June 1901 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XVI I.

JUNE, 1901.

No. 151.

SCHOOL LETTER. OR the first time the experiment of holding the Sports at the end of the Easter Term has been tried, with complete success ; for though the ground was rather soft, and there was a rather strong wind blowing, the athletes found the conditions much more congenial to running than is usually the case at the end of the Midsummer term, when the ground is often very hard and the weather terribly hot. The training for the Sports largely helped to fill up the gap made by the discontinuance of boating, which we hear is to be resumed next year. In spite of the fact that several rowing enthusiasts practiced regularly on the river instead of playing hockey, we fear that next year's rowing will suffer considerably. We must congratulate Leonard and Crosthwaite on their excellent performances at the Sports, the former in beating the School record for throwing the cricket ball, the latter in winning the " Mile," " Half," and " Quarter," a most unusual performance, and in carrying off the " Victor Ludorum " Cup. Thanks to the able coaching of Mr. Pawle, the hockey team did creditably in the two matches they played ; for, in spite of the inexperience of the majority of the players, they beat a really strong scratch team and made a most plucky fight against a

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

powerful team of Old Boys. Cricket, favoured by perfect weather, is now in full swing, and, as the Sports are over, we can devote our whole attention to the "King of Games"—and to work. Although there are only four old colours left, there are, we believe, several promising candidates to fill the vacant places in the Eleven, and we look forward to a successful season. We have certainly commenced the season in a most promising manner ; for after playing a drawn game with the Masters, the School being in a decidedly better position, we defeated Bootham School by 34 runs, while the Second XI. won their match just on time by four wickets, after a tie in the first innings. The Dayboys gained a welldeserved victory over the House in the " Cup " match, chiefly through the fielding of the boarders, which left much to be desired. The long-expected Pianoforte Recital was a decided success, and was much appreciated by a large audience of visitors and boys. We note with pleasure the large increase in the numbers of the School, and trust it will continue.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Annual Sports were held on the z 5th and 16th April. As this was the first time we had departed from our custom of holding them at the end of the Summer- Term, we could not expect to see as many spectators as usual, but we were glad to find quite a large number of enthusiasts watching, despite the somewhat cold wind. There were several small innovations in connexion with this year's Sports. The committee decided that entrance fees should be paid, and that every event should not necessarily have a second prize, as has been the case hitherto. Under these circumstances, naturally some little anxiety was felt for the success of the Sports. But the committee's reliance on the School's " esprit de corps " was amply justified ; for, though there were not as many competitors in each event as previously, yet, with one single exception, every prize was the object of considerable competition. Amongst other changes, a lap handicap was substituted for the

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

roo yards handicap, the pole-jump was omitted, and a half-mile was added. It was further decided to have a tug-of-war at the end of each day instead of the sack-race. We think that this alteration should cause general approval—except, perhaps, among the practised sack-racers ; certainly more enthusiasm was displayed by the spectators over the tug-of-war than ever was caused by the sack-race. The question of handicapping has always been somewhat debatable; and, as complaints have often been made about decisions, the committee decided to try, if not finally adopt, the system in vogue at some schools, viz., the method of handicapping by age and height. The experiment proved quite successful enough to justify another trial. To come to the actual results, undoubtedly the best performance was throwing the cricket ball ; indeed, Leonard's excellent throw of los yds. 6 in. constitutes a School record. Crosthwaite also is to be congratulated on winning the Mile, the Half-mile, and the Quarter-mile—a feat which, we think, has no parallel in the annals of the School. The results were as follows :— MONDAY, APRIL 15TH.

Putting the Weight (Open). 1. T. E. Pulleyn.

II.

2. T. C. Newton.

3o ft. 7 ins.

Long Jump (Open). r. R. G. Winning. z. M. H. T. Roy. :6 ft. 3 in. A poor jump.

III.

zoo Yards Flat Race (under

14).

C. R. Mossop. 2. G. H. Bateman. Mossop won easily. C. Duffitt. 2. E. N. Greenhow. Heat This was a good race, Duffitt winning only by a small margin. Heat

IV.

zoo Yards Flat Race (Open). Heat Heat

T. E. Pulleyn. 2. T. J. Black. 12i secs. Pulleyn won easily. E. D. Teasdale. 2. M. H. T. Roy. 11+ secs.

THE ATHLaTIC SPORTS.

Mile Race (Open).

1. W. H. Crosthwaite. 2. R. G. Winning. 3. H. C. Scott. 5 mins. 25 secs. Crosthwaite led most of the way, with Winning a good second. Scott ran well, and finished not many yards behind Winning.

Long jump (under 15).

VI.

E. E. Yeld.

A. E. Clark.

r.4. ft. 8 ins.

Throwing the Cricket Ball (Open).

VII.

VIII.

H. S. Leonard. 2. T. C. Newton. lo5 yds. 6 ins. An excellent throw.

ioo Yards Flat Race (under 15).

1. A. E. Clark. 2. E. E. Yeld. 13 secs. An exciting race, Clark only a few feet in front of Yell at the finish. 8o Yards Flat Race (under I z). 1. G. H. Bateman. 2. Foster. Bateman won fairly easily.

IX. X.

1 zo Yards Hurdle Race (Open). Heat I —r. T. J. Black, 2. E. D. Teasdale. Heat 11. - i. H. S. Leonard. z. T. C. Newton.

Half-mile Handicap (Open). . M. H. T. Roy, 39 yds.

XI.

2. H. C. Scott, 3o yds. Roy maintained his lead all the way.

XII.

_Mg of War.-Moderns v. Classicals The Moderns won after an exciting struggle. TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH.

High jump (Open). 1. T. C Newton and 'I'. J. Black tied at 4. ft. 84 in.

II.

Quarter-mile Handicap (under 15). 1. C. R. Mossop, 33 yds. 2. E. N. Greenhow, 32 yds. 1 min. 72 secs. Bateman led most of the way, but Mossop passed him near the finish and won a good race. 111.

One Lap Handicap (Open)

M. H. T. Roy, 13 yds. 2. '1'. E. Pulleyn. Roy soon sprinted ahead; Pulleyn was a good second. I.

ON THEATRE', IV.

120

Yards Hurdle Race (Open)—Final Heat. 1. 1'. J. Black. z. T. C. Newton. 24 secs.

V. VI.

VII.

120 Yards Hurdle Race (under 5). i. E. E. Yeld. z. A. E. Clark. 224- secs. Yeld won easily. ioo Yards Flat Race (Open)—Final Heat. 1. T. E. Pulleyn. 2. E. D. Teasdale. 12 secs. Pulleyn won a good race by about a foot.

High Jump (under 15).

i. E. E. Yeld, 3 ft. i t ins. There was no competition for this jump. VIII.

roo Yards Flat Race (under i4)—Final Heat. 1. C. R. Mossop. 2. C. Duffitt. 131- secs.

IX. Quarter-mile Flat Race (Open). 2. H. S. Leonard. 6z secs. 1. W. H. Crosthwaite. Crosthwaite won unexpectedly.

X. Half-mile Race (Open). i. W. H. Crosthwaite. 2. M. H. T. Roy. (220 Yards). C. P. Scott. 2. D. W. Roy. 3o secs.

XI. Old Boys' Race I.

Scott went ahead from the first and won easily.

XII.

Consolation Race. —A. B. Sale.

X111. Tug of War. Miss

OWEN

kindly gave away the Prizes.

ON THEATRES. What is the gopd of theatres, and why do we go to them ? It depends so much on the theatre, does it not ? And also on us Every individual has his own way of looking at things—and general standpoints characterise various nations. Let us take a brief survey. The Germans look upon the theatre as a means of education ; it is therefore liberally subsidised by a paternal Government ; it

often belongs to the Government itself ; and a Court official sees

ON THEATRES.

that the pieces given are healthy, moral and elevating, making the prices of admission sufficiently low to admit a general and popular audience. The theatre is regarded as a valuable instrument to make known to all classes the great dramatic masterpieces of Europe. In France, the theatre serves as a means of distraction and relaxation ; people go, not only to see, but to be seen, not only to discuss the play, but also to discuss one another. In a word—the German goes to learn and admire ; the Frenchman goes to laugh and criticise. And what about us ? Well, owing, no doubt, to the blending of our blood and the position of our island, we stand half-way. The German is fond of learning, the Frenchman can't bear being taught ; we don't mind being taught, but we are not particularly fond of learning. And so we go quite readily to a didactic or classical play, if it is well mounted and staged, and if the music and dresses are nice. But we also rather like to be amused, and we rather like to be seen. " Gus " Harris took as his motto : " Give the people what they like,"—namely, gorgeous processions, elaborate mountings and "catchy" music ; knowing that the secret of success lay in pleasing the eves and ears, whilst making no demands on the brain. Others, such as Irving and Tree, stand forth as educators of the popular taste ; but, like the eagle of the fable, whilst soaring upwards they have their eyes fixed on the earth ; and they too become quite rich, just like 'Gus Harris. That is the worst of these generalisations ; it is so easy to become disagreeable. Comparisons, after all, are odious. Let us move on. Whilst in the Straits Settlements, I went to see a Malay Theatre. Such nice people, the Malays—quiet, sedate and dignified. Being unacquainted with the language, I could not quite make out the argument of the play, but it appeared as though the hero, who was also the lover, had managed to get wounded in the foot ; anyhow, he always came on to the stage with a limp, which excited the deepest pity from the heroine ; and he made a long speech,

ON THEATRES.

telling her how it all had happened, which appeared most pathetic; and then they sang together a very pretty little duet. I liked that hero, he was so nice, and he looked so brave and formidable. The piece was throughout refined and in good taste. There is much poetry in the Malay character, and their folk-lore is well worth reading. What a difference when we entered the Chinese Theatre ! The Chinaman is no respecter of persons. The gentleman sitting next to me had dispensed with all garments, except a pair of short breeches. I moved up one. On the stage a lot of girls were dancing—and on each side was the orchestra. Each girl carried a board with a hieroglyphic painted on it, and they kept shuffling about in the most aimless and futile manner—meanwhile the men clanged cymbals and beat drums, emitting strangely grating and discordant sounds. Then all the girls would come to the front of the stage, placing all their hieroglyphics together so as to form a sentence, whilst the " orchestra " would clang and beat with redoubled vigour. This was the climax—and the sentence disclosed what they had just been acting ; a very necessary explanation. With the Siamese, too, fellow Mongolians, the acting is pantomimic but the Chinaman is a soulless realist, whilst there is much idealism in the Siamese, whose religion and literature has come to him from India. The theatre is arranged like a circus ; in a gallery is the chorus, reciting in a monotonous sing-song the text of the play, accompanied by a melodious orchestra of flutes and drums, whilst the actors, in the arena below, go through the necessary gestures. The performance begins about four o'clock in the afternoon, and lasts till midnight ; this goes on for a whole week, till they have finished the narration of one of their popular legends. I only stayed a short time ; a man was crawling about in a miserably abject manner, and the ministrations of his friends seemed of no avail ; presently a weird figure rushed into the arena, a kind of a compromise between a baboon and a Red Indian ; they all chased him and belaboured him, until he sank down dead-

HOCKEY.

beat ; then they belaboured him all the more, till he expired. I should not have liked that part. Meanwhile, the abject man had quite cheered up, and was as lively as could be. It appeared that they had driven out for him his evil spirit. We see then that the theatre serves often as a mouthpiece of the past to the present, and helps to keep up national legends and traditions. And for this reason alone I hold that a foreigner does well to judiciously assist at popular representations; for thereby he gains an insight into the life and thought of the people amongst whom he finds himself, learns to break down his national prejudices, and cultivate those two excellent qualities of sympathy and toleration.

HOCKEY. HOUSE v. DAYBOYS.

This match was played on April loth. The House, winning the toss, elected to play with the wind. Soon after the start some pretty passing between the House forwards, in which Black was prominent, brought the game up to the Dayboys' 25 but the Dayboys' halves, by some good play, cleared, and carried the game back and Crombie succeeded in shooting a goal. After the bullyoff the House gave a poor display, which resulted in another goal for the Dayboys. Play of an uneventful character followed the restart, though the House were seen to better advantage, Cadle particularly being conspicuous for good play. A good rush by the House forwards, led by Black, resulted-in the latter scoring a goal. After some play in which the Dayboys nearly scored, halftime was called with the Dayboys 2 goals and the House i goal. At the restart the Dayboys showed distinct superiority in combination, and a good run by Winning down the wing resulted in Newton shooting a goal. The play that followed the bully-off was of a distinctly lively character, and a good hit by Fisher brought the game into the Dayboys' 25, where, however, after some exciting play in front of the goal, the ball was hit behind.

THE SCORCHER.

Then the Dayboys again pressed, and Leonard running down the touch-line secured a goal, though he was apparently off-side. The Dayboys securing another goal, time was called with the Dayboys 4 goals and the House i goal. The teams were :— Dayboys: W. H. Crosthwaite, T. C. Newton, R. G. Winning, A. E. Farrow, H. S. Leonard, C. V. Crombie, E. C. Bowry, P. FL Yeld, E. E. Veld, J. E. Farrow, K. Dewhurst. The House: T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, A. B. Sale, L. Cadle, T. E. Pulleyn, C. P. Denby, E. D. Teasdale, A. E. Clark, II. C. Scott, R. Baldwin, A. R. St. George

THE SCORCHER. A BALLAD OF THE FLEET.

Not mine to sing of cycling joys, Though cycling joys abound ; Nor yet of vulgar little boys Who say your wheel's going round. A single cyclist, stout as steel, Of him the world shall know, A man of might, whose whirling wheel, Proved once another's woe. He left his quarters at the inn, The morning pleased him well, And soon his spokes began to spin Dell-icious ! down a dell. The pace increased ; t he way was cleared Of animals and men, When round a corner as he veered Up, lissome, leaped a hen. Now so much with his mind agreed, The gradient and the swing, He vowed he would not slacken speed For hens or henny ' thing. Away went cyclist and away Went hen with him behind, She was not taking sweets that day `• She had a frugal mind,"

THE SCORCHER.

The little sense that heaven bestowed Was scattered in her fright; She took destruction's spreading road, Nor turned to left or right. The cyclist was in splendid form And pressed her more and more ; The hen, for it was growing warm, Perspired at every pore. Still onward, onward still, they flew ; The hedges seemed on fire ; The bird as her excitement grew Perspore at every pire. In vain she fanned her spreading wings In hopes to raise a dust, And clucked unutterable things To intimate disgust. The Fury merely plied his feet And gave a quiet cough ; Her feathers loosened with the heat, And (all but two) fell off. Appears ahead an open gate ; Now who shall reach it first ? Thought birdie " In this naked state, I'll beat him or I'll burst." As lightning swift, so went, I ween, That hen-pursuing man. Such race in England ne'er had been Since racing first began. A sound of musket or maroon ! ! The hen, oh where was she ? Ask the old man in yonder moon, But, reader, don't ask me. All day they sought (but never found) The victim of that freak ; At evening from the blue profound There fell a piece of beak. He buried it with decent care, That hen-pursuing man, And placed a brief inscription there, And this was how it ran : " Here, a mere beak, lies poor Hen Bowling; " Oh, many's the time and oft, " We saw her in the hedges strolling ; " But now she's gone aloft."

CRICKET PROSPECTS.

CRICKET FIXTURES. FIRST XI. DATE.

VERSUS.

GROUND. RESULT.

Wed. May 29. Bootham School :.away Sat. June I. Garforth C.C. home Thur. ,, 6. Durham School .. home Sat.,, 8. Pocklington School home Wed. 12. Ampleforth College home Sat. ,, 15. Leeds G S away Wed. ,, 19. F. C. Crowther's xi. home Sat. 22. North Riding Asylum . .......away Wed. ,, z6. Hymer's College away Fri. ,, z8. Old Peterites home Sat. „ 29. Wed. July Jo. Durham School away

won. drawn.

SECOND XI. Wed. May 29. Bootham School 2nd xi Thur. June 6. Durham School 2nd xi. Sat, „ 8. Pocklington School znd xi. Wed. „ 12. Ampleforth College znd xi. „ 15. Leeds G.S. znd xi. Sat. Wed. „ z6. Hymer's College znd xi... Sat. July 6. St. Olave's School .....

home away away away home home home

won.

CRICKET PROSPECTS. The prospects of School success are not particularly bright. There are four old colours left : Newton, Roy, Crosthwaite, and Fisher. All of these are good bats and Roy should be useful with the ball. Of the new recruits there are several promising batsmen in Hatfield, Sale, Yeld, Harrison, and Farrow. Yeld seems to be a really good bowler, but great care should be taken that he is not overworked. Harrison and Winning are also a useful pair of change-bowlers. Crombie seems to be fairly safe behind the wickets. The department of the game, however, which most needs attention is fielding. As the School bowlers are not so good as usual, let the School make it up in fielding. We hope that regular fielding-practices, not only for the ist XI., but also for the Second and Junior games will be instituted, and let us take the Leeds match last year as a

reminder of the necessity of smart fielding.

CRICKET.

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the Bootham grou Id on Wednesday, May 29th. Newton won the toss and sent in Yeld and Crosthwaite to bat on a good wicket. In the second over, however, Yeld was easily stumped in trying to hit the slow bowler (4-1-r). With Roy in runs came quickly. In spite of the general good fielding each had a life before Crosthwaite was caught in the slips (36-2-16). Fisher and Roy by fast cricket added 39 runs before Roy was out to a brilliant catch at point, after making a useful 24, including four threes. Fisher left soon after for 26, including a four and three threes (73-4-24). Then a rot set in, Hatfield, Harrison and Newton retiring with only two runs added (75-7-4). Sale and Farrow then added 15 before Sale was caught at long-on (90-8-5). Farrow and Winning increased the score to I io when Farrow left for a useful 21, including a five. One ball sufficed for Crombie and the innings closed for 1 io. Bootham opened their innings with Hunt and Carter facing the bowling of Roy and Yeld. Off Roy's second ball Hunt gave a difficult chance to Harrison in the long field. With only to on the board Yeld clean bowled Carter ; and soon after, just as Hunt began to look dangerous, a splendid catch by Winning effected his dismissal. Allen and Watson by careful cricket added twenty runs before Farrow dismissed Allen (41-3-18). Seven runs later two more wickets fell, Yeld capturing Wright and Humphrey with successive balls (48-5-0). Previously to this Harrison had relieved Roy and off him Newton effected an easy capture at point. Winning now relieved Yeld who hitherto had been bowling splendidly. None of the rest made much resistance except Whiting, who played steadily and was the last to go (76-10-19). The thus won by thirty-four runs. The most noticeable feature of the game was the great improvement in the School fielding, which was distinctly good.

FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

ST. PETER'S.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

W.H.Crosthwaite,cHunt,bWhiting 16 E. E. Yeld, st Watson, b Wright 24 M. H. T. Roy, c West, b Wright G. A. Fisher, c Hunt, b Whiting 26 T. C. Newton, h Wright 4 C. N. Hatfield, b Wright .... o S. R. Harrison, b Wright .... A. B. Sale, c Taylor, h Wright 5 21 A. E. Farrow, b Wright R. G. Winning, not out 9 C. V. Crombie, b Wiight Exti as 3

A. R. Hunt, c Winning, b Yeld 17 W. C. Carter, b Yeld D. Allen, c Farrow, b Yeld 18 M. B. Watson, c Newton,bHarrison 8 W. Wright, lbw, b Yeld . 3 L. Humphrey, b Yeld W. A. Whiting, b Winning.. 19 E. West, run out J. Taylor, c Roy, b Harrison .... 5 A. Strewell, c and b Harrison r W. Littleberg, not out Extras 2

Total 0.

Whiting .... 18 2 2 Wright .... 18 . 4 I — Humphrey

Extras R.

49 56 2

W. 2

Roy Yeld Harrison Winning

o. 6 14 tI 2.2

76 M.

w. O

4 3

22 25 24 2

5 3

FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA. The and of February will long be remembered, not only by those who were privileged to witness the funeral pageant of our late beloved Queen, but by every Englishman in the Empire, as the date of the magnificent procession through the streets of the Metropolis, when she, after a glorious and prosperous reign of sixty-three years, was borne by her sorrowing subjects to her last resting-place in the Mausoleum at Frogmore. It had always been the Queen's nearest desire to be accorded a military funeral, and with what magnificence this was done can be but poorly realized except by an eye-witness. The Navy had already paid its last tribite by a fitting naval display at Spithead, and it was now the Alloy's turn to do so. Regulars and Volunteers were hurried up from every part of England and Scotland, one regiment of Volunteer Engineers from Sutherlandshire only arriving early on the morning of the and, after a journey of about 24 hours. A great feature of the procession was the newly-made corps of Irish Guards, raised during the last year of the Queen's reign to commemorate " her brave Irish soldiers." Near them, too, were stationed the Woolwich and Sandhurst Cadets, who had had to get

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FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

up very early to take part in the proceedings, the former at about 3 a.m. and the latter at 4-3o. The Household Cavalry formed a splendid spectacle in their long red cloaks and smart accoutrements. Some time before the procession started; but after the troops were in their places, Lord Roberts and Staff cantered between the ranks on his way to meet the bier, and it was curious to note the suppressed excitement among the crowd, who, in spite of the solemn occasion, could only with the utmost difficulty restrain themselves from cheering outright. As it was, they contented themselves with lifting their hats. The deep interest and sympathy which the proceedings excited in all classes may be judged from the fact that people were collecting in masses in front of Buckingham Palace long before Eight, although the procession did not start from Victoria Station till half-past Eleven. At that time it began its slow march, led by the Brigade of Guards, followed by the Royal Garrison and Field Artillery, Cavalry of the Line, Household Cavalry, and last, by the senior representatives of the Army, the Royal Horse Artillery, with their guns. Next came the representatives of the Navy, the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Marine Artillery, and Sailors. The bands engaged were those of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Coldstream and Scots Guards, Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, and these were preceded by the Military Attaches and Head-quarters' Staff, after whom came Lord Roberts. The bier, drawn by six splendidly caparisoned horses, followed, covered by a magnificent white embroidered pall. Then came the Royal party, in which were four Kings and an Emperor, and in a short time the procession had filed past. The last great closing scene, as well as the grandest and most impressive military ceremony in the Victorian era was over, and the crowds gradually dispersed, trying to realise, though of necessity in vain, the magnitude of the loss they had suffered through the death of her who had reigned longer and more wisely than any other Sovereign in the whole of History. Verily had been accorded" Tears for her—tears! Tears and the mighty rites of an everlasting and immense farewell."

NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTICE TO OLD BOYS. Commemoration Day. The Old Boys' match is fixed for June z8 and 29. The Service on June 29th will be at 10-30 a.m., the Sermon being preached by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Bristol. To facilitate arrangements about accommodation the Head Master would be glad to hear as soon as possible, and in any case not later than Sunday June 23rd, from Old Boys not resident in York who would wish to be put up, stating, so far as possible, proposed time of their arrival and departure. In case of two or more wishing to be accommodated together, the fact should be notified.

NOTES AND ITEMS. The Rev. H. W. Griffith (O.P.) has been appointed Chaplain of Amiritsar, Punjab, in the diocese of Lahore. Major E. J. B. Buckle (O.P.) of the Royal Northern Reserve Regiment, was appointed to the Royal Garrison Regiment in April (Standard, April 3rd) and ceased to belong to it in May. Major Oswald R. Williamson (O.P.), lately commanding a mountain battery in India, has been ordered to proceed at once to South Africa (Standard, April 23rd). Captain C. Moss (O.P.) has been appointed Brigade Major. We regret to observe that Canon Charles Gray (O.P.) while riding on his tric)cle on the loth March, fell, and sustained considerable injury. Among the passengers by the steam yacht " Argonaut" in her rt cent trip to the Greek Islands, we observe the name of G. H. Eyre (O.P.) The son of Sir A. T. Lawson (O.P.) has been gazetted to the ith Hussars (Yorkshire Post, May 9th). Among recent publications we observe " Science and Medi ae val Thought," by Professor Allbutt (O.P), and an article on South African Colonisation by W. B. Worsford (O.P.) in the Cornhill Magazine for May. The London District Secretary of the Old Peterite Club will be glad to receive photographs of O.P.'s to add to a collection

which is being made by request.

CONTEMPORARIES.

Sergeant S. Huffam (0.P.), who went out to South Africa with the ► st Volunteer Service Company in February, r000, has been given a commission in the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment, now at Pretoria Palgrave's " Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics." Book IV , has been edited, with notes, by F. H. Fowler, M.A. (0.P.), Assistant Master at Clifton College (Macmillan Co.) BIRTH . —On the 7th May, the wife of H. W. Rhodes (O.P)., of a son. DEATH . —On the znd April, the infant son of W. P. Ford (O.P.) The O.P. Dinner, London District. The Bishop of Bristol will preside at this annual meeting which will be held at the Holborn Restoraunt on the 4th July (the opening day of the 'Varsity Match). Applications for tickets may be made to the London Secretary of the Old Peterite Club. Herbert Place (0.P.), who went to South Africa with a commission in the Northumberland contingent of the Imperial Yeomanry in February, 1900, having resigned his commission in the Yeomanry, has been made Captain in the South African Constabulary (Baden Powell's Police). At the present time he is acting as Intelligence Officer to Col. Benson. Frank Mitchell (0.P.) played for London County and for Yorkshire and captained the latter against the M.C.C. and Lancashire. R. Teasdale (0.P.) rowed 2 in the Worcester College boat at the Oxford Eights. E. St. G. Kirke (0.P.) has been playing for Woolwich Academy at Cricket. C. N. Hatfield and R. Baldwin have been made monitors.

CONTEMPORARIES. The editors beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following : Barrovian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Leodiensian, —

Brighton College Magazine, Dunetmian.