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SCHOOL LETTER. iE term is steadily- q dvaiming, and many of us are already looking forward to the time when detention school will no longer be visited on him who has either been loth to leave his bed
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or has had bad luck in being put on in translation which he has not done The Football team has not been as successful as in recent years, chiefly owing to the fact that we are lighter than we have ever been before, and have been severely handicapped In the inability of Shepherd to play in any but School matches, whilst Ilavyo di has not been able to play this season, and Romans of late has been disabled . We played two pleasant games with Giggleswick and Durham, both of which we lost, though we might have drawn the latter with a dry ball had we taken more of our chances . We were al s o a dropped goal to the bad in a match with Ripon at York, in course of which the Referee found it necessary to award us some dozen free kicks against our opponents for offside play . In our position as the chorus or moralizing spectators, the game seemed too rough to be agreeable . To pass to pleasanter subjects, the School Play is advancing with rapid strides under the able management of Mr . Yeld, and though the subject is perhaps as difficult as any that can be found in Shakespeare ' s plays, we do not doubt but that a ` Midsummer Night's Dream will be as great a success as last year's ` Merchant of Venice .'
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The roof of the Gymnasium is being erected, and Y n e hope that ere long we shall be seen disporting ourselves in attitudes which most we fancy . The modest donor is still shrouded in mystery, but we hope that he will be able to pay us a visit incognito and see that his gift is appreciated none the less because the giver is unknown. Before concluding, let us give a word of congratulation to Mitchell who, to quote from the .4Mb/l .V(tos, " is playing great guns for Cambridge," and also to Eastwood, who has been playing for his College (St . John's and according to the same paper " is decidedly above the average on the football field ."
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Anticipation . Hard-worked Undergraduate tears open letter. Realisation . Reads . " Dear—, Please send a Cambridge Letter for the Peterite, a good old three-pager . " 131esse .1 be the Hard-worked Undergraduate (fervently) . Peterite Editor ! Such were the feelings of your Correspondent when he received the invitation to contribute to the School Magazine . l'o make a beginning, it will perhaps be best to turn to the river . The Coxwainless hours produced two surprises, Caius beating 3rd Trinity, and Emmanuel, 1st. Trinity . In the final, Trinity Hall, as most people expected, beat Emmanuel . The President of the C .U .B .C . has two eights out daily but it. is too early to comment on them . We were amused to hear that the other day one of these went out as usual, and, on turning round, 3 caught a crab, and as a strong wind was blowing at the time, the crew received a sudden damper in the pure waters of the Cain . " Ilow are the mighty fallen ! Turning to the football field, at present our chances against Oxford are not too rosy . Of last year's men, Tucker the Captain, Mitchell and Pilkington are in great form, while of the new men
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the best are Taylor at three-quarters, Jacobs at half, and , Dixon forward . We have beaten Richmond, S . Thomas' Hospital and Middlesex Wanderers, but lost to the Old Leysians. But what of Old Peterites ? Leaf of Peterhouse—well, with all apologies to Mr . Horace, Micat inter omnes Ledfium skins velut inter ignes Luna minores. I am sure all Old llovs heartily congratulate him on his well earned Fellowship . Naylor and Padel too, though perhaps it is rather late to say so, must be congratulated on their " Firsts " in the Tripos. At Football, Mitchell is Secretary of the 'Varsity Team and is in greater form than ever this year . We were delighted to see that he scored a try and placed a goal for the combined Universities v . London, and it is to be hoped that he will get a place in the South Team . Eastwood, who represented S . Peter's in the freshers' match, plays for John's, Stephenson for Christ's, and Clarke is Secretary of S . Catharine ' s . We were glad to see the two Binghams playing here for S . Thomas'. At the river are seen Ilancock, Clarke and Ilewison, all rowing in their College trials. The " 1phigeneia iii Tauris" is to be performed at the Theatre Royal at the end of this month. The 5th of November passed off undisturbed save by a little howling on the part of the townsfolk who paraded the streets, By the way, rumour has it that some lively spirits in a certain College, which shall be nameless, since rumour has been known to deceive, conceived the idea of a moonlight pig hunt . But fearing that by its tuneful voice it should bring down upon them some ever watchful don, as they led, or shall I say propelled the unfortunate victim within the College walls, they administered to it a close of chloroform that so they might accomplish their evil design . But alas it slumbered peacefully on and has not yet awaked. Before I stop I must give you the latest from they Littlego. Here is a translation sent up to the Examiners . Injecto pulvere
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curras .--" With an inject pound the currants (i .e., pestle) . " We did not hear whether the gentleman got through or not. O . Ps . in residence are J . F . Leaf, Peterhouse ; H . D . Naylor, Trinity ; F . Mitchell, Caius ; E . W . Clarke, S . Catharine's ; A . W . Eastwood, John ' s ; W . H . Hancock and H . Stephenson, Christ ' s ; G . Hewison, Queen's . C. C .J .S.
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Played on Saturday, Oct . 6 . The Old Boys had only 14 men, but the vacancy was filled by P . Carter Shepherd and Haworth were absent from the School team, which was thus somewhat weakened . As will be seen below, the Old Boys had a fairly strong team, and their forwards were much heavier than the School forwards. 1\Ir . Lord gave Metcalfe the choice of ends, and the latter elected to play with the wind, which proved to be of no little service . The kick off was not well returned, and the greater part of the first half of the game took place within the School territory. Early in the game Birks scored after a strong run, bet no goal resulted . Hood also got a try, which C . Whincup converted. At half-time the score was :—Past, 8 points ; Present, Nil. The Old Boys played a strong forward game, and it was only after repeated requests that their halves could induce them to " let the ball out ." The School forwards, though lighter than their opponents, invariably held them, and were more successful in getting possession of the ball, and passing it out to their halves. During the second half the game was more even, the ball several times moving quickly from one end of the field to the other. Rose, Newton, Sullivan, and Bailey, each obtained a try for their respective sides, but none of the tries were converted into goals. When time was called, the score was :– Past, i goal, 3 tries (1¢ points) ; Present, z tries (6 points) .
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TaAms : Past .—Full-Back, 1' . Carter. '-Backs, L . Hood . G . V . Bilks, A . Rose. 2-Backs, C . P . Whincup, P . E . Lord. Forzrards, K . E . T . Wilkinson, N . T . Crumble, B . Scargill, V . Huff'am, C . Newton, H . Mawson, R . Whincup, E . F. Nevile, A . Hingston. Present .—Full-Back, R . M . Nevile. -Backs, A . M . Sullivan, R . H . Bailey, B . Hudson. 4-Backs, J . E . Metcalfe, H . Wheelwright. Forre'wds, T . Romans, E . Henson, C . Nelson . F . P. Fausset, R . H . Tomlinson, H . B . Greevcs, K . S . Roy, J . Watson, G . Veld. SCHOOL V . ALMONDRURY OLD BOYS.
Played on the School ground on Saturday, Oct . aoth . The visitors at once began to attack, and within ten minutes of the start they scored a try . No goal resulted . Soon after the kick out a visitor made a fair catch near the home 25 line, and Bradley kicked a goal . The home team now played up strongly, and drove their opponents into their own half ; Metcalfe led this attack, after receiving a pass from Joicey . Very soon, however, the visitors were attacking again, and after several scrimmages near the line the ball was kicked over, and Joicey touched down . Three more tries were obtained by the visitors before half time, only one of which was converted into a goal . The score at half-time was :— Almondbury, 18 points ; School, nil. The second half of the game wts rather more even . Soon after the re-start the visitors were obliged to touch down, the ball having been kicked over their line by Mr . Lord . The visitors' forwards now played strongly, and as a result a try was scored in a favourable position ; Brown converted . Metcalfe now got the ball, ran a short distance, and then passed to Mr . Lord, who, after a good run, passed to Ford, but the latter was tackled before he could get away . The visitors now got another try, which was not converted. After the kick out, Bailey took a pass cleverly which was meant for an opponent . After running a short distance, he passed to Mr. Lord, who ran down the touch-line half the length of the field,
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and scored near the corner flag . The kick at goal failed . The visitors attacked after the kick out, and scored a try just before time was called . Bradley again kicked a goal. Final score :—Almondbury, q. goals c 1 from fair catch) ¢ tries (31 points) . School, r try. For the visitors Fox got 3 tries, 1iairstov 3, and Bradley 1. Bradley kicked 3 goals, and Brown i . '1'lle visitors half-backs were very smart in getting the ball away to their three-quarters, who played a good passing game . The School forwards, though lighter than their opponents, played pluckily, the most prominent being Mr . Head, Romans and Fausset . Bailey played forward part of the time, and played well . Metcalfe and Joicey, though playing behind a beaten set of forwards, did very well . Mr . Lord did a lot of useful work, and Ford, Sullivan and Wheelwright tackled well, especially the latter, who also showed great coolness under trying circumstances. S&HooL 'l'uAM :—hill Back, H . Wheelwright. Backs, B . Hudson, Mr . Lord, J . W . Ford, A . M . Sullivan. Backs, E . J . Joicey, J . E . Metcalfe. Gbnearals, i\lr . Head, R . H . Bailey, '1' . Romans, G . Henson, F . P . Fausset, R . II . Tomlinson . N . F . Roy, J . P . Watson. SCHOOr,
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Played at home on Tuesday, October, 23 . The visitors won the toss and Bailey kicked off. The return was charged down, and for a short time the visitors had to defend . Very soon. however, we were forced back to our goal line, and after a spell of good combined play the visitors scored . The kick at goal failed . Early in the game it was evident that the visitors' forwards knew how to make good use of their superior weight . Shepherd ' s kick out was well returned, but Bailey caught the ball on the run, and gained a lot of ground . Much scrummaging followed near our goal line, and the visitors tried hard to get through, but the defence was good, and their attempts were fruitless . Eventually, however, Eastwood dropped a neat goal . After the kick out we were again compelled to defend, and after several very good displays of passing, the visitors again scored . The kick at goal again failed . Shepherd now took a pass meant for an opponent, and gained a lot of ground by a good kick . Half-time score :— Giggleswick, 10 points ; School, nil .
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The second part of the game proved to be almost it repeti.tiou of tile first ; we seldom got into the visitors ' territory . Alter much play in our hall, the visitors were allowed a free kick, which proved of no advantage to them ; for Bailey caught the bait, and Ly means of a good run and kick drove them back to the centre. The visitors' forwards, however, soon brought the ball back to our 23, where one of their halves broke away with a fast dribble and scored . No goal resulted . After play was resumed Shepherd relieved the pressure by means of a free kick . 1'he same player and Sullivan, by smart following and tackling, spaded several passes . Our backs now got possession of the ball—a rare occurrence—and passed well, but the visitors were too smart for them, and but little was gained . More scrummaging followed in our halt, and the visitors scored another try . This tune the kick at goal was successful . When time was called we were still busy defending . Score : —Giggleswick, t goal, 1 dropped goal, 3 tries t 8 points) ; School, nil. The visitors were much heavier than we were, especially forwards Besides possessing this advantage, the whole team played well together . Their forwards pushed ours about with apparent case, and consequently their halves got the ball from nearly every scrummage . '1'hc most prominent of our forwards were Romans and Nelson . Being so badly beaten forward, our hacks had very few opportunities for showing their skill, in fact, they were defending nearly the whole time . Shepherd did a good share of the tackling . Sullivan and \Vheelwright also tackled well. \Vheelwright kicked well, too, and never failed to bring down his opponent whenever he got near him . Bailey also played well, both as forward and three-quarter. SCHOOL 'T'eAM
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-Backs, A . M . Sullivan, J . W . Ford, E . J . Joicey.
z-Backs, J . Shepherd, J . E . Metcalfe. Firtea,J, '1' . Romans, E . Henson, R . I1 . Bailey, E . Nelson, R . H . Tomlinson, B . Hudson, J . Y . Watson, F . P . Faussct, N . F . Roy . SCHOOL V . RIPON SCHOOL
Played on the School Ground, October 27th . At three o'clock Shepherd kicked off for us, and the ball was returned bo the centre .
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After scrimmages, in which the superiority in weight of the Ripon forwards displayed itself, the ball was rushed to the York goal line. A free kick to us gave little relief, and from a scrimmage Daniel dropped a neat goal . After the kick off the ball was sent back to Wheelwright, who kicked well into touch, Ripon again pressed, but grand collaring by Romans saved Black's getting away from the touch line . After a scrimmage on our goal line, Joicey touched down . Ripon were penalised, and Shepherd gained ground by kicks, as did Joicey . The Ripon forwards, however, forced us hack. Shepherd next initiated a good bout of passing, but Ford missed the ball and a good chance was lost . Ripon again pressed, and Wheelwiight had to touch down . Shepherd punted out, and for this infringement a scrimmage was formed at our 25 . Jokey did good service for the home side, and half-time was now called with the score Ripon r goal (dropped), S . Peter's nil . After the interval, Thomson kicked off, and Shepherd returned ; good following up by Gray prevented the return . Metcalfe started an attack by the home side, but was eventually collared with the ball in his possession . Skene kicked down to Wheelwright, who failed to return, but Bailey got hold, and, niter a brilliant run, he outdistanced all his opponents and scored . Shepherd failed at the place . From one of several free kicks awarded us, Shepherd got the ball into touch at the Ripon goal line ; Sullivan kept up the attack with a neat kick, but good dribbling on the part of Ripon forwards, headed by Wood, transferred operations to our half . Our backs passed neatly, but the ball eventually rolled into touch . For Ripon, Stowe made a determined run and scored a dashing try . The place kick failed . Henson and Nelson for us gained ground out of touch after the kick oft, but this was responded to by a good dribble on the part of Skene, when Romans saved in daring fashion . After kicks had been exchanged between Tattersall and Joicey the ball was rushed to our goal line. Immediately after, time was called, with the score, Ripon, i goal (dropped) r try (7 points) ; York, i try ; points). S . Peter's Team :—H . Wheelwright ; R . H . Bailey, J . W . Ford, A . M . Sullivan, R . Hudson ; J . Shepherd, E . J . Joicey ; T . Romans, E . Henson, E . Nelson, R . M . Tomlinson, 1 . E . Metcalfe, J . P. Watson, P . Gray, L . Moiser .
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NOTES ON THE GAME.
The Ripon forwards soon settled to work, and our men made a valiant fight against superior weight . Romans and Nelson were most prominent for us, and seemed far away ahead of the rest, both playing kith great dash, though Henson also played well. Joicey played a grand game a ; half-back for his size ; of the threequarters Bailey was the pick, his by being in oar opinion the best effort of the match . Wheelwright wits very dependable . It was superior forward play that won our opponents the match, as they shoved our men over the hall time after time . Ford was hardly up to his usual form . The Ripon halves played frightfully off-side, and can ' t complain of the free kicks we got in consequence. Why did the Captain select the crossing of this particular stream for the operation of " swapping horses" therein by playing Metcalfe, for this time only, in the scrimmage, and at , instead of at s-back as usual ScttOOL Z' . WAKEFIELD.
Played at Wakefield, on Saturday, Nov . 3, without Shepherd, who was enable to play . The ground ryas very wet and slippery. Wakefield kicked off, and the ball being well returned, the home team were forced to defend . After about ten minutes play, Nevile scored a long way from the posts, but H dson kicked a goal. Soon Bailey scored, but no goal resulted . Wakefield were now pena'ised near their own goal for off-sideplay, and Bailey kicked a goal . Tries were subsequently obtained by Bailey and Ford, but the kicks at goal were not successful . Just before half-time Ford ran strongly and got over the line, but collided with an opponent and lost the ball . At half-time we had scored 17 points and Wakefield none. After the restart we were soon attacking again, and Ford scored after good passing among the hacks . The kick at goal failed. The kick out brought no relief to the home team, for the ball was well returned, and, after another round of passing, Nevile scored. No goal resulted . After similar play Ford scored again, and then Bailey got over three times in succession . Three of these tries were converted, two by Sullivan and one by Hudson—a good kick. Taylor got a try for Wakefield after dribbling more than half the
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length of the field . Score :—School, 5 goals (i penalty I, 6 tries, (} i points) ; Wakefield, t try (3 points). Large as the score was, it would probably have been larger but for the slippery state of the ground . We were stronger forward, consequently our halves got the ball from nearly every scrummage. Metcalfe and Joicey fed the three-quarters frequently and judiciously . Considering the greasy state of the ground and ball, the three-quarters took the passes very well . Bailey got 5 tries, Ford 3, and Nevile z . Sullivan played well, though he did not score. Wheelwright had very little to do . After a rather tame start the forwards played a good and unselfish game. TEAM :—F'i//-B,z,k, H . \Vheelwright. 4-backs, R . M . Nevile, A . M Sullivan, R . II . Bailey, W . F. Ford. 2-backs, J . E . Metcalfe, E . J . Joicey. 1-luz&aids, E . Henson, C . Nelson, H . R . Tomlinson, J . P. Watson, E . Gray, 13 . Hudson, N . F . Roy, F . P . Fausset. SCHOOL V . DURHAM.
Played at home on Saturday, November loth . Durham kicked off ; Shepherd caught the ball, and, by a huge kick, sent it into touch near the visitors ' " 25 " flag . The Durham forwards were, however, rather heavier than ours, and we were gradually forced over the half-way line . After some fairly even scrummages in our " 25, " the visitors were awarded a free kick and the ball g ent over the line and Wheelwright. touched down . More scrummaging in our territory followed the kick out, until Sullivan, Shepherd, and subsequently Nevile, removed play to the Durham " 25 ." Here, we were allowed a free kick for off-side play . The ball was placed for Shepherd, but only a minor resulted . After the kick-out Durham again attacked, and this time A . Clarke scored behind the posts . The kick at goal was also successful . On resuming, Shepherd gained ground by a good kick, and shortly after, the visitors were again penalised in their own half ; Shepherd made a good but unsuccessful attempt at goal . Half-time was now called. Hudson started the second part of the game, and for a short time the visitors had to act on the defensive . Gradually, however,
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their forwards drove ours back until they reached our " 25, " where many scrummages were stubbornly contested . "Then, for a brief period, our forwards got the upper hand, and forced their opponents nearly to the centre . Here, the visitors were allowed a free kick, which, however, was of no advantage to them, for Metcalfe pluckily made it fair catch when surrounded by opponents, and kicked into touch . Our backs now got the ball loose, and transferred play to the Durham half, and Shepherd soon after kicked into touch near the visitors ' goal-line . After a lew scrummages here, Durham again reached our half by means of a loose dribble . More " scrums" followed, until the visitors ' captain all but got in, Wheelwright bringing him down close to the line. Tomlinson and ,Metcalfe now broke away from a " scrum " with it dribble and thus obtained temporary relief . Soon, however, the visitors renewed the attack, and when time was called they were close to our goal-line . Score :—Durham, 1 goal ; School, nil. Besides being rather heavier, the visitors played nine forwards to our eight . This gave them a great advantage in the scrummages, an advantage, however, of which they did not avail themselves as much as they might have done . Their forwards "packed " and "screwed" better than ours, who worked hard individually but seemed to lack combination . There was vet y little open play. The visitors had the best of the game, and their score would probably have been larger but for the watchfulness and good tackling of our backs.
H . Wheelwright. R . M . Nevile, R . II . Bailey, A . . M . Sullivan, J . W.
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Hudson, J . P . Watson, F . P . Faussct, N . F . Roy, E . C . Gray. SCHOOL V . LEEDS CLERGY SCHOOL.
Played on Leeds Grammar School ground on Nov . 13th . The Clergy kicked off against the wind, returned, and a series of "scrums" took place in our ` 25 .' The School forwards were much lighter than the Clergy, but they held their own for the first Io minutes . Then in some loose play the ball was knocked on by
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one of the Clergy forwards, hut the Referee was looking at his watch . Percival got possession, kicked over the line, and scored a somewhat lucky try, which Bowden-Smith converted . Mr . Lord kicked off, and as there was no return the school got to the Clergy ' s z5, ' but the heavy Leeds forwards steadily worked the ball back to our ` zs, ' and Bowden-Smith received a pass in front of the posts and dropped what the Referee thought was a goal. After Mr . Lord had kicked off, the School forwards played up better and heeled out well to Metcalfe who passed well to Mr . Lord, and after a brilliant run he scored a try, which he also converted . Nothing worthy of notice occurred before half-time, when the Clergy held a lead of four points . In the second half our team seemed disheartened by the incapacity of the Referee, who did his best, but seemed unaccustomed to the duty, to the detriment (it is only fair to say) of both sides. The Clergy kept us in our own half for a few minutes, then our forwards dribbled past the centre, but the ball was soon in our `zs ' again, and Percival scored after a good run, Bowden-Smith kicking a goal . Soon after the kick-off, Percival scored again, no goal was kicked . The school forwards played up better until near the call of time, when one of the Clergy forwards forced his way over the line, and Bowden-Smith kicked a goal, and time was called with the score :—Leeds Clergy School, 4 goals (i dropped) i try ; to i goal. For the Clergy, Percival (English International) and BowdenSmith played a good game. The School forwards played a plucky game against their weighty opponents ;Nelson, Hudson, Watson, and Gray playing especially well ; of our backs Mr . Lord and Metcalfe were the best ; Nevile and Sullivan tackled well. DURHAM G .S . 2ND Y\". S . PErER ' S 2ND \V . Played at Durham, November m oth. A good game resulted in a win for Durham by 3 tries to nil. In the first half neither side scored, though the ball was in the York quarters most of the time . The Durham forwards got the better of the scrimmages and it would have fared ill with York if it had not been for the excellent play of Juicey, who was probably
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the best man on the field . Durham were very near scoring several times . Once when just on our line they were penalised for off-side play Yeld took the ball and sent it into touch half way with a very fine kick. In the second half Alaugh scored twice for Durham, and Sadler once, but the place kicks failed . The Durham forwards won the game . On our side joicey at half-back was conspicuously good and was well supported by Addis . joicey once by a bit of clever work intercepted the ball, and, after a good run, got very close to the Durham line but was brought down by the full-back . Yeld collared better than usual and twice brought down Durham players when within a yard or two of our line . Draper was most conspicuous among the forwards . Polly at full-back was not up to his usual form, though he showed his habitual pluck in collaring. The game was a pleasant one and less onesided than the result seems to show . Final score :—Durham, 9 points ; S . Peter ' s, nil. S . PETER ' S 2ND XV . Z' . LEEDS G .S . 2ND XV. At Leeds, November i 7th . Clemons and Yeld (z) scored tries for us in the first half, one of which tries Crowther converted . In the second half Leeds did better and scored in a scrimmage on the line . Near time, Carter scored for us and Clemons kicked a goal . Final score :—S . Peter ' s, z goals, 2 tries ; Leeds, I try.
CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Peterite. DEAR SIR,
No doubt very many O .P's . have of late been watching with interest Mitchell's career in both the cricket and football worlds, and have felt proud that their old school has added another ' blue' (and that a double one) to its already respectable list . I have long thought that the School Year Book, which contains an interesting list of Academic Distinctions gained by O .P's ., would still farther enhance its interest by including as complete a list as can be procured of OP . Oxford and Cambridge Blues . ' At any rate, I think such a list should be prepared and placed on record somewhere . Personally, I should
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prefer to see it in the Year Book, but it might be thought preferable to publish it in the Pelerile, or to place it on a panel in some prominent place in the School. I trust this suggestion may meet with the approval of the School Authorities . Yours truly, CANAnIENSIS.
YORK ANNUAL O .P . DINNER.
7o the Editors of the Peferr'fc. DEAR SIRS,
Mav I be permitted through your columns to offer one or two suggestions in response to the invitation of the O .P . Dinner Committee in their account of the Dinner held in York last December ? The extremely able organisation of the Committee has left so very few loopholes for criticism that I should imagine their invitation has not been largely responded to, but 1 venture to think there are two feasible alterations in the general scheme which if carried out would enable their efforts to be appreciated by a still larger circle . They are as follows :—First, that the price of the Dinner Tickets be reduced by half-a-crown . Economy is a sordid and repellant consideration, but we cannot now-a-days afford to overlook it ; and tin the difference between the present and the proposed price of the tickets may appear to be insignificant, I am sure there are cast s numerous enough in which it might have weight . I can think of only one objection that can be offered ; it is the obvious one—scarcely perhaps worth mentioning—that diners would have to be satisfied with a less expensive banquet. But I cannot believe that even in a small town like York it is impossible to procure, under the conditions I propose, a meal which would help to promote a genial conviviality which, at an%rate let us hope among I'eterites, does not depend on mass and quality of viands eaten. The second alteration I would suggest is that, whenever possible, an extension of license be procured, together with a suitable room to which diners may repair to meet more discriminately and less
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formally than over the dinner table . An arrangement like this would grant many a long wished for opportunity of seeing old acquaintances and forming new ones, and of reviving that close interest in the fortunes of Peterites and St . Peter's which it is one of the objects of these gatherings to foster . An old Peterite once said to me after an unusually pleasant and successful gathering : ` I route here from distance at considerable trouble to try to meet some old friend, and in the hope of seeing others . I happened to he placed at dinner between two entire strangers, neither of them at all near the time of my own connection with the School . Alter an excellent dinner and a lengthy toast list I thought I should have the opportunity which I had expected, but the only chance I had of seeing old friends and recalling old times was the few hurried minutes in the ante-room before and after the business of the evening, and it hardly seemed worth coming fear .' Such an illustration needs no comment. The existing arrangements minister perfectly to the enjoyment of a small circle of 0 . Ps' . who are in touch with one another and the School, and who have other and frequent opportunities of reunion . I for in, however, should like to see the influence of this most delightful annual gathering a little more extended . I should like to see it reach all sorts and conditions of Old Peterites, and become, as it should, an effective means of keeping alive our interest and aff ection for the School to which we all owe so much and of which we all carry some pleasant memories. I have now, Sirs, only to apologise for the length of the letter, and to entreat the forbearance of the York U .P . Dinner Committee for writing perhaps rather offensively on a subject on which they are doubtless far better informed than myself. I enclose my card, and remain Your obedient Servant, C .O .D .
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EDITORIAL GOSSIP. The School withdrew from the Cup competition immediately after the unsatisfactory meeting of the Committee thereof on Oct. 24, and therefore before any of our matches arranged under its auspices took place. There was no time to remark on our illustration last month . In fact it needed no explanation . It was taken by Mr . Burton. The Editors are not visible . Photographs enlarged can be obtained on application to Rev . A . Burton, Clifton Green House, York. We note that F . Mitchell (O .P .) has been appointed Secretary to the Cambridge University Cricket Club . We wish him continued success also with the University Football Team. J . F . Leaf (O .P .,) as we announced last month, has been appointed Fellow of Peterhouse College, Cambridge . He was formally elected on the 3oth of October . He is the first future Fellow of any College at Oxford or Cambridge whom the School has sent up since 1868. We are sorry to hear that E . W . Clarke, who was playing with increased success for St . Catharine's College, Cambridge, has been prevented from playing in the University trial matches by a badly strained ankle. A . W . Eastwood (O .P .) has been playing full-back for St . John's College, Cambridge . He also played iii the Freshmen' s match . Late Peterite Editors again to the fore ! Old Boys will be glad to hear that Mr . H . Tomlinson, F . R .S . (O .P .), whose father was long a valued master at the School has been elected Principal of the South Nest London Polytechnic Institution now being erected, which is to be opened by H .R .H . the Prince of Wales on July z3rd, 1895 . He is at present, it will be remembered, lecturer in experimental philosophy at King' s College, London. We are sorry to have to bid farewell to Mr . Scargill, who is spending his last term as fifth form master after a faithful service of 36 years .
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F . Mitchell (O .R) playing for Cambridge University against the Harlequins scored a try and kicked q . goals ; he also got a try and kicked 2 goals playing for the Universities against London and Counties. We should be glad of any contributions to the Peterite . Much obliged for the letter in the present number about the dinners. Many thanks also for the trouble some of the masters have taken in writing us accounts of football matches. The cold weather has frozen up the editorial intellects, and their literary udders are for the most part dry, so we must apologise for a rather small Peterite. The Compliments of the Season to all Peterites, present and past, from their humble servants the Editors. We hope the law of the Merles and Persians will not be broken this month, and the Peterite come out late, but we think not. E . J . Walton has been appointed librarian. The Theatricals will take place, the children's night on December 16th, and the final performances on December r 7th and t oth. We don't know any other news. Except that the Old Boys match will, weather permitting, which it probably won ' t, take place on December zoth, and the O .P. Dinner on the evening of the same day. And that the Editors are expecting Xmas blessings in the form of turkeys, five pound notes, &c ., from grateful readers. P . S—E . S . D . Carter and I-I . F . Chadwick have respectively passed the Intermediate and Final Exams . of the Incorporated I,aw Society. R . H . Bailey- has been appointed captain of the boats ; also J. Shepherd and B . Hudson, cricket captain and secretary respectively. 41'e beg to acknowledge the following : Lew/ens/an, Dune/mean, Coventry .Magazine, L7ula, Uppinghain r7Paa., S . Edward's School Chronicle, L'aslbournian, Hurst John/an, Sullen 1'a/ewe iMag., and Shrjjield G. S . tllzgazine .