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DECEMBER, 1926.

EDITORS. Igz6~7·

P. J. SANDISON, Editor.

N. DAWSON, Asst. Editor.

DE . PERSONIS ET REBUS AULARIBUS. OF THE VISITOR OF THE HALL. ISCOUNT CAVE, the Cha.ncellor of the University, paid his first visit to the Hall, since he became its Visitor, on Saturday afternoon, February ·Ij, in company with the Vice-Chancellor, the Warden of Wadham. The visit was of an informal character.

All Aularians will be gratified to learn that the Chancellor has consented to preside at the opening of the New Building on Wednesday, Ap'1il27, if he is not prevented by unforeseen circumstances .

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OF THE J.C.R. The . Officers of the J.C. R . elected for the academical year Ig26-7 are: President, M. A. McCanlis; and Steward, B. J. Rush by-Smith.

C. D. Smith· was re-appointed Junior Treasurer of the Arnplgamated Clubs. . •.

OF CoNGRATULATIONS; The congratulations of the Hall are due:To the Principal on his appointment as one· of the Select Preachers before the University of Cambridge for the year Igz6-7.

The Principal preached at Cambridge on Sunday, October 24.

To all members of the Hall who ab examinatoribus honore digrii sunt habiti, but more especially to the following on being placed in the Second Class in their respective Honour Schools : A~ L. Clegg (Jurisprude~e) ;' A. C. Corlett (Engl. Lang. and Lit.), M, Fitch ('Modern Greats'); H. Ba~I)flll (Hon. Class. Mods.).

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To the Cricket XI on being unbeaten, and to L. N. Harvey for his success.ful captaincy.

To M. A. McCanlis on obtaining his Blue for Cricket and for Rugby Football-the first double Blue in our annals.

To J. E. A. Bye on being the first Captain of the Oxford University Hockey Club to wear the Full Blue, and on representing the University against Cambridg e for the third time.

To D . K. Daniels on being awarded his Blue for Hockey.

To J. F. Bleasdale on his presidency of the Oxford University Swimming Club, and on representing the University against Cambridge for the fourth time.

To G. H. Aldis on having played Hockey for the University throughout the Michaelmas Term.

To H. Cloke on being elected to the Centaurs.

To A. S. Chandler on running for the University Second Cross Country team during the Michaelmas Term until disabled by a strained muscle.

ToW. W. R. Clotworthy on his sonorous rendering of the part of Herakl es in the production of Gluck's 'Alceste' at the Oxford Playhouse at the end of the Michaelmas Term.

OF THE ScHooLs. HILARY TERM, 1926.

In Literis Graecis et Latinis: Class II, H. Bagnall; Class IV, J. A. Fox. E xaminatoribus Satisfecerunt: Group B.2, A. C. Parr, I. F. F. Webb.

TRINITY TERM.

In Scientiis ~ath ematicis et Physicis: Class III, A. C. Belchamber.

In Literis Humanioribus: Class III, J. G. Coghlin; Class IV, F. W. L. Evans.

In Scientia Naturali (Chemia , Pars I): W. C. Webber.

In Jurisprudentia.: Class II, A. L. Clegg.

In Sacra Theologia: Class III , F. D. M. Richards.

In Literis A.nglicis : Class II, A. C. Corlett; Class III, J. F .

Blea sdale, J. H . A. Rusbridger.

In Literis Modernis: Class III, G. C. Smith (in lingua Gallica).

In Schola Philo sophiae, Politicae, et Oeconomiae: Class II, E . M. Fitch; Class III, R. L. Franks. ¡ l Histo¡ria Mo dern.a: Class III, E. G. Rowe,

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Examinatoribus Satesfecerunt : Group A. I, J. W. Blair; Group B.z, J. E. A. Bye, W. D. Gower-Jones; Group B.s, A. C. Parr, F. H. Robbs, I. F. F. Webb; Group D., F. H. Robbs.

Examination in the Theory, History, and Practice of Education: W. H. M. Branston, B.A., L. N. Harvey, B.A., G. Sayle, B.A., H. W. Taylor, B.A., H. A. Triffitt, B.A., F. B. Wesley, B.A. MICHAELMAS TERM.

Exarninatoribus Satisfecerunt: Group A.3, R. L. Hordern, R. J. Hamlyn; E. Royle; Group B. I, J. E. A. Bye,\\'. W. R. Clotworthy; Group B.6, E. Royle; Group D., W. D. Gower-Jones, F. A. J. La.mb, I. F. F. Webb.

OF GIFTS.

In addition to the gifts of books to the Old Library recorded later, the best thanks of the Hall are due to the following donors for gifts which they have generously made.

Mr. G. A. Johnson has presented to the Library:The English Brass and Copper Industries to 18oo by H. Hamilton, and The Later Correspondence of Lord John Russell ed. G. P. Gooch.

M. W. H. Hindle has presented to the Library:~ Notes on the Game Birds of Kenya and Uganda by Sir F. J. Jackson, A Naturalist in East Africa by H. Carpenter, Disarmament by P. J. N . Baker, The Aryans by .V. G. Childe, Race and History by E. Pittard, The Letters of Marie Antoinette Fersen and Bamave by 0. G. de Heidenstam.

May Aularian reviewers for the Press multiply.

OF EXHIBITIONERS.

An Examination, beginning on Tuesday, March 16, was held for the purpose of awarding two Exhibitions in Modern Languages (English or French) of the annual value of £4o. As a result of this Examination the following election was made : vV. Johnson, Hymer's College, Hull: (English).

An Examination, beginning on the same day, was held for the purpose of awarding an Exhibition in Music of the annual value of £35· As a result of this Examination the following election was made:T. V. Nicholson, Shrewsbury School.

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An Examination beginning on Thursday, June 24_, was held for the purpose of awa rding two Exhibitions in Classics or Modern History of the annual value of £40. As a result of this Examination the following elections were made :~ A. W. Henderson, Barrow Secondary School (Modern History).

C. R. Hiscocks, Highgate School (Modern History).

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ExHIBITIONs.

The Exhibition Examinations for I927 will be held as follows : On Tuesday, March 22, and the two following days for the purpose of awarding two Exhibitions in Modern Languages (English or French) of the annual value of £4o; Tuesday, June 28, and the two following days for the purpose of awarding two Exhibitions in Classics or Modern History of the annual value of £40.

OF THE MANCIPLE.

At the end of the Trinity Term Mr. G. Reeve relinquished the mancipleship, which he has held for five years. He was the first Manciple to be appointed after the Hall took over its own catering arrangements. Upon him, therefore, fell the not easy task of inau~urating a new management. In spite of periodical ill-health due to War service he spared himself no pains to make his department run efficiently. He is building a house at the Lizard which he intends to use as a guest-house for visitors.

His brother, Mr. A. C. Reeve, the chef of Exeter College, has been .appointed Manciple in his place.

OF THE BARGE.

During the Long Vacation the Barge was re-conditioned. The J.C.R. meeting at the end of the. Trinity Term authorized the installation of a shower-bath and ·a hot-water apparatus. In addition to these much needed improvements the Barge has . _been redecorated inside and out. The beginning of the Michaelmas Term revealed how effectively Messrs. Salter Bros. had responded to the persuasive pressure of the Senior Treasurer of the Clubs. A welcome innovation is the painting of the topstrake of the Barge in the Hall colours, marking as it were the summer freeboard line of Mr. Brewis's persuasiveness.

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DE NECESSARJIS.

During the Long Vacation an extensive reconstruction of a necessary character was carried out in the ?Outh-east corner of the Quadrangle.

OF RALPH SHURMIJ.:R.

Many generations of Aularians will regret to hear that in September Ralph Shurmer was obliged on account of failing health to resign his post as a Hall servant. It is believed that he first came to the Hall in r88g. In him the Hall loses a kind-hearted and courteous servant of the old school.

OF THE CHAPEL.

The visiting preachers in Chapel during 1926 have been the Rev. A. B. Burrowes, Fellow, Chaplain and Dean of Pembroke College, on May r6, and the Rev. L. W. Grensted, Fellow and Chaplain of University College, on November 28.

E. Royle has kindly made a donation of one guinea to' inaugurate a fund for the purchase of a cross of more harmonious design for the altar in Chapel.

OF ST. EDMUND'S DAY.

The Very Rev. the Dean of Christ Church proposed the toast of Floreat Aula at dinner in H all on St. Edmund's Day. In addjtion to members of the Hall in residence there were present on this occasion the Rev. Dr. Simpson (formerly Chaplain and Tutor), Mr. R. Sayle, the Rev. H. Livesey and ¡the Rev. M. M. Martin.

Unfailingly as ever Mrs. Williams sent a wreath of rosemary for the War Memorial, in the name of the Bishop of Carlisle and herself.

Following up his welcome innovation of last year, the Rev. R. N. Lawson sent as a donation ~o the Exhibition Fund for the benefit of a candidate for ordination the offertory taken in his church at Madeley on St. Edmund's Day. OF NUMBERS.

There are IOO members of the Ha11 in residence this term, wh!ch is a record. ¡

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THE OLD LIBRARY. J

AST year I recorded the gift to the Library, through Canon Ollard, of the MSS. of the sermons preached by Dr. Liddon, as Vice-Principal, in the Hall Chapel. Inadvertently I overlooked one pile into which I had divided them while they were being read by the Principal. In all there are路 twenty-nine sermons, and not nine, as I then stated. To the six, therefore, preached in Michaelmas Term, r859, and the three in Hilary Term, r86o, I must add five preached in Trinity Term, six in Michaelmas Term, r86o, three in Hila ry Term, three in Trinity Term, r86r , and three in Trinity Term, r862. I may also mention here that Canon Ollard has handed over to me for preservation in the Library an interesting collection of Aularian miscellanea which he had gathered during the course of his Vice-Principalship.

The response made. to the short list of Desiderata. Aula路ria, which I drew up last year by way of an experiment, was most encouraging. Within a few weeks of the appearance of the Magazine the . five volumes of Dr. Liddon's Sermons that were wanted to complete our collection had been presented to the Library. In fact, we could have duplicated all of them. Thus encouraged, I have prepared a fresh list-comprising those of Thomas Hearne's works which the Library still lacks. These volumes, I know, are scarce.

I shall not, therefore, set my hopes too high . For supplying the Deside路r ata of last year our best thanks are due to the Rev. vV. L. Martin, the Rev. C. E. Roe, the Rev. H. H. Vickers and Mr. A. E. Ellis.

In the course of the year there have been added to the. Library some 'books of Aularian interest that calJ for special mention. During the seconq week in June. the library of the late Canon G. H. Bourne, D.C.L., was sold at St. Edmund's College, Salisbury.

From a foot-note in Dom. Wallace's St. Edmund of Cante路r bury (p. 462) I knew that he had possessed a copy of a very rare French lrfe of St. Edmund .by Pere Charlet, published at Troyes late in the seventeenth century. It was evident from the catalogue issued by the firm of auctioneers who had been instructed to conduct the sale at St. Edmund's College that most of the books in Dr. Bourne's library had been made up into bundles without description. That being so, there was no alternative but to go to Salisbury on the clay of the private view in the hope of being able to track down this little book and make arrangements for its purchase.

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· I found in the Rev. D. Armytage, Vice-Principal of Dorchester College, a most obliging accomplice who was ready to drive me to Salisbury in his car. This is not the place to tell of a very pleasant halting-place in the middle of the downs, where we lunched, or of the thermos-flask containing our beverage which a four-footed ' Caesar ' rolled out of the car with the thirstiest consequences. Having reached St. Edmund's College, I spent over two hours searching every bundle of books-to be rewarded, at last , by discovering L'.4.brege de la Vie de Saiut E'd mond in a litter of unconsidered old volumes upon th e floor of Lumber Room No.2.

By arrangement with one of the auctioneer's men the bundle of books to which it belonged was bought when the contents of this lumber-room came up for auction on the last day of the sale. In memory of this successful excursion Mr. Armytage has joined with me in presenting the volume to the Library. On its title-page this little book bears the following description : A brege de la vie de Saint EDMOND vulgairement Saint EDME, Archevesque de Cantorbery, Primat d' Angleterre, d' Hybernie, et Patron de Pontigny. Compose par F. P. Charlet, Religieux Bernardin. A vee les Litanies, l'Hymne, & plusieurs belles Oraisons en l'honneur de Saint Edme. A Troyes, chez Jean-Antoine Garnier, Imprimeur Libraire, rue du Temple. Avec Approbation. On the reverse of the title-page is a wood-cut intended to represent St. Edmund in the act of benediction ; it bears the inscription Grand Saint Edme Priez Pour Nous. Sm. 8o., 47 pp.

I have been able to add to the Library two more volumes that formerly belonged to Thomas Hearne.

(1) De Origine, Moribus & Rebus gestis Scotorum Libri X.

By John Lesley, Bishop of Ross. 1675. Sm. 4to. Inserted in it is the rare folding folio sheet : 'Table of all the Kings of Scotland.

Edinburgh. T. Lumisden of Forester's Wynd, 1728.' In Hearne's hand there is written on the fly-leaf of the book : ' Suum cuique'.

Tho. Hearne. M'emorand. that I paid twelve shillings for this Book (wch is very scarce) in an Auction a t Oxfo.r d in Nov. , 1720.

T. H .' For Hearne's furth er remarks concerning this purchase, see Hearne's Collections (Oxf. Hist. Soc.) VII, I95· {2) De Rerum Inventoribus Libri VIII. By Polydore Vergil.

Lugduni. Apud Haered. Seb. · Gryphii, rs6r. Sm. 8vo. On the fly-leaf is written : Tho. Hearne, 170~.

I have also been able to secure for the Library one other book of Hearni"an interest~the copy of John Leland's Principum ac illustrium aliquot & eruditorum in Anglia virorum, Encomia,

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Throphcea, Genethliaca, & Epithalamia which Hearne used in preparing his edition of this very scarce work as an Appendix to his Leland's Collectanea. On the fly-leaf Hearne has written the following note : ' This is the very Copy I followed in my Edition of Leland's Encomia illustrium Virorum in my Appendix to his Collectanea, and the Faults are corrected with my own hand. Jan. 24th, I7H· Tho. Hearne.' There is inserted an autograph letter to Mr. James Sotheby, from whom Hearne borrowed this book.

The Jetter runs as follows : To MR. SoTHEBY.

SIR,-The Night before Mr. Bagford left Oxford I received a second very obliging Letter from you for which I thank you, particularly for your notes about Camden and John Stowe.

'Tis however very certain that both of them made very much use of this great Antiquary, and that too oftentimes without mentioning him. I should be glad if we could retrieve his Notes about London. He seems to have been more diligent about. that Place than about any other. Your Copy of the Encomia illustrium virorum hath been so serviceable that had it not been for it I could not have given a perfect Edition of this excellent Book for two Leaves are cut out of the Copy in Bodley, which is the only one besides yours I ever saw. I have already made a gratefull mention of you for this favour in my Preliminary Notes to Mr. Willis's Mitred Abbats which I am now printing. I have lately received one Piece of Leland, and that is his Bononia Gallo-Mastix. It came from beyond Sea. 'Tis printed, & is the only Copy I ever heard of. I am obliged for this to Mr. Rawlinson Senior. I desire you to accept of this Book, which I published sometime agoe,' but 'twas suppressed. 'Tis great Rarity, there having been but a small Number printed. I have returned your Book. You will find ~hat I have corrected the Faults with a Pen, which I hope you will think an Advantage to the Book. And you may keep it as tlie greater Curiosity, it ·having been the very Copy I followed·.

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OxoN. Jan. 24th, I7H· Further particulars concerning the loan to Hearne of this copy of Leland's Encomia may be found in Hearne's Collections IV, 355, 364, 375; 421. That Mr: Sotheby was very much pleased with Hearne's expressions of gratitude is evident from what must have been his reply to Hearne's letter of Jan. 24-it ·is printed in Hearne's Collections·, V, 20. The book which Hearne sent to him as a present was probably a copy of his edition of Henry Dodwell's de Parma Equest-ri Woodwardia.na dissertatio, published in 1713

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and suppressed immediately by order of the Heads of Houses for ' several offensives expressions ' contained in it.

Welcome gifts of books have been received from the foiJowing donors:From the Rev. W. L. Martin: Twelve volumes, among which may be mentioned as being of special bibliographical interest The Book of Common Prayer with Plain-Tune, ed. W. Dyce, 1843, and The Order of the Administration of the Holy Communion according to the use of the Church of Scotland, by the same editor, 1844· From Canon Gilbanks: Claudian's Opuscula-Paris, at the press of Simon Colinaeus, 1530.

From the Rev. R. S. D. Tayler: The Book of Common Prayer, London, 1640. Sm. 8vo; THl AIA®HKHl AIIANTA,London, 1633; The Whole Book of the Psalmes coiJected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, Iohn Hopkins, and others. London, 1634· Bound together in one volume in contemporary calf, and containing the autograph of the Rev. W. H. Havergal.

In addition to those noticed above, the following books of Aularian interest have been presented to the Library during the year:From the Rev. W. L. Martin : Bishop Andrewe's Manual for the Sick, ed. H. P . Liddon .

Third Edition. 1874.

From the Rev. Dr. T. H. D. Long : Canon Liddon : A Memoir-with his last five Sermons. Second Edition. 1890.

From the Vice-Principal:CARLETON, George, Bishop of Chichester (matric. 1577).-(1) The Collegiate Suffrage of the Divines of Great Britaine, concerning the 5 Articles controverted in the Low Countries, Mar. 6, 1619. Sm. 4to. London, 1629. (2) Tithes examined and proved to bee due to the Clergie by a divine right. 4to. London, 16o6.

BLACKMORE, Sir Richard (matr~c. 1669).-The Poetical Works of, containing Creation; A Philosophical Poem, in seven Books.

To which is prefixed the Life of the Author. Cooke's Edition.

12mo. London ( 1797).

KENNETT, White, Bishop of Peterborough (matric. 1678).Letter about a Motion in Convocation to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Brett, L. L. D., Rector of Bettes hanger in Kent. Sm. 4to. London (1712).

HEARNE, Thomas (matric. 1695).-The History and Antiquities of Glastonbury. 8vo. Oxford, 1722.

HANBURY, William (B.A., 1748).-History of the Rise and Progress of the Charitable Foundations at Church Langton. 8vo.

London, 1767. . STOWELL, Hugh (matric. 1819).-Memories of the Life and Labours of. By J. B. Marsden. 8vo. London, 1868.

MALAN, Solomon Caesar (matric. 1833).-Life of. By A. N .

A.B.E. Malan. 8vo. London, 1897.

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DESIDERATA AULARIA. HEARNE, Thomas.-(1) Titi Livii Foro-Juliensis Vita Henrici V. Oxon, 1716. 8vo.

(2) Aluredi Beve rlacensis Annales. Oxon , 1716. 8vo.

(3) Gulielrni Roperi Vita D. Thornae Mori , Equitis Aurati.

Oxon, 1716. 8vo.

(4) Gulielmi Camdeni Annales Rerum Anglicanarum & Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha. Oxon, 1717. 8vo.

(5) Roberti de Avesbury Historia de mirabilibus gestis Edwardt III. Oxon, 1720. 8vo.

(6) Herningi Chartularium ecclesiae Wigorniensis. Oxon, 1723.

8vo: 2 Vols.

(7) Joannis Confratris & Monachi Glastoniensis Chronica.

Oxon, 1726. 8vo.

(8) Adam de Domerham Historia de rebus gestis Glastoniensibus. Oxon, 1727. 8vo. (g) ,Historia Vitae & Regni Richardi II a Monacho quodarn de Evesham. Oxon, 1729.

THE REUNION, 1926.

HE Fourth Reunion of old members of the Hall took place on Tuesday, April 20. Invitations were sent to all members of the Aularian Association. At the dinner in Hall the Principal, after reviewing the events of the year, explained the plans for a new building to be erected on the site of Link Lodgings, and commended this undertaking to the generosity of all old members.

The Rev. C. A. Peacock, C.B.E., formerly Assistant ChaplainGeneral, responded to the toast of Floreat Aula, and in a speech happy in its reminiscences gave a strong lead to old members in support of the proposed new building.

There were present at the dinner : The Rev. W. L. Martin, the Rev. W . G. D. Fletcher, the Rev. A. F. R. Bird, the Rev. R. H. Evered, the Rev. V. W. Peake, the Rev. H. F. Watson, the Rev. Eustace Havergal, the Rev. R. S. 0. Tayler, the Rev. Canon A. D . Barker, the Rev. Ernest Havergal, the R ev. K. M. Ffinch, the Rev. C. W. Fullmer, the Rev. E. C. Lace, the Rev. P . Cunningham, Sir Mark Hunter, the Rev. W. G. Boys-Johnston, the Rev. A. C. Hair, the Rev. R. H . O'Donovan, the Rev. W. A. Pearkes, Mr. F. N. ffarington, the Rev. C. W. Fisher, the Rev. C. A. Peacock, C.B.E., the Rev. Dr. T. H. D. Long, the Rev. Dr. A. C. Keene, the Rev. D. Armytage, Mr. C. D. Walker, the Rev. R. N. Lawson, Capt. A. B. Blaxland, Mr. R. Sayle, the Rev. A. Sargent, the Rev. G. H . Sharpe, the Rev. F. McGowan, the Rev. S. A. Howard, Mr. H. C. Ingle, Mr. B. C. W. Johnson, Mr.

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A. P. Kingsley, Mr. H. A. Blair, Mr. A. E. Ellis, Mr. C. A. Plaxton, Mr. R. E. Priestly, Mr. R. Sim, Mr. L. O'S. Beere and Mr. F. Buchanan.

After dinner a general meeting of the Aularian Association was held in the Dining Hall.

On Wednesday Holy Communion was celebrated in the Chapel at 8.30 a. m.

THE AULARIAN ASSOCIATION. The Executive Committee met at the Principal's Lodgings on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 2oth, 1926.

The General Meeting of the Association was held on the same evening in the Dining Hall, after the fourth Reunion Dinner. The Principal took the chair.

After the re~ding and signing of the minutes of the previous meeting the President brought before the Association the following rules, which had been approved by the Executive Committee :OBJECTS.

(a) To rally round the Hall all old members who wish to uphold and assist the Hall in every way that they can. (b) To enable old members to keep in touch with one another and with the Hall, especially by means of the Hall Magazine and Reunions .

RuLES. r. NAME. That the Association be known as the Aularian Association.

2. MEMBERSHIP. That all officers, ex-officers and old members of the Hall shall be eligible for membership of the Association.

3· SuBSCRIPTIONS. (a) Membership : 2s. 6d .. a year from all members. (b} Magazine: 2s. 6d. a year from all members who have not compounded for the n;agazine. (c) Activities FurJ.9 : An optional subscription of ss. a year or more. The Composition Subscription (entitling a member to receive the Magazine annually for life) is £2 2s. od.

4· ANNUAL MEETING. That a General Meeting of the Association shall be held on the occasion of the Annual Reunion.

5· AccouNTS. That an abstract of accounts shall be placed before the Association at the Annual General Meeting and that it be published in the Hall Magazine.

6. ALTERATIONS IN CONSTITUTION. That any member who wishes to propose any alterations or additions to the rules of the Association or to submit any new rule or rules shall inform

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the Honor~ry Secretary at least a fortnight before the Annual Reunion, in order to give the Executive Committee an opportunity of considering his proposals.

7· OFFICERS. That the officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Treasurer, and an Honorary Secretary . .

8. ELECTION oF OFFICERS. That the President of the Association shall be the Principal of the Hall for the time being, and that Vice-Presidents shall hold office at the invitation of the Executive Committee. That the Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary shall be elected annually at the General Meeting of the Association.

9· ExECUTIVE CoMMITI1EE. That there shall be an Executive Committee to consist of the officers of the Association and twelve elected members : that these members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall be chosen so far as possible in such a way that each period of ten years in the last sixty years shall be represented by two members of the Committee.

Two members representing a period of ten years shall retire each year, beginning with the earliest period, and so on for each period in rotation. Any member of the Executive Committee who fails to attend the stated Annual Meeting of the Executive Committee shall be considered to have lapsed, but shall be eligible for re-election. Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled at each Annual General Meeting.

10. PowERS OF CoMMITTEE. That the Executive Committee shall have full power to define the activities and to control and allocate the funds of the Association.

I I. MEETINGS OF ExECUTIVE CoMMITTEE. That at least one meeting of the Executive Committee shall be held each year prior to the Annual General Meeting on the day of the Reunion Dinner.

The resolution that these Rules be adopted was carried unanimously.

The Vice-Principal, as Honorary Treasurer, pointed out that the financial year of the Association would run from April ISt to March 31st; he advocated the use of Bankers' Orders for the payment of subscriptions. Mr. H. C. Ingle accepted the invitation of the meeting to take up the duties of Honorary Auditor.

The following were elected to serve on the Executive Committee : Representing the years r86s-1874: Rev. W. L. Martin and Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher. r875-r884: Rev. A. D. Barker and Rev. R. S. 0. Tayler.

I88s-r894: Rev. P. Cunningham and Rev. C. A. Peacock.

I8gS-I904: Rev. C. W. Fisher and Rev. A. C. Keene.

I90S__,I9I4: Rev. D. Armytage and Mr. C. D. Walker.

I9IS: Mr. H. A. Blair and Rev. F. McGowan.

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It was unanimously resolved to invite Professor Simpson to become a Vice-President of the Association , and members will be glad to learn that this invitation has since been accepted .

It was decided to hold the next Reunion on Tuesday, April 26th, 1927.

HALL VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENERAL STRIKE. HE departure of the first considerable party of Hall volunteers took place on Sunday, May gth, from eleven o'clock in the morning onwards. It was getting late before the last chairfilled lorry lurched off from the Town Hall towards Hull, and the crowd of spectators thinned. A few were so fortunate as to make the journey in private cars, but the plight of the m a jority was hard.

They rumbled along-sitting bolt upright, or dozing on the fl0orwith just a pause for food, or mecha nical repairs, until they reached their goal. There, on the dockside at 2.30 a . m., they had no thought of the docking-all they wanted was food and sleep.

But even these were long in coming, and had not the Captain of H . M. Cruiser 'Enterprise' taken pity on them, and provided bully beef sandwiches· a nd hot tea, there would certainly have been a counter-strike of the rel-ief workers. One contingent, R . L. Hill, R. S. Orchard, D. C. Barker, · F. G. Reeves, G. H. Aldis and J. H. T . Clarke, left the docks and took to driving the Hull trams .

Apart from stone-throwing they had few difficulties to contend with. The speed-limit, however, was a trial; and it is reported that the first circuit of the town, billed to take a good half-hour, was actually accomplished by an Oxford tram in seven minutes .

This is thought to be a Municipal Record. · On board s. s. ' City of Paris ' were lodged M. A. McCanlis, 1: E. A. Bye, D. K. Daniels and G. E. H. Grigson, and with A. J. Foster they made up the Hull Docking Aularians. They were engaged in carrying on shore pigs, sacks of corn and boxes of apples ·for the. sustenance of their country. It was hard, well-paid, but tiring work; and the whole party laughed in their beards of four days·' growth, to see a ·certain member wander blear-eyed into the saloon at lunch .tim.e, and call weakly for breakfast.

Another docking party had departed on May 10th for Hay~s \Vharf, London, where they bedded upon the steamship ' Baltara.'

This included R. R. ·Nattrass, F ·. H . Robbs , C. Parr, G. P. W.

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Lamb, G. H. Franey, R. J. Hamlyn, B. J. Rushby-Smith, F. G. PhilJips, L. W. Hanson, W. W. R. Clotworthy, P. E. R. Kach and D. E. _Havergal.

But it was the calJ for Special Constables that reflected most the courage of the Hall.

WANTED. Forty undergraduates to act as Special Constables the Southampton Dock Area ; must be athletic.

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So ran the notice to which C. D. Smith, L. N. Harvey, E. Royle, P. S. Sprent and R. C. ¡ W. Whitling responded. Their friends saw them off with ill-received condolences; but no trouble of any kind came their way. The sole difficulty was to find the R.M.S. ' Homeric,' where they were billetted ; and until they put their pride in their pocket and inquired for the ' 'Omerick' (o- as in ' Omelette ') it was useless.

An account of the strike would not be complete without a mention of how W. J. S. Cooke invigilated over his train from Birmingham to London, as guard ; of how the Chaplain lent his car by mistake to the Labour Club; and of how, later, it was wrecked by a prominent Oxford orator. But one. must forgo the details of these and other adventures, and relate solely what befell a companion of J. F. Bleasdale, at the British Gazette press. He had been placed as janitor to prevent the intrusion of strikers.

And his orders were to demand a pass of entrance from everyone.

One day a man, resembling at all points a business man, sought admission. The porter asked for his identity card.

'Oh, that's all right, my boy,' replied the stranger, 'I'm the Chancellor of the Exchequer.'

May 12th saw the surrender of the Trades Union Council, and while politicians were leaning back in their green leather chairs in Whitehall offices, sighing with relief; on the road to Birmingham a lone figure was pedalling a bicycle. He was blithe; the sun was bright; and Nature smiled upon A. D. Yates as he pe.d alled homewards. But at Birmingham the news reached him, and, wearied in a moment, he turned back. At that minute, too, the North train was moving out of Bletchley station, when a carriage door was flung open, and N. Dawson and A. B. Dex leapt hurriedly out.

They watched the train gather speed, and disappear, then they too turned back. The Strike was over . ¡ . .

In the next few days figures hardened and soiled by toil began to appear in the quadrangle. And as contingent by contingent

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returned, tales of how the Secretary of the Union had fallen into the docks, of how an Aularian had broken borrowed golf-clubs, and of Bye pushing valiant and single-lianded against an oncoming train began to go round. But soo·n the University settled down again to term ; the General Strike was no more ; moustaches were shaved off; and Schools were postponed.

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THE NEW BUILDING. ERHAPS no member of the H a ll who read in the Magazine last January that the site of Link Lodgings had been acquired by the H a ll imagin ed that within twelve months a ne"v building would have been erected th ere. But, as a matter of fact , plans were already preparing. By t he. end of March, Mr. H. S. Rog-ers, M.A., F.R.I.B.A., F.S.A., who had been commissioned to design a building that would embody the additions and improvements desired, had compl eted his drawings. Particulars of the proposed building were · made known to those Aularians who attended the. Reunion Dinner, and published in the Appeal that was circulated in May. The architect's pl a ns having been approved, it was decided ·to start work at once. During the Easter vacation the site was got ready for the builders. This process had its melancholy aspects. The venerable but ruinous remains of Link Lodgings had to be pulled down. The birch-tree and the ma ytree had to be felleci. A large piece of the grass in the Quadrangle had to be removed in order to provide space· for a buildin g yard.

Round this a wooden hoarding was erected. The excavation of the cellar was then taken in hand. Operations had reached this stage at the time of the Reunion Dinner.

Estimates having been invited from several firms of builders , the contract was eventually given to Messrs. Symm and Co., of Oxford, the longest established of local firms . At one moment it appeared as though the. General Strike might delay the start of the work, but fortunately the Strike ended just as the contractors were ready to begin. The Summer -Term saw the building rise as high as the top of the ground floor, to the accompaniment of a building contractor's full orchestra. One morning during· term the Hall woke to find the hoarding placarded with printed notices intimating that the space within was the proposed site of a shaft to be sunk by a newly-formed Oxford Coal Exploitation Company. The directors of this dark project chose to remain anonymous. It is thoug ht th at for some days afterwards they themselves

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continued to be sur des charbons. The reward for those who dig pits for others is well known; but apparently the reward proper for those who advertise such operations has not been authoritatively stated.

By the end of the Long Vacation considerable progress had been made. The new sculleries and larders were ready for use, and within a few days of the beginning of term the new Bursary was also ready. Work on 't he Library and the bath-rooms has continued during the Michaelmas Term. It has been decided that the Library shall remain empty until Trinity Term so as to give the new walls time to dry out properly before the final coat of wall-distemper is applied and the books are placed on the shelves.

The first bath, however, is likely to be taken quite early in the new year.

Now that the new building is nearing completion, it is possible to judge how harmoniously it agrees with its elder neighbours.

Quite apart from its interior usefulness, it supplies just the architectural feature that was wanted at a point where the ugly cementfaced cliff at the east end •)f the Principal's Lodgings dominated the Quadrangle. Those who have had experience of the diffic.ulties of combining a new building with an old one will appreciate. the many structural puzzles that the architect has solved. Incidentally, the new work has given a fresh lease of life to the adjacent portion of the Principal's Lodgings, which was found to haYe. been very precariously built. The efficient construction of the new building owes much to the superintendence of Mr. Meadows, our Clerk of the Works.

In carrying out excavations on an old site it is almost impossible to ensure that every object of archaeological interest that is found will be disclosed. There is no reason to believe that the precautions in the excavation of our site were particularly successful. ¡ An earthenware candlestick, probably early sixteenth century in date, a boar's tusk, and a penny token of the Flint Lead Works, dated r8r3, form the sum total of the finds handerl over by the workmen.

It has been arranged that the New Building shall be formally opened on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 27. Our Visitor, the Chancellor of the University, has very kindly consented to preside on that occasion, if his official engagements as Lord Chancellor permit.

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RELIQUIAE OSENEIENSES. URING the summer dredging operations were carried out in that branch of the river which runs by the south side of Oseney. The silt obtained in the cot~rse of these operations was deposited on the Queen's College Ground, which is being raised so as to bring it above flood level. In this silt the.re were found a few fragments of stone-masonry from the conventual buildings of Oseney Abbey and some other objects of Oseney origin. These finds were retrieved by the Rev. E. A. Berrisford, Fellow and Chaplain of Queen's, who has most appropriately presented those worth preserving to the Hall. Even Abbot King and the Canons who surrendered the Abbey to Henry VIII in 1539 might we.ll have been incredulous if it had been foretold to them that one of the academical H alls whose landlords the Abbey had been would still be surviving nearly four hundred years later and become the depository of a few relics recovered from the ruins of their great House. The pieces presented by Mr. Berrisford may be described as follows : -

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Two inlaid pavement tiles, one measuring 4 11i inches square, the other st inches square, each being ornamented with a geometrical pattern. There are examples of Oseney tiles bearing similar patterns in the Ashmolean Museum.

A corner fragment of an in laid tile showing a fleur-de-lys.

A portion of a mould for the casting of small metal objects.

This interesting fragment, which measures 3k in. by r! in., is made of slate and represents one. corner of the original mould. It contains three complete matrices and a part of a fourth. The matrices were apparently ar•:anged on both sides of a mam channel, to which each was connected by a duct of its own. Three of these ducts by which the metal was run into the matrices can • be seen, and also what appear to be the peg-holes by which the counter-piece was fixed. There is really nothing sufficiently distinctive in the design of the matrices of this mould to warrant even an approximate date being assigned to it. At a guess, the thirteenth or fourteenth century might be suggested. Moulds of this kind are very uncommon. The one most nearly resembling it that I have been able, with the aid of Mr. Thurlow Leeds of the. Ashmolean Museum, to discover is a fragmentary one made for casting six tokens which w.1s found about r8 ..J.3 in the course of excavations at Dundrennan Abbey,.and is now preserved in the National

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Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (K.J. 18). A description of it may be found in the Proceedings of the Society of .4ntiquaries of Scotland, xi, 78-Bo. A. B. E.

IN PARTIBUS CARLIOLENSIBUS. T Rose Castle this summer the Bishop and Mrs. Williams once again gathered the Aularian clan settled in the diocese, thus repeating the very enj oyable reunion which they first arranged in 1924. The gathering took place on Tuesday, July 13.

As before, the Principal and the Vice-Principal came up for the occasion. If some who were present at the first. gathering were not there this time, having migrated into other folds, it was good to see that the numbers of the familia A 1£laris in the diocese are being well maintained.

There were present the Rev. W . F. Gilbanks, the Rev. J . W. Akam, the Rev. R . H. H awkins, the Rev. C. Williams , the Rev. G. C. Gardner, the R ev. W. E . Lambeth, the Rev. M. D. Grieve, the Rev. H. Palmer, the Rev. H. H. Vickers, the Rev. H. G. Eggleton, and Mr. J. F. H opkinson.

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A HISTORY OF THE HALL. URI NG the last three years I have been collecting material towards a history of the Hall, and have now completed a study on the subject which the D elegates of the University Press have accepted for publication under the title: An Oxford Hall in Mediaeval Times, being a History of St . Edmund Hall to I559· In limiting this study to what in the case of academical history may legitimately be termed the mediaeval period I have been influenced by various considerations, of which that of Aularian purses is one. But chiefly it has been my endeavour to bring out as fully as the materials a llow the distinctive characteristics and • development of that type of academical society of which the Hall is the sole survivor. The. mediaeval Halls in this University have never been made the subject of detailed investiga tion. In desc ribing the history of th e Hall in mediaeval times, therefore, I have treated the Hall as typically repre·s entative of all those that it has outlived. I have investigated as fully as possible the traditional claim th-:tt the site of the Hall commemorates a connexion with St. Edmund of Abingdon. I have pieced together such information as I have been able. to discover concerning the

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relations of Osency Abbey with the Hall, the careers of mediaeval Principals, its vicissitudes as an academical society, and the growth of its connexion with its collegiate neighbour. I have concluded with the. Composition of 1559 between the University and Queen 's, which vested in the College the nomination to the Principalship, on condition that ' henceforth for ever they will preserve the aforesaid Hall and will preserve it to literary uses.'

It has been arranged with the University Press that two hundred copies of the book will be available for purchase by past and present members of the Hall at a special priee of 12s. 6d. Full particulars with regard to this facility will be ¡c ircularized to all members of the Hall a t the time of publication. It is hoped that the book will appear in the course of the summer.

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CHARLES BERNARD RANGER GULL. EVER in its long history has the Hall had a more loyal and devoted son than C. B. Gull. He came to us from a Lancashire parsonage. in x8g7, and from that time to the end of his life he loved and worked for us with unflagging zeal. His position as cox of the Eight for ~any years, including some very successful ones, and as a Half-Blue for Cross-Country Running, made him an outstanding figure in sport, and he soon became established as almost an institution in the University. He had certainly in an unusual degree the faculty of gaining the confidence and attachment of undergraduates, and his success as a coach was due. in large measure to this fact. His life here was full and many-sided: boxing, ice-hockey, grinds and sporting fixtures of all kinds claimed his interest, but he had also strong literary instincts and a genuine flair for journalism. The Varsity owed its existence to his enterprise, and, when it was subsequently combined with The Isis, he continued on the board of Directors. All these manifold activities he contrived to combine with importa nt work as representative in Oxford for Gabbitas and Thring, in which capacity he was able and always willing to start a large number of men in their careers. Nor was he. found wanting when confronted with the supreme test of his generation. He served in the war in connexion with the formation of Heavy Batteries at Oxford, and afterwa rds in France as Adjutant in the Tank Corps.

From the strain of whole-hearted war service his health never really recovere.d , but he was able on his return to Oxford to take up again most, if not all, of his former interests and to do really

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useful work both in the University and the City. But at the early age of 45 his health gave way, and he died at Bath in consequence of a stroke. A memorial service was held at St. ¡ Aldate' s, at which the Hall was duly represented. He certainly had his full share of the zest of life in peace and in war, in tramp-steamers and in his beloved Scilly, in the Hall and the Club, on the river and the turf.

He will be remembered with affection by his almost innumerable friends, and most of all in the Hall which he served so well .

G.B. A.

UT FAMA EST. In March a number of laymen in the diocese con:bined to pre.sent the Bishop of Carlisle with a cope, mitre, and stole of very beautiful design and workmanship. Those Aularians who were at the Hall when the Bishop was Principal will not be surprised to read that Sir Alfred Barrow, in ma king the presentation, said these vestments were given out of respect for the office of Bishop, and as a mark of personal este.e m and affection for one who since coming into the. diocese had proved himself a true Father in God. Au.larians will be glad to karn that the health of the Bishop of Newcastle, formerly Vice-Principal, has considerably improved.

Canon Ollard, formerly Vice-Principal, has contril::>uted an important and interesting historical account of ' Confirmation in the Anglican Communion from 1500 to 1850' to a yolume entitled Confirmation, or The Laying on of Hands, published this year by the S.P.C.K. Canon Ollard's article, which occupies the greater part of the book, represents a valuable piece of research on a subject worthy of his wide and varied knowledge of English Church History. The same volume includes a brief but informative article. by the Rev. R. M. French on ' Confirmation in. the F.astern Orthodox Church. ' Mr. W •. E. Andrews has been appointed Principal of La Martiniere College, Lucknow.

Mr. C. E. Baldwin has been appointed Senior Science Master at St. Lawrence College, Ramsg ate.

Lieut. T. R. Beatty is to be congratulated on his promotion to the rank of Lieut.-Commander, with seniority 15 Dec., 1925. He is at present Chief Gunnery Officer in H. M. S. ' Hermes.'

The Rev. F : M. Beddow has been appointed Chaplain-Superintendent of the Royal Liverpool Seam&n's Orphanage. He is to be congratulated on his marriage to Miss Jean MeV. Carruthers.

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The Rev. L. 0' S. Beere was ordained on Trinity Sunday to St. Paul's, Gloucester.

The Rev. F. Buchanan was ordained to St. Mary's and All Saints', Kidderminster.

The congratulations of the Hall are due to Captain A. B. Blaxland, 1 / 7th Rajput Regt., Indian Army, on being awarded the 0. B. E. (Military Division).

The Rev. A. R. Browne-'i\' ilkinson, M. C., has been appointed Principal of St. Christopher 's Colle~e, Blackheath.

Congratulations to the Rev. C. V. Browne-Wilkinson on hi.s marriage.

The Rev. A. F. G. Christie. has been appointed Vicar of East Orchard, Dorset. He is to be congratulated on his marriage in August to Miss L. M. James.

The congratulations of the Hall are due to the Rev. A. C. Davis on his appointment to an Honorary Canonry in Coventry Cathedral.

The congratulations of the. Hall are due to Mr. A. E . Ellis on the publication by the Delegates of the Clarendon Press of his book British Snails, a Guide to the Non-Marine Gastropoda of Great Britain and Ireland, Pliocene to Recent. This is a very uncommon achievement, as the main part of the book was written while he was an undergraduate.

Mr. T. H. Espley was back from West Africa this year, and spent the Trinity Term in Oxford on a Tropical Forestry Course.

Dr. P . T. Freeman has been appointed Headmaster of Peter Symonds' School, Winchester.

The congratulations of the Hall are due to the Rev. W. F. Gilbanks on his appointment by the Bishop of Carlisle to an Honorary Canonry.

The Rev. T. W. Gilbert has gone out to Ceylon as Chaplain .to St. Thomas's College, Mount Lavinia, Colombo.

The Rev. E. T . H. Godwin is a curate of St. Mark's, Walworth.

The Rev. L. W. Hart has been out to Western Australia, but has been obliged to return owing to the ill-health of his wife. He has been appointed curate to the De~n of Guernsey.

Congratulations to Professor J. L. Hill on his marric.ge to Miss Nancy.

The Rev. R. H . Hawkins has been appointed Vicar of St. George's, Barrow-in-Furness.

Mr. W . H . Hindle has been appointed an assistant master at W orksop College.

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Mr. A. B. Hodgson has been appointed an assistant master of Cranleigh School. . The Rev. J. B. C. Hordern was ordained on Trinity Sunday to All Saints', N otting Hill.

The Rev. T. H. Horsfield was ordained on Trinity Sunday to St. Thomas', Stourbridge.

The Rev. S. f\.. Howard has been appointed Vicar of Maer, in Staffordshire.

The Rev. H. L. Hustwayte has been appointed senior curate of St. Mary's, Torquay.

Mr. S. Iguchi went to Peking in November as an Attache to the Japanese Legation.

The Rev. A. R. Janes has been appointed an assistant curate of St. Alban's, Cheetwood, Manchester.

The Rev. P. E. T . and Mrs. Jefferson and family returned to England from South Africa this autumn on a short holiday.

Mr. G. A. Johnson went out to Madras in November as Assistant Editor of the Madras Mail.

The Rev. M. M. Knappen is at Cornell University, combining teaching with research work for the degree of D. Phil.

The Rev. H. Livesey has been appointed Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Newcastle.

Mr. C. Lummis is to be congratulated on having swum the Solent, thus creating a record. He started near Hurst Castle and finished near the jetty at Yarmouth. We appreciate his originality: the Channel has been overdone this summer.

The Rev. M. M. Martin was ordained to St. Mary's, Fryerning, Essex.

Mr. W. R. Martin his been back from India, combining work and leave. He spent Trinity Term in Oxford on a Tropical Forestry Course.

The Rev. F. L. H. Millard has been appointed Vicar of St. John the Evangelist, Angell Town, Brixton, S.W. The Rev. E. G.. Mortimer has been appointed Vicar of St. Paul's, Swindon.

The Rev. H. Palmer has been appointed Vicar of Greetland, near Halifax.

Mr. D. J. Parsons has been appointed Senior History Master at Gillingham School, Kent.

The _Rev. C. A. Plaxton was ordained on Trinity Sunday to St. Mary's, Chard, Somerset.

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The Rev. R. E. Priestly was ordained on Trinity Sunday to All Saints, De.wsbury.

Mr. F. E. Ray has been appointed assistant to Professor Noyes at the University of Illinois.

The Rev. D. L. Saberton on his ordination went as an assistant curate to St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich The Rev. C. Sampson has been appointed an assistant curate of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street.

The Rev. G. M. Sharpe was appointed in April an assistant curate of Holy Trinity, Darlington.

The Rev. E. J. Treharne has been appointed Rector of Llanvetherine.

Congratulations to Mr. F. D. Walker on the birth of a son on September 26.

Congratulations to Mr. ]. J. G. \Valkinton on his marriage to Miss Marjorie Hubbard. The wedding took place. at Victoria Road Church, Leicester, on April 13.

The Rev. C. Williams has been appointed Vicar of the Isle of Walney, Lanes.

Mr. E. S. Williams has been home this year from Burma. He. has been appointed by the Colonial Office a probationary Headmaster-Superintendent in the Tanganyika Territory.

The Rev. H. A. \Nilson is to be congratulated on the successful outcome of his appeal for £'ro,ooo on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of St. Augustine's, Haggerston. · Concerning Aularians who have gone down since the last issue of the Magazine we have gathered the following particulars:A. D. Yates is an assistant master at the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, Lovedale, Nilgiri Hills, S. India.

F. W. Benton is an assistant master at St. Anselm's, Croydon.

J. R. Bett, I. C. S., has been appointed to the Madras Presidency, Judicial Department, and · sailed in December.

W. H. M. Branston is an assistant master at Kendal School.

E. P. Brice is an assistant master at Brentwood Grammar School.

G. V. Carlin is an assistant master at Kingswood School, Bath.

L. N. Harvey is an assistant master at Woodbridge School, Suffolk.

D. E. Havergal is an assistant master at Colston's School 1 Bristol,

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R. L. Hill has been appointed an assistant master at Clifton College.

B. P. Mohan is at Wycliffe Hall.

R. R. N attrass is at Ely Theological College.

G. Sayle is an assistant master at Ormeseat, Arnside, Westmorland.

H. vV. Taylor has been appointed by the Colonial Office to Mackakos, Kenya, to t a ke charg e of the training of native teachers.

F. B. Wesley is an assista nt master at Tonstall School, Sunderland.

J. G. Coghlin is a n assista nt master at Ardingley College.

J. W. Blair is at Wells Theological College.

F . W . L. Evans is an assistant master at Cranbrook School, Kent. ¡ D. S. P. Noakes has been appointed an Assistant Forest Conservator in the Malay States.

E.. G. Rowe is an assistant master at Queen Mary's Grammar School, W alsall.

A. L. Clegg is working for the Final Examination of the Law Society.

A. B. Dex is at St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead.

J. W. Ford is at Guildford learning the business of brewing.

E. M. Fitch has been appointed Assistant-Professor of Economics in New York University.

R. L. Franks is at Manchester College.

A. C. Parr is at Wells Theological College.

F. D. M. Richards is at Ely Theological College.

F. H. Robbs is at Egerton Hall, Manchester.

J. H. A. Rusbridger goes to Wells Theological College in the new year.

During the course of the year the following Aularians have been ordained : -

Deacons : L. O'S. Beere (Gloucester), F. Buchanan (Worcester), J. B. C. Hordern (London), T. H. Horsfield (Worcester), C. A. Plaxton (Bath and V/ells), R. E. Priestly (vVakefi.eld), D. L. Saberton (Norwich), C. N. WardleHarpur (Chelmsford).

Priests : Rev. W. L. Bunce (Southwark), Rev. F. J. Fish (London), Rev. G. C. Gardner (Carlisle), Rev. A. R. H. Morris (Birmingham), Rev. A. M. Trendell (London), Rev. G. H. Tubbs (Canterbury), Rev. G. F. Seaver (Southwark).

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AN ABSTRACTION. The Dining Hall; about the year I69o ; A ularians are at dinner. The Principal sits in the head chair, the rest of the members just fill the table. Conversation tu:rns upon Dr. Faustus, the Ge¡r man necromancer who sold his sottl to the Devil.

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my part,' said Greig, 'I think it's all a tale for old wives.' And he obtruded his lower jaw. A sinister body, this Greig, and not popular. For one thing he was a lover of learning, a man who shunned all relaxation, who spent his leisure hours in the. Library. And it was whispered, among the others, that in his rooms at night he communed with familiar spirits.

And those spirits by no means good, but servants of Lucifer.

Hence, when he said this, there were not wanting looks of distrust from the others.

'As to that, thou' rt certainly most qualified to judge,' said Cannel, his left-hand neighbour.

'Too true,' said the taciturn Saunds, his neighbour on the right.

Greig looked from one to the other with disgust, almost with hate. ' Tell me this, then,' he said. ' Since so many men go to the devil, as Holy Writ telleth us, why is it that nor any of us, nor any of our friends, nor any of their friends likewise, have witnessed a single. rape of a man from earth by Lucifer. Men live, and. they die, and they are carried to their graves; but when hath Lucifer snatched a man from our midst, as they say he did Faustus?' ' He seems strangely concerned about it,' whispered Cannel, leaning across Greig to Saunds. But then the Principal spoke. ' Know this,' he said, ' that the devil would quickly lose his customers if all the world. saw him fetch them away as he wanted them. He takes them, i-wis, like a thief in the night, from their prayers, from the table, from their labours in the Bodleian ; and their friends miss them not at all, neither do they know they have been.'

'There is certainly something to be said for that theory,' said Cannel, nudging the elbow of his next neighbour, Saunds.

'There is,' said the taciturn Saunds, applying himself to the beef.

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NICHOLAS COX. A LITERARY MANCIPLE.

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OR some years between 1673 and 1685 Nicholas Cox, who combined an interest in books with the pursuits of the kitchen, acted as Manciple to the Hall. He had been a chorister at New College. and Manciple at St. John's. From an entry in Hearne' s Diaries it seems that Cox was at New College at some period between 1661 and 1664. It is quite likely that the departure of Nicholas Cox, recorded in the Principal's Ledger Book under the year 1685, coincided '"''ith the resignation of the. Principalship

by Stephen Penton. He was certainly in business in Oxford in 168o at premises now numbered fifty-one or fifty-two in the High Street. H. R. Plomer, in his Dictionary of Printers and Bo'Jksellers, -r640-I725, declares Cox to have had, at some period of his life, a shop over against Furnivall's Inn, Holborn. But while Cox was particularly concerned with the sale of antique books, he was also the publisher of at least two works and the author of a couple of pamphlets. His most considerable literary work, however, was The Gentleman's Recreation, first published in 1673, which attained much popularity. He died in Oxford, at the Hole. in the Wall, in 1731 at the ripe age of eighty-one years.

Hearne knew this ex-Manciple and his shop when the owner of it was grown old ; he records several conversations that he had with Nicholas amidst his books. On one occasion Cox told him that he could claim descent on his mother's side. from Lillye, the Grammarian, that is, William Lily, the first High Master of St. Paul's School. The death of Mrs. Cox in 1725 is mentioned by Hearne, and a sudden light is thrown on the character of Cox : ' She had been a pretty body, & was of good family, & brought a good fortune to her Husband, five hundred pounds, wch used to be look'd upon as a very good Portion, but her husband having been extravagant, that & what he had himself is all spent. She was a sober, virtuous Woman, & exemplarily tender of her husband.' (Feb. q, Sun., 1724/ 5¡) There is evidence in Hearne that Cox had suffered some financial Joss in February, 1720.

Hearne recalls a reminiscence of Cox concerning the famous liberality of Bishop Ken. ' I am told,' writes Heatne under the first day of January, 1724/ 5, 'by¡ old Mr. Nich. Cox, the Bookseller, who was once Querister of New College, at least went to School there when a boy, that he remembers Bp. Ken, a Bach. of

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Arts of that College, an4 that he was even then, when young, very pious and charitable, and used always to have small money to give away constantly, as he walk'd in the streets, in pence or two pence, or more, at a time, as he saw proper Objects.' A conversation with the loquacious Widow Clarke of the Turl, ' a woman of good character,' brought to light a story of how she played cards with Dr. White Kennett, then in residence at the Hall, on the afternoon of a fast day in the house next to the Hall which was the customary residence of manciples and, at that time, of Nicholas Cox. 'A thing I mention,' says Hearne, 'because of its being so strict a fast day.' Apparently Hearne was accustomed to resort to Cox's shop both to buy and to examine books. 'Yesterday I bought of Mr. Nich. Cox, for a shilling (and he asked no more for it) a pamphlet.' (Aug. 25, 1725.)

In x68o Cox prepared and published an exact catalogue of all plays printed and published till that year. The pamphlet is preserved in Anthony Wood's collection in the Bodleian, with notes in Wood's handwriting; it was drawn from a similar list at the end of Daniel's translation of Nicomeda, 1671. Cox intended it to be an a4vertisement of his stock. ' Most of which Flayes,' says the advertisement, ' with divers Manuscripts on the same subjects are to be disposed of by N. Cox at his house over against the Angel in Oxon.'

The second pamphlet, the authorship of which is attested by Wood, was written in x688 and is of greater interest. It gives some account-a very faulty account, writes Wood in the margin -of The Visitation to Magdalen CoUegr3 of the Bishop, of Winton, who was sent by James the Second to reinstate the expelled President and Fellows of Magdalen. It describes the reception of the Bishop, the perturbation caused by the fear that James had again changed his mind, the obliteration of the Roman Catholic names from the Buttery Book; all concluding with a list of the Fellows, Demies, Chaplains, Clerks, Servants of Magdalen. The account is given with a certain raciness of !Tianner of which Wood disapprovt:s. Cox says that' upon Sunday he (i.e., the Bishop) was entertained with two University sermons-a repast for his soul, as others for his body.'

In 1685 Cox published F 'r eyers' Fune¡ral Sermon on the Death of Charles II, preached at D oort, and in x688 Gerard Langbaine's Momus Triumphans. This pamphlet, with the second title of the Plagiaries of the English Stage expos'd in a Catalogue, is another list of plays; indeed, it is a revision, as Langbaine states in the preface, of the forme.r list written by Nicholas Cox. In the writing

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of these latter works Cox had no hand ; he is only described as the publisher.

The Gentleman's Rec路reation, published in 1673, passed through several editions; in 1677 a second and enlarged edition appeared .i in 1685 and 1697 there were other editions. There are copies of the second and fourth editions in the Bodleian, and the third and four.th in the British Museum. The. book describes the field pursuits of a young squire, and was particularly proper for the sons of country gentlemen, who at that time filled the colleges of Oxford . There is a curious parallel between Stephen Penton路 s own book, The Guardian's Instruction, and that of his manciple. The learned Principal strove to educate in the arts of good manners and sound learning; Cox to teach the practice of all gentle sports, The Gentleman's Recreati.on is divided into four parts, 'Hunting路, Hawking, Fishing, Fowling,' and in later editions is added ' An Abstract of all the Forest Laws.,. In the third edition there is also 'A Discourse on Horsemanship,' apparently by another author.

The book is written in an easy and homely style, without pretension to literary art ; there are occasional digressions to tell a good story, like that of the river that dances when music is played.

Cox probably obtained most of his knowledge from other similar works. It is illustrated by quaint plates: there is 'a large sculp- . ture ' by Dolesse, giving instructions as to the methods of winding 路 a horn. Perhaps the most pleasant parts of the book are the Prefaces to each section, wherein the author shows a real enthusiasm for the sports of the open air.

The work is dedicated to the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, James, Earl of Abingdon, a noted sportsman. Cox writes the dedication in a rather servile tone, and asks humbly ' For the unquestionable authority of your Lordship's Approbation,' and later 'craves leave to lay himself at your Lordship's feet.' This sort of prostration was entirely in accordance with the usual tenor of contemporary dedications when patronage was so real and so essential a thing.

The introduction to the part on Hunting gives an account of the pleasures and the value of the. sport : ' What innocent and what natural delights are they when he (the huntsman) seeth the day breaking forth, the Blushes and Roses which poets and the writers of Romances only paint, but the Huntsman truly courts?

When he heareth the chirping of small birds perching upon their dewy boug-hs? When he draws in the fragrancy and coolness of the air? How jolly is his spirit, when he suffers it to be imported with the noise of the Bugle-Horns, and the baying of Hounds,

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which leap up and play around him ! ' The author goes on to speak of the joy of the hunt, the casting aside of gloom, and the high spirits which rise with the music of the hounds. ' Other sports,' says Cox, ' inflame the spirits of young men with roving ambition, love of War and seeds of Anger. But the exercise of hunting neither remits the Minde to Slothe nor Softness nor (if used in moderation) hardens it to inhumanity, but rather inclines men to good Acquaintance and generous Society.'

After the introduction is a list of Hunters' Terms, then a dissertation on dogs, and some description of various species. The author then proceeds to describe the methods of hunting game in England-the Hart, the Buck, the .Roe, the infinite subtleties of the . hare, the chasing of fox, otter and badger, even the pursuit of the nimble squirrel. Some account is given of the life history and appearance of the animals mentioned. A short description is added of some beasts that are not hunted in England but in 'forrain countries'; an interesting reference is to the Wolves in Ireland.

The part on Hawking is compiled in much the same way as that dealing with the. Hunting of Beasts: an introduction, a list of Falconers' Terms, and a discourse on hawks and their training, a 'description of how to take various kinds of birds, and instructions as to the treatment of diseases to which hawks are suhject.

There are careful directions as to the manner of training the newly-taken or purchased hawk ; the bird must become familiar with the voice of his master ; ' it is her Stomacke that rules her and the bridle that brings her to subjection.' The training of a bird to take the lure is described; her sensitive nature is to be remembered ; and, beginning with her master alone, she must grow accustomed to the sights and sounds which would naturally accompany her flying in the field.

'The Compleat Art and Secrets of Fowling, either by water or by land, according to ancient and modern experience,, commences with an adequate definition of the. sport : ' Fowling is used in two manner of ways : either by Enchantment, or Enticement, by winning or wooing the Fowle unto you by Pipe, Whistle or call, or .else by Engine which unawares surpriseth them.' The first method described is netting; a net is to be laid near the known haunts of birds: when they are sufficiently near, it is to be raised suddenly and cast over the bushes. Other methods, limed twigs and the use of the stalking horse, are also described. The author mentions all sorts of ingenious ways of surprising and taking birds alive, such as the capture of larks by a net after they have been frightened by the ringing of a bell and the appearance of a great

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light during the night so that they lie as dead.' There is a way of taking Robber-Rooks by laying corn on limed paper so that the paper will adhere to the head of the hungry rook; ' he will immediately fly bolt upright so high that he shall soar almost out of sight, and when he is spent come tumbling down as if he had been shot in the. air.' A professional reflection of the author is seen in his insistence on the kitchen utilities of the birds he would have his readers catch. He sometimes proceeds to such extremes in this direction that one can only hope that he had no intention of developing his opinion practically. Even the humble sparrow ' is excellent food and a great restorer of decayed nature.' After a description of the various methods of capture, there is a discourse on the taking and preserving of all singing birds, from the Nightingale 'who carries the Bell from all other Singing birds ' to the Chaffinch, 'fitte.r,' writes Cox, 'for the Spit than the Cage, having but one short plain song, yet for that he is admired of some and kept very charily.'

The concluding section of the book deals with the art of Fishing; it is arranged with an Introduction, some general instructions and then a description of the spec~es of fishes.

The introduction is very delightful, being written with a quiet and contemplative humour.

The great antiquity of fishing is alleged. Cox thinks that fishermen, like poets, are- born and not made : ' so ought a fisherman to have a natural inclination for the art of angling or his knowledge therein will be always dull ai1d imperfect. ' Angling gives opportunity for reflection, and the author quotes that delightful proverb : 'That rivers and the inhabitants of the watery element were made for Wise Men to contemplate and fools to pass by without consideration.' He tells some good stories of rivers and fishes. One of the most quaint follows: ' In the year of our Lord 1 r&J, near Orford in Suffolk, there was a fish taken in the perfect shape of a man; he was kept by Bartholomew de Glanville in the Castle of Orford above half a year, but at length, not being carefully looked to, he stole away to the sea and was never seen after. He never spake, but would eat any meat that was 'given him, especially raw fish, when he had squeezed out the juice. He was often lead to church, but never showed any signs of adoration.'

The praise which Cox extends to the art is also applied to those who practice it. Were there not four Fishers among the Twelve Apostles, ' having spirits milde, sweet and peaceable'?

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Careful instruction is given for the improvement of fish ponds and in the choice of apparel proper for a Fisherman. ' By no means fish in light and dazzling apparel!.' The proper times and seasons for angling are defined and the necessary tackle explained.

A description of many kinds of fish follow, and great emphasis is laid as to the merits of each for the table. Little stories are added to the bare description, and some are of a personal nature : there lies the secret of his enthusiasm ; Nicholas Cox was himself a fisherman. The story of how he took the seventy odd carp, great and small, in a single cast of the net, is reminiscent of fishermen the world over.

A gentleman possessed a pond containing good carp but could not take them owing to ignorance. Cox, anxious for a taste of the fish, asked if he might try, and received permission. A net was cast into the muddy pond, after a certain part had been baited.

But there was no stir in the water, the harassed fish 'being all stuck into the mud.' The gentleman laughed heartily, but Cox still hoped and entreated him to stay ; then one carp began to play and then many more. 'When I thought they were all got out ot the mud I began to draw, and at one draught drew up in the net seventy odd carp, great and small , to the admiration and gr"eat satisfaction of the owner and the rest of the company, having in all their life time not seen the like before.'

In the ha~ds of many a writer a book of this sort might be very dull reading, but The Gentleman's Recreation possesses a quiet charm given it by its author, whose pleasant personality is always intruding. But better even than his book must have been . the conversation of a Manciple, so well versed in ~port of all kinds, so fond of a good story, so pithy in its telling.

F. G. ROBERTS.

SOCIE TIES, 1926.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. HILARY TERM.

President: E.

Vice-President: P. Secretary: C. D. SMITH.

RoYLE.

J.

SANDISON.

There are things in this life over which there always hangs the shadow of an impending dissolution: paradoxically, in spite of the menace they maintain their existence unchanged. The Debating .

Society is an example. Such societies are always described as dying, but they never die. Perhaps there are no Elysian fields for this type

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of corporate personality, and it must linger here in default of its own peculiar Islands of the Blest. We may even think with Plato that the souls of such societies cannot leave the earth until thf' due cycle of years is completed and the golden number fulfilled. Perhaps-at any rate, we still have our societv . : its oHicers . add both to their insignia and to their laurels. Over the insignia a dark veil is drawn, but as for the laurels, R. L. Hill, whose baby lisp grew into manly tones within the confines of the Hall, an ex-President of the Society, was elected in this term Secretary of the Union Society. The question as to what it is that maintains the vital eleme nt in the Society leaves scope for disputati on-the efforts of its Presidents? the innate loquacity of certain members? the mancipalian beer? But the question is relatively unimportant, for the Society is. Its activities are much the same as those of any other debating society ; that is to say, it dehates with more or less fluency, acG.uracy and somnolence on many subjects. It deals with the impossibilities of the weather anrl equally with the possibilities of co-education. Jt has received as its guest a President of the Union Society, and on another occasion, if not with greater pleasure, at least with more apparent interest, it has opened its collective arms to embrace a gathering of St. Hilda's College Deba ting Society.

From this it may be gathered that its members are both versatile and inquiring. Further, their intelligence is beyond dispute-for no other debating society asks its Secretary what peculiar colour he favours in underwear: no other society applies itself with equal assiduity to the maintenance of its traditions as vested in the perennial projects of a fountain in the quadrangle or a tunnel to the Eastgate: no other society foregathe rs to debate under the aegis of a Grand Patria rch, denuded though he may be of wives and herds. This survey of the Society's activities does not, of course, pretend to be complete. Perhaps it proffers enough evidence to prove that the paradox of impending dissolution perennially postponed is amply true of the Debating Society-with it there is no 'fuit Ilium' : it is more true to say that it looks forward to the future with a confidence which does not abate.

C.D.S.

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MICHAELMAS TERM.

President: P.

J.

Vice-President: Secretary: P. S. SPRENT.

SANDISON.

J.

H.

T . CLARKE.

The Society may well cry ' Ichabod ' when it gathers at the beginning of term to find no ex-President in residence. And with the ¡death wails of four such in its ears it held its first meeting, vainly struggling to reconcile its heart to the fresh and unknown

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quotations of a new Grand Patriarch. It was strange; and - members missed the usual busy throng of the old man's Consorts.

Not till the last meeting of the term could they bring themselves to the task of an election to the vacant places.

But soon it was realised that a thousand generals do not make an army; and the Society, augmented by a capable contingent of freshmen, settled down to a term of successful activity. In the ordinary meetings, political motions proved the most fruitful. The House condemned the Government's handling of the coal strike, and showed confident hopes for the future of the Liberal Party.

Of the three joint debates, perhaps that with the Beaufort Club of Lady Margaret Hall was the most interesting. Apart from the serious contributions to the discussion, the most telling remark was made by a member of the Beaufort Club, who affirmed that 'Tyrants are rulers who are killed before the end of their life, whilst despots are those who survive it.'

At all the meetings the attendance was good, owing to the intelligent support of the freshmen. And in an _impromptu debate organised for their benefit, six ten-minute discussions were held.

The traditional motions of such meetings were well argued, with but little apparent hesitation.

The Society has to thank R. C. W. Whitling and G. E. H. Grigson for acting on several occasions as Carrier to the Churchwardens.

Among other business at the last meeting of term, G. E. H. Grigson was elected President, G. W. Thornhill Vice-President, and A. W. Henderson Secretary, for the Hilary Term.

P.J.S. THE ESSAY SOCIETY. HILARY TERM .

President: E. M.

FITCH.

After R. L. Hill had shown the unreasonableness of morals at the first meeting of the term, no member attempted more than an apologetic defence of morality, and a few made their contributions frankly-reasonable. A complete change from the theoretical treatment of the paper on the ' Supercession of Morality,' was P. S. Sprent's practical criticism of the relig¡ion of Zoroaster. The essayist found his subject more constant to its original forms than the later system of Christianity. D. K. Daniels took all the sting out of his choice, 'Magic and \Vitchcraft,' by asserting his intention of excluding the consideration of superstition. But later jn

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the evening he allowed himself to be side-tracked on to a contrast of magic and religion, which became the ' main subject of discussion.

A' defence of the unmorality of politics came strangely from C. D. Smith. He found, however, his main interest in a comparison of the states and statesmen of classical and modern times.

J. G. Coghlin showed Rudyard Kipling in a new light, and seemed desirous of starting a new Bacon-Shakespeare controversy with regard to his author. While at the last meeting of the term J. F. Bleasdale regaled members with extracts chosen from a period when poetry was even more realistic than to-day. He called his paper ' Some Restoration Poets.'

At this meeting P. S. Sprent was elected President for the Michaelmas Term.

MrcHAELMAS TERM.

President: P.

S. SPRENT.

The term began with a most interesting paper by T. E. Inouye on the subject of' Japan and the Western Civilization.' He drew a striking picture of the inrush of European manners and customs into the ' Islands of the Rising Sun,' and illustrated the extraordinary difficulty of reconciling vVestern ideas with Japanese traditions. N. Dawson, in a paper entitled 'Feet of Clay,' reviewed the works of George Meredith. His criticisms provoked a considerable amount of discussion. R. F. Yates disclosed to the Society the causes of the outbreak of war in 1914. H. Cloke amused the Society by telling a number of delightful anecdotes culled from many sources. These illustrated his essay on ' Repartee.' The life and character of Benvenuto Cellini was sketched by P. J. Sandison. This Italian goldsmith, of whom the Society knew little, proved to be a character of extraordinary interest. At the last meeting of term W. C. Webber plunged his interested audience into 'The Philosophy of Gloom.'

At this meeting M. A. McCanlis was elected President for the Hilary Term.

P.S. S.

THE JOHN OLDHAM SOCIETY. HILARY TERM.

President: H.

J.

A.

RusBRIDGER.

Secretary: H.

CLOKE.

Although the Society suffered a great loss by the departure of several of its old and faithful members, it carried on its activities

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with much of its pristine enthusi~sm and spirit. The salutary influence of members reading the English School made it necessary that the Society should concern itself only with plays by modern authors, and it is pleasing to note that this policy was fully justified by the results. Shaw has never yet failed to hold the attention of the Society; he was read to the ¡ great advantage of members in ' Arms and the Man ' and in ' Cresar and Cleopatra. ' A play by Oscar 'Vilde was read for the first time in the Society's history.

His intriguing work, ' The Importance of Being Earnest,' was easily the most successful venture of the term. John Galsworthy's play, 'The Skin Game, ' was a popular choice, and in the reading of Ibsen's' Doll's House' J. G. Coghlin and A. C. Corlett achieved individual successes in their interpretations of the two main cha racters. J . H. A. Rusbridger was an able and conscientious President, while J. G. Coghlin formed a link with the early traditions of the Society, which, it is needless to say, were always religiously observed. On the whole, a pleasant rather than an invigorating term.

For the Michaelmas Term, 1926, H . Cloke was elected President and H. B. Linton Secretary.

H .C.

MICHAELMAS TERM.

P¡resident: H.

CLOKE.

Secretary: H. B.

LINTON.

Due, no doubt, to the infusion of several members who are reading the History School, the high standard of reading set by the previous two terms has been fully maintained. Vve hope it will continue, as good reading is necessary for the greatest enjoyment of the Society. As usual the modern plays were the most successful, and the most enjoyable.; O'Casey' s 'Juno and the Paycook' proved the best reading of the term, although members were occasionally thrown into a ' state of chassis ' by the Irish constructions and pronunciations. 'The Admirable Crichton' enhanced members' high opinion of J. M. Barrie, but Tchehov's morbidness in 'The Seagull ' and ' The Cherry Orchard ' distressed several of the more sensitive members. The Elizabethan plays were as successful as could be expected ; older plays almost invariably suffer when compared with modern plays. A varied and delightful term.

For the Hilary Term, H . R. Linton was elected President and P. Young Secretary.

H.C.

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THE MUSICAL SOCIETY.

Secretary: W. W. R.

CLOTWORTHY.

Treasurer : G. H.

ALDIS.

Of the Musical Society there is less to record than usual, for an Eights' Week concert became impossible when the builders had set up a rival concert pavilion occupying half the quadrangle. In the winter terms, however, the Society has been quite lively. An amusing and suggestive paper on British Music was kindly provided by Dr. Wood on March 10th; Messrs. Acott lent some excellent new gramophone records on November 1oth to make up a programme illustrative of orchestral music of the last century; and on November 24th a delightful instrumental concert was given to the Society

by Mr. Anderson of Exeter College, Mr. Crosthwaite and Mr. Lawrence of Merton College, and Mr. Mazzoleni of Keble College, the performers seeming equally convincing in their interpretation of any period or mood, from the classicism of Bach's flute sonata to the modernism of Goossens.

The most marked development of the Society of late has been a much more active interest in choral activities. The J.C.R. has been crowded each Sunday afternoon for practices of part-songs, and the carol service provided by the Society at evensong on the last Sunday of term was certainly of far more musicianly quality than its recent predecessors.

R.F. SIXES AND SEVENS CLUB. The Club was born out of the desire of certain persons to exploit the ghostly for their merely human entertainment. The first meeting was called on October I sth, 1925, when a constitution was drafted. A sugge~tion that defunct worthies be called up, one by one, as guests of the evening, was ruled out, the Society realising that this might, under certain circumstances, become uncomfortable. Thus activities were from the first limited to writing about, rather than communicating with, the spirit-world. In brief, two aims were formulated; first, to read original stories, serious and burlesque; second, to read stories by outside authors. It was realised that the original element should be predominant, and this has been the case ; not once in the sixteen meetings of the Society has original inspiration failed ; on the contrary, there is amongst members an itch, a tang, to produce. The burlesque never forms the prime subject of the evening-it is used sparingly, as a salve for seared nerves.

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An event to be feared was that members would, through long communion with the ghostly, become blase. To some extent this has happened, and a sleepless night may no longer be taken as the criterion of a good story. On the other hand, the fact has its advantages. There has arisen a salutary finicality. Favour has passed on from cloven hoofs and gripping talons to shadows and ethereal essences ; how much further the refining process can go without yarns being spiritualised out of existence it is hard to say. Probably the problem will only be solved by an inoculation of new and unsophisticated blood.

It is hard to give an idea in brief of the type of story produced.

Titler might help, but members seem to have a predilection for producing stories without any title at all. F . J. Field's' The Abbey Church,' D. C. Barker's' Host of Slerfold Manor,' J. B. Allan's 'Curse of Wulfgar' and N . Dawson's 'The Wrestlers' were all notable. The burlesque has so far been left practically to one member, whose ' Guiseppo Baldesserini,' the story of an I tali an marathon runner, seems particularly to have tickled the palates of the Society.

Presidents down to the present term have been H. B. Linton, F. J. Field and N. Dawson.

N.D.

MICHAELMAS TERM.

President:

J.

B.

ALLAN.

Secretary: F . G.

REEVES.

Perhaps the most successful ¡term since the foundation of the Society. Seven meetings were held, at each of which at least one, and usually two, original stories were read. F. J. Field's 'Witch of Endor' was judged to be the best story of the term; N. Dawson's four 'Vignettes,' of which one, in a slightly modified form, is included in the current issue of the Magazine, delighted the Society by their originality.

Of the outside stories read, 'Thrawn Janet,' by R . L. Stevenson, and 'The Toll House,' by W. W. Jacobs, were the most successful.

Officers for next term are F. G. Reeves, President, and H. B. Linton, Secretary.

F.G.R.

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CLUBS, 1926.

THE BOAT CLUB. HILARY TERM.

Captain: R. F. YAms.

Secretary: P. S. SPRENT.

This term the 'Torpid had to practise under difficult conditions; from the beginning of the term u_ntil the last day of Torpids the crew had strong streams and often cross-winds to contend with.

Though this was unpleasant for the crew it considerably improved their watermanship.

For the first three weeks Mr. J. H. Pain, of Wadham, gave the crew long pieces of paddling till they were thoroughly together and steady over the stretcher. Then for ten days Mr. N. A. Coghill, of Exeter, took over the training. He began at on.c e to work up the stroke, and in the short time at his disposal to instil into the crew the first principles of work. The crew responded well to this change of coaches, and when Mr. Pain again took over he had only to put on a racing finish.

On the first night of races the Torpid started behiQd St. Catharine's and in front of J esus. The crew got a fair start and went up a little on St. Catharine's, but the latter, after their cox had shot three times, managed to bump Wadham II in . the Gut, and we were left to row over. The second night was more cheering; we went up on Wadham II from the start, and bumped them between the Free F erry and the Gut. Unfortunately for us St. Catharine's, just in front, were not able to catch Hertford before Hertford caught vVorcester II. Consequently on the third night we rowed behind St. Catharine's again, while they bumped Worcester II. As we had feared, \Vorcester II were too poor a crew to keep away from St. Catharine's, and so we were compelled i:o row over. On the fourth night we bumped Worcester II, St. Catharine's again missing their bump. It was most annoying to be held up so continuously by a crew whom we never had a fair chance to bump. The fifth night we rowed over. The sixth night was a disappointment; from the start we went up on Christ Church IT until just through the Gut, when we were only three feet away. All the way up the Green Bank the crews were less than half a length apart ; ' tens ' never seemed to decrease the distance ; at the Red Post Christ Church JI began to draw away, to finish a clear ' length ahead.

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CHARACTERS oF THE ToRPID. Bow. R. S. RoBINSON, IO st. 4lbs. Having had no previous experience, he rowed better in practice than in the races. His two chief faults were first, turning his oar off the feather and so chopping into the water, second, a round back when he was rowing over '32.'

2. G. P. W. LAMB, I I st. 5 lbs. A hard and willing worker.

He would be a more effective oar if he would not try to pull so h~rd with his arms at the finish. This w~ll-meant effort ends in a ' wash-.o ut.' In spite of this defect and his general stiffness, he rowed really hard.

3· R. E. WALKER, I I st. 2 lbs. A cheery man in training and a worker on the river. If he could get over his habit of skying his blade he would be very useful another year.

4· P. J. SANDISON, IO st. 3lbs. Had the makings of a fair No. 2 but was too light for No. 4· He had a good finish except when rowing ; then he let his back go and turned the blade out.

If he did not swing so far forward he would shove more water.

5· B. J. RusHBY-SMITH, 11 st. Sibs. Probably the best oar in the boat and the longest forward. He spoilt his stroke by a weak finish a nd by a failure to drop with the outside hand.

6. R. L. HoRDERN, I I st." Sibs. A most imperturbable oar.

He found difficulty in squeezing his body clown, but in spite of this he shoved a good pile of water. Towards the end of training he tended to sky his blade.

7· J. \V. BLAIR, 9 st. I I lhs. Improved considerably, though at the end of practi ce he still plunged the last bit forward. His swing was jerky. In the races he managed to put all his weight on to the oar blade.

Str. B. .P. MoHAN, 9 st. Sibs. An excellent stroke on fixed seats, with good rhythm and plenty of time forward. He had two faults, he bent his outside arm too soon-a fault often acquired by strokes-and he tended to get a little short when rowing.

Cox. \V. J. LANCASTER, 9 st. 61bs. Rather heavy for a cox.

He was quite new to the wor~, but took pains to learn.

During the last ten days of the term Mr. G. Tufton, of tJertford, coached a prospective ' Eights' crew.

TRINITY TERM. The Eight came up a week early, as usual, and the order of rowing was very soon settled. Mr. N. A. Coghill, who coached us in the early stages of training, insisted on long paddles and hard

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work. The crew always paddled well, but it never quite grasped the full meaning of ' work.' Its rowing was never up to the standard which its paddling had led one to expect. The Eight was progressing well, when all calculations were upset by the General Strike. The President of the 0. U. B.C. ordered the suspension of practice for Eights until further notice. As the strike lasted a fortnight it was considered impossible to hold a serious Eights' V/eek in the fifth week of term, since practice had only been resumed on the zgth of May. At a Captains' Meeting it was decided to have a four-day Eights' Week, from Monday, May 31st, to Thursday, June 3rd. \Nith no more than ten clays in which to get crews together the Eights promised a low standard of oarsmanship. The Hall Eight, with the help of the coach, Mr. C. R. Oldham, got together fairly soon, and by the end of May paddled neatly and together.

The shortness of the time for practice was perhaps responsible for the mistakes of the first night. \Ve got a fairly good start and went up steadily on Oriel II, while K eble, who were just below, came up a little on us. We were four feet from Oriel II when a crab caught in their wash stopped the boat completely, and Keble ran into us just beside Weirs Bridge. Being bumped on the first day is very different from being bumped later ; the effect is far more disheartening. On the second night Trinity II were behind us; and, though they came very near to us at the Gut, they dropped away afterwards. On the third night Oriel II were again in front; and, though we went up on them at first, they rowed over, two lengths ahead. On the last night Lincoln II were behind us. We got a poor start, and gained little on Oriel II ; Lincoln II, however, came up very fast, and, in spite of the efforts of our cox, they caught us short of the Free Ferry.

The Eight from which we had hoped so much proved rather a failure. The crew seemed to have been unnerved by the bump Keble, through our mishap, had made on us the first night.

The following is the account of the races and characters of the crew which Mr. C. R. Oldham has very kindly contributed.

This crew came on very quickly during practice, gaining plenty of length and rhythm. It was ominous, however, that they paddled better than they rowed, and that the rate of striking remained at a uniform lowness all over the course. No doubt their misfortune on the first night destroyed the chance of their developing an eleventh-hour capacity to race. Nevertheless they were very keen, and, as rowing men go, intelligent. I enjoyed coaching them.

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Bow. J. w. FoRD, I I st. olbs. Has, or has had, the makings of an oar. His back is too bent and his hands too heavy ever to make a bow. But he rowed very hard in the races, at which time he seemed to find rowing almost interesting.

2. J. W. BLAIR, 9 st. 12lbs. Stiff in the arms and shoulders, and unsteady on his feet. A keen worker but exhausts himself doing complicated and jerky movements which do qot help the boat.

3· G. SAYLE, 10 st. 9lbs. Turns off his blade too late corning forward, and consequently misses his beginning and washes out at the ·finish. He was worth his place in the boai: if for nothing else than his never-failing good humour.

4· R. L. HoRDERN, 11 st. 5 Jbs. At this point the. Eight tended to break into two ' fours.' For he was short, rather ponderous, and slow· with his hands. He should keep his head up, and so help to lighten his hands and shoulders. He turns off his blade too late.

He is an untiring worker.

5· P. S. SPRENT, 12 st. 5 lbs. A good oar, with a nice action.

He should be careful not to allow his slide to take charge of him.

He pulled his weight, and a bit more.

6. B. J. RuSHBY-SMITH, 1 1 st. 7 lbs. Was inclined to hurry in. Must learn to let his slide come up with the weight of his swing, keeping it behind him; and hold it just long enough to get the weight from his stretcher to his shoulders going back. Worked hard and showed plenty of dash, but should not let this. spoil the rhythm.

7· R. F. YATES, xost. 12lbs. Tried to row the boat on his own. In consequence· he rushed forward and lost length in the water through heavy hands. He should get his outside arm straight at the recovery and keep his outside hand on the oar all the time.

He has a good straight back and an easy swing. If he took things more quietly and got in where he reached, he might make a good oar.

Str. B. P. MoHAN, 9 st. 9lbs. Rowed the boat with bent arms at the beginning of the stroke ; hence his blade never went through the water fast enough to get the stroke up to racing pitch. He should practice a better recovery and thus give the crew the advantage of following his long straight back.

Cox. H. W. PALMER, 8 st. 8lbs., is that very rare bird, a really good cox. I have never known a better for Eights, and only one other as good.

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N. A. Coghill and Mr, C. R . Oldham in the Eights, who gave their time unsparingly and came down in all weathers to assist the rowing.

R.F.Y. MICHAELMAS TERM.

Captain: P.

S. SPRENT.

Secretary: B.

J.

RusHBY-SMITH.

This term has been remarkable for the number of men who have been down to the river and for the keenness and interest evinced by them, which is so essential for the maintenance of a good spirit in the Boat Club. Of the thirty-seven freshmen, twentynine came down to the river in the first week of term, with the result that it was possible to put on four crews for the Mawdesley Fours , without in any way lowering the standard of rowing. In practice no crew was outstanding; but in the preliminary heat of the races , which was rowed in the fourth week of term, it became evident that the crew stroked by E. P. Carter had the greatest staying power. In the final this crew won a good race by three lengths in 5 min. r6i sec. The winning crew : Bow. L. C. Baber.

2 W. J. Lancaster.

3 E. S. Ferris.

Str. E. P. Carter.

Cox. D. M. John.

For the ten days after the Mawdesley Fours two tub Eights went out as a preliminary to the choice of a prospective Torpid crew. This has been out during the last fortnight of term and has made steady progress. The crew has ~one some hard work and went one journey below Jocks to Sandford.

Meanwhile, the old Eights Colours have been going out in a light four as often as possible.

P.S.S. THE CRICKET CLUB.

Captain: L. N.

HARVEY.

Secretary: G. C.

SMITH.

By completing the season without sustaining defeat the Cricket Club have set up a Hall record. Naturally, owing to the bad weather, we were not able to play all the matches set out in the fixture card, no fewer than nine out of twenty being scratched.

Of the eleven matches played six were won and five drawn , a.n d none of the draws were unfavourable to us. \Vhen at full strength the Hall was able to field a very powerful eleven; the bowling was varied and the batting exceptionally strong : everyone could

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be relied upon to make runs. The fielding was very keen and good; there was, indeed, no weakness in any department of the game.

We were much too strong for the Schools we played, although some excellent fast bowling by the City of Oxford School upset some of the opening batsmen. Smith and Linton, however, stopped the rot and won the match for us. Our two best and closest matches were against Pembroke and Queen's. The former made a sporting declaration and left us one hour and a half in which to get 121 runs. This we did with seven minutes to spare, for the loss of four or five wickets. A thund erstorm was brewing¡ during our batting period, and the light was very deceptive; no sooner had we scored the winning run than the storm broke.

Queen's surprised us by securing our first four wickets without a run being scored from the bat! It says much for the tenacity of the later batsmen that we eventually scraped 88. Queen's were left with one hour and a half to get the runs, but our bowling was so accurate and the ground fielding and catching so dependable that when the stumps were drawn Queen's had lost seven wickets for 7 ¡1.

These two games provided the excitement of the term. The :>thers were either easy victories or fairly level draws.

The spirit and pl ay of the whole eleven have been so good that it would be invidious to single out individual endeavour from amongst the very many excellent performances, and we will mention only the excellent batting improvement of G. H. Aldis. This term he has been a fast scorer, and an entertaining player to watch.

We must all congratulate M. A. McCanlis on getting his ' Blue. ' Colours during the term have been awarded to G. H. Aldis, A. ]. Foster and H. B. Linton.

At a meeting of Colours held late in the term, G. C. Smith was elected Captain, and G. H. Aldis Secretary, for next season.

L. N. HARVEY. RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB. HILARY TERM. Captain: M. A. McCANLIS. Secretary: F.

J.

FIELD.

_ This term has been rather unsatisfactory. Of the sixteen matches arranged, eleven have been scratched through bad weather, Aiso the Hall has never been able to field its full First XV, and

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has rarely played up to its proper form . The outstanding game was that with Brasenose in the first round of the cup-ties. Despite our heavy defeat of 63-8 we succeeded in scoring more points against the victors than did any other college. The honour of making Brasenose fight for every point was due to the forwards, who, though overweighted in the tight serums, contrived to make some really dangerous rushes in the loose, under the leadership of W. H. Taylor. E. M. Fitch, at back, despite an injury, played a really fine game.

The Hall has suffered the .lack of a fast wing three-quarter all term. As a full-back, E. M. Fitch is most attractive, though not always skilful; he is probably the best man in this position the Hall has had, and his place will be difficult to fill. R. S. Orcha,rd, at fly-half, has been the most prominent back; he exploits the cut-through with much success but is inclined to hang on to the ball too long. Forward, there are too many players inclined to wing, and the leadership of W. H. M. Branston has been severely missed. R. J. Hamlyn is dangerous in the loose, and G. E. H .

Grigson can certainly tackle.

The Club congratulates M. A. McCanlis on playing for the University and Blackheath, and R. S . Orchard on playing for Northampton.

During the term colours have been awarded to J. B. Allan, N. Dawson, G. E. H. Grigson, W . J. S. Cooke, R . F . Yates and R . 1. Hamlyn.

F. 1. Field has been elected Captain and R. S. Orchard Secretary for the ensuing season, 1926-27.

F.1.F .

MICHAELMAS TERM.

Captain: F.

1·

FIELD.

Secretary : R. S. ·oRcHARD.

Much was expected of this term's XV, and although the results up to date have not been altogether satisfactory, there is no doubt that the Hall possesses the nucleus of a good side. It has been very encouraging to note the popularity of the game. Indeed, it has been possible to run an 'A ' team, and even on one occasion to put two teams on the field in one day, and that despite several injured players. Many of the freshmen show great promise, and these make Cup Ties a much less formidable prospect than they have been hitherto.

The chief weakness has been forward, where there is little effective combination, though each member of the pack is good individually. A · leader is an absolute necessity, and one must be

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found before next term. In this capacity W. H. M. Branston has been badly missed. The backs have shown an occasional disjointedness in attack, but this can, to some extent, be explained by the frequent experiments in position, necessitated by the absence of R. S. Orchard at fly-half, owing to injuries. The whole XV is also somewhat on the light sicle.

Turning from these general criticisms to individual players , the Hall has obtained a worthy successor to E. M. Fitch in W. Johnson. His very sound defence, especially against forward rushes, has inspired the other outsides with much valuable confidence.

Among the three-quarters M. A. McCanlis has again been the mainstay of the side, but K. C. Oliver on the left-wing has played some fine games, his effective hand-off compensating for a lack of real speed. His kicking has also been useful. Among the forwards G. E. H. Grigson still pursues his delightful methods of attack, and is ably backed by G. W. Thornhill, whose winging and frequent combination with the three-quarters has been a welcome feature of Hall games. R. J. Hamlyn and G. E. Janson-Smith have played well throughout the term .

The 'A' Team has been-excellently led by G. P. W. Lamb, who has had much to do with the success of the side. Forward, he has been well supported by W . T. Wilson and F . W . ¡w ilson, also by R. C. W. Whitling, who has improved immensely, though as yet suffering from lack of experience. Of the three-quarters, F. G. Phillips tackles pluckily and runs well, while G. C. Smith has distinct possibilities as an attacking wing. D . E._ M. G. Jones has shown himself a capable serum-half.

Congratulations are due to K. C. Oliver on playing for Oxford against Cambridge in the annual Kitchener's Scholars' g a me, and to G. W. Thornhill on taking part in Freshmen's Trials.

Colours have been awardecl to K. C. Oliver, W . Johnson and G. W. Thornhill.

F.J.F. THE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB. HI LARY TERM.

Captain: H.

J.

A.

R usBRIDGER.

S ecretary: H .

CLOKE.

The chief event of the term was, as usual, the Cup Tie. Christ Church were our opponents in the first round. In a scrappy and uninteresting game we drew 1 - -1 , our goal being scored almost on time. In the reply, we were soundly but perhaps not deservedly beaten o--3. ¡ That this remark is not absurdly extravagant was proved later in the term , when we met the same team again, m a

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friendly match, and won 4--o. The team, in fact, in the replay, lost confidence, and with loss of confidence their usual ability to assert themselves over colleges often twice as strong in numbers.

As regards our other matches, we had our usual enjoyable and hard games with the St. Albans and Fulham Football Clubs, both of which were drawn. The record for the term was: Played 12, won 7, drawn 3, lost 2 . The goal average was 33 for 22 against.

Play was, on the whole, steady rather than brilliant. The forwards showed on occasions that they could work together well; but they generally indulged in too much individual work. A. J . Foster was responsible for the majority of the goals, and, with more practice in controlling the ball at his feet, should develop next season into a reliable goal-scor.er. The defence was always consistently good, and rarely let the side down. H. Cloke in goal was often brilliant, and thoroughly ¡ deserved his Centaur's colours.

Colours were awarded during the term to C. D. Smith, A. J. Foster, W . F. Cummings and R. J. Davies.

The officers elected for next term were: Captain, H . Cloke; Secretar);, C. D. Smith.

T.H.A.R. MICHAELMAS TERM.

Captain: H.

CLOKE.

Secre'tary :

C.

D.

SMITH.

The Club won eleven matches out of thirteen, and scored 49 goals against 16; but, in spite of this fact, the team failed to gain promotion to the first division of the League. For the third year running we ended third in the second division. There was, however, a great improvement on last year's play. The two colleges which defeated us were Oriel and Keble, both of whom have exceptionally strong teams this year. In neither of these games was the Hall disgraced; the margins of defeat were yery small, and we at least deserved to draw with Keble. Our most notable victories were over St. John 's, Christ Church, Pembroke and Wadham.

As a whole, the team was well balanced and played with more vigour than has usually been the case. The defence was good, C. D. Smith and J . E. A. Bye being very consistent; the latter, indeed, was unlucky in not receiving recognition from the University Association authorities. W. F. Cummings, who occasionally played at back, cannot play football, but he can stop those who can-a very valuable asset in college games. The half-backs were quite up to standard : G. C. Smith worked hard in every game, R . C. VV. Whitling was slow, but always tackled effectively, while D. M. John played clever football throughout the term. A. J.

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Foster was the brains of the forward line; he was easily the most improved player in the side. R. W. Britton played thrustful football in every game, and D. R. Bird filled the difficult position of outside-left with great credit to himself. L. C. Hayward did well as a general utility man, but vV. J. Lancaster wasted too many opportunities to be really effective. H e has all the qualities which make a good forward, but at present he is far too careless. The chief goal-scorers were R. Vol . Britton (15), A. J. Foster, D . R. Bird and W. J. Lancaster (8 each), and L. G. Hayward (6).

H .C. THE HOCKEY CLUB. HILARY TERM.

Captain: F. W. L.

EVANS.

Secretary: G. H.

ALDIS.

The Club suffered this term, as usual, from the inclemency of the weather, but, nevertheless, many fast and keenly-contested games were played. On paper, our prospects for Cup Ties were very good, especially as we were drawn against Merton, and we had high hopes of reaching at least the semi-final round.

This impression was confirmed by our success in the opening games of the term; but, a s in the previous year, our play in Cup Ties was most disappointing, and the result fell far below our expectations. Merton was defeated with comparative ease, and so low a score as 4-1 hardly represented the run of the game. In the next round, against Brasenose, our forwards failed to rise to the occasion. After several chances of scoring had been missed, changes were made in the positions of certain players; this proved disastrous, and we were beaten 2-1. The score stood at 1-1 until the last five minutes of the game.

Criticism of individual players is hardly necessary. Suffice it to say that the half-line, consisting of D. K. Daniels, D. S. P. Noakes and J. H. T . Clarke, was the mainstay of the side, and that the play of R. L. Franks in goal was consistently good. At inside-left G. H. Aldis played some useful games, but he did not always do himself justic~.

Regarded as a whole, the season was a very successful one.

Colours were awarded toR. L. Franks, J. H. T. Clarke and H. B. G. H. A. Linton.

1\I(ICHAELMAS . TERM.

Captain: G. H. our

ALDIS .

S ecretary:

J.

H. T. CLARKE.

We entered on the new season with some foreboding owing to r~cent losses and the possibility of there being no fresh talent

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forthcoming; but our fears proved to be, if not groundless, at any rate exaggerated, for the term has been considerably more successful than was anticipated. Of the 24 matches played, we won 10 and lost 14; outstanding among our victories being that over New College by 8 goals to 6 and that over Exeter by 6 goals to 4¡ Considering that our two Blues, J. E. A. Bye and D. K. Daniels were unable to play except on one or two occasions, and that during the. latter half of the term G. H. Aldis was in the same pO'Sition owing to the claims of University Hockey, our record reflects great credit on the remainder of the team and on those called in to fill . the gaps.

The Secretary, J. H. T. Clarke, was the mainstay of the side, but the inspiring example he set by his skill and energy was not always followed by the team as a whole, who were inclined to take things easy when occasio_n offered. This remark applies especially to the forwards, and we are indebted to the Rev. R. L. Fletcher for the new life he infused into the line when he was able. to play.

H. B. Linton played well throughout the term, first as righthalf and then in the forward line, where he may prove. to be the inside-right for whom Wl! are looking.

At back F. G. Reeves played soundly and improved as the term went on. He suffered from the fact that no one could be found to partner him regularly, W. \ VI. E. Giles, who had begun to show great promise at right-back, being unfortunately incapacitated through illness.

J. C. Toland, M. M. Hawes, R. C. Thomas and P. You.n g are all improved players and should be of value to the. side next season when they have gained in experience. R. L. Franks has rendered invaluable service in goal.

We have. drawn Pembroke in the first round of the Cup-Ties, :tnd rely on members of the Hall for thei r support on the touchline.

G.H.A. THE ATHLETIC CLUB. HILARY TERM.

Captain: G. C.

SMITH.

Secretary: W. F.

CuMMINGS .

After the encouraging results of the previous term we were led to hope that the Hall would succeed in getting through a round of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Cup, but, ¡ as in former years, disappointment was again our portion. Illness, accidents, and other and more avoidable causes prevented us from putting out our

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strongest team, it is true, but it is ctoubtful if the results were materially affected thereby.

Our four points were scored by Vv. F. Cummings, who ran an exceedingly good Quarter to finish third, and by E. G. Rowe, who has never failed to score points in an Inter-Colle&iate Athletic -Competition, and who on this occasion was third in the High Jump.

I think that we should not be too discouraged by this mediocre performance, but that we should concentrate more than in the past on" relay racing, in which such a high level of individual excellence is not essential, although desirable.

Colours were awarded during the year to W . F . Cummings, A. S. Chandler, R. E. Walker, W . ,t\1. R. Clotworthy, D. E. Havergal and J. H. Beeley.

G.C.S. MICHAELMAS TERM.

Captain: W. F.

Secretary: A. S.

CuMMINGS.

CHANDLER.

The Athletic Club has not been at all successful¡ this term in its few activities. In the Inter-Colleg¡e Relays, teams were entered for the One Mile and Two Mile events. Both teams-were unplaced, but the team in the Two Mile event made a very good fight against overwhelmingly superior opponents.

A team also was entered for the Inter-College Cross-Country Race, but it was unplaced . A. S. Chandler and R . G. Phillips both ran very well, finishing seventh and eleventh respectively; . . One relieving feature in the somewhat lowly record of the Club this term has been the consistent --running of A. s, Chandler for the. University .Second Team until a fortnight ago, when he had to give up owing to a bad injury to his leg. It is to be -hoped -that he .will regain his place next term .

W.F.C.

THE SWIMMING CLUB. Captain:

J.

F.

BLEASDALE.

It was found impossible to enter a, tea~ .fot the Inter-College Relay Cup owing to paucity of talent among- the natatory athletes.

The Half-Mile River Race for the E. G. Matthews' Cup was held as usual in the river -on Monday, June 11th. It was won in brilliant style by -R. -L. Hill, who came in first by over a hundred yards.

At a meeting of Colours, R. L. Hill and J. F. Bleasdale decided _to .elect _P . S. Sprent Captain for next year.

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The term began unfortunately for us-owing to the pressure of work the existing officers were obliged to resign : the list of fixtures was only recovert>d after ten days' loss : the weather, not to be outdone in maintaining this harmony of misfortune , wept with us over these early troubles. But bad beginnings are not without their uses: they have the good quality of enhancing the appearance of later improvements-and with this crumb of comfort we took consolation for the scratching of no fewer than nineteen matches. As the Senior Tutor would say, ' . . . in gurgite vasto ' ! Those matches which were played were not without incident nor devoid of interest. On the whole, from the clos~ness of results and the increased number of successes, it seems just to say that a quite consistent standard was maintained, especially in the Cup Tie with University College, which was one of the features of the term. In spite of our being one player short, we did better in this match than has been our fortune for some time.

An American tournament attracted considerable support-except from the weather-and left at least four gentlemen with sounder finances. F. B. 'Vesley, who captained the Six last year, again undertook this -responsibility. He was always a great help, and the loss of his hard hitting will only be appreciated next year.

J. E. A. Bye was on occasion remarkable for his energy-with ¡ ' winged words ' as well as ball s. They were always equal to the occasion! L. N. Harvey and R . L. Franks were welcome additions from the cricketers.

Colours were awarded to L. N . Harvey, R. L. Franks and C. D. Smith.

At a Colours' meeting there were elected for the following year: Captain, C. D. Smith; Secretary, R. C. \'I.T. Whitling.

C.D.S.

DEGREES CONFERRED. January 2I, 1926.-M.A. : F. Burnett, H. C. Shearman.

March 27.-M.A. : Rev. P . T. Jefferson (in absence).

April 29.---'M.A. : Rev. C. Sampson. B.A. : W. H. M . Branston, W . H. Taylor, A. D . Yates.

May 22.-M.A. : H. C. Ing le, H . C. Irving, D. ]. Parsons. B.A. : ¡ F. E. Roberts.

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June 24.-M.A. : Rev. T. W. Gilbert. B.A. : E. M. Fitch.

August 7.-M.A.: J. W. L. Symes. B.A.: W. R. M. Chaplin, A. L. Clegg, F. W. L. Evans, E. G. Rowe.

October 21.-B.A. : A. C. Be!chamber, J. W. Blair, A. C. Corlett, R. L. Franks, D. S. P. Noakes, F. D. M. Richards, J. H. A. Rusbridger, G. C. Smith.

November 27.-M.A.: J. F . A. Porter. B.A.: W. C. Webber.

December 17.-B.A. : E. Royle, I. ·F. F. Webb.

MATRICULATIONS. Commone·r s: P. E. R. Kach (Non-Collegiate Students).

S. A. C. Dickins (Dean Close School).

MICHAELMAS TERM.

Exhibitione·r s: A. W . Henderson (Barrow Secondary School).

C. R. Hiscocks (Highgate School).

W . Johnson (Hymer's College, Hull).

T. V . Nicholson (Shrewsbury School).

Commoners: L. C. Baber (Emanuel School, Wandsworth).

D. R. Bird (Alleyn's School, Dulwich).

K. M. Bishop (Brighton College).

W. V. Brelsford (Chesterfield Grammar School).

R. W. Britton (West Ham Secondary School).

L. P. Burnett (Manchester Grammar School).

E. P. Carter (Bishop Stortford's College).

E. S. Ferris (General Theological Seminary, New York).

W. W. E. Giles (The Lodge School, Barbados).

M. M. Hawes (Bradfield College).

T. C. Heritage (King's School, Chester).

H. H. Hook (Rendcom College, Cirencester).

G. E. Janson-Smith (King's School, Canterbury).

D. M. John (Huddersfield College).

D. E. M. G. Jones (Hereford Cathedral School).

J. M. Keeling (Manchester Grammar School).

A. F. Lee (Cal!lay Grange Grammar School).

G. M. Mercer (Manchester Grammar School).

A. M. Morrell (Crypt Grammar School, Gloucester).

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K. C. Oliver (Christ's Hospital).

E. L. G. Powys (Monkton Combe School).

J. M. Scutt (Monkton Combe School).

F . S. W. Simpson (Keighley Grammar School).

A. E. Smith (Brighton College).

J. A. Smith (Keswick School).

R. C. Thomas (Dean Close School).

R. M. Thorne (King Henry VIII School, Coventry).

G. W. Thornhili (Christ's Hospital).

J. C. Toland (Bradfield College).

F. H. Trott (Swansea Grammar School).

E. U rry (Brigg Grammar School).

P. E. J. Westcott (Exeter School) .

THE APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE NEW BUILDINGS. N May the following Appeal on behalf of the proposed New Building, signed by the Principal , the. Lord Bishop of Carlisle (Principal 191J-20), the Lord Bishop of Newcastle (Vice-Principal 1895-1903), the R ev. Canon Oll a rd (Vice-Principal I90J-IJ}, and Sir Mark Hunter, was issued. A copy of the Appeal, accompanied by a letter from the Principal, was sent to all members of the Hall whose addresses are known.

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As readers of the last issue of the M agooine will be aware, the portion of the site of Link Buildings, bordering on the south side of the Quadrangle, immediately to the east of the Principal's Lodgings, has recently been purchased by the Hall from Magdalen College. The acquisition of this site not only reclaims for the Hall ancient historical associations, but also makes possible at last an essential extension of its present buildings.

Those who read the article upon this site in the Magazine will recollect that the Hall occupied, during two of the most flourishing periods in its history, the bu ildings which stood there-St. Hugh or Grammar Hall in the .fifteenth, and Airay's or Link Buildings in the seventeenth century. Now that it has become possible to obtain the freehold of this site for the Hall, it is proposed, as was explained at the Reunion Dinner on April 2oth, to raise a new building to embody certain impr.o vements in our accommodation which are urgently needed. ( 1) Five years ago the kitchen offices of the Principal's Lodgings were converted to the general uses of the Hall, thus enabling the kitchen by the Dining Hall to be restored to its former use as a buttery. In order to place this arrangement upon a satisfactory

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footing, extended pantry and larder accommodation is required.

It is only the resourcefulness of our present kitchen staff and their hopeful expectation of roomier premises that makes practicable the provision of meals for a society of over ninety persons under the present conditions.

(2) The creation six years ago of a Mod.ern . Library a~cessible at all times to undergraduates of th~ J:Iall mstltuted an u~prove­ ment of very great importance, and mc1dentally made poss1ble the restoration of the Old Library over the Ante-Chapel and the rearrangement of the valuable collection of books which it contains.

This Modern Library is at present provisionally housed in two rooms in the Principal's Lodgings. A permanent and adequate home for this Library is needed jf these improvements are to be lasting. The increase in the num'bers of the Hall makes a library which undergraduates can freely use and work in more essential than ever it was.

(3) A permanent Bursary is a~so· needed in place of the room in the Principal's Lodgings, which ~s at present being used for this purpose.

(4) The Hall is now the only academical society in Oxford which is not provided with baths for the use of undergraduates.

The proposed new building, as designed by Mr. H. S. Rogers, M.A., F.R.l.B.A., F.S.A., will satisfy all these needs. On the ground floor additional kitchen offices will be installed, and also a Bursary. The room in the Principal's Lodgings, when freed from its present use as a Bursary, will be permanently expropriated from the Principal's Lodgings and joined up with the room on the first floor of the new building so as to form a new Library. The second floor of the new building will be fitted up with bathrooms. The cellar which has been discovered on the site will be used as a boilerroom and coke-store. · This extension has been planned with the strictest regard both to economy and to congruity with the existing buildings of the HalL It is estimated that the erection of the new building and the structural alterations in the parts of the Principal's Lodgings affected will cost between £3,000 and £4,000. As will be readily understood, this will involve an expenditure which the Hall is not in a position to undertake unaided. It is, therefore, to members of the Hall that we appeal with confidence for their fullest support in furthering a scheme which, when it is carried out, not only will add to the Hall a building essential to its efficient equipment, but also will associate members of the Hall with the first step in a new endeavour to secure for it the accommodation and the endowment which it requires, if, with its identity and historic characteristics unimpaired, it is to hold its own permanently as a Hall flourishing amidst collegiate societies. When eventually an appeal is made to the general public for the larger object, it will be of the greatest service to the Hall if it can be said that this initial extension received the substantial support of Aularians.

The names of all members of the Hall contributing to the New Building Fund will be recorded in the new Benefactors' Book. A gift of £1,500 or more will ensure that the name of the donor ·or

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that of anyone whom he may wish to commemorate will be attached to the new Library.

All cheques should be made payable to the 'ST. EDMUND HALL NEw BuiLDING FUND' and sent to the Bursar, or, if preferred, direct. to the National and Provincial Bank, High Street, Oxford.

Should any member wish to extend his donation over a period of years, the ·enclosed form should be completed and sent to the Bursar.

Of the very generous response that has been made by all Aularians who have already answered the Appeal the following list of donations 1s sufficiently eloquent : £ s. d. £ s. d.

Sim,R. 400 o o W.L.M. wo o o The Right Rev. the Bishop of Carlisle so o o Allen, Rev. Dr. u. B. (Principal) so o o Emden, A. B. (Vice-Principal) so o o Ingle, H. C. so o o 2s o o Sargeant, F. N. Barrett, H. B. 21 o o 20 o o *Clark, A. R .

20 o o ffarington, H. N. Kerry, Mrs. C. H . (in memory of the Rev . W. T . Kerry) 20 o o 10 10 6 Gib]in, R ev. ] . M. 10 10 o Ridsdale, Rev. Dd. 10 10 o Tayler, Rtv. R. S. 0.

10 o o *Beresford, Rev. C. J. 10 o o Cooper, .-\;. C. h> o o Cunningham, Rev. P. *Fletcher , Rev. R. F. W. 10 o o (C11aplain and Tutor) .

10 o o Fletcher, Rev. \V. G. D. •· 10 o o Hodgson, R ev. Prof. L ... .

10 o o L amb, E. C. 10 o o Simpson, Rev. Prof. D. C. Streeter, Rev. Canon B. H. 10 o o (The Queen's College) 7 7 o Selwyn, Rev. A. B. ·~Armytage , Rev. D .

S 5 o S 5 o Chaplin, W. R . M. 5 5 o Danneman , Rev. A. F. D. 5 5 o Day, H . J. 5 5 o Espley, T. H. ·~Evered, Rev. R. H. 5 5 o *Fullmer, Rev. C. W. 5 5 o 5 5 o Keene, Rev. Dr. A. C. 5 s o Pearkes, R ev. W. A. 5 5 o Price, E. G.

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