Supplement 1885 by StPetersYork

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Pr.TF,Rl'I'E. Von. VII .

SUPPLEMENT, 1885 .

No . 57.

EDITORIAL. HE first task of the Editors in introducing this Peterite to the world is to apologise for its not appearing sooner . This they hasten to do, and express hopes they may not be found so remiss in the future. The number of Peterites which we issued last year was incomplete, and this number is therefore added as a supplement to those of 1885 . The fact that we appeared in print on the last day of last term seems almost to preclude the possibility of a School Letter, so we will say here all that is to be said of School news . The Theatricals passed off as successfully as ever, on both nights there was a goodly assemblage, among whom were a large number of old boys, on the second night we saw with pleasure the Dean was present . The prologue, written by Mr. Yeld, was this year delivered in the form of a dialogue between the three ladies of the play, who over their tea discussed the doings of the school during the past year, we regret that we cannot give it to our readers . The football season is, we believe, not properly at an end, some matches having been arranged for this term, but as the Christmas term is always our football term par excellence, we give further on a short review of the past with the characters of last term ' s team . Another matter which lies near to the editorial heart we would fain speak of. The Peterite professes to be the Magazine of the school, and yet beyond the ordinary school news, we rarely or never receive any contributions to it from any one in the school, and though the school is now composed in a greater proportion than formerly of day boys, we believe there are only about fifteen of these who subscribe ; surely it might be possible to improve on this state of things. And now having given this word of introduction we will leave tie readers of the P tcrite in other and better hinds which have written for us on the play, football, and other subjects .

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THE GOOD-NATURED MAN. HAVE been asked by the Editors of the Peterite to write a criticism on the performance of " The Good-Natured Man ." Such a literary effort I have never aspired to before, and I must therefore crave the indulgence of my readers, and ask them to look with leniency on any defects or omissions which may be but too palpable to their experienced eyes. The play selected was Goldsmith's " Good-Natured Man, " and the selection was amply justified by the result . The piece was intelligently and successfully performed, and the way in which every part was acted spoke volumes for the careful attention and assiduous instruction which the actors had received both from Mr . Stephenson and Mr . Veld, to whom the school owes a great debt of gratitude for the success which has always attended the school theatricals ; and speaking generally of the whole performance it was as good as ever it has been in former years. I never remember a better trio of ladies than Egginton, Metcalfe, and Stephenson, and very seldom have they been as good ; they acted and looked their parts to perfection—a very difficult matter for a boy on the stage ; and here I think we may recognise the result of Mrs . Stephenson's training. The way in which Miss Richland used her fan was capital . As usual the performance was rather better on the second night than on the first, the actors exhibiting more confidence and finish in their acting and greater clearness in their enunciation. The new scenery, for which the school was indebted to Mr . Lindberg, was beautifully painted, and was worked without a single hitch so far as the audience could see, and I was not behind the scenes. To criticise the individual characters, CRAWSHAW as Mr. Honeyzeood was unfortunately handicapped by having hurt his collar-bone at football, which compelled him to wear his arm in a sling, but in spite of that difficulty he performed his part exceedingly well . His conduct to Miss Richland was courteous and unassuming, and this character he kept up all through ; a little more vigour perhaps might have been thrown into the scene, where he finds no one will listen to his explanations, with advantage. CROSTH\AITE, as Mr. Croaker, had a capital part, and seemed thoroughly to enjoy and enter into it . His lugubrious predictions and prayers invariably brought down the house, and he appeared to be

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thoroughly at home on the stage . The success of the play was largely due to his vigorous acting. WAUD, as Mr. Lofty, more perhaps than anyone else gave evidence of the pains which had been taken with him, and of the care with which he himself had studied his part . It was plain that he had great difficulties to surmount in making himself heard distinctly, as he has a tendency to run all his words together ; for example, Mr . Lofty would never have said int'rest instead of interest . But both in acting and enunciation he showed a marked improvement on the second night, and was decidedly one of the best characters in the play. DUNKERLY, as Sir TViiliam llomrywood, was fair, but his acting was rather tame and spiritless . Several times he came too far forward and so placed himself outside the picture, a fault on the right side—as amateur actors generally fight shy of the footlights—but a little too noticeable in this case. HAYNES, as Leontine, had perhaps the most difficult part in the play, and at times he hardly seemed to understand his character : but his acting in one scene, where he and Olivia are alone with Mr. Croaker, was distinctly spirited and vigorous, his stammering and hesitation being most effective, whilst the scene with his father and Miss Richland was also well conceived and worked out. RosE was a very good impersonation of Jarvis ; GOFTON seemed to be quite at home in the Butler's part ; and BLOOMFIELD was very amusing as the Port Boy with his broad Yorkshire dialect and the injured air with which he took his beating. To turn to the ladies, EGGINTON made a capital Miss Richland, and both spoke and acted her part wonderfully well . Her management of her dress and fan was simply perfect. " She might have been a girl" was a remark heard more than once amongst the audience. Every word was distinctly spoken without being forced, and her manner and behaviour to Mr . Iloneywood and Leontine perfectly natural. C . METCALFE, as Olivia, was apparently a little nervous, and not quite so mach at home as Miss Richland was, but apart from that her character was well studied and sustained, and her enunciation left nothing to be desired . She looked uncommonly well, her dresses suiting her admirably. STEPHENSON, as Mrs. Croaker, had hardly a feminine voice, but quite realised her part as Mr . Croaker ' s wife, doing anything but look on the mournful side of life .

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In conclusion, what struck me most was the uniform excellence of the acting, and the clearness and distinctness with which the actors one and all spoke their parts ; a point which is often lost sight of among amateurs without careful instruction during the rehearsals . Once more the thanks of all Peterites are due to Mr . Veld for his untiring exertions on the stage and off it, and for the active interest he has taken in the Theatricals for so many years . They undoubtedly form another link between Past and Present Peterites, as is attested by the increasing number of Old Peterites who annually turn up for the theatricals, and who were present in stronger force than ever this year, and I can only hope that the School Theatricals will be as successful in future years as. they have been in years gone by . REMEX.

TIIE CAST R . CRAWSIIAW.

Mr. Honeywood Mr . Croaker

R . CROSTIIWAITE.

Lofty

G. C . WV'AUD.

Sir William IIoneywood ..

J . A . DITN1 ERI .v.

Leontine

C . HAYNES.

Jarvis

Butler

A. Ross. W. S . GoEToN. II . T . MCCLELLAN.

Dubardieu . . Post Boy

II . BLOOMFIELD.

Miss Richland Olivia

A. G . EGGINTON. C . METCALFE.

Mrs. Croaker Garnet

E. STEI'IIENSON. F. C . MCCLELLAN.

E. PROCTER.

Landlady THE STAFF. Stage Manager

G. YELD, ESI ~.

Prompter .

W. H . IIoLmEs.

Under Prompter ..

Property Man Hon . Sec . . .

R. CRA\SIIAW.

R . ALLAN. II . B. I\ERSIIAW.

The general arrangements were carried out by a committee consisting of R . Crosthwaite, J . G . Wilson, and H . Bloomfield . R. Crawshaw acted as secretary, while Captain Lindberg painted the new scenery .

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The following verses were written on the play by a distinguished iO .P . . 0 sweet English story-teller with thy childish careless ways, With thy large heart and the treasures of thy fancy that we praise, Thee we honoured in our childhood, listened to thy patriot rhymes, Felt our own hearts stirred within us in less patriotic times ; Saw fair Auburn once more peopled, saw again the village school, Took our places there and trembled at the paedagogic rule ; Sorrowed with the house of Wakefield, in their pleasures took a part, Learned to love the kindly Vicar, simple mind and truest heart. O to shut our eyes, forgetting all the stir that marks the date, Wake to find it January seventeen hundred sixty-eight ; Wake to find it Covent Garden, Colman's players on the stage, Wigs and lace and ruffles round us, dresses of another age. Surely that is Doctor Johnson with the supercilious stare ! At his side the faithful Boswell wears a mild attentive air. And not far off, vainly trying to look unconcerned and gay, Yes, it is the poet surely !—gorgeously attired to-day In a new suit of silk breeches and a coat of Tyrian hue. (May the drama be successful and the tailor get his due !) 0 to join the after-party, hear the Doctor's measured praise, Laugh at Goldsmiths comic singing and his quaint ungainly ways, Stay when all but these had parted, see the burst of tears that came— "Doctor, no one knows my tortures"--then with gentle words proclaim All our reverence, all our pity—" Uninvited we are come Children of a later century : shall our lips be therefore dumb? Strange our garb and strange our faces, nowise strangers yet are we ; We have know n and loved thee, poet, and we tell the things to be. Soon the critic's spite shall perish and the world forget his name, With the country that thou lovest co-eternal is thy fame, Lo, we bear thee for assurance branch of bay-tree's blossoming. Crown thy brows, 0 poet, conscious this is wtsnosr—so to sing That sad hearts be charmed a little to forget the cold worlds spite, And the children's hearts be gladdened with an innocent delight. Better is the praise of ages than the plaudits of a year, And the gratitude of children far outweighs the cynic's sneer ." J . H . P . F.

ON MEDDLING.

" T 0 Meddle," we are told, means etymologically speaking "to mix," so that meddling would mean committing the error of mixing up one ' s own affairs with other people's ; and this in the prima .facie view constitutes the fault of it. The real difficulty, however, is to keep things separate : one has no occasion to mix them, they are mixed already . The separate affairs of each individual do not, in practice, form one distinct chapter, as it

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were, one "little world of man, " apart from surrounding interests, like the three heads of an orthodox sermon ; but they are all so inseparably interwoven in their minute details that to pursue one ' s own duty or interest is often to interfere very markedly in that of one's neighbour's . ' Then, too, with the proverbial inconsistency of proverbs—those popular ready-made substitutes for honest thought and original insight —the taking a warm and lively interest in one 's neighbour's affairs is at one time commended by the proverbial philosopher as a virtue and duty, and at another stigmatized as a failing or mistake . It is not clear to everyone ' s mind how one can both be engaged in " minding one ' s own business," and at the same time in "thinking of others as. well as yourself." Thus the question whether to meddle or not to meddle often• becomes a difficult one. The policy of Gamaliel indeed was a very simple one, but the motives of its author in laying down such a principle are not altogether above suspicion, since if he had not been influenced by a rather transparent party-spirit in his desire to exonerate the culprits he must surely have seen—if he did not his opinion was worth but little—that if that principle were systematically carried out it could only result in total passiveness, the determination to let everything alone everywhere, because it must all come right of itself in one way or other. As usual, here as elsewhere, it is easy to see what the two extremes. are, each of which are more or less hateful and absurd, namely the petty prying spirit that springs merely from a low impulse of curiosity, and the cold and isolated state of mind which practically holds that " charity begins at home and ends there . " These we say it is easy to, condemn, to apportion the doubtful borderland between them is, as in other moral questions, not so easy, and must depend somewhat on whether the temper of the man in question is shy and retiring or pushing and adventurous. No doubt however the more palpable errors are committed, and the greater loss of self-respect and the respect of others is incurred by the over-meddlesome and not by the unduly self-contained . Characters of the former class often have in them much of what is zealous and noble joined to much that is little and ludicrous, and thus form ready objects for satire, and perhaps deservedly so ; since while the one class undeniably may do much positive though petty harm, the other confine themselves to neglecting to do good .

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On the whole then there seems some reason why the more prudent portion of mankind have always been inclined to lean towards the " laissez faire " policy, since, whatever is best for the world in general, this is certainly the easier and safer for the individual, while the exact mean is so difficult to hit . A selfish policy it certainly is to some extent : but in many of the meddlesome, unselfishness is only another name for thoughtlessness . A generous impulse is not a thing to be despised, but neither should it be obeyed without counting the cost, and the cost is apt to be more considerable than impulsive people expect. The modern Don Quixote who comes to the rescue when some wretched gamins are throwing snowballs, say, at a lady, sometimes has to figure in a street-row and the police-court in consequence . Would he have done it if he had known what it involved ? If he is worthy of the pen of a Cervantes he certainly would, be the results what they might, but if not his heroism was the result merely of want of foresight: and indeed with such a probability well understood we fear the unprotected fair would meet with scanty championship . It is no doubt much wiser to mind one's own business . Again the man who is ever ready to brandish his pen in redress of grievances in general sometimes has to suffer from misconstruction and personal ill feeling : he consults we will say a prudent friend, one wordly-Wiseman, and is consoled by hearing that he ought to have minded his own business and not made enemies . Now whether this counsel is good or not, depends entirely on what a man ' s object in life is . Setting apart prudential considerations which must often suggest a just doubt whether interference would in fact be of any benefit to the person on whose behalf it is contemplated, and setting apart too the two extremes of meddlesomeness from wrong motives, and selfish indifference pure and simple, the intermediate ground between these extremes is generally the scene of a contest between the spirit more or less enlightened, self-interest, and that of self-sacrifice. If, before people meddle, they could be induced to consider three things, why they meddle, what the results of meddling are likely to be to themselves, and what to their friends, there would then be little need to caution men against interfering, rather would it be necessary to urge them to do so more freely, for self-interest when duly understood is apt to be stronger than self-sacrifice : but at any rate there would then be both far less meddling in the world, and what there was would be much more likely to be of use .

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LUGING : A SWISS WINTER PASTIME. HERE is commonly prevalent a mistaken notion as to the nature of winter in Switzerland, which found expression the other day in the letter of a lady friend of mine, who, while calling for commiseration on the rigours she was enduring at home, congratulated us out here on the balmy southern air and genial mildness that we must be enjoying. As a matter of fact Switzerland is essentially a winter country, rich in traps for the unwary pedestrian, full of school-boy delights that possess all the relish that is added by the dangers they threaten to helpless women and infirm old men. Besides the skating, sledging, and sliding, of which we have brief and rare glimpses at home, the Swiss have managed to enjoy "the poetry of motion" over a slippery surface, in a prolonged and con centrated form, in the national pastime of " luging ." The notice, sent round by the bellman and emanating from those, to Englishmen, mysterious beings the " Greffe-Municipale " and the " Juge de Paix," to this effect—" it is/ dc!cndu do lager ici"—does not (as an English school-boy translated it) mean that one " is defended against lying here, " but forbids the creation of that dangerous smooth surface of slippery snow on an inclined road, which is the delight of the bluebloused Swiss gamins. The "luge"—a substantive fem . not found in any French dictionary—is for purposes of pleasure, but the word is also loosely used for the large traincarrx on which hay is brought clown from the mountains, a small sledge going upon runners, averaging between six and ten inches in height by about fifteen inches in breadth, whilst its length varies, according as it is meant for one or more persons, between two-and-a-half and three-and-a-half feet . It is in its rudest form constructed of three plain boards, one for the scat and two for runners —some even have no iron upon the runners—but various degrees of finish are permissible, and an air of gaiety is imparted to the whole by hanging small bells underneath. Various places are "the fancy" as birth-places for luges, those made at a place of the name of " Chateau d'Oex " being most valued on the Lake of Geneva .

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The amusement is in a milder form the same as the Canadian "tobogganing, " and consists in dragging or carrying the " loge " up an incline, by preference a high road upon which the snow is well trodden, and letting it (with the rider upon it, of course, as long as possible) slide down again, the guidance being given by the use of the feet, which are kept an inch or so off the ground in front, and also act when required as a break . A stoppage can very soon be effected by digging the heels into the snow, and tilting the sledge backwards, in spite of the terrific speed sometimes attained. A very average luger can come in ro minutes down an incline which it takes him an hour to climb . In the writer's first attempt he came from a height of over 900 feet in 7 minutes . Of course accidents are not uncommon, especially on a crowded highway with walls to run into and crush your legs against ; yet the sport is one shared in enthusiastically by all of either sex who have the least pretensions to youth . Of course the road is rendered proportionately difficult for ordinary traffic, but the art is not entirely employed for pleasure purposes : even the pleasure luges are regularly used by the postman and the laundress, whilst the same method is employed in working the passage down from the mountains of the large hay and wood sledges that are brought into the valleys throughout the winter, the difficulty being to prevent these running away with the man in charge of them . Let us then congratulate ourselves on the 6 inches of snow that cover the ground, secure in the virtuous reflection that we are keeping up and encouraging a "breed" of people devoted to a useful pursuit. Let me add two pictures for the reader's consideration ; firstly, an old grandfather and grandmother coming up a valley followed by children and grandchildren, and presently flashing past us at a good 15 or 20 miles per hour, grandmother behind grandfather on one loge, progeny following on a second . Now look on this picture ; a British matron slowly waddling, the picture of propriety, up the king's—I beg the pardon of the Swiss—the republic ' s highway, obstinately refuses to give way to two ladies upon luges whose ages we will guess to be 18 and 26, and who in consequence bring up with some difficulty in a glow of rude health at her feet . " Are you English?" is the elder lady' s indignant demand, and their surprised admission of the fact leaves them speechless under the withering rebuke, "you ought to be ashamed of yourselves," as Mrs . Grundy waddles on up the hill . Whilst the .highways without are resounding with the warning cries of ` Bard,

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f ° attention," and the iron is ringing on the crisp snow, let me draw the curtains and sit in safety from the villainous boys who hurl the snow in the face and down the neck of the Luger as he dashes down the hill too , fist to see his aggressors ; let me for a while try to imagine that I ant to spend an English Christmas before, in the poet's words, I " take my gruel and go to bed ." OLD FOGIE.

FOOTBALL. v.

BEVI ;RLEY . DEC. 5TH.

The above match was played on the School ground . The School' won the toss and elected to play up hill . Play soon settled down in. the School 25, but presently \Vaud, by a capital kick, transferred the ball to the centre . Lambert now made a good run for Beverley, but the ball was quickly brought back again by \Vaud . Dunkerly put in some good kicks, and the School forwards, headed by Crosthwaite,_ made a grand rush . One of the Beverley men, with more impetuosity than judgment, held Crosthwaite when he had not the ball, and a free kick was accordingly granted, from which \V . S. Gofton kicked a beautiful goal . Beverley then tried hard to equalise matters, and Newbold put in a good run and kick, but just as Beverley looked dangerous half-time was called . Playing down hill the School soon carried the ball to their opponents' 25, but Brough transferred the game to the centre . \Vaud and J . E . Lofton at this time showed up conspicuously by good runs and kicks . A series of scrimmages ensued, which Beverley carried, the School being compelled to touch down. After the drop out a try was gained for Beverley, which was disputed for some time but at length conceded. Brough took the kick, but the ball went wide of the posts . The School now played up very well, Rose all but scoring and Wilson obtaining a try after a maul, but this was disallowed on the ground that the ball was held outside . The score was not increased, and at time the School were left victorious by a goal to a try. v. THE OLD BOYS . DEc . I9TH. This match was played on the School ground, ending in a win for us by i goal, 3 tries, and 1 minor point, to 1 goal and 1 minor point.

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Wilson kicked off ; the ball was well returned by Greenhow, and a good run by Gay soon after brought play to the School 25 . Here several scrimmages took place which the School carried, transferring the game back to the centre . Lord and Rhodes now showed up well for the visitors ; a good kick by \Vaud, however, brought the ball into dangerous proximity to their line . Some hard scrimmages took place here, and W . S . Gofton, picking up the ball out of the loose, forced his way over the line . The kick, though well attempted, was unsuccessful . The School continued to press their opponents, but could get no further point until half-time . Lord re-started the ball and our visitors, making a grand rush, that player was able to gain a try which he converted into a pretty goal . The School now redoubled their efforts, and J . E . Gofton, making a brilliant run, got right behind the posts . Waud took the kick, but the ball went wide of the posts. For some time the ball was confined to the Old Boys ' 25, andJ. E . Gofton obtained a second try right behind, from which Crosthwaite kicked a goal . A few minutes before time \Vaud gained another try. W . S . Gofton made a very good attempt at goal . No further point had been scored when time was called . For the School the Brothers Gofton played grandly, and \Vaud showed up well. 0[n Bovs .—F . W. Greenhow (back) ; II. AV . Rhodes, F . Ware, J . K . Gay (three-quarters) ; P . E . Lord, II . Metcalfe (hall) ; II . C . B . Clayforth, E . W . Clayforth, E. A . Lane, C . B . Clarke, A . Wade, C . Marriott, H . Bloomfield, R . Iiutchings„ Rev . C . R . Gilbert (forwards).

v . H . C . B . CLAYFORTH'S TEAM.

DEC . 22ND.

The least said about this match perhaps the better. The team brought against us consisted chiefly of 011 Boys, and sufficed to give us a good beating, which was, perhaps in some ways, not altogether undeserved . When time was called the score against the School was 4 goals, 8 tries, to nil. In gaining this score they were greatly assisted by G. H . Eyre, who ran well all the match . The only one of theSchool who seemed able to collar him being Bulman . Tries : G. H . Eyre (3), W . G . Wilson (3), E . W . Clayforth (2), G . Sedgwick (2), J . Wynne (2). H. C . B . CLAYFORTII'S TEAM .—F . R . Brandt (back) ; G. II . Eyre. F. Ware, H . Rhodes (three-quarters) ; P . E. Lord, AV . G . Wilson (half) ; II . C . B. Clayforth, G . Sidgwick, J . Wynn, W . Kayc, E . W . Clayforth, T. Crawshaw, C . B_ Clarke, A . Spenser, T. H . Little (forwards) .

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Astheere only remain one or two matches to be played in the coming term, th football season may be regarded as practically over, and so a few remarks on the good and bad 1p oints of the XV may now be made. Speaking generally the style of play has been satisfactory, and the results good . In one or two of the matches no doubt the play was anything but satisfactory, notably the first match against St . John's College, and the one against Mr . Clayforth's team . The St . John 's men were a strong heavy lot, but there was no real attempt to cope with them, the school forwards straggling forlornly about the field, and as for the backs—with the exception of the full back—the least said about them the better . The result of the return match clearly showed that the XV had not shewn their true form in the first match, as they were only beaten by a goal, and that was got in the first five minutes of play. The match against Mr. Clayforth 's team was not satisfactory . The school XV neither played well, or took their beating well . Had they played a little more, and grumbled a little less—especially during the second half of the game—the score would have been much less . This remark does not refer to the whole of the XV, as there were several members who did their best throughout the game . It is to be hoped that some of the principal offenders will in the future learn to take a beating in as good a spirit as possible. One of the most notable features of the past season was the wonderful improvement of the three-quarters as the season went on. At the beginning they were the weakest, at the end it may almost be said they were the strongest part of the XV . What they were most lacking in was kicking power, what they most excelled in was running power . The last two or three matches brought to light a three-quarter of very great promise . Wand can both kick judiciously and run well, and with a little more strength and height will be of the greatest service to next year's XV. The committee made a great mistake in their choice of a full back. Procter for his size was very plucky, but he was not fit for such an important post, his kicking at the latter end of the season being of the feeblest description . Even at the risk of weakening the forwards a better man might have been found, W . S . Gofton and Bulman being both of them excellent kicks . Procter might be tried as a half next term. The two half-backs cannot be too much praised for their consistently good unselfish play throughout the season . It would be invidious to -compare them as they are so equal in merit, and either deserves an

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equal share of commendation . The forwards, well led by Wilson and Crosthwaite, played a right good game with the two exceptions already referred to . They must however learn to use their feet more than their hands ; as long as they were in the pack they held their own, in the loose they were generally out of it, and had to save themselves by dropping ignominiously on the ball amidst indignant shouts from their opponents of " Do stand up, St . Peter's ." The attendance at "pick ups " during the last term has been very good, and it is to be hoped the improvement will be lasting . In conclusion there is every reason to be satisfied with the result of the season's play ; though beaten by Durham we defeated Leeds, and a goodly number of other teams fell before us . The total results are : Matches played, 14 ; won 8, lost 6.

CHARACTERS OF THE XV. Splendid hardworking forward . Energetic captain. st . 8 lbs . (84-85 .) R. CRAWSHAW . A good three-quarter. Runs splendidly at times, but was sadly out of form for the first half of the season . Lacks kicking power. To st . I lb . (85 .) R. CROS HWAI'rE . An excellent forward, and the best dribbler in the XV . Io st . To lbs . (83-84-85 .) *W . S . GOFTON . Very good forward who has made good use of his weight . Should learn to dribble more . 12 St . 6 lbs . (84-85 .) J . E . GOFTON . A three-quarter with great speed, and good kicking . . powers. Is apt to lose his head when pressed . II st . 3 lbs. J . G. WILSON . Io

( 8 4- 8 5 . ) Good forward and most promising three-quarter . ro st. (85 .) *J. A . DUNKEPLY . Useful three quarter. His tackling and kicking have been excellent throughout the season . I r st . 5 lbs . (Si .) A . RosE . A really good half. Knows when to kick and when to pass. 9 St . 7 lbs . (85 .) *C. HAYNES . Very sharp half, but does not kick enough when he has the chance . 9 st . (85 .) H. MCCLELLAN . Splendid forward who never ceases his exertions from the kick off to the call of time . Follows up well . 9 st . r lb 1, 85 .) F . BULIIAN .

7 lbs .

* Have left .

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CORRESPONDENCE.

Very good forward . Plays a saving game with great 9 st . 6 lb . (85 .) H . RousE . Plucky forward . Dribbles well . 8 st . 7 lbs . (85 .) W . GABB . Good forward in the pack, but has no idea of playing in the loose . ro st. 2 lbs . (85 .) J . WHALEY . Smart forward . Follows up well, but does not use his feet enough . 9 st . 4 lbs . 1 8 5 . ) W . K . PROCTER . Fair full back at the beginning of the season, but very poor towards the end. Far too light for the place . 8 st . (85 .) FABER .

success.

CORRESPONDENCE. To

THE EDITORS OF THE PETERITE.

DEAR SIRS,—C . T's . letter is really unworthy of notice, but perhaps a few words from me may teach him to become acquainted with facts in future before he rushes into print . I would remind him, through vou, that my letter was written on October 14th, in the first week of the term, when the 'Varsity R .U .F .C . had not had a picked game, much less a match ; when it was too early to say that " Johnson and Spencer play regularly for Christ' s, Lord occasionally for Clare, and Daniel for Trinity Rest ; " when neither the Jesus, Corpus, Hall, nor any other Trials had been thought of ; and when Peter's had not been down to the river. Again, C . T . is inconsistent in his complaint against the prominence given to Corpus news . He actually gives you further information about Corpus O .P's ., which would have looked better in Calleh's letter than in his . It may, however, comfort C . T . to know (as his letter savours strongly to me of disappointment) that on receipt of information two days later, about the doings of several O .P ' s ., I wrote immediately to the Editors, hoping they would be able to insert it in my letter. This they were evidently unable to do. With respect to Duncan and Leake, their fame had not reached my ears before I wrote my letter, whilst Thomas was known to me . The latter was unable to play even for his College more than three times, as he had scarcely recovered from rheumatic fever, and he thought it better to reserve himself for the Welsh trial matches . He distinguished himself in the match, England v . Wales, on January 2nd .

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Perhaps, when C . T . has been longer at the University, he will write you only such letters as merit the approbation and not the pity and ridicule of all sensible persons . I am, yours, etc ., STOIC. [This correspondence must now cease .—ED .]

To THE EDITOR OF THE PETERITE. Sia,—Can nothing be done with regard to colours fcr the 2nd teams . A team without colours looks like a regiment without a uniform ! The first team at present, can alone be distinguished from the rest of the school, and therefore it is no honour to be a member of the second team . Why should our school be different from the rest, which have colours even for house teams . The following reasons shew some of the advantages :—rst, beneficial to the school because more fellows would come up to the " Pick-ups" ; 2nd, there would be more competition for the second team which would improve play ; 3rd, there would be no difficulty in " passing " during the game, all having the same jersey . Hoping some attention will be paid to this subject, I remain, yours, &c ., FLY-KICK. P .S .—This will apply to both Football and Cricket. DEAR

NOTES AND ITEMS. W. H . Holmes has been elected to an open Classical Scholarship of X35 at Durham University. The Bishop of Chester has offered to the Rev . Edward Barber, rector of Chalfort St . Giles, Bucks, the Archdeaconry of Chester and a Canonry in the Cathedral which was vacated by the Yen . J . L. Darby, on his appointment as Dean of Chester.—Stanzdard. The Rev . E . Barber was elected Foundation Scholar of St. Peter's in 1856, and gained the Exhibition in 186o, in which year he also obtained a Mathematical Demyship at Magdalen Coll ., Oxford. Peterite subsciptions for 1886 may now be paid .