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SCHOOL LETTER. 1HE prevailing topic in this December issue, as in that of former years, will he football, and we must beg our supporters' indulgence if we begin with that all-absorbing subject . In the first place the rather optimistic tone of the last " Peterite " has hardly been realized, for out of eight matches played, three have been won and the rest lost . We played a good game with the Old Boys, and hope next time to have our revenge . E . J . Joicey brought a strong team against us and we sustained a heavy defeat, although the game was more even than the score would indicate. Durham inflicted a crushing defeat, and we are unlucky in meeting with such a strong combination this season . It is pleasant to see a renewal of our old fixture with Ripon G .S ., and we had a pleasant game, ending in a victory for us on November 24th, at Ripon . The second XV . have been fairly successful, having won three matches and lost two . Notable amongst wins stands that against Leeds G .S . second XV . by 5o points to nil, but they too succumbed to Durham to the tune of 45 points to nil . Altogether although, on looking back it appears discouraging, the XV . must look forward to winning, at any rate, the majority of the home matches that are to come, and thus prediction would be brought nearer to fulfilment if the whole school and those nearly connected with the school would come up to the matches and give their moral support .
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To leave football and pass to the other great topic of this term, " The Theatricals ." The play chosen is the " Comedy of Errors, " last performed in 1888, nor need we differ from the usual prediction " that they will be as great a success as usual ." Although there are not many old hands, the new blond shews good promise and the Play will, no doubt, by the untiring efforts of Messrs . Veld and Preston, score an unqualified success . We were sorry to hear that the projected visit of The Very Rev. the Bishop of Bristol, O .P ., has been abandoned, and so the many present boys who wished to see him have been disappointed. We hear that the first step will be made towards the change of government of the school probably by the time this number is out, and at the very outset of the term we saw signs that the " old order changeth yielding place to new ." for the fire at any rate, of not the least of the school officers has undergone a drastic change . In short, James has decided to retire from his erstwhile position at so many festive boards and has acquired a more hirsute appearance. It was with great pleasure that we received the prospectus of a new monthly periodical entitled " The Public School Magazine," the first number of which is to appear at the end of December. The Editor is Mr . Philip Whitwell Wilson, ex-President of the Cambridge Union Society, and Editor of the " Granta . " Our readers will be best able to judge of the nature of the new magazine by the following extract from the Editor ' s notice. " In general style the new periodical will be edited on the lines of a sixpenny monthly . It will be profusely illustrated throughout and will contain articles dealing with all matters of interest to public schoolmen . Games and athletics will be well represented, and it will be the endeavour of the Editor to obtain the assistance of the great leaders of amateur sport . Illustrated verse and fiction will be among features of the " Public School Magazine," and during term letters will be published from Oxford and Cambridge, one of the objects of the Magazine being to draw the Public School and the University together . Every month an article will
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appear on the History of one of the Public Schools, and the series will open with an account of Harrow School, in which is incorporated an interview with the Rev . J . E . C . Welldon, M .A ." Judging by this the " Public School Magazine " should be very favourably received and we si,:cerely hope that it may earn the popularity which it deserves by reason of its aim and general scope.
IN MEMORIAM . CANON ELWYN. Ob. Sept. 28, 1897, Ae . 70. Just a quarter of a century before his death Canon Elwyn took leave of St . Peter ' s, after rendering it splendid service as Head Master for eight years . Few of his contemporaries here now remain ; only one, I think, of his colleagues at St . Peter ' s, and only three of the then Chapter of York Minster (the present Chancellor, the Sub-Dean, and Canon Blunt, now Bishop of Hull). As an O .P . of the time, I am asked to try to recall him, now he has passed from amongst us, as I remember him in the early seventies . His work at St . Peter's was done when he was between the ages of 37 and 45 ; in many lives perhaps the best part ; but in his, no one portion could well be described as better than another, so beneficently active was it throughout, from the time when he was a sixth form Charterhouse boy at 13, to his last public function, in the summer just past, at the Grammar School of Sandwich, his native place. I will not write of his brilliant scholarship, nor of his success in training and helping others : these are too well known, and I could not bring to the subjects the special knowledge of one who had had the privilege of being in the Head Master's own form. But as I recall him, as he was towards the close of his Head Mastership ; with small, active figure, high forehead, refined features, ever kind, genial, and earnest manner, fluent delivery, and an individual interest in, and memory of, each boy, from the first to the last ; I think that the chief thing I remember was how the closeness and importance of the tie between master and boy was ever present with him .
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He often dwelt on it in his sermons in Chapel, and he gently corrected an expression in one of the speeches (made in the Hall on the occasion of his leave-taking), which referred to his going to a more important position . " I consider," said Canon Elwyn, " no relations more important than those between master and boy in a large public school ." And this same occasion also brings back to me how little he thought of himself and how much of others . When referring to the successes of the school during his time there, how generously he spoke of his colleagues (with whom he had worked in unbroken harmony), and of his predecessor, and how cordially of his successor, but hardly at all of himself. Then, next morning, there were the last few earnest words from him in Chapel, his round through the class-rooms, to take individual leave of each boy, and then Canon Elwyn passed to other scenes and became a memory. But the old relations between master and boys were long afterwards remembered on both sides . He was, as was well known, especially happy in his married life ; and when, in i 889, Mrs . Elwyn died rather suddenly, the thought of how terrible would be his loss, brought him almost innumerable letters of sympathy from every quarter of the world, one from the present writer being amongst them. To such a number, few men would have attempted anything beyond printed or formal replies : but instead, some few weeks later, I received from him a kind letter of four pages, in which he said he was daily going through the letters of sympathy he had received, and was replying individually to each . And I had again the pleasure of hearing from him in the same terms of kindness and interest during the present year. One of the church papers has remarked that " he was perhaps one of the many clergy who failed to reach all the honours which their friends anticipated for them . " Very likely (and this might, through different reasons, be said of Arnold and of Vaughan); but he lived the life that seemed to suit him best, and it is the church ' s loss, rather than it was his, that he slid not become a Bishop .
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To few men, probably, has it been given to inspire so much affection from widely different communities . In my school-days I never heard one word of criticism of him (save from himself). At Ramsgate he was by his parishioners equally beloved ; and the same feeling is shown in the inscriptions on the faded wreaths (sent by the schools and societies which in his later years came under his interest and care) which I saw last week on his grave in Iiensal Green (near those of Wilkie Collins and the second Lord Stratheden). As to his " old boys, " their feeling for him may best be seen from two extracts (given by Canon Benham) from letters sent just before, and just after, his death. The old days and the old school with you " Dear Master at its head are ever in our minds, and we ask for you that you may be guarded from all evil," and-" The best and kindest of friends how I wish I had seen him again and told him of the effect he had on my boyhood . " In the hearts of his old boys, whether Carthusians or Peterites, his memory will not die till the generation that knew him has passed away. J . A . NICHOLSON, O .P. Preaching in Chapel on October 31st, the eve of the Festival of All Saints, on the text " Followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises, " the Headmaster said " And on this day, the eve of the first All Saints ' Festival since he passed away, I should like to say a few imperfect words about one who was very near and dear to some few of us here, and highly honoured, and was nearer to you, nearer to all of you, than you ever thought, I mean the late Canon Elwyn, who after being Second Master of Charterhouse School for some years, and then Headmaster of the same, was Headmaster here for about seven years about five and twenty years ago . There is a material memorial of him here in the window there on the right, in the silver Communion vessels now standing on the Holy Table, and in his annual Divinity Prize ; but he will have a more enduring
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memorial in the souls of all connected with this School whose privilege it has been to know him, of whom alas, there are but few now listening to me here . To me for nearly five and twenty years his name has been a household word through common friends, whose enthusiasm seemed to bring him before me almost as if I had already personally known him, and for the last ten years, since I have been connected officially with this School, I have been indeed privileged to know him in person . I would I had the gift to set him before you as he is known to some,—quick to wrath with a mighty indignation against all unrighteousness, but almost nervously anxious to be just, and to make reparation if he thought he had possibly unwittingly clone injustice : full of sympathy with all in their griefs, full of sympathy, if not with weakness . at any rate with the weaker brethren in their weakness : clever beyond the dreams of many a man reputed clever, but not one of those clever men whom one is almost ready to hate for being so clever, whose cleverness seems a standing challenge to the comparative stupidity of the rest of the world, but clever he was with a cleverness which, with all its brilliance, beamed with a sunny wit on all around, never playing the mocker ' s spiteful game . Ever full of energy, even his supposed dignified retirement in the Master ' s Lodge, where he presided over the Brethren in the Charterhouse, he made perhaps one of the busiest houses in London, working there for every useful purpose that wanted his help . For all his brightness, for all his gift of speech, and he could pour forth a more rapid stream of utterance than any man whom I have yet heard, one could see that he was deeply reverent both in thought and act, a devout follower of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises . He was the centre of a very beautiful home life, and of a communion with a very wide circle of warm friends, not a few of whom, it may be, warmed the more to one another with reflected warmth from him . And lastly he bore this School very lovingly in his heart . Probably no one here knows what I shall now tell you : I should not have told it in his life time : I hardly know whether I ought to tell it now . At one of those annual gatherings of Old Peterites, here in York and
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in London, at which he presided so regularly and so gracefully, in course of his speech after dinner, when he was telling us how he loved St . Peter ' s School, he dropped his voice, as he would in giving utterance to solemn thought, and said in a tone so low that only those quite near him, I imagine, could hear, yet speaking in a quite natural and unaffected way, that when he said his private prayers, day by day, he always asked for God ' s blessing on this School . Think then ! While you and your predecessors here for the last quarter of a century have been thinking of nothing of the kind, going on as usual, doing right, doing wrong, there, far away in Kent first, and later in the Old Charterhouse in London, he who was once Headmaster here was praying day by day to God for your predecessors and for you . And so, be you sure, it has ever been . The kingdom of God is moving on, no matter what appearances there may be to the contrary. You remember how the Syrians surrounded Dothan in order to capture Elisha, and his servant saw it, and was frightened, and Elisha told him ` Fear not : for they that be with us are more than they that be with them, ' and at his prayer God opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. So, more are they that are for you than they that are for the enemy, more than you have ever thought, it may be more than you think now . Many a time when any one of you and your predecessors here in the last quarter of a century has been fenced against Satan's wiles by a fence not of your own making, it may be that the more strength was given to that barrier for Canon Elwyn's prayer. He then surely will be not the least of those for whom we shall thank God to-morrow, determining to follow them that we too may inherit the promises . "
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FOOTBALL. ST . PETER ' S SCHOOI. L. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Played at Leeds on Saturday, October z3rd . Bingham kicked off for the School, and Leeds mulling the catch, Nelson followed up and scored behind the posts . The same player converted. The School continued to press, and the forwards constantly heeled out, but the three-quarters could not score . Walton, after a dodgy run, scored behind the posts . Nelson converted . From the kick off King kicked dead, Nelson repeating this after the drop-out . At last the ball reached touch, and Bingham having got nearly to the line passed to Nelson who scored far out, Bingham registering the major points . Soon after, tile School were awarded a free kick in the Leeds twenty-five, Bingham ' s place at goal passing outside the posts . The School were still pressing hard when half-time was called, with the score, School 3 goals (15 points) ; Leeds G .S . nil. In the second half, Leeds were again constantly on the defence, their full-hack playing a fine game . The School forwards were still showing their superiority and gave our backs plenty of chances, but the Leeds tackling was too safe . At this point, York had a free kick just inside their opponents ' half, Bingham kicking a fine goal . Shortly after, Tordof got off for Leeds with a good dribble, and bad play by Hey nearly gave them a try, which was avoided by the Leeds men kicking dead . Bingham ' s drop out found touch in the opponents' half, and after some scrummaging, Walton got over and scored between the posts . Nelson ' s kick at goal being successful . Time was called soon after, and a very pleasant game ended in a victory for the School by 5 goals (1 penalty) . (23 points) to nil. Team :—Back : W . Hey . Three-quarter Backs : P . King, G . C. Otley, D . W . Roy, B . Nelson . Half-Lacks : 'I' . L . Harrison, E . J. Walton . Forwards : R . G . Bingham, C . Moiser, R . Teasdale, H . E . Soulby, S . Watson, C . S . Smith, G . N . Longbotham, F . I. Newton .
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Though successful the School were very faulty in the back division . Hey at full back almost gave them a try through failing to pick up . The centres never seemed at home and seemed unable to gain ground, pass after pass being mulled or rendered ineffective. Walton and Harrison played well together at half, Harrison's passing being an improvement on that in former matches . Nelson played a sound game on the wing, and scored two good tries . All the forwards played well, working hard, and packing tighter. Moiser was good at touch, and Bingham got off constantly and had hard luck in not scoring . Teasdale and Newton dribbled well, and Bingham was several times brought back by the referee when dribbling . ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL V . E . J . JOICEY 'S
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On Oct . 26th, Joicey brought down a strong XV . and inflicted a big defeat on the School, to the extent of 3 goals 6 trids (32 points) to c try (3 points) . The size of the adverse total of points was due to the wretchedly slow play of the School back division . It might have been reduced very considerably but for this weakness of the defence. It was not long after the start before the scratch team began to show their superiority in pace and vigour and scored a try which was well converted. For a short time after this the School held their own, and by a good run on the part of Walton, and some good forward play headed by Bingham, they took the game into their opponents ' territory . The advantage was soon lost, and a second try was gained by the scratch team, this not being converted . Then again the School had the best of matters, and Roy, by a dodgy run, took the ball nearly to the line and passed to Otley, who scored . This success was followed up after a penalty against the School by a long run by Walton, who just failed to get through. From this point, however, the home backs, with the single exception of Walton, continually let the side down, and through some terribly slow play by Hey, at full back, two tries were scored against us in quick succession .
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After half-time, our forwards continued to do well, but as soon as ever they had taken the ball up the field, the backs failed to stop the rushes of the scratch team, and try after try was scored against us . The game was not so one-sided as the score would seem to suggest, but with the backs standing up to the scrum it needed but a dash and a kick to overcome the defence . Hey seemed to have no idea of anything but tackling ; this he did grandly on two or three occasions . The forwards played a strong persevering game ; the best of them were Bingham, Watson, and Newton, though the latter was rather expensive through his want of knowledge of the rules . It is only fair to say that the scratch team included several players who possess great reputations up in the North. School Team :—Back : W . Hey' Threequarler Backs : P . King, G . C . Otley, D . W. Roy, B . Nelson . Half-backs : E . J . Walton, T . L . Harrison . Forwards : R . G . Bingham, S . Watson . R .Teasdale, C . Moiser, H . E . Soulby, C . S . Smith, F . Newton, G . Taylor, Esq.
ST . PETER ' S V . HEADINGLEY.
Played on the School ground on Saturday, October 3oth. Headingley started the game, rather late . The School played well at first quite holding their own in the scrum . The School backs had a bout of passing and play for some time was in the Headingley half, Walton being tackled when looking dangerous. The Headingley backs then relieved the pressure by good kicking, and their forwards following up well the School were repulsed. They defended well for a time, but at length the opponents got in. No goal resulted . A fast threequarter of Headingley almost got in but Hey and Nelson defended well . Headingley got another try, which was not converted . A forward scored for them by a good follow up, and they also scored again before half-time . Headingley were not able to convert either . Half-time arrived with the score : Headingley, 4 tries ; School, nil. Bingham restarted, and the ball was returned into touch. Headingley obtained a try in a favourable position, but it was
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unconverted . The School then played up and kept their lines intact for some time . Walton and Harrison played a good saving game behind beaten forwards . A Headingley threequarter got hold, and running well scored, although it might be mentioned that he was in touch, which was overlooked by their touch judge . Again the kick failed . Headingley nearly scored several times, but lacked finish . They scored again, and at an easy angle the two extra points were secured . Towards time they scored again ; and the final score was :—Headingley, i goal, 7 tries (26 points) to School nil. School 'Team :—Back : W. Hey . Threequarter Backs : B . Nelson, G. C . Otley, D . W . Roy, P . J . King . Half Backs : E . J . Walton and T . L . Harrison . Forwards ; R . G . Bingham, C . Moiser, H. E . Soulby, R . T . Teasdale, S . Watson, F . J . Newton, G . N. Longbotham, and G . M . Taylor, Esq . Referee : A . Wilkes, Esq. ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL V . ST .
JOHN ' S
COLLEGE, YORK.
Played on the School ground on November 4th . The School started and even play ensued for some time . Although most of the play was in mid-field each side had short spells of attacking. Walton got the ball out to the school threequarters but Otley mulled . St . John's got away, but C . Nelson saved his line by a good tackle . Bingham afterwards gained some ground by a kick into touch from the line out . The School were now getting the best of matters and pressed . They were given a penalty far out, but the angle was too difficult for Bingham to gain the three points, although making a fair attempt . From the kick out Walton got hold and eluding opponent after opponent was just grassed on the St . John' s line. He, however, again got hold, and passed to B . Nelson, who scored the first try . Bingham was again unlucky with his shot . St . John ' s got away and were in the School 25 when the whistle blew for half-time with the score, School, i try (3 points), St . John ' s, nil . After the interval the School pressed, but St . John's kept their line intact for some time . Walton got the ball from the scrum, and after running well,
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passed to Otley who transferred neatly to B . Nelson, the latter getting in at full speed but overstepping the dead line . Harrison next got the ball out to his partner, who, after a long and tricky run scored under the posts . B . Nelson converted . The School backs had another bout of passing and B . Nelson scored another try and easily converted it . The St . John ' s line was continually bombarded, and B . Nelson kicked into the St . John ' s territory, and one of their backs mulling, King, who was well up, scored. B . Nelson again did the needful . St . John's got away from the kick at the centre but King saved, and Roy got a good kick into touch . The School forwards brought the ball to half way, and Walton getting hold, scored another fine try, running very strongly. Bingham converted . St . John ' s broke away just before time, and a threequarter getting hold was tackled in splendid style by C . Nelson, who stopped a certain try . The College, from the ensuing scrum, again nearly scored, but Walton tackled . St . John ' s then kicked o%er the line, and after the drop out time was called with the score : School, 4. goals, i try (23 points) to St . John ' s nil. School Team : –Rack : C . Nelson . Thrcequarler Backs : P . J. King, D . W . Roy, G . C . Otley, B . Nelson . Half Backs : E . J. Walton and T . L . Harrison . Forwards ; R . G. Bingham,' C. Moiser, R . T . Teasdale, H . E . Soulby, S . Watson, C . S . Smith, G . N . Longbotham, and G . M . Taylor, Esq . Refiree : A . Wilkes, Esq. NOTES ON THE GAME.
The School played a good game, being equally strong on the attack and defence . C . Nelson, playing for the first time at back, fully justified his selection . His tackling was excellent, picking up clean, and kicking good . The threequarters played fairly well. B . Nelson showed some rare turns of speed . Otley was perhaps not at his best in the first half . Walton played a brilliant game at half. His run in the first half was marvellous . He fed the threequarters with judgment and was well seconded by Harrison, who was seen at his best . Bingham played well forward scrumming hard and nearly always getting the ball at the line-out . He was
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well backed up by the other forwards, who played a very good game . Watson, Soulby, and Longbotham perhaps being the most prominent of a good pack . G . M . Taylor, Esq ., was very serviceable in dribbling and his weight is very welcome to the School scrum. ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL V . DURHAM SCHOOL.
Played on the Durham ground, Saturday, November 13th. Durham kicked off at 2-15, and for the first ten minutes the game wavered between half-way and the York 25 line, the Durham forwards soon showing their great superiority in weight . A free kick was awarded to Durham, for the ball being picked out of the scrum, almost in front of the posts, which however resulted in nothing . Durham then got the ball out, and, passing along the line, Haythornethwaite the wing threequarter scored far out, no goal resulting . Almost immediately after Haythornethwaite scored a similar try, the goal as before failing . Durham were then penalized for off-side, and soon after Ha} thornethwaite scored a third try in the same way, which was not converted . Soon after the same player scored again, and, getting further round, Sagar (rapt .) converted . A free kick being given to York, for off-side, Bingham had a good shot at goal from nearly half-way close to the touch line . Durham worked the ball up the field again, and Yates scored between the posts, Sagar again converting . Immediately after, the half-time whistle went, with the score : Durham 2 goals, 3 tries (19 points) to nil . Soon after the re-commencement, York were given a free kick for Durham not playing the ball, but soon Yates again got through between the posts . Sagar again kicked the goal. York had a free kick for off-side, and found touch at the 25 line. Almost immediately they were given another and found touch close to the line . A scrummage followed, which Durham rushed and then dribbled to half-way . Soon after Yates scored another try which Sagar converted . York were awarded another free kick. Bingham making a good shot at goal . Sagar next scored a try, kicking the goal himself. Here a good run by Walton got the ball up past half-way, where he unfortunately passed to a Durham for-
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ward, who gained some ground before he was brought down. Winch then scored far out from a line out near the line . Yates was the next scorer getting through near the posts . Sagar as usual kicked the goal . Havthornethwaite scored an unconverted try, and on Yates doing the same the whistle went . Score : }8 points to nil. Full Back : C . Nelson . 7hre'quarler Racks : P . King, G . C. Orley, D . W . Roy, B . Nelson . Half Backs : E . J . Walton, T L. Harrison . Fo rwards : R . G . Bingham (Capt .), C . Moiser, S. Watson, R . Teasdale, H . Soulby, C . S . Smith, M . Wilson, G . N. Longbotham. ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL V. RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
This match was played on Wednesday, November z4th, at Ripon, on a dull cold day . Some alteration had been made in the arrangement of the backs, as Walton was away . Roy played half in his place, and Creer was tried at threequarters. Bingham won the toss, and Ripon kicked off . In a very short time Ripon got possession of the ball, and after a smart bit of passing between their backs, one of them ran in and scored a try, which was not converted . This was not encouraging . but it made the School pull themselves together, and some tight scrummages took place about half-way . At length the Ripon forwards rushed the ball through, but King saved, and a scrimmage followed near the School line . Here, a free kick for the School, gained some ground. Bingham and Roy now did some neat dribbling, and Nelson following up, kicked into touch in the Ripon " 25 . " Next, Otley obtained the ball, and got in a nice run, but passed forward . Ripon again looked dangerous, but Carey saved by a kick into touch . The School forty ards now played up betterand rushed the ball right through their opponents . A scrummage now took place just outside the Ripon line, and Harrison getting hold scored the first try for the School . The kick at goal failed . Things now began to look brighter for the School, and after the drop out, the forwards gradually worked the ball back, when Watson picking up, rushed over the line and scored a try, Nelson kicking a goal . The kick-off was well returned by Nelson, and Bingham following up, got hold of the ball, and after a strong run was brought down just outside the line .
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Here a scrummage took place, and Harrison picking up, scored about half-way out . Nelson failed at goal . Play now settled in the Ripon " z5, " and Bingham again getting hold made a good run. A hard struggle now took place near the Ripon line, and resulted in Harrison scoring another try . Bingham kicked a fine goal . Soon after the kick-off Bingham received the bail from touch, and running in obtained a try, which he failed to convert . Ripon now worked harder, and getting the ball kicked into our " 25 . " Nelson returned well, but the School were penalized for " off-side " and Ripon had a free kick . Creer took the ball, and made a nice run . Soon after this Harrison passed to Roy, who ran in, and put the ball down, but the try was disputed, and the referee gave a minor. The School again attacked, and Ripon were forced to touch down. Half-time was then called, the score being :—St . Peter ' s, z goals, z tries, to Ripon 1 try . After the kick-off Ripon played up much better, and one of their threequarters getting hold, took a long run, but luckily lost possession of the ball when near the line . The School forwards now took the ball back into their opponents ' " 25, " where some scrummages followed . At length Ripon got the ball out, and after some neat passing, one of them ran right in and scored . No goal resulted . The School again pressed, and Ripon had to touch down . After the drop out, play settled in mid-field and several rushes were made by both sides, Roy saving well . The School backs now did some passing, and got in a few nice runs. Some scrummages took place near the line, and the backs on both sides had a busy time . The School forwards then " rushed it," and Ripon had to touch down . Soon after this Nelson scored a try, which was not converted . Ripon now attacked, but Nelson relieved by a kick into touch . The opposing side next got the ball out, but mulled it, and Creer getting hold, scored an easy try between the posts . The kick at goal again failed . Bingham now got off, but was collared near the line . A scrummage took place, and a free kick was given to the School . Bingham had a shot at goal, but the ball went a little wide of the mark . Within the next five minutes Otley succeeded in scoring a try . The kick at goal was not successful . Time was then called, with the score :—St. Peter's, z goals, 6 tries ( z8 points), to z tries (6 points .)
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Of the forwards Bingham worked very hard, especially in the scrum . Watson also played well, while the rest did a fair amount of work . Roy played very well in place of Walton, though the score would certainly have been larger had our second line been the same as usual, for the tackling on the Ripon side was rather weak . Of the threequarters Nelson kicked well, and Creer put in some good runs . Carey, at full back did not seem quite up to form . The ground was in a very soft slippery state, and the ball very heavy, so that goal kicking was not a very marked feature of the game. School Team :—Back : A Carey . Thleequarler Backs : P . King, G . C . Otley, 13 . Nelson, and L . Creer . Half Racks : T . L . Harrison, D . \V . Roy . Farwardc : R . G . Bingham (Capt .), S . Watson, H. Soulby, R . Teasdale, C . Moiser, G . M . Longbotham, F . I . Newton, and C . S . Smith.
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PETER ' S SCHOOL 2ND V . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 2ND.
Leeds kicked off a little after three . Play soon settled down in their " 25, " and Carey five minutes after the beginning scored halfway out . Wilson i . took the kick at goal, but was unsuccessful. Soon after, from a scrum on their goal line, Nelson iii . picked up and dashed over, but Wood failed to convert . Nelson iii . again scored, but Middlemiss hit the post in his attempt at goal . A minute later Wood ran in, Middlemiss again hitting the post in his attempt to convert . Wilson i . then scored behind the posts, still no goal . Soon after, Creer, after a very good run scored far out— no goal . A few minutes after Middlemiss scored near the posts, but Nelson iii . failed to convert Then half-time was called, with the score : St . Peter' s 7 tries (21 points), Leeds nil . After the drop out Nelson scored for the third time, but still no goal . In a minute or two Nelson hi . ran over again, but the attempt to convert failed . ' I' llen Creer, after a very good run, scored behind the posts— still no goal . After a good deal of play between the centre and Leeds" 25, " Creer again scored, from which try a goal was kicked at last by Wilson i . A little after Nelson iii . crossed the
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Leeds line again but had the ball knocked out of his hand . This was hard luck as he had run very well from half-way . However he scored next minute for the fifth time, but it was unconverted. Shortly afterwards Creer scored behind the posts, but no goal resulted . Next minute Clark scored behind the posts but failed at goal . Immediately after he scored again but the kick at goal failed. A little after Leeds were penalized for off-side play, and Middlemiss kicked a goal but was brought back again since he had kicked it from the wrong place and failed in his second attempt . Then Creer scored behind the posts but the attempt to convert failed. Time was then called, with the scores : St . Peter' s, 15 tries 1 goal (5o points), Leeds nil . The scorers for us were, Creer (5), Nelson iii. (5), Clark (2), Middlemiss (1), Wood ( I), Carey (I) . Wilson (I)' The Te am was as follows :—1 fall Back : \V . Bennett . 7hreequarler Backs : L . Creer, N . D . Middlemiss, A . Carey, E . Wilson . Hal/Backs : C . Nilson, E . Nelson . Por7c'ards : R . Wood, M . Nilson, C . Scott, P . Clark, R Veld, J . Kirby, J . Russell, F . Pulleyn. ST . PErEis's SCHOOL 2ND 7' .
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This match was played on the School ground on Thursday, October 14th, and resulted in a victory for the School by a goal to a try . Roy won the toss, and John's kicked off . Nelson's return into touch was poor . The visitors at once began to press, and a long series of scrums took place in the School half, relieved by occasional free-kicks for off-side play by John's men, many of whom seemed very ignorant of the rules . By one of these kicks the School managed to transfer play to their opponents ' quarters . Scott received from his centre and after a good run was brought down only a few yards from the line . The Collegians forced the ball back, but Hey saved well though his kicking was poor . The School forwards wheeled the scrummage, and rushed the ball down the field, but Idle getting possession made a fine run . Otley succeeding in catching him up in our 25 . The same player shortly afterwards managed to slip through our backs, and scored the first try of the game . The kick at goal failed . The visitors still kept the game in the home quarters, chiefly by their
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superior dribbling tactics, Hey doing a lot of saving, and they were pressing when half-time was called, with the score one try (3 points) to nil . After the restart the School took up the oflensive and scored a minor off a free kick . Hey made a good run and passed but the ball was not held . Soon St . John ' s had a free kick, Roy returning into touch with a long punt . Free kicks for the School were plentiful, and some good passing by the School backs gained ground . Watson and Smith were both conspicuous for good forward play, and Otley made a good threequarter run, Roy putting in some good kicks . Where the School team failed was in the sleepiness of some of the forwards, who showed on several occasions that if they took the trouble they could shove their opponents all over the field . Unfortunately they very often did not take the trouble . Perhaps they felt the want of a leader . However, they did not give in altogether, and heeling out from a scrummage, Harrison got possession and after running a little way passed to Otley, who, running straight, scored behind the posts, his kick at goal being also successful . After a little more loose play in which Smith was prominent, time was called, leaving the School victorious by one goal (5 points) to one try (3 points).
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Played on the School ground and ended in a win for our opponents by 45 points to nil . Our team were out matched in every point of the game, for the Durham znd were much heavier . But they did their best and worked as well as they could, but got the ball out of the scrum only twice during the whole game . The half-time score was 14 to nil, but was increased during the second half to 45 to nil . Owing to the forwards never letting the ball out our backs never had a chance. Bennett at full-back and Harrison ii . at half were perhaps the best on our side, although our halves were rather too much inclined to be off-side, and from one of their free kicks Durham kicked a goal .
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Thursday, Nov . 18 . This match was played on the School ground in beautiful weather . The scratch team kicked off against a slight wind ; the ball went to Otley, who returned well into touch . From this time the school began to press and after some loose play Otley ran in for the School . Teasdale kicked the goal . After the kick out play settled in the scratch ' 25 . After a bout of passing, Otley scored another try which Roy failed to improve. After this the School forwards were very selfish and would not let the ball out, but the ball was kicked to King, who, after a good run scored between the posts, Otley converting . Play now settled in mid-field, but after a forward rush to the opponents ' line the ball was let out to the backs who passed well, and Watson, after a pass from Otley, scored the fourth try, which Teasdale failed to convert . At this part of the game the scratch team were penalised a number of times for off-side, and from one of these free kicks, Roy kicked a goal . After this, half-time was called with the score . School, 3 goals (t penalt) ), 2 tries, (ij points) to nil . After the interval, Teasdale re-started for the School and almost directly Otley got over, but failed to ground the ball . The School continued to press and from a pass from C . Nelson, Roy scored a good try . Otley failed at the attempt at goal . Soon after, Roy scored again, and Moiser improved . The forwards had it all their own way and letting the ball out well it was again passed along the threcquarter line ending in King scoring ; Roy registering the major points . Play was again brought to the scratch quarters and Watson worked his way over far out, Teasdale failing in the attempt at goal . After some passing, King scored again, and Roy missed the shot at goal . Here the scratch team were brought back to the 25 for man in front, and from a scrummage Watson scored, Otley missing the goal . After this Roy made the prettiest run of the day and scored a try behind the posts which Soulby easily converted . The scratch kicked off and Otley returned into touch. Teasdale scored from a line out, and Middlemiss improved. After loose play King got the ball and scored . Roy failing at
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goal . After the drop out Moiser was held near the line where a scrummage was formed, and the forwards working the hall over the line Watson fell on it and Moiser kicked the goal . Time was now called with the score : School, S goals (1 penalty), 7 tries (J9 points), to nil . NOTES ON THE GAME.
The School forwards were much too selfish all the game through both in not letting the ball out and not passing. None of them seemed to think forwards ought to lass as much as backs . The halves were our weakest spot, being very slow and very erratic passers . Of the threequarters Roy was the best, Oticy and King being fair . If the latter would run straight on instead of running into the middle of the field he would use his pace to much greater advantage . None of the threequarters have mastered the art of taking passes and giving them whilst running . which makes them very often lose ground instead of gaining it. St .
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This match was played on the 27th . and resulted in a loss for us by i goal z tries (i i points), to nil . St . John ' s kicked off. King found touch . St . John ' s then pressed and Sunderland got over. Idle converted . After a series of scrimmages in mid-field, St. John ' s again got into our 25, but Creer relieved with a kick into touch . Soulby then dribbled, but Idle saved with a good kick. Some good passing between Roy and Otley resulted in Aliddlemiss being pushed into touch . We pressed a great deal, but no one got over. A free kick was given for off-side, but Teasdale failed at goal . Half-time was then called . In the second half Roy, King, and Otley were prominent in the backs, but our forwards were overweighted, and z more tries were scored by Sunderland and Patchett, both shots at goal failing . Time was then called, with the score, a goal and z tries (II points), to nil .
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LIST OF FOOTBALL MATCHES. FIRST XV. Sat . Oct . 2 . Old Boys home .Jost . . 13 pts . to 21 „ 9 . York Saracens home . Jost . . 3 pts . to 21 „ 16 . E . Henson, Esq's . XV , home . . not played. away . won .23 pts . to nil. 23 . Leeds GS Tues . „ z6 . E . joicey, Esq ' s . XV home . . lost . . 3 pts . to 36 Sat . „ 30 . Headingley home . .lost . .nil to 26 pts. Thur. Nov . 4 . St . John' s College . . home . . won . .23 pts . to nil. Sat . „ 13 . Durham School away . Jost . .nil to 48 pts. away . .won . . 28 pts . to 6 Wed . „ 24 . Ripon G .S Sat . „ 27 . Almondbury Old Boys home . .not played. home . Jost . nil to 26 pts. Sat . Dec . 4 . Durham School Tues . „ 21 . Old Boys home ., home .. Sat . Feb . 5 . York Saracens home . . „ 19 . St . John ' s College „ 26 . Cleckheaton (Spen Valley Casuals) home . . SECOND XV. Thur . Oct . 14 . St . John's Coll . 2nd XV . . . home . . won . . 5 pts . to 3 Sat . „ 23 . Leeds G .S . znd XV . . . home . . won . .50 pts . to nil. „ Nov . 13 . Durham School 2nd XV . home . Jost . . nil to 45 pts. . . . home . . won . . J9 pts . to nil. 'I'lhur . „ -8 . j . Taylor ' s XV . 25 . St . John ' s Coll . znd XV . .home .Jost . . 11 pts . to nil.
THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS. These islands, which of course every Peterite who has been in Mr . Yeld ' s form will know, lie in the Bay of Bengal . The inhabitants, numbering only about 5,000, are of quite a different race to those of India or 13urmah . They are all under five feet in height, and in feature very like the West African negro . Their clothes are of the simplest description, the ladies wearing a light and airy costume of leaves, the majority of the men wearing nothing at all, but some affect the same costume as the ladies . Men, women, and children all smoke clay pipes ; it was very amusing to watch a little boy just able to walk, puffing away at a large clay, nearly as big as himself. They use bows and arrows of their own make for hunting and also shooting fish .
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One day I foolishly put my straw hat on a tree and offered a small silver coin to any of them who could hit it, from a distance of about 8o yards . Before I could prevent them, four of these gentlemen had drawn their bows and my poor straw hat was ruined, all four arrows sticking well through the crown into the tree . Their style of mourning is unique . If a husband dies, the wife has his head and body boiled, and when clean hangs the skull and backbone round her neck, and paints her body red. If a wife dies, the sorrowing husband only paints his body in red streaks . The children, if any, do not take any part in the mourning . These people do not seem to have any religion, but believe that there is a devil who goes about at night, so they will not go out after dark for fear he should catch them . This race is fast dying out . We now come to the other inhabitants of these islands, who are not there of their own freewill, namely, the convicts . There are about 15,000, all from India or Burmah, and they are distributed in different gaols, on islands and round the harbour of Port Blair. If they have good characters, and the authorities do not object, they may go back to their native village after they have done their time ; but the majority are kept, and allowed to marry the female convicts if they wish, and settle down to grow maize or chop timber and work for their living . The convicts receive a little pay, which is kept for them and increased if they behave well, and given them when they have finished their time . To each gang of about zo convicts there is a foreman to look after them, who wears a red turban to distinguish him from the others, who wear white ones, and over each i o foremen and their convicts, is another convict, who also wears a distinguishing badge in his turban . These foremen convicts receive more pay and privileges than the rest . It is very funny that the convicts should hate one another so, but it is a fact that they will do anything to annoy their neighbours, when their foreman is not looking . By this means " convicts looking after convicts, " keeping a large garrison is clone away with ; though of course a fair garrison is always kept here so as to be on the safe side. Each convict wears a tally round his neck with his name, crime,
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and sentence on it . Many of the convicts at the end of their time ate employed as servants to the settlement officers, but whereas in England one would think twice of engaging a man as cook who had murdered two or three of his wives some years before, no such idea prevails here, as murderers are considered the best servants . No ships but the fortnightly mail boat and men of war are allowed at Port Blair without the permission of the Indian Government, and the stay of these is limited to four days . A permit must be obtained from the Indian Government for anyone who wishes to visit here, and his stay is limited . So very few come here, and consequently very little is generally known about the Islands . R .N.
THE GROWTH OF PARODY. One of the commonest forms of literary art in these times is the parody . It flourishes on every side : it blossoms amid the arid wastes of the comic paper ; it springs abundant where the laurel grows to deck the brow—the very broad brow—of the minor poet : the child ' s book of verse is gay with it, and the satirist sows it thick as burdocks on the grave where our hero he buries . Yet it is possibly the newest flower in the wide fields of literature. The name is old enough ; and has been given to diverse forms of mauled quotation, imitation and exaggeration, good and illtempered ; but rare and futile were till recently the attempts made in the style so familiar to us now . For parody is more than quotation, copy, or burlesque : it is all of these together ; and to be perfect should be good humoured, as earlier essays were not always, and well-defined in aim, as they were rarely. If we clear our thoughts by fixing first what we mean by parody, noting its essential elements, we shall the more easily follow the lines on which it has developed . Let us recall for a moment the well-known Resolution of Wither : Shall I, wasting in despaire, I)ie, because a woman' s fair? Or make pale my cheeks with care Cause anothers rosie are ?
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Be she fairer than the Day, Or the flowery Meads in May, If she thinke not well of me What care I how faire she be ? And with them Christian ' s lines : Shall I never storm nor swear Just because the umpire' s fair ? Or from expletives forbear ' Cause he gives me out with care ? Be he fairer, more upright Than Carpenter or Lilly'white, If he will not favour me What care I how fair he be ? The parodist seems to have regarded the first four lines as containing only one rhyme, but that apart, the closeness of the copy to the type, its reproduction of the same situation, its similar treatment, its equal " happiness " are masterly : subject, tone, atmosphere, effect arc identical . The picture is the same: only the figures are different . It is inevitable. Assuming this then as a simple test, let us hurriedly examine various forms of burlesque writing. A very slight touch often produces a droll effect by the change of a single word . When Macduff ' s pathetic outburst at the murder of his wife and children : What, all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop ! is made to read : What, all my pretty chickens and their dam in one thick soup ! (Soup of the evening, beautiful soup ! as Lewis Caroll puts it), burlesque is already carried very far . Obviously no great outlay of comic force is needed here . You have only to know what to do and how to do it . The printer does it by chance when he prints n for h in the lines to a sweet girl graduate : Lady, very fair are you, And your eyes are very blue, And your nose. It springs unbidden in the memory of the youthful examinee
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who quotes : " Strafford brought Ireland into a state of posterity," and translates : " Le chagrin d' avoir un pere clans les fers " by " The annoyance of having a father in the iron trade . " The advertising man thinks it funny : " A youth who bore mid snow and ice A banner with the strange device : Jackson's new shop . " But it can be (lone better, as in Twinkle, twinkle, little bat, How I wonder what you're at. Our test lines however are much more complicated than this : they exemplify a finer form of parody, that directed against style . Now style is merely manner : and sometimes, so individual are we, the very use of another ' s manner is a sort of burlesque . Listen to a bantam and a cochin china crowing on the same wall : each alternate crow caricatures the last ; the sonorous clarion is made to seem pompous, the shrill pipe shown to be insignificant . If there be too the added attraction of the unusual, if one of the birds be hoarse let us say, the parody of style is there in every particular . So it works out in speech of a higher order . Here is the big bow-wow, as the author himself dubbed it, Where ' s Harry Blount ? Fitz-Eustace, where? Linger ye here, ye hearts of hare ? and the yelp of the Rejected Addresses : Whitford and Mitford, ply your pumps : You Clutterbuck, come, stir your stumps. On the other hand, how the mouldering fatuity of the lines on the Little Busy Bee are emphasized by How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws ; And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws The facile rhymer who writes parody because the air is full of it, because " Seaman does it, doncher know ?" regards imitation as the sum total of his art,—of his art indeed it is . He writes his little lines in some one else's metre, labels them " After R—d
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K—g, as he used to label other lines " This is a cow, " prints them in his little magazine, and looks for his apotheosis . They lie about in every literary journal ; they litter all the comic prints. Specimens would be superfluous : selection invidious . This is the school of Dr . Johnson, who offered as the parody of a ballad, this : I put my hat upon my head, And walked along the Strand ; And there I met another man With his hat in his hand. How do these stupid lines suggest the quivering horror of a similar stanza in the ballad proper But I have dreamed a dreary dream, Beyond the Isle of Skye ; I saw a dead man win a fight, And I think that man was I. The parodist must add some spice of fun, a grain of Attic salt, a hint of malice : till a generation back, men looked for a stroke of satire. Chaucer first employed this method, when, glancing at the popular metre of a time in which Pilgrimes and Palmers plighted hem togidere, he made his Persoun say I am a southern man, I can not geste,—rom, ram, ruf,--by letter. Unfortunately iii literary, as in other forms of art, early production often seems grotesque to after ages ; and the parody sounds to our dull ears merely an echo of the original . Even as late as Elizabethan times For deade is Dido, deade, alas and dreut is serious verse, while Whereat with blade, with bloody, blameful blade is burlesque. But Shakspeare was not happy in parody . His genius was not formed to follow on another's traces, careful of his motion, like the skater on ice that hardly bears him ; and after the polished parodies of Love ' s Labour's Lost—one long parody, in fact— hardly recurred to it .
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Through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries however parodies were common enough . They nearly always had the same poor aim of ridiculing the lines imitated : they were usually violent in tone ; otherwise dull and wanting in wit ; not infrequently both at the same time . It may suffice to quote the best, far the cleverest, probably the most malicious of them, Pope ' s imitation of Ambrose Philips' lines to Miss Pulteney . We know Philips so little now that a short illustration will perhaps find allowance : Simple maiden, void of art, Babbling out thy very heart, Yet abandoned to thy will, Yet imagining no ill, Yet too innocent to blush, Like the linnet in the bush, To the mother linnet ' s note 11loduling her tender throat, Chirping forth thy pretty joys, and so following . Whereupon Pope advises: Let your little verses flow Gently, sweetly, row by row, Let the verse the subject fit, Little subject, little wit. Namby Pamby is your guide, Albion's joy, Hibernia ' s pride, Namby Pamby Pilipis Rhimy-pimed to missey-miss. That her father's gracy-grace May give him a placy-place. The only exception to this caustic treatment, or the club and cudgel method of duller men, was John Philips' parody of Milton : From tube as black As winter-chimney or well polished jet, Exhale Mundungus, ill-perfuming scent ! Not blacker tube, nor of a shorter size Smokes Cambro-Briton, versed in pedigree, Sprung from Cadwalador and Arthur, Kings Full famous in romantic tale.
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This was new . As the author says, he sings Things unattemptcd yet, in prose or rhyme, A shilling, breeches and chiin ias dire. And in this newness lies the first suggestion of the later style of parody. But the Editors ' exclaiming " Men may come and men may go, But he goes on for ever," ruthlessly postpone some further notes to the uncertain future.
THE LIBRARY. Books taken out . Fiction .—Total taken out-245, consisting of Rider Haggard, 25 ; Conan Doyle, 17 ; Henty, 17 ; Rudyard Kipling, 15 ; Marion Crawford, 13 ; Collins, 12 ; Marrvat, 12 Stevenson, 9 ; Fenn, to ; Anstey, 7 ; Dumas, 7 ; Ainsworth, 6; Jerome, 6 ; Weyman, 5 ; Lever, 5 ; Ballantvne, 5 ; Farrar, 5 Verne, 5 ; Dickens, 4 ; Kingsley, 4 ; Twenty others less than four times each . Sports, 7 . Travels, to . Classics, 4 . History, 4 . Science, z . English Poetry, &c ., 3 . Biography, z. Total number of books taken out from May 8th to November zoth, 277. The following is a list of new books added to the Library this term : FICTION AND POETRY.
Our Mutual Friend, Martin Chuzzlewit, Old Curiosity Shop, Blake House, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, Dombey and Son, Christmas Stories, Tale of Two Cities, Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield (Charles Dickens). Pendennis, The Newcomes, Vanity Fair, Esmond, Philip, The Virginians (Jr M. Thackeray). Middlemarch, Scenes of Clerical Life, Romola (George Glit). Barrackroom Ballads, The Seven Seas, The Light that Failed, A Life ' s Handicap, Plain Tales from the Hills (Rudyard Kipling). The Sowers, With Edged Tools, From One Generation to Another (H. Scion Merriman) .
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The Jubilee Book of Cricket (K. S. Ranjilsiuhji). SCIENCE.
Familiar Wild Flowers, 5 vols ., (F. Edward Hulme). Structural Botany (D. H. Scott). CLASSICS.
Ancient Greek Literature (Gilbert Mull (iv). Socrates and Athenian Society (A . D . Godley). Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (Henry Ne/Ueship and J. E. Sandys). HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND ART.
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, q . vols . (Edward Gibbon). Poetical Works of Milton . History of Christianity, 3 vols . (H. H. [ 3[itntan). History of Architecture (B . and B . F. Fletcher) Achievements of Cavalry (Gen . Sir Evelyn Wood). Life of Froissart (ifirry Darmesleler). Lloyd's English Dictionary (7 vols .) Flourishing of Romance and Rise of Allegory (G . Suinlsbur~, M A). Studies in Prose and Poetry (Algernon Swinburue). Sculpture, Renaissance and Modern (Leader Scott). Classic and Italian Painting (E. /Poi nter, R .A . and PercyR . Head). Water Colour Painting in England (G . R . Redgraz, c). English Painters (II. J. Iltlurol Buxton). Painting, Spanish and French (G . IV. Smith). Sculpture, Egyptian, Assyrian, &c . (George Redford). German, Flemish, and Dutch Painting (H. J. Buxton and E . J. Poynter, R .A .) Lives of the Lord Chancellors, to vols . (John Lord Campbell). Life of Samuel Johnson (Jaynes Boswell). Short History of Our Own Times (Justin IllcCarthy). Ingoldsbv Legends (Thomas Barham). The Coming of the Friars (Rev . A . Jessop). English Seamen of the 16th Century (J. A . Froude). Literature of the Age of Elizabeth (William Hazlill). Ferdinand and Isabella, Philip II ., Charles V ., Conquest of Mexico (W H. Prescott) .
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The Garden that I love, In Veronica ' s Garden (Alfred Austin). Children of the Ghetto, King of Schnorrers (Isaac Zangwill). Verdant Green (Cuthbert Bole). Dog Stories from the Spectator.
CORRESPONDENCE. SIRS,
Far be it from me to depreciate in any way the good work which the librarians have done in selecting books and in re-stocking the library, but may I he allowed in your pages to make a few recommendations about books which hitherto have been overlooked in the choice and which will, I hope, receive attention in the future, Is it right that a writer like Henty should be represented by at least half-a-dozen volumes, while Sir Walter Besant, one of the greatest and best of modern Authors is only represented by one book . Again, " Anthony Hope, " although by no means so well established an author as the above-mentioned (I mean Besant, not Henty) has made himself a name by the "Prisoner of Zenda," which I am glad to see in the library. His later books, including " Chronicles of Count Antonio, " " Heart of Princess Osra, " " Phroso," arc quite up to the mark, although perhaps at present the last two will be beyond the means of the library, and besides it would be a mistake to bring books which have not had time to make much of a name as yet (this only applies to the last two books) . I hope that some of Baring Gould ' s will put in an appearance some time, surely " John Herring," " Mehalah, " and " Cheap Jack Zita, " are not considered objectionable . Among less famous books, Blackmore ' s " Lorna Doone," might be given a place, and perhaps his later book, " Perly Cross ." Crockett is only represented by one book and that certainly not his best . " Cleg Kelly," "The Raiders," and the " Gray Man," are all superior and suitable for boys. With a few exceptions the books mentioned have been out a good time, so that principles of economy should not interfere . Also I might mention that two books, " Huckleberry Finn," and
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" Chicot the jester," are sequels to books which are not present in the library, so that one necessarily gets an incomplete idea in reading them . Let me conclude by stating that I have read most of these books and so this letter must not be attributed to motives of self-gain . Believe me, Yours sincerely, P .S .L. [The Librarian hopes to reply to this in the next Number .—Ed .] DEAR `IRS,
"There has been some attempt this term by one or two fellows to revive that excellent but much neglected game lives . And there is one disadvantage which is very keenly felt by them, namely, that the walls and floor are so dirty that a ball is done for almost immediately . Could not something be done to clean the walls ? Who is the proper person to apply to about this ? For at present it is much too expensive a job for the fives player . In the hope that something may be done, Yours, &c ., A FIVER. DEAR SIRS,
I wish to call the attention of various members of the School to the fact that at present such a small number learn drawing . Now the writer of this knows of some three or four who have decided ability, but are burying their talents in the ground . Of course this is a matter that no one can see to except these persons themselves, but I hope they will consider the matter and start taking lessons next term. Yours truly, P .F .A. [Is P .R .A . prepared to pay the necessary fees ?--Ed .] DEAR SIR,
A general complaint, especially in the Easter term, is that the time between five o ' clock and seven is found to be slack .
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Of course in the Christmas term this time is well filled up by the Theatricals, but in the Easter term it is generally used for running about the House or doing nothing at all . Now there is one game which is particularly fitted to fill up that time, and as it is the oldest game surely it ought to be patronized by the oldest School. The game I refer to is chess, which has never, I believe, been taken up in this School . Could not a chess club be formed, and a tournament held at the end of the Easter term, or perhaps matches arranged with what clubs there may be in the neighbourhood. There surely must be many chess players in the School, and I am sure if the game were thus encouraged, many others would take it up . Trusting this suggestion will be acted upon. Yours sincerely, TUBAL CAIN.
To the Editors of /he Pelerile. DEAR SIRS,
May I through your columns call attention to a state of affairs which reflects considerable discredit upon one section of the School . At present sixty-one boys out of the whole School play football . Of these, thirty-four are in the SchoolHouse and six in the Clifton Green House ; leaving the paltry total of twentyone dayboys . This is not as it should be . Owing to the unusual number who have left, our football is weaker this year than usual . Evidently, therefore, it is the duty of every individual member of the School to do his utmost to preserve the reputation won in past years. One great advantage of games is that unselfishness is a sine qud non, and it is impossible for a School to do anything well if all its members do not pull together to gain success . It is too late perhaps for any alteration this term, but next term I trust to see a marked difference in this respect . Hoping that the day-boys will take this to heart. I remain, Sirs, Yours respectfully, R . G . BINGFIAM,
Captain of Football.
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DEAR SIRS,
I am about to bring up a subject which has often been suggested but not yet come to any definite head . I mean some sport for those who do not take any part in boating . There were only two House boats and two dayboys boats last year, which meant that only zo boys were engaged on the river . Would not hockey be a good suggestion ? It is a game which is coming forward a great deal among Schools now, and there would be no difficulty in arranging matches . Hoping the matter will receive some consideration . I remain, Yours, &c ., SLOPER.
NOTES AND ITEMS. " As a token of affection towards their late Master, a memorial brass is to be erected by Brothers of the Charterhouse in their private Chapel . It bears the following inscription :—To the glory of God and in pious memory of the Rev . Richard Canon Elwyn, M .A ., a faithful priest and beloved Master of the Charterhouse ; Usher of the school 1863-58 ; Headmaster 1858-63 ; Master of the Charterhouse 1885-97, who fell asleep September 28th, 1897 ." I? . J . Walton has been elected to a Lady Hastings' Exhibition at Queen ' s, Oxford. Professor T . Clifford Allbutt, M .A ., is one of the names recommended for election to the Council of the Royal Society. Edwin Gray has accepted the office of Lord Mayor of York. F . Ware has been elected into the York City Council for the Bootham Ward. S . O . Bingham has passed his L .R .C .P ., but intends to stay on at St Thomas ' Hospital, and take his N .B. New Publications :—XIXth Century Prose by J . H . Fowler, M .A . (O .P .) In the Times of October 19th, there is a notice amongst new publications of ' Principles of Criticism, ' by W . B . Worsfold. The Rev . H . M . Young, curate of St . Paul ' s, Camden Square, N .W ., has been appointed Chaplain at Arrah, Bengal Presidency .
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The foTlowing have received their 1st XV . colours :--T . I . . Harrison and S . Watson . G . C . Otley, G . N . Longbotham, P . King, H. E . Soulhv, C . Nelson, and M . Wilson, have received their znd XV . colours. G . M . Taylor, Esq ., B .A ., Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford, has been assisting the Headmaster with the Sixth Form Classics this term. At Cambridge, the following Old Peterites are playing Football, for Queen's, E . C . Gray ; St . Catharine ' s, R . H . Bailey St . John's, A . W . Eastwood ; Sidney, T . II . Romans Peterhouse, F . P . Fausset (Secretary), and H . B . Greeves Christ's, A . M . Sullivan ; Pembroke, G . G . Veld ; Emmanuel, H . R . Tomlinson ; C'ius, G . Crowther. A . M . Sullivan also played twice for the University. F . M . Bingham, St . Thomas' Hospital, played for the Middlesex Colts, and subsequently for Middlesex v . Midland Counties. F . Mitchell is playing for Blackheath and Sussex, and appeared for London and the South v . Oxford and Cambridge ; we hear he is tur ning his attention to Athletic Journalism. G. Winn, of the North Durham Club, was second reserve for Durham County v . Yorkshire. F . G . Williams plays three-quarters for the Civil Service, and W . S . Gofton does duty as one of the London Society of Referees. W . M . Carter kept goal for Yorkshire v . Cheshire, at Hockey. In the Cambridge Freshmen's Sports, H . R . Tomlinson won his heat in the Hundred in 11 secs ., but was unplaced in the Final. In the St Catharine's, Cambridge, Sports, R . H . Bailey won the 10o yards race, and the 300 yards Handicap for Boating men. In the Peterhouse, Cambridge Sports, F . P . Fausset and H . B. Greeves finished first and second in the Mile ; Greeves also won the Weight Putting, and was second in the Quarter. In the Emmanuel, Cambridge Freshmen ' s Pairs, H . R . Tomlinson was in the Winning boat. For the benefit of Old Peterites we insert the end of term Fixtures Friday, Dec . 17th, the Play (Comedy of Errors), Children's Night. Saturday, Dec . 18th, First night of the Play. Monday, Dec . zoth, Second night of the Play. Tuesday, Dec . 21St, Old Boys r. the School, at 2-30. Wednesday, Dec . zznd, Old Peterite (York) Dinner .
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The Old Peterite (York) Dinner Secretary is E . S . D . Carter, Thornton House, Fulford, from whom tickets and information may be obtained. Old Peterites will kindly note that the Twelfth Annual General Meeting of the O .P . Club will be held at the School, in the Fourth Form Room, on Monday, December loth, at 5-30 p .m. BIRTH .—On November 8th, at 4 ., Queen Anne ' s Road, York, the wife of the Rev . C . Robertson, of a daughter. MARRIAGES .—On October 16th, at the Episcopal Church, Menlo Park, California, Albert Barton Grindrod, to Annie Geraldine, second daughter of J . G . Bennett, Esq ., of Liverpool. On October 19th, at St . Martin ' s Church, Scarborough, Robert Kitching, to Mary Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sauer, of Hull and London. On October 26th, at St . Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, John L. Martin, to Matilda, second daughter of A . D . Campbell, Esq ., 8, Belle Vue Terrace, and formerly of Ederline, Argyllshire. Ln the Times of October 18th, was recorded the Silver Wedding of Lionel Marshall. We hear that Mr . Yeld completes this winter his 3o years of Service at the School—that R . B . Addis has returned to India—that the Rev . C . B . Clarke is at present home from India—that H . B. Whitby has had a touch of fever at Chittagong, India, but is now all right—that C . H . Coning has gone to South Africa—that H . W . Allan, late Guy ' s, is with Dr . Fry, at Shepton Mallet, Somerset—that C . W . Newton was damaged early in the Season playing for Northampton St . James', and has not appeared on the football field since. In the amateur performance of " Sweet Lavender, " given in the York Theatre in the week November 22-27, the part of Clement Hale was played by W . M . Carter . E . S . D . Carter, E . F . Carter, and W . B . Y . Draper also had minor parts in this and " She Stoops to Conquer." The following paragraph is from the Leeds 1L1enury Supplement of September 25, referring to a member of the Sixth Form :— " I dare say many of my readers will recollect the good day's pike fishing I had last November, and described in this paper under the heading of " That ten-pounder ." This week a still larger specimen has come out of exactly the same spot in which I caught my two large ones, and the fortunate captor was Mr . G . W . Filliter, of Wakefield . The fish weighed 1 .11bs ., and was taken under very remarkable conditions. Mr . Filliter hooked the fish, and in the first run snap went
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the line, and the pike sailed away for the centre of the lake. Soon after it returned to its old haunt, and the float showed his whereabouts . Mr . F . waded in and tried to get hold of the line, but the water was too deep, and he hail to return to the bank . He next attached a spinning flight to his reel line, and after several ineffectual casts, succeeded in catching round the float, and after twenty minutes' good sport he landed the fish, which has been sent to Messrs . Cooper and Son, of London, for preservation . Mr . Filliter also caught two eels about each, and a perch weighing 1lb . 5oz .— these on fine roach tackle . He has sent me a photo . of the perch, and a very handsome fish it is . My congratulations to you, Mr. Filliter, on the result of your day ' s sport ."
OBITUARY. On September 16th, off Accra, PERCY HOPKINSON,
in his 37th year. Entered the School, Mids . 1872—Left, Mids . 1876.
We beg to acknowledge the following school magazines from our contemporaries :—Dunelmian, Si . &heard's School Magazine, The Lily, Sedbergian, Sutton alcnce School .Magazzne, Abigdonian, G1;glemick Chronicle, Mlerchislonzizn, Portcullis, Cuthbert an, Alma Maier, Mlasonian, Lcodiensian, Uppizzgham SeIwol dlagazine, Hurst Johnian, Coven/ri .S'chool Magazine, Eastbournian, Hymez' .s College Magazine .