June 1880 by StPetersYork

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PETERITF„ Vol,. II .

JUNE, 1880 .

No . 13.

HINTS FOR DEBATING SOCIETIES. III . writer hopes that he has made a happy selection of a

T subject, for he believes it is one of interest both to past as well as present Peterites . But the selecting a subject is one thing, the handling of it quite another. The above topic was prompted by some objections made in the University of Cambridge, where it was asked by men who ha .l not the courage to speak "What is the good of Debating Societies ? They are only collections of men who love the sound of their own voices, and who either talk about something nobody cares for, or else discuss questions everybody knows by heart ." \Veil, the good is twofold, for by means of these Societies we can sometimes bring other people round to our way of thinking, and sometimes improve ourselves ; and the latter is generally better for all parties concerned, especially where the component elements have hardly attained years of discretion : and even when the members are somewhat advanced in years, erroneous views and false statements are not unfrequently swallowed by listeners simply because of the vehemence with which such statements are only too often accompanied . In cases of this sort it is advisable to bear in mind Macaulay's caution touching "the boldness of ignorance . " With regard to converting other people to our opinions, this can only be successfully done by persons who are themselves convinced, and conviction can only come from satisfying ourselves that the motion we arc bringing forward or supporting is either necessary or useful : and this conclusion may be so obvious on the face of it that common sense must admit it at once, in which case there is no need to debate about it ; or on the other hand, the conclusion may be one which can only be arrived at

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gradually, clearing away objections step by step, a process which requires a quick perception of what is true and essential, and a steady adherence to the point in dispute : there must be no rambling down bye-lanes, however tempting and pleasant . A perception of truth generally can be developed and sharpened by a proper appreciation of religious truths, for such an appreciation will tend to help and detect the presence or absence of truth in secular propositions. The nature of a case will, as a rule, furnish a guide for ascertaining what is essential to it ; and as to a steady adherence to the main issue, this will be achieved even by men of erratic minds, after finding themselves once or twice hopelessly involved in an interminable and incomprehensible jumble . But it is only disorderly, irresolute heads which overlook the necessity of sticking to the point ; and for such mental ailments either a clear-sighted but inexorable chairman, or a dose of logic, will prove an efficacious remedy . Readers perhaps wonder why logic has not been mentioned before . The reason is that he writer does not like it, and entertains no more respect for it than Butler, who, in his " Hudibras," thus summed it up " For all the great logician ' s rules Teach nothing, save to name his tools ." It is closely related to amputation which, in the words of an Irish surgeon, was only to be used when the limb could not be otherwise cured. But we are rambling down a bye-lane : let us go back to conviction . When once thoroughly convinced of the soundness and accuracy of our position we become earnest, and earnestness goes a long way towards bringing round our opponents, and often makes up for deficiencies in voice and manner,—two items deserving of great attention,—for if there be anything repulsive or absurd in either, it will take a long time before listeners can reconcile themselves sufficiently to give our arguments proper consideration . Nothing irritates the writer more than a harsh metallic voice coupled with disgusting assurance . Yet a man who is afflicted with such a voice and manner is not greatly to be blamed, as a metallic voice is a rather hard thing to alter, and, with regard to the irritating assurance, the world at large is to blame for not taking it out of him . A weak voice is by no

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means such a stupendous difficulty as is often imagined, for its tone and power can be increased by cultivation and moderate' exercise . The word `moderate' is emphasized because frequent or excessive exercise may almost annihilate a weak voice . A pair of lungs like a blacksmith's bellows is a desideratum, for the happy possessor can succeed in addressing a mob in IIyde Park, or have his own way at a vestry meeting ; but such a man is at a disadvantage unless he is armed with the sledge-hammer style of argument and phraseology, as the sharp penetrating style of reasoning comes best from a man whose voice possesses clearness rather than power. Having said enough about the voice, let its now turn to the manner, as to which all will agree that the less it is noticed the better . There are some people who, when they come fresh on to the boards of a Debating Society will gesticulate, and their gesticulation is at times very funny . One man will work his arm as though it were a pump-handle ; another will hold out his hand as if he expected some one to come and shake it ; a third will out with a clencher and his fist simultaneously, and then bring his fist down on to the table with a thud indicative of his determination to so flatten out all gainsayers that they cannot be seen sideways ; or again, a speaker will torment a chair by trying to balance it on one leg or make it spin . Gesticulation which consists of banging tables or balancing chairs should be stopped as it is deleterious to furniture. There are many other eccentricities which need not be shown up in these pages, but their contemplation will be a pleasant pastime during a dry debate . There is, however, one style which must not be overlooked as it is rather offensive, it is the knowing-confidential style, and results from cocking the head on one side, raising the forefinger of the right hand in an admonitory manner, fixing the left eye on a particular person and then shutting the right. Readers may perhaps exclaim—" Then would you have us stand like statues or lumps of Nvood ? " Certainly, my dear readers, if you cannot avoid the before-mentioned eccentricities ; and, should the disposal of the hands be an embarrassing question, then put them into the trousers-pockets, where they will be infinitely more comfortable than employed in sawing the air or twirling a watch-chain .

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Few people enjoy the ability to " suit the action to the word," so the majority of those who take part in debates should avoid playing with such an edged tool as gesticulation, and above all they should not imitate too closely the action of any celebrated orator, for it might sit on them no better than his coat . They should be themselves, preserving their identity as far as possible, developing their good points and getting rid of or modifying their bad ones . Then, when voice and manner are made the best of, a speaker has reasonable hope that his arguments will receive merited attention ; and if those arguments be well founded in truth and common sense, and be properly co-ordinated to the main issue, only wilful prejudice or stupidity can prevent his motion being carried. Although the foregoing is only a meagre sketch of what is necessary to be done or avoided in order to bring round our opponents, readers will easily sec that it involves improvement of self by a careful examination of oneself for the purpose of finding out and correcting mental and physical defects, and a conscientious mastering of the question of debate, and thus we get our knowledge widened and deepened . We are not au fait with every subject which turns up, and when attempting to talk for ten consecutive minutes on merely one of the many everyday topics, we fail, and are staggered by the profundity of our own ignorance. In after-life it is only at debating societies that our brains are liable to stagger on looking down on the abyss of ignorance, for when a man is standing on his own hearthrug, appreciating the fire's grateful glow and holding his coat-tails apart to prevent their being singed, he can speak like an oracle, and, when facts fail, substitute fiction . But in debating societies fictions are apt to be exposed, and opinions founded on them come to grief ; then it is that we have to make the very most of what little we actually know, which is perhaps the best practice of all. The writer is of opinion that hints enough have been adduced for individuals, but that societies as a whole have been neglected. They can afford to be postponed because they need the fewest suggestions, for they incur only two dangers ; one is too much personality, the other, bad attendance . The former is easily prevented by the adoption of the rules and phraseology of the oldest debating society, namely, Parliament ; and the latter by

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creating a large number of officers, and only permitting the privilege of being a private member to strong-minded men of a keenly argumentative turn. The experience of volunteer corps and good temperance societies is a guarantee of the regular attendance of the officers, at least while their honours are fresh upon them. The titles " President, " " Vice-President," and even the little words "Hon . Sec., " have a charming influence in causing the holders of these posts to appear punctually and constantly. The writer is informed that the emotions caused by the first dawn of love arc as nothing compared with the thrill of satisfaction which permeates the bosom of a young man who for the first time sees the word " Captain " after his name in the announcement of a Cricket match . These thrills, then, can be turned to account in securing tolerably numerous audiences . A little tact will be necessary to prevent the duped officials from accidentally discovering the origin and tenure of their titles, else they may indignantly resign. Having supplied "hints " enough at present for debating societies considered collectively and individually, the writer will take a hint himself and conclude . A . E . C.

A LEGEND. N the little town of A—, in the south of France, there lived towards the end of the last century a worthy citizen, by name Jacques Boison . Jacques had begun life with a small capital in the boot and shoe trade ; prosperity had waited on his efforts, and in the autumn of his existence he found himself endowed with a fair portion of this world's good things in the shape of a handsome fortune and a pretty daughter . So it came about that the old shop in the market was closed, and Jacques began to look out for a prettier and more commodious residence . Our friend was hard to please in the matter of houses : one was too large and tumble-down, and another too small ; so at last he decided to build one for himself on a hill just outside the town, and overlooking the little lake which added so much to the charms of A—. Building was, even in

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those days, no less a trouble than it is now . Workmen were difficult to get and impudent when got . The house took a long time to build, and the worthy burgess was at his wit ' s end ; the annoyance to which he was subjected had such an effect on his temper that he vvas positively cross to his pretty daughter, the fair Jeanette . Perhaps the sad events which subsequently happened were a judgment on him : on this point we will not be dogmatic ; we can only relate the facts as they stand . One afternoon Jacques had visited the sight of his new abode, as was his wont, and had found all the workmen gone and the place deserted . In his vexation he cried aloud " I will give anything in the world to the man who will build my house for me ." No sooner had these words passed his lips than he saw a little old gentleman advancing through the trees . The stranger bowed. Jacques was very much astonished, but, being French, was not too astonished to make a bow in return . " Monsieur wishes to find some one to build his house'" said the other enquiringly ; " I do, " said Jacques ; "and will give anything that he has to the person who succeeds," continued the stranger . A strange twinkle in the o l d gentleman's eye made Jacques answer " Yes ." " It is a bargain," said the other, and was gone no less quickly than he had come . The whole affair had taken place so speedily that Jacques did not notice what he afterwards found out to be a slight smell of sulphur. On the afternoon of the following day Jacques, accompanied by his daughter, went for his usual walk to the hill where stood his half-built house . He had almost forgotten the affair of the mysterious stranger. " Why father, look," cried Jeanette, enthusiastically, " what progress the men have made ; the house is altogether finished !" Jacques turned pale : the house was finished . And worse than all, out of the front door came the same little old gentleman who, as he turned to close the door, revealed to our poor friend from under his coat the end of a tail which showed his supernatural nature . " I have done my part," said the stranger, " the house is finished . " " Ah, yes, " said Jacques, " but I have nothing that I can give monsieur. " " Pardon me," said the other, "Monsieur does little honour to his daughter's charms ." " My daughter," said Jacques with a gasp, " you cannot have her ." " Oh yes," said the devil, " I can ;" and thereupon he wound his tail round Jeanette's waist

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and galloped off to hell with her . The unfortunate Jacques did not long survive ; but his house still exists and attests the truth of its supernatural origin by the name it bears—" Maison du B diable . " .

THE DEBATING SOCIETY. On Tuesday, March 16th, EYRE moved " That the action of the Church Association in the case of Mr . Mackonochie is deeply to be deplored ." He reviewed the case in detail, and then asked the house to record their protest against the persistent persecution of a good and useful clergyman, and against the unfairness of the verdict given against him . GRIFFITH opposed the motion ; he was of opinion that all Romanizing tendencies in the Church should be got rid of at any cost, and he had no sympathy with Ritualism . MR . LE MAISTRE (Keble Coll ., Oxford) refused to acknowledge the authority of the court which had condemned Mr Mackonochie, as it had been instituted by Parliament without the consent of Convocation. BASKETT protested against the pettiness of disputes • about such trivialities as candles, vestments, and " Eastward positions ." The PRESIDENT also put in a plea for toleration . A division gave—for the motion, 8 ; against, 4 ; neutral, 2. On Tuesday, March 23rd, MR . I .E MAISTRE' S motion " That the return of a Liberal government would be ruin to the country, " came under consideration . The house presented a very animated appearance during the debate, especially as some of the most zealous souls attempted to influence it a;sthetically by the display of party colours. The Hon . mover gracefully expressed the pleasure he felt in once more opening a debate in the society of his old School, and we may perhaps be allowed to return the compliment by expressing the pleasure we felt in listening to him again ; we are always glad to see old members, and especially old members who have done as much for the Society as Mr . he Maistre . He was more than usually eloquent, and allowed his love of sound to run away with him occasionally. Once, for instance, when he spoke of a time " when Europe was enveloped with clouds so black and so thick that the eye of man failed to penetrate them, but shuddered with horror, " he reminded us of Sir Boyle Roche ' s famous, " I smell a rat ; I see it floating in the air ; but I ' ll nip it in the bud . " After declaring that he meant to stand by the terns of his motion, strong as they were, he took away most of

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their force by explaining that he used " ruin " in the sense of " reduce to the condition of a fourth-rate power, " and that he would welcome a Liberal government with Lord Hartington at its head . His quarrel appeared to be chiefly with Mr . Gladstone, who would tarnish the honour of England, as he had tarnished it in the Alabama Arbitration, and, worse than all, was harbouring designs against the National Church . BASKETT replied at some length to the accusations brought against his party. He was not at all ashamed of the name of Radical, and attributed to Radical principles all the good that has ever been done in the world . He brought against the Conservative government some definite charges of lying and hypocrisy, to which the Mover made some reply . One or two others spoke briefly, and then the house divided, 6 declaring for the motion, 5 against it, and several remaining neutral. On Tuesday, March zoth, the PRESIDENT moved, " That the higher education of women is unadvisable . " Beginning with an apology for the old-fashioned nature of his arguments, he shewed that woman was intended to be a helpmate for man, and that higher education would only unfit her for the vocation . He seemed convinced that educated women would talk of nothing but the Differential Calculus ; and indeed he was no more able, in spite of remonstrances from the opposition, to keep the Differential Calculus out of his speech, than Mr . Dick, in " David Copperfield, " to keep the head of a certain unfortunate monarch out of his memorial . BASKETT, who opposed the motion, showed great anxiety to deliver the female race from the deplorable mental slavery in which their lords had hitherto kept them . The conversation of most women was enough to disgust any intellectual man by its frivolity, although the intellectual capacity of woman was quite equal to that of man . MALLINSON supported the motion, and considered that Baskett ' s experience of the women of the present day must be singularly unfortunate ; they were quite sufficiently educated, and could generally hold their own without University education . MR . FAUSSET (Balliol Coll ., Oxford), who was received, on rising to speak, with considerable enthusiasm, believed Baskett ' s picture of female ignorance to be very much overdrawn ; at the same time, he thought that higher education would open to unmarried ladies professions in which they would shine, and by which they could gain a livelihood without losing caste, as they were often compelled to do at present . The house, however, did not sympathize with even this modified opposition, and carried the President ' s proposition by the decisive majority of to to 5. In private business a committee was appointed to revise the rules.

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The last meeting of term was held on Tuesday, April 6 . A good deal of time was taken up with considering the code of rules which a specially appointed Committee had drawn up . Afterwards Griffith moved "That the art of Generalship is on the decline . " The fact that the hon . gentleman had only at the last moment yielded to pressing appeals for a motion might well excuse a speech that was scarcely up to his usual mark ; but it could scarcely excuse the House for the supreme indifference it showed to his remarks, and to those of the President, who made a praiseworthy attempt to carry on the debate . Not a speaker came forward to oppose the motion, and a large majority gave against it a vote that, if not silent, was at any rate speechless. So far the Society has not met this term . The President has completely ignored the rule that requires him to convene a meeting within ten days from the beginning of term . Whether it is practicable to hold meetings during the cricket season may well be open to question, but this does not excuse his conduct in the least . Rules are worse than useless if the President is to set them aside whenever they do not happen to coincide with his inclinations.

SCHOOL LETTER. j JE came back to this loveliest city of the plain on Monday, the ~/ ~/ 3rd inst., and had our usual Ascension Day holiday the same week . I must add one of the Sixth, E . T . G . Wilson, to the list I gave of those who were leaving . We were afraid we should lose Baskett, but I am glad to say he has come back, and will probably stay another year . Grattan, whose "Tailor " was one of the funniest things in the last Theatricals, is to leave during the term . There has been a slight increase, I believe, in the numbers of both boarders and day-boys. Towards the end of last term we had a half-holiday at the request of the new Dean, and in honour of his installation . " Instalment, " some one called it, thereby rather giving the idea that the poor dear man was despatched to his new quarters piecemeal. A Lawn Tennis Club has been set on foot, and with very encouraging results . The subscriptions have come in well, and there has been some promising play. The election excitement has long since died away, and to the disgust of most of us . But no, I am transgressing the very sensible

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rule of this magazine . One story, however, is too good to be lost. The local election came off on a Friday, and the Yo,kshire Ggzette, confident of victory, had its triumphant leader in type for Saturday ' s issue ; so, at least, they say. When the result of the polling was made known, the Editor did not feel equal to writing another leader, and the paper came out, as far as the York election was concerned, leaderless. I have tried in vain to get any definite information about the regatta boat, so I must let the subject stand over till next month. That annually-recurring incomprehensibility, the Grand Yorkshire Gala, is to be perpetrated on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of June. Invitations may be addressed to LITTLE ALEXANDER.

OXFORD LETTER. S usual, the Summer Term has flown by with an amazing rapidity, and we are down again this week ; and a most enjoyable term it has been,—lovely weather and plenty to do. Oxford has only just recovered from the excitement of the election and its surprising result . Happening, as it did, during the Eights, you may imagine the combined effect . The majority of the ' Varsity was Conservative ; and the windows of an unfortunate O . P . Liberal suffered rather in consequence of an attempt to address an elated Conservative mob after the declaration of the poll. The Eights were scarcely as exciting as usual ; Christ Church, Balliol, and Keble, three of the largest Colleges, descended every night . Queen ' s boat consisted mainly of Peterites and Leeds men ; Chadwick rowed bow, Daniel 3, Moore 4, Seaton 2, and Scattergood 6 . We wish they had been more successful. Thanks to the weather, Oxford Cricket has been much better this term : a good many " centuries" have been made, and long totals reached . Oriel are much the strongest College, having no less than five men who will probably play for the 'Varsity,—Evans, Pcakc, Harrison, Moon, and Evelyn . Daniel has been playing for Queen ' s, 43, not out, was down to his name the other clay in a match against Lincoln . The M .C .C . match was a remarkable exception to the long scoring that has been made lately : the bowling of both teams was strong, and the ground anything but fast, as there had been heavy thunder showers . We hear that Lord Harris cane down specially to give his opinion of A . H . Evans 's bowling ; we have since heard that

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he has declared against it, and that the Oxford Captain will be " no balled " when he appears at Lord ' s . This, if true, which we doubt, will be rather a blow to our prospects in the ' Varsity match . However, with Peake, Harrison, Thornton, and Maclachlan, we ought not to want for bowlers ; while in Evelyn, Evans, Thornton, and Greene we have safe batsmen. Since the Eights, the great topic of conversation has been the "little affair " at Univ . : opinion is, we think, at Oxford as elsewhere, rather against the conduct of the authorities . As an instance of the exaggerated accounts of it, here is one from a Scotch paper :—" We learn that all (?) the Undergraduates of the University of Oxford have been rusticated for breaking into the Proctor ' s rooms, assaulting him, and covering his furniture with pitch . " There is to be a novel entertainment this week at Balliol ; a performance of the Agamemnon of Aschylus as nearly as possible identical with its original representation . We should be inclined to draw the line at the masks . The chorus is to be monotoned, only the last word of each strophe is to go up a note . The general effect may possibly be ludicrous. Oxford has already begun to till for Commem . There will be the usual balls and fetes, with the addition of a ball at Magdalen in honour of their having at last gained " the head of the river . " We were delighted to see W . Y . Faussett ' s name posted as the Gaisford Greek Prose Prizeruan ; none better deserves success, and we hope he may have more of it . The Peta-ite will, we regret to say, lose the services of one of its Editors, C . H . Chadwick, who goes down after this term ; and also of the indefatigable Treasurer and Secretary, W. E . Moore, who has been passing through the ordeal of Honour Greats, and has now obtained a Mastership at King Edward VI. Grammar School, Nuneaton . W . James has been in for Honour Mods . The Class Lists will not be out for some weeks . Cols.

CORRESPONDENCE. To

THE EDITORS OF THE " PETERITE . "

DEAR Suss,—It is not often that any one can find any thing to object to in our excellent School Magazine, but in the interests of justice, it is impossible not to take exception to the account of the Senior House Fours, of Saturday, March 27th, appearing in the last number .

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Perhaps we can hardly complain of the somewhat partisan spirit in which the rest of the accounts of the Races have been worded, though I do not know where the writer will find a precedent for such a method, but when it comes to a question of facts, being (to put it mildly) half-represented, I trust the other side may be heard . In describing the Day-boys as crossing over to the other side, some people (no doubt of a captious turn of mind) might think that in the interests of truth, the writer was bound to state that, as more than half the river was blocked up with barges, and room was hardly left for two boats to pass with their oars out, they could hardly have done otherwise. No such thing, however. Some people, more critical still, might have expected him to mention, that being fouled on the stern of their boat, the Day-boys were on their own half of the only available space for the race . As to the justice of the verdict, though the account of your contributor gives no impression of its being any thing but unanimous, this is not the place to speak . I would only remark, that as this holds good, it would have been the same thing, or rather a great deal better thing to have given the School-House the race to begin with, unless, indeed, one is wrong in supposing a race to be a trial of speed at all. I only hope the prize-winners in such a race arc contented, because I should hardly think they arc to be envied . However, we will charitably hope the omission I have referred to was due to a mistake or hasty writing ; in a magazine representing the whole School, the other side can be heard . I am, yours faithfully, G . H . \VADE.

[The Editors feel responsible for the accounts of boat races, &c ., that appear in the Peter/Ye, and will be glad to receive from G . H. Wade an account of the race in question, as there seems to be some dispute about it .]

CRICKET. RICKET has again begun, and I am glad to say the batting of the Eleven has turned out better than most people expected. We had all hoped to have had W . E . Bosomworth to coach us this year, and for a long time he had promised to come, but one morning late in the holidays the Secretary received a letter with the Malton post-mark . On eagerly opening it he found that the long-expected

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professional absolutely refused to come . No others seemed forthcoming, and so we have entered this season relying on our unaided powers. The following compose the Eleven : Old Members,—F . W. Greenhow, F . T . Griffith, A . R . Stephenson, A . P . Chadwick, R . W. Bulmer ; New Members,—G . N . Bulman, P. II . Flower, E . A. Douglas, G . H . Eyre, R . C . Wilton . There is, therefore, one place to be filled up. Appended are the scores of the out-matches so far played . ST . PETER'S v. HULL CH . INSTITUTE.

Played on School Ground, May 8th. ST . PETER ' S. First Innings. F . W. Greenhow, run out F . T . Griffith, b Stephenson ,. . ., . A . R. Stephenson, c Milner, b Somers A . P . Chadwick, c Somers, b Stephenson R . W. Bulmer, c Hudson, b Stephenson P. H . Flower, b Somers G . W. Bnlman, c Milner, b Stephenson B . G . M . Baskett, b Stephenson . ., J. Chadwick, c and b Somers .. . L . A. Ryott, not out G . H . Eyre, b Stephenson . . . Byes, 1 ; Leg-byes, 1 ,. .

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1 6 2 0 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 2 23

Total

Hum, CH . INSTITUTE. First Tunings. A . Hobson, b Bulman .. , .. C . A . McBride, ht wkt, b Bulmer . ., C . E . Gresham, b Chadwick R.. T . Hicks, b Bulmer T . Milner, b Chadwick G . W . Webster, c Chadwick, b Bulmer L . E . Stephenson, b Flower . .. Rev . — Oates, c Bulman, b Flower .. .. C . Somers, b Bulman . .. J . Smith, run out F . Hudson, not out Byes, 16 ; Leg-byes, 4 ; Widos, 3 ; No balls, 1 Total

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ST. PETER'S v . DURHAM UJNIVERSITY.

Played on School Ground, Saturday, May 15th. ST . PETER'S. First Innings. F . T . Griffith, c Robson, b H . W. Martin A . R . Stephenson, b H . W. Martin A. P . Chadwick, c Sowter, b H . W . Martin B. W . Bulmer, h IT . W . Martin

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CRICKET. F . W . Greenhow, c and b Martin ... P. H . Flower, b Dennis . .. G. W . Bulman, b French . .. E . A . Douglas, c H . A. Martin, b French G. H . Eyre, not out . .. .. R . C . Wilton, c and b H. W. Martin .. B . G . M . Baskett, run out .. . Byes, 4 . ., . ..

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Total

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First Linings. Heaton, c Bulmer, b Chadwick Smith, ht wkt, b Flower Robson, c Griffith, b Balmer French, c Douglas, b Balmer Dennis, not out H . W . Martin, c Stephenson, b Bnlman Harvey, b Bttbnan Sowter, b Bulman Hodgson, e and b Bulmer H . A . Martin, b Balmer Moor, c Stephenson, b Bulmer Extras Total

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0 7 24 0 1

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ST . PETER'S v . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on S . P . S . Ground, Tuesday, May 18th.

LEEDS ( ;1zA1 : S('IIOOI,. First Innings. Tlebblethwaite, b Bulmer C . L . Templer, b Bnlman C . E . Dawson, c Greenhow, b Balmer Roberts, c Douglas, b Bnlman . .. Abbott, e Griffith, h Biilman Kelk, h Bulman Peacock, b Balmer P . Hodgson, not not Riley, b Bulman Palmer, b Bnlman II . A . Templer, c (ireenhmv, h lln!m :m Extras . ..

10 9

U 0 u

Second Innings. c 4ireenhovv, b Bnlman b Bnlman .. . c Flower, b Bulman c la'l:ett, b Bulmer h Bulman . .. 1 Flower b Flower c Greenhow, b Flower e Wilton, b Flower c Flower, b Bulman not omit .. . Extras

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7 51

S -r . Pr°ri g 's . First Innin g -. ... G . IT . Eyre, b Abbott F . J. G rift h, h Abbott . ., A . R. Stephenson, b Palmer R . AV . Rainier, e llebblethwaite,h Palmer F . W . Greenhow, b Pztlmer .. G . IT' . Bnlman, b Palmer .. R . II . Flower, b Abbott .. R . C . Wilton, b Palmer .. . .. E . A . Douglas, not out .. J . IT . Mullinson, b Palmer . .. Il G . M . Baskett . e }dell:, b Palmer Extras Total

S 9 7 1

3 3 li

0 _ : !I

Second Innin,rs. h Templer . .. Roberts, b Palmer c Templer, b Abbott . I, Palmer . .. c Dawson, b Templer . . . II Palmer . .. . .. b Abbott Ibrown out Peacock .. b Palmer . .. not out . .. c Ifebblethwaite, b Palmer Extras . .. Total

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ST . PETER'S Y . N . E . R. ENGINEERS. Played at Holgate Ground, May 22nd, 1880. ENGINEERS. First Innings. W. Scott, b Bulmer 11 . Copperthwaite, c Stephenson, b Bulmer J . Scott, c Douglas, b Bulmer A . Fawbert, b Bulman . .. C . Smithson, c Greenhow, b Bulmer J . F. Watson, c Mallinson, b Bulmer F. Nelson, thrown out, Stephenson W . Backhouse, b Flower F . Newstead, not out .. . G . Fawbert, c Greenhow, b Bulmer C . Cattley, b Bulmer . .. Byes, 4 ; Wides, 7 ; No ball, 1 . . . Total

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5 3 1 5 9 38 5 13 15 3 13 12 122

ST . PETER ' S. First Innings. F . T . Griffith, c Newstead, b Backhouse 0 A . R. Stephenson, c Fawbert, b Backhonse 5 R . W . Bulmer, b Fawbert .. . 23 F. W. Greenhow, c Fawbert, b Backhouse 5 G .W . Bulman, st A . Fawbert, b G . Fawbert 2 R. H . Flower, c Nelson, b Backhouse . . . 13 , ., ,. E. A . Douglas, run out 3 G. H . Eyre, not out ... 5 R. C . Wilton, c and b Fawbert .. . 0 J. H . Mallinson, c Newstead, b Backhouse 1 W. J . R . Kaye, c Nelson, h Backhouse . . . 2 Extras .. . .. Total

Second Innings. c A . Fawbert, b J . Scott b Newstead .. . .. . not out

17 7

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b J . Scott run out ... . .. . .. c G . Fawbert, b Newstead

0 2 1 1 3

Total for 7 wickets . .

b Newstead

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NOTES AND ITEMS. B . G . M . BASKETT wasprnxime accessit in the recent competition for Lady Hastings ' s Exhibitions at Queen ' s College, Oxford. A . C . CHAMPNEY has passed the Final Examination of the Incorporated Law Society. The REV . G . W . LEES has been licensed to the curacy of St . Paul ' s, Middlesbro, having passed first in the examination for the ordination of deacons recently held in York. We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following Magazines :—Alleynian, Firefly, Lily, Ulula (2). W . Y. FA1'SSEI', Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, has been awarded the Gaisford University Prize for Greek Prose Composition. J . P . HuisnERs•ry has accepted the Sixth Form Mastership at the Loretto School, Musselburgh.

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ORIGINAL POETRY.

COMMEMORATION DAY .—A Concert will be given in the School Hall, on Tuesday Evening, June 29th, at which several ladies and gentlemen have promised to sing. The School Choir will also assist . The proceeds will be devoted to finishing the improvements in the Interior of the Chapel . It is hoped that old Peterites will help to make it a success. On Wednesday, June 3oth, the day after Commemoration Day, the annual match Past v . Present will be played on the School Ground . All old Peterites wishing to play, must send in their names to F . W. Greenhow or F . T. Griffith as soon as possible. In our last, by an obvious mistake in printing, L1loycvYjc ETl Aol'ofzEVOS was turned into Ato, Ea' AovoµElos . We apologise to K .K . for spoiling his joke .

ORIGINAL POETRY. TO PYRRHA . (HoRAcE,

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Who is thy lover, Pyrrha, now What youth with roses on his brow Offers, with liquid scents besprinkled, In pleasant grot his eager vow For whom dost bind each golden tress With such a studied carelessness ? Ah duped ! how often shall he sorrow' For gods ' and woman ' s fickleness ! How often shall he in amaze On darkening winds and waters gaze, Who now too fond—enjoys the sunshine Hoping a life of such sweet rat's. Hoping thee his for evermore, Forgetting winds can rise and roar. Ah ? wretched hearts, on whom thou shinest, Who have not seen thee shine before For me the tablet ' s legend plain Tells how, in yonder sacred lane, My dripping weeds I dedicated To him whose sceptre sways the main. OXFORD : PRINTED BY \V . R . BOWDEN, HIGH STREET .