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SCHOOL LETTER. HE end of last term proved in many ways most successful and eventful, and " Who is Sylvia " is still wringing in our cars and recalling to our minds the annual success of the School play. Mr . Yeld shone out as brilliantly as ever, accomplishing a task by no means easy . " The Two Gentlemen of Verona" is, perhaps, one of the most difficult of Shakespeare's Dramas to put on the stage, and nobody can with truth deny that this year ' s performance ' as up to previous form . Great credit therefore is due to Mr . Yeld . Although this is no place to comment on individual merit, we cannot omit to congratulate Julia, especially with regard to her song, and also the two Clowns . Football, too, has been brilliant . Two victories over Durham, a fine and close struggle with Giggleswick a draw with Merchiston, and last but by no means least, a pleasant revenge on the Old Boys, crown it with glory . Surely Nelson ought to be the proudest of us all, leading as he did such a fine forward fight with the Scottish foe . On the last night of last term, immediately before the house-supper, Mr . Lord entertained us with a house concert . Besides solos by most of the members of the School choir, several ladies and gentlemen volunteered their services. The programme included two charming quartettes, humorous reading by Mr . Yeld, and football song composed by Mr . Yeld and sung by Mr. Lord . Mr . Richards and Mr . Crawshaw, during the evening, favoured us more than once, the latter of whom was perhaps the hero of the hour . Pearce-Brown, by his original
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