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PETERITE. Vol.. XVI.

MARCH, tgot.

No. 149.

THE PLAY. HE Play at the end of last term was " A Comedy of Errors." To say that it was a success, capitally staged and acted with taste and feeling, would be the merest of commonplaces. It is only necessary to mention that, for the 25th time it was " under the production " of Mr. Yeld, and that, as usual, he eagerly devoted all his energies, skill, and experience to the budding actors he had selected with so much discrimination. R. Baldwin, as Antipholus of Ephesus, displayed undoubted talent, and showed that he had studied his part with conscientious intelligence. Sale, with his inborn grace of manner and charm of voice, threw an ornamental touch of romance into the character of the other Antipholus, reaching its climax in the pathetic scene, when he declared his devotion to the " fair " Luciana (who wore a wig!) The Duke was capitally acted by T. E. Pulleyn, who entered well into the spirit of the part, and gives promise of yet greater things. His stalwart form lent the necessary dignity to a commanding character. P. H. Yeld and Scott, as the two Dromios, were witty and amusing, and made their hits well, whilst Roy still further increased his reputation by treating us to a really excellent piece of acting in his impersonation of Adriana.

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Of the minor characters M. Richards as /Emilia achieved great distinction, acting with much sympathy and expression. Fisher, as the Hostess, began his monologue very well, but apparently became somewhat bored, and tailed off in rather an " absentminded " manner. So much for the play. Where everyone did his level best it is unpleasant to pick out certain characters it is only the chronicler's fear of bringing blushes of modesty to the cheeks of the others, that he refrains from saying all kinds of nice and pleasant things about them. As usual, many fair and distinguished visitors graced us with their presence, amongst whom we were delighted to welcome the Dean and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, and Mr. and Mrs. Bandford. The Epilogue, of course, provoked the greatest enthusiasm. Indeed, the two evenings were thoroughly symbolical of hearty Christmas good will and cordiality, and not the least pleasing feature was to witness once more the keen and loyal interest the Old Boys take in their old school, making us proud to realise that we are as true to ourselves as is any school in the country.

The cast was as follows :— SOLINUS, Duke of Ephesus T. E. PULLEYN AEGEON, a Merchant of Syracuse A. NEILSON R. DE C. BALDWIN ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE . • A. B. SALE (twin brothers, and sons to Aegeon and lEmilia) . •• DROMIO OF EPHESUS H. C. SCOTT •• .. P. H. YELD DROMIO OF SYRACUSE (twin brothers, and attendants on the two Antipholuses) T. C. NEWTON BALTHAZAR, a Merchant .. H. S. LEONARD •. ANGELO, a Goldsmith FIRST MERCHANT, Friend to Antipholus of • . H. W. F. GARLAND Syracuse •• •. E. E. YELD SECOND MERCHANT, to whom Angelo is a Debtor •• G. E. SLEIGHTHOLM •• PINCH, a Conjuror ..

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AEMILIA, Wife to Aegeon, an Abbess of Ephesus M. W. RICHARDS ADRIANA, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus

.. M. H. T. ROY •• . C. P. DENBY •• LUCE, Servant to Adriana •• •• •. G. NEWTON HOSTESS OF THE PORPENTINE . • G. A. FISHER •• Guards, Gaolers, Citizens, Headsman. LUCIANA, her Sister

At the close of the play R. Baldwin delivered the following epilogue, written by Mr. Yeld :The 25th Year of St. Peter's Play, Finds us still faithful to our Shakespeare's sway. What's five and twenty years ? A goodly span, To most—but we so long ago began ? The fact is—'twill the " Daily Mail" surprise— Our age is not a question of surmise, Reconstitute the Schools of 732, We're there with merits neither small nor few ; Our boys were then prepared high places to fill, In Church, in State, in War—they are so still. A year of many changes this has been : (1) We've lost—permit the phrase —our King and Queen, Who shall their kindly thoughts and actions count ? You all know " Where until it doth amount," Not in school only, but at all our games, Their presence urged us to the highest aims. They soothed us losing, cheered us' when we won, And treated every old boy as a son. Some styled their house, " The Old Peterite Hotel," They meant it jest—but 'twas the truth as well. Be Lissington a land of milk and honey, And life for them and their's for ever sunny ! The Gallic and the German tongues will leaven At no long date the lovely land of Devon, For--'tis our loss but their abundant gain— They've Mr. (2) Preston o'er the schools to reign. May he succeed there, as he here succeeded, And may they highly value him as we did. Our New Head Master (3) heartily we greet, Long may he live to sit in Alcuin's seat Some to their own hearts prophesied much woe when They heard our altered state—but Mr. Owen, Has proved the prophets ludicrously wrong, The simple truth is we are going strong.

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And as mere words mean little, let me indicate, In Teasdale's Hastings what my words will vindicate. Miss Owen, too, we welcome—she has reigned, But a few months, yet all our hearts has gained. To Messrs. (4) Senior, (5) Curgenven, (6) Pawle, We give a loyal welcome, one and all. The first for excellent concerts we've to thank, Without them Saturday would be a blank, The third o'ersees the Peterite Bodleian, And our photographers have sung a pzean, For he presides with wisdom and propriety, Over our new photographers' society. Results may be but negative, as yet, But when the weather clears you'll say, " Well met." Mr. Curgenven bears a well-known name, Upon the Marlborough Nomads roll of fame I Much has he helped us in our favourite pastime, And on our progress in it spent a vast time. Loud thro' our land has thrilled the trumpet call, And hosts have answered, heroes true and tall. Heroes, too, knowing scarce one English word, In Freedom's sacred cause have drawn the sword ; Sons of that land of mountain, lake, and snows, Thro' which the glorious St. Lawrence flows. Freedom we gave—they tasted of its joy, And would to speed it all their strength employ. Gladly they traversed the long leagues of foam, To give to others, what they prized at home, What nobler praise has Nation ever won ? The just reply emphatically " None." Boys from the Old School by these heroes stood, And with their life-blood sealed the brotherhood. We mourn them. Yes ! Yet happy them we call, Whom glory crowned with (7) Whytehead and with Hall (8), Those who, struck down by wounds or by disease, Back to their native land have crossed the seas. I'm sure you all will much rejoice to hear it— Are either well again, or very near it, (9) Mitchell, whose powers athletic all men knew, Has proved his prowess as a soldier too. We would we here could mention every name, Of Peterites who've won a warrior's fame, 'Tis vain—but even in the briefest summary, We must name (z o) Huffam, (i i) Mortimer, (i 2) Montgomery. At Oxford, Teasdale (I 3), it delightful sounds, Has won in solid cash [4.50.

THE PLAY.

We hope, we know, his " Hastings " will not tire him, But with resolves for future triumphs fire him, (if) Mellor at Hertford flourishes—to Roy (15), At Sidney Sussex fortune is not coy, (16) Kirke's brow the victor's laurel too has decked, Who into Woolwich passed from School direct. If cricket was not this year quite " red letter," Next year, to trust the prophets, 'twill be better. Of matches with our friends—foes, Durham—one, Was spoilt by rain, the other by us won. To a young team Fate's usually severe, Yet Football has not been amiss this year. With Leeds we fought an excellent fight at home, To see a better you'd have far to roam. They shaped right well, St. Peter's did the same, And just ere time was called secured the game. Leeds played in excellent style—they made us feel That they were foemen worthy of our steel. Upon the field they challenged us—their deeds, Deserved response—we played again at Leeds. Critics were many, but could fault detect In neither side—keen, prompt, and mud bedecked. The fight was fought with pluck, skill and good temper. We snatched a win—two tries to one—sic semper, Your poet would not preach did he not ken How well these contests out of boys make men. Each has his place, his work—he stands the test, And win or lose—he does his very best. Learning is much, but character is more, The two combined bring Peterites to the fore. Old Boys, of course, as usual great things do, (I 7) Walton at Oxford gained his well-earned Blue, He has his North Cap, and all England hails, His choice as half to play the men of Wales. (i8) Russell has captained Yorkshire undismayed, And for the North at Bristol " Forwards " played, Moreover, as his northern friends expected, He has " reserve " for England been selected, While (19) Sherwood scored for Yorkshire by good hap, And (20) Yeld of Leicester won his " Midland Cap." (2!) Carter and (22) Hood at hockey still excel, And both for York and Yorkshire play up well. P.S.—These winter nights give time to read, And most of you, one book at least will need, Permit your bard the privilege of a Friend, And let him such a volume recommend.

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He knows the author well if ever man did, And thinks well of him also—to be candid– Would you at York the joys of summer sun win, Buy " Scrambles in the Graians " (Fisher Unwin). To read it would be recreation true, And when that's barred you've heard what doth ensue. Should you desire one more work to peruse, An O. P. offers you the book to choose. De Quincey's Essays, (23) J. H. Fowler edits, And him with lore and skill each critic credits. Order these books, your Christmas will be bright, Read them it will be brighter, Friends, good night. (I), Rev. G. T. Handford, M.A., and Mrs. Handford ; (2), Mr. H. W. Preston, M.A. ; (3), Rev. E. C. Owen, M A. ; (4), Mr. W. S. Senior, B.A., Balliol Coll., Oxford ; (5), Mr. G. Curgenven, B.A. , Corpushitl.,Oxfd;(6)MrCDPawle,.ATinty Coll., Cambridge; (7), W. W. D. Whytehead, Imperial Yeomanry, killed in action ; (8), Rupert H. Hall, Second-Lieutenant, Sherwood Foresters, died of wounds ; (9), Frank Mitchell ; (1 o), Sydney Huffam ; (1 1), Captain J. Mortimer; (i2), Lieut.-Colonel A. J. Montgomery, R.A., was wounded while in command of a Brigade Division at Potgieter's Drift ; (13), E. D. Teasdale, Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen's Coll., Oxford; (if) S. A. Mellor, Exhibitioner of Hertford Coll., Oxford ; (15), D. W. Roy, Exhibitioner and Natural Science Prizeman at Sidney Sussex Coll., Cambridge ; (r6), E. St. G. Kirke passed into Woolwich direct from School ; (17), E. J. Walton, Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen's Coll., Oxford, played for Oxford v. Cambridge, and for the North v. South ; ha; been chosen to play for England v. Wales ; (18), R. F. Russell played for North v. South, and captained Yorkshire v. Devonshire and Glamorgan, is reserve for England v. Wales ; (.i9), T. T. P. Sherwood plays three-quarters for Yorkshire ; (zo), G. G. Yeld plays for the Midlands ; (21), W. M. Carter ; (zz), N. L. Hood; (23), J. H. Fowler, M.A., formerly Scholar of Trinity Coll., Oxford.

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O.P. DINNER. A NEW SCHEME SKETCHED BY THE HEAD MASTER. Mainly from the " Yorkshire Herald."

The Annual Dinner was held on December zoth, at the Black Swan Hotel, York. The Headmaster (the Rev. E. C. Owen) presided, and the members present were Mr. F. J. Munby, Mr. T. B. Whytehead, Councillor R. B. Lambert, Mr. T. P. Noble, the Rev. J. Raine, the Rev. C. Robertson, Dr. A. E. Chapman, Mr. G. G. Yeld, Messrs. T. Ware, E. V. Howgate, H. R. Partington, G. Yeld. W. M. Carter, Councillor Dashwood Carter, Preston Cobb, N. T. Crombie, W. L. Crombie, Dr. N. L. Hood, Dr Campbell Rose, A. Peters, Councillor W. A. Pearson, J. W. Craven, K. E. T. Wilkinson, J. Brown, J. Shepherd, H. F. Chadwick, J. B. Clarke, P. Z. Newman, A. W. Eastwood, C. Scott, R. Teasdale. The Chairman proposed the loyal toasts which were musically honoured. Dr. A. E. Chapman submitted the " Archbishop and Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations." The Rev. J. T. Raine replied, and spoke of the connection of St. Peter's School with the Church, and asked old scholars to remember the debt they owed it. Councillor R. B. Lambert gave " The Imperial Forces," and said the war had shown that England had men ready, as in the past, to fight for their Sovereign and Country. Councillor W. A. Pearson acknowledged the toast. He said the Volunteers were not only willing and ready but anxious to do what the country required of them. If it ever became necessary he felt convinced that the manhood of England would take up their arms. Mr. F. J. Munby proposed " The School," and said it was fifty years since he first went to St. Peter's. The change in the constitution of the School was deeply interesting, and they should watch it and hope for great things from it. He should like to take his share in welcoming Mr. Owen.

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The Headmaster was warmly received. He said he was cradled in the public school ideal, and he had always regarded it as the " ne plus ultra" of an Englishman. When, therefore, he found it was his lot to be connected with a school, the name of which he had known well from his earliest years, he came with an inquiring mind and a certain amount of anxiety. He applied the tests one by one, and to all of them St. Peter's had rung true. He considered the standard of intelligence at St. Peter's exceptionally high, and he found himself surrounded with colleagues who were highly qualified and ready to give themselves unstintingly to the school. Moreover, he found himself face to face with an old boys' Club which he considered to be conspicuous for its vitality and patriotism. His second master, who would respond to the toast, embodied not only the spirit of St. Peter's but the spirit of the public schools of England. Mr. G. Yeld also replied to the toast. When he arrived at this school in 1868, he came to teach +2 boys who had very strong ideas as to having their own way. And so had he. They both developed their views as far as they could. The boys had the advantage in some ways. He had the advantage in one way. At the end of a few months they arrived at a manner of living which suited both parties. Since then he had been able to form some idea what sort of a man was likely to be a success as head of the school, and he had not the slightest hesitation in saying that under Mr. Owen this school would be as great a success as anyone could wish it to be. Mr. Yeld dealt with the position of the school as to athletics and theatricals, and said he was delighted with his new colleagues on the teaching staff. He believed very bright days indeed were in store for St. Peter's at no distant date. Mr. T. B. Whytehead told some amusing stories of school life in proposing "The Chairman." As the mouthpiece of the Governors, he said they had spent a great deal of time discussing the possibilities of the school in the future. He entered St. Peter's in 18+8 and was there for seven consecutive years. The difference in the school at present and when he first knew it was very remarkable. He shared in the opinion that if anyone could make the school a

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success Mr. Owen was the man. If the old boys as well as the present generation would do what they could to help, they would see St. Peter's flourishing as it did many years ago. The Head Master announced that a telegram had been received from Mr. Handford, the late head master, expressing his best wishes for the future. After saying how much he appreciated the kind welcome he had received from Mr. and Mrs. Handford and others, Mr. Owen said he looked upon a public school as one in he life of which the change of head master was but an incident. They knew, however, that St. Peter's had been temporarily passing under a cloud. They might represent the density of that cloud in terms of numbers or in terms of finance, but it would be out of place to dwell upon either of these questions. One question, however, he did want to present for their most serious consideration. There was a time when St. Peter's was, he thought, the leading public school of the North. But the external material of education had advanced during the last fifty years at an extraordinary rate. Round them had sprung up other schools which had run them hard, and, in consequence of their ability to command finer buildings and finer organisation, the others had passed ahead of them. The question for everyone who claimed the name of Peterite was—" Is this to continue ? " The governing body, who were unsurpassed in their true patriotism, were considering a scheme of considerable extension. The precise form which that extension was to take was not yet settled, but before long he hoped they would hear of moves which would place St. Peter's once more upon a level with the other public schools. This could not be done without incurring considerable risk, and for a few years there would be something of a fight. He was going to ask them to come forward to assist the school. The Charity Commissioners were entirely with them, and one of their recommendations was that the Governors should proceed at once to build a laboratory which should be up to all the requisitions of the Science and Art Department. Other points in the scheme he hoped before very long to be able to divulge. Mr. Owen went on to say that a great public school must be a great athletic school, and urged that the

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present cricket ground was too small. They ought to be able to play at least four or five games at the same time. They had a good football ground, but it did not belong to them, and the footprint of the jerry-builder might soon be seen upon it. A new fives-court was also needed. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners had some ten years ago promised f50o to the School at such time as an " adequate sum " would be raised to meet it. Was it too much to hope that in the course of, say, the next year and a half, that was to say by the time the Governors were ready with their scheme, the connections of the school should be able to raise a sum which would enable them to avail themselves of the offer of the Commissioners ? He had a letter from an old Peterite, who was a Governor (Mr. Edwin Gray) offering Z- 25 when it was wanted. He should be happy himself to make a first subscription of [t 5. He had permission to say that if a certain portion of it was ear-marked for a fivescourt, three of the masters would each subscribe [5. Since he came into the room the fund had risen to L 65. Before very long, Mr. Owen continued, they would have to contemplate legislation upon the reports of the Secondary Education Commission. That legislation would be directed along the line of a distinction between local and secondary schools. And it was important therefore to re-establish St. Peter's as the leading School of York, of Yorkshire, and of the North of England. Subscriptions promised in the room raised the total to [155. The health of Mr. A. Peters and Mr. Dashwood Carter, the Secretary and Treasurer was also drunk.

THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF EXTENSION. The Governors are considering a scheme which shall include ( I ) the erection of a new Laboratory, (2.) the provision of more boarding accommodation, and (3) the provision of a cricket field of adequate size and a new fives-court. As the expense of this scheme will be serious and will come at a time when the financial position of the School is embarrassed, a fund has been started to be called "the Head Master's fund," and ifthis reaches a sum of probably

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not less than [500, the same amount can be obtained from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Over [zoo, mostly subscribed at an O.P. dinner, described above, has already been promised, and further subscriptions may be sent either to the Head Master, or to the Union Bank, York, where an account under the title stated above has been opened. Donations may either be paid to the General Fund, or specified for one of the three purposes named. A list of first subscriptions, with, it is hoped, further details, will be published in the next issue.

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. The x5th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on the afternoon of Wednesday, I 9th December, 1900, when the following members of the Club were present, viz. :—The Rev. E. C. Owen (Headmaster), in the Chair, the Rev. A. W. Richards, the Rev. C. Robertson and Messrs. K. E. T. Wilkinson, R. Teasdale, A. Peters (Hon. Sec.), and H. R. Partington (Assistant Hon. Sec). The Officers for the ensuing year were elected, the Rev. E. C. Owen being elected President of the Club, and the Rev. G. T. Handford (ex-President), and the Right Rev. the Bishop of Bathurst being added to the existing number of Vice-Presidents. D. W. Roy was elected Secretary for Cambridge in place of F. P. Fausset, who had gone out of Residence R. Teasdale was placed on the Sports Committee to represent the Rowing interest, along with W. M. Carter and J. Shepherd, and K. E. T. Wilkinson and G. V. Birks, the retiring members of Committee, were re-elected for a further period of three years. The other officers and the Dinner Committee were re-elected. The Auditors' Report was then presented and approved, and the following money grants were voted, viz. :—For the Dinner Committee .(1, Reading Prize [i, Sports Prize [z. The sum of £ 2 is. 6d. was voted to make up the deficiency on the Handford Testimonial Fund, and a grant of a sum not to exceed Z*1 x os. was made to the Secretary to enable him to obtain clerical assistance in addressing envelopes, notices, &c.

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LECTURE BY DR. TEMPEST ANDERSON.

A Report was then made as to what had been done by the Sub-Committee appointed to carry out the Gymnasium Panelling Scheme, who were (at their own request) discharged from their office with the best thanks of the Meeting, which then terminated.

LECTURE BY DR. TEMPEST ANDERSON. On Saturday evening, February 9th, as a " send off" to our embryo Photographical Society, Dr. Tempest Anderson, O.P. gave us a most instructive and entertaining lecture beautifully illustrated with magic lantern slides, describing a tour amongst the mountains of West America. After having shown on a map the course of his journey we had flashed before us in rapid succession bright and beautiful pictures, showing not only the wonderful geological formations, but also the members of the expedition, the difficulties they had to contend with, and the way in which they were overcome. Then again we were introduced to the Indians, their character and their curious customs, such as their " Pedigree Poles ;" we were told how each Indian carved out on a long tree stem an image of himself, of his father, and, in ascending scale, of the ever weirder creatures from which he believed himself to be descended, and how this pole was then set up before the entrance of his hut. We got to know American towns, with their broad and busy streets, and amusing stories were told us of the sharpness of the Yankee, the Doctor ascribing it in a great measure to the trouble and expense they incurred in supplying a first rate education to all classes of society. In a word, Dr. Anderson kept all of us interested, edified, and amused for over an hour. We have all still in our minds' eye pictures of waggons jolting over apparently most insurmountable places, sturdy guides, splendid forest avenues, glistening waterfalls, top-heavy river steamers, bears foraging amongst old tins, lofty snow-clad peaks and marvellous geysers, making us wonder to think that such fairylike places should exist in this prosaic world of ours.

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Lastly we were shown a picture of emigrants leaving the old country for the new. The Doctor told us how his pity was changed almost into envy, when he witnessed how well they did for themselves in the land of their adoption, where by patience and hard work they opened up for themselves careers far beyond that which they would have attained by remaining at home. The Head Master, in a few words, warmly thanked Dr. Anderson in the name of the School for his lecture, emphasing how gratifying it was to us and to our Photographic Society in having an Old Boy to give us such a capital start and such an ideal towards which to strive. The lecturer, in reply, pointed out that this ideal was in no way beyond us, and encouraged us by his assurance that, with pains and practice, we ought to he able to turn out just as good photographs as those which we had just witnessed. Needless to say, hearty cheers were given for the lecturer, the Head master, and for Dr. Anderson's old climbing colleague, Mr. Yeld.

CHARACTERS OF THE XV. 1.—E. D. Teasdale, cap 1899, forward (1 ost. 121b.) An excellent captain. Set his men a good example by being always in the middle of the scrum. A keen tackler and neat with his feet. 2.- R. Dunning, cap 1899, forward (list. Iolb.) A tall forward, very prominent in breaking away from touch ; played a thorough hard game and was always on the ball. 3.—T. E. Pulleyn, cap 1899, forward (12st. i olb.) A young and heavy forward. Fast and strong runner ; a tackler of the neck or nothing order. Inclined to " wing" too much. Good place kick. 4.. —A. Neilson, cap 1899, centre three-quarter (I 1st. olb.) An unlucky player, who never fully recovered from his accident; at his best a smart centre with a good knowledge of the game; at times a brilliant drop.

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5.—T. C. Newton, cap 1899. forward (iist. olb.) A hard working forward who uses his height and weight alike in the scrum and open. 6.—H. S. Leonard, cap 'goo, wing three-quarter (cost. I ilb.) A speedy wing who takes his passes well, but does not run straight enough. Good kicker but weak in defence. 7.—W. H. Crosthwaite, cap 19oo, forward (Jost. zlb.) An excellent light forward works hard in the scrum, and very useful in the open. The best dribbler in the team. 8.—G. Armstrong, cap 19oo, half-back (9st. olb.) A young and promising half. Plucky tackler. Must learn to combine more, and not to stick too long to the ball. 9.--M. H. T. Roy, cap 19oo, wing three-quarter (9st. 91b.) " Came on " during the term. Kicks and tackles strongly. Takes his passes on the move. Rather light at present. io.—M. W. Richards, cap 19oo, back (8st. olb ) A very promising player, uses his head, kicks well with either foot, tackles pluckily. Must learn to judge the flight of a ball. ix.—A. E. Farrow, cap i9oo, centre three-quarter (lost. 12.1b.)

nippy centre who only wants more practice. Inclined to pass wildly. A good defensive player. iz.-P. H. Yeld, cap 19o0, half-back (9st. zlb.) A plucky half,

whose great forte is falling on the ball at the foot of his opponents. Should pay more attention to an attacking game. 13.—C. N. Hatfield, cap 1900, forward (lost. c lb.) A fast and keen forward, who plays his hardest. Not always quite certain what to do with the ball. 14.. —J. E. Farrow, cap [goo, forward (lost. i zlb.) Just the build for a forward. Burrows hard in the scrum, and often comes right through with the ball at his feet. 15.—S. R. Harrison, cap 19oo, forward (lost. zlb.) A forward who generally shows up, but who has not yet learnt the value of good scrimmage work.

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S V.

OLD BOYS.

This match was played on December i8th, the School being without Pulleyn and Neilson. Teasdale kicked off and Clemons returned into touch at the O.P. 25 flag. After scrums R. Harrison cleared with a good kick, but Richards replied well. The O.P. threequarters got the ball, and in spite of good rushes by our forwards and tackling by Leonard, the game was taken to our line chiefly owing to Walton and Sherwood. Richards touching down, Leonard dropped out, and Clemons knocked it on in his own 25. Dunning, Teasdale and Crosthwaite by useful dribbles attacked their line, but receiving little support from the other forwards, were rushed back. Then Partington got possession and running from his own half scored a try which Browne converted. Dunning kicked off and the forwards tackled Clemons on the line before he could return. A succession of scrums ensued, Dunning and Crosthwaite being the most conspicuous of the forwards at this point. In spite of good saves by Yeld and A. Farrow the game returned to the centre, where A. Farrow and R. Newton showed up with good tackles. Teasdale and Dunning dribbled back into their 25. A run by Partington enabled the O.P's. to take the game to our line, where, after several scrums, Sherwood got over. Browne converted. After the restart R. Newton intercepted a pass and ran into our opponents' 25. From a scrum on the line T. Newton scored a try, which was not converted. In spite of good work by Dunning and Armstrong, the game was carried into the School 25, and Sherwood scored a try. After the drop-out the School again pressed chiefly owing to some kicking by Leonard and Richards. At this point Partington made a long run, but was brought down by Leonard, near our line. A neat kick by Yeld relieved the pressure. Roy and Richards tackled well but R. Harrison just got over. Browne converted. Half-time :—Old Boys, 18 points ; School, 3 points. R. Teasdale kicked off. Richards followed up one of his kicks and dribbled to their line, but Clemons kicked dead. Then from

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a line out Armstrong ran well, and Dunning nearly scored. Soon after the drop-out, Walton getting possession ran the length of the field and passed to Sherwood, who scored. The kick at goal failed. Play of an uneventful character followed until the School again pressed and Dunning scored. Soon after this, time was called. Score :—Old Boys, z ► points ; School, 6 points. THE OLD Boys : —Clemons, Bath ; C. Nelson, T. Sherwood, J. Shepherd, H. R. Partington, Threequarter- backs ; E. J. Walton, R. Harrison, Half backs ; J. Browne, G. E. Raine, D. W. Roy, R. Teasdale, C. P. Scott, S. A. Mellor, J. A. Russell. Richards, Back ; S. H. Leonard, A. E. THE SCHOOL Farrow, M. H. T. Roy, H. Scott, Threequarter- backs ; G. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, Half-backs. ; E. D. Teasdale, R. Dunning, T. C. Nee ton, W. H. Crosthwaite, C. N. Hatfield, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, R. G. Newton.

THE LIBRARY. A meeting of the Library Committee was held on February i 5th, the members present being the Rev. E. C. Owen, R. Baldwin, C. N. Hatfield, A. E. Farrow, Mr. C. D. Pawle, and G. A. Fisher. Mr. G. Yeld was unfortunately unable to attend. The Librarian announced the following books to have been added during the last two terms :— " Scrambles amongst the Eastern Graians," G. Yeld, presented by the Author. " Scrambles in the Alps," Whymper, presented by the Headmaster. " Lone Pine," Townshend, presented by the Author. " Forty-one Years in India," Lord Roberts. " L!fe of Richard Elwyn," R. Patterson. " Shakespeare," Sidney Lee. Large and smaller editions. " Napoleon," the last phase. Lord Roseberry. " Roden's Corner," H. S. Merriman. It was decided to obtain the following books proposed :—Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels, The Rose and the Ring (Thackeray), Baron Munchausen, Cromwell (Frederick Harrison), Miscellaneous

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Speeches of Burke, Papers of Steele and Addison, Rupert of Hentzau (Anthony Hope), St. Ives (R. L. Stephenson), Captains Courageous (Kipling), Roden's Corner (Merriman), Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), Uncle Remus, The Master of the Shell. It was also decided to obtain, as soon as funds permitted, the complete works of Bulwer Lytton and Harrison Ainsworth, and also Chambers' Encyclopaedia. Finally the Librarians desired to point out the many gaps in our Library, which would be apparent from a glance at the Catalogue, which they hoped soon to bring out ; and to remind Old Boys and Parents how grateful they would be for gifts of books " or otherwise," and for every kind of suggestion and stimulus, so as to help to procure a Library suitable to the requirements of the School.

PHOTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A General Meeting of the above was held in the Library on February 22. The following officers were elected :—President, Dr. Tempest Anderson ; Hon. Secretary, H. W. F. Garland ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. C. D. Pawle ; Committee, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Pawle, H. W. F. Garland, T. C. Newton. The following is a list of Members :—Dr. Tempest Anderson, Rev. E. C Owen, Mr. C. D. Pawle, H. W. F. Garland, T. C. Newton, P. H. Yeld, A. H. Turner, E. E. Yeld, H. C. Scott, C. P. Denby, J. B. Mossop, W. Robinson, F. Schroeder, T. Black, K. Nelson, C. B. Croft, A. R. St. George, G. Newton, E. C. Peters, C. Bowry, L. M. Cadle.

BALANCE SHEETS.

942

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. STATEMENT OF THEATRICAL ACCOUNT FOR 1900. PAYMENTS. ,4* s. d. s. d. RECEIPTS. .. 2 5 II Balance from 1899 22 12 0 By Boys' Subscriptions „ 29 Subscriptions from Old Boys and others .. 15 II 0 • • II 3 2 17 The Head Master

45 1 12

Total

Deficit on the 1899 Account 7 io 5 To May for Dresses .. 20 0 0 „ Clarkson, for Wigs .. 2 17 6 „ Holtby for Stage, etc. 6 4 9i 9 , Hartley and Ashby for • • 3 8 o Decorations • • „ Varley for Band , . 4 4 0 .. o 18 O „ York City Police „ Hunter & Smalipage for Chairs I 13 4 •• o 19 II „ Gas Fitting .. „ Morley for Tickets .. o 7 6 o 7 6 ,, Key for Plants o To o „ Stamps, ete. .. . • o II 10 „ Sundries „ To Sampsons for Copies, Programmes, etc. .. 1 19 3 Total ..

‘51 12 I

A number of Old Boys kindly undertook a Guarantee Fund, but it has been found unnecessary to draw upon this. The thanks of the Committee are nevertheless due to them.

THE GAMES FUND. POSITION AT THE END OF THE SUMMER TERM, 1900. s. d. CREDIT. By Money in York Union 19 15 Bank .. „ Value of Goods belonging to Club •• • 5 19 4 0 16 6 . .. „ Cash in Box „ Stamps 0 3 9 „ Balance against the Club 9 16 o

s. d. DEBIT. To Sampson's for Printing . 3 5 6 6I 0 „ Lloyd's for Sports „ Holtby's Sports Account 2 19 5 o 3 6 „ Ilayley o I 6 „ Milner ,, James Key for Mowing, 1 36 etc. .. 4 16 3 ,, Raper and Pulleyn „ Dowell, Rent of Field.. 18 o 0

‘36 io 8

‘36 10 8

12 15 6 4 14 0

To Necessary Repairs to Boats and Boathouse 17 9 6

Boat Club.

By Funds in hand . „ Deficit ..

Boat Club.

D7 9 6

41 7

Thus at the commencement of the third term, 1900, the Clubs owed E9 16s. od., 4. 14.s. od., and [6 os. od. for rent from April, 'goo, to June, .1900, i .e., a balance against the Clubs off 20 1 0. od.

G. CURGENVEN, Hon. Treasurer.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. F. P. Fausset (O.P.), passed 3rd Class in Constitutional Law and Legal History at the Bar Examination, December, 1900. E. J. Walton (O.P.), played for England against Wales, and also against Ireland. R. F. Russell and T. Sherwood have appeared regularly in the Yorkshire Team. Lieut.-Colonel A. J. Montgomery (O.P.), who was invalided home from South Africa last year, has been appointed to command a Brigade of Artillery in Ireland. On Saturday, 9th February, Dr. Tempest Anderson (0.P.), gave us a delightful lecture, illustrated by lantern slides. The subject was " The Grand Canon of Colorado." A Photographic Society is under the superintendence of Mr. Pawle. An excellent dark room has been prepared, under the instructions of Dr. Anderson. E. St. G. Kirke (0.P.), has won the Light Weight Boxing Prize at Woolwich. R. Teasdale (O.P.), stroked the Worcester boat at the recent Torpids at Oxford. At a meeting of the Games Committee it was decided to hold the Athletic Sports at the end of the Easter Term ; a SubCommittee was formed consisting of Mr. Yeld, Mr. Curgenven, E. D. Teasdale, T. C. Newton. The Sports will be held on the 15th and 16th April. C. N. Hatfield has been elected editor of the " Peterite " in the place of J. Gibbons. The following have received their 1st XV. colours :—M. H. T. Roy, M. W. Richards, A. E. Farrow, P. H. Yeld, C. N. Hatfield, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison. R. G. Newton, H. C. Scott, G. Sleightholm, E. Yeld, G. Fisher, A. Sale, G. Newton, J. Mossop, R. Baldwin, and J. Gibbons have received their and XV. colours. E. Pulleyn and T. C. Newton have been elected Captain and T. Secretary of Football for next season.

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3oth March, 1900, the wife of H. F. Chadwick (O.P.), of a son. On 25th December, 1900, at Homeleigh, Surbiton Hill, the wife of W. P. Ford (O.P.), of a son. On loth January, at Old Trafford, Lancs., the wife of Major A. Lumb (O.P.), of a daughter. MARRIAGES.—On 12th December, 1900, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, by the Rev. G. T. Handford, assisted by the Rev. C. A. W. Robins, Frank Miller Bingham (0.P.), to Ruth Morley, daughter of Alfred E. Fletcher, of Coombe Lea, Dorking. On January 26th, at the Cathedral, Ripon, John Canningham Ford (0.P.), to Lily, daughter of the late J. C. Simpson. On December 15th, !goo, at the Cathedral, Ripon, Frank Hirst Hebblethwaite (O.P.), to Louise, eldest daughter of J. D. Buckland. DEATHS.—On 18th December, at Cottingham, Charles John Ringrose (O.P.), aged +8. G. B. Forster (O.P.), aged 68. BIRTHS.—On

CONTEMPORARIES. Si. Edward's School Chronicle, Giggleszvick Chronicle, Whi !church Magazine, Pocklingtonian,CuMberlian, Bromsgrovian, Illalvernian, Lily, Sedberghian, Brightonian, Dunelmian, Barrovian.

THE

PETERITE. VoL. XVI.

APRIL, 1901.

No. 15o.

SCHOOL LETTER. HE chief interest of this term, now that boating has been practically given up, is of course centred on Hockey. The School Team have greatly improved lately, their form in the match against Newton's Eleven sheaving a marked advance on their previous play. The interest in this game has been increased by the offer of a cup by an O.P., to be played for by House and Day Boys, at Football, Cricket and Hockey. The Football this term has been very disappointing. Only one of the three matches was played owing to the frost. For the one match that was played, v. St. John's College, the School Team was hardly representative. The Fortnightly Concerts have been attended with great success. Further details of them will be found elsewhere. We were glad to welcome the Bishop of Korea, who gave us an interesting account of his work, and the customs of his people.

ALCUIN. The opinion seems to be fairly general that Alcuin has the best claim to be considered the foremost of that great band of Old Peterites which includes so many notable men. This being so,

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it is somewhat strange that no writer has yet taken upon himself the task of giving some account of his life in the pages of this magazine. It might perhaps be rather a daring suggestion to make, that many, or even the majority, of Peterites know little more than his name, but we think that an account of his life can be justified even if there is only one Peterite who does not know who Alcuin was. Alcuin was born at York, in the year 735, of a noble family. He was destined for the Church from his earliest years, and was brought up for some time in a Monastery. There he remained until he was old enough to begin his education. He entered the school, which had been founded shortly before by Archbishop Egbert, and which still, as we all know, maintains its unbroken life. Here his companions were the sons of the northern nobles, who came in great numbers to be instructed by the Archbishop, attracted, possibly, by the fact that he was the brother of the King. His masters were Egbert himself, and Aelbert and his brother, who afterwards succeeded him in the Archbishopric. Alcuin soon became prominent among the pupils of Aelbert, and was so much esteemed by him that he was chosen as his companion on a visit to the Continent. He was now twenty years of age, and during this visit spent a short time in Rome. When Aelbert became Archbishop, he himself took the place of Egbert in the school, and left his own to Alcuin, to whom he also gave the charge of the Library, belonging to the school and the Cathedral. At this time Alcuin was ordained Deacon, and we may mention that throughout his life, probably through excessive modesty, he refused to take any higher step in the Church. The reputation of the school was always increasing and now many foreigners were studying there under Alcuin, who had already attained renown throughout Europe. Among his pupils at that time were the two Eanbalds, both afterwards Archbishops of York, Sigulf, Fridugesus, and Luidger, afterwards Bishop of Meath, one of the Irish Saints. On the death of Aelbert, Eanbald succeeded him in the See, and Alcuin, at his request, proceeded to Rome to obtain the Pallium

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from the Pope. On his way home he became acquainted with Charlemagne, at Parme, and this was to result in a change in his sphere of work, for on the completion of his mission at the invitation of the Emperor he came to France, bringing with him some of his pupils. Charlemagne had formed a vast scheme for the restoration of education in his dominions, and he wished Alcuin to become his adviser. Alcuin lived at the Court of the Emperor as his friend and counsellor, but held no official position there. Charlemagne presented him to the Abbeys of Feirieres and S. Loup, Troyes, and also to the small monastery of S. Josse in Porithieu. Thus maintained, he employed his time in public teaching, and in the instruction of the Emperor's children. Their father and the lords of his court also profited by his instruction. About this time he founded a great school at Aix-la-Chapel, on the model of St. Peter's School, and from this sprang in after times the University of Paris, to which we know that the foundation of our University of Oxford is due. Thus the oldest English University owes its foundation indirectly to St. Peter's School. After eight years thus profitably spent, Alcuin returned to England on a mission to King Offa. He found Northumbria in a state of tumult and was obliged to postpone his return to France till 792, in which year he left England for the last time. His presence was urgently requested by Charles, who needed his assistance to combat a Spanish heresy, which at that time threatened the Church. Alcuin wrote many treatises against this heresy and succeeded in winning over one of its principal supporters. All this time Northumbria was in great trouble, and the mind of Alcuin was much disturbed. The inhuman massacre of the Monks of Lindisfarne, in 793, drew from his pen what was perhaps the best of his poems ; it is also often mentioned in letters to his friends at this time. It was perhaps the remembrance of these troubles and others which befell his unhappy native land, which aroused in him the wish to see his beloved York once more. Indeed he came to the determination to end his days in that city,

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but the tidings of new evils, and in particular the murder of King Ethelred, turned him from his purpose. He became reconciled to remaining in France, but feeling the weight of more than sixty years, he asked permission to retire to Fuldar. This was refused him for a time, Charles finding his society too valuable, but shortly afterwards the Abbacy of S. Martin of Tours falling vacant, he was presented to it, with permission to retire there at his pleasure. This retirement however was not one of obscurity. Alcuin was by this time a wealthy man, and his influence with Charlemagne was as great as ever, as may be judged from the fact that in all times of difficulty the Emperor went to Tours for counsel. The influence of Alcuin in the Church was no less, and he did much to consolidate its rapidly rising temporal power. He also established a school at Tours, which soon became second only to that of York in renown and scholarship. Alcuin sent some of his pupils at Tours, to York, to copy certain of the books in the library there. In 803, Alcuin came under the displeasure of Charlemagne, on account of a too zealous upholding of the power of the Church, and though he was soon reconciled with the Emperor, it is probable that this trouble hastened his death. At length, on Whit Sunday, the rgth of May, 8o+, Alcuin died at Tours, and was buried in the Church of S. Martin. It does not fall within our purpose, nor within our power, to criticize the writings of Alcuin. Let it be enough to say that they are considered to be among the best specimens of Latinity of the middle ages. His most important work was an edition, written by his own hand, of the Old and New Testaments, which became a standard authority. His epistles are, perhaps, the best-known of his writings, and second to them come his many Latin poems. In the history of the revival of learning in Europe, under Charlemagne, as we have seen, there is no name of greater honour than that of Alcuin, although in England, the name of Bede is better known. However that may be, we have said enough in the short sketch of his life and work to show how strong is Alcuin's claim to the glorious title of the greatest of all old Peterites. PfOLEMY.

FOOTBALL RESULTS.

949

FOOTBALL RESULTS. Date. Tues , Oct. g.

13. Sat., Sat., 20. Sat., „ 27. Sat., Nov. 3. o. Sat., 17. S at., 24. Sat., Sat., Dec. I. Wed., 5. 18. Tues., Wed , Feb. 23. 31

Wed., Oct. lo. Sat., „ 20. Sat., Nov. 3.

Versus.

Ground.

Result.

home... .lost, 42 pts. to 6. Old Boys Yarnbury home... .lost, 6 to nil. Durham G. S home... .*scratched. Giggleswick G. S. a way....lost, 5o to nil. home... .won, 8 to 6. Leeds G. S Ripon G. S. away ... . tscratched. Headingley home... .lost, 1 i to 3. Durham G. S. away ... .*scratched. Leeds G. S away ... .won, 6 to 3. St. John's College ....home... . lost, 3 to nil. home... Jost, 2 1 to 6. Old Boys St. John's College • • home... .lost, 23 to 3. SECOND XV. St. John's College 2nd .home.. won, 3 to nil. Durham G. S. 2nd away ... .*scratched. away ... .won, 18 to 3. Leeds G. S. znd

Scratched through illness. Scratched on account of the state of the Ground.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. Our Football season can hardly be called successful, for out of nine matches played we have won only two, but it is some consolation to feel that both these victories were gained over a school team. As our fixtures include matches with Clubs, we cannot be surprised when superior weight wins, especially as our team is exceptionally light this season. We began with only five old colours, four of whom were forwards, and so many important places in the field had to be filled. Certainly our match with Giggleswick was most disappointing, and the heaviness of our defeat was more due to lack of confidence than any great superiority on the part of our adversaries, as the score would plainly suggest. If the team had maintained the same keen defence which it displayed in the first half of this match, we are confident that the result ought not to have been so disas-

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FOOTBALL.

trous. In the first match with Leeds Grammar School we won by a narrow margin, though the combination and play of the team as a whole were poor. Our second game with the same School amply ntoned for our poor display in the previous match ; for despite the muddy condition of the Leeds ground, we were able to secure a well-earned victory, thanks to the efforts of every member of the team. We must not omit to mention the bad luck which has persistently followed us throughout the season. Rarely, if ever, was our team really representative. A disaster incurred early in the term, deprived us of Neilson, whose thorough knowledge of the game rendered his services invaluable in preserving combination between the three-quarters. Nor was it easy to find a capable substitute for Richards, who met with his usual bad luck in being constantly hurt. Indeed, our misfortunes reached a climax in the last match with St. John's College, when we played without Dunning, Neilson, Leonard, and A. Farrow. We must congratulate the Second XV. on their success in winning both their matches. It is evident that there are many promising players whom experience and additional weight will qualify for a good team in the future.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S V. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. The School won the toss and the visitors kicked off. Rov returned to touch. Scrums in the centre followed. Pulleyn, Crosthwaite and Armstrong made a determined dribble to the visitors' 25. The College backs, however, got possession and took the game back into the school half. Richards cleared splendidly from some nasty rushes. Roy and Armstrong by plucky saves stopped a forward rush, and Pulleyn broke away with a dribble. The visitors quickly returned to the attack and a threequarter scored a try, which was converted. The School forwards tried hard to equalise. Combined dribbles by Teasdale, Pulleyn and Newton carried the ball to the line. A rapid succession of scrums followed

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and the School were unlucky in not scoring. The College backs cleared, and after a loose rush up the field again scored and converted. Even play in the centre followed till half-time was called with the score, St. .1ohn's, 1 o points ; School, nil. On restarting Black went threequarters, and Hatfield into the pack. Scarcely five minutes after the start St. John's again scored but failed to convert. The game continued in the School 25. A free kick for offside gave the School a slight advantage and removed play to the centre, only to be brought back. A fine run by Richards, from his own 25 to the St. John's line, ended in a touchdown. A few minutes later an injury to Richards compelled him to retire. St. John's taking advantage of the absence of a fullback, kicked over the three-quarters' heads and following up scored and added a goal (18 points to nil). Black then went back, the School playing three three-quarters. A forward rush, in which Pulleyn and Crosthwaite were prominent, nearly ended in a try, the back saving well. A long kick by Roy kept up the attack, but the visitors' backs again broke through the School defence, and running down the field scored again and converted. From the kick-off the School were only prevented from scoring by a foul. Pulleyn just failed to place a penalty goal from the touch-line. " No side" was then called with the score : St. John's, 23 points ; School, nil. The game was not nearly so one-sided as the score would show. The School forwards were superior to their opponents in the loose. Pulleyn, Crosthwaite and Teasdale all showed up to advantage. The halves though slow. were very safe, Armstrong especially playing a thoroughly good game. The threequarter line, however, was very weak, including, as it did, only one colour, Roy, whose play was its only redeeming feature. Richards was very safe at back, and even brilliant at times. The vagaries of the referee, whose ideas of the game seemed slightly antiquated, was evidently disconcerting to the team. TEAM :-M. Richards, Back; M. Roy, A. B. Sale, C. N. Hatfield, G. Curgenven, Esq., Threequarters ; G. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld,

Halves ; E. D. Teasdale, T. E. Pulleyn, T. C. Newton, W. Crosthwaite, J. Farrow, S. Harrison, T. J. Black, R. G. Newton. Forwards.

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,HOCKEY.

HOCKEY. DAYBOYS V. BOARDERS.

Played on the School Ground on March loth. The Dayboys rushed through the House defence and scored soon after the start by Newton. The House then got more together and pressed the Dayboys hard. Black, by brilliant individual play, succeeded in scoring a fine goal (t—i). The House defence was again tested, but by good play the backs and halves were enabled to avert the danger and carry the game to the other end. Good passing by the forwards ended in Black scoring a good goal. Half time—House 2 goals, Dayboys t goal. After the re-start the Dayboys' defence fell to pieces. Black took the ball down the field and Teasdale registered a goal. Shortly after, Scott scored for the House from a pais by Black. The Dayboys now recovered their form a little, and Newton and Crombie attacked but without result. Relief was brought by the backs and the halves feeding the forwards. Teasdale again scored. A desperate rush by the Dayboys ended in Newton scoring. Time was called soon after with the score; House 5 goals; Dayboys 2 goals. THE SCHOOL v. W. M. NEWTON, ESQ.'S ELEVEN.

Played on March 27th. The Visitors won the toss, and chose to play towards Clifton. The School immediately pressed, and kept the ball for some time down at the other end of the field. Good play by one of the backs, however, started a dribble which ended in the transference of the ball to the School half; no score resulted, owing to the efforts of our backs, especially Crosthwaite and Mr. Pawle. Play continued even for some time : but after twenty minutes' play a rush by the School ended in a goal being registered. Almost immediately after the bully-off Nelson scored for the Visitors. The game till half-time was uninteresting, though Newton and Black were noticeable for good play, and the School scored again. At half-time the score was: School 2 goals ; Scratch t.

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953

The School went off with a rush after the resumption of play ; Denby, Newton and Yeld being prominent, while Dunning and Black made several splendid dribbles. P. H. Yeld scored two goals. The Scratch team then pulled themselves together, and scored in spite of the efforts of Mr. Pawle and Fisher. They pressed again, and despite a plucky clearance by Fisher, almost scored, Sleightholm making a magnificent save. Repeated efforts, however, ended in the scoring of another goal by Jones for the Visitors. The School was mainly on the defensive for the rest of the game, and when the whistle blew the score was: School 4 goals ; Scratch 3 goals. The School Team was as follows :—Goal, G. E. Sleightholm : Backs, C. D. Pawle, Esq., and A. B. Sale; Half-backs, G. A. Fisher, W. H. Crosthwaite, G. E. Yeld ; Forwards, T. J. Black, C. P. Denby, T. C. Newton, P. H. Yeld, R. G. Winning. W. M. Newton's Team :—W. M. Newton, E. S. Jones, T. Nelson, F. Beard, J. Russell, A. Place, A. Jones, C. P. Scott, P. Travis, W. C. Crombie. BOARDERS V. DAYBOYS. Played on April i st. Newton directly after the bully rushed down the field but Sale stopped and cleared by a good hit. Black then attacked for the House but being completely unsupported by the other forwards was unable to score. Winning dribbled right down the wing and was not stopped till close to the House goal. Soon after Newton scored for the Dayboys. The House then kept up a prolonged attack, several good opportunities to score being lost by the poor play of the insides. The Dayboys made several determined rushes, which were stopped by the good defence of Sale, Fisher and Cadle. Black and Baldwin alone of the House forwards shewed up at all to advantage, and were unable to get away often from the Dayboys. Half-time was called with score of one goal to nil, in the Dayboys' favour. On the resumption Black got away with a good dribble which should certainly have ended in a score had he received any support. Newton, Crombie and Winning by clever combination worked the

954

VERSES.

ball up to the House goal where Clark saved grandly from a hard shot from Newton. Soon after, however, Newton scored a second goal. Sale stopped another rush, and Fisher made a big hit down the wing. Baldwin getting possession took it down to the Dayboys' goal, and passed to Black. From the latter's pass Verini scored an easy goal. Either goal was in turn hotly attacked, but the House backs always managed to clear and the House forwards, with the exception of Black, made very feeble shots at goal Time was finally called with the score : Dayboys z goals ; House t goal. The play was very even all through. The Dayboys' forwards were much superior ; Winning playing a grand game and Newton and Crombie combining well. Black as usual played a brilliant game at centre ; but the others were very poor ; Baldwin alone of them followed up properly or did any useful work. The halves on both sides were safe. Crosthwaite and Cadle were the best Thedefence of the House backs was sounder than that of their opponents, while Clarke showed up better in goal, making some good saves. Mr. Senior kindly refereed. Dayboys :—Goal, F. Smith ; Backs, G. E. Sleightholm, C. Dewhurst ; Halves, P. Yeld. W. Crosthwaite, E. Yeld ; Forwards, R. G. Winning, C. Crombie, T. C. Newton, A. Farrow, J. Farrow. House :—G&al, A. Clark ; Back, G. Fisher, A. Sale ; Halves, T. Pulleyn, H. Scott, L. Cadle ; Forwards, R. Baldwin, H. Verini, T. Black, E. Teasdale, B. Mossop.

VERSES. The Editor sat in his Sanctum, and his brow was furrowed with care, • Anon he cursed his hapless lot, anon he tore his hair ! He beat his breast and cried aloud: his pain was sad to see As he wailed "Oh! why did they make an Editor out of me ? I think of the nights when I have not slept,—no not even a wink. Of the meals I've left untasted, and the liquids I could not drink, Of the youthful joy I felt before my hair turned grey, Of the time when I actually managed to seem a little gay,

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Of the wasted hours I have spent in trying to draw In suitable words, a picture of something I never saw, Of a Footer Match played " at home," when I was far away (Sometimes not knowing the "score," much less the actual "play ; " Or of a Boat Race in which I rowed, Ah me ! in the losing boat Aided only by notes which a man I could kick says he wrote, Surely my lot is a hard one though, to sureness I never pretend, For I'm never sure of anything except the " notes" at the end. " And now even these are getting sadly and strangely less! In fact I never was in such an Editorial mess ! Sixteen pages are the least I can possibly send, But I've only matter" for three, plus the "Items" for the end." The Editor groaned aloud, as he heard a step on the stair, And the pale Sub-Editor entered and mournfully took a chair ; His eyes were red With weeping, and he sadly stroked his head, His lips twitched as he spoke, and these were the words he said. " I have tried the " Yorkshire Herald " and I've tried the Evening Press," But I can't find a single quotation to help us out of the mess." The Editor slowly answered, in careworn tones and sad, His brow looked portentously gloomy, but he only said " that's bad," No more ; and silence filled the Editor's sacred lair As there dropped to the ground in handfuls, the Editor's sacred hair. But with an awful suddenness the Editor gave a shriek, And tears welled in his. throat so that he could not speak ; But at length he gurgled out—and his words were more like curses, " Here's our only hope, our last resort ! Try Verses! NUNQUAM.

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

956

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. The Form Competition was held on April 6th. The Fourth Form just won the Shield from the Sixth, chiefly owing to an excellent display by Black. A great deal of young talent was unearthed at the competition. Armstrong ii. shows distinct promise, and St. George, Thomas and Peters should all be good gymnasts. Our best thanks are due to Captain Cobbold, who kindly consented to judge. The scores were :Sixth Form :— Fourth Form :81 Black .. Newton i. • • 7o Mossop .. Garland • • 6z .. 53 56 Richards ••51 Fisher •. Baldwin St. George • • +2 45 Yeld i. 29 Thomas.. •• 34 Total

259

Fifth Form :— Armstrong i. .. 56 56 Scott .. Roy .. • • 47 Harrison 39 Farrow ii. .. 3 1 Total

229

Total

264.

Lower School :Armstrong ii. • • 70 Newton ii, 51 Peters .. 33 Greenhow • 31 29 Eardley .. Total

214

CHESS TOURNAMENT. Great interest was taken in the Chess competition, for which Mr. Owen offered a prize. Several of the players acquitted themselves very well, the best being Winning, Fisher, Pulleyn and Garland. The Rounds were :Round I. T. Pulleyn and T. Black. Pulleyn started badly but soon recovered his form and won easily.

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M. Roy and E. Yeld. A good game. Yeld just won.

G. Fisher and R. Baldwin. Fisher won easily. A. Sale and R. Winning. Contrary to expectation this proved a good game, just ending in Winning's favour. M. Richards and G. Armstrong. A good game, Richards winning by a narrow margin.

C. Denby and H. Verini. Denby won quite unexpectedly. H. W. Garland, a bye. Round II. T. Pulleyn and R. Winning. Pulleyn was getting slightly the better of the game, but was suddenly checkmated by Winning. M. Richards and G. Fisher. Richards' ideas were rudimentary and Fisher won rather easily. E. Yeld and H. Garland. Garland won rather easily. C. Denby, a bye. Semi-Final. H. Garland and G. Fisher. Garland made a very good fight, and Fisher won narrowly. C. Denby and R. Winning. Winning won easily. Final. G. Fisher and R. Winning. Fisher kept on equal terms for about a quarter of an hour, but then losing his queen, was soon checkmated.

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MUSICAL SOCIETY.

MUSICAL SOCIETY. As there will be no regular Concerts in the Summer Term, the first season in the life of the Musical Society is now drawing to a close, and a summary of its doings may be acceptable. Twelve Concerts in all have been held, and seem to have been much appreciated ; only the last three, however, have been open to visitors. The most important proceeding of the term has been the introduction of part singing. Three part songs have been attempted, of which one being perhaps slightly too difficult has been temporarily put aside ; but the other two have been carded through successfully. In fact the results have been beyond all the expectations which had been formed, and give promise of very considerable achievements in future. The essentials of good part-singing, precision of attack and finish, bold marking of rhythm, enunciation of words, and above all, attention to the conductor, are being rapidly acquired ; and it is scarcely too much to hope that in a short time part-singing among us will be taken for what it is, one of the most fascinating pastimes in existence. The principal criticism to be made, is upon a certain backwardness to see and seize points.' Individuals seem unwilling to• let themselves go.' Now letting oneself go is the chief condition of success in singing and acting; and it is therefore of first importance that this fault should be remedied. And indeed there are signs that it will. The number and quality of available voices, is real matter for congratulation. Like all schools we are short chiefly of tenors. Sale, sole (and excellent) representative in that department, would doubtless welcome a second voice to lighten his labours. Perhaps Denby, of whom we take farewell this term, will be ready to join him next year. Other trebles whom we shall miss are St. George and Schroeder ; both of whom have done good service. The quality of programme has been maintained, and it is being

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recognised that good music has something to be said for it after all, and is by no means the ' dull stuff '—notes without tunes— which it is often taken to be. We have had capital violin solos from Pulleyn ii. and Schroeder ; to whom we are much indebted ; as also to Teasdale for some excellent performances on the 'cello. Farrow i., a very promising pianist, was once able to be present to play, to the delight of all. Hearty thanks are due to Mr. Pawle for many readings, affording constant entertainment ; while on one occasion we were privileged to hear Mr. Dashwood Carter ; whose powers are too widely known to need commendation from us. Suffice it to say that qualified judges considered his recitations among the best of the kind they had ever heard. A last word about a grand Pianoforte Recital to be given next term, under the auspices of the Society. This will take place, it is hoped, on Thursday, May 3oth, an occasion commended to the attention of all. The Pianist, Mr. Percival M. Garratt, after studying in Oxford, spent four years in Vienna under Paderewsky's master (Leschetizky); and has since been in Stockholm and Berlin. He returns to England distinctly a rising performer. A Schiedmayer Grand Pianoforte has kindly been put at our disposal by Archibald Ramsden, Esq. : and all our musicians should look forward with anticipation to the event.

THE LIBRARY. The following books have been added to the Library this Term : Burke's Miscellaneous Speeches Papers of Steele and Addison British Eloquence Don Quixote Gulliver's Travels Oliver Cromwell Quo Vadis The Gladiators

I, ' Harrison

Whyte Melville

96o

CORRESPONDENCE. Jack Sheppard . Star Chamber Old St. Paul's Rookwood Baron Munchausen St. Ives Rupert of Hentzau Tom Sawyer Captains Courageous The Rose and the Ring

Ainsworth

Ainsworth Ainsworth Ainsworth R. L Stevenson

Anthony Hope Mark Twain Kipling Thackeray

CORRESPONDENCE. To THE EDITORS OF THE PETERITE. DEAR SIRS,

It is with great regret that I hear that Rowing is no lo iger indulged in at St. Peter's. There are few schools so fortunate as to have an excellent river close at hand and several good boats. To make no use of them seems absurd. I hear moreover that a large sum has been spent already on repairing the boats, so that there can be but little remaining expense in carrying on Rowing. If Rowing is stopped because no great talent has been shewn this year, surely next year's Rowing will suffer—for I suppose that it will be resumed next year. Nothing can be gained, and much may be lost by dropping so important a sport which gives St. Peter's an advantage over other schools. It is not many years ago since the School raised, besides the School boat, three Dayboys' and three House boats every year, and if it cannot do so now it should at least do its best to raise the Rowing to the position it once held in the School, Yours, etc., O.P.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. H. Turner (V. Form Modern), passed the London Matriculation, First Class. Hugh Moss (O.P.) has been appointed Deacon of the Savage Club Lodge of Freemasons, which includes H.11. the King among its Hon. Members. Rev. A. Baker (O.P.), lately Chaplain R.N. to H.M.S. Calliope, has been appointed Perpetual Curate of East Kennett, Wilts. Capt. Claude Moss (O.P.) appears in the list of officers commended by Lord Roberts in Despatches (Tines, 13th February). Lieut. Preston Cobb has accepted the Adjutancy of the 1st East Riding Yorks. Vol. Artillery, with full pay and allowance till new appointment. R. G. Bingham (O.P.) has been playing for Blackheath. We congratulate H. W. Henderson (O.P.) on his plucky attempt to capture a seat on the London County Council. An O.P. has offered a Cup to be played for at Hockey, Cricket and Football, by the Dayboys and Boarders. There will be three atches played in each of these gatnes. The Chess Tournament began on Saturday, 23rd March. Mr. Owen has kindly promised to give a prize. E. j. Walton (0.P.) came in 3rd from the scratch at the too yards handicap, in the Oxford University Sports.

CONTEMPORARIES. We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following contemporaries : — ff"ycombe Abbey Magazine, Cuthbertian, Leeds Grammar School 312gazine, Malvernian, Uppinghamian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Honktonthn, Dunelmian, Coventry School Magazine, Hurst johnian, Savilian 2, Lily, Herchistonian, Sedberghian, Giggleswick Chronicle, Portcullis 2.

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XVI I.

JUNE, 1901.

No. 151.

SCHOOL LETTER. OR the first time the experiment of holding the Sports at the end of the Easter Term has been tried, with complete success ; for though the ground was rather soft, and there was a rather strong wind blowing, the athletes found the conditions much more congenial to running than is usually the case at the end of the Midsummer term, when the ground is often very hard and the weather terribly hot. The training for the Sports largely helped to fill up the gap made by the discontinuance of boating, which we hear is to be resumed next year. In spite of the fact that several rowing enthusiasts practiced regularly on the river instead of playing hockey, we fear that next year's rowing will suffer considerably. We must congratulate Leonard and Crosthwaite on their excellent performances at the Sports, the former in beating the School record for throwing the cricket ball, the latter in winning the " Mile," " Half," and " Quarter," a most unusual performance, and in carrying off the " Victor Ludorum " Cup. Thanks to the able coaching of Mr. Pawle, the hockey team did creditably in the two matches they played ; for, in spite of the inexperience of the majority of the players, they beat a really strong scratch team and made a most plucky fight against a

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

powerful team of Old Boys. Cricket, favoured by perfect weather, is now in full swing, and, as the Sports are over, we can devote our whole attention to the "King of Games"—and to work. Although there are only four old colours left, there are, we believe, several promising candidates to fill the vacant places in the Eleven, and we look forward to a successful season. We have certainly commenced the season in a most promising manner ; for after playing a drawn game with the Masters, the School being in a decidedly better position, we defeated Bootham School by 34 runs, while the Second XI. won their match just on time by four wickets, after a tie in the first innings. The Dayboys gained a welldeserved victory over the House in the " Cup " match, chiefly through the fielding of the boarders, which left much to be desired. The long-expected Pianoforte Recital was a decided success, and was much appreciated by a large audience of visitors and boys. We note with pleasure the large increase in the numbers of the School, and trust it will continue.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Annual Sports were held on the z 5th and 16th April. As this was the first time we had departed from our custom of holding them at the end of the Summer- Term, we could not expect to see as many spectators as usual, but we were glad to find quite a large number of enthusiasts watching, despite the somewhat cold wind. There were several small innovations in connexion with this year's Sports. The committee decided that entrance fees should be paid, and that every event should not necessarily have a second prize, as has been the case hitherto. Under these circumstances, naturally some little anxiety was felt for the success of the Sports. But the committee's reliance on the School's " esprit de corps " was amply justified ; for, though there were not as many competitors in each event as previously, yet, with one single exception, every prize was the object of considerable competition. Amongst other changes, a lap handicap was substituted for the

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

roo yards handicap, the pole-jump was omitted, and a half-mile was added. It was further decided to have a tug-of-war at the end of each day instead of the sack-race. We think that this alteration should cause general approval—except, perhaps, among the practised sack-racers ; certainly more enthusiasm was displayed by the spectators over the tug-of-war than ever was caused by the sack-race. The question of handicapping has always been somewhat debatable; and, as complaints have often been made about decisions, the committee decided to try, if not finally adopt, the system in vogue at some schools, viz., the method of handicapping by age and height. The experiment proved quite successful enough to justify another trial. To come to the actual results, undoubtedly the best performance was throwing the cricket ball ; indeed, Leonard's excellent throw of los yds. 6 in. constitutes a School record. Crosthwaite also is to be congratulated on winning the Mile, the Half-mile, and the Quarter-mile—a feat which, we think, has no parallel in the annals of the School. The results were as follows :— MONDAY, APRIL 15TH.

Putting the Weight (Open). 1. T. E. Pulleyn.

II.

2. T. C. Newton.

3o ft. 7 ins.

Long Jump (Open). r. R. G. Winning. z. M. H. T. Roy. :6 ft. 3 in. A poor jump.

III.

zoo Yards Flat Race (under 14).

C. R. Mossop. 2. G. H. Bateman. Mossop won easily. C. Duffitt. 2. E. N. Greenhow. Heat This was a good race, Duffitt winning only by a small margin. Heat

IV.

zoo Yards Flat Race (Open). Heat Heat

T. E. Pulleyn. 2. T. J. Black. 12i secs. Pulleyn won easily. E. D. Teasdale. 2. M. H. T. Roy. 11+ secs.

THE ATHLaTIC SPORTS.

Mile Race (Open).

1. W. H. Crosthwaite. 2. R. G. Winning. 3. H. C. Scott. 5 mins. 25 secs. Crosthwaite led most of the way, with Winning a good second. Scott ran well, and finished not many yards behind Winning.

Long jump (under 15).

VI.

E. E. Yeld.

A. E. Clark.

r.4. ft. 8 ins.

Throwing the Cricket Ball (Open).

VII.

VIII.

H. S. Leonard. 2. T. C. Newton. lo5 yds. 6 ins. An excellent throw.

ioo Yards Flat Race (under 15).

1. A. E. Clark. 2. E. E. Yeld. 13 secs. An exciting race, Clark only a few feet in front of Yell at the finish. IX.

8o Yards Flat Race (under I z). 1. G. H. Bateman. 2. Foster. Bateman won fairly easily.

1 zo Yards Hurdle Race (Open). Heat I —r. T. J. Black, 2. E. D. Teasdale. Heat 11. - i. H. S. Leonard. z. T. C. Newton.

XI.

Half-mile Handicap (Open). . M. H. T. Roy, 39 yds.

2. H. C. Scott, 3o yds. Roy maintained his lead all the way.

XII.

_Mg of War.-Moderns v. Classicals The Moderns won after an exciting struggle. TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH.

High jump (Open). 1. T. C Newton and 'I'. J. Black tied at 4. ft. 84 in.

II.

Quarter-mile Handicap (under 15). 1. C. R. Mossop, 33 yds. 2. E. N. Greenhow, 32 yds. 1 min. 72 secs. Bateman led most of the way, but Mossop passed him near the finish and won a good race. 111.

One Lap Handicap (Open)

M. H. T. Roy, 13 yds. 2. '1'. E. Pulleyn. Roy soon sprinted ahead; Pulleyn was a good second. I.

ON THEATRE', IV.

120

Yards Hurdle Race (Open)—Final Heat. 1. 1'. J. Black. z. T. C. Newton. 24 secs.

120 Yards Hurdle Race (under 5). i. E. E. Yeld. z. A. E. Clark. 224- secs. Yeld won easily.

VI.

ioo Yards Flat Race (Open)—Final Heat. 1. T. E. Pulleyn. 2. E. D. Teasdale. 12 secs. Pulleyn won a good race by about a foot.

VII.

High Jump (under 15).

i. E. E. Yeld, 3 ft. i t ins. There was no competition for this jump. VIII.

roo Yards Flat Race (under i4)—Final Heat. 1. C. R. Mossop. 2. C. Duffitt. 131- secs.

IX. Quarter-mile Flat Race (Open). 2. H. S. Leonard. 6z secs. 1. W. H. Crosthwaite. Crosthwaite won unexpectedly.

X. Half-mile Race (Open). i. W. H. Crosthwaite. 2. M. H. T. Roy. XI. Old Boys' Race (220 Yards).

XII.

I. C. P. Scott. 2. D. W. Roy. 3o secs. Scott went ahead from the first and won easily. Consolation Race. —A. B. Sale.

X111. Tug of War. Miss OWEN kindly gave away the Prizes.

ON THEATRES. What is the gopd of theatres, and why do we go to them ? It depends so much on the theatre, does it not ? And also on us Every individual has his own way of looking at things—and general standpoints characterise various nations. Let us take a brief survey. The Germans look upon the theatre as a means of education ; it is therefore liberally subsidised by a paternal Government ; it

often belongs to the Government itself ; and a Court official sees

ON THEATRES.

that the pieces given are healthy, moral and elevating, making the prices of admission sufficiently low to admit a general and popular audience. The theatre is regarded as a valuable instrument to make known to all classes the great dramatic masterpieces of Europe. In France, the theatre serves as a means of distraction and relaxation ; people go, not only to see, but to be seen, not only to discuss the play, but also to discuss one another. In a word—the German goes to learn and admire ; the Frenchman goes to laugh and criticise. And what about us ? Well, owing, no doubt, to the blending of our blood and the position of our island, we stand half-way. The German is fond of learning, the Frenchman can't bear being taught ; we don't mind being taught, but we are not particularly fond of learning. And so we go quite readily to a didactic or classical play, if it is well mounted and staged, and if the music and dresses are nice. But we also rather like to be amused, and we rather like to be seen. " Gus " Harris took as his motto : " Give the people what they like,"—namely, gorgeous processions, elaborate mountings and "catchy" music ; knowing that the secret of success lay in pleasing the eves and ears, whilst making no demands on the brain. Others, such as Irving and Tree, stand forth as educators of the popular taste ; but, like the eagle of the fable, whilst soaring upwards they have their eyes fixed on the earth ; and they too become quite rich, just like 'Gus Harris. That is the worst of these generalisations ; it is so easy to become disagreeable. Comparisons, after all, are odious. Let us move on. Whilst in the Straits Settlements, I went to see a Malay Theatre. Such nice people, the Malays—quiet, sedate and dignified. Being unacquainted with the language, I could not quite make out the argument of the play, but it appeared as though the hero, who was also the lover, had managed to get wounded in the foot ; anyhow, he always came on to the stage with a limp, which excited the deepest pity from the heroine ; and he made a long speech,

ON THEATRES.

telling her how it all had happened, which appeared most pathetic; and then they sang together a very pretty little duet. I liked that hero, he was so nice, and he looked so brave and formidable. The piece was throughout refined and in good taste. There is much poetry in the Malay character, and their folk-lore is well worth reading. What a difference when we entered the Chinese Theatre ! The Chinaman is no respecter of persons. The gentleman sitting next to me had dispensed with all garments, except a pair of short breeches. I moved up one. On the stage a lot of girls were dancing—and on each side was the orchestra. Each girl carried a board with a hieroglyphic painted on it, and they kept shuffling about in the most aimless and futile manner—meanwhile the men clanged cymbals and beat drums, emitting strangely grating and discordant sounds. Then all the girls would come to the front of the stage, placing all their hieroglyphics together so as to form a sentence, whilst the " orchestra " would clang and beat with redoubled vigour. This was the climax—and the sentence disclosed what they had just been acting ; a very necessary explanation. With the Siamese, too, fellow Mongolians, the acting is pantomimic but the Chinaman is a soulless realist, whilst there is much idealism in the Siamese, whose religion and literature has come to him from India. The theatre is arranged like a circus ; in a gallery is the chorus, reciting in a monotonous sing-song the text of the play, accompanied by a melodious orchestra of flutes and drums, whilst the actors, in the arena below, go through the necessary gestures. The performance begins about four o'clock in the afternoon, and lasts till midnight ; this goes on for a whole week, till they have finished the narration of one of their popular legends. I only stayed a short time ; a man was crawling about in a miserably abject manner, and the ministrations of his friends seemed of no avail ; presently a weird figure rushed into the arena, a kind of a compromise between a baboon and a Red Indian ; they all chased him and belaboured him, until he sank down dead-

HOCKEY.

beat ; then they belaboured him all the more, till he expired. I should not have liked that part. Meanwhile, the abject man had quite cheered up, and was as lively as could be. It appeared that they had driven out for him his evil spirit. We see then that the theatre serves often as a mouthpiece of the past to the present, and helps to keep up national legends and traditions. And for this reason alone I hold that a foreigner does well to judiciously assist at popular representations; for thereby he gains an insight into the life and thought of the people amongst whom he finds himself, learns to break down his national prejudices, and cultivate those two excellent qualities of sympathy and toleration.

HOCKEY. HOUSE v. DAYBOYS.

This match was played on April loth. The House, winning the toss, elected to play with the wind. Soon after the start some pretty passing between the House forwards, in which Black was prominent, brought the game up to the Dayboys' 25 but the Dayboys' halves, by some good play, cleared, and carried the game back and Crombie succeeded in shooting a goal. After the bullyoff the House gave a poor display, which resulted in another goal for the Dayboys. Play of an uneventful character followed the restart, though the House were seen to better advantage, Cadle particularly being conspicuous for good play. A good rush by the House forwards, led by Black, resulted-in the latter scoring a goal. After some play in which the Dayboys nearly scored, halftime was called with the Dayboys 2 goals and the House i goal. At the restart the Dayboys showed distinct superiority in combination, and a good run by Winning down the wing resulted in Newton shooting a goal. The play that followed the bully-off was of a distinctly lively character, and a good hit by Fisher brought the game into the Dayboys' 25, where, however, after some exciting play in front of the goal, the ball was hit behind.

THE SCORCHER.

Then the Dayboys again pressed, and Leonard running down the touch-line secured a goal, though he was apparently off-side. The Dayboys securing another goal, time was called with the Dayboys 4 goals and the House i goal. The teams were :— Dayboys: W. H. Crosthwaite, T. C. Newton, R. G. Winning, A. E. Farrow, H. S. Leonard, C. V. Crombie, E. C. Bowry, P. FL Yeld, E. E. Veld, J. E. Farrow, K. Dewhurst. The House: T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, A. B. Sale, L. Cadle, T. E. Pulleyn, C. P. Denby, E. D. Teasdale, A. E. Clark, II. C. Scott, R. Baldwin, A. R. St. George

THE SCORCHER. A BALLAD OF THE FLEET.

Not mine to sing of cycling joys, Though cycling joys abound ; Nor yet of vulgar little boys Who say your wheel's going round. A single cyclist, stout as steel, Of him the world shall know, A man of might, whose whirling wheel, Proved once another's woe. He left his quarters at the inn, The morning pleased him well, And soon his spokes began to spin Dell-icious ! down a dell. The pace increased ; t he way was cleared Of animals and men, When round a corner as he veered Up, lissome, leaped a hen. Now so much with his mind agreed, The gradient and the swing, He vowed he would not slacken speed For hens or henny ' thing. Away went cyclist and away Went hen with him behind, She was not taking sweets that day `• She had a frugal mind,"

THE SCORCHER.

The little sense that heaven bestowed Was scattered in her fright; She took destruction's spreading road, Nor turned to left or right. The cyclist was in splendid form And pressed her more and more ; The hen, for it was growing warm, Perspired at every pore. Still onward, onward still, they flew ; The hedges seemed on fire ; The bird as her excitement grew Perspore at every pire. In vain she fanned her spreading wings In hopes to raise a dust, And clucked unutterable things To intimate disgust. The Fury merely plied his feet And gave a quiet cough ; Her feathers loosened with the heat, And (all but two) fell off. Appears ahead an open gate ; Now who shall reach it first ? Thought birdie " In this naked state, I'll beat him or I'll burst." As lightning swift, so went, I ween, That hen-pursuing man. Such race in England ne'er had been Since racing first began. A sound of musket or maroon ! ! The hen, oh where was she ? Ask the old man in yonder moon, But, reader, don't ask me. All day they sought (but never found) The victim of that freak ; At evening from the blue profound There fell a piece of beak. He buried it with decent care, That hen-pursuing man, And placed a brief inscription there, And this was how it ran : " Here, a mere beak, lies poor Hen Bowling; " Oh, many's the time and oft, " We saw her in the hedges strolling ; " But now she's gone aloft."

CRICKET PROSPECTS.

CRICKET FIXTURES. FIRST XI. DATE.

VERSUS.

GROUND. RESULT.

Wed. May 29. Bootham School :.away Sat. June I. Garforth C.C. home Thur. ,, 6. Durham School .. home Sat.,, 8. Pocklington School home Wed. 12. Ampleforth College home Sat. ,, 15. Leeds G S away Wed. ,, 19. F. C. Crowther's xi. home Sat. 22. North Riding Asylum . .......away Wed. ,, z6. Hymer's College away Fri. ,, z8. Old Peterites home Sat. „ 29. Wed. July Jo. Durham School away

won. drawn.

SECOND XI. Wed. May 29. Bootham School 2nd xi Thur. June 6. Durham School 2nd xi. Sat, „ 8. Pocklington School znd xi. Wed. „ 12. Ampleforth College znd xi. „ 15. Leeds G.S. znd xi. Sat. Wed. „ z6. Hymer's College znd xi... Sat. July 6. St. Olave's School .....

home away away away home home home

won.

CRICKET PROSPECTS. The prospects of School success are not particularly bright. There are four old colours left : Newton, Roy, Crosthwaite, and Fisher. All of these are good bats and Roy should be useful with the ball. Of the new recruits there are several promising batsmen in Hatfield, Sale, Yeld, Harrison, and Farrow. Yeld seems to be a really good bowler, but great care should be taken that he is not overworked. Harrison and Winning are also a useful pair of change-bowlers. Crombie seems to be fairly safe behind the wickets. The department of the game, however, which most needs attention is fielding. As the School bowlers are not so good as usual, let the School make it up in fielding. We hope that regular fielding-practices, not only for the ist XI., but also for the Second and Junior games will be instituted, and let us take the Leeds match last year as a

reminder of the necessity of smart fielding.

CRICKET.

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the Bootham grou Id on Wednesday, May 29th. Newton won the toss and sent in Yeld and Crosthwaite to bat on a good wicket. In the second over, however, Yeld was easily stumped in trying to hit the slow bowler (4-1-r). With Roy in runs came quickly. In spite of the general good fielding each had a life before Crosthwaite was caught in the slips (36-2-16). Fisher and Roy by fast cricket added 39 runs before Roy was out to a brilliant catch at point, after making a useful 24, including four threes. Fisher left soon after for 26, including a four and three threes (73-4-24). Then a rot set in, Hatfield, Harrison and Newton retiring with only two runs added (75-7-4). Sale and Farrow then added 15 before Sale was caught at long-on (90-8-5). Farrow and Winning increased the score to I io when Farrow left for a useful 21, including a five. One ball sufficed for Crombie and the innings closed for 1 io. Bootham opened their innings with Hunt and Carter facing the bowling of Roy and Yeld. Off Roy's second ball Hunt gave a difficult chance to Harrison in the long field. With only to on the board Yeld clean bowled Carter ; and soon after, just as Hunt began to look dangerous, a splendid catch by Winning effected his dismissal. Allen and Watson by careful cricket added twenty runs before Farrow dismissed Allen (41-3-18). Seven runs later two more wickets fell, Yeld capturing Wright and Humphrey with successive balls (48-5-0). Previously to this Harrison had relieved Roy and off him Newton effected an easy capture at point. Winning now relieved Yeld who hitherto had been bowling splendidly. None of the rest made much resistance except Whiting, who played steadily and was the last to go (76-10-19). The thus won by thirty-four runs. The most noticeable feature of the game was the great improvement in the School fielding, which was distinctly good.

FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

ST. PETER'S.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

W.H.Crosthwaite,cHunt,bWhiting 16 E. E. Yeld, st Watson, b Wright 24 M. H. T. Roy, c West, b Wright G. A. Fisher, c Hunt, b Whiting 26 T. C. Newton, h Wright 4 C. N. Hatfield, b Wright .... o S. R. Harrison, b Wright .... A. B. Sale, c Taylor, h Wright 5 21 A. E. Farrow, b Wright R. G. Winning, not out 9 C. V. Crombie, b Wiight Exti as 3

A. R. Hunt, c Winning, b Yeld 17 W. C. Carter, b Yeld D. Allen, c Farrow, b Yeld 18 M. B. Watson, c Newton,bHarrison 8 W. Wright, lbw, b Yeld . 3 L. Humphrey, b Yeld W. A. Whiting, b Winning.. 19 E. West, run out J. Taylor, c Roy, b Harrison .... 5 A. Strewell, c and b Harrison r W. Littleberg, not out Extras 2

Total

Extras

Whiting .... 18 2 2 Wright .... 18 . 4 I — Humphrey

49 56

W. 2

Roy Yeld Harrison Winning

o. 6 14 tI 2.2

76 M.

w. O

4 3

22 25 24 2

5 3

FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA. The and of February will long be remembered, not only by those who were privileged to witness the funeral pageant of our late beloved Queen, but by every Englishman in the Empire, as the date of the magnificent procession through the streets of the Metropolis, when she, after a glorious and prosperous reign of sixty-three years, was borne by her sorrowing subjects to her last resting-place in the Mausoleum at Frogmore. It had always been the Queen's nearest desire to be accorded a military funeral, and with what magnificence this was done can be but poorly realized except by an eye-witness. The Navy had already paid its last tribite by a fitting naval display at Spithead, and it was now the Alloy's turn to do so. Regulars and Volunteers were hurried up from every part of England and Scotland, one regiment of Volunteer Engineers from Sutherlandshire only arriving early on the morning of the and, after a journey of about 24 hours. A great feature of the procession was the newly-made corps of Irish Guards, raised during the last year of the Queen's reign to commemorate " her brave Irish soldiers." Near them, too, were stationed the Woolwich and Sandhurst Cadets, who had had to get

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FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

up very early to take part in the proceedings, the former at about 3 a.m. and the latter at 4-3o. The Household Cavalry formed a splendid spectacle in their long red cloaks and smart accoutrements. Some time before the procession started; but after the troops were in their places, Lord Roberts and Staff cantered between the ranks on his way to meet the bier, and it was curious to note the suppressed excitement among the crowd, who, in spite of the solemn occasion, could only with the utmost difficulty restrain themselves from cheering outright. As it was, they contented themselves with lifting their hats. The deep interest and sympathy which the proceedings excited in all classes may be judged from the fact that people were collecting in masses in front of Buckingham Palace long before Eight, although the procession did not start from Victoria Station till half-past Eleven. At that time it began its slow march, led by the Brigade of Guards, followed by the Royal Garrison and Field Artillery, Cavalry of the Line, Household Cavalry, and last, by the senior representatives of the Army, the Royal Horse Artillery, with their guns. Next came the representatives of the Navy, the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Marine Artillery, and Sailors. The bands engaged were those of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Coldstream and Scots Guards, Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, and these were preceded by the Military Attaches and Head-quarters' Staff, after whom came Lord Roberts. The bier, drawn by six splendidly caparisoned horses, followed, covered by a magnificent white embroidered pall. Then came the Royal party, in which were four Kings and an Emperor, and in a short time the procession had filed past. The last great closing scene, as well as the grandest and most impressive military ceremony in the Victorian era was over, and the crowds gradually dispersed, trying to realise, though of necessity in vain, the magnitude of the loss they had suffered through the death of her who had reigned longer and more wisely than any other Sovereign in the whole of History. Verily had been accorded" Tears for her—tears! Tears and the mighty rites of an everlasting and immense farewell."

NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTICE TO OLD BOYS. Commemoration Day. The Old Boys' match is fixed for June z8 and 29. The Service on June 29th will be at 10-30 a.m., the Sermon being preached by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Bristol. To facilitate arrangements about accommodation the Head Master would be glad to hear as soon as possible, and in any case not later than Sunday June 23rd, from Old Boys not resident in York who would wish to be put up, stating, so far as possible, proposed time of their arrival and departure. In case of two or more wishing to be accommodated together, the fact should be notified.

NOTES AND ITEMS. The Rev. H. W. Griffith (O.P.) has been appointed Chaplain of Amiritsar, Punjab, in the diocese of Lahore. Major E. J. B. Buckle (O.P.) of the Royal Northern Reserve Regiment, was appointed to the Royal Garrison Regiment in April (Standard, April 3rd) and ceased to belong to it in May. Major Oswald R. Williamson (O.P.), lately commanding a mountain battery in India, has been ordered to proceed at once to South Africa (Standard, April 23rd). Captain C. Moss (O.P.) has been appointed Brigade Major. We regret to observe that Canon Charles Gray (O.P.) while riding on his tric)cle on the loth March, fell, and sustained considerable injury. Among the passengers by the steam yacht " Argonaut" in her rt cent trip to the Greek Islands, we observe the name of G. H. Eyre (O.P.) The son of Sir A. T. Lawson (O.P.) has been gazetted to the ith Hussars (Yorkshire Post, May 9th). Among recent publications we observe " Science and Medi ae val Thought," by Professor Allbutt (O.P), and an article on South African Colonisation by W. B. Worsford (O.P.) in the Cornhill Magazine for May. The London District Secretary of the Old Peterite Club will be glad to receive photographs of O.P.'s to add to a collection

which is being made by request.

CONTEMPORARIES.

Sergeant S. Huffam (0.P.), who went out to South Africa with the ► st Volunteer Service Company in February, r000, has been given a commission in the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment, now at Pretoria Palgrave's " Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics." Book IV , has been edited, with notes, by F. H. Fowler, M.A. (0.P.), Assistant Master at Clifton College (Macmillan Co.) BIRTH . —On the 7th May, the wife of H. W. Rhodes (O.P)., of a son. DEATH . —On the znd April, the infant son of W. P. Ford (O.P.) The O.P. Dinner, London District. The Bishop of Bristol will preside at this annual meeting which will be held at the Holborn Restoraunt on the 4th July (the opening day of the 'Varsity Match). Applications for tickets may be made to the London Secretary of the Old Peterite Club. Herbert Place (0.P.), who went to South Africa with a commission in the Northumberland contingent of the Imperial Yeomanry in February, 1900, having resigned his commission in the Yeomanry, has been made Captain in the South African Constabulary (Baden Powell's Police). At the present time he is acting as Intelligence Officer to Col. Benson. Frank Mitchell (0.P.) played for London County and for Yorkshire and captained the latter against the M.C.C. and Lancashire. R. Teasdale (0.P.) rowed 2 in the Worcester College boat at the Oxford Eights. E. St. G. Kirke (0.P.) has been playing for Woolwich Academy at Cricket. C. N. Hatfield and R. Baldwin have been made monitors.

CONTEMPORARIES. The editors beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following : Barrovian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Leodiensian, —

Brighton College Magazine, Dunetmian.

THE

PETERITE. Vo L. XVII.

JULY, 1901.

No. 152.

SCHOOL LETTER. E cannot bid a final Farewell' to our readers without offering some apology for the uninteresting character of most of our late numbers. The truth is, we Editors have not the leisure to attempt original' articles (however interesting these might be) ; and we are bound to look for assistance from others who have readier pens. The most we can do is to record the results of football and cricket matches, etc., a style of literature which must inevitably bore those who are not closely connected with the School. With this apology we leave these pages and our weary readers, hoping that the latter will restrain their criticisms if they have not yet served on an editorial staff. To turn to other topics. The Cricket Team under the able captaincy of Newton has had a successful season, winning four matches and losing three. A full account will be found below. We were fortunate in having glorious weather on both the days of the Old Boys' match, and the presence of the Bishop of Bristol made Commemoration Day of peculiar interest. We are now indulging in tennis, which is played on two courts on the cricket field ; perhaps even the keenest cricket enthusiasts will welcome the change, as our cricket programme has been completed.

PIANOFORTE RECITAL.

PIANOFORTE RECITAL. We have reserved to the present number an account of the Pianoforte Recital of May last, for which we had to thank Mr. Percival G-arratt. Mr. Garratt, who is still in limine vitae, has studied under some of the most famous of living masters, and bids fair to do them great credit at no very distant date. The programme, although in parts rather above the comprehension of the younger members of the audience, was much approved by those to whom it was more directly addressed. It was played entirely from memory, and on the whole exceedingly well. Bach's Prelude, Fugue (C sharp major) was the first item ; this was neat and crisp, the finger action being wonderfully good in attack ; to our mind, the best performance in the programme. Brahm's Rhapsodic was also finely played. Following this was a song, tastefully rendered, " How do I love Thee ?" Mrs. Browning's sonnet from the Portuagese, set by Richard Lamley. The Singer, the Rev. R. 0. Hutchinson, played his own accompaniment, and we were pleased to hear E. D. Teasdale in the 'Cello Obligate. In Schumann's " Carneval " Mr. Garratt set himself a task of no ordinary degree of difficulty. To play such a piece absolutely from memory is remarkable, but apart from this it was a splendid performance, and Mr. Garratt may be warmly congratulated on his reading of this glorious composition. In the Nocturne of Chopin, however, he was not quite so happy ; the reading was somewhat cold and without control of the tonecolour. The Song King Charles' (M. V. White—the words in this case by Robert Browning), was much appreciated by all, the School especially being loud in their acclamation, demanding and obtaining an encore. This, both song and singer well deserved. The rest of the programme was finely played, especially the study by Saint-Saens, which simply briStles with difficulties, but all these were overcome with the greatest ease. Much time has evidently been spent upon technique. Over this Mr. Garratt has a wonderful command ; but pianoforte playing

OXFORD LETTER.

must not be merely mechanical ; it must be impassioned and full of feeling. This consummation will doubtless come with the years, for we believe Mr. Garratt has the " root of the matter " in him ; with confidence and heartiness, therefore, we wish him all success in his profession. The Programme was as follows :— 1.

Bach

PRELUDE AND FUGUE

(0 Sharp Major). RHAPSODIE 2.

SONG—"

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Flow do I love Thee ? "

••

REV.

R. 0.

Brahms Richard Langley

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HUTCHINSON.

'Cello Obligato—E. D. TEASDALE. ••

CA RNIVAL— " Scenes Mignonnes "

NOCTURNE

ARABESQUE

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AVEU

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Schumann Chopin LEGENDE—" St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots " Liszt M. V. White 5. SONG —" King Charles " .• •• ••

REV.

R. 0. HUTCHINSON. ••

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ETUDE EN FORME DE VALSE

Leschetizky Louis Re8 Saint Saens

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

Many apologies for being so late. You will probably find such news as is mentioned here very stale by now. As regards Oxford Old Peterites we will start with H. H. Williams, who is now to be seen in clerical garb, in which he cuts an excellent figure. E. J. Walton has kept in fine health, though taking no exercise. Spending most of his time in a punt on the Cherwell he has been observed in moments of absent-mindedness to disappear beneath the waves. Apart from the shock and occasional loss of his best pipe, he has so far emerged unchanged, in fact, just as he went in.

CRICKET.

R. Teasdale rowed 2 in the Worcester Eight, which went up one place and became fifth on the river. He has a fascinating appearance in the black and pink ribbon which makes each member of that boat a landmark. His conversation this term has been most monotonous, as his main topic is his own back, in which he firmly believes there is just that much bend which is essential to the true oar. His appearance at Henley in the Worcester boat will no doubt cause great excitement. S. A. Mellor is the possessor of a mammoth white hat which will certainly take the north country capital by storm when he returns there. Oxford was visited in Eights week by a record crowd. New College returned to the headship, and University came to the second place. The third day of the races is memorable for the great smash-up of five eights in the second division. Only three boats reached the barges, the rest had been bumped or engaged in the disaster. Two or three men had narrow escapes, but luckily no one was injured. The cricket this term has been disappointing, and the fielding with one or two exceptions is bad. However the recent changes in the team have done something to remedy this. Moses played a fine innings against Surrey, and Dillon's big score against Somerset was well -worth seeing. If Oxford win the Inter-'Varsity match they will have equalled Cambridge's record of winning all the five big events of the year, but their success is not at all probable. This is about all there is to be said. TYKE.

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S

DURHAM SCHOOL.

As was the case last year this match proved to be one of the most exciting games we have played. Last year the School won by two ruris, and this year we were unfortunate in being unable to claim a victory, for when time was called Durham required 38 runs

CRICKET.

to win and had only one wicket to fall. Newton won the toss and sent in Roy and Crosthwaite to face the bowling of Gough and Fitzgerald. Runs came very slowly at first, both batsmen playing cautiously. With the total at 13 the first wicket fell, Crosthwaite being bowled by Gough. Roy and Fisher carried the total to 20, when the former was bowled by Gough for a useful 10 (20-2-10). Fisher and Yeld then carried the score to 33, Yeld contenting himself with keeping his wicket up while Fisher did all the scoring. Gough then obtained his third wicket, clean bowling Yeld. With only three runs added Fisher was caught after making a useful 18, and 4 runs later Hatfield was caught in the slips off Fitzgerald (40-5-3). With half the wicket down for 40 runs the School was in a by no means favourable position, but a stand by Newton and Winning yielded 21 runs before the latter was bowled (61-6-7). Three runs later Newton was caught after a careful innings of 18. Farrow and Sale then added 21 for the eighth wicket, when Jackson was put on to bowl and had Farrow caught at point for 8 (85-8-8). With Harrison as his partner Sale hit out in excellent style making what proved to be the best stand of the innings. By good attractive cricket they added 53 for the ninth wicket, both making good strokes all round the wicket and defying all the efforts of the Durham bowlers. However, with the total at 138 Fitzgerald captured Sale's wicket, clean bowling him for an invaluable 33. Armstrong succumbed to the first ball he received from Fitzgerald, and the innings closed for 138, Harrison being not out 29. Durham commenced their innings with G. Henderson and P. Henderson, Key and Yeld bowling. Twenty-two runs were made by careful cricket when Yeld clean bowled P. Henderson (22-1-9). Two runs later the same bowler captured Fitzgerald's wicket (24-2-1). G. Henderson was bowled at 35 for a useful 15, Yeld again being the bowler. Jackson and Gough then made a stand for the fourth wicket which yielded 22, the former doing most of the scoring. With only three runs added Yeld took his fifth wicket, clean bowling Stewart (60-5-5), Jackson being bowled nine runs later for an invaluable 19.. Richardson and Todd took the score to 83 before the latter was clean bowled by Winning (83-7-4).

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With only two runs added Richardson was caught at the wicket (85-8-11). The game at this stage was most exciting as Durham with two wickets to fall still required 53 runs to win. The ninth wicket yielded 16 runs, so that with only a few minutes to play Durham had one wicket to fall. Calliman and Trevor, however, managed to play out time, a most exciting match ending in a draw. The bowling honours rested with Yekl. and Winning, the former capturing seven wickets for 36 and the latter two for nine. After the match Yeld received his 1st XI. colours. ST. PETERS.

DURHAM SCHOOL.

15 9

10 W. H. Crosthwaite, b Gough .... 2 G. A. Fisher, c Jackson, b Gough 1R E. E Yeld, b Gough 1 T.C.Newton,c Stewart,b Fitzgerald 18 C. N. Hatfield, e P. Henderson, b

G. Henderson, b Yeld P. Henderson, b Yeld H. Fitzgerald, b Yeld C. Jackson, b Yeld L. Gough, b Yeld G. Stewart, b Yeld

Fitzgerald 3 R. G. Winning, b Fitzgerald 33 A. B. Sale, b Fitzgerald A . E. FarrowcG. HendersonbJackson 8 29 R. Harrison, not out 0 G. J. Armstrong, b Fitzgerald 9 Extras

A. Richardson, cCrosthwaite, bYeld 11 4 R. Todd, b. Winning 4 T. Calliman, not out F. Bell, b Winning 7 3 A. Trevor, not out 16 Extras

M. H. T. Roy, b Gough

Total....

19 7 5

Total (for 9 wkts.) ..101

138

ST. PETER'S v. POCKLINGTON. Played at York on June 12th, on a rather bumpy wicket. Newton winning the toss, sent in Roy and Crosthwaite to face the bowling of Whiting. The start was disastrous, for Roy, after showing himself uneasy in playing Whiting, was clean bowled (9-1-3). Fisher and Newton were quickly out, the former caught at mid-on after receiving only two balls ; the latter, after hitting a three off Gilbert, was clean bowled with the score (13-3-4). Things were indeed looking black for the School when Crosthwaite was smartly captured in the slips off Whiting (13-4-0). Then Yeld and Sale getting together kept their wickets up till lunch, when the score was ! F. On the resumption, a most useful stand was made by these two batsmen, Sale hitting with confidence, whilst Yeld played a sound defensive game. When this admirable stand had yielded 47 runs, Yeld was bowled by Sherwood.

CRICKET.

Though he had only made 9, he had helped Sale to place us in a different position altogether, and had shown confidence when this was most necessary to prevent a collapse. Winning now joined Sale, who was still batting splendidly. Then began another invaluable stand, both batsmen getting complete command over the attack. When Sale had reached 29 he was well caught at point. It is needless to say that to Sale belongs the chief credit in turning the fortunes of the game. Winning and Farrow treated us to some bright play, until the latter was bowled by Gilbert (100-7-13). Harrison began by hitting three threes in close succession, but was badly missed after making 12. When the score had been brought to 116, Winning succumbed to Mitchell, having made a most useful 21. Pulleyn began by hitting with confidence, but Harrison was soon caught by Gathorne (122-13-9). Joined by Hatfield, Pulleyn continued his lively innings, and carried out his bat for 14 (136-10-5). Of the Pocklingtonians, only Gathorne and Mitchell made any serious resistance to the admirable bowling of Roy. We were especially gratified by Roy's success with the ball, as it was the first time he had recovered his real form since the beginning of the season. The fielding of the School was beyond all praise, the catches of Crosthwaite, Farrow, and Newton being quite magnificent. Yeld also caught two smart catches in the slips. ST. PETER'S.

PocKLINOTON.

3 WHCrosthwaite,cGilbert,bWhiting 0 G. A. Fisher, c Randell, b Whiting 0 4 T. C. Newton, b Gilbert 9 E. E. Yeld, b Sherwood A. B. Sale, c Sherwood, b Whiting 29 21 b Mitchell R. G. 13 A. E. Farrow,b Gilbert S. R. Harrison, c Gathorn e,b Mitchell 13 14 T. E. Pulleyn, not out 5 C. N. Hatfield, b Gilbert 25 Extras

F. Mitchell, b Roy 11 H. Gathorne, c Yeld, b Roy 13 J. Eddie, c Newton, b Roy 7 E. Gilbert, c Yeld, b Roy .... 6 W. Randell, b Yeld 0 C. Skene, b Roy 5 J. Wood, c Crosthwaite, b Roy.... 0 L. Smith, b Winning 0 C. Gathorne, c Farrow, b Roy 3 M. Sherwood, cCrosth w aite,b Winning 0 B. Whiting, not out 7 Extras 8

•

M. H. T. Roy, b Whiting.

Total.

Total

136

BOWLING ANALYSIS :

M. H. T. Roy .. E. E. Yeld R. G. Winning.

7 3 3

35 17 0

7 1 2

5 17 0

12 3

CR ICKET. ST. PETER'S

v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

After the favourable draw with Durham and our brilliant victory over Pocklington we expected if not a victory at least a good game with Ampleforth. Unfortunately we had heard so much of Foote's bowling that we were quite unable to play him with ally confidence. Ampleforth won the toss and started batting on a " bumpy " wicket with E. Pilkington and Gateby. The first wicket fell at 15, Pilkington being bowled by a good ball from Yeld, then ensued a long stand by Gateby and Smith who defied the School bowling for a long time, putting on 96 runs. No less than seven bowlers were tried but the wicket untimately fell to Yeld who got Gateby caught at slip ; he had played an excellent innings of 54. With 18 runs added Yeld clean bowled Smith who had compiled an invaluable 60. Lambert and Crean added 19 runs when the former was lbw to Roy (148-4-10). Crean followed 2 Another stand later, Roy again getting the wicket (180 5 9). ensued 42 being added, Pike being the principal scorer but he at length skied a ball in front of the wicket and was caught by the wicket-keeper running forward. Ampleforth then declared their innings, the score being 206 for 6. The School innings started disasterously, Roy's wicket falling with the total at 3, Crosthwaite, Yeld and Newton followed at the same total (3-4-0). The next two wickets fell at 6 but Pulleyn and Fisher put the School in a rather better position by taking the score to 21 for the seventh wicket, with but 1 run added Winning was bowled by Foote (22-8-0). Farrow and Hatfield added six for the last wicket, the former being bowled by Foote. No one really played the bowling with confidence, only Fisher, Pulleyn and Farrow making over 3. The collapse of the School batting is quite inexplicable in both this and the Leeds match ; it is more disappointing considering the excellent way in which we began the season. -

CRICKET. AMFLEFORTH.

ST. PETER'S.

5 54 A. Gateby, c Harrison, b Yeld • • 60 C. Smith, b Yeld W. Lambert, lbw, b Roy 10 G. J. Crean, c Newton, b Roy .... 9 J. Pike, c Hatfield, b Winning ... 32 F. Dawson, not out 13 19 W. Foote, not out Extras 13

1 M. H. T. Roy, b Foote W. H. Crosthwaite, c & b Crean . 1 9 G. Fisher, c Pike, b Crean 0 E. E. Yeld, b Crean .... 0 T. C. Newton, b Crean A. B. Sale, b Foote.. 3 0 S. R. Harrison, b Foote.. T. E. Pulleyn, c Lambert, b Crean 7 0 R. Winning, b Foote A. E. Farrow, b Foote 7 1 C. N. Hatfield, not out 10 Extras

E. Pilkington, b Yeld

Total (6 wkts.) .. 206

Total

ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Newton won the toss and elected to go in first on a hard wicket. Roy and Crosthwaite were the first two batsmen, but both were soon bowled by Hield, with the score at only three. After this, an inexplicable rot set in, batsman after batsman being clean bowled, while Winning was given out lbw., and nine wickets were soon down for 16 runs. This score was brought to 28 by Newton, who had gone in second wicket down, and Hatfield, before the former was caught at the wicket. It is difficult to account for this wretched total, though Meld and J. B. Richardson both bowled very well, the former capturing 7 wickets for 11 runs, and the latter 3 for 16 Leeds sent in G. B. Richardson and P. Monro to face Roy and Yeld, and these two batsmen put on 42 runs by good cricket (Richardson's cutting especially being noticeable), before Munro was tricked out by Newton's slows. F. Hutchinson, the next incomer, did not give much trouble, but Smith made 20. Francis then came in and began scoring fast, and was accredited with 72 runs, in which were included 10 fours. Most of the other men did not stay long, but the last wicket proved troublesome, putting on 54 runs, Matthews being not out for 23. Thus Leeds made the score of 227, and won a very one-sided game. LEEDS

ST. PETER'S.

1 0 W. H. Crosthwaite, b Hield G-.Fisher, c P. Munro, b Richardson 2 T. C. Newton, c Francis, b Hield .. 11 0 E. E. Yeld 11 Richardson 0 A. B. Sale, b Hield 0 R. Winning, lbw, Hiela 0 T. E. Pulleyn, b held 0 S. R. Harrison, b Richardson .. 4 A. E. Farrow, b Hield 14 C. N. Hatfield, not out 1 Extras

M. H. T. Roy, b Hield

Total

G.S.

G. B. Richardson, b Roy .. 33 P. Munro, b Newton 30 F. Hutchinson, lbw, Yeld 9 20 W. E. Smith, b Roy J. K Mozley, b Winning 8 M. A. Francis, b Winning 72 H. A. Hield, c Hatfield, b Newton 0 0 E. C. Heaton, b Newton 4 J. B. Richardson, b Yeld A. A. Seaton, b Harrison 11 B. Matthews, not out 23 Extras .

Total

........227

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ST. PETER'S V. F. C. CROWTIIER'S XI. Played on June 19th. Our opponents won the toss and elected to go in on a fast wicket. Yeld soon secured the first two wickets, but the third proved to be very troublesome. However, after Grist and Crosland had carried the score to 84, by very hard hitting, the former was caught at point off Newton. Then Crosland was partnered by Sykes, which pair of batsmen were not separated until the score had risen to 189. The next two wickets were easily captured in a few minutes time by Yeld, and then Crosland was splendidly caught at mid-off by Farrow, after making 118 runs, and punishing the School bowling very severely. The remaining batsmen, however, were dismissed for the addition of a few more runs ; Hopkinson being not out with 18 runs to his credit, while F. C. Crowther and Middlemarsh were well thrown out by Roy and Newton respectively. The School went in to face a total of 225 and started well, Winning and Sale both playing excellent cricket and not being separated until 58 runs had been registered. Yeld, the next corner, was then soon got rid of, but with Newton in the score mounted gradually ; that batsman making several pretty glides to the leg boundary. Fisher had hard luck in being bowled off his pads, and Roy stayed in a long time for his three runs. It had now begun to rain, and seemed to make the wicket more tricky. Crosthwaite, Harrison, Farrow and Pulleyn were then soon dismissed for small scores, but Hatfield at the close of play was accredited with a not out innings of 14. The School's total thus was brought to 132, Crowther's XI. being victorious by 93 runs, thanks to Crosland's powerful hitting. The School fielding on the whole was satisfactory. F. C. CROWTHER'S XI.

ST. PETER'S.

. 5 E. D. Shaw, b Yeld 0 A. B. Hirst, b Yeld 35 S. Grist, c Winning, b Newton F. G. Crosland, c Farrow, b Roy ..118 29 V. B. Sykes, b Yeld 1 R. V. Middlemost, b Yeld 1 G. Crowther, b Roy L. Hopkinson, not out 18 1 F. C. Crowther, run out . 2 H. Middlemost, run out. 0 Denham, b Roy . 15 Extras

R.G.Winning,cG.Crowther,b Hirst 37 19 A. B. Sale, b Hirst 0 E. E. Yeld, b Grist 29 T. C. Newton, b G. Crowther 0 G. A. Fisher, b Grist .... M.H.T. Roy ,cCrosland,bGCrowther 3 W. H. Crosthwaite, b G. Crowther 6 2 S. R. Harrison, b Grist A. E. Farrow, b G. Crowther .... 0 14 C. N. Hatfield, not out T. E. Pulleyn, b G. Crowther .... 1 Extras .. 21

Total

225

Total

132

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V.

HYMER'S COLLEGE.

Played on Hymer's ground, on June 26, the pitch being in excellent condition and the weather very hot. Newton won the toss and the School started batting with Sale and Winning. Both batsmen were soon busy scoring, making excellent strokes all round the wicket. It was not until the score had reached 49 that the first wicket fell, Winning's wicket being taken by Brown off Johnson. Yeld left at the same total (58-2-0) and with but 5 added Sale's excellent innings came to an end, he having made 30 in good style before he was bowled by Locking. With 14 added Fisher's wicket fell and one later Newton left, clean bowled by Johnson. Roy hit out well, the score being raised to 104 for the seventh with at which total Crosthwaite was bowled for one (104-7-1). Harrison and Pulleyn were soon out, the innings closing for 119, Hatfield being not out five. Hymer's started with Johnson and Greeve facing Roy and Yeld bowling. With the score at 12, Greeve was smartly run run out and at the same total Yeld clean bowled Johnson (12-2-4). Browne and Lawton added seven for the third wicket when the latter was clean bowled by Yeld, two runs later Yeld claimed his third wicket Brown being caught by Hatfield behind the wicket (21-4-0). Smith was clean bowled at the same total and the sixth wicket only added one run, the seventh wicket added 10, Browne making most of the runs but at 32 Roy clean bowled Wilson (82-7-1). With six added Roy got another wicket (38-8-0). The ninth wicket also added six, Newton catching Browne who had made an invaluable 21. Winning bowled Locking for one and the innings closed for 54. Hymer's batsmen were never at home with the bowlihg, Browne being the only batsman who reached double figures. Greeve and Thompson started Hymer's second innings but Roy caught the former off Yeld before a run had been scored. Thompson and Johnson took the score to 16 before the former was bowled by Yeld (16-2-6). The third and fourth wicket fell at 17, Outhwaito bringing of a good catch at square leg. Winning caught and bowled La wton and six were down for 31. Smith and Wilson added 22 for the seventh wicket both playing well for 19 and 14

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respectively, this being an invaluable stand. Eight wickets were down for 51 and the ninth fell five runs later The tenth wicket however added an invaluable 22, the innings closing for 87. The School went in requiring 22 to win. With one on the board Hatfield was bowled in trying to pull a ball. Crosth waite and Farrow hit well, scoring 19 not out and 20 not out respectively. The School thus won easily by nine wickets. ST. PETER'S.

A. B. Sale, b Locking 30 R. G. Winning, cBrown, bJohnson 25 E. E. Yeld, b Johnson 0 T. C. Newtoe, b Johnson 5 G. A. Fisher, c SMith, b Locking 5 M. H. T. Roy, c Lawton, b Smith 25 W. H. Crosthwaite, b Smith...... 1

A. E. Farrow, b Smith 8 C. N. Hatfield, not out 5 0 S. R. Harrison, b Smith T. E. Pulleyn, c Micklethwaite, b Lawton 1 Extras 14 Total

119

HYMER'S COLLEGE.

let Innings. E. W. Johnson, b Yeld K. K. Greeve, run out C. Brown, c Newton, b Yeld W. R. Lawton, b Yeld A. Brown, c Hatfield, b Yeld. W. Smith, b Yeld F. England, c Farrow, b Roy C. C. Wilson, b Roy T. Micklethwaite, b Roy E. R. Thompson, not out .... R. N. Locking, b Winning Extras

4 21 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 1 10

Total

Bowling Analysis:

Roy

14 14 1

5 2 0

16 24 1

3 5 1

Yeld

Winning

2nd Innings. K. K. Greeve, c Roy, b Yeld .... 0 E. R. Thompson, b Yeld .. .... .. 6 E. W. Johnson, c Winning, b Yeld 8 OMBrowne,cCrosthwaite,bWinning 11 A. Brown, c Yeld , 0 W. R. Lawton, c & b Winning .. 4 W. Smith, b Winning 14 C. C. Wilson, not out 19 T. Micklethwaite, b Winning .. 3 F. England, c Newton, b Roy .... 4 R. N. Locking, b Yeld 7 Extras 11 Total

ST. PETER'S 2ND v. POCKLINOTON SCHOOL 2ND. Played at Pocklington on June 8th, in very hot weather. The home side batted first and ran up 136, of which Randell contributed an excellent 66, eventually retiring on account of the heat. The last wicket caused some trouble. Cadle bowled well, taking five wickets for 41 runs. The School made a bad start, Denby being run out when the score stood at three. The other batsmen, however, made a good attempt to get the runs, and when stumps were drawn, 115 runs had been scored for the loss of seven wickets,

COMMEMORATION DAY.

POCKLINGTON.

ST. PETER'S.

66 Randell 2, retired 5 H. A. Logsdon, c Denby, b Cadle 2 Dalton 1, b Cadle 2 F. Robson, b Denby 0 Henry, h Denby C.W. I' Anson, c Richards, b Garland 12 De la Bere, c Richards, b Cadle .... 16 Lawrence, b Cadle 7 0 Watson 2, b Cadle 15 Bomford, c Denby, b Garland. 4 Robson 2, not out Extras 7

L. M. Cadle, c Logsdail, bF. Robson 23 C. P. Denby, run out .... 2 M. W. Richards, c & b F. Robson 18 G.J. Armstrong, cLogsdail,bRobson 0 H. W. F. Garland, c Lawrence, b 21 I'Anson R. G. Newton, b I' Anson .... 11 13 T. J. Black, not out R Baldwin, b I'Anson 17 P. H. Yeld, not out .. 0 A. E. Laughton did not bat. J A. E. Clark Extras 10

Total

Total (for 7 wkts.) .. 115

136

FIRST XI. AVERAGES. BATTING. Times Highest Innings. not out. score. 1. R. G. Winning 2. M. H. T. Roy 3. T. C. Newton 4. A. B. Sale 5. T. E. Pulleyn 6. G. A. Fisher 7. A. E. Farrow 8. C. N. Hatfield 9. W. H. Crosthwaite 10. E. E. Yeld 11. S. R. Harrison

10 10 11 10

1 0 2 0

37 29 29 33

14%

10 11

0 1 4 1 1 1

35 21 14% 19e 29 29''

11 11 11 10

Total.

Average.

133 136 117 130 42 101 100 62 85 64 47

14 . 7 13.6 13 13 10 . 5 10 . 1

10 8.85 8.5 6.4 5.2

BOWLING.

. E. E. Yeld 2. It G. Winning 3. M. H. T. Roy 4. T. C. Newton 5. S. R. Harrison

Overs.

Maidens.

185.1 69 . 2 159.5 22 51

34 12 33 2 10

Wkts. Runs. 440 4 8

231 470 83 153

16 23 4 6

Average. 9'16

14.43 20.43 20.75 25 . 5

COMMEMORATION DAY. ( Chiefly from the " Yorkshire Herald.") On St. Peter's Day our annual festivities were favoured by glorious weather. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 'a m , and Morning Prayer was read at 10 a.m., at which the Bishop of Bristol (O.P.) preached the Sermon, the other surpliced clergy

COMMEMORATION DAY.

present being the Head Master, Rev. A. W. Richards, Rev. C. Robertson and Rev. E S. Fox. The Chapel had been tastefully decorated, thanks to the efforts of Miss Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Yeld, Mrs. Robertson, Miss Leaf and other ladies. The Bishop of Bristol took his text from Daniel, chapter 6, verse 10—" His windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem." The Bishop pointed out that Daniel treated Jerusalem, as it were, as a sacrament, a centre in which he found strength and guidance and a focus for his spiritual thought. They might be sure that Daniel had nothing to reproach himself about with regard to Jerusalem ; it was to him a completely holy place. We were all better for having some place to which we could turn our thoughts, and where our thoughts would be guided upward to God on high. He did not know that they could have a better place than a school or college. He would entreat those whom he was addressing, for whom it was still not too late, to so conduct themselves that in after life, when looking back upon their school days, they would find in the memory of them a sheet anchor to hold them to things which were pure, and clean and holy. There was a very great lesson for them in this particular year when they were making so much of the thousandth anniversary of the death of King Alfred. When he divided his income into two parts and determined that one full half should be given for secular things and one full half to God it was interesting to see how he again divided that part which was to be given wholly to God. One-fourth was given to his school. Looking back as far as they would in the history of these northern counties they would have to go a very long way indeed to find a time when St. Peter's did not exist. He did not think there was any other place in the kingdom of which this could be so clearly said. The Bishop of Bristol, continuing, said : " You know, a very long time ago, about the year 690, when Wilfrid was founding a cathedral school, he decided that this should be the principle on which he would establish it. He asked the nobles and the commoners alike to send him their boys to be educated and he would educate them in such a way that when the time came that they had reached young

COMMEMORATION DAY.

manhood and had to determine whether they would serve God in the ministry, the King in council, or the nation in arms, they should be found equally fitted for the work. That covers the whole field of activity now. Whatever their choice was to he they would be found equally prepared. So that long before King Alfred's time Wilfrid had insisted that even if every one of the boys should eventually become priests in Christ's church they should be found thoroughly fitted. Though some of you may be called to secular life, yet your education must be such that if you should turn to the ministry you will be as well fitted for that. An ancient and noble lineage is a source of strength. You can say this too—that your early years were fostered by the headmastership of a brother of the King, and I do not know that there is any other place of education in the whole of this kingdom which can say the same. And the next headmaster . was the cousin of the King. You can say also that yours is the only school that drew the father of English Church history, the Venerable Bede, out from his monastery at Jarrow. The only place which it is recorded that he visited was this school of yours, when he went to visit the master, Edward. That visit was to be repeated, so that twice he must have come out from his cell to journey to such an important place and speak with so important a man. The fact that he was dying and could not come happily drew forth from him the most valuable letter of all times. These are things of which indeed you ought to be proud, and you should regard them as evidence of the ancient and noble lineage, from which it is your happy lot to descend, and as imposing upon you such responsibilities for keeping your school clean and upright and manly and pure as no other schoolboys in the kingdom bear upon their shoulders. You are citizens of no mean city. I should like to suggest to you that when in the course of time you are sorely tried, as sorely tried you are sure to be, you will bear in mind that Daniel under those circumstances knelt down in his chamber and prayed to God, having first opened his window toward Jerusalem. Look upon this place where we are assembled as the Jerusalem to which in time of trial, of thankfulness or joy, your thoughts should be

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turned, and you cannot do that with any kind of satisfaction unless you have lived here as an English schoolboy ought to live. I am exceedingly anxious that in times to come—difficult times as I believe they will be—there may be that anchor sure and steadfast that shall keep you safe and sound, and I am sure, and become more and more sure as the years roll on, that the only anchor that can keep you sure and safe is the anchor of trust in the Lord God Almighty, and in his over-ruling providence." After the Service, the Headmaster and Miss Owen entertained to luncheon a large number of guests, including the Bishop of Bristol, the Bishop of Beverley, the Dean of York and Lady Emma, Canon Temple, and numerous Old Boys, with the two Elevens.

THE OLD PETERITE DINNER. (LONDON DISTRICT 1901). The annual meeting was held on the 4th July, in the Knight's Room and Prince's Salon at the Holborn Restaurant, the Bishop of Bristol presiding. The company included the Rev. E. C. Owen, head master ; Prof. T. C. Allbutt, Mr. Charles Haigh (Recorder of Scarborough), Mr. W. A. Meek (Recorder, York), Messrs. R. H. Bailey, H. Benington, Charles Darrell, the Revs. J. A. Easten, R. Abbay, W. Y. Fan sect, J. W. Taylor, Dr. Needham, Messrs. J. H. Fowler, C. C. D. I'Anson, P. B. Lambert, M. H. J. MacTurk, R. G. Bingham, F. Nevile, H. J. Newber•, A. T. Pollard, A. S. Moyser, H. J. P. Mulcaster, H. W. Henderson, K. J. Roy, F. E. Swabey, Col. C. Freeman, Messrs. G. H. Wade, C. W. Watson, Hugh Wharton and George Yeld. The London Secretary was unfortunately prevented from being present, but his place was most efficiently filled by Mr. F. P. Fausset. Among the books and pictures lent for exhibition we noticed the Old Peterite album containing about 80 portraits of Old Peterites dating from 1856 to the present time, Messrs. Fradelle & Young's photographs of former O.P. Dinners, and books by the Rev. A. Baker, J. H. Fowler, and W. B. Worsfold. It is hoped that the

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appeal for photographs, especially old ones taken during school days will continue to meet with success. The following account of the speeches is extracted from the " Yorkshire Herald." The Chairman proposed " the King, the Queen, and Royal Family," after which he gave the toast of the evening, " St. Peter's School, Past and Present." He said he paid the school a visit a few days ago, and went over old scenes, and was struck by the fact that the present school was very small. The old school, so far as he could remember, was large and spacious. He was pleased to notice the vigorous air of the school. They, as old Peterites, ought to back up the head master in every possible way to put more life if necessary into that ancient place of which they were all so proud. They could say what no other school could say, that they had founded a national day, that of Guido Fawkes. Going a little further back, a thousand years or so—a mere trifle—(laughter) they came to interesting times in their history. Recently he was on three successive days in York, Winchester and Canterbury. Winchester claimed its own as the earliest public school. It was impossible for him not to let fly at a folly of that kind. He pointed out to them at Winchester that he was member of a school which had been going on for many centuries before such an infant school as Winchester was ever thought of. At Canterbury he was asked to settle the difficult question whether St. Augustine's or whether the King's School, Canterbury, was founded first. He knocked their heads together, and then showed them how enormously superior in every single respect the school at York was. In the year 690, when the King opened the Cathedral School at York, he asked nobles and commoners alike, telling them that when the time came for them to decide whether they would serve God in the Church, the King in council, or the nation in arms, they would be ready for any of these vocations. They were the only school in the kingdom which could say that amongst their many important headmasters they had a brother of the King of the realm. They had Egbert as their headmaster. They were the only school which ever induced the Venerable Bede to leave his cell at Jarrow. He visited Egbert, and intended to come back to that delightful place,

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the school at York, but his health failed, and he wrote the most precious letter of those times now in existence. He (the Chairman) told them at Canterbury that they might have had some kind of a University but they had to borrow a man from York until they had someone fit to go on with the work themselves. When Europe was to be civilised at last under Charlemagne there was only one school which could give the Emperor the necessary help, and Alcuin went and ruled the education and religion of the whole of Europe from the north-east border to the south-west corner of Spain. Some of Alcuin's pupils were sent for from York. Alcuin found the service books in such bad order that lie had to send to the North of England for correct copies. Egbert's form for the coronation of kings was also used. As a result, for generations and centuries the Kings of France were crowned in that particular form. That was duo to their school of St. Peter's. Was it true of the boys of any other school that Pope Gregory, the greatest man in the world, said of some of the boys that they were not Angles but angels ? He coupled the toast with the names of Mr. Lambert and the new Headmaster. Mr. Lambert and the Head Master replied. The latter said it was unnecessary to say what the school was a generation or so ago, but since that time there had been a falling off. Dealing with the causes of this, he pointed out that the last forty years had been a period of extraordinary activity in the development and the scientific provision of buildings in public schols. During forty years there had been no important structural addition to the school with the exception of the gymnasium. They must, therefore, first address themselves to restoring the school. The governing bodies were convinced of the necessity, and prepared to meet the need, so far as lay in their power. They needed, firstly, to recover their numbers, and if they could raise these to what they were in Canon Elwyn's time they would be more than satisfied. For twenty years it had not been paying its way, and the accumulated debt was between £5,000 and £6,U00. When he took over the school there were sixty-five boys, and now there were seventy-six. He believed they would rise steadily for some time to come, but until they

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reached a hundred they would not be paying their way. Even then they would not be doing what they ought, for the salaries paid to the assistant masters were not an adequate return for their devoted work. Schools like theirs were faced by a double danger. First, there was the competition of schools situated away from towns, whore land was cheap, and expansion consequently easy, and, in the second place, there was the possibilities of coming educational legislation. The effect of this might be towards reducing the school towards the level of the higher grade Board schools. Unless they bestirred themselves, they might not be able to resist the effect of drastic legislation. In rebuilding the school it was necessary for them to acquire more land. They had several alternative schemes, and he anticipated that in a few years they would be able to carry one of them into effect. They were in a town where land was valuable, and perhaps would have to pay a large price for it. The measures which he recommended, and which the governing body were adopting, were, in the first place, to build a science block, including a lecture hall, a physical laboratory, and a carpenter's shop up to the requirements of the Science and Art Department and enabling them to get grants. In the second place, the cricket ground was too small, and they were about to sign a lease for five years of a ground six minutes' walk from the school, upon which five or six games could be played. Additional boarding accommodation would be arranged. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners had promised a certain sum, and they hoped to get assistance from one or other of the Ridings. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners' grunt would be proportionate to the sum they raised themselves. He desired to save the school from being under the grip of anyone who financed it. An appeal at the Old Boys' dinner at York before Christmas was generously responded to. ltr. Haigh proposed the health of Mr. C. H. Chadwick and Mr. W. A. Meek proposed the chairman. Shortly after the formal toast-list was disposed of the Chairman retired, and his place was taken by H. J. Newbery, whose experience in the Indian Civil Service has been long and varied.

CRICKET FIXTURES.

The failure of the reporters to reproduce the speech made by P. B. Lambert is to be deplored, although his racy allusions and sparkling wit remain in the hearts of those who were privileged to hear them. The Hon. Secretary informs us that the attendance would have been much larger but for many unforseen accidents and engage. ments, and he wishes us on his behalf to thank his numerous correspondents for their kind letters, if through accident or otherwise any of them remain unanswered. Subjoined is a copy of the Balance Sheet in the usual form. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. Balance in Bank, inPrinting 250 circulars 0 8 :3 cluding grant in Dec., Stationery .. 0 3 8 1900, and interest .. 1 0 11 Postage .. .. 0 18 2 30 Subscriptions at 7/6 11 5 0 Dinner Bill .. .. 10 10 0 Balance in Bank 0 5 10 £12

5 11

£12

5 11

FIRST XI. FIXTURES. DATE.

Wed., May 29 Sat., June 1 Thurs. „ 6 Sat. „ 8 Wed. „ 12 Sat. „ 15 Wed. ,, i 9 Sat. „ 22 Wed. „ 26 Fri. 28 " Sat. „ 29 Wed. July 10

VERSUS.

Bootham School Garforth C C. Durham School Pocklington School Ampleforth College Leeds G.S. F. C. Crowther's XI. ....... North Riding Asylum Hymer's College

GR'ND. R'S'LT.

away won • . home drawn home drawn home won ....home lost away lost • • ..home lost away not played away won

Old Peterites

home

won

Durham School

away

drawn

SECOND XI. FIXTURES. DATE.

Wed. May 29 Thurs. June 6 Sat. „ 8 Wed. „ 12 Sat. „ 15 Wed. „ 26 Sat. July 6

VERSUS.

Bootham School 2nd xi. Durham School 2nd xi. Pocklington School 2nd xi. Ampleforth College 2nd xi. Leeds G.S. 2nd xi Hymer's College 2nd xi.

St. Olave's School

GR'ND. 11 7 S'LT.

home away away away home home home

won lost drawn lost won lost

won

TRANSFER OF ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

CRICKET CHARACTERS. Very steady and consistent bat ; strong on the leg side. Smart point. Has captained the team with success. M. H. T. ROY, 1900. A fairly successful bat ; would do better if he stood up more to his wickets. Good fast bowler. Very fair catch and field. W. H. CROSTHWAITE, 1900. Hardly came up to the expectations formed of him last year as a bat. Safe wicket-keep, moderate field. G. A. FISHER, 1900, Very fair bat. Good cutter ; is rather too apt to sky the ball. Good cover. E. E. YELD, 1901. Steady bat. Seemed only to come off towards the end of the season. Very good fast untiring bowler ; took a large proportion of the wickets Very safe field. R. G. WINNING, 1901. Useful all-round man. Good bat. Useful change bowler and smart field. A. B. SALE, 1901. Nice straight bat ; has played several useful innings. Moderate field at mid-on. A. E. FARROW, 1901. Useful but lucky bat. Has a few very blind strokes. Very good field at mid-off, at times brilliant. T. E. PULLEYN, 1901. Very fair bat, ought to improve with practice ; has considerable hitting power. Good field. C. N. HATFIELD, 1901. Fair bat but lacks judgment. Very fair at the wickets. Much too slow in the field. Disappointing bat ; played one good S. R. HARRISON, 1901. innings. Has some nice leg strokes. Fair change bowler. Poor field and fair catch T. C. NEWTON, 1900.

TRANSFER OF ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL. Mr. A. B. Norwood, the colleague of Mr. Wilson at St. Olave's School, has been appointed to the Headship of the Blind School in York ; and an agreement has in consequence been made between Mr. Wilson and the Governors of St. Peter's to

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FRANK MITCHELL'S BATTING.

bring St. Olave's under their management as a preparatory department. The present buildings of St. Olave's will be retained for the younger boys, and, for the present, the supervision of it will be in the charge of the Headmaster of St. Peter's.

FRANK MITCHELL'S BATTING. We quote below from the " Daily Telegraph" of June 15, referring to Mitchell's wonderful success this season. Up to the time of writing he has made no less than five centuries for Yorkshire, and his present average is 52. " No batsman in England just now is meeting with greater success than Mr. Frank Mitchell. At Birmingham. yesterday, in the Yorkshire v. Warwickshire match, he scored 162 not out, this being his fourth hundred in four successive matches within the past fortnight. His innings yesterday seems from all accounts to have been the best of the four, being quite free from chances, and only marred by one stroke that could be described as faulty. On his present form he is decidedly the best bat in the Yorkshire eleven, and if he goes on scoring in anything like the same way his claims to a place in McLaren's team for Australia will be overwhelmingly strong. Last season, as every one will remember, he played no cricket, being out at the front for a great part of the year ; but in 1899 he batted splendidly for Yorkshire, scoring 1,502 runs in county matches, with an average of 36. This fine record earned him the third place on the list. When first tried for Yorkshire in 1894, after his brilliant success at Cambridge as a Freshman, Mr. Mitchell failed, and there was an impression in some quarters that he had been over-rated. This opinion, however, was not shared by Mr. Grace, who, after seeing him play once at Cambridge, said he was good enough for any eleven. Mr. Mitchell is now a far finer bat than he was seven years ago, but even in those days he possessed the splendid driving power which remains the finest characteristic of his play."

NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTES AND ITEMS. The Rev, P. R. P Braithwaite (O.P.) has been appointed to a residentiary canonry in Winchester Cathedral. We congratulate R. Crosthwaite (0.P.) on his appointment to the Headmastership of Kendal. Capt. K. J. Roy (0 P.) from 3rd Battalion Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant in Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment (Standard, 15 June). Capt. Claude Moss (0.P.) is seconded for service on the Staff in South Africa. The Rev. E. W. Atkinson (O.P.) has accepted the living of Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton. Rev. G. Edmundson (O.P.) has been requested by H.M. Foreign Office to search archives at Lisbon for information required in a pending arbitration. He did similar work before in the Venezuela arbitration. H. Grattan (0.P.) is serving with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa. MARRIAGES.—On June 5th, at the Parish Church, Spofforth, near Harrogate, by the Rev. C. Handcock, the Rev. Richard Whincup (0.P.), to Matilda Catherine Russell Johnson, only daughter of Alfred Johnson (O.P.), Surgeon, of Spofforth. On July 2nd, 1901, the Rev. Wm. Hague Barnley (O.P.) to Mary Elizabeth Chalmers, eldest daughter of the Rev. James Francis. DEATHS.—On June 24th, 1901, suddenly, the wife of H. J. Graham (O.P.), aged 50. We regret to announce the death of the Rev. F. W. Hudson (0.P.) which occurred suddenly at Cambridge. He will be remembered as a musician of considerable ability and particularly as a violinist of brilliance and refinement. lie was a member of Trinity College, where he graduated B.A. in 1862 ; and M.A. in 1873. It will interest numerous Old Peterites to hear that on August 26 next, James will have completed 36 years at the School.

CONTEMPORARIES.

H. C. Scott has passed the Preliminary Law Examination. We congratulate E. E. Yeld, R. G. Winning, A. B. Sale, A. E. Farrow, T. E. Pulleyn, C. N. Hatfield, and S. R. Harrison on receiving their 1st. XI. Colours. L. M. Cadle, T. J. Black, G. J. Armstrong, H. W. F. Garland, M. W. Richards, P. H. Yeld, and R. G. Newton, have received their 2nd XI. Colours. T. C. Newton and R. Baldwin have been elected Editors of the " Peterite " in place of E. D. Teasdale and C. N. Hatfield.

CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following

Dovorian (2), Wycombe Abbey Magazine, Bromsgrovian, Dunelmian (2), Hymerian, Malvernian, Uppingham School Magazine, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Savilian, Merchistonian, Pocklinytonian, Leeds Grammar School Magazine, St. Michael's Chronicle, Cuthbertian, Coventry School Magazine.

THE

PETERITE. Vol_ XVII.

OCTOBER, I goi.

No. 153

SCHOOL LETTER. NOTHER School Term has begun, bringing with it several changes. We have to record the acquisition of St. Olave's as a Preparatory School, then to welcome Messrs. Green, Wilkinson, and Beck who have joined the Staff in the place of Mr. Pawle and Mr. Curgenven. The School has increased considerably in numbers owing to the addition of twenty-six new boys. Cricket, of course, is over and the season has been quite satisfactory to reflect on, victories over the Old Boys and Pocklington quite redeeming the fiascos against Ampleforth and Leeds. Football is now in full swing; one match has been already played against the Old Peterites, resulting in a win for the Old Boys by 26 points to 6 points. The form shown by the School Team was most promising. Under the coaching of Mr. Green and Mr. Wilkinson they ought to do well in School matches, especially as there are nine old Colours remaining. No steps have been taken about the building of the new block during the holidays; the Dayboys' changing-room, however, has been enlarged to meet increasing demands. We must congratulate F. Mitchell on his success at cricket ; and E. J. Walton, E. J. Joicey, and C. Nelson on appearing in their County Football Trials. An interesting lecture was given in the School Hall by the Right Rev. C. P. Scott, Bishop of North China. At the Bishop's request an extra half-holiday was given to the School.

A DAY OUT WITH THE YEOMANRY.

A DAY OUT WITH THE YEOMANRY. It is 3-30 in the morning when an Orderly rides up to our Fort (we are a detachment on out-post duty) with a message to the effect that the Captain of the Squadron wants zo men, mounted and armed, over at the main camp as quickly as possible. There is no noise, no bustle or excitement, yet everything is done smartly and in order, with the result that in less than ten minutes, eighteen troopers and two corporals are over at the main camp, half a mile away. Here everyone is in readiness, and twenty minutes after the alarm is given, nearly a hundred mounted men are in hot pursuit of the Boers, who have had the audacity to try to storm one of our out-posts. I am given charge of twelve men and told off to hold a ridge on our left flank, whilst the main body, making a wide sweep round to the left, eventually leave us as the rear guard. My orders are to hold the ridge until the guns come up, and then to advance and occupy another kopje about three thousand yards away. We occupy the ridge until daylight and then, the artillery coming up, we advance on the other kopje under cover of the guns. As we near the ridge a warm reception is accorded us by the Boers in hiding on the top, but being in open order and advancing at the gallop, very little harm is done. We gain and occupy the ridge, and then our turn comes with the retreating Boers and we do not fail to " get a little of our own back." The " Plan of Campaign " is to occupy a circle of hills and kopjes, driving the Boers into the plain beneath, where they would form a good mark both for our own men and the artillery. Everything goes well, already we have emptied four Boer saddles and at present are resting for a few moments under the shelter of a sheltering kopje to recruit the horses a little an Orderly rides up from the Captain, enquiring if the Lieutenant who was on the extreme left flank is with us he is not.

A DAY OUT WITH THE YEOMANRY.

The Captain himself gallops up. It appears that the Lieutenant with a force of about thirty men has gone too far away from the main body and is being attacked by a force of the enemy numbering nearly sixty men. A relief is at once s.ent out and away we gallop, but by the time we reach the scene of action not a Boer is in sight. Our men have defended themselves well, four more Boers being found dead on the ground around. Unfortunately five of our men are captured, including the Lieutenant in charge of the flank. The guns have retired and as the Boers are in far superior numbers, we are reluctantly compelled to retire also.

As we round a kopje in our retirement we overtake five men walking along in a rather downcast manner ; these turn out to be the men who have been captured, the Boers having taken away their arms, horses, boots and the greater part of their clothes. The Lieutenant looks as if he had been in a prize fight and got badly mauled, as his face and eyes are severely cut and bruised. He has resisted the Boers when they despoiled him of his garments, with disastrous results to himself—one man being no match for a dozen, especially when they are armed with sjamboks, &c. We mount the officer, and retire by sections on our rearguard as quickly as possible. A muster roll is hastily called, when it is found we have two men wounded and five dismounted (the men taken by the Boers), but no serious casualties. On the other hand, we have the satisfaction of knowing we have placed eight of the enemy " hors de combat." Nothing further can be done, so, leaving a strong rearguard and taking our wounded and dismounted men with us, we retire on our base. This is rather an unfortunate day with us, as, but for an error in judgment, none of our men would have been taken. Yet when one thinks it over, two wounded and five captured is surely well balanced by eight killed and certainly some wounded, on the other side of the ledger.

PRIZE-GIVING.

Here then is a sample of one of dozens of skirmishes and expeditions, which occur with such (almost daily) regularity as to become quite monotonous. B.B.

PRIZE-GIVING. The Rector of Exeter College, Oxford (Rev. W. W. Jackson, D.D.), presented the prizes on Wednesday afternoon at St. Peter's School, York. The Dean of York was in the chair, and was supported by the Rev. Chancellor Temple, Rev. Canon Argles, Rev. Canon Watson, Mr. John Newton, Mr. T. B. Whytehead, and the Head Master (Rev. E. C. Owen). A large number of parents and friends were present. The Dean of York said they met again feeling that the anticipations of a year ago had already been more than realised, and he hoped that Mr. Owen, if he did not overwork himself, would before very long be the Headmaster of the most flourishing as well as the oldest school in England. After the Headmaster had read the list of successes by Peterites during the past year, the Dean introduced Dr. Jackson, who, he said, came with excellent credentials, being head of one of the most famous colleges at Oxford. The Rev. Dr. Jackson said that his presence at St. Peter's was doubtless due to his connection with the University of Oxford and his very old friendship with the present Headmaster of the school, whom he rejoiced to see in such a position, and with such bright prospects for the future of the school. Coming from Oxford to York, he felt that he was coming from a modern institution, as it were, to one of hoary antiquity, for the school of St. Peter's claimed descent from one of those seminaries which were the parents of the universities of Europe and of England. The boys of the school had indeed a most precious inheritance, one which came to them by no effort of their own, but which boundless wealth could not command. It was theirs not merely to be proud of, but to prove themselves worthy of in every way. He would

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congratulate the parents and friends of the pupils upon having such a school at their doors. In these days of educational unrest, when we were thinking so much of the organisation of secondary education, it was a distinct advantage to have in their midst an institution which was capable of undertaking any duty which might be laid upon it. Such schools as St. Peter's, planted in the centre of large towns, would gain by any organisation that might be in store. We must not think too much of the machinery of education; the great thing was to be doing the work of education. They had a school whose lines were marked out for it, and with an illustrious history worthy of the greatest public schools in the country, both with regard to old traditions and the number of distinguished men it had produced. He need not speak of the character of the education, because those present would be in entire sympathy with his views. No doubt they wished to retain the old character of the school under all circumstances, a school which diffused the university spirit and judged itself by university standards. All English schools would have to adapt themselves to some extent to the advance of knowledge, and especially to the advance of the knowledge of natural science. But whilst they must learn to make themselves masters of Nature, it should never. be forgotten that they had also to make themselves acquainted with mankind, first themselves and then all those around them. The justification of what was called the old classical curriculum was not merely the learning of Latin and Greek, but that it helped us to understand men. The Romans and the Greeks had minds, and they had left their impression on our lives. We must take care to remember, when we thought of substituting some other kind of training, that a classical education was valuable so long as it had this study of men pervading it. We owed it to natural science that it had deepened our notions of accuracy and thoroughness, and the boys should carry those notions into all that they did. They should take a genuine interest in their work, remembering that they were not being trained to be electricians or professors, but they were being trained to be men. All their faculties were cultivated and brought to the highest state of perfection to fit them for the service of

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men, so that in serving men they might serve God. This was the Christian ideal of education, which the great schools had never let go, and they must find the means of carrying it out more, effectually. The speaker referred to the importance of having day boys from the immediate district, and said that in this connection games were a most valuable means of keeping alive the esprit-decorps and bringing the boys together. He was glad to hear that on this occasion the prize for proficiency in athletics went to the day-boys. He wished the school every possible success, and he hoped the parents would support the Headmaster and his staff and help them to make it in every way worthy of its great traditions. The Headmaster detailed some of the principal events in the history of the school during the past twelve months, and said that they had begun to extend, having taken a house opposite the school in which the non-resident masters would be accommodated. A cricket ground of five or six acres not very far from the school had been leased, and this would enable them to secure for every boy, no matter how small, a fair share in the athletics of the school. Plans were in preparation for the erection of a new science block, including a separate chemical and physical laboratory, lecture room, carpenter's room, fives court, and a bicycle room. This last, he might mention—as he noticed an austere frown on the faces of one or two of the Governors—was thrown in without extra charge. Owing to the changes at St. Olave's School, which for many years had been a flourishing school of sixty or seventy boys, the Governors had been asked to take over the management. As a result of the negotiations, St. Olave's School would remain in its present buildings and be largely managed by its present staff, and would next term re-open as the preparatory school of St. Peter's. Boys would not be compelled to go on to St. Peter's. These were the first steps in a scheme of external extension which had been discussed in considerable detail, and which the Governors were determined to carry forward bit by bit. He would not have it supposed that he held that the success of a school could be gauged by the extent of its buildings or the number of its boys. A school was not a machine which could be

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judged by the brightness and speed of its wheels ; it was an organism which must be judged by its soul. At the present moment the life of England and Greater England was throbbing with vitality. That vitality needed direction, and that direction must come from those who were educated in such schools as St. Peter's. When he came to York he thought it was one of the most remarkable things that they had no school motto. There was something stimulating in a motto, and he wrote to the Bishop of Bristol, their most distinguished living old boy, asking him if he could find a proper motto for the school. He selected the words " Super vias antiquas," but he omitted the word " stare " because they intended not to stand but to go forward. In the educational world there were considerable changes ahead, and it would be no use trying to swim fast in a certain direction without swimming with the current. But whilst advancing, they could retain their hold of the past, and though the branches of the tree were spreading outwards to the present and upwards to the future, the roots were at the same time striking deeper into the ground. All that St. Peter's had been in the past, all that public schools had been in the past, that, so far as the efforts of a unanimous governing body and a unanimous staff could secure it, would St. Peter's remain. They would take on as much as was valuable of the new education, but the soul would remain the same. And the soul would be the soul of the great English public schools. The Rev. Dr. Jackson then distributed the prizes, the results being as follows :PRIZES.—Beginners' race : Cadle. Neat dive : SWIMMING Richards i. Long plunge : Pulleyn ii. Object diving : Laughton. Juniors' race : Phillips ii. Seniors' race : Richards i. BINGHAM MEMORIAL MEDAL, for life-saving competition : Laughton. CHESS PRIZE : Winning. PHOTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—President's prize, for four most artistic photographs : z. E. Bowry ; 2. A. H. Turner. Treasurer's prize : Denby. SPORTS CuP.—Day-boys beat Boarders.

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48 MUSIC.—J. B. Mossop.

DRAWING. — Junior : 1. Bagenal (given by Mr. Turner) ; 2.

Bowry. Senior : 1. G. E. Sleightholm (given by Mr. Turner) ;

z, Scott. SHORTHAND :

Mossop i.

SCIENCE.—IV, Mod. ; Mossop i. V. Mod. : Dewhurst. PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY.—P. H. Yeld. READING PRIZES.—junior : Bateman. Senior : Winning. FRENCH ESSAY.—E. E. Yeld. MATHEMATICS.—Forms II. and I.: Armstrong ii. Form III. :

Clark. Form IV.: S. W. Phillips i. Division II.: Baldwin. FORM PRIZES.--Form I.: Dufton. Form II.: Sullivan. Form III., Mod. : Lambert. Form III., Cl.: Peters i. Form IV., Mod. : Schroeder. Form IV., Cl. : Lyth. Form V., Mod. : Turner. Form V., Cl. : Yeld ii. Mr. Yeld's Prizes (Forms III. and IV.), Latin Grammar : Thomas. Old Testament : S. W. Phillips. OPEN PRIZES.—English Essay : 1, E. D. Teasdale ; 2, T. C. Newton. LATIN VERSE. —E. D. Teasdale. LATIN PROSE.—I, E. D. Teasdale ; 2, R. Baldwin. BISHOP OF BRISTOL'S PRIZE FOR DIVINITY.—W. H. Crosthwaite. DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS.—P. H. Yeld. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK'S PRIZE FOR CLASSICS.—E. D. Teasdale. The Rev. Chancellor Temple proposed, and Mr. John Newton seconded, a vote of thanks to the Rector of Exeter College, and hearty cheers were given for Dr. Jackson, the Dean of York, the Governors, Mr. and Miss Owen, and the visitors.

CRICKET. SCHOOL V. OLD PETERITES•

In delightful cricket weather this annual two days' match commenced on June 28th. D. Carter captained the 0.P.'s and brought with him a fairly strong team. However, thanks to some splendid fielding and Yeld's bowling, we managed to beat them by

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thirty-nine runs. In the second innings the " O.P.'s collapsed before the bowling of Yeld, who took seven wickets for twenty-six runs, Carter and C Nelson being the only batsmen to reach double figures. In the first innings we won the toss and decided to bat. Sale and Winning commenced the innings, but when the score stood at eleven, the former was unfortunately run out. With Yeld in the second wicket put on fifty-five runs. The third, fourth and fifth wickets fell at seventy-eight, eighty-four and ninety-eight respectively. When Roy came in another stand was made, and the eighth wicket was not captured until the score was brought up to 125. Of the last four men, Crosthwaite and Farrow reached double figures, and the innings closed at 163. The O.P.'s then opened their innings, Cadman and Kirke first going to the wickets. These two batsmen made a long stand and forty-nine was reached before Cadman was caught off Roy. He had made thirty-one runs. Kirke carried his score to sixty-six before he was bowled by Yeld. His innings was rather a lucky one. It included thirteen threes and four twos and was the highest individual score of the match. None of the remaining batsmen distinguished themselves with the exception of Greeves and Scott, who put on seventy-four runs for the sixth wicket. The former hit hard and his innings included five fours and four threes. Eventually the O.P.'s passed our score by twenty-six runs. They made altogether 189, and of these 153 were due to Kirke, Greeves, Cadman and Scott. Of the School bowlers Roy took three wickets for sixty-one and Yeld three for fifty-eight. In the second innings, the School made a disastrous start, three wickets falling for five runs. However, before the fourth wicket fell the score was taken to forty-one, the result of a partnership between Fisher and Newton. When Roy came in another stand was made and the score taken to seventy-seven. During the remainder of the innings, Crosthwaite, Hatfield, and Pulleyn, were the chief scorers, and when the last wicket fell our total was 134, the last seven wickets putting on 129 runs. Fisher was top scorer with 35, which included ten threes.

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The O.P.'s had now to get 109 runs to win but they quite collapsed, and only made sixty-nine, of which C. Nelson and D. Carter were responsible for thirty-one. The O.P.'s were unlucky not to have Kirke, who could not play owing to an injury to his foot. Yeld and Roy again took all the wickets, the former taking seven for twenty-six and the latter two for thirty-seven. They were backed up by very smart fielding, Fisher especially being noticeable in this respect. ST. PETER'S.

R.G.Winning, c B. Nelson, b Kirke 28 A. B. Sale, run out 4 E. E. Yeld, b B. Nelson 29 T.C. Newton, c Partington, b Kirke 8 G. A. Fisher, c B Nelson, b Kirke 3 M. H. T. Roy, c & b Kirke .. 29 W.H.Crosthwaite, c Carter, b Kirke 14 13 A. E. Farrow, b B. Nelson .... C. N. Hatfield, c B. Nelson, b Kirke o T. E. Pulleyn, not out 9 S. R. Harrison, st Cadman. b Kirke 3 23 Extras --Total .... 163 Cadman •• Carter .. • • Smith .. • • B. Nelson • • Kirke .. .. Greeves ..

0. M. 8 2

15 5

2 2

R. W. 20 0 0 r1 I0 0 2 43

c Scott, b Carter.... c Partington, b Carter 4 c C. Nelson, b Cadman 17 lbw, b Greeves b B. Nelson 35 b Cadman •• 20 II b Carter b Cadman 5 b Carter 14 not out 10 b Cadman 17 Extras 1 34

Cadman .. Carter .. Greeves .. B. Nelson ..

14'2

43 34

4 4

46 I0

0 OLD BOYS.

G. H. Cadman, c Pulleyn, b Roy .. 31 P. St. G. Kirke, b Yeld 66 1 C. Nelson, b Yeld B. Nelson, run out 3 .. 3 C. S. Smith, b Yeld . .. W. M. Newton, run out 5 H. B. Greeves, b Harrison 34 C. P. Scott, c Fisher, b Winning 22 2 K. J. Roy, b Roy E. S. D. Carter, c Pulleyn, b Roy 5 H. R. Partington, not out 4 Extras 13 Total Roy .. Yeld Winning Newton

Harrison

•• ••

0. 20 22

7.2

189

Total

M. 2

3 3

0. 12 12

• •

c Crosthwaite, b Yeld o (J. Shepherd) not out o c & b Yeld .... 2I b Roy 4 run out 6 c Roy, b Yeld 1 b Yeld 9 bYeld .... .... .... ... , .••••••• 5 c & b Yeld o b Yeld I0 lbw, Roy 8 Extras 5

19 15

Roy .. Yeld

•

69 M. 2

2 7

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ST. PETER'S V. DURHAM.

Played at Durham on July loth, and resulted in a draw owing to rain. DURHAM. G. Henderson, c Harrison b E. 25 Yeld 29 J. W. Callinan, b Winning 20 F. P. Gough, b Yeld 17 C. S. Jackson, b Yeld G. W. Stewart, not out 14 P. C. Henderson, M. Stewart, A. H. Richards, did not bat. T. 0. Robson, F. Bell, J. G. Todd, Extras

ST. PETER'S.

Winning, c G. Henderson P. Henderson A. B. Sale, c F. Bell b Henderson E. E. Yeld, not out T. C. Newton, not out G. Fisher, M. Roy, W. H. Crosthwaitel A. Farrow, did not bat. T. E. Pulleyn, C. N. Hatfield. S. R. Harrison,

Extras

6 3 15 6

Total (Inns. declared) 35

Total (Inns. declared) 124 0. BOWLING ANALYSISM. H. T. Roy.... 6 16 E. E. Yeld R. G. Winning . 8 R. Harrison . 2

3 I

34 34 27 9

0 3 0

SECOND ELEVEN MATCHES. Si. PETER'S 2ND XI. V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played on the School ground on May 29th. The first innings ended in a tie. In the end the School won just on time, the match being very exciting. ST. PETER'S

L. M. Cadle, b Grainger 3 G. J.Armstrong, c Clark b Grainger 1 4 T. E. Pulleyn, c and b Grainger 0 T. J. Black, c and b Beck 5 C. P. Denby, b Grainger J. E. Farrow, c Lidbetter b Beck 0 20 M. W. Richards, not out R.Baldwin, c Lidbetter b Grainger 2 H. W.F.Garland,c Beck b Grainger G.E.Sleightholm,cMalcham,bThorp o R. G. Newton, b Grainger 6 Extras Total....

2nd.

c Grainger b Beck b Thorp c Mail b Thorp c Knight b Thorp c Knight b Thoip c Mail b Beck not out b Thorp not out

7 .

15 io . 9 o ... • • .. • •••• 9 9

} did not bat. ..•••......•

....._ Total (for 7 wkts) 67

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E. H. Malcham, run out .. 1 C. B. Clark, b Pulleyn . 11 F. E. Smithells c Sleightholm b Armstrong o M. J. Mail, c Baldwin b Denby 6 G. R. Whiting, b Armstrong o H. Lidbetter, c and b Denby 12 J. Thorp, b Denby .... o J. C. Grainger, b Pulleyn o R. H. Beck, b Denby 2 H. H. Hawking, not out 9 C. Knight, b Denby 2 .• Extras 7 Total .

SCHOOL 2nd. c Black b Armstrong c Armstrong b Pulleyn b Armstrong •• c Black b Pulleyn c Sleightholm b Richards c and b Cadle c Sleightholm b Cadle not out b Pulleyn •• b Cadle b Pulleyn • • • • Extras

.. so

ST. PETER'S 2ND

Total

2 0

4 18 16 7 8 3 • •

5 65

v. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND.

Played on June 6th, at Durham. Our opponents won by ten wickets. ST. PETER'S 2ND.

T.E.Pulleyn, c Wingrove,b Robson 4 C. P. Denby, lbw, b Pollard .. o L. M. Cadle, b Pollard I2 M. W. Richards, c & b Carr 24 T. J. Black, c Henderson, b Pollard o H. W.F.Garland, c Allan, b Pollard 7 R. G. Newton, b Pollard 6 R. Baldwin, c Henderson, b Carr 3 P. H. Yeld, c Allan, b Pollard 14 H. R. Phillips, b Pollard E. B. Laughton, not out 2 Extras

2 b Pollard c Pollard, b Carr b Robson 14 b Carr .. • • • o 15 c Robson, b Neilson .. • • 6 b Neilson 13 b Robson lbw, b Neilson .... o c & b Robson 8 b Neilson .... not out •• . • • 19 Extras

Total

Total....

• • • 73

• • 77

DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND.

M. Stewart, b Denby 14 E. Trevor, not out ........ 64 15 T. B. Pollard, b Pulleyn T. 0. Robson, b Denby 19 J. Henderson, c Cadle, b Denby 6 D. Allan, b Denby • • o N. Neilson, c Black, b Denby .... 0 F. Parsons, b Pulleyn .. 6 C. Wingrove, b Pulleyn .. o o G. Ctimberledge, b Pulleyn V. Carr, b Cadle 10 ••. Extras .... • 5 Total

139

not out

Extras Total (for o wkts.)

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ST. PETER'S 2ND V. AMPLEFORTH 2ND. Played at Ampleforth on June 12th. AMPLEFORTH 2ND.

ST. PETER'S 2N1).

R. Dowling, b Denby 7 J. E. Smith, c & b Denby 19 R. B. Wood, b Cadle • • 14 G. H. Chamberlain, b Denby 26 H. K. Byrne, b Armstrong D. Field, b Armstrong • . 15 R. Rochford, b Cadle ... . • • 10 D. Traynor, run out • • 5 H. de Normanville, b Cadle G. A. Oberhoffer, b Armstrong • • o D. M. M'Cormac, not out . Extras 7

L. M. Cadle, b M'Cormac 4 C. P. Denby, c M'Cormac, b Field 4 C. V. Crombie, run out 2 M. W. Richard, lbw, b Field o G. J. Armstrong, b Field to H. W. F. Garland, b M'Cormac 12 T. J. Black, c Smith, b M'Cormac R. Baldwin, c Byrne, b Field 2 R. G. Newton, b M'Cormac P. H. Yeld, c Traynor, b M'Cormac 3 H. C. Scott, not out . Extras 6

.104

Total

ST. PETER'S 2ND V.

Total

LEEDS G.S. 2ND.

Played on the School ground at York, June 15th. LEEDS G.S. 2ND XI.

ST. PETER'S 2ND XI.

0 N. Williamson, b Cadle G. P. Jackson, c Black, b Denby.. 18 H. C. Brown, retired hurt 4 0 H. Thompson, b Denby H. Mansell, b Cadle 3 F. Glover, c Crombie, b Denby . 12 J. R. Heald, c Newton, b Cadle . 4 O W. Sykes, b Denby 8 H. Thorp, lbw, b Cadle 0 F. Dykes, b Cadle R. J. Rees, not out 4 Extras 4

L. M. Cadle, b Rees .. 14 C. P. Denby, b Rees 3 M W.Richards,cGlover,bWilliamson 5 C. V. Crombie, b Williamson G.Armstrong,c Williamson, b Rees H. W. F. Garland, c Dykes, b Rees 4 T. J. Black, c Jackson, b Williamson 13 G. E Sleightholm, b Rees II R. Baldwin, b Rees 0 R. Newton, not out 3 P. H. Yeld, st, b Rees • 4 Extras •••• 4

Total Bowling analysis : o. Cadle . • •• t Denby..

• 57 M.

1 0

R. W. 25 5 4

Total

Bowling analysis : o. M. R. W. 3 to I 26 Williamson 13 7 I z6 Rees .. 0 Heald 3 2 0

ST. PETER'S 2ND V. HYMER'S COLLEGE 2ND.

Played on the School ground at York, June 26th. HYMER'S COLLEGE 2ND XI.

ST. PETER'S 2N1) XI.

W. Rhodes, b Armstrong A. Beynon, c Sleightholm, b Denby 20 C. Harper, b Armstrong 28 R. Cooper, b Denby 3 j. Turnbull, c Crombie, b Denby .. 6 M. Ansdell, b Armstrong 4 i8 J. Browne, not out 6 R. Skelsey, b Armstrong to S. Tomlinson, not out T. Frus-Smith I did not bat 0. Stonehouse, 13 Extras

T. J. Black, b Ansdell .. o H. W. F. Garland, c & b Ansdell 1 C. V. Crombie, c & b Cooper o G.E.Sleiglitholm,cAnsdell,bCooper o C. P. Denby, c & b Cooper 1 L. M. Cadle, b Cooper 1 G. Armstrong, c Harper, b Cooper 5 M.W.Richards,c Cooper, b Ansdell 0 R. G. Newton, b Cooper o R. Baldwin, b Cooper 4 P. H. Yeld, not out • •• 3 Extras 5

Total (inns. dec.) 109 Bowling analysis : o. M. 5 Armstrong .. 17 yQ

R. W.

27 4

Total Bowling analysis : 0. Ansdell •• 5

....

w. 3

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ST. PETER'S 2ND V. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground at York, July 6th. ST. OLAVE'S. G. Ramsden, b Armstrong o E. E. Hutchins, b Armstrong •••• 2 M. \V. Peters, c Sleightholm,bCadle o 2 Mr. Grey, c Crombie, b Cadle R. J. K. Elliot, c & b Cadle o J. H. Kirby, b Armstrong 3 B. Laughton, c Black, b Cadle I R. C. Todd, not out 6 J. E. Hodsman, b Armstrong .... o 0. L. Jones, b Cadle .... o H. E. Wincile, c Denby, b Cadle .. 4 Extras 7 Total Bowling analysis : o. G. Armstrong 8 L. M. Cadle

ST. PETER'S 2ND XI. G. Armstrong, b Ramsden 6 T. Black, b Mr. Grey. 9 L. Cadle, b Mr. Grey 48 C. P. Denby, c Windle, b Mr. Grey 3 M.Richards,cLaughton, b Mr. Grey C. Crombie, c Windle, b Ramsdell H. Garland, c Windle, b Mr. Grey 17 G. Sleightholm, b Mr. Grey P. Yeld, not out 53 R. Newton, hit wkt., b Ramsden 46 R. Baldwin, b Mr. Grey 3 E xtras .... . ....... 21

Total

208

M. R. W. 4 7 4 2 Io 6 HOUSE V. DAYBOYS.

The result of this match gave the Dayboys the Cup. HOUSE.

DAYBOYS.

A. B. Sale, b E. Yeld T. E. Pulleyn, b E. Yeld S. R. Harrison, c & b Winning G. A. Fisher, b E. Yeld M. H. T. Roy, b E. Yeld L. M. Cadle, b E. Yeld G. J. Armstrong, c & b E. Yeld • H. Garland, b Newton C. P. Denby, b E. Yeld . R. Baldwin, not out T. J. Black, b E. Yeld Extras Total

4 R. G. Winning, b Roy 2 o E. E. Yeld, b Roy 9 5 A. E. Farrow, b Roy 27 o T. C. Newton, b Pulleyn 9 2 WI. H. Crosthwaite, b Roy 4 9 C. N. Hatfield, b Roy o o C. V. Crombie, c Roy, b Denby o o M. Richards, b Denby 3 1 P. H. Yeld, c Cadle, b Denby o 1 G.L.Sleightholm,cDenby,bPulleyn o 17 J. E. Farrow, not out 1 6 Extras 9

Total

UNDER FIFTEEN V. THE MOUNT, NORTHALLERTON. NORTHALLERTON. 22 E. D. Hawthorn, b Phillip L.MStallybrass,cSchrceder,bPhillips25 R. M. Weeks, b Greenhow 4 H. F. Thompson, b Phillips H. L. Sinclair, b Greenhow A. K. Harvey, lbw, b Greenhow A. M. Williams, run out 4 F. R. Ormston, b Phillips F. Raven, not out J. Mafield, b Phillips F. M. Dick, b Greenhow 6 Extras Total

.... 63

b Phillips b Phillips c Phillips, b Wilcock c & b Wilcock b Wilcock .... c Greenhow, b Wilcock b Wilcock b Phillips b Phillips not out .... Extras Total

8 2 I .•

3 5 2

o I 3 25

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

UNDER FIFTEEN.

J.H.Sullivan,cSinclair,b Stallybrass 8 E. N. Greenhow, b Hawthorn 3 H.R.Phillips,c Weeks, b Hawthorn 1 I E. C. Peters, b Hawthorn.... 0 A. Wilcock, b Stallybrass o 6 W. E. Eardley, not out F. G. Schroeder. b Stallybrass 0 C. Duffitt, b Hawthorn I E. Sample, c Sinclair, b Hawthorn o J. Raimes, b Hawthorn 4 C. Richards, b Hawthorn o Extras 3

hit wkt, b Hawthorn st Mafield, b Harvey b Hawthorn b Hawthorn , c Ormston, b Hawthorn b Harvey run out not out not out

Total

Extras

5 5 3

5 3 3 2

UNDER FIFTEEN v. THE MOUNT, NORTHALLERTON.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, July i3th, and resulted in a win for the visitors. For the School team Sullivan, Greenhow and Mossop showed the best form with the bat, and Mossop and Greenhow were the best of the bowlers. NORTHALLERTON.

UNDER FIFTEEN.

H. L. Sinclair, b Mossop 33 L.M.Stallybrass,cEardley,bPhillips o R.M.Weeks,cSchroader,bGreenhow E. D. Hawthorn, b Greenhow F. R. Ormston, b Phillips to A. K. Harvey, b Mossop 12 H. F. Thompson, b Wilcock • • 2 F. M. Dick, c & b Phillips 2 A. K. O. Cochrane, not out F. Raven, b Wilcock W. Harkess, c Phillips, b Mossop o Extras 13

18 E. H. Greenhow, not out J. H. Sullivan, run out 9 H. R. Phillips, st Sinclair, b Harvey o W. E. Eardley, b Harvey 8 C. R. Mossop, b Hawthorn A. Wilcock, b Harvey F. G. Schroeder, b Harvey E. Sample, b Hawthorn 9 0 C. Duffitt, b Hawthorn C. Richards, run out J. M. Raimes, b Hawthorn . Extras 3

Total

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Our prospects for this season are encouraging, and we ought certainly to improve upon last season. We have nine colours left, who should all prove useful in their several capacities. Our five old forwards, Pulleyn, Newton, Crosthwaite, Farrow and Harrison, with three others, perhaps Crombie, Sleightholm and R. G. Newton, ought to form a good pack. Armstrong and Yeld will again be our halves, and, with more experience than last year will

FOOTBALL.

no doubt give a good account of themselves. We expect Roy, our only last year's three-quarter, to be good this season. His three colleagues, who will probably be Sale, E. Yeld and Black, though light, with practice should develop into useful men. Richards, our old full-back, ought again to fill his post well. Mr. Wilkirison and Mr. Green will be of great assistance to our forwards in the club matches, and under their able coaching no doubt we shall improve daily, and have, we hope, a successful season. There seems to be a lack of talent amongst the Juniors to fill up the Second XV., who will, however, have a good nucleus in Fisher, Baldwin, Clark, Nelson and Cadle.

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. FIRST XV. Points.

Wed., Feb. 12.

home ..lost 6-26 Old Boys... •••• home.. won Leeds G.S. Durham School . home.. Leeds G.S. away.. Giggleswick School home.. Merchant Taylors', Crosby .. away.. Headingley, F.C. ...... • home. away.. Durham School St. John's College home.. Old Boys home.. St. John's College home..

Wed. Oct. 16. Sat., Nov. 2. Sat., p, 3 0 . Wed., Feb. 19.

SECOND XV. St. John's College znd • Leeds G.S. 2nd Durham School 2nd St. John's College znd

Wed., Oct. z. 1 9. Sat., 26. Sat., Sat., Nov. z. Sat., 9 6. Sat., 23. Sat., „ 3o. Sat., Wed., Dec. 4. If

home—lost home. home. home..

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

Played on Wednesday, October 2nd. The School won the toss, and Bingham kicked off for the Old Boys towards Clifton. E. Yeld returned, and Hood kicked into touch. The Old Boys' forwards immediately began to press and Richards had to touch down. The

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ball was, however, still kept in our 25, and at last Joicey got over the line. The try was unconverted. Play was then more even, although Richards had to save again. Armstrong stopped a dangerous movement by collaring King in fine style. The School forwards gained ground by a good rush, headed by Harrison. Their efforts were in vain, and Walton obtaining possession passed to King, who passed back, but the pass was intercepted. A free kick was given against the Old Peterites, but afforded no relief to us, for Leonard, obtaining the ball, ran half the length of the field and scored. Bingham failed to convert. In spite of good play by Pulleyn, Walton crossed the line and scored an unconverted try. Joicey nearly got through, but was finely brought down by Armstrong, who played well throughout the game. The School at this point were out-matched, Nelson scoring twice and Joicey once. No goals were kicked. P. Yeld's play was here noticeable, as he kicked and followed up, tackling his man before he could return. The School forwards took the ball on, headed by T. C. Newton and Pulleyn. Some hard play ensued, and the School were in the Old Boys' 25 when the whistle blew for half-time. Score : Old Boys, 18 points, School, nil. On the resumption of play Pulleyn kicked off. A good bout of passing was indulged in by the Old Boys' threequarters, which ended in the registering of a try by Leonard. The Old Boys continued to press, and Nelson was well brought down by R. Newton. P. Yeld saved well and Richards brought Hood down near the line. Nelson scored from a good pass by Hood, but no goal ensued. The School now began to play up well. A forward rush brought the ball down to the Old Boys' 25, and Roy very nearly scored, but was brought down just outside the line. Several scrums ensued near the line, and at last a rush by the School forwards ended in the scoring of a try, which was unconverted. The School kept up the pressure, and P. H. Yeld got over again. Pulleyn took the kick, but failed. The School was here having the best of the game, and continued to press till the end of the game, when the Old Boys rallied, the ball being in our 25' when the whistle blew. Score : Old Boys 26 points, School 6 points.

SALVETE.

The teams were as follows :SCHOOL :—Back : M. W. Richards ; Threequarters : E. E. Yeld, A. B. Sale, T. J. Black, M. H. T. Roy; Half-backs : G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; Forwards : 1'. E. Pulleyn (Capt.), 'I'. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C. V. Crombie, R. G. Newton, G. E. Sleightholm. OLD PETERITES Back : H. P. Coning ; Threequarters : P. J. C. King, E. J..joicey, H. S. Leonard, C. Nelson ; Half-backs: N. L. Hood (Capt.), E. J. Walton ; Forwards : R. G. Bingham, I). W. Roy, J. Draper, E. D. Teasdale, J. Russell, C. P. Scott, C. S. Smith, C. Moiser. :

VALETE. E. E. Teasdale—VI. Classical, Head Monitor, XV. '99-'oo, Captain XV. 'oo-'oi, Editor Peterite '99-'oo, Head Editor, 'oo-'or, Leaving Scholarship and Lady Hastings' Exhibition. C. N. Hatfield—VI. Classical, Dayboy Monitor, XV. 'ooio 1. XI. 'or, Editor of Peterite 'or. A. E. Farrow—VI. Classical, XV. 'oo-'or , XI. 'or. H. W. Garland—VI. Classical, House Monitor, and XV. '99-'or, 2nd XI. 'or, IV. '96-'97, Head of Choir, Gym. VIII. R. G. Winning—V. Classical, XI. 'or. H. C. Scott—V. Modern, znd XV. 'oo-'or. J. B. Mossop—V. Modern, znd XV. 'ooio E. C. Bowry—III. Modern.

SALVETE. HOUSE. IV. Class.—H. E. Windle. IV. Mod.—H. L. Brown. S. Crowther. R. H. Colley. W. H. Colley. M. T. Clegg. J. R. Sale. III. Class.—J. A. Kirby. III. Mod.—G. H. Ramsden. R. I. K. Elliott. I.—A. B. Lamm.

DAYBOYS.

IV. Class.—W. Ingham. IV. Mod.—M. Brown. G. S. Smith. V. S Jones. III.Class.—M. W. Peters. B. E. Yeats. F. H. Knowles. III. Mod.—G. L. Barton. J. N. Blenkin. B. G. Laughton. R. R Smith. J. E. Hodsman. W. P. Allen. II.—A. E. Schroeder. J. B. Tennent.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

OLD BOYS' MATCH. The Old Boys' Match will be on Wednesday, December it th. It is hoped that anyone wishing to be present, and not resident in York, will communicate (not later than December 4th) with the Headmaster who will be glad to provide for their accommodation. As the Dramatic Society, after twenty-five performances, is this year taking a rest, there will be a School Concert on Tuesday, December loth, and a performance by Mr. Alfred Capper on Wednesday, December r I th. Old Boys will he welcome at these, as at the theatricals, without special invitation.

OBITUARY. July 23rd, 1901. REV. G. H. SING, formerly of Christ's College, Cambridge.

" Times," July 25th, 1901.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Mr. Sing examined the School in 1881 and 1882. Major G. W. Mitchell (0.P.) is granted temporary rank of Lieut.Colonel whilst serving as regimental commandant. Amongst the officers mentioned in Lord Roberts' despatches of September 4th, 1901, are :Captain G. R. de H. Smith (O.P.)—on the Staff. Captain C. E. Cobb (O.P.)—East Yorkshire Regiment. Captain C. Moss (O.P.)—Gloucester Regiment. Captain Smith and Captain Moss have received brevet rank as majors. Rev. H. Lowther Clarke (O.P.), Hon. Canon of Wakefield, has been appointed Vicar of Huddersfield. H. H. Williams (O.P.) and R. Whincup (O.P.) were ordained priests at Ripon. D. W. Roy (O.P.) Exhibitioner of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge, has been elected to a Scholarship of [40 per annum and has been awarded a prize of books for Natural Science after the College May Examinations. G. Curgenven. Esq., late assistant master at this school, has been appointed to an assistant mastership at Clifton College.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

C. D. Pawle, Esq., late assistant master at this School, has been appointed one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. We observe from the Hamilton (Ontario) Evening Times that J. H. Collinson (O.P.) has started a private school at Hamilton, Ontario. He appears to have made a most promising start. G. A. Fisher has .been made a House Monitor. Rev. A. W. Richards has accepted the post of Librarian vacated by Mr. Pawle. L. M. Cadle has been appointed sub-Librarian. F. Mitchell (0.P.) had an average of 4.6 for Yorkshire this season. He also compiled a record average for the Yorkshire Championship matches. He has gone to America with Bosanquet's cricket team. The son of an O.P. has vacancy for a resident pupil to learn tea, coffee, and cinchona planting, near Ootacamund, South India. For particulars and references apply to the London Secretary of the Old Peterite Club. A. M. Sullivan (0.P.) has appeared on several occasions in the Sussex Eleven. E. St. G. Kirke (O.P.) was second in the Woolwich Academy batting averages with an average of 28 : he also bowled regularly. The following Old Peterites are playing football : E. j. Walton, for Castleford and Leicester ; G. G. Yeld, for Leicester and the Midlands ; T. Sherwood, for Wakefield ; D. W. Roy, for Hull & East Riding ; R. F. Russell, for Richmond ; C. Nelson and H. P. Coning, for Northern F C. ; E. J. Joicey, for Rockcliffe F.C. E. J. Walton has been elected Captain of the Yorkshire County XV. against Glamorgan. T. Sherwood has been chosen to play in the Yorkshire County Trials, and for Yorkshire 7'. Durham. E. J. joicey has been chosen to play in the Durham County Trials, and for Durham, and C. Nelson in the Northumberland Trials. D. W. Roy has been elected Captain of Sidney Sussex F.C. The Classical v. Modern match was played on Thursday, October loth, and resulted in a victory for the Classicals by 22 points to 6. An account of the House v. Dayboys' match will be found in our next issue. The House won by 54 points to 6. In addition to the fixture list already given, a match has been arranged with Wakefield G.S. on October 22nd, at home. We beg to acknowledge the following :—Leodiensian, Giggleszvick

Chronicle, Hurst johnian (2), Denstonian, Bromsgrovian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Brighton College Magazine, Malvernian, Merchistonthn, Dunelmian.

THF

PETERITE. VOL. XVII.

DECEMBER, 1901.

No. 154.

SCHOOL LETTER. HE term is now fast drawing to a close, and by the time this Number appears, members of the School will be preparing for the Christmas holidays. There are few events since our last Number to record. Our best thanks are due to Colonel Green, RE., for his kindness in coming to the School and giving a lecture on the subject of Egypt, the interest of which was enhanced by some particularly good lantern slides. A Confirmation was held in the School Chapel on Tuesday, December 3rd, by the Bishop of Beverley. Twenty-four candidates were presented, and a large congregation was present. The names of those confirmed will be found in " Notes and Items." Preparations for the Concert, which this year takes the place of the Theatricals, are proceeding vigorously, and the result ought to be a complete success—at any rate, if the time expended on practices affords any indication. We hope to give an account of it in our next Number. The majority of the Football matches have now been played, and the record compares very favourably with that of last year. Up to the time of writing, ten matches have been played, of which five have been won, four lost, and one—that with Merchant Taylors', Crosby--drawn. Our victories included one over Giggleswick School, whom we have never before succeeded in beating. Further details will be found elsewhere. We congratulate E. J. Walton on again playing for Oxford v. Cambridge, and on being selected to play for the South v. North. We must also congratulate R. Bingham on playing for Surrey v. the East Midlands.

FOOTBALL.

FOOTBAII. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

LEEDS G.S.

Played at York on Saturday, October 19th. Leeds won the toss, and Pulleyn kicked off for St. Peter's. Play was even for some time, but soon Francis, intercepting a pass, gained ground for Leeds, being finally collared by P. Yeld. The York forwards now took the ball back with a rush, but the attack was thwarted by a clever kick into touch. Richards next made two successive tackles in grand style. Leeds now pressed, and kept us on the defensive, Fisher bringing a man down when looking dangerous. At last the forwards gained ground for York, and Black picking up the ball, made a good run and scored. Crosthwaite kicked the goal. York kept the pressure up, and passing by the threequarters, nearly resulted in our again getting over. The York forwards next, headed by Pulleyn, rushed the ball and gained ground, but good play by the Leeds three-quarters prevented a score. Leeds now began to press, and Richards brought a man nicely down near the York line. In spite of a dribble by Pulleyn, Leeds kept the ball in our " 25," and eventually succeeded in scoring. The try was converted, and the scores were even. Shortly after, the half-time whistle blew. Score : 5 points all. With the advantage of a wind behind their backs, the School went off with a rush. A penalty kick was awarded against Leeds, and a good kick by Pulleyn resulted in a goal. Leeds now rallied, but a free kick gave relief to York. Leeds, however, still looked dangerous, and very nearly succeeded in scoring. Almost immediately afterwards a free kick was given against St. Peters, but Leeds just failed to land a goal. The York forwards, with Farrow and 1. Newton at their head, took the ball down to the Leeds " 25." From a serum, P. Yeld passed out to Roy, who very nearly got over. A forward rush next ended in Crombie falling on the ball and scoring a try, which was converted. Francis now made a run, but was brought down by Richards when looking dangerous, Munro next got away along the touch-line and scored ; the goalkick failed. Play continued for a few more minutes, and was going in favour of St. Peter's when the whistle blew.

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Score : St. Peter's School 13 points, Leeds G. S. 8 points. The following represented the School :Full-back : M. W. Richards ; Threequarters : M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld ; Half-backs : G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; Forwards : T. E. Pulleyn (Capt.), T. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C. V. Crombie, G. E. Sleightholm and R. G. Newton. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Played on the St. Peter's School ground on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd, in misty weather. We were handicapped by the absence of T. E. Pulleyn, the captain, and M. W. Richards. Wakefield won the toss, and elected to play towards Clifton. Crosthwaite kicked off, and York forced the ball into the Wakefield " 25." Our opponents managed, however, to bring it back, and play continued oven for some time, Wakefield having rather more of the game than we had. Sleightholm made a good dribble, but was badly supported, and a rush by Wakefield nearly resulted in the registration of a try, Newton only just succeeding in touching down. York now played up better, and Black was prominent for good play. A dangerous rush by Wakefield was stopped by R. Newton, and Fisher immediately after saved well. Good passing by the York threequarters gained ground, but one of the Wakefield men made a run, being brought down by Roy. Wakefield were now playing strongly. R. Newton mulled the ball, and only just saved, and play was in the York " 25 " when the half-time whistle blew. Score : St. Peter's, nil, Wakefield, nil. On the resumption of play, York started off with a rush. Armstrong got away out of touch, and gained a lot of ground. The forwards took on the ball grandly, and Sleightholm scored an unconverted try. The pressure was kept up, Armstrong passing to E. Yeld, who dashed over the line and scored. No goal resulted. P. Yeld now made a run, and then passed to Armstrong, who gained more ground, finally passing to E. Yeld, who again scored. The kick failed, the ball being wet and heavy. The York forwards were playing splendidly, and Crosthwaite added another try.

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Black next received the ball from touch, and ran through. The try was unconverted. Farrow was responsible for a good dribble, and Armstrong scored. T. Newton and Crosthwaite were prominent in a forward rush. E. Yeld dropped a very neat goal, and St. Peter's were still pressing when time was called. Score : St. Peter's School, 24 points, Wakefield G. S., nil. In the first half Wakefield pressed the School hard, and at one time nearly scored. The York forwards did not seem to combine at all well, and did not give the backs much chance. In the second half, however, the forwards pulled themselves together, and completely beat the Wakefield pack. T. Newton, Crosthwaite and Crombie were the best of them. The backs got more opportunities, of which they took full advantage. Armstrong at half played an exceedingly good game, and was well backed up by P, Yeld. The three-quarters in the first half did not show up to much advantage, but in the second they played well, E. Yeld being especially prominent. At full-back R. Newton was hardly so good as he was against St. John's College the Saturday before. The following represented the School :Full-back : R. G. Newton ; Three-quarters : M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld ; Ralf-backs : G. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; Forwards : T. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C. V. Crombie, G. E. Sleiglitholm, A. B. Sale, and A. E. Clark. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played on the York ground, Saturday, October 26th. Pulleyn lost the toss and kicked of towards Clifton. Soon after the start Newton failed to take the ball and Durham nearly scored. Dribbles by Pulleyn and Crombie relieved the pressure but the Durham threequarters brought the ball back to the York " 25." Black and Fisher relieved by kicks into touch. Durham were then penalised for . , picking out. Callinan returned Pulleyn's kick into touch. Almost immediately after, a Durham forward was offside and Crosthwaite punted into touch. Jackson kicked over the York line but failed to touch it down. E. Yeld dropped out, but a three-

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quarter returning, play settled down in the home " 25." From a scrimmage near the York line E. Trevor dodged over and scored a neat try. Stewart converted with a good kick. Pulleyn kicked off and Leeson returned into touch. York were now pressing, but in spite of kicks into touch by Black and P. Yeld play returned to the centre and half-time was called with the score : Durham 5 points, York nil. After the kick-off Callinan got away but was pulled down by Black. The York forwards rushed the ball down the field and owing to a penalty kick pressed. Gough made a long dribble for Durham. Black relieved but Durham pressed the York line. Roy tackled well and Pulleyn kicked down to their line. York pressed hard. E. Trevor relieved by a long run but Newton tackled him. Play once more returned to the York line, Armstrong tackled Callinan near our line and Gough scored a minute later. No goal. Black dropped out. Jackson ran strongly but was brought down by a magnificent tackle by Farrow. A dribble by Black and a kick by P. Yeld gained ground for York and a fine forward rush increased their advantage. From a penalty at half-way, Pulleyn made a splendid attempt at goal, the ball passing just under the crossbar. Black returned the drop out into touch, and a kick by Armstrong enabled York to pass again, but with no result but a touchdown. Yeld returned well, and Roy kicked far up into touch. Sleightholm dribbled over, but lost the ball. Durham touched down. After drop-out, Durham pressed again and Dodds scored. Stewart failed to convert. Time was called with Durham still pressing. Score : Durham, 1 goal 2 tries (11 points). York, nil. The game all through was very even. The York forwards, though averaging a stone less than their opponents, held their own in the scrimmages, and were rather smarter in the loose. They might, however, have let the ball out more. Newton, Crosthwaite, and Harrison, worked hard in the scrimmage, and Sleightholm was conspicuous in the loose. Of our halves Armstrong was rather smarter than either of the Durham pair. Yeld, however, was very slow but saved pluckily. Our three-quarters were somewhat outclassed by the visitors' line ; their tackling was good on the whole.

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Newton, at full back, was slow, and repeatedly failed to field the ball, but he occasionally tackled well. Teams : ST. PETER'S SCHOOL :—Back : R. G. Newton ; Threequarters : M. H. T Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld ; Half-backs : G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; Forwards : T. E Pulleyn, T. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C. V. Crombie, G. E. Sleightholm, R. Baldwin. DURHAM SCHOOL :—Back : Morgan ; Threequarters : C. S. Jackson, T. W. Callinan, E. Leeson, Roberts ; Half-backs : A. H. Richardson, E. Trevor ; Forwards : G. Henderson, F. P. Gough, A. Trevor, Carr, G. Stewart, G. Dodds, Fownes, N. Leeson.

ST. PRIER'S SCHOOL V. LEEDS G-S. Played at Leeds on Saturday, November 2nd, and resulted in the most severe defeat the School have sustained so far this season. Pulleyn won the toss and Leeds kicked off. Leeds at once attacked but the tackling of the School backs prevented any scoring. Then some rushes by the York forwards carried the ball to the Leeds " 25," and some passing by the backs nearly resulted in a score. Even play in the centre followed and Leeds again pressed ; Munro dropped at goal but failed. The visitors again rushed the ball to the Leeds line, but Munro, intercepting a pass on his own line, ran down the field, and kicking over the full-back's head scored a fine try. Mozley converted. After more even play in the centre, halftime was called, leaving Leeds with a lead of five points. From the kick-off York pressed for a few minutes, but were slowly driven back and the game returned to the York " 25." Munro again failed with a drop at goal but dropped one a minute later. After pressing for a short time, the York forwards began to show signs of tiring, and after another try had been scored, fell completely to pieces. Four more tries were quickly added and two of them were converted. Towards the end York played up harder but when the whistle blew the game was still in our " 25." Score : Leeds' G.S., 4 goals ( I dropped), 3 tries (28 points), St. Peter's School, nil.

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No explanation of our fiasco can be given except perhaps our long wait in the cold and the fact that the game began three hours after our last meal. The Leeds' forwards were considerably superior in the pack, and the halves quite outclassed ours. Behind beaten forwards our three-quarters had but little chance, but still they seemed to be below their usual form. Richards at full-back was weak at tackling, and his kicking and fielding were distinctly poorer than usual. TEAM—Full-back : M. W. Richards ; three-quarters : M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld ; half-backs : G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; forwards : T. E. Pulleyn, T. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C V. Crombie, G. E. Sleightholm, R. Baldwin. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played on the School Ground, on Saturday, November 9th. Pulleyn won the toss, and Giggleswick kicked off towards the city. Pulleyn received, and returned into touch. Armstrong shortly after dropped the ball out of touch, and running down the touch line scored an unconverted try. Giggleswick dropped out, and even play followed in mid-field. The York forwards then rushed the ball into their opponents' " 25," and found touch. Armstrong rushing down received the ball from Yeld, and scored his second try. Pulleyn failed with goal-kick. After the drop-out Black received, and found touch with a good kick. Several scrums followed, and Roy getting a pass ran strongly. Shortly after the home forwards heeled out, and the ball went out to Roy on the wing, who made a grand run from half way and scored under the posts. Crosthwaite kicked the goal. After the kick-off Giggleswick rushed the ball into the home " 25," and after some loose play Richardson scored, no goal resulting. Yeld dropped out, and shortly afterwards Giggleswick had to touch down. Black received the ball from the drop-out and returned into touch. Scrummages followed, and Armstrong getting the ball ran round, and scored his third try. Pulleyn failed to convert. Giggleswick heeling out from a scrum, got their backs moving and Bateman scored after a fine

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run, Richards making a feeble attempt to tackle him. Aitken converted. Even play followed, and York were awarded a free kick from which nothing resulted. Our forwards then heeled out, and Yeld passed to Fisher, who threw the ball away blindly and Bateman intercepting scored again for Giggleswick, Aitken converting. Shortly after this half-time was called with the score : St. Peter's, 14 points, Giggleswick, 13 points. Pulleyn kicked off, and Giggleswick returned into touch, even play following. York then preSsed, and Pulleyn got over but was called back. Scrums followed and the home pack worked up to the Giggleswick line. We were then awarded a free kick, Pulleyn kicking a fine goal. After the drop out Giggleswick worked the ball into our half, and were awarded a free kick for off-side play. Higgin kicked a grand goal. York were then kept on. the defensive, and Richards was several times conspicuous for good kicking. Pulleyn then got away with a good dribble, and play was taken into the Giggleswick " 25." Our opponents were then awarded a free kick, and found touch with a tremendous punt. Yeld was then conspicuous for his plucky saving. Giggleswick now pressed, and Yeld relieved with a kick into touch. The opposing three-quarter got the ball, and Bateman almost got in, being pushed into touch by Black. We were now on the defensive and Giggleswick were still pressing when time was called with the score : St. Peter's School, 17 points, Giggleswick, 16 points. NOTES ON THE GAME.

The forwards played a steady, hard game throughout, their packing being much better, and their play in the loose good. Pulleyn, Crosthwaite, Sleightholm, Harrison and Farrow being the best. At half Armstrong played a grand game. Roy, Black and Yeld ii. played well at three-quarters, Fisher being much too slow both in giving, and taking his passes. He must learn to take a pass at full speed. The tackling of Richards was weak, but his kicking left nothing to be desired. The whole team however is to be complimented on the play, it being the first time Giggleswick has been defeated since the fixture was instituted. Mr. Green kindly refereed.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XV.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE 2ND XV.

Crombie kicked off for the School, and St. John's returned well into touch. After the throw out, St. John's rushed the ball into our " 25," and finally scored a try, which was not converted. The game then was in favour of the College, and the School had to touch down ; but a little afterwards had hard luck in not scoring, the ball being kicked over the dead line. Directly afterwards R. G. Newton was prominent with a good kick, but St. John's succeeded in obtaining another try, which was converted by a determined forward rush. Play of a more or less even character followed, Newton and Fisher saving well. Scrums then followed in our " 25," and before half-time sounded, St. John's had scored two more tries, the latter of which was converted. On the resumption of play, Cadle ran well and nearly scored. St. John's were then penalised, and Yeld kicked a goal from a good position. A. little after St. John's scored, and converted with a good kick. Then the School backs got possession, and Black scored cleverly. Yeld failed at goal from a by no means easy position. St. John's College added another try soon after and converted it. Black saved and kicked well ; but St. John's threequarters secured the ball and scored an easy try. After that they scored another try and converted it. Time sounded with a victory for St. John's College by 5 goals and 3 tries (34 points) to a try and a penalty goal (6 points). St. John's were too heavy for us in the scrum, but all the same we ought to have done better. Crombie, Baldwin, and Sleightholm were our best forwards. Our three-quarters, as may be supposed, had not much chance behind a beaten pack, but siveral of them played well. R. G. Newton played excellently at fullback, both kicking and collaring very well. Team :Sr. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XV.—Back, : R. G. Newton ; Threequarters : T. J. Black, E. E. Yeld, G. A. Fisher, L. M. Cadle ; Half-backs : K. Nelson and A. R. St. George ; Forwards : C. V. Crombie, G. E. Sleightholm, R. Baldwin, A. B. Sale, A. E. Clark, E. B. Laughton, M. Browne, J. Pulleyn.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S 2ND XV. v. DURHAM G.S. 2ND XV.

Played at York on November 30th. Durham won the toss and elected to play with the wind. Sale kicked off and St. Peter's pressed for a time ; but Durham relieved by a long run into our " 25." Here several scrums took place and at last Durham scored and converted. On the restart St. Peter's again fared badly, and Durham scored an unconverted try. Then a Durham threeq nailer dropped a very neat goal. Play was somewhat more even for a time ; but Durham secured another try and converted it. Halftime then sounded With the score, 17 to nil, against St. Peter's. On the resumption play was very much less one-sided, and St. Peter's pressed dangerously once or twice. Play was, however, mostly in our half. Crowther here put in several good kicks, always finding touch. Durham, however, then made a rush and scored far, out, the kick at goal failing, and soon after obtained another unconverted try. St. Peter's then played on the defensive till time sounded, with a victory to Durham by 23 points to nil. Durham were very much heavier both forward and back, and almost continually pressed. St. Peter's forwards packed badly and did not know what to do with the ball if they got it ; they were also very lazy in following up, with the exception of Sale, who was by far the best forward on his side. Nelson played well at half, and Cadle at threequarters, while Crowther put in several good kicks. The home side played better in the second half, but were too frightened of falling on the ball, and so let their opponents get past them. TEAM : —S. Crowther, W. Armstrong. G. L. Barton, L. M. Cadle, R. H. Verini, A. R. St. George, K. Nelson, M. Browne, E. B. Laughton, A- B. Sale, J. Pulleyn, G. H. Ramsdell, H. R. Phillips, H. E. Windle, F. Shroeder.

THE GLIMMER OF THE GOAL POSTS.

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. FIRST XV. Points. 6 26 home. lost Sat. Oct. 2. Old Boys home.. won 13-8 „ 19. Leeds G.S. Sat., home.. won 24 0 Tues., „ 22. Wakefield G.S. home . . lost 0-11 ,. 26. Durham School Sat., 0-28 away. .lost Sat., Nov. 2. Leeds G.S. home.. won 17-16 9. Giggleswick School , Sat., „ 16. Merchant Taylors', Crosby away .. drawn 11-11 Sat.. I 4— 0 home . . won „ 23. TT eadingley F.C. Sat., 0—'25 away ..lost SaL„. 30. Durham School home .. won 14-6 Wed , Dec. 4. St. John's College home..won 14-8 Wed , „ I I. Old Boys home.. Wed., Feb. i 2. St. John's College Sat „. 15. Wakefield G.S. ...... ...away. Wed., „ 26. Merchant Taylors', Crosby..home.. -

SECOND XV. Wed , Oct. 16. St. John's College 2nd Sat , Nov. 2. Leeds G.S. 2nd Sat., „ 30. Durham School 2nd Wed., Feb. 19. St. John's College 2nd

home. lost home lost home..lost home..

6-34 6-14 0-23

THE GLIMMER OF THE GOAL POSTS. WITH APOLOGIES.)

Where the goal-posts stood up gaily in a meadow, Came a Chinaman to see a little game ; Dear! Dear ! He thought it very queer, But at " confident assurance " he did aim. So the happy little game at last began, And he said " The ball I do not yet define." Hi ! Hi! It caught him in the eye And he found he was some yards within the " Line." To the shadow of the goal-posts then he took his way, When the seventh try was just upon the score ; Chop ! Chop ! They loudly bade him stop : Too late ! for eight strong forwards let him gently feel the floor. Then the little man from China got up slowly, And to himself he said a wicked word ; " Dear! Dear ! I wish I'd not come here To see a game so outrageous and absurd."

LIBRARY NOTES. Then he went, and somewhere now you'll find him Telling tales of how at " Rugger " he once played ; But his heart is ever set, on the bruises he did get In that pleasant little rush those lusty Forwards made.

NEMO. LIBRARY. In addition to the purchase of many new books, arrangements have been made to facilitate reference to the following books :— Chambers' Encyclopaedia, Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Smith's Bible Dictionary, Seyffert's Classical Antiquities, Bartlett 3 s Familiar Quotations. The following books have been added to the Library :—History of Mathematics, Ball ; Lectures on the Council of Trent, Froude ; My Contemporaries in Fiction, Murray ; Glimpses of Nature, Andrew Wilson ; How to Remember, E. S. Miles ; Kim, Kipling ; A Master of Craft, Jacobs ; The Black Terror, Legs ; Richard, Yea and Nay, Hewlett ; When the Sleeper Awakes, Wells ; Love and Mr. Lewisham, Wells ; The Brass Bottle, Anstey ; The Men Stealers, Shirl ; Latin Literature, Mackail ; Tennyson, Gwynn ; In Kedar's Tents, Merriman ; Travels in West Africa, Miss Kingsley ; Frivola, Jessop ; Etchington Letters, Maitland and Pollock ; Pages from a Private Diary, Maitland and Pollock ; Tales of Time and Space, Wells ; The Two Magics, H. James ; The Three Impostors, Machan; Simon Ryan, the Peterite, Jessop.

LIBRARY NOTES. " Lectures on the Council of Trent," by James Anthony Froude. These lectures, which were delivered at Oxford in 1892-3, have been published in book form since Mr. Froude's death. We can confidently recommend them to all students of History. We are given a most interesting and vivid description of the struggle between the Lutherans and the Papacy. The chapter on the Edict of Wurms gives us a graphic picture of Martin Luther's character. There are frequent repetitions which are unavoidable, as Mr. Froude did not live to edit his lectures. The book is a very useful addition:to the library.

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" A Master of Craft," by W. W. Jacobs. We feel sure that this book will find favour, with boys especially. It is clever, interesting, and amusing. The humour is of higher class than that usually to be found in the modern novel, and like all books by this author it is sure to be popular. The illustrations by Will Owen are well above the average. " Kim," by Rudyard Kipling. If a book is to be judged by the general impression it leaves, this book is altogether admirable. The charming .picture of the wandering Buddhist Abbot, " the holy one," is drawn with perfect sympathy and just enough detachment to obtain perspective. Kim is the son of English parents, but with a native upbringing he falls under the influence of the holy one and is made by it. Here also are many other delightful persons and things and the most surprising and delightful adventures .

" Glimpses of Nature," by Dr. Andrew Wilson. Essays chiefly on Natural History subjects, written in the simplest manner and with no overloading of facts. Many subjects are treated, fi on phosphorescence to mesmerism and the value of life. Here and there in the book it is forced upon one how necessary for scientific study is a foundation of mathematics. For instance, in the chapter entitled " A display of energy," where the author remarks that Force is simply the equivalent of energy ; " and two pages further on where the food of plants is spoken of as a supply of eneigy as the food of animals is ; whereas the fact that the plant's food does not bring energy like an animal's but requires energy fur its elaboration, is the fundamental distinction between plants and animals. " Love and Mr. Lewisham," by H. G. Wells. Mr. Wells has been compared with Jules Verne as a writer of imaginative and scientific romance, but the points of difference are not unimportant. Mr. Wells knows his science, and from a scientific point of view, his books are informing and suggestive. The demonstration of the scientific impossibilities in Jules Verne's stories might afford a useful exercise. Jules Verne's

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characters are sticks devoid of human interest. However wonderful and interesting are Mr. Well's inventions and adventures, there is always also a subtle study of character that often surpasses in interest everything else in his work. As, in a degree, in " The Wheels of Chance," so here, in fuller measure, Mr. Wells uses as his material ordinary people in ordinary circumstances. A science scholar at South Kensington, without education or manners, a blue stocking of moderate calibre, and the empty, pretty " shop girl," become, in Mr. Well's hands, the reader's intimate acquaintances,— objects of interest, sympathy, pity. He pins them out on his dissecting board, and with calm, unimpassioned hand, displays every throbbing vein and quivering nerve. So calm and aloof, indeed, is the author, that it is a nice question whether he really approves of his hero's solution of his difficulty. At any rate it was a momentous problem, and one that might present itself to anyone, and the study of it here is very far from useless. " The New Fiction and other Essays on Literary Subjects,"

by H. D. &aill. This is a collection of some dozen essays on various literary subjects, which have appeared in the " Nineteenth Century " and other periodicals. The writer proves himself a most severe critic and takes a decidedly pessimistic view of the general state of literature in the past century ; hence in a considerable measure the interest of the book. " A walk through the Zoological Gardens," by F. G. Alias. A bright little book on Natural History in the form of a " Guide to the Zoo." Apart from the easy style of description, there are numerous illustrations from photographs which are quite excellent Natural History in its most attractive form.

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CORRESPONDENCE. CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of the Peterite.

DEAR SIRS, When the Peterite is bound, the names of the Editors disappear with the paper covers. May I suggest that it would be desirable to transfer them to a footnote on the last page of each number. Y ours obediently, Ex EDITOR. [Something has already been done to record the names of Editors. The names of new Editors, on their election, are mentioned in the Notes and Items.—ED.1

DEAR SIRS, Once again I have to call your attention to the fact that the name of my son, Capt. Place, S.A.C., has been omitted in your list of Old Peterites, who were mentioned by Lord Roberts for good service in this war. His name was in the same list and at the same time with Capt. Cobb. It may interest you to know that Capt. Place acted as Intelligence Officer through last summer on Col. Bensou's staff. He was—happily for himself, but greatly against Col. Benson's will—transferred in September to the staff of Col. Edwards, Commanding Officer of the S.A.C. in the Transvaal, and he holds that position now. It is really an odd thing that this is the second time you have omitted his name when mentioning Old Peterites. I remain, Yours truly, S. PLACE. [We are quite guiltless of any wish to exclude Captain Place's name. The list of honours gained by Old Peterites was sent us by the London Secretary, who was probably unaware of Captain Place's connection with the School.—En.j

NOTES AND ITEMS.

DEAR SIRS,

May I, through the medium of your paper, draw attention to the apparent neglect of the " Suggestion Book " in the choosing of new books for the Library. I presume the Library is intended for affording pleasure as well as knowledge. Why then is money laid out in purchasing purely technical works, when not a single one of Lord Lytton's books is in the library ? Besides the uninteresting character of technical books, they are considerably beyond the intellect of the majority of readers, and are never taken out except in a very few cases. Such works as the Last of the Barons," or the " Last Days of Pompeii," would afford both interest and instruction. Hoping that this suggestion will be acted upon. I remain, Yours truly, A SUBSCRIBER.

NOTES AND ITEMS. November 15th, at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, Sir Frederick W. F. G. Frankland, Bart. (O.P.), of Bulawayo, to Mary Cecil, daughter of Colonel George Curzon, 2nd Life Guards (Daily Graphic). On October 22nd. J. Raine (O.P.), eldest son of the late Chancellor Raine, to Rhoda Beatrice, youngest daughter of Archdeacon Hutchings, of Kirby-Misperton (Times, Oct. 24th). BIRTHS.— On October 12, at Polton Toft, Doncaster, the wife of R. Crawshaw (O.P.), of a daughter. On November 3rd, the wife of the Rev. R. M. Ainslie (O.P.), of a daughter. T J. Griffith (0.P.), on promotion, has resigned the post of private Secretary to the Earl of Dudley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade. In the October number of the " English Historical Magazine," we notice an article, " The Dutch in Western Guiana," by the Rev. G. Edmundson (0.P.) ; also in the October number of the " Cornhill Magazine," the Motive of Tragedy," by W. B. Worsfold (0.P.). MARRIAGES.—On

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F. Mitchell (O.P.) sailed on December 3rd to take an appointment in South Africa. Prior to his departure a presentation was made to him by the Yorkshire County C.C. C. S. Smith (O.P.) has passed the examination for the B.A. Degree at Durham. E. J. Walton (O.P.) played for London and Universities v. Rest of South, and scored. R. G. Bingham (0.P.) played for St. Thomas' Hospital and Surrey. P King (O.P.) is playing for Headingley F.C., and H. R. Tomlinson (O.P.) for Rugby F.C. E. D. Teasdale (O.P) has been playing for Queen's College, Oxford, and R. G. Winning (0.P.) for King's Cambridge, at Association. R. G. Winning (O.P.) has been elected to an Open Choral Scholarship of £80 for three years at King's College, Cambridge. T. C. Newton has been elected to a Hastings Scholarship of £90 for five years at Queen's College, Oxford. The following have received their First Fifteen Colours :—T. J. Black, G. E. Sleightholm, C. V. Crombie, E. E. Yeld, R. G. Newton, G. A. Fisher. Second Fifteen : L. M. Cadle, A. E. Clark, G. H. Ramsden, E. B. Laughton, J. Pulleyn, M. Browne, A. R. St. George. The Gymnasium Competition with Pocklington has, we hear, been postponed till next Term. Additional Football matches for next Term have been arranged with Wakefield G.S. and Merchant Taylors', Crosby. Consequently we have published a new list of Football Fixtures. A Confirmation was held in the School Chapel, on December 3rd, by the Bishop of Beverley. The following were confirmed :T. E. Pulleyn, E. E. Yeld, L. M. Cadle, E. S. Bulmer, C. V. Crombie, S. R. Harrison, R. G. Newton, A. R. St. George. H. Wiudle, R. H. Verini, L. Sample, G. H. Ramsden, H. L, Brown, C. Dewhurst, M. Browne, M. Richards, E. Laughton. K. Jones, K. Nelson, W. Armstrong, S. W. Phillips, A. Hillyard, J. Sale, W. Thomas. T. E. Pulleyn has been appointed a House Monitor.

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CONTEMPORARIES. We beg to acknowledge with thanks the following contemporaries : Dovorian, Sedbergian, Giggleswick Chronicle, Sutton Valence Magazine, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Pocklingtonian, Dunelmian, Portcullis, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Bromegrovian, Savilian (2), Lily, Hymerian, St. Michael's College Chronicle.

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No. 155

SCHOOL LETTER. N the first place we must apologise humbly for defrauding expectant readers of the number long over-due ; but the small amount of material at hand has rendered it advisable to issue only one number this term, and the unexpected ending of term has delayed the publication of this. Our last football match was played on March 8th, and as will be seen elsewhere it terminated a very successful season, in which at anyrate we have made a considerable advance on the results of the last few years. The mooted question of Boating v. Hockey was decided by a compromise. Boating is to be indulged in after cricket is over in more congenial weather than we usually have had for the pastime. The second half of this term is to be devoted exclusively to hockey. This arrangement seems to be successful at any rate as far as the hockey is concerned, for we have won three matches out of the four we played, and the fourth—against a strong York team—we lost by only one goal. We hail Mr. Wilkinson as a valuable acquisition to our team both as a player and coach. We regret the outbreak of measles for several reasons, and not least because of the cancelling of the Gymnasium Competition with Pocklington and the Form Competition. The Old Boys' Hockey

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Match, arranged for April 9th, has also been scratched. The Sports have been postponed till the first week of next term, and the decisive House v. Dayboy Hockey Match to the first day of term. In addition we would wish to congratulate E. J. Walton on his appearance in the England XV., and also Crosthwaite on his Cambridge Exhibition. As we go to press, the news comes of the appointment of Mr. Robertson to the Headmastership of K.E.S., Stratford. We congratulate him, and wish him every success.

THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK. The frontispiece represents the front elevation of the new block, which is now being erected from the plans of Messrs. Demaine & Brierley, and which, it is hoped, will be ready for use by September. It is built on the playground wall at the back of the School House, and at right angles to the School, coming as far as the top of the bank so as not to interfere with the cricket ground. It contains physical and chemical laboratories, a small laboratory for advanced students, where apparatus can be kept standing, a lecture theatre to accommodate forty, a carpenter's shop, and ample storage room. The new fives court, which is without buttress or back wall, is let into the bank against the S.W. Wall of the block. The building is of red-brick, and will, besides its utility, add to the architectural beauty of the School : and is so constructed as to form part of a general design for further extensions when money and other things make these possible. To the Editor of the " Peterite." DEAR SIR,

Will you permit me through your columns to address Old Boys and others interested in the School on the above subject The response to the appeal sent out to members of the Old Peterite Club some little time ago has been disappointing. A list of the contributions, for which we are the more grateful in proportion to their rarity, is appended. But the amount so far raised is hardly appreciable in meeting the needs of the School.

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There seems in some quarters to be a misunderstanding as regards the object of the fund, which I should like to remove.

None of it will be devoted to pay of the existing debt upon the School : this must be dealt with in other ways. The first charge on the fund will be to defray the cost of levelling and laying down water on the new cricket field, which has been leased. This has the making of an excellent ground, and, with the growing numbers of the school, additional accommodation has become an absolute essential, both to save the home ground which gets very much worn, and to provide satisfactorily for the junior games which have hitherto inevitably suffered. But the increased rent and cost of maintenance will fully tax the resources of the games-fund. All the rest of the contributions will go to pay for the new block which with fittings, fives-court, architect's expenses, etc. will require not less than [3,250. What we shall get for it will be cheap at the price, and this too has become a necessity, for no school can now flourish without a " modern side," and no modern side without a science block "up-to-date." But if the cost has to be wholly defrayed from the endowment, we shall be still more cramped in other ways even than we are now. Bootham School has just received zo,000 from its Old Boys ! i,000 from Old Peterities ? Is it too much to ask for This post brings me an appeal from my Old School which is on the way to raising [3,000 by subscription for an organ. Other schools raise thousands for Pavilions, Libraries, Museums. These things, in a sense, are luxuries: what we ask for is a necessity. May we not trust to the loyalty of our Old Boys ? Yours faithfully, EDWARD C. OWEN.

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Sums already received or promised :— s. d. i s. d. The Bros. Chadwick 3o 0 o Dr. J. A. Browne .. 5 o o .. 25 o o K.E.T.Wilkinson,Esq. 5 o o E. Gray, Esq. .. 25 0 0 W. S. Senior, Esq. .. 5 o o Anonymous .. 2 2 0 Dr. Tempest Anderson zo o o Rev. W. Y. Fausset 0 2 0 G. H. Eyre, Esq. .. zo o o Col. Poole, C.B. N. Crombie, Esq. .. I I 0 Rev. E. C. Owen (1st I 0 0 .. 15 0 o Rev. J. A. Easten subscription) Sir A.T. Lawson, Bart. 5 0 0 The Right Reverend G. D. Faber, Esq., M.P. to 0 0 the Lord Bishop of Bristol (1st sub.).. i o o o Edward Pulleyn, Esq. 5 0 0 'I'. B. Whytehead, Esq. 10 0 0 J. H. Fowler, Esq. . , 5 o o J. W. Craven, Esq... to o o Prof. Clifford Allbutt 25 0 0 .. 1 o o o F. J. Munby, Esq. • • 5 o o F. Ware, Esq. 0 2 2 .. 1 o o o Rev. H. E. Metcalfe A. Peters, Esq. 1o 0 0 Preston Cobb, Esq... 10 o o W. H. Jalland, Esq. 2 2 0 1'. G. Mann, Esq. .. lo o o A. W. Reinold, Esq. J.G.Butcher,Esq.,M.P. 5 o o J. H. Daniel, Esq. .. 2 2 0 .. 5 5 0 Yarborough Anderson, C. Haigh, Esq. 0 0 Esq. A. T. Pollard, Esq... 5 •• •• 5 0 0 .. 0 0 5 o o No name R. B. Lambert, Esq. .. I0 0 0 .. 5 0 o J. Newton, Esq. D. Carter, Esq. E. V. Howgate, Esq. 5 o o H. J. Newberry, Esq. 10 10 0 another [25 on condition of Prof. Clifford Allbutt has prom'. the amount being reached.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. On the whole the Fifteen of 1901-02 have proved themselves successful. The results read seven . wins, five defeats, and two draws. The team must especially be congratulated on victories over Giggleswick—for the first time,—over the Old Boys—for the first time since '96,—and over Headingley F.C. The only blot on the Fifteen's performance is the decisive reverse sustained at Leeds by z8 points to nil. The School have scored 151 points against 159 by their opponents. Of individual scorers Pulleyn comes first with seven tries. Roy, Armstrong, Black, and E. Yeld come next. Pulleyn and Crosthwaite kicked the majority of the goals, E. Yeld and Black each kicking one. The only dropped goal is credited to E. Yeld. The strong part of the team was the forward division, who though often beaten by lighter forwards in the pack, frequently.

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beat their heavier opponents in forward rushes and line-outs. The halves were sometimes smart on the offensive, and always played a sound defensive game. The same applies to the three-quarter line; their defence was nearly always good, but it seldom showed any aptitude for attacking ; perhaps this was in some measure due to the slowness ('1 the forwards in heeling out and giving their backs opp )gtunities to score. Richards at back, except on two occasions, performed very moderately, his kicking and fielding were generally reliable, but his tackling was distinctly weak. Cadle shewed himself an efficient substitute in the Old Boys' match, but R. Newton hardly seemed happy in the position when called upon to fill it. The Second Fifteen has not been a success as its record of 1 z points to 72 shews. Its only redeeming feature was the play of Cadle, Sale and Nelson. Before concluding we ought to give our thanks to Messrs. Green and Wilkinson for their coaching and assistance in club matches, and to all spectators, particularly Mr. Yeld, for their hearty support on the touch line. RESULTS. 1ST XV.

I I ome • Lost (z6 pts.-6). Oct. 8th v. Old Boys .. Horne .. Won (13 pts.-8). Oct. 19th V. Leeds G.S. Oct. 23rd V. Wakefield G. S. Home • Won(24.pts.—nil). Home .. Lost (1 I pts.-nil). Oct. 26th v. Durham School Away . Lost (28 pts.-nil). Nov. znd v. Leeds G. S. .. Nov. 9th v. Giggleswick School • • Home • Won(17pts.—I6). Away .. Drawn (II pts. all). Nov. toth v. Merchant Taylors', Crosby Won (r4 pts.-nil). .. Home Nov. 23rd v Headingley F.C. Lost (25 pts.-nil). Away Nov. 3oth v. Durham School Won (z4 pts.— 6). Dec. 4th v. St. John's College . • Home Won (14 pts.-8). .. Home Dec. rah v. Old Boys • . Home .. Drawn (no score). Feb. 22nd v. St. John's College Home .. Lost (zo pts.--18). Feb. 26th v. Merchant Taylors', Crosby . • Away .. Won (zo pts.-nil). Mar. 8th v. Wakefield G. S. 2ND XV.

pts.-6). Lost Home 2nd XV. Nov. 2nd v. Leeds G. S. znd XV. Home • • Lost (14 pts.-6). Nov. 3oth v. Durham School, znd XV. Home • • Lost (26 pts.-nil).

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FOOTBALL CHARACTERS.

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. T. E. PULLEYN (1899-1900,01-o2), 13st. 8lbs. Has proved an excellent captain, and made the most of his team. A brilliant forward, and if he uses both his pace and weight will do great things. Has plenty of scoring power, and is a very hard man to stop. His dribbling is good, and he brings off a large percentage of kicks at goal from difficult angles. T. C. NEWTON (1899-1900-01-02), 11St. 7lbs. Unfortunately the team have suffered to a great extent from his absence, but when he has played he has shown himself a good hard-working forward, and a very useful player on the line-out. His loss was felt particularly in " scrum," where he does his full share of work. W. H. CROSTHWAITE (1900-01-02), IOSt, rolbs. One of our best forwards. Always on the ball, which he dribbles cleverly ; a very keen tackler ; a hard worker in every way, and a very safe place kick in front of goal. G. J. ARMSTRONG (1900-01-02), 9st. 8lbs. A thoroughly hard working half-back. Although his forte is defence he has put in invaluable offensive work—against Giggleswick for instance, and has been a most useful player in the team. Is much harder to stop than his weight would suggest, and his tackling is very keen. Has done an immense amount of good work for the team. M. H. T. ROY (1900-01-02), 10St. lolbs. A good wing threequarter back, a strong runner, fast and dodges well. Does not always find touch when he kicks, and is sometimes apt to run into the thick of the fight when more is to be gained by using his pace and running round. He seems to be getting faster, and will make a very good three-quarter with experience. M. W. RICHARDS (1900-01-02), 9st. 2lbs. As full-back he has not quite done himself justice this season. A good kick, but does not always find touch. His tackling, which at times like his kicking, is brilliant, has not been too safe lately, and he sometimes gets out of his place. Full of promise. Has combined very well with P. H. YELD (1900-01-02), lost. Armstrong, and has done a great deal of useful work. A very

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hard tackler, and fearless in stopping a rush. Rather apt to hug the ball a little too long before passing. Gains a lot of ground by his punting. A good half-back. J. E. FARROW (19oo-or-o2), r 1st. 4.1bs. Should learn to pack better in " scrum." Dribb!es well and tackles very keenly. A really hard working forward, and always on the ball. S. R. H ARRISON ( 900-01-02), i St. 5lbs. A good forward. His dribbling and tackling have been useful to the team, and his work in the line-out has always been prominent. Generally gains some ground if he gets the ball, and is always to be found very near it. Was the first to gain his T. j. BLACK (1901-02), lost. 6lbs. colours this year, and no one has deserved them more thoroughly. A very useful centre three-quarter. Although not very fast he was a strong runner, dodged well, and dropped a very long ball. We regret to have to say " was," as he left us at the end of last term. G. E. SLEIGHTHOLM (r901-02), lost. A very prominent forward, and one of the cleverest dribblers we have ever seen. If he can learn to pick up when near the goal line, should make a most dangerous scorer. C. V. CROMBIE, (1901-02), lost. rolbs. A very useful forward, and if he did quite as much work in " scrum " as he does in the line-out would be one of our best forwards. E. E. YELD ( I 901-02), 1 OSt. 2Ibs. Has not had many opportunities, but has always done his share of work well. Rather, lacks confidence in himself, and must be very careful not to pass wildly. His strong point is his drop kicking, and he has shown that it will have to be reckoned with next year. He is also a very useful place-kicker. R. G. NEWTON ( 1901-02), r ost. 8lbs. A brilliant forward at times. Very clever on the line-out, where he has often been most useful. Must keep his eyes on the ball in " scrum " and heel out carefully. Tackles and punts well, but is very slow. G. A. FISHER (1901-02), 9st. gibs. A promising centre threequarter. A keen and fearless tackler, and does a great deal of hard work considering his weight. Is rather given to hugging the ball too long, which is a serious fault in a centre. He will do well next year, and should practice kicking meanwhile.

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. MERCHANT TAYLOR'S SCHOOL, CROSBY. Played at Crosby under unpleasant conditions as the ground was frost-bound, and a thick fog rendered everything practically invisible at a distance of fifteen yards. Pulleyn won the toss, but it gave him no advantage as it was impossible to ascertain which was the better way to play. From the kick off the York backs were unable to see the ball coming, and Richards only just gathered it as the Crosby forwards were on him. From an ensuing scrum one of the home backs slipped off under cover of the fog and scored. The kick was successful. It was impossible to play with any precision or science under the circumstances, and there is little to say. Crosthwaite dribbled over the line, but failed to touch clown. Richards picked up by the home line, but mistaking it for the " 25 " line kicked into touch-in-goal. The mistake was not discovered till the line-out. Subsequently two scrums took place over the home line, and a little later Pulleyn scored, but failed to convert. Harrison scored a second time, and Pulleyn converted. Later on Pulleyn scored again, but the kick was a failure. Halftime was then called. Score :—St. Peter's r goal 2 tries, Merchant Taylor's i goal. On resuming, Merchant Taylor's attacked, and a York threequarter was penalised for off-side. A goal was scored from the free kick. The visitors then attacked, and lost more than one chance of scoring owing to the fog. Fay then made a splendid run from his own " 25," and scored for the home team. The goal was not kicked, and the game ended in a draw of eleven points each—the most satisfactory result under the circumstances. The backs of course had little chance, but the forwards, considering their three hours' journey, played a fine game, and were superior to their opponents, both in the pack and the loose, till one of the home threequarters went into the scrum, the change not being noticed in the fog. For the home team Fay at half was conspicuous. Team ;—•M. W. Richards, back ; M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld, three-quarter backs ; G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, half-backs ; T. E. Pulleyn, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, G. E. Sleightholme, C. V. Crombie, R. Baldwin, R. G. Newton, forwards.

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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

v. HEADINGLEY F.C.

Headingley kicked off, and for some time play remained in their " 25," while the School very nearly scored. Then a Headingley three-quarter ran strongly down the field, but was pulled up in time by Black. The School forwards gradually forced their way back into their visitors' half, and Pulleyn failed at a shot at goal from a free kick. After this several scrummages took place in the Headingley " 25," where the School pressed hard. Pulleyn had another shot at goal from a mark by Richards, but failed to bring it off successfully. After the drop out, Yeld was conspicuous for a good save, and Mr. Green headed a determined School rush, which, however, was unproductive. Play remained at half way for some time, and from a free kick Pulleyn found touch well down the field, but half time was then called without either side having scored. On the resumption of play, after Headingley had returned into touch, R. G. Newton picked up, and gained some ground by rushing through several opponents. Headingley drove the School back to the half-way line, and here Black secured but lost the ball, while R. G. Newton kicked dead. After Armstrong had gained fifteen yards by a good run, a Headingley three-quarter sprinted well towards our goal line, which looked in danger for the time ; he was, however, collared before he passed. The next item of interest was a free kick awarded to Headingley. Pulleyn then receiving ran round into touch. York still pressed, and at last Mr. Green scored between the posts, from which position Pulleyn easily converted. After the kick off Richards secured, but failed to find touch. York again made a good rush, and after good passing by the three-quarters, and a useful run by Mr. Green, R. G. Newton scored the second try for the School, Pulleyn just missing the goal. Soon after Crosthwaite ran over cleverly ; but the try was again not converted. After an unsuccessful drop at goal by Roy from a free kick, Newton again scored an unimproved try. Time was then sounded with a well-earned victory to the School by tr+ points to nil.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Durham on November 3oth. York won the toss. Crosthwaite returned the kick off into touch. Loose forward play resulted in touch on the home line, but York failed to score. Durham quickly relieved, and from a passing bout originated in the centre Callinan broke through, and passing to Jackson the latter easily scored. Callinan failed at goal. Almost immediately afterwards Richardson broke away from a line-out, and crossing the York line touched down between the posts. Callinan converted. Nothing more was scored before half-time, and the sides changed ends with Durham a goal and a try (8 points) to the good. During the second half York were almost entirely acting on the defensive. The Durham backs always got possession of the ball, and made good use of their opportunities, adding a goal and 4 tries. The York backs tackled and saved well, but were obviously out-classed, while the forwards, who were without T. C. Newton and Farrow, were hopelessly out-weighted. Final score :—Durham z goals, 5 tries (25 points), York nil. Team :—M. W. Richards, back ; M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld, three-quarter backs ; G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, half-backs; T. E. Pulleyn, W. H. Crosthwaite, S. R. Harrison, G. E. Sleightholm, C. V. Crombie, R. G. Newton, R. Baldwin, A. E. Clark, forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Played on the School ground, December 4th. Pulleyn lost the toss, and we played facing Clifton. St. John's started off with a rush, and took the ball into our " 25," whence it was brought back owing to good play by the School halves. The School forwards next brought the ball into our opponents' " 25 " with a grand rush, in which Harrison and Pulleyn were prominent. Good defence, however, prevented a score. Play now continued even for some time, good tackling by P. Yeld and Roy being noticeable. Finally, Black picked up the ball, and contributed a dodgy run, passing to E. Yeld on the line, who scored a try, which was unconverted. This aroused St. John's, and the game continued in the School quarters ; after several attempts, they at length succeeded in

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equalising, but failed to kick a goal. Soon after the half-time whistle blew, with the score at three points all. On the re-start, the School immediately began to press. The forWards, headed by Mr. Green and Farrow, took the ball into the St. John's " 25," where Roy received the ball from Armstrong and ran in. Black kicked a goal from an easy position. The pressure was maintained, Black and Mr. Wilkinson being conspicuous for good play. The forwards took the ball to the line, and Farrow struggled over. The try was not converted. St. John's now had a little more of the play, and Fisher and Roy each brought down a man when he was looking dangerous. In the end one of their three-quarters got away and scored, the place kick failing. Roy, however, was soon able to retaliate, and scored after a splendid run. Pulleyn did not succeed in placing a goal. The subsequent play was uneventful ; St. John's were in our " 25 " when the whistle blew. Score :—St. Peter's, I+ points ; St. John's College, 6 points. The following represented the School : full-back, M. W. Richards ; three-quarter backs, M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld ; half-backs, G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld ; forwards, T. E. Pulleyn, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, G. E. Sleightholme, C. V. Crombie, R. G. Newton, E. C. J. Green, Esq., J. G. Wilkinson, Esq. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. OLD PETERITES. Played on Wednesday, December i ith. The ground was hard, and the snow had not entirely disappeared from it. Pulleyn won the toss, and the School played with their backs to Clifton. Play was at first even, the ball being mainly about half-way. Crosthwaite contributed a dribble, but the Old Boys regained the lost ground, and Nelson finally succeeded in breaking away and passing to Partington, who scored under the posts. R. Teasdale kicked a goal. The Old Boys again looked dangerous, but their efforts were well frustrated by Cadle, whose play throughout the game was very good. The School forwards now took the ball, and Baldwin dribbled to the line, Scott saving well. From a scrum Armstrong obtaining the ball passed out, and Black eventually received it and

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dashed over, scoring a nice try, which was not converted. We maintained the pressure, but could not again cross the line, and at half-time the score was 5 points to 3 in favour of the Old Peterites. The forwards, when play was resumed, shewed great improvement. and rushed the ball into the Old Boys' " 25," when P. Yeld broke away and scored ; the try was not improved. The Old Boys now did not give us a chance for some time, and helped by a kick by Shepherd and good work by Farrow and E. Teasdale transferred the game to our " 25." Leonard then obtained possession, and sprinted over. R. Teasdale's shot just failed, the ball hitting the post. Cadle shortly afterwards was called upon to tackle Nelson, which he did in fine style, and later put in some good kicks. Pulleyn and Crombie were next proininent, and the ball was taken into the Old Boys' quarters. Here Fisher took the ball from a pass by Black and crossed the line. Crosthwaite kicked a goal. Soon afterwards Pulleyn scored an unconverted try. The rest of the game was comparatively uneventful, and the game ended in a victory for us by 6 points. Score :—St. Peter's School, 14 points ; Old Peterites, 6 points. The following represented the School :—M. Cadle, back ; M. H. T. Roy, T. J. Black, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld, three-quarter backs; G. J Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, half-backs ; T. E. Pulleyn, W H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, G. E. Sleightholm, R. G. Newton, R. Baldwin, forwards. Old Boys :—H. C. Scott, back ; H. R. Partington, H. S. Leonard, C. H. Chadwick, J. H. Draper, three-quarter backs ; J. Shepherd, C. Nelson, half-backs ; R. Teasdale, E. D. Teasdale, C. Moiser, A. E. Farrow, C. S. Smith, E. Nelson, A. B. Sale, M. Browne, forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Played on the School ground on February 22nd. Perhaps the less said about this match and the referee the better. Football constituted a very small element of the game, which ended in a pointless draw. Team :—M. Richards, back ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld, three-quarter backs ; G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, half-backs ; T. E. Pulleyn, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, G. E. Sleightholm, C. V. Crombie, E. C. Green, Esq., J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., forwards.

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ST. PETER'S 1ST XV. v. MERCHANT TAYLORS', CROSBY. York kicked off against the wind and with the sun, and several scrums followed, in which it appeared that the two packs were evenly matched. Crosby scored from a line out in our " 25," and converted by a good kick. After this reverse the School forwards pulled themselves together. and after several rushes scored an unconverted try through the instrumentality of Pulleyn. Roy made a clever mark, and gained considerable ground by the kick, while Richards soon after found touch well down the field. Scrums followed in our opponents' half, and Pulleyn scored a second try, which he failed to improve from a difficult angle. After the kick off, the York forwards by good play took the ball well down the field, and Cadle kicked well into touch. Crosby then looked dangerous for a time, but Richards kicked in time. After give and take play in the centre an opposing three-quarter ran well, and scored a converted try. Half-time then sounded with the score io points-6, in favour of Crosby. On the re-start, play was very even for a time, but at last our opponents scored again, and converted. York were penalised for off side play. Our forwards, however, soon after rushed the ball along, and after a splendid struggle along the touch line Crosthwaite kicked a goal, a Crosby half being off side. Our opponents then scored, and converted their fourth try. York recovered, and forced Merchant Taylors to touch down. Several scrums followed, and at last Baldwin scored for St. Peters, but unfortunately the kick failed. Fisher then was twice prominent for St. Peters. Liverpool were granted a free kick, and Roy, on receiving, found touch well. Soon after Armstrong scored an unconverted try. York for the remaining time kept the upper hand, and P. H. Yeld scored another try, the kick at goal just failing. Time was called with the score of 20 -18 against St. Peters. It was a good and hard-fought game. Our forwards, especially towards the end of the second half, worked very well, and thoroughly deserved to win. It is a great pity we could not convert our tries, as it will be seen we scored more often than our opponents, who, however, improved all their tries.

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Wakefield, March 8th. Pulleyn kicked off, and St. Peters at once pressed. After two or three minutes play Crosthwaite scored far out. Pulleyn failed to convert. Our forwards repeatedly rushed the ball to the home line, and after a good run by Harrison Armstrong scored. Pulleyn again failed to place a goal from a difficult position. Pulleyn was the next to force his way over, and placed a good goal from his try. E. Yeld now had a drop at goal, but it fell short. Roy then scored after a fine run, Pulleyn again failing at goal. For the rest of the half play remained in the Wakefield half, but the York backs were incapable of taking their opportunities, and nothing further was scored. Half-time score:— York, 1 goal, three tries ; Wakefield, nil. The second half was a mere repetition of the first. York constantly attacked, but owing to the slowness of their backs lost countless chances of scoring. Roy, alone of the backs, shewed any form and scored another good try. Pulleyn also scored. Neither were converted. Wakefield occasionally relieved by fly-hacking rushes. Time was eventually called with the score :—York, I goal, 5 tries (zo points) ; Wakefield, nil. The game was quite devoid of science. The cross-wind and the changes in the three-quarter line seem to upset our backs, who with the exception of Roy, gave a very moderate display. The York forwards were immeasurably superior, and had they kept the ball in their possession instead of heeling out to their backs the score would have been vastly increased. The score hardly represents the true nature of the game as the York line was never attacked. The York team was rather weak as there were several absentees. Team :—M. Richards, back ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, K. Nelson, E. E. Yeld, three-quarter backs ; G. J. Armstrong, P. H. Yeld, half-backs ; T. E. Pulleyn, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, S. R. Harrison, C. V. Crombie, R. G. Newton, A. B. Sale, M. Browne, forwards.

ROCKEY.

HOCKEY. ST. PETER'S v. YORK.

Played on the School ground on March 19th. York won the toss and played with a strong wind down hill. York pressed immediately and scored two goals. However Roy scored for the School before half-time. In the second half the School did much better, E. Yeld, and Crombie both scoring. The School thus won by 3 goals to 2. TEAM :—Goal, A. E. Clark ; Backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq. and A. 13. Sale ; Half-backs, G. A. Fisher, W. H. Crosthwaite (Capt.). L. M. Cadle ; Forwards, W. S. Senior, Esq., P. H. Yeld, E. E. Yeld, C. V. Crombie, M. H. T. Roy. ST. PETER'S v. NEAVINGTON HOCKEY CLUB, HULL. Played on March 22nd. The School won the toss and elected to play with a strong sun at their backs. During the first few minutes of the game play was of an even character. Then the School began to press and eventually scored a nice goal through the agency of E. E. Yeld. After this Newington made several attempts to score but were frustrated by the sound play of Mr. Wilkinson and Sale, while Clark also saved a goal well on one occasion. The School forwards, being well fed by the backs and halves, ought certainly to have netted a goal or two at this period of the game, but their shooting was weak and somewhat erratic. However they soon scored a second goal, and then half-time sounded with York leading by z goals to nil. On the resumption Newington did much better and soon scored their first goal after passing among their forwards. York were soon moving again, however, and had several fruitless shots at goal ; but then Hull again took the ball down the field and scored a second time, the sun dazzling our backs' eyes. The score was now two all and both sides tried hard to score. The Newington forwards several times looked dangerous, but our backs on each occasion saved the situation. The School soon after succeeded in obtaining the lead by scoring a third goal, and time was called with the score of three goals to two in favour of the School.

THE SIEGE OF YORK.

Backs, G. J. Wilkinson, Esq., A. B. W. H. Crosthwaite (Capt.), L. M. G. A. Fisher, Sale ; Half-backs, W. Senior, Esq., P. H. Yeld, E. E. Yeld, C. V. Cadle; Forwards, Crombie, M. H. T. Roy. TEAM :—Goal, A. E. Clark ;

HOUSE v. DAYBOYS. Played on School ground on March 15th. The House broke away from the bully-off and Cadle scored. After this even play followed, the House backs generally continued to keep the game in the Dayboys' half. Later, however, the Dayboys improved and their forwards were frequently dangerous. However, the defence was too good till near the end of the first half Richards scored for the Dayboys. Half-time score, one goal all. On resuming the Dayboys had the best of the game and added another goal. The House then made a determined effort and for the last quarter of an hour the game centred round the Dayboys' goal. At length St. George shot a goal but was off-side. The free hit brought relief to the Dayboys and the whistle went for " time" with the game in the centre. For the House Fisher, Sale and Cadle were the best, and Phillips was safe in goal. Among the Dayboys the two Yelds, Crombie and Richards were noticeable. Teams :HOUSE :—Goal, H. R. Phillips ; Backs, A. B. Sale, S. Crowther; Half-Backs, H. R. Verini, G. A. Fisher (Capt.), W. E. Eardley ; Fonvards, R. Baldwin, A. E. Clark, L. M. Cadle, A. R. St. George, G. H. Ramsden. DAYBOYS :—Goal, B. G. Laughton ; Backs, B. Yeats, J. N. Blenkin ; Half-backs, M. W. Peters, E. E. Yeld (Capt.), E. T. Heap ; Forwards, M. Browne, P. H. Yeld, C. V. Crombie, M. Richards.

THE SIEGE OF YORK. An interesting lecture was .given in big school on the evening of Saturday, February 1st, by Miss Moore, to whom the best thanks of the school are due. By means of excellent lime-light illustrations we saw old York as it appeared in 1644 ; when the Minster stiil had its flying buttresses and its precinct ; the bars their barbicans;

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the walls their posterns, and the Ouse its wonderful bridge. Antiquarians will have wished to be transported into the quaint old city, and their hearts will have bled to see the changes that have taken place, more particularly on the site of the ancient George Hotel, where now may be seen a Mercantile House of less pretension to architectural beauty. Some will have been surprised and interested to learn that an hour or two in the bye-streets of York will reveal, in addition to the more obvious antiquities, of which all know, many relics of the past, where existence was totally unsuspected. Where is the antiquarian spirit in our midst which such a neighbourhood might be supposed to foster ? The author of the fascinating Short History of the English People' is said to have found, not indeed sermons, but histories, in the Stones of Oxford. Is York so very far inferior to Oxford in respect of antiquities ? The actual siege itself of course lent itself less to illustration. Still we looked on the face of Fairfax, whose name in arms through Europe rings ; by whose care the Minster was saved from artillery fire ; and on that of the dashing Prince Rupert, whose hasty counsel at Marston Moor lost York to the Royalist cause. We can picture the heart-rending scene outside Micklegate as the horsemen rode in with the news of the disaster. After withstanding twenty-two assaults the city surrendered to the Parliament, July 4th, r 6 44•

OLD PETERITES' DINNER. (From Yorkshire Herald.) The old boys of St. Peter's School, York, gathered in the Black Swan Hotel last night for their annual dinner, as they have done since 1868. 'The number was smaller than in past years. The Rev. E. C. Owen (headmaster) presided, and 'there were also present Mr. G. Yeld (the oldest master in the school), Mr. W. S. Senior, Mr. E. C. Green (masters), Colonel H. Ditmas, A. E. Chapman, LL.D., Dr. Alwyn Raimes, C. L. Newman, Rev. J. A. Easten, Richard Pearson, B. R. Beck, H. R Partington, Dashwood Carter, William Carter, Capt. R. Johnson, and Dr. Jas. Browne. Dr. Tempest Anderson, J. B. Clarke, A. Peters,

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F. J. Munby, Edwin Gray, and J. W. Craven wrote regretting their inability to attend. The loyal toasts having been honoured from the chair, Dr. Chapman proposed " The Archbishop and Clergy of the Diocese of York and Ministers of all Denominations," mentioning as an old Peterite the Bishop of Bristol, and among rather a very large number of Canons the latest Canon, Canon Braithwaite, of Winchester. The Rev. J. A. Easten replied. Dr. Raimes, in proposing the toast of The Imperial Forces," said he was not a soldier, but he was not a pro-Boer. As English gentlemen they all regretted the present war, but they believed also that the war was a just one on their side. and that it had been forced upon them ; and that had it not been for the imperial Forces we should have been in a very dangerous and difficult position. He personally knew something of the Boers, having been acquainted with some twenty or thirty studying at the University of Edinburgh. Some of those Boers were his personal friends, men whom it was right for him to admire ; but there were others whom he did not care to know. There were good and bad as amongst other people. As men they were physically strong. He well remembered that at the sports—especially in the tugs of war—they had no equal. There were combinations of all nations against them—including the Highlanders, the strongest of the strong—and yet inevitably the team of Boers proved the better men. Some of them were very charming fellows, but, good and bad, they always had one toast on dining—and that was a very suspicious one—it was : " Gentlemen, the Cape for us !" That toast showed, he thought, that the Boers for years had been preparing for war with us, and, indeed, if it had not been for our splendid Imperial Forces we should most probably have been swept into the sea. Proceeding, Dr. Raimes referred to the old Peterites who had taken part in the war, mentioning Colonel Ditmas, who commanded the Durham Artillery Militia ; Captain R. Johnson, of the same regiment, who had been recommended by Lord Kitchener for the D.S.O. for conspicuous bravery at

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Forced Spruit, and Captain Pearson, who had gone out in command of the second detachment of York Volunteers. Other Old Peterites included Colonel Montgomery, R.A., Captain Claude Moss, who had been promoted Major in the Gloucester Regiment ; Captain Dunderdale (at the school in 187o), who was blown by dynamite out of a train but recovered, and Mr. W. W. Whytehead, who was killed in action, Mr. J. Winn and Mr Basil Draper had been out with the Imperial Yeomanry, and as doctors Mr. R. A. Draper and Mr. A. A. Hingston had rendered good services. Captain J. Mortimer, who had been in several severe fights, had happily returned safely, and Lieut. and Quartermaster Frank Mitchell had gone to the front again. Mr. Neil Malcolm had been badly wounded and mentioned in despatches, and Lieut. S. Huffam, who had resigned his rank and went out with the York Rifles as a sergeant, had regained his rank in the regulars. Other Peterites who had served their country were Captain D. Smith and Mr. C. C. Cadman, who had been severely wounded, and Captain Herbert Place, who had also been in the Jameson Raid. Old Peterites had served their country right loyally and well and all Peterites believed heart and soul in the Imperial Forces. Colonel Ditmas, in responding, paid a handsome tribute to the Handy Man, who saved the situation in Natal, and after having spoken of the extreme difficulties of the country, bore personal testimony to the efficiency of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was at their tender mercies for a month at Ladysmith ; and in common with all others who had been treated by that admirable corps, he had nothing but the highest praise for them. The Royal Army Medical Corps had been subject to a great deal of comment, but in the Blue Book which had been published about their work in the field they had come out with flying colours. There were, as a matter of fact, far more cases than it was possible for the doctors to deal with, and the work, as had been said, was super-human. At one time at Bloemfontein alone there were no less than from 4o to $o deaths a day, and for from two to three months at a stretch, so they might imagine how many cases there were to deal with. The doctors, however, had faced their duty

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with an untiring spirit of devotion, and had been most nobly assisted by the civil surgeons who, like Sir Wm. MacCormac, had given up lucrative practices, and many of whom, like Sir William, had paid for their devotion with their lives. Mr. C. L. Newman next proposed " The School and the Masters Past and Present," saying that though St. Peter's had always been a small school it had always been a fine old school, and had always stood high amongst the schools of England. The Head Master, in replying, thanked the old boys for their response to the appeal made by him at the last dinner for assistance, and said with regard to the convictions he then expressed that there was an improving future for the school had to a certain extent been justified. Though an increase in members was not the noblest test to apply to a school, still there was a minimum in a school below which a school could not fall without its efficiency being impaired, and last year St. Peter's had certainly fallen below that minimum. They had, however, had a satisfactory increase in the past year, the figures being 92, as against 65, whilst they also had reason for believing that they had not yet reached the maximum. In addition to St. Peter's they had now under their control a preparatory establishment with 48 boys, which made an excellent nursery garden for plants to be later bedded out in the wider garden of St. Peter's. At the present time it was not possible to open the old houses as had been suggested by Mr. Newman, but they were making steps in that direction. The boys in his own house had increased from 29 to 43, and to meet the requirements arrangements had been made for increased accommodation. Mr. G. Yeld, who had entered upon his 34th year of mastership, also replied, and referred to the athletic successes of the school, mentioning amongst the old boys, Walton, the football international ; joicey, the Durham half-back ; Russell, the Richmond forward, and Tomlinson, of Rugby, his own son's playing for Leicester, Cyril Nelson, who had played in the Northumberland trial match, Sherwood of Yorkshire, and Bingham, who played for St. Thomas' Hospital and Surrey. Other toasts followed, during which a number of songs were given.

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OLD PETERITE, CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Wednesday, the i rth December, 19o1. Present :—The Rev. E. C. Owen (Chairman), Messrs. G. Yeld, H. F. Chadwick, K. E. T. Wilkinson, J. Shepherd, R. Teasdale, E. D. Teasdale, C. S. Smith, A. Peters (Secretary), and H. R. Partington (Assistant Secretary). The minutes of the last Annual General Meeting having been read and confirmed, the following were elected officers of the Club, and to form the various Committees for the ensuing year, viz :The Rev. E. C. Owen was re-elected President, and the existing Vice-Presidents, Head Secretary and Treasurer, and District Secretaries, were all re-elected. K. E. T. Wilkinson and G. V. Birks, the members of Committee retiring by rotation, were reelected. W. M. Carter, J. Shepherd, and R. Teasdale were elected to act as the Sports Committee, and C. H. Chadwick, E. S. D. Carter, and F. P. Fausset, as the Dinner Committee. The Treasurer's Balance Sheet for the past year with the Auditors' Report thereon was then submitted to the Meeting and approved. The alteration in Rule X made at the Committee Meeting held on December r 9th, rgoo, reducing the number required for a Quorum at a General Meeting from to to 7 was confirmed. Money Grants for the ensuing year were voted as follows :—For the Dinner Committee, [3 ; School Reading Prize, f ; and School Sports Prize, r. The question of Life-membership was then brought forward by H. F. Chadwick, who moved the following Resolution:— "That a Sub-committee consisting of C. H. Chadwick, P. L. Newman and A. Peters (Secretary) be appointed to confer upon the question of the advisability of introducing some scheme for Lifemembership of the Club, and to report thereon to the next General Meeting." This Resolution was carried unanimously, after which the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings.

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of the Peteriies. SIRS,-I beg to inform you that no mention of my son, Capt.

W. A. Pearson, has ever appeared in your magazine, neither an announcement of his wedding or going out in command of his company to South Africa. This fact of omission is very strange considering the interest he always took in his old school as an old Peterite. I remain, Yours truly, EMILY PEARSON. [We are always glad of news of Old Boys and would be pleased if relations would send us any news about them so as to prevent any omission which may appear invidious.—ED.]

OBITUARY. LIEUTENANT G. HARTLEY (0.P.),

of Steinacher's Horse. Killed in South Africa.

H. 3. LAWTON, Esq. (0.P.)

Aged 84.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Lieutenant Hartley was killed in the engagement between the force under Delarey and Methuen's column. MARRIAGES :—On 2nd January, Rev. H. H. Williams (O.P.), to Maud Elizabeth, third daughter of J. Y. Sargent, Esq., of Sella Hall, Cumberland. On 7th February, Rev. C. G. Lane (O.P.), to Marion, daughter of T. E. Cox, Esq., of Richmond, Surrey. C. T. Daniel (O.P.) has received the D.S.O., and has been promoted to the rank of Major.

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F. Clemons (O.P.) passed the Final Examination of the Incorporated Society of Accountants. F. Pick (O.P.) passed the Final Law Examination with Second Class honours. E. St. G. Kirke (O.P.) has been made Senior Under-Officer at the Academy, Woolwich. F. P. Fausset (0.P.) has joined the Inns of Court Rifle Volunteers. Among its past and present members we observe the names of the following Old Peterites :—W. A. Meek, E. C. Chapman, P. B. Lambert, C. H. Chadwick, and A. S. Poyser. In the list of passengers by the Tintagel Castle leaving Capetown on January 4.th was the name of Major Daniel, D.S.O. (0.P.) who is returning home with his regiment. On Saturday, March I s t , Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P) gave a most interesting lecture on Auvergne. The lecture was illustrated by lantern slides from photographs taken by Dr. Anderson. These were much appreciated, especially some photographs of Mr. Yeld in tourist's costume. S. Huffam (O.P.) has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the West Yorks. regiment. Major C. H. Cobb (O.P.) has been appointed Adjutant of the 4.th Buffs. The Rev. C. Robertson, Chaplain and Senior Mathematical Master at St. Peter's, has been appointed Head Master of K.E.S., Stratford-on-Avon. W. H. Crosthwaite has gained an Exhibition at Selwyn College, Cambridge. C. S. Smith (O.P.) has been awarded a Scholarship at Durham University. N. L. Hood (O.P ) has been playing Hockey for Yorkshire. E. J. Walton (O.P.) captained the South against the North at football. He also played at half for England against Ireland at Leicester, and Scotland at Edinburgh. The following Old Peterites have also been playing football :R. G. Bingham for Surrey, United Hospitals, and Blackheath, E. J. Joicey for Durham County.

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R. F. Russell for Yorkshire and Richmond. G. G. Yeld for Midland Counties and Leicester. H. P. Coning and C. Nelson for Northern. D. W. Roy for Sidney, Sussex, Cambridge, and Hull, and East Riding F.C. E. D. Teasdale for Queen's, Oxford. R. G. Winning for King's, Cambridge, Association Club. R. Teasdale (O.P.) has been rowing in the Worcester College Boat. S. A. Mellor (O.P.) has been rowing in the Hertford College Boat, and C. P. Scott (O.P) has been stroking Kings II. Against Colonel Poore's Eleven in South Africa F. Mitchell (O.P.) scored 8z, the highest score on his side. S. A. Mellor, Hertford College, Oxford, was placed in the 3rd Class in Classical Moderations. At a recent Games' Committee Meeting it was decided that Boating should take place after Cricket was over in the summer term, and that Football in future should continue till March Toth. It was also decided to have Hockey Colours of blue and white. Football Fixtures for next season have been arranged with the Hull and East Riding F.C. They will prove a welcome addition to our match list. The following have received their Hockey Colours :—W. H. Crosthwaite, T. C. Newton, G. A. Fisher, A. B. Sale, M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : —United Services' College Magazine,

The Magazine Uppingham, Pocklingtonian, Leodiensian, Dovorian, Savilian, Dens/onion, Portcullis, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Giggleswick Chronicle, Merchisionian, Eastbournian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Lily.

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PETERITE. VoL. XVII.

JULY, 1902.

No. 156

SCHOOL LETTER. HIS term has started most inauspiciously for Cricket; the severity of the weather has to a large extent stopped practice-games and nets and considerably curtailed our match-list. Garforth C.C., Leeds G.S. and Hymers College, with the exception of an hour's play in the latter case, have all been abandoned. The match with Bootham School had to be scratched for other reasons. Still the results are fairly promising. Our new fixture with Sheffield Collegiate ended in a crushing defeat, but our opponents had the advantage both in the wicket and light. A splendid victory over Durham after a most exciting game concluded our matches up to the present. Except for an hour's play at Leeds our Second Eleven have been compelled to abandon all their matches without a ball bowled. The Athletic Sports, which had been put off from last term, were held on May 10th and 12th. Crosthwaite for the second time succeeded in securing the cup for the Victor Ludorum. The Final House Hockey Match, likewise postponed, was played on May 3rd, and ended in a win for the School House. We welcome the Rev. G. H. Smith, late of Exeter School, who has been appointed to the place on the staff vacated by Mr. Robertson. Further we congratulate D. W. Roy on his First Class in the Natural Science Tripos, and also F. Mitchell on his successful appearance against the Australians at cricket.

PYGMALION AND GALATEA,

Finally we must also congratulate the builders engaged on the New Science Block. The buildings already exhibit an almost recognisable appearance. Some of the more juvenile of us live in hopes of seeing the completion of the building about which some people were pleased to be so sarcastic and sceptical a short time ago.

PYGMALION AND GALATEA. The skilful hands ply slowly, day by day In solitude : the marble grows alway ; Wise to interpret all the Master's thought, A virgin figure, exquisitely wrought. Love drew the lines ; the lines new love inspire ; Pygmalion's self Pygmalion sets on fire. Narcissus bending by the human brook Narcissus saw, and languished on the look : Pygmalion so, for yonder wonder fair, His sculptured soul, must pine in all despair ; Till lids too closed a human love-light shoot, And tender breath distil from lips too mute. " Hear me, high Heaven ! " the radiant Grecian prayed ; " Grant her to live. grant me to wed the maid ; " Impelled by pangs that would unbidden start, " The world-old longings of the lonely heart, " I fashioned all the feminine in me, " Manhood's defections, to the thing ye see ; " Soul of my soul is here, and mind of mind, " Self, and not-self, in Parian pure enshrined. " Two such in bonds a being were complete. " Was ever spousal sweeter, or so sweet ? " Oh, if ye grant this loveliness to live, " Oh, if to me this loveliness ye give, " Then at your shrine thro' life's long nuptial day, " Pygmalion and his Galatea will pray."

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LOVE looked at ZEUS ; ZEUS felt the youth forlorn ; The marble quickened, and the maid was born ; In eyes first oped a wondering childhood woke, And innocent breath thro' lips first parted broke.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. The School Athletic Sports were held on Saturday and Monday, May 10th and 12th, on the School pound. It had been originally intended to have them at the end of the Easter Term, as was the case in 1901, but a postponement was necessitated by the outbreak of measles at the school, which sent us home earlier than was expected. On both days we were threatened with rain, which, however, fortunately held off, and permitted a large number of spectators to watch the events. The ground, owing to the deluges to which we had been treated during the three preceding days, was very wet and the going heavy ; this fact prevented the times from being so good as they might otherwise have been. They were, indeed, quite creditable, considering that there were only five days in which to train between the beginning of the Midsummer Term and the day of the sports. The proceedings were opened by Putting the Weight, which was won by A. B. Sale. The winner had put considerably further in practice. Sale also started in promising fashion by winning the next event—the 100 Yards Open—and by getting placed second in the Long Jump. The heats of the Junior 100 Yards were then run off, and excited much interest. What is usually the most interesting event of the day—the Mile—unfortunately proved a fiasco, as Crosthwaite won easily, and Cadle had no one to challenge him for the second place. On the second day there were some splendidly contested races, the Quarter-Mile Open and the Junior Quarter being possibly the best from the spectators' point of view. We congratulate Crosthwaite on again winning the Victor Ludorum Cup. At the conclusion of the proceedings, an adjournment was made to the Hall, where Mrs. Yeld very kindly gave away the prizes.

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PROGRAMME. Putting the Weight ( Open). -1, A. B. Sale, 27ft. bin. ; 2, T. C. Newton. The result of this was disappointing, as two or three of the competitors had put further in practice. Hundred Yards Flat Race ( Open).

1, A. B. Sale, 11 3-5 secs. ;

2, R. Baldwin. Sale won fairly easily. Long Jump ( Open). 1, M. W. Richards, 16ft. Sin. ; 2, A. B. Sale. A poor jump, much below the average. -

Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 14) -Heat 1 : 1, M. W. Peters, 13 4-5 secs. ; 2, J. Blenkin. Heat 2 : 1, B. G. Laughton, 14 secs.; 2, J. Hodsman. Heat 3 : 1, C. Duffitt, 13 3-5 secs.; 2, W. H. Colley. Final : 1, C. Duffitt, 14 secs. ; 2, M. W. Peters. Mile Race ( Open).

1,W W. H. Crosthwaite, 5 min. 19 3-5 secs. ;

2, L. M. Cadle. The winner was more than half a lap ahead at the finish. Long Jump (under 15 ).

1, H. E. Windle, 14ft. l 0 in. ; 2, B. G.

Laughton. Throwing the Cricket Ball (open).

1, E. E. Yeld, 76yds. 3in. ; 2

M. W. Richards. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 15).-Heat 1 : 1, C. R. Mossop, 13 1-5 secs. ; 2, C. Duffitt. Heat 2 : 1, M. W. Peters, 14 secs. ; 2, W. B. ;Yeats. Heat 3 : 1, B. G. Laughton, 14 secs. ; 2, E. C. Greenhow. Final : 1, C. R. Mossop, 13 2-5 sees. ; 2, C. Duffitt. Eighty Yards Flat Race (under 12). - 1, C. W. Richards; 2, J.

Laughton. 120 Yards Hurdle Race (Open) -Heat I : 1, M. W. Richards, 23 2-5 secs. ; 2, T. C. Newton. Heat 2 : 1, G. A. Fisher, 24 2-5 secs. ; 2, L. M. Cadle. Final : 1, M. W. Richards, 22 2-5 secs. ; 2, G. A. Fisher. Half Mile Handicap (Open). -

1, W. H. Crosthwaite (scratch),

2 min. 18 secs. ; 2, L. M. Cadle, 15yds. ; 3, G. A. Fisher, 15yds. Fisher made the running, and kept ahead till the last lap, when he was passed by Crosthwaite and Cadle.

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High Jump (Open).—i, M. Browne, 4ft. gin. ; 2, L. M. Cadle. Browne won easily. Cadle and Richards drew for second place, but jumped it"off on the following day.

Quarter-Mile Handicap (under 15).-1, H. R. Phillips (5yds), 75 secs.; 2, C. Duffitt, scratch ; 3, N. Blenkin, 15yds. A very exciting race ; at the last lap Duffitt looked like winning easily, but at the last corner Phillips came on with a rush. 120 Yards Hurdle Race (under 15).-1, H. E. Windle ; 2, M. W. Peters. 100 Yards Flat Race Handicap (Open,).—Heat 1 : 1, A. B. Sale, lyd. ; 2, G. A. Fisher, 5yds. Heat 2 : 1, R. Baldwin, lyd. ; 2, M. W. Richards, 5yds. Final : 1, G. A. Fisher (5yds.), 11 2-5 secs. ; 2, A. B. Sale, 1yd.

High Jump (under 15).—!, B. G. Laughton ; 2, M. W. Peters. Quarter-Mile Flat Race (Open).--1, W. H. Crosthwaite, 63 secs. ; 2, A.. B. Sale ; 3, L. M. Cadle. There were ten yards between the winner and the second man. Consolation Race.—Senior : R. Baldwin. Junior : M. W. Peters. SPORTS RECORDS. L. E. Stevenson 1.—Putting the Weight .. 2.—Long Jump (Open) .. J. E. Grofton.. 3.—Long Jump (under 15).. • . C. J. N. Carter 4.—High Jump (Open) .. F. M. Bingham .. W. Ford 5 —High Jump (under 15) 6.—Throwing the Cricket Ball • • H. S. Leonard J. W. Ford .. 7.—Mile Race .. • . E. J. Walton 8.—Quarter-Mile .• .. E. J. Walton 9.—Hundred Yards • .

• •

37ft. 9in. 19ft. 4in. I7ft. 2in. oft. 21in. 4ft. 7iin. 105yds. 21t. 4m. 41secs. 54sees. 10 4-5sees.

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HOCKEY.

THE SCHOOL V. YORK H.C.

Played on the School ground on Satinday, March 29th. York brought a much stronger team, including two county men. York at once attacked but all their efforts were frustrated by Sale and Mr. Wilkinson, Clark in goal stopping some hot shots. The School halves then broke away and fed their forwards who, however, were stopped by Hood, who was playing a splendid game for the visitors. Twice, however, in quick succession goals were scored by our opponents. This was the only score up to half-time, although the umpire did adjudge a shot of the visitors, which obviously entered at the side of the net, to be a goal, but by the courtesy of the visiting captain the point was conceded us. On resuming, play was very fast and even, each end in turn being repeatedly attacked. The School goal was subjected to an especially hot bombardment but Clark managed to remain unbeaten. Cadle, towards the end, broke away and scored a neat goal for the School. The latter now pressed strongly but failed to utilize several good opportunities. An interesting game ended with the score 2-1 in favour of the visitors. TEAM-A. E. Clark, Goal; A. B. Sale, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., backs; G. A. Fisher, W. H. Crosthwaite (Capt.), E. E. Yeld, halves ; G. J. Armstrong, L. M. Cadle, T. C. Newton, C. V. Crombie, M. H. T. Roy, .forwards. THE SCHOOL V. THE MASTERS.

This match was played on the School ground on the last day of the term and afforded much amusement to the spectators ; the play was not of a very high standard. Play was very even in the first half, Mr. Wilkinson defending the Masters' goal well, while the School halves and backs stopped all the attacks of their opponents. At half-time there was no score. In the second half the School soon got the upper hand and contrived to score three goals, two by Newton and one by Roy. The School thus won by three goals to nil.

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No one was particularly brilliant for the School. For the Masters Mr. Wilkinson and Capt. Ingles were conspicuous, and Mr. Richards. TEAMS-THE SCHOOL : H. R. Phillips, goal ; A. B. Sale, A. E. Clark, backs ; G. A. Fisher, W. H. Crosthwaite, E. E. Yeld, halves ; G. T. Armstrong, L. M. Cadle, T. C. Newton, P. H. Yeld, M. II. T. Roy, forwards. THE MASTERS : J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., goal ; Capt. Ingles, Rev. E. C. Owen, backs ; B. R. Beck, Esq., G. Yeld, Esq., Rev. C. Robertson, halves ; Rev. A. W. Richards, C. V. Crombie, W. S. Senior, Esq., E. B. Laughton, E. C. J. Green, Esq., forwards.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. The formation of a proper hockey eleven and able coaching on the part of several Masters, especially Mr. Wilkinson, have worked a wonderful improvement in the hockey of the School. Of four matches, three were won and only one, against a very strong York team, was;lost. The eleven, too, was unfortunate in being without Newton on several occasions to his absence the weakness of the forward line was partly due. Still it was very slow and its shooting unreliable. Newton and Roy were the only exceptions and the latter at times was rather wild. The whole back division played consistently well, though they were always inclined to hit too hard and thereby spoil their forwards' chances. Sale and Mrs Wilkinson at back were practically invincible, and Clark in goal, if slow, was very safe. Crosthwaite proved himself throughout the season a judicious and energetic captain. RESULTS. • • Won (3-2). March 1st. v. York .. 19th. v. Newington H.C. Won (3-2). • • Lost (2-1). 26th. v. York Won (3-0). :31st. v. The Masters

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CRICKET. This year we shall have six of last year's colours left ; T. C. Newton, M. H. T. Roy, W. H. Crosthwaite, G. A. Fisher, E. E. Yeld and A. B. Sale. All these should do well with the bat ; and Roy and Yeld we hope will again prove the mainstays of our bowling. Our great difficulty is the small choice of suitable candidates to fill up the remaining five places in the team. L. M. Cadle, however, is decidedly promising, both with the hat and ball ; and we expect him to justify his selection early on in the season. Of the other candidates G. Armstrong, who might knock up some runs, J. E. Farrow, P. H. Yeld and M. Richards are the most likely at present ; none of these last are very good, but will improve no doubt with careful practice. Farrow might make a break bowler if he learns to pitch the balls up more. Let us hope our fielding, that much neglected but most important branch of the king of games,' will be thoroughly satisfactory this season. We must remember how largely it contributed to our success over Pocklington last year and how often we have suffered owing to deficiency in that respect. We hail Mr. Green and Mr. Wilkinson as valuable coaches ; and deplore the loss of Mr. Robertson, remembering what a keen interest he took in our cricket. Our much desired new ground down Burton Lane will enable us to keep more juniors employed on half-holidays without danger of overcrowding, and will also serve to keep the match field in better condition. There only remains now to wish our elevens the best

Success. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at York on June 14th, on a wet wicket, which seemed to favour the bowlers. St. Peter's won the toss and sent in Crosthwaite and E. Yeld to face the bowling of Gough and Fitzgerald. Neither of these batsmen were at all at ease, the balls hanging on the pitch very considerably, and making it difficult to time them properly. Crosthwaite was the first to succumb to Fitzgerald with the score at 12, and E. Yeld soon after was clean bowled by Gough (2 for 13). Wickets then fell fast, Newton placing a mis-timed ball

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into Gough's hands at point. Fisher too did not resist long ; but Roy and Sale brought the score to 23 before Roy was caught and bowled by Fitzgerald. The remaining batsmen were none of them at home to the bowling; but succeeded in carrying the score to 41, Sale being not out 3, after a very patient display. The Durham fielding was good ; while Fitzgerald took 5 wickets for 23 runs, and Gough 5 for 16.

After an interval for lunch, Durham commenced their innings with G. W. Stewart and Callinan, to face E. Yeld and M. Roy. Off Yeld's first over Callinan was admirably caught by Newton at point, with only one run scored. Again, after a maiden off Roy, G. Stewart was bowled by a good ball from Yeld ; Fitzgerald also succumbed to the same bowler, while Gough, after gliding the ball three times to the leg, was nicely caught at the wicket by Crosthwaite off Cadle, who had superseded Roy (4 wickets for,.8 runs). On the arrival of Jackson and Richardson, runs came rather faster, but the former was bowled by E. Yeld, when the score was standing at 18. The same bowler also proved too good for the remaining batsmen, while M. Stewart was run out. Richardson was last out, after making 13 runs, he being the only batsman to play at all confidently. Our fielding was distinctly good, while Yeld's bowling, as the figures show (seven wickets for nine) was excellent. St. Peter's thus had a lead of 14 runs on the first innings. Cadle and Crosthwaite opened our second innings, and were much happier than in their first venture, not being separated till the score was 26. Newton again failed to score, but Fisher made a useful 8 being caught in the long field off Gough (three for 40). Yeld also fell to the same bowler, as did also Cadle, who deserves the highest praise for his score of 25 on such a difficult wicket. Then G. W. Stewart replaced Fitzgerald, and was instrumental in obtaining our last four wickets, Sale again playing very patiently (10 for 56). Thus with our lead of 14 on the first innings, we were 70 runs to the good. Our opponents' game was now evidently to hit, as not quite three-quarters of an hour was left for play. With this

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in view, Jackson and Fitzgerald were sent in, but did not fare much better than before, as Cadle bowled the former with 12 on the board. Gough was the next victim (two for 23), and Fitzgerald and Richardson were disposed of by Yeld, without any addition to the score, the latter well caught by Roy in the deep field. After G. Stewart was well thrown out by Sale, and M. Stewart easily captured by Newton off Roy, time was called with our opponents' score at 41 for six wickets. St. Peter's thus won a well deserved victory on the first innings, the game throughout being most exciting. ST. PETER'S

1st Innings. Mr. H. Crosthwaite, c G. Stewart b II. Fitzgerald E. E. Yeld, b Gough T. C. Newton, c Gough b Fitzgerald G. A. Fisher, c & b Gough M. H. T. Roy, c & b Fitzgerald A. B. Sale, not out L. M. Cadle, c Richardson b Gough G. J. Armstrong, b Fitzgerald M. Richards, c G. Stewart b Gough P. II. Yeld, c M. Stewart b Gough J. E. Farrow, b Fitzgerald Extras Total 0. Analysis :— H. S. Fitzgerald 9.3 F. B. Gough .. 9

2nd Innings. 9 3 0 3 7 3 2 0 4 4 4 2

2 2

23 16

0 2

0 3

Total

10 0 0 5 0 4 25

run out b Gough b Gough c Neilson b Gough c M. Stewart b Gough c Gough b G Stewart b Gough b G. Stewart b 0. Stewart not out b G Stewart Extras

0. Analysis :— H.S. Fitzgerald 5 F. B. Gough .. 11

M. 0 3

G. W. Stewart 7.5

W. 0 5 4

DURHAM SCHOOL.

1st Innings. G. W. Stewart, b E. Yeld J. Callinan, c T. C. Newton b E. Yeld 1 F. Gough, c Crosthwaite b Cadle . 7 H.S. Fitzgerald, c Richards b E. Y eld 0 2 C. S. Jacksori, b E. Yeld 13 A. H Richardson, b Cadle 0 M. Stewart, run out 2 N. C. Neilson, b E. Yeld E. T. Morgan, b E. Yeld 0 A. C. H. Trevor. c Sale b E. Yeld 0 E. Trevor, not out 2 Extras

2nd Innings. run out not out b Cadle b E. Yeld b Cadle c Roy b E. Yeld c T. C. Newton b Roy

Total

Total o. Analysis :— E. E. Yeld .. 12 3 M. Roy •. 9.1 L. M. Cache

6 1 6

9 7 9

7 0 2

5 12 6 10 5 1

did not bat.

Analysis E. E. Yeld L. M. Cadle M. Roy

.. ..

41 R.

6 S

15 20

w. 2 2 1

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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. POCRLINGTON G.S. Played at Pocklington, on June 21st. St. Peter's won the toss and elected to bat first, sending in Crosthwaite and Cadle to face the bowling of Mitchell and Gilbert. In the third over Crosthwaite was bowled, with the score at 7 ; but with the advent of Fisher a most useful stand ensued. This pair of batsmen, who were playing with great confidence, were not separated until they had brought the score to 47 ; Cadle then being given out caught off a ball which many thought had hit the ground before lodging in the wicketkeeper's hands. Fisher was out soon after trying to pulverise a ball from Skene, and Newton had bad luck in being bowled by a ball which pitched half way across the pitch, the bowler slipping in the act of delivery and disconcerting the batsman (4 for 58). Roy then came in, and in conjunction with E. Yeld, took the score to 73, both batsmen hitting out well. Roy was then bowled by Skene. Another very useful stand was made by Yeld and Sale, the board registering 95 for 6 wickets, when the former was bowled by Mitchell. Armstrong had bad luck in being run out, and P. Yeld was bowled without any addition to the score, but Laughton kept up his end well, and he and Sale brought the score to 108. Sale was then well caught by Dalton, after a most useful innings. The last wicket put on 5 runs. Our total was thus 113. The Pocklington fielding was good throughout. H. Gathorne and Dalton opened the innings. The former was soon caught by Newton at point (1 for 5) ; but then a useful partnership took place between Dalton and Mitchell. These two men were responsible for the appearance of 40 on the board ; when Dalton was bowled by Roy (2 fur 40), E. D. Gilbert the next comer, looked dangerous for a time ; but was caught by Laughton off Roy, with the score at 56 for 3 wickets. Skene and Mitchell then advanced the score to 71, before the former was nonplussed by Newton. The game now began to be exciting, especially when two more wickets went down with only 10 added (6 for 83). Mitchell was next bowled by a good ball from Roy, after making an invaluable 48 (7 for 83). Sherwood and Smith became associated, and brought the total to 24 by very careful play ; while

CRICKET.

the former player, who had survived two appeals for l.b.w., and C. Gathorne must have been in together quite 20 minutes. Sherwood was then caught by Sale off Yeld, after making a most useful 19, at the most trying part of the game (9 for 109). The last man was directly after, well caught at slip by Roy, without any addition to the score. wimuniumummunpmemopormminim 4

POCKLINOTON.

ST. PETER'S.

W. H. Crosthwaite, b Mitchell ....

L. M. Cadle, c Randell b L. Gilbert 20 25 G. A. Fisher, b Skene T. C. Newton, b Skene 2 M. H. T. Roy, c Mitchell b Skene.. 15 18 E. E. Yeld, b Mitchell A. B. Sale, c Dalton b H. Gathorne 22 G. J. Armstrong, run out 3 0 P. II. Yeld, b Sherwood E. B. Laughton, not out 2 M.W.Richards,cSherwoodbMitchell 2 3 Extras Total

H. Gathorne, c C. Newton b Roy 2 11 J. C. Dalton, b Roy F. Mitchell, b Roy 48 E. D. Gilbert, c Laughton b Roy 10 1 C. M. Skene, b Newton L. A. Gilbert, c Fisher b Roy .... 4 W. Handel!, c Cadle b Newton .. 1 19 M Sherwood, c Sale b Roy 3 L, E. Smith, c Cadle b E. Yeld 4 C. Gathorne, c Roy b E. Yeld 0 . T. Robson, not out 6 Extras ....

Analysis :--

F. Mitchell..

o. x,. M. 15.5 7 33 4 0 16 E. D. Gilbert 13 5 0 L. A. Gilbert 1 24 C. M. Skene 7 2 18 9 M. Sherwood 1 5 H. Gathorne 4 Skene one no-ball.

3 0 1 3 1 1

109

Total ....

113 I

DI.

it.

19 M. H. T. Roy 21.1 E. E. Yeld 15 L. M. Cadle 6 T. C. Newton G. J. Armstrong 3

4 11 7 2 0

44 20 19 13 7

6 2 0 2 0

Analysis : —

S. PETER'S SCHOOL V. HYMER'S COLLEGE.

Played at York, Wednesday June 4th, in a very bad light and on a very soft wicket. Only fifty minutes play was possible. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

8 G. A. Fisher, b Tomlinson 2 E. E. Yeld, b England 20 T. C. Newton, not out W. H. Crosthwaite, b Smith .... 16 11 A. B. Sale, b England

M. Roy, not out Extras Total (4 wkts.)

0 5 62

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CRICKET RESULTS. FIRST XI.

scratched. Wed., May 28. Bootham School abandoned (rain). Sat., „ 31. Leeds G.S. drawn (rain). Wed., June 4. Hymer's College abandoned (rain). 7. Garforth C.C. Sat., ,, lost (54-202). Wed., „ 11. Sheffield Collegiate C.C. won (41-27). Sat., „ 14. Durham School won (84-78). F. C. Crowther's XI 18. Wed., 91 won (11:3-109). 21. Pocklington School ...... Sat., ,, Tues., . ,, 24. Ampleforth College Mon., ,, 30. Old Peterites Tues., July 1. j 5. Durham School. Sat., ,1 9. N R A Wed., ,, 12. Leeds G.S Sat. .

SECOND XI. Wed., Sat., Wed., Sat., Tue.

Sat.,

scratched. Bootham School 2nd drawn (rain). Leeds G.S. 2nd ....... abandoned (rain). Hymer's College 2nd Pocklington School 2nd . . . lost (29 & 19-160). 24. Ampleforth College 2nd ... • ft July 5. Durham School 2nd

May 28. „ 31. June 4. 21.

NOTES AND ITEMS. MARRIAGES :—Grindrod—Higginson.—On April 15th, C. J. W.

Grindrod (O.P.), M.R.C.S. L.R.O.P. Lond. to Emily Bingham, daughter of H. B. Higginson, Esq. (Standard). Martin—Winn.—On April 29th, R. Martin (O.P.), to Kathleen, elder daughter of William Winn, Esq. Ford—Pearson. —J. W. Ford (0.P.), to Claire, second daughter of A. Pearson, Esq.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

Malcolm—Langtry.--Jan. 3rd, Ian L. Malcolm, M.P. (O.P.) to Miss Jeanne Langtry. BIRTHS.—On March 15th, the wife of W. H. Badger (0.P.) of a son, (Times, March 18th). On May 27th, the wife of A. R. Stephenson (0.P.) of a son, (Times, May 29th). On May 28th, the wife of J. P. Hubbersty (0.P.) of a son, (Times, May 30th). On June 13th, the wife of R. Crosthwaite (O.P.) of a daughter. DEATHS.—On May 27, at Frankfort, Lieut-Col. Lionel Marshall (0.P.), aged 52. The widow of the Rev. T. B. Ferris (Times, March 18th). On July 1st, Luke Thompson (O.P.), aged 38. D. W. Roy (0 P.), has gained a first-class in the Natural Science Tripos. He has been awarded a Scholarship at Sidney Sussex College, of £40 a year. The Rev. J. E. GoIton (O.P.), has been appointed Vicar of St. David's, Holmbridge, Holmfirth. The Archbishop of Canterbury has licensed the Rev. W. Jackson (0.P.), to the Chaplaincy of H.M. Prison, Maidstone. The O.P. Dinner was held in London on July 4th, the second day of the University Cricket Match. We regret to observe that an ardent 0. P. fisherman has been fined for fishing in prohibited waters without a license. We congratulate Capt. W. A. Pearson, and Corpl. Barton of the Imperial Yeomanry on their safe return from the front. Dr. T. Anderson (O.P.), has volunteered to go out and examine into the causes of the late terrible eruptions in the West Indies. Mitchell (O.P.), played for the M.C.C. against the Australians F. and made 29 and 55 not out. His score in the.second innings came at a critical point in the game and probably saved the game for his side. E. St. G. Kirke (O.P.), is playing for R.M.A. Woolwich at cricket. R. G. Bingham (O.P.), for St. Thomas's Hospital, and A. R. Fisher (O.P.) for King's College Hospital.

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All Peterites will regret to hear that James Parker has resigned after a faithful service extending over a period of thirty-seven years. He was appointed in August, 1865. The House won the second match with the Dayboys by 8 goals to 1 and the third by 5 goals to 1, and thus won the Cup for the year 1901-02.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries : Hymerian, Eastbournian, Dovorian,

Denstonian, Dunelmian, Savilian, Newtonian, illalvernian, Leodiensian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, N.E. C. S. Magazine.

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PETERITE. VoL. XVII.

NOVEMBER,

1902.

No. 157

SCHOOL LETTER. NEW School-Year has begun bringing round with it the usual changes, old faces missing and new ones in their place. All the School heard with the greatest grief of the death of H. R. Phillips at Ulleswater, Cumberland, only a fortnight before the beginning of term. He was a universal favourite and his sudden death excited the greatest regret and the deepest sympathy for the bereaved parents. Further, we regret the loss of Mr. Beck who has left us to take a Mastership at Coventry. Perhaps the greatest change has been caused by the retirement of Tames Parker, the School porter. We are all looking forward with interest to see if in his absence the management of the School, of which he has so long seemed an essential factor, will preserve its accustomed machine-like regularity. He has decided to set up tea-gardens near York, and we wish him all success in his new occupation. The XV. this season will feel Armstrong's sudden departure severely. Though not as strong as last year they seem likely to experience a good season, unless injuries, which at present are too prevalent, prevent them putting their best team into the field. We congratulate E. St. G. Kirke on his brilliant success at Woolwich, also C. N. Hatfield on his scholarship at Durham University.

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We further congratulate E. J. Joicey on retaining his place in the Durham County XV. but we regret that a foreign appointment should necessitate E. J. Walton's retirement from the football world.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES BY LORD WENLOCK. The Annual Distribution of Prizes to the boys of St. Peter's School took place in the Big Hall, on Wednesday, July 3oth. The Dean of York presided, and there were also present on the platform : Lord Wenlock, the Bishop of Beverley, the Rev. Chancellor Temple, the Rev. J. M. Marshall (Croft, Darlington), the Rev. Canon Argles, the Rev. E. C. Owen (headmaster), and Mr. J. Newton, J.P. The Dean said it had been a great pleasure to him for the last twenty years to preside on these occasions, but that day was an unusual occasion, for they had amongst them Lord Wenlock, who was not a stranger to them. He was known to everyone in that room, and he was almost more closely connected with York than he (the Dean) was, and it would be more appropriate for Lord Wenlock to introduce hin. than for him to introduce Lord Wenlock. They were glad to see him there, and to welcome him home again after his long and successful voyage round the world with the Prince and Princess of Wales, and after the honour that had been conferred on his lordship by the Prince. They had also just heard of the promotion of his brother, Sir Arthur Lawley, to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal Colony. It was not so many years ago that Sir Arthur Lawley was in York holding a commission in the ► oth Hussars, and his career from that time had been one of great distinction. He was first ordered to Matabeleland, and they knew what an onerous and difficult post he had there. He was next promoted to be Governor of Western Australia, and the other day they were delighted to hear that he had been chosen by Lord Milner to be Governor of the Transvaal

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Colony and to be his right-hand man in the great task that he had before him. It was an exceedingly high honour to be conferred upon him, and the citizens of York had every reason to be proud when any member of the family of Lawley came amongst them. The Dean went on to refer to the erection of the new building for scientific purposes, for he might say that at last the dream of twenty years was fulfilling itself. It was a very difficult thing to get anything done and it took a considerable time doing. All through the period the school had gone on, and if " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick " to an outsider like himself, it must have been doubly so to those who were engaged in the conduct of the school, but the teaching staff had maintained the prestige of the school. The best governing body in the world with an inefficient staff would never be able to do anything, but if they had an efficient Headmaster with efficient coadjutors the less the governing body interfered the better. He mentioned the good work done by former Headmasters, and by Mr. Yeld, who, he was glad to say, was yet with them—and said in the Rev. E. C. Owen they had a Headmaster who was determined to make the reputation of the school as high, or higher, than it had ever been in the days that had gone by. He congratulated all concerned on the development which was going on, for it showed that St. Peter's School was reasserting itself and was determined to maintain its position in the forefront. The Rev. E. C. Owen read the following honours list for 19oz :T. C. Newton, Hastings Exhibition in Classics at Queen's College, Oxford (second out of five elected); W. H. Crosthwaite, Open Exhibition in Mathematics at Selwyn College, Cambridge ; R. G. Winning, Choral Scholarship (alto) at King's College, Cambridge ; C. S. Smith, Theological Scholarship at Durham ; D. W. Roy, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, 1st Class in the Science Tripos and Graduate Scholarship in Science ; .A. E. Farrow, znd Class in the Examination of the Society of Actuaries, Part I. With respect to honours conferred on Old Peterites, Mr. Owen mentioned that Dr. Tempest Anderson has gone, in the interest of

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the Royal Society, to investigate the recent eruptions in the West Indies ; that Captain C. J. Daniel and Captain J. Daniel have received the D.S.O. ; that Captain Pearson, Lieutenants Huffam, Place, and others had served with merit in South Africa ; and Brevet-Major C. Moss (Gloucestershire Regiment) had been mentioned by Lord Kitchener in despatches. The Head Master said that he wished first to correct some erroneous notions which were current. He had heard with much amusement certain remarks which had filtered through to him from that now historical personage " the Man in the Street." One report was that the City Council was to be the new Governing Body, another that it was to be the Board of Education, and a third had come to him in the words " so the Governors are going to start a Kindergarten." (Laughter.) The truth was that they were empowered to start one, if they desired, but with extraordinary selfdenial they forebore from doing so, nor were they even going to institute a creche. (Loud Laughter.) These rumours were partly based on certain changes which had taken place in London whereby the powers of the Charity Commission to control Secondary Schools had been transferred to the Board of Education. This was purely an administrative change, having no effect upon the constitution of the School. The idea that the City Council were going to supersede the Governing Body was due, he believed, to a misunderstanding of the Education Bill. This Bill, if it became law, would have no very great effect upon the School, since it would merely supersede the existing Technical Instruction Committee of the Council by the new " Local Authority," which authority would enjoy powers of control only in so far as they gave grants. The list of honours which had been read was an improvement on last year, and they had reason to hope that future years would not fall behind this. In the Oxford and Cambridge Board Examination, the final report of which could not yet be submitted, the Sixth Form had made an advance of 34% on their last year's marks, and the lowest mark got was 200 more than the highest of last year. The new Preparatory Department (St. Olave's School) had, thanks to the excellent work of its staff, proved most successful, .

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and it was in every way an advantage to have a continuity in books, methods, etc., while at the same time it was possible to keep the younger boys both in work and games entirely separate. A House just opposite the School had been acquired by the Governors, which would soon be able to be utilised as an isolation hospital. Speaking of the formation of character, Mr. Owen said that if they would give him good work and good athletics, he would give them good character. (Applause.) Schoolmasters were much abused because, it was said, they cared for nothing but athletics ; but when a school was in a sound condition, it was always found that those who excelled in games, excelled also in work. Almost the whole of the XI. and XV. had this year been in the VIth or Vth, and he rejoiced therefore that they had had good teams both in cricket and football. (Applause.) He thanked the parents for their confidence in the School. He was told by his friends, when he was coming here " the boys will be all right, and the masters will be all right ; but oh ! the parents " (Laughter.) He had not however seen anything to justify that " Oh " (Applause.) He appealed to the public to recognise schoolmasters as a profession, in the same way that they recognised lawyers and doctors, and to regard their opinion as expert opinion. And concluded by thanking them not perhaps only for the letters which they had written, as for those which they had not written. (Laughter and applause.) Lord Wenlock, who was received with loud applause, distributed the prizes in accordance with the following list :PREPARATORY SCHOOL, Upper School.—Term and examination, J. F. Wallace ; Latin, G. S. Ashby ; Mathematics, P. G. Handley ; English, S. W. Penty ; Divinity and French, E. R. Broughall. Lower School.---Division I.—Rank, G. Norwood ; Divinity, A. J. Peters ; English and Latin, W. V. Lawton ; Arithmetic, H. Lowis ; French, N. B. Bagenal Examinations, R. T. Brode. Division II.—Rank and English, A. F. Dufton ; Rank, A. 0. Lacy ; Examinations, J. H. Woods ; Arithmetic, J. Ramsden ; Music, R. A. M. Mills ; Drawing, R. C. Todd.

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SENIOR SCHOOL.—A.--Extra Prizes.—Reading Prizes, t . S. W

Phillips, 2. H. E. Windle, 3. J. D. Wells. Shorthand, G. L. Barton. Music, J. A. Kirby. Photography, W. E. Eardle .y. Drawing : Lower School, r . F. H. Knowles, 2. E. F. R. Sample ; Upper School, . G. L. Barton, 2. R. H. Colley. Singing, 1. C. A. K. Peters, 2. H. E. Windle. French : Lower School, J. D. Wells ; Upper School, t . E. E. Yeld, 2. J. L. Fisher. German : Lower School, A. E. Schroeder ; Upper School, F. G. Schroeder and M. Browne. History : Lower School, J. M. Rairnes ; Upper School, R. 0. F. Husband ; Extra Prizes, J. R. Sale and W. H. Colley. B.—Mathematical Prizes—Forms II. and I., A. S. Tonge. Division VI., W. E. Eardley ; V., F. H. Knowles ; IV., E. C. Peters ; III., J. R. Sale ; II., M. Browne ; Ib., E. E. Yeld ; Ia., Dean's Prize. C.—Form Prizes.—I. and II., A. S. Tonge ; III. Modern, J. N. Blenkin ; III. Classical, J. D. Wells ; IV. Modern, b., R. H. Colley ; IV. Modern, a., M. Browne ; IV. Classical. Windle ; V. a., M. H. T. Roy. Swimming Medal (Bingham), M. W. Richards. D.—Average, ball : E. E. Yeld ; bat, L. M. Cadle. E.—School Prizes.—Practical Chemistry, P. H. Yeld ; Latin Prose, i. R. Baldwin, 2. E. E. Veld ; Greek Verse, T. C. Newton ; English Essay (Savonarola), I . T. C. Newton, 2. W. H. Crosthwaite. Bishop of Bristol's Prize : G. A. Fisher. Dean of York's Prize : Divided, P. H. Yeld and W. H. Crosthwaite. Archbishop's Prize : G. A. Fisher. Leaving Exhibitioners.—T. C. Newton, Classics ; W. H. Crosthwaite, Mathematics. Senior Scholarships.—Foundation, r. H. E. Windle, 2. H. R. Phillips ; Proxime accessit : C. P. Wadsworth. Day Scholarship : Not awarded. Special Scholarships : G. A. Fisher. Hey Scholarships : r . W. Ingham, 2. R. 0. F. Husband ; Proxime accessit W. H. Colley. Lord Wenlock said that in the first place he would like to congratulate the fortunate winners of prizes. He was sure that must be a great day for them when, in the presence of their school-fellows and friends, they received the rewards to which

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they were entitled. He hoped that their fortune would prove an incentive to those who had not received prizes. He thanked the Dean for the exceedingly kind way in which he had referred to him. It gave him great pleasure to come there and to see the advances made in school work at St. Peter's. The name of St. Peter's stood very high, not only with those who lived in York and near York, but all over the county, as being a school of a superior class, which turned out men of great excellence in different walks of life. They had always felt proud of St. Peter's school, and had watched with var)ing degrees of interest the vicissitudes which it had passed through during several years, and it was a matter of great satisfaction to know that the school was advancing in numbers and general prosperity, and he congratulated them that they had men at the head of the school of such distinction and ability. That was only one of several visits he was paying to similar institutions in the county in order that he could make such inspection as he was able as to the progress of the schools, and the various methods adapted by them. They would find that the County Councils of the country would be placed in a much closer connection with educational institutions, and as chairman of the East Riding County Council he was anxious to inform himself as much as he could of the progress of the institutions whose claims might be laid before them. It was a matter of great satisfaction to himself that he had been able to see and judge of the manner in which the schools had been conducted and the methods adopted, and he was glad to have the opportunity of being there and ascertaining that substantial progress had been made in that particular school. He found that he was received with the greatest kindness at the different schools ; expectation of favours to come might have influenced the manner of that reception. He was specially obliged to the Dean for the way that he had referred to his brother, who, in a month would be in South Africa. It was a matter of satisfaction and pride to his family to think that he had been selected for that important duty, and it was a matter of pride and satisfaction to his neighbours that a Yorkshireman was occupying one of the most important offices under the

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Crown. He said that he was glad to know that athletics were not neglected at St. Peter's, and he hoped that while the school continued to turn out excellent scholars and kept up the prestige of being one of the best classical schools in the North of England, they would find that some of the best exponents of the games emerged from tile institution. Their headmaster had skated over thin ice in alluding to the Education Bill, which was agitating the minds of the legislators and also the minds of the electors of the country. It had aroused a great deal of controversy, and he would follow the headmaster in not touching on controversial matters, but he thought that they would find some movement of the great wave would affect such an institution as that, even if it took the form of putting representatives of the County Councils or Urban Councils on their governing body. Any fresh representation brought on to the governing body would have compensation in the fact that it came to represent a certain amount of money, and accession of a large amount of money would be an advantage to the school. He spoke of the competition with which the school was surrounded, and the necessity of keeping the equipment up to modern requirements, and expressed the hope that the boys would take advantage of all the facilities afforded them of improving their education. On the motion of the Bishop of Beverley, seconded by the Rev. Chancellor Temple, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Lord Wenlock, who, after briefly acknowledging the compliment, moved a vote of thanks to the Dean, who had for the past twenty years presided at those prize distributions. The Dean having replied, the proceedings terminated. Miss Owen subsequently held an " At Home." Early in the afternoon, the boys of the school presented James Parker, the porter, who is leaving after a very lengthy service, with a purse of tell guineas.

READING. There is no doubt whatever that to the average man of the day, whose reading is confined to the newspaper and the finely chopped and hashed up contents of the popular magazine, all great poetry,

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music, fine art and religion, is as a sealed book. The proof of this is that anything above mediocrity is scarcely ever presented to him. For him the book of life remains closed. In his firmament there are no stars ; only the lamps in the streets and the foot-lights of the music-hall. And even these lose their poetry (so cleverly revealed by the muse of Arthur Symons) when he looks upon them. The great majority of men move from the enchanted garden of passion into the toilsome pilgrimage of after life, and find too late that they have forgotten to bring with them the talisman of romance, the talisman which in its myriad forms is the safe-guard against ennui and dryness of spirit. To those who have not yet lost all sensitiveness of temper, in whom feeling is not yet petrified, the seer, the artist, and the poet come, and from their own abundant stores of invention, make up what is lacking in others. But there is a time beyond which such repentance is impossible. Professor James says that the ideas which a man gets before he is twenty-five have to serve him throughout life. To those for whom the fatal hour has tolled, and tolled too soon, nothing remains but to tread the earth for the rest of their tale of years, phantoms in the guise of men."—From " The soul of a Christian" by Professor Grainger.

"JAMES." This summer has brought a change at the porter's lodge which will be regretted, not only by the school, but by all who from time to time visit or re-visit St. Peter's. Mr. J. R. Parker, or, as he was familiarly but universally called, " James," came from Charterhouse by the invitation of Canon Elwyn, thirty-seven years ago. From that time till September in this year he held the keys, and no one has served the school more loyally or more devotedly. Only those who have lived in a public institution understand how much their comfort depends upon the porter. He is oil, so to speak, to the wheels which clog and grate when his office is

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neglected. He must be everywhere, know everything, remember everything. And James was ubiquitous and omniscient, with an elastic memory that never seemed to fail him. In the performance of his duties he was an ardent sanitarian. His belief was that germs had their abiding place in dust, and woe betide the loiterer who found himself five minutes after the bell had gone for the close of afternoon school, still in his form-room —he would be driven, without respect of persons, from the room by the dust cloud and the advancing brooms. The result was a general spotlessness—except for ink-stains and name-carving that even James' vigilance could not wholly defeat—conducive alike to appearance and health. In times past he had combined also the function of disciplinarian, and many is the great man the foundation of whose future success has been laid in the inspiring atmosphere of " detention." He had come to be regarded almost as the genius of the place : there were even believers in the doctrine of metempsychosis, who hinted that Alcuin was doing a second cycle at his old school. He was the repository of tradition, and the never-failing fountainhead of anecdote, drawn mostly from personal reminiscence. How he saved Queen Victoria's life : how he took the Lord Chief Justice to work in the sanctum of his boot-hole at Charterhouse : how he worried the Corporation : how he rescued cabby from the electric wire coiled round his ov, n neck and his horse's body : these and a hundred other tales we have all heard and hope to hear again. No Peterite escaped his memory. Their present fortunes, and, more embarrassing sometimes their early escapades, were stored there, and would out. City magnates, staid lawyers, dignified clergy, were boys again, fighting, cutting their names, inking their collars, but seized, for their misdemeanours, by the unerring hand of justice. And even the Lady Fates yielded to his influence. For " stone-wallers" might be in at either wicket, and all the school's bowlers tired out, but only let James appear on the cricket field, and the bails flew at once. He served under four headmasters—there were those indeed who inverted the preposition ; and it is an open secret that he

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refused many tempting offers to leave his post. But he remained a staunch Peterite to the end ; and it is a source of the greatest satisfaction that now his well-earned rest is won he retires in excellent health, with many years, we trust, of life and usefulness before him, and to a cottage within easy reach of York. There we expect to see his skill as a gardener visibly evidenced : and the tea-gardens that we understand are in course of preparation will doubtless become a resort for Peterites. Great days at St. Peter's, as well as Freemason and other festivities in the city will see him back among us ; and needless to say a hearty welcome will always await both him and Mrs. Parker.

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE.

At York on June iith. The club brought a strong team which decisively beat us. The school batting broke down miserably. ST. PETER'S.

SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE.

\V.T.White, c Crosthwaite, b Roy E. Mortimer, c Farrow, b Cadle A. W. White, c Sale, b Roy B. Wilkinson, not out W. Clarkson, c Crosthwaite b Yeld J. Parker, run out G. Longbotham, b Yeld P. M. D. Pickrup, c Cadle b Yeld G. Bedells, c Roy b Yeld L. Holland, c Richards b Yeld .. G. H. Aizeluard Extras

Total

o 59 27 8r 4 16

o t 2 2

0 to

202

G. A. Fisher, b A. W. White .... W. H. Crosthwaite, c W. T. White b A. W. White T. C. Newton, b Wilkinson .... E.E.Yeld, st W.T.White b Parker M. Roy, b Wilkinson A. B. Sale, b Wilkinson L.M.Cadle, c A.W.WhitebParker G. Armstrong, b Parker M. Richards, b Parker P. Yeld, b Parker J. Farrow, not out Extras Total

I I

12 13 o 19 2

o 1 1 4 54

ST. PETER'S V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

In this match at Ampleforth the school for the first time this season met with a really fast wicket. This seemed to completely demoralize them. The fielding was very bad and the batting worse ; the bowling was good for a time and then fell to pieces. Ampleforth won the toss, and helped by mistakes in the field they had at lunch scored 6o for two wickets. Two more wickets

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quickly fell and then the attack collapsed and runs were freely scored. With the score at 181 for six wickets Ampleforth declared. The school made a very feeble attempt to save the game, and though the attack was by no means formidable they collapsed hopelessly. The innings only occupied an hour. We just managed to save the innings defeat and for this E. Yeld was mainly responsible. ST. PETER'S. 2nd Innings.

1st Innings. E. E. Yeld, b Aberhoffer L. M. Cadle, c & b Williams G. A. Fisher, c Neal b Williams T. C. Newton, c Williams b Aberhoffer M.H.T.Roy,c Lambert b Williams W. H. Crosthwaite, b Lambert G. J. Armstrong, b Williams P. H. Yeld, b Aberhoffer E. B. Laughton, b Williams M. Richards, b Williams H.R. Phillips, not out Extras •••. •••• Total

14 8 7 9 16 4

b Pilkington b Smith c and b Lambert

b Smith b Smith not out h Smith not out

4 17

lit 4 3 0 0 ..... • • •

did not bat.

2 2

Extras Total

.• 73

AMPLEFORTH. 0. Williams, b Cadle E. Pilkington, b Cadle F. Dawson, b Cadle G. McDermott, b E. Yeld W. Lambert, b E. Yeld R. Dowling, c and b E. Yeld .... J. Smith, not out Bowling Analysis :— E. E. Yeld .. M. Roy .. L. M. Cadle .. T. C. Newton G. J. Armstrong

25 29 o 7 48 3o 29

H. Byrne, not out P. Lambert did not bat. A. Neal G. Aberhoffer Extras

181

Total o. 16 li

2 2

3 0 0

ST. PETER'S V F. C. CROWTHER'S XI.

This match was played on the school ground on June t8th, and proved very exciting. The school started badly but steady batting by Newton and a plucky innings by Roy enabled us to make 84.

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With four wickets down for z6 the school seemed to have a good chance of victory, but owing to a useful innings by G. Crowther the next wicket did not fall till 61, and the school's chance seemed to be lost. However, a rot set in and three more wickets fell at this total. The last two wickets caused some trouble; but at 78

a good ball of Roy's won the match for us amid great excitement by six runs. ST. PETER'S.

W. H. Crosthwaite, c Walker b G. Crowther E. H. Yeld,c F.C.Croa ther b Grist G. A. Fisher, b G. Crowther T. C. Newton, b Crosland M. H. T. Roy, not out L. M. Cadle, c Walker b Robinson A. B. Sale, c Walker b Crosland P. H. Yeld, b Robinson G. J. Armstrong, b Robinson .. E. B. Laughton, b Crosland .. , . H. R. Phillips, b Robinson .... Extras

3 o o 19 24 5 o 0

8 I o

F. C. CROWTHER'S XI. S. Grist, c Laughton b E. E. Yeld J. A. Walker, run out . M. Robinson, b E. E. Yeld F.G.Crosland, c Sale b L.M.Cadle V. B. Sykes, b Roy G. Crowther, b Newton .... .• L. Beaumont, c P. Yeld b Newton F. C. Crowther, not out .... N. K. Brooke, run out H. Middlemoor, b Roy S. Crowther, b Roy Extras

6 25 o 8 4

Total

CROWTHER'S INNINGS.

Bowling Analysis : E. E. Yeld .. .. M. Roy L. M. Cadle .. T. C. Newton

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o. 13 11.5 8

M. 6 5

16 15

ST. PETER'S V. OLD PETERITES. This match, which was played on Monday, June 3oth, and Tuesday, July 1st, was spoilt by rain on the second day. The weather was cold throughout. The Old Boys opened the game, and the school were lucky to get rid of Rose without a run scored. With only seven scored E. Yeld captured Cadman's wicket. Then, however, a long stand was made by Mortimer and Hingston, who added 4.6 runs before Cadle dismissed the former (53-3-24). The same person was instrumental in the dismissal of Partington at 61, and Jones at 88. At 108 he also secured Hingston's wicket. The out-going batsman had contributed a faultless innings of 56 (ro8-6-56). The remaining batsman did little and in Carter's

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absence the innings closed for 129. The school started badly, losing Cadle's wicket before he had scored, with only 13 on the board, and Fisher was sent back one run later. Newton and Yeld made a useful stand, the latter doing most of the scoring. At 59 Cadman got through Newton's defence, a feat which he repeated in the same over to Crosthwaite and Roy (59-5-0). Sale only saw three runs added before falling to Jones (62-6-o). Then came the stand of the match. Yeld and Richards batting with great confidence increased the score by 94 before Richards left, after scoring ++ by free hitting. The two Yelds made a further stand, adding 5+ runs. Neither Laughton or Phillips were able to keep up their ends for Yeld to complete his century. His 92 not out was a splendid performance, lasting throughout the innings and occupying two hours and twenty minutes. The second innings of the Old Boys was not very serious, as with a wet ball and an easy wicket a draw seemed inevitable. The Old Boys declared, leaving the school twenty minutes to obtain 71 runs. Sale and Crosthwaite knocked ofl 33 of the runs. Besides the batting of E. Yeld and Richards, Cadle's bowling in the first innings was especially noticeable. Hampered by a wet ball and cold weather the school did not distinguish themselves particularly in the field. OLD PETERITES.

1st Innings.

2nd Innings.

A. Rose, run out o G. H. Cadman, b E. Yeld 4 J. Mortimer, b Cadle 24 E. S. D. Carter, absent .... •••• o A. A. Hingston, b Cadle 56 H. R. Partington, b Cadle o P. B. Jones, c Cadle b E. Yeld . 9 C. S. Smith, b E. Yeld 14 C. P. Scott, b Cadle Io Rev. C. Robertson, b Cadle • • • • 4 H. L. Creer, not out .......... i Extras 7

Total Bowling Analysis o. E. Yeld .. 14 M. Roy

L. Cadle A. Sale T. Newton

129

M. I I

10.3

R. 6© 20 42

W. 3 0

c Laughton b Sale b E. Yeld b E. Yeld b Roy

42 43

c Richards b E. Yeld c and b E. Yeld not out b E. Yeld

29 7

4 20

II 0

Extras

Inns. declared. Total (7 wkts.) . i6o O. , ' '4

6 8

I I

6 4

R. 44

27 37 23 25

5 I 0 I 0

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1 35

ST. PETER'S.

Lst Innings. E. E. Yeld, not out L. M. Cadle, c Smith b Cadman G. A. Fisher, lbw. b Hingston T. C. Newton, b Cadman W. H. Crosthwaite, 1, Cadman . M. H. T. Roy, b Cadman A. B. Sale, b Jones M. W. Richards, c Mortimer b Robertson P. H. Yeld, c Jones b Hingston E. B. Laughton, c Cadman b

znd Innings. 92 o 18 o o o

not out

46 19

Hingston

H. R. Phillips, c Smith b Cadman Extras Total Bowling Analysis : 0. M. 19.2 4 Cadman I r6 Hingston 0 Jones 4 0 Mortimer 3 2 0 Smith 4 I Robertson

Extras

R 53

W. 5

7 16

Total (no wkt.)

219

0. 5

M. 1 I

R. 14

36 W.

ST. PETER'S V.

DURHAM SCHOOL.

The return match with Durham was played at Durham, on Saturday, July 5th. Newton won the toss and Cadle and E. Yeld opened the innings. Playing confidently the pair put on fifty-five for the first wicket. Cadle's innings, which included a six, was a nice exhibition of bright cricket. Fisher was soon disposed of. Play now became very dull, the next hour only producing forty runs. It had, however, the effect of tiring the bowling and Sale at once took advantage of it, hitting freely. At 132, E. Yeld was dismissed. His 55 was a patient display and occupied two hours and a quarter. Armstrong was sent in to hit, and aided by Sale and P. Yeld rapidly increased the score till at 185 Callinan secured his dismissal. The school then made an • excellent start, as Roy, bowling at a great pace, dismissed Jackson and Fitzgerald with successive balls (3-2-0). Callinan succeeded in keeping his end up while i+ runs were added, when a neat catch at the wicket disposed of him. Gough stayed in for some time though he failed to score. Then came a good stand by Stewart and Richardson ; the former's innings, though somewhat lucky, was very useful, and the score was fifty before Yeld captured his wicket (50-5-29). The next two

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wickets caused some trouble, necessitating bowling changes which were, however, ineffectual. But at 89 Roy dismissed A. Trevor and Neilson in the same over. With a quarter of an hour to play the school had still a good chance of winning, but the batsmen opposed a determined defence and retained their wickets intact at the close of play. Richardson played a great game for our opponents his 44 was the result of some plucky and vigorous batting. ST. PETER'S.

DURHAM SCHOOL.

E. E. Yeld, lbw Fitzgerald 55 L. M. Cadle, c Morgan, b Gough 34 G.A.Fisher,cE.Trevor, b Fitzgerald 1 T.C.Newton,cCallinan, b Wingrove 5 W. H. Crosthwaite, b Jackson.... 7 M. H. T. Roy, c Callinan, b Jackson 6 A. B. Sale, b Fitzgerald 3o M. W. Richards, b Fitzgerald 4 24 G. J. Armstrong, b Callinan P. H. Yeld, c & b Gough i4 0 E. B. Laughton, not out Extras 5

C. S. Jackson, b Roy

1 29 G. W. Stewart, b E. Yeld o H. S. Fitzgerald, b Roy T. W.Callinan, c Crosthwaite, b Roy I o F. B. Gough, b Roy A. H. Richardson, not out 44 G. C. Wingrove, c E. Yeld, b Roy 13 A. Trevor, b Roy 9 o N. C. Neilson, b Roy 8 E. W. Trevor, not out 0 E. T. Morgan Extras 5

Total

185

S. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S.

Played at York, Saturday, July 12th. The school batted first on a sticky wicket. The chief feature of the home team's innings was the batting of L. M. Cadle, who hit pluckily and scored 37 out of 57. With 9 wickets down for 58, rain stopped the game for two hours. When it was decided to resume there was no chance of a finish. The wicket being in a very easy state, Richards and Laughton added 16 before the former was foolishly run out. In the remaining time Leeds scored twenty runs for the loss of one wicket. For the visitors Smith's bowling was especially noticeable. ST. PETER'S.

E. E. Yeld, c Munro, b Smith .... o L. M. Cadle, b Smith 37 W. H. Crosthwaite, b Smith .... o T. C. Newton, b Broadbent 4 M. H. T. Roy, c Thompson, b Smith I A. B. Sale, c Mozley, b Brown 10 G. A. Fisher, c Munro, b Brown 3 G. J. Armstrong, c Munro, b Smith o M. W. Richards, run out 10 P. H. Yeld, run out E. B. Laughton, not out 6 Extras 5 Total

LEEDS G.S. G. B. Richardson, not out P. Munro, b E. Yeld M. A. Francis, not out

Total

5 5

CRICKET. '

137

ST. PETER'S V. NORTH RIDING ASYLUM.

This match was played in fine weather, Wednesday, July 16th. The school went in first but quickly lost Yeld's wicket. Cadle and Fisher by slow and steady play took the score to 5o, when Fisher was dismissed. A prolific partnership between Cadle and Newton ensued, the former, assisted by mistakes in the field, scoring freely. At 135 the stand was brought to an end by Cadle's dismissal. Despite two chances and one or two lucky strokes it was a fine innings, the latter part being compiled at a great pace. The school then lost several wickets in trying to force the pace but were enabled to declare with the score at 189 for 8 wickets. Newton's +o was a good display and contained many good strokes. The Asylum commenced scoring quickly, but at 28 Roy clean bowled Hingston. Then, however, a long stand between Milnthorpe and Best ensued. The former scored freely, but was very lucky, for besides giving three chances he made several uppish strokes which did not come to hand. His wicket fell just before time and the match ended in a draw. ST. PETER'S. E. E. Yeld, c Parry. b A. Hingston 3 L.M.Cadle,cR. Holdsworth,bC. Best 81 G. A. Fisher, b C. Best 14 T. C. Newton, b C. Best 40 M. Roy, b C. Best 3 W. H. Crosthwaite, not out .... 21 A. B. Sale, st Waterhouse, b Lennox 7 G. Armstrong, b Parry ...... M.Richards,c Milnthorpe, b Lennox 6 P. H. Yeld did not bat E. B. Laughton Extras 13

Total

N. R. ASYLUM. Milnthorpe,stCrosthwaite,bNewton 65 17 Hingston, b Roy 20 Best, not out ...... D. E. Tighe, not out Parry Holdsworth Hill did not bat Lee Waterhouse Frost Lennox Extras Total

189

104

ST. PETER'S V. THE MASTERS.

On the school ground, Monday , July 28th. MASTERS.

ST. PETER'S.

G. Wilkinson, Esq., c Crosthwaite, b Yeld 24 E. C. Green, Esq., c Sale, b Cadle 7 A. W. Turner, Esq., b L. M. Cadle 4 J. T. Grey, Esq., b Yeld 0 Capt. Ingles, b Cadle 31 G. Yeld, Esq., run out .. • • 24 B. R. Best, Esq., b Cadle 0 Rev. G. H. Smith, run out 0 W.S.Senior,Esq.,cRichards,bCadle 0 Rev.E.C.Owen, cLaughton, bCadle 2 Rev. A. W. Richards, not out.... 0 Extras 9

E. Yeld, b G. Wilkinson, Esq... .. 27 L. Cadle, b G. Wilkinson, Esq. 4 T. Newton, c Rev. Richards, b G. Wilkinson, Esq. 4 13 W. Crosthwaite, b Capt. Ingles M. Roy, b Capt. Ingles 4 G. Fisher, b G. Wilkinson, Esq. 0 A.Sale,cWilkinson, b G. Yeld, Esq. 20 G. Armstrong, not out 4' M. Richards, b G. Wilkinson, Esq. 7 2 P. Yeld, b G. Yeld, Esq. 6 E. Laughton, not out 17 Extras

Total

1 oi

Total

150

138

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S 2ND

v. LEEDS G.S. 2ND.

Only an hour's play was possible at Leeds. E. S. N. Bulmer, not out .... S. Crowther C. R. Mossop I did not bat R. H. Verini Extras

ST. PETER'S 2ND.

K. S, Jones, b Mansell A. E. Clark, b Mansell E. B. Laughton, c Hinings, b Sykes 8 R. Baldwin, b Mansell. ..... o H. R. Phillips, b Handford 17 17 G. Newton, not out A. R. St.George,c Handford, bGaunt 2

ST. PETER'S 2ND

Total

4 55

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL 2ND.

At York, Saturday, June 22nd. St. George's bowling was the only redeeming feature in a very feeble display on the part of the school. ST. PETER'S 2ND.

2nd innings. c Green, b Robson .... c Kingsland, b H. Brice-Smith c & b Robson b H. Brice-Smith ,, not out c Kingsland, b Robson . b H. Brice-Smith c Kingsland, b H. Brice-Smith .. c Robson, b H. Brice-Smith • • • • run out b Robson • • . • . • • • Extras . • . •

1st Innings. K. S. Jones,cRobson,bH.Brice-Smith 3 H. R. Phillips, b H. Brice-Smith.. 2 A. E. Clark, c R. Brice•Smith, b H. Brice-Smith 6 G. Newton, b Robson R. Baldwin, b H. Brice-Smith.... 4 A.R. St.George,cKingsland,bRobson J. E. Farrow, c & b H. Brice-Smith 5 C.R.Mossop,cHutchinson,bRobson 2 S. Crowther, not out R. H. Verini, c Guy, b Robson .. o E. S. Bulmer, b Robson Total....

Bowling Analysis : A. R. St. George J. E. Farrow H. R. Phillips K. S. Jones C. R. Mossop

3 2

5 0 0 0 0 0

17 G.S. 2ND.

POCKLINGTON

G. Guy, c Bulmer, b St. George .. 16 R. Brice-Smith, c & b St. George 12 4 C. Burman, b St. George .. .. 15 H. Brice-Smith, b St. George W. Bomford, b St. George 5 A. H. Durnell, c & b Mossop o 14 P. Dalton, b Jones

F. Robson, run out • .• 24 C. H. Hutchison, lbw St. George 23 R. Kingsland, b St. George .... 30 E. Green, not out .. • • ..... 5 Extras .. 12

Total 0. 19 6 6 7 7

M. I

2 0 0

R. 65

W. 7

IO 28

16o

139

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S 2ND V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND.

Played at York on Tuesday, June 24.th. ST. PETER'S 2ND.

AMPLEFORTH 2ND.

A. E. Clark, c & b McCormack .. 8 K. S. Jones, lbw P. Williams .... G. Newton, run out 9 R. Baldwin, run out A.R. S t.George,cKevill,bP. Williams o J. E. Farrow, b McCormack 8 C. R. Mossop, b McCormack 3 S. Crowther, b McCoimack E. N. Greenhow, c Crean, b Barton 4 R.H.Verini.cTrayner,bMcCormack o 2 E. S. Bulmer, not out Extras 4

28 W. Crean, b St. George 6 G. Chamberlain, b Farrow 12 D. Traynor, b Jones J. McKenna, c Bulmer, b Jones • • 2 T. Barton, h Jones 4 J. Kevill, c Baldwin, b Greenhow. 19 2I H. de Normanville, not out A. McCormack, c Clark, b Crowther 17 2 B. Rochford, c Baldwin, b Jones P. Williams, c Crowther, b Jones 3 L Been, c Clark, b Jones 3 6 Extras . _123

Total

Total Bowling Analysis : A. R. St. George J. E. Farrow K. S. Jones C. R. Mossop E. N. Greenhow S. Crowther

0. 13 6

M. 0

3 3

15 34 9 II

W. I

I 6 0

I I

ST. PETER'S V. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND.

Played at York, Saturday, July 5th. The school batting made a very feeble stand against the bowling of Carr and Sivewright. Mossop bowled well for the school. ST. PETER'S

2ND.

1st innings.

2nd innings.

2 K. S. Jones, b Carr H. R. Phillips, b Carr 9 A. E. Clark, b Carr • • 5 G. Newton, c & b Carr R. Baldwin, b Sivewright 2 J. E. Farrow, b Carr A. R. St. George, c & b Sivewright o R. H. Verini, c A. Henderson,bCarr o C. R. Mossop, b Sivewright S. Crowther, b Carr E. T. N. Bulmer, not out

b Sivewright • . 4 . b Sivewright . 0 b Carr . 6 run out .••• . 5 b Carr 4 .. I c Kelly, b Can o st Czesar, b Carr .... .... .....••• b Carr .... .... . ......... •••• o run out 5 I not out • 4 I c Sivewright, b Can .. Extras • • 6

Extras

5 Total

Total .... ...... 33

2ND. T. W. Stallybrass, b Jones V. F. Carr, b Mossop D. Kelly, not out F. G. Callinan, b Mossop Extras ...

DURHAM SCHOOL

T. Henderson, b Mossop 58 C. P. Caesar, b St. George M. Stewart, b Phillips .... ••4 41 J. P. Sivewright, b St. George C. S. Hodges, c Clark, b Mossop 5 6 F. W. Hiehns, lbw, b Mossop F. G. Parsons, b Mossop

Tom]. ..

. . • ••

. •

4 6

—154

140

CRICKET RETROSPECT.

Bowling analysis :— A. R. St. George H. R. Phillips J. E. Farrow K. S. Jones C. R. Mossop

o. t6 9 4 6 9.3

m. o 3 o 0 2

R. 55 31 16 20 26

w. 2 1

0 I

CRICKET RETROSPECT. The weather has spoilt what might have been a very good season. We succeeded in winning our two most important matches—Durham and Pocklington. We also beat Crowther's eleven. Both the Old Boys and Durham in the return match were lucky to escape defeat, but at the same time we had an equally lucky escape in the Leeds match. We experienced severe defeats at the hands of Ampleforth and a strong team from Sheffield. The most noticeable feature of the season was the batting of Cadle and E. Yeld. The latter began badly but ended up well by scoring two fifties. Cadle only once scored fifty, but was more consistent. Newton, Sale and Richards also did well with the bat after a bad start, but Roy and Fisher were disappointing. Evidently the wet wickets were not to their liking. Roy, Yeld, and Cadle did good service with the ball, Roy being very deadly on occasion, as in the second Durham match and against Pocklington, while Yeld was more consistent. Newton's slows were also occasionally of use. The fielding when the school were really keen was very good, as in the Pocklington match, but the ground fielding was often very slovenly though the catching was consistently good. The second were very weak and failed to record a single victory. There was, however, a good deal of young talent in it which should do well next year. The season's record was :— FIRST XI. May 28. Bootham School 3'. Leeds G.S. June 4. Hymer's College 7. Garforth 1. Sheffield Collegiate

home .. scratched home ..drawn home..drawn home ..aband. home. Jost

CRICKET RETROSPECT. home..won home.. won away .. won away ..lost

June 14. Durham School 18. Almondbury Old Boys zr. Pocklington School 24. Ampleforth College July I f

3°. Old Boys

home.. drawn away . .drawn away ..drawn Drawn 3, Abandoned 4.

5. Durham School 9. North Riding Asylum RESULT : Won 3, Lost 2,

SECOND XI. May 28. Bootham School 2nd 31. Leeds G.S. 2nd June 4. Hymer's College znd 21. Pocklington School and „ 24. Ampleforth College and July 8. Durham School 2nd BATTING 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

8. 9To. 1 I.

11 L. M. Cadle 12 E. E. Yeld 11 A. B. Sale T. C. Newton 12 M. W. Richards 9 W. H. Crosthwaite 12 rr M. H. T. Roy 12 G. A. Fisher 10 P. H. Yeld ro G. J. Armstrong 5 E. B. Laughton

away ..scratched away . , drawn away ..aband. home .. lost home..lost home..lost

AVERAGES.

No. of Times Innings. not out. 2.

141

Highest Aggregate. Average. score.

251

92''

216

'9.63

I o8

12'00

128

II'63

9'88

21%

24%

8.10 6.00 5 . 50

4' 6o

4.33

22'81

9'40

* Signifies not out. BOWLING ANALYSIS. 1.

2. 3. 4..

E. E. Yeld M. H. T. Roy L. M. Cadle T. C. Newton

Runs.

Wickets.

Average.

Overs.

Maidens.

146.5

35 1

I1'32

99'5

254

12'09

203

14'50

19'40

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CRICKET CHARACTERS.

CRICKET CHARACTERS. T. C. NEWTON (I 900-0 I -0 2 ).—MOst unlucky, and would certainly have done better but for being over careful. A very finished bat with many strokes, and a hard hitter with a good defence he often lost his wicket through sparing a half volley. He was also a fair change bowler and an excellent field at point. As a captain he managed his side very well, made the most of the material at his disposal and would probably have done better himself in batting but for the cares of that office. 2. M. H. T. ROY (rgoo-oi-oz).—A very useful bowler, fast and steady. As a bat he was very useful at times, and with more defence would be very dangerous. A good hard hitter when set, but a bad starter. Very safe in the field. 3- W. H. CROSTHWAITE 1 900-01-02).—A much more useful bat than his average suggests. Has done a great deal of work for his side and was very good at keeping his end up. He did not make enough use of his reach in batting, but was almost always a great strength to the team. As a wicket-keeper he was fairly safe but not brilliant. 4. G. A. FISHER r9oo-or-oz).—A disappointing bat, as he had a great many strokes which he seldom had the chance of showing. Most of his runs should be gained behind the wicket where he times the ball well and has a very nice late cut. At the beginning of the season he was very liable to get his leg in front. Rather too anxious at starting but has a great deal of cricket in him and will do well in time. A very safe field and a good catch. 5. E. YELD (1901-oz).—A most careful and steady bat, and quite the most successful bowler in the team. As a bat he will certainly do very well when he has more confidence. He played many useful innings for his side and was always reliable both in batting and in bowling. His bowling against Durham, and his batting against the Old Peterites, were two fine performances. When he has gained more confidence his batting will no doubt be more free, and when he has gained r.

;

CRICKET CHARACTERS.

strength the short ball will probably disappear from his bowling. At present he is a very useful bat and a steady fast bowler. 6. A. SALE (190 1-oz).—As a bat he is very much wanting in confidence. He began the season well, but later on was very easy to get out. Has a tendency towards getting his leg in front and does not punish a loose ball, particularly when it is on the short side. However, he often did very good work for his side in batting by way of stopping a " rot," and was a very useful field. 7. L. M. CADLE i 1902).—Besides having an average of over 22 runs for r r innings he was a most useful bowler. Hits well when set, but must strengthen his defence. As a bowler he was most useful in keeping down the runs, even if not taking wickets himself. His bowling against Durham was particularly good and his batting against the Asylum was decidedly attractive. 8. G. J. ARMSTRONG ( I goz).—A very unreliable bat, but he has a good eye and hits hard and clean at times. Was particularly bothered by " Yorkers," and often chose the wrong sort of ball to hit at. He, however, got runs sometimes by good clean hitting, and always looked as if he might make a few. A good field. M. W. RICHARDS (1902). —Very useful on his day. A good 9. hitter with a very fair defence, which could easily have improved with more practice. He has a very good eye, and if he had a little more defence would make a very good hitter. Does not cover enough ground in the field, but is a safe catch and throws in well. ro. P. II. YELD (19o2).—Improved greatly as the season advanced. Has a very good idea of hitting, and with a stronger defence will make a very dangerous bat. Was very useful to his side at times and always covered a great deal of ground in the field. I. E. B. LAUGHTON ( 1 9oz).—Showed promise of making a steady bat, having a fairly good defence, which was most valuable sometimes. He was particularly useful in holding important catches and worked well in the field.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Of last year's team only six are left to us : three three-quarters, Roy, E. Yeld, and Fisher, one half, P. Yeld, Richards at fullback and Farrow in the pack. E. Yeld has however gone into the scrum ; so there are three vacant places among the backs and six among the forwards. The vacancies among the backs will probably be filled by Nelson going full-back and Richards and Cadle coming into the three-quarter line. This should form a strong combination, but Richards will unfortunately leave at half-term. His absence will let in Crowther who should make a good three-quarter when he understands the game better. Roy, Fisher, and Cadle ought to be good though it is to be feared that they will get but few openings behind such a light pack. St. George will partner Yeld at half. He is light but is very dodgy and spoils well. Both halves however suffer from slowness in opening out the game for the three-quarters, but Yeld will be good on the defence. The forwards will probably be the weakest part of the team. Individually, several are promising. Farrow should be a tower of strength, and Yeld, Newton, Baldwin, and Clark are distinctly promising. We expect a lot of work also from Sale when he is able to play. There is, however, no combination. They are slow at packing and breaking up, and seem averse to heeling the ball out. They also suffer from lightness. In the loose, however, they should be good. Accidents, however, are most to be feared. Richards, Fisher, Sale, and Pulleyn have already been kept out of matches by their injuries. It is still doubtful when the last two will play again. On the whole with a fair share of luck we ought to have a fairly good season, though perhaps hardly as good as last year. The Second will be weak this year, but as their programme only consists of two matches, both of which will probably be decided before the publication of this, any forecast.is needless.

FOOTBALL.

1 45

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. Wed. Oct. 8. Old Boys home Lost (8 pts.-3). Sat. Oct. 18. Merchant Taylor's, Crosby away Lost(24 pts.—nil). home Won (9 pts.-3). Sat. Oct. 25. Leeds G.S. Sat. Nov. I. Headingley F.C. home Lost (3 pts.—nil). home Lost (23 pts.–nil). Sat. Nov. 8. Durham School Wed. Nov. 12. Wakefield G.S. home Won (2o pts.–nil). Sat. Nov. 15. Giggleswick School home Wed. Nov. 19. Ripon G.S. home Sat. Nov. 22. Hull and E. Riding F.C. home Sat. Nov. 29. Durham School ... away Sat. Dec. 6. H. A. Longbotham Esq's XV. home home Sat. Dec. 20. Old Boys Sat. Feb. 7. Hull and E. Riding F.C. home 2nd XV. away Drawn(5 pts. all). Sat. Oct. 25. Leeds G.S. 2nd XV. Sat. Nov. 8. Durham School 2nd XV. away Lost (7o pts.–nil).

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES. Played on the school ground, Wednesday, October 8th. The Old Boys only brought a weak team, the fifteenth place being filled by Verini. The school won the toss and the Old Boys kicked off. A great deal of scrambling play ensued in the Old Boys' half. The school three-quarters got the ball out from the scrum but it was too wet to pass with safety, and they only lost ground. Teasdale then broke away, but slipped close to the school line in dodging the full-back. Soon after, from a loose scramble, the Old Boys scored, but failed to convert. The school then pressed and St. George scored, but Yeld's kick was a failure. Half-time was then called with the scores equal. After the' re-start the school pressed : D. W. Roy and Partington relieved with runs, but the tackling of the school three-quarters was good, M. Roy being prominent. D. W. Roy had to go off

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FOOTBALL.

shortly afterwards owing to an injury. Profiting by his absence Cadle made a good opening for Fisher, who got right away but was whistled back. From a line out on the Old Boys' twenty-five line Teasdale broke away again and scored a rather soft try, which was converted. After this the game became a mere scramble, the Old Boys doing most of the pressing. Towards the close Fisher had to retire with his shoulder dislocated, and shortly afterwards the call of time left the Old Boys victorious by eight points to three after a poor and uninteresting game. Teams :SCHOOL : —K. Nelson, full back ; M. IT T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, S. Crowther,t hree quarters ; P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George, half backs ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld. G. Newton, A. E. Clark, R Baldwin, M. Browne, J. Pulleyn, and M. Browne, forward.. OLD BOYS :-H. S. Leonard, E. D. Teasdale, D. W. Roy, H. R. Partington, three quarters ; H. C. Scott, R. H. Verini, halfbaths ; T. C. Newton, T. Romans, T. E. Pulleyn, J. A. Russell, H. A. Longbotham, G. N. Longbotham, R. Dunning. -

ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS G.S. Played on Saturday, October 25th, on the school ground. Roy won the toss and Leeds kicked off. The visitors immediately began to press and play was mostly in our " 25." Some neat work by the Leeds three-quarters resulted in a centre crossing the home line and scoring between the posts. The kick at goal failed, the ball striking one of the uprights. E. Yeld dropped out and play was soon transferred to the Leeds " 25 " owing to better combination on the part of the forwards and some kicking by the backs. St. George obtaining the ball from a scrum and getting away passed to Roy, who almost got over but was held on the line. Leeds then relieved a little by good kicking. The York backs now frequently got the ball but accurate passing was impossible with the slippery ball. Leeds were penalised in their " 25." E. Yeld dropped at goal, but the ball went wide. After the drop-out St. George gathered and gave to Roy, who ran in touching down between the posts, but E. Yeld failed to convert.

FOOTBALL.

147

After this Leeds managed to keep York out, frustrating several good attempts to score, till half-time was called with the score of three points all. From the re-start the home team did all the pressing. The forwards worked well, good rushes by Farrow, Clark, and Newton being noticeable. From a scrum P. Yeld passed out to Richards, who ran well, dodging the Leeds' backs and passed to Cadle who enabled Roy to score ; the kick failed. Play immediately returned to the Leeds " z5." P. Yeld, from a scrum near the touch-line, passed to Crowther, who ran hard and only just failed to score. Some wild passing by the York backs prevented them increasing their lead until, towards the end of the game, Clark got away after a forward rush, and dashed over, dodging his opponents. E. Yeld again failed to convert, and, after a series of rushes by the York backs, all of which were stopped, " no side" was called, with the score : St. Peter's, 3 tries (9 pts.), Leeds G.S. t try (3 pts.) The play of the team was a vast improvement on their form in the match with Merchant Taylors. The forwards seemed to have at last realised the necessity for combination. They used their feet well in the loose and in this respect were superior to their opponents. Though their packing and breaking up were better, they must still improve in these points. Clark, Newton, and Farrow were the best of the eight, both out of touch and in the loose. At half, P. Yeld's plucky saving was conspicuous, and St. George made smart openings. His play, however, is still rather too selfish : he must learn to part with the ball sooner and get it out to his three-quarters. The greasy state of the ball did not prevent some nice bouts of passing among the three-quarters, and Richards' kicks gained considerable ground. At back Nelson had little to do, but satisfied all requirements. TEAM :-K. Nelson, back ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M Cadle, M. W. Richards, S. Crowther, three-quartets ; P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George; half-backs ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, G. Newton, A. E. Clark, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, R. C. Todd, B. H. Pickering, forwards.

O.P. DINNER.

148

VALETE. T. C. NEWTON : Came May, 1894. VI. Form. Day-boy Monitor,

XI., 1900. Captain, XI, 1901 702 ; XV., 1899, 1900-01-02 ; Gymn., VIII., 1900 ; Hockey XI., 1902. Editor of Peterite, 1901. Choir. Goes up to Queen's College, Oxford, with a Hastings Exhibition. W. H. CROSTHWAITE : Came May, 1894. VI. Form. Head Monitor. Day-boy Scholarship, 1898. XI., 1900-01-02. Victor XV., 1900-01-02. Captain Hockey XI., Igoe-oz. Open Exhibition to Selwyn Ludorum, 1901-02. Choir. College, Cambridge. G. J. ARMSTRONG : Came January, 1898. Upper V. Classical. XV., 1900-01-02. XI., 1902. E. B. LAUGHTON : Came September, 1899. Lower IV. Modern. 2nd XV., 1901-02. XI., 1902. Swimming Medal. G. H. BATEMAN : Came May, 1900. IV. Classical. H. PHILLIPS : Came May, 1902. Lower IV. Modern.

SALVETE Lower V. Classical : B. H. Pickering. Upper III. Classical : J. F. Wallace. G. S. Ashby. P. G. Hendley. D. Shann. 4". A. Malony.

Upper III. Modern : S. W. Penty. C. F. Kennedy. E. G. Clarkson. Lower III. : G. 0. Barton. N. B. Bagenal. C. C. Taylor. B. Northcote. J. V.7Groves.

O.P. DINNER, 1902. The annual meeting of Old Peterites in London was held at the Holborn Restaurant, on the 4th July last. Professor J. Clifford Allbutt, M.D., F.R.S., &c., occupied the chair, and the following were present :—Ainslie, W., Allbutt, Professor, Atkinson, W. F. Brandt, F. R., Chadwick, C. H., Darrell, Chas., Draper, W. B. Y., Easten, Rev. J. A., Eyre, G. H., Fausset, F. P., Freeman, Col. C. E.,

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O.P. NOTICES.

Haigh, Chas., Hudson, G., I'Anson, C. C. D., Jackson, S., Lambert, P. B., Macturk, M. H. J., Mulcaster, H. J. P., Needham, Dr. F., Nevile, E. F., Newbery, H. J., Owen, Rev. E. C., Pochin, W. J. R., Povser, A. S., Reinold, Professor, Rhodes, H. W., Taylor, Rev. J. W. W., Watson, C. W., Watson, S. The toast list followed the usual form on these occasions, viz.. " The King," " The Queen and Royal Family," " St. Peter's School, Past and Present," and " The Chairman." Effective speeches dealing with the history, prosperity, and prospects of the School and Old Peterites, were delivered by Professor Allbutt, G. H. Eyre, and the Headmaster. The Hon. Secs. also replied to the toast of their health which was proposed by the Chairman. The answers to invitations show that the interest of Old Boys in these meetings is still increasing, and the Hon. Secs. wish to express their thanks to correspondents for many suggestions and kind messages. BALANCE SHEET. d.

Balance in Bank, including grant in Dec. 16 1901 and interest .. 29 Subscriptions at 7/6 Jo 17

[12 13

Printing 25o circulars 9 Engraving 30o cards 7 Stationery 3 15 Postage 10 3 Dinner Bill . , 15 Balance in Bank • .

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Thursday, December i8th. Old Boys' Dinner, at which the presentation will be made of a testimonal to James Parker. Friday, December 19th. Concert in the evening.

Old Boys' Match, followed by a School

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CORRESPONDENCE. DEAR SIRS,

No one seems to have drawn your attention to the action of the Old Peterites' Dinner Committee in holding the London Dinner on a Friday this year and failing to sing Auld Lang Syne as usual before separating. If no evil results from this unfortunate coincidence the existence of the XIII. Club may be justified, but personally I am not inclined to accept such risks again after my experience with the sacred chickens in A.U.C. 505. Yours faithfully, P. CLAUDIUS. To the Editors of the Peterite.

NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS.—On June 6th the wife of the Rev. J. H. Mallinson (0.P.),

of a son. On July 8th, the wife of F. M. Bingham (O.P.), of a son. On August 6th, the wife of W. H. Cobb (0.P.), of a son. On August 3oth, the wife of the Rev. J. R. Husband (O.P.), of a daughter. On September 28th, the wife of A. H. Wood (O.P.), of a daughter. On October 24.th, the wife of C. P. VVhincup (0 P.), of a son. MARRIAGES.—On August 7th, the Rev. T. P. Clarke (O.P.), to Ada, younger daughter of the late Henry Jeafferson, M.D. On August 6th, E. J. G. Wilson (O.P.), to Mary, younger daughter of the late Rev. C. W. Foster. On August igth, H. J. Graham (O.P.), to Eloise Helena Mary, eldest daughter of G. McIntosh Douglas. On October 1st, C. H. Cobb (O.P.), to Mabel Kathleen St. Clair, third daughter of Colonel Crookenden. On October 8th, the Rev. E. A. Woodroffe Peacock (O.P.), to Charlotte Anne Warner.

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At the half-yearly inspection of Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, on the 3oth July, 1902, E. St. G. Kirke (O.P.), was awarded the King's Medal and Pollock Medal for highest marks in Military subjects, and a Prize for Military Topography. He passed out first into the Royal Engineers. Major and Hon. Lt.-Col. J. E. Stephenson (O.P.), 1 ith Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Royal Irish), has received the Volunteer Officer's Decoration Medal and retires from the corps. Private C. H. Chadwick (O.P.), 14.th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Inns of Court) has received the Long Service Medal and retires from the corps. Major P. Palmes (O.P.) of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment has been gazetted Lieut-Colonel. The Rev. Canon H. Lowther Clarke (0.P.) has been appointed to the Bishopric of Melbourne. C. N. Hatfield (0.P.) has been awarded a Scholarship of E3o per annum at Durham University. W. H. Crosthwaite (O.P.) passed the London Matriculation with First Class Honours. W. B. M. Draper (O.P.) has been appointed Private Secretary to the under Secretary for War. E. J. Walton (O.P.) has gone out to Burmah where he has got an appointment. At a meeting of the British Association F. J. Blake (O.P.) read a paper on the deposit of alluvium. Sir Arthur T. Lawson (O.P.) was adopted as Conservative Candidate for North Leeds. W. H. Pickering (0.P.) has been appointed Chief Inspector of Mines in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The Rev. P. E. Lord (O.P.) has left Sheffield and accepted a Curacy at King's Norton, Birmingham. E. J. Joicey (O.P.) is captain of Rockcliffe F.C., and is playing for Durham County. G. G. Yeld (O.P.) is playing for Richmond F.C. and Surrey. The following are also playing :R. G. Bingham (0.P.) for St. Thomas' Hospital and Surrey.

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C. Nelson (O.P.) for Lennox F.C. and Middlesex Trials. D. W. Roy (0.P.) for Sidney Sussex College. R. K. Yeld (O.P.) for Croydon F.C. T. E; Pulleyn (0.P.) for Yorkshire College and Victoria University. M. H. T. Roy and P. H. Yeld have been elected Captain and Secretary of Football for this season. H. T. Roy has also been made a Monitor. M. The following have received their ist Eleven colours : L. M. Cadle, G. J. Armstrong, M. W. Richards, P. H. Yeld, E. B. Laughton, and the following their and Eleven colours : H. R. Phillips, G. Newton, A. R. St. George, R. Baldwin, J. E. Farrow.

OBITUARY. HERBERT ROSLYN PHILLIPS (Foundation Scholar), Died September 7th, 9oz, Aged 15 years.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries : Hurst Johnian (2), Merchislonian, Giggleswickian, Sutton Valence, St. Edward's Chronicle, Lily, Dovolian, Brighton College Magazine, Eastbournian, Leodiensian, Abingdonian.

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PETERITE. VOL. XVII.

DECEMBER, 1902.

No. l.8.

SCHOOL LETTER. HRISTMAS is now drawing near, and we may look back on a term not altogether unsuccessful from the point of view of football. It is true we have lost our most important matches, the two Durham matches and that with Giggleswick, but we have succeeded in beating Leeds, and were unlucky in losing to Headingley. We gave a strong team of Hull and East Riding a splendid game, though we had several absentees. Our great weakness, however, has consisted in the fact that we have been unable to get all our representatives into the field. Our two heaviest forwards, Sale and Pulleyn, have been absent from nearly every match, while there have been other absentees. We are glad to see several Old Peterites distinguishing themselves in the football world, and we especially congratulate T. J. Black on his Cumberland Cap. Further, we congratulate R. Baldwin on his Hastings exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford. It is noticeable that this is the third year in succession that the school has won this distinction. The new Fives' Court has been completed, and is now in active use. The Musical Society is flourishing, we have had three concerts this term, for assistance at which we owe many thanks to Miss Bigge, Miss Knocker, Rev. R. 0. Hutchinson, and many others. Finally, we would wish our readers all the compliments of the season, and make the prospect of the approaching festivities an excuse for the smallness of this number.

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RESIGNATION OF MR. WHYTEHEAD. After many years of hard work for the school, Mr. T. B. Whytehead has found it necessary in consequence of increasing work at the Chapter, to resign his post as Clerk to the Governors. We venture to tender him the school's thanks for what he has done for it at a crucial time in its history, and to hope that the severance of his official connection will not diminish the keen interest he has always taken in St. Peter's. Alike at prize-givings and at Old Boys' dinners, his figure has been a familiar one, and the latter gatherings have never failed to be enlivened by his fund of cheery anecdotes. It is a source of satisfaction that in a post so important to the welfare of the school, an Old Peterite has been succeeded, in the person of Mr. E. Ralph Dodsworth, by an Old Peterite.

MUSICAL SOCIETY. This Society is now half-way through its third season. The long interval between March and September always brings many changes. We have lost W. H. Crosthwaite and T. C. Newton as regular members, though we still hope to see them (as indeed all musical 0.P.'s) as visitors. We heartily congratulate the latter on taking his place in the Choir of Queen's College, Oxford, no easy achievement ; and hope the experience thus gained will enable him to use to full advantage a naturally fine voice. Our two tenors, Baldwin and Sale, are still with us ; but from the altos are gone Phillips, Schroeder, and Verini, who for two years was the mainstay of the part. Their places have been taken by Windle, Clegg, and Laughton, singers of voice, and what is more important, intelligence. Among the soloists of last year, Greenhow is therefore left alone ; and he will probably have sung his last this term. He has done excellent service. He has been supported by a number of recruits of considerable promise, from whom soloists should shortly emerge. They are much needed, as is also a pianist to undertake

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accompaniments. The Violinists, however, headed by M. W. Peters and J. B. Groves, are an increasing body and already form the nucleus of an orchestra. So much for the resources of our Society. Looking now to the past term, we note two novelties ; the assistance of friends outside the school, and the issue of a small card of engagements (Concerts and Lectures,) which has done much to increase the number of the audience. Informal Concerts were held on Saturday, Oct. 1 1 th, Nov. 1st, and Nov. 22nd. At the first of these, Mr. Hutchinson gave two perfectly admirable (and let us add, unhackneyed) readings from Dickens ; at the second, we had the pleasure of hearing Miss C. Bigge ; and at the third, Miss Knocker. We consider ourselves very fortunate to have had with us performers so able and so well-known in York. How much their kindness and their skill was appreciated was shown by the spontaneous heartiness of the demand for encores ; and we must now add a more formal tribute of thanks. Of our own performances this term, little need be said in detail. Peters ii. has sung two songs, in the second of which he was unexpectedly nervous, and did himself scant justice ; for other treble soloists, we are still waiting. Sale has sung once or twice, and sung well ; he has a voice much above the average, both for tone and power, and he has made perceptible progress in two vital points, clearness and dramatic feeling. Baldwin, too, possesses an unusually good voice, but must boldly face the great foe, nervousness, which robs so many, artists and audiences, of their rights. The choir, from whatever cause, has not done quite so well. There is as yet too little independence about it, due doubtless to the lack of leaders. As a result, we have been unable to produce any part songs at the musical evenings, and thus approach the coming concert with so much the less experience. A word is needful on the subject of the downfall of Nov. 22nd. Soloists may be pardoned for losing nerve or pitch, after taking part in such a game as was played that afternoon—the best contested in our experience—but does this excuse avail the rank and file ? It is to

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be hoped that the error of sitting dispersedly will not be repeated in the future. We cannot invite friends to listen to anything not done with heart and soul. It is not to be expected, considering the many occupations of school life, that our performances should always show fine finish ; but we ought always to guarantee their vigour. A. short paragraph before closing, on the aim of these informal concerts, which is to educate, in a measure, as well as to entertain. For this purpose, special stress is laid on Ballad music and Folk Songs ; which were made (as the late John Farmer expressed it) not in the study, but in the life of the people. Hence it comes about, that they are often dramatic and poetical to a degree seldom found in songs of a conventional type ; and require for their performance the power to conceive for oneself, and to represent for others ; in short, the dramatic sense. Again, the situation of a soloist, one before many, repeatedly occupied, should lead to freedom from nervousness ; the value of which is a point which need not be laboured. In these two ways, the Musical Society has an Educational work to do.

IN MEMORIAM, J. F. Ah! the stillness, deadly stillness Heavy beats the heart for pain ; Moulder of the manly music, Will lie come to us again ? Will he lead the chanted chorus As he led in days of yore ? Maker of the songs of boyhood, Lying silent evermore. Can it be the Master slumbers ? Ours the dream is, brothers, say ; Morn will bring us back his numbers, Sweeter far than yesterday. Phosphor fadeth 'mid the morning ; Hesper waxeth in the eve ; But, to ancient haunts returning, Still he comes not ; still we grieve.

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Come, oh come ! We miss your measures ; Youthful joys are flowing free ; Youth hath half a hundred pleasures Yet unknown to melody. Come again then, mighty Master, Turn the flying hours to song ; Come ! -but ah, he will not answer ; Death and Gloom are wondrous strong. Take a solemn harp and sweep it, Brothers, with his songs again ; Songs of " Songs," and songs of " Heroes," Hark the upward-mounting strain ! Sure his spirit, back returning Leads us as it led of yore ; In the heart of boyhood burning Lives the Master evermore. FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S V. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the York ground in stormy weather. York lost the toss, and Yeld kicked off against wind and rain. Dodds muffled the catch and a scrimmage was formed in the Durham half. Their forwards, however, came away with the ball, and were only brought up in the York twenty-five. Here play remained for some little time, all the attention of the York backs being concentrated on stopping the excellent passing of the opposition. The latter eventually triumphed, and Neilson raced over twice in quick succession, neither being converted by Nelson. Play still remained on the York line, and Trevor got over from a scrum, but lost the hall. Directly afterwards he broke away from a line-out, and transferring to Neilson, enabled the latter to score his third try between the posts, which he himself converted. York now began to have more of the play and took the ball well up the field, where Walker was called upon for the first time. Nothing more of interest occurred, and half-time came with play in the York half. Half-time :—Durliam School 11 points (1 goal, 2 tries), St. Peter's nil.

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The wind now completely dropped, and Durham invested the York line from the kick-off. The York backs kept them out successfully till Morgan, receiving from Sivewright, ran brilliantly and scored a fine try, the kick at goal failing. Subsequently Jackson sprinted round on the wing and scored in a good position. The York forwards relieved the pressure, but Jackson picking the ball from the ground at top speed, scored a remarkably fine try, repeating the performance a moment later, from an unselfish pass from Richardson. Time found Durham still pressing with the score :—Durham School, 1 goal 6 tries, 23 points, St. Peter's, nil. The York forwards held their own against a much heavier pack, but the backs were completely outclassed by the opposition. The following represented the School :—M. W. Richards ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, S. Crowther ; P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; J. E. Farrar, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, K. Nelson, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, and R. Todd. ST. PETER'S V. RIPON G.S. At Ripon. The School kicked off, and immediately began to press, and to form a scrum on their line, Farrow scored, but E. Yeld just failed to convert. Fisher then made a good run and Cadle followed it up with a dribble, but Ripon rushed the ball back to the home twenty-five. A free-kick to York brought relief, and a long run by Roy enabled Clark to score, E. Yeld again failing at goal. Soon after P. Yeld scored from a scrum on their line, and Cadle missed the shot at goal. After loose play in the visitors' twenty-five, the same player scored again, Richards made a good attempt at goal. Half-time score :—St. Peter's School, 4 tries (12 points), Ripon nil. The School now had the wind, and Cadle taking advantage of it found touch far up in our opponents' territory, P. Yeld scored a minute after, and his brother converted. Then Fisher scored twice in quick succession, and E. Yeld and Cadle kicked goals. Despite good passing by Roy and Crowther, Ripon pressed, but Fisher relieved, and Clark dribbled the ball back to their half. From a loose forward rush Ripon carried the ball to the York line, where they scored after some scrambling play. The place kick was a

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failure. Roy then scored for the School after a long run, but Richards failed to convert. Immediately after Browne scored far out, and Roy landed an excellent goal. Newton then almost scored after a good dribble and run, and Richards slipped when well away, Cadle then almost scored after a good run. Roy scored two more tries, one of which E. Yeld converted. E. Yeld then nearly dropped a good goal from a free-kick. Score :—St. Peter's School, 5 goals, 6 tries (43 points), Ripon G.S., 3 points. Team:—M. W. Richards, full back; M. II. T. Roy, T. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, and S. Crowther, three-quarter backs ; P. H. Yeld and A. R. St. George, half- backs ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, K. Nelson, R. Baldwin, M. Browne and R. C. Todd, forwards.

ST. PETER'S 7'. MERCHANT TAYLORS'. In this match at Liverpool, the School, who were without Fisher and Sale, met with a severe defeat. The game was uninteresting, play, especially on the York side, being very scratchy. Indeed, the School team seem to have been far below their ordinary form, Newton was the only exception. Early in the game Bransire scored, and Roberts converted, and not long after Gasteen scored, but Grensted failed to improve. The School managed to prevent any further scoring, and half-time came with the score :—Merchant Taylors', 8 points, St. Peter's, nil. On the resumption, Armstrong scored, and Roberts converted. Soon after Bark scored, but Roberts failed. Pulleyn then had his collar bone injured in effecting a fine tackle, and had to retire. After this, Armstrong, who throughout was conspicuous for the winners, added two more tries, one of which Bark converted, and at the call of time the score read :—Merchant Taylors', 3 goals, 3 tries (24 points), St. Peter's School, nil. The following represented the School :—K. Nelson ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, M. W. Richards, S. Crowther ; P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, J. Pulleyn and R. Todd.

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Played on the School ground on November 8th. Roy won the toss and Headingley kicked off against the wind. The ball went into touch in our " 25," and after this the School took the play to the centre where a series of scrums took place. From a free kick E. Yeld found touch near the goal line ; the school pressed and Headingley were compelled to touch down. From the drop-out play settled down by the halfway flag, and a strong rush by the opposing forwards was stopped by Mr. Green. Headingley still continued to press and forced the, play to our " 25," but were repelled by the defence of Fisher and Mr. Green. Then the school three-quarters got going, the ball passing along the line to Roy, who, however, was collared before getting dangerous. Headingley by smart passing of their backs gained a lot of ground, but being penalised were driven back. Headingley again pressed strongly but the school backs tackled well. The school forwards now woke up and wheeling the scrum rushed the ball to Headingley " 25." Fisher picked up and found touch near the goal line. The school kept up a repeated attack on their line and Mr. Green and Clark nearly scored. Headingley backs relieved by good kicking and their forwards rushed the ball into our " 25 " Here, after a series of scrums, neat combination by their backs resulted in a try the kick at goal failed. E. Yeld dropped out, and the school went off with a splendid burst, being almost continuously in the Headingley " 25 " till half time. Mr. Green nearly scored, but was pulled down close to the line ; the same fate overtook P. Yeld who had received a pass from Roy. The Headingley defence, however, was impenetrable. Mr. Wilkinson now put in a good dribble, which brought him nearly to the line. Several serums now ensued, and a free kick was given against our opponents for off-side. It was of no avail, however, and Crowther relieved from an ugly Headingley rush by a timely kick into touch. The whistle then blew, and the score at half-time stood : Headingley, 3 points ; St. Peter's School, nil. ;

E. Yeld restarted for the school, who immediately assumed the aggressive, Farrow and Mr. Wilkinson being prominent. We

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were fairly holding our own in the scrums but the halves were very slow in getting the ball out, and thus many opportunities were lost. Roy obtained possession of the ball and would have scored, but was recalled by the referee, a forward pass having been given. The play was now rather of a give and take order, Fisher making several good saves and Cadle running well. G. Newton obtained from a line-out, and play was transferred to the Headingley " 25." P. Yeld saved well, as did Fisher, who a little later made a good run. The last ten minutes were occupied mostly in scrums and in rushes on our part. We were still attacking when the whistle blew. Score :—Headingley, 3 points ; St. Peter's School, nil. The result of the match was disappointing as the school had decidedly the best of the game. We were, however, deficient in scoring power. This was partly owing to the halves, who did not feed their three-quarters as they ought to have done. The following represented the School :—K. Nelson ; M. II. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, S. Crowther ; P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, E. C. J. Green, Esq., G. J. Wilkinson, Esq. ST. PETER'S V. WAKEFIELD G.S.

At York, November 12th. E. Yeld kicked off for the School, and the game at once settled down in the Wakefield " twenty-five." Good passing by the visitors soon enabled them to press, but Fisher relieved by a punt into touch. The York forwards dribbled back to the visitors' line, where Roy followed up a drop at goal by Richards, scored an easy try, E. Yeld failed to negotiate. St. George was next conspicuous with a good run, but failed to pass, losing a good opening, Clark, however, quickly made amends by dashing over and scoring, no goal. The School continued to press, Wakefield relieving by forward rushes, all of which Richards managed to stop, although Crowther nearly got over, half-time came with St. Peter's leading by six points. In the second half the passing by the York backs, which had previously been very wild and ineffective, improved considerably, Roy made a good run, and shortly after Fisher broke through and scored, E. Yeld again failing to improve. After scrummaging in

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the visitors' " twenty-five," Clark increased our lead by an unconverted try. Wakefield then removed play to the centre, but Fisher saved well, and a good dribble by Farrow enabled us to resume the attack and Richards scored, the kick at goal again failing. Shortly after, Cadle scored with a dodgy run, and himself converted. The whistle then went, leaving us victors by 1 goal, 5 tries (20 points) to nil, a much smaller score than should have been the case. For the losers, their captain played an excellent game at half-back. Team : —M. W. Richards, back ; M. H. T. Roy, L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher and S. Crowther, three-quarter backs ; P. H. Yeld and A. R. St George, half-backs ; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, K. Nelson, M. Browne and R. C. Todd, forwards. ST. PETER'S V. HULL AND EAST RIDING.

We won the toss and Hull kicked off. Play in the York " .25 " ensued and the school were forced to concede a minor. E. Yeld dropped out and the home forwards worked the ball steadily to the half-way where they contrived to keep it for some time, until smart passing by the visitors' backs removed play to our line where P. Yeld saved grandly from a forward rush, preventing a certain score. Hull attacked again but Roy relieved with a kick. Then a Hull half broke through and made an opening for Stevenson who ran over ; the kick failed. Almost immediately after Hull scored again, and a goal was kicked. Stevenson then ran over, but was pushed into touch-in-goal. Then we had more of the play, but despite a good save by P. Yeld, Hull scored a third try before the interval. Half-time :—Hull, 11 points, St. Peter's School, nil. The second half opened well, Crowther made a good tackle and kick, and a splendid dribble by the School forwards enabled the School to press, but no score ensued. A Hull player relieved with a long kick, and soon after we were penalised, Pearce just failing to drop a goal. Cadle then saved well, but B. S. Massey scored from a line-out, and kicked a goal. The School again pressed, but Stevenson, running from his own " 25," scored an unconverted try.

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Roy was next conspicuous with a neat save and kick. Fisher then scored for Hull, and a hard game ended with the score :—Hull and East Riding 2 goals, 4 tries (22 points), St Peter's School, nil. The York forwards played a splendid game against opponents who averaged more than two stones heavier. Their play in the loose was excellent, and they frequently got the ball in the scrums. Perhaps the pick were Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Green, Farrow, Nelson, and Baldwin. At half Yeld was in his element, and played a grand saving game. The three-quarters played well, though weakened by the withdrawal of Cadle from it. Roy and Crowther kicked well, and Fisher tackled very well all through. Cadle, who played back in Richards' place, kicked beautifully, and saved and tackled well. Of the Hull team, who were without W. Cobby, H. Dadson, forward, and Fisher, at three-quarter, were the best. On the whole, the School all round played their best game of the season. Team :—L. M. Cadle, back ; S. Crowther, G. A. Fisher, M. H. T. Roy, and H. R. Verini, three-quarter backs ; P. H. Yeld and A. R. St. George, half-backs; J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, G. S. Clark, G. Newton, R. Nelson, R. Baldwin, E. C. J. Green, Esq., and G. T. Wilkinson, Esq., forwards. ST. PETER'S V. GIGOLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at Giggleswick. The ground was on the soft side, and this militated against very fast play outside the scrimmage. York kicked off, and the return being mulled at half-way several scrums took place there till the Giggleswick backs,kicking judiciously with the wind, transferred play to the York line. Here several attempts were made by Floyd and Illingworth to open out the game, but the York backs spoilt well. After some pressure the ball went out to Aitken who ran in unmarked ; the kick failed. On the restart the Giggleswick forwards rushed the ball down to the line and eventually one of them scored in some loose play. A good attempt was made to convert. York now began to have rather more of the play but the Giggleswick forwards, combined with the wind, were

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too strong to cope with, and Hacking scored after some good passing among the forwards. Crowther, Fisher, and Cadle were here conspicuous for good kicking Play was in the York quarter for the remainder of the first half, but no further score was registered. Half-time : —Giggleswick, 3 tries (9 points) ; St. Peter's School, nil. On the resumption York went down with a bang and confined play to the Giggleswick half. Weight told however and their forwards again came to the rescue, only being brought up on the York line by the smart play of Richards. Their half-backs kept giving the ball to their three-quarters, but the York defence prevailed, being exceptionally good hereabouts. Roy was next to the fore with two fine kicks, and Yeld i. seconding his efforts a moment later. The York efforts were fruitless however, as the ball was passed smartly out to Frank on the wing, and he, running round ; scored in the corner ; the kick again failed. Later Cadle kicked down the field, the full back making a bad return to Farrow, the latter found touch. Clark and Newton were next conspicuous in a good dribble, which the opposing full-back nullified by a good kick. A brilliant bout of passing ensued and Frank scored a fine try which was converted, time coming immediately after the kick. Score :—Giggleswick, 1 goal, 4 tries (17 points); St. Peter's, nil. Full back, M. W. Richards ; three-quarters, M. Roy, L. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, S. Crowther ; halves, P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; forwards, J. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A Clark, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, K. Nelson, R Todd. The York backs played their best game of the season, and repeatedly checked the efforts or the opposing forwards. The forwards were pitted against a heavier pack, and hardly played up to their usual form. The Giggleswick forwards played a good hard game, and were always on the ball ; Frank, their wing three-quarter, was possessed of exceptional pace.

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Baldwin, Sale, Pulleyn and Crowther, were away from the York side. The weather was very wet, and the ball was consequently very difficult to handle. From the kick-off, Durham took up a strong position in the York " 25." Several bouts of passing were tried, and eventually Jackson ran in, Leeson failing at goal. On the resumption, York were penalised for off-side in front of goal ; Richardson failed to score with his drop. After some pressure Morgan scored a clever try between the posts, Neilson converting. A short burst by York relieved their line, till Trevor securing from a scrimmage made a good opening and enabled Sivewright to score close in. Neilson failed with the kick. York now broke away. with some good rushes, which however lacked finish. The Durham forwards however soon took the ball back, and only the good " spotting " of the York three-quarters prevented further scoring. Half-time came with play in the York half. Score : Durham, 11. points (1 goal and 2 tries), St. Peters, nil. The York forwards started the second half in good style, and play remained in the Durham " 26." A brilliant piece of passing by the Durham three-quarters, initiated by Trevor enabled Jackson to score his second try far out. Leeson making a good attempt at goal. York were by no means done with, for they kept rushing the ball down the field only to see it brought back by the smart play of the opposing backs. Cadle however, broke away with an intercepted pass, but was tackled by the full-back. Nelson, a moment later charged down the latter's kick, and the Durham line was in danger for a short time. Towards the end of the game Durham instituted a close attack, which lasted till the whistle blew for time. Sivewright got away and on being tackled threw wide to Richardson, who enabled Jackson to register his third try close in. Neilson however failed to convert. A penalty against Durham relieved the pressure, but time came, with still in the York " 25." Final score : Durham, 17 points (1 goal, 4 tries), St. Peter's, nil. P. H. Yeld's saving at half-back was of great use in stopping their rushes. Fisher was also noticeable in this respect.

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The School tackling was weak with the exception of Cadle and Roy. St. George did not mark his man enough, and must learn to save and tackle. Farrow, Clark, Nelson and Browne were the pick of the forwards. Richards at full-back, was distinctly below his usual form and showed a decided disposition to fly-hack. The passing of the Durham backs was brilliant in the extreme, considering the wet state of the ball. Their forwards controlled the ball in the scrums, and played a hard bustling game.

A BALLADE. Dank was the cell wherein lay bound The valorous knight, Sir Ruddigore, And loathly seemed the gloom profound Which King Vervain had bade surround His enemy for evermore. But while depression's carking sore Was festering in his furrowed mind, And surging up unto its core, With wild tumult of metaphor And similes incarnadined. While thus the joyless joyfulness Of oxymoron reigned supreme, There came from Fortune a caress, Like as the wanton water-cress Sheds kisses on the darkling stream. For sudden were the gates back flung, And straight appeared a vision bright, A maid with robes that to her clung, Girdled with snakes of forked tongue, Of wondrous form—Pre-Raphaelite. Compassion in her greeny eyes, Flaming illumed her red-gold hair, Her billowing bosom heaved with sighs, Her mystic, lanken, Burne-Jones guise, Gramercy ! was beyond compare.

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Quoth she apace, " My caitiff sire Bath cribbed thee in this donjon grim, Yet I have braved his baleful ire To solace thy discomfort dire," She spake, her orbs with tear drops dim. Then winged her mediaeval flight From that rank region, dark and drab, Now sorrowed not the doleful knight, For—potent charm and eke delight, To one embroiled in parlous plight— There lay, Gadzooks, an Ogden's Tab ! M.E

LIBRARY. The following additions have lately been made to the Library : 303 Double barrelled Detective Story .. Mark Twain G. Wells 304 The Time Machine ..... A. Conan Doyle 305 Rodney Stone 306 Exploits of Brigadier Gerard 307 A Study in Scarlet Rudyard Kipling 308 Just So Stories H. G. Wells 309 Wonderful Visit. Bram Stoker 310 Mystery of the Sea R. L. Stevenson 311 The Ebb-Tide G MI Fenn 312 Running Amok Ian ilfaclaren 313 Young Barbarians F T Jane 314 Violet Flame L Merrick 315 The Worldlings Owen Rhoscomyl 316 The Shrouded Face T H. S. Escott 317 Trip to Paradoxia Rolf Boldrewood 318 Romance of Canvastown R Burton 319 Seafarers Morley Roberts 320 Plunderers Rider Haggard 321 Lysbeth J. S. Fletcher 322 Morrison's Machine 323 Mr. Horrocks, Purser ...... C. J. Cutcliffe llyne Maurice Hewlett 324 New Canterbury Tales Morley _Roberts 325 A Son of Empire 326 Parson Kelly .... A. E. W Mason and A. Lang Lytton 327 Harold 328 Last of the Barons F Stockton 329 Pomona's Travels F An8tey 330 Vice Versa 331 Talking Horse 332 Lyre and Lancet

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CORRESPONDENCE. DEAR SIRS,

Would it not be better if Dinner Committees in general, and that of the Old Peterite Club in particular, were, in fixing the dates of these gatherings, to take into consideration the consciences of their weaker brethren, whose knowledge of the early pages of their Prayer Book makes them adverse to the holding of such functions on a Friday. ONE SUCH.

To the Editors of the Peterite.

[The day was first fixed for Thursday, but a combination of circumstances, too long to explain, finally excluded the possibility of any day but Friday this year.] NOTES AND ITEMS.

Mr. E. Ralph Dodsworth (0.P.) has been apointed Clerk to the Governors in succession to Mr. T. B. Whytehead (O.P.), resigned. Col P. Palmes (0 P.) has been made a C.B. Major F. H. Eadon (O.P.) is appointed to be second in command of the 21st Lancers. Lieut.Col. A. J. Montgomery (0.P.) having completed five years of service, is placed on half pay. In the list of distinguished Bacteriologists invited to meet the new Director of the Bacteriological Laboratories of the Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum at dinner on December 8th, we observe the name of Dr. W. Dawson (0.P.) Edwin Gray (0.P.) has been elected Lord Mayor of York for the second time. F. Shaun (O.P.) has been appointed Sheriff of York. R. P. Dale (0.P.) has been appointed Town Clerk of York. C. N. Hatfield has passed the First Theological Examination at Duitham R. Baldwin has been elected to a Hastings Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford. We sympathise with J. M. Draper (0.P.), who has been prevented by a damaged ankle from playing football, especially as we

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hear he had been displaying great form for Queens' College, Cambridge. T. C. Newton (0.P.) stroked the winning four in the Queen's College, Oxford Trials. C. N. Hatfield (0.P.) stroked the winning four in the Durham University Trials. N. L. Hood (O.P.) and E. S. Jones (O.P.) have been playing for Yorkshire at hockey. W. A. Rose played in the Yorkshire Hockey Trials. The following have received their First XV. colours :—after the first Durham match, A. E. Clark and G. Newton after the Hull and East Riding match, L. M. Cadle after the second Durham match, K. Nelson before the Old Boys' match, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, S. Crowther, R. C. Todd and ;

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A. R. St. George. Second XV. colours have been given to :—R. H. Verini, B. II. Pickering, E. A. Clarkson, W. Armstrong, R. H. Colley and W. E. Eardley. Three lectures have been given in the School Hall this term. On Saturday, November- 1st, Mr. Platnauer treated us to an interesting lecture on the Evil Eye," which was much appreciated. On Saturday, November 15th, Dr. T.- Anderson (O.P.) was to have lectured on " Mt. Soufriere," but was unfortunately prevented from doing so. In his stead Mr. C. E. Elmhirst lectured on " Migrations of Birds." On Saturday, December 6th, Col. Greene gave us a most interesting lecture on " Egypt," illustrated by several very good lantern slides. We congratulate T. J. Black (0.P.) on his Cumberland Cap. He represented his county at full-back against Cheshire and Lancashire. Also T. E. Pulleyn (O.P.) on playing for Victoria University against Lancashire and Yorkshire. To the names of O.P.'s mentioned in the last number as playing football, we append the following :—C. P. Scott, for King's College, Cambridge ; W. H. Crosthwaite, for Selwyn College,

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Cambridge ; R. Teasdale, for Worcester College, Oxford ; E. D. Teasdale, for Queen's College, Oxford ; T. C Newton, for Queen's College, Oxford ; C. S. Smith has played for Durham University ; R. F. Russell, for Richmond F.C. ; and H. R. Tomlinson, for Northampton F.C. E. E. Deane, LL.D., London (0.P.), Official Receiver for the Halifax and Dewsbury District, has been appointed Receiver for the Huddersfield District. The Editors wish to know if any O.P. can send numbers 141 and

152, which are missing from the copies required for the next bound volume of the Peterite.

OBITUARY. LIEUT. - COL. EDWARD SALISBURY

BRANDER

(Old Peterite), Indian Medical Service, Died November 3rd, 1902, Aged 48 years.

ERNEST

M AWDESLEY

(Old Peterite), Died at Croydon, December 4th,

1902,

Aged 46 years. E. Mawdesley was educated at St. Peter's School, and went to Trinity College, Cambridge. He was elected Town Clerk of Dewsbury, and later of Croydon.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the Dunelmion, liasonion, Lily, following Contemporaries : Coventry Magazine, Malvernian, Dens/onion, ,S'edberghian, Wycombe Abbey Gazelle, Bromsgrovian, Uppinghamiam, Savilian, Cuthberlian, Pocklinglonian, N.E. C. S. Magazine.

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No. 159.

SCHOOL LETTER. HIS term has seen the completion of the new Science Block. We understand that in the Midsummer term it will be in actual use. The Fives' Court adjoining it has been a great attraction, and the game has apparently recovered its former position in the School. We had only three weeks' football at the beginning of the term, as our programme was unfortunately curtailed. Hockey then occupied our attention up to the present we have played five matches, of which two have been won and three lost. We congratulate P. H. Yeld on his exhibition for Mathematics at Peterhouse, Cambridge. We also extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Squire, who has already been of valuable assistance by his energy in the school games. A Chess Club has been started, under the Presidency of the Rev. G. H. Smith, and has been very flourishing throughout this term. Details will be found in another place. We are greatly indebted to the Rev. R. 0. Hutchinson, Dr. Tempest Anderson, and the Rev. A. N. Cooper, for their kindness in lecturing to us. The Editors desire to express their thanks to the donor of the two missing " Peterites," which were appealed for in the last number. Another bound volume of the " Peterite " has now been added to the Library. The Sports and the Gymnastic Competition will be held at the end of the term. Major Cobbold will judge at the latter.

OLD PETERITE DINNER.

OLD PETERITE DINNER. (From the " Yorkshire Herald,"

oih December, 1902).

The " Old Boys " of St. Peter's School, York, held their annual dinner on December zoth at Harker's Hotel. Special interest attached to the gathering by reason of a presentation of an illuminated address and a purse of gold to " James," who for thirty-seven years has been the faithful porter at the school. The Lord Mayor of York (Ald. E. Gray) presided, and there were also present the Sheriff of York (Mr. F. Shann), the Head-master of the school (the Rev. E. C. Owen, Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. F. J. Munby, Mr. T. B. Whytehead, Dr. J. A. Browne, Dr. A. E. Chapman, Rev. E. Peters, Mr. R. P. Dale, Mr. G. Yeld, Rev. G. H. Smith, Mr. Arthur Peters (Hon. Sec.), Captain W. A. Pearson, and Messrs. J. Peters, A. Proctor, H. Dennis Taylor, W. M. Carter, R. Teasdale, J. Shepherd, J. G. Wilkinson, E. C. Y. Green, W. S. Senior, H. R. Partington, W. L Crombie, N. T. Crombie, Claude Crombie, T. T. P. Sherwood, J. S. Clark, G. J. Armstrong, T. E. Pulleyn, A. Sullivan, E. D. Teasdale, H. C. Scott, C. P. Scott, G. G. Yeld. The loyal toasts having been duly honoured, Mr. F. J. Munby proposed " The Archbishop of York, Clergy, and Ministers of all Denominations." The Rev. E. Peters responded, and referring to the great social questions which it was now regarded as the parson's duty to face and endeavour to solve, acknowledged the evident co-operation of the ministers of all denominations. Mr. 'I'. B. Whytehead gave the toast of " The Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces," and having borne a tribute to the splendid work done by the Imperial and Colonial volunteers expressed the hope that the country would speedily see to it that our naval reserves were no less efficient than were those of the sister service. Captain W. A. Pearson (1st V.B. West Yorkshire Regiment) responded, and made a sympathetic reference to the loss the proposer of the toast had sustained in the death at the front of his

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son. He could assure Mr. Whytehead that the heart of York went out to him in his trouble, and he trusted that the fact that his son had died in the service of his country would bring solace to him. Touching upon the new volunteer regulations, Captain Pearson did not anticipate that they would have any ill effect upon the service, and certainly not upon his own battalion, for a promise had always been extracted from their recruits that they would go into camp and so receive the necessary field training. The Sheriff of York said he had the honour and responsibility of having to propose the toast of " The School." In order to adequately do that he would have to take the company back a little way—merely 1,15o years—to a time when Egbert was Headmaster and Alcuin was a tutor at the school. The records of that period were rather scanty—owing to one or two causes—partly to the unpleasant way the Danes had of sailing up the river, of bagging what they could, and of sacking what they couldn't: partly also to the still more unpleasant events which took place when William the Conqueror came to these parts. He would skip a bit and come down to a period with which they were all more familiar, to the time when William Hey ruled and when the Rev. Thos. Richardson was in being. The records of the school even from that time could show boys who had come to the front in all parts of the earth. The Rev. E. C. Owen, who first responded, said he was pleased, in answer to several questions, to be able to say that the numbers at the school were increasing, and that this term they were higher than they had been at any rate for the last seven terms. In answer to another query his answer was that the boys did go in for swimming, but they did not practice rowing for the reason he gave last year. They were anxious to revive rowing, and had had all the boats put in repair, but they had a difficulty with their small numbers in dividing themselves properly, and the school suffered the great disadvantage of not having anyone on the staff prepared to " coach." It was held that it was better not to teach boys rowing at school unless they could teach them a high standard of rowing, for when afterwards they went to the University they would have

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to unlearn their strokes and start again. Unless at St. Peter's they could revive a high standard of rowing it was better that they should have none at all. The old fives' court was at present being fitted with a Morris tube range and would be open for shooting practice in the next term. On an occasion like that he wished to take the opportunity of taking the old boys into confidence—for the old boys were the very foundation of the school and it was very desirable that they should know what changes were proposed. He should like to explain the relationship between St. Peter's and St. Olave's. About the middle of this term St. Olave's became part of St. Peter's School. For the last five terms it had been practically worked as a preparatory department of St. Peter's, but the Board of Education required a lot of red tape formalities to be gone through and the incorporation had only been accomplished with great difficulty. From September last the two schools had been one. Mr. Owen proceeded to state that next year the school would be subject to Government inspection, but that he thought would only tend to its development and would be enormously to its advantage. Mr. Yeld also responded, and gave an account of the school victories in the football and cricket fields. The quality which induced a boy to fight on in the football field was the same quality which in after-life carried him to the front. He referred with pride to Kirke, who at Woolwich in the present year came out first in the examination for Royal Engineers, taking the King's medal, the Pollock prize for military topography. Dr. Tempest Anderson, the Lord Mayor, and his old friend the Coroner were all good cricketers in their days, and a prettier bat than the Lord Mayor there wasn't at the time in Yorkshire. The Lord Mayor next rose to make the presentation to " James," which he did in a happy speech. He was rather doubtful about the dates, for the address said " 1865," and he left the school in 1864 ; it was the same old James at the porter's lodge in his time. He failed to find any difference in him outwardly. It was a most remarkable fact that here they had a man who for all these long years had faithfully and diligently, without the slightest slackening

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or "going soft," carried out his duties without a single complaint from boy or master. He was now about to retire to the rural seclusion of Wigginton, and he hoped he would live long and have much happiness. The address was in the following terms :Presented to James Rawes Parker, together with a purse of gold, by the Lord Mayor of York, on behalf of the Dean of York, the Headmaster, and some of the past and present members of the staff, and over one hundred and fifty " Old Peterites," in recognition of thirty-seven years of faithful service as Porter at Saint Peter's School, York, from 1865 to 1902. EDWIN GRAY, Lord Mayor of York, E. C. OWEN, Headmaster of St. Peter's School. ARTHUR PETERS, Honorary Secretary of the Old Peterite Club. December, 1902. York, 19th Mr. Parker thanked the old boys for their kindness, and said he could " praise Mr. Owen as a very good Headmaster for St. Peter's school." If any boy had ability Mr. Owen would bring it out of him. He hoped that the school would do something with mathematics and that the time would come when they could refuse boys because the school was full. Mr. J. R. Wood proposed the health of " the Chairman "—the first citizen of York and an old Peterite, He had made his mark in many directions since leaving school just as he was always at the head with cricket, and foremost in the sports. Even now he was in front, for was he not the first Lord Mayor to drive a motor4 car ? The Lord Mayor humorously replied, and adverting to the school sports said it was his fortune on one sports' day to win practically all the races. Unfortunately he belonged to a syndicate of three. One boy contributed a second prize, and the other won the consolation race. He had carried off six, so this, his first connection with syndicate, was a trifle unlucky for him. The toast of the " Hon. Secretary " was proposed by Mr. Yeld, and in reply Mr. Arthur Peters had the satisfaction of announcing that the club was never in a more flourishing state.

FOOTBALL.

JAMES PARKER TESTIMONIAL. The amount contained in the Purse presented to " James" by the Old Peterites ultimately reached [90.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S V. OLD PETERITES. Played on the school ground on Friday, December ► st. Roy won the toss and the school played down hill. G. Yeld kicked off, and Roy mulling, a scrum took place in the school 25. The Old Boys got the ball out several times, but good spoiling play by the school backs prevented a score. A good kick by Crowther relieved the pressure : D. W. Roy, however, obtained possession of the ball and ran, only to be brought down by P. Yeld. A passing bout of the three-quarters eventually ended in C. P. Scott crossing the line. G. Yeld failed at goal. The Old Boys still maintained the pressure, but good saving by Yeld and Cadle kept them out finally Baldwin broke away from touch and gained ground, being tackled by Teasdale. The school forwards took on the ball, Farrow and Clarke being conspicuous. The Old Boys' defence proved impenetrable, and a kick by H. C. Scott relieved. G. G. Yeld next contributed a brilliant dribble down more than half the field, and ended up by scoring an unconverted try. A little afterwards D. Roy scored in the corner and Yeld kicked a splendid goal. At half-time the score was I I points—nil in favour of the Old Peterites. On the restart it was evident that the Old Boys were much the stronger side. The school forwards were beaten in the scrum and tries were scored in quick succession by Newton and Pulleyn, both of which were converted. A good kick by Roy relieved, and a little after Cadle was conspicuous with a tackle. G. Yeld again got the ball and dropped a good goal. The school forwards were now playing better together, Newton and Farrow being prominent. They got the ball out once or twice, but good tackling by the opposing backs prevented our three-quarters from doing anything.

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G. Yeld scored again, Bird failing at goal, and shortly afterwards another try was scored, from which a goal was kicked. Play continued even for the rest of the game, and the school were pressing when the whistle blew, leaving the Old Boys victorious by 5 goals (one dropped), 3 tries to nothing. The following represented the school :—Back, M. W. Richards ; threequarters, S. Crowther, M. H. T. Roy (capt.), L. M. Cadle, R. H. Verini ; half-backs, P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; forwards, J. E. Farrow, E. E. Yeld, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, K. Nelson, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, R. C. Todd. The Old Peterite team was as follows :—Back, H. C. Scott ; three-quarters, E. D. Teasdale, T. E. Nelson, D. W. Roy, C. P. Scott : half-backs, J. Shepherd, E. J. Armstrong; forwards, G. G. Yeld, T. C. Newton, W. H. Crosthwaite, L. Bird, C. Nelson, J. Russell, T. E. Pulleyn, C. V. Crombie. ST. PETER'S V. HULL & EAST RIDING F.C. Played at York in a heavy gale. Our opponents brought a fairly strong team, including B. Oughtred, the international captain. The school won the toss and kicked off with the wind. A series of scrums took place about half-way, and then the Hull forwards brought the ball to our 25. Their halves got the ball away smartly from the succeeding scrum and after a nice passing bout the wing man got in at the corner. The kick at goal was a failure. After this reverse the school forwards played up with great vigour, repeatedly wheeling their heavier opponents and coming away with the ball. But they were not to be denied. Oughtred broke away cleverly and gave to his threequarters who scored in the corner. Again no goal. The school still continued to play up well, the forwards tackling with great keenness. But again the Hull forwards broke away with a dribble to be smartly brought up by Mr. Squire with a beautiful gather and kick. Despite plucky saving by Yeld they again rushed the ball to our line, and after some keen scrums, their passing machinery got going again and one of the centres got in. No goal. After the drop out a series of scrums took place at the half-way flag. The

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Hull forwards let the ball out, but Roy intercepted the pass to Oughtred and dodging the full-back scored in good position. The same player failed at goal. Half-time score, 3 tries to one try. By the second half the wind had rapidly risen, and that, together with our opponents' weight, completely demoralised the school play. There is no need to say anymore about this half of the game. The Hull men ran in as they liked. The school never but once got the ball away from their 25. The whistle blew with the score 36 to 3 against us. The peculiar feature of the game was that no goals were kicked. The following were the school team : .Back, S. G. Squire, Esq. ; lhreequarlers, R. H. Verini, L. M. Cadle, M. H. T. Roy (capt.), S. Crowther ; half-back, P. H. Yeld. A. R. St. George ; forwards, J. E. Farrow, A. E. Clark, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, A. B. Sale, E. C. Y. Green, Esq., J. G. Wilkinson, Esq. ST. PETER'S V. C. V. CROMBIE, ESQ.'S XV. Played on the school ground on Saturday, February i4th. Our opponents won the toss and played with the wind. Clark kicked off, but the ball was returned and play took place in our 25, where Roy and Mr. Wilkinson did useful work in defending. Our forwards were, as usual, bad at the start and consequently the scratch team began to press. At last a good kick by Cadle relieved, and the ball was carried back to the centre of the field, where a series of scrums took place. Next a dribble of the visitors' forwards brought the ball back, and a half picking up the ball transferred to Pulleyn, who ran in ; he ought, however, to have been held by the school forwards. The try was improved. A fit of meekness seemed to have seized the School, for not long afterwards the ball was passed to a wing three-quarter, who was gently let down over the line; the try was not converted. This seemed to wake us up, for we now became the aggressors. A good attempt to score was made by Roy, who was, however, well tackled. Farrow and Browne also headed a dribble, and the school were pressing when the whistle blew, leaving the score at 8 points to nil in favour of the scratch team. On the resumption

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our forwards played up much better, their tackling being much keener, and their scrumming harder. The halves, however, were much too slow ; though we frequently got possession of the ball they very rarely got it out to the three-quarters. When they eventually succeeded in doing so, the three-quarters made good use of their opportunity, and Crowther, receiving the ball, sprinted in and scored in the corner. Roy failed to convert. The school still continued to be dangerous, and the forwards outlasted our opponents in condition ; the backs also tackled well, Roy and Mr. Wilkinson being especially noticeable. At last Crowther again received the ball and scored, Cadle failing to kick a goal. The game now became very exciting, both sides working their hardest. C. Nelson got away down the touch line, but was tackled opportunely by Cadle. Not long after Pulleyn was well brought down by Baldwin. The school forwards had now the upper hand and were following up well. At last the ball was kicked up the field and Cadle obtaining it near the touch line ran towards the middle and dropped a fine goal from outside the 25, amidst great excitement. The whistle blew almost immediately afterwards, leaving the School victorious by r o points to 8. The following represented the school : Back, L. M. Cadle; three-quarters, R. H. Verini, M. H. T. Roy, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., S. Crowther ; half-backs, P. H. Yeld, A. R. St. George ; forwards, J. E. Farrow, A. E. Clarke, G. Newton, R. Baldwin, M. Browne, R. C. Todd, A. B. Sale, B. H. Pickering. ST. PETER'S 2ND V. LEEDS G.S. 2ND. Played November 27th at Leeds, and resulted in a draw of five points all. Verini scored for the school and converted. The state of the ground was very bad and handicapped the Leeds backs. Leeds had the best of the play and were unfortunate in not winning. The pick of the York team were Verini, Eardley, and R. H. Colley. The following represented the school :—Back, E. N. Greenhow ; three-quarters, W. Armstrong, R. H. Verini (capt.), H. E. Windle, R. I. K. Elliott ; half-backs, W. E. Eardley, J. L. Fisher ; forwards, B. E. Yeats, W. H. Colley, K. S. Jones, E. T. Heap, E. S. Bulmer, E. A. Clarkson, C. Duffitt, R. H. Colley.

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS.

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. M. H. T. ROY (1900-1-2-3) Jost. 81b.—Has made a good captain, setting a splendid example of dash and energy. A fast wing three-quarter, but might kick and pass a little more. A very strong tackler. M. W. RICHARDS (1900-1-2-3), I o st.—A good full-back ; much stronger than last season. A splendid kick. P. H. YELD (1900-1-2-3), lost. 81b.—Plays a good defensive game at half-back, but does not open the game enough to attack. J. E. FARROW (1900-1-2-3), I 1 st. 71b.—A very strong hardworking forward. Hard to stop. E. E. YELD (1901-2-3), 9st. 8 lb.—Plays a very fair forward game. A good dribbler, but rather slow. G. A. FISHER (1901-2-3), 9st. 12 lb.—Has proved a good defensive centre, tackled well, but has not kicked or passed enough. A. E. CLARK (1902-3), 1 0 s1. 7 lb —A very good forward. Brilliant in loose rushes. A thorough hard worker in the scrum and a splendid dribbler. G. NEWTON (1902-3) lost. 81b.—An energetic forward, good in the loose. L. M. CADLE (1902-3), t 0 st. 1 lb.—A good centre, kicks and tackles well and runs strongly. As a full-back he has also played some good games. K. NELSON (1902-3), to st.—A fair forward, better perhaps in the loose than in the scrum, but always useful. R. BALDWIN (1902-3) lost. 61b.—A fast forward ; a much improved player. M. BROWNE (1902-3), rist.—Forward : good on the line out, but does not make the most of his weight in the scrum. R. C. TODD (1902-3) lost. i lb.—A hard worker in the scrum ; somewhat slow. S. CROWTHER (1902-3), 9 st. 4.1b.—A much improved wing threequarter. Runs straight and strong ; kicks well and tackles well.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT.

A. R. St. GEORGE (19oz -3), 8 st.—A good half behind winning forwards ; too light to defend very well. Works hard and makes good openings. A. B. SALE, I I St. 7 16.—A useful forward ; very fair all round, strong and heavy. J. PULLEYN, 1 1 St. 1 2 lb.—Showed great promise as a forward and would have been extremely useful.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. This season has not been so successful as its predecessor, but our ill-success has largely been due to bad luck. Accidents have frequently deprived us of players' services, and we have never put our whole team in the field this season. Our two heaviest forwards, Pulleyn and Sale, have been absent from the team owing to injuries throughout almost the whole season. Sale's pace ought to have been very useful in so slow a pack. The forwards have been undoubtedly the best part of the team. Although somewhat deficient in weight and pace they have played a hard bustling game against their heavier opponents. They seemed to have great difficulty, however, in heeling out. Of the backs the three-quarters showed good defensive powers, as in the Giggleswick and the first Hull and East Riding match ; but they were very slow and had very little idea of combination. Perhaps the halves were partly to blame for this last defect. They were very slow at getting the ball out, a fault which cost us our defeat by Headingley. They had also somewhat rudimentary notions of spoiling their opponents tactics. Yeld, however, played a grand defensive game, his saving being very conspicuous, while St. George occasionally did smart things on the attack. At full-back Richards' form was very variable. On some occasions he played extremely well. Cadle, who played occasionally in that position, though possibly less brilliant, was much safer. His drop-goal against Crombie's XV. was a splendid effort. In all the School won four matches : Leeds G.S., Wakefield G.S., Ripon G.S., C. V. Crombie, Esq.'s XV.

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Of our losses the two blots are the Crosby match, when the team played far below their form and lost by twenty-four points, and the match against a very weak team of Old Boys. The team improved, however, and, after having bad luck in losing the Headingley match by a try, made two good fights with a very strong Hull and East Riding team and Durham School at Durham. Wakefield and Ripon were easy victories for us, as were the second Hull and East Riding and second Old Boys' matches for our opponents. After a game of a very scrambling order we just managed to defeat C. V. Crombie, Esq.'s XV. by 2 points. In addition to the ordinary school players we must thank Mr. Green and Mr. Wilkinson for their assistance and Mr. Squire for his services during the Easter term. The second XV. were not successful. After being saved from defeat at Leeds rather luckily by the state of the ground, they concluded their season with a fiasco at Durham, to which further reference is unnecessary. However, many members of the team are young and show some promise. The following are those who have scored tries this season:— H. Roy (7), P. H. Yeld (4), Clark (3), Fisher (3), Richards (r), Farrow (1), Cadle (1), Browne (I), St. George (1), and Crowther (2). E. E. Yeld has converted three goals, Roy and Cadle one each. Cadle dropped one goal. RESULTS OF MATCHES. Matches

Old Boys (home) . Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby (away) Leeds G. S. (home) . Wakefield G. S. (home) . Headingley A. (home) . Durham School (home) Giggleswick Sch. (away) . Ripon G. S. (home) .. Hull and East Riding F.C. (home)

Opponents Score Result G T pts

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3 .. nil

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Old Boys (home) .. nil . • 3 6 3+ • • Lost Durham School nil 1 4. 17 .. (away) • . Lost Hull and East Riding F.C. t 3 . 12 36 .. (home) .. Lost C. V. Crombie's XV. (home)! drop'd 2 to 1 8 .. Won 88 Played

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MUSICAL SOCIETY. An Invitation Concert was given on Thursday, December 18th, 1902, when the Big Hall was well filled with visitors. As the school was not then prolific of soloists, and as some even of those we had were absent, only half the programme was our own. For the rest we were indebted to Mr. Walter Creighton, and our old friend Mr. P. M. Garratt. Our heartiest thanks are due to Mr. Hutchinson for undertaking the duties of a conductor, Mr. Senior having fallen a victim to influenza. This was the more generous, as we fear it must be confessed that the various items transferred to his charge were not in a very advanced state of progress. It should be laid down as an axiom for future concerts, that half a term's is insufficient practice for quartettes and part-songs. One of these, however, the charming old ditty " Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes," which closed the concert, went very well indeed and had to be repeated. It seems to be a subsidiary work of the School Musical Society to introduce to the notice of its friends rising professional talent. It was not many months ago that we were able to announce a pianoforte recital by Mr. P. M. Garratt, the memory of which survives to-day ; on this occasion we not only welcomed Mr.

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Garratt back again, but with him Mr. Walter Creighton. Mr. Creighton bears a well-known name, and if we mistake not, will invest it in a few years time with fresh distinction. Our trebles will be interested to know that, as a boy, he was the possessor of a voice of marvellous strength and sweetness. This has now developed into a baritone of undeniable timbre. When Mr. Creighton comes to his artistic maturity—he is still perhaps too young for a public singer—he will doubtless recover its full strength also. We liked him best in his first performance, " Quand la Flamme de l'Amour " a fine drinking song by Bizet ; to which, with his Parisian training, he did full justice. For " Pretty Polly Oliver," a charming old ballad, he was compelled to give an encore, Tosti's " Venetian Love Song," which many may have thought his best effort. With the " Toreador's Song " we were a little disappointed ; there was not the necessary life about it. It is only fair to add that the room was oppressively hot, not a window being open, and this the singer obviously felt. Mr. Garratt was in splendid form : His playing had made marked progress in those points in which once he seemed deficient : there is more breath, greater grip ; he communicated more definite impressions. This was the more noticeable, as for one of his encores he played Saint-Saens' " Etude en forme de Valse," the executive difficulties of which seemed to give him no trouble at all. His other encore was " Papillons " by M. Rosenthal ; and the pieces encore were Godard's Scherzo " En Route " and a study by Liszt. He also made an excellent accompanist. Perhaps it may not be an unwarranted intrusion into the future to imagine a recital tour by these two young artistes. At any rate we believe that, whether together or independently, they have before them a bright career, and that we shall one day have cause to be proud that St. Peter's was among the first to have recognized their abilities. EASTER TERM, 1903.

This term only two meetings have been held, but both were distinctly successful ; perhaps owing to the fact that the pro-

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Further, the choruses grammes were more popular in character. were much improved by a voluntary singsong every evening, which was well patronized. They went with far more precision and vigour. Excellent violin solos were played by J. B. Groves, and M. W. Peters, whose exceptional purity of tone was well illustrated by a beautiful Norwegian air entitled " Greenland," an air plainly descriptive of a solitary land, such as readers of McClintock's Voyage of the Fox would appreciate. We are glad to notice two or three new soloists among the trebles. Ashby, Smith ii. and Rickell have all sung ; while the two former have promising voices, the latter's is on the point of going ; but it has,been good and his style of singing reflects credit on previous teaching. We welcome back St. George as a baritone ; he has only sung once, and was then unfortunately suffering from a cold, so that it was no test ; but there is promise of range, strength and tone. Solos were also sung by Baldwin and Sale, whose last song was in some ways his best. "Ethiopia Saluting the Colours " is a fine, effective composition, and it is gratifying to notice that it has become a general favourite. We shall miss Sale's vigorous voice from future concerts ; but generations cannot stand still ; so while we wish him good-bye and good luck, we issue a call to others to fill the vacant place. This term there was only one reading, which Mr. Yeld gave. It was much appreciated, being " The Pool of the Diving Friar," by T. L. Peacock, with a ' moral' by another hand,' which we here give, commending it at the same time to the consideration of all whom it may concern. " If a treasure you find after much heavy work Don't use it to plunder and slay like a Turk ; Don't give it to Friars who are fishing with flies, And naturally on the look out for a rise. But give it St. Peter—his heirs and assigns Will see it's employed on the very best lines. You need not decide till your treasure is found Whether that be a tube, or a Lab., or a ground.

HOCKEY.

The last concert of all, being of the nature of a finale, was exclusively musical. Two delightful pianoforte solos were contributed by Mr. G. F. Tendall, " Romance-Schuytte" and " MenuetDurand." They were encored. Mr. Tendall and Mr. Senior also played as a duet (a welcome novelty) the first two of Brahms' " Hungarian Dances." The Part Song " Fair Hebe" did not go very well. There was little or no expression, and the conductor was mainly ornamental. But the principal feature of the concert was undoubtedly an accompaniment of strings to the choruses. We had previously remarked that the school possessed the nucleus of an orchestra, and this concert was proof positive. No less than eight performers (including a 'cellist) took part ; and the programme was infinitely the brighter for their skill. Let us hope that the effort thus tentatively made, may be developed next season into a serious branch of the music of the School.

HOCKEY. ST. PETER'S V.

A YORK TEAM.

Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Ground in wet weather. Our opponents had not a full side. From the bully-off Beard or Laughton took the ball to our goal, but Sale relieved, Mr. Wilkinson again clearing a moment later. The School then asserted themselves and the first goal was scored by Cadle. This was quickly followed by one from Pickering and a third from Jones. York now attacked and scored through mistakes by our backs. The School, however, immediately scored again through Cadle after some good passing. Half-time : St. Peter's i goals ; York r goal. On the restart Roy scored after a smart run, but " Sticks " was given the goal disallowed. Later Jones scored a fine goal from the edge of the circle. York now made some determined efforts, but were too much handicapped. Cadle again scored from a pass from Jones and time came with the score. St. Peter's 6 ; York r.

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shooting of the forwards was very weak, but, perhaps, the bad conditions were to be blamed. The halves did not feed them very effectively, having a great tendency not to back up, but their defence was fairly good. The backs, though not very severely tried, were impenetrable, while Yeats, despite one mistake, did all he had to do successfully. Goal, B. Yeats ; full-backs, Mr. Wilkinson, A. B. Sale ; half-backs, A. E. Clark, G. A. Fisher, P. H. Veld ; forwards, Mr. Squire, B. H. Pickering, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. COMMENTS.—The

ST. PETER'S V. YORK. Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Ground in fine weather. York speedily showed their superiority, but Mr.Wilkinson and Fisher and Clark defended grandly, and Yeats saved what seemed a certain goal. The School kept breaking away and made some good attempts to score, but the York backs were too good. Gostling scored a goal for them after a brilliant run. This seemed to dishearten our team but their forwards missed a great many chances. Just before half-time the School woke up and the forwards showed good combination, but just failed to score. Half-time : York r goal ; St. Peter's nil. Soon after the re-start Beard scored a second goal for York, and though the halves and backs did their best, a third goal seemed imminent. The pressure was at last relieved by St. George, and play remained in midfield for some time. Roy, Jones and Mr. Squire all shot well, but their goal keeper always managed to clear. At last Cadle got away and managed to score a goal for the School. Roy hit the post and Mr. Senior failed to utilise an opportunity. Time came with the score : York 2 goals ; St. Peter's 1 goal. COMMENTS.—The School combination was very much at fault when opposed to good backs. Our backs played a great game, and we had hard luck in not making a draw. The halves still showed their old fault of not backing up enough, but still did some useful work. St. George quite justified his selection. The combination of the forwards was poor, chiefly owing to the weakness of the insides' play. Cadle was the pick.

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Goal, B. Yeats ; backs, Mr. Wilkinson, A. E. Clark ; half-backs, A. R. St. George, G. A. Fisher, P. H. Yeld ; forwards, Mr. Squire,

Mr. Senior, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. THE INSURANCE OFFICE.

Played on the School ground in stormy weather. The School immediately attacked and St. George opened the scoring from a corner, Mr. Squire quickly putting on a second and Pickering a third. The Insurance Office now broke away and after some good passing Dewhirst scored an easy goal. Directly afterwards Cadle scored a fourth for the School from a centre from Roy, the latter putting through himself a moment later, only to be brought back for " sticks." Half-time : St. Peter's School, 4. goals ; The Insurance Office, nil. On the re-start Cadle scored his second goal, which was immediately followed by another from Mr. Squire. A. E. Farrow then scored for our opponents from half-back, Yeats having been brought out as extra half back. Pickering and Cadle each scored another goal, leaving the score : St. Peter's School, 8 goals ; The Insurance Office, 2 goals. COMMENTS.—The School forwards were better than the opposing backs, Roy and Mr. Squire being the pick. Fisher, Clark and Mr. Wilkinson defended well. St. George must get out of his bad habit playing with one hand, but was otherwise safe ; Yeld was very slow. A. E. Farrow and Cooper played a good game for our opponents. Goal, B. Yeats ; full-backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., A. E. Clark ; half-backs, A. R. St. George, G. A. Fisher, P. H. Yeld ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. W.

H. PICKERING, ESQ'S. TEAM.

Played on the School Ground. The School attacked from the bully-off, but the fine defence of their backs prevented a score. End to end play followed and their right wing scored an off-side

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goal. He atoned for this a minute later by scoring legally after a fine run. This seemed to discourage the School, and their efforts were for a time very feeble, and our opponents scored again after continued pressure. The School forwards, ably assisted by the half-backs now pressed, and Mr. Squire made a good shot at goal, Cadle hitting the post a moment later. Half-time : Pickering Esq's. Team, 2 goals ; St. Peter's School, nil. The second half was a repetition of the first except for the fact that Mr. Wilkinson and Clark managed to prevent any further scoring. They kept up a strong attack for some time, but at last our forwards transferred play to the opposite end, where both Roy and Pickering had hard lines in not scoring. The pressure was maintained till the whistle blew with the score : Pickering Esq's. Team, z goals; St. Peter's School, nil. COMMENTS.—The opposing half and full-backs were far too strong for our forwards, and though we were often on the attack, we were seldom within shooting distance. For us the defence was good, and the combination of the forwards much improved. Heap, at full back, played a good game for them. Goal, B. Yeats ; full-backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., A. E. Clark ; half-backs, P. H. Yeld, G. H. Fisher, A. R. St. George ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. Roy. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. YORK INSURANCE OFFICE.

The School quickly started the scoring through Jones, and pressed for some time before Cadle added a second and Jones a third. Terry then scored by a break away by the opposing forwards, our half-backs being too close to our forwards. This encouraged the Insurance Office and they made some determined attacks. Cadle, however, scored again at the other end and Roy followed suit with a fifth goal. Half-time : St. Peter's School, 5 goals; The Insurance Office, i goal. In the second half the Insurance Office had much more of the game, but Mr. Squire and Fisher soon added goals. Directly afterwards the ball was rushed through by Nelson and Gardiner from a

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB.

good centre. Cadle and Pickering retaliated with further goals for the School. St. Peter's School, q goals; York Insurance Office, 2 goals. The School forwards all played a very good game. COMMENTS. The backs played well, but the half-backs were the weak spot of the team, Heap being the best. A. E. Farrow played brilliantly for our opponents. Goal, B. Yeats ; backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., A. E. Clark ; half-backs, A. R. St. George, G. A. Fisher, E. T. Heap ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., L. M. Cadle, K. S Jones, M. T. Roy.

HOCKEY FIXTURES. York (away) .. .• •• York Insurance Office (home) W. H. Pickering Esq's. XI. (home) • • . • York Insurance Office (home) 14 25 York (home) • • z8 Old Peterites (home) Masters' Match (home)

Wednesday, March + Saturday, 7 Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday,

Lost 2- I Won 8—z Lost 2-0 Won 9-2 • • •

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. The Annual Meeting was held at the School on Friday, 19th December, 19oz. The following members were present:— Rev. E. C. Owen (President), in the Chair ; Rev. G. H. Smith, Messrs. W. S. Senior, J. G. Wilkinson, K. E. T. Wilkinson, J. Shepherd, A. M. Sullivan, R. Teasdale, C. P. Scott, H. C. Scott, H. R. Partington, and A. Peters (Hon Secretary). The Minutes of the last General Meeting having been read and confirmed, the Auditors' Report for the year was received and approved, and all the officers, district secretaries, and the retiring members of Committee were re-elected for the ensuing year.

LECTURES.

The Report of the Special Committee, appointed at the last Annual Meeting, to consider the desirability of a Scheme of Lifemembership and report thereon was read by the Secretary. After some discussion of the subject it was resolved :That a copy of the Report of the Special Committee be sent to every member of the Club previous to the next General Meeting, and that the further consideration of the Scheme be postponed until such Meeting. for School-Reading Prize and The usual Money Grants of for a School-Sports' Prize were voted also a Special Grant for the ensuing year of f o towards the rent of the new School Cricket Field, and a Grant to the Dinner Committee of a sum not to exceed j5 to defray the expenses of the Dinners in the ensuing year, the accounts thereof to be produced at the Annual General Meeting. In accordance with the Committee's recommendation, of which due notice had been given, it was resolved :That Rule IX. be altered by the substitution of the words " on a convenient day in the month of December" for the words " on the second day of the School Theatricals." A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings.

LECTURES. On Saturday, February z r st, the Rev. R. 0. Hutchinson treated the School to a very interesting lecture on " Tannhauser." The recitation of the Story of Wagner's Opera was interspersed by the rendering of some of its songs, which were received with great enthusiasm. We are greatly indebted to Mr. G. F. Tendall for his kindness in playing the accompaniments, and also the prelude to the second Act. On Saturday, March 7th, the big hall was crowded by an audience anxious to hear Dr. Tempest Anderson's lecture on Mount Soufriere. The lecturer is no stranger at the School, and as one of the Commissioners appointed by the Royal Society to examine into the

CHESS CLUB.

causes of the West Indian volanic outbreaks, he was well qualified to speak on the subject. He had some splendid slides to show, and he succeeded in making his subject thoroughly interesting to everybody. At the conclusion of the proceedings he shewed he knew his duty as an Old Boy by asking for an extra half-holiday. On Monday, March 16th, we were visited by the Rev. A. N. Cooper, Vicar of Filey, "the Walking Parson," who lectured on " A Walk to Venice." He first proceeded to tell the School how he equipped himself for the journey. He even enlightened us as to how he managed to get his only shirt washed every week during the walk ! Mr. Cooper paid a tribute to the invariable courtesy he had received from the inhabitants of the six countries which he traversed during his walk. He then showed us some excellent views of Venice, one of the interior of St. Mark's Cathedral being especially appreciated.

FIVES' TOURNAMENT. Firs' Round. S. C. Squire, Esq. and W. Ingham beat Rev. G. H. Smith and R. Elliott. L. M. Cadle and H. E. Windle beat W. S. Senior, Esq. and J. Groves. Rev. E. C. Owen and M. W. Peters beat J. G. Wilkinson, Esq. and J. N. Blenkin. G. A. Fisher and E. C. Peters beat B. H. Pickering and W. Ingham. R. H. Verini and K. S. Jones beat S. Crowther and J. N. Blenkin. E. C. J. Green, Esq. and C. P. Wadsworth a bye.

CHESS CLUB. Under Mr. Smith's presidency a Chess Club has been organized. R. Baldwin was elected vice-president and L. M. Cadle, G. A. Fisher, W. H. Colley on the committee. A Tournament was arranged to compete for some prizes which had been kindly offered. A small entrance fee was levied in order to provide for the purchase of sets of men and boards. A membership of 28 was secured.

CHESS TOURNAMENT.

CHESS TOURNAMENT. SENIORS.

First Round. R. H. Verini beat W. Ingham. W. H. Colley beat L. M. Cadle. E. C. Peters beat J. M. Raim es. E. S. Bulmer beat R. 0. Husband. C. P. Wadsworth beat G. L. Barton. G. S. Smith beat R. Baldwin. G. A. Fisher beat H. E. Windle. S. Crowther a bye.

Second Round. C. P. Wadsworth beat R. H. Verini. W. S. Colley beat G. S. Smith. G. A. Fisher beat E. C. Peters. E. S Bulmer beat S. Crowther. Verini's defeat by Wadsworth was a great surprise. The other games were easy victories except the last in which after an interesting game, Bulmer, as expected, secured the verdict.

Third Round. E. S. Bulmer beat P. Wadsworth.

JUNIORS. First Round. R. D. Foster beat G. Shann. S. Hendley beat A. B. Lamm. C. W. Richards beat R. Knowles. C. A. Peters beat J. B. Groves.

Second Round. Richards beat Foster. Peters beat Hendley. This round was full of surprises as Foster and Hendley were the favourites. Peters' ea.83, victory was especially unexpected.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to The Editors of the Peterite, St. Peter's School, York. The following were educated at York, viz. :— Under James Sheffield, Headmaster 1486, or his successor. Guest, Edmund (Bishop of Salisbury). . 1517 Thomas, afterwards at Eton. Under John Pulleyn, B.A., Headmaster 1576-1591. (born about) 156o son of John. *Plommer, Leonard .. 1561 Theo, Yeoman. Taylor, Guy •• 1562 Thos., Gentn. Jackson, Henry 1562 Edward, Vicar of *Otbie, Phatnell •• Terrington. • 1563 Brian. *Dighten, Richard Tesimond (alias Greenway), Oswald 1563 (alias Beaumont), Philip .. 1564. Sir Wm., Knight. •• *Mallerye, George Morton, Thos. (Bishop of Durham).. 1564_ Richard, Mercer and Alderman of York. 1566 Matthew, Gentn. *St. Quinting, Gabriel .. 1568 Robert. Wright, John .. •• 1569 George, Gentn. •• Rosse, Robert .. 157o Robert. •• Wright, Christopher 157o Edward, Notary. Fawkes, Guy • • 157o Francis, Gentn. Burton, John • . 157o Sir Henry. Cheke, Thomas •. 1571 Thos., Esq. Darcie, Conyers 1572 Bryan, Esq. Stapleton, Bryan •• 1572 Edward, Gentn. Frotlingham, Christopher •• 1573 Ralph, Gentn. Hurst, Valentine •. •• Under Canon W. Thomas, Headmaster, 1596-1614. .. 1585 Wm. (B.D.) *Pachet, Richard •• •• Under John Johnson, M.A., Headmaster 1614-1652.

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16o4. Thos.husbandinan. Sherlocke, Robert • • 1635 John, Gentn. "Ranson, John.. • 1642 Cuthbert, Gentn. "Wade, Christopher Under Christopher Wallis, Headmaster 1652-1659. .. 1621 Alexander, Vicar of "Bardon, Wm. .. .. •• Rillington. 1635 Richard, Maltster. "Taylor, Richard •• 1635 Sir Hy. Kt. & Bart. "St. Quintin, Hy. .. 1639 Henry. .. . Mace, Phineas .. •• 164.2 Thos. Gentn. Butler, Samuel.. •• •• 1648 George(D.D.),dec. Stanhop, Thomas Under William Langley, Headmaster 166o-1679. Booth, Robert .. •• Levyns, Wm. .. *Simpson, Humphrey .. . Riccard, Chas. "Headlam, Wm. Wade, John .. .• Flathers, Marmaduke • . *Richardson, James .• Robinson, Wm. •• Robinson, Arthur •• Dennis, John .. .. Cornforth, Harry •• "Halley, George "Mace, Charles .. Robinson, Tankred "Hunter, Cyprian Towthorpe, John Hume, William

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Robert, Forester. Lewis, Gentn. Robert, Currier. John, Esquire. John, Esquire. George. Robert, Clerk. Rowland. Thomas, Esquire. Arthur, Esquire. Thomas, dec. Henry, Husbandman.

1646 1646 1646 1647 16+9 1649 1650 1653 1654 1654. 1655 1655

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1655 1657 Henry,Subcentoris. 1658 Thomas, Esquire. 1659 Josiah, dec. 166o John, clerk. 1663 john, clerk.

Under Wm. Herbert, M.A., Headmaster, 1679-1726 169+ James, dec. .• *Torre, Nicholas .• •• NOTE (I.) —It is stated in state papers, Domestic Jas. I., Vol. XVII. that " the two Wrights, Fawkes and Jesmond the Jesuit were Schoolfellows. " NOTE (2.)—Bryan Stapleton at college, was " well known to be corrupt in religion, and to have been free of speech therein unto others."

NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTE (3.)—It may be observed as a curious coincidence, that John or Guy Johnson was the alias assumed by Guy Fawkes on returning to England from Spain. NOTE (4.)—Wade is said to have been bred at home (Kilnsey-in-Craven), for two years under Mr. John Johnson, prior to 1957. NOTE (50— Bardon and R. Taylor were both educated at York under Mr. Wallis, but left school before 1642. In 1631 a Mr. Wallis was master of a school in Bridlington, and perhaps he afterwards had a private school at York. NOTE (6.)—Wm. Langley, M.A., sometime of Pembroke Coll., Oxford, but then residing in York, aetatis 57 ann., 19 mart, A.D. 1665, married 1st, Anne, daughter of Hy. Langley of Hill End, Berks., and 2nd, Priscilla, daughter of Hy. Ayscough of the City of York. In 1691 Ronald, son of Wm. Langley, dec. left Rotherham School for Cambridge University. NOTE (7.)—Tankred Robinson is said to have been educated at a private school under Mr. Wallis, but this seems to be a mistake. NOTE.—The names marked as above, have not been identified as connected with St. Peter's School. Other masters at York of this period were,—John Thornes (1599) - Nesbit, a Scotchman (1612) ; Belwood (1610-1644) ; Belwood and Nesbit (1616) • Harrison and Garthwait (1629) ; Garthwait and Key (1643) ; Dodsworth (1646) ; Tomlinson (1649-1703) ; Preston (1654-1667); Young (1654 —1662) ; Banks (1658-1673) ; John Lecke (1684) ; Hawly (1686) ; Luck (1703) ; and Gordon (1710).

NOTES AND ITEMS. APPOINTMENTS :

The Rev. G. T. Handford, to be Governor of Carre's Grammar School, near Sleaford. The appointment was in the hands of the Senate of Cambridge University. The Venerable Archdeacon, H. W. Griffiths (O.P.), to be Chaplain . of Amritsar, Punjab. The Rev. F. B. Plummer (O.P.), to be Rector of Halewood, Lancashire. Brevet-Major and Captain C. Moss (O.P.), to be Major and D.A.A.G., Bloemfontein District, South Africa. T. B. H. Whytehead (0.P.), Chief Officer of the British India Steam Ship " Itinda," has received his commission as SubLieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. Second-Lieutenant H. R. A. Whytehead (O.P.) znd Battalion 5th Fusiliers, has been seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps, and left for Bombay on January 6th on H.M. Transport " Assaye." Whytehead has seen fighting under Major-General Featherstonehaugh, Col, Barker, Lieut.-Col. Marshall with the Northumberland Fusiliers Company F, loth Mounted Infantry, in South Africa during the last 18 months of the Campaign. P. H. Yeld has gained an exhibition of no for mathematics, at Peterhouse, Cambridge. All Peterites, past and present, will be interested to hear that James Parker's Tea Gardens at Wigginton opened on Thursday, April 9th.

OBITUARY.

T. C. Newton has been rowing in the Queen's College, Oxford, Torpids. The Royal Commission of Superannuation in the Civil Service heard evidence on Friday, January 23rd, from P. L. Newman (O.P.), the Actuarial Adviser of the Deferred Pay Committee. W. A. Meek (O.P.), Recorder of York, has been made a K.C. We observe that a complete edition is now published of the poems of Samuel Waddington (0.P.) BIRTHS.—On January 19th, 1903, the wife of Charles P. Cass (O.P.), of a daughter. On January 7th, 1903, the wife of J. W. Ford (O.P.), of Nelson, B.C., of a daughter. On December i6th, at Roseneath, Skipton-in-Craven, the wife of the Rev. R. Whincup, of a daughter. On December i9th, 1902, the wife of Basil Worsfold (O.P.), of a daughter. MARRIAGES. — On January 7th, 1903, by the Rev. P. E. Lord (O.P.) and others, Hugh Ashley Longbotham (0.P.) -to Muriel, third daughter of the late H. J. Steele. On January 14.th, 1903, by Rev. A. E. Burton, assisted by Rev. W. P. Kingston and Rev. J. M. Chadwick, G. P. Haworth (O.P.) to Ida Mary, third daughter of P. E Lofthouse, J.P., of Arrowfield, Boroughbridge.

OBITUARY. On August 12th, 1901, at Hong-Kong, FREDERICK WILLIAM WOOD (O.P.) On December 19th, 1902, J. E. STEPHENSON (O.P.) On December 2ist, 1902, W. L. NEWMAN (O.P.) On December 29th, at Temple Sowerby, Penrith, ELIZABETH MARGARET RODDAM, Wife of Dr. Louis E. Stevenson (O.P.) On March 8th, 1903, A. A. MAISTER (0.P.)

REV.

CONTEMPORARIES.

MEMORIAL TABLET. The following Tablet has been placed in the School Chapel :— ■

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3n Inemorr of

14trbrrt ittosstun Foundation Scholar, DIED SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1902,

AT LOWESWATER, CUMBERLAND, AGED 15 YEARS.

Erected by his Friends in the School. " BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART."

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries :—Merchistonian, Giggleswick Chronicle,

St. Edward's Chronicle, Lily Dovorian, Eastbournian, Leodiensian, Abingdonian, Danensian, Uppinghamian, Malvernian, Dunetmian, N.E.C.S. Magazine, Savilian, Denstovian (2), Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Bromsgrovian, Cuthbertian, Hymerian.

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XVIII.

JUNE, 1903.

No. 16o.

SCHOOL LETTER. OLLOWING the traditional custom of the English race, we will begin by discoursing upon the weather. This was disgusting at the beginning of the term ; for the first tent days it rained incessantly, thus giving no opportunity of practice to cricketers. It must be admitted that the cricket prospects for this year are not encouraging. There is a disappointing lack of talent among the candidates. However, much can be done by practice, and especially by attention to fielding. The team will feel severely the absence of E. E. Yeld, who, we are sorry to say, is still in the doctor's hands. We wish him a quick recovery, so that we may at least see him on the football field. This term we miss the presence of Mr. Senior, who has left us to take up the Senior Classical Mastership of Holt Grammar School. To him was due the creation and success of the Musical Society. We wish him good-luck in his new position. The Morris-Tube Rifle Range, we are glad to see, has now been successfully established. Each boy fires ten rounds twice a week, and an extra ten rounds may be fired on Saturday by those who care to do so. The Gymnastic Form Competition and the Sports, reports of which will be found elsewhere, came off at the end of the Easter term. The Lower School won the Form Competition, and W. Armstrong easily headed the list of competitors.

HOCKEY.

On Monday, - May 25th, and the day following, the School was delivered over to the tender mercies of the Government Inspectors. We gather that they came away with a favourable impression of the work of the School. One of them, Mr. Headlam, paid Mr. Yeld the compliment of declaring that his was the best history lesson he had ever heard given. The Inspectors recommended extensive alterations in the structure of the house, and plans for rebuilding it are now in course of preparation.

HOCKEY. THE SCHOOL

v. YORK H.C.

Played on the School ground. York brought a good team and speedily assumed the aggressive. Mr. Wilkinson and Clark kept them out for some time, but Beard finally put on a goal and Johnson soon afterwards added a second. The School improved, but in spite of good combination failed to penetrate the strong defence. Roy and Mr. Squire made some dashing runs but were always robbed at the last moment. Scott retaliated with a smart run, and dodging Clark gave Yeats no chance with a hot shot. The School seemed as if they could not score, Pickering hitting the post and Jones just failing. Half-time : York, 3 goals ; St. Peter's, nil. After half-time end to end play took place, till at last St. George scored a soft goal from a good centre from Roy. This encouraged the School and Cadle succeeded in adding a second from a neat. pass from Mr. Squire. York got away, but were quickly sent back, and Cadle got his second goal through a mis-hit on the part of the opposing back. After a bombardment of the York goal Cadle shot the winning goal just in time. Result : St. Peter's School, 4 goals ; York H.C., 3 goals. The School combination and play generally were much improved, and the whole team acquitted themselves well. There was a welcome absence of dejection and slackness, though defeat at one time seemed certain, and this enabled the match to be pulled out of the fire at the last moment.

HOCKEY.

SCHOOL TEAM :—Goal, B. Yeats ; backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., A. E. Clark ; half-backs, E. J. Heap, G. A. Fisher, A. R. St. George ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy.

THE SCHOOL 7). THE MASTERS. The ground was very heavy at the start, and after a few minutes pressure by the School, a deluge of rain swept in their faces and Mr. Smith quickly scored a smart goal. Amid blinding rain the Masters remained on the attack, which culminated in Mr. Squire running through and scoring the second goal. The School at last retaliated and scored through the medium of Cadle. Mr. Squire got away from the bully and scored his second goal. The rain now abated and Corporal Clark ably dealt with some shots at goal. The defence of Mr. Wilkinson and Captain Ingles was especially fine at this period. Fisher made a futile attempt to score and halftime found the Masters leading by 3 goals to i. The School were now playing down hill, but Mr. Yeld scored from a melee, Yeats having no chance. Mr. Tendall, Mr. Owen, and Mr. Green were next prominent in some fine combination, the first-named completing the effort with a good goal. Mr. Wilkinson seemed impassable, but at last Cadle got through and passing Mr. Grey scored. This goal was immediately followed by a third from Jones, but the School were finally beaten by 5 goals to 3. The forwards were handicapped by the heavy going and were much below their usual form. Clark and Fisher played well behind, but all the team seemed discouraged by the first few goals being scored against them. SCHOOL TEAM :—Goal, B. E. Yeats ; backs, A. E. Clark, A. R. St. George ; half-backs, R. Baldwin, G. A. Fisher, E. T. Heap ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. Crowther, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. THE SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. A strong team was got together and held the school well in hand from start to finish. From the bully-off the school attacked and play was in the O.P.'s half for some time. E. S. Jones finally

HOCKEY.

relieved, and sending down to Partington, the latter scored an easy goal at short range. The Old Boys now attacked strongly, but were prevented from scoring by numerous penalties for off-side. D. W. Roy finally scored the second goal after a good individual effort. The superior speed of the O.P.'s enabled them to keep up the attack, Greer on the wing being especially prominent. Cadle managed to shoot a goal for the school after a break-away, but Jones was brilliant and enabled 'I'. C. Newton to score the third goal for the O.P.'s. Half-time found the O. P.'s still pressing. Score : Old Peterites, 3 goals ; St. Peter's, i goal. Jones had now come up to centre forward, and soon scored for the O.P.'s. The school now established a strong pressure, Roy and Pickering making good shots, which Huffam, in goal, stopped in wonderful style. H. C. Scott and Sullivan transferred play to the other end and Beard put on the finishing touch with a splendid shot, which Yeats only half stopped. The O.P.'s now relaxed their exertions and the school pressed to the end without avail. Score : Old Peterites, 5 goals ; St. Peter's, z goal. NOTES.—The school were beaten for speed both forward and back, and could make little headway against the defence of Jones, Sullivan and Huffam. SCHOOL TEAM.— Goal, B. E. Yeats ; backs, A. E. Clark, A. R. St. George ; half-backs, P. H. Yeld, G. A. Fisher, E. 'I'. Heap; forwards, M. Crowther, B. H. Pickering, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. RESULTS OF MATCHES. away..lost ..2-1 Wednesday, March 4. York Saturday, 7. York Insurance Office..home.. won . .8-2 W. H. Pickering, Esq.'s Wednesday, XI...home..lost .. 2—o 14. York Insurance Office. • home . .won ..9-2 Saturday, home.. won.. 4-3 25. York . Wednesday, home . . lost . . 5-1 28. Old Peterites Saturday, home.. lost ..5-3 3o. Masters' Match Monday,

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. Played 8. Won 3. Lost 4. . Goals for, z6. Against, zt. The past season, though it has not been as successful as we could have wished, has decidedly not been a failure. We won a good and unexpected victory over York, but on the other hand were well beaten by the Masters. At times the team was good in combination, but generally this became very ragged if the opposing backs were good. This was clearly shown by the Old Peterite Match, where both forwards and backs seemed to be anywhere but in their right places. A very good sign was the absence of selfish play, the ball being generally well centred. The truth of this is proved by the fact that the centre forward scored half the total goals. Yeats was usually good in goal, but ought to use his feet more. Clark showed his capabilities as a full-back, and quite made up for the loss of Sale ; St. George also played some good games in this position, but was better at half-back. Fisher was the shining light of the half-back line, and has quite regained his old form. Heap and P. H. Yeld, though slow, were sure, as a rule. The forwards at times played very well together. Cadle at centre was easily the best, being always consistent and unselfish. He was not always fed as much as might have been desired by his insides ; Jones in particular was very fond of feeding his wing at the expense of his centre. Roy was occasionally brilliant, but he was also very erratic. Pickering had not sufficient pace to make him dangerous on the attack. His style of play was more adapted to half, and probably, had circumstances allowed, he would have been much happier in that position. We should like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Squire both for their services on the field itself and for the way in which they coached and encouraged the team.

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. The Form Gymnastic Competition for the Shield took place on March 31st. Major Cobbold very kindly consented to judge. The VIth and Upper Vth, Lower Vth, IVth Form, and the Lower

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

School competed. The first mentioned were not fully represented, as G. A. Fisher, owing to his shoulder having been put out, was unable to perform. The Competition resulted in a victory for the Lower School, who thus for the first time hold the shield. Their representatives also included W. Armstrong, who won the Cup presented to the best gymnast, with a total of 71 marks out of a possible 80. Major Cobbold, in the course of some remarks at the close of the proceedings, said that Armstrong was one of the best school gymnasts he had seen. He also congratulated Windle and Roy, who were respectively second and third. He thought the display an improvement on that of last time, and the result reflected great credit on Sergeant Clark. The school ought to do still better now that they had a permanent resident instructor. The proceedings terminated with cheers. Appended are the marks :-

Horizontal Maximum

Lower School. W. Armstrong W. E. Eardley C. Duffitt J. B. Groves C. W. Richards

•• ••

Bar. to to

8 5 5 4

9 4 3 3

Parallel Vaulting Bridge Horse. Ladder. Rope. Total. Bars. 8o to to to to Io to

8 5 4 5 5

9 6 4 43

,8 6 4 3 3

9 6 6

4 4

to 6 7 4 4

10 6 7 4 4

71 40 31 29 215

1 Vth Form. G. L. Barton R. I. K. Elliott G. Newton F. H. Knowles F. Smith

•• •.

5 6 5 4 4

3 4 4

3 3 3 4

5 4 3 4 3

5 6 6

4 3

5 7 7 6 6

6 5 5 4 5

8 6 7 2

40 41 42 32 30 185

Lower Vth. A. R. St. George H. E. Windle .. W. F. E. Thomas .. E. C. Peters S. Crowther •.

4 6 6

4 4

5 7 4 3

5 5 5 4

8 4 2

5 8 4 4

3 6 6

5 7 7 5 5

5 5 7 4 5

34 52 43 30 26 185

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

VIM and Upper Vtb. M. H. T. Roy .. R. Baldwin E. T. Heap J. L. Fisher ••

7 5 5 3 4 4 5 4

6 5 6 3 4 3 4 4

35 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 3

7 6 5 3

8 7 5 5

Average

48 37 31 31

184

ATHLETIC SPORTS. President : REV. E. C. OWEN. Committee : E. C, J. Green, Esq., J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., G A. Fisher, M. H. T. Roy, P. H. Yeld, R. Baldwin. Judges ; J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., and S. G. Squire, Esq. Starter: E. C. J. Green, Esq. _Timekeepers : Rev. A. W. Richards, Rev. G. H. Smith. The Annual Sports were held on Saturday, April 4th, and Monday, April 6th. The first day was very dull and threatening, but the rain luckily held off. It was, however, bitterly cold ; this seems in some cases to have had a depressing effect on the competitors, for certain of them failed to realize all the expectations hich had been formed of them. There were, notwithstanding, several good events, and the times, on the whole, were satisfactory, considering the soft state of the ground. We were also pleased to notice an increase in the number of genuine competitors for the Mile race, and hope it will be long before the fiasco of last year will be repeated. On the second day the weather was much brighter, and might even, without any great tax upon the imagination, have been called warm. The proceedings also provided a corresponding increase in interest. The senior Quarter especially was a fine race, Baldwin and Roy running a dead-heat. We congratulate Browne on again winning the High Jump with 5 ft. in., and Cadle was a good second. The junior Quarter, as usual, aroused great interest ; but the race was rendered less exciting owing to the comparative ease with which Duffitt, thanks

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

his superior height, ran through his opponents. The winner ought in the future to do well among the seniors. The (handicap) Half-Mile was won by Pickering, who ran well and with good judgment. Rumour hath it that the favourite for this race was impeded in the midst of his triumphant career by the enterprise of an adventurous fly in exploring the recesses of his throat ! He has our deepest sympathy. The Old Boys' race was won by C. P. Scott in the face of not very formidable opposition. Finally we must congratulate Roy on his obtaining the Cup given to the Victor Ludorum. The proceedings were ended by the distribution of prizes, which were very kindly given away by Mrs. Richards. The following is the list of events :— Fulling the Weight (open). I. M. H. T. Roy (27 ft. z in.) ; 2. J. E. Farrow. Long Juni, (open). I. M. H. T. Roy (17 ft. 7 in.) ; 2. L. M. Cadle. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 14). Heat 1. r. J. F. Wallace; z. C. A. K. Peters. Heat z. 1. J. E. Hodsman ; 2. J. B. Groves. Heat 3. 1. S. W. Penty ; 2. C. W. Richards. Final. 1. S. W. Penty ; z. J. B. Groves. Hundred Yards Fla/ Race (handicap) Heat I. 1. G. A. Fisher (z yds.); z. M. H. T. Roy (scr.) Heat 2. 1. R. Baldwin (scr.) ; Final. 1. R. Baldwin ; 2. A. R. St. z. A. R. St. George (5 yds.) George. Baldwin won by 2 yards. Throwing the Cricket Ball (open). 1. M. H. T. Roy (78 yds. to in.); 2. S. Crowther. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 15). Heat 1. C. Duffitt ; z. W. E. Eardley. Heat 2. 1. M. W. Peters; z. M. 'I'. Clegg. Final. I. C. Duffitt ; 2. M. W. Peters. Hundred Yards Flat Race (open). r. R. Baldwin (i if secs.) ; z. G. A. Fisher. Baldwin won by z yards. Eighty Yards Flat Race (under 13). I. C. C. Taylor ; 2. C. W. Richards. L. M. Cadle (18-1- secs.) ; 120 Yards Hurdle Race (open). z. G. A. Fisher. The winner was first to the hurdles and maintained his lead all the way.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Long Jump (under z5). 1. M. W. Peters (14 ft. 8 in.); 2. W. E. Eardley. Peters won comfortably and in very good style. Mile Race (open). I. L. M. Cadle (5 min. 25 sec.) ; z. M. H. T. Roy ; 3 B. H. Pickering. Roy led till the last lap, when Cadle who had been following close in his wake overtook him and romped in ; Pickering was a bad third and R. H. Colley fourth. Quarter-Mile Handicap (under is). 1. C. Duffitt (scr.); 2. S. W. Penty (18 yds.) and C. W. Richards (35 yds.) Duffitt soon gained the lead and won in a canter. Penty and Richards beat Clegg on the post. 12o Yards Hurdle Race (under 15). I C. Duffitt ; 2. M. W. Peters. High Jump (open). 1. M Browne (5ft. t in.); z. L. M. Cadle (4 ft. z ti in.) Browne improved 4 inches on his last year's performance. High jump (under 15). 1. C. Duffitt (oft. 6i in.); 2. M. W. Peters. . Half-Mile Handicap. I. B. H. Pickering (35 yds.) ; 2. L. M. Cadle (scr.) ; 3. S. Crowther (35 yds.) Cadle ran well, but had to concede too much to Pickering, who ran with good judgment. Old Boys' Race (22o yards). 1. C. P Scott ; 2. H. C. Scott. Quarter Mile Race (open). I. R. Baldwin and M. H. T. Roy (6o secs.); 3. S. Crowther. Roy was leading at the last corner, but was overtaken by Baldwin, who, however, could not pass him. Crowther was a good third. Consolation Race (open). 1. G. A. Fisher. Consolation Race (under 15). 1. M. T. Clegg. The following are the marks which counted for the Victor Ludorum : .

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

High Jump .. 3 mks. x mks. Long Jump .. 3 ,, Puttingthe Weight 2 ,, i Throwing the Cricket Ball 2 ,, i „ N.B.—Handicap Races, of course, count no marks.

.. 5 marks 2 marks Mile Quarter-mile 4. Hundred Yards Hurdle Race 3

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES.

CRICKET PROSPECTS. Our prospects this year are not very encouraging. E. Yeld, our best bowler and one of our best bats, is prevented by a long illness from playing, and the departure of Sale has further weakened our batting. There are consequently only four old colours left, Roy, Fisher, Cadle, and P. Yeld. Of these Cadle headed last year's batting averages, and we hope to see Roy and Fisher retrieve their misfortunes of last year. Roy and Cadle are our bowlers. Neither, however, is very consistent, and, with no change-bowlers of any merit to support them, are not likely to send back cheaply a batting side of any strength. Of the candidates, Pickering, Jones and E. C. Peters shew promise with the bat, while St. George's hitting may be useful. Pickering, Jones, and Wilcock will probably be our change-bowlers. The catching of the eleven seems to reach a higher level than last year, but the ground fielding has been slow and slovenly. There is a good deal of promise in the Second XI. M. W. Peters, Blenkin, and Greenhow should do well with the bat, while they will have plenty of bowlers in Mossop, Clegg, Bulmer, Peters and Laughton. They should also have a good wicket-keeper in Eardley—a thing which we greatly need in the First XI.

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES. Having spent the last twenty-five years in the Western States and having been engaged all of that time in the cattle business, it has occurred to me that Peterites past and present might like to hear how the large ranching business of Western America is conducted. One hears everywhere nowadays that the day of the large ranche is past, and this is very true ; but I do not doubt that there are more cattle raised now in the Far West than there were twenty-five years ago when the whole country was open and free, and many owners counted their cattle by the tens of thousands. The enormously increased population of the United States is the

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES.

cause of this. Every year thousands of " movers " may be seen all with their faces turned towards the setting sun, and although the amount of land each of these home-seekers settles on and monopolises is small, a great deal of country is taken up in the aggregate, and a great deal of the always scarce water is fenced up to the exclusion of the wild range cattle. In Texas, where I now live, the laws are different and each settler can become the owner of no less than 2,56o acres, and is allowed no less than 4.o years in which to pay for it at one dollar per acre. Since I first came to this country the improvement in the various breeds of beef cattle has been most marked. Twenty-five years ago the prevailing breed of cattle in Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas was the old Texas long horn, an animal made up mostly of horns, head and legs ; to-day, hundreds, yes, thousands of cattlemen are breeding cattle, and on the range too that would not disgrace the Royal or the Yorkshire. In Texas the favourite breed is the Hereford ; but in the Northern States, the Shorthorn, or as they call him here, the Durham, is an equal favourite. Polled black cattle also have their admirers, but the Jersey and the Holstein are looked on by all cattlemen with scorn ; beef and lots of it being the desideratum and not milk and butter. Of late years the Western ranges have become so restricted and overrun by settlers that in many neighbourhoods range cattle do not get fat any more. When this is the case they are shipped to market or bought on the range and sent to the feed lots of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, where they are finished off on corn, then sent to market again, as fine beef as even old England can produce. Texas is still, as it always has been, the breeding ground for the North West, and every spring thousands upon thousands of two year old steers are shipped by rail from Texas to the North West (this means roughly speaking Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas). In the old days these cattle were driven on the hoof to their new home, a distance perhaps of i,5oo miles, and many a worn out cowboy was glad when he reached his destination. A good two year old steer will cost in Texas about [4. z 2S. to [4. i 6s., and the cost of shipping him to the north will be about I2S. ; after

4.0

MY COON SONG.

running on the grass for two years more he may bring on the Chicago market from [8 to [ro. This, of course, looks very nice on paper and you will wonder why we do not all get rich. But there is another side to the medal, and when losses from winter privations, cattle thieves and wolves are deducted there is seldom more than a fair profit of from 8 per cent. to Io per cent. to the ranchman, and occasionally an exceptionally severe winter cuts down a herd from 50 to 75 per cent. A good many Englishmen are still engaged in the cattle business, but not nearly so many as there were some 20 wears ago. Most of them are fairly successful, as indeed they deserve to be, for the life is a hard one in many ways, exposure, long working hours and badly cooked food being the principal drawbacks. A large proportion of them are public school, university men, and men of good family who perhaps have failed to obtain entrance to the Army, the Church or the Law, and have been fascinated by the border tales of Captain Mayne Reid, Fenimore Cooper, or Rolf Boldrewood. The writer is perhaps a case in point, and as he feels that he has encroached on your space unduly will conclude by signing himself an OLD PETERITE OF 1874.

MY COON SONG. I want to write a nigger song, I've tried with might and main, Originality my aim ; but all, alas, in vain ! For when one gets a bright idea, one's naturally sore To find some other fool has had that same idea before. I bought a lot of coon songs, and I scrutinized their style ; (My family said nothing, but I thought I saw them smile). I came to the conclusion that their species were but four : The Love-sick, Home-sick, Kiss-yer-Mammy, Revelry— no more. I thought I'd try a love song. To compose it took a week ; I vowed it should be passionate, and—best of all--unique. And then I found to my dismay, 'twas like a score I knew, And when you read the chorus, I'm afraid you'll think so too.

MY COON SONG.

"De moon an' stars am oberhead, ma lubly black-eyed Lou, An' de evenin' breeze am bending' down de corn ; Dis heart am palpitatin' as to say good-bye I'se waitin', For I'se gwine away at breakin' ob de morn. Though de partin' may upset yo', don't yo' tink I shall forget yo', Oh, I'll neber look at any gal but you— When I makes a little money, den I'll marry yo', ma honey, For I lobs you to distraction, yes, I do ! " So I owned that that was failure, and the Home-sick tack I tried, And produced a composition which I viewed with modest pride. I shewed it to my greatest friend, who scratched and shook his head, " I've heard this bit before ! " said he, and then my best lines read : " I can't stay here in dis dreary place no more, I want to go back home to Carolina— To kiss my dear old mudder as I did in days of yore, An 'ter see ma woolly-headed sister Dinah ! My head am bendin' berry low, dis heart am wrung wid sorrow, I can't stay here no longer, an' I'se gwine away termorrer." My friend said this was " hackneyed rot," and that he knew of dozens Of songs where darkeys pine away for mothers, uncles, cousins ; He said he had a real good tip, I asked him what, and so " Why, write the songs the women love," quoth he, " this style you know." " 0 go ter sleep, do go ter sleep, you naughty little feller, Or else yo'll berry soon get whacked wid mammy's old umbreller ; De birds am gurglin' in de grove, De dog-star wag him tail above, De moon am' bright, an' so good-night, ma pickaninny yeller ! " But I opined that this was weak, and said I could not borrow Such trashy stuff. We parted—he in anger, I in sorrow, 1 felt I'd had about enough,but thought that I might be Successful in the jovial style of negro minstrelsy. " Listen to de banjo in de ole plantation strummin', Don't yo' hear de patter ob de darkies' feet a-comin' ? Sambo plays de fiddle, sittin' in de middle, An' when he plays de Cake Walk all our feet begin to twiddle; Den throw away dem shovels, an' leave yo' wretched hovels To heel an' toe it in de barn, an' let's forget our trubbles." I tore it into fragments small, an' yielded to despair. My friends, of course, say caustic things—I'm too depressed to care; I've wasted paper, brains and time, but worst of all to me Is to know that I am lacking in Originality.

W.B.G.

FIVES.

FIVES. THE SCHOOL V. THE MASTERS.

Won by the school by 3 matches to 2. L. M. Cadle beat S. G. Squire, Esq. 2 games to none. The first was a great game, since from Mr. Squire holding the advantage at 13-4, Cadle crept up to game ball all and won at 17-14. The second game ended with the score 15-1o. Rev. E. C. Owen beat G. A. Fisher. z games to none. Mr. Owen won both games comfortably at 15-9, 15-1o. W. S. Senior, Esq. beat B. H. Pickering. 2 games to none. Mr. Senior was in rare form and won at 15-9, 15-7. R. H. Verini beat E. C. Green, Esq. 2 games to 1. The surprise of the day, Verini winning at 15-11, 7-15, 15-1o. H. E. Windle beat Rev. G. H. Smith. 2 games to 1. Won by Windle after a tight fight at 15-12, 12-15, 15-11. THE FIVES TOURNAMENT. Second Round. Rev. E. C. Owen M. W. Peters

beat 2

G. A. Fisher E. C. Peters.

games to I.

E. C. Green, Esq. C. P. Wadsworth. 2 games to none. R. H. Verini. S. G. Squire, Esq. beat K. S. Jones. W. Ingham 2 games to none. Semi-final. Rev. E. C. Owen L. M. Cadle beat M. W. Peters. H. E. Windle 2 games to none. S. G. Squire, Esq. and W. Ingham. A bye. S. G. Squire, Esq. L. M. Cadle beat W. Ingham. H. E. Windle 3 games to none. L. M. Cadle H. E. Windle

beat

NOTICES.

Cadle and Windle played very well together and quite outpointed the opposition. They won the first game at 15-9, the second at 15-7, and the last at 15-o. Mr. Squire was ubiquitous, but his partner was weak. Later Mr. Owen and M. W. Peters challenged and defeated Mr. Squire and W. Ingham for second place. In future Tournaments we should like to see less " poaching " on the part of the predominant partner.

CHESS TOURNAMENT. SENIORS. Third Round. E. S. Bulmer beat C. P. Wadsworth. W. H. Colley beat G. A. Fisher. Bulmer, as expected, won easily. The game between Colley and Fisher was very closely contested. Final Round. E. S. Bulmer beat W. H. Colley. This was a disappointingly poor game. Both players missed good opportunities. Bulmer, however, playing steadily defeated Colley and won the Tournament. A prize was presented by the Headmaster.

JUNIORS. Final Round. C. W. Richards beat C. A. K. Peters.

NOTICES. The Old Boys' Match will be on Monday and Tuesday, June z9th and 3oth. On the second day the New Science Block will be formally opened by Prof. Clifford Allbutt, 0.P., and it is hoped that as large a gathering as possible of Old Boys will be present. It will be a convenience if those intending to come will communicate their intention as early as possible.

THE LATE MR. HALL ROKEBY PRICE, O.P.

The Old Peterite Dinner (London District) will be held at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday, the and July. The Rev. R. Abbay (O.P.) will take the Chair. Invitations will not, as a rule, be sent except to O.P.'s residing near London and to others who express a wish to be present. Further information may be obtained from F. P. Fausset, z, Essex Court Temple, E.C., or C. H. Chadwick, i 1, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.

THE LATE MR. HALL ROKEBY PRICE, O.P. " The Stock Exchange yesterday heard with deep regret of the death of Mr. Hall Rokeby Price at the age of eighty-two. Mr. Rokeby Price became a member in 1846, and was for many years chairman of the committee, and the representative of the Stock Exchange of whom the outside public heard a good deal. At the great demonstration against Home Rule, in which the Stock Exchange played a prominent part, Mr. Rokeby Price addressed the Guildhall meeting. He it was who presented the Stock Exchange tribute to Mr. Lidderdale, the Governor of the Bank of England, when he had staved off the effects of the Baring crisis. Mr. Rokeby Price was himself the recipient of a handsome testimonial and presentation just six years ago, in May, 1897, on his retirement from the chairmanship of the Stock Exchange Committee, of which he had been a member for forty-two years." The above extract from the " Morning Post," 9th May, 1903, has been communicated to us by Mr. Charles Haigh (0.P.), who adds some further interesting particulars from a letter addressed to him by Mr. Price dated 11th May, 1900. Mr. Rokeby Price and four of his brothers were all at St. Peter's School, having previously been with Mr. Thomas Richardson (author of the " Tommy Card ") on Bishophill. His whole school migrated with Mr. Richardson to St. Peter's, which was then held in a long room on a first floor between Lovegrove's

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS.

stables and Mr. Creyke's house (the new Residence). Afterwards the school moved into the building erected for it in the grounds of the Old Deanery, lately the Church High School for Girls, and now the Cathedral Choir School. This was about 1832. The masters then were Mr. Crevke, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Salvin and Mr. Illingworth. Mr. H. R. Price left St. Peter's in 1836. He joined the Yorkshire Society in 1848, and till 1900 when his health began to fail, was indefatigable as committee-man, chairman of committees, and Treasurer of the School of the Yorkshire Society.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time under this heading short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Communications, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of the " Pelerite," ,S7. Peter's School, York.

The following are said to have been educated at York, viz. :— Under Albert, Headmaster 73o-767. afterwards Eanbald I., Archbishop of York. Eanbald afterwards Headmaster. Alcuin Willehad (or Wilhead) born 73o. Under Alcuin, Headmaster 765 —782. afterwards first Bishop of Miinster• Lindgerus Frisius afterwards Bishop of Meath. "Luidger afterwards Archbishop of Mentz. haban us Maurus afterwards Bishop of Halberstadt. *Ham or Haymo "Sigulf Osulf .. •• Calivinus Witzo •• Johannes Scotus Waldramn • • afterwards Archbishop Eanbald II. Eanbald (Simeon) Raganhard

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Strabo or Strabus

a kinsman of the Venerable Bede and brother of Haymo.

Claudius Clement •• Coridon Fridugesus or Fridugis (Nathanael) NoTE.--The names marked as above are more or less doubtful. Rhabanus Maurus and Haymo were probably pupils of Alcuin after he left Northumbria. The supposed identity of Alcuin with the Abbott of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, and the notion that he was a disciple of Bede (which was maintained on the ground that Alcuin lived to be roo years old or that Bede lived until the year 760) have been abandond by the best authorities. Sigulf seems to have been a schoolfellow rather than a pupil.

Under John Fletcher, Headmaster 1575. Wm. James, M.A., Headmaster 1575-1576. J. Pulleyne, B.A., Headmaster 1576-159o. Born about

son of Thomas, of York. 156o Swinburn, Henry .. Under Christopher Wallis, Headmaster 1652-1659. son of John, of Stockton. 1632 Agar, Andrew son of Wm., an Army Officer. 1641 Dodwell, Henry Errala.

For Dighten ante p. 24 read Dighton. Frotlingham ante p. 24. read Frothlingham. Towthorpe ante p 25 read Lowthorpe. Jesmond ante p. 25 read Tesmond. In Barwick's iepoviter, published 166o, it is stated that Thomas Morton, Lord Bishop of Durham, was brought up in piety and learning first at York under Mr. Pullen, and afterwards at Halifax, and that Sir Thomas Cheek and Guy Faux, " infamous for his dark lanthorn and villanous intention to blow up the King and Parliament in the powder treason " were his scholefellows at York. Jardine says that Guy Fawkes attended the Free School at York where Thomas Morton and Sir Thomas Cheke, besides John and Christopher Wright were his schoolfellows. It is suggested that the traditional holiday given during the early fifties in honour of Godfrey, of Bouillon, originated in the

NOTES AND ITEMS.

family pride of the Chancellor Leveson Venables Vernon Harcourt, whose ancestor, with his attendants, embarked for the first crusade. " There are eight choristers belonging to York Minster who are chosen by the organist and prepared by him for the service of the choir. The Dean and Chapter have provided for their gratuitous instruction at the Grammar School, in reading, writing, arithmetic and Latin." Gentleman's Magazine, 1818. Thomas Hinchcliff of the Fre Scole had children who were baptised at St. Michael-le-Belfrey in 1701-4. It seems probable that he was one of the Masters of the School at that time before Zachariah Blake.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Promotions and Appointments :For services in South Africa, Captain A A. W. B. BrightSmith (O.P.), to be Major. The Rev. F. L. Grindrod (O.P.) has been appointed Vicar of King's Bromley, Lichfield. E. H. Pickersgill (O.P.) has been elected a member of the London Water Board. The Rev. Thomas Walker (O.P.) has been appointed Vicar of St. Lawrence, Hougham-by-Dover, Kent. F. C. McClellan (O.P.) has been elected to the new Chair of Forestry and Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. E. W. Crossley (O.P.) has been elected a member of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. E. R. C. Wilson (O.P.) was gazetted in the Royal Artillery from the Militia as second Lieutenant on the z4th of May, 1902. The Bishop of Bristol (0.P.) is next on the rota for a writ of summons to the House of Lords. The Rev. G. W. Trevor (O.P.) has been presented with an address and purse by his parishioners.

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Among recent new books we note " Volcanic Studies in many Lands," by Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.) It is published by Messrs. Murray, at 2 is. We observe in the Homeward Mail for February 2 3rd, 1903, that Major Allan Moss (0.P.) has successfully accomplished the feat of reaching Mahabaleshwar by motor-car from Poona. The former place is a hill station 4.,600 feet above sea-level, and the road (76 miles from Poona) is intersected by three ghauts or hill ranges, the gradients being sometimes i in 17 and i in zo. The journey was made at Lord Wolverton's request in his motor-car after previous attempts by other motorists had proved unsuccessful. The police had to place a fence round the car to keep off the crowds who flocked to see it. A. R. Fisher (O.P.) has passed the Intermediate Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons. The House beat the Dayboys at Hockey by ir goals—nil. E. D. Teasdale (O.P.) has got Third Class Honours in Classical Moderations. T. C. Newton (O.P.) is rowing in the Queen's College, Oxford, Eight. The King of Portugal has conferred the Order of St. Benoit d'Aviz upon Brevet-Major C. H. Cobb (O.P.), of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, who served in South Africa, and is now Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion (Royal Buckinghamshire Militia). We regret to hear of the serious illness of Canon John Denton (O.P.), and offer our best wishes for his recovery. At a Confirmation held in the School Chapel on March z7th by the Bishop of Beverley, the following candidates presented themselves :—R. H. Colley, W. H. Colley, S. Crowther, M. T. Clegg, C. Duffitt, W. E. Eardley, R. I. K. Elliott, E. N. Greenhow, R. 0. F. Husband, C. F..Kennedy, J. H. Kirby, C. R. Mossop, G. Newton, E. C. Peters, M. W. Peters, J. Pulleyn, J. M. Raimes, T. H. Simpson, F. Smith, R. C. Todd, F. G. Schroeder, B. E. Yeats, G. S. Smith, J. N. Blenkin.

CONTEMPORARIES.

The following have received their Hockey Colours :—A. R. St. George, B. E. Yeats, E. T. Heap, K. S. Jones, B. H. Pickering, P. H. Yeld. M. H. T. Roy has been appointed an Editor of the " Peterite." BIRTHS.—On April 26th, 1903, the wife of Ian Malcolm (0.P.) of a son. On March 9th, 19o3, the wife of W. Storrs Fox (O.P.) of a daughter. MARRIAGE.—On April 15th, the Rev. F. L. Grindrod (O.P.) to Mabel, fourth daughter of E. Taylor, of Seaton.

OBITUARY. At Clementhorpe, St. Albans, May 8th, 1903, HALL ROKEBY PRICE (O.P.), aged 81. On Jan. 25th, 1903, at Luddenden, T. G. TITTERINGTON (O.P.) At Poppleton, Feb. 9th, 1903, Rev. T. F. WILLIAMS (0.P)., aged 26. On Jan. z6th, 1903, the infant daughter of W. B. WORSFOLD (O.P.)

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries :—Dunelmian, Brightonian, St. Edward's Chronicle, Bromsgrovian, illasonian, Hurst Johnian, Pocklingtonian, Newtonian, United Services College Magazine.

THE

PETERITE. Vol,. X VIII.

JULY,

1903.

No.

161.

SCHOOL LETTER. .RICKET is now over, and we are sorry to say that the season has been far from successful. The team was, however, a young one, and the second eleven matches revealed the existence of some promising players, who ought to do well in the First next year. Commemoration. Day was a great success. On the same day the new Science Block was opened by Professor Clifford Allbutt (0.P.). After the opening, the company proceeded to the Gymnasium, which was converted into a temporary dining hall, and served admirably for the purpose. We were especially pleased to see Mrs. Handford among the visitors. This term has seen the institution of a Fives match between us and Bootham School. Two pairs from each school were sent in, one playing on our ground, and the other on that of our opponents. The match resulted in a victory for St, Peter's by 4 games to 3. Before we lay down the editorial pen, and pass it on to other hands, we cannot refrain from giving expression to that time honoured grievance of "Peterite " Editors, lack of " copy." We wonder whether there was ever a School of so unliterary a turn of mind as St. Peter's. The few people who have the public spirit to contribute to the magazine of their school, appear to have no soul above football or cricket reports. Mind, we are not attempting to disparage the usefulness of these harmless and

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necessary scribblings—on the contrary, we are deeply grateful to their authors ; but if the writers would only turn to the composition of articles and verse the brilliant qualities of imagination which they display in the manufacture of cricket reports, what a comfort it would be to the harassed editors I Having given vent to this grumble, we resign our duties to other hands, in the hope that their task will be rendered somewhat easier by our words.

OLD PETERITE DINNER. The Old Peterite Dinner was held in London, at the Holborn Restaurant, on Thursday, the 2nd July. A list is given below of the O.P's. who were able to be present, from which it will be observed that the number was smaller than usual. This was, however, due to various unavoidable causes, and in many cases promises of attendance next year were received from absentees. A photograph of the proceedings was taken during the evening by Messrs. Fradelle & Young. The toast list was in the usual form, the speakers being the Chairman, the Headmaster, and E. R. Dodsworth replying for St. Peter's School, present and past. P. B. Lambert proposing the health of the Chairman, Professor Reinold, and subsequently of H. J. Newberry and Dr. Needham, Professor Reinold paying a generous tribute to the work of the Hon. Secs., and the O.P's. whose names were coupled with the toasts. Several interesting photographs were added to the Club Album, including those of the Rev. Wm. Howson (a former Headmaster), the Rev. T. C. Smyth (the oldest Peterite), and some school groups taken forty years ago. The following O.P's. were present : Abbay, Rev. R. ; Bailey, R H. ; Brady, M. P. W. ; Chadwick, C. H. ; Dodsworth, E. R. ; Dodsworth, Rev. W. W. ; Draper, W. B. M. ; Fasten, Rev. J. A. ; Ford, W. P. ; Gregory, Rev. T. H. ; Henderson, H. W. ; Jackson, S. ; Lambert, P. B. ; Macturk, M.

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H. T. ; Milner, Rev. W. H. ; Needham, Dr. F. ; Newberry, H. J. ; Owen, Rev. E. C. ; Pochin, W. J. R. ; Reinold, Professor ; Taylor, Rev. J. W. W. ; Worsfold, W. B. The lion. Secs. wish to express their thanks for many kind letters received, with photographs and anecdotes of the School in former days. BALANCE SHEET. s. d. s. d. Printing 250 circulars 0 10 0 Balance from 1902, 0 7 6 and interest 0 15 6 Engraving 300 cards 0 5 8 Grant from Old PeterStationery .. 0 18 0 •. ite Club, 1903 .. 2 0 0 Postage 7 16 0 22 Subscriptions at 7/6 8 5 0 Dinner Bill .. 1 .3 4 Balance in Bank E11

£11

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. NORTH RIDING ASYLUM. Played on the Asylum ground, on June 10th. The Asylum won the toss and put themselves in. Roy and Cadle started the bowling. When only three had been scored, Dr. H.earder was missed at the wicket off Roy ; however at 17, he was clean bowled by Cadle. Best came in, and a stand was made. St. George went on to bowl instead of Roy, but without result. The services of Mossop were then requisitioned, but it was not until 124 had been scored that Best was bowled by Cadle. Two overs afterwards, Dr. Tighe succumbed to the same bowler. Shortly afterwards Milnthorpe's long inning came to a close, his career being terminated by a catch in slips. After two more wickets had fallen, the Asylum declared their innings at 173 for 6 wickets. The School made a bad start, three wickets falling for 18. A partnership between Roy and Jones, however, put on 44 runs, out of which Roy contributed 33, being then bowled by Hill. Yeld was soon out, but Peters came to the rescue with a contribution of 17.

54-

CRICKET.

St. George returned a ball to the bowler, and two more wickets fell in quick succession, Jones succumbing to a catch at mid-on. When Mossop came in, the last over of the day had been called, but he failed to survive, and the game ended in a four wickets victory for the Asylum. ST. PETER's. L. M. Cadle, lbw, 1, Lennox 9 B. H. Pickering, b Best G. A. Fisher, b Lennox 0 M H. T. Roy, b Hill.. 33 K. S. Jones, c Holdsworth b Lennox 33 P. H. Yeld, b Milnthorpe 4 E. C. Peters, b Holdsworth 17 A. R. St. George, c and b Lennox 6 E. N. Greenhow, run out .... 0 S. Crowther, not out ............ 1 C. R. Mossop, b Dr. Tighe 0 Extras 8 Total

NORTH RIDING ASYLUM. T. Milnthorpe, c Greenhow b Mossop 80 9 Dr. Hearder, b Cadle C. Best, b Cadle 42 1 Dr. Tighe, b Cadle E. Holdsworth, b Cadle 5 W. Hill, c St. George b Mossop .. 12 E. Frost, not out 6 W. Spavin F. Waterhouse I Meynell ( Did not bat. G. Lennox Extras 18

116

Innings declared closed.. .... 173

Bowling Analysis :— M. H. T. Joy .. L. M. Cadle A. R. St. George C. R. Mossop

6 15 3 6

1 1 0 0

28 73 18 36

0 4

0 2

ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS G.S.

Played at Leeds. Rain began to fall just as the game began. Roy won the toss and we opened with Cadle and Pickering. They started steadily till Pickering was bowled in trying to pull Brown (1-14-8). Fisher came in and opened well, repeatedly getting Broadbent away to leg. This bowler, however, bowled Cadle with a beautiful ball (38-2-17). Only five were added when Roy mishit a half volley from Brown (43 3 1). Jones, who had Cadle to run for him, only scored four when he was smartly caught at point (.56-4-4). Fisher was batting very well, and on Yeld joining him a stand was made. Yeld, though very much favoured by luck, only gave two chances to hand. The luncheon interval was now taken. The stoppage was lengthened through heavy rain. Directly after the resumption Fisher was bowled in playing back to Broadbent (84-5-36). His innings was invaluable and free from blemish. Yeld went on hitting while Peters kept his end up the -

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latter, however, being out to a very cross hit (107-6-7). Yeld was the next to go, bowled by a ball which looked very like a half volley (11,-,-7-29). St. George was out directly afterwards from a tame hit (115-8-5), and. a rot ensuing all were out for 121. Leeds opened their innings in brilliant fashion, as Broadbent and Hinings put on 59 before the latter fell to Roy, who got Brown's wicket next ball. Seaton batted patiently while Broadbent scored rapidly. A very fast ball from. Roy dismissed the former and Pickering bowled Sykes. Another man being run out and Cadle catching Smithells high up at point, things looked hopeful for us as the score was 94-6-0. Roy was bowling in deadly fashion, and got rid of Broadbent with a beauty (102-7-59). The outgoing batsman had played magnificent cricket, being specially good on the off side. Rain was now coming down. in torrents, making the ball very hard to hold. Cadle quickly dismissed Hanford and Brayshay, and Leeds wanted 12 to win with one wicket to fall. This they managed to accomplish by steady cricket. Roy bowled very well throughout, taking five wickets for 25 runs. Score : LEEDS.

ST. PETER'S.

17 8 B. Pickering, b H. C. Brown G. A. Fisher, b Broadbent 36 1 M. H. T. Roy, c esc b Brown .... 4 K. S. Jones, b Broadbent , 29 P. H. Yeld, b Brown. E. C. Peters, c Seaton b Brown .. 7 A. R. St, George, c & b Broadbent 5 E.N.Greenhow,c Broadbent b Brown 0 S. Crowther, not out 3 G. Mossop, c Hanford b Brown 2 9 Extras L. M. Cadle, b E. Broadbent

E. W. Broadbent, b Roy ...... F. W. Hinings, b Roy H C Brown, b Roy A. Seaton, b Roy W. H. Sykes, b Pickering T. P. Wilson, run out F. E. Smithells, c Cadle b Roy N. L. Hanford, b Cadle E. M. Stansfield, not out W S Brayshay, b Cadle F. L. Addison, not out Extras

59 17 0 5 0 0 0 1 10 1 7 15

Total.. 121

Total

125

ST. PETER'S V. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL. At York, on June 20th. Pocklington won the toss and sent in Smith and J. Dalton'to bat. The pitch was by no means easy, and. the batsmen seemed in difficulties from the start with the bowling of Roy and Cadle, both of whom were getting a lot of work on the ball. Runs came slowly and the hour's play before lunch yielded 41 runs for the loss of five wickets. After the resumption Cadle

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soon captured Brice-Smith's wicket, but with Gilbert and Burman in the attack was completely mastered. Eighty-three runs were added before Gilbert was rather unluckily bowled by Pickering. Though rather unsteady before lunch his subsequent play had been brilliant in the extrem). Further stands were made for the ninth and tenth wickets, Burman being the last to go for an invaluable forty-four compiled by steady cricket. Cadle's bowling was the best feature of the School attack. Pickering and Cadle opened the school innings, and began scoring freely till at 26 Cadle fell to a catch at point. With fifteen added Fisher pulled a ball into his wicket. Only four runs later Pickering's steady innings was brought to a close in attempting a short run, a fate which Roy shared immediately after. At fiftyfive, Jones and Peters were dismissed. Verini saw fifteen added before be fell to a catch in the long field. St. George and Yeld, both, particularly the latter, having some lucky escapes, batted pluckily and raised the hundred. The innings closed for 107, a very disappointing display on the part of the school, who, as in the previous match showed a very distinct lack of steadiness in the batting, Pickering being the only exception. The loss of wickets in attempting foolish runs was particularly annoying. Of the Pocklington bowlers Robson was decidedly the better, but both would have had considerably better averages but for dropped catches. ST. PETER'S.

POCK LIN GTON.

L. M. Cadle, c L. E. Smith b R. BriceSmith 13 B. Pickering, run out 21 G. A. Fisher, b Robson .... 7 M. 11. T. Roy, run out 0 P. B. Yeld, lbw, b R. Brice-Smith 28 E. C. Peters, b Robson 2 K. S. Jones, h Robson 4 R. H. Verini,c Green b R. Brice-Smi , h 2 A. R. St. George, c Gilbert b 11. Brice-Smith 20 S. Crowther, b Robson . ..... 0 C. It. Mossop, not out 0 Extras 10 Total ..107

L. E. Smith, b Cadle J. C. Dalton, b Cadle R Brice-Smith, b Cadle P. Dalton, b Cadle H. M. Brice-Smith, b Cadle C. M. B. Skene, b Roy L. A. Gilbert, b Pickering C. E. L. Burman, b Roy L. Green. c Cadle b Roy It. E. Abbott, c Roy b Mossop F. Robson, not out Extras

9 5 13 5 10 56 44

2 14 14 11

Total , .184

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Bowling Analysis :— 1M. H. T. Roy L. M. Cadle C. R. Mossop

o. 22 20 5

It.

3 5

3 5 1

31 26

ST. PETER'S 2ND. V.

5 2 3

0 0 0

19 13 16

0 1 0

A. R. St. George .. B. H. Pickering .. P. H. Yeld

DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND.

Played at Durham on June 4th, and resulted in an innings victory for Durham. ST. PETER'S 2ND.

2nd Innings.

1st Innings. 3 R. H. Verini, c Elliott b Hearn 24 E. N. Greenhow, run out 0 M. T. Clegg, b Jones . 0 J. N. Blenkin, run out 0 R. Baldwin, c Wingrove b Jones 3 W. E. Eardley, run out 0 E. S. N. Bulmer, b Jones B.G.Laughton,c Thompson b Hearn 4 2 M. Browne, b Jones 5 R. C. Todd, not out 0 W. H. Colley, b Hearn 3 Extras -Total. • 44

b Jones c Elliott b Hearn b Hearn c Thompson b Jones b Firth b Elliott run out c Churchy-ard b Moult b East b Jones not out Extras

10 • .••••••• 17 3 10 9 16 , 21 . 19 0 8 5 7

DURHAM 2ND.

51 J Churchyard, b Greenhow 4 A. Hearn, b Clegg 8 E. Thompson, b Clegg • • • • • • . 16 R. Wingrove, b Greenhow 0 . 79 A. East, c & b Greenhow J. Moult, not out.... .... 4 C. Thompson, c Browne b Colley 8 H. Frith, b Clegg Extras 8 P. Caesar, c Browne b Colley • • . 12 6 A. Jones, b Colley -Total 196 A. Elliott, c Eardley b Colley • • • . 0 Bowling Analysis : o. M. W. R. R. W. o. M. 3 0 22 C Blenkin 3 56 1 Clegg 13 •• 4 Laughton 14 0 3 43 0 • • 8 Grecnhow 9 2 38 4 Colley 0 18 . • 0 5 Bulmer . • ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND V. LEEDS G.S. 2ND.

Played on June 13th.

Rain put a stop to the match.

LEEDS G. S.

ST. PETER'S 2ND.

13 Smith, c Clarkson b Sullivan Chapman, c Baldwin b Sullivan • • 1 5 Gaunt, c Bulmer b Sullivan 1 Eastwood, b Colley 0 Hammond, b Colley 13 Croft, c Eardley b Clegg 27 Stone, b Peters H. Robinson, lbw, b Clarkson • . • • 10 11 Fletcher, b Clarkson 0 J. Robinson, b Peters 0 Slatter, not out 10 Extras

J. N. Blenkin, c Chapman b Croft 8 M. W. Peters, b Gaunt . 1 A. Wilcock, c Fletcher b Gaunt .. 10 W. E. Eardler, c Chapman b Gaunt 3 M. T Clegg, not out ..2 1 R. Baldwin, not out

Total.. 90

Total (4 wkts.).. 25

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

Played on the St. Peter's ground on June 19th, and resulted in a draw in favour of Bootharn. BOOTHAM ScHow, 2ND. Rowntree, c Baldwin b Sullivan Southall, h Clegg Goodbody, c Eardley b Clegg .. Cash, b Clegg Harvey, c Peters b Bulmer Walker, b Clegg Bell, b Clegg Smith, b Bulmer Milner, not out •••• .• Jones, b Bulmer Eddington, run out Extras..

24 4 0 0 33 0 38 9 0 2 13

ST. PETEK'S 2ND. 0 G. N. Greenhow, c Harvey b Cash 8 J. N. Blenkin, b Goodbody 5 A. Wilcock, b Cash 0 M. W. Peters, b Cash .... . W.E. Eardley, c Rowntree b Harvey 11 0 M. T. Clegg, b Cash .... R. Baldwin, b Smith ...•••• 18 E. S. N. Bulmer, b Rowntree 2 R. C. Todd, b Harvey 8 J. H. B. Sullivan, not out .....••• 5 W. H. Colley, not out Extras.... 9

Total 124

Total (for 9 wkts.)

Bowling Analysis :— it. 5 2 12 9 1 21 12 4 28

0. M. R. W. 9 1 28 0 4 0 17 0 3.5 1 4 3

0. M.

A. Wilcock J. Sullivan M. Clegg ..

• •

0 1 5

W. Colley M. Peters .. E. Bulmer

ST. PETER'S 2ND V. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL 2ND.

Played at Pocklington on June 20th. POCKLINGTON 2ND.

ST. PETER'S 2ND. E. N. Greenhow, c Wraith b Quirk 0 2 J. N. Blenkin, b E. P. Moore 11 W. E. Eardley, run out 3 A. Wilcock, b Moore 12 E. A. Clarkson, 1) Quirk 34 R. Baldwin, b Darnell 1 M. W. Peters, c Wraith b Quirk .. 5 E. S. N. Bulmer, b Moore 1 M. T. Clegg, c Higgins b Quirk 5 J. H. B. Sullivan, not out 0 W. H. Colley, b Darnell Extras 9 Total Bowling Analysis :0. 6 Clegg .. .. 8 Sullivan 11 .. Greenhow

M. 0 1

1 6 37 41 16 0 7

G. O'Meara, b Sullivan C. Wraith, b Clegg C. Murray, not out H. Papworth, b Wilcock A. Hodgson, b Sullivan H. Darnell, not out Extras

Total (4 wkts.) .. 108

R. 1 23 14 2 33 0

Bulmer Wilcock

••

O. 3 6

M. 0 0

R. 14 17

W. 0 1

OPENING OF THE NEW SCIENCE. BLOCK.

OPENING OF THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK. (Partly extracted from the " Yorkshire Herald.")

June 30th was Commemoration Day at St. Peter's School, York, and it was celebrated by the opening of a new building which marks an important step in the march of progress which has been inaugurated by the Governing Body. Hitherto science has been taught at the school under the great disadvantage of a totally inadequate equipment, but now with the new and up-to-date laboratories which were opened by Professor Clifford Allbutt, of Cambridge, the science master will be enabled to impart his instruction under the most favourable circumstances. The day's proceedings were commenced by a celebration of Holy Communion at eight o'clock, which was followed two hours later by Matins, at which the sermon was preached by the Rev. Canon Watson from Rom. xii., 2, " Fervent in spirit." He said the occasion was a specially interesting one. The old school had taken another step forward in response to the demands of the times, placing it ia the front rank of our educational institutions. Addressing the boys, the Canon reminded them that the battle of life was in front of them, and their education was to fit them to take their part nobly and manfully in it. He was ill-educated who was ill-equipped to face the problems of life which were before him and take his part in the great warfare. He commended to them the great quality and virtue which was in the Apostle's mind. There were some poor, weak, tepid, flabby souls who were never eager and enthusiastic about anything. Let them imitate the exanaple of the great Apostle who was their patron saint. Let them be filled with the spirit which animated many of those sons of St. Peter's School whom they were commemorating that day. Think of what the enthusiasm of noble men had done in the past, men like Roger Bacon, Columbus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Charles Darwin. What grand work had been done by the social reformers of pa,st days, men who grappled with the miseries and sins of mankind, who acted while others talked, girded up their loins while others sighed and despaired. Such naen had been the saviours and deliverers of mankind, men who preferred labour to

OPENING OF THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK.

sloth, simplicity to luxury, love to selfishness, truth to falsehood, God to gold. Let them moreover cultivate the virtue the same Apostle called " sobermindedness "—which really meant the bridling of passion, the supremacy of law and duty, the sovereignty of the spirit over the senses, of the reason over appetite, of the soul over the body. What was the true secret of the majesty of ancient Rome ? Let the poor skeleton at Pompeii answer who stood at his post when the sulphurous storm burst over him. The end of education after all was character. There was work ahead for them all. There were social problems to be faced—reeking abominations to be dealt with. Let them go forth into life and do their work with manly diligence. Let them respect themselves, for God made them—respect the dignity of God's image on them. The seal of His redemption was on their brow. The Church needed them, God needed them. Let them hasten the coming of the glorious time when the kingdom of this world should be the kingdom of our God and His Christ. THE OPENING CEREMONY. The Dean of York presided over a meeting which was held in the big schoolroom prior to the opening ceremony. There were also present Professor Clifford Allbutt, F.R.S. (Regius Professor of Physic, Cambridge), Professor Reinold, F.R.S. (Royal Naval College, Greenwich), the Bishop of Beverley, the Rev. E. C. Owen (headmaster), the Rev. Chancellor Temple, the Rev. Canon Watson, the Rev. Canon Argles, Alderman Foster, Mr. E. R. Dodsworth (clerk to the Governors), Alderman Sir J. Sykes Rymer, Alderman Purnell, Alderman Agar, Alderman McKay, Alderman Wragge, Councillors Peters, Todd, Scott, R. G. Heys, H. Foster, and Pearson, Mr. G. Yeld, M.A. (second master), Lieutenant-Colonel White, Dr. Tempest Anderson, Professor Clapham (Yorkshire College), the Rev. W. Johnson, the Rev. P. J. Shaw, the Rev. A. G. Tw eedie (Selby), the Rev. M. Sullivan, the Rev. E. E. Nottingham, the Rev. E. Peters (Airmyn), the Rev. G. W. de Courcy Baldwin, Mr. W. W. Hargrove, Mr. F. J. Munby, Mr. Haigh (Recorder of Scarborough), Mr. J. Peters, Mr. Brierley (architect), Mr. J. Newton, Mr. H. C. Shaun, Mr. T. B. Whytehead, Dr. Evelyn, etc.

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PROGRESS OF ST. PETER'S.

The Dean, who was received with great cordiality, said that was indeed a red letter day in the history of St. Peter's school. In the first place it was another instalment in the progress which, during the last 20 years, they had been doing their best to achieve for the welfare of the school. He alluded to the gift some years ago of the gymnasium by an old Peterite, whose name had never transpired, and then said that the governing body had at last succeeded in obtaining the Commissioners' permission to make a venture in the direction of those science schools, which they believed and felt persuaded would do very much for the welfare of the present generation and the generation to come. He could not help hoping that the work which had been so well done would be a challenge, and inaugurate the work to be done in the future. There were many Peterites who were full of loyalty and affection to the old school, and were indebted to it for the prosperity and positions in life which they enjoyed. Many of them were able to do a little, some of them were able to do much, all of them were able to do something. He was not an old Peterite himself,—he wished he was,—but lie had, during the time he had been in York, always taken a deep interest in the school's prosperity and welfare. One was bound to do so. What school in England had a longer or a higher prestige? The late Chancellor Raine stated that in the early Saxon days that school was famous amongst the educational institutions of England, and from that time to the present it had gone on fl min generation to generation furnishing its quota of those who in her chequered times of history had made England what England is. He trusted that the watchword of the school would be " Progress "—progress not only in education but in the buildings required to carry it on. They could not help feeling that at the present moment those were not quite up to date. He was sure that such a state of things must hinder the work of the most talented masters, and he hoped that here such a hindrance might soon be a thing of the past, and that it would not be long before they again met to inaugurate the opening of other buildings. They had the pleasure that day of

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welcoming two of the most distinguished alumni of the school. If asked what St. Peter's had done and could do they could say that it had prOduced Professor Clifford Allbutt and Professor Reinold. He then gave a sketch of the career o f Professor Allbutt, who, he said, was essentially a man of peace. It was, however, recorded that when at St. Peter's he engaged in a great and vigorous combat in which he came off victorious. The combat was between him and. the present Bishop of Bristol, their weapons were bolsters and the battle-field the dormitory of the boarding house. THE SHORTCOMINGS OF EDUCATION.

Professor Clifford Allbutt was received with loud cheers, and spoke of the great honour he felt at being asked to perform the ceremony. In a few minutes they would be opening the new laboratories of St. Peter's School, and it must occur to everybody to wonder a little to what purpose those laboratories had been built. There were some obscurities in answering that question, and there were also other very plain features. The plain feature was that we were becoming very painfully convinced of late years that there had been great shortcomings in our English education. Although the reasons for that shortcoming might be several, certainly one very important reason had been the neglect, not of some occupation with scientific pursuits, but of the methods of science ; and it had been felt that this was one of the reasons why —for he must not shirk the truth—the men who were turned out of the great public schools, although there were no institutions in the world like public schools for turning out men of character— upright, honourable, resourceful, adventurous men, loving order and with extraordinary political instincts, with all these great and incomparable virtues without which the race would have perhaps been comparatively nothing—yet these great virtues had been in trade and war and in almost every great national function, to a certain extent diminished and even in some respects rendered futile by the defects of certain intellectual endowments. It might not be quite easy to see how this was, to understand whether it be by defective education or by some defect of capacity that the

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feature of the English people is, from a certain point of view, that of defective intelligence, or perhaps he should say defective intellectual equipment. Since he had been at Cambridge it had been a matter of great astonishment to him to find that the intellectual equipment of the boys who went up was so slight. They felt that there was something wrong, some deficiency, some shortcoming in education. It was hoped that by opening laboratories of this kind they would to a great extent remedy those deficiencies. But they must remember that the movement is not one merely for adding a science laboratory to other departments. If he were a boy he should be a little timid that the authorities were going to pile it on ; that they were going to add something more to the subjects of work and examination. That was not the purpose of those in authority ; lie did not think that they desired to pile a greater burden on the back of the boys than they were able to carry. What they proposed to do was to alter the older methods of education and this by virtue of scientific conceptions. REVISION REQUIRED.

In all branches of learning our method requires revision. In teaching classics the methods were medimval ; and the same thing applied to mathematical study. At Cambridge they were largely engaged in remodelling, or at any rate reforming, the methods of mathematical instruction. The methods of education in our public schools generally were antiquated and needed regeneration, and it was his impression that the science laboratories would induce a development and readaptation of the methods of all teaching to modern needs. Not merely for the sake of piling up a mass of new facts in the boys' minds, but that the conceptions of which he had spoken should alter all forms of education ; and he believed as a specialist in science that it was very largely due to modern science and the systematising of scientific methods that the spade had been put into the hand of the classic, the slide rule and the drawing-board into the hands of the mathematician. It was by such reforms that the introduction of science laboratories would influence St. Peter's and all the schools of the country. But science

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could be taught just as badly as mathematics ; it could, in fact, be taught much worse, and there had been a great deal of sham science taught, which, he trusted, would be entirely foreign to St. Peter's. On the science side at Catnbridge they now preferred boys who had had no training in science, because those already trained were usually taught on the old narrow methods, but without the thoroughness which distiilguished the methods employed in teaching the humanities. EDUCATION OF THE FACULTIES.

Education in its best sense was the educating of all the faculties, fixing in the mind certain principles and the development of certain conceptions, rather than instruction in all knowledge. Human knowledge was a great deal too vast—little as it may be—to be taught in detail. In the growth of a tree a large part of the material it absorbs is thrown off again with the annual fall of its foliage ; but it is by this process that it develops ; and so it is with the human mind, whose growth depends as much on what passes through it as upon what it accumulates. We have to give the young their capacity, to train their faculties on all sides, to give them that intellectual facility by which the student would be able to take up any subject easily and readily. Ile came across a paradox by Mr. Ruskin the other day which contained a great truth ; he said their modern education was " giving people the faculty of thinking wrong on every conceivable subject of importance to mankind." True education was not merely training the faculties, but it was in preserving a sense of proportion in the training of those faculties that true wisdom lay. In the formation of wisdom—that was to say, how not to think wrongly— they welcoined freedom, but that freedom must be used to the best possible purpose to secure that balance of all the parts of our mind in which true wisdom lay. SCIENCE NOT A LEADER.

" Science," concluded the doctor, " cannot be a leader ; it follows, and explains, and elucidates, and adapts ; but our ideas are moving perpetually before it. It was not science which revealed

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to us 2,000 years ago that the way to divine wisdom is by purity of heart, but science illuminates this gospel to-day. By natural science we know that a deed, good or evil, can never be undone ; we may seek to counteract its results, but we can never annul it, nay more, by the doctrine of the conservation of energy we learn that not deeds only but each thought, be it good or evil, enters in perpetuity into the substance of the mind of the thinker, and that, for good or evil, his mind is thenceforth and for ever different. It is natural science which convinces us that even in thought we cannot play curiously with base or shameful things, and then wipe them away as if we had never been occupied with them. Boys rarely mean any harm, they mean on the whole to be honest and clean ; and the most precious gift scientific education can bring you is to bring home to you that from a mind once stained the fair surface is gone, at any rate for a time. Yet this is no matter of despair ; science is not fatalism. The same science teaches us that good and evil together can be sublimed into a new development of life, but at a price of effort and renunciation increasing in geomatrical ratio with the original error. Physiology makes manifest to us how busy and efficient is the self-purifying machinery of our bodies whereby the invasion of distempers is prevented or defeated, but it tells us also that if the watchfulness and the alertness of the tissues of the body be at fault, some distemper may fasten on it and may destroy it ; and physiology has the further lesson for us that this body and mind are one, and that in one hour's heedlessness, in a few minutes' parley with the enemy, it too may be corrupted or even made desolate. I repeat that the movement of education which gives you these new laboratories is not to burden with more knowledge. It is hard enough to digest what is taught you already. It is to train you to wider conceptions of the conditions under which you have to live and work, to carry you up another height, where you may see the old vision in a new perspective. How the new and the old methods are to be blended, how the new and tentative methods are to be brought in without loss of the thoroughness and system of the old, it is for experts in education to say. But from science you will learn to comprehend the powers,

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the certainty, and continuity of nature, to rule yourselves by the accuracy of her processes, and by patient analysis of her laws, to make yourselves her master and not her servant ; but while doing this you may well bear in mind the truth in another paradox of the late Professor Freeman, that it is the function of science to bring great nations up to the level of small ones, that it is a means not an end. If natural science is to make only big things for us and not big thoughts we were better without it. I have said that science teaching may be as barren as any other instruction if carried out not so as to enlarge the ideas but so as to stuff the mind with mere cram work. This kind of teaching I am sure you will not be given at St. Peter's. For my part I think for boys no science is so useful as " Nature Study." A boy is naturally a collector ; and when I was a boy we were much occupied. in collecting on the sly. Not only did we get no encouragement and help in our natural history, but we had to conceal such treasures as we hoarded lest they should be sutnmarily dealt with as rubbish. Nevertheless there was a small band of us who knew the haunts of every kind of bird within six miles of York, and where they nested. The district must, I think, be a good one for birds, or we were raore lynx-eyed and vigilant than in later life. I cannot imagine a more useful and educative service for boys than directions how to observe, how to collect, how to arrange eggs, plants, minerals, and the like, and to identify and name them." AN HISTORICAL OCCASIoN.

Professor Reinold next addressed the meeting, and was received with great cordiality. He spoke of the pleasure it gave him to take part in the proceedings of the day, and said that the memories attached to the school were very pleasant. That was an historical occasion in which St. Peter's was making a new move, beginning in a certain sense a new life, starting on a new career, or at any rate a modified career. In the old days when he was a boy, St. Peter's gave a good education, and turned out some very fair classical scholars and mathematicians, but he thought those who went to the universities would have been better off if they had had

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some elementary teaching in the principles of science. Those who took to science after, as he did at Oxford, had to do a certain amount of elementary work, which might have been done at school. He was glad that St. Peter's had taken the new departure; it was absolutely essential that it should do so. In those days they had no means of obtaining information on scientific matters,— not that the masters were indifferent, for Canon Hey, who was head master in his time, was a very fair geologist, and had a remarkable entomological collection, but they did not go any further. He went through the new buildings the previous evening, and he thought that the new laboratories were admirable. He had seen a good many chemical and physical school laboratories during the last ten years, but he had not seen anything better than those. With that equipment, they had the means of carrying on the study of chemistry and physics quite as favourably as any other school. He should be very sorry to think that St. Peter's was going to be a science school ; he hoped that it would always maintain the character it had held throughout the centuries. The object of the new departure was not to make the boys scientific experts, or to start them on careers as such, but the laboratories were part of a liberal education. Boys would be better able to deal with the facts and difficulties of life, would be better citizens, better men, with that equipment, than if left without it, and the school was to be congratulated on the movement. There was not much fear under the present management that the school would become a mere science school. He said that he and Mr. George Yeld were students together, and he thought the school had been richer for the accession of Mr. Yeld. THE

SCHOOL'S REPUTATION.

The Bishop of Beverley moved a vote of thanks to Professor Clifford Allbutt and Professor Reinold, and in doing so said that the Governors welcomed the additions which had lately been made to the governing body. What they cared about was the reputation of the school, and that it should be able to do its duty

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as- it ought to in the North of England. It had a long and a good record, and they were proud of many who had gone out from amongst them. They thought that boys should be prepared in that school for all conditions of life, and the highest. They trusted that the school would continue to give a good English. education which would fit men for commerce when that was their destiny. Science had been. taught there already, although in a very unsatisfactory place, a sort of lean-to tent. He intimated that the increase of the boarding accommodation was also being considered. Alderman Foster seconded the resolution. The Rev. E. C. Owen, in supporting it, thanked the governing body for their unswerving support, and said that the school was not going to become a science school, but they were going to teach science well, for whatever was done there must be done well, and the whole school must be brought up to date. He thanked the Rev. Canon Watson for his sermon, the Corporation of York for their support, an.d the whole staff of masters. The resolution was carried with loud cheers. THE NEW BITILDING.

The opening ceremony was performed by Professor Clifford Allbutt, who was presented with a handsome silver key, which was designed by the architect, Mr. Brierley. In the bow are introduced the Cross Keys of St. Peter and the Rose of York, and on the shank is engraved : " Presented to Professor Clifford Allbutt, M.D., F.R.S., at the opening of the new science building of St. Peter's School, York, June 29th, 1903." The new building has been erected on the terrace overlooking the playing field, and to the south-west of the schools. It is a rectangular block 92 feet 6 inches long by 38 feet 6 inches wide, and is two storeys in height. It contains on the ground floor physics laboratory, with working benches for twenty-four boys, store rooms, dark room for photography, class room for advanced science, large workshop, with benches for joinery, etc., lavatory, bicycle store, etc., and on the upper floor approached by a stone staircase, large chemical laboratory, with working benches for twenty-four boys, store rooms, lecture theatre, capable of accommo-

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dating eighty boys, masters' combination room, balance room, and provision for open air laboratory work. The arrangements and fittings are of the most complete and up-to-date type, and are in accordance with the Board of Education's requirements. The building is of fireproof construction. It is warmed by hot water on the low pressure system, and there is ample light and ventilation in all parts. The external elevations, though somewhat severe and devoid of ornament, are well proportioned and of good materials, and have a characteristic and substantial look about them. The materials used are hand-made bricks for the general walling, with Whitby stone for the doorway, etc., oak for the woodwork, metal casements, and leaded glazing, for the windows ; and thick light green Westmorland slates for the roofs. The buildings and fittings have been executed from the designs and under the supervision of Mr. W. H. Brierley, architect, of York. Mr. W. Bellerby, of Hungate saw mills, is the builder, and the internal fittings have been supplied by Messrs. Reynolds and Branson, of Leeds. An open fives court has been built in connection with the new block. The total cost of the building and fittings is about £3,500. After the ceremony the company were entertained at lunch in the gymnasium, and there was a cricket match between present and past boys during the afternoon

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The first pair played on the Bootham Court. We were weakened by the absence of Verini, but as the match was decided on games, we managed to win by four games to three. First Pair. Richardson. L. M. Cadle beat Alexander G. A. Fisher by 3 games to nil. 15-2, 15-6, 15-10. Our opponents started well, by taking the first two points, but then went all to pieces till the last game, which was very well contested. Both members of our pair played in their best form.

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Second Pair. C. A. Wood B. FL Pickering lost t o R. Davidson. H. E. Windle by 3 games to 1. 10-15, 4-15, 12-15, 11-15. Every game was closely fought. Pickering was the better of our representatives. Wood played excellently. FIVES HA NDICAP. Preliminary Round. B. T. Groves (+4). beat K. S. Jones (+4) W. Ingham (+4). beat J. N. Blenkin (+1) First R ound. R. Elliot (scr.). beat L. M. Cadle (-15) B. G. Laughton (+1). beat G. A. Fisher ( –11) J. A. Kirby (scr.). B. H. Pickering (-6) beat beat R. C. Todd (+3). H. E. Windle (-4) E. N. Greenhow (scr.). M. W. Peters (-3) beat K. S. Jones (+4). beat E. C. Peters (-2) J. N. Blenkin (+1). S. W . Phillips (-2) beat beat C. Wadsworth (+8). S. Crowther (+2)

LIBRARY. The following additions have been made to the Library :— K

367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378

It is never tuo late to mend • Charles Reade Love me little, love me long Hard Cash Charles Dickens Little Dorrit Anthony Hope Intrusions of Peggy W. W. Jacobs At Sunwich Port 77

F R. Stockton Bicycle of Cathay Hound of the Baskervilles. • A Conan Doyle Andrew Lang The Disentanglers Stanley Weyman In King's Byways The Castle Inn 1 1 The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade .

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66 Animal Friends 67 Aquatic In sects

Lloyd Horgan Miall

Dr. Anderson has given his work, Volcanic Studies," and nine volumes of the B.O.P. have also been presented by M. H. T. Roy.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The following were educated at St. Peter's School, viz :Under the Rev. Isaac Grayson, Headmaster 1793-1827. Davies, Robert, born 1793, eldest son of Peter and Ann, his wife. Under Archdeacon Creyke, Headmaster 1827-1837. Clarke .• • • Cattley, Rev. Canon Richard . • Cattley, Stain forth .. Robson Donkin, Wm. Fishbourn Barclay, John Ridley... Holmes .• Smythe, Rev. T. C. Richardson, Rev. John Price, Hall Rokeby Price, His Hon. Judge •• Price (two brothers of the above) Larking • • Lumley . . Wallace (several of this name) Porter .. Scott, Rev. George Braithwaite, Rev. W. Andrew, Rev. Wm. Andrew, John Chapman .• Andrew, James •. • Richardson (Fellow of Trim .. Coll. Camb.). ••

Blaydes •• .• Barber (of Tong Hall, near York, a silversmith in Coney Street, York) Smithson B elcornb e •• •• Newbald, S.W. •• Calder Matterson, Dr. .. •• Husband, Dr. W. D. (and his brothers) •• Parr (fellow of St. Cath. Coll. Camb.) Inman Hildyard •• Richardson (nephew of the Rev. T. Richardson) .. Bulmer (two brothers of this name) •• Wake, Fenton •• Powell.. Hornby •. •. Barstow (of Garrow Hill, York)

Information as to their Christian names where omitted, and their careers at school and subsequently, will be thankfully acknowledged. The name of Mr. Wallis as a schoolmaster at York, occurs in records of the year 1639. In 1341, the Dean and Chapter of York were ordered not to impede Master Wm. de Marton in the management of his grammar schools at St. Leonard's Hospital, York, which had been in existence from time out of mind (Patent Rolls 14, Ed. III.) In 6 Hen. VII., Master W. Burton was one of the two masters at the school of the same Hospital.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

Portraits are still existing of Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durham ; Edmund Guest, Bishop of Salisbury ; Henry- Dodwell ; and Guy Fawkes, who were educated at St. Peter's: In 1828 St. Peter's School was placed under new regulations. The number of free scholars was formerly about 23, but was afterwards considerably reduced. NOTE. —The authorities for the statements under this heading, will be submitted to a committee, which is to be formed for investigating and publishing the Register and Records of the School. In the meantime, these notes will be continued without reference to their source, so as to indicate the results of information hitherto acquired, and for correction where necessary. ERRATA.

For Lindgerus Fnisius, ante p. 45, read Lindgerus Frisius. Calivinus ibid „ Calvinus.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Appointments :— The Rev. J. Raine (0.P.) to be Vicar of Welton with Melton, Brough, Yorkshire. The Rev. R. M. Ainslie (0.P.) to be Vicar of Childwall, Liverpool. F. W. Pixley (0.P.) has been elected President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Surgeon-Lieutenant R. A. Draper (0.P.), 1st E. Riding Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers, to be Surg.-Lieut. in the Army Medical Reserve of Officers. Professor Clifford Allbutt was chosen to deliver the Cavendish Lecture to the West London Medico-chirurgical Society on the 26th June. D. W. R,oy (0.P) has obtained a First class in Part II of the Natural Science Tripos at Cambridge, and a Scholarship of i60 and Prize of books at Sidney Sussex College. P. St. G. Kirke (0.P.) has obtained a Third class in Part I of the Meehan. Science Tripos at Cambridge. R. Teasdale (0.P.) has obtained a Third class in the Honour School of Jurisprudence at Oxford. L. H. Moiser (0.P.) has passed in the 2nd Division of the M. B. examination at London University. Major C. J. Daniel, D.S.O. (0.P.) has retired from the Army on retired pay.

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An article on " St. Peter's School, York," by Mr. Yeld, appeared in the County Monthly for July. We regret to observe that the W. B. T. Draper, who was appointed Secretary to the Secretary for War (as noted on p. 151 of the last vol.), is not an Old Peterite, and beg to tender the apologies of our correspondent for the mistake. The Choir on July 7th, visited James Parker at his new TeaGardens at Wigginton. The Photographical Society, under the auspices of Mr. Green, on July 6th, went on an excursion to Coxwold. We omitted to note in our. last issue that a new bell, in place of the old one in the School Hall, has been very kindly presented by J. S. Clark and A. E. Clark (0.P's.). We congratulate the following on having received their 1st XI colours, B. II. Pickering, E. C. Peters ; also the following on having received their 2nd XI. colours, S. Crowther, K. S. Jones, E. A. Clarkson, C. R. Mossop, R. H. Verini, W. E. Eardley, E. S. N. Bulmer, A. Wilcock, E N. Greenhow, J. N. Blenkin. BIRTHS.—On April 6th, 1903, at the Hatton Nursing Home, the

wife of Robert Martin (0.P.), of Talawakelle, Ceylon, of a daughter. On May 28th, 1903, the wife of W. A. Pearson (0.P.), of a daughter. On June 24th, 1903, the wife of Arthur Peters (0.P.) of a son. On June 29th, 1903, the wife of the Rev. R. M. Ainslie (0.P.), of a daughter. July 10th, 1903, at Patrick Brompton Parish Church, by the Rev. R.. E. Pownall, A. Wilkes to Miss J. Ward, of Newton-le-Willows. (Mr. Wilkes was for some years a Master in St. Peter's School, which he left in 1899).

MARRIAGE.—On

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OBITUARY. On June 12th, 1903, CANON JOHN DENTON (0.P.)

On June 22nd, the wife of the BISHOP OF BRISTOL (0.P.) ••■

CONTEMPORARIES The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries :—Merehistonian, Dunelmian, Dovorian, Sedberghian, Lily, School Magazine (Uppingham), Framlinghamian, Denstonian, Gigglestvick Chronicle, Leodiensian, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Afalvernian, Danensi an, Bromsgrovian.

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OCTOBER, 1903.

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SCHOOL LETTER. NEW School Year has commenced, with old faces missing and new ones in their places. We welcome Mr. Grigson, who has come to take in hand the music of the School, which post Mr. Senior, who left us at the end of last Easter. Term, filled so adequately. We regret the departure of R. Baldwin, M. H. T. Roy, J, E. Farrow, L. M. Cadle, and P. H. Yeld, whose absence will be especially felt in all School games and matches. The new Carpenter's Shop in the Science Block is now ready for use, and should be greatly appreciated ; there is plenty of accommodation. There are three long benches, each of a different height. so that pupils of all sizes may learn ; there is also a lathe. An instructor comes three nights a week, and on the other nights the shop is always open. A Natural History Society has been started this term, of which there is a short account in these pages. We have also played and won our first match, against Ripon Grammar School, by IS pts. (3 goals and i try) to 5 pts. An account of this match will be seen in our next number.

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PRIZE-GIVING. (Taken partly from the "Yorkshire Herald.")

The Prizes were distributed this year on July zoth, by the Dean of York. In spite of the inclemency of the weather there was a large gathering of parents and friends. Amongst those present were the Bishop of Beverley, the Rev. Canon Argles, the Rev. Canon Greenwood, the Rev. E. C. Owen, Mr. G. Yeld, and the other members of the Staff. The Dean, in the course of his speech, said it was something to belong to a School which had a past, and that of St Peter's reached back to Saxon times. His own early education took place in a proprietory school, which, like so many more schools of its class, had passed away. They were generally got up by people who took a superficial interest in education, and who knew practically nothing about schools. The influence of teachers and masters was never thought of, and in his school days he never saw a master in the playground. The masters never seemed to have any influence or intercourse with the boys except in school. Such a system was not likely to last, and one was happy to think that a better state of things now existed, and that the public schools and grammar schools throughout the country had taken a fresh lease of life; that a good many of the old abuses had been got rid of, and that the schools were waking up to the necessities of the times. It was gratifying to know that a school like St. Peter's, which was one of the oldest in England, had all the vigour of youth, and the other qualities calculated to place it more and more in the forefront of the schools of England. Those attending that school had a great advantage in the comprehensive education which they were getting. It was a great pleasure to him to take any part in promoting the interests of the school. Although he was not educated there, he thought he might call himself an old Peterite, for his intercourse with the school had been a very close one for twenty-three years. He had been permitted to take part

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in a great deal that had affected the welfare of the school, and if he were not entitled to call himself an old Peterite, he did not know who was. Speaking more directly to the boys, the Dean, alluding to the prizes, said, every one should be stepping stones to some future distinction, and should be spurs, as it were, for the future, and not merely laurels that you have gathered from the past. There are more boys than prizes, but I would say to those who have not got a prize, do not be disappointed or discouraged. No man ever succeeded who did not fail, and if we have not the pluck to bear failure successfully then you may depend upon it we shall never go on to win any successes that are worth the having." Referring to University life, the Dean said he would like to remind them that it had its dangers. Many looked back on it with rleasure and satisfaction, and many with unfeigned regret. He would say to those going up to the University, read the 139th Psalm, which told of the sense of the abiding presence of God with us. "You may depend upon it," added the Dean, " it is needful through life, but in no place more needful than in University life, and •especially in undergraduate life, with all its difficulties and temptations." In Acts xxviii. is, we are told how St. Paul was met by certain brethren, and how he thanked God and took courage He hoped that would be the case with those going from St. Peter's to the University. He looked back with the greatest possible thankfulness that such happy influences were given to him in his own University life. His old friend Chancellor Temple was at the same University. When he went to Oxford as a young man it was a great advantage, though he did not see it then as clearly as he did now, to be received by such a brother as Chancellor Temple, who was in the same college. They rowed together in the college racing boat, and saw a good deal of each other during the whole of their college life, and it was very much by Chancellor Temple's good influence and good example that one was encouraged and helped to meet the temptations and difficulties of undergraduate life. " And so I would say to you," concluded the Dean, " don't be too hasty in making friends and acquaintances ; see that they are brethren in the best sense of the

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word, men who are of a thoughtful and studious character. Don't be alarmed. You won't find they are dull. I never found Chancellor Temple dull. He was a very gentle, quid individual, just as he is now, and there are many others besides." The Rev. E. C. Owen prefaced an outline of the work of the school during the year by saying that the Dean had added another to a long list of kindnesses to the school in consenting to give away the prizes. He regarded that as a family gathering, and who so proper on such an occasion to take a prominent position as the one who had shown himself in a very real sense the true father of the institution ? Having referred to the opening of the science block, the opening of the Morris tube range, which he hoped was the first step towards the formation of a rifle corps, and the scheme for extending the cricket ground, Mr. Owen said the event of the greatest significance in the history of the year had been the inspection of the school by four Inspectors sent down by the Board of Education. There was a sort of impression that the school was coming under Whitehall, and going to be visited by elementary school inspectors. But it was' an entirely different thing to that. About two years ago the Board of Education received from the Privy Council powers to inspect secondary schools, and so far as science teaching went the school would receive fairly continuous visits from inspectors. But the inspection such as they had had during the past term was what was called administrative inspection. Some people might ask why the school was inspected, and what was the good of its being inspected. Well, they could not point to a large cheque as the result. There was no financial and tangible outcome, but he believed it was a most valuable thing. The inspection of secondary schools was going to spread, whether they liked it or not. It might be said they were going to Germanise their education, but he did not think they were. Sooner or later almost all, except perhaps the twenty-five biggest and strongest schools in England, would have to be inspected, and it was better to come in at the beginning, as St. Peter's had done, than to be forced in at the end. Everything depended on what sort of men the inspectors

PRIZE-GIVING.

were. They were men who had been trained outside the Board of Education as a rule, men of the widest sympathy and education themselves, and they came down, not with cut and dried notions that that school must be forced into a certain groove, but they came to see what work it was doing, what work it ought to do, and to suggest the best ways in which it could adapt itself to the work required of it. They had no idea of assimilating the public schools to the grammar school, nor the grammar school to the higher grade Board School, nor the higher grade Board School to the lower grade Board School. The Inspectors had given their imprimatur on the policy the school had been pursuing, and said it was right to retain the school as only a first grade one, and that there must be no question of attempting to combine first grade and second grade education in one school, because they said in their experience it had always failed, They had not yet received the official report, but they were given to understand they were on right lines, and that the education given was satisfactory and efficient. The results of the examinations just over had confirmed that verdict. There was a steady rise of standard all the way through. He did not mean to say they had reached a brilliant standard, yet the tide, he thought, was rising. He believed firmly in that advance, and he believed the advance in work to be due to an advance in tone, in a strengthening of character, an increase of that moral thoughtfulness which was the glory, while at the same time to the scoffer it was the indignity of Arnold's Rugby. On the motion of the Bishop of Beverley, seconded by the Rev. Canon Argles, a vote of thanks was passed to the Dean, for whom hearty cheers were given by the boys, who in this way also remembered the Bishop of Beverley and the Governors of the school and Mr. and Miss Owen. The following is the prize • . R. Baldwin. The Archbishop's Prize for Classics .. The Dean's Prize for Mathematics .. • • P. H. Yeld. The Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity J. L. Fisher. • • G. A. Fisher. English Essay Prize (First) .. J. L. Fisher. (Second) .. „ • . R. Baldwin. .• Latin Verse Prize

PR IZE-GIVING.

8o FORM PRIZES :Form V. B. Classical

V. Modern . • IV. Classical IV. Modern III. Classical III. Modern Lower Third

.. S. W. Phillips. S. Crowther and F. G. Schroeder. J. D. Wells. T. S. Lambert. P. G. Hendley. A. S. Tonge. • • N. B. Bagenal.

MATHEMATICAL PRIZES :.. C. P. Wadsworth. •• Division II. •• .. R. 0. F. Husband. III. .. P. G. Hendley. . IV. .,., .. C. A. K. Peters. V. .• .. R. D. Foster. Lower Third Extra Prize given by the Headmaster for good work in the Scholarship Examination .. M. T. Clegg. Extra Prize for good progress, given by Mr. B. E. Yeats. . .• •. Yeld J. M. Raimes. English History Prize .. .. S. W. Phillips. French Prizes (Upper School) (Lower School) • • A. S. Tonge. ,, ,, S. Crowther. Natural Science (Upper School) (Lower School) • • C. C. Taylor. ,, Reading Prizes (Upper School) • • Not awarded. „ (Lower School) .. N. B. Bagenal. ,, J. A. Kirby. •• Music •• Singing (given by Miss Owen) G. G. Rickell. Drawing (given by Mr. A. W. Turner)— .. J. R. Sale. Division I. •. •• II. •. . • • M. Knowles. ,, .. W. P. Allen. .. .. •• ,, III. .. C. P. Wadsworth. Shorthand • • • • • . •• CRICKET PRIZE, — Batting Average .. .. G. A. Fisher. •. •. Bowling Average • .. L. M. Cadle. ••

CRICKET.

Fielding (given by Mr. F. W. Laughton)— First Eleven .. .. • • S. Crowther. •• Second Eleven • • R. H. Verini. •• •• The following is the Scholarship List— Foundation Scholarships .. .. R. 0. Husband. •• W. H. Colley. Day Scholarship .. .. W. Ingham. •• Hey Scholarships .. .. J. D. Wells. .. •• A. A. Phillips.

CRICKET. The following cricket matches have been played since our last number :— ST. PETER'S v. ROMANY C.C. Played at York on May 3oth, and resulted in a win for Romany C.C. by 6o runs. ST. PETER'S.

ROMANY C.C.

L. M. Cadle, c Grundy, b Power .. 37 B. II. Pickering, c Grundy, b Power 21 G. A. Fisher, c Blackett, b Clarke 10 K. S. Jones, b Power 1 P. H. Yeld, b Power 4 A. R. St. George, b Robinson ... 13 E. C. Peters, b Hammill 19 S. Crowther, b Hammill 0 M. W. Peters, c Munro, b Robinson 0 A. W. Willcock, not out 0 J. E. Farrow, b Hammill 0 Extras 10

J. J. Robinson, c & b L. M. Cadle 50

Total

....

32 C. F. Power, b Jones C. Blackett, c Willcock, b Jones.. 26 24 C. Wolstenholme, b Jones A. Hammill, c E. C. Peters, b Jones 0 30 G. G. S. Grundy, not out 2 A. R. B. Munro, run out .... J. S. Webb, c Cadle, b Jones .... 3 C. Wurren, c Fisher, b Jones .... 0 0 F. Clarke, c Willcock, b Jones 0 Sub, b Jones 8 Extras Total .... 175

115

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at York on June 4.th, and resulted in a win for Durham. DURHAM SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S.

J. Henderson, b A. R. St. George . 21 S. B.Pollard,cE.C. Peters,bC R ossop72 A. H. Richardson,,b L. M. Cadle.. 41 E. W. Trevor, b B. H. Pickering.. 30 D. Kelly, c Mossop, b Cadle .... 22 M. Stewart, c S. Crowther, b Pickering6 E. Morgan, b Pickering 3 F. W. Hicks, not out 5 A. Jackson, not out 7 C. S. Hodges } did net bat V. Carr Extras .. 12

P. H. Yeld, c Hicks, b Kelly .... 21 K. S. Jones, c Trevor, b Kelly .... 2 53 G. A. Fisher, not out 0 B. H. Pickering, b Carr 13 L. M. Cadle, c Carr, b Pollard.. 3 A. R. St. George, b Pollard 4 E. C. Peters, b Pollard 2 S. Crowther, run out A. Willcock, c & b Carr 0 3 M. W. Peters, b Pollard C. R. Mossop, run out .. 0 ••••• 6 E xtras

Total

220

Total

107

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played June 19th on the Bootham ground, and resulted in a win for Bootham by 9 runs. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S.

1 Thompson, b Cadle Thorp, c & b M. H. T. Roy ...... 18 4 Littleboy, b M. H. T. Roy Barritt, b M. H. T. Roy ........ 3 Pontefract, b A. R. St. George .. 56 Rowntree, c E. C. Peters, b Cadle.. 5 3 Knight, c Verini, b Cadle 3 Brown, c Fisher, b Pickering 12 Richardson, h Roy 10 Chapman, not out 0 Williamson, c & b St. George 12 Extras

10 L. M. Cadle, b Pontefract 14 B. H. Pickering, run out 10 G. A. Fisher, b Pontefract.... M. H . T. Roy, cLittleboy,b Pontefract 13 29 P. H. Yeld, run out E.G. Peters, c Littleboy,b Williamson 4 0 A. R. St. George, lbw Littleboy R. Verini, c Rowntree,b Williamson 23 1 S. Crowther, b Littleboy 5 E. A. Cl ark son, c Rowntree, b „ 0 C. R. Mossop not out 9 Extras • 118 Total

127

Total

ST. PETER'S V. F. CROWTHER, ESQ.'S XI.

Played at York. ST. PETER'S.

L. M. Cadle, b G. Crowther .... 6 8 B. Pickering, b Grist 20 G. A. Fisher, b Hingston 6 M. H. T. Roy, b G. Crowther .. 30 P. H. Yeld, b Hingston E.C.Peters,cHingston,bG.Crowther 16 A.R.St.George,cHopkins,C.Whiteley 10 K. S. Jones, b G. Crowther 3 S. Crowther, b Hingston 1 E. A. Clarkson, not out C. R. Mossop, c Denham, b Hingston 2 20 Extras ...... . Total

F. CROWTHER, ESQ.'S XI. R. V. Middlemost, c Roy, b Mcssop 0 F. C. Crowther, not out 113 F. G. Crosland, c Peters, bSt.George 52 13 S. Grist, b. Clarkson 8 L. Hingston, run out G Crowther, b St. George 7 3 L. H. Hopkinson not out G. Whiteley H. Middlemost ; did not bat A. Denham Sub. 12 Extras

122

ST. PETER'S

Total

.. 208

OLD PETERITES.

Played at York 29th and 3oth June, and resulted, after a tough fight, in a victory for the School by i run. Fisher losing the toss the Old Boys went in first. They began with Jackson and Newton to face the bowling of Mossop and Cadle. Runs came at a fair pace, Roy going on for Mossop. At length Jackson was clean bowled by Roy, but with Crosthwaite in Newton still scored fast, but was at last disposed of by Cadle for a well hit 62, he was, however, badly missed once by St. George

CRICKET.

(2-124). Various bowlers had been tried in Jones, Pickering and St. George, but all without success but Crosthwaite and P. B. Jones' innings were brought to an end by two exceedingly good catches by Crowther in the long field off Mossop. W. M. Newton and E. Nelson gave little trouble, each being disposed of by Cadle, but Smith and E. S. Jones again livened up matters for the Old Boys, until Mossop c and b Smith. Dodsworth being stumped by Fisher, and H. Scott bowled by Cadle, the innings closed for 2i 0, G. S. Jones making 27 not out. Cadle bowled well, taking 6 for 29. The School started with Cadle and Pickering against the bowling of Jackson and P. B. Jones, but with only 7 on the board Pickering was bowled by Jackson. With Fisher in a long stand was made, Cadle and Fisher playing exceedingly good and attractive cricket, the latter's cuts being very clean. So well did these two batsmen play that it was not until the score had reached 139 that they were separated, Cadle succumbing to a catch off Newton for a wellplayed 54. Roy was bowled with only one to his credit, and io runs later Yeld fell to a catch brought off by P. B. Jones. With Peters in some more hitting was seen, until Fisher, after having played splendid cricket, was caught by H. Scott off Newton, having made 64 in two minutes under the hour. The rest offered no resistance to the attack, with the exception of Peters and St. George, and the innings finally closed for 183, or 27 behind the Old Boys. T. C. Newton and his slows proved fatal to the School, taking 5 wickets for 13. The Old Boys started again and we managed to get them out for 158. The School going in some exciting play was seen, the School winning by i run, thanks to the exceedingly good play of Fisher and Clarkson. Undoubtedly the feature of the match were the two grand innings played by Fisher, and the bowling of Cadle, who both contributed a great deal to our victory. We were pleased to see so many spectators on each day.

CRICKET.

OLD PETERITES.

2nd Innings.

1st Innings. 51 T. A. Jackson, b Roy 62 T. C. Newton, b Cadle W. H. Crosthwaite, c Crowther, b Mossop 15 P. B. Jones, c Crowther, b Mossop 0 W. M. Newton, lbw Cadle 0 E. Nelson, b Cadle C. S. Smith, c & b M ossop 17 27 E. S. Jones, b Cadle 12 P. Scott, stumped, b Cadle 0 B. Dodsworth, b Cadle 0 H. Scott, not out 19 Extras Total

20 7

run out run out c Yeld, b Pickering b Cadle b ,'St. George b Cadle c Roy, b Pickering b Cadle b Cadle b St. George not out

•

Extras Total

210

10 0 3 6 67 1 . 0 5 15 158

ST. PETER'S.

2nd Innings.

1st Innings. L. M. Cadle, c Jackson, b T. Newton 54 0 B. H. Pickering, b Jackson .. G. A . Fish er, cH •Scott,bT. C. Newton 64 M. H. T. Roy, b Jackson 1 P. H. Yeld, c P. B. Jones, b Jackson 8 19 E. C. Peters, c & b E. S. Jones.. K.S.Joncs,cDodsworth,l,T.C. Newton 0 A. R.St.George,cP. B.Jones,b „ 10 0 S. Crowther, lbw, b Newton 0 E. A. Clarkson, b E. S. Jones 0 C. R. Mossop, not out .... 27 Extras Total

.183

ST. PETER'S

7► .

lbw, Jackson b E. S. Jones c Jackson, b E. Nelson b E. S. Jones c & b, T. C. Newton c Crosthwaite, b Jackson b E. Nelson b Jackson c Dodsworth, b E. Nelson run out not out Extras Total

6 74 6 38 6 0 0 3

26 0 8 186

DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Durham, July 4th, on the Durham ground, and resulted in a win for Durham. DURHAM.

ST. PETER'S.

34 J. Henderson, lbw, Pickering T. B. Pollard, c Mossop, b Cadle.. 60 E. W. Trevor, c Cadle, b Pickering 0 A. H. Richardson, c Fisher, b Cadle 19 C. S. Jackson, c Fisher, b Jones .. 17 36 M. Stewart, not out 2 E. T. Morgan, b St. George F. W. Hicks,c Crowther,b St•George 1 0 D. Kelly, c Cadle, b St. George 5 C. S. Hodges, b Mossop V. Carr, did not bat 26 Extras

L. M. Cadle, b Carr 18 B. H. Pickering, b Carr 5 G. A. Fisher, not out 47 P. H. Yeld, b Carr 7 E. C. Peters, c Kelly, b Carr . • • 8 M. H. T. Roy, b Hodges 21 K. S. Jones, b Hodges • • • • • . 0 E. A. Clarkson, b Jackson ..•••• 6 A. R. St. George, at, b Pollard 0 S. Crowther, b Pollard 0 C. R. Mossop, b Carr .... 0 Extras 1

.... 199

Total „ , . ...113

Total

BATTING AVERAGES.

FIRST XI. FIXTURES. Date.

School Oppnts. Gr'nd. Result. score. score.

Versus.

Sat. May 3o. Romany C C . Tues June 2. Ampleforth College • Thurs. „ 4. Durham School

home lost 115 175 home not played home lost 107 220 for 7 wkts Sat. 125 „ 6. Bootham School away lost 119 173 away lost 116 Wed. „ 10. North Riding Asylum for 6 wkts Sat. 126 „ 13. Leeds G.S. away lost 125 for 9 wkts Sat. 158 „ 20. Pocklington School home lost 107 home lost 122 208 Wed. „ 24. F. C. Crowther's XI. for 5 wkts 183 Mon. „ 29. 210 home won r86 158 Tues. „ 3o. Old Boys Sat. July 4.. Durham School away lost 113 119 Sat. „ away not played Hymer's College RESULT .. Won I. Lost 8. Scratched 2.

SECOND XI. FIXTURES. Tues. June 2. Thurs. „ 4.. Sat. ,, 6 . Sat. „ 13. Sat. „ 20. Sat. July I1. RESULT

Ampleforth College ... . away not played. Durham School 2nd .. .. away lost Bootham School znd .. home drawn Leeds G.S. znd home drawn Pocklington School znd . • away lost Hymer's College znd .home not played. Won o. Lost 2. Drawn 2. Scratched 2.

BATTING AVERAGE. Times Top Aggregate. not out. Score. 2 74 • . 321 . .•

Inns.

G. A. Fisher P. H. Yeld L. M. Cadle M. H. T. Roy E. C. Peters A. E. Clarkson B. H. Pickering • • • K. S. Jones A. R. St. George .. S. Crowther C. Mossop

10 0 • • I0

8 10

•• 1

5 to 9 to

••

.. ..

199

54 33 19 26

.. .. ••

196 81

. .

102

10'12 10'2

••

.•

9'25

••

8.8 5 . 55 5 .2

37 88 5o

••

• •

.•

5 •• Not out.

4.0'12 19'9 19.6

•• ••

•

Average.

3* • • 2

• •

1'24

'75

CRICKET RETROSPECT.

CRICKET RETROSPECT. Custom compels us, without regard to our unwillingness, to furnish a retrospect of the last season as we have done of previous ones. Perhaps it is well that we should be able to put forward some excuse for the failure of our eleven. Bad luck is largely to blame for our ill-success but the real cause was undoubtedly the unevenness of the team. We had two good bowlers in Cadle and Roy, but if they tired there was no bowler of any merit to succeed them. We had good reason to regret the loss of E. E. Yeld's steady bowling. Three of the batsmen, Fisher, P. Yeld, and Cadle scored nearly two-thirds of the total runs. The feebleness of the batting was clearly shewn in the Durham matches and that with Bootham School. The fielding of the team was very bad. Two or three were up to the ordinary average, but some members of the team had not the faintest idea of holding a catch or saving a boundary. Cadle, Roy, and Mossop all suffered largely in their bowling figures on account of this defect. We only won one match, that against the Old Boys, by one run. We lost the other nine. We threw away the Bootham match by reckless batting. We encountered two crushing defeats by Durham owing to bad fielding and miserable batting. We made a much better fight with the Romany C.C. than we had expected, and the result would have been much closer but for the feeble batting of the tail and the slovenly fielding. The only match in which we may reasonably blame fortune was that with Leeds G.S., when, after many vicissitudes, we appeared at last to have the game in hand, and then came the heavy rain which made it impossible for our bowlers to get a foothold. Pocklington G.S, and the Asylum beat us easily : our batting was again of the most feeble description. We were unable to arrange matches with Garforth, Ampleforth, and Hymer's College, so our programme was considerably shortened. In addition to the colours who all played well, useful recruits were found in Pickering, E. C. Peters, and Clarkson, while Mossop with the ball, and Crowther in the field, were occasionally

CHARACTERS.

of service. Verini made a most promising first appearance, but was unfortunately unable to play on more than one other occasion. The second eleven failed to win any of their matches, but it contains several promising players, Greenhow,. Blenkin, Sullivan, Eardley, and Clegg, who should help to provide plenty of material for next yeaes elevens.

FIRST XI CHARACTERS. *M. H. T. Roy. An aggressive bat, but weak in defence ; on his day a good bowler, but very erratic at most times. A fair captain, but hardly careful enough in setting his field. *G. A. FISHER. A good bat, but too impetuous as a rule. A good keen field. A good bat, but too eager to score quickly ; a very *L. M.:CADLE. fair bowler. Good all-round cricketer. *P. H. YELD. A vigorous bat, lucky at times, but always useful and keen. A fair wicket-keep. *B H. PICKERING. A steady bat who will improve. Weak at first in the field, but improved later. *E. C. PETERS. A natural hitter, who improved greatly in defence. A good field. E. A. CLARKSON. A useful cricketer, who bats confidently and fields keenly. K. S. JONES. A weak bat. Bowled well at the beginning of the season, but was handicapped afterwards by a bad knee. S. CROWTHER. A fair bat, but handicapped by weak eyesight ; very good field. A. R. ST. GEORGE. A fair bat, but too careless. A useful change bowler. C. R. MCPSSOP. A slow bowler who will improve.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

SECOND XI. CHARACTERS. *R. BALDWIN. Captained the team throughout the season. An awkward bat. Played one good innings. An uncertain field. R. H. VERINI. A good hard-hitting bat, but with weak defence. A very good field. W. E. EARDLEY. A very steady bat with some nice strokes. Has kept wicket with some success. E. N. GREENHOW. A very neat and careful bat. Much too slow in the field. Can bowl a little. A. WILCOCK. An ugly bat. A fast but erratic bowler. Fair field. "J. N. Blenkin. Bats in very nice style, and is very hard to get out ; but lacks strength. Smart in the field. E. S. N. BULMER. Has a very unorthodox style, which is occasionally very effective. At times a useful bowler. Slow in the field. M. T. CLEGG. Bowls medium pace and keeps a good length. A poor bat and field. J. H. SULLIVAN. As a batsman is hard to get out. A fair bowler. Safe but slow in the field. M. W. PETERS. A most disappointing player. Has a nice style and plenty of strength, but will not stand up to fast bowling. Very uncertain in the field. W. H. COLLEY. A good stone wailer. Met with some success as a bowler. A safe catch. " Denotes a colour.

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. By the time this Number appears, football will be in full swing. We have lost most of last year's team ; the remaining colours are G. A. Fisher, M. Browne, S. Crowther, R. C. Todd, and A. R. St. George. Of these, Browne and Todd are forwards. Fisher will play half, and as St. George will probably be in the threequarter line, another half will be chosen from W. E. Eardley and

FOOTBALL FIXTURES.

M. W. Peters. Crowther will play centre and the other threequarters will be chosen from J. Fisher, R. H. Verini, D. C. Anderson and E. N. Greenhow. The last named is exceedingly light, but is a neat kick with either foot. The position of full back is at present occupied by E. A. Clarkson, who is a good tackler and kick, and should be a success. The forwards, we are afraid, will be unusually light, and have yet to learn much of the game. Of the candidates, the lighter members show most promise. It is a great pity that those who do possess the bulk requisite for a good forward, seem to be hopelessly slack and spiritless. Pickering, Schroeder, Colley, Yeats, Duffitt and Phillips have displayed some dash, and intelligence, qualities which have not yet been conspicuons in the play of Wilcock, Heap, Newton and Bulmer, all of whom have ability to become useful forwards. The defects of the team are numerous and glaring, but we hope to see many of them satisfactorily remedied. Lack of pace in the back division does not perhaps admit of immediate remedy. Smartness however may be acquired as an efficient substitute. Careful practice should effect a great improvement in their passing, and raise the standard of their tackling and kicking. The lightness of the forwards should give them an advantage in smartness over heavier opponents. May they make good use of it, by acquiring coherence and dash, in which they are at present deplorably deficient. Until the pack learns to work intelligently, and understand each other, they can hardly hope to command even a moderate amount of success. However, in football keenness covers a multitude of sins. If only we can arouse enthusiasm in the fifteen we may look hopefully towards the season which has just begun.

FIRST XV. FIXTURES. Sat. Oct. 1 oth. Ripon G. S. Wed. „ r‘t.th. Old Boys.

Away Won 18 — 5 pts. (3 g. I t.) Home Drawn 3 — 3 pts. (i t.) t.)

VALETE.

Home Drawn 3 — 3 pts. (i t.) (1 t.) Away 21st. Leeds G. S. Wed. • • Home Sat. „ 24th. Headingly 'A' Home Sat. „ 31st. Durham School Home Sat. Nov. 7th. Giggleswick School Home Wed. „ iith. Wakefield G. S Sat. „ 14th. Durham School. Away Wed. „ i8th. Hull & East Riding 'A' Home zist. Merchant Taylor's Sat. „ (Crosby) Home Sat. Dec. 12th. Hull &East Riding 'A' Home Sat. Feb. 6th. Wakefield G. S. Away Sat. Oct. T7th. Leodensian F. C.

SECOND XV. FIXTURES. Wed. Oct. 2 1st. Leeds G. S. 2nd ....Home Sat. Nov. 14th. Durham School 2nd.. Home

VALETE. P. H. Yeld. VI. Classical. Came September, 1894. Head of School. XV., 1900-1-2-3. XI., 1902-3. Hockey XI., 1903. Foundation Scholarship 1898. Open Exhibition at Peterhouse College, Cambridge. R. Baldwin. VI. Classical. Came January, 1896. Head Monitor. XV., 1902-3. znd XI., 1902-3. Foundation Scholar, 1899. Captain of Choir. Editor of Peterite. Hasting's Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford. M. H. T. Roy. VI. Classical. Came January, 1897. House Monitor. XV., 1900-1. Captain 1902-3. XI., 1900-1-2. Captain 1903. Hockey XI., 1902-3. Victor Ludorum 1903. Foundation Scholar 1899.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

L. M. Cadle. Upper V. Classical. Came January, 1901. XI., Batting Hockey XL, 19oz-3. XV., 1902-3. 1902-3. Average, 1902. Bowling Average, 1903. Fives Pair, 1903. J. E. Farrow. Lower V. Classical. Came September, 1894. XV., 1900-1-2-3. znd XI., 1902. Day-boy Scholarship 1900. K. S. Jones. V. Modern. 1st XI., 1903. Hockey XI., 1903. A. W. Tindall. G. H. Smith. N. B. Bagenal. F. H. Lucy. G. F. Laughton. W. M. Teasdale.

SALVETE. F. Newton. A. A. Phillips. A. J. Peters. E. R. Broughall. E. A. Selke. W. V. Lawton.

R. C. Bentley. D. C. Anderson. H. Darnell. L. Monkman. R. R. Taylor. R. M. Mills.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. This term has seen the formation of a Natural History Society, and there is also to be a Fishing Club. A meeting was held on October 5th, to elect a committee and make other arrangements. Monday afternoons are to be devoted to expeditions, and probably other times also will be chosen for the same purpose. A few enthusiasts set off to see what they could find on October loth, and there were rumours that a rabbit had been caught. We do not want to say anything against the society ; far from it ; but we hope that those who' arrange the times for the expeditions, will not choose such times as will interfere with football or other games.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to The Editors of the Peterite, St. Peter's School, York. The following are said to have been educated at York, viz. :— Under Alcuin, Headmaster 765-782. Alubert, who was sent to York by his master, Gregory, for consecration. "Sigibodus, a companion of Liudger and Alubert. "Credulus. "Cuculus. This name and that of Credulus are probably nicknames only. "Eangist. Joseph, a schoolfellow of Eanbald and Liudger, and apparently a clerk at York, who had the management of Alcuin's property there. Onias, addressed as sacerdos by Alcuin. Guillermus, a relation of Achaius (rex Scotorum) said to have accompanied Clement, Johannes, Rabanus and Alcuin to the Court of Charlemagne. "Oduinus, a priest to whom Alcuin addressed an epistle on Baptism. "Wido. Alcuin addressed his work, De Virtutibus, to Dilectissimo filio Widoni Comiti. Under John Johnson, M.A., 1614.-1652. Rawdon, Marmaduke, born 161o. Pailer, Sir Watkinson, Bart. Frankland, Sir Henry, born 161o. Swale, Sir Solomon, born 161o. Herbert, Sir Thomas, born 16o6. Went to Jesus College, Oxford, 1621, died 1681. Gibson, Sir John. Stapleton, John.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS.

Stanhope, Geo. A cousin of Thos. Stanhope (O.P.) Scott, Robert. Under Wm. Langley, M.A., 166o-1679. tFothergill, Marmaduke, born 1652. Went to Magdalene College, Cambridge. Under Thos. Hinchliffe, 1700-1726. Eusden, Lawrence, born 1688. Scholar and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Poet Laureate. Died 173o. 1- Emerson, Wm., born 1701, died 178z. Under Isaac Grayson, 1793-1827. tJardine, Sir Wm., born 1800. Went to Edinburgh University. Naturalist. Died 1874. t Hewitson, Win. Chapman, born 1806. A Land Surveyor and Naturalist. and t as above are more or less doubtful. NOTE. —The names marked were pupils of Alcuin either in England or abroad, and those Those marked marked t were educated in York, but it is not certain that they were at St. Peter's School.

The Bishop of Bristol (O.P.) has recently published his lectures on St. Aldhelm, 'his life and times. We have not yet been able to ascertain whether he adopts the statement that Aldhelm, born 639, and afterwards Bishop of Sherburn, studied Roman law in a school at York, which was founded under an edict of Gratian, and which is said to be mentioned by Alcuin as still existing in his time. Among the matriculations in 1740 at Christchurch, Oxford, is the name of John Blake, who is described as aged r 7 and son of Zechariah Blake, of Goldsborough, Yorkshire. He was probably afterwards Headmaster in succession to his father. From the time of the Romans until after the Norman Conquest " Every Bishop's house was a school for instruction in learning and a seminary or college for educating and qualifying persons for the ministry of the Gospel." Amongst others, Acca, Bishop of Hexham, had his education under Bosa, Bishop of York, St. Wilfrid was entrusted by the nobles of Northumbria with the tuition of their children, and St. John, of Beverley, who succeeded Bosa, had always a little company of pupils under his charge, including at different times Bede, St. Sigga, Berchthune, Herebald and Wilfrid, afterwards Wilfrid II., Archbishop of York.

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It is probable that Osbald and Osbercht, to whom Alcuin addressed one of his letters, were two of his schoolfellows at York as he speaks of his ancient friendship with them. John Harper, who designed the present school buildings, was also the architect of some churches at Bury, Lancashire. In 1813, two Roman coffins were found in a field nearly opposite Burton Stone, where a cross formerly stood, shewing the extent of the city's liberties beyond Bootham Bar. The portraits of Alcuin, Marmaduke Rawdon and Sir Thos. Herbert, may be added to the list given on p. 72 ante.

O.P. NOTICE. A committee is being formed to investigate the Registers and Records of the School. O.P.'s who wish to join it are requested to communicate with the London Secretary of the O.P. Club.

LIBRARY. The following books have been added to the Library : The Day's Work Rudyard Kipling. Barlasch of the Guard ......... H. S'eton Merriman. Six Trees Mary Freeman. The Soul of a People Fielding Hall. Constitutional History of England Stubbs. A Short History of England , .john Richard Green.

NOTES AND ITEMS. loth, the wife of Godfrey E. Crawshaw (O.P.) of a son. September i7th, the wife of R. Crawshaw (O.P.), of a son. MARRIAGES.—July 13th, Robert Athelstan Draper (O.P.), to Eleanor, youngest daughter of Mrs. Tucker of Bedford.

BIRTHS.—September

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July 27th, Edward Herbert Place (O.P.), to Euphemia, daughter of Lt. -Col. Jas. Murray Grant. September 9th, Norman Thompson Crombie (O.P.), to Anne (Daisy), fourth daughter of Francis Fleming, Esq., of Halifax. September 23rd, Christopher Cadman Cadman (O.P.), to Dorothy, third daughter of Edmund Sharpe. Appointments :Rev. E. S. Fox (O.P.), to be vicar of Huntington, York. Rev. C. Oldfield (O.P.), to be chaplain of Beaulieu, France. L. M. Cadle won the fives tournament which took place at the end of last term ; the final against G. A. Fisher being well contested. C. S. Smith (O.P.) was ordained in Peterborough Cathedral on loth September. 2nd Lieutenant E. St. G. Kirke (O.P.) won the Army and Navy Boxing Championship (Light Weights) at Aldershot. 25th September. R. G. Bingham (O.P.) has captained the St. Thomas Hospital Team. F. Mitchell (O.P.) will be captain of the South African Cricket Team which will shortly visit England. R. F. Russell (O.P.) has being playing for Leicester and the Midlands. C. Nelson (0 P.) has being playing for Lennox F. C. We congratulate E. S. N. Bulmer, J. Fisher and E. T. Heap on passing the Oxford and Cambridge Certificate last term. L. M. Cadle has been playing football for Durham City F. C. G. A. Fisher and M. Browne have been elected captain and secretary respectively, of football this term. Among recent publications we observe " St. Aldhelm, His Life and Times," Lectures by the Rt. Rev. G. F. Browne, D.D., Bishop of Bristol (O.P.). In the Cornhill Magazine for October, 1903, is an article " Poetic Justice," by W. B. Wosfold (O.P.) B. Hudson (O.P.) has passed the examination for the degrees of M.B., B.0 , Camb. ; M.R.C.S., Lond.; L.R.C.P., Eng. ; and

has been appointed Surgeon to the SS. Mombassa.

CONTEMPORARIES.

OBITUARY. July 18th, the REV. THOMAS HUTCHINSON (O.P.), aged 88. August 2ist. THE REV. RICHARD DAYRELL (0 P.). He was one of the Davrells of Lillingstone, a family whose pedigree goes back to the time of Richard I. August 28th. The eldest son of F. W. PIXLEY (O.P.). August 29th. EDWARD THOMAS MOORE (O.P.). " Taken from the Bromley and District Times." " Mr. Moore was born in 1850 at York, and was educated at St. Peter's School in that city. He gained a scholarship--he had supported himself entirely by means of his scholarships since he was 16 years of age —at Queen's College, Oxford, where he graduated. He was subsequently for a short time an Assistant Master at Marlborough College, then at Hillbrow School, Rugby, and finally at Plymouth College. In the spring of 1887 Mr. Moore came to Bickley as Head Master of Amesbury House School.' He was still at Amesbury House School when he was drowned in the holidays whilst bathing.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries :—Abingdonian, Barrovian, Bromsgrovian, Eastbournian, Giggleswick Chronicle,; Hurst Johnian (2), Malvernian (2), Iliasonian, illerchistonian, Sedbergian, St. ► ichael's Chronicle.

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PETERITE. VoL. XIX.

DECEMBER, 1903.

No. 163.

SCHOOL LETTER. : seems that no sooner have we laid down our editorial pen than we have to take it up again. The term is now drawing to its close, and we have played most of our matches. We have not had a very unsuccessful season, having four victories to record : —two over Ripon G.S., one over Wakefield G.S., and the other over Richmond G.S. ; and we drew with the Old Boys and the Leodiensian F.C. We encountered two crushing defeats at the hands of Durham, and were also badly beaten by Leeds G.S. We have been unlucky in our number of casualties, and only once have we had a full team. We greatly sympathise with G. A. Fisher, who now has had both his shoulders put out at

football. We have had several very interesting lectures this term, and two concerts, in the second of which the newly formed Orchestra gave their first performance ; on the excellence of which we heartily congratulate both Mr. Grigson, their instructor, and themselves. Before again laying down the editorial pen we should like to draw your attention to a poem in one of our contemporaries, written by a boy who was only 15 years old. If boys of other schools can contribute in this way to their School Magazine, why do not the boys at St. Peter's contribute to their's ? It is not that the majority of human beings dislike to commit their thoughts to writing. Take for example the Juvenile column in many monthly magazines ; numberless are the letters " Dear Mr. Editor," has from communicative youth of all ages.

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Neither is it that Peterites can be without ideas to communicate ; we are sure they have plenty to " say " about their school life, both to friends inside and out. Why then the lack of contributors to our School Magazine, which each successive Editor deplores ? We can only imagine it must be a native modesty.' Pluck up Peterites ! —we want your present thoughts expressed in your present style ; with all the faults to which schoolboy composition is heir. We will not criticise on the contrary we will tend our warmest thanks, not only for the contribution you may please to send us, but also for the encouragement your example should afford to others. We hope that this will be taken in the spirit in which it is written, and will not be thought a bit too strong.'

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. RIPON G.S.

Our first match was played against Ripon G.S. at Ripon on Saturday, October 10th, and resulted in a victory for us by 18 pts. —5. Ripon winning the toss, Browne kicked off, and play settled down in mid-field. Here some loose play followed, the Ripon " eight " obtaining the ball more often in the scrum, and their backs tried some passing but were always stopped. At length St. George receiving the ball from touch, ran from about half-way, dodged the full-back and scored between the posts. Todd converted (5 pts.-0). Immediately after their Captain, kicking off, followed up hard and scored a try, which he converted (5 pts.-5). This might easily have been averted if only one or two of the York backs had chosen to fall on the ball. Play continued even and the York forwards, although not able to heel, forced their way down to the Ripon end, and after some loose play Heap scrambled over. Todd again kicked a very good goal (10 pts.-5). Soon after this half time was called. Score, 10 pts.-5. On resuming, York played up better, but their forwards still would not heel ; when they did, G. A. Fisher made good use of it

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by running through the Ripon backs twice in fine style, Todd converting one of the tries (18 pts.-5). York were still pressing hard when time was called, leaving us winners by 3 goals and 1 try to a try. TEAM :—E. A. Clarkson, full-back ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, S. W. Phillips, three-quarters ; G. A. Fisher and J. L. Fisher, half-backs ; M. Browne, R. C. Todd, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, E. T. Heap, C. Duffitt, B. Yeats and A. Wilcock, forwards. NOTES ON THE GAME.—The Ripon forwards had quite as much of the game as the York pack, but their backs were not as good as ours ; although, owing to the York forwards' inability to heel, they did not get many opportunities. The Ripon captain and the fullback both played a very good game for them, whilst G. A. Fisher, for York, played well at half, and Todd made a very good beginning at goal kicking. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. OLD PETEItITES. Played on the School ground on Wednesday, October 14th. The Old Boys were not quite a representative team, and two or three boys were required to complete the fifteen. Owing to the heavy rains the ground was very soft, and at one end was quite a swamp. The Old Boys won the toss and decided to play up hill. Browne kicked off and we went away with a rush ; one of their three-quarters mulled the ball and we dribbled to their line ; some scrambling play ensued and Colley scored near the touch line. Todd failed to convert. The Old Boys then pressed, but owing to the slippery state of the ball, were not able to pass with accuracy. Several times Draper almost scored, but Clarkson always brought him down. The Old Boys continued to press, and from some loose play H. C. Scott scored in a fair position. The kick at goal failed. Several attempts were made by Partington and other O.P.'s to drop a goal, but the state of the ball was against it. Half-time was then called with the score 3 points all. During the second half both sides played hard, and each in turn pressed. Several times the Old Boys would undoubtedly have scored had it not been for the splendid tackling of Clarkson. They were still pressing when time was called.

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3 points (1 try). Old Peterites .. 3 points (1 try). SCHOOL :—E. A. Clarkson, back ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini and S. W. Phillips, three-quarters ; G. A. Fisher and J. L. Fisher, half-backs ; M. Browne, R. C. Todd, 13. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, C. Duffitt, E. T. Heap, K S. N. Bulmer and Newton,

forwards. OLD BOYS :-H. S Leonard, back ; P. C. Scott, H. R. Partington, A. Neilson and C. L. Stevens, three-quarter backs ; J. Shepherd and Draper, half-backs ; T. C. Newton, D. Yeld, H. C. Scott, J. A. Russell, B. Yates, M. W. Peters, M. T. Clegg and E. C. Peters, forwards.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. OLD LEODIENSIANS. Played at York on Saturday, November 17th. Browne started for the School, and the Leodiensians failing to find touch, the forwards rushed the ball down to our opponents' " 25," and Fisher i. scored far out. Todd failed to convert. The ball was returned into the Leeds " 25," but our opponents' forwards gradually drove us to half-way. Scrums ensued, Crowther finding touch well. Leeds then came on with a rush, and there was a lot of play in York " 25," Leeds pressing. Clarkson saved well when called upon. The School then rushed near the Leeds " 25." A Leeds centre got away, but Clarkson grassed him. Line-outs and scrums followed at half-way. After good passing, Wolstenholme got in for Leeds, twenty yards out. The kick failed. Leeds pressed till the whistle blew, leaving the score 3 points all After kicking off Leeds again took the aggressive and pressed hard, Browne, Newton and Mr. Wilkinson saving very well. Leeds were pressed back to their own half, mainly through Clarkson's splendid kicking. Shortly after Clarkson again grassed a dangerous man. The home forwards pressed and Fisher ii. got away, but was tripped. The penalty kick failed. Mr. Wilkinson got away, but was brought down near their line. The School forwards pressed, and were only prevented from scoring by our opposing backs' good kicking. Leeds again pressed us, and were very near scoring several times,

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Browne saving pluckily. At last St. George took a pass from Fisher i. and ran, finding touch near Leeds " 25." Immediately after the whistle blew. Score-3 all. TEAM :-E. A. Clarkson, full-back; S. Crowther, A. R. St. George, Mr. S. G. Squire, R. H. Verini, three-quarters ; G. A. Fisher and J. L. Fisher, half-backs ; Browne, Pickering, Colley, Newton, Heap, Mr. Green and Mr. Wilkinson, forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds on Wednesday, October 21st. Browne kicked off, and Leeds immediately passed and scored far out in the first five minutes. The try was unconverted. Crowther dropped out, and Leeds were again becoming dangerous when Crowther found touch with a good kick into the Leeds " 25." Our opponents got possession and rushed play back. Kennedy picked up, but was well collared by Clarkson in our " 25." The School got the ball away, but it was returned and Fisher made a mark. Hard and equal play ensued in the centre of the field, and Leeds getting off-side a free kick was awarded to the School. Leeds again seemed dangerous, but Clarkson relieved with a good kick. A Leeds man then got away, but was collared by Crowther ; however, Brayshay got possession and scored. The kick at goal failed. Clarkson dropped out and found touch half way. Leeds again got away and Browne scored. Kennedy converted. (Score, 11 points—nil). Leeds continued to press, but Clarkson saved pluckily. Several scrums ensued at half way, in which Browne, Todd and Heap did good work. Leeds again got into our " 25," and more scrums followed. G. Fisher saved well twice, but Brown again scored a converted try (16 0). St. Peter's then got into the Leeds " 25," but our opponents rushed, and, despite splendid play by G. Fisher and Clarkson, Brayshay got in. Kennedy was successful at goal (21-0). For some time the School pressed, but were speedily driven back by the home team ; and, after a splendid run, Sykes scored and converted (26-0). After half-time the School played much better, and more vigour and dash was displayed. Leeds nearly scored ; but a free-kick for picking out relieved. Clarkson -

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found touch a long way up. G. Fisher passed to Phillips, who made a good run and only just failed to score. Leeds then got an unconverted try (29—O). G. Fisher then dribbled, and, picking up at half way, scored a good try. Todd failed at goal. Soon afterwards, Clarkson all-but scored, being collared on the line. Two more trieswere scored by our opponents, one of which was converted. Final score : Leeds G.S., 37 points ; St. Peter's, 3. The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson, back ; A. B. St. George, S. Crowther, J. L. Fisher, S. W Phillips, three-

quarters; G. Fisher, W. Eardley, half-backs ; M. Browne, B. C. Todd, E. T. Heap, W. Newton, W. H. Colley, B. H Pickering, C. Duffitt, E. S. Bulmer, forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v.

HEADINGLEY " A."

Played on the School ground on Saturday, October 24th, and resulted in a win for Headingley "A" by 14 points-3 points. Headingley winning the toss, Browne kicked off, play settling down at the half-way flag. Mr. Squire was the first to make a good run for the School, but was stopped by their full-back. Headingley gradually drove us to our " 25," and here their backs started going, which ended in one of their three-quarters scoring. The kick at goal failed. Immediately afterwards G. Fisher was conspicuous, but it was not long before Clarkson had to touch down. Mr. Wilkinson then led a good dribble for the School, but Headingley were not to be denied, and after some scrambling play scored an unconverted try. Here G. Fisher had to leave, owing to his shoulder being damaged. Headingley still pressed, and before half-time scored another try, which was converted. Half-time score :—Headingley, 11 ; School, nil. In the second half the School played up much better, Headingley only crossing our line once. The School forwards, headed by Mr. Wilkinson, did some good foot work. The backs also stopped their opponents much more than in the first half, play remaining in mid-field. Headingley scored for the last time, their kick failing. Then the School forwards played up well, and after pressing for some time, the ball was got out to Crowther, who

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made a very good opening for Mr. Squire to score a well-earned try, Todd failing at the place. The School were still pressing hard when " no side " was called, leaving Headingley winners by 14 points to 3 points. NOTES —If only the School forwards had begun as they ended, :

the game would have been more even. Mr. Wilkinson played a grand game throughout, and was well backed up in the second half by the remaining forwards. The backs, no doubt, missed G. Fisher, who was on the touch line the greater part of the game. TEAM :-E. A. Clarkson, full-back ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, J. L. Fisher, and S. G. Squire, Esq., three-quarters ; G. A. Fisher and W. E. Eardley, half-backs ; M. Browne, R. C. Todd, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, E. T. Heap, W. V. Newton, C. Duffitt and J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

V. RIPON G.S.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, November 4th. Ripon won the toss, so Browne kicked off towards Clifton. Scrums and loose play followed, and Eardley cleared with a good kick. Touch followed, and Colley headed a dribble. After a scrum, G. Fisher got away and looked like scoring, but was pulled down by the Ripon full-back. Play remained in the Ripon " 25" for some time ; then St. George got the ball and found touch near the Ripon line. Ripon touched down and dropped out into touch. Newton dribbled down near their line and, picking the ball up very neatly, scored in the corner. Todd failed at goal. St. George next had a run, but was collared on the line. A succession of scrums ensued till Ripon got the ball away. Clarkson replied with a good kick into touch. G Fisher almost scored from a good pass by St. George, but the ball was touched down by Ripon. Scrums in the Ripon " 25 " followed, from which G. Fisher scored between the posts. Todd converted. Our opponents dropped out to Clarkson, who returned into touch. Colley had a run, but was collared, and Verini dashed on into the Ripon ",25." Scrums followed, and J. Fisher scored in the corner. Todd only just failed at goal. Loose play in the Ripon " 25 " continued till half-time. Half-time score points to nil.

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Ripon kicked off, and Todd found touch near the Ripon lin e G. Fisher got possession and ran in between the posts. Todd failed to convert. Verini received the drop-out and almost scored, but the School were penalised. Soon afterwards we had a free kick. G. Fisher kicked across to St. George, who ran in. Todd failed at goal. Other tries followed quickly, the scorers being J. Fisher, Todd, Crowther (2), Sale, and St. George. Near the end Ripon looked dangerous, but York, with a fine rush, carried play back into our opponents' " 25." The final score was :—St. Peter's, 6 goals 5 tries (45 points) ; Ripon G.S., nil. The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson, back ; J. Fisher, R. Verini, S. Crowther, A. R. St. George, three-quarters ; G. Fisher and W. Eardley, half-backs ; M. Browne, R. Todd, W. Newton, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, J. R. Sale, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, forwards ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL. Played at York on Saturday, November 7th, in a dense fog. It is impossible to give any detailed account of this match as nobody could see even half-way across the field. The fog had delayed the Giggleswick team considerably, and there was only time for 15 minutes' play each way. Giggleswick won the toss and elected to play down the field. After a few scrums and some loose play the Giggleswick three-quarters obtained the ball and scored in the corner. The kick at goal was unsuccessful ; indeed, the posts were hardly distinguishable. Play of an uninteresting nature followed, Giggleswick scoring three more tries before half-time. None of these were converted. In the second half play was somewhat more even, and our opponents only got over twice. The last kick at goal was successful. York saved well several times towards the end, Crowther, Eardley, Colley and St. George being specially con .spicuous. Clarkson also was useful at full-back. In the attack Newton and Browne were noticeable. The final result was :Giggleswick, I goal 5 tries (20 points); St. Peter's, nil. The School were without G. Fisher, Pickering and Heap—the first named being unable to play because of his shoulder ; the others had gone home thinking there would be no match because of the fog.

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The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson, back; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Perini, D. C. Anderson, three-quarters ; J. L. Fisher, W. E. Eardley, half-backs ; M. Browne, R C. Todd, W. H. Colley, W. Newton, F. G. Schroeder, C. Duffitt, E. S. N. Bulmer, J. R. Sale, forwards.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. WAKEFIELD G.S. Played at York on Wednesday, November 11th. Browne kicked off towards Clifton, and a scrum immediately followed; the York forwards heeled out well, but no ground was gained by the threequarters. Wakefield rushed the ball down into the School 25, and for a time looked like scoring. Clarkson relieved with a strong kick. Soon afterwards, Wakefield were awarded a free kick, but failed to find touch. A dribble by Colley took play up to half-way ; a free kick to York took the School into our opponents' 25. The Wakefield full back relieved with a fly hack into touch. A scrum followed ; Wakefield obtained the ball and were only just prevented from scoring by Clarkson. However, they dribbled. over in the corner and touched down ; the kick at- goal was unsuccessful. For some time our opponents pressed, and Clarkson was obliged to touch down. A penalty kick to York relieved for a short time. Then Wakefield pressed again, but were prevented from getting in by J. Fisher and Anderson. The School threequarters had a good run, but Wakefield intercepted a pass meant for St. George. A free-kick to York for off-side was taken by Todd, and Wakefield had to touch down. After the drop-out, scrums and loose play followed, Schroeder and Newton being specially conspicuous for dash. The score at half-time was— Wakefield G.S., 3 pts. ; St. Peter's, nil. Wakefield kicked off again and Eardley returned with a neat kick into touch. Crowther got away and dribbled over the line near the corner ; Todd failed at goal. Play of an uninteresting nature followed, in which York had the best of the game. Todd placed a goal from a free kick for off-side. It was a splendid kick and well deserved the applause which followed. St. George next

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bounced the ball out of touch at the half-way flag, and dodging our opponents' full-back, scored a good try near the posts; Todd converted. Thus the School won by 11 pts. to 3. The School team was handicapped by the absence of Fisher and Pickering. After the match, E. A. Clarkson and W. V. Newton received their First XV. colours. The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson, back; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, D. C. Anderson, threequarters ; J. Fisher, W. E. Eardley, half-backs; M. Browne, R. C. Todd, W. Newton, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, C. Duffitt, J. R. Sale, forwards. ST. PETER'S V. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at York on November 14th. We were without G. A. Fisher, B. H. Pickering, and F. G. Schroeder. Durham lost the toss and kicked off uphill against a slight wind, Crowther returning into touch at half-way. Durham then press and Clarkson saves well. Scrums and line-outs follow at half-way. Durham again press and Roberts scores in the corner ; the kick fails. York then press, but the Durham forwards rush the ball back to our 25, where Clarkson relieves well. York press, but another good rush by Durham compels Clarkson to touch down. Scrambling play in mid-field follows, and with the aid of a free kick York again attack ; Newton nearly gets away but is brought down. Colley is then conspicuous for good saving. Durham then press and Roberts scot es in the corner ; Caesar kicks an excellent goal (8-0). Durham continue to press, and Trevor making a good opening enables Pollard to score between the posts ; the kick fails. Durham still attack, but a free-kick relieves York for a time. Trevor then breaks away and scores ; the kick at goal fails. Directly afterwards, half-time is called, • with the score 14 pts. to nil. Soon after the game had been restarted, Pollard dropped a goal for Durham. After this, Durham got in again and again. Crowther relieved by a good run. Durham continue to press, and, though Colley saves well, they soon score again. They were still pressing when time was called Final score-53 pts., 6 goals (1 dropped) 8 tries to nil.

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TEAM :—E. A. Clarkson, full back : A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, D. C. Anderson, three-quarters ; W. E. Eardley and J. L. Fisher, half-backs ; M. Browne, R. C. Todd, W. V. Newton, W. H. Colley, E. T. Heap, E. S. N. Bulmer, C. Duffitt and S. W. Phillips, forwards.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. MERCHANT TAYLORS', CROSBY. Played at York on Saturday, November 21st. St. Peter's won the toss and Fisher elected to play down the field. Our opponents kicked off and G. Fisher returned into touch. Scrums in the centre followed. Newton and G. Fisher made a determined dribble down in the visitors' 25, but were driven back. Play now returned into the School 25, and for some time the Crosby team looked dangerous. Clarkson tackled well, and soon afterwards got the ball away into touch well down the field. The visitors soon returned to the attack. and had a free kick awarded, which resulted in a goal. The School forwards tried hard to equalise, Pickering and Heap being specially conspicuous. Even play in the centre followed till half-time was called with the score, Merchant Taylor' 3 points, St. Peter's, nil. On restarting, the game was taken down into our 25, and a scrum on our line followed. Our opponents took the ball over and touched down ; the kick, owing to the high wind, was unsuccessful. The visitors continued to press, and soon after another try followed, but was unconverted. A free kick to York gave a little advantage and play was kept out of the School 25. Newton and Colley made a determined rush up the field, but before time was called a Crosby half added another try in the corner. G. Fisher had his shoulder injured and had to go off about a quarter of an hour before the end, and J. Fisher took his place at half. The School were also handicapped by the absence of Schroeder and Browne ; the latter was unable to play on account of a sprained ankle. The final score was—Merchant Taylors', 12 pts. ; St. Peter's, nil. The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson, back ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, J. L. Fisher, three-

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quarters ; G. Fisher, M. W. Peters, half-backs

R. C. Todd, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, E. T. Heap, C. Duffitt, W. Newton,

E. S. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, forwards. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2". RICHMOND G.S. Played at York on- November 25th, York being without the services of G. A. Fisher and M. Browne ; the team, therefore, was captained by Crowther. York winning the toss, Richmond kicked off, M. W. Peters returning into touch. York at once began to press, but although Newton, Colley and Schroeder were conspicuous, Richmond did not allow us to get past their 25 line for some time, until Newton, getting away with a dribble, picked up

and scored a good try between the posts, which, however, was not improved upon. After the drop out, play was pretty even, and. once Richmond gained ground by good passing among their backs. Verini was next conspicuous for a good dribble to the Richmond 25, and, from a scrum near the line, Crowther gave to St. George, who scored far out, Todd again failing to convert. York still kept up the attack and scored another unconverted try through Reap. Play after this became of a more even character, but good com, bination by the York forwards enabled Schroeder to score ; still no goal. Half-time was then sounded, with the score 12-0 in our favour. The second half began, York being without Anderson, on account of a damaged knee. Richmond played up hard and looked like scoring, until St. George relieved the pressure. After loose play in the centre, Todd broke away and scored, again failing at the kick. Just after this the Richmond captain got rather badly hurt, but pluckily resumed playing. York continued to have the best of matters, and from a serum—the ball passing through all the three-quarters' hands—got to Crowther, who made a good opening for St. George, and the latter, taking the ball at full speed, ran right round and scored a capital try between the posts—a goal at last being kicked by Crowther. Heap and Pickering were then conspicuous for good dribbles, and later on, from loose- play, Bulmer scored far out, Newton making a good, but unsuccessful, attempt to add the major points. " No side " was then .called, leaving us winners by 23 points to nil.

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A. Clarkson, back ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, D. C. Anderson, three-quarters ; H. W. Peters and W. E. Eardley, half-backs ; R. C. Todd, W. Newton, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, E. S. N. Bulmer, C. Duffitt, forwards. NOTES.—The score does not quite represent the game, it being well contested all through. The Richmond " eight " packed well and shoved us in fine style once or twice, their captain being specially conspicuous ; but the York forwards obtained possession and thus gave their three-quarters plenty of chances, who improved considerably in the second half. Both halves played well—Eardley perhaps being the best—neither of them being selfish. Todd was much below his usual form at goal-kicking ; otherwise, the score might have been larger. After the match F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap and R. H. Verini received their " Colours." SCHOOL TEAM :—E.

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away won 18 pts. 5 pts. (3 g. l t.) (1 g.) Wed. „ 14. Old Peterites • • • • home draw 3 pts. 3 pts. (1 try) (1 try) Sat. „ 17. Leodiensian F.C.... . home draw 3 pts. 3 pts. (I try) (1 try) away lost 3 pts. 37 pts. Wed. „ 21. Leeds G.S. (1 try) (5g. 4 t.) 3 pts. 14 pts. home lost Sat. „ 24. Headingley "&" (1 try) (1 g. 3 t.) „ 31. Durham School .. away lost 3 pts. 56 pts. Sat. ( 1 try) (7 g. 7 t.) home won 45 pts. nil. Wed. Nov. 4. Ripon G.S (6 g. S t.) home lost nil. 20 pts. 7. Giggleswick School Sat. (1 g. 5 t.) home won 11 pts. pts. Wed. „ 11. Wakefield G.S. (2 g. (1 p.) 1 t.) (1 try) home lost nil. 53 pts. „ 14. Durham School Sat. (6g.(I d.)8 t.) Sat. Oct. 10. Ripon G S

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Wed. „ 18. Hull & E. Riding "A" home Not played. nil. 12 pts. „ 21. Merchant Taylors • . home lost Sat. (1 p.g 3 t.) home won 23 pts. nil. Wed. „ 25. Richmond G S . (Lg. 6 t.) home Not played. Sat. Dec. 12. Hull & E. Riding home . Old Peterites „ away Sat. Feb. 6. Wakefield G.S...

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

I had thought that those responsible for the issue of the " Peterite " had by this time seen the error of their ways, and would cease to persecute unoffending Old Boys. I was pained, therefore, to receive a peremptory demand for that atrocious medley of stale news usually known as an " Oxford Letter." With truly laudable energy, however, I hasten to comply with your request, at the same time sincerely hoping that this contribution will be too late for publication. There are at present six Old Peterites, I believe, in residence at Oxford, viz. : S. A. Mellor, at Hertford; E. D. Teasdale. T. C. Newton and R. Baldwin, at Queen's ; and A. B. Sale and L. M. Cadle, at Pembroke. Now to chronicle their doings : of the firstmentioned we have been able to glean little information. He has been seen at lectures, so is presumably alive. Of the Queen's contingent, Teasdale has been playing half-back with great success for the Rugger team. We at e sorry to hear, however, that he put his thumb out in the game against Keble, and is therefore temporarily incapacitated. Newton spends a great deal of his time with the Queen's Hockey Club, of which he is the Hon. Sec. He is also frequently seen down at the river, where he endeavours to instil the rudiments of rowing into the minds of hapless " freshers." Among his victims Baldwin- may be numbered. The latter may be seen striving daily on the by-no-means limpid waters

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of the Isis. His example was followed by Sale, until his knee unfortunately broke down again. Cadle has also been rowing, but his energies have been largely appropriated by the noble game of Rugby football. We congratulate him on having received his " cap " thus early in the season, and also on playing in the Oxford Trial Match. It has not rained for ten days.

This exhausts my news. Can I make bricks without straw ? I have fulfilled my duty once and for all ; if you pester me again I shall refuse rudely. With best wishes for the School football season, I remain, yours truly, NUTRITUS.

LECTURES. LOST AND DISAPPEARING BRITISH BIRDS. —C. E. Elmhirst, Esq., gave us a most Interesting lecture in the school hall on Saturday, October 31st. Many of the slides were extremely good. Many birds were shown, amongst them being the bustard, which used to inhabit the Wolds. Their extinction is due to the increased cultivation of that part of the country, which enables their enemies to shoot them. The ruff, a beautiful bird, till a short time ago to be found in the fen district, was next shown ; this was followed by the bittern, marsh tit, king fisher, gold-finch, chough (an inhabitant of Cornwall), golden eagle (found mostly in the north of Scotland), sea hawk, osprey, kite, raven. At the end of the lecture hearty applause was given for Mr. Elmhirst. This lecture was specially interesting to the members of the newly formed Natural History Society. EXPLORATIONS IN PALESTINE, by Dr. Wheeler.—A most interesting lecture was given in the school hall on Wednesday, Oct. 28th, the subject being " Explorations in Palestine." Dr. Wheeler, who has lived in Palestine for many years, engaged in medical

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work amongst the Jews, told us of their customs and observances, shewing us in particular how the chosen people have kept to themselves, and remained a select body for so very many years. Some of the slides were splendid ; the following may be specially mentioned :—Jerusalem, Solomon's harbour, old anchors, the tomb of Rachel, the walls of Nehemiah, Jaffa, the Dead Sea, with its solitary boat, groups of Jews who have returned to the Holy Land from many countries, the supposed sepulchre of Our Lord, a Jewish feast, a gruesome picture of a young girl sawn asunder, and a drawing taken from the actual brazen serpent of Moses. Not the least interesting part of the lecture was St. George's song, " The Holy City," which he gave us when the view of Jerusalem was thrown on the sheet. At the end of the lecture hearty cheers were given for Dr. Wheeler, who had given us such an excellent description of the Holy Land. LECTURE ON THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.-A most interesting lecture was given in the school hall on Saturday, Nov. 7th, by A. Rowntree, Esq., Headmaster of Bootham School, the subject being the Bayeux Tapestry. Before the slides were shown Mr. Rowntree read a paper giving a description of the tapestry. It was, he said, the name given to a panorama of sewed work representing the invasion and conquest of England by William the Conqueror. This is not a tapestry in the ordinary sense of the word, but closely resembles sampler work. It is sewed on a band of linen about 230 feet long by 20 inches wide, and is divided into 72 scenes, which are generally separated from one another by a tree or some other object. Most of the scenes are described by Latin inscriptions sewed along the upper margin of the tapestry. The work contains figures of 623 persons, 762 dogs, horses, and other animals, 37 buildings, and 41 ships or boats. The figures are worked in worsteds of eight different colours, dark and light blue, dark and light green, red, yellow, black and buff. No attempt is made to show local colour ; horses, dogs. &c., being in some cases blue, red, green, or even yellow. 'to distinguish objects at different distances from the spectab'', different coloured worsteds are used thus a blue horse may

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have its off-legs red, and so on. The faces, hands, and where bare, the legs, are simply outlined in coloured worsteds. The persons mentioned by name in the inscriptions are :—King Edward the Confessor, Harold, Guy of Ponthieu, Duke William, Conan, Archbishop Stigand, Bishop Odo, Eustace of Boulogne, Robert of Mortain, Leofwine, Gyrth, Turold, Wadard, Vital, and Aelfgyva. This pictorial history opens with Harold taking leave of Edward the Confessor ; he is next observed riding to Bosham with his hawk and hounds ; next, successively, embarking from the Sussex coast, anchoring in France, and being made prisoner by Guy, Earl of Ponthieu, redeemed by William, Duke of Normandy, and meeting with him at his court ; assisting him against Conan, Earl of Bretagne ; swearing never to interfere with William's succession to the English throne, &c. ; and, finally, re-embarking for England. The tapestry then represents Harold narrating the events of his journey to Edward the Confessor, whose death and funeral obsequies next follow. Harold then receives the crown from the English people, and ascends the throne ; the news is brought to William, who takes counsel with his half-brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, as to the invasion of England. Then follow representations of_the active war preparations of the Normans ; their embarkation, disembarkation ; march to Hastings, and formation of a camp there ; the battle ; death of Harold, and flight of the English, with which the tapestry finishes. most interesting lecture was given in the school hall on Saturday, Nov. 28th, by J. R Wood, Esq. (O.P.), Coroner for this district, the subject being the Shetland Isles. The lecturer began by describing the situation of.. the place, and the first slide shewed a map of the Islands. Various interesting views followed, amongst them a fine photograph of a Pictish castle. Mr. Wood explained how that the Picts were the first inhabitants, and were followed by the Norsemen, a fine hardy race. The Islands are a great place for wrecks, and some of the vessels of the natives were shewn. The next picture was of the bathing place, and the spray dashing up was remarkable. A view LECTURE ON THE SHETLAND ISLES.-A

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of a fleet of Dutch fishing vessels followed, and a shoal of bottlenosed whales, Scalloway Castle (the abode of Earl Patrick), sheep chevying, Shetland ponies, carts drawn by oxen, Shetland cow and calf, interior of a house with dried fish hanging from the rafters, shearing sheep, and many others. The Shetland Isles are a fine place for fishing, especially for sea-trout, which sometimes reach the weight of 121bs., the average being about 4lbs. After the lecture Mr. Wood showed several shawls and gloves which had come from the Shetland Isles. That the lecture was much appreciated was shown by the heartiness of the cheers which we all gave for Mr. Wood. We hope that this will not be the last time that he will come and give us a lecture.

MUSICAL SOCIETY. It is a most pleasant task to write about this society. In the first place we have to record the first appearance of the Orchestra, which gave their first public performance at the second concert of this term. On the whole we think it was a very satisfactory performance. They are a very keen body of players, and they worked splendidly during the Rehearsals. All were most anxious to do their part towards securing a good rendering of the piece chosen for the occasion, and endeavoured to do what the conductor asked of t hem. When they have gained more confidence we feel sure that they will render an excellent account of themselves. At the present time we muster three first violins, three second violins, viola, and two 'cellos. But we must not omit to mention that we have in addition two who.can take the piano part. Kirby has already undertaken that position very creditably in the concert spoken of above. Duffitt will, we hope,. be able to render help in this way with equal success on another occasion. And later on there will probably be others who will be able to act in a like capacity. We very much hope that if there are any more, whether day boys or those in the House, who either are learning or used to learn any orchestral instrument, but who keep back through tim-

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idity, that they will overcome that feeling, and join the band as soon'as possible. We want very much to increase the number, so that all new members will be heartily welcomed. We now have two sections in the Society, an Orchestral and a Vocal section. Some good work has been done by the older section this term. " Men of Harlech " was sung well in the first concert, while "0 Hush thee, my babie" went fairly well in the second one. The trebles would do well to be more attentive to the baton of the conductor, and avoid staring at the audience when they ought to be watching his beat. Their tone is good, but it would be still better if they opened their mouths a little more ; some are decidedly good in this respect, but others do not sufficiently realise the importance of doing so. We are sorry to lose Smith and C. A. K. Peters from the ranks of the trebles through their voices breaking, but as they have joined the altos they will no doubt do as good work with them as they did when they were trebles. A. E. Schroeder is doing very well as leader, but he must not strain his voice too much and sing some of the lower notes quite so coarsely as he is apt to do at times. The altos are quite a strong body now, Windle, Blenkin, and Rickell are very keen, and work hard. Sampson might sing out a little more, but he is rather new to the work at present. St. George, Verini, and S. W. Phillips are working very well indeed as tenors ; the latter is bravely singing this particular part ; knowing we wanted another tenor rather badly lie volunteered to undertake it. Laughton has recently joined this noble band. The basses, too, F. G. Schroeder, B. H. Pickering, and E. C. Peters, are all hard workers. There is a spirit of keenness throughout, and where such a thing exists there is bound to be good work. We may say here, as we did in the case of the Orchestra, that any wishing to join the Vocal Section will be heartily welcomed. We much regret losing Verini at the end of this term, and wish him all success in his new career. In bringing this to a close we can say that undoubtedly the School is musical. This was proved to a certain extent by a visit of nineteen of us to hear " Lohengrin," given by the Carl Rosa

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Opera Company in the Theatre Royal, York, during the first week in November. The greatest of all music is classical, that and that alone : however one may like the lighter kind, classical reigns supreme. We are glad to see that many in the School prefer the latter, and we hope that others will in time do the same. J. E. G. The following is a list of members :— E ORCHESTRAL. SECTION.—First Violins : M. W. Peters leader), M. T. Clegg, E. A. Seiko ; Second Violins : B. T. Groves (principal), J. W. Blenkin, G. G. Rickell ; Viola : F. G. Schroeder ; 'Cellos : A. E. Schroeder, A. J. Peters ; Pianoforte : J. A. Kirby ; Conductor : J. E. Grigson, Esq. THE VOCAL SECTION.—Basses : F. G. Schroeder, B. H. Pickering, E. C. Peters ; Tenors : A. R. St. George, R. H. Verini, W. Phillips, B. G. Laughton ; Altos : H. E. Wind.le, N. Blenkin G. G. Rickell, A. L. Smith, C. A. K. Peters, J. G. Sampson ; Trebles : A. E. Schroeder, B. Groves, E. A. Seiko, W. Allen, J. H.B. Sullivan, R. b. Foster, G. S. Ashby, A. Broughall, W. V. Lawton, R. R. Taylor. FIRST CONCERT. Our first concert was held on Saturday, October 24th, with very fair success, which was largely due to Mr. Grigson's care. We may safely say that the music of the school will not deteriorate whilst he has charge of it. The part-song " Men of Harlech" was scarcely all that could be desired ; but we must hope that the audience will remember that an exciting football match in the afternoon is not likely to improve our voices for the concert in the evening. The programme was as follows SONG

" October "

John Farmer

THE SCHOOL. 2.

VIOLIN SOLO

Pastoral Dance"

E. German

M. W. PETERS. 3.

SONG

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" Hybrias the Cretan"

Elliott

J. G. WILKINSON, ESQ. 4.

PIANOFORTE SOLO -From " Lieder ohne Worte "No .9 . Mendelssohn

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READING .. From " The Taming of the Shrew "

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G. YELD, ESQ. 6.

PART SONG

Men of Harlech" • . Har : by Barnby

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7. 'CELLO SoLo

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" Salut d' Amour"

Elgar

A. E. SCHROEDER. 8. SONG

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The Holy City "

S. Adams

A. RR. ST . GEORGE. 9.

VIOLIN

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Serenate "

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G. Braga

M. T. CLEGG AND M. W. PETERS. 10. 4 PIANOFORTE SOLO..

Olsen

Fantiful from Suite ". .

J. E. GRIGSON, ESQ.

J. Farmer

" The Harp that once "

11. SONG

THE SCHOOL. UOD SAVE THE KING.

SECOND CONCERT. The second concert of the term was givEm on Saturday, November 21st. The chief feature was the introduction of the Orchestral Section. Many of the solos were encored--that of F. G. Schroeder being specially appreciated. A. E. Schroeder also sang his song well. The part-song, as will be seen in another column, met with only fair success. We liked Groves' violin solo too. The school songs from the Gaudeamus book always go well, and " Heroes " may be said to be the most popular of all of them The pianoforte duet was also a success. The following is the programme :SONG

" Forty Years On" .. No. 1, Gaudeamus

SCHOOL

PIANOFORTE DUET " Norwegische Tanz" (No. 2)

J. A. KIRBY AND C. DUFFITT. 3. SONG

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Wild Rose "

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Schuber

A. E. SCHROEDER. 4.

VIOLIN

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" Un soir Portici "

Guido Papini

B. T. GROVES. 5.

PART SONG. . " 0, Hush Thee, My Babie " • •

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Sir A. Sullivan

A LULLABY FOR THE SLEEPLESS.

6. SCHOOL SONG

Heroes " .. No 29, Gaudeamus

PIANOFORTE SOLO . . " Polnische Tanze " (No. 1) .

J. E. GRIGSON. ESQ. 8. INTERMEZZO " Forget Me Not " MUSICAL SOCIETY ORCHESTRA. 9. TRIO (for Violin, 'Cello and Piano).— (a) "Liebesgarten " . (b) "Marche Militaire "

Scharwegka

Allan Macbeth

Schumann Schubert

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The Island "

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Gaudeamus-

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A LULLABY FOR THE SLEEPLESS ( By special permission of the Proprietors of " Punch." ) The latest cure for wakefulness, we hear, is to lie on one's back, and puff at an empty wooden pipe with a deep inhaling movement. O hush thee, dear reader, and snooze through the night, Thy dreams, I'll be bound, will be lovely and bright— For a wonderful dodge in the papers we see For chasing the woes of insomnia from thee. O fear not the pipe that's in front of thy nose'Tis no Pan-pipe or bagpipe to mar thy repose ; But inhale through the tube till thy features get red, And finally Morpheus approaches thy bed. O puff thee, my reader, the time will soon come, When the briar will choke thee, or bore thee with its hum ; Recline then supinely, and puff while you may— How you'd look, if a lady, I'd rather not say. We may add that the Musical Society Choir sang the original, by Sir Walter Scott, as a part-song at the concert held on November 21st.

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SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to The Editors of the Peterite, St. Peter's School, York. Some, if not all, of Sir Henry Frankland's brothers are said to have been at school with him. Their names, in order of seniority, were :—John, Charles, Wm. Frankland, Richard, Mathew, and Thomas. Four of them died before 1665—three, at least, being unmarried. There is reason to believe that one of the earlier gaps in the list of Headmasters at St. Peter's may be filled by inserting the name of Henry Murdock, during the first quarter of the 12th century. Among his pupils were William and Ivo, monks of Clairvaulx. " The School of York," an essay by Mr. A. R. Tucker, gives an account of the School before the Norman Conquest. A nominal index of the " Peterite," from 1878 to 1902 inclusive, has been completed. Arrangements are being made for the early publication of the School Registers for the 19th century. On the 27th November, 1869, in a football match between the School and Hull teams, the latter won. On the 26th September, 1868, a cricket match between the School and Richmond resulted in a victory for the latter. On the 13th May, 1864, the School XI. had a holiday to play against a Shipton XI., and on the following Monday a match was to be played with Leeds Grammar School. In May, 1864, Crowther, the School Organist, was appointed Organist of Selby Abbey. On the 7th June, 1866, in a cricket match with Pocklington, the latter made 86 runs against 210 by St. Peter's. In March, 1866, two new windows were put in the School Chapel. In 1851 the Rev. John Lees undertook a classical mastership at

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the School, and in 1854 he became mathematical master. He was one of those who caused the School Chapel to be built. Out of 14 candidates sent up by him for open scholarships and exhibitions, 13 were successful.

LIBRARY. The following additions have been made to the Library :II. G Wells. Invisible Man Five Stories and a Dream Wheels of Chance Comedy of a Country House Sturges. Ai biter Bell. F Stockton. Afield and Afloat Ian Maclaren. Afterwards Barry Pain. Eliza Eliza's Husband 1, David Hill, Missionary and Saint Barber. Rhys. Literary Pamphlets Rev. B. C. Brewer, LL.D. Reader's Handbook

R L. Stevenson. Virginibus Puerisque Familiar Studies of Men and Books New Testament Apocryphal Writings .. James Orr, D.D. Source Book of English History . .E. K. Kendall, M.A. W. L. Courtney. Idea of Tragedy In Memoriam Photographic Lenses

Lord Tennyson. Conrad Beck and Herbert Andrews. W. H. Hudson, F.Z.S.

Birds in London Waves and Ripples in Water, Air and J. 44 Fleming, D.Sc., F.R S. ..

Masterpieces of the Great Artists Phil May Sketches Great Men

Mrs. A. Bell.

Harold Begbie and F. C. Gould.

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The following Books have been given to the Natural History Library :Presented by F. Schroeder, E8q., Clifton Garth. J L. Manley. Fish and Fishing Dovedale revisited E. Marston. An Old Man's Holidays On a Sunshine Holiday Days in Clover Fresh Woods and Pastures New By Meadow and Stream If Walton and the Earlier Fishing Writers .. R. B. Marston. Angling and How to Angle Wayside Sketches $1 Modern Improvements in Fishing Tackle.. H. Cholrnondley-

Fennel. Presented by the Author, at Mr. Schroeder's request. Grayling F. H. Walburn. The Fishing Gazette is also supplied weekly at Mr. Schroeder's expense for the use of the N.H.S.

CHESS CLUB. The second season of the Chess Club commenced with the election of officers to fill vacancies caused by the departure of R. Baldwin and L. M. Cadle. W. H. Colley was elected VicePresident, and E. C. Peters and E. S. Bulmer were added to the Committee. New members numbered 3, bringing the roll of membership to 31. An American Tournament (Handicap) is being held, in which a great amount of keenness and interest is manifested. The result up to Date, November 28th, is as follows :—

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R. H. Verini scr. 18 A. L. A L Smith bishop & 1 pawn 1.5 9. C. Richards 3 pawns 15 f C. P. Wadsworth 2 , 7 13 C. A. K. Peters 1 ,, 12 4„ 4. E. C. Peters 12 10 5. H. E. Windle 2 „ 6. W. H. Colley scr. 9 1 pawn 6 7. A. A. Phillips 8. P. G. Hendley 1 f f 5 9. E. S. N. Bulmer scr. 5 10. D. Foster 3 pawns 4 11. J. M. Raimes bishop & 1 pawn 3 12. G. S. Ashby castle 0

1 11 7 7 9 9 12 4 14 7 3 10 19

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36 30 30 26 26 2.5 22 18 14 11 10

9 7 0

SCHOOL MISSION. At a lecture given on Oct. 28th,in the Big Hall, Dr. Wheeler, Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund, and doctor in charge of the Missionary Hospital at Jerusalem, gave a description of the work which is being done amongst the numerous Jews who have returned or are returning to their native land. As the hospital work is, as always, the most hopeful and important, and is in need of considerable assistance, it is proposed that St. Peter's shall make itself responsible for the maintenance of one of the nurses at the cost of £15 a year. If any old boys or others care to associate themselves with this work by subscribing a small amount the Headmaster will be glad to acknowledge their subscriptions.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. DEAR SIR, The stern note of warning in reference to this Society in your last issue makes me hasten to assure you that its promoters are most anxious to avoid anything like a conflict between Natural History and Athletics. May I at the same time draw the attention of your readers to the position of the Society ? A small room in the new wing has

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been set aside for a museum, to he called, for obvious reasons, " The Clifford Albutt Museum," and I am taking charge of it as Curator. Another room is to be used as a Club Reading-room, books on Natural History have been moved into it from the Library, and others of a like nature added. For some of these—books on fishing—we have to thank Mr. Schroeder, and we are indebted to Mills for a very interesting collection of birds' eggs. We have no charitable design of becoming an asylum for ancient collections of more bulk than merit, but interesting and instructive specimens we shall very thankfully receive, aud, no less, subscriptions to enable us to provide cases to house them. This last_ item is far more than can be met by the small subscriptions we feel ourselves justified in levying on our members. Further steps in our organization will be notified to you for publication in future Numbers. Yours faithfully, A. W. RICHARDS. 28th November, 1903.

NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS.-On October 13th, at Lincombe, Addlestone, the wife of

B. Hoskyns Abrahall (0.P.), of a son. On October 31st, at Langley, Misterton, Somerset, the wife of F. E. Swabey (O.P.), of a son. A portrait and biography of the Bishop of Bristol (O.P.), appears in Church Bells for the 9th October. Captain N. Malcolm (0.P.) has received an appointment with the field force in Somaliland. F. P. Fausset (O.P.) has been running with the Polytechnic Harriers In consequence of the recent resignation of the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Bristol will now take a seat in the House of Lords. We congratulate Mr. Green, our house master, on his approaching marriage.

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R. Dodsworth (O.P.) and H. C. Scott (0.P.) of the 1st Vol. Ratt. the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) have been made second lieutenants. We congratulate H. R. Partington (O.P.) and W. H. Hudson (O.P.) on passing the Final Examination for the Law ; also F. Pick (0.P.) on passing the Final Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws at the London University with Honours in the First Division. We congratulate E. A. Clarkson. W. V. Newton, W. H. Colley, V. H. Pickering, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, and R. H. Verini, on receiving their 1st XV. colours ; and D. C. Anderson, J. L. Fisher, S. W. Phillips, C. Duffit, J. R. Sale, M. W. Peters, B. Yeats, E. C. Peters, Mr. T. Clegg, and E. N. Greenhow on receiving their 2nd XV. colours. On the 6th November, 19 of the House went to a performance of " Loliengrin " by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. And on 19th November we went to a lecture on the Assouau Dam, by Sir Benjamin Baker, chief engineer. W. H. Crosthwaite (0.P.) is Football Secretary at Selwyn College, Cambridge. R. Baldwin (O.P.) is in the choir at Queen's College, Oxford. R. G. Bingham (O.P.) and C. Nelson (O.P.) have played football for Surrey.

J. E. Farrow (O.P.) has played for Durham City and Durham University. Wentworth St. Cedd was elected a Borough Councillor for Camberwell College Ward, November, 1903. We are all sorry to lose Mr. Wilkinson, and we wish him every success at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, Natal. It will be hard to fill his place, both in the choir and elsewhere. We are very sorry too that Mr. Sample is leaving us, but perhaps we shall sometimes have the privilege of hearing him at concerts. Let us hope so at any rate. -

CORRESPONDENCE.

OBITUARY. At Barton, Boscombe, Bournemouth, December 1st. TIIE REV. OLIVER SUMNER (O.P.), Aged 73. •••••■■••

CORRESPONDENCE. DEAR EDITORS,

Will you please allow me space to suggest that the next improvement to the School should be new Library Cupboards? At present there is no room for the new books which are continually being added to the A—F cupboards, and they have to be put into the Library in any order but the right one. This is scarcely likely to improve the condition of the books ; besides being inconvenient for anyone who wishes to take one out. The cost would surely not be great, and the improvement would, I should think, be as welcome to the librarians as it would to everybody else. I remain, yours truly, X.Y.Z. [EDD.—We hear that some move is being made in this direction.] DEAR EDITORS, It has struck we as being odd, and even disadvantageous, that the preparatory school of St. Peter's--viz. : St. Olave'sshould play the "Association " game, and then come here and play "Rugby." Why should this be ? Of course it is to be taken into consideration that the boys there are young and small ; but I cannot help thinking that, as they are all about the same size, it would be distinctly to advantage for them to play the proper game —" Rugger." They could, I think, get into the game perhaps quicker than "Association," and then they would not have

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to change almost their entire idea of the game, as they have to do now. This does not seem to be a subject for much discussion, so I will not take up any more space in your valuable paper, but will leave it to you and your readers to decide the question. I am, yours, etc., " A Well-wisher for the Football of the School." [EDD.—We will refer this letter to the proper authorities.]

DEAR EDITORS, It has occurred to me that it would be an improvement to the " Peterite " if a photo of the cricket or football team, as the case may be, were inserted in its pages. I have noticed that this is done in some school magazines. I am sure it would be welcomed by those boys who do not get a full-sized photo. The cost would be comparatively small. and you probably have some money in band. Hoping that this suggestion will be favourably accepted. I remain, yours truly, " A SUGGESTION." [EDD.—Thanks for the suggestion ; we hope to see it carried out.]

DEAR MR. EDITOR, I don't know whether anybody has brought up this subject before, viz. : Second XV. Caps ; but it does seem a shame that a public school like ours lacks them. I am quite sure they would be welcomed. When other schools come to play us, their team turns out in tasselled caps; why should not ours do the same ? It is not possible for everyone to get their First XV. colours, and thereby gain the honour of wearing a cap. Does it not seem a pity then that those who play up and get their Second XV. colours should not have some token, other than the badge on their vests, by which they may be known to have won their colours. Yours, etc., ONLOOKER.

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ACCOUNTS.

HEAD MASTER'S FUND. This fund was opened some time ago to relieve the Governors of some of the burden of the scheme of building extension at present in process of execution. A balance sheet appears below showing the amount received, and how it has been allocated. One of the hopes entertained at the time the fund was opened, viz., that it might be met by a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, has been found impossible of realisation, partly because the necessary minimum has not been reached, partly because other conditions attached to the offer were found impracticable. Mr. C. H. Chadwick, the London Secretary of the O.P. Club, has been receiving independently donations towards the re-endowment of the school and though the scheme will in any case be carried through, and with every prospect of ultimate success, the immediate burden would be lightened by anyone who was willing to come forward as a contributor for that purpose. BALANCE

s. d. Da. Levelling Burton Stone Lane Cricket Field . . . . 35 18 8 Back wall of fives' 7 4 6 court Printing, Stationery. 2 0 0 &c. •• Balance paid over to the School Clerk . . 205 11 6

£250 14

SHEET. CR. s. d. Previously acknowledged .. .. 170 9 8 Dr. T. Anderson . 20 0 0 E. Gray, Esq. .. 10 0 0 J. W. Craven, Esq. 10 0 0 F. Ware, Esq. .. 10 0 0 "In Memoriam, W.W.1).W." .. 10 0 0 J. Petri s, Esq. .. 5 5 (1 K. E. T. Wilkinson, .. 5 0 0 Esq. .. R. Lambert, Esq... 5 0 0 T. G. Mann, Esq. . • 5 0 0 £250 14

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GAMES ACCOUNT To end of Midsummer Term. DR.

1901. s. d. Dec. 31. Balance at Barclay's Bank 18 12 11 1902-03. By cheques .. .. 129 6 0 By sale—vests, stockings, badges, &c... 8 4 6 Grant from Peterite.. 10 0 0 By Pound 0 14 0

£ s. d. James, upkeep of field. 13 14 0 Bushell, mo wer repairs, carriage for mower, &c. 5 6 2 Lloyd, Cricket goods, repairs . -• • • 36 5 0 Sports Trading Co., Hockey materials, &c. •• •• 4 2 6 Water Co., installation of water on Burton Stone Lane Ground 8 14 3 Cail, Rugby Union subscription 2 2 0 Watson, footballs, vests, &c. • . 8 13 10 . Mappin, Sports prizes 24 17 4 Clapshaw & Cleave, Cricket materials.. 14 10 0 Foster, Caps badges 2 5 0 Leak & Thorp, stockings, &c. 2 14 0 Sampson, Printing, &c. 4 15 6 Holt by, Hurdles m en ding, &c, 9 16 7 Benetfink. Hockey materials 2 5 0 Banks, Sports prize. 0 14 0 Coleman, do. 0 4 0 Precious, do. •• 0 4 6 Russell, Patching, seed, &c. •• 6 1 9 Football and Cricket Secretaries' expenses 2 11 0 Seale, Broom 0 1 8 • Cheque books •• 0 2 0 Treasurer, Stamps, wires, parcels and sundry expen,rs 2 5 0 Cash and stamps in hand •• • • 0 19 10 July 31st, 1903. Balance at Barclay's Bank •• • , !3 12 6 -

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£166 17 5

£166 17

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THE PETERITE. BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR 1903.

s. d. DR. .. 22 8 0 Aug. 1. Morley 1 0 Sep.22. Cheque Book „ 23. Games Fund 10 0 0 Balance in hand.. 15 19 9 £48

s. d.

CR.

In Beckett's Bank (Subscriptions, &c.) 48

£48

RIFLE RANGE ACCOUNTS.

To August, 1903. CR.

By Subscriptions .• Fees Balance due

DR. s. d. 12 18 6 1 Capital ExpenditureHoltby 12 15 0 £2 4 7 0 5 11 Bellerby 7 6 4 Rifles . . 6 10 0

s. d.

16 0 11 Current Expenditure— Ammunition 9 Targets .. 0 Repairs .. 0

2 7 9

0 6 0

9 18 6 Total

£25 19 5

Total

. £25 19 5

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : —Brighton College Magazine, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Uppingham School Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Newtonian, The Portcullis (2`) , Wycombe Abbey Gazette, The Abingdonian, The Felstedian, The Bromsgrovian, The Savilian, The Malvernian, The Leodiensian, The Dunelmian, The Sedberghian, The Cuthbertian, The Denstonian, The Dovorian, The Lily, The Hyrnerian.

We apologise for any accidentally omitted.

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XIX.

MARCH, 1904.

No. 164.

SCHOOL LETTER. E must first claim indulgence for the smallness of this number ; but it will be. seen that this term is the least eventful of the year, and, consequently, accounts, of the School's doings must be shorter . in proportion. One long wail at the weather would, in all probability, express the feelings which have occupied the majority of the School so far this term. The football season is now at an end. We have only had one match this term, the return with Wakefield G.S. In this we should, doubtless, have shewn up better if we had not been deprived of the services of Fisher, as well as the four colours who left at the end of last term. Hockey has as yet scarcely commenced in earnest, and therefore on this subject we forbear to express any opinion. The concert at the end of last term was a great success. A full account will be found in another place. A gymnastic competition has been arranged for Tuesday, March 22nd, and the athletic sports are to be held on Monday and Wednesday, April 4th and 6th. We extend' a hearty welcome to Mr. Evans, - who has come this term to take Mr. Wilkinson's place ; also to Miss Mellor, who has come as matron in the place of Miss Webster. In conclusion, we thank the contributors of the article on " Fishing," and can only say that we hope their good example will be followed by many others.

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OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING. The Annual General Meeting was held at the School on the. 17th December, 1903. The Rev. E. C. Owen, President of the Club, was in the chair. The following members were present, viz. :—L. M. Cadle, Rev. C. B. Clarke, Rev. A. C. Clarke, J. S. Clarke, G. Crowther, J. M. Draper, T. C. Newton, J. Shepherd, K. E. T. Wilkinson, and A. Peters (Hon. Sec.) The Treasurer's Balance Sheet and Report were adopted, and the President, Vice-Presidents and Officers were re-elected, except that W. H. Crosthwaite was elected Local Secretary for Cambridge in the place of D. W. Roy, who is no longer in residence. The retiring members of the Committee were G. V. Birks and K. E. T. Wilkinson, and P. L. Newman and K. E. T. Wilkinson were elected members of the Committee for the ensuing three years. The Sports and Dinner Sub-Committees were re-elected. The following money grants were voted, viz. :— For the Annual Dinners in London and York, a sum •• not exceeding For the School Sports Prize • For the School Reading Prize .• fi Towards the Rent of the Burton Lane Cricket Field Jo On the motion of the Rev. C. B. Clarke, seconded by J. Shepherd, the following resolution was carried unanimously :—" That a sum " not exceeding f 12 be expended in placing a tablet in the School " Chapel to the memory of O.P's. who fell in the South African " War, and that the Committee be empowered to make arrange" ments to carry out the work after obtaining the necessary " permission." The new and revised Rules of the Club, as submitted by the Committee in accordance with the resolution passed at the Special General Meeting held on Commemoration Day (June 3oth), were then adopted on the motion of K. E. T. Wilkinson, seconded by J. Shepherd.

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The Rev. C. B. Clarke proposed, and J. Shepherd seconded, the following resolution :—" That W. A. Meek, K.C., P. L. Newman "and K. E. T. Wilkinson be elected Elective Trustees of the " Club for the purposes of the Life Membership Scheme, in " accordance with Rule xi." This resolution was carried unanimously, and concluded the business of the meeting.

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. YORK DINNER. (From the Yorkshire Herald of ISth December, 1903.) OLD PETERITES AT DINNER. The Old Peterites held their annual dinner at Harker's Hotel last night. Mr. T. B. Whytehead occupied the chair, and there were also present Rev. E. C. Owen, Mr. G. Yeld, Mr. E. R. Dodsworth, Mr. F. Shann, Colonel W. A. White, Mr. R. P. Dale, Rev. E. Storrs Fox, Mr. Wm. Bellerby, Mr. R. B. Lambert, Dr. Chapman, Dr. Raimes, Captain W. A. Pearson, Mr. Alfred Procter, Rev. C. B. Clarke, Rev. A. C. Clarke, Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson, Mr. J. S. Clarke, Mr. W. L. Crombie, Mr. N. T. Crombie, Mr. R. Loy Wilcox, Mr. W. M. Carter, Mr. J. A. Browne, Mr. F. C. Crowther, Mr. Geo. Crowther, Mr. S. G. Squire, Mr. C. J. M. Carter, and Mr. Arthur Peters. The Chairman first of all proposed the loyal toasts, and these were followed with that of the " Archbishop, Clergy, and Ministers of all Denominations," given by Dr. Chapman, and replied to by the Rev. E. Storrs Fox. " The Imperial Forces " was heartily drunk on the proposition of Mr. N. Crombie, who said that in spite of what Mr. Chamberlain had said, so long as their forces—Army and Navy— maintained the highest efficiency, he thought England would always be the supreme power. (Loud applause). Colonel White, in responding, remarked that there seemed to be a sort of change going on in the Army. What the result would

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be it was difficult to tell. But he hoped, at any rate, whatever might be the result of the proposed reforms, that they might be satisfactory, and that the ratepayers would not have to shell out much more than in the past. (Hear, hear). Mr. E. R. Dodsworth gave what he described as the toast of the evening, " Success to St. Peter's School." He said he believed they were on the eve 'of the commencement of a new career for St. Peter's. They had had difficulties to encounter in the past, but things were in a fair way of removing those difficulties in the future. The Education Department, which were really the masters of St. Peter's now, had realised that it was a school that must go ahead and prosper. The Governors hoped to be allowed to spend a considerable sum of money in enlarging the boarding accommodation at the school. They were unanimous in the opinion that until the accommodation was increased the school would never be in the position it ought to hold. It was also proposed to enlarge the cricket ground, and these alterations would be carried out as soon as possible. The Rev. E. C. Owen responded, and said they might hope to see the extensions commence during the next year. Mr. F. Shann proposed the toast of " The Chairman," and this was most cordially received. In replying, the latter recalled many interesting as well as amusing incidents of his days at St. Peter's School. Mr. G. Yeld gave the toast of " Success to the U.P. Club," and Mr. A. Peters, in responding, read a telegram from Old Peterites in London, who sent greetings and best wishes. Mr. Peters also said that the club had decided to ask permission to place a tablet in the school to the memory of Old Peterite Officers who had fallen in the late war. (Applause). The proceedings closed with the toast of " Our next merry meeting."

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FOOTBALL. ST. PETERS V. THE OLD BOYS.

Played on the School ground on Thursday, December 17th. The Old Boys won the toss and chose to play up the field. Browne kicked off for the School, and our opponents immediately began to press. Eardley relieved well by tackling Draper and kicking into touch. The Old Boys soon brought the ball back into the School "25," and Clarkson was obliged to touch down. Crowther dropped out, and scrums at half-way followed. The School forwards failed to heel out, and the Old Boys' threequarters broke away ; but S. Crowther neatly snapped up a pass meant for Cadle and only just failed to score, being brOught down by G. Crowther, the full-back. A scrum ensued, and our opponents' halves, by some good passing, took the ball over the School line, where Rose scored. Partington failed to convert—(3—o). Scrums and loose play in the School " 25 " followed, but the School forwards rushed the ball down to half-way, Browne and Colley being specially conspicuous. Shepherd picked up and gave to Partington, who was splendidly collared by S. Crowther. Soon afterwards Partington just failed in an attempt to drop a goal. After the drop out equal play ensued at half-way, the Old Boys eventually forcing their way down into the School "25." A freekick was allowed against the School, and Draper, following up well, dodged Clarkson and scored between the posts. Shepherd took the kick and was successful at goal—(8---o). The O.P. backs continued to look dangerous, but St. George found touch at half-way. Scrums in the centre followed, and the School backs had plenty of tackling. S. Crowther brought Rose down, and Clarkson tackled Teasdale well. Verini had a good run, and found touch in our opponents' " 25." Half-time was then called with the score—Old Boys, 8 points ; School, nil. After the interval the School continued to press, and Schroeder and Newton dribbled well. Bulmer followed up well and took a pass from Colley, and, rushing over, scored far out. The try was not converted— (8-3). The Old Boys then pressed, and, their backs getting possession, only just failed to score, Partington

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being collared by Clarkson just on the line. A scrum followed, and Rose, passing to Shepherd, the latter scored in a good position. G. Crowther failed to improve—(i 1-3). The drop out took play to the centre. A free-kick for off-side against the School gave the Old Boys some advantage, and Partington soon scored far out, Cadle missing the kick—(14.---3). Teasdale found touch in the School " 25," and Draper scored, but failed to convert— (17-3). The opposing three-quarters got possession, but were stopped by Clarkson. Teasdale took a difficult pass, and, though tackled by S. Crowther, scrambled over. He succeeded at goal— (22-3). Farrow and T. C. Newton were conspicuous for dribbling, but were stopped by Colley and Peters. The School forwards continued to gain ground, and were assisted by a free-kick. Russell got away. but was well tackled by St. George. Cadle followed up and passed to Teasdale, who scored an unconverted try—(25-3). Play of a desultory nature followed till time was called, leaving the Old Boys victors by a goals 5 tries (25 points) to I try (3 points). The following represented the School :—E. A. Clarkson (back) ; A. R. St. George, S. Crowther, R. H. Verini, E. N. Greenhow (threequarters) ; W. E. Eardley, M. W. Peters (half-backs); M. Browne, R. C. Todd, B. H. Pickering, V. Newton, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, E. S. N. Bulmer (forwards). The Old Boys' team was as follows :—G. Crowther (back) ; E. D. Teasdale, L. M. Cadle, H. R. Partington, J. M. Draper (three-quarters) ; J. Shepherd, A. Rose (half-backs) ; T. C. Newton, J. Farrow, J. Russell, J. S. Clark, Rev. A. C. Clarke, Rev. C. B. Clarke, H. C. Scott, D. McKay (forwards). ST. PETER'S V WAKEFIELD G.S. Played at Wakefield on Saturday, February 6th. The day was wet and rather misty, and consequently the ball was slippery and hard to hold. This prevented any passing among the backs. Wakefield immediately began to press, and before the game was many minutes' old Ablett got over. The try was not converted. After this, play was of a more even character, and several times St. Peter's

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had hard lines in not scoring. Just before half-time Wakefield again scored, the kick at goal failing. Half-time arrived with the score Wakefield 6 points, St. Peter's nil. On resuming, there was a good deal of scrambling play, in which the York forwards more than held their own ; but neither side could score. Subsequently Wakefield dropped a good goal from a mark, and " no-side " was called with the score Wakefield o points, St. Peter's nil. The following was our team :—E. A. Clarkson (back); J. L. Fisher, W. E. Eardley (half-backs) ; A. R. St. George, S. W. Phillips, S. Crowther, A. H. Ackroyd, E. C. Peters (three-quarters) ; B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. T. Heap, E. S. N. Bulmer, C. Duffitt, B. E. Yeats (forwards).

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. FIRST XV. G. A. FISHER (9St. Iz1b., half-back). A good captain ; has shown great keenness in coaching the team. Plays a strong game, and is specially good in attack, but might make more openings. Has been very unfortunate in being incapacitated. M. BROWNE (l OSt. I i lb., forward). A good forward, who did any amount of work. Led the pack well, and, though rather slow, had a good idea of loose play. S. CROWTHER (9st. 91b., centre three-quarter). The fastest of the three-quarters, but does not go straight when he gets the ball, and is apt to pass wildly. A good drop-kick. R. C. TODD ( I Ost. 71b., forward). A very slow forward, who devoted all his energies to scrum work. Very poor in the loose. At times a good place-kick. A. R. ST. GEORGE (9st. zlb., three-quarter back). Was moved from half to three-quarter at the beginning of the season, and has proved a useful wing. He is a skilful dodger, and attacks well, but is weak in defence.

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full-back). A really good full-back, with plenty of confidence. Tackles hard and low, and rarely misses his man ; is apt to stray too far up the field.

E. A. CLARKSON (9st. 2lb.,

V. NEWTON (lost. 61b., forward). An excellent dribbler ; always on the ball. A good tackler. B. H. PICKERING (9st. 31b., forward). Rather slow in the loose, but useful in the line-outs. A hard worker. W. H. COLLEY (9st. 51b., forward). Perhaps the best of the forwards in the open. Saves splendidly. Should be very useful next year. F. G. SCHROEDER (10St. 71b., forward). Better in the loose than in the pack, where he is inclined to pack badly ; must watch the ball more. E. T. HEAP (9st. I 21b., forward). Proved at the end of the season to be one of our best forwards. Suffered rather from lack of pace. R. H. VERINI (9st. 81b., three-quarter back). Plays with plenty of spirit, but was disappointing. Does not combine well, and forgets to go low when tackling. E. S. N. BULMER (9st. 51b., forward). A keen forward, who, however, rather spoilt his loose play by kicking too hard and a tendency to getting off-side. Must learn to watch the ball in the scrum more. Tackles well. SECOND XV. (* Indicates has played for the First XV.) *W. E. EARDLEY (8st. 'lb.) A very light but promising half-back. Kicks and saves well, and can tackle low if he likes. Must learn to make openings for his three-quarters, and to mark the opposing half. • C. DUFFITT (most. 51b.) A disappointing forward, who does not make enough use of his weight. Has some idea of tackling. *S. W. PHILLIPS (9st.) Developed in the second half of the season into a promising centre. Runs strongly. His kicking and fielding are still very weak,

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*J. L. FISHER (8st. tzlb.) Perhaps a better wing three-quarter than half, as he cannot open up the game, and passes wildly. A dodgy runner, and does a good deal of work on the defence. *B. E. YEATS (9st. 51b.) An energetic forward, who should be

good when he understands the game better. *E. C. PETERS (8st. r tlb.) Also developed late in the season.

Promises well either as a half or three-quarter. Runs strongly, and is useful on the defence. *E. N. GREENHOW (8st. 91b.) Has not enough dash for a three-

quarter, and does not pass well. Might make a good full-back, as he is a good kick with either foot, and tackles well. D. C. ANDERSON (8st. alb.) A very slow three-quarter. .Does

good work on the defence for his side. A useful kick. *J. R. SALE (9st. 131b.) A good forward in the loose. Might have

done more work in the scrum. Is better adapted to forward play, but generally played outside the scrum. Has plenty of dash, and can punt well, though he seldom makes use of it. Weak on the defence.

*M. W. PETERS (9st. 51b.)

M. T. CLEGG (8st. 13lb.) An energetic forward in the loose.

Might pay more attention to the rules. *A. WILCOCK (cost. 51b.) A slack forward, whose weight might

have been very useful. A. H. ACKROYD (t OSt. i I lb.) Only came late in the season.

Will make a good three-quarter when he knows the game.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. The Fifteen this year has been very weak, but hardly so bad as the results would indicate. After a surprisingly good start they fell to pieces at Leeds, but recovered sufficiently to give Headingley a good game, although only playing fourteen men for most of the

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match. Then came the Durham fiasco, in which the School lost by over fifty points. In the return match with Ripon the School, for the only time in the season, put their full side into the field, and secured a victory by forty-five points to nil. After this the School were again deprived of their captain's services for the rest of the season, with the exception of one match. The School had a very depleted team to oppose Giggleswick, Wakefield, and Durham. The victory over Wakefield was entirely due to the play of the forwards, while it was no fault of theirs that Durham piled up so large a score. The other matches .need little mention, except that the forwards played well against the Old Boys, and, in spite of a much-weakened pack, were in no way responsible for the defeat at Wakefield. The weakness of the team lay primarily with the three-quarters, whose play, whether on the attack or defence, was poor in the extreme. None of them seemed to have the faintest idea of tackling or marking their men. St. George was the best on the attack, while Verini, after a most disappointing start, proved the best all round. The halves, in G. Fisher's absence, were another source of weakness, being slow and light. No responsibility for the poor display of the Fifteen can attach to Clarkson, who always played an excellent game, and certainly saved the first Old Boys' match. The forwards lacked weight and experience, but worked for all they were worth. They were rather inclined to lose ground by too great impetuosity in loose rushes, but remedied this fault towards the end of the season. They were a very even lot, but Browne and Newton were certainly the pick. Colley showed great promise, and should be very useful next season. Disappointing as the season has been, it has brought to light several new players of considerable merit. No less than twentyfive different boys have played for the Fifteen this season, and many of them are very young and should stay two or three more years at school. There is then, apparently, a promise of better

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days in store for the School, after so long a period of weakness and bad luck. The following have scored tries :—G. A. Fisher, A. R. St. George (6) ; S. Crowther, E. T. Heap (3) ; R. C. Todd, V. Newton, E. S. N. Bulmer, J. L. Fisher (2) ; W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, J. R. Sale, Mr. Squire (1).

FOOTBALL. RESULTS. Dale.

Gr' nd. Res'11. Pts. for. Pts. against.

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Sat. Oct. i o. Ripon G.S.

away won 18 pts. 5 pts. (3 g. t.) (1 g.) Wed. „ 14. Old Peterites home draw 3 pts. 3 pts. (1 try) (I try) Sat. „ 17. Leodiensian F.C. home draw 3 pts. 3 pts. (I try) (I try) Wed. „ 2 1 . Leeds G.S away lost 3 pts. 37 pts. (i try) (5 g. 4 t•) Sat. „ 24. Headingley "A" .. , home lost 3 pts. 14 pts. (z try) (1 g. 3 t.) Sat. „ 31. Durham School away lost 3 pts. 56 pts. (I try) (7 g. 7 t.) Wed. Nov.+. Ripon G.S home won 45 pts. nil. 6 g. 5 t.) home lost nil. 20 pts. Sat. „ 7. Giggleswick G.S. (1 g. 5 t.) 1. Wakefield G.S Wed. „ home won it pts. 3 pts. (z g. (1 p.) 1 t.) (I try) home lost nil. 53 pts. Sat. „ 14. Durham School (6 g. (1 d.) 8 t.) Wed. „ 18. Hull & E. Riding "A" home Not played. nil. 1 z pts. home lost Sat. „ 21. Merchant Taylors (I p.g• 3 t.) (Crosby) home won 23 pts. nil. Wed. „ 25. Richmond G.S (1 g. 6 t.) Not played. Sat. Dec. 12. Hull & E. Riding .... home home lost 3 pts. 25 pts. Thur. „ 17. Old Peterites (I try) (2 g. 5 t.) away lost Sat. Feb. 6. Wakefield G.S. nil. lo pts. (i d.g. 2 t.) .

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CONCERT. The breaking-up Concert, which was given on Wednesday, December 16th, was a great success in every way. There was a large audience, and a good many Old Boys were present. We feel that Mr. Grigson is to be congratulated on the result of his labours, both with the choir, orchestra, and soloists. For the fortnight before the Concert he worked like a slave, and gave up almost every minute of his spare time for practices, etc. And now for details ! The two part-songs both went well, especially the second one, " Good Night, Thou Glorious Sun." The fist, " Sir Knight," was taken rather too fast. The War March of the Priest ,," from " Athalie," was splendidly rendered by the orches . ra, and the violin solos by M. W. Peters and B. T. Groves were very good. The latter has improved greatly during the past year, and we look for still greater results in the future. The pianoforte duet by J. A. Kirby and C. Duffitt was encored, as were also the solos by •Mr. Wilkinson, A. R. St. George, and F. G. Schroeder. The two latter both had good songs, and sang them well. We are extremely sorry that this was the last occasion on which we shall hear Mr. Wilkinson ; he has always been ready to help in any way he could, ever since the Musical Society was organised. A. E. Schroeder was, unfortunately, rather handicapped by nervousness. The following is the programme :— PART I. 1. KRIEGSMARSCHE from " Athalie " THE ORCHESTRA. 2. PART SONG ." Sir Knight, Sir Knight" THE CHOIR. 3. VIOLIN SOLO

. Mende/ssohn Macirone

a. IIntermezzo (Caval lel ia Rust icana)illasca;* b Le Bal " (Valse) .. C. Bohm M. W. PETERS.

4. SONG

" Yeomen of England " .. Edward German A. R. ST. GEORGE.

CONCERT. 5.

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a. Novellette (No. 1, .. Schumann b. Barcarolle Jensen ..

J. E. GRIGSON, ESQ. 6.

SONG .. " A Song of Thanksgiving" ..

Frances Allitsen

J. G. WILKINSON, ESQ. 7.

IV. H. Squire

'CELLO SOLO .." Slumber Song" .. A. E. SCHROEDER. INTERVAL. PART II.

1. PIANOFORTE DUET "Norwegische Tanz" No. r. • • Grieg J. A. KIRBY & C. DUFFITT. z. SONG ..

" Who is Sylvia" A. E. SCHROEDER.

VIOLIN SOLO

SONG .

" Menuet " . 13. T. GROVES. "The Owl" F. G. SCHROEDER.

Schubert Boccherini

••

Stephen Adams

PART SONG • ." Good Night, Thou Glorious Sun" .. Smart THE CHOIR. 6.

VIOLIN SOLO . " Simple Aveu" M. W. PETERS.

Thom

QUARTETTE . "Sweet and Low" A. R. ST. GEORGE. A. E. SCHROEDER. H. E. WINDLE. B. H. PICKERING.

Barnby

SCHOOL SONG " Hearts of Oak" GOD SAVE THE KING.

Dr. Boyce

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LECTURES.

LECTURES. LECTURE ON YORK MINSTER. We spent a very pleasant hour in the big hall on Saturday, December 5th, when E. H. Howard, Esq„ H.M. Inspector of Schools, came to give a lecture on the chief points of interest in the Minster. Mr. Howard, at the commencement, said that he did not intend to trespass on the rights of the vergers by giving us views of parts which are not usually open to visitors free of charge, but that, all the same, he felt sure that many of the things he was going to show us we had never noticed before. There were fifty slides, all of which were very fine and clear. The first was a plan of the Minster, and Mr. Howard carefully explained the names given to the different parts, and the order in which each part was added to the building; the next was a view of the splendid East Window ; the Minster from the south followed ; then came eighteen sketches, showing the carving in different parts ; then the screen, with the full-size figures of the kings of England from William I. to Henry VI. A view of the Minster, crowded with people from end to end for a musical festival, was specially interesting, since the late Queen, when still Princess Victoria, visited the Minster on one of these occasions. The remaining slides followed quickly, the most interesting being those sketches of carving illustrating the quarrel between King Henry IV. and Archbishop Scrope. The lecture was much appreciated by all, and hearty cheers were given to Mr. Howard, who had so kindly come to give us such an interesting lecture. LECTURE ON MALTA. On Saturday, February 6th, Major T. H. Lindberg treated us to a very interesting lecture on " Malta." He had some splendid slides to show, and since he had for some time lived at Malta, he was well qualified to lecture on the subject. Amongst other slides were views of St. Paul's Bay, the scene of the Apostle's shipwreck ; a map of Malta; Hospital of St. John ; fortifications and landingstage ; Fort St. Angelo, the stronghold of knights in 1560 ; a lemonade stall ; an old monk ; views of the Paris, Lyons and

SALVETE. Marseilles railway; officers' mess of Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery ; Northumberland Fusiliers on Ladysmith Day ; Fort Pembroke, ranges, main guard and trooping of the colours ; crest of the Northumberland Fusiliers, painted by Major Lindberg himself; the armoury ; interior of St. John's Cathedral, showing old tapestry ; and other views, showing how well flowers grow in the island. At the conclusion hearty cheers were given for Major Lindberg for the very interesting time he had given us. LECTURE ON " NATURE THROUGH A MICROSCOPE." We had a lecture of quite a novel kind on Saturday, February loth, when the Rev. T. Brode came and told us a few things about various animals and their remarkable appearance when looked at through a microscope. Amongst other slides the following may be mentioned as being specially good :—fleas of various kinds, flies, cockchafers, butterflies, crickets, musical instrument through which the cricket sings its love-song when out courting, spiders, spinning apparatus of spider, palate of various kinds of snails, the breathing-holes of plants, snow crystals, etc. The lecture was most interesting, and showed that we have not to go far to study natural history, but can start as soon as we like to examine some of the insects round about.

VALETE. M. BROWNS. V. Modern. Monitor. Came September, 1901. XV. 1902-3. R. H. VERINI. V. Modern. Monitor. Came May, 1899. Foundation Scholar 1900. XV. 1903. Second Xl. 1903. Editor of Peterite 1903. Choir. R. C. TODD. Came September, 1901. XV. 1902-3. J. R. SALE. V. Modern. Came September, 1901. Second XV. 1903. V. NEWTON. IV. Modern. Came June, 1903. XV. 1903. F. RUSSELL. III. Modern. Came May, 1901.

SALVETE. A. H. Ackroyd. T. Shearman. D. Anderson.

G. R. Benson.

R. Trotter. H. A. Tavinder.

A FEW DAYS' TROU T-FISHING.

A FEW DAYS' TROUT-FISHING IN THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. We were three fishermen : the Pater, Trevor, and myself, and we wished to go fishing: the question was, Where could we go ? Trevor and I made many suggestions, but they were all discarded. We were in despair. Suddenly an idea struck the Pater " I wonder whether Mr. J. would allow you to go fishing with me to Hornby," he said, and immediately he wrote off to Mr. J. The upshot of the matter was that we obtained permission to fish in all the waters of Colonel Foster of Hornby Castle. The next thing to do was to decide when to go. The day we fixed upon was Monday, and after due perusal of the time-table we came to the conclusion that the best train to go by would be the 3-55 A.M. from York. Having settled on the train we proceeded to get our fishing tackle together. First came the Pater with fly-rods, spinning-rod, and a worm-rod : then Trevor, with a very useful rod bought from Walbran, of Leeds, which was suitable for " upstream worm," spinning the minnow, and even for roach fishing. (This very useful rod may b.2 bought from Mr. Walbran for the modest sum of i is.) I had a rod like Trevor's, and a flyrod in addition. As Trevor did not wish to wake his household at the unearthly hour of z a in., he slept at our house. We went to bed on Sunday night with joyful hearts, and dreamed of the huge trout and sea-trout which we were going to slay on the morrow. The Pater having literally hauled us out of bed at 2-3o a.m., we were fully dressed and down-stairs by 3 a.m., and then walked leisurely to the station. Here we found our luggage, which had been forwarded to the station on Saturday, all ready for the train, and then we went and partook of an impromptu breakfast in the refreshment room. Breakfast finished we got into our train and duly arrived at Leeds. Here we had a dreary wait of two hotus! Not a shop was open, no food or refreshment of any kind was to be procured. We tried to wile away the time by walking about the streets, which at this time of the morning present an entirely

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different aspect to what they do later. We then caught the train for Hornby, and arrived there in time for breakfast at the Castle Hotel. Breakfast over we got our rods together and decided what lure each should try. The Pater and I were going to try the minnow, and Trevor the worm. When w e reached the bridge which spans the lovely river Wenning, a beautiful view lay before us. In front, slightly to the left stood Ilornby Castle, superbly placed in a commanding position, round which the Wenning wended its course, and further back some grassy hills completed a truly charming picture. The next thing to do was to get some minnows ; these we procured from Mr. T. Fisher, the local authority on fish and fishing in the district. The skill of Mr. Fisher as a . fisherman may be judged from the fact that he numbers amongst his captives a 41 lb. salmon, a 41b. 5 oz. sea-trout, or " mod," as they are locally termed, and a 2g lb. trout Mr. Fisher is always most willing to help a stranger in any way he can, for he is a kind and thorough sportsman : liken ise his son Tom. Since he had told us that the " morts," or sea-trout were " up " we started fishing with " plenty of 'opes,'' as a fisherman said when the Pater asked him whether he had caught any fish ; his reply was, " No sir, but plenty of 'opes." The Pater caught the first fish under the bridge. Then nobody caught anything for about half-an-hour, until we heard .a shout from Trevor about two fields down stream. I came out of the water and ran as hard as my waders would allow me to help him. When I got to him I found him playing what was evidently a good fish in an extremely awkward place to land him. After about five more minutes of vigorous play I got the net under a lovely sea-trout of Ilbs. The landing of this fish reminded me very forcibly of an incident which happened in the river Foss, near York. Trevor and I were fishing for perch with live minnows when a small boy came up and told us that five people were fishing for a pike in the lock. " I say,: Trevor," I said, " I think I'll go and have a shot for that pike just to make up the half-dozen." So, as he acquiesced, I went to the scene of the battle. After several unsuccessful throws to get near him I at last got hold.of

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him. The little jack was however determined not to be caught so easily, so he went down stream into some weeds, and since I was only using gut and a very light rod I was unable to dislodge him ; but after about a minute he came out of his own accord, and I was able to play him out in some open water. But now the question was how to land him, for we had no net. I shouted for Trevor, and in a minute or two he came bringing all our belongings. How on earth am I to get this brute out ? " I said, " I dare not lift him out for fear of breaking the tackle, and it's too far down to reach him with my hand." We both looked down, and the other five jealous fishermen also looked down, but they did not seem to care veri , much whether I got him out or not. Then suddenly a brilliant idea struck Trevor. " Let's land him in the luncheon basket," he said. So he emptied out all the luncheon and leant down whilst I held on to one of his hands, and after a little manipulation got the jack into the basket and flung it on to the bank. The jack weighed 311bs. I think that is the greatest feat I ever did in the fishing line, viz., capturing a 321b. jack on gut, whilst al the same time it was being tempted by the lures of five

other fishermen ! After the capture of the " mort " we decided to have lunch. When this was over we again started fishing down stream. After fishing for an hour and a half with varying success, we at last came to Wenning Foot. This is the place where the Wenning joins the Lune which is at this point a splendid river. Here we saw five herons standing in the water patiently fishing, but at our approach they lazily took to flight. I tried the Lune for some distance down, but as I failed to get a touch I determined to give up and walked back to Wenning Foot. Here I found that the only fish which Trevor had caught was a very small eel, so we went back to Hornby and had dinner to which you may believe we did ample justice. After dinner Mr. Fisher came in and asked whether I would like to go salmon fishing with him. I decided to go, 'so I got my worm rod and some large worms and went off with him. It was 7 p.m. by the time we reached the Lune ; after he had shown me a place to fish in we separated. He took his big

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salmon-rod and started fishing with a gorgeous fly called " The Silver Doctor." When we had been there for about an hour I felt a tug—visions of a monstrous sea-trout rose before me. I struck, and there at the end of the line I saw—not a " mort," but " an elver upward squirm." I spent a miserable half-hour in trying to get the brute off—a very difficult task, considering that it was quickly g: owing dark. When at last I was successful. I packed up and joined Mr. Fisher, but he had had even worse luck than I, and it turned out that the eel was the only fish we managed to catch that night. We arrived at the inn at 10-30, and, finding that the Pater and Trevor had gone to bed, I was glad to follow their example. The first day's catch consisted of one sea-trout and 14 nice trout. We got up at 7 o'clock the next morning, and, after having had breakfast, we fished over the same water as on the first day. This time with a minnow the Pater got a sea-trout of about the same weight as Trevor's. The trout were not properly " on the go," and I think this must have been the reason why we only got one sea-trout and seven trout between us by 6 o'clock. After dinner I again went out with Mr. Fisher to another place in the Lune. 1 had the good fortune to catch a beautiful sea-trout of 2 lb. 2 ozs. Mr. Fisher was fishing with a " Silver Doctor" for salmon. After half-an-hour's wait he hooked a good fish, which ran him about 150 yards down stream, and then back again. After one or two abortive rushes for liberty and a good deal of splashing, it was finally brought to the bank, where I gaffed it, after about ten minutes' play. The fish was a beautiful clean-run salmon of 21 lbs., with the sea-lice still adhering. This finished our second day. After breakfast on Wednesday morning we walked down to the river, only a few yards from the hotel, and were surprised to find that the water was extraordinarily low, and as clear as the proverbial gin. As fly-fishing was quite out of the question, Trevor and I decided to try up-stream worm on the Roeburn, a tributary of the Wenning. After about 45 minutes' walk we arrived at the scene of action. I happened to glance up whilst we were preparing our tackle, and on the side of the valley opposite I saw something

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which I had never seen before—two cock-pheasants fighting. The ferocity with which they attacked one another was truly amazing, and feathers were flying in all directions. We waited to see the end of the combat, and the turned to business. We were using the Pennel two-hook wor n tackle, c msisting of two very small hooks tied on the finest gossamer gut, back to back, and about half-an-inch apart. At first we only caught stn:ill fish ; but when we carne to a pretty little bridge, slightly below the village of Wray, I saw a nice trout in a deep pool, gently wagging his tail from side to side and keeping his lead up-stream. Putting on a fresh brandling, I tried to cast slightly above him ; but, unfortunately, I misjudged the cast and got " hung up " on a bush, from which no amount of tugging would release me. The result was a smash ; but the trout was not scared, and, after mending my tackle, I cast about three feet in front of him. He took it with a will, and came down stream straight towards me. I was quite taken by surprise, and only just got out of the way in time, or else he would have slipped between my legs, and, of course, this would have smashed the tackle. After quite an exciting struggle, mingled with a great deal of advice from Trevor, I landed a nice little brook-trout, which scaled 15 ozs. Sport then improved, and bo:h of us got some fair fish. When we got about half-a-mile further up, we were confronted by an enormous dam, about 15 feet high. Here Trevor got a niCe'fish of t 2 02 ,3., right in the foaming water. We then decided to stop, and whilst we were packing up we saw several trout jumping, trying in vain to get over the dam. We walked back to Hornby, and, after eating an enormous dinner, we counted up our captures.' We then made preparations to return to York by the first train the next morning. Our last day was the most enjoyable of all, as, in spite of the clearness of the water, we had caught a nice few fish—the Pater got 19 (largest !Vbs.); Trevor and I, 1.4 between us (largest 15 and i z ozs.), not to mention several dozen small ones. On the following morning, after heartily thanking Mr. J. for allowing us to fish in th, se beautiful waters, so well stocked with fish, we said good-bye to all. We then got into the train, and as we hung out of the carriage

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window we again caught a glimpse of the scene of our pleasures, since the railway commands a good view of the surrounding country. And so, only too soon, ended our brief holiday. I must now close, wishing the newly-formed Angling Society every success, and hoping that its members may all enjoy as good sport as we had. Vale, S. FARIO. .

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to fublish from lime to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peteriles. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, map be addressed to the Editors of " The Peterile," St. Peter's School, York. The following were educated at St. Peter's School, viz. -Under Wm. Herbert. M.A., Headmaster 1679-1726. .. born about 1698, son of Thos. Lowther, Thos... 1699, •• Richardson, Thos. „ Thos. Wombwell, Geo. 1702, „ Wm. .. •• 1703, Smith, Wm. „ John. Beilby Porteu ,, afterwards Bishop of London. was educated at a school in York about the year 17+3, before going to Ripon, and this was probably St. Peter's School, then under the Headmastership of the Rev. Zachariah Blake. James Pigott Prichett, Architect, of York, 1789–.1868, designed and built St. Peter's School (afterwards the School of Art), the

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Deanery, and other buildings. Some of his sons were educated at the School. NOTE.—The following were masters of schools in York during the first half of the 18th century, viz. :—Mr. Foster, 1714-1718 ; Mr. Clerk, 1725 ; and Mr. Jackson, 1731 ; but there is nothing to show that they were connected with St. Peter's. Archbishop Holgate's School, founded in 1546, was formerly in the Minster Yard, adjoining the church of St. John Delpyke. It was known as the free schole qua est inter septum cathedrals. Thos. Swan was the first headmaster. Among his successors were Wm. Loe (died 1678), Josh. Sowerby, E. Sandwith, and the Rev. Geo. Graham (1822). In the list of subscribers to Welibeloved's " Eboracum," published 184.2, occur the names of the Rev. J. Browne, Bishopthorpe ; W. Browne, Bristol ; Rev. Stephen Creyke ; Thos. Gregory, The Mount, York ; the Rev. W. Hey ; W. D. Husband ; W. L. Newman ; Baldwin Wake, M.D. ; and Rev. R. Wallace, Manchester. A portrait of the Rev. T. Adams, formerly mathematical master of the School, is given in " Canada," by J. Castell Hopkins, vol. iv., p. z88. A copy of the " old regulations to be observed by the boarders at St. Peter's School" is subjoined :— L. The 6, 5, 41 42 and 31 have liberty to walk into the Country ; also the Upper Divison of the C. & M. Department and those of the Lower who rank with the Liberty Forms of the Old Department, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1 2 till 1 ; on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 2 till 4.. 2. The boundaries are : on this side of the river, the Scarboro' railway, and on the other side, the railway to the south. Boys may go to the other side of the Scarboro' railway only for the purposes of crossing the bridge. 3. No boy is to go into the town without special leave. In ordinary cases the leave will only be given between 12 and o'clock.

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4.. The boys may go to the baths at the regular bathing hours, viz. :—between i z and i on Monday, Wednesday and Friday ; 4. and 5 on Tuesday and Thursday (not on Saturday). 5. Boys are at liberty to go to Scott's or Kennedy's until half-past four on holiday afternoons, and for half-an-hour after the School closes on School afternoons. Any boy going after this time to be fined a shilling. After these times they are not to leave the playground except in order to go across to Mr. Lees. 6. No boy is to stand at or on the outside of any of the School gates. Boys transgressing to be fined 6d. 7. No boy is to go upon the grass plot in front of the School. Fine, 6d. 8. On Sundays the boys are required to conduct themselves in a quiet and orderly manner, and are on no account to go below the hill in the playground, or to lie upon the slopes. g. No boy is to smoke, or to use or have in his possession gunpowder or firearms. Special Liberties of 6th Form : To stay out till 5 on holiday afternoons. 2. To go into the town between 12 and 1 without special permission. N.B.—Every boy having liberty given him is considered to receive that liberty on the understanding that he will observe the above rules. In case of transgression, or as a punishment for indolence or misconduct, liberty will be withdrawn.

ERRATA. We are asked to correct the report which appeared in the Peterile for July last, p. 52, of the Old Peterite Dinner in London,

by stating that the chair was occupied by the Rev. R. Abbay (O.P.) and not by Professor Reinold. The toast list was as follows :—

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LATE AGAIN. THE KING, QUEEN, AND ROYAL FAMILY.

Proposed by the Chairman. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL-PAST AND PRESENT.

Proposed by the Chairman. Answered by the Headmaster and E. R. Dodsworth. THE CHAIRMAN.

Proposed by P. B. Lambert. Answered by the Rev. R. Abbay. THE HON. SECS.

Proposed by Professor Reinold. Answered by C. H. Chadwick. MESSRS. NEEDHAM & NEWBERY.

Proposed by P. B. Lambert. Answered by H. J. Newbery and Dr. Needham. We regret that this blunder, owing to a misreading of the copy, should have misled the writer of the annual O.P. Club Report. , It may also be pointed out that the following were not O.Ps., viz. :— . Lumb, J., mentioned in the Peteriie, 1888, vol. ix. p. 279. 1892, vol. xii. p. 292. Rev. C. F. Husband 1894, vol. xii p. 4.83. Easton, A. .. •• 1896, vol. xiii., p. 322. Swabey, M. 1897, vol. xiii p. 144. .. •• Griffith, Rev. J. F. 1899, vol. xvi., p. 787. •• Hebblethwaite, Frank Hirst 1901, vol. xvi., p. 944. • • Cobb, C. H. • • 1902, vol. xvii., p. 103. Chas. Haigh (O.P.) was not a Hastings Exhibitioner, as described in the Peferite, 189o, vol. x., p. 591, and C. H. Chadwick (0.P.) did not play in the Old Boys' football team in 1901Peter:Ye, 1902, vol. xvii., p. 92. ,

- LATE AGAIN." I will a tale unfold about my neighbour, Who's not particularly fond of labour ; And as for getting up at rightful time, He'd ne'er be guilty of such heinous crime.

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Lend me your ears, and briefly I will state, How breakfast finds this youth each morning late. At first he gives a loud, alarming snore, Exactly like a trumpet summoning to war ; Turns over in his bed, and, strange to tell, He calmly asks, " I say, was that the bell ?" Another yawn, and then a nasal sound Informs me that by sleep once more he's bound. Some minutes later he will wake again, And yawn aloud with all his might and main ; And once again his drowsy accents chime, " I say. old fellow, tell me what's the time." " Nearly the quarter," quickly I reply ; He answers, breathing out a gentle sigh, And stammers, " I'll just have five minutes more." And once again I hear his heavy snore. Ten minutes later round he turns again, And wishes he was dressed, but all in vain. He rises soon from out the mass of clothes, Throws on his garments, breathlessly bestows Remarks upon his wretched shoes and socks, And . struggles wildly with his ragged locks, When suddenly the clanging of the bell Strikes on his ear like sound of funeral knell. He grabs his tie, which on he quickly crushes, And then down staircase hurriedly he rushes ; Gets to his seat about five minutes late, And grimly mutters, " Just my daily fate."

LIBRARY. The following additions have been made to the Library :-Macaulay (Life and Letters) Eyes and No Eyes Odes from the Greek Dramatists Essays in Criticism (2 vols.)

TreveIyan. A B Buckley. A. W. Pollard. Arnold.

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Ruskin. Sesame and Lilies Arnold. Wordsworth (G .T S) Ruskin. Modern Painters (vol. 2) Seeley. Expansion of England W. W Jacobs. Odd Craft Ramsey and Lanciani. Manual of Roman Antiquities Works of George Eliot Sidney 0. Addy. Evolution of the English House George Rowe. The Fairy Bedmaker A J Church. Nicias Capt. G. J. Younghusband. On Short Leave to Japan William Morris. The Earthly Paradise The Cultivation and Use of Imagination G. J. Goschen. Chambers's Cyclopedia of English Literature...Davie/Patrick, LL.D. J Brown. Marjorie Fleming Lionel Beale. Use of the Microscope Lodge. Modern Views on Matter Neil Munro. Doom Castle A. E W. Mason. The Four Feathers J K. Barth. Tommie and Grizel France (2 vols.) History of the Peninsular War Oman. . ,. Oman. Warwick the King-maker Lucas Hale/. The Gateless. Barrier Rudyard Kipling. The Five Nations Owen Seaman. Borrowed Plumes Herbert Paul. Men and Letters Pritchard. Where Black Rules White (Hayti) G. H. Datwin. The Tides Ed. by W. Lewin. Essays of Steele and Addison Justin McCarthy. The Reign of Queen Anne (2 vols.) Leslie Stephen. George Eliot Major Pond. Eccentricities of Genius

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NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS. December 3oth, 1903, the wife of J. 0. Garland (0.P.), of twins, son and daughter. January 22nd, 1904, at Lahore, India, the wife of R. B. Addis (0.P.), Indian State Railways, of a son. February 18th, 1904, at 6, St. Peter's Grove, York, the wife of Cecil Henry Cobb (0.P.), of a daughter. March 6th, 1904, at Skipton-in-Craven, the wife of the Rev. Richard Whincup (0.P.,, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. December 22nd, 1903, at St. Stephen's Church, Kirkstall, Leeds, by the Rev. N. Egerton Leigh, Edmond C. J. Green, eldest son of Captain E. Lyons Green, R.N., and Modern Languages Master at St. Peter's School, to Esme, daughter of Harold Nickols, of Sandford House, Kirkstal I. CREER—GLAISBV.—On January 5th, 1904, at Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York, by the Rev: J. Solloway, Alfred Douglas Creer (0.P.), eldest son of Alfred Creer, City Engineer, York, to Mary Kathleen, only daughter of \V. P. Glaisby, of Heworth, York. GRIFFITH—LENG.—On January 27th, 1904, by the Rev. W. H. Griffith (0.P.) and another, the Rev. A. H. Griffith (0.P.), to Annie Luccock, eldest daughter of the late Sir William Christopher Leng, of Oaklands, Sheffield. CADMAN—BIRD.—On February 6th, 1904, G. H. Cadman (0 P.), to Winifred Alice, daughter of Col. and Mrs. W. J. B. Bird, of De Beauvoir, Guernsey. MooRE—STEPHENsoN.--On November 23rd, 1903, at Karadie, India, by the Chaplain, the Rev. M. C. Sanders, the Rev. Alexander Knight Moore, Assistant Chaplain of Simla, youngest son of the late George Bartley Moore, Staff-Surgeon, R.N., to Loveday Major, youngest daughter of the Rev. H. M. GREEN—NICKOLS.—On

Stephenson, Rector of Kegworth, Derby.

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APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. W. M. Fausset (0.P.) to be Rector of Timsbury, Bath. The Rev. Noel Storrs Fox (O.P.) to the living of North Newbald, Yorks. Patron : The Archbishop of York. The Rev. E. A. Lane (O.P.), Curate of Bushey Heath, Watford, to be Rector of Whatheld, Ipswich. Patrons : Jesus College, Cambridge. The Rev. A. M. Sullivan (O.P.), Christ's College, Cambridge (ordained at Chichester on December zoth, 1903), to be Curate of St. John Mead's, Eastbourne. The Rev. W. S. Senior, M.A., for some time a master at St. Peter's, ordained at Liverpool on December zoth, 1903, to be Curate of Christ Church, Toxteth-Park, Liverpool. The Rev. C. W. Galeb (O.P.) ordained priest January, 1904. G. H. Wade (O.P.) to be Headmaster of Wallingford Grammar School, Berks. The Rev. H. S. Stephenson to be Assistant Chaplain to All Saints' Cathedral, Allahabad. The Rev. A. M. Sullivan (O.P.) and G Yeld (O.P.) have taken their 11.A degrees. Professor Herbert Tomlinson (0.P.) is retiring from the management of the South Western Polytechnic. A. D. Creer (0.P.) has passed the final examination for Chartered Accountants. T. R. Heap (0.P.) has passed the First Mates' Examination. G. A. Fisher has obtained a Classical Hastings Exhibition (first) at Queen's College, Oxford. Amongst books recently published is " Alcuin : his Life and his Work," by C. J. B. Gaskoin, M.A. (O.P.) The following O.Ps. have been playing football :D. W. Roy, for St. George's Hospital. S. R. Harrison, for Eastern Counties and London Hospital. B. H. Moiser, for Guy's Hospital. C. Nelson, for Lennox. G, Yeld, for Northampton,

NOTES AND ITEMS.

A. Neilson, for Greenock Wanderers. R. F. Russell, for Leicester. R. G. Winning, for King's College, Cambridge (Association). We were sorry to hear that R. G. Bingham, who is captain of St. Thomas' Hospital. and J. E. Farrow (Durham University and City), have been unable to play lately owing to injuries. F. M. Bingham (O.P.) has been playing hockey for Alfreton. We congratulate E. S. N. Buhner on receiving his First XV. Colours. On January 28th the choir were taken to see " The Medal and the Maid" at the Theatre Royal. A hockey match on Saturday, February 2oth between the House and the Day-boys resulted in a win for the latter by 9 goals to 5 A chess tournament has been organised this term, for which Mr. F. G. Hendley has very kindly offered a prize. Colonel White, C.O. of the Volunteer Corps of the West Yorks., has kindly given permission for some of the elder boys to practise occasionally in the Drill Hall at moving targets. Later on, also, a few of the best shots will be taken out to Strensall by Capt. Ingles to shoot on the range there. A Confirmation has been arranged to cake place in the School Chapel on Friday, March 25th, at o-45, by the Bishop of Beverley. The last day of term is Friday, April 8th.

OBITUARY.

OBITUARY. November tith, 1903, WILLIAM ERNEST RUSSEL, bursar of Haileybury, aged 51. December 24th, 1903, at the White House, Harpenden, Herts, JAMES AUDUS ALLANSON (O.P.), barrister-atlaw, late of the Inland Revenue Department, second son of the late P. R. Allanson, of Bedale, Yorks., aged 6o. January 13th, 1904, at " Redholme," St. Peter's Grove, York, MARY AGNES, the wife of Ernest Ralph Dodsworth (0. P.) January 18th, 1904, at Helmsley House, Stamford Bridge, York (very suddenly), GEORGE ROBERT NELSON (0.P.), surgeon, aged 4b. January 19th, 1904, at " Beechlands," The Mount, York, THOMAS MEREDITH LAMBERT (0.P.), aged 57. " The deceased gentleman was a native of this City, where he was born in 1846. Although he never took part in public affairs, he was very well known and earned widespread esteem. He occupied the position of Warden of the Merchant Adventurers Company, and was for a considerable time a member of the Committee of the Yorkshire Gala, of which his father-in-law was one of the originators. He also helped to form the City Club. In politics lie was an adherent of the Conservative cause, and as a churchman associated himself with All Saints' Church, Pavement." February 16th, 1904, HENRY HAWKES SPINK (0.P.), of York, solicitor, aged 42. Mr. Spink recently gained himself some little notice by the publication of a book on " The Gunpowder Plot, and Lord Mounteagle's letter." A review says of the book that " it is a monument of industrious and careful historical research."

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XIX.

JUNE,

No.

65.

SCHOOL LETTER. /NCI', more the Summer Term is upon us, and we are already wondering what sort of a season the Cricket Team is to have this year. We cannot begin better than by wishing it every success and all good luck. But to return to past events. The Athletic Sports and Gymnasium Competition took place as arranged last term ; on both occasions the weather was fine but very cold. On Friday, March 25th, the Bishop of Beverley held a confirmation in the School Chapel. We have lost Mr. Evans, who only came to us last term, and we welcome Mr. Alwyn in his stead. Boating has this term been revived to a certain extent, and we hope it will be found possible to arrange a race between the House and the Dayboys towards the end of the term. The times for rowing have been so arranged as to cause the minimum amount of interference with cricket. Building operations for the new house have now at last been commenced. We came back this term to find workmen in possession of the part of the house looking out upon the cricket field, and though as yet their labours have only consisted in pulling down the end of the house, the old science laboratory, and the dayboys' changing-rooms, and in preparing foundations, we repeat the words of a former Editor who, writing when the new Science Block was in course of construction, said, " Some of the more juvenile of us live in hopes of seeing the completion of the building about which some people were pleased to he so sarcastic

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and sceptical a short time ago." In connection with the new buildings we might mention the fact that in excavating for the foundations the workmen have found several old coins, and a human skull, which, however, was unfortunately broken up. Boarders are now allowed to keep their bicycles at school, and about twenty have availed themselves of the privilege. This also puts greater possibilities in the way of the Natural History Society, which we hear is flourishing and increasing in the number of its members. But since brevity is the main point to aim at in writing a School Letter, we must stop, and not even delay to criticise the weather. May it recognise our excellent self-restraint, and in return give us a bright and sunny term.

NOTICE TO OLD PETERITES. ST. PETER'S DAY. The Old Boys' match is fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28th and 29th. Commemoration Service will be at 10-30 on the 29th ; the preacher this year will be the Rev. G. T. Handford. Those old boys who wish to play in the match are requested to communicate with W. M. Carter, Esq., Precentor's Court, York, and any who would like to be accommodated, with the Head Master. The Old Peterite Dinner (London District) has been fixed for Thursday, June 3oth, at 7-3o p.m. The Right . Rev. the Bishop of Bristol (0.P.) will take the Chair. Tickets (without wine) 7s. bd. Further information may be obtained on application to the Hon. Secs., F. P. Fausset, I, Essex Court, Temple, E.C., or C. H. Chadwick, 1t, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.

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HOCKEY.

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

I could have wished that some more literary O.P. than I had been fixed on to write the Oxford Letter ; but being selected I must do my best. Of the six Old Peterites in residence but little has been seen of Mellor ; Teasdale also is not much in evidence during the summer, though he is occasionally to be seen playing tennis ; Newton plays regularly for the Queen's Cricket XI., and Baldwin is usually disporting himself at tennis. Sale and Cadle finally are representing Pembroke at cricket with varying success. All Oxford is agog for Eights' Week, and the Yorkshire match is proving a great attraction. With best wishes for the School Cricket season, I remain, yours sincerely, IGNOTUS.

HOCKEY RESULTS. Versus.

Ground.

Goals Goals Result. for. ag'st.

Wed. Mar. 9. G. Tendall, Esq.'s XI. . . home .. lost Sat. „ 12. A. E. Farrow, Esq.'s XI... home . • won Wed. „ 16. W. H. Pickering, Esq.'s XI. Doncaster lost 19. A. Oakley, Esq.'s XI. • • home . • lcst Sat. 77 Wed. f7 23. G. Tendall, Esq.'s XI. • • home .. lost .. lost 26. The Retreat • • away Sat. .. lost • • home Wed. fl 3o. York Banks .. lost • • home Sat. Apr. z. Old Peterites Played 8 ; won 1 ; lost 7. ,,

i 2 1 2 2 3

5 2 7 7 8 5 5 4

HOCKEY MATCHES. ST. PETER'S v. G. TENDALL, ESQ.'S XI. As our own ground was not in a fit condition, the Asylum ground was most kindly lent for this match on Wednesday, March gth. Mr. Tendall was without two of his men, who were unable to turn

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out, and substitutes had to be provided from the school. The game was throughout fast, and towards the end especially became exciting. In the first half the school quarters were invaded, and in spite of good saves by Ackroyd in goal, and useful play by the rest of the backs, our opponents shot three goals to our one by Bulmer before half-time was called. After the interval the school forwards showed up better and added three more goals by Mr. Squire (2) and Bulmer. Mr. Squire at centre was quite the life of the forwards and played splendidly. Eventually Mr. Tendall's team added another goal, and with the score at four goals each play became very interesting. Just on time a penalty was awarded against the school and a bully inside the circle followed ; the ball was at last scrambled between the posts, thus leaving Mr. Tendall's XI. the winners by 5 goals to 4. The school team was as follows :A. H. Ackroyd (goal) ; E. E. Yeld, B. E. Yeats (full-backs); W. E. Eardley, E. T. Heap, M. W. Peters (half-backs) ; A. Crundall, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., E. S. N. Bulmer, J. N. Blenkin (forwards).

ST. PETER'S v. A. E. FARROW, ESQ.'S XI. Played on our own ground on Saturday, March i 2th. Mr. Squire bullied off and the office team soon began to press. Yeats relieved and Pickering dribbled down to our opponents' end where he passed to Blenkin whose shot at goal went just outside the post. For some time play remained fairly even, till our opponents took the ball down to our goal where Ackroyd had several shots to stop. The school then asserted themselves and the first goal was scored by Mr. Squire. In another minute another was added by Pickering. Farrow's team now broke away and continued to look dangerous till Yeld passed up to Pickering who dribbled down and shot at goal, the ball hitting the post ; Blenkin, however, put it through. The whistle went for half-time, when our opponents were in the school quarters ; the score then being, St. Peter's, 3 goals ; A. E. Farrow's XI., nil.

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. On the restart our opponents had much more of the game, but Mr. Squire quickly added two more goals. Soon afterwards the ball was rushed down to our line where a hard high shot resulted in a goal. Before time was called another goal was added by our opponents ; the final score being St. Peter's, 5 goals ; A. E. Farrow's XI., z goals. The following represented the school :A. H. Ackroyd. (goal) ; E. E. Yeld, B. E. Yeats (full-backs) ; W. E. Eardley, E. T. Heap, M. W. Peters (half-backs); A. Crundall, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., E. S. N. Bulmer, J. N. Blenkin (forwards).

ST. PETER'S V. OLD PETERITES. Played on the school ground on Saturday, April znd, and resulted in a win for the Old Boys by + goals to 3. The Old Boys did not bring a full team, and had to have two substitutes. After a few minutes' play they discovered they were playing twelve men, so one had to be dispensed with. The school were soon pressed, but Yeats defended well, and Fisher took the ball into the Old Boys' quarters, where Greenhow nearly scored. From the bully the Old Boys rushed the ball back into our quarters, but Denby missed a shot at goal. Crundall then made a good run, but the ball went behind. The school were then hard pressed, but Ackroyd saved a shot by Rose, and Nelson shot too wide. After this the school attacked, and Bulmer scored a good goal. The Old Boys soon started to attack, but the good defence of the backs kept them from scoring. The Old Peterites still kept up the attack, and Ackroyd saved a shot by Rose, and a free hit to the school brought some relief. After this some even play followed, but Rose, getting the ball, took it into the school quarters, where Yeats scored for the Old Boys. The school were soon pressed again, and Sullivan nearly scored from a corner, and Ackroyd stopped a shot by Dewhurst. Pickering then took the ball down near the Old Boys' line. It was soon returned, but Heap and Fisher stopped the rush. Bulmer then made a good run into the Old Boys' quarters, and half-time was called with the score i goal all.

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On the resumption the school began to attack, and Fisher had hard lines in not scoring. The Old Peterites then began to look dangerous, but Yeld stopped the rush ; the attack was kept up for some tin-re, until Pickering took the ball into the Old Boys' 25. It was soon returned, and Denby very nearly scored. A continual attack was kept up, and in spite of the good play of Heap and Yeats the Old Boys added another goal through Yeats. From the bully off the Old Peteriles returned to the attack, and after a few minutes' play Sullivan scored. The school then resumed the offensive and attacked vigorously, Fisher scoring a good goal. However, the Old Peterites attacked again. and a good run by Sullivan ended in his scoring again for the Old Boys. The school were still hard pressed, but Ackroyd saved well, and M. W. Peters and Pickering brought relief for a time; but the Old Boys soon returned to the attack, Sullivan nearly scoring again. A few minutes before the end the school attacked again, and Crundall shot a good goal. Neither side could score again, and a good game ended in favour of the Old Peterites by + goals to 3. The school team was as follows :—A. H. Ackroyd, E. E. Yeld, B. Yeats, W. E. Eardley, E. T. Heap, M. W. Peters, G. A. Fisher, A. Crundall, B. H. Picket ing, E. S. Bulmer, E. N. Grecnhow. The following represented the Old Boys :—A. E. Farrow, W. H. Crosthwaite, T. C. Newton, K. Nelson, B. Dewhurst, W. M. Newton, A. Rose, Rev. A. M. Sullivan, C. P. Denby, F. Yeats, and J. L. Fisher (sub.)

FIVES. In the match against Bootham School on Monday, March 28th, B. H. Pickering and G. A. Fisher were the first pair, and E. N. Greenhorn and J. A. Kirby the second pair. Resultsist pair—lost, 3 games to nil (i5-lo), (15-1), 15-7). znd pair—lost, 3 games to one (15-8), (15-6), (15-13), to (15-13).

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169

A Fives (Singles) Championship took place at the end of last term. The results were as follows :Preliminary Round. J. L. Fisher beat M. W. Peters. E. C. Peters beat A. H. Ackroyd. M. T. Clegg beat W. H. Colley. Byes—G. A. Fisher, B. - H. Pickering, E. N. Greenhow, J. A. Kirby, H. E. Windle. First Round. E. C. Peters beat J. L. Fisher. H. E. Windle beat M. T. Clegg. B. H. Pickering beat J. A. Kirby. G. A. Fisher beat E. N. Greenhow. Second Round. B. H. Pickering beat E. C. Peters. G. A. Fisher beat H. E. Windle. Final. G. A. Fisher beat B. H. Pickering by 2 games to I. (10-15). (15-1o), (15—i I). A match took place on Tuesday, April 5th, between the Masters and the Masters of Bootham School. The Rev. E. C. Owen and S. G. Squire, Esq., represented St. Peter's and lost by three games to two.

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. A Gymnastic Competition took place on Tuesday, March 22nd. The fourth form won the shield ; their representatives including C. Duffitt, who won the cup, and E. A. Clarkson, who was second. The following are the marks gained by each competitor :— Form III. Form IV. .• C. Duffitt •• 59 C. Richards 47 .. 38 • • 58 L. Monknian E. A. Clarkson .. .. 38 D. C. Anderson.. • • 5 1 H. Darnell 36 W. E. Eardley • • 49 C. C. Taylor .. B. T. Groves .. 35 45 G. G. Rickell . • Total

262

Total ..

194

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ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Form V. F. H. Knowles • • . N. Blenkin R. T. Smith J. D. Wells

56 52

Total

.•

40 1 93

ATHLETIC SPORTS. President : Rev. E. C. Owen. E. C. J. Green, Esq. E. E. Yeld. G. Yeld, Esq.

Committee : G. A. Fisher. S. G. Squire, Esq. S. Crowther. B. H. Pickering.

Judges : S. G. Squire, Esq.

Rev. A. W. Richards.

,Stater : E. C. J. Green, Esq. Referee : Rev. A. W. Richards.

Timekeeper : Rev. G. H. Smith.

The Athletic Sports took place on Monday and Wednesday, April 4th and 6th. On both days the weather was brilliant, but a high wind made running very hard. The first day was certainly very cold, but that did not appear to have decreased the number of spectators. Several of the events were keenly contested ; in particular, the hundred yards flat race under 14, Sullivan running dead-heat with Richards three times, but eventually beating him by a narrow margin. Pickering came in first in the mile, but it was found that he had mistaken the posts which marked the course and had missed a corner ; consequently Crowther was the victor. The senior quarter was a good race ; Fisher led till within 3o yards of the tape, and then Crowther passed him. The Rev. A. M. Sullivan won the Old Boys' race. We must congratulate Crowther on obtaining the cup given to the Victor Ludorum. At the conclusion the prizes were very kindly given away by Mrs. Scott.

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171

The following is a list of events :Putting the Weight (open). i. S. W. Phillips (22 ft. 6 in.); 2. C. Duffitt (21 ft. 7 in.) Long- Jump (open). 1. H. E. Windle (15 ft. zo in.); 2. C. Duffitt (14. ft. z z in.) Long Jump (under 15). i. S. W. Penty (13 ft. 9 in.); 2. B. Newton (ii ft. 34- in.) Hundred Yards Flat Race (open). 1. S. Crowther ; 2. G. A. Fisher. Won by two yards. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 14). z. J. H. B. Sullivan and C. W. Richards (dead-heat). Eighty Yards Flat Race (under 13). r. A. J. Peters ; 2. R. Trotter. Throwing the Cricket Ball (open). 1. A. H. Ackroyd (71 yds. z ft.); z. S. Crowther. 120 Yards Hurdle Race (under 1.5). 1. S. W. Penty ; 2. J. H. B. Sullivan. Mile Race (open). 1. S. Crowther ; z. C. Duffitt. At the beginning of the last lap Pickering, Bulmer, Heap and Duffitt were running abreast ; then Pickering drew away and came in first (5 mins. 15 secs.), followed by Bulmer. Both were, however, disqualified. Hundred Yards Flat Race Handicap (open). Heat 1.—t. B. H. Pickering (7 yds.); 2. E. A. Clarkson (scratch). Heat II.— I. E. S. N. Bulmer (8 yds.) ; 2. B. G. Laughton (q yds.) Heat S. Crowther (scratch); z. J. L. Fisher (5 yds.) Final—i. E. S. N. Bulmer (8 yds.); 2. B. H. Pickering (7 yds.) Quarter-Mile Handicap (under 15). 1. A. J. Peters (65 yds); z. J. A. Molony (3o yds.) ; 3. R. Trotter. Peters soon took the lead and maintained it till the finish. Half-Mile Handicap (open). I. B. H. Pickering (scratch); z. S, Crowther ( t5 yds.); 3. E. S. N. Bulmer (15 yds.) Bulmer led for the first two laps, but Pickering, who had been saving himself, overtook him and won by ten yards.

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Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 15). 1. J. Hodsman ; 2. J. H. B. Sullivan. I2o Yards Hurdle Race (open). 1. G. A. Fisher; 2. A. Crundall. High Jump (under 15). I. J. H. B. Sullivan (3 ft. I r in.); 2. A. J. Peters (3 ft. 9 in.) High Jump (open). W. H. Colley (4ft. 6i in.) ; 2. C. Duffitt . (4. ft. 41 in ) r. Old Boys' Race. 1. Rev. A.- M. Sullivan; 2. E. D. Teasdale, Esq. W. Pickering, Esq., and G. Crowther, Esq., also ran. Quarter-Mile (open). 1. S. Crowther (58 secs.); 2. G. A. Fisher ; 3. B. H. Pickering. A very good race. Fisher led till near the end, when Crowther passed him and won by six yards. Consolation Race (under 15). 1. W. Ingham. Consolation Race (open). I. E. A. Clarkson.

CRICKET. Sr. PETER'S SCHOOL v. Si. OLAVE'S CLUB. Played on the school ground on Ascension Day, May i 2th. In this match the school had a full team with the exception of A. H. Ackroyd, who was unable to play on account of illness. The school won the toss and went in. Pickering and Yeld went in first and were not separated until the score had reached 63. Then Fisher went in and made a useful 52, Mr. Squire following him but retiring at 4o. The school batted well, and declared, leaving the score 183 for six wickets. The school then took the field, and with the good bowling of Greenhow and S. Squire, Esq., managed

CRICKET.

to take six wickets for 125 when stumps were drawn leaving the match a draw. The scores were as follows ,

ST. OLAVE'S CLUB.

ST. PETER'S. E. E. Yeld, run out

B. H. Pickering, lbw, b Dodsworth 36 G. A. Fisher, c & b Barnes 52 S. G. Squire, Esq., retired 40 E. C. Peters, lbw, b Barnes o E. N. Greenhow, not out .... .., , 12 J. N. Blenkin, b Busby i W. E: Eardley S. W. Phillips did not bat. W. H. Colley C. R. Mossop Extras 16 " Total (for 6 wkts.) . _ 4'183

Radcliffe, Mr., b Greenhow 52 Cooper, Mr., not out .. Rev. F. Barnett, b Greenhow Busby, Mr., c Peters, b Greenhow 26 Busby, R., b S. Squire, Esq. .... 22 F. Wilson E. Bean, b S. Squire, Esq. o B. Dodsworth, b S. Squire, Esq., A. Barnes, not out 7 }did not bat. — Neale Extras II . Total (for 6 wkts.)

125

I, Innings declared closed.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. GARFORTH C.C.

Played on the school ground on May 28th, a fairly sunny afternoon. The school lost the toss and took the field. At first the bowling seemed as if it was not going to be effective until Clegg came to the rescue and forced a high and difficult catch, which Wilcock successfully held, near the boundary. This put an end to the great partnership of Tate and Summerscales, and after this the school bowling seemed to improve, and the next three wickets fell with an increase of only 1 5 runs, Ackroyd returning to his usual form and getting four wickets for two runs. Then Pickering took the other end and bowled two catches, which were well held by Greenhow, the score then being 163. The next two men made 18 between them before the visitors retired, leaving the school one-and-a-half hours in which to make up the score, having to make 185 to win. The school opened with G. A. Fisher and B. H. Pickering, who made a stand of 24, Pickering being bowled when he had made four. He was followed by A. H. Ackroyd, who gave two chances before he made a total of 21. Fisher was the next to come out, leaving the score 4r for two wickets. The next six wickets fell with only an addition of 3o runs to the total. This left A, Wilcock and M, T. Clegg to bat. There was five minutes

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until time, but they managed to keep their ends tip until stumps were drawn, the match resulting in a draw, the school total being 75 for nine wickets. GARFORTH C.C.

ST. PETER'S.

W. Tate, c Wilcock, b Clegg .... 40 B. Summerscales, b Ackroyd .... 22 to E. Tate, b Ackroyd P. Fawcett, c Greenhow, b Ackroyd o D. Gray, c Eardley, b Ackroyd H.E.Walker,cGreenhow,bPickering 38 W.Simpson,cGreenhow,bPickering 19 A. Gascogne, not out.. 8 H. J. Denby, not out to A. Reed ) did not bat. W. Reed Extras .. 27

25 G. A. Fisher, b Gascogne B. H. Pickering, b Gascogne 4 J. N. Blenkin, b Gascogne 3 A. H. Ackroyd, b W. Read W. E. Eardley, c E. Tate,bW.Read o E. C. Peters, b W. Read o E. N. Greenhow, b H. Denby C. R. Mossop, b H. Denby A. Wilcock, not out E. S. Bulmer, c W.Tate, b H. Denby 4 M. T. Clegg, not out Extras 18

Total (for 7 wkts.)

18 4

Total (for 9 wkts.)

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. RICHMOND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. This was played on the Richmond ground on Wednesday, June ist. The school won the toss and Richmond took the field. Fisher and Pickering, as usual, went in first, and when only four runs had been made Pickering was bowled by a good ball delivered by C. Owen. Ackroyd went in and when the score was 28 he was caught very smartly behind the wicket. The next two wickets fell with an addition of fifty runs, Fisher, meanwhile, scoring very quickly, had completed his fifty after he had only been in half-anhour. Then Peters came in and showed some of his old form ; he was not yet out when Fisher was stumped, having compiled 85 runs in 55 minutes. Soon after this Peters came out with a useful 31 to his credit. The next two wickets fell with an addition of 16 runs. Wilcock then came in and survived the next two batsmen, making a good twenty not out. Mossop's score of five was very creditable, and Clegg would probably have added more to his well-played two had not the innings been declared with a total of 174 for nine wickets. Then the school took the field and soon dispensed with the Richmond team, their captain being the only one who showed any form, having made 32 when he was

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unluckily run out from a no-ball. Their total was 65. The scores were as folbws RICHMOND

ST. PETERS.

. 85 G. A. Fisher, st Rogers B. H. Pickering, b Owen ma. A. H. A ckroyd,c R ogers,b Owen ma. 1 5 2 J. N. Blenkin, b Owen ma. W. E. Eardley, b Hadaway E.C.Peters,bWhitehead,bOwen ma 31 E. N. Greenhow, b Owen ma. .... D. C. Anderson, b Owen ma. .... 20 A. Wilcock, not out C. R. Mossop, c & b Owen ma... .. 5 2 M. T. Clegg, not out Extras 7 Total (for 9 witts.)

G.S.

6 P. Wrench, b Clegg .. C. Whitehead, c Fisher, b Mossop 0 G. Rogers b Mossop 4 C. Owen ma., run out 32 b Ackroyd 3F.Hadwy, S. Wood, b Ackroyd 5 9 0. Owen minor, not out .. E. Inare, c & b Greenhow 2 N. Grieve, b Ackroyd o H. Boultber, lbw Ackroyd 2 A. Sale, c Ackroyd, b Greenhow Extras .. 2 ,

*1 74 Innings declared closed.

Total

CRICKET PROSPECTS. Our prospects this season are fairly bright, though Yeld's loss will weaken the team considerably. The batting ought to be strong as all three old colours have already established reputations in that department. Eardley, Blenkin and Greenhow are also promising bats, while Ackroyd--if rumour and present form prove a true criterion—should be a tower of strengt h in this as in other branches of the game. The attack, though not deadly, will have plenty of variety in Mossop, Greenhow, Bulmer, Clegg, Ackroyd and Willcock, while great things are expected of Fisher's " lobs." Lastly, a lengthy disquisition on the importance of fielding is generally considered indispensable to an article of this nature. As space in this case does not permit of one, we trust that the team will realise it without any observations on our part, and that a marked improvement will conduce to a successful season.

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CRICKET FIXTURES. FIRST XI. Date.

Versus.

Ground.

Result.

Sat. May 21. Hymers College. home. Jost. Wed. „ 25. Yorks. Gentlemen away . • abandoned through rain. Sat. „ 28. Garforth C.C. home.. drawn. Wed. June 1. Richmond G.S away ..won. 4_ Durham School home..drawn. Sat. Wed. 8. NorthRidingAsylum away ..lost. Wed. „ 15. F. C. Crowther's XI. home. . lost. Sat. „ 18. Bootham School home.. won. 25. Pocklington School-away . • Sat. Tues. „ 28. home.. Old Peterites Wed. „ 29. Sat. July z. Durham School ....away .. Tues. 5. Ampleforth College away .. home.. ,, 9. Leeds G S . Sat. SECOND XI. Date.

Versus.

Sat. May 21. Hymers College znd XI. Sat. June 18. Bootham School znd XI. ... Sat. „ 25. Pocklington School znd XI... Sat. July 2. Durham School znd XI 5. Ampleforth College znd XL Tues. „ 9. Leeds G.S. znd XI. Sat. „

Ground.

Result.

away ....lost. away ....won. home.... home.... home.... away ....

SCHOOL REGISTERS AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully ,eceived, may be addressed to the Editors of "The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York. July, 1791. The Rev. J. Robinson, Headmaster of St. Peter's, was appointed Rector of Stockerston (Gent : Mag: 1791, p. 686). He died 29th September, 1793 (ibid 1 7 9 3 , p. 866).

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8th August, 1757. The Rev. Mr. Blake, Vicar of Goldsborough, Yorks., died (Gent : Mag : Vol. 27, p. 386). He was formerly Master of the School. The site of the Church of St. John Delpyke, mentioned in our last number, was exposed while workmen were digging the foundations for an extension to March's Brewery (Gent : Mag : 186 4, P. 455). 5th March, 186o. Died at the residence of his father, Earsley Cottage, Huntington, York, aged 25, William Wilberforce Grayston (Gent : Mag : Vol. 37, p. 525). 23rd January, 1831. Died 23rd January, 1831, aged 7o, the Rev. Isaac Grayson, Rector of St. Mary-in-Castlegate, York, and of Warthill, Yorks. He was for many years master of the Grammar School, now called St. Peter's School in York. (Gent : Mag : 1831). His only son John married, tzth February, 1828, Sophia, daughter of the late R. Nicholls, of Toft (ibid 1828).

EXTRACTS FROM " THE PETERITE," 1876. Football News. October 7th. Past v. Present. A splendid game, pluckily contested, and won by the latter by a touch, which was gained by W. Calvert. October 14th. School v. Leeds Grammar School. Won by Leeds. November znd. School v. Durham University. Resulted in a draw, favourable to the latter. November 4th. School v. Richmond Grammar School. Played at Richmond. Won by School. November 7th. School v. Leeds Medical College. Easily won by School. November 25th. School v. Hull Town. Won by School. The latestest newspaper term for a " touch-down" in football is grounding the leather." October 9th. Choir Holiday. October 1ith. Commemoration Day.

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In Archdeacon Creyke's time, Hockey, which was then called Shinney, was the favourite game at the School, and there is no trace of cricket. A horizontal bar was fixed in the S.E. part of the playground in the Minster Yard. Chas. Caesar de .Meuron was the French master from 1834 to 1845. The house lately occupied by Canon Raine was where Mr. Creyke and Mr. Hewson lived, and was known as the Headmaster's House. In January, 1835, a large room, approached by some outside steps and adjoining Lovegrove's Livery Stables, was pointed out as having been occupied by the School. It afterwards formed part of Barker's Bakery, and has since been pulled down to make room for a new street. The Rev. J.. Richardson (0.P.) rowed in the University Boat Races, 1844 and 1845.

LIBRARY. The following additions have been made to the Library :-BIOGRAPHY. Queen Victoria Sidney Lee HISTORY. Partition of Africa 0 J S. Keltie SCIENCE. Vegetable Mould and Earthworms Dal win Experimental Mechanics R. S. Ball Mutual Aid Kropalkin Hunter's Essays R. Owen First Studies in Plant Life Atkinson School Flora Watts The Sea-side Book Harvey Sea Anemones 7itgwell Briti,h Starfishes Forbes Entomology Dallas The Aquarium Naturalist Rymer Jones Land and Freshwater Shells Rimmer The Vegetation of Europe Jienfrey Reptiles and Batrachians . Cooke Cassell's Popular Science, Vol. ii. .

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Delitsch Artisan Life in the time of our Lord J. S. Roberts Legendary Ballads Angus Hamilton GEOGRAPHY. Korea W Petrie Watson Japan, Aspects and Destinies John Foster-Fraser The Real Siberia FICTION. Rama and the Monkeys. Slailen A Japanese Marriage Musume Falkner Nebuly Coat G. Manville Fenn Devon Boys Menhardoc Three Boys Bunyip Land G. A. Henty Held fast for England Ian Maclairn Young Barbarians Stables In the Dashing Days of Old Ifarryat Masterman Ready Shorthouse Blanche, Lady Falaise DIVINITY.

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LECTURE ON DEAD AND DISAPPEARING ANIMALS. On Saturday, March 5th, we had the pleasure of hearing another very interesting lecture from Mr. C. E Elmhirst. He began by showing us various kinds of owls, and explained their different ways of Living, their chief food being rats and mice. He then showed us slides of animals, beginning with the wild cat ; he told us that these animals are most ferocious and that a dog would stand no chance against them. Next there were slides showing different kinds of fish, the chief being the salmon, and the eel, followed by the otter ; then the pole-cat, like a large ferret, and he told us an interesting tale how one of these pole-cats was caught and put in a wooden box, and during the night it ate its way through the box and got out and killed thirteen turkeys. The last slide was a picture of a badger, and amongst other remarks on

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that animal he told us that it is impossible for the jaw of a badger to be dislocated. Cheers were given for Mr. Elmhirst at the conclusion of his lecture.

CONCERTS. The first of a series of three concerts last term was held in the Big Hall on Saturday, February z7th, at 6 p.m. There was a fair attendance of visitors, and all went well throughout on the whole. The Valse was not so well played by the orchestra as has been the case in former selections chiefly owing to the absence of various members of the band it sounded thin. Duffitt deserves special mention for his indefatigableness in practising the piano part. I do not know how many hours he spent over it. The choir showed decided improvement in the part song, which went with a good swing. Mr. Scott very kindly gave a reading once more : it was most humorous and was thoroughly appreciated. The song sympathetically rendered by Miss Owen resulted in an encore being given, " Sea Fancies " (Noel Johnson) being the " extra." Mr. Grigson chose " Chanson Triste " as his piano solo, and in response to a call for another, " Impromptu No. 2, Op. 142 " (Schubert) was given. Groves made a most successful first appearance as a vocal soloist. He put a lot of expression into his song, the tone was good, and the words were clearly heard in all parts of the room. Clegg is to be congratulated on his violin solo. He has much improved and when he gains more confidence will do better still. Another person to make his debut as . a vocalist was Pickering. He had taken great pains at rehearsals and thoroughly deserved the applause given him. The audience not content with one encore (" Off to Philadelphia ") demanded more still, so the last verse was repeated. The school songs suffered through insufficiency of books. This has been remedied since. In concluding this report I should like it to be generally known that a friend who takes a great interest in the music of the school, especially in the orchestra, has generously offered to lend a double bass for our use, Will anyone be courageous enough to take it up

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in the coming season, it is by no means a difficult instrument to learn ? It would be a very great improvement if we could have this valuable addition to our orchestra. Such an offer surely ought not to go begging. The following is the programme Farmer Berger

" Wi' a Hundred Pipers "

SCHOOL SONG ..

VALSE ..

PART SONG .. " The Hardy Norseman "

READING

" Amoureuse " THE ORCHESTRA.

Peaysall

THE CHOIR.

H. V. SCOTT, ESQ. " Beloved, it is morn " ..

SONG

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. " Bobby Barker's Botherment "

Florence Aylzvard

MISS OWEN. 6.

PIANOFORTE SOLO .. " Chanson Triste "

SONG

Tschaikowsky

J. E. GRIGSON, ESQ. .. E. German

" 0 Peaceful England " . B. T. GROVES.

VIOLIN SOLO ..

" Slumber Song "

Cicely Hide

M. 'I'. CLEGG. 9.

SONG

. " There's a Land "

Frances Alliison

B. H. PICKERING.

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" John Peel " " God save the King."

SCHOOL SONG ..

.. Farmer

SECOND CONCERT. The concert, which was given in the school hall on Saturday, March 12th, passed off very successfully. The school songs went better than usual, and the part-song " Softly fall the shades " was encored. The orchestra, accompanied by J. A. Kirby, acquitted themselves very creditably ; they have indeed proved a great addition to our concerts. Mr. Owen's reading was most amusing, though perhaps the second piece was less appreciated than the first. R. D. Foster and S. W. Phillips were called up again, and the duet by W. H. Colley and A. R. St. George had to be repeated.

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The following is the programme :— SCHOOL SONG MAZURKA RUSSE

" A Captain sat on his deck " " La Czarine " •.

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J. Farmer Gagne

S. Adams

THE ORCHESTRA. SONG

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The Midshipmite" • . R. D. FOSTER.

Overture to the Marionettes " .. Gurlitt W. H. COLLEY AND A. R. ST. GEORGE. PART SONG .. J. L. Hatton " Softly fall the shades " PIANOFORTE DUET ..

THE CHOIR. READING

Misadventures at Margate " •

. • Barham

REV.• E. C. OWEN. SONG ..

Sons of the Motherland "

L. Illonckton

S. W. PHILLIPS. TRIO for Violin, 'Cello, and Piano, from Suite

(a) Sicilierme

Arnold Dohnersch

(b) Bourree B. T. GROVES, A. J. PETERS, J. E. GRIGSON, ESQ. (No. .) Gaudeamus " John Peel " SC TOOL SONG .. " God save the King."

THIRD CONCERT: The breaking-up concert took place in the Big Hall on Thursday, April 7th, at 8 p.m. The soloists seemed to have specially good songs. We may mention in particular " The New Kingdom," which St. George sang, with the violin accompaniment by M. W. Peters. The part-songs went well, particularly the first, " The Dawn of Day," which was encored. The second, which was harder, suffered from insufficiency of practice. It had been almost impossible to get the whole of the choir together during the week before the concerts, owing partly to absence from school on the part of some of the members, and training for sports and other out-door attractions in the case of the others. The orchestra played well ; Colley took the piano accompaniment in the first part, and Kirby in the second. Pickering's song " To-morrow

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will be Friday," was a great success, as was also his extra song, " Nancy Lee." We regret that this was the only occasion on which we heard Mr. Evans ; he certainly sang very nicely, and we shall miss him next season. St. George, too, we shall miss in the choir ; but we must hope that others will be able to come forward to fill his place, a rather difficult task. The violin solos by M. W. Peters and B. T. Groves were very pretty and were very \yell played. Mr. Grigson's piano solo, though very difficult, was splendidly played. May we congratulate him on the success of the whole concert. The following is the programme :Part I.

1. SCHOOL SONG .. " British Grenadiers" 2. MARCH IN SCIPIO

Old English

Handel

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" The New Kingdom "

SONG

Perlhold Tours

A. R. ST. GEORGE.

Violin Obligato, M. W. PETERS. PIANOFORTE SOLO

Clement! .

Rondo (Sonata in A)

J. E. GRIGSON, ESQ.

" The Dawn of Day"

5. PART SONG

S. Reay

THE CHOIR

" Cavatina

6. VIOLIN SOLO

Raft

M. W. PETERS.

" The Storm Fiend "

7. SONG ..

.. J. L. Roeckel

A. H. EVANS, ESQ. INTERVAL.

Part 2. 1.

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A. Fischer

A. J. PETERS. 2. VIOLIN SOLO .. " Morris Dance " (Henry VIII.) .. B. T. GROVES.

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" To-morrow will be Friday "

3. SONG

J. L. iZlollcy

B. H. PICKERING. MARCH from " Occasional Overture "

Handel

THE ORCHESTRA. 5.

" Happy and Light "

PART SONG

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THE CHOIR. 6. SCHOOL SONG

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" Auld Lang Syne."

VALETE. VI . Modern. Came September, 1901. Monitor. Head of the House. First XV. 1902-3-4. Second XI. 1903. A. R. ST. GEORGE. V. Modern. Came September, 1896. Monitor. Head of the Choir. First XV. 1902-3-4. Second XI. 1902-3. Hockey XI. W. ARMSTRONG. IV. Modern. Came January, 1900. Second XV. 19o2. Gym. Colours 1901, and Cup 1903. B. G. LAUGHTON. IV. Modern. Came September, 1901. E. A. CLARKSON. IV. Modern. Came September, 1902. First XV. 1903. Second XI. 1903. R. R. TAYLOR. Upper III. Classical. Came September, 1903. S. CROWTHER.

SALVETE. E. D. EDE. IV. Modern.

M. M. WADSWORTH. IV. Modern. E. H. FRANK. Upper III. Modern. W. D. GARBUTT J. W. MAXWELL Lower III. D. H. KENNEDY ST. OLAVE'S. VALETE. D. Foulkes and W. J. Farndale. SALVETE. R. M. Baskett, G. Hammond, L. C. Jasper, N. M. Jasper, B. McGuire.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS. On March loth, 1904, at 68, Capel Street, Forest Gate, the wife of Percy F. Blake (0.P.), of a son. On March 19th, 1904, at 23, St. Mary's, York, the wife of Rev. G. H. Smith. Mathematical Master, of a daughter. On March 28th, 1904, at t. Ardross Terrace, Inverness, the wife of Rev. A. Chadwick (0.P.), of a son. On April roth, 1904., the wife of A. R. Stephenson (0.P.), of a son, who only survived a few hours. On May 17th, 1904, at IJeworth, York, the wife of J. S. R. Gibbons (0.P.), of a son. On May 18th, 1904, at 1, Wiseton Road, Sheffield, the wife of the Rev. C. G. Lane (O.P.), of a son. On May 22nd, 1904, at Feversham Crescent, York, the wife of the Rev. C. Robertson, Headmaster of King Edward's School, Stratford-on-Avon, and formerly Mathematical Master (1895— 1901) at St. Peter's, of a son. MARRIAGE. HUFFAM-TODD.—June 8th, at St. Mary's Church, Birkin, by the

Rev. C. L. Thornton-Duesbery, Vicar of St. Mark's, Barrowin-Furness, cousin of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. H. W. Wright, Rector of Birkin, Leonard William Huffam (O.P.), of Selby, eldest son of the late Wm. Tyers Huffam, of Hessle, E. Yorks., and Mrs. Huffam, St. Mary's, York, to Annis Burland, third daughter of the late John Todd, of Birkin House, Ferrybridge. We regret the recent illness of the Bishop of Bristol (O.P.), and congratulate the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, on his recovery from his serious illness. To the list of O.P.'s who served in the South African War may be added the name of A. H. Lane (0.P.) The promotion of C. Moss (0.P.) to be Major has been ante-dated, and his appointment as D.A.A.G. at Bloemfontein is confirmed.

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F. H. Domenichetti (O.P.), Captain 88th Carnatic Infantry, is promoted to be Major. C. E. Cobb (O.P.), East Yorkshire Regiment, has been appointed Commandant of the School of Signalling at Bulford Camp. (limes, April 3oth). 13. Moiser (O.P.), of Guy's Hospital, has passed the Final Medical Examination. J. P. Watson (0.P.) was placed in the First Class at the Law Society's Examination. R. Crosthwaite (0.P.), Headmaster of Kendal Grammar School, has been appointed Headmaster of a School in Manchester. On referring to the School Registers we find that C. J. B. Gaskoin, the author of " Alcuin," ante p. 158, is not an O.P. The Rev. W, Marshall (O.P.), Rector of Ewhurst, has been appointed Vicar of St. Patrick's, Hove. Frank Mitchell (0.P.) has been playing cricket for Yorkshire, and made 7o not out, and 4.0 for the South Africans v. Worcestershire, and foz not out for Yorkshire v. Oxford University. T. C. Newton (O.P.) is playing for Queen's College, Oxford. A. B. Sale (O.P.) and L. M. Cadle (0.P.) are playing for Pembroke College, Oxford. On I zth March a Symphony in D minor by T. Hattersley was performed by the Leeds Municipal Orchestra. The composer is " a musician who has already produced some compositions of high aim and musicianship, and of whose latest work it may at once be said that it is his most notable effort, to which it may be added, for what it is worth, the compliment that it is probably the most distinguished composition that owes its origin to Leeds."—Yorkshire Pot, 4th March. Among recent publications is " The Prelude, by William Wordsworth," edited for the Dc la More Press, by B. Worsfold (O.P.) Also we notice " Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers," by Professor Clifford Allbutt (O.P.) Macmillan, 3/Sidney Warwick (O.P.) has been writing for the " Daily Mirror," and a few months ago in " Answers."

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E. R. Dodsworth (0.P.) has presented a handsome Cross to the School Chapel in memory of his wife, whose death was announced in our last number. On Wednesday, May I all, the Choir were taken to a Japanese entertainment in the Central Hall in the Exhibition, and spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. G. A. Fisher has obtained honourable mention in the examination for the Akroyd.Scholarship. A. H. Ackroyd has received his First XL Colours. The St. Olave's Sports took place on Tuesday, June 7th. It is proposed to publish the School Register ; but since the expense would be considerable if it were published alone, we intend to lessen the Peierite by four pages each number, and in this space to publish the first edition of the Register, subject to correction. Can any O.P. offer a better suggestion ? We have received the following for publication :From "Public Schools and Public Opinion," p. 125, by T What is the most solid foundation upon which any school can rest ? Surely the good opinion, the warm-hearted affection of the great bulk of those who have either been to the school themselves or have sent their sons there. Amongst these the scholarship folk only form a very small percentage, and of this percentage a certain number belong to that large and detestable class of people who go through life with the sole object of getting as much as they possibly can out of it, and giving as little as possible in return. There is a type of " pot-hunting" parent whose connection with any school, either preparatory or publid, will do it very little good. Affection for a school is against the principle of these people; they will be the first to desert it and to recommend others to do so if a change of management or any other cause leads them to suppose that the driving power of the machinery is being for a moment slackened. But the " overtime" and " double shift" methods of education which appeal to such folk are hateful to all those who do not regard their children merely as a commercial investment.

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OBITUARY. On March 17th, 1904, the Rev. Joseph Needham (0.P.), in his 73rd year. On March 24th, too+, the Rev. Dr. C. E. Storrs (0.P.) On April 7th, I go+, at Skipton in-Craven, aged 16 months, Katherine Noel, infant daughter of Richard Whincup (O.P.) On April 13th, rgo+, at York, Thomas Percy Noble (O.P.), aged 53. We note the following in the Yorkshire Post He was personally known to almost every clergyman in the diocese, and was generally regarded as a considerable authority on ecclesiastical law. He was a cultured gentleman of literary tastes, and one of the best raconteurs in the city. He took no part in public affairs, devoting most of his leisure to literature. He was a regular contributor to the columns of " The Yorkshire Weekly Post " and " The Evening Post," being gifted with an aptitude for light verse. Mr. Noble was also on the staff of the " Sporting Times," writing the "Scrivener" column, while his articles and sketches were frequently to be found in other newspapers and magazines. He was a widower, and leaves one daughter.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries : --Abingdonian, Bridlingionian, Denstonian, Dunelmian, Eastbournian, Framlinghamian, Felstedian, Giggleswick Chronicle, Hurst Johnian (2), Leodiensian, Lily, Merchistonian, Masonthn, Honktonian, Malvernian (2), Newtonian, Portcullis, Pocklingtonian, Savilian (2), Sedberghian, St. Edward's School Chronicle.

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JULY, 1904.

No. 166.

SCHOOL LETTER. HE end of the term is rapidly approaching—too rapidly perhaps for one or two of us who are not coming back next term ; too rapidly also for the unfortunate editors, who are reminded that the end of term will require another number of the " Peterite." Our first duty is to pay some sort of tribute to the excellent weather with which we have been favoured this term ; one match only has been stopped by rain, and sometimes the sun has been almost too brilliant. St. Peter's Day was celebrated in very much the same manner as in former years. The chief feature of the service was the singing of the Special Commemoration Hymn, composed by Mr. Grigson and Mr. Alwyn. A full account of the doings of the day will be found elsewhere. Cricket is now practically over, and though the School Letter is not the usual place for a Cricket Retrospect, in looking back over the season there is certainly more cause for congratulation than there was over last year's matches. We have won two, and had very bad luck in drawing instead of winning two others. The fielding on a few occasions, notably in the match against Bootham, has been excellent. We are pleased to be able to record a double victory over Bootham School at both Fives and Cricket.

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As regards next term's football, it is perhaps not advisable to express any opinion. There will be four old colours left, as far as we can tell: Pickering, Colley, Schroeder, and Bulmer; but they are all forwards, and none of last year's regular backs are here now. The School will, unfortunately, again be without the services of E. E. Yeld ; he has been missed considerably in the cricket this term. The progress made with the new buildings has been far in excess of our wildest speculations, and next term a large part of the new house will, we hope, be ready for occupation ; if not, we fear that people will have to live out of doors, since a great part of the house is to come down as soon as we have gone home for the .holidays. We offer our sympathy to Mr. Yeld, who has been kept away from School for three weeks owing to an injury to his leg, and we hope we shall soon see him back again. In conclusion, 'before handing on the pen to others, I should like to make the same old appeal for literary contributions. Surely the task of the Hebrews, to make bricks without straw, was light in comparison with the labours imposed upon the Editors of the " Peterite ; certain it is that their taskmasters were more lenient than ours—(no reference to masters is meant, please). Will no one help to lighten this burden next term ? Why not try ? Just one more word :--we wish the pleasantest of holidays to everybody.

COMMEMORATION DAY. St. Peter's Day was celebrated in the usual manner on Wednesday, June 29th. Everything seemed to pass off most successfully, and the weather throughout the day was all that could be desired. The day began, as usual, with a celebration of the Holy Communion, at which the Rev. E. 0, Owen and the Rev. G. T,

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Handford officiated. The chapel was charmingly decorated with flowers, and Miss Owen and the other helpers are to be congratulated on the very pleasing effect which they gained. The Commemoration Service was held at half-past ten, the sermon being preached by the Rev. G. T. Handford. It was with very great pleasure that we had heard that he was to pay us a visit, and all the Old Boys who were there, and those at present in the School who knew Mr. Handford before he left us to go and live at Lissington, were delighted to see him again. The service was conducted by the Rev. E. C. Owen and the Rev. A. W. Richards, and G. A. Fisher read the lesson. The chief feature was the singing of the following Commemoration hymn, dedicated to the headmaster and composed expressly for the occasion by Mr. Crowther Alwyn, with music by Mr. Grigson. COMMEMORATION HYMN. In honour of the Saint of old, This School his holy name did take, Who thrice denied, yet for Christ's sake Met death•, to win a crown of gold. When duty's voice rings through the air, God grant we answer " We are here." A thousand years and more have rolled, Since she into creation came Godly and glorious is the fame Of sons brought up within her fold. When duty's voice rings through the air, • May we too answer, " We are here." If on the earth be high our place, If we in turn do others lead, Remember then how we shall need A larger measure of His grace. When duty's voice rings through the air, God grant we answer " We are here." If humble be our path through life, If to the grave unknown we go, Yet may Thy Spirit on us flow, Transforming all our toil and strife. When duty's voice rings through the air, God grant we answer " We are here."

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'Gaiust all that's wrong we will contend, And in love's armour boldly fight, Till trodden low is evil's might, And right triumphant in the end. So when God calls us to appear, We all may answer " We are here." The other hymns were " 0 God of Jacob, by Whose hand," and " For all the Saints." The Rev. G. T. Handford delivered an inspiring address from the text " Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them " (Matt. vii., 20). A school, he said, might well learn some obvious lessons from the life and growth of a tree, looking backward and forward as they did that day. No comparison of the kind must be applied obsolutely rigidly, for it must be noticed that, whereas the tree was mainly unchangeable of its kind, a school was not. That school, founded in the early days of Christianity, refounded centuries later, fostered since, sometimes with careful wisdom, sometimes with less, by the powers that were its keepers—such a school, still living and vigorous, must have been a tree planted in good soil ; its roots must be healthy, its trunk must be stout, and its bowels must be flourishing. But what of its fruit I That, under God, depended upon the boys themselves. It might be bad at one time, and it might be good at another. The masters could command them, and influence them, and compel them only to a limited extent, but their will was absolutely free. Their outward actions were more or less under control as long as they were at school ; but their thoughts, their hopes, their desires, which they could put into action when they left school, were uncontrollable. The question was what was going to be the fruit? Their life in school gave them power ; what would they do with it ; it would be very largely exactly what they chose. Their life there tended to fit them to become leaders of others. They would learn to known the exact word that would clearly and vigorously express their thoughts. They learned also the word that would conceal thought. They learned the word that might cut the guilty like a knife ; it might be used to cut the innocant too. They learned the word that would persuade and charm another to consent against his previous

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determination. Would it be used for good or for ill, for their neighbour's benefit or for his hurt ? They learned to read between the lines of their neighbour's speech ; to judge his intentions from what he said and what he left unsaid ; and they learned to calculate cause and effect, and saw how to form a judgement of the probable success or failure of enterprises. They learned to take with ease the place to which their particular status, whatever it might be, entitled them. They learned to be leaders of some set of men, with whom they would be concerned. They had leaders' blood in them ; they were there because their fathers or grandfathers found their way to the front in some way. When they left school, and went to work in the world, they would find that many a time one of the great company of old schoolfellows that was a leader in his department would be glad to help them for old time's sake in one matter or another. They must also learn self-knowledge and selfcontrol, reverence for mind and body and knowledge of their own hearts and desires ; for on that, depended the fruit which they now were training to produce. They were training there to recognise the line which separated good from evil fruit. In days to come the names of some of the pupils, they might hope, would be blazoned on the scrolls of fame ; others, though they trusted not, might be blackened on the pillory of infamy. Those were the good and the bad fruit ; but what of the rest—the leaves ? Let them not think lightly of their position and their responsibilities, for they partly made the fruit what it was. If it was true to say of an individual " by his fruits ye shall know him," it was equally true in the case of any society, and perhaps most of all in the case of a school—" by their fruits ye shall know them." At the conclusion of the service an offertory, amounting to £3 10s., was taken for the Organ Fund. Extensive and immediate repairs are needed, and the expense will be considerable, probably about L100 will be required. A luncheon was afterwards provided, the guests including the Dean and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, the Bishop of Beverley and the Misses Crosthwaite, the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University, the Rev, G. T. Handford, Canon, Mrs. and Miss Argles, Mr. and Mrs.

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John Newton, Mrs. Whytehead, Mrs. Yeld, Miss L. Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peters, the Rev, A. W. Richards, and Mrs. and Miss Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Green, Mrs. Tennant, the Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Smith, the Rev. A. E. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Grey, Captain and Mrs. Ingles, Miss Wilson, Miss Leaf, Miss Phillips, Mr. J. B. Daniell, the Rev. W. S. Senior, Mr. S. G. Squire, Mr. J. E. Grigson, Mr. H. Crowther Alwyn, and the members of the two cricket teams. An account of the cricket match with the Old Boys will be found in another place.

OLD PETERITE DINNER,

1904.

LONDON DISTRICT. The Bishop of Bristol presided at the Old Peterite Dinner in London on Thursday, the 30th June. It was held in the Duke's Rooms at the Holborn Restaurant, and the arrangements were made in accordance with the best traditions by F. P. Fausset. Recent deaths and business engagements kept away several Old Peterites who would otherwise have been present, and the Headmaster was prevented from attending by the claims of Commemoration Day, with its visitors, and the presence in York of the Home Reading Society. Letters of apology were received from Professor Clifford Allbutt, Archdeacon Stone, Rev. W. H. Milner, Frank Mitchell, and others. The usual form of toast list was preserved, viz. :—The King and Royal Family, proposed by the Chairman ; St. Peter's School Past and Present, proposed by the Chairman and answered by Chas. Haigh ; The Chairman, proposed by P. B. Lambert and answered by the Bishop of Bristol; and the Hon. Secs., proposed by Professor Reinold and answered by C. II. Chadwick and F. P. Fausset. The speeches dealt with the history of the School and Old Boys, including references to the connection of St. Peter's with the Alpine Club through the Bishop of Bristol (President), Chas. Hudson, Tempest Anderson, and Mr. Yeld (Editor of the Club Journal).

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Attention was called during the evening to the length of speeches on previous occasions, and a suggestion was made that in future they should be curtailed as much as possible. The meeting, which was throughout enjoyable for an Old Boy who has not many opportunities of meeting his schoolfellows, broke up about 10-30 p.m., on the departure of the chairman. The Old Peterite Club Album and several photographs of the School and masters were exhibited, and by special request all fees to waiters were and will in future be included in the dinner tickets. The thanks of all Old Peterites are due to F. P. Fausset for the way in which he organised the dinner and scored a success under difficulties. The following Old Peterites were present :— The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Bristol • Needham, F. Newbery, H. J. Ainslie, W. Nevile, E. F. Brady, N. P. W. Reinold, Professor. Chadwick, C. H. Roy, D. W. Draper, B. Taylor, Rev. J. W. W. Fausset, F. P. Todd, P. A. Foxley, A. Watson, C. W. Haigh, C. Watson, S. Hudson, G. Wharton, H. Lambert, P. B. BALANCE

SHEET. EXPENSES.

RECEIPTS. s. d. Balance from 1903, .. and interest Grant from O.P. Club, 1904

•.

Subscriptions 7/6..

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at ..

7 10

£ 10 14

Printing Circulars . • Postage •• •• Dinner Bill .. •• Balance in Bank ••

S. d.

0 12 0 16

7 2

6 9

£10 14

We are requested by the Hon. Secretaries to express their thanks for many kind wishes received in reply to invitations, and to say that the Photographs for the Club Album and Subscriptions for the Headmaster's Fund, which have been sent and promised, will be acknowledged at the earliest possible date.

198

CRICKET RESULTS.

FIVES. On Thursday, June 30th, a Fives match took place between St. Peter's and Bootham School. The School was represented by— B. H. Pickering E. C. Peters and and 1st pair. G. A. Fisher E. N. Greenhow Results :— 1st pair (at home), won 2 games out of 3. (15-6). (15-7). 2nd pair (at Bootham), won 2 games out of 3. (15-3). (15-13).

2nd pair.

The first game was an easy win for St. Peter's, but the last game was very well contested, the score at one time being 12 to game-ball in favour of our opponents. However game-ball all followed and the School scored the necessary 3 points to 1 on the part of Bootham.

CRICKET RESULTS. FIRST XI. Date

Versus

Ground Result Opponents School.

67 Sat. May 21. Hymer's College 147 . home lost Wed. 25. Yorks. Gentlemen away abandoned through rain. 75 for 9 Sat. 28. Garforth C. C. home drawn 184 174 Wed. June 1. Richmond G. S. 65 away won 189 for 8 Sat. „ 4. Durham School home drawn 193 90 Wed. „ 8. North Riding Asylum away lost 184 112 98 Wed. „ 15. F. C. Crowther's XI. home lost 48 Sat. 45 18. Bootham School home won Sat. t 25. Pocklington School away lost 154 for 9 40 & 42 Tues. „ 28 ' Old Peterites 101 & 199 & home drawn 104for5 147 for 9 Wed. „ 29. Sat. July 2. Durham School ....away drawn 237 for 8 101 for 6 Tues. „ 5. Ampleforth College away lost 165 for 9 44 94 9. Leeds G. S. Sat. „ home lost 142 I

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SECOND XI. Date.

Versus.

Ground. Result.

Sat. May 21. Hymer's College 2nd XI. —.away. • .. lost. Sat. June 18. Bootham School 2nd XI ... away.. won. Sat. „ 25. Pocklington School 2nd XI. ..home ..lost. Sat. July 2. Durham School 2nd XI. .. ..home ..lost. Tues. „ 5. Ampleforth College 2nd XI. ..home Sat. „ 9. Leeds G. S. 2nd XI, away ....lost. First XI. Played 13. Won 2. Lost 6. Drawn 4. Abandoned 1 Second XI. „ 6. „ 1. „ 5.

CRICKET, ST. PETER'S V HYMER'S COLLEGE, HULL.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, May '21st, on a raw, cold afternoon. Our opponents batted first and soon ran up a good score, but after the interval for lunch the School bowlers asserted themselves and got the other men out for a total of 147. Young, the captain, had played a good innings for 40, and the next highest score after that was 21 by Johnson. G. A. Fisher and B. H. Pickering commenced batting for the School, but the latter was unfortunately hurt when he had made 20, and had to leave the field. He was followed at the wickets by Ackroyd, who had only added 2 when he was caught. Greenhow and Peters came in next, but made no addition to the score. A stand, however, was made by Blenkin and Eardley, the former being lbw when he had made 6. Eardley played very carefully for 13. This took the score to 55 for 5 wickets. Of the rest, Wilcock made 3 and Bulmer 1, whilst Clegg was not out for nothing ; thus the innings closed for 67. The visitors decided to put the School in again. The great event of the second innings was Greenhow's 47, which included 5 fours and 7 threes. Wilcock, too, made 21, and Eardley added 18. Fisher was, unhappily, judged to be lbw when he had made only 1. The full score was 114.

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CRICKET. HYMER'S COLLEGE.

21 Johnson, c Pickering, b Clegg Young, c Bulmer, b Clegg 40 Whelpton, run out 13 Foord, b Clegg 7 Howlett, b Bulmer 14 Jeff, run out 0 Lambert, b Bulmer 0 Lutze, b Ackroyd 3

Martin, c Pickering, b Mossop .... 19 Norman, b Wilcock 7 4 Peacock, not out 19 Extras Total

147

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

1st Innings. G. A. Fisher, c & b Jeff 17 B. H. Pickering, retired hurt •••• 20 A. H. Ackroyd, c Norman, b Jeff 2 E. C. Peters, c Lutze, b Jeff 0 0 E. N. Greenhow, b Norman J. N. Blenkin, lbw, b Jeff 6 W. E. Eardley, b Jeff 13 A. Wilcock, b Jeff 3 0 M. T. Clegg, c Johnson, b Martin 0 C. R. Mossop, not out E. S. Bulmer. c Jeff, b Martin .. • • 1 5 Extras

2nd Innings. lbw, b Johnson did not bat c Martin, b Johnson b Foord c Johnson, b Jeff c Norman, b Martin b Jeff c Johnson, b Jeff c Whelpton, b Lutze c Johnson, b Lutze not out Extras

Total ........ 67

Total

1 0 5 9 47 18 21 1 0 4

3 114

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 34 0 34 1 3 35 2 17.5 0 0 8 0 19 19 1 3 25 3 8.3 4 1 8 1 8 •• A. H. Ackroyd Mossop and Bulmer each bowled one wide. C. R. Mossop .. E. S. Bulmer .. E. N. Greenhow A. Wilcock .. M. T. Clegg ..

•• •• ..

fivers. 7.5 15 2 5 10

PETER'S SCHOOL v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

Played on the Gentlemen's ground on Wednesday, May 25th. The outlook had been very threatening all the morning, and play had barely been started when there was a heavy shower. This was followed by a fair interval, but in less than an hour the rain began to fall very heavily, and continued for the rest of the day. Blenkin played well for 17, and Fisher had bad luck in being lbw when he had made 8.

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The following is the score :G. A. Fisher, lbw, b E. S. Jones .. 8 B. H. Pickering, b Capt. Ingles .. 7 . J. N. Blenkin, b Ingles 17 4 A. H. Ackroyd, b Jones E. C. Peters, lbw, b Ingles 0 W. E. Eardley, not out 4 E. N. Greenhow, b Ingles .... • 0

D. C. Anderson C. B. M°"" E. S. Bulmer M. T. Clegg Extras

did not bat. 7

Total (for 6 wickets).. 47

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 4th, in brilliant weather. Durham won the toss and decided to take first innings. This match proved to be the most exciting of the season, except perhaps, that against Bootham School. The first two wickets fell for 39 runs, and then Jackson came to the rescue, and added 41 to the score before lunch, Stewart being his partner and making 22. At the interval for lunch, the score stood at 100 for 3 wickets. But on the restart, Stewart fell a victim to Mossop's catch bowling in the first over : the next wicket went down with an addition of only 19 runs. Trevor was the next man in, and he added a valuable 56, being not out at the conclusion of the innings ; the other four wickets producing only 30 runs, Greenhow being responsible for three of the wickets, and Ackroyd dismissing the other ; Mossop took three wickets, and Clegg one. The innings closed with the score at 193. The School then went in ; we must say under very discouraging circumstances, especially when Pickering was run out when the score was only one, and that a no-ball. They had been fielding for almost three hours in the hot sun, and only two hours remained in which to make the necessary runs. Blenkin succeeded Pickering, and for ten minutes managed to keep his wicket up, but was at last bowled by Carr. It was soon evident that Fisher was in splendid form, arid with Ackroyd as his partner, he quickly completed his fifty ; he was however, caught soon afterwards at mid-on with a well played 63 to his credit. Eardley then came in and played a very cautious innings which helped Ackroyd to add runs. But he was caught when he had made five, Ackroyd being

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out soon afterwards for 68. Time was now very precious, and Peters did not waste much time before succeeding him. He was quite up to his old form and made 11 in a very few minutes ; his wicket was, however, put down by the bowler. Greenhow was bowled, owing perhaps, to his anxiety to make up the score. Anderson also did his utmost to make the remaining runs, but was caught by Carr. Mossop and Wilcock were in for the last over, which was a maiden. The score was 189 for 8 wickets. Thus, the match ended in a draw, very greatly in favour of the School.' Five runs were required to win and two more wickets were to fall. The team are certainly to be congratulated on the way in which they fought, as it seemed against fortune. The score and analysis were as follows. DURHAM SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

T. B. Pollard, c Peters, b Mossop 18 J. Henderson, b Clegg 12 A. Jackson, run out 41 M. Stewart, c Clegg, b Mossop 22 C. P. Caesar, c Anderson, b Mossop 3 E. W. Trevor, not out 56 D. Hearn, run out 4 C. S. Hodges, c Ackroyd, b Greenhow 14 A. Jones, b Greenhow 6 A. D. Roberts, b Ackroyd 0 V. Carr, b Greenhow 1 Extras 16 Total

63 0 B. H. Pickering, run out 8 J. N. Blenkin, b Carr A. H. Ackroyd, c Jackson, h Pollard 68 W. E. Eardley, c & b Pollard .... • 5 11 E. C. Peters, run out 2 E. N. Greenhow, b Pollard D. C. Anderson, c Carr, b Hodges 7 0 C. R. Mossop, not out . ...... . 0 A. Wilcock, not out 0 M. T. Clegg, did not bat 25 , Extras , G. A. Fisher, c Carr, b Pollard

Total (for 8 wickets) 189

193 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

A. H. Ackroyd C. R. Mossop .. M. T. Clegg .. E. N. Greenhow D. C. Anderson A. Wilcock ..

.. .. .. . .. ..

Overs. 6 16 10 11 3 9

Maidens. 0 3 2 0 1 3

Runs. 33 57 27 27 11 22

Wickets. 1 3 1 3 0 0

Average. 33 19 27 9 —

Greenhow bowled 2 wides.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v NORTH RIDING ASYLUM.

Played on the Asylum ground on Wednesday, June 8th. The Asylum went in first, and Dr. Hearder and Milnthorpe took the score to '25 before the latter fell a victim to one of Mossop's

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deceptive slow balls. He was followed by Best, who was out first ball. Runs continued to come very slowly, and six of our opponents' wickets had fallen for 64 ; but now a stand took place between Hill and Hugill, the former making 54 not out, and Hugill 62. Bulmer at last bowled Hugill, and the next wicket fell without another run being scored. The home captain now decided to declare with the score standing at 184 for 8 wickets. Mossop got 5 wickets for 63, and Bulmer 3 for 62. The School had almost two hours before them to make the runs ; at first it appeared as if they would succeed, the first wicket falling at 2i, and the second at 34. The hope however, was short-lived and it was soon evident that the thing to do was to stay in and save defeat if possible. Greenhow made 14, and Eardley, Clegg, and Mossop made a noble effort to save the game, Clegg especially playing well for five not out. The other two, with Bulmer. were unable to resist what were apparently, balls off which to score, with the result that Lennox captured Mossop's wicket, whilst Eardley and Bulmer succumbed to Milnthorpe. Thus the Asylum Won, only about three minutes before the time agreed upon to draw stumps. The full score and analysis were as follows :— NORTH RIDING ASYLUM.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

24 Dr. Hearder, b Mossop 20 T. Milnthorpc, b Mossop C. Best, e Pickering, b Mossop .... 0 _8 A. Parry, c Peters, b Bulmer 141:Waterhouse, c Anderson, b Mossop 3 E. Hall, c Anderson, b Mossop .... 4 04 H. Hill, not out 62 D. Hugill, b Bulmer 0 E. Frost, b Bulmer 4 G. Lennox, not out 0 A. Fletcher, did not bat 5 Extras

G. A. Fisher, run out 17 B. II. Pickering, b Lennox 5 J. N. Blenkin, c & b Lennox 8 A. H. Ackroyd, tit Hall, b Parry . • W. E. Eardley, b Milnthorpe 14 E. C. Peters, b Lennox 3 E. N. Greenhow, b Lennox 14 D. C. Anderson, b Lennox 0 C. It. Mossop, c Waterhouse, b Lennox 5 M. T. Clegg, not out 5 E S. Bulmer, b Milnthorpe 0 Extras .... .... 18 Total

Total (for 8 wickets) 184

BOWLIN i ANALYSIS.

C. R. Mossop A. H. Ackroyd. E. S. Bulmer E. N. Greenhow M. T. Clegg .. B. H. Pickering

()vers. 13 3 19

Maidens. 1 0 5

3 4 2

2 0 0

Runs. 63 9 62 3 30 15

Wickets. 5 0

Average. 12.7

3 0 0 0

204.

CRICKET. T. PETER'S SCHOOL V F. C. CROWTHER'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, June 15th. Our opponents won the toss and decided to put the School in on rather a wet wicket. The School started badly, Pickering being caught in the slips when he had made two. Fisher was out three runs later, returning an easy catch to Shaw, who was bowling, when he had made four. There was some excuse for this, however, for he had received a nasty blow on the knee and another on the hand in the previous over. Ackroyd came in and hit a three, and was then bowled by Grist, the ball being fast and keeping quite low. The rest of the team made a very fair display ; Eardley batted very carefully for 28 and was unlucky in being run out. E. C. Peters and Mossop made !1 and 10 respectively. The innings closed for 98—not at all a bad score, considering the state of the wicket. F. C. Crowther's team now went in, and the captain and Grist made a useful stand. Grist defied the School bowlers for some time and hit freely all round the wicket. HiS dismissal however, was at last brought about when he had made 34, by Ackroyd. Sykes and Middlemost made 14 each, and the School score was passed with three wickets to spare, our opponents making in all, 112. They were two men short, and J. L. Fisher and E. T. Heap played as substitutes. The following is the score, etc. ST. PETER'S.

G. A. Fisher, c & b Shaw 4 B. H. Pickering, c Shaw, b Grist .. 2 4 J. N. Blenkin, b Grist 3 A. H. Ackroyd, b Grist W. E. Eardley, run out 28 E. C. Peters, c Middlemost, b G. 11 Crowther .... E. N. Greenhow, c & b G. Crowther 6 D. C. Anderson, c Sykes, b P. C. 4 Crowther C. It. Mossop, b G. Crowther .... 10 M. T. Clegg, c Shaw, b G. Crowther 0 3 E. S. Bulmer, not out.... Extras Total

„ 98

F. C. CROWTHER'S Xl. W. E. D. Shaw, c Blenkin, b Bulmer 2 F. C. Crowther, c & b Mossop 11 S. Grist, b Ackroyd 34 G. Crowther, b Bulmer 2 H. P. llairstow, c Peters, b Bulmer 1 t V. B. Sykes, b Clegg 13 N. K. Brook, c Ackroyd, b Mossop 10 II. Middlemost, lbw, b G. Fisher 14 S. Crowther, not out .... 4 J. L. Fisher, b G. Fisher 0 E. T. Heap, run out , 0 Extras „ .

Total ....

....112

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs.

C. R. Mossop E. S. Bulmer A, IL Ackroyd E. N. Greenhow M. T. Clegg .. G. A. Fisher..

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14 14 6 2 2 •5

Maidens. 2 6 3 0 0 1

Runs. 50 24

Wickets. 2 3

Average. 25 8

6 7 0

0 1 2

— 7 0

Mossop bowled one wide-ball.

ST. PETER'S

v BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 18th, and after an exciting match, in which the issue hung in the balance till the end, the School proved successful by the narrow margin of 3 runs. Having won the toss, the School began disasterously by losing three wickets for 2 runs.. However, Pickering and Ackroyd somewhat improved matters, and the next wicket did not fall until 15 had been added, of which Ackroyd claimed 11. Meanwhile Pickering was keeping his end up, but -was finding it very hard to score, and no one making much of a stand with him, 8 wickets were down for 31. Mossop, however, hit well and scored 14, and Bulmer was not out with three to his credit, our total eventually reaching 48. Bootham started with Rowntree and Littleboy, the former being well stumped by Eardley with the total at 10. With their total just doubled the second wicket fell, and Fisher, making a fine catch in the slips off Bulmer, and Eardley doing another good piece of stumping, five wickets were down for 25. Another- wicket soon fell, Peters making a splendid catch in the long field off Mossop, and with eight men out for 38 the match became very exciting. With Baker run out our opponents wanted 10 to win, and there was only oue wicket to fall. When six of these runs had been obtained Fisher caught the last man off Mossop's bowling, and we won an exciting match by three runs. Our victory was certainly due to our bowling and fielding, very few runs being given away. Mossop and Bulmer bowled unchanged throughout the innings. Below will be found the full score and

analysis :—

206

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S.

BOOTHAM.

G. A. Fisher, b Pontefract W. E. Eardley, b Thorpe ....

0 0 J. N. Blenkin, b Ponta, act 0 A. II. Ackroyd, c Littleboy, b Thorp 11 B. H. Pickering, a Brown, b Thorp 13 E. C. Peters, c Baker, b Pontefract 0 E. N. Greenhow, c Sims, b Thorp.. 1 D. C. Anderson, b Pontefract 1 C. R. Mossop, c Baker, b Pontefract 14 E. S. N. Bulmer, not out 3 M. T. Clegg, b Pontefract, .... 7 Extras .... „ 4 ....

Total

D W. Rowntree, st Eardley, b M ossop R. F. Littleboy, c Clegg, b Mossop J E. Pontefract, c Pickering, b Mossop B. Priestman, c Fisher, b Bulmer.. A. B. Brown, st Eardley, b Mossop J. E. Thorp, c & b Bulmer lt. E. Bell, b Bulmer E. H. Richardson, c Peters, b 111 ossop P. J. Baker, run out A. J. Sims, not out R. Barrit, c Fisher, b Mossop Extras

6 6 6 2 3

Total

3 3 6 0

5 2 3

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

E. S. N. Bulmer C. R. Mossop

Overs. 12 12

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V.

Maidens. 4 3

Runs. 22 21

Wickets. Average. 3 7.3 6 3.5

POCKLINGTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Pocklington on June 25th. Fisher won the toss and elected to bat, taking in Eardley with him. The wicket was soft, rain having fallen, which delayed the start until after 12. Fisher faced the bowling of Robson, getting him nicely through the slips for two, but with his fifth ball Robson bowled Fisher with a beauty. This disastrous start was never retrieved, Eardley being •

top scorer with seven, for which he played very steadily. St. Peter's were thus all out for 40. Pocklington started with J. Dalton and Brice-Smith,.and with the score at 13 Dalton was caught off Clegg. Brice-Smith and P. Dalton hit off the remaining runs, though the latter should have been out when lie had made one After these two had gone wickets fell fast, eight being out for 93 ; the next, however, caused some trouble, putting on 39 runs before Abbott was caught in the long field by E. C. Peters off Ackroyd. With the total 154 for 9 the innings was declared closed. St. Peter's had 11 I to make to save an innings defeat, and though the first wicket did not fall till 20, the innings closed for 42, of which Fisher claimed 21. Thus we were beaten by an innings. The following is the score

and analysis :—

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CRICKET. ST. PETER'S.

1st Innings. 2 G. A. Fisher, b F. W. Robsun W. E. Eardley, c & b F. W. Robson 7 A. ll..Aelcroyd, c R. E. Abbott, b R. 13rice-Smith 5 J. N. Blenkin, c II. C. Ilodgson, b 0 It. Brice-Smith B. El. Pickering, b F. W. Robson 2 E. C. Peters, c G. W. O'Meara, b F. W. Robson 0 M. W. Peters, c J. C. Dalton, b R. Brice-Smith 4 E. N. Greenhow, c R. B. Murray, b 3 F. W. Robson 3 C. B. Mossop, not out 2 E. S. Bulmer, run out.. M. T. Clegg, c F. W. Robson, b R. 0 Brice-Smith 12 Extras .. Total

2nd Innings. b F. W. Robson 21 b F. W. Robson ...• —_•••• .. • • 0 c R. E. Abbott, b F. W. Robson

b F. W. Robson • .. • •• b F. W. Robson ... • • • • •

3 2

c and b R. Brice Smith

b F. W. Robson

b F. W Robson absent b It. Brice-Smith ....

2 0 0

not out

0 7 —

Extras

..•••••• •

• • • • • • • •

Total . ...... ...••••

POCKLINGTON.

J. C. Dalton, c A. II. Ackroyd, b 0 M. T. Clegg it. Brice-Smith, st W. E. Eardley, 47 b C. R. Mossop P. Dalton, c E. N. Greenhow, b E. 21 S. Bulmer G. W. O'Meara, b E. S. Bulmer .. 2 H. C. Hodgson, c W. E. Eardley, 9 b E. S. Bulmer F. W. Robson, c J. N. Blenkin, b E. S. Bulmer ....

C. 0. Wraith, b M. T. Clegg 4 R. E. Abbott, c E. C. Peters, b A. H Ackroyd . 23 T. T. Higgins, b E. S. Bulmer .... 0 G. D. Massey, not out 24 R. B. Murray, not out 7 14 Extras Total (for 9 wickets) .. 151

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

C. R. Mossop E. S. Bulmer M. T. Clegg .. E. N. Greenhow A. H. Ackroyd .. M. W. Peters

Overs. 17 12 20 5 7 1

Maidens. 5 3 5 1 0 0

Runs. 31 24 40 15 21 9

Wickets. 1 5 2 0 1 0

Average 31.00 4.80 20.00 2P00

ST. PETER'S v OLD PETERITES.

This usual two days' match was commenced on June 28th. St. Peter's took the first innings, Fisher and Eardley opening the batting against the bowling of Hicks and Whincup. Runs came

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steadily, and it was not until T. C. Ne'vton came on that the attack was successful, Eardley being bowled for 13. Blenkin made 19 out of the next 30 runs before being bowled by Yeld. Then Fisher and Ackroyd becoming associated, treated the bowling with scant respect, but when Fisher had made 38, he was finely caught and bowled by T. C. Newton, who held a hot return with his left hand, the third wicket having put on 44 runs in 20 minutes. Ackroyd soon followed being well caught by Verini, his 43 included eleven three's. The fifth wicket fell at 132, Pickering being bowled by Yeld. E. C. Peters and M. W. Peters put on 34 runs before Yeld claimed another victim, M. W. Peters being lbw. Greenhow made 16, and Mossop 11, the total eventually reaching 199. The Old Peterites started badly, Rose being out with only seven runs -on the board. T. C. Newton and Bailey then made a short stand, the second wicket falling at 23. Whincup was out without any addition to the score. Hicks played very carefully, and when the fourth wicket fell at 42, he could only claim four out of the 16 runs 'put on for that wicket. The score reached 70 before another wicket fell, T. C. Newton being lbw to Bulmer after a well played 36. With the score unaltered W. M. Newton was bowled by Mossop, Yeld being treated in the same way first ball seven wickets were thus down for 70 runs. Such was the state of affairs when the first day's play came to an end. On the Wednesday, the overnight not-outs, Verini and Scott brought the score to 81 before Verini was bowled by Bulmer. Daniel made 13 in three hits and was then bowled, the innings closing for 101. The School thus started their second innings with the useful lead of 98. Ackroyd and Fisher made a good start, the first wicket falling at 48, but with no addition to the score two more wickets fell, Dr. Hicks claiming three victims in one over. Ackroyd again batted well, and Pickering made a useful 11. With the score at 93 Eardley retired, receiving a nasty blow above the eye by a ball from Hicks.. Greenhow made a lucky 32 not out, and Clegg was not out 13, the innings being declared with the total 147 for 9.

CRICKET.

209

The Old Peterites had to get 246 to win in less than two hours, so obviously their best plan was to play for a draw. It seemed that the School were to have no difficulty in getting the Old Peterites out in time, three wickets quickly falling for two runs. However, T. C. Newton and Hicks played very cautiously and gradually raised the score, and it was not until the score had reached 97 that Newton was bowled by Clegg for 57, although missed in the later stages of his innings he had played with confidence at a critical time. A draw was now inevitable, but another wicket fell before the end, the total being 104 for five, the Old Peterites being still 141 behind with but five wickets to fall. Hicks batted well, and showed great patience, for 33 not out. Below is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S.

1st Innings. 38 G. A. Fisher, c & b T. C. Newton 13 W. E. 141..ardley, b T. C. Newton 19 J. N. Blenkin, b Yeld A. H. Ackroyd, c Verini b Bailey 43 8 B. H. Pickering, b Yeld • 18 E. C. Peters, c sub. b Yeld .... 21 M. W. Peters, lbw b Yeld E. N. Greenhow, lbw b Dr. Hicks 16 11 C. R. Mossop, run out E. S. N. Bulraer, c Fisher b \Vhincup 1 .... 2 , M. '1'. Clegg, not out 9 Extras Total • „

199

2nd Innings. b Hicks retired hurt b Daniel c G. Fisher b Bailey c Verini b Bailey 13 Hicks . b Hicks not out b Newton b Daniel not out Extras

30 7 5 ...... 41 11 0

0 32 0 4 13 4

Total (inn. dec.)14 7

BOWLING ANALYSIS0.

W. AV.

15 0 44 1 44 Dr.Hicks.. 8 1 18 1 18 C. Whincup 18 0 48 2 24 T. C. Newton 13 1 48 1 48 R. H. Bailey 8 .. 11 3 32 4 P. H. Yeld Newton bowled one wide ball.

W. AV.

3 0 21 0 — D Carter J. H. Daniel 15 2 49 2 24.5 Dr. Hicks 6 1 23 3 7.6 5 1 14 2 R. H. Bailey 7 P. H. Yeld 4 2 10 0 — 5 0 26 1 26 T. C. Newton J. H. Daniel bowled one wide ball.

CRICKET.

210

OLD PETERITES.

1st Innings. T. C. Newton, lbw b Bulmer A. Hose, c & b Clegg R. H. Bailey, b Clegg C. P. Whincup, b Clegg E. B. Hicks, b Mossop W. M. Newton, b Mossop P. H. Yeld, b Mossop H. C. Scott, b Clegg R. H. Verini, b Bulmer J. H. Daniel, b Bulmer H. It. Partington, not out Extras

4 S 0 4 8 0 8 7 13

0 13

2nd innings. b Clegg h Bulmer lbw b Bulmer

57 5 0

not out not out

33 0

b Clegg b Bulmer

Extrus

101

Total

0 9

Total (5 wkts.)101

BOWLING ANALYSIS 0.

W. AV.

13 .. .. 11.1 E. S. Bulmer C. R. Mossop .. 6 1 A. H. Ackroyd ..

4 1 1 0

M. T. Clegg

27 18 3

3 3 0

9 6 —

E. S. Bulmer C. R. Mossop E. N. Grcenhow

M. T. Clegg

Si'.

PETER'S

W. AV.

15 11 8 5

3 6

30 14

I0 11

2 15 3 4.6 0 — 0—

v. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Durham on July 2nd. Durham won the toss and elected to bat, Henderson and Hicks facing the bowling of Clegg and Mossop. Runs came fast from the outset, and it was not until Greenhow came on that the attack was successful, the first wicket falling at 51. Two more wickets fell, both being clean bowled by Greenhow. The next wicket was more troublesome, and it was not until the total had reached 109 that Jackson was run out. Pollard soon had 30 to his credit, and with Trevor well caught and bowled by Bulmer, six wickets were down for 166. Roberts and Stewart then made a prolonged stand, and it was not until the score was 202 that 'the seventh wicket fell, Stewart being caught off Pickering for 71, his chief hits were a six, 2 fours, and 15 threes. Soon after the fall of the eighth wicket the innings was declared closed, the total being 237. The School made a good start with Fisher and M. W. Peters, and when Fisher was out the total was 26. Ackroyd played very steadily, Peters doing most of the scoring and playing the bowling

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CRICKET.

with confidence. With Pickering in the rate of scoring became faster, and it was not uutil the score had reached 93 that the fourth wicket fell, Pickering being finely caught by Hodges. Four runs later Peters was stumped in playing forward to Trevor, he had played a sterling game for his side, and had hard luck in just missing his fifty. Only ten more minutes remained for play, and Greenhow and Peters managed to play out time, the last ball of the day, however, bowled Peters. At the drawing of stumps St. Peter's were still 1 36 runs behind and had but four wickets to fall. The School were handicapped in not having Eardley, but Ackroyd kept wicket very creditably. The following is the score and analysis :— DURHAM SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S. G. A. Fisher, hit wicket, I) Pollard

Henderson, b Greenhow 33 15 F. W. Hicks, b Greenhow.... M. Stewart c Ackroyd, b Pickering 71 1 C. P. C ae sar, b Greenhow 18 G. 0. A. Jackson, run out T. li. Pollard, c Greenhow, b Wilcock 30 E. W. Trevor, c and 0 Bulmer .... 11 A. D. Roberts, c Mossop, b Clegg.. 28 17 R. D. Hearne, not out 5 C. S. Hodges, not out V. Carr, did not bat. Extras 8

J. N. Blenkin, b Hearne 4 B. H. Pickering, e Hodges, b Pollard 16 E. N. Greenhow. not out 4 E. C. Peters, b Trevor 0 C. R. Mossop A. Wilcock did not bat. M. T. Clegg E S. Bulmer Extras 5

Total (for 8 wickets).. 237

Total (fo• 6 wickets) .. 101

M. W. Peters, st Caesar, b Trevor 48 A. H. Ackroyd, c Hicks, b Carr .. 7

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

M. T. Clegg . C. R. Mossop E. S. Bulmer E. N. Greenhow A. Wilcock B. H. Pickering .

Overs. 11 5 17 8 5 3

Maidens. 1 1 2 1 0 0

Runs. 42 25 53 37 42 27

Wickets. 1 0 1 3 1 1

Average. 42 53

12 . 3 42 27

ST. PETER'S V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Ampleforth on Tuesday, July 5th. Our opponents won the toss and put us in first. Without a run on the board Eardley was run out, but Fisher soon made 12 but was then caught, the second wicket falling at 16. Two more wickets fell, and four

CRICKET.

212

wickets were thus down for but 16 runs. Ackroyd and Pickering made a short stand, putting on twelve for the fifth wicket. Mossop and Bulmer were the only other two to make any resistance to the bowling, the innings closing for 44. Amplefortli went in on a much improved wicket, but lost Bradley before the runs were hit off. After Dwyer was out ,vickets fell fast, five being down for 82 ; but Hardman and Wyse made a prolonged stand, Hardman making a number of fine strokes, his chief hits-were nine four's and two three's, after lie was out no one else made any resistance, Murphy and Burn being not out when stumps were drawn. The following is the score and analysis ST. PETER'S.

AMPLE FORTH COLLEGE.

0 W. E. Eardley, run out 2 Al. W. Peters, b Bradley G. A. Fisher, c Bradley b Barton 12 A. H. Ackroyd, c Wyse b Bradley 5 0 J. N. Blenkin, b Bradley .... B. H. Pickering, e Murphy b Barton 3 E. N. G-reenhow, b Bradley 1 1 E. C. Peters, b Barton C. R. Mossop, c Hardman b Barton 7 0 M. T. Clegg. not out 6 E. S. Bulmer, b Bradley Extras 7

27 B. R. Bradley, c Bulmer b Clegg 19 F. H. Dwyer, b M. T. Clegg A. W. Williams, b E. N. Greenhow 21 0 J. E. Smith, c Bulme r b Clegg E. P. Hardman,cM. W. Peters bM ossop 43 1 H. W. Chamberlain, run out C. V. Wyse, at Eardley b Mossop 20 0 R. J. Barnett, c Clegg b Mossop 9 G. F. Murphy, not out J. V. Barton, st Eardley b Mossop 11 L. B Burn, not out 6 Extras

Total

Total (9 wkts.) 165

44 BOWLING ANALYSIS

C. R. Mossop E. S. Bulmer M. T. Clegg .. E. N. Greenhow

Overs 18

7 16 5

Maidens. 3 2 7 0

Runs.

Wickets.

76 17

4 0

44 22

3 1

Average. 19 14'6 22

ST. PETER'S V LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played on the School ground on July the 9th. Leeds won the toss, but did not make a good start, Broadbent being caught when only 12 had been scored. linings and Sykes however, improved matters, but with the score at :16 the second wicket fell, Hinings being well caught by Greenhow off Mossop. The score still mounted rapidly, but with Duffitt on, wickets began to fall faster, and 8 were out for 113. The last two wickets put on 29 runs, the

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total eventually reaching 142. Duffitt was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets at the cost of a trifle over ten runs apiece. The School, with an hour and three-quarters to bat, made a fairly good start, Fisher and M. W. Peters put on 21 for the first wicket, before Peters was bowled by Broadbent. Two runs later Fisher was bowled by Eastwood, and without any addition to the score, Blenkin was .similarly treated. Eardley (lid not stay long, but Pickering and Ackroyd made a short stand before Pickering was bowled by Broadbent. With six wickets down for 35 the School did not look like getting more than 50 runs, but E. C. Peters kept his end up for a short time, while Ackroyd, who was now playing the bowling with confidence, did the hitting. With Peters caught in the slips off Eastwood, seven wickets were down for 50. Mossop saw 15 added for the eighth wicket before he was well caught in the slips by linings. Duffitt and Ackroyd hit merrily, and our chances were materially increasing when Ackt oyd was unfortunately run out, having batted well for 33. After this . the end soon came, Duffitt being caught and bowled by Brbadbent for 14. We were thus beaten by 48 runs. The following is the score and analysis :— LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S.

E. W. Broadbent, c Pickering, b 8 Clegg F. W. Hinings, c Greenhow, 12 Mossop W. H. Sykes, c Fisher, b Duffitt 27 P. E. Srnitthells, st Eat dley, b Duffitt 13 H. C. Brown, c Duffitt, c Mossop 14 6 J. Eastwood, run out H. Robinson, c Fisher, b Clegg.— 7 J. P. Wilson, st Eardley, b Mossop 2.5 3 H. Charnley, b Duffitt H. Chapman, not out . • • • • • • , • • . • 12 3 R. F. Gaunt, c Clegg, b Duffitt 12 Extras

16 G. A. Fisher, b Eastwood ...... 6 M. W Peters, b Broadbent J. N. Blenkin, b Eastwood 0 W. E. Eardley, b Broadbent .. 1 B. H. Pickering, b liroadbent 7 A. H. Aekro3d, run out 38 E. N. Greenhow, b Broadbent 0 E. C. Peters, c Charnley, b Eastwood 1 C. R. Mossop, a Hinings, b Broadbent 2 C. Duffitt, c and b Broadbent 14 1 M. T. Clegg, not out Extras 12 ......

142

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

M. T. Clegg C. R. Mossop C. Duffitt E. N. Greenhow

Overs. 13 13 16.3

Maidens. 4 1 3 0

Runs. 35

Wickets. 2

44 43 8

3 4 0

Average. 17.5 14.6 10.7

2 14

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S 2ND XI.

v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played on the Bootham ground on Saturday, June 18th. Our opponents won the toss and took the first innings, Cash and Jones meeting the bowling of Sullivan and Duffitt Cash's wicket was captured by Sullivan's third ball, Fisher ii. catching him at coverpoint. Runs for some time came very slowly, and three wickets were down with only 10 on the board. Stansfield and Williamson then made a useful stand, and the score reached 42 before they were separated. The rest were soon disposed of, Haughton being the only one who was able to withstand Sullivan's bowling. The total score was 71. Sullivan had bowled splendidly and .obtained six wickets for 32 runs. Heap and Schroeder started for the school, but the latter was unfortunately bowled by Cash before any runs had been scored. Heap played steadily whilst Wilcock and M. W. Peters added the runs. A. useful partnership took place between Duffitt and M. W. Peters, the latter making 19, and Duffitt 12. With seven wickets down for 54, and eight for 59 matters began to look serious, and when Groves went in with the score at 63, it seemed extremely doubtful which side was going to win. Sullivan, however, made 12 not out, and the game was won by two runs. This is the first time for three years that the 2nd have won a match. The following is the score and analysis ST. PETER'S 2ND.

BOOTH AM SCHOOL 2ND

0 E. T. Heap, b Williamson . 2 J. T. B. Cash, c Fisher b Sullivan. 0 0 F. G Schroeder, b Cash A. H. Jones, b Duffitt.. 8 M. Stansfield, c Heap b Fisher • ... 13 A. Wilcock, c A. L. Jones b Cash F. H. Smith, b Sullivan . , . .... 4 M. W. Peters, st Henderson b Jones 19 ... .... 6 J. L. Fisher, c Walker b Williamson 3 E. Walker, b Duffitt 12 P. Williamson, c Peters b Sullivan 17 C. Duffitt, b Williamson 2 W H. Colley, b Williamson 0 0. L. Jones, c & b Sullivan 15 J. H. B. Sullivan, not out 12 M. G. Haughton, b Sullivan A. B. Graverly, c Kirby b Sullivan 2 J. A. Kirby, hit wkt. b Cash ..... 2 0 S. W. Phillips, b Cash 0 M. Henderson, not out 9 B. T. Groves, c Haughton b Cash . 4 P. J. Meyer, lbw b Wilcock Extras.... .... .... 11 Extras 3 Total

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. 6 3

Maidens. 3 2 0

Runs. 32 19 17

1.8

J. H. B. Sullivan . C. Duffitt .. J. L. Fisher

A. Wilcock

Wickets. 6

Average. 5 .3

2 1 1

9.5

17 0

2 15

CkICKET. S.T. PETER'S 2ND V. POCKLINGTON

G.S. 2ND.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 25th. The morning lied been wet, but the weather cleared sufficiently for a start to be made soon after two o'clock. Pocklington won the toss, and chose to bat first. Runs came very slowly, and the wicket appeared to be difficult from a batsman's point of view. Sale was out with the score at 18, Kirby catching him at point off a very loose ball of Colley's. Guy then carne in, but seven runs later Colley clean bowled Fraser ; his next ball, however, was lifted over the wall, and a partnership took place between Moore and Fisher, the latter making 33 before lie was caught by Schroeder at the wicket, off Duffitt. Carr and Hicks were soon disposed of, Carr being run out, Phillips throwing him out, but Quirk and Bowes were more difficult to deal with. Clarkson made five and then returned a ball hard to Wilcock, who held it successfully. The total score was 130. The School started badly, Duffitt returning the ball to Guy when lie had made three. The only real stand of the innings was between Heap and Wilc,ck, the former being unfortunately run out ; Wilcock made 22. Kirby and Sullivan with 10 and 12 were also useful. Colley made three and then knocked his wicket down. Phillips went in when there was half-an-hour to play to save defeat. Ten minutes of this passed before the interval for tea, but with Donovan's third ball after tea, he was caught by Clarkson at point. It certainly was a splendid catch, Clarkson stretching and getting it- with his left hand. This innings_ thus closed for 68. The School fielding wi:s rather poor, at least seven catches being dropped, but Duffitt, Heap, Phillips, and Wilcock fielded well. Duffitt, Colley and Wilcock had the best bowling average. The following is the full score and analysis :— POCKLINGTON G. S. 2nd XI. 8 M. A. Fraser, b Colley 14 H. G. Sale, c Kirby, b Colley .. 16 J. P. Guy, run out F. H. Moore, c Groves, b Anderson 17 A. Fisher, c Schoeder, b Duffitt.... 33 0 A. A. Carr, run out 8 F. D. Bowes, Kirby, b Fisher 0 J. S. Hicks, b Wilcock 23 D. Quirk, b Duffitt E. A. Clarkson, c and b Wilcock .. 5 5 E. L. Donovan, not out .. 1 Extras

ST. PETER'S 2nd XL C. Duffitt, c and b Guy 3 E. T. Heap, run out 7 D. C. Anderson, b Bowes .. ... 4 F. G. Schroeder, c Hicks, b Guy 3 A. Wilcock, c and b Fraser 22 J. L. Fisher, c Fraser, b Bowes .. 1 J. A. Kirby, c Sale, b Donovan.. 10 J. 11. B. Sullivan, hit-wicket, b Guy 12 W. H. Colley, b Fraser .. . 3 B. T. Groves, not out .. .... 2 S. W. Phillips, c Clarkson, bDonovan 0 Extras 11

Total

Total. ..

130

..........

.....

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CRICKET. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. 7 6 8 9

C. Duffitt J. B. Sullivan W. H. Colley D C. Anderson . J. L. Fisher A. Wilcock

Maidens. 2 0 3 2

Runs. 18 17

Wickets.

Average.

2.5

9.5

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v, DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI. Played at York on Saturday, July 2nd. A heavy thunderstorm . hadpseovrYkinthmg,soeafthwick may easily be imagined. As the Durham team had missed their train it was impossible to get more than half-an-hour's play before lunch. The School took first innings, and Heap and Sullivan faced the bowling of Marley and Blumer. Sullivan" was out when he had made three, but Heap with his customary steady and cautious play made 13. Kirby only survived a few balls and was caught in the slips when he had made two. Two wickets were thus down for seven, but J. Fisher and Heap made a useful stand of 32. Anderson contributed seven and was then caught in the slips. Schroeder, Groves, and Phillips each made three, the latter being caught in the slips off his hand. Colley was not out for nothing, the total being 67. For Durham, Thompson and Elliot commenced, Duffitt and Sullivan being in charge of the attack. The first wicket fell at 17, and the next two at 18, but a stand then took place, Jones making 63 and Blumer 18 ; Jones, however, was badly missed before he had scored. Aleck made 29 ; and the innings closed for 192. Below will be found the full score and analysis. ST. PETER'S 2ND. DURHAM SCHOOL 2ND. 13 E. T. Heap, b Marley J. II B. Sullivan, c Blumer bMarley 3 J. A. Kirby, c Marley b Blumer.... 2 J. L. Fisher, c Jones b Marley .... 19 1). C. Anderson, c Affieck b Marley 7 0 C. Duffitt, c Affieck b Jones .... 3 F. G. Schroeder, b Marley .. S. W. Phillips, c Affieck b Marley 3 3 •R. T. Groves, b Jones 0 W. H. Colley, not out 2 G. Shann, c Firth b Jones 12 Extras Total

8 E. L. Thompson, b Sullivan E. W. Elliot, c Kirby b Sullivan 27 K. H. Firth, c & b Duffitt . . 1 W. Marley, c Fisher b Duffitt ,.0 W. E. G. Jackson, c Schroeder 6 b Anderson A. Jones, b Duffitt 63 18 J. Blumer, b Sullivan R. W. Wingrove, c Duffitt b Sullivan 13 J. Turnbull, e Fisher b Duffitt 0 29 R. Affieck, b Duffitt L. T. Stewart, not out 3 15 Extras

Total

.192

217

Clzicxyl BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. Sullivan 17 .. 23 Duffitt .. 2 Colley Anderson .. 6 Kirby .. 2 Heap .. 4 Fisher .. 3

Maidens. 1 9 0 1 0 0 1

ST. PETER'S 2ND XI.

Runs. 51 51 6 28 9 10 10

Wickets. 4 5 0 1 0

Average. 12.7 10.2 28

0 0

v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND XI.

Played at York on Tuesday, July 5th, on a very wet wicket. Ampleforth won the toss and put us in first. Colley and Heap went in first, but Colley was out in the third over when the score was six. He was succeeded by Phillips, who with Fisher made a good stand of 21 for the third wicket. Fisher's innings of 25 was excellent, and he was out to a splendid catch at square-leg by Sharp off Smith's bowling. Wilcock made 7 and then got two nasty blows on the knee ; he was then caught. The score at lunchtime was 62. and 7 wickets had fallen. Only 6 more runs were added on the restart, and then began a most exciting time. The first five wickets for Amplefort ► went down very quickly for 20 runs, Dutfitt claiming all the 5 wickets for 5 runs. Then their captain, Ilesketh, cause in, and with Chamberlain made a stand which won the game. Hesketh was missed at the wicket off his first ball, and Chamberlain had at least one life in the slips ; he was not out for 30 at the conclusion of the innings. The chief feature of the match was Duffitt's excellent bowling ; he obtained 8 wickets for 28 runs, and two chances were missed off his bowling. After the match he received his Second XI. colours. The following is the full score, &c. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND.

ST. PETER'S 2ND. E. T. heap, b Heslop

W. H. Colley, c Sharp b Winn S. W. Phillips, b Winn J. L. Fisher, e Sharp b Smith .. D. C. Anderson, h Smith F. G. Schroeder, b Smith .... A. Wilcock, c Lovell b bmith C. Duffitt, c Gregory b Winn... J. A. Kirby, b Winn J. B. Sullivan, not out B. T. Groves, b Winn Extras Total

3 2 10 25 9

0 7 0

3 3 0 6 68

2 P. Smith, b Duffitt 0 H. Winn, lbw. b Duffitt M. Gregory, c Wilcock b Duffitt .. 9 1 P. Ward, c Kirby b Duffitt 18 B. Heskett. b Wilcock .... 3 W. Heslop, b Duffitt 3 C. Botchford, b Anderson 30 0. Chamberlain, not out S. Lovell ; c Wilcox b Duffitt 4 7 J. Jackson, b Duffitt 0 W. Sharp, c Fisher b Duffitt 5 Extras

Total

. 82

2 18

CRICKET. ‘ BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Sullivan Duffitt Wilcock Anderson Fisher Colley

ST. PETER'S

Overs. 5 •• 16 •• 8 5 2 2 ••

Maidens. 2 8 1 1 0 1

Runs. 9 28 20 12 3 5

Wickets.

Average.

8 1 1 0 0

3 .5 20 12

2nd XI. v LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2nd XI.

Played at Leeds in brilliant sunshine on Saturday, July 9th. Unfortunately the School lost the toss and had to field first. The first wicket fell in Sullivan's second over with the score at 13, the next at 20, and the third at 32. Then Stockdale and Fletcher made a stand and were together for the next forty runs ; Calvert played a very lucky innings of 36 not out, and Heaton ought never to have made his 31. Anderson caught three good catches at cover-point, and Colley a neat one in the slips. Against the large total of 154, Heap and Colley commenced fur the School, but Heap was out when he had made three. Fisher took his place, and for a few minutes runs came merrily enough, Fisher making 12 before he succumbed to Horsfield's left hand bowling. Before the addition of any more runs, Colley came out after a very creditable six. Schroeder only survived one ball (4 for 22). Kirby and Phillips were in together, the former naking three and Phillips four. Sullivan, Groves, and Shaun put o n 19 for the last wicket, the total score being 52. The following is the full score : LEEDS G. S. 2nd XI. Clarke, c Anderson, b Sullivan ... Addison, b Sullivan.... . Stone, lbw, b Wilcock Stockdale, b Anderson .. . Fletcher, b Anderson . • • • • Hammond, c Colley, b Anderson . Heaton, c Fisher, b Sullivan .. Crofts, c Anderson, b Fisher .. Calvert, not out Horsfield, b Fisher . .. Kennedy, c Anderson, b Wilcock Extras .

13 6 29 16 0 31 7 36 2 1 9

Total

154

....

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. Heap, b Horsfield 3 Colley, b Horsfield .. 6 Fisher, c Clarke, b Horsfield 12 Schroeder, b Horsfield. • 0 Anderson, b Horsfield.. ..... . . 1 Wilcock, b Addison 6 Kirby, b Addison 3 Phillips, c Clarke, b Horsfield 4 Sullivan, c Fletcher,, b Horsfield 5 Groves, run out ..... ..... 6 Shann, not out 4 Extras .... ... 2

Total

titICKET AVERAGES. BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Sullivan .. Wilcock .. Anderson Colley .. Fisher .

Maidens.

••

Overs. 14.2 12 8 2

1 3

Runs. 38 23

Wickets. Average. 2 3

19 7.6

14•6

12 7

—

3.5

Most in an Inns.

Average.

85 68 48 28 ''20 32 14 *13 19 31 6

23 . 66 17'00 12 . 14 7.6 7.2 6 . 61 6.44 6 . 00 5.26 5 . 06 3 . 37

CRICKET AVERAGES. BATTING.

1st XI.

Times

No. of Inns. 15 G. A. Fisher .. 15 A. H. Ackroyd.. 7 M. W. Peters .. 14 W. E. Eardley 15 B. H. Pickering 15 E. N. Greenhow 12 C. R. Mossop .. 12 M. T. Clegg .. [5 J. N. Blenkin .. 15 E. C. Peters .. 10 E. S. Buliner ..

not out. Total runs. 0 0 0

2 1 2 3 8 0 0 2

355 261 85 92 101 86 58 24 79 76 27

'7.

* Signifies not out.

BOWLING. 1st XI. Maidens. Overs. 33 121.3 E. S. Buliner 22 136*5 C. R. Mossop 29 M. T. Clegg • . 128 . 2 3 15 . 5 .. C. Duffitt 12 50.1 A. H. Ackroyd .. 5 52.1 E. N. Greenhow .. 1 10.1 B. H. Pickering .. 3 21 .. A. Wilcock The following have also bowled :— 1 .. •5 G. A. Fisher 0 1 .. M. W. Peters 1 3 D. C. Anderson ..

Runs.

Wickets.

306 495 367 43 174

23 30 21 4 12 9

62 89

20.6

44 . 5

0 9 11

2 0 0

137

Average. 13.5 16.5 17.5 10.3 11'4 18.2

•

A FAREWELL .

220

BATTING. No. of Inns.

A. Wilcock J. Fisher J. Kirby C. Duffitt

.. •. ..

M. W. Peters

••

4 7 7

J. H. B. Sullivan .. G. Shaun D. C. Anderson.. E. T. Heap .. W. H. Colley .. S. W. Phillips . B. T. Groves .. F. G. Schroeder.. B. E. Yeats .

3 7 2 6 7 7 5 5 7 2

2nd XI.

Times not out. Total runs. 0 43 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1

Most in Inns. 22

Average. 10 . 75

1042

64 49

29 29

9.14 8 . 16

23 35 6 35 40 23 20 15 23 1

19 *12

7.66 7.00

6.00

14 13 *9 10 6

5.83 5.71 4*6

4.00 3.75 3.28

1.00

. Signifies not out.

A FAREWELL. Now at last the longed for day in sight appears, Soon fond voices will be sounding in our ears, When we're thus rejoicing as when shedding tears, Orate pro nobis. Some of us there are who returning never, The links of schoolboy's life will shortly sever, And a happy time will have fled for ever. Orate pro nobis. While fresh and new to all our changed conditions, While brightly burn the fires of our ambitions, Still, whatever be our various stations, Orate pro nobis. Some, too, there are who back again are coming, Our cares and places soon to be assuming ; In faith we sing to them as we are parting, Orate pro nobis. And other boys not yet come, are coming, In the days now on our horizon looming, That we may prove their comrades true and loving, Orate pro nobis.

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bridge. Died 1658. Calvert, Thos., born 1606. Sou of John, of York, baker. Went to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Chaplain to Sir Thos. Burdet. Died 1679. Uncle of Jas. q v. Calvert, Jas. Son of Robert, grocer and Sheriff of York. Went to Clare College, Cambridge. Chaplain to Sir Wm. Strickland, of Boynton. Died December, 1678. Hill, Matthew. Went to Magdalen College, Cambridge. Emigrated to Charles County in Maryland, 1669. In Gent's History of York it is stated that St. Anthony's Hospital in Gillygate '. stood on that plat of ground over the road that leads to Monk Bar. Next to it on the north was a Chantry, built in the time of Henry II., one of the first pulled down at the dissolution and converted to a Free School of which there are (in 1730) very little remains." Burton Lane, now called Burton Stone Lane, and originally Chapel Lane, derives its name from a family named Burton, who in the 17th and 18th century awned much land there. Burton Stone, in 1856, was known as Mother Shipton's Stone. It was originally a stone cross to mark the city boundary. In 1756 Joseph Randall kept a school in the new school room on the upper floor of Thursday Market Cross. It was pulled down in 1784.

122

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS.

Finkle Street, in Thursday Market, was known as Mucky Peg Lane. This name and Whipma Whopmagate are familiar to old members of the Fourth Form. It is said by Symeon, of Durham, that Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Adrian, the Abbot, traversed England, and founded schools of religion and secular learning among all the settlements of the Angles, so that all who wished to learn should have masters at hand to teach them. This was in the early days of Wilfrid I., the Archbishop, and probably describes the foundation of St. Peter's School. The holiday given during the early fifties in honour of Godfrey, of Bouillon, was on the 1st October, and commemorated the foundation of a Chantry in the Minster by him. On the dissolution the funds were used for the free education at St. Peter's School, of five singing boys of the Minster Choir. The school cricket field originally was a circular patch surrounded by " rig and furrow " in the playground. When the Chapel was built an additional strip was bought and added on the north side, and a square patch was levelled. About 1873 the whole of the " rig and furrow " was levelled, and football was removed to " Robertson's Cricket Field " in Water Lane, Clifton. In 1856 the Cricket XI. played in bright blue caps. It was then an innovation to play a match against Leeds Grammar School. Benjamin Scott originally kept the tuck shop in Bootham, afterwards managed by his widow and then by Mrs. Bedford. Before the present Chapel was built the School attended StOlave's Church. In a letter of 8th December, 1605, preserved in the Record Office, it is stated that "I understand by Wharton, who knows Faulx of long time, that his mother is yet alive and is married to one, Fostr, an obstinate recusant, dwelling within three (2 two) miles of Yorke, and that Faulx hath a brother by the mother, bred in London, in one of the Inns Of Court. Wearby telleth me further that Jhon and Christopher Wright were schoolefellowes with Faulx and neyglibor's children. Jesmond, the

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Jesuit, was at that time schoolefellow also with them so as this crew have been brought up together His name is Oswald Jesmond and he was born in York." In 1802 the Rev. John Bell, Rector of St. Crux, Pavement, was Master of the Grammar School at York endowed by Win. Houghton. He died 20th September, 1802, and was succeeded by the Rev. Wm. Jenkinson, Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Mr. Chas. Ccesar de Meuron was at the school for some years after 1845 as stated on p. 178 ante. He was a French emigrO of the old school and was succeeded by Mr. Ilabersak. A list of members of the School Football Club when it was first established has been preserved. It contained about 54 names. The rules which were prepared after communication with other schools were printed in 1856.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. Various changes have been made in the Society this term. At a meeting held on June 16th, Mr. Owen proposed (i.) That a subscription of ls. per term should be paid by every member during the first week of each term. The funds thus provided to be used solely for the filling up of the Museum, and preparing specimens. A further sum to be fixed by the Committee, as small as possible, to be levied for the annual excursion, but no one to be eligible to go on this whose ordinary subscription has not been paid at the right time. ( carried). (H.) That the affairs of the Society shall be managed by a Committee of not more than ten persons, of whom two shall be Masters—one being the Curator, and the other the Chairman of the Committee—the others shall be boys each representing one branch of Natural History or kindred subject. (carried). (iii). That the Committee shall be :Mr. Squire (Chairman and Treasurer), M. Richards (Curator).

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Crundall (Secretary), Schroeder i. (Fishing), Yeats (Butterflies and Insects), Ingham, Clegg (Photography , Phillips ii. (Birds & Eggs). Also two other members were added, not belonging to any particular branch, Pickering and Eardley. (iv.) That the position of the Photographic Society be reconsidered by its members. In the event of its remaining united, a part of the Museum to be set aside for photos approved by the Committee. Expenses for this purpose to be defrayed from the ordinary funds of the Society, except those expenses incurred in the Dark Room. )

NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTH.--30th May, 1904, at Cadney Vicarage, Brigg, the wife of the Rev. E. A. Woodruffe Peacock (O.P.), of a son (Thomas Warner). MARRIAGE.—PICK–WooDHousE.—On the 30th June, at Salem Chapel, York, by the Rev. F. A. Russell, Frank Pick (O.P.), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Pick, of Burton Lodge, York. to Mabel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodhouse, and grand-daughter of Mr. Jno. Bellerby, Burton Stone Lane, York. Capt. E. de H. Smith (0.P.), is commanding a Company of the Southern Nigeria Regiment. P. S. C. Cadman (O.P.), is gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the East Riding Imperial Yeomanry. Capt. N. Malcolm (O.P.), has returned home from Service with the Somaliland Expedition. An engagement is announced between James F. G. Hopkins (0.P.), and Ellen, only daughter of Charles W. Wood, of 65, Princes 0-ate, W. The date of the marriage is the 25th August next. We regret Mr. Yeld's accident ; in his absence his place in School has been taken by T. C. Newton (0.P.) The English Essay Prize has been won by E. S. N. Bulmer, and special second prize is being given to J. L. Fisher.

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A. B. Bailey (0.P.), is rowing bow in the Premier viii of the Argonaut's Rowing Club, Toronto. E. St. G. Kirke (0.P.), has been playing cricket for S.M.E., Chatham, and amongst other scores made 89 v. the Royal Naval Barracks ; he also made 56 for the Royal Engineers v. the Royal Artillery, at Chatham. We were pleased to see that F. Mitchell (O.P.), has found time to play for Yorkshire occasionally ; ho made 39 and 79 v. Derbyshire, at Sheffield, on July 5th and 6th. W. H. Crosthwaite (0.P), has obtained an Exhibition of £20 a year at Selwyn College, Cambridge. P. Draper (0.P.), has recently been appointed to H.M.S. Fantome. J. Draper (0.P.), is now in the South African Mounted Constabulary. B. Draper (O.P.), has just received a Government appointment as an Architect, and is about to go to Singapore. The Rev. G. H. Smith had his baby christened in the School Chapel on Tuesday, June 7th, at 11 45. F. G. Schroeder sang as a solo the hymn " In token that thou shalt not fear," as arranged by John Farmer. In our last number we omitted to give the names of those who were confirmed in the School Chapel on Friday, March 25th, by the Bishop of Beverley. They were as follows :W. Ingham, M. W. Peters, F. H. Knowles, R. R. T. Smith, G. D. Shaun, A. L. Smith, B. T. Groves, C A. K. Peters, A. S. Tonge, A. H Ackroyd, B. G. Laughton, E. A. Seiko, M. Knowles, R. D. Foster, T. Shearman, G. G. Rickell. They presented a prayer-book to the Chapel to commemorate the event. The school to which R. Crosth waite (0.P.), has been appointed Headmaster is the Central Municipal School, Manchester. WANTED.—Someone to play the double-bass in the orchestra next term ; also more broken voices for the choir. B. H. Pickering and W. H. Colley are to be Captain and Secretary of Football next term. Amongst recent publications we notice " Halifax Wills," Part I., by J. W. Clay, F.S.A., and Part II. (1515 1544), with -

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Appendices, by E. W. Crossley (O.P.), Member of the Council of the Archaeological Society. " These wills cover the whole area of the ancient parish, and throw much light upon local history, especially the ecclesiastical history of the district...." Applications for the volume may he made to E. W. Crossley, Dean House, Triangle, Halifax. (Subscribers to Part I. may obtain Part II. at 6s. per copy) Professor Clifford Allbutt (0.P.), Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge, states that amongst our scientific men the standard in at least one branch of culture—the faculty of literary composition—is at present very low.—Extract from Yorkshire Evening Post, July 20th. Those who shoot have been out twice this term to practice on the range at Strensall with satisfactory results. Crundall has won the Challenge Cup ; further particulars will be found in the next Peterite. We are pleased to notice amongst the football fixtures for next term that the match with St. John's College is to be revived, and that a match has been arranged with a team from Leeds University. In a cricket match against the Masters the School won by 234 for two wickets to 51, Fisher making 108 (including 2 fours and 10 threes), and Pickering 70 ; the first wicket fell with the score at 178. On Monday, July 11th, Mr. Owen very kindly took the choir out to have tea at James' tea-gardens at Wigginton. By the way, we would remind people that " James " is only too pleased to have anybody out to tea and it is well worth while to pay him a visit. B. Moiser (O.P.) is now M.B. (London) ; M.R.O.S. ; and L.R.C.P. J. P. Watson (O.P.) has passed the Honours Examination of the Law Society (first class). First XL Colours have been awarded to W. E. Eardley, C. R.. Mossop, E. S. Bulmer, M. T. Clegg, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, J. N. Blenkin ; and Second XI. Colours to C. Duffitt, J. L. Fisher, D. C. Anderson, J. H. B. Sullivan, E. T, Heap, F. G. Schroeder, J. A. Kirby, S. W. Phillips.

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The last day of term is Wednesday, July 27th. The prizes are to be distributed at 11-30 by the Bishop of Hull.

OBITUARY. 31st May, 1904, at Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Christopher Bolland Powell (0.P.), in his 75th year.

21st March, 1904, Thomas Edward Nevin (0.P.), of Mirfield, solicitor. 23rd April, 1904, at Clodock, Abergavenny, G. Aubrey T. Fox (O.P.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., aged 37.

26th June, 1909, the Rev. T. H. Gregory (O.P.), Vicar of Whalley, Lancsliire.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries:—Bridlingtonian, Coventry School .Mayazine, Denstonian, Eastbournian, Framlinghamian, Felstedian, Leodiensian, ilerchistonian, Malvernian, Hasonian, Newtonian, Portcullis, Savilian, Sedberghian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, Wycombe Abbey Gazette.

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OCTOBER, 1904.

No. 167.

SCHOOL LETTER. E enter upon a new School year with the completion of the New House in the near future ; indeed, we already inhabit the new changing- rooms, and we hope soon to get into the new class-rooms. The cricket team, though they won more matches than last season, failed to realise the hopes entertained of them, Fisher easily winning the average bat for the second time with no one to challenge him. Football is now in full swing, and our team bids fair to be as successful as in former seasons, although we have no colours among the backs. We have already played one of the matches against the Day-boys, in which the House won after a good game by 18 points to nothing. Old Peterites, as usual, are distinguishing themselves, amongst the latest being Dr. Tempest Anderson, on whom the University of Leeds have conferred the degree of Doctor of Science. We congratulate him heartily on so well-deserved an honour. We hope to have some more interesting lectures this term, and under Mr. Grigson's able conducting to get up another programme of concerts. In conclusion, we wish the XV. every success.

E. C. PETERS. A. H. ACKROYD. M. T. CLEGG. E. N. CREENHOW. F. S. BULMER. H. E. WINDLE (Scorer). G. A. FISHER (Captain). (Umpire). B. H. PICKERING. M. W. PE-rER.s. W. 1 .:. E4,..13r.Ev. C. R. Mossop.

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OLD PETERITE CLUB NOTICES. ANNUAL YORK DINNER. It is intended to hold the Annual O.P. Dinner in York on Wednesday, December 2 tst, when G. H. Eyre will preside. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL. As the Secretary of the O.P. Club is desirous of obtaining a complete list of the Old Peterites who fell in the late Boer War in South Africa for the purpose of the Memorial Tablet, which it is proposed to place in the School Chapel to their memory, he will be grateful to any who will furnish him with the names of any Old Peterites who ought to be included in such list.

THE PRIZE-GIVING. The usual Prize-giving was held on July the 29th, at 11-30 a.m. On this occasion the successful scholars received their awards from the hands of the Bishop of Hull (Dr. Blunt), who, leaving education alone, addressed himself chiefly to the boys to whom, in happily-chosen language, he gave cheery encouragement and sound advice. The Dean of York (Dr. Purey-Cust), who was accompanied by Lady Emma Purey-Cust, presided, and there were on the platform, in addition to the Bishop of Hull, the Bishop of Beverley (Dr. Crosthwaite), the Rev. Canon Argles, the Rev. Canon Greenwood, the Rev. E. C. Owen (the Headmaster), and the members of the teaching staff. The Rev. E. C. Owen read a list of the distinctions won by the School by past and present pupils, and explained that the prizes offered by the Archbishop of York, the Dean of York, and the Bishop of Bristol (an old Peterite), could not be awarded yet, because the marks of the examinations had not been received. The Dean disclaimed any intention of introducing the Bishop

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of Hull, who, he remarked, was in the diocese long before he was in it. The Bishop, he said, was heartily welcomed there, not only because of the feelings of friendship entertained for him, but in recognition of his great interest in education, and his efforts to extend its blessings in every way. The Bishop of Hull opened his address by speaking of the great pleasure it gave him to be present ; and went on to say that having heard an account of the splendid work done there he congratulated them on maintaining so satisfactorily the traditions of that ancient School. He could talk a great deal about education ; but he was conscious of the fact that there were a great number of boys present who did not enter, as some of their elders did, into the questions which were now agitating the public mind in reference to elementary, secondary, higher, and University education. Speaking directly to the boys, the Bishop told them that they ought to have a clear notion why they went to school. They were not merely to be crammed with facts, but to acquire a certain mental capacity to be able to appreciate and assimilate facts, so that they might be able to adjust those facts to the needs of life, and fit themselves for whatever career in life God might call them to. They should also remember that there was the pleasure of forming friendships. The friendships of school were often the best in life. At school they were learning that which was the advantage of being an educated person—the power of concentrating their minds on the subject before them, and rigidly applying them, without indifference or carelessness, to the facts of life afterwards. Then there was the training and development of character, which was the most important thing that any boy or girl, man or woman, could learn. It was contended by some that there were too many examinations. It was tru?, that examinations tested something, but they did not test everything. They tested memory, quickness of work, accuracy, and the power of being able to reproduce, in a fitting form, what the boy or girl knew. But there was one thing they did not test. They did not always test the plodding industry of the slow, dull boy, who might be doing just as good work according to his capacity as the quick boy, and

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they did not test, even in the best boys, what he might call the power of imagination—that faculty which could not be tested by examination, which he thought we English people ought to cultivate more than we do. Alluding to sports, the Bishop warned the boys against gambling, which, he said, was proving the. ruin and curse of noble English games. It used to be said that knowledge was power, but he believed the right reading of it was that character was power. The history of the world showed that it was the character of a man that was really the greatest force and power. In conclusion, his Lordship pointed out three things which the boys ought to be. They ought, he said, to be courageous to do what was right, to be conscientious, and do their work as well when the master was out of school as when he was in it ; and lastly, let them be Christian. At the close of his address the Bishop distributed the awards, having an apt and happy word for each recipient. The Rev. E. C. Owen, in proposing a vote of thanks to the Bishop of Hull, said the general question of education was so thorny a one that it was almost impossible to discuss it with any precision or definiteness at the present time. They seemed to be fishing for O. foundation for their educational ideas. Having referred to the difficulties which had arisen in consequence of the shifting of the educational centre of gravity which had been taking place during the last 3o years, Mr. Owen referred to the issue of the syllabus by the Board of Education, and said if it were adopted by everyone concerned he thought that in about ten years time they would have begun to organise something like an educational system for the country, which at present they had not got. Some people might be inclined to ask what relationship St. Peter's School bore to the various schemes put forward in the York City Council. The reply was that the attitude of that School was one of sympathetic attitude and nothing more. They at St. Peter's were most anxious that the educational system of York should be organised to the satisfaction of every interest, but they were not concerned further than that for the reason that their place had been assigned to them by the Board of Education as the first grade school of York.

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The Bishop of Beverley seconded the resolution, which was carried, and the proceedings closed with lusty cheers for the Bishop of Hull, the Dean and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, the Governors, and the Headmaster and Miss Owen. The following is a list of the distinctions won by the School, and of the prize winners :— AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS. DAY SCHOLARSHIP : P. G. Hendley. HEY SCHOLARSHIPS : A. E. Schroeder and W. P. Allen. LIST OF HONOURS. G. A. FISHER.—First Classical Hastings Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford ; honourable mention in the Ackroyd Scholarship Examination. F. PICK.—First Class, Bachelor of Law (London). J. P. WATSON.—First Class, Law Society's Final Examination. A. B. SALE.—Passed into Sandhurst. J. R. SALE.—Naval Clerkship. R. CROSTHWAITE.—Head Master of the Central Municipal School,' Manchester. G. H. WADE.—Head Master of Wallingford School. T. W. FERRAND.—High Sheriff of Yorkshire. THE LORD BISHOP OF BRISTOL.—Seat in the House of Lords; President of the Alpine Club. The Leaving Exhibition, the Foundation Scholarship, and the Sixth and Fifth Form Prizes (including the Archbishop's Prize for Classics, the Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics, and the Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity) could not be awarded as the marks of the examiners had not yet come. The following results could not be announced on Prize Day as the marks of the examiners had not arrived:— Leaving Exhibition: G. A. Fisher. Foundation Scholarship: A. A. Phillips. Proxime Accessit : P. H. BuIrner. Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics: G. A. Fisher. Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics : Not awarded.

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Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity : J. L. Fisher. V Classical : R. 0. F. Husband. Form Prizes V.. Modern : F. G. Schroeder. Mathematical Prizes—Div. i.: C. P. Wadsworth. Div. ii.: F. H. Knowles. French Prize—Form v.: J. D. Wells. PRIZE LIST. Form iv. Class : P. G. Hendley ; Mod. : W. T. Stainthorpe. Upper iii. Class. : A. J. Peters. Upper iii. Mod. : I,. Monkman. Lower iii. : R. C. Bentley. Mathematical Divisions : iii., P. G. Ilendley ; iv., M. M Wadsworth ; v., L. Monkman ; vi , C. W. Richards. English Essay Prize (given by Professor F. S. Boas, of Queen's College, Belfast) : E. S. Bulmer. English Essay Second Prize : J. L. Fisher. Head Master's Latin Prose Prize : G. A. Fisher. French Prizes—Form iv. : D. C. Anderson ; Lower School : M. Knowles. Science Prizes--Form v. : A. E. Schroeder ; Form iv. : R. I. K. Elliot ; Form iii. : L. Monkman. History Prizes—Form iv. ; G. D. Shann ; Lower School : L. Monkman. Music Prize : W. H. Colley. Reading Prize (given by the Old Boys' Club) : H. E. Windle. Drawing Prizes (given by Mr. A. W. Turner)—Div. : M. T. Clegg and F. H. Knowles (equal); Div. ii.: M. Knowles ; Div. iii. : E. A. Selke. Shorthand—Div. i.: C. P. Wadsworth ; Div. ii. : J. S. Lambert (given by Mr. J. Rodwell). Photography : M. T. Clegg. Average Bat :- G. A. Fisher. Average Ball : E. S. Bulmer. Shooting Challenge Cup (presented by Mrs. Green): A. Crundall.

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PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL PRIZE LIST.—LOWER SCHOOL. Division iv. : B. D. Telford. Division iii. : P. A. W. Richards, arithmetic ; W. R. Kennedy, English ; W. R. Wray, rank. Division ii. : R. M. Baskett, English ; K. Norwood, arithmetic ; F. E. Ferguson, rank. Division i.: C. G. C. Hendley, arithmetic; A. D. Trotter, English; C. H. S. Cooper, scripture ; B. C. Camm, rank. Upper School : G. G. Wallace, divinity: W. H. Charnley, English ; J. Ramsden, mathematics ; T. W. Fisher, Latin ; R. T. Brody, rank. Athletics Prize List.—Cricket : Batting Average, J. Ramsden ; Bowling, C. G. C. Hendley. Swimming : Beginners this term, Charnley ; last year, J. Ramsden.

ROWING. Last term rowing was taken up with more energy, Mr. Alwyn very kindly coaching us. The result was very satisfactory, and a House v. Dayboys was arranged. Unfortunately at the last minute the four had to be changed, but a very good race resulted. The House did not get a good start, as a result of which the Dayboys immediately drew ahead. The House, however, rowing well together, slowly drew up and by the Railway Bridge were exactly level. From this point the House forged ahead, and maintaining their lead won a good race by ,about a length. The House all rowed well together, while Mr. Squire was the mainstay of the Dayboys. The following are the names and weights of the two fours :— 9st. 71b. 1 Ost. 71b, 9st. 31b. 9st. 61b. 6st. 131b.

HOUSE. B. H. Pickering, stroke A. H. Ackroyd, 3 E. S. Bulmer, 2 N. T. Clegg., bow R. I. K. Elliot, (cox).

10st. 111b. 7st. 111b. 8st. 51b. 8st. 61b. 7st. 11b.

DAYBOYS. S. G. Squire, Esq., stroke C. F. Kennedy, 3 F. 11-. Knowles, 2 B.R. T. Smith, bow G. Shane, (cox).

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THE FISHING SOCIETY. On the special holiday given for the annual expedition of the Natural History Society, seven or eight members of the Fishing Branch were very kindly taken by Mr. Schroeder to fish in the lake at Castle Howard, leave having been generously given by Lady Carlisle. On arriving at Castle Howard the party was driven to the lake, a big sheet of water some two or three miles from the station. The anglers soon put their rods together and cast into the lake, which was rather ruffled by a strong wind. At first sport was slow, but after the wind had abated a little, the fish began to bite. From the shouts and vigorous strikes of the anglers, one might have thought that they were fishing for sharks, and not for perch. When at last the fishermen reeled up, it was found that quite a nice basketful of fish had been landed. A brake took back the wearied anglers to the village, where Mr. Schroeder had provided an To this all did full justice ; in fact, excellent and substantial tea. two or three of the famished people are reported to have distinguished themselves greatly. After this the musical men of the party soothed the rest with songs and tunes, and some even managed to give a very fine performance of the " Cake-walk." When the train steamed out of Castle Howard it bore away a very jolly party, and many were the tales that were told, all of which were fully appreciated and strange to tell, taken as gospel-truth. The catch of fish, amounting in all to seven pounds, was given to Miss Owen. At a meeting of the Committee a vote of thanks to Mr. Schroeder was proposed by Mr. Squire, and was unanimously carried.

SHOOTING. On July 2oth, twelve members of the School Shooting Club went to Strensall by brake to shoot for the magnificent cup kindly presented by Mrs. Green. The cup was to be given to the best individual shot, and Mr. Owen generously added an extra prize. The cup was to be kept by the \N inner for one year, a silver shield

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being attached to the pedestal bearing the individual's name. The conditions for the competition were these :—I+ shots at 200 yards, and 14. shots at Soo yards ; 7 shots at each of the ranges were to be independent firing, the other 7 were to be rapid. The targets were to be the regulation Bisley targets, the bulls of which are much smaller than the ordinary regulation targets. The position of shooting was to be lying down. Captain Ingles kindly officiated as judge, and Sergeant Mellor, the volunteer Musketry Instructor, and Corporal Clarke kept the scores. The day was fine, with a slight breeze from the right, which caused the bullet to swerve slightly from the target when shooting at the 500 yards range. In military language, there was " two feet of wind blowing," meaning that in order to hit the bull the shooter must aim two feet to the side of it, according as the wind blew from the right or the left. A start was made about three o'clock at the zoo yards range. Here some exceptionally fine shooting by A. Crundall was witnessed, who scored 29 independent firing, and 32 rapid firing, out of a possible 35 ; a very fine target indeed, which, Sergeant Mellor said would win a prize at almost any shooting meeting. Elliot followed with scores of 24 and 24. At the 500 yards range Crundall did not score nearly so well as at the zoo, his scores of 19 and 23 being beaten by Clegg with 19 and 26, and Schroeder with 23 and zo. Eventually Crundall was easily declared winner, with an aggregate of 103 out of 14o, which, considering that this is our first year at Strensall, is very good indeed. Schroeder came next with 87, closely followed by Clegg, Sampson, and Duffitt, with 86, 85, and 83 respectively. After the shooting Mr. Owen kindly treated the party to a substantial tea, which was greatly enjoyed by both shooters and spectators, among whom were Mr. and Miss Owen, Captain and Mrs. Ingles, and Mr. and Mrs. Green. Before closing we must express our thanks to Mr. Owen and Captain Ingles for so kindly inaugurating the Shooting Club, which has, thanks to their kind help, proved a great success. Appended is a list of the shooters with their scores :— 103 1. A. Crundall •• (Holder of cup and winner of Mr. Owen's Prize). .. 87 2. F. G. Schroeder 86 3. M. T. Clegg • . 85 4. J. G. G. Sampson .. 83 5. C. Duffitt

6. W. E. Eardley •• 7. R. I. K. Elliot •• 8. D. C. Anderson 9. F. H. Knowles .. 10. H. E. Windle W. Peters 1 11. 11 M. C. F. Kennedy f

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CRICKET RETROSPECT. The result of last season was distinctly disappointing considering the material which we had for our first eleven. Perhaps in so young a team nervousness might account for the frequent failure of good batsmen or for the dropping of easy catches in the field. At all events, whatever the cause, the eleven rarely shewed their true form during the season. On paper we seemed to have a strong batting side, but in effect the scoring was mainly confined to two batsmen, Fisher and Ackroyd. Both Pickering and E. C. Peters failed to realise. the hopes entertained of them, while Greenhow and Blenkin failed unaccountably throughout the season. Eardley proved one of our most reliable bats, and M. W. Peters played two very good innings. Of bowlers we had considerable variety, but none proved very deadly. Mossop was decidedly the best, but had the worst of luck. Bulmer was too erratic, though on suitable wickets he often was very useful. Clegg was perhaps the most consistent and should be a distinctly good bowler next season. Greenhow, Ackroyd, and Wilcock also were successful on occasions. The fielding was frequently slovenly, though occasionally good displays were given. The form shewn in the Bootham match was evidence of the capacity of the eleven in this department when they exerted themselves. The second eleven were hardly a promising side. Their batting was frequently feeble and the fielding weak. The bowling was, however, above the average, Duffitt and Sullivan being quite good, w hile J. Fisher, Wilcock and Anderson were also useful. Wilcock, J. Fisher and Duffitt were the pick of the bats.

CRICKET CHARACTERS. G. A. FISHER, '00, '01, '02, '03, 'of. Has proved a keen and energetic captain. A promising bat with a variety of effective strokes ; should do well in the future. Smart field and safe catch, can also bowl.

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A steady bat with a good eye, but with hardly enough variety of strokes. Keen in the field. E. C. PETERS, '03, '04. With more confidence should be a good bat. He has a natural hitting stroke, but is apt to be content with stopping the ball. A safe field. A. H. ACKROYD, 'Of. Is apt to start shakily, but when once set he hits in good style. A fair bowler and exceptionally good in the field. W. E. EARDLEY, '04. A very careful bat who has played several good innings. Kept wicket very creditably, being smart at stumping. C. R. MossoP, '04. A free bat who has improved vastly since last season. His slow deceptive bowling has proved very successful. Sleepy in the field. M. T. CLEGG, '04. Has proved a fair bat and been a very useful change bowler. Poor field. M. W. PETERS, '04. A stylish bat who has made some very useful scores. Good field. E. S. N. BULMER, '04. Has not done well as a bat but has been the mainstay of the side in bowling. E. N. GREENHOW, '04. A hard hitter when once set, also a useful bowler. Batted well at the start, but afterwards fell J. N. BLENKIN, off, but as he is only young he should do well. B.

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SECOND XI. *A. WILCOCK. Hits hard but with small results. Has proved a useful fast bowler. *C. DUFFITT. Did not do well at first, but afterwards developed great ability as a bat. He also accomplished some notable bowling feats. *J. L. FISHER. Has a good eye which enables him to take liberties with the bowling. As a bowler has met with fair success. *D. C. ANDERSON. A fair bat, but fielding is his strong point. Should prove a good slow bowler.

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Has the makings of a very good bat. A good bowler, unreliable field.

*J. H. B. SULLIVAN.

E. T. HEAP. A most successful " stone-wailer." Fairly good in the field. F. G. SCHROEDER. A wild hitter who has made one goOd score. A good wicket-keep. *J. A. KIRBY. A painstaking bat who has done well. A safe catch. *S. W. PHILIPPS. A fair bat ; good fielder in the country. W. H. COLLEY. A careful bat who has made some fair scores. A successful bowler. G. D. SHANN. Only played twice but shows promise. Denotes a colour.

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At York. St. Peter's won the toss and decided to bat first. Sullivan and Groves opened the batting. The latter was soon dismissed, and Allen came in. Sullivan meanwhile continued to score comfortably, but at 27 Allen was out leg before, when he had made 8. Richards now followed and contributed 8 before he was clean bowled by Davenport. The score was now 4 wickets for 48 runs. Taylor was out for a duck. Anderson ii. was the next man, and, with Sullivan as partner, proceeded to punish the bowling severely. At So Sullivan was out, after making 37 in good style. Anderson continued to knock the bowling about. The wickets now fell faster and the side was out for 109. The visitors did not make much resistance, and were soon out for 36. Hendley was the most successful with the ball, taking 6 wickets, while for the visitors Davenport took 8 wickets.

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B. T. Groves, b H. Davenport.... 0 W. P. Allen, lbw, b H. Davenport 8 C. W. Richards, b H. Davenport .. 7 C. C. Taylor, 1) H. Davenport D. Anderson ii., c Edwardes, b H. Davenport 39 A .J. Pet ers,eEdwardes,bilDavenport 0 P. G. Hendley, b Raime3 0 R. D. Foster, b H. Davenport .... 1 G. O. Barton, b Raimes 3 W. V. Lawton, not out 5 Extras 9

Buchanan, c Sullivan, b Anderson Thomson. b Hendley Wardle, b Hendley • . Sheppard, b Allen •••• Edwardes c Foster, b Hendley .. Davenport, b Allen Cooper, b Hendley .. Rowe, b Hendley Tetley, b Allen Raimes, b Hendley Ormsby, not out Extras Total

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FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. Of last year's team only four colours are left, Pickering, Colley, Schroeder, and E. S. Bulmer. These are all forwards and should form the nucleus of a good pack. Behind the scrum we shall not be so good as last year, although E. C. Peters and J. L. Fisher at half ought, with practice, to combine well. Fisher at present is rather too selfish. M. W. Peters, Ackro)d, and Greenhow have so far shown good form at threequarters. The forwards ought to be decidedly good as Clegg, Duffitt, and Yeats are all fairly heavy and have improved since last year. It is hoped we shall be free from accidents this time, .although it is very doubtful whether Schroeder will last out . the. season. The rest of the pack will be fairly light. Pickering, Colley, and Bulmer are good in the loose, while- Schroeder works very hard in the scrum. With ordinary luck and immunity from accidents we ought to have a fairly good season. The second, though small, show some talent, and this year are to play four matches. •

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Wed., Oct. 12. Old Boys Sat., „ 15. Ripon G.S Wed., „ 19. J. E. Viccar's XV. 22. Richmond G.S. Sat , „ z9. Durham School Sat., Wed., Nov. 2. Wakefield G.S. q. Merchant Taylor's, Crosby Wed., Durham School . 12. Sat., 16. Leeds G.S Wed., 19. St. John's College Sat., Wed., „ 23. Ripon G.S Giggleswick School 26. Sat., 3o. Richmond G.S Wed., Sat., Dec. 3. „ r o. Leodiensian F.C. Sat., Sat., Feb. 4. Wakefield G.S.

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home .. won 19—nil away.. lost 8-1.1 home ..lost 6—rz away won 9-3 home home.. home.. away.. home.. home.. home.. away.. home.. home.. away..

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Sat., Oct. 15. Ripon G.S. znd XV home.. won 11-3 „ 29. Durham School znd XV. ....away.. Sat., Wed., Nov. 16. Leeds G.S. 2nd XV. away.. Wed., „ 23. Ripon G.S. 2nd XV. away..

FOOTBALL. HOUSE v. DAYBOYS.

This match was played on Saturday, October 8th, in good weather. The dayboys won the toss, and elected to play down-hill. In the first half the House were in the enemy's " 25 " nearly all the time, and had it not been for some carelessness amongst the backs, tries ought to have been scored several times. Just before

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half-time Clegg scored from some loose play, Ackroyd converting. After the restart the House immediately began to press and Ackroyd scored far out, after good passing by the three-quarter line. He again converted in good style. The day-boys now made several rushes, and at times looked dangerous but they failed to score. From a free-kick by the day-boys, Greenhow got the ball and running round the day-boys scored between the posts, Clegg converting. The House now pressed very strongly and Peters i. Scored near the posts, Colley just failing at the kick. Soon after the whistle blew for time, leaving the House victors by 3 goals I try (18 pts), to nil.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. OLD PETERITES. Pickering kicked off for the School, the ball being returned into touch near the Old Boys' " 25." Immediat-21y the School began to press, and gained a great deal of ground. Soon, however, St. George relieved by a run, which brought play to the half-way line. St. George again broke away, but was stopped in good time. For a time play was pretty even, neither three-quarter line being able to get into motion ; then the School forwards changed their tactics and wheeled the ball, dribbling it to the Old Boys' try line. Here some loose play followed, and Balmer had hard luck in not .scoring, the opposing back being forced to touch down. Shortly after the School forwards were very near scoring again, but the ball was kicked too hard and St. George touched down. From a scrum near the O.P.'s " 25 " Fisher took a splendid pass from Peters i. and scored far out. Ackroyd failed to convert. The whistle then blew for half time with the score 3 pts.—o in favour of the School. Soon after the re-start the School dribbled the ball to the enemy's "25," and from some loose play Greenhow scored between the posts, Ackroyd converting. For some minutes now the School were pressed, Yeld, Newton and Crombie banging their way to the School " 25 " ; but after a good deal of saving the pressure was relieved by Anderson, who found touch a good way up the field. From a heel-out Fisher dodged the opposing backs and scored far

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out ; Ackroyd failed at the kick. From the drop-out the Old Boys rushed the ball to the School " 25," where it stayed for a considerable time. Then Greenhow dribbled up the field and enabled Bulmer to score far out, Clegg converting. Again the School forwards made a rush, and Schroeder, kicking past the full-back, scored near the goal-posts. Ackroyd again failed to convert. The Old Boys now began to exert themselves to the utmost, but were unable to score. Then time was called, the final score being :— St. Peter's School, 2 goals 3 tries (19 points). Old Boys, nil. SCHOOL —Back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarter backs, W. Ingham, E. N. Greenhow, M. W. Peters, A. H. Ackroyd; halfbacks, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. Bulmer, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips. OLD PETERITES. —Back, J. N. Blenkin ; three-quarter backs, A. R. St. George, H. C. Scott, B. T. Groves, H. Hutchinson ; halfbacks, A. Rose and E. D. Teasdale ; forwards, G. G. Yeld, N, T. Crornbie, T. C. Newton, E. T. Heap, R. H. Colley, R. 0. F. Husband, E. H. Frank, C. F. Kennedy.

RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. Trotter L A 69 Warren Hastings Fitcheu 7o Nelson and His Captains _Malbron Dupleix Hon. Stephens 72 Albuguergue 73--85 Books of Real Adventure 87 Napoleon—(by his secretary) ....De Bounenne 89 J. C. Jebb A life of more adventure than usually falls to the hero of fiction—preface by Rider Haggard. Bright B 72 History of England, 1880-1901 74 Letters of Christopher Columbus ...

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75 Letters of Christopher Columbus B 75 is a facsimile—illustrations and all—of the means by which the world learnt of the discovery of America. C 96 Tropical Africa H. Drummond A'fascinating book of Travel. 97 Nature's Riddles W. Smart 98 The Return to Protection A simple explanation of the Fiscal Question. 99 The Expression of the Emotions . C. Darwin Why we smile to express pleasure, &c. &c. oo Volcanic Studies Tempest Anderson !or Story of the Heavens R S. Ball 102 Guide to the Constellations Gall By which you can tell the names of any constellation visible, and the names of the greater stars Primitive Man Clodd Korea Angus Hamilton 72 Japan aspects and destinies W. Petrie Watson R. H. She/ard 73 The Closed Door A [z passage to Ame!ica, and the treatment there of emigrants considered undesirable. 74. Rural Bengal Sir W. Hunter Contains a full account of the Santals—among other things. 75 N W. Proxinces W. Crook Geographical, ethnological, &c., &c. Haig 76 The Indus Delta The History from the Invasion of Alexandria, and the changes its geography has undergone. 77 The Redemption of Egypt .. W. Basil Worsfold An Old Peterite. An account of Egypt and its progress under English Rule. Falkner K 404 Nebuly Coat , —

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4 0 9, 435 Young Barbarians Dashing Days of Old 412 Masterman Ready 413 - 416

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Henty Ian Maclaren Gordon Stables Capt. Maro'at Clark Russell Clive Holland William Black W. Westall

425 The Phantom City 426 Agnes Race S Weynian 429 The Long Night . Mark Twain i,000,000 Bank Note .... 43 0 The f R. Buchanan 431 A Child of Nature l.. Merrick 43 2 The Quaint Companions A. Balfour 433 By Stroke of Sword Rider Haggard 434 Pearl Maiden Marmoutel 435 Moral Tales Rudyard Kiblrpg 436 Traffics and Discoveries

VALETE. G. A. FISHER. Came September, 1896. VI. Classical. Head of the School. Head Monitor. XV. 1901-2-3-4. Captain XV. 1903-4. XI. 1900-1-2-3-4. Captain XI. 1904. Editor of Peterite 1900-1-2-3. One of the first fives pair 1903-4. Hockey XI. 1902-3-4. Foundation Scholar 1898. Batting Average 1903-4. Leaving Exhibition and Lady Hastings Exhibition at Queen's College, Oxford. E. T. HEAP. Caine January, 1897. VI. Classical. XV. 1903-4. Second XI. 1904. Dayboy Monitor. Hockey XI. 1903-4. Day Scholarship 1900. S. W. PHILLIPS. Came January, 1900. VI. Classical. Second XV. 1903-4. Second XI. 1904. Head of the House. Editor of Peterite 1903-4. Choir. Foundation Scholarship Igor. J. S. LAMBERT. Came September 1899. V. Modern. C. P. WADSWORTH. Came May, 1902. V. Modern. Foundation Scholar 1902.

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Came May, 1903. V. Modern. Shooting Cup 1904. Hockey XI. 1904. J. H. B. SULLIVAN. Came May, 1899. IV. Classical. Choir. Second XI. 1904. W. E. EARDLEY. Came 1900. IV. Modern. XI. 1904. Second A. CRUNDALL.

XV. 1902-3-4. Hockey XI. 1904. A. S. TONGE.

Came January, 1902.

IV. Modern.

SALVETE, III. CLASSICAL.

III. MODERN.

R. T. Brode. T. W. Fisher ii. J. B. C. Crompton. G. Peters v.

F. Benson ii. A. W. Jackson.

SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and old Peleriles. Contributions, which will be thankfully 'calved, may be addressed to the Editors of " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York. The York Proprietary or Collegiate School was opened on the ist February, 1838, in the buildings now occupied by St. Peter's. The Rev. Wm. Hey was then Principal, and the Rev. Thos. Myers was Vice-Principal. In 184+ the property was purchased by the Dean and Chapter as trustees for St. Peter's, and the two schools were amalgamated at Midsummer, 1844. Among the pupils at the Proprietary School, before the latter date, were Bowen Straubenzee and Joseph 'Ferry, but there is no indication in the registers that they were at St. Peter's. The total number of boys at the Proprietary School from its foundation until the amalgamation was about 296. At Midsummer,

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1844, there were about roi boys in the combined school, and of these about 18 were from St. Peter's and 55 from the Collegiate School. By error in a previous number, 1903, p. 7r, James Andrew is said to have been educated at St. Peter's. He was in fact, at Sedbergh School from the age of 13. Andrew John Chapman entered St. Peter's School April 1835, aged 13. Left March, 1840. Second son of Rev. Jas. of Wentley. Matric : Univ : Coll : Oxf : May 184o, aged 18. School Exhib : and Exhib : of Univ : Coll: Oxf: Double ind Class 1884. Master at Rossall 1846. Fellow and Tutor of Line : Coll : Oxf : 1846-6o. Ordained 1847. Headmaster Nelson Coll : New Zealand 186o. Vice-Chanc : New Zealand Univ : 1886. Presided at Yorkshire Dinner, Wellington, N. Z., 1896. Reported to be dead. Andrew, Wm., entered St. Peter's School, April, 1835, aged 15. Left Christmas, 1837. First son of Rev. Jas. of Whitley. Matric : St. Edmund Hall, Oxf : loth Oct., 1837, aged 17. First Class Lit : Hum : 1842. Fellow and Tutor of Worcester Coll : Oxf : Ordained 1843. Select Preacher Oxf : Univ : 1855. Rector of Paston, 1876. Hon: Canon of Peterbro'. Reported to be dead. Chas. Caesar de Meuron was French and German Master at St. Peter's from 1834-52. He died very suddenly at York about August, 1852, and was buried to the left of the south door of St. Olave's Church, which was then attended by the School. He was an army lieutenant on half-pay, and was succeeded as French Master by Anton Habersak. One of the earlier ushers or undermasters of St. Peter's, whose name has been preserved was the Rev. T. Jessop, who was assistant to the Rev. Isaac Grayson in 1818. He was probably Vicar of Wighill in 1839. Cricket was in full swing and played on the present playground in 1847. The ground was also used as a football field until the early seventies, when, owing to repeated accidents against the wall, which was only a few inches from the touch line. the game was transferred to the Clifton field.

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The School Theatricals of 1867 included " The Rose of Amiens " and " The Old Commodore." In 1868 " Charles XII." and " Your life's in danger " were played. Wilfrid Watson of Jesus Coll : Cambridge, who rowed in the 'Varsity Boatrace of 18+2, is believed to be the 0.P. who entered the School in 1832, aged r 1.

NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS. On July 17th, at Chasewood Randle, near Nelson, British Columbia, the wife of James Wharton Ford (0.P.), of a son. On July 23rd, at the Mount, York, the wife of Francis Ware (O.P.), of a son. On October 7th, at 18, Laceham Gardens, W., the wife of Antony 0. Sargeaunt (O.P.), of a daughter. On October 16th, at Hatton Hall, Naini Tal, the wife of William Hey Cobb, I.C.S., Collector of Meerut, of a son. MARRIAGES. KIRKE-G1BSON CRAIG. —On the 1 oth August, at the Parish Church,

Currie, N.B , by the Rev. D. C. Stewart, Percy St. George Kirke (O.P.), third son of Colonel Kirke, Royal Engineers, to Alice Gertrude, second daughter of Sir H. Gibson Craig, of Riccarton, Baronet. FRENCH-- j OYCE.-1 oth August, Herbert Benstead French (0.P.), to Henrietta, daughter of the late Wm. Joyce, of Dublin. MCCLELLAN—DALTRY.-- 23rd August, Frank MCCLELLAN (O.P.), to Mabel, younger daughter of the late Rev. T. W. Daltry. HOPKINS-WOOD.—z5th August, J. F. G. Hopkins (O.P.), to Ellen, only daughter of Chas. W. Wood, of 65, Princes Gate, London. CHADWICK— SYKES. --I2th October, in New Zealand, Samuel Thos. Chadwick (O.P.) to Mary Hems worth, eldest daughter of R. H. Sykes, of Ripon. L. W. Huffam (0.P.), of the Selby Hockey Club has been asked to play in the Yorkshire County Hockey Trial,

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We hope the Rev. H. J. Hutchinson (0.P.), Vicar of Sancton, has recovered from his bicycle accident.

J. L. Fisher, F. G. Schroeder and W. H. Colley have been made monitors. M. T. Clegg has been made an Editor of the Peterite. The following (O.P.'s) are playing Football :G. G. Yeld and R. F. Russell for Leicester ; R. G. bingha:n for St. Thomas's Hospital ; T. J. Black for Cumberland ; E. J. Joicey for Durham County ; and K. Nelson for Harrogate. R. G. Bingham (0.P.) has passed the second examination of the Board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. W. H. Pickering (0.P.) has received the Government appointment of Chief Inspector of Mines in India. We congratulate the Rev. E. Peters (0.P.) on his Silver Wedding. The lists on the panels in the Gymnasium have now been brought up to date. The Head Master has been appointed a representative member of the Court of Leeds University. Mr. • Edwin Gray (O.P.) has been reappointed by the City to represent them on the Board of Governors of St. Peter's School. Mr. J. Newton has been reappointed for the same purpose by the North Riding County Council. A. H. Turner (O.P.) has passed the intermediate examination in Medicine at the University of Leeds. Rev. William Hague Barnby (0.P.), Vicar of Laneham, Lincoln, has been offered, and accepted the living of Wigginton, near York. Dr. Tempest Anderson (0.P.) has had the degree of Doctor of Science conferred on him by Leeds University. R. G. Winning (0.P.) has received the degree of B.A. at Cambridge. He is now a Master at Bishop Cotton's School, Calcutta, and is also an Organist at one of the churches in the town.

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Leonard Marshall (O.P.) has resigned his mastership at the Charterhouse, and is going abroad for two years, owing to ill-health. F. T. Griffith (O.P.) is suffering from a severe attack of arthritis,

and is undergoing a course of electrical treatment. Captain N. Malcolm (O.P.) has been appointed Staff-Captain at Headquarters. G. F. W. Yeats (0.P.) has received the degree of B A. at St. John's College, Cambridge. S. W. Phillips (0.P.) has passed First Class in the first part and Second Class in the second part of the University Previous Examination at Cambridge. We regret to see that the Rev. Canon Chas. Gray (0.P.), who

broke his right arm some weeks ago, has by another accident again broken it. Frank Mitchell (0.P.) will return to England next spring, and play regularly in the Yorkshire XI. Major G. W. Mitchell (0.P.), 102nd Prince of Wales' Own Grenadiers, to be Lieut. Colonel. E. St. G. Kirke (0. P.) got into the semi-final of the light-weights in the Army and Navy Annual Boxing Meeting. He has also been selected to undergo a course of training in Mechanical Engineering and Locomotive Work in H.M. Dockyard at Chatham, preparatory to departing for India. Rev. W. H. Williams (0 P.) has been licensed to officiate in the Diocese of Oxford. S. A. Mellor (0.P.) has obtained a Third Class in Greats at Oxford. The degree of D.Sc. has been conferred on Professor Clifford Allbutt (O.P.) by Oxford University. Dr. Alan Gray (O.P.) has set to music the song called " Admiral's All," by Henry Newbolt, which we hope will be sung at one of our concerts.

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OBITUARY. WARE.—On i st August, 19o4, at 31, The Mount, York,

very suddenly, Gertrude Agnes, the wife of Francis Ware (0.P.) HOPKINS.— 1 5th September, i goa, at Scarbro', suddenly, Captain Randolph Gorst Hopkins (O.P.)

HUDSON.—On i2th October, i go+, at Clifton, York, William Gerald Hudson (0.P.), youngest son of Henry Arthur Hudson, of Clifton, aged 23 years.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries : A bingdonian, Barrovian, Bridlingtonian, Brighton —

College Magazine, Coventry School Magazine, CuMberlian, Denstonian, Dovorian, Dunelnzian, Eastbournian, Framhnghamiczn, Giggleswick Chronicle, Harrogate College Magazine, Hurst Johnian, Leodiensian, Merchistonian, illonklonthn, Newtonian, Pocklingtonian, Portcullis, Savilian, Si. Edward's School Chronicle (2).

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DECEMBER, 1904.

No. 168.

SCHOOL LETTER. ORTUNE has been hard on us this term, and it is our Football Season which has been the most upset. We had got on splendidly until the end of October when scarlet fever put a stop to our fixtures, although there was no case among the boys. We then were able to begin again, and our long rest from matches had not in any way affected us, as we beat Leeds Grammar School, and although we were beaten by St. John's College we were not disgraced. Then came the frost, which, although it treated us to two days skating yet deprived us of two more matches, while Richmond could not fulfil their engagement owing to a case of measles. Another item of interest is the formation of a Debating Society, which has now had two very successful debates. We have, so far, had two very interesting lectures, accounts of which will be found elsewhere. The Concert of November the 5th had to be cancelled, as Mr. Grigson unfortunately contracted scarlet fever, but Mr. Tendall very kindly helped us to get up the concert advertised for December 3rd, which was, thanks to his untiring efforts, a complete success. The Natural History Society has been unable to do much this term, though it claimed its privilege of an extra half early in the term ; also we have had no time to devote ourselves to Fives, Football demanding all our attention. We hail with delight the burst of poetical ardour which has made itself felt upon the School, and hope many others will follow in the steps of the composers, whose verses we publish in this number. We extend our sympathy to Miss Owen, Mrs. Green, and Mr. Grigson, who have unluckily been cut off from us this term by scarlet fever. Finally we wish all our readers the old time wish of a Merry Christmas.

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OXFORD LETTER. DEAR SIRS,

At the time of writing Oxford is shivering under an intense cold such as we do not expect to experience in a Michaelmas Term. Fields are ice-bound, and all except the rowing men are debarred from enjoying their ordinary pursuits. Even the oarsman's fate hangs on the uncertain efforts of the Thames Conservancy, whose ingenuity has so far succeeded in keeping the river navigable ; but whether the elements will ultimately win must be a question at present debated by a considerable number of undergraduates. Though I am at this moment painfully conscious of these Arctic conditions, I will not dwell further on the subject. In all probability long before this letter appears in print we shall be basking in the sunshine of an Indian summer. Two changes should be recorded : the arrival of Fisher and the removal of Teasdale to a suburban villa in Tilley Road. The latter may be seen threading his way on cycle through the labyrinths of Oxford traffic, or playing forward, half, or wing three-quarters in his College XV. Newton had divided his time between captaining the Queen's Hockey Team and assisting the College scrum until an injury rendered him incapable of taking any active part in either game. We are glad to congratulate Baldwin 'on his presence in the winning boat of the Queen's Fours. We hope that this will prove only a step to further honours next term. The two O. P.'s at Pembroke are more or less incapacitated. Cadle, who is Secretary of his College XV., has been lately prevented from playing Rugger ; but his temporary breakdown enabled him to discover that he was by no means incompetent as a soccer player. As to Sale we have not succeeded in eliciting any definite information. Certainly he looks extremely fit ; but his playful habit of failing to recognise old friends in " the High " prevents me from knowing how he spends his days—perhaps in deploring the vagaries of an injured knee.

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Lastly, O.P.'s in residence are glad to welcome Fisher. Besides playing Hockey he has proved a great boon to the Queen's XV. as stern and capable referee. We were sorry to hear of a further injury to his shoulder. Yours, O.P.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. CAMBRIDGE,

November, 1904. DEAR EDITORS, My first impulse on receiving your peremptory demand for a Cambridge Letter, was to tear up the card on which it was made and to try and simply ignore your existence. But in a calmer moment there came to me a remembrance of past days, when it had fallen also to my lot to receive mere silence as an answer to a similar request, and the result was that my kinder feelings triumphed There are but four Old Peterites up at Cambridge this year, and they are distributed as follows:—W. H. Crosthwaite is in his third year at Selwyn, H. W. F. Garland has one year less to his account at Kings', and M. H. T. Roy and S. W. Phillips have come up this term to Jesus and Emmanuel Colleges respectively. But who am I, that I should know how to record their doings ? I have no flow of eloquence at my command to clothe the bare facts in the language they deserve. All that is in my power then is simply to relate what has been told me concerning them. Crosthwaite is President of the Athletic Sports Club at Selwyn, but unfortunately injured his knee the day before the Sports, and so was unable to run; he also now has the post of Captain of the Selwyn Rugby Fifteen, and if reports are true has been doing great things in that branch of sport. Let us offer him our congratulations. The same are due to Roy, who now plays regularly for Jesus College, in his old position of right-wing in the three-quarter .

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line. For the first month of term he divided his attention between the football field and the river, on the one playing for his College Second Fifteen, and on the other winning his way into one of the Jesus Trial Eights. Garland is not taking any violent exercise this term, but we hope that this is only temporary. Lastly Phillips is playing Rugger, but his modesty will not allow him to rise higher than the Emmanuel Second team. He is also very frequently to be found striving at Fives in the University Courts. I might add that Roy and he have attached themselves to the University Rifle Volunteers, and are to be seen on Field Days armed with a rifle, bayonet and a few other dangerous-looking weapons, and clad in spotless uniform. My task is now over : it has been an arduous one, but there is ample consolation in the thought that it is the last time I shall have it to fulfil ; I desire that henceforth you will allow me to slumber on in peace. Hoping that the School Teams are meeting with success, Believe me, Yours very sincerely, MODESTUS.

DEBATING SOCIETY. The inaugural meeting was held in the Lecture Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 12th, Mr. Owen presiding. F. G. Schroeder moved that " this house approves the recent action of the British Government in the incident of the Baltic Fleet." The Opener said that though war was the popular cry, that cry, as was shown by the South African War, would be changed when the bill came in. Naval men wished to find out whether our methods of shipbuilding were right ; but war would disturb the trade of the world, and throw many people out of work. Some people talked disrespectfully of the Government, but they had shown strength ; and, though the lives lost could not be recovered, Russia was prepared to give redress.

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E. C. Peters replied in patriotic vein—wishing to know why Lord Charles Beresford was not allowed to sink the Baltic Fleet. E. S. Bulmer calculated that we should require 800,000 men to fight Russia. All that was essential had been secured by the Government. J. L. Fisher, in a somewhat ambiguous speech, refused to commend the blind patriotism of landing the country in war. Strong action, he contended, would have made Russia submit, and no Power would have joined her : nor could she invade India. The speaker having alluded to Cicero, the Battle of Plataea and the Rubicon, finally, by reference to a well-known anecdote, defied his opponents to convince him. Mr. Alwyn desired to see the question removed from a commercial to an ethical basis. Was war right or wrong ? It was in our power to sink the Baltic Fleet : we stayed our hands, for the affair might have been an accident : and the Tsar was ready to make ample amends ; yet some people still thirsted for blood. He explained the presence of wounded on the Russian ships, by the adoption of a new method of signalling, which, being imperfectly understood, caused them to fire on each other. If, however, we had to put forth our strength, we should show that England was still the England of old. H. E. Windle was dissatisfied with what had taken place at Vigo. and also with the previous stopping of trading vessels. He contemplated with alarm the advance of Russia in the East, and saw in war an opportunity to stamp her out. R. 0. F. Husband disclosed the duplicity of the Russians. The officers, who were to have been arrested, were merely sent to St. Petersburg " to give evidence." Anglophobia was rife there, and India was being menaced by the building of a new railway and the massing of troops. Russia, in the speaker's opinion, was a barbaric power which did not know how to deal with civilised nations. The Admiral should have been punished ; instead of which the Tsar had appointed him his A.D.C., and sent him a telegram expressing confidence. The Tsar believed in the existence of the torpedo boats : but

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how did they get there ? The insinuation was that they had been built in England. The Baltic Fleet should have been kept at Vigo : if it behaved in the same way again, it ought to be attacked. It was no act of war to attack such a fleet. Mr. Richards, in an impassioned address, contended that it was no question of peace or war with Russia, but the vindication of our right to be upon the seas. After severely stigmatising the incidents of the Malacca, the Allanton, and the Knight Commander, the speaker declared that the Baltic Fleet had been encouraged by our criminal leniency to start deliberately intending to fire on any ship which came within the magic distance. " But, sir, we have a British Fleet, and its object is to protect the English people." Nothing had been won by the Government except promises, worthless as the paper on which they were written. The Admiral should have been arrested, and the fleet allowed to stop when we wished, not when they wished. A. H. Ackroyd warned the opposition that trade was bad now, and would be far worse if war were declared. Food would become dearer, and that was the chief thing of which the average Englishman thinks. At this point the house evinced a desire to put some questions to Mr. Richards. The Chairman allowing it. Mr. Richards explained that he did not advocate war, but. the insistance on adequate guarantees. He was not thinking of food for the stomach, but of the lives of poor fishermen and the honour of the British nation. He defended his assertion of the worthlessness of Russian promises by reference to the non-evacuation of Manchuria. M. T. Clegg asked how, if Russia's promises were so worthless, any guarantee could be obtained except by war. Mr. Richards replied " by the threat of war." B. E. Yeats, rising in answer to loud calls and sundry other more practical solicitations, referred caustically to the British occupation of Egypt. Mr. Richards argued that our presence in that country was being recognised by the convention with France.

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Mr. Owen appealed for the application to international quarrels of the same principles as obtain in individual disputes. R. 0. F. Husband, being allowed to speak again by the wish of the house, made a wide excursion into European politics and naval bases. A. A. Phillips urged that the principal " an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," was not meant for civilised nations. He deprecated, in the name of fair play, calculations of a wide combination against Russia. It would have been impossible to recall all the Russian officers. If the Russians had been desiring to pick a quarrel with England, our intervention in Thibet would have given them an adequate excuse. E. C. Peters, being allowed a reply, adhered to his opinion despite England had lost an the arguments of the other side. opportunity of showing Russia that we meant business. Though Germany's attitude was doubtful, he still desired to sink the Baltic Fleet. F. G. Schroeder, in summing up, scouted the idea that Germany would have supported Russia. So warmly do the German people favour Japan, that they have even come to believe England to be on the side of Russia. He advocated " peace with honour," and depicted the horrors of war in words of the Poet Laureate. This brought the discussion to an end, and the motion was carried by 20 votes to 18. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. The debate, which lasted with very short pauses for an hour and a half, revealed a great deal of promise. F. G. Schroeder admirably sustained the somewhat difficult task of opening the first debate. A. A. Phillips has natural gifts as a speaker, and R. 0. F. Husband's wide knowledge and argumentative power will enable him to excel when he has improved his delivery. No speeches were made which were not worth making, and several other speakers, besides those mentioned, are likely to do well : but in some cases they must get over the fatal habit of trusting too much to M.S.

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ALCUIN. From the Spectator." Alcuin was born of noble Northumbrian parents about the yeal of Bede's death. " His lot was cast in evil times." The School of York was the only redeeming feature in the England of that day. " The light was fading in almost every department of life." Northumbria itself was desolated with the internecine quarrels of petty Kings. Alcuin was the most promising pupil of Egbert, Archbishop of York, himself a pupil of Bede, and in later years Alcuin directed the school, pursuing the methods of Bede and his successors, Egbert and Aelbert. The influence of Ireland on this Northern school was exhausted, and Alcuin was not a scholar in the sense that that term was understood by his predecessors. Yet in dark days he gave to learning something more than a mere access of scholarship. He gave it both light and leading, and the School of York drew scholars from all parts, and its library manuscripts from all lands. Alcuin himself aided in the important task of accumulating books, and repeatedly visited the Continent for that purpose. In 781 he was despatched to Rome to receive from Pope Adrian the pall for Eanbald I., the new Archbishop of York. At Parma he encountered—not for the first time —Charlemagne, and was pressed by him to join his Court. The offer was an irresistible temptation. Despite the brilliancy of the School of York, the darkness of England as a whole threatened its extinction. England had already added to her Litany the bitter cry, " From the fury of the Northmen, good Lord, deliver us !" So in 782 Alcuin joined Charlemagne and became the Master of the Palace School,—the school that formed the model of King Alfred's school a century later. This teaching work was varied with certain diplomatic labours largely in connection with England. His last visit to our island was in 792 93. -

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the Spanish Church. In the following year he was made Abbot of St. Martin's at Tours, and was thus relieved from the actual burden of teaching, while he was still in a position to watch over national learning as the head of perhaps the richest Abbey in Europe. There he spent the last eight years of his life. Mr. Gaskoin traces these important years in close detail from Alcuin's extant letters— mostly written to his beloved friend, Arno of Salzburg—and in doing so gives us a vivid picture of the times, and of Alcuin's part in the Adoptionist and other controversies. His extraordinary activity of mind enabled him to exercise a great influence over the most notable personalities and movements of the strange period in which he lived. With his death at dawn on Whit- ► unday (May 19th) 804, a light passed out of Europe.

FOOTBALL. ST. PETER'S V. RIPON G.S.

Played at Ripon on October 15th. St. Peter's won the toss and Ripon kicked off. Immediately Ripon began to press and though Anderson saved splendidly they managed to score before play had been going five minutes. The kick at goal failed. From the drop-out St. Peter's began to press but the Ripon backs continually brought relief, one of them being well tackled by Greenhow when looking dangerous. Ripon now began to press again, but Peters i. relieved by a kick into touch, and Achroyd still further improved our position by a good run. Colley then made a good dribble and fell on the ball, the try being disallowed as the referee unluckily did not see what had happened. The Ripon backs now got going and one of the threequarters scored in a good position, a goal being kicked. From the kick-off St. Peter's rushed the ball into the Ripon " 25," and repeatedly had hard luck in not scoring, Pickering, Colley, Schroeder and Yeats all doing their best to get over. From some loose play Yeats got possession and passing to Schroeder the latter scored near the posts, Ackroyd converting.

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After this play was of a very even nature, St. Peter's trying hard to equalise. Mainly through Pickering, Clegg, and Schroeder the ball was rushed to the Ripon line where St. Peter's were attacking strong when the whistle blew for half-time with the score 8 points to 5 in favour of Ripon. On the resumption Ripon began to press, but Duffitt brought off a good save and prevented a certain score. Play was now taken to the centre, where a Ripon back getting possession looked certain to score, but was well collared by Anderson. However, they were not to be denied, and after some scrambling play a try was obtained in a good position, but the kick at goal failed. The score now being ► 1 points to 5 in favour of Ripon. St. Peter's now began to press keenly, Pickering, Colley and Yeats being conspicuous in a good dribble, and by means of a free kick Peters iii. found touch in the Ripon " 25." Here from a scrum Fisher got possession and after a dodgy run scored in a favourable position, the kick at goal failed. The scores now being 11 8. From the drop-out York kept up a continual attack, but were unable to score. Peters iii. made a good run, but was grassed before he could pass. Clegg and Duffitt made a good attempt to rush through, but the ball was touched down. " No side " was called after this, Ripon winning a hard fought game by -

11 points to 8. The following represented the school : — Full back, D. C. Anderson ; threequarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, W. Ingham; half backs, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Balmer, B. E. Yeats, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips. ST. PETER'S v. J. E. VICCAR'S XV. Played on Wednesday, October 19th, on the School ground. The school kicked off, and immediately the ball going to their backs a try resulted, which was converted. From the kick off we were again pressed, but Peters i. gained ground by a dashing run, and G. Yeld intercepting a pass nearly scored, the scratch team being compelled to touch down. From the drop-out G. Yeld got

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possession and only just missed dropping a fine goal, the ball grazing the posts. The school still kept up a vigorous attack and had hard lines in not scoring. A free kick was given to the school and G. Yeld very nearly placed a goal. From the drop-out we again pressed the scratch team hard and Bulmer scored from a forward rush. The kick at goal failed. After this reverse our opponents took up the attack, but Fisher stopped a man who looked dangerous, and Anderson saved well. Half-time came with the score 5 points to 3 against the school. The visitors kick off and play was taken to our " 25," where Greenhow relieved by a good kick. A good dribble by the forwards, in which Pickering, Colley, and Schroeder were conspicuous, brought play to our opponents' quarter, where a free kick was awarded to the School, G. Yeld kicking a splendid goal, thus putting the school one point ahead. The visitors kicked off and rushing the ball down the field almost scored, Ackroyd touching down. From the drop-out the school forwards dribbled well, and play was brought to the centre ; here, from a scrum the opposing backs got possession and after sonic good passing a fine goal was dropped, thus making the score 9 points to 6. Almost immediately another try resulted, but the kick at goal failed. After these reverses the school took play to our opponents' quarter, but their backs getting possession brought play back to our " 25," where Anderson relieved with a good kick. Schroeder, Yeats, and Clegg make a good dribble, and the school again assumed the offensive. Peters iii. made a good run and passing to G. Yeld the latter tried a drop at goal which did not succeed. After this, time was called, the final score being 6 points to 12. The school team played up well against a much stronger and heavier team, which had eight or nine of the Leeds University XV. in it. The forwards were good in the loose and quite held their opponents in the scrum. The following represented the school :—Full-back, D. C. Anderson; threequarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, G. G. Yeld, Esq., E. N. Greenhow ; half-backs, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips.

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This match was played on October 22nd at Richmond. The school won the toss and Richmond kicked off. The ball was returned into touch at the half-way line. St. Peter's immediately began to press and got into the Richmond " 25." Soon after, however, a free kick was given against the visitors for " feet-up " in a scrum. By this the pressure was somewhat relieved, but the York forwards gradually got nearer the Richmond " 25." But from a scrimmage their halves got the ball and a man got away ; Anderson, however, grassed him in good style. Again the York forwards dribbled well, Clegg nearly getting over the line ; but the Richmond defence proved too strong, and again play was transferred to half-way. At this point Anderson made a mark and York began to press. Fisher made a splendid run, which was unluckily checked near the line; soon after Richmond were made to touch down again The school forwards rushed the ball into the home team's " 25," and Peters i.. dashed through and scored an excellent try. Ackroyd failed to convert. Immediately after Richmond were again made to touch down. A free kick was now given against the school, but the ball was not well kicked, and Anderson returned well into touch in the Richmond quarters. Colley was now conspicuous for a splendid dribble from which Schroeder picked up and passed to Bulmer, who scored ; the try was, however, not converted by Ackroyd, who took the kick Soon after the whistle blew for half-time, the score being 6 points to nit in favour of St. Peter's. Pickering started for the school, and the forwards rushed the ball dangerously near the Richmond " 25." York were now awarded a free kick, from which they failed to profit. Greenhow was next conspicuous for collaring a Richmond threequarter who had got away. The forwards, however, soon relieved, and Schroeder had hard luck in not scoring. The York team were now pressing all the time, Peters iii., and Bulmer doing good work. From a good pass Greenhow ran well, but was pulled up at the line. Fisher also nearly scored. At last Richmond were made to touch down. But after a free kick had been awarded to them they

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managed to score a try, which ought to have been prevented. The kick failed. Duffitt and Pickering now took the ball on and enabled Bulmer to score his second try. Acliroyd failed to convert. " No-side " was now called. The final scores were--St. Peter's School, 9 points ; Richmond G.S., 3 points. The following represented the school :Full Back, D. C. Anderson ; threequarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W . Peters, E. N. Greenhow, W. Ingham ; half backs, J. L. Fisher and K C. Peters ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, C. Duffitt, •M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips. HOUSE V. DAYBOYS. This match was played on October 26th, and resulted in a win for the House by 22 points to none. The Dayboys kicked off against the wind, the ball being smartly returned into touch. From a scrum near the Dayboys' " 25 " the threequarters had a nice passing bout, which ended in Windle scoring on the wing. Ackroyd failed to improve. For some time the Dayboys' line was in danger, but Fisher relieved by a good kick which carried play to the half-way line. Play was now pretty even, the House, perhaps, having the best of it. Shortly before half-time the House pack made a rush which resulted in a try being scored by Duffitt, Ackroyd failing at the kick. After the re-start the House immediately took the offensive, but were sent back by Fisher, who dribbled to the House line forcing Mossop to touch down. Not long after the House were again called upon to touch down. Greenhow now gained ground with a long kick, and after some good combination by the backs Windle again scored on the wing ; Ackroyd converted. Soon after the House forwards made a fine rush and from a scrum took the ball over the line, and scored. Clegg failed to improve. Soon after the House backs got the ball and Greenhow passed to Ackroyd, who scored half-way out, Peters iii. just failing to convert the try. After this play was very keen, the Dayboys being obliged to touch down twice. After good passing by the threequarters, however, Ackroyd scored far out and

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converted his try. Time was now c411ed with the score, 22 points —nil, in favour of the House. TEAMS :House—Full Back, Mossop ; threequarters, Windle, Greenhow, Peters iii., Ackroyd ; half backs, Peters i. and Peters ii. ; forwards, Pickering, Colley, Duffitt, Clegg, Phillips, Husband, Raimes, Frank. Dayboys—Full Back, Shann ; threequarters, Ingham, Blenkin, Smith, Hodsman ; half back, Fisher i. and Groves ; forwards, Schroeder i., Bulmer i., Yeats, Wilcock, Kennedy i., Kennedy ii., Bulmer ii., Schroeder ii. ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS

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Played on November 16th, on the York ground. The school won the toss and Leeds kicked off up-hill. The school immediately began to press, and some nice passing was don3 by the backs. J. L. Fisher now made a good run, and dodging their backs scored a splendid try. Ackroyd failed to convert. The York forwards played a good game and were superior to the Leeds pack in the scrum. From a scrimmage a Leeds forward broke away, but Peters i. saved well. Leeds now pressed for a short time but a free-kick relieved matters, and Fisher broke away and nearly scored, being collared just on the line. A scrum was now given, and on the school heeling out Fisher scored a try. Peters iii. converted well. Leeds now rushed the ball into our " 25," but Colley made a splendid dribble and Miner collared a man who looked dangerous. Phillips dribbled the ball well, and soon after Fisher scored his third try after a splendid run. Peters iii., however, just failed to convert. The York forwards were pressing hard, and Husband nearly scored, and soon Leeds were obliged to touch down twice in succession. Soon after, however, from a forward rush Clegg fell on the ball, scoring an easy try. Ackroyd failed to convert, the ball being heavy. Half-time was now called, with the score 14 points-nil against Leeds G.S. Directly after the restart York began to press but Leeds gained ground by a free-kick. They were soon sent back, however, and Windle found touch well from a pass. The three-quarters were

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now passing well, but the Leeds defence proved too strong for them. Greenhow saved well, and soon after Peters iii. took a splendid pass but failed to score. The York forwards, as usual, were doing good work, and Yeats was prevented from scoring by being held up. Finally, Leeds had to touch down. A Leeds man was then off-side, but York failed to profit from the free-kick. The York forwards now had matters their own way, and Fisher, Peters i. and Yeats had hard luck in not scoring. Windle also nearly got over, but his light weight rather hindered him. Leeds were made to touch down several times but York were prevented from scoring. When " no-side " was called, shortly after, the scores were :—S. Peter's School 14 points, Leeds G.S. nil. The following represented the School :Full Back, D. C. Anderson ; threequarters, H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, M. W. Peters, A. H. Ackroyd ; half backs, J. L. Fisher and K C. Peters ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, R. 0. F. Husband and A. Wilcock. ST. PETER'S V. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, YORK. Played on the School ground and won by St. John's by 11 points to nil. The school kicked off and began to press, but the Training College gradually forced their way to the school half, and Anderson saved pluckily. The St. John's men were now penalised several times for being hopelessly off-side. Phillips, Windle, and Colley now relieved well by dribbling, and soon after Mr. Squire nearly got over. Fisher also nearly scored and Greenhow just failed to drop a goal. St. John's were now forced to touch down. The school pressed strongly and the college were again obliged to touch down. Presently, however, they rushed the ball into our " 25," and on their forwards heeling the ball out, one of their halves dodged our backs and scored in an easy position. The kick, however, failed. Mr. Squire greatly relieved the pressure by a good run and found touch a good way up the field. At this point St. John's were penalised, and Ackroyd attempted to placa a goal, but the ball fell just under the bar. We were now pressing

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strongly, and the forwards, led by Colley, Schroeder and Yeats nearly scored several times. All attempts at scoring, however, were stopped by the college backs. Half-time was sounded with the score, 3 points nil, against us. Directly after the re-start we were forced to touch down, and the weight of our opponents began to tell. Shortly after they scored a try, which was not converted. But in spite of plucky attempts by Colley and the rest of the forwards, the St. John's forwards pressed hotly. Two free-kicks were given to the school and they helped to relieve the pressure. Peters i. made a good opening for the backs ; but a good bout of passing came to nothing and we were again pressed. Clegg and Husband saved, but nevertheless St. John's scored their third try, which was, this time converted. After being obliged to touch down twice Mr. Squire, by a splendid run, took the ball to the other end of the field, and things began to look different. After a good dribble by the forwards the ball was touched down in their in-goal by one of our forwards, but the ball was in a line with touch, and a drop-out was ordered. Soon after they were obliged to touch down, and the whistle sounded for time with the school pressing. The final score was—St. John's College 11 points, St. Peter's School, nil. The following represented the school : —Full back, D. C. Anderson ;

three-quarters, H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, A. H. Ackroyd, S. G. Squire, Esq. ; hay backs, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Buhner, B. E. Yeats, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, A. Wilcock, R. O. F. Husband. S. PETER'S 2ND XV. v LEEDS G.S. 2ND XV. Played at Leeds on Wednesday, November 16th. The school won the toss and Leeds kicked off. The play for the first five minutes was in Leeds " 25" and after hard pressing Ingham scored. Mossop failed to convert. The play then was in the school's " 25 " and Leeds pressed hard, scored and converted. Our opponents still continued to press us and we were unable to get away. Once more they scored and converted. The play was still in our " 25 " when Knowles, getting the ball at a lucky moment,

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dodged their back, ran up and scored, Mossop converting. Here some loose play followed at half-way, and when the whistle blew the score stood at 10-8 in favour of Leeds. Soon after the restart Leeds scored but did not convert. A magnificent run by Frank brought the play into our opponents' " 25," but we failed to score. Shortly afterwards Leeds scored but did not convert. After that the play was in Leeds 25," and we were on the point of scoring when the whistle blew. The final score was 18-8. The result would have been very different had the school forwards been smarter at breaking up and less lethargic in following up. As it was they were very bad inthis, but their opponents were heavier. The pick of the forwards were Frank. Kennedy i. and Raimes. All the backs played well but they did not get many chances. The following represented the school :Full back, G. O. Barton ; threequarters, G. D. Shann, J. N. Blenkin, W. Ingham, C. R. Mossop ; half backs, B. T. Groves and J. Hodsman ; forwards, E. H. Frank, J. M. Raimes, C. F. Kennedy, D. H. Kennedy, R. R. T. Smith, P. H. Bulmer, F. H. Knowles, A. E. Schroeder.

THE LAUGHABLE. Had we felt certain that our compositor was provided with the requisite type we would have given the title of this article in the original Greek of Aristotle—for the benefit of the Modern Side. As, however, some doubt exists upon this point we will merely apologise to those learned gentlemen for the insult to their intelligence inflicted by the baldness of an English title, and pass on to distribute "the laughable " into its twelve recognised departnients, viz., the quip, the jibe, the irony, the sarcasm, the witticism, the pun, the error intentional, the error unintentional, the thing

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you would rather have said differently, the thing you would rather have not said at all, the thing you would rather someone else had not done at all (i.e., the practical joke) and the joke simple. As we anticipate being invited by Mr. Editor to write a series of twelve articles on this subject—as yet, indeed, lie has tendered only a somewhat hesitating invitation for one, nor mentioned the amount of his intended remuneration—we will confine ourselves to the error (presumably) unintentional, with just one more preliminary remark. Among the great names inscribed upon the roll of fame has not yet been included that of the inventor of the Jokometer, yet he exists. The Jokometer is a machine for testing a sense of humour in the audience. It consists in a graduated series of jokes, beginning with one very simple and obvious, and ascending by nicely calculated degrees to a witticism so subtle that only those whose veracity is established beyond the possibility of question are bold enough to assert that they can see it. You, sir—we must apologise for a temporary lapse into the language of the Debating Society—would add one more to the innumerable benefits you confer upon Society at large by the issue of your unparalleled periodical, were you to publish in your columns such a table of graduated jokes, through which every new boy might on the first morning of his appearance be publicly put in order to determine the exact humouristic quality of his brain. But in the meantime we will bring upon your notice only one cog wheel in the original machine which was to be found somewhat high up the scale. It was in the form of an anecdote : A certain gentleman was walking along a London pavement when the driver of a passing 'bus (N.B. plural bi.') flicked him with his whip : the gentleman ran behind the 'bus, jumped on the step, and hit the conductor. Can you see it ? We have known a Scotchman think about it for three years, and give it up. But to return to our muttons (why muttons, and not helpings of mutton — scholars kindly compare the classical usage of plurals of generic nouns and give at least two other instances—is not quite clear, " nor does it matter.") The

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joke (?) unintentional will occur in the best regulated of forms, and there is a current rumour that grave authorities have determined to hand these down to posterity by inscribing them in a note book, kept, under lock and key, for the purpose. To admit that we had secured a surreptitious glance at this Doomsday Book, might be compromising, yet, as the " Daily Mail " invariably says when it declares war upon a friendly country, " we have good authority for stating " that the dire project is actually in process of execution. All that follows must, however, be taken as said " without prejudice." Lest, however, suspicions should be too actively aroused we will begin with some perverse statements which cannot claim to be of native growth. The error unintentional begins--for every philosopher should trace the current of his speculation to its source —in the nursery, when, for instance, the early spelling lesson gives c-a-t cat, d-o-g, kitten ; and proceeds through the sphere of reading, as when that strange inaccuracy of vision, which is the cause of so much bad spelling, rendered " sick of the palsy," " six of the police." Progressively, we proceed to History, and that boy, who, when asked " What was the ground on which Sir Thomas Moore was executed ? " replied " Tower Hill " remained decidedly in possession of the field. Then to Natural History : " What is the smallest bird ? " Answer : " The Ladybird." Sometimes puzzling statements result, as from the boy, who, despite all piotests and explanations, persisted in declaring that it was his duty to " do unto all men as I should they would do unto me." It might surprise the Tsar of Russia to know that he is a " Royal Mandate," and certainly a new point is given to Matthew Arnold's description of the eagle frightened by the huntsman from her nest to hear that her pursuer " followed her, to find her where she fell far off : Anon, her mate comes winging back." It is a curious light on the christian names of eagles. It is rumoured that one, distinguished alike on the banks of Ouse and Isis, once rendered " Ille praetoriarum cohortium, hic annonae," " the one commander of the praetorian guard, the other

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of his stepmother's cohorts," and was it accident or design which gave us the best gem of all from Cicero's " de senectute " ? " Nulla est eadem in senibus voluptatis titillatio," " there is no pleasure like tickling old men." But we are trespassing on forbidden ground, and you, sir, are doubtless muttering uneasily something about brevity being the soul of wit. Therefore we will conclude with an anecdote of the longest sermon ever preached at Oxford, which is as much beside the point as most of the foregoing remarks have been, " when," says the author of " Oxoniana," " the sermon had lasted for three hours and a half, Mr. Vice-Chancellor did send Mr. Beadle, who plucked Mr. Preacher by the gown : and so an end."

LECTURES. On Saturday, October 29th, we had a very interesting Lecture from the Rev. C. F. Wilkins, Secretary in Manchester for the Waifs and Strays Church of England Society. He began by showing us some slides illustrating how unhealthy the slums of our big towns are, and how hard it is for any sun or fresh air to penetrate the haunts of these people. We were next shown some types of London street urchins, and how they grow up to be pick-pockets and criminals of all sorts, simply because they know no better. The women become just as bad, and the lecturer drew special attention to their faces which clearly showed bow degraded they were. Another slide showed us the London children being taught how to play games, of which they have no conception themselves, but they have to be taught by people who go round on half-holidays and collect them together. Then we were shown other Waifs and Strays, victims to cruelty who had to be looked after. We were then told how the Society had asked the late Queen to be Patron, and how the King had readily taken his mother's place on her death. The portraits of Queen Victoria, the King, Queen Alexandra, and the Archbishop of Canterbury were in turn received with enthusiasm, and the lecturer said he regretted very much not having

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a slide of the Archbishop of York. We next were told about the various homes which were formed by the Society, and the good work done by the late Bishop Walsham Howe. The slides which followed were chiefly of various homes in England, illustrating how the boys are employed in washing floors, peeling potatoes, darning and various other household duties. We were finally shown a photo of one of the two emigration homes in Canada and the interesting lecture ended with cheers for Mr. Wilkins who had so kindly lectured to us.

On Saturday, November 16th, we were treated to a very novel and interesting Lecture by Mr. Richardson, on " Recent History of the World," illustrated by postage stamps. After a few preliminary remarks we were shown lantern slides of some Canadian stamps, showing the travels of Christopher Columbus. The next stamps were those of the Transvaal Republic, which showed the Boers were Dutch, as they bore the Arms of the Dutch Republic. We were now shown the English stamps, beginning in 1840 with the black penny stamp, 1841 reddy brown on blue paper, 1859 perforated brick red, till in 1880 came the well-known lilac coloured stamp, now replaced by those now in use. Australia has stamps for all the states, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, all having stamps of their own. Some of the Newfoundland stamps next appeared with the heads of the Royal Family. Then we were shown some Indian stamps and some other surrounding countries, the lecturer here remarking, England expands but Russia encroaches. Mr. Richardson ended by saying, " the British Empire is yours to make or mar, it has attempted to rule men's outward actions, let it also try to rule men's hearts and minds." Hearty cheers were given for Mr. Richardson for his interesting lecture.

SCHOOL CONCERT.

SCHOOL CONCERT. The musical activity of the School has been somewhat interrupted by the unfortunate illness of Mr. Grigson, to whom we offer our sincerest sympathy but Mr. Tendall most kindly came to our assistance in the Concert advertised for December 3rd. We particularly thank Mr. Tendall for his pianoforte solos, which we do not presume to appreciate in detail. We were glad also that the excellent tradition established by Mr. Grigson of " encouraging home industries " was contained in a spirited duet from J. A. Kirby and W. H. Colley. Five selected trebles and two altos rendered their duets with taste and accuracy, though of this we should remark as of the part-singing in general, that at present while tone and time are good it lacks power. It is, however, fair to add that we were without J. N. Blenkin and R. D. Foster. E C. Peters has a good voice which is worth cultivation, and we were glad to hear A. E. Schroeder again, though we fear that this will have been " positively his last appearance " as a treble. Of the remaining items, it need be said only that M. W. Peters thoroughly deserved his encores, and that Mr. Scott's readings from Rudyard Kipling in no way fell behind his previous performances, which is high praise. PROGRAMME. . . . . " Forty years On "

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G F. Tendall, Esq. PIANOFORTE SOLO " Maybells".. A. L. Smith, B. T. Groves (altos), 10. DUET A. E. Schroeder, G. D. Ashby, T. Shearman, A. J. Peters, W. Pallen (trebles). " Heroes " 11. SCHOOL SONG GOD SAVE THE KING.

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CHESS TOURNAMENT. Mr. Hendley is very kindly offering a prize for the winner of this tournament, which is going oia this term. The final result will be published in our next number. 1st ROUND. W. H. Colley beat G. H. Ashby. C. W. Richards „ E. C. Peters. A. A. Phillips A. L. Smith. P. G. Rendley. H. E. Windle M. Knowles

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2nd ROUND. A. A. Phillips beat M. Knowles. W. H. Colley, C. W. Richards, H. E. Windle, Byes.

A HIELAND BEAUTY. By placid waters and by heath-clad hills, Close to a mill, batter'd by wind and rain, Walked a young maid, fair, radiant as the morn, Sweet as primroses which our woods adorn. Many's the day this little Hieland lass, Lost to the world, wander'd in woodland paths ; Sometimes reposing 'neat}, the sheltering trees, Chanting some song which mingled with the breeze. Innocent maid ! the only love she knew Was that her tender mother had for her, Until one day, a stranger in that part Seeing the lass, was pierc'd by Cupid's dart. Struck by his comely face, the simple maid Smiled as the stranger pass'd her on the road— And, ending as love stories always do, I leave the rest to be composed by you ! CUPID.

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THE VOYAGE OF THE BALTIC FLEET. (With apologia to the Author of " Riding down from Bangor.") Sailing down from Norway, Came the Baltic Fleet, Feeling rather nervous, The Japanese to meet. Suddenly, their leader (Sometimes called a crank) Saw some ghostly vessels On the Dogger Bank. Rising up from table, Vodke-glass in hand, Thus, this gallant seaman Addressed his reeling band : " There are British trawlers Bearing down on you ; Fight then, valiant comrades, They, thank God, are few. They have no machine-guns, Which can hit us back, We, of these and big ones Surely have no lack. For these best of reasons, Let us take our chance, By this great performance Name and fame enhance." With a cheer, the Russians Trained a 12 inch gun On the nearest trawler" Now we'll see some fun." They were most delighted, This chance they wanted sore, To have a little practice Before they reached the war. Themselves in this fierce conflict Victorious they found, Each man thanking heaven That he was safe and sound. But, when approaching eastward, There comes this valiant fleet, Let's hope that good old Togo Of them, will make mince-meat. PISCATORES,

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A NEW EXPERIENCE. " Je suis francais"—un jour un ami me dit : Do come and play footer cet apres midi. 'You're sure to be useful, perhaps forward you play, Or may he at half-back—now, what do you say ?" I answered " Alm ! oui, but I know not the game." " Oh, never mind that, you can play just the same." " But how about clothes ? for of course I've got none." " Some of mine will do splendidly—won't it be fun ?" " My friend put me forward—kicked off with a rush ; Ali! how terribly rough was the "scrum"—what a crush ! Mes oreilles—Ma foi ! they w were pulled off my head. When I did get a kick in Off-side' they all said." But when sometime after, I pounced on the ball, Run, run, they all cried, so I ran at the call ; But I soon saw before me a fierce looking back, Who seized hold of my leg—Ah, Mon Dieu! what a crack ! When I came, mail tres triste, to the house where I stayed; I was greeted at once by a grin from the maid ; " Oh ! lor' sir, I 'ope you're not very much 'urt," I ventured no answer, but scraped off the dirt. Never more will I venture at footer to play ; I was stiff, sore, and limping for many a day, But my friend, ah, mon ami ! was right as before, These English, indeed they are tough to the core. Tine.

SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of the " Peterite," St. Peter's School, York.

Since our last number we have received a more detailed account of the Proprietary or Collegiate School (see ante p. 247) from one of the first members. In 1836-7 some citizens of York, thinking that there was an opening for a new school in the district, purchased the present site of St. Peter's, and Mr. Harper, an architect of great promise, was instructed to erect a spacious building of

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commanding appearance for dayboys and boarders. The money for the purpose was raised by subscription in shares of about £25 each. The school was opened before completion of the new building in an empty house numbered 4 or 5, New Street, and two rooms were fitted up for the buys. It was a small beginning, but the Rev. W. Hey, who was chosen to be Principal, was anxious to make a decent show on the opening day. The first pupils mustered half a dozen or so. The school was held in New Street for about six months and was known as the Proprietary School. It was then moved to the unfinished buildings in Clifton, after the Rev. Thos. Myers had joined as Vice-Principal. The Rev. W. E. Harrison was third Master, Mons. de Meuron was teacher of modern languages, and Mr. Mewnum. was Drawing Master. Mr. Spruce, whose death as Dr. Spence was noted in the Peterite, 1894, p. 495, was Mathematical Master. After a few years the appearance of the buildings earned for the institution the name of the Collegiate School. The boys were famous for their cricket. Richard Letby, a distinguished exponent of the game, who had retired from active play, was engaged as a coach. Pugilism was in vogue and fights were constantly got up among the smaller lads, whose black eyes and blood-stained noses bore witness to their ardour. The only punishment was an imposition for breaking the rules. The town lads every now and then used to assemble at a bout at fisticuffs, and it is said that they always had to depart with a sound thrashing. The worst offence in the eyes of the masters was to be caught smoking. When any doubt existed as to the guilt of a suspected culprit his breath would be smelled for evidence. Expulsion for misconduct was rare though the lads were of a bold and rough set. In 1864 or 1865 a school crew composed of F. Marshall, T. Badger, Newton, and C. T. Dixon, rowed two races against the Hull Amateurs and a crew of University men, and won in both cases. In 1864 the Civil Boat won the Form Fours at the School regatta. The crew were Newton, Brander, C. T. Dixon and Chaplin or Badger.

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The School Theatricals were first organised by T. B. B. Ferris about 1864. The pieces played were a Charade " Necromancy " and the farce " Box and Cox." In 1867 the " Rose of Amiens" and " The Old Commodore" were selected, followed in 1868 by " Charles XII " and " Your life's in danger." We hope in a future number to give some programmes which have been kindly furnished by the Rev. A. H. Griffith, O.P. Andrew John Chapman, aged 13. (28 Apr., 35 to Mic., 40). 2nd son of Rev. Jas., of Whitby. From Mr. Breckon's sch., Whitby. Left as Exhib. Matric. Univ. Coll., Oxf., May, 1840. Exhib. Univ. Coil., Oxf. Double 2nd el., 1844. Master at Rossall, 1846. Fell. and Tut. Line. Coll., Oxf., 1846-1860. Ordained 1847. Headi ► . Nelson Coll, New Zealand, 1860. Vice-Chanc. New Zealand Univ., 1886. Presided at Yorks. Dinner, Wellington, N.Z., Jan. 1896. Andrew Wm., aged 15. (28 Apr., 1835 to Chrigtmas, 1837). 1st son of Rev. Jas., of Whitby. From Mr. Breckon's Sch., Whitby. Matrie. St. Edmund Hall, Oxf., Oct., 1837. 1st Cl. Lit. Hum., 1842. Fell. and Tut. Wore. Coll., Oxf. Ordained, 1843. Select Preacher Oxf., 1855. Rect. ['Elston, 1876. Atkinson, Joseph Wm., aged 13. (19 Aug., 1835 to Mids., 1838.) Only son of Geo., of Knaresbro', gent. Front Mr. Stocken's so ► ., Knaresbro.' Matric. Line. Coll., Oxf., March, 1840. B.A., 1843. Ordained. Vic. of Brodsworth, 1860-7. Baker, Geo., aged 9. (1 Feb., 1831, to Easter, i 837). Son of Mr. Baker, Blake St. From Rev. J. Fox's sch., College St. Free Schol., June, 1833. Perhaps a Stockbroker at 17, Mount Parade, York, 1858. Barber, Fairless, aged 8. (23 Jan., 1843 to Mids., 1853). 2nd son of Joseph, of Brighouse, solicitor. 1st free schol., 1848. At sch. disting. for drawing, but not in games or schoolwork. Solicitor at Brighouse. Admitted 1859. Married. Well known antiquary. F.S.A., F.R. Hist. Soc. See note of his life in Yks. Antiq., etc., Society's Journ., 1882. Died 3 Mar., 1881. Barber, Jas. Silturn, aged 14. (10 Aug., 1832). Son of Mr. Barber, a well known jeweller of 25 and 26, Coney Street and

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Tang Hall, York. From Mr. Green's sch., Ledsham. Never in any business. Did a little farming. Barber, Wm., aged 9. (23 Jan., 1843 to Mids , 1851). Born 12 Nov., 1833. Eldest son of Joseph, of Brighouse, solicitor. Not at school before. 1st Found. Schol., 1847. Matric. Queen's Coll., Oxf. Exhib. Wore. Coll., Oxf. 2nd Cl. Mods., 1855. Fellow of Radley. Married 5 Jan , 1859, Elizabeth, daughter of late Henry Birch. Stud. Linc. Inn, Apr., 1859. Called to Bar, Jan., 1862. Candidate Halifax Pad. Election, 1880. Real Prop. Lecturer Inns of Court, 1881. Q.0 , 1882. Bencher, Jan., 1885. County Court Judge. Joint Editor Dart's " Vend. and Punch." Died 30 Mar., 1892. Barclay, John, aged 12. (25 Jan , 1829 to Mich., 1835.) 1st son of Alex ander, of York, Bookseller. From Mr. Richardson's school, Bishophill. Free Schol., June, 1829. Matric Ch. Ch., Oxf., April, 1P35, aged 18. 1st Cl. Lit. Hum., 1838. Ordained 1840. Chapl. Ch. Ch., Oxf., 1840-5. Vic. of Runcorn, 1845. Hon. Canon Chester, 1865. Died 25 Aug., 1886. Barclay, Wm., aged 8. (28 Apr., 1835 to Mich., 1845.) 2nd son of Alexander, of Dove St., York. From Manchester Gr. sch. Exhib., 1844. Matric. Magd. Hall, Oxf., Dec., 1844, aged 18. B.A., 1849. Ordained 1850. 2nd Master Sleaford Gr. sch., 1851-2. Held various Curacies, 185u-80. Chapl. Bristol Union, 1881-97. 1903 address, Ridgeway, Eastville, Bristol. Barstow, Geo., aged 11. (1 Feb., 1837 to Mids., 1838): Son of Thos., of Naburn. From Rev. Mr. Charnock's sch., Bishopton. Entered Army 2nd Lieut. RA.. 1844. Lt.-Col., 1862. Served in Crimea 1854-5. Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman (med. and 4 clasps). China War 1857 (med. and clasp). Barstow, Lewis, aged 8. (16 Aug., 1837 to Mids. 1839). Son of Thos., from Mr. Charnock's sch., Ripon. Capt. R.N. Living at Hazell Bush, Stockton-on-the-Forest, in 1872. Barstow, Michael Wm., aged 12. (17 Aug., 1836 to East. 1839). 3rd son of Thos., of Naburn and Topcliffe. From Mr. Charnock's sch., Bishopton. Matric. Ch. Ch., Oxf., 1843, aged 19. B.A. 1847. Ordained. Vic. of Rawcliffe 1861-62. Probably died about 1867.

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Barstow, Robert (Clapham), aged 8. (26 Jan., 1829 to East., 1836.) Born 10 Nov , 1820. Son of Thos. of Naburn. Not at school before. Free Schol., June, 1833. Went to Sedbergh Aug , 1838. Matric. Jesus Coll., Camb. No degree. Emigrated to New Zealand 1843. Stipend. Mag. at Auckland, N.Z. Died 28 Sept., 1890 Barton, Richard, aged 11. (19 Jan., 1829 to Christmas, 1829). Nephew to Mr. Johnson, of Blake Street, Tailor, and lives with him. From M r. Watson's sch., Gillygate. Probably a clerk at 1, Spencer Street, Nunnery Lane, York, 1872. Beckwith, Geo. Langton, aged 14. (1 Feb., 1840 to Oct., 1841). 3rd son of Rev. Hy. Arthur, of York. From the Propr. Sch., York. (Note.—Geo. Langton Beckwith, from Beverley, entered the Propr. Sch., 4 Apr., 1839, and left Christmas, 1839). Matric. All Souls, Oxf., June, 1844, aged 17. B.A., 1848. Ordained, 1849. Vic. of Collingham, 1874. Beckwith, Hy., aged 11 (1st Oct, 1835 to Mich, 1840). Son of Rev. Hy. Arthur, of Collingham. Brought up at home. Probably a pupil of Wm. Chas. Anderson, of Stonegate, surg. An army surg. in the Crimea, where he died. Beckwith, John, aged lo (1st Oct. 1835 to Mids. 1836). Son of Rev. Hy. Arthur, of Collingham. Brought up at home. Entered the Colleg. Sch., York, 14th February, 1839, aged 14, and left 18th May, 1840. Went to sea. Swettenham, Frank Athelstan, aged 16, March, 1866, Mids., 1866 to East., 1868. Blake's House. Address : J. 0. Swettenham, Esq., Dollar, Stirling. From Dollar Institution. Son of Jas. Oldham and Charlotte Swettenham, of Belper Lodge. At Sch., acted in Theatr. 1867. Entered Civil Service. Married 1878, Constance Sydney, daur. of Rev. C. F. Holmes, of Harrow. C.M.G. 1886. K.C.M.G. 1897. Officier d'Academie Francaise. Gov . and Commander-in-Chief Straits Settlements, 1901. Clubs, St. James', Bath, M.C.C. Smith, Guy de Herriez, aged 17 May, 1886. Dayboy May, 1886 to 1887. Civil and Military. Special for army. Born 29th May, 1869. 4th son of Col. G. Washington Smith. Joined East Surrey

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JIeg., 1 888. Lieut., 1891. Indian Staff Corps. 45th Sikhs, 1892.

Served with 38th Dogras Waziristan Exped. 1894-5 (medal and clasp). Spec. Serv. Officer in British Central Afr. Exped. against slave traders. Wounded. Ment. in despatches (Medal and clasp). Joined Egypt . Army 1896. In Dongola Exped. Ment. in despatches (medal and 2 clasps). In Nile Exped. 1897. Ment. in despatches (2 clasps). In Nile Exped. 1898. At battles of Atbara and Khartoom Ment in despatcles. 4th class Medjidie (2 clasps

Queen's medal). In Nile Exped. 1896 (Clasp). Brevet Major 1899. Senior Inspect. Senaar Prov. Died 10th Oct., 1904.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE ScHooL CRICKET GROUND.

DxAic S ln s, Permit me to trespass upon your valuable space. There has been some discussion of late which has tended to increase, concerning the condition of the School Cricket Ground, owing

mostly, to the constant kicking of the football, etc., and which in time, would make the field unfit for cricket unless it is relaid or improved. Now, in my opinion, if that piece of land on the other side of the wall could possibly be rented, or, better, purchased, it could be used for kicking the footer." This would not only increase the area of the ground, which is sadly needed, but would also improve the ground itself. Ha©r/µoTa Mah^µara.

[We are afraid there is not much chance of this suggestion being carried out.—The Ens.]

NOTES AND ITEMS. B. E. Yeats has received his 1st XV. colours, and C. R. Mossop, W. Ingham, R. 0. F. Husband, E. H. Frank, P.. 11. T. Smith, P. H. Bummer, D. H Kennedy, G. D. Shane have received their 2nd XV. colours.

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C. Duffitt has been made a monitor. The following O.P.'s are playing football :R. F. Russell for the Midland Counties. R. G. Bingham for Surrey. A. Neilson for Greenock. G. S. Armstrong and E. H. Creaser for Lennox. S. R. Harrison for London Hospital. E. S. Jones (O.P.) is playing regularly for Yorkshire at hockey. B. Nelson (0,P.) has passed the final examination for the Incorporated Law Society, held in London on November 7th and 8th. Sir Frank A. Swettenham (0.P.) has been appointed Governor of Jamaica, and was the guest of the Royal Navy Club at their Trafalgar Dinner on the 21st October. We observe that a new school arithmetic has been written by F. E. Robinson (O.P.) and another. Hugh Moss (0.P.) has been appointed vice-principal of the School of Drama and Acting at the Hampstead Conservatoire. Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.) has been awarded a silver medal for his photographs at the St. Louis Exhibition. Thos. J. Jefferson (0.P.), of Market Weighton, has been placed upon the " Commission of the Peace " for the East Riding. On Tuesday, November 29th, Mr. Owen very kindly took the members of the choir to hear Madame Clara Butt, Mr. Kennerley Rumford, and other well-known artistes, whose performances were appreciated by all. The " Graphic " of the 26th October, contains a portrait and obituary notice of the late Major G. de H. Smith (O.P.), whose death we note elsewhere. A. special order was issued by the Sirdar, expressing the regret of the Egyptian army for the•loss of such a promising officer. C. V. Crombie (O.P.) has returned to England from Toronto, where lie has been playing football, but he is not fascinated by their way of playing. .

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OBITUARY. On 10th October, at Khartoom, GUY DE HERRIEZ SMITH, (0.P.), of the Egyptian army. On 15th November, at his residence Alne Lodge, the Mount, York, JOSEPH WM. CRAVEN (O.P.). On 9th December, F. M. SCAROILL, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge for many years Vth Form Master at St. Peter's School.

Extract from the " Yorkshire Herald." We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. Frederick Martin Scargill, of Thorpe Lodge, Clifton, York, which occurred at his residence on Friday. Mr. Scargill was for the long period of thirty-six years second master at St. Peter's School, York, and many an " old boy " will hear of his decease with much sorrow. He was a Yorkshireman, and the oldest surviving son of the late Major-General Scargill, who fought in the Crimea, and was born on October 23, 1836. He was the most brilliant classical scholar of his year at Trinity College, Cambridge, and he retired fi om St. Peter's some nine or ten years ago. In public affairs the deceased gentleman took no active part, but he was a staunch Conservative, and in his younger days held a commission in the York Volunteers. A widow, a daughter, and two sons are bereaved by his death, which followed a long illness of two years, which originated in an attack of influenza.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries :—Brom.sgrovian, Cuthbertian, Denstonian,

Dunelmian, Eastbournian, Felstedian, Framlinghamian, Hurst Johnian, Hymerian, Leodiensian, The Lily, Malvernian, Alonktonian, Newtonian, Portcullis, Savilian (2), Sedberghian, St.. Edward's School Chronicle, St. Michael's Chronicle, Sutton Valence School Magazine, Uppinghamian, Wycombe Abbey Gazette.

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SCHOOL LETTER. NOTHER football season is now over, and though our defeats number more than our wins, we can look back on a fairly creditable season. We have only lost three of our school matches, only one point separating us from the Merchant Taylors, while a try was the margin by which Ripon claimed their victory, and our defeat by Durham was by no means a discreditable performance. The Old Peterites fairly outclassed us, and amply avenged the defeat they sustained at the beginning of the season ; we will refrain from further comments and refer the reader to the Football Retrospect, which will be found elsewhere. We have lost three masters this term, Mr. Smith, Mr. Grigson and Mr. Alwyn ; they will all be greatly missed, and the Debating Society especially, will feel the loss of Mr. Alwyn. Mr. Smith has obtained a very good appointment at Wolverhampton, where he has our best wishes for success, the same also to Mr. Grigson who has gone to a large school in Surrey, and Mr. Alwyn who has gone to Merchiston as a master. We welcome Mr. Swift and Mr. Walker, who have filled up the gaps on the staff. Mr. Swift has already shown a great interest in the Photographical Society, and has treated us to two interesting lectures, illustrated by slides of his own make. Mr. Walker has also interested himself in the Natural History Society, and been appointed Curator ; besides this Mr.

A H. ACKROYD. B. E. YEATS. A. A. PHILLIPS. E. N. GREENHOW.

C. DU FFITT. AI. T. CLEGG. M. W. PETERS. E. S. N. BULMER. F. G. SCHROEDER. W. H. COLLEY (Capt.) _ 14— L. Fxsmeo.... Cb..

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Walker is also a good oar, having captained his college boat at Cambridge, so the rowers should profit by Mr. Walker's experience. A great improvement is being made to the School cricket ground, by taking the bank a great deal further back, thus giving a great deal more room for cricket. We have to thank Mr. E. R. Dodsworth (O.P.), the School Clerk, for the suggestion, and him and Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson (O.P.), and the " Unemployed Committee " for raising the money. Part of the work is being done by the boys who have undertaken to perform it to the best of their ability. Hockey has now been started and some matches have been arranged ; a Fives Tournament has also taken place, an account of which will be found elsewhere.

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

I sat staring at this sheet of paper for at least half-anhour, and at last decided that the task of adequately describing the doings of Peterites in this abode of learning was beyond my powers. Then this awful thought struck me : what would the Peterite ' be without an Oxford Letter ? I tried hard to conceive such a state of things, but not having a back number by me, I was unable to do so. Without going so far as to describe our correspondence as an oasis in the desert, I feel nevertheless that the omission of it would cause a void which no scribe from Cambridge could satisfactorily fill up. Cogitating thus, I approached my subject again. There is a regrettable absence of news—everybody has been engaged in the same occupations which were so lucidly described to you last term. Sundry casualties have, however, diminished the activity of some of us. Newton, for instance, has been compelled to resign the captaincy of the Queen's Hockey team, owing to an injury to his knee incurred while playing football. Teasdale however has been displaying his usual skill at Rugby football. Baldwin was rowing in the Queen's second Torpid, though owing to a succession of casualties did not take part in the races. Fisher has been observed

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wildly waving a hockey stick, with intent to slay, on the playing fields of Queen's ; success has attended his efforts. Of the Pembroke Peterites, Cadle has been distinguishing himself by playing both Rugby and Association for his College. Sale, in his own elegant phraseology, has been footing it upon the runningpath.' More information he would not vouchsafe us. We face with some equanimity the prospect of the invasion of Oxford by the Cambridge University Volunteers, among whom we hope to see the beaming face of M. H. T. Roy. I will reserve my peroration for next time. In tearing haste— RHOBETA.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. DEAR SIRS, Your demand for a letter from my illiterate hand filled me with amazement and horror, but I have tried in the shortest number of words to satisfy your idle curiosity. O.P.'s up here are few and far between, and very little can be said about their respective doings. Crosthwaite is a shining light at back for the Selwyn Hockey XI., and is, I believe, working hard for his " tripos," which is looming not far ahead. Garland can be seen rushing through the streets in a luxurious motor, and has become famous throughout the country-side as a slayer of pigs and hens, and what not. He too, combines motoring with plenty of hard work. A gallant shooter is Phillips, whose blood-curdling deeds of valour fill all who know him with wonder not unmixed with awe. His more peaceful recreations are fives, and a " soupcon" of " rugger." Roy also, is an ardent private, who is said to be one of the fastest men at a retreat in the whole corps. Congratulations to J. L. Fisher on his exhibition at Sidney. I am glad to hear that several men think of coming up in October, as the

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present number cannot be called multitudinous. The 'Varsity soccer team were beaten by Oxford, to the great surprise of all here, but we ought to make up for it in the boat-race and sports. All the colleges are very busy on the river, getting into form for the " Lents," and the crews have now gone into training. Glad to hear you are playing the matches which had to be postponed last term. Wishing you all success, AVIS.

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. The Annual General Meeting of The Old Peterite Club was held at Harker's Hotel, York, on Wednesday, 21st December, 1904, when the following Members were present :—Rev. E. C. Owen (President), Mr. Yeld, J. A. Browne, F. A. Bulman, W. M. Carter, A. E. Chapman, Rev. E. W. Clarke, C. B. Clayforth, R. Crawshaw, W. L. Crombie, A. W. Eastwood, G. H. Eyre, N. L. Hood, W. A. Pearson, A. Raimes, H. W. Rhodes, W. A. Rose, K. J. Roy, R. F. Russell, L. E. Stevenson, K. E. T. Wilkinson, G. G. Yeld, and A. Peters (Secretary). The minutes of the last Annual General Meeting were read and confirmed, and the Treasurer's Statement of Account for the year as audited, was approved. All the Officers of the Club were reelected as also the two Members of Committee retiring by rotation. The Dinner Committee was constituted as in the previous year, and W. M. Carter, R. Teasdale, and H. C. Scott were elected as Sports' Committee for the ensuing year. Money Grants were voted as follows :•• School Sports Prize [io Towards rent of Cricket Field School Boathouse Repairs •• •• Dinner Committee On the proposal of K. E. T. Wilkinson a Resolution was passed voting a Special Grant of rio towards a fund to be raised for the

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levelling down part of the hill in the School Playground so as to increase the area of the Cricket ground, provided that the result of an appeal for further contributions for this purpose was in the opinion of the Governors of the School such as to justify the work being taken in hand. The Annual York Dinner immediately followed the conclusion of the Meeting.

THE OLD PETERITE (YORK) DINNER.

(Reprinted from the " Yorkshire Herald" of 2 2nd of December, t 9o4.)

The members of the Old Peterite Club, York, dined together at Harker's Hotel last night, the re-union being of a most interesting character. Former " boys " of St. Peter's venerable school, now successful business and professional gentlemen, came from various parts of the country to join former school-fellows, and the genial gathering was presided over by Mr. G. H. Eyre. He was supported by the Rev. E. C. Owen, head-master of St. Peter's School, and Mr. George Yeld, a master. Others present were : Mr. J. A. Browne, Rev. E. W. Clarke, Mr. F. A. Bulman, Mr. W. M. Carter, Dr. A. E. Chapman, Mr. H. C. B. Clayforth, Mr. R. Crawshaw, Mr. W. L. Crombie, Mr. A. W. Eastwood, Dr. N. L. Hood, Captain W. A. Pearson, Mr. Arthur Peters, Mr. Alfred Procter, Dr. A. Raimes, Mr. H. W. Rhodes, Mr. K. J. Roy, Mr. R. F. Russell, Dr. L. E. Stevenson, Mr. G. F. Tendall, Mr. G. G. Yeld, and Mr. W. A. Rose. A. recherche repast was done justice to and a short toast list was gone through, pleasantly intermingled with songs and recitations. The Chairman gave the toast of " The King," which was loyally honoured. Dr. Chapman proposed " The Archbishop, Clergy, and Ministers of all Denominations," and expressed the hope that the Bishop of Ripon's appeal for the increase of the very poor livings might be successful.

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The Rev. E. W. Clarke briefly responded. The toast of " The Imperial Forces," was submitted by Dr. N. L. Hood, who said the school had contributed its fair share of heroes who had fallen in the South African war in the service of the late Queen Victoria. There was one present that night who had done his share—Captain Pearson—and he coupled his name with the toast. Captain Pearson said the toast used to be " The Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces," but since the time when all ranks and all classes of the community rallied round the mother country in the days of her stress and danger, it had been designated " The Imperial Forces." The navy was in such a state of efficiency that it would recognise a fishing boat when it saw one, but with regard to the army he could only thank God that we had not to fight a European power at the present time with the artillery with which they were provided. Most of the guns were obsolete, and if they were put in the field they would be smashed up and would not be able to do anything. He thought the volunteers were treated too much like machines, and did not have a real holiday when they came into camp. He thought every man should serve the State in some way or other. The Chairman proposed the toast of the evening—" The School." He said there were three tenses, the past, the present, and the future. He would speak of the past, and Mr. Owen would say something about the present and the future. The past was of great importance to a school ; a good sound tradition was extremely valuable to it. Such a tradition, he thought, St: Peter's had. In an assembly of Peterites he could be excused if he reverted for a short time to the past. He did not intend to go back to the age when that Old Peterite Fawkes tried to elevate the Government of the day, but to thirty-two years ago, when he first came to St. Peter's. At that time, Mr. Stephenson had just begun his reign. Comparing the school of that day with the present, he found that he could only discover one point of superiority which the school had then, and that was in point of numbers. There were 199 boys, and of these 89 were boarded in three houses. He

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had every hope that before very long the school would begin once more to get up to the former numbers, and approach if not surpass them. In those days the school possessed a master who had been there just fifty years. They had all heard of " Tommy" Richardson. There were a good many anecdotes relating to him. They had still with them one link with the past. He saw the link at the other end of the table—Mr. Yeld. He (the Chairman) believed he was right in saying that at the time he was referring to Mr. Yeld had been master of the school for five years. He believed Mr. Yeld had now completed his 37th year as a master, and he was sure it was the wish of every Old Peterite that he might be long spared as the link between the present and the past. Two years ago they lost another link, and he believed it was a mark of the extreme vitality of the school that it survived the loss of one to whom it was only necessary to refer as " James." When he thought of the accommodation and the general equipment of the school in the old days, it was more than astonishing how any boys came at all at that time. If any of them went to the school now—and he hoped they would—they would see the difference. In the old time there was no gymnasium. They had no laboratory, and now there was a science block, perfectly equipped, and he thought it would stand comparison with any science block in England. There was no workshop and no fives-court. In spite of these disadvantages the school managed to turn out a number of men, who carried on its good old traditions for hard work and hard play. It was their wish that the same traditions of hard work and hard play might be maintained. The club was founded for the two special purposes of the assembling and uniting of past members of the school, and for keeping up a lively interest in its welfare. He was sure the second point was really the very raison d'être of the society. He hopedall Old Peterites who had sons would send them to St. Peter's School, where he was certain they would have a thorough education. He was much struck on looking over the list of members to find many absent. He jotted down the names of twenty-five old schoolfellows who were not amongst them. They should all try to raise an interest in the old boys. He thought Old Peterites could show

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more interest in the way of attending functions in the school. Some could not, but there were many who could, and they would be very welcome. He thought everyone of them should do something to show their sympathy, and help to assist the headmaster in the object of placing St. Peter's in the position of one of the chief schools in the north of England. The Rev. E. C. Owen, in responding to the toast, referred to the progress made with the new boarding house, which is to be ready by the beginning of the summer term, and hoped that a large number of those present would be able to attend the formal opening of it on St. Peter's Day. The toast of " School Sports " was submitted by Dr. Stevenson, who hoped the school would maintain its reputation for sport. Mr. Yeld had a very hearty reception on rising to respond. He said the football team had his sincere commendation. They had not had such a good season as they ought to have had, but they had done extremely well on the whole. The forwards were really good, and the other members of the team were praiseworthy, which was a different thing perhaps. There were one or two who would be heard of in the future. His old friend Dr. Stevenson, disclaimed superiority in these sports, but it was well known that he was a Scotch international. Many other Old Peterites had distinguished themselves in various sports, and he had met and heard from a number of former boys with whom it was a pleasure to renew acquaintance. Dr. Anderson had been made a Doctor of Laws of Leeds University, and if they looked at the names of the men who got degrees at the same time, they would see what a distinction he had attained. Mr. Alfred Procter proposed " The Chairman," which was acknowledged, and the proceedings closed. During the evening songs were rendered by Mr. R. CraWshaw, and a humorous recitation was given by Dr. Stevenson.

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DEBATING SOCIETY. The subject of this Debate held on November 3oth, was, " that this House thinks compulsory military training necessary for England." R. 0. F. Husband, who opened the debate in favour of the motion, said that conscription was a very important question. The South African War had shown up the deficiency in our Army, and the training of the Militia was very inadequate. Conscription was against the feeling of Englishmen, but some steps must be taken to improve our Army. Everybody counts on the Navy, but can the Navy be trusted for everything. The huge forces;which Russia can put in the field ought to make us do something for our Army. Conscription would be very good for Englishmen, it would enlargen their ideas. Germany are a very freedom-loving race, they have conscription, and can put Soo,000 men in the field, why do not we do the same ? Everyone should be trained, and be ready for active service. It is absolutely necessary to have a well-trained and welldisciplined army to protect India and our Colonies, if at any time a strong force should attack us. A. H. Ackroyd in speaking against the motion thought that the honourable gentleman's allusion to the South African War had nothing at all to do with the question of conscription, that was the fault of the officers who led the men ; as we were surrounded by water, and had a very powerful fleet there was no need to have conscription. In summing up the honourable gentleman finished_by saying " are we to remain a free country, or not ? " F. G. Schroeder said it would be all we could do to get together five hundred thousand men, and our fleet could not be everywhere. If Germany and Russia combined they would form a fairly strong fleet, although Russia had not got such a large fleet as she had a year ago. The Germans could very soon get an army together, the German war-office works like a machine. The speaker now proposed that the time of service should be from the ages twenty-five to twenty-eight for the upper classes,

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while for the lower classes the ages might be from eighteen to twenty-one. Those who had started any profession should be exempted, and there should be a Committee to settle any cases. Our H. E. Windle thought it would be better to enlist at twenty. forces in South Africa were nothing, to complain about, they - had only hats to shoot at, and had not often a fair chance given them. W. Ingham said conscription was not necessary, it would only flood the Army with too many men. As for our Navy it could be in as many places as any other country's Navy. Mr. Squire said the strongest argument against conscription seemed its interference with the liberty of Englishmen. It is very risky to rely on our Navy as accidents might easily happen, while armies are much more reliable, it is therefore our Army which must be strengthened, so conscription is very necessary. The average patriotism of an Englishman is not very great, and conscription would increase this. The physique of the country would also be improved if some sort of training was gone through. Mr. Alwyn hotly opposed all the arguments in favour of conscription, saying that conscription would lead to Imperialism, which would be a menace to the nation. Could Englishmen approve of such a policy which would widow one more woman or orphan one more child. D. C. Anderson in opposing conscription, said that shooting was being brought to a much higher standard by the various rifle corps now in existence. If conscription was enforced it would not he fair to make any division between the poorer and richer classes. J. L. Fisher said a striking force of two hundred thousand men would be sufficient, it would he no use having a dull and lifeless army like Russia now has. E. H. Frank put his ideas on the subject in a very plain and direct way, saying, " Every Englishman ought to take some part in the defence of his country."

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A. A. Phillips said he would like to back up the last speaker who was a true type of British blood. People should put the defence of their country first, and all other ties should be secondary compared with that. If anyone should land in England what defence could be given, there would be plenty of people willing to fight, but the majority would have no idea of fighting, if only these people could have some course of training it would be all right. J. A. Kirby, roused to indignation by the thought of any invader landing in England, said, that if any hostile force landed in England, everyone would rise against them and soon drive them out. Mr. Richards said, when one chooses a side the arguments of the other side are refused to be seen. Our Navy might possibly lose the command of the sea, but did we need a million men to oppose fifty thousand Germans ? Would the physique of the Empire be improved if conscription was introduced. England is a nation that boasts of its freedom, when a military conscription is enforced it becomes a tyranny. R. 0. F. Husband in summing up said the Russian constitution was very different from the English. Discipline is absolutely necessary for the Volunteers especially. Conscription should be enforced as recruiting is falling off. The motion was then put to the House, which was lost, seven voting for the motion and twenty-two voting against it. The subject of this Debate, held towards the end of last term, was, " Home rule ought never to be granted to Ireland." M. T. Clegg in speaking for the motion said that Home Rule would keep Ireland apart from England. Home Rule has been the cry of the Irish for some time, and the Irish hate us, the chief cause being the wars we have made against them. W. H. Colley in speaking against the motion said the Government of Ireland could not be worse than it is at present, if they had only a chance of governing themselves they would be sure to do better. Ireland could not be any source of danger to us,

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Ireland has not. Ireland would still be as loyal as ever if we let them have Home Rule. The United States would still have been loyal if we had let them have their own way. H. E. Windle declared that Ireland was not fit to govern itself, how could they govern themselves when such disorderly members as they that sit in Parliament would be at the head of affairs. The Irish are very well governed and are not sensible enough to govern themselves, while the United States and Canada are sensible enough to rule themselves. Mr. Alwyn referred to the decrease of the population of Ireland as a proof that the Government was incompetent. Is it a wonder that the Irish hate us after the way in which we have treated them ? England was one of the first countries to abolish slavery, should not Ireland then be given her petition. In concluding the speaker added that it was the last time he would address the House, but he would be glad to think that he was speaking in the cause of what was right, and he hoped to see a glorious dawn of freedom arising for Ireland. C. Duffitt said the Government was not fit to govern Ireland, and as for the French making Ireland a base for an attack on England, the Irish have more sense than to allow such things as that. Mr. Squire said that he did not see any connection between the facts about the population of Ireland and the question of Home Rule which the honourable gentleman had referred to, he had tried to win over the House by his storm of eloquence. If Home Rule was to be given to Ireland a Roman Catholic Government would most probably be formed. It would be better if we improved our government of Ireland, instead of granting them Home Rule. A. A. Phillips. also referred to the eloquence of the honourable gentleman who had spoken about the population of Ireland, the speaker comparing his harangue to a history essay with many facts. If Ireland had Home Rule there would be a fine state of anarchy.

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R. 0. F. Husband said Ireland was just as much a country as

England and therefore should have its own Government, The Irish themselves love England and are very patriotic, they only want Home Rule because they see our other Colonies governing themselves. Why should not the Irish have a voice in their own affairs, Home Rule would give Ireland a chance of becoming prosperous. R. D. Foster said that if Home Rule was given to Ireland it would be very disastrous. The Irish are quite a different set of people to our Colonies. G. A. Fisher said we are all naturally prejudiced against the Irish. As the Irish are in the minority in Parliament they have to draw attention to themselves in a peculiar way. But if the Irish had Home Rule the English would have to bear the greater part of their expenses. D. C. Anderson said that Ireland would not be any good for the French for a base or for coaling stations, they would not need them as they are quite close enough to England as it is. If Ireland was granted Home Rule she would be a closer ally to England than she is now. Rev. E. C. Owen (President), said that reference had been made saying that the Irish would form a Roman Catholic Government, if the majority of the country will return Roman Catholic Members let it do so. First let Parliament treat the Irish properly, if Home Rule was granted the people of Ulster would turn out to oppose it. Finally the speaker added that he returned to his seat with the satisfaction of not having-to record a vote either way. J. M. Raimes said that Ireland could call in powers which would be a serious menace to us, it was therefore advisable not to grant Home Rule to Ireland. A. H. Ackroyd said that Ireland would not have enough money to govern itself. Mr. Gladstone was the man who saw exactly what was wanted for Ireland. If the Irish governed themselves there would be no more uproarious Irish Members in Parliament.

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M. M. Wadsworth said we could not vote money to Ireland if they had Home Rule, we had not enough for ourselves as it was. J. A. Kirby thought that if Ireland was granted Home Rule our Army would be materially increased. A. B. Lamm said if Ireland had Home Rule they would not know what to do, it was much better for them to be under the Government of England. W. V. Lawton said why should the Irish be oppressed when other Colonies have Home Rule, if they had a Parliament of their own they would govern themselves as well as any other nation, at any rate Home Rule would be better than their present state. G. S. Ashby said that in opposing Home Rule he was choosing the lesser of two evils, the English Government being better than an Irish Government would be. M. T. Clegg in summing up said he thought the present Irish Members seemed very unpatriotic, and if people like that would form the Government of Ireland it would be better if Home Rule was never granted to Ireland. The House then divided on the motion, which was lost, thirteen voting for the motion and fifteen against.

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Played on the school ground on Saturday, December loth. The home team were not at their full strength, but they played up well and were by no means outclassed. The school kicked off, and play was for a few minutes in the visitors' " zs," but their back cleared well and the ball was rushed to the school line, where, after some hard pressing a try resulted, which was not converted. After this reverse the school forwards played with renewed vigour, Colley, Schroeder and Yeats being especially prominent. The

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school were now having the best of the game, and Mr. Squire very nearly got over, but the opposing backs tackled hard and kept up a sound defence. Just before half-time the visitors added another try, the score thus being 6 points to nil against the school. After the re-start play was of a very even nature, the school forwards quite held their own, but the backs did not seem able to get going. Schroeder and Phillips made a good dribble, but the ball was touched down. The visitors now took up the attack and scored their third try a few minutes before time. They were still attacking when the whistle blew, leaving them winners by nine points to nil. The following represented the school :Full back, D. C. Anderson ; three quarters, G. D. Shann, M. W. Peters, A. H. Ackroyd, S. G. Squire, Esq. ; half-backs, H. E. Windle and E. N. Greenhow ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B E. Yeats, M. 'I'. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, R. 0. F. Husband, G. G. Yeld, Esq. ST. PETER'S V. WAKEFIELD G.S. This match was played at York on Wednesday, December 14.th. The school were without Fisher, M. W. Peters, Duffitt and Wilcock. From the kick-off the school assumed the offensive, but the Wakefield defence was good. A strong rush by Wakefield was well stopped by Anderson, and Colley, Schroeder and Yeats soon took play back to the Wakefield quarters. Here Wakefield unluckily lost their captain, who had to retire with a broken collar-bone. After this the school attacked strongly and Wakefield were penalised near their " 25 " line, Ackroyd kicking a splendid goal. From the drop out, Wakefield took up the attack and scored in a fair position, the try however was not converted. Wakefield still continued to press, but from a scrum in the school "25" Peters i. got possession and ran strongly, being pushed into touch near the half-way flag. Even play followed, and half-time sounded with the score 3 points all. After the kick-off the school pressed strongly and several times a try seemed almost certain, Colley especially having hard lines in being held up a few yards from the line. At last, from a scrum near the Wakefield line, Peters i. obtained the

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ball and just managed to get over in the corner. Ackroyd made a good attempt at goal. A few minutes before time the Wakefield three-quarters got away and a try was obtained under the posts, the kick at goal, however, was a failure. From the drop-out Schroeder, Yeats and Clegg took the ball back to the Wakefield quarters, where we were pressing when the whistle blew, the game thus ending in a draw of six points all. Full-back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, G. D. Shaun, A. H. Ackroyd ; half-backs, E. C. Peters and B. T. Groves ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, R. 0. F. Husband, E. H. Frank.

ST. PETER'S V. OLD PETERITES. This match was played on the school ground on Monday, December 19th. The game was very one sided throughout, the Old Boys bringing a very strong side. The Old Boys started with a rush and the school were immediately compelled to touch down. From the drop-out Teasdale opened the scoring; the try, however, was not converted. The Old Peterites kept up a strong attack, continually crossing the school line. Half-time arrived with the score four goals 5 tries, 35 points to nil. The school played up much better in the second half ; the Old Peterites, nevertheless, added four more tries, two of which were converted. Just on time, Ackroyd scored in a fair position ; the kick at goal failed. Time sounded with the score, Old Peterites six goals seven tries, 51 points to the school one try, 3 points. The following represented the school :-Full-back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, G. D. Shann, A. H. Ackroyd ; half-backs, E. C. Peters and 13. T. Groves ; forwards, W. H. Colly, F. G. Schroeder, B. E. Yeats, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, A. Wilcock, R. 0. F. Husband, E. H. Frank.

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OLD PETERITES :—Three-quarters, E. D. Teasdale, L. M. Cadle,

A. Rose, G. G. Yeld, H. C. Scott ; half-backs, N. L. Hood and G. J. Armstrong; forwards, N. T. Crombie, Rev. E. W. Clarke, C. V. Crombie, W. H. Crosthwaite, J. E. Farrow, D. Mackay, B. Moiser, B. Dodsworth.

ST. PETER'S V. WAKEFIELD G.S. This match was played at Wakefield. The school forwards were in full strength, but the three-quarters were without Windle on the right wing. Wakefield kicked off, and immediately the visiting forwards started off with a rush. The ball was taken into the Wakefield " 25," and the forwards nearly scored several times. A good kick, however, forced the York backs to save, and Anderson relieved matters by finding touch well. After good work by Schroeder, Duffitt and Wilcock, Fisher was enabled to score a try, which Ackroyd converted. For some time the York forwards were dangerously near the Wakefield line, but their backs punted into touch in the York quarters, and Wakefield began to press. The school backs marked the opposing backs well, and Wakefield were prevented from scoring. Although the York forwards made splendid rushes, in which Yeats and Colley were very conspicuous, the ball remained near the visitors " 25 " till half-time. After the restart, Fisher made an excellent run but was brought down on the line, and a long fly-kick sent York back to half-way. The visitors' forwards now made a good rush, and mainly through a dribble by Yeats and Clegg the ball was taken to the Wakefield " 25." For a long time now, the York forwards heeled the ball out to the backs, but the latter failed to score. In consequence the forwards changed their tactics and endeavoured to take the ball over the Wakefield line. A try rewarded their efforts, which Colley, Schroeder, Duffitt and Ackroyd just failed to convert. Yeats were very prominent among the York forwards. At this point in the game the visitors' line was in danger for a few minutes, but the York backs tackled finely. From a scrum, at half-way

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Fisher registered his second try under the posts, but the ball rolled over at the place kick and Ackroyd failed to improve. " No-side " was called shortly after. The final score was :—St. Peter's II pts., Wakefield G.S. nil. The following represented the school : Back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, W. Ingham ; halves, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffiitt, M. T. Clegg, A. Wilcock. S. PETER'S v. C. V. CROMBIE, ESQ'S XV. Played on the school ground on Saturday, February 21st. C. V. Crombie kicked off for the scratch team, and from a line-out H. R. Partington who was unmarked scored an easy try. The goal-kick was successful. For the rest of the first half the school forwards did not play up to their usual form, and as the backs did not tackle as well as usual, two more tries were scored, one of which was converted ; the score thus being points to nil. The school now played up much better and Bulmer made a good dribble. From a scrum near half-way Mr. Squire ran well but was collared, and we were pressing when half-time was sounded, the score being I i pts. to nil. From the kick-off the school forwards rushed the ball to our opponents line, Colley, Schroeder and Duffitt being conspicuous with a good dribble, but the scratch team soon took up the attack but Anderson tackled well. Mr. Squire made a good run and took play to half-way. Peters i. found touch well inside our opponents " 25," and Fisher picking up well from loose play scored a good try, Ackroyd made a good attempt at goal. From the kick-off the school took up the attack, Ackroyd running strongly was pulled up a few yards from the line, and immediately after our opponents were forced to touch down. The scratch team now began to press strongly, and Colley saved well, but the attack proved too keen and another try was added by Partington, which was not-converted.

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After this play was of an even nature, but Schroeder made a good run and play was taken to our opponents' quarters, Phillips gained ground with a good dribble and our opponents were forced to touch down. We were still attacking when the whistle blew, leaving the score :—C. V. Crombie's XV. r+ points, St. Peter's 3 pts. The following represented the school : Full-back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, S. G. Squire, Esq. ; half-backs, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg, A. A. Phillips, R. 0. F. Husband. ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS G,S. Played at Leeds on Wednesday, February r5th. The school were not at full strength, being without Anderson, Windle and Clegg. Leeds won the toss and Colley kicked off against the wind. The school forwards went away with a rush and kept Leeds on the defence for a few minutes, but their backs relieved and play was brought into our " 25," where one of our opponents by kicking and following up, scored a try. The kick at goal was unsuccessful. After this reverse the school played up strongly, and Schroeder, Yeats and Duffitt were conspicuous in a good dribble. From a scrum near half-way, Ackroyd ran strongly, and passing to Peters i., the latter was pushed into touch a few yards from the line. The school were now keeping up a vigourous attack, and Fisher and Greenhow both had hard lines in not scoring. A freekick to Leeds brought them relief, but Peters iii. intercepting a pass, ran strongly, but was brought down before he could get to the line. Colley made a vigorous attempt to get over, but the Leeds backs defended well. A free kick was awarded us in a good position, and Ackroyd equalised the score with a beautiful goal. From the kick-off the school again went away with a rush, and Bulmer crossed the line but failed to touch down. Half-time was then sounded with the score 3 points all. From the kick-off the school pressed strongly, but the backs

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always failed to get over. Bulmer made a good dribble and nearly scored, the Leeds back carrying over. From a scrum on our opponents' line we should have scored, but the Leeds backs cleared well, and from a free kick they took up the attack, but Ingham saved well. The school were now kept on the defensive, and Leeds were awarded a kick in our " 25, " but the attempt at goal failed. Colley, Schroeder and Bulmer headed a fine rush and took the ball to half-way, where Schroeder picked up well and transferred to Peters i., who, running well, passed to Fisher, who was collared by the Leeds back a few yards from the line. In the last few minutes the school made desperate attempts to get ahead, but could not get over, and the whistle blew with the result : St. Peter's School 3 points, Leeds G.S. 3 points. If the backs had played as well as the forwards, we should have undoubtedly won, but the three-quarter line was weakened by the absence of Windle, and Anderson was missed at full back. All the forwards played well and worked untiringly. The following represented the school :Full-back, W. Ingham ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, J. E. Hodsman ; half-back, J. L. Fisher and E. C. Peters ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. N. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffitt, A. Wilcock, R. 0. F. Husband. ST. PETER'S V. RICHMOND G.S. Played at York on February 18th. Colley won the toss and elected to play down-hill with the wind. A rush by Richmond took the ball to our " 25," but they were penalised for off-side. Play was soon taken to the Richmond quarters and and we began to press. They were compelled to touch down several times, but managed to keep the school forwards out. The latter were now playing a strong game, and from a dribble by the home pack Bulmer scored, Ackroyd failing at the kick. For the next few minutes York pressed very strongly, and Yeats, Schroeder and Windle had very hard luck in not scoring. A free-kick was now

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given against Richmond, and Ackroyd kicked a capital goal. Some exciting play ensued, and Greenhow scored a try which was not converted. Half-time was sounded with the score 9 pts.—nil in our favour. Colley restarted for York. We again pressed, and Duffitt, Wilcock and Bulmer made a good dribble, after which Peters iii. nearly scored. The three-quarters were showing good combination and Ackroyd just failed to score. Richmond took the ball to the York end by a huge punt, and Anderson i. was called upon to save. Colley and Schroeder led the forwards well and soon York were again pressing. Colley, Yeats and Clegg were now conspicuous for good play. Shortly afterwards Fisher dodged over and scored between the posts. Peters iii. converted. After the kick-off Phillips and Yeats made a good rush, and took the ball to the Richmond " 25." After good combination by the three-quarters, in which the ball went right along the line, Ackroyd scored far out. The same player failed at the kick. The school forwards very nearly scored several times, but they were penalised for kicking the ball out. Shortly after Anderson mis-kicked, and the ball went across the field to the Richmond wing who ran in behind the posts. The goal was kicked. For the rest of the game we were pressing, and when " No-side " was called the scores were :—St. Peter's 17 pts., Richmond G. S. 5 pts. The following represented the school : Full-back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, H. E. Windle ; half-Lacks, J. L. Fisher and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg, A. Wilcock. ST. PETER'S V. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. Played on the school ground. We won the toss and they kicked off uphill. The forwards immediately started with a rush, and on heeling out Windle very nearly scored, but the ball was soon taken to our "25 " and a free-kick for off-side was given to

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us. This relieved matters, but nevertheless we were again forced into our own " 25." Several free-kicks were now given to us, as one of their men was constantly off-side. Our opponents let the ball out and one of their halves scored a try which was not converted. For the rest of the first half we were on half-way line, and at times made rushes, in which Colley, Schroeder and Yeats were the most conspicuous, but no further points were registered. Colley kicked off for St. Peter's and led his forwards to our opponents' " 25." A free-kick was awarded to them however. Directly after Schroeder nearly scored, and they were forced to touch down several times. One of their backs now made a good run and scored a try, which was not converted. After this we did all the pressing, and our forwards quite outmatched the Merchant Taylors' pack. Schroeder made a splendid attempt to score, and the rest backed him up splendidly. Two free-kicks were given to us and Ackroyd narrowly missed placing a goal, the ball just going a foot to the side of the upright. After a good dribble in which all the forwards took part, Bulmer succeeded in touching the ball down. Ackroyd kicked an excellent goal. Soon alter Peters iii. got away, but was grassed by the opposing back. All this time the forwards were shoving their opponents in the scrum, and heeling out. But for some reason or other the ball never got beyond the halves, who were quite unable to feed their three-quarters, and it was on account of this fault that we lost the match. For the rest of the game we were on the Merchant Taylors' try-line but no further try was registered. When " No-side " was called the score was St. Peter's 5 pts., Merchant Taylors' 6 pts. The following represented the school : Back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, H. E. Windle ; half-backs, J. L. Fisher and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg and A. Wilcock. ST. PETER'S V. DURHAM SCHOOL. This match was played at Durham, on the City ground In this game as against Richmond and Merchant Taylors' we were without the services of our half E. C. Peters, who was unfortunately ill, and

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this no doubt accounted for a great deal of our bad luck. We lost the toss and kicked off against the wind. We immediately pressed but soon a Durham back scored. The try was not converted. The Durham backs soon showed their superiority and scored two more tries. Our backs saved pluckily, Ackroyd and Windle showing up best, but another try was added and converted. Our forwards were quite a match for the Durham eight, and Colley and Yeats did some good work. At this point Anderson was hurt, whilst making a plucky save, and was placed ' hors de combat.' Immediately after we were favoured with a most severe hailstorm, which lasted for about ten minutes. During this another try was scored by Durham which was not converted. Half-time was sounded with the score pts. to nil, against us. During the second half we played seven men in the scrum and Duffitt was put three-quarters, Greenhow taking Anderson's place at back. This weakened us considerably forward, however our forwards played up pluckily and prevented their opponents from heeling out much. Colley and Duffitt were especially prominent. Durham scored six more tries, one of which could have been prevented had Wilcock dropped on the ball. The final score was : St. Peter's nil, Durham School 3+ pts. The following represented the school : Full-back, D. C. Anderson ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, H. E. Windle ; half-backs, J. L. Fisher and B. T. Groves ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, E. S. Bulmer, B. E. Yeats, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffitt, M. T. Clegg and A. Wilcock. ST. PETER'S 2rid XV. v LEEDS G. S. znd XV. Played on 3rd December at York. The team was the same as that which represented the 2nd in the last Leeds match, but far more dash and cleverness was displayed. Leeds kicked off down hill and the ball was smartly returned into touch. Directly after, a Leeds three-quarter was hurt and had to retire. Our pack soon began to show their superiority and began to press, Frank and

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Raimes leading the way. From a scrimmage Kennedy ii. scored, but the kick failed. Hodsman and Ingham tackled well, and Groves dodged over and got another try, which was not converted. Husband, Frank and Schroeder dribbled well and forced Leeds to touch down. The latter now rushed the ball to half-way, but a dangerous dribble was well stopped by Shann, who saved pluckily. Repeated attempts to score by Frank, Mossop, and Smith were successfully frustrated, but at last Husband scored a capital try which Knowles converted. After a good kick into touch by Hodsman, Husband again scored, but the kick was not successful. Husband nearly scored again, and immediately after Ingham scored in good style. The kick failed. A free kick to Leeds gave them relief and they pressed us a little, but soon after, half-time was sounded with the score 17—o in our favour. In the second half St. Peter's again pressed and Bulmer scored. Mossop kicked the goal. For some time now Leeds pressed us very hard and Hodsman was responsible for saving well. The ball was however taken to half-way. Mossop was very conspicuous for his tackling and was running very well. Ingham scored, but Knowles missed the kick. After some excellent passing by the backs Mossop scored on the wing and converted his try. Schroeder and Shann made some good dribbles and Newton saved splendidly; the latter made a good tackle soon after and Hodsman found touch near the Leeds goal line. Smith scored a good try and Knowles converted. Directly after the whistle blew for time. The final score was:—St. Peter's School znd XV. 35 points ; Leeds G. S. 2nd XV. nil. The following represented the School znd team. Back : B. G. Newton ; three-quarters : C. R. Mossop, W. Ingham, G. D. Shann, F. H. Knowles ; half-backs : B. T. Groves and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards : R. 0. F. Husband, E. H. Frank, D. H. Kennedy ii., P. H. Bulmer, R. R. T. Smith, C. F. Kennedy, J. M. Raimes, A. E. Schroeder. ST. PETER'S znd XV. v DURHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2nd XV. This match was played at York on March 1st. Durham won the toss and decided to play against the wind. The visitors being

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a much bigger team were expected to win easily. For the first five minutes play was fairly even but after this the weight and size of our opponents began to tell and play was very seldom out of the York half. The visitors had all the play and by half time had run up a score of 34 points. The second half opened with better weather, the rain and hail which had fallen in the first half having stopped. Play now was not quite so one-sided, although it was generally in the York half. The visitors did not do quite so much scoring in the second half, their chief try-getter being their left wing three-quarter. A. few minutes before time Knowles got hold of the ball, the Durham fullback being well up, so it was a race between the York man and the Durham man, the York man eventually winning, thus scoring a good try, the kick at goal failed. Time was soon after sounded, the score being 58 pts. to 3. The following represented the school : Full-back, G. 0. Barton ; three-quarters, W. Ingham, G. G. Rickell, G. D. Shann, F. H. Knowles ; half-backs, J. E. Hodsman and C. A. K. Peters ; forwards, R. 0. F. Husband, P. H. Bulmer, D. H. Kennedy, C. F. Kennedy, J. M. Raimes, A. E. Schroeder, R. D. Foster, B. G. Newton.

FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. FIRST XV. W. H. COLLEY (19o3-4.5), 9st. 8lbs. As Captain he has set an example for hard work and keenness amongst his forwards, which did not prevent him from shining in the loose. A strong tackler and if his captaincy showed a fault, it was in not insisting on low tackling in others. In this respect as well as in following up and settling down early to his game, he set an example which might have been followed more carefully by others in the forward line.

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F. G. SCHROEDER (1903-4-5), I1st. 6lbs. A hard-working forward and improving rapidly. Has been very conspicuous in the line-out, and in rushes was always to the fore and well on the ball. As keen as can be and sometimes over keen. E. S. N. BULMER (19o3-4-5), 9st. Sibs. Good in the loose, but Rather apt to get off-side. might work harder in the scrum. Has been a prolific scorer. B. E. YEATS (1904-5), lost. 7lbs. A hard-working forward, always on the ball. Very good in the line-out. J. L. FISHER (19o4-5), 9st. 8lbs. A hard worker, a good dodger, and generally safe in defence. But he does not give his passes straight enough or hard enough ; and in attempting to make an opening, he either crowds his backs into touch, or waits to give his pass until the player who is to receive it is too well marked to make use of it. He must learn that the duty of a half is to draw men away from his three-quarters. He has often scored ; but his side would have profited far oftener by his undoubted skill if he had given his three-quarters more chances. M. W. PETERS (1904-5), 1 ost. 8lbs. Has proved a fairly successful centre, having plenty of dash. Must learn to make openings. A good kick. E. C. PETERS ( 1 9o4 - 5), 9st. 5113s. A plucky half ; good on the defence. He must learn to feed his three-quarters, which is the duty of a half. A. H. ACKROYD (1904-5), 1 ost. 1 zlbs. A much improved wing three-quarters ; runs strongly, and very rarely fails to take a pass. An exceptionally good place kick. A. A. PHILLIPS (19o4-5), 1 1st. t olbs. A slow but hard-working forward ; good in the line out. Should do well next season. C. DUFFITT (1904-5), 10St. 1 1 lbs. A good forward, especially in the loose. When he gets the ball he is very hard to stop. D. C. ANDERSON (1904-5), 9st. Has proved a very fair full-back. Kicks and tackles well, but is rather slow in getting to his man.

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(190+-5), 8st. +lbs. Has been a very able wing three-quarter, and though small, generally accounted for his man. A tricky dodger and always keeps his head. M. T. CLEGG (1904-5), 10St. A spasmodic forward. At times he shews dash, but is rather inclined to kick the ball too hard in the loose. Apart from these faults he is very useful. E. N. GREENHOW (1904-5), 9st. 7lbs. Has only proved a moderate centre, not having the faintest conception of making openings. Tackles and kicks well. Could do with more speed. A. WILCOCK (190+-5), ilst. A forward greatly improved from last term. Works hard in the scrum, but is disappointing in the loose. Good in the line out. H. E. WINDLE

SECOND XV. R. 0. F. HUSBAND, 8st. +lbs. A very energetic forward ; always on the ball. Any amount of dash, and with more weight would be a first class forward. Has ably captained the second XV., and led the forwards well. E. H. FRANK, 9st. 'lb. A sterling forward. Always played a dashing game. W. INGHAM, 7st. 7lbs. A very plucky centre. A splendid tackler. Has been greatly handicapped by his sight. R. R. T. SMITH, 8st. 7lbs. A good forward. Always near the ball. Shoves hard in the scrum. C. R. MossoP, 7st. 1 ilbs. A successful wing three-quarter ; plenty of speed. Useful punt and place kick. P. H. BULMER, 8st. 5lbs. A hard working forward ; good in the loose. Should do well next season. C. F. KENNEDY, 9st. 6lbs. A sturdy forward. Works hard from the start to the finish. B. T. GROVES, 7st. 6lbs. Has the makings of a good half. Is very plucky, and also uses his head. D. H. KENNEDY, 9st. 6lbs. A dashing forward A good tackler. J. E. HODSMAN, 7st. 7lbs. A good half behind winning forwards, but weak on the defence. Is a neat kick, and gives accurate passes.

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G. D. SHANN, 8st. +lbs. A rather slow, but plucky centre three-quarter. F. H. KNOWLES, 8st. iolbs. A very fast wing three-quarter. Must tackle low. Should know the rules better. J. M. RAIMES, 9st. 6lbs. A useful forward ; good in the loose, but forms badly in the scrum. A. E. SCHROEDER, 7st. zlbs. A hard working forward ; plenty of dash. Good in the loose. B. G. NEWTON, 8st. albs. A very plucky and safe full-back. Has very little idea of kicking. The following have also played for the znd XV. : —G. 0. Barton, C. A. K. Peters, R. D. Foster, and G. G. Rickell.

FOOTBALL RETROSPECT. This season has not been so unsuccessful as might be imagined, when looking through the list of results. We may compare favourably with the two previous years, as we have won five matches and drawn two as opposed to four victories. The two draws would most probably have resulted more favourably for us if we had been able to put our whole team on the field. On other matches also accidents have deprived us of players' services. The forwards have been undoubtedly the best part of the team, playing consistently well the whole season. They averaged slightly more in the scrum than last season, but in spite of this they had on several occasions to meet forwards heavier than themselves ; in these matches as in all others they played a hard bustling game. If the forwards could have relied on the backs to make good use of the ball when they gave them it, the team would have been very successful. The backs were never really good, but still they improved a great deal towards the end of the season. The three-quarters although good individually, did not seem to have much idea of combination. They must learn to take their passes when at full-speed, and to draw

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their man onto them before passing. They showed good defensive powers, especially in the St. John's match, Greenhow especially was good on the defence, his saving being very conspicuous. The halves would have contributed more to the success of the team if they had passed out to their three-quarters sooner, instead of keeping the ball till they were unable to pass. We should probably have won the Merchant Taylors' match if more use had been made of the three-quarters. Fisher was good on the attack, while Peters i. played a good defensive game. The backs, however, cannot be blamed for their non-success, when we consider that they had no old colours left to coach them, and very often their opponents backs were extremely good. At full-back Anderson was generally safe. He kicked and tackled well, and if he had n -ot been quite so slow he would have been very successful. The school won the following matches :—Leeds G.S., Wakefield G S., the two Richmond matches and the first Old Boys. Of our defeats the second Old Boys was certainly the worst ; they had a very strong team, and the school was absolutely outclassed. The team gave very creditable displays against J. E. Viccars, Esq's team, St. John's College, and the Leodiensian F.C., the results of which matches will be found elsewhere. Our defeat by Durham, at Durham, was not so bad as would appear at first sight ; at any rate it was an improvement on the matches last season. The team had bad luck in losing the Merchant Taylors' match by one point. Our hearty thanks are due to Mr. G. G. Yeld and Mr. Squire for their valuable help in club matches, and to Rev. E. C. Owen and Mr. Green for kindly refereeing in our matches. We also thank Mr. Yeld for his hearty support on the touch-line. The second XV. have been fairly successful this season, having won two matches and lost two. Although Leeds defeated them at Leeds, still they received a crushing defeat when they came here for the return match ; the victory over Ripon was also very meritorious. The team is full of promise, several of its members having acquitted themselves well when playing for the first XV., and as many of the team are young, they should do well in the future,

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Wed., Oct. 12 Old Boys ., 15. Ripon G.S........... Sat., Wed., „ 19. J. E. Viccar's XV. Sat., „ 22. Richmond G.S. Wed„Nov. 16. Leeds G.S. „ 19. St. John's College Sat., Sat., Dec. i o. Leodiensian F.C. Wed., 14. Wakefield G.S Mon., „ 19. Old Boys Sat., Feb. 4. Wakefield G.S „ i 1. C. V. Crombie's XV Sat., Wed. 15. Leeds G.S... „ 18. Richmond G.S. Sat., Wed. „ 22. Merchant Taylors, Crosby Wed., Mar. 1. Durham School

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home.. won 19-nil ... away.. lost 8-11 home. Jost 6-12 away..won 9-3 home..won home..lost nil-1 1 home..lost nil-9 . home ..draw 6-6 home ..lost 3-51 away..won ti-nil home. Jost 3-14 away .. draw 3-3 home. . won 17-5 home ..lost 5-6 away ..lost

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Sat. Oct. 15. Ripon G.S. znd XV. Wed„Nov. 16. Leeds G.S. 2nd XV. Sat., Dec. 3. Leeds G.S. 2nd XV. Wed., Mar. 1. Durham School

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home..won 11-3 away..lost 8-19 home . . won 35-nil home ..lost 3-58

CONCERT. This Concert was held on Saturday, March 11th, and was a complete success, chiefly owing to the untiring energy of Mr. Tendall. The Concert, as usual, opened with a school song, after which, Windle made his debut as a tenor, rendering his song, which was by no means an easy one, with great credit. The first treble quartette was hardly a success, but " Maydew" was very well rendered, and they were awarded a well-deserved encore. Groves

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played his violin solo with his usual feeling, and Mr. YeId greatly amused his audience by his reading. The orchestra played splendidly and were loudly encored. F. G. Schroeder's song was greatly appreciated, and he was encored. Another school song was then sung, and the concert ended with the singing of " God save the King." PROGRAMME. I.

SCHOOL SONG (Gaudeamus)

" Stags in the forest lie "

Farmei

" To Anthea" H. E. Windle.

Hatton

SONG

... ....Bennett " Dawn, Gentle Flower" 3. SONG E. A. Selke, W. P. Allen, G. S. Ashby, A. J. Peters. 4.. VIOLIN SOLO .. . . . " Dreaming" B. T. Groves.

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Mr. Yeld.

5. READING

Stuart

6. Orchestra—VALsli 7. SONG

Noble

" The Owl" F. G. Schroeder.

Stephen Adams

Bennett 8. SONG " Maydew " E. A. Selke, W. P. Allen, G. S. Ashby, A. J. Peters 9. SONG

"Yeoman's Wedding Song" E. C. Peters.

lo SCHOOL SONG (Gaudeamus) " Heart of Oak"

Poniatowski Old English

" God save the King."

HOW THE " BIG SALMON " WAS CAUGHT. It was a broiling day in August, and the faces that assembled round the breakfast table, were scorched to a dull red by the suns of many like days that had preceded it. The river was dead low and was rapidly growing lower, and our chances of ever seeing the " Big Salmon " on the bank were felt to be remote in the extreme.

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We called him the " Big Salmon " because he was so well known. He had been hooked and lost by the Colonel, and had many times been seen as he rolled on the surface under the gleaming sun. However, " hope springs eternal in the angler's breast," and " The Boy " had formed a plan by means of which the prize should be his. Hitherto, nothing but blue or black flies had been used, since local tradition held that they were the only flies known to catch fish in that particular river. But " The Boy" had decided to transgress local tradition ; with what success will afterwards appear. The " Big Salmon " had lain in that particular pool for many days, trying to make up his mind to start once more on his travels up-stream. But he was an old and wise salmon and as he had been up that river before, he knew that the chances of passing the shallows at the head of the pool were small indeed, with the water two feet below summer level. So he stayed where he was, and passed the time by counting the number of tiny blue and silver objects that swung in a jerky fashion over his head, at short intervals during the day. These small bright objects puzzled him considerably. The first that had come skipping past him he had followed across the pool and then returned to his stone, wondering what manner of fresh-water shrimp this might be. Hardly had he settled down, when once more the tiny creature came jerking across the pool. This had been too much for his curiosity, he had opened his mouth and sucked it in. Exactly what had happened after that he hardly knew, except that the creature seemed to stab his jaw sharply with its curved tail. He had dashed across the pool and jerked the offensive little insect from his mouth, and the Colonel on the bank had made remarks that did not relate to the beauty of the scenery. Since that day the " Big Salmon" had seen many scores of similar objects pass him, but had taken small notice of them. On the morning of which I write he was lying behind his stone, lazily moving his great tail to keep himself in position, when his attention was suddenly attracted by a strange phenomenon. A new insect was crossing the pool, dull gold in colour this time, and

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with black stripes across the gold. Equally curious was the fact that it was swimming lower in the water and much slower. " The Boy's " plan was about to succeed ; the old salmon fell a victim to curiosity. He could not let this shining object pass without investigation. As it approached he slightly raised himself in the water, and as it swept past him he seized it, and sank once more behind his stone to examine his prize at leisure. But what was this? The creature had driven its tail firmly into his upper jaw, and he became aware of a mysterious pressure upon his mouth. He dashed across the pool as he had done before, but this time in vain. The small " Durham Ranger" had done its work too well. The " Big Salmon's " hour was come. He leaped clear of the water in his terror, and, as he fell, he caught sight of " The Boy" and an aged man with a gaff, standing at the water's edge. Of course he did not connect them with the terrible strain on his mouth, which was fast wearing •him out, but the sight made him bore down in a frantic effort to wind the line round his stone, but his first violent rushes had sapped his strength. " The Boy " was testing the stout rod to the utmost, foiling every attempt to foul the line. And now the old man has slipped the protecting cork from the sharp point of his gaff, and has taken his stand on a jutting rock some ten yards below where " The Boy" is standing. One mighty effort, and the great fish comes swinging round to where the old man crouches, with gaff extended over the water, waiting to give that lightning stroke which, for half a century, has seldom failed to strike home. No nervous peck this, but a swift clean sweep that buries the gaff deep in the broad back of the exhausted fish. But the old man is not so strong as of yore, and he tries in vain to raise the ponderous weight from the water. However, younger arms quickly come to his aid, and the " Big Salmon " lies gasping on the bank, surrounded by quite a little crowd of anglers and gillies, who have come to watch the battle. He had made a noble struggle for life, and methought he had a reproachful look in his glazing eye as he received his " coup de grace " at the hands of his young captor. This is the tale (or should I have said the tail ?)

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of the " Big Salmon." On the excitement that reigned when he was hoisted on the steel yard, which registered up to 4o lbs., and he was found to pull it down to the bottom with z lbs. still to spare, I need not dilate ; but I would adorn this tale with a moral which shall take this form :Never despair of grassing a fish till every method has been tried. Do not be content with the gillie's sweeping statement that a certain fly " never was any good on this river," but just try it out of sheer cussidness, and he may take it.

VALETE. B. H. PICKERING. Came September, 1902. V. Modern. XI. 1903, '04.. XV. 1903-4. Captain XV. 1904. Hockey XI. 1903-4. Fives Captain 1904. Captain of the Choir. House Monitor. R. R. 1'. Smith. Came September, 1901. V. Modern. Second XV. 1904. C. R. MOSSOP. Came January, 1901. V. Modern. XI. 1904. Second XV. 1904. R. I. K. ELLIOT. Came September, 1901. V. Modern. W. 1'. STAINTHORPE. Came January, 1902. IV. Modern. M. KNOWLES. Came May, 1902. IV. Modern. E. H. FRANK. Came May, 1904. III. Modern. Second XV. 1904.

SALVETE. 0. S. Jones.

A. G. J. Yeats. R. W. Baddiley.

T. M. Darling. W. E. Oxley.

CHESS TOURNAMENT. SEMI—FINAL. W. H. Colley beat C. W. Richards. A. A. Phillips beat H. E. Windle. Both games were evenly contested, great skill being exhibited by both parties.

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FINAL. A. A. Phillips beat W. H. Colley. After a long and exciting game Phillips won, Colley never being able to make up his handicap. Our thanks are due to Mr. Hendley for the splendid prize he offered.

TO GENERAL NOGI. Man of courage, stem unbending, Leader of a mighty force, We are filled with awe unending, As we trace thy fateful course. Man of patience, never daunted, Though their star but slowly waned ; Now their battlements so vaunted, By thy ceaseless toil are gained. Man of sorrow, what thy trouble When thy work was well-nigh done ; Passed away like bursting bubble, Where is now each noble son. Man of gladness, little reck'st thou, Though they're gone from sight of man ; Banzai ! Banzai ! raise the cry now, They have died for Old Japan.

Quivis.

SONNET ON THE DEATH OF THE GRAND DUKE SERGIUS. Scourge of a nation, by assassin's hand Dying, for all the bloodshed thou hast paid In measure full, and expiation made For burdens heaped on a long-suffering land. Sergius, no human thoughtfulness nor care That peril could avert, no armed band Could save thy person from the unshrinking hand Of him, who did the deed and shewed no fear. The Czar in safe Tsarkoye Selo's halls, The tale hears, trembling of the avenging shell, And sees the peril shadowing his life, Thinks, when at last he leaves the shelt'ring walls, He too may perish by a doom as fell, Who, having power, willed not to end the strife.—J.F.

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FIVES. ST. PETER'S V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

Played on Friday, March loth. The first and third pairs played on the Bootham courts, while the second pair played at home. Altogether, Bootham won, six games to our three. FIRST PAIR. H. E. Windle and E. C. Peters lost by two games to one.

15-12, 12-15, SECOND PAIR. E. N. Greenhow and J. A. Kirby won by two games to one. 15-13, 7-15, 15-10. THIRD PAIR. M. W. Peters and J. L. Fisher lost by three games to love.

7-15, 10-15, 9-15.

FIVES TOURNAMENT. Mr. Squire has very kindly offered a prize to the winner of this competition, in which everyone is scratch. FIRST ROUND. H. E. Windle beat M. T. Clegg, Two games to love-15-1, 15-2. E. C. Peters beat J. A. Kirby, Two games to love-15-13, 15-9. E. N. Greenhow beat J. L. Fisher, Two games to love-15-1, 15-12. M. W. Peters beat F. H. Knowles, Two games to love-15-3, 15-4. W. H. Colley beat A. A. Phillips, Two games to love—r5-6, 15-8.

FIVES TOURNAMENT.

SECOND ROUND. E. C. Peters beat W. H. Colley, Two games to love-15-1, 15-4. H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, M. W. Peters, byes. SEMI-FINAL. H. E. Windle beat M. W. Peters, Two games to love-15-13, 15-12. E. C. Peters beat E. N. Greenhow, Two games to love—t5-9, 15-7. FINAL. E. C. Peters beat H. E. Windle, Two games to one—lo-15, 15-4, 15-5.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CRICKET GROUND IMPROVEMENT FUND. 1903 RECEIPTS. s. d. July—P. R. Lambert, Esq., Donation 55 0 19os Feb.—John Newton, Esq., Donation 10 10 0 March Collected from Old Peterites, per Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson .. 0 40 Collected from Parents and others per Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson 13 16 0 Collected from Old Peterite Club per Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson 10 0 0 64. York Citizens' Unemployed Committee, Donation so Geo. Wilson, Esq., Donation .. 7 Sale of Soil and Gravel .. 8 Governors of St. Peter's School .. 50

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PAYMENTS. 1905—March Messrs. Parker & Sharpe, amount of first contract .. .• Less deductions as per contract :— Gravel removed by Corporation, 72 loads at 7d. •. 2 2 0 Soil removed by Rawling for Grey Coat School 17 loads at 7d. Soil removed by Coleman 2 loads at 7d. ..

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35 7 Messrs. Parker & Sharpe, loan of tools, &c., used by boys and breakages .. .• 3 5 K. E. T. Wilkinson, Esq., Printing, Postages, &c. 2 11 Yorkshire Herald Co., Advertising •• .. 1 I .. 17 5 Balance in hand for relaying ground, &c.

Messrs. Parker & Sharpe, cleaning, &c. gravel, sold to Corporation, 72 loads at 6d. Messrs. Parker & Sharpe, amount of second contract .. 47 6 . Less allowance for work done by boys I I 19

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The above Photograph, representing the hollowing-out of the bank at the back of the School, was very kindly taken by Mr. Walker.

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SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time, under this heading, short notes about the early histoly of the School and old Peterites. Contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of " The Peterite," St. Peter's School, York.

Belcombe, Fras., aged 9 (6th February, 1831 to Xmas, 1837). Son of Dr. Went Edinb. and London Universities. M.R.C.S. Edinb. Ordained 1853. Cur. Church Fenton. Had a church at Edinburgh. Died at Clifton, Bristol, about 1894. Belcombe, Geo., aged to (28th Jan., 1834 to Mids. 1840). Son of Dr. Not at school before. Died in Mids. Vac. 184o. Belcombe, Hy. Meek Monford, aged q (1st Oct., 1828 to East., 1835). Son of Dr. From Mr. Watson's School, Gillygate. Bell, Geo., aged 13 (18th Aug., 1835 to Mids., 1837). Son of Mr. Bell, Clifton, tanner. From Mr. Stoner's Sch., Tadcaster. Prob. a currier in Lowther St., and lived at 6, Clarence St., York, 185o. Bellerby, John Retallisk, aged 14 (2nd Aug., 1842 to Mids., 1843). Younger son of Hy., of Stonegate, who was one of the promoters of the Propr. Sch. Entered the Propr. Sch. 1st Aug., 1838, aged 9, and left Mids., 1842. Entered Civil Serv. and became Inspect. H.M. Customs. Died about 1886. Blaydes, Fredk. (Hy. Marvel), aged 13 (14th Sept., 1831 to Mich., 1836). 3rd son of Hugh Marvel Blaydes, formerly of Hampton Court, Mx., but then of York. From Rev. Mr. Berry's sch., Boulogne in France. Free schol. 1832. Matric. Ch. Ch. Oxf., 2oth Oct., 1836, aged 18. Hertf. Univ. Schol., 1838. Studentship Ch. Ch. Oxf., Jan., 1839. znd Cl. Lit. Hum , 184o. Ordained 18+2. Vic. Harringworth, 1843-86. L.L D. Dubl., 1888. Editor Aristoph. Soph. and other Greek authors. Married. Father of F. A. q.v., 1903. Address, 26, Vernon Terr., Brighton. Blaydes, Fredk. Augustus, aged 13, Aug., 1858. Harrison's House (Mids., 1858 to Xs., 1858). Eldest son of above. From St. Paul's and Tunbridge Wells. Marr. 1874, Alice Caroline, daur. of late Wm. Dyer, H.E.I.C.S. Mayor of Bedford, 1892 and 1895. Assumed in 1903 surname of Page Turner. Owner of estates in

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Oxf. and Beds. Club, Constitutional. 19o+ address, 9, Denmark Terr., Brighton. See Walford's County Families (Page Turner). Blow, John, aged 13 (7th Oct., 1828 to Mids., 1829) and (19th Apr., I830 to Mids., 1830). Son of Rev. Wm. of Goodmanham. Taught by his father. Free Schol. June, 1829. Left in 1829 in consequence of delicate state of health, and returned Apr., I830. Matric. St. John's Coll., Camb. 3rd senior Opt. 1839. Ordained 1839. Cur. Londesborough 1847. Cur. and Rect. Goodman ham. Bolland, Thos., aged It (8th April, 1834 to Xs., 1835). Park Square, Leeds. At sch. in Leeds. Prob. a solicitor in Leeds. Bolland, Wm., aged 12 (8th Aug., 1832 to East., 1835). Son of Rev. Mr. Bolland, Brandsby. From Rev. Mr. Hugill's Sch., Burton, near Grantham. Prob. Matric., Univ. Coll., Oxf., Feb., 1839. Ordained. Went to New Plymouth, New Zealand. Brearey, Fredk., aged 13 (11th Aug., 1829 to Mids., 1830) Son of Mr. Breary, Bootham, York. From Mr. William's Sch., Barnsley. Formerly a Solicitor at York. Buckle, Robert, aged 12 (14th April, 1833 to Mids., 1834. Son of Mr. Buckle, Excise Office, Fishergate. From Mr. Tabor's Sch., Monkgate. Perh. a tailor at 39, Low Petergate, 1858, and zo, Feasegate, 1872. Buckle, Edward John Bentley, aged 13, May, I870, Dayboy and Stephenson's (Aug. 187o to East., 1874). Son of Capt. John Edward, of 84, Micklegate. From Mr. Metcalfe's. Went into Army. Retired Major, Princess of Wales Yks. Reg. Joined Royal Garrison Reg., 1901. Royal Northern Reserve Reg., 1902. Married 19o4.. Address, Aislaby Lodge, Whitby. Buckle, Geo. Robert, aged 9, April, 187o, Dayboy (Feb., 1871 to Xmas., 1872). Address, Mrs. Buckle, 12, Bootham, York. From Mr. Cooper's. Prob. son of Jas. Buckle, Robert Allen Stuart, aged 12. June, 1871. Ferris's (East., 1872 to Mids., 1872). Son of Dr. Robert Thos., of Auckland Villa, Clarence Parade, Southsea, and Scarbro'. From home cousin of E.J.B. q.v. Married. Died about 1901. Buckle, Wm. Foster Ray, aged II, Aug., 1867. Robertson's

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(East., 1868 to Mids., 1872). Eldest son of Dr. Robert Thos., of 72nd Highlanders. From tutors at home. Matric. St. John's Coll : Oxf : 1875. 3rd cl : Mods., 1877. Casbere Schol : St. John's Coll : 1878. 4th cl : Finals, 1879. Ordained 1879. Cur : Rochdale, 1879. Upway 1881. Chapl : St. George's, Woolwich, 1885. Army Chaplain. Married. Died about 1901. Buckle, Wm. Hy. Ray, aged i 1, Nov., 187o. Dayboy and Elwyn's (Aug., 117o to Mich., 1874). Son of Capt. John Edward, of Micklegate House, York. Died unmarried, 1901. Burstall, Stephen, aged 1 1 (zoth Oct., 1830 to Xmas., 1835). 5th Son of Samuel, of Hessle, merch: From Rev. W. Rogers' Sch : Hessle.. Free Schol : June, 1831. Matric ; Univ . Coll : Oxf : Nov., 1835, aged 16. 3rd cl : Lit : Hum : 184o. Master of Freemasons' Apollo Lodge. Student Linc : Inn, Feb., 1845. Butler, Samuel Johnson, aged 15 (loth Oct., 1838 to Mich., 184o. Wine merch : From New Coll : Sch : Oxf : Prob : brother of Rev. Jas., assist. master at St. Peter's. 5th son of Jas., of Chelmsford, gent : Matric : New Coll : Oxf : Nov., 184o, aged 17. B.A., 1844. Ordained Vic : Penrith, 1853-1879. Hon : Canon Carlisle, 1872. Rural Dean, 1875. Rect : Gt. Salkeld, 18'0. Butterfield, Chas. Dales, aged 12 (I all April, 1836 to 1841). Son of Mrs. Butterfield, The Mount. From Mr. Watson's Sch : Gillygate. Exhib : 1841. Matric : St. John's Coll : Camb. B.A., 1846. Ordained Cur : South Searle, 1849. Rect : West Retford, 1856-66. Died at Retford, 1866. The following are said to have been educated at St. Peter's School, viz : Under the Rev. John Robinson, Headmaster 1784 to 1793. Bedford, Wm., son and heir of Thos., of York. Under the Rev. Isaac Grayson, Headmaster 1793 to 1827. Anderson. Edward Richard, a York solicitor, and Lord illayor in 1857. Anderson, Robert Hy., a York solicitor. Anderson, Wm. Chas., a York surgeon. Buckle, John Edward, a captain in the army. Buckle, Robert Bentley, of Sidn : Suss : Coll : Camb. Lawton, H. J., a York proctor.

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Pearson, John, son of Richard, of Stockton on the Forest, and afterwards of York. The Editor of the Registers wishes to thank numerous correspondents for information, books, photographs, programmes, school lists, and other documents received. Separate acknowledgments have been or will be sent to those whose names and addresses are known and further help will be welcome.

ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. A 78 The Last Great War (Franco-German) • • • • W. H. Russell Ashton C 107 History of Bread Grant Allen ro8 Colin Clout's Calendar Adam Smith 109 Wealth of Nations Carl Joubert F 8o Russia as it Really is Hugo Ganz 81 The Downfall of Russia S. Lilley W. 82 India and its Problems G 13o Eckon Basilike Raleigh i3z Robert Louis Stevenson . Edwin Arnold Light and Air Fortescue • • K 453 The Story of a Red Deer in the style of wild animals I have known. Dumas 454 Robin Hood +55 The Prince of Thieves (Sequel to 454) H. E. Wall 456 The Foot of the Cross George Firth 457 March Hares Crockett 458 The Play Actress and Mad Sir Uchtred Hutton 459 The White King of Manon 460 The Heart of Rome Marion Crawford 461 The Gods give my Donkey Wings E A. Abbott Marion Crawford 46z In the Palace of the King

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NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTHS. On 2oth December, at Thanet College, Margate, the wife of Herbert Rowe Leetham (O.P.), of a daughter. On zoth December, at Sandroyd, Wigginton Road, York, the wife of R. S. Hornby (0.P.), of a daughter. On 3oth March, at 36a, South Audley Street, W., the wife of Ian Malcolm, M.P. (O.P.), of a son. MARRIAGE. NELSON—PROCTER—On March 7th, at St. Paul's Church, Holgate,

by the Rev. John Topham, Charles Arthur Nelson, O.P., second son of the late John Nelson, and of Mrs. Nelson, Grosvenor Terrace, York, and Maud Helena, sixth daughter of the late Joseph Procter, and Mrs. Procter, The Mount, York. The new House will be formally opened by Lord Wenlock on June ist. J. L. Fisher has been elected to an exhibition at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. H. E. Windle has been elected Captain of Fives. The Sports have been fixed for Saturday, April 8th, and Monday, April i oth. The Gymnasium Competition has been fixed for Monday, March 27th. J. L. Fisher, M. W. Peters, E. C. Peters, A. H. Ackroyd, A. A. Phillips, C. Duffitt, D. C. Anderson, H. E. Windle, M. T. Clegg, E. N. Greenhow and A. Wilcock, have received their 1st XV. colours, and B. T. Groves, J. E. Hodsman, C. F. Kennedy, F. H. Knowles, S. M. Raimes, A. E. Schroeder and B. G. Newton their 2nd XV. colours. A. Wilcock has passed the examination for chartered accountants. The Bishop of Bristol (O.P.), President of the Alpine Club, addressed a meeting in York on Thursday, January i 2th. Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.), was in the chair, and Mr. Yeld was also present. Councillor W. A. Pearson (O.P.), and Dr. F. Shann (O.P.) have been made Justices of the Peace.

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Rev. W. S. Senior, M.A., has been appointed Vice-Principal of St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead ; he was also ordained priest by the Bishop of Liverpool on December 18th. 19°4.. Rev. C. S. Smith, B.A. (O.P.), was ordained priest by the Bishop of Peterborough on the same date. Rev. G. H. Smith, B.A., has been elected headmaster of the Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton. E. S. Jones (O.P.) has been playing hockey for the " North." The following O.P.'s were playing for York in the Rugby Union match on December 28th :—E. D. Teasdale, J. E. Farrow, E. H. Creaser, C. P. Scott, J. E. Pulleyn, K. Nelson, C. A. Nelson, W. H. Crosthwaite. E. H. Creaser also plays for Lennox. A. B. Bailey (0.P.), has been invited to form one of the Canadian Crew which is to compete at Henley next July. We have no particulars at present as to his ability to accept the offer. Rev. W. M. Faussett (0.P.), Rector of Finsbury, Bath, has received the offer of a Prebendal stall at Wells Cathedral. The following is an extract from the " Oxford Magazine," about a distinguished Old Peterite :—" Another of the great London schools is likely to be vacant by the retirement of the headmaster of the City of London School, which is announced to take place at the end of the Summer Term. Mr. Pollard, who has held the office during the past fifteen years, is in a double sense an Oxford man, for apart from his distinguished University career as a scholar of Wadham, he was for six and a half years the first headmaster of the Oxford High School : the brilliant successes of his pupils won him, shortly after his resignation there, the honourable, but difficult position of succeeding Dr. Abbott as headmaster of the City of London School. During his rule, the school has fully maintained its reputation for sending up good scholars to the old Universities, though by a curious irony, Dr. Abbott, a Cambridge man, found most of his best men going to Oxford, while his successor found them deserting his own University for Cambridge. To Mr. Pollard, too, has fallen the difficult task

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of introducing more modern elements into a school, which had retained previously, the old classical curriculum in much of its strictness. Although Mr. Pollard is now retiring from active work as a schoolmaster, we are sure that his wide educational experience will be found useful in dealing with some of the complicated educational problems and duties which are so abundant at present ; few men have had the experience of such a variety of schools, for, apart from those mentioned above, he has been familiar with the working of an old foundation local school as a pupil at St. Peter's, York, and with the organization of the largest day schools, as an undermaster at Dulwich College and at Manchester Grammar School. We are glad to see that Mr. Pollard's good work at the City of London School is recognized by a retiring pension of f soo a year. Major J. H. V. Braithwaite (O.P.), late Somerset Light Infantry, has been offered an important post in the Canadian Militia. Among recent publications we observe ; " Browning's Men and Women " by W. B. Worsfold (O.P.), published in two vols., for the King's Poet series by the De la More Press. An article in Chambets's Journal " On the Common Rat," by the Rev. E. A. W. Peacock (O.P.) An article in the February number of the Geographical Journal, " On recent changes in the crater of Stromboli," by Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.) APPOINTMENTS :-

Rev. 0. Whaley (O.P.) to be perpetual curate of Howgill, Sedbergh. Rev. E. Peters (O.P.) to be Vicar of Bishop Wilton, nr. Pocklington. Rev. G. W. Trevor (O.P.) to be Rector of Beeford, nr. Driffield. Lt. Colonel F. H. Anderson (O.P.) to command the 1st Volunteer Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, in succession to Lt. Colonel W. A. White (0.P.).

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MR. HUGH MOSS, DIRECTOR AND STAGE MANAGER. (Extract from the Yorkshire Herald.) The promoters of the series of amateur theatrical performances arranged to take place in the Opera House, York, commencing on Monday, 27th inst., and extending over six nights with a matinee, on behalf of the York Soldiers' Home, have been peculiarly fortunate in finding so capable and experienced a stage manager as Mr. Hugh Moss, who is perhaps better fitted to discharge the duty than any other man in England. There is the further point for congratulation that Mr. Moss is a native of York, and an old Peterite, who has been delighted to return to the ancient city of his birth to bear a hand in doing something for one of its most deserving institutions. It is over 30 years ago since Mr. Moss was a pupil at St. Peter's School, as the eldest of five brothers who all claimed the old school as their alma mater. In fact, for many a long year the school was never without a Moss on its roll. Even in his schoolboy days Mr. Hugh Moss developed a decidedly pronounced taste for the stage, and he promoted and took part in many theatrical performances which developed into the annual popular event of " St. Peter's Theatricals," which were continued for many years. Pleasant memories of these old and early days of the " sock and buskin " have been revived during Mr. Moss's present visit, in the course of which (in the genial company of Councillor Todd and others), he has met many old friends.

WATER POLO IN HAVANA. In a Water Polo Match between the English-Cubans and the Americans, which was held at Havana a short time ago, A. B. Bailey (0.P.) seems to have distinguished himself greatly. The following is an extract from the Havana Post. The most brilliant game of water polo ever played in Havana took place last night at the Belot natatorium, at 67 Prado, and before nearly zso enthusiastic spectators. The game was between

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the American team and a picked team of the best players of the English and Cuban teams. The score was 12- to I 21-. The first half of the game was decidedly against the Americans, the half ending with a score of 9 to o in favour of the EnglishCuban team. In the second half, however, the Americans put on Harrah, who had arrived too late for the first half, and from then on the Americans had everything their own way, although it was a fight to the finish. The last goal of the Americans, which tied the score, was made when there were but twenty seconds more to play. 1 he other team also put on a fresh man. Bailey for the picked team, and Bullard, Johanson and Harrah put up a magnificent game throughout and won much applause.

OBITUARY. January 10th. THOS. GLAISBY MANN (O.P.) Entered Mids., 1S55. Left Dec., 186o.

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following. : Burrovian, Bridlingtonian, Bronzsgrovian, Comp- contemprais stellan, Coventry School Magazine, Denstonian, Dovorian, Felstedian(2) Framlinghamian (2), Giggleswick Chronicle, 11)/merian, The Lily, Masonian, Merchistonian, Newtonian, Rifionian, Savilian, St. Edward's School Chronicle, United Services' College Chronicle, Wycombe Abbey Gazette. —

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SCHOOL LETTER. E have entered upon another term and to the surprise of many the New House has been completed. It was formally opened on June ist by Lord Wenlock, and over three hundred people were present at the ceremony. All the visitors were charmed with the Buildings, both new and old, and remarked upon the modern appliances with which the new Wing has been furnished. The new Studies have been greatly appreciated, and were on show at the Opening. Everyone was pleased with the tasteful way in which the seniors had furnished • their dens. We find a great difference between the new Dormitories and the " tishes " in the old House. We hear that the Old Boys' Match will, this year, take place on the last Monday and Tuesday of the term. The past Hockey season was fairly good, and considering the frequent absence of the Captain and others, we may say that the results were quite satisfactory. The Sports came off very well. A full account may be found elsewhere. The Cricket team have not started very successfully but we must' remember that two colours are unable to play. In conclusion we wish them better luck than they have had, and hope the Cricket season will prove successful to both elevens.

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OLD BOYS' MATCH. This match will take place this year on Monday, July 31st and Tuesday, August 1st. Old Boys wishing to play should communicate with W. Carter, Esq., St. Michael-le-Belfrey Vicarage, York. The Head Master will be glad to put up any Old Boys who wish to be present for the match.

OLD PETERITE CLUB. The O.P. Dinner (London Branch) will be held at the Holborn Restaurant at 7 p.m., for 7-3o p.m., on Friday, July 7th. The Rev. Canon Pemberton will take the chair. Notices will be sent round to all Old Peterites in the neighbourhood, but the Secretaries will be glad if any others who are able to attend will communicate with them. Their addresses are :—C. H. Chadwick, I r , Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, W.C., and F. P. Fausset, 1, Essex Court, Temple, E.C.

OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. (Adapted from the " Yorkshire Herald").

THE COMMEMORATION SERVICE. This was held at 11-3o, the lessons being read by E. S. N. Bulmer and E. C. Peters. The Headmaster, preaching from the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 1, verse i r, narrated the circumstances of the Ascension, and pointed out how, through Christ, there was born in the Apostles the Christian character, so different from, so much more powerful than the highest virtue of any other creed. He thanked God that the inauguration of this new building should have been

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associated in their minds with the Ascension of our Lord. The elements of the Christian character were—an ideal to look back to ; the resolute purpose to pursue that ideal throughout a strenuous life ; the confident expectation of its fulfilment. " As the first disciples went down from the Ascension mount filled with the thankful consciousness that they had been favoured more than others, and resolved, so far as in them lay, to share their treasure with the world, so we, the favoured classes of this realm, are bidden to use the privileges of our position, not selfishly, not only even for the refining of our own souls, but, like them, in strenuous action for our fellow man." The Preacher pointed out that for every boy in St. Peter's there were probably twenty in the public elementary schools of the city, and he asked them to think how incomplete their own school days would have been if they had had nothing more than the best public elementary schools could give, and if their school days had ended at thirteen. Having sketched the conditions of the lives of the average respectable artisan and shop assistant, the preacher asked his hearers to try to realise that the vast majority of mankind lacked the three chief conditions of a comfortable life—financial security, leisure, and refined surroundings. No greater disaster could befall a country and its favoured classes than when they forgot that they were favoured. Were they serving God in making this a stately school ? He claimed that they were attempting to embody spiritual ideas in an external and material setting. But the thing of value was the ideal of the English public school. All that was best in the spirit of the old Greeks was in it, the development of physique and mind in due proportion, the culture of body and soul alike, amid surroundings of health and beauty and refinement ; the patriotism that could sacrifice personal wishes to the welfare, and consecrate personal conduct to the honour, of the school. And something more, to which Greece never attained, the consciousness visibly embodied in their Chapel, that God was in their midst. How should the ideal of a public school survive and grow unless it be planted amid surroundings fit to give visible and outward expression to it ? It

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was not difficult to answer cavillers, provided that they accepted their heritage as a trust and not a right. " The future waits for you. Your country calls for you—your country and your God. In one career or another you will have to serve, not as privates but as officers. You may look for those three things which your less favoured brothers lack—incomes which, if not large, are adequate ; leisure to think and to mature your souls ; and refinement in your homes. There lies the plain before you into which, like the disciples, you are summoned down to action. But if the prize for which you run be a selfish prize, and no thought enters your horizon of the struggling millions depending for aid on you and those like you, then the structure we are raising here will be a husk without a kernel. We are a chosen people, separated off - like the Hebrews of old, for God's special work. Freely ye have received, freely give." OPENING CEREMONY. Luncheon was served in the gymnasium, after which the visitors assembled in the Big Hall, the Dean of York (Chairman of the Governing body) taking the chair, with Lord Wenlock on his right, and the Headmaster (the Rev. E. C. Owen) on his left. Among those present were Lady Emma Purey-Cust, the Bishop of Beverley and Mrs. Crosthwaite, the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds (Dr. Bodington), Canon and Mrs. Argles, Mr. Edwin Gray, Canon Watson, the Sheriff of York and Mrs. Bentley, Mr. T. B. Whytehead, Mrs. John Newton, Mrs. Sidney Owen and Miss L. Owen, Miss Sewell, Mr. G. Yeld and Mrs. Yeld, Rev. A. W. Richards and Mrs. Richards, Mr. E. C. J. Green and Mrs. Green, Miss Wilson, Mr. J. T. Grey and Mrs. Grey, Rev. E. E. Nottingham and Mrs. Nottingham, Mr. P. Turnbull, Mr. J. L. Chadwick and Mrs. Chadwick, Mr. C. H. Chadwick, Professor Reinold, Rev. C. F. Hutton, Miss Bower, Miss Stephenson, Dr. Tempest Anderson, Mr. Brierley, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Evelyn, Mrs. Ingles, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peters, Mr. Partington, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rowntree, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson, Mrs. H. V. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Tendall, Mr. S. G. Squire, Mr. C. A. Swift, Mr. R. 0. Walker, Rev. E. and Mrs. Bulmer, Mr. and .

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Miss Clegg, Rev. A. F. and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, Rev. E. and Mrs. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. J. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. Shaun, Dr. and Mrs. Raimes, Dr. and Mrs. Baskett, Rev. J. and Mrs. Lascelles, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel, etc. There were about 35o guests. The Dean, in his opening remarks, referred to the great changes which had taken place at the school during the past few years. When he came to York in 188o he found the condition of the St. Peter's School a matter of serious thought for the Dean and Chapter, it being then entirely under their control and management, and they could not shut their eyes to the fact that many of the schools in Yorkshire were making greater advances and affording superior accommodation, and that unless something was done to make St. Peter's equally attractive there would be great difficulty in maintaining the prestige of the school. He gave the details of the negotiations with the Charity Commissioners and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, during which Mr. Leach, assistant commissioner, visited the school, and the late Rev. Canon Raine proved to him that the school was not founded by Philip and Mary, and when he made his report in 1894, he pronounced it to be the oldest school in England, going back to Saxon days, long before the Conquest. The Dean then traced the school from one site to another until it was settled in its present position in 1844, and described the inadequate accommodation, the consequence of which was that the Headmaster had very often to suffer grievous disappointment. When people came and saw what the accommodation was for their sons they wished him " Good morning," and went somewhere else. That the prestige of the school had been kept up and the number of the scholars maintained was entirely due to the unflagging devotion of the staff—who with • a thoroughly English spirit, felt that though they were unfairly handicapped, and that there were obstacles which, in all fair dealing should be taken from their path, the school should not suffer, and it did not suffer. The boys were turned out as well and the distinctions gained were as high as in the years gone by, and he ventured to predict that it would be so in the years to come. The additions

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which had just been made to the buildings had cost about [6,000, and there had been an addition of a quarter of an acre, which was a matter of some importance to the recreation ground of the school, and altogether about E i o,000 had had to be raised to bring the school as it was now up-to-date. It would take time for people to know that St. Peter's School was now in the fore front not only in educational work but in accommodation for the boys. It was now in the front rank, and the staff of masters at the present moment was quite equal to the staff of any school. There was everything that the boys could wish for, and the parents could wish for, to ensure them healthy and happy life, and they all felt very great pleasure in thinking that the work was brought to such a happy position, and it was a great pleasure to them to invite Lord Wenlock to come there and perform the opening ceremony. Lord Wenlock said that on few occasions had he had allotted to him a task which gave him more genuine pleasure. Everyone who lived in or near York had the greatest respect and affection for the old school of St. Peter's. Many of the past scholars had taken prominent positions in various parts of the world and had always carried with them the particular stamp with which they were impressed in the days of their boyhood ; therefore those who knew so well what St. Peter's had been—and would be he hoped, in the future—must naturally feel the greatest satisfaction when they found that steps were being taken by those responsible for its government so that it might be brought into line with present day requirements. The Dean had carried them back into the shady vista of past centuries. There was a St. Peter's School in York in the year 732, and education had been carried on under the roof of St. Peter's School ever since. The work which they were going to inaugurate would prove that the old tree which dated back so many centuries had sufficient vigour to throw out new branches. Only some five years ago the governing body began to show that they were becoming aware that it was most important that the school should develop in other directions, and they had shown that they were a progressive body by trying to do more for the school than had been done for many years past. The institution was to hold

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its place amongst the first grade schools of the country. In addition to this accommodation for fifty-five boys, the governing body had been able, at considerable expense, to enlarge the recreation ground, and they offered to all the pupils the opportunity of learning how to shoot, and the elementary part of drill. He wished all schools did the same. He had always been a strong advocate for instilling into the youth of the country first principles, which would enable them to take a share in the defence of their country if required to do so. Without in any way advocating the cultivation of a spirit of militarism, he thought every man should know which end of a rifle to put to his shoulder and how to apply his eye to the sights. It was satisfactory also to find that every opportunity was given the boys to learn to swim, and, afterwards, how to handle an oar in a boat. It was very evident that the school was going to be exceedingly attractive to the youth of the country, and he hoped young fellows might be drawn not only from the city and county, but from more distant parts in consequence of the offering of advantages superior to those given in other directions. Lord Wenlock expressed his pleasure that one of the most important parts of a young man's education—the study of modern languages as well as ancient ones—was not being neglected. No stone was cast at this nation with greater effect than the one which attached to us the discredit Of being such extremely bad linguists. A knowledge of English and nothing else was not sufficient for the proper advancement of this country in commercial matters, and young men who took the trouble to study in their early days—when it was easy to do so—the languages of the countries with which they were most likely to be brought into contact would find they had made good use of their time. It was gratifying to find that this matter had been strongly taken up, and it should be the means of helping a good many young men from the school to take prominent places in the careers they selected. It was unnecessary to allude to many of the past successes, but there was a gentleman present to whom special attention might well be directed. During the past few days they had all been asking themselves how it was that Admiral Togo was

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able to bring about such an extraordinary victory over the Russians. The explanation was that Togo learnt what he knew of naval strategy from a pupil of St. Peter's who was present at that gathering. This was certainly a feather in the cap of the school. Lord Wenlock concluded by again expressing his congratulations to the Dean and his colleagues in respect of their efforts to bring the school up to the modern standard. The Headmaster proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Wenlock, who was one of the nobility who " spurn delights and live laborious days," who, after gaining valuable experience, graced such ceremonies as these by their presence. Lord Wenlock had had to come down from London, and he could say no more in expressing their heartiest thanks to him. Having expressed his pleasure that the school had been able to carry out all these improvements during the past three years, Mr. Owen said the Board of Education had accepted the views of the Governors as to the future of St. Peter's, and, as it had been a public school, so a public school it would remain. Their chief Inspector said the Laboratory was the best in the North of England, and, now that they had got all they wanted, all that remained was to enjoy the heritage. No school in England had so devoted and patriotic a governing body, and he would express his own sense of deep personal gratitude for the unstinted aid given him all through their difficulties. Mr. Owen also thanked Mr. E. R. Dodsworth, Clerk to the School, and Mr. Brierley, the architect, for the thorough way in which they had entered into their share of the work, acknowledged the ready support of his colleagues, and said the boys had never given less trouble than during this trying time. These improvements were necessary so as to preserve correlative advance in the schools, and there was to be no luxury or softness in the modern system, though there had been a steady advance in culture. It was impossible to have a cultured school without cultured surroundings, and if they had virility plus culture it was better than virility without culture. He had never acknowledged the truth of the saying, " boys will be boys," which was interpreted years ago as meaning that they might be housed like herrings in a barrel. Boys were like anyone else,

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and behaved as they were treated. Treat them like gentlemen, and they would behave like gentlemen. Professor Reinold, Professor of Physics at Greenwich Naval College, seconded the proposition, and said that he wanted to express on his own behalf as an Old Peterite and on behalf of the other "old boys" their great gratification at what they had seen that day and their great appreciation of what had been done. About the time those buildings were erected a room in another direction was added, and the need was felt for something in the nature of a modern school which was called the civil and military department. It was to a large extent a refuge for the dissatisfied, the lazy and luckless spirits in the school, a sort of Cave of Adullam. Of course that sort of thing had passed, and it was a most efficient department now under another name. He little thought when he came into that room that he was going to be credited with the education of the Nelson of the East. He (the Professor) was one of the Staff of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, ar:d since it was started in 1873 it had always been very hospitable in allowing naval officers from other nations to attend there, and from time to time there had been a good many there. Admiral Togo was there some years ago, but only for a short time, but he must confess that he did not remember much about him What Admiral Togo learned of strategy and the things that had conduced to his victory were only partially gained at Greenwich. The vote was passed by acclamation. Lord Wenlock thanked them very much for passing the vote. Nothing could give him greater pleasure than to carry out such a duty, and he was much obliged to them for asking him to perform so pleasant a task. Professor Turnbull, of Cambridge, proposed a vote of thanks to the Dean of York for presiding. He said he was perhaps the only person in that room who remembered the Rev. E. Owen Phillips, once a master in that school. He was a master when he (Professor Turnbull) entered the school, though he did not long remain. It was an interesting circumstance to note that he subsequently

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OPENING OF NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.

became what their chairman was—a Dean. He did not long enjoy that position, for he died soon after he became Dean of St. David's. One use of Deans—as he knew by experience, was to obtain an extra holiday. How that present power was used the present boys must discover for themselves ; he only gave the hint. The Sheriff of York (Alderman Bentley) seconded the resolution, and said he often wondered what York would do without the Dean, for lie did not know any institution which was not indebted to the Dean for his generous sympathy and help, and there was no institution which got a larger share of that time and sympathy than St. Peter's School. As the parent of a young Peterite he joined with all parents in wishing that the new annexed would add very much to the efficiency and prestige of the school. The motion was carried with loud applause. The Dean, in reply, said that his position there was not as an individual but as a member of a body corporate. He had felt very jealous of the position of the Dean and Chapter in days gone by, and he did not wish it to be said now that the Dean and Chapter were such idle old fellows that they had allowed things to drift and that the Government had had to pull them out. It was the Dean and Chapter who wished to push on the efficiency of the school, but hitherto their hands had been so bound that they could not do what they wanted. They had always the welfare of St. Peter's at heart and were anxious that it should be maintained according to the requirements of the day. Dr. Tempest Anderson, as an Old Peterite, said that he owed to the teaching he received in that school a great part of the success which had attended his life. He believed that the present staff would carry on the traditions of the school, and he hoped that the school would grow to such an extent under them that it would ultimately be found necessary to pull down those buildings and erect others ten times bigger. The guests then repaired to the new wing, and the Rev. E. C. Owen having handed Lord Wenlock a handsome gold key, his lordship, amidst loud cheers, declared the building open.

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The guests, having inspected the different apartments and expressed their admiration at the completeness of the accommodation, were entertained by the Rev. E. C. and Miss Owen at afternoon tea on the lawn. The key presented to Lord Wenlock was of gold, tastefully executed by Messrs. Elgood, of Leicester, and inscribed : " Presented to Lord Wenlock, St. Peter's School, York, June 1St, 1905."

BOATING. At the end of last term several people took up boating, and a House v. Dayboys' Race was arranged. The House boat, unfortunately, had to he altered at the last moment, owing to the illness of M. W. Peters. Colley was therefore installed in the boat. The race took place on Thursday, 6th April. The course was from the boat-house to Hill's boat-house. The Dayboys took the lead, but the House crew soon improved their stroke and appeared to be gaining on their opponents. Soon after, however, No. 2 caught three " crabs " in quick succession, and made it impossible for the House to catch up the Dayboys' boat, which finally won by ti lengths, Below are appended the two crews :— SCHOOL HOUSE.

DAYBOYS.

st. lb. Bow E. N. Greenhow 9 8 W. H. Colley 2 9 7 *A.H.Ackroyd, Cap. 1 o 7 3 1o 0 Str. "M. T. Clegg 8 7 Cox. T. Shearman " Denotes House Colours.

st. lb. Bow t F. H. Knowles 9 7 2 8 tG. D. Shann 1- F. G. Schroeder i. II 7 3 Str. tA. Wilcock, Capt. r o 6 Cox. tA. J. Peters iv. t Denotes Dayboy Colours.

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HOCKEY RETROSPECT.

HOCKEY. SCHOOL V. MASTERS.

The school started off with a rush, but " Sergeant," who was keeping goal, cleared well with a mighty hit. The masters now took a turn up the field, but failed to score. For some time the play was pretty even. After a while the school began to press, but on account of the weak shooting of the forwards and the grand defence of Mr. Walker, at back, no score was effected. Greenhow and Windle centred well, but each time Phillips failed to put through. Our halves were not smart enough in passing to the forwards and consequently the score at half-time was o--o. On re-starting Greenhow soon shot a goal for the school. However, before time was called, the Masters had registered two goals which were shot by Mr. Tendall. The School thus lost by one goal. The final score was Masters z goals, School r goal.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. The Hockey Season did not turn out as well as was expected. In the first place, the Captain, B. E. Yeats, had to go to Cambridge to enter for his examination, and the absence of his sterling defence no doubt accounted for several of our defeats. A. H. Ackroyd acted very ably as Captain in Yeats' absence, and is one of the best goal-keepers we have seen for a long time. Of the halves, W. H. Colley was the best, his tackling being of the greatest service to us. The forwards this year were much smarter than those of last season. However, their attack left much to be desired, and on some occasions, especially in the Masters' match, their shooting was very poor. We ought never to have allowed the Banks or the Retreat to beat us, when we had obtained a good lead in the first half. The following is the list of matches

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LECTURES.

Wed., March 15. Sat.„. 18. Wed., „ 22. Sat., „ 25. Wed., ,, 2 9. Sat., April i. Wed., ,, 5.

York Banks York City Masters J. C. Peters, Esq.'s XI. The Retreat Old Peterites York Banks

home ..won 3— i home..drawn 1 -1 .home ..lost 1-2 home..drawn 3-3 away . . lost 2-5 home . won 4-2 home ..lost 3-4.

GYMNASIUM COMPETITION. On Monday, March 27th, the annual Form Competition took place, Lieutenant Firth, West Yorkshire Regiment, kindly officiating as judge. There was a good attendance and the standard of the competitors was, on the whole, distinctly high. The Sixth Form this year were unfortunately prevented from competing. As was expected, the competition for the highest individual score was very keen. Windle showed the best finish, and just beat Anderson i, who was somewhat unfortunate on the horizontal bars. Duffitt was third, and Knowles and Greenhow fourth and fifth. It was pleasing to note the first five belonged to the form which throughout, worked well together, and showed better finish than the others. The scores have unfortunately gone astray, but if found will be published in our next number.

LECTURES. A most interesting lecture on the Roman Catacombs, was very kindly given by the Bishop of Hull last term. His Lordship told us about the wonderful passages which extend for miles, and their unique attractions. He related several of his queer experiences in these burial grounds, and further enlightened us by the excellent slides of the inscriptions on the images which exist in the catacombs. The lecture was followed by a splendid series of slides illustrating well-known buildings and views of Rome. At the close, hearty cheers were given for his Lordship for his enjoyable lecture.

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CONCERT. The Concert of April loth was certainly one of the most successful that the Society has given. The choir, though the trebles at least, were not equal in voice power to some of their predecessors, sang both their part songs with spirit and in good time. " Gipsy Life " earned a well deserved encore, as did the Orchestra in Moskowski's " Serenata." Mr. Tendall's training and skill as a conductor showed a good return. .1"he School songs, aided by the Orchestra, were vigorous, though we should like to see this side of School music rise again to the high water mark of two years ago. A good standard of performance was maintained throughout, and the Quartettes and M. W. Peters' Violin Solo deserve especial mention. Mr. H. V. Scott, who had kindly come straight from a prolonged committee meeting, surpassed himself in his readings from Rudyard Kipling, and when encored a second time, gave a most amusing speech in Gaelic English. PROGRAMME. PART I.

Farmer Heroes " Orchestral Accompaniment. 2. QUARTET . . " I'll build myself a gallant ship "....Old English A. J. Peters, W. P. Allen, A. I. Smith, H. E. Windle, M. Peters. Sullivan " Orpheus with his lute " SONG 3. E. A. Selke. Moskowski " Serenata " ORCH ESTRA 4. G Norwegian Bridal March " PIANO SOLO. • 5. G. F. Tendall. Small 6. PART SONG . ." Good-night, thou Glorious Sun " Rai " Cavatina" 7- VIOLIN SOLO M. Peters. . SCHOOL SONG

PART II. I. READING

'CELLO SOLO

H. V. Scott. (a) Cartilina (b) Gavotte E. A. Schroeder.

Goriermand Gluck

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Hetton E. A. Selke, A. L. Smith, H. E. Windle, F. G. Schroeder.

QUARTET...." When Evening's Twilight" PART SONG

Gipsy Life"

Shumann

Valse

Stuart

The Veteran " F. G. Schroeder.

Hill

ORCHESTRA

SONG

The Poacher " OLD ENGLISH SONG. Orchestral Accompaniment.

. "

Old English

" God Save the King."

ATHLETIC SPORTS. On account of the snow which fell at the end of last term, the sports were postponed, and consequently, held this term on Saturday and Monday-, the i ith and 13th of May. As was only natural, no one had indulged in training, and thus it was not surprising that most of the results were very poor. The best races were the Open Mile, the Open Half Mile (handicap), the Open Quarter and the Junior Quarter (handicap). F. G. Schroeder ran well in the Mile and was first, his time being good. In the Half Mile, Colley was the first, with five yards start. The time for this event also, was very satisfactory. J. L. Fisher won the Open Quarter, Kirby being a good second. The other open events were moderate, the jumps being very poor. Amongst the Juniors, the most successful was D. H. Kennedy ii., who carried off most of the prizes. We congratulate J. L. Fisher on winning the Victor Ludorum. The prizes were very kindly given away by Mrs. Green. The following is a list of the events and winners : Pulling the PPighi (open). 1st M. W. Peters iii. ; 2nd A. A. Phillips. Distance 25 ft. 8 in. A very fair put. None of the other competitors did themselves justice. Long Jump (open). 1st F. H. Knowles ; 2nd M. W. Peters iii. Distance 16 feet. A very poor jump.

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ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Long Jump (under 6`. 1st D. H. Kennedy ii. ; znd D. S. Jones. Distance r 5 ft. 8 in. A very fair jump. The winner is very young, and should do well in the future. Windle ; znd F. H. 120 Yards Hurdles (open). ► st H. Knowles. Time zo secs. Windle ran and jumped well. t zo Yards Hurdles (under 1 6). 1st S. W. Penty : 2nd A A. Phillips. Time Hundred Yards (open). 1st J. L Fisher i. znd F. H. Knowles. Time 12 secs. Somewhat below the average. Hundred Yards Handicap (open). 1st J. L. Fisher i. (scr.); 2nd M. T. Clegg (2 yds.). Time i ► 1 sees. A very good race, the time being better than the scratch race. Hundred Yards (under 15). 1st, D. Kennedy ii. ; znd.. D. Anderson ii. Hundred Yards (under 14). 1st, D. Kennedy ii.; 2nd, R. M. Wood. Eighty Yards (under 12). 1st, A. J. Peters ; 2nd, R, T. Brode. Mile (open). 1st F. G. Schroeder ; 2nd J. L. Fisher ; 3rd J. A. Kirby. Time 5 min. 8 secs. Schroeder soon obtained a lead, which he kept until the last lap. Here he was passed by Kirby. Just at the straight, however, Schroeder over-hauled Kirby and came in winner by five yards. Fisher just beat Kirby on the post. Half-Mile Handicap (open). 1st W. H. Colley ; znd F. G. Schroeder. Colley ran very well, coming in first by about ten yards. Quarter-Mile (open) 1st J. L. Fisher i. ; znd J. A. Kirby ; 3rd W, H. Colley. Time 6o secs. A very good race. Quarter-3/de (under 15:% 1st D. H. Kennedy ii. ; 2nd, A. J. Peters iv. ; 3rd, R M. Wood. Time 67 secs. Kennedy obtained the lead and won by 20 yards. High Jump (open). 1st W. H. Colley ; and D. C. Anderson i., A. Wilcock (dead heat). Height 4 ft. 6i in. A very poor performance. High Jump (under 15) 1st R. D. Foster ; 2nd D. H. Kennedy ii. A very good jump. Height 4. ft. 3 in. Throwing the Cricket Ball. 1st A. H. Ackroyd ; 2nd D. C. Anderson i. Distance 92 yds. 8 in. The winner would have thrown much further had he been in practice.

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Consolation Race (senior) E. S. N. Bulmer i. Consolation Race (junior) C. W. Richards. Gymnasium Competition. H. E. Windle. Fives Championship. E. C. Peters i. Victor Ludorum. J. L. Fisher.

A DAY'S TROUT FISHING ON THE NIDD. Spring, the " Golden Age " of the trout-fisherman's year was in the air, and the anglers' heart rejoiced. Fly-rods, reels, lines and flies were drawn from their resting places, and overhauled ; remembrances of the past season's successes and disappointments flashed through the brain of the angler, who was contemplating a raid on the waters of the Nidd above Knaresbro'. Situated a few miles from Harrogate, the fashionable modern watering place, the old-world market-town of Knaresbro' presents a striking contrast. Harrogate with its " Stray " and gardens cannot rival the natural beauties of Knaresbro's river and surroundings. In Harrogate everything is new and artificial, in Knaresbro' old and natural. The remains of the famous Castle, which so nobly defended itself so long against the attacks of Cromwell and Fairfax, are a constant source of interest to visitors from all parts of the country. The Dropping-Well" and " Mother Shipton's Cave " are also great objects of interest. But this is not giving an account of a day on the Nidd, so we must on, and " we will not linger on this point " as the professor said when he sat on an upturned tin-tack. One fine morning in April, I arose (I sometimes fall or am dragged) from my bed, and did not " find myself famous " but on the contrary, distinctly lazy. On looking florn the window I saw that the gods were propitious and had given me a beautiful day, that is from the fisherman's point of view—plenty of clouds and a warm drizzle, intermingled with momentary glimpses of sunshine. Having eaten a substantial breakfast I sallied forth and caught the 7• zo train from York. Arriving in Knaresbro' at 8, I was met by

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the keeper of the Knaresbro' Anglers' Club and we started for Scotton Dam, a distance of 3 miles. The road to Scotton Dam is somewhat monotonous, on account of its straightness ; uphill and down it goes with never a turn for five miles. After an hour's easy walking we reached the dam and found the river in excellent trim, there being about four inches of " fresh " in. Whilst putting on my waders, the keeper kept a look out for any flies which might be hatching. Although somewhat early for this time of the year, we noticed a nice rise of " winter browns " and " snipe and purples." I then put my rod together and rigged up a cast, having as tail-fly a " winter brown," first dropper " snipe and purple," and second dropper a "march brown." I then set to work and fished the bottom of the Dam " upstream," but without success as not a fish was stirring, in fact they seemed that "dhurr-r-r" and "stubborrn" as the Scotch ghillie said that they would not " take " at all. However, knowing the " tail end " of the stream was good I waited a little while for a " rise." I soon saw a fish move at the far side of the stream, under a " hew-end " as the keeper called it. The place where the fish were rising was a veritable " fishing-tackle-shop," on account of the aforesaid " bew-end " and a sunken branch. In my eagerness to cover the fish, I landed my fly right on to the tree, and one more fly was added to the large assortment of flies and casts already there. Having tied on another, I again made a cast, and this time was rewarded with a tug, and soon a nice trout was making its last fight. Having managed to keep the fish from getting into the mass of rubbish surrounding the sunken bough, I slipped the net under a plump half pounder. We then passed on to the next stream, which is thickly wooded on both sides. Just as I was wading in I saw a sparrow-hawk fly across the stream with a rat in its claws ! Though one often reads of such things, and hears accounts of eagles by the dozen carrying off babies by the score, yet this was the first time I ever saw such a thing. It was no use telling this thing at home, as they put it down to that propensity to which fishermen are said to be peculiarly prone—namely lying. Of course " lying " is absolutely an inappropriate term to use in the case of a fisherman. The

SCOTTON DAM.

BELOW THE DAM.

A DAYS TROUT FISHING ON THE NMI).

fisherman has an imagination it is true, but what he says he believes. himself ; and if he allows his poetic nature to sometimes gain undue hold over him, is it fair to class him with the common or garden liar ? Why then give him such a name ? Call his embellishments or imaginative genius, poetical likeness if you like. Let me endeavour to show you an example of the fisherman's harmless imagination. One day, on a certain famous trout stream in Yorkshire, the secretary of the club was " dry-fly " fishing for trout. Having seen a big fish rise at the far side close to a bush, he made a cast, and shortly afterwards shouted to the keeper that he had hooked a large trout under the other bank, and that it had gone to the bottom of the river, and was " sulking." He told the keeper that his arm was aching with the strain, and asked him to throw a stone in the direction in which the line was pointed. The keeper did so but nothing stirred. The keeper then requested the secretary to let him have hold of the rod. The secretary willingly did so as his arm was aching with the strain. The keeper got hold of the rod, gave a pull, and then turned with a peculiar smile on his face and said " I beg your pardon, sir, but your fly is stuck fast on the bush at the other side ! " Would you call the secretary a liar? certainly not ; he merely imagined that he had had a rise, that the fish had fought, and had then " sulked." That is all ! But all this has not much to do with a day on the Nidd. A brace of quarter-pounders was got out of the stream where I saw the sparrow-hawk, and I then went into the next stream which has a very rough bottom, and is consequently very uncomfortable wading. I fished down right to the end, and was getting perilously near the top of my waders before I got another fish. After a good light in the strong stream I landed a plump fish of twelve ounces, a very decent fish for the Nidd, though they average about six ounces. Turning round I waded carelessly back to the bank, thinking of weighty matters such as lunch, when suddenly my right foot slipped into a hole, I lost my balance and sat down hard on a sharp rock in two feet of water! It was rather cold and wet, but as the sun had just begun to shine I dried my coat, emptied my waders of water, and was

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A DAY'S TROUT FISHING ON THE NIDD.

soon " as right as ninepence," though why ninepence should be right and tenpence wrong I fail to see. The next stream to be fished was the best stream in the river. It is practically three streams in one, with " glides" or gentle smooth water between. The first two bits were fished blank, but the last bit called the Wall stream yielded two nice fish of half and three-quarters of a pound respectively. I had a narrow escape here from falling stones. Whilst standing in the middle of the stream I saw some smoke coming from the rock above, where quarrying was going on. It suddenly struck me that this was a dynamite fuse burning. I scrambled across the river as hard as I could go, just missing another ducking. Five seconds after I had crossed, the charge exploded and a few rocks rolled into the- river, one small one was about five feet across. In my scramble across the river I broke my cast, so after mending it the keeper and I had lunch. Whilst sitting down we heard the peculiar sound which the wood-pecker makes when hammering at the trees, and also saw a lovely streak of amber and blue flash upstream—a kingfisher. Going further down I saw a bank fisherman, a Mr. S., with his flies " hung up " in the tree. Being a rather short man he could not reach to get his flies out, and was on the point of breaking them off. I told him that the keeper was behind me and would help him. Whilst standing in a rough stream I saw the keeper on the bank and shouted to him that Mr. S. had got his flies hung up in a tree, and that he should go and help him. The keeper shouted back " I loused him, sir ! " Not being able to hear very distinctly, on account of the noise made by the stream, I shouted to him "You what." I loused him, sir ! " quoth he. A peculiar feeling went through me, partly of bewilderment, and then when light dawned upon my harassed brain—astonishment. I think the reader will excuse me if I at first misunderstood him. We then fished three more streams and I landed three average sized trout. Having caught nine plunp fish I was very pleased, for Nidd trout are somewhat wary, and six or eight fish a day is a very fair catch though fourteen or fifteen are sometimes caught. • I then stopped fishing and packed up, having spent a most enjoyable day.

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353

After the end of May it is not much use fishing in the day-time, at anyrate with the " wet-fly." The best way to catch them is to

" dapp " or " bob" for them under the trees on a hot day, with a blue-bottle or a grasshopper. S. FARIO.

CRICKET PROSPECTS. Our prospects this season are distinctly promising. From last ear's eleven, we have left seven colours, E. C. Peters, Ackroyd, Clegg, M. W. Peters, Greenhow and Blenkin, but unfortunately the latter player will be unavailable. G. A. Fisher will be much missed, especially in batting. The five other players will be Wilcock, Anderson, Fisher i., Kirby and Jones. The first two of these candidates played several times last year for the Ist XI. Of last year's bowlers, Mossop has left. However, Clegg and Bulmer should do well, if they show anything like last season's form. In Greenhow. Jones, M. W. Peters and Wilcock we will have four good change bowlers. The post of wicket-keeper has been taken by Fisher i. Of the batsmen, E. C. Peters and Ackroyd should carry off the chief honours, and great things are also expected from M. W. Peters and Greenhow. Amongst the candidates, too, several have proved themselves very fair bats, especially Anderson and Kirby. A great change has taken place with regard to the fielding, far more smartness has been displayed, and most of the eleven are now reliable fielders. Still there is plenty of room left for improvement, and judging by present form, the fielding at the end of the season should be very good. The second eleven have only one old colour, F. G. Schroeder. But most of its members, although young, promise to shape well in the future. If the fielding improves, this eleven also should do well. Owing to an operation on his hand, E. C. Peters has not yet turned out, but it is sincerely hoped that when he again joins us, he will be able to captain the eleven, and that the efforts of the team will be crowned with success. V

CRICKET.

354

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S v. ST. OLAVE'S C.C. This, our first match of the season was played on the school ground on Saturday, May zoth. The school won the toss and. Ackroyd elected to bat, taking in M. W. Peters with him. With one run on the board Peters was caught, and with the total at seven Greenhow was bowled, 7-i-2. Clegg did not stay long for his four, but Ackroyd and Anderson somewhat improved matters by taking the score to 26 before Anderson was bowled, 26-4-6. Ackroyd was playing very well, and except for a chance when nine had made no mistake ; he was now joined by Wilcock, and another useful stand was made, the fifth wicket falling at forty-two. The score finally reached fifty-eight. St. Olave's started badly, two men being out for six, but W. Davis and J. Burman made a stand, the third wicket not falling until the total had reached twenty-four. W. Davis was fifth out at thirty, having batted pluckily for twenty-one. After his departure there was a collapse, the last five wickets only adding two runs. Clegg and Bulmer bowled very well, keeping a good length. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S. A. H. Ackroyd, b W. Davis 21 M.W.Peters, c Hudson h J. Burman 2 E. N. GI eenhow, b J. Burman M. T. Clegg, b Stamp 4 6 D. C. Anderson, b R. Burman A. Wilcock,c McClelland b Vv- .Davis 9 0. S. Jones, b R. Burman 2 J. L. Fisher, b R. Burman J. A. Kirby, not out E. S. Bulmer, b W. Davis . 6 F. G. Schroeder, b W. Davis Extras 5 Total M. T. Clegg .. E. S. Bulmer

Overs. 5.1 5

ST. °LAVE'S C.C.

E.Hudson, c M.W.Peters, b Clegg

0 2 E. Stamp, c Schroeder, b Clegg W. Davis, c Anderson, b Clegg.. 21 J. Burman, c and b Bulmer 5 J. Stephenson, c Kirby, b Bulmer 0 0 R. Burman, run out 0 N. McClellan, c Kirby, h Clegg H. Warrington, c Anderson, b Bulmer 2 0 P. Massey, b Clegg 0 T. C. Wright, b Bulmer 0 S. E. Ellis, not out 2 Extras ..

Total

Maidens. 1

Runs. Wickets. Average. 2 to 5 20 4 5

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. The School won the toss and elected to bat first, A. H. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters being the first pair. The start was not good, for, with only three runs on the board, Peters was bowled by

CRICKET.

355

Priestman. Ackroyd and Kirby made a good stand, until the latter was bowled for 8. Wickets fell fast after this, Ackroyd leaving at 56, having made a plucky 32. The total reached 75, the last wicket adding ten runs. Bootham also started disastrously, losing one wicket for two runs, and three for 26. Rowlands and Thompson then took the total up to 75, when Jones bowled the former. The fifth wicket also fell at 75, but when Priestman came in the runs were hit off with five wickets in hand. Full score and analysis. ST. PETER'S.

BOOT HAM SCHOOL.

A. H. Ackroyd, b Priestman

M. W. Peters, b Priestman

J. A. Kirby, b Priestman 8 E. N. Greenhow, b Priestman • • • • M. G. Clegg, b Priestman 5 0. S. Jones, c & b Priestman 4 A. Wilcock, b Priestman D. C. Anderson, c Littleboy, b Priestman 5 J. L. Fisher, c Smith, b Priestman 2 E. S. Bulmer, not out 7 , 6 F. G. Schroeder, b Priestman Extras 5 Total ... ,

Extras

Overs. M. T. Clegg.. A. H. Ackroyd M. W. Peters 0. S. Jones E. N. Greenhow E. S. Bulmer .... ... , A. Wilcock

Rowntree i. c Fisher, b Ackroyd.. o Littleboy, b Clegg .. 9 Stansfield, b Clegg 5 Rowlands, b Jones.. .. 31 Thompson, not out . 59 Baker, b Jones 0 Priestman, c Bulmer, b Greenhow.. 2 Smith, c Anderson, b Jones .. 7 Rowntree ii., c Wilcock, b Clegg.. 2 Haughton, c Fisher, b Clegg . 6 Walker, not out 18

14 6 4 8 4 2

Total

145

Maidens.

Runs.

Wickets.

Average.

50 To

12.5 io

2 2 2 0

o 0

25 19 In

8.3

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at York on June 3rd. Ackroyd again won the toss, and elected to bat, taking in M. W. Peters with him. But with nine runs scored Ackroyd was bowled by Jackson, 9-1-9. Kirby, Jones and M. W. Peters did not long survive, and four wickets were down for 26. However, Clegg and Greenhow played carefully, putting on 25 runs for the fifth wicket, when Greenhow was bowled by Jackson for a careful innings. Clegg was also out at the same total for a useful 16. The seventh and eighth wickets fell at 56,

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the whole side being out for 6o. Durham did not start too well, the first wicket falling at ten, and the second at 18, while Trevor was third out at 37. After this, Jackson and Caesar easily hit off the runs, and in the end the score was 197 for 7 wickets, Jackson having played superb cricket for 104.. The following is the full score and analysis :— DURHAM SCHOOL.

ST. PETER'S.

A. H. Ackroyd, b Jackson M. W. Peters, b Jackson J. A. Kirby, b Jackson 0. S. Jones, c Trevor, b Carr • E. N. Greenhow, b Jackson M. T. Clegg, b Jackson A. Wilcock, b Jackson D. C. Anderson, b Carr E. S. Bulmer, b Jackson F. G. Schroeder, b Carr J. L. Fisher, not out Extras

•

Total

M. T. Clegg 0. S. Jones E. N. Greenhow M. W. Peters .... A. H. Ackroyd E. S. Bulmer A. Wilcock

E. L. Thompson, b Jones........ 9 6 8 A. D. Roberts, b Greenhow 4 G. 0. A. Jackson, lbw, b Bulmer 104 6 I E. W. Trevor, b Jones 27 6 C. P. Caesar, b Ackroyd 19 16 V. Carr, b Wilcock o 16 W Elliott, b Wilcock 4 R. Affieck, not out 8 o F. NV. Hicks, not out . 2 J. Bulmer did not bat. o W. E. G. Jackson 50 8 Extras

Overs. 8 8

Total for 7 wickets....

Maidens.

2 2

Runs. 38 28 49 14

3 4

24 22

Wickets.

197

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14 49

24 22

CRICKET FIXTURES. FIRST ELEVEN. Sat. Max' Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. June Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat Wed. .

home won St. Olave's C. C home lost 24. St. John's College home drawn 27. The Romany C. C. away lost 3 1 . Bootham School 3. Durham School home lost 7. Yorkshire Gentlemen away lost 10. Richmond Grammar School—home scratched away won 14. Ripon Grammar School away lost Hymer's College 17. home drawn 21. F. C. Crowther, Esq.'s XI.

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Sat. June 24. Pocklington Grammar School home lost „ z8. Wed. home lost Sat. July 1. Garforth C. C Wed. ., 5. home 6. Ampleforth College Thurs. ,. away „ 8. Durham School Sat. West Riding Regiment home 12. Wed. 15. Sat. .

SECOND ELEVEN. Wed. May 31. Bootham School znd XI. ....home 3. Durham School znd XI. ....away Sat. June 17. Hymer's College znd XI. ....home „ Sat. 24. Pocklington G. S. and XI. ..away Sat. ., Thurs. July 6. Ampleforth College znd. XI...away 8. Durham School znd XI. ....home Sat. „ Sat. 15. ,,

won lost lost lost

CORRESPONDENCE. DEAR SIRS,

It has seemed very peculiar to myself and to other " Old Boys " resident in the city, that so few of the Day-boys turn up to support the School team at football. It is not so long since everybody came to cheer the team on to victory. Is the old football spirit dying out of the School? We hope that something can be done to remedy this lark of enthusiasm, and that we shall see a little more patriotism next season. Yours truly, " PATRIOT." [We quite agree with you and hope that the old patriotism of the School will revive next term.— EDTS.

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VALETE. C. Duffitt. School-House, V. Modern, House-Monitor, 1st XV. colours 'o4.-'o5, znd XI. colours 'o4., Hockey colours '05, came Jan , 1900. B. E. Yeats. Day-Boy, V. Classical, ist XV. colours 'o4 2 o5, Hockey colours '03, '04, Captain of Hockey 'os. Came Sept., 1901. J. A. Molonv. School-House, IV. Classical. Came May, 19oz. J. A. Heslewood. Day-Boy. IV. Classical. Came Sept., 1899. G. 0. Barton. Day-Boy, Lower III. Modern. Came Sept., 1902.

SALVETE. SCHOOL-HousE.—A. J. Scoby, IV. Mod. DAY-BOYS.

J. A. Willoughby i., III. Mod. J. H. C. Willoughby ii., III Mod. R. M. Wood, Lower III. Mod. Smith ii., IV. Class.

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Braithwaite, Wm., aged r o. (r9 Jan. '29 to Mids. '37). Son of Mr., Spurriergate, York. From Mr. Bulmer's Sch : College St. Free Schol: June '32. Matric : Jesus Coll : Camb : B.A. '4.1. Ordained. Vicar, Alne, '5o Married. Father of H.M., J.H.V., P.R.P. and W. q v, Calder, Edward, aged r 1. (31 Aug., '32 to Mids., '35). Son of Rev. Mr., York. From Mr. Holmes' Sch : Leeds. Admitted solicitor '45. Practising at Leeds '46 and Bristol '64-'75. Calder, Frederick, aged 14.. (31 Aug., '32 to Xmas, '34). Son of Rev. Mr., York. From Mr. Holmes' Sch : Leeds. Matric : St. John's Coll : Camb : 17th Wrangler '4o. Ordained. Assist: Master, Wakefield, '4o; Birmingham, '4.2; Chesterfield, '46. Rector, Wingerworth, '78-'95. Campbell, John, aged to (1 Oct., '35 to East : '37). Son of Mrs., Lord Mayor's Walk. From Mr. Watson's Sch : Gillygate. Carey, Geo., aged 14 (2 Feb., '37 to East : '42). Son of Mr., Walmgate, From Mr. Monkman's Sch : College St. Prob : son of John. Carroll, John Wm., aged 8 (28 Jan., '34 to '42). Son of Mrs., living with Rev. Wm. Richardson., not at sch : before. 1st Exhib: '42. Schol: Peterhouse, Camb : Matric : Peterhouse. B.A. '46 4th Master at St. Peter's '5o, succeeded by W. J. Thompson. Kept a boarding house in Clifton. See Russell T.S. post. Cattley, Alexander, aged to (30 July, '4.t to Xmas., '42). Son of John Henry, of Skeldergate. Entered the Coll : Sch : r Feb., '38 and left Mids. '38. Rejoined St. Peter's Mids. '45. See post. Cattley, Bowden, aged r r (5 Aug., '40 to Mids., '4_5). Brother of Alex. Entered the Propr : Sch : I Feb., '38, aged 9, and left Mids., '4o. A solicitor at Preston. Admitted '51. Retired about '83. Died at York 1902, aged 74. See also post, Mids., '44. Cattley, Hy. Thos., aged I 2 (5 Aug., '4o to Xmas., '43). 1st son of John Fly., of Skeldergate, timber merch : Entered the Propr : Sch : t Feb., '38, aged to, and left Mids., '4o. Matric :

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St. John's Coll : Oxf: Feb., '46, aged 18. B.A., '49. Ordained '5o. Perp : Cur . Sutton St. James, '57-'65. Vic : Fulford '72. Cattley, Richard, aged 9 (13 Aug., '29 to Xmas , '35). 3rd son of Thos., of York, gent., and grandson to Mrs. Cattley, Mary ;ate. Came with Rev. Thos. Richardson. Matric : Worc : Coll : Minor Oxf : Apr., '42, aged 22. B.A., '48. Ordained '49. Hon : Princ : Surrog : Worc : '64 Canon Worc : '55-'80. Master Worc : Cath : Choir for 15 years. Canon Wore : '80. Died 7 May, 1903. 1st son of Cattley. Stainforth, aged 13 (1 June, '29 to Mich : Thos , of York, gent , and neph : to Geo. Tereman, Esq., Conisbro', Doncaster. From Mr. Richardson's Sch: Bishophill. Free Schol : June, '29. Matric : Queen's Coll : Oxf : June '34, aged 18. Cattley, Walter. aged 8 (23 Jan., '43 to Xmas. '45). Son of John Henry of Skeldergate, timber merch. A J.P. for North Riding, Yks. 'goo address Ashmeade, Scalby, and see post Mids., '44. Clark, Jas., aged 12 (1i Aug., '29 to Xmas., 3z). Son of Mr. W., surg., Micklegate, York. Came with Rev. Thos. Richardson. Prob. son of Sir Wm. Stephenson Clark. Son of Mr., Clark, john, aged 17 (10 Aug., '29 to Mids., '32). farmer, Shipton Bridge, near Thirsk. Joined the sch. on the appointment of Rev. Thos. Richardson. Matric Queen's Coll., Camb., Oct., '32. Senior Opt. '36. Well-known coach at Camb. Among his pupils was C. S. Parnell, M P. Edwards Fellow Queen's Coll., Camb., '57. Died unmarr. :3 .fuly, 190o. 1st son of Rev. Collins, Jas., aged 13 (1 Feb., '37 to Xmas., '38). Matric. Balliol Coll., Taught at home. Thos., Knaresbro'. B.A. '43. Ordained. Died Oxf., May, '41, aged 17. unmarried '59. Comber, Augustus, aged 12 (1 Feb., .4o to Xmas., 41). Son of Rev. H.G.W. From Mrs. I3ulmer's Prepar. Sch. Prob. went into Royal Navy. Comber, Chas. (Thos.) aged 9 (3 Feb., '36 to Xmas., '41). Son of Rev. Mr. Comber, Oswaldkirk. Not at sch. before. Entered the

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Propr. Sch. Xmas., '42, aged 15, and returned to St. Peter's Mids., '44, aged 18. See post. Coopland, Geo. (Wm.), aged 8 (t I Apr., '36 to Mich., '45). Son of Rev. Mr., Tanner Row. From Mr. Shackley's Sch. Exhib. '45. Matric. St. Cath. Hall, Camb.. '45. Skrine Schol. St. Cath. Hall, Nov., '45. 4.5th Senior Opt. '49. 7th in 1st cl. Cl. Tripos '49. Found. Fellow St. Cath. Hall, '5o. Master, Sedbergh '49-50. Ordained. Chapl. Bengal Establ. Married. Murdered at Gwalior during Indian Mutiny. See post Mids., '44 Coopland, John, aged to (ii Apr., '36 to Feb., '44.). Son of Rev. Mr , Tanner Row, and brother of Thos. P. See post. From Mr. Shackley's Sch. Died Feb., '44. Coopland, Thos. Paul, aged 8 (1 Oct., 41 to Mids., 49). Son of Rev. Geo. of Tanner Row, York. From Miss Cave's Sch., Micklegate. Went to be under his brother's tuition at Sedbergh. Returned Mids., '5o See post Mids., '44. and Mids., '5o. Cordukes, Richard (Chas), aged 12 (22 Aug., '36 to Xmas., '37). Son of Mr. (Richard) Cordukes, surg., Tockwith. Entered the Propr. Sch. i Feb., '38, aged 13, and left Dec., '38. Cottam, Michael Chas., aged 14. (East., '43 to Mich., '43). Son of Mr. G., York. Entered the Propr. Sch. 1 Aug., '38, aged 9, and left Mids., '41. Described in the Propr. Sch. reg. as of Melbourne. Coultas, Jas., aged 14 (5 Aug., 'Llo to Mids., '41). Son of Mrs., York. From sch. at Winteringham. Perh. Son of Jeremiah, and a printer at 6, Micklegate, in '70. Crawford, Reginald, aged 12 (Jan, '44. to ). Son of Mrs., Scarbro' Parade. From a sch. at Carmarthen. See post Mids., '44. Creyke, Walter Pennington, aged io (io Oct., '38 to East., '39). 1st. son of Rev. S. Creyke, M.A., late headin. of St. Peter's Sch., and Rect. of Wigginton. Born 17 Oct., '28. Marr. '7o, Caroline, only daur. of Sir John Bennett, of Rothamsted.

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Ordained. Chapl. and Priv. Sec. to Earl of Carlisle when Lord Lieut. of Ireland. Resigned Orders. See B.L.G. and Walf. Croft, Wm., aged 13 (i2 Aug., '29 to Xmas., '29). +th son of Capt. Wm., Stillington. Came with Mr. Richardson. Matric. Univ. Coll., Oxf., 21 Jan., '37, aged 20. Unmarried. Died '59. See B.L.G.

SPRING. 'Tis Spring ! That season best of all, And all the flowers are bright and gay, As with sweet perfume they enthrall, And modestly their hues display. No longer threatening storm-clouds fall, For sunshine now does hold its sway ; 'Tis Spring ! That season best of all, And all the flowers are bright and gay. The birds to one another call, As twittering in their busy way They first build nests in green trees tall, Then hatch their young in early May ; 'Tis Spring ! That season best of all, And all the flowers are bright and gay. L. MONKMAN.

[There is a rumour that the old arcade in front of the entrance to the new house is shortly to be pulled down, in order to admit more light into the basement.]

A COMPLAINT. Hear my complaint ; I cannot ask for more. To keep up ancient customs is our duty ; 'Tis not convenience we consider, nor Mere architectural beauty.

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Oh ! say not that these prayers are all in vain ; Why blot out all the House's old traditions ? O Gates, whose duty once was to restrain Nocturnal expeditions. What have ye done ? for even in these days No crumbling weakness is among your failings ; Why do they want then in your place to raise Plain iron area railings ? Unsightliness is not your fault, I'm sure ; Your loss cannot but make the prospect drearier ; But that you shut out sunlight, and obscure Some hidden kitchen area. What can I say ? Is all to go for naught— All our old memories, all our relations ? Must all be new ? Will none give a thought. To old associations ? 0 Alma Mater, soften these commands, And builders, pray shew some consideration : Spare me these arches here, and stay your hands From needless alteration. SEMPER EADEM.

THE LIBRARY. The Old Sixth Form-room has been fitted up into the library, the old site of which is now a dormitory. The museum has also taken up its quarters in the new library. Glass cases for birds and butterflies, and coin cases have been provided, and kind friends have given curiosities and other things, with which to fill them up. There are also about a dozen armchairs. Altogether this is a great improvement on the old library. Now it is possible for everyone to see the periodicals and papers which are placed on a table in the room. The following books have just been added :A Mrs. Taylor 92 Pastor H. Si 93 One of China's Scholars Presented by W. S. Senior, Esq.

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D. C. Murray • Malleson

9+ The Making of a Novelist 95 Akbar 79 The Relation of Geog. and Hist. So Sea Power Ethnology of Europe 81

George Capt. A. T Mahan Latham

..... Henry Seebohm British Birds' Eggs The standard work. For reference only. Please take great care of it. Drinker o The Races of Man

109

79 8o Si 82 83 8+ 85 86

Beazle:y Carl Joubert Hugo Ganz W S. Lilly A H. Keane Reginald Lyon M. E. Durham D. T. Ansted

The Dawn of Geography, 2 vols Russia as it really is .... The Downfall of Russia India and its Problems Geog. of East Indies The Balkans from within Thro' the Land of the Leal Scenery, Science and Art

13o 131 132 133

Eikon Basilike R. L. Stevenson Light of Asia ............. . Poems

Raleigh

..... Edwin Arnold Andrew Marvel

NOTES AND ITEMS. April 3rd, 1905, at Barclay's Bank House, Selby, the wife of L. W. Huffam (O.P.), of a son. WHINCUP. On April 8th, 1905, at Skipton-in-Craven, the wife of the Rev. R. Whincup (O.P.), of a daughter. HINGSTON. On April 21st, 1905, at Clifton, York, the wife of A. Alwyne Hingston, M.I3. (O.P.), of a daughter. HUTCHINGS. On March 19th, 1905, the wife of Lewis Hutchings (O.P.), of a daughter. BIRTHS. - HUFFAM•

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HARKNESS. On April 9th, 1905, the wife of T. R. Harkness, of a daughter. September 1 zth, 1904, at St. Mary's Church, Whorlton-on-Tees. near Barnard Castle, by the Rev. Edwin Tudar, assisted by the Rev. Canon Headlam, J. Shepherd. A.M.I.C.E., to Elfreda Maud, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Livesey of Raby, and of Mrs. Livesey of Whorltonon-Tees.

MARRIAGE.—On

Col. F. Hacket Thompson (O.P.) has vacated the command of the ist Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He served with the regiment at Atbara and Omdurman, being mentioned in despatches and receiving a 4th class Osmanich. He also obtained a C.B. for his work in South Africa. We congratulate J. A. Molony on his success in obtaining a scholarship at Glenalmond. The Bishop of Bristol (0.P.) has been fined 5s. for allowing his Palace chimney to be on fire. " The Historical relation of medicine and surgery to the end of the 18th century " being a lecture delivered to the St. Louis Congress, in 1904, by T. C. Allbutt (O.P.), is published by Macmillan, at 2s. 6d. net . The O.P. Club are indebted to Miss Elwyn, Major R. W. Richardson and others for many school lists and photographs. Capt. H. T. McClellan (O.P.) has resigned the Adjutancy of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards on the expiration of his term, and is promoted into the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. An article dealing with the history of the School appeared in the supplement to the " Yorkshire Herald " for April 23rd. The maps, plans, and illustrations for the School registers are being prepared by the well-known architect P. A. Todd (O.P.), of 12, Regent St., S.W. Preferments and Appointments :The Rev. Albert Chadwick (O.P.) to be Vicar of Shadwell, near Leeds.

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W. H. Crosthwaite (O.P.) was placed 34th in his Mathematical Tripos among the Senior Optimes. He has also won a college prize. E. W. Clarke played for the Norfolk Rugby XV. against Rest of Eastern Counties. The Gymnastic Shield has been hung up in the V. Classical Form-room for the first half of the year after which it will adorn the V. Modern Form-room. Dr. Bilton Pollard (0.P.) to be a member of the Court of Examiners, Royal Coll : Surg : Shooting has again commenced. A big mound has been made to the right of the place where the Fives-Court stood, and the boys shoot from a platform opposite to the Big Hall. E. C. Peters is Captain of Cricket and A. H. Ackroyd, Hon. Sec. The former has had an operation on his hand and has not yet been able to play. It is to be hoped that be will soon be able to assist the XI. E. N. Greenhow has been made a Monitor. We congratulate W. H. Colley, H. E. Windle, E. N. Greenhow, C. Duffitt and J. L. Fisher on receiving their Hockey colours. R. Baldwin (O.P.) 3rd class, Classical Moderations at Queen's College, Oxford. L. M. Cadle (O.P.) and A. B. Sale (O.P.) represented Pembroke College, Oxford, at athletics, versus Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Cadle represented his College in the High Jump, Mile, and Hurdles, while Sale was the representative in Putting the Weight, and ioo yards. The Bishop of Bristol (O.P.) preached in Wakefield Cathedral during the week in which the new part was dedicated. We congratulate Mr. Yeld on producing the Iris " Neptune." Hemerocallis " Corona" (Hemerocallis flava crossed with H. aurantiaca major). Obtained Awards of Merit' from the Royal Horticultural Society on Tuesday, June zoth, 1905. Amongst Paintings in the New Gallery we note one by Sargent of Sir Frank Swetenham (O.P.).

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L. W. Huffam (O.P.), manager of the Selby branch Barclay's Bank, has been appointed to a similar position at Mahon ; he also holds the command of the Selby Rifle Volunteers. The following O.P.'s are playing Cricket :—M. H. T. Roy for Jesus College, Cambridge ; L. M. Cadle for Pembroke College, Oxford ; A. B. Sale for Pembroke College, Oxford ; T. C. Newton for Queen's College, Oxford ; G. A. Fisher for Queen's College, Oxford ; W. H. Crosthwaite for Selwyn College, Cambridge. The Old Peterite Match has been postponed until the end of the Term. The Rev. R. E. Abbay (O.P.), Vicar of Framlingham, whilst playing Cricket for that village scored four runs, thereby beating the opposing side who only made two, off his own bat. This is supposed to be a record for O.P.s over 6o. The School Boat are going to row a crew of the York Amateurs in the Regatta, which is to take place on 29th July.

OBITUARY. Yorkshile Post, April 25th, 1905. MR. W. B. RICHARDSON, HUBY BURN. The death on Sunday night of Mr. William Benson Richardson, at his residence, Huby Burn, near Easingwold, removes one of the few remaining links with the early days of railway development in the North of England, the deceased gentleman having been successively, solicitor to the York and North Midland and the North Eastern Railways, and a director of the latter undertaking. Mr. Richardson, who was 79 years of age, was the son of Mr. William Richardson, Lord Mayor of York in 1846, and having been educated at St. Peter's School, York, and Charterhouse,

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London, he graduated at University College, Oxford, and then joined his father's firm of Richardson, Gutch & Co., solicitors, Blake Street, York, - of which he subsequently became senior partner. His father's firm were solicitors to the York and North Midland Railway Company, of w h ich Mr. George Hudson, the Rail way King, was chairman. He was thus early brought into connection with the railway enterprise of the North of England, a connection which he retained to the time of his death ; and during a long and active career he was associated with many well-known men in the local railway world, including the late Mr. James Pulleine, the first chairman of the North Eastern Railway, Sir Henry Meysey Thompson, Bart., Mr. George Leeman, Mr. J. Dent Dent, Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, Bart., and Lord Ridley, who were successively chairmen of the company. He was a magistrate for both the West and the North Ridings, and Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding. He acted for many years as one of the representatives of the North Riding, of which he was a County Alderman on the Yorkshire County Committee. For nine years he was chairman of the North Riding Asylums Committee. As a public man, his wide and long experience of business made him a useful and valuable member of the various committees charged with the administration of county affairs, and his views were received with great acceptance both in Quarter Sessions and at the County Council. As a magistrate his legal training made him peculiarly efficient, and he combined considerable forensic ability in the administration of summary jurisdiction with a keen sense of genial humour, which always facilitated the discharge of the business in the two courts in which he presided.

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On April 23rd (Easter Sunday), at his residence at Huby Burn, near Easingwold, WILLIAM BENSON RICHARDSON (O.P.), aged 79. On March 17th, 1905, at Esk Hall, Sleights, near Whitby,

JOHN HENRY CONNER (O.P.), aged 52. On March 29th, 1905, at Stafford, THE REV. RICHARD LOMAS LOWE (O.P.), aged 7o.

CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries : Sutton Valence School Magazine, Portcullis Lily, Sedberghian, Danensis, Barrovian (2), Bridlingtonian, Cuthbertian, Magdalene College School Magazine, Eastbournian, Giggleswick Chronicle, Composte/lan, Masonian, Denstonion, Merchistonian, Framlinghamian (2), Pocklingtonian, Malvernian, Coventry School Magazine, Newtonian, Dovorian, Dunelmian, Leodiensian, Monktonian, Hurst johnian, St. Michael's Chronicle. —

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PETERITE. VoL. XIX.

AUGUST, 1905.

No. 171.

SCHOOL LETTER. E are again in the middle of the Examinations and and everyone is working hard, as is usual on these occasions. To revert to our usual topic, we can safely say that it is the hottest summer that we have had for a long time, and we are badly in want of rain. Everyone knows the result of heat on peoples' energy, and we therefore ask to be excused from writing a long letter. However, we will endeavour to enumerate the chief objects of interest which have occurred during the last half of the term. We must first congratulate E. S. N. Bulmer on his brilliant success at Durham University. The Cricket team has only met with fair success. The Annual Expeditions of the Choir, the Photographers and the Natural History Society were all very successful, and beautiful weather was attendant to each. A full account of these respective expeditions may be found elsewhere. In conclusion we beg to be pardoned for the lateness of our last number, but we will offer no excuse—qui s'excuse s'accuse.

A HOLIDAY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. Part. I. There are various ways of " seeing " places. Perhaps the ideal is to travel in a private yacht or motor, and spend just so long as one wishes at each place. But motors are not for every one and, as the poet might have said, " Non cuivis homini contingit habere phaselum,"

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so the humbler mortal must be content to take other chances of travelling, such as come under the name of excursions. And he need not mind being referred to as a tripper (as on one occasion we were), if it is his good fortune to travel with a genial company of enthusiasts, many of whom have " been there before," and are ever ready to share their stores of knowledge. With such a company on board our ship we left Marseilles for a tour of three weeks among the Isles of Greece. The Gulf of Lions for once belied its reputation, and we passed through it undisturbed by roaring, and the following morning sailed between the Straits of Bonifacio. .

A day of bright warm sunshine in the Mediterranean was a pleasant contrast to an English April of cold and wet, such as we learned later that we had escaped.

The Lipari Islands were sighted about mid-day the next day. A mere casual observer might infer their volcanic nature from a distant view of sharp conical peaks standing out of the sea. The famous Stromboli disappointed us, being covered with a thick smoky cloud. Towards evening we approached the Straits of Messina. A revolving light showed the extreme spit of land on the Sicilian side. As we rounded this, the lights of Messina came into view. We could not distinguish the sickle shaped harbour which gave the place its ancient name of Zancle. But the scene was magnificent—on our left the bold Italian coast line swept down to the straits through which flowed waters so calm that it was hard to realize the terrors which the ancients conceived and magnified into Scylla and Charybdis. Towards midnight we were leaving Sicily in our rear and coasting the southern shores of Italy. All the next day we crossed the Ionian Sea and appeared to strike the direct line of migrating birds, for numbers of various species flew about our ship and rested in various parts of the rigging or decks. Among others were the yellow wagtail, a nightingale, and a hoopoe, a beautiful creature nearly all white, except for the upper part of its wings and a magnificent orangecoloured crest.

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There was a grand view of the Parnassus range of mountains, covered with snow, in the early morning as we turned to enter the inlet in the Corinthian Gulf, at the head of which This latter place stood the ancient Cirrha, the port of Delphi. We landed early and after passing was our first destination. through an olive grove along the level for about three miles, climbed a steep ascent till we reached Delphi, about 2,000 feet up the mountain. We noticed numbers of women plying spindle and distaff, engaged in the same occupation as their ancestors from time immemorial. The most notable relic in the museum is a magnificent bronze statue, life size, of a charioteer holding the " ribbons" in his hand and in such a fine state of preservation that the eyelids still show us the wonderful skill and realistic touch of the master hand. After a visit to the Castalian spring we ascended to the stadium. It is a level two hundred yards course, literally on the mountain side, and with little preparation, athletic sports might be held there to-day. The spectators' seats are there, lining the course, the judges' boxes too, and even the marks from which the runners " took off "—a stone line with a groove down the middle, which gives an admirable push off. The conception of having a racing course at such an elevation. so that the spectators looked over the beautiful valley to the hills beyond and around, combining the freshness of the mountain air and the full glorious light of the god in whose honour the games were held, was truly characteristic of the Greek spirit, and left an ineffaceable impression of their genius on the mind. We descended to the theatre and through the temple and its precinct down by the sacred way. The French excavators have marked out with wonderful precision the sites of the various treasure houses and offerings from city states to the god of the world-famous oracle. We descended and rejoined the ship the same evening. Passing through the Corinth canal at night we found ourselves anchored next morning off the Peiraeus harbour with Salamis behind us, the coast of Aegina stretching further away still, and before us all round, the hills of Attica, Hymettus, Pentelicus, Parnes and away in Boeotia, Cithaeron.

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We spent the day in Athens, visiting the Museum in the morning and exploring the Acropolis in the afternoon. The view of the Acropolis from the Peiraeus as one approaches Athens from that direction is disappointing. But when we came to stand on the hill and gaze round. the beauty of the situation became apparent ; and the deep-blue of the sky, showing up in strong contrast against the marble of the temples shining bright in the sunlight, the clear air which gave us a far prospect over land and sea, with the glorious city of such historic memories lying just below, all combined to form a scene not easily to be forgotten. The next day we took train at Peiraeus and went northward through Attica. The country is picturesque and in parts well wooded. Our destination was Chaeroneia. We passed through Boeotia, which seems as rural and agricultural to-day as it was when Hesiod gave his sage maxims of worldly wisdom to his countrymen. There was not very much to see on the large flat plain of Chaeroneia, except a restored monument of a lion, which was set up by the Boeotians in honour of their countrymen who fell in the battle of 338, and was left intact by all invaders until a Greek brigand shattered it in the middle of last century. There was a magnificent view of Parnassus all along the journey from Thebes and from this plain. The many stagnant pools swarmed with tortoises and frogs, which latter gave one a startling reminder of the accuracy of Aristophanes, when he reproduces their peculiar noise by Pp6ceKeic4 KO4 KOCif We stopped at Thebes on the return journey. The extent of the hill forming the Acropolis suggests that the city must once have been a large one, but few traces remain. In the evening the train took us by the Euripus, through Aulis to Chalcis—where flows the wonderful tide, unexplained by ancients or moderns. It flows for four hours in one direction, then is almost stationary for twenty minutes, then turns and flows for four hours in the other. Rejoining our ship in the Euripas we sailed down past Marathon, rounded Euboea and made straight for the North coast of Asia Minor. As we neared Lesbos, we saw to the north a snow.

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covered peak which seemed to stand out of the sea. This was discovered to be Mt. Athos, and the distance measured on the chart from where we were, was roo miles. This gives some idea of the clearness of the air in those parts. Assos was the next place at which we touched. The Acropolis stands on a steep rock, and there are various remains on the hillside—of a colonnade, an agora, and, on the other side much of the gate through which St. Paul probably passed when he journeyed on foot from Troas to Assos. We now turned southward and sailed down the coast of Asia Minor from almost the northern extremity, for Assos lies just round the first bend, to the southern. The next stopping place was a small port named Dikili, where we distributed ourselves into parties of four and ascended native carts. These were, inside, like a hay cart, with the tops covered in, possessing no kind of seat, but a few scant cushions on which we had to squat, making ourselves as small as possible. Three and a half hours of this posture, save an occasional stop, on a road that would break the springs of an English brougham in half-an-hour, made us very glad to arrive at Bergama, as the modern Turkish town is called. The ancient Pergamon, famous as one of the seven Churches and the magnificent court and centre of the Hellenic world during the third century, B.0 , stood on the hill at the foot of which the modern town stands. There are very considerable Roman remains too, which show how important the place was under the Western Empire. The streets through which we drove were very narrow and roughly paved with huge cobblestones—the shops immediately abutting on the road-way. One of the most striking remains here is a spacious theatre, with tiers of seats up to a hundred and twenty, and commanding a splendid outlook over the valley up which we had driven, with the sea eighteen miles distant and the island of Lesbos beyond. A fine temple to Zens adjoins the theatre, on a level with the stage, both being approached by a terrace along the hill-side. It is from the excavations of the Acropolis here by the Germans that the wonderful Pergamene sculptures, now at Berlin, were taken.

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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY EXPEDITION. The Annual Expedition of the Natural History Society took place this year on St. Peter's Day, June 2 9 th . The day was perfect for the purpose and promised us a successful day on Wass Moors, where Lord Feversham's agent had kindly permitted us to hunt. I think one of the great enjoyments of the day was the prospect of going off by the 8-3o train and leaving the remainder of the school to work during the morning. At about 9-10 a.m. the sight of the White Horse on the hills at Kilburn told us that our journey was nearing an end. Arriving at Coxwold, being the place selected for the centre of our expedition, the naturalists disembarked, leaving the photographic section in the train, who wished to go on to Helmsley, where they appear to have had a very successful day with their pictures. Walking up into the village the first thing to be done was to order tea for about 35. We then dispersed in two's and three's in all directions. At Coxwold there is a beautiful old church with an octagonal tower which is well worth photographing, and which became the target for many cameras later in the day when the photographers arrived for tea. Few birds' eggs were collected, much to my regret, as that particular section of the museum sadly needs replenishing. However, I think under the active eye of our member for " birds," A. A. Phillips, we may expect great things. Goldfinches and other rare birds were seen by several members. By far the most successful branch was the botanical section, which has just been started under the care of W. Ingham. Many specimens were collected and beautifully pressed and mounted with data, which are now in our museum. I am very pleased-to see that several members of the Society are taking up botany, and I hope others as successful as Ingham will come to the front. Geology is also taken up by the Society, but only, at present, by a few of the younger members : a good field offered itself here for these in the chalk hills at Kilburn, about 3/ miles N.W. of Coxwold. A few specimens were collected.

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Lastly, but rightly first, the entomologist must be mentioned. Leaving Coxwold, we walked along the road-side searching diligently and beating the hedges this, I may mention was neither for mischief nor amusement, as many specimens may be taken in this way which are not as a rule procured otherwise. By this we were successful in securing a few " bugs " as the uninitiated are pleased to call our precious specimens. Arriving at Bvland Abbey we entered the ruin and the first thing we saw was a pair of the black variety of the peppered" moth. We continued our search here for about half-an-hour, but found nothing further worthy of our notice but a variety of boys and ginger beer bottles. Before leaving the Abbey I should mention a most regretable incident : Not wishing to carry my bags and baggage more than necessary I put everything down by the entrance except net and killing bottle, but on returning what greater disaster could have occurred? my meat-pasties and sandwiches had disappeared. However, having recovered my equilibrium we proceeded to wend our way up through Wass woods, enjoying the most beautiful and picturesque glades, and occasionally bagging a chalk hill blue,' or other wild beast. Whilst wandering here we were accosted by a keeper, who was evidently attracted by the unkempt appearance of what he could see of us, the greater part being covered with cameras, killing bottles, nets, tins, cans, boxes, etc., and he continued to maintain a hostile turn of mind till I produced a letter from the agent giving us permission to be there. The amusing part of this episode was that he could not read the letter, but fortunately was satisfied with my telling him the contents. On the moors above the woods we had a most exciting time catching lizards and strawberries, and in chasing " oak eggars " up and down the heather, tumbling head over heels into big holes and over bramble-bushes. Having altogether spent a very successful day in the field, and quite tired out we wormed our way back to Coxwold where we had previously arranged to meet the photographers, and here we all

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enjoyed an exquisite and well-earned tea. Judging from remarks one hears, I think the general sentiment towards the entomologist is a weird feeling mingled with awe and fear. Time and space, however, will not permit of anecdotes in this shape. I should like to take this opportunity of mentioning that our Natural History Museum has been removed from the Science block where no one ever saw it, and has been conveyed to a more suitable room. The Museum is still quite in its infancy, and though we have had many contributions this term there is still room for many more specimens of all sorts of animals, fossils, eggs, etc. We have had " show-cases" made for birds, and are having others made for various specimens, and are only waiting for further interesting instalments to complete the spectable.

THE OLD PETERITE DINNER, LONDON, 1905. This Annual Meeting was held at the Holborn Restaurant on the 7th July. The Rev. Canon Pemberton presided and F. P. Fausset again acted for the Committee in making the necessary arrangements. Letters of apology for enforced absence were received from the Rev. R. Abbav, Y. Anderson, Canon Arthur Atkinson, F. A. Bulman, Chas. Farrell, the Rev. E. Evers, F. Hullah, S. Jackson, P. B Lambert, the Rev. W. H. Milner, Dr. Needham, the Rev. H. Richardson, W. Richardson, the Master of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, H. R. Sandford, Archdeacon Stone, Sir Frank Swettenham, Col. Tozer, J. C, Walker and others. The loyal toasts were proposed by the Chairman, and were followed by St. Peter's School, also proposed by him and answered by the Headmaster. The Chairman's health was proposed by the Bishop of Bristol. A wish was expressed during the evening that in future, Fridays and the second day of the Cricket Match should be avoided as much as possible for the date of the Dinner.

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The following were present, and a photograph of the meeting was taken by Messrs. Fradell and Young :— Entered School.

Entered School.

1850 1887 1875 1845 1867 1886 1859 1867 1891 1863 1889

Allbutt, Professor T. C. Bailey, R. H. Brady, N. P. W. Bristol, Right Rev. Lord Bishop of. Chadwick, C. H. Fausset, F. P. Haigh, Chas. Henderson, H. W. Macturk, M. J. Mulcaster, H. J. P. Nevile, E. F.

1850 1900

1839

1864 1854

7842 1856 1874 1855 1896

1856

Newbery, H. J. Owen, Rev. E. C. Pemberton, Rev. Canon. Pochin, W. J. R. Reinold, Professor A. W. Robinson, Dr. M. K. Taylor, J. W. W. Todd, P. A. Watson, Chas. W. Watson, S. Wharton, Hugh

One of the Club albums with photographs recently received was exhibited, and a photograph of a member of the School Rifle Corps in uniform was also shewn. It is evident from the cordial letters received that the popularity of the Dinners is not diminishing, and the Hon. Secs. beg to thank the writers and many of those who were present for kind wishes. Acknowledgments of photographs for the Club album, school lists and other documents have already been sent. BALANCE RECEIPTS.

Balance from 1904 & interest . • 22 Subscriptions at 7/6

[10

SHEET. EXPENSES. f s. d. Printing 300 circulars o II 0 25o cards .. o 6 6 •• o 2 6 Stationery .. Postage •• .. o 11 0 Dinner bill (including attendance) • • 7 18 Balance in Bank 1 9 t,

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PHOTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

THE CHOIR. On Tuesday, i8th July, the Choir were very kindly taken to " Jimmy's " for the afternoon by the Headmaster. A large chara-banc conveyed the sweet-voiced company—which included Miss Owen, Mrs. J. T. Grey, Miss Greenhow, Rev. E. C. Owen, Rev. W. S. Senior, Mr. Tendall and Mr. Squire—to Wigginton, which was reached about half-past three. After having shown their skill in the many games with which " Jimmy's" gardens abound, the Choir sat down to an excellent tea. There were plenty of strawberries and cream and " Logan Berries " a marvellous production of " James' " garden. To this repast everyone did full justice. After tea everyone repaired to the Cricket field and sides were picked for rounders. It was finally decided that the Decani should play the Cantoris. After an exciting match the Cantoris won by two rounders to one. Miss Greenhow and Mr. Senior helped the Cantoris whilst the Decani had two useful men in Mr. Owen and Mr. Grey. After some time all went back to the gardens and there found refreshments awaiting them. After this it was announced that the char-a-banc was ready and we were only too soon reinstalled in our seats. " Jimmy" bade us all good-bye and we returned to the School once more. When the School was reached hearty cheers were given for the Headmaster and Miss Owen and for Mr. Tendall.

PHOTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The annual Expedition of the above honourable and ancient Society took place on and July. The place decided upon this year was Helmsley. The camera fiends, who included Mr. Squire and Mr. Swift, were favoured with a beautiful day, and all started off by the 8-3o train from York. On arriving at Helmsley the party split up into small parties which proceeded to scatter themselves all over the picturesque little town. One particular quartette took

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refuge down by the river, just outside Helmsley, as they wished to take some artistic woodland views. However, after a short time these four found the " clegs " too hot for them, and beat an ignominious retreat back to civilization. The Market Square was duly inspected, and when all the photos obtainable had been bagged our quartet set out for Rievaulx Abbey, which is very famous, and which is only about three and a half miles away. The road is all uphill and as there was a blazing sun it was very hot for walking. If one wishes to go inside the Abbey a shilling ticket has to be bought from the old lady living close by. This ticket also entitles the holder to visit the Temple and the Terrace. Two of our friends decided to " try their luck" and purchased a ticket ; thoroughly inspected the old Ruins and then essayed to climb the hill on which the Temple stands. They must have missed the path for our enthusiasts soon found themselves in a huge wood, through which they said they wandered for hours, arriving in the end at their starting place. A compass was produced and calculations made, and fortunately the road was reached, after which it was all plain sailing. The Terrace is a really wonderful affair, and was in splendid condition. The photographers had agreed to walk back to Helmsley to catch the 5-30 train to Coxwold, where the Natural History Society were engaged in various pursuits. At Coxwold, also, tea was to be provided, and this was a great item. After tea the whole party repaired to the station to catch the train to York. This is without doubt the most successful expedition the Photographers have had for a long time. Miss Husband has very kindly offered two prizes for the Photographical Competition this year.

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S

v. YORKS. GENTLEMEN.

This match was played on the ground of the latter on June 7th. The school won the toss and decided to bat. A. H. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters went in and began well, until Ackroyd was caught at 9.

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Peters settled down to steady play but did not find a partner until Ede, who made his debut in the first eleven in this match, joined him, and punished the bowling severely until caught at 19. The tenth wicket fell with the score at 84, M. W. Peters being not out for a good 32, having carried his bat throughout the innings. The school now took the field, and E. N. Greenhow and 0. S. Jones opened the bowling. Greenhow obtained 2 wickets before M. T. Clegg relieved him and dismissed two of the Gentlemen for 37, and Jones being unsuccessful, Ackroyd went on in his place, and bowled well for his three wickets which only cost him 24 runs. Eight of our opponents wickets fell for 75 runs, when E. S. Jones found a partner in S. G. Squire, and together they raised the total to 165, when the former was very well caught by

0. S. Jones in the long field. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

A.H. Ackroyd, c Jones b Woodburn

9 32 M. W. Peters, not out J. A. Kirby, c Swift b Woodburn o 0. S. Jones, c Peters b Jones .... o M. T. Clegg, b Jones 2 E. N. Greenhow, b Jones 4 A. Wilcock, b Jones 6 D. C. Anderson, b Jones o E. D. Ede, c Capt. Walker b Peters 19 F. G. Schroeder, b Jones 2 E.S.N.Bulmer, st Dunkerley b Peters 6 Extras 4

24 Capt. Walker, b Ackroyd J. C. Peters, run out 4 5 T. B. Tighe, c Ede b Greenhow F.A.Dunkerley, c Wilcock b Ackroyd 5 Capt. Buist, run out 7 o E. C. J. Green, c Ede b Clegg 5 Dr. Woodburn, c Bulmer b Clegg E. S. Jones, c Jones b Bulmer.... 69 R. 0. Walker, c Clegg b Greenhow 9 5 C. A. Swift, c and b Ackroyd 22 S. G. Squire, not out Extras 9

Total

165

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

E. N. Greenhow.. 0. S. Jones A. H. Ackroyd M. T. Clegg .. M. W. Peters E. S. N. Bulmer,.

Overs. 8

Maidens.

6 9

Runs. 4, 26

Wickets. 3

24 37

Average. 20 5

8 18.5 9

9 ST. PETER'S v. RIPON

G.S.

Played at Ripon on June i+th. The school again won the toss and elected to field. 0. S. Jones and E. N. Greenhow began the bowling, but the latter was not successful and M. W. Peters took his place, and with Jones proceeded to dismiss our opponents

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very rapidly, Peters being particularly successful, and taking 7 wickets for 18 runs, including the " hat-trick," the other three falling to Jones, who howled most consistently throughout the innings and only had 18 runs knocked off his bowling. After lunch, when their last wicket had fallen A. H. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters opened the school batting as usual, and though Peters did not seem quite at home with the bowling at first, he soon settled down, and the first wicket compiled 5 r runs. When the school had made 104, having only lost 4 wickets, they declared and put Ripon in again, but failed to get them out in time, having dismissed 7 wickets for 36 when stumps were drawn, the match resulting in a hollow win for St. Peter's. RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 2nd Innings. c and b M. W. Peters

1st Innings. 10 V. Norris, b Jones R. C. Moses, c E. C. Peters b M. 13 W. Peters K. Storey, c and b M. W. Peters 4 2 K. Brayshay, b Jones 0 J. L. Ambler, b M. W. Peters M. H. Edwards, b M. W. Peters.. 0 G. Baker, c Greenhow b Jones .. I0 R.S. Bland, c Windle b M. W. Peters 3 0 R. Green, b M. W. Peters T. S. H amilton, c Clegg b M. W. Peters 0 8 R. D. Gwyther, not out Extras 9 Total

b M. W. Peters run out c Ackroyd b Greenhow not out c Anderson b Jones c Windle b Janes not out did not bat. did not bat. c Windle b Jones Extras

8 6 4 5 2 6 4 • ■■■••■•

Total for 7 wkts.

36 •■•••■•••■••

ST. PETER ' S SCHOOL. E. N. Greenhow E. D. Ede did not bat. D. C. Anderson E. S. N. Bulmer H. E. Windle Extras .. 7.

A. H. Ackroyd, c Hamilton b Moses 32 M. W. Peters, c Moses b Norris .. 39 to 0. S. Jones, b Brayshay M. T. Clegg, c Ambler b Norris 8 J. A. Kirby, not out .... 3 E. C. Peters, not out 5

Total for 4 wkts. .104 *Innings declared closed. BOWLING ANALYSIS. .. 0. S. Jones E. N. Greenhow M. W. Peters ..

Overs. 12.5 3 9

Maidens. 5 0

Runs. 18 14 I3

Wickets. 3

Average. 6

2.5

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CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. HYMER'S COLLEGE.

This match was played at Hull, on the College ground. E. C. Peters lost the toss and Hymer's elected to bat. Johnson and Young came in first to face the bowling of Jones and M. W. Peters. Johnson was missed first ball and began to hit about strongly, Young playing a very careful game. For some time the cricket was of a very poor nature both batsmen having several narrow escapes from being out. After lunch E. C. Peters felt the effects of a slight sunstroke and a substitute took his place in the field. At io6 the first wicket fell, Johnson being clean bowled by M. W. Peters. The next man did not remain long and the third wicket fell at 115. Foord now came in and began to punish the bowling severely, making a stand with Young of 5o runs before he was caught in the long field off Clegg. The next man was bowled by Bulmer, and the innings was declared closed at 186 for 5 wickets. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters started the school innings. When the score was 9 however, Ackroyd was caught in the slips off Alexander, the ball pitching on a bump and going off the batsman's glove. Kirby, who followed, was caught by the same man off Alexander in precisely the same way as Ackroyd. Greenhow was the next man. and together with M. W. Peters a useful stand was made. The third wicket fell at 4r. Jones went in next but was soon bowled without any addition to the score.. Ede now joined Peters, who had been playing very well, but at 58 the latter was caught in the slips off Foster. Clegg was next out, the wicket falling for 74. There was yet every chance of drawing the game as tea had been arranged for 4-30, but when the time came it was found that the meal was not ready and this made our chance of a draw much less. Instead of playing a careful game the tail went in and tried to hit, which naturally resulted in only one run being added before the side was out—E. C. Peters being unfit to bat. Thus we lost by 5 wickets and about 'co runs. The following is the score and analysis :—

CRICKET HYMER'S COLLEGE.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

Johnson, b M. W. Peters Y oung, not out . • .. • • . • • • • Balfour, b M. W. Peters Whelpton, c Ackroyd b Jones Foord, c Sub. b Clegg F. Thompson, b E. S. Bulmer Hirstle, not out M. F. Smith Foster did not bat. Alexander Davies Extras Total ....

385

76 52 6 0

33 2 4

A. H. Ackroyd, c Davies b Alexander 9 M. W. Peters, c Young b Foster 19 J. A. Kirby, c Davies b Alexander o E. N. Greenhow, b Thompson 0. S. Jones, h Thompson .... o E. D. Ede, c Young b Alexander 20 M.T.Clegg,c Alexander b Thompson 4 D.C.Anderson,c Young b Thompson 2 F. G. Schroeder, b Alexander .. t E. S. N. Bulmer, not out E. C. Peters, absent Extras 9

(for 5 wks) 186

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. .. O. S. Jones M. W. Peters .. E. N. Greenhow M. T. Clegg .. D. C. Anderson . E. S. N. Bulmer ST. PETER ' S

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 2 9 44 44 2 17 2 14 34 0 38 0 7 0 40 4 40 6 0 13 0 I 2 4 4

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

This match was played at home on the first Gala day. The school won the toss and chose to bat. The weather at first looked very threatening, but after lunch we were favoured with plenty of sunshine. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters went in and 17 was on the board before Grist caught Peters splendidly off his own bowling. Kirby was out with the score at 25. Greenhow was next and played carefully, at lunch time no more wickets having fallen. On resuming play Ackroyd played very good cricket. Greenhow succumbed to F. C. Crowther, who also bowled Clegg for the same total. Shortly after Grist bowled E. C. Peters, five wickets being down for +4_ runs. Ede was out lbw. with 7 to his credit, and was followed by Jones. A good stand was now made between Ackroyd and Jones, the latter playing a careful game whilst Ackroyd hit the bowling with ease, soon completing his fifty. At 1 18 Jones foolishly ran Ackroyd out, the latter having made 83, a very creditable performance. Wilcock did not stay long, but Anderson joined Jones and brought the score up to 134. before Jones was out. The innings was finally declared closed at 155 for 9 wickets.

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Whiteley and Shaw started batting for the other side but Shaw was bowled by Jones, no score having been made. Middlemost however hit about and the second wicket fell at 31, Whiteley being bowled by Greenhow. Soon after Middlemost was caught by Anderson off M. W. Peters. F. C. Crowther with Grist proceeded to knock the bowling about, and matters began to look dangerous. After making 2r, however, F. C. Crowther was bowled by Clegg. At 107 for 4. wickets stumps were drawn. Score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S.

F. C. C ROWTH ER ESQ.'S XI.

83 A. H. Ackroyd, run out 5 M. W. Peters, c & b Grist o J. A. Kirby, b F. C. Crowther E. N. Greenhow, b F. C. Crowther 3 o M. T. Clegg, b F. C. Crowther o E. C. Peters, b F. C. Crowther E. D. Ede, lbw. b Grist 7 17 0. S. Jones, b S. Grist A. Wilcock, c & b Hopkinson 16 D. C. Anderson, not out F. G. Schroeder, not out 16 Extras

G. Whiteley, b Greenhow ........ 17 H. Shaw, b Jones R. V. Middlemost, c Anderson b M. W. Peters 24 21 F. C. Crowther, b Clegg 27 S. Grist, not out 17 G. Crowther, not out L. H. Hopkinson W. K. Brook R. P. Bairston did not bat. S. Crowther A. A. Phillips Extras

Total (9 wkts.) 155

Total for 4 wkts 107

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0. S. Jones M. W. Peters E. N. Greenhow M. T. Clegg D. C. Anderson.. .. E. C. Peters

Overs. 6 7 9 6 2

Maidens. 2 2 0 0 0

Runs. 15

Wickets.

Average.

5 4

26 0 0

ST. PETER'S V. GARFORTH.

Played on July 1st. Garforth batted first and Jones and Greenhow opened the bowling. The first wicket fell to Jones for six runs. After this, however, a good stand was made, the score being raised to 53 before the fall of the next wicket. Only two men made any praiseworthy scores (31, 36), the wickets falling fast to Jones' excellent bowling, and our opponents were dismissed for a total of 92. Since Ackroyd was unluckily taken ill, M. W. Peters took in Kirby for first wicket partner. The former, however, was dismissed

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by the very good bowling of our opponents, and the first wicket fell for three runs. Kirby, however, continued to play very warily, and batted well for 17. Clegg and Greenhow each played a very useful innings—Jo and 15 respectively. After this, however, no one seemed able to settle down until Wilcock and Windle joined in an excellent last wicket stand, and playing most carefully raised our score from 54 to 84, when the latter was bowled, the game thus being lost by 8 runs. The school were most unfortunate in this match in being without Ackroyd, who would doubtless have been a great help to the side. GARFORTH C.C.

ST. PETER'S.

W. Tate, b Jones 4 31 A. Reed, b Jones H. E. Walker, c Windle b Bulmer 36 F. P. Fawcett, b Bulmer I F. Summerscale, b Bulmer o R. Tate, b Bulmer 3 T. W. Thornton, b Jones 2 2 H. Gascoigne, b Jones W. Todd, not out 7 H. J. Denby, b Jones 2 A. A. Phillips, c Greenhow b Jones o Extras 4 Total....

M. W. Peters, b Gascoigne

J. A. Kirby, c Denby b W. Tate 17 M. T. Cleg g, b W. Tate to E. N. Greenhow, b Reed 15 E. D. Ede, 1, Reed D. C. Anderson, c & b W. Tate .. 3 0 S. Jones, b Reed 2 E. C. Peters, run out E. S. N. Bulmer, b W. Tate . • • o A. Wilcock, not out 13 H. E. Windle, b Gascoigne 15 Extras . 9

Total ....

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0. S. Jones E. N. Greenhow M. W. Peters E. S. N. Bulmer

Overs. 1 3'5

Maidens. 5 0

ST. PETER'S

Runs. 27 13

Wickets. 6

Average. 4.5

8.5

POCKLINGTON G.S.

The School went in first, M. W. Peters being soon out to BriceSmith. Kirby and Ackroyd brought the score up to 24 before the former was excellently caught behind the wicket. Clegg played on till lunch, but was clean bowled by J. C. Dalton on resuming play. E. C. Peters was out lbw to the same bowler, and Greenhow was dismissed for five runs. Ede foolishly ran himself out after making three. All this time Ackroyd had been making light of the bowling, and was bowled by Guy, having made a smart so out

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of 75. Things looked bad with 75 runs for 7 wickets, but Anderson and Jones made a capital stand together and brought up the score to 'oz. The side was out for 109. Pocklington now went in with every prospect of hitting up the required number of runs. Sale and Brice-Smith started the batting. They played very carefully for about a quarter of an hour, when Brice-Smith was bowled by a good ball from Jones. P. Dalton now came in and played very steadily. Sale was run out for six, and Massey came in. No separation was effected between Dalton and Massey for a long time. The scoring was very slow, only 32 runs being made in the first hour. With 59 on the board Massey was bowled by Greenhow. The Pocklington captain, J. C. Dalton, was next, and a stand was made between the brothers Dalton. At 81 however, P. Dalton was bowled by Jones after making a careful .:}o. Guy, the next man, was bowled by Jones with only four runs added, and the next wicket tell for the same total. O'Meara now came in, and for several overs the bowling was too good to be hit much, Jones and Clegg keeping a good length. However, the runs were hit off just before time, and stumps were drawn with the score 123 for 7 wickets. Score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S.

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL.

.... 5o M. W. Peters, b Brice-Smith . . , o J.A.Kirby, c O'Meara b J.C.Dalton 6 M. T. Clegg, b J. C. Dalton .... 4 0 E. C. Peters, lbw, b J. C. Dalton 5 E. N. Greenhow, b J. P. Guy E. D. Ede, run out 3 0. S. Jones, c Carr b J. C. Dalton to D. C. Anderson, h J. C. Dalton 19 , F. G. Schroeder, b P. Dalton E. S. N. Bulmer, not out 3 8 Extras

H. G. Sale, run out .... 6 R. Brice-Smith, b 0. S. Jones 6 P. Dalton, b 0. S. Jones 40 17 J. C. Massey, b E. N. Greenhow J. C. Dalton, not out 29 J. P. Guy, b 0. S. Jones 0 H. C. Hodgson, b 0. S. Jones .... G. W. G. O'Meara, not out 4 A. A. Carr, b 0. S. Jones o D. Quirk 1 did not bat C. R. B. Murray I to Extras

A. H. Ackroyd, b J. P. Guy

Total

109

Total (7 wkts.) 123

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

E. N. Greenhow .. 0. S. Jones M. W. Peters . E. S. N. Bulmer M. T. Clegg E. C. Peters ..

Overs. Maidens. Runs. 17 43 4 25 25 to 16 IO 2 4 24 17 8 4 6

Wickets. 5 O 0

Average. 43 5

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S

2nd XI. v.

389

BOOTHAM

2nd XI.

Played on the school ground. Phillips won the toss and sent in Ede and Colley to face the bowling of Fayle and Douglas. With the total at 13 Colley was bowled by Fayle. Ede and Phillips played well until at 3o Phillips also fell to Fayle. Windle shared a similar fate with the total (4.0-3-6). Knowles and Ede put on 15 runs for the fourth wicket, when the latter was bowled for a wellplayed innings. The total finally reached 8z. Bootham started well, 3o being on the board with but two men out, but Colley and Hendley bowled so well that seven were out for 42. A stand was made for the eighth wicket, the score reaching 65 before Colley dismissed B. Haughton, two balls later the same bowler dismissed Douglass, and with Woodhead bowled the school were left winners by 14 runs. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S 2nd XI.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2nd XI.

23 E. D. Ede. b Fayle W. H. Colley, b Fayle 3 A. A. Phillips, b Fayle 6 H. E. Windle, b Fayle 16 F. H. Knowles, b Douglass G. D. Shaun ,cHamilton b Woodhead 8 A. B. Lamm, c Barron b Douglass 6 2 B. T. Groves, b Woodhead o C. A. K. Peters, b Woodhead 2 P. G. Hendley, not out D.Anderson,c Douglass bWoodhead o 2 Extras

J. E. Barron. c Phillips b Colley .. 7 E. Sparkes, run out II M. Henderson, b Hendley 14 0. Fayle, c Knowles b Hendley 2 F. Bigland, b Colley 2 M. Haughton, c Anderson b Colley o 0. S. Jones, not out 13 J.R.Hamilton, c Windle b Hendley 3 B. Haughton, b Colley 14 A. Douglass, b Colley .... o E. Woodhead, b Peters Extras . 2

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. P. G. Hendley F. H. Knowles.. W. H. Colley .. C. A. K. Peters

Overs. Maidens. Runs. I II 3o 0 II 3 9 3 24 0

Wickets. Average. Io 3 0 5 4 .8 I

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. DURHAM SCHOOL znd XI. Played at Durham on June 3rd, and resulted in an easy win for the home team. Durham took first innings and soon mastered the York bowling, and with only four men out had .tz 1 runs on the board, but on Ede coming on the later Durham batsmen fared disastrously, all being out for 143. Ede claimed five victims, all

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clean bowled, while he had only seven runs hit off his bowling. The school began bad by losing Ede with but six runs scored, but Knowles and Phillips made a good stand until Knowles was lbw. for eight (25-2-8). Phillips was out three runs later for a useful innings, and with Windle caught four were out for z8. Groves and Colley made a short stand, but after the latter had been run out the end soon came, Durham winning by 94 runs. The following is the score and analysis :DURHAM 211d XI.

ST. PETER'S 2rid XI.

o E. Heads, b Colley i6 H. Marris, run out 8o J. Turnbull, b Ede 15 L. Stewart, b Lamm P. F. Durand, c Knowles b Peters 15 o C. Thompson, b Ede 1 V. Horsley, b Ede .... .... 7 T. Muir, b Ede .... A. Thomson, c Windle b Colley .. 6 S. Arnott, not out H. Crick, b Ede 8 Extras

2 F. D. Ede, b Muir F. H. Knowles, 1.b.w., b Horsley 8 12 A. A. Phillips, b Horsley B. T. Groves,.b Horsley 3 0 H. E. Windle, c Arnott b Horsley W. 1-1 Colley, run out 5 0 C. A. K. Peters, h Horsley A. B. Lamm, run out W. Ingham, b Horsley P. G. Hendley, not out 3 G. D. Shann, c Durand b Horsley 15 Extras

1 43

Total

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

W. H. Colley .. P. G. Hendley F. H. Knowles .. .. A. B. Lamm C. A. K. Peters .. E. D. Ede

Overs. 7 4 3 4 5 3•'

Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average.

46 0 0 0

0 0

24 16 25

0 0 1

16 25

ST. PETER'S znd XI. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2nd XI. Played on the Bootham ground on Wednesday, June 1st, and resulted in a win for Bootham 2nd XI. by 49 runs. St. Peter's batted first and fared badly against the bowling of Fayle. Knowles and Groves opened the batting, but after Knowles had left at seven, Groves and Shann played well, bringing the score to 17, before Groves fell a victim to Fayle for a useful seven. Fisher left at 23, and Shann was fourth out at 27, having batted well for his 12. Then came an unaccountable collapse, the next four wickets falling with no addition to the score. Lamm and Peters only added two before the former fell to Fayle, but Peters and Hendley played well and brought the score to 35, when the former was foolishly run out.

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Bootham soon knocked the runs off, though they lost three wickets before the St. Peter's total was passed. The total eventually reached 84. Colley again bowled well, taking five ' wickets for 19 runs. The fielding was fair, but there was a lack of smartness or the score would have been considerably less. Shann however, was smart, while Groves and Fisher were worthy of mention. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S znd. F. H. Knowles, b Douglass B. T. Groves, b Fayle G. D. Shaun, b Priestman . J. L. Fisher, b Fayle A. A Phillips, b Fayle W. H. Colley, b Fayle C. A. K. Peters, run out D. Anderson, c Houghton b Fayle W. Ingham, c Jones b Fayle A. B. Lamm, b Fayle P. G. Hendley, not out Extras

7 12 2 2 0

3 0 0

4 2

BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2nd. Barron, c Shann b Knowles ..... 3 Sparkes, b Colley Douglass, c Knowles b Fisher .... I 1 B. Haughton, b Colley • • 33 Henderson, c Anderson b Lamm.. 7 M. Haughton, c Shann b Colley .. 10 Jones, c Shann b Colley Fayle, run out 5 2 Priestman, c Fisher b Colley Hamilton, c Shann b Knowles .... 0 Marsland, not out o Extras

Total .. 84

Total ..

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. W. H. Colley F. H. Knowles J. L. Fisher A. B. Lamm P. G. Hendley

8 6 3

Maidens. Runs. I 19 19 3 I 16 0 0

16 3

Wickets. 5 2 1 0

Average. 3' 8 9'5

16 16

ST. PETER'S and XI. v. HYMER'S COLLEGE and XI.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 17th. The visitors won the toss but began badly, losing two wickets for 13 runs, both Evers and Robinson falling to Knowles in successive overs. However, thanks to dropped catches and slack fielding, the visitors managed to run up a total of a 15. The School failed to get anywhere near their opponents' score being out for 46, giving Hymer's a lead of 69. Phillips was the only one who offered any resistance to the visitors' bowling. Hymer's going in again with a useful lead, were soon dismissed, owing to some fine bowling by Fisher, who took six wickets for 19 runs. The School were thus left 122 runs to win, and though they failed to get the required

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number, made a far better show than in the first innings, Windle, Shann and Colley all playing well. Hymer's eventually won by 56 runs. The following is the score and analysis :— HYMER'S COLLEGE 2nd. 1st Innings. 16 Grainger, b Knowles .... Evers, b Knowles Robinson, b Knowles Wilkinson, b Wilcock 27 Moore, c Groves b Wilcock 9 Watts, c Scoby b Knowles 19 Lutze, not out 31 Foster,cGvbKnwls 0 Foulston, c Windle b Hendley Doughty, c Groves b Hendley 4 2 Jude, b Knowles . 6 Extras Total

2nd Innings. b Fisher lbw b Groves not out c Colley b Fisher b Fisher run out c Hendley b Wilcock c & b Fisher b Fisher c Scoby b Groves b Fisher Extras Totol

115

0 16 8 4 3 II

6 52

ST. PETER'S 211d. 1st Innings. W. H. Colley, c Evers b Wilkinson 7 J. L. Fisher, lbw b Foulston 4 H. E. Windle, c Foster b Foulston 4 A.A.Phillips, c Foulston b Wilkinson A. Wilcock, b Foulston 0 B.T.Groves,c Foulston b Wilkinson I G. D. Shann, b Wilkinson 4 0 F. H. Knowles, b Wilkinson P. G. Hendley, run out 3 C. A. K. Peters, b Wilkinson J. R. Scoby, not out 8 Extras Total

• • 46

BOWLING ANALYSIS-ISt Innings. 0. 8 W. H. Colley F. H. Knowles 15 5 A. Wilcock 8 P. G. Hendley

0 I

22 23

W. A. 0 — 6 6.6 2 II 2 I I•5

2nd Innings. c Moore b Foulston 9 c Lutze b Wilkinson 3 13 c Robinson b Foulston c Robinson b Foster 4 6 c & b Foster c Wilkinson b Foultson 4 13 c & b Foulston c Robinson b Foster •••••••• 3 0 b Foulston • ••• • •• • ••• • not out 2 b Wilkinson Extras 7 Total .. 65 2nd Innings. 0. M. R. W. A. 2 19 I 19 6 A. Wilcock 6 3.1 19 8 O J. L. Fisher 8 2 4 O B. T. Groves

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. POCKLINGTON and XI.

Played at Pocklington on Saturday, June 2+th. Wilcock won the toss, and Colley and Knowles opened the batting. Colley

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scored seven of the first eight runs and was then bowled. Knowles and Windle hit well, bringing the total to 25 before the latter was caught. Knowles was fourth out at 36 for a useful 14. The other batsmen failed to accomplish much, but Hendley hit well for 12 not out, and Sampson made his io in three balls. The total finally reached 78. Pocklington hit off the runs for the loss of two wickets, running up altogether a total of 172. Wilcock bowled well, but the fielding was poor. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S 2nd.

POCKLINGTON 2nd.

W. H. Colley, b Anson iii. F. H. Knowles, h Elgey '4 H. E. Windle, c Holdridge h Elgey 6 A. A. Phillips,cAnson ii. b Anson iii. 3 B. T. Groves, c Clarkson b Elgey 4 A. Wilcock, b Anson iii. 2 G. D. Shann, b Elgey 2 I2 P. G. Hendley, not out „. J. R. Scoby, b Anson iii. 2 A. B. Lamm, b Anson iii. 2 . to J. J. G. Sampson, b Anson i. Extras '4 Total

Bolton, c Lamm b Wilcock Anson i., c Phillips b Colley Anson ii., c Wilcock b Colley Elgey, lbw h Groves Clarkson, c Groves h Wilcock Jackson, c Groves b Wilcock Power, not out Anson iii., b Knowles Woodcock, h Wilcock Holdridge, b Wilcock ... Frank, c Windle b Hendley Extras

Total

52 • • • •

7 36 5 24

5 8 ..

172

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

W. H. Colley F. H. Knowles A. Wilcock P. G. Hendley B. T. Groves

Overs. 22 22

13 8 5

Maidens. 5 7 2 2

Runs.

Wickets.

Average.

38 48 36 18 24

19 48 7.2 18 24

ST. PETER'S 2nd XI. v. LEEDS' G.S. 2nd XI.

Played on the School ground on Wednesday, June 28th. Wilcock again won the toss and Colley and Knowles opened the batting. With but eight runs scored Colley was out lbw to Brearley. Windle then joined Knowles, and the bowling was hit all over the field, Knowles being specially aggressive on Brearley. The score had reached 6o before Knowles was bowled for a dashing 40. Fisher made 13 of the next 15 before being run out, the total being 75 for three wickets. Phillips began shakily, but the score was taken to 91 without losing another wicket, when rain

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stopped play, Windle having made 27 not out in good style. After the weather had cleared up sufficiently, with less than an hour and a half to play, Wilcock declared. However, there was hardly time to dismiss the visitors, who, when time was called, had lost seven wickets for 4.9 runs. Colley bowled very well, being backed up by some good fielding, Windle being very smart behind the wicket. Leeds were unfortunate in having the worst of the wicket, and did creditably in saving the game, for which they are indebted in no small degree to Clarke, who carried out his bat for a steady 22. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S 211d.

LEEDS G.S. 2nd.

W. H. Colley, lbw b Brearley • • • • 3 F. H. Knowles, b Crosland 40 27 H. E. Windle, not out 13 J. L. Fisher, run out A. A. Phillips, not out A. Wilcock P. G. Hendley G. D. Shann did not bat. B. T. Groves J. R. Scoby A. B. Lamm Extras

... • 22 Clarke, not out .... Longley, c Windle b Colley .... 6 o Crosland, lbw b Colley .. • o Illingworth, c Groves b Colley Lightman, c Knowles b Colley . 1 4 2 Brearley, b Colley o Frobisher, c Lamm b Colley.. .... 2 Calvert, c Groves b Colley Peto, not out Addison } did not bat. Mackay 2 Extras

Total (3 wkts.) Innings declared closed.

Total (7 wkts.)

*91

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0. 12 4

M. I

R. 18

O 0 0

I0 2 2

AV. 2 .5

znd XI. v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE znd XI.

Played at Ampleforth on Thursday, July 6th. The home side won the toss, and opened the batting on a good wicket. The score was taken to 36 before Rochford fell to a smart catch behind the wicket. Two more wickets soon fell, but thanks to some good batting by C. Chamberlain and Sharp, the home side were able to declare, having scored 195 for the loss of five wickets. The School began badly, Colley being caught off the first ball sent down. However, Knowles and Fisher hit lustily, putting on

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4o runs before Fisher was caught for 24, which included five fours. Knowles was foolishly run out with the total at 78, and one run later Phillips was bowled. Schroeder made 1 2 of the next 15 put on by the sixth wicket, when he was out lbw. Shann alone of the others played with confidence, the innings closing for 94, leaving Ampleforth winners by tor runs. The following is the score and analysis :— AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2nd. Chamberlain, c Phillips b Groves.. Rochford, c Schroeder b Colley R. C. Smith, c Shann b Fisher Millers, b Colley Sharp, not out P ► imcivesi, b Lamm Jackson, not out A. Smith Keogh did not bat. Leonard

Extras

ST. PETER'S 2rid.

79 20

it 4 5o 16 8

W. H .Colley,c Chamberlain b Jackson o F. H. Knowles, run out .... 20 J. L. Fisher, c Leonard b Sharp 24 A. A. Phillips, b Millers 18 F. G. Schroeder, lbw b Millers .. 12 G. D. Shann, b R. C. Smith .... 7 B. l'. Groves, c Rochford b Millers 2 J. E. Hodsman,cChamberlainbMillers12 P. G. Hendley, not out J. R. Scoby, b R. C. Smith 2 A. B. Lamm, b Millers Extras 5

Total (5 wkts.) *1 95 * Innings declared closed -

Total

BOWLING AVERAGES.

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average.

W. H. Colley J. L. Fisher F. H. Knowles P. G. Hendley J. E. Hodsman A. B. Lamm B. T. Groves

0 0

58 39 8 29

3 4

0 0

to 3 4

39 —

o 0

18 3

ST. PETER'S znd XI. v. DURHAM G.S. 2nd XI.

Schroeder won the toss and elected to bat, sending in Colley and Knowles to open the innings. After Colley had succumbed to the first ball of the match, Fisher and Knowles batted well, but after they left no one else accomplished much, except Hodsman, who batted well for 12, and Groves who scored a useful nine. The visitors only lost two wickets in hitting off the 87 runs required for victory, but afterwards wickets fell rapidly, all being out for 169, Durham winning by 83 runs. The following is the score and analysis :—

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DURHAM G.S. 2nd.

W. H. Colley, c Horsley b Marley o F. II. Knowles, c Crick b Horsley 9 J.L.Fisher,c A.Thompson b Marley 24 A.A.Phillips,c E.Thompson bMarley 3 4 G. D. Shann, b Horsley _ F. G. Schroeder, b Horsley .. o B. T. Groves, b Horsley ..... 9 J.E. Hodsman,cCrick bA.Thompson 12 P. G. Hendley, b A. Thompson _ 5 J. R. Scoby, not out 6 6 A. B. Lamm, b A. Thompson Extras 8

E. Thompson, b Colley ... . . H. F. Marris, b Hendley ..... J. Heads, b Colley P. Durand, c Hendley b Fisher W. Elliot, b Knowles A. Thompson, b Hendley V. Horsley, b Fisher H. Marley, b Colley S. Arnots, b Fisher C. Thompson, not out H. Crick, b Fisher Extras

Total _ 86

36 5 69 4 7 4 6 Is 6 6

Total .. 169

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. Maidens. W. H. Colley .. 1I o .. 14 2 J. L. Fisher P. G. Hendley .. 8 J. E. Hodsman.. 5 F. H. Knowles.. G. D. Shann

Runs. Wickets. Average. 52 53 30 5 19 4

3 4 2 0

1 7 .3

13.2 15 19

ST. PETER'S (under 14.) v. SOUTH CLIFF SCHOOL, Filey. Played on the Filey ground, and resulted in an easy win for the home side by 90 runs. The visitors won the toss and Wood and Ramsden made a good start, but after these two left, only Charnley and Camm made any resistance. The former played very well for 21, while the latter made some good strokes. The home side began badly, losing two wickets for five runs. However, through Kaye and Davenport the runs were hit off for the loss of five wickets. A. J. Peters bowled well, but Lawton was kept on for too long, his wickets costing almost 15 runs apiece. The following is the score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S (under T.4). 15 R. M. Wood, b Davenport J. Ramsden, b Davenport 9 W. V. Lawton, b Davenport • • _ 3 21 W. H. Charnley, b Kaye o G. Peters, c & b Davenport .. A. J. Peters, hit wkt. b Kaye 4 A. 0. Lacy, c Davenport b Kaye B. C. Camm, b Kaye 2 G. G. Wallace, run out 2 F. Ferguson, not out G. H. Mills, c Davenport b Kaye 3 12 Extras .

Bartram, c Camm b Lawton.. .... 2 Daniel, c Ramsden b A. J. Peters 8 Thomson, c Lacy b A. J. Peters .. Kaye, c Wood b Lawton 37 Davenport, b A. J. Peters 47 Ormsby, c Wallace b Lawton Baldwin, b Lacy 14 Phillips, b Lawton Birch, b Ramsden 13 Gott, b Ramsden 13 Ainslie, not out Extras

Total .. 168

Total....

SOUTH CLIFF SCHOOL.

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

397

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Overs. W. V. Lawton .. 15 A. J. Peters .. to W. H. Charnley .. 4 9.4 J. Ramsden A. 0. Lacy .. 2 R. M. 'Wood .. 1

Maidens. 0

Runs. 59

Wickets. 4 3 0

0 0

28 I7

2 1

A verage. 1 4'7 7.6 — 14 I7 —

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL. On the invitation of Mr. Lempriere, a very enjoyable afternoon was spent at the Red House School, Marston Moor, on Saturday, June 17th inst. Three teams of nine boys each from the Red House, Miss Bird's, Harrogate, and St. Olave's met to try conclusions in races of 50 yards and too yards, wrestling and tugof-war. The members of the teams were not to exceed 4 ft. 9 in. in height. After a contest, in which the greatest keenness was shewn, the " Olavites " won easily with 3o points to 17 by Red House, and 7 by Miss Bird's boys. The sports programme was concluded by the most amusing spectacle of the united teams of youngsters pulling a team of fathers and brothers over the line twice in succession, in a tug-ofwar. The winning team received silver medals given by Mr. Lempriere, from the hands of Mrs. Charles Slingsby Slingsby. The School Sports were held in St. Peter's Cricket Ground, on Tuesday, July 4th. The weather, as is usual on this occasion, was brilliantly fine. A large number of the relations of the boys and other friends of the School encouraged the boys by their presence, to put forth their powers to the utmost. Many of the events were very closely contested, and though the programme was long, the interest was maintained until the end. The honours of " Victor Ludorum " were shared by Ramsden i. and Wallace, who each received a cup, most generously given by Miss Owen. The prizes were graciously distributed by the Honourable Mrs. Reginald Parker.

398

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

The following were the winners :8o yards junr., Norwood ; zoo yards senr., Charnley ; Long Jump, junr., Norwood ; 5o yards, under 9, Bedwell ii. ; Hurdles, junr., Long ; Long Jump, senr., Wallace ; Hurdles, senr., Wallace ; Egg and Spoon, Ingham ; Half-Mile, open, Ramsden i. ; Driving Race, Bedwell i. and Greenwood ; Sisters' Race, senr., Miss J. Greenwood ; Sisters' Race, junr., Miss E. V. Alexander ; High Jump, junr., Norwood ; High Jump, senr., Ramsden i. ; Three Legged Race, Ferguson ii. and Ramsden ii. ; Consolation, senr., Maguire ; Consolation, junr., Hargraves ; Consolation, under 9, Kennedy. Two cricket matches have been played with the Minster Yard School. Mr. Reinhardt himself captained his team, but did not bowl. Both were won by St. Olave's, the one on Saturday, the 8th July, by 38 runs to 19 ; the other on Saturday, the r5th July, by 140 for 4. wickets (Charnley 4.8 not out, Ramsden 20, Hendley 22) to 36. In the course of the game Camm did the " hat trick," and six wickets fell in eight balls for no runs. On Thursday, the loth July, a match was played on the St. Peter's Ground against Mr. Barnes's boys, resulting in a victory for St. Olave's by 97 to 14. (Lacy 29, Ramsden 17). Charnley took six wickets for five runs. The matches still to be played are :—v. Mr. Barnes's boys, and v. the Lower Forms of St. Peter's. On Saturday, July 22nd, a very interesting match was played between a team of the fathers of the boys, got together by the Rev. C. T. Alexander, and the School eleven, captained by Mr. Grey. The fathers batted first, and were got out for the small score of 44., Charnley and Hendley bowling very well. Mr. Alfred Procter was the top scorer for his side with 13 runs. The boys started badly, Mr. Grey and Ramsden both being sent back without scoring. The win however, was secured by the remarkably good defence of Lacy and the more dashing innings of Charnley, who made 27 runs. The side was out for a total of 77, the School thus winning by 33 runs- Great interest was taken in the game by the mothers and sisters, who were in the somewhat difficult position of wishing both sides to win. After the match,

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tea was provided for the spectators and players by the generosity of Alexander i. and Alexander ii., • for whom three hearty cheers were given at the close of the proceedings. The fathers' team consisted of the Rev. C. T. Alexander, the Rev. A. W. Richards, the Rev. G. Trundle, Messrs. Allen, Barraclough, Greenwood, Hammond, Ingham, Mills, Procter and Wallace.

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Abbot, John, aged r2, May '68 (D). Jan. '69 to Dec. '69. Son of Mrs., 14., St. James' Terr : York. From Mr. Ichet's. Abrahall, Bennet Hoskyns, aged i r, Aug. '69 (F). Jan. '7o to July '77. Eldest son of J. B. Hoskyns Abrahall, Esq., Goldspint Hall, Newc : on Tyne. At Sch: Acted in Theatr: '76. In XI. '76-'7. Cox '73. In Choir. 3rd free Schol : '73. Open Cl : Schol : Keble Archbish : Prize (Cl.) '77. Leaving Certif : with distinction '77. Coll : Oxf: '77. Goldsmiths' Coy. Exhib : '78. Matric : Keble Coll : Oxf : Entered Home Civil Sery : In Secretary's Office G.P.O. 1st cl : clerk '99. Married, 19 Jan. '97, Edith Louise, 3rd daughter of Rev. W. Egerton Tapp, of 85, Elm Park Gdns, S.W., and late Rect : of Maidford. It is reported that the late Sir Wm. Harcourt while a pupil at St. Peter's was hanged in sport by his schoolfellows, and only restored by the intervention of the Rev. Thos. Richardson. In addition to the Honours recorded in the old School lists the Rev. J. P. Hudson was 1st in the zst class at his College Exam : May '52. M. Unger was French master at the School after M. de Meuron, and before M. Habersak. The Rev. J. P. Hudson (Canon Pemberton) O.P., preached the Commemoration sermon in the School Chapel, 1871. In the evening about 4o O.P.'s dined together at the Royal Station Hotel, York, under the guidance of E. P. Price (O.P.) in the Chair, and Rev. R. Elwyn (Headmaster) in the Vice-Chair. In 1874., W. D. Husband (O.P.) presided at the O.P. Dinner in York. A committee was appointed consisting of Archd : Hey, Rev. H. M. Stephenson, Rev, Bryan Walker, Dr. Matterson, W. D. Husband, F. Barber, Rev. F. Watson, Rev. J. P. Hudson, P. B. Lambert and J. K. Clarke, to make arrangements for the next meeting, but for some reason no further action was taken, and the Dinner was abandoned until its revival by Canon Elwyn, in 1888. The Rev. Jas. Butler kept a boarding house for the School at 69, Low Petergate, in 184o.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

In 1845, the school was examined by Mr. Cundall, of Durham Univ : The poet Wordsworth visited the school in 1848. The motto of St. Peter's under Alcuin was "Disce ut doceas." Thos. Stubbs Walker (a swift left hand bowler), Offley Shore (a good bat), H. J. Bower and Collins were distinguished members of the XI. about 185o. Bt east pins were presented to Shore and Walker by the team on leaving. One of the earlier editions of the Peterite made its first appearance on the 29th Oct., 187o. It was printed by R. J. Sowerby and published by G. L. Davis.

NOTES AND ITEMS. BIRTH.—On 15th July, the wife of Frank M. Bingham (O.P.) of a daughter. A. R. Fisher (O.P.) has passed his final examination for his M.R.C.S. We congratulate B. Hoskyns Abrahall (0.P.) on his recent promotion in the Post Office. The following O.P's. have been playing cricket :—E. St. G. Kirke for the Royal Engineers, and made 92 v. Royal Artillery ; A. M. Sullivan for St. Andrew's Masters : he made 92 against Eastbourne, and 77 against the Margate Ramblers ; R. G. Bingham for St. Thomas's Hospital : he took five wickets v. St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Two Tennis Courts have been marked out. The competition for the Shooting cup was held on Thursday, July z7th. A full account will be found in the next number. We congratulate E. S. N. Bulmer on his scholarship at Durham. 0. S. Jones has received his ist XI. colours, and F. H. Knowles, H. E. Windle, W. H. Colley, A.. A. Phillips, P. G. Hendley, and G. D. Shann have received their znd XI. colours. We congratulate J. M. Raimes on passing " Smalls." znd Lieut. S. 0. Bingham (O.P.) has resigned his commission in the ist Sherwood Foresters.

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H. C. Scott (O.P.) rode up Garrowby Hill on a bicycle geared at about 6o. The feat was witnessed by his brother. Garrowby Hill is about 14 miles out of York on the road to Bridlington. H. E. Windle has passed the London Matriculation in the second Division.

OBITUARY. Died, on June z6th, at Skelton Grange, (O.P.), of Skelton Grange, York, and Loch Dochart, Perthshire. Mr. Place once held a Commission in the 79th Highlanders, but had to give it up in consequence of illness. Subsequently he was Captain in the Breadalbane Volunteers. Later in life his retiring nature kept him from any public position. He was an excellent shot and an expert salmon fisher, and took the greatest interest in all country pursuits, and was a staunch Churchman and Conservative. His great grandfather, Thomas Place, was Recorder of York, and is buried in St. (Nave's. His widow purchased the Skelton property for her son, Edward Place, who married Lady Ann Gordon, daughter of the third Earl of Aberdeen. For her pleasure Mr. Edward Place purchased the Loch Dochart Estate in Perthshire. Their son, Thomas Herbert Place, married a daughter of the Rev. Richard Smith, Rector of Long Marston, and grandfather of Professor Goldwin Smith, D.C.L. The eldest son of the late Mr. Place, Capt. Edward Herbert Place, also an 0.P., is at present in South Africa, District Commandant for the S.A.C. in the Transvaal. EDWARD GORDON PLACE, ESQ.

(O.P.), ist July, 1905.

ROBERT LESLEY

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Contemporaries : Cuthbertian, Dunelmian, Hymerian, Masonian, Savilian2), Sutton Valence School Magazine, Felstedian (2), Newtonian, Bromsgrovian, Dovorian, Riponian, Coventry School —

Magazine.

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PETERITE. Vol,. XIX.

OCTOBER, 1905.

No. 172.

SCHOOL LETTER. NCE more we . have assembled for another school year after a much needed rest from labour. The cricket season is now a thing of the past. The Old Boys' match, which was played at the end of the term, was a great success, and a good game ended in an even draw. The results of the season, which have been hardly satisfactory, will be found elsewhere. Our energies are now turned to football, and the season bids fair to be as successful a one as there has been for the past few years ; and we wish the XV's. every success. Now, as the winter is once more drawing near, we realise fully the advantage of our new studies, and how a cup of cocoa with a friend, after a hard night's work, is enjoyed in the privacy of one's sanctum. The list of concerts and lectures is not yet made up, but we believe that November i i th has been fixed for the first concert. We note with regret that the Rev. W. W. Dodsworth, who has laboured so earnestly in the parish of St. Olave's, has had to resign his living owing to a break-down in his health. A Confirmation will (D.v.) be held in the School Chapel this term, the date of which will be published in due course. We have now exhausted the topics with which our readers may or may not commence this number, and another of our numerous editorial tasks has been—let us hope satisfactorily—accomplished.

OLD PETERITE CLUB NOTICE. THE ANNUAL DINNER IN YORK. The Annual Dinner will be held in York on Wednesday, December zoth, when J. HERBERT DANIEL will preside. The Secretary of the Club will be very glad to receive the names of any Old Peterites who would like to have invitations.

A. WILCOCK. E. N. GREENHOW. M. W. PETERS. E. S. N. BULMER. M. T. CLEGG. F. G. SCHROEDER

(Umpire).

J. N. BLENKIN. D. C. ANDERSON.

A. H. ACKROYD.

E. D. EDE.

0. S. JONES.

E. C. PETERS (Capt.) H. E. WINDLE.

J. A. KIRBY.

T. SHEARMAN

(Scorer).

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THE PRIZE-GIVING. Many parents and friends of the pupils attended the distribution of prizes at St. Peter's School, York, on Wednesday, August znd, the Dean of York, who took the chair, being accompanied by Lady Emma Purey-Cust, and others supporting him being the Sheriff of York (Alderman W. Bentley), the Bishop of Beverley, the Rev. Chancellor Temple, the Rev. Canon Argles, the Rev. Canon Greenwood, Mr. John Newton, the Rev. E. C. Owen (Headmaster), and the members of the teaching staff. The DEAN OF YORK introduced the Bishop of Beverley as one well-known to nearly all those present as a Suffragan Bishop of their own diocese, and a very useful member of the governing body of the school, whilst he was also known on account of the distinctions he himself gained at Cambridge. The receivers of prizes would know that they came from a cordial well-wisher and one who had set them a very bright example. The BISHOP OF BEVERLEY, who of course had the heartiest of receptions, said he was educated to begin a speech with the words " Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking." His first recollection of the school was when his own was beaten by it at cricket, so that when he first came to see St. Peter's, he went back feeling that they had had a good drubbing which was no doubt deserved. At Cambridge he had many friends who were old Peterites, some of them people of very great distinction, and he hoped the school would keep up the traditions of the past and send out a great many boys to do well in the world. St. Peter's had an ancient history. He believed that a high authority once thought they were the oldest school in the country, and first thoughts were perhaps best, but he was now of opinion that they were only the second in point of age. The Bishop said that in performing this duty he felt that it would have been so much more interesting had six of the elder boys been selected to say what they thought of the school and about the masters, if they would only speak out and say exactly what they felt. There was a great deal in the remark of an American Ambassador that boys went to school not to be taught how they should presently earn a living, but to be taught how to make a life. A bishop had also said

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that " the only true wealth is life," which was another way of saying that " it is not what a man has, but what a man is that counts." The same man said that we must always have before us the highest possible standard, because " unattainable ideals are the guiding stars of progress." If they set before themselves the highest possible standard they might not always win to it, but they would rise higher than if they had no ideal. The American Ambassador to whom he had referred, laid it down that the perfection of life was a combination of the old Anglo-Saxon reverence and respect for character with the modern Anglo-Saxon capacity for seizing opportunities as they came. We were sharper and keener than our fathers in some ways, but we must not forget the past. England had become what it was to-day mainly because of the character which English people strove to make their model, rather than because of any great eagerness for honour or distinction. People were questioning all sorts of things nowadays, but things which had stood the test of time would probably go on doing so. Archbishop Thomson was talking to another American Ambassador, and asked him if he were at all disturbed by the questions of doubt and difficulty that arose about religion. The distinguished American said, " No. I am not. I am a man of a legal turn of mind, and when a case has been settled I do not care to see it reopened." Christianity, he meant, had been on its trial ever since its foundation, and each succeeding generation had given a verdict in its favour. And he believed every generation to come would give a similar verdict. Quit yOu like men," continued the Bishop, were the words over the gateway of Selwyn College, where his son now was. We all wanted to be men, and the best way to do it was first of all to be what boys ought to be. His advice to them was to be thorough in work and play, avoid loafing and shirking, put their whole strength into what they undertook, and have a modest idea of their own powers. He hoped the success of the school would continue both in games and work, and that the boys would have a very pleasant holiday. The Headmaster then read the list of Honours and announced the award of the Scholarships, which was as follows :—

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Leaving Exhibition, E. S. N. Bulmer. Foundation Scholarship, B. T. Groves. Day Scholarship, A. E. Schroeder. Hey Scholarships, J. F. Wallace and A. J. Peters. LIST OF HONOURS GAINED BY BOYS AND OLD BOYS, 1904,5. From the School. E. S. N. Bulmer, Classical Scholarship at Durham University. J. L. Fisher, Classical Exhibition at Sidney Sussex, Cambridge. University Honours. W. H. Crosthwaite, 34th place Senior Optime in the Mathematical Tripos, Cambridge. Dr. Tempest Anderson, D.Sc. Honoris Causa at Leeds University. Prof. Clifford Allbutt, D.Sc. Honoris Causa, Oxford. Rev. W. Y. Faussett, Prebendary of Wells. W. H. Pickering, Chief Inspector of Government Mines in India. Sir Frank A. Swetenham, Governor of Jamaica. Medicine. A. R. Fisher, M.R.C.S. Dr. Bilton Pollard, Member of the Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons. Military. Capt. N. Malcolm, Staff Captain at Head Quarters. Lieut.-Col. F. H. Anderson to command 1st V.B. West Yorkshire Regiment (in succession to another 0.P., Lieut.-Col. White). Also on the death of Major G. D. H. Smith the Sirdar issued a Special Order of the clay expressing the regret of the Egyptian Army for the loss of so promising an officer. THE PRIZES. The prizes were afterwards distributed by the Bishop of Beverley, the list being as follows :— ST. PETER'S. Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics, ‘5, E. S. N. Bulmer. Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics, [5, W. Ingham. Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity, [2, E. S. N. Bulmer. Headmaster's Prizes : Latin Prose, £i, J. L. Fisher ; English Essay, first, E. S. N. Bulmer ; English Essay, second prize, J. L. Fisher ; Special Essay on the Russian Revolution, E. A. Selke.

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Form Prizes—V. Classical, R. 0. Husband and A. A. Phillips. IV. Classical, B. T. Groves. IV. Modern, G. R. Benson. III. Classical, E. A. Selke. III. Modern, E. Benson. Mathematical Prizes—Division II., A. A. Phillips ; second prize, G. D. Sliann. DiviSion III., M. M. Wadsworth. Division IV., A. J. Peters. Division V., E. Wilson. Division VI., G. Peters. French —Form V., J. D. Wells. Form IV., A. L. Smith. Form III., J. M. Darling. German for Form IV. (given by Mr. E. C. J. Green), L. Monkman. Science—Upper School, G. R. Benson. Lower School, J. W. Maxwell. History—Form V., R. 0. F. Husband. Form IV., G. R. Benson. Lower School, R. C. Bentley. Music—J. A. Kirby. Drawing—Upper School I., M. T. Clegg. Upper School II., 0. S. Jones. Form III., Classical (given by Mr. R. 0. Walker), E. A. Selke. Photography (given by Miss Husband)—D. C. Anderson and H. Darnell equal. Shooting—Challenge Cup (given by Mrs. Edmond Green) C. F. Kennedy. Prize for beginners, L. Monkman. Games—Challenge Cup (given by Mr. Ed. Pulleyn), the School House. Batting Average—A. H. Ackroyd. Bowling Average-0. S. Jones. PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Upper School —Division II., C. H. S. Cooper, Term and Examination ; T. B. Lyth, Mathematics ; C. B. Alexander, English. Division I., F. Ferguson, Term and Examination ; J. Ramsden, Mathematics ; W. H. Charnley, Latin ; B. C. Camm, French ; C. B. Alexander, Drawing (given by Mr. Boddy) ; A. 0. Lacy, Music. Lower School—Division IV., 0. V. Beale, Rank. Division III., L. C. Jesper, Rank ; N. M. Jesper, Rank ; S. Wilson, Arithmetic ; G. H. Swift, Divinity. Division II., R. M. Baskett, Rank ; K. Norwood, Arithmetic ; F. E. Ferguson, Divinity ; A. D. Hamilton, Extra. Division I., B. Maguire, Rank ; A. D. Trotter, Latin ; J. N. Alexander, French ; L. L. Armstrong, Arithmetic.

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Swimming Races-4o yards (i length) scratch race (open); 1, Ramsden i. ; 2, Charnley. Three times across, Handicap (open) 120 yards : r, Charnley ; 2, Ramsden Once across (over 12)-1, Alexander i. ; z, Lacy. Once across (under 12)—T, Procter ; 2, N. M. Jesper. Once across, go-as-you-please, (beginners)—r, Ferguson i. 2, W. R. Kennedy. Cricket—Six matches ; 5 won, I lost (v. Lower School St Peter's). Batting Average, Charnley, 23.75. Bowling, Greates number of wickets, Hendley (25). The REV. E. C. OWEN proposed a vote of thanks to the Bishop of Beverley, and said they would derive a great deal that was elevating from this address. Having just mentioned the opening of the new Schoolhouse, Mr. Owen said the examination reports were not yet to hand, as they were not due until about the end of August. The chief examiner had, however, been down to the school, and he gathered that the past had been the most satisfactory and most promising year of the last five. A close examination of the marks seemed to show that there was a general rise of the average pass standard throughout the school, and he had to thank Mr, Swift and Mr. Walker, his two new colleagues, because he believed the standard of mathematics had been perceptibly raised during the last two terms Referring to the complimentary remarks of the examiner as to the all-round knowledge displayed by some of the junior boys, the Headmaster said a higher standard of general intelligence was the one thing which was going to save education. They were no going to save it by mapping out the subjects, giving so much time to one, and so much to another, but education would be saved when they had good teachers teaching promising material. If the material were not promising it must make itself so by taking an interest in every conceivable thing, from a railway engine to a frog " Be interested, and everything else will come." At the presen moment the most promising men at the Universities were no becoming schoolmasters, and every year the number was becoming less and less, and he would remind those who were leaving schoo 1

that teaching would be a profession more worth following than in

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the past, because there was not going to be the same competition. The sole reason why there was such an immense falling off in the supply of first class men was that they found they could get a far higher salary and far greater security in other professions. The country had now to choose between a good education and a cheap education. There was a constant tendency now-a-days to cut down, and the result of that in education was to kill the goose which laid the golden egg. Unless the country as a whole realised that if they wanted a good article they must pay a good price for it, then there would be nothing for it except to give up having University men altogether—because they would not be obtainable—and have elementary school masters. We were in the midst of an absolute crisis—he did not modify the word—and lie hoped the country would face it, though he did not wish to see it done by rates. The people should see that they must be prepared to make bigger sacrifices in other things than they had hitherto if they wished education to remain first class. He did not say that the price of education was going to be raised, but it was impossible for it to continue good unless the fact was faced. When a boy left school he should have a sufficient intellectual reserve to prevent crystallisation and stagnation, and it was from 15 to 19 that two-thirds of his education was gained. Pleading for the lengthening of the school life, Mr. Owen urged that education in America and on the continent was only better than our own because it was longer. The REV. CHANCELLOR TEMPLE seconded the vote of thanks, congratulated the Governors upon the erection of the new buildings, and compared the conditions of to-day with those within his own recollection. The resolution was adopted with cheers, a similar demonstration being given in honour of the Dean and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, the Governors, the Headmaster and Miss Owen, the Visitors, and the Masters.

CRICKET.

378

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

Played at home on July 6th. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat. The start was by no means good, as Chamberlain was bowled by Jones with only 14 runs on the board. The next wicket caused considerable trouble, but six wickets were down for However, Barton and Ward defied the bowling and put on 129. 5o runs without being parted, when the innings was declared closed with the score 179 for six wickets. The school had rather more than two hours to bat, and Ackroyd and M. W. Peters began scoring at a great pace, but with the score at 4.2 both batsmen left. However Jones and Kirby played well and put on 21 runs for the third wicket, when Kirby was caught (63-3-10. Greenhow came next, and in company with Jones raised the score to roc) without losing another wicket, but one run later Greenhow was stumped for a useful 19, and with the score at 1o5 Jones was caught for an invaluable innings. Anderson and Ede soon left, but Wilcock and Clegg kept together for a short time, and when the former was bowled the score was (117-8-3). With still five minutes to go the school were not out of danger, but Clegg and Windle proved equal to the occasion and kept their wickets intact, a good game thus ended in a draw in favour of the visitors. The following is the score and analysis :AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

ST. PETER'S.

H. Chamberlain, b Jones ........

1 J.McElligott, c Windle, b Greenhow 45 E. P. Hardman, b Bulmer 27 R.Hesketh, c Windle,b M. W. Peters o W. Williams, b Clegg .... 8 H.Spea.kman,c Kirb y,b M. W. Peters 3 T. V. Barton, not out 58 P. Ward, not out 22 H. Weissenberg J. Forsyth did not bat. S. Lovell Extras is Total (for 6 wkts.)

22 A. H. Ackroyd, b Barton 17 M. W. Peters, b Hardman 0. S. Jones, c Hardman, b Forsyth 25 J. A. Kirby, c Hesketh, b Hardman I I E. N. Greenhow, st Chamberlain 19 b Williams D. C. Anderson, b Williams 3 E. D. Ede, c Speakman, b Williams 6 M. T. Clegg, not out A. Wilcock, b Forsyth 3 H. E. Windle, not out E. S. N. Bulmer, did not bat II Extras

*179 Total (for 8 wkts.)

118

* Innings declared

0. S. Jones M. W. Peters E. S. N. Bulmer E. N. Greenhow M. T. Clegg .... D. C. Anderson

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Maidens. Runs. 13 3 45 13 3 42 3o o 7 21 5 4 14 2 0 12

Wickets. 2

Average. 45 21 30

21 14

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Si'. PETER'S V. DURHAM SCHOOL.

Played at Durham on Saturday, July 8th. The school won the toss and Ackroyd and M. W. Peters opened the batting. With but six on the board the latter was caught at the wicket, and six runs later Jones followed out bowled by Jackson. Greenhow and Clegg both stayed in for a short time keeping up their ends while Ackroyd did the scoring. With Kirby run out for five the score stood at (88-5-5). With the total unchanged Ackroyd was caught in a most unlucky manner, returning the ball at a terrific pace to Carr, who getting his hand to the ball passed it accidentally into the hands of Hicks at mid-off. The outgoing batsmen had made 71 out of the 88 made while he was in. None of the other batsmen were able to stay long except Wilcock who made five not out. Our total thus reached 103. The Durham innings requires little comment. After Hicks had left at 16, Jackson, aided by dropped catches, in company with Carr, put on runs at a great pace and passed the school total without losing another wicket. However, with the total at 118 Carr was caught by Greenhow and z+ runs later Caesar was bowled by M. W. Peters. The innings was declared with the score 139 for three wickets. The following is the score and analysis : ST. PETER'S.

DURHAM SCHOOL.

71 A. H. Ackroyd, c Hicks, b Carr M. W. Peters, c Caesar, b A. Jackson 0. S. Jones, b A. Jackson 0 E. N. Greenhow,c Trevor,b A. Jackson 3 M. T. Clegg, b Carr 4 J. A. Kirby, run out 5 0 D. C. Anderson, b Carr 0 E. D. Ede, b Carr H. E. Windle, c Caesar, b A. Jackson 3 A. Wilcock, not out 5 2 E. S. N. Bulmer, c Hicks, b Carr Extras 9

V. Carr, c Greenhow, b Clegg .... 31 F. W. Hicks, b Jones 7 75 G. 0. A. Jackson, not out C. P. Caesar, b M. W. Peters .... 10 R. Affleck, not out 2 E. W. Trevor J. Turnbull J. Blumer did not bat. A. D. Roberts W. E. G. Jackson L. Stewart Extras 14

103

Total (for 3 wkts.) *139

Total

• Innings declared closed. BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. S. Jones M. W. Peters E. N. Greenhow E. S. N. Bulmer M. T. Clegg... A. H. Ackroyd

Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. 29 29 14 4 24 24 2 10 0 23 6 0 o 16 0 3 20 20 0 4 0 0 13 3

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CRICKET. ST. PETER'S V. OLD PETERITES.

Played at the end of last term, July 3i st, and August 1st. Crowther won the toss and G. A. Fisher and Sale opened the innings for the Old Boys. With the score at z6 Fisher was bowled by Jones, and I z runs later Sale was thrown out by E. C. Peters from third man. Pickering and Crowther did not stay long, but A. R. Fisher and Cadle caused considerable trouble until the former was well caught by Anderson. With Cadle bowled the innings soon ended, the score reaching 97. Jones bowled splendidly, his seven wickets costing only six runs apiece. The school started disastrously, five wickets falling before a run was on the board. Ackroyd and Anderson improved matters somewhat, and with a useful I I from Ede the score was taken to 63, when Ackroyd was bowled for an invaluable 35. With a useful partnership for the last wicket the total was brought up to 80. Thus leaving the school only 17 in arrears on the first innings, a much smaller deficit than seemed likely from the way in which the batting broke down at the commencement of the school's innings. The same two batsmen opened the second innings for the Old Boys, and with but three runs scored Sale was bowled by Jones, G. A. Fisher and Cadle took the score to 2+ when the latter cut a ball into the hands of E. C. Peters. M ith the two Fishers in a stand was made, and it was not until the score had reached 7o that A. R. Fisher was bowled by Greenhow, who had been bowling very well, and had had hard lines in several times beating the batsman without hitting the stumps. G. A. Fisher left four runs later (74.-4-39). Crowther and Nelson put on 35 runs for the fifth wicket, when both batsmen left. Pickering and Yeld raised the total to 115, when the innings was declared, leaving the school 133 runs to win with about an hour and three-quarters left. Ackroyd and M. W. Peters opened the batting, and no liberties being taken the score rose slowly till at 19 M. W. Peters was bowled. Windle came next and stayed in some time, bringing the total to 32, when he was bowled by Crowther. With Kirby in, Ackroyd who had been playing steadily began to hit, and the score mounted rapidly. Bowling changes were tried but it was not until 54 had been added that Kirby was caught for a useful I I. Jones seemed likely to keep his end up, but off the last ball he was

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caught. The total being 1 oo, of which Ackroyd had scored a fine innings of 71, marred only by one hard chance. Thus the game was drawn, the school requiring only 33 more runs to win and six wickets to fall, Crowther having given us a good sporting chance by declaring. The following is the full score and analysis :— OLD PETERITES.

1st Innings. G. A. Fisher, b Jones 18 A. B. Sale, run out 15 B. H. Pickering, b Jones 8 F. C. Crowther, b Jones 1 A. R. Fisher, c Anderson, b M. W. Peters to L. M. Cadle, b Jones 21 H. C. Scott, b M. W. Peters o T. E. Nelson, b Jones 2 E. E. Yeld, b Jones .... to A. Wilcock, not out 3 F. H. Knowles, b Jones o Extras 9 Total

•

2nd Innings. c and b M. W. Peters b Jones

.. 39 .... 0

not out

b Jones

b Greenhow c E. C. Peters, b Greenhow did not bat. c Anderson, b M. W. Peters not out .•• did not bat. Extras

6 21 2

7 *115

Total (for 6 wkts.)

* Innings declared closed. ST. PETER'S.

1st Innings. A. H. Ackroyd, b Nelson 35 M. W. Peters, run out 0 J. A. Kirby, b Cadle O M. T. Clegg, b Cadle 0 0 0. S. Jones, b Cadle E. N. Greenhow, b Cadle • •••• O I0 D. C. Anderson, b Nelson 0 E. C. Peters, b Nelson II E. D. Ede, b Nelson H. E. Windle, not out •••• •• • • 7 8 E. S. N. Bulmer, b Cadle • • Extras 9 ..110

2nd Innings. not out b Nelson c Wilcock, b Crowther did not bat. c Yeld, b Cadle

. .

did not bat. b Crowther did not bat. Extras

Total (for 4 wkts.).... too

Total

71 8

BOWLING ANALYSIS. OLD PETERITES.

2nd Innings.

1st Innings. 0. S. Jones .... M. T. Clegg .. M. W. Peters ..

0 M 12•1 2 2 O 2 I0

R 42 15 31

W A 7 6 O 2 I5 . 5

O M R W A

0. S. Jones 9 I 24 2 12 E. N. Greenhow I2 2 53 2 26'5 7 0 31 2 15.5 M. W. Peters ..

ST. PETER'S. 2nd Innings.

1st Innings. L. M. Cadle A. B. Sale .... T. E. Nelson •

O M 18.2 8

R W A 31 5 6.2

19 0

4 3

5'-2124

0 m T. E. Nelson F. C. Crowther L. M. Cadle A. B. Sale

R II 5 17 12 2 46

A 17 2 23 21 0

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CRICKET RESULTS. FIRST ELEVEN. Date.

Club.

Scores. Ground. Result. For. Against.

32 home won Sat., May 20. St. Olave's C.C. 58 home lost 34 97 for6 24. St. John's College Wed., 137 Sat., 27. The Romany C.C... . home drawn 76 for 9 away lost Wed., „ 31. Bootham School 1 45 75 home lost 6o 197 for7 Sat., June 3. Durham School 165 84 7. Yorkshire Gentlemen away lost Wed., „ Wed., „ 14. Ripon Grammar Sch. away W011 *'14:)4. for+ 59 & 36 for 7 75 * 186 for 5 17. Hymer's College .... away lost Sat. zt. F.C.Crowther,Esq'sXI.home drawn'*155 for 9 107 Wed , for 4. 24. Pocklington Grammar S at., 109 123 for? home lost School home lost 84. Sat., July 1. Garforth C.C. 92 4'1791i8for 6. Ampleforth College home drawn Thurs., „ for 6 103 139 for 3 Sat., „ 8. Durham School away lost home drawn 8o and 97 and Mon., ,, 31. Old Peterites .. too for+ "1 t 5for6 Tues., Aug. i. ,1

* Innings declared closed.

SECOND ELEVEN. Date.

Club.

Scores. Ground. Result. For. Against.

82 68 Wed., May 31. Bootham Sch. 2nd XI..home won 49 Sat., June 3. Durham Sch. zud XI.. away lost 1 43 84 7. Bootham Sch. end XI. away lost 35 Wed. „ Sat., „ 17. Hymer's Coll. end XI.home lost 46&65 115&52 172 78 Sat., „ 24. Pocklington G.S. 2 n d.. away lost Wed., „ z8. Leeds G.S. 2nd XI. ..home drawn *91 fora 4.9for7 Thurs., July 6. Ampleforth Coll. 2nd.. away lost 94 *195for5 8. Durham Sch. 2nd XI..home lost 169 86 „ Sat.,

CRICKET RETROSPECT. Again we take up the pen to summarise in a few lines the results of the past season. We cannot say that eight defeats out of 14 matches is satisfactory while we can only claim two victories. We failed badly in both the Durham matches, while Hymer's College

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and St. John's College out-played us, with these exceptions the team has performed well. Against Garforth, F. C. Crowther's XI., and Romany a good fight was made, whilst Pocklington School, Ampleforth College, and the Old Peterites were well contested. With the exception of Ackroyd the batting has been weak, though Anderson, Kirby and Ede did well for their first season. Too much praise cannot be given to Ackroyd, who has been the mainstay of the batting, he exceeded the half-century on four occasions, viz., 81 against F. C. Crowther's XI., so against Pocklington School, 72 against Durham, 71 not out against the Old Peterites in the 2nd innings. The rest of the batting has been disappointing, none of the old colours making an improvement on their last year's figures. The inability of Blenkin to play has weakened the team, but we hope he will be able to play next season. We have had plenty of variety in the bowling department, where the chief work has fallen on Jones, M. W. Peters, Greenhow, and Clegg. Jones has bowled exceedingly well, while M. W. Peters has been a success, notably in the Ripon match, in which he did the hat-trick.' Neither Bulmer nor Clegg have realised the hopes entertained of them, while Greenhow has proved expensive. The Second XI. have had quite a good team, Knowles, Fisher, Phillips and Shann having done well with the bat, while Colley has been a most successful bowler, being well backed up by Fisher, Knowles and Hendley. The fielding of the First XI. has been quite good, but the throwing in of one or two members has been very weak ; on the whole comparatively few catches have been missed. The Second XI. have not a very good reputation for fielding, but Groves, Fisher and Lamm have been conspicuous for their smartness, and on the whole its members show considerable promise. We take this opportunity for thanking Mr. Green and Mr. Squire for their help at the nets, and practices.

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FIRS F XI. CHARACTERS.

FIRST XI. CHARACTERS. E. C. PETERS (19o3-4-5). Has made a good captain ; but has

been unable to play more than a few times, and then was so handicapped by his bad finger as never to show anything like his true form. A. H. ACKROYD (1904-5). A good bat ; has a sound defence and drives well. When acting as captain set an excellent example of keenness in the field. A very good mid-off, and fair change bowler. M. T. CLEGG (1904-5). Bowls well at times, but is too easily discouraged and apt to be erratic. Will not succeed as a bat till he learns to stand up to the bowling. M. W. PETERS (1904-5). In spite of one or two good innings his batting has been disappointing. He stands well up to meet the bowling, but does not put much vigour into his strokes, or if he does, fails to watch the ball. Has greatly improved as a bowler, and should be useful next season if he bowls over the wicket. E. S. N. BULMER (1904-5). Sends down some good balls on occasion, but mixes them up with bad ones and so is apt to be expensive. Might perhaps have been used more often. E. N. GREENHOW (1904-5). The most disappointing player on the side. Ought to be a good free scoring bat, but never comes off, perhaps owing to nervousness. Is a useful bowler, having more control over his length than most of the others. A good field. J. N. BLENKIN (1904-5). Has unfortunately been prevented from playing at all this season. His services have been very much missed, but we hope that next season he will again assist the Eleven. 0. S. JONES (1905). An acquisition to the side as a bowler ; has a free natural action, and keeps an excellent length. He will make runs when he learns to watch the ball. D. C. ANDERSON (1905). A fair bat, might be good, but for a stiffness in his style, which he cannot get rid of. A good field and fair change bowler.

SECOND XI. CHARACTERS.

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J. A. KIRBY (1905). Has developed into a steady bat, but his style has become cramped in consequence. Must try to hit harder. A safe catch, but very poor ground field. E. D. EDE ( 1905). A level-headed player who stopped a rot on occasion. Not a stylish bat, but sometimes made runs. A. WiLcocK (19o5). Might have made more runs if he always stood up to the bowling and played carefully. A good catch. Met with little success as a bowler. H. E. WINDLE (1905). Came into the team as a wicket-keep is naturally quick, but had not had practice enough to be good. Clever at keeping his end up.

SECOND XI. CHARACTERS. ¶. L. Fisher, a hitter who generally manages to make runs, but should not be too eager to score. Useful bowler and fair field. "F. G. Schroeder with practice should make a very fair bat as his strokes have plenty of power behind them. Fair field. F. H. Knowles, very useful bat who hits with freedom when set. A very fair bowler and good field. W. H. Colley has been the mainstay of the attack, and has bowled consistently throughout the season. Weak bat. A. A. Phillips, a steady bat with a style of his own, which is sometimes effective. Good field. %P. G. Hendley, a useful bowler and fair field. With practice should become a useful bat. G. D. Shann, a steady and reliable bat. Smart in the field. B. T. Groves, a weak bat. Good field. J. E. Hodsman, a promising player both with bat and ball. Good field. A. B. Lamm, weak bat. Fair change bowler. Poor field. C. A. K. Peters, a disappointing bat, but should develop into a good bowler. "Denotes:a colour.

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CRICKET AVERAGES.

CRICKET AVERAGES. FIRST XI. BATTING. No. of innings

Times Most in not out an innings

83 14. i .. A. H. Ackroyd 15 1 M. W. Peters .. 39 20 .. 8 o E. D. Ede 17 J. A. Kirby 15 3 10 2 14 A. Wilcock 19 13 1 D. C. Anderson 13 0 19 E. N. Greenhow Li. 1 16 M. T. Clegg 25 15 0 O. S. Jones 2 F. G. Schroeder 9 7% II 8 E. S. N. Bulmer .. 3 The following also have batted : 15 2 H. E. Windle 5 2 13* J. L. Fisher 5 I E. C. Peters .. 5* 5 *Denotes not out.

Total

Average

478 1 33 6o 85

36.7 9'5 7'5 7' 1

6'4

69 69 66 73 28 3o

5.7 5.3 5. 1 4 .8 4 3'7

28 21

9.3 7 1.2

BOWLING. Overs

Maidens

40 •• 0. S. Jones 1 45 19 103.5 .. M. W. Peters 42'2 E. S. N. Bulmer.. 3 z6 A. H. Ackroyd .. 4 12 .. 81.1 M. T. Clegg 14 E. N. Greenhow. , 99 The following also have bowled : 1 9-5 A. Wilcock •• 0 10 D. C. Anderson .. o .. 2 E. C. Peters

Runs

Wickets

43o 314 194 79 335 374

41 3o

3 0

13 5 17 14

Average

13 13.6 1 4'9 15.8 19 . 7 26.7 13.6

SECOND XI. BATTING. F. H. Knowles se J. J . L . Fisher H. E. Windle A. A. Phillips P. G. Hendley G. D. Shann J. R. Scoby B. T. Groves W. H. Colley A. B. Lamm C. A. K. Peters

.. ••

.. .. .. ..

No. of Times Most in innings not out innings 40 0 9 24 6 0 27* 6 1

9 8 8 5 8 9 6

1 5 0 2 0 0 o 1

18 12* 13 6* 9 9 6 3

Total

Average

112 70 57 77 26 50 13 32 34 16 7

12'4 11 . 6

11 . 4 9'6 8.6 6•2 4'3 4

3.7 2'6 17

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The following have also batted :

.. E. D. Ede J. J. G. Sampson J. E. Hodsman F. G. Schroeder A. Wilcock W. Ingham D. Anderson

No. of innings

limes not out

Most in innings

1 2

3 2 2

. .. .. . . 4'

Total

Average 12'5 10

25 10 15

7.5 6 2.6 •5

Denotes not out. BOWLING. Maidens

Overs

27 6 A. Wilcock .. 12 9i•1 W. H. Colley .. J. L. Fisher .. 5 42 16 63 F. H. Knowles .. .. P. G Hendley 5 45 The following have also bowled: .. E. D. Ede .. 3 .1 6.4. C. A. K. Peters .. — iii B. T. Groves 10 .. A. B. Lamm — J. E. Hodsman .. 3 1 .. G. D. Shann

Runs Wickets Average

9 .8

279

10'7

137 184. 152

12 ro 8

11.4. 184 19

13 r4 16.6

26 56 5o 17 4

4 3 —

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FOOTBALL FIXTURES. FIRST Sat., Oct. „ Sat., Sat., „ Wed., „ Sat., ,, Sat., Nov. Wed., „ Sat., ,, Wed., „ Sat., Wed., „ Sat., Dec. Sat., ” Sat., ” 7 ,

FIFTEEN. Ground.

Club.

Date.

7. 14. 21

25. 28. i r. is. 18. 22.

25. 29. 2.

9. z 6.

Result.

home. Jost nil-r4 Old Peterites home ..won so-nil Ripon G S home ..lost nil-13 Durham School away .. won 77-nil Richmond G S Wakefield G.S ....... . ...away home St. John's College home Leeds G.S. away Durham School home Wakefield G.S. away Ripon G.S. home Giggleswick School away Leeds G.S. home Richmond G.S. home Old Leodiensians' F.C. .

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SECOND FIFTEEN. Date.

Sat., Oct. ,, Sat., Wed., Nov. Sat., ,, „ Sat., Sat., Dec.

Club.

14. 21.

r 5. 18. 25. z.

Ground.

Result.

Ripon G.S. znd XV. ...... away .. won 35-nil Durham School and XV. .. away .. lost nil-86 Leeds G.S. and XV away Durham School and XV. .. home home Ripon G.S. znd XV home Leeds G.S. znd XV,

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. The lot of those who indulge in writing the forecasts of Football and Cricket Seasons is very hard. They are, the world says, like weather-prophets ; but let us hope these few words will come true, and that the Fifteen will have a really successful season. With four of last year's forwards to form the nucleus of a light, but dashing scrum, and with four old backs, the team ought to do well. The place of full-hack is at present filled by W. Ingham, who should prove, if his present form continues, every whit as successful as D. C. Anderson, who has left. Among the threequarters we still have the two centres, M. W. Peters and E. N. Greenhow. A. H. Ackroyd is still is his old place of left wing, and J. R. Scoby has so far been entrusted with the position of the other wing, which had been left vacant by H. E. NA indle. We have a staunch half in E. C. Peters, who has lost his old partner, J. L. Fisher. Besides this good material amongst the backs we have been lucky in getting them properly trained by the Rev. H. T. S. Gedge, the famous Scotch threequarter, who has very kindly promised to coach the whole team generally. From the pack we have lost E. S. Bulmer, 13. E. Yeats, C. Duffitt, and A. Wilcock ; and W. H. Colley (Capt.), F. G. Schroeder (Hon. Sec ), A. A. Phillips, and M. T. Clegg are left. Of the candidates, R. 0. F. Husband played several times last season, and D. H. Kennedy and others should be quite good, so that these four vacancies ought to be well filled. Colley and Schroeder, with their dash and energy, will ably lead the forwards, who will not be

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as heavy as those we had last year, but who should make up for their lack of weight by skill and quickness in scrumming, breakingup, and other important branches of the game. • The Second XV. has several players who promise well for the future. The forwards are big and heavy, and the backs are quite smart, thanks to the excellent coaching of Mr. Gedge. In conclusion both the XV.'s should be better than any of the XV.s we have had in the last few years, and if the present keenness in the school continues there should be no lack of talent in the future.

FOOTBALL. SCHOOL V. OLD BOYS.

This match was played on October 7th, and opened the school football season. The Old Boys turned up with sixteen men, so it was decided to add another man to the school fifteen instead of sending one Old Boy to watch on the touch-line. The O. P.'s kicked off uphill and were soon on the attack, E. S. Jones scoring an unconverted try, but the school played up well and prevented further scoring. Soon the school forwards began to get the ball out to the halves, but a drizzle made good combination difficult. Thus many chances were spoilt by the school backs by handing forward, and failing to hold the slippery ball. Matters were, if anything, in favour of the school, but . no more scoring was registered before half-time, the points being 3—o against the school. On the re-start the Old Boys began to press again, and after good individual play N. L. Hood got over, but E. E. Yeld failed to improve (6–o). The school forwards were playing a good game against superior weight and size and prevented the Old Boys heeling out much. However, after some good passing, H. R. Partington dodged over and scored, the kick again failing. The school gained relief by several free-kicks, but the O.P.'s were not to be denied, and N. L. Hood registered his second try and

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kicked a goal from in front of the posts. After a few minutes more of even play no-side was called leaving the Old Boys victorious by I goal 3 tries (14. points) — nil. The superior weight of the Old Boys pack and the state of the ball had a great deal to do with the defeat of the school. The following were the teams :SCHOOL : Back, W. Ingham ; threequader-backs, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, J. R. Scoby ; half-backs, E. C. Peters and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, R. 0. F. Husband, D. H. Kennedy, P. H, Bulmer, A. B. Lamm and R. D. Foster. OLD BOYS : Back, B. G. Laughton ; threequarter-backs, H. R. Partington, H. L. Creer, A. R St. George, W. A. Rose ; half-backs, N. L. Hood and E. S. Jones ; .forwards, N. T. Crombie, W. H. Crosthwaite, G. Crowther, S. Crowther, B. E. Yeats, A. Wilcock, R. R. T. Smith, E. S. Tones, E. E. Yeld. ST. PETER'S v. RIPON G.S.

This match was played on the school ground on Saturday, Oct. 14.th. Colley won the toss and elected to play with the wind. Bland kicked off for Ripon, but the ball was soon returned to the visitors' half. From a penalty kick for off-side play. Colley found touch well inside the Ripon 2c '. From a forward rush the York backs got moving, and Ackroyd nearly got over on the left wing. E. C. Peters then got over the line for York, but was held. From the ensuing scrum the York forwards got the ball nicely away and E. C. Peters scored a capital try. M. W. Peters failed to convert. After the drop out, the York backs got the ball moving, and M. W. Peters after a capital run made a fine opening for Ackroyd, who scored a try far out. M. W. Peters failed at goal. After exceedingly unselfish play by M. W. Peters, Ackroyd again scored. The same player failed at goal. A fine dribble by Schroeder and Colley was only just stopped by the Ripon back smartly picking up and finding touch. After a good dribble by Schroeder and Phillips, Greenhow scored a nice try under the post, Ackroyd converting. From the kick-off the York forwards, headed by Colley and

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Schroeder, took the ball to the Ripon quarters, where Clegg nearly scored. From some scrambling play Scoby picked up and dodged over the line, Ackroyd kicking the goal. From the kick-off the York forwards again went off with a rush, and Ripon were compelled to touch down. Colley again took the ball back by a fine dribble, which enabled Hodsman to get over in the corner. Ackroyd kicked a splendid goal from the touch line. Half-time score : St. Peter's 3 goals 3 tries (24. points), Ripon Grammar School, nil. From the kick-off the home forwards soon returned to the attack, and enabling the York backs to get the ball to the wing, Scoby crossed the line after a good run. M. W. Peters failed at goal. Soon after Clegg got possession and scored under the posts. Ackroyd converted. After a good dribble Colley handed to M. W. Peters, who, after a dashing run, made a fine opening for Ackroyd, who scored. The same player failed at goal. From a line-out Phillips was grassed by the Ripon back when looking dangerous. Immediately after Hodsman crossed the line by a clever feint. Ackroyd converted with a splendid kick from the touch line. From a forward rush Schroeder got over, but the try was not allowed. Immediately after Ackroyd scored his fourth try, after a good bout of passing- . Schroeder converted. The ball was soon transferred to the Ripon quarters again, and Greenhow scored between the posts. Schroeder easily converted. St. Peter's again pressed, and Schroeder, after a fine dribble crossed the Ripon line, but the referee not being able to see, disallowed the try. Time was then called with the score : St. Peter's 7 goals 5 tries (5o pts,) Ripon Grammar School nil. The school team was as follows :—Full-back, W. Ingham ; threequarter backs, A. II. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow and J. R. Scoby ; half backs, E. C. Peters andJ. E. Hodsman ;forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, D. H. Kennedy, P. H. Bulmer, A. B. Lamm and R. D. Foster. -

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SHOOTING. The Annual Competition for the Shooting Challenge Cup (presented by Mrs. Edmond Green) took place on Thursday, July 27th, in fine, but gusty weather, which was at times very much against good shooting. Though the winning target was not such a good one as last year, yet the average score per competitor was above that of last year. But before going on to an account of the actual shooting, permit me to tender one or two words of advice, both to some of those people engaged in this year's competition and to future competitors. I. Don't forget to put a fresh cartridge in your rifle before aiming again, as one competitor did. 2. Don't aim at your neighbour's target, which is apt to lead to complications. 3. Don't forget to move your sight up after leaving the two hundred yards range, as when shooting at the soo yards range one is apt to hit sheep grazing on the range and not the target. One competitor fired all seven shots with his sight at two hundred yards when shooting at five hundred yards, and consequently only procured two " outers." The conditions of the competition were these :Seven shots, independent firing, at zoo yards ; Seven shots, independent firing, at soo yards. Position of Shooting—Lying. The targets were the regulation Bisley targets, the bull of which is this year one inch smaller in diameter than last year. Captain Ingles kindly officiated as judge, Colour-Sergeant Mellor and Corporal Clarke keeping the scores. The shooting at the first range (zoo yards) was very fair, the three best targets being made by Clegg, Kennedy, C. F., and Schroeder, with 28, 27, and 26 respectively. When the second range (soo yards) was reached, the competition assumed an interesting state, as first Schroeder, then Clegg, and finally Kennedy had the highest aggregate at the two ranges. Schroeder put up a score of 27, thus making his total 53, this, however, was beaten by Clegg, who also scored 27, thus making

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his total 55. None of the other competitors was thought to have a chance until Kennedy began putting up a good score. With one more shot to fire he wanted a magpie to equal and an inner to win. To the surprise of everyone he put up a bull, and by the last shot of the competition won the cup. His score of thirty comprised four bulls, two inners and one outer, which, considering the erratic gusts of wind, was a very meritorious performance. Besides the shooting for the Cup, another competition was going on for beginners, for which Mr. Owen very kindly gave a separate prize. At two hundred yards Blenkin was first ‘Nith 22, Wadsworth and Monkman each scoring IQ. At five hundred yards, however, they were quite unable to guage the wind, Monkman making the highest score with 13. Blenkin only made two hits, the rest of his shots being misses. He, however, gained second place with 29 points, Monkman being first with 32. After the shooting Mr. Owen again treated the competitors and spectators to a splendid tea, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Among those who watched the shooting were Mr. and Miss Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Green, and Captain Ingles, to whom we must again express our thanks for judging the shooting and allowing us the use of the range. The following is a list of the scores :Mrs. Green's Challenge Cup. For C. F. Kennedy (Holder of Cup and winner of Mr. Owen's special prize) 57 2 M 'I'. Clegg .. 55 3 F. G. Schroeder 53 4 R. A. rd. Mills .. 44 M. W. Peters 5 G. Sampson 7 A. A. Phillips .. 37 8 F. H. Knowles 34 24 •• •• 9 J. R. Scoby • 22 .. to A. Wilcock

o Beginners (Prize presented by Mr. Owen). Competition Jr 2 3 4

6 7

L. Monkman J. N. Blenkin .. M. Wadsworth A. B. Lamm M. Wood J. E. Hodsman T. Shearman

•• •• ••

• •

•• •• ••

• • •

• . ••

••

32 29 27

••

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SWIMMING SPORTS. These Sports, which took place at the end of last term, and for which silver or bronze medals were awarded, resulted as follows :I. J. R. Scob:t •• Quarter-Mile Open 2. T. Shearman I. J. R. Scoby •• •• 40 Yards Open 2, C. F. Kennedy 1. C. C. Taylor •• Diving •• J. R. Scoby 2. T. Shearman 1. C. F. Kennedy •• 120 Yards (under 15) 2. E. D. Ede 1. M. Wood •• •• .. 240 Yards . 2. A. J. Peters i. M. Wood . •• •• 1.o Yards (under 15) .. 2. A. J. Peters

VALETE. Head came January, 1898. VI. Form. Dayboy. Monitor. Foundation Scholar, 1901. XI. 1904-05. Archbishop's Prize for Classics and XV. 1903-04-05. Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity, 1905. Leaving Exhibition and Open Classical Scholarship at Durham University. J. L. FISHER came January, 1899. VI. Form. Head of the School. Dayboy Monitor, Free Scholar, 190i. XV. 1904.-05, 2nd XI. 1904.-05, Hockey XI. 1905, Victor Ludorum 1905. Bishop of Bristol's Prize for Divinity, 1904. Classical Exhibition at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. H. E. WINDLE came September, 1901. School House. V. Classical, Foundation Scholar, 1902. XV. 1904,05, XI. 1905, Hockey XI. 1905. Fives Captain. Gymnasium Cup 1905. Choir. J. M. RAIMES came May, 1901. School House. V. Classical. 2nd XV. 1904-05. D. C. ANDERSON came September, 1903. School House. V. Modern. XV. 1904-05. XI. 1905. Choir. E. S. N. BULMER

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395

came September, 190 1. Dayboy. V. Modern. znd XV. 1904-05, znd XI. 1905, Dayboy IV. 1905. A. WiLcocx came May, 1901. Dayboy. V. Modern. XV. 1904 -05. XI. 1905. Captain of Dayboys' IV. 1905. G. S. ASHBY came September, 1902. Dayboy. IV. Classical. Choir. T. SHEARMAN came January, 1904. School House. IV. Modern. House IV. Choir. C. F. KENNEDY came September, 1902. Dayboy. IV. Modern. 2nd XV. 1904-05. Shooting Cup 1905. H. DARNELL came September, 1903. Dayboy. IV. Modern. J. J. G. SAMPSON came January, 19oz. School House. IV. Modern. E. WILSON came May, 1903. Dayboy. III. Modern. III. Modern. A. G. YEATS came January, 1905. Dayboy. F. H. KNOWLES

SALVETE. III. FORM.

G. H. Mills. A. C. B. Molony.

C. B. Alexander. B. C. Camm. W. H. Charnley. F. Ferguson. G. Hammond. A. 0. Lacy. T. B. Lyth.

J. Ramsden. F. Freeman-Sherwood. G. G. Wallace. H. R. K. Webb. L. W. Whytehead.

PETERITE FUND. ACCOUNT FOR 1905. Le s. d. Feb. 16. Paid to Morley (Printing) 34 1 5 6 Mar. 29. E.C. J. Green, 0 Esq. (Games' Fund) 10 .. 16 0 July z8. Morley Balance in hand .. 1 17 I0

4. 62

s. d. Previous Balance .. 54 1 3 4 Feb. 24. Received from Rev. E.C.0 wen 3 6 8 July 26. Do. do. 3 5 10 Oct. 7. By Miss Wilson (Subscriptions from St. Olave's School) 7 6 .

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SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS.

SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time under this heading short notes about the early history of St. Peter's School and Old Peterites. Corrections and contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of the Peterite, St. Peter's School, York. The following abbreviations are used, besides the first letters of boarding houses, e.g., A : Adams, BI : Blake, Burt : Burton. B.L.G.=Burke's Landed Gentry (various editions). B.P.=Burke's Peerage (various editions). C. & M.:=Civil and Military Department. Cr.=Crispe's Visitation of England, 1893. D.N. B.=Dict : Nat : Biogr : Walf:=Walford's County Families. The following were at St. Peter's at Midsummer, '844:— Addison, James, aged 12. Mids., 1844, to Xmas, 184.8. Address Mr. Daniel Addison, Castlegate, York. Allen, Thos. Kennion, aged 12, Nov , 1843. Mids., 1844, to Easter, 1847. Address, W. Allen, Esq., The Lodge, Malton. Went to Richmond School. Entered the Coll. School Jan., /43, on nomination of Chas. Mohes, Esq. Appleton, Henry, aged 12, October, 1843. Mids., 1844, to Xmas., 1847. Address, Mrs. Appleton, Stokesley. A Solicitor at Leeds. Admitted /53. 1904. Address, 79, Albion Street, Leeds. Barber, Fairless, aged r r, Jan., 1846. -- left Mids., /53. Address, Joseph Barber, Esq., Brighouse, Halifax. Barber, Wm., aged ro, Nov., 184.3. Mids., /44, left Mids., /51. J.C.C. (i.e., Judge of County Court). Address, Joseph Barber, Esq., Brighouse, Halifax. From St. Peter's School to Queen's College, Oxford. Barclay, Henry Alexander, aged r r, Oct., /43. Mids., 1844, to Mids., 185o. Address, Mr. Barclay, Dove Street, York. First Foundation Scholar, /46. Exhibition, /5o. Went to Christ Church, Oxford. Matric., May, /50. 2nd class Lit. Human„ /53. Third son of Alexander Barclay, Esq., of York. Ordained, /57. Assistant Master at Glenamond. Second Master of Ipswich Grammar School, /6z. At r 1, Sussex Place, Brighton, /76-86.

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Barclay, Wm., aged 17. Left Mich., /45. Address, Mrs. A. Barclay, Dove Street, York. Barnes, Robert, Mids., 1844, to Xmas, 1845. Address, R. Barnes, Esq., City and County Bank, York. From Colleg. School. Entered the Colleg. School, Jan., /4I, aged Bearpark, Henry Edmund. Mids., 1844, to Xmas, 1844. Address, Mr. Bearpark, Bootham, York. From Colleg. School. Entered the Colleg. School Aug., /40, aged 1 z. Went into business. Bell, John. Mids., /44, to Xmas, 1845. Address, Thos. Bell, Esq., Sutton, Hull. Bolton, John, aged 15, 4/45. Mids., /44, to Mids., /46. Address, J. Bolton, Esq., Flowergate, Whitby. Went to business. Burnett, Alfred, aged 18, Jan., /46. Mids., 1844, to Oct., 1846. Address, Mr. Burnett, c/o J. Buckle, Esq., Monkgate, York. From Colleg. School. Colleg. School Jan., /41, aged 13. Matric. St. John's Coll., Cambridge, /46. First Class College Exam. Classics, 49. B.A., /5o. Prob. Ordained about /55. Died at York, Dec., /56. Calvert Francis, aged i 1, Aug., 1845. Mids., /44, to Mids., 1849. Address, Mr. Calvert, Micklegate, York. Calvert, George John, aged 14, June, 1845. Mids., 144, to Easter, 1846. Address, Mr. Calvert, Micklegate, York. Went to business. Cattley, Bowden. Mids., /44, to Mids., 1845. Address, J. H. Cattley, Esq., Skeldergate, York. Went to business. Cattley, Walter, aged io. Mids., 1844. Address, J. H. Cattley, Esq., Skeldergate, York. 1905 Address, Ashmeade, Scalby, Yorks. Cautley, John, aged 14, April, 1845. Mids., 1844, to Mich., 1847. Address, H. Cautley, Esq., Hedon. Became a Surgeon. Champley, Robert, aged z+, Oct., 1844. Mids., 1844, to Xmas, 184.6. Address, Mr. J. Champley, Scarbro'. Went to business. Died at 13, The Crescent, Scarbro', Jan., 1894. Champley, Thornton, aged 12, July, 1843. Mids., 1844, to Xmas, 1848. Address, Mr. Champley, Scarbro'. Died Jan., 1852.

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ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY. JULY, 1905. 88 The Deserts of Southern France Baring Gould 89 Through Troubadour Land These books, easily and happily written, and with an amusing pungent personal flavour, contain much and varied information. F

K 472 473 474. 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 48 3

Half a Hero Anthony Hope The Brethren Rider Haggard •••• The Abbess of Vlaye • . • • Stanley Weyman Rainbow Island Dialstone Lane W. W. Jacobs The Lady Electra Robert Burr Thirteen Ways Home E Nesbit Lindley Kays Barry Pain The Hole in the Wall Arthur Morrison Flotsam Seton Merriman Marooned Clark Russell No. 5 John St R. Whiting A novel on Social Conditions. 484 On the Face of the Waters A thrilling story of the Indian Mutiny. Gilbert Chesterton 485 The Club of Queer Trades Immensely clever, outrageously extravagant. G. F. Bradley 486 Joshua Newings 487 The Jewel of Seven Stars Bram Stoker

NOTES AND ITEMS. MARRIAGE.—On 3rd August, Capt. Henry Gordon Leahy, son of

late Col. Arthur Leahy, R.E.. to Ellen, eldest daughter of Wm. Johnson, Esq., Fortfield, Cheltenham. Dr. Lowther Clarke, Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, has been appointed the first Archbishop of the Victorian Province of the Australian Church. He was an Assistant Master at St. Peter's in the years 1883-4.

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Rev. H. Bloomfield (0.P.) has been appointed to the Living of Moordown, Bournemouth. Rev. C. B. Clarke (O.P.), C.M.S. Missionary in Bengal, is engaged to be married. The following O.P's. are playing football :—T. J. Black was chosen to play for Cumberland against Durham County, but the match did not come off. S. R. Harrison played in the Middlesex County Trial Match, R. F. Russell and G. G. Yeld for Leicester, R. G. Bingham for Blackheath and St. Thomas' Hospital, G. J. Armstrong for Lennox. Brevet Lt.-Col. P. Palmes (O.P.) to be Colonel. We observe among recent publications " The Science of War," edited by Capt. N. Malcolm (O.P.) and published by Longmans at ifs. E. N. Greenhow has been elected Captain of Fives. W. Ingham and A. A. Phillips have passed the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate. We congratulate D. C. Anderson, J. A. Kirby, E, D. Ede, A. Wilcock, and H. E. Windle on receiving their ist XI. colours. Mr. R. 0. Walker was ordained a Deacon on Sunday, September 24th, in York Minster. E. D. Teasdale (O.P.), Queen's College, obtained a 3rd Class in Lit : Hum : at Oxford. We regret to announce that the Rev. W. NK Dodsworth (O.P.) has had to resign the living of St. Olave's, York, on account of his health. Rev. H. W. Griffith (0.P.), late Archdeacon of Lahore, has been appointed Vicar of Thorparch. Chas. Haigh (O.P.) has been re-appointed Revising Barrister on N.E. Circuit. Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.) has been with the British Association in South Africa. Lt.-Col. E. S. Tozer (0.P.) was recently presented at Court on taking over the command of the Sheffield Engineers.

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OBITUARY. On July z9th, at Gaytonhurst, Heswall, Cheshire, CYRIL JOHN WEDERNEYER GRINDROD (0.P.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Lond., fifth son of the late Rev. W. Grindrod, Vicar of Alne, Yorkshire. WILLIAM EADON EADON (0.P.) RICHARD PAVER CROW (0.P.) On October 1st, at Worthing, aged 67, COLONEL ARTHUR JAMES POOLE, C.B. (O.P.), formerly of the 67th (Hampshire) Regiment, and some time A.D.C. to Queen Victoria. (Reprinted from the " Yorkshire Herald")

Colonel Arthur James Poole, C.B., whose death took place at Worthing recently, had a very distinguished career in the Army. The sixth son of the Rev. R. Poole, he was born in Yorkshire in January, 1838, and was educated at St. Peter's School. York. In 1859 he joined the 67th Regiment. He saw service almost at once, for in 1860 he took part in the China war, receiving the medal. Two years later he was still engaged in the Far East, being present at the operations against the Taeping rebels, and the second capture of Kanding. For 16 years he saw no more fighting, till as a senior captain, he served in Afghanistan during the years 1878-9-80. Here he earned a brevet, having been present at Charasiah and Doaba, and severely wounded at the latter engagement. He was present at the occupation of Kabul and the magazine explosion at the Bal Hissar. For this campaign he was mentioned in despatches and received the medal and clasp. Six years later he commanded a wing of the znd Hampshire Regiment in the Burmese expedition with the Shan column. Again he was mentioned in despatches, received the medal and clasp and a second brevet. This was Colonel Poole's last active service. In 1891 he received the C.B., and in 1892 he was appointed A.D.C. to the late Queen Victoria, which appointment he held until he retired in January, 1895.

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CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following conternporaries:—Barrovian, Brotnsgrovian, Culhbertian, Denstonian, Dunelmian, Gl:g-gleswick Chronicle, Leodiensian, The Lily, Malvernian, Illerchistonian, National Service jou, nal (2), Pocklinglonian, Sedberghian.

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THE

PETERITE. DECEMBER, 1905.

VOL. XIX.

No. 173.

SCHOOL LETTER. OOTBALL, as usual, is the chief topic at this stage of the term, and truly we have done remarkably well. At the time of writing we have nine wins to our credit, and have lost four matches : and we have eclipsed all previous records in points, for we have scored 369 55 in all matches. The largest number of points scored previously was in the season 1893-4, when the school totalled 281-47, and then only ten matches were played. We have been favored by the weather, also, as not one match has yet been postponed, a great difference as compared with last season. The fifth of November was celebrated in the usual way, or rather we should say the fourth. Notwithstanding the unfavorable night the fireworks were a great success, and no catastrophe occurred. As regards the Debating Society nothing has happened this term, except a meeting to elect new officers, who have so far been debating when to have a debate which, we believe, has not yet been fixed. -

The Concert on November 11th proved a great success, and was largely attended, those present having the good fortune to hear a Pianoforte Solo by Mr. Tendall, which was much appreciated. Before closing we must offer our hearty congratulations to R. F. Russell, who gained a well-deserved place in the English team

versus New Zealand. By the time this article appears in print Christmas will be close upon us, so we will end by wishing our readers the Compliments of the Season.

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CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR SIRS,

At present there are in residence six Old Peterites : T. C. Newton, R. Baldwin and G. A. Fisher are at Queen's ; L. M. Cadle and A. B. Sale at Pembroke, and J. M. Raimes, whom we are very pleased to welcome amongst us, at Lincoln. Of Newton we know very little, although we see him at odd times in the High' ; owing to his knee being injured we hear that he has retired to the position of goal at hockey, where his play is marked with its usual brilliance. Fisher also disports himself at forward for the Queen's XI. Baldwin is very regularly to be found at the river, and we have once more this year to congratulate him on his presence in the winning college Four. We hope that he will gain his place in the " Togger " next term. Cadle, at Pembroke, is captain of the college XV., and has also been attaining a reputation at soccer. Sale, too has been playing the Rugby code, of which he is his college Secretary. He is also President of the Athletic Club there. We have had to bid farewell to Teasdale, whom we congratulate on his success in Greats.' Lastly, we are glad to hear of the success which has attended the efforts of the School XV., and hope that it will continue in their future matches. Yours, O.P.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

The number of Old Peterites up here has increased by two since last term. For whereas no one has gone down, we welcome Fisher and Yeats for the first time. Crosthwaite has changed the course of his studies from Mathematics to Science, and is to be found any day discolouring his hands and clothes with obnoxious stains in the Laboratories. At

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Rugby he is trying his hand at half, and to judge by his remarks on the subject he does not seem to be enjoying himself very much in his new position. Garland is pursuing his researches into the intricacies of modern languages with more ardour than ever, and deserves all success in the Tripos next June. His motor occasionally flashes past us, but we have not yet heard that he has been sued for exceeding the speed limit. Roy was so unfortunate as to damage his back in playing Rugby for Jesus, and had to retire to bed for several days. He has now been hors de combat for several weeks, but expects to be able to play again soon. His accident has also prevented him from hiding behind hedges with his brother Volunteers this term. The only exercise Phillips indulges in at present is an occasional game of fives, work claiming the greater part of his time. Fisher is playing Rugby regularly at Sidney, and has been showing very good form at half. Yeats had the bad luck to crock in his first trial game at Caius. He did not even have the chance of showing his form, as he was laid out in the first five minutes of the game, and we are sorry to hear that he will not be able to play again this season. The interest of the University is centred at the present time round the forthcoming Inter-University Rugby match. Our hopes were raised by the New Zealand match ; but as the Varsity were evidently playing far above their form, we dare not be too optimistic. We are all delighted to hear of the School's splendid achievments on the football field, and hope that they will go on successfully as they have begun. Yours sincerely, O.P.

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A TRIP DOWN THE CHANNEL.

A TRIP DOWN THE CHANNEL. Some time ago a friend of mine offered me a berth in a cruiser, which was undergoing her steam trials. We started off on a Wednesday from Sheerness, and carried out same gun-mounting tests on the way to the Nore. These consisted merely in firing one round from each gun with service charges, and noticing whether any distortion of the mounting had taken place. The plan was to sail the ship round the coast to Plymouth, trying her at various speeds on the way. We kept at ten knots down the estuary of the Thames, holding well out to avoid the Whitstable Flats. Margate and Ramsgate were passed about eight in the evening All of them that was visible were two masses of lights, separated by a dark stretch of coast Our course took us within a couple of miles of Dover ; and we could see the revolving lights of Dunkirk and Calais on our left, just above the horizon. The wind had been almost astern along the North Kent coast, but was now dead ahead, blowing W.S.W , and rising rapidly. Before morning it was blowing a gale, and the ship made very dirty weather of it. The absence of her heaviest guns probably made her pitch a good deal more than she otherwise would have done. We got up to about seventeen knots in the early part of the morning, but it was found that the heavy sea running was buckling some of the forward stanchions, and the speed was accordingly reduced to ten knots again, being kept at that for the remainder of the voyage. The first glimpse of the mainland we had was Start Point, and many of us were glad when we anchored in Plymouth Sound, about four o'clock in the afternoon, as more than one had noticed a distifict disinclination for food of any kind, even before breakfast. Plymouth Sound is considered the finest stretch of protected water in the Kingdom. It is sheltered by a huge breakwater, built more than half way across the harbour mouth, and enclosing at least two square miles of water. The head of the harbour

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is formed by two rivers, one in each corner, on which Devenport and Plymouth are built. In between, are the Hoe and the Citadel, the latter of which was built by Charles the Second, to overawe the people of Plymouth, in the troublous days of his reign. Later in the evening the mail steamer Philadelphia' put in and anchored close to us, also the cruiser Cornwall.' Some of our crew went ashore in a harbour tug, which came alongside with despatches. It was very amusing watching them getting on deck again, when they returned. Climbing up the side of a cruiser from a small tug, in a choppy sea, aided by only a wet and slippery rope, is a feat requiring a good deal of judgment and agility, and we fully expected to see somebody get a ducking. However, nobody dropped in, and we all retired hoping for better weather on the morrow. Saturday proved even more violent than the day before, and it was decided at breakfast that the ship could not put out to the open sea, although the mail steamer had got under weigh quite early. The tug found it impossible to make the ship till after lunch, so we passed the morning in the engine rooms. Each set of engines is completely separated by a watertight bulkhead, and has its own auxiliaries, pumps, condensers, etc_ The temperatures in the engine and boiler-rooms were taken during the trials, and ranged, in the former, from 105° F at onefifth power, as a maximum, to 127° F at full power ; while the corresponding temperature in the boiler-rooms were 92° F at one-fifth, 98° at seven-tenths, and only 83° at full power, owing to the forced draught employed. All the machinery had given satisfaction on the voyage round, but one or two minor adjustments, such as tightening up cylinder covers, were effected. One man we questioned was busily engaged in looking for some vacuum he said he had lost, with a lighted candle. He probably succeeded in finding it, as no complaint was made about it subsequently, a maximum of 25.9 inches being registered.

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Sunday morning found the barometer still going down, and it was again impossible to make a start. The trials arranged for were thirty hours at one-fifth, thirty at seven-tenths, and eight at full power. They took three weeks, about, to complete, and gave the fallowing results :At one-fifth the speed was thirteen knots, engine speed 84 revolutions a minute, and I.H.P. 4.532, using only 12 boilers. Coal consumption 2.05 lbs. per I.H.P. At seven-tenths : speed 21 knots, revols. 127, I.H.P. 14,833, using 28 boilers, coal 2.02 lbs. per I.H.P. At full power : speed 23 knots, revols. 140, I.H.P. 21,442, using 28 boilers and forced draught, coal 1.79 lbs. per I.H.P. My friend and I did not stay to see the trials through, as we felt instinctively that Nature had not intended us for mariners. We therefore, went ashore on the Sunday, and made for the railway station. A porter we hailed, in answer to our inquiries about a London train, rose to the occasion like a man, and told us that if we looked quickly we should just see the last carriage going into the tunnel. We pointed out to him that the tail end of one train presented to our limited intelligence very much the same appearance as that of any other, and that, viewed from the standpoint of art, we had always considered rolling stock of any kind excluded from even the third class. He did not seem a bit cowed, and we had to make the best of waiting three hours for the next train. The cruiser The Devonshire,' has since had all her heavy guns mounted, and will shortly be ready for sea, if she has not already been commissioned. That she may have a better time for the rest of her service than she had in her trials, is the earnest wish of

A LANDLUBBER.

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FOOTBALL. (Extract from " The Athenian Daily Telegraph.") GREECE UNITED V. ROMAN EMPIRE.

Greece United :

Full back : Pericles. Three-quarters : Diogenes, Thucydides, Euripides, Alcibiades. Five-eighths : Aristophanes, Achilles. Half Herodotus. Forwards : Homer (capt.), Socrates, Sophocles, Demosthenes, Agammemnon, Lucian, Aristotle. Roman Empire.

Full back : T. Livy. Three-quarters : M. T. Cicero, J. Caesar, C. Pompeius, M. A.ntouius. Halves : M. J. Brutus and M. Cato. Forwards: C. Marius (capt.), L. S. Catiline, P. N. Ovid, Q. F. Horace, P. M. Virgil, M. C. Marcell us, T. S. Gracchus, L. C. Sulla. Referee : Alexander the Great. Touch-judges : Antiochus the Great and Hannibal. Played at Olympia on the Nones of December. The Roman team had had rather a rough passage, whereby the weight of the pack was materially affected. The Greek combination was seriously handicapped by the absence of Ulysses, who had gone to look for his wife. The gods favoured Homer in the spin of the obol, and he selected to play towards the rainy Pleiades. Marius kicked off before a goodly array of spectators. Homer, however, appealed to Alexander on the ground that he had not yet made out the construction of the field. The appeal having been disallowed, Diogenes brilliantly returned into touch with his well-known accuracy of foot. From a line-out at half-way, Marius gained ground, but was at length held by Agammemnon and Demosthenes. A scrum being now formed one might see that the Greeks had adopted the New Zealand formation, with slight alteration, and Brutus and Cato were hard pressed by the hostile forces. From the scrum the Argives obtaining possession, permitted Herodotus to grasp the rolling sphere, and he sped it on its course to Diogenes, the Grecian

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sprinter. He then with flying foot would have escaped, but did not, for Caesar spotted his mail, nobly rolling him in the grassy plain. Unfortunately the famous Ionian, complaining of injuries as to the head, was compelled to quit the field, leaving behind him his weeping comrades. During the ensuing scrum Cicero made an impassioned oration to the well-greaved Argives concerning cowardice in that they wore shin-guards. "Let the Argives depart from the field, unless having removed their base protectors they could once more prove themselves worthy the name of honourable men and Greeks." Thereupon Marius vituperated him with many and evil words, bidding him hold his peace. From scrambling play in the Greek 25, Cicero had an easy chance of giving his side the advantage, but preferring the hazard of a drop lie thereby lost the opportunity offered him by the fickle Goddess. Antonius, expressing manifest delight in an unseemly manner, was bidden by his fellow citizens to recollect that private dissensions must be sacrificed for the good of the State. Pericles, who had been complaining of cold, dropped out, and Ciceto, father of his country, securing the goat-skin, fled with winged sandal towards the Argive capitol, and daunted by the stern visage of Euripides, he transferred to Caesar, who, narrowly escaping the embrace of Pericles, crossed the Rubicon amid the plaudits of the assembled multitude. Livy failed to add the major points, and Alexander blew the flute for the half-time cessation of hostilities, score being Roman Empire 3 pts., Greece United nil. At the restart it was possible once more to see the tubby form of Diogenes. Homer kicked off, and Pompeius vainly endeavouring to catch the ball. knocked on, and a scrum was formed in the visitors' 25.' The Greeks inspired by Apollo, excelled in the heeling art, and Herodotus swooping upon the ball, flung it wide to his three-quarters, Alcibiades still being occupied in sucking the ambrosial juices of his lemon, was rudely interrupted by the ball chancing upon his fair countenance. Caesar sees his opportunity, and seizes the sphere like a fierce Gaetulian lion rushing upon the fleeing fawn. Closely pursued by godlike Achilles, he sped onwards until his headlong career was checked, the arms of

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Pericles opposing hilt ; he staggered and fell, and great was the fall thereof. Achilles obtaining possession, made a dangerous attack on the right wing of the Romans, and passing as he was collared the ball sped through the eager hands of the everready three-quarters, and upon reaching Diogenes, soared like an eagle of Zeus, impelled by his forceful foot over the heaven-reaching goal-post. The greatest enthusiasm held the hearts of the people Shortly after the anxiously watching the phases of the strife. restart anger filled the breasts of those striving, and Alexander exhorted them to restrain uprising wrath. Soon, however, Socrates having kicked the ball would have followed up, but did not, insomuch as his progress was impeded by the outstretched leg of Catiline, that eminent hooligan. Thereupon, Socrates, of many arguments, uprising in wrath, smote his adversary as to the nose, so that the gore gushed forth. Which things since they were so, the two adversaries joined battle ; nine seconds the strife waxed hot, and on the tenth Alexander, standing afar off, bade their comrades see to it that the strife should not continue. Whereupon Hannibal, seizing Catiline by his flowing hair, fell upon his rear with the well-polished touch-flag, and Antiochus having likewise subdued the eloquent Athenian, the strife was stayed. Then, and not till then did Alexander approach, and order the combatants to quit the arena, in spite of the apologies of Socrates. A scrum having been formed, the Greeks striving mightily, forced back the huge weight of their foes, and carried the ball into touch. Brutus hurled the sphere with mighty arm well into the middle of the plain, where it was received by the upturned palms of his eager adversaries, as often happens. The forwards swarming round like vultures to the carcase of a fresh killed bull, proceeded with irresistible might to the well-marked boundary, and Homer, for he was a man of mighty strength, seizing the ball dashed over, the Romans striving with frenzied zeal to repel him. Sophocles good at the kick, raised still higher the lead of Greece. Thereupon, since now the horses of Phoebus were nearing their nightly home, Alexander stayed the strife with a blast upon the tuneful flute. The score being Greece United 2 goals (1 dropped) 9 pts., Roman Empire 1 try,' 3 pts.

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v. DAYBOYS.

Played on November 8th. The Dayboys kicked off up-hill and immediately pressed. From a scrum Hodsman feinted to pass and scored a good try for the Dayboys. F. .G. Schroeder converted. After this the House scored a try, which was converted (5-5). Before half-time the House added an unconverted try. The Dayboys had made a plucky fight and kept the House out well, although the latter possessed the team three-quarter line. In the second half, however, the superior skill of the House backs asserted itself, and after ten minutes play the three-quarters began to score rapidly. The Dayboys were weakened by the loss of Richards from their three-quarter line, and this partly accounted for the final score, which was— House, 41 points ; Dayboys, 10 points. The following were the teams :House.-Full-back, C. A. K. Peters; three-quarters, A. H. Achroye, M. W. Peters*, K N. Greenhow*, J. R Scoby ; halves, E. C. Peters* and B. T. Grovest ; .forwards, W. H. Colley", A. A. Phillips", M. T. Clegg*, R. 0. Husbandt, A. B. Lamm, B. G. Newtonf, R. A. M. Mills, J. Ramsdell. Dayboys.—Full-back, S. W. Peaty ; three-quarters, J. B. Tennent, C. W. Richards, W. Inghamt, C. C. Taylor ; halves, Mr. S. G. Squire and J. E. Hodsmant ; forwards, F. G. Schroeder*, D. H. Kennedyt, P. H. Bulmerf, R. D, Foster, A. E. Schroedert, J F. Wallace, E. I). Ede, L. Monkman, Denotes a First XV. Colour.

fi Denotes a Second XV. Colour. ST. PETER'S V.

RICHMOND.

Played at Richmond. The home side won the toss and York kicked off. Play was immediately taken to the Richmond line, and from a dribble Colley scored, Ackroyd converting. York were soon in the Richmond half again, and M. W. Peters scored, the shot at goal failing. For off-side by Richmond, York were given a free kick; and Ackroyd kicked a goal. Grand work by the York forwards resulted in Phillips scoring. Shot at goal being

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a failure. From a scrum E. C. Peters tricked the opposing halves and scored a good try, M. W. Peters improving. Ackroyd, by a well directed and long kick, took play past half-way, and from a line-out in Richmond half, Schroeder took play under the Richmond posts ; but York lost this position through off-side play, and Richmond gained relief. York soon returned to the attack, however, and but for Hadaway, who was playing a grand game for Richmond, would have scored. Play was soon near the Richmond line again, and Hodsman tried hard to get over. A score was not long in coming, however, for Clegg, obtaining the ball, ran and passed to Greenhow ; the latter transferred to Scoby, who scored in the corner, M. W. Peters failing to improve. York were soon attacking again, and with a splendid run Greenhow scored behind the posts, Schroeder converting. Richmond now began to play with more dash, and for some time play remained at the centre. Greenhow, however, dribbled from the centre and scored behind the posts, Schroeder failing to improve. From a scrum on the Richmond line E. C. Peters scored, M. W. Peters failing to convert. Half-time was then called, with the score, York, 33 points ; Richmond, nil. Richmond opened the second half in grand style, but Schroeder and Clegg, with a fine dribble, took play to the Richmond line but the home team defended well and forced play back to half-way. York, however, were not to be denied, and Colley scored after a good dribble. Ackroyd made a good attempt with the shot. From a forward dribble Schroeder scored, M. W. Peters converting. Good forward work by York enabled Colley to score, M. W. Peters improving with a good shot. Schroeder, with a good dribble, took play under the Richmond posts, and from a scrum, passing by York three-quarters resulted in Greenhow scoring, Colley failing to improve. After this it was a mere procession. E. C. Peters scored behind the posts, Clegg converting. Scoby took play to Richmond line and Clegg, with a good dribble, enabled Ackroyd to score, M. W. Peters converting. After passing by York three-quarters M. W. Peters scored, Schroeder failing to improve. From a scrum on the Richmond line M. W. Peters obtained the ball and scored a

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good try, Ackroyd improving. Before time was called Ackroyd scored two tries, Clegg converting one and M. W. Peters the other. Result : York, 11 goals (1 penalty), 8 tries, 77 points ; Richmond, nil. The school team was as follows :Full-back, W. Ingham ; th,ree-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow and J. R. Scoby ; halves, E. C. Peters and J. E. Hodsman ; ,forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, R. 0. F. Husband, D. H. Kennedy, A. B. Lamm and P. H. Bulmer. ST. PETER'S

v. WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Wakefield. York kicked off, and the forwards at once rushed to the Wakefield line, and Ackroyd scored, the kick at goal failing. The York forwards were soon at work again, and a good dribble by Husband forced Wakefield to touch down. By good kicking Wakefield gained a footing in the York half, but only to be driven back again by the York forwards, headed by Husband and Phillips. From a line-out in the Wakefield half Greenhow obtained the ball, and scored a good try. Ackroyd failed to improve. Good kicking and tackling by Ingham kept the Wakefield forwards out of danger, and the York forwards, headed by Schroeder and Colley, were only stopped within three yards of Wakefield line. From a scrum in the Wakefield half the York three-quarters started passing, which ended in Ackroyd scoring. M. W. Peters converting. A dangerous rush by the Wakefield forwards was well stopped by E. C. Peters and Hodsman, and Kennedy collaring the full-back in possession put Wakefield on the defence. Clegg and Schroeder dribbled well, and forced Wakefield to touch down. The York three-quarters started passing, and M. W. Peters ran well and nearly scored. From a line-out a Wakefield three-quarter obtained the ball and kicked past the fullback, and a race ensued between the Wakefield man and the York man, which resulted in the Wakefield man getting there first, and scoring a try, the kick at goal failing. Encouraged by this score the Wakefield forwards rushed towards the York line in a body,

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but Ingham saved well. Kennedy dribbled well and placed York near the Wakefield line, and from a scrum on the line Ackroyd scored a good try, the shot at goal failing. Half-time was then called with the score : York 14 points, Wakefield 3 points. On resuming good work by Wakefield enabled them to gain a footing in the York half, but by good footwork Schroeder took play to the other end of the field, and Colley scored a good try. Ackroyd failed to improve. After this play was for some time in mid-field, but from a line-out Schroeder broke away, and was only pulled down within three yards of the line, and M W. Peters also had hard lines. Ackroyd picked the ball up in the Wakefield half, and after a good run planted the ball behind the posts, M. W. Peters improving. The Wakefield forwards tried hard to score, but Ingham saved well Play was then taken to the other end of the field, and Colley dribbled the ball over the line and scored, M. W. Peters failing to improve. A good dribble by Husband soon put Wakefield on the defence again, and Phillips passing to Ackroyd, the latter scored a good try. The same player improved. Passing by the York three-quarters ended in Scoby running in at the corner, Ackroyd converting. Wakefield then played up better, but were not dangerous for long, and were shortly afterwards forced to touch down. From a scrum in the Wakefield half Hodsman ran well, and passing to M. W. Peters, the latter scored a good try, and also improved. York were again soon in the Wakefield half. and Husband and Kennedy dribbled the ball to the Wakefield line, where a scrum was formed, and M. W. Peters scored a good try. Ackroyd, however, failed with the kick. Time was shortly afterwards called with the score : St. Peter's 43 points, Wakefield G.S. 3 points. The school team was as follows : —Full-back : W. Ingham ; threequarters : A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow and J. R. Scoby ; halves. : K C. Peters and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards : W . H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, R. 0. Husband, D. H. Kennedy, A. B. Lamm and P. H. Bulmer.

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v. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.

This annual match was played on the school ground. The school kicked off up-hill and against the wind, with the aid of which the college returned well into the home half. Almost immediately after Higham touched down from a punt by one of the St. John's backs. The college pressed, but St. Peter's obtained relief from two free-kicks for " off-side." After this the school forwards took the ball to half-way, but St. John's gradually worked their way into the home 25. However, by means of free-kicks for constant breach of the " off-side rule," St. Peter's got into the college 25, and H. W. Peters, Greenhow, and Ackroyd did some good work amongSt the backs ; but the weight of the St.. John's forwards, who averaged at least a stone heavier than the school forwards, forced the ball back once more into the school territory. But the quickness of the St. Peter's forwards and the safe tackling of the backs kept the college from scoring. Mr. Squire, who was assisting the school, was now conspicuous for some excellent kicking, which gained much relief for St. Peter's. E. C. Peters took play to halfway, but the college forwards got away with a dribble. However, Ingham cleared remarkably well, finding touch at half-way. By the plucky saving of the school forwards, St. John's failed to get over, and after a smart heel out by St.. Peter's the ball went along the line to Ackroyd, who ran strongly, and took play to half-way. Shortly after Ingham again cleared brilliantly. From a heel-out some passing took place among the school backs, and Greenhow was just collared in the nick of time. Half-time was now called with the score nil all. Bolton kicked off for St. John's, and play settled down at the half-way line. Several free-kicks were given to the school, and gained much ground for St. Peter's, who began to press strongly. E. C. Peters ran well, but was tackled at the .25 line, and shortly after Ingham saved well. Play of an even nature followed at half-way, Colley being conspicuous for his saving and Mr. Squire for his neat kicking. Shortly after the ball was passed out from a scrummage to Ackroyd, who took the ball into near the college 25, being pushed into touch in time. Ackroyd again ran well, and

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at the right moment passed to Clegg, who drew his man, and passed out. Schroeder picked up at full speed, and rushing over scored a splendid try for the school. Ackroyd added the major points (5 points to 0). This success encouraged the school, who played with great dash the whole game. The college attacked, but Ingham found touch. Mr. Squire and Greenhow kicked well, and St. Peter's pressed hotly. Good passing ensued among the school backs, but the slippery state of the ball prevented any further scoring. M. W. Peters saved very well, but, nevertheless, the ball was rushed to the school, where a free-kick was awarded to St. John's. Bolton's attempt at a " drop " was unsuccessful. Ackroyd nearly got away again, and Schroeder dribbled well. St. John's began to press, and soon after, time was sounded with the score :—St. Peter's School, I goal (5 points); St. John's College, nil. The following represented the school:— Full-back, W. Ingham ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, J. R. Scoby ; halves, Mr. S. G. Squire and E. C. Peters ; forwards, W. H. Colley (capt.), F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, R. 0. Husband, D. H. Kennedy, A. B. Lamm, and P. H. Bulmer. ST. PETER'S V. LEEDS G.S. Played on time former's ground on November 15th. Colley won the toss for St. Peter's, and Leeds kicked off downhill and against the wind. The Leeds forwards rushed the ball into the York 25, and in spite of good play by Scoby and Ackroyd, Ingham was compelled to touch down for St. Peter's. From the drop-out York began to press, and the three-quarters got going, but were pulled up at the Leeds 25. Some loose play ensued, and finally Kennedy scored for York from a forward rush. Ackroyd's kick failed, the ball striking the upright. After the drop-out play ensued at half-way. Schroeder dribbled well, and Greenhow, by a dodgy run, nearly scored. Colley headed a forward rush, but the Leeds back cleared well. York continued to press, and finally good

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kick failed. The York forwards were not playing well together, and the ball several times stuck in the back row. However, from a scrum at half-way, E. C. Peters made a good opening for the three-quarters, who took play to the Leeds 25. The York forwards heeled out, and a brilliant opening by Hodsman enabled Ackroyd to score, M. W. Peters converting. After the kick-off York pressed for some time, but Leeds took play to half-way. York nearly scored several times, but the Leeds back tackled well. Ackroyd scored from some loose play, M. W. Peters converting. Half-time score : St Peter's School, 16 points ; Leeds G. S., nil. In the second half the home forwards got more together. E. C. Peters started the scoring with a fine try, the kick failing. The York three-quarters now began to pass splendidly, and Scoby scored on the right. This kick also failed. Good combination ensued, and Ackroyd scored another try, M. W. Peters kicking the goal. Soon after Scoby scored again from a splendid opening by Greenhow, Ackroyd converting. The forwards made several good rushes, and a fine dribble by Phillips resulted in his scoring a good try. M. W. Peters added the major points. Colley and Schroeder led the forwards finely, and shortly after Ackroyd scored and converted his fifth try after taking a hard pass at full speed. After some more excellent passing Ackroyd scored a brilliant try, M. W. Peters failing at goal. Play of a more even character followed. When " no-side " was called the scores were :—St. Peter's, 6 goals, 5 tries (45 points); Leeds G.S., nil. For York Ingham played a sound game at back, and all the three-quarters played well. E. C. Peters played a hard game at half, and Hodsman made some splendid openings for his threequarters. The forwards were quite good in the loose. For Leeds Hammond and Horsfield played excellently. The big score was due to the brilliant combination of the York backs. Amongst other players Scoby, Husband, Kennedy and Lamm played well. The following represented the school :Full-back, W. Ingham ; three-quarters, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, J. R. Scoby ; halves, E. C. Peters and

J. E. Hodsman ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, R. 0. Husband, D. H. Kennedy, A. B. Lamm and P. H. Bulmer.

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This match was played at Durham on Saturday, November 18th. Unfortunately the regular football ground was frozen, and we consequently had to play on the second XV. ground, which could hardly boast a level spot on it. Touch lines there were none. Though there was more grass on this than on the other field, it was still very bad. Colley won the toss, and Durham kicked off. Owing to some misunderstanding about touch one of the Durham backs got away and scored a try under the posts, nobody attempting to stop him. The kick at goal failed. Directly after the restart Roberts got away, Ingham making a very poor attempt to tackle him. The goal kick again failed. From a heel-out our backs took play into the Durham 25,' Greenhow being prominent in a good dribble. Durham, however, again pressed, and Scoby failing to mark his man, a third try was registered, the kick again failing. During the remaining time of the first half Durham were only prevented from scoring again by the good work of the forwards. With the exception of Greenhow, the tackling of the three-quarters was very poor, though probably the bad state of the ground had something to do with it. From the restart the school forwards rushed the ball into the Durham half, where E. C. Peters further improved the position with a good dribble right into their 25.' After some loose play one of the Durham three-quarters gets away, but was finely grassed by Greenhow, who at this time was tackling extremely well. Soon, however, after a bout of very pretty passing, Roberts, who was playing a fine game, scored under the posts. The kick for the fourth time failed. Schroeder then dribbled the ball into Durham quarters. But notwithstanding good saving by Colley, and a long run by Scoby, they again press. Hodsman and Ingham do some good saving, but the Durham wing man got over and scored after the ball had gone down the whole line. This time the ball was safely piloted over the bar. Schroeder then came away with a good dribble. Greenhow, E. C. Peters, and Hodsman all do good work, but Ackroyd throws away a certain

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try by trying to kick over the back's head. Loose forward play ensues in which the school have the advantage, but Ackroyd again kicks instead of passing back. " No-side " was then called whilst we were pressing strongly. The score being Durham School, 17 points ; St. Peter's, nil. The school forwards played a very good game, but failed to get the ball as they were unused, using a mild term, to the way in which the Durham halves placed the ball in the scrum. Colley was especially prominent throughout, especially in tackling and saving. The chief cause of our non-success, however, lay with the three-quarters, whose tackling was exceedingly weak, with the exception of Greenhow, who ran and tackled strongly, despite the hard ground. E. C. Peters and Hodsman at half. played a fine game, especially Peters, whose tackling and dribbling were very good. Ingham at full-back was very poor, though no doubt the hard State of the ground was very much against good tackling. The following represented the school :W. Ingham ; three-quarters, Ful-back, A. H. Ackroyd, M. W. Peters, E. N. Greenhow, and J. R. Scoby ; halves, E. C. Peters and J. E. Hodsman ; forwards, W. H. Colley, F. G. Schroeder, A. A. Phillips, M. T. Clegg, D. H. Kennedy, R. 0. Husband, A. B. Lamm and E. D. Ede.

Sr. P.irrER's 2nd v. RIPON G.S. 2nd. Played on the Ripon ground on October 14th. The home side won the toss and the school kicked off against the wind. Play was • at first of an even nature, but soon the school forwards, by good work, took play into the Ripon 25. From a scrum Groves nearly got over. but was held. York kept up a continual attack, but could not get through, and Ripon gained ground by kicking. From a free-kick to Ripon Rickell got possession and scored a try in a good position. The same player also improved. After this Ripon began to press, but Hammond found touch well and relieved the pressure. Groves made a good run, and play was again in the Ripon quarter, and Tennent scored a good try. Ede failed to improve. Half-time sounded with the score York, 8 points ; Ripon, nil.

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From the kick-off Shann dribbled down and scored a try. The kick at goal was a failure. The school backs were combining well, and after passing along the line Rickell scored far out. The kick at goal again failed. From the drop-out York again pressed, and Schroeder ii. and Newton were prominent in a dribble, which ended in Groves scoring in a good position, Ede converting. From the kick off Tennent got possession, and, getting through all opposition, scored a good try under the posts. Ede again converted. The school still kept up the attack, and from a serum Groves got over. The kick at goal failed. Before the end two more tries were scored, one by Shann, and one by Rickell. Ede added the major points in the first instance. Time then sounded with the score : St. Peter's 2nd, 4 goals, 5 tries (35 points) ; Ripon G.S., nil. The following represented the school :Full-back, G. Hammond ; three-quarters, J. B. Tennent, C. W. Richards, G. 1) Shann and G. G. klickell; half-backs, B. T. Groves and C. A. K. Peters ; .forwards; A. E. Schroeder, B. G. Newton, R. A. Mills, A. L. Smith, E. D. Ede, J. F. Wallace, J. Ramsden and D. Anderson.

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This match was played at Durham on Saturday, October 21st. The ground was rather greasy, but the ball not difficult to handle. Durham played with the wind for the first half. Their superior weight and strength soon made itself evident. A try was scored in the first few minutes, Tennent missing his man—and shortly afterwards Penty gathered but failed to kick, and let them in again. Two more converted tries followed, and after one of their players had been forced into touch behind the goal line, two more. Most of these were obtained on our right wing, Rickell repeatedly failing to stop his man, and the others mostly going too high. Richards made several good tackles, and averted two or three tries. Shaun made a good attempt to save another try, and Penty brought a man down in full career, but these were the

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exceptions. One or two kicks into the air in mid-field, meant for touch, led to our opponents scoring. At half-time the score was 42 points to nil against us. We hoped to do better in the second half, and for a time we did. They only scored two goals. This was due to an improvement in the forwards and good tackling by Penty. Peters also brought relief by a fine kick into touch. Shama broke away with a dribble, but later failed to stop their full back, who was only prevented from scoring by Richards. Two or three times did the full-back come right through our forwards without being hindered, and there was no more resistance from the wing three-quarters. Durham scored rapidly towards the end, and added 44 points in the second half. As in the first half it was generally on their left that they got in, but on the other side too their men were not properly marked. Richards played well the whole game through. Shann as a rule went too high, and so failed to stop his man. Groves was too slow in getting at his man, and in picking up the ball when the forwards did get it. Peters ii. made one or two good tackles, but he was slow at getting hold of the ball. Penty on the whole collared well, and considering his inexperience showed good promise. Among the forwards Foster and Schroeder ii. played hard all the way through, and were well to the front. Wallace worked well too, but was off-side two or three times. Ede pushed hard in the scrum, but tackled badly all through. It was in fact failure of the forwards to stop a man while running, combined with the ineffectiveness of the tackling behind that was responsible for the huge score of 13 goals and 7 tries, by which we were defeated. The following was the team :Full-back, S. W. Penty ; three-quarters, J. B. Tennent, C. W. Richards, G. D. Shann, and G. G. Rickell ; halves, B. T. Groves and C. A. K. Peters ; forwards, A. E. Schroeder, B. G. Newton, R. D. Foster, R. A. Mills, A. L. Smith, E. D. Ede, J. F. Wallace and J. Ramsden.

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Played at Leeds on November 15th. The home side won the toss and the school kicked off. The home side at once attacked with vigour, but Peters relieved with a good kick. Schroeder headed a dribble into the Leeds quarters, but play was soon transferred to half-way. Leeds then attacked strongly, but Richards saved well ; but in the end the home side registered a try. The kick at goal failed Even play followed after the dropout, and Groves made a good run into the Leeds half, where he passed to Tennent, who nearly got over. Leeds, however, cleared well and soon took up the offensive again, and from a line-out a second try was scored, the try being converted. Before half-time another try was scored. The kick, however, failed. The score at half-time was 11 points to nil against the school. The school played up much better in the second half, and should have got over on two or three occasions. From scrambling play in the Leeds quarters Ede scored a fine try far out, and made a splendid attempt at goal. Before the end Leeds scored another try, which was not converted, and the game ended Leeds G.S. 2nd, 14 points ; St. Peter's 2nd, 3 points. The following was the team :-Full-back, C. C. Taylor ; three-quarters, J. B. Tennent, C. W. Richards, G. D. Shane and G. G. Rickell ; halves, B. T. Groves and C. A. K. Peters ; forwards, A. E. Schroeder, B. G. Newton, E. D. Ede, R. A. Mills, J. F. Wallace, R. D. Foster, J. Ramsden and D. Anderson. ST. PETER'S 2nd v. RIPON G.S. 2nd. Played on the school ground on Saturday, November 25th. The visitors won the toss and Schroeder kicked off uphill. The Ripon forwards at once rushed to the home 25, where Penty relieved with a good kick. Shaun, with a good dribble, took the ball into the Ripon quarters, and Tennent nearly got over. The school forwards were much heavier than their opponents and got possession in the scrum. Ripon were still hard pressed and were forced to touch down. From the drop-out the visitors made a rush

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and got into the home 25, but Groves made a good run and took play to the Ripon half, where Tennent secured the ball and scored a good try. Riekell converted. The school soon returned to the attack and Groves got over. Peters converted with a very good kick. The Ripon forwards dribbled down the field, but Newton saved well and Wallace gained ground by a free-kick. From a scrum at half-way the three-quarters got going and Riekell scored a good try, but failed to convert. The home side quickly returned to the attack, and Tennent, making a good run, passed to Rickell, who easily scored, Groves converting. Half-time was now sounded with the score 18—nil in our favour. At the re-start the visitors rushed into the home 25, but Schroeder saved well and Richards relieved with a good kick. The Ripon forwards, however, dribbled well, and one of their three-quarters got off, but Newton caught him up and hurled him into touch. Peters gained ground with a good kick, but Ripon again returned to the attack. Bulmer and Schroeder, with a good dribble, took play to the visitors' quarters and Shann nearly got over. Groves obtaining possession got in under the posts. Peters converted. The home side soon returned to the attack, and Rickell scored a nice try. Groves added the major points. From the kick-off Penty made a splendid run, but just failed to get over. However, Groves got over from the ensuing scrum. Rickell failed at goal. Just before time Riekell again got over and Groves converted. No-side was then called with the score : St. Peter's 2nd, 6 goals, 2 tries (36 points) ; Ripon G.S. 2nd, nil. The following represented the school :Full-back, C. W. Richards ; three-quarters, S. W. Penty, G. D. Shann, J. B. Tennent and G. G. Rickell ; halves, B. T. Groves and C. A. K. Peters ; forwards, A. E. Schroeder, B. G. Newton, P. H. Bulmer, R. D. Foster, J. F. Wallace, R. A. Mills, D. Anderson and J. Ramsden.

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A NIGHT'S " BREAMING" IN SARK. No keen salt- water fisherman will grumble if occasionally he has to turn night into day, and will willingly adapt himself in the interests of sport to the local conditions of wind, sea and tide. Nowhere is this more emphasised than in the seagert little Island of Sark, that tiny gem set in the midst of the emerald sea, in the south of the English Channel. Here the Spring-tides rise 39 feet, and race like a veritable mill stream. We had completed a very successful day's fishing, first spinning for mackerel in a strong breeze from the N E. with two reefs down, making the three lbs. leads we were towing pull heavily as we raced along ; then later in the day, as the sea and wind went down, catching codling and pollack whiting, with rod and line, whilst anchored at the S. of the Island. At ten o'clock in the evening we started down the steep road, nearly a mile long, leading to the harbour, the only approach to which is through a tunnel hewn through the solid rock of . the precipitous cliff. The little harbour was silent, save for the noise of the waves as they rolled into the entrance and splashed against its solid wall. The moon kept appearing and disappearing as the scudding clouds passed along. Silently we unmoored the boat and rowed half a mile to some rocks, now uncovered by the sea, where we knew we should find our bait. Quickly we scrambled up and were soon busy with clasp knives prizing off the limpets, which are the only allurement to attract these particular fish. Then we hurry back to the boat, and hoisting our sails are in less than half an hour on our chosen spot. In the meantime the moon had set and we are left in darkness. The silence is intense but for the dull roar of the waves breaking far away. Quickly we get out our lines and bait our hooks, only using the head and stomach of the limpet for this purpose. No sooner are our lines down than we feel that short quick shake which denotes the characteristic bite of the sea-bream. How the fish can see the bait forty feet below is marvellous. Our lines, as far as one's eyes can follow them, are luminous with a phosphor-

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escent glow, and as we haul our fish on board, they too seem all aglow in the otherwise inky darkness. Soon we have a goodly show of large eyed, silver-scaled, pink finned fish, averaging from two to three lbs. each in weight. In three hours we have filled two boxes containing (as we found later) over 100 fine fish, and there is eager speculation as to the number of our catch. It is, however, too dark to count them, and we must be content to wait until daylight. We spend the next hour and a half smoking and chatting. Every thirty seconds the light on the Casquets, flashing some 15 miles away to the N.E., shows us our position. Presently a gleam in the Eastern sky proclaims the coming of day, and almost imperceptibly but surely the daylight arrives. When we can see to count our spoil we find our night's catch, added to the day's fishing, is considered so good, that our fishermen insist on sailing across to Guernsey.—At five o'clock in the morning we start, and with a fresh breeze we enter the harbour of St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, some two hours later, and just in time for the early fish market. The fish were soon conveyed to the market, by our fishermen, and sold, but in spite of our curiosity, we cannot ascertain the price they fetched, our boatmen being discreetly silent on this point. From the contented frame of mind, however, in which they quickly return, we judge it to be satisfactory. In order not to lose the breeze we start back for Sark without any more delay than is necessary to obtain a hearty breakfast, which we had thoroughly earned and which we more thoroughly enjoyed. After a pleasant sail of two and a half hours we arrive in the little harbour of St. Creux, in Sark, dog tired, but well contented with our long day and night's fishing. October, 1905.

W.W.H.

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SCHOOL RECORDS AND REGISTERS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time under this heading short notes about the early histoiy of St. Peter's School and Old Peterites. Corrections and contributions, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of the Peterite, St. Peter's School, York.

The following abbreviations are used, besides the first letters of boarding houses, e.g., A : Adams, Bl : Blake, Burt : Burton. B.L.G.=Burke's Landed Gentry (various editions). B.P.=Burke's Peerage (various editions). C. & M.=Civil and Military Department. Cr.=Crispe's Visitation of England, 1893. D.N B.=Dict : Nat : Biogr : Walf:=Walford's County Families. Continued from p. 397 ante. The following were at St. Peter's at Mids., 1844, but it will be observed that many of them joined previously and their history is given under the date of entrance. Christian, Hugh Henry, aged 13 July, '44. From Colleg. Sch. Left Mids., '46. Joined the Colleg. Sch. Mids , '43. Son of Hugh Geo., of Rose Hill and Fysche Hall, Knaresborough. Joined 68th Bengal Inf. Retired Capt. Marr. '55, Annie, eldest d. of Isaac Newton, of Knaresbro'. Prob. father of H. G. See post Mich., '68. See Walf., '74. Clough, Thos. No age given. c/o T. Clough, Esq., Howden. Left Mids., '46, and " went to business." Entered the Propr. Sch., York, Mids., '43, aged 12, on nomination of Thos. Clough. Prob. succeeded his father as Manager of York City County Bank at Howden. Cobb, John Wolstenholme, aged 17 Mar. '46. From Colleg. Sch. Left Mich., '47. First son of Henry, of Heworth Moor, York. Entered Colleg. Sch., Feb., '42. Matric. B.N.C., Oxf., Feb., '47. Ordained, '53. Cur. Gt. Berkhamsted, '53, North Church, '55. Vic. Kidmore, '63. Rect. Gt. Berkhamsted, '71. Author of " Two Lectures on the Hist. and Antiq. of Beckhamsted." Died 7th June, '83.

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Cobb, Wm. Henry, aged 11 June, '44. Left Xmas, '48. Son of Henry, as above. A solicitor in York. Admitted '54. Married Miss Hey, daur. of late Headmaster. Father of Wm. Hey Cobb. See post. Mich., '72. Collins, Edward Archibald, aged 12 Aug., '43. From Colleg. Sch. For the Army. Left Mids., '48. Born 30th Aug., '31. Son of Wm., of Kirkman Bank, Knaresbro'. Entered Colleg. Sch. Mids., '41. Entered Army. Served in Abyssinian War '68. 26th Cameron Regt. Major-Gen. retired. Marr. 16th Dc., '75, Jane, daur. of Joshua Heywood Collins. 1905 Address, Cowling Hall, Bedale. See B.L.G. Collins, Fras., aged 13 Dec., '45. Left Xmas, '49, and went to med. profession. Son of Winl, as above. Entered the Propr. Sch. Mids., '41. Went Edinb. Univ. M.D. Edinb., '54. Retired from practice. Formerly Army Brigade surg., and assist. surg. R.M.C., Sandhurst, and late resid. med. off. Charterhouse. Well known antiquary. Marr. '59, Olympe Amelie, eldest daur. of Pierre Adolphe Wiche, of Port Louis, Mauritius. 1901 address, Grassfield . House, Pateley Bridge. Collins, Wm. No age given. From Colleg. Sch. Left Mich., '45, and was sent to Charterhouse. First son of Win., as above. - Entered Colleg. Sch. 1st Nov., '38. Matric. Exeter Coll., Oxf., June, '48. B.A., '52. Ordained Perpet. Cur. Ramsey St. Mary, '59. Vic. Frieston, Lincs., '68. J.P. Marr. '60, Jane, daur. of Rev. Thos. Collins. Died 1st Feb., '74. Comber, Chas. (Thos *), aged 18. c/o Rev. Henry G. W. Comber, Oswaldkirk Rect. From Colleg. Sch. Matric. Jesus Coll., Carob. B.A., '49. Ordained, '50. Cur. Gilling, '50-3. Chapl. R.N., '58. Cur. St. Mary's, Truro, '70, Morwenstow, '75. Vic. Wolcombe, '76-82. The name in brackets is not in the registers.

Coopland, Geo. Wm , aged 17. c/o Rev. Geo. Coopland, Tanner Row, York. From St. Peter's. See ante i lth Apr., '36. Left Mich., '45. Killed in Indian massacres.

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Coopland, Thos. Paul, aged 10 June, '43. c/o Rev. G., as above. From St. Peter's. See ante 1st Oct., '41. Returned Mids., '50. See post. Corbett, John Glasfurd, aged 13 Sept., '43. c/o Stuart Corbett, Esq., India, and V. Corbett, Esq., Huth waite Hall, Wortley, Sheffield. Left Mids., '46. Entered the Propr. Sch. Mids.,' '41. Prob lived at Wigginton. Corbett, Vincent Wortley, aged 9. c/o Stuart Corbett and V. Corbett, as above. From Colleg. Sch.t Left Mids., '46. t This name is not in the Colleg. Sch. Register.

Crawfurd, —I, aged 11. c/o Mrs. Crawfurd, Heworth Moor, • York. Left Mids., '44. See ante Jan., '44. This is prob. Reg. Crawford, who entered St. Peter's, Jan., '44. See ante.

Dixon, Thos. Fraser. No age given. Left East., '47, and went to a priv. tutor. Born 15th Mar., '32. Eldest son of Major, afterwards Col., Henry. Joined 39th Regt. Apr., '49. Lieut. '52. Capt. '54. Major '69. Lt -Col. '77. Col. '81. MajorGen. '87. Served in Crimea at Sebastopol Dec., '54, to Feb., '55. Medal, clasp And Turkish medal. Went Canada, '56. Marr. '56, at Montreal, Clara Georgiana, daur. of Col. Antrobus. Served in Bermuda, Ireland, Gibraltar, Malta and India. Returned from India '82, in command of 39th Dorsets. Reg. Commanded Depot Brigade at Gt. Yarmouth. Retired '88. On War Office Committee to select service uniforms for British Army. 1904 Address, Staffa, The Avenue, Upper Norwood, S.W. Dowker, Fly. Wilson, aged 16. From Colleg. Sch. Left Mich., '45, and " went to farming." Eldest son of Henry, of Laysthorpe Hall, Helmsley. Entered Colleg. Sch. 4th Aug., '40, and left Mids., '43. Mann '67, Marianne, daur. of Septimus Walker, of Wath. A well-known sportsman. ERRATA. Champley, Robert (see ante p. 397), was baptised in May, 1830. He was articled or apprenticed to Messrs. Stephenson, of Newcastle, Engineers, but did not follow any business or profession.

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Allen, Thos. Kenniun (see ante p. 396), was nominated to the Co}leg. Sch. by Chas. Nokes. In the History of Yks. County Cricket, by the Rev. R. S. Holmes, the following names of O.P.s appear in the County XI. :— F. Mitchell, C. H. Prest, W. Prest, H. M. Sims. Maud, Henry, was in the Sch. XI. in 1861, in which year J. W. W. Taylor was Captain On the 1st October, 1860, a whole holiday was given " to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the School." On the 28th September, 1860, there was a review at York, and about the same time a rifle shooting contest was held at which an O.P. won the prize—a silver cup valued at £10. The following is a list of some early holders of Exhibitions and Free Scholarships at the School :EXHIBITIONS. 1839 Smyth, Thos. Cartwright, aged 18. Buliner, Robert John, aged 17. 1840 Andrew, John Chapman, aged 18. 1841 .Butterfield, Chas. Dales, aged 17. 1842 1 Carroll, John Wm., aged 16. 2 Farrow, John Rotherford, aged 17. FREE SCHOLARS. Barclay, John, aged 12 Price, Thos., aged 12 Blow, John, aged 14 Robson, Jas. Stuart, aged 14 1829 ) Cattley, Stainforth, aged 14 Simpson, Win , aged 14 I Overton, Mark, aged 14 Smithson, Robt. Edwd., Pearson, Richard, aged 12 aged 14 Clark, Jas., aged 13 Richardson, Wm., aged 12 Holmes, Jas Waldley, Ridley, Thos., aged 14 1830 <I aged 14 Watson, Percival, aged 15 Husband, Wm., aged 14 Wood, Wm., aged 13 Mills, Hy., aged 13 {Burstall, Stephen, aged 12 Fowler, Edward, aged 10 1831 Camidge, Chas., aged 11 Locking, Joseph Agar, aged 11 Currer, John Richardson, aged 11 Bailey, Joseph, aged 10 Newbald, Samuel Wilberforce, Blaydes, F. H. M., aged 14 aged 13 1 832 Braithwaite, Wm., aged 13 Parr, Wm. Hy., aged 10 Hillyard, Walter, aged 12 Pearson, John, aged 13

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Richardson, Thos. Piereon, aged 13 Thompson, Thos., aged 13 Simpson, Wm., aged 14 Fryer, Geo. Ely., Stephens, aged15 15 aged Smyth,13 Thos. Cartwright, Graham, aged 1834 s Gray, Samuel, aged 13 Watt, Frederick, aged 15 Inman, Herbert Ferriman, aged 14 Hy., aged 13 , B ulmer, Robert John, aged 13 Johnson, Lyth, John, aged 14 ?Dewse, Thos. Seamadine, Oldfield, Christopher, aged 13 aged 14 1835 ,' Price, Hall Rokeby, aged 14 Hornby, Robert Win. Bilton, aged 15 Barclay, Win., born '27. Baker, Geo., aged 11 1833 Barstow, Robert, aged 12 Bolland, Win , aged 13

Belcombe, Edward, born '26. Richardson, Win., Benson, born '27, Said to have been Found. Scholars together, prob. in 1836.

Can any O.P. supply the following for the School Records and Registers :1. Any school lists dated before 1849. 2. Midsummer examination lists for 1852, 1853, 1862. 1864, 1899.

3. 4.

Any lists other than Midsummer examination lists. cuttings, or other papers

Any programmes, newspaper

relating to the school masters or boys. Note.—The above would be copied and returned if required. 5. Any lists, programmes, newspaper cuttings, or other documents that can be spared for the O.P. Club. Address collection " Registers," c/o The Editors, St. Peter's School, York.

CONCERT. As the School Band is only in its infancy, and the Choir consists of so many new members, it was decided to hold two afternoon concerts this term and not to make any attempt at a more ambitious evening one. The first of these was held on Saturday, November 11th, at 6 o'clock, and gave strong evidence that there is much

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musical talent in the school. The Programme opened wit fl Farmer's setting of Browning's Epilogue, sung by the Lowe r School. Very few of these singers are members of the choir. an we were not prepared for such a really musical performance as they gave us : decidedly this was the most interesting item on the Programme, and makes us hopeful as to the future of our vocal music. The Band, in response to an undeserved encore, repeated a Spanish Dance, by Moskowski, played well and with much spirit at the second attempt. Their first attempt was spoilt by the temp 0 being too slow, and by the peregrinating proclivities of th e principal instrument. The Quartets were good, and the songs an I solos met with the usual tributes, either to the excellence of th rendering or to the popularity of the singer. Not the least striking performance was Kirby's piano solo, played with considerable finish and art, while at the end of the Programme the School son was sung as a school song ought to be—with spirit and eviden .t enjoyment. Unfortunately one of our soloists failed us, but Mr Tendall filled up the gap with a much appreciated piano solo. ]

The following is the Programme :— . Farmer Epilogue " (Browning) 1. SCHOOL SONG The Lower School. Old Englis I The ray that beams for ever " 2. SONG .. E. A. Seiko. The Mill " .. German Volkslie I 3. QUARTET .. .. E. A. Selke, A. E. Schroeder, W. H. Colley, E. C. Peters. lifendelssoh .. Duetto " 4. PIANO SOLO J. A. Kirby. Stephen Adam 8 5. SONG .. .. The warrior bold " • • E. C. Peters. 6. DUET .. The Angel " • • Rubinstein The Choir. . "

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•• .. Guido Papini B. T. Groves. " The I3andolero " Stuart 10. SONG . •• •• F. G. Schroeder. " The Rosebud " .. German Volkslied 11. QUARTET • • E. A. Selke, A. E. Schroeder, W. H. Colley, E. C. Peters. " Romance "

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ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.

A 96 C. G. Leland's Memoirs

B 82 Ireland in the New Century Horace Plunkett Recent History and an account of what is being done to make Ireland an economic success and so contented. A book of exceptional interest. 83 History of the French in India Malleson 84 Final Struggles of the French in India Sanderson 85 Historic parallels to the Dreyfus case l'revelyan 86 England under the Stuarts

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A Cycle of Celestial Objects Admiral Smyth Not a book to read through, but information will be found here about any star—what the Ancients thought—what the Arabs thought—what we think. 112 Taxidermy and Modelling Montagu Browne A full treatise. 113 The Window Gardener Mollison 114 European Moths and Butterflies For reference only.—most beautiful coloured figures.

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J C. Turner 48 Tiberius the Tyrant (the foster parent) on A large work—striking essay. Slavery in Roman Times. F 93 An Embassy to the Great Mogul (Jehangar) Sir Thomas Roe G John Locke 137 Conduct of the Understanding The lecture on Reading is well worth committing to memory. Clifford Allbutt 138 The Composition of Scientific Papers Really on English Composition generally. .caber 139 An English Garner iii. Several Travels in old English, and some quaint verses, &c. A recognised name for a Spaniel seems to have been " A Pretty Worm." K Grant Allen 493 Miss Cayley's Adventures 494 Hilda Wade Olivant 495 Danny Maurice Hewlett 496 The Queen's Quair Mary Wilkins 497 The Wind in the Rose Bush Ghost Tales. Sullivan 498 Queer Side Stories Baring Gould 499 Chris of All Sorts 3foore F 500 The White Causeway 501 The Greatness of Joshua Perlock J A Froude 502 The Two Chiefs of Dunloz Fitchett 503 The Commander of the Herondelle Morley .Roberts 504 Capt. Balaam of the Cormorant F. Anstey 505 The Man from Blankley's 506 The Tinted Venus 9, Barry Pain 507 Three Fantasies Sir H. H. Johnson 508 The History of a Slave Rider Haggard 509 Ayesha A sequel to " She." 510 Shining Ferry 511

The Black Arrow

R. L. Stevenson

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NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate J. E. Hodsman and D. H. Kennedy on receiving their lst XV. colours, and C. W. Richards, R. D. Foster, C. A. K. Peters, D. Anderson and J. B. Tennent on receiving their 2nd XV. coloUrs. Arthur Peters (O.P.) was returned unopposed as one of the representatives of the Bootham Ward, at the recent Municipal Election. H. R Partington (O.P.) played in the Yorkshire County Hockey Trial match, Whites v. Stripes. Rev. W. S. Senior, M A., Vice-Principal of St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead, and late Assistant Master at the School, has offered to and been accepted by the C.M.S. for service in the foreign Missionary field. F. H. Knowles (O.P.) has passed the Preliminary Law Examination. A. Wilkes, Esq., Assistant Master at the School from 1891-99, has passed the Final Examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and has been admitted a member of the Institute. Appointments and Promotions :— Capt. E. R. Cureton (O.P.), King's Own Scottish Borderers to be Major. Rev. C. A. Skelton (O.P.) to be Honorary Canon of Winchester. Major C. Moss (O.P.) has been placed on retired pay. Capt. Stewart Russell (0.P.), late Chief Constable West Riding Yorks., has resigned on account of ill-health. Rev. A. A. Edmundson (0.P.) has been licensed to officiate in the Diocese of Chester. Rev. H. Ichet, Curate of St. Peter's, Southport, to be Curate of St. Peter's, Drypool. M. Browne (O.P.) passed second out of 200 from the Militia into the Army. We congratulate R. F. Russell (0.P.) on his International Cap.

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The following O.P's.) are playing football :—T. J. Black for Cumberland, S. R. Harrison for Middlesex, L. M. Cadle, Capt. of Pembroke College, Oxford XV., A. B. Sale for Pembroke College, Oxford, W. H. Crosthwaite for Selwyn College, Cambridge, M. H. T. Roy for Jesus College, Cambridge, J. L. Fisher for Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, J. E. Farrow for Durham and the Northern Universities, H. E. Whiffle for Leeds University. L. M. Cadle (0.P.) in the Pembroke College Sports was first in the Hurdles and second in the High Jump and Mile Race, while A. B. Sale (O.P.) won, in the same sports, Putting the Weight.

OBITUARY.

OBITUARY. On October 31st, Frances Jane, widow of the late Rev. T. J. Clarke (0.P.). On November 4th, Lucy, wife of the Rev. John Carlton Robinson (0.P. ). On November 4th, at his residence Harrogate, Canon Pope O.P. ). On November 13th, Joseph Addison Barber (0.P.). On November 20th, Ann, wife of Frederick Evers (0, P. ).

[Extract from the Yorkshire Post]. CANON POPE, OF HARROGATE. A disciple of Newman and survivor of that band of men and women who were led by Newman's influence into communion with the Church of Rome passed away on November 4th, at H arrogate, in the person of Canon Pope, of St. Robert's Roman Catholic Church, Harrogate. Canon Pope had reached the venerable age of 80. His life presents many features similar to those which the biographies of other followers of the Tractarian Movement have furnished. He was born at Whitby on March 16th, 1825, being the son of a Church of England clergyman, the Rev. F. S W. Pope, who was Vicar of what is now known as St. Ninian's parish, and was then Baxtergate Chapel of Ease. He was educated at St. Peter's School, York, and by private tutor till he went to the University. He was entered for Oxford, but on account of the materialistic influence then prevailing at the University, and its probable effect on the young man, his father took him off the books, and he was sent to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he took his degree in 1848. He became a Church of England clergyman the same year, and was appointed curate of Bolton-le- Moors, Lancashire. Later on he went to a curacy in a village near Salisbury, but being very unsettled he gave up the curacy, and went in 1852 to York, where his father then lived. He frequently preached at this time at All Saints' Church, Pavement, and was a very popular preacher. He was offered, but refused a York living, and after a period of some doubt and anxiety on religious questions, he, in September, 1853, went to Hodder, and was received into the Church of Rome by the Rev. Father Tracy Clark, S.J. After a course of Theological study in Rome, he was ordained in September, 1857, in bt. John Lateran, and said his first mass in the crypt of St. Peter's. He returned to England in April, 1858. and went into mission work.

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CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following

contemporaries:—Brid/ingtonian, Bromsgrovian, Carterion, Cuthbertian, Donensis, Framlinghanzian, Hurst Johnian (z), Hymenian, Leocliensian, The Lily, Malvernian, Maronian, National Service Journal, Newtonian (2), Pocklingtonian, Savlian, Sedberghian, Sul/on Valence School Magazine, Wycombe Abbey Gazette.