Nov 1911

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XXI.

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No.

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SCHOOL LETTER. T is a frequent fault of Editors to lament the severity of their task. We wish to make it plain, however, that no amount of criticism will succeed in wrinkling our tranquil brow. Readers of the " Peterite " need hardly be reminded that we are once more entering upon another school year. After a fairly successful cricket season, we are anxiously looking forward to a prosperous year in the football field. It cannot be said that fortune has favoured us up to the time of writing, as an almost record number of " crocks " are to be seen painfully wending their way along the corridors. Nevertheless we heartily wish Ferguson a successful season and trust that his untiring efforts will meet with their reward. We have managed to secure full accounts of the matches which have been played up to date and they will be found elsewhere. The match with the Yorkshire Wanderers was unsatisfactory in two ways. In the first place we were unable to play a representative side, and in the second place several players experienced serious injuries. That Mr. Matthews should have been rendered hors de combat was indeed unfortunate, and our heartfelt thanks are due to him for the most valuable assistance he has lent the school in the football field both in practice games and in matches. The temporary disablement of F. E. Ferguson could hardly have come at a more inopportune time and we wish him a speedy recovery. Speech Day was held on August 2nd, and Dr. Tempest Anderson, one of our most distinguished Old Boys,

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kindly gave away the prizes. The Dean of York once more presided, and his sentiments were much appreciated. We were glad to see an unusually large assembly present at the proceedings.

On Thursday, October zoth, the School was honoured by a further visit from Dr. Tempest Anderson. On this occasion Dr. Anderson gave a most interesting and instructive lecture entitled " More about Volcanoes," which was well received by an appreciative audience. On the following Saturday we listened to a lively and entertaining lecture from Mr. Matthews on some of his experiences whilst touring through France. We feel that it is our final duty to offer our apologies for the somewhat belated appearance of this number.

SPEECH DAY AND PRIZE-GIVING. Speech Day was held this year on August 2nd, when the School heartily welcomed the presence of Dr. Tempest Anderson, M.D., D.Sc., who gave away the prizes. The Dean of York again presided, being supported on the platform by the Bishop of Beverley, Canon Argles, Mr. K. E T. Wilkinson, the Rev. Canon Owen (Headmaster), and the members of the Staff.

The Headmaster, at the outset, asked to be allowed to add appreciation of the presence of Dr. Tempest Anderson. It was a great thing when they got a distinguished man to distribute the prizes, one who was an Old Boy, and who in aninfinite number of ways, for a large number of years, had shown himself and had been recognised as a personal friend by not only the masters but by the boys of the School. When all those three qualifications were combined it might be said to be an almost unique occasion.

Proceeding to deal with the school distinctions, he announced that the Leaving Exhibition, had been awarded to R. T. Brode, and the Foundation Scholarship to C. E. H. Medhurst. The list

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of honours for the year was then announced and contained the following :A. J. Peters—Classical Exhibition, Christ's College, Cambridge.

R. T. Brode—Tancred Divinity Studentship (f 8o a year for six years), Christ's College, Cambridge (Classics).

A. W. Jackson--History Exhibition, Pembroke College, Oxford.

A E. Schroeder—Choral Studentship (Bass), St. John's College, Cambridge.

J. D. Wells—First in Classics in the London Intermediate Examination, and Undergraduate Scholarship.

W. Ingham—Second Class, Classical Tripos, Cambridge.

A. C. B. Molony—Sizarship, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, (History).

C. C. Morse—Sandhurst.

H. M. L. Durrant—Osborne.

H. Hopkins—Law Preliminary with Distinction ; one of eight qualified to compete for the Law Studentship in 1912.

G. D. Shann—Jelf Medal for the student most distinguished in examination ; also Hughes Prize for Anatomy, Prize for Pharmacopology and i st Class in Physiology at King's College, London, and Pollock Prize for Physiology at St. George's Hospital.

Dr. Tempest Anderson—elected on the Committees of the Geographical and Geological Societies.

Professor Reinold—C.B. in the Coronation Honours.

Ian Malcolm—M.P. for Croydon.

E. H. Pickersgill—M.P. for Bethnal Green.

E. H. Pickersgill—Metropolitan Magistrate.

A. E. Robinson—Prize for Photography offered to boys in public schools.

Referring to the honours that had been received by Dr. Tempest Anderson, the Headmaster remarked that this was not the first time his name had appeared on the honours' list. It was also a very interesting fact, he added, that this year the School had had a very large number of visits from Old Boys in every profession, including, for instance, the Deputy Governor of a Province in Nigeria, and a British Consul in America, both of them boys of

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the School within the last ten years, both of them Hastings' Exhibitioners, and both of them cricket captains. As regards the games and athletics of the school, it had been a most vigorous and successful year all round. Boxing was being taken up with marked vigour. For the first time for many years the School had been able to send out crews to row with other clubs, and out of the five races rowed three had been won.

DR. TEMPEST ANDERSON, who was most cordially received, said he felt it a very great compliment when the Headmaster asked him to present the prizes. He called to mind the time, about fifty years ago, when he entered the school at the bottom of the lowest form. He continued in the school for seven-and-a-quarter years, until he ended somewhere in the Sixth Form, before he left and went to College. He had a lively recollection of his feelings as a boy of occasions like the present that it was not desirable to go on too long, therefore he would endeavour to bear that in mind. But still it had occurred to him that it might interest some of the boys if he said something about what he had found as to the estimation in which Englishmen were held in various parts of the world.

He had travelled a certain amount, and he had often taken notice what sort of treatment an Englishman got in different parts. One of the things that amused him, and he might say gratified him almost as much as anything, was at a little out of the way place in Switzerland, which was little frequented by English, but more by the French and the Swiss themselves. There he saw one solitary English boy—he was a York boy—in the midst of an admiring crowd of Swiss and French boys, teaching them the rudiments of cricket, and the boy did it, he (Dr. Anderson) thought, extremely well and entirely by his own personality. There was something about him that evidently impressed itself upon the French and the Swiss boys, who, from their manner, seemed to feel that he was a trifle above them in presence and personality. Another thing he had noticed, not necessarily in Switzerland, was the respect that the Englishman got for his truthfulness. In South America, or anywhere in Spanish America, they heard the men saying, "Parabla Inglesi " (" the word of an Englishman "), where we should say

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" Honour Bright." That, he considered, to be a great testimony to the general impression which had been produced on those people by Englishmen with whom they had come in contact.

At Lake Louise, in the Canadian Rockies, he once had a banker's draft, but there was no place nearer than Winnipeg where there was a correspondent from whom he could draw the money. He showed the draft to the manageress and she looked at it and thought a little while, and although there was a notice over the pay-box " No cheques cashed," she said to him, " Oh yes, you can have as much as you require," and so he got the money without further trouble. When they went abroad many of them found the necessity of an introduction. At any rate, there was an enormous advange from an introduction, and particularly over in Mexico. There were no inns in that part of the world, or practically none, and their only method of getting about the country was by a series of introductions from one notability to another, who passed them off as his friends, and said to them, " You will find Mr. So-and-So an agreeable man to put up." If they got into a vein of good-class people they had a really royal time. He found the formula which was used in introducing him, and which seemed to he the one which carried the greatest advantage with it, was, " He is an English gentleman ; he is not an American tourist." That appeared to him to be a really satisfactory testimony of the estimation in which the English people were held. Proceeding to discuss the other side of the picture, Dr. Anderson remarked that if anyone went to the colonies he would find a feeling of great superiority among the colonists, who considered they were infinitely ahead of Englishmen. He remembered one colony which claimed to have the finest railways in the world. When you came to look at the railways you found there was only a single line of 3 ft. 6 in. gauge, and consequently they could only run at about 3o miles an hour, and if they attempted to go at the speed of the English expresses they would run off the lines at the first curve. Not only that, but there was only about one train per day and that train very often stopped for the night in the middle of the wilderness. At one place where he " hit the

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train," so to speak, there was no hotel within five miles. They had to drive when they arrived at this point to a village five miles off and then come back early in the morning to catch up the train again and be taken forward. The fact was that we were as far ahead of the colonies as they thought they were ahead of us, although if they went to the colonies they would find that the presumption in their eyes was that we were not such clever fellows as they were, and especially, he believed, was that the case in Canada. When he, was in Canada he was repeatedly told of a notice put up at different places, although he did not see the notice himself, to the following effect : " Men wanted—no English need apply." And the reason of that was that they had got the impression that Englishmen would not work. Perhaps it was partly due originally to so many boys, when found to be good for nothing, being shipped off to the colonies. Then of late years, no doubt, it had been very much intensified by working-men who went out there from England, whose only idea was to do as little work as they could and draw as much pay as possible. And that no doubt was the reason which made it so difficult for other Englishmen going abroad to get an appointment unless sufficiently recommended from England previously. In conclusion Dr. Tempest Anderson expressed the delight it afforded him to be present and proceeded to distribute the prizes, congratulating,the successful winners.

PRIZE LIST.

Archbishop of York's prize for Classics : A. J. Peters.

Dean of York's prize for Mathematics : (not given).

Bishop of Bristol's prize for Divinity : H. E. K. Reynolds.

Headmaster's prizes : Latin Prose, R. T. Brode ; Greek Prose, A. J. Peters; English Essay, (1) A W. Jackson, (z) F. Ferguson.

Reading prizes (given by the Old Peterite Club) : Senior, R. T. Brode ; Junior, C. E. H. Medhurst.

Whytehead Divinity prizes: Upper V. Classical, C. L. Armstrong; Lower V. Classical, P. A W. Richards ; IV. Classical and Modern, R. W. Horton ; Lower School, R. H. Thornsby.

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Form Prizes : Upper V. Classical, B. 0. Jolly ; Lower V. Classical, L. G. Barry and P. A. W. Richards ; V. Modern, A. D. Trotter; IV. Classical, R. A. Harpley ; IV. Modern, H. L. Waddington ; Lower School, B. M. Storey.

Mathematics : Div. I. (a) F. Ferguson ; Div. I. (b) C. L. Armstrong ; Div. II., J. Mould ; Div. III., T. S. Pick ; Div. IV., H. L. Waddington ; Div. V., R. H. Thornsby.

Science prizes : V. Modern, A. E. Robinson ; IV. Modern, H. L. Waddington ; Lower School, R. H. Thornsby.

History prizes : VI., A. W. Jackson and A. J. Peters ; V. Modern, A. D. Trotter ; IV., H. Richardson ; Lower School, P. G. Russell.

Music prize : F. Ferguson.

Drawing prizes : V. Modern, J. C. Foster ; IV. Modern, H. L. Chilman ; Lower School, W. C. Chapman.

Photography prizes (given by Miss Husband) : i, Figure Study, C. L. Armstrong ; z, Landscape, A. W. Jackson ; 3, Enlargement, A. E. Robinson and J. F. Northcote.

Cricket : Batting average, A. 0. Lacy ; Bowling average, A. J. Peters.

Shooting : Cup (for best aggregate of six targets), H. L. Stirling ; Weekly Competitions, H. L. Stirling, A. 0. Lacy, F. E. Ferguson, R. H. Thornsby, G. A. Hyde, G. C. West.

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Boxing : Senior (given by the Headmaster), i, D. L. Fernandes ; B. C. Camm; Juniors (given by Mr. B. Matthews), W. H. Haynes.

Swimming Sports : Quarter-mile, P. A. W. Richards ; z. H. E. K. Reynolds ; one length (under 5), P. A. W. Richards (passed on to G. B. E. Reynolds) ; diving for objects, H. E. K. Reynolds ; diving for style, P. A. W. Richards ; six lengths (open), G. B. E. Reynolds ; two lengths (open), P. A. W. Richards ; two lengths (junior), P. A. W. Richards ; relay race, House v. Day Boys, won

by House ; Cup (for winner of most events), P. A. W. Richards. " Star prizes " ; VI., R. T. Brode, T. M. Darling, A. W. Jackson; Upper V. Classical, C. L. Armstrong ; Lower V. Classical, P. A. W. Richards ; V. Modern, A. D. Trotter, D. L. Fernandes, K. Shann ; IV. Modern, A. G. Wilson.

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THE BISHOP OF BEVERLEY proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Tempest Anderson for his kindness in coming and for the way in which he had discharged the onerous duties laid upon him. They were proud to have Dr. Tempest Anderson with them, and he knew what he had done for them and for science, and for those to Whom he had ministered throughout his life. He would like to point out to the boys that Dr. Anderson had gained the position he occupied by the exercise of the virtues, qualities, and principles that he had impressed upon them. He remembered it had been said by a great man that genius was the faculty of taking pains, and he remembered also the advice once given to a young man when about to enter on life, and that advice was " You are to make yourself so useful that they cannot do without you." He thought those two principles would help them to get on• in life— that taking pains was better than what was called genius, and that being useful was the way in which to win regard and also to fill the place each was intended to fill.

who received a great ovation, seconded the proposition, which was adopted unanimously.

MR. YELD,

DR. TEMPEST ANDERSON

briefly acknowledged the compliment.

MR. K. E. T. WILKINSON proposed a vote of thanks to the Dean and remarked that it was a life-time since he attended the school prize-givings in a more compulsory capacity. Even in those days he well remembered it was always the Dean who took a prominent part in that annual gathering. Moreover, in all the changes that had taken glace in school government the Dean had always retained his place as the chief person to look to for the advancement of the interests of the school.

THE REV. \V.

0. F.

CAMPBELL

seconded the motion, which was

carried, THE DEAN

responding.

Tea was subsequently served to the visitors.

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FOOTBALL CLUB. President :-THE REV. Captain :—F. E.

FERGUSON.

CANON OWEN.

Hon. Sec. :—F.

FERGUSON.

FIRST XV. FIXTURES. Date.

Ground.

Result.

Old Peterites Yorkshire Wanderers Leeds Grammar School Bradford Grammar School Wakefield Grammar School Leeds Grammar School ... .

Ripon Grammar School..

Giggleswick School St. John's College Pocklington School Durham School Leeds Clergy School Old Peterites

Home Home Home Home Home Away Away Horne Home Away Horn a Home Home

Lost 3-17 Lost 6-2 2 Won 30-0 Won 30-0 Won 19-0

Royal Scots Grey's R.F.C..

Home

Versus.

1911.

Sat. Oct. 7 II Wed. 21 Sat. Sat. 28 Sat. Nov. Sat. 77 Ii Wed. 15 18 Sat. Sat. 25 29 Wed. Sat. Dec. 2 Sat. 9 Wed. 20 1912.

Wed. Feb 7

SECOND XV. FIXTURES. Date.

Versus.

Ground.

Ripon G. School znd XV Leeds G. School znd XV ..

Leeds G. School and XV ..

Ripon G. School and XV ..

Giggleswick School and XV G. F. Tendall Esq's XV.

Away Away Home Home Away Home

Result.

1911.

Wed. Oct. 18 Sat. „ 21 Sat. Nov. II Wed. 15 Sat. 18 Sat. Dec. 16

Won r4.-3 Lost 3-9

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FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Our football prospects are problematical. We have only three colours remaining, but we hope to be able to fill the places of those who have left.

We shall be on the light side in the scrum, lighter than for many years ; still weight is not nearly everything, and a team that will pack low and push all they know, can often get the better of a much heavier pack. The question is, will our forwards learn to pack low and push all they know ? At present they do neither of these things, and it is true that no overwhelming disaster has yet overtaken us, though the Old Boys match might have ended other than it did, if the forwards had done their duty. To be quite candid they are languid, and much too polite at present : it seems as if their watchword were, "after you, please." "Sorry, and after you" sound well in the drawing-room, but do not lead to success on the football field. We can hear our readers say, " Have we not won the two school matches we have played?" To which we reply, " True, but we have harder matches before us, and only by improving in these respects, can we hope to perform creditably."

We think it is possible to do so and we hope—.

Behind the scrum we have six capable performers—can we find the seventh ? If so, we shall be quite up to the average, though it may turn out to be a year of individual effort rather than of combined play, the trouble being that some of the backs are so much faster than others. Their tackling and kicking are good, and we look to them to win matches for us. We were unfortunate in having so many injured in the Wanderers' Match, amongst whom was F. E. Ferguson, who captains the side this season.

We hear that he will be able to play again, but we cannot help noticing the skill with which F. Ferguson directs affairs in his absence. Mr. Tendall is again coaching the team, so we shall lack nothing in that respect.

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 7'. OLD PETERITES.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, October 7th. Crombie kicked off for the Old Boys up hill. The game continued for some time in the School " 25," but the School backs saved well.

From a scrum E. C. Peters passed to Walton who scored an unconverted try. - Following some loose play in midfield, Wray broke away and found touch well inside the Old Peterites' "25."

The School pressed hard, but their forwards were unable to get the ball in the scrum, and were driven back to midfield, whence Thornton after a magnificent dribble scored far out. The kick failed. After this reverse the Old Peterites began to press the School hard, but their backs were stopped by good collaring.

However from a scrum on the School line Hutchinson scrambled over. Half-time score :Old Peterites, 6pts. ; School, 3 pts.

On resuming, the Old Peterites at once pressed hard, and J. U Fisher dodging the backs scored between the posts, Wallace converting. The School forwards by good wheeling carried play back to midfield, but their backs never got properly going, and Walton, getting the ball from a scrum, ran through and scored an unconverted try. The School now pressed but were unable to get past the Old Peterite defence, Fernandes being very near scoring on several occasions. The Old Peterite forwards got the ball and dribbling down the length of the field, put the School on the defence again, and after some loose play, E. C. Peters dribbled over the line and scored. The kick failed. From a series of scrums on the School " 25 " line, the Old Peterite backs broke away, but were well stopped by Baskett. Time was called with the School still on the defence. Final score :Old Peterites, i 7pts. ; School, 3pts.

TEAMS :-SCHOOL--R. M. Baskett, full-back ; B. 0. Jolly, D. L. Fernandes, W. R. Wray, A. E. Robinson, three-quarter backs ; F. Ferguson, A. D. Foster, half-backs ; F. E. Ferguson, R. C. Bethell, R. Thornton, H. E. K. Reynolds, T. M. Darling, K. Shann, 0. M. Tennent, L. F. Jones, towards.

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OLD PETERITES-W. W. Garbutt, full-back ; R. W. Hutchinson, E. C. Peters, W. Ingham, C. W. Richards, three-quarter backs ; E. J. Walton (Caps.), J. L. Fisher, half-backs ; N. T. Crombie, H. C. Scott, J. F. Wallace, J. Ramsden, I. M. Smith, G. G. Wallace, A. W. Jackson, J. C. Foster, forwards.

Rem Irks :-The Old Peterites had a strong side, and their forwards were much heavier than those of the School. At halfback they were much stronger, and it was largely due to them that the Old Peterites scored so much. The defence of the School backs was good, but they must learn to go for their man, and not wait for him. Their kicking also must improve. The forwards got their fair share of the ball in the scrum, but their heeling was poor and there was a lack of deliberation about the wheeling.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. YORKSHIRE WANDERERS.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, October I I th.

The School kicked off up hill, and from a scrum in the Wanderers' " 25," after passing along the Wanderers' three-quarter line one of them scored. The kick failed. From the drop out the Wanderers again scored after some good passing. The School team now began to waken up, and their forwards rushed the ball into the Wanderers' half. A free kick to the School gave no result. The Wanderers often got going, but the School backs collared well. From a scrum on the School line another try was scored, and converted. Just before half-time good passing enabled the Wanderers to score an unconverted try. Half-time score:— Yorkshire Wanderers, I opts.; School, nil.

At the beginning of the second half the Wanderers pressed hard and scored. The School forwards now made some strong rushes and playing a fast game, began to wear down their opponents. The School backs made attempts to get over, but the Wanderers drove them back. From half-way Harrison made a brilliant run and scored for the School. The School forwards

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who were playing splendidly, kept the game in the Wanderers' "25," and there was a lot of scrambling play on the Wanderers' line. Mr. Matthews was injured and had to retire, but shortly afterwards Harrison again scored, the kick failing. For some time the School kept the play in the Wanderers' " 25," but they could not score. Just before the whistle blew, the Wanderers' backs broke away and from a scrum in the School " 25 " scored.

Final score :— Yorkshire Wanderers, zz pts.; School, 6 pts.

0. Jolly, full-back; K. Shane, R. M. three-quarter backs ; W. R. Wray, F. Ferguson, Baskett, Harrison, half-backs ; F. E. Ferguson, R. C. Bethell, R. Thornton, 0. M. TEAMS :— SCHOOL.--B.

Tennent, W. H. Farquharson, B. Matthews, Esq., G. G. Wallace, Esq., forwards.

H. YORKSHIRE WANDERERS. —F. Hetherington, full back ; Flesher, J. Wilson, D. A. Clarke, N. Appleby, three-quarter backs ; T. C. Simpson, H. Foxton, half-backs ; R. K. Talbot, C. E. Brierlev, S. Barber, S. M. Claney, G. W. Lock, E. Jenkinson, H. R. Palmer, G. W. Hollis, forwards.

Remarks :—The Wanderers had a strong team, who were much heavier individually. They did not give a very good exhibition of football, passing on their own goal line and running across the field. The School were asleep for the first few minutes, but after the Wanderers had scored twice, played well. The wheeling and dribbling of the forwards was good, but their heeling was not as quick as it might have been. Among the backs as a whole, the tackling was good, but they were too much inclined to wait for their men to come to them, and not to go for the inan with the ball. Owing to " crocks " the School had four men off, and, in order to give the Wanderers a game, played four " outsiders," who greatly helped the School to put up such a good fight. Let us take this opportunity in thanking them for their services.

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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND. XV. v. RIPON GRAM'AR SCHOOL 2ND. XV..

Played at Ripon on Wednesday, October 18th. The School won the toss and Ripon kicked off up hill. Play was at once taken to the Ripon "25," but the York backs were unable to score.

From an intercepted pass, a Ripon three-quarter, running the length of the field, scored an unconverted try. Ripon now kept the York team on the defensive, who were several times forced to touch down. Good kicking by the York backs caused play to be taken to the other end, and from a line out Camm scored and kicked the goal. Ripon again pressed but Camm and Robinson saved well. Half-time score :St. Peter's School, 5 pts. ; Ripon G. S., 3 pts.

On resuming, the York forwards made some good rushes, but kicked too hard. From a mis-kick by Ripon, Robinson ran through and scored. The kick failed. Play continued in the Ripon " 25 " for some time, but their backs by good kicking relieved pressure, but the York forwards rushed the ball to the other end. From a high kick by Camm, Hargraves following up scored. Just before time, Harpley scrambled over from a line out. Final score :St. Peter's School 2nd XV., lg. pts. ; Ripon G. S. 2nd XV., 3 pts.

TEAM :-A. E. Robinson, full-back ; G. West, J. Mould, B C. Camm (Cap.), J. Greenwood, three-quarter backs ; W. H. Haynes, C. H. Medhurst, half-backs ; L. F. Jones, G. Hargraves, A. K. Procter, R. Harpley, W. Price Jones, A. 0. Johnson, H. Richardson, 0. T. Durrant, forwards.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND. XV.

v. LEEDS GRAM'AR SCHOOL 2ND. XV.

Played at Leeds on Saturday, October 21st. Harpley kicked off and York at once pressed. The ball was slippery and many chances were thus lost. But after some loose play in the Leeds " 25," Mould scored an unconverted try. The Leeds forwards, being much heavier, carried the game to the other end and from a line out, scored. Half-time score :St. Peter's School, 3 pts. ; Leeds Grammar School, 3pts.

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On resuming, the Leeds forwards completely beat the York forwards in the scrum but their backs let slip many opportunities.

York very rarely got beyond the half-way line, and Leeds scored two unconverted tries. Camm and Haynes were the mainstay of the defence throughout the game. Final score :Leeds G. S. znd XV., ig pts. ; St. Peter's School znd XV., 3 pts.

TEAM

:—G. C. Nelson, full bock ; J. Greenwood, B. C. Camm -

(Cot.), J. Mould, G. C. West, three quarter backs ; C. E. H. Med-

burst, W. H. Haynes, half backs ; R. Harpley, A. K. Procter, H. Richardson, A. 0. Johnson, W. Price Jones, 0. T. Durrant, Cluff, H. W. l I ussey, forwards.

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REMARKS :—The game was lost by the indifferent display of the York forwards. Only moderate in the scrum, they were irresolute and listless in the loose, chiefly owing to the want of a leader.

The halves were good, Haynes' kicking being very useful. Camm was the backbone of the three-quarters, but the others all showed promise. Robinson was missed at full-back.

SWIMMING SPORTS. The annual Swimming Sports were held at Mr. Hill's Swimming Baths, Marygate, on July 27th, 29th, 31st, and August 1st. Some interesting events took place and the swimming was of a very fair standard, although the number of entries in some cases was perhaps disappointing. We append below brief accounts of the various races.

6 lengths handicap (open).

G. Reynolds, with 20 secs. start soon established a lead, pursued by Farquharson (5 secs.). Although the latter made a good attempt to overhaul his rival, Reynolds managed to win by about 5 yards. H. E. K. Reynolds (scr.) was third about 3 yards behind Farquharson.

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Diving, style (open).

The entries for this event were encouraging, but the diving was not of a very high class. P. A. W. Richards, Reed, and H. Reynolds were singled out by the judges as the best and were each allowed three attempts in addition to those bestowed on the other competitors. Richards, whose diving was distinctly neat, was awarded first place, H. Reynolds being second. Farquharson and Bethel! afforded much amusement by their efforts.

2

lengths (under 15).

This race, as was expected, fell to Richards, who never being headed, won very easily by about 5 yards from G. B. E. Reynolds.

Quarter-mile (open).

This proved quite the most interesting event on the programme.

There were only five entries, but the spectators were afforded the opportunity of witnessing an exciting contest. For the first few lengths Barry, Richards, and H. Reynolds kept together in a line. The first named forged ahead after half the distance had been swum, but shortly afterwards gave way to Reynolds and Richards, who, for the greater part of the race were swimming dead level. At the seventh length Reynolds secured the lead but was overhauled in the last few yards, for Richards, with a magnificent spurt, demonstrated his superiority by a few feet.

2 lengths (open).

Richards and Reynolds swam close together for the first length of the bath, but the former gained considerably at the turn and won a good race by several yards. Wray swam very well and was only just beaten by Reynolds for second place.

Diving for objects (open).

In this event considerable difficulty was experienced by the competitors in endeavouring to secure the metal discs. Eventually Reynolds managed to bring up four of the objects and was returned the winner. Richards was second.

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Relay Race (House z'. Dayboys).

The teams appeared fairly evenly matched in spite of the fact that they were not altogether representative. Haines and Wray for the House gained considerably on their opponents and consequently Richards and J. C. Foster for the Dayboys were unable to make up all the lost ground, although they swam remarkably well. The House eventually won by about a third of a length.

Teams.

House.

W. H. Haynes.

A. K. Procter.

W. R. Wray.

H. E K. Reynolds (Capt.)

Dayboys.

P. A. W. Richards (Capt.)

G. B. E. Reynolds.

J. C. Foster.

B. M. Storey.

THE ROMANCE OF GEOMETRY.

A suggestion to Mathematical teachers. " Fiction helps us to teach in an interesting way both History and Geometry." (Extract from an essay of the Upper Fifth).

It was very hot. We were sleepy and " he " was obviously in a bad temper to start with. The earlier propositions had, to put it mildly, not gone well. It was coming perilously near my turn, and a crisis seemed imminent, when something happened which I have never been able precisely to explain. " He " began to teach Geometry in a new way, which made it at once intelligible, and wonderfully interesting. I rubbed my eyes, kicked the chap in front of me, and started listening.

"There was once upon a time," he was saying, " a dear little angle called ABC which lived in the bottom left-hand corner of an isosceles triangle, and she had, living opposite to her, a little twin sister called ACB ; and the twins were just the same size and

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exactly alike, except that ABC squinted to the right and ACB to the left. But they didn't live a really happy life, partly because they were separated by a horrid line, a vulgar thing called BC with only two letters to its name ; and partly because the legs of the triangle were so long, and up at the apex there lived another angle called BAC which was terribly acute, and always scored off the twins in an argument. Once, for instance, she asked the twins which of them was nearer to her. They were very much puzzled, and squinting up at her, got quite hot and excited, because each of them thought that she was nearer, and only after the whole form had been turned and got the lesson to write out, did she tell them that they were just the same distance away because,' said BAC, isosceles means having equal legs, Q.E.D.' It would havebeen so different if it had been an equilateral triangle, and how could the twins, at their age, be expected to know that a triangle, which is never seen to walk, had legs at all, much less equal legs?

And that phrase Q.E.D. always annoyed them. They thought it meant quite entre dous,' and they thought it very rude of BAC to refer to their little infirmity of having a chronic cold in the head, just from living about in draughty corners. But BAC was right after all, which was the annoying part. One day there came along a straight line which bisected BAC, and then the twins were glad because she was very much cut up. but in the end the two new halves proved much more acute than BAC herself; so life in the triangle was not very - comfortable. About this time another trouble occurred through the legs of the triangle getting produced.

They said they could be produced to any length, and it was really quite embarrassing the lengths to which they went. And then they found that just next them there were two exterior angles, horrid male things, regular outsiders and very obtuse, each as bad as the other, because they, too, were twins. The one outside ABC would keep saying that together they would make two right angles, so they had better have the banns put up and marry at once. But you must draw the line somewhere, and the line had been originally drawn at the base. Not that BC was anything much to boast of, but no one ever heard of an angle marrying a line.

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Now it so happened that one day there came along a compass and put its sharp toe right down on the middle of ABC. And then it did a wonderful thing ; it suddenly stood on one leg and whirled the other right round, describing as it went an entirely new sort of line such as the twins had never seen before. The worst of this line was that it never went straight, and the twins, who had a high sense of propriety, were inclined to be shocked.

However, it occurred to ABC that if she got on to this line she might manage in the end to get round to her twin sister, just like going round on the inner circle of the Metropolitan railway. So she asked for a third class ticket, not being very rich, and started out. She found herself slipping, slipping, slipping, and the sensation was rather like being on the joy-wheel just before you get chucked off when there came a thump* Brown 3, you're asleep again," said a familiar voice, and at that moment I found I had slipped right down on to the floor.

Now it's a half-holiday, and I can hear Smith 5 just outside with his seventh bottle of ginger-beer. It takes a long time to write a propositionlout fifteen times, and I'm not quite sure that fiction is, after all, the best way of learning Geometry.

VALETE. Day-boy. Entered Sept., I9o4. VI. Classical.

Head Monitor. Head of the School. Choir. XV. 1910-1 1.

Librarian. Editor of the " Petetite.” Day Scholar, 1906.

Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics, 1909, 1910. Leaving Exhibition and Tancred Divinity Studentship at Christ's College, Cambridge.

R. T. BRODE.

A. J. PETERS. Day-boy. Entered Sept., 1903. VI. Classical.

XV., 1909-1 o–I 1.

XI., 1908-9-10-11.

Monitor. Choir.

Captain, 1910.

H ouse IV., 1910. Day-boys' IV., 1911.

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School VIII. and IV., 1911. Hockey XI., I910-i i. Fives' Captain, 1911. Victor Ludorum, 1910-11. Editor of the " Peterite." Foundation Scholarship, 19o7. Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics, 1911. Classical Exhibition at Christ's College, Cambridge.

A. C. B. MOLONY. House. Entered Sept., 1905. Upper V. Classical. Monitor. Head of the House. XV., 1908-9-10-11.

Captain, 1910-I r. Hockey XI., 1910-11. Captain, 1910-r 1.

Librarian. History Sizarship at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

A. 0. LACY. House. Entered Sept., 1905. Upper V. Modern.

Monitor. Choir. XV., 1909-10- r r. XI., 1909-10-11.

Captain, 19I1. Captain of Bcating. House IV., r 910-11.

School VIII. and IV., 191 I. Hockey XI., 1910-11. Farming.

H. PRICE JONES. House. Entered Sept., 1909. VI. Classical.

Monitor. Captain of the Choir. XV., 1910-11. 2nd XI., 191o. Captain of Shooting, 1911. Secretary of the Games' Committee. House IV., 1910. Librarian. Appointment in a Canadian Bank.

A. W. JACKSON. Day-boy. Entered Sept., 1904. VI Classical.

Monitor. 2nd XV., 1909-10-1 1. Librarian. History Exhibition at Pembroke College. Oxford.

H. A. LEES. House. Entered Sept., 1906 Upper V. Classical.

Foundation Scholarship, 1909.

H. HOPKINS. Day-boy. Entered Sept., 1907 Upper V. Classical.

XI., 1911. Solicitor.

R. R. HICKS. Day-boy. Entered May, r9o8. Upper V. Modern.

L. G. BARRY. House. Entered Sept., 190. Lower V. Classical.

Choir. XV., 1909-10-11. Engineering.

J. C. FOSTER. Day-boy. Entered Sept., 1907. Upper V. Modern.

2nd XV., 1910-11. Day-boys' IV., 1910-I1. School VIII., 1911. Engineering.

C. A. F. GRIER Day-boy. Entered Sept., 1909.

IV. Modern,

SALVETE.

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SALVETE. MR. TENDALL'S HOUSE.

SCHOOL HOUSE.

Lower V. Classical.

R. C. Calvert.

C. H. S. Elliot.

C. D. B. Cluff.

DAY-BOYS.

IV. Classical. *W. N. Bryning.

IV. Classical. *O. Gray.

*H. L. Hannam. *A. B. Radford.

Form III. *J. M. Ferguson.

Form III. *G. H. Jennings-Bramley.

*W. A. Pritt.

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL. VALETE. Those marked with an asterisk above.

SALVETE. W. C. Rainford.

J. B. Shaw.

S. P. George. *W. G. Platt. *J. R. Hodgson.

ALCUIN HOUSE. VALETE.

Those marked * at St. Olave's, and D. Fullerton.

SALVETE. J. French.

K. Hodgson.

L. Wightman.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. Tuesday, September 19th, the wife of W. H. Crosthwaite (0.P.), of a son.

On Thursday, October 12th, the wife of N. T. Crombie (O.P.), of a son.

MARRIAGE.—On Wednesday, August 23rd, J. Simpson Denby, son of H. J. Denby, of Garforth, near Leeds, to Helen Maud Bird, eldest daughter of the Rev. M. C. H. Bird. of Brunstead Rectory.

APPOINTMENTS.—R. R. T. Smith has been appointed draughtsman in the Public Works Department, East Africa, under the Crown Agents for the Colonies.

H. Price Jones has accepted a position in the Union Bank of Canada, Quebec.

It is intended to give two Concerts this term, one on Saturday, November 25th, and another on Tuesday, December 19th.

A. J. Peters and A. W. Jackson passed the Higher Midsummer Certificate Examination.

In the School Certificate Examination, C. L. Armstrong, K. Shann, A. D. Trotter, H. A. Lees, and B. 0. Jolly obtained certificates, while L. F. Jones, R. M. Baskett, and W. H. Haynes secured certain exemptions.

The Captain of the Shooting Club informs us that a record number of members has been enrolled. For some time past the membership has been on the increase and now totals +5.

The weekly competitions which have been so popular in the past are being continued with success.

C. C. Taylor has passed into the Artillery, being placed 37th out of 61 candidates.

The Monitors this term are as follows :F. Ferguson. Head Monitor. Head of the House. Hon. Sec. of Football and Cricket. Librarian.

T. M. Darling. Choir Captain. Editor of the " Peterite."

B. C. Camm. Captain of Boxing.

BIRTHS.—On

G. Hyde. Librarian.

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D. L. Fernandes. Captain of Cricket and Hockey.

F. E. Ferguson. Captain of Football and Boating.

B. 0. Jolly.

FOOTBALL.-- W. H. Colley played in the Lancashire (R.U.) County Trial Match and has since played for Lancashire.

A. E. Schroeder played in the Cambridge University Freshmen's Match.

R. D. Foster is Secretary of St. John's, Cambridge, R.U.F.C.

OBITUARY.

On October 13th, 1911, EDWARD HARE PICKERSGILL (O.P.), aged 61.

Mr. Pickersgill, son of a York Architect, was born in 185o, and was educated at St. Peter's School and King's College, London, graduating afterwards at the University of London. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1884, and served for some time in the Post Office, a position which he resigned when the Liberals of Bethnal Green invited him in 1885 to become their candidate for the South-West Division.

He was elected and held the seat till 19oo, when he was defeated by the Conservative candidate, Mr. FordeRidley. In 1906, however, he regained the seat, which he retained till a few months ago, when he became a Metropolitan Magistrate. The cause of his death was pneumonia, his illness lasting only a few days.

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CONTEMPORARIES.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries, with apologies for any inadvertent omissions : ,Sedberghian, Dunelmian, Eastbournian, Hynzerian,

Framlinghamian, Jifalvernian, Merchistonian, Leatherman, Broms,g7 ovian, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Dunensis, Newtonian, Afonktonian, Hurst Johnian.