The Cantuarian March 1935 - July 1936 by OKS Association | The King's School, Canterbury

THE CANTUARJAN. VOL. 14.

MARCH, 1935.

No.7.

EDIT ORIAL. T he Headmaster is leaving the school this term to go to Merchant Taylors' . He came to a very old school which, bathed ill the mellow glories of the past, was inclined to disregard the th reat of Changed times. Thus have lIlUlly g reater institutiolls becoUle useless and obsolete, mere obj ects of interest to t hose wh ich are younger and morc virile. During the t ime he ha!'. spen t here, Mr. Bi rl ey h as made every effort to set t he face of t he Scl1001 towards the fut ure. Perhaps t he greatcst material reminder we shall h ave of him is the playing fie lds at St. Stephcn's and we think it appropriate that they should in future be ca lled" Birley's." But we wish to express morc than an official appreciation of the work he h as done during the seven years he has been here. In an unofficial capacity he has been a friend an d adviser of many hundreds of K ing 's Scholars, who will t estify to the charm and kindliness of 1\'r rs. Birley and himself. It only remains for us to wish that they will be happy and successful ill their new sphere of activit ies at :Merchant Taylors'. 'rhe School have remained unbeaten in H ockey tWs tertll. The game was started here six years ago and now for tile first time there remains n o one who can remember the days when rngger was played in the Hilary term. It augurs well for our hockey that in this compa ratively short period we should be on terms with St. Lawren ce College, one of the first schools to take t he game up, and this, without taking any of our attention from the other school gallles. in which we have acqUitted ourselves very creditably during the past year,

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311 ODemoriam. A. G. RICHARDSON (O.K.S. 1889-1894). The Times of the 17th J an ua ry published an appreciation of Ill y old contemporary who died a t Umtata, South Africa, on 17th December find rema rked th a t he wou ld be re me mbered by lIlally as a me mber of the Gloucestershire Cricket X I ill the days of W. G. Grace. Richardson and I cutcrcd the School ill the sa me term and were two years together in t he XI. Of a S II1111 Y disposition he was dubbed by J .H.S. (your most regul a r correspondent) as "Dicky" and became a great favourite . He was four years in th e School XI, being Captain in 1894. His cricke t" characte r" in the last year described him as " a sound and brilliant bat ; hits hard and scores r apidly. . Made a good Captain ." Th e Times says that at Corpus, Cambridge he SOOll m ade his mark as a cricketer. I n 1896 he scored over 1,000 runs in :May, including five centuri es and one double century. He pl ayed fi ve years fo r Glollcestershire an d did much to justify his high reputation at the School. I believe his highest fi rst class score was 89 against Somerset. He was two years in the XV pl aying three-quarter. He got his Sports Colours a nd Pives Cap two years, was a Senior Scholar, H ouse Monitor, gained a Parker Exhibition a nd WOll a n Open Classical Ex hibit ion at Corpus. Ultimately he went to South Africa a nd in 1920 became Headmas ter of Umtata High School, Transkei, which became markedly successful under his wise and vigorolls guidance. I-I e associated himself with every form of intellectual a ud athletic acti vity and was for seyernl years Golf Champion of th e Orange Pree St a te. At his Punera l the crowd filled the Cathedral to overflowing. Defore taking to golf he played cricket fo r the Free State from 1905- 1914 and was Captain in the la tte r year. Permit me to add two pe rsonal recollections of him . The first t ime T weut in to bat for the School was against the Cavalry Depo t . It had rained heavily in the mornin g. SUllshi ne followed . We congratulated ourselves 011 dis missing Ollr oppou ellts for 35 and looked to be winning wh en we had scored 30 for 5 wickets. Then disaster ove rtook li S. Pour wickets fell at the sallie total, but Dicky was still in . "My revered Head Master, whose honour. ill cricket were much less than ill Classics or l\'Iat hem atics, enjoined me t o play ca refully. On such advice I determined n ot to move Illy bat and sur vived t he relllaiuder of t h at ovcr . Richardson at the other e nd played like a book , but scored no runs. It came t o Illy t um again. Still t he same tactics! The soldiers litera ll y in n~ s ted me alld when a slip catch terminated Illy imlllobile efforts the score was still 30, so we lost by five mllS. The other incident was in the followi ng year. I had amassed what was to me a considerable score, 6. 'rhere see med the possibility of a second rim. Ellcoma gcd by Richardson 's loud 'and another ' from t he pavilion, the second rUIl was attempted , but ill vai ll . A mild remonstrance that I had relied 0 11 his judgment brough t 11 0 more consolation th nll t he retort, " [forgot it was

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FRANK WACHER. (O.K.S. 1865.) It is difficult for anyone who has not lived for lIlany years in Canterbury t o write anything adequate a bout " Doctor Frank." And yet a comparati ve lleWCOlrlcr who did not ha ve t he pri vilege of knowi ng him till after his retirement can perhaps appreciate better than

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most p eople the wonderful place that he had come to hold iu the hearts of Cauterbury people. To say that he received the Freedom of the City of Canterbury ill 1927 in recognition of fifty years' service as its Medical Officer is to give a bald s tatement of fact which in itself means litt le. To say that he was the best known and the best loved personality in Canterbury gets a little nea rer tlIe truth. He neve r lost tOllch with the School and has bee n a fam iliar figure at School functions up to very recent years. By his death, Can te rbury has lost a IllOst distinguis hed citizen and the School oue of its oldest O.K.S. J OHN BE R NA RD DRAKE. (1890- 1896.) The s udden passing of John Bernard Drake at Genllistoll , Transvaal, South Africa, recorded ill the Times of March 18th, removes another of the stulwarts of the days of Dr. Field . As a boy at School lIe was kno wn for his outstanding" chara cte r ulld pe rsonality, and left his ma rk Oll tile tOile of th e School and in eve ry departmenL of its life . The ouly SOli of the lab.: Rev . C. 13. Druke, Rector of Le vcriugtoll, Wisbcch , h e entered the Behool ill Scph :lllbcr, 1890, aud was successively Probationer, Junior Scholar aud Senior Scholar, and WliS ill th e Six th Form from 1892 t o 1896, a nd Captain of the School, 1894 - 1895. A fine rugby forward , he was ill the XV. for fonr yea rs and Captain for two. He also WOIl his Sports Colours and Captained the 2nd X l. at cricket. H e was also editor of The Cantuaf'ian :md President of the Debating Society, and en joyed nea rly every hOllour th at a school-boy can Will. Going up to T rinity, Oxford, ill 1896, with a Ford Studentsllip and School Exhi bition , he took Second Class HOllours in Classical Moderations and Lit. Hum ., and took his ~LA. degree ill 1903. J-Ie was chosen to play in t he Prcshlllcn 's Rugby Match in 1896. After a short spell at Clifton College, he was appointed to the Education Department, Cape of Good H ope, iu 1903, and Transvaa l, ill 1906. Asa Schoolm aste r in the far parts of our E lllpire, he did Illuch to encourage a spirit of loyalty and devotion to the l':lIIpirc tlud t he flag amongst the youth of Sout h Africu, and his death at the age of 58 will be mourned a nd regretted by t hose who knew t he sterling nature of his work out there a nd by lIIallY ol d friends who rem ember hilll with affection a nd admiration as a great character at :;chool. \Ve offer our since rest sympathy to his fa mily ill this suddeu loss. THE REV. CYRlI, CHARLES FREWER. (O.K.S. 189 1- 1895.) The Rev. C. C. Prewer, Rector of Brede, Sussex, whose death, following an operation, occurred in Loudon on Monday, J auua ry I I th, 1935, was a SOil of the Rev. G. :r.;. Frewer, Canon of Chichest er, and a brothe r of the Bishop of No rth -west Australi a. H e entered the School in the Lent T erm of 189 1, with his YOllll~er brother G.D. Both were much liked a nd respected, a nd C.C. was affeclionately know n as ' Bloater" or " Gra ndfath er." He was in the G)'lllll Pair which represented t he School ill the Public Schools Com petition at Aldershot in 1895, and was a sterling rugby forwurd, being ill the fifteen in 1894 and 1895. Ou leav illg t he School ill 1895, after being a MOllitor a nd a Six th-Former during his last year, he went up to Selwyn College, Cam bridge, where he gained his degree in 1900. 111 t he next year, he went 011 to Ely Theological College and, after ordination, served in t he Universities' Mission to Central Africa , in the Diocese of Sauzibar, until 1912. In 19 16, he became R ector of Drede. H e was a great believer ill the Ministry of Healing, and his picturesque parish of Brede and his beautiful Church were uoted centres of " Faith Healing. "

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SIR EDGAR THOMAS AINGER WIG RAM. (O.K.S. [875- J883 .) Sir Edgar Wigralll, Bart., of Green Acres. Wells, Somerset. who died in Loudon all Friday, March 15th, 1935, was the eldest SOil of the Rev. Waolmore Wigram. He entered the School in l\'l ichaeimas, 1875, and obtained a place ill the fifteen in 188 1. In 1882, he became a Mouitor a nd a Sixth -Fonner , and also gained a Senior Scholarship: On leaving in J uly, 1883, he went up to Trinity Ha U, Cambridge, \vhere he was elected a Foundation Scholar ill 1884 , a nd took his degree in the third class of the Classical Tripos ill 1886. He became an architect. quaJifying as A.R.l.U.A., an d did Illllch work for the Great Nor thern R ailway. In 1920 he succeeded his cOllsiu, Sir Frederick F itz.Wygram, fifth baronet, and, ill 1926- 7, was :Mayor of St. Albans. He was also the author of " Northe ru Spain" amI " The Cradle of r.lank illd. " On his retirement, SOlliC years ago, he wellt to \Vells , where he sc n red Oll the City COllucil. I-Ie was a keen chess-player, and The Tim es says of him: "Sir Gdgar Wigram had becn a famili a r figure in chess ci rclcs for the last few years, generaUy playing first board for Hertford shi re in county llIatches, aud in the sa me position for Ole Carlton Club when it was competin g in the JIamilton -Russell Cup Competition . That his p ositioll was well deserved those who have met him would be the first to admit, for his quiet ingenuity often turned the scale in his favour. No one enjoyed a tough gam e more than Wigralll, and a delightful courtesy carned for Wlll a warm regard froUl victor and vanquished alike." HENR Y WILSON PADLEY. Henry Wilson Padlcy died ill the K ent and Canterb ury H ospital on March 25th with tragic suddenness a fter oul y a short illness. After eleven years' work, wit h the Cambridge Mission in India, both as lay mau and priest, aud in a Sheffield parish , he joined the staff only last term. [t was his first experien ce of teachi ng in a n B;lIglish Public School but he quickly adap ted himself to new conditions a nd had already revealed unusual gifts as a schoolm aster. He felt a very keen human interest in t he boys he taught; a nd it was characteristic of him that, a nxious to show his interest and yet conscious of his inability to help with School games, he made use of the onl y form of athletics t hat had ever appealed to him by rUllning oveJ: the steeplechase course with various prospective com pe titors. It was equally characte ristic of hi m that he enjoyed doing it as he enjoyed, I believe, all his oUIer activities in School and out. No-one could know h im even for a s hor t t illle without being impressed by his absolute sin cer ity, his qniet determin ation, his cnthusiasm a nd a kind of humility which made hilll evcr read y t o lcal'll a nd ever ready to help. He was a fi ne t eacher of religion because to Will religion was the mainspring of life and li e had the gift of hclping others to share his faith. His life was consecrated to God's serv ice whet her in India or Sheffield or Canterbury, and his se rvice at the School was a very willing service ill whieh all his faculties of body, miud and spirit were actively and happily engaged. We have known him all too s hort a time, yet long enough to form some measure of what his loss means to us. It will be widely s hared. ADA GOODBURN. The whole sympa thy of the School goes out to Mr. Goodburll and Ws family in their tragic bereavement . The c1aillls of her fantily kept Mrs. Goodburn froUl many of the School's activities; but those who knew her best knew well how keeuly illterested s he was in every aspect of its life and well-being. By her death the King's School h as lost a very loyal and warm-hearted friend.

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H ead Head Head J-lead Head

Captain of the School : P . H . F. D OI) D. of School H ouse .. of the Grange of L a ngley HOllse ... of Holme Honse of the Day Boys

R. H. GOWlo;R. C. E. SMITH. P. H. F. DODD . H. C. REVNOLDS.

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P. 1-1 . F. DODD, R. T-I. GOWRR, H. C. RnVNOI,DS, G. H. H 1I,I., W. A. C. HAKim.

J. C. E.

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H. ] . R. PRA'M' ,

HOUSE PREFIK'1'S-

School HOllse The Grange Langley House Holme H ouse Day Boys.

Captain Captain Captain Capta in Ca ptain Captain

. .. '1'. B I RO:"', C. N. L. MI NI S'flm , D . S. L UCAS, J. V. KE N'I'. G. E. Hmscl!, N. J. FRASER, V. A. ST. A. H U BBARD. R . W . EOIlROOKE, P . S. W. RommTs . To:. G. W. O'BRIHN, M. SAVAGE, H . J . M. DERRICK. ... D. C. R. Fox, F. E. H . LovEr.ACR. P . H. F. DODD. R. H. GOWER.

of Boats of Hockey of Athletics of Fives. of Boxing of Fencing

N. J . FRASER. R . H. GOWER. D. S. L UCAS.

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EDITORS OF " 'J'1·m CANTUARIAN " -

P. H. F . D ool), H. C. REY No r,OS (!-Jon. Secretary), ] . C. R SMI'l' l! , H. ]. R. P RATl'. S porn'S COMi\II'l"rEE-

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A :M. OI,SSON, ESQ., P . H. F. D ODD, R. H . Gow lm, I-I.] . R . PRATT, N. ]. PRASER, D. S. LUCAS , G. H . Hn.r" P . I. I-In.r., H . C. RUY NO J.DS.

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] . R . H UDsON.- E ntered School, Sept., '29 ; Sixth F orJll , Sept. '32; Grange H ouse P refect, May, '33 ; Monitor , Sept, '33 ; H ead of the Grange. Sept, '34 ; Capta in of t he Sch ool, Sept ., '34 ; Ed itor of T ile Canl uarian; H on . Secretary of the H a r vey Societ y, J UIl " '34 ; Vice-President of the Debating and l\<Iariowe Societies; Sports COllJmittee . Sep,t ., '33; l s~ IV" '33; ~~1' . Col o ur~ . '34; Captaill,C?f Boa ts, S~ Pt ., '33 ; L /Sgt., o:l.e., Sept ., 33 ; Sgt .. O.l.C. , Jan .. 34 ; C.S.M., O. l. C., Sept., 34. H. P. Pr.AYF.R. -Entered School, Sept , '29; L angley Honse H o use P r e fect, May, '33' Monitor, J a n , '34 , Head of Langley House, May, '34 , P T Colours, '33, '34 ~ 1s t XV, '33 , '34 , Captain of Ru gget, '34 , Vice-Capt ain of School , Sept , '34; Six th F orm, Sept . '34 , Sports Committee, '34. Member of H a r vey Societ y Committee, '33, '34, Editor of The Canluartan, Sept., '34 ; r t/Sgt ., o : r .c. , '33; Sgt ., '34 ; K ent Public Schools XV .â&#x20AC;¢ '34.

1'. L. IREMONCER.-Entered School, May , '30 ; Sixth F orlll , Sept ., '33 ; School H o use H ouse Prefect, Sept. , '33 ; Monitor , May, '34 ; H ead of School H o nse, Sept ., '34 ; Edi tor of Til e Cantuarian, Sept ., '34 ; H a n. Secret nry of the Walpole Society, Dec., '31 : H on . Secret a ry of the Ma rlowe Society, J an ., '34 ; 1st I V., '34; Sgt ., O.T .C., Sept ., '34 ; Open exhibition in histo r y to Oriel College, Ox ford, Dec., '34 . D . G. C. M. Senior. -Ente red School, Sept ., '30 ; School H o use H onse Prefect, May, '34; Monitor, Sept., '34. J . O. M . R ODERTs.-Entered School, May, '30 ; Sixth Form , Sept., '33; House Prefect, Sept., '34: Monitor, Sept. , '34 ; Sports Committee , Jan ., '34; 1st X I . H ockey, '34 ; P .T . Colours, '34; Captain of Fencing, Jan ., '34 ; L /Sgt ., O.T .C., May, '34 ; sgt., o .'r .c ., Sept ., '34 ; Passed 18th into Sandhurst. A . G. R . WILLIS.- Elltered School, Sept. , '29 ; House Prefect , Mn rch , '34: P .T . Colo urs, 'S4 ; I ,/Sgt .. O.T.C., Sept., '34 . P . C. WU,KINSON.- Entered School, May , 'SO ; L a ngley H ouse H o nse Prefect, Sept ., '34 . P . M. J ImVIS.- Eutered Sch ool , Jan., '31; H onse Prefect, Sept., '34 ; 1st XI. Cricket , '32; 1st X V. , '33; Athletics Colours, '34 ; p:r . Colours, '34 ; Captain of Cricket, '34 ; S ports Committee, Sept., '33. A.

n. HILI,.-Eute red

School

School H ouse H o use Prefect. Sept ., 'S4 .

W . J . CHANDI,ER. -Eutered School, J an ., '3 1 ; H olme House H ouse Prefect, Sep t., '34. C. W . DONAI.DsoN .- Entered School, Sept., 'SI ; Junior King's Schola r ; D ay Boys House P refect, Sept., '34; 1st XI. Cricket, '33 ; 1st XV. , '33. J.

J. PARSONs.-Eute red

School, Sept., '3 1 ; Junior King's Schola r ; Six th Form , Sept., '33 ; H olme H ouse H o use Prefect, Sept ., '34 ; 1st Xl. Cricket . '3S.

J. M . L . Schofield.-

E lltered School, Sept ., 'Sl ; Junior Kin g's Schola r ; Sen ior ICing's Schola r ; Sixth F o rm, Sep t., '34 ; 1st XV. , 'S4.

J . E. SAMPSON.-Elltered

School, May, '31 ; 1st Xl. Cricket , 'S4 ; Fives Pair, '34,

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VALETE, r,. C, Saxby, P . B. Plumptre, J. P. Wright , R. D. Venit, D . H . K . Alwood.

SALVETE, P. H . Starnes, C. J . G. Mac~euzie~Kelllledy , P . '1'. SimlllS, J. Y. C. Thomson, B. n;. Donh am-Ca rter , D. Browll, D. I-I. IÂˇreclaud , K. R . Hay wa rd , P . C. Hilton, A. H. Lovelace , S . G. Venuer, I-I. G. Yearwood.

SCHOOL NEWS, . C;ongratula tions to T . L . lrelllonger 011 g:u,ulll&, a ll Ope n E xhibition in His tory at Onel College, Oxford, a nd to P . H . 1". Dodd ou gaining a n Op en E xhibition in Classics at E xete r College, Oxford.

',' Also to W . A. C. B a ker Oll being a warded t he Parker Exhibition a t Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Also to G. E. H eisch , D. S. Lucas J . V K ent, P . S. W . R oberts, N . J. Fraser: V. A: St . A. Hubba rd, i\{. Savage, H . J. M . Derrick D: G. R . Fox , F . E. H . Lovelace and P. I : Hill ou being a ppointed House Pre fects.

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Also to the following on being a warded theft Hockey Colours :_

Congratulations to D . G. C. .i\rl. Seuior ou gainin g a Chora l SCholarship at Magda len College, Oxford.

After the St. E dmund's School Illa tc h2nd XI. : K . R. Henshaw, A. D. M. Pletcher A. J. Munro. 1s t XI.: D . G. R . Fox. '

Also to J . O. M. Roberts au passing 18th into Sa ndhurst a nd to J. M. L . Scholfield who passed 9th in t he examina tion for t he Nava l Cadetsitip, E xecut ive Branch.

Afte r t he Dover College match- 2nd XI. : S. R eeves, l\f. G. Hilton, G. H . HugheS-Hallett H . C. R eynolds , F . 'l'oullsend, R. A. Armst rong: R. S. Deale. 1st XI. : A. G. Kinuaird G H Hill, K. R . Henshaw. ' . .

Congratul ations to J . C. E. Smith, I-I. J . R. Pra tt a nd W . A. C. Baker on being appointed monitors.

Afte r the K . Ma rtin's match- 2nd XI . P . ,1. Hill, P . M. Che twynd-Pahner , J. B. \V: Gngsoll . 1st XI. : A. D . M. F letcher S R eeves. ' .

) Also to A. W . K err, H. J . R . Pratt, ] . 1'. I ~1ll1?Ieton, C. E . R eisch and E. G. W. o Bn en 0 11 their promotion to the Six th Form,

~lso to P. S. \V. R oberts on obtaining his B oxlIIg Colours a fter the match against the Cha tha m Apprentices, last t erm,

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It was hoped that the school would give a perform ance of "Richard of Bordeaux" at t he cud of this term. Unfortunatel y this has had to be postponed until next term.

\:Vc welcome Mr. \Vhitch cad who has come from Un iversity College , Southa mptnn , for a term's School P ractice in Classic.'ll and English teaching.

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',' An "Amalga mated Club Subscription" I Magdalen I now suffices fo r cntry to all the school clubs.

\Ve welcome Mr. Go ugh frolll College, Oxford, who has come to take Mr. Padley 's work during his illness at the end o f the term .

An epidemic of Mumps has swept the school. It has even spread to t he staff and we a re sorry to hear that Sister Fitzgerald and Capt ain Reynolds have both Sllccumbed .

T his has been made compulsor y. SO that now anyone may joi n as lUUIlY clubs as he wishes. for a smaller S lIlll t han was former ly necessa ry for somc individual clubs.

We offer QUT congratulations to the 1st Xr. for wiulling a ll their school Illntches and remaining unbeaten the whole season.

THE PARRY LIBRARY. We are very gratefu l indeed to L ady Milner for her gift of fifty-nine books to t he libra ry. They are mainly on coloni al subjects a nd should help to make the colouial section of t he library which is a lready quite large, into a really comprehensive s tudy of the colonies and of colonial history. III place of Hudson , D. G. R . Fox was this term elected to be in charge of the science sectio n . Otherwise t he COlllmittee remai ns t he same as last term. At a mceting held 011 March 3rd, the COlllmittee once again unanimo usly decided that noise of whatever sort should be excluded from the Parry Li bra ry. But Choir a nd Orchestra practices continue unabated. We quite understand that it would be rather d ifficult to hold these practices a nywhere else except in t he Parry, but it seems altogether wrong that there should be 110 quiet place in which people may work during t h e evening 011 wh ich these practices take place. T h e project for a ru bberised floor will probably have to be aba ndoned owing tf, excessive cost. A llseful decision made a t the COlllmittee meeting was that there s hould be three o r four wicker baskets 0 11 the window led ge for the recepti on of School Magazines. These would be conveniently lettered so that t he m agazines cou ld be fou nd with far less t rouble than a t present. The followi ng books have been presented t o the Library sin ce December :The Headmaster : The E ulogy of Marlowe .... G. Owlet. Anonymous : South. Moths of t he British I sles, 1st Series South. Moths of the B ritish I sles, 2nd Series ............... . The Lure of Speed .. .... ... .............. . Segruve.

THE CANTUARIAN A Scott Enth usiast :The Letters of Sir 'Valter Scott. Canon Bickersteth :Freedom .... W. J . Chandler :A new Way to Better Golf

Vol. VII., 1821-23 ...

P. ]-1. Shorthotlse :Plant Biology.

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Charlesworth. Smuts. Morrison. Godwin.

Th e Editor :R egister of St. J.awrellce College Baxtor mId Parkhurst. 'rhe fo llow!l lg books prese nted by I.ady ~lil n e r have bcen put in to the library ._ The Gambia.. ............. . . .. ......... ..... R eeve. The Arcturus Adven ture... .... . ....... B eebe. Canada in the 20th Century.. Bradly, 'r Ite Englis h S peaking P eoples.. Beer. T he '!'ruth abo ut Mesopotamia..... L oder. T hrough B ritish Gui a na to t he Su mmit of Roraima ........ Clements. IAfe and TiUles of Sir A. T. Galt ..... ... ..... Skellan. Memories .. ...... ... .. .. Clodd. Alfred Deakin ............. ................... Murdoch. Sunbeam, R.Y.S. ............ Earl Brassey. Memoirs of the 19th Century Meath. The Emporor Nicholas II as 1 knew him Major-General Sir Jolm The Rising tide of Color A Writers R ecollections... ....... .... .. Governm ent of t he West Indies William J a mes Ashley.......... . The Psychology of Revolution ................ ... .. . . .... . The Romance of Canada.... ..... . . .... ... ....... The Life and Work of Sir Willia m van Horne. The Common wealth of Austra lia Coillard of t he Za11lbesi. ..................... F ields of Victory. ... ... .... .... . ............. England in Egypt.. ........................... NationalislU and Internationalism.. ............... History of South Africa.. ....... ........... The Progress of Capitalism in England. ... ... ....... The Empire lIud the Future.. T hc Future of Egypt.............. Canadian Constitutional Studies. .. ................. ..... â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘. ..... Ne utrality versus Justice... Awakening P alestine... . .... .... ... ... . . .... Sir Walter Raleigh.. ... ....... ... ........ ........... ...... .... .... T he Sea COllllllomvealt h . . ...... .... ....... .. . ...... A Ride through the Balka ns ......... _. ..... The Wren Society. Vol.!. St . Paul's.. JCl'Usaiem, 191 8- 1920...

Hanbury Williams, Stoddard. Ward. Wrong. Ashley. L e Bon. Strang. Vaughan. Wise. Mackintosh. Ward. Miln er. Muir. FairbYidge. Cunningham. Newton. W ors/old . Borden. Jacobs. Simon and Stein. Sir R enneth Dodd. Newton. Conway. Bolton (md H end"y. A shbee.

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Earl of Cl'omer. Sir Auckland Colvin. Sir Edward Malet. MaJoyÂˇCencral Sir elias. W. Gwyman. C. M. Trevelyan. Fletcher and Brunsdol1. SCholefield.

Duriug the Mich aelm us Term and Holidays, 6 14 books were borrowed from th e Library .

THE CANTERBURY CLUB IN BERMONDSEY. We are sorry that we have been unable to visit the clu b at all t his term owing to the impossibility of findin g aCCOlllodatioll . But we a rc looking fo rwa rd to the Saturday visit which has been arranged for April 27th next holidays. It is hoped that a good many of those who li ve in or near London will come to the club for that afternoon and evening. We were pleased to see from the club report that Canterbury won the inter-club shield for the third year in s llccession and enjoyed one of the best years ill its history.

LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

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On Thursday, F ebruary 7th, Captnill Oliver Pike ga ve a Illost interesting lecture entitled" In lh ita ill 'S Wilds." H e did not illus trate auy theory or plan , but adopted the method , far more interesting t o the great m ajority of the School, of recounting severa l of the 1Il0st interesting of his ex periences. These , including the ga mes of otters and badgers, t hc slaughter that can be dea lt by a fox, a vixen's fi ght for her litter, and the peculiar conduct of a ringed-plover, which refused to be scared even by being handled, were lUuch appreciated by the School. The slid es were m agnificent, and the colOUring, particularly in th e plainer and lIlorc difficult scenes, really astoundingly good . We listened with great enjoyment to som e gramophone records which Captain Pike played, of the song, which he assured us was 1I0t really at its best, of a nightingale, of bird-song iII a wood ill the early luornillg when birds sing tit their best (this, we were inform ed was SOOll after half-past three), and of t he song of a trained canary with violin accompaniment, not always, uufortunately, in perfect harmony with thc bird 's O W]] song. We a re 1lI0st grat eful to CaptaiJl Pike for a particularly cntertaining and instructivc lcctllrc.

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'rHE CAN'i'UARIAN VIOLIN AND PIANO RECITAL. ALAN

llARTU.;n'

(Violin) .

WIttIAM GUERNEY

(Piano).

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Am ON 'ru E G S'rIU NG

.............. Handel . .... Cesar Franck . ............ .Beethoven . .... ...... Bach

PIA NO: TH H hH,AND

...... ... Jolln l relalld

SPEI,r, ..

. ... Percy Grainger

II ANJ) Kg RCIIIEF DANCE .. V I OI,lN AND PI ANO: Vm NN I~SE W AI,TZ .

H UNGARIA I'< DA NCl~,

. ............ ............. S trauss . .. Brahms

No.5 ............ ..

This recital was given on March 10th, 1935, by c~r;b~:r~~\~:~~~~lG~~r~~:~. toI!IJ~;

fefil~itelrh:n~ucc,~,~~ P;~~~~Il~:e \v~~o~~~~I~a;~~~I~~rrhauPeducation al, thoughh dtwo of Itdhef ~lle:t

leaTlng: '.. d' rtoire were included ; but these, 110 0 Y con al 0 works.1Il the,vlOb~ ~~ w~~'Ui\~t:~Sl~ced with a few explanatory remarks, which were more appre.clatt amuslUg el·Ian~aClt' lUS r uteebve , cWefly because the sl)ea ker seemed not always s ure what he wanted

bdeau~riflu~ly' inotheoCfa£Fa~~(f:I.~

to say. The first item we had heard earlier in the term, playded llloSt. . t I t often and so we dl not HUll. us IS ne but it is n tllltlf one 1cllllllo ;~'lTalO~eights that are quite abseut from his more complacent first w~r~s an( reac.I~;,), ~lllOl\~ n. I " This \~as< fo llowed by C(sar Franck's piano and violin composItions, such as 1 Ie r essla I. , . ' w re' Y lad to be given another chance of sonata \~hic1~ \ye he~rd last t~tl.1 H.fre a'f.~~~e\\~'as ethe~ a short interval. The next item hearing It- It IS so .~Ile,)q~resst y f o~c in the" Hungarian D ance," Mr. Bartlett t old us was tl he l aidr on dthes G,eS:~tl~~e'r r~~k?:ss ~eliiarfs about Hungarialls in the presence of one. Ilie how Ie la lUa e all .. . t I I pi ing tWs both tie had described as t empera Illtld, Illean a~~f~~:t ~e~I~~::t~'~l~g:e~ of I~ccu~~cy, but ;vere wildly becathem me very men tillf It performers a pplauded.

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We fet:! that Mr. IJ artlett and Mr. Guernl:)' a rc t? be ~ollgratulateddo~ giving ~~s .ae~I~~a uiniu ' evenin . It is hoped that this sort of reCit al Will be repeate, ecause I se the School and was luore s uccessful than some lectures.

~~~:~l1se il~terest fr~m

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II . THE REV. E. ]. CAMPBELL. ,1 reca ll a conve rsation that I h ad with my elder brother (T W ) ' 88 at K.S.C . fot a year , and had just risen to the Fourth . D ' , . . III I 4 .. I-Ie had been Hctual jOi ~li.llg, ,when a Public School loom ed di m and 'rath~; I ~l g t.~a~ tll~easy penod befo re lil y was SlIrIlllSlIIg IIIto whi ch Form r was likely t o be phce I H e:r~ t~lg 111 fron ~ of ~Ile. L .W.S. old Scragg. " "W ha t kiud of mast er is he )" I ask~d ('" He ~aI( I expect It wlil be under " H ow does he scragg t hem ? " I asked il~ tre )idat ia' " T~ scraggs fellows," was the reply. sha kes th em, violently." So at night T pra yed \h~t Tl~;ti ht I~ ;n;es th em by ~hc neck and And t o Illy JOY J was put into t he Lower Th ird IInd er R.t~. e Putj l1llcler Old Scragg.' he fore ] CHllIe under R J .C. . I C lie; au( j had a whole term

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Now t llel'e was nothi1lg at all te rrifying about old Ca lli b ·1I ( . . H ~ always s~ellled genial and cheery. He ·was somewhat iii? ahas ,KIIII.ole) out of School. ChllCd t o stou tJ shness, of normal heig ht, reddi sh moustache bail" rather thin 'I bove ,wd I clerical garb. Hut what ,,:as II peculia rity w.:s his ~l ~il ' cI~~n ;\:~c rcf spect ac.les a.1l{1 ~ha lk -sta i ned 1f l!e bega n t he day's work full of easy jokes and sm il e; 'IS sl¥r ~ te~1ipel d Ul'lll g School hours. bc III a pretty bad temper before noon And vi c~ \'ers'~ ,. s e jlS IlI g llt follows day, he would . . ,,n sure y <IS ( l ay follows night H e was t hen (1 884) senior Maths. :Master havin g I t hin k ' . . " s uccccded H ~lgsOll as snch. H od gson had t aken over the Parrots. The inci iellt A~1I1 Matlls. for candid a tes. My old frie nd Alec Bre<ffll was 011% o~l ~r le hadl'begulJ. WIth sollIe ex tra .mother; a nd they had to be pushed on in ~'laths 1110 e . kl ea r lest, With \Vclstead aud (fo~gi ve me, Bred in ) they had a ghastly job of <it ~\; ith l~~ud~:{c. ;n~lall w~ IIt~lIIbler fry .. But delig ht of us others who were poring over o ur own' exa i ' old I,. J .C. (to t he 11Idden sleeves a~out, a nd rave through hissing teeth, a nd would' ~~k eS(I )t bega n to whisk his gown~ o ut the figure OIl the board with his nose. e e li S say) " 'elstead a nd rub And t his was l11ild compared with his outbreaks a aiust Mid Third who could not give him t he f t f ' • g, . oll e o r two unfortullates of the u ure 0 '/J\Ol ,'/I· nor evel t . It ' . ' fi b a eeIIlca at lIIUtl1ll1 'sllccessfull y 1 recall 'I lo u d ' I railS a e Balbus was fu ll of life Hn d jokes· b ut \~'HS a hOI)el~ss cl~"fTae~ . veI 'Yt.hapPY j fellow who o ut of School . do \\. ' II ' . , an d I Ie got ' . III . ,a 011 I lIll.l it ' in. the neck'. me t a )ho , 11 III .aile . Greek '. . F-,.J.C. I lacI a b ad sometll llcs gcttlllg considerably bruised. I n C,1 y .Ill<! itterall y llea rl y every day, Before coming to Canterbury. he had becn 'l :,\·I ·t . I rClllarkablc lIl a n Corlllcll Price to whose credit II ' < as e r at \~ estward lIo ! under th a t Kipling a nd' Stalk y & Co.' He is not imlllort' ,1..1): ~ cou ute(~ the. upbringing of Rudyard (General DUllsterville) describes him as a ' vcr .- lzed III t~Hlr 1~lston c volume, but ' Stalky' by fea r which does not pay ill the long run witl?bg;!~pery Ill ( IVld ua l who end eavours t o rule

Vou lllllst remember that t hese days wcre not f t imes as a re the present ones. None of t:s thought f so t a.~.sepa rated fron~ the pre-Arnold coursc .. And s,tilll ess did we wa nt t o protest, for wi~hiitro ~s Ing.. We took It as a matter of and snilies agalll; a nd as I have said, he was a lways jon; ~I:~~f ~~~~;o~~J .C. was a ll happiness . I r~call olle day when he had come in to School filII of h · . ,Ill seated III a three-sided rectangle ill fro nt of him F ] C appll1ess a.nd Jokes. We were l~l1ghed; but ~ulUford (yes, he tha t singeth ) weut· 0 11 -i~,; l~i~~1 ~1Ie a good.Joke .a nd we all duly ~ll1e longer. E. ) .C. got offended aud s uddenl y cha nved g. o ud (Iud lIlorclmately for some It badly. H e wns a good master and brought on his 1'i/~llll J~{.tol\~r':ltb , a,l1d Rumford got , I le lll ,l ICIl iJg hts ex traordina rily

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well ; and was always kindly to me in spite of my heresies as rega rds R atio and Proportion ; and I was by no Uleans the o nl y one who felt a considerable affection for him, not llntinged wit h fea r . A chap from R amsgate h ad a very bad time with E. ) .C. At last he couldn 't stick it; he dodged Saturday afternoon Cath. and took to the road for ho me . His absence h aving been Hoted a t call~over and also after Cath. , E.) .C. drew a bow at a ven t ure a ud went off 0 11 his tricycle (oue la rge side wheel, and two little o nes opposite) to hunt a long the Ramsgate road. Next Monday he described the event . H e had a heresy about the letter ' R ,' which he pronounced like a 'V.' " I went along 011 my tvicycle, and ill the fields beyond Stuvvy , I caught sight of him cvossing a fi eld . I went up and caught him aud bvought him back ill tvil1111ph at t he wheels of my chaviot." Of co urse we all laughed ; but nll the same all o ur sympathies were with th e Fugitive. Next term he did not return, a nd life at K. S.C. had not been very kind to him. As I went on up the School after my term with him in 1885, I came a gain under him in t he Senior School ~ÂˇIaths . Division. All those years ('85- '91) E. J.C. was getting more and more beloved. It was seen that he was trying hard to control that violent temper ; and he succeeded in time. Our fear had given place to affection . He was, with other accomplishments, a n expert photographer in days long before the Kodak fi lm a nd there a re somew here beautiful pictures which he took of the Cathedral a nd its surroundings. 1 was wi th old Gordon in Scotland iu the sum mer of 189 1 when Gordon got a wi rc to say t hat E.J .C. had died, down at his home in Corn walL

ENDOWMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND APPEAL. During the Christmas holidays it was found p ossible by t he Governors to devote some portioll of the Fund to carrying out certain improvements in the buildings and equipment of t he School. Practically new bathrooms in the Sc hool House a nd Grange h ave been p rovided, a llew oak s t aircase t o the School H ouse Dining Hall , new furni t ure for School H ouse and the Grange studies, the a lmost entire r ebuilding of two of t he Grange studies, additional and improved lavat ory accommodation in the School H o use, enti re refurnishing of the Art Room a nd five classrooms, ill addition to a ne w oak fl oor to Mr. Harris's classroom . Certain improvements to the accolllmodation of the Grange domestic st aff and to the School lighting generally have also been carried out. A U these altera tions and additions, the first fruits of the FUlid, have very mate riall y added to the con veniellce and comfort of boys a nd staff alike, and we a rc very grateful to all those whose generosity has made this work possible,

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THE CANTUARIAN SECOND LIST OF DONATIONS AND PROMISES.

A L Mi £ s. d. . . zen, Esq. 8 shares of £25 each in the Basil G. King, Esq. King's School (Canterb ury) Shop, Ltd . J. n. I-farris. Esq. ... G. R. Dawbaru, Esq. 5 0 0 R. C. Maylalll, Esq . ... Sit W. Morris Carter 10 l OOP. S. Barber, I';sq. ... Bruce E. MOlley, Esq. 5 0 0 Major W. S. Bartoli... R. A. Finn, Esq. ", 5 0 0 R. n. Levey, 1<:8(1. Do. ... ... (a) 2 2 0 A Re L H .F nOll. ... ... ... v. . . wailS 5 0 0 II. W. H. D. l~ es t, Esq. Mrs.Heisch . . . . . . 500LtCIR

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,. o. . J . Vi. I-Iea le N. R. All port, Esq. (a) ( ) RRev. !~['. A. Dale . • , ',.". . a I ev. r: . ]. Fyn cs-Cllliton .. , (a) Annua l ,contrIbutIOn win ch the subscriber has covenanted to)8 for 7 . . ~lllll1lty Covenant Scheme the amounts will be increased by' tIre recov~:;r~ . t~~~dS~h~l~ t he rOll" C Inland Revetlu~ of the amount of Incom e 'fax paid by the dOll or respect ~f eac I ovcnallted SubscnptIOn.

C. C. Lloyd Jones, Esq. L. Dean , I~sq. .., T. D. Hadril! Esq

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THE SOCIETIES. THE DEBATING SOCIETY. Presidetll .A. M. Or,ssoN, ESQ.

Hon. Sect'etary .M. C. H. SARGEN'J'. Committee .W. A. C. BAKER. M. SAVAGE.

P. H. P. DODD. H. C. REYNOLDS.

D. G. R. Fox.

A. M . DURNFORD. G. H. HUCHESHAI,I,ETl'.

M. A. HUN'!'.

R. W. NASH. J . T. PEMBI,l ·;'I'ON.

--. <?llly two debates have, lip to the

time of wntlllg, been held this terlll, but, though the attendance at each has been no lUore than usual,. they h ave been marked by a sudden loosenll1g of tongues: whereas last term it was not usual for lUore t ha n five or six speeches to be made froll1 the House, this term at least twenty have been Illade in each debate.

'1'he first meeting of the terrn took place the S~hoolrOOlll au Tuesday, February 19th, the lIlo.t1~:)U befor<: the H onse being that ' In the OpllHon of thiS House, Jazz is Degrading and Deg:raded.' M. G. '1'. Hewlett, proposing the lllot~Oll, gave a brief, but graphic outline of the histo ry of Jazz, deploring the fact that ~ultured. peoples should take so lurid an II1terest 111 the follies of mere American neg roes, and that what was once merely a simple r hyt.hn.l had , developed into a highly specHlhsed form of torture . Each member of a Jazz band goes h is own way, aud the drummer eveu makes np his own part as he goes alo1i~. How disgraceful, h e cried, is the false sentiment and unhealthy ideas in the words <;,f Jazz songs, and what pollution do they btlug to our lang uage I III

A; !I!. Dean, opposing the motion, declared t hat It IS 1I 0t de~radiug to listen to the output of t~l~ negro, smce Ule negro is the perfect mUSIC13U. He clnhned th a t d ance music is

THE CANTUARIAN melodious: classical music has not euough variation, and it is not possible to dance to it. He rhapsodized o n the cheerfulness and good tone to be found in J fiZZ. The motion being declared open to the H Ollse, for the motiOll spoke 1. Sargent, Savage, Pembleton , Durnford, Wiltshire, Mr. Olsson (t wice each ), Hunt and O'Brien , and against it, Stupart, D. F. I,. I~valls (twice each), Dean, M. C. T. Sargcnt und Stra Hen. Pembleton pointed o ut that it is ullmanly to slide about a fl oor, but if anyoneÂˇ wishes to dance, it is quite possible to dunce to good music such as Ravel's Sav age deplored the fact that Bolero. such t a lented musicians as are to be fOllnd ill Jazz bands should wastt> their talent performing rubbish, au d s uggested that th ey might make better usc of their gifts. 0' Brien said J azz is typical of au age of lUotor accidents, chaos and unemployment. Deall, naming l.l certain piece of Jazz which purported to portray the life of a washerwoman, claimed that the composer of it must be a clever mall. This unfortunate remark was at once s ubjected to much ribald abuse from members of the other side. Hewlett, closing, crushed the opposition's vague remarks about a Funeral March by Bach: and declared t ha t , so far from ever having composed a fUllerni march, Bach had written quite as cheerful music as is to be fOllnd in our time . In face of this fact he suggested that certain gentlemen on the other side of the IÂˇlonse s hould listen to good music in order to obtain a more impartial view of the s ubject . The H ouse dividing, the motion was found to be carried by fourteen votes to twelve. On Saturday, March 9th, a debate was held iu the School room, the motion before the House being that .. In the Opinion of this I'louse, Standing Armies ha ve no right to ex ist except as an International Police Force." In the a bsence of the President, W. A. C. Baker took the Chair. D. G. Glenuie, proposing the motion, after inveigh ing against the needless cruelty, destructiveness, and unreasonableness of war, suggested that

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to obviate aU possibility of another war, stand ing armies should be reduced in numbers and be pooled to form un international g ua rd against s uch unreasonable couutries as w.i sh to fi ght . Surely, he asked, it is better for a man to spend his time bettering everyone's conditions than preventing the progress of hum a nity by join ing an army created to destroy ? J. Sargent, opposing, denied the possibility of formin g all international army, Oil the grounds that it would be impossible to give or execute orders to people of other races, since he had found, in his own short but representative milita ry career, that i t was sometimes impossible to uuderstand COll1mands given in your own lang uage. A strong stand ing army makes its owners feel secure, but not necessarily jingoistic. H e compared a country to an apple, whereof the " core" was the army, without which it could not exist. The motiOIl being thrown open to the H ouse, there spoke for it Alexander, Stapleton (twice each). Baker (three t imes). Sargent and Strailen, and against it D. V. L. Evans, Nash (twice each), Chetwynd -Palmer (three times), Dumas, GrindaJ, Benllett. Morris, and J . Sargent. Evans pointed out the drawbacks in quar tering an army as huge as the proposed i'nternational force would be. Baker, pointing out how successful the recent experimental force in the Saar was, showed how easy it would be to run a similar standing force, which could be composed of contingents from each nation , li ving in their own countries until summoned. Bennett dealt this suggestion a crushing b low by pointing out t hat each natioll would then be ill exactly the same position as at present. Grindal asked who was to pay for the army: should the sm aller nations, who would naturally benefit most, have to pay most? Glenni e, closing, obviated a ll difficulties put forward against the management of his new police force with some sweeping and rather vagne statements. '1'he House dividing, We motion was found lost by thirteen votes t o seven.

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THE CANTUARIAN THE MARLOWE SOCIETY.

At a Business meeting held on \Vedllesday. J anua ry 23rd. W. A. C. Baker was elected HOIl. Secretary a nd Mr. P a dley, H. J. R. Pratt, C. H. n. Wauton and D. V. Alexander we re elected me mbers. L ater in t he t erm, J. Wiltshire, D. G. R. F ox, M. A. Hunt, l\{. S. Terry,]. D . Durie and P . S. W. Roberts were a lso elected, t hus bringing the membership up

t o twenty-six. The Meeti ngs so fa r this term have been well attended and the Pres ident's room has often been so full tha t th e President himself has very kindly sat all the fl oor in order to provide a nother chair.

The readi ng of a p lay usually occupies two meetings and so fa r this term" Dr. Faustus .. by Kit Marlowe, "The Cons t ant Ny mph" by Margaret Kenuedy and" Mr. Pilll passes by " by A. A. Milne have been read. A paper was to have bcen read by Mr. P ad ley O il Wed nesday, 13th, but as he has been unfortunate e nough to go out of school with 'fin the paper will have t o be postponed, and t he socict y wi ll read the piny' 'Eden End" by J. n. Priestly instead. The 1Âˇ1011. Secretary h as promised a paper to be rend Inter 011 dllting t he term.

THE HARVEY SOCIE'l'Y. President: H. GOODDURN, ESQ.

Vice-Presidlmts : H . F . S HARPE, ESQ. C, W. J OH NS'rONE, ESQ.

Han. Secretary : D. G. R. Fox. The SOCiety has not been very active this term. The fact that very few free afternoons fall on h alf-holidays has, so far, made only one o uting possible. A visit to the Water Works, arranged earlier in th e t erm, unfort unately had to be postponed, but we hope to arrange one or two more outings before school ends. On Saturday, Decembe r 8th, Surgeol1Commander K . H . Jones gave a lecture on "Wild Life ill Britain ." Commander Jones took us over a wide range of bird and a nima l life, contenting himself with briefly showing us the habits and peculiarities of the various types. H e illustrated th e t a lk with some exceptionally good slides and we a re indeed grateful to him for sparing so much time, and giving us snch a delightful lecture.

On Frida y, l\>la rch I st , the society paid a visit to t he Canterbury Electricity works. Unfortunately the visit was of necessity a s hort one a nd a party of about thirty m embers assembled und er Mr. Sh a rpe, at 2.20 p.m. They werc then divided up into three sections to be taken inside, thi s being necessary since the 1I0ise inside prohibited talking to a large audience. The first part of the plant to be shown was t he coaling a pparatus . H ere the crushed coal was wetted and con veyed by an endless belt to the furna ces, whieh were seen next. 'l'here were two of t hesc, a utomatically stoked by an electrically driven grate, consisting of a revolving belt, made of interlocking fire-brick sections . The visitors were a llowed t o look into the various parts of the furn aces by the inspection holes provided, where they could see t he in tense white flames as the coal burnt ill the induced d ra ugh t. The members of the society next saw the Wier pumps, which fed the water into the two 'Babcock a nd Wilcox' water tube boilers, a lso th e fall for the furn ace draught. and the water preheater.

'rHE CANTUARIAN Next, t he actual e ngine room wns visited, and t he two se ts of turbine -generato rs were seen . These huge machines de velo pe.d 3,000 horse power, runlling.at 3,000 revolutions per minute a nd were dtrectly coupled to two synchroui sed alternating current generat ors.

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Finally t he huge and complicated .switchboards, situa ted on a gallery, rUlllllllg thc le ngth of one wall, were seen . The operation and control of these was explained in a very clear and precise manner, then finally the switchboard , fro lll which by remote control t he g rid electric power system of East Kent was controlled.

THE WIRELESS SOCIE'l'Y. President : H. 1". SHARPE, ESQ.

Han. Secntary : 1\1. G. T.

HE\Vr~E'M'.

Thi ~ term h as been more S1lccessful than most , in t hat the number of me mbers has risen considerably. Keen work has been carried o ut in t he Wireless Room a nd several

sets successfully constructed. The set presented by Mr. Osborn last term has also been frequently used . So far t his term, the Society has only had two meetings, a t the first of which M. G. '1'. Hcwlett gave a lecture explaining the mirror drUlll a nd cathode ray syst ems of T elevision a nd the uses of " time base" circuits . In the second lecture t he President demonstra ted various cathode ray tubes ill a most interesting and spectacula r manner.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. President : R H. WAI,r., ESQ. l ! ice~Preside-nt

J . H. CORNER, ESQ. Han. SecÂˇretary : H. J. R. PRATT. Outdoor photography has been ha rd ly an attractive hobby this term owing to the weather but this same bad weather bas a fforded' many chances for enla rging. Few, however, seem t o have t aken the opportunities thus presented by the elements. There have been two lectures to the Society this term, the first of which, 011 Tuesd ay, X<'ebruary 9th, was given by P. H. P. Smith,

Esq, OIl Paper Negatives . Mr. Smith began by saying that we can take photographs on Bromide Paper as easily as we can take the m Oll plates. H e then showed that this was not only a novel method of making pho~ographs, but also all economical way, as Bronude paper is much cheaper than glass plates. He then showed us some photographs taken ~)ll paper and explained them. He let us mto. t~e myste ries of grain and showed that thiS IS not altogether unattractive. He then showed that we Illay even enlarge from paper negatives. H e ended by giving liS formu lae for d evelopers used ill making these photographs. The second lecture, on Thursday, March 7th, by C. W. Johnstone, Esq., was really a demonstration of Ws own camera. H e showed us tlte uses of his ultrafast lens and the Cawpur

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Shutter with which the cllmera is fitted. He showed the society some postcard enlargements of his own photographs, which included some iuteriors and night scenes. The Vice~ President then demonstrated his ancient staud camera as a contrast. The shutter, a very early one, worked by au elastic band

raised shouts of laughte r and the lens was only about one sixteenth of the speed of Mr. J ollllstone's. We hope that many puotograpbs will be takeu during the holidays ill preparation for the Competitions for the Gough Prizes and for the exhibition at the e nd of next term.

THE PATER SOCIETY. Pycs'ident : W,

CRAIG, ESQ.

H on. Secretary: J. C. R SmTH.

inconclusively for, if not two thollsand, at any rate one thollsand nine huudred and ninet yeight yenrs.

On Tuesday, February 26th, a meeting was held in the President's room. 'rhe questioll of the administration of justice in the a ncient world was discussed, a no occupied the Society agreeably for an h our. The Secretary opened On 'J'lIesdny, February 12tll, a meeting was with a description of Roman legal proceedings. held in the President's rOOIl1 , at which the He described the evolution of the Rom all Secretary rcud a paper all Cicero as a states- juries and the part of the professional accusers man . H e described the ennts of Cicero's life in in the criminal courts. 011 Roman civil some detail , pnyillg especial nttentiOIl to what proceuure, however, he was distinctly shaky, Cicero himself considered his most striking at~d .Mr. Staniel' slt'pp~e d the missing desachievement, the suppression of the cnptJOn. It was decided that the chief Catilinariall COllspiracy ill the year of his difference betweeu Roman and English consulship. Afterwards he examined Cicero's procedure was that iu England it is not left to position H1; a statesman, and reached the a private persoll to bring a criminal accusation conclusion that thongh Cicero's policy did not if he likes, but 11 suspected criminal is charged sllcceed and never could have succeeded, yet by the State. P. H . F. Dodd then gave us a foJ' his devotioll to it he deserved the title of short descriptioll of Greek procedure, a great statesman and man. In the lively describing the iUllovations of Draco, Solo11, discllssion Wllich followcd Mr. Stunier took Cleisthtucs and Periclcs. The main difference exception to the Secretary's statement that here, we found, from the modern English Cicero loathed Cnesarislll in any iorm, and the custom was that in A thells each case was discussion of this point profitably occupied jlt~ged absolutely 011 its OWIl merits, by Illost of the rest of the meeting without either comlllOll-sense, and in England the whole side cOllvincing the other. 'rhe rest of the conduct and d ecision of every case is bOllnd meeting was takeu up with the question of the by preced ent . The result, however, was legality of Cicero's actions in his consulate, probably all eq uall y low proportion of miswhich has been discussed unceas ingly and carriage of justice.

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======= THE WALPOLE SOCIETY. President ,' E. H. W Ar,L, ESQ.

Vice-President: H. CORNgR, ESQ. Ii on. Secretary "

V. KHN'l'.

A meeting was held on t he first Saturday of the term, 19th J antla ry . The agcnda for the term was discussed and then the 'Presiden t proceeded to fluish reading extracts from a translation of the German book "Barber surgeon Ditz," which he began on the last Sunday of last term. He read us amusing tales about the Barber's apprenticeship, how he cut the faces of the customers and how he lost his master 's best razors ill the river while taking a short cut across the ice. A IllOSt entertaining part of the evening was when the president read about the love affair of Oitz and how the wretched wife and all her relations got Dib; to pay their debts. However his wife dies and he remarries and lives in peace. T wo meetings on January 26th and 28th . were held ill order to read the play, "Street scene." The play was very popular in the Society, probably because there was a great deal of exccllent dialogue. If the best results were to have been obtained the part') should have been studied previously by the readers. As a change frOlll the usual routine of the Society a meeting was held on 2nd February, ill which everybody had to tcll a story lasting no longer than five minutes- the talle r the better. It was extraordinary to hear so varied a programllle: ltO one repeated a story and, needless to say, the tales grew toller and taller as the meeting proceeded. On 9th February, a meeting was held in the Vice-President's room. R. . 1. Holden read a very interesting paper on " Heraldry. "

Holden began by pointing out that heraldry was not. as many think, a mere mass of symbols and a complete language by itself. It was, he said one of the most interesting subjects as it incorporated so many of the art... It was a very ancient method of distinguishing families and the signs Oll the crest were very ofte n made up from the name . Holden described the difference between a crest aud a shield a nd then he told us that Wales wished to have its sign on the royal shield. Although t l;le paper was ve:y sh?r t it was very illterestlllg and a long dlSCUSSI0tl took place afterwards. On the 18th and 19th February, the p lay " Macbeth" was read. Although the play is the one that all the middle school is doing this term, it was enjoyed by most of the members. Reading the play straight through in this way it helped everybody to get.a new idea of the pla.y as a whole. In form 1t is impossible to read the play straight through. A very instructive paper was read to the Society by M. M. Courtney on 2nd March. The paper was entitled "Windjammers," but it was, as Courtney said, more all allecdotage than a paper on ~i ndj alllmers. We were told ma.ny of the ullwntten laws of the sea, of the hardships which had to be endured when afloat, and of the duties aboard. He told us how various countries kept the ceremony of crossing the line. These d escriptions were very dear a~d t hey ~howed us t he attitude of the couutry 111 question. He supplemented his p aper with extracts from several. books a nd read to us many of the old sea shanties which were used when hauling the cables and winding the windlass. On Saturday, 9th March, J. D. Durie read to the Society all enlightening paper on the life of the painter J ohn C0l?-st~ble. ~e began with a vivid account of hts hfe unbl he was

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elected to the Royal Academy in 1829 h showed sOllie of t he better known paiutin : such as " The Cornfield " and "The L .g HOTS .. '1'1 'II ,< eapmg e. lese 1 llstrated how the painter took great trouble over his skies, believiug them to be the essential p art of a master~piece COIl,stable, ~vho '.vas a country-bred lIlatl, used to spend Ius chIldhood observing the habits of the sky. , D,urie finished an admirable paper by showlIlg the effect that Constable had 011 both French and Hllglish Inndscape p ainters.

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The, Society is looking forward to a a r i~ be g',VCll by Me Padley ill the near lete lave been several resignations tW~ ~~fIll a nd t he !ollowiug llavc been ejected to 1 the vacaUCIes :- R. Corbell T St I t R. F. Fellll. ' ., ap e all,

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It has been decided that the Societ

~~!n~e quiescent next term as it has prevkH;~:i

THE PRINTING PRESS . . _ This tenu a guild of printers has been started. und er tlle supervision of Mr. Fedarb uud . Chnch. .A s~coud-hal1d press has been f~~allled, \Vlach It i~ interesting to know 1, IS for man)' years pHuted tile score c.nrds for t he Canterbury Cricket Festival. Through a grea~ bargain the printers have acquired a consIderable amouu t of type. . Th~re are sevell master printers who each s uper vise fi\~e apprentices; each lllaster pr~lIter has Ills day of t he week 011 which to P~lUt aU.d teach his apprentices. The speed tltl! which the gel~eral principles of printing l.I ve been learn t IS a m azing and thus the

" School Shop's" trade iu priuted not . has been completely ruiued. e paper The efforts of the p rinters have not been lIee,l, b u t several <. , > . CoUfilled to I>ersonal I roglUllIllles aud notices have b . for the school. -, eell prInted . The work of the printers h as been reatl the te~l1Iical knowledge of ~lillcl[ \\ 10 . been III the priutin trad ' ~vho l~ ,~lways ~\'iIlillg to help. ~Ild 'al:o a~~ t he CIty Pnlltillg Works' I I) conducted t' , w 10 lave t1. _ - par les round their shops ShOwing le lr methods of orgnnisation.

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ORIGINAL. ON MILTON'S SATAN. The Pr~llce of Darkness was a gentleman When ~hakespeare wrote; but now he is a man i\iIortallmmortal, pride personified ' And yet a 1IIall. His name is Sat~n true But how could such a. peerless noble' soul ' Be lord of evil, master of all ill ? r-:X- 0lll gentleman to man he has advanced' I' rolll mun, like man, he would aspire to God.

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He is no devil; Milton never saw Essence of evil here. Excess of pride Is here, the sin of noble character, The defect of his m ight y qualities. Essential evil argues no ught of good. His are a man's mixed spirit and man's thoughb. Here then is h arsh wrong personality. He is called Devil, is man, would be God; And yet we must ad mire; a m an we see, A man we can conceive. A devil's fire Would blind our eyes, that we could not believe His possibility . He is the hero; H is crime it was that Milton sin gs; his war. We cannot feel for Mephistopheles; He is all evil. Satan is a devil, Nearly a god, that is, a man. Allow The poet praise. 'Ve would not have him change.

A LATIN DISCOVERY. "On ce more," writes Professor Windbelltel of Pinselberg University, "the rubbi sh~ heap!!.. of Egypt have yielded up a morsel of their buried treasures. The accompanying fragments, though they are of 110 literary value, being the merest doggerel, are of absorbing interest for a ll students of Roman games. They present various problems, which can best be dcalt with under the headings of (a.) date and provenance (b) subject matter. (a) The MS. 0. papy rus, can be dated by the character of the writing to late 10th 01' cn rly 11th century, a conclusion supported by the mention of a Rex Henricus (11.55 and 56) . This can hardly be any other than the celebrated Henry the Plump, who followed Godfrey of DOllillon on the first crusade and was rewarded by him with the title of King of Arabia Felix. The text offers no difficulties save for a large lacuna in the midd le of t he poem ; th e 1\ofS. has becn used at some time for wrapping up a piece of fis h and the paper h as perisbed in the middle owing to the consequent chemical action. (b) 'rhe poem is an account of some sort of athletic contest between two of the , societates ' or guilds, COlll mon in the Bast at a ll times and freqnently suppressed by strong emperors as hot~beds of vicc. The' R egicolae ' look Oll H enry the Plump as their fOlluder (ll. 53 ff.) The Laurel1tes of course may be merely a name adopted in imitation of the Laurentes in the Aeneid, a poem with wh ich our autllOr shows his familiarity by frequent and tasteless plagiarism. Thc object of the game itself seems to have been to drive a ball (pila, globus), made of lea ther as the synonym' byrsa ' shows, at n ' meta' or goal. In the ga me described the Laurentes, a fter leading by one to nothing at the place where the lacun a in the text occurs, fina lly lose 8-6; they appear to have scored their sixth poiut just before the pocm resumes again. The author is ill sympathy with the Regicolae, as his use of the word , nostri ' shows. The players use wooden clubs (clavae, robora) with a hook at Olle end for tripping their opponents up (I I. 14-15), the other end being used for hitting both the ba ll and opponents ( I I. 33-35). The only players given a title a re the' custos,' who guards the goal (1.50) and the' medii' who seem to have performed a kind of religious rite to start the game (11. 7-10). The game conclud ed with Q â&#x20AC;˘ triplex paean: but it is impossible to say whether this' triple hymn ' was so called from being sun g by t hree persons, or through being composed in the hiple for m of strophe, antistropbe, and epode, "

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THE CANTUARIAN THE TEXT. Laureutes delecti iniere theatrum : tollitu! ad caelUlll SOciOrttlll clalllor; ad auras clamor it et noster, corde autem frigidiore. sed tum vociferant nostri CUIU candida colla 5 caeruleasQue togas laeti adgnovere suornm. acins oppositi stationern omnes petiere. Jam medii instaurare patant certallli118 dura; in llUmertltll inter se vastum tollit uterquc t obut, itque reditque fra got triplex dum, rite peracto sacro, suscepere Ollltles ferocia bella. dkite vos, Musae, Laurcutum fortin facta, quam celeres [uetint clavae validae, q uot ocellos Iligros edidcrint adversis brachia lenta. Regicolarum etiam quem non strnvere phalanges, il1serto pedibus currentis robore adnnco ? at Ubi, Laurenti, primo Victoria risit, artibus ntque tuis llostram illvenit pila 11letam. haud mora- Sllccedullt nostri, versique vicissim Laurentes residunt, r evenit laboralltibus ardor; 20 atque velut magni nitidas collegii in aedes cum volat et pennis alta atria lustrat hinmdo lllobileque in monstrum ora ol11nes mirantia vertllutiustar taUs avis pila toto in aequore currit . prilllUlll

HIC DESUN'l' VERSUS NQNNUI,J,I

surgit spes hosti, resonatque fragoribus aether. 25 meta licet I,aurens clades sllsceperit octo sex tamen inflixere ipsi, laudisque cupido promittit numero facile insuper addere ternahei mihi! corda virum miserortll1l ignnrn futuri I lion enim eis fatl1tn vult illdlligere vel UIlO. iam furor ardelltes animos illcendit lltrisque : 30 ut porci gJomeraut spa rgente aviclis domino escas, utque ct vulturii sectant aqllilaeque caclaver, truseruut tum hostes byrsam cxagitare volel1tes. terrjficae clavae descendunt atq ue tolhmtur ; 35 clamores r esonant , crepitant snb voillere membra. hostilelll tandem nostri mittUlIt pitam in agrul1l, ac vel uti tacito vellatores pede cingllut silvam qua lateallt prodigia vasta ferarumfortis cuiqne animus, sunt fortia brachia cniqueast subito pedibus venientibus excita perd rix sllrgit; h orrent Olllnes, torpetque in fancibus lingua, propulsareq ue avem conantllr, at aufllgit ilIa, sic iam Regicolae tnetamque globumque sequuntur ; attamen-o miseri I-sunt hostes caute latentes45 it pila defensorum agitata lUanu super auras, glansque velut capita astringit, terramqllc reliuquit ; demissa his est spes, ilIis praccordia saltnut. instant Laurentcs saevi ingem iuontque furorem, llec cohibere valet quisquam, semperql1c propillquallt;

'tHE CANTUARIAN spectantes tollullt gelllitus, custosquc trepidat ; propositique forcnt hostes sine plIlvcre adepti ui palmas caelo tendens lltrasque precautes RegicolaTllIll dux fUlldatoris memor esset, fudissetque preces, regemql1e ill vota vocasset : 55 " rex Henrice, Ubi cuins s ub llumille sumus, constitl1am ante aras tria prullis coudita tiba formae excellentis, quis non IIlcliora popina llmquam nostra dedit, VOtUlU si iam mihi solves, atquc globum- to ellim potis es-vis Hectere meta." 60 audierat mancs inter rex aure paterna; labitur in limo Laurens pilaque irrita abibat, crescere non sivit tUlll longius arbiter iras ; Laurentes fessos ccrtamine dulce reduxit, infandos mu1cens dictis ct melle dolores: " supra hominem vires et mcntes Donne videtis ? cedite saltem Henrico; al1imos COlltelllllere vestros nemo salle potest." hac proelia voce dirempta; triplex et paeon tandem certallulla finit. 50

CERTAIN

FINE

MORNING.

The sun shone early ill the day And lit the earth, all wct with rain, The mist alld clouds had gone away And aU the earth was bright again. But this brightness would not last And fast the suns hine wcnt away And left thc clouds at last; The sunshine would not st ay. But to repent the warlll Still lent At night its light unto the m OOll, So at night the earth was bright With borrowed splendour of the moon.

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CllARLr..s

D AUDIu,A IRr~.)

The burning love r and the scholar cold !.ike equally, when they a re growing old , Cats sine wy and soft, t he l~o u se 's pride, Who like themselves unhurried and d et ached abide.

The devot ees of knowledge and delight, They seek the silence and th e dread of night; Da rk E rebus would h ave the m for its steeds Could they but bend their pride to serve its n eeds. And as they think they take a noble pose As Sphinxes stretched in depths of solitude, Seem endlessly to dream as endlessly t o dose .

Their fertile 10ius a rc full of m agic spar ks And as with finest saud their eyes a re bright With spots of gold t hat shed a m yst ic lig ht.

SEA CHILL. The gale was gone, a nd I stood all t he shore And wa t ched the solemIl inrush of t he waves Which pound the beach a nd sullenly wit hdraw, Leaving the foatllwswept rocks a nd d ripping caves . W a ve a fte r wind crazed wave d rove thuud'rous iu, S weeping t he shingle wit h a li ving roar. Then spent a nd sprawling, s ho rn of lustful din , Back to the hea ving sea retired once m ore. The tide went down, the sodden sand showed ba re, In isola t ed pools the seaweeds lay, The cronching rocks projected here and thert" 'l'heir slimy bases to the passing d ay. At fall of night the damp sea mist a rose , W hich chills t he body like a ph antom 's breath , And, soft ly swirling, o'er t he beaches blows; The li ving's pa ll : t he windingwsheet of death . The g ulls, the wraiths of bodies lost a t sea , In h a rs h and eerie cadence ra ised t heir cry , Wa ili ll~ the dirge of fi ad huma nity, Horn b u t to perish , HYing bu t to dip.

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TREE S. \Vh en prima l m a n wa lked a ll the new g reen earth And glimpsed its glory wi t h unwonted eyes, Viewing the c reatures newly ~i vell birth, Behold fi rst m an ear th 's p rnllal tree espies. Long were t hose days before t he mountains ste rn R ea red craggy shoulders to t he mazed sky , Naught could the prillllllll1lln a bout discern That was, as pri mal t ree, so wondro us high. " H ere is a god ," q uot h primal m a n , aud bowed Down to the lush green grass about t he tree; And then weut home, considerably cowed, And told his fellows of t he d eity . And e ver since, the beauty of a tree Has fi lled sm all man with superstitions awe, A thing of beauty it shall always be When m a n is vanished , a nd t he hills 110 more.

REVIEW. " SERVIn: A'l'HLE'l'ICS ." A Manua l of Training, especially prepared for the Services , Public Schools and Colleges . B y Maj or The H a n . W. S . :P. Alexander, D.S.O., Irish Guards and MajolÂˇ I. E . P. Ca mpbell, D.C.L.l. The T echnical P ress, Ltd., 4/-. Many books on this subj ect ha ve suffered by r eason of their attempts to lay down a rigid timetable of training. Freqnently, this proves impracticable ill that it is often impossible to adhere t o a regula r schedule, especiaUy a t schools. As on e would expect in a volume written specially for the Services and Public Schools , this book sedulously avoids tha t cardinal error, and the gr eat er p art of it is devoted to a broad o utline of the training aud technique necessary for the va rio us events which it comprises. At t he end of the book is a chapter on Cross Couutry running, which , so the introd uction s ays, is for the bene fit of youug officers who may h ave t o t r ain their R egi mental team . T he B asic principles embodied, however, could well be applied t o any Cross Country running team . Whereas the g reater part of t he book is concerned chiefly with the novice, the chapter o n the Psychology of Training is invaluable to t he a thlete a nd coach, tep.ing a~ong other things, how to overcome worry, ner ves a nd staleness. W hen one adds that thiS book IS generally considered t he Athletic Bi ble of Ule Milocariall Club, further recommendation is unnecessary .

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The Editors invite tile co-operation of O. 1C5. 1tt strengtJllmi1Jg these items in' The Cantuarian " which are of particular interest to 0.1<.5. They cannol l!,cmselves obtain much of the neces~ayy mateY'w i and therefore remind 0.1<.5 . that teems of news, letters and olher original contributions are always welcome.

W . Rutley Mowll has been appoin ted a member of the COlllmittee to inquire iuto the law and practice relating t o corOllers, by the H ome Secretary. F . Bovenschell attended a Levee of His Majesty the King at St. J ames's Palace. The Rev . W. M. IÂˇ'east, lately Rector of Wepcncr, moemfontein, has been instituted to the united benefice of Boaton with Drandistoll, Norfolk:.

H . C. P. 13. Dundas, on the death of his father, Viscount Melville, succeeds to the t itle. Li cllt.~Co llll1lander G. P. Agutter has been a ppointed to the Fuyiotl$.

Lieut. H. C. A. Heym a n has been appointed Captain . T I~e Rev. D. C. Snell , Curate of Crasthwaite, KeSWIck, has been appointed Chaplain of Aldellham School.

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The Rev. G. F. Carter, Vicar of S. j ohn 's, has been appointed Vicar of S.

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J. P. Royle has been appointed a j lInior at Sandhurst.

Under~Omcer

\:V~ have becn pleased to welcome the followlllg O.K.S. to the School recently;_ A. Latter , T~ . juckes, t he Rev. T. K. Sopwith D. ~. Rellllle, G. A. W. Booker, J . F. lI1illueU' D. I .. Wade, P . ) . K . Holland, J . A. A. Dodd' N. C? Levey, S. J. ~ravell, H . Dunn , J . 1'-: Roblllson, R. H. Klllght, W. Simpson J A Rundall, L. I~er~u soll , H . P. Player: RÂˇ. A: Ke l~lp , C. H . S. I.o uelon, R A-L. Wutts C. C. O. Benllett. '

UIRTHS. DU't'tON . -Oll Christmas Day, 1934 , at .Muttra, India, to Lleut ~Colollel R. M. L. Dutton, R.A., and Mrs. Dutton- a daughter. :MO~RO ~HICCS .,-:-Oll February 5th, 1935, at

O~~f1eld,. Horsham, to Beatrice, wife of I'h,ght-Lleutenant w. R. Monro-Higgs, RA .F.-a son.

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MOW!.I/.- Oll J auuary 20th, 1935, in a nursing home, to Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Mowll 01 Clapham Park, London-the gift of a second son (Andrew K ilvinton ). PE1."fMAN.- O.1l J an uary 5th, 1935, at A ll ah~ abad, .India, t o, j oan (nee Mark), wife of Captam W. E. C. Pettman R E - a daughter. ' .. <

ENGAGEMENT. MR. A. R. R. KENT AND MISS 'fA VI,OR. The engagement is announced between Alfred Raymond Robert Kent (Raymond ) eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. K ent of Ea~tcourt, Cool hurst Road, Crouch End, ~md E lSie !=-:race, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A .. S. 1 aylor, of NorthlaudR, Shepherd's Hill Highgate. '

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MARRIAGP,s.

BARNES-I,AWRENCE.- On February 2nd, 1934 , at H olmwood Lodge, Frome, Ashley I,awrellcc Barnes-Lawrence, formerly incumbent of Thomes, Aberford and Silta, third (and only surviving) SOil of the latc Henry Frederick Barnes-Lawrence, Canon of York . HIWMAN.- On Fcbruary 28th, 1935, at Aldershot, from pneumonia, Captain H. C. A. Heyman, East Yorkshire R egiment, the dearly-loved husband of Molly Heyman. L aNG.- On Mat ch 8th, 1935, a t Stondell Mauor, Bedford, Robert Long, SOli of Robert LOllg. SCiIAUFEr.BI-:RC .- OIl January 13th , 1935, ill I.oudon, {IS the result of a motor accident. Donglas William Love Schaufelberg, son of Emest S. I.ove. SPANToN.- On December 18th, 1934, at Purley, after a short illness, Frederick 'froward Spanton, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. 'I'roward F. Spanton, of Each Manor, Ash.

BARNI'il"l' ARNor,D.- On December 17th, 1934 , at S. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, Ceci l Hug h Barnett, R.H ., elder SOil of C. C. Barnett, C.J .E., F.C.H., a nd 1\1rs. Barnett, to Elizabeth Leslie, elder daughter of the late Hugh Arnold and Mrs. Hugh Arnold, of 85 Bedford Gardens, Kensington. CroSON HAWKINS.- OI1 December 221ld, 1934, at Worcester, Captain \V. J... Gibson, Royal Artillery, to Norah (Bett y) Hawkins. MOUNT l\'lACDONAI,D. - On February 14th, 1935, at S. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh, by the R ight Rev. Norman r.hclean , D.D ., I.Millblll'gh. and the R ev . George P. Macleod , ÂˇM .e. , I3.A., GO\'all R obert Spencer, son of iHr. a nd Mrs. Percy Mount, Howfield Manor, Chartham, near Canter~ bury, to Evelyn Ewall, only d a ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Macdonald, Goodtrees, Murrayfield, Edinburgh.

O.K.S

DINNER.

The annual O.K.S. Dinner was held at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, W ., on Friday, J anuary 11 th, after the hold in ~ of t h e anllual meeting of the O.K.S. Association. Lord P lellder, the Deau of Canterbury and Canon Gardiner were present as the g uests of t he Association, a nd the t h ree O.K .S. members of the Governing Body- Mr. justice LlL-...:lIloore, A. B. Emden and the Archdeacon of :Maidstone- were also present, Mr. Justice I.uxmoore being in the Chair. 'fhe Chairman , in proposing" The Guests," spoke of I.ord Plender's great assistance and great generosity to the School and welcomed t he Archdeacon of Maidstone as t he new membe r of the Governing Body. The total value of the King's School Endowment and Development Appeal Pund had, he said, been nearly ÂŁ 10,000, which was not bad, as

t he members of the King's School were not r ich, but was not nearly sufficient. There were, he added, discussions going on at that moment wh ich he hoped and believed would result ill a soln tion to t he difficulties being foulld. If the discussions bore fruit the Governing Body would at the earliest possible moment acquaint O.K.S . with wh at had been done in the direction ind icated. .. I cannot say more to-night. I think the patient is going all fairly well ." Lo rd P lender, in his reply all beh alf of the guests, said that he knew no setting in England equal to the jewel at Canterbury. They were never privileged to be at the School, but they had caught a hit of its atmosphere. 'file Archdeacon of Maidstone, proposing .. Floreat Schola Regia," said that life now was ill one sense much harder for young men

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than in his time when there was au assured place in the sun; this was a heavy urudety not only on the young but all those who train and teach them, and he offered t he Headmaster sympathy and s upport .

The Headmaster, replying, reviewed the School's activities a nd said that all the whole they !ta,d had a ~ood ,year. There were things for anxIety but III tins year calise for cOllsiderable cheerfulness. He thanked all O.K.S. for t,heir friendship, kindness and support. In his. lUore d~pressed moments he thought that Ius ouly lllche would be in having COlllmitted the greatest robbery of O.K.S. on record . A. Latter proposed t he health of the Chairman, to whom he gave " a fairly good character " as a fag. The Chairman, in his r~ply, told a story against himseli, and lumseJf proposed an additional health that of his own H eadmaster. Dr. Field in acknowledging it, said that it seemed to' him a test of cha racter whether a man valued the love of Ws old school or not: if not, he had the greatest s uspicion of his moral charact~r. . "One of the greatest pleasures of my hfe IS to come to the dinner of Illy old School and receive the affection which you have given to myself." As usual, the company gave itself full time for conversation before dispersing. The fo llowing g uests a nd O.K.S. were present :The HOIi. ).lr. J II stiet: J.,u xlUoore {I 889- 1893) (Chairlll(m).

The IU . HOIi . Lord

Phmdcr, G.RE. ,I,he Very l~ev . t l}: Dean of Canterbury. lhe Rev. Canon 1 . G. Gardiner. The Ven . the Archdeacon of l\1aidstone ('1'. K. Sopwith 1887- 1889). The Principal of St. Hdmulld Hall Oxford (A. B. Emdell 1903- 1907). ' The Headmaster. Ashclldon, H . C. 1900- 1907 Ashelldell, N. E. 1902-1912 Barber, C. W. 1908-1914 Barber, E. K. 1901- 1907 .Barber, P. S. 1906-1913

Bassett, L. J. Bennett, C. C. O. Bigglestou, H . Blenkillsop, A. P . Dlellkillsop, I,. J. Bovellschen, P. C. Braidwood, G. L. Brillsley Richards , R . E. R. C. Brothers, R. \V. Budd. C. H. Carter, W. M. Cla rke, C. I-I. G. Cockrem, G. B. Dale, R. D. Dean, A. V. T. Dean, 1/. Dick, G. R. A. Dickson, K . B. Dodd. J. A. A. Douton, A. R. C. Evans, The Rev. L. H. Assistant Master Field, The Rev. T . Headmaster Finn, P. F. Fiun, R. A. Frend, C. H. Frend, E. C. Fynes-Clinton, H. J. I Fu rley, P. M. I Gellt. G. E. I Glennie, 1Âˇ I'. Graves, 1.. J. Graves, 13. Hayes, D. A. Heale, W. V. Heming, J. P. Hertslet, E. L. A. Hooper, 13. L. Housden E F Hughes, \V.Âˇ Johnson, A. S. Juckes, R. Karop, G. C. Karop, R . B. I King, n. G.

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Lain e. J. N. B.

Latter, A. Linton, E. C.

Lush. A. J.

1897- 1907 1929- 1934 1885- 1890 1875- 1882 1874- 1879 1897- 1903 1915- 1919 1891- 1900 1906- 1912 1899- 1904 1887- 1892 1887- 1897 1898- 1903 1891- 1893 1909- 1918 1915- 1922 1912- 1914 1902- 1906 1931- 1934 1899-1906

1885- 19 13 1867-1873 1886- 1896

1903-1913 1914- 1918 1922-1928 1880- 1887 1892-1894 1892- 1894 1909- 1914 1925- 1930 1925- 1928 1922-1924 191 5- 1919 1894-1898 1911- 1920 189 1- 1897 190 1- 1902 1906- 19 11 1902-1908 1889- 1898 1907- 191 2 1890-1895 193 1- 1933 1909-1913 192 1- 1926 1879-1889

Headmaster 1916-1927

1902- 1904 1906-1911

THE CANTUARIAN Macaulay, A. D. C. McDowall, The Rev. C. R. L. Headmaster Madge,1. R . Mason , R. F. ~nzen,

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\910-1913 1910- 1916 1903- 1907 1908- 1913 191 8- 1923 1890- 189Âˇ1 1889- 1892 1919- 1927 1898- 1903 1892-1896 1925- 1930 1898- 1903 1896- 1901 1875- 1881

Mowll, A. K . l\fowU, W. Rutley Mowll , W. R ., lUll . Or msby, G. V. Paris, A. I.. Paris, C. G. A. Paris, L. F. Paris , R. C. Perkins, A. T. Poole, The Rev. H. Assi!!tant Master 1907- 19 15 Reynolds , W. L . E. 1903- 1906 Roberts, J. G. O. 192 1- 1927

Ross, B. J. Ryau, C. F. M. N. Scott, 1". G. I,. Sey mour, A. Shelswell , A. H. Sidebotham, J. H. Sidcbotha1l1, F. I,. Sm ith, I-I. S. Sopwith, S. P. Spence, H. Taylor, V. C. L. Trousdell , A. J. Tuke, J. :M. Whalley, F. S. Wightwick, N. H. Wild. R. H. A. W illiamson, C. G. Worsfold, G.

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CAMBRIDGE LE'l"l'ER.

Dear School, We t.hink that his project of cQ~verting the Our activities t his term have been for the vestrte~ of Ollf pansh. ~hurclles mto .squash lIIost part confined to our books, and cour.ts IS a rntlu;r ambitious on~ at t~llS stage Cambridge tradesmen have been hard put to of Ius career. I erhaps when he s a bishop .. it to keep pace with the constant demands for Of the same college are J. I<'. Paxtoll and books, paper, ink and midnight oil tlla~ POIlT I K. M. Ward. The former is a medico and his in froll1 harassed O.K.S., who are makmg Itp roollls are decorated with the customary for t he work t h at they failed to do last term, emblems of his profession, the decayin g aud might fa il to do next term. Some of us corpses of fish, frogs and colle1?e servants. however have fouud tilUe to lay down our The latter is a signaller in the O:I.C. peus for brief intervals and to p ly the oar or chase the flying leather. Of these is J. F. Au atmosphere of gloom was cast over tl~e R obinson , who not ouly plays hockey for Pemi,>roke, and indulges in an occasio nal game staircase iu Corpus, inhabited by H. R . R Wallis, B. M. Wyllie and S . L. Edwards, " the of squash , but .even finds ti~lIe ,for. lIOt coxswain," by the capricious infreqnent excurSlOlIS to Cam.budge s gllde.cl bearded halls of entertainment. Also 111 Pembroke I S behaviour of the laUer's appendix. This has R. 1". Cartwright, who is sometimes to b!! seen 110W been removed, under the auspices of ollr pedalling down K.P. a pompous push-bicycle, Presideut, Dr. Budd. 'Vallis's relief at the tucked uuder his a rlll a frivolou s squash success of this operation is manifested iu his racquet, in his eyes a~l angry. ~leam. H~ is tie, which also reminds us of the approach of President of tht: Cam budge Fnl1tlllg Ca mpaign, spring. Wyllie would like to speak at the which is presumably an "eat more fruit" Union, but he cannot catch the President's brotherhood and this n o doubt accounts for eye. Qne day he'll catch it napping and thell his rosy cll~eks and the sparkle in his eye . there'll be no holding him.

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A. Foard-Kelcey plays squash and hockey for Corpus, and is in the C.O. Air Squadron. ! He is also a member of the Corpus Chess Club, the second oldest college club ill the University, which is generously endowed and never plays chess. III Jesus, P. H. Shorthollse is president of the College Medical Societ y, and is a gunner ill the a.'I'.C. He pl ays rugger and hockey aud has passed his second M.D. At the beginning of t his terlll he had the privilege of entertaining D. L Hill, who having visited every church i ll the British Isles has now started on the Public Houses, which he finds eq ually stimulating.

J. L. Hall , ill spite of the fact that he is recuperating frOIl1 his activities as a master at a preparatory school, scorning the life of ease, assists ill the propulsion of one of the J eSllS boats. III Selwyn are R. j. F. H. Pinsent and C. C. O. Bennett . Pillsent is a keen angler, a ud it is a refreshing sight to see this grand old sportsman returning home of an evening, tired but triumphant, after a singleÂˇ handed encounter with some giant dace. He keeps the splendid victims of his rod in his roolUS, neatly packed away in match boxes. Bennett

is often to be seen advancing dowl1 Sedgwick A venue to his lectures, his fountain pen at the re~ldy, and the safety catch off. At Queen's, J. E. Kennett is a devotee of the river Calli. An affair of the heart has kept R. N. Evaus from rowing. He is an active membcr of the S.C.M. E. A. L. Watts of St. John's plays hockey for the coll ege. rn King's is to be fouud P. H. Hemery, uudoubtedly Ollr old est member. In spite of h is I?reat ant iquity he stilI attends all occasIOnal lecture, with the assistance of u bath chair , aud it is said that he can s till take a keen interest ill all that goes Oll a round him. It is to be hoped that he will soon come to his final resting place in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Although it is not for us to cxpress the general regret that is fe lt by everyone connected with the school at the news the headmaster is leaving at the end of this term, yet we cannot close without saying how deeply we regret the school's loss. Wishing the school the best of luck in Hockey and in the 1'riallgulars. Yours, etc., O.K.S. CANl'AB.

OXFORD LElvfER. Dear School, Once again it hus come about that I should endeavour to SU lIll1larize the li ves of O.K.S. at Oxford. YOII readers mi ght think that this is an easy matter, but let Ine assure yotl t hat reticence and modest y are very highly developed qualities in these poor souls WhOUl { am about to exposc . P ersonally, I think that an official O.K.S. Oxford Secretary s hould be appointed, whose duty would be to lIliud everybody's business as well as his own; tllen, he could record both. With few exceptions we have adopted the herding instinct- Trinity, St. Edmund Hall and St. John's Street are all able to produce several of liS by day or night.

Mr. Emden flo urishes; to know how, when and where he performs this feat, all you have to do is to go to Sl. Edmun d Hall and see for YOlII"selves- of t hese parts, more a noll. J. l-T. Cook of Merton continues to do his stuff with insects; also trains his landlady not to ha ve hysterics at the sight of an errant black beetle. H e is still the idol of his OW11 soccer world. W. M. l~. Scott ('1'ril1ity).- H is public appearances a re few and far between and St. J olm Street is much elevated by hi s residence therein. He should be tnki.ng l'111als this SUlllmer, meanwhile examiners are feverishly rubbing up their knowledge of his subject.

THE CANTUARIAN P. G. H . Scott (Trinity).-No relation to the above although this is not altogether his fault. All good lawyers are called to the Bar sooner or later. I understand-Scott must be a very good lawyer from what I have seen. H. A. S. j ohnston (B .N .C.).-StiI1 quite small but shows the University how tugger should be played. Being of a charitable disposition , is a reg ular prey of h awkers and IHl1sl have quite a collection of matches and laces by IIOW. K. j. Lovatt (Wadballl).- No longer tilt: harmless individua l of a year ago- he makes pass(!s at 1II0st people. We suspect his car is connected with such bravado- h is docs fiud his cal" usefu l too. A . N. F . White (l'elllbroke).- .,:)traightfrOlII Pembroke lIlost days to keep a date with his IUlich ill Broad Street. In variably pre· occupied aud has a habit of gesticulating for no apparent reason- perhaps he goes to places and sees things afterwards which we don't. I J • W. Kennan (No. 2 of St. Edmund HRU) . -Indulges in fun aud games on the football field-a few broken bOlles don't bother him. A he· man with but a single though t.

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J . H. S. Jenkins (No.3 of St. Edmund Hall ). His movements are generall y illdeflnite a nd the cause of some speculation. Can lise a walking stick with devastating effect both in front and beltiud. J. C. C. Shapland (No. 4 of St. Edmund H all ).- Mailltaills the best traditions of everythi ng and is becOlning quite an aesthete - green for choice always . M. I-I. :Miles (No.5 of St. Bchuund Hnll). I..ast a nd not least of this party, but the most reticent. What shall be said of him but t hat he works and believes ill keeping t he tie ill the background? FlIlwood Rose (Magdalen) .-- Alld so wOllld yOIl if YOll fe lt like he does. That he has created an impression ill Magdalen there CfllI be no doubt- most exclusive, we think . P. 1-1. Richardson (Trinity).-Still in embryo fOfm, having only recently arrived. His life so far has been utterly blameless, but doubtless we shall soon get something on him- trust the Scotts for t hat. With best wishes to the School, Yours, O.K.S. OXON.

I NDIAN LETTER. Dear School, One hears of "rushing into print " as being an act of fo lly. My excllse for this present rush is the fact that O.K.S. notes from a very·llighly~to· be ~coillmellded O.K.S.to wit E. H. Clarke, who dates himself as 1922- 1927- have just caught me up (March 7th) OIl Illy travels and this Slim mary lllay just catch the Easter CantuaYian. Clarke is in the Royal Corps of Signallers (is that O.K.?) and stationed in Pindishortly to be posted to Karachi; and with him in Pilldi is M. A. Charlton (1922-30) who is with the 1st Indian Divisional Signals. M. Duncan (1913- 15) is also in that Royal Corps, but stationed in .Meerut.

Also in P indi is T. S. Emery (Major) (1900- 05) of the I/ i Sth Punjab Regiment. Clarke visited Calcutta ill September for the All Iudia Rugby Tournament. ,:Vith our well·known modesty he docs llOt say if he was p laying in it: but we lllay presume he was. There he met R. R. V. J. Barry (192227) who is with the Oxford and Buckingham. shire Light Infantry, somewhere near Rangooll. Another of ours is D. 1. Robertson (192327) who went to the R .M.A. with Clarke: he is ill the GUl1llers and was last heard of as being at K irkee-near PoolJa.

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You may perhaps say that this is rather " jejune" (anyhow, Dr. Field would call it so, as he lIsed to call o ur tame efforts at translation.) Personally I am only too glad to get these notes, however s uperficial. It is difficult for us to drop iuto our chaps' rooms, find Qut a ll their hobbies, ladies' photos and scraps with the Proggins as our Varsity correspondents do; so we cannot add those florid persona l touches and lcgplllls in which Oxford and Cambridge arc so a dept.

But even these brush-ol1tlillcs ser ve to show that we are o n the look·out for oue another , and jolly glad to sec some familiar old Greeu -Court face. Let this be Illy apologia. I IH'~ve started 0 11 ,Illy journeys, a nd sh a ll be looking yO Il up agall1 this summer.

J. H.

Sl\UTH.

OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS . PROMOTIONS AND APPOIN'l 'MEN'l'S. The following promotions and appointments made L/Sgt . Gower to be C.S.M. •• D odd C.Q.M.S.

Cpt.

" P te.

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23rd J anuary, 1935 :-

Biron K ent Baker

Sgt. and command No. 1 Platoon. " and command No.2 Platoon. .. and command No.3 Platoon.

S tllpart Roberts Smith

" and t a ke charge of the Recruits. L/Sgt. and Ptn. Sgt. NO.3 Platoon. and Ptn. Sgt. No.2 Platoon . and act under Sgt. Stu part. aud Ptn. Sgt. No. 1 Plat oon . Cpr

Lucas Pratt Sargent Savage Terry Deale E dbrooke O'Brien ' Pembleton Gillibrand Hubbard Hill . G. H. H ewlett Fraser

EXAMINATION

RESULTS.

The following passed t he Second Part (Written ) of t he Certificate "A" h"xaminatioll held ill November. 1934 : Deale. Edbrooke. Fraser, Gillibrand, Hewlett, Hill , G. H. Hubbard O 'B rien Pembleton Pratt, H . J . R. Sampson, T. E., Sargent, J. M. H., Savage, Te~ry. ' , , t

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The following passed Certificate "A" (Practical) :Durie, F letcher, W illiams, P age. Sampson. Wauton, Glennie, Davis, Lock, P. R., D~mlford, Henshaw , Armstrong, Bartoll, Tounseud, ' Vright. Grigson, Gill , Woods. 'I Vickery, lilH , P. T.

CAMP. The Contingent will attend ca mp this year at Tidworth Pennings from 30th Jul y to 7th August , 1935. The training and o rganisation will be ca rried o ut under t he orders of t he General Officer Co mm a llding~.ill -Chief. South ern Cotllm and. Cadets wishing t o attend this c amp should keep t he dates in mind when they arrange t heir sutllme r holida y.

THE

SPORTS.

T he Sports were held on St. Stepheu's o n Wednesday and Thursday. March 20th and 2 1st. 'i' he weather was perfect for both running and jumping, the ground bei ng very firm. 'fhere was rather a strong wind on the second day which , however, died down after the flrst three races. Six records were broken . two in open events and fo ur in junior events, whilst o ne was equa lled in the Under 15 Quarter-Mile. The Illter~Hollse Rela y record of the School H o use made in 1932 was broken b y the Grange in 1 min. 421 sees., a second better. V. A. St. A . Hubba rd b roke Kennett's record of last year by t of a second, although this has only been for 3 ft. 3 ins. hurdles. A. G. Kinna ird broke the 100 Vards, 220 Vards a nd Quarter-AWe records U nder 16i. the first by t of a second. the second by ! and t he th ird by i of a second. A. J . 1\iunro broke his OWJl record in the JUlIior High Jump by an in ch, while D. F. L. Evans equalled t he Under 15 Quart er-Mile. V. A. St. A. Hubbard had the best record iu the open events, winning the 100 Yards, Long Jump and Hurdles, and coming second in the 220 Vards. N. J . Fraser WOll the Qua r terMile a nd 200 Yards in excellent times a nd was second in t he 100 Yards. P. R. Locke WOII both the Half and t he Mile. A. G. K innai rd won four Junior events- l Oa Yards , 220 Yards, Quarter-Mile and Long J Ulllp. The School H ouse WOIl th e Sports with a total of 253 points. The Grange were second, without the ser vices of J . I-I. Cla r k. We are sending seven peo"ple to compete in the Public School Sports at the W hite City during the holidays. We wish them the best of luck.

FIRST DAY . 100 YARDS (O pen). 1. 1st . V. A. St. A. Hubba rd. 2nd. N. J. Fraser. 3 rd . D. S. Lucas. Time: l Ot sees. Fraser got a poor start and, although he came \lP well, was beat en by H ubbard on the tape .

QUARTER-MILE (Unde r 16!). A. G. Kinnaird. R. A. Armstron g. A. J. Munro. Tim e : 56t secs. (New Record). Kinnaird took the lead and running very well WOll easily ill record time. Armstrong was about 15 yards behind. 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

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HICH JUMP (Open).

1st. R . H . Gower. 2nd. A. J. Munro. Po 1. Hill. 3td . D. G. R. Fox. { D. A . Wilkinson.

Fraser and Hubbard both got good starts. Fraser , howeve r, passed Hubbard on the first b.end a nd won a fine race by a yard in very good tune. Lu cas was about eight yards behind. 7.

Height: 5 ft. I t ins. The standa rd was very good, all the jumpers clearing 4 ft. li t ins . Gower jumped well, clearing an inch more than Munro, who could not find his best form. 4.

1st.

HAI,II'-MIT.E (Under 16t) . C. Young.

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H. P. 'W ortham . K . R. Henshaw . Tim e : 2 mins. 281 sees. A good race, but th e pace was too slow. Young and Wortham drew away in the last 200 yards, followed by H enshaw, Young just winning in the final sprint by about two yards. Henshaw was only a foot behind Wortham. 2nd. 3rd .

(Under 15 ). D. F . rt , Evans. 2nd. P. N. Macdougall . 3rd. R. F . W . Grindal. Time: 631 sees. (Equals Record). An extremely good race. Evans and Macdougall ran t ogether the whole way and Evans won by a yard. The time was very good a nd equalled the record. QUARTER-MILE

1st.

220 YARDS (Open ). 1st. N . J. Fraser. 2nd . V. A. St. A. Hubbard. 3rd. D. S. Lucas. Time : 24, sees.

I-IuRDr.r~s (Under 16!). 1st . N. E . Chandler. 2nd . A. M. Durnford.

Time." 2 1 secs. Ch andler and Dumford got a good lead a nd were t ogether until about half-way. when Chandler got ahead and WOIl by about two yards in fa ir tillie. Durnford did well but has not yet acquired a good hurdling style: 8. 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

LONG J UMP (Under 16!). A. C. Kinllaird. K. R. Hensh aw. A. J . Munro.

Length: 16 ft. 9! ins. . The s~atld a rd ,~as n ot good . None of the Jumpers Jumped 1l1gh enough. Kinnaird wou with his second jump, a nd H e nshaw was about six inches behind. Kinnaird shoulrl do better with more practice. 9.

MU,E (Open ). P. R. Locke. J . D . Durie. W. C. Young . P . E. H. Lovelace. l'ime ." 5 mins. 8f secs. Reynolds took the lead and held it for the fi rst two laps, when Locke and Durie came up and passed him. At the beginning of t he last lap, Durie was holding the lead but in the. las t 200 ya rds . was passed by Locke, who sprmted to the fhu sh a nd won easily in quite g:oo~ time. Young was only a yard b ehind Dune . 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th .

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THE CANTUARIAN SECOND DAY . LoNG JUMP (Open) . V. A. St . A. Hubbard. D. G. R . Fox . N. E. Chandler. L ength." 19 ft. 4! ins. Hubbard jumped well and won with his sccond jump, although his third ,'.'as O1?ly all in ch behind. He makes use of Ius spring but s hould j UllIP higher. Fox jUllll?ed quite well, doing 18 ft. 3 ins . Chandler Improved 011 his Junior Long JU1I1p .

220 YARDS (Under 16!). 1st. A. C. Kinnaird. 2nd . 1<'. B. B. Woods. 3rd. N. E. Chandler. Time: 25 sees. (New Record ). Kinnaird got q uite a goo~ start and ~von easily by about ten yards 111 record tUlle, beating Thom as's record by i of a second.

T-l u RN,ES (Open ).

1st . 2nd. 3rd.

1st. 2nd.

V. A. St. A. Hubba rd. J. V. Kent.

Time: 17i- secs. (New Record ). 3 ft . 3 ins. hurdles. Hubbard took the lead frol11 the start and won by tell yards in good time. He has a good style and should do well . Kent be at F ox by inches for second place.

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HAJ,p·MII,E (Open).

ls t . P . R . Locke. 2nd . J. D. Dude. 3rd. J . M. C. H. Sargent. Time: 2 mins. 18i sees. Durie took the lead from the start and held it for the first lap-a nd-a-half, but was passed in the last 220 yards by.Locke, who sprinted s trongly and WOll eaSily . . Re~ves was second but was d isqualified ~or Jostli ng. Owing to a rath er he avy wind the time was not good. 4. HIGH J U)1P (Under 161) ' 1st. A. J . Munro. 2nd . D. Wilkinson. 3rd. A. M. Durnford. H eight: 5 ft. 3t ius. (New Record). Munro jumped very well ~n~eed, ~eating his own record by an inch . Wilkinson Jumped just under 5 ft. and should d? well in the future. Durnford jumped 4 ft . lOt ms. The standard was very high and there seems great hope for the future.

QUAR'l'gR·Mn ,l!

1st. 2nd. 3rd.

(Open ).

N. J . Fraser. D. S. Lucas. G. H. Hill.

Time:

sst sees .

Fraser led the whole way and did the first 220 in 25, secs. He won easily and sprinted strongly in good time and with pressing sh ould do ver y well. I ,ucas ran gamely but was about t en ya rds behind Fraser. Hill ran well. 100 YARDS (Under 16t)·

7. 1st . 2nd. :lrd.

A. C. Kinna ird. F. B. 13. Woods . J. Crigson.

Time: 1 I secs. (New Record ). Kinnaird got a poor start but won ill r~cord time. He should take a fifth of a second off with a good start. Woods beat Grigsoll by inches.

100 YARDS (Under 15). 1st. P. N. Macdougall. 2nd . R . Corben. 3rd. D. F. L . Evans.

Time : lI t

sees.

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Macdougall ran very well and won by about five yards from Corben in only H fifth of a second a hove the record . 9,

PUffING 'l'HP. WJ!IGH'r (Open) .

1st . 2nd.

R. H . Gower. '1', Biron.

L ength.' 28 ft. 2 ins. Gower WOll with his third put. wh ich was three inches ill fro nt of Biron 's. Reeves' was abont a quarter of a n inch behind Biron's.

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I NTl!R-T-I oUSE H ALF-Mu.¥. RELAV.

1st. Grange. 2nd . School H ouse. 3td. Day Boys.

4th. Outhouses. Time.' t min . 42 t sees. (New Record). F let cher, running first for School House, secured a lead of about 7 yards, which Ken t just managed to retain from Kinnaird . who came np from last to second. H ubbard passed Hewlett o n the first bend and got a lead of fiv e yards over School House, which I~ta se r held to win in record time·. School Honse were second.

THE SENIOR S T EEPLECHASE . The race was run on Wednesday, Februa ry 20t h , over t he full course. Unfortunately the day was both wet and windy, making it h a rd going for the thirty competitors. H owever, th e race sta rted punctually, and J . D. Durie took the lead and held it. Hi s time at the start of the JUliio r was 4 mins. 39 sees. a nd P . R. T.ocke , J . M. H . Sa rgent and J . H. Clarke were 2nd, 3rd and 4th. At St. Edmuud's the order was- J . D. Durie, II mins. 52 sees.; 2nd, W . C. Young; 3r.d, P. R. L ocke; 4th, ~I. P. Wortham; 5th, J . M. H . Sargent; 6th, J . H. Cla rke ; 7th , T. BIron; 8th , J . C. E. Sm ith ; 9th , R . S. Whalley and 10th, J. A. S. Allen. J. D. Durie (S. H .) kept his lead a ll the way, winuing t he race ill 30 m i n . 19t sees. School House di d well to ga in seven places o ut of eight . The orde r at the finish was-2nd, W. C. Young (S .H.), 30 mill. 33~· sees . ; Srd, H . P. Wortham (S. l-I. ), 3 1 mins. 40 sees.; 4th, J. M. H . Sargent (S.T-I.) ; 5th, P . R. Locke (S. H .) ; 6th, T . Biron (S. H .) ; 7th, J. H. Cl a rke (G) ; 8th. R . S. Whalley (S.H.); 9th , J . C. E. Sntith (G.); 10th. J . A. S. Allen (S .H.) .

T HE J UNIOR S T EEP LECHASE. .'l'he Junior Steeplechase was run on Tuesday, 12th February; the day was very dull and wmdy, tho ugh the rain h eld off for the race. 'l:his yea r t here were sixty-two runners competing. J . H . Clark took the lead after the wood wttll 'v. C. Youn g close behind him , and at St. Edmund's the time was 7 mins. 9 sees. Next came H. P. Wortham, then N. Vi . Gill a nd R. S. Whalley fifth. J., H . Cla:k held the le?d to the dykes, but here W. C. Young overtook him aud WOIl the race Ul 25 llIlUS. 15 secs. wtth Cla rk half a second behind . The result was-1st, W . C. Young (S .H. ); 2nd , J. H . Clark (G.); ard, H. P. Wor tham (S.H.); 4th, W. '1'. L ocke (H.H. ) ; and a close fifth R. F. Griudal (H .B .) ; 6th, K . R . Henshaw (D.B. ) ; 7th. R. S. Whalley (S .H. ) ; and 8th . J. A. S. Allen (S .H.).

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With t hree old colours and half a d ozen mcmbe rs of th e 2nd X I. t here should be plenty of material around which to build a team. The chicf need will be a wicket-keeper. Both last yea r's wicket -keepers have left a nd the standard ill this der artmeut ill the lower ga mes last yea r was not ver y encouraging. B ut alth oug h there sho ul< be a number of useful batsmen, there onl y remain two bowlers of all y st a nding. The fie lding should be up to standard and this a t least can bc impro ved by practice. All 1s t XI. matches a re be ing played on Beverley except t he new fixture wit h Univers ity Coll ege School at thc very begiuning of the scaSOIl. T he 2nd X I. plays Tyler Hill and B1ean C.C. for the first time . A new midd le has been put clow n on Blorc's Piece and 011 St. Stephen 's both wicket and o nt -field should be excellent ,

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FIRST X I. Grotmd. Opponents. H Olli e Un iversity College School. Home St. Lawrence C.C. HOlllc W ye College. St. Lawrence" Thursday." HOllie HOllie Merchant Taylors' School. Away Charthalll Mental H ospital . Away H.ighgate School. Away Sutton Valence School. Home Dover College. Away King's CollcÂĽe School, Wimbledon . HOllle St . Edmuud s School. Away St . I,tl.wrence College, Ralllsgate, HOllie Enstbourne College. Home O.K.S. SECOND XI. Home Herne Bay College 1st XI. Away \Vye College 2nd XI. Home Tyler H ill aud Blean C.C, llroadstairs C.C. I-lome Away Sir Roger Mauwood's School 1st XI. Home Sutton Valence School 2nd XI. Away Dover College 2ud XI. Away St. Edmund's School 2nd Xl. Home St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, 2nd XI. COLTS' XI. Away H erne Bay College 2nd XI. Homc Dovcr Colte~e Colts . Away St. Edmund s School Colts.

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FOOTBALL. RETROSPECT. By winning seven out of eleven matches played, the 1st XV. more than fulfi lled the expectations of t he beginning of the season: Only t wo school matches werc lost; K.C.S . were indeed lu cky to win by a m argin of OIlC POUlt. The season started favourab ly with a convincing will over Rev. A. S. Mayne's XV., but the n fo llowed a series of injuries which caused a depleted team to be fielded, a nd cOl1Se(\Ucllt losses to Canterbury and Eastbourne College. From then onwards the school carried al before them, ga ining victori,es over ,Sutton Vallcll cc, St . Lawrence, Dover, Christ's H ospital ; and the new fixture agalllst U.C.S. was also WOIl. The strength of the team lay ill its lack of weaknesses . The forwards, t hough light, played a fast game to the end, and snpported the three-quarters very well. The halves were perhaps the best part of the side. The 2nd XV. suffered greatly through not being a ble to field the same team, but some young ami useful players forced themselves into the team. The 2nd XV. forwards werc heavy, but the three-qua r ters a nd halves lacked initiative. The 3rc1 XV. again won all their m atches but one; the for wards who were a heavier pack than eitller the 1st or 2nd XV. certainly made use of their weight. It was encouraging to see s uch n number of prolllising young players ill t he Colts' XV, which bodes well for the future. Thanks are due to :Mr. Stallier and Mr. Juckes for their successful coachin g of the teams. The n ew system whereby members of the 1st o,r 2nd XV. coach the lower games at least once a week should improve the s t a ndard of rugger 1Il the School.

1s'1' XV. CHARACTERS. A. D. M. Fr,ETcmm.- (Full Back ). Improved greatly sillce last season . H e frequ ently s t arted a dangerous attack, but sometimes got into trou ble through stunding too far up. A good kick, a nd usually a certain tackle. N. J. F'RAslm .-(Wil1g Three-quarter). Was unfo~tun ate to be out ~or several important matches, Witll a strained thigh, but before this h,; m ade use of Ius sp.ee~l .to rUll round the opposing wiug. A good t ackler, but never qlUte recovered from his IUJury. R. A. ARMS'tRONG.-(Ceutre Three-quarter). Was also unlucky to be injured. He raIl hard and was an extremely ha rd tackler. H e timed his passes well and sometimes made useful openings. V. A. S't. A. I-IunDARD.- (Centre Three-quarte r ). A strong and elusive ruuner, he was iuclined at first to pass wildly afte r making a good opening, but in this r espect and also in his tackling h e improved greatly in the course of the season . P. M. ]ERVIS.-(Willg Three-quarte r ). A very fast and da~ g~rous runner who, lllight have relied more on his swer ve a nd side-step and less on klCklllg over t he back s head. H e played 111an), extremely good a nd some rather erratic games; an excellent drop-kick.

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D. S. LucAs.- (Fly-h alf). Often played brilliantly, especially ill the Dover ma tch. Learned to drop-kick well. At times he ran too much across the fie ld . His tackling and fallin g all the b all were usually good. Handled and kicked weU. F. E. H . LOVm,ACE.- (Scrtlll1-half). One of t he best a nd m ost consistent players on the side. Much quickcr t ha n last season a t getting the ball away . T ackled extraordinarily well. A genuine opport unist, always at t hc right spot. II . P . PI,AVER (Captain ).- (Forward). A very active wiug-forward who fully earned the numerous t ries he scored. His a bility to play three-quarte r ca me in useful. A very fair d ribbler and tackler . As Capt ain he s howed grea t keenness and intelligence, and knew when t o praise, t o blame , a nd to keep s ilent ; he was la rgely responsible for the s uccess of t he side. H . J. R . PRA'n (Vice-Captnill ).- (porward). A hurd working forward witll a good sense of positioning . T ackled hard and often d ribbled well. A strong place kicker, but was iucJ illed to take his eye off the ball when kicking. C. W. DONA I,DSON.- (Forward ). Was ont of the team for IlIOst of the School ma tches thro ugh illness. RatJler light but dribbled well and lip to his illness he hooked weU. P . H . F . DODD.- WOl'ward). \Vith Wisel1lan he made a good second row. Was alwa ys up Oil the ball , but did Hot rtm hard euough when h e got it. Dribbled well. His match experience aided him in his good positioning. H. P. WISEMAN.- (l"or ward) . Qne of t he best tacklers ill t he team. He shoved well in the second row a nd always played a u energetic game ill t he loose. P. S. W. Romm'ts.- (Forwu rd ). In the Hne-outs h c jumped extremely well a nd on his day heeled the ball practically every t illle. Rather clumsy in t he loose. J. i\l. 1.. SCIIOI,lllEI,D .- (Forward ). As a wing forward he played well a nd with a little luore expericllce should be very good . Hc often succecded iu getti ng across to help in the dcicnce. Both wing forward s were inclined to rest in the tight scrums. Very light for

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KING'S SCHOOl, v. UN I VERSITY Cor,LEGE SCHOOL. Played 0 11 t he U.C.S. ground 011 Saturd ay, December 8tb, the School won this new fixture by 12 poin ts (1 goal , I drop and a try) to n othing. Although s till feeling the effects of a late IUIlch and the journey, the School a ttacked from the start and Lovelace ran straigh t tluough the defence almost immediately . Pratt converted with a ver y good kick. The heavy and wet state of the ground prevented fast running, bllt t he School three-quarters were showi ng a definite improvement on the K.C.S.

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match . T he School however were being p ressed ha rd a ud a series of serums occurred in o ur 25. T he ball re mained for the grea ter part of the first ha lf ill t he School's ha lf until a kick ahead by I.. uens, and a q uick follow up by t he forwa rds. fo llowed by a. sm art heel enabled Lucas to d rop a goal. I n t he second half t he Scbool were contiuually pressing. a nd several times t he ball was almost carried over the liue. Lovelace was unlucky not to score after a good dribble, a nd Lucas narrowly missed kicking a nother goal. Hubbard scored the last t ry. The three~ q ua r ters played m uch better , a nd the forwa rds t ho ugh a bit less bustling than us ual, heeled the ball con t inua lly. The followi ng represented the School :- A. D . M. F letcher ; N. J . I·'raser, R. A. Armstron g, V. A. St. A. Hubba rd, P. M. J e rvis; D. S. Lucas, F . E. H . r,ovelace; H. P . Player H. J . R . Pratt, C. W. Donaldson , P. H. F. Dodd, [,~. P . Wise ma n, J. M. ]~. Scholfield, A. G: Kinnaird, J . D . Durie. KIN G'S SCHOOL v. O.K.S. Played 011 Blore's Piece, on December 17th, the School ended a successful season by beating t he O.K.S. by fou r poin ts to three. This was the School's seventh victory of the season . The O.K.S. started well with a customary r ush , but the School ma naged to hold them. a nd t he mselves attacked. T he O.K .S. pack clid uot get together at fi rst and the School heeled the ball more often. I II t he line-outs the School seldom got t he bal l. T he School scored quite early, when fo llowing a forward rush , P layer gave a long pass back to Lovelace, who dropped a very neat goal. T hen t he O.K.? sc?re~ t hrough Wilde after J ohuston had run throug h a lmost to t he line. b ut was well tackled Just 111 time. T he second half was not very fast a nd although J OllllstOIl a nd Wilde both looked da ngero us at ti mes for the O.K.S., the School's t ackling was lUuch too good to let t hem through . The School t h ree-qua r ters suffered greatly t hrough t he a bsence of J ervis and never looked a t all da ngerous. The following represented the School :- A . D. M. F let cher ; N. J . Fraser, R . A . Ar mstrong, V. A. St . A. H ubba rd . J R . Hudson . D S. L ucas, F E H . Lovelace; H . P . P layer, H. J. R . P ratt , C. W. Donaldson, ll. P. Wisema n, J . M L. Scholfield, A G Kinnaird, J. C. E. S mith, J. D . D urie.

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1ST XI. MATCHES. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. HERNE BAY COLI,EGE. T his match was played on St. Steph en's on February 5th and resnlted ill a will for the School by two goals to Que. The game started with a prolonged School attack. Lovelace just missed with a push shot and the ball rall badly for Hubbard when well-placed. The School continued to press and eventually scored through Gower after the goalkeeper had failed to clear from Hubbard . The Herne Bay defence was playing very steadily, but the School att ack cont iuued to 1llOtlOpolise the ga me . Just before half-time the Herne Bay forwards broke away and after a misunderstanding between the backs, their centre forward equalised with a good flick s hot. But for this onc movement the School had pressed neatly the whole hnlf. The School started the second half with a fine 'llIovetll eiit- which s hould have resulted in a score. One s hort corner was wasted, but from another as a result of good follow ing up Hubbard scored from a partia l clearance by the goa lkeeper. The School continued to press and shou ld have scored from auother short corner, but somchow the ball was scrambled away. After t his the I-Ie1'lle Bay excursions into the School half became more frequent and all two or three occasions they caught the School defence lying too far up, and neatly scored. Two short corners were forced, but the School cleared both a nd the gamc ended with the School pressing. Both defences played excellently, the School halves being outstanding. The School forwards were hampered in the second half by injuries to Gower and Fletch er, but the game was ncarly lost ill the first quarter of a]1 hour when they should have scored at least three goals. The forwards' shooting throughout the game was weak. Tn the second half scoring was very difficult owing to the effective packing of the Herue Bay circle. The following represented the School :- A. J. Munro; G. I-l. Hill, A. G. Kinnaird; D. S. Lucas. R. E. Cunni ngham, K. R. H enshaw; D . G. H. Pox, F. E. H. Lovelace, R. I-I. Gower. V. A . St. A. Hubbard, A. D. M. Fletcher.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. CANTER13Ul<Y H.C. This game was played on St. Stephen's on February 9th and resulted ill a good Will for the School. The grollnd waS in very good condition d espite the recent frost and the game was fast throughout. The ea rl y exchanges were very even. The School was held up through faulty passing and some good work by the Canterbury backs. For SOlUe time neither side looked like scoring and play was mainly confined to midfield. The School had two short corners without getting a shot in, but finally went ahead through Lovelace, after a good movement. The School pressed IllOst of the second half and scored again after twenty minutes. In this, one's sympathies were with the goalkeeper. F letcher hit the ball goalwards, where it in advertently glanced off Hubbard's stick all to a back's foot and so into goal. If, however, tJle manlier of obtai ning the goal was fortun a te, it was certui ul y deserved all the rUIi of play. This gaul seemed to spur Oil the Canterbury forwards and l\{unro saved well frOIll two s hort corners. The gallle ended with a pretty bout of passing between the School forwards, which should have resulted in a goal after what was the best Iliovement of the match. The School showed greatly improved forlll except in shooti ng, in which department there was still far too much hesitancy and lack of first time shots. The backs were covering much better and Munro in goal was very safe. The halves as a line kept tlle attack going well. The following represented the School :-A. J. Munro; G. H. Hill, A. G. Kinnaird; D. S. Lucas, R. E. Cunuingham, K. R. Henshaw; D. G. R. Fox, R. H. Gower, V. A. St. A. Hubbard, F. E. H._Lovelace, A. D. M. Fletcher.

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE. This match, played all St. Stepheu's on February 16th, resulted in a remarkable win for the School by eight goals to six. 1'llis surprising score wns due to the gale of wind that was blowing straight down the pitch, making defence difficult. The Sch ool started with the wind behind them, but was a goal down within two minutes of the start. The School, however, exerted pressure and Fletcher scored with a very fine flick shot frOIl1 the left. SoOIl after, Lovelace put the School ahead oul y for St. Lawrence to equalise immediately. For the rest of the half the School was pressing almost continuously. Fletcher scored with 'a shot which the goal-keeper should ha ve saved. Cunningham added another after a ml!!fe in front of the goaf and Gower a fifth from a b reak down the middle. Just before half time St. Lawrence scored again. 'fhe School t hus had a lead of two goals at the inter val with the prospect of a thirty-five minute fight against the gale. T he pessi m ists received sOllie encolll'agement when St. Lawrence scored immed iately after the restart. But to everyone's astonishment the School proceeded to score three goals ill the next twenty minutes. Cower scored first, then Fletcher produced another fi ne flick s hot and fina lly Gower scored, after a neat dribble and pass by Lovelace. The School were now leading, eight goals to four, and appeared to have the game well in haud with only tell mi nutes to go. But St. L awrence were not finished yet. The backs were at fault twice a nd that made the score eight, six. By this time most of the players h ad lost count of the score, but had a vague idea that the School was still a goal or two up. During this last agonising five minutes, St. Lawrence got the ball into t he lIet again , but the point was disallowed. At last the wHistle blew and the School was safe. The most pleasing feature of the game was the immensely improved form showed by the School forwards. for time and again they beat the oppositioll by their quick passing: their shooting too was far quicker. It is unfair, however, to pick out one department when the whole team played so maguificently. The following represented the School :-A. J. Munro; G. H. Hill, A. G. Kinnaird ; D. S. Lucas, R. E. Cunningham, K. R. Henshaw; D. G. R. Fox, F. E. H. Lovelace, R. H. Gower , V. A. St. A. Hubbard , A. D. M. Fletch er.

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CANTERBURY.

This match, played on the St. Edmu nd's School ground, resulted in a win for t he School by three goals to one. The weather was fine but the ground was ve ry soft as a result of previolls rain. This fact went against the School, for it made the ga me slow, and the School was accustomed to fast conditions. The School pressed from the st art and carried the ball into the St. Edmund's circle, but slow and bad shooti ng by the forwards together with the good keeping of the St. Edmund's goalkeeper were responsible for the ball being cleared. After this the game was fairly even , each side pressing in turn. Many penalty corners were awarded against the School, but aliI' opponents were unable to make use of them. After one of these the ball was taken up the field by the forwards and resnlted ill Lovelace scori ng WiOl a good shot. This was shortly followed by a goal by Fletcher, who came in from the left wing and scored. Thus at half-time the School led,2- 0.

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The second half found St. Hd1l1und's rallying strongly . The School t eam appeared to go t o sleep and was tluable t o do anything right. This was chiefly noticeable in the backs, who were badly off form. St . Edmund 's pressed a great dea l and eventu ally scored through their right wing. who. evading his opposing half and both backs, fin all y beat the goa lkeeper. At tltis t he School seemed to s how morc life and bega n to press. Hubbard scored during a lllel f c in the goal mouth . The remainder of the gam e was fairly even . For the School the halves pl ayed quite stead il y and the fo rwards played well in first h alf. but the backs were weak during the whole game.

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KING'S SCH OOl " CANT E RB U R V v. DOVER COr,I,EGR Pl ayed at Dover on F e bruar y 23rd and resulted in a win for the Sch ool by 5 goals to 4. The ground was in a ve ry muddy stat e which led to scrappy pl ay a ll both sid es. Dove r were lIufortuu ate in losing their right half, injurcd in the firs t fi vc minutcs . But IIIlcli s ~ mayed, they played magnificently until the las t twe nty minutcs, when the d epleted side naturally began to fe el the pace. During this period , the School were a ble to save the game ill a spirited rally. Dover attacked from t he start and Munro effected some good saves. Several of the School move ments we rc spoil t by offside, but Gower event ually scored with a vcry fast s hot which , however, a p pea red to hi t the upright and re bound to Gower's feet . Almost immediately Dover equalised , after a s udden break away which found the backs pl aying t oo square. At the other end t he School nearly scored , but ' Vass saved wel1. Play at this point was very scrappy, there being few constructive movements and far too many fouls. Before hali time Dover scored again . After the interval, the School showed greatly improved form. Fox wus put through . With a long pass and scored with a very good shot . Dover took th e lead again following a bad mistake by Munro, who failed t o clea r the ball when it would have gonc out of play . 'rhe School came back strongly and the Dover d efence h ad an anxions period , Gower scored afte r drawing the goa lkeeper, and Lovelace put t he School ahead after a ll\ ~U e in fron t of goa l. The Dover counter a t~l1:c k was held up and Gower scored aga in after a break away which caught t he defence Ollt of posttlon. Just before t he end , Dovcr scored ÂŁ1'0 111 a short corner with a soft shot which bumped awkwardly fo r Mun ro . . 'rhe School's play t hroughout seemed affected by the wet grol1l1d. This was particularly lloti cea ble among the halves and backs. The forwards played well iu the second half. The following represented the School :- A. J. Munro ; G. H. Hill, A. G. Kinnaird; D. S . Lucas, R. E. Cunningham, K. R. Henshaw; D. C . R. Fox, F. E . H . I,oveiace, R. H. Gower, V. A. St. A. Hubbard, A. D. M. F letcher.

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. GREEN OWLS' H.C. The School were unlucky lIOt t o win this very scrappy game played at I.ÂˇYluinge on :March 2nd. The School spent the fi rst ha lf gettin g IIsed t o t he very bumpy concave pitch , during which period t he Green Owls gained a single goal lead . Our opponen ts' chief strength lay in t hei r half backs, who always had their respecti\'e men marked . Towa rds t he end of tlus half the School found t heir fo rm and set up more t hau one danger ous attack. T wo short corners were gaincd , bu t pro\'ed fl'11i t less. III t his period t he School would have been well ad vis('d t o play more to the whis tl e. I II th e secolld h alf the School faced what lIlay be called t he village end . For along our opponents' goa l line were lined t he village wort hies, who prodded all amusing, if somcwhat dist racting audi ence. Throughout thi s half t he School held the upper hand . Aftcr a bout t ell minu tes, Fletch er sco red with a very lucky s wer ving s hot , which just dropped ill t he t op left hand comcr of th e net . Th e Green Owls had a period of aggression , d uring which , Reeves effected a good save. The School cont inued to press and t he for wards showed useful com bin ation. Twice t he School would have scorcd a ftcr scr um mages, had !lot t he ba ll been ul1pl ayabJe owing to the !lumbcr of recumbent fi gures in the Owls ' goa lmouth . Soon afterwards t he fin al whistlc wen t nnd t he School h ad to be content with a draw. Hilton, depu tisil1g for Kinn aird , pl ayed a very useful gamc and t hc defence as a whole was very SOllnd , but t he forwards in the fi rst half were put off by our opponen ts' robus t methods. After the ga me thc School was entertained to a very enjoyabl e tea in the village. The follo win g rcpresented the School :- S. R eeves; G. l-I. Hill, lVI. G. Hilton ; G. H . Hu g.he s~ H a li e tt , R . E . CUllnitl gham , K . R. Henshaw ; D. G. R . Fox, P. E. H. Lovelace, R. H . Gower, V. A. St . A. Hubbard , A. D. M. Fletcher . KI NG'S SCHOOL, CANT E RBU R V v. K. MARTI N'S Xl. This ga me played on St. St ephen 's on March 5t h, resulted ill a win for the School by a solitar y goal , scored in the last minute of t he game. SOIllC of the visi tors wer e un avoidably delayed en route and the ga me st arted very late. Indi vidu all y, our opponents were clever and fas t , but s uffe red from a lack of combination , evcn so, had thcir inside forwards s hot a li t tle morc accurately, the School would undoubtedly have been beatclI . Th e School waS th c first t o attack , but thcy found the right back a great stumbling block. l\'l art in 's X I. th en had a pcl'iod of aggressioll. Rec ves was call ed into action 0 11 sever al occasioll s and t hroughout, played brilliant ly. Play then beca me dull owing t o thc ba ll being const ant ly hi t out of pl ay . In t he second half SOl:le of t he visitors began to fee l the pace and thc School h ad more of the ga me. One cent re went right across t he goal and wit h t he goalkeeper drawn out of position the ball had only to be put into t he empty net . Somehow t he chance was missed and the ball was clea red. Thi s almost p roved :l costly mist ake, for except for two short corners t he School's nex t chance of scoring WtlS just nca r the end , when CUl1ningham cleverly d rew t he d efence ond p assed t o Gower, who fi nd ing himself unm arked, scored the winning goal. The match was a vcry enjoy a ble one, aud our sincerest thanks are due to Mr. Martin , for the great t rouble he hns t aken in again bringing down a team to visit the School. The followlI g rcprescn ted the School :-8. Ree ves; G. H . Hill , A. G. Kinuaird; G. H. Hughes~H a ll e tt , R . E. Cunningham, K . R. r-Ienshaw; D. G. R . Pox, P . E. H. Lovelace, R. H. Gower, A. D. M. Fletcher, V. A. St. A. Hubbard.

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K I NG'S SCHOOL, CAN'n;RB UR Y v. O. K .S. Canterbury was at its worst for the visit of t he O. K .S., on March 9th . A biting l~ast wiud swep t d own St . Stephen 's, and t he cold made t he ga me un pleasant for both players and spect ators. T h is did not however prevent t he ScllOOi frOIll wiulling 3-1, and so p reser ving t hei r uu beaten record. T he ground was rock-like from t he previous night's frost, and as a result t he game Wli S played at a great pace . The School played iuto t he wiud ill t he first half, bu t the O.1<.S. were t he first t o attack. It was 50011 obviolls t hat the game would be ver y even , us t he a.K. S. were much stronger than in the IJccviolis year. Once or twice the School for wards looked d angerous, but t hey were well held by a vc ry s teady defence ill which Dann and Wat ts were outst anding . They were, howeve r, uulucky lIOt t o score whcn the ball rau along tbe goallille only to cur ve outwards unluckily. Just before balf-time, followin g a good move mellt a ll thc right wing, Gower scored wit h a reversc s tick shot fo t' which tile goalkeeper seemed unprepar ed . The School exer ted pressure ill the second half with the wind behiud them aud weut fur t her ahead t hrough Lovelace . The ball struck a d efender, aud glauced out of the goalkeeper 's reach . Theil followed a period of s ust ained pressure by the O. K. S. , in which the whole for ward line played well together. Eventually Ferguson scored. Several promi sing movemen ts 0 11 th e School left wing were s topped by Rundall . The O.K.S. weut very near t o e qll a li sin ~ , but j ust before the end, Gower scored again after a. mis llnders tanding between the O.K.S. defence. R eeves in goal again played well, and the backs cover ed off effectively. The h alves and forwards combined well at times, bu~ found it h ard to adapt themselves to t he a bnormally fast conditions. The following represented the School :-5. R eeves ; G. H . lilli, A. G. K ill1laird ; G. H . Hughes-Hallett , R. E. Cunningham, K. R. H enshaw; D . G. R . P ox, F . E. H . Lovelace, R. H . Gower, A. D. M. Flet cher, V. A. St. A. Hubbard .

2ND XI. MATCHES. K I NG'S SCHO OL 2 N D XI. v. CANT E RB UR Y H .C. 2 N D XI. Played all Saturd ay, Fe bruary 9th, 0 11 thc Canterbury ground . The conditions were not fa voura ble to H ockey as the ground was covered with snow, bll t the game proved fast aud exciting . Th e game opened briskly and in the first fi ve lllinu tes, Palmer, after a good individual dribble, sco rcd. Canterbury equalised soon after, followin g a good movcment on the right. Play was fai rly evcn , but Canterbury wer e al ways more dangerous, and scored again after mistakes by the backs. The School play brightened up and R eynolds scored a neat goal after a brea k away and good d r ibble. Canterbury took t he lead again just before halfÂˇ time from a corner. . The School attacked at the start of the second h alf and missed several ch ances through unsteadiness ill the ci rcle. Canterbury would have scored but fo r a good save by R eeves, 'Who played a ver y steady ga me t hroughout . Cauterbury continued to s wiug the ball about aud scored t wice more aft er quick brea k-uways. The game closed with Canterbury on top. The School fo ugh t gamely, but were put oft' by d ecisive tackling. T h e forwards were good at times, but did not combine well and ha rdly shot at all . The h alves were st eady, but did HOt s upport their forwards enough. The backs were rather shaky. The following represent ed th e School :-5. Reeves; J. B. W . Grigson, M, G. Hilton ; G. H. Hughes-Hallett, R. A . Armstrong, P. 1. Hill; F. 'l'ounsend, H . C. Reynolds, R. S. Beale P. l\.i. Chetwynd-1Jahllcr. W. N. Hayes . '

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X I. v . ST. I.A WRENCl, CO J, l,EGI~ , RAMSGAT E,

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This game, played at R amsgate, onSat urday, February 16th, was lost by 3 goals to nil. Conditions were very poor, a strong wind blowi ng righ t across t he ground . T he ga me was fast and keen th roughout and the School d id well to hold thei r opponents ill the fi rs t half. '!'here was little t o choose between t he t wo sides except in the ci rcle, where St. Lawrence held t he adva ntage, their shooting being much bet te r t han th e School's. T he School attacked from t he st ar t. They were met by a good defence and t he St. I ,awrellce forwa rds got all the move, thanks to good clearing by their backs. St . Law rencc con tiuued t o prcss, but the School halves brokc up a ny dangerous attacks. After half-time, St . Lawrence pressed and R eeves Illad e some good sa ves. It was lIOt until well iuto the half th at St. Lawrence scored with an tlns toppable shot frolll a short corncr. T he ScllOOI attacked down the centre and Beale was unlucky not t o score. St. Lawrence scored again through t heir left wing with a clever fl ick s hot frolll nn acute angle. The School attacked again , but lack of thrust spoiled a good ch ance. Just before th e end , St . i,awrence scored after a good movement between the inside forwards. The game was more even than t he score suggests. T he d efence was good , but the attack spoilt m any good movements by their poor s ltooting. The following represented the School :-5. Reeves; J. H. W. Grigsoll , M. G. Hilton ' R. A. Ar mstrong, G. H . Hughes-Hallett, P. I. Hill ; F . TOlillsend, H . C. R eynolds, R. S. Beale: P. M. Chet wYlld- P almer, D. S. H earne.

K ING'S SCHOOL

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X I. v. ST . EDMUN D 'S SCHOOL

2ND

XI.

P layed on St. Stephen 's, on Tuesday, F ebruary 19th, this match resulted in a win for t he School by 1- 0. The ground was soft, but conditions were good on the whole. The game, howe,:,er,. wus very scrappy, b~il1g spoil t by far to? many fO lils. The School were d efinitely supe rior 111 t he first half and dId most of the attack1llg, but they fell away badly in the second half und only just hung on to their na rrow lead . A mistake by t he St . Edmund 's goalkeeper gave the School th eir goal after t wenty minutcs' play. After t wo p arti al clearances he misjudged a shot from 'palmer. St. Edmund 's impro ved , but th e School halves broke lip t heir attacks. After hulf-time St . Ed mun d's beca me more d angerous and several times nearly sco red , oncc missing an open goal. The School made grollnd 0 11 the right and two or three movements were spoilt by poor fi nishing . The s t and ard of pl ay improved t owards t he end and Beale only just failed with a good shot frOlll a corner. On the whole thc School were th e better side. The halves m arked well, but were slow in getting t o th e ball. The backs cleared cleanly, but faltered und er pressure : t he chi ef fault lay in t he forwards, who wasted illl11I1Uera bl e opportuniti es by not shooting quickly when once ill t he circle. Th e followiug represen ted the School :-5. Reeves; J . n. W. Grigson , M. G. Hilton ; G. H . Hughes-Hallett, R . A. Armstrong, P. 1. Hill ; P. '!'oullsend , H . C. R eynolds, R . S . Beale, P. M. Che t wynd-Pa h" e,., D . S. H earne.

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Xl. v . D OVER COLLEGE 2 ND XI.

Played a ll St. St ephen 's, Saturday, February 23rd, and resulted in a loss for the School by two goals t o one. Thi s was a vcry good game and the School s howed improved form ' Dover however we re the be tte r ba la nced side und ~lese rved t o win .. 111 the first ha lf Do v~r had n~ore of th~ game a nd ~hey scored ,n good goal 1Il the las t fi ve IIl111UtCS, fro m the right wing. The School forwnrd s dId l\ot COlli bl11c well and co uld not gc:t past the r~th.e r strong Dove r defence ; there werc so me goo~l movemen ts s tarted , but they dId not lIlaten,aitsc . The score at half-time was 1- 0 . . JlIllllcdHlte}:y af~er the bully-off, Dov,e r s tarted a IlI ce mo vement a ll the left , which ended 111 a go ul. l Ite School pressed af~e r till S and the fo r wnrds began to play very well , with the. result that ReYIl.olds s~ored all the n gh t. Play was very e ven at this time with t he School trylll g hard ~ o eq ualise . SeVe rallll?Velllents ,0,11 the p a rt of Dovel' we re just broken up in t ime, R~e ves plnYlllg a very good game III goal. I he Do ve r eaptaiu was unfortunate not to s core ~\' I th two good shots towards the end. T he School did not score a ga in , but played ver y well III the latte r pa rt of the game. The following represented the School :---S. R eeves; J. B. W. Grigson M. G. Hiltol) . R . A. Arlllstron g, G. H . Hughes-Ha llett, P . 1. Hill F . Touusend, H . C. Reynoids, R . S . Beale: P. M. Chetwynd-P ahl1er , D . S. H earne .

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COLTS' XI. MATCHES. KING 'S SCHOOL COI,l'S v. DOVER COI,l,EGE COLTS.

011 F ebrua ry 9th the School Colts WOll a ve ry e ven match with Dover three goals to two a nd so avenged last year's defeat. ' " The School score? ill the first five minutes afte r a good movem ent between Thorndike l owllsend [rom '.vlllCh the latter scored . Dover, however , were qu ick to equalise. The Scho.ol defence was lylll g too far up and was unable t o get back ill t illle . Until half-time pIa contllmed t o be ve ry even. SOOI1 afterwa rd s D over wen t a head with a fille first-time shot frOl~ a centre fro.1lI th.e right win~'. whicl~ ga ve Andrews 11 0 ch a nce . The School proceeded to press for t he r;~ t of th e gam e. 1 hor,nch.ke eventually scored following a pHrtial clearance from a corne r . 10wnsend sco red the WltltllUg goal from a neat pass from Brown . ~l](1

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The following represented the Colts :- R . A Andrew::;, H . R R Steele, D H Freeland Allen . '1'. C. C. Dumas, S. G. Venner ; A. H . Lovelace, Q Browl1, P Townsend , M C. A' S pencer , D. J. R. Thorndike.

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On Tuesd ay, F e bruary 19t1l , the Colts lost t o St . E dmund 's Colts, on St . St ephen 's, by a solitary goal. The gallic was very even for the fir st twenty minutes, both defences being prominent . The School wcnt lIenr , b ut St. Edmund 's scored t hro ugh their inside right, a fter a good mil and dribble by the left wing. But for one o r t wo rnshes by the Schoof, St. E dmund 's, \\'h o had n ver y live ly forward line, continued to press . The School found their form ill the second half a nd had most of the game. Onl y poor fini shing prevented t hem from scoring. The St . t';dlllll ll d 's goa lkeeper played exccllently throughout. Por the School the defence was rather weak a nd was inclined to be too far up the fi eld , but t he halves did some good work in supporting their forwards. The forwards would have done better to swing the ball about more . The most noticeable feature of t he match was the superiority of the St. Edmund's positional p lay . The followin g represented the Colts :- R A Andrews ; H. R . R. St eele, D . H. Freela nd ; Allen, T C. C Dumas, A G Venner , A H. Lovela ce , Q. Brown , P. T o wnsend , M. C. A. S pencer, D. P. L. Ev ans .

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The match was played on a pa rticularly cold d ay , which pro ba bl y acco unted for the extreme vigour shown ill the fir st t en minutes of pl ay. School House attacked from the s t a rt, and a fter re peated attacks on the Dayboys' goa l sco red through Gower. A fter this the Da yboys attacked strongly, and seve ral t imes had the ball ill the circle, but seemed incapable of scoring owin g to the e ffective packin g of the School Honse circle . T owards half-time , however, l ,ovelace, in Olle of these scrimmages , got in a shot , which, glancing off an o pponent's foot , found the net. l)lay con tinued t o be even , the ball being swun g fr0111 on e end of the field to t he other . At half-time the score was one all , a satisfact ory pe rfo rmance b y School HOllse, considering the difference in standard of the individu als playin g in the two t eam s . After half-time the Dayboys attacked s trongly , a nd soon scored through Fox . From t he bull y-off the D a yboys quickly scored anot her goal, which caused School Honse t o ch a nge ro und two of their side . K ent went t o b ack , a nd proved a formida ble, if somewhat blunderin g obst a cle. However , the Dayboys scored again thro ugh T owllsend . School H ouse, t owards the end, nearly scored. but Reeves in goal effected a good s a ve , a nd Cunningha m added another to the D ayboys' score. The fi n al score was 5- 1, L ovelace scoring t he last goa1. On the whole the play attained a high standa rd t hroughout, a nd the game was very much more even than the score suggest s, as the Dayboys only gained Ute upper hand ill the last quartc r of an hour .

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OUTHOUSES.

In tile firs t round of the H onse Ma t h TJ d Out hollses drew, one a ll . The conditions we /~S on d l1~\ty, :Ma rch 8th , ~he Grange and the t oss and elected to pIa tl hill d . e c g?O all Ie g a11l e fast. 1 he Grange won the sligh tly t he be tte r of ~allle alblltfh~l~~Jhe t III a n firs t half, the Outhouses had lead , which th ey hacl est abiished by the inltee rcl;ce T~ ,weell t Ie tea ms ha rdly justi fie d the goal L ock putt ing a good centre from R S \ " 'll' tva . t 't"l was scored afte r twenty minutes' play . 'vi l lUIlIS dp as Ie goalkeeper as he c a It crwa r d 5, tl Ie 0 utho uses very nea. rly tI . I i ' nme ou t . S llOrtly. t he b a ll through the goa l with a ha;d sho~c~~'1se ca e, R . S. Willia ms actually putting a foul by the defence ill the circle ' Ou t"o ' e ~a ll1etllOwe ver having already been stopped for . a k'ck' occasions I . ti ' IeerOran . ge . also .were un IlIC k y not to score once W 1len tl ley we re pulled up for e ff folrcill g the ball through from ~ nH::;lee ill front of th e goa llllouth fII~d ~gai~~ ~~~~e~IHI~ well. ' U ) )ar< S lOt Inrd , on ly fo r Munro to save After the r esumption the Gran . d tl . game t erritOrially, but {aW'u g, h o,,:e,~~ a~~u1lle k Ie agNresslve, hav~ng far the be tter of the forw a rds, though cleve r il1dividua U . w' ma e .n~l1C I lIse of t heIr opportunities . Their with the result th a t t heir movellre~l er e not COlubllllng too well a nd were frequ ently off-side Outhouses s tilJ threa tened with occas~n~1ner~l y bbr~k e up Ibeforc rea ching t he circle. 'l'h~ which , afte r a ll unexpectedly pa tchy fi \ s, u never ooked like pc netratillg a defence Grange obta incd th eir equ a liser ~fter a ~~ a r~a , as p}a~il1g a ' -e ry stead y ga me. The actual m a nner of t heir scorin ,;as < er 0 au lour 0 t Ie second ha lf, a nd , t hough the Chetwynd . P almer , on t he rungof theS~~~~'~ll~~t for~ll~ate , l\h,lIlro blllisjUdgillg a wea k shot from th e d efences on both sides were on t op td. Y \~~ ,eser ve(. to e 0 11 level te rms. After this , at 1l0-S I( e ca lli e WIt h no furth er in crease in the sco re:

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Gran ge bent the O uthouses b fo ur 0 e ' o use ~latches, 0 11 Monday, l\'farch II th the to fi eld a full sid e. P o rtun afel thgoa ls. t o t~vo. OWIl~g to 1lI1l111PS, neither honse were' abl e la cking t wo and the Outhous~s th~ee ~f ~I~enuc Vad cl anned victims impa rtially, the Grange lelr reg u a r t ea m, and thus the ir rela tive s trength was not greatly impaired. From t he bully-off, the Grange tt ac k d d . . defence was pellulised for s ticks . Frolllath e 1;'1 t 'Jere III thea opponents ' circle, when the saved well, but was tillable t o clear, and ~I~~b~ a~l s lort Cotner, Hubbard shot hard. MUlIro late r, the salli e pl ayer was left unmark ar( scored. fro m the rebound . A few minutes goal. Th e first qua rter ~f an hour haded and a fte,r breaklllg a way, dribbled the ba ll int o the Reyn olds scored , after both backs h ad 1l1~1~i~ a l~7rall~e., bu t the Out honses lIOW rallied , a nd the Grange were stiU 0 11 t o p and half_tO . . ~elr t liS, t he game was more even , although , , < < IIlle cam e WJt I the score re ma ining a t 2- 1. fh e Gra nge soon increased their 1 d h . . lugh s hot well , with bis ha nd b ut fa iled tea I' owed'er, III the second half. Munro saved a for t he O uth ouses, reducing t he deficit wftl; ~ar, a d Hubba rd scored a.gain. Orinda l replied I gilio .goal, but Deale, With a well-placed shot restored the G ro llge'~ lead This I t qualified to meet the Boys in ~~ ~0~1. put e Issue beyond doubt , a ud the Grange thll~

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FINAL. DAYBOYS v. GRANGE. The fin a l of the H ouse matches between th e Gran ge and D ayboys, was pl ayed on St. Stephe n's, on March 12th . The hockey was very poor a nd fa iled to reach the s tandard expected in such a n event. There were few constructive movements, chiefl y because of the spoiling tactics e mployed 0 11 both sid es . The Dayboys were always more dangerous, but Pox at centre fo rwa rd wus hadly misplaced a nd the line suffered as a result . The Gran ge lacked thrust fo rw a rd , but put up a stubborn defence , and m ade t he Dayboys fi ght all the way for their will. n was not until after twenty minutes th a t t h e Dayboys t ook the lead when Lovelace scored frOll! a short corne r. Burton appeared tlllsighted. The Grange broke a way , but lost control of t he ba ll wh en well cle ar of the defen ce. The Dayboys re turned to the attack and Hunt receivin g the ball 011 the half-way line, cleverly evad ed several opponents and scored . This was about the best thing in the whole match. Before h alf-time the Gran ge attacked on th e le ft wing a nd a fte r the backs h ad only partially clea red , Palm er scored with a well-placed shot . 'fh e Grange a ttacked more in the second half, but only got in one shot. This was when Hubbard broke awa y and put in a really good shot which R eeves did well t o save . The Day boys coulcl m a ke nothing of several short corne rs. Neit her side looked like scoring after this and the score re mained the sam e until t he end . The IllOSt pleaSin g feature of the game was t h e excellent showing of the younger m embers of both sides.

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, RETROSPECT. This season t he 1st XI. was unbea ten througho ut . Considering th at the School played its fi rs t hockey m a tches in 1931 , this was a ve ry fine performance. The season o pened o nly mod erately, H erne Bay Coll ege and Canterbury were onl y j us t beat en . F or the St . Lawrence match the fo rwa rd line was rearranged, wit h immedi a te results. P Ol' the first time St . La wrence were defeated a fter a very hard game in a gale of wind . Then followed three games away. The School repeated its last yea r's win ove r St. E dmund's, but a gainst Dove r showed very poor forlll , and was lucky to win, as Dover played with t en Illen for IllOst of the game. The match a gainst the ' Folkestonc Optimists ' was unfortunately scra tched owing to torrential rain . The School suffered their only setback a gainst t he Green Owls at I.Ylllinge. Here we were very unlucky only to dra w. K. Ma rtin 's X L was beaten after a n excellent game , and 0\11' final victory against the O.K .S. was accomplished in a wind almost as fi erce as that during th e St . Lawrence match. After t he fi rst two matches the strength of the t ea m lay in the forwa rds , who m astered t he short passing gam e, and used t he long t hrough p ass t o the cotller flag with advantage on occasions. The h alves showed very consistent form t hroughout, and were always well up in support of the forwa rds. HugheS-H a llett proved himself a very useful substitute, after Lucas was injured . T he defence a lways seemed to show its best forlll against t he clubs. and towards the end of the season was very sound . Earlier 0 11 in the School matches it was rather sha ky 011 occasious .

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The 2nd XI. fell far below the standard of the 1st XI. and had an unfortunate season . '1'wo olle of their were scratched owing to the wcather find of their remaining fOUT matches, ouly was matches wou. The Colts were well up to standard and won a good gatne with Dover. The St. Lawrence match Was scratched , also on account of the weather, whicll was very unkind during the whole season. Th is in pnrticular affected the lower games, which had to be scratched 011 numberless occasiOlls. Our sincerest thanks a rc again due to l\'1r. Olssoll who has coached the 1st Xl. with untiring energy ill all weathers and to the other lllasters who have taken lower games.

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R. H. GOWER, Captain (Centre forward). - All excell ent captain. His leadership combined with his ability as a player 11 ad a great deal to do with the SllCCCSS of the side. H is stick work and positional play were both very good a nd he distributed the ball wisely. At the beginning of the season, he was inclined to l11anccuvre for position in the circle a little too much, bnt was much quicker to get his shots in in the later ga mes. T<'. E. H. LovEr.AcE (Inside right).-Passed well. Did useful work in defence and always contrived misses. to be up with the . attack. Scored some very good goals, but Illade some surprising D. S. I,UCAS (Rightwhalf).- Worked hard and was CJuick 011 to the ball. Marked his lllau closely and fed his wing well . Unfortunately was out of tl1e side at the end of the season through injury.

R. R CUNNINGHAM (Celltrewhalf)._ A very stylish player. Generally kept t1te attack going well, but was iuclined to hang back a little too lIluch towards the end of the season. Pussed with good judgcment. His stick work was excellent. V. A. ST. A. HUBBARD (Tnsidewleft )._ pid not strike his best forlll throughout the season. Did some useful work in m idfield, b nt was very s low ill the circle. Clever with his stick. D. G. R. Pox (Rightwwillg)._ A COllsisteut player who dribbled qnickly and centred hard . Quick to anticipate a through pass. Should try to improve his flick s hot. A. G. KINNAlIW (Left wback ).- Always hit the ball fi rst time. Ou his day was brilliant, but inclincd und ercut.to miss too often. Had a strong flick a ud reverse.stick shot. Was inclined to G. H. Bu.r. (R ightwback )._ A muchwimproved player, who worked hurd. Stickwork rather clumsy. Kept his position well, but was slow to recover. w K. R. I-lliNsHAw {I.eft !lalf)._A hard worker who stuck to his wiug Ulan weU. Always up with an attack. Did some useful centring. His play was perhaps a little too stereotyped. A. D. M. Fr,HTcHER (I.eft.wing).-As R wing would llot keep his place and delayed his centres too 1001g. Scored severa l excellent goals. Was hampered by an injured foot. S. REEvr~s (Goalk eeper).-C'aJ1Je into the side late, but gave nothing away. Kept his h ead well under pressure. Rather indecisive in cOllling out.

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PROSPECT, 1935. I with the weathcr downhas at We ha.ve been rather more fortunate tbIlUli1 ~,)s'llaas cO'lfiucd to thirtyand andwater everyone lllcmiscrs 111 w. material . I.'ordwich this term . A' s 11£ pa~.t yea" rs I'here sufficient for quite a goo d 1s t TV . this had a reasonable llu.lllbe:? Ot~ l~gf~t I V. rema in and three of last year's 2nd IV. vea l' ; two members of last ye,H. ~. H a t"t1s. , .11 I,a,'c as acting Headmaster nex t . t 1 ties ~.-rr w h' I Owing to t he many ex ra (U t . t·t undertake his duties as coach. In IS pace, t('ntl he has wisely decided not to a~ C!lll~ 'IS °killdl consented to coach the 2nd boat. We Mr. Corner will take charge a.lld NY~,fr~~t1~~~ fOI" tl~ time and trouble they have spen\dowTI should li ke toththauk Mr.and J-Iarns ~. rI d foundations have already been laid for a gOO( crew at l<'ordwich is terlll, hopea~I(' la ~ so in the Sll lllmer.

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This has been an unfortun ate tenll . At the beginlling of the tenll a ll matclles were rearn1llged so that they did not clash with hockey matches a nd when t he t illle arrived for t hem to be played, II1l11l1pS intervened . Despite this t here hils been a marked ndvallce in th e general keenness thro ug ho ut the School. 011 free days a ll t he Courts ha ve generally been booked . At the begintling of the ter m the Sch ool received its fi rs t visit from t he J esters , who included ill tl1Cir tcalll t he Secretnry of the Rugby F ives AssociatioJi . A report of the ma tch appears elsewhere. A Colts' match was arranged with St . Edmund 's, bu t this a lso had to be scratch ed beca nse of mUlllps. [Ilstead , there was held a Colts' COlll pe titioll , whic h was eventnall y WO Il Th e standard ill this cOlllpetitioll was smpriSiltgly high cOllside ring t hnt it WAS nn lIbyudAllen er 15k. event.

Before t he e lld of term it i~ hoped tllat a lIIatch will be arranged wit h the Masters a ue! possibly with St. Aug ustine 's. For the first tillie, this year 2ud Puil" Colo urs a re being a wa rd ed.

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Ou Saturday, F ebruary 2nd, the School received thei r first visit froUl tlle J esters. Thei r defeat was quite uuderstandable considering the q uality of th e opposition. Before the ga lll e tile court was' sweat ing' rather badly, but la ter th is wore off. The first game, although our opponeuts were getting used to .the court, was easily los t, owing to a crop of mis t akes by t hc School. The second ga lne, howcve r, was vcry even aud tlle School led 11- 9, but tllC J cstcrs got ill agai n a nd Wa ll tllis game . In tlle tll ird gamc th e J esters went right a head to lead 11 - 0, but heartened by t hc s upport of t he secoud pa ir who had returned vanquished fro m the other court tllC School rallied wi tll a run of five, but finally lost t he ga llle. When the pa irs changed over the 1st Pair had a ll excellent ga ille with tile J esters 2nd Pair. The firs t game was narrowly lost after 15 all a nd when t he School pa ir was well set ill t he second game, Kent received a severe blow au the lIose. I-Ie con tinned, howevcr: but the ga llIe was c ventua lly lost 12- 15. R. H . Gower a 11d J. V. Ken t represeuted t he School. Scores- v. J esters 1s t pair, 5- 16, 11- 16, 5- 16. v. Jes ters 2nd pair, 15- 18, 12- 16.

On Saturday, February 2nd, the School 2ud pair lost to the J esters' second pair. The J esters' 2nd p a ir, which included a n old Cambridge blue, I)l"oved too good for t he School, wllo started off bad ly. After pulling up towards the eud of t Ie first gallle they eventually lost it and t he remaining two gallles. The pairs then changed over, the 2nd a nd 1st pairs play ing each other. Against the J esters ' 1s t pair t he School again lost, but the games were not so un even as the scores s uggest. C. H. B. Wauton a nd A. D. M. Fletcher represented t he School . Resu lt- v. Jes t er s' 2nd pair, 5- 16, 3- 16, 2- 16. v, J esters' 1st pmr, 1- 16,3- 16.

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BOXING. . . . b ' ti II the boxing club h as had t he largest This term, without any prohibitive 51! SC;J~ l~d to be bought to cater for the needs of membe rship for Ulally years. ~flllet:~fl~~Se~l;~~~~:~I~1 bag, all which is painted a l,lUman-like fa~~, t hese lIew members. A II~oug o ller 1 S t Osborne from t he Buffs Depot as lllstruct or. F IS was \)IItchascd., agal,l1 cl,np '~" ent teaclll ng'~e IS makmg ltseliycl( SlOW 1 I Il the melllbers of t he club , most of whom arc able excel

to box reasonably well. " . Coll e e fo r March 6th, but un fortun ately w l~h DaV,CI,t befo~'e this date and t he match had to be A box ing match was arrau$cd ut !icveral cases o~ UltllUPS broke ,Ot [ III t~he b~~~~Ogl (~~Slll had improved It great deal s ince last t erm cancelled . ThiS wa ~ a g reat pi y o~ .le , and had put in a faJ! alllou nt of trallllng.

FENCING. he membership h aving increased The Fencing Club has m ade gre,at progress 1t l' IIs Yc a ra' t"C"Y good attenda nce each nig ht fi t cn ' fifty k l'here flas so b elikc . . lUelll b er s fro ll1 sOllie twenty- ,ve oO\er I a'onld to thank all t hose selllor whil st all the me mbers show great te~nnf~i the;~ spare ti me to practising in the aftep1oo!ls. who h ave so kindly de~oted a grea ea 11 sd aÂˇ a nd coached us. A team of fo ur IS bemg Sergeant Osborne h~ls k1l1d~y ~I~ m~ ~ac1~ '~~~I;etitrans held ill London in the holidays, as two sent to compete III the u n.!~t <~lIl~l~pe that t hey will all d o well. of th ill e~e wen t hls t year we e X I~~

SHOOTING. 1 , . )ell t 'I great d ea l of time t his term ill Cal)t. R eynolds and Mr. ~ o!ItlSOtl 'mc SIt BI 'c's p,'ece Owi ng t o the llUmber of ' . tl tI1lt1latllre range a or. .. t' superi lltending shooh.l1g 0 1,] â&#x20AC;˘ Ie '~d on not vcr y man y people have been able t o pmc I~e othcr activities which are )em g carr~. h~s certainly improved this terlll. Th ere has a ll y regularly , but the stalnda r1 o!h~~~~r~~~g in which "the Scllool beat Victoria Coll eg,,:, .1 erse), .br been olle postal m atc I so. ar . . ' lal in t he" County Life" competItion, w H e 1 10 to points . The be taklllgIr~rtl as t~\hat t he School will r ise frOll! its custom a ry be shot off Sch~ol d utlng wtl! tbt~ week . IS lope is ratller low position on the list.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editors of " T im

To the Editors of " Til E CANTuARrAN."

Sirs,

CANTUARTAN."

Sirs, For a long time now the unlovely window of stained glass in the P a rry has offended m ony . I s uggest t hat the blank shields be fi lled with othe r escutcheons to keep compa ny with the ubiquitolls a rms of the See and Deanery . Yours, etc., A .M.D.G.

~ay I, as a me mber of the Photogra phic Society, occupy your valuable time to ask me mbers of the School to enter a large Humber of photogra phs for the Gough Prizes . Of late t he entry fo r the Senior Gough Prize h as bee,; lal~lentabl y s mall a nd that for th e JuniaI' P~lze, alt houg h larger th a n in t he past, is still capable of improvement.

Yours, A S'l'ARTI..:R.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The HOIl. Secretary begs to acknowledge I Lays Fortmghtly (4 ), Ldy, L und, Ma1lwoodian, t he receipt of the following, with apologies for Marlburum (2), MeleOf' (4), Mtddlesex Hospttal any acciden tal mistakes or om issions :jotl1'1wl (2), Mosmc, Olaman, Ousel (2), Plumtree

. The. A rUst Rifles Gazette (2), Bart'ovian, B,t'koman, Blue (2) , Blundellian, Brighton College Magazine, Burian, Cholmelian, City of London School Magazine, Clavinian, Collegian, D?vorian (2) , Eastbournian, El Batidor (3)" Ehzabethan (2), Felstedian, Glenalmond Chron~ iele, Haileybu~an (2). .r~hn.ian, ]{ing's College School Maganne, T he [(Utg s School Magazine, Lancing College Magazine , Langtonian, Lantern,

School M aganne.. Radletan . (2), Reptoman, R.M .(1. M.aga-nn.e, Roffenstan, Rydallian, Rydeta1I , Slnt'b"!'t'man, Skylark, St. Edward's School. Chr?mcle,. .Sutton Valence School Magaz~ne, TOll~r1,(lc.tan, .Uppingham School Maganne (2), I'tcfona1I , VI-gornian .

H. C. REYNOLDS,

Hon. Secretary.

THE CA.NTUARIA.N. VOL. IS.

JULY, 1935.

No.8.

EDITORIAL . " Illquinut egregios ad j ullcta superhia lIIores." These words were painted above the entrance to t he Old Hall Illany years ago They urc taken from Cla lld ia ll, but it is neither their author nor the sentiment contained ill the m with which we arc concerned here: it is rather the respect felt by o ur ancestors for the ancients a nd t heir eagerness to give external proof of their fa milia rity with them. That uni versal respect, which almost a mounted to nwe, has disappeared. At few schools are classics compulsory, while t hose boys who a re engaged in stud ying them are in the minority al most e~e r ywhcre. Parents have b.eell heard to say t hat they wiUnot have their sons taught som e ~hm g t hat ca ll1lot ~e turned. mto pounds, shillings aud pence . Although we are not uudertaklll g a defence of the old attItude towa rds classics, we call ha rdly refrain froIU say ing tha~ such peoP.le confuse the whole purpose of .a liberal education. In t he main, however, cl ass ~cs havc gamcd r~the r. t ha n lost t~ltough .tI11S adverse criticis m . They arc taught JIlore efnclelltly and stress IS la id Oll the n ght poUlts. The old t heory tha t they s hould be tallHned down t he throats of a ll- even those who show not t he least aptitude for them-has rightly been.discredited, wit h t he result that those w h ~ are educated on t he classical side are far better eq UIpped to grasp t he great lessons t h nt the a ncients have to teach us. Mr. H arris has been acting as H eadm aster this term to b ridge the gap between Mr. Birley and Dr. Shirley, who is coming from \ Vorksop College, where he has been H eadm aster ove r a long period. An interregnuUl is a lways a d ifficult time, but under Mr. H arris's excellent g uidance the School h as come through it successfully. \ Ve should like to welcome his successor a nd hope t hat und~r hilU tb~ SCAOQI will have l\ future as glorious as its past.

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3n memoriam. LF,sUE WIU,IAM HAZI,E'!vÂŁ DUNCAN BEST. O.B.E., M.C. (O.K.S. 1909-1914.) Best's tragic death on 11 th April last has deprived us of one of our brilliant young O.K.S. He was onl y 38, but he had crowded into his s hort career Illany o utstanding events. At the School he won J ullior and Senior Scholarships, was in the VIth form a nd a Monitor. He was one year in the XI an d t wo in t he XV, being <.;:o.ptaill in his last year. Was Cox fo r 2 years in the IV and Captain of Games ill 1914, beiug also Sergeant in the O.T.C. Leaving the School at the commencement of the War he ser ved fO llr years in t he Royal Engineers . including t hree in Prance, where he was wounded a nd wus awarded the M.e., retiring with t he permanent rank of Lieutenant. Returning to Civilian life he weut up to Trinity, Oxford, 1919- 192 1, passed into t he Colonial Civil Service and became Assistant Resident at Nyasaland. Whilst here he won the golf championship and t hen learned that he had quali fied as a Service candidate for the Indian Civil Service. Accord ingly in t he Autunm of 1921, he left Rhodesia and went to Bengal a nd was successively Assistant Magistrate Burdwan, S.D.O. of Jalpaig uri in 1923 and Assistant Magistrate and ~ol1ector at Barrackpore in 1924. After a few mo nths special duty in the P ina nce Department of the Bengal Government he became Assistant Private Secretary to Lord Reading the Viceroy and continued to ser ve for a time with his successor, Lord Irwin. In the spring of 1927 his services were placed at the disposal of the Political Department for frontier work. ~I

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I-Ie was Secretary to the British Legation at Kabul, in April, 1928 and was there during the exciting rebellion against King Amanull ah, his se rvices t here being recognised by the award of the O.RK He next became Deputy Commissioner of Kohat and from 1930 held charge of Frontier Province districts as Political Agent. W hen the inh abitan ts of the Agra T ract in the Bajain country appealed for protection against t he depredations of t he Fakir of Alillgar , Best was engaged with t he support of troops fro m Nowshem in pacifying that T ract and it was in this enterprise that h e lost his life. Abou t 900 tribesmen had crossed the Swat River and raided t he Malakand "protected area." Aided by R.A.P. planes the troops attacked t he tribesmen with the object of driving them back across the Swat River. Loe Agrn was captured afte r a fi erce struggle. While Best was advancing wit h his levies he was shot at a range of 50 yards by a concealed enemy picket. Some levies were also wounded. H is body was immed iately recovered . His funera l took place the follow ing evening at the Tahkal Road cemetery with full military honours and was attended amongst others by His Excellency t he Governo r the HOll. G. Cunuingham. Best married Iris, daughter of Sir Norman Bolton, formerly Chief 'Comntissioner of the N.W.F.P. a nd leaves a daughter. Best was a very charnting fellow-fearless, resourceful a nd a delightful companion and, as the writer knows, a splendid son to his widowed Mother.

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CAPTAIN FRANCIS ADAM BEASLEY, M.V.O. (O.K.S. 1890-1891. ) Francis Adam Beasley was bom on Aug ust 29th, 188 1. He came to the Parrots in September , 1890, and left a year !ater. He entered. t he B1'itan,nia as a 1l.aval ca?et in !8~6 , and was promoted to Lieutena nt III 1903. I-Ie quah fied as au IIlstructor III phYSical traul1llg and was in charge of P.T. duties during his service at Dartmouth College from April, 1909. He was also physical training officer in H.M.S. Gibralta1', b ut in Noveulber , 19 14, he joined t he Quem Elizabeth as first Lieuten a nt-CO lllmander. He served ill Jler at the Dardelleltes and in the Grand Fleet, and was reappointed 011 his promotion to Commander at the e nd of 1915. From January, 19 17 he was Comma nder of t he battlesWp Hercules. 'rtwo years later he was a ppointed to Devonport Barracks, and in April , 1921, became Maintenance Commander, P ly mo uth COlllm and. After his promotion to Captain in December, 192 1, he retired voluntarily at t he time of the r etrenchment scheme in 1922.

THE SCHOOL. Head Head Head Head Head

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Captain of the School: P. H. F. DODD. School H ouse R. H . GOWER. 'I'he Grange J. C. E. SMITH. Langley House P. H. F. DODD. HollUe House H. C. REYNor:Ds. t he Day Boys G. H . HILI,. MONxTORS-

P. H . TÂ·'. DODD, R. H. GOWER, H. C. REYNOLDS, G. H. HILL, J. C. E. SMITH, H . W. A. C. BAKER, C. N. L. MINISTER.

J. R.

PRAn.

HOUSE PREFECTS-

School House ... T. BIRON, D. S. LUCAS, J. V. KENT. The Grange G. E .. HEISCH, N. J . I<'RASgR, V. A. ST. A. H u nBARD, P. I. HU,L. L angley House R. W. EDBROOKE, P. S. W. ROBERTS, G. I-I. HUGHI{S HALtI{T1', B. J. WIGAN. HallUC House M. SAVAGE, H . J. M. D E RRICK. D. G. R. Fox, I~. E. H. !.oYEI,ACE. Day Boys

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Boats Cricket Athletics Fives Boxing .. . Fencing .. .

P. H. F. D ODD. R. H. GOWER. N.

P. I. HILL.

EDITORS O I~ "TlIl~ CANTUARIAN " J. C. E. SMITll,

P. H. I'. DODD, H. C. RCV!<OJ,DS (Han. Sec.),

FRASER.

R. H. GOWER. D. S. LUCAS.

R. Pl>ATT,

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President:

B. HARRIS, ESQ.

A. M. OLSSON, ESQ., P. H. F. DODD, R. H. GOWER , D . S. LUCAS, H. J. R. PRATT, N . F . E. H. LOVELACE, P. 1. HILI" G. H . HU,f•. H. C. REY NOr,DS.

FRASER,

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES.

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E. G. W. O'BRmN.- Entcred School, Sept., '30; Holmc Honse House Prefect, Sept., '34 Sixth Form, J an., '35.

VALETE.

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M. G. 'l'. Hewlett, C. V. McCarthy, M. B. Williams .

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SALVETE. W E. Chambers, R A . Durie, H J. Fink, J. S. F oster, R. M. H. I.-nyland, R. N. C. Logan, R. C. 1\{cMuilin, P S. Paine, C. J. Player, A. R . Thorndike. D. J. Reeves, A. G. R. Lindsell,

G. R. Thompson.

SCHOOL NEWS. Congratulations to C. N. L . Minister on being appointed n Monitor.

Also to G. H. Hughes-Hallett and B. Wigan ou being appointed HOllse Prefects.

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W e welcome)!r. K ershaw and' Mr. Cheales, who h ave joined the Staff this tenll. We are glad that Mr. Sharpe h as reco"e r~d from his illness. \Vhile he was away, Mr. Moulin came to take his place.

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Congra tulations to the followin g on being awarded their Cricket Colours ; -

Afte r the Chartham match .2nd XI.- A. D. M. F letcher, M. G. H ilton. 1st XI.- R. A. Armstrong, W. N. Hayes. After the Dover match :2nd XI.- J . T. Pembleton , A. G. Kinnaird, H . C. R ey nolds, K . R Henshaw, A. M. DU1'llford. 1st XI.- F. ·'l'oullsend . Afte r the Eastbourue match :2nd XI.- R . S . Willi a ms, A. J . Munro, R. E. Cunningham , H . M. Sargisson, C. H. B. W a uton, V. A. St. A. Hubbard. 1st XI.- R. S. Beale, J . T. Pembleton, A. D , M. F letcher ,

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THE CANTUARIAN Also t o t he foll owing Oil being awarded their lloating Colours :After the Eastbourne R ace 2nd I V. -G. H . Hill , 'E V Pa ge, D. V. Alexander, G. A. Osborn. 1st IV .- T . Biron, C. N. L. Minister.

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On Wednesday June 26th , an engine ill the " Schools " ~lass , named " King's, Canterbury," arrived at Canterb ury. West Station. The School went to sec It aud e ntirely overwhel med it. L ater, t he Deu ll a rri ved a nd lllally photographs were taken .

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SoUle of the School attended a speci al E mpire Ser vice held in the Nave of t he Cathedral on Saturday , June 16th . :rhe Archbishop read a m essage 'sent by the Prmce of Wales.

'Mt. Olsso11 h as been appointed House l\'[ astcr of the Gra nge iu place of Mr. St a nie r, who is leaving the School to be Second Master a t Magdalen College School , Oxford.

On Tuesday, May 28th T. S. ~dams, Esq., an O.K.S. who is "Resident" 1ll one of the Malay States, gave a very interesting talk .on lHe aud conditions ill Malay .. H e accompanted his talk with several films which were good and clear.

We regret to say that Mr. Sha rpe is leaving the School this term, after a stay of nearly ten years . I-Ie is taking on a school at Westollsuper-Mare.

We a re glad to see that Minister is wea:ing a moust ache . It must be man y years Slllce anyone has exercised this Sixth Form privilege.

Mr. Bibby, who has been Bursar for cight years at thc School, is leaving thi~ ter ~ n. ' Ve d eeply regret his departure and Wish hun every success.

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the foundation stOlle for t he New Hospital. The Schoollmed part of the route in uniform .

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',' Oil July 2ud the Rev. J. W. Kni ght appeaic(\ to t he School for help in s upplyi~lg building ma tcrials to the schola rs of St. Nicholas Gramlllar School, Ca pe Coast, Gold Coast, who arc building t hcir own school buildings . A s llbscription was raised and sen t to the Rev. J . W. Knight.

011 Thursday, July 11 th the O.T.C. went over to Mal1ston Aerodrome. The procedure was as us ual, one party flying a nd the rest being shown over the aerodrome a~d workshops.

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During a spell of very hot weather t he Corps paraded in muft i. This ill itself is nothi ng unu sual, but the t y pes of garllle n~s worn 0 11 this occasion were varied and amuslllg. Many wore singlets with braces ove r t he m.

Tennis has been played 0 11 S unday afte rnoons this tenu. This is a llew departure, but a very excellent one.

Ou I-'riday, July 12th His Royal Highness tlle Duke of Kent visited Canterbury to lay

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In honour of the Silver Jubilee, the Easter holidays were extended from y.'riday , May 3rd to Tuesday, May 7th.

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THE CANTERBURY CLUB IN BERMONDSEY. On the evening of Saturday, June 8th, 35 members of the Canterbury Club, uuder the leadership of Bill Elliot, tllcir Manager, and Mr. Allport, O.K.S. , ca llie down to Blore's Piece to spend the usual Whitslill week-end with liS. We regret that owing to a slight technical hitch c;ertain departments of t he catup were lIot quite ill readiness, but our guests read ily lent a hand and soon had everything settled. No tillle was lost ill starting practice ill the nets for t he cricket m atch 0 11 Suuday . The weather fortunate ly wns quite fiuc. As lIsual the 3S members of the Clu b had supper in the stud ies, during which they taught us how to whistle ill t he Tcal 1,ondoll fashion. After supper t hey taught liS how a bicycle should be ridden , also in t he Lon don fashio n and showed us lip as pretty rustic cyclists. After Prayers in the School House Hall they returned to their camp, which was now in da rkness, carrying tins and bags of sweets which had been kindly given by 1'.'lrs. H arris. On Sunday we met again at luudt ill the School HOllse. - In the afternoon one party went to bathe at the Parrots' baths and the other to Pordwich to go boating. Three boats were 6Ih·d· and we went to the willow and back in fiue style UlOlIgh on occasion our course was interrupted by other pleasure cruisers. After the Chapel Service, at which . the Archdeacon preached about the Black Prince. the School and the Bermondsey Club went and looked at his tomb. which has been cleaned and is now revealed as golden instead of black. Par tea the Club returned to Blare's, and we did not meet again until 9.30 p.llI .• when t he Grange and ScllOOI House studies and the members of tile Clu b h ad a sing-song. This very nearly turned into a riot, but at the crucial moment Fletcher's crooning held everyone spellbound. We are grateful to P. I. Hill for his work as pianist. 1'his evening, we fee l, was well spent and was very productive of good spirits. Monday afternoon was cloudy, but the two cricket matches got under way successfully. P lay was stopped by the rain ha lf-way through fo r a short time and the School declared . The Club went in and batting strongly defeated the School by a few runs ill both matches. T he tea ill the H eadmaster's ga rden which usually follows t he match had to be moved this year to t he Cymu., for fear of mill. At the end of tea, speeches were made by Bill Elliot and seconder, Mr. I-Iarris and P. I-I. F. Dodd. A reluark of th e latter is worth noting. He said that the members of the Club were llotable for their self-reliance and t heir wit and that they showed us up as pretty good simpletons. We agree with this and are very pleased t hat the Club has invited som e of us to Uleir week-end at Hall's Green so that we shall have a chance of seeing th em again and m atching our rustic wits against their keen Loudon oues. Certainly if the School does som ething for the Canterbury Club, the Canterbury Club does a great deal for the School and we feel extreulely grateful.

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The chief innovation this term will be a large sloping desk,~o. a~con1tnodba~e tlble .l~a~y . t tI t left about all the taolcs. 1111S IS now em g ttl y k;:~~~~~s b;h;~~ t~~l~e ~hatl~l:~~o~~~~ to press it will probably be standing against the wall on the right of the door. . . . . The baskets for public school magazines are another thm g WhICh "~t~ ~ffitp l~ rgo~e orderly arrangement of the literature which is at the moment so ~cattered an . I ,Cll 0 11 . There are 110 other items of news and we have no. particular cOlllJ?lamts, except the

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SCHOOL MUSIC. Like, so ma ny other acti vities, the School music was lIot unaffected by the epidemic of mumps winch swept t he S~ llO,~l;, The C,hom! SOciet y was so sad ly diminished in numbers that It was ull able to perfollll 1 he PassIOll of Our I .ord According to St Mark" b CI 1 Wood .. It was hoped tlla~ it could be perCo,fllled t his term, but owing to ' l111s~itat~fi:; of the tltne o~ year and vanous other reasons, I t has been decided to leave the pe rformance over at any rate ttll next Easter.

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I ENTER TAINMENTS . THE MASTERS' ENTE R'l'AINMENT. The ~rellch .play which the. :Maste~s, presen ted last year was, a lthough perhaps a trifle marred by cllfficulbes connected with the l ower of Babel, so good that many of us had feared that the standard they had set then would be unatta inable evell by the mselves . These man !1 ad an !"greea~le shock on t he 6th July, when t he Masters produced a series of short sketche~ 111 t he GymnaslUlII . The programme opened with fou l' sketche~ of t he Depression, featuring the doctor turned plumber, tl~e plulllbe r turll~d doctor, .the barnster turned bookmaker, and the bookma ke r ~urned b~rtlster. A cOUipanson of b usmess methods ill the four callings should prove of value to those III sea!,ch of careers, a nd we have long bccn of op inion that Mr. Stanier would build II' a vast reputatlon and fortune at the Bar. I

, An excelleut litt.le hospital ~celle with Mr. Olsson a nd Mr. Stanier in t he lead in )arts fol1o,,:d, concerned wIth the s.ewlll1? Ul~ of varions instrumen ts in the wouud cau;ed b ? per.a tlons .. Mr. Ch.ea les, we beheve, IS stliliookillg for his um brella, and certa inly Mr Stani{.. IS s tlll lookmg for Ius mortar-board . .

~.' . 1'he, p ext pe~formanee was all In!1 scene a cted successive ly in Germa n, Prench and I'~lghsh. ] he reactIons of g uest and WaIter of var io us nation a lities to a fly in t he drink of W lUtever n ature, we re most instru cti ve, a nd amus ing. ' t'tl l~~ J1ek t iten.l was a p lay in t he grand st yle consisting entirely of Sh a kespeare tags ~!I 1 e 00 receIves h~r Notic~." We Call1lOt give the Sh akespearean refere nce for th~ b~hd . We observed one lIus-quota tIon , perhaps excusable when Cook declaimed" setteth the Wlll 111 that corner ?" This was perhaps the greatest su~cess 011 t he programme.

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'rhe next a nd last item was musical; a quartett e of backwoodsmen sang a series of typical topical, tropical and inconsolable songs wit h great snccess. a nd finished up with a somewhat discreditable incident of family history, which was encored and cheered to the echo. It is impossible , t o distinguish between t he excellence of th e va rious turns; the view q uoted above was personal to ourselves, and others expressed other ",ie ws.

Mr. Craig adds a brilliant talent for fem ale impersona tion to great natural ad vantages, and Messrs. Stanier , Olsson , Wall and Corne r were pa rticula rly ' effective both as actors and vocalists. We are ve ry grateful to t he R esident Masters for a t horoughly e njoyable performance.

THE OLD MASTERS . III. MR. J. RI'l'CHIE. Mr. Ritchie was on the short side of heights, very thick and strong and very cheerful a nd genial to al l. I don 't think anyone of us had a uy grouse a gainst J .R., in fact seve ral of us were inclined to trade 0 11 his good nature and be rather t a lkative ill class, till his very seve re gaze t hrough his glasses, a nd his prompt staccato gruff voice bade us be joll y careful, else worse would follow . H e had sandy hair and s hort whiskers, wit h a cheery and florid face, and was itl charge of the Lower Th ird. That was Illy fi rst form after entry, and J .R .'s kindness to me was perhaps as good an intr.oduction to Public School life as a kid needed. Shortly after my first term , he was allowed the right to cane fellows ' in form , a nd this 110 do ubt had its required e ffect on too exuberant spirits. But I doubt whethe r his infli ction of the rod was as severe as the crimes demanded. Our impression was that a hefty bruiser, made up of dense muscles, couldn' t . hit n early so hard , 01' so p ainfull y, as a lither one. Anatomists Illay pe rhaps agree. Anyhow, I r emember watching the face of one Douglas at the" Bendover there"; during the iufliction of stripes h e was grinning at us all, and I believe he had no copybooks concealed.

J .R. held his lessons in the School R oom , at the far end . The respected Lower Sixth went into the 'Rabbit Hutch, to be polished up b y L .H .E. (whose turn in these notes will come be fore lo ng). J .R.'s rooms were, for Illost of my time, at ' the far end (easterly) of the top Grange passage. H e was of a musical t urn , a nd kept a very good harmonium ; and it was quite nice on summer evenings to bear the music of Âˇthis fl oating forth from the jasmined walts of the Grange. All air seemed constantly in his mind, fo r he would generally pass yOll with the low pom-polll-pom of some t une. He and old Gordon were our basso-profuudosÂˇ of the choir and of the Chora l Society. He would often let me come to his rooms and play on his organ. He and Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Pield were the fo unders of o ur Boating Club. I believe Mr. Field and he h ad both been in the same Corpus boat at Oxford , where he was accompanied on the towpath by a Dalmatian do~ which, I think, foUowe4 lUm to Canterbury.

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Altogether everyone li ked J .R ., and his a musing speech at one choir supper wh en he spoke up for the duffers still lingers in my mind , along wit h his regular song " The H eathen Chinee." H e was always ready to joke. and am id t he solemn arc of musters at week's places. he was the only one that looked genial, except when he surreptitiously passed round bis light ning $lketch of some poor wight which brough t grins to the m ouths of a ll that serio us throng. He was a very good a rtist, and taught drawing in the Lower School. He and Gordon were by n ature and artistic predilections very good friends. We learnt o ur" Artifex and Opifex" pretty well under him, and" Incipe placato's " were not dealt o ut t oo freely . N.B.- 13efore Dr. Pield's time, impots were confined to so many hundred lines of" Incipe placato, Caesar Germa llice, v ultu " with its three next lines (now speak up, who of us can get any further? ) repeated over and over again. Some cute fellows did rather a good trade in those they had" forgotten to show up" and which t he master c~)t1<:e rned had forgotten to demand. Then 011 a n ill ~sta rr ed day, Dr. (then Mr. ) Field callie a long and started t he horrible idea of making the criminal copy out some page of history or Shakespeare- which d id not seem to be the game. H e had a vile invention called the Date Card containing a list of d a tes and" silly snippets " of indigestible information. Who wants to know the t ime of day at Aden, or its distance from London? Still , some of us from freq ue nt transcription did know it.

ENDOWMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND APPEAL. 'rHIRD LIST OF DONATIONS AND PROMISES.

ÂŁ s. d . ÂŁ s. d. S. L . Thornton , Esq. 1 1 0 E. D. H ake, Esq. 5 0 0 J. N. B. I,aille, Esq. 1 1 0 C. H. Murray , Esq. (a) 1 1 0 B. J. R oss, Esq. 2. 0 0 W. M. F . Scott, Esq . 1 0 0 R . E. L . J3ea rdsworth, Esq. 10 0 0 E. E llam, Esq. 2 2 0 (a) Annual contribution which the subscriber h as covenanted t o pay fo r seven years; under the Annuity Covenant Scheme the atu oun t will b e increascd by the recovery by the School from the Inland R evenue of the a moun t of Income T ax pa id by the donor in respect of each coven anted subscription.

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THE SOCIETIES. THE HARVEY SOCIETY. President:

H on. Secretary : D. G. R. Fox.

three m onths each, gener ate the superheated st eam which is the Illotive of this cycle of industry. Kent coal from Chislet, and coke from the Canterbury Gas \Vorks are t he only fuel s used. More t han 27 tons are necessary weekly. W e a re truly grateful to the Chief rÂˇ;ngilleer for arranging this very interesting visit.

On Friday, March 15th, a party visited the Water Works in Wincheap Street. The chief source of supply from which Canterbury o bta ins its water is the H astings Ded. Fifteen miles from the sea the Canterbury Water Company h as tapped the bed with four 24-inch bore holes of varying depths, producing 70,000 gallons hourly. T he o rigin al Canterbury Water Works began in 1824. Water was pumped up from t he river illto a large tank p laced on top of the castle keep. This was la t er replaced by the concrete tower 0 11 St. Thom as's Hill. T h e present works included three pumping equipments, each able to suppl y Canterbury and Whitstable, and an electrically d ri ven auxiliary which ~an, if necessary, do aU the work of the station. The water is p umped up through h uge pipes into eight tanks , where it is reduced t o one-third of its na tural hardness by the addition of strong lime-water. The extraordillary beau ty of the softened water as it lies settled a nd calm ill these COllcrete tanks must be seen to be believed. Adjacent to the engine-room stands the boiler-ho use, where two high pressure Lancashire boilers, working for alternate periods of

On S unday, May 26th a small p arty accompanied by Mr. Goodburn biked to Capta in Mackay's woods at P etham. Miss Mackay very kindly showed us round and pointed out many interesting fl owers. There were severa l enthusiastic orchid hun ters who found early purples, tway-blades, militaries, helleborillcs and two but terfl y orchids in bud . The rcst of the party spent t heir time cat ching insects, whilst one enthusiast discovered that he had always been interested in m edicinal herbs. The rain which had been threatening fortun a tely kept off a nd we spent a very enjoyable morning. We should like t o tha nk Captain a nd Miss Mackay very much for so k ind ly giving us p ermission to visit the woods a nd for showing us round. III addition to the more form al activities of the Society, many ind ividual members h ave been busy on field and pond life. Valu able work has been done on plants- notably orchids and herbs. Great interest h as been shown in the a qua rium which h as been kept well-stocked and is now aerated by means of a n improvised apparatus, while first h aud knowledge of the life histories of m a ny insects has been gained (rom the use of breeding boxes.

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Vice-Presidents : H. I". SHARPE, ESQ. C. W . JOH NSTONE, ESQ.

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Vice-Preside-nt :

H . CORNUR, ESQ.

Ho", Secretary:

T. PHMDLF.'tON.

There has been little organised activity this term, but judging by the large amount of hypo wWch has been conSllmed during the term, a large Dumber of photographs has been made. The Society's outing has not yet taken place but it is to be held near the eud of the term, the objective being Sandwich.

THE PATER SOCIETY. President: W. ] . CRAIe, ESQ .

lion. Secretary: }. C. E. SMI'l'I:l.

Owing to the natural effect of the SUiumer Term in stimulating other activities and the various sporting and other engagements of several of our members. we have only becn able to arrange one meeting this term. 'Vi.! have, however, been promised a paper- a composite one by the junior membcrs of the Society, and we hope to have one further meeting before thc end of tenn.

At the One m eeting we did manage, the Society read some of Lucian's" Dialogues of Ule Gods," nota bly the long one dealing with the Judgment of Paris. Some of the members made very heavy weather over the Greek, but on the whole the dialogues moved fast enough to cnable everybody to catch the humour of Lucian's work. Even Lucian in places cannot preveut himself froUl writing humour with a moral purpose or some ulterior Illative. In the "Dialogues of the Gods," however, such motives are almost completely absent, and the hUlllour is the purer and the lUore enjoyable for it. There was unfortullately no time for discussion.

THE WALPOLE SOCIETY. President: I" I-I. WAU" ESQ . Vice-President: J. I-l. ConNER, ESQ. Hon. Secretary: ]. V. KEN'!'.

A t the cnd of last term it was decided that the Society sho uld 110t be dormant during the SUlllmer Term as it had hitherto been. The first meeting was held on the first Saturday of the term and was almost entirely routine work. However, towards the end there was a little time left and a discussion was opened on "The Political Situation To-day in Europe." The subject was so

broad t hat it was necessary to devote t he next meeting to it as well. lt wns very d ifficult to arrange meetings d uring th e middle of the term because so many other instit utiolls had claims on our time. Accordingly it was decided to hold as many meetings as possible duritlg the last two weeks of thc term. Mr. Wall h as promised a paper on Germany. CanOIl Crnm bas very kindly consented to take the Society round the uppcr regions of thc Cathedral 011 the last Saturday of the term. Wortham is taking the Society over t he Eastbridge Hospital. At the beginning of the term the Society was granted ÂŁ 1 under the Amalgamated Subscription Scheme, and it is hoped that a visit may be made to Foot Abbey or Richborou~h in the lle~r futl\r~.

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THE WI RELESS SOCIETY. P1'esident; H. F. SHARPE, ESQ. H on. Sec1'etary : D. G. GLENNIE.

The SUlllmer Term is not usually a particularly active one for the "Yireless Society owing to the counter-attrac,bolls of outdoor activities. This term, however, has been exceptional ill that respect, for the w ire~ less room h as been in almost constant usc. The membership h as gone up considerably and t he keenness of members is surprising. There have, as usual, been various experimental sets built during the term, but thc great~ r l?art ~;If t he interest h as undoubtedly been 111 Bstclllng.

There have been three lectures as well as a business meeting at the beginning of term. D. G. Gleunie gave two, the first being 011 the subject of "Low Frequeucy Amplification" and the second on "Loud Speakers." The President gave a very iuformative lecture on the" Elelllents of Wireless." The attenclance at all these lectures was good. We would like to acknowledge the generos ity of Mr. Wall, who has let us have his set fo r the wirelcss room at a very cheap price. We liOW h ave two sets besides exp erimcntal oues. The wireless rOOll1 is going to be redecorated and generally improved, so we are looking forward to further progrcss liext term.

THE MARLOWE SOCIE'l'Y. No new members were elected this term was the first this year to be held in the Sixth as the Society is already quite large. This is Porm garden, but had to be abandoned as not normally a very busy term for thc Marlowe there were not enough members present. Society as there are too many outside We still hope to read this play some other week. attractiolls during the evening. But baving The week following tlus abOl'tive meeting resolved to continue with mcetings this term if there was cnough s upport for them, tile the Han. Secretary read a paper entitled Society has kept going, though somewh at "Wealth." He tried to explain at once that he was not going to deal solely with ecouomics lazily. but was going to s how the cffect of wea lt h Two bloodthirsty plays of a very different and the inequalities of wealth Oll a natiou 's type have been read so far. "Maria Marten, art. As all art is au expression of a nation 's or Murder in the Red Barn," eveu witilOut life, the key to its art is to be found ill a study villaills ' llIusic or other adjuncts but with . of its life. III this som ewhat lugubrious :Mr. Wall as the villain, went down well. paper the I-l Oll. Secretary did his best to show "Vittoria Corombona, or tlle White Devil," how very greatly life was effected by wealth; a far more sanguinary play even than Maria its pursuit as an end in itself, and by the Marten took two meetings and we went system which encouraged such pursnit. This away ~vondering how they could possibly paper was founded on Ruskin's" Unto this get all the bodies off th~ stage. I ,ast" and "CroWll of Wild Olive," from A few weeks ago the Society decided to which the HOll. Secretary quoted freely . read T. S. Eliot's" Murder ill the Cathedral," The reading of the paper was followcd which had been performed during tbe Festival by a 101lg and keenly contested discussion ill and which we suspect to be much better as a which Champkiu stoutly upbeld the capitalist reading than as an acting play. Tile meeting point of view, while the President upheld

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that of the Socialists. III the discussion the actual bearing of li fe on art was more closely gone into. T erry quoted Professor Quilter Couch 's statement that of all 19th century poets only three had not been to a University, in support of the fact that there is little chance of a man becoming a poet unless he is in fairly easy circumstances. Mr. Stanier, however, clai med that a poet who was worth his salt would be a poet no matter how poor or h ard worked he was. Various aspects of a rts in their relation to life were d"isctlssed, including building. the o rnamel1t ~

alion of houses withiu and without, and the t heatre. In fact the discnssion fi lled up a good deal of what was lacking in the paper.

If t he Society meets again t his term a paper has been promised by t he P resident on "The Ring and t he Book." Mr. Stanier has been a n untiring and d iscerning President of the Marlowe Society for several years a nd we a re very sorry that he is going at the end of this tenn .

ORIGINAL. BLACK CAT. Lofty and reser ved the black tom cat sits Oll the window sill with a twelve-foot drop below him. But he is devoted to his own contentment and does not. think of d a nger . For him the danger does not then exist. Thought interreres with sleep and so causes movcment and t herefore without thought the window s ill is safe for him. In the strong s unlight his coat looks rusty but the consideration of how he will regain its lost colour does not cause him to worry and so lose sleep. For his courting is done at night and the brightest m oonlight would not show him ul> as anything but black. The window s ill which h e h as selected is the warmest to be found. I he slept indoors he would be subject to the stroking of the whole famil y ; where he is uo-one could conveniently reach him. The pl ace is very weU adapted for sleep and contemplation, but chiefly steep . It ever he awakes he is content to watch the milkman, and then the butcher's boy a nd the grocer come toiling up the path, all of them bringing his food and d rink. They are sweating with their efforts to bring his lunch ill t ime for the cook to h ave it properly prcpared for him. I-lis master is growing h ot as he d igs in the garden, making little holes and putting plants into them, then pressing the earth back on to their roots. The cat watches him with di spleasure. He is ser ving lI O useful purpose in planting uneat able flowers and he is getting his fingers dirty, the fingers which he uses for stroki ng, thinks t he cat. Disdain a nd pity fo r the human race overcomes him a nd he washes himself frolll head to foot, then, concealing his face in the t hickness of his tail, he sleeps. His private life is sordid , but his eyes a re shining gold and his tail fin er than an ostrich plume. Contentment is his aim and it is not hard for him to find it. The satisfaction of the desire for three t hings, sleep, food and love brings him perfect bliss. First comes food: it is se.t before him , for his functi on is bea uty not usefulness. Love comes next and again it comes unsought, for he is the loveliest cat in the town and his admirers throng the garden. Thereafter t here is sleep, warm sleep t hat so delightfully fills the gap between food and love. Sleep and food and love, those are the o uly t hings of life worth having, this black cat knows. H e has them a ll a nd that is why men call him lucky. A. C. B.

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:Messen had a passion for snakes. Their skins were hidden away in test-tubes and left to the dust ill ever y corner of the rOOll1, or t heir stuffed bodies, beud ~eyes, suffered under the r avages of the innumera ble insects that accepted t he hospitality of t he glass cases. " They seem to have a peculiar fasci nation for hum a n beings," ~'Iessen h ad once remarked to him in bis d ry, crusty m au llcr. "Particularly their eyes." He had merely laughed up his sleeve. He lay o n the soft down quilt read ing, the rays of t he setting Indian s un sweeping through the trellis work of the verand ah wall. From the dusty street came t he sound of a snakecharmer 's flu te, a monotonous reel that reminded him of the Scottish bagpipes. Somewhere ill the dim room a mosquito fle w rouud in circles, humming like a u evil spirit. He let the book drop on to the fl oor , and lay on his side, staring at the boards . It waS tIlen that he saw them : two gleaming, maniacal points of light, diabolical, mocking, taunting. They seemed to hold him hypnotised, as if some strange power emanated from them; he tried to t urn from t hem ; he wanted to ring the bell or shout for his servant, but he had not t he mora l courage to do so. A shiver ran down his ·spine a nd left him cold, the sweat running in little streams down his forehead. H e felt himself sliding, creeping t owards t hem; t hey drew him on, green, vivid green, with a strange pale light that was almost phospborecent. He would have screamed , b ut the sound · stuck in his t hroat; he would have clung to the bell-pull, b ut his arm would uot lift; he'would h ave riseu from the fioo r , but his legs for once defied his will; slowly, painfully, he crept across the h ard wooden fioor, his chest pressed against it. They were close now, holding him ; tI1CY seemed to grow larger, more taunting, more Jeering; he began to t remble, his teeth chattering, and his face drained , chalkcolour. Barely a foot; creeping, sliding; a h a nd's breadth; his breathing choking himhe was losillg his reason, fixed eyes glistening wh ite in the obscllfc evening light ; he tried to gathcr himseU, to scream, to screa m- his facc to uched it, his eyes, overladen with terror, stared into those remorseless, cold, bead~like lights; he felt tile soft skin , the ba rely-perceptible lines of the scales where the body t hickened a nd was the head; they seemed to be la ughing, a silent, malicious glee. With a suprcme effort he raised himself Oil his ha uds, his breath whistled tbrongh his lungs, something seemed to give way beneath the awful strain and the scream turned to a dull expressionless groan ; his elbows saggcd an51 .gave way, and he fell forward on his face on to the floor.

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Messell fo und him late that night. Hc lay across the corner, his .wh ite, blood less face twisted in terrible, unbearable fear , his ollce-black ha ir turncd to a n a lmost silver grey. The professor bent to fcel his pulse; thcre was 110 response. H e rose and turned to t he electric light switch , a nd saw the long, sinuous creature t hat lay by the life less body, gloating over its prey as a vulture hovers above a thirst-stricken Arab. He kicked it hard a nd it slier into t he m oonlight, its dead eyes shining more mockingly, mo re greedily. Like its prey, it too was lifeless, bloodless. Mere cotto uwool and sawdust. Eyes of beads. P ainted. A stuffed snake. ADD UI., Auz.

r 'rRANSLATION OF " VIV AMUS, MEA LESBIA, .. .. .. " Let's live and love. my Lesbia. we' llllot care A penny for the sage's serious stuff. Though suns can set yet rise again: for us, When once our little day is dark. remains A sheer dark night of sleep perpetual. Give m e a thousand kisses then a hundred, AnoUler thousand then a second hundred And yet another thousand and a hund red. When we have kissed so m any t housand tillles We'll spoil th' account lest evil should befall Or miscreant's envy h ave the power to blight, . Who learns of kissing there can be so much.

O.K.S. O.K.S. NEWS. Tile Editors invite tlte co-opcrati01t of O. 1(,5. in strengthening these items in ., The Cantuarian" which ars of particular interest to O. ](.5. They

cantlot themselves obtain much of the necessary rnatsriells and ["eye/ore I'emind subscribers th ai. items 0/ news, Zettel's and other original contributions aye always welcome. Lieut.-Colonel C. M. Headlam , D.S.O., O.B.E. , T.D ., J .P. , D.L. , M.P., has been created a baronet. G. H . S . P inseu t has been awarded the C.M.G. Group Capt ain P. C. Maltby h as been appointed to the command of Royal Air Force, Mediterranean. G. E. J. Gent, D.S.O., M.C., has been awarded the O.B.E. W. d ' A. Maycock has graduated at McGill University with 1st Class Honours in Surgery, Medicine and Obst etrics. He has been

awarded the H olmes Gold Medal and also the Francis Williams Scholarship in Medicine and Clinical Medicine. C. J . Galpin , D.S.O., has been appointed principal private secret ary to Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for Air.

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W. D. West h as been preparing a report the recent earthquake at Quetta.

A. M. Rake has been appointed private to Captain Austin Hudson, secretary Parliamentary Secretar y to the Minister of Transport. Lie ut . A. E. C. Bredin h as been successful in the written examiuation for promotion. The fo llowing have passed the first part of the Tripos Examination in Class II . : R . N. Evans, German; J . E. Kennett, French; E. A.-I.. Watts, History.

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Payne, t he Red Cottage, Yateley, Hampshire (late of Kew), and Evelyn Emily Prances Stewart Irvine, only daughter of Colonel A. E. S. Irvine, D.S.O. , and Mrs. Irville, of SUlluyside, Eltham, Middlesex.

MARRIAGES .

We h ave been pleased to welcome the foll owing O.K.S. to t he school recently:A. Latter, Mr. Justice Luxl1l00re, R. Juckes, The Rev. Canon T. K. Sopwith, W. d'A. Maycock, J. R. T . K ennedy, C, C. O. Bennett, G. N. M. Darwall, H. E. N. Bredill, J. P. Hell1ing, P. H. Shorthouse , F. M. Shorthouse, J . Buckland, D. G . C. M. Senior, A. '1'. Rouse, D. P. Wade, A. H . W. Brenan, B. J . V. Matthews, R. G. 'Vingfield, H . R. E. Wallis, W. F. J ames, I. I". Aucott, D. G. Trickett, D. D. Rennie, G. A. W. Booker, J . E. Deighton, P. C. Wilkinson, R. B. Karop, K. M. Ward, R . J. F. H. Pinsent.

BIRTHS. DBAN.- Oll April 26th, to Dorothy, wife of Lewis Dean, of Fyfield, King's Langley- a SOl1.

ENGAGEMENTS. MR. B. S. KEN't AND MIss V. M. BAKER. The engagelllelltis anuounced betweellB asil Stanley Kent, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Kent of Eastcourt, Coolhurst Road, Crouch E nd and Miss Vivian Margaret, sccond daughtcr of Me. and Mrs. Sydney H. Baker of Rossthern, Coolhurst Road, Crouch End.

MR. G. 1.. PAYNE AND MISS E. E. F. S. IRVIN It The engagement is announced betwecn George Lefevre Payne, the Leicestershire Regiment, only SOl1 of Dr. and Mrs. E. L.

HEYi\IAN : O'1'To.- On JUllC 5th, 1935, at St. Andrew's Church, Bombay, Leonard Vallallcey, son of Colonel Arthur Augustus IngUs Heyman and Mrs. H eym an, t o Murial Beatrice, daughter of M e. and Mrs. A. C. Otto, of Bombay.

DEATHS.

GU,LIOT DE BERTHILLEAux.-On May 13th, 1935, at Stonecutter's Island, Hong Kong, Francis Delgarno Gilliot de Berthilleaux, son of Mr. J . J . Gillio, aged 24 years. Hr·;rttERY.-On Sunday, March 24th, 1935, at Richmond, Surrey, Percy Hemery, late of British Guiana, aged 83 years. SWINlloRD.- On June 6th, 1935, at Strode Place, Herne, Francis Dunne Swinford , aged 38 years. WRlGH't.- OIl June 10th, 1935, at Cra bbetts, Hoveton St. J ohn, Bernard Duncan Zorapore Wright, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., aged 72 years. NOTICES.

R. H. OSBORNE, Hon. Treasurer of t he O.K.S. Association , has changed his address to 104 East Sheen Avenue, East Sheen , S.W. 14. The O.K.S. Dinner is provisionally arranged to take p lace at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, on Friday, J anuary 10th, 1936.

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ation have been greeted by stony silence, or heart-rending cries of "Work, \-\lork." So all the information he has to gl\'c was culled from the meeting at the beginning of term which was :very well attended. It was held in Professor Moule's house, and enjoyed by everyone. We should like to t h ank him and Mrs. Moule for their hospitality. P. H. Hemery (King's) is now approaching the end of his fourth ycar. We found him murmuring. "He rode through the race of life with a straight bat"; and what could be a more fittin g epitaph for his long stay here. But even now he cannot tear himself away, and intends cOllling up for a long vacation before going into the Consular Service. J . L. Hall (Jesus) is reading French and S panish. He not only rows , but also rides about the country·side. Hemery goes with him, alld we understand that they spend t he hours between two and six: ill the afternoon on the road. Need we say more ? R. F. Cartwright (Pembroke) is a very busy lllau-8ecretary of most societies and Presiden t of the rest. Displaying amazing versatility, he I)lays the organ and reads t he Lessons in C lapel, takes a T ripos, alld performs the offices of Master of Ceremonies of t he S.T .C. (no not O.'f .C.). Further, he is Chairman of the J1"ruiting Campaign, which explains why he keeps a bottle of cherries ill his room . The CalUI)aign was nearly checkmated by the May rost; but we are glad to learn that there will be some fruit left to pick, and that the work of aiding the pickers can proceed under Cartwright's d irection. H e is going to Cuddesdon ,!'heolo!?ical Colle~e next terr~.

P. H. Shorthol1se is another keen fruiting I campaigner. He has been organising a play·readiug society in J esus aud , of course, working. He is going down this term to study at thc Charing Cross Hospital. He is seen sometimes in Corpus playing bowls with Foord· Kclccy. Any vis ito r to the Old Court after lunch should cnter it warily, for he will p robably fi ud a game of bowls in progress, a nd possibly the p layers t hrowing bowls at each other. Fortun ately the bowls a rc I oranges, a nd the bathroom is quite close . I

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R . N. Evans shares some rOO1llS in Q ueens' with a friend. Evans is learning Welsh and wants to plant leeks in the window-box; but his friend comes from Switzerland a nd prefers eidelweiss. 'I'h ey are referring the dispute to the League of Nations Uuion; and h ave compromised for the time. being with mustard and cress.

E . A. L. Watts w'C found in his bath; and as it was h alf-past ten in the morning we took it that his exams were over. He kindly got out to show us some attractive colonial Jubilee stamps from his la rge collection. He is going in for Law but has not got his helmet yet. In spite of a broken wrist h e m a kes runs by the dozen for J olm's. K. M. Ward (Pembroke) has been promoted to a Corporal, and has decided that his previo us attacks on Old Park Farm were not good e nough and that he lU ust go back a nd do it again . With Pinsellt and the Corps of Sig na ls he is going into camp at Canterbury at the end of tcrm. He t hreatens to bring a h0111elIladc car so you will probably hear more of him. C. C. O. Bennett (Selwyu) is the only O.K.S. who has not worked hard this t erlU. He was s mitteu early in the term with boils a nd carbuncles. Pinsent gave his p rofessional advice as a medico, and even lanced SOUle of them. with a fish·hook, but could not subdue

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t hem . So Bennett had to retire t o the nursing home, and was off work for a month. ·H e still rows; but the carbuncle was on his neck . J. E. Kennett (Queens'), booted and s purred, strides up in mountaineering I5reeches a nd a sombrero ready to tell you a taH tale, Some of tliem are very tall, but oUr<jonrnalistic h onesty compelled us to believe him when he said he had fallen into the river three times from a punt. H at peep· of dawn you rise and repair to Selwyn , and wait for t he porter to unlock the gate and let the bedders in, you will be surprised to find Pinsent being let o ut. "It's the early worm that gets the fis h, " hc says; and clad in leather waistcoat, je rkin , a nd gaberdine, and a hat- that beggars description , he sallies forth to some distant dike to catch his breakfast. J . F. Paxton (Pembroke) is a medico and spends IllOSt of his time. in the biochemical laboratory breaking eggs, hearts and testtubes. He is a keen sailor, and is to be seen in the afternoon tacking up the Pem, aud complaining bitterly because he h as · to take down his lIlast to go under the pave ment in front of Addenbrooke's. We sho uld li ke to congratulate him on winning the Presh mell's Crusiug Cup, and sailing for the University. His bike has no brakes, which absolves him froll1 t he ouerous duty of stopping when requcsted to do so by a policeman for. riding without a light. We arc looking forward to a meeting in May Wcek, when the Dean of Clare has very k indly invited us to his roolUs. With best wishes for a successful t erm and summer holidays, O.K.S. CANTAD. .The Editors regret that they are unable to publish an Oxford Letter this term, owing to the fact those responsible have failed to send one.

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THE CANTUARIAN OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

The following promotions and appointments have been made to date frolll May 23rd, 1935:Cpl. Hill. G. H .• to be L/Sgt. Pte. Armstrong Cpl. " 'l'ollnsend, F.

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[ CERTIFICATE "A." The following passed the Second (Written) Part of the Examination for Certificate "AI> held in March, 1935 : Armstrong. R. A., Derick, J . M., Durie, J . D., Durnford, A. M., Gill, N. W., Grigson, J. G. W ., Glellllie, G. D., Page. P. P., Sampson, W. A. P., 'l'oullselld, F., Vickery, B. C.• Williams, M. n., Wiltshire, J" Wiseman, R P., 'Wright, E. J. L.

PHYSICAL TRAINING COURSE. The Physical Training Course at Aldershot fr0111 April 9th to 19th was attended by Hubbard, V. A. St. A" Sargent, J. M. H., and Davis, J. S. They all obtained satisfactory reports.

CAMP. '1'l1is year the Contingent will be represented by just over 60 cadets. They are providing a Band, Physical Training TeatH a nd a Guard. Good luck to t hem and may t hey have more support next year as a result of their efforts. The address of cadets will be : Cadet A, King's School, Canterbury Contingent, Tidworth Pennings o:r.c. Camp, Tidwort4.

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THE CANTUARIAN THE SPORTS. TRIANGULAR SPORTS.

The 'l'riangular Sports took place at Rams!?ate all Saturday, March 30th, and resul~ed ill a win for St. Lawrence with 44 points, with King s a good second. St. Lawrence were leadlllg by four points before the Relay, which was thus the deciding event. It was eventually WOll by St. Lawrence, although the unfamiliar track hindered both the viSiting teams. Althollgh unsllccessful, we came nearer to wiuning than we have for lIlany years. In the jumps, hurdles and sprints the School did very well, but the mile and half-mile were disappointing. I.

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D. L. Nicholls (St. L awrence). V. A. St. A. Hubbard (King's School). Time: lOt sees. Nicholls got well away, and wall fairly comfortably, Hubbard running well to gain second place. Fraser made a poor start and finished fourth . HAI,!'-Mrr,E. 2. 1st. J. Tillett (St. Lawrence). 2nd. J. G. Howard (Dover). Time: 2 mins. 12 sees. Tillett looked a winner from the moment he started his sprint. Howard and Reeves had a battle for second place, but Howard managed to fall on the tape first. The time was quite good, considering the slight wind blowing across the field. 1st. 2nd.

LONG JUMP. V. A. Hubbard (King's School). J. Dyke (Dover). Length: 19 ft. 31 ins. Hubbard Wall this event by 2 ius. He was t he only competitor who got up in the air at all. 1st. 2nd.

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N. J. Fraser (King's School). D. S. I /ucas (King's School). Time: SSt sees. A fast race ill which the School strings rall very well. The St. Lawrence first string took the lead at the start, but Fraser, who

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Tillett (St. I/awrellce). de i\{. Bessey (Dover). n .me : 5 mins. i secs. III this event the School failed dismally, our strings filling the last three places. Nankivell ran a well-judged race and won very easily. Bessey of Dover seell1ed out of it at first, but with a fine sprint, ran into tWrd place. HIGH J UMP. N. J.... Fleming (St. Lawrence). R. H. Gower (King's School). Height: 5 ft. 31 ins. Fleming, who broke the record last year, did not reach last year 's height, but jumped with good style. Gower jumped excellently and improved on his height in the School Sports by 2 inches. 'M unro hurt his back . 7.

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1st . St. Lawrence College. 2nd. K ing's School. Tim e : 1 min . 39t sees. This was n very exciting race as t he result of t he whole meeting depended on it. 'l'he School strings ran well but were h and icapped by t he corne rs.

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Sat., May 11 ~,at., 18 lues.,,, 21 i :hur .. " 23 lues.,,, 28 Tllu r.,,, 30 Sat., J nne 1 Sat., " 22 Tues. , ,, 25 Sat. , " 29 Tues., J lily 2 Sat. , G Tues.,,, 9 Sat., 27

F IRST University College SchooL... St. Lawl'ence C.C.. .................. Wyc College.. St. Lawrence" T hursday" ........ Merchant Taylors' School Chartham Asy lu m...... ... . Highgate SchooL.. ........ .. .... Sutton Valence ScllOOl.. .... Dover College............................ Killg'sCoUegeSchool, W imbledou St. Edmund 's School. St. Lawrence College, Ralllsgate .. Eastbourne College..... O.K.S..... . .. .....

Sat., :May 18 Tues.,,, 21 Sat., " 25 Sat., J une 1 T ues.,,, 4 Sat., " 22 T ues.,,, 25 . T ues. , July 2 Sat., 6

S ECOND XI. 9 1 for 6 158 Herne Bay College 1st XI. ........ Home Drawn 116 for 5 Away Lost 11 3 Wye College 2nd X l.. .. Home Scratched Tyler Hill and Blean C.C. 110 Home Lost 73 Broadstairs C.C ...... 11 0 for 8 Lost 105 Sir Roger Manwood's SchooL ..... Away Sutton Valence School2u(t XI... I·lome Scratched 78 Away Won 107 Dover College 211d XL ......... .. 38 Wou 230 fo r 9 dec . St. Edmund ' School 2nd XL ..... . Away 157 for 9 dec. 50 for 3 St . Lawren ce College 211d XL ... . Home Drawn

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C OLTS' Herne Day College Colts' XL ..... Choir SchooL... ............. Dover College Colts' XL....... St. Edmund's School Colts' XI..

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K ING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBU R Y v. UNIVERSITY COI,I,EGE SCHOOL. Played on Blore's on Saturd ay, May II t h , t his m atch r~') u I ted in a win for the School by 92 runs. Gower won t he toss and elected to bat. Hill left in the first ove r, b ut Gower and Armstrong batted steadily, until t he latter was dismissed at 89. Gower coutiuued to bat we ll and reached his century shortly after t he IUllcheon interval, in a little under two hours. The School were well-placed at lunch, but their inn ings, owing mainly to good bowli ng by Drury, closed eventually for ouly a moderate total. U.C.S. had ample t ime, and started very slowly, taking 80 m inut es fo r t heir first 50. Goldstein waS actually at t he creasc au hour for his 5 runs. After t he separation of the fi rst )ail', at 32, t he side coll apsed badly before the bowli ng of H ayes and Lovelace; six more wickets ailing for t he addition of ouly 16 runs. The last three batsmen, especially S uttill, all played useful innings however, and t he last pair s ucceeded in taking the total into three figures before Drury was bowled by Gower.

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H . B. Goldstein, b H ayes. .. .......... ....... E. L. Beverley, b Lovelace....... G. W. Reece, rUll out....... P. G. Wreford, b lIayes.............. ......... E. R. Keyworth, c and b Lovelace.... P. J . Thur man, b Hayes............ B. L . W hale, Ibw , b Lovelace................ F. W. A. Campbell, st K innaird, b Hayes D . E . K. Sntti ll, not out. .. ....... L. Abrahamsen, b Ar mstrorrg................ W. F. C. Drury, b Gower. Extras..................

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This match , played on the St. Lawrence Ground on :May 18th, was won by the home side by one wicket in the last five minutcs, after a very exciting game. The School won the toss and decided to bat. Armstrong and H ill started very confidently and it came as a surprise ~vhen H ill was bowled after 50 rUlls had been scored in 35 minutes . Gower joined Ar mstrong (llld lleit iler appeared to be in any d iffic ult ies . A r lll~tron g ~omp leted a very n ice .50 iu which off-s ide shots were l)rcdolllinallt. Lovelace played h1luscH 111 carefully, only to lut across th e swerve and be wei caught. This was at 120. Afterwards the remaining batsmen showed complete lack of confidence and practically the only runs scored came from Gower, who was eventually out through attempting to force the pace. The later batsmen all seemed overcome by a bowler who was only a little faster than mediu m pace.

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St . Lawrence started very badly against some very accurate bowling by Lovelace aud Armstrong, si nce 6 wickets were down for 33, and t his although olle or two catches were dropped . H ollingworth hit hard fo r a shor~ time ~ut le ft at 65. T h en 'l'ayJor joined Maylam, ~v ho had been batting very steadily, aud 1ll1llledmtely proceeded to knock the bowlers off their length and t hcn to dea l severely with SOlllC very ragged stuff. At 154 F lctcher bowled Maylam, but Stephen- J oues quickly finished off a very interesting match, even t hough it was a disappointm ent for the School to have victory so rudely snatched from them by the fine scvent h wicket stand . K I NG'S SCH OOL.

ST . L AW R ENCE C. C.

It. A. Armstrong, b Simpson ... ........ .. .... 59 P. I. Hi ll, b Taylor. .. . .. .............. 20 R Ii Gower, cHews, b Stephen-Jones. 52 I~. E. H. Lovelace, c Irwin, b ffrench-Blake 8 W. N. H ayes, b H ollingworth................. 1 F. 'l'oullsend, b Hollingw~ rth ..... .. ...... .. . 0 A. D . M. Fletcher, b H Olbllgworth......... 0 R . GitIibrand, lbw, b Hollingworth..... 2 0 D. G. R. Fox, b Hollingwor th....... It. S. Beale, b Hollingworth ...... 1 0 A. G. Killllaird , not out. .............. .. .... .. .. Extras.......................... ...... ........ 13

R. C. Maylam, b Hetcher .......... ..

C. Irwin, c Gillibrand, b Armstrong...... . G. A. Simpson, run out.. ............... .. R . I". G. Hews, c Hayes, b Lovelace ..... . J . R. Major, c F letcher, b Hayes ...... . D. H. Bigglestol1 , cHill, b Lovelace . C. H . Borth wick , lbw, b Lovelace ...... G. P. H ollingworth, c F ox, b H ayes. N. A. T aylor, c 'l'ounselld, b Hayes .... .. W. Step hen-J ones , not out.. ....... .. ....... . A. O. fir en ch-Blake, did n ot bat . Extras ..... . ............. .. ................ .

'fot al. .......... ... ....... .. .... . .......... 156

o o

11 7 I

12 55

6 14

Tot al (9 wkts .) ...... ................. 168

DOWLING ANALVSIS: Lovelace ... .. .. ............ Armstrong ... ......... .. I-Iayes .. ........ ... ... . .. . ... . Go'ver ... . ........ .. . . . ..... IÂˇ'letcher .... ...... ... .........

14 6 17 3 2

2 I 4 0 0

51 27 60

3 I 3 0 IÂˇ

.... ......

Mayla.m .... . " Stephell-J ones ........ ... Hollingworth ............ 'l'aylor...................... Simpson .................. ffrench- Blake ..... ..... . .

0 I 3 0 I 0

35 18 26 20 18

0 I 6 I I

8 13'2 4

6 7

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. WYE COLLEGE.

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Played on the St. J~awreuce Ground, this match resulted ill n draw. 'Vye wcnt in to bat Oil a pitch that was easy after rain overnight. A wicket fell at 18, but after 45 minutes the scoreboard read 50 for I wicket. A dramatic change came over the match and five wickets were dow11 for 55. Darbyshire and Meadows, a left-hunder who was missed ill the sUps early on, proceeded to attack the bowling with considerable success. The School did not get another wicket until the score had reached 137. '1'wo IUore wickets fell, but before ten a tired attack came in for somc morc punishment. At tea \Vyc declared, leaving t he School un hour and 50 minutes to get the nuts. Aiter a confident start the Schoolucver looked li ke getting t he rtlns against an accurate attuck which had plenty of variety. Gower alone offered ally real resistance. An interesting duel took place durin g the last half-hour between t he bowlers and Gower, who attempted to get all the bowling, for at one point it seemed likely t hat t he Schoollll llst be defeated. Just before the cud be completed his half-century. The fielding ill this match was not very good, but this was understandable owing to the coM weather.

KING'S SCHOOl,. R. A. Armstrong, b Wacher................ P. I. Hill, rtm out... ........................... R. H. Gower, not out..................... .. ... F. E. H . Lovelace, c and b Hasler.... .. ... F. Toun send, b Hasler........ W. N. H ayes, b Hamersley............... .... R. Gillibrand, b'Vacher............. A. D. M. F letcher, not out. .... .... R. S. Deale } D. G. R. Fox Did not bat. A. G. Kinnaird I~xtras.... . ....... ................. . ... .. ..

Totnl (8 wkts. dec.) ...... .â&#x20AC;˘"" ..... 202

Totnl (6 wkts.)............... .. ......

WYE COLI,EGE. A. N. Gardiner, lbw, b llayes................

E. J. Hutchinson, b l..ovelace..................

S. G. Brown, Ibw, b Fletcher......... 21 R. H. H am ersley, b Hayes.............. 0 N. L. Tinley, c and b Fletcher.. .. 3 R C. Meadows, b Lovelace.. ....... 52 D. H. Darbyshire, c Gillibrand, b Armstrong 33 K. E. Cowan, b Armstrong...... .. ............ 16 P. B. Wacher, not out. ............... 39 H. K. Wright, not out.......... 5 Extras ...................... .

14 9 50 6 0 4 0 8

I ~

3 94'

BOWI,ING ANALYSIS : Lovelace ................. . .. Fletcher ...................... Armstrong ................. H ayes .. ......... .......... . Gower .. ..... ........

16 9 8 8

3 4 1 1 0

87 33 27 30 13

2 2 2 2 0

Co\van ............... .. .... . Wright ...... .... .. .... .. .. Wacher ........... .... ..... . Gardiner .... .. ............ Hasler .... .. ............... ~1eado,vs ...... . .......... Hamersley .. ... . . . ... . . . .

14 3 12 6 3 1 3

7 0 1 1 2 0 0

20 10 32 17 1 4 7

0 0 2 0 2 0 1

455

THE CANTUARtAN KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. I,AWRENCE "THURSDAY" XI.

This m atch was played on Beverley on Thursday, :May 23rd, and resulted in a draw . St . Lawrence won t he toss and batted first. They started well, putting 100 up for the loss of only two wickets. Subsequently, however, they collapsed, owiug chiefly to good bowling by Hayes at the beginuing of his second spell , and their innings closed for 158. H. Stringer, who was at the wicket two a nd a quarter hours for his fifty, was seventh to leave at 122.

'I'he School started badly, losing two good wickets before tea. Armstrong left shortly after resnmption of play and L o'{c lace soon followed. Hayes and Touusend, however, batted sOlludly aud ,succeeded in p laying Ollt t ime. Wallis and Ph illips both bowled very well, a nd none of the School batsmen were ever really at home to t hem.

ST . I,A WRJ;;NCE " THURSDAY" C.C. 24 H. Stringer, c Gower , b Lovelace.... .. 50 N. E lse, b Hayes.. ............. . 14 A. S. P. Mason, c Hill , b Armstrong.. 29 A. Phillips, st Gower, b Hayes. I A. M. Olsson, c 'l'ounsclld, b Hayes..... 0 J. Prielld, c Beale. b Hayes..... 2 W. H. Stringer, run ouL....................... 1 A. Greenfield , c Gower, b Lovelace......... 13 S. Wallis, not out.. .............................. 6 J. Goold, st Gower, b Hayes .. ................. 1 Extras........................................ 11 W. Hanison, b llayes.... ................. .....

KING'S SCHOOL . R. A. Armstrong. b Wallis .. P. I. Hill, b Phillips ..................... .. R. H. Gower, c Greenfield , b Phillips .. I~. E. H. I.ovelaee, b Wallis ............ .. W. N. Hayes, not out.. ................... .. P. TOUllscud, not out.. ...................... . A. D. M. F letcher } R. S. Beale D. G. R. Fox Did not b at. R. Gillibrand M. G. Hilton Extras .... . .......... ....... . 'rotal (5 wkts.) ....

'fatal ....................... .. ... . ......... 152

o 5

12 23

9 69

BowtING ANAJ,VSIS: O.

F letcher. ........... .... ..... . Lovelace ....... ............ Armstrong Hayes .. ............... ...... IÂˇIHton .... ...... .............

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

5 18 5 15'1 7

0 3 1 0 3

22 39 15 45 20

0 2 1

Wallis ..................... .

~~~~a~::::::::::.::::::::: : E lse ........... . ............

17 13 3 1

5 6 1 0

36 14 6 4

2 2 0 0

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. This match was played on the St. Lawrence Gronnd on May 28th. A start could not be made unt il 2.15 p.m. owing to a heavy shower in the morning. Even then the wicket and o utfield were very wet. Merchant Taylors' wall t he toss but d id not make full use of this advantage. Kettle left at 4, but Harrison and Hughes-Chamberlain batted well enough and there was nothing to point t.o the collapse t hat was to follow. Only ROI)er offered any resistance to Lovelace, who was bowlIng rea lly well, breaking the ba ll and disguising his change of pace. The innings closed aIter 100 minutes for 74 runs and Lovelace returned the excellent analysis of 7 wickets for 38.

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The School h ad half an hour's batting before tea and in that t ime fared disastrously. Armstrong, H ill, Gower and Hayes were out with t he Score at on ly II. There was nothiug wrong with the pitch but th e batsmen just got themselves out. After tea Lovelace and Tounscnd set about to rctrieve the situation a ud so well d id t hey s ucceed that the nlUS were knocked olf without fm·ther loss. Lovelace was out at 95 and Pletcher Was bowled in the next Over. even Tonnsend School t uall y was WO ll left by 4 uubeaten wickets. , h aviug p layed au invaluable inni ngs in a criSis. The MERCHANT 'l'A YLORS' SCHOOl,. A. C. Hnrrisoll, st Gower, b I-I ayes...... 1<, ll. Kettle, cHilton, b Lovelace. R. R l-I. H ughes-Chamberlain, cHilton, b Lovelace.... . W. R. A. Bn lkwiIl, b Lovelace ........ ....... A. Roper, Hot out... J . L. Hart, c Gower, L I.ovclace. J . L. Starnes, b I.ovelacc ....... .... ........... K . S. Price, C Beale, b Armstroug.... R. A. Henderson, b Lovelace ,1. C. M. Maxwell , b Lovelace... ............. J. G. Reid, b Hayes...........................

26 0 16 0 26 I 0 1 0 0 3

Extras." ............. ............. ,..........

'l'otat. ............. . . ........... . .... , .. . ..

Hil ton ............ Lovelace Hayes Armstrong ... , ... .. ........

o. 5 18 10'4 3

><. 1 5 I I

K I NG'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, b Price. ............ P. I. Hill, b I-IclldersOIl ...................... " R. I-I. Gower, c a ud b Henderson F. l~. H . Lovelace. c Price, b Reid. W. N. Hayes, b Pr ice.. F. 'l'oUlISClld, not ou t ....... , ... . _... A. D. M. FletCher, b Price. R S. Beale, lIot out. .... .......... ..... .• .• .... D. C. R. FOX} R . Ci llibraud Did !lot bat. M. G. Hilton

3 0 1 40 4 42

0 2

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

Total (6 wkts.) ..... .............. .. .

BOWl,INC ANAI,vSrS: R. W.

7 38 26 2

0 7 2 1

Price .... .. ...... ••. ... Henderson ............... Maxwell ............... Balkwill. ...... .......... l~cid ............... ..........

12 7 2 4 6

2 2 0 0 1

30 21 10 14 17

3 2 0 0 I

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. CHAR1'HAM ASYJ"UM. Played away on May 30th, this m atch was eventually won by Chartham by six Wickets, after an extra over had been allowed . ACter losing an early wicket, Gower and Armstrong took the total to 88. After the latter's d is missal, GOwer found further partners in Lovelace and Hayes and saw the 200 up before he was dismissed, after batting for three honrs. After a slow star t he played extremely well to score Il is second century of the season, giving only one very hard chance at 99. Although someWhat overshadowed by Gower's fine perfonnance, partnership. Armstrong also batted very well, and actnally SCored the faster during t heir seCond wicket Roeb nck a nd D unn opened the Chnrtham innings and batted very well , if not qnite at the rate which the sitnation required. After the latter', dismissal at 89, h owever, O'Shea played glorions forcefnl cricket from the very start of h is innings. Roebnck also became very aggressive. Whereas the first JOO h ad been scored in the good time of 89 minutes, the second

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457

still fiv e ruus . in only 37 minutes. O'Shea 1ef t when 1 ti~led euts andshort fina llof y was added at innings, exectutt'in g mns. ' AtRth\ tam victory. He laC I . t ury in all attelllp 0 0 I was p layed. oe ue sacrificed an almost cr still one run behind , but.n furt in partnership with 01 the last over, Chart lam Wart from hi, excell ent forcmg enc. ; for t heie final large score. scores level. re~~ APollsible for laying a .sound balt of the extra over. left withhet hebad O'Shea, also.beel~ obtaining the reqUired rUll 0 c Chartham had no (ldlieu ty CHAR'1'HAM ASYI~UM. KING 'S SCHOOL .

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fou~d:~lO~fttl

t b Weatherley R A Armstrong, c Ihyan, F. 'l'ounsend, b Weathed ey, , ... ".: R H Gower, b weagl,8I~~~ b' Roebuck. F. E If Lovelace, c < , • P. I. Hill, c Dunn, bb~b~~ry~nt... W N Hayes c Roe 1I , A'D.' ~1. Fletcher, b Weatherley.. .. ... R : S. Beale, b Weatherle y ...... .. :.:::::::. D G. R. Fox, not out........ . .... M' G Hilton n ot out ............. . R : Gillibrand, did not b~~ ..... . Ext ras........ .

405

133 18 1 18 0 10 6 9 6

D 1 b Armstrong .................... .. . .. 34 H. Roebuck, ltO!, II' brand , b Fletcher. .... . 106 S c G'1.1 • . O'SI · c 'l'ounselld, b, Hayes ......... . 99 lea, JC. Weatherley, c F'ox, b Hayes .... """" o C'. Br;aut, not out. " ..... " 2 J. 'l're\v, not a nt . ........... ............... .. . I G. Reed 1 w. Drew l R . J ohnson D id not bat, Dr. Rose

I~.

Horne Extras ....... .. . .. .... " ... . . ..... . .. ... ,,'

Tot al (4 wkts.)..... ........ .... ... , .. 248

246

'I'otal (8 wkts. dec.) .....

BOWl.. INC ANAI,VSIS:

Roebuck .. .. . Weatherley .... Bryant Dunn .. .

Drew ...

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

27 18 14 10 5

4 2 4 I 0

2 5 1 0 0

78 34 28 23

I·'letcher ............ ...... .. Lovelace .......... Hayes .......... ...

Beale ......

...........

Armstrong .....

Hilton .. ....

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

7 12 21 5 7 2

0 2 2 1 0 0

48 50 71 30 30 13

1 0 2 0 I 0

CAN'l'ERBURY v. HIGHGATE SCHOOl ,. . k t KING'S SCHOOL,. J 1st but found a sodden WIC e to play Highgate on line '. te were able to start The School to broke through anda who, if fairly The score advanced and d thick damp ll11st. Ihe s d Webb started very at 2.30 p. m . help from t1:e 50 u;ld after this accurate, did not recelv. . ttin a li t. 'l'hcy bot 1 caUl treater advantage. e O neither bats1l1an might have forced leaving the School 100 scored quicker, ~~t ht b~hilld the wicket aud Woo d wa ,

tr~vell~~ ~~~~~ntuallY

b~tting

:l~ICt~, ,: s~:~htest

wa~

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tea Webb c g t the runs. 'm It especially towards t he minutes in which to ge . t and the pitch proving lIlore dl 'this was not to be, for With t he outfield stIll along Gower once P we to et a good start. Ullfortull e close the School's only hO waiSt lovelace and Gower took \ e of an excith~S: finish were the pair t ItOvelace left at 79 all prospec s ltittins Barlow for SIX. u

~penjng

w~re o~t ~~hen'

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gone, and it was left to Gower a nd H ill to play o ut t he time. Hill, during t bis period, m ade one o r t wo very ni ce shots to pierce B arlow's p acked leg-side fie ld. It wa~ unfortunate t hat what might h ave been a very inte resting game was spoil t by t he weather .

H IGH GATE SCHOOL. S.

KING'S SCHOOL.

Tucker , not out ...... ... . .. .. ... ... . . J. K . G. W ebb, c Gower, b Beale L . V. Mon k, n ot o ut .... ... ...... .. ... . J, K. C. Scott H . L . Mac1ure J. A. 'l'urnbllll J . A . Woodward Did 110t b at. E . C. l!~ates R. Middlet on G. Newton

A. E. BarJow Extras ....... .. ....... . .

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R. A. Armstrong, run out ..... ..... .. .. .

F . 'l'o ullselld , c Webb. b Middleton ..... . F . E. H. Lovelace. b Barlow. R . H . Gower, 110 t ou t ... .

~ \t.)}~;~t O UL).......... ... . A. R. R. D. 7

D. M. F letcher S . Beale Gillibrand G. R . F ox

Did

1I0 t

M. G. Hilton Extras .... .. . .

164

'r ot a! (1 wkt. dec. ).. ... " ...

3 35 48 18

at. 10

Tot a l (3 wkts.) ..

115

BOWLING ANALVSIS:

""II

,11

90 67

II I

Lovelace.. ... ... ... ..... .. ... . F letcher....... ... ....... ... Armstrong.. .......... ........ Hayes...... ....... . .. ... . Beale... ................. ... Hilton. .. ...... .. ...... â&#x20AC;˘. .. .

?tf.

17 6 6 19 8

4 1 0 1 3

20 49 17 9

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o I o

I JI

KING'S SCHOOL, CAN'n;RB UR Y v. DOVE R COLLEGE . Played a t Dover Oll W ednesday, J une 26th. 'rhe School won t he t oss a nd decided to bat. T he w ic~e t was firm enough but played some q ueer tricks following overnight rain. Beale alld Armstrong appeared to be well set but Armstro ng left to a good b all fro m W ass. This was t he start of a lamentable and totally inexplicable collapse. Beale was caught and bot h Gower , who started very confiden tly, Bud Lovelace , were bowled by " sno rte rs" from P arsons . Of the rema ining batsmen , 'l'ounsend alon e made a ny sort of show. He was left undefeated after an innings of watchful defence. The School were dismissed ill abou t an hOllr and a ha lf a nd Dover h ad about forty minuteslb atting before tea . The pit ch was playing very much easier a nd neit her Deale nor Lovelace could do a nything wit h t he ba ll . H ayes came on a nd sent b ack H owa rd at 27. Before tea, an easy ca tch was d ropped , which , h ad it been held , would h ave made t he game very interesting. After tea Dover lost two wickets ill one o ver to Lovelace, bu t t hen t he runs were knocked off. Afte; t his, wickets fe ll very q uickly, l'ounsend 's slow bowling being particula rly s uccessfu l. This m at ch was consp icuo usly the School's worst p erformance of the sel\son for which there is no excuse to be offered ,

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THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOl ,.

DOVER COLI.EGE.

R. A. Armstro ng, b Wass. R. S. Beale, c Dyke, b \Vass R. H . Gower, b P arsons.. . F. R H. Lovelace, b P arsons.. P . T. H ilt, hit wkt., b Wass I,'. T o unsenc1 , not out.. ....... ....... W. N. H ayes. b Parsons.. . A. D . M. Fl et cher , c l\'I arley , b Parsons... R. Gillibrnnd , lbw, b W ass .. .. ..... ... D. G. R. I"ox , b Parsons l\'f. G. Hiltou , b Parsolls.. .... .. .. .. ... .. .... Hxtras.. ·fo tal..

459'

4 8 14 0 2 6 0 1 2 5 0 9

A. Dawes, b Hilton ......... ......... J. C. H oward. b Hayes.... . R. W. V. Smit h . lbw, b Lovelace.. J. R. 'l'hOIllSOtl, lbw, b Lovelace.. 'V. R. Bar rett, c Fox , b TOullseud ....... G. V. Weymo ut h , b Hilton .. .. ... . R. E. S. Wass, c Lovela ce, b T o unsend J. D ykc , b Beale.... .... ..... . .. . .. .. .... .... P. J . :Ma rsh , c Gillibml1d , b T OllIlsend.. G. S . P arsons , cHill , b flayes.. .. .. .. ...... P . J. Mo rley, not out..... .... Extras .. . . ..... .. .. .......

19 18

4 0 15

1 16

4 5 2 6

·fo ta1. ... .......... .. . .

BOWLING ANAI,YSIS : O.

Beale .. ............. ......... .. .. ...... .. .. . Lovelace..... .. .... . ...... . ....... •... l:Iayes .......... ...... . . .. ... .. . ........... . Hilton ......... .. .......... .. 'r ouusend .......... . ...... . ........... .

4'4

13 12 5 3

21 19 19

1 2 2 2 3

K I NG 'S SCH OOL, CANTE R BUR Y v. KING'S CO I,I.I~GB SCH OOL , W IMBI.EDON. T his match was played at Wimbledon all June 29th. The School. on winning t he t oss, decided t o put K .C.S. ill to b at. as t hey ·were fee ling t he effects of t he jo urney. Lovelace opened t he bowling a nd in his second over clean bowled H alsey. B ut a stand t ha.t realised 72 l'lUlS followed , and it was not Ulltil the bowling had been cha nged severa l t imes t hat Bea le bowled Dan n wit h t he tot a l a t 76. AIlother long stand foll owed , but ill h is secoud over a fte r lunch D ickinson. who ha d batted well fo r his 77, was ou t leg-befo re-wicket to H ayes . THe score was t hen 169 fo r 3 wicket '> . But t he bowlers we re unable to do a ny thing until Armstrong was p ut a u . In his second over he bowled D. A . Wise , a nd three overs la ter L a nsdale was o ut to him l. b.w. Whcn t he sco re was 25 1 for 5, K .C.S. decla red their innings closed and left the School abou t t h ree a nd a h alf ho urs to ma ke t he necessary r uns. Although t he pitch had given the bowlers no help, Lovelace was unlucky not to take more wickets . . Armstro ng a nd Bea le opened t he School innings. but Beale, after Arm strong h ad made o ne, was well caugh t in t he slips. T hat was a d isastrous st art, and n ine nillS later Then Gower joined L ovelace . and immediately Armstrong was caught at t hird man . began to q uicken the scoring, but Lovelace was clean bowled with t he t otal at 17. H ill joined Gower a nd fo r a while r uns came fa irly fast with both batsmen playing well. But when t he total was 52, Gower , who had m ade 27, was caught. T welve r uns later H ill was bowled. H ayes d id not stay long. b ut when Pembletoll cam e ill he immedia tely settled down . Unfortunately, owing to a m isundersta.nding with T ounsend. h e was run out . The score was now 80 for 7 wickets. Witho ut alloth~ r r un being added , T o ullselld, who h acl

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Illude 20, was also run out. Fox flud Hilton followed and were both caught in the next four balls. 'l'hus the School was all out for 81. The School's batting failure on a perfect wicket was rather dismal. There was no excuse for two good wickets being thrown away latc in the innings.

KING'S SCHOOl,.

K.C.S., WIMBLEDON. H. G. Halsey, b Lovelace ................. .. E. Dann, b Beale............. .. ........ .. P. J . Dickinson, Ibw, b Hayes ............. . D. A. Wise, b Armstrong S. G. Wise, not out ................... .. J . G. Lansdale, Ibw, b Armstrong ... K. S . London, not out ...... H . T. B. Ryves } J . D. Allaire . D'd t b t D. R. Stokes 1 110 a. H. G. Call an Extras ..... .

R. A. Armstrong, c Allaire, b Lansdale .. . R. S. Deale, c Flalsey, b Lansdale .. ... ...... . 1<', R I-I. Lovelace, b I,unsdaie R. H. Gower, c and b Stokes P. I. Hill, b Callan ................... . F. 'l'oUl1sclld, run out.. .. . .......... . W. N. Hayes, b Callan. J. T. Pembleton , run out ..................... .

4 33 77

58 47

20 3

A. D. M. FIctcI.ler, not Qut ................ .

D. G. R. Fox, c Halsey. b Allaire ..... . M. G. Hilton, c Halsey. b Allaire ....... .

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

'rotal. ... ................. .. . . ..... .. ..... .

251

Total (5 wkts. dec.) ..........

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

o 7

27 17

20 3 3 I

o o 2

BowI.m~ ANALYSIS ..

Lovelace .... . Hilton ...... .. Hayes ...... . Armstrong .............. . Beale Pembleton ..... . Tounsend .... .

o. 16 8 12

9 6 3 3

...

2 2

2 1

o o

R. 76

32 51

23 27 17

w. 1

o 1

2 I

o o

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL, CANT ERBURY. This match was p layed on the St. Lawrence Ground on Ju ly 2ud and resulted in a victory for the School by 29 r Ulls. The School won the toss and decided to bat. Armstrong and Beale opened thc Schaal'S innings and started quite soundly, but with the score at II , Beale was given out l.b.w. Then Gower joined Armstrong and these batslllcn together put a ll 62 for the second wicket. After making 3 1, Gower, who was not quite all his best form, was caught. Nine runs later, Armstrong was stumped jumping out to a slow ball. He had batted well for his 33. TllllS three wickets were down for 82. Hill joined Lovelace. but after making 10 was bowled. Tounscnd followed and after also making 10 was very well caught by Armstrong off Riley. Pembleton joined Lovelace, who was batting extremely well, but after 30 runs had been added was out l.b.w. At 173 Lovelace was caught when one short of his 50. Reynolds tllen joined Hayes, but before another nm had bcen adaed he was out l.b.w. After making six, Williams was caught with the total at 180, and Hilton being bowled three balls later witllOut scoring, Hayes was left with 13 not out.

'rHE ' CANTUARJAN

461

St. Edm\Uld's did not start their innings very promisingly, for they soon lost Riley but 1 Swift and Armstrong, aide? by some luck in the way of dropped catches, took the score t~ 60,' when Armstrong left. SWift was 1.b.w. soon afterwards and frotU then on the bowlers were on Âˇ top. Eventually the School WOll by 29 runs after an interesting finish. Hayes bowled extremely steadily for a very long spell, but a lot of the other bowliug was very wild. The fielding on the whole was good. KING'S SCHOOL. ST. EDMUND 'S SCHOOL. R. A. Arlllstwng, st Leech, b Riley .. 33 W. '1'. Armstrong, c Pembleton, b Hayes 33 R. S. Beale, Ibw, b Screeton.................... 3 5 G. Riley, Ibw, b I~ve l ace.... .. ........... .. .. R. I-I. Gower, c a nd b Riley................ 31 J. Swift, Ibw, b Hayes...... ..... .. ......... 36 I~. R I-I. Lovelace, c Screeton, b Riley.... 49 A. S. D. Forder, c Gower, b Lovelace... 14 P. I. Hill . b Screetoll..... . ..... .. . . ..... ....... 10 G. W. T. Hodgson, Ibw, b Lovelace 12 F. Tounselld, c Armstrong, b Riley 10 P. N. Screeton, b Hayes................... 3 J. '1'. Pcmbleton, lbw, b Screeton.... 8 M. S. Nodder, lbw, b Hayes..... 12 W. N. Hayes, not out.. 13 W. E. Davics, run out.. .. ............ 8 H. C. Reyuolds, Ibw, b Riley............ 0 J. Peacc, c Pembleton , b I~velace....... 7 R. S. W illi ams, c Armstrong. b Screetoll . 6 J. S. McGregor, Ibw, b I-ovelace............ 4 M. G. H il ton, b Screeton................ ....... 0 4 C. J..eech, not out................................ Extras....... . ..... . ....... . . ..... ........... 17 Extras....... ............. . . ............... 13 'fatal ............................... . ...... 180

'l'ota1. ........ ...... ....... . ......... . ... 15 1

BOWI.ING ANALYSIS: 0,

Lovelace ....................... Hayes ......... Armstrong............... ..... Beale ....... .... .. ......... I-lilton .............. ..... .....

16'! 17

7 6 4

2 4

39 41 9 30 18

5 4

0 0

K I NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. LAWRENCr<: COLI,EGE, RAMSGATE. lliayed a ll Newlands Ground at Ramsgate on J uly 6th. The School won the toss and batted first on an excellent wicket. Armstrong and Toullselld opened very confidently, both making some nice shots to leg. Touusend was a nt t o a good slip catch at 38. Armstrong was stl.!-lllped off t he wicke~-keepe r:s pads at 5 1. Love lacc t hen joined Gower fo r the best partnerslup of the season, which realised 178 rUlls. Lovelace had batted very well for his 61, which included 10 fours. H ill did 110t stay long, but Pembleton struck some good blows. At 265 the innings was declared closed. leaving Gower not out with 125. During a stay of 2 hours and 20 luinub;s. he hit 19 fours, a ud only gave one difficult chance at the wicket when 48. St. Lawrence had a quarter of an hour's batting before tea, in whieh Monk made some big leg hits, but Vicary was out 1.b.w. After tea the School bowlers met with further s uccess and four wickets were down for 61. Then V. Cornish joined Sharpe and an excellent stand ensued. Both batsmen went for the bowlers in great style. Not before 9 1 runs had been added was a nother wicket obtained. Clark and Gilbert also batted well but for the most part" the School bowlers got all top and a ud the last wicket fell at 10 minutes to 7.

THE CANTUARIAN

462

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE.

KING'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, st Monk, b Colley... F. T0l111SClld, c Sharpe, b Colley.....

16 22

R. H. Gower, not out........................... 125 F. E. H. I..ovelace, c Monk, b Sharpe...... 61 P. L Hill , Ibw, b Colley.. ..............

6 13

J. T. Pembleton, b Sha rpe......... A.

J. Munro,

not out.....

W. N. Hayes } A. G. Kinnaird Did R. S. Deale A. D. M. F letcher

1 110

t b t

Extras..

J . R.

W. Monk, Ibw. b Lovelace............ J. M. Vicary, lbw, b F 1etcher............... G. H. M. Jackson, b Lovelace....... ...... G. P. Colley, c Armstrong. b Pletcher ... J. R. Sharpe, lbw, b Lovelace.............. V. L. Cornish, c Armstrong, b Hayes.. D. J. V. Clark, Ibw, b Fletcherk............ G. N. Cornish, b Lovclace..................... J. D. Gilbcrt, c Pembleton, b Hayes...... D. K. M. Gilbert, b Hayes. W. M. Smee, not o ut....... Extras......

16 3 4

'l'ota1. .................... ... . ........... 220

26 1

Total {S wkts. dec.) .. .... .

21 6 13 4 59 69 21 0

1 I

BOWr.ING ANALVSIS : Fletcher ................ .. :Lovelace .................... . Hayes .. Armstrong .. .Beale ............... .••... , ...

o. 13 12

9.4 ·6 3

26 II

I I

w. 3

4 3

o o

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. EASTBOURNE COLLEGE. This match was played on Beverley on Tuesday, July 9th, a nd rcsulted ill a draw slightly in favour of the School. The pitch was very hard and fast and gave very little assistance to the bowlers, hence the two large scores. Eastbourue won thc toss and put the School in to bat. Armstrong and Tounsend opened the batting. The third ball of the over was a fast in·swinger to which Armstrong played back and was clean bowled. However, Gower and Toul1send by steady batting took the score to 4 1 when TOllllsend was caught off a skier for 15 valuable rUllS. Lovelace came in and p layed the bowling with confidence, whilst Gower scored free ly all round the wicket, and by lunch time the score was 95. However, off Jackson's fifth ball after lunch, :Lovelace was bowled, having made 28 runs. He battcd well, although he gave a chance in the slips. Hill was soon out, but Pembleton stayed while Gower rcached his century, his fourth of the season ; up to this point he had hit 16 fours and had only offered one chance, and that a difficult onc behind thc wicket. Kinnaird hit well and made 25 quick nUlS mainly thro ugh fours. Seven wickets were down for 178, whcn Gower began to hit·Out. He was missed once or twice when he was about 110, but settled down and played all the bowling with ease, scoring most of the runs whilst Hayes and Munro kept their wickets intact. At tea the School innings was declared closed at 272 for 8, of which Gower had made 174 not o ut ; this was his best innings of the season, and included 23 fours, many of which were scored by stepping away to the slow bowlers and sqnare cutting them to the boundary. He was never in trouble and seldolll iooked like getting out t o good length bowling.

I I

THE CANTUA1UAN'

463

Eas~b~urne started with under three hours to make the ruus. Unfortunately their first batsmen ulIstllned a fast ball from Fletcher and had to rctire hurt. However, J ackson and Sewell put up 50, although the former was nevcr comfortable. The next pair batted well and put on 71 ruus in under an hour, and it looked as if Eastbourne would get the runs Sewell reached a very good 50, b~lt Pell1b~etol1 broke the partnership by having Craib caught at point. The Eastbonrne captam came III and began to force the pace, but after 16 runs had becn added, Sewell wa~ well h~l d by.Beale, who throughout fielded very well at cover-point. He had batted w~ll and If not dlsplaymg the same ~ollfidence as Gower, his innings was nearly as valuable. DIckson was out at 202, caught at 1.111el-off from a hard hit. The next two wickets fell quickly and therc was 110 chance of a ny defilllte result, t}le match end ing with Eastbourne 46 runs behind. Pembleton and Hayes were the best of the School bowle rs; the fielding was good at times bllt thc catch ing was unreliable.

KING'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, b Craib ..................... 0 F. To unscnd, c Philcox, b Sewell ............ 15 R. H. Gowcr, not Otlt......... 174 F. E. H. Lovelace, b Jackson ................ 28 P. I. Hill, c Dickson, b Jackson............... 0 J . '1'. Pembleton, c and b 'rothill.... ......... 8 R. S. Beale, b Craib......... .. .. ............... 1 A. G. Kinnaird, b Tothill..................... 25 W. N. Hayes, b Philcox....................... 11 A. J . Munro, 110t out.. .. .... "......... 3 A. D. M. Fletcher, did not bat. Extras........ ....... . . . ....... ... .. . . .. ..... . 7

EAS'l'BOURNE COLLEGE. P. C. Horton, retired hurt............. ..... J . A. F. Sewell, c Beale, b Pembleton.. . J . W. J acksoll, c Kinnaird, b Hayes ...... P. N. Dickson, c :Lovelace, b Armstrong J. D. G. Craib, c Hayes, b Pembleton... D. M. Harris, not out.......................... J. B. Shearn, b Hayes................. . ....... P. H. Hepburn, hit wkt., b Armstrong.. P. G. Wilson, not out.. ............. R. J. G. Philcox }D'd b G. S. Tothill 1 not at. Extras....... ... . .................. .... .. ...

Total (8 wkts. dec.) ................. 272

i'otal (6 wkts.) .... :........ .

BOWLING ANAJ.YSIS: O. M. 7 0

Fletcher . . .... Lovelace ... : Beale. Hayes. Armstrong ............... Pembleton ..............

...

I I I 0

16 8 6

49 43 13 71 18 28

w. 0 0 0

2 2 2

10 88 21 20 35 38

6 0 4 4

226

+ THE Âˇ CANTUARIAN

464

MATCHES.

2ND XI.

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. HERNE BAY COI,I,EGE 1ST XI. . P layed on Birley's on May 15th. The School batted first on a good wicket. A promising opening stand was followed by a collapse, due partly to the nervousness of the batsmen and partiy to the bowling of Mawanda. Ni ue wickets fell for 83, but then a hard~hit last wicket stand by Hearne and Hilton raised the score to IS8.

Herne Bay started badly. losing four wickets for 25, but a good innings by Goodall saved the game for them, and stumps were drawn with I-Ierne Bay 67 behind and four wickets in hand. H~:RNE

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND X I.

J. 'r.

â&#x20AC;˘

BAY COLLEGE 1ST XI.

1"Iazda, c Pembleton, b Sargisson.. .... Rellnick, b Hilton... Mawanda, Ibw, b Hiltoll.......... Goodger, c Durnford, b Henshaw.......... Goodall, c Cunningham, b Reynolds..... R G. Harrison, b Hiltoll............. Garnett, not out................... ........ .... I. E. Harrisson , Roberts l Did not b t. Osment J a Renault Extras........................ . .............

Total ............................. . ........ 158

Total (6 wkts.) ... ... ............ .. ...

Pembleton, c Mazda, b Harrison.. A. M. Durnford, b Mazda... H. C. Reynolds, Ibw, b Harrison.. C. H. Wauton, st Goodall, b l\bzda..... R. S. Williams. b Mawauda...... . .... R. E. ClUlllingham, b Mawanda...... ......... K. R. Henshaw, b Mawanda.......... ....... V . A . Hubbard, b Mawanda... ................ H. M. Sargisson, b Renault. .................. D. S. Hearne, b Mawanda........ ............ M. G. HUton, not out.. ........................ ..

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

26 21 13 I 7 3 0 7 1

28 40

4 5 4 45

15 4

10 91

BOWLI NG ANALYSIS:

Hilton ......................... Sargissoll ........ ......... ... Henshaw ..... .... ......... H earne .... Pembleton .... Reynolds ...... .. .

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

o. 11 6 3 2 2 5

M. 3

0 1

0 0 0

18 22 4 5

3 1 1

9 23

0 0 1

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v . WYE COI,LEGE 2ND XI. Played at Wye on May 21st. The School batted first and lost three batsmen for only five runs. This bad start was retrieved by the batting of WilUallls and Henshaw, who made 30 and 20 respectively. The tail again wagged bravery and our closing score was 11 3. Wye began well, and passed our t otal with five wickets in band. Tbe \veather was very cold , and tliis probably had a bad effect on the p lay of both the teams.

THE CAN'rUARIAN KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI.

J. T. Pembleton, b Bruist.. ................

A. M. Durnford, b Bruist.. ....... ...........

H. C. Reynolds, b Bruist..... ................ C. H. Wauton. b Bruist........ R. S. Williams, b Deschambaux.............. R. E. Cunningham, b Bruist........... ... K. R . Henshaw, Ibw, b Deschalllbraux.... M. G. Hilton, b Olden..... V. A . Hubbard, b Olden.... . .. .... . .. ....... D. S. Hearne, c Bruist, b Hallett.... ......... H. M. Sargisson, not out.. ......... ... ...... .. Extras........ ................................

0 0 0 8 30 0 20 1 6 18 14

~65

WYE COLLEGE 2ND XI. Denne, b Henshaw.. ........................... Olden, c Cunningham, b Henshaw....... .. Clark, c and b Hilton......................... Bntist, st Cunningham, b 'Hearne.... Scott, c Durnford, b rHenshaw........ Hallett, not out............... ............ Deschambraux Hagel Maus field Did not bat . Mistri Hutchinsou Extras .............. . ............. ....... . .

'r otal .................................... . 113

28 25

28 10 15 2

'l'otal (5 wkts.) ....................... 116

BOWLING ANAI,YSIS:

Hilton .......... ... ............ . Sargisson .. .................. . . Hensha\v ................. .. Pembleton .. .. ...... ..... .. .. . Hearne ...... . ............... .

o. 8 4

9 2 4

N-B.

0 0 0

1 1

R. 33 13 38 8 15

0 3

,0 1

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND X I. v. BROADS'l'AIRS C.C. Played all Birley's on June 1st. Broadstafts batted fi rst and scored 110 before tea. Pembletoll bowled well, taldng four wickets for 20 runs, and Reynolds, although he only took two wickets, always had his men guessing. The School went in after tea and opened very poorly, eight wickets being down for 46. For the t hird time in succession the tail d id well , and a plucky stand by Wanton and "Hubbard brought the fi nal score to 75. BROADS'l'AIRS C.C. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. Dallimore, b Sargisson.. .. ...................... 14 J . 1'. Pembleton, b Wrightson............. .. 8 Sliggers, c Hearne, b Reynolds...... 16 A. M. Durnford, c Grecn, b Lennillgton 8 ............. 27 Green , c Hens haw, b Hearne P . Townsend, b W rightson. .. ......... .. ..... 7 Loveless, c and b Sargisson... ....... 5 R. S. Williams, b Lennington....... ......... 1 Pearce, c Durn[ord, b Pembleton.. 6 H. C. Reynolds, b Pearce.. .................. I Layton , b Pembleton...... ............. 0 A. G. K innaird , st - , b Wrightson...... 5 Comber, lbw , b Henshaw. 15 C. H. Wanton, b Wrightson... ............. 14 Canton, lbw, b Pembleton 3 K. R . Henshaw, b Leunington............... 0 Harris, b Pembleton........... 9 D. S. Hearne, c - , b Lenuington .......... 0 Wrightson, st Kinnaird, b Reynolds... 3 V. A. Hubbard, c - , b Lenllington...... 18 Vmnington, not out....... 6 H. M. Sargissou, not out...................... . 0 Extras........... ....... 6 Extras....... ...... ... ......... 11 'fotal. ..................... .

. .. 110

'l'otSrl.······

.. . - 73

466

THE CANTUAR I AN

BOWLING ANAI.,VSIS:

Sargisson ... . .............. Hensha'v .................... Reynolds .................. Hearne ................. · Pembleton .................

WD.

9 11 6

3 0 0 0 0

0 0

R. 14 43

2 I 2

15 20

4 7

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. SIR ROGER MANWOOD'S SCHOOL. This match was played at Sandwich 011 Tuesday, June 4th, a nd resulted in a victory for the School. The School b atted first. making over a century before tea. Henshaw played a useful steady innings while Reynolds was u nfortunate to play on. The bowling was fast and difficult to p lay on a rough wicket, Sir Roger Mauwood's batted after the tea interval in a drizzle that continued to t he end of the match. By half-past six they had passed the School total with three wickets in hand. Reynolds did well to take three wickets for 10 rUllS. The fielding on both sides was good in spite of a cold wind and rain.

,•

I j

SIR ROGER MANWOOD'S SCHOOL.

KING'S SCHOOl, 2ND Xl. Durnford, b Spicer. .................. Townsend, c a nd b Fright..... Williams, b Smith.. ................. ............ Reynolds, b Spicer............ ............. ..... . Wauton, b Spicer........................ Henshaw, c and b Fright................ ...... Hubbard, b Spicer............................... Kinnaird, b Fright.. ........................... .. Hearne, not out........................ Fraser, b Spicer......................... Sargisson, b Fright........... Extras.......... .. . . .

13 0 15 0 1 26 4 18 6 1 6 14

Burgess, st Kinnaird, b Henshaw......... Spicer, Ibw, b Sargisson.. ........ .... Miles, c and b Reynolds............. Gray, st Kinnaird, b Re ynolds..... Wilson, b Reynolds....... Brangwin. b T ownsend ...... " . ..... Fright, b Henshaw...... ... .......... Hutchinson, rUll out.... . ........... Cavell, not out..... . ........................ Smith, did lIot bat. Extras ....................... ......... . 'fat al ....................... . ... . .. . .

Tot.!.. ..... .... ... ...... .................. \05

2 0 9 17 43 21 7 6 1

1\0

BOWLING ANALYSIS: Sargisson ...... Henshaw ... . Reynolds ...... Hearne ........ Townsend ...............

7 7 7

3 2

I 0 0 0

R. 31 20 30 12

w. I

2 3 0

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. DOVER COLJ,EGE 2ND XI. Dover College won the toss and batted first. Henshaw bowled first for the Rchool, and Sargisson bowled at the other end; they both bowled well and were replaced by Reynolds and GilHbrand after about ten overs . . The wickets fell steadily, D. E. Bissett making top score with 19 rUllS, and Dover College were ~oon all Qut for 78 runs. Rernol~ took five Wicket..§ ~cl Heqshaw four I -

THE CANTUARJAN

467

Durnford and Gillibraud th~n opened the School's batting. 'l'wo wickets fell for six ruus and then Reynolds made 27, WhICh was soon followed by '\TilBams making 30 Crist was bowling well and took 7 wickets, the total for the School being to7. .

DOVER COLLEGE 2ND XI.

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl.

E . B. Dawes , b Henshaw ...... ....... ....... .. C. D . Hattoll, c Sargisson, b Henshaw .... . B. D. Blessly, b Henshaw ........ K. R. Russell, b Reynolds .. D. E. Bissct, b Reynolds ................. . E. R. Paterson, c and b Reynolds .... . ... .. E. C. W. Harland, c Wauton, b Gillibralld P. D. Comber, c Durnford, b Reynolds ... B. W. H. French , st Wicket, b R eynolds D. S. W. Crist, c Sargisson, b Henshaw ... J . F. Cordoll, IIOt out Extras ....... .

9 2 7

I 19 3 12

6 12

o 3

'r otal. .... .. ............ . Henshaw 4 for 17, Reynolds 5 for 33. Gillibrand 1 for 17, Sargisson 0 for 8.

A. M. Durnford, b Crist.. ... ............... .. R. Gillibrand, st Harland, b Bissett ..... . P. Townsend, b Crist.. ...................... . H. C. Reynolds, b Crist.. ......... .. A. G. Kinnaird, run out.. C. H. n. Wanton, c F rench, b Crist ... R. S. Williams, b Crist.. ............... .. A. J . Munro, b Crist ......... ................ . V. A. St. A. Hubbard, lbw , b Crist.. .. K. R. Henshaw, cHarland, b Dawes. I-I. M. Sargisson, not out Extras .. l'otal .................... .......... .

I 6

8 8 30

4 12

2 2 7 107

Crist 7 for 21, Bissett 1 for 64, Dawes I for 0, Cordon 0 for 14 .

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE 2ND XI. This match was pl.ayed at Canterbury on July 6th and resulted in a draw . â&#x20AC;˘St. Lawrence battcd f!.rst and after losll~g their first five wickets for 38 runs, Robins and Bax.ter managed to put on ;,0 runs before bemg separated. For the rest of the innings the School bowling was kno~ked about a great deal.. Af~er scoring 157 runs for 9 wickets, St. Lawrence declared, leavlllg the School 1!- hours 111 whtch to bat. The School started badly , Fox and Durnford being out for the score of 12 runs After tWs, Gillibrand and Reynolds took the score to 50, when stumps were drawn at 6.30 p.m.

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE 2ND Xl.

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Baxter, lbw, b Reynolds ......... ... ............ Comely, st Cunningham, b Reynolds ....... Brauch, b Henshaw..... Do u gJas~ J olles, b Reynolds.. ...... Marshal , c Durnford, b Reynolds Robins, st CUllningham, b Reynolds ....... , Farwell, TUn out.. .... .................. NichoUs, b Sargisson.......... .............. Rishbeth, not out............................... Temple, not out.... ............................. Extras........... ............................

44 3 0 2 6 35 13 5 29 12 2

Durnford, b MarshaL...... .... Gi1librand, Ibw, b Branch............ Fox, c H amblen .... .. , ......... Reynolds, not out.. .... ......... Williams Wauton ) Cunningham Hubbard Did not bat. Henshaw HJlton Snrgisson . Extras.... . ........ . .... . . .............. . . . .

6 32 0 7

Total (9 wkts. dec) ......

157

Total (3 wkts.) ........ .

•

~ •

••

•t

•

' 468

'THE 'CANTUARIAN BOWLING ANAtVSlS:

Hilton.......................... Henshaw........ ..... .. .. .. . Reynolds..................... Sargissoll.....................

o. 10 13 16 8

2 4 I

24 72 27

o I

5 2

KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl. v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOL 2ND XL P layed O il the St. Edmund's groU11d Oll July 2nd and resulting in a decisive win for the School b y 192 runs. 'l'he School batted first and after losing the first two wickets for 29 rUllS, Durnford and Gillibralld took t he score to 75 for 3. T he score was eventually brought to 230 runs, Durn ford making a u seful 53 and Munro 68. After tea St. Edmund's batted, but only managed to score 38 rUllS, F letcher taking seven wickets for 3 runs. The St. Edmund's fielding was rather weak. KING'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl. ST. r;DMUND'S SCHOOL 2ND Xl. Merchant, Ibw, b Sarglsson .................. 5 Fox, b Walden-Jones.".............. 3 Johnstone, b Fletcher......................... 3 Durnford, Ibw, b Lester.... ... .......... . . . ..... 53 Walden-Jones, b Henshaw.................... 15 Fletcher, c RawcHffe, b Walden-Jones..... 1 Lester, st Cunningham, b Henshaw...... 0 Gi11ibrand , b Lester......... ....... ............. .. 9 Rawcliffe, b metcher.... ............ 5 Kinnaird, Ibw, b Walden-Jones............ 49 'Villiams, b Fletcher.... 0 Wauton, b Les ter.. ....... 17 Tayler, b Fletche r.. ... 0 Munro, c Walden-Jones , b Ford............. 68 Edingcr, not ont........ .... .. ....... .... 4 Hubbard, c Abbott, b Ford.............. 3 Abbott, c Kinnaird , b Fletcher 0 Cunningham , b Walden-Jones... ............ 1 Williams, lbw, b F letcher....... 0 Sargissoll, not out.. .............. . ................ 7 Ford, Ibw, b Pletcher.. 0 Henshaw, did not bat. Extras. ........ ....... 6 Exttas....... ......... ........................ 19 Total (9 wkts. dec.) ... ...... ........ 230

·rotal......................... ....... ....

F letcher 7 for 3, Henshaw 3 for 14.

KING'S SCHOOL .3RD XI. v. ST. STEPHEN'S C.C. 'I'Ws match between the 3rd XI. and the St. Stephen's C.C. was played on Saturday, June 8th (Away). 'I'he result was disappointing for the School, the bumpy wicket completely beating the batsmen, who were not used to it. 'J.'he School batted first and wickets fell rapidly, the St. Stephen's fie lding being very good. Lock and Grindal managed to keep their wickets unbroken for a short time, scoring four nuts each, but they were finally beaten and the School innings closed (or a score of 17. The St. Stephen's C.C. then went in, their £rst two wickets falling to Munro for four runs. A third wicket stand scnt the score to 26, niter which the batsmen, hitting four 6's, sent the score up to 70 for eight wickets, when the St. Stephen's captain declared. School3rd XI. 17, St. Stephen's C.C;. 70 (or 8 wkts,

469 KING'S SCHOOL 3RD Xl. v. SIR ROGER MANWOOD'S 2ND XI. 'fhi s m atch was played at Canterbl!ry in. a continuous downpour. It was the first match pl~yed by the 3rd XL, and res u~ted III a '~'Ill for the School by six wickets. Sir Roger ~'ranwood s batted first and scored rapidly , maklllg 90 before the tea interval. The fieMing of the School was patchy, but Chandler and Munro bowled consistently. After tea the School batted brightl y. Munro hit a bright 55 and partnered by Orindal added 40 for the fifth wicket. ' , SIR ROGER MAN WOOD'S 2ND XI. KING'S SCI-roOl, 3RD XI. Philpot, b Chand ler. 7 N. E. Chand le r, c Ncwing, b Philpott... 2 1 Craig, b Chandler 2 'Y. '1'. L ock, lbw , b Daniels................... 4 Pyman, b Mun ro o G. H. Hu ghes-Hallett, b Daniels.. 4 Hopper, nm out ..... . ........... . .. 18 1H. A. HUllt, c Craig, b Philpot.. 14 Dawson, c Glennie, b Chand ler.. 31 A. J . Munro, not out................... 55 Thompson, b Chandlcr 3 R. F. W. Grindal, Ibw, b Daniels.. 12 New illg, b Hunt.. .................. .. II D. G. Glen nie, not out ................. ...... 9 l\funday, 1bw, b Munro .. . o B. C. Vickery } Dyer, b Munro ................ ...... .. . o J . M. H. Sargent . Daniels, b Chandler Did not bat. A. V. Stupart 13 Ingham, not out.. .. I E. J. L. '''right n:xtras ....... 4 Extras......... ..... .. .... ........... 11 'l'otal. ............... .

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

130

Chaudler 5 for 24, Munro 3 for 3 1.

COLTS' MATCHES. KING'S SCHOOL COLTS' XI. v. HERN D: BAY COLLEGE COLTS' XI. '7:his lI;lat~I!, pJ,ayed at Herne Bay 011 May 28th, resulted ill a win for Herne Bay by scve n \\Ickets. Ihe School start~d badly, a nd no ~tn l1d was made until Donaldson and Carter put a ll about 30 rUlls. After tins, however, the School aga in rclapsed and was all out for a mcagre 53. . After tea H erne Bay batted steadily a nd passed the School total with a loss of ouly three Wickets. KING'S SCHOOl, COLTS' XI. r-ID:RNE BAY COLLEGE COLTS' Xl. P. D. Straiten, b Baynes...... ........... 0 Blackburn, b Watts .... ....... .. 30 '1'. N. Donaldson , c Cox, b Woodgcr... 35 Thornton, Ibw, b Nash ....... . o R. P. W. Orindal, b Bayncs............ 0 Goodger, rUIl out .. . 12 T. A. Watts, st Blackburn, b Renault.. I Woodger, b Watts ............................ .. 19 D . A. Wilkinson, c Gingold, b Re nault... 0 I/amb, c Donaldson, b \Vatts ...... ... . ... .. 2 D. I,. Carter, b Baynes....... ....... .. ...... 10 Baynes, b Nash .................. . 7 R. W. Nash , b Goodger............. ... 0 GingOld, c Watts, b Dumas .. 23 T . C. C. Dumas, st Blackburn, b Goodger 0 Cox, c and b Nash .. . o W . M. Tilton , b Baynes............... ......... 3 Renault, b StraHen ...... . 5 D. J. Thorndike, b Baynes .............. 1 Matton, b StraUen ................. . 8 J. Y. C. Thompson, not out..... 0 Sell1ll1e nce, not out.. .............. .. 2 Extras................... ........ 3 Extras ....... . .................. . 5 Total....... .... ............ ............... 53 Total ...... ... ....... .......... . ......... 113

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KING'S SCHOOL COLTS' XI. v. THE CHOIR SCHOOL. Tills match was played 0 11 Blore's Piece on June 4th. The match could not be~~n be~o[e 5.30 p.m. owing to the fact that the Choristers were no~ able to play ~erore then. I,be pl~ch was unfortunately in rather a bad condition at the opel1lllg of play o~vlllg to heavy, ~all1 whtch occurred ill the afternoon. The Choir School WOll the toss and decIded to bat. I bey made 76 for 7 ano as t ime was getting short they declared. The Colts wcut ill a nd there was a first wicket stand by Tilton and Donaldson until Donaldson was dismissed for 24, the score being then 48 for I . At this point of the ~aUle there was some good hitting. At the close of play the score stood at 65 for 5, the result bCllIg a draw. CHOIR SCHOOL. KrN G'S SCHOOr, CO I(l'S' XI. \V. N. Tilton, st Moon , b Vane .. 24 8 Moon, b Lovelace.. . .......... . 26 T. N. Donaldson, st Moon, b Kent. 4 Hubbard, st Donaldson, b Tiltoll .. . A. H. Lovelace, c Wenham b Vane 3 19 Kent, c Gouldsbnry, b Watts. '1'. A. Watts, ru ll Ollt.. ...... .. . 7 9 Marsh, lbw, b Dean ............. . '1'. C. C. D um as, c Marsh, b \Vcuham 1 18 Hackman, not out A . .M. Dean, not ont ....... 3 9 Vane, c Gouldsbury, b Tilton 3 Vleullam, c Dean, b Lovelace P. P. Lucas } P. A. Gouldsbur y Herrin~ton }' Did n ot bat. A. G. R. Liudsell J. A. Gibbs Did not bat. R. C. McMullin J. Gibbs P. C. Hilton Extras ..... 6 Extras .... Total (6 wkts. dec.) .....

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

KING'S SCIWOI, cor:rs' XI. v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOOl. COW'S' XI. Played at St. Edmund 's 011 June 9th, this match resulted in a win f~r St. Ed~1Und's by 18 rUllS. St. Edmund's batted solidly for It hours to scot:e 84, the score belug effecbvely kept down by Watts, T ilton and Lovelace. Watts took five Wickets for 14. The School started badly, losin g three w~cket~ for O. Watts .and Gr!ndal brought the score to 29 before Grilldal was caught, after willch wlckcts fell steadily, \mbl t he School were a ll out [01" 67, after one hOllr of play. ST . EDMUND'S SCIWOI, cor.:rs' X I. KIN G'S SCHOOl, COW'S' XI. N. E. Chandler, b Minter.. ...... ...... 0 Tayl." Ibw, b Nash.... 22 A. H. Donaldson, st Owen, b Smith.. 0 Hilton Spratt, c Tilton, b Donaldson 4 A. H . Lovelace, b Smith.. 0 Owen, lbw, b Donaldson 12 '1'. A. Watts, c Tayler , b ?Hllter.. 25 Tasker~Evans , b Nash ...... 0 R . P. W. Gril1dal, c Minster , b Smith... .. 10 Miuter, b Watts. . .. 13 2 D. G. Carter, b Minter ............. Treen, Ibw, b Nash............ 4 J. M. n. Pratt, run out....... 1 R. Evans, c Nash, b Watts.... 5 M. C. A. Spencer, b Minter. 8 Minster, not ont............ 7 W. M. Tilton, Ibw, b Minter 4 Davies, b Watts. 4 D. J. R. Thorndike. not out............ 3 Smith, c Spencer, b Watts 5 R. W. Nash, c Davies, b Treen........ 9 Proctor, c Carter, b Watts... 1 Extras......... ........... ...... 5 Extras............ ...... .......... .... . 7 'fotal. .................................... . Watts 5 for 14, Nash 3 for 10.

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HOUSE MATCHES. THE GRANGE v. DA V BOVS. On Tuesday, June 11 th the Grange played the Day Boys on Blore's Piece, the result being a. good win for the Day Boys by eight wickets. The Grangc won the toss and batted first on a good hard wicket; the!e was quite a .strong wind blowing. The Grange made a poor st~rt, only Beale of t.he opeulIlg b~tslllen bemg at all comfortable against the fast bowling of Hilton and the Illed1tlln~fast bowlmg of Lovelace, who made the ball swerve a 'good deal. Durnforc} and Glenllie were both bO\~~ed without scoring and eight wickets were down for 4 1, 13eale bem g bowled for a u~efu l. 19 .. lhel~ followed a good stand by Sargissoll and Thorndike; t he latter defended well whilst Sarglssoll lilt any loose balls, of which there were quite a number. These two had a.dded ~2 valuable ruus \~hell TI.lOfIl.dike was bowled by Hilton and Sargisson followed almost Imllled lately , caught trYlllg a big lilt off Hunt, and the inuings closed for 66, a small tota l 0 11 a good wicket. 'l:he Day Boys opened badly, H ells h f~'.V being we! l held by Durnford at second slip. Almost IlIlllledlately afterwards Beale bowled t ownscnd WIt h a good ball which kept low. Pox joill~c1 Lovelace, who b a tte~ very well,. aJ.1(1 ~ogethc r t hey passed the Grange total, Lovelace Illakmg a very good 4 1 and l'ox a hard ~llIttltlg If unorthodox 22. Sargisson bowled well and was unlucky in his first two overs not taking a wicket. Beale also bowled well, taking two wickets for 34. I~or the Day Boys. Hilton took 6 for 16 and throughout kept a very good length.

SCHOOl, HOUSE v. THE OUT-HOUSES. Birley's on June II th and resulting in a win for School House by five wickets. The Out~Honses batted first a nd were always ill difficulties against Hayes. Munro, Williams and Reynolds all made a few runs, but the best knock came frolll Vickery late in the innings. Se~etlty~seve n d id not look ~ :rery formidable total to School House, whose batting looked fairly strong on paper. Witlull ha l f~all-hour four wickets were down for 32. The Ont~Houses at this point had a good chance. but when Gower was dropped twice (both easy catches) t ~Iey threw. aw.ay all hope . . On the next c1a~ Gawe l' left at 73. His 42 was a very useful Ill umgs for Ill S SIde a lthough It was not ve ry IllIpressive. After the match had been w.ou Hayes and WautOIl both batted well for 22 not out and 24 respectively. Played

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KING'S SCHOOr., CANTERBURV 1ST IV. v. TONBRIDGE SCHOOL 1ST IV. This race was rowed at Fordwich on Wednesday, May 29th . The rate of striking at the start was slow in both crews. The School, at back station, went off at about 34 and led away to the tree, where they were half~a-length up. With the crews striking 31 the School went up steadily, being two lengths up at the beginning of the straight. After that, 'l'onbridge drew

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away a little and the School might profita bly h ave rnised th ei ~ rat e of ,striking. H owever, a nything th at had been lost was m ude lip in t he sprint a nd t he School fi lllshed h~o. lengths up in a time of 5 mins. 22 sees. , which was moderately good under t he weather condltlous . The following represented t he School :Bow. P. H. F . Dodd; 2, T. Biron ; 3, C. N. I ,. l'dinister; sty., H . J. R . Pra tt -; cox, W. A. C. B aker.

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This race wos rowed at F ordwich on Sah!Td ay, Jl1I~ e ~ s t. llucl,e,r good cond!tions. :l'he School t ook fro ut st a tion a nd wcnt off at 36 to St . Au gm;tlllc ,s 46. ~ la tter ~allled a sh~ht lead in the first few strokes which they held for about a IlIl11l1te. J hell t he School, s~tt1!n g dowu com forta bl y, bega n to dra w a way rapidl y . They were .fl ve lengths u,P at the b eglJ~n~llg of the stra ight. H e re St . Aug ustine's cracked unde r th~ stram of. sl~ ch_ a 1~l gh ra te of stnk~ng a nd the School picked up another fi ve lengths 01~ t he stra ight, t o W ill 111 ;, tlllll S . 52t secs ., wluch is a r ecord, be ating the previous record , set up 11l 1931 , by 4 sees . The following represented the School :Bow, 1). I-I. P . Dodd ; 2, T. Biron ; 3, C. N . L . Ministe r ; str ., H . J. R . Pratt; cox, W. A. C. Bake r.

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KI NG 'S SCH OOl " CANT E RBURY 1ST I V. v. EASTB OUR NE COLLEGE 1ST IV. This race was rowed at F ordwich on Tuesd ay, J.une II ~h . T h.e School obtained b ack st a tion. They went off at about 35 wi.th EastbourI;le rowtng a s hghUy ,lngher rate a nd SOO I1 went up three-qu arters of a length . Rowmg ver y solidly t hey caught :D,astb~l1rne all the s~cond I' a nd let the stroke down t o 28. Eastbourne proceeded to get flurn ed a nd sho rt 111 the co:~~ and the School kept on t heir tails until t he fi nish , pad dling o nly at 25. The weather ~~nditions for this race were fo ul, the wind blowing stra ight down stream and ma king the water very popply. 'fhe time was ba d , 7 mins . 52 sees. The following represented the School .B ow, P . H . F. Dodd; 2, T . Biron; 3, C. N . I,. Minister ; str., I-I. J. R. Pratt; cox, W. A. C. B ake r.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANT E RBURY I s" IY. v. UNIYE R SITY COI,LEGE SCHOOl, 1ST IY. This race was ro wcd at Richmond on Saturd ay, June 29th . TI~e Sch,ool lost the toss and o btained Surrey st ation. Neit her crew had a good st.a rt but t he School s was the worse of the t wo ; t hey were half a length down after t he fi rst llUllute a nd ~h Otlg~l they settled down quite well t hey ma de no impression all t he other crew , who were rowm g Wit h g reat punch an~ determina tion . The School were a length down a t haH~\vay ~nd tl~ough ~hey h ung all, U .C.S . h ad t he measure of t hcm and won by t wo . lengths. 1 he School s :owlll g lacked dash and punch ill this race, though they cannot be saId to h a ve rowed rca lly b<ldly. The following represented t he School :B ow, P . H. 1". Dod~ ; 2, '1' . Biron; 3, C. N . L . Minister; str., H . J. R . Pratt; cox, W. A. C. B aker.

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2ND IV. RACES. KING 'S SCHOOr" CANTE R BURY 2N D I V. v. TON BRIDGE 2 N D IV. This race was rowed a t F o rdwich on t hc same d ay as the 1st I V. race. 'rile School lost t he toss a nd were given frou t station . T hey went off a t <illite a high ra te and held t heir own against a much heav ier T Ollbridge I V. fo r the fi rst minute. After tha t , however, the School I V. fa iled to settle down and was Ii lengths do wn wheu owing to an unfortunate a ccident it hit the b ank. The race being started again from t hat point in accordance with t he local TIlle, 'l'ollbridge ca me right up and st ayed t here to win b y three lengths . The foll owing represented t he School :Bow, D . V. Alexa nder; 2, A. W . K e rr; 3, P. F . P a ge; sty. , J . D . Durie ; cox , E. A. Osborne. KING'S SCHOOr., CANTE;RB URY 2 N D IV . v. EASTBOUR NE COLLE GE 2 N D IV. This race waS rowed at Fordwich immed iately a fter t hc 1st I V. race. The School again lost t he toss and we rc given front st ation . They led a way to t he t ree where they we re a few feet up, and t hey seemed to be going fairl y well , striking at abo ut 35. The positions of t he boats re ma ined uncha nged unt il t he st raight was nearly reached , when Eastbourne Came up rapidly. The School tried to hold t he m off with sevcral " t ells" which were p artially success ful, but t hey we re exha usted a t the fini sh a nd Eastbollrne ca me up to win by I t lengths. This was a very good race a nd t he issue was in doubt unt il the last 100 yards. The t ime was 7 mins. 59 sees . 'I' he following represented t he School :Bow, D . V. Alexander ; 2, J. D . Durie; 3, P . F . P age; str., G. H . Hill; cox, E. A. Osborne. KING 'S SCHOOl " CANT E RB URY 2 N D I V. v. UNI VllRS lTY COl ,LEGE SCHOOl , 2 N D I V. This race was rowed a t Richmond immed iate ly afte r the 1st I V. race. The 2nd I V. experienced t he same difficulty as t he 1st with th e constant ri ver traffic, but here again U .C.S . wo n the race through their punch and determination . The School, however, ga ve t hem a great race and gained perceptibly in the sprint, t hough by th at t ime t hey were alread y 2i lengths down . U .C.S. won fin ally by 2 lengths. The followin g represent ed the School :Bow, D. V. Alexa nder; 2, J. D. Dul'ie; 3, P. P . Page ; str., G. H . Hill; cox, E. A. Osbom e.

MARLOW REGATTA. The School were dra wn a gainst King's School, Worceste r in the first ro und . The race was r owed a ll t he evening of P r iday , June 21 st, a nd the School won by 5 lengths . B y half-way t he School were 2 lengths up a ud rowing steadily at a low rate of striking they soon established a big lead. On reaching the semi-fin a l the School were fnced wit h Clifton a nd Canford. After a good st a rt in which nothing was lost to t he other crews, the School seemed to lose life a nd a llowed both their opponents to draw away ; they eventua lly come in third, a length behind Clifton , T h ~ School's forlll jn t his race was not bad , but rather disal)pointing.

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RUGGER. PROSPEC1'. With at least six Colours left from last year's yOllug a nd promising fiftee n , this year's team should reach a high standard. Both last year's h alves remain and this pair did IUuch good work . It is ill the serum that new material will have to be found, but this should not be lacking as t11cre are several members of last year's 2nd aud 3rd XV.'s returnin g next te rm. It is very rash to predict a good season, but provided that the School does not have very bad luck in the matter of accidents a nd illness, we should be able to look forward to a s uccessful season .

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Canterbury City Rosslyn Park "A" XV. K.C.S., W imbledon Blackheath "A" XV. Felsted School Dover College St. Lawrence College Eastbourne College Christ's Hospital U.C.S., Hampstead Sutton Valence School R.M.A., Woolwich "A" XV. Merchant 'l'aylor's School a.K.S.

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TENNIS. 'rhe uumbers in t he 'I'ennis Club h ave grea tly increased t his term a nd there seems a marked increase in keenness, especially amongst the younger luembers. New netting h as been put up and has been a great Jlelp in keeping the balls from being lost; a complete new set of posts and nets have been bought for both courts. Another court, however, is b adly needed at present, as the average member does not get euough play. There are the usual t hree tournaments this year, a second prize being given for the runners~ up in each eveut for the first time. It is hoped to have teunis I-louse matches this year as well as the annual match against the Masters . A number of members h'J.ve had coaching from Mr. Manners, sent dowll by t11e L.T.A., which probably accounts for the higher stan~ard of play. We would also like to thank hiul for so kindly giving us a large llulllb~r of tCIl111S balls,

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of" 'rUE CANTUARI AN." Dear Sirs, I was reading sOllie back numbers of The Cmlt1wrian when I Came across a letter asking whethe r the inscription above the door in the Old Hall could be repainted as it had become illegible. The letter was written sometime in t he early 90's of last century. I have often wondered what t he inscription is but as yet nobody has been able to enligh ten me all the point.

smashed to smithereens ; the bird was covered with splinters and was becoming covered with dust. Is t he School so poor that it cannot afford even a small S Ull1 to keep that beautiful collection from finding its way to the d ust heap? Yours, HOPlwur,r,v.

[In quillat egre{!ios adjuncta superbia mores.Eels.] Yours, etc.,

Dea r Sirs, I s it not possible to have t h e School ~egi ster brought up~to~date? It is fo ur years sl11ce t he last (and, I believe, first) edition w~s issued, and surely the departure of M r. Bnley marks an excellent opportunity for t his llluch ~ l1 eedec1 revision. Also, when the Register is brought np~to~ date, would it not be an improvement to draw it up on the lines of the St. Lawrence College Register, so recently presented to t he Library, with much more space devoted to lists of previous School teams, etc. ? Yours hopefully, REI/0RMER.

STILL WONDERI NG.

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Dear Sirs, T he School has in its possession a unique collection of stuffed birds, presented to us ill the me mory of its collector, a n O.K.S. I happened one day to go into the bird room ill 27 and found to Illy disgust one of the cases lying on i t .. side, with glass face

To the Editors oJ "

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The HOIl. Secretary begs to acknowledge t he receipt of the following, with apologies for auy accidental omissions : -

The Artist Rifles GazeUe, Barrovia", El Batidor, Birkonian, Blue, Blundellian, Bradfield College Chronicle, Cholmelian, Dovoria1l, Easl~ bournian, Elizabethan, Felstedian, Gletlalmond Chronicle, Haileyburian, The Impala, jolmian, }(ulg's College School Magazine, ](elvin, I(itlg's

School Magazine, Lancing College Magazine, Ley's Fortnightly (3). Lily, Limit, Manwoodian, MarlbuYian (2). Meteor (2). Middlesex Hospital Jour-lIal, Ousel, Radleian (2), R eptonia1t, Roffensian, Rydallian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, St. Peter's College Magazine, Skylark, Vantech. H. C, REYNOLDS,

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CALENDAR ,

May

7. 8. I I. 12.

Boarders return. School begins. 1st . XI. v. U.C.S. (Home).

Preacher: The Rev. Canon J. M. C. Cru lll, M.A. Collection for the Canterbury Club in Dermolldsey. 18. 1st XI. v. St. Lawrence C.C. (Home); 2nd XI. v. Herne Bay College 1st XI. (Home). 19. 4TH SUNDAY AF'tER EASTER. 21. 1st XI. v . Wye College (Home); 2nd XI. v. Wye College 2nd XI. (Away), 23. 1st XI. v. St. Lawrence" T h ursday" XI. . 24 . Ei\IPIRI!, DAY. Field Day v. St. Lawrence College and Dover College. 26. ROGATION SUNDAY. Preacher : The R ev . A. S. Mayne, M.A. Collectton for the K ent a nd Canterbury Hospital. 27- 29. ROGATION DAYS. 1st and 2nd IV's v. Tonhridge 1st and 2nd IV's (Home). 30. ASCENSION DAV. 1st XI. v. Chartham Mental Hospital (Away) . June 1. 1st XI. v. Highgate School (AWay); 2nd XI. v. Broadstairs C.C. (I-lome); 1st IV. v. St. Augustine's College (Home 2. SUNDAY Alt'fF,R ASCENSION DAY. . . 4. 2nd XI. v. Sir Roger Manwood's SC)bOOCI 11 5\ XXII. (~I:vl"!C) l;lOi~rd Sc;o!;l v(iI~~~e R)oger Manwood's School 2nd XI. (Home; 0 15 . ,v. h. ' . 3rd XI. v. St. Stephen s C.C. (Away) . 8. WHIT SUNDAY. Pl'eachel''- The Rev. Canon Hardcastle, Bermoudsey 'Veek~end M.A. 9. 1st and 2nd Xl's v. Bennolldsey (Home). 10. II. 1st and 2nd IV's v. Eastbourne College 1st and 2nd IV 's. 12. }Er.IDHR DAYS. House Matches begin. 14. 15. EMDER DAY. Can terbury Festival begins } Half~term. IS. Trinity Sunday. 17. 18. School attend" Murder in t he Cathedral" in t he Chapter House. 21- 22. 1st IV. compete in t he Public Schools' Challenge Cup at Marlow. 23. 1ST SUNDAY AII'l'ER TRINITY. 24. S't J OHN BAP'tIST. 3 d 25. 1st XI v Dover College (Home); 2nd XI. v Dover College 2nd XI (Away): r XI. Â·v. 'Dover College 3rd XI. (Away); Colts' XI v. Dover College Colts XI. (Home) . 26. 1st XI. v. Dover College, Replay (Away). 27. Annual Inspection of the o:r.c. by Captain Dykes, R .E. 29. ST PE'tER 1st XI. v. K.C.S., Wimbledon (Away); 2nd XI. v. Dover College, Replay (Home); 1st and 2nd IV's v. U.C.S. (Away). 3RD SUNDAY AFTER EAS'l'ER.

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DECEMBER, 1935.

No.9.

EDITORIAL.

Once again the couutry has been embroiled in a General Electioll. As COllservatives we canuot cOllceal our grat ification that the National Government has been returned . Th(! Italo ~ Abyssinian war contiuues, while all eq uall y bitter conflict rages at Geneva. Th e School too seems to have ca.ught the feeling of excitement wh ich is prevalent throughout Enrope to-day. We welcome Dr. Shirley who has come as H ea dm aster after ten years at Worksop College. 'Ve hope that both Dr. and Mrs. Shirley will not find the change frolll the modern to th e ancient too unpleasa nt and that they both will have a successful and happy stay here . On our retl\l'll at the begi nlling of th e term we had expected changes in no smallllumber llor were we disappointed . Mention of the ehief structural changes has been made elsewhere. But the change has penetrated deeper thun the lUcre outward shell. Everywhere t here is a new spirit abroad. We tlOW have four meals a day. GOlle are the days when we used to go into afternoon school t ired and hungry: gone too those lat e suppers, so under mining to any train ing schedu le. As interested students of diet, we cannot but cOll1mend the change. We lament the passing of "Spouts," dear even to the most bigoted barbarian that ever entered the Sixth form. We hope that this is only a tel1lporary omission necessitated by a hastily rearranged time table and that they will reappear next term. All the cubicle walls in the dormitories have been pulled dow11. Many O.K.S. will grieve the passing of another School institution, but we mllst confess that the dormitories now ad mit far more air and light. Only now do we fully realise the truth of the say ing that change is the law of life. Tempora mfltantUl'- we know olily too well, and we can onl y hope in th e interests of progress t hat the second half of the line is as true- et nos 11l1lt(t11l ftY in illis.

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lin Memoriam. THOMAS ROBERT WAINw'RTGHT (O.K.S. 1863-1869). Thomas Robert \Vninwright. who died a t Ills residence. Kersey H ouse, Queen 's P lace. Sonthsea, July 11 th , 1935. was in t he Sixth Form , a nd a Monitor, when the present writer entered the School, therefore he could only worship him from afar; but he remembers him as a fine footba ller in those far off days, when the School p la yed its OWIi peculiar va riety of 'Rugge r' in the Green Court. Wainwright wc nt up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1869, graduated in 1872, a nd was ordained to the curacy of R omsey in the follow ing yea r ; but most of his clerical life was spent in 'Vest Sussex ; first as cura t e ill cha rge of Tratton (1875- 1885) and later as Vica r of West La vingtoll (1885- 1908).

GEORGE HENRY COBB (O.K.S. 1869- 1876). G., H. Cobb, who died at Epsom 011 October 24th , 1935 , was the secoud son of the Rev. \Vill iam Cobb, som etime Vica r of Sholden , liear Deal, aud later, Rector of Newchurch in Romney Marsh. His elder brother- also an O.K.S.- was an assistnnt master in the School during t he last two years of Dr. Mitchinsoll's headmastersh ip, a nd subseq uently a hOllse master at Uppin ghalll . ~'litc hiIl SO ll uscd to say that the younger brother had greater intellectu al ability t han t he elder, but lacked the latter's forcefu l personality. T his, 110 doubt. was true enough for few Illen have been less se lf ~asse rti ve t h on G.H.C.- a t ra it which pcrh a ps hclps to explain why his career was marked by few signs of material s uccess. At School he gaincd the senior scholarship, and was ill th e Sixth Form under D r. morc . He did not excel in ga mes, but he played t hem ill the d ays when t his was not compulsory . 'More congenial, however, was a long country walk , generAlly with a s ingle compan ion . I n 1876 he Wall a Dible clerks hip at Oriel Co llege, Oxford, and later, a secoud class in Classical Mods. In his final schools he had to be content with a pass degree, res a.ng1f.Sta. dorni making necessary a s hortened uni ve rsity career. F or several years C. H .C. was an assistant master in various Preparatory Schools, then a house master a t Chigwell gralUlUa r school, and lastly a ' coach' at Oxford, until a few years ago, when faili ng health and eyesight compelled him t o give up his work . To the present writer George Cobb had been a close personal friend for lUore tha u sixty yea rs. For more than fifty we exchanged visits a nlluall y; the last-uow so me years ago- was during the Canterbury Cricket Week, and 1 had hoped he might e njoy watching the game, and t he famili a r scene, as indced h e and 1 had oft en done ill previous years; but he said that d uri ng t he past fort night he had been correcling m an y hundreds of examination papers (Ox ford Locals I think) and was tired out, he would prefer therefore to dose quietly in my garden . Of course I chaffed him for his let hargy, but s uggested t ha t d uring his siesta h e should put his t houghts, or dreams, int o verse. This he d id a nd his verses may form a fitting epiloguc t o t his brief sketch of his life. R .I.P. C.E.W.

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1r ornd ascloud them to world.weari~d e ~s' I ~val1dered here or there y ..

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tower aud tree some dun Presen ce I was' That stayed lJl Y .t wa.re " ' \That hast tl s ep~ a ud quesb oued me. ,, ' IOU gamcd of gold or . . ~ \Vhat hast thou WOll of f . gea l . So spake the Shade with b:~~vr:~~~~~~ ? " (Yet lurked a s mile behind the frowll).

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. PATRICK HORSFAL L RICHARDSON It IS feared that Colonel V'b ' . froUl the Azores. She II b I art s 1.4 tou cutter Altai" fOi d left the SChool in 1934 as'tlcen posted 1111ssing a t Lloyd's for SOUl e reel 011 he r passage home wa rd was oue of th e a mateur ~~~,~ a f ~ord Stud elltship to Trini ty C~~~~onglsf . Patrick ~ ichardSOl1 a Lve who accompa nied Colonel V' l ei: x Old a nd tillS SUlIllner . He was a keellllle lllbe r of the I )a r 0 11 t he c ruise. and IllS e nthus iasllI for tJ O.U.v.c' a nd represented t l U' . His peculi a rly lovable cha~:c~ea / ec\ him to ta ke the o pportll ll;~y ~lters~~y against Cambridge who knew him at Ca llterbll'r er la c .already Wall him a number of fro llln IIIg a n ocea u cru ise . House, his hUllla n unders t y d"sO Will remember h im with great aff le:~ds at Oxford a ud lIla ny e nlightened and SY lJlpatheti~"l~t~:~~'d~I~~ ~Ie nse .of hUlllo.ur COI:tribll~~dlO;~rge1; 1~~a~l~ftSChoOI W ff lose III a ut honty to those under t l Id ma rc e 0 er Ou r de(1)est lelll. sad loss. " sym pathy to his mother and brot he r a nd other rela tions on their

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THE CANTUARIAN REV. WII.LIA:M CLA RK l·'RNN

(O .K.S, 1893- 1895),

The sudden death of ' Wiilic ' Fenn only a few days after he had accep ted t he Vicarage of All Saints, Stanwa y, must have come as a great shock to his contemporaries. H e was the son of Edwin Venn, M.D .• of Dover. H e did not gain many of the coveted honou rs in school life, but at the Aquatic Sports of 1895 he secured t he 1st pri1.c fo r the o pen swimll1ing events. From the School he wcut to Selwy n College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1898. After a short period of tutoring, he went to L incoln Theological College a nd W(lS ordained ill 1900. F or 18 years he was Vicar of Great V/akering Essex and was a bo ut to move to his new living when he h ad a scilmre and di ed Oll 16th Octoher , at 'Vestc1 iff, with in a few days of his 59th birthday. His School life presaged his subsequent high calling fo r his influ ence was always for good. 111 fact he st ood for all t hat was right and pure and probably never made Ull e nemy in his life.

\V. G. PRICE. ASSISTANT MASTER, 1884 -

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" Dear old Price " - su ch was t he phrase so often used by those who were talking about him , whether Colleagues or old pupils, a nd it is eloquent of t he rcspect and affection in which he was held . I do not believe he h ad a n enemy in the world, but he had a couutless host of fricnds. And how could it be otherwise with o ne in whoUl patient kindliness, qu iet hUllIour and loyal devotion to friends a nd to duty were the ou tstand ing characteristics ? Ed ucatcd at R epton a nd Trinity College, Dublin . he ca llie to t he "Parrots" in 1884 ostensibl y to take a hal£-term's teillporary work as J unior Mastel'. H e gave 42 years' splendid ser vice to t he School, both Senior and Junio r. There arc scores of men about the world who owe much to him for help a nd encourageme nt as well , pcrhaps, as for t he nicknames which he so aptly fastcned o n them in t heir youthful days. Modest and retiring as he was , he won t heir rega rd and love by his genuineness. His death snaps a valued liuk with t he past fo r many of us a nd o llr real sympathy is offered to his widow and fa mil y. A.I...

DR . HARRY ED\V I N IlURCH (O .K.S ,), Dr. Harry Edwin Burch , who died o n Novcmber 25th , in Portsmouth , was a n Old King's (Ca nterbury) Scholar and the writer has m a ll y happy recoll ections of his love for his old school. H e was never wearied in extolling its m any virt ues and also t he beaut ies of the Precincts of the Great Cathedral ill which he passed a happy boyhood. Burch was beloved by a ll his medical colleagues and by all the members of the Royal Corinth ian Yacht Club ill which he passed many happy hours, away fro m t he strelluous work of a 'ery busy medica l practice. His passing is a g reat sorrm"\' to us all , bllt we nre comforted ill the knowlec!ge t hat he died as he wished , with tragic suddenness.

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THE SCHOOL. Captain of the School : R. H . GOWER. R. I-I. GOW ER . of School H o use N. J. FRASER. of The Grange M. SAVAGK of Holm e H onse G, H , Hill. of t he Day Boys R . W. Io;J)J)R OOKE. of Walpole H o use j)'I ONlTOR5R. 1-1 . Gow l·a~, G. H . HII,I,. n. S. LUCAS, D. G. R . Fox. j', " 1'1", "L'.DB ROOKE, N. J . FR ASER, G . H . H UG H ES-I-IAl, I, L~'l'1', ilL SAVAGE. H OUSI{ PR1WJo:(."L'SSchoolHo use: J ~ 1\1 .•H. ~ARGEN'L: R . Gll,r,IBRAND, J . T . PEMIH,E'f ON, F. T ouNSJo:ND. The Crange: R . S. n !o.Ar,Jo. , D . G. GI,HNN IE , J. H. CI,A t{K, N. W. GILL, A. M. DURNFORD Ho lm e I-lo use Eo P. W I8J":1<IAN, J. P . P AGE, E. J. 1,. WRIGHT. . Day Boys Walpolc H onse: B_. J. \V 1GAN F. E. I-I. LOVEr,ACE. ', R .A. A RM S'I'ItONG",H. ,C. VICKERV, G. V. n;VANS, K. J . G RAHAM , J. W. BLACKM ORE . D. S. LUCAS. Captain of F ootball. R. I-I. GOWER. Captain of Cr icket N. J . FRASER . Captain of Athletics R . H. GOWER. Captain of Hockey. R. 1-1. GOWER . Captain of F ives I-lead Head Head H ead I-l ead

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CAl\'TUARIAN " Sec .) , D. G. R. Fox, i.\L SAVAGg.

SI'OR1'S COMMI'enmPresident,' J. B. H ARR1 S, ESQ. A. "1'1. OLSSON, ESQ., R ; B._ GOWER, D . S. LUCAS, G. H . HU,I" F . R I-I. LOVEl.A CE N J. G. N. B. PJ,t-;1"f S, R . W. HDIlROOKE, M. SAVAGK , .

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES. P. H . F. DJOD D"33I'~uts~!ed) SJ'~hool, ~ept., '30; Junior a nd Entrance Scholar ; Senior Schol ar uy, " txtl 'onn, Sept.,'32 ; Ist l V. '33 '34 '35' Hon Sec '33 '3 " C't ' I of Bo ~ t:s,. '35', s I t x,' ., '34 ; Langley I-louse ' ,House , Prefect, , . Sept., ., '33; , ...Monitor , ap ' May: 34 , H ead <?f Lmls,ley Housc, Jnn ., '35; Capt. of School, Jan. , '35' Vice~ P~esldell,t Of. De~atlllg 8?clety and Marlo~ve ~ciet)'; L /Sgt., Trinity, '34 ; C:Q.S.M. Htlatry, C3511' Gilbert Gift a nd O.K.S. hxlllbitio n ; Open Exhibition in Classics t~ , e er 0 ege, Oxford. < • Ex

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School, Sept., '30; J IUliar Scholar, Sept., '30; Entrance Scholar Sept., '30; Scniol' Scholar, Sept., '32; Sixth Form, Sept., '32; Holme Hous~ l~refect. Sept." '33; Schoo,l ~Iollitor. ~pt,':3~; Head of, Holme House, Sept., '34; Sports COlllllllttec, J UU., 3,,; Debatlllg SOclety COlllullttee, Sept., '33' Harvey Society. COlllmittee, Sept., '34; Hon. Sec. C(mtua rian, J au., '35. • J. c. l~. SMl'fU.-I~lltered J .K.S., '26 ; E ntered Scnior School, May, '30; Junior King's Scholar' Seni~r Ki~g's S,cholar, Jul~. '32; Si?'th',Seyt., '~2 ; ~louse Prefect, Sept. , '34: Ist,XV., ~pt .• ,34;, HOll. Sec. I?ebatl1~g SOcIety. ,Sept., 34; Boxing Colours, '33; I./Sgt.,. H lgl!cr ~ert1fica~e,. ~ul y, 3,~; Scl~ool MO!l1tor, J an., '35; I-l ead of Grun ge, Jan., 35; Chlsslcul exlllbltioll to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. H. J. R. PRA'l'T . -r~lltered tlellOol, Sept., '30; House Prefect, Sept. '34' tlcllOOl .Monitor Jan., '35; 1st IV., '34; HOll. Sec. lioats, '35; 1st XV, '3:3;' Hon'. Sec. '34' Sport~ COlllmittee, '34; 1,/Sgt. , J all., '35 ; Sgt., May, '35; Sixth Form, J au.,' '35.' H. C.

R~YNOI,DS. -Elltered

\\". A. C. llAKER .- l';ntt::n::d School, tlep t., '30; Sixth Forlll, Dec., '33;

Hons\:: Prefect Dec :~4; MOllit<:Il' , )~arch, '35;. Higher Certificate, July, '34 ; School L ibrarian : Sept:: 34; Debatmg Soc. COllllluttee; HOll. Sec. Marlowe Society, Sept., '34; 1st IV. Cox Colours, IVlay, '32, '33, '34, '35; Sgt. ill O.T.C., March, '35; Parker l~xhibition at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. C. 1\. 1.. MINIS'I'J..;R.- Entered School, Sept., '30; Sixth Form, Dec., '34; School House House Prefect, Dec., '34; Monitor, May, '35 ; 1st IV. Colours, May, '35. T. UIN.oN.- Hutcred tlchool, Sept., '30; J .K.S., March, '2G; School House House Prefect J ail., '35; 1st IV Colours, July, '35 ; P.T. Colours, '34, '35; Sgt. O.T.C., March, '35:

(;. E. HHlSCII.-Elltercd School, May, '30; J .K.S., May, '25; Sixth Form, Jail ., '35; Grange House Prefect, J an., '35; Flute Scholarship, London University. P. S. \\'. ROBJ..;R'rS.-ElItered School, Sept., '3 1; I,angley HOllse House Prefect J an. '35' ~i~~h .Form, ~.pt.: '34,,; J unior Sch~l!lr~ '3 1 ; l,st XV., '34; Boxing C~lours: '34 ; [ .1. Colours, 33, 34, 35; L /Sgt. O.I.C., J au. , 35. V. A. ST. A. l-l U-?pAR D. -E~llcre~1 School, Sept., '3 1; J .K.S., J<ll1. , '29; 9rauge House Prefect, Jan., 35; 1st XV., 34; 1st X l Hockey, Jun., '34; AthletiC Colours '35' P.T Colours, '34, '35. ' , .

V. KKN'J' .-Untered School, Jan., '3 1 ; J.K.S., Sept., '25; School I-louse House Prefect J ail., '35 ; J:>:1'. Colours, '35; 1-1011. Sec. Walpole Soc., '35; Sgt. O.T.C., March, '35:

P. I. HlI,i..- E utercd School, Scpt., '31 ; Grange I-l ouse Prefect, J a n., '35;

1st XI. Cricket '34; Cap tain of F encing, J ail., '35; Sports COlHmittee, J au., '35; Captain of T ennis ' i\'iay, '35. '

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DEIUUCK.-Entered School, Sep t., '30; Holme I-lollse House P refect, J an., '35.

A. \\". Kmm.- Elltcl"cd School, Sept., '3 1 ; JUlIior Scholar, Sept., '3 1 ; Sixth Form, J an., '35.

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THE CANTUARIAN VALETE, P. N. Caldecott·Srnith, R. A. :M . Cleator, M. l\illrfitt, A. J . Phillips (i), M. E. Redgmve .

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SALVETE, J . Baker, A. P . Barry, J. W. lilackmore, J . B. lliuir, P . C. J. Brunet, R. R Capel·Slllit h, G. 1,. Clarke, J. H. Collier , D. Early, G. V. Evans, A. G. Eyre, D. C. French, J. B. Goudge, K. '1'. Gra ham \ \1. V. Gra ham, H. St. J. Grant, D. R. Harris, N. L. Hearne, D. L. Hurford, A. E. W. JQy~e, P . N. P. J oyce , ~L C. Kurop, P. N. G. Knowles, A. 1L Langlands, T . !). Lewis, E. 1\1. Lock, G. A. Lomas, J. ll. l,ovutt, M. N. I.ulIIb, D. L. Maclean, :M. ?o.'I. Mallo n C'.. B. R l~. Marshall , W. J . Mersou, C. O. J. Miller, J.1. Mitchell , G. H. Needham, J . de la if. Norris A. D. H . Patersoll, M. H. Penn, J. D. Pe Wfer, R . P. A. Piercy, J .. G. M. Price, P . N. Priestlll(ln, J. K. Purvis, H. D. C. Rapson, P. S. Rees, 1.. F . P. Russell, N. ]3. Smith, P. Steinma nn , A. E. l\"I. Stevenson , H. W. Topham, E. S. Trickett, D. A. Veuner, N. R. VernCde, G. Vivian Davies, J. R. G. Watters, J . R. Williams, G. Willsdon, A. D. Wilson, R. D. Wood, W. Woods Hill, S. Wragg, C. A. Yates, J. A. Young, D. B. Young.

SCHOOL NEWS. COllgratuiati olls to t he follow ing Oil being awurclcd lhdr Football Colours after the Fel sted mutch :-

Congratu lations to D. S. Lucas, D. G. R. Fox, R . W. Edbrooke, N. J. Fraser, G. H. Hughes· H all ett a nd M. Savllge 011 being made Monitors. * *

1ST XV.- J. H . Clark , S. Reeves . • Also to J . M. H. tlargeut, R. S. Heale, R. 2ND XV.- M. M. Cou rtney, R . Gillibralld. Gilli brand, J. T . Pembleton, R. A. Ar mstrong, G. V. Evans, K. 'f . Gra ham, R. \ V. G. Glen nie, J. H. CIH ~k , P . 1": Page, N. \-\~. I Edbrooke, r,L C. A. Spencer, W. T . Lock , Gill , A. M . Durnford, E. P . W Iseman , H. R. L·;. Cunningham. Vickery, G. V. Evans, K . T . Gra ham , F. T Ollllsend , R J . I,. Wright a nn J. W. And after t he U.C.S. match : l3lackmore 011 being a~.p~illtCd Honse Prefects. I ' S'l' XV.- K. T . Graha m, R. E. CUllningham, R. Gillibralld , A. J. Munro. Congratulations to C. H. B. \~'u utOIl , J . H . J 2ND XV.- A. M. Durnford, D. S. Hearne, Cla rk, It J. L. Wright, M. S. Terry, R. E . W. C. Yo ung, G. H. HlIghes·Hallett, D. CUlluingham, W. A. P. Sampson, K. R . . I,. Hurford. Henshaw, R. A. Armstrong, A. M. Durnford, E. B. Chumpkin, D. S. Lucas, D. V. Alexander, After t he R .M.A ., Woolwich matell : R. S. Beale, N. W. Gill, E. P. Wiscman, G. 1ST XV.-G. V. Evans, N. E. Chandler, R. i\{. Scott, G. H. Hughes·H allett and B. J . W. Edbrooke. Wigan o n being promoted to the Sixth Form.

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2ND XV.-C. H. 13. Wautoll, H . P . Worth a m, N. W. Gill , D. G. Carter, P. F. Page, R . S. Beale. D. V . I,. EVfitiS.

••• We should like to thank C. Walsh, O.K.S., for the variolls pieces of armour a nd fire arms he has presented to the Museum .

••• This te rm lhe llufl's Sq uash Court hus been opened to members of the School. About 25 boys ha ve avail ed th emselves of this offer.

'.' The Sch ool Calendar has made its reappear:mce. \Vc hope that this inllovation will become permanent .

••• We s hould like to thank Dr. Lucas and The H emllllaster fo r so kindl y presenting ClipS to be competed for by H o use 1st and 2nd XV.'s.

'.' 'Ve werc vcry sorry to lose Messrs. St anier, Sharpe, J OhllstOIlC, Cheales a nd K ershaw last te rm . i\'Ir. Stnllie r goes to Magdalen College School as second m aste r . Mr. Sharpe has opened his ow n School at Westoll-SuperMare . J30th have been at the School some time and will be rcmem bc red by a ll for the part they took in a ll school acti vities. Wc wis h them all t he best of luck .

••• \Ve \\'elcome ill their stead :Messrs. Groyes, Kirld , P ay liter, Gorman an d 13eullett.

••• We cOlIgl'atulate R. 1-1 . Gowel' a ll playi ng for The Young: Amateurs of Kent, both at the Oval and at Ca nte rbllfY.

••• Also R . GilJibrand who hm; o bta ined a R oyal Lifc Saving Societ y's Award of Merit .

We s hould like to t ha nk the H eadmaster fol' so kindly taking all those who acted in or helped with "Richa rd of Bordeaux" to a pe rforma nce of " The 39 Steps" at The Friars.

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We were very sorry Lo lose !'.fr. Bibby , who has heell Ihlrsar for seven years. He always took a lively in terest il1 all School activities, p a rticularl y ill t hc Chora l Societ y, where he will be sad ly missed. We sho uld like to welcome Lt .-Collllll. G. W. I-1 ext who has come to fill l\'ir. J3ibby's pl ace.

••• No. 29 Pal ace Street, thc house immediately joining :Mi nt Yard, has been acq uired for the School. It is proposed to use this as a Scout H eadquarters, and the Muscu11I, for the time being . Before long it is hoped t hat the School may be in possession of all the P a lace Street s ite froIU the Mint Vanl to Featherstone's.

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It is good to know t hat owing to the actidt ies of t he Headmaster a nd Sir Fairfax LuxUloore the Cricket Fixturc card has been enriched by the additioll of t he M.C.C., the Free Foresters, t he Band of Brothers, and thc K ent Club and Ground .

'.' Copies of The Tit/us for November 9th, containing t he picture and crit ique of " Richa rd of llordeaux," may be obtained fro m the l-ieacllllaster's Sec ret a ry.

'.' Walpole I-louse has started well. It is always a delicate matter o pening a ncw House; but from the begill ning the va rious ckmcnt!> ill the I'louse workerl and li ved together cordially. Up to date t hey have won all their House m atches. Mr. H ugh \Valpole, who is at prescnt producing" Kim" in Holl ywood, returns to J': lIgla lld in the New Veal', a nd has promised a n early visit. We are sure he will be more th a u pleased \\' it h his " Hollse." The whole School wishes it a ll snccess.

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Confirmation h as been fixed for Satmday, March 2 1st, at nOOll . The Archbishop h as kindly said he wo uld like to take it. At present there are some 50 candidates.

'.' Among the interest ing items for next terlll tire nu Operatic Recital by principa l s ingers of t he Sadlers Wells Opera H onse; und lectures by Mr . Hugh R edwood, Editor of the News Chronicle, and by 1\'lr. A. J. Russell , who was Editor of t he Sunday Des1;atch, but is better known as the uuthor of '1"01' Sinners Only." lVIr. Alfred Noyes h as very kindly promised to corne in June .

•• • Congratulations to P. H. F. Dodd all ga ining a County Major Scholarsh ip ill Classics.

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[t is seriously contemplated to construct a Swimming Bath 011 Birley's ready for the SUlIlmer Term . Ally contributions which ca n be made to this will be lUost gratefully received a nd acknowledged by the H eadmaster .

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Pollow ing a visit frOUl Lord H a mpton, t11e Chief COlll missioner of Scouts, it was decided to form n Scout Troop an d a R over Section in the School. Over seventy boys applied for It is meIllbership the next lUorning . interesting t o know that Scouting ex ists hI 11 8 Public Schools.

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It is rumoured that the gowns now woru by t he King 's Sch olars a re incorrect in style. Any reliable iuforlUation as to the correct gown would be welcome.

SPEECH DAY. Mr. Harris , as acting-H eadmaster, then gave his address. H e cOlllmenced by welcoming those present, including the Deall , Canon Sopwith, the Mayor and L ady Milner. He regretted that Dr. Macmillan , Dr. J enkins, Canoll Gard ine r, Mr . SpellS, Mr. Emdeu and 1\11'. Justicc LuxlIloore we re unable to be present. H e extcnded a special welcome to Dr. Field, the senior O.K.S. l>resellt, a nd sa id th at he was glad to see th at, despite the absence of a Headmaster, the Chapter House was as full as ever. He then spoke of t he way in wh ich :Mr. and Mrs. Birley had ga ined the affeetion of the School, and of all Mr. Birley had done for it during his seven ye:urs as Headmaster. It was he who acq uired the St. Stephen 's ground for the School, which the boys had now decided to call 13irley's. It was with rea l sorrow that we had suid goodbye to Mr. aud :Mrs. Birley whell the former left at the end of the Easter term to take up his app ointment as H ead master of Mercha nt Taylor's School. The School h ad lost three fri ends during the past year. Oue was au O.K.S., Dr. Prank Wacher, " t h e best known a nd best loved persona lity " ill Canterbury. During the Lent term t he Scbool had suffered two very intimate losses ill Mrs. Goodburn and Mr . Padley. :Mr. Harris next went all to speak of t he academic results of the past year. He congratulated Dodd and Iremonger 0 11 winning open Exhibitions, tl.Ie former a t Exeter College, Oxford for Classics, and the latter at Oriel College, Oxford for History. He a lso congratulated Baker on bis P arker Exhibition at Co rpus Christi C~llege , Cambridge, and Senior on his Chora l Scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford. 'rhe number of School Certificates and Higher Certificates gained was, he said, quite up to standard . He thanked Dr. COttOIl, :Mr. Hugh Walpole, and Mr. Suell for judging special prizes.

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He t hen reviewed the year's games. H ockey b ad steadily improved since the game was started in 1931. and the last season t he X I. h ad gone t h rough the year unbeaten . The Athletic t eam ha d cOllie a good second ill t he Trian gula r Sports. T he IV. h ad defeated Touh ridge and Hnstbournc, and th e Cricket XI. had WOll four School m atches out of six. Swimming h ad, us usual, been very p opular, and th e School had to thank t he Mayor for exam iu ing t he candidates fo r the Nation al Life Saving Association t ests. The v'ariolls societies b ad flourished, and s uccesses h ad been obtained a ll t he musical side, notably Senior 's Scholarship, an d R eisch's F lute Schola rship at tllC Trinity College of Music . As fa r as the O.T.e. was concerned , both ,the last year 's Ca ll1.p,} eport and th ~ I nspection repor t were very good . About 60 boys were gomg to th e Camp at ll dworth Pentllngs. T he J \lllior Schoo l was to be congratulated on win ning th ree Scholarships to t he Senior School, Oll t heir successful year at games, esp ecially hockey, and t he ou tsta nding performance t hey ga ve in t he Decemher production of " J ulins Cresar." Th e losses all til e Staff were, unfortunately, heavy . The J unior School W Ol; losing Miss Mansb ridge, who h ad been wi t h t hem s ix years . From t he Senior School, Mr. Cheales , IIdr. K ershaw, Mr. J ohnstone, Mr . Sharpe and M r. Stallier were leaving. Mr. Sharpe was going to run a School of his own , at 'W eston-Superl\fan' , and Mr. St anier wus going as Second Master to Magdalen College School, Oxford . Mr . H arris rema rked how t he School would m iss them , and t hanked t hem for all t hey had done for it. Mr. Bibby, t he Bursar, he wus sorry t o say, was ulso leav ing, and wonld be missed, especially by the Choral Socicty. },Ir. H arris concluded by saying t hat the term had been an interregnullI , and things might not have gone as well as they s hould h ave done . B.ut, he said, considering all t he support he had been given it would have been difficult fo)" tlungs to have strayed so ver y far from normal. T he Dean dealt main ly wit h t he a ppea l fund which h ad been r aised for the improvelllent of the buildings and equip ment in the school. T he response to t his appeal had been magnifi cent, as already the s um of ÂŁ1 0,000 had been reached . He paid a particular tribute to the work of M r. Justice I.ux moore in tWs connectioll . Referring to the new headmaster, Canon F . J. Shirley, t he Dean said t he governors hoped wi th his influence to bring King's School into " the fo remost litle of schools in E ngland ."

ENGLISH SP EECH. THE TR AG l W V 0 1' T RAG l.m m S;

OR TH E LUll-: A ND DEA'f U OF T OM T H U MJl 'nm G REAT. By H UNRY F UU.DING.

Dmmatis Persona! . DOO(tie } C t' Noodle our It.: r:; ... King Arthur (in love with Ghlllldalca) Dollnlollu, Queen (ill love \Vitll Tom Thumb) HUllcalilunca, t heir daughter Glumdalca, q ueen of the Giants ... .. Tom Thumb (in love wit h Huncamullca)

~~~~~clla } Attendants on HUllcamunca Grizzle. leader of the rebels I"oodl e Courtiers, sold iers and rebels

W. A . C. Baker. N. W . Gill .

E. P . Wiseman. D . G. Glellnie. Savage. T . BirOll . G. E. H eisch . S. R eeves. B. C. Vickery . P . S . W . R oberts. G. H . Hill . D . G. R . Fox, G. V. Stnpart, P. H . F . Dodd . C. R V. 'fhompson, J. T . Pemblet on.

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GREEK SPEECH. SCENES FROM THE 'l 'lIES MOPHORlAZUSM Muesilochus ... Chorus } Mania Phillste Athenian Women ]Yu cca CleollYllle Cleisthenes Pry t an is 'l'oxotes

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OF ARISTOPHANES.

P . H. F . Dodd.

J. C. E. Snut h.

J . M. H . Sargent. H . C. Reynolds. { B. J . Wigan . E . B . Champkin. R . H. Gower. P J.' P age . D . V. Alexander.

FRI;NCH SP l m CH . L u P llIJ,A N'XHROl' E :MAI. GR l~ !.TU

(Purce) . . Cllaracters in order of appearance. J acques , Jeuue homme elegant .. . .. . ... ... R. S . Beale . ... K. R. H enshaw . Blanche, fiancee de J acques Mme. Ernestine, femme de chambre C. H. B. Wanton . Georges, Cambriolenr H . J . R. Pratt. M . L arrache, delltist e .. . M A H t M . R Ober t } . . . un . M. Jules ASSist ants de M . Larrache . . . D . S. Lucas. H . C. R eynolds. Mlle. Armande, lllodjste ... ... '" ... ... A. M. Durnford. M r . Woollwoodd , fou (ou escroc) ... .. . ... ... P . H . F . Dodd L'I nfi.nniere, gardienne (OIl complice) de M r. Woollwoodd C. N . r•. Minister.

PRIZES ADJUDGED DU RI NG THE YEAR 1934-35.

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SENIOR SCHOOl•. Captai.n's P rize (lVlitchinson) Classical (Broughton) ... Greek Prose (Dean Farrar) Latin Prose (Horsley) .. . Mathematics (Mitchinson) .. . { Modern Languages (Mitchinson) Natural Science (M itchinson) Cinque Prize ... Senior: Reading and E locution (Harvey B oys) .. . { Junior : Music (Ry ley) ,,(Coflrtney) ... ... . Natural History Collection (H eadmaster) .. . King's School, P aramatta Prize ... . ..

P. H. F. Dodd . P. H. F. Dodd . P. H . F . Dodd . P. H . F. Dodd . E . J . L. W right. C. E . V. T hompson . A. M . Durnford. D . G. R. Fox. J . V. Kent. P . H . F. Dodd . G. R. Th ompson . P. I. Hill . G. E. Heisch. M. G. Hilton.

J. C. E. Smith.

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History (Stanley) Photography (Gough) lllore Prize for the Pater Society " " . " " Harvey Society Streatfield Prize for the Marlowe Society Walpole Prize Drawing (Open) (Lower School)

W. A. C. Baker. Senior: W. A. C. Baker. ... { Junior: H. P. Wortham. J . C. E. Smith . G. V. Stupart. W. A. C. Baker. Senior: P. Townsend. ... { J unioT : P. G. Bennett. J. V. Kent. B. W . Fearon.

DIVINl'1'Y PRIZES:

Vl Form (B'Yougltlon) Upper V (Galpin) ... ... Lower V A (Marshall Wildl l.ower V B (Marshall Wild IV A (Marshall WUdl IV D (Marshall Wild Upper III (Lady Hertsletl J.ower HI {Lady H erl.slet Upper fII (Elwyn) Lower III (Elwyn)

n. C. Vickery . M. S. Terry.

D. E. Owen. W. C. Young. It. W. Nash. P. A . Gouldsbury. n. H. Brackenbury. B. W. Fearoll. B. W. Fearon. I-I. G. Yearwood.

LATI N SET PRl zlt5 :

E. M. Burton.

Middle School II Middle School III

Lower School [ and II

P . T. Simms.

J. E. P. Sampson.

Jo:',HMENTARV MATI-II~MATICS SI.;'f PRI ZES (HMrison) :

Middle Sch oolH( and I V . I,ower School r Cower School II FR~NCH SET

J . R. Thorndike. R. A. Peyer. J. S. Foster. D.

PRIZES:

Middl e School III and ]V f..ower School I

I,ower School II

D. Gall. T . C. C. Dumas. K. R. Hayward.

ENGUSH :

Middle School (G{tlpin) Upper III English LiterntllTe Lower TIl (lS'v(ms)

C. I. Meek. Not awarded. Not awarded.

CHOGHAl'lIY:

Middle School (Gord01t) Lower School

P. M. Chetwynd-Palmer. B. W. Gill.

HISTORV:

Mid clle School (GordOJt)

J. Holden.

FORM SUDJ TK." tS :

IV A .. . IV B .. . Upper III Lower III

D.Gall. D. J. R. Thorndik~. W. E. Chambers. K. R. Hayward ..

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P. R. Locke. W. C. Young. A. M. Dean. R . A. Durie. R. A. Peyer. K. R. Hayward.

IiOwer V A Lower VB IV A. IV B .. ' Upper III Lower III J UNIOR SCHOOl,. FORM !)RIZJo;S:

P. S . Paine. P. J. Lyon. G. R. Thompson. A. P. Mayne. H. n. Irving. C. F. J allles. R. P. A. Piercy. M. 1. Bostock. A. G. S. Wilson. J. Iron. G. H. Edmunds. N. J. Flower.

VI (Christmas)

V (Christmas) IV (Christmas) III (Christmas) II (Christmas) I (Christmas) VI A (Summer) VI n (Summer) V (Sulllmer) ... IV (Summer) III (Summer) 1 (Summer)

ENGLISH:

Beale. Bostock. S. Wilsoll. B. Brown. D. A. Graham. Not awarded.

A. P. M. 1. A. G. C. R.

VI A .. . VI B .. . V

IV III I DIVINITY

(Hodgson) : A. P. Beale. D. Page. A. G. S. Wilson. S. F. Lamb. H. F. Juckes. M . H. Gal1.

VI A ... VI B V IV III I MATHEMATICS:

P. S. Paine.

Christmas Summer

J. 1. Mitchell.

P. D. A. Kent. P. J. Lyon.

DRAWING FRENCH . .

Anniversary Preacher. THE

VaN. ~ ARCHDEACON OF MAmSTONE,

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O.K .S.

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Academical and other Distinctions gained during the year 1934.35. P. H . F. DODD T. L. IRI~MONGI~R W. A. C. BAKlm ...

G. E. HmscH D. C. C. M. SHNIOR W. d'A. MAYCOCK _..

S. L. EDWARDS E. A. T,. WATTS R. N. EVANS W. M. F. SCO'lT

H. A. S.

J OlfNSTON

C. M. READT.AM

G. H. S. PINSENT . G. E. J. GENT

Exhibition ill Classics at Exeter College. Oxford. Exhibition in l\'fodern History at Oriel College. Oxford. Porker Exhibition in Modern History at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Flute Scholarship at Trinity College. I,ondon. Choral Scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford. Graduated with Honours McGill University, May, 1935. Awa rded the Holmes Gold Medal, aud WOll the Francis Williams Schol arship In Medicine aod Clin ical Medicine. Foundation Scholarship, Corpns Christi College, Cambridge. St. John's College. Cambridge. Placed in Class n. Division 2 of Historkal Tripos, Part I. Queen's College, Cambridge. Plnced in Class II, Division 1 of Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Part I German. Trinity College, Oxford, placed in Class II in Greats. Brasenose College, Oxford, placed in Class II Modern Greats. Baronet. Birthday Honours List, June, 1935. C.M.G. Birthday Honours lAst, June, 1935. O.B.E. (Civil Division). Birthday Honours List, June, 1935.

Scholars. Elected J une, 1935. KING'S SCHOLARS.

SENIOR!:;. W. C. YOUNG.

R. F. FENN .

G. M.

SCOTT.

P. G. BENNET'!'.

JUNIORS. MITCHF,r.T.. J. H. PENN. G.

J. 1.

M. A. P . BEALE. H. ST. J. GRANT. A. D. WILSON.

DE LA M . NORRIS. L. CLARKE. J . C. DE Gr,ANVII.LE. D. L. MACLEAN.

ENTRANCE SCllor.ARS. J. B. GOUDGK E. M. LOCK. R. P. A . PmRCY.

Senior,' N. F .

GREAVES SCHor.ARS . GORDON-WILSON. Junior,'

A. P. MAVNlt

Mo.NER MEMORIAL SCHor.ARS.

B. E. E. MARSHALL.

Exhibitioners. Gilbert Gift a nd O.K.S. Exhibition. P. H . F . DODD, Exhibitioner of Exeter College, Oxford.

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Rose Exhibition. T. I .. IREMONGER , l1'xhibitioner of Oriel College, Oxford.

Edmund Davis Exhibition.

J. R . HUDSON, Middlesex H ospital, London. Milner Memorial Exhibition. H. C. REvNor.Ds . Pembroke College, Cambridge.

O.K.S. Exhibition. G. V. STUPAR'f, London U11iversity.

GIFTS . The Anderson War Memorial Gift. J . O. M. ROBERTS, R .M.C., Sandh nrst.

The Waddington Gift. C. E. SMITH, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Spepial Gift (by an anonymous dOllor) .. C. BAKER, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXHIBITIONS. fK. J. LOVATT (Rose). Wadh~ll1 College, OX~:>rCl: .,' ,~) Scholar of T rinity College, Oxford. fP. H. G. Sco't! (S~J~pher~~ft ad'~ ~/~,SE~:i~~:!~ j"orc1 Student of Trinity College, Oxford. fW 11 F. SCOTT (Gdbert 1J t a11 .. . . .. . ) B .OS" College Oxford. fH: A:S. JOHNSTON (Milner !W'emonal Ex'sbt~O~ 'bTtns)ell S~holar of' Corpus Christi College, S. L. EDWARDS (Gilbert Gift and 0.1(, . .~ It t lOU, bric1 e CaT g . '(B e) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. 'd H R.-L E. WATTS \VAU.TS(Mtlner .unc M'emona . IE.~ J~~'b'tion) St . Jolm's College, Cambn ge . E.A l â&#x20AC;¢ "

I;: G'. RUNDAr.r, (0.1(,5.), L.OlldOlld uoly('~rs~Yi ibition) Parker Exhibitioner of Corpus Christi D. M. WVI.r,rE (Shepherd Gift an ... Xl, College, Cambridge. f '1' . 't College Oxford and C. C. O. BENNlITT, Selwy n P. H RICHARDSON, Ford Student 0 .r~I1.1 y D' 'd' d) College, Cambr,idge M(Stanh~Ple fl:J~tiW:,~t)-Q':~~n:s College, Cambridge. J. E. KENNE1."l' (Mtltler emona . .' D G TRICKETT (0.1(,5.), London UUlverslty. . . fVacntes this July.

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THE LIBRARY. , ,,!'he Parry Library COlllluittee this term consisted of A E etton J0 ' . M. ~. letty, (Librarian and ill charge of the Histor S t" ,gt ) D It,es, Es(!. (Pr~s~deIlt), M. Savage (1fiscellaueous) D J Wi an (CI . ) y ec 1011, e c., . C. R . I'ox (Science) P. Townsend (English). ' " g nSSlCS. A. M. Durnford (Modern Languages), and

lY:t

Several meetings were held in t h e term a d ' y ~lIggest!OIlS were discussed. An auction of surplus books 't 11 I for Illinor improvc1.nents a welcome addition to the funds . A Illembe~ ~f ~~le ~l; Ie cath er part ~f tile term, provided task of treating with preservative many of th ld . t ~ lllllittee very kllldly I1l1dertook the (those in the glass cases-not those in tile Spo~t~ S~~ti~~~ ?(lOst valuable books in the Library The COl1llllittee would like to remÂˇ d 11 tl I . of presenting a book to the IAbrary on le~~in~ th~O~~h~~~ are leavlllg this t erm of the custom

~,~7 books were borrowed froUl the Library during t he Trinity term and holid ays. le fo llowing books have recently been preseuted to t he Library :_ The Council of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School :_ The Story of t he Middlesex Hospital .Med ical School.. The Author :_

1'llOms01l .

Joseph Conrad and his Circle F. B . B. Woods :_

Mt's. Cant'ad.

III the Wake of Napoleon ..........

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w. A. C. Baker. Esq:. O.K.S. ;_ The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind ............... . H. J. M. Derrick, I'A;q. , O.K.S .. _ H istory of England.. . . .. ...... .. .............. . . .. A Scott Enthus iast :_ Letters of Sir Walter Scott, Vol. IX ., 1825- 1826 T he Author :__ The Trut h of Christianity ....

Von F unck. H. G. Wells.

G. M : Tt'evelyan. Ed. Grierson.

Turton.

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NEW BUILDINGS. On retu rning to School t his term , we found lII auy changes in t he buildings. These arc very welcome, since we have realised for a long t ime that t he interior of the School was not as becoming as t he exterior. h nproyem en ts were begun in the Easter H oli days, when some of the cl assrooms werc refurnished; but d uring t he SUlIIllIer H oli days, build ers, painters nud carpenters transform ed t he School to a still greater extent . To give a complete list of their works would be impossible, but we canuot let the Ca.ntuarian go to press wit hout some appreci ation of t he il1lprovements. The largest altemtioll has been the recond it ioning of t he old Junior School as Walpole House, ill which more t han fifty of llS live very comfortably. The way in which t he alterations have becn m ade is IlIost ingeniolls. SOllie rooms have becn divided to form studies and ot hers ha ve been enl arged t o make dormi tories. E lectric hcat ing h as beell installed throughout and the whole hOllse has been redecorated. A large bathroom and changing-rooms have been mach.: in the basement. Othe r important. improvements are two lIew la boratories which h ave been iIlade from t he old Boarders' and Day Boys' halls. These arc beau tifully fumished aud decorated. Oue of t hem supplements th e H arvey as a Chem ica l Laboratory and the other joins the Tradesca nt in providing space in which future doctors may disintegrate animals. Th e H ar vey aud Alford la boratories have been redecorated t h roughout and part iall y refurnished . Lastly, the building which used to be the H eadmaster 's H ouse now contai ns t he officcs of the Secretary and the Bursar, rooms for th e H ead master and Afr. \Vall , and a hall for t he School H ouse. T hese cha ngcs, however, have been lIIade wit hout any structural alterations. In this way, although no extemuJ cha nge appears in the bu ilclillgs, t hese have heeu 1lladl' more pleasant, and fo r th is we are verÂˇy grateful.

SCHOOL MUSIC. This term there has been little en ough time ill which to practice for the concert at t he end of the term but gradually th e p art songs and orchestral pieces are t ak ing shape and now that the play is over and rchearsals no longer take half the Choral Society we hope to get" alollg even quicker. The choir this t erm has improved greatly. due chiefl y to t he energy of 1\1r. :Mol'ris ill taking practices all day and every d ay. The m oving of Cha pel Services to the Choir of t he Cathedral h as sti mulated the members of the choir to greater keenness. T he Carol Ser vices t his term is scheduled to t ake place on December 6th alld we hope that it will be as much of n success as WflS last yea r's ser vice. An experiment has been t ried t his term in t he singing of the Psa lms. \ Ve now s ing the 1:~lIglish pointing which it is interesting to note is the same as is used by t he B.B.C. in their serviccs. Althongh at fi rst it was badly suug owing to the grea t differe.nce between it anci the old pointing, it is 110 W improYing and is li ked h y cveryone.

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On September 29th, H on . Justice I.uxl11oore (O.K.S.) gave the school a talk a ll RUg{~er. We aTC always pleased to welcome O.K.S. to t alk to the school especially so when they nre experts on their s ubject . Sir P airfax began with a s hort history of the game showing how the various different ball games played b y schools grad ually gave ,,'uy to the twel1ty~a-sid e rugget , which was later modified to the modern form.

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We were gratified to lea rn that King 's, Canterbllty, was th e first schdo\ s id e to adopt the modern t hree-q uarter formation. Sir Fairfax well t Oll to describe the changes that had taken place ill th e gmue since he left i t . H e ended with some advice to our emhryo internationals. We s hou ld like to thank Sir Fairfax very lIluch indeed for th is most interesting and enjoyable talk. On Suuday, October 6th, th e school hea rd a s hort talk by Sir Charles P eers, K eeper of the An cient Monumeuts of England. Sir Charles dealt luninl y with the Cathedral and the School's connection with it. H e COlllmenced wit h a s hort his tory of the Cathedral, traci ng its de\feloplIIcnt with Pre- Roman times by way of Sa int Augnstine to the Twelfth Century where its prosperity was finally assured by the unending stream of Pilgrims to Becket's Tomb. Sir Charles ended by pointing out httle deta ils III arcllltecture t hat ord illanly pass unnoticed but which gi\'e indications of t he magnificent ideas 111 t he Imnds of t he va n OllS builders. We s hould like to thank Sir Charles for so kindly ta king t he trouble to t alk to 11S. On Thursday, October 10th, G. A. LUlldie , Esq ., lectured to the school Oll "ElUpire possibilit ies for British young people." H e showed us slides of the country itself, of parti es of emigrants, and of the iudustri es and productions, the latter including timber and apricots. He emphasised s trongly t he beauty, wealth , happiness, and prosperi ty of British Columbi a, but, though he made the school laugh, he failed to be really convincing . Vve Illust confess that it was not without some mi sgiviugs t hat we awaited the " Cinem a Lecture" by G. C. Famfield, Esq., scheduled for S und ay, October 13th, the title included so m any possibilities. Thus it was that we were lIlost agreeab ly surprised to find we had no lecturer to cope with but were expected to s it back and watch a few films complete with sound ; and this the school proceeded to d o with ev ident enj oyment. 'Ve do not profess to be film critics, and thus it would be out of place to gh'e auy criticism here of the film s. It will be sufficien t to say t h at the school t horoughly enjoyed ever y minute of the entertainment, as the rOlls ing ova tion l\'fr. Farnfield received s howed. We should like to thank Mr. Farnfield very much and we feel sure that t he school will eagerly look forward to several further visits from him.

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Ou Saturday, October 20th, Lt.-Col. :Mathias, O.RK,. gave a .lecture 011 .. U r of t he Chaldees" The slides were exceptionally good and t he subject put 1ll SUell a manller that even th~~e least interested must have collie away fceling t hat t heir t ime had not been wasted . Once could not help being impressed by the high standard of .design ~ nd craftsmanship exlLi bited iu the works of a.rt. which we were showll . . It was v~r'y m terestm g to observe the connectiom.i between the relIgIOn of Ur and t he early H ebrew rehglon. We are iudebted to Col. Mat hias for this clear and interesting lecture.

On October 27th, the school heard a lecture by Captai n Dorling, D.S.O., R .N. (" Taffrail "), entitled" What of the Navy." Captain Dorling commenced by s h o \~ i n1? l1 S somc excellent slid es illustrat in g the development of British warships up to th ~ beguuuug of the; War .. :r:-rext he gave us a s hort bu t His descriptions of the comprelJensive history of the 'Val' and IllS personal expenell ces III I t various slides were tense and clea r. After telling llS of the surrender of the Germ an lle.e t and its subsequent fate, Captain Dorling proceeded to describe the little known story of theIr sa lvage. He concluded by pointing out the gross inadequacy of the British Vl eet, in all departments for modern conditions. We should like to t h ank Captain Dorling for this interesting lecture. On Sunday , November 10th, Col. H . R. M. i\1cVittie lectt~red to the sclHx~1 .on ': C~\'il Aviation ." Before showing us his slides he spoke to us about the Importan t p art el\,a! aVHI..tloli plays in the count ry's welfare. H e pointed ont how it provides a valuable reserve of pil ots and aeroplanes for war purposes. His first few slides dealt with the method of d irecting aircraft by radio, and of informin g them of t heir bearings. H e showed liS various pictures of the Croydon control tower, th e " brain " of the airport. H e then explained t o us some of the methods of defence t hat would be employed against hostil e aircraft. I-Ie next took us for an imaginary tOlll' iu the East , in an " Imperial Airways" lincr. The School listened keenly and much enjoyed his lecture .

Ou Monday, November II th , E. G. Liveing, Esq., North Regional Director of the .B .B.C., gave us a most interesting t alk on 'B roadcasting.' '!'he talk waS devoted m ore to the Itl.ternal arrangements of t he B.B.C. t han t he tec hn~ca l side .. H e. s howed that the presentabon of program mes is a far m ore complex undertakmg than It nught appear at. first .. H e s~ etch ed very bri efly t he composition of th e B.B.C. H e t~l (~ us that th e ~ e were SIX regions With four main departments. The ad ministrative, th e advert lslllg, the. t~ch11lcal all~llastly the prol?ralllme department. H e was unwilling to commit l~ itn selr on te~eVlslon, but ,Polllted out th a~ It ~oll l d not become universal for at least fi ve or SIX years, OWlll g to the I11gh cost of rec;elvers and enormous expense of programme pro~ucti on .. 1\:Ir. I.iY~ ing concluded by allsweTlllg severa l questions. We should like to thank lum for thiS lllterestlllg lecture.

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011 SU~l{lay, November 17th , Mr. J. Badcock, the Thames and Olympic oarsm an, gave a o n RowlIlg to the members of the Boat Club. III the course of his talk Mr. Badcock dls;cu~('d Rowing fr~1Il Il~any points of view. H e described th~ two different slyles of rowing:, POllltlllg a li t the lIlalll differences between the ort hodox Enghsh style and that of Fairbairn , the, ~etcrodox style. Mr. nadcoc~ .t!l~1I WCllt a ll to give tiS somc vc ry Ilseful hints about traullug }l,lld a SlIlIIlIIary of the POSslblhtJes open to ~l1yolle who joined onc of the larger Rowing Cluhs . 1 he finn! part of Mr; Radcock's talk COllslsted of SOIllC of his experiences in various boats ~lId especiall y. those III Amsterdam and Los Ange les with the Olympic eight. rn cOlicillSIOll we would like to t hank lHr. Radcock for a very intercsting and instructive' led:urc. t~ lk

Oll December 8th , Damc Syhil Thorndyke gave a l ecture~ ,.ecital to the School ill the S nc h oppor tunities o f seeing alld hea rin g grcat actors informally do lIOt cOllie much more .often than the blue moon and the SclJool shou ld count itself lucky 0 11 this occasion and offer It~ warmest thanks to D ame Sybil for coming. POI' t he re can be few who fa ile(! to leai'll somethll1g a nd llIlIst be 1IIany who Icamed much abont the art of the st age frOIl! this delightful perforlll~lI.ce. Af.tcl' a few very true words all the mea liness of elaborate sett ings, the importance of a senSIti ve au{l1enee to t~le s.llccess of a perfotlll~nce and t he necessity of finding the character of theyerson yOIl a re playmg 111 YOllrself and not 1ll make lip nnd costume (and hence the value of ~ctlll g as a study of character). she proceed ed to g ive ns seven S hakespea rean incidents as ~'atled as t hey were enjoyable. 'l'wo chotllscs hom Hemy V. drove hOllle th" lesson of the IIItrodtl~tory remarks. The specch of Katherine bcfore her judges in H emy V ILI. showed how the auelle.nce .co~~l~, feel itse l~ par~,of the action b?, havillg.t? sta nd f~)l' the court. The embassy from 0:S11l0 111 I welfth Night wus a n essay m versatility, fo r SIX characters enter in q ui ck succession; a sturdy Vi~la aU.d gorgeous i\'lal volio m ude tht:: essay a s ll ccess a nd Toby Belch's few words showed that 111 s pite of all the preachers a dtllnkard rema ins funny. Then two pi~~es frolll " l\<Iacbeth," the second of wh ich the School chose in prefe rence to " As VOl1 Like H, took l1S ~ack to t he true art of th<: theatre; they were ll1agl~ificellt iu their direct simplicity and the earher pa rt of the sleep~\\'alk lll g scene affected t he alld lcl1ce in a way that none of the other scenes had done ; ollce llIote they wcre in thc pla y .!"fld ns hushed as doct()r and senÂˇant. And fina ll y the Epilogue frolll " As VOII lAk e It " fOfm cd a fitting: conclusion to t he recital. J,et all who would act realise frolll these performan ces what \\'arlllOI of fce ling t hdr art demands and how their o nly htÂˇlp is ill t he1l1selves. ' gym.

"RICHARD OF BORDEAUX." Twcnty~sevell

members of the school gave three performances of this play in t he Chapter House, ou November 7th, 8th and 9th, the first to schools and the others to th e public. The house was filled for each pe rfo rmance and a specia l platform for the back seats ena bled all to see satis factorily, except some members of the school who were crowded into uncomfortable cran nies at the back. To ~~ able to se.e well was important, fo r it. was as a spectaclc that the production excelled. Suuple h angUigs supported by unobtruSive mecha nisms and ornamented with brilli~nt ~oats of arlllS lIlade a setting which matched the digllity of the Chapter House; while the hghtlllg was ably arranged to show this setti ng at its best. A good photograph appeared in The Times o n November 9th.

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That the cast succeeded ill presenting so long a play with considerable dignity and sustained interest shows that they were worthy of their stage. Wigau, in one of the best 'udividual performances, showed lIluch of the power of Glollcester, without perhaps sufficiently ~lIlphasisillg t he astuteness of the old lIIall: Gillibralld p layed the laughter~loving Robert with considerable charm a nd would have bee n really good had he had .his hall~s under control ; his ' Now I have confessed it' were perhaps the bes.t spoken wo rds Ul the piece, and he was the only actor with the courage to use a pause e ffectivel y: Hurford a~ H enry made liS loathe the !IIall: H olden's obvious e njo.yment of t he part of :Mowbr~y took hnn half ~vay !o success: Willll er brought out well the oellous character of the Archb ishop : and. P age s vOice exactly suited the part of Burley. Of the lesse r c hal'acte.rs Sidebotham looked like the Ugly Duchess. Paine spoke beautifully a nd Marsh' llI as a page (Ill Act 2) gm'e a perfect pe~formance fo r half a minute. Two characters werc 1I0t so ~uccessfl1l: I,Ulllb (~S AtlInde.I, tl~e gr!1Il .lord who o n c~. at least, s hows shrewder insight t han (,. !,?ucest e.r , was a t t Ulles Incklltg III d lglllty, though h iS diction was adm irable: and D . J. R. 1 hOrtl elike presented a i\'Ia udelyn who, so fa r frolll being devoted , waS hardly even respectful to the king. The pa rt of Anne was gracefully pJay<:!d by Miss .Mary Cusson, who sang t he SOIlI? very pleasantly, while her calm deportment formed .an adullrahle coutr~st to the restless .Rlch a.rd o[ Durnford: a little too restless h e was. for It became hard at t Ulles t~ ;eally believe 1l\~11 sincere; otherwise his performance was alwa ys .:~greeable. tho~lgh not sufflclel~tly profound m the later scenes; he knew his words perfectly. I he prompter m fact ha d 1I0tllll1~ to do, part ly because several of the parts had beel! learnt last Ma rc h for a pÂŤ:;rfotlllance which had to be cancelled. Had each member of the cast had a thorough knowledge of the whole play, the plot might have been clearer to .those \~'ho were find iug hearing difficulJ.,; a nd it. wou1cl ,be id le to pretelld that much was eaSily audible at the ,back o! the hou~e. lhe Men In the Street and Women with Baskets, for example, hardl y got t he po mt of t helt scene across; and t he slidden changes of tillle werc easy to miss. Eut taken ail in ail the producers deserve high pmise for three ver y cOllllllenduble performances, each of ~\' hieh we enjoyed morc. thun t he last, ill spite of t he over-excitement sensible before and behllld scenes 011 the final lIIght. The Ulusic, performed very deli g~ ltfully by l\h. Morris' septet, was t hat composed by H erbert Menges for the Lo nd on productIOn. CHAR ACT }tR S (in order of the ir a ppearance). Fuir P age, MaudelYIl Dark Page Richard II . Anile of Bohemia, his Qucen ... . .. Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Lancaster, J ohll of Gaullt Sir Simon Burtey, the King's Tu tor Edmunu of Langley. Duke of York Michael de la Pole, Chancellor .. . Richard Earl of Arundel ... ... . .. Thomas' Arundel. Archbishop of Canterbury Robert d e Vere, Earl of O:dord ... Mary llo hlln , Countess o[ Derby ...

R. Thorndike. B. E. E. Marshall. A. l\f. Durnford . Mary CasSOIl. B. J . Wigall. N. W. Gill . F . P age. "'. stapleto n. M. C. A. Spencer. M. N. Lumb . D. N. Wilmer.

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R. Gillibrand. J. R. B. Sioehotha nl.

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!~enry BOlingbroke. Earl

o'i 'Derby:

SOil ~i T.a ll~~$ter ... 1 hOlllus Mowbray, Earl of Nottinghnm John Ma udelyn S ir J oh n Montagne ... ... ". Edwa~(~ t\.umcrlc, Earl of Rutland. SOll of York A \VfUtJug W Olll UU ... Doctor .. . . .. A Soldier ... A second Soldie r A third Soldier .. \ VOl1l an with loavt:s ~~0 1l1 n ll wit h vegetahl es 1' lI"st Page

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P . S. Paine. D. L. Hurford. R . J. H olde n . R . Thorndike . E. n. Challlpkili. P . C. J . B runet. J. de In ::M. Norris. P. Townsend.

M . B. Pratt .

D. G. Carter. M. G. Hilton.

G. M. Scott. 1-1. St. J. Graut. A. M. Langlands. C. O. J. Miller. A. D. Wilsoll.

I,on! D erby's P age ..

P roducers .- Russell Th orndike a nd A. 1\1, Olssoll. ORCHHSTRA. V rO I.l NS:

Mr. A . Minnis.

:vIiss Bre nda 'fussell . D OU BI,1o; B ASS:

i'dr. Champlin.

VIOI,A ;

lVl r. G . 1.. :M orris.

V IOl,ONCELLO :

Mr. C. N. Minnis.

FJ UTE :

PIANO:

Mr. A. Halfpenny.

l\frs. P. G. R eynolds.

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THE OLD MASTERS.

IV. THE R EV.!'. H . EVANS. . . Wht,:ll I callie as a kid , I. .I-I.E. came as a :Mas tcr That ' . S ' illS \\,llId~s\\'cpt hOllle of ScrC lIl crstOIl 011 the cold No rtlll;mbr' W,IS ~Il ' /Ptc m.bcr. 1884. I'rom - from Ca mbridge ( PClII. wns it ))- with t he wreath of ~an ~oas -;- r011l IllS school, Durham (the Willller Illllst ha ve been Lm;,bus himself- rc:inc' TIl t T}OX;I11C I orso~l adorning his brow brought with him a long s ' r'o f bl k b cl a e. Ie callie South to K S C He 'riddle-de-Wiuk s (' <Winks .cf~r 1~~IO~~,C:'l ti~~' ( ~~~krO~)~I~d l1lot~stach c, a Scotch ten:ie~ ilight, and 11 lea n IlIllscula r activity . Th lls came ':e to f u<inCt!o;l- trallsferrcd to Ius mast er) he has b~c ll part a nd parcel of the Scl~ool eve r sin~~. 11illeiorC~ts.lad ~r o.f ~he Cathe<l:ral- alld IlIHstcrslup and took to parochial wor k but f know that hi~ge ft\ ~\ l a~ year he resigned his the old hoys, is as strong as ever. 1"or 'm an SU Il1Il1 r ' f ~ ec ~on or the old place, and to be the adjudicator of Junior and Senior s~ools. e s, a ter IllS retire mc nt, hc has turned up

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H e bcgan with the dcmi-gods of t he Lower V r. , ill the Rabbit Hutch : but on the departurc of C. H . Douton for the fsle of Wight College in 1885, he took over as his s ubstantive post t hc c harge of the Upper Ill. To us youngsters he was a gr im (bccause unknown) terror , over those in iquitous paradigms. [u those early days, he never la ughed in F orm , a nd little out of it. He was to us a dim , fuliginous lUall . But not one of our more d a ring hecklers or tryers-oll eve r scored ofT him . Such folk were promptly put into their proper place by some q uiet, yet effective, reply. Thus he allowed no nonsense: a nd his slow drawly voice became a fruitful source of plagiarism in the Dorms. He ea rned Ollr respcct 011 the Beverley , t hough he laid no cl aim to ·Blue-ship . Also he turned up rcgularly at !tugger matches- with Ritchie a nd W inks. In those days sti ch show of patr iotism d id IIOt form par t of the magisterial Code of H onour. " Win k's" presence was dul y noted and appreciated. It was even reported t ha t soon after n Headmaste r came, ignorant , of courSl:, of t hc ways of boys, he as ked someone of a group, " \Vho told yOll that?" <l Mr. Winks, Sir. " H e remained a respected enigma to all of liS adolescents till we emerged into the butterfly stage of t he Sixth. Th en wc ca me to know the real J,. H .H.- kindly, affectionate (though Cj llite undemonstrati vc), helpful and brilliantly cle ve r. \Vhat Gordoll did to our crude ideas of Art, that I..H .E. did to our reckless ideas of literature. Mall Y an evening, in his rooms by t hc Gym , we met to read Talfourd 's T ragedies, Browning a nd Co. COllntless eves he had Parker, Longfield, Ma ule, m yself and all of us in , to go through OUT megiacs or I alllbics, s howing us how to turn into the neatest Greek or Latin the s pirit, iustead of t he words, of the poem in question: and ruthlessly exterminating our somew hat uncalled for pEV '"t'up-s and "( £-S and O'V I/-S. 1 call even now see t he extremcly ha ndsome red-iuk lettering of his Greek emendations. ny nature, L.H .E. a nd Gordon werc close friends; and though it has been the tradition of K .S.C. that out·of-school hours, it is t he monitors who bea r the res ponsibility for good order a nd discipline, it is a great thi ng to find among t he m asters t hose who give up thcir t im e and energies to improv ing and inspiring the millds of both monitors and Ot 7TQ",\"h,OL ill general. And in my timc it was t hese two great souls- Gordon and I~\'alls- who not only laid t he mselves out to help us all upwards, bllt took a delight ill doing so. P.S.- I must close these notes now, for these fivc great men of the past, " Cy" (?), " Tnr," " Kimble," Ritchie a nd" \Vinks" formcd the perm anent staff of m y day. Othe rs ca me for a s pcll a nd passed on to othe r spheres: Hnd among these, Hallam should be recorded. The Modern Languages sidc was somewhat unfor t unate, though it did provide us with the lighter vein of comedy to relieve the grim seriousness of t he classics. Outstanding in this departmen t was the strong, jolly, forceful personality of Hallam , who, sad to rela te, WC llt off early t o start his own Army Candidate Schoo l at Dresden. 'l'hat was a bad loss to K.S.C. Of course, mnch might be said of Dr. Blore, D I". Pield and Mr. H odgson : but I have not the cheek to criticise such m ighty ones. My own verd ict would be considerably bi ased by cither reverence or affectioll . Besides, whereas we ord in ary c haps can rcalize that, as a Genius , a , Mast er ' is only a big school boy like ollfscives, a H eadmaster is a being on a pedestal far above the level of our eyes. T o me (and I hope to oth ers) t hese notes have brought back the vision of the erect Gordon- handsome face, military moustache, brus hed-back hair, Oxford M.A. hood , pounding away at t he bass of the Anthem and sha ring old Looselllore's copy: of 'rar's portly, blackbearded form sailing nautically across t he Mint·Yard; of Kimble fidgeting ner vously with the front edge of his surplice as he hurried through the words of a printed (?) sennon in cbapel; of Ritchie playing a tune on his teeth with his finge r nail ; a nd of the long lean face of L.H.E., hiding beneath that mysterious exterior the warmth of so kindl y a sOlll.- VaJet e.

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THE SOCIETIES. THE HARVEY SOCIETY. Presidfml: R . G ROV ES , ESQ.

V1Âˇce.F'reside11Is : 1-1. COODHt'RiX, HSQ.

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F . I ,. KIDD, ESQ. v N'rI.m , ESQ.

No'll. Secretary : D. G. GI.EN'N1I':. Committee ; TilE l'RHSJDHN'J'. TJ-lE HUI\". S EC .

R. W. EnBROOKE.

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'fII I'; V ICE- PRES IDEX'fS .

D. G. R. Fox. M. SAVAGK PEMll l,Jo;TON.

A COllllll itt(!c l\'l ee~i ll g WlIS held 011 Tuesd ay,

October. 1st,. at ~vlllcl~ H . Coodb llrn, Esq . handed III Ills reslgnatlOll. R . G ron~s. Esq. was elected President, and H . GoodburIl Esq., P . 1.. Kidtl, l~sq., a nd J . R. E. Paynter' Esq . were elected Vice-Presidents. . On Tuesday. October 2211d , 30 Illembers paid a visit to Short Brothers' Seaplane Works at Rochester. We first saw the' dope' s hed where the f~l~ri~ covering the ~villgs is treated to give n gl{hty anci to make It watcr proof. Next we visited the assembly shop. H ere wc saw the hulls of five new huge flying boats destined for th e Jmperial Airways Empire Services. It~ the ccnt.rc of the sho p were two Imperial '\Irways fl y mg boats that wefe being reconditIoned. On the fur ther side were severa l " Southa mpto n " class flying boats in various stages of constructioll . Outside on the river was one of the new' SciOli Sen ior' Scapla nesactually the first of th is type to be fitted with Roats. Then we saw the resea rch departmen t where the IIH?dcls were towed along the surface of the \~ate r 1tI a long tnnk a ncl their resistance to mottoll mensured. In this way t he best shnpe of the hull is formed. We arc very grateful to Short Hrathers for letting us visit their works.

O n Satu rday, October 26t h , A. La nder, Esq., gave a lecture on the' Sun .' Mr. Lnnc1er first dealt with su nspots . He s h~wed liS several pi ctll res of t hem nlld p0111ted o uL t ha t they were magnetic storms and t hat they ca used the Allrorns. H e showed liS one record of a mag net ic storm made dur ing: t hc War , in the middle of whicl; was a break causcd by the lights bcing switched off as th c Gcrmans had takcn advan tage of the ligh t given by the Am ora to send over <Ill air-raid. .1\f.r. L ander then wcut Oil to explain tlle prmclp lc of the spectroscope a nd how it is used in astronomy. By its mcans we can discern not only of what clClI'len ts the stln and stars are composed, b ut also their speeds and d irections of 1Il0tion relative to the Harth. We lire very grateful to Mr. Lander for sparing so much of his t ime to give us t his Illost interesting lectme.

On Tuesday, November 5th, D. G. Glennie gave a lecture o n " Mich ael Faraday." After a brief d escription of t he blacksmith's son 's early life he told liS how his association with the Royal ll1stitutiOll began. F araday was dissatis fi ed with his work as bookbinder and was deeply attracted by science. \~l hen a c ll ~tOl ~l cr took h!~ll to a lecture a t the R oyal Institution by SIr Humphrey Davy, h is chance came. H e took {\llinotes, bound th em, at~d sent thcm to Davy with a request for solUe ~C1ctltific oecupatioll ; Sir Humphrey was unpressed an~1 o btnllled him t he post of laboratory aSSIstan t at t he Royal Institution. Under Davy's Cflre Faraday became an accomplished experimenter and 50011 started researches on his OW Il account. His first resenrches were ill cllClllistry and during t hem h ~ succeeded in liquefying ma ny gases and dIscovered benzene.

THE CANTUARI AN Tn the autullln of 1831 he conducted the series of researches which resultcd in t he discovery of eicctro-Illagnetic illductioll . This discovery has perhaps done more thnn any other to change the face of the world . After briefly mentioning Faraday's othcr disc veries and their applications. he concluded a n intercsting lecture.

On Saturd ay, November 16th, J. R . R Payntcr, Esq. gave a lecture 011 the ' Detection of Single A tOIllS.' H e first showed that it was impossible to detect singlc a toms by ordinary mea ns . He then cx plained the o~igil1al apparatus for counting atoms-the GeIge r counter. The WilSOll Cloud Chamber is the modc rn method of detecting free atoms. If the pressure in a cha mber is suddenly reduced, the water vapour condenses on dust particles to form a cloud. If however the chamber is freed from dust the water call onl y condense all iOlls. These are got rid of by charging the opposite faces, when the ions arc attractcd by the charge , a nd water vapour cannot condense. If, however, particles from radium are shot iuto the chamber the water condenses o n the pa rticles, which are single atoms, and their pa ths can be photographed. \Ve are very grateful to Mr. Paynte r for sparing us t he t ime to give this most interesting lecture. On T uesd ay, November 12th , members of t he society paid their first visit to Will iamson and Sons's T a nne ries . On a rrival we were given a s hort talk on tauniug. It was cx plained that in a t ~ llll~ ry hides are made into leather by the combmattoll of their gelatinous tissue with tannin. The skins are preserved in salt. When they a rrive at the tannery they a re soaked in lime to make room for the tanniu to work later, and also to loosen the hairs. After liming, t he hides are unhaired by a sort of glorified mowing machine and then freed from surface lime by weak acid. The y are now

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taken to the tau ning yard, whe re they are soaked in solutions of tanniu of increasing strength . T o finish with t he goods arc treated with bleak liquors to brighten t hem up. They arc lightl y oiled over , after draining, previous to setting out the grain and smoothing under rollers. Thcll they are dried, oil ed again , and rolled and dried in a mechanica l drier , and a re ready for the ware-house. \:Ve are very grateful to Williamsoll a ~ld Sons for a llowing us to visit their talluenes a nd for the g rcat alllount of trouble they took to a rrange a most well -conducted tour. On Satmday. 23rd of November, P . C. Snell, Esq. gave the Society a ver y interf's ting lecture 011 "Insect Life. " The first sect ion of his lecture was de voted to butterflies and moths. \Ve were told much about moths that was new to us: that they were not only night fiyers, and that lllany kinds were brillia ntl y coloured. We were shown a series of remarkable photographs of the manner in which insects nse colours as a protection . H e then went on to t alk of Dragon-fl ies , the social insccts, such as bees, wasps, and ants, beetles, locust s, grass-ho ppers and other fli es. To end his IlIOSt illuminating talk , 1I'lr. Snell gave us a delightfully lucid description of the lifc of a s mall tortoise-shell buttc rfly. \Ve thank Mr. Snell very much for his lecture , a nd hope it may soon be follow ed by nnother eq uall y enthmlling. On Tuesday, November 26th, F. 1.. Kidd , Esq ., is going to give a lecture 0 11 ' Ma n's Natural Poes, , nnd on Saturday, December 7th, Canon J. M. C. Crum is going to ghÂˇe us a nother of his lectures all â&#x20AC;˘ Architecture.' On Tuesday, December 3rd, the society will pay a visit to the works of the South Coast Concrete Company at Charthnm.

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THE WALPOLE SOCIETY. President:

T he H on . Secretary promised a pa per on " Nelson ." Felln a nd several oth ers promised papers.

H . CORNER, ESQ.

Hon. Secretary: R.

The meeting was then adjourned.

CORD EN.

On Friday, 15t h Novem bcr, the Rev. M.

On Friday, 27th September, a s hort business meeting was held in the President'::; roolll. The P resident, Mr. Wall, tendered h is resignation as he wus going to t he Marlowe Society. This was d eeply regretted as he had been in the Society for two years, one as VicePresident a nd aile as President.

J . H. Corner , Esq. was e lected

ill his place.

Over ha lf t he Society resigned Oll bei ng elected into the Marlowe Society, those who resigned included Spencer, Holden, Stapleton, W'ortham and YOllng. Corbell was elected H Ollorary Secretary.

On Sunday, 6th September , a meeting was held in the President's r OO Ill. The remnants of the Society lIlet to discuss the agenda for the term . T he following we re elected :- Creed, T horndike, LUlUb, Goudge, Starnes, Durie. It was decided that t he Society should lie dormant un til the School Play had taken p lace, as so many melnbers wele un able to cOllie to the meetings, s ince t hey were mem bers of the caste.

L. Playfoot gave the Society a talk on ' Music.' H c bcgu n by saying that it was impossible to d efine mus ic . Mus ic, pcrhaps co uld be called a form of expression. The perfect way to understand what th e com poser meant was to pick np a lIIusical scorc altel read it, as a book. He went 011 to expla in himself by means of gramophone records. Those played were t he first movement of t he Brandenburg concertos, two Preludes a ud Fugues by BacTI a nd Gavotte froll! a suite in D Inajor . H e concluded the lecture by inviting any members of the Society to visit No.6, T he Preci ncts, to see his collection of instruments. We greatly appreciate this kind offer and would like to thank Mr. Playfoot for a very interesting lecture and hope that he will visit us a gain. Ou 27th Novem ber , the Hon. Secretary read a paper 011 'Nelson .' He sketched briefl y his youth and his first years at sea. He weut 011 to tell of how he nearly quit the ser vice, how he distinguished himself at liastia and Calvi, of his appointment to command t he Medite rra nea n fleet and his s uccess with it. H e concluded by telling of \"i ctory and death. 'rhe SOciet y a ppreci~ ated a well read paper.

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TH E MARLOWE SOCIETY. President:

Vice~Presidents

C. G. BgNNIITT, ESQ.

R. H. GOWER.

Hon. Secretary :

M. H. SA RGlÂˇ;=--T.

The fo llowing members were elected this term : W. A. R. Gorman , Esq. , G. 1\L Scott, N. W. Gill , M. C. A. Spencer , R. J. H olden and P. Townsend. Meetings up to half term were poorly attended, most of the members being forfeited as t he price of t he s uccess of the School. P.I~y. \\Then t his was over however, school actIvItIes were renewed with greater zest, especiall y the Marlowe Societ y. Three plays have been read this term: Sha kespeare 's 'Cymbeline,' rvor Novello's 'Fresh Pields,' and Calsworthy's 'Escape.' All of them were lUuch enjoyed. On October 16th, H . Goodburn, E sq. read a paper O il J oseph Conrad. Illustrating his points with excerpts from Conrad's works, he gave an accurate and interesting picture of both t he lll all a nd the author. We we re fortunate in having this account from Mr.

Goodbu rn , as he was well a cquainted with Conrad in t he last few years hefore his death. He to uched also on Conrad'!'; friendship with Galsworthy. A fortnigh t later G. G. Bennett, Esq. read a pa per 011 Ga lsworthy, so that it was interesting to compare the two. H e s howed li S as an awfll l warning Galswort hy's grea t lack of sense of humour, whereby he was capable of writing verse a nd prose of little value side by s ide with brilliant m aste rpieces. H e described also Galsworthy the reformer liS s how n in t he plays. It was a lso inte rest ing to read' Escape' at the next meeting in cll e light of Mr. Bennett's paper. On Novem ber 20th, owing to a technical hitch , the programme anallged for the meeting fell through, but t he President nobly came to the rescue by starting an infor ma l discussion 0 11 A'Iode rn Germany: his recent travels in Germa ny enabled him to speak with authority . He showed us a 1ll1Iuber of Germ an per iod icals , t he pictures iu wh ich clearly showed t he fanatical worship of H itler which has obsessed the Gennans. We have secured H e rr Schmidt of Toubrid ge for a ta lk 011 the sa me subj ect ill t he near future . It m ay be seen from these notes that a 1II0st successful a tte mpt has been m ade th is t erlll to ill terweave the lIIatter of different meetings, so as to obtain different views on the sallie subjects, whereby lTIuch interest h as been sti mulated in thelU. We hope to continue a long the sallle lines next term.

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THE WIR ELESS SOCIETY. President:

1. R. E.

PA\'NTF.R, J~sQ.

flon. Secretary: D. C. Gr.ENNJH. At a meeting held 011 October 7th, Mr. Paynter was elected President in succession t o Mr. Sharpe. The re have becn two lectures to date, one by th e HOll. Secretary 011 • Hi gh ~ Fre qu e ll cy Couplings ' and one by I-I. M. Sargisson 01) , A Ol1e~V a lve Set.' \Ve arc promised a nothe r shortly by the President.

Both lectures were well attended and g reat enthusiasm has becn s hown th rougho ut the term. '!'he Wireless Room has been ill constant lise and lUore sets must have been built there th is term t ha n ill a u)' other term in its history. a nd what is more, the great lIlajority of the sets constructed have becn successful and 'wor ked '- SO lll C exceed ingly well. The ' Vireless ROOHl was to have been improved last holidays, but ow ing to other press ing a lteratio ns it had to be left oyer fo r the t im e being.

THE PATER SOCIETY. President .' W.

CRATG, ESQ.

Hon. Secretary.' R. H. Gowr·;R. On October 11 th the Society met for a talk by the president on ' Hadrians Villa.' Mr. Craig described t he rema ins at Tivoli as • confusion without cine.' Those of the statues which remaincd, and had not been looted, could he easily traced to the taste and temperament of H adrian him self a nd these compare badl y with true ma st erpi eces . The lUXury of t he I~lllpero r 's Age was typified in this villa with its spacious bath houses, its shady walks and large sca le out· buildings designed to catch and retain the sun 's warmth. The Maritime theatre, too, a ptly represents the whole as a re fu ge where its old and diseased owne r could forget the troublcs of the state and content himself in the a rts of lIla ll and nature.

Fin ally we shou ld like to t hank the president for his extremely lucid description a nd for his trouble in obtaining the slides which clearly illustrated the subject. On November 10th the Society met in the president's room for a paper b y r-;. B. Champkin 011 • 'rhe Ancient Relief in Life after Death.' 'rhe paper grouped this subj ect into three heads; I-I e l'o~wo rs hip , Orptic Beliefs, and the cult of I~ le llsis. In dealing with these branches, which were clearly and concisely ex pla ined , t he paper described the customs of these ea rly people who continued t he rites of their ancestors long a fter t heir belief had ceased. 'rhe secrct cult at E lcnsis provided the most interesting p art of the p a per , the inter~ pretation of the rites there p erformed being a debatable point. I II conclusion , we were s hown that however g rotesq ue or simple were these beliefs, visions of great beauty did arise from the m , a nd it was in t hese that thei r t rue worth lay. Discussion afterwards was rathe r limited through lack of knowledge of the s ubj ect.

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in the dark·roolll, a nd the p arts of t he enlarger have been borrowed quite often.

President,' E. H. WALl., EsQ. Vice~President

I-I. COR NER, c;SQ.

Owi ng to lack of time th e r~ has been little anised activity d uring tillS ter~n, bI.It a gr~nt deal has been going on a t varIO IlS tUlles

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In t he hopes of stil1lulath~~ individuals to g reater activity a competitton has been a rranged a prize being offered for the best ph~tograph of a school rugger match sub~ mitted. The result has \ not yet been a nllollnced .

DONATIONS. We most gratefull y acknowledge gifts

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t he uudermcntioned : -

PLAYI NG FIELDS AND Drwr~LO I)MgNTS FUND.

O.K.S. Association

GENERAl. I MPROVEMENT FUND.

Mr. T. F. Ada ms

ORIGINAL THE DREAM PIPER. Piper of dreams in a woodland dell I hear your music rise a nd swe ll , And the dreams surge through m y m ind pell·mell. Pipe on 1 Young Piper of drea ms. P ipe me a d rea m of t he swelling sea, \Vhere the unleashed wind rolls fa l' a nd frl:!e And t he st ately clouds sail by. Pipe me a d ream of a SlIllImer night, " W hen the lawlls are ba thed ill t he wan moon s hght And the ghostly night.owls cry. Pipe me a dream of an autUllln day,. When the cold rain fa lls from the skies of grey Into the swollen streams. . That fits my m ood of black despa1l', Of tortured mind, a nd endless car e. Pipe on! Young Piper of dreams.

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THE CANTUARIAN I came into t his world to see the sunshine. The sky-line's bluish lights. came into this world to see the sunshine, And mountain-heights . 1 came into tllis world to see t he ocean The valleys' riell array. ' I ill a single gaze saw worlds in 1II0tiOIlW here I held sway. ] triumphed o'er oblivion's ch ill cOllccailucnt, I shaped m y pondering. Fi lled was m y every moment witil revealment, I ever s ing. :l\l y pomlering was arOllsed by tribul ation)Iut thl1 S my love it WOIl.

Who is Illy like ill strength of t lllle-creation ? Not one, n ot onc. 1 callie into this world to See the sunshine And Wh(!ll day's wane is nigh, Then will ] siul>' ... t hen will I sing of slllIshine , Before I dIe. AUDUI. AZlz.

And mOa ns of winds and wh ispered t houghts of gloom From life 110 joy is won. . . . ' \-et sOlllewhere-warmth, and oceo n's llIuffled boom And lustre of the s un . ' The blizzard wails, a nd in the heart it throws A load of teoJ:s uushed. Vet sOlllew h ~re m yrtle, verdant myrtle g rows, Aud stamless roses spread. I,ife, pussing by, in empty brooding delves, Un meaning, l1ubedight . . .. Vet somewhere, mirth and bliss will yield the mselves, And comelin ess a ud light! AD DUl , AZlZ.

T hc li ght will. bum and darken , then bum with stronger blaze, I!ut IIl\1'ctlll'luug darkc ~lS t he shcell of yout hful d ays. G low thcn, a nd be ellkllld led, the while thou still art yo uug !-!et ever mor.e und wiudled the h~a r t's loud chords be strung, 1 hat solUethlllg be remembered III waning yenrs of woe That chill old-age be lighted by that decnyless glow, ' Both of exnlted fancies, and hcadstrollg youth's udo, Heedless, bu t full of splendollT. heed less Ul](l hallowed . too. ABDUl, AZ Iz..

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O.K.S. O.K.S. NEWS. The Editors invite the co-operation oj 0 .f<.5. -i n strengthening these 'ii~ms i't." Th e Cautuari(J1J," which are of parltC1dar .'mierest 100.1(.5. They cannot themselves obtam 11t'1.ICh of lite necessaYY materials awl therefore remwd subscribers that items of news, leiters and olher orÂˇigi'llal contributions are always welcome. Captain B. E. Witt has t)ass~d the exam in ation necessary for promotIon III the Regular Army a nd Dominion Forces. The Rev. C. C. L. Bnckwell , Curate of All Saints, Clifton, Bristol, has been appointed Vicar of St. Agnes, Exning. Major E. D. Fanshawe, of T he Bays, has been appointed Lieut.-Colollel . Captain J . S. Blunt, of t he Royal Regimcn t of Ar tillery, has bee n seconded for scrvice 011 t he Staff in India.

The R ev. H. L. Hawes has been 1I0miuated by the Bishop of Gloucester to t he perpetual curacy of St. Stephen (formerly St . Luk e t he Less), Gloll cester.

:Mr. H . G. C. Mallaby, assistant master at St . Edward's School, Oxford, has beclI appointed Headmaster of St. TIees School, CUlllberland. The War Office has announced the foll owillg appoint ment : Colonel A. R. A. lremonger to be Chief Technical Examiner of Works (India) with effect from April 28th next.

The Dishop of Bristol has appointed Canon H. I â&#x20AC;˘. A. Hertslet, Vicar of St. Mary, Rcdc1iffe, to be Rural Dean of Bedminster. Ca non Hertslct preachcd to t he School on Octobe r 27th . C. E. Etheridgc has rcccntly been re-elected COHllllodore of the Whitstable Yacht Club for t he 25th year in succession. Li eut. A. E. C. Bredill , 2nd Dorsetshire Regiment, has passed both the practic~1 a nd written parts of the Exam. for Promotion to Captain. H . R N. Bredin has been appointcd Corporal ill No. I Compan y, R.M.C. He is one of the five cadets who passed all the three standard s of P.T. tests at the R.:M.C. last tern!.

K. P. Hickman has been ad mi tted as a solicitor. Cnrol Reed has directed "Midshipm an Easy" which appeared at the Cam bridge, with great success. C. G. A. "Paris has bee n playing regul a rl y for Hampshirc at cricket a nd has got his county cap. H e is also p laying rngger for H ampsl li re. The R ev. N. V. H alward called in at the School while home on leave. from China and preached at Evening Service on November 3rd . The Rev. J. W. Poole, Curate of St. ~'lury t he Virgin, Colchester, has been appom ted SlIbwarden of the Student i)'Iovemcnt H ouse, I ..ondon .

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The Rev. J . D. Brockman Curate of Temple nwell und River with C~lStOl1, Kent has been appointed Vicar of Read-ill-Whalley' Blackburn. • 1'.1-1. G. Scott and H. A. S. J ohnston have been,sei,:cted for Coloni al Serdce and a llocated to Nlgena .

BIRTHS. GENT.- Oll October 6th, 1935, at Stonefield, Rlackheath, to Dorothy wife of R i\i Gent- a daughter. . . PALi\ll~R. -Oll Oct ober 19th, 1935, at Hawk-

hurst. Ahnondsb llry, Bristol, to Doris wife of W. L . B. Palmer-a son.

J. H . S. Jcllkins is going out to Malaya for Police serv ice. A. Foard-Kelcey hm; been appointed to a permanent cOlllmission ill the H..A .F. with the rank of Pilot Officer. We ha ve been pleased to welcome the following O.K .S. to the School recently :_ A. I.atter, Mr. Justice LuxlIloore The Rev, Canon It L . A. H ertsle t , Rev. N. V. Halward , G. M. N. Darwall, P. ::)1. Shorthollse F. l\'1. Shorthollse, H. C. N. Bredin, J. V: ~Cllt, A. R. Hill , G. W. Booker. R. B. K arop, I; J. Holland, D. P. Wade, J . Wiltshire, J. 1", G lenuie, W. M. F. Scott, V. A. St. A. Hubbard P. I; l~lill, D. R . ~'linett, J . R. Hudson, J. C: E. Snu th , H. P . Player, P. C. V. Lawless, J. Buckland, D. T . Smith . Also B. B. Riley a nd F AL Fisher (Old Boys of K.S., Parnmatta). The King has approved the appointment of .l\h. Hugh Stanford Lo ndon to be His Majesty's IHillistcl" R esident at Quito. At ~he req uest of many O. K.S. the follOWing a list of O. K. S. who have SOilS at the School :J?r.l; 1\'!' Courtney, Captain H. H . H oyes , R. G. Htlton , Esq. , J . .E. Sidebothalll Esq Captain G. n. Pratt, E. O. Holden, Esq'., Re~: P . H . Austen, F. S. Whalley, Esq., L. C. Sargent, Esq., W. T . S. Price, Esq., C. H . G. Clarke, Esq., G. 1-1 . F. Brown, Esq., H. G. Year~ wood, ES(I., G. ~. Karop, Esq., A. Gillibrand, Esq., R. K. S. Grant, Esq., I.i eut.~Col o l1e l L. ~~.per, A. B. Paine, R.N. Ret., F. D. Stallon, .

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ENGAGEMENTS. MR . E. A l, I,ARD ANI) M ISS P. 'VlGA N. _, :r he ellgagclIleut is aunou nced between Elliot Allard, second SOli of M1'. and Mrs. C. B. Allard, of The L odge, Tankerton Kent all~l Pamela, ouly daughter of t he late' Gerald Wlgall and .Mrs. Gerald Wigan, of 13 Abbey R oad, ManSions, N.W.8. MR. R . S. G RA NT AND BlISS PI,AH. The engagem elit is anllounced between Mr Robert Slllrge Grant, Royal E ngineers, SO il of t!le late Mr. Archibald Sturge Grant and :Mrs. Graut, formerly of Hillside, Reigate, and Sydney J oan, eldest daughter of Mr Sydney Pl.att" M.B.E., und Mrs. Platt, of' Reigate Hill, Surrey.

MR. K. H. C r,ARKE AND Mrss RANKINE. The engagement is announccd between K e nneth H oward Clarke (la te The Bedfordshire ~Uld I-!ertf~rdsl.tirc R egiment), Colonial Admi n~ lstra ~lve :'3er vlcc, Zanzibar, younger son of Lt. -Col. T'. ~. H . Clarke (late R.A .M. C.) , and Gertrude Htldu, o nly daughter of Sir Richard a nd l,ady Rankine, The R esidency, Zanzibar. G. G. T. C ROWl': AND 1YIISS M. E. B. HIGGINS. The cngagement is annoullced between Geoffrey, only son of the late Mr. :P. J . W . C r~we an~ i'drs. c..r~we, of St. Peter 's H ouse, Cillchestel, and [',itzabeth , younger daughter of A. G. Higgins, M.R.C.S. , I •. R.C.P., and Mrs. I'liggins, oC Sum llJ crdale, Chichester. .MR.

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F. T. BARRY AND MISS T Hoi\lPSO:-:.

Thc engagement is announced between Rupert Rodney Francis Tress Barry, t he 52nd I.ight Infantry, Barei ll y, India and Diana (Dodo) Madeli ne, on ly daughter of Mr. a nd Mrs. R. O'Brien Thompson, S.W.7. E. Bm.r,Ai\lY~BROWN AND l\'I ISS FUN'l'. The ellgagement is atl lloullced and the lllarriage will take place early in 1farch , between Arthur Edward Bellamy-Browll. The ncdfordshire and H ertfords hirc Regi ment, and Joan onl y daughter of Captain L. Flint, The 13edf~rdsh irc and Hertfordshire Regiment, and Mrs. Flint.

MR. A.

M R.

MARRIAGES.

O'BRIEN

P. H. CRONSHEY AND MISS

Oll Tuesday, August 20th, 1935, q uietly at the Savoy Chapel, David John Balfour to Beatrice Thompson Riddle.

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CIIOPJ-;.- On September 28th, 1935, at Brede, Sussex, Edward, bachelor SOli of Mr. a nd Mrs. Terry, of Appledore, Kent, to Sy lvia Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chope, of Glengyle, Putney.

TERRY:

l\'[AYHs .- On August 5th, 1935. ill Paris, Fli gh t~ Li e ut. W. T. Holmes to Barbara H azard Mayes.

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POWI..ES. The marriage arranged between J ames F. H. Crollshey, of Boenoet, Kisa ran, Sumatra, a nd Joan K. Powles, of Cambridge, will take place at Singapore 0 11 Christmas Eve.

DEATH. HASSEl.L.- On August 25th, at Giffords, South DnrenUl, Kent, Lewis Hassell.

â&#x20AC;˘ O.K.S. DINNER. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has accepted the invitation of the COlllm ittee of the O.K.S. Association to be present at the O.K.S. Dinner, which will be held at the Holel Victoria, Northumberla nd Aveuue, Charing Cross, on Friday, 10th J uultary. 1936. The Cftair will be taken by the HOll. Mr. Justice Luxllloore (O.K.S., l 889- l893) , l)residellt of the Association .

The Comm ittee of the Association feel confide nt that as llla ny O.K.S . as find it possibl e will uttend t he D inner to we lcome so distinguished a guest . T he Committee a lso hope t hat mcmbers of the Association will bring t he occasion to the n otice of nonmembers who ill the ordinary way will neither see this notice nor receive the printed circular.

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Dear Schoo l, \Ve had a n excellent attendance at t he meeting a t t he beginning of this term whe n fourteen of OUt s ixteen members together with the R ev. W. T elfer , Deau of Clare, we re a ble to enjoy the hospitality of Dr . C. H. Budd, Oll r secretary. Once a gain Corpus has a large co nt ingent. S . L . l!;dwa rcis obtuillcc1 a first ill JllllC and has been award ed a Fouudation Scholarshi p, bllt at what cost- dyspepsia has him ill it's grip, aud the river hears his voice no Illore. L ast Vae. he coxed his coll ege cre w at H enley und then went to Germany for two months. H . R. E. \Va llis 1I0W li ves above a pub, but is as secreti ve as ever. His friends hip wit h the ne wsboy who insists on roaring " Bloodthirsty Ne ws" in to our c urs makes us fea r the worst. H e is frequently to be seen w~llkill g t o wa rds Newllham , a nd on t he one occasion he got beyond it, his cry of recognit ion caused cousiderable e mbarrnssment to a fellow O.K.S. 011 a IIcarby hockey field. For D. M. Wy llie the Uujon is a p iaygroulid. On Tuesday evenings he lIlay be hea rd ably defending the cause of law and order. The remainder of his waking ho urs are spent in digestin g dusty volumes, with breaks for walks about the coun tryside; ten m iles for him is just a d a ily trifle. Arc we mist aken or did we see hilll going to a Rick ? W . A. C. Daker has fallen- fo r a publici ty scheme. We believe he is will ing to distribute to those interested a nd Âˇ at a trifling cost, a photo of himself with a most d elightful Ma rce l wave, but these rowing men have a reput ation to preserve, and who more so than the mascot, the cox oC the Corpus first.

The efforts of K . 1\'1. Ward , uow a sergeant ill the o:r.c. and ch ief ins tructor of t he electrica l department, ha \fe resulted in a K itchener Scholarship. \Vc cannot be sure whether t he high tens ion in !Jis roolll was d uc to th is phenomena l mental activity 01' to the wires <1l1d coils that hem llled liS ill .

J . F. Robinson has played cricket for his county a nd exam . r esults can be forgotten . H e is now College captai n of cricket, a hockey colour and a Hawk . H e evell kicks a SOccer ba ll when o pportuni ty prcsents itself. 'Ve were lIOt s urprised to hear t ha t he will have to take two more cxa ms. this SlIlllmer.

J. F. ~a xtoll sa ilcd to victory in ever y race, t he only lIl an to achi eve this feat ill th e int e r ~ Vars i ty Rega tta, and 1I0W he has bel'11 elected Real'~Co llll1l odore of th e C.U . Cruising Club. All the sa llie he continues to break the hea r ts and testÂˇtubes th at lie in s hoals around him . I-I. C. R eynolds was found play ing marbles outside t he Coll ege gate at 2 a.lIl. fa iry t ime. H e stoutl y denies that hc ever d reamt of weepiug when he was souscd in t he P em, an ancient stream ncarby . Whether h e was dipped is a different matter. After all he had to explain away those watery patches when weeping wtlS suggested . But still b e has been seen looking very studiolls all{I dapper at th e Law Schools. His athletic illterests a.re l11ultifnriolls.

E. A. L. Watts s tands alo ne in Johu's. This year he is capta in of his college hockey sid e. On the strength of t his a nd his cricket co lo ur ga ined last term he has been ma de a mem ber of t he J ohn 's Eagles. He was un lucky enough to sprain a n a nkle a t the beginning of te rm wh ich has kep t him out of t he game for a fortn ight iutenllitten tly ever s ince. In his officiul capacity he was called upon to make a s peech : two miuutcs of unadulterated bliss for his inoffcnsive Fresher audience . We underst nud frOlll his keeping of the long vac. term t hat he is taking up the onerous bnrdell of n Lega l T ripos .

J. C. H. Smith of Siu.ney has cast his clouds already. On Armistice Day he was seeu glid ing t hro ugh the streets ill a sheet draped gracefully over o ne sho uld er and folded to sweep the g utter. It has been suggested that quips tit his Socratic mien led him to

THE CANTUARIAN impersonate-Roman St yle--th e perambulatory Master. H e plays rUJ:?ger and the I;lOuth~organ at C.I.C.C.U. meetmgs. As a newly elected member of the P cntacle Club, 1. E. KCli nett is to be feared . and reverenccd. He produces. extraordmary objects o ut of his hair, and IllS left trouser leg contains an amazing store of cards and match boxes. On a S UHIl Y afternoon he can bc seen hurdling on F enner's .

1. r,. HaJi, of J esus, always SCC lll ~ ,to ht! ~)11 t so we were unuble to get ally .1le\\s .of .hUll . H owever , Ull oar stretched aClOSS IllS 1?01ll <'t" th ,at he is still a devotee of the . fl ver. s u g~ e' .-..-, I' tI His hoat made a bump eac 1 eveu111 g m Ie :M ays last term. T he stories about R. J . F. P illsent are to.o numerons t o record. His love of fish 15 proverbia l, perh aps t hat is why he nev er brings th cm home. TI.1ere .can be 110 dou~t t hat whe n \Vallis, sW lmmmg, removed IllS \1lt pole, Pinscllt fe lt a sudden u rge, come 1"1 nt ",,'ght to his distinctive hat and honest WI< • i l fn 'ell d S. pipe, to havc a fm al wlnspcr to I us' fSly R . A . Wcc ks is up after a year's work .in Fleet Street. His a m bitions would .lead .1~l m to the B alkans as a reporter . I-Ie 1S .wn tm g a modern novel and s t rums a wa y 011 IllS type·

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writer at all ho urs of the night which accounts doubt for his infrequent appearances at the . . rowing breakfasts. C. C. O. Bennett has not been I'OWl1l~ .t~ l s tcrm Instead he hus transferred his actlv1ties to tl;e ballroom which he tells us isn ' t such a heavy strain 011 his or other's heart. He has a ppoin ted himself reser ve to a ll Selwyn t~a ms which play their matches out of C~tllb~ ldge. On the Fifth when ill the act of ltgh t mg a firework ill the Fellow's garden, he was surprised by his Dean's restraining ha n(!. \Ve wond er who apart frolll Dennett thus a voidccl a warm reception. b1 R. N. Hvans we huve Ull active member of the S.C.M. P erhaps his duties in t his cause k ept him out of hi~ rooms 0 11 the occasions wheu we called 011 hllll. Or perhaps, like us , he call ol1l y luake the climb to t he top of t hat spiral st a ircase once a day . H e !s singing in t he Chr.isb!lUS l~ro~~lction of Bach s Christmas Oraton o III Klllg s Chapel at the end of term . J 11 concl usion we heartily welcome Dr. Shirley and the staff t hat he has brought WiU1 him to t he School. We call but express the ad mira tion and esteem in which we hold him a nd wish him contiuued success. Yours, cte., O. K .S. CANt'AB.

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ANNUAL GENERAL INSPECTION. The Anllual Inspection of t he Contingent was carri(!d out on 27th June, by Cap tain D k(!s ~I.ll.R, of the General Staff. . . . . y "J'I1C f 0 II" from t he rema rks of t he Jnspectmg Officer on the effIcIeu cy oW ing"nee extructs ' , of the Contingent. . d tl uk 'teady - Drill movements generall y wcre well carned out ~1l . le. r a S we r~ s. . DRIJ,I,. 1 cod Th ere is room fo r improvement II1 beanng and S\~'1llg1l1g of Word s of colulll.a 'I',( , ~vde~~l ~he ~leat1er fini sh of the concluding movements of arms drill. arlllS Oll tl 1e m a l c .1 . d C d t . . ,• '1'1 t lard of weapon training gene rally was goo . a e s WEAPON' l~AINI N I '?:I~g~ ~:\he haud li ug aud use of their weapons. Fire positions seemed to have a souU( 1U10W . a nd aiming drill were correctl y earned on t.

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MANffiUVRl" o· t t l · . f out. Jt was plaill"ho\\'~~:~:: t~latle)~:~ri~~~:e,s a~l the ground , 110 .ta~tica l exe~cise cou ld be carried l upou to instruc~ t llcir COlllluunds ill fire c~lltro:I~~I~~::i~~~Il~~~~'ii~llfd pfflcers wh[o were ca~led and took a renillltercst ill it. • lac a g rasp 0 the subject

Disciplinc. -Disciplil1c all parade was good a d

~})~~~e{II~~p;~'~~~I~IOfff~~~.n~r~: ~~~~i~~:r~~O~;1 t~he pa~~lde g:rl~~~I~d, l~~~l1:~~~e~ot:~~ i~~'~!:ed'i~~ev:;~ ?:URN OU'l'.- Collsidcring the d ifficulty of fitting clothing. tum out was satisfactory. ] he few cases of long hair were made not icc'lble b tl f d Boob; were well cleaned. Th e Band's turn t·. . ~ . l~c goo appearance of the remainder. a very good impression. au \\as exec cut a nd the Ba nd altogethe r made GUNERAT, very creditable.

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PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. T he followin g promotiolls and appointments are made to d,"!e 1935 :_ " fro'"~ 27 t 1I S eptember, L /Sgt. G. H . Hill to be C.Q.M.S. " S. Lucas " "Sgt. Cpt Hughes-Hall ett" Praser Beale Lj'Sgt. Edbrooke Sargent " Savage Pte. G. W. Gill cpi'. Grigson Sampson Davis I li'Cpl. Fletcher Graham Henshaw Wautoll Woods P. G. REYNOl.DS,

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CERTIFI CATE "A." ing1935:passed the Secon d P at t (\ ·\' " 'tt ) [ 1 held allThe 5th follow March, n en 0 t Ie Certificate "A" Exam ination,

B wArn!stro?g, R. ,A. , Derrick,

J . M., Durie, J. D., Durnford , A. M., Gill, N W

~i . B., ,v~l:t?Je'JD. \c:;~ Page, P . P ., Sampsov, W. A. P., Townsend , P ." Vickery 1 ure, " 'V iselllau, E. P., Wright, E. J. L.

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XV. MATCHES.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. CANTHRBURV CITY. This lllatch, played all Blare's Piece, all Octobcr 5th, was wall by Canterbury City by a goal and four tries, 17 points, to a goal aud two tries, 11 points.

The game started very evenly and after about 10 miuutes Canterbury scored, but failed to convert. The school replied a lmost ill ullediately with a try by Reeves after a good dribble by L ovelace. Before half-time each side had scored again , Gower scoring for the school after II good thre e~q ll arter movement. Both kicks failed. Canterbury attacked very hard at t he' begitming of t he second half and after ab01lt a quarler of an hour scored all the left wing. They SOOll scored again, though they were a trifle fortllnate ill t.he bOll nce of the ball. The ~chool tai1ied well a nd Fraser wellt over between the posts. Hurford WIIS sllccessful with the kick. Play was very even for the next few lllinutes and the school werc very unfortunat.e that a delayed kick ill th eir' 25 ' should go straigh t into the artus of a Canterbury forward, who duly scored. This kick was converted. 'fhe last moments of the game were very thrilling:, each side trying desperately to score again. The gallle was very even, but the school were deC',idedly unfortunate ill being defeated. The score and therefore the team showed a definite improvement all last year. The school tackling was weak especially in the three-quarter litle, hut the forwards were p romising. The following represented the School :- A. D. :M. Fletcher; D. I.. Hurford, R. A. Armstrong, N. J . Fraser, N. E. Chandler; R. I-I . Gower, P. n. H. LowÂˇlace; A. G. Kinnaird, J. 1-1. Clark , S. Reeves, A. J. Munro, M. M. Courtney, R. Gillihrnn(l, A. M. Durnford, :M . C. A. Spencer.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v . ROSSI ,YN PARK. The m atch was played on lHore's Piece, on Saturday, October 12th, and resulted in a win for Rosslyn Park hy two goals and four tries to the School's two tries. T he P ark scored twice early in the game. Both tries were by t heir threes who soon showed that t hey were much faste r than the School o utsides, but they werc well marked and the School tackled effectively. The Park scored again before half time and t he try was converted by \VBd. Soon after half time the School rallied atld Gower scored, but t he try was n ot converted. The P ark scored two more tries before Armstrong broke through and passed to Gower who touched the ball down on the left wing. The kick failed. P lay waS very even for the rest of the game, but the Park scored within five minutes of the end despite the strong resistance put up by the School, so leaving the score a.t 22 points to 6. T he gallic was more even tllall the score suggests and was very keen and by no means dull at any time. 1'hree School players suffered from cramp, but there were no injuries sustained by either side. The following represented the School :- A. D. 'M. Fletcher; N. E. Chandler, R. A. Armstrong, R . Gower , N. J, Fraser; D. S. Lucas, F. R. 1-1. Lovelace; A. G. Kinnaird, S. Reeves, J. H. Clark, A. J . Munro, G. V. Evans, K. 1'. Graham, R. W. Edbrooke, 'M. C. A. Spencer.

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KING 'S SCHOOL, CANTHRRURV ". KING 'S COLLH(~E SCHOOL, \VJlIdBT.EDON. b ' a t TIlliS match , played 011 Blare 's Pie~c, 011 October 19th, resulted ill a win fl)r the School ) goa, a penulty goa l aud a try. II pomts, to two tries, 6 points. f TI~rc ~'as n strong wind blowing down the pitch which llI ade passing aud kicking diff' It ay or Ie rst quarter of an hour was eve n but then the Seh I 'U t1 f leu . hard and keeping together well , forced their w;y into the K C S ~if WI T~ I~ Ionl'ards ~oing ~ t~SS all? finally Lovelace scored after a set serum ncar t1;c 'Jj;lC.· 1-he ki~k ~,:;:o 1~Otwn~led ki~k' f' .~e~he~,through Korndorffer who ran half way do\\'n th e field and scored f:/~~~ o'1~d. a1 e. wans, shortl y before half time, pllt the School a head again with a ;)enalty goa\~

Pla y in the second half was rather scrappy but after about 10 minute G er a good break through by Lovelace. Evans ;va~ s uccessful with the kicks ,?t'er score~ b~gkal! fto press ren lly h ard aud scored throllgh Hawsen Th" k,·ck "' ,1,. ,1· ,e l1 K.CI·S. IC s ailed K CSt· " .... , ... severa l pena ty until 'the fill~1 wl;istl~ ~~~hl~tll:(~c~rt~~s~ lanc~.the School were only just able to keep thcm out H

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The School . was unfortunate ill having several me mbers of t l t tell lnin~l~es n,lackheath scored but the kick failed. Sho~tly af~~t\,;::~~s t~I~~\~lr to J)If" I 1~05gh3 then~lst~frs scrU IIl .and s~ored a good try which Lucas converted . '1'I;e SCfl~~1 ~~ue

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KING 'S SCHOOL, CANTERB U RY v. FELSTED SCHOOL. Played at F elsted, all October 29th , this gallle resulted in a narrow defeat for the School by II points to 10. There was a strong wind blowing down the fie ld and the School 011 losing the toss werc set to play against it. Fro m the kick off the ScllOOI pressed a ud had one or two promising runs which carried the m into the Fclsted '25'. A quick heel enabled Lucas to open the scoring with a delightful drop goal. Felsted rallied and eventua lly scored after a good move ment, but the kick was lIOt converted. The School continued to hold their own and worked t heir way lip th e left hum\ touch line . After a p assing movement in which several forwards joined Courtncy went o vcr in the corn er. The kick was not cOllverted. After this Fraser had a good rUIi but was beaten by the bounce after a kick ahead. Soon afterwards Felsted weut away with all opportunist try wh ell a sm art kick ahead fo und the defence out of position. The kick s ucceeded, to m ake the score 7- 8. Before hali~ ti llle Felsted weut fnrther ahead with a penalty goal fo1' offside. During the second half t he School were almost continually in the Felsted hali, but for ouc or two rushes b y the F elsted forwards, who ill t his hulf particularly were e.."Xcellellt. But fo r a slow passage frolll the scrum a nd the relent less Felsted defence, the School llIust have won comfortably . A s it was the most promising lII ovement<; always just failed, although both Armstrong and Lovelace crossed the line, only to be called back. J list near the end Fraser managed to cross in the corner but the kick failed and the School were unable to score again . The School's rearranged team put up a n excellent fight. The forwards were well matched but the Felsted three~quarters were faste r thau the School's liue, who however infused far mo re dash and determination into their work thall has hitherto been apparent. Cunninghalll at back gave a very promising display in his first ga llle. The following represented the School :- R. It Cunningha m ; A. D. M. Fletcller, N. R Cha nd ler, R . A. Armstrong, N. J. Fraser ; D. S. l,ncas, F . B. H . I.ovelace ; A. G. Kinnaird, J. H . Clark, S. Reeves, A. J. i\'itmro, 11'l . M . Courtney, C. V. UV<l IlS, K. T. Graham, R. W. Ed brooke. KING 'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. DOVUU. COLL EGE. This match was played all Blore 's, all Nove lllbc r 211d, and resulted in a win for the School by I goal t o lIil. Both sides p layed hard, thoug h conditions were bad. The ground was muddy aad the ball heavy and slippery, resulting ill a good \\lany dropped passes . For t hc first twenty lllinutes t he game was very even . Dover were awarded a penalty lIent t he School goal, bllt they fa il ed t o score. F o r the qllarter of an hour preceding half-time the School pressed , the game being al most entirely in the D over twenty-fiv c. H owever, neither s ide had scored at the interval. The School pressed a gain ill the secoud ha lf, although the forwards were hardly holding their own ill t he serums. This time it was the School who failed with a penalty. However, Armstrong fin a lly broke throllgh, to send Lovelace in for a try which U vaus cOllverted. Neither side scored again. The following represented the School :- R. E. Cuwlingham; N. J. Fraser. R. A . Armstrong, N. E. Chandler, A. D. M. Fletcher ; D . S. Lucas. F. E. H. Lovelace ; A. G. Kinnaird, J. H. Clark, S. R eeves, A. J. Munro, R . Gillibrand, G. V. Evans, K. T. Graham, M. M . Courtney.

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. r,AWRENCl'; COr,LEGH, RAMSGATE. This matc h was played at Ralllsgate, on November 5th. 'rhe pitch was dry and the ga llIe was as a result very fast. 'l'his s howed up the School as towards th e end of the second half they were somewhat tired . 'rhe ga me opened un for tunately for St. Lawrence, as Gilbert, a centre three-quarter broke his ankle within a few miuutes frOIll the stntt. The first score ca lli e frolll t he Schoo l when after a good three-quarter movement Fletcher went over . SOOtl after Lucas broke away and scored uuder t he posts. P.vuns couverted. Then after a forward rush the ball was kicked a head and Armstrong was t he first to touch i t dOWlI, The next score callie frolll St. Lawrence when Magee tall through the School defence and sco rcd in the corner. The kick was unSli ccessful. Soon a fter Lovclace uroke away and scored an d Eva ns was again Successful. The score at ha lf-tillle was. t hus 16- 3. After t he interval St. Lawrence rnllied magnificentl y and aided by bad tackling on t he part of the Sc hoo l Carter sco red . Soon after Magee scorcd again and the ki ck was sllccessful. Th e finnl sco re was th us 16- 11 .

I~xcept for Fl etcher, whose tack ling was fa irly good , t he Schoo l tackled badly and very nca rly let St. Lawrence win. The following represented the School. :- R . R CUlIningham ; A. D . ill. Fletcher, N. E. Chand ler, R . A . Armstrong, N. J . Fraser ; D. S. Lucas, F. R H . Lovelace ; A. G. Kiun aird , J . H . Clark, S . Reeves, A.]. l'hlllro, R. Gilli hra nd, G. V. Evans, K. '1'. Grnham , R . W. Eclbrooke.

K I NG'S SCHOOr" CANTERBURY v. EASl'BOURNI, COI,U'Gll. Oil Novelllber 9th t hc SchoollUet Eastbourne College 011 a very waterlogged pitch 0 11 Blore's Piece. The ga lliC was fast and at first the ball went up and down the field but soon Eastbourne settled d own and after an excell ent three-quarter movement scored ill t he corner. The kick was unsuccessful. 'fhen in the loose Eastbourue proved t hemse lves too CJuick for t he School aud afte r a good movement Craib scored. This t illle the try was con verted. just before h alf-tillle to 11 - 0. Eastbourne were awarded a penalty from which they scored, thus bringing the score The School attacked hard ill the second half but the three-quarters were unable to hold t he ball a nd were unlucky 1I0t to score more often. I~velltna lly Fletcher scored after a good rush . One or two other attellll)ts were spoiled by slow handling and good t aCkling 0 11 both sides prcvented furth er score. The School's taCkling in tl lis match was very lUuch better than against St. Lawrcnce. The fOllowin g rcp resented the School :- R. E. CU1min~halll; A. D . M. F letch er, N . R Chandler, R. A. ArlUstrong, N. J. Fraser; D . S. Lucas, F. h. I-I. Lovelace ; A. G. K inuaird, J. I-I. Clark, S. Reeves, A. ] . IHu llro, R. GilJib raud, G. V. Evans, K . T . Grnham , R. w . I':dbrooke. KI NG'S SCHOO]', CANTJm.BU R Y v. CHRI ST'S I-IOS PITAL. Again Blor e's Pi ece was waterlogged for th e School's m atch aga inst Christ's H ospital, Oll November 16th . Soon after the start a penalty was awarded against the School for " feet up." Christ's Hospi ta l made 110 mistake with the kick and thus gained a lead of three poin ts ill a very short space of time. Lovelace however SOOIl broke through after a serum neat the lill e and scored . Fletcher fa iled to convert. In t he second half Christ 's Hospital went ahead with two more tries, both unconverted. The latter scored chiefly through bad tackling on the part of the School. Play deteriorated as conditions became worse and it was almost impossible to hold the ball towa rds the cnd.

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K I NG'S SCHOOL, CANTER BURY v. UNIYERSITY COLLEGE SCHOO], . . I 23 r d '3 al)Oil1t~ nd resulted a Will fOl the This match was played at Hampste9HC1 O~I N .1:( OVtelllo~e: try 'fheIIISchool should , b 'Ilty goal 'md 1\\'0 tnes, pom s, 0 1 ' , . I I . II Scho? y a -pen: " 'I I~r er mal' ' ill , bu t the conditions, a very heav y ,grolln(. ane an.o ( defiHltely have \\OU"~l < 'uit'~ble I-l~ld not th e t hree-q uarters been marked amazmgly .closely ball , were 1I0t cspecld y S d< '. 1 d 'lgain The School forward s were mllch s upenor find tmude he School ;.,.eor~'h:~~~~~ mau ymustlh.m:f gOOf Ins les. . ~c~re< calll~ in th e first h alf through I-'l et cher, who kicked a

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good pCll':llty School pressed nearl y the whole of the second half weredmbIly lOUg 1 e d FletclIer Place kicking was very d iffIcult an ot 1 Ie s score t A wice through Lovelace all ' ,< t . l < " e U C S only score was by a 'I I 'ssed oue by 'I very s lor llJ arglll . . . . "I . failed although Ietc] ,e,r. Illl , long th~ ground under a loose scrum aJld touched down . I Ie fo rward who worme( liS" ay a kick failed. ,. ery poor "i '. v a disappointing match in which the t hree-quarters p assmg was v . . b h~. \gas p' was 'also weak Cunningham pla yed a cool game at full -back . Thcll' ac III 11 < . , . R E C lIin ham ' A. D. M. Pletcher, N . It The follow ing represen~ed tl~~r~~~~ID~S.·LI~ca;:nF. ~. I-I . i .ovelace; A. G. Kiunaird, Chandl er , R. A. ArmstrOl]Ig.,. NI . J . I' G, · ,i, · bta ud G " V. Fvans ]. H. Clark, S. Reeves , A . . 1" UlUO, .... < ' , K. T . Graham , R . W. Edbrooke. K I NG'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. SUTl'ON VALHNCH SCHOOL . . I N ub l' 30th and WOll by the School by 30 POUlts to 3.

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the score Bught ha v~ been , l eat,er. Ih ~ b~~ugh t back for touch . Soon afterwards Chamller actuallyafter crossed t he Iltne t Ie fj,lIl1 er •~~~~s and Lovelace added fm ther tries to m ake t he scored a gOO( cu tbUtt, lroug 1. . , half-time score 11- 0. 11 If Fletcher scoreel With th e wind at their backs the Schoo, I pressedt mos~ 0~Itltl~:~~~3 si~e' twice Chandler fter t he rest art Love ace wen ovel o . . t d· t ' .. . 1 FI teher added a fina l try, for Evans 0 almost imme la e y a scored a llicfe 1U0" WI~at;~I~~s~~~~~~l ~II;~il' tt~ , WhCll a forward ran straight t hrough convert.after JllSt be ore t ,li~mSenttt S ,11 on • from the kick -ofT. , II t f th \ illg Perh?-ps the lUO~t plea.sill {ea\u£~roil~!l~i~~~ne I~:::eI:I~~c!::~:l el~~:dl~n sa~;~l~nbal1~ vTh~ ~I ~~f J~~y~~~ep~~~e~l~~r:fiSt~~e:~he~a~~l(l Lovelace worked t he bli ud side cleverly. l S A D :M ·A.F letcher, N. E. The following represented the ChO~I :"8 RL E'. Cl~lIuingham' E I-I I'oveiac~' G. K innaird,

Chandler, J . H . Clnrk,R.S. ArmstrouRg, R ccn:s, . ,f'G] . ra' ~-'taseft; am,.

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,,~ING'S SCHOOL, CANTHRBURY v. R.M.A., WOOLWICH " A" XV , ,11115 match was played at 'Voolwich au Wedl . School s unlucky defea t by 23 points four o l d lesday, D ecember 4th and resulted ill the Play started evenly and for the first qUH rfe;'l~fall ,n try, Ito Olle goa l and two tries 11 points ~fored two quick gOlll s, aile of wbich was the resu~~ o;~."Ir. t ; ere waslllO score. The:. the Shop Ifce·quarters. . < I III crceptcc lo bbed pass by t he School ',' In the secoud half the School opened with a til 'j 1 '. 1,letch c T ufter a good thrcc·qllarter moveme nt and ~gl;::l ( lfcote(~ h1vICC qUickly, once thro ugh a aue fi ll d scored uuder the posts I.'va ns w . I ltoUg 1 ... lICas who broke thrOll h ~~~il~~ t o ~!lcCCS ;11l(1 L!hc Shop a~aill s~ore~1 throllg1~ i~I~~~~~~til~ll\~:~IOI~~ed ki~k. Th,e, ~chooJ th~n "1 '. len Ie ':Jchool rallied and were uu fortu nate not e passes. 1 Ills h appened ~ I?p. >lll~e . Filla~ly r~vans scored after it passing 1;lOvelll ~o usc~ l:e after five minutes on t he ~I~J tUlle, ~hle S hop scored again aud until the filial whi~~le t~t\\ Se:1 tl;e .f orward s .. Shortly lIlore ql~7~k\y( lave Wall had they backed lip bette r and had thel~or~!I~s \g~Oe'tebP~ek~l1lgd" f '1'he . , ac 111 e ence The fo llowing represented the School '- R F ' . 13. Wautoll, R . A. Arlllstrong, D. L . Hurford : D S CUUlll~lgl!alll; A. D. 1I'l. Flc tcher , C. H. l · H. Clark, S. R eeves, K. 'J'. Graha lll, R. Gillibra;ld' AUJca~/,' T',. IG-r r..ov~lace , A G KiullUIrd , . . unro, . V Evans, R W Hd hrooke :

KING 'S SCI-fOOl., CANTI.tn.BURY v. l\U~RC1-IANT TAYLORS' 0 11 B1orc's Oli l) , . by two t n es, 6 points to nil. " e c elllucr 7t h and resulted in n will for the School "

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'fh e School sta rted stro ng ly a nd were SOOll ill '1 were several attellll)ts at scoring which were unhl ~ Ie .l\-Jc~~h.l. lIIt Taylors' twenty-five. There tllJ'ee~quarte)' 1l10vemeut following 'I good C t t thcky f,uhug, but ,evelltually after a good failed with the kick . Soon after an~ther tl I ro ug 1 by Lucas, Fletcher scored J' was no further score until h~lf~dllle and l'I.,lree~qllfar.telr sent Fraser over for a good tr'); ,~,rlm~s , ,y was air y even. . e1C III the second half, l\-{erchant Ta l o r s ' . , IInfortu,nute ill not scoring. Close mnrkhl b Pt~~:S~I, but tl~~ Scho?l broke away and Were hl~ther Score. Only Ouce after t his did th:SJlool ret~~~laut I ~ylors outsides prevented an qu,lrter broke away aud was oilly brought d own , f ' ' 1 to their 0\\'.11 ha lf when a wing thre!to Ule attack but were still unable to Score. a e\\ y at e s frolll th e hue. The School returned The forwards played a vel' I, outsides had goodlllovelliellts but y gooe gka1jllC together, rushing a nd heeling well. "I " . , were mal' ee too closely to score. 1 H' I he fOlIowmg r epresented the School '- I{ Io' . Chandler , R. A. Armstrong, N. l . Fraser ' D S' ,. CUllI~Ulghallt; A. D. M. Fl etcher N I.' l· I-I. Clark, S. R eeves, K . T. Gra ham, R. G'illib~f:];d~~t~j: l;;I1~~ ~,o'~~lace; A. G. , . . .. vaus, R . W. Edbrooke.

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KING 'S SCI-fOOL 2ND XV . v. HERNE BAV COLL EGE 1ST XV . On Tuesday, October 22nd, the 2nd XV. went to Herne Bay. They lost by 28 points to 3. 1"1'0111 the st a r t it was evideut t hat H erne Bay were the better temn. The Hern e Ba y t hreeÂˇq ua rte rs marked the School three-quarters very well, thus givi ng the School little chance to Opel1l1p the game. H crne Bay were S0011 of[ the mark and scored within t he first fi ve minutes. The School t ried to ma ke lip this dcficiellcy and rallied for the next ten minutes, but it wasn 't long befor e th e stron g~ runnin g H erne Buy three-quarters forced their way through the School defence again. Just before h a 1f~ tilll e Beale kicked a good penalty goal. ' I' he second half was much lUorc li vely. 'rhe Scllool forwards, a lt houg h they were much lighter a nd smaller th a n t heir opponents, were trying ha rd to ho ld their OWII, but th ey were let down by rather a feeble three ~ quartcr line whose tncklillg was poor aud which was ve ry slow off the ma rk. The follow ing represe nted the School :- R . S. Beal e; D . F . L. Evans, N. J . Fraser, C. H . 13. Wautoll, D . G. R . Fox: (~ . H . Hill , D. R. Hearne; R . W. Hdbrooke, A. 1\1 . Durnford , P. F . Page, W . T. L ock , N. W . Gill, C. 1-1 . I-Iugh es~H a l1 et t , W . C. Young, J . B . W. G rigsou, KI NG'S SCH OOL 2ND XV. v. S IR ROGER MAN WOOD'S SCHOOl. ls'r XV. The m atch against Sir R oger Mallwood 's was p layed under ideal cond itions at Sandwich, all Tuesday, October 29th , and resnlted ill a win for S ir Roger Manwood's by 20 point.. to the Rchool 's 3. Manwood 's kicked off and though they pressed hard, at t he beginning of the first half t he School held them, and the ga me seemed even . Bllt before h alf~tilll e Manwood's had scored twice, the second try being converted. During the second half the School had the strong win d with them and there was every reason to ex pect a win . But, with a few exceptions, thc School 's tackling was not very e ffective and i'\'[anwood 's scored soon after half~ti lll e, and again with in a few minutes, bo th of which they failed to convert. Abou t ha lf way t hroug h t he second half, Hurford kicked a pennlty goa l. After this the School rallied a nd p ressed hard but failed to score. Afte r o ne of t hese e fforts , Mallwood's broke through and scored nea r the touch tine. They were given a pennlty kick which was converted. The Schoo l failed to score though they were pressing in Manwood's twcnty-five. The following represented the School :- D. G. R. Fox; D. I.. Hurford , D. G. Carter, D. p, L. nvans, R , S. Heale ; C. H . Hill, D. S. Hearne; M. C. A. Spencer, N. W. Gill, W. C. YOllng, W . T. I.oek, J. ]3. W . Grigson, D. V. Alexander, G. H . Hughes-Hall ett, P. P . P age. KING'S SC HOOL 2ND XV. v. DOVER COLl.EGE 2ND XV. Th e m atch was played at Dover, on Novem ber 2ml, and res ulted in a will for the School by 6 points to 3. Owing to heav y rain be fore the match the pitch beca me very sticky after a few minutes' play. It was mostly a fo rwa rds ' game, because the three-quarters on both sides had great difficulty ill handling the ball. The School started off well a ud pressed hard; nfter nbo ut t ell minutes Hurford scored rol' t he School from H forward rush . The kick fa iled . Dover began to press but the School managed to repulse th eir attack and carried the ball into the Dover twe n ty~five again : after a good three-qua rter mo vement D over just failed to score, but froUl a five yards ' scrum Scott scored for them a ll the blind s ide. T here was no further score before h a1f~ tim e.

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523

KI NG 'S SCH OO L 2N I) xv. v. S iR RO GHR l\l AN W OO D 'S SCH OO L 1ST XV. This ma t ch was played all 13lot(,'$ Piece . o n Tuesday , Nove m ber 19t h, in idea l cOlld itiOIlS, a nd resulted ill a win for Sir R oger :M fI1lWood 's, 14- 0 (3 tries a nd a goal). Th e School serum pressed from t he st a rt, play ing d ow n t he fi eld find t he three-q uarters looked like scoring seve ral times. Good ta ckling by t he opponen ts saved t hese t ries a nd good kick ing rega ined ground . Se vera l lo ng and dHTiclilt pena lty kicks werc tried by H urford bu t they a ll fa iled . Fina lty, fi ve minutes before half-tillie , Ma llwood's sco red a n uncon ver ted t ry, t hrough a forward movemen t. The play was very equal t o start wit h in the second ha lf, but the School was on t he d efe nce t he who le time. A quarter of an hour before t he end, th eir inside scored between the posts . This try wa s co n verted . Tell minutes p assed be fore their three-quarte rs a gain beat t he Schoo l defence to score an Ull con verted t ry . S ho rtly be fore" no-side" they got t"hroug h, and scored their lnst t ry between t he posts hu t fa il ed to con vert it. l\'la nwood 's three-qua rters were t he strength of t heir side, t he scrum s be ing equ a lly ma tched. Court ney led the scrum with great confidence. Th(' following represe nted th e School :- Q. Bro\\,lI; D. L . Hu rford, C. H . B. Wan to ll , D. G . Carter , J. \\T. Blackmo re; G. H . Hill , D . S. H eal'lle'; M. M. Court lley, 1\'1 . C. A. S pencer, A. M. Durnford , 1'. P. Page, G. H. Hug hes-H a llett, N. W . Gill , w. C. Voting:, H . P. W orth a m .

KI NG'S SCHOOL 2ND XV . v. H E R NI:: B A Y COLL:g GH 1s'l' X V . Pl ayed on Blore's Piece Oil 26th November, the match ended in a wiu for H erne B ay College by t wo goa ls and two trys, 16 points, to two tries, 6 po ints. The Schoo l ki cked off a nd p ressed well; a fter t en minutes' e ven play H erne Bay College broke t hro ug h to score a fi ne t ry, whieh was con ve rted . Toward s the end of t he fi rst ha lf, H ea rne s t a rted a blind-side movemen t with D. F. L. E\'ans, whieh resulted in an uncon verted try. III the second ha lf the weight of H erne Bay Coll ege began to show itself, a nd the School was ha rd pressed . H erne B ay crossed t he line t hree t imes, befo re the School rallied and scored a fin e try t hroug h D. L . Hurford. The followit,lg re PJese nt~d ~h e Sch~ol :- P; Stcin lll al.ltl ; D: L. Hurfo rd , ~ . I~ .•B . Wauton , D. G. Carter, D. r·. L . E va ns, G. H . Hill, D . S. H earne, M. 1\L Courtney, 1\[, C. A. Sp encer , A. M. Durnford , G. T-I . Hughes·Hallett, P . F. P age , N . 'V. Gill, w . C. Young, H . P. Wortha m. KI NG'S SCHOOL 2ND X V. v . SU'rl'ON VALENCE 2ND X V. This was played on November 30t h , all Blore's Piece, resulting in a w in fo r t he School by o lle goa l a nd six tries to nil. The School kicked off , pl aying up-hill , but neither side had a n y a d vant a ge until the School scored throug h Deale b y a good p assing movement, which Hurford con verted . S ho rtly a fte rwa rds Hill broke through to score an uncon verted t ry a nd D urnfo rd a nd Beale scored j ust before half-time, t he la tter frolll a run by Hill . Th e School led 14- 0 a t half·t illl(>. S utton Valence t hen pressed ha rd but the School for wards soon settled d own fmd made some good rus hes . 'rhe t a ckling too impro ved all roum1. T he School then pressed stro ng ly a nd H earne, HlITford a nd Hill all scored shortly before" Jlo-side." The following represented the Sch ool :- P . S teinma nn ; R . S. Bea le, C. I-I. D. W a uto n, D . G. Carter, D . L. Hurford : G. I-I. Hili , D. S . H earne; M. 1\1. Co urtney, M. C. A. S pencer, A. M. Durnford, W . C. VOllng, G. H. Hughes·J-Ia\Iett, P . P . P age, N. W . Gill , H . P . Worth a m.

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THE CANTUARIAN 3RD

XV. MATCHES.

, , . KING'S SCHOOL 3RD XV. v. HERNE n' A\' COI,LI~GE 2ND XV. 11liS mutch was played Oll Blore' P' School by 44 points to 3. S Ieee, on October 22ud, fi ud resulted in a will for t he

The School forwards werc iUllueasurabl BU ' . . quarters re""lIed in t he weak tackling of tl <. y penor III the tight aud loose und th e three '1' " < lelt opponents. ~ I n cs were scored by CUllllingham 4 Hilton 3 111 icnshaw and Browl! con ver ted two ench. · • ncklllore 2, P embleton and Brown. 011 the ottly occusion H e rne Ray f . ] tl' . with a good pennlty goa l. ,orcc( leu way Ill to the School half they were reward ed

!:or t he SC~1001 CUllll ingham was outsta nding and evcl" 'on .' . 1 he followlltg represented th e Sel I. Q B y e played sa ttsfactorlly. A!·' M Ste J . 10 0 .. roWI l ' :M G Hilta R r C . S· ,. vellsoll, . W. Black more' K R 'Hensho\ ' 'J Ii. II , . ',. 1I1llllllghalll ovadge, . V. Alexander, J . M. H . Sa rgent' J . D~vis \ ~J' 'D 'N 011lUg ; J . T . Pembleton ree . ' '. '" ctt etoH, R. J. Holden, }vi. B.

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KI "NG'S SCH OOl , R 3 D XV . V. •S IR ROGER MANWOOD'S SCH . l ' 1 IllS match was playcd ou Blore's Piec . . 001. 2ND X V. by three goals and six tries to one goal and h!~ .octo?~r 2~th , res ultlllg Iii a will for the School ~lld . uP th~ fi e ld a nd a greasy ball made play r~~~'he/ ~~ff~Ch~OI pslayed against a strong wind OnHI.t(I d ribble but Ma nwood 's pressed a d ' 1. ICU . • avnge sco red first from a was converted. 1'hc School s~ored a ail~ thscored two tncs in q uick succession one of which 6- 8 ill their favour. H enshaw th~lf<scoredo;~gh Blackmore, making the scor~ at ha lf. time aJl(~ther unconverted t ry. The School aided the Sch?ol but Mallwood's reta liated wit h reslstatl~e and Stevenson, ' Vauton (by a' v~r t he. wllld, now wore down t he visitors' more t ries were scored before' tlo.side ' 0 ~ goo rem lIldecd) and Blackmore scored. Three a nd Stevellson ovcr. Townsend cOIl"e~tedl~\ ~nfat l orward rush and Young send ing Wauton '1'1 f II ' . v a lesc. I.e a oWlIIg represented the School '_ Q B , . A. E. M. Stevenson, J. W. Blackmore' p ;r . rOl\\ J ' K . R. H ens haw, C. H. D. Wauton Sa rgent, V. J. N. J. Gibbs, '1'. D . Nett1 ;ton' J °SV1£~I~~~ lI.f ~ VOllllg ; J. T. Pembleton, J. l\'{ , .. .,.. avage, R.. J. Holden, M. B. Creed.

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KING'S SCHOOl, 3RD XV. v. SIR ROGER MANWOOD' This m atch was played at Sa n d w i " S SCHOOL 2ND XV . win for t he School by two tries\lId a c,;h, on lnesdny, 19th November, a nd resulted ill a alty v~ry even t hronghont, there beiJ; II~ fcor g?al to one try a nd a pena lty goal. Play wa~ k,c~fd. n / ery 1,~lIg pena lty goal. g Shortly e;f~~~t\~~a;~;~~:til~e end the first half T ownsend ~111 I~~r flile. 1 he t ry was not converted 'l'lm s at half t' e ol~Jgo over after a loose scru m cIao s nvour. After half.til11e Sir Ro· l \ [ ' , . IIl1e Ie SCore stood at 6- 0 in the pressed strongly. They soon scored a tr ~~\~hi~l~l!~:OOd s had the mlvnntnge of t he wind a nd the second half Pratt scored after a lon~ rush do ,s I:~t ~ol:lerted. About mid.wny throug h not converted. S hortly afterwards Sir Ro , \\ 1~ <: ( by the forwards. 1'he try was the Scl~?ol were o.n t he defence, the~e was If~~l~:~~e~ ~~;: kIcked a pe na lty goal, a nd although lhe followlll g represellted the School '-J A Y . '. .. . A .. R M. Stevenson, ?I'l. G. Hilton ; P. To\~nse~ld· Dou~lg, ~.~ . \\ 1!~1I1SOIl, K. R . Henshaw , Gngson, D. V. Alexander, 1'. D. Nettleton J S D '. J. ~{O\\eu, J . ] . Pembleton, J . B. W , . . aVIS, . . n. Pratt, V. J. Gibbs, R . J. Holden:

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KING'S SCHOOL 3R.D XV . v. CANTERBURY "B" XV. This m a tch was played on Birley's, a u November 23rd, resulting in a win for the School by one goal to uil . H eavy rains beforehand made the p itch very sticky and consequently the ball was usually with the forwards. The School kicked off, playing up ·hilL Both sides were very evenly matched, but the School three-quarters made some excellent rnns considering t he state of Ute ball, but failed to score. Canterbury pressed hard and came near to scoring but it was nil a ll at half·time. The School started with a strong forward rush which ended in Grigson scoring a. try which 'l'ownsend converted with an excellent kick . The School pressed again , Wilkinson being un fortUllate not to score. Then Canterbury pressed h ard until ' no-side.' The following represented the School :- J. A. Young; D . A. Wilkinson, A. E. M. Stevcnson, K . R . H ensha.w, M. G. Hilton; P . 'l'owllSClld, D. ROwen; J. T. Pembleton, D. V. Alexander, J . n. w. Grigson, J. M. T-I. Sa rgen t, T. D . Nettleton , J. :M. B. Pratt, V. J . N. J . Gibbs, .T . S. Davis. KI NG 'S SCHOOL 3RD XV. v. HERNE BAV COLLI!~GE 2ND XV. This m a tch was played at H erne ]3ay, on Tuesday , Novem ber 26th, and resulted in a win for the School, by seven tries to one try a nd one goal. The School pressed strongly fro m t he kick off but did not score until, after ten minutes, Townsend broke through. Soon after , Owen scored , and before half·time, Davis and T owJlsend also got over. H erne Bay then rallied a nd scored two tries, the second of which was converted. At half-time the score stood at 12-8 ill the School's favour. At t he beginning of the second half the School again pressed strongly a nd in the first quarter of a n ho ur Nettleton, Grigson a nd Stevenson each scored. H erne Bay then rallied again a nd succeeded in keeping the School out until ' no-side, ' a lthough several determined atteillpts were made. None of the School tries were collverted and the final score was 21 -8. The following represented the School :- J. A. Youug ; J . W. Blackmore, A. E. M. Stevenson, K . R. H ensha w, "M. G. Hilton; P. Townsend , D . E. Owen; J . T. Pembleton, J. B. \V. Grigson, D. V. Alexander, J. 1\'1. H . Sargent,T. D. Nettleton. V. J. N. J. Gibbs, J. S. Davis, R. J. H olden .

KING'S SCHOOJ~ 3RD XV. v. DOVER COLLEGE 3RD XV . The match was played all Saturday, 30t h November, at Dover and resulted in a win for Dover by four tries, 12 points, to nil. The School began well, facing the wind 011 a fairl y heavy ground. After a short t ime the game settled down a nd the ball was for the most part in the School h a lf. The Dover threes however got away after fifteen minutes and touched clown near the corner flag; the try was not converted. Dover again pressed and scored just before ha lf-time. In the second half the School pressed and Alexander all but got over near the corner' fl ag and was unlucky not to score. Dover however soon got going again and scored two tries in quick succession neither of which were converted. Altho ugh the School then made severa l good movem ents, there was no fur ther score. The followin g represented the School :-J. A. YOUllg; J . W. Blackmore, A. E. M. Stevenson , K . R . Henshaw, M. G. Hilton ; P . Townsend, D . E. Owen; J. T. Pembleton, J. B. W . Grigson , D. V. Alexander, J. M. H. Sargent, T . D. Nettleton, J . S. Davis, V. J. N. J. Gibbs, R. J. Holden ,

526

THE CANTUARIAN COLTS' XV. MATCHES.

KING'S SC HOOL COLTS' xv. v. HIlRNIl BAY CO LLEGIl COLTS' xv. This matcll was played at Herne Bay. on the Eddington House Ground, a ll Tuesday, November 5th, and resulted in a defeat for the School by l~ points (two goals and a try) to nil. The School started strongly pressing t heir opponents, the forwards playing exceptioualJy well. Eventua ll y, however, tlte superior weight of the Herne nay serum beg:m to tell a nd the School were forced on t he defensive. Neither side had scored at half-time. In the second half, Herne B ay attacked strongly and a three-quarter movement ended in a try between the posts, which was converted . Weak tackling by the School soon gave Herne l~ay a nother converted try . and before the end they added their third try. The Schoo l heeling was good but the tacklhl g was very half-hearted. The followin g represented the Scbool :- ' V. M. Tilton; G. N. B. P letts, A . H. Lovelace , M. N. Ll11nb, G. Willsdon ; H. M. Sargisson, R. F. v..'. Grindal ; H. P. Wortham, K. R. Sandford, N. C. King, J . A. S. Allen, J . S. v..'ayland, 1'. C. C. Dumas, '1'. N. Don aldson, R. A. S. J enkins. KING'S SCHOOL COLTS' xv. v. DOVER COLLEGE COI,1'S' xv. Following the kick-off, the School soon rushed the b all to behind the Dover twenty-five line. T h e School continued to attack and Lallglands, after a fine dribble, scored a try. The kick failed. Dover then attacked stron~ly. Their retaliation was rewarded by a penalty kick which was turned into a very pretty goal. Dover continued the offensive, but the School defence proved very sonnd. Half-time came with the score level at t hree points each. The second half saw both sides come very near to scoring, but owing to the heavy rain which had fal len previously, good three-quarter play became impossible. P lay was very even and a well contested game ended in a draw. 1'he following represented the School :-P. Steinmann; A. M. Langlands, P. N. MacDougal, M. N. Lumb, G. N. B. Pletts; H. A. M. SargiSSOl1, R. F. W. GrilldalI; H. P. Wortham, N. C. King, R. A. S. J enk ins, J . A. S. Allen, T. N. Donaldson, J. S. Wayland, R. P . A. Piercy, R. W. Nash .

KING'S SCHOOl, COLTS' xv. v. ST. LA WRENCrt COLLllGE COLTS' xv. The match was played at St . Lawrence, all Saturday, November 30th , and resulted in a win for t he Sch ool by 3 points (on e try) t o nil. Although the School were handicapped by playing against t he wiud'lla y was mostly confined to ntid-field. There was no score at half-time although both sides 11a been frequently attacking, and the b all was 'continually being carried up a nd down the field. W ith t he wind behind them the School soon s howed their superiority, and t hey kept the St. Lawrence team in their twenty-five for the greater p art of the h a lf. After many freq uent attempts at searing, Evans eventua lly scored an unconverted try as the result of a scrummage near the St. Lawrence twenty-five line. There was no further score before' no-side.' The following represented the School :-W. M. Tilton; G. WiUsdon, D, F. L. Evans, M. N. LUlllb, G. N. B. P letts; H. M. Sargisson, R. F . W. Grindal; N. C. King, K. R . M. Sandford, J . A. S. Allen , R. A . S. J enkins, P . N . Donaldson, R . W. Nash, R. P. A. Piercy, T. C. C. Dumas.

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HOUSE MA l'CHES. h e first round of the 1st XV. House m atches t he School H ouse beat Holme House In. tts , seve':'j t oals and eight tries , to nothing. In the other matches the Day Boys beat by;)-9 pam . < t he Grange by 27 . In t he semi 6nal Walpole House beat the Day Boys by 13 points to 9. The game . kl in; )ite 'of a cutting wind and Walpole pressed keenly at the start, in a few brls ~ver ran through with the b all at his feet to score t he first try . . The ptay lIullutes, how fa; a while the Walpole three-quarte rs attackin g vigorously. Rut It was t he was ve? eieUequali sed by carry i~g the ba ll well up the field for Edbrooke to score, the try {ol:\Var~:si\l/~otlvert~d by E':ans. Walpole brought the score to 8-3 through Hl~rfor~, fb ut ~~~~~g pr~ssing strongly, P. Townsend kicked n penalty. goal fa; the Day Boys; Just )e are 1wlf-time Armstro ng increased Wal poles tead, t he try being cOll\erted.

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I l tl second half the game was vcry even, both three-quarter lines com ing near. to , 't Ime F. E. H. Lovelace cut through on t he bhnd . IC. nd t ,'nle again. . In the last minute scoflng d ~ide and scored , hut the try was not COllvertc .

FINAL OF

2ND

XV. HOUSE MATCHES .

Tl ' s played on Blare's between the School House 2nd XV. and the Grange 2ud XV. III t he ~~el~~linary round the School House beat ,VaJpole House 2nd XV. 6---5 aud the Grange beat the combined Day Boy-Holme House 2nd X, . 53- 0. Tl S 1 001 House 2nd XV were victorious by 40 points, ten t ries and two goals, to . . le, ct I In the first half' t he Sch ool I-l ouse h ad everything their own way and scored ~hl:~~:~\~' ~!~e f~Tt~wing :- Lockyer 2, F. Toutlsend, Creed, 1'. G. Yearwood, Allell, one each . Purvls converted one.

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G n e showed a little m ore life in the second half during which Wayland scored leo t~d t~y from a line-out. Further tries were scored by the followin g fa: the School aHouse n uncotlver'1' PnrvlS converted '-F o unsen d , 2 , P . A . Gottldsbury , 2 , Creed aud . . Hayes, one each. . f 'f tl S I I oue.Âˇ j''reel~l1d's kicking for the Grange was quite pr0l111Sl1lg while PurVIS was au or le C.100 House.

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THE CANTUARIAN CRICKET. 1ST

XI. MATCHES.

KING'S SCHOOl" CANTERBURY v. O.K.S. . For the allnual match on the 8t Lawrence round tlth u highly unrepresentative side wb'ieh evclltuafly only ~~~ J~ly ~9t~1, thel O.K.S. appeared wo members of the 2nd XI were pressed iut . . liS ere time p ayers. However O.K.8. won the toss and batted first. a serV1ce and t he game eventually began. Th~ FIe,teller and Beale opened the bowling. Th f a nd ~redl1l and Pettmnn scored quite easily e Orlner was ill onc of his wildest moods the WlCket at 34. . Hayes came on and had Pettman caught ut

. Taylor at once settled down but soon lost Dr d' 0 tl · . an mterestil1g ducl between father and son Tel 1Il. d' n nrnval of ,Hayes there followed balls Bud Capt. Hayes, not t~ be ~~tdOll~O~~t 1 ~llIblctoll It.ltO the pavilion off l aylor left at 74. London came in and the hundred a ' tiS SOil for s~x at the other end. of .the season and showed his appreciation by bowlin fj)cared .. At.IOS Hill had bis first bowl tbl~ up by getting London well eaught at the ,,,ick;t ~1?S Ius second ball and followed enldlvened by Rattiscombc who made bis 26 in seven l~its ~e t at~~ sta~es of the innings were an the O.K.S. were all out fOT 20 1 TIt b r I ' U WI ets ell at regular intervals Gower had a day o ut behind the wickets. ;'h~fiel:~f[u-101l0urs'lwint to Hayes and Hill, while The Sch I I d t g as a " 10 e. h owever, was very pooT. f . 00 la wo and a half hours to l1lake th A a, ter sparring for .an over or two. got on top of t he bowlin e, rtlfs. rlllstrong and. Towlsend , U ( lbodth played attracttve cricket. 1h<: 50 went up Ul 3S miuutes, but at 68 Armstron g deSigns on Dover and soon left a ain att . g was owe. Gower eame in but had Tounselld was out, h aving complefed a~ e~~l~r~~~ ~O en;rlll~~S hit with .8 cr?ss b.at. At 85 long and S were out for 111 Hill who was in g d f em f eton aud Kmnaud did not stay but was lbw. at 143 Beale' made ~o1Ue d h 00 orm, ollud a useful partner in Hayes hi~ father after piaying his best innin:so~f :h~~~;)'tle~~t\ b}e l1d tHayes (wbo succumbed l11!l1utes . Fletcher soon settled the issue by three' a t I' 4 rllns were needing ill out ttll next year. sweeps 0 eg and MUltra was left not

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O.K.S. W, E. C. Pettl1lan, c Gower b Hayes H. N. Bredill. b Hayes ' .. B. l aylor. b Hayes ........ .. H. H. Hayes , b Hill.. ............ . C. H . S. L:,ndon, c Gower, b Hi·ll·.: D . S. DaVies, b HilL. .. ...... . J. H. Battiscolilbe. c Gower" b' H'~y~~" '" H. F. Chilton. c Reale, b I-Uil.. .......... ::: .. R. B. Plmnptre. c Gower b Hayes .. H, C. Reynolds, st. Gow~r b Hay~~"'"'' R. S. Williams, not out...· ' ....... Extras ...... . ............ .

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10 28 20 23 19 21 26 IS 13 7 5 14

Total ........... ...... ................. .. . 201

KING'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, b Pettman F. H. Toullselld, c and b Pett;~~·I~ .. ·.. R. H. Gower, b Pettman.. .. ...... J. '1'. P~mbletol1, c 'l'aylor:·b·P~·tt~~~·. :· p, 1. Htll. Ibw, b Battiscombe W. N. Hayes, Ibw , b Hayes ... ::..... · R. S. B~ale,. c and b Plmuptre.............. A. G. KUl1latrd, c Williams, b Battiscombe A. J .. Munro. not out... ........ R . GIlBbrand, did not bat. A. Fletcher, not o ut ..... . • tras ...... . ................... ,.

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Total (8 wkts.) .. .. .............. .

25 51

23 43 14

9 9

13 12

208

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BOWI,ING ANALYSIS:

W. AV. M. R. o. 0 0 17 1 5 0 0 31 0 5 10'7 64 6 17'2 2 0 0 27 0 5 0 0 7 I 4 10'25 4 41 2 10 1_34,2_43.3_74.4_106,5_123.6_152, 7_160.8_189, 9-189, 1O-20J. O.K.S. , 1_68.2_74.3_85,4_92.5_1 11,6_143,7_179,8_188. KING'S SCHOOL,

A. D. M. Fletcher R. S. Beale W. N. Hayes. J. '1'. Pembleton R. Armstrong ... P. I. Hill

- -- -- --_._._-- --- --HOUSE FINAl,S. The final of the House matches was p layed on Birley's, on July 12th and 13th and was won by the School, by 28 runs. School House batted first but suffered some early shocks. Pembleton was bowled for 2 a nd Gower left soon afterwards. Gillibrand and TOtillsel1d 50011 put School House ill a better position with a s tand which was really the deciding factor ill the match. The bowling was broken making the path easy for the later batsmen. Fletcher. Wanton and Hearne took advU!ltage of this: ~Va~ton in particular producing some rasping blows in an innings of inestlluable value to Ius Side . The Day boys on the next day started OIl their task with great confidence. I .ovelace and I~ox soon had 40 up before Fox left. A minor collapse followed and five wickets were down for 80. Scoring became much slower but just when School HOllse appeared to have the game well ill hand, Henshaw came along with a very patient innings to keep off defeat for SOUle time. Hayes bowled excellen tly, but was not supported in the field, where School House dropped catches and misfielded with joyous abandoll. DAY BOYS. SCHOOL HOUSE. F. Lovelace, c Gillibrand, b Pletcher 29 2 J. T. Pembleton, b Hilton ........ .. D. G. R. Pox, lbw, b Hayes.. 13 29 R. Gillibrund, b Hilton ........ ·· .. P. Townsend, b Hayes...... 13 6 R. H. Gower, c Brown, b Lovelace .... A, I,oveluce, c Gillibrand, b Pletcher.... 4 38 F. 'I'ounsend, c Donaldson. b Lovelace R. E. CUllningham, b Hayes........... 12 1 W. N. Hayes, b Hilton .. A. Donaldson, c Wauton, b Hearne.. . 2 16 A. D. M. Fletcher, hit wkt., b Hilton .. K. R. Henshaw, b Hayes ... ............ ·.. 41 43 C. H. B. Wauton, b Lovelace ......... .. M. G. Hilton, c Pembleton, b Hayes.... 0 12 D. S. Hearne, c Drown, b I,ovelace .... . M. Hunt, st. Gower, b Hayes.. 9 4 J. V. Kent, b Lovelace .. 6 Q. Brown, b Pembleton..... 3 J . C. Gou1<lsbury, c Brown, b Hilton . Tilton , not out... 2 o W. N.Extras.... J. A. S. Allen, not out .... 4 18 Extras ....... ······· ....... 144 . ·1'ota1. ............ ···· . .. 172 'fotal. .......... ··· .. ·· .

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As the season started with only th Id colours the resu lts of the term were rairl creditable. Of th e 13 matches Ia cd - fee 0 matches lost were lost to club si~esYby' t~e,~~~e won't 4 jost and 4 left unfinished. Two of th~ the hauds of Do ver and King 's Colle S I rrowt;s 0 m a rg ins. The two defeats suffered at team seemed to lose a ll touch with th~ega~nl~OI , Wllubledo ll, were dreadful displays, when the b

. P erhaps the best performance was the d efe t f S a tt1Ilg Oll the whole was strong for anyone d a 0 t . Lawrence, at Ramsgate. The f-Iow~ver. i!l tillS depurtment Go\~er rather overs~';do~~e(rl~~ll ber :0 was liable to 1llake runs. ,oug lUe Slllce a member of the School scored four cen ' . l~ res of the team. It must be a and Arms trong , were nil very consistent and the lattertUtr"eos "11 a'I'7 "IS0I1 , r,ovelace, 'l'ounsend '1 ' 1 ' , . , v S l Oti ( 1 )e very useft I t' Ie tealll s chief weakness lay in b 1' '' . 1 nex year. Hayes and Lovelace who both shoulder ~w lI~g. lhere was t hroug ho ut a lack of variet and ~lo11e better 011 softer wickets, All thee f~~;n~ue~~se amojfllnt of work, would probablyYhave maccuracy. 0" ers su ereel frOUl the commou fau lt f "

lhe fielding on the whole was very sou d b lower the standard in this department. n , nt one or two individuals rather tended to .

The 2nd XI. whic11 was Jast year even II f . usual. Their record suffered as a re; l1lt B l~r~ho a ChOPPlUg block for the 1st XI than next year. The Colts' results were rather disap~oiut~:. seems to be som e useful ma terial for

11 Once more o ur sincerest t hanks are du e t a ll the XI.'s and particularly to Mr. Olsson and Cl~n~h thotSle ~\'ht~ glave their tin.le to coaching OT lelT Ire ess energy With the 1st XI.

1ST

R. H. Gower F. E. H. Lovclace F. TOlltlSeud ... R. A, Armstrong W. N, Hayes P. I . H ill '" J. 1'. Pembleton A, D. M. Fletcher R, S. Deale '" A. Kinnaird ... R. S. Williams D. G. R. Fox M. G. Hilton

R. Glllibrand A . J. Munro ... H. C. Reynolds

XI. BATTING AVERAGES. IlllIs, 13 12 13 13 11 13 5 8 9 ALso BA'l'TED. 4 I 5 4 4 3 1

Runs. 777 267 207 239 11 7 106 35 31 39

H ighest Score, 174* 61 51 59 43 23 13 13' 14

Times Not out. 4 0 3 0 2 I 0 3 2

Average 86·3 22·25 25'7 18·3 13·0 8·83 7·0 6·2 5·7

38 6 20 9 4 13 0

25 6 9 9 2 9 0

I 0 1 1 0 3 0

12·6 6·0 5· 0 3·0 1·0 8·8 0·0

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P. I . Hill F. E. H. Lovelace . . W. N. Hayes R . A. Armstrong R . I-I . Gower A. D. Fletchcr J. T. Pembleton R. S. Beale ... 1\L G. Hilton

XI. BOWLING AVERAGES.

48·4 ALSO llowr,UD.

Runs. 25 41 413 611 220 32 242 72 207

110

Overs. 6 10 186·1 195·5 78 5·2 54 14

Mdns.

2 37 27 14

o 9

Wkts. 3 4 30 38 II I 7 2 3

Average. 8·3 10·25 13·8 16·1 20·0 32·0 34·6 36·0 69·0

55·0

1s'£ XI. CHARACTERS. R . H. GOWER, '33 (Captaill).-A most excellent Captain ; thoughtfu l both 011 and off the field. Kept wicket very well. Appears likely to become a really first class bat if he can learn always to let his weight move with his fcet. F. U. H . LOVEr.ACE, '33.- A most useful a ll-rouuder who became a very reliable bat . H e was a little unlucky with his bowling. Fielded well at mid-off but in the slips was not so safe as last year . Quite tireless. P . 1. Hu.I., '34.-Had a disappointing season with the bat. Fielded keenly in the slips aud bowled well in th e O.K .S. ma tch . R. A. ARi\IS'l'RONG, '3S.-A thoroughly reliable opening bat, with SOlUe uice scoring s hots on the oft'. \Vas a lways liable to break up a partnership with his bowling a nd kept the runs dowll. Slow ill the field. W . N . HAYES, '35. -Bowled consistently well and always kept the batsmen quiet on the most unresponsive wickets . His leg break greatly added to his effectiveness . His batting, except fo r Olle good innings, was disappointiug. Souud in the field. I~ . '1'OUNSHND, '3S.- A stylish bat with a variety of strokes , who saved the side on more than one occasion. F ielded well throughout. R. S. BJ.o;Ar.I~, '3S.- Always seemed likely to do something, both batting and bowling, but ueve r quite came off. Fielded excellently on occasions, but was inclined to be erratic. J. '1'. PEMDI,E'l'ON, '35. -Came iuto the side late. Possesses an easy style aud puts the bat to the ba ll. Useful change bowler. Held some good slip catches. A. D. M. I~LE'l'CHER , '3S.- His batting suffered through his great fault of flicking at off side balls. His fast bowlillg would have been useful if it had been more accurate. A safe field.

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IV. RACES.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY I., IV . v. O.K.S. The anuual race a gainst the a .K.S. was rowed at Pordwich, Oll Saturday, July 27th, over a course, which, owing to the bad conditions of the weeds was shortened to obout two furlongs. The O.K.S. won the toss and took back station, but tlle School rowing in an old four, managed to win by h alf a length. The following represented the School :- Bow, P. H . P. Dodd; 2, C. N. J... Minister; 3, T. Biron; St'ro/~e . H. J. R. Pratt; Cox, W. A. C. Baker. The C.K.S. IV. :- Forrester, Hinds, Hall, Hudson, Osborne.

-------------------------------RETROSPECT. The 1s t IV . got together very early in the season ill a satisfacto ry order which remained uuchanged. Our victories over Tonbridge, tit. Augustine's and l';astbournc were good performances, but we were not sufficiently tested, with the result that when stronger crews wcre encountered later in the season we became dismayed and lost our best form. At Marlow we were a great deal bettcr ill beating King 's, Worcester, than against Clifton aud Cauford the next day . This year we rowed U .C.S. for the first time. \Ve found the crowded Thames at Richmond somewhat upsetting, but U.C.S. were the bctter crew and would probably have beaten us ill any case. The 2ud IV. bud to be chosen from practically new and untried matt::rial, and took It long time to settle dowll. However, they were quite a powerful crew towards the end of tILt:: season, and it is a pity the conditions at Fordwich made two club races impossible. Our thanks are due to Mr. Corner and Mr. Craig, who coached the 1st and 2nd IV.'s respectively, not on ly for their work Oil the towpatll , but for their general interest in the club's welfare in many other ways.

1ST

Bow.

IV. CHARACTERS.

P. H. P . DODD (Captain: A useful bow who rowed well when h e had cured his pecuUar stiffness. An euthusiastic captain. Two. T. BIRON: A steady, hard-working oar with an exceptionally long r each . Three. C. N. L. MINISTER: A powerful oar who filled this difficult position ill the boat very well. Stroke. H. J. R. PRA'J.'T: Although new to the position his rythlll was exceUent, and he was easy to follow. He got through a great deal of work. Cox.. W. A. C. BAKJ!R: A very skillful and experienced cox--calm .

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HOCKEY,

PROSPECT. l'kelv that next tertn should turn into a fairly useful combinatiotl. Of I ~st , It seems I tll ' veil old"colours remain. Cower will again captain the side. Vacall~les yenr s unbe~ten l~eatw~eillside forwards , a back, and goalkeeper. H owever, a word of warnmg. to be fill ed ,~r~~,: that the t eam will be well up to sta ndard , we can hardly hope the res.ults to Althoug h \\ 1 f ltl . I t ear's for the fixture list has beeu greatly strengthened. ThIS year be the eqtl~~ 0 t "~ ,, ~1d: a;ld' Folkestone Optim ist Satu rday s ide . K. Martin 's Xl. has been we pla~ ~o l~:llrt's Hospital. AIth01;gh we may suffe~ some defeats, it is certaiu th at we sha ll f~~~I,llg~lore in thi s way t han we should in playing agall1st teams of lesse r renowll.

---------------------- LIST OF FIXTURES. Is'!' Xl. T ues., Jan. 28. H erne Bay College (Away). Sat., Feb. 1. Folkestone Optimists (Away). 8. Canterbury I-l.C. (Away). 11. St. E dtnulld 's School (H ome). Tues., 15. St. L a wrence College, Ralllsgatc (Away). Sat ., 19. A K ent XI. (Home). \Ved. , 22. Dover College (I-lome). Sat., 29. St. Bart's HOSrital (H ome). Mar. 7. O.K .S. (Home. 2ND XL SaL, F eb . S. Canterbury H.C . 2nd XL (H ome). 11. St. Edmund's School 2nd Xl. (Away). Tues., 15. St. Lawrence College (Home). Sat., 22. Dover College (Away). COr,Ts' XI. Tues., F eb . 11. St. Edmund 's School Colts (Away). 15. St. Lawrence College Colts (Home). Sat.,

P.T. The S(uad gave their usual display Oil t~le. Green Court ~Hl Sp'eech Day .. _ lu,~h.~ )eUtion af calli we werc eliminated in the prehmmary round, belllg thIrd out of SIX . 1 Ills seem result but eXall"2illadtion it t Rossall and DownSide, who were 1st ane II respec I\ e y 1 I l . < â&#x20AC;˘ d' bI l~ck ill the distribution of the schools to the respective camps w~ Hught. have gamed a cre lta e th e b poS itioll ill the fill a ls. However , .we must . tregard . . the result plulosoplncally and remelll er bc nefit acquired from the term s mtenSlve ralUlI1g. The Sqwld was as follows :- V. A. St. A.Hubbard, W . T . LoCke.Rir. HI-i: G~wei.r. ~i ~. Owen, N. J . Fra~er, P. S. W. Roberts, J. S. D~"is, J. H. Clark, J. V, K?nt, . . ug es- a e , G. H. Hill , R. Gillibrand, T. Biron, N. W . Gill, W. A. C. Baker, N. E. Chandler. 011

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The good work that was started last year was continued again this year; and great keenness was shown all the part of the School, in fact several people were barred from taking the Award of Merit Examination as they wcrc not old eno ugh, t1lOugh perfectly capable. The candidates were fully instructed in both the practical and the theoretical side of the subject by Mr. Goodburn, with the assistance of the Baths attendant, Mr. Dawson. On Monday, J uly 15th, Mr. Frank Wood, the Mayor of Canterbury, very kindly came dowll to the Canterbury Baths and exa mined the cundidntcs, and sOllie thirty awards were made . AWARD 0 11 MHRI'l'

(SlJ.vEl~).-D.

V. Alexander.

BRONZE Ml;;DAI,I,lON AND IN'rER~IL;;DIA'rE CUR'rl!llCA'n~

:- '1'.

D. H . Freeland, B. W. Gill, R. M. H. Layland, A. H. Lovelace,

C. C.

DUllIas. R.

J . n. Morris, J .

P. S. W. Roberts, S. G. Venner, J. S. Wayland, J. P. Whalley, H . G. Yearwood. HRONZH MrWAf.l,rQN.- R. M. A. Cleator, G. M. Scott, J. H. P . Sampson .

Durie·, Pratt,

SWIMMING SPORTS. The School Swimming Sports were h eld on July 20th, 1935, at the Canterbury SwiUlllling Baths. The weather was very unsettled but fortu nately the rain held off until the last few events of the afternoon . . The standard of swimming ou the whole was considerably higher than last year, and the results of the Junior events llave brought to light some very promising sw imUlers. Two new events were introduced this year, The Life Sav ing Race (open), and the 50 yards Back Stroke (open), in order to widen the scope for thc keener swimlllcrs. During the afternoon, the School House broke three of the records which it had sct up last year: the 100 yards (open) Free Style by S secs., 50 yards (open) Free St yle by t sec. and the 4 X 2S yards Free Style inter-House Relay by I sec. The times fo r the J mlior events cannot be cOlllpared owing to the change in the age limits, but they appear very much better than in t he correspond ing races last year. Thanks are due to Mr. Goodburn for the interest he has taken ill the School's swimllling and for the great part he took in the organisation of the S ports, a lso t o Mr. Dawson, the Baths Attendant, who very kindly judged the Diving. 440 YARDS H OUSH TEAM RACE.-Ist, School House, 30 pts.; 2nd, Day Boys, 20 pts. ; 3rd, Grange, 10 pts. Time: 7 mins. 38 sees. 50 YARDS OI'EN FREE STYLE.-Ist, Biron (S. H .); 2nd, Owen (O. H.) ; 3rd, T. Yearwood (S.H.). Time: 30t sees (Record). 50 YARDS UNDER 16 FREE STYLE.- Ist, A. Lovelace (D. B.) ; 2nd, IJletts (S .H.); 3rd, '1'. Yearwood (S. H.). Time.- 32 sees.

PLUNGE.-l st, Alexander (S. H.) ; 2nd, H . Yearwood (Sill.) .

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100 YARDS OPEN FREE STYLE.- Ist, Biron (S.H.); 2nd, Pletts (S.H.); 3rd, Minister Time: 70 sees. (Record). 100 YAKDS UNDER 16 I"'REE STYLE.- lst, A. Lovelace (D.B.); 2nd, A. Phillips (D.D.) ; 3rd, Gibb (G.). Time: 72t sees. 50 YARDS OI'EN BACK STROKE.-lst, Biron (S. H. ); 2nd, Lock (O.H.); 3rd, Fletcher (S.H.). Time.' 47i sees. HIGH DIVE.- l st, Hubbard (G.); 2nd, Allen (8. H .); 3rd, Spencer (G.). LJIIE SAVING RACE.- Ist, Page (O.H.); 211«, Lock (O.H.); 3rd, J . Pratt (S.H.). Tim e. 54* sees. 50 YARDS ilRltAST STROKE (OJ>l':N).- l st , Hubbard (G.); 2nd, Lock (O.H.); 3rd, Lucas (S.H.). Time: 39* sees. 50 YARDS DREAS'£ STROKE (UNDm~ 16).- l st , '1'. Yearwood (S.H. ) ; 2nd, Worthnm (S.H.); :hd, N. C. King (O .H.) . Time: 39i sees. SPRING liOARD.- Ist, Owen (O.H.); 2ud , Allen (S.H.); 3rd, Alexander (S. H .) . MUDLEY Rm,AY (4 X 25).- l st, School House; 2nd, Out I·louses; 3rd, Day Boys. Time: 69* secs. OnsTAcLE RACE.- l st, I..ock (O.H.); 2nd, N. C. King (O.H.); 3rd, J. IJratt (S. H .). Time: 2 mins. 15 sees. ).. 25 YARDS (UNDI~R 15).- lst, Fearon (G.); 2nd, Watts (O.H.); 3rd, Freeland (G.). Time: 161 sees. RELAY (4 X 25).- l st, Sch ool HOllse; 2nd , Day Doys; 3rd, Out HOllses. Time: 59 sees. (Record) . Willni1lg Team: Biron, Miuister, Fletcber, T . Yearwood. (S.H.).

PQlNTS.

Open Uvent, 1st 20, 2nd 12, 3rd 6; Under 16, 1st 12, 2nd 6, 3rd 3; Under IS, 1st 8 2nd 5, 3nl 2, House Relays, 1st 30, 2nd 20, 3rd 10. Total. Under 16. Under 15. Open. School House

260

Ou t I·l ouses

ISO

Day Boys

Grange

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30 3

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TENNIS. There was a good entry for all the School to urnaments, and a new innovation this year was that of a runner's-up prize . Fox was s uccessful ill the Open '!'o nrnamcnt, although he was very tlca t to being beaten twice. In the se mi -fi na l he beat Hill , and Gower in the final. Both were fiu c set mutches. ill which the teun is was of a high st a ndard a ll t hroug h . In the Open Doubles Gower and Lovelace won with ease without losing a sct; Clarke alld Cha mpkin showed promise. The Under 16t Si ngles waS wall by Hea rne, a left hander of great promise. The s ta uda rd of Tennis througho ut was good . Our tha nks are due to MI'. I-l a nne rs, who for the second year came down and coached se veral members of t he School, with the res ult that the vast improveme nt in the tennis is in a great measure due to hilll. It can truthfully be said that tennis is increasing in popularity each SUIlUlIer, and this year sees it at it's height. Th e standard has improved a lot in t he past year, especially alliongst the younger players, and a lIumber of the older players entered for to urnaments; fo ur went up to Queen's to play in thc School Boys' Tourn a ment; none of them returned Witll anv titles, but all acquitted themse lves with cred it, and gaillcd expe rience which is reall y the most important thing of a ll. 'fhe School H onse WOll the house matches without much difficulty, Gower and 'VautOIl wiuning all their matc hes without dropping a set . The Out HOllses and Day Boys (the Day Boys had previollsly beaten the Grange ill a close match) being beaten; it must be sa id ill fa irness to the latter that l.ove lacc, a tower of s trcngth , was indisposed.

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MASTERS' TENNIS MATCH. A m atcll was played against the Maste rs and resulted in a will for the Schoo l by 5 rubbers t o 3, one unplayed. The School were represented by :- R. H . Gower a nd P . I. Hill ; D. G. R . Fox a nd K. H. H enshaw ; D. S. Hearne and C. T-I. B. Wauton. The Masters :- E. Egertotl~ J ones and R . S. Stanier; J . 13. Harris and A. C. R. Cheales ; P. G. Rcynolds and A. M. Olssol1.

This was played on the E llUs Courts, Thursday, July 25th. This fixture had been droj>ped last year , but after a good dea l of trouble a d a y was fixed. The School pairs played weI together and showed a fair knowledge of the doubles game . :Mr. Ege rton~J o lles and Mr. Stanier werc too good for all three pairs and wall a ll their matches, but the School won a ll the rem aining m atches, although they were a ll well contested. Our tha nks are due to the mast ers for providing this thoronghly enjoyable fixture. The followin g are the results :Gower and Hill : Lost to Mr. Egerton~Jones a nd Mr. Sta llier ; beat Mr. Harris and Mr. Cheales; beat Mr. Olsson a nd Mr. Reynolds. Pox and Henshaw : lost to Mr. EgertonÂˇ J ones and NIr. Stauier; beat Mr. Harris and Mr. Cheales; beat Mr. Olsson and Mr. Reynolds. Wauton and H earne : lost to Mr. Egerton~Jolles a nd Mr. Stauier; beat Mr. Harris and Mr. Cheales.

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THE CANTUARI AN CORRESPONDENCE.

me through a note in the local pa per which sOllie blessed but interfering (Bless him) reporter had inserted from the V.l\f.C.A. Register, and by writing lette rs round to all t he possible Post Offi ces (not liquor stores, as 22nd August, 1935 . I am " '1'.'1'. ") at which I might call. Vle drank to the hOllour and glory of the To Ihe Editors of" TIIl~ CANTUARIA N." old school an hour after midnight a nd so to Sirs, bed. For Illy own part I am a retired Nav al In this o utpost of Empire a coPy of ~he latest Canillarian is before me . As Journalist, Padre rather t he worse for asthma. I li ve at I shall not be popular with you when I admit Hiawatha, Alma Road , Capetown, South Africa. Not having seen all the world while I have not seen a copy for years. The O.K.S. News is brief a nd t ells me nothing about any in R .N., I am taking a run round. T am old school friends I knew in the nineties, save nearly half way round and have dOllc less that one or two seniors (very senior to Ille) than 400 miles by rail. have visited the school as I myself did fonr May the old school a lways flourish . years ago. Yours, LEONARD N . GREIW, My initials lind name, should YO.11 publish Chaplain R. N. (retired). the m , will remind m y contemporanes of my totally unm erited (in these days, a t least) nickllalile. To the Editors of" 'rHE CAN'tUARIAN." I aUl st ay ing fo r two days in G. N. PiU~l 'S holiday cottage, which he has lent me, COI~llUg Dear Sirs, It is a source of considerable surprise and out 20 mil es from Red Deer ill the evelllllgs . The snrrollndings are as channing as its name disappointmcnt to me that members of .tl~e place but very . different. ~earby-:-n merc XV. on leav ing school no longcr lam 35 llliles- J . H . Ranmel! I S ~arn~,lIIg an~ Blackheath. helping to keep you s upplied \Vtth towse The association of King's, Canterbury and Blackheath Football Club is a long and at t he school. One hund red miles north A. P. Methuen , distinguished one. married to H Rwes' sister , watches the hca lth Witness the names of latter, Gordon, of the 79,000 odd citizens of H?lIlonton, " 'atson, Juckes , Wood, Houseman a nd Gibson. being health office r and particularly IIIterested The treasurer is an O.K.S. Every Cll ~ in the " quatics of the young. H e has a SOli couragellleut and opportunity is given to a (21) and two others. young player who shows signs of a bility . From the K.S. R egister, which Piull has I have been a playing member .for tC.1l lent me (I have one in Capetown), I find there years. This is m y last season . Dllnng thts are quite a number of O.K .S. around here time I have played junior football as well as known to me. I hope to call on some as I go first~cl ass football. on my world tour. In each and every tcam I have fOllnd a G. N. F. is the same ste rling fellow he was rit and companionship compa tible with at school and College and I feel I ought t o spi Blackheath 's reputation as bcing the oldest have kept in touch with him . . If any O.K .S. and most famous of all rugger clubs. are alit this way come and see h1111. He found Cante rbury Cottage, Sylvian Lake, R ed Deer, Alberta. Canada.

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I shall be only too pleased to introduce any members of the XV. if they will write to me at the Rectory Field, Blackhcath , R3. I can aSSllre them that I will make it my business to see that they are looked after and are not left stuck in a ' B' XV. Incidelltally this lack of support is not much encouragement to the club to go to the expense and trouble of sending down a sid e each year. The significance of the fixture is obvious . Yours ever,

To tlte Edilors of" Tln~ CANTU,\RIA N." Dear Sirs, May T protest against the disgraceful treatm ent accorded to the unused busts of the Ancients? The full horror of thei r plight did not conte fully upon me until I chanced to gl~nce from a Grange study wiudow, a nd perce ived the busts of I-Tomer a nd Sophocles leering up through a pile of tea Icaves from outside t he Grange kitchen. Surely these grand old mon uments should gladden the sight of Schol a rs in the Classical Room? Vours, ho ping for a r emedy, . GROT路DWEr,U-:R.

A. W. Pur,LAN.

Highlands Estate, Klang, Selangor, I.... M.S. 30t}, August, 1935.

To tlte Editors of"

THE CAN'l'UARIA N,"

Dear Sirs, May I point out an路 error in your columns that is made by nearly everyone at home. In a paragraph reporting a lecture by Mr . T. S. ~dalns. British Resident of Selangor, P.M.S., III your July number it is said that he gave an interesting talk on life in .. Malay." The country is Malaya. Malay can only refer to the langnage, or to an inhabitant. One talks Malay to a Malay, of course, whe n living in Malaya. Don't you still learn geography at school? Yours, etc., MAr,AYAN. From H. C. M. Piles, O,/(.S.

[We wonder whether our correspondent saw Low's cartoon in lhe "Evening Standard " about busto and ammunition for Ttalian 1(1ms-

Ed,.]

The Cotlege, ""' eston 路Super路Mare. 7th December, 1935. To the Editors of " T im CANTUARIAN." Dear Si r , I should be grateful if YOIl would convey to the boys Illy thanks for t he Silver cigarette case, which th ey ga ve me at t he end of last term. :My depa rture was so sudden that J was unable to thank more than a few personally. . ~eed le~s to say I sll al! treasure this gift; It Will bl"ll1g back memories of tell happy years spent at King's. Yours sincerely, HAROLD F. SHA~PH .

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The .Hon. Sccretary begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following with a pologies for any accidenta l omissions :_ . Art!sts' Rifles Gazette (2), Barrovian,

B'L rk.oman, Blue, !3radfteld College Chronicle (2), BUNau, Dovonan (3), Elizabethan (2), Fel~tedian , The Glenalmofld Chronicle, Hailey. bunan, Tile Halton Magazine, Hiltonian, Hunt fonnian, Tile 10lmian, ]<ing's School Magazine, Lanciflg College Magazine (2), Ley's , F01'tnightly (4), L ily, Marlbunan (2), Meteor !

(2), !VIoulhpie~e, New~pq.per "Vorld, Olavian, PublJ~ Schools Assoctat'Lon Magazine, Ouest, RadleJa.n (3), R e4 and Grey, R eplonian, R .M.A . 111agaZ'tne, RodcMn, Skylark, Sltirburnian, St. Edward's School Chronicle (2), St. Peter's College. Magan-,M, St. Stephen'S College Magazt11e, Stllion. Valence Scllool Magatine Victoria". ' G. H . HILL,

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CALENDAR. Sept. 24. School Returns. 26. School Corporate COllununion. 29. RT. MICHAEl, AND Au, ANGELS . 15TH SUNDAY AliTER TRINITV. Rugge r TalkThe Hon. Mr. Justice Lllxllloorc (O.K.S.). I. 1st XV . 11. Scratch Team. Oct. ~I. School see film" David Copperfield." 5. 1st XV. v. Canterbury City (Home) . B. 16TH SUNDA.Y AlI'fER TRINITY. School Corporate Comlllunioll . Preacher: Th<:! Hea dm aster. "Ancient Monuments " - - Sir Charles Peers, C.R.E. , Litt.D ., P.B .A . 10. .. Empire Possibilities for British Voung Peoplc "-G. A. LUlldie, Esq. 12 . 1st XV. v. Rosslyn Park "A" (Home). 13. 17TH SUNDAY AIt'tER TRINITY. Cinema Lecture-G. G. Jo'arufield, Esq. IS . Certificate "A." Practical Examination. IS . ST. LUKJ~ EVANGELISt'. School Corporate Communioll. 19. 1st XV. v. K.C .S., Wimbledon (Home). 20. 18TH SUNDAY AF"l'cR 1':RTNlTY. School Corporate COtlllllll~lioll. Preacher: The H cadmaster. "Ur of the Chaldees " - Lt .Â·Col. O. L. Matlllas, O.R.E. 22. 2nd XV v H e rne Bay College 1st XV (Away); 3rd XV. v. H erne Bay College 2nd XV. rH~llle): H arvey Society outing to Sho rt's Aeronautica l Engineering Works, Rochester . 26. 1st XV. v. Rlackheath "A" (Home); Harvcy Society: " The Sun "-A. I"ander,

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19TH SUNDAY APTER TRINITY . Pt'eacher: Rev . Canon E. L. A. H ertslct (O.K.S.). "What of the Navy "-Capt. 'J'aprell Dorting, D .S.G., R.N . ST. SYMON AND ST. JUDE. School Corporate Com munion . 1st XV. v. Felstcd School (Away); 2nd XV. v . Sir Roge r Manwooc1's 1st XV. (Away) ; 3rd XV. v. Sir Roger Mnnwood's 2nd XV. (Home) . ALT, SAINTS DAY. School Corporate CommuniOIl. 1st XV. v. Dover College (Home); 2nd XV. v. Dover College (Away). 20TH SUNDAY AliTER TRINITY . School Corporate COllltllunion. Preacher: Rev. N. V. T-Ialward (O.K.S.). 1st XV. v. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate (Away); 2nd XV. v. St. I.awrence Coll ege, R amsgate (H ome); Colts' XV . v. H ern e Bay College (Away); Harvey Societ y: "Michael Faraday "-D. G. Glennie. School Corporate Communion. School Perform a nce of" Richard of Bordeaux." First Pe rformance of" Richard of Bordeaux." 1st XV. v. Eastbourne College (Home); 2nd XV. 1) . Eastbourne College (Away) ; Second Performance of " Richard of Bordeanx." 21ST SUNDAY AFTER 'l'RINITV . Preacher: The Rt . Rev . A. M. Knight. "Civil Aviation "-Col. R. H. l\fcVittie,

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ARMISTICE DAY. "B roadcasting " - R. G. Uvcing, P.sq. H arvey Society Outing to the Tannery; Certificate "A" Theoretical ExaminatiOIl. School Corporate COllllllunion. 1st XV. v. Christ's Hospital (Home); Colts' XV. v. Dove r Coll ege (Away)' H y Society Lecture: "'~'!le Detection of Single Atollls "- J. R. E. Pay,:tcr: Esqa,rve 22ND SUNDAY AliTER IRI NITY. School Corporate Comllluuion Preacher' R H. F. Woolnough. "Rowing " - J olm Hadeoek, Esq. . . e\'. 21l(~ XV. v. ,Sir Roger Manwood's School 1st XV. (Home); 3 rd XV. v. Sir Ro cr Ma.~lwoo~ s School 2nd XV. (Away); Harvey Society Lecture: " Insect L}" - I, . C. Sncll , l:';sq. 1 C 1st XV. v. u.e.s., Hampstead (Away); 3rd XV. v. Canterbury City "2" (I-lome) 23~,D SUNDAY ~II1'ER TRINI1'Y. Preacher: The Ven. The Archdeacon of :Maidsto;l e. ] a lk on th e Scout l\'I ovement- Lord Hamptoll. 2nd XV. v. H erne Bay College 1st XV. (I-rome); 3rd XV. v. Herne Bav Colle e 2nd XV. (Away); Harvey Society Lecture: "Mau's Natural Foes " .....:...p . I.,. gK'ld Esq. IC ,

30. S'1'. ANDREW. School Corporate COlUmuniOIl. 1st XV. v. S utton Valence School (Away); 2nd XV. v. Sutton Valence School (Home)· Colts' XV v St I a\ College, Ramsgate (Away). , . . . , vrence Dec. I. ADVENT SUNDAY. School Corporate Commun ion. 3. Harvey Society Outing to SoUt11 Coast Concrete Co., Chartham . 4. 1st. XV. v. R.M.A., Woolwich "A" (Away). 5. Carol Service. 7. 1st XV. v;, Merchant T aylor's School (Home); Harvey Society Lecture: "Archi. tecture - Canoll J. M. C. CrulU, M.A. 8. ~ND SUNDAY IN ADVEN1'. Lecture·Recital: Dame Sybil Thorndike, D.B.E. 14 . School Concert. 15. 3RD SUNDAY I N ADVgK1' School Corporate COllllllUl11011 Preacher· The Head. master. Lecture: " 'rhe Sudan "-Rt Han VIscount J-Iawarc1~n . . 16. 1st XV. v. O.K.S. (Home); Honse Suppers. 17. '!'el"lll E~uds.

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EDITORIAL. Four years ago Th e Catlh.~arian celebrated its Golden Jubilee. For such an epoch-making event it appeared with a d istinctive cover. There followed a short period of interest in The Cautuana1t. Contributions increased in number. The boom, however, as booms are wont to do, quickly subsided. Within a term or two The Cantt~ayian had sunk back into its previo us stereotyped rut. This is not meant as any slur on the editors of that time. Rather do they deserve o ur pity, for we too have experienced this lack of original coutributions. As a result we have been forced to fill the blank pages with lo ng and tiresome accounts of matches and societies. These accounts can interest only a limited few. Those who took part know of events before they appear in the august pages of 1"he Cantuat'ian. 011 the other hand, those who are uot so fort unate canuot be expected to wade through masses of badly written journalese. With these t h oughts before us, in the present number we have a ttempted to condense the accounts of m atches and societies. The 1st XI. matches n a turally a re reported ill full, for we hope that they will interest a larger circle. F urther, we consider The Cantuarian should be the mediu111 of expression of the School's literar y talent. It is o ur earnest desire to encourage this aspect of the Magazine to the fullest extent. We hope that contributors will help itS by submitting manuscripts, however poor they Illay appear to the author. Moreover, we should like to proclaim that we are prepared to consider any kiud of original work-verse, prose, articles 01' illustrations. Finally, we are serio usly contemplating a change of covel'. 1'0 many this may appear as yet another break with the past, but despite this we are willing" to explore every avenue" ill au endeavour to a ro use interest ill The Cantuarian. We have n ever p,articularly adlllired The Ca1Jtl,arian's cover: indeed, we heartily agree with the remarks in 'Reformer's " letter which appears in this issue. \Ve invite comment 011 this radical change from all who care to write. III the m eantime we are obtaining a number of suggested des igns. Let us end on a fa miliar note and remind the School that 1'he Ca1ft1,anan is first and last the School's Magazine. It rests with the School wbether their Magazine shall be a success or a failure .

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lIn flDemoriam. CAPTA IN R. F. MASON . Amongst the passengers all the ill·fated fly ing-boat" City o f Kh ar to ulll " ~Il its disuster 011 December 3 1st was Captain R. P. Mason of Collillgbum Gardens , S ,W. H e was educated at King's School, Canterbury. and was at Cambridge at the o utbreak of the 'Va r. He ilUmediately went to \Voolwich and quickly took a commission ill The Royal Ar tillery. He was wOllnded ill Pra nce, was awarded t he l\LC. a nd then served au the Itali an front. For the remainder of the War he was on staff work on the French front. I n Junc, 193 1 he became Chairman of Frank Mason & Co., Ltd., Oil the death of his father, :Mr. Prank Masoll, who had found ed t he Company ill 1890. In 1933 he also became Chairm an of Mason-Lang. Ltd., and the advall~ e of th ese two Companies has been largely due to his commercial abil ity and to the loyal se r vice he was able t o wi n froUl all those who were associated with him. . - . It was his close attention to business th at caused h is death. He was fly ing to Australia aud left London all Sat urday, December 28th , 011 a busiuess trip to t he ~{a la ya and Melbourne branches of the Company . H e was aged 44 . H e leaves a widow a ud two childre n a nd wiII be g rcatly mourned by his very wide circle of fri end s.

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VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES. G. H . HII,~.-Elltered School, l a n ., '30 ; Day, Boy Ho use Pre fect, June . '34; Monitor, Sept., 34; He~d of Day Boys, ~pt., ~~ ; ,Spo rts COUlmittee. Sept., '34 ; 1st XL H ocke?" 35; L/S~t., May, ,35 ; P .. I. Colou~s, Juue, '35; C.Q.M.S., Sept., '35; Hall. Sec., Cantuanan. Sept .• 3S; Vlce-Captam of School . Sept .• '35. R. W. EDDRO(;HCE.- Ellter,ed School, Sept ... '30; I .angley House H ouse Prefect, Sept., '34; ~Ol~ltor, Sept.~ 34; ,Head .o~ Walpole .Hou~e •. Sept., '35 ; 1st X V .• '35 ; Harvey Soclet:r COI1UU1tte~, ~Sept .• ,3:>; Deba,t1l1g Society COlll mittee. Sept., '35 ; Sports COttlllllttee. Sept .• 3.); LfSgt .• Sept., 35. N.

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'.31 ; Gra nge H ouse Prefect, J Ott ., '35; Monitor, Sept .• 35; He~d o! Grange, Sept." 35 .; ~H0u.' Sec.,' S ports Committee, Ian. , '35; Athletic ~olou~s, 34, 35;, 1st XV., 34, 3.); Captalll of Athletics, '35; H OIl . Sec., Rugger, 35; Sgt., Sept., 35.

1". E. H. LoVIU,AcE.- Entered School , Sept., '3 1 ; Day Boys House Prefect F e b . '35' 1st XI. H ockey , '33, '34. '35 ; 1st X I. Cricket, '33. '34 . '35 ; 1st XV.: '34, ,'35; 'Han. Sec., H ockey, '35 ; H a n . Sec., Cricket, '35; Sports Committee, J an ., '35.

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S. R EEVEs.-El1tered School, Sept., '30; Sixth Form, Sept ., '34; Higher Certificate, '35; 1st XI., Hockey, '35; Athletic Colours, '35 ; 1st XV., '35.

A. G. KINNAIRD.-Eutered School, May , '32; 1s t XV., '34. '35; 1st XI. Hockey, '35.

VALETE. ;M. G. Hilton. G. C. Goulder, A. E. Lloyd, T. D. Nettleton,

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SALVETE. G. I-I. Hdmunds. P. J. Evans, A. B. Holt-WilsOIl , G. A. Tiem an , A.

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SCHOOL NEWS. Congratulations to J. ~ . Clark 81,ld R. E. Cun ningham all being nppolllted :Mollitors .

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Congratulations to the follow ing all bein g awarded their Hockey Colours after t he Kent m atch ; -

2nd XI.--A. E 1\1 Stevenson, C. V Evans, T. C. C. Dumas. \V. N. Ha yes. (' H B Wanton. After the Bart's m atch :-

1st XL- G. I-I. HughesÂˇHallett, J. B. W. Grigson, A. It M. StevensQII . 2nd XL- W. T . Lock, D. S. H ea rne. J . T. P embleton. After the H eilbroull ma tch :1st XL- A. J. Munro, P. 1\1. ChetwYlldÂˇPalmcr, G. V. Evans and A. D. M. Fletcher. 2nd XI.- P . Townsend.

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Congratulations also to J I-I. Clark 011 bcmg awarded his Ath letic Coloms a nd D V. Alexandet his 1st IV. Colours.

have callsed cOllsiderable amuselllent to actors and spectators alike and lllay have served to uncarth SOllie hit herto unknown d ramatic talent . We should like t o extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr.--Olsson 011 his marriage to Miss Margaret Hardcastle. Mr. Corner has taken over the Grange. We were glad that :Mr . Olsson was able to coach t he I-Iockey XI.

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Clinch dug up sOllie iuteresting coins on Blore's Piece . Among them was a George III. half-penny and a s mall brass coin belouging to the period of the Roman Emperor Coustans .

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The Southern Railway have very kindly presented the School with a large framed photogra ph of the engine named after the School. Congratulations to D. G. R. Fox au being ---Exh ibition in Nat ural awarded au Eastbridge Science at Corpus Christi College, Call1bridg<'.

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Also t o M. S. Terry on o btain ing a Ford Studen tship ill Modern History at Trinit y College, Oxford.

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Congratulations to A. D . 1\'1. Fletcher, D . S. Lucas a nd F. F.. Ii . Lovelace 011 playing rugger for Kent Public Schools during the holidays. Pletcher was one of t he fom regulHl JUembers of the team ,

This term the Dayboys have been appropriately re-named Ma rlowe House, . s in~e Christopher Marlowe when a t School lived 111 Canterbury. This term each HOllse is giving a n entertainment. R eports a ppear elsewhere of the three th at h a ve already t aken place. They

TH E CANTUARIAN \Vc werc ver y fortunate ill hav ing l\'Ir. A. J . Russell to t a lk to 11 ~ at the As h \Vednesclay Service.

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Aftcr winning t he Hockey Houst! matches, School H o use completed an a mazing sporting yea r, during which t hey won every inter-house competition.

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T he School was visited by I-L N!. I nspectors from T uel'lday, MarcIl 10th to Fridav , March 13th. Th ey Âˇgin .-e an encouraging rei)ort, a nd confesscd the mselves m uch impressed by the improvc mcn ts lIlade ill \Valpole H ouse a11(1 the Sa nato ri lllll.

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When hc heard of t he proposa l to tear up t he asphalt ill the Mint Yard , in favom of "God 's g reen g rass," Mr. Hugh Walpole cabled from Holly wood a n offer of ÂŁ500 towards the cost . We are glad to make this publie acknowledgement of yet a nother instance of Mr. Walpo le 's generosity t o the School.

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This tenu the Hockey X I. played two teams of German P ublic School boys. Each team stayed two nig hts a nd were entertained by the Modern l.anguage specialists, who, we trust, bene fited accord ingly.

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We welcome Mr. Hugh \Valler, who has come fro m London to teach P hysics and General Science, a nd the Rev. A. D. R. Brooke, who has come fro m Bishop's Stortford to take over the dillies of Ch aplain .

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A replica of the historic cross of Canterbury Cathedral was unveiled ill Spanish Town Cathedral, J alllaica, on Decembe r 1st, 1935. It was a simple and most impressive ceremony. The Rt. R ev. W . G. Hardie, Lord Bisho p of J a maica, unveiled the cross and at the sa llle time d edicated two new stalls. After the ceremony, Mr. William Cowper, M.A ., M.B-E., O.K.S., representing the Friends of Canterbury

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Cathcdral, who for mally p resentcd the cross, delivcrcd his address about thc cross a nd the va rious cOllnections t he Mothcr Church a t home had with the Mother Chmch of Anglican Comlllunion in J nma ica.

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A re markable Winter Session of recitals and lectures has e nded. Dame Sybil Thorndike, Lord H ampton, " 't affrail," Sir Charles P ee rs, Mr. J ustice L uxllloore, l.o rd H awarden , the H on . Harold N icolson, M.P., D r. Poka-PivIlY, Mr. H ugh Redwood and l\'I r. A. J . Russell arc so well -knowll in t heir respective sphercs t hat t he School may j ust ifiably be proud of having heard them . We look forwnrd with im mense a nticipation to visits next term from M1'. Alfred Noyes, Miss Clemence Dane alld ]\fr. Walter de la Mare.

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'Ve congratula te Miss Mary Cassoll on her marriage to Mr. Will iam Devlin . Mr. Dev lin has been playing at the Old Vic. It will be re membered that Miss Casson was recently here to p lay the Queen in "Richard of Bordeaux."

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We were disappointed that the lecture of Dr. Harold Wacitet;, O.K .S ., 011 " T he Medical H istory of the City of Canterbury," was unavoidably postponed. We sincerely hope that Dr. Wacher will be able to give liS his lecture lIext " season ."

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We 1IIuch en joyed t he recital given by the Old Vic Quartette. A fu ll lIotice of t hei r ad mi rable performance a ppears elsewhe re in t his issue.

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Speech Day will take place on the traditional date . There Will be a COlllmemoration Se rvice ill the morning; afterwards a Luncheon P a rty , a nd in the afternoon Speeches and the Distribution of Prizes by H is Grace the Lo rd Archbishop of Canterbury , who will give an add ress. This will be followed by the custoll1arr Garden Partr .

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THE PARRY LIBRARY. The Parry Library COll1mittee this term cons isted of A . Hgerton J ones, E sq . (IAbratian), S. Te rry (Assist a nt Libr arian , a nd representing Hist ory Section, ctc .). D . G. R . Fox (Science), Savage (Sport, T ravel, etc.). A . M. Durnford (Modern L a nguages). n . J. Wigan (lHi s~ ceUnllcous), E. B. Champkin (Classics). and P . Townsend (English). Several meetings were held in the term , and m an y s uggestions for minor improvelllents were discllssed. A Prench weekly paper , MaY ianne, has been bo ught, and it is hoped tha t it will benefit the School's Prench . An auction of pe riodicals was he lel recc ntl y and proved very popular, providing a welcome addition to the fuud s . A most inte rest ing facsimile of the famous Ca,n lcrlmry P salter was presented to the Library this te rm and is being d isplaycd in a glass case. A carved read ing desk has also proved to be a useful acquisition . The Library's collection of old and inte rcsting books has been renovated, and is now again d isplayed; anyone wi shing to exa mine them more closely may do so on application · to the Librarian . Bibli0l>raphical lists, which are designed t o help those who arc s tudy ing nineteenth century E nglls h a nd E uropean Hist ory, have been post ed in the Library; it is hoped in time to issue similar lists dealing with other subj ects. The Committee would like to remind all those who a re leav ing a t the end of both the Hilary and Trinity T erms of t he custom of presenting a book t o the Libra ry on lea ving the School. The Science Section is especially in n eed of good, up-t o-date, books. Pour hund red and thirty-five books were borrowed from the l.ibrary during the Michaehllas 'l'erm and holidays. The fo llowing books have recently been presented to the Library :W. P . Blore, Esq ., the R ev. '1'. Field , D .D ., the R ev. Ca non E. L . A. H er tslet , Major-General H . Isacke, c. n., C.S.!. , C.M.G. , A . H. L a tter, E sq., the R ev . C. R . L. McDowall , the Rev. Ca non Sopwith :Facsimile of the Cante rbury Psalter. H. H . Oak-Rhilld , O.K.S. :Eve ryman's Wireless .................. . R obin son S tranger Wireless, the :Modern Magic Carpet B.n.c. Year Books for 1928- 1934 ............... .. .. .... . Inorganic Chemistry .. ... Baly J(app E lectricity. Wireless Pictures and Television. B aller Wireless Valve Tra nsmitters ...... Jam es Wireless Telegraphy and T elephony .. DowseU

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The Governor and Committee : The Hudsou's Bay Company ... Lady Milner :The Progress of Capitalism in England .......... ... .. .. .... .. .. Cunningham I{ela nta n ... . ..................... .. ....... . . , .. ....... ... . Graham Ca nadian Cons titutional S tudies ....... ... . .. . . . ... . . . ... . BordC1' Nationalism and Inte rna tionalism M uir The Trut h about Mesopotamia , Palestine a nd Sy ria ...... L oder The Empire and the Future ed. Newlon The Sea COlllltlonwealth .. .......... .... ............... , .. . .......... . ed. New lon Anonymous :Stamp Collecting ..... Philli p s

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As I write T he CantuM'i an is half in , h alf o ut of the press. I a m uua ble to give any forecast of t he t y pe of entertainlllent we may expect from W alpole H ouse. for the " hush-hush " extends even t o t his journal's Dra matic Crit ic. But Walpole H ouse has its fair s hare of the Children of the l\'fuses; perha ps indeed there burgeons in eve ry stud y all embryo Gielgud or George R obey. With t hcse ad vantages, a nd th at of longer rehea rsal, I expect much : they have much to do if they wish to eq ual some of t he e ntert ainment which I have enjoyed these last three weeks. I confess that I ha ve been pleasantly surprised at t he way in which the Grange, H olm e and Marlowe (in combination) and School H Ollse have in the m aiu tra nscended obstacles not of their own making. It m a y be possible in the futur e to ballish some of these difficulties ; so in lily critical role let me make a few general comme nts befo re e mbarking on a more detail ed analysis. The stage m the Gy muaslUl1l 1S admll ,\bl e bu t the backcloth and wings could be uuproved with great eff ect at a tnfling cost Also [ a m coufident that the proscenium, footlights and \)roscc uiulll-arch could be tra usformed by a few indust rious young carpenters uude r adeq uate chrectioll, at a cost only of hard work. How much the higgled y-piggl edy of centuries , which rots beneath the stage, has contributed to the chaotic wirings of th e electricians , I do not know: but it is certain that willing ha ud s (the re are two writing th is criticism) must do somcthiug lest the pl ayers again be h arried by the blowing of a fuse t wo hours before a firs t night, or by the temporary failure of the lighting 011 two occas ions during a performance, The Grange show" Age DUlll Agis " or " Age by Age" (la rgely written and inspired, lil y spies t ell m e, by A . M. Durnford ) was a history of t he School in cOllnected sketches. Some of the hUlIlour- the general tone sct- was reminiscen t of tha t of " 1066 a nd all that"; but milch o f it was original. Indeed the earlier pa r ts- " Stonc Age," .. Aucien t Britain " a nd " Willi a m the Norma n " (did 1 here det ect a reference t o a mem ber of the s taff ?) were brimful of witticisms, not least t he verses clearl'y enunciat ed by compere Ma rshall . It seemed to me t hat the standa rd declined a little as the play went 011 : perhaps the writing and the production

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were both a little hurried . [much enjoyed ChctwYlld·Palmcr's presentation of Chaucer's Shipman , and q lcuuic's ingenious headdress as the Wife of Bath. Scene V. (Thomas a Bucket) was t! cl eve r sk It Oll a play some of us have lately seen; the well-drilled, well·droning chorus ccrtnlu ly reduced 1I~1~ to tears of merriment. It is invidious to select for special praise o lle or t;\'o, of ~lIa.ny yronusmg a~tors .... b ut Strf!llCI,l and N~s.h, r tho u~ht. did, particularly well as I a laeohthlC Governors. Shorn of some of Its Illlm atuntlcs, and with a triBe more polish, this perfortnuncc would have reached atl astonishingly high level. As it was, it did what it set out to do .... afforded its audience a n hour's m agnificent entertainment . The I-I? hlle- Marlowe Concert was obviously under-rehearsed a nd showed signs of !t,<lsty production , doubtless !) ec~ use of the producer's peculiar d ifficulties in collecting his Cast. 1 herc was. S~ II! C good maten al m the Prologue und first scene- " 'rhe Seven Ages of Doy " _ but t~ l c WittiCisms were largely lo~t through lack of dril led emphasis. In any case the all1IIUffllllg musks sho uld have been uuproved or abandoned. The opening tableau- Time and Pate chanting their dread re frain- was worthy of bette r treatment. Th ere followed The Shoemaker's holid(ty. P. F. Page d id well with his presentation o f Simon Eyre, and P. N. ~1eJ)~ ugall was a well -dressed Hans, ill sp ite of the disaster to his Dutch trousers. R. H. CUlllllnghum was 11 flll e figure of a Sea Captain. But it was a little difficult to discover exactly what was happening, .'Illd Pir~ and I-lodge were g~lilty, 1 fear, of IUllch back-stage Illuttering. Perhaps ~he play , willch. reqUires first-rate professlOl1ai acting, was a dangerons choice for this cast, aUdl(!IIC(! and occaSion. .There fo llowed" The King's Dre.'lkfast , " ami a mdodramatic playl et with 1\1. S. Terry as <jlllck-change Father, Hero and Vlilaill. f tUtH 'lI adm ired the Victorian costume and deportment of thc Girl (1". B . n. 'W oods). "Less ~'iiserabl{'," a brief mime with commentator was amUSingly performed. The finale was a pot-pourri of popular tuues delightfully played by D. G. R . Pox and his Banjoleie Doys. The School greeted with rapturous applause this variation ill a rather stereotyped programmc. The costumes throughout the concert wer~ beyond reproach. The School I-Iousc Pantomime (as such a show lIluSt be) was distinctly the best in

prod.u~tion and th~ use .of talent . ,~Ve ~~w the B~y (R D; Champkill) P~SS!l1g t!ll'ongh a

tra(ilttonai school IIfc, bClllg made a l op l'lre, defeatlllg the School Bully, wmnlllg IllS colours a nd the J-Ie~dship of the Schoo l .....a11 with the ever present help of bis Pairy God mother (J. :M. P ur VIS), who swu ug her way til and out of lUally a sceue with considerable agility. I likcd. the scene in ~he Miut Yard .... " the cads" asse mbl ed over the morn ing scandal. A speCial word of praise should be awarded to the si mple but brilliant costumes of the Male Chorus, wh ich was a nice admixture of Deauty and Histrionic Abi lity. It is hypercriticism to rail at a s h o~\' in which a udiencc , and your critic, were continuo us ly" on the laugh." If it be true t hat School H ouse plundered som e t unes and scenes frOIl1 the professional stage, t hey were well arra ngcd and adapted. Gower's amusing sketch of a Soccer custodiau at work was extrelllely wcll dOll e, and unlik e my Scniors, I could have listened to more of" Ding" Fletcher.

1"ha~~ not b 7fore seen a s!ladow.s~lOW of quite the ~ype produced in the" operating t heatre.. I he and le.nce m~~h e njoyed thIS clever and tlmusmg scene, aud that of " A History LeSSOIl 111 the old I.lbrary. It seemed odd that the Headmaster should boast of being a BaHiol man and wear a Cambridge gown!

The puntomime was lavishly staged, and, I s hould imagine, owed much to the twin C. n. Cochrans who h~ld hands all~ bowed ~o us after the massed Finale. f was sorry to reach the end of tI mos t c llJoyable eveul1Ig. It IS sad to think tha t only one more Housc Concert

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LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS. D. GRANT. ~:SQ., J nuuary 26th. :Mr Grant's lecture took the interesting form of a trip down the D anube in a canoe', in the course' o f which we saw not only the great cities, but also the more beautiful, if less important, rivers ide towns and villages. Although s howing us severa l fiue s lides o.f Belgrad~ a nd Bu~ al~est, :'11'. Grant dwelt mainly upon Vienna; we saw, well contrasted, the fl ondly 11lagmfic~ut bmld1l1gs of the days o f the Mona rchy, side by side with huge blocks o f very mode rn fl ats, winch the state rents to the workers for ÂŁ4 a year. Thc lecture r also explained, aud illustrated the care that Austria takes of its children. We t hank Mr. Graut for au interesting a nd iuform a ti ve lecturc.

0 11 SU lIday, F ebruary 2nd, Lieut.-Colone l J. K . Dunlop talked to us 011 the Territorial ~. ave a clcar description of their nccessity ill t he defence of the . coun try, aud of their Co-o~~l'ation with the regular army. Statistics arc always in~erestillg, aud he gaille~l great e ffect by quoting fig ures comparing the size of our own army With that of other countn es, aud b y mapS 0 11 which these were marked. H e abstained from direct recruiting, wiselr relying upon a n \lnvarnish~d accoun~ of :he facts. The questions fir ed at him at the end of Ins talk proved that he h ad raised keell llltelest in his audience.

HON. HAROJ,D NICOlSON ,

M.P ., F e bruary 9th.

Ml'. Nicolson's distinguished career in diplomacy a nd letters well qua~ i fies him to s peak on this subject. He began with a clear accouut of the fateful events at S~raJe"o 011 June 28~h,

19 14, and traced the . widening ill.fluences that. brought .the othc.r Pow~rs I~lto the .\~ar. .Wlth clarity he d esc ribed the cruel deSIgns of Austna, the c\lIcf culpnt, ~Il SerbIa, RUSSia s deSIre to ' . back her lost prestige as protector of t he S lav states, the bullYlllg and nervous breakdo,yu ~tGenuaI1Y, English shilly-shallying, the hOllouTa?le m?,ti ve~ of l"rance and. U.S.A., and the despicable desire for loot of the remaining c~ul1tnes. lhe Scll?O! much enjoyed one of the best talks it has heard, fr0111 a lecturer whom It hopes to see agalll 111 the futu re. Onl"riday, February 14th, :Mr. Hugh Redwood cam: and spo~e . to us abou~ l!is spi;i~ual experiences and the Salvation Arm y. We were fort unate III entertal1l1ug the ReligIOUS I',dltor o f the News Ch1'onicie. Mr. Redwood s poke with deep con victi~u of his own. cOllversio u and of ~lOw he and the S I atiou Army had converted others. Obvlollsly, the School was deeply unpressed, and il~l~~d one could not but be impressed by Mr. Redwood's instances of the wonderful work done by the Salvation Army in the slums. \Ve tllank :Mr. Redwood for an inte resting evening.

On Sund ay, February 16th, G. Patll~eld , I~q., brought ~?\vll his cinematograph. He s howed the School" J ack's the Boy," featunllg Jack Hulbert. Ihollgh many people had seen it before, the film was greeted with rapturous applause. We are grate ful to Mr. Farnfield for providing such au aUlU:1ing t.:vellillg.

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Ou yebruary 23rd, R P. Ho usden , Esq., O. K .S., gave liS n lantern leetur ' AU! t' • a nd Hurdhng a nd H igh Jum ping ill pa rticula r . H e fi rst showed us >hoto r e 0 11 1 e tc;:s. l;urd lers in t he ir various s ty les of hurd ling, pointing o ut the good q u alities of :a~rhs ~i c~alllp~on ~-I~II ten~ollstrdated to us, lls in,g a cha ir as a hurd le, t he m ai n points of correc~' hurJiitlgO~:yf~l a so S lowe us what exercises were necessary to loosen t he proper muscles. . H e t hen went all to High J limping. showing us slides of Van Ge zel a nd HM O b the world 's record holders. a nd demonstra t ed t he" E;aste rn Cut:off .. ~t;d t he " W~sternS RO:l~.:: .,1,11 I'I~Sttly, he showed pictu res of Lovelock , H. n . Stall ard , Albe rt Hill a nd other fumous . C-( IS a nce r unners. < ""

<?n rv~arc h 4t!1 we hud a most inte resting lecture frolll Dr. de Poka-Piv 1 11 k Hunganan lllterna tiona list . I-Ie gave a s hort resllme of en rl y E uto can his ; y, a w~ - I IlOWll tl~e p~oplillg?f t he Hunga rian pl a in , a nd Hungary pc rpett; a ll .. w ~r ' . H e ,~ry. an S lOwe,d . With !llllstr:lttoll~ that Hungary had not wanted the Wa r , uncl t o prot~s.t StrOl~lit 011 t? ~r~l c \Va); ~ll_ wInch IllS cOlllltry JH~d. been p a rtit ioned by the Allies. He filli'shed ~~~~~~~c ~e cfl? utl!lUg how Hungary hf.l~ Jom ed t he L eague of Nations ill the cxpect.1.tioll of the fulfilmeJ o Ju s t ~c,e to, her by the r eV IS io n of the pea ce treaties, and h ow the L eaglie had failed her. admi t dl hDe .ScJ~·?kOI gr~atl~ enj oyed this lUCid, e xpla na tion of the Hungarian case a nd l>articularly • e 1. 0 a- PlV II Y So m ust er y o f E nghsh .

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CONFIRMATION. The Archbisho p administered t he Sacrnm ent of Confirmation in the Cathed ral, on March 2 1st, to some 90 boys, in t he presence of a large congregation. 1.' he following were confirmed :SCHOOL H OUSE.-Basil E dgar Bo nha m -Carter, W illi am E dward Chambers, Gerald L awrence Clarke, Michael B eaupr~ Creed , R oy Alwin Durie, D avid Early, Richa rd Frederick F enn , J ohn Colpoys Gouldsbury, Willonghby Nelson H ayes, Derek St a uley Hea rne, Neville L eslie H earne, Robert Nigel Crawford L ogan , P eter F erre rs Lucas, Charles Innes Meek , Richa rd P et er Arnold Piercy, Geo rge Nile Benningfield P lctts, J ohu H esketh Kingd on R owe, H enry Gr a ham Ye arwood. GRANGE HOUSI~. -Anton y Musgrave De alt , 'l' hl1oth y Christophe r Charles Dumas, Dcnuis F rederick Langham E vans, B asil Willi am F earo n , Desmond Hugo Freela nd , Bria n W inte r Gill , Richa rd Alan P eyer , Ch arles J o hn Player , J ohn Geo rge Moline Price, John Edward Pcnnycuick Sampson , H a rald Ma ir Sargissoll , D aniel J ohn Russell Thorndike, Antony Rich ard T horndike, Sidney Gordon Venner , '1'0 111 Andrew Watts, Thom as Norman H eadlam \ Vells, Al an Desmond 'Wilson , Charles Antony Yate~. WAr,POLE H ouSE.- J ames Brierley Blair, Bennet Humphrey Brackenbury , David Geoffrey Regina ld Carter , J a mes H amilton Coll ier , Antony Gascoign e Eyre, Rich ard H enry St ewar t I rvine, Alastair "Eric Wish art J oyce, Patrick Norma n Piercey J oyce, Alastair Ma lcolm L a ngla nds, George Antony L em an , Douglas W illia m U ewellyn-Evans, P eter Magnus, W illia m J ohnstoll Merson , Gerald Easthope Needha m , David H arry Colem an R apson , George Mitchell Scott , Norman Bell Smit h, P et er St eiuma nn , Hugh W illi am T opha m , George Vivian-Davies, Denis Alexander W ilkinson , Douglas Norm a n W ilmer , Stephen Wragg. Hourn H OUSE.- Arthur P atrick B a rry, D avid GaU, H enry St. J ohn Gr ant, Colin Carne H ooper, Norman Cliffo rd King, E d ward Michehnore Lock , P ete r Norbutt MacDo ugaU, J ohn de la Ma re N orris, P eter St auley P a ine, Arrol Vincent S t allol1 , P eter T erence Vizor St a nley, Harmer, Richmond R ae Steele, R aym ond S peed Williams. MARLOWE HOUSE.-Rolaud Andley Andrews , D avid Brown, D avid Swainstoll Carroll , Tho mas Neville Donaldson, J ames Ian Mitchell, Michael H enry P enll , Alexander J ames Phillips, P eter Thom as Simms, Richard L awrence Guy Sutcliffe, George Robert Thompson , John Roger George Watters , B asil Graham Walsh , Russell Dillon W ood . The next m orning at the Sch ool Celebration t he newly-confirmed m ade their First Communion. The Archbishop was the Celebrant ; a bo ut 180 people communicated. Amo ng those present at both services was t he Rev. If. N. Cro wther , O.K .S . (1871 1877), the grandfather of W . H ayes.

CHAPEL NOTES. W e sh ould be very grat eful if an y body could present t he School with any of th~

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THE NEW PLAYING FIELDS. The acquisition of the St. Stephen's ground- known as Birlcy's- was a most advall. tngeous move; all the hockey matches and athletic sports take place there and most of the cricket matches this year will be played there. In addition to former fixtures we now have the Achilles Club in athletics, and in cricket the M.e.C., the !tree Foresters, the Band of Brothers and the R.N. Garrison at Deal. It is urgently necessary, therefore, that we should erect a perfectly eq uipped P av ilion on Birley's. It is felt that th is could be combined with two Squash Courts. and that a Sw imming Bath ncar would complete the plan . To this end a slIbscriptionlist has been opcned, and it is hoped to begin almost at once with the Datil. The present boys h ave contributed in considerable uumbers, aud we vent ure to ask O.K.S., parents and fri ends to help. We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of subscript ions from t he underlllentioned (up to March 10th) :SUBSCRIBERS TO SWIMMING BATH. SCHoor,.- Alexander, Austen, Baker, Barry, Beale, Birley, Blair, Bouham Carter Bowen Brackenbury, Brown L, Burton, Capel-Smith, Carroll, Carter, Chambers , Clark L, ciarke Corben, Creed, Dean, Dumas, Durie, Early, Evans ii. , Evans iii. , Fearon IÂˇ'enll Fletcher French, Gall , Gill ii. , Gillibrand, Goudge, Gouldsbury L, Gouldsbury ii., Gowe~ Gral{t Grindal' H~rri~: Haycs, Hearne L, Hearne ii. , Hol~en, Hol.t-Wilson, H ooper, Hurford , 'J eukin~, Karop: Kmg 11. , Langiauds, Layland, Leman, LewIs, Lock 1. , Lock ii., Logan, Lovatt, Lucas L, Lucas ii., Ma.cleun, MaUorie, Marsl~all, McDougall, Meek, Miller, Morris, Munro, Needham, P age L, Page ii., Pame, ~embletoll~ Petti fer, Piercy, .Ple~ts, Pra~.t, ~rice L, ~rice i!:, Purvis, Risdon, Rothery, Rowe, Sampsoll, Sandford, Sargent I., Sargent 11., Savage, Scott, SIdebotham, Simllls, St aUoH, Stanley,. Starnes, S.~eele, Stevenson, StraHen, Sutcliffe, Terry, Thorndike L, Thorndike ii., Ve. uner 1.,. Venller 11., Watters, Watts, Wayland, Wells, Wha lley ii., Williams i., Willsdon, \VtlSOl1, Wiseman, Wortham, Yates, Yearwood L, Yearwood ii., Young L O.K.S.- A. D. Clark, C. H. G. Clarke, R. I"ergusoll, H . H . P. Pinch, A. Gillibrand, H. H . Hayes, J. S. Hewick, E. O. Holden, G. C. Karop, P . Lawless, J. J. Morris, R. J. N. Norris, R W. Payne, G. B. Pratt, J. R. Royle, F. S. Whalley, C. Worsfold. MAS1'ERS.-J. B. Harris, Esq., J. R. E . Paynter, Esq. PARHNTS AND 01'IHmS.- Mrs. Brackenbury, Dr. and Mrs. L ucas , Mr. and Mrs. Pettifer, I". P. Willsdon, Esq.

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SWIMMING BATH. The School is deeply indebted to the Addington Estate Company, who have m ost generously given to it a piece of land, adjoining Birley's, on which it is proposed to build the new Sw imming Bath. This is a tremendous help, and we hope very SOOI1 to see the work actually begnll. Further subscription: CanonT. G. GardiuCi',

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BOOK NEWS. 111 future numbers of The Cantuarian we hope to print short reviews of books which appear to us of general importance, or whose authors or contents have some connection with t he School. Meanwhile, we would commend to our readers' notice Sawdust Caesar, by George Seldes, a destructive criticism of the head of t he Fascist r~gime ill Italy. In many cases it is possible to challenge the accuracy of its data, but few will quarrel with its conclusions. T here h as also cOllie to our notice Tlte Yellow Spot publi"hed by Victor Gollancz, a welldocumented account of the anti- J e\vish Ulovement in Germ any. Many of the facts and statistics given are incontrovertible; if Olle quarter of the remainder is true, the plight of the German J ew is indeed becoming more and m ore desperate. Whatever his views on the rights and wrongs of t his expulsion, t he reader of this book will be amazed that any Gove rnment s hould let m ed irevnl savagery loose upon a s mall ll1inority of its citi zens. The story, from the angle taken by this book, is at once pit iable and revolting. We hear that Mr. Russell Thorndike, who has just fin is hed The Pm'ther Adventures oj Dr. Sin (Rich and Cowan), is contemplating a book of remiuiscences of his early life at W indsor. If he carries out t his plan, the book should be exciting to read; for he has m any a good tale to tell. Readers who have followed Dr. Sin's experiences will not need any description of Mr. Thorndike's power to write. The S.P. C.K. are publishing this spring B sm all book " Go,i My Father," written by the H eadmaster, for boys at P ublie and Second ary Schools.

AN INVITATION. It has always been one of my great est joys in life to hear myself praised by other people. From early years I h ave been warned against such a pleasure, and I have been told a lot of uonsense about t urned heads and hearing 110 good of myself. But as my head still retains its original anatomical status, and as, on t he contrary, some of my happiest moments h ave been spent ill hearing nothing but good of myse lf, my d isbelief ill s uch a doctrine must persist. Flattery, we have all been often told, is the food of foo ls. But even the less conceited among us, I am sure, while hotly contesting the accusation of inanity , must sooner or later con fess to a sneaking affection for adulation. It is one of those terri bly secret vices , like writing poetry , talking scandal or biting our fin gernails, vices of which we arc privately much en amoured and publicly rather ashamed. But we must not be deterred by their public nature. So lIlany so-called public uuisances prove on examination to be private pleasures.

Uufortunately, however, the comlllon reputation of flattery is never high enough to set it a bove s uspicion. And we who are of a particularly critical t urn of mind dema nd much more from our encomiasts titan t he mere sweetness of blandishm ent. It must be just, sincere and unequivocal. In this our sad and disillusioned state, therefore, the mealy-mouthed purveyor of B.attery canllot but expect a lukewarm reception. For the moment we are conscious of honey in our ears , we begin frantically to search our bOllnets for the offelldill~ bee; and even if the little beast itself escapes us, its elusive bombination is enough to start aoubts and fea rs in our JIlinds, and in a trice! to chan ~e our s milin ~ gratification ~nto a lurkin~ aud furtive suspicion: >

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It is with some trepidation, therefore. that we find o urselves the embarrassed recipients of a strange envelope bearing n CnpetowtlJ)ostagc m ark aud a u o n e~ pellny stump of far~flull g imperial red. The only sign of proposed estinatioll is expressed in the address which reads q uite simply" Boys' High School, England"; and ill case this d irect ion should appear at a ll vague or d isputable, there is appended beneath this additional and revealing data- " W ill postm aster please deliver to allY Boys' High School, England?" I sadly regret thnt t he contents of the letter h ave since been forfeited to the fl a mes of destruction, but J have been led to believe that the envelope contained a polite, but firm request for t he lucky recipient to indulge ill a bout of correspondence with a certain young lady of 110 mean audacity, whose honourable intentions are gll aranteed by the inscription nll the flap of her true Ilame .and location. This in itself m ay be a harmless recreation , but what strikes me as odd is t hat the officials of the P ost Office s hould, without de lay, doubt or provocation, deli ver such a missive into our ha nds. Are we then Battered ? We would like to be, it is truc. Bllt it is equally t nle that we are not a little dism ayed . Why a young lady of Capetown should wish to correspond with au Euglish High Schoolboy, does not immediately concern liS. J do not doubt t h at, if t axed, her reply would be no less admirable than her cOllIage. Or perhaps the letter is no more t h an a girlish prank, pl anned by the New Girl who was betted she daren't, and executed a mid high e nd ~of~ tenn jinks. But b e that as it may, what does concern 11S in o ur s uspicions way is why the Post Office should so firmly insist 011 our receiving the Ictter a nd accepting the first chance of refusin g s uch a fasci nating offer. We o ug ht, I presume, to he grateful. Perhaps t his is the old fl attery m asquerading in her new spring dress. Perhaps there is a mo ng ns one whose Âˇ lifelong and yearning ambition harl been to conduct a correspondence wit h a young lady in Capetown. Perhaps an enforced absence may make some heart grow fouder, the distance lend SOUle s ubtle enchantment. Perhaps. I am not, I regret, familiar with the more intricate workings of the postal system. III m y silUple~ lUillde d way I am content for the m ost pa rt t o rely on my faith in its efficiency. Like m a uy other ig norant peopl e, I buy m y stamps ill blind admiration and bewilderment, t hrust my letters trustingly iuto the appropriate holes, and occasionally risk a mild flutter 0 11 t he Telegraph and Air Mail systems. But of the complicated techniq ue of postal arrangement , I confess m yself utterly i ~norant. I hesitate, therefore, ill bringing allY accusation of inefficiency or unfairness agalllst the Post Office a uthorities. I would rather be convinced that all correspo ndence receives its due a nd strict attention, whether it contains reports from Rome confir ming Ita lian victories or reports from Addis Ababa denying them, or even if it conta ins no more than a quaint invitation from Capetown . But, tUlfo rtun ately, I a m not convinced. The sincerety of such a piece of flattery is entirely dependent on t he infa llibility of the postal system . And m y suspicio us nature leads me to believe that on t his occasion the system has failed, that in consequcnce we have become t he victims of a postal fate. Perhaps, we m ay s uppose, the lett er arrived at some quiet country Post Office which h as been forgotten in the lUad evolution of modern business activity. Perhaps it was a very o ld ~established Post Office, so old that its reference books were very old books, a nd the only school m elltiolled therein was t he oldest in the land. Are we the1l to accep t tWs as fl atter y? Or is this m erely the accusing mi rror held up before our dignified, perhaps crabbed age? Nor am I at all s ure what are the qualifications of a Higll School. I s the epithet referable to geograpby, religion or sanitation ? I confess I do n ot know. n would seem, t heil , that a ll our high bopes of flattery have been suddenly brought to the ground. Whether we are to bow gracefully or m ake a hasty, but dignified exit, we know not . . Instead \ye .seelll to be left s tmldi ~lg dumbly in the middle of t hc room, nervous ly fingering our ties and slufting from foot to foot lU o ur embarrasslllent . So, as the trans-Atlantic phrase so deftl! h as it, wh at?

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THE SOCIETIES. THE DEBATING SOCIETY. On the motion being thrown o pen to t he House the President, D. F. L. Evans, N. w. r.m ' Gower and Munro sp oke in its support, G. G. BUNNET'l', ESQ. ~ne speaking against tllelll. Vice-President R . H. GOWER. Gower said t hat Monitors dated . back to the heyday of Sparta. He descn~~d th~ Hon. Secyetary brutalities practised by H eadmasters Ul pre A . M . DURN I10RD. monitorial days, a nd lauded the,wesellt sy.sJe~ Committee as ood and enlightened. Ule ~resl en likel~cd Monitors to an effici ent poh c.e f?rce, P . I". PAGE. SA RGl~NT. G. H . HUGHES-HALI,l'.'TT. saying t hat t he penalties that they iI1~lC~~~ PEMDLETOK. were justifiable in the light of th~ Ie e\ls ll . J. \\lIGAN. CLARK. Philosophers' theories .of i?uUlslunen,,D. C. R. Fox. Gr.ENNIK " sufficient force to quell eh sturblllg forces. p . TOWNSEND.

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Only two debates have been held so fu:~ ~is both were marked by a grlat l Yllu g te rlll 'but . d A debate laS a so increase 1U atten ~n.cteÂˇDover College, 011 t he been arranged agams f . I t " Aggression ill t he na me 0 motion t la . 'fi bl " Civilization is sometimes lUst! la e.

The remaining speakers froUl tl~e House had little fresh to add to t he foregomg ?-~g u~ IIIc uts Courtney, closing for t he opposltton , said a'S'lin that a. democratic countr y shoult have' 'democratic institutions.. Sa~gen i clos;llg, confined himself to a recal~ltuJaboll 0 t he foregoing speeelles for t he mohon . ~ On a division, the Illotion was declared carried by 35 votes to 3.

On Saturday , Pebruar y 1st, U de~ate was held in the Schoolroom on t hfie 1II0t!0~1 t~l~~ " This Honse has ever y con I d ence III On Saturday F ebruary 16t h, a d ebate was Monitorial system ." d held i ll 'the Sch~lroOlll to decide which o~ the )osillg st ated that there h a b Sa;J::ti~oisr~\ t he School since t he days of following people it would be best to savelr~n :- ItOrd Badell-PO\~el1, ,n y eell VIII He said tllat the virt ue of. a a shi p wreck Malcolm ouston , S'If,St a fford Cri[JPS ' SirI ?,<f N I ~~~~for lay 'i n his personal acquail~tatfce W~~l Hatnpv<:: '''11 Mr Charles Laughton alte h .r. oe ,. . the temptations that b~set ~he pat \.0 yout! ~ C Coward. and announced that 111 }us expen ence t Gibb (for Sir Malcolm Call1.1)bell~ sum~ stem had always worked well. y Courtney o pposing, complaint!d that the marised his cli.eut's. career, stressll~,gÂŁ Ius go~~ work for ellgllleenng and road~s<1 ety . . . '0 It of kee[)illg \\'ith democracy. s)'stem \ !>."lonitors wcre 1'dea I IcaeIe rs , set the regrettable precedent of a~tack ~lIg the 1 .\\ das t h at H e e em e relied 0 11 privileges instead of clients of others inste ad of defendlllg In s own. because Uley . Durnford second t he P 't'ounsend (for Mr. Noel Co\~ar~l) claimed that ilis client was t he greatest Wit Slllce, O~car \V'lde He had youth and vita lity on hiS sidd. " gfor a ter l e, < II t ralUm f . propensities. Marsha, wl~ich' could not be said for the others , who h n chara~~er tl~:I~~;~)~sitiOn complained t hat 110 mostly shot their bolts. He t~lel~ l~rocel~ded ta t above' his fe llows. For the condemu t he other clients, 11ldIVIdna y all secollC 1Il~ ~~!t i;t~~e~lt~l~l!)l~ts .coincided with those of t he collectively. opposer of the 1Il0hOIl.

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Glennie (for Mr. Charles Laughton) extolled the histrionic talent of his client. H e added that as he was oldish and a little stout he would not find it easy to fcnd for himself, and must t herefore rely all the help of others for bodily salvation. Durnford (for Sir Stafford Cripps) defended him as a lUun of vigour and vision- qualities rare ill these days. I-Ie attacked Mr. Noel Coward as II perverter of you th. ChUllll)k ill (for Lady H ouston) gave IlS a picture 0 Lady Lucy as ouly her friends know her. H e mentioned her philanthropic <lctiv it ies, a nd appealed to the chivalry of the Honse, pointing o ut that his client was the o nl y lady in volved. Sa rge nt (for l.ord liaden-Powell), in a violent speech called his client the father of all

youth movements. He said he was the only man of action in the lot of them, and probably t he o nly one who could ma nage a lifeboat. Ou the debate being opened to the House, Wigan decided to vote for Mr. Noel Coward. 'l'his view was also taken by the President and Mr. Gorma n, the latter describing Mr. Coward as" the debunker of modem hypocrisy." The Viee·Presidellt proposed that the motion be amended so that all or none of the passengers should be saved . The amendment was uu a nimously rejected. On a division, Mr. Noel Coward was declared saved by a maj ority of 7. Votes were cast as follows :_ Mr. Noe l Coward 12, Si r Stafford Cripps 5, Mr. Charles L a ughton 4, Lord Badell.Powell, Lady H oust on and Sir Malcollll Campbell 3 each .

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Vice·Presidents

" T he Wind a nd the Rain " and" The Lady wi th a La mp " (the story of Florence Nightingale) have a lso been read this term . .

G. G. BBNNll'l'T, ESQ.

R . H.

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ffon . Secretary J. M. H. SARGHN'r. Thrce lICW me mbers were elected this terUl :- R. Gillibtand, W. C. Young a nd E. P. Wiseman.

On March 9th, Mr . Gonnan read a paper 011 Shelley, r egard ed in the light of his life as a Romanticist . The paper aroused a keen discussion on the nature of Romanticism: was a Romanticist necessarily a selfish H edon ist?

Next week, S urgeou·Collunander K . H. to talk to us. We apologise sincerely to Herr Friedrich (of T onbridge SchOOl), whose n a me appeared wrongly in ollr last term's Marlowe SoCiety

J ones is On J aU ll ary 29th, "Wild Decembers" was rend. This play, depicting the life of the Brontes, was lUlich enjoyed, and Mr. Bennett ga \' C us a furt her account afterward5 .

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Pyesident R. GROVF.5, ESQ.

Vice路Presidents H. GOODBURN, ESQ. J. R. E. PAVNTER, ESQ.

F. L. KIDD, ESQ. H. WAUER, ESQ.

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On 'l'uesday, Februa ry 18th: Mr. Grove,~ gavc a lecture a ll the" LiquefactIon?f C?ases: a lld a demonstration with some hqUld atr. He gave a short history of the progress n~ad e siuce gases were fi rst liquefied, a nd explamed the more important processes. H e then went 0 11 to give a demonstration of the effect of liquid air on various s u?st a nces, which was both interestin g and amus1l1g. We a re grateful to :Mr. Groves for taking thc trouble to prepare so delightful a lecture.

D. G. R. Fox. D. C. VICKERY . Pm.1Br,ETON.

A Com mittee Meeting was held 0 11 Thurs路 day J a nua ry 30th, at which H. Walle r, F:sq., was'elected a Vice-President .. rt was.declded to hold a Sciellce CO!I~'e.rsazlO11e, or III other words a scientific exlubltIoIl, a t the end of the term. At subsequellt meetings the date w~s fixed for Sunday March 29th, and other detaIls werc decided. As this will t ake place aft~r The Cantuarian goes to rress, the rel?ort WIll have t o be deferred unti next term's Issue.

F. J acobs, Esq., gave all interesting lecture 011 " Orchids" on February 29th. H e sh o,~ed many varieties, a nd a lso slides of somc wluch could be fouud ill quantities round Canterbury. He weut 011 to say that orchids Ii.ked chalk or sandstone. Hc then dealt WIth cross路 fertilization of orchids. Several insccts. were used, incl uding the bees, wasps a nd spiders, and also somc small reptiles. III conclusion, he said how necessary it ~as that the protection against wilful destruction of plants sho uld be carried 011.

THE WIRELESS SOCIETY. President

J . R. K PAYNTgR, ESQ. Hot'. Secretary D. G. GI,ENNlE.

We have been compell ed to shift our quarters t his term, as our old Wireless Room h as been converted into a Carpentry Shop. After much diligent searching, some disused cellars were uuearthed beneath the Grange. Work is going a head fast, and we hope to have our new room in use very SOOIl .

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On Februa r y 4th t he Secret ar y read a short but interesting p ape r on " Sanctions in Greece." From t he great number of leagues he chose t he All1phictyonic I.~agu e, the Confederacy of Delos a nd the Achrean Leagu e, to illustrat e his points. Afte r showing tlle kind of oath which the states had to t ake and the organisation of t he lea gues, he went 0 11 to give one or t wo e xa mples of the leagues ill action .

C RAIG, HSQ.

Vice-p ,.esident W. A . R . GORMAN, ESQ.

H an. Secretary R . H . GO WHR . l,at l! ill the Christm as Te rm, Mr. Bennett read to the Societ y a pa per on " The Decadence of Art in the Post -Aug ustine Age." While we expec ted a paper or grcatlcngtll abounding with Classica l Illllst . we we re pleasantl y surprised t o h ear all a musing a nd concise monograph dealing with the subject so as to give full entertainment value. T he excellent p aper provoked lively disc ussion on a rt in p aint ing and photography a nd we fee l cer tain tha t Illa ny of the mCIUDcrs left t he meeting wit h a new o utlook on Classical Art. We should li ke to tha nk Mr. Benne tt for a n enjoyable evening, a nd conclude b y adm iring his ability to infu se interest into what a ppeared likely to be a d1111 subject.

The pa pe r promoted a li vel y discussion, which inevi tably ended with the ItaloAbyssini a n War.

On March 5th t he SOciet y t ravelled t o Cambrid ge to see" The Fr ogs" of Aristophanes p rodu ced in the Ne w Arts Theatre. Previously the pl ay had been read in E nglish a nd Greek . T he perform a nce was excellent a nd a mply rep a id t he long jo urney. 1' he Societ y had the added pleasnre of seeing a nd hearing o ur las t Secretar y (J. C. E. S mith) singing in the chorus .

THE WALPOLE SOCIETY. The first meeting of t he te rm was held Oll 011 F ebruary 22nd, p.e. Holness came to Februa r y 8 th . The following were elected talk t o the ~o ci e ty. H e gave a brief account members :- Doll uldson , Mitchell , Viviall - I of t he lo utine of the Police F orce, and the n Da vies, Pa ine a nd Willia ms. The President I told a few of his persona l expcp.iences, the n pla yed a selection of gra mophone r ecords I illustrated b y one 0 1' two exhibits. The Societ y of 18th centu ry music. The meeting was wishes to t ha nk P. C. H olness for a very interesting eye ning. adjourned after a brief discussion .

On F ebrua ry 13th, t he Society visited the F ria rs Cine ma to see .. behind the scenes." was s ho wn the projectors , rewinders, colour ray projectors a nd otller appa rat us. T he Societ y is gra teful to t he prop rietors fo r t hei r courtesy. It

Ou March 14 t h a poetr y reading was held i!l tlle Presi de u~' s room . T he H on. Secret ar y, Creed a nd Dune read the selection . After a brief discussio n, the meeting was adjourned ..

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ORIGINAL. Allietiers and origi"al contributi o'ns / 01' inclusion in next term's " Ca"tuarian" mtlst be submitted to the Editors not later than SU1IdllY, July 5th.

WATER. From droplets of dew tha t aqui ver ar c t hrowing The lustre of jewels around , T o the pallor of spaces, where, distantly Bowing, The wreath of th e ocean its fouUHvre uth is s trowing, Over seas that no piumlllet can sound , Than art everywhcre, ever, life changelessly glowing, Now emerald-tinted, now a l'. nre l y~showin g, Now in ruby and a mbe r th e waters abound , In orange, white, grecn , and in dusky -blue splendour, And in such as the deser ts alon e can e ngende r In the heaving a nd cha nting of tides without boulldIn tints only seen by the choicest of ga'l.es, As t hey tremble and s pa rkle a m1 d a'l.zle, t heir m azes No words can be culled to reflect ; Though the world h as its tints with unq uench able gleaning, Though the word t h at is comely wit h bloom ever teeming, A spring-tide of hues h as bedecked . Rich of old have they been , a nd rich s till are the s paces Where deserts stretch ollwa rd in azure~gree n traces, And isla nds have birth in their shoals. And ocean, still ocean , unfette red it r a nges , But man ever sees how it ch an ges and ch anges, And billowy visions unrolls. ANON.

NATURE. " Begoue, and break not iu upon m y harmony I I wea ry of thy t ears ; !Uar not with ang uished mourning The calm wherewith m y azure nights encompass m e. " All I h a ve given thee-life, yout h and freedom given, But tho u in senseless feud h ast flun g it a ll a way. Nature hast thou wit h overweening murmurs riven , T hou hast fo rgot thy m other- go I speak t hee nay .

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VIA DOLOROSO. There, between the city gates The Via Dolarosa waitsA street where patient donkeys trudge And where the J ew and Christian nudge Against the Moslem, hustling by The wretched beggars, as they cry. Armenians, a Jew, a Copt, A Russian monk, whose hair is cropt, And then a tourist who has tried To brave the stench- furnished with guide And camera, glasses all completeAll these are passing up the street. And th ere, between t he city gates , The Via Doloroso waits Until one day there might return The man for whom the cobbles yearn. Aud when the sun has suuk from s ight, When all the city's b athed in night, Then you may hear a curious souud, And feel a shudder in the grouud, When all J erusalem is s leepi ng. 'Tis Via Doloroso--weeping. RAJAH.

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THE CANTUARI AN STORM BEARER. 1 rule with iron a nd claug . And when I haste abroad Brush fiercely rolling through The wind-dried laud, The dead dust bursts To brightness in my train . And sweeping eddies Of wilful sparks fly up, Melting above to smoke: Cruel ponderons smoke that hangs Solid above me. And where I take my way There follows night, Though I a m brighter thau the silver sun. And when I enter brains I whirl and wheel aud vivify Till it is said the brain is mad. Then am I madness? That I do not know.

FLAT LANDS. Where grey firm win gs in flurry clap, And red, flat feet rip water's lead , Where slim reeds bend to wind drops passing And fish rings itl quick circles spread; Where the dull grass wide reaching meets The weir's low creaking thnnder-splash, Grey skies above quiet sheep impending, Gloom bound, half hushed slumbers the marsh.

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OoKoSo O.K.S. NEWS. T ile Editors invite the coÂˇoperation of O. K .S. i n stn n gtliening these items in " T he Cantuaria1t," which aYe of particulM interest to 0. 1(.5. They cannot themslves obtain much oj the n ecessary m ateri al and therefore remi1Jd 0 .1(.5 . that items of news , lelteys mid otlter original contribution s are always welcome.

All O.K. S . wishing to pla y in the O.K.S. cricket ma tch sho uld write t o A. Latter, E sq ., Da ne's Place, Cobha m, K ent . It is hoped t h a t the re w ill be a la rge r application than last year , whe n only nine O.K. S . played. An O.K. S . Art Exhibition in London is being arranged for eit her May or June. C. T. Oli ve and M. H. Middletoll ha ve promised to send exhibits. Any other O.K .S. wishing t o do so shoul d a ppl y to F.. J . Peda rb, Esq. , King's School, Canterbury. The Rev. M. T . Lo rd is now working a t the C.M.S. Boys' School a t K erma n, Iran. J. H. Cook h as been appointed to Uie Burma Frontier Ser vice.

I-I. E . N . Bredin has passed 24th out of R .M.C., Sanc1hurst and h as been gazetted to The R oyal Ulst er R ifles . A book b y A. W. W a tts, "The Spirit of

Zen," has just been published by John Murray. Co ng ratula tions to Mr. and Mrs. E gerton J ones all the ma rriage of their eldest daughter B a rba ra to Mr. E dwa rd Roger Evans, the only sur viving son of Major-General Sir E dward E vans and L ady E vans. The wedding t ook place ill t he King's School Chapel on February 22nd . 1936. Capta in J. S. H ewick, The Do rsetshire R egiment, a fter fo ur yea rs at Army H ead qua rters in Delhi and Simla and eighteen years abroad, h as r eturned t o England and joined

the 2nd Battalion of his regiment at Dover. His sta y ill Engla nd , howeve r, was very short , as t he battalion sailed for E gypt on the 10th Ma rcil. The Bishop of Chelmsford has appointed the R ev . I,. T-T. I'e llll, of H olbe rton, De VOll, to be Vicar of All Saints, St a nway witlt Berechurch. The Lord Cha ncellor has presell ted the Rev. L. W . Smith, R ecto r of W addesdoll, Diocese of Oxford, to the R ectory of Murton, Diocese of ~ice s te r.

Mr . F . C. Bo venschen, C.B. , has succeeded Mr. C. F . Watcherstoll, C. B ., as Director of Finance a t t he Wa r Office. Captain E. G. H . Bell a rs has bee n a ppointed to the p,.esident for Duty in Tactical Division, Admira lty. Lieut .-Colonel B. H . Matheson. M.C .â&#x20AC;˘ India n Army, has been appointed Colonel. Mr. K . H . Wheeler , B.A., of St. l ves, Hunts, has been appointed Town Clerk of Godllla nchest er . We h ave been pleased to welcome the fo llowing O.K.S. to the School recently:D. I. Hill, N. J. Fraser, P. I. Hill, J. A. Rundall, J. V. K ent, L. S. Jeffery, R . Ferguson, H. D ann, M. G. Uilton , H. M. Williams, H. C. R eynolds, F . R H . Lovelace, H. P. Player, H . I". Chilton , J . D . Neil , R . B acon, E. J. Bullock , H . E. N . Bredin, G. N. Darwall, M. K. W a rdle, J . Twells-Grosse, J. H . Woods. BIRTHS. BARNJo..'TT .- On Nove mbe r 15th, 1935, at Singa pore, to E lizabeth Leslie (nee Arnold), wife of Lieut . C. H . Barnett, Royal Engineers -a SOl1.

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B UCKWEU•. - Oll J a nuary 15th, 1936, a t St. :Mrs. P aris, of Becton , Ca rbe ry A venue, Ag nes' Vicarage, Newma rket , t o Bery l (nee Bourne mo uth , a nd Wini fred Anna Blanche Richa rdson , elder daughter of His HOllo ur R oberson), wife of R ev. C. C. I.. BuckwellJudge Richa rdson, O.B.E. , a nd Mrs. a d aughter . CROWJ.EY.- O n Decembe r 18t h , 1935, at 74 Rich a rdson, of Cliffe, Corbridge, Nort humbe rI tafayette Avellue, Station I sland , New land . York , to I sobcl, wife of Robin Crowley--a MR . V . A. E USTACE AN D MISS B . HARPgR. daughter . COOK.- Oll I·'cbru ary II tIl, 1936, a t ChittaThe enga ge ment is a nnounced between gong, Dengal , to l.ilian Ma ud (Boodie) , Prank A. I~ lI st a ce, Royal Ma rines , yo unger SO il wife of W. 1, . Ge rard Cook, fnciian Policeof Mr . and Mrs. W . A . I~u s tace, of The Downs , a SOli (David William) . DUN DAR .- Oll F ebru ary 14th, 1936, to Chiddillgfo rd, late of Hong-Kong, and Be ryl , DafTodil H elen (nee Michell ), wife of R. J . cide r daughte r of Mr. and l\'lrs. W . Harper , V. :M . Dunbar, of 23 Cumhe rland Mansions, of P urk Cottage, P lYlllstock. Hampstead , N. W.6- u· SOil. JUCKEs. - On January 7th , 1936, a t Aston MR . G. P. MOU NT AN D MISS M. L . BROWN. Hall, Aston-oll-Clull , to Dorothy Mary, The engage me nt is a nnounced between wife of R. l-r. Juckes of Chentolldale, Geoffrey, eldest son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Pe rcy Clieitellhalll--a son . Mo unt, of I-Iowfie ld :Ma nor, Charth a lll, a nd :\'IOUN'l'.- On J a nua r y 30 th , 1936, at Denstead, Ma rgery Lilian , younger d a ughte r of ~>'Ir . and Cha rtha m , Ca nterbury, to Ewell (nee Mrs. '1'. H . Brown, of E nglefield , Bickley , K ent. Macdonald), wife of R. S. Mount- a son , who survi ved only a very short time . MR . D . G. Mc BRVDE BROWN AN D MISS B UR REL. The engagement is a nnounced , a nd the ];;NGAGEMEN'1'S. m a rriage will take place in April, between Do uglas. only surviving son of the late Captain :MR . R . BltNNET AND MISS J. Iu<:s. . The engagement is a nnounced bet ween W . r t. Drown, R. N. R ., P . & O.S.N. Co ., a nd Rober t, eldest son of Major L. W. Bennet, Mrs. Brow n, a nd J osephine, d a ughter of t he O. B .E. , V. D ., of 19 Riggindale Road , S. W . 16, late Mr . J . A. Burrel a nd lHrs. Burrel, of 28 !lnd the la te Mrs. Beunet , and J oan , youngest K ensington Court Ga rdens. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. lies , of Porte de Granges, Guernsey. MR. R. F . PI CCININO AN D MISS B. M . MA S'tERS. -MR. K. I-I. CJ,ARKit AN D MISS G. H . RA N KI Nlt . It is ullliollnced tha t the marriage between ,!' he engagement is annollllced betwceu Betty May , daughter of Mr. a nd Mrs . Fredrick Kenneth H o ward Clarke (late The Bedford- J . Maste r, a nd R o be rt F edele Piccillillo, will shire and I-Ie rtfo rdslli re Regiment) , Colonial take place on Tuesday , March 3rd, a t H oly Administra tive Service , Zanzibar, younger son Trinity Church, L o mas d e PiaUlora. of Lieut.-Colonel F . A. H . Cla rke (la te R .A .M.C.) , and Gertrude Hilda, only daughter MR . K . F . VA I,}>Y AN D MISS T". F. STON E. of Sir Rich a rd and Lady Rankine, The 'I'he enga gement is anno unced between R esidency, Zanzibar . K Clllleth Fra ncis, elder SOl1 of Mr. and Mrs. MR . C. G. A. P A lUS AN D ~US S W . A. B . G. C. Valpy, of T emple Ewell , K e nt, a nd F raucis P red a, youngest daughter of D r. and RICH ARDSON. Tile engagement is announced between :Mrs. R . D . A. StOlle, a lso of Temple E well. Cecil Gerard Alexander Paris, only sou of The wedding will t ake place on J llne 6t h a t Lie ut.-Colollc l A. L. P a ris, R. E . (retd .) and Temple Ewell.

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Cr,HGG : EASON.- Oll F ebruary 221ld, 1936. a t Southwark Cathedral, Willi a m Berm ulf Clegg, M.R .C.S. E ng., L.R.C .P . Lond., SOil of Mr. and Mrs. W . T . Clegg. of Wilmslow, Cheshire. to Diana Clare, daughter of t he late Hon . Mrs. Eason and of Mr. I-I. L . Easoll, Superintendent's H ouse, Guy's Hospi tal. Sl~NTA N CE-S:\UTH : SYDNEY Sr.UTH.-

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m a ry 18th, 1936, at St . P eter's Church , CO\011Ibo, Kenyon SentulIcc-Smith. of T elbedde, Dadulln . Ceyloll , only SOil of Frank

J. Smith, COlli missioner, Chinese Customs Service (reM .), and the late Mrs. Frank Smith (t1~C Sellta nce). to Phyllis, elder d a ughte r of Mr. a nd Mrs . Sydney-Smith, of 68 Chester Square. London, S.W, Dll ATHS. F gNN.-On December 7th, 1935, a t 195 Nactoll Road, Ipswich , the R ev. Arthur J a mes Fenn, eldest son of tile la te CooperÂˇ FenH , of Ardleig h, Essex, and of Mrs. Cooper-FellH, Ipswich , for lUany year::. tutor at Wellington Coll eg~, Berkshin'

O.K.S. DINNER. The O.K. S. Dhmer was held a t the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland A venne, 011 Friday, Ja nu ary 10th . Before the Dinncr , at the eud of thc Anllua l :Mccting of the O.K.S. Association, Mr. J ustice Luxmoore, th e President of the Association, m adc a presentation to Mr. Birley on beh alf of the O.K.S. Th e gifts consist ed of gold wrist watches for l"lr. and .Mrs. Birlcy, a book containing t he s ignatures of .the s ubscribers and a cheque . T he Chairman referred to .Mr. and Mrs. Birley's great services to the School a nd the gratitude of t he O.K.S. Mr. Birley in the course of his repl y said that the yea rs at Canterbury ha d becn yea rs o f cxtmordillary h a ppiness for himself and Mrs . .Birley. There was again a large attendance at th e l)inner. T hc c hair was take n by Mr. J l1stiee Luxllloore aud thc g uests were the Archbis hop of Cantcrbury, Lo rd Plellder, the Dea n of Canterbury a nd the Bishop of Dover ill addition to t he O. K.S. Governors-thc Chairman , the Archdcacon of Maidstone and A. B. Emden. T he Archbishop of Canterbmy proposcd t he toast "Floreat Schola R egia ." Th e Ki ng's ~choo l , Canterbury, h e said was unique allloug p ublic schools of Engla nd ill two rClipccls :-" III the first place, because of ils

a ntiquity. You a re, you can boast yourselves to be , the oldest public school ill IÂˇ;ngland . There was, tiS you know, and as I t hink I remiuded you once before , a time, there was a place, therc were circumstances, which led me occasionally to dispute the fact, a nd to say a few words 0 11 behalf of your only possible rival-St. Peter's School, Yo rk. But even befor e I came t o Canterbury I had achieved, after tilt;! manner of Archbishops, whetller of York or Canterbury, o ne of those compromises which reflect the genius of the British people. The compromise was that while YOll were first . ill point of antiquity, St. Peter's School, York , wus first in poiut of fam e. In other words, and I a m s ure you cannot challenge it, St. Pe ter's was u fam ons school befo re yonrs was heard of beyond t he Precincts . H ow can it be ot her wise when olle of t h e earliest head m asters at St. Pcter 's, York , was the famou s A1cuill , whose namc was known not o nly thro ugho ut E ngla nd , but thro ughout tht:: civilised world. So you must be conte nt with that compromise. You see then, it leaves your main title to be uniq ue among a ll public s?hools wh ere it was; t hat at least in point of tllne you a re the oldest p ublic school ill E ngland . Now consider, imagine for one momcnt your dcvclopmcnt. how you have moved on dur ing tbose thirlccu huudred years.

THE CANTUARI AN I sn ' t it something to be proud of that from this root there h as s prung this magni fice nt t ree of English public school education ? .... I ~o not think a tree which bas roots so deep 11l the history and genius of the British people can ever be tra nsplanted elsewhe re. -:--Vhile a ll that is so, when we find one pa rttc ula r school , whose roots ~o deepcr th a ~l a!~y other in the life and past hIstory of t he E ngltsh race, how essential it is that t h at school should be kept in t he soil in which its roots h ave grown ."

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The second point was t he continuous, unbroken association with t he Cathedral. " Whatever inducements tUay be ofleredwh atever inducements of a more profita ble character- I hope very much that ~hat f ea~ urc of these thirteen hundred years Will contmue t o stamp the King's Sc h ool.f o ~ all time. . With its special characteristics It IS not as If the Cathedral of Canterbury were like a ny o th~r . .... It is the mother church of E nglIsh Christianity." There were times wl~en the association might h ave been sotllew h ~~ Irksome whcn they were boys at schooL 1 he boys 110W were expected to present themselves in the Cathedral o n Sunday mo rning. .. When they are there, they a re bound, or sha ll I say privileged, to liste n to sermons of lU e 1l1ber~ of their Governing Body. They also occasIOnally, but very seldom, have to listen t c? sermons from the Archbishop ..... I note WIth .envy, however, how generation after ~elleratto n of boys receive the sermons, to wlucIl I do not t hink they listen, but at which they are expected to be present. But a lways, generatio n after generation , I have o bser ved that t hey begin with a look of most courteous and patient attention. Very soon, however , that has passed into a n expression of m ere contented blank . Th at exp ression rem a ins to t he end. And yet , though that be so, I venture t o ~ay that when they look back upon these c?,erclses of pat ience in the Cathedral som etll1ug ~Ise comes into their minds and mcm on es. I suppose no boy knows at tl~ e t ime wha,t, are t he influeuces that move hUl1 most . 1 hey almost a ll pass iuto his sub-conscious soul; but, and I a m sure I am speaking with t he conviction of most of you when I say that whatever yOll may have thought about

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proceed ing t o the Cathedral in your school days, somehow or other t h at grea~ building with its beauty and history, got m to your souls, and you have been better. men e:-er s ince because you h ave been assOCIated With the Cathedral Church of Christ." H e believed the associa tion had sometimes been trying to headmasters , who had somet imes compla ined of immobility, but thc new H eadm ast er was. a me mber of the Chapter and whatever he ~a ld against t hem he would now have to say agamst himself. H e continued: " I need not say to YOll , you ex-scholars, the school is worth a ll t he loyalty which you all feel in YO l~r hearts towards it, and which the passage of. tune only deepens a nd strengthe ns. I. tl l1n~ th~lt, looking into t he future, OCCaSlOllS wl1l arise when you will be glad to pu t your loyalty to t he test . This old school, likc ma n y old fa milies, is in t hese d ays burdcned witl~ vcr y heavy financial liabilities; I am not gomg to speak of t his- I think it is scarcely necessaryexcept to say that t hey a re very heavy and if I bespeak the new expressions of.yonr loyalty it is because I have in mind the t1111es that are coming whcn you will h ave to stand by y~ur old school wit h all the strength and fidelity and help of which you are capablc, and I go a ll to say that you can fac e these difficulties confide nt that all will be wei!' '' In t he first place the Governing Body h ad been reinforced by the addition of three external Governors including the Cha irman. " It gives rise to more hope t h at the school will be a ble to surmount all its diffic ulties in that it h as the devotion, given to it so freely, and ability a.nd loyalty of one whom I I~ ay p erhaps d esc nb,~ as one of its most distmgmshed old boys . The second ground of hOl~e was th~ t~?e and spirit of t he school for wlltch, he. said, let us praise t hose to whom we are mdebted and foremost the old headm aster, l\{r. Birley." " He ha d to carryon in his time i~l the mi~ st of m a lly difficulties, and. he dId so With uufniling courage, with patience, loyalty and helpfulness, and that he mainta ined t h roughout, and managed to spread t hrough.out the school his ow n ideals of what the li fe of a public school ought to be."

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The third ground of hope was the new headmaster : the mere fact that his tas k was not going to be easy had been Qne of the inducements which had prevailed and made him accept the offer of the headlllas tership. At a nothe r !:Iehoo! he had encountered even g rea te r difficulties and had not ouly survived them but brought the school thro ugh with increased pres tige. Another great ground of ho pe was" that there is a lways at t he disposal of this old school, I think in a quite pec uliar manner, the loyalty o f its old boys .... VOII call s upport your old school by sending your S0l15 there, whatever Illay be the temptations that arise to prevent it, in the way of scholarships and what not. You can a lso induce a ll your friend s to scnd th eir sons .... You c annot rely 011 endowments, but if you ca ll rely on a steady iu·flow of boys the future of the school is assured." I-Ie cou ld not imagine why people who had wealth did not t a ke the opportunity of " being ill a sense a successoras I am in another sense-of St. Augustine, by re·elldowing this old school. " III conclusion the Archbishop said that he knew they would do wha t wns possible in any way to prove the ir loyalty to the school to-day and give it what they co~tld. They would have the three cardinal virtues: continnous faith, assured hope , and undying love.

r. Shirley ill replyi ng to the toast said that e school was as full as it could be and had or so boarders more th a n it ever had ill its history. He referred to t he new rugby and cricket fixtures, the results expected ill work, the prod uction of "Richard of Bordeaux" and lectures and visits to the sc hool frolll Dame Sybil Thorudike, " Taffrail ," Harold Nicolson, Clemence Dane, Alfred Noyes, and Walte r de la Marc. He a lso mentioned the opening of the old "Parrots " as the uew ' Walpole H ouse " a nd its appointments and said he thought 110 school in England could s how a better bonrding house . They were largely doing the same in t he " Grange ." H e thought that the school h ad got to expand if it was to take again in English ed ucation the place that years ago it had. "The number that we have

got now , full to t he doors though we are, is not a number that economica lly can justify o ur expenses indefinitely. The school ... must be bigger by 70 or 80 boarders and I think these boarders will conte along .... We mus t have the g ro und spa ce, and we must have the buildings . . .. I visualise the future King's School as a gabled frontage going from His Grace's Palace the whole length of Palace Street to the Yard, and 110 longer huddled a way ill discreet corners of the Pre"cincts fo r wh ich people have to search ." He added t hat what we needed was 0. great movem ent" to bring to the knowledge of t he gossiping world that K ing's School is far from being in Queer Street, is not on tl s ick bed at a ll , but very m uch a li ve." He s uggested ways of help. First he asked his hearers not to criticise changes at the school: none of his predecessors would eve r ha ve served the school lUore devotedly than he was prepared to do. Secondly, O.K.S. could help by sending their sons to the school. At the m Olllent there were 24 SOlIS of old boys out of a total of 300 ; and he reminded them that Dr. Field had said that, although he remembered in his life many me n from a ll th e fa mo us public schools of E ngland, he had never yet met olle who seemed to have got from his school what Callterbnry had given to him. They could also help by s upporting the Appeal, " not by some easily paid sums, but rea lly by depriving yourselves. I say there is nothing that this school of yours cannot become with courage and loyalty, but it may eas ily become something less, and t he issne is in yO ll r hands . It is not the Governors' school, not the Arc hbis hop 's school, not m y school. We, during our ter ms of office, have a right to cnt er into it . Whe n we have fin is hed office we no lo nger have the right. You only as long as life lasts have entry. It is your permanent birthright as sons , and the issue of your school is very largely in your hands." H e continued that he was anxious to raise £3,000 o r £4,000 for the purpose of putting up a pavilion, sq uash courts and a swimming bath and he s uggested a p ermanent O.K.S. Rugby fifteen and more athletic fixt nres for the school. He hoped that O.K.S.

'r HE CANl'UARIAN would visit the school a t least as often as t hey used to do: he promised t hem a cordia l welcome . "The last way in which 1 a m going to suggest you he lp the school," he continued, " I make no apology wha teyer for. Will you give it your daily prayers? I am absolutely certain that you ought to . Never school, never ally institute stood in more need of the guiding ha nd of God." After tha nking :Mr. Birley, Mr . Harris and Mr. L atte r for their help he concluded: " \Vhell you have drunk the toast of F loreat, lIlay the school flo urish, m y answer to you in returuing this is, t he school without qucst.ioll will a bundantly flo urish if we, its SO ilS and fri e nds w ill work together fo r one glorions e nd ." Mr. Jus t ice Luxmoore in propos ing the hea lth of the guests said that none of them rea lly looked upon the Archbishop as t heir g uest; they a ll considered they had a proprietory inte rest in him . He had come again that evening not as a Vis itor , but as a friend of the school. It was all inspiration to all of them to do what they could for the fut ure welfare of the school that they h ad the Archbishop behind them. The Chairman also welcomed the Governors, Lord Plellder, who had assist ed them not only financially but by placing at their disposa l his ripe and wide experience , Mr. Birley, Dr. Shirley and the Bis hop of Dove r. The health of the Chairman was proposed by J . H. Smith with re miniscences of t he Chairman 's career at the school and afterwards. Mr. J lIs tice LlIxmoore rep lied and proposed that a m essage of sympathy and affection be sent to Dr. Field, who was not able to attend. 'fhe proposal was received with applause. The fo llowing guests a nd O.K.S. were present :The Han. Mr. J ustice LuxIlloore (1889- 1893) (Chairman). His Grace the Archbishop of Cant erbury. The Rt. I-Ion . Lord Plender, G.B.E. The Right R ev. the Bishop of Dover. The Very Rev . the Dean of Canterbury.

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The Ven . the Archdeacon of Maids tone ('1'. K. Sopwi t h 1887- 1889). The Principal of St. Edmund Hall . Oxford (A. ll. Emden 1903- 1907). Mr. N. P. Birley (H eadmaster 1927- 1935). The Headmaster . Ada ms, A. C. 1923- 1928 Ashelldell, H . C. 1900-1907 Aucott, J . F . 1928- 1934 B a rber, C. W. 1908- 1914 Barber , E. K. 190 1- 1907 Barber, P . S. 1906- 1913 Bassett, 1.. J . 1897- 1908 Bux, C. R O. 190 1- 1903 Bennett, G. G. Assistant Master B ennett, C. C. o. 1929- 1934 Rig~les toll, T-I. 1885- 1890 Bifhnghurst, J . S. 1915- 1923 lllenkinsop, A. P . .1875- 1882 Blenkinsop , ) ,. J. 1874- 1879 Bovenschell, 1<'. C. 1897- 1903 Braidwood, G. L. 1915- 1919 Brothers, R. W. 1906- 1912 Brinsley Richa rds, R. I" 189 1- 1900 Budd, C. H. 1899- 1904 Clemetson, C. H . 1903--1907 Cobb, H . V. 1876-1882 Cockrelll, G. D. 1898- 1903 Dale, F . A. 1879- 1883 Dale, R. D. 189 1- 1893 Croix, O. H . de St. 19 19- 1924 Dickson, K. B. 1902- 1906 Dodd, J . A. A. 1930- 1934 Dona ldson , C. W. 193 1- 1934 Ell iott, P . R. H. 1914- 1922 Ellis, J . R. S. 193 1- 1934 Evans, H . G. 19 10- 1913 Evans, The Rev. L. l-I. Assistant Master 1885- 1913 Feutilllun, J. B. 1922- 1928 Pinn, R . A. 1914- 1918 Freud, E. C. 1880- 1888 Fynes-Cliuton, Rev . I-l. J . 1892- 1894 Gent, G. E. J . 1909- 19 14 Graves, D. W. 1922-1924 Graves, L. J. 1925- 1928 Halward, R ev. N . V. 1913- 1916 Hartley-Sharpe, L. C. M. 1920- 1924

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CAMBRIDGE LETTER. D ear School, \Ve were honoured by a visit frolll Mr. and Mrs . Birley early in the t erm . The anno uncellIent of t heir v isit was m ade only a few d ays be forehand , a nd the news was quickly sent round , so that eleven O. K .S. were present a t the U niversity Arms H otel to enjoy their kind hospitnlity at breakfast. It was a g reat pleasure t o have Mr. and Mrs. Birley ill our midst once mo re, evcn tho ugh Mr . Birl ey's busy life caused the visit to be sho rter than we could h ave wished. W e are m uch pleased to hear that they a re both very happy in t heir new s urro und ings.

Dr. C. H. liudd has aga in been our host for the two meetings t his term . \Ve werc a lso pleased to see Mr. W . T elfer, Dean of Clare College, a t our first m ee ting. Of our junior m embe rs wide a nd vary ing a ccounts a re gi ven . Much has been t old of their activ ities a nd it is the task of the compiler of these notes to sep arate the fact from the scanda l in the rich h a rvest tha t has been gathered . It ca n scarcely be said tha t o ur S elwyn contingen t in an y way la ck the joy of liv ing.

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'fHE CAN'l'UARIAN Selwy u Societ y , despite his sto u t d eclaratio n t ha t he is ,r,a ~e l r to be seen owing to p ressure of work. 1111S IS false m od est y; fo r when the d ay's work is done his leisure is given to 110 lUere selfish pastime . H e is t he servaut of the co mmunity a n d opens his d oors fo r thc highest a nd lowest to come in . A da rtboard a p pears to be the important feat ure of his room a nd a closer in vestiga tion reveals a lso t1.1 C presen ce of cert a in m ysterio us bo ttles ill IllS cupboard . He no longer rows o wing to il weak a na to m y; but he has now joined the i ll~a utry a n d. was oll e of those Oil d uty a t Wllldsor durmg the R oyal Funeral toge the r with Pinsen t , W a rd and Clarke. '

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~ . F. H. Pinsen t of Selwyn is examining fJsluug rods as you enter his room ; he lays them dowu with a smile and bids the t ravelle r r est his weary limbs. The souud o f ho rse's h oofs on the ro ad o uts ide causes him to nm to t he window, b ut he is d isap pointed a nd returns to his scat. Instrumen ts of t h c chase cover his walls and you notice with a pproval t1~ a t the tw~ h :~ts an~ t he imposing a rray o f pipes a re s till III their accusto med position . H e h as been sh ooting pige.ons q uitc a lot recently a nd h us. been o ut fishmg twice t his te rnl. He a lso fid es and lays cables with t he S ig nals. As you leave, he rises also a nd says he lUust be o.ff to th e la bs. where h e spends lUuch ti tlle c u ttlllg up all a rm . H e selects a pipe from t he rack, puts o n h a t numbe r one and conducts you 0 11 your way throug h the s treets. R . A . Wee ks, a lso of Selwyu, has di ve rted his energies from writing his own cOluposit iollS to the study of SOUle of his disting uished predecessors, notably Shakespeare . I-Ie is rowing for Selwy n II. at Putney a nd we wish him th e best of luck. With becoming m od est y, J . B . K ellllctt tells t!S t.ha t he hurdled rather bad ly for Q ueen s III t he Inter-Collegiate Ath letics Co mpetition, and a lso conjured rather badly a t a Pentacle Club en tertainment . With his renown a t athletic achievem en ts, h owever we a re a ll fa milia r; while we must confess th a t when he g a ve us a pri va te conjuring performa n ce . with ,!?olf balls we werc complete ly lIl y~tl fi e d. Ihesc he c a ll ~cd to l1Iu lUpl y and IllS

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disap pear w it h such s kilful ad d ress tha t we gelluinely feare d fo r a mo m en t tha t his int illl ,tte stud ies in a n thropology had impa rted to h'il11 s~me superna tural power, which thus e nabled hlln to perfo rm t hese s igna l acts of sorcery. R . N. Evans of Queeus' is s till t he splendid host he a lwa ys was.. H e is becoming daily lUore renowned for Ius gramophone whieh as we t hiu k, bas escap ed from the '" 'rales' o f ~Io.fflll a.n ." I~ m ost certainly has a lost soul lIlslde It.. wh1 ch gu~gles at eve ry beau tiful passage III the musIc. N ext SUllllllel' he is going t o Birlllingham to see if he can find an O\~n ~ r for it. H e e vidently prefers to d o his llUSSIOl1a l'Y WOrk where the re is little d a nger of encountering cannibals. In H . S. Cla rke we have our foremost nigger pl:Lyer. H e played fo r Queens' in the t ea m willch reached the semi-final a nd was d efeated b y P embroke only aft er a hard struggle. We are g ra tefu l t o W eeks fo r d iscoveri ng him a nd bringing him ba ck into the fold .

S. L . Edwards of Corpus continues to accumulate vast qua ntities of kno wled ge. H e hopes t o spend nex t Va c. a t Clermont a nd we wish hilll a ll s uccess in bis final ex a m . next t~ rlU . Notwit hs tanding his intellectua l exerb OilS, he a nd Wallis contrive to find tilue to ;,isit Girto n to play bridge in their o ff luo lllen ts. I,hey wer~ a lso both ~ee n s ka ting on I,ingay I' en early III the term, III compan y with Paxton and B ~ ke r .. PaxtQU, we learn, presented a very chverbng spectacle when see n in the act of going throug h the ice. H. R. E. W a llis also works h a rd. H e rowed for Corpus III. at .the eud of last term ; this t erm he feels he r equires all his energies for men tal labonr and the river js 110 louger his playgro und . He ha~ a piano in his 1'0 0111 ; we kno w ll O ~ wh at ~d o f lllusic he plays but we are certam that It IS the sweet est.

M. Wyllie of Corpus lives more ill the he js l~OW a m em ber of the I s ton~a ~ SoClc:t y. H .e IS also a cha mpion of world cl.tJzenslup and IS frequ eutly to be seen ~t J1le~ tiugs o! the League of Nations U nion . So lll e tllllc~ IllS com1llanding fig ure is seen iI~st tl~tall ~ve:;

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swinging through the town; more oft en , however, he is to be fou nd closeted in his room working. It is a lleged t hat W. A. C. Baker of Corpus,

that he lIlade a pilgrimage to Oxford to cheer a ll the Newllha m boat in their race against Oxford ladies. He a lso ro wed in J esus IlL in the Lent races.

who has deserted t he rudder for the oar, was J . C. E. Smith of Sidney Sussex was dis路 seen leading a procession along K ing 's P arade covered a iring his la rk路 like voice across t he one evening. bearing a one-way traffic sign. Ca mbridge _roofs. H e is si nging ill the chorus We regret to say that the arrival of a proctor of .. The Frogs" of Aristophanes, produced brought this s ingula r episode to a n und ignified this term by the Cambridge Greek Play COIllclose . mittee, a nd we are very much looking forw a rd With R A I. Wa t ts of ] olm 's, lIfe is oue t o seeing him . long hurry a nd bustle Games have to be H . C. Reynolds lea ds a mysterious organised, cuppers fought through to the end existence. Vve know this lUuc h: that he a nd Wall, m a tches to be arra nged, jo urneys rises late, plays dart.'.; all the mo rning and has to be underta ken and withal llluch academic ' very, very few lectures. He WOll his rudder t oil to be endured. His brow is knit, the in Pembroke IV . in the Lents, 011 which we burdens of uui ve rs ity spor t rcst upon his heartily congratulate him . H e wo uld a lso broad and able sho ulde rs; it would be a crime have us know that he works very ha rd , but to trespass all his time more t ha n a few wo uld have us ignora nt of yet furt her activities minutes, so we will make o ur ex cuses a nd ascribed to him . We wonder what these are bow ourselves from his presence. It is a nd are convinced t hat he Ultlst be leading a whispered that ill unbending moods he plays very ful1life. pontoon with R obinson; but we have not J . F . P axton of P embroke is very ha rd to dared to ask him to confirm t his. wake in the mo rning, but we lea rn that in J. 1<'. R o binson on the other haud has not a reality he is still as nautical as ever a nd not care in the world. His life is one of gentle路 nearly as slothful as we imagined him to be. manly ease. We are pleased to hear that he More than t hat, he and R cynolds played darts works hard , but equally pleased that he does in a P embroke and Downing League against not work too ha rd . He has s uffered frolll the Paperboys' League a nd m a naged to neuritis or neuralgia (he doesn't know which) disting uish themselves. and so cannot play games. H owever, versatile In t he foulest of weather, K . M . Ward of as ever, he has turned his hand to refereeing P e mbroke is to be seen in lllud路stained riding and so shows that he has not lost his old kit bent on his researches into the reduction affection for the soil. Refore succumbing to of a wireless set to its lowest terms. As it is, his unha ppy aff liction, he and Watts played each succeeding set is s ma lle r than the one in a hockey match a gainst Worksop College. before; but there see ms to be no limit to his Beiuq: the sole Pembroke man playing in a ingenuity , and so Ward is still to be seen John s team, Robinson's one complaint was wearing the same puzzled yet ha ppy expression that he found the John's men too hearlYas he goes dete rminedly about hi s day s work. wllicIt we feel to be further evidence of his Two O.K.S. a re . repo rted t o have visited good sense. Cambridge- G. A . 13atte rbury to receive his J. L . H a ll tells us that h e a cted in all M.A. a nd G. J. G. Pitt t o watch the Lent races. serio usness ill a very melodra matic play at the In conclusion, we send all best wishes to the end of last t e rm before a J esus College a udience, and the melodrama's being taken with a n School. Yours, etc. , appropria te pinch of salt resulted in the O.K.S. CAN'l'AB. evening being a n uproarious success . \Ve hear

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OXFORD LETTER. A. ll. E mden , Esq. , pe rformed, sollie weeks ago, the baptismal ce remony over the G.W.R. engine" St. Edmund Hall " by giving three toots o n its whistle.

A. D. F . White (P e mbroke) spent last Vac. ill St. Moritz with the O.U. Ski Club. At the time of writing he is " out" 011 the college food strike.

H . A. S. Johnston (B. N .C. ) is doing the Colo nia l Course, preparatory to becoming a second Sa nders in Northern Nigeria . In his s pa re time, he is to be found sampling cham· paglle for the B .N. C. Commemoration Ball , of which he is Secretary.

M. H . Miles (St. Edmund Hall) organised a nd took chief part in a very successful verse speaking recital ill the O.U .D .S. a few weeks ago.

K . J. I.ovatt (Wadham) li ves in " d igs" Illites away in Headington; this has necessita ted the buying of an " M.G., " and he is often to be seen in a black beret buzzing to a nd from the Codrington. P . H . G. Scott (Trinity) is a lso doing the Colo nia l Course as a prep a ra tion for emulating Leslie Banks ill Northern Nigeria. H e i~ often to be found digging out the more horrible rites of the Mongo Bongo tribe in the R adcliffe Arms. R . H . Pullwood·Rose (Magdalen) could not be persuaded to divulge his doings; a ll we kuow is that he has bought an o pe ra cloa k . J . C. C. Shapland (St . E dmund Hall) is hopi.ng to join L. W. Kenna n in the R .A.C.S. in Septe mber a nd probably spends his time lUore profitably than any other O.K .S. in Oxford; h e is the author of this letter.

P. H. F . Dodd (Exete r) rowed in the Exeter firs t Torpid , which made four bumps; he also rowed the long distance race last t erm. '1'. L . Iremonger (Oriel) sails at F ort Meadows. On land, he tells us that he spends much time exploring t he nearer corners of Oxforclshire. D G C. :M Senior (Magdalen) plays hockey, but spends his time singing ill the Magdalen Choir He t ells us he has bought a I ft . 6 ins. cigarette·llOlder. T here will be a la rge exod us of O.K.S. from Oxford at the end of tllis academic year ; we ho pe there will be an equa lly large- inrush next year. Wishing the School the best of luck for the " Triang ulars," Yours sincerely, O.K.S. OXON .

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OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. The following promotions and a ppointments are m ade to dat e from 24th J a nua ry ,

1936:to be Sgt. L/Sgt. R. S. Beale Pte. P . M. Chet wynd P a lme r L /C]>!, J. H . Cla rk W. T . Lock A.

Munro

D. E . Owen R . S. Williams P . G. REYNOtDS,

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EXAMINATION RESULTS. The follo wing p assed the Second P a rt (Written) of t he Certificat e "Au Examina tio n h eld in Novem ber , 1935 : Chetwynd -Palmer , P . M., Cla rk, J. H " Davis. J. S. , Hensha w, K . R ., Lock , W. T. , Munro, A. J Owen , D. E. . Wanton, C. H. D. , Williams. R . S. The foll owing passed the I<'irs t P a rt (Practica l) of t he Certi fi ca te "A" E xa min ation held in F ebru ar y , 1936 :Allen , J. A. S. , Gibb. J. H. P ., Griudai , R. :P. W ., Holde n, R . J Irvine, R , H. S. , King, N. C. , Lockyer, A. J. P. , Morris, J. E.. Pletts, G. N. n., Wilkinson, D. A., W orth am, H . P ., Young, \V . C. ' J

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CAMP. The Contingent will att end camp tbis year at Strensall, near York, from 28th July to 5t h Augu st , 1936. The training a nd organisation will be ca rried out unde r the orders of the Gener a l Officer COtlun andillg-in-Chie f, Northern Command .

THE SPORTS. The Spor ts were held on Dirley 's. ou Wednesd ay a nd T hursday, Ma rch 18 th and 19th . in excellent weather . Pour records were broken and one equa lled. ]n the open hi gh jump Munro beat a record of forty years' standing by 2 inches. 'rhe other r ecords were as follows: W . C. Youn g beat t he h alf-mile uuder 16t by I i seconds. D . A. Wilkinson beat the Junio r . Hurdles record by It seconds and P. N. MacDougall beat t he qua rte r-mile under 15 by It secs a ud Inter equalled t he 100 yards under 15. Cla rk and Munro d id best in the Open events, the form er winning the 220 yards, qua rter-mile a nd h alf-mile a nd coming 2nd in the mile, while the latter won the 100 yards, high jump and ca me 2nd in the long jump a nd t hird in putting the weight. Gower est a blish ed a new length for t he 12 Ibs . weight, which w as used for the first time in these S ports. School House won the Spo rts with a total of 217 points, Out4 011ses 2nd with 154 points, Gr ange 3rd with 152 p oints , .

THE CANTUARIAN FIRST DAY. 100 YARDS (Open) . 1s t . A . J. Munro. 2nd . D. S. Lucas. 3 rd . A . D. M. Pletcher . l'ime lOt secs. All the com peti tors left the m a rk in a buuch but at about 50 yards Munro went well ahead to win by 2 yards from Lucas. Fletcher ran well t o gain 3 rd place. I.

QUARTllR-Mu,E (Under 16! ). D. F. L . E vans . G. Willsdoll. J. H . P . Gibb . Time 59! sees. Evans went a head at the start a nd won comforta bly in fa irly good time. 2.

1st. 2nd. 3rd.

HIGH J UM P (Open ). 1st. A . J. Munro. 2nd . D. L . Hurfo rd. 3rd. R. H. Gower and A. D . M. Fletcher . H eight 5 ft. 5+ ins. (New R ecord). MUllro jumped extremely well to brea k the record by 2 ins . Hurford was only an inch beWnd him . Gower and Fletcher both equalled the previous record.

100 YARDS (Under 16l) . 1st. H . M . Sargisson . 2nd . D . A. W ilkinson . 3rd. R. F. W . Grindal. Time II i sees. Sargisson got it p oor st a rt but drew away from Wilkinson to win comfortably. Grinda l just managed t o get 3rd place. QUAR'I'I~R-MlI,E (Under 15). 1st. P . N. MacDougall. 2nd . M. C. K a rop. 3rd . A. H . Lovelace. Time 61 t sees. (New R ecord). It became qui te evident that Ma cDo ugall wo uld win after the first 15 yards. He kept a good pace the whole time a nd came in to i,Jrcqk the r~cord by 2 sees ,

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220 YARDS (Open). H. Clark. D. S. Lucas. A. D . M . Fle tcher . Time 25 t sees. Cla rk d rew away at t he st a rt but Lucas kept close behind him all the way round. F let cher was a good t hird . 7. H URDLES (3 ft . 3 ius.) (Under 16t). 1st . D. A . Wilkinson . 2nd. R . P. W . Grhtdal. 3rd. G. Willsdoll. Time 19t sees . (New R ecord). Wilkinson broke well away from the start and bea t Pletcher's record by I i sees. W illsdon h ad unfortuuately knocked over th e sixth hurdle but recovered and gained t hird place. L ONG JUMP (Unde r 16t). 8. 1st . G. Willsdon . 2nd . H . M. SargJsson . 3 rd . M . M . MaUorie. Length 17 ft. 9 t ins . Willsdoll won wi th his second jump. The st a nda rd was a great improve ment on last yea r . 9. MI~" (Open). 1st . W. C. Young. 2nd. J . H . Clark . 3rd. J. A. Young. 4th . J . M . H . Sargen t. Time 5 mins. 6f sees. An excellent race. W . C. YOllllg a nd Clark had a great fi gh t all the way through . At the last s traight W . C. Young produced a n unexpect ed sprint t o which Clark could not r espond . Sargen t just m an aged t o beat H olt -Wilson for 4tfl place. 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

SECOND DAY. J UMP (Ope n). D. G. R . Fox . A. J. Munro. R . H . Gower. L ength 18 ft . ins , LoNG

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Fox won ou his second jump; :Munro could not find his best form but did well to get 2nd place. Henshaw was only a few inches behind Gower. 220 YARDS (Un der 16!).

2. 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

P. N. MacDougall. H. M. Sargisson. A. M. Langlands.

Time

26t sees .

MacDougall and Sa rgisson got . a\~ay together, Sargisson having drawn the tnslde. Sargissotl led rou nd the bend but ~m the la~t straig ht MacDou gall passed by 111m to WIll by a yard. 3.

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l-IAI,ll-MII.E (Open ). H. Clark. W. C. Young. J. M. C. I-I. Sargent.

Time

2 mins. 14i sees.

Clark got awny at the start a,nd .illcreas~d his lead throughout the race, wlllllmg easily in good time. Young a nd Sargent t all well . 4.

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HIGH JUMP (Under 16t)Âˇ D. A. Wilkinson. D. L. Hurford. D. P. L. Evans.

Height

5 ft. 2-1- ins.

Wilkinson jumped very well to get within ! ill . of the record. Hurford c<;>uld not find his previous day's form. Evans Just m an aged to beat Mallorie.

H URDI,ES (3 ft. 3 ins.) (Open). 1st. A . D. M. Flet cher. 2nd. D. G. R. Fox. 3rd. G. Willsdoll.

Time

18 sees.

Fletcher got a poor start but passed Gower to win quite comfortably. Gower would have corne a good 2nd had he not fallen a t thc 7th hurdle,

100 YARDS (Under 15). P. N. MacDougall . A. M . L a ng1ands. D. Page. Time Ii i sees. (Hqual Record). MacDougall got a fine s tart but could ~ot beat the record. I.allglands showed prOlll1Se.

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QUARTER-Mu,H (Ope n) . J. H. Clark . D. S. Lucas. N. H. Cha n<11er. Time 56t secs. Olle of the best raccs in the Sp orts. Cla rk passed L ucas on the first bcnd. Lucas produced a magnificent sprint at the end but could not catch Clark. Chandler rall well t o get third place. 1st. 2nd. 3rd.

HALll_Mu,E (Under 16t). 1st. W. C. Young. 2nd. D. F. L. Evans. 3rd. D . J . R . Thorndike. Time 2 mins. 19 secs. (New R ecord). EVllns pressed Young the whole distance but Young rail magnificently to beat the record by It secs.

P UffI NG THE WEIGHT (Open). 1st . R. H. Gower. 2nd. D. S. Lucas. 3rd. A. J . Munro. Distance 34 ft. I t ins. (New Record for 121b. Weight). Lucas beat Gower won with his last put. Munro with his t h ird effort.

I NTBR-HouSE HAI,.F-MU,B RELAY. 1st. School House. 2nd. Marlowe & Holme House (col1lbined). 3rd. Grange House. 4th . Walpole House. Time 1 min. 42" sees. School House led all the way and won in a fifth of a second outsidc the record. Munro ran well for the Outhouses to beat Sargisson (Grange), wh o started 8 rards ahead of him ,

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THE SENIOR STEEPLECHASE. The race was nUl 011 T uesday, February 18th, over the full course. Unfortunately the day was wet and windy and the dykes were flooded , though there was no rain during the race. '1'here were 2 1 competitors. J. H. Clark took the lead, with W. C. Young close behind him. His time at the start of the Juuior was 4 mins. 30 secs. At St. EdnllUld's the order was : -l st, J . H . Cla rk , 12 mins. 26 secs.; 2nd , W. C. Young (ha lf a second behind); 3rd, J . M. H . Sargent; 4th, H . P. Wortham; 5th, J . A. Young; 6th, R. P. Orinda l ; 7th, D. A. W ilkinson; 8th, M.:;:N.:L"Ulllb.G- vJ. J . H. Clark and W. C. Young ran t ogether the whole way, llntil after t he level-crossings, ~ o when Clark d rew away. Young regained some ground while crossing the dykes, but was unable t o catch up Clark (G), who won in 29 mins. 51 secs., with Young (S.H.) 4 seconds behind. The order at the finish was :-3rd , J . M. H . Sargent (S.H.), 31 mins. 47 secs.; 4th, J . A. Young (W.) . 32 mins. 12 secs.; 5th, H . P. Wortham (S.H.); 6th, R. F . Grind al (H .H.); 7th, D. A. W ilkinsoll (W.); 8th , G. Willsdon (W.).

THE JUNIOR STEEPLECHASE. The J uuior Steeplechase was run on Thursday, February 13th. Owing to thc ver y cold weather the dykes were frozen, and werc not thcrefore included in the course. The re were 44 rUllners. W. C. Young led at St. Edmund's in 7 mins. 7 sees. with H. P. Wortham and R. F. Grindal close behind , then D. J . R . Thorndike. W. C. Young (S.H.) managed to increase his lead and eventually won in 23 mins. 15 sees., R. P. Grindal (H. H.) being second in 23 mins . 54 sees. The ordcr at the finish was :-3rd, H. P. Wortham (S.H.), 24 mins. 42 secs.; 4th, D. J. R. Thorndike (G.); 5th, M. N. Lumb (W.) ; 6th, O. Willsdoll (W.), and a close 7th, J. E. Morris (S.H.), and 8th, D. A. Wilkinson (W.).

CRICKET. PROSPECT. T he oullook at the beginning of u new season has not been so promising for some years. Gower will again be Captain and will have to he lp him s ix of last year's side. In addition there are still ei~ht old 2nd XI. Coh;mrs. The batting appears likely to be very strong. Lovelace's bowling Will be missed , but here too, there should be no lack of variety if some of the fast bowlers will concentrate a little more 011 length and a little less on pace. The fielding will have to improve on last year's standard, for without good fielding no cricket s ide can hope for succeS-3. As was mentioned in last term 's Cant14arian, the fixture card h as been considerably eularged. New fixtures include the M.C.C., The Free Foresters, The Band of Brothers alld The Roynl Marines a t Deal. This year most of the 1st Xl. matches arc being played 011 Birley's, where we can rely on Clinch to provide pitches of his usua l Wgh standard. We hope that Mr. Olsso11 will be. able to spare the time to coach th~ Xl. again this year.

TIiE CANTUARiAN LIST OF FIXTURES, 1936. FIRST XI.

Ground.

Date, Sat., May 9. 23 . Sat ., 26. Tnes., 28. Thurs.,

H ome Home Away Away Away H ome Away Away Home Home Home Home Home Away Away H om e

:l:ues. , June 16. lues., Thurs., Sat., 'fues.,

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J,ay

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8. 10. 11.

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Opponents. St . L awrence C.C. M .e.C. Mercha nt 'l'aylors' School. K ent County H ospital. Enst bourne College. Sutton Valence School. St. Edmund's School. High gat e School. K.C.S. , Wimbledon. Free Foresters . St. L awrence, Ramsgatc. R oyal Marines, Deal. Ba nd of Brothe rs . Dover College. St. L awrence C. C, O.K .S.

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SECOND XI. Away Broa dst a irs a nd St. Pet er's . T yler Hill C.C. S utton Valence Scllool. Away St. Lawrence , R a msgate. Away Ma llwood's School. H om e

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THIRD XI. Away Ma llwood's School.

Sat., Sat ., Sat ., Sat ., Tues.,

May 23 . 30. June 13.

CQI,TS' X I. Away St . Edmuud's School. Awa y St . P aul's School. H ome St. L awrence, R amsgate.

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FOOTBALL. RETROSPECT. I

ts of a good season were bright. The arrangement With seven old colo urs t Ie ~ro~pec t her e was only one old colour fo rward . This was of the p ack proved to be the first Usd' tSm a ainst the City XV who were only a ble t o win done quickly a nd t he s ide sho'd",ed' tglo047-3 °' lastgyear Th e other ~iub sides proved too strong . b 17 ointsto 13 ns compa re W I 1 · . Y P . VOll A new Hxture with Felsted was lost by I POlllt . Of . t~le School nt~cres d~f::t' bY Christ 's H ospita l. The other n ew fixt ure, t h at willi Bad cOlldlbO? S .a ~c~~~..c X~r ,~~s lost aft er a close game. MallY millor iujuries caused ~e R.M 1d team.A. t o WOOhW be c a IC oge a grea t 'd' ea l , and it was very unfortuna t e that Gower was o ut of the Side a fter only three w a tches.

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THE CANTUARIAN T he season ca n be Said to have been above t he a verage. It would h ave been s till better had t he side remembered to set t he p ace and not follow t he opposing team . The Second XV. was again rather weak . There h as been a great d ea r lli of reasonably good o uts ides for the last fe w seasons, a nd t his section of t he Second XV. was the weak er . The for wards wer e good. 'rhe Third XV. was again very successful, t he fo rwa rds being wor thy of not e. T he Colts' XV. was satisfact ory a ll ro und a nd t he re seems to be som e promising m at eri al for fu t ure XV 's. Our especial thau ks are d ue to Mr. J uckes a nd Mr . Gorma n , who worked so h ard and s llccessfully in coaching the teams.

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R. R CUNNING UAM .- (Back). Always kep t ex t re luely cool alld ca lm. His pos itio ning was good a nd his ha ndling excellen t. His kicking was safe with both feet but not very long. H e should improve his taCkling. A. D. M. F I,h'TClum.- (Left-Wing Three-q uart er). Sta rted the season ullcertainly at full-back but improved immensely when cha nged to wing t hree-qua r ter. Ran very strongly whell in possession and tackl ed well. H e sho uld rem ember to pass back when he canllot go fa rt her forwa rd . A useful kick especia lly with a wet ball. N. E. CHANDLER.- (Left Cen t re Three-q ua rter). P layed ver y consistently t hrougho ut the season . H e fe d his wing Ulan well a nd backed him up . At t imes ran t oo much across t he fie ld . A safe tackle. R. H . GOWER.- (Left centre Three-q ua rter, (Vice-Capta in). Was extrem ely uuforttma t e to be o ut of t he side for nearly t he whole season t hrough injury. His constructive play was greatly missed. R. A. ARMs'I'RONG .- (Righ t Cent re T hree-quurter ). H ad a very good season . H e increased his speed a nd was q uick off the m a rk . H e ma rked his m a n well and t ackled extraordina rily harel. Sometimes delayed his p asses too long. N. J . PRASER.- (Right-Wing Three-q uarte r). Was very d isappointing. Never really m ade use of his sp eed but he had several good rUllS. His t ackling was weak but his falling Oll the ba ll was good . D . S . L ucAs.-(Fly -half) (Ca pta in). Au a ble Captain whose work 011 and off the field was very valuable to the side. A.ft er a shaky start his O W ll play developed quickly , and he became au asset to the three-quarter liue, h a ndling the ba ll we ll and running straight. A safe tackle and souud kick , h e contributed a great share to the s ide 's success . F . R H . LOVF.I,ACE.- (Scruw H alf). W as rat her disappointing as a scrum-half because of bis e rratic p assing but he got t hrough an invalua ble amo unt of work at the base of the SCrum . His h a ndling a nd kicking wer e good and his t ackling extremely safe. Was always a ble to t uru defence into attack. A. G. KINNAIRD.- (For ward). A very good forwa rd in attack a nd defence. Followed up ha rd a nd tackled well. J ulllped well in line-o uts. As leader of the p ack he improved with experience but was never sufficiently impressive. Sho uld do ver y welL J . H . CLARK .- (F or ward). Was bet ter in defence tlla n in a ttack . R a n ha rd when in possessioll . Ma rked his m a n well. T ackling was excellent. S. REEVEs.-(Forward). Was a lwa ys prominent in rus hes a nd dribbled well. H e jumped well ill li.llt!-o uls and his weight was an asset to the p ack .

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K. 'l'. GRAHAM.-(Forword). A second-row forward who a lways played a very energetic game, being prominent in rus hes. Rather inclined to kick the ball too far ahead when dribbling. R. GILLmRAND.-(Forward). The other second-row forwa rd who d id a great deal of work . Always jumped well in line-outs . Good in the loose. A. J . J','lUNRO.- (Forward). H ooked well throughout the season and jumped weB in line-outs. H e tackled hard but needed rousing before h e worked his hardest. Was inclined to run too fa r when in possession of the ball. G. V. EVANs.- (Forwnrd). A rather " showy" player who was useful in the loose. Was inclined to be offside fro m t ight serums. Should improve hi s tackling. A fa ir kick. R . W. EDllROOKE.-(Fo rwa rd). Rather a tem peramen ta l fo rward who, on his day, worked hard. His weight waS an asset to the serum.

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XV. MATCH.

KIN GS SCHOOl , 1s'r XV. v. O.K.S. This match was played on Blore's Piece on 16th December, 1935, ami resulted in a close win for the School by I goal and 2 tries (II points) to I goal a nd 1 try (8 points). C. H . B. \Vautoll and P . S t einmann su bstituted for two injured backs. The latter was exceptionally promising. It was raining when the School kicked off, playing downhill. They pressed hard a nd soon Reeves went over for an unconverted try. The School again pressed a nd Fletcher scored on the wing fro m a good movemcnt . This try was not con verted and the School led 6-0 at h alfwtime. Soon a fte r play restarted Charnaud scored an uncon verted try for t hc O.K.S. The School pressed and Wauton followed up h a rd a kickwahcad and evcntua lly sent Fletcher over to score. The latter con verted from t he touchliue. Sho rtl y before' no-side' Charnaud scored a converted try fo r the O.K.S. The following represented the School :-:-R . E. Cunning ha m ; A. D . M . Fletcher, C. H . B . Wauton, P. Steinmann, N. J . Fraser ; D . S. I ,ncas, F. E. H . Lovelace; A. G. Kinnaird, J . H . Cla rk, S. Reeves, K . '1'. Gra ha m , R. Gillibralld, A . J. Muuro , G. V. Evans, R. W. Edbrooke.

HOUSE MATCH. The fiual of t11e 1st XV. H ouse matches was played on Blore's Piece, on December 11 th, between the School H ouse a nd Walpole House. The School House werc victorious b y one goal and three tries, 14 p oints, to one try , 3 points. From the kick off vValpole House began t o press and it was llOt ulltil ten minutes h ad gone that the Schoo l H o use re lieved t he pressure with a good forw a rd rush . Prom a set serum on the Walpole 10 yards line a good t hree-quarter movement sent PleUs over for t he School I-louse. Lucas n a rrowly missed with the kick. Shortly afterwards Lucas cut through front a set scrum in t he Walpo le "25" aud scored an unconverted try. Hurford dribbled the ball over t he School House liue but the try was disallowed, a nd at half-time the score was 6- 0 to the School House , .w110 had been pressing most of the time. Shortly after 11a lf-time Wauton took the b a ll on the bOlUlec after a kick ahead by Lucas and scored a good, unconverted try. Then Walpole H ouse began to press hard but the School House scored again through Gibbs, after a good rUll by Fletch er , who added the extra points with a very n ice kick. Walpole House were a t last rewarded wit h a try by Cha nd ler who dribbled the ball over t he liue froDl a loose serum. Evans just failed with the kick . Thus the School House won u hard gam~ by 14 points to 3.

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--LIST OF FIXTURES, 1936. I

Opponents.

Da.fe.

OrOtmd.

R esult.

For.

I I

FIRST

1 8 11 15 19 22 29 Tues.,:t\>[~r . 3 Sat . 7 Mo n . " 9 Tues . 10 " Sat., F e b . Sat., T ues. , " " Sat., Wed ., Sat. Sat.

...... ..

Folkestone Optimis ts ... .. Canterbury H.C. St. Edmund's School St. L a wrence College . R'~lllSg~t~ A K ent X I. ... ... . .. Dover College ... . .. St. Ba rtholomew's Hospita l ... RafIelberg H .C.... . .. ... ... O.K.S. ... '" H e ilbrown H .C . . ... H erne Bay CoUege ... ...

...

.. .

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

SECOND Sat., Feb. S 11 T ues. " Sat. 15 " 22 Sat.

Canterbury H.C. 2nd XI. ... St. Edmund's School 2nd X l.. .. St. Lawrence College 2nd XL ... Dover College 2nd XI. ... . ..

... ...

.. . ...

COLTS' Tues. ,Feb. 11 15 Sat. 22 Sat.

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...

... ...

...

XI. Away Away [-[ome Away H OlUe H OlUe H om e H om e Hom e H o me H o me

...

Scratched .

...

\VOll

... ... ...

...

.. .. ...

Won

.. ......

2 1 5 6 3 2 6 4

0 1 1 13 1 2 1 2 0 2

Lost

2 1 0 3

0 1 1 5

I.Â·ost Lost Dra w

1 2 1

3 5 1

4 4

Won Lost WOIl

Won

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

WOll Draw Wo n

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

Won Draw

WO Il

XI. Howe Away Home Away

Lost

XI. Away H ome Away

... ... ...

10 ;

Won , 8 ;

Goals For, 37 ;

Goals At:ainst, 23.

2nd XI.

Colts' X I.

1st XI.

St. Edmund 's School Colts St. Lawrence College Colts Dover College Colts ...

Goals Aga;"st

Played,

Lost,

Drawn,

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THE CANTUARIAN 1ST XI. MATeHES.

KING'S SCHOOL" CANTERB URY v. CANTERBURY H.C. This m a t ch was played Oll Birley's. on I<'ebrua ry 8t h and resulted in a win for the School by 4 goals to ni l. It was a ver y cold day and the gronnd was wet Oll top , m a king i t slightly slippery . The School s t a rted off with a rus h a nd were pressing fo r Illost of the gam e. Gower opened the scoring for the School after fifteen minutes' play with a nice shot. This was quickly followed by a nother , but rather lucky, goal. The School forward s showed promising combination in t heir first match . This led to a goal by Fletcher who came ill fro m the left wing to score aft er a good movem ent . Finally H enshaw scored as t h e ball was being cleared by hitting it through a lll@:l~e of players. Both t hese last goals were scored in t he second half. Canterbury were unable t o score beca use of good marking by the School halves, who played well. The backs were sometimes fortun a te in cleoring, for the ir co vering might h ave been better . The foll owing represen ted the School :- A . J . Munro; J . B. W. Grigson, A . E. M. Stevenson; G. H. Hughes-H a llett, R. E. Cuuningham , K . R . H ensha w ; A. D . M. Flet cher , P . M. Chetwynd-P a lmer , R. H . Gower, G. V. Evans, D. G. R . Pox.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANT E RBURY v. ST. E DM UND'S SCHOOL. Tlus ma t ch was played on Birley 's , on F ebru ar y 11 th a nd resulted in a win for thc School by four goals to one. It was an exceedingly cold day a nd t he g ro und was extrem ely ha rd . This, however, did not m a ke t he ga me very fast a lt ho ugh it was played at a fa ir puce. For some time ne ither side ga ined a ny advantage; but Cunningh a m opened the scoring with a hard hit goal from the ed ge of the circle. This was followed by a good goa l by F ox , who came in from the right wing a nd scored from a na rrow a nglc. St. E dmund's replied bnt the School went furthe r a head with a goa l by Gower . The second h a lf saw some much more open play, each s ide pressing in turn. Hit and run was the order of the day. The St . E d mund's forw a rds broke away on several occasions but the School d efenc e wus able to get back and prevent a lly score. The only score in this half was for t he School by Gower. The following represented the School :- A . J . Munro; J . B . W . Grigson , A. E. M. St evenson ; R . A. Armst rong, R . E. CUllningh a m , K . R . H enshaw; A. D . 1\-1. Flet cher , P. M. Chctwynd-Pa lmer , R. H . Gowcr , G. V. Evans , D. G. R . Fox .

KING'S SCHO OL , CANTERB URY v. ST . LAWRENCE COLLEGE, RAMSGAT E. This m atch was played on Newla nd 's Ground, R a msgate, a ll Februa ry 15th, a nd resulted ill a win for t he School by t wo goa ls to a ile. The game was most exciting throughout for it was not uutil a fe w minutes before the final whis tlc that Gower gave the School the winning gaul. From the firs t hit from t he bully-off Dumas, playing for H a llett at right-ha lf, wus hit ha rd a bove t he eye. H e was off t he gronnd for a bout ten minutes which of course greatly decreased t he School's de fensive power. Di rectly Dum as returned Bt. Lawre nce scored. The School thcll rallied strongly a nd soon scored th rough Gower, who pus hed the ball into the net as he fell over one of the St . I ,aw re nce backs. Until half-time play was even, eac h side pressing in turn. The St. L awrence forwarq s showed good combinat ion but w ~ re slow ii, ){eet)iug the ball Illovin ~ .

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T~dSCh011 h~d t hc better of the second-h a lf , in which each side was fighting d esperately

succe~:h~ly g~?j' tl

t ' Lawr~llCte we re aw.a rded a seri es of corners which were a ll repulsed lell a rew llllnU es f rom t1!ne C ower, owing to a misunderstanding between

d~~i:J~ I.a,:,e nc,e, backs, . fonnd himself Wit h only the goal-keeper t o beat, a nd scored the gO 1

gt I • 1 he. cxcltement for th e last miuutes was iutense as St I awrence tried d espera e y to. equa lise. " ., The School defence was very soulld , notably Cunningha m a nd Grigsoll ' but had St

I,awrel~:e had a fo.rwa rd who could ha ve shot quickly the fi na l result might h ave been different : Ihe . f~~lowl1lg represented the ScI~ool :-A . ] . Munro ; J. B . W . Grigson, A . E. M . t ~I evtensod" 'P 'I ' C. C. Dum as, R . E. CUllllll1gha m, K. R . H ens ha w ; A . D. M . Fl et cher P M Ie wyn - a mer, R . T-I . Cowe r, G. V. Evans, D. G. R. F ox .

KING'S SCHOOl" CANTE RBURY v. A KENT XI. out laPljed on Birley 's, on Februa ry 19th, in very poor conditions . The School was badly d a -p ~c , a nd lost b>: 13 g0!lls t<? 1. It was un fortuna t e that thcy sho uld h ave such an o ff ellTsi~,~a~~s( jt fSao.• gtOooodgOO( a SljdfC. t1hhCSvIISltol'dS 0fwed much to t he ir ce nt re for ward , who was fast a nd • or e c 100 e ence. In th~ first half thc School seem ed overawed and quickly yielded two g oals increased :)efo~e h~if tUlle to fi ve. In. tl.le second half, instead of settling dow11 , the t eam seel~ed to lose sle~r . . evellSOU was ,off , IUJured , for a bou t 10 minutes, a nd t his did not bell' a n a lread n~it~~~e~r~~d e1 ej ?oals were scored at regula r in ter vals a nd it was not until the last fiv~ la, Ie c iao wo e up . Gower hit the ba ll int o t he net but was given offside Soon aften~frds I-ox: scored . with a ha rd dri ve whi ch rose s ha rply. The School d efence co;!1d well copy Ie coven~g ~uCtlcs of the vis itors, a nd th e School forwards saw a bly demons trated the 'I'dvdantd~gte. OftSI'wlugm g the ball about. Munro, altho ugh he had no cha nce all several occasions la a IS mc y poor day. ' , The follo wing rcprescnted the School :- A . J . Munro' J. B W Grigson A E M Stevenson ; G. H. Hughes-Hallett, R . E . CUllningha m , G. V: Evan~; D. G. R. 'F o~ R. S ' Beale, R. H . Gower, P . M. C. Palmer, A . D . M. Fletcher. ' .

:1:t s

KING 'S SCHOOl " CANTE RB URY v. ST . BARTHOI,OME W'S HOSPITAl . 'lS'h'l's lUI"btCb :was played a ll Birley's, on Sa turday , 29th February , aud resulted 11: a win f or th e CIaO y SIX goals to two. th At the s~art it seemed as thongh the School was going to have an casy game, but although ey were contlllually on the attack t he forwards la cked fini sh ill the circle. H~~vever, after a qua rter of au hour, t he School a t Jast scored fro m a good shot b fo~~er . llhdt se,emed t o stimulat e the forwa rds, a nd a fter some good play t he School wen~ rUf er a lca. n.te School pressed for the rest of the h a lf except for two or three isolate d a ~s b~ thc opposmg forwa rds . Jus t befor e the iuterva l E vans scored for the School. k. trite School sta rted very strongly in the second h ulf, aUd a lmost before the opposition Hew e game ha~ st a r tcd ChetwYlld-P a lmer had scored for the School. But the has ita I ,~ere by no means dishea rtened a nd scored t wice in q uick s uccessio n once from a m~l~e in wYuch t Ie goalkeeper ha d 110 ch ance. Thc School soon retumed to the' attack a nd Gower with a a~~;tot from an al~gle, a nd Chetw'ynd-P almer scored for the School t o ,p~t the r~snlt' bey-onq

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t t' r ved greatly especia lly in the circle. The halves The forwards after UttSIOw S a~o I~~ee~ in defc;lce 'the b acks werc covering much better. werc good in attack, but ra ler s t ow ' E "1 St J B '" . d tI lC Seh 1 '- A J . MmltO; A. '0 lV . , evenson, . . 'V. The followlUg represcRllte C 'nOg~a'lU G H . Hughes~Hall ett; G. V. Evans, P. M. E GrigSOll ; K. R. H enshaw, ..... Hnlli . ,. Chetwynd-Pnlmer, R. H. Gower, R. S. Beate, W. T. Lock.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. RAFFEr,BERG HOCK~:Y ,CLUB;., . I1 was wo n by three gonts This match, W Ilie . ' t o one , was played 011 BIrley S, 011 I uesday, March 3td. 1d 1 . kl th t 't as t heir first game in E ngland the Germans sett e {own qmc y. '1 ' COIlSl ( ermg n 1 w. . t1 t f a long time l'he School failed to use the There was vcry l~ttl e c~:oo~e~~;~~:l~ve~~ df~~~~lC~fy< weak in the circle. Half way through long pass ellong 1, all Ie <t I Gower scored for the School, and at once proceeded the first hal~ after repeated ~hots apI~O\~ent to the other end, aud Munro had to save sev~ral to score But agalUthe after a SIOIO e ort times. Schoo SOOI1 re tÂˇnrne d~o the attack , and after a good movement on the n ght , Gower scored. I tl co d half the School seldom came near to scoring, but the Germans ~ere n Ie se n " awarded a number of short corners and from Olle of t em pressing contin~1nUy. Ihey ''ler:d shot hi I~ up. In this half the defence was severely tested they scored ailla '['. he 'vhol~ team played well: special mention should be made butcam eoutthef"honlYdgoall, o tear ea we. . of the splendid play of the German goalkeeper. The following represented tte Sc~o~ :-A Jj.IM~:lr~l;es1ia~~t~: Sci~v~~sE~~J~, ~. ~: Grigson; H. R. Henshaw, R. E. ltllllWg am, O. . F x . , Chetwynd-Palmer, R. H. Gower, R. S. Beale, D. G. R. o.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. DOVER COU,EGE. M h 4th Birley's 1'he game was even for the first

'l'~is match was plar ed 0~1111 a~tout a' Â°ollOd deal. . After this the Scltool settled down, fifteell m1l1~ltes , ~Ie b:ll bema Os,~cr ';cored T~e p lay was thel1 rather scrappy and nothing of ~n~ , followlllg ad reatilW~i~r a rebound fr~m a hard shot by Gower, Palmer put the b all into lllcident o~~nrre un . , rtller score before half-time. So011 after play began the School got

the net. tere was no u 'n was much more defiuite . Evans made several bursts dow11 a hol~ all g ~let g81~r and th~/~;~;I;:tll Dover pressed and their right-inside looked dangerous. Stheddwlnl , G11 no bl~~eCa~!vay aud s~ored after a good individu af dribble. T!le School soon 11 ell y ower r h the Dover forwnrds began to combllle and at last scored dg~in ~hrouf~ ~~~~i,~vd~f:~~eOll Dover redoubled their efforts, but the School backs manage ? pIetrce were coverlllg tOO we lei t a let them thro~gh again. Gower scored again shortly before the end ~_b~_~

,. .

The following represen~ed the School: HA'hJ . ~Hunl~~ti .A.: . ~. r~~vkl1~~n~,! B~~~nr.o~: K. R. Henshaw, R. E. Cunnlllgham, G. ,H. ug es a , .. '! I Gower! P. M. ChetwYlld-Polmer! G. V. Evans,

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. O.K.S. This game was played 011 Birley's, Oil Saturday, 7th March, and resulted in a draw of two goa ls each. A biting east wiud blew down the pitch. The School proceeded to the attack at alice before the O.K.S. had a chance to settle down . During tbis period the O.K.S. backs and goalkeeper played well to keep the School out, but at last fo llowing a free hit, the ball weut direct to Gower, who promptly scored; soon afterwards he eluded the goa lkeeper to score again, after a combined effort by the inside forwards. In the second half the O.K.S. attacked rather more but were unable to score. The Âˇ School se ldom looked like scoring. About a quarter of Ull hOllr froll1 the eud the School defence had two surprising lapses from which the O.K.S. scored. The match was not satisfactory; the forwards combined quite well, but lacked real support from the halves and backs who were iucliued to hit the ball straight to the opposition. The following represented the School :- A, ]. Munro ; A. R :M. Stevenson, J . B. W. Grigson; H . R. Henshaw, R. E. CUliningham, G. H . Hughes-Hallett ; G. V. Evans, P . M. ChetwYlld-l'ahner, R. H. Gower, R . S. Deale, D . G. K. F ox. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTER BU R Y v. H l':U,BROUN HOCKEY CLUB. This m atch was played on Monday, lIIarch 9th, and resulted in a win for the School by 6 goals to O. The School were definitely supe rior throughout the game, but they missed m uny good opportunities. After about 20 minutes' pIny, Gower scored a good goal which was SOOll after fo llowed by another by Chetwynd~Pallller. Just before half-time, raiu beguu to fall slightly, but this did not affect the play. The School were constantly pressing, but HeilbrOlill alw ays managed to clear somehow. Th e score ut h alf-ti me was 2-0. The School had m ally free hits given against them on account of the forwards' standing off side. In the second half the School continued to press and Gower scored fOllr t imes ill all , bringiug the score up to 6- 0. Heilbroun were rather slow in getting on to the ball alld iu passing. Near the end H eilbrouH had II period of attacking and nearly managed to score from several s hort corners. Th e following represented the School :- A. J . Munro; A. E. M. Stevenson, J. B. W. Grigson; G. H. Hughes-Hallett, R. I~. Cunllingham, K. R. H ens haw; D. G. R. Fox, A. D. M. Fletch er, R. H. Gower, P. M. Chetwynd~Palll1er, G. V. Evans. K i NG'S SCHOOL, CANTIMtBURY v. Hr~RNI'~ BAY COLLEGE:. Played Oll Birley's, all Tuesday , March 10th. The pitch was ill good condition. The School was without Fox and Hallett, who were injured . The School started well and forced severnl s hort corners, all of which were wasted. H erne Bay wcnt near but the School continued to press for Illost of the first half and only weak finishing prevented a score. Half-time arrived with no score. Early ill the second h alf Evans scored with a good shot from the edge of the circle. Soon afterwards Gower added two more goa ls. H erne Bay rallied and, finduig the backs out of POSitiOIl , managed to score. Almost imlUed iately afterwards they scored again ill the same way. After this the play brightened conSiderably, both sides going" all out " for another goal. Five minutes before the end Gower scored again and made the r esult safe. The following represented the School :- A. J . Munro; J . B. W. Grigsou, A. K M. Stevenson; R. A. Armstrong, R. E. Cunningham, K. R. Henshaw; W. T. Lock, A. D. M. Fletcher, R. H. Gower, P . .M. Chctwyll(.l~Pallllcr, G. V. Evans.

584

'I.'HE CANTUARIAN 2ND XI. MATCHES.

The Second X1., after It pro mising start, had a disappointing seasoll. At th e begi nning of the term they showed signs of developing into quite a use ful side, hut as the sc:nsou progressed their pl ay beca me increasingly ragged. They beat Canterbury 2nd XL easil y enough , and then managed to draw with S t . Edmund 's. They lost to St. I,awrcnce by a solita ry goal after a n excellent ga mc aud they also lost at D over a week Inter wh e ll t.he goa l - ~ eepcr gave away the gamc b y letting th rough two simple go.a ls. As usual, ch anges lit t he Flr~t XI. ~ad t!l,CIT refl ectio ns in t he Second XI. aud never dId they have t he salll C team pl aymg tWice. 1 he backs genera lly werc soulld; the halves did not support their for wards suffici ently . The wing~ hal ves too sho uld reme mber to stick to the wing meu. T~I C forwards played th<: short passing ga me well but might have opened up the ga me more With long p asses . Despite tl:e poor record there is no need for peSSimism , if those who a re likel y to be here next season W ill onl y take a little trouble in perfecting their stick wo rk befo re next year. The following played ill the 2nd Xl. :- 1". Toullseud, ll.. S . Beale, H.. . A. Armstrong, T. C. C. Dumas, W : N. Hayes, C. H. B. Wauton , W . T . Lock, D. S. H ea rne, J . T . Pembleton, P . T ownsend , Q. Brown, J. A. S. Allen , M. M. :ÂĽallorie, R . S. 'Willia ms.

COLTS. The Colts were thoroughly disappointing. Of their matches they lost two and drew a ile. St. Edmund's and St. Lawrcnce were far s uperior in their stick work, but against D over it was only poo r finishing that robbed the School of victory . The backs s uffered fro m a fault which is preva lent throughout the School. They fa iled to cover each other s ufficiently. The halves, a lthoug h good individually, failed to suppo rt their forwards enoug h wheu o n the attack. The fo rwa rds, especia lly the ins idcs, werc distinctly promising. H ere the chicf fault was weak shooting. It must be remembered iu fa irness to the Colts that they suffered from a lack of practice games. Indeed a spell of bad weather and a glut of home 1s t XI. m atches has deprived t he lowe r gHIlles as II who lt:: of milch valuable practice. The foll owi ng played for the Colts :- R. F. W. G riuda l, A. I-I. Lo ve lace, G. Willsdoll, S. G. Veuner, D . J. Thorndike , R . E. S. Price, D. F. J ,. H\rans, R . A. Andrews, I-I. iH . Sargisson, P. S teinmanll , D. l-r. Preeland , P. F. Lucas, D. 1,. Hurford , B . R E. Marsha ll.

HOUSE MATCHES. School H ouse regained the title they WOll in 1934 at the expense of Marlowe I-l ouse, the holders. To reach the final, Ma rlowe h ad two easy victories. They defeated Walpole 6- 0. 111 fairness to the losers it must be said that they had a depleted sid e . In the second round they bea t the Grange 4- 1. School House , however , had a lllo: e eventful passage. It was only a goa l scor ed in the last fi ve minutes that ea rn ed them the n ght to replay against Holme House. This was a fter they had led 3- 1. They won t he replay 4- 1 after H olme House had given them a n additional shock by scoring first . F o r the losers W. T . I ,ock and :Mallo rie were o utstunding. In the fiual School I-l o use won a pa rticula rly dull gallic, 3- 1. School House led at the interval by a goal scored by Gowt::r . Afterwards th ey scored two lUore goals before Marlowe replied. After this School HOllse adopted safety first t actics und the game ended on a dull no te. Of the players from tht:: lower games P . P. Lucus, Wortham and Donaldson all showed distinct promise.

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PROSPECT, 1936. Owing to the fact that o ut o f last yea r's crews only t wo, both of whom were ill the second boat, rem a in , this year's crew is likely to be vcry inexperienced: but we hope that what they lack in this respect they will ma ke up for by their keenlless and determination . Th e prospective 1st four h ave been working together ÂŁIll th is term and if they continue to improve they ought t o do well. Although owing to sundry illnesses the 2nd four has not ha d lUuch chance of rowing together. The re is a certain a mount of promising mate rial which o ug ht t o prove effective. Vvc are glad to ha ve Mr. I-Ian is as 1st fOllr coach agai n this year, and pnt eve ry trllst ill Mr. Comer's a bility to make a good crew Ollt of th e 2nd boat. . I s'l' AND 2ND

Dale. Bat. , .May S at., Jllllt:: Wed., Junc Sat., June Sat., July

IV 'S.

Opponents. 30. T Ollbridge Rchoo l ." G. EastlJOlirne College 10. St. Augustine 's College 27. U nivers ity College School 25. O.K.S. . .. Medway B .C. } Chatham B .C. to be a rra nged.

Place. Away Away Fordwich P o rdwich F ordwich

FIVES. As far as matches are concerned t his has been an un for tunate te1"l1l. The S t . Edllllllld's, St. Aug ustine's a nd Rochester matches were a ll scratc hed through illness, but inte rest in the gamc throug ho ut the School has increased . Two competitio ns are nearly fini shed, which is g ratify ing consid ering many other calls Oil limited spare t ime. It is hoped that additiona l m atches lIlay be arranged against Dover and The Masters and that the 1st Pair will be able to ente r for the Public Schools Competition ill the holidays. On P ebruary 16th the School played the Jesters' Fives Club lind lost by 175 points to 90. The School 1st Pair had all e xcellent game with both the J este rs' P airs. They would undo ubtedly ha ve won against the 2nd Pair bllt for their strelluous 1st Match. The 2ud P a ir s ho wed very poor forlll and were completely outclassed. Scores- H... H . Gower and C. H . B . Wa nton v. J cst ers 1st Pa ir, 16- 14, 4- 15,5- 15, 9- 15. v. J esters 2nd P a ir, 15- 7, 1 1- 15, 11 - 15. R. Gillibralld and A. D . lIL Fletcher v. J esters 1st P a ir, 2-15, 2-15. v. J esters 2nd Pair, 6- 15, 4- 15, 5- 15.

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BOXING. This t erm the boxing club has again fl ouris hed and although t he numbers show n s light decrease from last year, the general s t andard of box illg .is higher. We h ave again h ad Sgt. Osborne as instructor. If only people would cOllsider how beneficial his t eaching is, the results obtained would be even better t han are those at present. Also Mr. Gorman has shown great interest ill the club, and he h as himse lf s parred with some of the heavier people. There h as becn onc match, that against Dover, which was lost b y a very narrow margin . As the School did not take a heavy-weight this point was conceded to Dover without dispute. R . A. DURlE (uuder 7st.) boxed very well to win his bout. He used his left with good effect and t imed his rights well. C. 1. .M EEK (under 7st. 7 lbs.). H ad he trained he would uudoubtedly have knocked his man out but lack of stamina caused both boxers to lean on each other. Meek boxed strongly before h e lost his wind. T. P. LHWIS (under 8 st. ) was unlucky in the verdict. H e used his left well bnt was rather wild with his right. Should do well when he can control this. P. P. LUCAS (under 8 st. 6Ibs.). Boxed very confidently to win, the fight being stopped ill the second round. Lucas lIsed his left nicely aud after winding his m au in the first ronnd finished him off with rights to the heart and head. D . E. OWEN (under 9 st.). Although giving 7 Ibs. away attacked s trongly and was beat en ill a very close fight. He should remember that it is a waste of energy to hit a m an whcn he is covered. His lefts are straight and his rights strong. P. D. STRA LLUN (under 9 s t . 7 lbs.) was outcl assed by a very good boxer who had a much longer reach . The fi ght was stopped in the first round after Strallen hnd been winded three or four times. D. G. CARTER (under 10 st.) was also outclassed in the fi rs t ronnel. H e started well but allowed his opponent to get too close. He s hould remember that a straight left will always hold a smaller opponent off. M. SAVACg (uud er 10 st. 6 lbs.) boxed well but failed to make use of his right hand . H ad h e used it he would undoubted ly h ave WOIl. He, also, should remember not to attack a m all who has covered up. R. S. DEAtE (under 11 st. 7 Ibs .) s t arted very strongly and soon had his man on the boards. H e got up only t o be knocked dowu again. Beale boxed well, punch ing strongly with both hands.

SCOUTS. This t erm we have gradually got into working order, in spite of various difficulties, and now h ave two sections, a non-corps are meeting on Thursdays and a corps-section which will eventually m eet on Tuesdays. We suppose by llext term the novelty of our unconventional d ress will cease to cause amusem ent and that the troop will be accepted as an integra l part of School activities. It is hoped that a short walking tour will be held in the Easter Holidays aud H more ambitions one in Normandy in Summer, and we look forw ard next t erm to more t ime and fine weather for much out-door activities.

The number of m embers ogress in the last year . d tl ncouragetneutoÂŁ The Fencill~ Club. h!'Sdmad,e tfl~aca~~ taken b y the instructor an le e < . \. tluS 1S ue 0 S h as much ttlcreasee , s had fair success. ome th~ H eadmaster . .' l i b h as fought four m atchcs and lia t~h was WOll the others At the tittle of wntlllg t le c u fixtures. Although only one m a 1 b ' I to m ake all11ua1 1. .< .. f colour" The C u of these it is hopee were lost by sm all nH\fgtu~. tl e season was that fencing w~s tua~~~~be!~a~~tered ror the Public The achievement o. 1 . <y.le wish success to the tree , d valuable expen ellce. as ools' gam eChamp10 . ns1li. p S. ;;;;â&#x20AC;˘ __ hSch t

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T o 'he Ed ' tors Sirs, . t l ough some of the I h ave been IOOk!t1~ a ~zil1es in the Parry other Public School dgthat almost without Librarr, and I have O\l~cored over our own exceptton they h ave xternal appearance of Cant1,ariat; in ~h~t ;~ciSe so much hrigh ter an~ t he 111ajon~y? l~ the eye. 'fhe cover ? more grattf>:Ulg. t . bly looks as t hough It The Cantuar'l an II1varia r of dust and t he were covered by a ~ye not ex~ctly bright. design of the cover. IS future a cover more May I S\1gg~st that l~\nber, which, I beli,<:,v~ , like the aUn1versarI9~3 be adopted? Ihts appeared about ' the valne of our would greatly enhance l\lagazil1e . Yours hopefully ,

\I \

CORRESPONDENCE. "

";I Yet Ulust I allow myt hrou ghout the ages,' circumstances, to be self , in these spec,tal f )olitical controversy, enticed into the maze Of Iontlict which have no into those dusty paths 0 c1 For sirs, there beginning and no Ct~. iSSU~ the astonish-

appear'd in yo,:r pecel~ll~~rvatives we ca?-llot ing statcment . .fis ~ion that t he Nahonal ouceal our grab ca 'd " Government has been return . . f are Conservatives, Doubtless n~a~lYI 0 h~;s opher of the H alfand 1, as a pohtIca p 1 os e u 0 11 the Right. Left , must cfist trY ~~~r~;nsileratiOll of your But m ay I 0 er, or t vo serious if slightly great journal , o~e or \ , portentous watnmgs ? t' of jourl1ahsnl It is an accepted couven 10~1 in rofessedly that editorial co mtl1eu e;~e~nbiait. In 1.UY political papers, s~ou t' u of The Cantl'anan REI/ORMER. view it is n ot the nnc!O m eutly aloug t he t o wander, s::mlewhatf~n:;~ ~y such journals divergent hIghways. 1 The New Statesman " TliT-' CAN1'UARIAN." us The S aturday Rev'tew aue T o the Editors 01 ' p bUe Sch ools ~N~n ' Lhl o en Letter t o the U h Honary Amber 19 An P of G reat Brita in. Too long has ~ e call utism blinkt its static of PubliC School onserv ernauts of the ProSirs, . is not t he place for prov?catio u !'t th~t I;l~~y hope, sir, that 10\}! A school lllagazife litical polemics. ~o gresslVe Partie.s. . re ured to adapt Its<! polemiCS, least of . adeta~ing societies, whereul reat foundatIon IS p P d of the moment, as tothellees. , n ot schools possess h de of opinion, blue ~s gwholehear,dl e y times 1U the pas, may be aired ev.ery s a .u life, or red as. It it must have done ulauy . . the blood of anstocradts 1bv revolutionanes 'd wh"'n she "' ap~ear ..

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it is esse ntial that, when COVCtlllllclltal COlIlparison is made (as it must be ill the next decade) between Pub li c School and other t ypes of second a ry ed ucation, the Public Schools be able to reb ut crit icism Oil m ajor isslles.

I am far frolll waving a Red Flag ill J oh n Bull's face. Rather. as an admirer of all for which Conservatis m has stood , I am COIlcern'd that a ny public school s hould lay itself open to so grave a charge- the charge of being naught but the nursery of a reactionary and fast-disappea ring governing class. Your concep t ion of Conservatism is illfouud ed. Though T rad it ion be a u the ruuning board, the Amber Light must sometimes cha nge to G reen. "Fundamental changes, " said Disraeli, "we rega rd as exceptional a nd pathologica l. Yct, being bou nd by no t heories, when we a re cou vinced of their necessity, we inaugurate them boldly a nd carry them through to t he end ." May it be long before the Public Schools a re carried wit h sophist, saint, or medireval schoohllan, iuto t he Muse ulll of History!

While not s uggcsting that tmfIic signals sho uld be installed at t his gateway of death, I suggest t hat sOllie measures be t a ken, s nch as p ellalisillg those ecclesias tical car-owne rs who rush through, fa ster indeed Ulan Beelzebub h imself. Yours, Believ ing that PRl';V[~N TION IS BE'l"I'HR 'I'HA N CURE.

1'0 the Editors of" T H E Sirs,

At a t im e when we are much indebted to thc gene rosity of various present be nefactors, I venture to rem ind you that t his School wo uld 1I0t be in ex istence but for the gene rosity of our R oyal 13enefaetor, Killg Henry VIII . Let us t he refo re continue to s how him o ur gratitude by tnking up again the praye r for "King H enry VHJ. a nd a ll other our benefactors. .. I

I am, Sir,

Sirs, Yours, etc .,

To the Editors of "T HB

CAN'I'UARTAN."

In these days of road casu a lt ies a nd mutilations, it is indeed curious to nnd a death trap, such as the Lattergate, Ullprotected by beacon or pedestrian crossing. I refer, of course, to the en trance to the former Bird Room, where only divine interveution has prevented small boys being cut off in t.heir prime.

SARGEN'I',

The School 1-10 .

CRlTIC.

Dear Sirs,

llI ll,

J . M. H.

Your humble a nd obedient servant, (Gad Si r I Critic is right; we must get these de ltl1led Tori es out of the Editorial chll ir; then perhaps we Can have some Left. Wing propaganda).

CAN'f UARI AN."

To the Editors of" TIrE

CAN'I'UARIA N."

Dear Sirs, After spending ma ny free p eriods in the Parry Library, I have come to the conclusion tha t t he East Window could be greatly improved. The shields ou t hi s window are mostly lUcre pieces of glass . I s it not possible for t he bla nks t o be filled in ? Surely som e of the crests from the Schoolroom cou ld be reproduced in th ~ spaces, a nd thus improve the appenrance of the Library . Yours hopefully, PARRY

DWEr.r.ER.

(Might we s1~ggest that .. Parry Dwelle,." does a little more work and a lime less windowgazing ?-Eds.)

THE CANTUARIA N To the Editors of"

TilE CANTUARIAN."

Dear E ds., In the bad old days when Walpole Ho.use was the San . or H odgson's H a ll , ? ft I whiled away n wintry e'en with a ratthllg game. of billiards upon th e excelle nt t able wInch reposed ill what was th ~ 1l t he . Day Room. It was the deligh tful habIt of Sister to allow t he more sedate out of t he herd to play upon th is in valu able relic of fonner days. But n ~w, alas I no more do we regale our:;elves With this ga me of games , the s port of klngs, rul ers , princes, dictators or bank manage rs, \Inl ~ss we deign t o J)lay Oil a board 3 feet by 2, w~th marbles, an a SInal! stick as t he exccutlve imple ment. Yet it is rumoured abroad t ha t t he hono ured members of Walpole H o use have COlllmandeered this table (the t able, not the board) a nd do not even allow 70V'" f3"P{:J"fJQV '" to behold it. Sh a me, Sirs I Shame 1 Yours, etc., RURSUS SPE DJ~J ECTUS.

To the Editors of"

589 ' rilE CANTUARIAN."

Dear Sirs, I have consulted with lIla ny membe r~ of various English Public Schools on the subject of House Colours. The verdict is nearly a lways" ayc." WOl11<1 it not be poSsible to ina u gura~e these in this great 01<1 School ? I am certam that the stand a rd of work a nd play would m uch increase, a lt ho ug h t he team spirit. has been m agnifi ed greatly under the new reglll1e. '!'he various m embers of each H onse would play harder if t here was a I?OSSibil ity of a House prize, if not a School pnze. Naturall y t his would necessitate more privileges; but, as can be seen, those are not t oo hard to create. Yours hopefully, PROGRESS.

(The idee, is dOftbtless practicable in larger schools, and perhaps in this School. ,A t the same time we do not see how the School s work would be improved by having House Colours for games; nor do we understand why more privileges would be Âˇnecessar".-Eds.)

OUR CONTEMPORARIES. T he H on . Secretary begs to ac~now l edge rcceipt of t he fo llowi ng, with apologies for any accidental omissions :-

Artists' Rifles Gazette ( 2)~ Alle:>:nian, B arroviatt, Biyhonian, Blunde!han, Ct t~ of LOtldon School Magazine, Dovonan,. El Bal1.dor, Elizabethan, Eastbournian, Felstedu~n, Gl~na~Â mond Chronicle, Haileyburian, Joh!uan, J(U!g s School Magazine, ]( .C.S .. Magaztne, Lan:C1ng College J\llagazine. LawrentJan, Leys Forhughtly

(4). Limit, Marlbuyian (2). Manwood~an , Meteor, M iddlesex Hospital j 01trnal, Olav~ an, (hiSel , Plumtree School Magazine, Public Scho.ols' A ssociation M(,cazine, Radleian (2), RePton~an , RofJensian, Rydalian, Rydeian, Sutton Val~nce School Magazine, St. T?dward's Scho~l Ch~oll~cle , St. Peter's College Magazine, 10nbndr:t.att, Victor'ian. D. G. R . F ox,

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CALENDAR. J an. 2 1. Term starts. 25.

CONVERSION OF

PAUL .

26 . 3RD SUNDAY APTER EPIPHANY. Vieuna," b y D. Grant, Esq.

Feb.

Lantern Lecture:

" Aust ria, t he Danube, and

I. Debate : " This Honse has full con fidence in the Monitorial Sys tem ." 2. 4'tH SUNDAY AlI'tI~R I~PIPHA N V . Preacher.- R e M P G J 1 Talk 0 11 the Territoriais, by L t.-Col. J . K. DUI~~; . Â· . . ,eonate, M.A. , D .S.O.

4 . Prize

l~a min ati o l1s .

7. Op era tic Recit a l in t he Chapter H onse .

Old Vic a nd Sadlers' We lls Qua rtet .

8. H ockey: 1st XI. v. Canterbury H .C. (Home); 2ud X I. v. Can te rbury H ,C. 2nd X I. (H ome). 9 . SEPTUAGESIMA SUN DAY . Nicholson , M.P .

Lecture:

" Origins of t he W o rld War " - HOIl. H a ro ld

I I. Hockey: 1s t X I. v. St . Ed mund's School (Home); 2nd X I. v. St . Edmund 's School 2nd XI. (Away) ; Colts' X l. v . St. Ed mund's School Colts (Away).

13.

J ullior St eeplechase.

14. T alk by H ugh Redwood , E sq ., E dit or of t he News Chronicle. 15. Hockey: 1st XI. v . St . l .awre nce Col!ege, Ram sgate (Away); 2ud Xl. v. St. L awrence COllege 2nd XI. (Home); Colts X I. v. St. La wrence College Colts (H om e) ' ' Debate . 16. Sl{XAGESIMA S UNDAY . Preacher : Rev. R . L. Thompson M.A. Parnfi eld , Esq.; 1st . F ives' Pair v. The J esters . '

18 . Senior Steeplechase. Groves, I~sq.

Har vey Society Lectu re:

Cinema ;

" L iquefaction of Gases " - R.

19 . I-l ockey : 1st X I. v. A K ent X I. (H ome). 20. Certificat e "A" (Pr actical) ; Fencing v . Wye College . 23. QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. Preacher. Rev. " Athle t ics " - E. F . H ousden , Esq., a. K .S. 24. ST. MATTHIAS.

R . F ost er , M.A.

Lecture:

25. F encin g v. Wye College. 26. ASH WEDNESDAY .

Talk by A.

J . Russell , E sq .

29. H ockey : 1st XI. v. St. Ba rt holomew's Hospital (Home). Harvey Societ y Lecture ; " Or chids " - F. scobs, Esq.

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I. 1ST SUNDAY IN L ENT. _ Pl'eacAer: R ev . R . R . ':Villia ms . 3 . H ockey: 1st XI. v. R aff leberg Club (H om e).

Gr ange H ouse Con cert.

4. H ockey: 1st X I v. Dover College (Home). 2nd XI. v. Dover College 2nd X I.

(Away); Colts' XI v DO\'er College Colts' XI. (Away) . Talk b y Dr. d e PokaP ivny. 7. Hockey: 1st X I. v. a.K.S. (H ome). 8. 2ND SUN DAY IN I .ENT. Holme H Ollse and Marlowe H ouse Concert .

9. H ockey: 1st XI. v . H eilbrollll H ockey Club (Home) . 10. Ce rti fi cate" A" (T h eore tical). II. H ockey: 1st XI. v. H erne Bay Coll ege (I-l ome). 13. Boxing :Match v. Dover College. 14 . Debate wit h Dover Coll ege. 15. 3RD SUNDAY IN I .ENT. Preacher: T he Headmast er of 'ronbridge. Concert.

School House

~ ~: } Athletic Sports. 21. School Confirm ation by His Grace t he Lord Arc hbi shop of Canterbury. Meeting v. South L ondon H arrie rs. 22. 4TII SUNDAY IN LENT.

' Valpole H ouse Concert.

24 . Athletic )-[eetin g v. Achiltcs Cl ub . 25. Til E ANNUNCIATION. 28. Triangular Spor ts at Dover. Pl'each,,,." The H eadmas ter .

29. 5Tu SUNDAY IN LENT.

31. 'r erlll Ends .

Printed by GIBBS AND S ONS, Orange Street, Canterbury .

Athletic

THE CANTUARIAN. VOL .

15.

JULY,

1936.

No. 11.

EDITORIAL. " Parturillut montes, uascetur ridiculus mus." It is necessary to turn to Horace to find an apt comment on onr brighter Cantuarian campaign. OUf Editorial in the last number was entirely dedicated to The Cantu(,rian-a rarity in itself. In it we put forth certain proposals which we ltoped, even if they did not gain Imivcrsal approval, would at auy r ate evoke a flood of criticism and comment. Once again we were wrong. Three members of the School and some half-a-dozell O.K.S. considered it a matter of sufficient importance to write and give us their opinion. To these we arc grateful. But since obviously it is a matter of but little interest to any but ourselves, we feel justified in leaving the shell as it is and concentrating our efforts on the kernel. This we believe to be a !)OliCy most consistent with the wishes of the majority of a.K.S., who form the greatest p art 0 our public. We hope that the photographs published will serve to brighten this number and provide a feast for tired eyes to feed on. Any who find the s ubject m att er dull can now spend the summer holidays gazing at the photographs. Their form-masters will rightly be amazed at the culture they will undoubtedly h ave absorbed by t he following term. But seriously this question of .. culture" seems to us to be of outstanding importance. Last Summer 'renn in these pages our predecessor in most convincing terms adva nced the claims of a Liberal Education, and especially of the Classics. We too are certain that there can be no finer foundation for any system of education. But there mllst be other stones in the house. We cannot but regret that English has been almost eradicated froJlt the Upper School Time-table. We know that during the last year this has been necessary, but we hope that it will be restored at the earliest possible opportunit y. For in rigid specialization we see the greatest bane of modern education .

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wil} not let our unlimited opportunities of ac uirin

tPpre~atJ~11 ~f beauty pass by unnoticed. Born all the threshold of the Cathedral ~ve ca~lllot cave an er my uuaffected. untainted by its power But we can do more thai; th ' I t us th~" close with a hint to those who follow us- passed O~l regretfully ill the knowledge l:i1ut ~~c

OU~S: v~s have ~of made the fullest use of our opportumUes-above all things at Canterbury gc 0 1l0~V a n ave t he Cathedral, be able to appreciate its beauty and histol' Then t any rat e wi ll yQur school days be enriched by a possession uuique and :Ulsurpasse~Âˇ. a

lIn memoriam. THE LATE DR. FIELD. THOMAS FIEI,D " ' (O.K.S, ]867-1873, HEADMASTER 1886-1896), Ihe Editors have lllvited me to write a few lines 'Iboul our l 051s td' t' . :.lnd rev~red Headmaster. :My standpoint is that of the ~allk and 11lg~llsbed O.K.S. h bbe ad nutted .to the intimacy which the Sixth Form euj~yed hut s~ilfit:er ]h] ,gbo ellougkh to o server of IllS Headmaster. ' a ys, a cell

fi1

'1 ,

T hroughout the School there was an intense admiration for our Head W II k he possessed a University record unsurpassed in our ancient history 'l'h~ b e : . u~~ tt~t ~h~!rOt~ t~d their o.wn ~ale. ~ Fjrs~ in Classical Mods., a First i'n Mathe~~ti~a~nMO~S Ig ., a Irs III 1. Unt., a F irst Itl Classical FlI1uls. His brain must have been stu . d ~1~ot into hieS classroom, hi s lessons were so original, his questions so U11expe~~:d oU;i 11 ,"Vben a tng liS to eography, the place literally lived before t Its h' 'I '. . e were interwoven-so that we used to say that his favour ite qiS. t' Ist~n~a asso.clations were with t h at, who whatted whom , wh ere? " nes 1011 raIl. Now 111 connection I "~~i of the appreciations ill the public prcss contained a story of Fie ld askine: a' . c ass '" lO"was born . a,~ Stratford-an-Avon?" A bright youugster stood 11 ,rYeJ un~or of an outbnrst of choleric t emper, F ie ld

~~~~S~~ghter.I 1r~s,~ f/k~ hiJ~l~tead I:I e understood boys.

~'imply :oa~~d

I-I e knew t heir weaknesses a nd their strOll

o~t t heir sense of honour a nd appealed to their better nature I-I g J?Olllts. He brought bl.md eye to JUa ny of t heir innocent fa ilings. When the falnol~ S G eI ~~~~vlse ellollg~ t~ t urn a

With a very doubtful title, and Field found him exercisill the 'little n arner acqll1re a dog, Court, t here. was no interrogation as to how the dog becOl~c L \V '. b I;u~re\ on the Gr~ell as, to where It was kept. The answer was: "Tn our study Sir ,; ('fil Uti Sl1UP y the enqmry middle back could have vouched for the tmth of that re ;1 f' e 0 ler occupants of the dog traction and an unmitigated nuisa nce). Field tuer~ly S~i(r. o.~ -Well was a source of di~Â there" 'rh e dog W 'tS accord' I I d' tI ,. e , you must not keep It

i,:s~l~~ ~~~::;;~J]:f,i t!':x~~~a;~;'~ftljF~~;i~~~~';~i.!~]~:'~:~~~~h~H\li:~~~~\ ~:~~:;, ,~:~:~ 'J ~fl ~~:vol~nt tow~rds

pranks.

Illd~ed,

as :ve learned afterwards, he was a e~~~re~ a~r:;;i~~~ " d ana.e

~e:lIlqUe!lCleS, f~r he related III later bfe, Witll some gusto how skilfully L W m

oex mg"" ,aue'ghbour ,

t L . t"

candle

fromtbe dormitory window, '

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What a boy Field was himself and how he endeared himself to his boys by his own simplicity of character! There was the irritating incident of the dessert spoons 011 \vhich L.W. operated with a brace aud drill. Into the very bottom of the hollow of a select Humber of these s poons . a neat little hole was drilled; almost unnoticeable to the caSllal observer but extremely tantalil'. ing to the user . for the thin soup vanished through the outlet on its way from plate to mouth. Now Field always lunched with liS on Sundays and. whether by chance or design. it so happened that one day he was snpplied with one of these mutilated articles. He then discovered both the defect aud its iucollvenience. He had no doubt as to the culp rit. Brace alld d rill were confiscated but the sequel was a number of neat tittle holes found in the Headmuster's own banni::iters, indicatiug that the great man h imself coulc1not resist t he t emptation of experimenting with the tool. H e was very manly. He scorned to wear gloves at fives. He took part in our gam es of rugger aud never minded being collared and rolled iut o the mud. Most Headmasters received nick-names, but not so Field. Another characteristic was, he was so natural au d unassumin g. Par from concealing that he h ad risen in the world, he rather gloried in it. Long aÂŁter leaving the School, an Old Boy wrote a book in which he admired Field's personality but, rather ungraciously. laid bare some of his little failings. Did Field resent the latter? Not u bit of it. He was too great to allow such trifles to rankle und when asked what he thought of the book he replied that he felt himself unworthy of the kind tributes there paid to him. He could drop a hint very neatly. Pinding that the boys were shunn ing one of t heir dishes, he read out of the Struwwelpeter hook the touching story of Augustus, who was so chubby, but calUeto an untimely end by neglecting his food. Field did not sroil t he story by adding a word. Recently, at one of our O.K.S. dinners, he was reminded 0 this score. He said he seemed to be unfortunate in matters of diet. for the other day" Mr. - (a fa mous Harrov ian) asked Ole to breakfast with him and reminded me that when the boys there spurned a certain pudding I insisted on having ,a second helping" I When Field retired from schoolmastering, he accepted an important living in Nottin gham. An O.K.S., who wondered what sort of impression the distinguiShed scholar was m aking there, got into tOllch with Olle of the ve rgers, who waS good enough to express himself of the new Vicar in these terms: "Well , Sir, in my opinion his preaching improves every t ime!" Such is fa m e I A ud now, the IOllg life here is ended, but not so the remarkable influence which he exercised over his boys, t h e memory of manli ness, twtnrul simplicity , t he soul of honou r, inculcating the sallle principles by which he always lived hi mself . Perh aps no better tribute can be paid t ha n to seleet a few of the names of t hose O.K.S. who passed through F ield's hands during his Headmastership :-Scholars, like S. S. Cook (7th Wrangler), W . H. Salmon (1st Senior Opti1lle), the brothers Brillsley Richards and C. W. Carrington. Ecclesiastics, like Bishop Ifogurty and Archdeacon Sopwith. Soldiers, li ke Genera l G. J . H . Mullins, MajorGenern l l-I. !sacke, C.M.G .. C.B., C.S.I.. Major-General Sir J . GellibrulId, K.C.B. . D.S.G., B rig.-Geu . W. l-I . Evans, D.S.O. L awyers. like Mr. J ustice I,uxllloore . Sir W. Morris Carter , C. B. E., a nd H. Claughton Scott, K.C.; a famous Playwright in W. Somerset Maughan : a well-known politician in Sir Cuthbert Headlam, Baronet, a Member of t he last Government. Sport also h ad its t riumphs. L uxmoore was a Cambridge Rugger Blue and WOll his England Cap. A. L atter was an Oxford Blue and played three-quarter both for his 'Varsity and the Sout h of England and did great service to the School as Headmaster. Pirst class cricketers were rep reÂˇ sented by A. G. Richardson (Gloncestershire), E. M. O. 'l'oulmin (Essex) and W. H . Maundrell (H ampshire). Maulldrell also was a Hurdles Blne for three years at Cambridge, while C. M. Skinner skippered the Northumberland XI. W ,R ,M,

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May 23rd dawned with thick clouds and a coldish North wind. But the sunlight broke through for brief intervals from II to 12, while t he :Puneral Ser vice was going on. So ut h well Minster is a very fine and strong edifice, though it appears to ha.ve weighed d own t he ground a ll which it st a nds, for the adjacent turf s inks downwards to the foot of its walls. It has a sq uare Central Tower with arcade work, of Norman architecture, with Transepts and Nave of t he same period. I ts Choir is in the Early English style, while a large Perpendicular window is set between t he two Western (Norman) towers. These two towers are surmounted by high steeples. The central roof of t he Nave is supported by massive round pillars bearing se mi-circu la r arches; while the clustered pillars and pointed a rches which enclose the Choir are adorned with deeply-cut dog-tooth m oulding. A fin ely carved white rood-screen , SlltlllOullted by the organ, cuts off the Choir frolll the Na ve, though bot h ar e all the sam e fi oorlevel. H ere in the centre of the Choir was set the wheeled hearse, covered with a purple pall all which lay b unches and a cross of lilies-of-th e-valley. Fair num bers of clerical and lay fri ends took their seats silently, a nd later m any robed priests were ushered in and shown to t heir seats. The silence was profound . No doubt the minds of all were centred 011 that great soul who had passed over, and memories of by-gone days, not ulllllixed with h appiness at his release from physical sufferings. The hearse h ad been brought t here, a nd a short service held over it, the previous evening. The organ began very gentle lIlusic, a ud t he voices of t he choir sounded faintly from the North Transept: " Sleep thy last sleep Free from care and sorrow ... .. 'l'he choir filed in, followed by the Canons, Bishop Talbot and the Bishop of Southwell. Psalm 39 (" J said, I will take heed unto m y ways ") was followed by t he latter part of the Lesson from 1 Corint hians xv. The hYlllll " J esu, our Hope," some prayers a nd the hymn " The God of Love m y Shepherd is" closed the service here; and the procession passed silently out through t he Nave, the students of the Southwell Minster Gra mmar School lining t he route. They too had lost a va lued fri eud and helper. From t h e Precincts t he way led down a lane, a m ass of wild parsley lining the hedges, for some 500 yards t o the cemetery; and now it was t h at the sunlight several t imes broke through the fast-driven clouds. The Bishop of Southwell officiated at the grave-side, amid silence broken only by t he breeze. "Dust to dust " ~ h ow often must Dr. Field have COUlmitted others of his brethren with these words. The service closed with Dr. Field's favourite Psalm (xxiii) and the" Peace of God." The surplieed procession moved off while the intimate mourners gathered r ound the open grave. 'l'he plate on the plain oak coffin bore the inscription:

THOMAS FIELD, D.D. PRIEST . DIED MAY 20'H 1936. J noted among the wreaths those sent by the Rev. E. L. A. Hertslet, Mr. and Mrs. Dirley, Sir I~airfax Luxmoore, and specially large ones of lilac, roses , iris and lilies from the O.K.S. Association, and from the H eadmast er aud boys of K.S.C.

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And there uuder the brec:r.es of the country-side lie the mortal remains of our gra nd old Headmaster, a figure to us O.K.S. of strength, ~nergy, wisdom, humour: an~ below it all a siucere and loyal affection both to t he sons of K.S.C. a nd to the Ideals Wlltell he at t he base of our old foundation.

T.F., 1886-1897. " A great m an is fa llen in Israel. " These are the first words that come to my miud on reading the notice of the passing away of " T.I:'.," who succeeded Dr . .D1o:e as J~eadlll~ster in 1886. "Greatness" is llOt a word to be used lightly of any mall: yet ill lum the mgredlents that go to make up that quality were so dominant as to justify the use of a title which he himself would have scornfully rejected a nd which t;evertheless seems ha:dly t?O extravagant to those who knew him best . Those who demur Will a t all events agree III seemg " the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all t he World' This was a man l ' " These pages are not concerned so much with his acade~l1ical d istinctions or t he ~ersatil~ ty with which h e t hrew himself into other spheres of work as With the man as .,~e knew hUll dunng those eleven years in which he m aintained so wholc-l~eartedl y the tradltI?nS of t h e SCh?ol (of which he h ad himself been a brilliant alumnus), addmg to them out of IllS own persollah ty a forcefulness and virility without which the finest tra~itiolls often la?glli~h. "M uch has been said already of this side of his ch aracter- stern, down-nght, COl11I11andlllg, Just yet generous to delinquents- but beneath a som ewhat rough exterior ran a vein of gentleness (on~ might say.of humility) betray ing itself at unexpected moments. No one who was present at IllS first officIal appearance- at tile Speech Day lunch in 1886, which in those ~ays was. held it~ the GY.In , is likely to forget at least the beginning of the fine and frank tnbute pllld by hltll to Dlshop Michinson whose personal generosity had made it possible for him to enter the King's School" J~or m e iife seemed to be enclosed in very limited possibilities," were his opening words. His m arriage to Miss Church was something of a romance. When the latter came to stay with relatives in the Precincts, "the Master of Trinity (Dr. Butler) wrote to him asking him to show her some kindly interest- a commission which h e carried out so well that it ended in the h appiest of unions- a union commem orated by the planting of a tree, now gro '~n to considerable proportions, in the Green Court near t he 'Vater G~rden gate. If some knowmgly shook their heads over the prospect of a marriage .between a <1:ehcately reared gent~ elless aud an almost defiant tluconveutionalislll, t hey knew neither the bndegroom nor the ~nde. II.ldeed, there was something loveable about his utlconvelltio.nal ways.. I can hear .111111 now III tl~e Mint Yard (when st arting out to play golf) shoutitlq ll1 stentonan t ones to hiS m anservant 111 au upper room : " T aylor 1 lend m e half-a-crown.' J can. see him (before his 1U(lrri~ge I) after inviting some of the' masters to listen to a talk on nmSIC by J ohn Parmer a nd fiu(~lIlg a shortage of chairs, rushing into the r?o~ with a hi l~:batl~ and. a rug to m ake I!P the defiCiency. At a College dinner m any years af.?o 111 the other Ull1verstty, one of the J<ellows who knew hitr: only by hearsay as~ed m e: ' I s that the Doctor ,'field \~ho <?!lCe accepted b~,O invitations to di1lller 011 t he same lllght-and forgot t hem both ? J said: Uudoubtedly. But one might go On for ever recollnting anecdotes , and for s~111e ?f ~s there is hardly a spot in the build ings and surroundings of the School (as they were III Ius tIme) that ~oes. t~ot contain (is it too much to say" enshrine"?) a ~elllory of a ve.r;r noble characte: lIlsptnng affection in boys a nd masters alike, a nd itself illspned by an unfathng love, amoulltmg almost to a passion, for Canterbury and the Cathedral and for the School, ai. ~~ li1TOO(WW I' r,"7 1 h.flAEl.

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MAJOR ANDREW NOBLE BREDfN. (O. K .S. 1886- 1893.) Maj or Andrew Noble Brediu. born 9th August, 1876. died 8th April, 1936. At School 1886-1893 (see King's School Register, Michaelmas, 1886, for particulars of military record). Decorations won :--S.A. Queen's Medal and five clasps. Served in t he fa mous" Fifth M.1."

Great War- four decorations, including 19 15 Star, Persian Order of Lion and Sun. He was rejoining his r egiment, after being wOllnded in Callipoli, ill the H .T. Call1eronia with 8,000 troops 0 11 board when this transport was torpedoed. Colonel McCormick, D .S.O., of Canterbury. O.C. 'froops, says : "It was greatly due to my Adjutant, Major Bredin, that all the troops were safely evacuoted," He was military Governor of Kut, and G,O.C. 1. of C. of that sectiou in Mesopotamia in 19 17. H is death i ll the E lp is Nursing Home, Dublin, was the result of the after effects of Blackwater I·'evcr contractcd ill 1905. He was much affccted by ill~ h ea lth. LADY DAVIDSON OF LAMBETH. By the death, all June 22nd, of Lady Davidson , England lost a great lady, and the School a much-loved fri end. This is not the place in wWclt to give all account of the actively Christian life of " the daughter of one Archbishop and the wife of another." After her death, tributes were paid to her, both ill speech aud print, which fully expressed the honour and the love in which she was held, and whieh recalled her t ireless and ullostentatious work for lUany a cause and luany au individual, the bonds of personal devotion betwecn her husband and herself, and the bright spirit which seem ed to cheer and inspire all those who had the good fortune to m eet her. There can have been few women so widely or so dceply beloved; and there are those in t he School who will remember the kindness and the influcnce of an unique personality. In the letter which is published below, Miss Mills hopes t hat " t he boys will remember her." They will not forget" one whose like we sh alll10t see again ." . Starr's House, The Prccincts, • Canterbury. 4,,, July. 1936.

Dear Dr. Shirley, May r send my thanks to t he School fo r t he most lovely flowers which it sent for Lady Davidson last Monday. I did so deeply a ppreciate them. Aud Illay I also thank the School for t he part which it took through its representatives in the service all Monday. I felt very proud- and I knew how proud s he would be-that King's Scholars should be her escort- and lIlay r add they did their part so well. The School was very near Lady Davidson's heart-in old days at the Old Palace she clelighted in the neighbourliness of the" P arrots"; and she and the Archbishop delighted to welcome the boys to Sunday supper-a practice which it has been a real joy t o her to continue ill the years in which we have li ved in this house. I do hope the boys will remember herfor I truly do not t hink that we shall see her like again . Please thank the School for me very much . Yours very sincerely, MARY S. 1Plu.I.,5.

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MRS. GEE. Mrs. Gee-known to m an y au old O.K.S. as "Emily" of th e G r ange~ied at Ch~shal1l on J uly 7th. She retired from her post as Matron about 1891, and marned Mr. H. (. ee of Hill Farm, Chesham, Bucks. H e died only a few months before her. O.~.S. of ~hose old days will rem ember well how cap~ble and kin?ly a la~y she was .. She reccl~ed The Canlttarian regularly. Only by aCCIdent the wnter got lllto touch With her agau?, after some forty years; and found that she was very glad to be in personal touch With th e School once more.

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THE SCHOOL. Captain of t he School : R . H . GOWER. R, H. GOWER. J. H. CLARK. G. H . H UG HEs~HAI.LETT. M. SAVAGE. D . G. R. Fox. MONI'l'ORSR . H . GOWER, D. G. R. Fox , G. H. HUGHES~HALLE'l'T, l\{. SAVAGE, J. H. Cr,ARK, R. E CUNNINGHAM. Head Head Head H ead H ead

of School House of The Grange of Walpole House of Holme House of Marlowe House

HOUSE PRÂ£PEC'tSSchool House: R. GU.r..IBRAND, J . T. PEMDLE'tON, J. M. H. SARGENT, F. TOUNSEND , C. H. B. WAUTON. The Grange: R . S. BEALE, A. M. D URNIfORD, N. W. Gu.r" D . .G. GLENNIE, W. A. P. SAMPSON. Walpole House: R. A. ARMS'CRONG , J . W. BLACKMORE, G. V. EVANS, K. 1'. GRAHAM, B. C. VICKERY, B. J . WIGAN. P . F . EAGUI E. P. WISE~1AN. H olme House K. R. HENSHAW, M. S. TERRY, F. B. B. WOODS. Marlowe House R. H. GOWER. Captain of Cricket D. V. ALEXANDER. Captain of Boats R. H . GOWER. Captain of Hockey ... J. H. CLARK. Captain of Athletics R. H. GOWER. Captain of Fives ... G. N. B. PLE'l'TS. Ca ptain of }<'encing ... EDITORS OF " THE CAN'l'UARIAN "R . H. GOWER, D. G. R. Fox (Hon. Sec.), M. SAVAGE. GENERA!, PURPOSES COMMITTEEA. M. OLSSON. ESQ., W. A. R . GORMAN, ESQ., R. H. GOWER, D. G. ,R. Fox , G. H . HUGliES-HALLE'I'T, M. SAVAGE, J. H . CLARK , D . V. Ar,ExANDER, P. F . PAGF., G. N. B . PLE'l"l'S, C. H. B , WAU'l'ON,

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D. S. L UCAs.- Entered School, Sept., '3 1 (J .K .S. , '28); Sixth I~orlll, Sept, '35; School H ouse House P refect, J an., '35 ; Monitor, Sept., '35; Vice-Captain of the School~ J an., '36; Captain of Rugger, '35; H O ll . Secretary of Hockey, '36; Captain of Boxing, '34 ; Sports Committee , '34; 1st XV., '33, '34 , '35; 1st XI. Hockey, '34, '35 ; Athletic Colours, '36 ; P.T. Colours, '33, '34, '35 ; Boxing Colours, '34; Sgt. in O.T.e .â&#x20AC;˘ Sept .. '35. A. D. M. FLlfi'CHER.- Elltered School, Sept., '32; 1st XV. , '34, '35 ; 1st X I. Hockey, '34, '35 ; 1st X I. Cricket, '35. A. J. MUNRO.-Entered School, Sept. , '32 (J.K.S., '28); Holme H ouse H onse Prefect, J an ., '36; Athletic Colours, '34, '35; 1st XV., '35; 1st XI. Hockey, '36.

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BUILDING. A REVIEW. John Lydgate. L eigh H unt. To me there are few things m ore exciting tha n t o peer over an artist's shoulder, or to m ake m y structurally unsound improvements to an architect's plans; to p lay a miniature Sully t o t h e Grnnd Design of some H enri Quatre. Once or twice these last few months I have stopt some school-artist, or some craftsm an bent to brick and m ortar; and my lay b abblings have evoked the most unexpected inform ation. " What is that you at e doing?" I have said in my inane and inartistic m anner. "Oh , that" says h e, " that's just a scale plan of the King's School, as it will be next week . H ere you se'e is Folkestone, with the llew Dining-H all on the outskirts, and here, . " ' , "yf thou arte a m aister werker, couthest thou bilde withouten mater." "Building as if they were to live for ever."

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Are we then building as if we were to live for ever? And if we are? Roman roads weut straight to their objective. What were the thoughts, from day to day, of those Normans who built the Cathedral Church of Christ at Canterbury? Of the present, of the future, of Eternity ? I confess I cannot tell. So we, in our little way, may justly ape the great ones of the past. No skillllor energy of ours have given liS buildings which are in t rut h 1lT1/pfl 7n fh' (iel. Perhaps we do 110t enough appreciate, except in our especially sens itive m om ents, the smiles of Fortune, t h e skill'd work of brain and hand t h at gave us the Norman Staircase or the entrance of the Grange. But s uppose that we dO,- I cannot but think that somehow, somewhere Norman areldtects or P lantagcnet masons are approving at least n little of what we have attempted. They were ever building, ever adding and cbanging : and to us they h avc bcqueath 'd their gifts of beauty, t heir t ast e. In architecture all things are nearly possible .... even the putting of new wille iuto old bottles, a mixing of styles as wild 3S t he mixing of these met aphors. Except perhaps th at we are substituting grass for asphalt in the Mint Yard, our alter ations are utilitarian in origin; as what alterations a re not? Yet it can be claimed with modesty that t hey have hardly scar'd the loveliness in which we live. Far from it: the n ew Memorial Chapel is more beautiful now than it h as been at other times in its str ange life.

au Dlore's a bewildering network of strings and pegs awaits a peremptory" Go," and in the night (or it m ay be ill the summer holidays) there wiII arise a Swimming Bath and two Squash Courts. Even llOW very little boys are jotting in the fl y-leaves of their Latin Gramm ars extensive demands on the Christm as generosity of their relatives. High in these lists appear racquets for next term, and ultra-Lido bathing costumes to ch arm the May mornings; for indeed t he Swimming Bath is begun. Thoughts are curiously irrelevant. It was while I was prosp ecting the site of t h e Bath that my mind flitt ed from rows of bathing-cabins to a row of new classrooms, which would stretch, I had heard, from the P alace Street Gate up t o Walpole House. (Walpole House is n early a year old; I expect at nights it h ears a Tudor tale or two whispered by the Grange ; or do they merely say to one another, "Com e up and see lily llew bathrooms sometime" ?) . There will be room for everyone, they tell me; Palace Street will be beaut ified; and we shall be ablc to use for other less instructive but equally laudable purposes som e of the rooms in the heart of t he School. I am beginning to imagine myself, in m y tittle-t attling way , r ather a knowledgeable person; but I have h ad m y failures. I have tried to q:lean a little information from the Scientists. " For what purpose," I have said artlessly, 'do you propose to use your new laboratory , when t he Party Library is extended over the old fives court, when the books (ensconced in angle-bays) are living their dignified life ill the Schoolroom, .... if t he steps are gOlle, .... when the new Schoolroom tuns from the Linacre to the Gym., ... . if . . .. when ? " They arc masks, they are stern unrelenting brains, they play me Dumb Crambo. " Come," they say, " come and see the Metal and the Carpentry Shops. They are fine." As indeed they are. " Ifs" and" Whens" there m ay be; but there have been some large" Nows " in an eventful' year. The Chapel is fini sht and dedicat ed, and " Meister Omers" is to be ready in September.

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1 III my bland innocence I submitted to the Editors of The Cantuarian some immature reflections all .. Meister Omers .. a nd the Chapel, only to frnd that there were ill the field before m e those greater than I .... even Dr. Bickersteth himself. And I h ad p la n'd it so well ; I am snre there was to be something about pattering feet and cWldish la ughter in the very room where old Mastcr Omer had bent to his books. It may be that the li teral~luinded would have ch id me for a frivolous inaccuracy . .. Public schoolboys," they would have said .. do not patter , they clump." It m ay be. â&#x20AC;˘ But yOl~ a nd I, we who have imagination, see something peculiarly appropriate in the gentle adaptation of that old house to the needs of true education. I think that that house is giving us som ething more than bricks and mortar, something llluch more than accommodation for 50 odd boys. We are proud, and we are grateful, that" Meister Omers " has come to the King's School. r do not think t h at we shall abuse our trust.

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. \Ve .have been fortunate this term ill hearing, besides the preachers at the Cathedral serVIces, dIvers sermons at our own School services frolll personalities as varied as those of Canon Mozley, the Chancellor of St. Paul's; Canon Goudge, the Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford; Brother Douglas, of the Priory and Homes of St. Fraucis; a nd Mr. Bisd~e, from St. Barnabas, Oxford. Mention is made below of Canon Crum's sermon. . \~e hope that ne~t ter~l , among th,e visiting preachers, will be ~~ e Bishop of Dover ; Mr. Elliott, frOIll St. Michael s, Chester Squa re; Dr. Sh aw, the orgamslllg secretary of the S.P.C,K.; Dom Bernard Clements, Vicar of All Saints, Margaret Street; and tJ.le Headmaster of Epsom Coll ege.

,I . A SERMON. We make special m ention of Callon Crum's sermon, not so much because it was as delightfully origi nal as ever, but because of domestic as'lociations so cleverly interwoven into the theme" One like lIlltO a SOil of :M an." . At the Festival sOlUe weeks ago, t he Ga rter King-at -Anus offered to the Dea u an d Chapter- us a gift from the Friends-the redecoration of the Cloister shields. These shields formed the outwarrl texture of Canon Crum's sermon . They are" a kind of catalogue of the great folk of Kent a nd E ngland 500 years ago." In one bay there is ... a m ost astonishing array of HOllS," 136 of t hem on 30 shields, the lions of E ngland a nd Scotla nd , Arundel a nd Percy, Bohnn and Mo.wbray . . . running lions, standing lions, prancing lions, lions with forked. tails and witll two tails. . One hu~dred and thirty-six .lions,. then, telling of the gra ndeur of knights and earls and kll1gs~ rath~r like the Book of DB;1llel, With great beasts coming up out of the sea; the" first was Itke a hon and had eagle's Wings," a nd a nother" terrible and powedul a nd strong."

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In the next bay the shield which t he heralds iuvented for Prester J ohu. This, the King Crucified, and till lately bearing the marks of the Puritans' mutilation 300 years ago .... for Ethiopia a bitterly prophetic s hield . In differeut ways in different ages, Christianity has always said that m a n is mau, not some animal, that man will never be satisfied in a world that gnaws or hurts. Every human heart has a sellse of what being human might mean, aud ought to mean, aud must in the end come to mean- the 'fru e Likeness of a Son of Man. The modern lion's claws are iron tanks , his breath is poisonous air, his eagle wings bombing aircraftÂˇ a nd if wc look, llOt with a telescope at nations, but with a pair of spectacles at our:;elves \~'e know that t here are other ways t h an the lion-way of being beast-like. Yet we were meant by God to be dreamers of som e~hing that is Il ot nIlit.nal.. Hi~ King~ om is .. wh~re~er a nyone , ill Christ's nam e, is loyal to thiS hun.lau cause, pu~tl11 g mto Its se~vlce all t he vltalIty we share with the bea utiful, quick-eyed, SW ift, strong a nlluals; and beSides that, t he work of mind a nd heart t h at 110 animals can do, t he harel t hinking, the human sensitiveness , the praying, the h umauuess of being Christian, which will, b~Âˇ jng nearer on earth ~hat comil!g, the coming of One Like Unto a Son of Man. You a re a Cluvalry uRon whose shi elds of faith the charge is faint and dim, or clear and cleall-Christ on th e Cross. '

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'the Cbapel dedicated by the Archbishop on July 13th has had a long and interesting history. On ce it formed the end of the lU1dercroft of the North Hall. (Here, it has been said Pilgrims were lodged; but this is incorrect, The y entered by t he gat e on the South side' of the Church, now called the Christ Church Gate-the " Cemeter y Gate of monastic t imes.) T he Great Gate leading into the Green Cou.rt was n~med .Porta Curiae, a nd was t he principal entrance to the m onast ery. It was r ebUilt by Pnor, Wlbert .a bout 1160. In 1550 what is now the Memorial Chapel was walled off to form a Porter s L odge tn place of the Norma n Lodge 0 11 the South s ide of the ga~e . Perhaps thi~ fact saved t he fine vaulting at .th ~ East end , So' it was used until 1859, when wlth the construcb.on o f the present Lodge the bmldmgs passed into the possession of tlt~ King's, School. L ater. It, \~ as ktlOWl~, as t he Lower ~ l assroom, .tlnd contained a s mall collectIOn of mIscella neous CUriOSItIes called the Museum! It has slllce been Carpentry Shop and Tuck Shop . The Ahllonry Gate, of which the blocked arch m ay still be seen from t he street, was ill the North-West corner of the Yard. The Almonry Chap el was built in 131 8. Prior Eastry writes to the K ing: "W hereas the Prior of Canterbury bas caused to be made a n ew Chapel of Our Lady at Cant erbury and assigned seven priests W~IO. will sing d aily ~11 tIl(: s aid chapel fo r Our Lord the King and his ancestors a nel for all Chrlstmn souls, the s,ald Pnor prays Ollr J..ord t he King that it will please him to confirm tile chantr y as the Archblshop of Canterbury already has done ... " At the Dissolution the Almonry Chapel a nd t h e },lint Yard were taken by Henry.; later Mary gave them to her cousin, Cardinal Pole, for whom the Chapel was refitted. On Ws death his executor gave the c:hapel and yard to the D?,all and C~ap~er ~?r use as a scho?!. The Chapel was entirely removed 1ll 1859, the year of the reorgalllzabon of the Porters lodges. JJ

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place of peace a lld quiet , where one may pause and gather some of thnt spiritual strength which has ca rried the School through its 1,300 years of history. 'I'he E ditors' thanks nrc d ue ~o Air. F . L. Kidd for yalunble research and for t he rough outline of t his article; also to Mr. C. E veleigh Woodruff, O.K.S., for much information and accurate historical detail. While they hope that this li t tle history is s ubst antially correct, t hey would be glad of any furth er information frOIll O.K .S. or others.

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The cost o f excavating, d ecorating, lighting and furni s hiu? amounts to £350 , towards which a few people have generous ly s ubscribed £180 6s. Od. '10 them we give our s incere thanks. We s hould be grateful for allY furth er subscriptions aud for gifts, large or small, for -~~~~

SCHOOL NEWS. Congrat ulations t o C. H . n. Wanton and F . n. B. W oods on being a ppointed House Prefects.

'. ' Congratulations to the fo llowing 011 being awarded theIr Cricket Colours after t he Highgat e m atch : 1st X I .- R . S. Williams, D. L. Hurford, C. H. B. W anton . 2nd X L- D . I ,. Hurford , '1'. N. Donaldson, P . Townsend .

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Congratulations to the following on being awarded their Rowing Colours after the Eastbollrne race :1st IV. -P. F. Page, G. A. Osborn. 2nd IV .- N. W. Gill, M. M. Courtney, R. :C-:. Jackson, J . Baker. And after the U .C.S. race :1st IV. -N. W . Gill, M. M. Courtney. 2nd IV.- J . H . Clark , G. N. Plet t,<; , D. E . Owen .

'.' E lsewhere we publish all historical account of " Meister Omers," which is to be opened as a School boa rding-house next t enn . It is

one of the oldest and m ost delightful houses in Canterb ury. We also include an account of t he faScinating life of the new Memorial Chap el. These are but two of m aQy s tructural changes, either actually achieved or cont emplated ; we do feel that t hey have added or will add much that is valua ble to the life of the School. Wit h t hese considerations in mind, we havc published a review of what has been d one and what m ay be done. This account is the discreet result of a little " inside information ," a little peeping, a little travelling, and mllch thought .

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',' W e ha ve reason to believe that the list of lectures for next t erm will, if possible, be more exciting than that of last Christmas . :Mr. .Walter de la Mare is coming in October to t alk on .. Lewis Carroll and Nonsense, " and we expect Mr. Arthur Mee lat er in the term. We have heard of other intriguing possibilities, which will be revea led when the programme is fin ally settled .

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Mr. E. H . W all has resigned his positions as H ousem aster of School H ouse, and H ead of the Department of Mod en~ L a tlg u age~ ,. to take up an appoint m ent With. the Bnt l.sh Broad casting Corporation . He is to orgalllze Modern Language 'l'alks at P ortland Place. Mr. W. J. Craig h as been Mr. W all's assis t ant in School House, and H ead of the Classical Department. He h as resigne~ in order to gain further experience of educational methods in this couutry. Mr. E. J. P ejhrb leaves to take up a post at the Westminster School of Art. He hopes, too that he will have more time in the future for 'his own work . Mr. H. '1'. Waller h as been t eaching Physics on the t emporary staff. H e wishes to take a further specialist -course in Physics, and intends to spend at leas t a year at London Univers ity before returning t o teaching. In saying farewell, we wish these masters happiness and success in the fnhue.

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W e t ake this opportunity of expressing the School's wa rm thanks to Mr. J .. C. Blair, Lt .-Col. Collier and the Lumsden Machine Co., I .td ., of Gateshead-on-'1'yne, for their generous gifts of t ools and machinery for the Metal Shop .

"' As usual during the Festival week, members of the School were Stewards The School attended the Aviation Service and a performance of "Cranmer of Canterbury' in the Chapter House. Mr. Gorman played the Bishop and members of the School sang in the Ch~ir or acted in the" crowd ."

This year for the first time the General Inspection was held in the Green Court. The beauty of the setting added greatly to .the importance and s uccess of the occasIOn. :.ijlsewhere is published the Report of the Insp ecting Officer ,

W e congratulat e the Orchestra,. which Mr. Morris took to Ashford, on bemg placed second in both the events for which they entered (String and Full Orchestra); . also J. R. W illiams 0 11 winniug a cup for s l g:ht~ reading.

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The Band has been most fortun at e in eceiving the kind help of Mr. C. M. Barker, \'11 0 h as taken the greatest iuterest in both IrulUmers and buglers.

"' All 1st XI. cricket matches this term have been played 011 Birley's. The wicket and out~ field, as always, have been excellent. The ground is far more attractive, for there have been added a m arq uee, fla g-pole, sight-screens, deck~ ch a irs and seats. All that is needed uow is a scoring-box.

' .' It has been suggest ed th at the gowns worn

by the present Scholars are of incorrect design ; and t here seems to be some ~o ubt whether t he Milner Scholars are t echmcally entitled to wear gOWIlS. A few years ago there was a correspondence 0 11 these themes in Th e Cant14ari an , but no definite conclusions were reached . W e should be grateful to any O.K.S. who could give us some reliable information .

',' 'I'he Directors of the School Shop have effected economies in administration . Mrs. Benn will 110 longer be ~n. t h e Tuck Shop, but will be a welcome VISitor to h er many fri ends in the School. -

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H eadmaster to enquire the na mes of the five Diocesans ill the Bishop Broughton picture, as she "thinks that she recognizes the first Dishop of Adeinine, with whom she voyaged to Australia ill Tile Deywent." Mrs. Christian sailed for Adelaide in the Year of Grace E ighteen Hundred and Forly-Seven. .

••• Next term, Mr. G. G. Bennett will be H ousem aster (for the Headm aster) of School H ouse. Mr. Benuett, who was a Classica l Scholar of Shrewsbury School a nd of P embroke College, Cambridge, read Classics a nd Modern Histor~ at t he University. After two years' experience he came to the School in Sep tember , 1935, a nd has been actively associated wit h m a ny sides of the life of t he School.

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Five new appointments a re announced for next tenn. Mr. \Vootton comes from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was a Classical Scholar and gained a "First" in "Mods." He has just taken" Greats." Also from Oxford comes Mr. F. Stanger, a Science Scholar of Keble and lately an Assistant Demonstrator. Mr. R. P. 'fong was

a ~hornl Scholar of St. J ohu's College, Cambndge , a nd read the Geographical and Historical 'l'riposes. He has played m uch Rugger and J.'ives, and has been a prominent O:I'.C. officer. He has experience of schoolmastering at Shrewsbury and elsewhere and has done a year's professional training. Mr . P. Sherwood, a H istory Exhibitioner of Corpus Chr isti College. Cambridge, has been teaching at Felsted J Uiliot School. He is a n Athletics ":Slue. " Mr. G. W. Avery, a Scholar of K lllg's College, Cam bridge, is a Modern l,.angllages specialist. a nd a Physical T raining expert.

'.' The Headmaster is glad to announce t h at the first Housemaster of the new House will be Mr. A. M. Olsson, who has been a member of the Staff since 193 1, and who was for a t ime Housemaster of the Grange, prior to his marriage, on New Year's Day, 1936, to :Miss Margaret Hardcastle, daughter of the Archdeacon of Canterbury and the Han . Mrs. Hardcastle . It will be a matter of satisfaction to very many that Mr. and Mrs. Olssol1 are once more to be resident in the Precincts. The Head of the House is to be A. M. Durnford, who scored such a great success last November as Richard of Bordeaux.

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1 H.M. QUEEN MARY AND H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF YORK. H.M., Queen.Mary, accom panied by H .R.H. t he Duchess of York, paid a p rivate visit to t he Precll1cts thiS tenn. Queen Mary and the Duchess spent a considerable time ill tl e Cathedral, were h!troduced to Members of the Chapter, and took luncheon with the Archbisho1p ~t ~he Palace .. 'lhe royal car left about three o'clock. Dy this time t he School was wait ing llls ide the Chnst Church Gate, and there was a cOllsiderable crowd outside. Her Maje~t! seemed pleased with t he affectionate and sympathetic greetings of the Sc~ool and t he cItizens of Canterbury, and the Duchess of York acknowledged the cheers with sWlles and bows. . W~ hope that perh.aps. ~er Majesty may be pleased, at a later and more suitabll;! opportumty, to pay a public VlSlt to <;auter bury, its Cathedr~l nuq its School,

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A NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF MEISTER OMERS, THE PRECINCTS, CANTERBURY. BY THE REV. DR. SAMUEL BICKERSTETH. (By courtesy of" The ](entish Gazette mId

Canterbt~ry

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This h ouse m ay p rop erly be called historic, as its strange nam e has clung to it f~r nearly 700 years. It is exactly 675 years ago since a deed (126 1), still in our Cathedral Library, recorded bow P rior Roger de St . Alphege h ad taken into custody u nder h is seal a charter, whereby Theobald de Helles granted t o Master Olllcr, of Canterbury, his la nds in the p a rish of Ash , ex cepting t hose in th e m a rsh . Four years la t er (1265) Master Orner, now described fur t her as " Son of W illi am de Bordenn e," added to hi s est ate som e land at Lee alongside the p rop ert y of t h e monastery in t h e h amlet of Littlebourne, five miles from Canterbury. Perhaps he left t h e lan d to members of his family; fo r the Omers, H omers or Hum ers were resident for m any cent uries in and about Ash. Even before these tra nsactions took place, in 1249, t he Monastic Accounts show that Master Omer, a cleric, was being paid a retaining-fee fo r acting as Ecclesiastical Lawyer to the P rior and monks, and also as official to a non-resident Archdeacon of Canterb ury. He m ust have been both well-known and well-to-do . Meist er is short for Magister, a proof that Master Orner was a University graduate. Beyond the East en d of th e Cathedral stood a block of monastic buildings, where for several centuries P riors entertained their most notable guests. The only portion still standing is th e large h all (or Aula) called Meister Omers, built in t he 13th century, with its kitchen at t h e West en d. The kitchen has th e widest fire-place-arch in England or Scotland (a single span of 2 1 feet 8 inches), t h e huge stones of which a re as solid and unshaken as when they were fitted t ogether 700 years ago. 1' he H all had a noble roof with tie-beams, kingposts and struts (portions can still be seen in the rooms par titioned out of it) lUuch like a contem porary open-timbered roof to be seen in t he Nor t h Aisle of Lympne Church. The only camera (or chamber) in t he H all was over th e k itch en and is now divided into two rooms. There Master 01ller had a lodging, certainly a n office for his documents, and t h ere he coul d be seen on business. From t he Cathedral archives we learn that in 1307, "certain papers ill Prior Henry of Eastry's desk were at t h e lodging of Master Omer, " th at is twenty-seven years after his death . In 1399 (two years b efore t he death of Geoffrey Ch a ucer) anoth er document records tha t P rior T hom as Chillenden repaired th e Hall , a nd extended it eastward , insert ing the t wo oriel windows. I n 1468 (Edward IV .) a I~re nch warship near Dover t hreatened a la nding a nd the City Ch amberlain's account-book has an entry " for carting I,arge .stones from t1,t,e place called Master Omer 's to Quenillgate h ard by t o stren gthen t h e fo rtification of t h e wall . I n ruedireval t imes th e m ain doorway stood on t he Nort h side, a nd t he P rior's guests entered by it, coming from t heir apartm ents beyond t he Hall. They m ade use of a picturesq ue n ewel-st aircase which had long stood at that angle outside t he Hall. After t he Dissolution and t he destruction of t his annexe, the North door and newel-staircase were (and still are) used to reach two floors int ruded into the Hall itself, the first in Queen E lizabeth's r eign , the second with the dorm er whtdows in Charles I's. tim e. The first fioor carries a r eception gallery 60 feet long with bedrooms opening out of it. Meister Omers became the residence of the ~anon lto1dinÂĽ the eleventh ~tan i!l ~h e C;at heqr al C;ho~rÂˇ

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'l:he m ain el~tra nce of sm aller dimensions is now on th e South s ide of the house as seen the picture pubiJ shcd . . The following lived a t , or were connected a t som e t ime with , Meister Qmers :_ Before the Dissolution of t he Mon astery (1538).

. 1396- L ad y J oan de Mohull made her will a t Master Omer 's leaving e mbroidered ha nglngs t? the Prior ull,d the residue of her estate to the Church of C~nterbury . Two d ays la tcr she died and was latd in the tomb m ad e ready the pre vious year ill the Uudercroft . . , 1397-:-J01l11 ,Buckingh a m, Keeper of the Privy Purse for Rich a rd II, and Bishop of Lmcoln, resIgned his See when the Pope wis h ed t o tra nsla te him to Lichfield. The Prio r a nd monks of Ca nterbury r eceived him into confraternity and all ott ed "for his use the house commonly called Master Omer's." Ther e the Bishop died the yea r a fter.

1399-:-Tho~Ias Chill; !lden , th e rebuilder of the Nave, cam e to reside he re, nine years afte r becolll1ug Pnor , and aft er n obly ruling as Prior for t wenty y ears five weeks and fiv e d ays at length 011 the d a y of the Assumpt ion of the, Blessed Virgin Mary closed his last da y at Master Orner's in 1415." < . 1433- Cl;lrdinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchest er, great -uncle of H enry VI was admitted Illto confra te rlllt y br th.e Prior and monks who .. r e-decorated Master Orner'~ for his use." He was often there till hiS d eath, and bequeathed v aluable gifts t o the Priory. 1448-Prior John Elha rn died at Master Orner's. 1453-Tl.le Duke of Somerset, 0 11 becoming Captain of Calais and marshe~, was given the use of the house " called of old (an tiqllitu.s) Master monasttc charte~ reco:ds] but now-a-d ays (modernis) L e Ca rdinallys Place." the ~uke was kll1e~ 1ll ba ttl e a nd t he end eavour t o cOllnect with the house Duke s uncle, Ca rdmal Beaufort, utterly fail ed .

of the adj oining Omer's " [so t he Two years later the na me of the

After the Dissolution (1538). 1568- 0det de Coligny, Cardinal ?f Chatillon, and brother of Admiral de Coligny, killed in the massacre of ~t. Bartholomew, bemg suspected of Huguenot sympathies fled for refuge to Callterb~lry an(~ hved at l\'rei~ter Omers till his myst erious death, rum our s aid, of a poisoned apple. ~t IS certam,that the resIdentiary Canon, Andrew P eerson, B.D., admitted to the eleventh stall 011 St. Andrew s Day, 1563. had a licence for" Ilon-residence," and so Meister Olllers was available. !,583- Queen Elb:abeth .-IJ~ t.he" Acts of Cha pter," October 14th, the D ean and Ch apter record ,~pelldlllg ÂŁ300 Oll ellte rtallllUg Queen E lizabet h , and agreeing to p ay the ch a rges out of fine~. , In 1573 the Q.ueen had been the guest of Archbishop Parker, sta ying at St. AlIgustlllC' s College ; can .It be. that on he r second visit she was honsed a t Meister Omers, Callon Andrew P eerson bem g still presuma bly non-resident? A room ill the house h as to this d ay a fresco ?~er the ~re-place , wit h the prayer " Gorl Save our Qucne E lizabeth," which Mr. R a:Fch Gnfflll d escn bed .as of of unique interest; and t he fire- place in t he adj oining gallery has Tn o~ roses carved on It. In the fresco t he Royal Arms correctly s how t h e fluer-de~lys as she ~lallned to be Queen of part of France; and t he lion is supported by the red dragon of Wales, Illt roduced by H enry VII, the unicorn only being s ubstituted for the dragon by J am es I.

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GRANT BROUGHTON CENTENARY, JUNE 5th, 1936. (By cout'tesy 0/ " Th e Times. ")

A ser vice broadcast to the Empi re was held in Canterbury Cat hedral on J nile 5th to com ~ memorate thc consecration 100 years ago of Willia m Grant Brought on as first a nd only Bishop of Australi a. The address was given by t he Archbishop o f Canterbury, and Mr. S . 1\{. Bruce, H igh COllunjssioner for Australia in L oudon , read t he lesson . The congregation includ ed prominent representa tives of the COllllllonwealth . This service s ynchronized with a COlllmemoration se rvice held in Sydney Cathedral. Dorn in Br idge Street , W estminste r, on May 221ld, 1788, Broughton received his earliest educntion at Queen E lizabeth 's Gramma r School, Ba rnet, but at the age of nine was removed t o the King's School, Ca nterbury, where he wa s elected to a King's Scholarship. There were laid the foundations of a life-long fricnd ship with George Gipps, later Sir Georgc Gipps , Gove rn o r~ Ge ll e rnl of New South Wales, who was to work wi th him for m an y yea rs for the wellbeing of t he infa nt settlements in Australia. After graduating at Pembroke H all , Ca mbridge, he was ordained t o the curacy of Hartley WespaU, in H a mpshire. H ere he a ttracted t he notice of his Bishop, who introduced him to the Ouke of W ellington, t hen living near by a t Strathfieldsaye. In October. 1828, the Duke a ppointed him to t h e chaplaincy of the Tower of L ondon , but t wo mont hs lat e r induced him to underta ke t he a rduous office of Archdeacon of New South \ Vales. Broughton reached Australia on Septembcr 13th, 1829. At t ha t time thc t wo chief Colonies were New Sout h W ales a nd Van Dicmeu 's L a nd, the population being largely composed of COnvicts . The settlers werc sca tte red and t he Government letha rgic in the m a tte r of religion . Ecclesiastically Australia was in the Diocese of Calcutta. "Forty-two years aft er t he founda tion of t he Colony, " Brough ton said m any ycars later, " there were eigh t churches and t welve clergymen in N ew Sout h \Valcs. Melbourne was uuinha bited, alld South Australia in a s imil a r state. " In five years he visited e very settlement in the archdeaconry, and sought t o c nlist Governmen tal a nd popular s up port fo r his endeavours to erect and endow churches and schools throughout the count r y. By 1834 he had cOII~ e to the conclus ion that nothing short of a personal appeal in E ngla nd would accomplish anything of importance. H e returned to the hOUle country to deliver this appea l. A measure of public opinion was aroused, a sum of ÂŁ13 ,000 being subscribed towards t he wor k , chicfly t hrough tile S. P.G. and the S.P.C.R . In F ebruary, 1836, the Archdeacon was consecrated Bishop of Australia at Lambeth. On his return to Australi a a beginuing was made, and within two years 14 churches had been e rected and 32 were being built, in s \)itc of t he shortage of rnechallicallabour. But the Bishop became embroiled in controvers lcs about religions teaching in schools. The P rotestan ts were strongly opposed t o t he Government's decision against dcnominational instruction, and under the leadership of Broughton, who felt that s uch a syste m would ultimately strike a death-blow at Church of E ngland worship in Australia, they succeeded in ob taining offici al countena nce for denomin ational teaching in any school. In 1832 he founded Australia's fi rst gramma r school, at Pa rramatta. The school was m odelled on the public schools of Engla nd, and was ca lled by its founder, in affectionate m emory of his own youth at Canterbury, t he King's School, P arram a tta. Later, a t the instigation of the Bishop. a " Church of Australia School I-'und .. was begun, a nd in 1840 a gramma r school was s t arted in Sycln ey which Broughton pla nned should eventually become a college for training mi.nisters and schoolmast ers.

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It became increasingly clear that one Bisho \V • d and five years after Broughton 's own COllsecration Pu as ,mfi cCj.uate for the needs of Australasia calll~ into being. Then, ill 1847 the Bishop',s vol l~,blshopr~~s of New Zealand and Tasmani~ obtn mcd the subdivisioll of his 'vast diocese ' and u:: .Iry S~~tl ce of a Inrge part of his income Newcastle, the see of Ade laide bein endowed bl~ cr ee Ion ?f the sees of Melbourne a nd mctropolitical sec, and the Bis hop oflustralia the;'c~}~va~e dnblUficfnc~. Sydll,CY was made a [\\ a t orc t le tItle of Bis hop of Sydney a nd :M etropolitull of Austra lia.

In I ~S2 • .Broughton resolved a ll another journe t E l . . g jlld • 111 other Colollla! Bishops the difficulties besetting t he Eng1- 1° order , ~o diSC USS with au arduolls one, for ye llow feve r ra cd am IS 1 lUrc 1 overseas. ] he voyage was contract.the disense, his health wasgso far ~~~~~~~e~~~'tUl~d th?Ut~l the B~shop did not himself mouths III England he wns seized with all attack of b 0 ll~l~~~r Il S ~on~tltution. After a few 1853. He was buried iIi the South Aisle of Callterb ron~lIt;s'dan died 0 11 February 20th, erected to the m emory of Sir Geor e Gf . ury a. 1e ral, close to the m onument of England and Australia are fitti~gly ~2k'>~0\~~~~~~~at~~V~~~:~ much, a nd the first cathedrals

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SOME NEW BOOKS,

I ha vc found an irresistible book. I nside Ewrope, by J ohl1 Gunther (Hamish H a milton) preserves its freshness from beginning to end of its 500 pages, and the American d irectness of its style and approach is well-suited to the subj ect-m a tter. From Hi t ler and his two "G-Mell," Goering and . Goebbels, you are taken to m ake the acquaintance of the leading personalities of all Europe. 011 the way the m aiu national problems a nd their reactions in the internationa l sphere are brought tersely into review. There is much that is thrilling ; and you a re leftÂˇ at the end with an excited impression of a E urope in which fortunes a rc m ade or lost hi a day; or in which the giant forces of Finance and Armament plunge struggling n ationalities into unwilling rivalry; or of a Europe , a bove all, where men are very much the prey of circumstances and conditions which it is sometimes or often their proud boast to control. Mr. Gunther has perhaps overdrawn his picture, though he has been judged a reliable witness by Mr. Harold Nicolson in The Daily Telegraph. Anyone then who, having r ead this book, still has courage to cross the Straits of Dover, cannot fail to find life inte restihg. Mr. Beverley Nichols has written a book called The Fool H ath Said (jonathan Cape). It is difficult to criticize dispassionately a book which must by its very nature be a personal product, recounting a personal approach to a personal problem, and variously interpreted according to t he personal bias of t he reader ... .. . t he foo l may have said " There is no God," b ut mauy wise Illell h ave refrained from such a stat ement, a nd even controverted it. This cr itic, therefore, must leave criticism of t.he few theological im plications contained in the book, to those q unlified to m ake it. It is, however, reasonable to enquire whether a literary reputation is sufficient justification for writing a book of this type, however sincere the approach to t he problem or the conclusions reached. V'ould it not be considered unusual, or indeed a trifle presumptuous, if Jack H o bbs published a pamphlet on, say, " Vicarious Suffering," or if Maxim Gorki had found time for a treatise 011 ' The Art of Batsmanship " ? With t his" caveat," it m ay safely be said that everyone should read The Fool Hath Said. The author, oddly enough, " has no use for Faith t h at is not based 011 Fact. " Within this sphere he has written an admirable bOok , which should prove stimulating and illumin ating to all who ar e interested in the ultimate realities. Mr. Nichols, I think , would have done well to abandon for a while the colloqui a l a nd jerky sty le which ~ee ms to have settled upon him; he has m ade it very rough walkin~ " down the garden path." At a ll events, perhaps this book is really beyond criticism, for it is 'written fro m a fu ll heart, the fruit of gennine ~pi ritu al expe rience." The Churches and Modem Thought and Modem J(nowledge and Old Beliefs, both puhlished ill the Thinkers' I..ibrary seri es, a re by Vivian Phelips, O. K .S. I have not yet b ~e l1 a hl e to obtai~l copies of his books, but they have been widely and IllOst favourably reviewed. In the last issue was mentioned the publication of the H eadm aster's little book, God There is no doubt that, within the limi ts he has set himself, t he book well fulfils the author's aims. It is very well done, and should prove most helpful not only to the boys for whom it was written, but to adults who, for one reason or a nother, have need of an occasional finge r-post on the way.

My Falher.

It has been my pleasure, t he~e last three sUlllmer weeks , to glance through The Times' reprint of some of its" last leaders" (Follow My Leader- Arnold). These little essays, inspired often by a whimsical trifle of n ews or by some ingenious correspondent, are mini at ures of t he English essay at its b est,--style, humour and scholarship ,blended with a faintly supercilious air. They should be read by everyone who loves the Enghsh language.

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used. ';~~::~ f~~~~T J~:~ub:I~~l ~~~e~~s~f ~ll ~~hich the. new wo?d and metal workshops have been by ~1r: J . C. Blair, Colonel tollier alldqotl~:::::.llt" ~I:!h :~~~!~~~ry and tools g~uerously pr~vi~ed pohsh11lg and brazing m achin es vertical drill forge aitd d i ' nthe a nd c tlttmg tools, gnndll1g. this splendid star t, mu ch good work shonid be d Il r v~lg a P1Paratus ~or the whole. With accurate work and design. 0 e an a c wnce given for t rain ing in The increased inte rest in manual work is shown b th . a nd ill the production of several ambitous efforts, sllch as ~nllo~~~uU1ber of really good models,

LECTURES AND ENTERTAINMENTS. On Sunday, May 3rd, Mr. Neil Hunter lectured to the School " Ab "" liS how he had travelled Ollt there ill Septem ber 1935 just 'b f ~~ YSSUlIR. He told landing, Mr. Hunter went by train to Addis Ababa .'d I e ore Ie outbreak of war. On jonrne):'. ~-Ie fO~lId t hat the general feeling was still' o~;~ o/~;I~ev~l u~ tal ShLort description of t he IU Ie eague would prevent a n Itah an lll vaSIOll. .Mr. Hunter's m ain obj ect was to test t he truth of It l'

Ab~ssillia, and generally to find out all h e could a bout the Coun ;

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of edu~~t!oll . Mr. Hunter said tha t alt hough Ab SS il~? ' He first Ulves~lgat~d the educational. facilities, she was. nevertheless m a king consider~ble ~owas much behllld III h er been done III the way of publIc h ealth , though in that Api I ere a Iso p t lfl.1ll1gS ~ess. were Not.Improving. so much had .

:Mr. Hunter then talked about a variety of s ubject.<: law system a nd the prisons. H e concluded bv telling liS .~ palace. . <

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H.e explained that the poetry of all la nds and aO'es owed its )OW ' all consclOlisly 01' unconsciously inspired by religion a~d add d tl 1t ~to the fact that It was

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CANTERBURY CLUB IN BERMONDSEY. The Club p aid its usual visit to the School at Whitsun, and camped ou Blore's Piece. We were very unfortunate wit h the weather, as it rained heavily and it was rather cold. Thirlytwo members of the Chlb arl'ivecl on Saturday evening, under t he lcadership of Bill E lliott. They a ll had supper in the School H ouse Hall and not ill the studies, as has been custolllnry in previous years. After supper we played footba ll 0 11 t he Green Court. Ou Sunday t hey came to lunch and some members of the School went up to Blore's with them afterwards t o play in the nets. On Monday , t he Pirst lind Second XI. 's pl ayed them at cricket, and afterwards there WIIS tea ill the Gym. The visitors left the Gylll and set out to get their bus, carrying bags of toffee aud fruit which had been kindly given by Mrs. Shirley. We all thoroughly enjoyed t he Club's visit and hope that next year we m ay h ave less inclement weathcr. It is unfortu uate t h at we h ave llOt been a ble to go to any of their camps at Hall' s Green, to which they so kindly asked a p arty .

THE PARRY LIBRARY. The Parry Library Committee this term cOllsisted of A. Egerton J ones. Esq. (Lihrarian), M. S . T erry (Assist ant Ubrarian, rep resenting History Section, etc.) , D. G. R . Pox (Science). M . Savage (Sport, Travel, etc,), A. M. D urnford (lI,'I odern Languages) , B . J. Wigaa (Miscellaneous) , E. B. Champkin (Classics) , a nd P. Townsend (English) . During the term, several meetings were held, and m a ny s uggestions for minor illlp rove~ mellts were discussed, D espite the fact that ill this Summer Term outdoor pursuits (if the wea ther is kind) reign supreme , the Library h as been in fair use. For t hose who desire to spend h ours a day in practising their favourite sport, the Library offers suitable books. For those who prefer to laze in the sun, shading their eyes with a book of poems, the English Section affords many a suitable volume, Those who have the dread prospect of examina tions before them may turn to the r est of the Library for aid. The Committee would like t o make t heir usual appeal for books on all s ubjects. The Science Section is especially in need of good. up ~to-date books. Five hundred and forty-one books were borrowed from the Library during the Hilary T e rm a nd t h e Christmas holidays . This exceeds t he number borrowed the previolls term , despite the shor tness of the Spring T erm , by lOG books. The follow ing books h ave recently been presented t o the Library : The Headmaster :India und Britain .. "."" ..... " " .. . .. "" .... ·,,··· .... C. F. Andrews The Author : Alfold . .. ...... ................. . .... .... . ... .... .. , .. ..... . ... Rev . F. T.v. Cobb , O.I{.S, A Scott E nthusiast : Lett ers of Sir ' Valter Scott. 1826-28 ..... " ".".. Ed. H, J. C. Grierson Dr. de Poka~P ivny : The Treaty of Trianon and E uropean Peace... COltnt Stephen Bethlen. J, A. S. Allen, O.K.S. :Murder in the Cathedra!.. .. .. . " " " " .. .... ...... · .. .. ·,, ... 1'. S. EliQt

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THE SOCIETIES. THE H ARVEY SOCIETY. President:

D. C. Gr,ENNIE.

The Society has not been very ncti vc t his but 1,lluch work has been done b Individua ls 111 t he way of collectiu muted .?! for the Nat~mll H istory Prize and ofher< for~s of observation and coll ect ion It I f been illl 'bl . Ins so at • . POSS I C to organize 1111)' conducted c lltmgS for field work , but i t is hoped that M oodburn will be able to fit these in lat~r th[S' , crrn .

Committee:

It ,l h e COllversllzionc which was to have been

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R. GROVES, ESQ.

Vice-Presidents H, GOOD BURN, ESQ. P. L. KIDD, ESQ.

R. 1<;: PAYN'J.'ER , ESQ.

H. WA U ,ER, ESQ .

Hon. Secrctat'y :

}H~ HPRESID.n::T.

HI:<; ON. SEC. M. S,\VAc.J';,

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e at th,e end of last term had to be postponed ~Wlng to pressure of other activities ~I~ a~ It was not thought advisable to hav~ ~ ~n the Summer Term, it was rlecided to hold 1~ III ~he Christmas 'rerm. We hope th tt tl . hme It really will take place. (l1S

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

D. C. R. Fox 11. C. VICIO:R~.

T. PSMDLh'TON.

T HE WALPOLE SOCIETY. President:

H. CORNER , ESQ.

Hon. Secretary: R. CORDEN. On. May 3rd, the t~rlll's programllle was dIscussed a nd a senes of talks was suggested . A free r ead ing terminated the meet ing. On ~:'lay 10th, the H on . Secretary read a k~~~ut7~~1 'l~e dLead~rs of the I~rench . e escnbed the careers of

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Marat, St. J uste and Robespierre. Unfort UIly t he. chapel b e~ 1 cut t he pape r short a nd ,altel Ie meetll1g was adjou rned.

star?~~ :M~r-l 1 7t~ a ~lew ser ies of lectures was

.. . Ie resIdeut gave a lecture on Modern Germany" with the . ,'d of • I , and I'd f N . • au ern s 1 es ~ az] meetings , Youth Hostel an~l all tha~ IS typi.cally German. The Soci('t~; enjoyed tillS very IIIterestillg lecture. • On M!ly ~4th, Creed gave a lecture on Loudon s Underground." 'fhe' Ik ftr y \\e ' 11'11 a ~s I us ' ra t ed by numerous slides and ~~d~ late hour t he Society reluctantly left for "

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THE WIRELESS SOCIETY, Presidetlt :

J . R. E.

PAYNTER,

ESQ.

Han . Sec1'etary : D. G. GLlmNIE. This term we have got t he new W ireless Room in use, although work on it is by no means fi nished. T he L istening ROOUl has b een in regula r use, one of its great assets ill

the summer being that it is delightfully cool. The set has been installed and connected t o the new acrial and earth, and still continues to pour forth entertainment most efficiently. The Work Room, however, has been rather monopolized by a bevy of model aeroplane enthusiasts. The parts have been purchased for a new eliminator, which will be ready fo r next term.

T HE DEBATING SOCIETY. Presidettt: G. G. BENNRTT, ESQ. Vice-President: R. H. GOWER. Hon . Secretary: A. M. DURNFORD . 011 Saturday, March 14th the Debating Society sent a team to Dover College to speak in a debate moving that " Aggression in the nome of Civilisation is a lways justifia ble ." The School teum was to h ave proposed the UtOtiOll , but Gower in opening suggested an amendment to the effect that" Aggressipll in t he name of Civilisation is sometimes justifiahle." The a mendment was carried by a large majority. Gower, opening, begged his audience t o banish any prejudices they might have concerning the Italo-Abyssinian dispute. It seell1ed to him that Italy was doing nne work in this connection, ann was a lso waging a justifiable war t o gain an essential access to raw m aterials. H e described the Boer War as a paraliel, and pointed out its hUll1 anitarian m otives. He concluded that war was just ifiable against savage people because they would not permit of the bettering of their lot by peaceful m ethods .

Smith (for Dover) saw i.t as a moral question, and in this conuection he admitted that Italy had pressing need of expansion. But what, Smith wanted to know, had civilisation done to demand or deserve expansion at the expense of savages? It brought nothing but armaments, financial troubles and unemployment ill its wake. Savages were always h appier in their natural state, uncontaminated by Christianity and fire-water. It was monstrons to force, by the sword, au artifical scheme of existence upon an unwilling people. Durnford (for the School) denied that savages were happier in a state of Nature. He described the horrors of plague, witchcraft and superstition rife a mong ignorant peoples. H e cited India as the grand example of the white race benefiting its less fortunate fellows, and concluded that the Opposition were all trnitors to their inheritance. Rivingtou (seconding for the Opposition) gave his considered opinion that Civilisation caU110t be gained by barbarism. In any event why should the white man consider himself superior to his fellows? Abyssinia, according to its light, was as civilised as England, and its Emperor was doing his best under difficult conditions.

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Savage (for t he P roposition) said that Mr . Beunett saw in t he L eague civilisation's civilisation was striving nfter Utopia. H e answe r to aggression, bu t wished it was of som e cla imed that civilised peoples were t he h appiest, practical valne. and th a t bad n atives deser ved t o be aggressed, and that t he whi te m a n could perform t his Gowcr, closing t he Debate, said that civiluseful fun ction nicely. isation had done far lUore good than ha rm . W atts (for t he P roposition) considered t he The struggle of civilised Athens aga inst t he m a tter from the nat ives' standpoint. He surrounding barbarians justified itself. Finally described t he t yranny of w o m a ll ~s lave r y in he emph asised t hnt t he P roposition were only Abyssinia , and exploded t he a rg ument t h at seeking t o justify a ggressio n on occasions, to live next to Nat ure is a lways healt hy. t hey were m aking no attempt to defend it on 'l'he rest of the opposition s peakers d id all counts. not add milch of cogency to t h e for egoing arguments , excep t tha t 1'11'. K nowles poin ted all a s how of hands t he Illa t io n was o ut t hat civilisation was onl y a matt er of declared lost by 16 votes to 17, P. P. Page opin ion, and t ha t i t was presumpt uous of the of the School treacherously voting for t he white mUll t o suppose t h at his was t he best. Opposition. F or the P roposition , Cha mpkin explained that aggression m eant war, which could never The follow ing represented the School : be justified . T his speech was not perhaps R. H . Gower (Vice-President), A. M. D urnford very helpful to the Pro posit ion , a lthough (Hon. Secretary). M. Savage. P. F. P age, undoubt ed ly well-meant. R B. Champkiu , P . Townsend.

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,( THE MAR LOWE SOCIETY. President: E. H . W Ar,I" E SQ. Vice-Presi dents : G. G. BENNlttT, E SQ.

R . H. GOWER.

Hon. Secretary : J . M. I-I. SARGENT.

This term . as is usua l in the Summer T erm , t he Societ y's activities h ave perforce been curtailed. One paper, howeve r. h as been read . This was R . I-I. Gower's mo numental work on t he life of t he Bront es I-lis delightful a nd racy style gave his aud ience 110 d ull moment, aud t he keen discllssion a ft er it showed t ha t a ll were deeply interest ed.

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THE CAXTON SOCIETY. The Societ y's wor k bas bcen steadily cont inued a nd improved, a lld much printing next term ,

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O.K.S. O.K.S. NEWS. The Editors i1wite the co-operation oj 0 ..K.5. in strengthening tJ~ese ite}~,s in " The CanttfMta,n," which are oj parl1.cular fmterest to O. ICS . 1 hey cannot themselves obtain much oj the nece~sary materials and therefore remind O.JC5. tlU! t d~ms oj ?leWS, leUers and other original contnbtdWns Me (tlways welcome.

J . A bbot has been appointed Assistant

Crow n Solicito r . H ong Kong. The K ing has gran ted to :Mr. Rola ~ d St. l ohn B raddcll, b arr i ster~at-l aw . ~oy:a l b cence und a ut hority to wear the Inslglll a. of t he Second Class of t he Order of t he Crown of J ohore conferred u pon Wm by the Sultan of J ohore. The Rev. '1'. W. Heale. M.A ., was awarded llll O.B.lt in th e K ing's Birthday Honours . Majo r C. M . Maltby (Indian Army) has been appointed Lieut.-Colonel. Lieut. I~. S. Dh1l1t, R.E" has been a ppointed Capta in . Lieut.-ColUmander G. F . Ag utter has been a ppointed t o the Titania.

Mr. W. P . Blore llas been appointed

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Dean a nd Chap ter as L ibrarian of the Canterbur y Cathed ral Librar y ill p lace of t he R ev. Dr. Samuel B iekers teth.

'flte R ev. R . K. P agett, Vicar.of St . r:et er 's , H ellbagc, Bristol, h as been appomted V,car of Sout h l)etherton, Somerset . G. L . Seabrook, R. A.F. , is now stationed ill Cairo, a fter service in the Suda n .

T , F . Salldes bas been appo~nted a J udge of t he High Co urt, Anglo-E gyptian Sudan .

2/Lieut. l . P. R oyle, 1st Batta lion Highland Light Infantry, is stationed with his regiment a t Cairo .

W . R. 1\1ow11, J Ull ., h as p assed the fi nal examination of the L aw Society and h as been a dmitted t o t he roll of Solicitors . We have been pleased to welcom c the fo llowing O.K .S. to t he School recently :.M ajor-Gcn cral H. I sacke, R ev . A. R . Be llars . A. J . Tro usdell , H. E . N. Bredill, J . B. E llis, D . A. :M cReay , H . P . Cooke, P. I. H ill, E. G. W. O' Brien, A . H . W. Brenat!, M. I-I. :t\'Iiddleton , W. A. C. B ak er, J. C. E. Smith S. L. E dwards. n. L. H ooper, H . H. IÂˇraye;, J . Olive, O. G. L ane, Major T. S . E mery . We ask a ll O.K.S . who visit t he School to sign the O.K.S. book, which will be ill t he Captain's Stud y. The O.K .S. Dinner wilt be held at the Hotel Vic to ri a, Nor t humberland A veuue, L ondou, W .C. 2, on Friday, 8 t h J anuar y, 1937. Contributions t owards t he Swim ming B aths, etc. , a re gratefully acknowledged frolll t he following O. K .S. : J. H. S mith , C. I-I. B udd, G. H. Crosse, In Memoriam T . L . Crosse a nd R. G. Crosse,. R . S. :D~ . Cooper, A. F. I/tLx moore. H ., A. Biggs. K T homas A. Gillibrand, A. M . Gelsthorpe, C.' E. Wooc1ru ff, B . I I- Hooper, '1'. Nelsoll~ J. P . A . Rich ardsoll, W . D . West, A. L . Btlue. R. H edger , 'ltV . V. H eale, 1.. N. Green, N. E, Ashenden. 'ltv. F . Cobb, E . I-I. G r~e n, P. C. V . Lawless (T ennis Courts), H. R. K u by. W. D 'A.Maycock. -MeGill Univ ., Montreal,

ÂŁ500 Scholarship R.C.S. (Eng.)

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BIRTHS. Al'SEV .- Ou March 18th , 1936. at Rangoon, Burma, to Kitty ( ll~e P ercy) . wife of Captain G. R. M. Apsey, I.M.S.-a daughter. DE 81'. CROIX.-Oll :May 12t h. 1936, nt Tunbridge Wells , to J..eslie (nee Oswald-Smith) . wife of Victor De St. Croix, 10 F erndale , Tunbridge Wells- a SO il . HEMINc.-On July 1st, 1936, at 19 B unUck Street, W. I, to Biddy. wife of J . P. Heming, 7 Redcliffe Sq ua re, S.W. IO- a d aughter. I-IHYMAN.- On March 18th, 1936, at Formby, Lancashire, to Patricia ( nee Marsh), wife of Captain Douglas H eyman- a d a ughter. HODGSoN.-On June 30th, 1936, at DUllblane, Seal Hollow R oad , Scvenoaks, to Betty (nee Hudson), wife of R. A. Hodgson- a daughter. ENGAGEMENTS. MR. \V. Er.,vy AND 1\1155 A . M. GUSCOTTE .

A marriage bas been a rranged between Warwick E lvy, eldest SOn of Afr. R. M. Elvy, of Thirlme re, Northwood Road, Tallkerton, a nd Angela Mary Guscotte, niece of Mrs. Guscotte, late of Beacondene, Tower Hill, Tankerton . MR. J. D . NEIl, AND MISS R. H. MASON. The engagem ent IS a nnounced betweeu J am es Donald Neil, of Imperial Service College, Windsor, youuger sou of Charles Neil , late of W cstclifi-oll-Sen , and Mrs . Neil, of 18 South Side, Streatham Common, and Rnth Hilda Masoll, youngest daughter of the la t e Cha rles R obert Mason and Mrs. Mason, of 2 Eastbury Court, Kensington.

MR. H . E. PnGG AND MIss A. F. D. R. MACKENZIE. The engagement is announced between Herbert Edward Pegg, of Salisbury, South Rhodesia, elder son of the R ev. H . and Mrs. Pegg, of Coulsdon, Surrey, an d Dorothy, only d a ughter of Mr. and Mrs. A . R. Mackenzie, of Salisbury, South Rhodesia.

MISS J. TOOGOOD . The engagement is announced between Brya n Howard Routledge, Ind ian Police, and J oyce, youngest da ughter of Mr. and Mrs. F . A. Toogood , Shullong, Assam.

MR . B. I-I. ROUTr.EDGl~ AND

MARRIAGES. Cr,A RKE RANKINE.- Oll May 12th, 1936, at the Cathedral, Z,a1l'l.ibar, by the Venerable Archdeacon Elliott, Kenneth Howard Clarke to Gertrude Hilda, o nly daughter of Sir Rich ard and Lady Rankine. COLES : J ENSSI~N.-On Saturd ay, 7th September, 1935, at St. Ma rk 's , Surbiton, John Desmond, second son of Sir Richard Coles, C.B.E. (since deceased), a nd of L ady Dorothy Coles, of Kingston-all-Thames, and Joyce Latimer, only daughter of the late Kurt J enssen, of Hamburg, and Mrs. E thel B. J enssell, of Surbiton. CROWE HIGGINS.-On April 4th , 1936, at St . Peter's Church, Chichest er, Geoffrey G. T. Crowe to E lizabeth Higgins . i\'IcDRYDE BROUN: BURRELr,.- On April 24tll, 1936, quietly, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Prince Consort Road, Kensington, Douglas G. McBryde Broun t o J osephiue Burrell. MOUNt: BROWN.- On July 2ud, 1936, at St. George's, Bickley, by the R ev. Hilgb Glaisycr , Geoffrey Percy , eldest son of Mt. and Mrs. Percy Mouut, of Howfie ld Manor , Ch a rthum, Kent, to :Margery T/ilian, younger daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. '1'0111 Drowll , of Engle fi eJd , Bickley, K ent. NOA KES BOUclmR.- Oll April 4th, 1936, Geoffrey, SOil of Mrs. Frederick Noakes, of "G uillerm o," H erne Bay, ' to Doris, elder daughter of Mt. and Mrs. Sydney Boucher, of 13 P cmbridge Gardens, W.2. SEABROOK: NICHOLSON.-Oll June 6th, at the Cathedral Church, Cairo, Geoffrey I .eonard Seabrook, Royal Air Porce, only SOIl of ~h . and Mrs . R . L. Seabrook, of Walton o l1 ~Na2.e , Essex, to Cecile Fruners, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Stanley Nicholson, of C t . H olla nd, Frinton-oll-Sea.

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DEATHS. COl.L\RD - Ou J nne 4th, I9:JG, at his residence, 0 ' it New Dover Road , Cant erbury, S~~~ley Ash Collard, beloved husband of

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Helen Collard, youngest 1011d of Jh~ i~c Captain G. Plomer Col ar, 1 't" 'Sj'~ a ud youngest brother of the a e George Collard, in his eightieth year. ~lACGA.CHEN.-On . Dec~mber 10th, 19:5, ~~ Ws home, Vlctona, B.C., A. . Macgachen. '. . MINE't'r _Midshipma n Desmond R eVIS ~ltnett, R .N:V .R., at Ashton House, Herne Bay Road, 'l'aukerton.

O.K.S. ART EXHIBITION. During June and J nly we had a n interesting collection of drawings, painting.s a ndDl?oters 10K S. C.T. Olive, now tak11lg a tp oma ~~ur~e ~t t h e Royal Colleg~ of Art, sent S011l~ ood sket ches in pell and Ulk and landscape~ ~l oil M Middleton, a stlldell.t . a H eathe~leys, 'has show n a very COllV ucl. g

very fine series of architectural drawings a nd designs.

There were a uumber of well-handled landscapes and interiors in , water-~olou~S ~y Wallis aud H . R. E. Wallis , .w 0 ~ so Jh ..adB. aS. modern rendering of the M11lt Yard Gateway. collection of .posters and a l:;;pl~~~~do s~l:: R. Latter exhibited several ,v..ery clever carried out III a very acco d en aud ink portraits and L. I lImer . ,~as including a flow er piece whieh was accepte i epresented by two delightfully senSItive at t he Royal Academy . . D M. R eay exhibited some posters typtcal pencil drawings. of stt~dio work, a nd other sketches. We hope this will be the first of m any Dattiscombe, in his second year at the O.K.S. Exhibitions. Architectural Association Schools, sent a

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Dcar School, 111 respouse to your repeated demauds for information us to the activities of O.K.S. Cuntab, with Ollr customary disregard for the law of libel we sc nd yOIl 0 111' news. Von "ask how the world is treating tiS, and we reply " Vcry se ldom. " "Arc we well?" "Yes, we are all well," "Arc we all going to get firsts?" "Yes, we arc a ll going to get fi rsts." Hul Ollt replies arc mostly untrue, because sometimes the world treats li S both well a nd often , we have Hearly all of liS been ill, a ud ha rdly a ny of li S will get firsts . So if you would have all the sordid details of our academic incompetence, ask Mr . a nd Mrs. I-I anis, both of wholll we werc very glad to see in Cambridge at the beginuing of t1le tenll. We have held two meetings this term, the first at Dr. B udd's a nd the second as the guests of the Rev. W. T elfer. We would like to take this opportunity of t h a nking them both fo r t heir hospitality. Our Corpus a.K.S. have aU been very ill, b ut wit h nOlle of tht! usual" Hodders .. com~ plaints. In the recent epidemic of May Fever, S. J.... Edwards, H. R. R Wallis, B. M. Wyllie a nd \V. A. C. Baker were particularly alTected . Your correspondent asked them all the same question (" Cad I d irty lia r I h e never went anywh ere nea l' th<:'lll.") a nd they all gave t he sa me allswer: "Work." Nothing a nnoys a worker mo re t han being disturbed and so we left them to it, workiug the clock round every day. :May IÂˇ'ever h as been in evidence a lso, but to a lesser degree, in Se lwyn. C.C.O. Bennett, we think, had the disease rather badly a lthough symptoms were far less apparent in his case. When his working fits attacked him , he h ad at least the self-control to postpone them t ill we h ad gone. R. J . F. H. Pinsellt seems to h ave fo rsaken the rod for the pole or perch. We fra med our question about his early 1Il0rning fishing activities rather nicely we thought :-carly birds catching the worm, etc., but h e did not

seem to think the worm of much value when he had caught it. Poling and perching is now far more his line, togctller witll a horrid store of mathematical problems. H e would like, h e says, to be" The Compleat " ' rangIer." R. A. Weekes is an elus ive perSOll, although we must admit that Selw yn is anyllOw rather a long way away. H e forgot t he O.K.S. Meeting and when we visited him a few days later be was fast asleep. It would be ma lig ning him, however, to s ay, like Wordsworth , th at" his life is but a s leep and a forgetting," for it is far more, and he is a prominent member of several fi lm, nrtistic a nd literary societies. R. N. Evans has borne up re markably well t h roughout the str ain of a '1 heological Tripos. We h ear h e is to go all to Ripon H all. Oxford, before finally taking Holy Orders. H . S. Cla rke. a lso of Queens', is ver y energetic, and we uuderstand he wields a pretty oar . We should add, h owever, t h a t he poles something even prettier in a punt. J. It Kennett (Queens') unnounces proudly that with medical a ut hority aud t utorial permission, he h as dOlle no work at all this tenll . Working, he says, is bad for his eyes, but for au At nation, Beer is Best. E. A. L. Watts (St. Johu's) works hard at cricket and plays Law quIte well; he is trying fo r th e Colon ial Ser vice and we wish him a ll sll ccess . Our greatest cricket er is J . P. Robinson (Pelllbl'oke) , and we congratulate him on playing for the University against India. We heard he m ade at least two runs in t his match , and on t his we also congratulate him . A matter 011 which we must congratulate him yet again is that he did, or sa id he did, two years' work th e night before his exam. What a man J

J. L. Hall (J esus) works. He reads Modem Languages and to a lesser degree ' Nietzsche . He is one of the more distinguished Supe rmen of the J eSl1S Boat Club, for few people row so hard or so fast as h e.

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J. C. E. Smith (Sid ney Sussex) is seldom to be found, and we think he .must spend all his time iu the University L tbrary togethe r with all t he other O.K.S. who are seldom to be fo und. \Vhen a luan of Smi th 's temperament says he has done nothing the whole term, we sl1spect that he has been doing rather a lot. J. F. Paxton (Pembroke) is notable chiefly for his activities in t he Cruising Club, of which he is l"irst Sea Lord, 01' something equally d istingu ished. We arc told, however . that he always forgets to bring both a jib and a bottle opener to I Âˇ;ly, so that hi.s f..e l1~l\v flotsam a nd jetsam get rather angry WIth hllll. K. M. 'Ward (Pembroke) is in the Signal Corps , and rides in tanks, Austin Sevens alld Gymkha nas . H is energy is quite alarming a nd his imagination unbelievable when the

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question arises of where to put a spare fie ld t<:'lephone. H. C. Reynolds (Pembroke) played a little cricket a nd coxed a little boat. We t hink he has a guilty conscience as he asked if he might write his own obituary for this letter . RUUlonr has it that he attended a lecture on or about May 1st, but rl11110111' is a lying jade. is she not? Six of our lInmber a re going down this term, Hud from a ll rep or ts a smaller number is coming up fr01l1 t h e School next term. We all think this is 'a very bad show, and hope that t he School will do somet hi ng about it, but ill the meanwhile we unite in wishing the School all luck and prosperity. -Yours, etc., a.K.S. CAN'tAD.

ORIGINAL. SYMPHONY OF SUNSET. The sunlight stoops to meet t he grat eful sea, The fair day hushes to a peerless close . Stand 011 t he cliffhead, wh ere the salt wind blows, And listen to the symphony of sunset . A golden pathway flam es across the waves, Still and yet fierce its winking tremolo; And underneath unheeding waters fl ow, Tonelessly black, r egardless of the sunset . The sun sinks in a purple b ulk of cloud , F'tom uuhid bea uty a respit e affords. The purple cloud enrolls the b asic chords, The 'thunder of the symphony of s unset. A cleft is forced adOWll the lowering mass, Riving its fat flanks sullenly apart , And through the gap t he crimson discords st art, Staccato in the symphony of sunset. The fire dies fast, t he daylight melts away, And silent night consumes the afterglow, Yet, OIl the cUff edge, h ear the salt wind blow " Valete " to the symphony of sunset.

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Dear Ed. Cant ., I have just now written this Pame [sic] about the uight watchman. It is oue 1 had been wa nting t o make a ll the time I was at the School. But it would never shape then . And now it is only this s illiest of little rhymes. But I WQuid like to fee l it was safely a t home; find would be gratified if you would care to print it in The Calltuarian. Yours, ANON.

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P.S.- Only the Mid Front a nd the Lie-awake-o'-Ilights in t he School House will get the ilccelltntiOIl of the last linc.

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN. Every night he guards the locks, While hoot the owls, while crow t he cocks ; H e b ears rude Gothick creatures spring From off the pillars where t hey cling: Among t he arches of the porch, Throws golden p atterns from his t orch. In Mint Yard, Green Court, d ark Dark Entry , Dowse our lamps, phlegmatic sentry. Artfully intone your cry (He m akes it so a nd so would I ). Aud stump 011 still with steady treadâ&#x20AC;˘ Good-night, Watch,nan .. ; and we to bed.

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I RONDEL. Wanton as a butterfly, Chaste and fair as misty dawning. Radiant cobalt tints t hine eye. Wanton as a butterfly. For thy love I nightly sigh, Nor dare to greet thee i' the morning. Wanton as a butterfly. Chaste and fair as misty dawning.

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TRAINING

CORPS.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. The following promotions and a ppointments are m ad e to date from 7th May, 1936:I I/Sgt. Sargent to be Sgt. Savage ell W isem a n " " C'.Q.:M.S. Armstrong L /Sgt. Gillibrand Durnford Pembleton r;jcpl. Chetwynd-Pahner :; CPl. Cla rk Davis H enshaw Lock. W . T . Owen \Vauton Williams, R. S. Pte. Austen Cha ndler Creed Evans, G. V. Hayes Holden 'Vhalley. R. S. Young. W. C. P. G. REVNOI,DS,

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CERTIFICATE " A." The following passed the Second Part (Written) of the Certificate "A" Examination held in March. 1936 : Allen , J . A. S., Austen, D. H ., Chandle r, H. H., Creed, M. B., Evans, G. V., Grah a m. K . '1'., H ayes, W. N., Holden, R. J., Whalley, R. S., Young, W . C.

PHYSICAL TRAINING COURSE. T he Course at Aldershot Physical Training from April 15th to 25th was a ttended by the following : Allen, J . A. S .• Clark, J. H ., Davis. J . S., Gillibrand, R. King. N. C., Lock, W . T ., Owen, D . E., Sargent. J . M .• Spencer. M. C., Steinman, P ., Williams , R. S. , and Sgt.-Iustr. J. Marshall. They all obtained satisfactory repor ts. This is the largest party of Cadets the Contingent b as sent to Aldershot for som e time. t

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THE CANTUARIAN VISIT TO DOVER.

At the im'itation of the Adjutant of the Kent a nd S ussex Heavy Brigade R.A. rr .A.), a party of 30 Cadets 011 July 2nd visited Dover to be shown the guns. T hese visits are likely to become m ore numerous as part of a more interesting programme of training for cadets who have taken Certificate "A",

ANNUAL INSPECTION. The Auuua l Inspection was held on J uue 25th in the Precincts. MajorÂˇGeueral Dalby . D.S.O ., seemed very pleased with what he saw. The Ceremonial Drill on t he Grecn Court, the presence of the Dean and t he H eadmaster in full acadcmicn ls and t he n ew uniforms of the Contingent all tended to brighten up t he proceed ings.

Tb e Report was as follows : -

DRILf.. - Tlle Contingent is steady all parade, march past very good, good words of cOUlmand, rifles well carried , cadet n on-commission ed officers know their work. Battle drill not so good. WEAPON TRAINING.-A good system of training exists, leaders showed a good knowledge, but were n ot always convincing in their teaching. MANmUvRF..- Fire d irection and control well understood. A good system a ll sand table of teaching minor tactics exists . Cadets gave intelligent a nswers to problems set. Time did not admit of seeing work in the field . DISCIPLINE.--8atisfactory. All ranks seemed keen and proud of t he Contingen t. . Iton-commissioned officers showed power of control.

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TURN-OUT.-Very good indeed The Contingent h as recently been refitted with clothing, and together with t he drum and bugle ba nd preseuted a very smart appearance 0 11 parade . ARMS AND EQUIl>l\fENT.- RHles clean and we.l1 kept. Equipment weU m allltain ed and turned out. A satisfactory Armoury exists.. The security of revolvers and small anllS ammunition is adequa t e.

ANNUAL CAMP. . Unfor t unately, OWing to the fact that a few boys have contracted m easles, the Cou...tingent will not attend t he Strensall Camp.

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SCOUTS. The walking tour in 'Vales at Easter was very successful; the weather. though cold, was fine for most of the time. Vife had a good look round Chester on the way to Wales and then went OIl to Uyn Ogwell, which is strikingly situated ncaf the hend of the Naut FraneOll Pass. After a thrilling scramble up V-gam in the mist, various smaller climbs, and" a visit to the world-fumous Bethesda slate quarries, we walked over the hills to the far side of Llanberris. From h ere we climbed Snowdon v ia the " Pig Track"; the last part of tile climb being t h rough snow. Some of our t ime was spent ill clearing up an enormous tree which had fallen a few weeks before in the hostel garden. . This term we have spent our meetings on out-oi-doors activities and soon hope to have a number of Hew" second classes." Several weekvcud camps h avc becll h eld and these have enabled atl the junior section to camp, as well as a number of the seniors. Our camping ground near Bckesbou1'I1e has been most useful and we should like to thank the Owners and our neighbours for their kindness. This summcr a camp is being held at Riugstcad Day ill Dorset at the beginning of the holidays; aftcrwards about fifteen Scouts are going to Germany to walk in the TamlUS Hills. I.ahll Valley and Rhine d istricts.

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XI. MATCHES.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. ST. LAWRENCE C.C. The School opened the season with a match against St. Lawrence 011 BirleyÂˇs. The wicket was p erfect. but not so the weather, for a dismal grey sky and a llorthveast wind made conditions decidedly Ullpleasallt. '1

St. Lawrence, willl1ing the toss, rightly decided to bat; aud after much preliminary moving of the new sight-screens. A. M. Olsson and D. lliggleston opened to the bowling of Sargissotl and Hurford. With the score at 10. Mr. Olsson mis-timed a ball fro m Hurford and was caught by the bowler. Wickets fell with almost monotonous regularity. Hayes displaced Sargisson at the railway end and later Armstrong came on for Hurford. There were only two noteworthy stands. Qne of 34 between Bigglestoll and H. R. J aggard and another of 57 between Jaggard aud G. P. Hollingworth. Jaggard was the only really impressive batsman; his 56 included eight 4's. At tea, St. Lawrence declared with the score at 165 for 8.

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The School were left with two hours ill which to get the runs. Toullsend a nd Pembleton did not stay long, but a very good stand of 105 be tween Gower and Armstrong brought the score to 129, when Armstrong sllickcd a rising ball iuto first stip's hands. Gower eventually scored th e winning hit five minutes before time with a lucky snick through the slips. T his was the only chance he gave in his 97 not Qut and he wus d ecidedly uulucky not to get his century. T here should be no anxiety over the School's batting; but the bowling was disappointing. The fast bowlers lacked sting a nd were usually ullcertain of length . H ayes bowled just as many bad .balls as good ones and was far too expensive. The fi elding was undistinguished, except for Its lapses. ST. I,AWRENCE C.C. KING'S SCHOOl,. R . A. Armstrong, c Nash, b Brand...... 43 A. M. Olsson, c and b Hurford.. 10 D. Big~lesto n , s t Gowe r, b H ayes .. .......... 3 1 F. :1:oullsend, c Bigglesto~l, b Hollingworth 3 J . I. Pembleton, b I-Iol1lllgworth. ... . ..... N. A. 'laylor, st Gower, b Hayes....... ..... 6 8 1 R. H. Gower. not out......... .. ..... .......... 97 D. Harrison, b Armstrong ..................... H. R . J aggard. c Pembleton. b Hayes..... 56 W. N. Hayes. c Olsson, b Nash............ 6 R. F. G. H ews, b Armstrong.... ............... 10 R. S. Williams, not out.... .. ................ 5 G. P. Hollingworth. c Williams. b Hayes 38 R. Gillibrand } R . S. Beale Col. H. Brace. not o ut.......................... 5 K . R. Henshaw Did not bat . C. K. Daniel. b Armstrong..... ............. 0 D. 14 • Hurford G. R. Br a nd, not out..... ........ ...... . ...... . 4 H. 1\1. Sargisson - Nash . did not bat. Extras................................ 4 Extras....... . ............... ........ ..... 8 'rotal (8 wkts. dec. )................... 165

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170

KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERBURY v. M.e.C. On May 23rd the School played an M.C.C. side on Birley's. Wintry conditions were still prevailing and a strong north·east wind was blowing across the pitch. The School won the toss and batted first. Armstrong and Tounsend opened to the bowling of Edrich (Cathedral cnd) and J . T. Neve. Armstrong opened t he scor·ing with two square cuts to the boundary, but then mis-timed a ball and was taken ill the slips with the score at nine . T oullsend and Pembleton were both unhappy faci ng Edrich aud at 16 t he latter was bowled. Then fo llowed a stand of 52 between Gower a nd T ounscnd. Gower did most of the scoring, 'l'oullsend getting all occasional single . T h e School side were just beginning to breathc again when Gower surprisingly played on to A. H. C. Duveen. 68- 3-32. The rema inder of the side all looked very unha ppy and the innings soon closed at 126. 'rounsend's 36, though slow, was valuable. A. S. B. GascoYlle and T. D. Lawrence opened for the M.C.C. They scorcd ra pidly, the fanner straight driving Armstrong to the bounda ry off five successive balls. At 41 , Lawrence wns lbw to Hurford. Watkins wns soon bowled by Hurford and two balls Intcl' Armstrong bowled Gascoyne- 54- 3- 38. At 75. F. W. Musson was well caught by Gower, and this brought togethe r Edrich and J . H. A. Barnes, the Junior School Master. T hey SOO Ii passed the School's total and scoring freely brought the score to 235, when the innings was declared closed with five wickets down. The School's bowling waS d isappointing, Hurford being the most successful with 3 wickets for an average of 14 apiece.

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THE CANTUARI AN KING'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, c Edrich. b J. 'I' . Neve F. Toullsend, b Bdrich.... J . T. Pembleton. b Edrlch...................... R . H. Gower. b A. I-I. C. D uveen .... W. N. Hayes, c Edrich. b A. H. C. Duveen R. S. Will iams, st J. G. Jenkins, b A. I-I. C. Duveell.. ............... R. Gillibrand, st J. G. Jenkins. b A. H. Musson.. ............. ........................... D. Wilkinsotl, b Ed rich .. R. S. Beale, c Watkins, b A. H. C. Duveell K. R. H ensha.w, c Ed rich, b A. H. Mussoll D. L . Hurford, not out...... .................. Extras ........ ....... ....................

M.C.C. 8 36 2 32 7 8

6 2 7 1 4 13

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'1'. B. Lawrence, Ibw, b Hurford.......... .. W atkins, b Hurford.. .......................... J . H . A. Barnes. Ibw, b Henshaw......... F. W. Musson, c Gower, b Hurford........ Rdrich, not out...... ....... .. ............... .. .. . N. Boncher J . T . Neve Capt. A. H. Musson Did not bat. J. G. J enkins A. I-I. C. Duveen

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38 5 9 66 15 94

Total (5 wkts.) . .. . .. . ... ... ........ 235

·I'otal. ............... ..... ....... . . ... . . 126

Hurford, 3 for 42.

KING'S SCHOor~. CANTERBURY v. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. On May 26th the ~chool played Merchant Taylors' at Sandy Lodge . The wickct and the weather were pcrfect . Gower won the toss and batted. T0l111Send was very soon lbw, but Armstrong and Beale took the score to 47 before Armstrong was Ibw to Roberts. TWs brought Gower in. At 80, Reale hit his wicket. having takcn an hour over his 11. Neither Pembleton nor Hayes stayed long, but Gower and W illiams between them brought the score to 14 1 with som e delightfull y free and attractive batting. After Gower had been caught with 54 to his credit, two wickets fell wit h no addition to t he score, Willia ms being bowled b y Stacey- 14 18- 25. The tail, however, batted splendidly and t hc fi nal score was 186. Gillibrand m aking 25 not out. The Merchant Taylors' inuings was disappointing. Five wickets were down for 72 TUns, but a stand between Hart and Stacey pulled the game round. They had plenty of time to get the TUUS but decided agnillst it, and when stumps were drawn the score was 165 for 5, Hart being 54 not o ut and Stacey 39 not out. For the School, Hurford took 2 for 53 and Hayes 2 for 38. T he bowling again looked quite harmless and the need fo r one more good bowler was felt. KING'S SCHOOl,. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOO l ,. K . n. Kettle. b Hurford....................... 9 R . A. Armstrong, lbw, b Roberts. 26 J . L. Starnes, b Hayes............ .... .... . . . .. 30 I". 'foullsend, lbw , b Wood..... .. ... 7 H . H a rold , c Tounsend , b Hayes.... ...... 12 R. S. Beale, hit wkt .• b Maxwell ........ .. . , 11 A. Roper, b Hurford .............. .............. 2 R. H . Gower, cHart. b Wood........ .... ... 54 L. M. Wenyon, c Pembleton, b Armstrong 4 4 J . T. Pembleton. c Wood, b W enyon.. ... J. L. linrt. not out ... .. ................... ". 54 2 W. N. I-Iayes. c Stacey, b Maxwell.. L. R. Stacey. not out......................... 39 R. S. W illiams, b Stacey....... ... ..... .. ..... 25 D. A. Wilkinson, b Wood ..................... 0 . M. Robcrts } R. GilIibrnnd. not out.. 21 D'd t b t N. P . Wood H. J. A. Millachip 1 no a. D. I,. H urford , lbw , b Millachip .. .......... 14 I. C. M. Maxwell K . R. Henshaw, b Harold.. .. ... ............... 0 Extras...... ... .. .. . ...... ....... .. . ........ 15 Extras.................. ... .. .................. 23 Total. ..... . .. ........... ... .. ........... 186 Wood:

3 for 19.

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THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. CHARTHAM MENTAL HOSPITAL.

. Played as usual at CharthalU on Thursday, :May 28th. Chnrtham WOIl the toss and put the School ill . Armstrong and 'l'ouusend put Oll 30 before Toullsend played across a straight ball. The pitch appeared t o be r ather worn and wus playing SOUle queer t ricks. Armstrong t ook a ball under his chin before being bowled by on~ ~hat kept low. Go,~ e l" waS bowled at 54, Pe mbleton at 58 and Hayes at 66. Of the rest, WIlhams alone hatted WIth any confidence and just aft? }ullcll t he inuings closed for the meagre total of 86.

H elped by the pitch, the School bowling was much more effective than it had been previollsly. this season and Chartham were dismissed for 99. :Evell though the School never looked like wiulling, this was the closest finish seen ill this m Rtch for several years. KING'S SCHOOL. R. A Ar l11 stron~, b DUlln .. F. Toullsend, b l'hom as. .. .. .. ..... R. H. Gower, b Thomas.. ............... .. ..... R. S. Williams; b Roebuck................. J . T . Pembletoll, b Thomas .... .... .......... W. N. Hayes, b Roebuck.. .. .... ........... R. Gillibrand, Ibw. b Roebuck................. R. S. Beale, b Thomas.......... ............... D. L. Hurford, lbw, b Bryant............... T. N. Donaldson, b Thomas....... ....... ..... H. M. Sargisson, not ouL. .. ... .. . .. ..... .... . Extras...... .. .......................... . ......

13 19 10 11

0 4 3 10

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Tot al. .. .. .. .... . ... ........ .. ....... .. . .... 86 T h omas,S for 32.

CHARTHAM MENTAL HOSP ITAL. S. Roebuck, c Hu rford, b Armstrong..... 0 G. Reed, b H ayes ................. ............. .. 3 1 C. O'Shea, c Hurford, b Armstrong 19 W. Thom as, c Hayes, b Armstrong....... 3 H. Dunn, c Gawel', b Sargisson....... ....... 13 J . W eatherley, c Armstrong, b H ayes. .. 13 R. Johnson, run out. ... .. ...... .. .. ........... 1 A. Taylor, b Sargisson ... .. ............ ........ 2 J. Batsford, Ibw, b Hayes..................... 4 C. Bryant, c Donaldson, b Hayes.......... 4 C. Ridge, llOt ouL..... ........ ... .. ........ .... 1 Extras..... . .. .. .... . ....... . ............... 8 Total....... .... ....... .... ...........

Hayes, 4 for 19: Armstrong, 3 for 37.

.., KING'S SCHOOL, ÂˇCANT ERBURY v . A. M. OLSSON'S X I. . P layed all Birley's all June 9th. Mr. Olsson won the toss and took Durnford in with him to open the innings. The School bowli~g seell1e.d quite. ineffective and both bats mell scored rapidly. At 74, Durnford was caught 111 the sbps, h avmg completed an excellent 31. Then followed a stand between Mr. Olssol1 and Donaldson and t he score was taken to 12 1 before M:r. Olssoll was bowled by Hayes, having made 76. Even t h e later batsmen , who made no pretence of being cricketers, managed t o score off t he bowling; the innings was declared at 178 with eight wickets down. The School's batting was just as poor as the bowling. Wauton, ill his first m at ch , was the only successful batsmen and scored a fast 52. The match might perhaps have just been saved had not the last two batsmen-for -some inexplicable reason-sudden ly decided to go for the runs. As it was the School only managed to score 157 against mediocre bowling. Truly Po depressing m atch .

TH E CANTuARIAN A . M. OLSSON'S XI. A. M. Olssol1, b Hayes ......................... . 76 A. M. Durnford, c P embleton, b Hayes .. . 31 T. N. Donaldson, b H ayes .................. .. 27 P . G. Rey nolds, c Toullseud , b Hurford ... 4 E. H . Wall, b Hayes ................... .. o Clinch, st Gower, b H ayes ................. .. 6 W . A. R . Gorman, c Williams, b IÂˇl ayes .. . 3 E. J . I~edarb , b Sa rgisson .......... .. 14 R. Grovcs, not out ......... ..... . 9 H. '1'. Waller, not out.. .... . o G. G. Beunett, did not bat. Extrus ............ .. ... . . . .... . . . 10 Total (8 wkts. dec.).

178

Hayes, 6 for 58.

KING'S SCHOOL. R. A . Armstrong, c Olsson, b Gorman ... F. Tounsend , c Wall, b Clinch ...... .. R. S. Williams, run ouL ................... .. R . H . Gower, Ibw, b Gorman .. .. J. T. Pembleton, c Bennett, b Gorman R . Gillibrand, c Olsson, b Groves ........ . C. H . B. Wanton, b Gorman ............. .. \V . N. Hayes, b Clinch ..................... .. R . S. Beale, c Donaldson, b Clinch ...... . I-I. M. Sur~i sso n , run out .................. .. D. I~. H ur ord, 110t out.... .. .. .. ... .. . Extrus ................ ...... . ...... .. .. . . .. . 'fotal. .....

629 18 5 14

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Gorman, 4 for 34.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. EAS'fBOURNE COLLEGE. This match was played at Eastbollrne on Tuesday, June 16th. 'l'he School lost the toss aud were sellt to fi eld a ll a wicket which gave the bowlers little or 110 help. Eastbourne's first wicket fell at 134, when Sewell was bowled by Armstrong. Another wicket fell with the addition of only one run, but the School was disappointed, th e score mounting quickly. Horton completed a good century only to be bowled by Hayes. The remaining batsmen carried the score along at a steady pace ; Eastbourne declared with t he score at 288 for 8 wickets. The School fielded well though the bowlinp: seemed a little lifeless . The School opened somewhat shakily, t he first wicket falling with the total standing at II. Then followed an inexplicable collapse, wickets fal1i.:ng with lUonotonous regularity, an average of 5 runs being added for each wicket. Craib, nevertheless, must be congratulated 0 11 getting 6 wickets for only 17 runs. Only Armstrong, of the whole School side, seemed confident, though Beale managed to remain undefeated. This was the first time the School's batting r eally fail ed and it is difficult to find any excuse for it. Th us the School lost by 236 ruus. EASTBOURNE COLLEGE. KING'S SCHOOL. P. C. Hor toll , b Hayes ......... .. .... .. .. . ..... 101 R. A. Armstrong, c Horton, b Craib .. .. .. 13 66 P. 'l'ounselld, .b WHliams ...... .. ... ....... . .. J . A. P. Sewell , b Armstrong..... .. .... 3 P. F. Hepburn, c Gill ibra ud , b Beale. 1 R. H . Gower, c M. A. Girting, b Craib .. . o W. H. Girting, lbw , b H ayes.... .. ........... 23 R. S. Williams, b Craib ....... ...... ...... .. . 5 C. H . B. Wanton, c D . P. Hepburu, b D. P . Hepburn, b Hayes....................... 12 J. D. G. Craib, c 'l'ouusend, b Hayes .. 22 Craib .... ......... ....... .. .......... .. ......... .. o M. A. Gir ling, st Gower, b Toullsend.. 41 R . Gillibrand, Ibw, b Craib ..... . o D . A. Williams, b Sargissoll ............... I A. M. Durnford, h Craib ................... .. 8 R . S. Beale, not out... .. .. ........... .. L. D. Empan, not out.. .......... .. ............ 12 9 A. G. Simpson, not ouL.... .. .. ......... 0 ,\V. N. Hayes,b Empson ............... .... .. . 1 D. L. Hurford, b Empson ............... .. . .. G. S. 'l'othiJI, did not bat. o H. M . Sargisson, Ibw, b J:o.'mpson. 1 Extras ........... . . 9 Extras ........... ... . ........... . 12

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY â&#x20AC;˘. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL. The School scored their second win of the season against Sutton Valence OIl June 24th. Armstrong. deputisillg for Gower, won the toss and opened the School's innings with Durnford. l30th batsmen scored freely and 49 rLlllS were 011 the board before Armstrong was lbw. The batting of the whole t ea III was distinctly encouraging and the sid e seemed at last to be ruuning into its true form. Williams 48, Hayes 45. Dumford 40 and Wauton 33 werc the most successful batsmen. Sutton Valence had haU~an-hour's batting before tea, by which time two wickets were down for 40 runs. Branson and Redfern, however, took the score to 85 before the laUer was bowled. Bransoll scored very rapidly, being vcry severe Oil Hayes, and was eventually fifth to leave at 159, having completed a not entirely chanceless 107 . I-Iaullillgtoll was the only remaining batsman to offer any resistance, and the innings closed at 206, giving the School a victory by 42 rUllS. The bowling hOllours were shared between Hurford, Armstrong and Hayes. KING'S SCI-lOOI.. R. A. Armstrong, lbw, b Redfern. A. M. Durnford, b Furnace .... _...... R . S. Williams, Ibw, b Pollard................ C. H. B. Wauton, c Pollard, b Furnace... R. Gillibrand, b Redfern.. ............ W. N. Hayes, c Redfern, b Furnace........ R. E. CUllningham, st Badger, b Pollard R. S. Beale, st Badger, b Furnace.. T. N. Donaldson, c and b Pollard........... H. M. Sargisson, c Branson, b Furnace. .. D . L. Hurford, not out............ Extras ................ " ....... ".............

21 40 48 33 9 45 17 11 17 .0 1 6

SUTTON VALENCIl SCHOOl.. P. E. Badger, c Hayes. b Armstrong.... 0 G. Redfern, b Beale.... .......... .. ........... 32 J. H. Gray, b Armstrong ................. _.. 0 D. W. Branson, c Wanton, b Hurford ... 107 P. C. Aylward, st Cunningh a m , b Hayes 1 P. S. C. Pollard, b Hurford.... .............. 9 F. P. B. Deinch, b liayes..................... 9 1 A. L. H. Wheeler, b Hurford............... P. G. H anllington, b Hayes................... 32 B. S. Tipples, run ont.............. . .......... 0 R. Furniss, not out............................. 1 Extras......... . ...... . .................... . 14

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Furnace,S for 64.

Hurford, 3 for 49; Armstrong, 2 for 25 ; Hayes, 3 for 75.

KING'S SCHOOr., CANTERBURY â&#x20AC;˘. HIGH(:ATJ~ SCHOOL. On J une 27th the School played Highgatc away. Highgate won the toss and although the pitch was vcry soft, decided to bat. Hurford and Armstrong opened thc bowling. In Armstrong's first over, Donaldson held a fine catch at sq uare leg. Armstrong bowled well throughout a nd ended with the auHI ....ing analys is of 3 wickets for 5 rUlls. Hayes, who later came 011 for Armstrong, took four wickets for 38 runs. Highgate offered little resistance except for J. K. C. Scott, who scored a useful 35; at one period 3 wickets fell for 4 runs. 'I'he total score was 11 4. Armstrong and Durnford opened for the School. The ground helped the spin bowlers. Durnford, who started out for the runs , was eady ca u ~ht and bowled. Wickets fell cheaply until Hayes joined Armstrong; these two made a bmely stand. After the tea interva!, Armstrong was bowled, hav:ing made half the team's score; Cunningham joined Hayes but failed. Beale came in, and with flayes brought the score to within striking distance of High~ gate's total before Hayes was bowled by Thornton. Reale and Donaldson scraped the score up to 113 before Donaldson was out lbw . Beale managed to make one more run before he too was bowled . 'rhus the match ended a tie.

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KING'S SCHOOL. R. A. Armstrong, b Thornton .... ..... .. ... . A. M. Durnford, c a nd b Middleton ..... .. R. S. Williams, c Thornton, b Middleton R. H. Gower, c lloosey, b Archer ......... . F. Tounsend, st Scott, b Archer .... .. ...... . C. H. B. Wauton, c Boosey, b Middleton W. N. Hayes, b Thornton .... ................ . R. E. Cuuningham , Ibw, b Thornton .. .. R. S. Beale, b Thornton .................... .. T. N. Donaldson, lbw, b Moir ............. . D. L. Hurford, not out.. ..................... . I~xtras ..................................... .

631 45 7

6 2

9 16 4 15

o 5

'l'otal. ....................... . .... .. .... . 114

Armstrong, 3 for 5; Hayes, 4 for 38. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY â&#x20AC;˘. KING'S COI,LEGE SCHOOr" WIMBJ,EDON. ~layed on B!r1ey's ~~ June 29th. It was not till 12.40 that the visitors went in to bat 011 a ra1l1~soddell wicket. I he pitch was of 110 help to the bowlers Hnd neither Dickinson nor L. !to M~rray were at all troubled. The score rose slowly and at the lunch interval was in the fif.tte~. rhe 100 went up about three o'clock and soon after, Murray was bowled by Beale Dlckmson and Young then s~ored quite freely until Hayes bowled Dickinson at 150~ 1~0-2-84: ~ne run later, ,"Vise was s martly run out by Hurford. With the fall of Young's wIcket the lIulIngs was declared at 188 for 5. A thin drizzle was falling when the School'S innings opened. Six minutes later three ~a.tslllel1 ~vere back in the pavilion with t.wo runs 011 the board. At this period there were two mterrupttons. for .rain. Hayes and Armstrong took the score to 30, and later Gower and Armstrong raised It to 92 before the latter was bowled after an excellent 57. It became evident that the game would bc dr:,wll and Gower played out timc with the help of a few other batsmen. The total was 133 for 7 Wickets. For K.C.S., Dickinson took 4 for 36. K.C.S., WIMBJ,EDON. KING'S SCHOOL. P. J. Dickinson, b Hayes.. .............. 84 lh A. Armstrong, b Downham .. 57 L. A. Murray, b Benk.................... 32 A. M. Durnford, b Lansdale ... ............ . o D. R Yotlng, l1>w, b Armstrong... 53 R. S. Williams, c Lansdale, b Dickinsoll o D. A. Wise, run out............ ....... 0 C. I-r. n. Wauton, b Dickinson ...... .. ..... .. o E. Danll, Ibw, b Durnford........... 2 W. N. Nayes, c Dickinson, b young.... .. 9 1. K. Murray, not out .............. 6 R. I-I. Gower, not out.. ................... .. .. . 54 F. H. Carruthers R. Gillibrand, b Dickinson ................... . 7 B. T. Turner ) R. E. Cunningha m , c I,. A. Murray, b J: G; Lausdalt! Did llot bat. yotl ng .......................................... . o M. C. V. NewWll1c R. S. Beale, not out ................ .. o M. R. S. Downham T. N. DonaldSon} . D. L. Hurford Did llOt bat. Extras II Extras ...... .. ..................... ... ..... . 6 Total (5 wkts. dec.) ................. . .188

Total (7 wkts.) .......... .. ........ . 133

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KING'S SCHOOL. CANTERB URY v. ST. EDMUND'S SCHOO l •. Played at St. Edmund's , on July 2nd . The wcather was appalling. In fact t he whole game waS played ill a drizzle of varying intens ity. The School WOll the toss and batted first o n n rain-sodden wicket. Armstrong and Durnford batted confidently against a steady attack, but both fell at 25. Three morc wickets fe ll qui ckly and half the side was out for 63. Gower , who had been h aving considerable trouble with rain on his glasses, was joined by Beale and together they put 0 11 30. Cuuningh am also gave Beale valuable help in a stand of 56. Donaldson failed, but Hurford stayed for some time. Beale was the last to leave, after his highest innings for the School. Cuts a nd hits to leg. predominated in a first-class innings. St. Edmund's were left with something unde r two hours in which to get t he runs. Riley a nd Taylor started quite confiden tly. Whcn the score had riscn to about 30, a downpour sct in. Th c bowlers had diffi cul ty in gaining a foothold and even holding the ball. The batsmcn were not slow to take full t oll o[ the bowling, which became increasingly inaccurate. The first p air were not separa t ed until 123. They had played a most tlscfuf game for their s ide a nd ensured victory. Hurford came 0 11 again whell t he rain had almost stopped a nd bowled really well . Before t hey finally WOll St. Edmund's h ad lost three m ore wickets all to Hurford. St. E dmund's thoroughly deserved their win if ouly for Davies' accurate bowling and the forcible batting of t heir opening pair. KING 'S SCH OOL ST. rmMUND·S. R. A. Armstrong, c Armstrong, b Davies 10 G, Rilcy, Ibw, b Hurford...................... 60 A. M. Dumford, b Screetoll....... . . . 14 A. F. Taylor, c Gillibrand, b Hurford.". 70 R . S. 'W illiams, b Davies.... 11 Peace, not out........... 30 C. I-I. B. Wanton, c Armstrong, b Sereeton 13 AnnstJ:ong, b Hurford ........... 0 R. H. Gower, c Pcaee, b Davies. 23 W. E. Davies, Ibw, b H urford .. 5 Wa lden-Jones, not out 0 W. N . Hayes, st Owen, b Dav ies 4 R. S. Beale, c Armstrong, b Davies. 54 R. E. Cunningh am, Ibw (n), b Screetoll ... 18 T . N. Donaldson, st Owen, b Screeton.. . 2 D. L. Hurford, Ibw, b Davies......... 9 R. Gillibralld, not out............... .. ..... 2 Extras .............. , ....... ,', . .... 9 Extras .... " .... .... " .... " .... , 0 'r otal. ....... "., ...... , .....

.. 169

Total (4 wkts.) ......... .

. 170

KING'S SCHOOl•• CANTERB URY v. ROYAL MARINES. DEAL. The School playcd the Marines 011 ·Wcdnesday , J uly 8th, on Birley's. Gower won the toss a nd decided to bat, Armstrong a nd Hurford opened the batting and remained together unt il the bowling ·was changed. but then, in Sgt. Williams' first over, Hurford was dismissed lbw, The n ext two wickets followed in q uick s uccession and Beale joined Ar mstrong ; together they raised the score to 43, when Armstrong was bowled, having made 27, Beale did not survive his p artner long, und hall the side was out for 60 runs. Then Gillibrand and Wanton m ade a very useful stand , but when it seemed that both were q uite safc they were bowled by Lieut. McGill in t he sam e over, having made respectivcly 29 a nd 36. The score was now 130 for 7 wickets. The rcmaining wickets fell q uickly and t he" School were all out for 136 . If the Marines were to wiu they mus t score q uickly as there was ouly a n hour a nd a half of play lcft. Score quickly they did, but they were grea tly hclped by. the pOOl' quality of t he School's fie lding. Catches were dropped, s hots which should have been stopped were let through, and the bowling lacked length . In 75 minutes the Marines had knocked up 138 runs and had won with 5 wickets to sp are. -

THE CANTUARIAN KING'S SCHOOl•. R. A. Armstrong, b Sgt . Williams ........ .. D. L. Hurford, Ibw, b Sgt. Willia ms .... .. P . 'l'oltllsend, c wkt. (Sgt . Bard), b Lieut. Fonu by ............. , ....... ,"", .. ,", ..... , .. . R. H. Gower, Ib"" b Li eut. Formby ...... . R. S. Bcale, c Sgt, Bloomfield. b Capt. Carless .................. " ...... " .... ,', ...... . R, Gillibraud, Ibw, b Lieut. McGill ......... , C. H. B. Wauton, b Lieut. McGill .. .. W. N. H aycs, not out .. .. .... ... ... ....... . .... , A, M . Durnford , b Lic ut. Formby .. .. T. N . Donaldson, Ibw, b Licut . F ormby .. H. M, Sargissoll, st Sgt, Bard, b Lieut. F ornlby .. , .. " ....... ,' ...... ,', .. .. . Extras.. .. ... " .... .. ,', ..... , Total (10 wkts.) .....

27 7 I

29 36

o o

633

ROYAL MARINES. 2/Lieut. Manners, Ibw, b Hurford ....... .. Sgt. Bloomfield, played on, b Hurford .. , 2/Lieut. Carter, c Armstrong, b Hayes 2/I.ieut. Dishop, c Gillibralld , b Hayes Lieut. Pormby, Ibw (n), b Hayes ......... . L ieut, Simonds, not out"., ....... ,", ... " . . . Capt, Carless, not out ...................... .. 2/Liellt, Pound } Sgt. W illiams , 2/Liellt. McGill Did not ba t. Sgt. Bard

10 4 61 4

22 26 9

Extras ...... ,., .... ,", .... ,', ..... .

136

Total (5 wkts.) ............ ,

138

KING'S SCI-roor•• CANT ER BURY v. BAND OF BROTHERS.

This match was played on Birley's on Friday, July 10th. There had becn r ain overnight and in the morning, but a star t was made at 12 o'clock. Thc Band of Brothers WOll thc toss and decided to bat,

Armstrong and Hurford opened the bowling, and by virtue of steady bowling kept t he runs down. 'I'he first wicket fe ll at 20, and 10 runs later the next batsm a n was ca ught at fin e leg off Armstrong. The new batsman batted well and together with OIle of the opening p air addcd 48 rUlls before lunch. No play was possible after lunch , owing to rain, and the match was abandoned . The scorcs were ;-

C. M. M. Man, run out..... . ..... ,." ..... , ............ , .. ,.... F , S. Bird, not out.. ... " ...... ".. ................... A. O. Snowden, c "Wanton, b Armstrong ............. n. S. W. Hill, not Ollt.. ...... .......... ..... .... ."" ... "... Extras"" .,", ... ,", ..... " ..... ,',...... .. . .... .. .. .. ,..

Total (2 wkts.). .. ................

7 26 4 39 2

G, A, Sim pson, H. L. Cremer, A, F, Whitfield, G. G. N. Brown, H . R. Gracc, H. E. Scott and C. A. T u ff did n ot ba t .

The following represented the School :-R. H . Gower, R. A. Armstrong, W. N. H ayes , F. Tounsend, R. S. Beale, R, S. W illia ms, D. ~, Hu rford, C. H . 13. Wantoll , R. Gillibrand, A, M. Durnford, 1', N. Donaldson,

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERB U RY v . DOVER COLLEGE 1ST XI. The m atch was played at Dover on Saturday, July 11th. The School won the toss and decided t o b at first, as the weather was threatening. D. L . Hurford and R . A. Armstrong opened for the Sch ool with a first wicket partnership of 34, when Hurford was run Qut for 11 . The wickets then fe ll fairly rapidly, Armstrong b eing caught off Grist for 26, a nd R . S. Williams scored 19. The School were all out for 79. Armstrong and Hurford opened the bowling, and both bowled well . Bessey was soon caught by Gower off Hurford . Soon afterwards it began to r ain heavily and the m atch had to be abandoned. KING'S SCHOOL. DOVER COLLEGE. D. L . Hurford, run out. ..... ..... .. .. . ... 11 J. G. Howard, not OUt.. ..... ........ ......... 14 R. A. Armstrong, c Smith, b Grist.......... 26 J. de M. Bessey, c Gower, b Hurford.. .. 2 F. 'i'ollllsend , b Marley. ................. . 1 J. Dyke, not out....... .. ................ 8 R. S. Williams, c Dawes. b Grist . 19 W. R . Barrett R . H. Gower, b Gordon.......... .. ...... ...... 0 A. Dawes R. W. V . Smith R. S. Beale, c Manley, b Gordon. 5 C. H. B. Wauton, c and b Gordon.. ....... 4 D . S . Andrews D'd t b t P. J. Manley 1 no a. R . Gillibrand, c and b Gordon. .. ... ......... 3 W. N. Hayes, c Barrett, b Manley..... . .. 3 Moveson A . M. Durnford, not out.... ................... 0 J. F. Gordon D. S. W. Grist , T. N. Donaldson, lbw, b Grist................. 0 Extras......... .......................... ... . . 7 Extras. ... . ........ . ..... .. ...... . ... .. .. . .. 0

Tota1. ....... ... .... ... . .... . .. . .. .. .. .. .

Total (1 wkt.) .. .................. ..

Hurford, 1 for 20.

2ND

XI.,

3RD

XI. AND COLTS' MATCHES.

The 2nd XI. and Colts h ave been affect ed by the untimely arrival of measles. In the matches they have played the 2nd XI. have h ad an excellent season . They won two match es and in their r emaining t wo m atches were only cheated of victory by time or the weather. The batting h as been greatly above the average of the last few years. The 3rd XI. only had one match, but in that they gained ample revenge for their crushing defeat last year. The Colts contained several promising cricket ers. H ere the brightest feature was the keenness of the fie lding. Res ults : 2ND XI. v. Broadstairs and St. Peter's C.C. 54 for 9. K.S .C. 109. v. Tyler Hill and Blean 156. K.S.C. 122. v. Sutton Valence 2nd XI. 94. K.S.C. 99. p. St, Lawrence Co lle~e, R amsgate 2n4 41. 123 for ~ d~~.

K .SS. 131 for 3,

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3RD X I. K.S .C. 95. COLTS' XI. St. P aul's Colts (Under 16) 92 for 6. K.S.C. 89. Sutton Valence Colts (Under 15) 173 for 3 dec . K.S.C.70. St. Lawrence College Colts (Under 16) 84. K.S.C . 98 for 5. Choir School (Under 15) 17. K.S.C. 7 1 for 5.

v. St. Stephen's C.C. 26. v. v. v. v.

HOUSE MATCHES. WalRole deservedly won the H ouse Matches, which were conspicuous for their lack of interest. 'I hey owed t heir success to consistent batting all t hrough and to Hurford's bowling, which was genera lly too good for t he opposition. In t he first round, Walpole defeated the holders, School House. The match was distinguished by two good innings by W ilkinson. The Outhouses gained an easy win over t he Grange. The chief honours went t o Dean and Donaldson for t heir bowling. I n the fina l, Walpole Wall easily after a very even first innings . In the fin al innings, when set some 150 runs to win , the Outhouses eollapsed miserably befor e the bowling of Armstrong and Hurford. For the first time, t his year the matches were decided as two innings matches.

ROWING. 1ST

IV. RACES.

KING'S SCH OOL, CANTERBURY 1ST IV. v. 'rON BRIDGE SCHOOL IS' IV . This race was rowed at Tonbridge on May 30th under good conditions. The rate of striking was low in both crews at the st art, being abou t 33. The School, who were at back station, had a poor start but m ade up for that ill the first ten, after which t h e School were about a length up. The rate of striking then was dropped to 30 and both boats continued without change of position. Tonbridge t hen drew away a little and continued to do so very slowly, but the School IV., however, just managed to squeeze in ahead by a quarter of a length in a time of 4 mins. 39, sees. over a course of six furlongs. The following represented the School :Bow, N. W. Gill; 2, P. F . Pag~; 3, M. M. Courtney; stroke, D. V. Alexander; cox, G. A. Osborn. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY 1ST IV . v. EAS'rBOURNE COLI,EGE 1ST IV. Rowed at E astbourne on June 6th . The School obtained back station and s t arted off striking at about 35, but failed to make any impression and were a q uarter of a length down when t h e halfÂˇway mark was reached. Cox , however, took the sharp corner all the Eastbourne course very well and the School drew level, striking now at about 31; the School IV. then drew away slightly in the sprint and won by a quarter of a length in a time of 5 mins. 33 secs. , which compares favourably with the Eastbourne course record of 5 mins. 30 sees. The following represented the School :Bow, N. W. Gill ; 2. P . F . Page; 3, M. M. <;;ourtney; stroke, D . V. ,41exander; cox , (~. A. Osborn. ,

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY 1ST IV. v. ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE 1ST IV. TWs race was rowed at Fordwich on June 24th. The School, having been given back station. began at a rate of striking of 35 and were very soon right 011 top of St. Augustine's. The School then settled down to a strong paddle of about 27 and kept that position throughout the race, winning by 3 lengths in 6 mins. 19 sees. ... The following represented the School :Bow, N. W. Gill; 2. P . F. Page; 3, M. M. Courtney: stYO/tB, D. V. Alexander; cox, G. A. Osborn. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY 1ST IV. v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOI_ 1ST IV. This race was rowed at Fordwich on June 27th, uuder quite good conditions. The School obtained back station and having started off at 38 failed. however, to make any impression till after the tree, when they started to go up. They were two lengths ~lP when the U .C.S. crew struck the bank on the large bend. The race was re-started accordlllg to the local rule and having entered the straight, U.C.S. drew level again. In the spurt, however, the School IV. drew up a little and won by a quarter of a length . Th ere was 110 time owing to the stop in the middle of the race. The following represented the School : Bow, N. W. Gill; 2, P. F. Pa~; 3, M. M. Courtney; st'l'oke, D. V. Alexander; cox, G. A. Osborn. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY 1ST IV. v. MEDWAY ROWING CLUB. This race was rowed at Fordwich on July 4th. The School obtaiued front station , started off at about 38, and were very soon about three lengths up. The stroke was then lowered to a firm 31, and continued at this rate throughout the race, the School steadily drawing away to win by 8 lengths. 'l'he time of 6 mins. 37t secs. was bad, chiefly owing to the strong wind blowing down stream, making the water rather choppy, and seriously retarding the speed of the boat. The followin g represented tbe School : Bow, N. W. Gill; 2, P. F . Page; 3, M. M. Courtney; stroke, D. V. Alexander; cox, G. A. Osborn.

2ND

IV. RACES.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY 2ND IV. v. TONBRIDGE SCHOOL 2ND IV. TWs race was rowed at Tonbridge after the 1st IV. race on May 30th. The School obtained back station and started off quite well, though little impression was made till about half-way, when they began to go up about half a length; this they lost, however, in the sprint and lost by a canvas. It was a very good race indeed, the issue being uncertain till the actual flag went up. The Tonbridge time was 4 mins. 54 secs. The following represented the School : Bow, R. S. Whalley; 2, J. H. Clark i 3, R. E. Jackson ; stroke, G. N. B. Pletts ; cox, .T. Baker,

1 .l

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KING'S SCHOOl" CANTERBURY 2ND IV. v. EASTBOURNE COLLEGE 2ND IV. This race was rowed at :r;:astbourne on J.une 6th, immediately after the 1st IV. race. ll~ e School IV. started well, rowlllg at back station, and were about a length up after the first 1l11uute, but they then seemed to lose all their panch and by half-way were a length dowu. Cox , however, took a verx gcx;wl coru.er and dre.w up a little till they were only three-quarters of a length down, and gamed Just a little lUore ttl the sprint, losing by half a length in 5 mins. 40 secs. The following represented the School :Bow, R. S. Whalley; 2, J. H. Clark; 3, R. E. J acksoll; stroke, G. N. B. Pletts; cox, J. C. Baker.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERB UR Y 2ND IV. v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL 2ND IV. This race was rowed at Fordwich all Saturday, July 4th. The School Wall the toss and ..:hose back station . I"ollowing .a good start b y both crews, the School went right up and managed to hold that position until the top of the straight, when U.C.S. drew away to within one length of the ?ehool.. The School managed to put up the rate of striking at the finish and took the boat til to W ill by two and a half lengthS. Tl.ie official time was 6 mins. 17 secs. The following represented the School :Bow, D. E. Owen; 2, G. N. B. Pletts; 3, R. E. J acksou ; stroke, J. H. Clark; cox, J. C. Baker.

MARLOW REGATTA. The School drew a bye in the fi rst rouud, and were drawn against Cheltenham and King's School, Worcester in the second. The race was rowed on the morning of Saturday, Juue 20th and the School beat Cheltenham by two lengths and King's, Worcester by seven. At the halfway the School was a length up on Cheltenham and about three on King's School Worcester. The School rowed ceutre station. ' In the final, the School were opposed by Winchester and Monmouth Grammar School. No advantage was gained by anyone in the first. half-minute, but the School soon dropped behind and the race was finally Wall by Winchester, the School losing by three lengths to Winchester, aud two lengths to MOllmouth. The Scbool was rowing against two crews much heavier than themselves, and were still very tired from t heir morning's race. They rowed ill centre station again. It was pleasant to see many O.K.S. at Marlow, many of them rowing for various clubs. A. G. Barratt was rowing for London RC. in the Graud, also in the coxless fours, and we since see that be is to row for England in the Olympic Games. C. N. L. Minister was rowing in Imperial College (London University) "U" boat, G. E. Heisch was coxing Imperial College rust boat, and H. C. Reynolds was coxing Quinten B.C. T. Biron was there as a substitute for Lensbury R.C., and J. R. Hudson was also there and rendered the School IV. much assistance by his vociferous encouragement from the bank during their raCeS .

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'1 I

HOCKEY. RETROSPECT. Played 10, Won 8, Drawn 1. Lost 1. For the second year ill succession the School was undefeated in school matches and only lost to a Kent XI. The season opened with comfortable wins over Canterbury and St. Edmunds. In a tremendous battle at Ramsgate the School werc lucky to will by a last minute goal. From the Kent Xl. we received an object lesson, which probably did the team a lot of good. Dover and Bart's were easily beaten, but we had two interesting games against the German Schools. The difference ill style of play was very noticeable. 'i'he only really bad performance tlle eleven reserved for the O.K.S. match, when they werc only able to draw with a very scratch eleven . They managed to find their form again to beat Herne Bay, who produced one of their best teams of recent years. ' ~ The 2nd XI. and Colts were both very disappointing. More especiaUy this season are our thanks due to Mr. Olsson for his tireless energy in coaching the eleven . No weather could deter him. Our thanks are also due to the Headmaster for sparing time to referee some of the later matches, and also to other masters who helped with the lower games.

CHARACTERS. R. H. GOWl~R ('33, '34, '35, '36), Captain).-Captained the side with enthusiasm. A t horoughly sound and hard-working forward. Very quick on to the ball and with a very good sense of anticipation, wWch brought him a uumber of goals. When he learns to be a little steadier in the circle, should be a first class player. R. E. CUNNINGHAM ('34, '35, '36).-A most polished player who Âˇworked really harel. Played exceptionally well at the beginning of the term, but towards t he end got rather tired. Always up with the attack, but a little stow to get back in defence. Used his excellent stick work to get himself out of difficulties. D. G. R. Fox {,3S, '36).-Showed greatly improved form: 011 occasions was brilliant, but his form was variable. Had a dangerous shot which he often produced unexpectedly. Did useful work at corners. His chief fault was taking the ball up too far before centreing. K. R. HENSllAW ('35 '36).- Was perhaps a trifle disappointing, but could always be relied upon to play r~ally hard for the whole game. He keJ?t to his wing man \~ell al~d covered the middle cleverly when the attack was developlllg from the 0pposlte Wing. Was slow to recover when beaten for possession. E. H. HUGHES-HALLh"tT {'36).-Showed variable form, possibly on account of One or tw.o minor injuries. At his best he completed a very strong middle line. Fed his wing man and the centre with discretion. His stick work wo.s rather clumsy.

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A. E. M. StEVENSON ('36).-Developed into a remarkably sound back. His clever stick work was a most useful asset. He di stributed the ball intelligently but his positioning was shaky.

J. n. W. GRIGSON ('36).-A rugged: full back

\~ho always gave a sense of safety. He cleared strongly; what he lacked m clever sitck work he made up in reliability and powers of recovery.

A. J. MUNRO ('36).- Early in the season suffered from a recurrence of " nerves." When he had overcome this tendency he played some excellent games. He was somewhat diffident in leaving his charge, but when he did so, he came out hard. P. l\f. CHETWYND-PAI,Mlm ('36).-A clevel' player possessed of excellent stick work. He did not tackle back sufficiently and was rather slow in the circle. With greater speed all round he should be really good. G.

v. EVANS ('3GI.-AS inside

forw~a rd he was too clumsy. Later he developed into a very adequate eft wing. He had no great speed or clever stick work but hit the ball across the middle, hard and often.

A. D. M. FI.E'l'cnRR ('35, '36).~Had ~ somewhat disappointing season. It was only towards the end that he got nd of Ius selfishness. Then he developed into a constrnctive forward who did much useful defensive work.

FOOTBALL. PROSPECTS. After rather disappointing results last season, the School witl be left with ouly four Old Colours, who should , however, prove a sound nucleus on which to build a team. The greatest difficulty will be in discovering a new pair of halves since the halves of the first aud secoud fifteens have .left. Next t.here is the problem of the rest of the back division. Only Armstrong and CUlllul1ghatu remalll from last season, but there are several young players of great promise to fill the vacancies. The forwards will have to be built round Clark and Graham and here t here should be no difficulty in forming a lively but rather light pack, for most of last y~ar's second and third fifteens' forwards return. The School has every prospect of a successful season, especially if Mr. Juckes and Mr Gorman can spare the time necessary to coach again.

1 1 640

THE CANTUARIAN ATHLETICS.

KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v . SOUTH LONDON HARRIERS. . This took place au Birley's on Saturday, March 21st. S. I ,.H. WOll by five events to three, running scratch in all events but the 100 yards and 440 yards. The weather and ground were perfect and there was practically no wiud. As the S.L.H. were still in their cross-country seasan , they yroduced a rather mixed bag. which cOllsisted m ost of IO-miters in training, and sprinters out 0 training. 1. 100 YARD~ (S.L.H. gave 5 yds.). 5. 440 YARDS (S.L.H. gave 10 yards.). 1st. A. J. Munro (K.S.C.). 1st. T. A. Warren (S.L.H.). 2nd. D. S . I,llcas (K.S.C.). 2nd. J. H. Clark (K.S.C.). Time: lOt sees. Tit/fa,' s3t sees. No one got a particularly good start, Clark and Lucas started s lowly and but Munro took t he lead 'and won by about a Warren and Fraser (O.K.S.) caught up the IO yard from Lucas, who was about the same yards by the first bend. Warren passed distance ahead of W. J. Wareham (S.L.H.). Clark after the first 220 and drew away to The time was good. wiu by IO yards. I-rAt.!1 MILE.

1st. 2nd.

J . E. Stevenson (S.L.H.). J. H. Clark (K.S.C.).

Time : 2 mins. l Ot secs. Clark led off fast for the first lap, and held the lead till the last 220, when Stevenson passed him in the last sprint and won by 3 yards. 3. HURDLES. 1st. A. D. :M:. I"letcher (K.S.C.), 2nd. L. S. Souter (S.L.H.). Time: 17" secs. Fletcher, though getting a bad start, caught up and drew away in the seeond half of the race to Will by 3 yards.

MU..E.

1st. 2nd.

A. S. Pirie (S.L.H.). W. C. Young (K.S.C.). Time: 4 mins. 58! sees. For the first three laps, Young lay third with Pirie be hind him, the second strings setting the pace. At the beginning of the fourth lap, Pirie took the lead and Young followed Oll his hcels. These two then went away from the rest, Young very pluckily sticking to Pirie, who held his lead to win by 5 yards.

LONG JUMP.

1st. 2nd.

L. S. Souter (S.L.H.). W. J. WarehalU (S.L.H.). L ength : 20 ft. Souter and Wareham both jumped well, and Fox (K.S.C.) was unable to find his best form, only doing 18 ft. 7 ins. 7.

HIGH J UMl >. R. H. Gower (K.S.C.) L. S . Souter (S.L.H'l. 2nd. A. J . Munro (K.S.C .. { W. D. Pottock (S.L.H.) . Height: 5 ft. 5! ins. Gower was in very good form indeed, though unfortunately Munro was feeling the effects of the previolls event, the long j ump. The standard was remarkably good, all clearing 5 ft. 4 ius. REtAY (4 X 220). 8. 1st . South London Harriers. 2nd. King's, Canterbury. Munro all the first 220 dropped several yards, which Clark fort unately regained, t a king the lead, only to lUuddle the change. Fletcher, at the eud of his 220, was just behind his mau, but Lucas was uuable to keep up with the Quarter Mile Southern Champion, T. A. Warren, who finished well ah ead. 1st.

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KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY v. THE ACHILLES CLUB. This fixture took place on a perfect day, the Achilles winning by 61- events to 21- events. The Achilles were represented by m any notable Oxforn and Cambridge RInes, as can be seen from the results. Unfortunately the haudicaps that they gave were scarcely sufficient hence the results were very un even. Vole were, however, very lucky to witness some most remarkable high jumping a nd weight putting, and were a ble to gain some first hand knowledge of athletics. The Achilles ran 011 a track three yards out. 1. HIGH JUMP (Achilles gave 2 ius.). 5. 100 YARDS (Achilles gave 4 yds.). 1st. R. K . I. K e nnedy (Achilles). 1st. F. E. Peal! (Achilles) . 2nd. M. Meissner (Ach illes). 2nd. A. J. Munro (K.S.C.). 3rd. A. J. Munro (K.S.C.). 3rd. R. J. Martin (Achilles). Height: 5 ft. 11 ius . Time: lOt secs. MtUlro fail ed to find his usual good form, P eall and Munro got ÂŁlying starts, a nd Kennedy found his beyond all expectation. though l:leall caught upboth of the handicap Owing to the great height reached, this event at the start. Munro didmost well to beat Martin, took a long time. the Achilles second string. 2. 440 YARDS (Achilles gave 19 yards). 6. LONG J UMP (Achilles gave 2 ft.). 1st. M. J. K . Sullivan (Achilles). 2nd. J. H. Clark (ICS.C.). 1st. D. G. R. Pox (K.S.C.). 3rd. D . S. Lucas (K.S.C.) . 2nd {R. K. I. Kennedy (Achilles). . M. Meissner (Achilles). Time: SSt sees. Sullivan ran on a track 3 yards outside the Length: 18 ft. 3 ins. normal one, which corresponded to an extra Fox, though not at his best, jumped very 19 yards. He and Clark ran together on their well , and Kennedy aud Meissner, being separate tracks till the last straight, when he troubled by no-jumping, only did 19 ft . 6 ins., wcnt ahead to win by a foot. and were unable to make up the handicap , 3. PUTTING THE WEIGHT (Achilles gave 15 ft.). thus losing this event. 1st. A. Irian (Achilles). HALF ~fILE (Achilles gave 38 yds.). 7. 2nd. R . H. Gower (K.S.C.). 1st. P. N. Teesdale (Achilles). 3rd. M. Meissner (Achilles). 2nd. R. Crabbe (Achilles). Length: 5 1 ft. 41- ins. 3rd. J. H. Clark (K.S.C.). I rfan achieved this distance with his second Time: 2 m illS. 8t secs. putt, Gower being unlucky in not doing more than 3 1 ft. 81- ins. Clark lead for the first lap, at the eud of which Teesdale passed Wm, Crabbe doing 4. MILE (Achilles gave 76 yds.). the same in the back straigh t. Teesdale was 1st. E. C. Weir (Achilles) . about 10 yards ahead of Crabbe and 15 ahead 2nd. W. C. Young (K.S.C.). of Clark a t the finish. 3rd. J. A. Young (K.S.C.). Time: 4 mins. 561' secs. 8. HURDf,I':S (Achilles gave 1 hurdle and This handicap corresponded to four laps 10 yds.). r un on the outer track. Weir and Young ra n A. D . M. Fletcher (K.S.C.). 1st. together for the first lap, then Weir took the 2nd. R. K. 1. Kennedy (Achilles). lead , his pace being far faster than Young's. 3rd. I". E. Peall (Achilles). Young, however, rau well, his time being Time: 16t secs. 5 mins. 6 secs.

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Kennedy and Penll caught up very rapidly the whole time, but Pletcher just managed to maintain his lead in a very close finish. 9. REI.A Y (220 + 220 + 220 + 440) (Achilles ran 3 yds. out). 1st {Achilles. . King's, Canterbury. Time: 2 mins. lOt sees.

The result of this race was a dead heat, there being a most exciting finish. Munro and Fletcher, running a~ail1st sprinters, lost ground which Clark, ruunlllg against l'eesdale, the half· miler, r egained. Lucas. running very well against Newsoll·Smith, just held his own, the resnlt being a dead hent .

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TRIANGULAR SPORTS. The Triangular Sports took place at Dover Oll Saturday, March 28th, and resulted in a win for Dover with 43 points, St. Lawrence being second with 25 and King's third with 8. 'rhe meeting was being rUll 011 a relay system for the first time. three competitors from each school taking part in each of the field events. and four in each of the track events. the result being decided on the aggregate in each case. There was a Three :Miles Relay consisting of two miles and two halI-miles. and a Three--quarter Mile Relay consisting of two 440 yards and two 220 yards. Dover thoroughly deserved to win. as they had a very good aU-round team with several out-standing performers. The School. unfortunately, only had good individuals. and might have had a good chance of winning on the old system of .. the best man wins." The School did not show its best form in any event, partly due to the strange ground and p artly due to a certain amount of staleness throughout the team. 1.

4 X 100 YARDS RnLAY. 1st. Dover College. 2nd. St. Lawrence College. Time .' 43* secs. This race was run to and fro with a flying start at either end , the change-over being made by touch. Dover and St. Lawrence kept together t he whole time, Dover just winniug ill excellent time. 2.

PU1"l'ING t'IIB WEIGHt'.

1st. 2nd.

Dover College. St. Lawrence College. Total oj best puts .' 11 1 ft. i in . Wass and Buckingham of Dover were quite outstanding, the former doing 38 ft. 21 ins., and the latter 37 ft. 3t ins., no one else doing more than 35t ft.

'l'lnum MILES RELAY. St. Lawrence College. Dover COllege . Time .' 14 mins. 33 secs. Dover keC t u) with St. Lawrence until t he last mile, w en 'illett increased his lead by about 50 yards. 'rhe School, having lost a lot of ground in the first half of the relay, were quite out of the race at the end. 3.

1st. 2nd.

LoNG J UMP.

1st. 2nd.

Dover College. St. Lawrence College. Total oj best j umps .' 54 ft. 7i ins. Dover College won tIlls event with a very average performance, the standard of jumping of all three schools being very low.

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And Munro a nd Gower for 5 ft. 5 ins., Hurford started jumping too late at 4 ft . 9 and never cleared it, thus registering height, and making it unnecessary for other two to jump. The standard of other schools was not high.

4 X 120 YARDS H URDr,Es. I t {DOver College.

St. l.awrence College . Time.' I miu. 14t secs. The School, though leading after the first string, dropped to second place for the next two strings, St. Lawrence leading. On the last string, Dover picked up extremely well. tyi.ng with St. Lawrence for first place; Fletcher misjudged his jumps, dropping to third place.

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'l'HREI~-QUARTER MILE RELAY.

1st. 2nd.

Dover College. King's School. Time .' 2 mins. 39 secs. Lucus r an the first 440 extremely well, establishing a lead of about 5 yards. Dover College caught up all this lead in the next 220, and established one of about 20 yards, which neither Munro nor Clark could cut down. The time was excellent.

HIGH JUMP.

1st. 2nd.

Dover College. St. Lawrence College. Total of best jumps .' 14 ft. 8 ins. The School had very hard luck in this event. All three strings were good for 5 ft.

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To the Editors of" '1'UE CANTUARIAN." Dear Sirs, Yesterday afternoon I finished the last book in the House Library. I am debarred from going to n lending library, since I am not possessed of all honest face. But there has occurred to me au idea that wonld prove popular to people with faces similar to my OW11. Would it not be possible to pass on books periodically from one Honse L ibrary to another. Then I should be able to read myself silly. and should not bother you with any ll10re stupid letters. Yours, etc., ).v~r

To the Editors of" THE CANTUARIAN," Dear Sirs, May I venture to suggest a "Sales and Wants" Department ' in the School ? It would be controlled by a person in authority who wonld post notices if required to. Many are the people whom I have met wandering round the School " challenging" every person they meet. I think it would be found extremely popular indeed. Yours, SECOND HAND.

To the Editors of" THE CANTUARIAN." Dear Sirs, It is disgraceful that a School such as our owu should not take better care of its tennis courts during the winter months with a view to preparing them for the contiuuous play of the Summer Term. As it is, they are entirely neglected and each succeeding summer the members of the Tennis Club, whose numbers have swollen so enormously of late, find themselves unable to cujoy their game, on account of the appalling condition of the grass.

This is a matter that could be attended to with a little effort and at a trifling cost. Yours, CLUBMAN.

To the EdiJors of" THE CANTUARIAN." Deal' Sirs, We have in this School many societies which bear the n ames of O.K.S. pre-eminent ill their walk of life. Our bosoms swell with pride at the mention of the Marlowe Society, t he Pater Society, the Harvey Society and the Walpole Society. But now we see the Caxton Society. Caxton, I understand, was not an O.K.S. He and Clark Gable, in fact, are the only great men not llurtured at this home of learning. So, Sirs, let this excellent society remain the Printing Society, rather than introduce such names. Yours, etc., docpl(rr~<; _

To the Editors of" THE CANTUARIAN." Dear Sirs, Your Editorial in the last number of The Cantuarian was full of interest. May I suggest that before you scrap the present cover, you give an explanation of the various crests displayed and whose they are. I wouldn't mind betting you don't know J For the future-I whole-heartedly agree with your remarks about reports of societies and accounts of matches. I ofteu wonder why you publish the School Calendar- after everything has taken place. CouId you lIOt pu bUsh the names of the masters and the numbers of boys in each House all the inside of the cover in each edition, with possibly the uumes of the Nurse aud School Matron, etc., who do so much and get so little of the limelight?

1 THE CANTUAR1AN Could you include a plan of the School buildings, aud also a plan of Canterbury with all the School's playing fields, etc., clearly shown. You talk about" Birley's." I have no idea where it is. Last, but llOt least, is a photograph beyond the finances? I cunllot picture the :Mint Yard t urfed, and would very much like to have an idea of what it looks like. An occasioual photograph of the School buildings, a tea m , or anything of School and therefore of O.K.S. iutercst would, I a m s ure, add to the charm of your m odernised Cantuarian. I am, Sirs, Yours, etc., B. E. WI'l'T.

To the Editors oJ" THE CANTUARIAN." Dear Sirs, May I be permitted to use your columns to air a long-felt grievance. Lately, during times of financial stress many O.K.S. have done magnificent work; but for younger O.K.S. whose meaus may prevent them doing likewise there are ample opportunities of showing their interest in the School. Chief amongst them is to play in the O.K.S. teams against the School. I say " to p lay" where a few years ago it would have been necessary to say " apply und hope to play," for there were always more than enough applicants. But now it is a strange sight to see an O.K.S. team without two or three m embers of the School playing for it. Last year in the cricket match there were nine O.K .S., many of whom were never in t he School team .. and ouly collected at the last minute. This frantic last-winute collecting was also necessary for the hockey and in a lesser degree the rugger team. Many O.K.S. may think they would not be needed, but surely it is better to apply and not be selected, thau to hear that the O.K.S. team is short merely through your own slackness. I remain, Sirs, Yours, etc., O.K.S. (1920-26).

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To tile Editors of" THE CANTUARIAN." Sirs, I read with dismay in your last Ed itorial that a change of cover for The CanJuarian is considcred desirable . Whilst your dictum is true that first and last it is the School's Magazine, yet in between the first a nd last there comes, I suspect, a considerable number of O.K..S. subscribers. To these latter the old cover llluSt have associations which are likely to render its scrapping the r everse of desira ble. It is hard to believe that the substitution of a more modern design of cover will p ermanently improve either the circulation of The Cantuarian or the inflow of literary coutributions . I.ooking back, it is forced upon me that there must always have been a genu of radical reform floating about in tile atmosphere of the Miut Yard I How else can we account for the disappearance of so lllany old traditions and customs. '1'0 mention a few; the School once had its owu peculiar code of football, its own game of fives. Fifty years ago there existed a game called "Crickets," played, it is true, only on a few evenings at the end of the Summer Term. The School Libraryfor a school which traces its history back to goodness kuows what dim ages-is strangely lacking ill t hose old MSS. and books which might be expected to have survived. I could contin ue, but space forbids. The disappearance of snch old institutions is a regrettable break of traditioll. I write with all diffidence as I can lay no claim to have been of any consequence in the School, but I yield to none in loyalty, as a representative of n family which has had for several generations cOllnection with the K.S.C. Faithfully yours, S. W. B. GREEN. Proposed New Cover. ADDITIONAt POINTS FROM LETTERS.

" Many of us would regret the passing of the old cover. Personally, I would suggest that the design remains substantially the

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same, but the cover be of a thicker twocoloured paper. If the des ign is changed. I would suggest that the arms (except the School crest) might go and tile portraits might be reÂˇdrawu to look a little less pop-eyed." "I heartily agree that The Caniuat'ia't Heeds considerable brightening. POt the cover T think the style of the Prospectus would be the best ." .. The suggestion fo r a llew aud brighter cover f 0 1 The Cantuarl,an comes to m e and I think to a large circle of my contemporaries wit h both delight and approval s ince we have long felt the present cover to be both d ull a nd uninteresting." " S uch paltry reasons can hardly be given as sufficient excuse to change the cover of a magazinc which even though its looks are not particularly bright, does at least portray some of the splendid pageantry which surrounds the old School."

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Dear Sirs, 1 write to correct an error which appears twice in the account of the Sports in the last Can t1fClYia1~, to the effect t hat t he new record for t he Open High JUlUP, 5 ft . 51' ins., beats the previolls record by 2 ins. The previous record wns 5 ft. 5 ins., m ade ill t he 1896 Sports by A. J. Fenn , of whose death I regret deeply to read in the last Cwnl1Uwian. Yo urs fait hfully,

O. I ,. DRlNSJ,lW RICIIARDS. [Mtmyo's recoyd was first measured as 5 fe. 7 ins. Afteywards this was found to be faulty. The coyyected height was put in the SpOyts results after the accounts Imd gone to pyess.- Eds. Cant.]

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CALENDAR. SS. PlIll,lP AND J AMES. Term begins. 3RD SUNDAY AFTlm EAs'rlm. Lecture: "Abyssinia," by Neil Huuter, Esq. Cricket: 1st XI. v. St. Lawrencc C.C. (Homc). 4'rH SUNDAY AFTrm E AS'rER. P reacher,' Rev. Canon J. M. C. Cru m, M.A. ROCATION SUNDAY. Preacher,' Th c H eadmaster. Talk by G. S. Dashwood, Esq. ASCENSION DAY. Cricket: 1st XI. v. M.C.C. (I-lome) ; 2nd XI . v . Droadst airs C.C. (Away), SUNDAY AF'r lm ASCI~NSION . PreacheY,' T he Chaplain. Cricket: 1st XI. v . Merchant Taylors' School (Away). Cricket: 1st XI. v . Chartham Mental Hospitnl (Away). Prize Examinations. Rowing: 1s t IV. v Tonbridgc School (Away); 211d IV. v . Tonbridge School (Away). Annual Visit of Canterbury Club, Bermondsey. WHIT-SUNDAY . WllIT~MONDAY .

Divinity Prize Examination. Rowing: 1st IV. v. Eastbouruc College (Away); 2nd IV. v. Eastbourne College (Away). TRINITY SUNDAY. Cricket: 1st XI. v. A. M. Olsson's XI. (Home). Cricket: Colts' XI. v. St. Paul's School (Away). S. BARNABAS. Half-term holiday begins. 1ST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. H a l f~tenu holiday euds. Cricket: 1st XI. v. Eastbourue College (Away). Rowing: Public Schools Rcgatta, Marlow. Cricket: 2nd X I. v . Sutton Valeuce School (Away). Aviation Service. 2ND SUNDAY AFTER T RINI'rV. Preacher,' Rev. A. G. Bisdee, Vicar of S . Barnabas, Oxford. Cricket: 1st XI. v. Sutton Valence School (Home). S. JOHN BAPTIST. Rowing: 1st IV. v. S. Augustine's College, Canterbury (Home). Anllual Inspcction of D.T.C. Lecture: Alfred Noyes, Esq. Crickct: 1st XI. v. Highgate School (Away). Rowing: 1st IV. v. University College School (Homc); 211d IV . v. U ui versity College School (Home). 3RD SUNDAY AFTER 'l'RImTv. Preacher: Rev. Bro. Douglas, of the Priory and Homes of S. Francis. S. PETE R.

Cricket: 1st XI. v . King's College School, Wimbledon (Home).

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THE CANT UARIAN 2. Cricket: 1st XI. v. S. Edmund's (Away). 4. Cricket: 1st XI. v. S. Lawrence College, Ramsgate (Home); 2nd XI. v. S. Lawrence College, Ramsgate (Away); Colts' XI. v. S. Lawrence College, Ratllsgatc (Home). Rowing: 1st IV. v. Medway R.C. (Home). 5. 4TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINI'l'V. 7. Cricket: 2nd XI. v. Sir Roger Mauwood's School (Home); 3rd XI. v. Sir Roger Manwood's School (Away). 8. Cricket: 1st XI. v. Royal Marine Depot, Deal (Home). 10. Cricket: 1st XI. v. Band of Brothers (Home). II. Cricket: 1st XI. v. Dover College (Away). 12. 5'.L'1I SUNDAY AFTER T RINITY. Preacher: Rev. Canoll H. L. Gou dge, D.D., Regius Professor of D ivinity, Oxford. 13. H igher aud School Certificate Examinations start. 19. 6tH SUNDAY AFTER TRINI'l'Y. Preacher: Rev. Cauon J. K. Mozl ey, D.D. , Chancellor of S. Paul's Cathedral. 24. S. JAMES. 25. Cricket: 1st XI. v. O.K.S. (Home). Rowing: 1st IV. v. O.K.S. (Home). School Concert. 26. 7TH SUNDAY AFTER 'fluNl'tY. Preacher,' 'I'he Headmaster. 27. Speech Day and PrizeÂ·giving by His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. 28. Term ends. Scout Camp begins.

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