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THEATRICALS. NCE again the members of St . Peter's School donned Shakespearian garb, and once again they may be said to have scored a success. It was indeed no light undertaking, with so many actors of as yet untried prowess, to present the " Taming of the Shrew " before critical audiences in these days, when amateur theatricals are all the rage, and when York has been inundated with such performances ; it was a difficult task, but the difficulties were surmounted and the performance of 1887 may rank as one of the most successful achievements of a club whose histrionic efforts have not all in time past turned out abject failures. The arrangements, though not of course absolutely perfect, were as good as can be expected considering the size of the room ; and the unequal division of the audiences must be attributed to force of circumstances rather than to the committee ' s want of management . It was certainly unfortunate that, whilst on the first night there were a number of empty seats, on the second _night the room was incon-
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veniently crowded. The hall was prettily decorated, and the proscenium—the renovation of which we owe to the generosity of the Rev . G . T . Handford and the gratuitous artistic talent of Mr . 'I' . H . Lindberg—and stage hangings were an immense improvement on previous years . The dresses and properties, always a feature of the performance, were as beautiful as of yore, and when all the actors were tastefully grouped in a tableau at the close of the performance they formed as pretty a spectacle as one could wish for. The new scenery, which was most deservedly applauded, was the work of Capt. T . H . Lindberg, and to that gentleman 's kind and self denying efforts is due in a very great measure the successful way in which the play was put on the stage. Space forbids of saying more ; our thanks however arc not less grateful because less voluminous .
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J . F. Leaf spoke the following prologue, written as usual by Mr. Veld :1857. God save the Queen, whose heart for fifty years IIas shared her people's glories, toils, and tears, Who wears a crown mere gems and gold above— The matchless jewel of her people's love. The sun that sets not on her realm, can find No true heart where her name is not enshrined, No, nor the home that hath not blessed her care When death or plague or earthquake bath been there. Be the porch shaded o'er by palm or rose, Be it Thames or Ganges at the threshold flows, Be it Kosciusko o'er the rooftree towers, Or soft Nilgiris smile enwrcathed in flowers, Or Earnslaw dreamlike shines in vestal white, Or Tongariro clouds the moonlit night, Or Nauda Devi in the sunset flame Glows like our Shakespeare's ever deathless name, At every hearth the honoured place she owns, —The honoured place—for we are all her sons. And mid the myriads of warm hearts and true This royal school presents its homage too. A year of changes, sweet friends, since last we met IIas cost us one we never can forget ; The Scholar, strong in genial wisdom's might, The Man, unselfish as the sunbeam's light ; Whose sympathy in joy, in grief, we knew, In true, strength's gentle-hearted kindness true; The Friend, whom very love for us constrained To chide for faltering hearts . yet near disdained On honest work a bright smile to bestow, Whether our efforts reached success or no ; Though that success was reached year after year, The world knows well,by Isis, Cain, and Wear, With Balliol, Trinity, with'Christ Church, Clare, 'With Corpus, Caius, and Christ's can witness bear— The Guide who taught us from True Wisdom's store, Nor taught alone, but ever walked before, IIas left us with the summer . Oh ! may all Good fortune can bestow upon him fall ! May Heaven with joy pay every sigh and tear That dimmed his way when he was with us here ! May blessings with increasing years increase, And bring the good man's guerdon . perfect peace ! But while we change, St . Peter's still lives on, And welcomes him who wins the vacant throne : We welcome him and his, and trust his reign Will still St . Peter's triumphs at the height maintain. We change—no more among us will appear, (a) One who for thirty summers laboured here :
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To many a Peterite with justice dear The kindly heart, the courteous gentleman, Who won men's love as only kindness can. (b) Another, too, has passed from us whose fame This hall has oft delighted to proclaim ; Whose many-gifted many-sided mind Refused to rest, refused repose to find, One triumph won still to another turned— Soft be the sleep his toils so well have earned ! Old Boys with joy fraternal we acclaim Who have done honour to this old school's name, First (r) him who, called far o'er long leagues of foam, Has left his mourning flock and Yorkshire home To rule o'er Bathurst's churches—happy they To gain so good a man—Heaven smooth his way ! (a) Another Peterite we rejoice to see Archdeacon in the city of the Dee. (3) A third in Leyden's halls of learning crowned. (¢) A fourth in many fields of thought renowned, At Cambridge made Professor ; and yet one (g) Round with the poet's laurel fairly won. Lo ! yet one more to grace our scroll of honour ! Health and prosperity to (6) Captain Donner ! Long may he and men like him sail the sea, And from the foeman keep our England free ! Nor is't on Seniors only Fortune waits When (7) Ernest Clayforth gains his ` First' in 'Greats': At (8) Selwyn, too, and (q) Caius we scored a goal, And one more (lo) Hastings' added to the roll, While (goals remind us) that good man and true (II) Wilson, the elder, won his well-earned ` Blue . ' Here, then (pro . tem . ), our chronicle is ended, And to your gentleness our play commended. Pardon its imperfections—they are numerous— And if, sweet friends, you can With plaudits humour us.
(a) Rev. W. E . Harrison, M .A ., Vicar of Sturton-le-Street. (6) Rev. Bryan Walker, LL.D., Rector of Landbeach. (t) The Right Rev . C. E . Camidge, D .D ., Bishop of Bathurst. (2) The Venerable Edward Barber, Archdeacon and Canon of Chester, late Demy of Magdalen Coll ., Oxford, School Exhibitioner, r880. (g) Rev. G. Edmundson, late Fellow of Brasenose Coll ., Oxford. (4) Rev. F. Browne, Disney Professor of Archwology, s8 i. (5) Rev. R . Abbaye, late Fellow of Wadham Coll ., Oxford, Author of the " Castle of Knaresborough." (6) Captain C. S . Donner, R.N. (7) E . W. Clayforth, Scholar of Christ Church, Oxford. First class in the Final Classical School, s887. (8) L . Hutchings, Scholar of Selwyn Coll ., Cambridge. (9) O . W . Whaley, Scholar of Caius Coll ., Cambridge. (so) J. G. Wilson, Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen's Coll., Oxford. (sr) W . G. Wilson, Exhibitioner of Worcester Coll., Oxford.
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The following was the caste : BAPTISTA, a rich gentleman of Padua . VINCENTIO, an old gentleman of Pisa .. .. . LUCENTIO, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca . . . PETRUCIIIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katharina GRE :11I0 • • } suitors to Bianca HoRTENSto TRANIO • • } servants to Lucentio i BIUNDELLO . . . . GRUM10, servant to Petruchio .. ..
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Street Passengers, Pages, Servants to Petruchio and Baptista. For some reason perhaps not very hard to discover the actors were seen to better advantage on the second night, the first performance seeming to lack that vigorous spirit "which was infused into it on the second representation . To be perhaps hypercritical, one of the chief faults was that, with two or three exceptions, the actors did not speak out enough, in some cases were hardly even audible . This was specially noticeable in the last act, at the banquet, when many of the chief points were completely lost ; but the trying positions of certain actors, which the exigencies of circumstances required, go a long way in extenuation of this. There was also a certain marionette-like movement of the arms which might well be dispensed with. To turn to individual criticism. Giving " place aux dames," we cannot award too much praise to R . Moss as The Shrew ; he acted capitally throughout, and with an amount of spirit which anyone who had seen him before as Hero could scarcely have believed him capable of ; his get-up was superb, and his
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management of his "entanglements" was conducted with a feminine grace that was most captivating. M . H . Carroll, as Bianca, was hardly so much at home, but his debut was really most commendable, his coquetry with Lucentio over the Virgil being very good . He was at his worst when he walked ; here shewing his previous experience in the government of petticoats. The most noticeable thing about the Widow was a vast expanse of arm, which being shapely was worthy of appreciation. Curtis was excellent ; C . J . N . Carter spoke distinctly and acted well ; great things may be expected of him in future years. Of the male characters, Leaf as Petrruelaio certainly carried off the palm ; he understood his part and entered thoroughly into it ; he also spoke distinctly and was free from those clock-work movements which characterised some of his fellows . His rendering of the prologue, however, was very poor . He seemed to be muttering it to himself rather than saying it to the audience, and with the exception of a word here and there it was in a great measure lost. Gofton, as Hortensio, acted consistently well ; he was unfortunate in not having a part so well suited to him as that of last year. McClellan seems unable to throw himself into his part ; instead of Gremio one saw McClellan speaking Gremio's speeches . He however described with some spirit the scene in the church. Baptista was good ; his painstaking rendering of senile foibles being often praiseworthy. Vincentio and the Pedant performed most creditably ; they were novices, and had not the easiest parts. Hood, as Grumio, was very comic, often bringing down the house with his able renderings of the wily serving-man's humorous propensities. Wilkinson, as Biondello, was most interesting, and showed considerable ability. E . S . D . Carter, as Ti-anio, was also good ; but he was very often inaudible. Egginton was not so much at home in his part of the love-sick Lucentio, as in that of the sprightly Beatrice ; he still deserves no small meed of praise, but his good points were often sadly marred by his faulty elocution. Petruchio's serving-men did not seem to object to any amount of horse-play ; it was lucky for them that their master ' s whip would get
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confused with his cloak, or they might have obtained many practical souvenirs of his attention. The Tailor, Haberdasher and servants acquitted themselves well; and our best thanks are due to the musical ability which so very successfully favoured us. To the fact that Mr . Yeld was the guiding spirit of the undertaking may be largely attributed the play's success . This, however, goes without saying : and as worthier pens than mine have ere this endeavoured to assure him of Peterite gratitude, I will forbear to add more. The rest of the staff were efficient as usual, and everything passed off without a hitch . The large concourse of Old Boys on both nights shewed the extreme popularity among all sections of the school public of this time-honoured histrionic institution ; and the double re-call of the actors on the second night, and the enthusiastic appreciation of the audiences may testify to St . Peter's that not the least notable among School successes has been their second rendering of the " Taming of the Shrew . " D . U . R.
SCHOOL LETTER. S nothing very important has transpired since the last School Letter was written except the holidays, there is a consequent lack of interesting matter for it . The Theatricals, thanks to Mr . Yeld
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and other kind helpers, were eminently succesful, but of these more elsewhere. Football is again in full swing, though it will soon have to give way to Rowing . There are two vacancies in the 1V ., Mawson having left and Crosthwaite being unable to play any more . New goal posts have been erected on the Bottom Ground, to add superior attractions to the Junior game . Speaking of football, the lamentable lack of attendance at the games on the part of every section of the school save the schoolhouse, is most devoutly to be deprecated . Apparently the last smouldering embers of patriotism have been quenched for ever, and the piteous pleading or truculent threats of the authorities do not seem to have the desired effect of revivifying the dormant interest which every member of it ought to have for the School ' s Athletic prestige. The remissness of the general school-public has for some time been
27r remarked in heart-broken silence : many of the school institutions—and no one can be so degenerate as to be utterly indifferent to the success of all of them—bid fair to die a lingering death, unless a section of the school on which they confer the greatest benefit wakes up and lends them more hearty support than it is doing at present, a feat which is quite within the bounds of even its limited abilities. To turn to pleasanter themes, we congratulate Clarke and Allan on their successes at Cambridge, one at Emmanuel, the other at Caius. It is purposed to purchase two new school boats, the old ones being scarcely seaworthy : in fact the last time that dauntless heroes essayed the unharvested deep, their barks admitted such a quantity of that useful commodity as to render safe return a matter of some riculty. The Debating Society has accomplished its annual resurrection, the Rev. G. T . Handford having kindly consented to act as President, H. W. Allan being Vice-President and J . F . Leaf, Secretary. It is purposed by the authorities to attain some uniformity in the school head-gear, which will doubtless be an improvement : the only charm of the present motley collection being its extravagant variety.
THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. HE second Annual General Meeting of the Old Pete, ite Club was held at St . Peter's School, York, on Wednesday, December 2 rst. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . It was unanimously resolved to place the Rev. H . M . Stephenson, late President, on the list of Vice-Presidents . Air . Dunkerley, subject to his approval, was then elected as Secretary for the Hull District in place of Mr . Thorney resigned . There was some discussion as to the advisability of continuing the West Riding District, but it was decided to make no alteration at present . The Secretary of the Newcastle District having resigned, the Secretary proposed to do away with the district in consequence of the few Old Boys resident iu 4l,e neighbourhood . Mr. J . Wilson proposed to substitute Durham, and Luis motion was carried by seven votes to six . Mr. Wilson then prupused that Mr. Holmes should be elected Secretary for the new district, and this motion was also carried . Mr . Pickles was then elected Secretary for Cambridge in place of Mr . Lord resigned .
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The question of the Club Dinner was also discussed, and it was finally decided to empower the London Secretary to make all arrangements necessary for holding one in London at the time most convenient to the majority of Old Peterites there, subject to due notice in the Peterite . It was also decided that a general dinner should be held in York at the end of the Christmas term, and notice given in the Peterite. Mr . Eyre then announced that he was obliged to give up his office of Secretary and Treasurer in consequence of increased work, and proposed Mr . E . W . Clayforth as his successor . Mr . Clayforth was elected . A vote of thanks to Mr . Eyre for his efforts in starting and carrying on the Club during its first year was then proposed by Mr. Crossley and carried unanimously. Mr. Eyre returned thanks and also moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Handford for presiding . Mr. Handford returned thanks and the meeting adjourned. It is hoped that in accordance with Rule vi, a list of members will, be shortly published and forwarded to all members.
OXFORD LETTER. T is with deep regret that we have to record the death of the President of the O .U .B .C ., Hector Maclean . So closely is the rowing interest interwoven with university life, that our sudden loss has caused the profoundest sensation in every Oxford circle . Well may we affix to his tomb the epitaph of the Greek poet,
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Our thoughts naturally turn to the river . The ' Varsity Eight has been much discussed and abused . At present, of course, it suffers from comparison with Cambridge, but it is rather unfair on such comparison to pronounce it decidedly below the average . For the Cambridge crew are said to be the best turned out for many years, and sanguine partisans go so far as to assert that they stand a ten to one chance of winning. We are content however to leave the issue to time, and will only point out, quite by the way, that it is entirely unprecedented for a boat to win the race that has attained, at so early a period of training, such an abnormal degree of perfection . There is such a thing as going stale . The Torpids as usual are said to be below
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the average, at any rate they are not as yet " things of beauty ." They have not however shaken together, and the pious ejaculations of the coaches are still awakening the echoes of Isis. The rowers themselves have not yet learnt the true value of cushions . Such being the case it is useless attempting to criticise them. Football is a sore subject . Suffice it to say we were fairly beaten at Kensington, and that Cambridge at their best, as they were that day, are one of the finest teams in England. In the midst of recriminations and howls of abuse, we are prepared to say that Oxford played their best under the circumstances, and that their apparent want of life was due rather to the heavy and treacherous nature of the turf than to any want of pluck . From the Parks to Kensington was a veritable transformation . College football has been raising a considerable amount of interest, and the Rc, 'ierc' has tabulated the colleges in order of merit, according to the points scored by them . From this it appears that Worcester heads the list with 75, followed by Magdalen and Trinity with scores of 46 and 32 respectively . St. Catherine's occupy the lowest place with a " minus " quantity of 56 to the bad, not without some competition, however, for Corpus and Balliol run it close with a " minus " 35 and " minus " 36. This term rowing has made great havoc with the various college XV's . Great interest however is felt in the meeting between Worcester and Trinity, as there are many ready to assert that the latter, in spite of statistics which must be taken with all due care, are the better team. As to the doings of Peterites this term, Rhodes is stroking the Worcester Torpid, while J . G . Wilson at 6, and H . Cobb at 3, are rowing in their college boats, Queen 's and Hertford respectively. One word before we close. We would thank Mr . and Mrs . Handford, on behalf of all Oxford O .P . ' s, for the kind and generous welcome extended by them to all who visited their old school at Christmas. Such a welcome must increase the esprit de corps existing in all ranks of Peterites, and will, we are sure, result in increased prosperity to the school . Q.
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CAMBRIDGE LETTER. RITING at the beginning of a term it is hard to find material for a letter without raking up events which have to a great extent lost their interest . Perhaps, however, we may be allowed to go as far back as the inter-'Varsity Rugby match, and indulge in a little exultation at the result thereof . This was highly satisfactory from our point of view, and there seems little doubt that the better team won, though the dark blues did not play up to their usual form . All our men appear to have done well, Duncan especially distinguishing himself. While speaking of football, we may congratulate Crosthwaite on getting his colours for Pembroke. It is rather early to say much as to the boat and their prospects, but the general opinion seems to be that they are strong and unusually well together for the time of the year ; none of those difficulties which last year hindered for so long the definite making up of the crew having as yet interfered with their progress . There are three old "blues " rowing including Muttlebury, while among the new men are Gardiner and Hannan who so nearly got places last year, as well as Bell, winner of the Colquhoun sculls last year. Owing to the operation of the new boating system, Peterites will not be very largely represented in the Lents, Hutchings as far as we can hear being the only man rowing ; he however is stroking one of the
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Selwyn boats and wid no doubt do himself credit. To leave athletic concerns, Bloomfield has lately been elected Secretary of the Clare musical, while Fausset sang with considerable success at the Corpus " pop . " Of other old Peterites we have nothing to say owing probably to this being the slack season of the year, and their not having so much opportunity of distinguishing themselves. Charles Halle and Norman Neruda are soon to favour us with a visit, and will doubtless prove as attractive as ever to the musical. A new magazine, the Cambridge Fortnightly, managed by King's men has put in its appearance this term, with a view, we suppose, to cutting out the Review on the ground of superior literary merit, but unless the succeeding numbers greatly surpass the first its life is destined to be but short. We must not bring our labours to a close without expressing our pleasure at the successes of Allan and Clarke at Caius and Emmanuel respectively, where we hope to see them safely installed next October. U .C .H .
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FOOTBALL. v . DURHAM G .S. This match was played on the Durham G .S . ground, on November 26th . The School kicked off against the wind and for some time the game was carried on in neutral territory, and once Chadwick was within an ace of scoring . Shortly before half-time Durham got into our 25, and from a throw out from touch, which was disputed on the ground of being not straight, Marshall ran in and obtained a try, from which a goal was kicked . Half-time was soon after called, and the school again were very near scoring, Gofton being collared with the ball when only about a foot from the Durham line . The game until the call of time was very even, neither side gaining any decided advantage, and after a closely contested struggle Durham were victorious by r goal to 3 minor points . Nearly all the forwards distinguished themselves in this match, and most of the backs were conspicuous for useful kicking and collaring . Hood at half and Gofton at three-quarters being the most noteworthy, while Dirks at full back played a thoroughly sound game.
v. RIPON G .S. This match was played on December 3rd on the School Ground. The school won the toss and started the ball down hill, and the game remained in the Ripon 25 until Byers took the ball into our territory and \Vrangham shortly after gained a lucky try, from which a goal was kicked . After the school restarted the hall was carried into Ripon ground and Leaf got over, no goal resulted . Soon after Chadwick ran in, but again the kick was a failure . The school continued to press their opponents, and Metcalfe ran in ; Gofton landed a goal . Halftime was shortly after called with the ball in Ripon territory. At the commencement of the second half the school continued to have the best of the game for a short time, and then fell away in a most unaccountable manner ; during the next ten minutes Ripon scored no less than 2 goals and 2 tries . Then the school roused somewhat, and Gofton ran in from the half-way flag, kicking a good goal . Time was then called, leaving Ripon the winners by 3 goals 2 tries to 2 goals 2 tries .
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For Ripon, Wrangham, Byers, and Ragg played best . For St. Peter's, Allan, Hood, and Gofton were the most conspicuous. It is to be regretted that the matches with Bradford G .S ., and Mr. Shirer's team (of Headingley), were unavoidably broken off owing to severe frosts .
CHARACTERS OF THE XV. J . E . GOFTON (captain), r r st . 5 lbs .—A three-quarters with a great
deal of pace, which however he very seldom uses . Kicks and passes well, but is a poor tackler . As captain kept the team well together when playing, and his loss was sadly felt in some matches. Should remember the necessity of plenty of practice and impress it on his team. H . W . ALLAN, II st . 9 lbs .—A thoroughly honest hard-working forward . Dribbles well, and in following up sets the team an example they would do well to follow . Only wants more pace to become a really good forward . Does'nt walk casually after the the ball when the scrummage is broken as most of the forwards do. G . V . BIRKS, 11 st . I lb .—Full-back . Tackled with great dash in the earlier matches, but unfortunately fell off in the later ones. Would be far more effective if he could be induced to kick more . On the whole, the best back we have had since Brandt. N . L . HooD, r I st .—Half-back . A very dashing player, equally good in offensive and defensive play . Very good tackler but ought to kick more . If he played more scientifically would be more effective. F . MITCHELL, II st .—A very good forward . Works hard in the pack, and is good in the line out . Is improving in dribbling but still tries to pick up when he should not . Follows up hard and generally tackles well. A . C . CLARKE, I St . I lb —Forward . Uses his weight in the scrummage and line out, but is very slow in the loose and in following up . Tackles at times . Should learn to dribble. A . CROSTHWAITE, 10 st . 7 lbs .—Forward . Unfortunately was injured early in the season when he was beginning to shew good form. Should make more use of his pace in following the ball .
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H . G . METCALFE, 9 St . 8 lbs .—Three-quarter back . Rather small for so important a position . Has shewn fair form throughout the season . Gathers the ball splendidly and kicks well, but is an extremely poor tackler. Io st . 7 lbs .—An untiring forward . Plays with great energy and perseverance . Works quite up to his strength, but should learn to dribble.
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MARRIAGE. N Thursday, Sept. 29, 1887, at Largs, N .B ., Alfred Thorney, of Hull, Solicitor, Hon . Sec . Hull District Old Peterite Club, to Gretta, younger daughter of the late James Steele, Esq ., of Greenock .
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NOTES AND ITEMS. H . Woolsey, B.A ., of Trinity College, Dublin, Senior Moderator, Gold Medalist in Modern Literature (English, French and German), Second Class Honours in Classics, late Modern Language Master at St . John ' s College, Hurstpierpoint, has joined the staff of Assistant Masters. H . W. Allan has obtained a Mathematical Exhibition at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. A . C . Clarke has been elected to an Exhibition at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. J . A . Mawson has gained a Certificate of the First Division in the Second Class, at the College of Preceptors Examination. C . L . Naylor has been appointed organist of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. F . Ware has passed the Final Examination of the Incorporated Law Society. A . Peters, B .A ., has passed the Intermediate Examination of the same Society. F . K. Hattersley has passed the Examination of Mus. Bac ., at Cambridge. Rev . T . Adams, Principal of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, has received the Degree of D .D. W . G . Wilson (captain), H . W. Rhodes, and J . H . G . Wilson have been playing regularly in the York First Football Team during the Xmas vacation. J . H . Mallinson, Christ College, Cambridge, has taken his M.A. Rev . A . S . Carr played three-quarters for Northumberland County. L . E . Stevenson played forward for the Scotch International Rugby Team. A . M . Daniel played half-back for C .U .A .F .0 versus Notts Forest and Burnley. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : Lorettonian (2), Barroz':an, Stanafoidian, Sedberghian, and Ulula .
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James Lumb, Esq ., of 5, Crown Office Row, Temple, E .C ., appointed to be a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Island of Trinidad. His Grace The Archbishop of York will administer the rite of confirmation in the School Chapel, on March 19th, in the afternoon. A . C . Clarke and G. H . Chilman have been elected on the Boating Committee. H . W . Rhodes played three-quarter for O .U .R .F .C . versus Kent Rovers ; in this match W. G . Wilson scored a try .