St Edmund Hall Magazine 1922-1923 by St Edmund Hall

The block used for the small print of the Hall appearing- on the cover is kindly lent by Mr. E . H. New, of 17 \Vorcester P lace, Oxford, from w hom the full-plate engravin g may be obtained, pri ce one g uinea.

THE Q UADRANG LE ABOUT

100

YEARS AGO .

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE. Vol. I, No. ·4·

DECEMBER, 1923.

EDITORS. 1S)23-24.

J. L. HILL, Editor. G. A.; JoHNs.oN, ASISt. Editor..

DE PERSONIS E.T REBUS AULARIBUS OF

THE

PRINCIPAL.

E' record' the loyal congratulations which all Aulares would wish to he conveyed to tlro Principal Ol1l his election as a member of the Hebdomadal Council in June, and on his proceeding to the degree of D.D. on November rst. Our record does not end here, for the Principal is a Curator of the Sheldonian Theatre, a Curator o.f the Examination Schools, a Delegate for PrivilegeS!, a Decregate of University Police, and a D degate of Local Examinations. During the course of the year he completed his course of sermons as SeJect Preacher. It has been remarked by one ~earned in the history of the University that Principals of Halls were always prominent in thie transaction or!' the business of the University. Like his predecessor, the Principal seems to find it impossible to escape the incidence of tha.t tradition. Bu.t of all his recent appointments none will have been more gratifying to hims:e1f than his selection by the University to be a Governor of his old <school, Cheltenham College, in the place of the late Lord Morley.

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THEI

SENIOR TuTOR.

Although the Senior Tutor hla.s COITIJtrived not to let it be generally known that Mrs. BrewiSI and he celebrated the twentyfifth anniversary of their wedding in July, w.e cannot let him imagine that knorw:ledge of this has altogether eluded the editorial ears. On behalf of aU members of the Hall, therefoQ"e, we affec-

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tiona te1y charge him to convey to Mrs. Brewis and to himself a message of very cordial congratulations and g ood wishes.

O F THE CHAP LAIN .

The R ev. R. F. W. Fletcher came into residence as Chaplain and Tutor at the beginning of the Summer Term. Tutorially he is chiefly concerned with those who read the H onour School of English Language and Literature and withi those who take the History Previous Examination. He has already shown his active interest in thle musical and histrionic exercises of the Han:, and in the Parks has done battle for it with a hock ey stick. Of his new-coming to the; Hall we will say no more than that he h as in this short time made any welcome from us seem long out of date.

OF THE; ScHooLs.

The congratulation1s of the H all are due to all who ab examinmtoribus honore digni sunt halbiti, but more especia,!ly to A. A. Gordon and A. MeL. Murray, who obtained 'firsts ' in their respective Schools. HILARY TERM, 1923Âˇ

I n Literis Graecis et Latinis, Class III : A. D , Yates. TRINITY ThRM, 1923.

In S cientia: Na,t urali (Physiol.), Class: III: H. A. BarnesLawrence. In Jurisprudentia , Class III : M. Ahmad. Class IV: N. Fra.ngisca.tos. In Saicra Theologia, Class I: A. M:cL. Mu rray. Clas:s II : M'. M., Knappen. Class III: 1": W. Gilbert. In Literis Ang:licis, Class II : G. W. Knig ht, R. Phillips, F . D .. Walker. In Literis Modernris, Class I: A. A. Gordon (u su linguae Russicae maxime commendatus). Class III : A. B. H odgson (in: lin:gua Ga~lica). I n Literis Human.ioribus, Class III : E. R. La T. Ward . In Historia Moderna,, Class II: F. J. Fish, F. G. Marcham. Class 1.11: W. L .. Bunce, E. A. Lobo, J . W. L. Symes. In Schola Disc'iplinarum Ma:thematicarum, Class III: B. Barber, F . C. Bazett-Jones. Qui nul7Jum hon1orem a~bit, Group B.2, 5: q, Smart.

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ExaminatiOTh in the Theory, History and Practice of Education: J. Johnson, B.A., G. T. Moore, B.A., S. N. Godfrey, B.A. OF

OTHER CoNGRATULATIONS.

The congratulations of the Hall ar·e due to W. H. Hindle on winning a Heath Harrison Travelling Scholarship (in French), to J. F. Bleasdale on obtaining a Half-Blue for Swimming, to G. W. Knight on being awarded his Representative Colours for C:hess1, to W. R. M:. Chaplin for his Ion~ trial with the T:rial Eights again this year, to J. E. A. Bye for repeatedly playing for the University at hockey, and for being awarded his Occasional and Centaur Colour's, to D. S. P. Noakes for playing several times for· the University at hockey, and for being awarded h~s Occasional' Colours, and to H. W. Taylor for winning the · Senior Cross,_ Coruntry Race and for running in most of the University CrossCountry fixtures. OF

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J.C'.R.

Th:e Officers of the J.C.R. elected for the aoodemical year, 1923-24, are: President', E. G. Price, and Steward, H. A. Blair. The . thankS! of the J.C.R. are due to the Rev. E. T. H. Godwm for his :serviceable gift of Magazine covers.

DE ALMA UNIVERSITATE.

The University has continued to give generous proof of . its concem: for the welfar'e of the Hall. Subsequent to the grant made in 1920, a: grant froml the General Fund of the University of £zoo in respect of Hilary and Trinity Terms, 192 r, was decreed by Convocation: on May roth, 1921. On December 23rd, the Curators of the University Chest were authorised by Convocation to continue this grant for the academical year, 1921-22. For the two years from January rst, 1923, Convocation authorised a grant of £zoo a year on June zoth, 192:2. A grant of £300 in. respect of repairs and improvements to the fabric of the HaU was authorised by Convocation on November zrst, 1923, to be paid from the Gener'al Fund of the University. We under-stand that it is these grants! that have made practicable the renovations and improvements in the buildings of the Hall that have been carried out in recent years.

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OF THE EIGHTS WEEK CoNCERT .

The Eights Week Concert, which we hope is now established as an annual event, was given in the Quadrangle on Saturday, May 26th. A concert in such a charming setting can hardly fail to be delightful ; but the compositions chosen for performance were not in every case such as to take full advantage of the opportunity to let the critical faculty slumber. Most of the madrigals were suitable for an evening concert out-of-doors; bu1J the grouping of the pieces might have been happier. In the first -pair, we were appropriately . invited to contemplation and rest by . German's ' Peaceful Night,' only to be abruptly disturbed by the bucolics of Vaughan Williams' 'Jolly Ploughboy.' In the second group, German's 'Sleepinlg ' induced further somnolence, but the hedonism of Parry's' In a harbour greene',was a quaint contrast, and the chaos of our emotional bewilderment was increased by the Madrigal Society's vigorous declaration of its intention to build Jerusalem in England',s green and pleasant land. The quartets, Byrd's' While the Bright Sun' and Buckle's' Spring,' were sung carefully and appreciatively : as for the account of Little Tommy's adventures a-fishing, it pleased the audience, and we will let it pass at that. M]r. Rayson's violin solos were played with taste and skill, but we found ourselves wishing for pieces of more substantial interesrt than 'Four Folk-tunes' and Papini's 'Romance' and ' Saltarello.' lVlr. Rowley was announced to sing ' Ah, Moon of my delight, '-an excellent choice for such an occasion; but to our great regret two maudlin modern English ballads: were substituted. The ' Two Old English · Songs-' by Eric Coates were of the same class. Mr. Rowley's accurate tone g·ave these songs1 every chance; but ·the commonplace cadences andsloiVenly sentimentalities of our popular songs will not bear exposure to the sincerity of the open air. The best singing of the evening was heard; in the duet from 'Madame Butterfly,' sung by Mr. Row~ey and R. E. Priestly: the tone of borth was admirable, and ther'e was just the right under:standing between them to secure good dramatic freedom . Of piano solos! the programme included, ·we think, too liberal an allowance, for a piano is apt to sound as a poo~r tinkling instrument in the spaciousness of the night. E. P. Brice played his solos well', especially the familia r ' Rondo Capriccioso ' of Mendelssohn and Chaminade's 'Autom·n e, '-both suitable choices for· the occasion: but the conventionalities of Sterndale Bennett's. ' Toccata ' can only be disguised in a concert room, while Bartlett's ' 'Eldorado'

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was a sham of tinsel and g ilt,-in any cas:e no one desires to be dragged away t o Eldorado from the charm of an Eng li sh midsummer evening. · Unqualified and warm appreciation we must give to that which gave unqu alified pleasure,-the dancing by the Oxford Side of the English Folk-Dance Society. .W hat: they danced we do not now remember, for they changed the dances announced on the programme : but we do remember the jollity cif their cla nGing and the stout thwacks of their Sltaff-play,-indeed, the dancers were so obvioosly enj oying themselves: that the audience could not but share in .such infectious enthusiasm. Their concluding dances were the most memorable delight of a delightful evening. OF A GrFT oF Boo~s.

Lady Gonner has very kindly presented ·to the Hall forty-one vo:l umes on economic subjects: from the library orf her husband, the late Sir Edward C. K. Gonner, K.B. E ., Litt.D., Professor of E cono mic Science in the University of Liverpo& The books have been placed in the new library. ~his gift is not only most acceptable fm the books which itl bring'S, but also wiH be valued for the association which these books will have with the memory of a fine economist who sacrificed his health in untiring work in the public service during the war. DE Locrs SANcTrs.

In Oxford outside the Guide-books, Mr. Falconer Madan, formerl'y Bodley's Librarian, Hon.. F'ellow of Brasenose, has written a little book about the City and the University in which he has engagingly Iaid open many not able features: which have beeni overlooked by writers les s: familiar' with all the highways and byways of Oxford's history. For him Oxforrd h as itSI particular Loca- S ancta, ' certain recognized centres: of veneration where every visitor, with responsive feeling. becomes a Pilgrim . . , spots which fir'e the imagination, and which, when we g~t to the heart of them, refresh us<, instead of wearying us.' For his1L oca Sanc ta h e has selected a cherished Five, and one of them is the Hall. ' As the last survivor of the once numerous olass of A'c ademical Halls., reduced by Laud to five, and now to one, St. Edmund Hall stands unique of it51 kind in Oxford or Cambridge. . It h as weathered the storms of time without much injury or modification, and is the sole representative o•f what the University was like befo•re the founda-

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tion of Colleges.' ' It .is a model of what a Hall :shoruld be ' : this is indeed honourable mention. And Mr. Madan caps thi:s with a motto from Aeschylus :-' N uc~ o' 0 npWTO<; /Cat T€"A-€UTato<; opafLwv,' which he translates for the Gree:kless: ' He is a winner who runs first and last ' ; and pr'ophesies for the Hall ' a victorious career.' Here we have, to be sure, a book on Oxford which we all can recommend. 0

F THE CHAPEL.

A Persian rug which belonged to the late Capt. G. S. Salmon, A.P.O., who was kiUed by local tribesmen at Kifri, Northern Mesopotamia, in August, 1920, has been presented to the Hall by his widow for use in the Chapel. This rug has been placed in front of the altar. A handsome Bokhara rug, the gift of the Principal, has been laid over the Sanctuary steps. The Principal has also given a red and a green frontal for the altar, made of silk fabric which he brought back from Venice. The frontals were designed by Mr. Harold S. Rogers, F.S.A. In the Ante-Chapel Mr. Rogers has skilfully adapted the p~nelled partition on the soruth side so as to provide two large cupboards and a case below for frontals. DE ScRIPTORIBUS AuLARIBus.

The following books of Aularian interestl have been added to the Old Library. From the Vice-Principal : (I) Prototypes, or the Primarie Precedent Presidents out of the Boo:ke of Genesis. By that faithfull and painefull Preacher of Gods Word, William \iVhately la te pastour of Banbury. Fo. London, 1640.. Whately was a Puritan divine. He migrated: to the Hall from Christ's Co.Jiege, Cambridge, taking1his MI.A. in 1604. (2} A Companion to the Guide and a Guide to the Companion: being a complete supplement to all the Accounts of Oxfor'd hitherto published. A new Edition. Oxford, 18o6. This contains a :story of the visit of Thomas: Hearne to ' an antique Pot-house, knorwn by the historical Sign of Whittington and his Cat. The story is illustrated by a wood-cut shorwingl Hearne being conducted back to the Hall' by two printers; ' with much state and solemnity.' Four works by Thomas: Hearne: (3) Chronicon sive1 Annales Prioratus de Duns table. 2 vols1., 8vo. Oxford, I733· (4} Duo Rerum A"nglicarum Scriptores Veteres, viz. Thomas Otterbourne et Johannes Whethamstede. 2 vols., Svo. Oxford, 1732·

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(5) A Vindication of those who take the Oath of Allegiance to His Pres:ent M'ajestie from Perjurie, Injustice, and Disloyaltie. Frontispiec:e portrait of the author by Vertue. Post 8vo. 1731. (6) A, volume, 8vo, containing!: (i) Henrici Dodwelli de' Parma Equestri fifloodwa.rdiana Dissertatio. Ace edit Thoma; N eli Dialo'{{US inter Reginam Elizwbetlwm {7 Robertum Dudleium, Comitem Leycestrice /Edificiis prceclare agitur. Oxonii, 1713. (ii) Col~egi omm 'Scholarumque Publicarum Academice Oxoniensis Topographica Delineatio, P,er Thomam Nelum. Oxonii, 1713. (7) A Pamphlet by Sir Richard Blackmore!, Mi.D. Modern Arians unmask'd: 8vm London. 1721. (8) Stephen Penton, B.D. (Principal, I672-84.). A Discourse coneerning the Worship of God towards! the Holy Table or Altar. r2mo. London: 1682. (g) Dr. Lilly Butler. A Sermon preached at St. Mary-le-Bbw before the Lord Mayor, Court of Aldermen, and Citizens of London, on Friday, the 26th of June: A Day appointed by Proclamation for a General and Publick Fast. 8vo. London 16g6. ( ro) The Life and Times ofi John. Kettlewell, edited with an Introduction by the Rev. T , T. Carter, M.A. London I8'9S· Five Sermons1 by Dr. White Kennett (appointed Vice-Principal, I6g8, afterwards Bishop of Peterborough) : (I I) Sermon at St. Martin's Churah in Oxford, January 20, I694/ S· Oxon. I695· This was preached on the occasion of the death of ' the Late Excellent Queen Mary.' (12) A Sermon preach'd at Bow-Church, London befm·e the Societies for Reformation on Monday the 29th of December, I70I. Publ'd : London, I7o2. (I3) A Sermon preach'di in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul London, before the Sons: of the Clergy, December the 3rd I702: Publ'd: London, I703. (I4) A Compassionate Enquiry into the Causes of the Civil War in a Sermon preached in the Church of1 St. Botolph Aldgate on January 3I, 1703/4· Publ'd: London, 1704. (15) The Charity of Schools for Pom Children Recommended in a Sermon preach'd in the Parish-Church of St. Sepulchers, May 16, I7o6. PuM'd: London, I7o6. ( I6} A Discourse concerning! the University and Order of the Resurrection : being A Sequel to That, wherein the Per'sonal Identity is asserted. By Henry Felton, D. D., Principal of EdmundHall, Rector of Whitwell, and Chaplain to his Gr·a ce the Duke of Rutland. Publ'd: London, I733· ( I7) Observations upon some1 of his Majesties late Answers and Expres.ses. · By H,enry Park:er. Printed secretly without title and published July 2, I642. Parker, who took his1M:.A. from the Hall in 1628, was Secretary to the Parliamentary Army in I642, and Secretary to' the House of Commons in 1645. From the Rev. R. S. 0. Tayler:(I) The Life of Mr. Thomas Hearne of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford ; from his. own MS . Copy, in the Bodleian Library, etc. : Svo, Oxford, at the Clarendon Pn:ss, 1772. This copy contains

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the rare extr'a pagre 128*, on which is given a curious epitaph in Latin on Hearne which; had ' appeared in the Public Paper:s.' (2) A volume containing: a Sermon by John Macgowan, 'the Shaver,' occasioned by the Expulsion of Six young Gentlemen from the University of Oxford. A new edition published 1799. (3) Of other than Aularian interest: The Memories of Nicholas Ferrar, M.A. the Founder of the Little Giddingt Community. The first edition, published 1829. OF EXHIBITIONERS'.

An examination beginning on Thursday, Junel 28th, was held for the purpos1e of awarding three Exhibitions of the annual value of ÂŁ40. As a result of this examination the following elections were made:A. E. Hill, Chigwell School (Modern History). A. L. Clegg, Liverpool College (Modern History). C. D. Smith, Notting ham High School (Classtics). The Exhibition Examination for 1924 will begin on Thursqay, Jun.e 26th. W. H. Hindle has been made an honorary Exhibitioner' in token of his election to a Heath Harrison Travelling Scholarship. OF NEW PAINT.

With sun-dial and window-frames freshiLy pai~ted white, the seems now to exhibit something of that neat decorum which white collars and cuffs conferred upon their elderly wearers three hundred years ago. Nor should we forget to record the fact that the Barge received a new coat of paint i.n time for Eights Week-and a new flag. Quadrangl~

OF ST.

EDMUND's

DAY.

The Bishop of Newcastle (formerly Vice-Principal) repli~d to the toast of. Floreat Aula at dinner in Hall on St. Edmund's Day (Norvember 16th). On this occasion there were also present as guests the Rev. L. Hodgson (formerly Vice-Principal), Fellow of Magdalen, and the Rev. Canon Simpson (formerly Chaplain and Tutor), Junior Ptm::tor. OF NuMBERS.

The number of members of the Hall in residence this term is 83, of whom 7 are graduates and 76 undergraduates.

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MrusrcAL SociETY.

· We have received the foJJQ/Wing communication from our Musical Correspondent:-' The Madrigal Society is no more~or should we say that it has developed in another direction? - In its old form, as a Choral Society open to any member of the Hall , with no voice-tests, nor even enthusiasm-tests in th!e shape of subscriptions, it was more estimable in theory than in practice. What could unfo~tunate conductors do when faced by twenty bassi profondissimi. and five tenors-some merely tenors ad hoc? They struggled valiantly, especially these tenors ad hoc; but disproportionate balance was not the only difficulty. There were, we fear, too many supers who seldom attended rehearsals but nevertheless delighted in walking on for a public pe.tformance; and not infrequentl'y they failed to keep step. Now·, however, 'we shall no more enjoy this. fal-la-la-ing a1 piacere con abbandono, £l basso malta marcato. It is rumoured that in secret conclave the Madrigal Society abdicated in favour of a more general Musical Society. This Society, we understand, hopes to foster music in the Hall in wider and mor'e novel forms. Concerts are to be arranged once or twice a term, with coherent and organised programmes, an.d sometimes as lectures on musical subjects accompanied by illustrative compositions. The Society a lSIO hopes to arrange properly balanced vocal quartets and choruses, and, if possible, to develop instrumental potentialities as well. Some of the performances will be open ; others private and informal. A small subscription. will be ruthlessly exacted as proof of genuine interest. The Society, however, is not to consist solely of performers. Good listeners, if SIUch then• be, will also be eligible~ extremely eligible. The reconstituted Society should prove an attractive development : its first adventure is to be a. pianoforte and song recital on January 23.' [-We hope that the Madri~al Society m its new form will go rinforzato.-E'n.]

--.--DE DONIS.

The administrators of the Rev. G. F. Lovell, B.D. (VicePrincipal t87r-89), have presented to- the Hall the handsome chiming dock that was given to him by members of the Hall on his resignation of the Vice~Prin:cipalship. An inscr:iptio1n recdlrding this rei-presentation has been pl'a.ced on the dock beside that which commemorates the original gift. The clock now stands. in · the dining-room of the Principal',sl Lodging-s.

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THE LEcTURE

RooM.

The old J. C. R. on the ground floor of the Cottage has been converted into a Lecture Room.

A VISIT.

We quote from the Oxford Magazine:-' The Excursion of the Architectural and Historical Society to St. Edmund Hall on Saturday (November 3rd) was one of the plea,santest in the recent annals of this now venerable association. The· Princip~tl acted as guide and described the old buildings and their history, also the recent alterations, all of which were warmly approved.'

THE FRONTISPIECE.

Our frontispiece reproduces in black an.d white a water-colour drawing of the Quadrangle 'which the Vice-Principal found recently among some miscellaneous prints in the shop of a local dealer in antiques. The original measures! I I in. by 17 in. That it bears no •s ignature is a matter of no consequence, since as a picture it has little artistic value. It is the view that it gives of the Quadrangle about a hundred years ago tha,t makes it particularly inte1resting. For contempor'ary prints of the Quadrangle reference may be made to the article on the Prints of the Hall by F. G. Marcham, which was included in the la,s t issue of the Magazine.

THE RE-UNION, 1923. RE-UNION of old. member5 of the Hall,. the first which it has been possible to hold for many years, took place on St. Georg,e 's Day (April 23rd). Fifty-five took part. A,s m:a ny as possible were accommodated in the Hall, the remainder being housed by the kindness of the Provost and Fellows in the Queen's College. The meeting was char·a cterised throughout by the fraternal intimacy which specially markS! the relationships of a small and closcly knit society Stich as our own: It was obvious that for many of our older members the changes ·or recent years: which have aimed, orne and all, at preSierving as well as improving our ancient heritage, added not a little to the pleasure of their return.

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The services in Chapel were truly inspiring. Evensong was sung at 6.30 and Holy Communion celebrated at 8.jo on the following morning. At the dinner in Hall, it fell to me to give an account of the life and progress of our Society dur'i ng the last few years. The toast of FlorM t Aula was responded to by the Bishop of Carlisle in his happiest vein. He spoke of his own affection for the Hall and its ideals, and emphasised its unique status as the ,s ole representative in either University of the original form of academical 'Society. He express~d further the conviction that at no time in history was the historic au1arian system better suited to serve the educational needs of a most important and hardpressed section of the community. ' In these days,' he !Said, 'when few gentlemen have money, it is of the utmost importance that there should exist in so flourishing a condition an in stitution which provides the most economical education of any Oxford college, combined with 'Such venerable traditions of service to Church and State.' It was agreed by all present that a gathering on these lines should be held in the Hall every year, and the hope expressed th at an Oid Members ' Association should be formed, in accordance with a suggestion which I had made in my speech. The following came to the Re-union :-The Bishop of Carlisle, Rev. L . Hodgson, Rev. Canon Simpson, Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, Rev. R. S. K. Bluck'e, Rev. R. H. Evered, R ev. H. F. Watson, Rev. Eustace Havergal, Rev. R . S. T ayler, Rev. A. B. Gwynn, R ev . C. P. Shipton, Rev. Ernest Havergal, R ev. P. Cunningham, Rev. E. W. Evans , R ev. H. S. Glover, R ev. A. C. H air, Rev. W. A. Pearkes, Rev. T. E. R. Phillips, Rev. C. E. R oe, Rev. C. J. Beresford, H. N. ffarington, R ev. C. W. Fisher, R ev. J. F . Nuthall, Rev. F. I;. Wh atl ey, R ev. P. E. T. Widdrington, R ev. A. F. I. D anneman , R ev. Dr. A. C. Keene, C. B. R . Gull, R ev. E. 'R eid, Rev. P. A. W. Skinner, R ev. R. Shepheard, Rev. W . S:. Coad, Rev. H. M. Cr'abbe, Rev. C. T. F. Field, R ev. A. Hill-Jones, R ev. D. Armytage, Rev. L. H. Coles, R ev. A. G. Davis, R . A. H adenfeldt, Rev. D. S. P. Mack intosh , R ev. H. Mr. Bennett, Rev. R. H. H awkins, \iV. R. Warner, R . Sayle, R ev. A. Sargent, Rev. T . H . Croxall, J. T. W. Greenidge, R . M. Downes, R ev. E. T. H. Godwin, R ev. S. A. H oward, H. C. Ingle, B. C. W. Johnson, G. J. O'Connor, R. F. Hill and R ev. E. L. 1\itinen. It is proposed to hold a dinner next year (I<Jr24), s,h ortl y before the beginning of the Summer Term . To this dinner there will be

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invited 10 the first instance those who were unable to accept invitations last year. We hope that it wi11 not be l~ng before these gatherings lead to the formation of a n Old Members' Association. To our society, which has important constructive work immediately ahead of it, such an Association would be an invaluable aid. G. B.A.

JAMES ANDERSON ROBERTSON, 1853-1923.

AMES Anderson R obertson was the fourth son oif Robert Robertson:, Esq. , of Hobart Town, , Tasmania. He entered the Hall in Michaelmas Term, 1874. H e graduated B.A. in 1877, a nd M.A. in 188 1. On leaving the Hall he engaged in medical studies at the University of Gl asgow, where he proceeded to the degrees of M.B. and C.M. in 1885. After practising for many years as a doctor he ,s:oug ht ordination. . H e was ordained deacon in 1907 and! priest in1the following year. From 1907'-09 he held a curacy at St. Ma ry's, Glasgow; in the latter year he was appointed Secretary for Medical Missions under the Society for the Propaga tion of the Gospel. In 1912 h e relinquished this appointment and took up the work of Organizin g Secretary for Foreign Missjons for the ScottiSih Episcopal Church. Resigning that office in 1914, he went to West Acton as Curate of St. Martin's, and from there in 1915 to be Rector of St. James's, Muthill, P erthshire. On hi s retirement in 1920 he went back to live in Par:tick , GlaSigow. In May, this year, he died suddenly at Stirling.

UT FAMA EST. Th e honour of Knighthood has been conferred on Mark Somers Hunter, Esq., Directo r of Public Instruction , Burma. The cordial congratulat ions of the Hall are du e to Sir Mark upon his receipt of this recog nition of his valuable services t o education in · India; and Burma on · the occasion of hi s retirement from the Directorship. The Rev. Canon D. C. Simpson, for·m erly Chaplain a nd Tutor of the Hall, is. assured of our best wishes for his t enure . of office as Junior Proctor during the academical year 1923-4. He is also to be congratulated on his appointment to a Prebend al Stall in Southwell Cathedral.

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The Rev. A. C. Ridsdale took the degrees of B.D. and D. D. in absence on October 18th. Dr. Ridsdale, who is SÂ˘nior Chaplain of H. M. Indian Government (Eccl. Est.), is at present at Cuttack, Orissa. J. T. \V. Sadler has kindly sent us from Sao Paulo, Brazil, a copy of a Legend in verse, entitled ' Ubirajara,' a translation by him of a Portuguese rendering of a Tupy legend; the Tupys were the native people whom the Portuguese found in Brazil. The Rev. A. E. Addenbrook has accepted the benefice of Chipping Sodbury, Glos. The Rev. A. Sargent has been appointed Chaplain of Cuddesdon College, and took up his duties last tel'm. The Rev. L. H. Coles has been appointed Vicar of Beedon, near Newbury., H. C. Robertson is an Assistant-Commissioner under the War SavingÂˇs Committee, and at present is living in Lincoln. The Rev. R. H. Hawkins has been appointed Vicar of Maryport, Cumberland. Congratulations to F. E. Ray on his marriage to Miss Esther Lucylle Bums, daughter of Mlr. and M!rs. John Morris Bums, on June 8th, 1n Chicago. The Rev. S. A. Harward is-, curate-in-charge of St. Luke's, Great Yarmouth. R. M. Downes and A. C. Cooper have been home on leave from Nigeria. P. G. Welford is an assistant-master at Tettenhall College, Staffs. The Rev. F. N. Robathan has been appointed a Priest-Vicar of Truro Cathedral. The Rev. H. Livesey has been elected a Fellorw of the Royal Anthropological Institute. The October issue of Man contained an article by him, entitled 'A Note on Threshold and Hearth Design in N.W. Cumberland.' The Rev. C. Williams has left his curacy at St. James', Barrow, for one at Dalton-in-Furness:. Congratulations to the Rev. F~ J. Buckle on his marriage to Miss Esmee Browne-Wilkinson, sister of two former members of the Hall. He has been recentfy appoii1ted Minor Canon Sacrist, of Carlisle Cathedral. M. J. Soulsby is: an assistant-mastet' at the City of Oxford School. \ The Rev. E. L. Millen is an assi,stant-master at Magdalen ColJege SchooL

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S. N. Godfrey has been appointed an Assistant-Inspector of Elementary _Schools under the Board of Education. He takes up his duties in Manchester. C. E. Baldwin is an ass:istant-master at Gainsborough Grammar School. Concerning Aulares who have gone down since the last issue of the Magazine we have gleaned these particulars :~ M. Ahmad has returned to India to take up an appointment under the Nizam's Government in Haiderabad. T. W. Gilbert is preparing! for ordination at Ely Theological College. A. A. Gordon is in. Belgrade pursuing Slavonic studies at the University. He is to be congratulated on being appointed to 'a State Scholarship by the Government of Yugo-Slavia. He has also been made a Travelling Student by London University. G. W. Knight is an assistant-master at Hawtrey's, Westgateon-Sea. F. G. Marcham is a teaching assistant to Prof. Notestein in the Modern History Faculty at Cornell University, U.S.A. A. MeL. Murray had to give up residence at Wells.' Theological College after one term owing to ill-health. He has been undergoing medical treatment in Cologne. J. W. L. Symes is an assistant-master at the City of Oxford School. E. R. La T. Ward has been studying for the Bar Final Examination. He is to be congratulated on the birth of a son. F. D. Walker Is doing, post-graduate work in California University. During the course of the year the following~ Aulares have been ordained :~ Priests.-P. H. Gabb and F. McGowan (Winchester), H. L. Hustwayte (Lichfield), G. H. Sharpe (Worcester), T. D. C. Herbert (Bristol), H. Ljvesey and H. H. Vickers (Carlisle), P. B. Spriggs (Peterborough), F. C. L. Shaw (London), F. J. Bu,ckle, E. 'II. H. Godwin and M. D. Grieve (Carlisle}, W. L. Guyler (Southwark), C. V. Brown,e-Wlilkinson and A. R. Janes (Southwell). Deacons.-L. W'. Hart (Winchester), J. H. D. Grinter (Lincoln)., F. A. Smalley (Liverpool), D. V. Richards (Llandaff), P. G. Reddick (Southwark), R. B. White (Liverpool), W. Cole (Peterborough), C. Cole (Manchester), H. W. Butterworth (Bradford),

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T. G. Mohan (London), E'. 0. Bennett and W. E. Lambeth (Carlisle).

The Rev. L. vV. Hart is a curate at St. Denys's, S.o uthampton, the Rev. J. H. D. Grinter at Bourne, the Rev. F. A. Smalley at Christ Church, Southport, the Rev. D. V. Richards at Neath with Llantwit, the Rev. P. G. Reddick at St. Michael's and All Ang:els', Southfields., W., the Rev. R. B. White at St!. Philemon's, Toxteth Par){, Liverpool, the Rev. W. Cole Assistant-Chaplain at Oundle School, the Rev~ C. Cole curate at St. Edmund's, Whalley Range, Manchester, the Rev. H. W. Butterworth at Otley, the Rev. T. G. Mohan at St. Mary's, Islington, the Rev. E. 0. Bennett at Ulverston, the Rev" W. E. Lambeth at Wetheral.

ABOUT THE BOOK OF BENEFACTORS. ANY ~embers of the Hall will have seen in t~e Princ~~al's Lodgmgs the very handsome volume, of which two Illustrations are given here. The binding of orur Book of Benefactors is a very fine piece of late seventeenth century craftsmanship. Covered in red morocco, the sides and backs are tooled wjth a pwfuse design of gold floral sprays and borders. The earlier entries decorated with ornamental initials were made in a . hand worthy of the book; indeed an artist skilled in handwriting recently expressed the opinion that these earlier · entries were written in as. graceful a character as he had seen. As the irtk has faded, a good photograph could not be taken of one of these earlier pages. . Certainly the craftsmen who first worked upon. this book, both binder and scribe, have. made the donor of it himself a benefactor. Unfortunately later pages exhibit a sad: decline from their good beginning., until we find that · the entry of benefactions in the book was discontinued altogether about r8SS· And the last entries are the worst executed. But let us turn again to the good times when the book was instituted. There is no mention made in it of the donor's. name, nor of the Jate of itSi first use. There is no title-page; but for frontispiece, an elaborate blazon in colours of the arms of St. Edmund impaled with those of the See' of Canterbury. The first dated entry, the tenth in order, gives the year r66o, but as a foregoing entry describes Dr. Tullie as Dean of Ripon, the book cannot have been begun before 1673, when he obtained that preferment. Except for this clue, I think the book will be found

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to lq~ep close the 'seeret of its: i!fception:. However, in a volume of MIS ., once the property of the indefatigable Anthony a Wood, now preservea in the Bodleian (Wood MS. F. z8, pp. 382-85), there is a list, written by . Andrew Allam (Vice-Principal r68J-8S), entitled ' The contents of what is wrot in a fair character on parchment, and set in a table of wood hanging still in the Principal's Lodgings.' This list records benefactions made between r659 and r674, beginning with the names of those who had contributed to the rebuilding of the dining hall undertaken by Dr. Tullie in the former y~ar. It corresponds generally with the earlier entries in the Book of Benefactors. The framed list ' wrot in a fair character on parchment' was evidently Dr. Tullie's way of commemorating the names of benefactors to the Hall during his: Principalship. But it may not have been the only means he adopted. As he continued Principal after his appointment to the Deanery of Ripon until his death in r676, there is time enough for Hv~ Book of Benefactors to have been started by him. On the (J,ther hand his: suceessor, Stephen Penton, B.D., was also a builder, who for the erection of the Chapel and the Library re.ceivecl many contributions from members and other friends of the Hall. As he would have found the framed list inadequate for the record of these benefactions, he•might well have started a Book of · Benefactors, if there was not one already in use. vVhether the actu-al fautor was:Tullie or Penton, the first entries in the Book of . Benefactors relate to the fortunate clays of the Principalship of the former. Benefactions in k,incl as well as in coin are rec:orcled, that is to say, all gifts of the value of one nummus aureus and over. But why should the book have fallen into disuse after r855? That is not an enquiry worth while pursuing. The gap cannot be made good now. It is perhaps as well that the eleven blank sheets of parchment at the end of the book should be left unused and > t hat we should start again. We have the material for resuming a record of benefactions fr'om ISJI3· Only a new book as worthy of its object as the old one is wanting. A book-binder and a scribe skilled for the work would welcome the opportunity, if-if it were given them. A.B. E.

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STUDENT LIFE IN PARIS. EFORE I went to study ·at the Sorbonne I had thie idea that . French students were the hardest workers! in the world . . It may be that they are so, but thos:e I met certainly were not. Perhaps I have no right to judge of French industry since most of my acquaintances were not French. Although I spent six months in Paris I only came to know about four real Parisians : the French students contrive to keep to themselves. I met students of almost every other nationality. At the .S orbonne there is no dis'tin.ctipn of race or nation. Americans: and Negroes, Russians and Jews, sometimes Germans, are on an equal footing with Frenchmen. Even the professors are cosmopolitan. Strowski, a Pole, is attached to the Faculty of Letters; Schneider·, a naturalised Aus:tria:n, lectures on Art. The· University cour.Sies are all-inclusive; they range from Chinese! Literature to the latest ' ology.' The Governments of some of the smaller Eur'o pean States, such as Roumania, Portugal and Greece, have endowed chairs for the Sltudy of their respective literature and history. Numerous public lectures are given on general subjects. Eminent men of fo~·eign countries are periodically invited to come and discourse on their· favourite topics. While I was there Lord Robert Cecil gave a lecture on the League of Nations. In February, . Monsieur N. Jor·ga, of the Uni'versity of Bucharest, gave · a course of _lectures on Roumanian Art; in March an American professor was lecturing on Whistler and Sargent. Frenchmen make excellent lecturers. All those I heard were entertaining, ·and some of them were brilliant; though they were usually most entertaining when they were1 mos.t irrelevant. Moreover, they appeared to enjoy themselves as much as any of their listeners. M. Charles Guignebert used to chuckle in his b:eard all the tiine, but especially wHen he was talking about the habits of mediaeval monks. All professors have beards· of the flowing, patriarchal type. They all wear black · clothes, and' usually carry blacki satchels! rather like music-cases. In this respect they resemble the students, who cannot be distinguished from the professors except by the absence of the beard. Women Situdents affect glasses and a learned air, but are much more sociable than those in Oxford, perhap·s because tlley are trea,ted as equals. The ·life of Parisian students is: about as dull as their conversation. There is practically no social life. There are indeed

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one or two students' dubs, but they only meet once a week. One of them, the Association Internationale, I attended every Saturday during my s:tay in Paris. There we took tea, talked, and danced to the srtrains of an old cracked gramophone. On one occa:sion several of the professors from the Sorbonne were invited, to see a performance of a clever little sketch caricaturing their idiosyncracies. Most students live in pensions, which, after English Sunday Schools, are the most dispiriting places I know. The proprietre'Ss is usually a widow of some sixty years of age, who mono>polises ,the conversation, and insists on retailing her quarr'els with the butcher or the concierge. The food is usually bad, the furniture worse. Central heating is installed almost everywhere. The: pension that I was in was supposed to be heated by hot air through a grating in the floor. Usually thie appar'atus did not work at all. When. it did, huge clouds of black smoke came through the grating and filled the room befor'e it could be turned off. Added to this there is always the tyranny of the concierge. Pensions being so uninspiring!, it is small wonder that the students spend all their spare time in cafes. Ther'e they foregather, and, after going through the: formality of ordering a glass of coffee, settle down to talk fm hours on end. They have, however, many advantages. They have special reductions at many good theatres, and there are excellent public libraries. The University r'Uns stores where clothin:g may be bought very cheaply, and a r'estaurant where bad meals may be had at a ridiculously low price. French students do not appear to do as much work as Oxford undergraduates, thoughi they take their wmk more seriously. I once attended an or'al examination for the Baccalaureat at Rennes. Half the students were in tears, and the other half were very nearly so. Lectures begini at 8.30 and continue until mid-day. There ar'e no such things as tutorials:, and most of the work for examinations is done in the last month. The Schools' of Law and Political Science ar'e the favourite hunting-grounds of the idle rich. I was gl'ad to hear from a Russian friend who hia d been in England that the Licence is much eas,ier to get than a B.A. at Oxford. There is fortunately no tyranny of sports in Paris, as organised games: do1 not exist. The favourite pastimes of the students ar'e shouting and playing chess. Ther'e is no University Chess C~ub, but enthusiasts meet in the Cafe Mahien to practise their art,,

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I expected to find Parisian studentS! gay, but in this I was very disappointed. The only really amusing thing! I Sia w was the mock burial of the Academia Year in July. For the rest I now assume that Fr'ench students keep all their gaiety to themselves.

H. HINDLE,

AN ESSAY. LON:G while ago I was commanded to write an, article; I determined to keep quiet and let the rema.rk pa:ss into oblivion; but, after w long period of succe;s:sfu~ evasion, it became apparent tha.t time had been a'llowed only for the germination of the suggestion a;nd' that some fruition was still expected. In alarm, I ra!Cked' my brain:s for a. subject. Shlould it be something connected with the Hall?-It was unnecessary, I was told. Should it be light, should it be hea,vy ?-It could be either or both. Some sense of indefiniteness began to· obtrude itself. The only thing really required it would seem wa!s to cover a. certain wmount of space, with the least possible number of mista1k es in grammar, orthography an:d punctuation, and in a hand which! would be in,telligible to the compositor a,n d which!. would not involve the proofreader in Sisyphean corrections . The da,t e of going to· press was also brought forwa:rd. It was obvious, therefore, that an a:r ticle must bel written. But the subject ·was still nebulous or protoplasmic. In despair, last night, I picked up a copy of Hazlitt's 'TableTalk ' in the hope of becoming ill foster-parent· to some of his ideas. Then I made a, discovery; the erudite Haelitt propounded a subject and proceeded!, with much display of erudition, aind talked round and round it in ever-decreasing circles, till, at last, from his ·wealth of instance, one would ima.g ine he h'ad nailed down his · a.r gument, when suddenly the essay ended. He had advanced ill little·, but very little, beyond his title. Generallising, I should say that a.ll essayists ptwe and simple are expert conversa.. tionalists who contribute little to the inspiration .of the .future, and draw very largely on the trealsury of the past. But, on · th'e whole, the most a.ttraietive essayists are useless., and the most useful (as Spencer) dull. My discovery; then, amounts to this : all these nice, aUra!Ctive, cha.tty people who are called· essayists simply produced the title of th'eir essa~Js as an excuse. for ta[king. I am going to reverse the process and produce my talking as an excU'se for the title, whicli I n:ow display'.

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ON NoTHING.

Hilaire Belloc has written a volume 'on Nothing,' but strangely enough his nonentity seems to consist of objects palpable and material, of ships at s1ea, of ale, of cheese; it would seem that he has not fulfilled his purpose. It is my intention that this shall be indisputably an essay on nothing; . if I be found at the end to have talked of anything, then my purpose has failed; if I have consistently managed to talk of nothing, my purpose has been fulfilled, and I have achieved a work of art. For has not art been defined as the complete accomplishment of a purpose? I have also foiled those who bade me write on anything, for, behold, I have written on nothing. Now let me consider' what I might have written; my dream1-children shall I call them? But Charles Lamb has Âˇw ritten a perfect eSISay on his ' Dream-children ' ; therefore shall he head my list of writers de nihilo, for what might have been is nothing. I digress: instead of writing on nothing I might have written on eugenics, therapeutics, dynamics, biology, zoology, anthropology, meteorology, and as many more ' ologies ' as you please, and I should have written equaHy well on any, as I know nothing whatever about one of them; whereas now I write something about nothing, I should then nave written nothing about something, which would be relapsing into the common fault of essayists. The only effect of my pursuit of ideas is on the character of my coiffure, which certainly becomes less obedient in the process. ' ~That would you like on it, s~r? ' I wake up hurriedly : ' Oh, something a little greasy, please.' That is a phrase I am proud of having acnieved. After years of answering, 'I leave it to you,' and hearing the retort, 'Something a little greasy I think, sir,' by adopting the retort I have now reduced conversation to a mm1mum. In a biarber's shop, assuming I obtain a chair', I now keep conversation within these bounds!. ' Short at the back: and sides, sir?' (I nod and go to sleep.) ''Thank you, that will do nicely' (when the shortness of the back and 's ides1 has been sufficiently demonSJtrated by a mirror}. ' Singe, sir?' ' ' No, shampoo, please,, ordinary wet.' (I then go to sleep again, to be awakened as a:b()/\le.) Altogether this is a creditable performance, and the only trial I have to endure is the ' Tooth-paste, shaving-soap, brilliantine?' tirade, which' can easily be disposed of by 'No, nothing else, thank you.' Noise in a barber's shop (one has Âˇ even seen them called 'tonsorial parlours') is to be avoided, but in the streets1 of a town

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It Is indispensable; that is why Sunday js such a: ridiculous day in most provincial towns, with only a few', determined ;s weet shops attempting to break the gloom with their radiancy ; but radiancy without noise is as useless as. fire without flame. It is. possible on week-days to hear the barrel organ or hurdy-gur'dy playing its monotonous round of tunes. Two day.s ago I couJd hear one of these instruments playing a tune absolutely impossible to recognise. Assuming that normally the organ plays four parts., this was playing three and the part lacking was the melody; the effect was heightened by the syncopation of the tune. Its proprietressÂˇ gave information that, ' LiK:e a good many more things, it wants tuning:.' Its success was greater than that of most organs, as t!ie appeal w'as more universal. To discuss the tune played by a toneless organ playing out of tune fo~ms an interesting problem; but carol-<singers who 1s ing ' Good King vVenceslaus' in a minor key act merely as irritants, and cause one to deplore the ~disappearance of the water-jug habit on: wings of human charity. But all these phantoms which cross the brain when one meditates deeply on nothing must disappear like the water-jug-and here agairi I find myself writing endlessly about nothing. In Crome Yellow we are introduced to an elderly and successful noveli::.t who provides hio'ts for young authors ; he gets his inspiration by gazing, fixedly at an elect'ric light and writing in the trance c~used by self-hypnotism . . It Âˇ i.s much neater and more self-contained to meditate on nothing, ' and the effect i& similar. It is impossible to attain the unattainable even in meditation, and yet in .practice it is sometimes obtained. To attain the infinity of nothingness is more difficult than to obtain a cup of chocolate in a second-rate railway refreshment room (they have no chocolate but they have cocoa; then I wilf have Oxo; and when the Oxo is produced it is Bovril); yet, in practice, a man may say, 'I want nothing,' and be perfectly satisfied with what he receives. Is it possible to say that in aspiration alone is life? that he who lives without desire lives like a snail in its shell? He wants nothÂˇ ing. If he wants nothingness, his: existence is proved by his wish to cease to exist. The toils, in which one is taken even while talking on nothing, become obvious. Would it not be safer to talk about anything? But then one is limited to talking about something; the apparent goal' of all legitimate literary aspiration must be not to write at all. Nothingness, nonentity, annihilation is limitless and yet limited; anything is better than nothing, and yet nothing ir1 this case has occupied .space. All this involution

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mu st be left to the philosoph er to unravel. Nothingness can have no beginning, nor end; but this, being but an essay on nothing, an a ttempt aft er nothingness, mu Sit have an end, and why should that end not be here? [Nihil obst~t.~En . ]

G. A.J.

THE FLEMING LETTERS IR D a ni~l Fleming was born in July,' 1633 , .at Coniston, Lancashire. H e came up t o Queen',s CoUeg:e JUSt before he was seventeen, and went down two years la ter. In r65.5 he married a young lady whom he had first seeru in St. Mary's when he was· a n undergraduat e. They had fifteen children; eleven of these were sons, th ree of whom foJ!owed their father's. example and became members ·of Queen 's College, while the fourth, George by name, was admitted to St. Edmund Hall in r68S. All Sir Daniel's correspondence seems to have been preserved, and from some six thousand documents the Provost of Queen's has extracted those which ' throw some lig ht on the life and ways of University men.' Already this selection a mounts to two thick volumes, which he has learnedly edited for the Oxford Historical Society under the title of ' The Flemings. in Oxfor'd .' Both these books are extremely interesting, but it is. the latter half of the ,s1econd volume which natur'ally engages our attention more than the rest of the collection, since it deals. mainly with the doings of George Fleming. The third volume, now in preparation, which will complete the correspondence, will furnish further details of his life at the Hall. George was b'or·n in 1667. He first went to school at Kendal , but was tra nsferred a t the end of r6S5 to Sedbergh. From there he wrote his first letter to · his father that we have. In it he expresses his growing satisfaction with hi s new sun•oundings. A few montfis later, however , he sent this. letter to his father : Ye r8th of May 86. Sr The time of our breaking up now appr'o aching, wee most humbly besiech you to be pleased t o send fo r us if you can convenient upon the 19th of this moneth. Sr I desire you to send me word what you are pleas·e d that wee should give the two servants seing yt they looked for sumthing when wee came to this place, for it is acustom that they alwayes give ye servants sumthing at their fi rst cuming, and we were after t owld , tha t they are wont to give a shilling a, piece to the servants, for every scho.Jar yt cum s, thiSI SrI writ that you migh know better what to giive them seing

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we gave them nothing when we c:a.me.; and in likemanner Sr I stand in gr'eat need' of a hatt, for I had none s:inse Easter was a twelmeth, and soe if you please, and that my brother Daniel cum for us:, he may buye me one, and I hope you will lett me haue one sum thing better than the last that I [had] for my brother James: was better, and b[ esides] all schoolers have muoh better but sue[ h an J one as shall please you that I should have I shall be glad of. Sr this is all hoping that wee shalr see you before it be long from You,r most obedient Sun always to command whilst , GEORGE FLEMING.

This letter, which is typical 9;f George Fleming's correspondence with his: father, reveals: the financial disadvantages under which a younger brother laboured in ·days when it was usual to c:oncen• trate adl attention on the eldest of the family. George himself was, nearly always under the care of his brothers Henry and Daniel, but in July '86 we find him, in his: turn, assuming responsibility for his younger brother, Richard, who had joined him at Sedbergh. His letter runs : . . , . . Sr I would desire to know if you intend that my brother Richard must learne to writ, for now at this: present heare is a Schrivener, for my brother cannot write, and: moreover M1r. vVharton is often angry at him for his writing, and therefore I desire to knom your pleasure, least that the master shall bid him as he doth other's, and Sr you saide that as 1s oune as· the Bishop should cum, I should be bishoped [i.e. confirmed]. As: Richard was nearly seventeen, Mr. Wharto111, the Headmaster of Sedbergh, seems to have been justified in his anger, especially if he compared him with his, br'other, who appears: to have been an industrious boy, of whom his master had a high , opmwn. Both the boys seem tb1 have been specially well looked after, for George reported that their ' tableing1 ' was1 ' very well and better than many others which paye a great c!eal more.' And again he writes: . . . . as for our Master he is1 very cinde to us, and followes us very closdy, & whilst ''"e are at ye Schoole he allwayes imployes us with makeing versis, (whilst others are repeating) who make versis, or in sum other 1S1UCh like thing, and whilst we are from schole he is alwayes amongst us, ... Besides being industrious George Fleming seems: to have been of a very serious turn of mind, for he writes in November, r687, shortly before he left school : . . . . I hope you will be pleased to let me know what bookes you think fitting for me to bring home with me, or what other things. Sr their is hear an use that when any gues away to ye C'ollige, that he alwayes treats some of the cheif of his Sch~ol fellows with a

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE little ate and cakes, this I Sr let you know not being my selfe ouer desiru.s of but that I only might know your pleasur theirin, . . . ' One cannot help wondering whether George was: popular with his schoolfellows. At any rate he was very different from his two younger brothers, Richard and Roger, who later had to be sharply rebuked by the Rev. Posthumus Wharton and their father, because they were ' a little inclined to drink.' Mr. vV.harton was certainly relucta,n.t to part with George Fleming, and tried ·to persuade Sir Daniel to keep his son at school for anothe1r twelve months. But this was not to be. Preparations were made for sending George to Oxford. · Sir Daniel's plan was that Henry, the elder brother then at Queen's, should take George and pres·e nt him, with a letter of introduction, to the Provost, Dr. T)mothy Halton, and that if the latter was away the two should then go to the Principal of the Hall, Dr. John Mill, and present an alteniative letter. The arrangement was ingenious. As it happened the Provost was in Wales, and so George was diverted to the Hall, where he presented himself with the following introduction to the Principal : Rydal. June 30. 88. Sr The great Honour I have for your Person, & ye no less good Report I have heard of ye Discipline of yr Hall; have invited me to send a Son unto you, hopeing that you'l be pleased to place him with a Tutor who will be careful of him & will read diligently unto him. I woufd have him to get as much University-Learning as he can in a ·short time; not knowing how long he may be permitted to continue with you. Many thanks. for your great kindness unto my son Henry, & unto my selfe when I was: last at Oxford, which will engage me ever to r·e main Sr . Your most obliged & humble Servant D. F. While at the Univers-ity George Fleming seems to have lived in Oxford during vacation as: well a s term, for' we find him at the Hal] during a vacation in 16go, when the smallpox had driven out everyone else but himself and the Principal. After his admission to tire Hall George Fleming's letters h ave a direct bearing on his life as an undergraduate. The first of this .s eries of Oxford letters gives the bill for the journey from Rydal, from which we can trace the route. The letter/ itself has interest: Ox on ye 28th of July 88. Sr

We arrived here without any danger or misfortune and before the term was over; .I was by my Brother (who in all respects is

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kinder to me than in any wise I was able to expect, so that I am very happy in haveing him here with me) enterd of St Edmund Hall under the tutorige of the Vice Principal Mlr. Codrington, who is very ,s ober, civil, diligent, and a laborious man, I have a Lector in Log,ick from him daily, he is accounted one of the mo,s.t careful in. instructing of his. Pupils, Dr Mill ye Principal enterd me Commoner, because theire are here only Gentlemen Commoners, and Commoners, and by his care I have a very good Chamberfellow, he is one of them who were turned forth of Modlens. I have here sent you Bill of my Disbursements in our journey. Many were the kindnesses that I received at my departure, of which Sr it is but fitting I should give you an account; 路 my Brother William, my Sister Wilson, my sister Alice, and .my sister Tetham each of them gave me 5 shillings; my brother Daniel gave me路 one, and my sister Mary gave me zs and 6d. These Sr being all which I have at present to writ, I rest Your obedient Son

GEORGE FLEMING.

The ' Chamberfellow' was. one of the Demies expelled from Magdalen by James II, three of whom were .granted refuge at ltih'e Hall. Sir Daniel had intended his son to be entered aS! a BateUer, in which grade barth his expenses and his standing would have been lower. Henry Flemi~g evidently felt that he had ex. ceeded his instructions, for he wrorte in explanation. : . . . . I was mueh averse to his being entered in that quality [i.e. a CbmmonerJ, but the Dr 路 laying down the little difference in charge between a: Batler and a Commoner, and weighing that with the many advantages which would necessarily attend ,s uch an admission; and with his promises to' satisfy you farther in it, I was forced to ;submit. The Dr professes great kindness to him, and has placed him in a good chamber next his own : he has a very civil and ingenious chamber-fellow who was lately Batch. of Arts and Demy of Magdalene Coli. His Tutor is one Mr. Codrington Viceprincipal of the Hall, a man reputed to be very sober imd civil, exceeding industrious, and careful of his ,S:chollars, and I question no.t but he'l be as careful of him as of any. . . . 路 And then he goes on : . , .. Last Satturday I had him matriculated, and so just kept that term which ended that day . . . ' T'wo months later Henry Fleming serit hom.e his brother's account for the first quarter; he points out that ' it is as moderate as any Batler . . . His charges will be little or nothing more than a Hatler, excepting tutorage, whjch (if one consider;s how negligent tutors generally are of such, by reason of their !Small allowance) none can think it money ill-spent;' The periodical accounts, of which the enclosure to this letter was the first, are informing. Among the initial expenses of a University career is the sum of I8S . . I~d. for ' I'f yards. and t of Cl"('!pe at 15d. per yard for. a

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gown,' and 6s. for making it. It .appears• also that until the gown: was ready the luckless George had to live in the town, since he paid 4s. 6d. 'at ye Inn for lodgeing, &c., till he put on his· gown.' There was also £6 for caution money paid to the Manciple; ws. for' entrance to the Hall and 14s. 6d. for fees· at Matriculation. The recurrent quarterly expense51 include £1 to his tutor, Ios. for 'chamber-rent' and 3s. 'to an Upholster! for ye loan of a bed,' 4s. to his bed-maker, 3s. 6d. to 4s. to his barber, ss. to ws. to his laundress. As. the winter approaches we find payments for a load of wood, for mending his chamber chimney, and for fireirons and bellows1. Evidently he had to furnish his rooms even down to the bed. Candles he purchased at prices varying fr'om Itd. to sd. a lb. Books and paper recur as1 inevitable expenses, as do also fees for 'public exercises,' which still survive in the viv·a voce parts of our public: examinations. Sir Daniel seemS' to have been pleased with his. son'c51 treatment at the Hall, for he wrote letters of thanks both to the Principal and the ViC'e-Principal. The communication to the latter ends, 'Give me leave to present you with a small token and to remain . . . ' The draft of this letter' is annotated to the effect that he sent' a guinny.' But the token and a corvering letter were sent to Richard to be handed by George to>Mr. Codrington. Three weeks later George writes to his father : Oxon. October 28. 88. Sr The letter you was [plea Js.ed lately to send me, inclosed in that you writ to my brother, as also the other you sent me by Burnyeat, I receiv'd safely; in the latter of which you inclosed one for the VicePrincipal my Tutor, with a Ginny in it as a token, this letter you commanded me to give him; but Sr I hope you will not take amiss my not giyeing it to him; for it came at such a time, as we were liker to lose him, then keepe him, :s eing that he hath gotten a Parsonage in the country, to which I suppose he intends to goe; therefore by my brothers. advise I kept it and have it by me expecting your further command about it. . .. The vicissitudes. of this coin are wo~th following. Nearly a month later we find Sir Daniel writing to Henry : ' I think you have done pr'udently in not delivering of letter and Guinny to Mr. Vice-Principal ; which' lett George keep until I shall order him otherwise.' Mr. Codrington took a long time to complete his arrangements for taking up his duties at C'ongresb~.lfy, Som., and it w'a•s eight months later . when George wrote to his father, mentioning his ' Tutor (who this. next week leaveth the Hall),' and adds to his letter a postscript, ' Sir, I desir'e to know what it is your pleasure to do with the Guinny you was pleas'd to send the

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late Vice-Principal, which I by your orders have by me.' In a letter dated September 3, '89, Sir Daniel wrote, 'As concerning the Guinny, you may keep it for your own use.' The Fleming family understood the v<:).lue of moneY, too well to spend it unremun.eratively . No guinea was handed on to the next VicePrincipal, Mir'. White Kennet. In March '8g George wanted a new suit, and so wrote this discreetly balanced letter to his father : Oxon. March ye r8th 89. Sr Yours of the r sth of February came safely to my hands, as the money did also to my Brother Henry',s , which you was pleased to send him for my use; of which your bounty I hope S.r you will never find occasion by my behaviou.r to repent; I .cannot but with • shame confess that your so paternal affection doth . by much surmount all the r·e turns. a filial obedience though unparalel'd is able to make, yet I shall endeavour as far as possible to emulat your virtues. and excel your love by my obedience ; these Sr your kindnesses I hope together with your blessings you, will be pleased to continue to me as1long: as. I may justly subscribe my.self Sr Your most obedient Son GEORGE FLEMING.

Sr I shall want a new suit before that the Carrier come again to Oxford ; therefore I desire you to let my Brother kl).ow your pleasure in it. Sir DaJ.?-iel, however, seems not to have been overwhelmed by the dutifulness of this letter, for it is not till July that George was · able to expend £2 14s. 'for cloth and other materials for a new suit' and 8s. 6d. 'for makeing his suit.' George Fleming entered on a new phase of his Oxford career, when his brother Henry finally went down in November '89 and left him to manage his• own affairs. There is. a letter in his best manner to Sir Daniel, praising his brother's care and lamenting his departure : Oxon. Novemb: ye 7th or 8th, 8g. S~"

.I would be in a very high degre inconsistent wth the most Christian bonds of filliyal obedience; for me who• have been in a more spetial manner sensible of your most paternal affection; to let slip any opporturiety of returning you my unfained thanks. for the .s ame; or not to acquaint you with the present conjuncture of my affairs.; but at this time more espetially being by all ye laws both of duty and justice more emedietly oblieged to let you know, in how high a manner I have here been treated by my most Iouing Brother, that you may in •s ome kinde, as you in your gr:e at prud-

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ence thinkes. most fitting, I being altogether unable, retaliate those many, those great, and those frequent kindnesses by him conferd upon me. For in a word he hath been a Brother, a Counsoler, and a Tutor, yea even a second Father unto me; so that it is not without cause, that I have with great regret heard of, but with much more shall see this his departure from Oxford ; which would yet affict me in a much higher strain, but that I have by long experience found you, 0 s:r, to have alwayes supplied me with whatever the most affectionate of Fathers, the most loving of Brothers, and the most kind of Friends could be capable to desire, much less performe unto me; whereupon I shall make bould, desiring the continuation of these your favours, to s ubscribe my selfe Sr Your most obedient Son GEORGE FLEMING.

Sr my Brother hath left me a few of his. books; and hath delivered me the remainder of the money you was pleased to ,s end me, the last time Burnyeat was hear; I shall, if you please to let me have the husbanding of it, be as: warie in laying it forth, as possible. After the virtuous Henry went down George became the only informant of his. father about Oxford affairs, and his letters are more frequent and rather fuller. His very next letter, dated February rs, 'go, throws light on the customs. of the Hall: . . . . Dr. Mill presents. his service to you, he 1sent for me very lately to his chamber, and tould me that there was a custom of tl:.e Hall, by which we were all oblieged, to give zo shillings, or Booi(s a>quivelant to it, to the Library of the Hall, and so to have a t<:ey of it; and this he said he waul see us all perform it, which all now have done except my self ; this I hope you will consider of against Burnyeat come; and unless I performe it rather in money or Books the Principle will take it very ill; . . . As Dr. Magrath points out, the custom Âˇ must have been a new one, as the Libtary and Chapel were built by Principal Penton, the first stone being laid in April, r68o. At any rate George Fleming1 presented his twenty shillings, vvith which the Principal bought books and 'thereupon gave me a key.' In the same letter he had 111ade another request : ' Sir, I am in great need of a new gown, this that I have being not at present able to hang upon me; I having gotten it mendid as long as I could possibly.' This. gown had been bought about eighteen months previously. Evidently these garments: then ISU.ffered from much the same treatment as their long-suffering successors to-day. His father was not easily convinced, for in December the old g own was mended for rs. zd. At length in April we find ÂŁr 8s. ex'p ended on ' material for a new gorwn; and making. .'

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We must turn now to George Fleming's work and future. His chief study was at first Logic, and six months1 later he was busy with Moral Philosophy. The list of books in his possession, when his elder brother went down, gives a good idea of the ground which he had to cover. The works on Logic and Philosophy with a number of classical tests form the bulk of the collection ; a few books of Greek and Latin grammar and Rhetoric, with one or two of History, Geography and Law complete the list; Of these studies George ·Fleming; ,s eems to have chosen Law as his favourite. In July 'go he wrote: . . . . I have read most part of Justinians Institutions; being an Epitome of the Civil Law. I haveing now Sr made this progress, do most humbly desir'e you would be plesed to acquaint me what particular study you think fitting I should follow, that in it I may fix as yet my wandring thoughts; but if 1SO be you are so gratiously pleased to leave it to my owne election,,, my choice should be the Common Law, as being that which I alwayes, even from my childhood, but now much more admjre; .. Sir Daniel', however, thought the choice ill-advised. runs:

His reply

SoN GEoRGE,

I have received yours of July 20. and of Aug. 16. last past, and I am very glad to hear of your Health, & of your well doing: Whilst you shall continue in ye University, I .would have your cheif Study to be Logick, Ethicks, Phisicks, · Metaphisicks, & Divinity, the last of which will be ye best for body and soul, and wherein you may meet with ye best encour'agements : ·For if one be a good . Divine, he may probably have a good liveing bestowed upon him, & continue in ye University; whereas no good Lawyer can be made out of ye Inns of · Court ; and to keep one there above 7 yeares, will be a greater charge than I 1s hall be able to perform. You do well to let me know your inclination, & I should comply therewith as farr' as I can : But ,I know yt Lawyers get little untit they be very eminent, & such as shall prove ·s o, must spend much before they be ISO, •• • This evidently came as a great disappointme~t to Geor'ge, for in his1 reply the usual expreSisions of filia,l piety sca~cely cover his real feeling's. He writes : , Sr I have received yours of Sept 3 and Octob : 4· And in answer to the former am resolved, as in duty bound, to make my inclinations . howsoever otherwise bend at all times, and: in all cases conforme to your most just commands ; and though I cannot but confess my self alwayes to have been mightely addicted to the Law; and more espetia!Jy now of late to have had some objections against that of my being a Divine ; as1being altogether conscious to my self of my inibilities for' so glorious a study, and iny not being able to undertake LSO great a charge as divines, howsoever

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it is for the most part looked upon, must of necessety be answerable for; yet now these objections howsoever at other times powerfull with me, are but as it were trifle when ~s I perceive it is your pleasure I should be a Divine . . . When we remember that George Fleming later became Bishop of Carlisle, this letter takes on an added interest. In June, t6go, George. proceeded to perform the exercise known as 'answering under-Bachelor,' being 'an exercise that is required of one whilst vunger-graduate.' In the same month Dr. Mill wrote to Sir Daniel Fleming, expressing his complete satisfaction with the young man's: conduct, saying, ' In my whole conversation, I tell you without flattery, I never met with a youth of greater' diligence and devotion, constant at his exercises, his meals, his: prayers; obliging and beloved by everybody.' The last letter from Oxford in this collection as at pr'e sent published is one from Dr. Mill enclosing a poem by George Fleming which he had had printed. It was composed on the occasion or£ the Coronation of William and Mary, and points us to the political circumstances of the time. Through all these letters there runs1a thread of political news, as well there might be. Writing' on October 21, '88, Henry Fleming reports : .... Great preparations are everywher·e against the Dutch, whose landing: is daily expected. The Bishop of vVinchester came hither last night in order to ye restor'e ing of ye old Fellows of Magd. College. He was brought into town by about 400 horse, and a considerable number of coaches;, most being schollars. Most of ye Popish Fellows are gone already; . . . Then come rumours of the Prince of Orange advancing. In a letter dated January 19 , '8.9, there is an account by Henry Fleming of the entry of my Lord Lovelace with troops: into Oxford as an advance guard for the Prince. The latter, however, hearing of the flight of James II, moved at once on London, leaving Oxford unvisited. When next George wrote (February 9, '89) he could say: . . . . our news here Sr at present is but ,s mall, except that upon the 14th waSI the solemn thanks giveing for our deliveranc·e from the great danger we were in by Popery; upo n the r6th was the Princ·e and Princess of Oringe proclaimed at several places of this Gty King & Queen the Major and all' ye chief of the city being mounted upon horsebi:lck ; both thiSI day and the former was concluded with ringing of B'ells, making of Bonfires: and with great expres·s:ions of joy ; ...

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Academiae Oxoniensis grat.ulatio p·ro exoptato Serenissimi regis Gulielmi ex Hibernia reditu was the resounding title of the volume in which George Fleming'st tribute appeared, tog;ether with five more pieces from members of the Hall and five from, those of other colleges. Dr. Mill sent a copy of this book of verses ta Sir Daniel with a letter in which he gives a very favourabJe account of Georg-e : ' I cannot in the least doubt but he will make a ,truly excellent S(;holar, as well as excellent man.' A. R. CLARK.

SOCIETIES, 1922-19.23. THE GUILD.

President, 1922-23: A. MIAcLEOD MURRAY. 1923-24 :

H. HORSFIELD.

The Guila has continued its activities throughout the past academic year. II11 Michaelmas Term the Principal spoke~ with well-considered thought, · on ' Religion and Politics ' ; in Hilary Term the Rev. P. T. R. Kirk, Generai Director of the Industrial Christian Fellowship, treated the subject ' The Church and the Labour Movement ' in characteristic manner, and the Rev. ]. H. T. Perkins, Minor Canon and Sacrist of V.lestminster Abbey, gave an illuminating lanter'n lecture on the Abbey. The Guild meetings and services have, on the whole, been well attended;· but it 'woilld be gratifying to see an increased interest in its objects:. A.M.M. 1

This term an attempt has been made to bring the. Guild more into touch with the religious life of the Hall and as one method of effecting this, cards dealing with the objects of the Guild and announcing its fixtures have been printed and cir'c ulated amongst all the members of the Hail. The Rev. M. R'. Carpenter-Gai-i:lier, Ubirarian of . Pusey Ho'use and Chaplain of Oriel, sipolie 0'!1 the •s ubject of ' Meditation:' at the Terminal Meetingt held on November 9th. The Terminal Guild Service was held at Evensong on St. Edmund's: Day. The Hall Branch of the 0. U.C. U. arranged a meeting for the evening of Decemb:e r sth', at which the Rev. Francis: Underhill, Vicar of St. Mary ano St. John, Cowley Road, spoke on the aims of the Anglo.. Catholic Movement. T.H.H.

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THE DEBATING SOC:IETY. J.\11ICHAELMAS, 1922.

President:

Secretary:

A'.

FrsH. BLAIR.

Vice-President : A. M. Trea:surrer:

TRENDEILL.

BAZETT-JONES.

The formation of the Conference of Oxford Debating Societies made a certain amount of difference to our Society, in that it became possible for u s. to hold joint debates with other Colleges, and in that we received several good suggestions for debates, and heard how other Colleges ran their ;s ocieties. _We started with a Sharp Practice debate to discoiVer goodi speakers,, which was quite successful and well attended. Our first joint debate was held with St . Hilda's Hall (an 'away' fixturÂˇe) and we were delightfully entertained, though the actual debate was: .r ather marred by diffidence on both sides. Our greatest success numerically was the ' General Election,' in which candidates were put up in large numbers; forty-eight members were C{)!Unfud in the House, the largest number on record. Tihe debates were generally entertaining if not always intellectual.

H.A.B. HILARY,

President:

H._

BLAIR.

Secretary: A'.

1923.

Vice-President:

SAYLE.

B . HoDGSON.

The term started with the proposal of certain measures by the President intended to improve the standard of Public Business in debate. Briefly, these were the reductioo of the Officers to three, the Treasurer-ship to be abolished ; and the relegation of the practical type of humour to Private Business. The attendance at debates was quite; good ; we reached our apogee at the joint debiate with the O.S.H.S., which was held in the Hall, and was quite a success. The speaking seemed to improve throughout the term, and debates had Âˇ reached quite a high standard at the end of the term ; more care seemed to be taken in preparation.

H.A.B.

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MICHAELMAS, 1923.

President: A. B.

Vice-President: W. A. M. Secretawy: E. G. PRICE..

HoDGSON.

GREEN.

This term the debates have not been well attended. However, this does not seem in any way to have detracted from the quality of the debating. In fact some of the meetings muSt be counted amongst the best of recent years, particularly a serious Sharp Practice debate which was an experiment. At the latter debate, although .the speakers were unaware of the questions provided until they were actually on the platform, the !Speeches were witty, erudite and to the poin_t. A very successful return debate was held with the O.S.H.S. It was debated whether Columbus was indiscreet in discovering America. No little interest was added by the presence of two or three Americans from each Society. It was very comforting to feel that in numbers we balanced .our hosts and in the ~umber of speakers we exceeded them. Other meetings have been equally enjoyable. It is very much to be regretted that all efforts to get an 0\}tside speaker to address the Society at the last meeting of term were fruitless. I hope that in future the Society will be able to make certain of a fixture of this kind. A list of outside speakers and the sub1ects on which they speak is kept by the Hon. Sec. of the Conference of Oxford Debating Societies. As the President of the Society was President of the Conference of Oxford Debating Societies this term, the Conference was entertained in the J.C.R. on Frida,y, October 19th. A.B. H. T'HE ESSAY SOCIETY. HILARY, 1923.

President: J. Âˇ L.

HILL.

On Sunday, February r8th, under the direction . of F. D_. Walker, the Society submitted to Intelligence Tests. We had a mosit entertaining evening, but when the results were issuedprivately-several members were heard to declare that they did not consider some of the tests reliable. On the following Sunday E. R. L. Ward gave a comprehensive survey of the life and work of Sir ThomasÂˇ Browne. The greatest attraction of the term was a speech on R. L. Stevenson by the Rev. M. Roy Ridley, Fellow of Balliol, on Sunday, March 4th. After an apology for not having written a paper, Mr. Ridley proceeded to render such an apology ;s uperfluous. H. A. B.

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MICHAELMAs,

1923.

President: H. A.

BLAIR.

The Essay Society has had some quite entertaining papers read this term, though the attendance on occasions has been very poor. On October 21st, W. H. Hindle read a paper on 'Marcel Proust ' and deserved a larger audience. The next meeting, on November 4th, at which J. L. Hill entertained us with Fals:taff',s vagaries, was well attended. W'. L. Bunce, on November 11th, read us a paper on Thomas Traherne. Traherne has only had one editor-and with his views the reader disagreed. We came' away stimulated to read Traherne's prose, and determined to avoid his poetry. On November zsth, N. B. Trenham told the Society how ' M!agyar-Orszag ' 1s:hould be pronounced, translated it into English as 'Hungary,' and then gave an interesting historical ,s ketch and description of that country. At the last meeting, G. A. Johnson discussed Sterne. He threw some interesting ~sideÂ lights on his work and life. At this meeting G. A. Johnson was elected President, and A. E. Ellis, E. M. Fitch and F. Buchanan were elected members for the Hilary Term. H.A.B.

THE THOMAS HEARNE SOCIETY. MICHAELMAS,

President: M. A.

MITCHESON.

1923.

Secretnry : A. B.

HODGSON.

Plays by the following authors have been read this term:Drinkwater, Shaw, Galsworthy, Wilde, Capek and Rostand. On Tuesday, November zoth, the Society visited the Oxford Playhouse ensemble to see Ibsen's 'The Master-Builder'.' The Society has not attempted to produce a play this' term, but several of its members have been taking part in the rehearsa1s of 'The Admirable Bashville' under Mr. Fletcher's direction. A. R. Clark, D. E. Havergal, A. E. Hili and A. L. Clegg have been elected members of the Society. At the last meeting of term G. Sayle was elected, President and G. A. Johnson, Secretary for the ensuing term. A.B. H.

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THE JOHN OLDHAM SOCIETY. HILARY, 1923·

President: V. W.

MILES.

Secretary : G.

SMART.

TRINITY, 1923.

President: C.

SMART.

Secretary: A. R.

H. MoRRIS.

The Society during the past year has derived great enjoyment from reading plays by seventeenth and eighteenth century authors, as well as certain plays by Barrie and Galsworthy. In view of the fact that members taking part in cricket and tennis matclies might find it difficult to be present in the summer, it was decided at the beginning of the Trinity Term to confine meetings to the ·two winter terms. A.R.H.M. MICHAELMAS,

President : A. R.

H. MoRRIS.

1923.

Secretary : W.

H. HINDLE.

The first meeting this term was devoted to a lively discussion as to whether 'ancient' or 'modern' plays should be read. We fin ally decided to compromise by reading three ' ancient ' and three 'modern.' The first on the list: waSI that hoary old favourite, 'Henry IV, Part I.' Amongst others we read ' Dear Brutus ' and Galsworthy's 'Justice.' 'Dear Brutus' was thoroughly enjoyed by all, brut' Justice' seemed to have a rather 1soporific effect on certain members. The Chaplain honoured us with a visit on the occasion of reading the -,Beaux' Strategem.' The quick and lively dialogue mad e the play an extremely :s uitable one for reading, and this meeting was the most success.ful of the term. W.H.H.

THE .MADRIGAL SOC!EITY.

Conductor,

1923 :

R. E.

PRIESTLY.

The Society i"s at present an uncertain quantity owing to the non-cOl-operation and frequent absence from practice of certain members ; in addition it is true that the Hall is not richly endowed ·with voices for the time being. But the real trouble is that the Society has no positive membership or constitution. During the Hilary and Trinity Terms we practised a number of part-songs ana madrigals for the Eights' Week Concert. . The

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practices were mostly n e1d in the Dining H al! which waSI found to be a distinct improvement on the J.C. R. Nervousness, the unaccustomea expenence of singing in the open air (trying even to the best of choi rs) and a last moment influx of members, absent from the majority of practices, prevented the rendering of the madrigals attaining the hig h standard which rehearsals had led one to expect.

R.E. P.

SPORTS CLUBS, 1922-1923. THE BOAT CLUB. I922 -23 ·

Ca.pta.in : W . R. M. CHAPLIN.

Secretary: H. A. BLAIR.

&v Oe Ka£ a1ho£ {3avT€<; J.rr£ KA,r/irn ICaB'isov· €si7> o' €t;ofLevot 7roA,t~v /lA,a TIJ'TT"Tov €peTfLo'i>. At the beginning of the Easter Term, I 923, we were distinctly optimistic. We had the makings of a decent Torpid crew, a. new boat, a good cox, a promising stroke, and some nice comfortable old-s:tagers in the middle of the boat. As a result of the Plumptre Fours in the M'ichaelmas Term we were able to get an eight out immediately a nd the order of rowing was very soon settled. betails of training are not neces sary here-they are duly entered in the tome which is set apart for such technicalities. We were very happy, we enjoyed the training thoroughly, and' we made one bump- we ought t o have made more, but we, ;s peaking of the boat as a. whole, didn't realise fully what it iSI to row absolutely 'all out' so we failed t o make m ore. CHARACTERS OF THE TORPID. Bow. J. W '. BLAIR, 9· 1. Comatose to a degree, but when awake showed signs of improvement. His time was far from perfect. 2.

T. H . HoRSFJE.LD, 10.6. Very hard working, but his bad habits outweigh his good ones-he ;s eemed very keen to learn but very slow in applying what wa.s taught him.

3.. N. B. TlRENHAM, I I. 9· He had a year's experience-which was of great use to him and the boat as a whole. His rowing is of the rough' and' ready order, but-in moderation-is most praiseworthy.

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4· A. MicD. ThENDELL, I I. I 3· Another of last year's men whose experience and cheery nature was invaluable. A trifle elephantine in the execution of the more technical of his operations.

S· G. SAYLE,

I 1.6. He and P'laxton were the making of the boat ----<long and steady~and very ready to ]earn. I hope he will be very useful indeed to the Boat Club. I wish more of our oarsmen were 1s uch good watermen.

6. C:. A~. FLAXTON, I 1.6. Most of the remarks about Sayle apply to him. What the Torpid would have done without him one can imagine-but one does not like to say.

7· R. L. HrLL,

10. 13. As far as it is possible in a boat he did too much work. He made such a terrible business of it all that he made things more difficult for himself and the people behind him. If only he could be looser and more casual almost he would be infinitely better. He raced splendidly and made a capital ' 7.'

Stroke. F . BucHANAN, IO. 12. A clums.y and weak finish spoilt an otherwis·e promising style. Still a jolly good strokethough lacking experience. In the races he kept things going 's plendidly. Cox. G. V. 0ARLIN, 8.7. Really a great 'find. •: He is learning ' the tricks of the tr'ade ' rapidly and is already considerably better than most Torpid coxes. He ought not to be so afraid of sh'outing. We managed to persuade G. H. Barter, of Exeter, to coach our Eight, and we can never be suffi·c iently grateful for the trouble and time which he expended on us. We all improved enormous·ly under his care-and I am only sorry we did s o indifferently' in the races. As we all know it was none of his fault and he was . as disappointed as we ourselves: were . The fact of the matter is that there are: some who will not realise that we cannot expect to row our hardest and best in the races unless we row ' all out' all the time of practice and tr•aining. The! man who lets the othert s1even fellows do the work during training cannot suddenly pt'oduce as muah! or as good hard work in the races. CHARACTERS

OF THE

EIGHT.

Bow. F. BucHANAN, IO. IO. His finish is still weak-but improving. He is too easily satisfied and does not realise how much work he is really capable of doing.

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2. E. G. PRICE., w. I2. A splendid worker. He must try to gain more confidence in his: own capabilities, especially as a waterman. 3· R. L. HILL, ro. 13. A slide upset him badly and served to accentuate his faults-and failed to bring out his good points.

4· H. A. BLAIR, I 1.5. Another really good worker. We have him to thank very largely for the fact that we kept away from the bottom boat.

5· G. SAYLE, I I ·7· will improve.

A slide upset him, too, rather badly, but he Better late than never.

6. C. LuMMIS, 12.7.

His weight was certainly a thing1 to be reckoned with, but it proved too much for him.

7· C. A. P'LAXTON, I 1.0. Herein lies our salvation. He was put ' 7 ' almost at the eleventh hour and rowed splendidly. I think it would be a great mistake to move him from that position. Str. W. R. M. CHAPLIN, I2.o.

The less said the better.

Cox. G. V. CARLIN, 8.7. Improved very greatly and was pointed out to me as the best cox in the Third Division ; but he still has a great deal to learn. .W .R.M.C.

Captain-H. A. BLAIR.

Secretary--C. A. PLAXTON.

It seems that Fortune is. never to smile on our efforts. Although we have this term nn tales of broken rudder lines with which to feed the morbid imagination, yet the combination of misfortunes which has fallen upon us is: such as outdoes even the crabbiest of crabs:, or the most shattered of rudder lines.

We might, for instance, have hoped to put on a Freshers' Tub Four had it not been our intention to r'Ow in Senior CJiriker Fours; we might, again, have hoped to survive one or two rounds: of the Senior Clinkers with vV. R. M. Chaplin as our stroke, had he not been taken from us1 to row in: 'Trials' a few days before the races, which put our· entry out of the question ; lastly, as we were cherishing fond hopes of a dash' of pink adding a distinction to our· next year's Eight, an eleventh-hour change in the Trials lost Chaplin his: place. More fluent people have said all that is to be said on this latter subject. To turn to more congenial ,s ubjects, there has been a great improvement amongst the Jesser lights in .last year's rowing, as

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has been shown in the Mawdesley and Plumptre Fours. Of individual performers perhaps B. P. Mohan and F. W. Benton have shown the greatest improvement, the latter of whom was chiefly noted last year for a great deal of hard work, and an enormous beginning wllich he took at high speed. ln Mawdesley's there W'ere three creW's, the winning crew being composed of : Bow. T. W. Ford. I. L. D . Henderson. 3· R. C. W. Whiteing. Str. G. C. Smith. Cox. A. C. Corlett. They are to be congratulated on winning, 1s ince they were not the prettiest crew to watch, but won by sheer hard work. In Plumptre's, the 'old stagers' were the winners: Bow. F. W . Benton. D. E. Havergal. J. F. Hopkinson. Str. T. H. Horsfield. Cox. A. E. Hill. Experience helped them very much, and superior racing ability; they had length and were passably steady in the latter part of the swing forW'ard ; they had an easy victory in the first r'ound over R. L. Hill'•s crew, but were given a. good race . in the final by Mohan's crew, and won in the good time of 4 min. 17 sees. The Torpid has been going out regularly, and getting through a good deal of hard work. H. A. B. CRICKET CLUB. 1923. Ca.ptain : E'. C.

LAMB.

Secretary: V. W . .lVfuLES. The r'e sults for the term were : Played, 16. Won, 4· Lost, 8.

Dtawn',

These results do not give a true indication of the worth of the team. On paper' the full team was good, and there were occasions when it justified itself, e.g. when we declared at about 16o for two against Worcester and won the match' by dismissing their last men just on time. There was a 'similar high score for two

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wickets in the match against Corpus which ended in a draw. But the team was not consistent. For the first time we played only First XJ',sl, but, oddly enough, it was in the school and village matches that we did badly. Only Branston's: bowling and Rowe's slip fielding can be said to have approached consistency. W. H. M. Branston bowled 170 overs! and took 57 wickets for" 452 runs. E. R. L. Ward bowled 41 overs and took r6t wickets for r25 runs.. L. N. Harvey made 254 runs and has an average of rg.s . D. S. P. Noakes headed the batting averages with 28.5, but he only played eight innings!. Far too many catches were dropped at critical moments and the ground fielding-Coghlin was an exceptionr--'was very insecure. The out-field was: to blame in some instances, but not always.. Colours were awarded to Vi!. H . M. Branston, L. N. Harvey, E. G. RO>we and J. G. Coghlin. Harvey is t:o1 be congtatulated on being selected for the Freshmen's Trials. Officers for next season are: Captain, V. W Âˇ. M.iles; Secretary, W. H. M. Branston. E.C.L. ASSOCIATION FOOmBALC CLUB. 1912 3Âˇ

Ca.pta.in-B.

BARBER.

Secretary-V. W.

MILES.

'HILARY T'ERM.

If results are any criterion, this. term must be considered a failure. We only won two and drew two out of fourteen matches. The friendly games were used simply for the trial of players with the object of raising an efficient cup-team. Our efforts did not receive a fair reward-Fate was the chief factor in our defeat. Elven though our forwar'ds were not at the top of their form, Exeter were very fortunate to beat us 4---<3 in the first round. After the Cup~tie inter'e st in the game flagged, with the result that the last three matches were scratched. The following player's were awarded their colours :-A. P. Kingsley, L. N. Harvey and E. G. Rowe. V.W.Mi. MrcHAE'LMAS TERM.

Our chief efforts this term were occupied m maintaining our position at the ,head of Divis:ion1III in the League. We can boast

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of considerable ,s uccess, having proved ·our superiority by hot loSiing a ~tch in the Leagu.e games. And so we have won promotion to Division II : Played, 12. Won, rr. Dra,wn, r. Goals·, 58 for, 4 agst. Points, 23. Position, 1 The fact that we were hardly less successful in · the friendly matches confirms our good record : · Played, 18. Won, 14. Lost:, 3· Drawn, 1. Goals: 88 for, 22 against. The defence has been considerably improved by the advent of Freshmen, but unfortunately they did not produce a single forward. The following' players are to be congratulated on their selection for play in University T'r ials :-B. Barber and L. N. Harvey, Senior Trials; J. E'. A. Bye, Freshmen's and Final Trials. Bye is also to be congratulated on obtaining his Centaur colours. For Hilary Term, 1924, V. W '. Miles has been elected Captain and L. N. Harvey Secretary. The Hall has drawn B.N.C. in the Inter-Collegiate Cup-Tie. V.W.M. V. W. Miles is to be congratulated on scoring 53 goals.

B. B. RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB-. 192·2 -23.

Captain-E. C.

LAMB.

Secretary-A. B.

HODGSON.

The results for the season were : Michaelmas Term , 1922. Played, 10. Won, 2. Lost, 8. Pts. for, 49· Pts. agst., 126. Hilary Term, 1923. Played, 7· Won, 5~ · Lost, 2. Pts. for, 140. Pts. agst., 72. These results are not discouraging for a first season, but it must be remembered that all the opposing teams were, with two exceptions, the ,. A ' or 2nd XV of other colleges. In some games the team played well, in others very badly. But it is only fair to say that, for a variety of reasons, rarely if ever ·wa's there a full team in the field; and there was a distinct

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all-round improvement in the latter half of the Hilary Term. The chief weakness was. in the hacks. Though they were responsible for most of the scoring, they threw away many opportunities through lack of speed and combination. S0me members of the pack are not very fast, but in the Hilary Term the forwards were playing together very well and were responsible for most of the victories. As a criticism of the team as a whole one would say that the tackling was very weak. An improvement is hoped for next year. Colour's were awarded to A. B. Hodg:son, E. G. Priee, M. A. Mitcheson, W. H. M. Branston, F. ]. Williams, W. H. Taylor and F. G. Marcham. A. B. H odgson was elected Captain for next season and W. H. M. Branston Secretary. E.C.L. M'rCHAE'LMAS, 1923'.

Ca,p tain-A. B.

HoDGSON.

Secretary-W. H. M.

BRANSToN.

Although this season was looked upon as one of promise, we can hardly claim to have lived up to that promise. However, the team have on occasions, shown real ability and a strong deter'mination to go for the line at all costs. The match against Keble, whom we beat, was all that it should have been. The match against Bloxham School at Bloxham was a really good exhibition. Fortune was none too kind to us in a very hard struggle with Pembroke. On the whole the forwards have not been able to give the backs enough of the ball because of slow heeling. Both branches of the team have not yet learnt to go for their man and go for him hard and put him down. But, all the same, we have some sturdy and determined players, and can hope for better results in the future. It would be invidious to single out individuals for distinction, but during the term old members have added to their r'eputations and new talent has been discovered. Although it ma,y 'savour of making excuses, it is only fair to say that the team has â&#x20AC;˘s uffered to an unusual extent from illness and injuries. Two members of the team played in the Seniors1' Match. A.B. H.

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HOCKEY CLUB. HILARY, 1923-

Captain: R. E .

PRIESTLY.

Secretary: W. F.

INGRAM-COTTON.

The remainder of last season's team, strengthened by an infusion of new blood, and profiting by their experience gained in the gruesome routs of the year before, went forth-to conquer, much to their own surpr-ise and that of everyone else. Although we entered for the Cup with some misgivings1, we won a hard-earned victory against Corpus. In the second round we succumbed to :M agdalen. Colours we:re awarded to \V. F. lngram..COitton, D. S. P. Noakes, T. V. Hordern, G. B. Knight, and S. A. Husain. For the season 1923-24, W. F. Ingram-Cortton was elected Captain and D. S. P. Noakes, Hon. Secretary. R.E.P. MtCHAELMAS, 1923.

Captain: W. F.

INGRAM-COTTON.

Secreta.ry: D. S. P.

NoAKES.

[No report has reached us .-ED.] ATHLETIC CLUB. 1922-23.

Capta:in:

HILL.

LaSII: year being the first season in which we have entered into serious competition with other colleges, we have every reason to congratulate ourselves. E. G. Rowe and W. H. Taylor entered for the Freshmen's Sports, the former making a tie for second place in the . High Jump, the latter obtaining fomth place in the Half-mile. In the competition for the Inter-Collegiate Cup, we were unlucky to be drawn in the strongest heat. E. G. Rowe gained second placÂˇe in the High Jump, J. L. Hill fourth in the Quarter and W. H. Taylor fourth in the Half; this gave us five points and fifth place in the heat, Jesus College being below us. 1923-24â&#x20AC;˘

Captain: E. G. RowE.

With the commencement of the new season our prospects have become considerably brighter. Excellent fresh material was provided by the freshmen, two of whom entered for the Freshmen's Sports. G. C. Smith won the Half-mile in the useful time of 2 mins. 8 sees., and ran second in the Mile. He was also selected

ST. EDMUND HALL Âˇ MAGAZINE to run m the University Relay Trials. A'. E. Hill gained third place in the Quarter. An outstanding success was achieved by W. H. Taylor. He won the Seniors' .Cros:s Country Race over an exceedingly heavy course; he has since represented: the University in . all their matches, and has been awarded his Centipedes' A. C. Colours. E.G.R. SWIMMING CLUB. 1923.

Ca:ptain: C.

LuMMIS.

Durum a.b stirpe genus natos a'{l {lumina: primum De.ferimus . VIRGIL.

The keen: pioneer work of last year's captain, T. W '. Gilbert, began to bear fruit this year. The race in the Isis for the E. J. Mathew Chaflenge Cup, from the Gas Works to our Barge, proved a s atisfactory event, more competitors taking part than last year. It was unfortunate, however; that through illness and the claims of the University team a better challenge was not offered to last year's winner and runner-up, C. Lummis and H. A. Blair. Externally, we have done as well as any College. Four Hall men joined the 0. U ..S.C. ; of these, J. F. Bleasdale obtained his Halfblue and C. Lummis played polo twice and swam once for the University. Perhaps the most creditable performance of the year was the excellent swimming of the Hall team in the Inter-Collegiate Competition. In the first Found we beat University, the favourites, in the fastest time o.f the . round, and in the second round we only lost by a touch to Queen's, the eventual runner-up. Individual honours for the: year go to J. F. Bleasdale and R. L. Hill. To Hill',s speed was largely due our excellent performance in the Inter-Collegiate Competition. Bleasdale won the Fifty and Hundred Yards races in the Freshmen's Sports and the Fifty Yards in the University Trials, and in all the UniverÂˇsity matches save that against the Otters, whell! his best timet was nOit equalled. The first membe'l' of the Hall to get his Swimming Blue, het turned out at the Bath Club in spite of iUness, and by his victory in the Fifty Yards Race turned the balance in favour .of Odord. The Hall team swam in the following order : C. Lummis, R. L. Hill, ]. F. Bleasdale, H. A. Blair. Colours have been awarded to R. L. Hill.

c. v.

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LAWN TENNIS CLUB.

Captain:

HILL.

192'3·· Secretary: A. B.

HODGSON.

This year the Tennis team has had a wholly unsuccessful season---less successful even than last year and its solitary victory. The absence of A. P. Kingsley, who was nearly always in demand by the 0. U.L:. T.C., and who was· unable to play in a single Hall match, was felt severely. H. A. Barnes-Lawrence, too, was only able to play occasionally. There was, however, a distinct improvement towards the end of the season, and the play in the final fixture against Worcester was decidedly better th'a n in any other match. - This was no doubt partly due to the presen·c e of E. G. Price and W. R. M. Chaplin~eigntsmen who had been unabl~ to represent the tenni s team until' the ' Eights. ' were over. , As a rule the team consisted of J. L. Hill, A. B. Hodgson, E. A. Lobo, F'. B. Wesley and D. S. P. Noakes, whire T. V. Hordern and G. St. V. , Thackeray were the candidates for the last place. Colours were awarded to A. B. Hodg1son, E•. A. Lobo and F. B. Wesley. A. B. Hodgsonl was elected captain for 1924. In the Competitions played off intermittently , through the Summer Term, J. L. Hill won the singles after a very close match with F. B. Wesley in the semi-final round and with D. S. P. Noakes in thie finals. D. S. P. Noake:s and W. F. Ingram-Cotton won the doubles. The inconvenience of sharing the same blazer with' the Cricket Club, combined with a recognition of its lack of beauty, inspired the Lawn Tennis Club to design a blazer of ·its ow'n and according to its own tastes. It is a blazer of white flannel bearing on the pocket the Ciub' s initials and a shield conceived in the manner of the :seventeenth century.

J.L.H.

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DEGREES CONFERRED. January 25, 1923.-B.A.: W. J. Carter. March 14.-B.A. : H. G. Lickes. May g.-M.A. : Rev. R. F. W. Fletcher, Cha.plain and Tu.tor. B.A. : J. J. G. Walkinton. June zr.-M.A. :Rev. A. F. G. Christie.

B.A. : H. C. Shearman.

July rg.-B.A.: M. Ahmad, A. A. Gordon, MJ. M. Knappen. August 15.-B.A.: F. G. Marcham, A. MeL. Murray, J. W. L. Symes, G. H. Tubbs. October r8.-D. D.: Rev. A. C. Ridsdale. B.A. : W. L. Bunce, H. G. Eggleton, T . W. Gilbert, E. A. Lobo, F. D. Walker. November r.-D.D. : Rev. G. B. Allen, Principal. Barnes-Lawrence, A. B. Hodgson.

B.A. : H. A.

November 17.-B.A.: F. J. Fis:h, E. R. L. Ward. November zg,.-M.A.: Rev. P. B.

Spriggs. ~

December 15.-M.A.: Rev. L. C. Warner. catos.

B.A.: N. Frangis-

MATRICULATIONS. MiiCHAELMAS TERM.

Exhibitioners: A. E. Hill (Chigwell School). A. L. Clegg (Liverpool College). C. D. Smith (Nottingham High _School). Commoners: A. C. Belchamber (Steyning Grammar School). J. E. A. Bye (St. Lawrence College, Rams:gate). A. B. .Dex (St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead). ]. W. Ford (St. Peter's School, York). E. M. Fitch* (Yankton College, S. Dakota, U.S.A.). R. L. Franks (Mill Hill School) . L. D. Henderson (Liscard High School). C. Parr (Merchant Taylor's School). *Rhodes. Scholar

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F. D. M. Richard s (Denstone Colleg-e). F. H. Robbs (Hereford Cathedral School). E. Royle (Maidstone Grammar School). J. H. A. Rusbridger (King-'s College, Taunton). G. Câ&#x20AC;˘ .Smith (City of Oxford S chool). I. F. Webb (private tuition). W . C. Webber (Chatham House School, Ramsgate). R. C. W. Whitling- (Chatham House School, Ra.m sgate).

ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE. The price of the Mlagazine is 2s. 6d. each copy. Copies of previous issues can be obtained. It is possible for old Members of the Hall to compound for the sum of two g-uineas. Those Âˇ subscribers who have not done so can thereby save themselves and uS/ the inconven ience of small transactions every year. Cheques should be drawn to the Senior Treasurer, St. Edmund Hall Magazine.

THE BUFF CLUB. The Hall Branch of the Club has shown considerable activity during the past term, many new members ha;ving been el'ected and initiated. Several meeting-s have been held in conjunction with representatives of the Queen',s College Branch, all of which proved most enjoyable and profitable t o 1s uch members as were present. It is to he hoped that the ,s upport and enthusiasm which . members have shown during- this t erm will be continued: in the future. Any member of the Hall who wisihes to become a member of the Club should communicate, in writing , with the Hall Secretary. [AnvT. ]

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