March 1899 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VoL . XV .

MARCH, 1899 .

No . 137.

SCHOOL LETTER. HE football team has done fairly well this season, having won seven matches, lost eight, drawn none, and having scored a total number of z .}5 points, as against 171 points scored by their opponents . We are glad to note the renewal of the fixture with Giggleswick, and must congratulate the fifteen on having played better in that match than they had done, till then, during the season . Perhaps the best match was against E . J. Joicey's fifteen, when the school played their hardest right up to the call of time. This term we have been without the services of B . Nelson, G . N. Longbotham and W . N . Bennett . The loss of the first named has been very much felt, both in drop-kicking and try getting, as last term he created a record, by scoring more points, individually, than any one has ever done for the school before, in one season. We regret to say that the criticism of the school play has not come yet, so it will have to stand over till the next number . The play was as successful as ever, which fact was a great deal due to the able coaching of G . Hudson, Esq ., who assisted Mr . Yeld in his onerous task. To turn to boating, which is the chief topic just now, we ought to have a very good crew, since three of last year's colours are left (including "stroke"), namely, Moiser, Teasdale and Bingham, and with regard to the fourth place, Roy was a candidate for it last year,

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and so should easily get a place . The river, at the time of writing, is in a state of flood, but will probably have subsided before serious work begins. It seemed likely at one time that we should have had some skating, but our hopes were shattered, as a thaw set in almost immediately we had looked up our skates, which in consequence will have to lie by till next year, when perhaps the weather will be more propitious. Mr . Lawrance, we hear, has most kindly volunteered to give a challenge cup to the form which shows the greatest proficiency in gymnastics at the end of the term, and an individual prize to the best gymnast in the school . We hope this generous offer will give a stimulus to gymnastics, indeed it has already done so, for there is a marked increase in the number of enthusiasts who attend the gymnasium . Before, there were very few who regularly went and exercised themselves, and as ours is most probably the best school gymnasium round about, this was rather a lamentable state of affairs.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER' S SCHOOL V . RICHMOND SCHOOL.

On Tuesday, December 6th . Played at Richmond on a wet day under rather curious conditions . In the first half 36 points were scored by the school to 3 points on the side of Richmond . In the second half 53 points were scored by the school . The full score was St . Peter' s School, 89 points ; Richmond, 3 points . The following scored for the school :—J . T . Meek, 5 tries ; B . Nelson, 5 tries ; C . Nelson, 3 tries ; R . Harrison, 2 tries ; C . S . Smith, R . Teasdale, A . Neilson, G . N . Longbotham, C . P . Scott, and D . W . Roy scored a try each . Bingham kicked 8 goals ; Nelson, 4 goals ; and Roy, i goal . Full score, r 3 goals 8 tries (89 points), to I try .

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FOOTBALL . ST . PETER' S SCHOOL V . YARNBURY F .C.

Saturday, Dec . r oth . Bingham kicked off for the school at a little after 3 o ' clock, and found touch . Yarnbury, aided by the wind, worked the ball into the school 25, and one of their men dribbled over, but B . Nelson kicked dead . Play still continued in the school 25, and one of our opponents crossed our line, but Harrison held him up . C . Nelson was here conspicuous by good saving . The school forwards then worked the ball into the visitors ' half, but almost immediately after they got into the school 25 by good kicking. Roy was prominent with fine tackling, and Mr . Lawrance saved well once or twice . After desultory scrumming in our 25, half-time was called with no score. After half-time the school had the wind—which had gone down considerably—with them, and kept the ball in Yarnbury half . Our opponents had to touch down twice in quick succession . Bingham made some good runs, but was collared in time . The school were awarded a free kick, and Bingham's shot from beyond half-way just fell short . Play continued in their 25 . Roy kicked over, but Yarnbury touched down . B . Nelson from a penalty had a splendid drop at goal from half-way, but the ball just fell under the bar . Wilson broke away with a good dribble, but a Yarnbury back saved by kicking into touch . Bennett kicked over, but the ball rolled over the dead line . Play remained in Yarnbury 25, and after a few scrums Roy scored, but Bingham hit the post in his attempt to convert . The school forwards again pressed, but the effort ended in touch in goal . Shortly after- no side was called with the score :—St . Peter's, r try (3 points) ; Yarnbury, nil. School team : back, W . N . Bennett ; three-quarters, B . Nelson, D . W . Roy, G . C . Otley, C . L . Stephens ; halves, C . Nelson, R . Harrison ; forwards, R . G . 13ingham, C . Moiser, R . Teasdale, C . S . Smith, W . M . Wilson, J . T . Meek, C . P . Scott, B . G. Lawrance, Esq . ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL V . OLD

Bo y s.

This, the last match of the term, took place on December loth, and resulted after a good game in the victory of the Old Peterites

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by t goal 5 tries to z tries (2o points to 6) . Russell kicked off from the lower end, and Roy ' s return going straight up in the air, the ball was rushed over the school line, where Harrison touched down . From the drop out play settled down momentarily near the centre, but B . Nelson broke through with a dribble, which brought the game to the Old Boys' line, not, unfortunately, to stay there long, for after Scargill had relieved by a dribble into touch near the 25, Shepherd got away from a scrum, and, assisted by C . Nelson, transferred play to the school quarters ; here the ball soon found its way into Partington ' s hands, who scored with a tricky run, but Russell missed an easy kick . A good kick by Nelson iii . gave the school an advantage after the kick out, play settling down in the centre, where two hard scrums were fought out, in which the school about held their own . From the second of these the O .P .'s heeled, but B . Nelson cleverly intercepted a pass and, punting over the back ' s head, ran round him and scored behind the posts, a pretty piece of play . He failed to add the extra points . With the scores now level play continued very keen and fast ; for three minutes or so it fluctuated near the centre till Walton got right away from a scrum and crossed the line, but in his anxiety to score in a good position was forced beyond the dead ball line . The drop out brought relief to the school, but the "County " half-backs were a source of continual danger . Eastwood should have scored, but dropped Shepherd' s pass ; Nelson, however, backing up, Rose scored an easy try, which Russell again failed to convert . The school put renewed vigour into their work now, and a smart follow up by Nelson iii . enabled him to tackle the back with the ball in the O .P . ' s 25 . Bingham then came away with a dribble which Leonard stopped . A long spell of loose play followed, in which Partington, Tomlinson, Bingham, Teasdale, and Harrison were conspicuous for their respective sides, the game fluctuating between the two 25 flags . The school were having the best of the scrums at this point, but their heeling was as a rule rendered ineffective by the smartness of the Lion and the Leopard ." A vigorous effort by Russell caused the school temporary alarm, but Stephens heroically saved, and was " danced " into touch . A fine kick by Bennett, in answer

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to a high punt of Shepherd ' s, transferred play to half-way, and further efforts by the school forwards brought it to the 25 . Here 13ingham received from a line out, upset Eastwood and Partington, and struggled over in the corner . The kick failed . With the scores level the school forwards, led by Bingham, Smith and Meek, made strong efforts to get the lead, but could not break through. Partington got well off again, and looked certain to score when well tackled by Roy . Shepherd also came through from a scrum, but was tackled near the line, and a fine kick by Nelson iii . found touch near the half-way. The spectators now had hopes that the school might win, but they were evidently exhausted by the efforts of the first half, for the rest of the game was with the Old Boys . From the kick-off Eastwood returned to touch at half-way . Bingham came away with a dribble and skirting the touch line brought the ball to the O .P . ' s 25, but the play soon gravitated back to school quarters, where temporary relief was gained by a penalty . A series of blind passes near the centre ended in Walton securing the ball, but Otley leapt upon his back and laid him down when he was well away . A free kick to the Old Boys, well taken by Russell, fell just short of goal, and Bennett touched down . The return from the drop out landed near the school line, and Shepherd ran through himself from the ensuing scrum, the school tackling falling off a bit about now. Yeld failed to convert . The next item of interest was a drop kick by Shepherd, which we fancy was meant for a shot at goal, though wide enough to leave room for doubt . Still pressing, Walton ran strongly from the 25 and scored far out, but the kick failed again, though Browne fairly groaned with the effort . Further efforts by Walton and Rose kept up the pressure, while Russell seemed untirable . Walton again crossed the line, but his jersey was rent from his back, and the ball also escaped him, so a touch down resulted . A spell of even play near the centre was followed by a fine piece of play by Leonard, who following up his own kick caught the return practically off Bennett ' s boot, amd scored behind the posts . Russell converted . The school now woke up a bit and carried play to the O .P .'s territory, where C . and B . Nelson nearly

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scored by a joint effort, the Old Boys touching down . From the drop out the school forwards again attacked, but Shepherd relieved with a good kick, and Walton getting away from a scrum passed to Leonard, whom Bingham laid low just in time . The game was fast to the finish, and the Old Boys scored once more through Partington, the kick failing again . A last effort to relieve the pressure, headed by B . Nelson and Harrison, left the game near the centre when no side was called. The game was a good one to watch, and the school team showed much improved form on the former match . In the scrums they held their own, Bingham, Scott, and Teasdale being most conspicuous among the forwards, though the whole eight did good work at times . The advantage with the Old Boys lay principally at half-back, where Walton and Shepherd were very quick in getting the ball away, and in smothering any attempts of the school halves to open the game . Harrison and Nelson iii . did very well under the circumstances, while Roy and Nelson i . did well among the three-quarters, the former doing plenty of good defensive work. Teams :--School : full back, W . N . Bennett ; three-quarter backs, C . L . Stevens, D . W . Roy, G . C . Otley, B . Nelson ; half-backs, C . Nelson, R . Harrison ; forwards, R . G . Bingham, C . 1\Ioiser, R 'I'easdale, C . S . Smith, G . N . Longbotham, W . Wilson, J . T. Meek, C . P . Scott . Old Boys : full hack, F . C . Hey ; threequarters, T . Leonard, A. Rose, A . W . Eastwood, H . R . Partington ; half-backs, J . Shepherd, E . J . Walton ; forwards, R . F . Russell, F . P. Fausset, C . J . Nelson, H . R. Tomlinson, G . G . Yeld, J . Browne (capt .), J . P . Watson, B . J . St . G . Scargill.

ST . PETER ' S V. WAKEFIELD ST . JOHN ' S

F .C.

On Saturday, Feb . I1th . Bingham won the toss and kicked off against the wind . Stephens, after a bit of desultory kicking, took play into their 25, but the ball came back again to half-way almost immediately, through faulty passing by the backs . Through mulling by Otley, the School had

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presently to touch down . Lawrance dropped out to half-way and the lorwards worked the ball into Wakefield 25, where we were given a free kick, but nothing came of it, and through a poor pass by Roy, the ball worked back to half way . Roy was here prominent for good saving, as was C . Nelson a few minutes later . Scott ran a bit and passed to Roy, who was collared in Wakefield 25 ; when a good run and kick by Sherwood took play into the School 2 .5 . The School were penalized for off-side play on the part of Scott . Meek then by a good run along the touch line took play into the Wakefield half, and the forwards worked the ball into their 25. Sherwood relieved by a good kick into touch at half-way, but Bingham broke away from the line out and took the ball again into the visitors ' 25 . The Wakefield forwards then broke away, but Otley relieved with a good kick into touch . Wakefield were still pressing when half-time was called with the score ; St . Peter ' s, nil. Wakefield St . John ' s, nil . After the restart Lawrance put in a good dribble, and C . Nelson found touch at the corner flag. Bingham scored from the line out and kicked a splendid goal from the touch-line . After the drop out Neilson dribbled well and collared their full-back with the ball, in his own 25 . Soon after, Bingham scored again, behind the posts, a try which he himself converted . Soon after he dribbled over but lost possession. Harrison made a mark in their 25, and Bingham kicked a goal. The kick-out came to Lawrance who ran into their half. After good passing by the backs, Scott ran over in the corner, but was whistled back for a forward pass, and from the resulting scrum a minor was registered . Roy then carried the ball down the field, and kicking over the back's head, ran up and scored a splendid try which Bingham converted . Neilson and Roy were next prominent for good dribbling which took the ball into Wakefield 25. The School were pressing hard on the line, when time was called with the score : St . Peter' s—4 goals (1 from a mark) i9 points ; Wakefield St . John's, nil . School team : Full-Back, G . C . Otley ; threequarters : C . L . Stephens, D . W . Roy, A . Neilson, C . P . Scott ; halves : C . Nelson and R . Harrison ; forwards : R. G . Bingham (Captain), C . Moiser, R . Teasdale, C . S . Smith, W. Wilson, J . T . Meek, E . D . Teasdale, B . G . Lawrance, Esq .

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FOOTBALL. ST . PETER ' S

SCHOOL

V. ST .

JOAN' S COLLEGE.

After the kick off, Roy took play into St . John's 25 with a kick, but their forwards worked the ball to half-way, when Neilson dribbled into their 25 again and C . Nelson scored, but Bingham failed to convert . After the drop out the school worked the ball into St . John's 25, but their forwards rushed to half-way, where play remained for a short time . Otley put in some good kicks into touch . After a good rush by the school, Lawrance scored under the posts, and Bingham converted . Soon after St . John ' s were penalized on the school line, and Bingham relieved with a kick. Half-time was called with the score :--St . Peter's School, t goal I try (8 points) ; St . John ' s College, nil. After the drop out St . John's took the ball into the school half, but Neilson put in a good run, which took us to their 25, and presently Lawrance scored . Almost immcdlately after St . John ' s had to touch down . Bingham scored, but failed to convert . Nelson broke away and transferred to Lawrance, who scored under the posts . No goal resulted . Soon after Stephens scored, but Roy failed to convert . Just before the call of time St . John's rushed up the field with a dribble and scored far out, but failed to convert. Final score :—St . Peter ' s School, I goal 5 tries (20 points) ; St . John ' s College, try (3 points) . School team : full back, G . C . Otley ; three-quarters, C . L . Stephens, D . W . Roy, A . Neilson, C . P . Scott ; halves, C . Nelson, R . Harrison ; forwards, R . G . Bingham (capt .), C . Moiser, R . Teasdale, C . S . Smith, M . W . Wilson, J . T . Meek, E . D . Teasdale, B . G . Lawrance, Esq.

ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL znd XV . V . ST .

JOHN ' S

COLLEGE 2nd XV.

Played on February znd on the school ground . St . John's College kicked off with the wind, and Kirke returned into touch at the school 25 . Loose play ensuing, Russell gained ground with a useful rush and Neilson with a long kick . St . John ' s were then off-side, and the resulting kick found touch at half-way ; a short bout of passing by the school backs gained a little ground, and shortly after Leonard found touch in the visitors' 2 5 . St . John's

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relieved with a hot rush, checked by good saving on the part of Sale and Richards . St . John ' s, aided by a heavy snow shower, pressed, and would have scored but for the safe tackling of Neilson and Robinson . St . John ' s again looked liked scoring, but a timely tackle by Robinson rendered the effort barren . Eventually St . John's pressing hard on the line, the school conceded a touch down. After the drop out a good rush by the school carried the ball beyond half-way, where for some time play was devoid of interest. A free kick was given against our opponents, but was productive of no advantage . A St . John's man getting possession ran strongly, but was brought down by Teasdale before he became dangerous. Another good effort by a visitors ' three-quarter was frustrated by Farrow . The school now got away with a dribble, but St . John's cleared their lines in a similar manner. Here Richards was conspicuous for a good save and a kick which took play to half-way. For a short time the school pressed, but St . John's again relieved with a rush, Richards being called upon to save . Half-time went with the score :—St . Peter' s School, nil ; St . John's College, nil. The school kicked off with the wind, the weather having improved . Play wavered about half-way, and Richards was conspicuous for neatness in taking the ball and for good kicking. The school forwards appeared to be feeling the weight of their opponents and rarely got possession of the ball in the scrum. Pulleyn was, however, conspicuous for sonic lusty dribbling, but he should guard against kicking too hard ; he might also with advantage do more work in the scrum . The forwards overweighted, the backs began to feel it, and eventually were unable to prevent a score . The try was, however, not converted . The school ' s play brightened up a bit after this, but soon sunk back again to a standard of mediocrity, relieved occasionally by bits of useful play by Richards at full back, and Winn, Pulleyn, Robinson, and Farrow, forward . The tackling of the backs, excellent in the first half, had now lost a great part of its keenness, and was unable to prevent the school line from being crossed on two more occasions. Neither of the tries were converted . Final score :—St . John's College znd XV ., 3 tries (9 points) ; St . Peter ' s School znd XV ., nil .

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The most noticeable fault of the game was, not breaking up fast enough from the scrum, by which it is not meant that forwards should shirk the scrum work, but that they should break up immediately as soon as the scrum work is done, i.e ., as soon as the ball is out . The tackling of the forwards was good, but it would have been more effective if they had come more smartly out of the scrum and used it to help the backs . This applies all the more when playing against a heavier team since obviouslt the best policy is to make the game as loose and fa-t as possible . Another fault is kicking too hard when dribbling, the inevitable consequence of which must be patent to every dribbler, aspiring or otherwise. The backs can only be exhorted to make no mistake about their tackling but do it thoroughly and "down " their man . The advantage of this is obvious since, although he may pass at the moment of tackling, if you go hard there is a very good chance of spoiling his pass, and, if you do not spoil his pass, he cannot be passed to again . Another piece of advice is never hesitate, but go hard while you can, and don ' t first look round for somebody to pass to . The exact time to pass can only be learnt by bitter experience. This advice will be of no use for this season, bnt perhaps it may be for next season. School znd XI . :—Forwards, E . D . Teasdale, T . E . Pulleyn, J . A . Russell, R. Winn, H . Robinson, E . J . Otley, R . Dunning, A . E . Farrow ; half-backs, C . H . Sale, J . Denby ; three-quarters, H . Leonard, E . Creaser, A . Neilson, E . St . G . Kirke ; full back, M . Richards .

TI-IEATRICALS. "

LOVE'S LABOUR LOST ."

The usual dress rehearsal, called by some the "children ' s night, " took place on Friday, December 16th, and was attended by a large audience of the more youthful supporters of the school. The first performance came off on Saturday, December 17th, and the room was not quite full, the majority of ticket holders reserving themselves for the last night . On Monday, qth

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December, the room was packed to overflowing, some difficulty being found to provide seats for all . Among the more notable of those present were The Hon . Mrs . Maclagan and Miss Maclagan, The Dean of York and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, The Sheriff of York, Edwin Gray, Esq ., and Mrs . Gray . The performance was excellent in every way, the public s p ewing their appreciation by vociferous applause . Among the scenes which were most applauded, we may mention the scene where the Duke and his Lords hide behind the bushes, and each in turn denounces the other . The last scene was also much applauded, particularly the dancing bears with their keepers, and the two songs, "When daisies pied and violets blue, " and " When icicles hang by the wall ." These songs were excellently rendered by C . P . Denby and A . R . St . George, and were received with well-deserved applause, being encored on both nights. It is not necessary, we are thankful to say, for us to compare the respective merits of the players . That will be done hereafter, when fate permits the writer of the criticism to send it in. The pleasant duty now remains to us of thanking, first Mr . Yeld, for his untiring zeal and kindly patience with the actors, and for the excellent results which we were permitted to witness . Next our duty is to thank G . Hudson, Esq ., for the excellent make-ups which he accomplished ; also Miss Thomson, Miss Lord, Miss Bingham, Miss Leaf, who took such trouble in " making up " the ladies and in correcting their somewhat masculine tendencies. To Miss Leaf particularly, we owe a debt of thanks and praise for the shield of last year ' s play which, if it were possible, excelled her former productions . We thank Mr . Arthur Sample for accompanying the two songs, Dr . Hingston for his kindly loan of plants, and Rev . A . E . Burton for his help on the stage .

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President : THE REV . G . T . HANDFORD. Committee : R . TEASDALE, B . NELSON, C . P . SCOTT, C . S . SMITH.

Hon . Secretary : R . G . BINGHAM. Assistant Secretary : D . W . RoY. Ferdinand, King of Navarre Biron Longaville Lords attending on the King Dumain Boyet Lords attending on the Princess Mercade of France Don Adriano de Armado, a fantastical Spaniard Sir Nathaniel, a Curate Holofernes, a Schoolmaster Dull, a Constable Costard, a Clown Moth, Page to Armado A Forester The Princess of France Rosaline Maria Ladies attending on the Princess Katherine Jaquenetta, a Country Wench

R . G . Bingham R . Teasda/e P. St. G . Kirke C . S. Smith T. C. New/on J . T. Meek C . P. Scott E. H. Crras r P . H . Feld G . C . Ot/t C . H. Sale E. E. Yrld C . 'Miser E . St . G . Kirke A . Nei/son J. S . Drn/o H. W F. Garland H. 7'. Rol'

Lords, Blackamoors, Bears. THE STAFF. Stage Manager Prompter Under-Prompter Property Man Super Master Call Boys

G . Feld, Ls/. J S. R . Gib/on.c G . A . Fisher R . Harrison R . G . Bingham A . R . St. George, G . J. Armstrong

The dresses and properties were supplied by C . and W . May, successors to S . May, Costumiers, 9 and i r, Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London. The wigs by W . Clarkson, Wellington Street, Strand, London.

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PREVIOUS PLAYS. The Critic . i888 . The Comedy of Errors. The Merchant of Venice . 1889 . Tempest. Twelfth Night . 1890 . Twelfth Night. The Taming of the Shrew 1891 . First and Second Henry Fourth Much Ado about Nothing . (Abridged). The Comedy of Errors . 1892 . Love's Labour Lost. The Two Gentlemen of Verona . 18 93 . Merchant of Venice. The Great Duke of Florence . 18 94 . A Midsummer Night's Dream. A New Way to pay Old Debts . 18 95 . The Taming of the Shrew. The Good Natured Man . 1896 . The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Much Ado about Nothing . 1897 . The Comedy of Errors. The Taming of the Shrew.

THEATRICALS .

EPILOGUE, read by Biron. Once, gentle guests, again we find it sweet Your gracious presence in this hall to greet, Once more to Shakespeare we display tenacity. Once more your kindness comforts our capacity. The year gone by has dealt us one shrewd blow, How shrewd all Peterites, past and present, know We've lost a Master who knew how to blend As few men can, the teacher and the friend. Who, mating precept and example, led Our steps along the way he bade us tread, Who, whether sport or knowledge was our aim, Bade us be men and always play the game, Who the Old Peterite Club's success made sure, Whether at festive meeting or on tour— In all our hearts the name of Percy Lord Strikes, and with justice, a responsive chord. In his new work we wish him all success, May every happiness his pathway bless. To Mr . Lawrance (Dulwich School and Jesus), Who has already done so much to please us, Our kindest greetings from the oldest school. (To note our age we always make a rule) Cotterill so well by schools and river known A First in Mathematics made his own, An " Indian Civil " then became his prey, Long may he live the rod of power to sway; Romans in Science holds a premier place, And Roy is fairly off on the same race, While Raine—In Durham's Halls an honoured name A Scholarship of [‘6o can claim. Two visits to these walls this year we've greeted With joyful plaudits be they here repeated. Keen and exhiliarating as the breeze That shoreward blows the freshness of the seas, Lord Charles came, saw, and conquered every heart, And gave us counsel, sound and straight and smart. Then Bristol ' s Bishop who with pride recalls The schoolboy days he spent within these walls: Told us the fame of Alcuin and his lore, Eleven hundred years ago and more, When to St . Peter ' s Europe raised her eyes In reverence, as the mother of the wise; And bade all Peterites quit themselves like men To lift the old school to that place again. Few know, as he knows, how with genial wit To drive the moral home and rivet it. We thank him for his kindness and are fain

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To hope he soon will visit us again. Now to our games, so dear to each and all, Our standard shows no tendency to fall. At cricket, if we could not always claim The verdict, yet we gave our foes a game, And tho' as mortals must, some times we floundered, Bingham and Nelson gained the longed for hundred. ' Mongst Old Boys Mitchell sheaved some sterling play (8) On tour with \Varner ' s team in U .S .A ., (q) May he in Afric' shortly with Lord Hawke Keep scorers busy and the bowlers baulk. The boat race ! Oh, I have not the account, Old Boys know " where until it cloth amount," Though Mr . Burrell coached with vigorous skill, As Biron phrases it, " Jack had not Jill ." At Football, though our team is young and light, E'en with our strongest foes we've made a fight. In every game I have myself observed it, If we ' ve not gained the victory, we've deserved it. As to O .P . ' s I have not words nor time To give you half their doughty deeds in rhyme. Strong as the lion, agile as the leopard, (1o) Shepherd assisted Walton, Walton—Shepherd, Two half-backs raised for Yorkshire, the same year May well, you'll own with me, evoke a cheer. Bingham and Sullivan, Russell, Dobson, Yeld, A mere quintette of those who have excelled, May p ' raps "adumbrate, indicate, suggest" The merits and achievements of the rest. Should you prefer, before you judge, to see 'em, Come up on Tuesday at 2-3o I .M ., There a good presence of worthies shall you view, Do it like Pompey " in their shirts . " —ADIEU. C. B . Cotterill, of Balliol College, Oxford, gained a First Class in the Final Mathematical School. C. B . Cotterill passed twenty-third in the Indian Civil Service Examination. T. Romans, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, gained a First Class in the Natural Science Tripos. D. W . Roy gained an Exhibition in Natural Science of 30 per annum at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. A . Raine gained a Scholarship of ,;6o per annum in Theology at Durham University. Lord Charles Beresford distributed the prizes at the end of the Midsummer Term. The Bishop of Bristol, O .P ., was presented with a Bible for his private chapel ; he also preached in the Minster for the School Missions. F. Mitchell headed the batting averages of P . F. Warner's XI ., touring in the United States of America. F. Mitchell went out to South Africa with Lord Hawke's Team. E. J . Walton and J. Shepherd have played half-back for the Yorkshire County Fifteen on more than one occasion .

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FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. It is a considerably more pleasant task to write of this year ' s teams' doings than it was of last year's. Although this year we had no individual player as good as Walton, the team as a whole improved greatly during the year, and gradually improved till the end of the season. B. Nelson, at three-quarter, was very useful, and he comes out top of the try-getters, having 17 to his credit ; his place-kicking was also very successful, he converted 1 o tries ; but perhaps his best point was his drop-kicking, he dropped 4 goals, and one of these was from over half-way . He left us at Christmas, and had he been here for the Easter term his figures would no doubt have been much larger. Bingham comes next on the scoring list, having 8 tries and 17 goals (all placed) to his credit. Roy, who has improved vastly since last year, comes next with 5 tries and t goal ; but it was on the defence that Roy was seen to advantage, his hard low tackling being of great service. Other scorers are C . Nelson, Meek, . . and 5 tries respectively ; '1 easdale, Smith, Stephens, 3 tries each ; C . Moiser and R . Harrison, z tries each ; Longbotham, Wilson, Scott, one each. C. Nelson, at half, has improved vastly, and with another year ' s growth should be very useful. R . Harrison partnered C . Nelson at half, and is a plucky, though small, player. G . C . Otley, at three-quarter, was disappointing . He played full back in the Easter term, and it seems a pity he was not put there before, and Neilson inserted in the three-quarter line. W . N . Bennett, at full back, was good for his size, but that was a great disadvantage for tackling purposes. C . Moiser was most useful in the open, using his feet with marked skill . Smith, Teasdale, Scott and Wilson used their feet well too. Meek was useful in the scrum when he chose to use his weight, but should play a less selfish game in the open. Now to results . We have won 7 and lost 8 .

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We heat St . John' s College (twice), Richmond School, Wakefield St . John's, Yarnbury, Spen Valley Casuals, Leeds Grammar School. We lost to Durham (twice), Old Boys (twice), E . J . Joicey's XV ., Yorkshire College, Headingley, Giggleswick School. The total number of points scored for the school is 245, against 177 scored by our opponents. The znd XV. played matches, of which they lost three and won one. The forwards seemed to be the best part of the team, the best among them being Winn, Robinson, Pulleyn, and Creaser. Neilson, at three-quarters, was the mainstay of the backs, and Richards, at full back, performed wonders for his size. On the whole we are quite satisfied with the present standard of football at St . Peter ' s . We cannot conclude without expressing our thanks to Mr . Lawrance for his assistance . In club matches his weight in the scrum was most welcome, and his interest taken in the team was very encouraging. We also thank Messrs . Wilkes, Robertson, and Shepherd for undertaking the unpleasant duty of referee. Our thanks are also due to F . Mitchell for refereeing twice. We conclude by congratulating the XV . on their successful season, and by thanking all supporters, "voiced " and " voiceless ."

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS (9 8 -99) . (95-99) . Weight, i 3st . 5 lbs . Captain 97-99 . Forward . A very hard worker, always on the ball ; plays a sterling game. B . NELSON (96-99) . Weight, 11st . 6 lbs . Threequarter back. Speedy and smart ; kicks a good length and in little room ; a dangerous drop-kicker when near the goal posts. D. W . Roy (97-99) . Weight, lost . Threequarter back . Very reliable both on attack and defence ; not very speedy, but plays with judgement. C . MoISER (97-99) . Weight, 10 st . 8 lbs . Forward . A consistent and untiring worker. R . TEASDALE (97-99) . Weight, 11 st . 7 lbs . Forward . Plays a hard game without tiring ; tackles well . R . G . BINGHAM

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Weight, I t st . 6 lbs . Threequarter back. Not very reliable in fielding and kicking . Has hardly realised expectations. C . S . SMITH (97-99) . Weight, to st . 13 lbs . Forward . A genuine and consistent worker ; though not speedy is never far from the ball. G . N . LONGBOTHAM (97 . 99) . Weight, Io st . Forward . A hard worker, but rather lacking in judgment. W . \WILSON (98-99) . Weight, 1 t st . Forward . A hard and untiring worker. C . NELSON (98-99) . Weight, Io st . 2 lb . Half back . An unselfish player and fearless tackler ; plays a good and hard game. J . T . MEEK (98-99) . Weight, 11 st . I o} lbs . Forward . A hard worker and very keen in following up. R . HARRISON ( 9 8- 99) . Weight, 8 st . 7 lbs . Half back . Rather small, but strong and skilful ; makes up in cunning what he lacks in size. Weight, 9 St . I 1 lbs . Forward . Good and C . P . SCOTT (98-99) . untiring worker ; follows up hard. W . N . BENNETT (98-99) . Weight, 8 st . 4 lbs . Full back . Reliable; kicks and tackles well for his weight. C . L . STEPHENS (98-99) Weight, 9 st . 1 lb . Threequarter back. Speedy and tackles pluckily . Will doubtless improve with increase of weight and experience. G. C .

OTLEY (97-99) .

SCHOOL CONCERT. A highly successful concert, promoted by A . Wilkes, Esq ., took place in the School Hall on the night of Friday, February Loth. The concert was got up by Mr . Wilkes for the benefit of the Games Fund, which has long been in an unsatisfactory condition. A number of celebrated artistes had been secured and we were much pleased with the varied and liberal fare with which we were provided . The programme began, as it has done on occasions of this kind before, with a Pianoforte Solo by Mr . Arthur Sample. The piece " Galop brillant, " by Raff, was received with loud applause, not less for the excellence of the execution than for the wide-spread respect and appreciation with which Mr . Sample ' s talents are regarded both in the School and in the city in which he holds so distinguished an appointment . Mr. Sample then settled

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down to the onerous duties of Accompanist, a duty which he performed to the entire satisfaction of his audience . The second item in the programme was a song by Mrs . Firth, " The Chorister, " with which we were greatly pleased . Mr . Lawrance, who was greeted with a round of applause, then gave forth "The Merry Monk " with characteristic vigour, and was loudly cheered and called for again ; he sang " The Golden Guineas " as an encore, and again pleased his audience . Mr . Handford then arose to introduce Mr . Worsdell, who gave us a very pretty piece on the violin . Mrs . Richards' well-known face was greeted with applause, and we were much pleased with her song " Why do I love thee ." W . G . Hudson, Esq ., appeared bearing his well-known instrument, and held his audience charmed while he played ; if we were pleased before, we were delighted now, and there was a burst of applause at the termination of the piece . Mr. Hudson, however, would not respond and we had to be content to wait until his next appearance . Miss Chapman now appeared, and sang " The Promise of Life . " Next came the Rev . E . B . Firth with a song from Sullivan ' s " Iolanthe, " which was much appreciated . A . R. St . George came on and made up for want of size by the excessive energy with which he rendered the " Four Jolly Smiths ." He was encored . The first part of the concert was brought to an end by a humorous reading by Councillor H . V . Scott, entitled " Fine Art Music—The French Horn ." This was received with rapturous applause, and the performer was repeatedly called upon with the result that he gave us " A Frenchman ' s After-Dinner Toast, `The Ladies . '" Interval of ten minutes. The second part of the concert was fully up to the standard of the first . It included an intricate violin solo by Miss Hartley, and then a fine bass song by Mr. Lawrance called " The Monarch of the Storm, " who was encored and sang the last verse again. The next item on the programme was that good old song " In old Madrid, " which was beautifully given by Mrs . Firth ; we liked her much better in this song than in the former one, and she sang as an encore " Meet me by moonlight alone, " which she has sung in the School Hall on another occasion . The next performer was C . P . Denby, who sang " The Priceless Gift " with great success .

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He was much applauded and sang an encore . Now, at length we had another opportunity of hearing Mr . Hudson play, and this time he consented to respond to the applause of the audience . Mrs. Richards now sang " Oh, had I wings to fly ! " and the Rev . A . E. Firth sang " The Vicar's Song," which was loudly applauded, and being encored, sang " Trinken ." Another well-known song was " When the heart is young," which was rendered with great sweetness by Miss Chapman, who was called upon again, but did not respond . " The last item but one in the programme was a humorous song, " The Three Beggars, " by Councillor H . V . Scott, and this received a full mead of applause . " God save the Queen " brought the long programme to an end . We take this opportunity of thanking Mr . Wilkes for his trouble in giving us so delightful a concert in aid of such a useful and necessary fund . 'We also wish to tender our thanks to Mrs . Handford, without whose aid in selling tickets the concert could not have been so great a pecuniary success. Programme .—First Part .— Pianoforte Solo " Galop brillant," Rai, Mr. A . Sample ; Song " The Chorister, " Sullivan, Mrs. Firth ; Song " The Merry Monk," Bevan, Mr . 13 . G . Lawrance ; Violin Solo, Mr . AVorsdell ; Song " Why do I love thee, " Hartoa, Mrs . Richards ; Violoncello Solo " Romance sans paroles," dlend,lssohn, Mr . \V . G . Hudson ; Song " The promise of life," Cowen, Miss Chapman ; Song "The Sentry ' s Song " (Iolanthze), Sullivan, Rev . E . B . Firth ; Song " Four jolly smiths," Leslie, Master A . R . St . George ; Reading " Fine Art Music—The French Horn," Councillor H . V . Scott, Encore " Frenchman proposing the toast of The Ladies' after dinner ." Second Part .—Violin Solo " Concerto, " Accolar, Miss Hartley ; Song " The Monarch of the Storm, " Mullen, Mr . B . G . Lowrance, encore ; Song " In old Madrid," Trotere, Mrs . Firth, encore, " Meet me by Moonlight; Song f ' The Priceless Gift," Hamilton Graff, Master C . P . Denby; Violoncello Solo " Lied," G, utxmacher, Mr . W . G . Hudson, encore ; Song " 0, had I wings to fly!" illolilue, Mrs. Richards ; Song " The Vicar' s Song (So rcerer), Sullivan, Rev . E . B . Firth, encore, Trinken ; " Song " When the heart is young," Dudley Buck, Miss Chapman ; Song " The Three Beggars, " Molloy, Councillor H . V. Scott ; Finale " God save the Queen ."

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O .P. CLUB. The Thirteenth Annual General Meeting was held at the school on Monday, December rgth, at 5-30 p .m . Present—the Rev . G. T . Handford in the chair, the Revs . W . H . G . Holmes and C. Robertson, Messrs . J . A . Browne, A . W . Eastwood, F . P . Fausset, F . C . Hey, P. E . Lord, W . A . Pearson, A . Peters, B . J . Scargill, A . M . Sullivan, R . F . Russell, E . J . Walton, K . E . T. Wilkinson. The first business was the election of Officers ; new Officers elected and others re-elected were Mr . E . M . Hingston as Secretary for the York District to assist the Head Secretary, who found himself unable to do all the work ; Mr . F . P . Fausset as Secretary for Cambridge ; Mr . A . M . Sullivan to a place on the Committee; Mr . Leaf re-elected ; Mr . B . Hudson as Boating Secretary to the Games Committee. The report of the Auditors, the Rev . C . Robertson and Mr. Wilkinson, on the Treasurer' s accounts was accepted and the accounts passed, showing a balance of f49 12S . 4-.ir d . An application for a grant to the school play was considered, and a SubCommittee, consisting of the President, Secretary, and Mr . Peters, formed to go into the question and, if necessary, vote a sum not exceeding 1' 5 . A suggestion was made to hang photographs of prominent athletes in the gymnasium, but after discussion withdrawn. A member present mentioned two instances of O .P . ' s not having received invitations to the York Dinner, i 898, in one of which the O .P . himself was shown to be to blame. Votes of thanks to the Secretary and President closed the meeting. At the previous Committee Meeting the Rev . S . H . Bennett, Messrs . G . B . Bailey, A . B . Bailey, and F . W . Lever were elected members. Will Old Peterites kindly forward their subscriptions to E . M. Hingston, Clifton Asylum, York, and not to the Head Secretary .

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OLD PE'I'ERITE CLUB BALANCE SHEET, 1898. s. 85 12

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Audited and found correct, December 12th, 1898. CORNWELL ROBERTSON. E . F. NEVILLE.

THE LIBRARY. The Librarians wish to make a last appeal for Number 5 of the Peleri/e numbers . Only this one number is wanting to complete the set, and to make a lasting memorial of the Magazines by binding them for the Library . Will all Old Peterites of that date please look up their Pe/exiles to see if they possess this number . If they do possess it, and will send it off to the Librarians, they will confer a great benefit on the Library.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

ACROSTIC. SPRING. Songs of birds in every tree; Primroses in every lane ; Riotous, the lark, and free Into heaven ascends again ; Nature ' s chorister to sing Glory to the Lord of Spring . BEARDOE.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Lt .-Col . G . H . Rowe, O .P ., has passed all the army examinations for his rank and is now entitled to put the magic letter Q after his name . Only one Volunteer Officer in Yorkshire has previously succeeded in passing (Yorkshire Post). Dublin University have decided to grant an honorary M .D . to Professor Clifford Allbutt, O .P. A . F . Leach, Esq ., F,S .A ., whose researches have thrown much light on the early history of education in this country, has edited a history of some Yorkshire Schools, comprising copies of charters and other documents relating to St . Peter ' s, Archbishop Holgate ' s, Leeds, Ripon, Sedbergh, Giggleswick, Bradford, Wakefield, and other Yorkshire schools. G . H . Lane has been appointed by the Indian Government to institute a reform of the Police of Siam. . J . F Leaf has been appointed one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. H . Wheelwright has passed the First Examination of the Royal College of Physicians in Physics and Chemistry. D . W . Roy has gained an Exhibition of Lao per annum in Natural Science at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. A . Raine has gained a Scholarship of [3o per annum at Durham University in Theology. H . L . Creer has passed the Preliminary Examination for a Chartered Accountant. K . J . Roy has been promoted to the rank of Captain in 3rd West Yorkshire Regiment Militia .

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E . J . Walton played for Yorkshire against Cheshire and against Cumberland ; also for Oxford University z v . East Sheen. R . G . Bingham has been playing football for Blackheath. A. M . Sullivan for Rosslyn Park, Ilackheath, and Cambridge University. G . G . Veld has been playing for Croydon, Cambridge University A team, and Cambridge University. R . S . Roy has played for the United Services F .C. B. Nelson, who, we regret to say, left the School last term, has created a record in the School's Football by scoring 87 points in a season ; this score also included 4 dropped goals, which is also a record. The following have received their 1st XV . colours :—W. Wilson, C. Nelson, J . T . Meek, R . Harrison, C P . Scott, A . . N. Bennett, C . L . Stephens ; and the following their znd XV. colours :—A . Neilson, E . D . Teasdalc, E . H . Creaser, R . Winn, C . H . Sale. PREFERMENTS .—Rev . William Hague Barnby to the living of Laneham, Notts. Rev . H . W . Griffith, Chaplain at Peshawur, to be Chaplain of Delhi, also Archdeacon of Lahore and Bishop's Commissary. Rev . W . O . Fitzhardinge Campbell has accepted the living of St . Mary's, Castlegate, York, where he was curate while a Master at the School. BI R THs .--January 31St, 1899, at 52, Bootham, the wife of F . Ware, of a son. February 1 , th . The wife of J . O . Garland, of a son. MARRIAGES .—December 8th, at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, by the Rev . G . T . Handford, assisted by the Rev . E . Markby, Vicar, Frederick Cartledge, eldest son of George H . Crowther, of Thornhill, to Annie Hilda, younger daughter of George S . Mason, of the " The Quarries, " Huddersfield. RYTON, Holy Cross Church, on the zoth inst ., by the Rev . Canon Baily, George William Marlo, eldest son of Rev . G . R. Bulman, M .A ., rector of Shincliffe, to Josephine Isabella, youngest daughter of the late George Bourn, of Ryton .

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OBITUARY. Extract from a Canadian .\"ewspaper. After a brief illness, Lieut .-Colonel Van Straubenzee died at Kingston, Ontario, on November 9th . Deceased lived near Portsmouth, and was highly regarded. Lieut .-Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzee, late of the Canadian Militia Staff, was the third surviving son of the late Major Thomas Van Straubenzee, by his wife Maria, youngest daughter of Major Bowen . Deceased was born at Spennithorne, York, England, on April i zth, 1829. He was educated at St . Peter' s, York, at Richmond Grammar School, and at Woolwich . Ile entered the army as ensign in the 32nd Regiment, 1846, and was present with his regiment before Mooltan, including the action of Soorjkoond . He was severely wounded on December 27, 1848 . He also served with the 32nd on the frontier of India in 1851-52 under Sir Cohn Campbell, and was present at the affairs of Nowadund, Pranghur and Shaskoti (medal and clasp) . He served in the Crimea, 1855-56, on the staff of his brother, Sir Charles Van Straubenzee, who commanded the First Brigade of the Light Division . He also served in China, 1858-6o, being Brigade Major of the Staff. In 1876 he was appointed Deputy Adjutant General, Canadian Militia . He served through the North-West Rebellion, 1885, and commanded the Infantry Brigade at the Battle of Batoche . He retired from the service on a gratuity in 1893 . Politically he was a Liberal. He married on October 9th, 1857, Annie Macaulay, second daughter of the late John S . Cartwright, Q .C ., M .P. His eldest son, Arthur Hope Van Straubenzee, is at present an Instructor in the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. His third son, Casimir Cartwright Van Straubenzee, is now serving with No . 7 Company, Eastern Division, Royal Artillery . His fourth son, Charles T . Van Straubenzee, is an Officer of the 4th Hussars, Canadian Militia. On the zoth February—Fanny, the wife of Hall Rokesby Price. We beg to acknowledge the following Magazines received :— Merchistonian, Leodiensian, Cozentry School !Magazine, Hymerian, Brighton College Magazine, Barroz'ian. NOTICE. Will all Old Peterites oblige the Editors by sending in all notes and items which come to their notice connected with O .P. ' s, as the Editors' means of obtaining the same have lately been greatly diminished .