THE
PETERITE. Vol. . XV .
JUNE, 189 9 .
No .
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SCHOOL LETTER. U R first duty, and a very pleasant one, is to congratulate the following O .P .'s on their success in their different spheres . First, we have to congratulate H . H. Williams on his well-earned election to a Fellowship at Hertford College, Oxford ; secondly, F . Mitchell, on his fine batting performances with Lord Hawke's team in South Africa, and also for the " century" which he made for Yorkshire against Gloucestershire . We then come to A . M . Sullivan, who made 54 (not out) in the Seniors' match at Cambridge, and followed it up with 38 for Cambridge University v . A . J . Webbe ' s XI ., and +9 for First Twelve of Cambridge University v . Next Sixteen . To turn to School news,--The Bishop of Hull held a Confirmation in the School Chapel on the morning of April 6th, at which about the usual number of candidates were confirmed . In the afternoon of the same day the Form Gymnastic Competition was held, and was a distinct success . Still, we hope to see more keenness displayed about it when the time for the competition comes round again. We should suggest that a more suitable time for the competition would be the middle of the Christmas Term, when it would not interfere with anything, and when the practice for it would fill up the long evenings in the first half of the term ; or it would be equally convenient in the middle of the Easter Term . The Fourth Form won