July 1912 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VoL. XX I.

JULY, 1912.

No. 2°6.

SCHOOL LETTER. HE summer term is nearing its close and with it another school year comes to an end, a year which has been successful in many ways. However, now that summer seems to have arrived at last, we have almost forgotten the cruel treatment we suffered at the hands of the weather earlier in the term. We can scarcely recall such a wet June as last and one with so many severe thunderstorms. The rain has seriously interfered with cricket and we have had to cancel three matches. It would not be true to say that the past season has been altogether successful, but, had the wickets been harder, we should probably have done better. Commemoration Day was celebrated on June 29th. Archdeacon Lindsay preached a most impressive sermon and the Chapel was well filled. Luncheon was given in the gymnasium by the Headmaster and Miss Owen, and in the afternoon the Old Boys' match, which had been begun the day before, was finished. On June 13th the Preparatory School held their sports and were once more lucky in respect of having a fine day. There was a large number of visitors present and everything went off in a most successful manner. On July .8th a half-holiday was given the school in honour of Frank Mitchell, South Africa's cricket captain, and who, we need hardly remind our readers, is an Old Peterite. We hope that he will find time to pay us a visit in the near future.

694.

COMMEMORATION DAY.

As we write we are saddened by the news of the death of Mr. W. H. Pickering. Mr. Pickering's heroism in the awful disaster at Conisborough can only be described as magnificent. His death in the path of duty was a fitting close to a life conspicuous throughout for unsparing self-sacrifice. The school sent a wreath to his funeral as a sincere token of appreciation. It has been decided to erect a tablet to his memory in the Chapel.

COMMEMORATION DAY. Commemoration Day was held this year on Saturday, June 29th (St. Peter's Day), and was honoured by a large gathering of Old Boys, parents, and friends. At 8 a.m. there was a Celebration of Holy Communion in the School Chapel, which had been very tastefully decorated for the occasion, the celebrant being the Venerable Archdeacon Lindsay, Vicar of Scarborough, assisted by the Headmaster. The commemoration service was held at ti-30 in the morning, at which there was a large congregation present, which filled the greater part of the chapel. The lessons were read by the two head monitors, F. Ferguson and T. M. Darling, and the choir, augmented by several Old Boys, very effectively rendered the anthem, " Hear my prayer" (Mendelssohn), the solo, which is by no means an easy one, being beautifully taken by C. M. Shadwell. There was also an offertory at the service, the proceeds of which were devoted to the fund for the installation of electric light in the chapel. Archdeacon Lindsay preached the sermon from the words of the Psalmist, " Children whom thou mayest make princes " (Psalm xlv., 1 6). He said: " This is a picture of a royal princess, entering upon the great venture of a woman's life, which is as momentous, or more so, than a boy's going out into the world. It means giving up home, kindred, and all the old traditions, and throwing herself into a totally new life ; and if this is faithfully done the reward is promised of having children fit to be princes in all lands. There is the picture of the king, too, and the ideal set before us is

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to be fit to be princes in all lands Such have gone forth from this noble old school, on which we all look with affectionate pride, and such we hope and expect will again go forth from among the boys to whom I speak—Englishmen fit to be princes in all lands, ready to play the game, to be unselfish and true. Such to the wreck of the Titanic was the man who sacrificed his life, and went down saying, " Good-bye, old man, good luck to you," rather than risk the raft which was already now full. Englishmen like this are rulers and fit to rule all over the world—children whom thou mavest make princes in all lands. God grant you may be such." After the service luncheon was served in the gymnasium, where the Governors of the School were represented by the Dean, the Bishop of Beverley, Canon Argles, Alderman Braithwaite, and Councillor K. E. T. Wilkinson. During the afternoon, which was fine except for a few slight showers, the Headmaster and Miss Owen received a large number of guests who witnessed the completion of the Old Boys' match, which had been begun the day before. The visitors were entertained to tea in the gymnasium, and soon afterwards the proceedings were•brought to a close. An account of the cricket match will be found on another page of this number.

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. The Twenty-seventh Annual General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held in the School Gymnasium on Friday, the 28th July, 1912, at 8-3o p.m. The Rev. Canon Owen (President of the Club) was in the Chair. The following members were also present :-Messrs. R. W. Baddiley, R. H. Bailey, J. N. Blenkin, M. T. Clegg, H. L. Creer, N. T. Crombie, Rev. A. E. Easten, R. D. Foster, F. H. Knowles, B. Matthews, Arthur Peters, Rev. E. C. Peters, H. S. Procter, Rev. A. W. Richards, C. W. Richards, A. E. Schroeder, B. M. Smith, C. A. Swift, G. F. Tendall, M. Weeks, C. P. Wadsworth, M. M. Wadsworth, Rev. R. 0. Walker, J. F. Wallace, K. E. T. Wilkinson, G. Yeld, E. E. Yeld, and R. K. Yeld.

696 •

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB.

The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secretary reported that the response to the invitations to the Dinner proposed to be held in York the previous Christmas had been so meagre that the Dinner had to be abandoned. The President then made a statement as to the proposed publication of the School Registers and History, and explained the difficulties by which the sub-committee appointed to deal with this matter were confronted, and the steps which they were taking, and the sense of the Meeting was taken upon the question of the publication of the two Volumes, which was to the effect that, if it were found to be impracticable to publish both Volumes at once, the Registers should be published first. The Meeting then proceeded to the election of Officers and Committees to act for the ensuing year, as follows :President : Rev Canon Owen (re-elected). Vice-Presidents (all re-elected) : Rev. Canon Abbav, Professor Sir T. Clifford Allbutt, Dr. Tempest Anderson, The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bristol, S. J. Chadwick, Esq., Dr. A. E. Chapman, Rev. G. Edmundson, G. H. Eyre, Esq , Edwin Gray, Esq., Rev. H. W. Griffith, Rev. G. T. Handford, Lt.-Col. J. A. Jackson. Rev. J. B. McClellan, Rev. Canon Pemberton, Rev. H. M. Stephenson and G. Yeld, Esq. Head Secretary and Treasurer : Arthur Peters. District Secretaries : York—H. C. Scott. London—C. H. Chadwick. Oxford—Rev. H. H. Williams. Cambridge—R. D. Foster. General Committee : H. R Partington, N. T. Crombie, Rev. P. E. Lord, Rev. H. B. Greeves (continuing), and H. L. Creer and J. F. Wallace (elected in the place of J. F. Leaf and Rev. A. M. Sullivan retiring by rotation). Sports Committee : H. C. Scott, H. S. Procter, and R. D. Foster (re-elected). Dinner Committee: C. H. Chadwick, F. P. Fausset, and R. Bailey (re-elected).

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697

A suggestion was made that a Secretary for Canada should be appointed, and the proposal was left for the consideration of the committee. • The following resolution was proposed by N. T. Crombie and seconded by F. H. Knowles :—" That the Annual Dinner be held in York as usual before Christmas provided that not less than zo acceptances of the invitation be received." This resolution was carried nem. con. The following Money Grants for the ensuing year were voted, namely, for the School Sports' Prizes, [2 125. 6d. ; Reading Prize, Expenses of Social, a sum not exceeding Z.2 ; Expenses of Dinner, a sum not exceeding 3. (,,;

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This terminated the business part of the meeting, but the members lingered on until i t p.m., enjoying social intercourse, music, coffee, and smokes.

698

CRICKET RESULTS.

CRICKET CLUB, President :—T H E Captain :—D. L.

FERNANDES.

1912.

HEADMASTER.

Hon. Sec. :—F.

FERGUSON.

RESULTS. FIRST XI.

Date.

Grd. Result

Against.

Score. For.

Thur. May 16 18 Sat. Wed. ., 22 Wed. ,, 29 Sat. June 1 12 Wed. Sat. 15 19 Wed. 22 Sat. 26 Wed. 28 Fri. 29 „ Sat. Sat. July 6 Wed. „ 10 13 „ Sat. i 6 Tues.

G. F. Tendall Esq.'s XI home B. Dodsworth Esq.'s XI. home Army Pay Corps C.C. home Bootham School away Romany C.C home Hymer's College home Leeds Grammar School away F.C. Crowther Esq.'s XI. home Pocklington School . away Ampleforth College .. home .

Old Peterites

6o-85 145-118

won

c'lled lost lost 'vo n c'lled

home

lost

B. Matthews, Esq.'s XI. home Yorkshire Gentlemen .. away B. Matthews, Esq.'s XI. home Bootham School home

lost lost won lost

Against.

66-113 (5) 1 79 -1 45

lost won c'lled lost

32 — 265 103-221 211 (8)-6

(

57-163 114-91 (8) I 12-221 77 -11 103-79 8o-15o

SECOND XI. Dale.

Against.

Grd. Result

Score. For.

Wed. May 29 Wed. June 12 „ 15 Sat. „ 22 Sat. Wed. „ 26 Tues. July 16

Bootham Sch. 2nd XI. Hymer's Col. znd XI. Leeds G. S. 2nd XI. . PocklingtonSch.znd XI Ample forth Col. 2nd XI Bootham Sch. 2nd XI.

•

Against.

home lost ,o6—I25 away c'lled home lost 66-13o home won 68-46 away dewn 55 (8) —122 away lost 85-126

THIRD XI. Wed. June 26 I Ampleforth Coll. 3rd XI.! away I lost

49-104

699

CRICKET MATCHES.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ROMANY C.C.

This match was played on the School ground on Saturday, June ist. The School won the toss and elected to bat. Ferguson was soon out, but Mr. Matthews and Armstrong made a good stand and put on +9 before the latter was bowled. Fernandes went in to bat, but just when he seemed to be set, gave a catch at the wickets. Haynes and Shann put on 52 for the eighth wicket. The former remained unbeaten through the innings and had hard luck in not making his fifty. The innings closed for 145. The visitors made a bad start, two wickets falling for one run. No one gave very much trouble, except Hollis and Hirst, who rendered great assistance to their side by their hard hitting. Romany were dismissed for the total of 118. Nelson took six wickets for 39 runs. Score and Analysis:— ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

ROMANY C.C.

F. Ferguson, b Lawton C. L. Armstrong, b Roberts B. Matthews, Esq., c Hollis, b • • 23 ..• • Roberts D. L. Fernandes, c Ross, b Hirst 15 2 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Hirst • • 48 W. H. Haynes, not out.... W. R. Wray, b Hirst G. C. Nelson, run out 16 K. Shann, b Crowther W. H. Farquharson, b Crowther.. o H. P. F. Roche, c Bonsfield, b Crowther so Extras

W. H. Brooke, c and b Haynes o Captain Ross, b Nelson.. 9 E. Roberts, c Wray, b Nelson 21 W. Crowther, c Medhurst, b Nelson W. D. Bonsfield, st Fernandes, b Nelson 6 A. W. Pilling, c Matthews, b Roche 3 A. Hollis, c Fernandes, b Roche 36 R. Hirst, b Nelson 21 R. C. Bethell, c Armstrong, b Roche 6 W. V. Lawton, c Shann, b Nelson o R. B. M. Waterhouse, not out Extras 4

Total

1 45

Bowling Analysis :— Haynes Nelson

Roche

0. 9 10 8'5 Nelson bowled one

M. I 2 2 no-ball.

R. 35 39 40

. 118

CRICKET MATCHES.

700

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Leeds on Saturday, June 15. Fernandes again won the toss and sent Leeds in to bat. Nelson got the first wicket with i o runs scored, but a good stand was made before the second wicket fell. The School bowling seemed ineffective on the hard wicket and runs came rapidly. The innings closed for 205, Batty carrying out his bat for a good, though perhaps a trifle lucky, izi. Disaster overtook the School from the beginning. Four wickets went down for one run. With the exception of Fernandes no one was able to play the bowling on the fast wicket. back to well pitched-up balls.

All tried to play

Score and Analysis :LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. H. B. Watson, b Nelson

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

5 S. Batty, not out 121 S. H. Clarke, st Fernandes, h Roche to E. Flicker, run out J. 0. Petty, b Roche 16 H.C.Fricker, c A rmstrong,b Roche o C. F. Whitaker, lbw b Farquharson o H. J. Rigby, b Nelson F. H. Nicholson, lbw. b Roche 9 J. H. Ramsden, b Roche J. H. Elmer, b Roche 12 Extras 27 Total Bowling Analysis :-

Ferguson, lbw. b Watson . C. L. Armstrong, b Elmer D. L. Fernandes, not out C. E. H. Medhurst, b Watson W. H. Haynes, b Watson B. 0. Jolly, lbw. b Watson .. R. C. Bethel], b Elmer K. Shann, b Elmer G. C. Nelson, b Watson W. II. Farquharson, b Watson H. P. F. Roche, b Watson Extras F.

Total

205

....

0 20

o • •

5 32

Nelson 12 2 2 51 Haynes 0 1 9 39 Roche 15.2 2 64 • 6 Farquharson 24 8 0 Nelson bowled 7 no-balls, Roche 1 wide and 3 no-balls, and Farquharson 1 wide and 2 no-balls.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

v. F. C. CROWTHER, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, June Igth. Fernandes won the toss and sent in Ferguson and Armstrong to face the bowling of Carter and Shaw. A bad start was made, three wickets falling for two runs. Fernandes and Haynes together brought the score up to 32, when the former was out lbw.

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citickET MATCHES.

to Carter. Haynes showed his ability to score off anything loose, and was well supported by Medhurst and Wray. None of the later batsmen did anything and the innings closed for 103. Our opponents went in to bat and also made a bad beginning, four wickets going down for q runs. After this, however, runs came more freely. It seemed at first likely that their score would not be much in excess of ours when seven wickets were down for 99, but Learoyd and Richardson by some mighty hitting put on 73 for the ninth wicket, and the innings closed for 221 Score and Analysis :.

F. C. CROWTHER, ESQ.'S X.I. 6 G. Crowther, c & h Nelson R. Crowther, hit wk. b Nelson .. 0 H. Shaw, c Matthews, b Nelson . W. Richardson, c Medhurst, b 96 Roche W. E. D. Shaw, b Nelson .... . 0 R.W.Middlemost,c Wray, b Nelson lb A. J. Peters, c Medhurst, b Haynes 5 W.M.Carter,c Armstrong, b Nelson 9 2 S. Crowther, b Nelson S. B. Learoyd, b Ferguson 72 F. C. Crowther, not out 9 Extras 5

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. 1 F. Ferguson, b Carter C. L Armstrong, b W. E. D. Shaw B. Matthews, Esq , c Middlemost, b Carter 0 D. L. Fernandes, lbw. b Carter .. 4 W. H. Haynes. b H. Shaw 66 C. E. H. Medhurst, c H. Shaw, b W. E. D. Shaw W. R. Wray, run out .. 13 W. H. Farquharson, b Carter .... 0 K. Shann, b W. E. D. Shaw . 3 G. C. Nelson, lbw. b Carter H. P. F. Roche, not out ... 0 Extras 5

Total

103

Bowling Analysis :— Nelson Haynes Roche Farquharson Ferguson Fernandes

0. 10 I0

3.2 .... ...

2 2 2

M. 2 2 0 0

21 21

221

Nelson howled one no-ball. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL.

Played on the Pocklington ground on Saturday, June 22nd. Pocklington won the toss and elected to bat first. Roche and Nelson shared the attack on a soft wicket. Both bowled well and no one seemed to play them with any confidence. Roche had the excellent average of 7 wickets for 22 runs. With 61 to win, Armstrong and Ferguson opened the School innings. Neither stayed in for long, but Fernandes and Haynes

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102

laid the foundation for the score subsequently attained. The former played excellent cricket and had the distinction of scoring the first century for the school since the time of Sullivan. The `tail' also distinguished itself in this match, Bethell playing

steadily at a critical moment. Score and Analysis :— POCKLINGTON SCHOOL.

Ashdown, c Medhurst, b Roche Alldred, c Shaun, b. Roche Hepton, c Haynes, b Nelson Holme, lbw. b Roche Burbridge, not out Wood, b Nelson Bunnett, c Armstrong, b Nelson Lewis, st Fernandes, b Roche .. Leslie, b Roche Highmore, c Shann, b Roche .. Hodgson, b Roche Extras

Total

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

4 II

to 16 2

o r o o o 12

F. Ferguson, b Bunnett 5 To C. L. Armstrong, b Hepton Too D. L. Fernandes, not out W. II. Haynes, c Leslie, b Bunnett 22 C. E. H. Medhurst, lbw. b Bunnett o W. It. Wray, b Bunnett It C. Bethell, b Alldred 16 W. H. Farquharson, c Holme, b Alldred 14 K. Shann, b Hepton 26 G. C. Nelson, not out H. P. F. Roche, did not bat. Extras 7

Total (8 wkts.)

211

Bowling Analysis :— 0.

Nelson 13 27 2 3 Roche 22 12 '5 7 4 Nelson and Roche bowled 5 and 3 no-balls respectively.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V.

OLD PETERITES.

Played on the School ground on Friday and Saturday, June z8th and zgth. After the recent rain the wicket was very soft, yet it was not difficult enough to account for the poor exhibition of the School team. Armstrong and Haynes played good cricket, and scored 42 out of the total of 57 runs. A. J. Peters was the most successful bowler, getting 7 wickets for 34. runs. The Old Peterites made none too good a start, losing two wickets for 1 o runs, but Blenkin and A. J. Peters made their position secure, and with useful scores by E. Yeld and Bulmer the total reached 163. Roche and Nelscn got + wickets each for 47 and 6o runs respectively. In the second innings the School had five wickets down for 33 runs, but a timely stand by Wray and Baskett produced 45 runs.

CRICKET MATCHES.

703

Nelson did not stay in long, but Shann and Roche hit well, and when the latter was caught at cover the score stood at 114. Thus the Old Peterites had to make nine to win., This they did with the loss of one wicket. A. J. Peters again made many runs and with R. K. Yeld put on +7 for the second wicket. None of the others gave much trouble and the School got eight wickets down for 91 runs, the remaining two having to leave early. Roche had the good average of 6 wickets for 29 runs. In this match we were without the services of Fernandes, who would probably have made a good difference. Wray took his place behind the wickets and showed himself very safe. Score and Analysis :— ST.

PETER'S SCHOOL.

First Innings.

Second Innings.

F. Ferguson, c Blenkin,b A. J. Peters o C. L. Armstrong, b Bulmer 14. C. E. H. Medhurst, c E. Yeld, • b E1. J. Peters W. H. Haynes, b A J. Peters.. . 28 R. C. Bethell, b A. J. Peters .... o W.R.Wray, c Blenkin, b A.J.Peters 3 R. M. Baskett, lbw. b Bulmer , . W. H. Farquharson, b. A. J. Peters o K. Shann, b A. J. Peters . o 6 G. C Nelson, b Bulmer . ..... . H. P. F. Roche, not out .... Extras 5

b Foster 23 c Procter, b E. C. Peters . 6 c Blenkin, b Foster c A. J. Peters, b E. C. Peters .... 4 b E. C. Peters 36 , c E. Yeld, b Fisher 16 b E. Yeld 0 not out 15 b E. Yeld 2 c E. Yeld, b A. J. Peters 17 c R. Yeld, b E. Yeld E xtras 5 ......

Total

114

OLD PETERITES.

Second Innings.

First Innings. It. D. Foster, b Roche J. N. Blenkin, c Wray, b Haynes 28 R. Yeld, b Nelson 7 E. C. Peters, c Ferguson, b Nelson 9 A. J. Peters, c Ferguson, b Roche 54 E. Yeld, b Haynes 17 E. S. N. Bulmer. c Armstrong, 26 b Roche W. H. Crosthwaite, h Nelson J. L. Fisher, c Armstrong, b Roche 5 A. E. Schroeder,c Baskett,b Nelson 13 2 L. Procter, not out Extras Total

163

not out c Haynes, b Baskett c Wray, b Roche b Roche b Roche run out

7 20

.. •••

• 41 7

c Wray, b Roche did not bat. c Shann, b Roche . • . did not bat. b Roche

Extras

Total (8 wkts.)

CRICKET MATCHES.

704

First Innings.

Bowling Analysis :—

Roche Nelson Haynes ........ Farquharson

13 18.3 8 2

M. 2 1 1

47 6o 39

4 4

0 0

29 41 9 6

Second Innings. Roche Nelson Haynes Baskett Ferguson

0. 9 5 3 1 3

0 T

6 0

0 1 0

Nelson howled 3 no-balls.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. B. MATTHEWS, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, July 6th. Fernandes was still away for this match, and Hargraves came into the team as wicket-keeper. Mr. Matthews won the toss and elected to bat. Runs came freely, but the first wicket fell at 19 and Blenkin was caught at the same score. Landon and E. Yeld took the score to 45. Procter did not stay in long. Mr. Matthews came in next, and together with Yeld, put on 103 runs before he was stumped by Hargraves. In his score of 76 he hit 7 sixes. Yeld meanwhile had been scoring steadily, and had hard luck in not completing his century, none of the " tail " being able to stay in with him. The School innings started badly, Armstrong being out to Hopkins in the second over. Bethell alone played the bowling with confidence. Ile found a useful partner in Hargraves, who made some good off-drives. Durrant also kept his end up \veil while Bethell made the runs. When he was out the innings closed quickly, Landon doing the " hat trick." Score and Analysis : — B. MATTHEWS, ESQ.'S XI. J. N. Blenkin, c Shann, b Durrant It. Yeld, c Medhurst, b Durrant 4 J. Landon, c & b Haynes .... 2 Yeld, not out 97 B. Matthews, st Hargraves, b Wray 76 L. Frocter, b Roche 4 T. F. Wallace, b Havnes .... Rev. R. 0. Walker, h Roche ... 4 D. Stewart, c Armstrong. b Roche o J. T. Grey, st Hargraves, b Haynes H. Hopkins, h Haynes Extras 5

Total ..

221

ST. PE•ER'S SC11001.. F. Ferguson, b Hopkins .... . , C. L. Arms•rong, I) I lopkins IL C. Bethell, b Landon .... 66 C. E. 11. Medhurst, c Walker, b Blenkin W. H. Haynes, c & b Blenkin o W. i Wray. c & b Blenkin , o G. W. Hargraves, b E. Veld 17 0. T. Durrant, not out 5 K. Shann, b Landon o W. H. Farquharson, lbw. b Landon o II.P. F. Roche, c Wallace, b Landon o Extras 11 Total

. 112

CRICKET MATCHES.

705

Bowling Analysis :— O.

Roche Durrant Haynes . Farquharson .. .. Bethell ..... Wray .. ..

15 3 9'4 2

I 3

M. 2

0 0

25 55 37 19

4 0 0 1

Roche bowled one wide.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemen's ground on Wednesday, July 1 oth. The School won the toss and went in to bat on a hard wicket, which was nearly a novel experience. The start was disastrous, the two first batsmen being dismissed for ducks,' but Sergeant Rowntree and Mr. Matthews contributing 13 and 27 respectively made a considerable addition to the School score. Medhurst, following later, played a really sound innings, though his score only just realized double figures. The innings closed with 77. • The Yorkshire Gentlemen's innings was practically a repetition of the School's. The first two wickets were dismissed for ducks,' and the:ithird and fourth wickets made a stand. J. P. Wilson played well for 4.3, and their total reached 114.. The match was an opportunity for the players to shew their worth, and had the School been playing on hard wickets through the season, the result might have been otherwise. Score and Analysis :ST.

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

PETER'S SCHOOL.

F. Ferguson, b Wilson . C. L. Armstrong, b Wilson Sergeant. Rowntree, b Wilson B. Matthews, Esq., c Lane•Fox, b Bardwell . D. L. Fernandes, c Joy, b Bardwell . W. H. Haynes, b Wilson C. E. H. Medhurst, b Bardwell R. C. Bethell, b Bardwell.... K. Shann, b Bardwell G. C. Nelson, b Bardwell H. P. F. Roche, not out Extras . Total

13 27 I

3 5 2

3 6

0 A. 0. Joy, lbw. b Rowntree Rev. W. Busby, b Roche J. P. Wilson, c Haynes, b Roche 43 Captain Graham, c & b Rowntree 14 E. Lane-Fox, b Rowntree A. H. Anson, c & b Rowntree Bardwell, b Roche 5 w. A. Ross, c Rowntree, b Haynes to 0. H. Lindberg, b, Rowntree 3 2 C. E. Anson, not out .. 15 Extras

6 77

T otal

, „ ....114

706

CRICKET MATCHES.

Bowling Analysis :— 0.

Rowntree Roche Haynes

15 3 8 0 6.4 I Haynes bowled 2 wides. •

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

v. B.

38 3o

5 3

MATTHEWS, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, July 13th. Our opponents decided to bat first on a wicket which had been influenced by a severe thunderstorm the day before. Little resistance was offered to the bowling of Haynes and Roche who dismissed the side for 79 runs. The latter deserves special mention—he took 7 wickets for an average of 3.9 per wicket. The School went in to face the bowling of Ingham and Hopkins. Ferguson and Armstrong faced the play and 22 runs were recorded in a few minutes, when the former, misjudging a ball, had the misfortune to return a catch to the bowler's hands. Fernandes and Armstrong both played a good innings, and Jolly played well for 23. The School eventually won by three wickets. Score and Analysis :B.

MATTHEWS, ESQ.'S XI.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

W. Ingham, b Roche .... 2 R. D. Foster, c Fernandes, b Haynes 4 E. Yeld, lbw. b Roche . 28 0. T. Durrant, lbw. b Roche B. Matthews, c Shann, b Roche o 3 C. A. Swift, c Ferguson, b Roche L. Procter, b Roche •• •••• G. W. Hargraves, c Fernandes, b Roche 26 J. T. Grey, run out 5 J. Mould, c. Armstrong, b Haynes 2 H. Hopkins, not out Extras .. 8 Total

F. Ferguson, e. & b Hopkins.. .. . 8 C. L. Armstrong, c & b Foster .. 18 D. L. Fernandes, c Hargraves, b Foster .. • .. 25 W. H. Haynes, b Yeld 2 B. 0. Jelly, c Yeld, b Mould .. 23 C. H. H. Medhurst, b Durrant . 2 It. C. Bethell, c & b Durrant 4 K. Shann, c Ingham, b Durrant o G. C. Nelson, b Matthews .... 9 H. P. F. Roche, c Durrant, b Mould 4 W. H. Farquharson, not out .... 0 Extras 8 Total

Bowling Analysis :Haynes .......... Roche •• Nelson .

0. II 12.1 2

M. 2 7 0

R. 34 27 10

W. 2 7 0

103

707

CRICKET MATCHES.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground on Tuesday, July 16th. Score and analysis :— BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Wigham, b Haynes Henderson, b Roche . Wood, lbw. b Roche.... Deane, c Medhurst, b Haynes Barrow, c Fernandes, b Haynes Sykes, c Ferguson, b Roche .. Taylor, lbw. b Roche Cowpe, c & b Farquharson Naylor, not out .... Latchmore, c Nelson, b Roche Armstrong, c and b Haynes Extras Total

33 25

o .

8 16 32 14

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. F. Ferguson, lbw. b Naylor 18 C. L. Armstrong, b Latchmore .. 5 D. L. Fernandes, h Deane •• B. 0. Jolly, c Naylor, b Latchmore 5 R. C. Bethel], b Deane 3 W. H. Haynes, b Latchmore 17 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Deane .. • • 3 K. Shann, b Latchmore 0 G C. Nelson, not out 5 H. P. F. Roche, b Deane 4 W. H. Farquharson, lbw. b Deane 0 Extras .. 9 Total

15o

......

Bowling Analysis : — 0.

7 20.5 Haynes 19 Roche . ••••• 4 1 Nelson 5 I Farquharson 3 Roche bowled 2 no-balls.

4 5

17 7

S PETER'S 2ND XI. V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, May 29th, and resulted in a loss by 19 runs. Score and analysis :BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Abbatt, c Baskett, b Durrant Braithwaite, c Jolly, b Foster Brambley, b Durrant Rattray, b Mould Brooks ii. b Foster Wilson, b Durrant Sykes, b Mould Penney, c Radford, b Mould .... Jackson ii. c and b Mould Brooks i. run out Hodgson, not out Extras •

Total..

2 0 8 56 4 2 46 0 0 2 1 4

125

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. B 0. Jolly, b Hodgson R. M. Baskett, b Brooks ii. 0. T. Durrant, c Hodgson, b Brooks ii. G W. Hargraves c Brooks i. b Brooks ii. R. W. Horton, b Brooks ii A. D. Foster, c Wilson, b Braithwaite T. M. Darling, c Brooks i. b Brambley J Mould, run out A. B. Radford run out P. A. W. Richards, not out H. B. Greenwood, b Brooks ii Extras

46 1 0

0 11 15 0 26 1 2 0 4

Total .... .... 106

C RICKET MATCHES.

708

Bowling Analysis :— R. o. M. 19 Durrant 4 50 19 2 54 Foster 2 0 9 Baskett Radford 2 0 5 2 1 2 Mould Durrant and Foster each bowled one wide. ST. PETER'S 2ND XI. V.

LEEDS

G.S.

w. 3 2 0 0 4

2ND XI.

Played at York on Saturday, June (5th. Lost by 6+ runs. Score and Analysis :LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

A. A. Dalby, run out 11 A. G. Rigby, b Durrant 1 H. Nichols, b Wright 1 22 G. Barker, c Baskett, b Mould W. H. Allan, b Radford .. 55 F. H. Casson, c Radford, b Mould.. 0 L. B. Burrows, c Baskett, b Thornsby 0 R. N. P. Wilson, run out ........ 0 C. N. Andrews, st. Hargraves, b Durrant 16 G. G. Whitaker, c Thornsby, b Durrant 13 D. Illingworth, not out 5 Extras 6

0 R. M Baskett, b Barker 9 0. T. Durrant, b Barker 2 A. D. Foster, b Wilson 19 J. Mould , b Nichols T. M. Darling, c Casson, b. Barker 1 .. 2 R. W. Horton, b Nichols 10 G. W. Hargraves, b Casson 3 P. A. Richards, not out 0 R. Thornsby, c & b Nichols 0 E. Wright, b Casson A. B. Radfor d, c Illingworth, b Casson 0 20 Extras Total

Total . w 130

Bowling Analysis : — Durrant Wright Foster Mould Thornsby Baskett Radford

o. 17 8 4 5 3 2 3

M. 2 2 0 1 0 0 1

R. 46

19 22 21 5 3 8

w 3 1 0 2 1 0 1

Foster and Thornsby each bowled one no-ball. ST. PETER'S 2ND XI. V. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL 2ND

Played at York on Saturday, June 22nd. Won by Score and analysis :—

XI.

runs.

A. D. Foster, b Lanyon 5 J. Mould, b Coulson 4 R M. Baskett, b Lanyon . 3 B. 0. Jolly, b Coulson 8 28 0. T. Durrant, not out G. W. Hargraves, b Lanyon 0 T. M. Darling, b Lanyon 9 R. W. Horton, b Lanyon 0 0 P. A. W. Richards, b Coulson R. Thornsby, c Dawson, b Coulson 0 A. B. Radford, e Alldred, b Coulson 0 Extras .... .... 11

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL. E. C. Lanyon, c Darling, b Durrant 0 D. J. T. Oswald, c Foster, b Durrant 2 A. T. Coulson, c Radford, b Foster 2 1 U. P. Sterling, b Foster H. M. Harrison, run out .• 16 G. A. Pennington, c Baskett, b Foster 16 S. G. Cownie, c Baskett, b Durrant 1 • 0 E. N. Dawson, b Mould 5 II. R. Robinson, not out P. R. Bordewick, c & b Mould.... S. D. Alldred, c Richards, b Mould 2 1 Extras

Total.... 68

Total.. .. 46

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

709

CRICKET MATCHES. Bowling Analysis :— O. Durrant Foster Mould Baskett

6 5

3 1

19 18

6 1 2.5 2 1 2 Foster bowled 1 no ball.

3 3 0

ST. PETER'S 2ND XI.

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND XI.

Played at Arnpleforth on Wednesday, June 26th, and resulted in a draw. Score and analysis :— AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. J. MacDonald, b Durrant G. Beech, b Baskett J. Clarke, lbw. b Radford . F. 0. Kelly, b Durrant H. Emery, b Durrant G. F. Hall, c Radford, b Foster L. Rochford, hit wkt. b Radford G. Chamberlain, b Durrant.... .... F. Temple, lbw. b Durrant W. Martin, b Baskett F. Doherty, not out Extras.... .... Total

13 10 33 0 13 22 0 4 3 19 5

. 122

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL. 6 R. 0. Jolly, lbw. b Temple 0. T. Durrant, c Emery, b Temple 0 0 .1 Mould, b Beech . . R. M. Baskett, c & b Temple.. .... 5 A. D. Foster, b Chamberlain ... .. 5 G. W. Hargraves, b Temple ...... 12 T. M. Darling, not out 17 0 P. A. W. Richards, b Temple . 4 A B. Radford, not out 2 It W. Horton, lbw. b Temple R. H. Thornsby did not bat. Extras 4 Total (8 wkts )

Bowling Analysis:— R. w. M. 0. 40 5 2 16 Durrant 40 2 1 11 Baskett 0 10 0 3 Mould 1 10 0 4 Thornsby 1 6 2 4 Foster 2 11 0 1.3 Radford Durrant and Mould bowled 1 and 2 wides respectively.

CRICKET MATCHES. ST. PETER'S 2ND XI. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played on the Bootham ground on Tuesday, July 16th, and lost +I runs. Score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

R. M. Baskett, run out 0 0. T. Dun-ant, b Brooks ii. 19 A. D. Foster, c Braithwaite, b Brooks ii. 3 J. Mould, run out 10 G. W. Hargraves, c Hodgson b Brooks ii. 1 T. M. Darling, c Braithwaite, b Hodgson .... 0 P. A. W. Richards, b Hodgson 0 A. B. Radford, b Hodgson .... 0 R. W. Horton, b Brooks ii 1 H. L. Stirling, not out 34 R. H. Thornsby, c Brooks i., b Braithwaite 10 Extras . 7

0 Barker, lbw. b Durrant .. 4 Rattray, c Mould, b Durrant Braithwaite, c Radford, b. Mould , 34 0 Wilson, c Baskett, b Foster Bramley, c Hargraves, b Durrant 2 7 Abbatt, b Stirling .... 15 Foulds, b Durrant 2 Brooks i., run out 8 Brooks ii., b Stirling 39 Penney, b Baskett 7 Hodgson, not out 8 Extras .

Total

..., 126

Bowling Analysis :— M.

4 34 13 5 Durrant 1 9 1 4 Foster 1 26 1 6.2 Baskett 23 2 0 Stirling 7 26 1 0 6 Mould Durrant and Stirling bowled 2 and 4 no-balls respectively. ST. PETER'S 3RD XI

. v.

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 3RD XI.

Played at Ampleforth on Wednesday, June 26th, and lost by 55 runs. Score and analysis :— AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

13 Ainscough, b Oakley Collison, b Stirling 0 3 Power, c Greenwood, b Thornton 18 Coldwell, b Oakley Barnewall, lbw. b Greenwood • • • • 8 Knowles, c Waddington, b Oakley 10 Lowther, b Stirling 10 5 Haynes, b Stirling 26 Marron, b Stirling 4 Leese, c Cluff, b Bell 0 Long, not out ... E xtnts....•••• •••• 7

R. A. Harpley, c Long, b Collison 4 .... 1 G. Yeoman, b Marron H. L. Stirling, c Ainscough, b Col28 lison 2 R. Thornton, b Collison . P. Bell, b Cullison H. B. Greenwood, lbw. b Marron.. 0 H. L. Waddington, b Marron .... 0 J. B. Oakley, b Collison .... 2 2 W. Yeoman, not out 0 C. D . Cluff, c Power, b Collison 0 G. Hdgecome, lbw. b Marron 2 Extras

Total

104

Total

CRICKET RETROSPECT.

Bowling Analysis :— Stirling Bell Thornton Cluff Oakley Greenwood G. Yeoman

O. 19 41 6 4 8 4 1

M. 6 1 2 1 0 1 0

R. 26 5 24 6 28 3 5

W. 4 1 1 0 3 1 0

Stirling bowled 2 wides and 1 no-ball, and Greenwood 1 wide.

CRICKET RETROSPECT. The cricket season is over, and although we can not by any stretch of imagination describe it as a successful one, we can at least say it has been an interesting one. Four victories is not the record of a successful team, but it shows that the team was to some extent a capable one, though we cannot pretend that we did not expect better things. This want of success is primarily due to the wet and treacherous wickets of June, which always place a young cricketer at a disadvantage. In addition to this several matches had to be scratched on account of the weather ; still we must admit that several batsmen from whom we expected runs consistently failed us, and that our bowlers, when they seemed to have a side dismissed cheaply, failed at a critical time, and the result was a large score and defeat. This was particularly noticeable in the matches against Crowther's team and against Bootham at home. Fernandes has managed the school cricket well and the bowling with skill. Hi; methods were perhaps too autocratic for some, and the inevitable result was that he sometimes did not get the support and help he wished for. The want of success is, however, in no sense due to this, but rather to the fact that Medhurst never found his true form. He is a good bat, there can be no doubt whatever. It is also due to the fact that Ferguson and Armstrong seldom really got going, and that among the new candidates no one showed himself worth his colours as a batsman. The fielding throughout has been excellent, Shann and Armstrong particularly good.

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FIkST XI. CHARACTERS.

There has been no change in the applause given to players who were popular but incompetent. The Second Eleven have not had a very brilliant season, one victory over Pocklington being their solitary success. The cricket shown has generally been tame. Jolly proved himself a good bat, and Durrant has good defence but no scoring power : his bowling showed a marked decline from last year, perhaps due to the fact that he was overworked. Of the others Harpley and Tennent showed in the House match that they can make runs, the former playing really good cricket. A match znd XI. v. Junior Game would have been interesting.

FIRST XI. CHARACTERS. D. L.

FERNANDES (1909-10- II-12). Captain. Good sound bat. More restrained than last year. As soon as the wickets got at all fast he made runs. Good wicket-keep. F. FERGUSON (1911-12). A good but unlucky bat. In playing back he is inclined to edge away from the wicket and henc,e is often late for the ball. His forward stroke is good. C. E. H. MEDHURST (1911-12). Bats in good style, rather fond of " guessing" on the off. The slow wickets have not suited him, and he has been disappointing. C. L. ARMSTRONG (1911-12). A batsman with strong defence and a good off-drive, but ought to get more over the ball on the off. Good field and knowledge of the game. W. H. HAYNES (19z1-12). As a bowler he has been disappointing, though he has often bowled better than his figures show. Improved as a bat. Rarely lets a loose ball pass, and can cut well. Good field and with more experience should do well. H. P. F. ROCHE (1912). Has improved as a bowler--owing to his peculiar delivery he often got wickets with an apparently bad ball. Moderate field and has not been taken seriously as a bat. Thoroughly deserved his success as a bowler.

SECOND XI. CHARACTERS.

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G. C. NELSON (1912). Bowled excellently when the wicket gave him any help. Promises very well. Slow field. W. R. WRAY Has one or two strokes but no defence. Good field. He may yet make a good bat. Gives one the impression of not being over keen. K. SHANN. Good defence and can hit a leg bail. Very weak on the off. Excellent field. R. C. BETHELL. Plays straight and watches the ball. Rather unenterprising. W. H. FARQUHARSON. Promising slow bowler and good field.

SECOND XI CHARACTERS. *G. W. HARGRAVES (Captain). A much improved bat, especially on the off. A fair wicket-keeper. He might have managed his bowling better. *B. 0. JOLLY. A sound but ugly bat who must learn not to walk in front of the wicket. Very fair at point. *0. T. DURRANT. Not as good a bowler as he was last year, but perhaps he had too much to do. A good defensive bat but wholly lacking in enterprise. *R. M. BASKETT. A very fair bat with a good drive, but cannot yet deal with a well pitched ball on the leg stump. Quite good at cover-point, and useful change bowler. *J. MOULD. A rather original bat who has made runs when badly needed. As a change bowler has at times met with marked success. Fields well. *T. M. DARLING. A batsman with quite a nice style, but some very weak strokes. A safe field. *A. D. FOSTER. Bats with a cramped style, but can stay in. Bowls three or four overs with fair success, but seems to tire easily. P. A. W. RICHARDS. Hits the ball hard at times, but he often picks out the wrong one and gets out. Slow in the field.

FIRST XI. AVERAGES.

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Rather disappointing after his promise of last year. Can stay in but does not score much. A moderate field. A. B. RADFORD. A very promising player. Shapes very well as a batsman and will be a good bowler, but a terribly slow fielder who can only deal with those balls that come straight to him. R. H. THORNSBY. Another player who has not fulfilled his last year's promise, and cannot get out of evil habits with the bat. A poor field and bowls too many short balls. H. L. STIRLING. Can hit the ball hard, and if only he would not draw away might be a good bat. Might be a fair change bowler, and can catch the ball. Indicates a Second Colour. R. W. HORTON.

FIRST XI. AVERAGES. BATTING. D. L. Fernandes

• •

No. of Inns.

Times not out.

Most in an Inns.

Total Runs.

Aver.

ZOO .

198

24:75 18.75

H. Haynes

225

W. R. Wray ..

9 . 22

tot

9 . 18

8.4.6

46 if*

110

G. C. Nelson..

R. C. Bethel! K. Shann

743

26 23

7' 1 5

3' 5 9

3 . 25 2•89

( ) C. E. H. Medhurst .

H . P. F. Roche

ii ii

C. L. Armstrong F. Ferguson

W. H. Farquharson

• .

The following haze also batted :0. T. Durrant

••

G. W. Hargraves B. 0. Jolly ..

••

R. M. Baskett

••

5 17

9•66

16 o 3 * Signifies not out.

5.66

17 . o

715

SECOND XI. AVERAGES.

BOWLING. Covers. H. P. F. Roche . • G. C. Nelson W. H. Haynes •• W. H. Farquharson

A lso bowled :

Runs.

Wickets.

Aver.

1194

451

104.'3

39 1

9'4 11.8

131'3

474

21'5

156

39 .0

—

O. T. Durrant W. R. Wray F. Ferguson R. M. Baskett D. L. Fernandes R. C. Bethell

Maidens.

. ••

12'5

3 2•3

21'0

22'0

.28'0

SECOND XI. AVERAGES. BATTING. No. of Inns.

B. 0. Jolly .. .. 0. T. Durrant J. Mould .. • T. M. Darling •• A. D. Foster .. G. W. Hargraves .. R. H. Thornsbv R. W. Horton R. M. Baskett P. A. W. Richards •• A. B. Radford

Times Most in not out. an Inns. 0

Total Runs.

28*

14•o

11'8

17*

6'75 6•o

4.6

3.3 3.2

1•8

1.7

1.25

34*

Also baited:—

H. L. Stirling

Aver. 20'0

* Signifies not out.

71 6 BOWLING.

J. Mould .. 0. T. Durrant A. D. Foster R. M. Baskett

Runs.

Wickets.

3 16

6.50

189

10.50

109

1 5'5 6 26.66

6.3

24.

8•oo

11'50

71 36

23.2

Also bowled :A. B. Radford .•

.. H. L. Stirling R. H. Thornsby .. E. Wright ..

Maidens.

Overs. 18 . 5

7 8

Aver.

15.00 1

19'00

IN MEMORIAM. WILLIAM HENRY PICKERING,

Born October 1st, 1858 ; Died July 9th, 1912. The death of W. H. Pickering is a national event, which has created a profound impression in the country. It is impossible not to lament the loss of a life of such high value and a personality so attractive, vet, as when a general dies at the head of his troops or a captain goes down with his ship, the predominant feeling is one of gratitude and admiration for one who has enriched the annals of heroism, and done perhaps more than any other to establish a tradition in his profession not second to that in any other. Born in 1858, W. H Pickering was at St. Peter's from 1872 to 1876, when he left to be trained as a mining engineer. He obtained a First Class Certificate as a Mines Manager in 1881, and was placed first in the examination of candidates for H.M Inspectors of Mines. He was the author of several works on mining, and from 1904.-7 was lent by the Imperial Government to the Government of India, during which time he founded the Mining and Geological Institute of India. The circumstances under which, in 191o, he received the King Edward VII. Medal

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717

for distinguished bravery is referred to below. At the time of his death he held the important post of Chief Inspector of Mines for the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire district. Younger Peterites will remember his only son, B. H. Pickering, who was football captain in 1904, and is now Manager of the Wath Pit, near Doncaster. He went to Cadeby with the rescue party, and only missed sharing his father's fate because he was sent back to get the plan of the pit, and was therefore 3oo yards behind when the explosion took place. The School subscribed for a wreath at the funeral, of which our readers will have seen the account in the papers. We append the substance of the Headmaster's sermon in Chapel on the following Sunday. Preaching from Psalm xlii. 9, Canon Owen said : A few months ago the coal miners were the chief theme of our conversation. We said and thought hard things of them, and some of them were perhaps in part true. But last week, in the Cadeby disaster, we saw illustrated the other side of their character. During the storms of Friday and the sunshine of Saturday some 8o funerals took place in the villages round Doncaster. These would have been ten times more had a larger number of volunteers been needed for the first rescue party. 10 ,000 people were gathered round the pit's head, and at the first summons men and boys sprang forward, not ready only, but eager to go down into the dark seething pit of choking gas. During the coal strike it was said by one who knew them well, " People talk a lot about the character of the colliers, but when it's a question of saving life at the risk of their own, I can't keep them back." The man who said this was William Henry Pickering, the leader in this, as on too previous occasions, of the rescue party. When I reached Doncaster at 12-30 on Saturday morning, the town was already in the streets. By 2 o'clock, when the funeral was timed to begin, the mile of road from Lawn House—an address I once knew well—to the parish church, and again the mile from the church to the cemetery was lined many deep on either side with people. The splendid church, one of the largest parish

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IN MEMORIAM.

churches in Yorkshire, was full with mourners of every class. Peers and miners were there. The lesson was read by a bishop, the service was conducted by the Archbishop, who, in the course of his address, delivered a message of sorrow and gratitude and admiration entrusted to him personally by His Majesty the King. And when towards the end the Archbishop asked us to pray with him that the noble example we had seen might help us to consecrate our own lives to the service of God and of his people, the whole congregation sank as by one common impulse upon their knees. And the meaning of all this spontaneous demonstration of intense feeling, to which, except in the case of those in the most exalted stations, and even then but rarely, I for my part remember no parallel. It was not alone the impression made in the district by the disaster, though that contributed. It was not merely that W. H. Pickering was the greatest mining expert in England, that, though still comparatively a young man, he was in charge of the largest and most important district in the British Isles, with 25 inspectors under him, that on his reports were based Government Regulations, that he had been lent for three years to the Indian Government to regulate their mines. It was not only that he died a brave man's death, that when a chief inspector might have thought his place was at the top to direct operations, and when, at that very time, he was actually due to conduct the King down another pit, he swept all these things aside and went himself. It was something more than this. It was the spontaneous tribute of those who knew him well to a great character. One who worked constantly with him said to me, " He was the finest man I ever knew, and the best." The first quality that struck those who met him was his almost boyish spirits. He was full of the joy of life, and was always chaffing, and yet, said my informant, I never heard him say a thing that brought a blush or gave the slightest offence to anyone. He was the friend of everyone. He knew no distinction of social class. He was equally at ease with a duke and with a miner, and treated them both alike.

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He was known on all sides as a man who could always be trusted, absolutely straight, just, and at the same time sympathetic and considerate. And despite his extraordinary success in his profession, he was always modest. I think the secret of his character is to be found in one other trait. He was a man of deep conviction and earnest practical religion, and a regular communicant at the parish church. Every time he left home he parted with his wife under the consciousness which they both shared that they might never meet on earth again. For a mining accident is always sudden, and when it occurred they both knew he would be there. Yet this never interfered with his joy of life, for death had no fears to one whose gaze was firmly set on the greater and better life beyond There is a characteristic story of him which illustrates the two things he had most at heart. One of them was to lessen and alleviate the horrors of the miner's life ; the other was in the vast and sudden growth of the mining population round Doncaster to provide for their spiritual needs. And the success of the Archbishop's committee which builds a church and gets the right men to work it directly a new pit village appears is due largely to his efforts as Secretary of the committee. In passing, let it be said in honour to a much abused class that in every one of these cases the mine-owners have put down [i,000 for this purpose. On a certain afternoon an important meeting of this committee was to be held, and at nine o'clock in the morning Pickering arrived at the Vicarage and did four hours' solid work getting ready the reports. It was not from him, nor till the evening papers came out that anyone knew how he had spent the previous night. Late in the afternoon before had come the news of an explosion in a mine. Pickering, as usual, was there. One poor fellow had been caught half way down the shaft, his legs crushed, and in imminent danger of falling down into the water, which was fast rising in the pit. His case was hopeless, but being a Roman Catholic, he longed for the last Sacrament before he died. At imminent risk to his own life, Pickering hung to a rope supporting him until the priest could be brought and let down to him in a basket.

14Z)

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This was the occasion on which he received the King Edward VII. medal for distinguished bravery, and the way he celebrated it was to go straight from the pit's head, without even - going home, and get ready his reports for the afternoon meeting. His coffin sank to its last resting place with two things on it—a cross of white flowers and his miner's lamp. Surely it is an honour second to very few, if any, in its long career, that William Henry Pickering was a boy in this School. Surely his life and death must stand as an inspiration to us whose lots are cast in his old school, to resolve by the grace of the God whom he served so truly, that in us " deep shall answer unto deep " ; that whatever the course of our career, whether the call to sacrifice comes to us in dying or in living, we may so mould our lives and consecrate our hearts, that when the call comes, as come one way it will, we may be able with the same courage and simplicity to say with him " Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth " Among the zoo wreaths which strewed the sunlit-grass around his grave, yours, inscribed with the words " In pride and sorrow from the boys and masters of St. Peter's School, York," was one of the few chosen out to be carried with the coffin. I bear to you a message of gratitude from his widow and from the son, whom some of you remember, and whom the merest accident and no lack of his father's spirit saved from sharing his fate. And can we pay a fitter tribute to-night to his memory than by giving of our means to the relief of the widowed wives and fatherless children of those miners for whom William Henry Pickering lived and died? The sum of Z+ 3s. 9d. was forwarded to the relief fund.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editors of "The Peterite." ENGLEMERE, ASCOT, BERKS., 5ih July, 1912. SIRS, Will you kindly allow me to send through your columns the following message to the boys who are leaving school at the end of this summer term ? You boys are about to take your places in a larger life than that which you have hitherto led, and your minds must be greatly exercised as to what the future may have in store for you. I would like to remind vou that, while you are working for your own advancement, you must never forget that you owe a duty to the country and the empire of which you are members. You have had great advantages as British public school-boys, and as British citizens you will have even greater privileges. What do vou mean to give your country in return ? It is in the power of every one of you to give personal service, that is, deliberately to work for your nation as well as for yourself but porsonal service means some sacrifice of self, the giving up of some leisure and of some amusement. At the present time your personal service is needed to persuade your fellow-countrymen of the great necessity there is for every able-bodied man being trained to defend his country in time of need. It is difficult to convince people ignorant of war of this necessity, or to make them realise that it is unpreparedness that leads to war, but the lessons of history will have taught you that disaster assuredly awaits the nation whose sons are unable to defend her, and I would earnestly beg of you to do all in your power to bring home to people the fact that if we continue to shirk this, the first duty of citizenship, we cannot hope to retain our great heritage. As you know, some of our fellow-countrymen across the seas have already adopted the principle that it is the duty of every man

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to be trained in the use of arms ; believe me, boys, you can give no greater service to your country than by doing your utmost to procure the adoption of the same noble principle in the Motherland. Yours, etc., ROBERTS, F.M.

To the Editors of "The Peterite." SIRS, May we, through your columns, inform Old Peterites that acting on the suggestion of Mr. M. J. Greener, with which we heartily concur, we are proposing to place a tablet to the memory of the late Mr. W. H. Pickering in the Chapel of his old School, St. Peter's School, York. We have found it best to adopt a standard model for such tablets, the cost of which is about [ o, and we believe that, despite the uniqueness of the occasion, we shall best honour the memory of one who was essentially modest by not exceeding this amount, and by devoting any surplus there may be to the fund for the relief of sufferers by the Cadeby disaster. We should like the memorial to be as widely representative as possible, and should be glad, therefore, to receive even the smallest sums, which should be sent to the Headmaster. An account of this, with a list of subscribers (but not of subscriptions) will be published in due course in the " Peterite." Yours faithfully, ARTHUR PUREY-CUST,

Chairman of the Governing Body. EDWARD C. OWEN,

Headmaster.

To the Editors of " The Peterite." DEAR SIRS, On looking back to the cricket prospects, it will be noticed that the writer alludes to indiscriminate applauding of both ingoing and outcoming batsmen. Indiscriminate applauding

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of the latter, we admit, should not take place, and its abolition would doubtless be welcomed. But in the case of the former our views differ. To the weak-hearted and nervous batsman, and, in fact, to any batsman, a good send-off gives encouragement. He feels, at least, that he is not alone in the field, but has keen supporters. Further, no applause from the team gives spectators an impression of apathy and lack of keenness. This is not the case with us, as most will testify. No, we hold that applause should always be given to an ingoing batsman. It is found in county cricket, and if we follow its example, we cannot go very far wrong. I should like to tender my most sincere thanks to Mr. Tendall for the keen work he has done for the school cricket, also to Mr. Matthews for the trouble and pains he has taken with the 2nd XI., and the support he has given the 1st XI. in some of its matches. Mr. Yeld should also be mentioned for his encouragement on the boundary—he is to he seen there on every match-day. In conclusion I wish Haynes the best of luck for next season and hope the wickets will be more suitable for cricket than they have been this year. Yours, etc., D. L. FERNANDES (Captain C.C. 1912).

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s. d. 26 18 o

29 1 1 o 27 4 6

29 8 o 86 3 5 o 1 5 o 3 2 3

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etc.

6 o 3 5 9

1 Rent of Football Field ExpensesFootball Cricket •• Hockey Rowing Club Sports .. Sundries .. Balance in hand

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s. d. o o

15 7 1 34 10 I

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I 12 2

23 2 4 5 6 6

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13 II

o 9 0 23 6 9

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" PETERITE " ACCOUNT.

Balance in hand Boys' Subscriptions, M•T., 1911 E.T., 1912 . S.T., 1912

•• •. ••

3 4 2 ••3 0 0 •• 3 3 4

O.P. Contribution

••

• • • •

s. d. 2 8

s. d. Printing to December, 1911 Sundry Expenses Balance in hand

• • 20 14 6 o 6 2 •• 25 17 I

9 7 6 19 7 7

£46 17 9

17 9 LIBRARY ACCOUNT.

Balance in hand Boys' Subscriptions.. M.T., 1911 E.T., 1912 S.T., 1912

63 •• •• ••

s• d. I 4

5 15 6 5 8 o 5 14 0

s. d.

Books Account Loan to Games Club Sundries Balance

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7 95 5 oo o II 6 66 17 I I

16 17 6

179 18 ro

CHAS. A. SWIFT, Hon. 'treasurer.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS.—On 7th June, at 16, Shrub End Road, Colchester, the wife of E. M. Hingston (0.P.), of a daughter. On 9th July, at Car House, Poppleton, the wife of Arthur Hey, of a son. N. P. W. Brady (O.P.) is taking an active part in founding and organising University Hall of residence, Chelsea, on college lines for students of London University. Crosby Hall, which was re-erected there on its removal from Bishopsgate Street, forms part of the buildings. Students coming to London for the London Degree will find special facilities for board, residence and study at the Hall at low and inclusive charges. Arrangements could be made to accommodate a party of O. P.'s, and particulars may be obtained from John Ross, Esq., the Secretary, Crosby Hall, Mores Gardens, Chelsea, S.W.

LONDON UNIVERSITY.

R. 0. F. Husband (O.P.) has been appointed Assistant Magistrate in Southern Nigeria. Edward Hodgson (0.P.) exhibited some prize horses at the recent Royal Agricultural Show, Doncaster. He was in the School XI. in 1869-70 and distinguished for fast bowling. Gilbert Hudson (O.P.), as Pageant Master at Scarborough, has added to his successes in former years at Thirsk and Pickering. A long list of " unknown " Old Peterites appeared in the Yorkshire Herald of 16th May last with a request for information about them, and was repeated in the supplement of 18th May. (We hope to be able to reproduce the names, or some of them in a future number). H. E. K. Reynolds is a Monitor. T. Mould has passed the examination for Chartered Accountants. Congratulations to H. P. F. Roche and G. C. Nelson on receiving their 1st XI. colours ; also to G. C. Nelson, W. H. Farquharson, J. Mould, T. M. Darling and A. D. Foster on receiving their 2nd XI. colours.

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CONTEMPORARIES.

W. H. Haynes and C. L. Armstrong have been elected Captain

and Hon. Secretary respectively of Cricket for next season. R. C. Bethell has been elected Captain of Tennis.

On Monday, July 8th, the Eleven went to Leeds and witnessed the first day's play of the England v. South Africans Test Match. On Thursday, June 13th, the . Preparatory School (St. Olave's and Alcuin House) held their Annual Sports on the cricket field. They were once more, as is usually the case, favoured with fine weather, and although occasional showers fell at intervals, they were not sufficient to interrupt the proceedings. There was present quite a large attendance of parents and visitors. At the conclusion the prizes were given away by Miss Spence, and everything went off in a very successful manner. On Thursday and Friday, July nth and nth, the juniors of the School House played a two-days' cricket match against St. Olave's School. On the first day the juniors batted and compiled a useful total of 91, and St. Olave's made 20 runs for 4 wickets. On the second day St. Olave's resumed their innings, which also closed for 91 runs, so that the match ended in a tie.

CONTEMPORARIES. We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries, with apologies for any inadvertent omissions : Pocklinglonthn, Ilymerian, Newtonian, (2) Leodiensian, Malvernian, Merchistonian, Framlinghamian, Sedberghian, Bromsgrovian, Monktonian, Wycombe Abbey Gazelle, Riponian, Eastbournian, Hurst Johnian.

DIARY OF THE TERM.

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DIARY OF THE TERM. MAY.

Thur. 2. School re-assembled. Sun. 5. IV. after Easter Preacher : The Headmaster. Sun. 12. V. after Easter. Preacher : Rev. C. C. Bell. Thur. 16. Ascension Day. Cricket Match v. G. F. Tendall Esq.'s XI. Lost, 66-113 (5).

Cricket Match v. B. Dodsworth, Esq.'s XI. Won, 1 79 -1 45. Sun. 19. Sunday after Ascension. Preacher : The Headmaster. Wed. 22. Cricket Match v. Army Pay Corps C.C. Cancelled. Sun. 26. Whit Sunday. Preacher : The Headmaster. Mon. 27. Whit Monday. Half-holiday. Wed. 29. Cricket Matches v. Bootham School. First XI., away, lost, 6o 85. Second XI. at home, lost, 106-125. Sat.

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JUNE. i. Cricket Match v. Romany C.C., at home. Won, 145 —118. Trinity Sunday. Preacher : E. R. Dodsworth, Esq. Sun. 2. Sun. 9. I. after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. Wed. 12. Cricket Matches v. Hymer's College. First XI. at home ; Second XI. away. Both cancelled owing to rain. Thur. 13. Preparatory School's Athletic Sports. Extra half. Sat. 15. Cricket Matches v. Leeds Grammar School. First XI. away, lost, 32-205. Second XI. at home, lost, Sat.

66-13o.

Sun. Wed. Sat.

16. 19.

22.

II. after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. Cricket Match v. F. C. Crowther, Esq.'s XI. Lost, 103-22r. Yorkshire Gala. Cricket Matches v. Pocklington School. First XI. away, won, 21I (8)--61. Second XI. at home, won,

68 4.6. Sun. 23. III. after Trinity. Preacher : Rev. R. I,affan. -

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First XI. at Cricket Matches v. Ampleforth College. home, cancelled. Second XI. away, drawn, 55 (8)Third XI. away, lost, 49 I 04. 122. Fri. 28. Cricket Match v. Old Peterites (1st day). Sat. 29. St. Peter's Day. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Venerable Archdeacon Lindsay. Vicar of Scarborough. Cricket Match v. Old Peterites (2nd day), lost. 57-163 and i1+-01 (8). Sun. 30. IV. after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. Wed.

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JULY.

Sat.

6. Cricket Match v. B. Matthews, Esq.'s XI.

Lost,

II 2-221.

7. V. after Trinity. Preacher : Rev. E. S. Hore. Mon. 8. Extra half. Test Match—England v. South Africans at Leeds. Wed. to. Cricket Match v. Yorkshire Gentlemen. Lost, 77-124. Won, Sat. 13. Cricket Match v. B. Matthews, Esq.'s XI. Sun.

20 3- 79Sun. 14. VI. after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. Mon. 15. Choir Outing. Examinations began. Tues. 16. Cricket Matches v. Bootham School. First XI. at home, lost. 80-150. Second XI. away, lost, 85-125. Wed. 17. Cricket-Match, School House v. The Rest. Drawn. Thur. 18. Tennis began. Sun. 21. VII. after Trinity. Preacher : The Headmaster. Sun. 28. VIII. after Trinity Preacher : Rev. R. 0. Walker. Wed. 31. Speech Day and Prize-giving. School breaks up.