Contemporaries

with both stars. P. Penty has gained his first star at last, but there are one or two old-stagers who are still unable to look a skipping rope in the face without displaying their remarkable ability for tying up their legs in a confusion of knots.

The Blue Six won the Inter-Six Competition easily from the Red Six. Yellow were two points behind the latter and so last term's positions were reversed.

The editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines, and apologise for omissions:—" The ,Johnian " (2), " The Journal of Hellenic Studies," " The Artists' Rifles Gazette " (2), " The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell," Bootham Journal," " The Pocklingtonian," " The Ashville Magazine," " The Denstonian," " The Ousel " (2), " The Magazine of St. Peter's College (Adelaide)," " The Leodiensian," " The Sedberghian," " The Reptonian," "The Ampleforth Journal," "The Haileyburian," " The Brighton College Magazine," " The Dunelmian," " The Cantuarian," " The Cranleighan," " Danensis," " The Dovorian," " The Draxonian," " The Eagle," " The Eastbournian," " The Giggleswick Chronicle." " The Merchistonian," " The Hymerian," " The Johnian," " The Hymerian," " The Limit," " The Malvernian," " The Monktonian," " The Nottinghamian," " St. Bees School Magazine," " The Scardeburgian," " The Stoneyhurst Magazine," " The Worksopian."

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK.

EXAMINATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, 1938.

An Examination will be held on June 7th and 8th for the award of Scholarships and Exhibitions. Candidates may be examined either at their Preparatory Schools, when supervision is guaranteed, or at St. Peter's School.

The limit of age is under 14 on June 1st, 1938.

The Scholarships and Exhibitions available for award in one or other of these Examinations are as follows:— One Foundation Scholarship value £60, and three of £35 to £45. Three Exhibitions value £15—£20 each. Three Day Boy Scholarships of £15—£20 each. Two of the Scholarships are reserved, other things being equal, for sons of the Clergy or Officers of H.M. Forces.

Papers will be set as follows :- A. Obligatory. (1) English Grammar and Composition. (2) Elementary Mathematics (Mathematics I). (3) English History and Geography. (A large choice of questions will be given, so , that a boy is not required to concentrate on any special period or country.) (4) Latin Grammar and Translation. (5) French Grammar and Translation. B. Optional. (6) More Advanced Mathematics (Mathematics II). (7) Latin Composition. (8) French Composition. (9) Greek Translation, Grammar and Sentences. (10) Science.

Candidates are expected to offer one or more of the optional subjects. An outstanding performance in one of these papers will receive greater credit than mediocre performances in several.

A few sets of papers set in recent Examinations are available, and may be had on application to the Headmaster.

The Entry Form, obtainable on application, together with Birth Certificate, should be returned to the Headmaster before May 21st for the Examination in June.

EDITORIAL NOTICES.

" The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence.

Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well.

All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P.

Club to which the subscription is £1 per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C.

Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. The Editors of " The Peterite " are P. B. Cockburn,

J. M. Rucklidge, T. F. Cameron, E. V. Elgey,

J. H. Wright. The Editors of " The Peterite " will be glad to supply any past numbers which they may have to those desiring them, at the price of 6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar,

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