THE
PETERITE. Vol. . XN'I .
DECEMBER, !goo .
No . 148.
SCHOOL LETTER. HERE are several new features in this term's routine, the Friday drill, the mid-day games and runs, owliich seem to be especially appreciated), the fortnightly school meetings (which are not so much appreciated), and the compulsory gymnasium . The greater part of our match fixtures has been got through, with very creditable success ; we have most unfortunately been unable to play either of the Durham matches, owing to illness in that school ; the Ripon match, too, had to be postponed, owing to the extremely bad condition of their ground . We have to congratulate E . J . Walton on his late football successes, and more especially on his " Blue . " The " Comedy of Errors " has been selected as the School Play for this year, and the rehearsals are now in full swing : the performers, under Mr . Yeld's able tuition, will no doubt make the piece as great a success as its predecessors . There has recently been some discussion in the papers as to which really is the oldest school in England, and our title to that honour, though severely, criticised in the " Daily Mail ", is now clearly established.
A DAY IN THE WEST AFRICAN BUSH. In this short article I do not pretend to describe a day's march in the Bush anywhere between Sierra Leone and the Niger, as I have only so far experienced the bush at the back of one colony .