 17. May 31.

J nne

June 14 . Juuc 21. June 22. Ju ly 9.

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S];:CON I) XI. He rne Bay College 1st XI . Away Dover College 2nd XI. Away St. Edmund's School 2nd XI. ])uke of Y ork 's R.M .S. 2nd XL H ome H ome St . E dmund's School 2nd X l. Away Wye College 2n d X l . St. Lnwrence, Ramsgate 2nd XI. A way A way

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OFF ICERS TRAINING CO RPS. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMEN'l'S. The fo llowing extracts nrc republished f rolU the LOtlll(,m Gazette:Officers T raining Corps, King's School, Canterbury COlltingcllt.- 14t. P . G. Rey nolds to be Captain , 25th Aug us t , 1926. K . ,v. Luckhurst (late Cadet Corporal C. of L,Qudo ll School Contingent, a :r.c.) tc. be 2nd-l.t. for service with K ing's School, Canterbury Conti ngent D.T.C ., 1st December , 1926. The following promotions were m ade, dating from J a nuary 21 st, 1927:I I/Sgt. Lee to be Sgt. P cgg " Gr a nt " " Williams.. L /Sgt . Cpl. Pitt Emery Hearde r :: und Pl atoou Sgt. No. 4 Platoon. J :jCpl. Freud Cpl. I Binny

EXAMINATION RESUL'l'S. The followin g obtained Certificat e " A" at the Examiuation held ill Novcmber. The names arc g iven in order of merit :J. H . GillillgtOIl, G. T . Nettleton, R . A. Finllis, D . I. R obertson , F . R . I-l a mp, I-l . M. C. Smith , It H . Cla rke. R. D. Hearder, L. V. H ey m a n , C. J . Evan s.

CAMP. For Ule first time in t he histo ry of the cOlltingent we sha ll go to Strellsa ll , ncar York, for o ur a nnu al t ra ining. The elates of Camp arc Jul y 26th to Aug ust 3rd. Our camp est a blish Â· me nt remains a t fo ur platoons of a total strength of 120. 1t will be "ery difficu lt to get a n increased est ablishment in the future. while nlly sho rtage in OUI' llum bcrs attendi ng thi s yea r will probably mcan a decreased establishment in the future.

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BALANCE SHEETS. O.T.C. ACCOUNT, 1924- 1925. REClil PTS.

J uly 1st, 1924 Balance from last accouut Subscriptions aud fees Camp, 1924 Goverument Graut

Extra badges, etc, Boots Boxing Royal Tournament Deposit account

Gloves

Investments aud Bank interest

1nne 30th, 1925-

Balance owing to Bank

£ s. 190 255 200 253 I 24 4 23 50 4 31

1 17 5 13 16 10 0

6 I

4 3 6 0

0 14 2

0 9 2

9 11

Sgt. Marsha ll P,T. Instructor Musketry Books and m aps

UnijormsPurchased Repaired Cleaned ... Equipmnlt and repairsEquipment and repairs Band ... .,. ." Boxiug ." Camp

Boots MiscellmteousInsurance Clerk Printing and Stationery Postage ... Gas and Water Coy. Royal Tournament Various Bi lls Overpay men t ... Deposit Account £ 1,048 11 11 Audit.ed and fOllnd correct : -Balallce owing to Bank, June 30th, 1925, Niue POIUlds eleven 8hillin~s and three pence (£9 l is. 3d.) (Sig'" ed): W. ANDREW, H on. A1lditor.

Westminster Dauk, March 180" 1927.

£ s. <1.

T1'a-i nit'g-

150 1 18 5

0 10 11 17

0 0 6 5

136 2 4 0 3 15

3 6 6

13 3 5 229 33

17 10 15 0 13 6 10 4 10 11

3 21 6 2 5 47 4

10 10 14 1 6 3 8 0 17 6 0 0 5 6 I 5 0 3~0 0 0 £ 1,048 11 11

(Signed): A. ECER'rON JONES,

Capt.

'tHE CANTUARIAN

a:r.C.

ACCOUNT,

679

1925- 1926,-

RI..:CEIPTS.

PAYMl';N'l'S .

July 1st, 1925Subscrip tions and fees Government Grant . Uxtrn badges, etc.

s. d.

249 9 6 202 4 0

Boots Boxing Gloves Deposit accouut Investments and Bank interest J tltlC 30th, 1926Owing to petty cash account

I 10

0 15 12 0 14

0 6 0 0 2

0 3

32 20 8 100 32

July 1st, 1925Balnnce owing to Dallk 1'Mi ni7lgSgt. Marshall .. . Courses of instructioll Musketry Drill instructors UuifOfms. purchased Hqllipment and repairs .Baud

lloxing Camp (advan ce payment)

noots MiscellanCOItS[llSUrallCe

Clerk Printing

Postage

Royal Tournament Various bills Cheques June 30th, 1926Balance at Bank

£647

8 8

Audited and fo uud correct :- Balall cc at Bank, June 30th. 1926, fifty-two pOllnds alld nine pence <.£52 Os. 9el.). (Sig1Ied).-

W. ANDRI::\V

H on . Auditor.

Westminster Bank. March 18th. 1927 .

£ s, d. 9 II

0 0 19 17 9 5 II 6 5 10 0 129 I 9 I 19 3 40 0 0 22 10 0 118 2 6 32 4 I

150

4 20 12 2 17 2

12 6 I 5 12 0 17 3 8 9 3 9 I 4 2

52 0 9 £647

(Sig11Cd : A. EC 1.;R'fON JONES. C(lPt.

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O.K.S. NEWS. We are glad to sec that Vent.-Colonel H . A. H . Jones. of the Chatham R oyal Marines, has been promot ed t o be ColonelSccolld-Collllll alldallt at Portsmouth.

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.. Pleasant too, it is to see that a brilli ant engineering genius in Waziristan and at Army H eadquarters receives the sa me honour (i.e., C.I .E .) in the person of th at very distinguished Sapper, Colonel \V . H. Evans."

Wc regret t o anuounce in this issue the d eath of :D~dwnrd Porester H yde, who took a prominent part ill organizing the O.K.S. dance. ,,

Paymaster-Co1ll1llunder Frank T. SpickerlIeIl, C.B., D .S.O. , has been promoted to t he rank of Paymaste r-Captain and has become Secretary to the I"irs t Sea ]..jord. D. A . S mith has been Iiceused to practise by the College of Physicians and h as received his diploma of M.R .C.S.

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Lieut .-Colonel C. M. H eadlam, D .S.O.; D.B .E., M.P ., h as been appointed by the King to the position of parliamentary and finan cial secretary to the Admiralty.

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A memoria l wiudow to Johu Tradesc811t was reccntlr un veiled by Lord Fairfa....: on the st ai rs 0 the Old Ashmolean :Museu m at Oxford. The Willdow was presented to the University by th e Gardell Clubs of Virginia. Tradcscallt, it will be remembered, visi t ed Virginia for botnnical purposes ill 1637 and ill 1654. The Ash llI olenn was built in th e first plncc to honse tile collection of the Tradescallts.

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A window has also been erected ill H olstow Church , near Sittingbonrne, to the mem ory of the late Rev. E. R. Oli ve, who was for 22 years vicar there, and spent a great deal of lillie on restoring the Church . T he window was dedicated by the Archbishop 0 11 December 1st, 1926.

',' W. H . E,-aus has been gh 'en a C.1.E. in the New Year's Honours. T he fo llowing is nn extract from the Piotleer IvI ail :-

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A marriage has been arranged in Indi a between Maj or Bertram Heylyn Matheson, ALC., Indian Army H eadq uarters, aud E lizabeth, youuger daughter of Mr. H. D . Craik , C.S.I., aud Mrs. Crnik.

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The engagement is allnounced betweeu Brian Evered Witt. R .A .S.C., and Sheila, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T..eslie Lewis, of Formby,I,ancashire.

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We are glad to sec that Reed h as once more beeu rUllning for Cambridge in the interUni versity Relay Races.

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Gibso n has beeu laying regularly for Oxford this term; aile Popplewell has been s upporting Guy 's.

Clcments h as gained his haU-blue for lacrosse at Cambridge.

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We have been glad to welcome the following O.K.S. to the School recently:P . A. A . W . H eatoll, H . S . Smith , M. Abbott, H . E. Dell, C. E. P erkins, I~. 1-1 . Sayers, O. I,. Dm-ey, D. C. Franklin, R . 1,. Jordan, 11. A. E ustace, J. R . F . Poppl ewell, H. H. Goldsmith, R . H . JlIckes, L . B. Andrews, A. J . Tro\lsdell, J . Kettlewell, C. C. L. BlIckweU,

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THE CANTUARIAN P. P . Powell, R . T . Plack, G. P . Mount, C. H . Gi bson, C. N. Ryan , H . G. Arnold, R. S. Mount, ,V. B. Clegg, G. J . Eccles, S. M. H eyman. O. H . d e S t . Croix , R. H. Osborne, R. Mortoll, K . I . Topliss. J . )of. Veal"Oll . A. I I. Mizen , D . J. Balfour. H . Madge, C. H . Barnett. Dr. T. F ield, I~. 1•. A. Hertslet, C. D. Graham, Bishop ["ogarty and W. J. S. Pri ce.

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We regret to announce the death of Dr. J3ri nll Rigden , who was bursar of the School from 1880- 1888 a nd from 1900- 19 14 .

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MARRIAGES. CROW I.IW- CROWLEY.- Oll Novem ber 12th, at Hong-Kong, Bern ard, SOil of Rev. H. R aud Mrs. Crow ley, to J oyce Augusta , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crowlev, of S t ai nes. . g"ANs- AcI,AN D.- On Deccmbcr 2211(1 , at the Church of t he Anllunci ation, Bryanst Oll Strcet , H erbert Gwy nue L~ v a ll s , M.C., to Elizabeth Margaret Ac1ulld.

DE ATHS.

Conn.- Oil J aunary 31st , at Reigat e, Ch arles William Cobb, in his 80th year. We h ave heard of l<'lcming·Snndes. He is apparently up the White Nile t rying to HI.S'coN. -On Decem ber 20th , at Salisbury, get t he laud settled . H is only link wi th Rhodesia, as . til e result of gas poisoning t he outside world is a I·'ord car which he is receivcd at Loos, Cap t . J ohn I.conard learning t o d rive; but at p resen t he has Hlston, aged 31. 11 0 petrol. H VDJ~.-O I1 F ebruary 3rd , at 84 A s hl ~y Gardens, S.W . I., froUl p llelUlloma, Edward F orest er H yde, aged 30 years. H .... RRISON.-OU February 12th, at Dristol, BI RTHS. t he Rev. F. T. H a rrison, aged 69 years. BARBER.- On Octobe r 27th, at Upper B ltCK. -I n February, W. P . Beck . Norwood , to Iris and P hilip S. Barbe r- a HORNS IiAW.- At his home at Kirtou-illSOil . Li ndsay, IAncolnsilire, Lt.-Colonel F . G. H orush aw, at the age of 30. D UNCAN- BI~S'l'.-O n January 12th , at E nfield ' i to Margarct , wifc of COIllIllc1r. C. D . CA MERON.- At Lahore, on October 9th, of DUllean-Best , R .N.- a daughter. heart failurc after enteric fcver, P. C. Cameron, aged 22. GHN1'.- On Dcccmber 27th, at Tregarth , H e lcft the Army Class to take lip l~she r , to Gwelldolen and Gerard Gen t-n In the Bankers' banking in 1922. son . Association Examin ation ill 1925, he took J gR R.... M.- On Novcm ber 14t h. at West sevcnt h place out of 450 passes, the Byfl eet , to the wife of Pay-Collllu r. R. C. num ber of actual cand idat cs running into J erra m, R .N.- a SOli. fo u r figures. H e joined t he Edin burgh University O.T.C. and won his Certifi cat e l.A1NG.-O Il October 3 1s t , to Alison, wife of " n." Lieut .-Colonel Roderick Laing, D.S.O., l!.LC.- a SOll. Cameron was one of the fiuest erosscount ry rUllners th e School has known, R OU'I'II .- 0 1l January 15th, to Mr. a nd Mrs. nd it is thought th at t he strain imposed a R . J . Routh- a 5011. 0 11 him in his running may have contributed t o the heart failure of which TROUSDBLL.-OU Novem ber 17th , to ·t he wife he died . of A. J . Trousdell , D.S.O., M.C.-n son.

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The Second AUlluul O. K .S. Dance was E. Ogden 19 16-1922 h eld a t the H yd e P a rk Hote l a u Prid ay, C. W. Ba rber 1907- 19 14 December 10th a nd turned out t o be a big F . H . Phillips 1914- 191 7 s uccess. The event seems to have alread y A. B. Goble 1915- 19 16 est a blished itself as au anuua l re union and L . Dean ". 19 15- 1922 at present t o h ave found a home at that excellen t H otel. The eve ning of December 10Ul was a mil d Consid erab ly O VC! ' a h und red tickets were oue for the tillle of year, aud this fact , added applied for, but owing t o illness and various t o t he war mt h of t he hot el, m ade the b nll ~ di ffic ulti es, the actual llulIlber 011 the evening rooUl rather hot at lillles, bllt we believe fell slightly below last year, though the s trolls in Knightsb ridge had the desired percentage of O. K .S. present was higher, cooling effect. which is a d istinctly good sign . The ball room WtlS well arranged , and th e T he UndCrlllcntiollcd O. K .S. were present: floor a tireless one; t he H otel is not ed for l~. F orest er H yde 1909- 19 14 t his and the fact is p roved by certain p ersons 11'. F . Fi ull 1903- 19 13 da ncing el!)Cwhere tiU 5 n.llI . or thereabouts. W . B. Clegg 1921- 1926 T he actu al dancing space migh t, with A. W. P ull an 1920- 1925' advantage, have been b igger. C. O. R . Creme r 19 10- 19 12 D ark blue balloons and a variety of p aper C. H. Gibson 19 14-1924 A. H . Nelson 1919- 1924 hats were i ll evidence, the fo rmer for a t 19 17- 192 1 least fi ve minutes, the lat ter for a louger G. C. Dayst oll K. H . Clarke 1917- 192 1 period, beautify ing both d ancers and band. 19 14- 19 18 R . A. I'inu T he five hours p assed rapidly, au d J. D. Neil 1920- 1926 C. E. Perkins 1918-1924 punctu ally at 2 a .lll . tile haud (which by the 19 14- 19 17 way gave great satisfaction ) played " Auld D . E. Uncoil N. V. J3 acoll 19 19- 1925 I ,ang Sy ne" wh ich was t aken up by all . H . C . Arnold 19 17- 1923 God Save t he King and t hree cheers for the P . P . Powell 19 19- 1923 School ended a cheery time. R. T . P lack 19 19- 1923 Before closing t his brief report of a B . A . S mith 1916- 192 1 R. Austen Finn 19 16- 1925 delightfu l evening, t he COlllmittee ngain wis h J. A . F lower 19 10- 19 13 to thank all thei r friends for helping them E. U. Lewis 1918- 1925 in m aking a successful even ing, and also t hose 19 17- 1924 who m ad e the journey from the b orne of the H . v. P age P . D . F inn 19 17- 1926 School t o attend t he fUllction ; there wer e H . DiggicstOll 1884- 1890 nearly t wenty or them . O. K .S. who live B . C. King 1909- 191 3 nearer 1.ondon ought t o not e this. The R . J . King 1920- 1924 Committee will welcom e any suggestions, C. O . Grah am 191 5-19 19 realising that only by experience can an J . E . Witt 19 10-19 14 event s uch as this be brought t o perfection . J . G. H . l uce 19 18-1923 It is h oped to hold the next dance (tWrd A. G. H opewell 19 19- 1924 J . S. Billingburst 1918- 1923 Annual) on t he P riday following the Varsity J. P . H eming 1911- 1920 Rugger :Match ; preli mina ry notice will be G . J . Eccles 1910-1914 given ill t he Summer Term CatJtuayian.

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O.K.s. DINNER. The O.K.S. Dinner was held in the Monico t o try the experiment, I feel sure they wou ld Restaurant, Loudou, Oll December 30th . 110t be disappointed. Besides-when did Sixty-seven were present . T he li st given O.K.S. complain of NERVES before ? below will show the names and dates-from T be Dean proposed the health of the which all O.K.S. wh o do take in Th~ K ing aud that of the Royal Family. General Cantuarian will see that they need not h ave conversation and shifting of seats ensued. been frightened from attending owing t o The Junior Secretary beld a call·over of those fear lest their eras shou ld h ave 1\0 other prese nt and read a lIum ber of messages frolll represent atives (this is an excuse I have heard abseutees. The honour of proposing t he morc th a n once). It was a lIlost frie ndly Floreat had been allott cd to myself. The and enj oyable affair. 1 myself struck at less said about m y effort the better, but least nine of Illy tillle, besides several wholll 1 felt bOll nd to urge two tbings (1) a vcry I have h ad the pleasure of knowing si nce much greater support t o The CanttU~ria1t I left; und I made not a few new friends whose advent b rought such pleasure to O.K.S. in t h at short space of time. especially to the exiles overseas; and (2) Dr. Bell, t he Dean of Canterbury, presided the need for an O.K.S. Association. After and was vcry warmly welcomed. He bad bc.tng like a lot of separate fibres which had s uggest ed to Que of the Secretaries (R. A. been bound up into a st out rope during our Fin n ) that a.K.S. s hould not hurry ofT after school time, were we t o become just a fot of the speechcs, as he lUuch wanted t o get t o loose fi bres again as we more or less are now ? kliow more O .K .S., a.nd this very fricndly I vClltnred t o give a sketcll of how the touch will be much appreciated by all who Association could easily be organised wi thout hear of it . I may st ate here that R. A. Itinu any serious demand on our p urscs, and also sent out to O.K.S. some 800 uotices of the of the desirable st ate of things th at could be Dinner. which should have produced very at tained by s uch a cOlubination. I t was lUuch larger results. And as I shall 110t have with very great p leasure that I found I was an opportunity of addressing Ollr confreres to couple the toast with the name of again 111 this way. ma.y ~ add that ~ve bo~e A. Latter, the H eadmaster, whose whole life that uext time they wtll roll up In their and sou l were devot ed t o th e School. legions. In hi s reply the Headm aster mentioned One very solid magnet we h ave in t hat he had s uggest ed th e formation of a A. l.atter. Other strong anchors arc Dr. better organisa.tion of O.K.S. several years "ft'ield , Mr. McDowall and Mr. I •. H . Evans ago, but h ad not had th e leisure to pllsh it who must know, and be know lI by , thollsands t1J[o ll ~ h . H e was quite in fa vour of an of us. Now there's no doubt about itAssoctntioll. He proceeded t o t ell us Illucli huud reds of us who do not t ake in The about the details and improvements in the Callt"ariall (3/6 a year- tell your Banker School during the past year. In fact his to pay this every year about Pebruary 1st speech was 011 tile lines of th at given by the to the lIon , Sec. of The Cantuarian) ought to Primc Minist er at the Guild hall every year. do so. T hereby they will keep in t ouch wi th It is quite sllperBuous t o add that he was the School, will know the names and exploits very warmly cheered. T he Senior Secretary, of tbe present generation and will NOT feel tbe Rev. E. L . A . Hertslct, added a very out of it wben they come to all O.K.S. Di nuer. genial and h appy t one t o the speeches by [ m ade fricnds with several neighbours at his ow n humorous and artistic sp eech in Dinner who left very recently-capital chaps; honour of Dr. Bell, the Dean, congratulatiug and if O.K.S. who Illay be nervous a bout the School on h aving so vigorous and worthy attending for the reason given above. were a head. D r. Bell, replyiug, was very heartily

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received . H e dealt seria tim with the details of the reccnt gift t o the School by Lady Milner, of Sturry Court a nd the preparation of the same for the lise of the J lInior School. H e also dwelt all the reccnt additions to t he strength of th e t eaching staff- the nccluisition of a new sanatorium, the proposal which he had mentioned a t S peeches of obtaining representation of O.K .S. views a ll matters tOllching the School and the possibility of O.1<.S. helping towards the acq uisition of playing g rounds. . It wns a speech closely tho ug ht out a nd listened to, a nd onc realised tha t Dr. Bell has been paying a g reat deal of attention to those fUl1cl a ulentnls of school life witho ut which e fficiency cannot be assured. SiT Evan Carter closed the spcccllcs witll a special vote of thanks t o the J IInior Secret ary which was drunk Illstily. In a modest aud almost inaudible reply (inaudible owing to the cliuk of the I..S.D. wh ich he was busy coll ecting), R . A. Fi1l11 said t h at the best th anks he could receive would be the notification to him of changes of add ress, which please, note well , ye O.K.S.

Oue more word. The !(resen ce at the sho w of Dr. l"icld, the R ev . C. R . McDowall, A . Scrattol1 (left 1876), the R ev . 1.. H . Evans, General Sir Evan Carter and other Old Stalwarts was a very great pleasure to li S all. If they can a ll bring their own contemporaries next t ime, 1 t hink we sha ll all rc alise t h at we are still a rope and a prelt y to ugh onc, t oo. A message of good cheer was sent by the O.K.S. of his time to W. Temple (O. K .S.), who was then lyi ng dangerously ill at Folkest one. I received a letter of much appreciation from Temple. J .H.S.

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The for egoing charact erist ic accoullt is from the pen of one whose identity th ose to whom his initi als are not already well known , lUay easily discover by a glance at the list that follows. It does less than justice to its author's own speech, iu which the sterner

voice of exhortation was blended with some allusive a nd amusing reminiscence that wAs very well received. A word should. be said for those O. K.S., also, who took pams t o persuade others t o attend and so (albeit at the expense of some dislocation in the se rvice of the oysters and the soup) added more than a little to the ultim ate s uccess of the evening. At th e wish of the whole company, the Juuior Secretary afterwards se nt a message of sy mpathy to the famil y of the late Dr. Galpin and an expression of lhanks aud appreciation t o Lady Miln er. R.A.P. Those present were :A . I,atter

1879- 1889. H eadm ast er.

Rcv. Dr. T. Fie ld

1867- 1873. H eadm ast er,

1886- 1896. Rev. C. R . L. McDowall H eadm ast er,

1910- 1916. Rev. I... H . Evans

Assistant Master,

1885- 1913. A. Scratton Rev . F . A. Dale ...

U. E llam ... Rev. G. C. I':. Ry ley Major-General Sir H. E. Carter C. H . Wharton .. . D r. E. L. Payne J . H . Smith R . M. H elmore ... A. S. J ollnson A. K . MawJI F. D. Taylor R. E. R . C. Briusley-Richards R. D . Dale R ev. E . I,. A. Hertslet ... G. C. KarOl' W. V. H en e H . W . S. Husbands C. C. Williamson J . D. Abrahams ... C. v . Ormsby

1869-1876 1879-1883 1880--1888 1880-- 1886 1881- 1885 1883- 1891 1884- 1888 1884-189 1 1889-1896 1889- 1898 1890- 1894 1890-1899 1891-1900 1891- 1893 1891- 1897 1891- 1895 1894- 1898 1895- 1898 1896-1908 1897- 1906 1899-1903

THE CANTUARIAN 1899- 1902 190 1- 1907 1901- 1907 1901- 1905 1902-1910 1903- 1913 1903- 1908 1903- 1906 1904- 19 10 1905- 1911 1906- 1913 1906- 19 11 1906- 19 11 1906- 19 11 1906- 1912 1907- 1914 1907- 191 2 1907- 1912 1908-19 13 1908- 1913 1909-19 14

C. H . Murray E . K . Barber B. E . Money S. S. Sopwith

E. A. Latter F . F . F"inu

E. W . Hughes ". . .. Capt. W . I,. E. Rey nolds D . H . Cowie C. F . M . N . Kynll P . S. Bar be r C. H . C. Gore E. F . H ousden .. A . J. 1.ush F . r... Sidcbotbnm C. W. Barber R . juckes R . K . Lang R . 1". Masoll Rev. R . K . Pagett G. E . J. Gent

E. F . Hyde G. ] . Eccles Dr. A. H . Shelswell J. P . H eming R. E. Page J~. H . P lulIlm er .. . R . A. Finn C. H . Gibson W. It C. P ettm an L . n. Andrews G. M . H ousden D. S. H eesotlt R. H. J lIckes C. H. I /att er H . G. Arnold R . H . Osborne C. H. P erkins E. It \V ell b an R . C. Wilkinsoll ... H . S. S mith

685 1909- 19 14 1910-1914 191 0- 191 3 19 11- 1920 1912- 1916 191 2- 1916 1914- 1918 1914- 1924 191 4-- 1917 19 15- 1925 1915- 1922 1916- 1922 191 6- 192 1 1916- 1925 1917- 1923 191 8- 1922 1918-1924 1919- 1923 1919- 1923 1923-- 1926

O.K ,S. LETTERS. Tripoli (Syria ),

January 20th , 1927. Dcar Mr. Latter, The CantuaY'ian h as just reached tn{', and, as usual, has m ade me long to get back to Canterbury . I was really sorry to hear of the" passing away" of the Army Clas... ; hut then I uever could imagine t hat class without :Mr .

Roseuberg. I believe when I last wrote I was in Bey tout still . Since th en T have been a ppointed m anager of O llr Branch up here. Actu ally there is 1I0t so mu ch work attached as there was in my position at Bey ront . It is to gaill more knowledge of the Shipping and Insura nce branches (which T was unable t o do in Bey rollt , where I was ti ed down to t he routine work of the Banking Departm ent) that I have come up here. r do not know

how long I shall be here; it may be a few months or a few years. My next step m ny be H nifa (where we have also got a Brauch ) or back to Beyrollt as a partner in the firm . Tripoli i ~ a pretty dead sort of place. am the only Hllglisbm an and there is a sm all scattering of American missionaries. Of the amusements of a tOWJl there are Ilone. No ci nemas. th eatres. or golf. but I manage t o get on with swimming, riding, sailing, shooting and walking. There is a young AmeriCan of abou t lil y ow n age up at the American School. and when we can ll1ake our free ti me fit we go off on a " hike." A couple of weeks ngo we went off togeth er to the Cedars of Lebanon . Very few people h ave done this exc ursion in the winter time aud of course all the uatives thought us quite mad. T he cedars are a u the slope of the highest mountain in the Leban on range and

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of course, at this time of year, nrc fairly d eep in S IIOW .

To get to the cedars oue goes up as far as Bisheri. a three honts' journey by car, and fro lU the re it takes about all hour and n half, climbing. \Ve came ill for a snows torm , but e ndeavoured to push ou to the SUllImit of the lIlountai n . Foolishly we left our lunclt iu the sheller of the grove a nd so after nbout a n hour's climb up the mountainside, we had to m ake up ou r minds as to whether we would go a ll up t o the top and

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get back to the ced ar grove (and

lunch ) till about 4 p .1I1 ., or turn back then a nd t here . I am afraid food WOIl, for we had n very early breakfast. We made up. however, by climbing down to th e so urce of the Kadishi river after lunch- a difficult climb aft er the rain a nd S Ii OW. We got back t o Tripoli at 10 p.tIl . the same night . The landlord of the inn at Diliheri where we had spent the prev iolls night, presented us with a revolver, before we sta rted for the ced a rs, t o protect ourselves, as he explained, against bandits and wild beasts. As a matter of fact it was quite on the cards that we should meet some sort of wild a nim al as t he cedar grove affords almost the only shelter for miles Oil the range, a nd no oue goes up t here in winter. Apart from the traces of SOUle a nim al th at m ight have been a wolf or a ve ry s mall bear, we saw nothing, whic h was probably just as well, as the revolver looked as if it might once have belonged to Noah and certainly did not look as if it was capable of firing th e very anci cut and sb apeless lumps of lead whlcb were ~i ve n liS as ca rtridges. Tripoli itself is a most interesting t own , narrow and dirty a nd dozens of mosques. The bazaars a re supposed to be wouderful, but as I am now accustomed to bazaars they a rc t o me only very dirty and very s melly. I aUl asha med t o say that I have not yet visited the crusading castle as J waut t o go with som eone who knows a ll a bout it . A short distance out of town is a mosqlle, in front of which is a pool th at contains thousauds upon thousands of sacred fish .

The water is crysta l clea r and you call see the fi sh simply tUUlbling over each other. If you throw ill som e food they literally push each other Ollt of the wate r as t hey s warlU to get at it . I do 110t know what kind of fish they a re, but they m easure any. thing {rom a foot upwards. No one is allowed t o cat ch them whilst th ey are in the pool, but a large numbe r of them get carried down a stream running t o th e sea, and once clear of the pool, a nyo ne mny fish for them. I li ve here a ll alone in a hou se that is far t oo big for m e; but rents arc low and t he house is most convenie ntly situ ated ncar the office a nd the Cust oms I-louse. Beyrout is three hours by car from here a nd I get down very often for weekÂˇeuds. when J fit ill a game of Rugge r with the French Military. The last m a t ch 1 played in was Possibles v. Probables for au a ll Sy ria Military team to play agai nst Egypt and Palestine garrisons. . I believe I qualified for inclusioll ill the t eam, but as r a m neithe r French 1101' Milita ry I do Hot expect 1 shall be a l10wed t o play iu the actual m a t ches. We piny 011 tl hard field co mposed of ea rth and gravel with an occasional sardine or jam tin and several thousand large stones scattered abo ut t o make the game lUore exciting_ There are always n couple of doct ors handy a nd they arc usually needed . As a m atte r of fact the P renchmen play a rem arkably clean game and a rc very sporting. I remember in oue match our seru m half pulled one of the op posing forwards out of the scrum by the hair J I thought that was bound to lead t o n free fight, bitt the injured forward laughed heartily. cracked 1\ Joke with the serum half who remarked th at he should have had his hair cnt, and tha t was the end of it . The whole thing is kept going by Captnin Saveau, a u old international. But oh I how I long for a game on grass; aud these Frenchmen, though som e of th em a re very good, h ave n o idea of the science of the gal11e. T hey never gain a ny advantage froll1 a throw ill or a scrum . Por th e former they just string th emselves out ac ross t he whole field (cl'Owding t he three-q uarte rs into tOllch ) even if they were in thei r OWI1 " 25" ;

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A patriarch , upon the Cam ., too, he's" somc!" A learned man ; and t hen th ere's also Rees, A boxer Oll ce, but now a man of peace; An act or , t oo, upon th r- eomic st age; His garll1ents a re sartor=:ally the rage . Cle ments is here, a Ul all of nimble speed , A lacrosse" blue" ; t o him of praise a meed . R a ke is thc onl y one a t Corpus Ch risti ; Archer no more; t h ey say so oftcn missed he Th e wish ed -for target, that he gave it up . At P e mbroke there are three m en In Stat Pup . R obinson , now as always, is fL giant, Cambridge, Expert a t "B ridge, too ; then t here 's also Atarch, 1927 . Bryant; H e plays at rugger, nor abates his zeal Dcar School, For a ny foem a n ; lastl y there is Neil , In send ing you thi s Ca mbridge lette r We only wish tha t we had writt en better , Who smites with well-smoothed oar the grcy Ca m . wa t er , A nd sooner too , but, t a rdy as i t is, Making mistakcs I fear he d id n 't oughter , It t ells the t ale of our activit ies. And once, let it be whispc rcd, falling in ; T hc rc' Tc fi fteen of us, all the worse i t is But ill th e Cam . mixed b a thing is no sin . Th a t thi s, t he best of Universities, Should not have m ore; but it must be Snell is at Queen's, a nd , sin ce his ankle's c rocky , allowed. N o more n Rugger player, he \)layS hockey. \Ve a re a really hono u rab le c rowel . Oatridge is up , and , at Fitzwil ia m HaU, HIllIll:lUlI CI, a college just ly fam o us, Speaks in the Union , smites the t enni s bal l. floWs four of lts. None but a u ignoramus Dust on , a t Trinity, is very brainy; Docs not know Robin R eed . last v ac. the t alk H e rows hard , not ex cepting w hell its r ainy. or all the world for st a nding in New York H e rides a motor-bike, a nd you tU ay guess Upon his h ead , a nd holding up t he traffic; The sort of bik e it is, a ll A.J .S . He always had a t cndency t o m affick . Butchc r a t Christ's completes our t ot al Captain of running a t E mm alluel number ; He goes tq>ace, ill fact h e ran too well H e rides a b ike , we think it is a Humber. F or m a ny a focman . 131ackledge too, is here, H e is a student ill the Classic T rip. ; Tak ing up running after m a ny a ycar. Tackl es hi s work with enc rgy and 7-ip. He leaps the hurdles; th ough he hardly rail \Ve thi nk th a t's all ; we hope t h at yo u will well , shout H e W OIl a m ed al in a match at Crnllwell. Anel let us know if a nyone's left out . Tn the Greek Play he act ed as a girl, It now re mains t o wish you a ll good luck ; Acclaimed by all to be a ch a rming pearl. Especially the a thlet es, mind you buc k T he goalie in the Soccer t eam is H ay, Up in the Sports with L aw re nce (St .) a nd (Call him c ust odia n); he will also play Dover ; Rugger ; upon his leg he wears a st ocking Breaking th e t a pe a nel lea ping nimbly over Of scarlet hue,the colour scheme is shocking. Hurdlcs a nd high -j ump b a r. Sce if yOll can't a bJ nck sou , th e fourth , complet es the tale of Olish a ll records. thcsc, H e clines with" blucs," entirely at his ease. Vours, Badminton is his game , but he will show his O .K .S. C/lN'I'AB. Skill 0 11 th e te nnis court ; 'tis no mean prowess. St. ] olm's contains three O. K .S.; th ere's HeesoUl ,

fo r the latter t hey heel O llt every time, never wh eel. Still it is great fun . The re is a possibility of Illy being a ble t o get home fo r n s hort holiday in a bout six or seven week s' time . With my best wishes t o the School for the Tri a ngula r Spo rts, YO UTS very sincerely. N. R . S. Jor,Y.

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T HE LIBR ARY. The follow ing books h ave been presen t ed to t he L ibrary :G rcClll1l a utie .. . Buchan. } b W J D AY 0 K S P aid with thallks ... lat~ H ay. y .. . . .. T h e Dancing Floar .. .Buchan. By a n a nonymous K .S. Tl~~ Mcssinh . .. H a1ldel. } b J . D. Nf:H. O. K .S. E li Ja h ... Mcllde lssohn. y ,

THE MUSEUM . Th e Curator wishes t o t h ank th e fo llowing for gifts to the :Museum :- J. I-I. 8 I11iUI , Esq., fo r Ammon ites, a na utilus shell a nd a geological book, ch a rt a nd lIlap; and a n auonymo us dOllor for specimens of gold and silver ores. Next term will collectors of birds' eggs remember to give som e of t h eir spoils to the Museum ? Someone to classify th e exist in g collection of eggs is also needed.

J .H .G.

P ENNY R EADI NG. PART I , (a) Sea Sh a nt y . .. Rio Grande" (b) The Midshi plllite . .. _"

I. SONGS ".

... T he A'udience is requested to j O'm in Ihe CltOrt4ses of tlMse S01lgs.

Â· Cl~r. r.o

Sor,o

... " Tarclltclle " S.

3 . SONG

. .. A dams W. H. Sqll.ire

RmD, ESQ. " U p from Somerset "

...

Sanderson

G. A . AT,T,EN. 4.

PrA NOI/OR'J'H

Sor,o

Select ed J. R . HARRI S. " T hread 0' Scarlet " ... P RODUCE D nv R. D. HEARDlm. MRS.

C II ARAC'tJ!RS ; -

... H . E. Pl~GG ~fi~swortb } VilIage ... C. H . FR END SUl1th Trad esm en ... D . A. SOMERVl.I.,T,E Butters l ,andlord . . . J . n. S I'EAHMA N R . L. Wn,r,l AMs Brceu- au odd-j ob m a n .. . R , D. HEARDER A T ravcller SCe1le,' S moke room of 3 sm311 village iun, cight miles frout t he County Town . T i me,' r~vening in 1"ebru3ry; 20 minutes before closing t ime. INTER VAL.

J . B ell

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PART II.

" Valse Triste ..

ÂˇeEr.LO 80r.o .. .

S. 2.

Sibelius

RBlD, gSQ.

(a) "Come away, Death .. (b) Wayfarer's Night Song G. A. Ar,r,HN. " The WOpClllcnt "

SONGS ...

S KE.'TCU

. .. Roger Q"Wer

EastJlt>pe Marlin ". Jeans

A BROADCASTING SKIT IN TWO i:)Cl~Nl~S . PRQDUCHD BY

R. D. Ht<:ARDlm .

CUARAt"rm{S :-

Mr. Brown Mrs. Brown Capt. J. Slazenger Landlord ... Lady Betty J nlliper Susan (ber maid)

Lieut. Carfa.x

J . G. O.

G. PI'r'!'

ROBER'fS G II,LINGTON

L. H. A. G. ROBERTS 11. W. ROBERTS R. S. GRANT

G. O.

ROUERTS

H. M. C. SmTH C. H. FREND. R . T. TRIPI' 4 . POUR-PART SONG .. , " Goodnight" Scott GaUy J. W. POOLE, T. V. SCRIVENOR, R. M. C!.ARKE. Fl. P. CIU~TON. V. E. C. BROOKE. Property Mall Small-Part-mcll

"GOD SAVI~ TUB KING."

One of the best Penny Readings we have had for 11Ial1Y years was given by the School on March 10th, in the Parry Library . We had the pleasure of welcoming an unusual number of visitors and the rootll was very tightly packed. In fact several people complained that they fel t quite fiat when the performance was over. Howevcr, there were no deaths. The programme opened with a Sea Shanty, " Rio Grande," and the evergreen " Midshiplllite," both s ling wit h great spi rit aud carried alollg in the chorns by the whole assembly. Thcll Mr. S. J. Reid played a brilliant Taren tcll c O il the 'cello and was encored, as he was when, Int er ill the evening he gave us Sibelifl s' " Valse Trlst c." Mrs. Harris' beaut iful play ing of a pianoforte solo, aud J . A. Allen's three songs a lso gave great pleasure. The entertainment included two one-act p lays, admirably produced by R. D, Hearder. He is descrving of the greatest praise for the sp irited way ill which all the actors nud .. actresses" threw themselves into their parts, whether gr ave or gay, The first play, .. Thread 0' Scarlet," was mther gruesome. The scene-adorned by advertisements calculated to turn all Pussyfoots grey-was a village iun where three cronies were t rying to brace their shattered nerves after waiting to see the black flag hoisted at a neighbour's execution . Que of the three-played by D. A . Somerville-had been on the jury that convicted the prisoners, and his horror was fiu ely portrayed, leading np to his final self-betrayal as the actnal murderer. 1-1, E. Pegg and C. H . Frend as his two friends, SI>earman as the landlord, and R . D. Hearder as the storm-bound traveller were all excellent, W lilst R. I" Williams gave a haunting hororr to the part of .. Breen," Finally 3. word must be said for the un-named player of

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' f Noise Without." His s tonn wns so effective, his hail so cruel, and his blasts so icy that several people have had colds ever since. Whelher this proves the ascendancy of mind over matter or the reverse is not yet settled. The second play was" The Elopement," a broad cnsting drama to whicll .. Mr. and Mrs. Brown" (G. J . C. Pitt and J . G. O. R obe rts)" listen in ." No doubt they were moved to tenrs of sy mpathy us the woes of the beauteous" Lady Betty Juniper " W. W . Roberts) were brought to their cars. There were plcnty of t ears on the faces of the auclicllce admitted to the s tudio where the drama was played- t ears of helpless laughter . Th e variolls characters in the piece ambled up to the micropholl c, and spoke their words ill impressive toncs, but with every incongruolls gesture imaginable. In terror of h er life "Lady Betty" powdered her nose diligently, <.\Hd th e ,rillaiH (J. H . Gillington) and the hero (] . G. O. Roberts) hurled abuse at one auother across a proffered cigarette- case. The bllsicst perSOll was the propertyman (H. M. C. S mith ) wito, with ulIlI10ved expression, played in turn a clock. a horse. a steamer, a duel t o the d eath , several corpses, <tnd the kiss the h ero was ill too great a hurry to give. The silence of the" Stage Manager " (Hearder) contained a whole play in itself. The evening concluded with Scott Gatty's " Goodnight " very well suug by J. W. Poole, T . V. Scrivellor, R . At. Clarke, H , F . Chilton and V. E. C. Brooke. and, as fiU encore, they gave .. James J ames Morrison Morrison ". Poole was responsible {or the four-part son gs and for most of the accompaniments, and the whole performance was a snccess from beginning to end.

SCHOOL CONCERT.

MASSUD CHORUS

TWO-PAR1' SONG

PrANOIfOR'tE

SONGS .,'

RE;Cl1'A'tION

Sor.o

6. Songs

...

SoNGS

PIAN01/ORTU

SOto

PROGRAMME. PAR't I. "Truth" THE CHORAL SOCIETY. ... "Five Eyes" THE CHOIR. " Valse in F Minor" A. M. Bl'U,L. " The Camel's Hump " { " Ducks" ... ... I,'ORMS ITA . AND B . Selected J. W . POOLE. " The Lighthollse " .,. .., ... { .. The Fishermen of England" AiR. FRED NOAKES. " Drake's DrulU..... ... . .. { " Which is the propercst day to Sing ?' THE CHORAL SOCIETY. " SequidiUas .. MIss V. C. TURNER.

SJlaw

Gibbs Chopin German Rowley

Nelson Phillips Coleridge-Taylor At'11e

A Ibeniz

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SONGS

...

691

:: The Tin~er's C~rol ,. { Old Chnstmas ... THE CHORAl, SOCllr ry.

Grevill6 . .. Shaw

I NTERVAL. PAR't II . 0"" Wow \Vow "

Charlton MISS TAKtt H . .K PECC, R. D. I·U~ARDER. , {" Oh, who will o'er t he Downs" H. L. de POllysall 2. QUARTlt'[ "I~nrly oue morning"."... Tt'Q,d il iou(t MgSSRS. J. W . HI~SSnT,GREAVHS . K. W: LUCI< I-I U RST , G. N. MANI1EY, A. S. MAVNR " Fantasia. fr01ll ' I Pllritaua.' " 3. Pr~u'l'l"~ SOLO ... Bellini J. S. SPACKMAN. (If. C. HONl'~Y. accompanist). 4, SONG " Devonshire Cream and Cider" .. . Sallderson G. A. AT~LEN . .. Hunting Song" ... 5. SONG I . SKHTCII

PQRMS LAND Hc.

SoNGS •••

SONGS ...

" The Green Cornfield" { .. Nightfall at Sen" URS. P. f-/. BA ¥IllS. " Blow, Blow, thou winter wind" { .. Cam ill' Thro' the Rye" ...

THE CHORAL SOCIETY . .. Cat I .. W. POOLE, T. V. SCRIVENOR, C. J . HEMING,

S. QUARTET

9. CARor,

" Good Ki.ng ' Veuceslas " THll CH ORAl, SOCIETY.

Head Phillips StevellS Tt'adilional

v. R C. BROOKR

Francis

Tf'Qditional

"GOD SAVE: THE KING." By genera l request, the Programllle was arranged on simil a r liues to th a t of 1925; that is to say, the School once again had the pleasure of elltertaiuing th e School, and the large audience of visitors. Spurning the more obvious aids to entertain ment, the Choir, and several other enthusiasts m ade themselves responsible for the bulk of the singing, evoking much enthusiasm frOIll the auditorium by their s)1i rited rendering of such songs as" Truth," " Drake's Drum" and" Blow, blow, thou winter wlUd." It was encouraging too, to see that. there were more" solo turns" this year, and especia l thanks arc due both to Miss V. C. Turner for her delightful interpretation of Albeniz's .. SequidiUas," and to Mrs. P. L . Baylis for the singing of two charming songs. A. M. Bell played the little Chopin F Minor Valse quite adequately, ] . W . Poole was very amusing in his hUlllorous recitation, and thanks to Ur. Fred Noakes, the audience not only had the pleasure of listening to two ronsing songs, but was incidentally initiated into the art of Community., Pom-poUl-pom " Singing I

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In the second h alf of the programme. four mem bers of the Staff kindly contributed two welt-known \>art-sougs which were much appreciated; J. S. Spackmnn gave a tasteful rcnder_ ing of Bcllilll 's Fantasia" 011 his flute, accompanied on the platloforte by H . C. Honey ; and G. A. Allen's voice was beard to great advantage in Sanderson's Devonshire Cream and Cider." At this point, auy abseutee reading these lines llI ay exclai m nut what about . Wowwow' ? .. 'Wow-wow' hns 110 t been forgotten . As a produ ct of R . D . H earder and his Cast, and t\l1 argument ill arUul a11iteratiou, it was presented with stich ingenuity as t o rank as oue of t he even ing's best laughs; and those wllO took part in it lihoilid be cOllgratulated on t heir success. Si milar remarks should be applied to the" Cal!" quartet for their versatile perform ance, which was excellent in all respects, and gai ned much appl ansc. T hnnks arc due to the Headmaster and Miss Skipwith for t hcir invaluable hiuts aud s upport to thc Choral Socicty; t o t he si ngers themselves who put ill milch patient work du ring their spare time throughout the Christmas term; and t o those Monitors and others who m ade it their busincss to Sllpportpcl'sonally au annual functiOll which, it is to be hopcd . will yield more talent, and become even morc popular each year. II

P.L.D .

THE SOCIETIES.

'l'HB DEBATING SOCIETY. Pl'esidMlt : Rl~V. A . S. MAYNE. V ice- Presidents: H . 1'-. SUARI'g, 1-:sQ. J. W. POOLi': . Non. Sec. : A. C. S. ADA MS. On Novcmber 16th , a dcbate was held iu t hc Parry Library. that in Ule opi nion of th is House" Seven-a-side Rugby should be played in this School. " Mr. Sl.H\l"pe kindly c011sentcd to takc the chair. D . A. Somerville open ed the motion and was supported by J. W . Clegg. W . d'A. Maycock and R . A. Fimtis spoke ill opposition. The following made spceches fro111 the Honse: crivenor, F. W . Roberts and Ciilliugtoll . At the divisiou the m otion was fOllud to have been lost by 70 votes to 7 . On Saturday, November 20th , au impromptu debate was held in the Parry Library, the motioll being UInt in the opittiOti of this House ., the mew be:rs of the School

should be allowed to keep pets." J. W. Poole killdly consented to take the chair. The debate was opened by F . W. Roberts who was opposed by D. A. Somerville, the other speakers fo r the motion and the opposition respectivcly being P . R. Stevens and A. C. S. Adams. On the motion being t hrow n open to thc HOll sc, Valder and Heyman both spokc in favour of tue opposition. It was s uggestcd th at 1H1ncr Court would servc admi rably as the King's School Zoological Garden . The motion was gained by 3 1 vo les to 18. On Novcmber 23rd, a debate was held in the Parry Library. the Illotion being that in the opinion of this House .. Safety-razors should be isslled to the Corps." III privatc business Spearman , seconded by Valder, lUoved that Gillington should be black-balled from the Committee for irregular beha\'iour at a previous meeting . The President, the Rev . A. S. Mayne, requested Spearman to send in a written applica.tion after giving three days' notice.

THE CANTUARIAN The debate was opened by Ifcarder who was s upported by Frend . Scri veuQr and Tripp conducted the opposition . A vcry satisfactory Ilumber of people spoke from the Honse, including the following: eill ington, Valdcr, Spearman, Somerville, Whittalil :llld H eyman . On a dIvision being taken, it was found that the Illotion was lost by 62 vot es to 24. The Le nt season of the Debating Society wa.s opened 011 F ebruary 8th, whell a d ebate wns held i ll the PRrry Library, the 1ll0tiOll being that " The Cinema h as I.\n injuri ous iufluence a ll the dram n of to-day." The President. the R ev. A. S. Mayne, referred to Spearman's written application and declared t he incident closed as it was onl of order. T here was no further private business. G iUington opened the debate a nd he a nd Prelld, his seconder, both gave many proofs

of t he dccadence of t he s t agc, Coles aud Murdoch in o pposition ma intaiued th at Ule Cincma a nd t he theatre in no way came into d irect opposition to each othcr. J.awless , Scrivenor, Spearman a nd Poole spoke from th c House. The 1Il0tion was carri ed by 32 votes to IR . Ou Tuesday, February 22 nd, a debate WHs held in t he Parry Li brary, thc Illotio n being t hat "Gy m . should bc dOlle ill this School instead of P .T ." J. W . Poole kind ly conscnted t o take thc ch air . Fiullis a nd St eve ns snpported th e motioll aud Clcgg a nd Maycock opposed it . A good number of people spoke from the H o use, in cluding Gillington, Wbittaltl , Scriven or, Roberts) a nd Cotes. The first three of these spoke twice . On a division being t aken the motion was lost by 38 votes t o 17.

THE MARLOWE SOCIE'l'Y. President: H . SHARPI.1W, l~SQ. Vice- Prtsider/l :

W. POOI.H.

H 011. Secrt!lary : T. V. SCRIVBNOR. A U Wedncsday, Decem ber 1st, A. C. S. Adams rend n paper 0 11 Schill er. J ohaull Christoph J<'riedridl vou Schiller, poet, dramatist, philosoph er; and oue-time lawyer and physician, was the o utstanding figure of the literary world of the latter haH of the eighteenth century . His yOUtll , as Ill a ny poets testify, wa." wild a nd eventfu l. Of his best known works " Wilhelm T ell" a nd .. Walle1lstein" a re the most popul ar. He died in 1805 at the age of forty-s ix, being still in his literary primc. This term th e Societ y ha.<) sturted reading t he p lays of Bell Jonson . Unfortuu ately, 110t mu ch p rogress ha.'i been m ade since several of the m eetings h ave had to be callcell cd, a nd t wo or three of tile remainder have been taken up with the rending of p apers.

all Weclnesday, Pebruary 9th, D. A. Somerv ille read a paper on Ma rlowe. H e h ad considerable knowledge of hi s subject , and a u obvious enthusiasm for it, sllcceeding in impartillg a good deal of botil to his h earers. H e dealt chiefly with the works o( Ma rlowe iIIustratiug his various poiuts with wellchoscn quotations from the author. A good m uny of the Society must havc decided Marlowe's plays should be well worth reading; bllt Olle could not help thi nking that th ey were rather flatteringly compared with the plays of Shakespeare. A fort11ight later K . W . Luckhurst, Hscl . rend a paper ou tile P ast o ra l poem . Very few of the audience were acq ua inted with the s ubj ect, but in th e ha lf- hour that th e reading occu pied all managed to learn a good deal . T he descent of the Pastornl was traced from T heocritlls througb I.ongus t o Doccaecio; thc rest of the tillic was spent iu investigating it s in fl ucnce on E nglish poetry. Mcntio n was Ill ade of the imitations of Spellse r, und of :M iltou 's and Shakespeare's pastoral poems.

T.V.S., H r:m. Sec.

694

THE CANTUARIAN THE HARVEY SOCIETY. Presidetll : H . COODDURN, ESQ.

H on . Sec. : S . LEH.

Committee : TIU~ PRHS IDJ<;N'l'.

J . W.

TilE HON. SHe.

Poor,t-;.

C, H.

H . Gn.T,ING'rON . FRHND.

OJ] Snlnrdny, November 13th, E. H. Clarke lectured to th e SOci ety 011 "Northern Pran ce," illustrated by slides, tlle best of which were fr olll his OWII photog raphs. He took liS {or a comprehensive tOUt which included fishing villages and t owns possessing som e of th e gem s o f rÂˇ'r Cll cll a rchitecture. A picture of a p a rticul a r frie nd of his, a gendarme, a ud numerous an ecd otes froUl his recent visit added a persona l t o uch. Ou Saturday, Decembe r 4th.

J. H . Smith,

E sq., O.K .S., lectured t o the Societ y 0 11 " Kutch and its Ammonites ," After a brief

surro undings, the lecture r d escribed its" flora aud faulla," with details of the thrilling spo rt of " pig-s ticking." H e then proceeded to his hobby , " Ammonites," which lle illustrated by slides, a beautiful section of a nautilus shell and several ammonites, a ll111uber of which he afterwards generously presented to the School :Museum .

011 Saturday, December J !tlt, J. H . Gillingtol1 lectured 011 " ROllud the Museum" of whi ch he is the " curator." He gave ~s d etails of how to sta rt collections of flints , birds' eggs, geo logical s pecimens, etc ., followed by s hort descriptions of th e various coUections which th e School Museum a lready possesses. 011 Sat urday, Febru ar y 19 th , F . W . R o berts lectured 0 11 " l~ lU oo r ." illustrated by a n u m ber of excellent slides, which , togeth er wit h gmpui c d escript io ns of scen ery ou tb e moors, gave a more th an favoura ble impression of the Devon country. j .S. L. ,

sketch of the geography of Kutch and its

H 01J. Sec.

'fHE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Pt'cside11t : A . IIA'rTlm, ESQ .

lion. Sec. : R . T. TR1J>P. Committee ,' THn PRBSIDBN'l'.

J. W.

11m HaN. SEC.

J. H . GU,LINGTON. C. ] . n. MU RRAY . A meeting of the Society w as h eld on F e bruary 20tll , at which th e Secretary offe red his reSign a tio n . H e proposed Tripp as his successor, fLnd Gillillgton seconded him . Murray was proposed by P oole to serve on the Committee. He was seconded by Hearder . A proposal by the President tha t Poole should contiuue to serve on the Committee was approved. Poor,H.

The Secretary stated that the darkroom lamp was in 0. bad condition, and could with advantage be replaced. Tbe Prcsident k indly ofTered to provide a new lamp, if t he COlllmittee wou ld undertake to find oue of a suitable type . T he President again found it necessary to lay stress ou the extrem ely low numbers of Compe titors for th c last Go ugh Prize and to express his ho pe fo r g reat improvement in tlle future. Our numbe rs this t e rm , as is natural ill th e E ast er Te rm , are small. R .T .T ., HO?I .

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THE CANTUARIAN ORIGINAL. TO CULLEN'S. Oh , Cullen's r my Cullen's r YOUT f earful tri al is done, You've safely weathered every galli c, the Tuggers lost and WOll . T he plough is ncar, t he men , J fenr, thei r seeds wi11 soon be sowing. Shall we sec barley's golden car, or artichokes a~g row in g ? Dh Cullen 's l illy Cullen 's t W here oft my poor soft head Was crushed into that sticky 1tI11dThose sixth -gam e days nrc ned!

Oh , Cu llen 's ! dear Cullen 's! how can the sixth game thrive Without the mystic formul n .. at Cullen 's' n,' 2.5 I I ? No heart shall beat at sOlll1d of fcet of slacker quietly Jagging: On other grounds the bottom game t heir foes arc now a-scragging. Olt Cullen's! dear Culleu's I Oh that field of soaking slim e, Wh ose mud no more receives my head, Oh please receive this rhyme. N. Cullen's " lias been lost fo r ever as a School playing1ield. Ed,.]

!f O THE PAPERCH ASE. It is t he fi rst mad day of March, Eacb minute colder t h al1 before ; While birdies peck at crumbs of starch That lie with out the door. There is a feeling in the air, Which seems a scnse of gloom t o yield To us (Yes, cold legs, spect at ors' stare. Aud mud in the ploughed field). My scholars I ('tis a wish of mine) Now that our llIid~day meal is donc, Makc h aste. post -prandial work resign: Come forth and take n run I

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THE CANTUARIAN â&#x20AC;˘ Whips ' will come with yon; sud, pray, Put ou with speed your running togs And tend yOllT feet; for this one day We'U give to lanes and bogs. No dawdlers slack shall regulate The speed of eager hound, For' tucker' doughlluts will elate Him, who the bags hnth fou ud .

. Gloom, now a universal bir th , r:-rom heart to heart is st ealing. From girth to head, frolU fo ot to girth : - It is t he hour of feeling. Five minutes now to give us m ore Aid to our digestion; And soon we'll sweat at every pore To catch the hares OUT quest 011. Some silent vows our .hearts will make Which they can ne'er obey: We'll uevenuore, come bUll or cake, Paperchase like to~day. Then out, 0 hares. frolll the warm baUt ; OUT turn! With haste put 011 your clothes. -Prom 110W till curfew's tolled frolU â&#x20AC;˘ Cntll." We'll take our well-earned doze [ WAI'PINC Wlr, l,ll':.

A LAMEN'l'. Alas [ No more these venerable walls Shall echo to the ukelelc's sOllnd, Nor shall the joys of modern Illllsic fill T he Lattergate and all thc Precincts rOlUId , The Music Rooms scem dismal, cold and bare, Bercft and shorn of all their usual din . , :Vhere are the usual dulcet sounds? Db whcre Tbe banjulele and the mandolinc ? No more at eventide those pleasant notcs Shall waft their way across the Art Room floor;

THE CANTUARIAN Those syncopated sou nds we used to bear, Arc banished from these realms for evermore. Sad though this state lIlay seem to those who fall In ecstacy at modem music's shrine, Yet to our budding pianists it see lll s A state uupa ralleled , a state divine. Pr,ORATOR.

A SIREN SONG. \Vhy toil so long at the weary oar, Travelling 011 past our beckoning shore ? Come and wash the brille from your eyes JI1 the still, cool stream where the bnrbellies. Aud the swallow dips for the wandering flies, And the willows bend o'cr the dewy bank Where in the s hadow the gmss grows lank. Aud the naiads comb their hair And elrink. ill the fragrant air. Come from the sea to Our lazy land. Come, beach yo nr Ship Olt the golden strand. Why labour for wives and children dear Whcn you can have loves lUore lovely here ? Where you can lie with nevcr a fear And watch the dancers' twinkling fe et, i\.ud lips whcre love ne'er mct defeat, Where the kindly god of love With his beudcd bow cloth move, Come to our arlUs fillcllivc with us, Far from the seas tumultuous, Where n ever the cl!LSh of war is heard And the only cry is the cry of the bird As hc calls to his mate, and the on ly wo rd On every lip is love or laughter. With n ever a thought for what comes thereafter. Come to \I S; leave labouring, Thoughts of homc and everything That holds you frOIlI our revelling.

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We will not come your love to share; We fear yon false though we see yOll fair. Our sails are set for bome once lUore ; Our hearts arc glad as we ply the oar, Urging the ship to the well-toved shore. We lo ve th e wind and the roaring gale Straining and stretching the strident sail, WWpping the spume from the {oalllillg crest Aud driving liS 011 at its wild behest; Qur muscles arc braced as our arms contest With the pride of the sea in its furious might. What know ye of the halcyon night When the stars shine down all the purple sea Aud charm through the silence to ecstasy? We love the tempest and the calm More dearly than the bending palm. And the ocean's rough caresses; And the red sun as he blesses The storm-clouds' baCkward-trailing tresses; And the seaguUs' wheeling llight And islands shadowed in the Hgh t Of thc silver-shining moon; And blue distances at noon; And the sweet, pure breath of the clond-fle cked sea And its ever-changing melody ,

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SUMMER EVENING.

The western sky was flushed, with golden clouds Ploating npon its bosom like the dreams Of childish innocence, Hushed were the streams Which all day long had chattered like the crowds Of sharp-winged swallows whicb in the year's fall Gatber upon the fences with sharp screams, The evening mists rose like enchanting steams From off some wizard's caldron, whicb enthrall The soul to silence. In the sky the moon Retained the memories, as some faded {lower Recalls the passion of one glorious hour, Of the departed suu's fierce light at noon. All spoke of peace and rest; the curfew bell Itself spoke of the fields of aspbodel.

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RRDIVIVUS.

FEBRUARY 28'I'n.-I to the HaU of H odgesoll , where I did take a physic, very foul, but mightily relieving. So to work, where I did fare vcry poorly, aud did get six sheets, to my mind, vcry Ullllccessary, and a woefnl waste of parchcmcntc. To Illy Lord Sergent, where I did draw a pair of corps breeches, of a conree and vcry irritable m aterial , very IIllcomfortablc aud unsightly. MARCH Is'r.-I nto the town, but, Lord! how fllll t he street s arc, it bei.ng dosing time at the local hostelries. To Sir Goulden, where I did replenish Illy store of parcilclllcllt, and did pllrclul.sc a very fine book, which t o Illy mind is a great bargain. To Mcrcery Lane, where I did wituess n chariot accident. arranged by th e Canterbury Police Force, who did stand at the corner and signal to both chariots at once. To the Westgate, but, Lord I what a sight to see no boats ou the river, it being blocked up with rubbish aud other evil smelling materials.

So to bed, having been congratulated by a master on not making more th an fifty mistakes at dictation (blessed be God I). MARCil

2ND.-To work, where 1 did very well, and

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lIliglltily pleased.

To the Tuck Shoppe, where 1 did procure of My Lady Ben two dow-buns and a stick of chocklate. To the Cathedral, where I did hear th e famons choir; aud was mightily disappointed, the din being nothing but a succession of hoots and groans. I am greatly grieved to sec that thc iuflucHza plague is grown

UpOI1 liS

this week.

TIllS afternoon for a paper-hunt, which to Illy mind is a very s illy. occupation and a great waste of time. aud does litter the country-side with an unsightly mess of paper. This evening I to the County Hall to list en to Air. Whooping KotT, who did give dcmOllstration on a barrel organ, and did tum the bandle with sllch evenness that 1 was filled with admiration. There was also SL lady who did exercise her voice, but I was not impressed. and do think she lUllst have been in need of something to do. Il

So to bcd, having enjoyed a bath, which , the serving-man baving excelled himself, was qnite warm ; for which 1 am mightily pleased and thankful.

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N. B . -T he Editors decline 10 (l eee-pt {my responsibility with ' ''gMd to lltese leIters. CorreSpOfldetl{s 1tmsl enclose their names, ,Jot necessarily for publicatiotl, bllt as It guar(miee oj good f aith . To the Editors of"

TUE C ANT U ARIAN. "

DgAK SIRS .

Mi gh t I, thro ugh yOllr columns. make a protcgt ing sq ueal (or whateve r noise h a res do make) and nsk yOIl to point out to your rcaders that the obj ect of a paper~c hase is t o chase p a per , in other words, to follow the trail or a trail, not t o wauder aimlessly across country in a ny direction ill the hopes of m eeting the ha res? This rule is particula rly important if you happen to know the proba ble caurse. Yo urs prot estingly. L E PUS I N DIGN ANS.

1'0 Ille Editors of"

'flU,; CANT U ARIA N". "

D E AR S IR S,

1 have been moved t o write to you a bout a compla int made by a ll wh o lise me for P .T . or othe r purfoses, and one, I m ay add, which I have hear( pretty frequently. Tbe rem a rk, though variously expressed , amounts in the cud to this :- " Could not th e windows ill Illy roof be o pened occasiona ll y to let in IlIHclHlceded fr esh air ? " J am , Yours etc ., " THE G Yi\L "

1'0 the Editors of "

Tlll~ C ANT U ARIAN. "

SIRS,

Thc windows of the Museum, as we ll as those of the R a bbit Hutch, are ill need of cleaning. r d o not kno w whether there is auy one whose esp ecia l duty it is to see tha t windows a re kept clean , but it sho uld not t a ke long to give these a r ub over. At present they a re so heavily veilcd with dus t that the view is quite deceptive; a prominent me lllber of the Crieket XI. turned pale with appre-

h ension whe ll he snw the ashen appearance of t he "GrecH." Not until he opened the wiuelow was he sutlsfi ed t hat he would !lot h a ve to get it re-turfed by the Slllllluer. Th e Rab bit Hutch windows, have, [ believe , beclI a fruitful source of correspoll_ dence before: but s till r should like to ask once again th a t sO lli e of their native transpnrcncy llI ay be restored to them . Sixth -for me rs coming into SelIOO! prayers fronl t he glo011l of th eir retreat find , by C01l1parison , the glar e of the big schoolroom and the l1I a ny-colo ured lights d a rting througb t he heraldic windo ws , very trying to their eyes. i\Ia y I , at t he risk of boring you even more t ha n I have a lready, thnnk yon fo r the prompt and sy m pathetic a tten t ion th a t was shown to a letter of mille in your last llumbe r suggest iug th at a new series of dormitory cards sho uld be issued ill the Sc hool H o use? Those cnrds ha ve a lread y been issued ; and a lthoug h 111an y people . perhnps arc sorely pu zzled by th e cryptic I.atin remarks printed 011 th em , thc pl1rpose of the cards is, .[ hope, ob viol1s . gve ry lIew boy now can say "I';xegi 1lI0IlUmcntI11l1 ," aud the white milesto nes man)' years hence will still bear th e l1Iarks he and oth ers made as they passed th a t way. itu1I1 orta lity h ns again been put within t he reach of everyone ; it is no longer the right ouly of t hose who have won fameby having their na mes on a shield ill the gym . or on a board in th e sc hooiroolll-or of those who have o btnhlcd not oriet y- by writing le tters like this t o T ile Cantftarial1 . Again I t ha nk you fo r yonr pa rt ill this Olympian work . a lii ,

Yo urs etc .,

ARTOUI,ON.

THE CAN'rUARIAN To tile Editors of" THe

CANTUARTAN."

DF.AR SIRS.

lIar I nse a little of your space to ask two

questions?

The first is a vcry old point. Why cannot the Fives Court IHwe SOUlC efficient lighting put ill ? This would give people much morc chnucc of a game by cnablillg them t o play nftcr d ark. Th is point has been raised llIauy times before, Olle letter asking the question as IOllg ago as l\hl'ch, 1919. I hope that soon some n otice will be taken of this. Secondly, to relieve t he congestion 011 t he I,attcrgntc stairs a little, could lIot the SiXtll Form, or

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I bill [Til e first we thillk a good Olle, it would tIIea" considerable e;t:pellse; this slIggestirJll

is a elise where O. /(.5. might well help. The second poillt was raised a yetir ago whe-n the IIcadmasler was away, and we /Jope the question. will now be considered agai1J.-Eds. Cant.] A Icttc r has bccn received frOIll "S. Port路 Mad" raisillg se,'cra.l points ill Con llectioll wit h

thc Sports. Th c Ictt cr arrivcd during a mceting or the Sports Com mittec, at which it was read and discussed. "S. Port':i!.'I ad's " s uggestions hnve bcen adopted as far as was foulld practicablc.

the ).!onitors only, hn \'c the

prh'i!egc of !Is ing the ),Instcrs' stairs? YOUTS etc., V'S AND VIl'II.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The HOIl. Secrctary begs to acknowlcdge with t hanks the receipt of the following, with apologies for allY accidental omissions :Alleynialt, Brighton College JI.Ilagazi1Je, Blue, City oj Loudon School J11agaz-in e, C/JolmehaH, Dovoricm, Eastboltm'ian, Etizabelhmt, Fel路 sted'i(lll , Hurst .fa/miaI/., Glenalmond Chronicle, flcYcJonlia", j o/miall , H elly CoUege ChroJl.'iclc, J(i1/g's College Scllool Jl{(lgazille, Leys Fort路

/lightly, Lallrelltian, Lily, 11!falverniaIJ, 111eleor, J11arlb"rian , Navy, Ousel, R e-ptoltian , Radle'i mt , SMrbur-tJian, Tonbridgiall, Uppiugham School Magazille, Victorian. Also; ](i1/g's School Nlagazille (P arramalta); The Wallga/lUi Collegian (N.Z.) . J. S. I .rm, Han . Sec.

N OTICES . T he Hon. Secretary begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following s ubscriptions : C. Worslold (3/G); D. O. Bus ton (3/G!; H . C. Powell (3/6); A. J. Penn (3/G ; A . B . R . Wallis (3/6); H. Rowan (3/6 ; J . S. Hewkk (3/6); U . Spence (3/G); 1'. ~L Pmley (3IG); R. A. Pinn (3/G); W. R.

Monro路Higgs (3/6) ; It L. Worsfold (3/6); Rev. N. V. Halward (7/-); G. S. Seabrook (3/G); C. R I,atter (3/6); Mrs. Pleruin g Sandes (3/G); W . J . Day (3/6) ; A. L. Mi"en (10/6); R. J. King (3/6); Wright Hunt (3/G). J. S. LF.!-:. Ho". Sec.

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2 1. 23. 30. Feb. 2. 6. 12. 13. 15. 19. 20. 23. 24. 26. 27 . Mar. I. 2. 5. 6. 10. 13. 18. 20. 22. 27. 29. 30. 3 J. April l.

Term begins. Third S uuday nfter Epiphauy. P reacher: The H eadm aster. Fourth Suuday after Epiphany. P reacher : R ev. A. S. ?raYllc. P\II"ifi catioll of B .V.M. l~ift h Sunday after E piph any. Preueltcr : Canoll11uruside. COlU1lIllllity Singing , Jed by :Miss Eardley Wilmot. Scptuagesim 3. Sunday. P reacher: Rev. E. L . A. H cr tsJet , O. K .S. J IInior Steepl echase. Senior St eeplech ase. Scxagesima Sunday. Preacher: The Sub-Wardell, St. Aug ustine's College. 1"i!1ll of Sir Alan Cobha m 's Fligh t ov.er Africa, show n by R . Dclviu . l~sq . St . Matthias. R UIl v. It.A.F ., M auston . Quinquagcsim 3. S und ay . Preacher: Dr. Field, Q, K .S. Paper-ch ase. Ash Wednesday. 1st a nd 2nd VIII .'s v. S utton Valence . Pirst S unday iu Lent. P reacher: Rev. A . A . Carter. Penny R eadiug . Second Sund ay ill Lent . P reacher: The H eadmast er. Lecture by IÂ·I. S . Beu11ler, Esq. Third Sunday in L ent. Cathedral Ser vice, 6 .30. alld 23. School Sports. Fourth S lIhday in Lent . Preacher: The H eadmaster. Confirm ation by the Bishop of Dover. T riangular Sports. R ag Concert. Exeunt Omllcs.

Gibbs and Sons, Printers, Orange S treet, Canterbury.

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TI-fÂŁ VOL. X I.

CANTUARIAJll. JULY. 1928.

No. 20.

EDITORIAL. We arg ue that au Editorial should be writtell to playa rOle si milar to that of the gentlewall in faultless evening dress, who appears in front of the curtaiu at a revue and makes a graceful and witty sp eech, in wh ich he introduces and explains the followin g itew , and retires, bowing s uav ely. Unfortunately. Ule s imilarity between Ollr E~dilo ri al and the t heatrical anllounce r's speech does not appear in practice. Nearly every year we remark that the SlIlUmer term is the m ost eventful of the three; simil ar HSSCl'tiollS appear in the pages of m any of our contelllporaries to support us. Since we thillk that Utis summer term has been even more eventful tha n usual, there should be plenty of IIHl.terial with which to build up the flimsy structure of an Editorial. But, unlike thc announcer, we m ay not deal with the series of important events which are described elsewhere in our columus, because, should we do so, a great number of our readers would comc to the erroneous conclusion that the Editorial was a " potted" version of the School news, a redundallt literary !tors d'oeuvres. Also we suspect tbe c..xistence of a class of readers who turn to the Editorial after they have exhausted all the allier pages of the Cant1tarian. To s uch th e Editorial would have 110 meaning, beyond providÂˇ iug a summary of what they have already react.

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The Editorial must keep strictly to its purpose. which is oue of preface. or introduction or (in America) foreword . To achieve this it llIust 1I0t trespass on ground covered by otIte; parts of the publication; we suppose it is inevitable thnt the discovery of suitable subject_ matter is mnde difficult by this restriction, which does 110t. as we have observed, hamper Ule announcer of reVile-items. To return to the comparison, it is indeed possible that our Editorial differs frolll the sieck gentleman's speech in other respects, s ince we ate not couvinced in Our hearts that it is either graceful or witty, while a suave bow in writing is n literary feat which we nrc lIot capable of attempting.

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-':'-----------------------------------------! 31\ flDe mol'illlll . + ARTHUR JAlIES )JASON, D.D. CANON OF CANTI~RI1URY.

The School has lost a warm and generons friend in the passing of Dr. Arthur MasOll , Senior Residentiary Canon of Canterbury. and formerly i\'[aster of Pembroke College, Cambridgc. Hnr since Dr. Mason became one of our Governors au his appoillhneut to his Canon's stall ill 1895, he has taken the deepest intcrest in thc wclfare of the School, and has bccn the friend and connsellor of four s uccessive Headmastcrs. He callcd h is wedding to Miss Blorc, only dal1ghter of Dr. B1ore. "marrying into the School," and its lifc and doiugs have always bC'eu nea r his heart. His private gCHcrosity was very great. and se\'c ral who werc boys at Can terbury arc indebted to h im lIot on ly fo r spiritual help of an invaluable kind, but for :mbstalltial fi nancial assistance , given in t he most delicate and I1 nosteutatious way, wh ich has enabled t hem to pl'oceed to t he U niversity a nd fllifil the ir vocatioll to H oly Orders. Of the loss sustained by Canter bury aud th e Chll1'cit at l nr~e ill the death of this g reat scholar and t heologian, others have spoken, lIotably the Archbishop ill his add ress at the benutiful F Ulleral Service in the Cathedral 011 April 28th, but to the School it means t he severiug of a loyal and cOllsistent personal friendship, reaching back over 1U0l'C than thirty ycars. To Mrs. Mason we offer the affectionate sy mpathy of the School which has meant so IIlnch to them both . and to which they both have mea nt so much . R.I.P.

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THE VEN. HENRY I,UCAS COOK. We regret to record the d eath at the age of 73 of the VCIl. Heury Lucas Cook, M.A., Archdeacon of Craven and Canon of Bradford. He came to the School ill 1868. From School he went to DrasCIlOse College, Oxford, where he took his degree ill 1877 . In t he sa ute year he was ordained. H e sen'cd as Rural Dean bolh of West and East Craven, In 1905 he WlIS appointed T-Ion . Canon of Ripon aud ill 19 13 Archdeacon of Craven . In 1920 he became H ou . Canon of St. Wilfred ill the new Chapter of Drndrord of which he was scnior mem ber nt the time of his death . Archdeacon Cook was ill his younger days a cricket er and tClluis playe r. Ollly a few weeks bcf01'C his dea t h he sent a don ation to t he Playin g: Fields' Flllld. R.I.P.

MRS. PIEI,D. We regret to record thc deaUI of :Mrs. Field, wife of R ev . T. l"icld, O.K.S., Canon of Southwell, sometimc Hcadmaster of this School. We extend our sincere sympathy to Dr. Field. R.I.P.

WILLIAM HARVEY, O.K.S. The terccntcnary of the publication of thc â&#x20AC;˘ D e Motu Cord is' of William Harvey, one of the 1Il0st famous of all O.K.S., was cOlllluelUoratcd by the School OIl June 5th, whcn Sir D' Arcy Power, K.n.R, F .R.C.S., visited liS. Th ere was a gaUlel'iug in th e Schoolroom at 2.30 at which were present among othcrs t he Dean , two of the Govem ors and t he Mayor of Canterbury . The H eadmas ter fi rst ext ended a welcom e to all the gucsts who were prescnt to join with the School ill d oing honour to a ile of t he Illost famOIlS of all King 's Scholars. It was a rea l pleasure to have with them the Chairman and other members of their govel'll illg body. He wished to express bis deep gratitude to one of th ei r leading Old K ing's Scltolars who wns Jlot with them, Dr. E. I I. Payne, to whose persuasiveness t hey owed Sir D'Arcy Power's presence. As they all knew, the purport of t hat gathering was to com memorate tile publication, just over 300 years ago, of ' De Motu Cordis,' olte of the most notable books itl the world, by William Hanrey . ~tr . Dirley enumerated some of the distinguished positions held by Sir D' Arcy P ower and emphasised that he was the greatest living authority on William Harvey, the man whose memory they were met to hOllonr. The w elDory of H arvey should, he felt, be all inspiration and incentive to each fresh generation of King's Scholars to be worthy of their School, and of t he noble part it had p layed.

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Sir D'Arcy Power, ill the course of a. most intct('sting address. said he bad Come to speak to t he School for n short time about their vcry great alumtlfis, William Harvey. H e was born jllst ten years before t.he Annada, at Folkestollc. His Cather was said to be a jurat at Folkestone-nllcl h e (the speaker) wanted ouy of them who had the opportunity to fiud out som ething lI10re about his fath er, Thomas H arvey. He thought he must have been a merchant, for of his seven SOilS four of them became vcry great mcrclHUlts ind eed . They h od ill the Harvey family what was vcry remark able-a close affection 1I0t ouly for cnch ot her, bu t for Ulcir fath er, and a very great respect (or him . They m ade their father their banker, though not in the sense in which the boys of that School made their fathers their bankers. They did not draw npon him, but they paid him everything they had, and th ey let him invest it for them. That was a very remnrkable trait . They were essent iall y all I~ssex famil y, for there were other Harveys li ving ill Essex, at a place called Hempstead, 1Iot very far frOIl! Cam bridge and close to Saffron Waldel!. Will i:lIl1 Harvey's mother was Joan I-TlIlkes. The HlIlkes s till practised, and h ad practised, for mauy years at Deal-and th ey callie, he was quite SlIre, from the samc family. Of the first ten years of 'Villiam Harvey's life little or nothing was known. He cal1le to the School when he was ten years of age , in t he year of the Arm ada. They could quite understand what excitement there must have been between Canterbury and Folkestone at the time he came to the School. He stayed there for fi ve years and then wcnt strnight to Caills College, CambrIdge, graduating there as a Bachelor of Arts without any special record. He (Sir D'Arcy Power) imagined t h at from the very beginning, even when he was at SdlOOI there, William H arvey lIIust have beeu of a scientific tUnt of mind . He 1I1Ust have had white m ice, and rabbits, and frogs, and all sorts of things, and he examined them no doubt. All they knew of him was Ulat throughout the whole of his life he was an experimenter aud would accept llothing as true unless he vcrified it for himsclf , III fact, he was the very first of the g reat experimenters before the Roy al Society was formed. Sir D'Arey Power sketched, ill a brief review, the career of William Harvey- his travels a broad, his marriage to IWzabeth Brown, his c-ollucctioll with St. Barthololllew's Hospitnl, his intimate association with Charles I - and explained the theories whidl existed with regard to the work ing of the heart and the actioll of the blood whell H arvey began his investigations. Harvey, he said , obtained Q public lectureship in ],oudon aud gave a series of lectures, the first of them beginuing on April 16th, 1616. Those lectures, fortunately, existed ill manuscript. They were lost for abont 100 years, but were found in the British Museum about 40 years ago - so that they knew exactly what he said . Harvey repeatcd his statements about the circulnUou of the blood up to 1628, and there was hmÂˇdly n variation frolll his origin al statements. It was somewhat curious, remarked the speaker, that \Vi!1ia1ll Harvey should have repeated those statcments from 1616 without any attention bcing called t o the subject, or lUuch thou~ht being given to it. But ill 1628 it spread all over Europe. The younger generation took it up and believed it, whilst the older generation would have nothing to do with it. That had always heen th e case: any great discovery did not appeal to one's contempornrics; but it d id appeal to younger minds wbo were able to accept new ideas. Harvey died in Loudon in 1657, and was carried away to be bnri ed in Hempstead Church. There were, said Sir D'Arcy Power, some very noble points about the life of William Harvey. First, there was the family affectioll . He tholl9,ht the H arveys were tbe most uuited family which cver existed . William H ar vey was 'perpetual 1Il0tion," iu that he would never sit still. He was always at work doing something; but he had an extraordinarily fiery temper, which was, however, soon over. That quick temper was characteristic of the Harvey family. As regards appearance, he was very small ; he had extrcmely black hair which turned white in later y ears. He had a habit of playing with his dagger, which was always h andy , but he (the spea ker) did 110t think he ever killed anyone, except professionally I

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William Harvey was, he thought. a greater Ulau than Bacon, who was QUC of his patients; and he was a greater mall eveu than Gilbert. H e was a little doubtful U he was g reater than J obn Hunter, who started modern s urgery 0 11 the same sort of experimental lines. Har vey, however, had very much wider interests. He was a good classical scholar, he had travelled a great deal, he could express himself quite fluently and clearly. which Hunter was unable to do. Hunter <lid not ca[c what anybody else had done; he did everything hilUself. Harvey, at allY rate, had great medical knowledge behind. him, aud knew of all that had been done by the Italian anatomists aud physiologists. Ou the whole, William Harvey was the greatest Ulall of his tillle. He also had the ability 110t ouly of making experiments, but of actually making ded uctions frOIll his experimcuts. T he Dean, in all expression of th auks to Sir D'Arcy Power for h is most admirable and IHiggestive lecture. observed t hat it was very approp ri ate th at he should have come 0 11 th at day to speak to the School about the cUstlnguished scientist, Willi am Harvey, because, by a cmious coincidence, t he day hal>pelled to be the anuiversary of h is admission to the Royal College of Physicians. It was re resiling to think, as they had been reminded, that Harvey was a great classica l scholar- another proof that a classicnl tmilling was a good preparation for distinction ill science. It was also refreshing to be reminded that a man who was so great a specialis t ill his OW11 domain should have s uch a range of interests outside it- a range of knowledge of pictures and of literature which they would aU do well t o emulate. The D ean further emphasized that H a rvey did his m arvello us work during strenuous times-a lesson and encouragement to us who lived, certainly, in a very strenuous day. The Headmaster teudered his thanks to Mr. Goodburu and his assistants for the zeal aud energy with which they had pursued specimens and dissected them for their edification. In acknowledging the vote of thanks, Sir D 'Arcy Power paid tribute to the extraordinary quiet.ness with which the School had listened to his address, and expressed t.he hope that the H eadmaster, within the n ext week or two, would give us au opportunity of moving about a little more freely. Mr. Birley at once acceded to Sir D'Arcy's request to grant the School a holiday. A visit was paid to the Harvey Laboratory and other laboratories, and the visitors were subsequen tly en tertained to tea by the Headmaster at his house.

LORD FORST ER. Ou JU IlC! 29th, J..,ord Forster, P.C., G.C.M.G., late Governor~Gcllcral of Aus l ralin, visit(!d the School for n short timc. Speaking to the School, which was assembled in the Memorial Court, hc said that he had first knowll the King's School over fifty years ago. More recently he had seen a good deal of the King's School, ParamaUa, and he felt that he could not come to Canterbury without visiting the King's School to see whether it was worthy of so excellent a progeny. H e 110W felt quite satisfied on that ground . He had always remembered the School, by whose buildings he had been very deeply impressed, and he was very pleased to be able to revisit it. H e said that living in such s urroundings must inevitably affect ouc's after life, and he emphasised the need of the spirit of service. Lord Forster then went on to say that he 110 longer enjoyed the privilege of ordering a holiday 011 his inspection of a school, but he asked lhc Headmaster to give oue in memory of his visit, unfortunately too brief. The Headmaster agreed to give au extra day at lhe eud of the summer holidays. Lord Forster was then heartily cheered.

844

THE CANTUARIAN PLAYING FIELDS FUND. SUnSCRJ PTIONS

PRo ~n Slm

OR RECEI VED FROM 17TH MARC U TO 3 0TH JUNE,

Lie ut .-Colonel1\{. F itzgera ld Scott Venerable Archdeacon H . 1.. Cook l\f. Hart, Esq . Rev. A. P . H all E . G. Sharpe, I~sq , O. L ane, I<~s CJ . .. , ...

C. H . MOllntstephcns. I':sq. A. I,ow, l~sq . '" ... Dr. F . Wacher F . S. J..ovatt. Esq . H . W cstrOI1, Esq.

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(with further

promise) ...

Wallis, Esq. ... Dr. 10'. M. Blumer J. A. Hardie, Esq. Rev. Canon J . Frcwer C. S. Crawford, I~sq. T. T inller, Esq. .0. R. C. S . Baker, r~sq. W. R. Macknc!'s, Esq. .0. H . C. ?!f. Pi tts, Esq. ... T. H. Gi ll ett, General G. J . H . ullins, C.n. Mr. and Mrs. R E. Mizen J. A. Higham, Esq . Capt. \V. E. Dean ... C. A. S. Will iams, nsq. It.

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The Rev. r. T. F ield H. n. Conrchcc, Esq. Mrs. Gnrdincr Capt. (~. J. Ucclcs (anuually for 5 years) o. A. n. Kent, Esq. A. Gillibrand , Esq. (annu ally t ill (mUlcr no tice) Mrs. K. H ards C. R oche , Esq.

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'I'HE CANTUARI AN THE SCHOOL. Captain of the School : House Monitor Head of I/angley House Head of Holme Honse Captain of Day Boys ...

J . W. POOtE.

G. J. G. IlI't1". A. C. S. ADAMS. C. M. MARTIN. R. O. CROUCH.

M ONl1'ORS-

W . Poor,F., G. J . G. PITT, A. C. S. ADAMS, J. A. G. SCO'I'r, J. H. GILI,INGTON. C. H. FRENO, C. M. MARTIN, R. A. W . BINNY, W. D'A. :M AVCOCK, J. E. P'UNTIMAN, J . 1I.L G. COOK,

Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain

of of of of of

B. SPEAIUIAN.

J. J.

Football Boats Cricket Games Fives

M. W. R. A. R. A.

G. COOK. POOI.E. \V. n INNY. W. BINNV.

E. FENTlMAN.

EDITORS 011 THE" CANTUARIA.N"-

W. Poor.E, G.

G. PI'tT,

H. Grr.r.l NCTON, C. H . FRENO.

H ON. SECRE'l'AKY 011 Till<: " CANTUARJAN " -

C. H'. FRENO. SPOR'l'S COMl'onTTEn.-

Presidetd: I . C.

W . Poor.E,

BENDAI,r" EsQ.

M. G. COOK, R. A. W. BINNY, C. G. A . PARIS, J. A. G. Scon, J. E. FEN'tIMAN.

B. SPEARMAN,

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES. R. A. FrNNIs.-Entered School, Sept., '23 (I .K.S., Jan ., '23); 1st XL, '26, '27 ; Sports Colours, '27, '28 ; Sixth Form, J an., '27 ; Monitor, Seplo, '27; 1st XV., '27. J . B. BOO'l'H .- E utered School, Jun., '24; SixUI F orm , July, '27 ; 1st XV., '27 ; Monitor, J nn., '2R. H . W. E . J ONJ!.S.- Elltered School, Sept., '24; 1st XV., '26, '27; Sports Colours, '28. F . E. 1:Ilr.r..- Entered School, Sept., '23 (I .K .S. Jan ., '2 1); Fivcs Colours, '28. J . B. BASSlt'l'T.-Entercd School, Sept., '25 (J .K .S., Sept., '23); Sports Colours, '28.

VALETE. ] . R. N. C. Dudgeon, D. A. BUllcombe.

SALVETE. R . C. Fergusson , A. H . Kassimoff, R. D. Foord KelC'ey, G. C. Jukson, P . Y. Bowell, II. C. Byrue, A. D . Dawson, K. W. Stevens, R. C. H. Lovelace, R. M. Marshall, J . P. Cook,

J. C. Nott.

THIl CANTUARI AN

847

SCHOOL NEWS . Congratulati ons to J. being appointed a Mollitor.

n. Spearman

all

Also to A. G. C. BClll1ctt, R. A. W. Binny, G. W. Gray, P H. Hemcry and C. J . n. Murray on being promoted to the Sixth Form .

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Congratllia tions to t he following 011 receiving titeir Cricket Colours after th(' Enstboumc match : 2nd XJ.-A. A. Egerton Jones, D. R. Collyer,

H. S. C. Fish, J . A. G. Scot.t.

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At the r eqlte~t of Sir D'Arc\' Power the School was givcn a d ay's ho UduY. This 'was added on to t he half-tenn exeat, which begau on Friday iustead of Saturday.

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The K ing's Scholarships have been rearranged this term. The former Probationers nrc known as Juniors; the old Juniors nrc now call ed Sen iors. The old Senior Scholarships have ceased to exist.

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The Schoolroom and Study Passage have been repainted. The visibility ill the latter has been g reatly imp roved.

After th e Highgate match : 1st XL- A. C. C. Beunctt, J . E. 1". T.. ane. 2nd X I .-G. I.e 1<", P ayne, l". A . P. Wetherall, 1. G. I-'". 'v. Roberts, C. hI. Martin, F. R . Ramp.

" H oddeTs" h as been re-papered and painted throughout. One of the wards h as been converted iuto a dormitory.

After t h e St. Lawrence, R nmsgntc, match:

On E mpire Day there wa.s a Church Parade. After the se rvice t he Corps marchcd past the PIag , which was just inside the C.hristchurch Gate .

1st XL- A.. E. C. Bredin , H . S. C. Fish, J. A. G. Scott, A. A. Egerton J ones. 2nd XI.-R. H. A. Wild, r.. S . Jeffrey, C. S. Booty. P . C. Williams.

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And to the following 011 receiving the ir Boating Colours after the St. A lIgliStill C'S race : 2nd lV. -J . D. Nettleton, I . L. Hall, W. d 'A. M aycock , A. C. S. Adams, M. T.

Lord. F.

J. Wallis.

After the Medway R.C . race : 1s t IV. ·- J. D. Nettleton , A. C. S. Adams, w. d 'A. Maycock, J . E. F cntim311, D. O. WWUa ll .

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Also to the following 011 receiving their Fives Colours : 1st Pair: F. E . HUl, J . M. G. Cook.

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There was au annoying block ill Sun Street which held up the Corps on its way back to t he School. Fivc policemen h ad skilfully intertwined an as~ortcd collection of cars aud lorries. They were standing: regarding th eir handiwork whcn the Corp~ arrived. After a little tlllpi casullt ness we formed two deep and fo rced onr way through .

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The Gcneral Inspection of the O.T .C. took place on Jllue 28th. The Inspectiug Officer was Colo nel J acksou, C.M.G .. D.S.O .• C.R .E ., Eastern C.ommand.

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Several of the masters took part in J o11n Masefield's Mystery Play, performed in the Cathedral some weeks ago. P oole performcd very ably 011 the bells and as s ub-conductor.

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848

'Vorthy of mention nre th(' two Il11Ulcless alld self-effacing: c100T-OPCU("TS and a lso the "siJ:(lIal section" who werc stationed at variOlls salient points to warn the belltingcrs of the end of the performance.

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The School attended the Dress Rehcars~l. but 1I0t being given good places could 110t fll lly appreciate it. I·'or some reason ullkuoWII 110 scats were reserved fOT the School by t he Cathedral a u thorities, and ns we had 110 waming of this, all the good places were occupied before we orrived.

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Between the periormances JUallY strangelygarbed figures were to be seen in the cloisters

and on the Green Court.

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yOllllg ladies attraclecllUllch attention. Clegg as a business mnll and Booth as a man-about_ lown were good.

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The Halls' play ("as lranslated from the French by M, Hugo") was extremely fUllny. Pilcher, ns a pscudo-doctor, devised with Roberts:'! Illost drastic mcdicine for the latter's aunt. This lady, who was represented first, by Brooke and late r by divers bits of meat, had n very sti cky time ill lhe hands of these two villains.

Langley !-Tonse gnve n " broadcast p iny" involving 110 acting, bllt dependillg entirely upon the dialogue , The vocal e."{pressions, au which of course the success of the play hUllg, were excellent, but unfortunately inaudible at the back of the ball.

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' Vc welcome vcry heartily Clinch, our new crickcl conch . He is always greatly hI evidence at the nets and fills very well a long felt waut.

Frelld regaled the audience with sundry imitations and Olver, struggling with a refractory moustache, sang a comic song,

The Parry Library is now open to every· one afler tea. ,

Work all tile Playing I·'jelds is going on fast. The School provides squads of labou rers, tell at a time, to help with the levelling,

The Rag Concert took place a ll t he even· ing of April 2nd. BOUI t he acting and the Illake· up in the Studies' play were excellent. Robertson] , and Robertsl, as beautiful

The School is next term to take over the hOllse in the Precincts whi ch was Miuor Canon })sutridge's (No. 27).

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ATHLETICS. DAY

BOYS'

S'l'EEPLECHASE.

The Aunual Day Days' Steeplechase was rULI au tile last day of the Easter Term. The competitors this year were fewer than usual. but the race was interesting. Though tile weather was fine the course was fairly heavy owing to previous rain , :Por the second time Fiuuis (scratch ) won quite easily , in 28 mins. 23 sees., and although the time was poor, he was IIOt prcssed at all. Broughton (I minute) finished second. I min . 23 sees. later and was closely foll owed by Foster (I mill . IS sees.) . Next ill order came Egcrton J ones (2 mins. 30 secs.) , l~lIdga rd (1 min . 45 sccs.) and Wood (2 mins.) The cup. given by A. K. 'Mowll, Esq., was presented by Mrs, Egerton J ones.

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849

THE SPORTS. The Sports this year were held 011 March 21st and 221ld. On the first day there was a ve ry cold wiud blowing with r ain contillualty threatening. On the second day, however, t he conditions were better and slightly faster ti lUes were recorded.

F IRST DAY . 8.

LoNG J UMP (Open ).

1st. 2nd.

J . A. G. Scot t (S).

Length: 17 ft. 11 ius. and Scott both fail ed Lo j ump as well ns t h ey did last year, losing a good d eal of lcngtll by 110t jumping high enough. 2. QUAR'tER MU,l! (Under 16i) H eats.

J oues

l""oster , Pilcber and Whi ttaU

W a ll

their

beats, P ilc her doiug t he best tim e of 60 sees. 3. 100 YARDS (Open) Semi-fin al. Seott l WOIl his heat i ll 11 sees., F ish and Bredin both winning theirs in 11t sees. 4. QUARTBR Mrr.E (Under 15) Heats. J o11nston, Randrup and Scott! won their heals. R3udrttp doing t he good time of 65

sees.

HURDr.ES (OpCll). As there were o uly five competitors. Martin d r ew a bye iuto lhe fi n nl, and t he re mainder ran off a heat which J ones1 WO II in 22 sees. 6. 100 YARDS (Unde r 15) Scmi-final.

Bancroft, R alldrnp and Scott2 won t heir heats, B a nc roft doing t he ve ry good time of 11 i sees. R ancIrup and Scott2 WOll ill 12 a mi II } sees resp ec tively. All t hese t imes broke t he record of 121 sees. established by A. L.

H ill and A. R . R. Kent. QUARTER Mu.n (Open). R. A. Flu ms (M). 2nd. A. E. C. Brewu (M). 3rd. H. W. E. J ones (M) a ud R. O. Crouch (He). Time: 601 sees. Fjlluis led aU the way round, pressed hard by DrOOiu. Crouch fin ished strongly to be equ al thir d. 7.

1st.

HIGH J UMP (Under 16 . ). A. R. R . K ent (G). P . C. Williams (H) . Height: 4 ft . Gt in s. Ken t j umped well, but only wou by n narrow margin. 9. QUAR'l'I.;R MIT,U (UncleI' 15) Fina L 1st. M. Rand rnp (II). 2nd. P. H. G. Scott (Ai). Time: 69t sees. Raudrup wall fai rly easily, in modera te lime considering the condit io ns. 10. HAtll MU.E (Under 16,). 1st. J. B. Bassett (H ). 2nd. J . E. F. Lane (S). 3rd. R. M. Clarke (He). Time: 2 mins. 201- sees. Bassett ran strongly in very good time, and Lane, though a good second, was never dangerous. Clarke ran well [or third place . II. 220 YARDS (Open) Heats. Dredin, H illl, Nettleton a nd Scott I WOll t heir hents, while Collyer and Cook 1 deadheated for fi rst place ill t heirs. The best time was Scott's-261- sees. 12. 220 YARDS (Under 16i) Se mi- fi nnl. 111 t his race, Kell tl a ud Pilcher won t heir heats, K ent doing t he better t ime of 261 sees. ONE M II,U (Open). 13. 1st. R. A. 1"il1l1is (M). 2nd. D. S. W. Gordon (H k). 3rd. F. R. Hamp (He). 4th. D. O. Whittall (Hk). Time: 5 mins. 18t sees. After rather a slow first half Finnis and Gordon came to t he front, and Fiullis went away to win fairly easily from Gordon in poor time. Hnmp fiuished strougly, but was a bad third.

1st. 2nd.

H . W. E. J ones (M.)

850

THE CANTUARIAN SECOND DAY .

220 YARDS (Open) Semi-final. Brediu and Scotti both WOll their heats iu

25t sees. 2.

Hunor,ES (Open) Final. C. M. Martin (Hk). R. H. A. Wild (He). Time: 2 J sees. Martin WO Il fairly easily ill poor time . The sty le I:I howu was Hot us good as that of last year. Wild wou ld have doue conside r~ ably belter if he h ud attempted "3'5." 3. QUAl\'.rl~R MU,L'; (Uuder 16!) Filial. 1st. P. E. Pilcher (8). 2nd. G. J. Posler (e). Time: 61 i sees. Pilcher wall easily in moderate time which he could probably have improved if pressed. 4. 100 YARDS (Open) Final. 1st. J. A. G. Scott (S). 2nd. A. E. C. Bredln (M). Time: 11 sees. Scott, after Il good start, wcut away to Will by n few feeL, fi.uishing strongly . Bredin ran well for second place. 5. 220 YAlms (Under 16t) Final. 1st. A. R. R. Kent (G). 2nd. R. S. J. Bnllcxoft (C). Timo,' 251 sees. Kent led frolll the first , but was pressed till the finishing stmight, when he went away to win iu the vcry good time of 25f secs. 6. BleIl Ju~ll' (Open) . 1st. R . H . A. Wild (He). 2nd. J. A. G. Scott (S). H~igM,' 4 ft. 11-1- ins. Wild and Scott both jUlUped well aud it was a keculy-colltested event. The standard was solUewhat higher than that of last year. 1st. 2nd.

100 YARDS (Under 15) Final. 1st. M. Randrop (ITk). 2nd. R. S. Bancroft (C). Tim~,' 11t sees. A very close race run ill good time.

8. 100 YARDS (Under 16i) Semi-fina1. Whittnll l, Pilcher and Keut l all won t heir heats, Kent doing th e exeelleut t ilUe of li t sees. 9.

IÂˇJAI,p Mir,E (Open).

1st. 2nd. 3rd.

R. A. Plnul, (M). J. B. Bnssett (He.) D. S. W . Gordoll (Hk.) 1'1m~,' 2 mins. 20t sees. . Finuis wenl into the lead at the end of the first lap and won ill lUoderate time. Bassett ran very well to take second place. GordOll finished strongly. HURDr,J~S

10.

(Under 161).

1st. 2nd.

M. Ralldrup (Hk.) J. G. W. Charuaud (He). Tim~,' 23 sees. As there were only two en trants for this race there were no heats. Raudrup wall fairly easily in poor time. 220 YARDS (Open)

11.

1st. 2uc1.

I~il1a 1.

J. A. G. Scott (S).

A. E. C. Brc(lin (Ai). Timo.- 25} secs. Scott from iusicle place took the lead, and fuulling all Utc ropes, held it t hroughout, to wiu by a couple of yards. 12.

I.oNG JUMP (Under 16i). 1st. A. R. R. Kent (G). 2nd. AI. Raudrup (Hk.) [.ellgU,.- 19 ft. It ins.

THE CAN1'UARIAN Kent jum ped very well and was only au inch short of A. L . ruU's record of 19 ft. 21 ins.

13.

100 YARDS (Under 16t) Final. 1st. A . R . R . Kent (G). 2nd. D. o. Whittall (Hk.) and G. F oster (C).

Time : Kent wou easily in

lIt

sees.

~ecord

time.

14 .

85 1 TUTOR MILE.

(l) Martlets (R. A. Finnis, A . E . C. Bredin. H. W . E. J ones, R. L . S . Bennett) , (2) Cbonghs, (3) Gryphons, (4) H erolls. (5) Swallows, (6) H awks. Time: 4 millS. 1 sec. Brcdin gave the Martlets a good lead in the first lap, upon which !"innis improved ill the last lap. winning easily from the Choughs who in turn were well a bead of the Grypholls.

The Tutor Set competition resulted ns follows :-

Open.

I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SWAr.r.ows

CHOUGHS

MAR'rtBTS HAWKS

HERONS

GRVPnONS

... ... ...

... ...

...

... ...

... ... .. .

...

... ... ...

...

159 54 68 67 12 16

TRIANGUT.AR

Under 16i.

29 22 17 46 18

Under 15.

Total.

4 16 -

163 99 90 84 58 38

SPORTS .

T he Triangular Sports took place on March 28th, on the St. Lawrence Ground, Cant erbury, instead of at Ramsgate. St. Lawrence were uufortunately ill quarantine, but t hey did manage to send over a team. Dover, who won for the second time since the sports were started , with the record tota l of 49 points, ar e to be congratulated 011 their performances. The times for the Quarter l\{ile and Relay might have been very lUuch improved upon with keener competition. Condi tions became steadily worse, rain making the grass very slippery for the jumpers and hurd lers. The Final Scores were :Dover College St. Lawrence College King's School, Canterbury

49 points

31 6

852 I.

THE CAN'r UARIAN 100 YARDS.

1st. F. P. Hall (Dover). 2nd. D. E. Fox (Dover). Tim e,' IO! sees. Dover began t he meeting well by securing all the points possible ill this event . The grou nd was at Its best for this race. After several fa lse starts both School strings got away badly, neither being able to make u p tlt e lost ~ro llll d. Hall beat Fox by about I yard, Scott being third. 2.

HIGH J UMP.

1st . K , W. Martin (St . Lawrence). 2nd. F. W. Goodbody (Dover). Height: 5 ft. I t ius. J 111llping took plnce in rain which made the take-off very slippery. Mattin, the St. Lawrence 1st String of last year, won by. three-quarters of an illCh, Wild failing at Sft. 3.

QUAR'tER MlLIt

1st. II, P . Hall (Dover). 2nd. R. A. Wccley (Dover) .

Time: 55 sees. Iu this race again, as in the first event, Dover secur('d both places. The School team fell back CJll ite ncar thc beginning and never recovered the, gro und lost. Tbc Dover pair took t he lend illllll cdintely a fter tlte first corncr nnd hcld it. 4.

l\{l['J:I;.

1st. J. M. I4 0cket (St. Lawrence). 2nd. G. D'ElbollX (Dover). 3rd. R. A. Fil1uis (K .S.C.) Tlm lJ: 4 mins. 57i sees. Au exciling race bctween Lockett and O'ElbOllX, D' Hlbollx just lacking the necessary .. bi t over" to pass Lockett who had taken the lead at the beginning of the third lap. Finnis mn very well for tltird place and must have considerably improved npon his time ill the School Sports.

HURDr.ES.

1st. E. H. Arkell (St. Lawrence). 2nd. G. O. W. Burt (Dover). Time: 17. secs. The time was au improvement ou that of rccellt years, but the School pair were some distance beh ind. Galloway fell at the last hurdlc wh cn he was a good secoud; bis second s lriug , however, was just behiud, a ud Dover still sec ured th ree points. 6.

L ONG J UMP.

1st. 2nd .

r".

W. Goodbody (Dover). J. H. Hewitt (St. Lawrence). Lc"gJh: 20 ft. 9 ios. In lhis evcnt Goodbody made au exceptionally good jump., Hewitt, who secured second place, did not come within a foot of him. Neitlter Jones nor Kent showed the form they did ill the School Sports. 7.

H.Ull M,lLE.

1st. 2nd.

J. M . J . D.

IAckett (St. Lawrence). Bradford (Dover). T,mtJ: 2 millS. 14 sees.

This race was fou ght out betweeu Lockett and BrncUord, uobod y else appearing to have much chalice of wiuning from the start. Bassett. Ilowever, rtIlUling with excellent sty le, came In a good t hird .

HAT,II l\'[U,I~ Rm.AY.

1st. Dover. 2nd. King's School, Canterbury. TimlJ: I miu . 401 sees. The School drew inside statiou. Booth, starting well, held a lead for haU the distance, whell he was passed; lhe School lost uo more ground until the end of Brecliu's lap. wben a slow fini sh 011 o ur part and au exceUellt take-over by Hall increased Dover's lead to 15 yards . This Dover kept, St. Lawrence being third by the sam e amOllnt.

THE CANTUARIAN

. .. ~ 10

Dover Co llege

!~ I B

-7 - -1

I-S -·t-.-r,-n-w-re-n-ce- -Co- Il-e-ge- -.-..- .. -. . - - .:-

THE T E AM . I.

J. A , G . Scott .

A. E. C. Drediu .

fIigh j1l»JI>1. J. E . Fentiman.

R . H . A. Wild .

Quart" M ilel. 2.

H . W . E . Jones. R. O. Crouch.

I. 2.

R . A. Finuis . D . S. ,v. Gordon. F. R. H amp .

Mile-

H1,rdles-

Long

C. M. Martin.

R . H . A. W ild .

Jump1. 2.

I S

I 7

~ ~ :t

-1- 3 10

s ~

r -:w--

1 .__ I-=-!-=-I-=-~-I--~--

100 Y aYds-

...

L~L~L 3 -I=~ ~1--3-1 --

I_K_ i_ ug _·S_S_c_" oo_ 1 __ .._.____ .. .___ ._.._.______,____

853

H . W . E. Jones . A . R . R . K ent .

Half MileI. J. B. Bassett. 2. R. A. Finnis.

Half Mile RelayI. J. B. Booth . 2. 3.

A . R . R. K en t. A. E . C. Bredin .

J. A. G. Scott .

TH E CANTUARI AN

854

CRICKET . U ST DA'n;.

OF .F IXTURES, I GROUND

OPPONEN'l'S.

1928 . RUNS l:OR.

RUSUI:r.

- 1sl lUll.

2nd

RUNS AGAINS'l'-:-

1st Inn.

lUll,

I 1928.

F I RST

15 22 31 6 Tues., 12 Wed., 13 Tues .. 19 Tues., 26 Sat., 30 Tues.,) l;iy 3 ?:nes.,May l ues. , .. Thurs., Wec1., J t;;lC

...... ..

Thurs., .. Tucs., Sat., "

10 28

XI.

Rev. A. S. Alayne's XI. ......... .... St. 14awrcllce C.C ....... . .............. St. Lawrence " Thursday" XL ... :M crchaut Taylors' School. ..........

26 29 30 6 19 3

Wye College 2nd XL ............ . .. H erne Bay College 1st X L ..... . .. St. Edmu nd's School 2nd X L .. .. St. Augustinc's Collcge 1st X l.. .. St . Edmund 's School 2nd XL .... Dover College 2nd X L ..... ......... . C OLT S

Tues.,May 29 Sat., J uue 23

Away

Coutt's Dank ................. . ........... Home A,way Away

St. Edmund's School.. .......... ...... Hnstbollrne College ............... ... . Highgate School. .................. ... . Wyc College .... . .. ..................... Dover Collcgc .................... ....... Chartha11l Asylum ..................... St. I,awrcllce Collegc, Ramsgate O.K.S ............. .. .. ................. S ECO N D

Sat., May Tues., Wed ., " W ed ., ]I;;IC Tues., " T ues. ,) uly

Home Home Home

\VOIl

Scratched Lost 189 for 9 Drawn 139 for 6

175 231 100 110

Won

"'ou Lost

rcc,-

195 for 5 284 for I

129

, --

125 105 for 2 Il8 for 2

Home l.ost Away Drawn 199 150ror6 1 Away WOIl 187 70 Away .............. . â&#x20AC;¢... .... .. . .. ....... .... ............ Honte ..... ......... . .. ........... ............ .............

HOllll"

----

............ ... .........

............, ..... .. .... .... ............. ............ ...... ... ... .

X I.

Awny Home Away Awny Home H ome

Lost Lost WO II

Lost Lost Drawn

16 50 126 [or 5 76 58 96 [or 8

14 44

190 fo r 9

125 48 105

-dec.

139 fo r 8 200 for 7 dec.

XI.

Herne Bay College 2ud XI. .. ..... Away Dover College Colts XI. ............ Away 1st XL-Matches Played, 9 Xl.- Matches Played, 6 Colts XL-Matches Played, 2 ~l1d

165 for S Idee:.....

2nd 'lu ll,

Lost

WOll, 4

Lost, 3

WOll, I \VOll , 0

I.ost. 4 I.ost, 2

Drawn, 2. Drawll, 1. Drawu, O.

15 1 for 5 dec.

THE CAN'!'UARIAN 1ST

855

XI. MATCHES.

KING·S SCHOOL CANTERBURY v. REV. A. S. MAYNE·S X I. Played on the St. LawrCllce Ground on May 15th, the School winning easily. Th e School b atted fi rst . After a useful stand of 4S by Crouch and Benllett, the latter was bowled by Dendall who took two more wickets ill the same over. Paris then joined Crouch, and the score was raised to 106 before Crouch was dismissed after making a very good innings of 56. Paris COlli ilmcd to give a very pleasing display of batting and a.t t he fall of h is wick et the innings was declared. Our opponent.'! ltad tluder two hours left for their i1l11ings and the School bowlers, aided perhaps by the poor lig ht, managed to dismiss th em in time for the small score of 49, Paris taking six wickets for 2 1 runs. KING·S SCHOOL. R. O. Crouch, c Simpson, b Harris....... ... A. G. C. Beuuett, b Bendall.................. A. C. Goold. b Bendall..................... .... R . A , W. Binny. b Bendall.................... C. G. A. Paris, b Harris.......... .... .......... J. P . Wyntt, c D enn , b Finn .. .. .. ,...... .... A. P . H , Cardew, b Finu..................... .. D. R , Collyer, c Harri s, b H eyman......... I". R . Hamp, b Heyman ................ ........ J. G. F. 'V. Roberts, not ant................. J. E. F . Laue, did not bat. Extras ........ ,",........................ . ...

REV. A. S. MAYNE·S XI. 56 15 0 0 53 0

R . S. Mount, b Paris...... .................... G. A . Simpson, c Binny, b Paris........... I. C. Beudall, c Goold, b Paris... ....... .. .. J. B. H arris, c Collyer, b Paris.............. Capt. Heyman, b 'Vyatt.............. .. .... .. J . Dean, b Bil1lly............... .. ...... .. ..... .. M. I"iun , c Lane, b Paris. ..................... A. E. C. Dredill, b Wyatt.. .................. A. A. Egerton J oues, not out................. A. S. A'l ayne, c Goold, b Paris................ T. ~'kVey, retired hurt. Extras................ . .. . . ..... .. . .. . .. ....

T otal (9 wkts.) .. .... .............. ..... 165

'rotal............... .... . .. ..............

I 8 5 22

9 4

10 8 2 4 2 I

5 1 3 49

K I NG'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v. ST. I,AWRENCE •• TH URSDAY .. • Played on the St. Lawrence Ground on Thursday, May 3 1st and resulting ill a Will for St. I#awrence "Thursday," wh o scored 195 (or five wickets. the School making 189 fo r nine wickets, dedared . The School batted first and conld do vcry little willi the bowling of H arris and Dutllall , the runs coming slowly at Erst. Beunett was soon out and the second wicket fell when the score was 14. The scoring then became a good deal faster; Crouch played a very SOUlld and patient innings of 76 before he was st umped whell/'umping out to Murrin, and Paris made a useful 35, while niuuy's short but foreefu! innings 0 · 24 included five 4 '5. The School declared after uine wickets had fall en, audSt. Lawrence" Thursday" wcnt in after ten having an hour nud three-quarters to make the runs. The School bowlers, with the exception o f Laue, did not seem to trouble onr opponents in the least and the scoring was very fast. Lane was not put on till the match was nearly over, but he took two wickets for 16 rUll S.

856

THE CANTUARIAN

KING'S SCHOOl.. R. O. Crouch, s t , b Murrin.. ...... ... ....... . . A. G. C. Bennett, C and b Dntnall .... .. .. " A. C. Goold, c Stringer, b Harris............. C. C. A. P aris, c Harrison, b H owell ........ R. A. W. Binny, c Faraday, b Murrin..... D. R. Collyer, run ont............... ........... J. G. F. 'V. Roberts, c H owell, b Murrin . H . S. C. F ish, c Brett, b'Murrin ..... ,.... . .. 1'-, R. H alllp. b Murrill..................... .. .... A. A. Egerton J ones, not ont....... ......... J. :B~. F. Lane, n ot QuL........ ............... Extras ......... ...... "................ ..... ..

76 1 5 35 24 0 5 II 0 2J 0 11

Total (5 wkts ,) .............. "." ...... 189

ST. I ,AWRENCE "THURSDAY . G. F. Howell, c Croll ch , b Lane........... ... W. Dutuall , c Bi1ll1Y, b Paris.... ......... . . . M. S. F araday, b Collyer"".. ....... ...... . . W. Harrison, not out........... ... .. .......... R. C. 1\faylam, cHamp, b Lane .. " ..... ,," J. B. Murrin, rUll out............ .. ....... .. .. ,v. Brett, not out ... ......... "....... .. .. ..... .. J . B. Harris A. S. Mayne . F . R . MUllk Did not bat. W. H. Stringer . Extras......... ................... ... ..... . .

50 19 52 30 14 19 2

Total (5 wkts.) .. .......... .. .. .. .. ... 195

KING'S SCHOOl" CANTERBURY â&#x20AC;˘. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. This match was played at Bellin~h a lll , all Wednesday, June 6th, and the result was a draw in favour of Ule "Merchant Taylors, who wellt in first and scored 286 for I and then took six School wickets for 139 mns. Parry and Poulton opened fo r the Merch ant Taylors' and brought the score up to 246 before they were separated by the fall of Poulton's wicket. P arry was missed in the slips off [Jane ill the first over of the match and gave one other ch ance, but h e was scoring fas t the whole time and his innings of 184 not out was a very fi ne performance. The School went in after tea wit h just uuder two hours' play left. It soon became obviolls tbat they could not make the rt111S and at one time t he position was distinctly disquieting. Cronch made a nseful 32 and Goold made 20 quite rapidly in his lIsnal polJsbed style, but they were both caught at the wicket whell they seemed set . Paris kept his eud ttp very well and batting soundly for over an honr, bad scored 35 when stumps were drawn. Fish also played well for 18 not out. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. D. M . Parry, not out.. ..................... .... .. 184 E. R. Poulton, c Paris, b Egerton Jones.. 72 K. G. Williamson, not out...... .. .... .. ...... 8 D. G. Spurling ) B. C. R . Stevens J. Httskisson Did n ot bat. J . I . Wildash C. D. Eden W. M. Crocker L. T. Wilkins F. W. English Extras....... ............. . .. ....... .... ...... 22 Total (I wkt.) .. .. .. ...... , .. .. .... ... 286

KING'S SCHOOl,. A. G. C. Dennett, b Crocker .. ....... ....... R. O. Crouch , c English, b Williamson. A. C. Goold, c English, b Parry............. C. G. A. Paris, not out..... .. ............. . .. R. A. W. Binny, b Williamson............. D. R . Collyer, Ibw, Wildasb. ....... .. ... .... J . G. F . W. Roberts, b Parry........ .. ..... H. S. C. Fish, not out............ .......... .. . J . P. Wyatt A. A. Egerton J ones fDid not bat. J. E. F . Lane Extras..... . ..... ........ .................. .

12 32 20 35 0 16 0 18

Total (6 wkts.) .......... ...... .. .... 139

'I'HE CAN'fUARIAN

857

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. COUTT'S BANK. Played on the St. Lawreuce Ground on June 12th, the School winning by 46 mus. BhUlY wou the toss aud the School went in Lo bat au a good wicket against the bowling of Bryan Bnd Fevcz. The School started badly aud two wickets soou fell for 5 rUllS. None of the School batsmen stayed iulong before luuch, Bryan 's bowling largely accouuting for their failure . The eigbUl wicket fell for 66 runs, but at the fall of the next wicket the score had reached 152, Egerton Jones and Bredill being responsible for this excellent uinth wicket stand. I~gertoll J on es made 57 (including twelve 4's), and Bredin 45 110t out: aud the School innings was declared closed with the score at 175 for nine wickets. COlltt'S Bank went ill shortly after 3.30 and all their batsllll::ll, with the exception of Black, were d ismissed quite chenply. The School fielcling was renlly brilliant, n;gel' ton Jones, Goold nud Bennett all holding very good catches. The whole side was out for 129 runs, Wyatt having bowled well to take 4 for 35 and Paris 2 for 18. KING'S SCHOOL. A. G. C. BelUlett, b Bryan................ .... .. 0 R . O. Crouch, c Black, b Bryan............... I A. C. Goold, b Bryan.................... . .... .. .. 14 C. G. A. Paris, c Robertson, b Bryan...... 16 R. A. W. lliullY, C Gunll, b Sercombe...... 13 0 D. R. Collyer, Ibw Bryan.... .. .. ...... . .... .. J . P. Wyatt, c Foster, b Sercoll1be.......... 4 H . S. C. r''ish, c l"oster, b Sercoll1be.... .. ... 12 A. A. Egerton Jones, b Fevez................. 57 A. E. C. Brcdiu, Ilot OUt........... .. .......... 45 0 J . E. F. Lane, b Fevez............................. J. G. 1". W . Roberts, c Robertson, b Bryan 4 Extras.... . ... ... ............................. 9

COUTTS BANK. C. C. Glutn, C Egerton J ones, b Lane..... E. w. D. Skinner. b Laue..................... C. K . Black, c Fish, b Binny................. G. Foster, b Wyatt... ........ ...... ... .. ... .... R.A.Robertson,c Crollch,b Egerton Jones R. Bryan, c Bennett, b Paris................ C. H. Cockman, c Bredin. b Paris.......... C. S. Shirley, c Goold, b Lane................ C. W. Pogue, c HeWlett, b Wyatt...... .... C. G. L. Hibberd, Ibw Wyatt.......... ... .... D. J . I"evez, b Wyatt...... ...................... . H . 'V. G. SercolUbe, not out..... .... .... ... Extras...................... ..... ...........

l Âˇotal................ .. .... .. ..... .. ....... 175

KING'S SCHO OL, CANTERBURY v. ST.

8 5 42 5 13 5 8 13 5 10 I 1 13

Total. .................. ........ . . ...... . 129

~:DMUND'S

SCHOOL.

Played all t he St. Edll1\Uld's Grolllld. on Wednesday, June 13th, and resulting ill a will for the School by 106 rU IlS. Tbe School went ill first and batted for all hour before lunch , when the score stood at 49 for one wicket. After lunch Crouch and Goold both completed their half-centuries, and the score had reached 124 before tbey were separated. Goold was caught ill the deep field after a very well-played innings of 68. Crouch was out not long after. baving batted patiently for over two hours. The next three batsmen all made rUllS, ninuy scoring 3 1 in his usual rapid way. After he was out the wickets fell quickly and the whole side was out for 231. St. Edmund's batted for abou t half-au-h our before tea and scored mus very quickly, Symonds playing the School bowling with great ease. After tea, however, Symonds was out lbw to Egerton Jones with a score (including twelve 4'8) of 54. NOlle of the otber St. Edmund's batsmen made many runs aud the side was all out for 125. Egerton loues was bowling very well aud took six wickets for 40 rUllS; Paris also bowled well to take 3 or 41 .

858

THE CANTUARIAN

KING'S SCHOOL. R. O. Crouch, c WalCord, b Smith........... A. G. C. Bennett, b Smith.. .... .............. A . C. Goold , c Slllith, b Rnshtcigh .... -. .... . C. G. A . P a ris, b Smith. ................. A. R C. Bredill. !lin out............. ........... R . A. W, ninuy. c Stowe, b Smith.. A. A. Egerton J ones, c Stevens, b Smith. D. R . Collyer, st Anthony. b Smith. ..... .. J. P. Wyatt, c Hawthorn, b Smith. .. ... ... ~-r. S. C. I" ish. c Authony, b S mi th ....... .. J. J:~. P . l inne, not out ... ".......... .......... I~xtrns ........ , ........ , ...... ,., .. .. . ,. .. . . . .

62 9 68 17 20 31 0 8 0 2 3 11

'f otal. .. ................. . ........ ...... ... 23 1

ST. EDMUND'S. A. W. Symonds. Ibw, Egerton Jones ... . . J. Rnshlcigh, C Bud b Paris ... ........... _... . H. C. B . Anthony, c and b Paris ......... . E. T. Stevens, b Egerton J ones ............ . J . Hawthorn, b r~gerton Jones ...... ...... . C. R A. Mason, Ibw Egerton J ones ...... . J. Orpwood, c F ish, b Egerton Jones ... .. A. P. Smith, c N iuuy, b Paris .... .. n. J . Walford, run out.. ......... .. B. C. Stow, b Ege rton Jones ... . D. W . Thompson, not out.. ...... ......... .. I!~tras .. . ............. . .... .... . . .

54 3

16 6 10 6

o 4

5 8 4

Total .......................... ... ..... . . 125

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. EASTBOURNE COLLEGE. The School played Eastbourue College, at Eastbourne, on Tuesday, June 19th and were beaten by eight wickets. . Bhmy had his usual luck with the toss and the School batted first on a good wicket, but could do very little with the bowling of Brook and Bowyer. Crouch was ont after haU·an· hour's play with the score at 25. Three more wickets fell before IUllch was taken with the score standing at 59. Beullett, who batted well. had made 23. This position was n ot very encouraging. aud after lunch the score jnst reached three figures when the tenth wicket fell. E ngland had bowled very well to take three School wickets for 13 rUIlS. The weather spoilt the Eastbourne College inuings aud made matters difficult for our bowlers. Bridgewater was out to a really good ball from ninny find t he score stood at 64 when the m atch had to stop temporarily, after an hour's play. b ecause of the mill. Play was resumed at 5 o'clock. though it was still raining. and continued for halklll·hour, Wh Cll Eastbourne p assed th e School total rl.lld stmups were drawJl . KING'S SCHOOL. I~AS TB OURNE COLLEGE. R. O. Crouch. c Bridgewater, b Clough.. 11 n. G. W. Bowyer. Hot out... ........ ......... 43 A. C. C. Bennett, b I'~llgl alld.. 23 P. A ~ C. Bridgewater, b niuny.. 29 J . D. Cooper, rUIl out............ .. .. . ...... ... 12 A. C. Goold , Ibw Brook...... 9 6 C. G. A. Paris, Ibw Bowyer.............. ..... C . S. Brook. not out.................. ... ...... 6 A . B. C. Brediu, c aud b Brook...... 12 R. E. R. I~nglnnd R. A. \V . llinuy, b I~llglnlld.................... 9 J . R . Kiugdon I R . n . Clongh A. A. Bgertoll Jones, c.Bowyer, b Brook D. R . Collyer. c Cnrey, b England 5 P. F. J. DUllcanson Did not bat. 6 W . A . Carey J . P . Wyatt, c Duncanson. b Bowyer ..... N. n. Hunter H . S. C. I"ish, c Hunter. b Brook............. II J. E. F . I~ane. not out......................... 0 C. F . Frericks Extras........................... .. ........... 7 Extras................ . ............. . . ...... 15

Tot.!... ................... ...... .......... 100

Total (2 wkts.} .. .... . ......... ...... 105

THE CAN'l'UARIAN

859

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERIlURY v. HIGHGATE SCHOOL. The result of this 1llatcll, which wns played au the St. Lawrence Ground o n Tuesday, ] line 26th, was a win for Higbgate by eight wickets. The weather conditions were vcry disagreeable: there were frequent heavy showers th ro ughout the m atch, and rain prevented any play between 1 and 3 o'clock. There was also a very strong wind blowing down the wicket which afforded some help to the bowlers, but was very unpleasant (or the rest of the p inycrs. The School batted first, and Crouch and Benuett gave them quite n good start by scori.ng 38 for the first wicket, when Crouch was bowled by a very difficult ball from Fabian. Goold did not stay 1011g, but Bellnett aud Paris brought the score up to 69 before Bennett ran himself out. It was a great disaster to the School when Paris, who had been batting well, was also rlln out, with the score at 89, for after this the School coll apsed bad ly, the next sb, wickets only yielding 21 l'ltus. I"nbian and Walton opeued for Highgate aud scored 96 runs before they ' were separated, whell Egerton J ones caught Fabian oil Wyatt's bowling. Walton was bowled by a very good ball in Wyatt's next over, and Webster and Keeling brought the score up to 118, wheu stumps were drawn. KING'S SCH OOI_. HIGHGATE SCH OOL. R. O. Crouch , b Fabian........ .......... ....... 22 A. H. Fabian, e Egertou Jones, b Wyatt 35 W. B. Walter, b \Vyatt....................... 50 A. G. C. Beullett, rull out........... ....... . ... 27 W. H . Webster, not out.. .... ............... 17 A. C. Goold, c Reeves, b Fabian......... .... 2 C. G. A. Paris, run out......................... 28 M. G. R. Keeling, uot out................... .. 5 A. E. C. Brcdin, b Walton............ .. .. ..... 7 J. N. Parsons J . A. G. Scott, c Adlard, b Cnnmughruu.. 3 P. W. Westerby ) S. H . Adiard A. A. Egerton J oues, not out................ 8 H. S. C. Fish, b Cunningham.................. 1 J. H . D. Smith Did not bat. D. R . Collyer, Ibw Cu1Ulingham ...... ........ 3 E. W. W. CUllningham K. P . Chapman J. E. P . Lane, b Cuuningham.......... ...... 0 E. K. Reeves J. P. Wyatt. c Westerby. b Pnbiall......... 4 Exlras.... ...... ......... ..... .. ...... .. ...... 5 Extras............ ... .... . .... .. ...... . . . ... 11 Âˇfotal. ..................................... 110

Total (2 wkts.) .......... ..

118

KING'S SCl lOOI" CAN'l'lW.IlU RY v. WYE; COLLEGE. Played 0 11 t he Wye College ground 011 June 30th , and resulting in a draw. T his match, like the two before, was spoilt by mi.ll which prevented a definite conclusion frolll being renched. 'Vye batted first and Strutt was soon out, but the score was 72 before the next wicket fell and by luncll-time stood at 123 for fo ur wickets. After IUllch Paris bowled very well and took five wickets for 4 1 runs. His analysis for t he whole match was 6 for 72, aud this would have been considerably better if the School fielding had been !L little less patchy. Wye were all o nt for 199, leaving the School au hour before tea in which to make 80 ntllS for fonr wickets down. The second wicket had fallcn with the score at 60, but unfortunately Crouch and Bredin were both run out in quick succession. Crouch before he had received a ball and Bredin after batting well for 28. Thc next two wickets, however, added 53 rLlllS and with Scott and Wyatt ill together it looked as if the School might win; but raiu spoilt what l>Tomised to be a u interesting finish. Play stopped fi ually just after 6 o'clock, t he School 's score being 150 for six wickets.

860

THE CANTUARIAN

WYE COLLEGE. N . L. Tinley, b Wyatt......................... C. W. Strutt, c Crouch, b Lane................ A. H. Hnin(>s. run ont....... ................... J . M. COllinge, c and b Paris... . . ... .. .... . .. N. R. I"uggles, c ~~edill, b P.aris.............. C. M. J OC'kSOIl, c l'ISh, b Parts................. W. B. Cayley, c Cronch, b Paris........... . N. H. Sands, c JAl.Itc, b Paris.... ......... .... P . R. H. Jolin, c Bennctt, b Paris ......... .. E. L . n. Hawk!u, c Benuett, b Wyatt.. A. R . T . POlltifcx, not Ollt.,.. ........ ........ I~xtrns, ....... " .............................

46 3 17 22 47 0 18 4 21 I 0 20

Total. ...................... ............... 199

KING'S SCHOOL. A. G. C. Beunctt, b Hawkins............. ... A. E . C. Brcdin, rUll ont................... ... C. G. A. Paris. c ] ackson, b Hawkins.... R. O. Crollch, rUIl out........ .. .... .......... A. A. Egerton Jones, lbw Strutt.......... . H. S. C. Fish, b Str utt .. "..................... J . A. G. ScoU, 1I0t out....................... J. P. Wyatt, n ot out.. ..... .. ......... .. .. .... G. Le F. Payne } J . l.~. F. Lane Dic1not bat. F. A. P. Wetberal1 r~xtr{\s...... .. ... . . .... ..........

19 28 8 0 21 24 27 9

Totnl (6 wkts.) ..... .... .... ....... 150

KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v. DOVER COLLEGE. This match was played at Dover, on Tuesday, July 3rd, the School wiulling by six wickets. Binny won the toss and sent our opponents in to bat, a policy that was fully justified. None of Ule Dover College batsmen appeared .to play the School bowling with any ease and the whole side was out belore hlllch for the small total of 70 . Lane and Paris were both bowling well for the School and took three wickets for 19 and 30 runs respectively, while Wyatt in 24 overs took three wickets without having a single rUll scored 01T him. The School batted for about ten minutes before luuch, scoring 8 rUlls for the loss of Bredin's wicket. After lunch three more wickets fell for tile addition of only 28 runs, but Binlly'S very good innings of 41 altered the position of affairs, and the score rapidly rose to 9 1 before he was out to a difficult catch by Fleury. Wyatt aud Scott did not stay long, but Paris and Fish made an excellent niuth wicket stand and aclded over 70 ruus before Fish was bowled. Paris was out a little later after a very lvell p layed inllings of 44, and the School illl1ings closed for t he total of 187. Dover weut ill again after tea and the School dism issed seve n of their batsmen for 90 runs. DOVER COI.I.EGE. KING 'S SCHOOLâ&#x20AC;˘. A. C. Fleury, st Crouch , b Paris......... 15 A. C. C. Benuett, c Fry, b J~o w ....... ". 13 W. G. Low, c Laue, b Paris.............. ..... 0 A. E. C. Dredin, b Bradford.............. ... 0 D. E. Itox, e Goold, b Lane.................. 4 R. O. Crouch, b Napper.. .. ................. 11 J. C. Fry, c Crouch , b Lane.. ........... ..... 2 A. A. Egerton Jones, Ibw Low ............... 9 R. S. Davies, bLanc ...... "............. .. ...... 12 A. C. Goold , lbw F leu ry ... .. ................ 8 P. W. Goodbody, c Bennett, b Egerton J oues.................. ............................ 12 R. A. W . Binny, c Fleury, b Napper.... 4 1 J . O. Bradford, b WyatL.................... 6 C. C. A . Paris, c and b Bradford........... 44 S. J . Moore, eScott, b Wyatt.......... .. ..... 1 J . A. C . Scott, Ibw Napper.......... .. ...... 4 C. A. Collier, b Wyatt.. ............. ........... 2 J. P . Wyatt, b Napper............... .. ..... 5 R . Sneddon, c Fish , b Paris... .... .. .......... 0 H . S. C. Fish, b Collier ...................... 35 K. D . Nappe r, not out......................... 6 4 ] . E. F. Laue, not out.......................... Extras............ . . ... ...... . . . ......... . .... 10 Extras..... ... ... . ................ .. ...... . . 13 Total.... .......... ............ ..... .......

Tot.!.. .................................. 187

THE CANTUARI AN 2 ND

X I.

861

MATCH ES.

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. WYE COLl/EGE 2ND XI. P layed at Wye on May 26th, t he match resulted in an casy win for Wye. Batting fi rst 0 11 nu easy wicket they had put 011 191 for 9 by tea-time, when they declared . The School bowling was er ratic aud mostly ve ry short. The School on going in completely went to pieces and wer e nil out for 16. No Olle showed real confidence and Illost wickets were absolutely given away.

K ING'S SCH OOl, 2ND XI. v. H ER NI~ BAY CO J~I,]):GE 1ST X I. Th e School batted fi rst 0 11 a fast wicket, but were all ont for 50, Pish alone m ak ing auy stand ayail1st the bowli ng. P or I-Ierne Bay, Sherwood and Mitchell played good iuuings. E igh t 0 t heir wickets werc taken by Eger ton J ones for 60 ntus. K I NG 'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. HER NH BAY COLLEGE 1ST X L Payne, b H olland.... ....... ... . . .. . . ... ... .. . .... 4 Cad iz, Ibw I~gcr tol1 J ones....... ..... ... . ... .. 9 BrccUn, b Cadiz.......... . . ... . .. . .. . .. . . ... . .. ... 0 Sherwood , c Mar tin , b Breclin....... . . . .... 28 Scott, c EdlUett, b H olland ................... 4 Fevez, lbw Egerton J ones............... . .. ... 0 Egerton J ones, c Ward, b Cadiz.............. 2 Ward, lbw Hgerton J ones .......... ,.. .. . . .. 0 Wild, c Ujtcl.!ell , b Holland.................... I Edmett, b Bredin................. .. .. ........... 8 Clegg, c Sherwood, b Cadiz.............. .... .. 6 Smith, c Booty, b Egerton J ones........... 14 l"ish, not out............................. .. ... .. ... 2 1 Bailey, Ibw Egerton J ones.... ... ............ I Martin, c Tahir, b Shenvood................... 5 Tahir, b Egerton Jones.. ...................... 19 Wcignll , Ib", Sherwood.......................... J Mitchell, b Egerton jones......... .. ......... 26 Booty, b Sherwood..... .. .. ..... .. ..... . ..... .. . I Walker, Ibw Egerton J ones....... .. ..... .. . 0 SmUh , b Sherwood..................... .... .. .... . 2 Holland, not out.................... ....... ...... 9 Extras..... .................................. . 3 Extras ......... ,............ .. .............. II Total. ............... .. ... ... .... .. . .. .. . ..

Total. ................ . ........ . . . ... .. . . 125

KING'S SCH OOIJ 2ND Xl. v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL 2ND X I. St . Ed mund's batted fi rst, but we re uuable to cleal wit h the bowling: of Egerton j ones a nd Booty, t he former taki ng seven wickets fo r 14 . T he School's fieldi ng, however, was poor. In t he School's inuings BrecHn , Pish, Scott and I~gerto n j ones all did well off not very fonnicl ab le bowling . ST . EDMUND'S 2ND X I. 1ST 11\"'NI NCS.

Todd, Ibw Egerton J ones ............ .. ............. .. Goulden. Ibw Booty ........... .... . . .. ................. . Rivaz, Ibw Egerton J ones ........................... . Heyman. b Egerton J ones .......................... .. . Long, b Egerton J ones ...................... . ........ . Stow, c Wild, b Booty ................................. .. J ackman , run out ................ .. . ........ ... ... .... . . . . Symonds. b Egerton Jones ......................... .. Box, b Egerton Jones . ... .... . ....................... . Hebcrden , not out.. ........... .. .. ................... .. Adams. b Egerton J ones ........... .. .......... .... .. ..

2ND I NNI NGS.

2 6

o 8 I

o 6

Extras ........... ,... .................. ...... .... ..... .

Total... .... .. ... ..... ..... .. .... ... . .. ..... ... ..

luvnz, b Booly ..... ....... .. ..... Heyman, b Booty..... .. .................. Sy monds, ct Scott, b Wild ....... . ...... Stow, not out................... .. .. ..... .. Goulden, not ont.......................... Todd Long J ackmnn Did not bat . Box ( Heberdcll Adams J Extras.......... .. .. ..... . .. . ....... ... ..

0 17 26

15 1

Total (3 wkts.). .... ..... ..... .. 63

862

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. BrcWll, Ib\y StO\v ..... .. .. .......... ............. .... ............. . . ,

Payne, b Todd............ ........ ........... .... .... .... ... .. .... .. .. Wcigall, st 1&11g. b Todd......... ....... .......... ............... {<'ish, c Rivaz, b Stow............. ........ ........... .. ...... ....... Scott, c Long, b Stow.. ......... .... ........ ••••...... ..... .. .....

Clegg. c Long, b Rivaz...... .... ......... ......... .......... ...... 1\'[ artin, not out........................... .. ... ........................ Egerton J ones. not out.. .................... .. ................ . ....

2; 23 5 4

Wild } Smith Did not bat.

Booty

l~xtras.,. ............ , ........ , ............... ....• "

•••..... ,.....

Total (6 wkts. dec.) ....................... .. .. .. ......... 119 KING'S SCH OOL 2ND X I. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE IS' XI. St. Augustine's baUed first and after au unsteady beginning secured an unorthodox 105 . The School's fielding was not good, and au easy catch wns missed iu the slips iu the first over. !lor the School the only souud innings was played by Scott. ST. AUGUSTINE'S I s~ XI. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. Anthony, rUli out ............. ..... .............. . 6 Cardew, b Browning .. ................ .... ... . 2 Benvell, b H a m]> ... .. .... . . . ... .... .... ........ . I Brediu, Ibw Drclltnall ........ .......... . . .... . 6 Bartlett, c aud b Wethcrall ....... ............ . 35 Martin, c Berwell, b Browning .............. . 5 Wilson, c Wild, b Booty .. .. ............... . 5 ScoU, b Breutllall.. ................ ........... .. 29 Browuing, Ibw Hamp ....................... .... . 2 1 Wild, c Gray, b Browuiug .. ..... .... ...... .. 4 Bryant, b Hntup ...................... .. .......... . o Clegg. b Browning .................... .......... . 2 Gray, not ant .................. ...... ... .......... . 14 Hamp, c and b Ereutnal!. ................ .... . o Bren tllall, b 1·lamp ......................... . . .. .. . 10 Weigall, c Brentnal1, b Browning ....... .. I Leach, b Booty ... . . ........................... .. 5 Williams, run ont.. .......... ...... ............ . 4 Dixon, b Booty .... ... .... .. ....... ....... . .... .. o Wctherall, Ibw Bush ........... .... . .......... . 10 Bush, Ibw Dooty ....... .... . . .. ..... ......... . .. . o Dooty, not out ........ ....... .... .. .... .... . . . . o Extras .................. ..................... . 8 Extras ... ... ......... ...... ................ . 14 'I'otai ................... .. ......... .. ...... 105

·fotal........ .. ..... .... . .... .. .......

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND X I. v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. Played on the St. Lawrence Ground on JUlie 19th. The School won t he toss and put the visitors in . They proceeded to bat steadily aud compiled 139 rUlls for eight wickets by tea-time, whelI tltey declared. Heyman, Abbott aud Todd all batted well and Wetherall was the ouly bowler who was really successful; be took three wickets for 20 ruus. The School were left with the llot impossible task of making 140 rullS in all hour alld a half, but the first pair took three-quarters of all hour to make 13; cleven of the first fiiteell were maidens. Scott Ulade 3. lIseful innings of 22 but the rest of the side were soon out aud the visitors wou the match with a few minutes in hand. Cardew was unable to bat owing to au injury sllstained in fielding. Todd took 4 for 17 and Symonds 8 for 3.

THE CAN'l'UARIAN KING'S SCHOOJ4

2ND

XI.

863

ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL

2ND

XI.

Payne, b Todd.......... .........................

Hcbcrdcl1, ntn out ........ .... ...... ........ .. .

Afartiu, c Rivaz, b Todd...... . ................ J. A. G. Scott, c Hcberdcll, b SYlllonds...

12 22

'Vetberall, c Long, b Todd ................. ". Wild, c Heberdell, b Abbott.............. ...... Williams, c Long. b Symonds..................

5 2 5

Sy monds, c Williams, b Booty............... Rivaz, c Booty, b Wetherall ....... "....... Heyman, cRamp, b Wetherall.............. Long, lbw Hamp........................... .. ... Stow, c Martin, b'Vethernl1................. Goulden, Ibw Vlild .......... "................ Abbott, not ont .... .............. " ...... ".... T odd, lbw Cardew............................ .. ... Jelly, not out....... ,....... .... .. ..... .. .. ..... J ackman , did not bat. Extras ........................ ,.............

J. G. F. W. Roberts. b Todd................... Hump,

out........................ ......... ....

Clegg, not out. ........... "................. Booty. c Abbott, b Symonds................... Cnrdew, retired hurt ...... , . . ... " ............ ,' Extras... . ... . ... ..... ............ ... . . ......

1 1 0 4

Total..,........... ........................

!II1l

KING'S SCHOOL

2ND

16 12 5 34

8 8 1 24 21 1

Total (8 wkts.) .............. ...... ... 139

XI. v. DOVHR COLLEGE

2ND

XI.

Played 011 the St. Lawrence Ground on July 3rd. Dover ColJege batted first and the opening pair put on 76 runs for the first wicket. The wicket and outfield were very fast and the bowling was lUastered a ll through. Spear gave an easy chance at 17 and went O il to score 56. Dover declared at tea-tillle at the fall of the scvcnth wicket, having made 200 in two hours. 'When the School went ill to bat joined Roberts and SOUle lively hitting Roberts followed Collyer to the pavilion uneventful; WetheraU batted soundly 96 for 7. Duke took three wickets for 9

DOVER COLI,EGE

2ND

Payne's wicket fell with I nUl ou the board. Collyer was seen, 48 being added for the secoud wicket, but without auy further score. After this the batting was and when stu mps were drawn the School had scored rUllS.

XI.

KING'S SCHOOL

2ND

XI.

Payne, c Nicholas, b Slater................... Roberts, b Slatcr. ..... ....... . .... ........ .. . . Collyer. c Cutts. b Craig................ . ..... .M artin, c Lomak, b Nicholas.. ........ ....... Cnrdcw, c Spear, b Duke ............. ......... Williams, cHam, b Duke. . ........ ... .. . . .. \Vild , b Dre\v............ .. . . . . ...... ... ........ Wetherall, not OUt...... .............. ......... Halnp, b Duke................................. . Booty, not out . ......... . .. .. . . . . .... . . ... .... . JcfTeries, did uot bat . E xtras .... , .......... ,., ......... ,.,........

Total (7 wkts. dec.) ......... . . . .. ... 200

l Â·otal........... .... .... ....... .. . .. .... .

Ham, b Collyer. ................. "............ Spear, c Roberts, b Wetherall......... ...... Drew, b Williams................................ Caesar, st J efferies, b Wild.............. . ...... Leclercq, Ibw Booty............... .. .. ...... .. .. Cutts, c Williams, b Hamp."..... ........... I~U1ax. c Wild, b Wetherall.................... Slater, not out............ .. ... ......... ......... Nicholns } Craig did not bat. Duke Extras...... . ...... .. ... ... . .. ........ .. ......

18 56 17 15 28 8 22 10

0 21 27 7 11 0 7 4 7

3 9 96

864

THE CAN'fUARIAN COLT'S

MATCHES .

KING'S SC HOOl, COI:IS XI. v. HERNE BAY COI.LEGE 2ND XI. Played at Herne Bayou Tuesday, May 29th, and rcsultiug in a win (or Herne Bay College by 33 rUIiS. Herne Bay batted first, and the School bowled and fielded very well to get the whole side out (or 47 rUlIS. Wclhcrall's bowling bad taken 6 for 11 a nd there seemed ~o be every prospect of a win, Ullfortl1nn~~I~ the Scb?ol collapsed utterly and were a ll out til tluder half-au-llOur for a total of 14. I1ns deprcsslllg performance was no doubt hugely due to the inexperience of the batsmen, and the School were unfortunate ill having fonr members of the tealll absent owing to a 2nd XI. fixture ou the same day. Herne Bay had n 2ud innings and scored 48 runs for uillc wickets, HERNE; BAY Cor,LEGE 2ND XI. KING'S SCHOor, COLTS X I. ~L n. Vinson, c l eO-cry, b Wethcrall........ 0 A. H. Kassi1l10ff, b Smith ............... .. . . o D. Carter, b Lane......................... . .... . 3 F . A. P . Wetherall , b Wheeler ........... . . o V. F . I.elalld, b Wethernll......... ...... . ..... 2 L. S. J eITery, b SIIlith ......... .............. . . o G. J. Smith, b Wethernll........................ 0 R. G. A. Baker, lbw Smltll. ... ............... . 3 A. D. Wheeler, b Hai.nes...................... 12 R. Harrison, Ibw Smith ............... . .... . . .. 1 R. Sellst, b B radley........................ ..... 7 J. E. l ". Lane, b Wheeler ................ .. .. . 1 W. Sheppard, c Bake r, b Wheeler....... . .. 0 D. J. Bradley, c Sellst, b Wheeler ......... . 3 K. I.undbcry, b Wcll.1erall........... .... . .... I D. L. Halues, lbw Wheeler .......... . ....... . 2 A. Sells, b Wetherall........................... 6 T. S. Tiuner, b Smith .... ............ ... ...... . o G. Bell, tlot out......................... .... ....... 5 A. J . It Needham, b Smith ................ . . . o P. Sumner, b \VeUlerall.. .. ............... . .... 0 D. n. \\Iheele r, uot out.. ... ................ . . 4 Extras...... ... ..... .. .. .. ...... . .. ........... 11 :E.'xtra.~ ..... . ........... . ........ . ....... .. . . o 'fataL.... ....... ..........................

Total.............. .. ........ ... ..... .. ..

KING'S SCHOOL COLTS XI. v. DOVER COLLEGE COLTS XI. Played at Dover on Saturday, June 23rd, and resulting ill a win for Dover. Dover Coll ege balted first and lost five wickets for 44 runs. Unfortunately llaue, who had beeu bowling very weU, strai.ued himself shortly after this and the other School bowlers were quite ullable to take any further wickets. Davies and Caesar together put on over 100 flIns for Dover, who declared at tea-time with the score at 152. J effery had kept wicket well, but the fielding of the rest of Ollt" Colts wns poor 011 the whole. JelTery and I.nue were the ouly Scl1001 batsmen who played the Dover bowling with allY success, Qnd the whole side wa.o; out for 44. The School t hell fo llowed all to make 47 for four wickets, Lane making 19 not out. DOVllR COLLEGE COLTS. KING'S SCHOOL COLTS. G. ,v. Ham, bLanc ........................... . 7 D. W . WhittaU, b Duke .. ........ .... ..... .. 5 J . R. H. J,uscombe, b Wetherall.............. 5 F. A. P. Wetllerall, Ibw Slater .......... .. . 1 M. E. Haton, c Harrison, b Lane 23 A. Foord-Kelcey, c Duke, b Slater ....... .. 4 R. S. Davi es, not out.......................... ... 54 J. E. F. Lanc, c Cassana, b Eaton ...... .. 8 A. D. MeL. Slater, b Laue.................... 0 P. C. Williams, lbw Sinter ... ............... . 6 P. A. Duke, c aud b Wetberall................ 0 R. Harrison, c aud b Davies ............. .. . o J. Caesar, not out........ .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. . 42 L . S. J elTery, b Eatoll ........................ .. 13 M. P. Cnssana . D. B. Whccler. b Eatoll ........... .. ........ .. 1 v. Dawyer } Did not bat. D. L. Haines, cHam, b Nicholas ......... .. 6 P. G. Nicholas C. S. Booty, not out ........ ..... .. ............ . o J.C.Hill G. C. luksoll, c Cassano, b Eaton ......... . o Extras......... . .............................. 21 Extras ... . ... .............. .. ....... ... .... . o

Total (7 wkts. dec.) .. ........ ..... .. 152

Total.. ...... .......... .. .. ..... .. .. .... . 44

THE CANTUARIAN FOOTBALL

PROSPECTS.

865

1928-29.

It is difficult at t he time of writing to forecast WiUl any conv iction Ule quality of the Rugget of the comillg seasoll . Paper qualifications h ave n habit of dccciYing. and smugly cOllfident hopes too often change sou rly to blnckest pessi1llism. Bllt it SllOUld not be too l1l11ch to hope that experience gained by last yent's team will prove valu able to the remaining mcm bers. Old colours still with us arc Cook, Maycock, Scott, Wyatt and Wheeler. Cook will be a great asset at fly-half, and with his cxpericllcC of m atch-pIny captaincy, be of great assistuucc to the side. Scott will work hard to keep the pack together, by sound advice aud good example . The rest of t he team mu st win their places by keenness alld ability. by continu al prncticc and genuine ullselfishness. A good fixture list has been arranged by Scott, an addition being a match with the Merchant Taylors. There are also several Colts fixtures. ' ''Ie look forward to a general ioningÂˇup of the Rngger of the School, so that therc may be in t he future m at crial suitable for the choosing of a good Fifteen.

ROWING. LIST

FIXTURES, I V. Place. Fordwich Fordwich TOllbridte Fordwic 1 Fordwich

\928.

1ST

Dale. Opponents. Sat. May 19. Lensbury R .C. 22. St. Au~uStine'S College Tu. Sat. 26. Tonbrl ~e School ... 29. R .E. 's, hatharn ... Tu. S.t. ]u';le 2. Londou R. C. 23. Public Schools Challenge Sat . Cup ... Sat. 30. Chatham R.C . ... Medway R.C. Sat. JU'iy 7. 14 . O.K.S. .. Sat.

Marlow Pordwich Fordwich Fordwfch

2ND I V. Sat. May 26. Tonhridge School Tonhrf~e Wed. June 20. St. Augustine's College Fordwi 1 Fordwich Sat. .. 30. Chatham R.C . ... Fordwich Sat. J uly 7. Medway R.C. ... Sat. 14 . O.K.S. ... Forc1wich l ~'t I V.-Races rowed 7 ; won 1 ; lost 6. 2nd I V.-Races rowed 3 ; won 2; lost 1.

Result.

I.ost Lost Lost I.ost

Le-ngt"s. 3

1 7 3

5 5 5 4

Time . mins. 27 secs. mins. 50 sees. mins. 45 secs. mins. 54! secs.

SCRATCHI(D SCRATCHED

Lost 1.0st WOIl

Lost Wall WOll

4 mins. 39t secs

5 mins. 0 sees.

2 ft.

4 mins. 421 sees Ii SCRATCHED 4 mins. 56t sees. It SCRA'tCHED

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Is" IV. v. LENSBURY R.C. The race was rowed at Fordwich all Saturday, May 19th, and resulted ill an easy will fo r the visiting crew. The wind alld tide were both against the rowers, which lUay account for the poor time of 5 nuns. 27 sees. Th e School won the toss and chose front station, but they started badly and 50011 became ragged; LClIsbury were on their rudder after Ute corner, and shortly had to drop to a paddle. At the end of the Straight the School began to pick ttp n Iiltle, but never m anaged to sp rint, and Lcnsbnry soon reduced the distance bctwccu the boats to a few feet, winning by 3 iClIgtllS.

LCllSbury were n good crew, and well together all tile t ime, keeping a long slow stroke. The School were rowing n vcry lIluch quicker stroke, but were never together; and t he wh ole crew was swinging out bad ly. The following represented the School : Bow, J . B. Spearman; 2, W. L'A. Maycock; 3, J. W . Poole; sl'(" C. T . Nettlet on: cox, D . 9. Whittall.

Is" IV. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE 1ST IV. This race was rowed at Fordwich, on Tuesday , :May 221ld, against n very strong tide with a nasty head wind , and the race was barely finished before a s torm broke. The race was very evenly contested; the School s tartillg from front station got away well, considering the weather conditions, and led rouud the corner by about half a length. Ou the St raight, St. Augustine's drew ahead, and at the sewer were leading by a length when the School sprinted well and succeeded in reducing their lead to a bare CJuarter of n length. Both crews rowed st eadily, but there was nothing spectac ular in the race. The tim e was 5 millS. 50 secs. Th e following represented the School : Bow, G. T. Nettleton; 2, A. C. S. Adams; 3, J. E. Felltilllall; stt'., J. W. Poole; cox, D. O. Whittall.

I s'!' AND

2ND

I V.'s

fl.

TONBR IDGE SCH OOL,

The raees were rowed at Tonbridge. t h e 1st IV. rowing from back station, the 2nd IV. from front station . The 2nd IV , started quite well and h eld their opponents for half the course. Tonbridge rowed a longer stroke and grad ually drew up , and when they sprinted t he School crew lost its steadiness and could not respond. Good steering by our cox saved us froUl n worse defeat. The 1st IV., making every allowance for a s trange boat alld a course admittedly difficult, rowed lamentably b adly . Stroke, perhaps affected by the long wait in the S Ull while tlle boat was getting into position to start, bungled the first stroke or two. The boat recovered a little after ten full s trokes, but the time was ragged and t he crew behind Stroke very sbort throughout the race. Cox steered quite a good course. The race was lost by 7 lengths. It is some consolation to remember that 1'oubridge aftenvards won the Public Schools Challenge Cnp at Marlow Regatta, a victory Oll which we give them our very hearty congratulations.

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The following represented the School : 1st IV.-Bow, J. D. Nettleton; 2, A. C. S. Adams; 3, Poole; cox, D. O. Whittall. 2nd IV.- Bow. W. d'A. Maycock; 2.1\1. T. Lord; J, Ha ll; cox, F . J. Wallis.

E. Felltimwl; st'Y .•

J. W.

J. B. Spearman; sty., ] . I,.

1ST IV. v. R.K·S. CHATHAM. Rowed at Fordwich uuder very good cond iti olls 011 Tuesday, May 29th . T he race resulted ill a will for the visitors by 3 leugths, the t illi e being 4 m ins. 43 sees The School got a very bad start and the R .n.'s were up a iCll gth by the corn er. Then Str oke lengt hened out n little and t he School held Ulci r position for a bou t 100 yards, when the R .E.'s superior weight begnu to tell and they paddled home all Ollr rudder. \Ve missed Poole badly and t he crew did not work together. Th e following represented the School ; Bow, J . D. Nettleton; 2, A. c. S. Adams; 3, J . E. I,'ell tilllan ; str. , J. I •. Hall; cox, D. o. Wl1ittaU .

1ST IV. v. CHATHAM R.C. Tltis race was rowed at Fordwich on June 30th. The School from back station made a fnir start, and rowing a much faster stroke than Chatham , at alice began to go np. Entering the Straight the School were about a length and a h al£ to the good, but were very ragged indeed . "'Despite the fact that they were not together and the boat was rolling badly. they maintaiued Uleir advantage till two-thirds of the way up the Straight; then Chatham started to go away and reduced the School's lead to about h alf n length. The School howeve r got in quite a good' ten' t o m nke up what they had lost , but at once went to pieces. About ha lf-way between the sewer and back stat ion winning-post the School, ill spite of their rnggeclness, appeared to have the race in h and, wheu Stroke unfortunately caught a crab in a bUllch of weeds. Though they q uickly got going again they could not make good and Chatham just got home by a quarter of a length. The School missed Poole and Spearman very bad ly, the crew having on ly been out once together. T h e fo llowing represen ted t he School :B ow. J . D. Nettleton; 2, J . 1.. I-Jall ; 3, A. C. S. Adams; str., W. d'A. Maycock; co:-e, D . O. W h ittall. F. J. Wallis coxed t he visitors.

I ST AND 2ND IV 's

~II~DWA Y

R .C.

The School rowed froUl front station in both races. The 2nd IV. made a good start and were a length nhead at the corner. They managed so far to increase their lead in tile Straight that three-quarters of the way up there wa.s ample time for Bow to catcb all extra fine crab, unship his oar and replace it, and get swinging again with the rest of the boat without appreciably altering the distance between the two crews. The School won by one and a half iengtils. The crew had hardl, beel! out togetller, but the time and rhythm were quite good.

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The 1st IV. provided JUore excitement. The r ace was a close oue, and was lost by half a length. Medway were up n little on the sta rt, aud by the middle of the Straight were a length ahead. The School then mnnaged a rather stend ier pi{'cc of rowing and drew away, but could f10t sprint effectively enough to Will. Th e following represented the School :ls'r IV.- Bow. J. D . Nettl eton; 2. A. C. S. Adams; 3, W . el'A. Maycock; str. ] . W. Poole; cox, D. O. Whittall. 2ND IV .- Bow, P . H. H emeTY ; 2. G. A. Emery; 3, R . M. Clarke; str., ]. S. Young; cox, H. T... Paxtoll.

THE SCHOOL v. O.K.S. Only on e O.K.S. crew was available, and the School rowed a crew which had not been together before. The School WOIl by a foot or two. after a race wbich offered little excitement. The O.K.S. crew was decidedly the more graceful of two not very graceful crews. If they had been able to go for a practicc-outing beforc th e race llnd had cmployed a lighter cox, they would almost certainly have WOll. The following represented the School : -

Bow, J. D . Nettletoll ; 2. A. C. S. Adam s ; 3. cox, D. O. WWttall.

J. E.

F elltiman ; st,.., W . d'A. Maycock;

T he O.K.S. were represented by:Bow, D. A . Somerville; 2, ,v. B. Clegg; 3, T. V. Scrivenor; st,.., H. E. Pegg; cox, F . F. Haddock.

2ND

IV. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S

COLI,I~GE.

The School crew rowed from front station , and though they had practised little together, the rh ythm of th e boat was quite good. They led UI) the Straight and tliough their sprint was uot very effective, won the race by one aud a hal lengths. The following represented the School :-

Bow, A. C. S. Adams; 2, M. T. Lord; 3, W . d'A. Maycock; st,. , F. W. Roberts; cox,

J. WalUs.

Easter Fours were not arranged this year. July 26th.

Summer Fours take place on Thursday,

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OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. The fo llowing promotions and appointments were made, to date from May 5th.

Cpt

Scott, i. I./Cpl. H amp

to be I./Sgt., and Ptn. Sgt., No. I Ptn .

Cpl.

Roberts, ii.

Benuett, i.

Maycock

Cdt.

Lord Roberts, i. Hodson, i.

I./Cpl.

Goold Charlton Crollch Collard Batterbury

Wild Coles

Glell nie Gray Bennett, ii.

Parsons-Smith

P ayne Olver

Paris Hill, i. Wheeler, i.

From JlIue 9th , 1928 ;Cpl. Fcntiman Spearman

to be I,/Sgt.

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870

THE CANTUARIAN COURSES OF INS'fRUCTION .

The following attended a Course of Instruction at the Army School of Physical Training, Aldershot, from April 10th to April 20th. 1928:, Sgt. J. H . GiUington; L/Sgts. A. C. S. Adams, 1 . VI . Clegg. J. D. Spearman; Cpt. J. C. F . W. Roberts; T.4Cpls. R. O. Crouch and J. F . GICIlUlC. Tbe following attended a Course of Instruction in dritl at H yde Park Barracks from April 16th to April 2 1st, 1928:-

L/Sgt. J. A. G. Scott; Cpl. F . R. R amp. All obtained sat isfactory rep orts and the hearty t hanks of the School are due to them fot givi ng up a part of thei r holidays to these courses.

CERTIFICATE "A." The following gained Certificates at the examiuation held in March : F. W. Roberts, G. A. Batterbury. R. L . .S. Dennett, M. A. Charlton, R . O. Crouch. A. C. Coold, B. C. M. Hodson, W. el'A. Maycock, S. T. C. Parsons-Smith, G. Ie F. Payne, J. D. Spearman, R . H. A . Wild.

CAMP. The Contingent goes to Camp at Tidworth Park on J u1y 31st. The postal address will be :Cadet A .. ........... .. King's School, Canterbury Contingent, O.T.C. Camp, Tidworth Park, Tidworth, Hants.

ALDERSHO'l' PHYSICAL TRAINING COURSE. The A.S.P.T. decided tltis year to hold the O.T.C. course before camp, instead of after. Tbe idea is distinctly souud, though living iu hutments ill April is not the same thing as it is in August. The course lasted from Ap ril 10th to 19th inclusive and the School was well represented by the above seven people. The repo rts were very good 011 the whole and the course itself was found as strenuous and entertaining as always. It is highly to be recomlllended for future years. The School squad for med part of No. I Section under C.S.M. I . Hartigan, and the members of it will all t estify to the excellence of the instructors both at their job and outside it. .

871

'tHE CANTUARI AN P ENNY READING. PROGRAMME.

PART 1. The Marlowe Society presen ts n Grann Guignol Play" E. and O.E." ,"Erro rs and umissions Excepted "), a farC'e ill Que Act BY

CRA.WSHAY-WIr,r,IAMS.

CHARACTERS : -

James Smith (au elderly maul Mary SmlUl (his second wUe) .0. J nue Mackintosh (her moUler) Ch arles Crosby (a relative of James Smith) Henry Stone (a solicitor)

C. H. FREND F. W. RODERTS

H. D. MURDOCH MR. I . C. BENDAf.r. A. C. S. ADAMS

The play produced by C. H. FREND.

The Setptt is laid ill the bedroom of James Smith.

Wigs by Const. INTERVAL,

PART II. I,

SEA SUAN'l'mS

Soloist: MR . M. C. BIDBY. The Audience is asked to join in tile Char-lis. 2. SKgTCT-l- " Missing Links."

A Dram a for latc-comers. BY RONALD J UANS.

CHARACTERS : -

Miriam Captain Ffolliot Geraldine (Miriam's sisler) Miriam's Father ... Gilbert (Miriam's husband) Parkins (:r..HTiam's butler)

F. W. ROBeR1's

C. H. FRENO

B. SPEARMAN

A. C. S.

ADAMS

R. A. FrNNIS W. o'A. :bfAVCQCK

The s ketch produced by C. H. FRENO.

Tile Scene is a room in Miriam'sjlat.

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~rR.

SONGS

PIANOFORTE SOr-OS

VOCAl, QUARTETS:-

FRED NOAKES.

MRS.

B. HARRIS.

J. F. Bridge

(a) "The Goslings"

(b)

"Simple Simon"

Scene Scene Scene Scene

C. Mary

lst--His Name. 21ld--8illlou's march, and his meeting with Ule crafty vendor of pies. 3rd-Simou's cheeky aud hopeless request. 4th---Simon's humiliati llg confession. Remarks suggested by the foregoing tale. V. E. C. BROOKE, F. W . Ronr.;t{-rs, MR. M. C, BIBBY,

W. Poor,E.

" GOD SAVE THE KL~G."

A Penny Readiug was held ill the Parry Library au Tuesday evening, March 27th. The first hali of the progralUllle consisted of t he Grand Guignol play" E. & O.E.," which was presented by the Marlowe Soci~ty. It was au ambitious play aud the caste deserves congratulations for a very creditable performance. The h ardest clwrncter ill t he piece to ,. get across" was probably that of the wife, ill which part F. \V . Roberts put lip a very spirited performance. Hysterical weeping is not easily imi tated and it was almost inevitable that SOlllC of the tense moments of the piece should have been treated as hUlllorous by the audicnce. C. H. Frend (J aUles Smith/, too, had a IOllg and difficult p ar t and was handicapped by the necessity for restraining h s voice to fit the part of a dyi ng lUau. His performance was very good. H. D. Murdoch, as t he inhum an mother-i n-law , was perhaps a little too inhuman, though it was hard for him to appear anything else when voicing snch brutal senti ments. His main difficulty. obviously, was the depth of his voice. A. C. S. Adams the solicitor was quite adequate ill a less exacting part and succeeded ill grasping t he fatal doorhaudle, while looking in another rlirection, at the first attempt. This wa.. an all-important detail that had given cause for some anxiety ill rehearsals. But t he surprise of tile evening was t he effect of make up and of excellent acting 011 the familiarJ>ersoll of Mr. Bendall. To creat e such au impression of morbid curiosity and physical an moral seeclilless was an achievement. In addition to all the normal difficllities of reh earsing, the caste were handicapped by a IllOst inadequate stage. Considerable ingenuity was nceded in arranging entrances and exits and it was extraordinarily fo rtuuate that t he table lamp, knocked over ill the too crowded corpse-shifting scene, did Hot leave the stage ill semiÂˇdarkness. We hope the Marlowe Society will shortly try i ts hand again.

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Tb e first item alter lhe interval consisted of a few wcllÂˇ kllOWIl Sea Shanties, which were greatly appreciated. T he soloist was Mr. Bibl..oy, who led his chorns with gusto and induced the School to join ill tlle refrains. Next calli e" Missiug Liuks," a sketch for late-colliers, which was all amusing example of a dramatiscd ' " Synopsis of pre"ioll~ cllaptcrs," As each latc-comer (representing the " new read er " ) made his exasperating ('ntry, the coste delivered an increasingly staccato summary of the plot to aile of their OWII memberf-! . Th e fnn of the piece lay in the speed with which these recapitulations were completed and the bandying of the fa mili ar phrases frOIll mout h to mo uth . After about four such sy nopses au exceedi llgly late cOllier broke down t he patience of the caste and Gilbert, mercly remarking that he .. could n't go back again ," emptied his revolver into th e unh appy Captain Ffolli ot. T h e cMte were nol call ed upon for IIlllch acting; their difficulty lay in t he rapid Interch ange of remarks in which they acquitted themselves well. Unfortunately the Precentor, who had inteud ed to sillg to liS, was un a ble to come at the last mom en t; l\fr. Nonkes t herefore sang after the sketch instend of at the end of the programllle . Hi s songs were of th e II slIallight type, to which his ri ch voice a nd rollicking delivery arc admirably su ited , and were ulI1ch appreciated. Next Mrs. Harris held us spell-bound by a performance at the pianoforte; our oilly r<'gret was t hat she clid nut allow hersc.lf ll1.ore than two encores. The complete silence of t h<' audience during her playing and the thunderous appl ause which followed were su fficient eviden ce of the School 's appreciation find cnthu!;iaslll , aud the s ucces.~ of the evcning was largely due to her efforts. T h e last item was tl co uple of songs by a quartet com posed of V. E. C. Brooke, F. W. Roberts, Mr. M. C. Bibby and J. W . Poole. The songs were" The Goslings" and .. Simple Simon." The t echnique of t he singers wa~ good, and both num bers were rendered briskly and earn estly. We though t th al tILe qu aint pathos of .. The Goslings " was more entertaining thall "Simple Si mon," t he ending of which seems rather a brupt. It h ad been intended that two 1Il0rc ScaÂˇShallties shou ld be sung by Mr. Bibby and his chorus, but t hey had to be a bandoned owing to the lalen ess of the hOllr. Th e performance concluded with the National Anthem. A miuimum chargc of ld. for admission was lUade, t he proceeds being given to the Playing l"ields.

TI-IE CANTERBURY CLUB IN BERMONDSEY. On April 2 1st the School sent a party to the Club fo r the aunual 'Soccer' m atch . Despite the inclemency of the weather a fair nUlUber o f people illclucling O.K.S. made their appearance during the course of the afteruoon and evening. The match was played 011 Clapham Common and />fovided m any thrills, if 110t lUuch brilliant play. The Club won by teu goals to oue, a les.~ leav), defeat for the School than ou t hc last OCCasiOIl. Doubtless t he

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School side felt overshadowed; it was the day of the Cup Final. Alter the match' Fielders' contrived to take eleven people back: to Headq uarters, all ill one six-seater car. There. hot baths were available and a very large tea was consum ed. The evening was spent at the Club in playing games. some gentle and some distinctly Ule reverse (e.g., hand-ball and indoor footer) . The visit was altogether most enjoyable nnd it is h ard to say whether the Club or t he School wcre the more tired at the end of the day .

Ou Saturday, May 26th, the Club sent down a party of t hirty wit h one officer, Charles Champncys, an old friend. Josh brought half the party In a lorry in cluding J oe Edwards. aud the r est callle by lrain . Though t he p revious few clays had beclI vcry unpromising, the weather at Whits uu was beyond reproach and thc camp 0 11 Blore's was blessed with warmth and s lInshine. all the Saturday night the stud ies gave supper to the visitors who theu proceeded to the Cathedral for the Dress R ehenrsnl of J oh n Masefaeld 'sMystery P lay. On Sunday m any people went up 011 to Blore's and took part in very streuuous games of Rugger. The ca m!,ers lunched at the School House and latcr atteuded Chapel service. On Whit-Mouday the Sc 1001 put out two eleveus against the Club, the first losing their match and the second winning theirs. Then came t ea at the Garth , and the departure of the visitors. We were sorry not to sec 'Len' Hook with t he party nnd hope that he will put in au a ppearance next year. The week-c_lld will bave been a success indeed if the Club enjoyed it as lUuch as the School enjoyed its last visit to the Club. A.C.S. A.

THE LIBRARY. The follOWing books h ave been added to the Library :Exercitatio AnatomIc3. de motu cordis ... . .............. William Har vty (A reprint of th e Frankfort Edition of 1628). Preseuted by the Royal College of Physicians of Loudou . The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey (The first E nglish text of 1653, edited by Geoffrey Keynes). Presen ted by A. B. Emdeu, O.K .S., Vice-Principal of St. Edmund Hall , Oxford, and member of the Governing Body of the King's School. The (ollowing books have been presented to the Library by R. A. Fillnis, O.K.S. : Ruuning, Watking and Jumping .. ......... ......... . . .. .... ..... . .. M1~sabitli Athletics for Boys ......... ....... .... . ....... ...... ...... ... ... .. . . . ... . .Renwick Athletics .... ... .. .. ................. . . . ............................ .. ..... A brallatns Practical Athletics and how to train .......... .. ....... .. ... ...... .. .. Nelson

875

THE CANTUARIAN ETCHINGS OF THE SCHOOL .

We are asked to call attention to the fnct that Mr. C. H. Clark, 86 Alexandra Rond, Great Crosby, l.iverpool. has published an attractive etching of the SdlOOI Memorial Cro!{S and Court with the Gateway, Schoolroom and Norman Staircase. A specimen is now on view in the School Tn cksbop. Copies-price one gninen- may be obtained from Ule artist or from the manager of the Tuckshop.

THE MUSEUM . Next Term the School is taking over No. 27 The Precincts. which was formally Millor Canon Partridge's honse. Room will be found there for the greater part of the Museum specimens which arc at present extended throughout the School buildings. H elp ill arranging specimens, includiug the birds, wilJ be badly needed and it is hoped that anyone who feels like doing sometWl1g in that way wnt volunteer. J .H .G .• Cu,.ato,..

O.K.S. NEWS. O.K.S. who wish to p lay in the O.K.S . Rugger Match 011 December 19th, should write to ' A. T,. Hill, Tahnead, H erne Bay.

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J. St. A . J ohnsol1 has just won the All· England Competition for the Schubert Centenary.

','

Colonel H. Rowan-Robinson has WOIl the Gold Medal for 1927 for the Prize E ssay of the Royal United Services Institutiou.

','

Lieutenant-General G. ]. H. Mullins, C.B., Royal Marines, has been promoted General.

L . G. Valpy has been appointed to a Police Probationersbip in the Malayan Pollce. Hr left for Singapore on May 18th ill

5.5. Rawa-'pi'ldi.

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The Rev. P . G. Peacocke has been nominated to the Vicarage of Grantchestcr, Cambridge.

,, ,

Canon T . K . Sopwith, Vicar of Maidstone, has been appointed Rural Dean of Sutton.

, ,,

Canon E. W. Mowll has been nominated rector of St. Aldgate's, Oxford.

,,,

C. S. Emden, M.A ., D .F .C., bas been admitted into All official I~(' ll owship of Oriel College, Oxford,

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A. M. Rak e was plnced in the First Class of the Classical Tripos Part II ., with special merit in History . H e has also won the Bishop Greeu's Cup for Bachelors. presented "0 the lUali who takes his clegre(' with t11(' grea tcs~ ('Tedit; and has wall the T.awrclI(,c Pri7.c for Classics Our very hear ty for t he seco ur! tim e. congrallli ntiolls to him.

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We have been pleased to welcome the following O.K.8. to the School lately:C. 1.. Clements. D. E. Mouey, E. G. Woodward, D. S. H cesolll. D. Hussey. J. M. Pearon G. T. Nettleton, C. H , Bamctt. E. L. Hawes: A. I.atter, J, D. Ncil, R. J, . \Villiams, A. T. P. Wetherall, N. R. Allport, D. A. Somerville. 1-1 . E. Pcgg. J . P. Hcming, J. B. Ba<;sctt, A. V. 'I. Deall, W. G. Huke, T. V. Scrivenor, 1". P. Haddock, W. D. Clegg, R. R. F. T. Barry.

R, A. BnYllton has been aWArded 1st Class

HOllours. B.Se., Hllg., at IIOllcioll University.

D. C. Burton has been placed in Class ii of lhe Mnth ell1atical Tripos, Part ii.

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C. H . Gibson has been placed in Class ii., Fillol H Ollollrs School of Natural Science, Oxford.

A. J. W. Pritchard was ordained deacon at Southwnrk in the Trinily Ordination.

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The engagement is anllouuced between Brian P. C. Childs-Clarke, Uganda Admiuistrative Service, elder SOil of the Rev. S. J . and Mrs. Childs-Clarke of St. Colomb, Cornwall and Dorothy Isobel, yOllnger daughter of Mr. nud Afrs. J. J. P atterson , of Pallai, Ceylon .

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A u engagem ent is an no ullced between Ca.ptain W illIam Pennington Hugh Gorringe, 3rd Battalion, 15th P llnja u b Regiment, c ider 5011 of Mr. W illia.m Hugh Gorringe, J.P. and Mrs . Gorrlnge, of Kingston-oll-Sea, and :hfoiUe, eldest daughter of Edmund H. Gonin, 1t'Ln., of The Croft, East Grinstead, and the late Mrs, Gouiu,

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The engagement is announced between Cyril Edward Perkins and Doreen, younger daughter of Mr. and :Mrs. Frank Young, of Roscgarth, ncar Mcopham .

nIRTHS. DHAHDMonH.- On Murch 11th, at The Gran ge, Roydon , I~ssex, to Muriel Ivy (uee Gordon ) wife of O. \\1 . llcurdlllore-a daughter. EVANs.- On March 25th, at Surbitoll, to Mavis, wife of 1.. H. C. E\'ans- a SOil. GA[,I'I N.-Oll June 11th, at Stepney Towers, Anklalld Road, $outhsea, Helen, the wife of Lieut.-CoUlmander B. W. Galpin, Royal Nnvy--o£ a SOli . HOUSDF.N.-On :May 28th, at "Caldecotts," Church Square, Dasingstoke, to Dr. and Mrs . Lcslle Housdeu- a daughter. HUS51';V.-O u March 27th, to DYlleley and Irene Hussey- a daughter. !,l NJ.·:r,r,.-On May 29th, at Toron to, the wife (t1 ~C Tcmplc) of J ohn Stainforth L incH, of 184 l,awrcllcc Avenue West, Torouto--of n SOll. MCMAS'l'Im.- Ou March 28th , a t St rath allall, Owls-road, B oscombc, to J an e an d Ian McMaster- a c1allghter. MALTDv.- On April 7th, at Staplcgrove House, Tauuton, to Hclene (nee Napie rClavcring) wife of Major C. M. Maltby, M.C., 9tfl Jat. Regiment-a daughter. RlCKm'Ts.-On April 18th, at Holy Trinity Vicarage, Weymouth, to Dodo, wife of Rev. C. M:. Ricketts-a daughter. Sn.nfs.-On :March 18th , at Silbury. 60 Grange-road, Cambridge, to Uary (nee Tutton). the wifc of Lieut. Charles Edwards Silums. R.N.-a daughter.

THE CANTUARIAN SQutRE.-On May 28th. at San ] ase, Costa Rica, to Patience, wife of the R ev. E. A. Squire-a daughter. SWI TIU NDANK.-On April 23rd, at 11 Woodville-road, B1ackhenth , Molly. wife of Com mander C. W. Swit hillballk. R.N. (rcti rcd)-of a son .

MARRIAGE S. PARSONS,-OIl April 28th, at St. Pet er's, Eaton-square, by th e Rev. A. S, V. D1uu t, ] asper Seawell, eldest 5011 of Mr, aud 'Mrs. Arthur Seawell Bluut and D oreen Ma rguerite, o uly d a ughte r of Mr. a ud 1I[r5. Edward Parsons, of 28 Pont-St reet, S .W . C ROWTlIl~ R-HouG HTON.-O n April 12th , at St . Phillip's Chu rch , Earl 's Court, by t he Rev. A . Crowther. Capt. Arthur H . Crowther. 1/2 P Ulljaub Regiment, sou of the Rev. and Mrs. A. Crowther to Lili an G. H ough ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W . I~. H onghton . BtUN'l'-

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HINDS- Ar.r.ATT.-On June 16th , at H oly Trinity Church, F olkcstone, by t he Rev . W . H . E lliott, Vicar of t he P a ris h, assisted by t he R ev. T . L a ngley, George A . Hinds, youngest son o r the la t e W . T. Hinds, ] .P., of Smarden, K e nt, to Lorua, younger d a ughter of t he late Col. ancl Mrs . Allatt, of I Clifto n-crescent , F olkestone. WVA'I."l'- HoDGSoN.-On Juue 14th , at St. P eter 's Ch urch , Auckla nd, New Zeala nd, Gordon P a rkes, only son of t he la t e C. E. W y a tt and Mrs . Wy att, B redon , Avenuerond , Tcclclil1gtOll, to Marjorie, younger d a ugh ter of Mrs. H odgson , of Mo unt Albert, N .Z.

DE ATHS . E'l'IIERlDGIt - On March 3 1st, Alnn, youugest son of the late Mr. C. Etheridge, U .R .C.S., aged 46. F JRm NGER.- On May 5th, a t Auckla nd , New Zealand , Tho mas David Ch a rles F irmillger, M .A ., priest, aged 67. MARSHAI,r,.- Ou May 4th , at 2 H arley-road , South H a m pstead , Cha rles 'E dwa rd Ma rsha ll, in his 79t h year .

O.K.S. LETTERS. The following is au extract from a le tter fro m Maj or E. R. P . Bernua u to t he Headmaster : 18th R oya l Garhwa l Ri fles , Koha t , N. W.F.S. , India. ... I hope t he School is flo urishing a nd is full There a re t hree O.K.S. in K ohat, Illysel , Capt. Gore of m y regiment a nd l~ . D.

uf'

Best of the I .C.S.; both of them were a t the School about 19 12, I think . Best left yest erday t o take up an a ppointment a t the British L egation a t K abul, Afgh anistan , n bi t of news which may be of su fficient interest to pu t in t he Ca1lillaria1J. I also met Colo nel Scruby of t he 1/8th P unj ab Regiment, serving at R azrua k, W nziristan . H e was a contempora ry of mine. Wishing the School a ll luck ..... ..

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OXFORD LE'l'TER. Dear School. Once morc the importu uate ed itorial staft has descellded 0 11 liS for the periodical libel which goes by the lIOUle of Oxford Letter. Well, we will do otlr best a nd hope that the revela tion of our scanty numbers will induce morc people to come \I p here from t he School. C. H. Gi bson is n learned graduate and is repor ted Lo be working hard. J-I e was U11fort un ately IIn able to row for Trinity owiug to a 8trnincd heart. J . N. B. L a in ~ inha bits t he Garden Quad. at Trinity a nd specialises in the study of law a nd order. How far he puts into practice tbe principles which he reads we a rc not in a position to stale. H e no longe r possesses a cor or even part of Olle; something went wrong with its inside aud it had to beH owever, i t is a long slory a nd a sad one: H e is one of the a mia ble band of luuatics who row. T. V. Scri venor went to Liechtenstein in the Easter Vacation and did p enal ser vitude all a diet of black bread and garlic. We uuderstaud t hat the Rhine, the iuitial cause of the damage, which bad to be repaired,

retired to its bed chastened and cowed. He pulled a lusty oar in the Oriel Eight, rowed .. bow" in the Oriel Pair and received an extended trial for the I sis c rew. C. U. J a nsol1-Sntit h , at T eddy Hall , is flourishing like the gree n bay tree. He lives in a secl uded qu a rter of the IfJley Road and IIllly be seen frequently OIl the Cher, wieldi ng a pretty punt-pole. H. H. Pegg is also at Teddy Hall. His chi ef activities during the SU lUmer Term were rowi ng in the Eight and "ploughing" " Divvers .. (to the uniniti a ted, H oly Scripture Moderations). C. C. II. Bnckwell is at Ely and rumours reach us froUl time to time of his doings there. He came up a short time ago to receive his degree. We were sorry to hea r that the Four could 1Iot manage to go to Marlow and wish them luck in the rem aining races. Good luck also to the P .T . Squad and the Band at Camp. Yours, O.K .S., OXON.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. To tile EditoY oj" DJ~AR

TUH CAN'.W ARIAN."

SIRS,

We have been dowu about a fortni ght, a nd are just comfort a bly settled i11to that p eriod of the vacation specially allotted to us by our respective s upcrvisors for sleeprest a nd quiet; h ence it is something of a rude shock to be confronted by an imperious d emand for a letter. Scattered as we are

ill a U par1:$ of the co untry- nay, of the world,

for Blackledge is llrobably already ripening under a Mediterranean suu : scattered as we are (we say), how can you expect us to write you a lett er britlllllillg over with the lIsual intelligent a nd alllusing anecdotes with which we colour all our correspondence? Trips and Mays have done for our intelligence and the vac. is the time t o be amused, not to amuse. Your request is a little hard, Sirs, a little h ard; but le t that pass.

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THE CAN'l'UARIAN The School will n ot be ullaw are of Rake's double firs t in Classics, n SlIccess we have not knowlI fOl" a long t im e. He is hoping to cu t er the Civil Service, a nd should he fail to get ill this ycnr, he will probably cram somewhere for next yenr's exa m . In that case he inte nds, O il the strength of his Tripos, to try a nd intimidate his College iuto paying him to rem ain with tbem for another year: we s incerely h ope he succeeds ill this. Duston has 10llg been nn enthusiastic member of the C.I.C .C. U. a nd he spends hi s s um lUer vacs. giving slum child rell a good time o n their holiday by the seaside, He usually grows a moustache-if you can call it a moustache-for the occasion, which impresses the children, we arc to believe, immense ly. It fails to impress ti S , howeve r, a nd Iludet· strong pressure, he re moves it at Cambridge. H e is goiug down t his term, but as he h opes latcr to enlighten the darkling savage, he will probably return to Cam bridge in a ycar or two and go to Ridley . Black ledge is ai ming at a simil a r li fe, a nd h e is making a star t stra igh t away 0 11 goiug dowll, by teaching at J erusale m . What he is teaching, or to wholU, we call not tell, fo r

he has 110t been heard cOll vel'ft ing in a uy outlandish to ug nes; but we have hopes that his lHadrigals may be included in the ctlrricullllli. Snell will be going down too,- and Robinson ; do YO ll realize, 0 Sirs, that we arc losing five O.K.S. this t erm ? Please see that they arc all replaced and send us olle or two morc as well, for UI C Canterbury contingent lip here, t ho ugh bigger than that at Ox ford, is lamclltabfy slll a ll compared with those of othel' schools. What s h ~tll we say of Clc lltellts or of .Neil ; of J acksolt, of Hay, of Oatridge o r of Butch er? We know not what to say. Nor call we in o ur scattered state amass allY news of W illi ams or SOlllen' iIIe, except that t he lattcr hopes to be over at the School occasiollally during t he rest of the term. Perhaps we s hall see yon OLl Speech Day; but in case we don 't, le t li S now wish you a very success rul time ill camp a nd a happy holiday. Yours s incerely, O.K.S. CANTAn.

THE SOCIETIES. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. President,' K. W . LUCK II URS'l', E SQ.

Han . Secretary ,' C.

J. B. MURRAY. Committee,'

THg PRESIDENT.

J. W .

POOl.l~.

THE HON . SHCRETARY.

J. H .

GU.LINCTON.

C. H . FRENO.

A Committee m eeting was held a u Suudo.y, May 6th, at wWelt it was decided to ask the H a rvey Society ror the loan of te n po unds to enable lUany bad ly need ed improvem e nts to be carried out to t he Dark Room and to m a ke the purchase of an " Auto-P ocus" Enlarger, for the usc of the Society, possible. III view of this expenditure the Committee d ecided to raise the s ubscription frow sixpence to one shilling.

The H arvey Society were una ble to grant the Joan meutioned above. The Bursar, however, agreed t o undertake the improving of the Dark Room aud a lso ag reed to lend the Society nine g uineas to purchase the Elllarger provided that the loa n was made good within thrce years. The Committee met again O il S unday, June 3rd, a nd decided to accept the Bursar's t enus. They a lso decided that t he outing sho uld take placc 011 June 29th and that it sho uld be to Chilh a m . There was 110 genera l mecti ng of th e Society this t ertiI. In s pi te of t hc increased s ubscription , the numbe rs t his terLll are extremely good . there being 60 members ill al l.

C·l ·n .M ..

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THE HARVEY SOCIETY. Pytsidtllt : H. GOOOllURN, ESQ.

flolt. Secretary:

H. Cn,r,TNG1'ON.

Commillrt .Till': PRESIDENT.

\V. Poor,E.

P. H.

TIIf~ HON. SECRE'I',\RY.

C. H . FRHND. COl\lP~ÂˇON.

On Ascension Day t he Harvey Society paid n visit to Richborough Castle. A start was m ade soon after Cathedral ill spite of the threatening aspect of the weather, and Sandwich was reachcd abont half-past elcvell. The Presidcll t thcn took thc Society to a public house. which he guaranteed from personal experience was perfectly respectable and quite al1 right for those of tClidcr years, aud there we atc Ollr luncheon packets alldÂˇ sheltered frolll a shower. After lunch , the shower bciug over, we adjourned to Riehborough. There we spent a very interesting and enjoyablc hour, exami.ning the remains of walls, gatcways, ditches, bypocausts and the fouudations of roads and crawling aiong

underg round passages, bumping our bends against the rooC, getting backache and singe.ing ourselves with candles. We then went to the MuseulIl, where we inspected lnoochcs, tools, pins und pieces of pottery, looking terribly intelligent and intcllectual and pretcnding that we understood perfcctly. The Society thell lIloved to Ramsgate, but just outside Sandwich it began to pour with min, and we reachcd Ralllsgatc in a very drenched cond ition. A substan ti al tea was obtained at the Quaint Tca Shop, Ramsgate, and thcn the members of the Society dispersed to go their own sweet ways and reached Canterbury safc and sound.

On ] lIllC 29th , eighteen members of Ute Society went over the Danc J ohn Brewery. First the variolts processes of brewiug the beer were dClllousirated and c-xplaiued and then the party went Oil to examine the bottling and labelling departmeuts aud finally the cellars. Tt waR a very interestin g visit. J.H .G., Ho,~.

ORIGINAL. A SONNET. The Curfew tolls as evening sinks to njght, As wheeling roulld, the jackdaws make their flight And go to rest in that old graceful lower, Whose mellow stones in glowing hues nre digltt By the Inst drooping su m Iller rays; each flower Now sinks to rest ill every cranllicd bower. Here may I listen when tIly Curfew calls. And as tile glowing summer's evening falls May I to rest eternal there retire Where echo flies. through nave, round Canons' slalls Aud round the Precincts, back iuto the quire, And rouud old waUs which fl owers Gnd plants attire.

Bell Harry. may yon SlImmon me to rest, And bearing. may I come at yOllr behest.

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KEEP OFF THE GREEN. You nre asked â&#x20AC;˘ ot to walk

When you come

On your trips, Spare the grass !

On the grass.

Please do not

This is not

Idle tnlk. Scatter pips Rut it menns Or brown bags "Do not walk In strips On the grass." On the grass. Think of this: YOli tllust keep Off the grass; VO II

may not

Go to sleep, You mo.)' not

Flock like shcep On the grass.

ORDEAL. The supreme moment was drawing ncar, and fear that up till now he had suppressed, suddenly laid a cold, icy. vicelike grip upon him. He trembled "iotently, shaking and palsied: he knew thnt even if he tried he could not stand now . All was black and misty; far away someone was talking. droning in au uninterrupted monotone; then silence. broken by the movemeut of heavy. sullen feet, followed again by auother voice, strangely like the first. Tbe fit passed, and he was left cool and calm, ready to meet his fate , but with au awful void ill his memory. What was to happen? What was it all about? Why was he there? In the middle of a stilly silence he found himself 011 his feet, stuwbling, gasping, striving to SOlUe unknown goal. He opened his mouth and spoke; words came, unrecognisable to him, formless, meaningless ull couth noises. Had he gone lUad? 'W as this the g ibbering of a lunatic that came ullbidde n froUl his lips? Suddenly he stopped , but he knew his trials were not over: he could not yet return to that peace and comfort he had been so foolhardy to leave. A cold, hard voice beside him whispered someih ing into his ear: hardly comprehend ing he repeated it aland , vagucly sensing that it was expected of hi111 ..... And then it was over: the spell was broken, and pale and drawn he staggered back ngain to his comrndes ...... the Sixth Former's first experience of "Spouts" was over. I.,\Ncr,EY .

CORRESPONDENCE. N.S.-The Editors declilfe to Mcept any responsibility with f'egaf'd to tllese lellers. Correspomlellts nutS! ene/ose the;f' flames, II0t necessarily for publicatiou, bl4t as Il ~uaraJltee of good faith. Leiters must be written ou olle sidf1 of the paper only. To the Editors of" Tun CANt'UARIA N." before tea, which are not really the times Ulat refreshment is most needed . SIRS, Would it be possible for the Tuck Shop r beg to remain, to be open marc often in the afternoon? Yours in hope and hunger, At prescnt it opens just after lunch and just ::\!. T . TUMMV.

THE CANTUARIAN

882 To lite Editors oJ"

THE CANTUARIAN."

SIRS.

May I suggest that m ore letters would be sent to the Callfllarian if somc attention was paid to them besides their publication. At present" Hear I Hear !-Eds., Catlt." means thnt oue more good idea has been cnlshed. Yours, etc:, HOPEI.l':SS.

[Hear I Hear !-Eds., Cant.] 1'0 the Editors of"

T I lE CANTUARIAN,"

SIRS,

Since the las t complaint

011

this matter

was published, n yenr's rain has poured lIuhinclcrcd on the onthouse bicycles. Sirs, hear th e cry of n distressed bicycle! Daily I am left in the pouring rain from carly m orning lIntil SUcll time as my owner sees fit to ruin his garments by sitting upon my soaking saddle and propcllillg my creaking and rusty frame to more cOlufortable quarters ill his house. Cauuot the old Pins Conrt be roofcd ovcr before SlilUluer has left liS nuct th e stor11ls of winter arc on us again? I am, Yoms rheumatically,

V. LOCIPI':Dl~.

NOTI CES . The Hall . Secretary begs t o acknowlcdge with thanks the receipt of the following subscriptions:L. Bull (J4i->; J, R. Pearson (iJ) ; C. E. Pcrkills (10/6 ; D, A . Somerville (3/6); H. V. Page (3/ ) ; W. I,. E. Reynolds (£ 1 Is.); P . S. Barber (10/6); R. J. King (3/6); C. E. W. Chapman (3/6); P. R. H . Elliott (3/6); F. A, Eustace 6}; R. A. Finn (3/6); S , G, Galpin (36); F, p, Hassell (10/6) ; R. M. Hassell (I /6); A. S. Jobnson

S3 /

I Wallis (10/6); W . U. Mowll (.£I Is.); (3/6); 1). Cbarig (3/6);

A. B. R. P. c. V. Lawless (3/6); W . Cowper (£1 Is.); H. A. Drowning (7/-); A. G. Collins (3/6); A. E. Drocklelmrst C lI I s.); A . Robertson (3/6); J . R. Rm'e (3/6) ; B . W. B. Boothby (£ 1 Is); T . S. Adams (£ 1 15.); M. T. Lord (3/6) ; W. S. J . Seruby (14 /.); J . Prewer (£I). C. H,

FRENO,

Hon. Sec.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The Collegiate of Sanlia comment on the last number.

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It is compiled ill a manner that suggests that it is intended for a large outside circu lation apart from the old boys of the school, whereas n College magazine should remaiu prim arily the organ of the College. Since, however, the Collegiate of Samia secms intcnded for' outside' circulation , we think that much of the subject-matter, particularly the hUUlour and gossip, is too topical to be appreciated by anyone outside the College. The magazine is clearly printed on . good paper, a.nd is attractively covered; the photographs arc inte,rest iug and clearly produced.

The Hon . Secretary begs to acknowledge wiUI thunks the receipt of the following, with apologies for any accidental omissions:A 1l~)I1li a", Bll1'rovian, Bl1mdellian, Blue. Brighton Collego Maga::ine, Burian, Ch01llcleian, City of London School 1\1 agazine, DovoriU1~, Eastixn(mi(l1t, St. Edward's School Chrouic/e, Elizabethan, F clslediU1l, Gletlllimotld Colleg~ Chronicle , Haileyburiall, jolmial1, Laflciflg College Magazin e, LawTlmtiall, Malverniau, At/arlburia11-, M eteor, Navy, O/avian, Otts81, Badleian, Reptouian, Skirbllrlliafl, Uppi1lgham School Magari1le, Skylark, Vt'goria1l., Victorian, El Batidor, Mal/woo/Ua", Berkhamstedian, Colleg1'an, St, Peler's College Magazine (Adelaide), ](itlg's School Magazine )Parl'a~ malta), The Collegiale of Sanlia, amaica College Maga t ille. C. H. FREND, lIon. Sec.

Cluns AND SONS, PRINTERS, ORANGl': S'I' lmgT, CA1'>1"ERUURV .

Ti-fE Vor.. XI.

CA jI'! TUA R .1A lV. DECEMBER, 1928.

No. 21.

E DITO RI AL. If the prophet who remarked" What shall I write ?" had been requested t o write the Ed itorial of the Ca1Ituaria1J. hC' would no donbt. like the present editors. have made the sam e remark not once only, but very often. But we have here neither the time nor the s.{'3ce to cons ider such an eventuality , though the gentleman ill question might easily ill desPair have g iven way to expressions of wrath which we should consider wholly ullworthy of him, but which fall far more fittingly. and som ewh at frequently from the lips of an editor. Uufortunately we have to write the Editorial and not the prophets or anyone else.

Th e Laying of the POlludntioll Stone of the tlCW J tlllia r School at lI.lilllcr Court ind icates the opening of a new chapter in t he School's history . The separation will in no way divide in scntimcnt the two sections of the School, though we shall miss the" Parrots" as our direct n eighbours. Milncr COllrt is truly a wonderful place and " Parrots .. who nrc to inhabit it could not wish for n more ideal spot to live in, the home of one of thc greatest of our Empire builders. It was indeed unfortunate that the end of thc School year should have been so completely spoiled by the appearance of a case of Sca rlet Fever in the School. A School year without a Speech Day seems almost incredible, but all those concerned h ad to submit to the force of circumstances and all arrangements bad to be cancelled, with one exception, namely that we wcre able to play the O.K.S. match. We must commiserat e with all those whose labour ill making arrangements was ill vain, and among them we include the H eadmastcr aud Mrs. Birley, thosc who would have acted ill Speeche:: and the masters who coached them, and Se rgeant :a.'!arshall and the P.T. Squad.

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But especially we COl1ulliserate witb Captain Egerton J ones, whose disappointment sh ared by us all, at our not being a ble to go to Camp, must have been bitter in the extreme: He had worked lt11cf"asillgly in planning and arrangi ng Ollr o:r.c. Camp, which would have b eell his last work as COllllllalld('r of the Contingcnt : and a successful tell days at TidworUl might have been, in SOlUe measure at least , a reward for all his pains not only in the past year but all through his years of devotion aud ser vice for the Corps . 'Ve know that every l1lell1be; of the School, past and present , will join us ill sympnthizi ng with him . We came back th is t erm to find tllat in many respects the School was to be chauged. A new house h as come iuto being, the forms h ove been altered , No. 27 The Precincts has become a part o f the School, and t he Mint Yard has been re-asphalted. Such alter ations lIl ay seem drastic, bitt the traditions and spirit o f.the School re main the same as ever. The Editorial has Ule r epu ta ti on of being the most uninteresting part of the Cantuari(m and, as our readers will perceil'e, we have not failed to live up to this s t andard set up by Our predecessors. The Ed itorial is never r ead , so we feel that we can ill no way h ave offended the latter.

THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE AT MILNER COURT. On the 18th July, Viscou ntess Milner, before a large attendance of guests, laid the fOllndation s t one of the new J ullior School at Sturry, in the grollucts of Milner Court which T"ord Milner bequeathed t o tile School. The Headmaste r in his speech said: .. Lady lI.H\ller, lHr. Dea n, Ladies and Gentlemen. In the uame of the School I welcome you all h ere to-day. In particular I wish to welcome those subscribers to the Public Memorial to Lord :Miln er, and those members of the Memorial COlUmittee, and amongst them more especially Mr. Am ery, the Secreta ry of State for the Colonies, who h ave found time to be with us and whose presence here is a welcome proof of their friendl y in te rest in this School. But ahove all it is my pleasant duty to welcom e Lady Milner herself ; fo r J,ady Milner is, as yO Il all know, the vcry sontce and origin of all o ur d oings here to-day. It is to her generosity that the School owes the gift of this beautiful house and garden, and t his wonderful tithe barn . And it is fittin g that she s hould come llere to-day to lay the foundation stOlle of this new building, and to dedicate Olis site to the pnrpose for which it has been gh'clI. This generous gift was m ade in memnry o f t he lat e l,ord :Milner to commemorate the g reat and va ried ser vices which he rendered to t he E mpire in the course of a lifetime d evoted to t he service of his cou ntry; and I fee l vcry s trongly how fitt ing it is that Lord Milner's name should be comm emorated ill s uch a fashion . I have tim e only to recall to you thrce aspects of his life a nd work . First of 011 his lI alUe is for ever associated with olle of a nt great self-gove rning Dominions. the Unioll of South Africa. As Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of Sontit Africa, he bore the brunt of the critical negotiations which preceded the outbreak of the South Afrieull War. When peace came he laboured for four years to organise and control the work of reÂˇ construction which led up to, and made possible, the South African Union of 19 J 0- 0 task wh ich the Prim e Mini ster has desC"ribcd as 'oll e of the 1Il0st diffi cult to which any m an has ever

THE CANTUARIA N been called to devote himseli." Many who, like lIlyself, have no per~ol1nJ recollections of his work in South Africn, will rcmember him as a member of the War Cabinet, bearing a terrible weight of responsibility ill the civilian admiuistration of the greatest war in which t his countr)r has eve r been engaged . It was he who represented the English Government at DoullclIs 011 March 26th, 19 18. whell that fateful agreement was signed arranging for the co-ordin ation of a ll the Allied Armies in the ' Vestcrn Front uuder the comm and of General Foeh- an agreemen t for Wl1ich Lord Milner bore a great measure of responsibility, and which proved. in truth , to be th e p relude to the v ict ory of the Allies. l"rOlll all the wealth of materi al that hi s life affords I ha\te time only to m ention onc further aspect of it about which it is less easy t o sp eak because there is no single incident or achievement to record. From his early days of fri eudship with Arnold Toyubee to the last years of his life, Lord Milner was always a profound student of social problems. In all .that he wrollght for the E mpire he Ile\·er forgot the England around which tltat E mpire is ccntred. E ngland is justly famou s for a long and honourable sUCCt'SSiOll of men who haye devoted. their wh ole careers to the public service, and among these Lord Milner will rank very high in the esteem of future generations. He h as set an example to all who COlUe after, of disinterested serv ice, of ca lm courage, of wide vision. It luay well be our earuest hope t hat those who come t o live Itere, where he lived and worked, may catch somethillg of those qualities and learn to Ji ve as he livcd for the service of the E mpi rf.'" . I·'or, as you all know, the Governors, when they accepted Lady Mi lner's gift, decided to make here a n ew h ome for the Junior King's School. I cannot help feeling a peculiar fitness in such a destiny for a place wi t h sllch associations as this. It is, perhaps, an open secret t h at in his lifetime Lord Milner's generosity was often spen t in helping boys to obtain an educatiOll which w ithout bis help would have becn impossible . He knew well, nOlle better, t he value of education and t he place that it must hold in the natioual life; and though not otherwise associated with th e King's School, he had bcen for JUany yea rs an honoured and a kindly neighbour. It so happens, moreove r, that t here arc, J imagine, fcw schools ill I~llglnlld which con tai n a large r proportion of boys whose parents live or h ave li ved a broad, whether as soldiers or admiuistrators or men of business in the Empire, or in Slleh count ries as Egypt or China, which owe so much to the energy and cnterprise of English residents. There is no d oubt as to t he benefits I In recent ycars t hc Junior School has becn s ufl"eriug from growing pains. It to·d ay numbers 77 boys, and those 77 li ve and work and play in quarters which were not originally intended to accoll1lllodate such numbers. When I first came to th e SellOO! a year ago I was a little puzzled to learn that members of t he Junior King's School were universally known as the Parrots. Subsequen t researches have taugh t me that P arrots are (to quote au eminen t authority) gregari ous and monogamous-that th ey climb an(l walk wcJI- tbat their usual cry is harsh and discordant , though lUauy softer notes arc em ployed. Qut here at Shury our Parrots ought to thrive mightily. They will have p lenty of room and opportunity to walk and climb and,- unnatural as it Illay sou nd in a parrot- to swi m. Their discordant cries will ItO longer disturb the calm of t he Precincts or t he dignity of nu Archiepiscop al Palace-a fa ct wbielt I believe th e Archbishop him self will regret more than any body. To speak lUore seriollsly, I canuot con ceive of surrotludings m ore ideal thau these for the upbringing of a healtI1Y and intelligent boy. Ouly two miles fro m Canterbury, and uuder the Headmastership of Mr. Juckes, himself all Old King's Scholar, there can be no fear t hat t hey will forget in their new home that they are s till m embers of the King's School. Here at Milner Court they will have t he best of botb worlds- the old world and t he new- MausiOll House and Tithe Bam 0 11 either hand will speak of tile past- and in the centre there will SOOI1 grow a building which will, we hope a1l(1 believe, be not ullworthy of its posit ion midway between them and which will , so far as plann ing and equipment are concerned, be almost a tHodel of whnt a preparatory school buildiug ollgh t t o be.

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I say " almost "- becausc the building which we hope to sec completed in a year's time will still lack two wi ngs which formed part of the original pla n . When first the d ecisioll was m ade to move the Junior School to Sturry Conrt i t was thought iliat it might be possible to m ake very considerable usc of t he existing buildings for the purpos<,.5 of the School. But after lUnch thought a nd deliberation i t was decided. and I a m con vi nced rightly decided , that adapta tion of t he existing build ings would not serve our purpose. Modern school require· Illellts canllot easily be procured in a building erected fo r very different pu rposes hundreds of years ago wit hout alterations so extensive as to alter fuud a me ntally the ch aracter of th e old buildings. Such alterations nre costly a nd seldom satisfact ory. And so the d ccision was made to e rect a lIew building near the Ma nsion House a nd joined to it by a covered passage way, T h e Mansion H ouse itself w ill become the H ead mas ter's House. The gardene r 's cottage will be used for masters' quarters. T hc Oast H ousc , purchased with part of a S UIll of 2,000 prcsellted by :l.lloth er gcncrolls benefactor, Mr. Alexandcr Smit h Cochrane, will be used . or IlUlUerOI1S out of sc hool activiti es, t he bye-ways of the educa tional syst em d own which the youthfulmiud can learn t o walk with so much pl easure and profat. The Tithe Barn. as soon as we are able to lay down a 11 00r, will provide a magnificent cove red playground-and Mr. J uckes bas, J know, lUa lty other 1)lanS for its use in the future. Dut dormi tories, d ining-room , cha nging rooms, c1nss- rooms, al t hese will be provided ill t he new bnilding. Thc decision t o e rect s uch a bl1i1ding was not lightly or easily taken . Even withou t the two wings which idea lis m dcm a nded, and in spite of a U the gallant efforts of Mr. WilSOIl, t he total cost of the new building will be la rger than was origin ally contelUt)lated. Our most s incere thanks a rc due to the Ecclesiastical Commissione rs for a gift of ,£5,000, aud to Mr. Cochrane for his generous gift- for t he remaining £27,000 we have had to resort to borrowing, a nd grateful as we a re to the Ecclesiastical COl1lmissioners and to I.loyds Rank for their readiness to help I1 S, the~e loans will i!ll pOSe a heavy burden upon I1S for som e years, a burden all the header in that th e Senior School is itself in great need of capital outl ay, a nd will by compa rison feel that need more keen ly when the J lUliors are installed in their new quarters. I do not want to paint a picture of gloom or despondency. The burden i" one that we can carry. 1£ we a re taking ally risk it is one which r a m altogether convinced we ought to take. Apart from t he i mmense benefi ts t o t he J uuior School, the Senior School will profit greatly by acquiring more ('lhow room at Canterbury. No good things are won without effort, a nd Lady Milner, I a m s ure, knows well that we are glad to d o all in our power to be worthy both of h er gift a nd (If the purpose for which it has been given . I have indeed drawn attention to these facts only b('canse I think that unless th ey are know n there may be many who will {lssum e e rroneously t hat wc are a wealthy School with large endowments. The decision which th(' Gm'ernors have made was not easy, and I alll glad of t hiii opportuni ty of pay ing trihute t o the faith and courage 'with whi ch it was inspired . That cournge h ns been signall y rewarded. A yefIT ago it wns anuounced that the Trustees of t he Pu blic Memorial to 1.0rd Mil n('r had decided to cmploy the g reater part of t he money at t heir disposa l in connection with t he King's School. Some 70 acres of land adjoining Milner Court have heen p urd lased as a bulwark a~a ill st encroachil1p," ind ustrialism, t he income going to swell the Mell1l)rial Scholarship Fund . l;or t he greater pa n: of the mOlley will be nsed to provide five Milner Memorial Scholarships at the King 's S('hool of £ 100 a yea r tenable for five years, a nd open to the sons of mcn servi ng ill t he CiYil Services of Ind ia and the Colonies, or who reside in those d istant parts of the Empire where adequate educational fa cilities a re not a\·ail ablc. There will be ill addition three Memorial Lcaving Exhi bitions of L75 a year, t('uable at a ny place of further education , aud open to Milne r Schola rs or others who seek to prel>ure themselves for a career in tJte I~ mJ>i re overseas. T he first Memorial Scholarship has on y a few weeks ago becn awarded to Desmond McCabe Reay, a nd I t rust th at he will prove the first of a long successiou of scholars who after euri chi ll .~ t he life of the School will carry from it the spirit of loyal and d isinterested service to the furthest corners of t he Empire.

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I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing publicly my deep gratitude both lo Ule Committee and to all s ubscribers to the Memorial Fund. We do, indeed. appreciate Uleic generosity, and will do all ill our power to proyc ourselves worthy of it. I h ave already kept yO ll too long; I cau ou ly plead that Ill y thelUe has occupied so many of my thoughts for so many months p ast that bred t)' has becu far from casy. We have long looked fonvard to this day. Our dreams nrc at last beginning to take solid shape and subs tance. I can ouly end as 1 began by welcoming Lady Milncr 's prescnce here to lay the F oundation Stoue of the new building. which owes its vcry origill to her generosity ." Ha ving thanked the Headmaste r for his kiud remarks about her late husband and herself, I.ady Milner proceeded t o give a s hort history of her husband 's childhood. Alfred Milner was like an only child; h e had two very mueh older step-brothers. His father was a j ,olldoll doctor and also a scholar and a sportsman . Whell Alfred l\Ulllcr was twelve years old, Dr. Milner took a professorship at a German Uni versity, so t hat Alfred had to continue his ed ucati on at T ubingell, where, owing to the difficulties of the lang uage , he found himself at t he bottom of the school. H e got to the top ill three years, but it W ~tS an awful g rind. Whell fifteen years old, Alfred Miluer's mother died, and he hardly knew how to bear himself. Lady l\lilller asked those who would be at :M ilner Court to remember his mother. for he worked all his life by the torch which she lighted for him. The family was broken up. a nd Alfred MUlier returned to Londou and studied for th ree yea rs and a half at King's College. At the age of eig:hteen he won a Ballio! SchOlarship and hi s loneliuess and unhappiness were ov('I". At Oxford he forUied fri endships with Arnold TOY llbee, Leon ard Montefiore, Michael Glazebrook aud Jim Rendall and together they worked out ambitious plans for re-shaping th e world. There was no one, I.ady Milner said , who had such a deep sense of amusement and delight of beautiful things as Alfred Miln er. H e enj oyed eve rything th at wa s enjoyable and kept his spirit of fun to the end . One of his passi01ls was gardening a nd we might look arouud a nd see with whnt d elight b e mad e those ga rdens. It took hilll yea rs, but every moment was pure p leasure. If a ny of liS present werc there when swimm ing races took p lace ill the river, we Ulight remember I ,ord Milner's excitement when judging the rnces- lyillg fl at 011 his chest and taking as lUllch interest in what was going on as the youugest persoll. H e bad a great natural sympathy for the young and a great love for youth and a great understanding of their d iffi culties. It was because he so loved you ug people and so sy mpathised with them iu their d ifficulties that he wou ld have liked us to be at Sturry Comt. He wou ld have liked t o think that the youthful time of learn ing was u little bit helped by the old house , the old barn, the ga rdens, and Ule lovely country arouud . H e would ha\'C wanted us t o be happy there . .. He left 110 heir of his body," Lady Milner said in conclusion, .. but you can , if yOIl will, each and all of you, be heirs of his spirit." The Dean, thanking Lady Milner, sa id that we were deeply indebted to her, not on ly for her atteudan cc aml h er ready consent to lay the fouudation sto ne, hut for the gift which m ade that opcning of a new chapter in t he annals of t he King's School possible. H e believed that the gift of [.Âˇord Milner 's great name- the association with his g reat qualities, his vision, his generosity. his courage, his wide imperial outlook - was an evcn grcater and 1U0rc significant gift t o the School than those m aterial buildings, and fie lds. and gardcns. H e was g lad to see that t he Secret ary for the Colollies was iu the audience, becanse it enabled him, as well as t he H cadmaster, to th ank Mr. Amery as Chairman of the Committee, and t hrough him the other subscribers and members of the COl1lmittee, for the ir muni ficence to th e School, aud for til eir interest in it. H e was glad of Mr. Amery's prescnce for another reason- because it emphasized what he might ca ll t he forw ard-looking, the outward-looking character of their ceremony, and that n ew chapter in the King's School history . The company then proccedcd to the site of the lIew Sc.hool building , and here I.ndy l\filll er, having placed tile found ation s tone ill position, d eclared it to have been well and truly laid. Short dedicatory prayent were then said by the Dean , followi ng which the \Âˇis itors a nd School were entertained to tea by Lady Milner in the wall ed ga rden .

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On Saturday, Novemher 3rd, the Upper School attended the dedication hy the Archbishop of the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours, which has been restored for nsc as a memor ial to Lord ~'liIncr. In his address t he Archbishop said that b e was Slife that I.ord Milner's nallle would occu py in the future a n even greater place than i t occupies III the popnlnr mind to-day; he reca lled I.ord 11i1ncr's constructive work in South Afri ca a ll d Egypt, two countries which must pay hOUlage to t he penetrating capacity of a g reat chief who worked through days of storm :llld stress to bui ld up two great provinces. A t the cnd of his speech the Ardlbishop said : "A nd it is not a little thing t hat those who cherish the memory of so great a man shou ld have fo und it possible and tho ught it well to associate one who wns so m arkedly' abreast of m odern t ho ugh t and aetion with the traditions and the security of our a ncient publi c school- the most ancient in E ngland . The la rge gen erosity of those who loved Alfred Milner has lllunificently enrkhCfl the School iu s uch way as to equip it afre-sb for the coutribut ion it lUakes to the supply of E nglish lII a uhood. Its you ngest. hoys will from t he start of their schooldays have before them the name a nd the example of one who. pre-eminen tly" ser ved his gen eration according to the Will of Cod." They will be iuspired a nd spurred, ill the very home t hat l\mner loved and adorned, to make their OW II t he spirit of service which wns the keynote of his strenuous lifc."

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE, O.K .S . O n Thursday, November 1st, Mr. Hugh Walpole, O.K ,S., in company with members of t he I>;liznbethan I .iterary Society , visited Ca nterbury to 1I11\'cil the finished memorial to Christopher Marlowe, O.K.S., in t he Daile John Cardens. After the ceremony, which uufortuua t ely was m a rred by rain, a short visit was paid to Marlowe's birthpl ace in Saint George's I.one, after which there was a gathering in t he Schoolroom where speeches were made, Among those present were the Dean, who took the chair,. Rev . Dr. Bickersteth, the Mayor of Canterbury, a nd Dr. Boas, President of the Elizabethan Literary SOciety. T h e Dean ill thc course of his short speech int rod uei llg Dr. Roas to the compnuy, sa id that they were m et to hono ur a great SO il of Canterbury, a great SO li of th e King's School, a nd a very great Hliglish poet . Dr. Rons stated that the initi ation of the scheme for a Marlowe me morial at Ca nterbury was due to :Mr. Frederick Rogers, who was a prominent member of the ]'~lizabethan 1.iterary Society in early days. Owing to his exertions, a cOlllluittee, whieh included Browning. Te llu y~on a nd Swinburne was formed. As n result of their efforts, the l\'I nrlowe memorial , designed by Onslow-f"ord, was opened with one statuette, representing l\l arlowc's first hero, Tamburlnine. Sir Hellry Irving, who sat for that statuette, unveiled the memoria l on 16th September, J891. It tu ay be of interest to readers that the following account of the ullveiling appeared in Th e Calltllarian of November of that year. .. The m emorial to Marlowe, from the chisel of Onslow-Forel , just outside the Cathedral gate, was unveiled hy Henr!, Irving a ll September 16th. It consists of n Renaissance pedestal surmOlluted by a bronze Ii e-size statuc of a Lyric muse. There are also four niches in the pedestal for some of Marlowe's characters.

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T a mbllriail1c, Edward II .. the J ew of Ma lta and l"aust us; but a t present th ese do not a ppear ewing to want of fund s which have n ot been forthcoming as readily as h ad been hoped ; it was a lso rumo ured that Swinburne had promised t o subscribe some lines to the st a tue, but as yet it knows them not." T h e s uggestion to complete the memorial was made by the la t e Sir Sidney L ee at t he last annual supper of the E lizabethan L itemry Society. at which he presided . The con tributions to the o rigina l memorial cam e almost e ntirely from G reat Brita in . The additio na l statuettes represen ted th e contributions a nd hom age of nit parts of t he E;nglishspeaking world .

I u t he course of a brill iant speech , Mr. Hugh Walpole spoke of Ma rlowe's wonderful c reative 'l,est and his g reat love of adve nture. The E Ii'l,nbethall time, of which, for liS, Marlowe stood in the cen tre , had a lmost evc ry elemcnt of adventure a boy could need or <l esire . H e spoke of Marlowe 's determination to m ake life as beautiful, as marvellous, a nd as perfectly sy mbolic of what life could be, a~ his powers wou ld allow. So he weut out in those sho rt twenty-ui ne years of his life to c reate things. We continua lly h eard to-day that t he spirit of our own time was so full of all kinds of things- the unsettling a nd dissipation of all the old m achinery to which we at one time trusted, and the coming in of a d isturbed world with machinery which we did not know how to manage. We werc feeling at this time, perhaps everywhere , that it was a wo rld that was not yet composed e no ugh for us to -deal with. He liked to fancy that it was in the vcry middle of this mo ment of ours t hat Marlowe was born. H e believed, if Ma rlowe cam e now-if he sawall those flying things in Ute air, those rolling, rumbling, flash.ing things on the earth, a nd a ll of us ruuning for o ur lives as it seemed, be would not for a momeut h esitat e to t ry to ma ke of those cond itions the beautiful Ulings that he wanted. H e wonld not h ave wished that things might be other than Utey were. H e would si mply have stepred forward in the midd le of them a nd flown in his -own s ih>cr aeroplane to the discovery a the m oon . At the conclusion of t he speeches, t he visitors were entertained to tea by the H ead master and Governing Rody a t the H eadmaster's house.

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Captain of t he School H ouse G range H o use Langley H o use H olme H o use Day Boys ...

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W. D' A . MAYCOCK.

J. J.

H. G u.r,I XC'l'ON.

A . G. SCOTT.

H . S. C. FISH .

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H . G a,I,INcTO N, J. M . G. COOK, D. M cr.. WHJo:IU.l~R. W . I)'A. MAVCOCK, J. A. G. SCOTT, H . S. C. F ISH, A . C. GOOJ.O, C . G, A. PARIS, P. L . SAI.Z~ AN, R. O. C ROUCH.

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES . PooI.Jo: .- Enter('d School. Se pt". , '22; King's Scholar ; Sixth FOI'I11 , Sept ., '23; HOll. Sec. Photographic Society, Scpt., '24- Sept., '26; l''fonitor, May , '25; House Monitor, Sept., '25 ; '-1011. See_ Harvey Society, Sept ., '25- March , '26; Editor of The Calltltariall, Sept., '25; Captain of th e School, Jfill. , '26; Vice-President of the Marlowe Socie ty. Jan .. '26; Vice- President of the Dcbatillg Society, J'lI1., '26 : L/Sgt., o:r .c., May, '26 ; Sports Committee. '26, '27, '28 : 1st 1\'., '26, '27, '28 : H on . Sec, of Boats, '27 ; Captaitl of Boats, '28; C.Q.M.S., Sept ., '27; Classica l Scholar of Jesus Coll ege, Cambridge, Dec. , '26; Classical Jo;xhibitioller of J E'StlS College. Camhridge, Dec: , '27: Organ Scholar of J eSliS College, Cambridge, Dec., '27. G. J . C . PI'f '~ ..:-Elitcrec1 ,~ h ool , M~y, '23 (J .K.,S., May, ' 19t ; Sixth 10'01'111, Sept.: '2~; )./Sgt., O. I .C., J au ., 27; Momtor. Sept., 27 ; H Oll . Sec. of the Marlowe Society, Sept .. '27 ; C.s M.. O.T .C. , Sept., '27; Editor of The e m/luarial/ , J !'lIl . , '28; Honse )I ollil or . Jan ., '28.

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AOAMS.- F:lltercd School , Sept., '23; King's Scholar; Sixth Form, J an" '25; Langley H ouse House Mon itor, Mny, '26; Hend of Langley House, Sept.. '26; P .T. Colours. '26, '27, '28 ; Hon . Sec. of the Debating Society, '26; Monitor, Sept., '26; I./Sgt., O.T.C., Sept., '27; 1st IV " '28; Modem Language Rxhibitioner (Ensthridge) of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Dec., '27. n . A. W. BtNNV.- Elltcred Sch ool, Jan ., '24 ; 1st XL, '26, '27, '28; 1st XV ., '26, '27; Hon. Sec. of Cricket, '27 ; I.angley H ouse Honse Monitor, Sept.. '26; Captain of Cricket. '28; School Monitor, Sept., '27; Captain of Games, '28; Sixth Form, May, '28; Sgt .. O.T .C., Sept., '27 ; Sports COlllmittee, '26. '27. '2ft C. H . F'RHND.-HlItered School, Sept., '22; King's Scholar; Sixth Form, :Mny, '26; Sgt., a.T.C., July, '27; Monitor, Sept., '27; H Oll . Sec. of Tlt e C(l1Itltariall, Sept., '27 ; Editor of The Cmltuar ian, Jan., '28. C. M. 1\{i\R'I'IN.- Entercd School, Sept., '24; Six th Porlll, Sept., '26; Hollll e House House Monitor, Sept., '26; H ead of Holme House, JUli e, '27; Monitor, Sept., '27; 1st XV., '27; Sports Colours, '28; P .T. Colours, '28. J . B. FJ.~NTU [,\N .-Elltered School, Sept., '22; King's Scholar ; Sixth POrlll, Jan ., '24; Hall. Sec. of the House COlllmittee, Sept.. '26; 1st XV., '26, '27; Fins Pair, '27; Sports Colours, '27, '28; Sports Committee, Sept., '27; Captain of Fh'cs, '28; 1st IV., '28; Monitor, Jan ., '28; I ,/Sgt., a .T .C., May , '28. J . B. SPEARMAN.- Entered School, Sept., '23 ; Sixth Form, Dec., '25; HOIl . Sec. of Boats, '28; Hall . Sec. of the H ouse Commi ttee, J 0.11 . , '28; Monitor, :May , '28; L /Sgt., D.T.C., Mny, '2R; P .T . Colours, '26, '27, '28; Sports Commi ttee, Sept., '27. F . W. ROllERTs.- E ntered School, Dec., 1924 ; King's Scholnl'; Sixth 1"01'111 , Sept., '26. F . H . COMPTON.-Elltere.c1 School, Sept., '23; Six th Porm , Jan ., '27; Langley House Honse Monitor, Jan ., '28. G. A. EMl!Rv. -E ntered School, Jan ., '23; Sixth Form, Sept., '27: Sgt. D.T.C., Sept., '27 ; HOIl . Sec. of t he House Committee, May, '28. H. D . MURDOCH.- Entered School, January , '24; Sixth Form, Sept., '27 ; J,angley H ouse H ouse Monitor, Sept., '27. J . G. P . W. ROBER'l's.- Eutered School , Sept., '24; P .T. Colours, '26, '27, '28; Sixth ];'orlll , Sept. , '27; Ilangley Honse H ouse Monitor, J An ., '28. A. G. C. BHNN1-m.-Elltcred School, Sept ., '24 ; Sixth FOTllI, May, '28; 1st X I., '28. I. G. R OnrmTSON.-Entered Scbool , May , '25 ; H olme H onse H Ollse Monitor, Jan ., '28; P .T. Colours, '28. M. T. LoRD.- E ntered School, Sept., '23; I--#angley H ouse HOllse Monitor, Sept ., '27.

VALETE . J . D. Coles, I'-. R. Hamp, J . W. Clegg, R . F . W. Potter, n. W . Olver, P. C. McCullagh, C. R. Broughton, L . W. R . LineH, M. W. Wilson, J. S. Robertson.

892

THE CANTUARIAN SALVETE.

D . E . Wilmer, S. I " Edwards. R . N. Evans, D . A. McC . Reay, J . F. Robinson. 1'. E. Leu('y. A. W . Watts, J. F . Minett. J.... W . Kennan, C. T . OlhÂˇc. H . F . WhittaU , B . M. Wyllie.", R . H . Dagnall, P . G. Forrester, R. T. Radcliffe, W. P . Randall. G. R . M. Marshall, E. H . Chapm:lII, ~ . A. Young, J. P . Royle. A. H . 'V. nrcnan. E. H . Drenan , H . DntlU, J. C, Hook, B. A. James, J. R. T. Kennedy, H. R. P engelly , K . M. Reid, J. D. Rennie, R . F. Stiles. K . M. '\-Vard.

S P E ECH DAY . Owing to au I1nfortunate outbreak of scarlet fever in the School, the end of the SUlI1mer Term W[lS completely disorganised. Speech Day arrangements hod unavoidably to be cancelled at the last minute. and the term cam e to an abrupt and undignified cud 011 Saturday, 28th Augn st. Before giving away the prizes in Ule Sch oolroom , Ule H eadmaster said: "r have only very few things to say to you to-day before I give Ulese prizes away. T will leave unsaid all that I might sar about the value of Prizes ill stilUulating n healthy Competition, about the demerit a prizes in stimulating an unpleasant competitive pot-hunti ng spirit, about the merits of those who have not won prizes, but have worked just as hard as those who have-and so on . .. nut there are one or two Uliugs I would like to take the opportuuity of saying to you since this is a domestic occasion, and there arc ItO parents or visitors present. " 'Ve have n long list of prizes. To be worth having, a prize mus t not be too easily won. I am not qnite sure whether that is true of all of these. Next year there will be a new prize for Music, which has very generously been offered by an O.K .S., Dr. Courtney, for Âˇthe boy who has m ade most progress in the School in the eourse of the year . .. Leaving prizes aside, I want to say a word about that old e nemy, the School Certificate. Last sUlIlmer we wall 30 Certificates, our record so far. T hopc it will be at least as high this year and higbcr next- It ought to be. The School Certificate is somc thing definite to work for, which YO ll should all scek to"\vin as soon as possible. Bllt don't mllkc the mi stake of thinking t hat it Is t he end of rom education- it is really only the begiuuing. Set your stnndard flS high as YOll can i YOll wish to achieve any thing really worth while . "This Is (l slld ell dillg to a term which has becn, all the whole, n good oue. Those of you who have to stay on here will hnve a good d eal of time all youl" hauds. Don't abuse it, and go away quietly. And remember that if anyone feels ullweilit is his duty to report at ouce, and not cnrry scarlet fever germs all over the country. II Finally, r wish to t hank all who have helped mc so much eluring the last year-Mr. GaM a nd Mr. Lloyd Jones, whose help has been invaluable at all times, and Poole and the rest of the Monitors. I don't Sllp)>ose that mauy of yon reaUse quite how IUuch I have relied all their help during Illy first year here. Poole, Pitt, Adams aud Felltimall go to Cambridge, Freud and Martin to Oxford, niuny to the Army and Spearman to mediciue. r wish the very best of happiness and success to them all. And I wish partic ularly to thank Poole for the admirable way in which he has carried out his difficult duties as Captain of the School, and for all he has done to help me . .. To the cleven I wish the best of good fortune in their mnteh this afternoon: and to all of you very happy holidays."

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PRIZES ADJUDGED DURING THE YEAR, 1927- 1928.

J. W .

Captaiu's Prize (JlIl1lchius(m) Classical (Broughton) Mathematics (MilcIli11Sotl) ...

IJoole .

J. W . Poole .

Modern l.nnguagcs. F rench (J11i/chi1lsoll) Gerlllan (Greaves)

Natural Science (Mitchillson) ]j~lgJjsh

1,iterature (Slreatjelld) Classical Composition (Dean Ftlr1'(lr) .• Private Study (Edward Blore) Classical "" ,,~lodcrJl Latin Prose (P. and H.Horsley) Greek Prose (1\le Dowall) ... E ngtish ES5<"l.ys (Galpin) History... '.. .,' ". Natural History Collection (H ead Mastel') Drawing . . . ... ... ." Cinque Prize (Martyn Mowll) ... Photography (Gough) Senior Junior Readi ng and Elocution (Harvey B oys) Scnior ...

Junior

Music (Ryley)

... ." History. VI. Form (Stanley) ... " Form V. Upper A (Galp~n) . " .. Form V. Upper B (Galpin) ... .. l"orm V. I.ower (Head Masler) " Form IV. (Head Master) Mathematics, Div. I. (Harrison)

Div. 11. (Harrison) .. Diy. III . (H arrison) .. Diy. IV. (Ha.rrison) Chemistry and Physics, Special Div. (Hamm01uls) Diy . T. DIVINJ'rV PRJZF$.

VI . Form (Broughton) ... .. (Midsummer, GalPin) Form V. Upper A (Marshall HIt/d) Form V. Upper B (Marshall Wild) Form V. Lower (BishOP of DOlleI') Form IV. (Marshal Wild) .. . R e1Uove (BiShop of Dover) .. . Form IlIa . (Lady Herts/el ) Form IlIb. (Lady Hertslel) .. . Form lIIc. (Lady Hertslel ) .. . Elwyn Prize, Senior) .. . .. .. Junior l~wer School (Elwyn)

J. E. I·'cntimUII. A. C. S. Adams. { C. M . Martin. A . C. S. Adams. { C. M. Martin. G. A . Emery. { F. W. Roberts. R. A .

I~nllis .

J. W . Poole. G. J. G. Pitt.

J. G. F. W. Roberts. C. H. Freud. C. H . Frend. D. K. Clarke. J. E. Fentilllall. G. A. Emery . J. S. Richardsoll. F. W. Collard. C. J. B. Murray . D. C. Curweu . C. 1\:1 . Martin. { C. H. I·'reIld. M. \ \-. WilSOll .

G. T. Jl,liles. D. K . Clarke. 'V. M. P . ScoU. I. D . Coles . R . O. Crouch. A. E. C. Bredin. R. J. I. Mooll . R. L . S. Beuuett. { H. P. Cooke. F . E. Pilc1Jer. R. 1-1. A. Wild. F. H . Compton. J. F. Glennie. { A. C. Goold. B. C. M . Hodson. D . K. Clarke. I. G. R o bertson. R . M . Clarke. H . N. Crocker . R. O. Crouch. J. S. Richardson. M. W . Wilson. M. Monntstephens. R. G. A . Baker. J. D. Coles. D. 1. Hill. M. Moulltstephens.

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F ORM P RTZI<;S.

Ponn V. Upper A (Christmas) ... " " ~Midsumllle r, Gordon) Form V. U pper B ChrisbllUS) . .. .. " Midsummer. Gordon) F orm V. Upper. E nglish Essay Set n . Latin Prose Form V. Lowe r (Christmas) " " (Midsummer )

G. R . S. Smith . H . N. Cr ocker. J. D . Coles. A. H . P . Ca rdew. J. D . Coles. K . P . Hickma n . { j . R . W, Hobson , H . N, Crocker. H . F . Chilt on . G. T. Mil es . J. G. 'V. Cha rnaud . D . J. Bradley. D . W . Whittall . A. W . Box . J. S. D. Wallis.

PonH I V. !ChriSlIllUS) " :MidsllllllUcr)

Remove Chrisbnns) " Midsummer) Ponn .IlIA. !Christlll US)

Midsulllmer )

F orn;' IlIn .

Porn;' IIIc.

Chris tlnas) MidSUUlll1Cr ) CJl ristmas) Midsulllmer )

1\'1 . l\101 llltst ephells. F . A. P . We theraU. A. W. Maddocks. W. K . G. Smyth .

L OWER SC HOOL Malllcm a tics (Christmas) .. (Midsllutlncr. Neil) Natu ral Scieuce (MiJcllinson) History", Dictation Dra wing ... E n glish L i ternture (Evans) ... French (Christmas. Greaves) "

(MidsuUlm er)

PRI Zl~,).

...

1". L. r.. Watson . M . MOlllttstephc lis. 1-1 . L. Paxton . M . W . Wilson . R. D. Powell. U. C. H ollingsworth . U. J. \' . Matth ews. D. J. Bradley. P . I I. R o b erts.

JUNIO R SCHOQI, PRrZllS.

Porm !la. !Christm aS) Midsullllllcr ) Fon~' lIb . Christm as) Mic1SII1ll111Cf )

Forn'J' rIc. Christmas) " MidsullllUer) Form 1. (Chri stmas)

(Midsummer ) " Divini ty (H odgson) : F orm Ila . Form lIb . F orm lie. F orm I . English :F o rm lIa . Form lIb. Form lIe. F orm T. Ma thema t ics (Christmas) ... (Afidsummer)

Drawj;lg ." Dictation

H. R . R W allis. J. F. :Minett . P. M. Shorthousc. C. A. Wallis. n. E . L owther. J. O. M. Roberts. R . S. Henle . D . R . H onc.

J . C. E. S mith . C. A . Wallis. A. I ,. Pitm an . D . S. Hear ne.

J. C. It Smilii. C. A. Wallis. J. O. M. R obert."l. D. R. I-l o ue . H . R . E. W allis. J. F . ~lInctt .

L . H. Turner. I . C. A. Napper.

895

1'HE CANT UARIAN Anniversary Preacher. THe REV. THE H ON. [';J>WARD LYTTEt,TON, D .D., late Headmaster of Etan College. The list OJ lhmivusa1'Y Preachers goes back 10 1714.

Exhibitioners.

J. w. A.

POOJ,J"~

(Rose). Classical Exhi bitione r and Orgau Scholar, J eslis College. Cambridge. C. S. AOAi\IS (Stanhope). I~astbridge l~x h ib itio ucrJ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

The Anderson Gift. R . T. T1UPl',

The Harrison Bequest . .T.

F'J';NTIMAN,

Pembroke College, Cambridge.

The Shepherd Gift. J.

\V. Poor.E, J esus College, Cambridge.

The O.K.S. Gift. F . W . ROBERTS.

The Waddington Gift. J. G. PI'l"l', Peterhollse, Cambridge. Present Holders of Exhibitions . G.

• C. H . GlDSON (Stanhope), Trinity College. Oxford. Kitchcllcr Memorial Schola r. - D . C. llUS'l'ON (Rose), Open Matilclllaticni Scholar, Trinity College, Cambridge . • A. M. RAln~ (ParMr). Caldwell Classical ScboJa r, Corp us Cbristi College, Cambridge . • A.R. Br,AC KI.lmGl~ (R ose), Emtllauuel College, Cam bridge. J. D. Nlm. (llose), Open Mat hem a tical Exhibitioner, Pembroke College, Cambridge. J. N. B . LAI Nt (Blmcel, Pord Studeut, Trinity College, Oxford. T. V. SCRIVENOR (R ose) , Open History Schola r, Oriel College, Oxford. D. A. SOi\1ERvn .r•.u: (.Parlier), Open History Uxilibiti on er, Corpns Christi College, Cambridge. ·Vacated July, 1928.

Scholars. Elected November. 1927, "nder tile old Schem.e. KING'S Senor.ARS. J UNI ORS.

J. P.

H SWh"TSON.

PROBATIONERS. P. S. SHORTHOUSg,

Junior School.

P. L.

ROBERTS. D. B. WElliELUR.

R. L. EDMONDS, jUlIiOt' School.

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ENTRANCl£ SCHOLAR.

School H(lUSt. D. B . WHEELHR.

Elected J1me.. 1928, under the revised Scholarship Selmllt. KINe's SCHor.ARS. J UN IORS.

SItN IORS. H , N. C ROCKE R.

D. E. Wrr.MItR.

J . R. W. H onSON.

S. [.. E DWA RDS.

R. B. LEVEY. W . M. 1<'. SCOT'r.

H : R. E. WAr,US.

W. A.

R. N,

1.ARcr~.

l~VANS.

P. R ODINSON.

T , E. LENEY,

A. W . WA'l'TS. F. MINF,T'l', junior School.

J. EN'l'RANCE SCHOLARS.

D. E. WILMER.

S. L.

EDWARDS.

R. N.

EVANS.

Mn,NER ~fEMORI~ SCUOI.AR :

D. A. M CCABE REAY.

Academica l and other Distinctions gained d u ring the year, 1927- 1928 . J. W. A.

Poor, J~

C. S.

C. H . R. S. H . M.

ADAMS

i"RHN D GRAN'!' C. SMITH

D. I . R Onr';R'!'SON

H. I-I.

Cr,t\RK I';

R . T . TR I P I' P . C HARIG ...

V. D. RAVENSCi<Oll"'f

C. S. A. 1\-I.

B:'IIDEN, U ..... C. RAKg

Exhibition fo r Classics, and Organ Scholars hip, Jesus College, Cambridge. Enstbridge E.'xhibilion for Modern I.. angungcs, Corpus Christi College, Caulbridge. Ford Studcutsilip, Trini ty College, Ox £ord. 34th Admission to R .M.A .. Woolwich. 38th Admission to R.M.A., Woolwich . 54th Admission to R.M.A., Woolwich. 6211d Admission to R .l\f.A., \Voolwicb . 2nd place in I~xa11linatioll fo r Naval Cadetsbips, Special Hlltry (Execntive Dranch). 6th lliacc ill Examination for Naval Cadetships, S pecial Entry (f:.n gineering Branch ). 9th place ill Examination for Naval Cadctships, S pecia l Entry (Executi ve Branch). Vice-Principal of St. Ed mund H a U, Oxford. E lected a member of the Gove rning Body of t he King's SchooL Admitted into an Official Felfowship of O riel College, Oxford. Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Class 1. Classical Tripos Part fl . with S\lccial Merit ill History. Awarded Bishop Green 's Cup for lachelors, a nd La wrence Prize for Classics.

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Trinity College. Oxford. Liddon Studentship for Theology. Exhibitioner of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Class 1I. Examination for ]I,'[n5. nne. Part 1. Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. Class II. Mathematical Tril}OS' l)nrt II. Trinity College, Ox orc1 . Class n . Chemistry. Part II. Finnl HOllour Sch ool of Natural Scicnce. 1st Class Honours B.Sc. 1>;ng., Loudou University. Appointed House Physician, Guy's Hospital. Awarded Scholarship by the Board of Architectural l~ducatio\l of the R.I.B.A.

A. ]. W. PRITCHARD

D. NeIt ...

D. C. DUSTON

C. H . G IBSON H.. A. BAVN'I'ON C . \V . RAKE

F. D. WVJ,SON ...

SANDHS, v.C .... T HORN DRU RY, R.C.

If, Mur,LINS, C.B.

897

I~I,mI1NG ~

H. ROWAN-RoBINSON,

C.M.G., D.S.O.

Class II. Pinal Bar Examination. Elected a mcm ber of the Gcneral Council of the Bar. Lieut.-General, Royal Mnrincs. Promoted General . Roynl Marines. Colonel RC.A, Awarded Gold Medal for the Prize Essay of the Royal United Services Iustitution.

F. T. SPI CKERNHr.L,

Paymaster Captain, R.N. K.B.E. Pembroke College, Cambridge. Eastern CadetsWp.

C.D., D.S.O .... R. C. WILKINSON

SCHOOL NEWS.

Cou~rntli l a tions to D. Mel.. Wheeler, H. S. C. F'ish, A, C. Goold, C. G. A. Paris, 1). L. SalzlllRn and R. O. Crouch on being uppointed Monitors.

Congratulations to G. I.e P . Payne, J. F. Gle.nnie', R. H. A. Wild, C. J. B. Mmray, D. K. Clarke. J. P. Wyatt, B. C. M. Hodson, G. G, E. Wiseman, R. J4 â&#x20AC;¢ S. Bennett and A. E. C. Bredlll 011 being appointed H onse Prefects.

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Also to R . M. Clarke. F. W. Collard, H . N. Crocker. J. F. H. Crol1shey, J . F . Glennie, R . B. Levey, R. J. I . Moon, C. G. A. Paris, P. L . Salzman and W. M. F. Scott On their protnotio.n to the Sixth Form.

Congratulatious to the following Oil receiving their Football Coloms after the first D over match : 1st XV.- R. H. A. Wild , H, S, C. Fish. 2nd XV.- J . F. Glennic. D. W. Whiltall, J, S. Young. J. F. Higham, B. C. lheclill, P. H. G. Scott, R. O. Crouch, G. I.e I". 1'aY11('. After the Sutton Valence match :1st XV.-D. R. Collyer. After the Merchant Taylors' Match : 1st XV.- J. F. Higham, D. W. Whittall . After ilie second Dover match :1st XV.-D. O. Whittall, J .F. Glennie. 2nd XV.- R. M. Clarke, A. R. R. K ent, T. S. Timler, H. A. S. J ohnston, L. T. Graves.

898

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We w('re very sorry to lose Major MaeVey nfter he had been with li S for ouly a yenr.

We we re sorry t o h ave to say goodbye to Mr. Bavlis last t erm , who had been with us AS IllIlSic m aster since J auuary. 19 25 .

We werc very glad to welcome Mr. Mncclollutd , who is H OIIscllI Rsle r o f th e llew Grange House; and also Mr. Hal('s and Mr. H oll and.

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\\Fe we re l:)o rry to lose Mr. r,ll ckhn Tst, who

left ill t he HlIddl e of t he term

t o t ake

np a post nt E(tillbllTgh t' lli ve rs ily. W e wish him evt>ry slIccess in his new position,

and welcome :Mr. Gill who h as taken h is pl ace.

Congratul ations to Mr. a nd Mrs. Goodburll 011 th e bir th of n d a ugh ter .

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Also to the R ev . a nd Mrs. A. S . May ne the birt h of a d aughter.

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Man y nlterati ons have been made ill t he School since last t eTlII . T he old School H Otlse has been spli t li p into two new honses which arc ('ailed School H onse and Grange Honse. No. 27. t.h e Precincts, has been t aken over and ill it h as been found space for mastcrs' rooms, increased accollllllod ation for t he Da y Roys and n lorge d ass-room . Mr. nibby has removed his offi ce frolll T.attergat<', and 1I0W occ up ies a very comfo rtable r00lll in No. 27.

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There have been radical dJauges also in t he organization of F orms. TlwTe are now two lIew form s, TVa a uel IVb in place of th e old F ourth Porm and Lower F ift h ; the forms Upper Pift h a and Upper Pi fth b have become Va and Vb; fln d t he wh ole School has been divided into t hree-the Upper School, consisting of t hc ~ i x th and Va.. l he Middle School, of Vb, I Va. IVb and Remove, and the l .ower School, of IlIa, HIli uucl lIfe.

All the fi ction books have been removed from th e l>nrry Library this t erm and divided np muong t he H onses for the establishment of H onse Libraries.

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The old Fourth Back Study has been con ve rted into a R eading R oom for the School H ouse and provides WelC0111e peace froIU the riot and turmoil of H nlls and Rt udy alike. ] II the Grauge all the birds have beel! moved frolU tilt' lower bird mom aud h ave fOllnel n new home in No. 27, thus leaving the bird room free to be lIsed as the Grange R ending Room. B oth Rooms arc comforta bly fnrni Rhcd and wel1 decorated , and consequently arc ext remely popul ar in fi lling a 1 011 ~ -(e l t want.

Th e old Grange Study is now used as a Moni tors' ('olUm on Room an d for m cmbt"xs of t he Grange house th ere are four other studies ill th e old Mast ers' rooms.

The new Playing Pi elds h ave been sown this terlll and t he grass is faRt ~rowin g. A large s tri p of t urf behind t he ncar goal posts on B10res has been prepa red and removed to them d uring the course of t he t erm to be laid down for next summer's wickets.

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Talki ng o f wickets, Clinch and his assist ant nrc frequently to be seen 0 11 the Grecn preparing the nct wickets for next scaSOIl .

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Mr . Bendnll ha s been playing Rugger for K ent.

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We were \'ery pleased to see Nurse Sumner a t t.he School ou('e again, th ollgh boUI her visits were necessarily very short . She first paid us n Ileetiug visit Oll her way through Call terbnry wit h And rews and Mizen , and late r sht' stayed a week-end here and we were a ble to see a little more of her.

The School attended t he evenillg service at 8 o 'clock Oll November 4th, 9.t which tbe Archbishop p reached his farewell sermon .

'rHE CANTtJARIAN I n the tennis tournament last term D. O. W hittnll WOIl lhe Open Singles, and G. A. B3ttcrbnry and C. E . .R J oues won the Open Do ubles . III Lhe under 16t competition

H . A. S. j ohnston

WO II

899

On November 21st t he Upper School attend ed tbe formal election of the new Arch bishop by t he Dean a nd Chapter of the Cathedral ill t he Chapter H o use. Much a musement w:ts caused by the solemn proclamation orderi ng any undesirable, ex· COlll lllll Uicutcd, or unba)Jti7.cd person, or anyone purposing to hold up or hinder the eleet ion, iuunecHately to lcave the Chapter Ho use.

the Singles.

••• Lo F .

Congratulatio ns \V. Roberts on p assing his fi rst ) 'tB . frolll the School.

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Also t o J . G. F . \Y . Robe rts 011 pass ing 8Lh in the Navy Special Hntry (Executive 13rnnch ) und Lo R. A. W. llillllY 011 passing 56th iut o R.}'LC., SUlldhllrst.

We wish to thank Dr. Courtn ey for presenting a lICW m llsic prize to be awarded to the boy who makes most progre:;s duri ng the yca r ; th ere is 110 e xamination.

PLAYI NG F IELDS FUND . SUDSCIU l" N ONS PROi\IlSF.D OR RECm VED ItROM 3 01'11 JU NE ,

H . Levey, Esq. C. H . Baker, l~sq. Holmc H onse Capt . C. C. S mythe P. R . Hawkes , I·;sq. C. S. Crawford, {>;sq. (2nd sub.) C. I';. S. Maxwell , n:sq. R . Ddnslcy· Richal'ds. r~sq. Capt. C. A. Kua pp A . 1". P . Wetherall, Hsq . ... C. H. G. Clarke. n:sq . P. R. W. Wetherall. Esq . T . B. Page, Esq . Miss l~nglish C. C. T,loyd J ones. Esq. (2nd sub.) Mrs. Wilsoll Major L . Sargent ... H . F. P ettma n, Bsq. T. S. Adams, Esq ... .

£ s. 2

2 I

2 !O

3 5 20

3 0 0

I I

2 0 3 0 0 19 I

0 0

1928, TO 30Tn

d. 0 I~. H . Dwiuford, Esq . 0 • W . J . Maddocks, Esq. 0 1\frs . P oole ... 0 A. H. Shelswell, Esq. 0 Mrs. Ski nner 0 H. D. T owllclld. E sq. 0 Capt. A. H. Crowther 0 Mrs. T urn er 0 F. H . Croushey. Esq. 0 P . C. H . Lawless. Esq. 0 P. D. GiUio, Esq. 0 R ev . H . J . Mowll 4 School Boxes 0 0 0 Amo unt a lrclIdy acknowledged

NOVEMUE1{,

0 0

Total

1928 .

s. d . 0 10 0 I I 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 I 0 0 I 4 14 3

152 4 1,996 16 £2, 149

0 10

900

THE CAN'l'UARIAN O.K.S ASSOCIATION. PresideJlt : R1W. DR. T. Fmr.D.

CommiJtee: F. C. DOVENS<: IIEN .

W . o'A . MAYCOCK (Captain oj JiJe School).

j. P. HI,;mNG . A, T,A'tTlm ,

j. C , PJO;MBROOK .

P. S. BARIlER.

W. R.

l\:tOWf.l,.

Local Secretaries: Canterbury: R . J UC KJ~S , junior King's School, Palace Street. Oxford: A . n. El\IDHN, St. Edmund H all. Cambridge: DR . C. H . B UDD, 6 Scroope Terrace . India: J. H. SMJ'tH, Bhuj, Kutch .

Honorary Secretary alUi Treasurer : R. A. I<'lNN, I}lenbuck Road, Surbitoll, Surrey. A ncw baby has been born since the Calltuariall Inst appeared and it is hy now n robust There is at Inst an O.K.R. Association in being . Early in J unc, most O.K.S. rece ived a circular bearing th e nUllIes of n cOll1mittee consisting of nine of their OWII number and the Captain of the Bchool. Allel asking lhem to consider sO llie rather lengthy proposa ls for the formation of a body representative of O.K.B. The primary objects of tht> Association that they suggested were to keep its members itl tom'lt with the School and WiUl each other and to help tlle School ill every way possible. Thes(' luudablc ends they hoped to attain by what was, in effect, an extension of the old " Uursnr's Fund," known to O,K.S. also by other names :- the .. O.K.S . Fuud ," .. Old Cnntnariall nxhihition FUlId" or .. Pink Book Pund ." The members of the nursnr's Fllm1 were to be invited to becolll e memhers of th e Association, and t.he Associntion was to take over the fuuds of t he old er body Ullr1 assume responsibility for the provisioll of the :ulIlllal O.K .S. Cift, and th e circulation o f an anllual list corresponding to the Pink Book, which the. members of th(' Bursar's Fund had received . The Association wns further to be the means of s upplying O.K.S. with the Cmlillarian, which wn... to be sent to all its members, and it was to arrange the O.K.S. Dinner and other opportunities of bringing O.K.S. together. The circular also suggested that it sho uld be the meaus of collecti ng and transmitting the s ubscripti ons of O.K.S. to the Cnnterbury Club. To this point the scheme sought no 1I10re than to unify a Ilumber of mtiler scattered activities and make it possible for lin O.K.S. to keep him self in touch with all of t hem, and his nnlllc associated with the School, by means of a single 31111ual s ubscription . Where t.he scheme took entircly fresh ground, was in proposing that t he Associatioll should keep a register of O.K.S. generally, and should have 3 definite ('onst-itulion, the lack of which was, perhaps, t.he prime defect ill the" Bursar's PUlld ." The signatories to the circular proJlosed to entrnst infant ,

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t he man agemen t of t he Association to a cOlllmittee consisting of certai n elected officers- a Presiden t, a Treasurer and Secretaries (general, assistant a nd local)- six other elected mem bers and the Captain of t he School, exÂˇoffic10 . There were also places in their scheme fo r ViccÂˇPrcsidcnts , Auditors and H onorary Members, and suggeslions as to the ClltOhllCllt of members and t he terms of transfer to the Association of life members of the" Bursar's F und" :lIld life subscribers to the Ca"t,wri.all. Not least important in the view of prospective members, was the proposal that the subSCription shou ld be 10/- a year. A meeting to discuss th is scheme was convened fo r Speccll Day (J Illy 30th). The 1l1isf or t une that curtailed t he usual festivities on that day is sufficiently deplored i ll other pages. Here one m ay rem ark t hat it says solltel:hiug for t he loyalty o r O.K.S. t hat , at n meeting in Call terhury on n Monday 1lI0rnillg whell t here was no other event of interest und tll el'e was p resllmably still risk of infect ion, a bout fifty O.K.S. were present. They were, too, n vcry representati ve gathering. Called by t he School bell , they m et ill t he Schoolroom and t hose who had not taken t he precaution of obtain ing copies beforehand appli ed t hemselves to assim ilati ng the draft Rules of thc Association which we rc being circu lated. As the draft consisted of fou r foolscap pages of print, it is to be feared that therc was SOUlC mental indigestion . A. I,atter (1879- 1889) took the Chair and. after referri ng to tlte value of the Bursar's Tltllld. addressed t be mem bers of that fund and proposed: "O.K.S. present at this meeting, whose names are all t he Bursar's list as Members of the Old Calltllarian Exhibi tion V"uud, approvc of the scheme outli ned in the circular of 30th May, 1928, and in t he Draft' Rules of t he O.K.S. Association' tl OW before t he meeting and resolve t hat, with t he object of offering greater assistance to t h e School and of strengthening th e links of fe llowship between Old Ki ng's Scholars, t heir ex isting organisation and membership be merged in the suggested Association , and that accordingly the funds and membership of tJ}e Old Calltuariall Hxhibitiol1 I~ ull d be forthwith transferred to the proposed Association, if the draft rules or any amendment thereof are approved by the :Meeting." This was seconded by Sir Evan Carter (188 1- 1885) and was carried unani mously by t he members of the Bursar's F und who were present. T he meeting then spent over an hou r-and-u-half in considering the Dra ft R ules one by one. I n view of t hei r length t he ti me was perhaps not excessive, fo r. alth ough most of t he rules were accepted at ollce. a few caused considerable d isclission . No OIl C d emurred to t he lIame "The O.K.S. Associati on ." As the Ch airm an rem arked , since a p pa rently none of tile other King's Schools uses t he n ame "Old K ing's Scholars ' confusiou is uullkely , and no otller t it le seems possible now. Several people spoke on t he objects clause. R. A. T,'i nn (19 14- 1918) proposed all alteration to make more clear that the Association WAS to be nn extension of the Bursar's Fund and his suggestions were approved. L. Goeher (1880- 1885) warmly advocated, and Finn seconded, n further alteration, t o allow tbe Associati on to extcnd its intercsts, but it failed to attract and was rejected , all the 1ll0tiOH of N. A. Ditllcston (1901- 1905). Thcrc followed somc discussion of the particular activities which the Al-ISocintiol1 could conduct. D. W . C. I.eefe (1883- 1886) and Rev . It L . A. Hertslet 189J - 1897) were lespollslble for au nlllelldmcnt designed to put snch th ings <\s the a.I< .8 . Dance wit hin the Associatiou's l'0wetii. T he next nine rules produced only one d iscussioJl , WhCll W. R . :Mowl1 (1989-1892 ) and W, S. Puge (19 15- 1919) proposed a change in th e nnangements fol' t ile rotation of th ~ members of the C01ll1llittee. Th ere was a d ivisioll aud t h(' nmemiUlen t was lost.

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The s ubsc ription of 10/· was approved, 0 11 the nssurancc of the Chairman that t he a mouut had been carefully considered by the COlUmittee who recollllllended it. but it was again discussed when the whole s ubj ect of finan ce c allle up in COllll CCtiOll with the arra ngemen ts for L ife Membership . Apart from the special prov isions for Life Members of the 11uTsnr's Fund a nd life s ubscribers to the Call1ucm'a1l. t he scheme did nol fix a composition fec hut left lhe fixing of it to the Committee of the Assoc iation. f •. Goeher wouted :1. fcc of LlO lOs. Ocl. , which n . A . Finll a nd W. R. 1\1owll , two of t hose responsible for the recoJUlIlendation, promptly opposed. Bittlcstoll thought 10/- too Iowa subscription a nd proposed LJ iuslead , so ns to allow O.K.S. t o discharge some of their responsibilities ill advancc and build up a rese rve fund for the School's be nefit. Dr. C. 1-1 . Budd (1899- 1904). on the other ha nd, sllg.l!ested nn entrance fee of £1. E. H . I,ll kill Johnston (JR97- 1905), A. n. Emden (190:1- 1907), Sir L,ayton .BIeukinsop (1874--1879) and B. W. C. l.,ccf{' a lsl) spoke and c\'entually, on t he IlIOti Oll of A . K . Mow1l (1890- 1894) t he drnfl rule was carri0.d us it had be('u proposed. The nex t (tisctls.'iiou was on the power of removing mem be rs. No one disputed the necessity of having s uch a power, but t he scheme gave it to the Com mittee and G. n. ] . Gent (1909- 19 14 ) t hought t hat it should be exerC'ised only by a General Mee ting, C. H . G. Clarke (1887-- 1897) proposed n right of a ppeal to a General Meeting, !.. V. Heym an (192 1- 1927) also spoke. Sir l'; "nn Carter a nd Pinn defended the scheme Ilnd urged th e mee ting to trust the power to lite people whom the Association would itseH elect to mallagc its affairs. They ca rried their point and the r ule was approveel , on Sir La yton llI cnkinsop 's lUotion . A few sm all alterations were made in the remaining rules . 011 the question of colours - the proposal being to adopt tile c..xisting O. K .S. colo urs- A . J ,. Mizen (1 9 19- 1923 ) complained t ha t anothe r old boys' Association bad recently ndopted similnr colours nud that Utc re was often confusion and V. C. de St. Croix (1921- -1925 ) cxpatiatcd on the conseq uent embarra$SlIlc nt. It was suggested that the Secretary. wh en elected, should write to the Association in question with a view to its colours being altered. After the detailed exumination the Draft R ules, as alte red, were apprm-cd as a wllole alld a resolution was p assed which had th c effect of lllaking th e Lirst financial year of the Associ a tion run frOll! the datc of the meeting to Jst Novcmber, 1929. The meeting then elected the first officers a nd committee. Dr. Field was unanimouslv elected Prcsidcnt a nd R. A. Pinn was elected Secretary a nd Treasurer. Naturally t hose who had proposed the schem e were called 0 11 to be th(' first to work it; six of them- P o S. Ba rber (1906- 1913 ), 1". C. Uovcnsch en (1897- 1903), J. P . Heming (19 11- 1920), A. I,atter (1879-- 1889). \ \1, R . 1\1 owll (1889- 1902 ) a nd J. G. Pcmbrook (l899- 190G)- were p ut on the cOllimittee. 1,. Bul1 (19 12- 191 5) and H . G. Evans (19/0-·1913 ) were appointed Auditors. Finally the H ead l11t1ster spoke for a few minutes of the alterations t hat were bei ng made iu the School. the School House an d the King's Schola rships. " Changes," he concluded , " a re a sign of vitality a nd not of d ecay ."

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T he As...ociatiOll so set up is lIOW in operation awl thc liursar 's I-'ulld lH1S ceased. The Committee have appointed the Local Secr('taries whose na mes a rc set out a t the head of titis 1I0tke, hm-c fixed t hc composit ion fcc for I"ife Membership a t £ 10 a nd, to m eet t he wish expressed at the meeting iu ) uly and since, ha\-e arranged to s('t aside, as a separa.te fund ()f ('a.pital for usc in the in te rests of thc de\'clopmc ut a nd improvement of the School, any donations wh ich O.K .S. ca re to mnke ov('r a nd above their subscriptions. Notices of the O.K .S. Dinuer a nd the O.K.S. Dance, whidt arc til is yenr bOtJI being conduct ed by the Association, appear below. Arra ngements for the preparation of a u O.K.S. register are in t rain .

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903

It 1I0W rests with O.K.8. to enSllre the As<;O('iation's Sliccess, by becoming me mbers :l1ld by keeping the Association ami t he Editors of the C(l1Illlariall informed of their IIlQVCIllC:Uts and their news. There is already a substa nt ial membership m:d a list of liIembers will be published early in 1929. Those who wish their !lallles to appear should seud in

their applications for membership us SOOIi ns the}' can, and all aTC urged to introduce the Association to any of those O.K.S. to whom, for luck of addresses, it has not been po:;.sihlc La write. I"nll particulars, fOfms of application and fOflllS of Banker's Order for the paYlllent of subscriptions can be had from the Secretary or all)' of t he l.ocal Secretaries. The Auuual O.K.S. Dinller will be held ill the Richelieu rooms M 1.he Hotel Cecil , Strand, W.C.I, au Friday, 11th Janu ary, 1929, at 7. 15 p.m. for 7.30 p.llI. W. Rutlcy Mowll, Esq. (O.K.S. 1889- 1892). has kindly consentcd to take the Ch ni r. Decora.tions will be worn. T hc Dinllcr is open to all mClllbl' tS of the Association aud all O.K.S. members of thc Governing Body and past and prescnt Assistnnt Mastcrs . It is illtcnd{,f\, however, that aftcr this year <mly Membcrs of t hc Association sh oll receive notices. Any O.K.S. intend ing to be prescnt Ulis year, or prepared to !)ut up one or marl" O.I< .S. in or !lcar Londou. or wishing to rcceive hospitality, should writc as 50011 as possible to R . A. Finn, The Sundial, Gt{'ubnck Road, Suri>iton, Surrey. No tickcL'i arc issued. but thc Dinner Rccretarips (Rev. E. L. A. Hertslet and R . A. J.'inu) will rolled the sum of 10/- (which does uot inC'iuctl' winc) from each pcrsoll prescnt at thc Dinner.

LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS . Ou Octobcr 22nd :Mr. J""rcdcrick Chestcr gave us a most amlls ing cntl'rta.iulltcnt. His progra mme consisted of character skctchcs. songs and storics. Thc most popular items were t he" Drum-Major" and his impersonation of an up-to-datc young gel.ltleman reciting for his aUlit at her party, and the School shewed its appreciation by henrty applause. Mr. Chester gavc us a trnly delightful cvening. We hopc we will have the pleasure of enjoying his prescnce at the School ill t he future. On Novcll1ber 10th we heard n Concert given by the Wayfaring Trio. l\"liss R1lth Spooner (Pianofortc ). Miss Rhoda Lcgge (Violi n) and Miss Rosemary Spooner ('Ccllo ). The performancc was polishcd and spi rited , Illl(l t he School thoroughl y appreciated it. Miss Ruth Spooncr's introductory rcmarks, preceding each piece, werc 1Il0st interesti ng, and helped li S greatly to understand t hc music, which othe rwise we conld not have apprcciated nearly so lUuch . Wc are extremely gratcfl1l to Miss Spooncr for arranging such a pleasant and enjoyabl e concert, and we sincerely hope that thc Wayfarin,!!" Trio will Sooll visit us agai n . The programUle was as follows :1. SONA'I'A Corelli Andante. Giga. Gavotte. Mill1!ct. ScJlllberl 2. TRIO IN n Fr,A'!' A1Jcgro. Andante. Scherzo. Rondo. 3. PIANO SOLOS: I. J ardin sallS In pluic ... Debllss,' Debussy 2. Gollywog's Cab. Walk l(-reister 4. VIOJ,lN SOr.o (Stefan sturm ) Bra/ulls 5. Two HUNGARIAN DANces ...

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CRICKE T .

LIST OF FI XTURES, 1928. DA'rg,

O I' PON J:": NTS.

RESU I,T .

15 22 31 une 6 12 13 19 26 Sat., 30 Tues., Jt~iy 3 Thurs., 5 Tues., 10 Sat., 28

F I RS T R ev. A. S. Mayne's XI .. .. ........... . S t . Lnwrcnce C.C....... ...... .. ..... St . Law rence" Thu rsday" XI. Merchant Taylor 's School .. .. .... . Coutt's Bank .... ........ ........ ..... . .. . St . E dmund 's Schoo!. ...... .. .. .. .. ... E astbOll rne College ... ..... .. ... .... . Highgat e Schoo!. ... ... ... ...... . ...... Wye College .. .. . ....... . ......... ... .. Dover College ......... ....... Chart ham Asylum ...... ... St . Lawrence College , R amsgate O.K.S.. ..... ... ...... .. .. ..

X i. H ome \VOIl Home Scratched Home Lost Away Drawn H ome W a ll Away Won Away . Lost H ome Lost Away D rawJl Away Walt Away \ VOII H ome Drawn H ome Lost

Sat., May 26 Tues. , 29 Wed. , 30 Wed .,]t;;le 6 Tues. , 19 Sat ., 30 T ues., ] l~iy 3

S E C OND W ye College 2nd XI. .. ... H erne Bay College 1st Xl.. .. St . Ed mund 's School 2nd X I. St. Aug usti ne's College 1st X I. St. 'E;d Ul tt lt d~s School 2nd X I. .. 211d X I . St. Lawrence, Dover College

X I. Away Lost H Ollte Lost Away Won Away T,ost H ome Lost Away Scratched Home Drawn

119for6

T tl ., :May 29 Sat ., J Ulte 23 Sat., July 14

C O L T 'S H erne Bay College 2nd XL ... . Dover College Colts X I. King's School, Rochcst er ... ... ....

M AT H E S. Away Lost Away Lost Away Scratched

.. ..

165 for 9 189 for 9

190 for 284 for 127 125 105 for 11 8 for

139 lor 6 175 231 100 11 0

2 2

199 69

150 for 6

IA7 183

153 323 for 7

142 for 9

203 16 50

5 I

85 for 7

246 36

190 for 9 125

76 56

!OS 130 fo r 8

95 for S

207 for 7

14 44

47 for 4

1st XI.- Matches P layed, 12 ; Won , 5 ; Lost, 4 ; Drawn, 3. 2nd XL- Mat ches P layed , 6 ; W a ll , 1 ; Lost, 4 ; Drawn , I . Colts X L- Match es Played, 2 ; Won, 0 ; J..ost , 2 ; Drawn , O.

65 for 3

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1ST

905

XI. MATCHES.

KI NG'S SCHOOL v. CHARTHAM ASYI, UM. P layed at Chnr t ba m 0 11 Thu rsday. Ju ly 5 t h, t he School winning by 47 ru ns. Charthlllll ba tted first and L a ne bowled Candle r wit h the fi rst ba it of the malch a nd. look the next wicket wit h the score at 15 . The fo urth wic ke t fell a l 28 a nd with the cx<:eptiou of O'Shea. w ho mad e 72 no t Ollt, n Olle of t he Chart hn m batsme n stayed in fo r IOlig . the who le side hc illg o u t for 133 runs. L au e a nd Goold were bowling we ll fo r t he School, taking 3 wickets for 38 and 37 respectively. T he School s torted badly a nd t he fift h wicke t fell for 6 1 m us. Pa ris. however , t hen joined Crouch a nd t he score was rni sed to 113 be fo re Cronch was out a fter a very good illuiu$s of 7 1. Paris w ns out with t he sco re at 14 1, his iunings of 22 being a ve'ry va luablc Ol IC, a nd Scott a nd Fish also made useful scores.

CHARTHAM ASY I,l' M. C . Ca ud lcr , b Lanc ..... .... ".............. . . .. . 0 8 \V . Dre,,,. bLa nc.. ...... ....... ........ . . .. . . .. .. C. O'Shca. not on t.. .... .... ... .. ................ 72 7 R . Bu ttcry. Ibw Paris ... ........... .. .... . .. . ... H . Hills. cEgertoll J oncs, b P a ris ..... .... .. . 0 Dr. Ba ker. c Wyatt. b Goold. .... ............ 9 C. Dean. c L anc. b Goold ..... ..... ............ 0 D r. Topha m , b Wyat t ...... ....... ..... . ....... . 0 H . Hudson. b Goold .. . .......... ...... ..... ... . .. 6 A . B ryant, Ibw L a ne... ... ..... .... ... .... ... ... . .. 19 J . Ba tsford, tun out .. .. ...... . ". ..... .. ........ 9 E xtras.... . .... .. ... . .. .. .. . .. . . .. ............ 3 Tota L .. ......... "" ,, . . . . .

133

KI NG'S SCH OOl. . A . G. C. Den nett. c Drew, b Hudson ... 0 A. E . C. Bred iu , c Bryant , b Hudson .. .. 6 R . O. Crouch , c Hills, b Drew .... .. .......... 7 1 A. A . Ege rtol1 ~ J on(>s, cH ills , b Drew.... 1 A. C. Goold , b Bryant ..... .... .. .. .... . ....... 7 R . A. W . niuny, b B nttcry.... .... .. .. .. .. . 10 C. C. A . P a ris. b B utte ry........... 22 J. A. C . Scott. b Butlcry ... .......... .... .... .. 22 J . P . Wyatt. b Drcw. .. ................ .. .. .. . 8 H . S . C. Fish, b B rya nt..... .............. ..... 23 J . E. P . La ne, not o ut... .. ....... .. ........ ... . 6 I Â·:-xtras ... .. .... . . . ..... ,..... . . ...... . .. . .. 4

1'otaJ. .............. .. . . .. . . .. .... .. , ... 180

KING 'S S CH OOL v. ST . J,AW IU lNCE COLLEGE. RAMSGATE . This m a tcil was p laycd a t Ca nterbury 0 11 Tu esd a y, July 10th , a nd resulted in a draw greatly in fa vour of St. Lawrence College, wh o went in fi rst a nd scored 323 for 7 wicket s a nd f hen t ook 9 School wicket s for 142 . Linnell a nd T aylor ope ned for St. L awrence and scored 98 rUIlS before the latte r was bowled by Wyatt. who took H ardie's wicket wit h h.is next ba U. Linnell was scoring very r apidly and was unlucky in missing his cent ury . being well caugh t at 96 in drivi ng P a ris h a rd to mid off. The rest of t he St. Lawre nce batsmen a U made good scores and the inuings was declared closed a t 4.15. The School bad t ried a IlITge va riety of bowlers of which P a ri s and \ Vyatt were easily t he most successful.

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Wit h only 2t hours to bat, the School, could ha rdl y h ~ p e to will ugain.st so large n score and concentrated on 0 draw . Payne s t ayed HI for over 50 1l111lutcs a nd Brccitn and Goold both played well, but the next four wickets f('11 «uickly for the addition of o nly 26 rUlls. With only two wi ckets to fall in three quarters of au h Ollr from th e continuation was not vcry hopeful. Paris and Lane. however, made un excellent stand and when Laue wa~ Ollt Wyatt jOillCd Paris to play o ut t ime. ST. T<AWRENCE, RAMSGATE. KING 'S SCH OOL. A. G. C. Belluett, b Messcnt ............. ,... I I 96 H . J . LhUlell , c Bredin, b Paris ........ . 33 G. Ie F . P ayne, c RUllIsey, b Myburgh 8 1". P. Taylor, b Wyatt .. o A. R C. Bredin, b Scott...... 36 J . w . S. Hardie, lbw Wyatt .. .. ........ . A. C. Goold, st lI iIl, b Messellt ............ ,. 30 56 D. G. Oswald, c Goold, b Brcdin .. .. 26 R. A. W. Biuuy, b Linnell.. II A. L. Toop, c Be nllett, b Paris 57 A.A.Egerton J ones, c Sal mon,b Messc nt 0 H . ·L. Salmon , c alld b Paris .......... . C. G. A. Paris, not Oltt ......... ,. 1:1 42 L . C. Rumsey, c Goold , b B redill o J . A. G. Scott. b Messent...... 0 C. Myburg h , not a lit ............ ...... . H . S. C. Fish, cHill , b Messent. .. 7 H . H . Scott } J. E. P . Lane, b Toop ... ,................ 10 Did not bat. A . G. Hill . J. P. Wyatt, not out....... 3 M. D. Messent 13 Extras......... . 13 l1'xtras .. ......... ,." ... ," ....... . Total (7 wkts.) .. .

323

Total (9 wkts.) ....... ...... . .

142

KING'S SCHOOl, v. O.K.S. P layed 0 11 St. Lawre nce Ground 011 July 28th. The 8choo1 105t by 46 nllls after a good match of which Binny's ~l1Id St. Croix's batting and C. H. Clarke's bowlillg were the great features. Th e School opcned poorly. losing both their opening batsmen Witll ou ly 5 nlUS scored. After this CrOllch and Goold carried the score to 24, whell Goold was ont to a smart catch ill the slips by W. K . Clarke and Crouch played the ba ll back to him when 8 rtlll S had been added. Paris and Binny then stayed together and added 49 runs for the fifth wicket. Paris was a li t to W. K. Clarke at 8 1 and Scott left at 88. Fish made some good stro kes, but succumbed to St. Croix when the score was only 11 3. Egerton J oncs t hen gave ni nny able support and they added 8 1 for the eighth wicket ill a valuable parblership which turned what looked like a collapse iuto a good score. Dilllly played a magni ficent innings for his eelltu.ry, scor ing aile six and thirteen fours. I·Ie hit freely a ll l'ound the wicket. The O.K.S. attack was lIOt strong and rested solely all C. H. Clarke and \ \T. K. Clarke, the former defe ating the School batsmen by his skill o n lu any occasions; he took 5 wickets for 39 rtlllS while the latter took 3 wickets for 76 runs. St. Croix a nd W. K. Clarke opened well for the O.K.S. and seemed well set wheu tlle latter was stumped in jumping out to Paris with 31 runs all the board. Valder joined S t . Croix in a partnership which yielded 86 rullS, but a fter he had been bowled by Paris, nobody except St. Croix showed g reat e nterprise. Nevertheless the score rose steadily, Mizell and St. Croix contributing 30 rtlll S in a fifth wicket partnership. The School totnl wns passed with 2 wickets in haud, but Hill left without any f\\Tther addition to the score. Claypolc and C. H. Clarke t hen added 47 runs ill a last wicket partnership. St. Croix p layed a good innings and was unfortu nate in not reaching his cen tu ry. Paris took 5 wickets fOI" 79 nlll s and took with W' yatt the chief part ill t he School attack.

907

THE CANTUARIAN K ING'S SCHOOL, A. C . C. Bennett. b C. H . Clarke ....... . "... A. E. C. Bred in, b C. H . Clarke....... . .....

3 1

O,K,S, V. C. de Sl. Croix. c Binny, b Wyatt.. ... 93 W . K . Clarke, st Crouch, b P aris............ 14 C. C. Valdcr, b Paris........................... 34 R . S. Mo unt, c Cro uch , b Binny. 2 A . V . T. D ean , b P a ris. ........ .... 6 R . T . Plack. c E gcrto n Jones, bLanc .... 17 J . A. D . Slater , eScott, b P a ris..... .. ..... 2 A. L . Mizen , c and b Wyatt........ ..... .. . 12 C. H . Claypole, c Fish. b I,ane............ . .. 29 A . L . Hill, b P aris........................... .. . 3 25 C. H . Clarke, not OUt.. ...... . ........ .. .. .. Extras... ..... . ........................ . . ... 12

R . O. Crouch,

and b W . K . Clarke...... ..

J. A. C. Scott. b C. H . Clarke. ....... .......

I 9

Tota1. ...... . ...... ....... , .. ... . ........ . 203

Total ..... : .............................. 249

A. C, Goold, c ,V. K . C.larke, b C. H . Clarke 8 C. C. A. Paris, Ibw, b W . K. Clarke........ IS R . A. W. Binny. b W . K . Clarke ... ... ..... .. 104

H . S. C. Fi sh, b V. C. de St. Croix. ... A. A . Egerton Jones. b C. H . Cl arke ........

] . E . F . Lane. nm out........ ..................

J. P.

VlyaU, not out ...... ... : ... . .... . .........

Rxtrns .... ......... ,................... . ......

1ST

1ST XI,

C. G. A. Paris A. A . Egerton Jones J . E . F. Lane R . A . W. Binny A. E. C. Bredin A, C, Goold '"

X I. BA'l vfING AVERAGES,

R . O. Crouch . .. C. G. A. P a ris R . A. W . n inny A. E. C. Bredill A. A. Egerton Jones A, C, Goold ", H , S , C, Fish '" J, A, G, Scott A. G. C. Bennett J . E. F . I.ane J, p , Wyatt '"

J, P. Wyatt."

No. of Innings. II

Total R uns.

12 10 9 10 II II 6 12 9

10 -Not ont o

350 290 243 155 153 17 1 153 57 133 24 41

Most in T imes Average. Tunings. not Ollt. 76 53 104 45' 57 68 35

2727 10 9'

3 1'8 1 29'00 24'30 19'36 19' 12 15'54 15-30 11 '40 11 '08 6'00

5'85

0 2 0

I 2 0

I I 0

BOWLING AVERAGES, Overs. 107'5 172 61 11 6 26 13' 1 33

Mdus. 24 32 II 14

2 4 2

RilllS.

321 562 210 355 109 57 160

Wkts.

Average.

18 31 9 14 4 2 3

17'82 18' 12 23'33 25'35 27'25 28'50 53 '33

908

THE CANTU ARIAN CRICKE'r RETROSPECT.

The standard of the cricket on tlle whole may be said to h ave sh ewll a ma rked improvement on that of late years, although there wns st ill tJlnt unaccounta ble lack of confiden ce when opposed to schools; against clubs, however, the School invariably shewed much better form. As a rule , steadi ness of batting was the School's strong point. but it must be said that th e bowling t his yenr was much morc accurate and determined than usual, and if all th e ch alices oft'crcd in the field h ad beell taken we should h ave dismissed our opponents for milch lower scores. The fi elding for the most p a rt was keen, but s uffe red b ad lapses. Next year, however, we look forwnrd to n rCfilly successful season, as we should have at least seven old colours left and match experience is undoubtedly a very great factor in the snceess of a team .

1ST

XI. CHARAC'l'ERS.

B1NNv.-Captaiued the side with good judgment. needed . Set a fine example ill the fi eld .

P layed some very brisk ill nings when

CooLo.- Au attractive bat a nd useful change bowler. Not quite at hOllle to slow spin bowling, lleVf>r quite getting to the pitch oC the ball . A very useful cover-point.

P ARIS. -R y his sOllnd bowlitlÂĽ and batting showed himself to be the m ainstay oC t he side. Has improved his battlllg conside rably and played some delightful inllings. He also bowled with rare skill , being the only bowler of class in th e s ide . CnoucH .- A good opening batsman with a variety of strokes. t hroughout the season.

Kept wicket extremely well

sound length-bowler. Never succeeded in getting lUuch work 011 t he ball, but always fo rced people to play bim with respect. His batting bas SOUle good golf strokes. I,ANF. .- A mcdium -fas t bowlÂŁ'r oC some possihili ties. Quick off the pitch, wit h a good action hc should make a good bowler. His batting has improved ,qreatiy and h e CR II also d~ well in this department .

WVAT'r.- A

BI':NNIITT.- A first-wicket hatsman who Ilnproved with IlIn t.r.h experience.

play-forward belief,

A disciple of t he

Poor in the fielcl.

BREPlN.- A good cha ng(> howler and a useful early batsman. year, FISH .- a care-free member of the t eam .

Played

SO Ill C

Shou ld make n lot of rUllS next

surprisingly good knocks.

Sc'oTT,-CalUc into the team rather Inte in tile season. great keeulless in the fie ld .

Batted vcry stead ily And showed

J ONES,-Bowled with great success ill tht: B1. Edmu nd 's match . Afterwards did nothing of note . A rather lackadaisicnl leCt-hand bat, who th rough weak Coot-work does not get on to the bowling, ShouIct improve considerably next year.

E CERTON

THE CANTUARIAN

909

ROWING. SUMMER IIOU RS. The Programme of the SUlUmer Ponrs was us follows :TUTOR SET FOURS .

H[~RONS.

RWAJ,I,QWS.

Pi tt (Capt.) ............................... Bow . ..... How HclUcry..... . . ........ ..... Parsons-Smith ...................... , .... ,., .. 2 Adams (Capt.).. . . . . ........... .. 2 llarrett2 ................. . , •• • • . .... . ......•••. 3 v . Frend .............. ........ .•.. ............. . .3 Glennie ......... . .......... . ..... .. ...... . .Str. Nettlelon ............................ . ... Str. \Vallis~ ........ "

.......... , ............. , .Cox

Winners : -Herolls, by 2; lengths. 2.

Robertson 2 •••.••..• .•• • •••.•••• • •••.•••• Cox Tim e :-4 mins. 54! secs.

GRVPlI ONS.

MARTI,WI'S.

~~~f~~~~. ::::::::::.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.'.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.~~~2

HodsOll .. ,.............................. Bo\\' Gillingtoll (Capt .) ...... ............... , .... 2 Poole (Capt.) ........ """ .. ................ 3 v. \Vheeler l ................ . . .... . ........ . ..... 3 youngl ............. ....... . .... .. ... ... ..... Str. Eulery ................ . ............... . ... .Slr. Byrne ........ .. . ............... " .... ,' ... Cox Wi,mers :-Martlets, by 3 ft .

\Voodgate ....... ................... ..... Cox Time: 4 mins . 53i sees.

HA.WKS.

:t~!~:~::: .:~,~,~,:

CHOUGHS.

:' :' :' :': ': : ': ': :':': ': :~~1

Compton ..................... .. Bow Blunter .. ........................ , , ........ 2 v. Spea rlllan (Capt.) ......................... 3 Pen timan (Capt.) .. .. .... . ............ ,Str. Hall... . ........ Str.

WhittaU l .................. "., •. ,.,',.,.,' .Cox Wimltrt's :- H awks, by 3 lengths.

MIDDL E SCHOOL HOUSE.

Glanville ......... ....................... .Cox Time :-4 nuns . 15 sees.

F OURS . OUT.HOUSE.

Colcs ........ ................. ............. Bow· 'ridey ............. ... ....... ..... ... ... . no'" n r.lI ............ . .......... . ...... .. .... . . , , .. ... 2 Bennctt 2 ....... .. " .... , .. , .. , .. , . . , ........ 2 Nor l hcote (Capt.) ..................... . .... 3 v. Coilard .......... ............... ,", .. " ..... 3 Clarke1.................................... Str. Wilson 2 (Capt.) .............. . .. . , ... . .. Str. Paxton ., .............. , ... ,. , ... , .... ... .... Cox r~ lhs ........ .. .... ...... .. ... , ..... , , ... , .Cnx Winn~s :-School HOllse by 2! leugths. Time :-4 mins. 59 sees.

THE CAN'l'UARIAN

9 10 5.

TUTOR SET FOURS.

Winners of (J) v. Winners of (2L Witm",s :-Herons, hy 3 lengths. Time :-3 mins. 59! sees.

Winners of (3) row over.

.JUNIOR FOURS .

Kent 2.............. , .... . .................. Bo,v Willcocks" .. , ......... ... . ... . .. .... .... Bow Hi1l2 ...... .. ................. . .... .. ... " ....... 2 Cronshcy ......................... . ....... . .. 2 Shorthottse ... ' .... . ............. ........ .. .. .3 v. 'tIfaxted ....... .. .............. .......... .. ... 3 Wilson 2 (Capt.) ....................... .. .. Str. Scott' (C.pt.) ............... .. ......... SIx. GJanvi lle ......................... .. ....... cox Time :-4 mins. 18 sees.

Ryrnc .......... .. , ....... " ............. " .Cox

Winners :--Sr.ott's by

length.

CRICKETERS

BOAT OLUB. TIOAT Cr,tlc.

CRICKr~ERS.

Northcole ........... .. . ...... . ........ Bow IÂ·'ish ............. .... .... . ..... . ....... . ..... llo,v A. N. Other ... ......... . . . .... .. .......... 2 Soott 1................................... , ....... 2 Benllett1....... .... , ..... .. ................... 3 v. Robertsonl .................. ....... . . ...... 3 Clnrkc 1..................................$t1. Binny (Capt.) .................... .. ..... Str. Foord-Keleeyl .......................... Cox Wi'nlltws :- Cricketers.

Olver ............................. . ... . .. eox

Time :-

T U TOR SET FO U RS

Wil'lners

:-H ero ll~,

(Fin a l ) .

WhUlf:rs of (5) V. W lIlllers of (3 ). by ! length . T,me :-4 mins. 31' sees.

A:'I will be seen from the Programme above, T utor Set Fours were a rranged this year, by way of experimcu t: and the experiment proved, all th c whole. sllccessful. True, the draws resulted in sollle rath!'r one-sided racing, but not more one-sided than in other years. ns rC'ferC'nce tOJ>ast records will sho.v, while the Final, fought out with excellf' u t spirit bctweeu the Hawks nn the H C'rons, provided as close a contest and ns much excitement as anyone could wish for . Those who were not included in Tlltor Set Fours rowed ill Middle and Junior Fours and a Doat Club Four. It was not possible to arrange a New Hall v. Old Hall race, but n Srhooi Honse boat raced and defeated an Out House crew.

THE CAN'1'UARIAN

9 11

It was inevitable that both in Tutor Set and in otller l"ours people should be thrown together whose standards of proficiency were Il1nrked ly di\'Crgcnt; and it is arguable that t he presence of on inferior oarsman in a particular crew would prevent a better oarsman frOUl showing his true fOflll. It is also arguable that the standard of the inferior oarsman might be raised to the level of the better. 1110t tbis wns poSSible, in effcct if not in actual fact, wos shown by the performance of the Hawks. Their crew was composed of a First Colour, a last year's cox and two of a last year's Junior FOllr. lll(liddua l faults were tllere, of course, yet by dint of good timing and rhythm and a moderately fn st mte of stri king. they WCfC ollly narrowly defeated in the Final by a crew eom post!d of two Pirst Colours, one Senior <'Iud Olll;" Midd le Four, employing fl qllicker and sbort er stroh. It was an excellent iIl11stratioll of what u m be done by combination and rhythm. AJlother close race occurred between tIle Gryphol1s and the MurUet:;. There was little to choose between the boats, though the resnlt might have heen c1ifferen t if Dow and Three in the Gryphon's crew had not simultaneously caught crabs ill the last few yards of t he race. Of the Gryphons, ScoW$ Illn st get rid of a bent back; of the Mnrtlets Hodson is still troubled by a stitT wri:;t路actiOll. Wheeler is improved, as arc Compton, Randrup and Glennie froUl other Tutor Sets. Bell, who should have come on, spoils his style by a SllfltC'hy finish . The Junior Fours s howed hetter rhythm and smartness than they had done in practice and provided a good race. Scott2 showed cOllsidernl,le p romise; he has the rowing physique. The ('oxes- with one or two exceptions, who arc afraid to make it plain that they are in L'O lllmand of the boat on the wnter--were fairly able. Who were finally Ule willllers of the Cricketers v. Ule Boat Club is a little ullcertain. The Roat Club soon reduced t.'1e halldicnp allowed to the Cricketers and at the eud o f t he course were so close all their ~udder as to bUl11p them , This stricUy disqual~ed the Boat Club; but as tlte Cncketers, supposing that all was now O\'el路 and that they 11llght resl ou their oars, eased beforc their finishing路p()St was reached, the Roat (,lub should, perhaps, be allowed the victory. The Summer Fours were actually rowed on F'riday, J Illy 27th (not 011 the 26tlJ) ill fine wenther. .'\U crews st:lrleu at the bottom of the Straight e:'{cept the Junior r:ours, who rowed n course shorter by 50 yards.

RETROSPECT. The completed fixture路list reveals a rather gloomy succession of failures, and one turns anxiously to look for the reason. III the first place, the crew did not get together early enough in the Hasler Term iu any definite order; it is certain t hat Sports practice docs interfere considerably with rowing at this impo rtant phase of work. Secondly, illness and bad weather interrupted work a good cleal ill the SUlllmer Term. But whcn all is said , the fact must be laced that the Boat Club experienced a lean year- the lean year t hat almost inevitably recurs in a small school. There was definitely a lack , not of enthusiasm, but of rowing ability. Last December's retrospect remarked that" the form shown by the Senior crews (iu the SUllllller Fours) was disappointing and not up to the standard of former yenrs. " The effect was seen in this year's racing.

912

tHE CANTUARI AN

It seelUS possible OInt it is the method all which tbe Doat Club is nw that is a little at fault . \viUl all respect to formcr Captains, the snggestion is put forward in some confidence that Sllccess hns been achieved (at least in years when Ilumbers itl the Boat Club have stood high) in spite of the present system rather than by means of it. The point is that it is impossible with the SUlall stream and the limited number of boats and coaches at our disposal, to give adequate instruction to as Ulany as fifty or sixty people, evell were those people all of an age fllld constitution to be physicru\y capable of co-ordinnting lUi nd and muscle in rowing. To the SllIo.1 J person of thirteen or fourteen SUlIlmers, the proper aud effective direction of un onr twice his own size presents a considerable problem ; he canllot, probably, even if he would, make s ure that it will go where he wishes it . ].'innlIy, where so many boats mllst be coached by so few men , each crew's outing, instead o f lasting nn hour or more, as it s hou ld do for efTeetive work, is comlllonly red uced to n rath er scnll ty h a l f~ h o Ul' . Some solu tion of nil t hree prob lems scems t o lie (following t he exnmple of other schools) in t he ad miss ion to t he Doat Club of only a limited num ber of people, and they of suitably advanced age and physiquc.

It is easy to talk after t he event, but to those who will be in au t hority t hese suggestions are put forwa rd (with due recogllitioll of certaiu difficulties sU lI to be met), both for a possible explanation of fnilnre and for a line on which fut ure work may rllll .

Thc Second Bont ach ieved better s uccess thau the Pirst, winning t.wo out of three races rowed nnd this in spite of many changes. Evcn by the end of the tenll tile crew was not fixed. Spearman was very unfortunate . Tllness debarred him froll! rowjng for nearly three weeks ; and when he did get t o the river, he 'could not rid himself of a t endency to dig and then wash out t.he finish, making his effective stroke fatally short. This put a check t.o t.he plensant easy style he showed last year alid his pains as HOlt . Secretary perforce went unrewarded. I.ord was given a place rather for the weight he pulled than for neatuess of bladework; but he wns missed when he had to leave for Dublin University soon after ha1i~ term . H all cUd some useful work, but he again was inclined to be s hort and his action was stiff. Of others who were tried, Roberts l showed improvement this year; he m ust keep calm when rowing hard and lIlust learn not to resent fair criticism . Hemery, with greater alertness of mind and body s hould be useful next year; so also shou ld Vou ngl . Clarke l worked hurd , but showed n stiff and awkward fin ish . T h ronghout t he Boat Clu b attent ion llIust be givcn to neater blade ~ work and a mote supple body~actio ll . Wa llis was a ve ry promising cox.

I-Ie steered th e bctter course at TOllbridgc.

Our th an ks arc dlte to Mr. Lloyd Joncs, MI'. Harris ancl mem be rs of senior crews for m ueh valuable coaching. A lIew tub pn lr was added to the Boat H ouse last term . The Boat House itself has been ercosoted, w in dow ~sashcs re~pa i ntec1 and broken panes made good. T he lower landiug~ stage has been widencd.

15'1' IV. CH ARACTERS. How_

D . Nl~'.CTLETON .-AI1 oarsman of considerable style, with .1 good bt!gilluing, but inclined to row a short finish . This fault corrected, he should make a useful oar: he is ob\'iously at hollte in a boaL

'l'HE CANT UARIAN

913

Two.

A. C. S. ADAMS.-A keen and energetic oarsman, but a too free use of his unusually well-developed a rnt-lUuscles gave him a stiff action and an nnsupplc wrist; as a resul t he had difficulty ill squaring his blade. Inclined to row short and to lose his swing when tired. Rowing is not his true metier. Deserved his place for hard work ill and out of the boat.

Three.

W. D' A. l\{A YCOCK.- Also showed a rather stiff action, particularly at the finish. Inclined to swing out of the boat, lUorc noticeably when rowing all stroke than on bow side . With an easy supple action a nd a straigh t swing his hard work will be much lUore effective.

Stroke.

J. W. POOLl'; (Captaiu) .- H ad the position of stroke, to which he was not acclIstomed. thrust upon him, and in the circum stances acquitted himself well in spite of a rather stiff style. An excellent boat Captnin who neve r spared hhnself and Illude the best of the ma terial at his disp osal.

Cox.

D. O. WLnTTALL.-A cox of much e nthusiasm and moderate intelligence. Knows how to command a boat a nd can steer a fairly good course. H e was unfortun ately denied the oppor tunity of showing his form at Marlow R egatta.

J. E.

IÂˇ'ENTUIAN.-Unforhm ately prevented by illness from improving much all the form he showed at the begiuuing of the season . H e sti ll has last year's fault of rowing s hort when tired. He rowed very well for his Tutor Set in the SUlllmer Pours.

, 914

THE

CANTUARIAN

.•

FOOTBALL.

--LIS'!'

FIXTURES,

1928. For.

Opponents.

Date.

Tries, ] Poill/s,

Goals.

1928. aL, Oct. S hun;., " II

at.,

ed., ::

u ., U .,

No\' .

' ed., "

at., at ..

20 24 30 6

F I R ST

... ...

Rev. A. S. Maync's XV. ... Rosslyn Park ".'\" XV .... Dlackheath Extra "A" XV. Eastbourne College ... ... Dover College ... . .. Sutton Valence School ...

Home .. .

... , .. ... ... ...

...

... ... ... .. . ... ...

14 Merchant Taylors' School 17 Harlequin's ,. A" XV . ... ... 24 Dover College ... .. , .. . ..,

Away ... 'Vall H ome .. . l.ost

... . ..

Kiug's College School, Wimbledon ...

Away' ..• Lost Won Away

ed. , ..

O.K.S ....

H ome ...

Oct. " ll . , N~v . I"t., .. ~t, " U ., Dec.

9 16 30 6 10 24 4

Sir Ro~r Mallwood 'sSchool lstXV . I-Ierne ay College 1st XV _.. ... Dover College 2nd XV. ... ... ... Sir Roger Mauwood 's ScllOOI 1st XV. Sutton Valence School 2nd XV. ... Dove r College 2ud XV. .. . " . ." H erne Bay College 1st XV. ... " . St . Angllstlu e's Co llege 1st XV. . "

at., D·~c.

.. .

... ... ... .. . ...

SECOND u, ' u" n.,

COO

t ., Oct.

'" L, Nov . 3 lies., 20

t ., D~c.

2nd XV. ,

Colts XV .,

.. ..-

3 3

2 2 4

5 11 19 17 33

4·1 D

II 8

6 3 5 39 12 0

0 13

I I

;

I I P,G.

5 3

· X·V: r .. · .. ·

XV, I

5 I

5 4

0 25 13 20 12

.."---.. "..

;

Scratch ed

0 3

.... .... .. ... ....... .. ...... ."., ....

HOUle ... Lost I-I D. 2 15 Home ... Won 22 2 4 H ome ... Wall 3-2 P . 11 54 Away " . WOIl I I 8 Won, : Lost, Draw'n, ; ;

............... ... ...... ...... .........

Uin.]

1 2 2 2

Home .. , Won 1 Away ... Drawn Away " . Won 2 Away ... Wall 2 Away ... Won I Home. Wa ll HOlllc ... H omc ... ...... .. I ...... • . . . COLT S

K .S. Rochestcr Colts XV. Dover Co l1 c~e Colts XV . Hern e Bay College 2nd XV . (Illldt'r Dover Collegc Colts XV . 1st XV ., Matches Played,

T,ju. Poi!! /s.

S\cratch ed .

I I I Wall 2·1 P G Won I

H ome ... H ome ...

Goals.

XV.

H om e .. . Drawn Home .. . Lost Away .. . W on

...

Against.

Ground. R.esult.

.. ..

;

2 -

16 0 0 3

I I

, j

'!'HE CAN'l'UARIAN 1ST

9 15

XV. MATCHBS.

KING'S SCHOOl. v. ROSSJ.YN PARK " A ." The result of the match against Rossly n Park" A," which was played 0 11 Blores 011 Thursday, Odober 11th, was a draw, each side scoring I goal aud ) try, R points. The School, who had decidedly the betler of the gamc, obtaincd their first try soon after the start of the match , Collyer picking up Hie ball ill the loose and scoring behind the posts, ScoU converting. Their next try was scored towards the Cl1d of the firs t half by Scott ill a fonvard rnsh . III tilt' s('coml half the School, who were attacking 11I0St of the time, rather missed t heir opportuniti es aud allowed' the P ark' to cross their Iin c twice, the second try , by Mr. B end a ll, coming about liv(' minutes before the cll d of the match . For t he I"cl1l a i ncl ~ r of the malch thc 8(']1001 pl ayed very fi ercely and H igham nea rl y got away but was bronght down by their back Tylel', t hough his shOllld('r was injured. The two packs were even ly matched but t he School forwards obtained possession of the ball far more often t han their 0ppollcnts in the line onts aud loose scrums; Scott, \Vyau. and Nettleton were the most conspicnous of a very hard working pack. The School halves, though opposed by two O.K.S., Charuaud and Powell, were decidedly s llperi or and pl ayed very well together and individuall y. All the School t hrees did excellent things, but their passing was mthcr wild and though it improved during t he game, the ball seldom reached the wings . The following represented t he School : -] . P. Glennie-; ] . F . Higham, H . S . C. 11-ish , R . H . A. Wild, D . R . Collyer; J . M. G. Cook, D . O. Whittall ; W . d 'A. Maycock, J . A. G. Scott, J . P . Wyatt, D . Me 1â&#x20AC;˘. Wheeler, J. O. Nettleton , J . S. YOllng, A. R . R . K ent, D . W . WhittaU. KING 'S SCHOO l, v.

B I,AC KH~: ATH

EXT RA " A."

The School had to meet a very strong l~xtra "A" team which Ulackheath sent down on Saturday, October 20th, and their deCeat by 5 goals and two tries, 31 points, to I goal, 5 points, refl ects no discred it at alt 011 their play. Blackheath were very Illuch bigger and heavier iu th e serum and consequently getting the ball most of the time were able to do by far the greater part of th e attacking. Wetherby, Whitehouse and Millard scored against t he School ill the first half, two of the tries being converted. Towards the eud of this half a good dribble by Wild brought about a serum near the Dlackheath liue froUl which Whitta ll scored a good try, Scott converti ng. In the second h alf, though Dlackheath cros!-;ed our line four times, the play was far more level. Qne of t heir lries was scored by Felltimall, who with T, . 13 . Alldrew~ and A. I â&#x20AC;˘. Hill strongly represented the O.K .S. on the Blackh eath sid e. The School forward s o f whom ~cott. Wyatt and Wbeeler were thc best, played extraordinarily well throughout the match . The a bsence of Cook from the tealll was greatly missed, but the marking of the outsides was admirable, Collyer's d efen ce being especially good. Glennie played very well at back and both his s itt ing and tackling were excellent. T he following represented the School :-J. F. Glenni e; J . F . Higbam, H . S. C. Fish , R. H . A. Wild , D . R. Collyer ; A. C. Goold, D . O. Whittall; W. cl'A. Maycock, J . A . G. Scott, J. P . Wyatt, D . MeL. Wheeler. J. D. Nettleton, J. S. Yonng. D. W. Whittall. R . O. Crouch.

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TH E CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHoor, v, EASTBOURNE COLl,EGE.

Played at Eastbollrnc 011 Wednesday. October 24th. the School winning by I goal and 2 tries to 2 tries. Play 0l}elled inauspiciollsly for the School with Eastbournc scoring a try in the first few lIliuu tes 0 the game. This was, however, ull(,onverted (0- 3). The School rallied immediately and carried the ball into their opponents' half. Play then remained even for some time till Cook broke away to score a good try, which Wild couverted (5- 3). SoOl1 after this, heavy rain began to faU and continued uutil the end of the half. l~nstbo urne scored again before hair-time, but did !lot couvert. After balf-time the School forwards pressed continuo usly and as u result Whittall 1 scored a slIap try frolll a five yards serum a nd later Scottl crossed their line . Datil t ries were unconverted. The School played weU, kicking and tackli ng souud ly, espccialJy Cook. The foll owi ng represented the School : -J . F. Glennie; J . F. H igham, R . H . A. Wild, H . S. C. l"ish, D. R. Collyer; J. M. G. Cook, D. O. WhittaJl; W. e1'A. Maycock, J . A. G. Scott, J . P . Wyatt, D. MeL. Wheeler, J . D. Nettleton, J, S. Youug, D. W. W hittall, R. O. Crouch.

KING'S SCHOOl, v. DOVER COLLEGE. The School beat Dover College all Tuesday, October 30th, a u Blares, by two goals, two tries and one penalty goal. 19 points to two tries, 6 points. The play was certainly more level than the score suggests but t lte School had very mnch the better of the game owing to the superiority of their forwards, who got the ball nearly every tilUe in the tight and loose scrums and heeled it baek very wen. The School we re therefore able to do nearly all the attacking and this was especially noticeable in the second half.

In the first half Whittall 1 scored for the School. but Dover soon replied by a try through Goodbody. Aldiugtoll next scored for the visitors after a good nm, but neither of the Dover tries were converted and just before half-time Wild kicked n penalty goal for the School which brought the scores level at half-tillle--6 all. In the second half Scott, 'Fish and Wild scored tries for the School, the last two being converted by Scott. In this h alf the superiority of the School forwards, of whom Scott was outl-ltauding, was even more marked and t his was the deciding factor of the game. Outside the serum the teams were about equal but while the Dover threequnrt.ers, especially Goodbody, seemed to be individually faster, th e School threes fiuet halves ccrta inly combiued better. Tbe ~? lI owi ug represcllted ,the School : -J . 1". Glenn~e ,; A. E. C. ,BredJn, H. S. ,C. I-'isb, R. H. A. \\ ild, D. Collyer; J . M. G. Cook, D. O. W ll1ttaU ; W. d A. Maycock, J . A. G. Scott. J . P. Wyatt, D. Mcr.. Wheeler, J. D. Nettleton, J. S . Young, D. W . Wh ittall, R. O. Crouch.

KING'S SCHOOL v, SUTTON VALENCE. The School beat SuttOIl Valence au Blares au Tuesday, November 6th, by oue goal and four trie... 17 poiuts to a t ry 3 points. The play throughout the match was very fast and during the first halI the game was very level. Towards t he eud of the half Collyer scored fi try for the School afler a spleudid threeqllarter movement . The try was unconverted and at balfÂˇthnc the score sLood at 3--0 in the SchOOl favour .

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I II the second half the i1011le team hnd it all Uu:,jr own way and the play was continually ill the Sutton Valellce .. 25." Collyer first scored for the SellOO] us the result of a capitnl run by Cook ; th e try was couverted by Scott. who soon after picked up the ball ill Ule loose and srored a very good try. Two more good tries wcrl:' scored for the School by Wilel. Sulton Valence made onc vigorous rally and scored by tile corner flag from a line out nca r the School IinC. On the whole. thougb UIC School were lII11ch better in the loose, the two packs were eve nly m atched, but the Button Valence oltt~icles, Ulough sound iii dercHel.'", were qnite outclassed. For the SclIool Scott and Wyatt both played extremely well among thE" forward s while Cook aud Wild were excellent outs ide tlw serum. The- following represented the School :--J. F . Glennie; J . F. Higham, 1:1. S. C. Fish, R. H . A. Wild, D . R. Collyer; J . M. G. Cook, D . O. Wh ittall; W. d'A. Maycock, J. A. C . Scott, J . P . Wyatt, D. Me L. Wheeler, J . D. NeLtlet.on, J. S. YOllng, D . W. Whittuil, P. H . C. Scott.

KING 'S SCHOOL v. MERCHA NT TAYLORS' SCHOOr.. Played af: Bellingham 011 Wednesday, November 14th, the SC'.lJool accomplished an cxe('lIcllt performance in winuing by 33 points to 5. The victory was due mainly to til(> combination and speed of the School backs, who completely outc1os.<;ed t.heir opponents. The School forwards were lUuch heavier aud coutroUcd the ball in tJle SCrtutlluages, although the Merchant Taylors' fOf\\'1trCls were good in the loose. After five minutes play, Parry, the holU~ side's Captain, was injured and althongh h(" continued to play, he was of vcry little usc 10 his side. The School opcned by scoring a good try Ulrougb Higham, which, howev(>r, W!lS lIOt converted. Further tries were scored by H.igh!lm again, Fish and Wild. This left the score 12-0 at half路tilUe. At the begiuuing of lhe second half the School forwards pressed their opponents al1(l the School threequart-ers completely overran the opposition. Fllrt.li(>r tries were srored by Collyer (2), l":sh, Higham a nd Wilf1, of whieh Rcott converted two a~\(l Cook Olle. The Merchant Taylors' only try was !'Ieored by a break路away ill the middle of the second half; this was ('ollvert(>rl, leaving th e finnl ~core 33-5 in tbe School'~ favour. The following' repre"ented th(> School :- J. F. Cte-Ilnie; J. F . Higham, H . S. C. Pish , R. H . A. Wild, D. R. Collyer; J. 11;[. C. Coo\;:, U. O. Whit.tall; W. d'A. Maycock, J . A. Scott, J. P. Wyatt, D. MeL. Wheeler, D. W . Whittall, J. D. Nettleton,]. S. YOllng, P . I-T, (~. RC'ott.

KING'S SCHOOl , v. HARLEQUI NS "A." A very strong H arlequins" A" team played t he School on Sat.urday , Novem ber 17th, aud won by 4 goals, I dropped goal and 5 tries, 39 points to 1 goal and 2 tries, 11 points. T he School started badly and the visitors scoreel five times ill succession, one of the tries being converted. T he School rallied towards the eud of the hatf, however, and they were attack ing strongly when first Cook a nd then 'Vyatt were ill/路ured. The former contiuued playing, but Wyatt had to leave the field with a broken collar- lone. The second half was decidedly more level Rlld though the Harlequins scored almost immediately, the School retaliated by a try fro m P. H. G. Scott, who was backing up very well an excellent rUll by Cook. Not 10l1g after, good 路w ork by Cook enabled Collye r to score a second try for the School. QUI' opponents replied through Pattissoll, who scored a try aud then a very fine dropped goal, but a line out near the Harlequin 's liue gave J. A. G. Scott the chance to score a very good try which Cook converted. The visitors' ontsides were very much the fas ter, while the tackling of the School threequarters was not up to its usual standard. All the forwards, especially Scotti and Whittal1 2, deserve praise for playing very well the whole time against n much heavier pack, while Cook was extrem ely good in spite of his injury.

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The following represented the School :-J . F. Glennie; J. F. Higham, H . S. C. F ish, R. H . A. Wild, D. R. Collyer; J. M. G. Cook, D. O. Whittall ; W, e1'A . Maycock, J . A. G. Scott, ] . P. Wyatt. D. M. L. Wheeler, D. W. Whittall, J . D. Nettleton, J. S. Young, P. H . G. Scott. Kl' G'S SCHOOl. v, DOVER COI_I.EGE. The Sch ool were beaten by Dover College 011 Saturday, November 24th, at Dover, bytl3 tries lind n pena lty gont 12 points, to a goal and n try 8 points. The School kicked off against a vcry strong wind blowing straight down the field, which made passing difficult, while kicking against it was almost au impossibility. Dover started pressiug at once and after ten miuutes play secured a penalty goa l. They continued to press and scored a try ncar the corner flag and another t hrough Bradford urter a good rUIl, but neither were converted. The School then took the offeusive and a good rUI1 by Cook a nd Collyer resulted ill a serum near the Dover line from which Whittall scored. Scott just failed to COl1vert with a very good kiek against the wind. Shortly after this the School lost Cook, b ut he returned just a fter half-time t hough still badly shaken . In the seeond half Dover opened the scoring with a try ncar thc corner flag which was not converted . The School retaliated by a try, through Cook aiter a. splendid run, Scott converting. After this the School were pressing for nearly all the rest of the game but could not manage to score, Scott hav ing very bad luck ill j ust missing a penalty goal. The Scbool forwards were good ill the loose, but they uever seemed happy in the tight serums and our opponents heeled the ball far lUore frequently . Scott, as usual, played an extraordinarily good game and Wheeler and Nettleton also played very well. Cook was extremely good, even after his injury, but Fish was rather disappointing. Owing to the wel state of the ground , the match was at first scratched ; it was decided to play it at the last minute, and, as a Rugby Uuiou referee .was not available, the game was refereed by M.r. Morgan, tlle Dover College coach. The following represented the School :- J. 1-'. Glennie; J. F. Higham, H . S. C. 1;').sb, R. H. A. W ild, D. R. Collyer; J. M. G. Cook, D. O. WhiUaH; \Y. d' A. Maycock, J. A. G. Scott, D. McL. Wheeler, J. D . Nettleton, J. S. YOlUlg. P. H . G. Scott, A. R. R. Kent, R. M. Clarke.

2ND

X V. MATCHES,

KING 'S SeHOOI_ 2ND XV. v. ROGER ~IANWOOD'S IS'r XV. Thi s match was p layed all lHores all Tuesday , October 9th, the School winning by 8 points (1 goal, 1 try) to 3 points ( I try). The ground, though wet on top, was still h ard. but othenvise the conditions were good. The School scored both their tries in the first half. The first was by Bredin after au excellent rUIl resulting from a lhreeqllorter movement in our '25.' The second try was scored by Whittall in a forward rush after a liue out fro lll a splendid penalty kick by Payne. In the second half oue of our opponents' threequarters broke away in their' 25 ' and outpacing everyone, scored behi nd the posts, but the try was unconverted. Roger Manwood's had the heavier pack and heeled the hall more often in the tight serums, but the School fon'lards were much superior ill the loose, Whittall and Wallis being t he 1Il0st conspicllous. Of the threes. both Bredin and Baker played well on the wings, while Payne's kicking and attack was good and Paris's defence wns sound. Charlton tackled well at back.

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The following represented the School :-M. A. Charlton ; R . G. A. Baker, G. Lc F . Payne, C. G. A. Paris, A. E. C. Dredill; H . A. S. Johnston, T. S. Timler ; P . H . G. Scott, L . J. Graves. D. W. Wh ittall. J. H. Gillington, J. S. B. Wallis, F . W. Collard, R . M. Clarke, H . W . Stevens.

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XV. v. H ERNE BAY COLLEGE 1ST XV. This match was played at H erne Bay all October 16th, and resulted in a draw, each side failing to score. The School won t he toss aud kicked ofT with t he wind. Th e School forwa rds q uickly settled down and played a good game all t hrough . The t h reequat'tcrs were good i ll patches, but were handicapped by Baker being Inme. However, severnl promising passing movements only broke down ncar the Herne Bay line., During lIlost of the first half t he Sch ool had the best of th e play and should havc scored ofT at least onc of t hc penalty kicks t hey were given . III the second half t he School nearly scorcd several t imes, once Paris cuttlllg through and being tackled 011 the liue. H erne Bay 0111y pressed Ollce or twice, and at one iime a d etermiued attack by t hem nearly euded ill a try, bul the School forwards drove them back again, playing very well in t he line out and in the loose. Scott2 in particular was very good. The game ended with the School still pressing. The following represented t he Scbool :-M. A. Chariton; A. E. C. Brerlin, C. G. A . Paris, G. LeF. Payne, R . G. A. Baker ; H . A. S. Johnstou, T. S. Tiuuer; A. R . R . Kent, P. H . G. Scott, R . O. Crouch, R.?ai. Clarke, J . H. GiUington, F . W. Collard, J . S. U. Wallis, J. H . Wilsou. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XV. v. DOVER COLLEGE 2ND XV. Played at Dover on Tuesday, October 30th, the School winning by 25 poiuts (2 goals aud 5 tries) to 13 (2 goals and 1 try). The g round WAS very muddy and a high wind was blowing dawn t he 6eld . The School, ~l ayillg WiUl the wind, started off hard and the ball was nearly all the time in the Dover' 25. Higham scored from a t hreequarter 's movement and Payne converted . Payne then crossed t heir line, but overran the dead ball line. Higham and Payne then scored froUl good threequarter movcmcnts, neither try being converted. After half-time Dover played hard and scored three tries in rapid succession, Higham scoring once. Two of their tries were con verted. P ayne sat well to stop t heir forward rushes. T he School then pulled itself together and Higham, Payne and Goold scored , one try being converted hy Wilsoll. The t hreequa rtcrs throughout t he gam e were very good, all the lries coming from well executed passing movem('lIts. Th e forwards heeled well. The following r epresen ted t he School :-M.,~. Ch ~rl to ll ; J. P . Higham, C. G. A. Paris, A . C. Goold, G. I.eF . Payne; H . A. S . J Oh11st011, I. S. 1111llcr; A. R . R . Kent. P . H . G. Scott, L. J . Graves, R . M. Clarke, F . W . Collard, J . S. B. W allis, J. A. Wilson, H . C. King . KING'S SCROOT. 2ND XV. v. SIR ROGER MAN"\VOOD'S 1ST XV . Played on Tuesday. Noveillber 6th, al Sandwich nlld WOIl, 13-5. The School deserved to win and, although there were one or two bad spells, played a better game than iu former matches. The School scored in t he 6rst five minutes, Paris receiving the ball, after good passing by Tinuer and Johnson , from a heel in a loose serum . Roger Manwood's then scored their only try and converted it. The score at half-time was 3-5. ]n the second hali the School forwards played more together and gave the threequartcrs better opportunities by good h eeling. Goold m ade several Ol)elungs, but was llot backed up and was consequently

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brought down by the l\{anwood's back who wus an excellent tackle. Theil StC\'CIIS broke away for the ScllOOl to score. The School forwards were uow all over their opponents aud Clarke. following up well a movement made by the threes, rau over for n try which was converted. The passing of the School threes was at times good. The {ollowing represented t he School :- M. A . Charlton; R . G, A. Baker, A. C. Goold, C. C. A . Paris. A. E. C. nrerun; H . A. S. ] olwstotl , T . S. Tillner; A. A . R . K ent. r.... J. Grnves, R . H . Clarke, F. W . Collard, ]. S. B. Wallis, J . H. Wilson, H. C. King. H . W. Stevens. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XV. v. SUTTON VAT,ENCE 2ND XV . T his match was pl ayed at Sutton Valence on November 10th, resulting in a win for the School by 2 goals and 5 tries to 2 goals and J try. POt t he first t en minu tes Sutton Va lence were all over the School, who were slow to get together. However, som e good passing aud judicious kicking brought t he play into the opponents' , 25.' Clarke scored from the line-out, but too far out to be converted. ShortJy after, ThUler broke through from n scrum nea r their line and scored another unconverted try. Goold t hen, by a fine cut through, scored anotJler, wh.ich he converted . After this play was s teadier, uutil Bredill scored far out, fr9m a good three-quarter movelllent. Aft.er half-time t he School was pressed hard, but a good forward rush took the ball to the Sutton Valence line and Wallis touched down. P assing then bccame distinctly scrappy, though Baker scored a good try near the flag. The forwa rds, now well together, kept t he pi ny in tJle opponents ' , 25 • to the end. Clarke gettilll,{ over after some interforward p assiug. None of the trics in the second half were converted . Goold cut througb well, but needed a s peedy outside. • Till; f~1l0wiJlg1 represent~ the Sc.h~l :-M. A. Ch,arltOl~.: R. G. A . Baker, A. C. Goold. C. G. A. 1 aTlS, A. E. C. Bredm: H . A. S. J ohnston , ~ . S. 1I.uner: R . O. Crouch, A. R. R. Kent. 1,. J . Graves. J. S. B. Wallis, F. \Y. Collard, R . M. Clarke, H. C. King. J . H . Wilson . KING'S SCHOOl, 2ND XV. v. DOVER COLLEGE 2ND XV. This match, played 011 B1ores, r\!sulted ill a win for the School by 12 po ints (4 tries) to 3 points ( I try). Both sides hnd three absentees who were s ubstitutes ill tJle 1st XV. match at Dover. The visitors kicked oft and inunediately began to press, but n good threeqllsrter lUovemcnt took the ball into Dover's '25.' After ten minutes fast play. J ohnston darted round tile blind side of the serum to secure an ex cellent try which was left l.Uleonverted. One morc try was obtained before half-tillie, 011 this occasion by Payne, who was following up a clever openin g made b y Goold. Th e try was not converted and bal f-time came with the score at 6- 0 in t he Sch ool's favour. Illl1uediately after the inter val Robinson, after a splendid dribble, secured Dover's only try. The home tean! then ret ali ated with a try scored by Bredin ncar the corner fl ag after anoUler excellent tJueeq uarter movement . Shortly after this the visitors were pello"lized for 'off sidc' but Payne's good kick failed . Dover then attacked vigorollsly, btlt good tackling by t he School's thrcequarters \>rc.>.vented ally further addition to tll(' visitors' score. F ive minutes before Ule end. CrOllt'.1 secured tht: uncollverted try which termin ated t he scoring. The School deserved its victory, but the passing: of Ule three<luarters was not up to the usual stolldard , owing to the wind; they lIIade up (o r this, however. by keen tackling. AI1l011RSl the forwards, Crouch. Graves and Wallis all s h ow~d ttl) well , whilst outside the scruJU, Tiuner, J olll1ston , Goold and Brediulllode the best of their opPOItull ities. For Dover, Ham plRyed well, but th('ir thrcequartcrs were quite outclassed. Th e following represcnted the School : - M . A . Ch arlton; A. E. C. Rredin, D . C. D. K eulledv. A . C. Goold. G. Le F. P ayne; H. A. S. J olmston , T . S . Tinner; R. O. Cronch. I ,. J . (~ raves, J . S. B. Wnllls, H . W . Stevens, H . C. King, J. I •. Hall , J . H . WHsotl, :S. A. Charge.

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COLTS' MATCHES. KING'S SCHOOl. COLTS XV . v. KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER xv. Played on the Roch('stE"T grollnd au October J3th. King's School, Rochester, winning by 16 points to 15 points. The team plRycd well and the forwards heeled tht! ball well frollt the serums. Kiug's School, Rochester. were very lu cky ill scoring two of t heir tries, which won the game for them. Scott2, Wallis2 and Whitto1l 2 played well among the forwards. and J ohnstolt and Bancroft among t he outsides. T ilt: following represellted the School : -F . A . P. Wctherall ; T", J. Wal lis.] . E . F. Lane, P . C. Williams, R. S. Bau{'roft; H. A. S. J ohnston, T . S. Tillller ; P . H . G. Scott, D. \V, Whfttnll , J. R. B. Wallis, J. H . Wilson, B. S. Kent. I~. 1\. Charge, R . G. Sloau , H. C. King.

KING'S SCHOOL COLTS XV . â&#x20AC;˘. H ERNE BAY COLTS xv. Played 011 THOtt's, Tuesday, November 20th, t he School willuing by 3 goals, two penalty goals and eleven tries, S4 points to uil. The game was simply a series of tries for the School aud it is no exaggeration to say that except at the kick-otIs the p lay was entirely confined to the Herne Bay half. Iu the 6rst half, Tillner ond Lane scored twice and WilSOll and Whittall once, b u t noue of the uies were converted, though Whittall kicked a good penalty goal. In the second half J ohnston scored three times and Baker, Tiuuer. Wallis. Bancroft and Kent once each . Whittalt couverted three of the tries, two of them being cxtremely good lticks. and also kicked another penalty goal. For the School J OhllstOll and Tiuner were both outstanding and made a great many very good open ings, while the forwards, especially Whittall. were always up on the ball and backing up the threequarters. The following represented the School : -P . A. P. Wetherall ; R. G. A. Baker, F . J. Wallis, J. R F . I.ane. R . S. Bancroft; H . A. S. J ohnston , T . S. Timler; D. ' V. Whittall, P. H . C. Scott, J . S. B. Wallis. J. H . 'Vilson. H . King, E. A. Charge, B . S. Kent, J . S. Richardson .

KING'S SCHOOl, COI,TS XV .â&#x20AC;˘. DOVER COLI,EGl, COLTS XV. P layed on Blores on Saturday, November 3rd, th e School willlung comfortably by two goals and four tries, 22 points to nil. The School kicked oIT and star ted to press immediately. Sloan scored after ten nUllutes play from a scrulIl near the Dover line, Wilson converting. Dover then attacked strongly. but could not score and Baker scored for the School after a good threequarter movement. Whittall scored Ule School's third try in t he 6rst half. In the second half the School had it all their own way and Bancroft. Scott and Whittall scored tries, Wilson cOllverting Ule second. All our forwards playcd vcry well. especIally Whittall, Scott, Wallis nne} Wilson, and King hooked the ball practically every tillle in the serums. J ohnston and T inner also played vcry well and were considerably s uperior to the Dover halves. The threcqnarters all did good things, but Bancroft showed most signs of promise. The following r epresented the School :-I~. A . P . Welherall ; R. G. A . Baker, P . C. Williams. J . C. YOlll1g, R . S . Bancroft; H . A. S. Joh nston, T. S . Tinner; D . W. \Vhittall . P . H . G. Scott. J . S . B. Wallis, J . U . Wilson, H . C. King, E. A. Charge, R . C. Sloan, J. S . Richardson.

922

THl': CANTUARTAN OFFICER S ' TRAINI NG CORPS.

CAPTAIN EGERTON JONES. T.D. The Corps has this term s uffe red a tremendous loss in the retirement of Capt. Egerton J ones, after nine years as its C.O. Of his keenness and efficicncy much could be said, but two thi ugs alolle will suffice. During the last nine years the Inspccting Officer's report upon the contingent has always been good: and second ly under t he p erson al and often unaided coaching of Capt. Egerton Jones himself nearly half of the 400 boys he has had t hrough his hands have passed Certificate" A."

ANNUAL GENERAL INSPECTION. The Anllual General Inspection was carried out on ] acksou, C.M.C., D.S.D. , C.R.E., of the Eastern Command.

June

28th

Colonel

Unfortuuately th e weather \Vas not ideal, as an extremely high wind wns blowing, making it very hard to stand still ; however, we received a very satisfactory report.

It was as follows : DRILl..

Ceremonial and battle drill- very satisfactory.

WEAPON TRAJNINC.

Quite satisfact ory.

The handling of arms wns good.

MIt.NQrmVRF.. The tactical scheme was well carried out. The N ,C.O. 's had a good id ea of the way in which to employ Rifle and Lewis GUll Sections. Pite contrar was good and Section Leaders knew t heir work. DISCIl.''J,TN[.:. Good . T he Contingent generally was smart and keen . Such work as t he iuspecti ng officer saw was carn ed out undel the cadet N.C.O.'s who knew thei r work well . T heir orders were smartly carried out. TURN OUT.

Very good.

The clotbing was clean and well fitted.

ARMS AND EQUIPMHNT. Are well looked after. Although space for keeping stores, etc., is of necessity cramped, the Armoury is well kept and ill good order. GENF,RAr. REMARKS. The Contingent is a good olle and is very efficiently commanded by Ca pt. Egerton J olles. H e takes great iuterest ill the work and will be n great loss when he leaves. Owing to the School being in quarantine for scarlt>t reve r. the O.T.C. was unable to attend Camp at Tidworth Park .

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PROMOTIO "S AND APPOINTMENTS. Th e following Odober, 192R :-

promotions

Sgt. Scott' Sgt. GilIillgtOll Cpl. Maycock L/CpJ. Hodson' Cronch Goold Charlton Batterbury Collard Wild Bellnett Payne Parsotls-Smitlt Gray From 26th October, 1928 : Ptc . Blumer Bredil1 Cardew Chilton

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to be C.S.AI . C.Q.M.S.

Sgt .

T,/Sgt.

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to be r./epl.

Clarke 1 HalJ H ClIlcry

H cwctsoll Pilcher Roberts Â·

EXAMINA'l'ION RES ULTS. The following passed the first (Practi ca l) part of the examination for Certificate" A," conducted by Officers, Depot. The Buffs. on Octo ber 25th : A. Eo C. Bredin, A. P . Ca rdew, R. M. Cla rke, H . F . Chilton , J. F . Glennie, J . L . H all , R . H . Hcmcry, J. P . Hewetson, G. G. A. Paris, fo'. E . Pilci1<"r, A. C. Roberts.

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T Jlc Editors invite 'lte CO-Op c yal W lI of S in stYcl/gll/ M ing those tlems In the " Cmltll(l yul/t " tv/Hell are of particlIla r mterest to O. [(.5 . T iley e(tlmot them selves obtaill m'l/clt oj the llCCessllry m ater ial alld they there/ore wish to rem:i'lltl 0. 1<.5. that items oj news,

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always welcome. M aterial so sent to them will be care/ lilly c<nlS1'dered l/.lId used wlume vcr possible.

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The Bishop of Bristol has appointed the Rev. E . 1.. A. lI crtslct, vicnr of R amsgatc. to the vicn ragc of Saint Ma ry R edcliffe, Bristol.

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T he Dean and Cha pter of Canterbury have uominated the Rev . R G. Cooper. vicar of llenclldcn, K ent, t o the rectory of Saiut George's, Cante rbury .

••• T he Bishop of Gibralta r hns a ppoi nted the R ev. W . A. Wig-ra m , D.D. , to be a CanOIl of l\'[alta .

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Ca ptain J. W. Ca rrillgtoll , D.S.O., has to been appoinled CO IUl1l3nd H .M.S.

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At t he rece nt gene ral elcction ill Aus tralia, Sir J ohll Gcll ilml1ld hended t he poll in Denison , T as man ia, WiUI 9,365 votes.

T he Rev. J. Sod en , for t he las t two years assistant c urate of st. Alban's. Holbol'll, h as been a ppoin ted to a cha plaincy a t t he Roy al Na" a l Rchool. Greenwich .

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F . R. N. St. C. Tisda ll, J . R . y.'. P opple· well and R. H . Osborn e h a ve been pl ay ing for K eut . H . C. A. H eyman was chosen La play for

t he Army .

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Congrat ulat ions to R . A. W, Binuy all whllli ng t he CHuker W eight Champions hip at Sanclh nrst; also on pl aying both cri cket a nd rugger for t hclII .

Ca lion C. L . D undas h ns in t im ated his intention of resigning his Residentiary Canonry ill Salisb ury as frolll Novembe r 1st, 1928.

R . T . Tripp a nd P . Churig arc resp ectively Captai n a nd Vice· Captnin of R uggel' all H .M.S . E re/ms; J. G. F . W. Roberts is also i ll t he X V.

E. Ogd en, B.Se., has been elected t o Sharply Physiologica l Scholars hip U ni ve rsity College, l .olldon .

E xtract !ra in the Loudon Gazette: 19th London Regilll cnt . -F . E . H ill (la te cadet J~/Cpl. ) to be 2nd I.ieutc ll all t .

'. ' Congratu lations to R . S. Gront on winning a Cadet Schola rship at th e Royal AIilitary Academy, Woolwich.

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••• l\'!essrs. Knopf h ave published .. The Story of Aladdin" by J onn K c ttlewell with sevcn illustra tions in black and wh ite and twenty decorations in black and p i um colour.

THE CANTUARIAN O.K.S. NOTF,s FROM INDIA . Qne likes to think of the O.K.S . out here as being so many planets attached to the su n- or as so m any Dominious a11<1 Colonies aUached to His Majesty-each going on his owu noisy or silen t way. yet never able. or desiring, to leave the circle whose ce ntre is K.S.C. III old days I was able to collect. usually fr01ll newspapers, a few (ncb about a few of liS a nd supply the comp6t to the Cltlltllaf' ;aJl. Hvcntually, being rathe r o ut of (date a nd) tOllch with the hos ts roll ing iuto l he various serv ices in Ind ia, I hnudcc1 over t he job to a morc recent arrival. H e fOllght gamely, btlt t he incurable modesty of a.K.S. left him with no bricks a nd the "Special Correspondent" ceased. At very short notice I am putting together a few items which utay (or lIlay not) catch the CalltllariOJl mail.

E. H. Curling is Head of Lloyd's Bank in Bombay. Par the first t imc-UlOugh he has been out 25 years-I saw him, in his aweinspiring office, last month . Hale and breezy ancl sturdy as auy man of Kent, he ga\"e me a hearty welcome; but we had hardly talked five minutes before he adroitly hinted to m e that four various parties waited at his door ; hence you may believe that T..Ioyd's does not s uffer at bis hands. I hope to see him lUore intimately ill a day or two. He is worth knowi ng (though I don't bank at Uoyd's). O. H . de St. Croix h us joined t he Bu rm a Company a nd is ill Bom bay. H e played Rugge r for UOlllbay- who afe hot s l'II ITt his last season . R . J . ' ;V. H eale (Lt.-Col.) who ill past days did much political work 011 the Prouticr, was lately Ch ief Commissioner of Ajllc.rMerwanu aud then President ill Gwalior. Now I sec he has been transferred to be Chief Politcal Officer in Malakand. When J stayed ",iUt him in Ajner a few years back, it was easy to see t hat he had left his heart 011 t he Frontie r. He used to be the most mischievous lad in Prep.-barrillg, of course, George Lee Warner.

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A. H. E. Mosse (Lt.-Col.) , also political, has been joint Admiuistrator of Bhnrnagar State ill K ath iawar lately. I saw a fair atnouut of him lately in Rajkot, somewhat keen 0 11 roses and with sever al of his many shiknr trophies round him .

W. H. Evans (Lt.-Col. R. E.) is C.R.E. to theWcstetll Command lip in Quetta. What h e doesn't know about butterfli es is not worth knowing. An R.E. Colonel d escribed him to lII C a few days back as an especia ll y good fellow- but t his is of co m se sta le news . The photo in the Daily Mirror of a n old fri end, \V. 1\1. Car ter (Sir) came 0 11 t he day when this Colonel had spoken of Evalls. Eva ns a nd Carter used to cOllle down to the School fro m Holmc Honse every day and were virtually hyphenated. It was a striking illustration of Darwin's Evolution- tltat photo of Carter. H e used to be as deft as anyone in passing the ball over the bead of om French master (Mr. Sc.); then b e became the IIpkeeper of Law and Order ill Ugnnda I (nut Utis is, of course, not my sphere). As for myself, Bhuj, Kutch, will still find me, though I hope to sec soute of YOll next summer.

We have been pleased to welcome the following O.K.S. to the School lately : I-I. C. A. Sykes, J . G. Spiller, ,V. K. Cla rke, T. Field, C. T. Weuban, G. H. Clay)Olc, L :,,Gocher. V. Heyman, R; T . P lack, \:to A. l'lIIll, D. Cockre m, A. 1.. M.lzen , G. n. r';mdcn, R. S. Grant, J. C. Spiller, G. R C. Gent, C. I, . Grecn, C. H . C. Cla rke, C. A . West, G. Brian Pratt, J . B. Hemiug, C. H . Budd, ]1 . F.. Money, L. null, G. N. Housden, 1,. I. B1enki llsop, N. A. Bittleston, R H . Lukin J ohnston, V. C. de St. Croix, N. B. Clarke, H . A. Beatson, G. F. Howell, B. H . Matheson , S . R. l\I,a dge, D. Hussey, E. C. Carter , M. S. Page, C. R. Clarke, A. Bredill. B. W . LeeCe, W. R. Mowll, A. K. Mowll , A. L . Paris. C. L. A. Hertslet, W. R . Mowll, Jun ., C. B. Pratt, R. J . K. Turner, A. P. D. Kennedy, N. R. Allport, J. S. Spackman,

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H. Isacke, A. D. C. Macaulay, R. Juckes. P . H arris, J. D . Nell, J. \\", Val1derbeeck. P . S. Barber. J. G. Pcmbrook, E. Gage. A. Latter, H . Walpole, F . W. Roberts. K . L.

Burt. F. A. E ustace. H. E. Pegg, D. A. Somcrvtllc, G. J . C. Pitt. C. H . Freud , C. :M. Martin, L . B . And rews, J . E. Fe lltiman, A. L . Mi zell , P . P . Pow ell , F . S. McK . Bader, A . G. C. Dellllett, E. E. l\f. Smith, J . T. Flcming-Sandcs. G. F . Olive, A. V. T. Dean, G. W . M. Carter, D. W. Olver, G. T . Nettleton, P . C. Sherriff, C. C. L . Buckwell. F. R . N . St. C. Tisdall, K. A. W, Charnaud. A. L. Hili .

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The engagement is announced between Lionel Willfmn, second sou of the Rev. H . G. and Mrs. Harrison, of Dlandford St. Mary, a nd Miriam Helen. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H . H . Gepp. of Hatfield, Peverel.

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The engagement is anno unced between Robert Arthur Hodgson , o nly son of Mr. and Mrs. Frede rick H odgson , of Seveuoaks. and Alison Ma rgaret. younger d a ughter of the la te James H a rpe r, M.D ., a ud Mrs. Harper. of H a rbonry, ShottermUI.

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Tbe engagement is an1lounced between Archdeacon R . W . Haines 1\follille. M.C., and Mirabel Mathilde, eldest daughte r of Mr. and Mrs. T . H . Parker, of Timarll, Townsville, N.Q . Th e marriage wi ll take place in Towllsvill e Cathedra l in January.

'.' The engagement is anllounced between Captain Christopher Cnstlehow Smythe, M.C., the Hamps hire R egim ent, aud Agnes, daug hter of Mr. and )frs. J . A. Tarrell, of Alexandria, Egypt.

Cr.ARKF,. -On September 25th , in London, to Adeline, wife of Adrian Clarke, 3 /6th Dragoon Gnards- a daughter. EASTGATr~. -O n

July Gtll , between Calcutta and Madras, to J oy, wife of C. C. T. Eastgate, of Calcntta- a SO li .

GF.N'l'. -OIl November 5th , a t Esher, to Gwendolcne, wife of G. E. J. Gent-a daughter. HHDGECOCK. -Oll Octobe r 19th, at B eyrouth, Syria, to Mr. and l\'[ rs. S . E. H edgecock, of Baghdad- a daughter. L USH.-OII July Gth , at Oxted , to Gladys, wife of A . J . Lush-a SOl1 . MAT.J.[NSON. -Ou Aug ust Singapore. to Cecille, Ma llinson-a SOil •

3 1st, 1928, at wife of R . H .

MALTV. -Oll July 10th, a t Esher, to Winifred Russell, wife of Willg·Commallder P. C. Ma ltby- n SOli . MONTGO Ml~R V .-O Il

Aug ust 18th, at Staff CoJlcge, Cnlllberlcy, t o the wife of I.ieut.Col. B. I •. Montgomery , Royal Warwickshire R eghuent- n son.

·WAvTH.-On July 6th, nt Croydon, to J Ohll Woolaston and Dorothy 'Vayte-a son . August 15 th, a t F eltham, to Sh eila, wife of B . E. Witt, R.A.S.C.- a danghter.

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BIRTHS.

BAYS'l'ON: BA'l"l'uw .-On July 7th, at All Saints Church , Ea1ing COlUmon , Jeffery Cory ndon , only SOil of Mr. and :Mrs . Hubert Baysto n, of Ealing, to K athleen Brenda. younger d a ughter of the late Arthur Unwin Battley and Mrs. Battley, of Ac ton .

CRANING PltARCE.-On Novembe r 5th, at Arveyes-sllr-Bex, Switz.erland, to Doris, wife of Melville Chaning Pea rce-a son.

CARTER: BROWN.-On Oct ober 18th, at St. J am es', Piccadilly, Sir Morris Carter, C.B .E., to Miss J.av inia Florence Brown.

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'I'HE CAN'I'UARIAN COOPItR : FR ANKS. -On Octo be r 11 t ho Jack R owl and Cooper, of P eru , to E t hel L av inia Pranks. second d augh ter of l\'h-. and Mrs.

A . Fra nks . of WaJsall , Staffs.

GM.PIN : I RVrNG. -On July 7t h , at Christ Church , L ancast er Gat e. Steph en n. Galpin, R.n .. third son of R ('v . Canon Galpin, of Wit ham , Essex, to Eli zabe th 1\-[8I1d , eldest d aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thorburn Irvi ne, of Londou . HA S S l~ I , I .

: GARRARD .- OII J uly 14th, a t Saiut Mary's, T ysoe, Ca ptain L . 1/. I-russe ll, D .S.D ., M.e ., Sonth Stafford shire R cgt. , to Ma rgery H enriette, d a ughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. C. F . Garrard , Tysoe , Warwicks hire.

1,HWIS: F INN.- Oll Septem be r 15th. a t t h e

MORRIS: PA'tJ.tRSON. -On Octo ber 12th , a t R o bert Willi a m , e lder Billillgshurst . s urviving son of the lnt e Robert Morris. of F ive Oaks. to E li zabe th , YOllngest daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. D . P a terson. of Glasgow. OGDEN: I VANOlw .- On Septe mber 19th . Ilt St. Philip's (Russia n Orthodox) Church , Bri e Ogden , B.Sc., SO il o f Mr. a nd Mrs. Guy Ogdeu, to Olga TvallofT, B.Sc., d a ug h ler of Mr. and Mrs. P. I vallofT.

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P Ass.- On Aug ust 8 t h, a t Folkcst olle, H o ratio Aaroll dc Pass.

King's School Ch a pe1,Canter buryCathcc1rai, Edwin BiI1illg, youngest SOil of the late ~'1r . ] . I.ewis, ] .P ., a nd Mrs. l iC;Wis, of M a r~ate. to Marie Desiree I":m bdell. only daughter of Mr. a nd Mrs. P ercy R . 1"inl1 . o f Cft llte rbury.

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O.K.S. LE'lvl'ERS. Bimj, KU lch . October 15th, 1928. Dl·: ,\ k SIRs . May I add a few not cs t o t he fnr too· brief note in your last numbe r on the death of :Mrs. F icld . I was a kid of 14 whcn Dr. Blore rcsigncd a nd Dr . (then Mr.) F ield took lip the reius. We h ad vencr a t ed Dr. Blo rc a nd t he strength o r his a nn as n a rrat ed by s undry vic tims a nd werC' a lways on ollr best behavio ur when he suited in to sec wh a t we knew or di d n' t . )'fr . Field was natura lly an o bject of our unfle dged critica l powe rs. W h at wo uld he be like? Wo uld he be a t y rant ? H e looked

a bit like one. Th en t o om minds calli e th e refl ectio n th at he was a u O. K .S. Al so t hnt he h ad been seen a s ho rt tim e before he took ove r, dou bling ac ross th e 1\'li llt Y a rd in g rey fl a nnels t o the F ives co urts- a nd no tyra nt wo uld do ublc like that . H o we ve r, to cut o ur surmises s hort, we fo und t h a t he had cOlli e to bless a nd not to c urse. H e was fa r Illore interest ed in liS ju nio rs th a n his pred ecessor h ad a llowed himself to appea r to be. He did not correct o ur e,r ro rs of j udgme nt wit h the same censorio usness t.hat D r . B10 re bad shown . Certai n things he d id which were not • very highly comtnCllded .' H e abolis hed . lucipe p lacato , etc.' as the st ock impot (in two senses), a nd m ade each punisbmcnt fit each delinq uent, a p age o r

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history here, A. page of geography t he re ; and so ou. T hough among ou rselves we discussed how inr Trndition had been broken. we had t o admit that after all n ew brooms are s upposed to sweep clean . And whnt did appeal to us was bis hearty genial laugh. and his d esire to find out whnl desires or ambitions we had for om Iivcs. He passed the exa m . of the lowe r cicek without n stain all his ch aracte r. The cline was 011 the slump . Now) come to my maill object ill writing. I regret thut I alit 110t sure of my dates, but r t hin!; it WIlS in 18f;7 t h at Miss 1 . Church, daughter of the Dean of Wells, c.n lllc to stay with friends in Harblcdowu. and i t was not so very long before we leamt t hat she was to belong to Ule School. Theil came more puzzles for us . What would s hc be like? Could she take the samc place in the School's \'cncration and affection that Mrs. Bla re had done ? This is not the place where one can t nlk of t he attractivc ness of her face und 11lanller to us boys of all grades. From the vcry beginuing of her regime- the two plane trces marked TV and IC all the Green Court take Ule place of • Coss' in fixing the date-she began to will onr affections. She took interest in e,·crythillg which was parl and parcel of the School. Sunny, bright and always cheery, olle felt as if a gleam of s uulight bad just touched li S .md passed 011. In Hie senior lot, as I ca llie to kllOW in t ime, s he took a n cxtra

specia l keclln ess as to t heir opinions O IL things religions or otherwise, a nd suggcsted other points of view for them to t hink about. More especially again was she bcnt all fi nding ont your idcas when you drifted down frOIl1 Oxford at term-cuds. I do not forget how genUy she broke to my brother and myself the news of a loss in our fnmily . She was just full of real sympathy.

Que canuot trace t he whole School life of thi s gCll erons a n d kind ly ludy . It was a. big blow to us O.K.S. when Mr. P ield went off to Rud ley and two gleams of bright Sllllshine p assed away to other meadows. Two years ago I had the chance of lookillg them up in the Old Grey Honse ut Southwell. I was as warmly welcomed by both as if r were s till the Captain of the School and thcy still ill cOlllllland there . Nor did I note that time had JlIade auy serio us inroads on my aiel friends in t heir feat ures nor ill t he warm t il of tile ir h earts. Yes. Th e brief llote in your Inst Humber was all too brief. It badly needs el UCidating. and I hope this little tribute to aile who for eight or nine years {orllled so impressive a feature of the school life lIlay help to revive m any h appy m emories among the old crew. Vours faithfully,

SM I TH .

OXFORD DI~AR SCHOOL,

We send rOil our heartiest cong ratu lntiolls on t he success of the 1st XV.; ft was most gratifyillg to O.K.S. to read of the dcfent of Dovel· alld of Merchant T aylors. VOtl h ave o l\ r best wishes for fl1 rther successes a nd we hope that you will beat Dover again .

\Vhat news of ourselves ? It was with difficulty that I fonnd Laine for n short chat. He is IIOW li ving 'out: and nil WI C distance to Wellington Square cO l1ld be seen in the faraway look in his eyes. "Yes," he sa id d ream ily, .. 1 nm studying I .aw." H e has bee n p la.ying college rugger and somcone saw h im speediJ1p a lol1g t he towpath watchlDg t he Triuity coxlcss' F o ur.

THE CANTUARIAN • Perve rse' is the adj ective which leaps into Illy mind as T contempl ate Janson-Smith o ver my C lip of t ea ; he is telling me th a t he is studyillg H ebrew, a Ilccc5Sa ry complement to his knowledge as a budd ing theologian . H e is clad , a ppa rently en t irely , in a ll a rresting purple dressing-gown . I reca ll that I h ave seen him on m ost Jllontings at e leven in a hat, suavely threading his way thro ugh t he

crowded 'Super ' cnfc':, bending every now a nd thclI to address a cqu aintnnccs: later he is chatting and la ug hing with a knot of frie nds, i tl n clond of slIloke . at a t illy table ... H e is a ls o playing hockey , 1 believe. Sc ri v en ~ r sat opposite m e, light ing a nd relighting. a nd re-religh t ing a pipe. " I am leading n busy life," he t old me. I believe him ' he is Rugger Secretary tit Oriel. has been elected a me mber of Vince nt's , an d is working ha rd, they say. I suggested th a t I used t o sec him freCJ,u elltly at t he' Supe r :' wby did I IIOt 1I0 W . Clenchillg his tecth 011 his mouthpicce he looked at III C and said : " I a nt giving that II) ." I asked his opinion of th e Academic D a nce Club. of which he is a membc r , H e muttered wha t 1 took to be a few onths ill a foreign language. " f'm sorry," h e added , .. Utat was l,iech tenstcillesc . TL s till comes out ill momen ts of s tress, Have yon nny matches ?" Pegg avoided the Gold Pl a ke in Ill )' case and select ed n solita ry Abd ulla, .. Yes," he sa id , ns we watched th e smoke cu rl u pward like ill ccn!';e " I ha ve given up English . J dldu 'l mi nd parsing, but I co uld not put up with Ang lo-Suxoll, I'm tnking lip Theology, .I hnve bough t a Bible," H e bas temporarily fo rsakC'1l the ri ver £01' nigger, and also adm itted to h av ing partici pa ted il1 an interCollege Cross Co untry RUIl . I fo und Prellc1 p ropped li p ill bed with pillows; he had a cold a nd a sore t hroat. .. T obacco," he compla ined, "tastes like hay, a ud beer is horrid. J a lii v('ry ill ," Hefore t his indisposition he WliS rowing;

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" I escaped th e Fresher's P o nr Race against n .N.C,," he t old m e, .. Our fo ur lost ," h e added tho ug htfully. H e s upports t he I('gitilll ale d rama by ~oill g to the Playhouse a ll Tuesday, t he cheap night, t ho ugh he declined to give me his o pinio n 0 11 the future o f the d rnm li . whell I o nce caught him leaving a ci nelll n. I-Ic's eating ll em ax . l\l a rti ll tells lIl e he is sharing roolUs in O ricl wi Lh a complet e s trange r. H e tells n il his fri e nds t his and we a ll sympathise wilh him . I-I c is playing rnggcr , 1 th ink it was Pegg who told 1)](' he had seen l\fartlll gOill g to a lecture : h e goes to mau y, for whenever T visil him I find not him, but th e cOlllplet (' s t ranger , l\'Ieeting 'M artin at a stre('t -rcfnge Ute oth e r d ay ] asked his o pinion 011 t he Oxford Tra ffic Pro blem , H e re plied: "Ox fo rd t raffic has no terrors for JUe. 1 a lways walk un derneath the highe r vehicles." Costl ing's (J . A.) a ppearance iu Ox fo rd was 11 pleasant surp rise to us. Decl iumg a ci t:;n rette he leant back in his c hair in the :Moorish T ea 'R oo ms and ga zed a t the nrt· e010ured " iu ver ted" candlestick Oil o ur t able: " I. s m rowing" he said . " I' ve been o nt ill an eight as well as in fo urs, I ha ve l he mis fo rtulle to be sh a ring my rooms with a nolher." Gostling is a membe r of Wud ha l1l , li ke l ,ord llirkellhead . We were ve ry pleased t o sec Mr. I,atter 0 11 Novembe r 9 th. who was ill Oxford t o sec the o pcuiug of Trinity War Me morial Li brary . He looked very well and was lookiug: forwa rd to his trip ahrond . H e li nd a cha t with nemly all of li S, Gib!:lon , who went down last t erm , played for Ute G reyho unds against the Un.i.vers ity ou Novem ber 24th . The best wishes fo r th e rema inder of t he t erm , Yours. O.K,S. OXON.

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DEAR SCI-IOOJ.,

The Editors h ave asked for a Cambridge [,etter. A select cOlllmi ttce met and drafted t he fo11owillg llotes :-Adams (Col'plIs) - h ns givcll up beer (sic) and joilled the IlIfnlltry (C.U. O.T.C.) . Barnett (J esus)-Sapper; wields a p retty sabre, fi ghts for fll u . Buckwell (O ri el, Oxford )- came over to Cambridge from t he Theological College, Ely, to sec" Pluud er " at the New Theatre. Budd- not i ll stat. p",p. ; practising in Cambridge, bedside m allner, Local Secretary O.K.S. Association . Butcher (Chri st's) - is in bis third year of retirement. Clements (St. J obll 's)- Hollorary Sec. Cambridge University T,acrosse Club. Newnhaw is interested ..... , Emery (Trinity)-l\{edico and First Trinity. (P embrokc)-rises early. F entimall believiug th at Iidi ng (with the Artillery) is good for the liver. J acksou (Emmnuucl) - seen near Scroope House ; pres umably a u engineer.

LE'n'ER. Nei l (PclUbrokc)- is reading English; composes; persists ill using a cnt-throat . Oue day coxed n boat aud caused uneasiness to a passi1lg J esus crew. Oatridge (Pitzwlllinm) - The UUiOll" made by far the best speech we have heard frolll him ," (v. Cambridge R eView) . Pitt (Pctc rh ousc)- woll't ad mit to an y t hing. Poole (J cSlIs)- rowed ill a gale and went down with his s hip . Studies psychology of choir-boys. Rake, B. A. (Co rpus)-has withdrawll to Chesterton. Somerville (Corpus)-was seen tWs morning sailing down Trinity Street. Telfer {Dean of Clnre)-Deau of Clare. Williams (Pelllbroke)- What s hall we say of Williams ? We do not know what to say of Williams. Tliese arc the facts, We have forborne to expand them iuto na rrative, since our wit is as scauty as o ur information, And so, with apologies for ouy accidental omissions, we s ubscribe ourselves, Yours, etc., O.K.S. CANTAB.

O.K.S. DANCE. By t he time these pages appear the a nnnal Dance wilJ have been held, on Decelllber 14th , A report will appear in the next HUlllber. This is the fourth Dance that has beell held. Th e sub-comlllitlee of the Association responsible for the arrangements on this occasion consists of H . G. Arnold, C. W. Barber, F. P. Fil111, J. P . H eming and E. B.

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Lewis. They have booked J agger's Band and rooms at Ule Hotel Metropole, Northumberland Avellue, frolll 8 .30 p.m. to 2 a.m . and it is to be hoped t hat mally O. K.S. will have come to support them . The Dance is open to all O.K .S. nnel their friends. This year, not ices h ave been circulat ed generally, but it is intended in fu t ure that they will be sent only to members of the Association

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THE LIBR ARY. The followi ng books uave been added to the Library:Preseuted by the Viscountess Milner : South Aftica To-day .. ... ................ .. ............. . .... . . . . . . Impressions of South Africa ................ ... ...... . ...... . .. . The African Colony .................. . ............. . .............. . Rights and Wrongs of the Transvaal War ................. .. Manllal of South African History .... ........ " ......... .. ... . A Federal Sonth Africn .................. , ... . ... , . .. ..... ... ... . The Transvaal froUl \Vithin ......... , .......................... . Speeches ill Canada ..................... . ................... .. .... . IUlperial Unity ................. .. ..... . ..... .. ... . . . ...... . .... ... .. . Old Europe's Suicide ......................... ... ..... . ..... .. ..... . The Problem of the Army ................. .... .. . .. . . .. .. . ..... . The Operations of ',yar.. ....................................... . . Chrollology of the War, Vol. 1.. ............................ .. . The Decline aud Fall of the Roman Brupire, 7 Vols .. .. . \Vnlpole .............................................. ... .... ... . ..... . Napoleon--The I/ast Phase ........ .. .................... .. .... . Essays. 2 Vols ............ . ........... .. .... .. ............. .. ..... .. . Skobeleff a nd The Slavonic Cause ............ ... .. .. ..... . ... .. Disraeli, Ure of, Vols. I and 2 ............... '0 ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randolph Churchill, I,ife of, 2 Vols ........ ................. .. l 'he River War, 2 Vols ................. .. . ..... . ........ . ........ . Charles Stewart Parnell, Life of.. .. . ........ ............ ...... . History of the American People,S Vols ............ ........ .. Cairo (Mediaeval Towns} ...... ............................ . ... .. Principles of Politicat Economy, 3 Vols ................. .. . .. . The Synoptic Gospels, 2 Vols .............. . ...... . ..... .. ... .. Outlines of the IMe of Christ ........ . ........................ .. Shnkesperenu Tragedy ............. . ... . . . ....................... . Tennyson , A Memoir, 2 Vols ................ . ........ .. ...... .. Tenuyson, The works of, Eversley l~d., Vols. 1 and 2 Byrou, The works of, 6 Vots. Pope, Poetical Works.

Younglmsbaml Bryce Buchan Cook Wilmot Molteno Filz Patt'ick ViCOlJnt MilneI' VisCOlJnt Mil1zey C. B. Thompson L. S. Amery Hamley Ministry 0/ hI/ormation. Gibbo-n Moyley Roseberv Macau'iay O./(. Monype1my Wi'nst<m Chuychill Winston CllucMll

R. Barry O'Brien Woodrow Wilson Lane-Pople Nicholson Montefiore Sanday BYadley Ii atlam Lord 1'canyson

POClllS .......... . ..... . .. . .. . .... . .. ............. . .................... .

Cecil Spring Rice

'.fhe Master Builder .... . ..... . . .. .... . . ....... . ............. .. ... . Daute. Inferno .......... .. ......... . .... .... ... .. . ........... ..... . . . Meredith, George, The works of, 8 Vots. Benvenuto Cellini, Life of.. ......... ....... . ................... . . The Migration of Birds ....... .. ..... .. ..... .. ............. . . . . .. Nouveau Dicti0l111aire ........ .. ..... ..... ...... .. .. . .. . . . . ..... . .. .

Ibsen Caylyle

·rh~itre,

Th~itre.

· I'h~{i,tre ,

J. A. Symonds Dixon Clifton and McLallghlin

4 Vols ............. . . . ............... ... .... . . .. .... .. ..... . CorMi/1e " Vols ...... .. ...... . . ..... .. ........... .. ..... . ........... . Molieye 2 Vols ...................... .. .. .. ... .... . .............. ... . RtUifle

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Bossuet Boileal~

La Fontaine Mme. de Sevig1'le Les Caracteres. " .... ..... ...... .................. .. ... ... ........... . La B"uyeye Poosies .... , ......... ... .. . . , .......... . ................. ~ ............ . II . Chenier Chansons .............. . . . ................... . . ... .• . . . ........ ...... B e..anget' Poelllcs Choisis ............................... ... ......... ........ . Lamartine Poelncs Cboisis ...... ... ........ ......... . . : .... . ... . •. ....... ... ..... II . d~ Vigny EUlalix et Caltl~es ....... , ......... ......... , ...... . ..... , ..... . , ... . Gautier Poeules NouveatL"C ...... .. .......... ....... . . .. , ................. . Mussel Selected PoenlS................ . ....... . ... . . . ..... . .............. . . Victor Hugo Histoire Illustree de 10. Litterature Pmne;aise .............. . II1,dic ct Ct'ouzet II bry Etudes Litteraires, 4 Vols ...... ....... ......................... .. Faguet Histoire de 10. Littcrature Fran'.;aise ...... ..................... . Lamon Darmeste1ey et Thomas Hatzfield Dictiollnaire General de la Langue Frane;aise, 2 Vols. Nouveau Petit Larol1sse Iliustre ............................. . Larousse I'rance and the French .... . .... , ............................... . Huddlestone J~ndmarks in Prench Uterature ............. .. ....... . ..... .. . Stracltey Tbe Oxford Book of French Verse .... ................. ... .. .. Lucas

Studies in History and Jurisprudence, 2 Vols........ .. .... Bryce Lectures 011 Foreign History...................... ............... Thompson The Industrial Revolution....................... . .............. Toyuhee 1<'actors ill Modern History...................... . . ............... PollaYd Ikonomics for the General Reader................ Clay E nglish Democratic Ideas in the XVIIth century......... Gooch Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow, 2 Vols.. .............. ........... F iytll History of England, 6 Vols., lIIus., Edited Firth.......... Macaulay T he Greek COl11monwealth ................................ . ....... Zimmern Students Historical Atlas... .................. . ................. M"iy Peaks, Passes and Glacicrs ........ '· M embeYS o/the} b S· Ed" ' V· B t 0 KS Alpine Club" y Ir ' Qar" 19ral11, ar., . . . Vanity Fair Album, 30t11 & 35th series. Proof sets by Mrs. Roylc. Essays in Historical Chemistry .. Thorpe } b I-1 G db l"sq Chemistry ill Daily Life ............ Lassay.Colm y . 00 Unt,. . Palaeontology- Invertcbrate ..... Woods by C. I •. Clcments, Esq., O.K.S. The Book of Common Prayer, Large folio. 1843 by F . :l\r. Furlcy, Fos(I ., O.K.S . It used to be the custom for boys on leaving school to give a book to the Library; this practice has lately fallen into disuse and it is hoped that it will be revived. Since the disappearance of the Fiction Section, there is now more room to expand ill other directions, particularly in the Science Section.

All O.K.S. who have ally Reference books they feel they can dispense with . are earnestly requested to scnd them to the Librarian. A list of books that are really neceSSAry can be obtained from him 0 11 request. This list w:ill . in future. be given to aU boys when they leave .

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THE MUSEUM. This term t he collection of birds, except those in I,attergate Hall, has been moved to Canon Partridge's H ouse, where much work has been done in arranging thelll. Two volunteers C:lllle forward, :l1ld many thanks flrc dnc to them for what they have done. The collection of minerAls ill the Lattergate atti c has ,1 JsO been moved across and put away until a s uitable place cau be fOlUld for it. J.H.G .â&#x20AC;˘ Curator.

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CHORAL SOCIETY. The Choral Society is preparing Stanford's " Songs of the F leet" and some shorter part-sougs for the Christmas COllcert. Rut the Society does not exist solely for the purpose of providing music for the Coucett. It gives an oppor tunity of beco1ll.ing really familiar WiOl fine Choral Illilsic. There is no more satisfactory way of studying a musical work than by doing it oneself and by means of the Chornl Socidy this is quite possible. No one need hesitate. A small School Orchestra has been formed tl1is term and here again. if members of the School are prepared to iMCU illstnuuents and join. t here is an opportuuity at getting familiar with Orchestral music by rloing it oneself. not ouly by listening to others.

RECI"l'ALS. l\.oJr. Hales has heen glvlIlg pianoforte recitals 011 Sunday afternoons ill tile Parry Library. thus filling n long felt want. Iuterest is added by his eXl)innntory remarks at the.')e recitals. which are very popular. The programlUes have been as follows: October 2 Ist :I. Fugue in F Minor (Proln ~th suite) ..... " ................ .... " .. .. ... Handel. 1685-1750. 2. Rondo irom Sonatu in D ... " .. .. ....................................... Mozart. 1756- 1791 3. Firsl1llovcment from Sonata in D Minor (Op. 31. No. 2) ...... BeethovM'. 1770- 1827 4. Mazurka ill B (Op. 56. No. l) ...... " .. ............ ..... ......... .. .... ChlJ/lin, 1809- 1849 Octoher 28th : 1. Rallade No. I in. G ~fiuor (0p. 23) ............................................... ... Chopi'n 2, Novellette No.8 llt F sharp Mmot (01" 21. No. ~) ........ . ... SClumla1'", 1810- Âˇ1&56

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Noventher 4th :1. Sonatina ill F (Op. 49, No. 2) ........ . .. ........................... ... .......... RecUwve-n 2. Sonata in C sharp Minor (Op. 27 . No. 2) "Moonlight" ............. .. ..... .Beethoven November 18th : l. Sonata in A Minor (Op . lM ) . ..... . .. .... . , . ... .... . . .............. . .. Sc/lffbert, 1797- 1828 2. Impromptu in A flnt (Op. 142, No. 2) .... . . .... ..... ....... ... . . . .............. Srlmbert 3. Moment Musical in F Minor (Op . 94, No. 3) ........................ .. . ............ Sr.Jmbert November 25th : "'Valdstein" Son atn (Op. 53) First Movemenl (with a na lysis) ............ Bntllo.Jetl 011 November 15th l\'I r . Macdonald gave n gralllopllolle recital of Schubert's music ill th e Parry I,ilmuy. This recital was given as this is the year of Schubert's ccn i enary. It was enthusiastically received and provided the a udien ce with nu opportuni ty of hearing some really cXCellf'.llt Illusic. Tbe programme was as follows:1.

3. 4. 5. 6.

l'RANZ SCHUBERT. 1797-· 1828. Symphony in n Minor (" Unfi nished ") F'irst Movement: Allegro moderato. From t he" Winterrcise " Cycle-nie Post (The Post) ............ . ............ ~ .................. . ...... ... IUcha rd Tauber Der Leienllnnn (The Organ· grinder) ......... .. .. ............ .. .. . ... .. . Symphony in C Major First Movement : Audante--Allegro m 8 n Oll troppo Third Movement: Scherzo-Allegro viVAce H a rk, Hark, the Lark I. ........ .. ...... ...... .. ..................... ... .. ..... . ..... E. Lough Der E rlkonig (The Elf King) ......... . .. .... ...... ..... .. .. . ... .. .. ....... . Sigrid O,/.tgin Sanctus from the Mass ill G Major

TH E SO CIETIES .

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. Pl'esident: REV . A. S. MAVNl't. Vice·Presidt.1IJs : H . F. SUARl'E, F..sQ. T. \Y. HOLf.AND , ESQ. A. MACDONALD, ESQ. W. D'A. MAYCOCK.

Han . Sec. I C . G. A . PAR1S .

Committee .' Tnt{ PRUSIDBN'J.' AND VICI,;·PRUSlDUN'rS. Tm·; HON . SECRE'tARV. P . H. G. SCO'1"1'. T. H. G U.tING'tON. A. C. ROBERTS. D. K. D.A.RKE. F. W . COtr.ARD. G. W. GRAY . R. D. LEVEY. R . L . S. BENNETT. A. A. RGERTON·JONES

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On Ma rch 13th a deb a te was held in the P ay ue, seconding the motion, said that Dover P arry Library, t he Illa tion before t he H ouse College a nd St. I.a wrellce College both play ed being t hat .. T radition impedes Progress ," H ockey a nd as t hey a lways produ ced a full 1:I. F . Sh arpe, Esq ., look the chair. tea tll fo r the Tria llg uJa rs it could not , there Clegg opened th e debate. T he greater fore, be very d a nger o us . B a tterbury. part of his speech wns concerning India, seconding the o ppositio n , poiuted out the a nd the worship of th e cow. H e po inted di fficulties of o btaining g ro und, time, sticks o ut that masses of people had been held a nd re fe rees for H ockey . bac k by t he traditional worship of the cow. On the motion be ing thrown opcn to t he H e qlloted " Moth er India" a good deal H o use , Scott2 , Gillington aud Glellnie spoke a nd ill the course of his speech t ouched on agaills t the motion . Mr. Macdonald th e economic vallie of t he cow and methods suggested t h at Croquet combined a ll t he fo r o btaining a g reate r o utput of milk . qu alities of both Rugger and Hockey, with Murdoch , who was leading the opposit iol1, nOlle of t he dangcr . Diul11er said Croq uet stat ed t ha t all knowledge was ha nded au by m ade hilll lose his t emper a nd he felt sure t radition fi nd men tioned the wond erful that Hockey would m a ke him do so too. t ra ditiolls of t he Navy, Army a nd Air F orce. H e thcn po inted o ut th e dire cousequences I~alllo lts schools could not possibly e.xist this might bring 0 11 the School. wit h o ut it. Traditions em bodied the best Coll a rd a ud R o be rts t hen summed up for though ts, the best actiolls aud the best ideas of all t ime. H e cited I'jllglish la w as a n the ir respective sides, and on a division being example of tradition . R o be rts 1 seconded t a ken the Illotion was lost by 36 votes to 41 . t he 1lI0tion, a nd in thc course of his speech m cntioned tra ditio ns which he cla illled were On November 17th a de ba te was held ill hindering t he progress of the School. Coles, thc Pa rry IAbra ry, the motio u befo re the seconding the opposition, spoke of the H o usc being t ha t " This H o use views with traditiona l constitutioll a nd laws of E ngland . H a m p spoke of the rela tionship of tradit ion a la rm the tendency of the present age t o depe nd 011 ncwspapers." to th e Army . Olver m ade a speecb ill fa vo ur Coll a rd o pencd the de ba te by stating tha t of t he motion in which he mentioned the Dible a nd scvera l religions. T he President c('rtalu newspapers, which were read e very poillted o ut t h a t tllig speech wo uld be week by a t hird of the total population of con side red null, as it violat ed oue of th c rules this co untry , were h av ing a very bad influence o f the Society. Murdoch a nd Clegg closed 011 th eir read ers , whosc mental and moral for t hcir rcspective sides, a nd ou a division oll t looks were goi ng by the board . Therefore Mr. beiu g taken the Illotion was carried by 4-8 there was e very need fo r ala rm. Holl and, who was leading the opposition, votes to 22 . pointed o ut that newspape rs reflected public Ou Oct ober 27t h a d eba te was held in the o pinion, a nd that if one attacked them, one P a rry Library , th e motion before the H ouse was reall y a tta cking public opinion . H e being that" The School sho uld pla y Hock ey stat ed that a m all who reads the lowest of ill t he East er T erm ." The Presideut t ook newspape rs is at the bottom of a scale, the the cha ir. summit of which is t he reading of Til e Times R obe rts l opened the de ba te by p ointing and t he reading of no p a per at all . Mr. o ut tha t H ockey wo uld repair the ravages in Macdona ld, seconding the motion, having tria11ing caused by the Chris tmas holidays. poin ted out that the opposit io n had played Hockey was also bette r tra ining, he s aid , for int o his hauds by sayi ng that their ideal was TIIulling than Rugger . Colla rd , who was no newspapers at a ll , said th at there were leading the opposition , recapitula ted se vcra l pap ers which h ad a very bad effect R o b erts' speech, and claimed t h a t Hockey 0 11 th ose of their readers who were proud of was by far the most d augero us of games. seeing their phot os in t he pa pers. Payne,

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seconding t he oppositio.:, stated that p apers m ad e opiu ions dear aud g rcnty helped education, besides which their sidelines were very useful. H e pointed out t hat Mr. Collard had only quoted from the lowest newspapers and had cOJlvenie ntly left o ut all Ule best. Ou the m otion being thrown open to the House, GillillgtOIl said that newsp apers perverted the truth and always h ad done so. Hodsoll also spoke for the motion .

Battcr bury, WcigaU, Caruew and Blulller spoke against it ; the Ia.Uer produced a copy of the .. R ainbow " and said t h at he depended on it for his Illoral character. Mr. H olland and Mr. MaC'donald theu cl osed for their respective sides and au a division being taken t he 1I10tioli was carried by 29 vot es to 26. C.G.A. P., Han . Sec.

-----THE MARLOWE SOCIETY. P,..esident: H . C AUOWEr.r. , ESQ.

Vice-President: W. o'A. M AYCOCK. H on. Secretary and T,..easur~,..: A . C. GOOLD.

At a preliminary meeting h eld on Wednesday, October 3rd, it was decided to read Marlowe's plays, .. Everyman" editioll, this work being the suggestion of the President. Goold, proposed by :Maycock and seconded by Gillingtoll , was elect ed Hon . Secretary. Maycock, as Captain of the School, became Vice-Pres ident . The following suggestiolls, pllt forward by the Pres ident, were approved by the Society :(1) That a su bscription of sixpcnce per alluum s hould be a condition of each member 's membership . (2) That n portfolio, to con tain origi nal contributions from m embers, s ho uld be kept by t he Society. At a reading of the submitted contributions, ou ly those a.djudged worthy of inclusion shou ld be kept in tlle portfolio, a prize of five shillings to be awarded to the writer of the best entry. (3) That the Society should be open to all members of the Upper School.

Tn view of the newly raised s ubscription, Goold, proposed by the President and seconded by Gillingtoll, was elect ed Han . Treasurer. Tile Societ y started "Doctor Faustus 011 October 10th. Since then Mr. Macdonald bas invited th e Society to his room where all subsequent meetings h ave been held . His kindness is much appreciated , as we feel that the Museu lit was uot tlle most comfortable of m eeting places, whereas his room is decidedly th e reverse. JJ

At a m eeting held on October 31st, Mr. Macdonald _read to the SOciety a most interesti ng p ap er 011 " T he D ivi na COlllllledia of Dante." Iu the course of his papcr MI. Macdon ald gave a sbort outline of Dante's life, explaining how as the result of a party and Dante cnllle to be exiled from Florence to Ravcll na, where he s pent the end of his life in finishing .. The Divina C011lmedia." The latter was entertai ningly described and explained , aud illustrated by a diagram and pictures, aud we found some of the punishm ents iuflicted 0 11 th e lUijust souls in H ell very amusing, especially ill Ule case of the Popes whom Dante disliked .

THE CANTUARIAN On November 14th Mr. Lloyd-J ones rend a p aper to tht' Society ou the subject of .. Literary Forgeries." This subject provided SOUle very amusing and interesting exa m ples of what forgeries can be perpetrated in literature. Th e m ost astounding forger mentioned was perhaps the gentleman who produced some thousands of letters (all , by the way , in French) purporting to come from all kinds of celebrated persons s uch as Plato, Caesar, Lazaru<:I, to mention only n few. The paper provided a most interesting eve lling's clltcrtninmciit.

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of the Society to M"r. Walpole for honouring t he meetin g with his presence. Although it was intended that there sho uld be a gencral discussion 011 tlle papcr, 011 thc lll{'lIIber!l wcrc too interested ill listening to Mr. ' Valpol:' to voice their opiniolls. At the eud of th e meeti ug the H eadm ast er aud Mrs. Birlee ver-y kindly supplied us with refreshmeuts . Mr. Calldwell's p aper was exactly what wns needed to start a discllssion, into whi ch t he Headmaster, Mr. Macdonald, Mr . COllfchc~, D. K. Clarke and B. C. M. Hodsoll entered . The point that Mr. Caudwell made was t hat oue should be a ble to find beauty in everything aud Mr. Walpole, in supporting Ulis theory, said that ill his opinion everything possessing life was interesting and modified Mr. Calldwell 's theory in saying t hat t hcrc existed noth ing in t he world which was ugly, save perhaps some of man's prodlletions. We wou ld like to take this opportllnity of thanking the Head m aster and Mrs. Birley very much for t heir great kindness. A.C.C., HO'l. Sec.

On SUlHlay evening. November 25th , t he Society m et in th e H eadmaster 's honse und t he President, Mr. Caudwell, read a short controversial paper Oll the subject of " Beauty." Mr. Hugh Walpole. a.K.S .. wos present nt the meeting, and in the course of the discussion which followed t h e paper, he rapidly sketched the outliues of the first t hree chapters o f three different types of novel, the plot of each being suggested by the single word "Chrysan themum." Both th e H eadmaster and Mr. Caudwell voiced the thanks

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY . President,' A. MACDONA I,D, ESQ.

Hon . Secretary: C.

B . .MU RRAY .

Commitlee " TIm PRl~s mENT . THI~ H ON. SECRETARY. J. H . Cu.r,T:S-CTON . D . :M cI.. WIITUU.ER . G. F. BJ,UMER.

A Committee meeting was held on November 11th in order to elect a new President to take Mr. Luckhurst's place, and two new members to serve on the Committee in place of J . W. P oole and C. H . P rend, who left last term.

It was decided to ask Mr. Macdonald to become President of th e SOciety. This t he Hon. Secret ary and Mr . Macd onald accepted . D . .Mcl.. Wheeler aud C. P . Blumer were elected t o the Comm ittee.

The" AntoÂˇ Focus" En larger, which was installed in the Dark Room towards the end of last term, h as proved a great Sllccess, and some really good enlargements have been m ade with its help . Our numbers t his term, as is natural in the Christm as term , are rather small. C. j .B .ld" Hon . Sec.

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Gr, [~N Nn: .

Committee: THE PRI-:5IDENT.

H . GU,J,JNG'rON.

I . MOON.

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R. M . Cr,t\RKE , F . D . Gu,J,IO. At a meeting of the COlllmittee Oil September 25 th , J. H . GilIillgtOll resigued the post of Secr et ary aud J. F . Glennie was elected to fill the vacan cy . R . J. 1. Moon and F . D . Gillio were elected to the COlllmittee. The lectures for the coming term were then discussed.

concl uded by saying th at he thought it very good of t hc Company to arrauge for the lect ures, the sending of slides and th eir return free or charge. The llumber of people attending this lecturc reminded one of the old d ays when t he I.illacre was absolu tely packed . Th e following lecturcs ha ve also been arranged for thi s term :DATE.

TITLE.

AUTlIQR.

Tues. , Nov. 27. " Ants" R . M. Cr. ARKI~ Tues. , Dec. 4. .. The Story of London's Underground . " Tues., II . " Wireless Telegraphy " H . H . O AK - RHIND .

On Tuesday, October 23rc1 , a lecture was given in t he Lill Rcre 011 the Cana dia n P acific R a ilway a nd British Colum bia . The s lides were very interesting aud illuminating . In conclusion the Secret a ry asked that thanks should be given to the Canadian Pacific R ailway Company for lending s uch a good set of slides.

On Tuesday, Novc mber 20 th, a lecture was given 0 11 the I.ondon General Omuibus. The lecture was very interesting a nd the slides extremely well arranged . The President

On Tuesd ay, November 6th , the Society visited Gibbs and SoliS' prin ting works. T his was a very interesting visit and the Monotype printing m achines were a great The Society is very Illuch attraction . indebted t o Gibbs and Sous for th e way that they shewed . the Society members rOllnd, and for their trouble. It is hoped that another visit will shortly be arranged . J .G.F .. H oâ&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ . Sec.

ORIGINAL. A PRAYER TO PAN. HORACE, ODES III, 18. F auulIs, love r of the scampering nymph-m aideus, Throngh my orcha rds as y ou ride, And the sunuy country-side, o be gracious, and not scold Th e wee nnrselings of t he fo ld . Pan, be kind.

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At the year's returning fullness I have killed yOll A tender kid : for cheer Ample winc is brimming here In the bowl, dove's own boon-fellow ; On the altar-smoke the m ellow Savours risco III the grassy meadows all the beas ts arc fr isking On your own December-day, And the folk arc all at play In the fields. and share th e {un With the ox, whose swink is done At the plough.

The lambs dread not the prowling wolf (you guard them) ; A.nd jn conntry-praise of you The wild wood her leaves will strew, And the ditcher in his mirth Thump a two-steJ> on the earth, His old foe. CA:.~'l'AB .

A BROTHER'S GRAVE.

O'er many a sea and borne through mauy a land, Drothcr. to thy last piteoliS rites I come, To thee this las t and d eathly gift to hand And vainly to address thiue ashes dumb, Since thee fortune from me hns snatched away. Alas, poor brother wrongly from me torn ! nut now this, which Olll fathcrs' ancient way Hands down, to obsequies a gift forlorn Take. moistencd by a brother's tears: And brother hail ........ .. .. .......... .. ........... . ... .... . .... farcwcll for years.

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Full of fury was the Captain Whcn he came into the scnuum agc, F o und the forwards in confusion, FOllnd the half wit hout his boots a ll. " W hcrc's the ball ?" sa id he in :lnger. " It is wanting I" all responded, .. For some idiot has forgoUen, P Ot SOIllC fool without grey m atte r H as forgotten to escort it Unto Dlores, the scene of action ." " What 1 again ?" replied ·the Captain , Spcnki llg in a tone resigned. " IHlIst I always thus be t reated ?" P icking on his Jeast beloved, Co I" he saict in voice of thunder, .. F rom m y s tudy felch a globule, Bring it here at speed of lightning; ?!''l crcury must be your watchword. Meanwhile," turning to the others. " All the r est will do some sprinting. l·'irst remove prospective llIuttOl I Off t he field of our endeavours; The il rUIl round th{' whole a rena, Forty times without cessation ." When these words the Captai n utte r'd , Words of which the sound was torture, Ou the gro und the lusty forw a rds Lay prostrated in a m oment, Cny without n muscle mov ing, ] ,0), os corpses thot were dying, While th e o utsides stood nbout thel1l . Fillge rs clenched a nd eyes to he:w cn, ' J

THE CANTUARIAN All a round him looked the Captain , 1.ook'cI arou nd him , eyes aflaUlill .~ ; " 0, my stalwarts '" he said softly. Speaking ill a tOile derisive . Then without a word of w ar llin .~. Like a pistol shot in s ilence. Hi ~s ill g thCH through clenched dCll b ls, Spnt. at th(' 111 t he word s which follow: " Vour d isgruccful show of slackness Drives lIl e to a course of action I have contemplated often . If perchance yo u'd like to know it. Vou're demoted t o the secoud . Go, a nd lIl ay i t be your portion T o be IIwrty rcd when you're beckoned ."

MIL 'ER COURT.

This was th e hOllle of Olle whose honou red HallIe Stirs ill Oll t henrts sO llle t hought of worthy pride; For he was one who always played the gnlllc, And scorned to Iny his duties all one side. H e served his King a ncI COllntry to the e nd Dllt. in the moments when be rested. calllc To this quiet spot. of which thc beauties lend All added lustre to his splend id name. the garden paths he loved. is rnted T o walk the youth of Hnglnlld yet lo b('. Will it possess the spirit he created ? Pray God th at some of us may live to sec.

SOOIl, in

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'l'HE CAN'l'UARIAN

'l'HE CITY_

I dream as I walk 011 the highroad With the stars above my head. And the night descends with its quietness 13ut I think of the City instead . For clown in that carefree district Whe re the church towers over nil . I think of the lights of London, Which h old men's souls in thra ll. And lloug to be there with the workers As they throng in the busy street. ' Vltere thousands are dreaming of Portunc. F orgetting the rough ill the sweet. There, where meu's liYes arc broken On the swift-going wheel of Fate, And men seck ob1idoll ill pleasure But pay at an usurious rate. l\Icll tell of the lure of those pl aces Which a rc wild a nd away from man . nllt call they drag at Illy heart-strings As the lights of a city call ? We nre told that alone with Nat ure Ma n call think Qf his Inmost soul , And the purpose for which God put him On ea rth, and his final goa l ; That then he call \"aille tile graudeur Of the eartlt as contrasted with mall ; And think of his sin s, a nd abhor them As only the gu ilty call.

r THE CANTUARIAN But we who are slaves of the city, With the caU of it strong iu our hearts , Deny that oue fi nds God's good impulse In none hut sudl far-away parts. For who has 1Iot felt some great feeling Of awe as he sees city life, Where Fate deals h ard blows by the handful And h as always a p leasure in strife.

For there, what is lUau but all at om, Like n grain of saud 0 11 Ule sho re; If he dies, dashing waves roll him over, And give birth to a hundred lUore . 'Tis there that lIla ll thinks of his weakness. Surrounded by measureless might, And he utters a prayer to his l"ather Por the aid of FIis a rm in the fight. And yet, though it's h ard a nd relentless With its s trHe and its toil a ud its woe, n pulls at my heart and i t draws me So t hat t here in t he cud I shall go .

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COR RESPONDENCE . N.B .-Tllt Editors der:li1le to accl>pt any Y8spollsibilily wltll regard to ,ltese leans. CorrespolldC1lls 11I1tSt tmclostJ liMit' names, 110t 1Jecessarily foy pubUcaUon, but as a guarantee of good faith. Leiters must be written on olle side of the paper ollly.

To the Editors of "

TIlE CAN'l'UARIAN."

DHAR SI RS,

It seems almost a reproach among men that the oldest public school in the country should not possess a school song, or if i t does possess one, that it is uever used. 'Vere suitable words forthcoming the Illusic might casily be .. Opus X" of snch an able music maste,r as we now have ill Mr. Hales. At the concert the school song should certainly figure ill the programm e. VOIIIS,

etc.,

" CANTOR CANTUARUNSIS."

[Hear I Helll'l of a competition. Cant.]

This might form the subject P oets please 1wte! Eds.,

ouly is good Ulusic to be heard , but also路 there are hy mns which the School know and can s ing. Yours faithfully, TONIC.

To tlte Ed路ilors of" T Ill'; CANTUARlAN." SIRS , 路Nearly every other Public School has a termly cah.'ndnr. T he best we can do is a calendar published ill tIte Ca11tuarlan which appea rs at th e eud of the term, telling liS what we very well know hns happened during the past term. Could not n calendar be published at the beginning of the term ? The cost of bringing it out could easily be defrayed by a s1llall payment 011 the part of the SchooL Yonrs sincerely, Dl~AR

HOPEl1ur,.

To th e Editors of" Till';

CANTUARl:\X ."

DJ.路;:\R S IRS,

Would it llot be p ossible for there to be a Colts p air at Fives ? Also that Tugger I<'ives be instituted? It would h ave the effect of sti mulating Fives throughout the School, as at present there is only one competition. Yours sincerely, IKTJo;RES1'ED.

T o TIlt Editors of" T UB CAKTUARIAX." SIRS, ' ''ould it not b(' possible, in the summer t erm, for the School to attend E\'c uing Cathedral Se rvice instead of Chapel. Not Dl~AR

[This is a" lJ.rcellollt suggestion, and we hope to see it car,.ied out in the 1lea,. future . Eds., Cant., 1'0 the Editors of " TilE

CAN'l'UAR I AN."

DEAR SIRS,

Now that the School is divided into fiveseparate lots, i.e., four houses aud the Dayboys, would it uot be possible to have some means of distinguishing- the members of the various hOllses. Sligh t varintions could be made in t be bows of hat ribbons as in the case of I,angley H onse: one honse could have a plain blue cross-piece and another a blue with n white stripe. and so on . I remain , Yours, etc., H. A. T. DAX"D. [II good suggestiol/. cds., Call1.~

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THE CAN'l'UARIAN To tile Editors of"

TIlE CAN'tUARI AN."

SlRS,

'Vould it not be possible for the Parrots to revert to their old sllooting range instead -of nsl ng the Gym. IUld so enable many 111clllbcrs of the Seniors to play H ockey at

times whell Ute GYIll. is occupi ed by the Parrots? In spite of the fact that the Parrots nre m oving soon , there is still quite a time hefore they go to Sturry . Yours truly. H .I.G.

N OT I CES . Francis Bdwnrcls, I.td., Rookscllcrs, of 83 H igh S treet. Marylebonc, I~lld oll, W . I. , in a ca talogue recently issued have t he following items :Tile Can/llnrian, Vats. I -X (a few numbers missing) . 10 Vo1s. sm. 4to (Vats. 1-7 h alf bound, Vcls. S-JO in parts) I8A2- 192 1, /.2. T here nre also a large number of back-umubcrs of Til e Can/flariall in file . Auy O.K.S. w ho wnnts a ny of t hem can ohta in them for II- a copy on writing to the H Oll . Secretary.

P . L.

SALZMAN,

H (m. S ecrttary.

In future, t he CalltHarian will be s upplied t o O.K.S. by Ule O.K.S. Association a nd all COlll ll1l1Uicatiolls about it should be sen t to t he H Oll orary Secretary and Treasure r of t he Association, R. A. Finn, The Sundial, Glenbuck Road, Surbiton, Surrey. Form s ·of a pplication for membership and full particulars can be obtai ned from him . Subscriptions to th e Association arc : -

£ s. d .

Ordin a ry m embr.rship 0 10 0 a year. Ufe membership ... 10 0 0 Correspondence from s ubscribers to the Calltuari:m who arc not O.K.S. or m embers of the O.K,S. Association and correspondence as to our conte mporaries should be se nt to the Secreta ry of the Cal/tum-ian , K ing's Sch ool, Canterbu ry, as heretofore. P . J~. SAT,ZlIoIAN,

Secretary. The HOIl. Secretary begs to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the fo llowing subscriptions :G. J . G. Pitt (3/6); D . G. Me B. Brown (71); V . I~. Armitage ( 10/-); G. Arnold ,( 14 /-); H . W. Baker (lO/R) ; C. H . Barnett

(7/-); C. L. Uuckwell (10/6); J. R. Cooper (l l ); A . J. Lush (3/6); 1'. N. Cloke (12/6); J. S. Clegg (3/6); J,. W . H . D. Best (£ 1) ; A. R. Bell"rs (10/6).

H olt . Secretary.

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O U R C ONTEM PORAR IES . T he Hon . Secretary begs t o acknowledge with th anks the receipt of the following . with npologies for any acciden ta l om issions : Bille, mmldelli all , ftlagazillc, Bm'ian, City

BrigMan Col/ege oj L o" don School

Magazinc. D ovorian, B astbour-Ilian, El 13al·idoy, E li zabethan. F elstcdia1/., Ft'atres, Chmallllo'lld Chronicle, Iiaileyburian, H crcj ordiml , /(elty College Chronicle, 1<111g'5 School Melgazil1e

Gibbs &

SoliS.

( PaYa1I1~ft(, ) . Lancmg ~ollege / ltlagazi,le•. L awrellltan , Leys Fortmglltly, L unit, Ma lverniall , J1'laJ'lImria1t . Meteor. Navy, Olavian Ousel, Pc/crite. Radlna1l, Rept(m ia1J. S/ Edtuay~ ' s Sc lu~!,l Clt!,onic/e, S t. Peter's College

Maga zlllc. SIt'l r bnrm,all , SAylark , Timbridgi atl. Uppi 'lIg /uw t School 111 ag(IJnllo. •

P rillters. Orange Stree t, Canterbury.

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S Ar.Z~fA N,

H Otl . S ecretary

The Cantuarian March 1926 - December 1928

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