Oct 1900

THE

PETERITE. VoL . XV 1 .

OCTOBER, 1900 .

No . 147.

SCHOOL LETTER. T was with great regret that we heard on returning to school that . in addition to our other losses, we should be without Mr . Preston . The keen interest which he took in our School and in all connected with it, is too well known to Peterites to require mentioning here . While heartily thanking him for all he has done for us, we can only wish him success and happiness in the work which he has undertaken.

We have to report an important addition to our School buildings.

This is a changing-room which is being erected in the Old Fives' Court, for the day boys, all of whom will now be able to take part in athletics and be deprived of the common excuse that " they hadn't time to change ." It is hoped that they will now realise that we look to them, who form the majority of the School, as much as to boarders for assistance in maintaining and raising the standard of our games.

We congratulate E . St . G . Kirke on his success in passing into Woolwich ; E . J . Walton who has been chosen to Captain the Yorkshire XV . against Devonshire, and F . Mitchell on his safe return from South Africa .

890

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BY MR . BUTCHER, M .P.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BY MR . BUTCHER, M .P. MR . AND MRS . HANDFORD'S FAREWELL.

(From the Yorkshire Herald).

The large hall of St . Peter's School, was crowded on Wednesday, on the occasion of the distribution of prizes by Mr . J . G . Butcher, Q .C ., M .P . The gathering was also notable because the retiring Head Master, the Rev . G . T . Handford made his last public appearance as the head of the school, and his successor, the Rev. E . C . Owen, the Headmaster elect, met his future pupils and their parents face to face for the first time . The Dean of York presided, and in addition to Mr . and Mrs . Butcher, was supported by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, the Sheriff of York and Mrs . Arthur Jones, Lady Emma Purey-Cust, the Bishop of Beverley, the Rev . Chancellor Temple, the Rev . Canon Maddock, etc ., etc.

The Rev . G . T . Handford first read the list of honours gained

by Peterites since July of last year, as follows : E . S . Kirke (VI . Form) and E . D . Teasdale (VI . Form), higher certificate of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools' Examination Board.

19oo—R . W . Hutchinson (V . Modern) passed the London Matriculation in the first division.

C . P . Scott (V1 . Form) and P . S . Kirke (VI . Form) passed the previous examination (Littlego) Cambridge, and the entrance examinations to King's and Trinity Colleges.

R . Whincup, Queen's College, Oxford, passed the final examination for the I3 .A . degree.

H . B . Greeves, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and H . R . Tomlinson, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, passed the final examination for the B .A . degree.

A . M . Sullivan, Christ's College, Cambridge, third class in honours in the classical tripos.

E . J . Walton, Queen ' s College, Oxford, second class in honours in classical moderations .

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F. P . Fausset, Peterhouse, Cambridge, third class in honours in the law tripos, part z.

D . W . Roy, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, first class in natural science in the College May examination and awarded a prize of books.

S . A . Mellor (VI . Form), exhibition for classics, Hertford College, Oxford.

The Dean of York, in the course of his address, suggested that his hearers met together with mixed feelings, on the one hand with feelings of great regret that they were about to part from one whom they had known so long and valued so much, and on the other hand they wished to rejoice with him because, having done a good work, laboured conscientiously and honestly discharged his duties as headmaster for many years of St . Peter's School, he was about to enter upon a sphere of " otium cum dignitate . They all sincerely hoped that he might be spared to carry on an efficient and useful work in other things, and they trusted that he had given up the wear and tear of a large school before it had imprinted any severe injury upon his health and strength . (Applause) . They were no less sorry to part from Mrs . Handford, who he would venture to say was emphatically a head master ' s wife . (Applause).

Mr . Butcher, who received a hearty greeting, prefaced his distribution of the prizes by adding some words in eulogy of Mr . and Mrs . Handford . "Their gathering, he said, was tinged with regret because they saw Mr . Handford for the last time as their head master, although not for the last time as their friend.

(Applause) . Mr . Handford would carry with him into his new sphere of usefulness the grateful memories of all old Peterites for his long and faithful services to their historic school—(applause)— and would also be followed by their heartiest good wishes for the future happiness and welfare of Mrs . Handford and himself.

(Applause) . As to the boys now in the school, he would not suggest that like the familiar personage Homer, they should either deem themselves or consider that they might be better than their fathers, but exhorted them to prove themselves worthy successors of those who had gone before and prove that they were

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not unworthy of the great traditions of their old school, which had been handed down to them . (Applause) . Speaking of the relative value of athletics and study, 1\Ir . Butcher observed that the presence of an old Yorkshire cricketer the Rev E . S . Carter) in the hall— (applause)—reminded him that in Yorkshire athletics were not likely to be unduly undervalued . If it could possibly be otherwise he would recall what was, although a truism, apt to be forgotten, namely, that a public school education was in the first instance intended to be a training for after life, a training of both body and mind, and if they unduly stimulated or unduly repressed development either in body or mind they were certain to produce a dwarfed, incomplete, and unsatisfactory specimen . (Hear, hear .)

As to this point he should like, in addition to the physical exercises now in vogue, to see some system of military drill introduced— (hear, hear)—which would be not only advantageous to the individual, but fruitful of benefit to the great country and nation of which they were all proud to be citizens . (Applause .) There was another topic, which had proved fruitful of discussion, and that was in regard to the advantages of a classical education . In regard to this it should he remembered that early education did not consist merely in the acquisition of knowledge : one of its great functions was the training of youthful minds and intelligences so as to fit them to acquire those special studies which would be of assistance in later life . After all, the great lessons taught in a public school were those which went to the formation of character . In the first place he valued the life of a public school because the spirit pervading it encouraged and maintained a high standard of honour . (Hear, hear .) Boys at a public school learned to view with a contempt that was founded on a wholesome public opinion anything that was mean, unworthy, dishonourable, anything, in short, that did not become the character of an English gentleman.

In the second place, public school life developed an honourable rivalry whether in the class room or in the playing fields, a rivalry which viewed without jealousy the good fortune of an opponent and accepted without exultation the honours of success . Thirdly, he valued public school life, because it encouraged that strenuous

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activity of body and mind which prompted them to follow out one of the most simple and at the same time one of the most essential maxims, " Whatever thy hand fludeth to do, do it with thy might ."

(Applause) . In conclusion he wished the school a long uninterrupted course of prosperity in the future . (Loud applause).

The following is a list of the winners of exhibitions and scholarships, and of the prizes distributed by the senior member :— Exhibitioner—S . A . Mellor.

Foundation Scholar—R . H . Verini.

Day Scholar—E . T . Heap.

Hey Memorial Scholars—E . E . Yeld and

J.

L . Fisher.

Archbishop of York ' s Prize for Classics—E . D . Teasdale.

Bishop of Bristol ' s Prize for Divinity—E . D . 'Peasdale.

VI . Form Prize for Greek Verse—S . A . Mellor ; Latin Prose E . D . Teasdale ; English—S . A . Mellor.

Old Peterites ' Prize for Reading in Chapel—E . S . Kirke.

Classical Prizes—V . Classical, R . Baldwin ; VI and V . Modern, R . W . Hutchinson ; English, R . W. Hutchinson ; IV . Classical, R . I1 . Verini ; IV . Modern, S . R . Harrison ; English, G . E. Sleightholme ; III ., A . Hutchison . Mr . Yeld ' s Prize for Latin, A . Hutchison ; for English, F . G . Schroeder ; II ., E . B . Laughton ;

I., J .

D . Wells . Mr . Yeld's Prize for English,

J.

D . Wells.

The Dean of York ' s Prize for Mathematics—P . S . Kirke and P . H . Yeld.

Mathematical Prizes—VI . and V . Modern, R . W . Hutchinson; V . Class, E . E . Yeld ; IV ., E . T . Heap ; III ., 'I' .

II.,

J.

Black;

A . E . Clarke ; I ., J . D . \Veils.

Headmaster's Prizes for English Literature— J . S . R . Gibbons

and P . H . Yeld ; extra prize, E . E . Yeld.

French Prizes—VI . and V . Modern, A . H . Turner ; V . Class, R . Baldwin ; IV . Class, J . E . Farrow . IV . Modern, L . Sample; III.,

A . Hutchison ; II ., A . E . Clarke ; I ., J . D . Wells.

Dictation—Form V ., R . Baldwin ; IV ., G . E . Sleightholme ; III . and 1L, \V . F . E . Thomas ; I ., F . S . Smith.

Natural Science—VI . and V . Modern, A . H . Turner ; V . Class, A . R . Fisher ; IV . Class, C . E . Dewhurst ; IV . Modern, S . G. Eardley ; III . and II ., A . Hutchison .

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Shorthand—J . B . Mossop.

Music—H . W . F . Garland, J . B . Mossop, and C . Duffitt.

Drawing—Division I : : 1st, E . S . Kirke ; znd, S . J . Eardley.

Division II . : W . F . E . Thomas.

Medal won in life-saving competition—K . Nelson.

The Rev . E . C . Owen, the Headmaster elect, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr . Butcher, said that the name had previously been better known to him through the reputation of Mr . Butcher' s brother, Professor Butcher, of Edinburgh, whose translation of Homer had preserved for English readers in such a singular degree the characteristic features of the original . They might expect from him something in the nature of a declaration of policy . (Laughter) . All he would say was that he had always known St . Peter ' s School to be one of the public schools of the country, and his object as Headmaster would be simply to maintain the ancient prestige of the school . (Applause) . As to the question of modern education touched on by Mr . Butcher, he had to say that the development of life had advanced at such a pace recently that schoolmasters were faced with new demands . The demand was couched in language such as this : " The classics are of no practical value . There is much which, during these years of school life might be learnt that would afterwards be of practical value . Why should you continue to teach your Greek verbs and Latin syntax ; why do you not teach our sons French, German, and Science .' " That demand might be met in two ways . It might be met simply by a refusal, in which case some of the best blood of England would go to the technical schools, or they might meet it in the way in whi. edh it was met in all our schools except one and that perhaps the greatest, and agree to teach modern languages and science, but not in such a way as to qualify the pupil for a clerkship, but in such a way as to give him a liberal education . (Applause).

The Lord Mayor, in seconding the vote of thanks, made some reference to the desirability of teaching elocution in public schools.

The resolution was carried with hearty cheering.

Mr . Butcher, in response, commented on the remarks of Mr. Owen by saying that he thought classics might fairly claim to take

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their place side by side with modern subjects, so that each boy might have an opportunity of devoting himself to one branch of education or the other.

Mr . J . F . Leaf then stepped forward, and asked permission to express on behalf of the Old Peterites and the past and present members of the staff their deep regret at losing Mr . and Mrs. Handford, for whom they had always had a great and sincere regard . They felt and recognised the devotion with which Mr . and Mrs . Handford had sacrificed themselves to the best interests of the school, and of the boys put under their charge.

He could not better describe the relations existing between Mr. and Mrs . Handford and the old boys than by saying that they had always regarded the Old Peterites as an integral portion of the school . Long before they left the school they learnt to recognise in Mr . and Mrs . Handford, not merely the Headmaster and the Headmaster ' s wife, but dear friends . (Applause) . On behalf of the Old Peterites and past and present members of the staff he asked Mr . Handford to accept a purse of ~I00, and to Mrs. Handford the proffered a small token in the shape of a bracelet which she would be able to carry with her as a small token of their affection . (Loud Applause).

The Rev . G . T . Handford, in reply, spoke touchingly of the thirteen years spent by Mrs . Handford and himself as years of happiness . Their work had been a labour of love to them . He thanked the Old Boys and the members of the staff past and present for their handsome gifts, and again acknowledged the good feeling evinced by the boys now in the school by the presentation which they made privately to him in the afternoon.

The presentation referred to consisted of a purse containing about L30, subscribed by the boys of the school.

The proceedings concluded with cheers for the principal personages, and Mrs . Handford subsequently held a reception in the beautiful gardens of the school, which were charmingly illuminated for the occasion . Refreshments were served, and a band provided a musical accompaniment .

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SPORTS.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Annual Athletic Sports took place on the afternoons of the 30111 and 31st of July, before good attendances . The first day was fine, but the second day was rather colder . Throwing the cricket ball was much the best feature of the first day, none of the other events being above the average ; on the second day perhaps the Junior Quarter provided the best sport, several runners showing great promise, G . A . Fisher being specially prominent.

MONDAY, JULY 30th.

I.

Pulling the might .

1.

R . Dunning ; z . R . Harrison.

Distance, 27 ft . 9 ins.

II.

Lon Jump .

1.

E . St . t : . liirke ; z . P . St . G . Kirke.

Distance, 17 ft . C . P . Scott did III.

loo

race . Heat

19

ft . 6 ins in practice.

Bards Ma/ Race (undd- I A A very well contested I. 1 . C . Duffitt ; z . E . N . Greenhow.

Heat z .

I . J . C . Lyth ; 2 . S . \V . Phillips.

IV.

lards Handicap (open) .

loo

Harrison ran well and was

only beaten in the last 5 yards . Heat 1 . t . C . P . Scott, scr . ; z . R . Harrison, 6 yards.

Heat 2 . 1 . E . D . Teasdale, } yards ; 2 . P . St . G . Kirke, scr.

V. Long Jump (under 15) . t . E . E . Yeld ; 2 . A . E . Clarke.

VI. 12o Yards Hurdle Race (open) . 1-Teat 1 . I . C . P . Scott; z . T . J . Black.

I.

Heat 2 .

VII.

R . Harrison ; 2 . T . E . Pulleyn.

Throw mg /he Crickel Ball (open) .

The best event of

the sports, the winner ' s throw beating that of the last few years.

94. yds . 1 ft . 6 in .

VIII.

I.

H . S . Leonard ; 2 . S . A . Mellor.

Pole Jump (open) .

An easy win for Kirke . 1 . E . St . G.

Kirke ; 2 . R . Harrison.

IX.

loo

Yards Fla/ Race (under

15) .

Heat I .

1.

A . E.

Clarke ; z . G . Newton.

Heat 2 .

X.

1.

loo

I . G . A . Fisher ; z . L . E . Yeld.

Yards Flal Race (open) . Heat 1 .

C . P . Scott ; z . T . E . Pulleyn .

Scott won easily.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. Heat 2 . I . H . S . Leonard ; z . P . St . G . Kirke.

XI.

Yards Flat Race (und t

8o

12) . A very good race, the

winner running remarkably well for his size . 1 . W. E . Eardlev 2 . G . H . Bateman.

Illile Race (open) .

XII.

This race was noticeable for the

number of starters ; Scott led for a lap and a half, followed by Leonard, when he was passed by Gibbons . Crosthw'ait(' ran well for third place . 1 . J . Gibbons ; z . P . St . G . Kirke ; 3 . W . Crosthwaite.

TUESDAY, JULY 31St. I.

High Jump (open) .

The two Kirkes tied with .} ft . qa ins.

I cq , P . Kirke and F . Kirke.

IL

Qualte/- .Mile

Handicap

(umh'r 15) .

Fisher ran remarkably

well from scratch, but could only just ge t a pl ice . 1 . L . Sample (7o yds .) ; z . S . W . Phillips (50 yds .) ; 3 . G . A . Fisher (scr .)

III.

Ito

raids Hun/1e Race (opt n) .

Final Heat .

I . C . P.

Scott ; 2 . T . J . Black.

IV.

leo

bards F/at Race (hler

15) . Final Heat . F . G . A.

Fisher ; z . E . E . Veld ; 3 . A . E . Clarke.

V.

ioo Yards

Flat Race (open) .

Final Heat . 1 . C . P . Scott;

2 . P . St . G . Kirke.

High Jump (under

VI.

1 5 ) . 1 . E . E . Yeld ; z . G . A . Fisher

and H . Verini req . Height, .} ft . 2 ins.

Quarter-Milt Flat Race (open) .

VII.

Considering the small

size of the track, Kirke did good time ; Scott was a good second.

I . P . St . G . Kirke ; 2 . C . P . Scott ; 3 . R . Harrison.

12o I

VIII.

rzrds Hurdle Race (under

15) . t . G . A . Fisher ;

2 . E . E . Yeld. ioo

IX.

Yards F/al Race Handicap (open) .

Final Heat . Scott

and Tcasdale ran a dead heat, but on running again the former won by about 5 yards . 1 . C . P . Scott, scratch ; z . E . D . Teasdale, .} yards .

X.

10o

Yards Sack Race .

There were several heats to this

race, which provided the usual amusement . I . C . P . Denby ; 2 . J . H . B . Sullivan .

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XI.

Half .1/'It Handicap (open) .

This race resembled

the

mile

in the number of starters ; Baldwin led till the last lap, when he dropped out . I . W . H . Crosthwaite, to yards ; z .

J.

Gibbons,

5 yards ; 3 . H . C . Scott, 30 yards.

XII.

Old Bays Race (zzo yalds) . Walton sprinted away at the start, and kept his position till the tape . t . E . J . Walton ; 2 . R . F. Russell ; 3 . H . R . Partington.

Consolation Race . T . E . Pulleyn.

At the conclusion }\Irs . Handford kindly gave away the prizes.

CRICKF1'.

ST . PETER ' S 2N1) 7' . POCKLINGI ON G . S . 2N11.

Played at York, Tuesday, June 1 zth.

S1' . PE1'itss.

POCICLINGrN +N .

Eddie, b Harrison Gathorne, b Harrison Wood, run out Smith, run out Henry, b Farrow Brver-Smith, b E . -Veld Bonfort, b E . Yeld Randell, run out Sherwood, run out Carle Brown, not out . . ..

Ibbetson, c Armstrong, 1) E . Yeld

• • •

Extras Total

Mellor Harrison . . . .

'Veld Denby Farrow . . . .

u.

9 16 6 5 2

91

M. 5

x.

21 26 t6 14

C . N . Hatfield, c Sherwood b BreerSmith S . R Harrison, c Sherwood, b Wood A . B . Sale, c Sherwood, b Wood A . E . Farrow, h Brver-Smith T . E . Pulleyn, b Wood S . A . Mellor, 1) Ibbetson E. E . Yeld, not out C . P. Denby, c Si b Ibbetson S. J . Eardlec, b Ibbetson T. 1 . Black, lbw . 1) Ibbetson .

G. Armstrong, not out Extras Total (9 wkts .)

w.

2

3

ST . PETER ' S 2ND 7 . Sr . OLAAE' S 1ST. St . Olave's won the toss and batted first, and were dismissed for

55 .

The School went in and declared with seven wickets

down for 164, chiefly owing to the innings of Hatfield and Crosthwaite . St . Olave ' s were dismissed, just on time, for 57 by good bowling by Harrison .

CRICKET .

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ST . PETER' S 2ND. S . R . Harrison, c Jones, b Wilson C . N . Hatfield, b Morris W . II . Crosthwaite, c Wilson, b Stephenson A . R . Fisher, b Wilson E . J . Otley. c Grey, b Wilson A . E . Farrow, b WiTson C . P. Scott, not out H . Leonard, c Ramsdell, b Mon is A . B . Sale, not out S . A . Mellor did not bat.

C . P . Denby J Extras

11 41 38 It 1t

6 15

14 6

Total

It

164

Sr. OLAVE' S IST. 1st Innings. o W . Ramsdell, b Mellor o J . Blenkin, b Leonard R Morris, c Leonard, b Mellor 19 J. T . Grey, Esq ., c Farrow, b Denby 1 Rev . H . A. Wilson, c Leonard, b Mellor 19 3 C . V . Hingston . b Leonard G . S . Stephenson, b Mellor 9 C . CroskelT, b Mellor 3 o K. Jones, c Fisher, b MeTlor G . Ramsdell . not out o o M . Browne, b MelTor

II Extras Total o.

S . A . MeTlor 14 H . Leonard 9 C . P . Denby 5

4

H. 28

5

4

M.

I

12

\V .

6 3

I

55 AV, 4.6 1 '3 12

znd Innings. b Leonard c Scott, b Leonard b Harrison c Odey, b Leonard b Mellor

o o 24 2

6

c & b Mellor b Harrison not out b Leonard b Harrison c Crosthwaite, b Harrison Extras

to 3 2

o o 7

Total H . Leonard S . Mellor S . Harrison

O. 8

M.

R.

W.

57 AV.

6

3

1

13 26

4

3' 2 5

2

13

—

11

4

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4'5

ST . PETER ' S 2ND V . ST . °LAVE ' S 1ST. Played on the York Ground, July 3rd . The School won just on time, chiefly owing to the scores of Crosthwaite and A . Fisher.

ST . OLAVE'S. ST . PETER ' S 2N1) . to Catley, b Yeld W . Crosthwaite, b Morris 32 Ramsden, b Leonard 2 G . A . Fisher, b Grey Morris, c A . Fisher, b Yeld to C . N . Hatfield, c Morris, b Stephen2 Mr . Grey, b Leonard 8 son ..

Stephenson, c Crosthwaite, b Yeld 4 A . R . Fisher, c Croskell, b Hingston 36 Hingston, b Yeld 2 II. S . Leonard, b Morris 0 14 Croskell, c Hatfield, b Harrison 6 S . R . Harrison, b Jones 3 Jones, c G . Fisher, b Harrison S . A . Mellor, c Sleightholme, b Brown, c Hatfield, b Yeld 7 Jones . . . . o .

Sleightholme, cHatfield, b Harrison i A. B . Sale, not out 19 Blenkin, not out 2 E . E . Yeld, not out o Extras 22 C . V . Crombie, l did not bat C . P . Denby, Extras 16 Innings declared (7 wkts .) . .

12o

Total

87

90o

CRICKET. ST . PETER' S 2ND V. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND.

Played at York, June 22nd . Durham won the toss and decided to bat . Harrison captured Hedley with the first ball . Eight Durham wickets were down for 78, but the last two wickets added 39 . Farrow had the best analysis of five wickets for 22 . The School went in with 118 to win . Harrison was out with only eight up . Farrow hit hard, and made a very useful innings of 38.

Hatfield also made a useful 16 . Rain, however, descended with such force as to make the wicket unplayable . The game therefore was left drawn . Score and Analysis : DURHAM SCHOOL .

G . Headley, b Harrison . . o P . Henderson, hit wkt ., 1) Mellor 10 G . Stewart, c HatfieTd, 1) Farrow . . 28 A . C . Trevor, b Mellor .. . . 7 M . Stewart, c Crosthwaite, b Farrow 6 1 . Robson, b Farrow 2 C . Sive,wright, c & b Farrow . . . . o F . Bell, c Garland, b MeTlor . . . . Iq E . Anderson, b Yeld 6 E . Trevor, not out 16 D . Allan, b Farrow 14 Extras q Total

ST . PETER ' S. S . R . Harrison, c Anderson, b Henderson t A . E . Farrow, 1) Bell 38 W . 11 .Crosthwaite,c&bG .Stewart 6 C . N . Hatfield, b IIedley i6 S. A . Mellor, not out 7 E . E . Yeld, not out 2 A . B . Sale, T. E . Pulleyn, II. W . F . Garland, did not bat.

M . W . Richards, C . P . Denby, ~ Extras 5

117

Total (4wkts .),

75

BOWLING ANALYSIS S . Harrison . .

S . Mellor . ...

E . E . Yeld . . .

A . E . Farrow . .

C . P . Denby . , . .

0.

6 12 17 7 4

H. I 3 7 I 1

R. 17 36 21 22 12

W. I 3 1 5 —

AV. 17 12 21 4'4 —

ST . PETER' S 2ND V . AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND. Played on the School ground, Tuesday, June 7th . Mellor won the toss and sent Hatfield and Harrison in to bat . They started badly, Hatfield being bowled at r 1, and Harrison was caught z runs later (13-2-8) . With no addition to the score, Otley and Sale were bowled (13-4.-o) . Farrow and Mellor put on 8, before Mellor was caught . Farrow, with Pulleyn, took the score up to 36 before he retired for a useful 12 . Pulleyn and Fisher added ro and then Fisher and Yeld added zz . Denby was soon disposed

of

and the innings closed for 74 .

CRICKET .

soon

Ampleforth

901

knocked off the runs with four wickets down,

and completed their innings for 1 55 .

St . Peter ' s went in again and

lost

M'Cormac bowled splendidly throughout twelve

wickets

eight wickets for 95 . the match, obtaining

for sixty-eight . His bowling and their fielding gave

them the match . Our fielding was very poor.

Score and Analysis : ST . PETER ' S 2ND. 1st Innings.

2nd Innings.

C . N . Hatfield, b M'Cormac 5 S . R. Harrison, c M'Donnal, b Nevill 8 E . J . Ot1ey, b M ' Cormac o A . B . Sale, b M'Cormac o A . E . Farrow, c Dowling, h M'Cormac 12 S. A . Mello], c Nevill, h M ' Cormac 2 T. h: . Pullevn, b Field 9 G . A . Fisher, not out 20 [ II . AV Garland, b M ' Cormac 6 E . F . Ycld, b Folding C . P . Denby, b Folding Extras 10 Total

c Field, b M'Cormac c Williamson, b M'Cormac

18

o

c & b M'Cormac c Folding, b M'Cormac Retired hurt

7 o

b M'Cormac not out c M'Cormac, b Field not out did not bat c Dowling, b M'Cormac Extras

o 14 33 3 o 2

i

iI

Total (8 wkts .) . . 95

74

BOWLING ANALYSIS O.

J . Neville . . 8 C . M'Cormac 13 'D . Field . . . . 6 H . Folding . . 2 . 3

M.

3 2 2 1

R. II 35 13

W.

I 6 I 2

4

AV. II 5.8 13 2

O. 4

M. —

12 6 2

1 I --

AMI'LEFORTI3 2ND. R . Dowling, b Denby E. Pilkington, b Mellor Q . M'Dermott, c Mellor, b Harrison J . Nevill, b Harrison O . AVilliarns, lbw . Yeld J. Westhead, c Fisher, b Denby J . Rochford, b Mellor H . Folding, c Denby, h Mellor D . Field, h Mellor J . Telefene, c Garland, b Harrison . .

C . M'Cormac, not out Extras Total

R.

W.

22

—

33 12

6 I

AV. — 5'5 I2

14

—

—

28 3 y

o

,

20 17 27

5 15 20 o 13 . . . . 1 55

BOWLING ANALYSIS O.

S . R . Harrison S . A . Mellor A . E . Farrow C . P . Denby E . E . Yeld

17 11 4

7 6

M.

4 i 2 — i

R. 58 41 6 23 14

W. 3 4 — 2

AV. 1 9'33 10 . 25 — 11'5 14

902

CRICKET. ST . PETER ' S 2ND V . HYMER ' S COLLEGE and.

Played at Hull, June 7 . Hull won the toss and sent Mucklethwaite and Turnbull in to bat . Mellor took two wickets in the first over but the next wicket did not fall till 28 .

Davis was out lbw . to Denby,

at 64, for a useful 37 . After this the rest of the side were quickly disposed of, and the innings closed for 82.

Hatfield and Harrison started well, putting on 18 for the first wicket . Then Fisher and Har r ison added 8o for the second wicket before Fisher was disposed of for 4.4 . A complete rot then set in, the remaining eight wickets only yielding 28 . Harrison was sixth out at Io8 for an excellent 46, including eight fours.

The School thus won by thirty-two runs . Score and Analysis : ST. PETER ' S 2ND.

HYMH.R ' S COLLEGE 2ND.

C . N . Hatfield, b Ansdell . . ..

S . It . Harrison, c Davis, b Smith G. A . Fisher, c & b Mackrill .

A . B . Sale, b MackriTl T . E . Pulleyn, b Smith S . A . Mellor, b Mackrill H . W . Garland, c Locking, b Mackrill G . Armstrong, b Smith C . P . Denby, c Mucklethwaite, b Mackrill T . J Black, c Lewis, b Mackrill . .

E . E . Yeld, not out Extras

5 46 44 4

Mucklethwaite, b Mellor Turnbull, h MeTlor Davis, lbw ., b Denby Smith, b Harrison FarreTl, c & b Harrison Mackrill, b Mellor Browne, c & b Denby

2

3

Lewis, b Mellor Lawton, b Mellor

4 o 37

15 3 3 4 o

. .

.

Locking, h Denby Ansdell, not out Extras

2 2

8

118

o 5 4

Total

82

BOWLING ANALYSIS HYMER' S COLLEGE. 2ND.

Ansdell Locking Farrell Davis . .

Smith Mackrill

O.

M.

8 8 4 4 6

3 — 1

R. 17 25 II

W. 1

AV. 17

3 6

7'3 3'3

5 2

9 12'5 2.6

16 1

5'3

22 19

ST . PETER'S 2ND.

Mellor Harrison Denby

7

o

12 7

45

4

8

25

3

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS .

903

FOOTBALL FIXTURES FIRST XV. Tues . Oct. Sat . „ Sat . „ Sat . „ Sat .

Nov .

Sat . „ Sat . „ Sat .

Wed .

Dec .

q. t3. zo . z7 .

3. t o.

17 . z .} .

5.

Wed .

Feb . 25 .

Old Boys Yarnbury Durham G .S Giggleswick G .S Leeds G .S Ripon G .S Headingley Durham G .S .

S . John's College Old Boys St . John's

Wed .

Sat .

Sat .

Oct . to . „ zo .

Nov . 3 .

Feb

St . John ' s College Durham G .S . znd Leeds G .S . znd St . John ' s College and

home lost ( .fz pts . to 6). home lost (6 pts . to nil). home away home away home away home home home

SECOND XV. home (won 3 pts . to nil). away away

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Our prospects for this season are not so bright as usual, as we have only five colours left : Teasdale, Dunning, Pulleyn and Newton, forwards, and Neilson, threequarters . The forwards ought to be fairly good, but the backs will be rather weak, especially the halves . Leonard and A . Farrow will in all probability fill up two of the places at threequarters ; but the other place will be difficult to fill . There are several candidates, but none are very good ; Roy and P . Veld are the most likely.

Armstrong at half works very hard, but is handicapped by his size, while Black is very weak at saving . Richards will probably be the fullback . Mr Curgenven at half, and Mr . Pawle, forward, should be of great assistance in the club matches ; and their coaching and experience will be of great value to the team . Altogether there is no reason why the team with constant practice should fall much below the ordinary standard.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

CORRESPONDENCE. To THE EDITOR OF THE PETERITE. SIR, We beg to appeal through your columns to the Dayboys and their parents for a more liberal interest in and support of our School Library.

We fully realise that ample reading material at home is richly supplemented by the excellent libraries in the Town ; and that consequently a feeling of independence should prevail with regard to our Library.

And yet, we base our appeal on two grounds ; first we hope that the Day-boys will patronise us out of a feeling of " esprit de corps, " an earnest that they feel themselves really members of the Corporate Life of the School, and secondly, that through increased contributions we may be enabled to purchase such books and works of reference as will most conv eniently supplement their School reading, and which we shall be able personally to point out and recommend.

A detailed catalogue will be made out by the end of this term.

We are, Sir, Yours etc ., THE LIBRARIANS.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Mr . Preston has been appointed to the newly created post of Instructor in Modern Languages under the Devon County Council.

Rev . John Turnbull (O .P .), has been presented to the living of Great Linford, Bucks.

The following appear to have been educated at St . Peter's :— John and Christopher Wright, circa 1578.

Father Tesimond, alias Greenway, also known as Philip Beaumont, circa 1 573 .

Thomas Morton, afterwards Bishop of Durham .

NOTES AND ITEMS .

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Sir Thomas Cheke.

Sir William Jardine, circa 181o.

J . F . Blake (O .P .), at the British Association meeting at Bradford, read a paper on Suggestions in regard to the registration of type fossils ."

At the recent ordination at Ripon, the following names appear :— Deacons—R . Whincup (O .P .), licensed to Christ Church, Skipton.

H . H . Williams (O .P .)

Priest—W . C . B . Williams (O .P .)

E . H . Pickersgill (O .P .), was candidate for Bethnal Green at the recent Parliamentary Election.

E . J . Walton, R . F . Russell, and R . G . Bingham were chosen for the Yorkshire Trial Match.

E.

J . Walton was elected Captain of the Yorkshire XV . v . Devonshire . Russell also was chosen.

G. G . Yeld is playing for Leicester ; he also played for the Midlands v . Gloucestershire.

F. Mitchell has been invalided home from South Africa.

E . St . G . Kirke has passed into Woolwich.

The following are the Monitors :—E . D . Teasdale, W . H . Crosthwaite, H . W . F . Garland, H . S . Leonard, A . Neilson, 'I' . C. Newton.

J . S . R . Gibbons and G . A . Fisher have been elected Editors of the " Peterite . " A Musical Society is being organised by Mr . Senior, and a Photographic Society by Mr . Pawle.

BIRTHS .—July 31st, 1900, the wife of F . C . Crowther, of a son.

August 25th, 1900, the wife of E . Mawdeslcy, of a son.

DEATH .—August 5th, at Offord Cluny Rectory, G . C . Thompson.

CONTEMPORARIES. We beg to acknowledge the following Contemporaries, apologizing

omissions :—The ,lferchirlonian, The Dur:elmian, SI. Edze'ard's School Chronicle, Hurst Johnian . for possible