Sep 1894

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THE

PETERITE. Vol. . VIII .

SEPTEMBER, 1894 .

No .

112.

SCHOOL LETTER. usual in cennnencing a School Letter to bewail our sad I T seems lot in having to deny a little time of the "Six weeks and a few days" iu writing this all-important contribution ; this time however there seems much to talk about, so that one's imaginative powers are not so taxed as sometimes they have been. The Cricket Season, though perhaps 'tis rather late to say so, we venture to think was a suceessfal one, good form with the bat being displayed, as six "fifties" signify . Our victories number just one more than our losses, but we have practically won all our school matches . No back seat for St . Peter' s, please ! We were glad to see Mitchell again figuring with success in first class cricket, notably at Hastings. The Sports were not so successful as they deserved to be, through the wretched weather . The second day the rain came down incessantly, so that the company of spectators was very meagre. Partingtmi's i in 57 sees . was very good with the ground little less than a marsh Very promising also was the form of Jokey, and of him we hope to hear more in the future . The prizes were given away by Mrs . Crosthwaite in the School Hall, owing to the weather . We take this opportunity of thanking those numerous friends who subscribed to the prizes. The day after the Sports the School Hall was again well filled, only on a more solemn occasion, as we see the expectant faces of parents and boys anxious to hear the examiners' reports .


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