THE
PETERITE. VOL. XX.
DECEMBER, ,gob.
No. 188.
SCHOOL LETTER. FTER the cutting criticisms which we received on our last issue, it is with some anxiety that we publish this number. On the Football field we have had a little ___ more success than we did in the first half of the term, but we have still two of our players off the team. We have been fortunate in not having to cancel any of our matches, and though the School have lost so many, still, in most cases they have played pluckily, and not by any means despaired. The First XV., as a whole, have not perhaps the same experience or weight as that of last year, and the Second XV., considering their size, have done creditably. The Rifle Club has been in great evidence this term, for besides getting new rifles we have greatly improved the shooting mound, thanks to the efforts of our captain. The Library has also undergone a change for the good, for Mr. Swift and the Librarians have been most energetic in rearranging all the books ; but we hear that their labours are not entirely completed. The Scientific Researches of the School have been considerably encouraged by the kindness of Colonel Richardson,. who has taken many of us to see his experiments in electricity. We honoured our eminent pi edecessor, Guido Fawkes, exceptionally well this year, thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Ware, of the Mount, who gave us ample provision for a fine bonfire. We have had a splendid Lecture from Mr. Swift, but the account of it, and of the half-term Concert, will be found elsewhere. We have also an account of the improvements in the Museum. I