March 1898

Page 1

TIi

PETERITE. Vol, XIII .

MARCH, 1898 .

No .

132

SCHOOL LETTER. 7TEJIPORA JIUTAA'TZ7e, said the poet, and we humbly echo the words . The times are passing away, when we slept secure beneath the fostering wing of the Dean and Chapter . The School is on the point of changing hands, but with several of the old Governors left, and the introduction of fresh vigour backed by a longer purse, we need not fear for the result . Fate has evidently decreed that " we go on for ever . " The Christmas term closed with the time-honoured School Play and Old Boys' match . The former was a distinct success ; over the latter we draw the veil. The Old Boys seemed to have an unnatural desire to pile up as large a score as possible against the School XV ., who were unfortunately incompetent to prevent them from gaining their end—or more corr ectly—our end . Mr . Yeld this year increased, if possible, the admiration which we all feel for him by the skill with which, with only about three old actors as a nucleus, he made the "0 Comedy of Errors " as successful as any play that has preceded it . As yet the frost has not favoured us with a long visit, and we have had what we are beginning to regard as a " typical " winter. However, if skaters grumble, footballers rejoice . And now that term has begun we must reckon ourselves among the latter . We are patiently waiting for fickle Fortune to smile upon us in the football field . With a little more grit and a little more deter-


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.
March 1898 by StPetersYork - Issuu