THE
PETERITE. VOL .
X.
DECEMBER, 1890 .
No . 89.
SCHOOL LETTER. NCE more does the season of " Merry Yule" draw near ; once more do the voices of our future Irvings re-echo through the hall ; once more, alas, has the weary Peterite editor to bend to the task of writing a school letter. First and foremost it is our pleasant duty to offer, on behalf of the School, our most hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Handford on the birth of their daughter. Next as to football prospects, though as yet we have no very brilliant achievements to chronicle, still we expect the team will at least make a good show in the final round for the challenge cup . Our theatrical prospects, too, are at present looking fairly prosperous : six old actors are taking parts and the new arrivals are, with but few exceptions, very promising . On Nov . 28th Dr . Naylor gave a lecture on Acoustics to the whole school, which he illustrated by means of several interesting experiments . The subject was perhaps too difficult for the majority of the audience to grasp, but the lecture was thoroughly enjoyed in spite of the disadvantageous circumstances under which the lecturer was placed, the acoustical properties of the hall being notoriously bad, and the subject one that would seem extremely difficult to compress within the short space of an hour.
O