June 1913 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XXI.

JUNE, 1913.

No. 210.

SCHOOL LETTER. HIS term has seen us with a change of Headmasters. Canon Owen has left us and his successor, Mr. Toyne, has made his entrance into the School. We feel that in spite of the fact that we have sustained a very real loss, we have nevertheless received ample compensation. It is naturally difficult to write about a subject such as this, but we feel obliged to say that Mr. Toyne's splendid influence is already being felt throughout the School. We could hardly have wished for a more auspicious event than that he should have scored a century in his match for the School. " Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis " and this seems particularly applicable where two succeeding headmasters were educated at the same School. In games we have opened with considerably more than usual success. The cricket XI. at the time of writing has only been beaten once, and that by a narrow margin. We congratulate Haynes and all concerned on the excellent form shown so far. We have had by no means the best of luck in our matches, but fortunately the weather has been favourable. At the end of last term the annual sports were held under somewhat unfavourable circumstances. The field was barely fit to run upon and, consequently, the times were with few exceptions, not good.

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CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

The Gymnasium Competition was held on March 28th, and was probably the most successful one of recent years. The performance of the Instructors from the barracks, as usual, caused great interest. Quite the feature of the afternoon, however, was the clever display given by St. Olave's. The whole performance was remarkable for the general smartness and efficiency of the competitors. The House and Dayboys' boat race, after an interval of two years, was rowed on March 27th. A very good race was witnessed, the result of which was contrary to general expectation. The House won by three parts of a length after slightly leading their opponents throughout. The Hockey team had on the whole every reason to be satisfied with the results of their matches last term. The victory in the second match against Ripon was particularly meritorious. On May 17th the Memorial Tablet in the Chapel to W. H. Pickering (O.P.), who lost his life in the Cadeby Pit Disaster, was unveiled by the Rev. the Marquis of Normanby. The service was particularly impressive and a fitting tribute was paid to a heroic death. It would hardly be suitable to conclude without mention of the new School tuck-shop. It is an innovation which seems to meet with the approval of everyone, and the committee inform us that the books show a very large patronage.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. DEAR EDITORS, We will not bring out that old joke so much used by Oxford scribes, about mistaking your letter for a bill and throwing it into the fire, for three reasons : It is not winter so we have no fires, we Cambridge O. P.'s pay our bills at once, whatever

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the policy followed by O.P.'s at Oxford may be, and finally the joke is too poor to commend itself to us. This term we lose two O.P.'s of fame, Ingham and Foster. Our loss in Foster's case will be the School's gain, as he is going to Leeds Clergy School, and his prowess at Rugger may mean the restoration of the Clergy School match to the School fixture card. This term is one which requires work from all of us, so there is little to chronicle of our achievements until the examination lists are out. Ingham works, Foster works, we all work. But Schroeder finds time to sleep on the roof of John's when it does not rain. Peters plays Cricket for Christ's again this season. Ferguson did great things for Corpus at the same pastime when that College played Hertford at Oxford. He has got his college cricket colours. We believe he is to be Corpus Hockey Secretary next year. Richards started this term by getting up at unearthly hours owing to the claims of the O.T.C. Brode also got up early occasionally for the same reasons. We are sorry that Richards has had a return of appendicitis. But we must congratulate him on his election as " Rugger " Secretary at Sidney. Talking about Sidney we had a visit from " J.A.," who hopes to be among us next term. " A.C.B. " tells us he has suffered from sleeplessness this term, he may have woken once at 8-o a.m. He and Brode occasionally go out to Cotton ; to see them playing golf must have been worth the journey out. Brode could not be worse than Molony, at least it is hardly possible. Schroeder won a small prize in a much read weekly paper the other day, and most O.P.'s found time to congratulate him. Congratulations to Jolly. We see he won an Exhibition, as was predicted in the last Cambridge letter. We must pray forgiveness for the smallness of our news. Yours, etc., Mvp0v

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OLD PETERITE NOTICES.

OLD PETERITE NOTICES. The London Old Peterite Dinner will be held on Tuesday, July 8th, at the Trocadero Restaurant. Tickets, 6s. without wine. The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Bristol will preside. The Commemoration Service will be held in the School Chapel on June 28th, the Preacher being Canon Sandford. The Annual Meeting of the Old Peterite Club will be held in the Big Hall at the School by kind invitation of the Headmaster at 8-3o p.m. on Friday, June 27th, 1913, and will be combined with a Concert and Social. Will those intending to be present please write to H. C. Scott, St. Peter's Grove, York. The Cricket Match against the Old Peterites will be played on June 27th and 28th. Those Old Boys who wish to play, and have not been previously invited, should communicate with L. Procter, Esq., Alcuin House, York.

THE OLD PETERITE DINNER. (From " The Yorkshire Herald" of 4th April, 1913). The departure of the Rev. Canon E. C. Owen, M.A., headmaster of St. Peter's School, York, who will shortly be taking up the Principalship of St. William's College, Isle of Man, will be keenly felt by the citizens of York, but more especially by the scholars attending the School, though it is doubtful whether his leaving the city will be so much felt by any class as by the members of the Old Peterite Club. For years Canon Owen has been in the closest possible friendship with his old scholars, many of whom have kept in touch with their old Headmaster, no matter what distance separated them. It was not to be wondered at, therefore, that knowing of the pending departure of their esteemed and respected head, the members of the Club turned up in splendid muster on Wednesday night when the annual dinner of the Old Peterites was held at the Davy Hall

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Restaurant, Davygate. A movement has been on foot for some time past, originated by the committee, of which Mr. Arthur Peters is the able Hon. Secretary, for making suitable presentations to the Rev. gentleman and his sister, Miss Owen, as a mark of esteem and affection. The outcome of an eager and immediate response to the appeal for subscriptions was that on Wednesday night both the Canon and Miss Owen were the recipients of a handsome mahogany-cased timepiece and a solid silver double inkstand, the latter suitably inscribed. The clock is a fine quarter chime repeater, encased in exquisitely grained mahogany. It has five gongs, and rests upon four solid brass feet. The silver double inkstand, with pen receptacles, bears the following inscription :— Presented to Canon and Miss Owen (with a clock) By Old Boys of St. Peter's School, As a token of friendship and goodwill, April, 1913. Both the gifts were supplied by Messrs. E. S. Stanhope & Co., of Coney Street, York. The chair was taken by the Rev. Canon Owen, who was supported on his right by the Sheriff of York (Mr. H. Ernest Leetham) and on his left by Mr. F. J. Munby ; whilst others at the top table were Mr. G. Yeld, Mr. C. Paley Scott, Mr. E. R. Dodsworth (Clerk to the Governors), Mr. P. L. Newman, Dr. A. Raimes, and Mr. Arthur Peters (Hon. General Secretary of the Club). Among others present were Messrs. William Bellerby, M. T. Clegg, H. L. Creer, W. L. Crombie, Norman T. Crombie, Rev. J. A. Easten, Henry Hopkins, R. W. Hutchinson, R. G. Newton, L. Procter, A. E. Schroeder (H. C. Scott, Local Secretary of the Old Peterite Club for York), T. Shearman, junr., C. A. Swift (master), G. F. Tendall (Master), R. Thornton, M. M. Wadsworth, Rev. R. 0. Walker (Master), Councillor K. E. T. Wilkinson, R. C. Bethell, and K. Shann. A welcome guest also was Mr. James R. Parker, the aged school porter, which position he filled until some time' ago for the extended period of 38 years.

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Many of the guests wore ties of the Old Peterites' colours, Oxford and Cambridge blue and chocolate and white. After the usual loyal toasts had been submitted from the chair and heartily pledged, The SHERIFF OF YORK proposed " The School." He remarked that he did not know that he could do anything better than first of all commiserate with them upon the loss of their Headmaster, the Rev. Canon Owen. As an Old Peterite he had watched his career during, he thought;the last fourteen years, and had noticed and read not only with pleasurable delight, but edification, the many speeches that he had made to the citizens of York, and he found on investigation that the amount of progress the School had made under his Headmastership had always been phenomenal, and therefore to lose such a man was at once a blow if not a catastrophe. He read in Tuesday's morning paper their Headmaster's farewell message to them, and he thought for beautiful diction, for high tone, lofty ideas, he had scarcely read its equal. Therefore they were there to commiserate the grief they were all experiencing. But what was York's misfortune was the good fortune of the Isle of Man, and they must congratulate that College at which he would be a prominent success. Therefore having said farewell to Canon Owen and wishing him every success and God-speed they must look to the future. He had had the pleasure of meeting their new Headmaster, Mr. Toyne, and he looked like the Headmaster of the right sort. Therefore they could congratulate each other that the progress and future of the School would be well served in his hands. He wished he were with them that evening, in order to extend to each one of them a hearty hand-grasp, so that they might personally wish him God-speed in his new undertaking, and also to launch out upon his new venture. He would like to utter a personal note. He was not quite sure whether he was there that evening in his official capacity as Sheriff of the City of York, or whether he was there as a delinquent Old Peterite. He believed he was there as a delinquent Old Peterite. He was not sure so whether it was his own fault that he was a delinquent,

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but at all events having left School thirty-five years ago he experienced no very great opportunity of allying himself, because there was in those early days no old boys' associations. He believed in old boys' associations for they were the whole heart and soul of the School, and were a very material and substantial asset for the welfare of the School. He hoped that that association would be as great a success in the future as it had been in the past, and would even extend its operations. He knew some other schools in York which had a membership of something like 500, and he was told that the interchanging of views kept up by the old boys' association was perfectly wonderful. When money was required for the development of any of the side branches of education there was always some old boy willing and pleased to give money for the cause. Mr. Yeld, his old schoolmaster, he understood, was going to respond to that toast, and he believed from him he received less caning than he did from any other master of the School. The toast was heartily pledged. Mr. G. YELD, who upon rising to respond was received with applause, said he thought they might congratulate the O. P.'s upon the past year of the school ; they had been doing very good work. They had passed boys into the Army through Woolwich and Sandhurst, and he might just mention that it was particularly interesting that on the very day on which the new Headmaster was appointed the scholarship list at several Cambridge Colleges came out. Mr. Toyne was very famous for the success of his scholars in history, but on that occasion at Peterhouse they secured the Scholarship for St. Peter's, and Mr. Toyne's boy got the Exhibition. At School games, too, during the past year their record had been satisfactory. Their cricket season was successful, as also was their football season. They owed a great deal to Mr. Tendall and Mr. Walker and other masters who had helped, personally, in the sports. There was much talk about the necessity for all boys and young men being ready to defend their country. Well, the first step that should be taken was a satisfactory system of drill at school, and anyone who had had

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the pleasure of being present in the fit. Peter's School Gymnasium last Friday when the boys were put through their drill would realise that St. Peter's were not behind the times. The boys had shown and would show how much they regretted the loss of Canon Owen and how deeply they revered him. Speaking on behalf of the Staff he could say that he did not think that any Head had ever left a school, and when he left the school had been more thoroughly in agreement with his staff and had treated his colleagues with greater courtesy and consideration than that which Canon Owen had treated them. He might claim to know something about boys, and to know something of young men. Their new Headmaster was a young man ; he (the speaker) had had the pleasure of seeing him several times and hearing him, and he had also seen him play hockey. He knew he could play cricket, and he therefore felt sure that the school games would receive every consideration at his hands. The SECRETARY remarked that there was a duty to be performed by their senior old boy present, Mr. Munby, who had been the most regular attender at those dinners. Mr. Munby had kindly consented to present gifts to Canon Owen on behalf of the Old Peterites present and absent who had had the honour to contribute towards those gifts. Mr. MUNBY, who was loudly applauded upon rising, remarked that he would rather have been a silent witness of those proceedings, as he might fairly be considered out of date, but he did wish to be present lest none of those who were his schoolfellows sixty years ago and upwards should be able to attend. Some of the survivors had placed their names on the subscription list, and good names they were. " An occasion like this reminds me of many who are among the cloud of witnesses, if silent, yet interested, perhaps more actively than we can calculate," said Mr. Munby. " The present scholars and the staff have addressed Canon Owen from their respective points of view, and the old boys may have diverse points of view ; but, speaking as one of the seniors, I will ask Canon Owen to accept and regard the gifts which I have the privilege of presenting as a recognition by the

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old boys that under Canon Owen's Headmastership the traditions of the School have been maintained." " Super antiquas vias " he hoped would never be forgotten, because along the ancient ways true progress was assured. Since the days of Alcuin St. Peter's had stood for the maintenance of the Christian faith through times when England was not a Christian country, and their boasted civilisation was so far undermining their institutions that their old country did not know whether Christianity would remain supreme or not. The latest promise was that such SchOols as St. Peter's should be organised from the top, but they were not told where the top was or who was on the top. Eminent schoolmasters and others actively interested in education hoped that the children of the future would be taught on the fundamental principles which had made the great nations of the earth, but they did not say what those principles were. Continuing, Mr. Munby said : " We hope that Canon Owen, in the good time coming, if the State takes in hand his scholars for the purposes of making good citizens out of minds and bodies, may find the parents supporting him in training boys as we were trained to face the battle of life, with an assured conviction that we have to give in our account at the end of it." Mr. Munby reminded those present of the influence of such a Schoolmaster's sister as was the late Miss Fanny Harrison. He thanked Miss Owen for having followed that example. He hoped the subject matter of the letters she would write from that inkstand would always be happy and hopeful, and that the hours to be recorded by the timepiece while reminding them both of work well done in time past would encourage them in looking forward to the future. The Rev. CANON OWEN, who upon rising was received with loud cheering, remarked that it was difficult—he thought it was impossible—to express the feelings which arose on such an occasion as that. It was impossible to give expression to the gratitude that Miss Owen and he felt for the extraordinarily well-chosen and handsome presents which they had made to them, and to the feelings which had prompted them. It was

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impossible to express the emotions that arose when one looked through the long list of subscribers, many names of which were suggestive of almost daily relations of friendship. " The motto of the island I am going to," proceeded Canon Owen, " is Time Enough,' or in other words Don't do to-day what you can possibly do to-morrow ' and that magnificent timepiece will be at once a warning not to sink into insular lethargy and a reminder of those happy days which have been spent in the hub of the north of England. I am glad to say that I am a life member of the Old Peterites' Club, and that for many reasons, please take note of it, Mr. Treasurer. These presents will be to us a sort of external symbol of a bond which I hope will always last, and which means so much to us. As regards the kind words which have been said by the previous speakers, it is still more impossible to say anything of them. I have always had a sneaking kind of feeling that funeral encomiums should be saved until the corpse is safely screwed down in the coffin, and therefore I will dwell in my remarks upon the School, not of the last 13 years, but as it has been since the dim ages of its far distant foundation and as it is going to be in the future. We have been passing through what we may call now a critical time, and if I have been able in any way to lift the School up on to one firm step higher, the satisfaction to me is to think that I am now handing it over to one who is eminently qualified to raise it several steps above that. Many of you already know Mr. Toyne ; all of you will know him better. He and Mrs. Toyne have won their way wherever they have been, and they will win their way here. It would not do for me to say more on this occasion, but I think I may perhaps hand on to you what I consider to have been the strongest testimonial that he has yet received or indeed could possibly receive. I happen to have been educated at the same School as he, namely, Haileybury, and while the election of my successor was pending I met one of the oldest, if not the oldest, master of that school. I said to him : " I want to ask you about Toyne." He turned round and glared and said " What about Toyne ? " I replied " He's

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standing for St. Peter's ; will he do ? " And his jaw dropped. He gaped at me and said " Oh, we can't spare him." I don't think you can have a stronger testimonial than that. But I desire to talk at this moment of yourselves and those you represent. Bricks and mortar do not represent the School, although they are essential, and here I may say that we all must agree that our School buildings will compare with any of the best of its rivals. But there is something more valuable about St. Peter's and far more permanent. I have met Old Peterites in many generations, and there is always something characteristic about them all. I have tried to analyse to myself what it is and after many years' reflection I have come to the conclusion that it is summed up in three words, and these are " grit," " adaptability," and the third is absence of " side." I believe these three qualities which characterise Old Peterites constitute that which spells the extraordinary practical success of Peterites in every branch of life and in every generation. I don't know whether you have noticed as you go out of York along one of the roads, and look back how steadily the Minster, which, as you walk round it, is obscured sometimes by neighbouring buildings, how steadily it rises in proportion to all the surrounding buildings and eventually seems to over-ride them all. I can't help thinking that as you go further and further from York St. Peter's rises similarly in proportion in the estimation in which it is held in the country. I am not thinking of the honours won in competitive examination. You must remember that the smaller and poorer schools are at a disadvantage with the larger and richer schools. There is a kind of market in the brains of the country in which the clever boy goes to the highest bidder. I can't help thinking, however, that despite that, our record of 31 University Scholarships or Exhibitions in ten years is not entirely unsatisfactory. And you may add to that other things, as for instance, the fact that we have never yet sent up a boy for the Army who has failed to get in at his first shot." Proceeding, Canon Owen said he desired to refer to that much discussed person, the average boy. The average boy

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was often very average indeed, but it seemed to him that the character of a school depended very largely on what kind of average man the average boy became and when they dealt very largely with the average boy that became a question of primary importance, and the average man turned out by St. Peter's was doing work in Church and State, in the Law, Army, Medicine, Teaching, and in all varieties of commerce to-day, of which he believed any School might be proud. He did not believe there was any School which beat them in dealing with the average boy. Let him give them one or two instances which went to build up that view. He was constantly in correspondence with the authorities of Oxford and Cambridge, and they invariably said to him " That Peterite is the kind of boy we want." They time after time in the last ten or twelve years had held out inducements quite apart from the competitive examination, to get the " Peterite." Not very long ago three headmasters, although he knew nothing of them, wrote to him and said : " We have got one Peterite on our staff and we want another." That spelt the work that a school ought to be doing, and if they looked abroad they would see the same thing, and when they came to consider that within the last five years they had had one boy selected for an important appointment by the Egyptian Government, and two had been selected by the Indian Government for appointments on the State Railways, and two for the Nigerian Civil Service. Those appointments went by character, and these shewed that St. Peter's was turning out the right kind of men. He left the school with the profoundest hopes and confidence for its future. He had had many excellent colleagues, all of whom he had valued, and for whom he had strong personal friendship. There had never been a time in which he had a body of colleagues who could compare with his present staff at St. Peter's, for energy, efficiency, and loyalty, Therefore, though he felt it was quite unnecessary, he asked them to join him when he became merely an Old Peterite in giving constant and confident support to the School in fair weather and in foul weather, no matter whatever might be said about the School, for it had

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approved itself by its excellence. He asked them to accord to Mr. Toyne the same whole-hearted support which he had received from them for so long past. The conclusion of Canon Owen's speech was the signal for an enthusiastic ovation. The whole company stood and heartily sang " For he's a jolly good fellow," which was followed by further cheers. The only remaining toast was that of " Mr. and Mrs. Toyne," which was proposed by Canon Owen and heartily pledged. Several good songs and recitations were given by Old Peterites during the evening, and much enjoyed, among those obliging being Mr. R. W. Hutchinson, Mr. A. S. Schroeder, Mr. Paley Scott, and Mr. H. C. Scott.

UNVEILING OF THE PICKERING MEMORIAL TABLET. On Saturday, May 17th, the tablet erected in the School Chapel in memory of Mr. W. H. Pickering (O.P.) was unveiled by the Rev. the Marquis of Normanby. Mr. Pickering, it will be remembered, met his death in an effort to save the lives of others in the terrible colliery disaster at Cadeby Pit, Doncaster, in July, 1912. After the tablet had been unveiled, the Marquis of Normanby gave a short address from the pulpit. He said that he always felt a great difficulty on such occasions as that day, when they were met together there in that House of God to thank Him for the example set them by a brother man—an example of piety heroism, and love. He felt it a difficulty to speak of one who had passed into the spirit world. Let them think for a moment what he had obtained and what had been obtained by him. Faith had given place to sight ; imperfect knowledge for clear understanding. No longer through a glass darkly—face to face. He was known in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and his experience now was the holiness of God, the Majesty

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of God. They did well to praise God, for the life of this servant, William Henry Pickering, for the example of his life, and for what God's love could do in a man and had done in a man. " Greater love hath no man than this : that a man lay down his life for his friends." That was the crowning deed of love—the highest human measure of love. The inscription on the Memorial Tablet, which has been fixed just underneath the organ, is as follows :" In reverent memory of William Henry Pickering, 0.P., H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines for Yorkshire and North Midlands, who in 1910 received King Edward VII.'s Medal for Distinguished bravery, and, at the Cadeby Pit, Doncaster, crowned a life devoted to the service of God and man by a hero's death. This tablet is erected by the Governors, Master, Old Boys, and Boys of the School he honoured. Born October 1st, 1858 ; died July 9th, 1912. Greater love hath no man than this : that a man lay down his life for his friends." The Dean of York and the Bishop of Beverley were also present at the service.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. Under the Captaincy of Armstrong, Hockey was kept going with considerable keenness. On the whole, the season may be written down as a successful one, though the performances of the team were a little inconsistent. This is probably owing to the season being such a short one, and our best side was not really got together until the close of the season. Our strength lay in the forwards, who, as soon as they grasped the fact that they must keep going at top speed all the time, played really well, and showed a lot of excellent combination. The defence was weak, though Pattinson in goal, Armstrong at half, and sometimes Millhouse at hack, were very good.

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Captained his side with keenness and skill. Played a sound game at half, getting back to help his backs and feeding his forwards well. A. E. ROBINSON (1911-12-13). Centre forward. Made openings for those on each side of him but often waited in vain for the return pass. Though rather slow was very determined and always on the move. A safe though not brilliant shot. W. R. WRAY (1912-13). A dashing left inside and brilliant shot. Would have been more successful if he had combined a little more. H. G. GREENWOOD (1912-13) . A left half with a good idea of worrying his opponents. Inclined to be slow both in defence and clearing and should hit harder. 0. M. TENNENT (1913). A good outside right who played consistently to his form all through the season. Centred well but a little clumsy in taking his passes. G. MILLHOUSE. Back. Fast and a clean hitter. Exceptionally good in some matches but apt to sacrifice steadiness for brilliancy. E. P. PATTINSON (1913). A brilliant and safe goalkeeper with a good knowledge of goal play, his rushing out being most effective. W. H. HAYNES. Outside left. Started the season well but afterwards rather disappointing in a difficult place. At times combined well but often hit too hard. A. D. FOSTER. Right half. Did not show his best form until the end of the season and then played well. H. L. STIRLING. Right inside. Would have done much better with more experience of match play. An excellent shot but inclined to be selfish. The following have also played in the team :—R. H. Thornsby, P. A. W. Richards, W. G. Yeoman. C. L. ARMSTRONG (1911-12-13).

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Cricket is already in full swing, and if enthusiasm is any earnest of success, we should have a successful season. Of last year's team, we still have Haynes (Captain), Armstrong, Medhurst, and Nelson ; these, with Wray who was unlucky not to get his colours, should form the nucleus of a good side. Last year our batsmen failed to do themselves justice owing to the slow wickets ; given fast wickets—which seems probable— they should make any number of runs this year. They must remember however, that the first essential is " defence "—and that they will not make big scores if they attempt to put good length balls—however simple—on to the brick wall : they must learn to pick out the right ball for punishment. The success of our bowlers will depend largely on the skill of the fielding. If this keeps up to the standard of recent years, our bowlers should not fail us. There is room in the team for a really keen field, as we may have some difficulty in filling the last places. Though not expecting anything phenomenal, we do expect that with reasonable luck the team will improve upon its last year's record. The Second XI. will be very young, and must not expect great success, though there is among them much promising material.

CRICKET. SCHOOL V. G. F. TENDALL, ESQ.'S XI. Played on the School ground on Wednesday, May 21st. The School batted first on a soft wicket, and made a good start, Harpley being dismissed when 27 runs were on the board. Mr. Toyne then began to score freely and with the help of Nelson,

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Wray and Haynes, the " 200 " was reached just before the fifth wicket fell. The innings was eventually declared at the tea interval, at the score of 257 for eight wickets. After tea Mr. Tendall's XI. opened promisingly but the match had unfortunately to be abandoned on account of rain, having scored 63 at the cost of three wickets. Score and analysis :G. F. TENDALL, ESQ.'S XI.

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G. C. Nelson, lbw, b Peters . . . . 28 R. A. Harpley, c Sergt. Rowntree, b Peters 9 S. M. Toyne, Esq., c Sergt Rowntree, b Peters 126 C. L. Armstrong, lbw, b Jones . 10 W. R. Wray, c Peters, b Sergt Rowntree 23 W. H. Haynes, c Sergt. Rowntree, b Peters 20 C. E. H. Medhurst, c & b Peters lo 8 R. M. Baskett, not out E. P. Pattinson, run out D. Cluff, did not bat A. B. Radford, not out Extras 21

W. Dryden ,b Haynes 13 W. Whitlock, b Nelson i6 Rev. V. Jones, not out i8 J. C. Peters, c Wray, b Nelson . 12 W. H. Irving • Sergt. Rowntree H. T. Eddershaw D. M. Stuart did not bat. Jennings J. T. Gray G. F. Tendall Extras 4

Total (for 8 wkts.) . . 257

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DODSWORTH, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, May 24th. Our opponents batted first on a true wicket, but the School started well by capturing the first wicket after only 4 runs had been scored. The bowling continued to be quite steady and the batting side was dismissed for 85 runs, Nelson taking 6 wickets for 26 runs.

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The School started poorly, five of the team being dismissed for 29 runs. But Wray and Medhurst, coming into partnership at the fifth wicket, put up a fine stand, taking the score to 84, when Wray was unluckily dismissed with 41 runs to his credit. Medhurst continued to bat steadily after the opponents' score had been passed, and was bowled by Dodsworth after he had passed his 5o. The School was eventually dismissed for the total of 145. Score and analysis :B. DODSWORTH, ESQ.'S XI. E. M. Rutter, lbw, b Haynes . . .

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Col. Watson, c S. M. Toyne, Esq. b Nelson 22 Rev. R. Laffan, b Nelson 13 R. M. Wood, c Harpley, b Nelson o A. Gaunt, c S. M. Toyne, Esq , b Haynes 4 J. Landon, c Pattinson, b Nelson 9 F. P. Scott, b Haynes 2 0. Lindberg, b Haynes 31 G. F. Tendall, c Pattinson, b Nelson o B. Dodsworth, not out o K. Mackay, b Nelson i Extras 2

G. C. Nelson, c Tendall, b Rev. 13 Laffan 3 R. A. Harpley, b Rev. Laffan.. S. M. Toyne, Esq. b Rev. Laffan o C. L. Armstrong, b Rev. Laffan . o W. R. Wray, c Gaunt b Rev. Laffan 41 W. H. Haynes, c Wood, b Col. Watson 3 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Dodsworth 56 R. M. Baskett, c Tendall, b Col. Watson 5 D. Chit b Col. Watson 0. M. Tennent, b Dodsworth .. o E. P. Pattinson not out Extras

Total

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Total

M. 1 2

4 6 '45

57 26

4 6

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, May 28th. The School batted first, and after a slight reverse at the beginning, scored freely. Armstrong and Wray laid a good foundation by adding 5o runs to the score after the second wicket. Wray continued to bat confidently and after

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one-and-a-quarter hour's batting was dismissed, having bad luck to miss his century. The best of the others were Haynes, Armstrong, Medhurst, Baskett and Jolly. The School was all out for 233, after one-and-threequarter hour's batting. Bootharn started with two hours in which to get the runs, but did not seem to be able to score from the School bowling and just managed to play out time, nine of their wickets being down for 121, when time was called. Score and analysis :ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

G. C. Nelson, b Latchmore 4 R. A. Harpley, b Barker C. L. Armstrong, b Brooks 22 W. R. Wray, c C. A. Gibson, b Barker 99 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Brooks . . 18 W. H. Haynes, c Latchmore, b Brooks 35 18 R. M. Baskett, b Armstrong B. 0. Jolly, c Rattray, b Brooks 16 D. Cluff, not out 4 E. P. Pattinson, run out 6 0. M. Tennent, c Armstrong, b Wood 10 Extras

M. Rattray, b Nelson 13 J. J. Sykes, c Medhurst, b Haynes I G. L. Latchmore, b Medhurst.. . 4 J. 0. Wood, c & b Nelson 47 A. L. Wilson, c Armstrong, b Cluff E. 0. Foulds, b Haynes 23 R. Armstrong, c & b Medhurst 16 J. Barker, c Jolly, b Nelson . . . 3 H. R. Penny, c Harpley, b Haynes 6 0 0. C. N. Brooks, not out J L. Gibson, not out 0 Extras 7

Total

2 33

0. W.

H. Haynes

121

3 3

C. E. H. Medhurst

D. Cluff

4 I

G. C. Nelson

W. R. Wray R. M. Baskett

SCHOOL V. HYMER'S COLLEGE, HULL.

Played on Hymer's ground, Wednesday, June 4th. The School batted first on a hard wicket, and a promising start was made, the first wicket falling after threequarters of an

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hour's play for 27 runs. The School then seemed unable to do anything with the bowling and wickets fell fast, five wickets being down for 56 at the lunch interval. After lunch the Hymer's bowlers continued to have the best of the innings, and the side was out for 87, only Haynes and Nelson making any show at all. Hymer's College opened with great disaster, Haynes capturing three of their wickets with only 4 runs on the board. Hymer's then commenced to bat very steadily and just managed to get the runs with two wickets in hand. Score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

HYMER'S COLLEGE.

20 G. C. Nelson, lbw Chapman . . R. A. Harpley, b Bonar 5 C. L. Armstrong, c & b Chapman o W. R. Wray, b Bonar 33 W. H. Haynes, b Hutchinson 0. M. Tennent, c Peckett, b Bonar 4 C. E. H. Medhurst, c Laverack, b Hutchinson 2 H. L. Waddington, c Cameron, b Chapman 0 D. Cluff, b Hutchinson 2 A. B. Radford, not out 17 Extras

T. S. D. Bonar, c Haynes W. L. Hirst, c & b Haynes 38 A. F. Golthorpe, st Medhurst, b Haynes E. Laverack, b Haynes 2 R. T. Cameron, b Haynes C. Marr, c Medhurst, b Haynes 14 G. W. Jefferson, b Haynes 14 J. Hutchinson, c Medhurst, b Pattinson. II F. W. Cowley, b Nelson A. Chapman, not out 2 Extras 8

Total

Total o.

W. H. Haynes G. C. Nelson D. Cluff .. Pattinson .

SCHOOL

12.4 •

7 3 2

44 19

LEEDS G.S.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 7th. Leeds batted first on a slow wicket, and after one hour's play were out for 107. The School started well, Harpley and Nelson putting on 28 for the first wicket. The School having made 58 at the cost of three wickets, then collapsed, and it was only

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after a good stand by Medhurst that the score reached 90. Leeds opened their second innings after the tea interval, and the School by remarkable keenness in fielding had nine wickets down for 26, but a last wicket stand put their score up to 59. The School then went in having 77 runs to get to win and after some lively batting by Haynes and Armstrong hit off the runs. Score and analysnis 2ND INNINGS.

1ST INNINGS. LEEDS

G.S.

LEEDS

E. Fricker, b Nelson 5 H. T. Rigby, c Wray, b Nelson.. R. N. P. Wilson, c Harpley, b Cluff 19 H. C. Fricker, b Cluff 25 J. H. Ramsden, c Armstrong, b Pattinson 8 C. F. Whitaker, c Harpley, b Nelson 15 W. H. Allan, c Wray, b Pattinson o C. N. Andrews, st Armstrong, b Cluff 9 I0 A. A. Dalby, not out H. Nichols, run out 4 J. H. Elmer, lbw b Nelson ••7 Extras 4 Total

107

Total

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

G. C. Nelson, b E. Fricker R. A. Harpley, b H. J. Rigby . C. L. Armstrong, b E. Fricker . W. R. Wray, b H. J. Rigby . . . E. P. Pattinson, run out W. H. Haynes, b H. J. Rigby . 0. M. Tennent, b H. J. Rigby C. E. H. Medhurst, c Nichols .. H. L. Waddington, lbw b H. J. Rigby D. Cluff, not out C. H. S. Elliott, run out Extras

G.S.

2 E. Fricker, run out H. Rigby, run out H. C. Fricker, c Armstrong, b Nelson 20 J H. Ramsden, b Haynes R. Wilson, b Nelson A. Dalby, b Haynes C. F. Whittaker, b Nelson W. H. Allen, c Wray, b Nelson 14 C. M. Andrews, b Nelson o H. Nichols, c Wray, b Nelson 18 T. H. Elmer, not out Extras 3

24 I0 I0 12

6 0

I 16 0

4 0

Nelson, b E Fricker Harpley, b Rigby Armstrong, b Rigby Wray, c & b Rigby Haynes, b Wilson Tennent, not out Medhurst, lbw b E. Fricker Pattinson, run out Waddington, run out Cluff, b Rigby Elliott, not out Extras

26 9 25 i6 2

6 4 5 2

7 90

Total

103

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ROWING. 0.

W. H. Haynes

G. C. Nelson D. Cluff

ILI

4 3

7 1

E. P. Pattinson

2ND INNINGS.

H. Haynes

G. C. Nelson

Cluff

ROWING. BOAT RACE-HOUSE V. THE REST.

On March 27th was rowed a race 'between the House and Dayboys. The race appeared fairly open but the Dayboys were favourites. The House crew, however, rose to the occasion, and won by threequarters of a length, after a very good race throughout. Great credit is due to Mr. Walker who coached the winners. We are able to give a short account of the race below. Distance—School Boat House to Lendal Bridge. The Dayboys won the toss and essayed to row on the station side of the river. A good start was effected but the House, setting a fast stroke, at once took the lead, and began to draw away. This was maintained round the bend until approaching Scarborough Bridge, when the Dayboys, putting in some good work, began to draw up. On shooting the bridge the House led only by a few feet. The race now became more exciting, but the House, who continued to row much the faster stroke, again drew away and passed the post threequarters of a length ahead of the Dayboys. The stroking of Baskett for the House deserved the highest commendation.

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The following made up the crews : DAYBOYS. HOUSE. Stroke G. W. Hargreaves. Stroke R. M. Baskett. 3 H. Waddington. H. E. K. Reynolds. 3 2 G. B. E. Reynolds. 2 S. H. West. Bow H. Richardson. Bow G. T. P. Yeoman. Cox J. F. Ferguson. Cox R. Metcalfe.

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. On Friday, March 28th, the Annual Gymnastic Competition took place in the School Gymnasium. In the absence of the District Superintendent of the Northern Command Gymnasium, Staff Sergt. Harman (Army Gymnastic Staff) acted as judge. S.S. Harman, it will be noted, won the bayonet v. bayonet, and the foil v. foil classes at the Northern Command bronze medal competitions, held at the Infantry Barracks, York, on the preceding Thursday. Competition between the day boys and the house for the shield was exceedingly keen, and the standard of efficiency of their work was higher than ever it had been before. So evenly matched were they, that S.S. Harman found it impossible to make any distinction, and it was eventually decided that a relay race should be run. The race proved the most exciting feature of the programme, and resulted in the House team claiming the shield for the next year. One of the most striking features of the programme was the splendid display of physical exercises (without use of apparatus) by the boys of St. Olave's School, who went through their exercises with surprising precision and smartness. The work all round was of a very high standard, and reflected the greatest credit upon C.S.M. Ryan, who was responsible for their training. Interest in the event was increased by the fact that the instructors of the Garrison Gymnasium gave a display on the horizontal and parallel bars.

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Other items of the programme were :Fencing : B. M. Storey v. G. W. Hargraves. Giving and taking a lesson : G. W. Hardgraves v. C.S.M. Ryan (winner of All Skill-at-Arms Events, Olympia, London). In the latter case, G. A. Hyde was to have met C.S.M. Ryan, but Canon Owen explained that Hyde was down with influenza. Hyde, he said, had just returned from the public schools fencing competition, where, having started only two or three months ago, he beat last year's winner from Winchester, who had won the competition on three successive occasions, and who had been fencing for five years. Exhibition Boxing : R. A. Harpley and H. Richardson ; L. E. Cutforth and W. V. R. Wilson ; G. A. Allan and A. De Little (St. Olave's). At the close the Rev. Canon Owen said that it was his very pleasing duty to ask those present to accord a most hearty vote of thanks to S.S. Harman, S.M. Ryan, and the Instructors of the Garrison Gymnasium for their services. The position which the former had occupied that afternoon was one which required expert knowledge on the subject, and they were exceedingly fortunate in securing his services. Speaking of S.M. Ryan, he said that everybody who had witnessed the exhibitions of the boys that afternoon must agree that he had not let the grass grow under his feet. The work that day was better than it had been before, and particularly was he pleased with the work of the young boys. He would like to take that oppotrunity of con-, gratulating S.S. Harman on his successes in the Northern Command Competitions. The proposition was carried with acclamation, three cheers being given for S.S. Harman, S.M. Ryan, and the Instructors of Garrison Gymnasium. ATHLETIC SPORTS. On April znd and 3rd the Annual Athletic Sports were held. The preceding day was the one originally fixed for the Sports,

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but owing to heavy rains it was necessary to postpone them till the following day. The ground was very wet and hardly fit to run on, in consequence of which the times were perhaps not so good as they might have been. However, though the ground was bad the weather was splendid, and at the conclusion the prize-giving took place in the open air. The prizes were given away by Miss Owen, who thus took her farewell leave of the School. On the whole the standard was good all round. Armstrong won the " Weight " with a fair put of 26 ft. 8 ins., and Tennent won the Long Jump with the creditable jump of 17 ft. 4 ins. The High Jump was below the usual standard the winner only clearing 4 ft. 8 ins. The Sprint races were good, the Quarter Mile, won by Barraclough, being a particularly exciting race. The Mile also provided a good race, though Haynes eventually won with little difficulty. Among the juniors there were many promising runners, Bramley in particular finishing the Junior Quarter Mile in excellent style. The winning throw in Throwing the Cricket Ball, was decidedly poor, only 65 yards being covered as against something over 8o last year. Perhaps one of the most exciting events of the Sports was the Tug-of-war between the House and Dayboys. The Dayboys won the toss and consequently had the slight advantage afforded by the slope of the ground. Both teams were about equal in weight and pulled —if we may be allowed the expression—for all they were worth. The Dayboys pulled the House over twice out of three pulls and so won a well-earned victory. The complete list of prize winners is as follows :— Putting the Weight (open). I. C. L. Armstrong ; 2. O. M. Tennent. Long Jump (open). 1. 0. M. Tennent (17 ft. 4 ins.) ; 2. W. H. Haynes. 120 Yards Hurdles (open). 1. 0. M. Tennent ; 2. W. R. Wray. Ioo Yards Flat Race (open). 1. Millhouse ; 2. W. Wray. Throwing the Cricket Ball (open). 1. P. A. W. Richards (65 yds.) ; 2. W. Wray.

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Mile Race (open). 1. W. H. Haynes, (5 mins. 16 secs.) ; 2. A. D. Foster ; 3. H. S. Waddington. High Jump (open). 1. Pattinson (4 ft. 8 ins.) ; 2. W. Wray. Quarter-Mile (open). 1. C. G. Barraclough (6o secs.) ; 2. Millhouse. no Yards Handicap (open). 1. W. Wray ; 2. Edgcome. Half-Mile Handicap (open). 1. 0 Gray ; 2. H. Waddington. 120 Yards Hurdles (under 16). I. Wilson ; 2. Chilman. Long Jump (under 16). 1. J. Bramley ; 2. Ash. roo Yards (under 14). 1. DeLittle ; 2. Gray. Quarter-Mile (under 15). 1. J. Bramley ; 2. K. Chilman. High Jump (under 16). 1. Stainthorpe ; 2. K. Chilman and J. S. Wood. roo Yards (under 15). 1. J. Bramley ; 2. Ash. Consolation Race (open). A. E. Robinson. Consolation Race (under 15). K. Chilman. Old Boys' Race. P. Scott, Esq. Tug-of-War. House v. Dayboys, won by the Dayboys. Victor Ludorum. 0. M. Tennent.

HORACE—LIB III. CAR. IX. HORACE-LYDIA. HE.

When enshrined in thy heart and supreme in my might, I alone and unrivalled could bring With embraces a flush to thy neck snowy white, More right than Persia's " great king. "

SHE.

While thy heart burned with love for Lydia alone And to Chloe thy thoughts had not strayed More glorious than Ilia the mother of Rome Renowned I dwelt undismayed.

HE. But now Chloe of Thrace rules alone in my heart Skilled in strains on the chords of the lyre. Aye ! for her without fear, with my life I would part If fate should her sweet life require.

THE CUCX00.

SHE.

Me, Calais Ornytus's Thurian son Has fired with mutual flame For his sake, twice to lay down my life I'd not shun If the fates would withhold their stern claim.

HE.

What, if Venus returns and again as of old 'Neath her brazen yoke binds each stray'd heart And when cast off be Chloe with tresses of gold For spurn'd Lydia the doors stand apart ?

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SHE. Though more fickle art thou than a cork on the deep, He more bright than a star in the sky More changeable thou than where Hadria's storms sweep With thee would I fain live and die. " TENUES GRANDIA."

THE CUCKOO. The melody sweet of thy haunting refrain We welcome anew every spring. What gladness awakes at thy echoing strain ! What message of joy thou dost bring ! With rapture we follow thy musical flight, Or linger to list to thy cry ; And urchins will mimic thy notes with delight, And herald thy name to the sky. But, ah fickle fate, by the middle of June, In tones that are fervent and real We heartily curse thy monotonous tune, Consigning thy music to Sheol. " PELLIS."

On, on, my steed, press onward through the sullen roar and flash : Though danger strews our pathway thou need'st no spur nor lash : Though deadly hail fly round us tearing up the sodden ground Yet we must still speed onward and may fortune keep us sound. Alas, my steed is pierced by a splinter in his side And sinking fast : is this to be the finish of our ride ? With mournful heart I draw the o-koxoik from his sinking form. Alas, my bike has punctured in a wretched thunderstorm. " FURIBUNDIJS."

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CORRESPONDENCE. CORRESPONDENCE.

The Secretary of the Old Peterite Club has asked the Editors to print the following letter received by him from Miss Owen. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, April 3rd, 1913• DEAR MR. PETERS,

I want to thank you and the Old Peterites most warmly for including me in the beautiful gifts which were presented to my brother last night. We do indeed appreciate them both for their own sakes, and still more as coming from so many old friends. One of our greatest regrets in leaving the School is the bidding farewell, not only to the present boys, but to " The Old Boys," and the pleasant gatherings we have had with them. I hope that you may find some opportunity of conveying my sincere thanks to all those who have taken part in giving us these beautiful presents. With my kindest remembrances to you and to them, Believe me, Yours very sincerely, ISOBEL O'B. OWEN.

To the Editors of the " Peterite." DEAR SIRS,

I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my thanks on behalf of the School for the energy displayed by Mr. Tendall and Mr. Toyne during the holidays, in taking care of the pitch and practice wickets, also to the three boys who came down and helped with rolling, etc. It is also a great help to School cricket that the Masters should show such great keenness in turning out to nets and games ; I should also like to express the gratefulness felt by everyone to Mr. Toyne, and Mr. R. K. Yeld for very kindly offering prizes for fielding, bowling and

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batting. I feel sure that all these acts are bound to add a great stimulus to the Sthool's keenness in every department of the cricket, and any success we may have will be in a great measure due to the efforts of the Masters. Yours truly, W. H. HAYNES, Captain of Cricket.

To the Editors of the " Peterite." CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CHRISTCHURCH,

N.Z.

DEAR SIRS,

It may possibly be of interest to some of your readers to have a short letter from the Antipodes, even though it deal with no very important matters : at anyrate a certain cigarette case which lies before me, makes me think that you might perhaps be able to find room for an effusion from my pen. Of New Zealand life and scenery I am not as yet qualified to speak ; so I intend to give you a brief account of the journey out. We left England on January 2nd, and I am happy to think that the last day I spent on English soil was extremely beautiful. Our boat, the " Arawa," was lying in the Thames at Tilbury, and the scene as we dropped down stream that evening was extraordinarily calm and peaceful—fortunately for us the sea was so too, until some 24 hours were passed, and then we were only just outside Plymouth. We lay in Plymouth harbour from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon, the day of the English—South African match ; a day of gale and rain ; when we left in the evening there was still some disturbance on the ocean, too much for the comfort of the poorer sailors, of whom I, alas, was one : and it was not till Monday morning that I ventured to consider myself safe from qualms. Our boat was on the whole fairly comfortable, save for the fact that the deck space

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for the 2nd Class was limited in the extreme. We left home with about 12 1st Class passengers, 40 2nd Class, and nearly 400 3rd Class. At Capetown we were joined by more than 25 fresh 2nd Class passengers, and after that we had hardly room to move. The first few days were occupied in settling down and making friends with one another. Of course the weather grew warmer as we got South, and by the time we reached Teneriffe (on Jan. 9th) it was quite hot. I may say here that the whole journey was marked by beautiful weather ; a week before we sailed, the unhappy " Narrung " had met with its awful adventures in the " Bay ; " the day after we got out of the Bay vessels met with very heavy seas. The Capetown papers told us of dreadful storms everywhere, and yet the Bay was not more than choppy, and only upset us because we had not yet got our sea-legs, and even when we were well in the " Roaring Forties " we only had one half-gale, and that very night we carried out a successful Whist Drive, so comfortably did the boat ride. As I have said, we reached Teneriffe on Jaunary 9th. I was reading Greek History (for my industrious habits followed me even on board the Arawa) when a fellow passenger summoned me to the other side of the ship to look at the view, and there I saw the most amazing sight that has ever struck my eyes—the scene defies description. I can only say in bald words that planted in the middle of an azure sea was a huge dark mass, crowned by a wreath of fleecy cloud, from which issued a most lovely snow-clad peak, which seemed to hang in the air as though absolutely etherial ; the sun striking on it sideways showed up every crevasse, as though it had been a delicate blue vein, and the whole formed a picture of a fairyland. As we drew nearer the peak vanished from our view, but we had some gorgeous scenery, the most beautiful colouring, that kept us glued to the ship's side for some three hours, before we reached Santa Cruz. There we were at once surrounded by boats with diving boys, who reaped a perfect harvest of coppers, one especially, who had only one leg, dived and swam like a seal.

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A party of us landed and visited the town, which is dirty and extremely picturesque—funny little Spanish soldiers and police in number out of all proportion, according to our ideas, to the population. Queer Moorish-like houses, with flat roofs, and open courts inside ; an interesting, though to my eyes very ugly cathedral. These are the impressions that remain in my mind. We left again that evening, and next day began the " serious " business of the voyage. A Committee was elected to arrange for Sports and Entertainments, and then was started a programme of Concerts, Debates, Quoits, Deck Billiards, Potato Races (I ran three heats in the Tropics and thought I should die as a result), Cock-fighting, and so on, that carried us right up to Hobart, where some of the party left the ship, so the " Prize-giving took place the night before we arrived there. Unfortunately the voyage was not well stage managed, and with the exception of a few porpoises and shoals of flying fish, I have no thrilling reminiscences of whales, sharks, or sea serpents, with which to entertain you. We can, therefore, pass rapidly through the heat and calm of the Tropics, and come to Capetown, which we reached on January 24th. There the announcement that our numbers were going to be swelled to the utmost filled us all with wrath, and the fact that we arrived at 5 p.m. instead of mid-day did not help to appease our anger. A very fine view of Table Mountain was granted to us by the fates, who for that occasion only removed the " Table Cloth " of cloud and showed the massive lump in all its grandeur. After an interminable wait we were able to land, and made what speed the little train would allow us, into the town. The main street—which is about all I saw—is really very fine, with good shops on both sides, and one or two really good buildings. After a hurried tea, a fellowpassenger and I went off by train to Groote Schiir (spelling not guaranteed), Rhodes' estate. We did not go to his house, which stands as it was in his life time, but struck off, up the lower slopes of the mountain, to his monument. This is a really fine piece of work—a Doric colonnade planted in the midst of some quite wild country ; from it leads downward a broad flight of steps,_ .

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about 25 in number, at the base of which is a terrace whereon stands Watts' Statue of Energy. The view from here is lovely. Directly below lies Capetown, with Table Bay to the left, and a broad plain to the right, while in the far distance is a great range of mountains, whose name you will find in any geography book, but not in any writings of mine. After a small supper we returned to the ship, to find a perfect inferno. The whole ship carefully enclosed, as far as possible, in canvas, the air black with coal dust, a thick layer of which was deposited on every thing that one touched ; and in the midst of it all a yelling crowd of black men, who looked, without exception, under the glow of the arc lights, as though they had come straight from the lower regions. Off again next morning at 5 a.m., after a dreadful night of noise and heat, the latter aggravated by the fact that the coaldust made it absolutely necessary to have the port hole shut. Then began the dullest part of the whole voyage—for 24 days we did not see a ship, and it was very rare that we were ever in communication with anything by wireless. But to me there was a special alleviation : there had come on board at Capetown what we had been longing for, some one who could play Fives, an English International Tennis player, named Barnes, and he, the Captain, the Doctor and I had about fives games a week of a most exciting and amusing game of Fives. We played with a tennis ball in an alcove on the 1st Class deck ; for back wall canvas stretched on the railings. A ventilator running down in one corner about a yard from either wall formed an obstacle which demanded much cunning if the shot was to be a success, and posts behind, a rail all round about half way up the wall, and a low roof with iron beams, all helped to make the ball perform the most extraordinary antics. One day expecially, gave us real sport, when we were rubber all, game all, and gameball all ! The last point unhappily fell to Barnes and the Doctor, who always played against the Captain and me. Hobart was reached on February 13th. A very provincial little town, with lovely country round, a beautiful approach, up the estuary of

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the Derwent, and a huge tree-clad mountain behind. There we had two nights. There was nothing to do, but I got a little enjoyment out of a very bad and very hard golf course, and a lot out of a real Australian melodrama, with bushrangers and revolvers galore, and a comic element supplied by an aboriginal on the one hand, and, on the other, a somewhat pass& English Governor. The last stage of the journey brings us to Wellington, where we arrived on February 18th. There again we had a lovely approach to the harbour ; but a far better town than Hobart, built on the hills that run right down to the sea. Then came a rather trying day ; new arrangements to be made, friends to say good-bye to (and it is strange how intimate one gets with people in a few weeks, within the narrow limits of a ship's decks), luggage to be landed, with infinite difficulty, and so on. But all got finished at last, and finally at 8 p.m. I sailed on the " ferry boat " that runs between Wellington and Lyttleton, the harbour of Christchurch. That night we ran into the first fog I had seen since leaving England ; but, fortunately, ran into nothing else. One more beautiful harbour, and so to land, with time to give a hasty glimpse at the Terra Nova, the vessel of the late Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition, and up here to my new home. But your patience is surely exhausted by now, so I must close, With the best wishes to the Old School under the New Regime, B. MATTHEWS.

VALETE. G. W. HARGRAVES. Dayboy. Entered September, 1907 ; left April, 1913. znd XI. 1910-11-12. XV. 1912-13. School IV. and VIII. 1911-12. Dayboys' IV., 1910-11-12. V. Modern. Choir. H. L. STIRLING. House. Entered January, 1911 ; left April, 1913, VI. Modern,

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0. T. DURRANT. House. Entered September, 1909 ; left March, 1913. V. Classical (upper). 2nd XI., 1911-12. Choir. A. D. FOSTER. House. Entered September, 1909 ; left April, 1913. 2nd XV., 1912. 2nd XI., 1912. V. Modern (lower). Choir. R. H. THORNSBY. House. Entered January, 1910 ; left April, 1913. 2nd XV., 1912. V. Modern (lower). Choir. C. M. W. SHADWELL. Dayboy. Entered September, 1910 ; left 1913. IV. Modern. Choir. SALVE. E. English. IV. Modern. (House).

ST. OLAVE'S. SALVETE. Richardson, R. S. Leetham, C. Gill, W. W. VALETE. Leetham, H. R. Filby, E. A. ALCUIN HOUSE. SALVETE. Storrs-Fox, Michael. Larg, Duncan. VALETE. Grant Lawson, Peter. Leetham, Claude (to S. Olave's).

PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF CRICKET FIELD. Most of our readers will already have heard that there is at last an opportunity of purchasing the land adjoining the cricket field, and so making it possible to play cricket there without perpetual boundary hits. An option of purchase has been obtained at a very moderate price, and an appeal has been issued to Old Peterites to contribute to the purchase.. The Governors have spent so much on the School lately that it is

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difficult for them to do more without substantial assistance. But the purchase is really imperatively necessary to the School, and we hope that all its friends, whether Old Peterites or not, will help by donations, large or small. Cheques may be sent to A. Peters, Esq., New Street, York, or H. C. Scott, Esq., Blake Street, York, and should be forwarded at once, so that the authorities may know on what assistance they may rely.

OLD PETERITE AND SCHOOL NEWS. On April 5th, at St. Mary's Church, Harrow on the Hill, by the Vicar, Canon Joyce, Robert Hugh, eldest son of George Bailey, Brockley View, Forest Hill, S.E., to Millicent Clare, eldest daughter of the late G. H. Morris, Ph. D., F.I.C., F.C.S., and Mrs. Morris Quinton, Sudbury, Middlesex. B. 0. Jolly has been elected to a Classical Exhibition at Downing College, Cambridge. C. W. Richards has been elected to the James Johnson Scholarship at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Congratulations to E. P. Pattinson on receiving his School Hockey Colours. Congratulations to H. L. Waddington, G. C. West, and G. T. P. Yeoman, and J. Ferguson, on receiving their House Boating Colours, also to H. E. K. Reynolds, H. Richardson and A. Metcalfe on receiving their Dayboys' Boating Colours. C. W. Richards has been elected Secretary of the Sidney Sussex R.U.F.C., Cambridge, for next season. The new School Tuck Shop was opened on Saturday, May 27th. The Committee appointed for its general management is made of the following :—B. 0. Jolly, C. L. Armstrong, W. H. Haynes, H. L. Chilman, H. L. Tovey, G. T. P. Yeoman, W. G. Yeoman, President, Mr. Toyne. Treasurer, Mr. Eddershaw.

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CONTEMPORARIES.

On Thursday, June 5th, were held St. Olave's Sports. We hope to publish a detailed account in our next number.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks, apologising for any inadvertent omissions, the receipt of the following Contemporaries :—Haileyburian, Merchistonian, Dunelmian, Sedberghian, Malvernian, Bromsgrovian, Framlinghamian, Newtonian, Danensis, Pocklingtonian, Hurst Johnian, Baring High School Chronicle, Eastbournian, Leodiensian, Barrovian, The Arena.