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SCHOOL LETTER. S we look back on the last term or even the last few weeks of that term so many memories crowd upon us that we know not what to say and what to leave unsaid . Much of a most eventful and interesting nature has taken place since our last "School Letter" found a place in the Peter/1e of July. So full an account is given in other parts of this number of all that has been occurring in the world here that it would be superfluous for us to make more than passing mention of it.

Of course, there is one thought uppermost in our mind, and that is Mr. Stephenson 's departure . Space will not allow of us to dwell on his work in the school or of the great success which has attended it throughout the 15 years he has been Head Master . Suffice it to look at the lists of honours obtained at the Universities, with which he has been rewarded year by year, enough to see the esteem and regard that he has won for himself both among the present and past scholars of this school and in the city, to know that his time has not been wasted and that a worthy successor is no easy thing to find . Our acquaintance with Mr. Handford, who has been appointed to succeed Mr . Stephenson as Head Master is as yet small but we give him none the less a hearty welcome, knowing well of his personal abilities both as School and House Master.

To leave the School for the Cricket Field we find another cricket season over . As a review of the season and the characters of the eleven are dealt with in another part of this number, it is unnecessary for us to dilate on them here . In order to assist the funds of the club, Mrs. Stephenson who has always been so ready to assist in any work connected with the school, very kindly got up a first class concert, which was held in the School Hall, on July the 7th, and of which we give a fuller account later on in this number .

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In Athletic Sports this year we were far above the average and far as we know there are not many schools of our size that can present such a list of average performances . All the events were very good with the exception perhaps of the mile in which those that entered seemed to be saving themselves for the succeeding events . We should like to urge, as has often been done, that some arrangement should be arrived at before the next Athletic Sports, which would give all that enter for them a better chance of obtaining a reward for their labours and rather equalize matters . Hitherto there have been one or two boys who have carried off a large proportion of the prizes with very little difficulty, and we can see no reason why the system of penalizing the winners of the previous season, which is so generally adopted by Athletic Clubs of the day, should not exist with us.

A very pleasant part of the prize giving this year was the presentation of a Testimonial to Mr . Stephenson in the shape of a purse of .

Dr . Lake, the Dean of Durham, distributed the prizes, and £200 amongst those present were the Dean of York, the Ven . Archdeacon Crosthwaite, and the Reverend Canon Fausset.

We must not close without ourselves taking leave of you . We now resign our post to our successors, whom we hope may be more successful than we . Life is not made up all of success, and if we have in a degree merited your favours and approval we feel that our Editorship has not been altogether a failure . There are so many changes taking place in the school at this time that we can resign our office without reluctance, feeling that "the old order changeth and giveth place to new ."

COMMEMORATION DAY. HE Commemoration Service was held in the School Chapel, on Wednesday, June the 29th . The interior of the Chapel was very tastefully decorated with flowers and reflected great credit on the ladies under whose supervision the work had been carried out . There was a large attendance of the friends of the school and old boys . The first portion of the morning prayers was read by the Rev. C . R . Gilbert, and the latter portion by the Rev . W . O . F . Campbell . The lessons were read by R . Crosthwaite and O . W . Whaley . The Ven.

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Archdeacon Crosthwaite preached the sermon, taking for his text "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Ephes . v . 16).

After giving out his text he said, before he began his sermon, standing as they did on the eve of Mr. Stephenson ' s departure, he felt that he must say a single personal word, he felt that he must express to those present the highest sense of appreciation, not only of his great intellectual powers and culture but of the ability and true kindliness and untiring conscientiousness and consideration for others with which he had filled the position of head master of that school . He would not dwell longer on that subject in his (Mr . Stephenson ' s) presence ; he could not say more and he could not satisfy himself by saying less.

He had not felt it easy to choose a subject for his sermon that day ; the text had been suggested partly by the nearness of the important changes which were to take place in the school and partly by the fact that the close of every term was a kind of milestone in a school boy's life, and that, that was especially the case that term, which naturally brought to a close the school career of some whom he was addressing ; the time was very near when some of them would go out into the world to enter upon the business for which the education received in that school was to prepare them. Proceeding with his sermon, he remarked that St . Paul in the epistle from which the text was taken wrote to young Christians living in the midst of evil . The times, in which they, to whom he was speaking lived, were full of temptation and danger, and if they blindly permitted themselves to be carried whichever way the stream might bear them, they would inevitably be borne to destruction, but if they took the will of God as their guide and set themselves to live as his servants, then the temptations of the time would be so used by them as to promote their welfare . It was the purpose of God that in evil time the Christian should gather strength, which would surely come if he steadfastly kept before him the keeping of God's will as the great aim of his life . There was no more important fact in their Christian life than the influence they exerted, and could not help exerting on each other ; it was part of God's purpose that they should mutually support and help each other, and they were to watch for and use the opportunities which God gave them from time to time . There was no lesson so important to press upon them at the outset of life as the great truth that their happiness in the future state depended upon their conduct

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in this world . He asked them to remember that this life was the schooltime to prepare them for eternity—that it was their sowing time . As truly as those who left that school were what they had become by the way they had spent their time there, and as truly as the crop was the actual and necessary fruit of the sowing, so must they all be hereafter what their lives in this world had made them . He then showed that as the temporal trials experienced in this life strengthened those who were subjected to them, so would those who desired to do God's will be benefited by the spiritual trials they experienced in their way through life . In conclusion, he urged upon them to be true to their Master in the evil days, to let their lives be lives of usefulness in this world and their trials be but discipline for nobler service in the world to come.

THE PRIZE-GIVING AND PRESENTATION. HE Prizes were distributed in the School Hall, on Tuesday, July the 26th, before a numerous gathering . The Dean of Durham presiding, and supporting the very rev . chairman were the Dean of York, the Ven . Archdeacon Crosthwaite, Canon Fausset, the Rev. W . Y . Fausset . the Rev . H . M . Stephenson, &c.

The Rev. H . M . Stephenson in opening the evening said, he felt he must make some departure from the general rule and first congratulate . them on the presence that evening of the Dean of Durham, who had been so kind as to consent to distribute the prizes . He had, moreover, to apologise for the absence of his successor, who, owing to the pressure of work in connection with the examination at Uppingham found it impossible to be present . He then proceeded to give a short abstract of the reports, which we give here in full, and a list of the honours obtained during the past school year.

P . E . Matheson, M .A ., Fellow of New College, Oxford, in examining Form VI . in Classics, Scripture and History reports :—In Latin the paper on the prepared books (Livy XXI . and Virgil jEneid IV .) showed careful preparation and a good style of translation, Whaley's paper deserves special mention . The Latin Grammar paper was not very well done except by Wilson ; the chief weakness was in syntax . The Latin prose was on the whole satisfactory, Wilson and Whaley showed

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some style . The Latin verse paper did not bring out striking results.

Whaley's verses showed vigour, and a feeling for style and rhythm, and four out of the six others did respectably . The unprepared translation paper was well done : Whaley's work was excellent and Wilson's good.

In Greek, the paper on the set book GEschylus' Agamemnon) produced the best results in the examination, the average mark being just over 75 per cent . The questions on syntax and language were well answered . All the papers showed careful teaching . The Greek Grammar paper was poorly done, but the Creek Prose Composition was good and much less marred by mistakes than the Latin Prose . In Verse Composition five out of seven did respectably, though no one but Whaley showed any special aptitude . His verses showed some power and style . The Unprepared Translation was remarkably well done on the whole, six out of nine getting over 6o per cent . of full marks . Wilson and Whaley did very well . The general style of translation showed life.

In Roman History, both the paper on outlines and that on the special period were well done . There was a good general knowledge of the subject, and the more detailed questions were answered in many cases with a fulness and vigour which showed good teaching . Wilson, Crosthwaite, and A . C . Clarke deserve special mention.

In Scripture the paper was very satisfactory, Crosthwaite distinguished himself most in this . The paper on the Epistle to the Romans was not quite so well done, probably owing to the difficulty of the subjectmatter.

On the whole I consider the state of the Form very satisfactory.

The general performance of the Form is good, and especially in Translation papers, and in History shows an advance upon last year . The work of Whaley and Wilson in different ways was excellent, and both are likely to do credit to the school . Of the other boys, T . P . Clarke, A . C . Clarke, and Leaf did steady work all round, and Cook seems to show promise . The school seems to be doing very good work.

A . J . Wallis, M .A ., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in examined the first Division in Mathematics, reports as follows :— My general impression of the whole work is that it was excellent in the more elementary subjects—Euclid, Algebra, Arithmetic, and the earlier parts of Trigonometry, but that in those more advanced, Geometrical B

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and Analytical, Statics and Dynamics, while that of a few boys was very good, the work of a majority seemed that they had hurried through the subjects at too great a rate.

In the Arithmetic paper the work was most excellent throughout; the methods employed were good and the numerical results correct.

In Algebra the work was entirely good ; there was a very high standard of accuracy in the work . Both the earlier and later parts of the paper were well answered.

In Euclid the propositions were for the most part written out well, and the solutions of the riders were satisfactory.

In Trigonometry the answers to the earlier questions showed that a good foundation of knowledge has been laid by the majority of the class . Hutchings and Thompson showed good knowledge also of the later parts, but several showed that they had read these parts of the subject without understanding them . In this paper Hutchings obtained the magnificent mark of I47 out of a total of 150.

In Mechanics and Conics it seemed also to be the case that a majority have gone on too fast with the later parts without understanding well the fundamental principles of the earlier . Several, however, wrote out the book-work of the Statics well and carefully . In these subjects however, as throughout the whole examinations, the work of Hutchings was excellent, and that of Thompson was also very good.

A . C . Clarke and Allan also deserve special mention.

We are sorry to be unable to give the Rev. W . Y. Fausset's report of the work of the Fifth and Upper and Lower Fourth Forms, but as the report was verbal we were dependent on the York press, whose energies seem to have flagged on that occasion, and consequently we cannot reproduce it.

The Rev . G . Edmundson, M .A ., in examining the second and third divisions in Upper Civil and Lower Fourth Mathematics writes :—In the Arithmetic in Division II, the work of Leaf and Hopkins is very good. The Algebra Paper is well done, Mitchell here distinguishes himself. The Trigonometry, though scarcely a sufficient test of the knowledge of the boys, is fairly done . In the Euclid Hopkins and Leaf are again to the front . The manner of the writing out is not as neat as it should be in several instances . Sufficient space is not given and the riders are not handled successfully .

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In the Upper Civil Whaley 2 and Birks are throughout facile p-ince es in the form though considerably inferior in merit to the better boys of Division II . The Upper Civil does not appear to have done proportionately as well as last year.

In Division III, Naylor 2 stands next to Leaf in general merit.

The Arithmetic Paper is very well done as also the Algebra . The work of Padel and Chadwick 1 is excellent in every way, and the paper of Naylor 2 and Warwick very creditable . In Euclid Padel shews good knowledge, and there are several other satisfactory papers . The riders are fairly attempted . Writing and method however require attention in some cases.

Of the Lower Fourth the Arithmetic paper is of average merit, Mawson and Peel 2 are good, but the problems are not generally well done . In Algebra the work on the whole is satisfactory, Mawson and Peel 2 do their work well and obtain good marks . The Euclid paper is not so satisfactory, Peel 2 and Mawson obtain about half marks, but the majority shew poor results . The average marks obtained is only 18% of the total .

HONOURS OBTAINED 1886-1887.

Rev. G . Edmundson, M .A., late Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, elected a Member of the Society of Dutch Literature in the University of Leyden.

J . H . G . Wilson obtained leaving certificate with distinction in Greek and History.

H . Bloomfield obtained the same with distinction in Mathematics.

J . H . G . Wilson elected to an open Classical Exhibition at Wadham College, Oxford.

O . W . Whaley, elected to an open Classical Scholarship at Cairn's College, Cambridge.

J. H . G. Wilson, elected to a Hastings Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford.

C . B . Clarke, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, elected to a Spencer Scholarship at that College.

J . Raine, elected to the Ellertone Entrance Scholarship at Durham University.

W . H . Holmes, elected to the Classical Scholarship at Durham University .

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H . W . Rhodes, Exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford, Second Class in Classical Moderations.

A . Wade, Bible Clerk of All Souls' College, Oxford, Second Class in Classical Moderations.

L . Hutchings, elected to an Open Mathematical Scholarship at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

F . E . Robinson, Junior Optime in the Mathematical Tripos.

C . Douglas (C . & M . Department) successful in the competition for Cadetship in the Naval Engineers.

Exhibitioner, 1887 .—Oswald William Whaley.

Foundation Scholars .—Henry Darnley Naylor, Charles Frederic Padel.

Free Scholars .—Redmond Garwood, M . W . Carroll and H . H. Williams.

Iley Memorial Scholars .—Albert William Peel, Ernest Wrangham , Clarke.

Archbishop of York's Classical Prizeman .—Oswald William Whaley.

Dean of York's Mathematical Prizeman .—Lewis Hutchings.

The Examines appointed by the Oxford and Cambridge School Examination Board.—P . E . Matheson, Esq ., M . A ., Fellow of New College, Oxford ; A . J . Wallis, Esq ., M .A ., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

The Examiners for Foundation and Free Scholarships .—Rev . G. Edmundson, M. A ., late Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford ; Rev. W . Y . Fausset, M .A ., late Scholar of Baliol College, Oxford . These gentlemen also examined the Fifth and Upper and Lower Fourth Forms and the Second and Third Divisions in Mathematics The Dean of Durham, who was loudly applauded in rising, said, that however unworthy he might be none could speak to them with more interest in regard to school-life than he could do and possibly had a right to do . It did not very often happen that a boy spent the whole of his early clays at a great pubic school . He had the singular privilege of being educated for the most of his time by Dr . Arnold . They had now greater advantages ; the theory and practice of school-life were now better understood ; but still the moral was the same . When once the character took inclination for good, then depended the good and wise treatment it received first at school and afterwards at the University.

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At school this was now very well understood . The boy must know that his happiness in life and for good depended very much upon his few years between twelve and twenty-two . Possibly a few years at the University might be years of the deepest interest, and any young man who went to Oxford, Cambridge, Durham or Victoria University having done well at school, and being determined to make the best of himself, in the highest sense of the word, at the University was sure to occupy a useful and distinguished position in life, The honours they had obtained were very great for a school of their size . Fifty years ago public schools were almost entirely for the use of the classes, but now, popular education prevailed and there was scarcely a boy who might not hope to obtain a high position in life . He trusted that the School might continue in the good course it had taken for many years now and that it would be the means of spreading an earnest love of truth and an earnest desire to be useful, and with God' s blessing to do their duties to God and man in a way which would be a glory to their country and a happiness to themselves . (Applause).

The Prizes were then distributed.

Lower First Form .—Rank, Shepherd ; Classics, Pickles ; Mathematics, Pickles and Shepherd ; French, Rose 2 ; Grammar Prize (given by Mr . Campbell) Shepherd.

Upper First Form—Rank, Fausset and Carter 3 ; Classics, Mortimer ; Mathematics, Hudson 2 ; Dictation, Fausset ; French, Hudson 2; Second Pi ize (given by Mr . Travis) Crumbie 2 ; Grammar Prize (given

by Mr . Campbell) Fausset.

Second Form—Rank, Worthington ; Classics, Worthington ; Mathematics, Martin ; French, Partington.

Third Form—Rank, Ellwood ; Classics, Raine ; Mathematics, Grindrod French, Crumbie i ; Dictation, Whytehead.

Lower Division of the C. and Al. Department.—Rank, Napier _11Irt/a:m_atics, Hudson 1 ; Natural Science, Hudson r ; English, Laybourne ; French, Hudson 1 ; German, Bainbridge.

Lower Fourth Form .—Rank, Chadwick 2 ; Classics, Chadwick 2 Mathematics, Mawson ; French, Chadwick 2 ; slIr. Yeld's History Prize, Chadwick 2 ; Geography, Mawson.

Aathem_ztics—Division II, Leaf ; Division III, Naylor and Padel.

Upper Division of C. a'rd At . Department.—Divinity, Hutchings Mathematics, Whaley 2 ; Natural Science, Dirks ; English, Whaley 2

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French, Thompson ; German, Whaley 2 ; Latin, Thompson ; Dictation, Thompson.

Upper Fourth Form .—Rank, Proctor 2 ; Classics, Naylor, I ; French, Lane, i ; Dictation, McClellan ; Mr . Yeld's Composition, Williams.

Fifth Form .—Rank, Easten ; Divinity, Young and Naylor 2; Classics, Wilkinson ; French, Procter i.

Sixth Form .—Rank, O . W . Whaley ; Divinity, J . G . Wilson ; German, T . P . Clarke ; Canon Elwyn ' s Prize for Greek Testament, J . G. Wilson.

Head Master's Prize for Engluhi (Sixth Form) O . W. Whaley ; Commended, J . F. Leaf, A . C . Clarke.

TVriting and Dictation Prizes .—Form IV, McClellan ; Forms III and II Whytehead ; Form I, Fausset ; C. and AL Department, Thompson.

Drawing Prizes (given by IV. J. Bodily, Esq .)—Painting in Water Commended, Hood r, Laybourne ; Pencil Dr awing Prize, Chadwick r ; Commended, Martin ; Improvement Prize, Easten.

The Dean of York in proposing a vote of thanks to the Dean of Durham for presiding, reiterated the remarks of Dr . Lake, with reference to the great influence which Dr . Arnold exercised in the school world, and said he believed the cordial relationship which now subsisted between masters and boys did a great deal more to maintain good discipline and draw out the best qualities and repress the undesirable qualities than the ancient discipline which had happily become nearly traditional and a thing of the past . The speaker then said, it was a great pleasure to him to feel that Dr . Lake came at his request to distribute the prizes in an institution in which he (the speaker) took such great interest as he did in that of St . Peter's School But, it was a still greater to see Dr. Lake present to give especial brilliancy by his distinguished fellowship—as a Scholar and a Fellow of Baliol, a pupil of Arnold, Dean of the Great Church of Durham, and and Warden of a Great Northern University—to the last occasion when their present Head-Master would preside over them . He was quite sure that their good friend, the Head-Master, was resigning his position there with the consciousness on the part of the body, whom he represented, of the great work which he had done for so many years.

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those who by their position in the class lists and by their University prizes testified to the able scholarship of the Head-Master and the good teaching they received . During the period he had been Head-Master then the list had continued to equal, if not surpass, the annals which had preceded . He could assure him that he carried with him to his new sphere the good wishes of them all . (Applause) . They hoped he would find in his future position all and even more than he anticipated, and that he would look back upon the past with feelings, not altogether devoid of pleasure and satisfaction . (Applause).

The Yen . Archdeacon Crosthwaite seconded the vote of thanks.

In doing so, he said, that he as a parent had especial reason to thank Mr . Stephenson for many acts of kindness as well as what he had done for his boys in common with other boys at that school . There was one feature in Mr . Stephenson ' s management which had struck him on that and on previous occasions, viz . :—that he had succeeded in attaching to himself the regard of the boys of the school, and especially of those who had come immediately under his own care (loud applause), and that they, when they had passed away from the school, reaped the fruits of the pains he had taken with them, and felt for him an ever strengthening affection and regard . No one could fail to see that he had done his duty by the school thoroughly . (Loud applause).

The vote of thanks was then heartily adopted.

The Dean of Durham in replying said, he endorsed all that had been spoken about their Head-Master, who had done his duty thoroughly to the school . He was sure Mr . Stephenson would carry with him all their hopes for his future happiness in life, and what was perhaps the best guarantee of it, the remembrance of the gratitude and affection which they evidently one and all felt . (Applause).

The Rev . W . Y. Fausset said, he felt himself having a special duty to perform, unable to adequately express his thoughts at such a moment.

In the first place, he really felt that he ought to have a wider hold on the subject than he possessed, because Mr . Stephenson had done so much unostentatious work in the city of which he knew little . His work in regard to the Charity Organisation and other associations was wellknown . Probably, he (Mr . Fausset) was the oldest pupil of Mr. Stephenson ' s at St . Peter's present that night and he knew he might count upon Mr . Stephenson as a life-long friend . He regarded

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Mr. Stephenson as being one of the great teachers of their o day . He then referred to Mr . Stephenson 's literary and scholas work and to the interest he took in athletic exercises of the boys . He also referred to the successful dramatic representations which had been given at the school, and again he knew how heartily the staff had worked under Mr . Stephenson . If he had told them how to work he had also worked himself, and there could have been nothing better to inspire confidence . It was a painful thing to them that they should have to take leave of Mr . Stephenson, but they could only wish him a continuance of the success which had attended him hitherto . They could assure him that they hoped that he would find the rest he needed in the quiet village to which he was going . They might also trust that his own university would again soon recognise his great merits in order that a still greater sphere of usefulness might be opened for him . It remained for him to trust their coming Head-Master might carry on the work on the same lines as Mr . Stephenson . In conclusion, he had to ask Mr . Stephenson to accept a purse as a mark of their gratitude.

(Loud applause).

The purse, which contained £zoo, was in plush, with the cross-keys worked in gold and the monogram H . M . S . on one side and the date 1887, and the words •` The Lord be with you " on the other.

The Rev . H . M . Stephenson said, he felt in some considerable difficulty in responding to the speech that his old friend and pupil had made on behalf of himself and others . He knew that on such occasions it was almost a commonplace for a man, who had received such a noble present as they had made him, to say that he did not deserve it.

He felt most distinctly that he had not deserved anything like what Mr . Fausset had said of him . If he had done anything good in the school he had been amply repaid, and if he might say so, their generous gift to him was so much superfluity of kindness on their part . He had worked there now for 15 years and he had had the privilege and the honour of working with a staff about whom he could hardly trust himself to speak . He did not think a Head-Master ever had a staff so thoroughly devoted to their work, so unselfish and so sympathetic and loyal to him as the staff he had had, with few changes, the honour and privilege of working with . (Applause) . He could only say that the well-wishers of that school wou l d do well to place their confidence in

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the conduct of the school so long as the present staff still remained.

He was sure the work must be ably carried on, and he felt confident also that the Head-Master who had been appointed would carry on as well as it had been hitherto . He was proud to say that the boys had given as little trouble as was possible within the limits of human nature in boys, and he had had cause for repeated thankfulness in that the boys having left school were able to keep up a connection and to form a true and loyal and lasting friendship, and to show sympathy in times of the greatest trial and trouble . He had been amply repaid before that expression of their generous sympathy . He believed the school had as much vitality in it as it ever had, and he believed the new HeadMaster would raise it and keep it to as high a position as it had ever attained, and he looked forward to its holding its own as one of the highest schools and recognised as such by the Universities . His good wishes and earnest desire for its prosperity would always continue, and he should never forget his association with it, and the pleasures, privileges, and honours connected with it . He thanked them most heartily for having seen only the good points of his mastership . He thanked them in the name of himself and family and he bade them farewell and God bless them . (Loud cheers).

The Dean of Durham in a few remarks formally closed the proceedings, which terminated with the usual cheering.

FAREWELL SERMON Preached in the School Chalel by the Rev— 11 M . Stephenson—July 24th.

N preaching on St . Luke xvr . r .—" There was a certain rich man which had a steward and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods, " the preacher said " The steward of this parable was intended, no doubt in the first instance, to symbolise the Jewish nation which had wasted the goods which God had entrusted, by keeping them to themselves and using them to gratify their own selfishness instead of chstributing them to the world, where they should have yielded large increase to the glory of God . But as the nation is made up of individuals, so is the individual portrayed in the nation.

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strengths, weaknesses, virtues, vices, temptations, comforts, the conditions under which it fails and succeeds, the means whereby it rises to higher morality, the causes that drag it down to a lower level . To every individual Jew, therefore, this parable afforded warning and instruction, and it stands to give the same to every individual, man, woman, and child amongst us now . Now whether we waste the goods bestowed upon us by God, or use them rightly and to the full depends, I su p pose, entirely on whether we regard them as God's or as our own, whether we look upon them as a trust which we are responsible—or rather I should say, which it is our privilege and happiness to be able to use to the utmost for the purposes for which they were bestowed, or consider them as our own property which we may use as we please, and as much or as little as suits our own earthly inclinations . This is what makes, I think, the difference between the great man and the little man, whatever their natural gifts, between the successful and unsuccessful man in the proper sense of the words . The one is continually pressed by the idea that his gifts, whatever they are, are goods entrusted to him to use to the best advantage, by one to whom he is under the deepest obligation which a man can be under . The other acknowledges no such obligation, but uses his gifts as an irresponsible owner, regardless of rights of the giver, the gifts themselves and those who are entitled to share the benefits they may confer . And this irresponsible feeling shows itself not only in misuse . Not only does it make people per v ert their gift, use what should be a means of moral, intellectual and spiritual advance and therefore a blessing to others as well as themselves, as a means of heightening and intensifying animal and sensual indulgence, not only does it cause people to turn to their own glory or aggrandisement what should be used to the glory of God, to use their gifts to win applause, praise, adulation, power for themselves . Not only this, but it opens the way to a subtler temptation, to moral indolence, caprice, and over sensitiveness . Unless there is the abiding sense of the Master from whom the gifts come, they may be wasted as much by hesitating use as by misuse . A man may lose opportunities of doing good by moral indolence and so negatively at least do as much harm as by immoral self-glorification . He may sacrifice opportunities of influencing others to his own sensitiveness . He may sacrifice powers of public usefulness to a self included self-distrust . He may even sacrifice the

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means to win souls at his disposal by a selfish shrinking from selfglorification . He may sacrifice occasions in his power, of advancing the honest interests of those, for whose interests he is responsible, to dislike of the material on which he is required to use his powers . He may indulge his moral capriciousness so far in inspecting and examining and dwelling upon all that is offensive in any sphere of usefulness that is opened to him that he ends by being no use . He may indulge reserve and irony of feeling and rob others of benefits by an ignorance for which he is responsible Now all this comes from losing hold of the truth, that the using of all our gifts, powers, capacities, opportunities, to the utmost is not a matter of our own choice, not a matter in which we can please ourselves, picking and choosing in our use, indulging a moral fastidiousness which is selfishness in disguise, but a matter of responsibility to God, who desires all that he has given to be used not only aright but to the utmost to promote his glory, which is the salvation of the world.

Brethren, no one, least of all a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, can leave a sphere of work in which he has been labouring for years, let go for ever a portion of his life ' s work without anxious misgivings, serious self-accusations and inexpressible self-contempt . Some more, some less in such a position must feel conscious of having wasted their Master's goods . Phantoms of the past must rise up to convict them of faithlessness in the performance of their trust, visions of souls left to wander for want of influence that might have been exercised, lives perhaps marred by want of outspoken guidance, enthusiasms cooled by reserve and want of articulate sympathy . These and other like thoughts must rise in his mind . But, thank God, we are not all of us or many of us all black, as none of us are all white . We have our lucid intervals, in which perhaps unknown to ourselves we use our gifts aright and do some fragments of good work. The very fact of our misgiving and self-reproach may mean (who knows ?) that we have at times done justice to our responsibility and allow us to hope with trembling that it has not been all waste with us . There may be some fragments left.

If there are, and if any of you have any love for me, return good for evil and gather them up, God knows, I know, all that has been wasted.

Be it yours to gather up the fragments . If Christ has blessed them they will be wholesome food, if meagre, to your souls . Think what it

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may be to me hereafter if some of you can say of me, ' He taught me some good, he said something once which made me realize the Gospel truth and desire to believe more . He said something once which made me wish to be better and purer, to desire the beautiful in word and deed . He showed a feeling once which did me good . He might have done much more for me but he did something .' Think what this may be to me some day and try to be able to say it for my sake . My voice henceforth is silent among you for good and for evil . May God in His mercy, as only He can, cancel the evil and bless and multiply the good.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. HE sports were held on Monday and Tuesday, July 25th and 26th.

The weather was all that could be desired, and on the second day there were a considerable number of spectators present . Some of the performances were remarkably good, the Quarter Mile, Long Jump and Cricket Ball in the Senior Events, and the Long Jump and Cricket ` Ball amongst the Juniors being especially worthy of mention . The Committee were J . G . Wilson, R . Crosthwaite, and O . W. Whaley, and all the arrangements were satisfactorily carried out . The Judges were the Rev . A . S . Commeline, H . W . Rhodes, Esq., and H . W . Wood, Esq, and the Starter R . D . C . Rose, Esq . The Programme was as follows : MONDAY.

T

PUTTING THE WEIGHT. I, T . P . Clarke ; 2, G . V . Birks ; 3, H . F . Chadwick.

Clarke had very little difficulty in scoring his third successive victory in this event, his " put," 31 feet 2 inches, was about 2 feet in advance of what he accomplished last year . Distances, I, 31 feet 2 inches ; 2, 29 feet 3 inches.

2 .-LONG JUMP (UNDER 15).

P~rbes given by IV Cobb, Esq.

r, IV . Carter ; 2, C . Lovell ; 3, H . B . Whitby.

This event was productive of a very good struggle for first place between Carter and Lovell, the former of whom was eventually successful, though only by a few inches . Distance, 15 feet .

3 .-LONG JUMP (OPEN).

1, J . E . Gofton ; 2, G . V. P-,irks ; 3, H . F . Chadwick.

This was one of the best events in the sports . All the three succeeded in clearing 18 feet, and Gofton is to be heartily congratulated on his fine performance.

Distance, 19 feet 4 inches .

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4 .-HUNDRED YARDS (UNDER 15).

Prize given by IV L . Newman, Erq. 1, W . Carter ; 2, Lovell ; 3, H . B. Whitby.

This was run in three heats . In the Final, Lovell held the lead for a short time, but Carter overhauled him and won by about 2 yards, Whitby being a good third.

5 .-HUNDRED YARDS (UNDER 13).

Prize given by Rev. IV 0 . F. Campbell.

1, A . Rose ; 2, T . Carter ; 3, G. Partington.

Rose ran in excellent style and had very little difficulty in outstripping his opponents . About a yard between second and third.

6.-QUARTER MILE. Prize given by If. Thompson, Esq. 1, J . E . Gofton ; 2, R . Crosthwaite ; 3, O . W. Whaley.

There were only three starters for this event. As soon as the word was given, Gofton took first place, Crosthwaite second and Whaley third . This order was maintained all through, the only difference being that Gofton increased his lead.

Time, 5 6t seconds.

7 .--THROWING THE CRICKET BALL (UNDER 15).

1, F. Mitchell ; 2, C . Lovell ; 3, W . Carter.

Mitchell accomplished a capital performance in this event, his distance being 76 yards 2 feet 8 inches . Second and third were several yards behind.

8 .--MUSIC PUPILS ' HANDICAP. Prize given by IV. Barnliy, Esq. I, H . F . Chadwick (15 yards) ; 2, R. Crosthwaite (scratch) ; 3, I. A . Browne (45 yards).

A most exciting race between Chadwick and Crosthwaite ended in favour of the former by six inches . Third was some distance behind.

9 .--HANDICAP (OVER 15) 500 YARDS. 1, J . E . Gofton (scratch) ; 2, G . V. Birks (25 yards) ; 3, J . G . Wilson (25 yards).

This event produced a very fair race . Be(ore the end of the first lap, Gofton had overhauled all his opponents excepting Wilson and Birks, whom he eventually succeeded in beating by about 15 yards . About 5 yards divided second and third.

TUESDAY. I .--HIGH JUMP (OPEN).

P rise given by IV. Rawalsit, Esq. I, excl .) J . E . Gofton and R . Crosthwaite ; 3, ( .eq .) G . V. Birks and J . H . Mawson.

A tie for first place was the result of this event, both clearing 4 feet 11 inches, but neither being able to acheive 5 feet . Singularly enough Birks and Mawson also tied for third place .

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2,—HIGH JUMP (UNDER 15).

L, Freeman, Esq.

Prize iven by L.

1, C . Lovell ; 2, II . D . Whitby ; 3, W . Carter.

Lovell accomplished a very creditable performance in this event, and jumped in very promising style . Height, 4 feet 3 inches.

3 —HUNDRED YARDS (OPEN).

Arizegiven by li v . IL 1T.. Stephenson.

1, J . F . Gofton ; 2, O . W . Whaley ; 3, II . F. Chadwick.

For this event only four competitors came to the post . As was generally expected Gofton won by about 4 yards, Chadwick being about 2 yards behind Whaley.

4 .--HANDICAP (UNDER 15), 500 YARDS. 1, C . Lovell (5 yards) ; 2, F. Pickles (40 yards) ; 3, W . Carter (scratch).

Lovell ran in very good style and won somewhat easily by several yards . Pickles ran very pluckily and struggled in second, just beating Carter.

5 .—MILE RACE. Prize given by Rev . C . K . Gilb, rt.

I, J. E . Gofton ; 2, R . Crosthwaite ; 3, J . G . Wilson.

The mile was somewhat of a farce . For the first s e x laps it was evident that the record was not to be attempted to be beaten, and that the men were going to take matters easily . At the beginning of the seventh Wilson, however, put on an excellent sprint and took second place . Crosthwaite, however, overtook him before the finish.

Gofton won as he liked . Time not taken.

6 .--THROWING TIIE CRICKET BALL (OPEN). r, II . Jackson ; 2, H . F . Chadwick ; 3 . W . K . Procter.

Jackson accomplished a first-rate performance, especially considering that he had just recovered from a recent illness . Distances, 90 yards 2 feet 6 inches . Chadwick threw SS yards and Procter S .I yards.

7 .--RACE OVER HURDLES (OPEN).

Prize ;riven by A . IV. IL :/es, Esq. 1, R . Crosthwaite ; 2, G . Dirks ; 3, H . Jackson, Dirks led until the last hurdle, when Crosthwaite drew up and just managed to win by a few feet. A couple of yards between second and third. g .--RACE OVER HURDLES (UNDER 15).

Prize given by F. M. Scargill, Esq. 1, C . Lovell ; 2, H . B . Whitby ; 3, W. Carter.

An easy win for Lovell, who was never pressed, Whitby had little difficulty in securing second place .

9 .--POLE JUMP (OPEN). r, G, V . Dirks ; H . C . Jackson ; 3, J . E . Gofton.

The best contested event of the day . Gofton retired early from the competition, but Jackson made a most plucky fight, and he, as well as Dirks, deserves great credit for the performance. Height, S feet 6 inches .

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I0 .--I-IURDLE HANDICAP (OPEN).

Pr z_•s given by G. Geld, Esq.

R . Crosthwaite (scratch) ; 2, H . Jackson (scratch) ; 3, J . G. Wilson (20 yards).

Wilson soon got a lead which he maintained for some time, but was eventually overtaken by the two scratch men, An excellent race ended in favour of Crosthwaite by 3 yards .

II .--OLD Boys ' FLAT RACE, QUARTER MILE. I, W. S . Gofton ; 2, J . Ford ; 3, R . Wood.

Only three competitors appeared, and of these Ford unfortunately ruined his chance by running at the wrong side of one of the wickets used to mark out the course . As a consequence Goftoa had little difficulty in scoring a victory.

I,

THREE LEGGED RACE, HUNDRED YARDS. I.

H . Metcalfe ; G . V . Birks ;

1,

O . W. Whaley .

2.

J . G . Wilson ; 3 . J . F . Gofton.

T. P. Clarke ; R . Crosthwaite.

CONSOLATION RACE.

CRICKET. v . YORK—June 23rd.

Played on the York Ground, and resulted in a victory for the home team by 55 runs . York was very strongly represented, while we were still without Jackson whose services, especially as a bowler, were sorely missed . Having won the toss, the York captain elected to bat, and sent in Breed and Doran to face the bowling of Procter and Whaley . Before a run had been scored, Breed was very neatly caught at point, and at q Doran was easily caught by the bowler . Procter, who followed, was bowled at 14, and then Dewse and Metcalfe got together and raised the score to 51 before Devise was bowled . No one else did much excepting Dann and Stockdale, and the innings closed for Io8.

The St . Peter's innings began most disastrously, 5 of the best wickets being down for 7 runs, Wilson and Crosthwaite raised the score to 18, at which total they were both dismissed . At this point Whaley and Napier got together and made a most useful stand, adding 31 before they were parted, Napier being bowled off his pads . After this the end soon came, Whaley hit his wicket and Birks was bowled, and the innings closed for 53 . Such a complete break down on a good

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and fast wicket is very difficult to account for, though it must be confessed that the bowling of Wisker and Stockdale was very straight and good.

When York went in a second time, the bowling came in for rather rough treatment at the hands of Procter and Scott, who hit up 53 before a wicket fell, when time was called the total was 83 for three wickets .

YORK. First Inn i ngs.

Second Innings.

G. Breed, c Allan, b W . Procter . .

J. Doran, c & b W . Procter H. Dewse, b Whaley ..

G . Metcalfe, b Whaley ..

J . L . Procter, b Whaley J . Wisher, c E . Procter, b Whaley R . Scott, b W. Procter J . Burt, b W. Procter .. ..

E . J. Dann, c E . Procter, b . Mitchell R. Stockdale, not out ..

S. Ilalliwell, b Whaley Extras Total

o not out .. . .

. . ..

4 28 23 2 st Mitchell, b Gofton ..

7 b Gofton 6 st Mitchell, b Gofton 0 16 17 o

For 3 wickets

ST . PETER'S. H . Allan, b Wisker E . Procter, b Wisker W. Procter, b Stockdale J . E . Gofton, c Procter, b Stockdale F. Mitchell, c & b Stockdale R. Crosthwaite, b Stockdale J . G . Wilson, b Wisker ..

O . W . Whaley, hit wicket, b Wisher M . Napier, b Stockdale . .

H . Metcalfe, not out .

G . V . Birks, b Wisker Extras ..

. . . .

I 0 0

••

3

..

16 12 0

Total BOWLING ANALYLIS. FIRST INNINGS .

14

I

n.

66

w.

4

1 3.3 I

3 0

34 3

5 I

O.

.. . . . .

31

5 . . IoS

W . Procter O . W. Whaley F . Mitchell . .

31 14

. .

. . 8

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CRICKET .

SECOND INNINGS. J . E . Gofton J . G . Wilson E . Procter . .

O.

M.

K.

9 6

I I 0

32

3

34 14

0 0

2

W.

v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN—June 28th.

Played on the Gentlemen ' s Ground, and resulted in the defeat of the School . Having won the toss, St . Peter's were first represented by Gofton and Allan to the bowling of Hughes and Cowper-Coles . Gofton, Mitchell and the Procters all batted well, but the best form was displayed by Jackson who hit about him in brilliant style. Harrison was the most successful bowler, his 5 wickets being obtained at a cost of 26 runs . The Gentlemen opened with Hughes and Cowper-Coles and some vigorous hitting was witnessed, Coles scoring four fours off Jackson's first over . Hughes, whom many will doubtless recognise as an Old Peterite, hit splendidly for his 78 . \V. Procter was the most successful of the School bowlers . The fielding was by no means up to the mark, and we should like to see a decided improvement in this branch of the game . Scores : ST. PETER' S .

H . Allan, b Hughes . . ..

J . E . Gofton, b Dodsworth . . ..

W. Procter, c Harrison, b Gorham E . Procter, c Gorham, b Harrison . .

F. Jlitchcll, lbw, b Dodsworth H . Jackson . c IIields, b Harrison . .

J . G . 'Wilson, b I tarrison . .

O. W. \Whaley, c De Tessier, b I larrison . . . .

R. Crosthwaite, b Harrison M . Napier, not out . .

H . Metcalfe, b De Tessier ..

Extras . . . .

Total

. .

YORKSIIIRE GENTLEMEN. 2 16 18 9 14 42 4 5 2 o 12

. . 78 R . W . Hughes, b W . Procter . . 26 R . L . Cowper-Coles, b Jackson . . 28 Capt . Saville, c S b Allan . .

L. Dodsworth, c E . Procter, b Allan 27 H . De Tessier, b W . Procter . . 31 E . Harrison, c Allan, b W. Procter 16 S . W . Meek, c Allan, b Whaley . . 17 J. E. Jones, not out . . .. .. 2 T . Wickham, c Procter . b W . Procter I . . o C . Gorham, absent . .

— IIields, absent . . o Extras S

. .2 34

Total

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II . Jackson O . \Whaley . . \V. Procter . .

II . Allan . .

J . Gofton . .

T . Mitchell

0.

M.

R.

7 9

0 I

47 3S

1 3'4

2

47

12 r

0 o 0

14

3

63 17

w.

1 I 4 2 0 0

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re . OLD BOYS—June 29th, This match was played, as usual, on Commemoration Day, and after a very good game resulted i11 a victory for the Old Boys by 21 runs.

Having won the toss for choice of innings the school elected to bat and were first represented by W . Procter and Gofton to the bowling of Rhodes and Clayforth . The first few wickets did not give much trouble, but Mitchell, Whaley and Napier, especially the last named, showed good form, and the innings reached the respectable total of zo6.

The Old Boys were first represented by Wand and Robinson.

With the score of 2 Robinson was bowled by Jackson, and at 6 Holmes shared a similar fate . Rhodes made 17, including three fours, before being bowled by a good ball from Procter . Crawshaw and McClellan then got together and by excellent batting raised the score from 42 to 97 before a parting was effected . Crawshaw was the first to go, being bowled by Procter, and soon afterwards Whaley bowled McClellan.

No one else gave much trouble and the innings terminated for a total of 127.

When the school went in a second time, Napier and Metcalfe were soon disposed of, but the two Procters hit about them in fine style and at the call of time the score was 87 for two wickets' Scores : PRESENT. First Innings W . Procter . b Rhodes ..

J . E. Gofton, c Robinson . b Clayforth E. Procter, c Holmes, b Rhodes . .

H . Allan, e Robinson, b McClellan H . Jackson, c Clarke, b Rhodes ..

F. Mitchell, b Rhodes . .

J . G . Wilson . b Wand O . W . Wl alry, c Holmes, b Haynes M . Napier, not out . .

R. Crosthwaite, run out ..

H . Metcalfe, c McClellan, b Clayforth Extras . .

Second Innings.

5

not out

37"

5 o

not out

34

3 7 IS 7

II 21

c Crawshaw, b Rhodes

5 o b McClellan

..

24

Total . .

Io6

0' 14

Total (for 2 wickets) . . 8

CRICKET.

227

PAST. G. C . Waud, c Wilson, b Jackson F . E. Robinson, b Jackson W . H . Holmes . b Jackson R . Crawshaw, h W . Procter H . W. Rhodes, b W . Pro_ter H. McClellan, h Whaley . .

W. G . Wilson, b Gofton . .

R. Wood, run out . . ..

C . W. Haynes, not out ..

C . B . Clarke, b Whaley ..

E . W . Clayforth, 1, Golton Extras ..

6 4 46 17 40 6 0 2 0 0

6 127

Total BOWLING ANALYSIS. PRESENT.—First Rhodes Clayforth McClellan Waud Haynes

.. .. . . . .

Jackson Whaley Procter Allan Mitchell Gofton

..

Innings.

O.

M.

R.

W.

17

3 3 I I 1

37

4 2

4 3 5 0 I 1

3S 31 21 15 7 9

II 6 S 4

12

14 12 7

PAST.—First Innings .

..

15 12 . .

12

4 4 42

3 2 2 0 0

2

v . N . R . ASYLUM .—June 3oth.

This return match was played on the Asylum Ground, and resulted in a tolerably even draw . Having had the good fortune to win the toss, the Asylum elected to bat first, and sent in Johnson and Rudd to face the bowling of Whaley and Jackson . The main features of a somewhat interesting innings were the hard hitting of Stansfield, whose 35 contained only five singles, and the excellent bowling of W. Procter, whose break seemed to puzzle the batsmen considerably . The ball that dismissed Dr . Nicholson is worthy of mention.

When the School went in to hat, there was evidently no possibility of scoring a win and the only thing was to make a creditable draw.

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CRICKET.

Thanks to some first-rate batting by Gofton, W . Procter, and Jackson, the total at the call of time @ as 66 for 4 wickets . Scores : N . R. AsYt.uni.

E . Johnson, b W. Procter . . .. 3 C . E . Rudd, b \V . Procter . . . . 15 J . II . Cundall, c Wilson, b Mitchell 18 W . B . Nicholson, b Mitchell .. 3 J . Stansfield, c Napier, b W. Procter 35 T. Dudley, b W . Procter . . . . 12 J . S . Law, c Mitchell, b W. Procter 15 W . Smith, b W . Procter .. . . to T. Leckenby, not out ..

5 H . Muchall, b W . Procter . . o C . Tate, b W. Procter . .

1 Extras .. . . 8 Total

. .

ST. PETER 'S. H . Allan, b Cundall E. Procter, b Nicholson J . E . Gofton, b Cundall W . Procter, b Cundall H . Jackson, not out ..

F. Mitchell, not out .

Extras ..

. .125

Total (for 4 wickets)

. . 66

To bat—O . W . Whaley, M . Napier, J . G . Wilson, R . Crosthwaite, W . Bennett.

BOWLING ANALYSIS. H . Jackson 0 . Whaley W . Procter F . Mitchell

o.

12 15 20'1 16

at .

5 7 6 3

x.

26 20 41 30

w.

0 0 8 2

v . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL .—July znd.

Played at York, and resulted in a win for St . Peter's on the first innings by 61 runs . The School captain having won the toss elected to send his opponents in . This policy proved most successful, for in Jackson 's second over he succeeded in dismissing three of the opponents, and 6 wickets were down for 15 runs . Then came the only stand of the innings by Thompson and Willey, who brought on W. Procter instead of Jackson before they were parted . After this, the innings was soon over for a total of 5 2.

The St . Peter' s innings was begun by Allan and Gofton . Gofton was bowled at 2, and at 11 Mitchell was caught at point, but Allan and the Proctors by some good and careful batting put the result beyond a doubt, and just before luncheon, E . Procter made the winning hit.

After the interval, some first rate batting was shewn by Jackson and Birks, and thanks to them the innings realized s 13 . Leeds then went

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229

in a second time, and at call of time had scored Scores :

for 8 wickets.

123

LEEDS. Second Innings.

First Innings.

H. E . Hodson, b Jackson . . . . . . I b W . Procter .. ..

W . L . Johnson, b Whaley . . . . I run out . .

D. Seaton, c E. Procter, b Jackson . . . . o c Napier, b W . Procter W . J . Robinson, b Jackson . . . . . . o c E . Procter, b W. Procter ..

V. Thompson, c E . Procter, b W. Procter . . 14 c Mitchell, b Allan H . S . Newstead, b Whaley . . . . I b Mitchell W. Whincup, b Whaley ..

5 b Allan . .

F. Willey, c Allan, b Whaley 21 bAllan .. o not out ..

W. Chadwick, b W . Procter . .

B . II . Churton, not out . .

3 not out . . o W . B . Wcstcott, b Whaley . . . .

6 Extras . .

II

Total (for 8 wickets)

. . 123

Total

52 ST. PETER'S.

..

H . Allan, b Westcott ..

J . E . Gofton, b Hobson . .

F . Mitchell, c Johnson, b Seaton . .

W. Procter, c Whincup, b Seaton E . Procter, c Seaton, b Robinson H. Jackson, c Thompson, b Seaton G . V . Birks, c Johnson, b Seaton . .

O . W . Whaley, c Hodson, b Seaton ..

M . Napier, b Westcott J . G. Wilson, b Wcstcott . .

R . Crosthwaite, not out . .

• . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .

•• •• • • ••

..

Extras Total

13 I I 12 15 26 24 4 I o 2 14

. .113

..

BOWLING ANALYSIS. LEEDS .—First Innings.

111 .

R.

W.

21

5

10

6 5

3

I

19 6

3 2

R. 36 16 17 28 15

W. 3 I o 0 3

0.

O . Whaley H . Jackson W . Procter . .

13'2 . .

Jackson bowled I no-ball.

W . Procter F. Mitchell II . Jackson O. Whaley II . Allan . .

Second Innings.

0. . .

10 . .

5 4 11 12

M. 1 I I 4 6

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CRICKET.

v. WELHAM—July 5th.

This return match was played on the School Ground and resulted in a very even draw, rain interfered greatly with the game and eventually caused its abandonment, Welham had first innings and sent in Wasley and Baker to oppose Whaley and W . Procter . With the score at 3 a beautiful catch at cover point by Gofton dismissed the former, and at 9 both Baker and Heckley had to leave . The main feature of the innings were Tinsley's batting and the success that attended Mitchell ' s bowling . The catch that dismissed Brown was an excellent one, and altogether the fielding was much better than usual . When the School went in to bat disasters followed one another in rapid succession . Lr two overs Tinsley dismissed E . Procter, Gofton and Allan, all bowled . Mitchell and W. Procter however improved the aspect of affairs and raised the score to 25 before the former shared the fate of his predecessors . Birks did not stay long but Whaley kept his wicket up while Procter made runs, and the score had reached 44 for 5 wickets when rain came on heavily and compelled the game to be abandoned . Procter deserves great credit for his plucky and at the same time careful and correct batting at so critical a time . We were again without Jackson, whose assistance would have materially strengthened both our batting and bowling power. Scores : \VELIIAM .

W . II . Wasley, c Gofton, b Whaley 2 T . Baker, b W. Procter .. .. 3 W . IIeckley, c Birks, b Whaley .. 4 A . Tinsley, b Mitchell . . . . 39 M . Williamson,c Birks, b W . Procter 6 T . Coates, c Whaley, b Mitchell .. 3 W. Robinson,c E . Procter. b Mitchell o W. Donkin, b Carter .. .. 3 H . Smithson, not out . . .. 6 T . Middleton, c Allan, b Mitchell .. o F . Brown, c Napier, b Mitchell . . 8 Extras . . ..

4 Total . .

Sr . PETER' S. II . Allan, b Tinsley ..

E . Procter, b Tinsley J. E . Gofton, b Tinsley W . Procter, not out ..

F . Mitchell, b Tinsley G . V. Birks, b Heckley O . W . Whaley, not out P.I . Napier ..

G . W . Wilson } to bat.

R . Crosthwaite W . Carter ..

J Extras ..

. . 78 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

O . Whaley . .

W . Procter F. Mitchell W . Carter

.. . . .. ..

O.

M.

Io

3 5 i 2

14 8'1 5

R. 27

W. 2

24 15 8

2 5

23

CRICKET .

1

v . YORK .—July 7th.

This match was played on the School Ground, and resulted in a draw in favour of York . We were without Jackson, whereas, York had a very strong team, still had the catching been anything like up to the mark, we should have made a very close game of it, and in all probability have been successful.

The York innings was begun by Thorpe and Metcalfe, with the score at 7 Whaley bowled Thorpe, and soon afterwards Metcalfe shared a like fate at the hands of Procter . Six wickets were down for 26 runs when Hutchinson was missed off an easy chance off Whaley at cover point, and this was the beginning of evils . In the long stand that was then made by Hutchinson and Wisker, several chances were not accepted, and it was not till the score had reached 143 that Hutchinson was out to a catch at point . Wisker continued hitting freely, and did most of the run getting . The innings closed at 173.

The School was first represented by Wilson and Crosthwaite . Before many runs had been made Crosthwaite was out to a catch in the long field, and Wilson's career was also cut short by a good ball from Burdett . Dirks did nothing, but Allan and Procter saved the match.

Procter was out last before the stumps wet e drawn for a very well played innings of 36.

ST . PETER' S.

YORK. Thorpe, b Whaley . . . . 4 Metcalfe, b W. Procter . . . . 7 Burdett, c Dirks, b W . Procter .. 6 Doran, c Mitchell, b W . Procter . . 2 J . T . Wisker, not out . . . . S3 W. R . Scott, b Whaley . . . . 2 R . Stockdale, c Allan, b \V. Procter o Hutchinson, c Allan, b W. Procter J7 Widdas, c Carter, b Mitchell . . o Linfoot, b Gofton . . 6 Neale, run out .. 8 Extras . . 18 Total

2ND XI .

J II . G . Wilson, lI Burdett . .

II it . Crosthwaite, c Burdett, b Wisher 0 H . Allan, b Thorpe ..

G. V . Birks, c Thorpe, b Wisher E. Procter, not out ..

W . Procter, c & b Stockdale F. Mitchell, c Scott, b Stockdale Whaley, b Thorpe ..

Napier, b Stockdale . .

Gofton, to bat Carter, to bat Extras . .

I0

••173

V.

72

ARCHBISHOP HOLGATE'S.

This match was played on June 23rd . For the school Hudson and Bennett played in their best style, the former playing with his usual

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care while the latter hit out with his general freedom . Time alone did not allow of the match being finished and a victory won . Scores ST. PETER 'S SECOND ELEVEN. ARciselsHOP HOLGATE 'S. H . D . Naylor, b Walton . . .. o Fielding, c Leaf, b Lovell o A . Hudson, b Welch .. . . 21 Hudson, b Carter C . E . Lovell, b Walton .. . . 3 W . D . Carter, b. Metcalf . . . . 3 T .W. M . Bennctt,c Hudson,bWalton 27 J . F . Leaf, c Metcalfe, b Walton . . o F . C . Crowther, c Welch, b Walton e A . C . Clarke, b Welch . . . . o N. L . Hood, c & b Welch . . .. 9 F . N . Bingham, not out . . .. I A . Crosthwaite, c Giles, b Welch . . o Extras . . . . .. 3 67

Total . .

Smith, b Carter Walton, b Clarke Metcalf, b Lovell Endon, b Clarke Welch, not out I-Iutching, not out Coldrick, to bat.

Armitage, Giles, Extras ..

Total (for 6 wickets)

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v. ELMFIELD COLLEGE. This match was p layed on June 25th on the school ground . The bowling of Carter was mainly instrumental in bringing about the result.

The batting of Napier who assisted the and on this occasion, as also of Metcalfe and Leaf, also contributed to the victory of the School . For Elmfield College, Ward was the only one who could do anything with the bowling. Scores : ELMFIELD COLLEGE .

T . A . Haworth, c Leaf, b Carter C . I . Simpson, c Napier, b Carter F. A . Simpson, b Carter .. .

J . Procter, c Wilson, b Carter A . Freear, c Lovell, b Carter A . S . Rymer, b Metcalfe A . E . Thoseby, b Carter W . Ward, b Metcalfe T . E . Swailes, b Carter J . Ickringill, b Carter E . J . Miller, not out . . .

Extras . .

Total . .

ST. PETER' S SCHOOL. 2nd XI. . . ..

9 3 o o o .. i . . 1 . . 17 . . 6 . . 7 . . o . . S . . 52

A . Hudson, b Procter ..

II G . V . Birks, c and b Procter R . Crosthwaite, b Freear ..

J . G . Wilson, b Procter T . W . M . Bennett, b Procter M . Napier, run out . . .. .2 II . G . Metcalfe, c Freear b Procter . . t J . F . Leaf, b Procter . .

I, F . C . Crowther, b Procter .

W. Carter, c Ward, b Freear 3

C . E . Lovell, not out Extras . . . .

Total

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v . ARCHBISHOP HOLGATE'S. This match was played on June 3oth . Our opponents batted first, and the main feature of their innings was the number of men who

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contrived to run themselves out . As a consequence they only totalled 14 runs . For us Hudson batted in good style for 13 ; Hood slogged merrily for 17 not out, and Carter, the last man, made 14 by plucky batting . Score : ST . PETER ' S 2ND XI .

D. Naylor, c & b Walton . .

G . V. Birks, c Coldrick, b Welch A . Hudson, c & b Welch ..

H. G . Metcalfe, b Walton J. F . Leaf, b Welch ..

F . C. Crowther, b Armitage N . L. Hood, not out . . ..

A. C . Clarke, b Welch .. .

F . M . Bingham . b Welch . .

C . F . Lovell, b Walton ..

W. Carter, c Hudson, b Welch Extras ..

Total . .

ARCHBISHOP IIOLGATE' S.

9 13 0

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5

17 0

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o 7 14

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Fielding, run out Iludson, run out Walton, b Carter Welch, b Metcalfe Giles, b Carter ..

Smith, c Birks, b Metcalfe . . hitching, run out Coldrick, b Carter Armitage , not out Collinson, b Carter Smiles, run out Extras . .

3 5

Total

14

. . 43

2 0 O 0 0 0 0 0

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v . ST. MARTIN'S. This match was played on July 9th . As usual our opponents batted first . As will be seen Mr. D . Davis scored 2o, the rest 3 between them . We then went in, and our first two men settled the match by scoring 28 between them . For us Bennett, Hudson, Leaf, and Crowther batted freely and well, and Metcalfe as usual hit out for 25.

An innovation was introduced on our ground in a sneak bowler, giving our men rather an exciting time of it, the balls varying very much in their pitch and size.

ST . MARTIN ' S.

Smith, run out .. ..

Mr . Shannon, b Crowther . .

Mr . Davis, b Carter . . ..

Mr . D . Davis, c Hudson, b Lovell Mansfield, b Crowther ..

Bollans, c Hudson, b Carter Burdekin, c . Leaf, b Lovell . .

Coad, not out . . .. ..

Wililams . run out . . ..

Backhouse, c Crowther, b Bennett Fairlamb, b Bennett . . ..

Extras ..

Total . .

ST . PETER'S 2ND XI.

.. o .. 0 .. 1 . . 20 .. 1 .. 2 .. o .. I .. o ..o ..o .. 6 ..

31

T . Bennett, b t'hannon A. Hudson, b Smith . .

D . Naylor, b Shannon J . F . Leaf, b Shannon H . G . Metcalfe, b Shannon . .

F . C . Crowther, not out C . Lovell . not out . .

W . Carter, N . L . Hood, "-to bat.

A . C . Clarke, j II . F . Chadwick, Extras . . ..

Total (for

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wickets)

. . ro . . IS .. n . . 28 . . 25 . . 1r I

..

10

. . 103

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v . ST. OLAVES. This match, which was played on the school ground on July the I2th, resulted in a win for us by I run, after a most exciting finish.

St . Olave 's went in first, and after very careful play could only raise a total of 42 . Naylor and Hudson opened our innings, and the score had reached 35 when the fifth wicket fell . Morrison at this point carried everything before him, and captured the last five wickets at the small cost of 7 runs .

Bingham made the winning hit, but then fell to a good ball from Morrison . Score : ST . OLAVE ' S SCHOOL. Hudson, run out ..

Crawford, b Carter . .

Thompson, b Carter . .

Cadman . 1) Lovell . .

West, c Lovell, b Carter Morrison, b Metcalfe Watson, run out . .

Cockroft, c Bennett, b Metcalfe Allan, c Lovell, b Metcalfe . .

Shipton . not out ..

Buchanan, b Metcalfe Extras ..

Total

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I 3 6 0 9 8

0 2 3 0 9 42

2ND

H . D . Naylor, c & b West . .

A . Hudson, b West . .

J . F . Leaf, b West T . W . M . Bennett, c & b West If . G . Metcalfe, c & b Morrison F . C . Crowther, b Morrison C . E . Lovell, b Morrison . .

W . Carter, c Hudson, b West N . L . Hood, c Morrison . .

A . C . Clarke, not out F . M . Bingham, b Morrison Extras . . ..

Total

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4

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2

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T . ST . GEORGE'S, HARROGATE.

This match, the last of the season, was played as usual on the school ground on July the 16th . Our opponents winning the toss elected to go in first, but were altogether unable to do anything with the bowling of Crowther and Carter . Our innings was opened by Bennett and Naylor, but so close and good was the fielding and bowling that four wickets were down for 12 runs when Crowther and Leaf became associated By dint, however, of careful batting on the part of the former, and good cricket on the part of the latter, the result was placed beyond a doubt . St. George ' s score had been reached and topped before Crowther was bowled for a careful and timely innings of 7 ; of those that succeded Carter played a hard hitting innings for 30, but the honours of the day were carried off by Leaf, who was unfortunate in not carrying out his bat, and whose runs were made by thoroughly sound cricket, and without the semblance of a chance.

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This match closed the season of the Second XI . Of the 8 matches played 6 were won, r lost, and r drawn . The matches won were against St . Olave ' s (2), Archbishop Holgate 's (return), Elmfield College (return), St . Martin 's and St . George' s Harrogate : while the first match with Elmfield College was lost, and that with Archbishop Holgate's drawn in our favour . The batting average was carried off by Carter, who had an average of r35 : Leaf 14, Hudson I ;, and Bennett Io4, also did good service in batting . The bowling was divided between Carter, Crowther, and Lovell . Carter obtained 32 wickets at a little over 2 runs a piece . Crowther and Lovell also obtained good analyses.

ST . PETER ' S 2ND XI. Sr. GEORGE ' S, HARROGATE. H . Jackson, b W . Carter ..

J, Dewhurst, c sub . b Carter H . Dugdale, c . sub . b Carter F, Mayfield, b Crowther ..

T . Harker, b Carter ..

G. Medcalfe, b Lovell F . Reid . c Lovell, h Crowther K . Young, c b Crowther ..

F . Young, not out ..

W . Blackett, b Crowther J . Todd, b Lovell Extras ..

Total . .

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•

T . Bennett, b Dewhurst D . Naylor, run out . .

A . Hudson, b Reid ., H . G . Metcalfe, b Dewhurst T . F . Leaf, b Todd ..

F . C . Crowther, U Dewhirst C . Lovell, U Jackson ..

W . Carter, c K. Young. U Todd H . F . Chadwick, c Reid, b Todd F . Bingham, U K . Young ..

T . Deshrough, not out ..

•• 4 Extras .. , . 19 Total

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REVIEW OF THE CRICKET SEASON. HE cricket season has now closed and, all things considered, it has been very fairly satisfactory . Thanks to the energy of Allan, a very good match-list was arranged, the teams encountered being perhaps stronger than in any previous year . It is to be regretted that unfortunate circumstances compelled both the matches with Durham to be abandoned, and thus deprived us of an opportunity of comparing the relative merits of the two schools.

Of the 14 matches played 5 were won, 5 lost, and 4 drawn, while both the Durham matches and the return with Londesbro ' Park had to be abandoned . Of the drawn games, one was decidedly in our favour, one slightly so, while two were decidely against us.

The matches won were against the N .R . Asylum, St . John ' s College, Ripon School, Clifton, and Leeds Grammar School ; those lost being

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Welham, Ripon School, York, Yorkshire Gentlemen, and Old Boys; while drawn games were played with Londesbro ' Park, N .R . Asylum, Welham, and York.

The batting of the team has on the whole been good, though with the exception of W . Procter no one has obtained a very remarkable average . His position at the head of the averages is thoroughly well earned, as he has shown consistently fine form all through the season, and has on several occasions saved the side from ignominy . Of the rest, Jackson, who unfortunately was only able to play in about half the matches, has been most successful, while E . Procter, Mitchell, Gofton, and Napier have all rendered valuable assistance.

Sad though it is to relate, the fielding has left much indeed to be desired . Catches have been dropped in a most unaccountable way, and more than one match which ended unfavourably to us would, probably, had all the chances been taken that were offered, have had a different termination.

The bowling has not been very strong, and we have been unfortunate in being deprived of the assistance of Jackson on several occasions.

The brunt of the attack has been borne by Whaley, W . Procter, and, when he was present, Jackson ; while Mitchell, Gofton, and Allan have also done good service in this department . The averages do not come out so well as last year, which is accountable for by the strength of the teams encountered, the dryness of the season, and, alas ! the number of catches dropped.

At present the prospect for next year seems decidedly good . A goodly proportion of this year' s eleven will most likely be available, and moreover the second eleven contains several most promising cricketers who with a little coaching ought, if they take the trouble, to become really first-rate . Appended are the batting and bowling averages and the characters of the first eleven.

O . W. WHALEY .-Greatly improved as a batsman . In bowling has hardly been so successful as last year . Good field, and hard working captain. very steady batsman, who at times hits hard on the off-side . A fine field, especially at point, and was occasionally successful as a slow bowler .

H . W. ALLAN .—A

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E. PROCTER .—A very reliable bat, with a beautiful stroke on the offside ; has been very unlucky this season . A good and successful wicket-keeper, and fine field anywhere.

W. PROCTER .—A , splendid batsman, and very difficult to get out when he gets at all set . Hits brilliantly all round, but might perhaps devote a little more attention to defence . A very serviceable bowler, with an awkward off-break, and fine field.

H. C . J .\cKsoN .—A very useful cricketer, but has unfortunately been prevented from playing in several matches . A nice free bat, especially strong on the leg-side . A very useful bowler, and splendid field.

F. MITcHELL .—Useful bat, but in too big a hurry to make runs, and has more than once thrown his wicket away in consequence . At times a good change bowler. Good field.

J . E . GoFTOIV .—A good steady batsman, though his style is not particularly taking . A useful change bowler, with a very puzzling action . Good field.

J . G. WILsoN .—Steady bat, who seldom fails to score . Very fair field.

M . NAPIER .—A very painstaking cricketer, who improved greatly as the season advanced . Is a useful bat, and tolerably reliable in the field. .

CROSTHWAITE.—Fair bat, but hardly came up to the expectations R formed of him at the beginning of the season . Unreliable field, and not to be trusted with a catch.

G. V . BIRKS .—A very fair bat ; has good punishing powers when he chooses to exert them, but his defensive play is hardly so successful . Safe catch in the long field.

BATTING AVERAGES. No . of Total Times Innings.

Runs . not out .

0. W, Whaley 11 H . W . Allan 15 15 E, Procter . .

W. K . Procter 14 8 H . Jackson . .

F . Mitchell . .

15 14 J . E . Gofton J. II . G . Wilson 12 15 M . Napier . .

R . Crosthwaite 13 . .

4 . .

G . V . Birks . .

Hudson, Leaf, Bennett,

77

I

Highest score in innings .

16

56 14S 266

o

13

103

I I

12S

2

87

0

Average.

34* 50

33i IoT 201%

42

14-

20 24

o I1 53 91 2 24 47 4 9* 26 I 24 Metcalfe, and Carter also played.

Ira

911 6y',-.

43.1 7 5E. 8

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THE FOOTBALL SEASON. BOWLING AVERAGES.

Runs.

Whaley H . W . Allan E . Procter \V . K. Procter H . Jackson F . Mitchell O . \V .

.. .. .. . . ..

J . E. Gofton J . H . G. Wilson

326

•

Wickets.

37

92

5

Average.

8 r 186

38 448 271 1 75

47 18 15

16o

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38 . \V . Carter also bowled r wicket for

38 91 'r 1 511 , II ,1

16

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THE FOOTBALL SEASON. F late years it has been the rule that half, and generally more than half of the XV . are missed every September, and there will certainly be no exception to the rule this year, Of last year ' s team only four remain, and none of these were very prominent members.

Last year the second XV. was properly organised, and colours were given to them for the first time in the history of the School . The

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effect of this action ought certainly to be decidedly felt this year, as there will be a certain number of partially trained players to draw upon. The second XV . had the advantage of playing against two or three teams of much greater physique, and shaped very promisingly against them . This should give them confidence for tackling the more doughty opponents they will have to meet this year . Of the four old hands, Gofton will probably figure at three-quarters, W . K . Procter at half, and Allan and Dirks in the scrimmage . These four, if they come on as they ought to do, should form a fairly strong nucleus, and will probably have to bear the brunt of the battle . Metcalfe showed some promise as a back, though his tackling is rather weak, and he is very light for such an important post . Hood makes a very sturdy half, but if possible should play forward, as he is a trifle slow and at present has no idea of scientific passing . Chadwick has all the makings of a really good three-quarters, being possessed of great speed and strength he should learn to play a losing game with more pluck and spirit . Leaf might possibly develop into a decent half, if properly looked after.

Coming to the forward division, Clarke and Mitchell were both up to first team form last year, and occasionally played for it ; as both have

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increased in weight and strength they should prove valuable allies to Allan and Birks in the scrimmage . It is too early to speculate upon who will fill the other vacancies, as it is uncertain whether two or three promising players have left or not.

The team will be lamentably deficient in speed, unless some new blood is discovered . Its success will depend mainly on the forwards, who will be a fairly strong and heavy lot, but, it is to be feared, somewhat slow and lifeless. The weakness of last year ' s forwards was their want of speed and inability to dribble, and as the best dribblers are now reckoned among the ranks of the O .P .'s, considerable energy will have to be shown to come up even to the standard of last year . The halves ought to be nearly if not quite up to the average, if it is not deemed necessary to transplant Procter to three-quarters . The weakness at three-quarters, and indeed throughout the team, will be lack of scoring power.

Gloomy as the outlook seems, yet it is not nearly so much so as two years ago when everyone hardly expected the team to win a single match . These gloomy predictions were speedily falsified by the first match against a fairly representative team of Old Boys, in which the School gained a most creditable victory . The result of rS matches played that season showed 9 wins, 8 defeats, and r draw . The team of 1887 should at least be the equal of that of 1885, if not of last year's team, which was decidedly above the average . The points to which attention should specially be paid this year are dribbling, kicking, and passing . With regard to dribbling, games under Association rules should certainly be played, although the writer is aware to his cost of the absurd prejudice existing against the dribbling game, at any rate among the junior members of the School . This assuredly is the only way to attain to any decent standard in this department . The utter incapacity of most of last year ' s forwards in this most important part of their duty should be a lesson for the future . To accurate dropkicking and punting, too much attention cannot be paid, especially as the backs will not be particularly fast. All the forwards should learn at any rate to punt, as there is often a favourable opportunity for a forward to put in a timely punt into touch . Passing should not be confined to the backs only, but the forwards should be capable, not only of receiving and giving passes to the backs, but also of passing among

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themselves, The halves should receive careful instruction, and selfish play in pick-ups should promptly be put a stop to . Nothing can be more painfully ludicrous than to see a man trying to force his way blindly along with his head down, looking neither to the right nor to the left, with one idea of knocking over an opponent or two . Apropos of this, the forwards should get out of the absurd practice of herding together as soon as a scrimmage is broken up, instead of spreading right across the field, and should learn to extricate themselves quickly, as soon as the ball has left the scrimmage . It is, no doubt, far easier to preach than to practice, but if these few hints are taken in the same spirit in which they are given, no harm, and I hope some good, will be clone. The match list promises to be the most attractive the School have ever had, and it is with every wish for a successful and exciting season that I subscribe myself FORWARD.

CONCERT IN AID OF THE CRIChET CLUB. N Thursday evening, July the 7th, an excellent concert of vocal and instrumental music was given in the School Hall . Notwithstanding the extremely hot weather that prevailed, and which certainly was not favourable to indoor entertainments of any description, there was a good attendance, the Hall being very nearly filled . A varied programme was provided . and included choruses, songs, trios, a violin duet, and a four part song . The choruses were sung by the School Choir, assisted by several ladies, and conducted by Mr . A . Sample, the chapel organist . All the songs were very well rendered, and drew forth frequent rounds of applause . Indeed in almost every case an encore was demanded, a fact which not only tended to make the concert rather long, but which may have been the indirect agent through the clapping attendant upon it of spoiling the pleasure of the evening in some cases . We cannot but think that it would add to the enjoyment of all if certain members of the School were rather less

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boisterous in their applause.

The concert opened with Purcell's chorus, " Come, if you dare," the solo of which was sung by Mrs . Stephenson . This was followed by

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the song, " From rock to rock " (Sullivan), which Mr . Sample sang in capital style, and for which he was rewarded with an encore . Mrs. Carr sang very sweetly V . Rey ' s song, " The Pilgrim's Shrine," and was followed by the Rev . J . A . R . Ramsay L' Amy, who was encored for the manner in which he sang the song, " Oh ! My dear one ." The trio, " The willow boughs are bending " (Churchman), was then given

by Mrs. Stephenson, Miss Cockin, and Miss Naylor, after which Miss Grattan sang "The old and the young Marie " (Cower), for which she received an encore . A very acceptable change in the programme was x'appini 's stringed trio, " Hope March," which was played by Mr. W . S . Hornby, the Rev . A . Willan, and Mr . E . Brown in such an able style that a repetition was demanded. Mrs . Stephenson then sang "Shepherd Music," by G . V . Vincent, with her usual perfection of style . The Rev . A . W . Baldwin was encored for his rendering of the song, Anchored " (M . Watson), and the first part of the programme concluded with Pearsall's well-known chorus, " 0, who will o 'er the downs so free," which was given very briskly and heartily . The second part of the concert opened with a violin duet by the Rev . A . Willan and Mr. W. Surtees Hornby, who played " Gross Matterchen " (Langer) . Mrs . Carr was encored for the song, " Waiting," and the Rev . J . A . R . Ramsay L ' Amy was similarly repaid for his singing of Lord H . Somerset's song, " Dawn," after which Mrs . Stephenson again gratified the audience by giving very sweetly Antoni Lotti ' s " Pledge so comforting . " The other items in the programme were a four-part song, " The angels breathe on flowers," by Dr . Naylor, which was sung

by Miss Naylor, Miss Stephenson, Mr . A . Sample, and Rev . A . W. Baldwin, and which had to be repeated ; Tosti's " Ask me no more," sung by Miss Grattan, and Rossini 's chorus, " Carnovale . " A most enjoyable evening concluded by singing the National Anthem.

CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Peterite.

DEAR SIR,—Could you give me any enlightenment on a small but not altogether unimportant subject that has attracted my attention . In the last cricket season all members of the 1st eleven received their colours, because, I suppose, it is the rule—not necessarily a good one .

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The 2nd eleven, on the other hand, were not treated in the same way.

Of the r e men, 8 have been given their colours, the other 3 not being considered fit for them . Yet, I understand that one of these has a batting average which is certainly not below those of some of the 8, and though the other two have not achieved any very brilliant performance, they played regularly for the and, and deserve some reward for their endeavours to satisfy the cricket authorities . Now, why should this be the case ? Why should colours be withheld from what may be called the tail of the 2nd, when the tail of the 1st eleven— and there can be no doubt that that existed--was awarded its?

Though I am here advocating the awarding of colours to the whole and eleven, I do not for a moment object to the practice of withholding colours, on the contrary, I entirely approve of it, but consider that if adopted in the case of the and eleven, it should certainly be in the case of the 1st . It is a practice that has been adopted by several clubs, and quite rightly too . Hoping that you may solve the problem.

I remain, JUSTICE. [En.—We would advise you to apply to the cricket authorities . Such matters do not lie under our censorship .]

OBITUARY. + *11

Memoriam.

TILE REV. BRYAN WALKER, LL .D ., WHO DIED AT LANDBEACII RECTORY, CAMBRIDGE, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

17TH, 1887,

AGED 47 YEARS.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. The Rev . G . T . HANDFORD, M .A ., who has been appointed to the Head-Mastership of this School is late Scholar of Christ College, Cambridge, and Assistant Master in Uppingham School . In 1876, he graduated in the Classical Tripos, being bracketed 6th in the first class with three others . In 1878, he took a second class in the Theological Tripos, and was appointed to a Mastership in Dulwich College . During 1879 and 188o he was Classical Lecturer in the Crystal Palace School of Literature and Art, and in the latter year appointed to a similar position in the Trinity College of Music . In 1881 he began his work as an Assistant Master of Uppingham School.

We were pleased to hear of a presentation made to the Rev . H . M. Stephenson by the York Industrial School . Mr . Stephenson has for thirteen years filled the office of Vice-Chairman of the Committee of the York Industrial School for Boys . The presentation consisted of the Reports of the School for the period named, handsomely bound, with an illuminated address for the frontispiece.

The address was as follows : —" The Managers of the York Certified Industrial School for Boys have pleasure in looking back over the thirteen years during which the Rev . II . M. Stephenson, M .A ., has acted as Vice-Chairman to their Committee, and they tender him this memento of the ability and cordiality with which he has constantly promoted the best interests of this school, and their best wishes for his future happiness . July, 1887 ." The signatures of the Lord Mayor, the Hon . Secretary, and the other members of the Committee were attached . After this presentation, a separate presentation was made by two of the Industrial Boys, consisting of a polished oak cricket case . The case contained two finely finished bats and a set of wickets wrought by the boys, and bore on the lid a silver plate on which the following words were engraved :—" To the Rev . H . M . Stephenson, M .A., with the best wishes of the boys of the York Certified Industrial School . July, 1887 ."

A small presentation was made to the Rev . W . Routh, M, A ., by the members of the rst Division, as a token of their warm appreciation

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of his efforts and labours in their behalf . It consisted of a case. containing a travelling clock, with the days of the week and of the month on the face.

S . ATKINSON, ESQ ., formerly Master of the 3rd Form at this School, has been appointed Classical Master in Bedale Grammar School.

A . PICKLES has passed his 1st Professional at Aberdeen University, obtaining certificates in Natural History and Practical Chemistry.

COMMANDER C . S . DONNER, R . N ., has been promoted to Captain in honour of the Queen's Jubilee . Captain Donner received his Lieutenancy for his gallant rescue of a sailor who had fallen overboard . He has twice received medals from the Royal Humane Society . He was engaged—as Commander of the Italia—in the Egyptian war of ' 82, and received the Egyptian Medal and the hhedive ' s Bronze star.

E . W . CLAYFORTH, Scholar of Christ Church, Oxford, and late Exhibitioner of this School, has obtained a first-class in the final examination for classical honours.

H . W . ALLAN and J . F. LEAF have been appointed Editors of the Peterite.

O . 1V . Whaley, T . P. Clarke, A . C . Clarke, R . Crosthwaite, H . W. Allan obtained higher certificates in the Oxford and Cambridge Board Examination, O . W . Whaley with distinction in Latin and Greek, T . P . and A . C . Clarke in Greek, and R . Crosthwaite in History.

The EDITORS beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following contemporaries :—" Alleynian, " " Leodiensian," " Lorettonian, " .' Stamfordian . " We are deeply grieved to have to record the death of the REV. BRYAN WALKER .

The deceased, who was educated at this School, graduated in 1863, in the first rank of three triposes, namely :— ninth wrangler, eighth classic, and first-class theological . He was a Scholar of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and subsequently a Fellow of Corpus Christ College . This Fellowship he held until 1872, when he obtained the college living of Landbeach . In addition to these honours he obtained the Chancellor's Medal for legal studies . He was examiner in the Law Tripos for some years, and the author of several works .