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SHIRBURNIAN.

:\o. CLXXXIY. MAIWH, 1897. VOL. XVIII.

JOHN MASON NEALE.

\r1HERE are, I believe, not many members of SherborneellC9 School at the present day, who are aware thatthe authorof "Jerusalem the Golden" was an inmate of this School.It is with the view therefore of presenting them with a shortand, I fear, very inadequate sketch of his life and writings, thatthe following pages have been written. I propose to speak firstof his early life, then of his manhood, and to conclude with abrief sketch of his writings.

It was on the 24th, of J annary 1818 that John MasonN eale was born. His father was a distinguished mathematicianand classical scholar, and the son doubtless inherited much ofhis genius at Cambridge. In 1812 his father was seniorwrangler, and also first Smith's prizeman, as well as being 2ndChancellor's medallist, thus distinguishing himself at both class­ics and mathematics in a way that few men have done beforeor Slilce.

The house in which the family resided at this period wasat 40 Lamb's Conduit Street, London. The subject of thissketch first went to a school at Blackheath and afterwardscame to Sherborne School. There he distinguished himself bywinning both the English and the Latin essays in 1834, inwhich year he also left, and proceeded in course of time to theUniversity of Cambridge. After studying for about two yearsunder the tuition of his father and afterwards of a private tutor,

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he tried for a scholarship at Trinity, and was successful. Thiswas in 1836, and he entered into residence during the winter of

that year.

In some ways he was a strong contrast to his father, whowas of strong evangelical views, while he himself inclined tothe High Church party. Again, despite his fa!her's brilliantmathematical attainments, he like Lord Macaulay, was so poora mathematical scholar that he could not qualify for theclassical tripos by passing the mathematical. This rule wasindeed removed in 1841, but he had unfortunately already takenan ordinary degree.

However, notwithstanding the fact that he was thus pre­vented form competing in the classical Tripos, his universitycareer was marked by several brilliant successes. In 1839 hewon the member's university prize for a Latin Essay, and in1845 he won the Seatonian Prize.

This is a prize awarded annually to the best English J:>rizePoem on a given sacred subject, and Neale got it more timesthan anybody ever has before or since. On ten different occa­sions he was adjudged the prize, and once in 1858 he sent intwo different poems, one of which got the prize, and the othp.ran extra prize of £20.

In 1841 he had been elected Fellow of Downing. He hadearly decided to take Holy Orders, and in 1841 was made adeacon, and in 1842 a priest. While in residence at Cambridgehe founded in company with Benjamin Webb, E. J. Boyer,E. Haskoll, and Dr. Littledale, the Cambridge Camden Societyafterwards removed to London and named the EcclesiologicalSociety. In 1842 he took the living of Crawley in Sussex, andshortly after that date married a lady named Sarah NormanWebster.

Neale soon found that the air of Crawley did not suit hishealth, and so he resigned the living and sought change of air.From 1843 -1846 he went on several visits to Madeira.

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In 1846 he was offered the Wardenship of Sackvilie College,East Grinstead, founded by a former Earl of Dorset. Thesalary was extremely poor amounting to some £25 annually.Nevertheless he accepted the post and remained at EastGrinstead for the rest of his life. About this time he wasoffered the provostship or deanery of St. Vivian's, Perth, butdeclined it.

But though his own country had not honoured him hereceived distinctions from other lands. Harvard Universityconferred on him the degree of a doctor of divinity. In 1860the Metropolitans of Moscow, in consequence of his liturgicalresearches, sent to him a valuable copy of the Liturgy ofStarovertzi, together with an interesting and laudatory letter.

In a very short time he was engaged in a dispute withBishop Gilbert of Salisbury, who disapproved ofthe decorationsof the Chapel at East Grinstead. But Neale was determinedto uphold his principles and continued to do so with success,for his Chapel had not been consecrated. However the disputecontinued with unabated vigour until it was finally settled in1863.

Among other good works he founded at East Grinstead awell known nursing sisterhood. He also founded a home fororphans, a middle class school for girls, and a home for women.But this latter project was soon relinquished in consequenceof the opposition of the Protestants.

He continued to preach and carry on his benevolent workalmost to the last day of his life. At last on August 8th, 1866his work was ended, and the great hymnologist and poet passedaway. He died at the age of 70.

His character was lovable, gentle, and pure. His domesticaffection displayed itself in his intense attachment to his wifeand children. Of a singularly winning and open appearance bewas remarkable for his simple manliness and unfeigned piety.

It is a duty to all Shirburnians to reverence the memory of

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this great man, who is worthy almost to rank with King Alfred,Aldhelm, and St. Stephen Harding, the three other most famous

names connected with our School.Let us now briefly notice his writings. Neale was one of

the most prolific of writers and wrote in all some sixty volumes.His chief fame rests on his famous translations of Latin andGreek H vmns. The most famous original hymn of which hewas the author is "0 happy band of pilgrims." This was fullyrecognised by the compilers of Hymns ancient and modern, forno less than one eighth of the Hymns in the first edition werefrom his pen. He was also an excellent writer of Latin verses.There is a story told by Moultrie which illustrates this. Onone occasion Neale translated into Latin a piece in the'Christian Year.' He then showed it to Keble, saying, "Why,Keble, you told me ' the Christian Year' was entirely original."Keble gazed at the Latin in blank amazement, and was muchsurprised on being told that the verses were the work of N eale.

His historical knowledge was comprehensive. He wrotea clear and pleasing prose style, and, as I have said before, hisliterary fecundity was marvellous. From 1851-1853 he wrotethree leading articles every week for the Morning Chronicle,contributed largely to four other magazines, and pu blishedseveral books in addition. He knew nearly twenty differentlanguages.

Of his works perhaps the most noted are the History of theJews, published 1841, and an historical outline of the Book ofthe Psalms, (written mainly by his father, and edited by himself).There are also the famous Tetralogia Liturgica, published 1848,a series of sermons, a commentary on the Psalms, edited inconjunction with Dr. Littledale and published in 1874, someexcellent books for children, the' Hymnal Noted,' published1851, and Carols for Christmas and Eastertide, published1853-4.

Thus we have shortly surveyed the life and writings ofJohn Mason Neale. His great example should teach us much.

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It should teach us to labour as manfully and earnestly as hedid. His unaffeCted piety, his moral courage, and his uprightlife are noticeable. As a writer he is not the least notableamong the many great ones in the Victorian age. As ahymnologist he is probably unrivalled in this era. For thereis no one who has written so many hymns and attainedto such a high standard of excellence throughout as he,for Keble is really before Victoria's reign, since the" ChristianYear" was written and published ten years before her accession.By a strange and culpable mistake his name was omitted fromthe Honour Board in the Big Schoolroom. My attempt hasbeen in this sketch to tell all Shirburnians something of the lifeof the author of so many well- known hymns. I have also en­deavoured to tell them that, though many are ignorant of thefact, this great man lived and worked here, and may be countedas one of the most famous of Sherborne's many sons. I would

ask you when you sing' Jerusalem the Golden' or 'Brief life ishere our portion', or any other of his hymns in Chapel, tothink of him and of the great example he set to all of us here,which if we follow will lead, as his beautiful hymn tells us, to

that' Home of fadeless splendour,, Of flowers that bear no thorn,, Where they shall dwell as children,, Who here as exiles mourn.'

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Jebifua\tU.On January 20th, of enteric fever at the Hospital, Bulwayo,

? Africa, HUGH WYATT-SMITH, late of Calu Cuyo, BuenosAyres, and a member of the School from 1881 to 1887.

On January 27th, REV. JOHN HAYDON CARDEW (1838-1842)Rector of Wingfield, Wiltshire. Mr. Cardew united with theRev. H. HalI- Houghton in founding the Cardew and HoughtonDivinity Prizes.

On January 4th, SIR THOMAS FRASER GROVE, Bart.,(1837 -1840), of Feme, Salisbury. Capt. in Sixth (InniskilIing)Dragoons; M.P. for South \iVilts 1865-74, 1885-6, returnedunopposed 1886; High Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, andDeputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire. Created a baronet 1874.

On January 28th, JOHN FRANKLIN THOMAS -PETER (1865­1870) of Grampound Road, Cornwall. He was elected on thefirst committee of the O.S. Society in the summer, but waseven then too ill to take any part therein.

On February 13th, at Bratoft Rectory, Lincoln, REV. C.G. RIDLEY, aged 74 years. He was a Master at Sherborneprevious to 1855 and was one of Dr. Harper's earliestappointments. Soon after leaving us he took orders and wasHeadmaster of Spilsby Grammar School for 25 years.

GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY.

Ettripidis Tragoediae, Vmetiis apud Aldttm mense Februario1503. The gift of H. de Rougemont, O.S.

This is a valuable addition to the library for it is inexceedingly good condition. It is an Aldine octavo withouttitle page and without capital letters at the beginning of the

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divisions, e.g. at the beginning of the Hekabe there will seen anopen space with a small epsilon in the middle of it, this shouldhave been filled up with a coloured and gilded initial letter bythe illuminator, which has not been done. Copies of Aldineoctavos thus decorated are rare.

The founder of the Aldine Press, Aldus Pius Minutius, wasborn cire 1450 and died at Venice in 1514. He established hispress in Venice in 1495, when as yet only four Greek authorshad been printed in Italy, viz. Aesop, Homer, Isokrates andTheokritus. In 1498 he first adopted the small octavo size ofbook, to which class our Elwipides belongs; in 1501 he firstintroduced the type called Aldine or Italic in which the non­Greek part of this volume IS printed. This type is said to havebeen cut by .Francesco da Bologna in imitation of the hand­writing of Petrarch. The book therefore is a very interesting

one.

A Parish on Wheels, J. IIoward Swinstead; LOIldon, 1896.

The gift of Mrs. Wordsworth, Palace, Salisbury. This is aninteresting book by the Rev. J. H. Swinstead, whose work liesamong the Van Travellers, the Proprietors of Merry- go - Rounds,the Gipsies and itinerant merchants who visit us at fair times.There is a preface by the Bishop of Salisbury and the book isillustrated from photographs. A report is here given of alecture, to which our author listened, given by Professor H.Chunk, general Practitioner and Bird Fancier, Yeovil Road,Sherborne; how little the world, even the small world ofSherborne, knows of its great men!

Criekders' Almanac for 1897; Wisdm, LOlldoll. The giftof Messrs. John \Visden & Co. l\Iessrs. John Wisden & Co.have continued their good practice of presenting the SchoolLibrary with their Almanac for this year. The volume will befound to be as neat, correct and handy as its predecessors.

The Almanac is in Section A.

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TRANSLATION OF MILTON'S FIRSTITALIAN SONNET-Donna leggiadra etc.

Fair lady, whose far famous name lends praiseTo Reno's verdant vale and well-known ford,In truth as worthless must he be deplored,Vv'ho seeth not thy spirit's gentle ways.That spirit, which so sweet itself displays,So bountiful of deeds, by all adored,Its gifts-love's shafts and bow at times abhorred­Are placed where thou the flowers of virtue raise.Love, when thou speak'st or tun'st thy harp so gayVI'hich even might draw down the mountain pines,Let all their ears and eyelids straitly close,For each unequal to thy worth resigns.May heavenly grace assist his burning woesOn whom descends thy love's imperious sway.

IGNOTUS.

FOOTBALL.

THE SCHOOL v. OFFICERS OF THE CHANNEL FLEET.

This match took place on the 4th February, and is thethird occasion during this season in which we have encounteredthe officers. The ground was extremely muddy, and as itrained unceasingly during the whole game there was littlechance for good play.

Prichard kicked off for the School, and after the usualreturns the ball settled down in the Channel XXV. Thenafter some tough scrimmages, in which Prichard and Cheatleshowed to advantage, the ball was at last got out to our three­quarters, but the ground was so bad that little could be done.Watney made a good dribble, and was well backed up byWinch. Parsons also looked like breaking away but un­fortunately fell. The Channel forwards now did better, andfor a time our forwards were pressed back. But recoveringlost ground they got well into the Channel XXV, where theball remained until half-time was called.

On r.estarting the School played up very hard and madegreat efforts to score, but the slippery state of the ground

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rendered all their attempts useless. Cave and Cox put in somegood work for our opponents, until our forwards again regainedpossession of the ball. For the rest of the game the ballcontinued about half-way, and after a series of scrimmagestime was called. Nothing had been scored on either side,though the School had tried hard to score during the secondhalf.

Of the School Prichard, Stenning and Cheatle were perhapsthe best among the forwards, who all played well. OutsideWatney, Winch and Parsons were good. Of our visitors Cave,Cox, and Powlett outside, and Crawford forward were good.

Teams.-School.-L. Partridge, back; 1. G. 'Winch, A. J.Crawford, M. H. D. Parsons, and C. W. \Vatney, three­quarters; A. Lee-Warner, F. W. Sopper, halves; W. O.Prichard, H. F. Metcalfe, C. Ford, E. A. Wilson, H. E.Stenning, C. T. Cheatle, H. E. Stanger-Leathes, H. E. Shaw,forwards.

- Chanml Sqlladron.-H. Crocker, back; J. P. Pallot, A.Hallowes, H. W. Cox, and F. B. Powlett, three-quarters; C.T. Pearce and M. Cave, halves; R. Crawford, H. Olner, T. P.Redman, M. J. Grazebrook, H. B. Kennedy, and A. W. Leigh,forwards.

SCHOOL v. CASTLE CARY.

This match was played on February 6th, and resulted in awin for the visitors.

Our opponents won the toss, and after the usual returns theball settled down in the School XXV. Almost immediatelyhowever our opponents carried the ball across the line andsecured a try, which was soon converted. Shortly after thisthe ball was again rushed right through our forwards andanother try resulted, which was also improved upon. Our for­wards despite the efforts of Prichard and Cheatle did not seento shove well together. They now however rallied in somedegree and half-way play followed. \Vatney there was con­spicuous with a good dribble, but despite the efforts of theSchool, we were forced to touch-down in self-defence. Theball remained at half- way till half-time was called.

After the interval the School did better and pressed theiropponents back into their XXV. \Vinch made a good dribble,and Parsons made a short run. After some time a free kickwas awarded to the School. Though the kick was an extremelydifficult one Parsons succeeded in obtaining a very good goal.For the rest of the game the ball remained in our adversary's

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XXV. Parsons collared well, and Crawford made some goodkicks. And the School headed by Winch broke away andnearly scored. Time was then called and our adversaries werethus left victorious by 10 points to 3.

The game was throughout somewhat uninteresting, andthe result very disappointing.

Of our forwards, who were not so good as usual, Prichardwas the best. Parsons and Winch played well outside.

Teams.-School.-L. Partridge, back; 1. G. Winch, A. J.Crawford, M. H. D. Parsons, and C. W. \Vatney, three­quarters; A. Lee-Warner and Dammers, halves; W. O.Prichard, H. F. Metcalfe, C. Ford, E. A. Wilson, H. E.Stenning, C. T. Cheatle, H. E. Stanger-Leathes, and H. E.Shaw, forwards.

SCHOOL v. OLD SHIRBURNIANS.

This annual match was played on Saturday, Dec. 19th.The weather was fine, but the ground was very hard: in factat one time it was feared that the match would not come off.Dyke had got together a fairly good team, and if the forwardshad been anything like as good as the outsides the result mighthave been different.

The School three-quarter line was without the services ofPartridge and Crawford, but Watney and Pick ably made upfor their absence.

\Vinch won the toss and decided the little field end.N. Partridge kicked off and play settled down in our 25.Almost immediately Bryant receiving a pass from Dyke, ranstraight in, tl:.e efforts of the School outsides bemg feeble in theextreme \Vyatt-Smith converted. This was not exactly anencouraging start, but the School pulling themselves together,the O.S. were forced back, and Honnywill missing a pass,\Vatney put in a very fine dribble, which ended in Winchscoring, some way out. The kick failed. After restarting,the O.S., headed by Cunningham and Partridge severaltimes broke away, and took the game into our 25, butowing to a wild kick by W.A. McEnery our three-quartersgot the ball and Watney punted well to mid-field. Here, how­ever, Dyke started a round of passing and Stevens running verystrongly went straight through, scored between the posts, andthen converted. Directly after restarting Stevens again gotaway, and was only collared near our goal line, Winch howeverrelieved with a good kick. After several tight scrums, inwhich Hay, Prlchard and Cheatle did a lot of good work,Prichard got away from touch and after a fine run passed to

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Parsons, who scored between the posts. Winch converted.After the kick off there were several very tight scrums in mid­field, and Lee- Warner and Sapper repeatedly stopped rushesheaded by Gould, Partridge and Cunningham, who howeverwere not at all well backed up by the rest of the O.S. forwards.Just before half-time Sopper made a very fine run right into theO.S. 25, and was only stopped on reaching Ridout. After half­time the School still played up hard, and a grand rush headedby Prichard and Hay took the ball up to the O.S. goal line,where the School were awarded a free kick, which \Vinch tookand landed the ball into the cross bar, and Metcalfe followingup smartly caught the ball as it rebounded, and rushing overscored between the posts. \Vinch converted. Partridge re­started with a big kick and some very fine play by Cunninghamand Partridge kept the ball for some time in our 25, untilWinch relieved with a good punt, and \Vatney followed it upwith a really magnificent dribble, which only ended close to theO.S. goal line ; here Sapper p'lssed out to Winch, who made agood opening for Pick, which resulted in the latter scoring.\Vinch again converted. The School continued to press untilthe whistle went for time, and thus won by 3 goals and 1 tryto 2 goals.

For the O.S., Stevens, Bryant and \Vyatt-Smith were bestoutside, and Cunningham, Partridge and Gould did all thatthree men could do in the grovel, but the rest of the grovel con­sisted chiefly in "wingers."

The School when once they got together, after the first fewminutes, played up splendidly, all the three- quarters were good,but \Vinch and \Vatney were brilliant; Winch's running andpunting and \Vatney's dribbling being quite the features of thematch. Lee- \Varner and Sopper compared very favourablywith \Vyatt- Smith and Dyke, Sopper being very conspicuousin stopping rushes. Of the forwards, whom Hay led very welland Prichard was very good out of touch, while Cheatle andStenning did a lot of good work.

School.-F. w. Kemp, back; J. G. \Vinch (capt.), M. D.Parsons and C. \V. \Vatney, three- quarters; A. Lee -\Varnerand F. VV. Sapper, halves; G. \V. Hay, \V.O. Prichard, H. F.J\Ietcalfe, C. Ford, E. A. \Vilson, H. E. Stenning, C.T.Cheatleand H. E. Stanger-Leathes, forwards.

a.s.-c. A. S. Ridout, back; G. Partridge, J. E. Stevcns,G. \V. Honnywill, H. J. Bryant, three-quarters; A. \Vyatt­Smith and 0.1\1. Dyke, halves; J. D. Gould, J. F .Cunningham,N. Partridge, \V. A. Brennand, E. H. McEnery, C. Ransford,F. \Varren and \V. A. l\IcEnery, forwards.

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MUSICAL SOCIETY.

[!\IARcH,

On Monday evening, December 21st, Silvia was performedat the concert, not-as need hardly be said-for the first timeat Sherborne. But though its melodies are not new to theSchoolroom they have perhaps never been as well sung as theywere on this evening. There was a small professional orchestraof strings and the organ (though it is its custom to cypher atconcerts, nor did it forsake its custom) supplied the wind instru­ments with most delightful effect. The ancient BroadwoodGrand made its last public appearance and under the hands ofvVatney forgot its infirmities and was a real support to the restof the orchestra.

Silvia had the advantage of an Argument written .for theconcert by Mr. Parker. 'Ve can only hope that those whowere present read over this argument in their programmes: itbreathed the very spirit of our versatile old Conductor. Thefollowing quotation from its close may be given: 'Monthsafterwards-the wedding we are told was in the Spring, and thelast utterance of the Chorus is made in Autumn,-rnonthsafterwards the people are still bewailing the passing of Loveand Poetry from a world henceforth to be surrendered toMotor-Car Syndicates and South African Millionaires. Thepeople are wrong. vVhen all the tumult is over, the melancholyhautboy softly whispers a reminder that, although the Poet isno longer seen, his song is undying.'

1\1r. A. C. Broadbent was good enough again to sing thePoet's part and he asked Bullock if it was really necessary thatthey must part with the same graceful pathos with which he hadput the same question to Devitt, mi. many years before, In hisother ballads (the part is a leading one) he shewed in advanceboth in style and fullness of tone. The Society gives him its verybest thanks. Bullock also sang capitally the whole of his notinconsiderable part: perhaps he was best in the ballad' Theyfor unfeeling gold.'

The reinforced orchestra played after the conclusion ofSylvia, and many would have liked to hear the charming balletmusic from Schubert's Rosamond played again. But time waspressing with house-suppers of elongated programme to be gotthrough later and the Christmas Carol was cut out altogether.It would have come in not too well after the peculiar sentimentof Sylvia, and so the Conductor was wise in passing on at onceto the second School song 'Pull,' composed for a memorabletime-a time Opimlt1Jl casiblls-but fortunately far enough removed

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into the past to make the song possible without arousing pain­ful memories. The School roared sympathetically from thegallery the chorus of this song, thus placing the astonishedaudience between two fires. The song would have been encoredhad time permitted.

PROGRAMME.

"SILVIA."An Idyll by \VALTER RAYMOND, set to Music by

LOUIS N . PARKER.

SilviaSibylThe PoetThe Huntsman ...

(ARGUMENT).

PERSONS REPRESENTED.BULLOCK.

FALCONER, mi.MR. A. C. BROADBENT, O.S.

HAY.

1\1:Y love comes.Only love in all the world.

Ill.PART

PART I.A mighty realm is in the forest green.

There be flow'rs.Hark to the merry horn.

There is not a maid.My days are spent in longing.

Come, let me lead thee.

CHORUS ...DIALOGUE (Silvia and Sibyl).BALLAD (Sibyl) Tho' the trees have their gay riches spent.DIALOGUE (Sibyl and the Huntsman).BALLAD (The Poet)CHORUS

CHORUSBALLAD (Silvia)CHORUS OF HUNTSMENBALLAD (The Huntsman) ...BALLAD (The Poet)DUET (Silvia and the Poet) ...

PART 11.Spring hath grown to summer.

CHORUS Softer winds.BALLAD (Silvia) ... They for unfeeling gold.BALLAD (The Poet), \Ve have used each simple thing to bind us.DIALOGUE (Silvia and the Poet).INTERMEZZO.RUSTIC CHORUS Strew flow'rs where'er the bride shall tread.

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ELEGY (Sibyl and Chorus)FINAL CHORUS ...

Oh brooklet that once felt.Autumn leaves.

Orchestral pieces.a. .MELODIEb. BALLET- MUSIK AUS ROSAMUNDE

School Song-' Pull! 'MARCH AustriaCARMEN

Paderewski.

... Schubert.

J. R. &- L. N. P.Nowotny.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Instructor of the OrchestraAt the PianoOrganistConductor

CORPS NOTES.

Mr. C. Regan... Watney... Mr. B. G. Thorne.. . Mr. C. H. Hodgson.

The terminal Drill and Musketry Competitions were heldlast term on December 14th. Capt. E. K. Ridley was thejudge and the results were as follows :-

DRILL.Mrks.

Hodgson's (No. 1) Sergt. Metcalfe 98School House (No. 3) Sergt. Langhorne 97Wilson's and Blanch's (No. 2) CorpI. Prichard 88School House (No. 4) Sergt. Dean 85

MUSKETRY.School House (No. 3) Sergt. Langhorne 49Hodgson's (No. 1) Sergt. Metcalfe 48School House (No. 4) Sergt. Dean 45Wilson's and Blanch's (No. 2) Corpl Prichard 32

The following promotions have been made this term:­Corpl. Prichard to be Sergt.

Lce-CorpI. Partridge to be Corporal." Hext to be Corporal.

The numbers of the Corps stand now higher than theyhave been ever before, namely 100 including Officers; thevarious sections and their numbers are as follows.

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Section I (Hodgson's) Right Sub-section (Sergt. Metcalfe) 14(Hodgson's) Left Sub-section (Corpl. Cooper) 13

Section Il (Wilson's) Right Sub-section (Sergt. Prichard) 13(Blanch's & Wildman's) Left Sub-section (CorpI. Partridge) 17Section III (School House) (Sergt Langhorne) '" ... 19Section IV (School House) (Sergt. Dean) 20

Three Field days have been held this Term, the first twoon the high ground between Oborne and Milborne Wick, onFebruary 3rd and 13th, and the work to be done in each casewas very similar though the actual details of the engagementsvaried considerably.

The third Field day was on February 20th, in the Park,by Mr. Digby's kind invitation, and the Right and Left halfCompanies were commanded respectively by their senior Non­Corns. The ground for operations was the rather narrow striplying east of the Old Castle, bounded on the north byPinford Lane and on the south by the Lake. Sergt. Langhornehad taken up his position in defence of the Castle, and theRight H3.lf Company moved westwards from Pinford Bridge toattack him. The attackers found little cover to take advantageof, and owing to the narrowness of their possible front couldnothave succeeded in dislodging the School House from theknoll where their main body was posted, however these latterwere ordered to a new position which they held successfullyuntil the' Cease Fire,' when the Company fell in together andmarched to the Old Castle for refreshments.

We should like to express on behalf of the Corps ourgratitude to Col. Williams who has so kindly acted as umpireon several occasions, and contributed appreciably to the prob­ability of the manceuvres by his decisions, and to our tacticalinformation by his subsequent criticisms.

The Corps hope to go to th~ Public Schools Field Day atAldershot on March 25th.

We have received from Head-quarters for Drill purposes,a portion of the Lee- Metford rifles to which we are entitled,the alterations in the Bisley regulations will oblige us to buyMatch Rifles of the same pattern, though the question of whereto fire them with the full charge is still unsettled; Dymore isnot safe, indeed there are at the most only two ranges in theCounty where the full charge can be fired with safety; whateffect this will have on the Shooting of the VIII remains to beseen, but whatever may be the effect with us, will probably bethe effect on the majority of other School teams.

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SCHOOL NEWS.

The numbers on the School Roll this term show a furtherIncrease.

The Archbishop of Canterbury presided at the Governors'Meeting on February 3rd. He has no intention of resigning theChairmanship, which he has held now for 13 years.

Old members of the Musical Society will regret to hear ofthe death of the Rev. H. J. Poole, Rector of Stowell,-a regularsupporter of the School Orchestra for 20 years.

All the Fives Courts have been thoronghly restored andrepaired under Mr. Bickley's superintendence, owing to thegenerosity of the Headmaster.

The Rifle Corps number 100 members this Term; a largernumber in proportion than that of any other Public Schoolexcept Bradfield.

The organ in the Schoolroom has had two new stops sup­plied and new action inserted, at a cost of £150. OrganRecitals have been given at intervals.

At the Easter Concert this year the second part of Men­delssohn's Elijah will be performed. This was last given at theSchool on Easter Monday, 1884. Mr. R. J. St. John Ainsliehas kindly promised to sing the Elijah music.

The Games Committee has been constituted as follows:­L. Partridge (c) (Captain of Football), 1. G. Winch (I), A.Lee Warner (a) (Head of the School), W. O. Prichard (c)(Captain of Cricket), M. H. D. Parsons (a), A. J. Crawford (f)(Captain of the Gymnasium), H. E. Stanger-Leathes (b), andH. V. Temperley (d).

The Digby Prizes have been awarded as follows :---'ForModern Languages and History, H. V. Temperley (d); forMathematics and Science, W. A. Turner (b).

The Sixth Form Latin Prose Prize has been awarded toC. W. Mayo (a).

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Rev. Walker Weston gaveus an interesting lecture on Japan, accompanied by a mostbeautiful series of coloured slides, illustrative of the scenery andsocial life of the country.

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We append a calendar of forthcoming events :-" 16th, Mr. Regan's Professional Concert for School-

room Piano fund.,,24th, School Steeplechase." 25th, Public Schools' Field Day, Aldershot.,,27th, Point-to-Point Steeplechase.

April 3rd, School Mile." 6th, 7th, Athletic Sports." 9th, Confirmation in Chapel - 2 o'clock." 10th, Public Schools' Sports, Stamford Bridge." 13th, Drill and Musketry Competition.,,18th, Easterday." 19th, Concert.

The following left last Term :-Of the VI., R. L. Warren (1);S. H. Gordon (a); W. H. Smyth la); of the XV., G.W. Hay (a).

C. W. Watney (a) has been presented with his 2nd XV. colours.

HOUSE MATCHES.SENIORs.-1st Round.

'Wilson's beat Blanch's (11 goals and 3 tries (64 points) to nil.)Hodgson's beat Wildman's and Day Boys (7 goals and 3 tries

(44 points) to a penalty goal and a try-6 points.2nd Rouud.

Hodgson's beat \Vilson's, 1 try (3 points) to nil.\Vildman's and Day Boys beat Blanch's, 3 goals and 5 tries

(30 points) to nil.Filial.

Three Cock Houses (Hodgson's, \Vilson's, \Vildman's andDay- boys) beat the School House, 1 goal and 1 try (8points) to nil.

JUNIORs.-lst Rou1ld.'Wilson's beat \Vildman's and Day Boys, 6 goals and 4 tries

(42 points) to nil.Hodgson's beat Blanch's, 3 goals and 5 tries (30 points) to nil.

2nd Ro/md.Hodgson's beat \Vilson's (a goal and 2 tries to nil).

Filial.The Schoolhouse beat the two Cock Houses (Hodgson's and

\Vilson's), 1 goal to 1 try (5 points to 3).

[A full account of all the above Matches will appear in ournext issue.]

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O. S. CHRONICLE.

H. C. Bryant, B.A. (Hodgson's), E. D. Swanwick, B.A.(Hodgson's), M. Eccles (Wildman's), passed Solicitors' final inJanuary.

A. J. Barry, B.A. (Wilson's), and T. C. Rogerson, B.A.(\Vildman's), were called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, onJanuary 26th.

Connaught Rangers.-Sub-Lieut. A. J. B. Church (Wild­man's) to be Lieutenant.

Berkshire Regiment.-2nd Lieut. P. Lonsdale (Blanch's)to be Lieutenant.

Mr. Evan Cotton, Barrister-at-Law and Advocate of theCalcutta High Court, eldest son of Mr. H. J. S. Cotton, C.S.I.,Chief Commissioner of Assam, was married on the 19th ofNovember, at St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, to Miss MyraNora Beatrice Grimley, daughter of the Hon. 'vV. H. Grimley,of the Bengal Board of Revenue. The reception after­wards was held at the residence of the bride's father in Chow­ringhee and was largely attended. At the breakfast the Lieut.­Governor proposed the health of the happy pair, who after­wards left for Barrackpore, where a house was placed at theirdisposal by H. E. the Viceroy.

It may interest our readers to know that Mr. H. E. A.Cotton was editor of the Shirbztrlzian 1886 -7, and was the first tohegin the O.S. Chronicle.

The following have been rowing :-For Trinity HaIl 2ndboat, Cambridge, P. H. Devitt (a): for Queen's CoIl. LentBoat, A. C. TemperIey (a).

Oxford-For University CoIl., J. C. Radcliffe (c).

The following have been playing football :-For SomersetCounty, L. C. Powys (d): for Blackheath, C. Dixon (a); for'vVorcester CoIl., Oxford, C. Ransford (a), C. Martin (b); forExeter Coll.,A. Wyatt-Smith (c),G. Partridge (c),J.E.Stevens (c).

Cambridge-For King's CoiL, E. \V. P. TemperIey (a);for Queen's CoIL, A. C. Temperley (a); for Emmanuel CoIL,H. G. K. Young (a).

For Middlesex Hospital, \V. A. McEnery (d); for Guy'sHospital, P. D. Hunter, M. D. Wood (d); for Thomas', J. F.Cunningham (I); for S. Bartholomew's, C. A. S. Ridout (d).

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The following have been distinguishing themselves In

Athletics :-Oxford-Exeter-J. E. Stevens Cc) first in throwing the

hammer and putting the weights; A. Wyatt-Smith Cc) first inthe high jump and long jump.

Cambridge-Trin.-hall.--P. H. Devitt Ca) 2nd in thehigh jump.

A Match was play'ed at Kensington during the holidaysbetween Old Shirburnians and Old Paulines, which ended inthe victory of the former by 1 goal to nil.

Mr. C. H. Salisbury, O.S., has resigned his mastership atFelsted, with the intention of going into the Navy.

I t may be interesting to some of our readers to learn that theeditor of the new Public Schools' paper" Play" is Mr. G. H.Gladstone, an old Shirburnian.

In the December number of this publication we noticearticles from the following persons connected with the School:A poem entitled" Aurea Aetas," by Mr. James Rhoades, andan article on " Sherborne School," by Mr. \Vildman.

In the prospectus of February they announce that articleswill be furnished by Sir Lewis Morris, O.S., and Mr. R.St. John Ainslie, O.S., while Mr. Louis N. Parker, so wellknown to all Shirburnians, also intends to write.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Dear Sir;Might I suggest that Incandescent Light should be introduced in the

Chapel. I believe the cost of it is very moderate. and would weIl repaythe outlay.

Yours truly.LUX.

Dear Sir,Could not some members of the School be induced to contribute some­

thing to the Shirburniall? I believe that at most schools they positively haveto reject matter for want of space. \Vith us it is the reverse.

Yours,EPISTOLARIUS.

20 The Sltirburnian. [MARCH,

Dear Mr. Editor,Surely such a noble and ancient game of Fives should not be debased by

persons who play in their ordinary clothes. Could not a rule be laid downthat no boy should play Fives without changing? One would not think ofplaying Football or Cricket without changing, why then Fives? There is at

present only one House in this School where that rule is always observed.

It cannot be healthy to play Fives without changing, as it is one of the hardestgames that there are, nor too does it look well when visitors see the courts,

for surely they must think what a slack set of small chaps this school has.Hoping to see this new rule enforced as soon as possible.

I remain,

Yours truly.'CLEANLINESS'

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

•LUX.'-Your suggestion is good, as it would thus reduce the extreme heatwhich is so oppressive to some of us on Sunday evenings.

EPISTOLARIUS.-\Ve quite agree with you in your suggestion. Manypeople here consider it an enormity to send in a contribution. We shouldbe glad to see a change in this. Perhaps you would furnish us with anarticle, as you seem so anxious about it.

'CLEANLINESS.'-\Ve might suggest to this correspondent that he shouldpay more attention to grammar. Also we might call his attention to theNotices to Correspondents at the back of this, or any other number ofthe Shirburnian. Contributors are there requested to write legibly andonly on one side of the paper, and these two rules he seems to havetransgressed. As to his statement that one House has made it a rulenever to play without changing, we may remark that we ourselves haveseen members of every House in the School playing unchangedothis term.However, his suggestion is a sensible one, and it will be well if ourreaders follow it.

The Editor acknowledges with thanks the receipt of thefoliowing contemporaries :-Barrovial1, Cartlzusian, Colonial Call.M ag., Conig, Devonian, Elizabetlzan, Felstediall, Lancing Call. M ag.,M albul'1lian.

Ca) School House; (b) Blanch's; (c) Wilson's; Cd)vVildman's; (I) Hodgson's.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

All Business Communications with regard to the Shirbllr1zian

should be made to the Publisher, Mr. F. Be1Z1/Ctt, The Parade,

Sherborne, to whom alone Subscriptions should :be Sellt.

CONTENTS.

JOH~ MASON NEALE

OBITUARY •

GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY

TRANSLATION OF MILTON'S ITALIAN SONNET

FOOTBALL -

MUSICAL SOCIETY -

CORPS NOTES

SCHOOL NEWS

HOUSE MATCHES -

O.S. CHRONICLE -

CORRESPONDENCE -

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

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The Annual Subscription is 3/3 including postage. TheShirburnian is published six times in the year, twice eachterm.

Subscribers changing their addresses are requestedtocom­municate at once with the PUBLISHER, as otherwise theShirburnian cannot possibly be forwarded to them. This appliesespecially to subscribers entering or leaving the Universities.

No anonymous contribution will be accepted, but the fullname must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, which will not beopened if the article be rejected.

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