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SHIRBURNIAN.SECOND SERIES .

.. A.trivial Grammar School text, but yet worthy a wise

man's consideration "-BtUon's Essa) ?n Boldness.

NOVEMBER, 1918.

Sberborne:PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY F. BENNETT & CO., LTD.•

THE PARADE.

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EditorialAll Saints' DaySchool News ...O.T.C.To my Fair One in AutumnA Letter from Palestine...O.S. NewsObituaryKUled in ActionWar Honours ...\Var Memorial...Lantern LectureFivesRecent Donations to the MuseumDonations to the LibraryCricketFootballNovember IIth-12thContemporariesHouses

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June, 1913; July, 191+.

THE

SHIRBURNIAN.

No. CCCXIV. NOVE1\IBER, 1918.

EDITORIAL.

VOL. XXIX.

THE School is very fUll.this y:ar, the numbers, inclu~ingthe Preparatory, bemg 304. Mr. Hornsby-Wnght

has taken a few boys into his house until room can befound for them in Mr. Carey's house.

All who knew him will be deeply grieved to learn thatMr. J. J. CroBs has died at his home within the last fewdays. The number of casualties suffered by O.SS. sinceAugust have been most heavy.

Another V.C. has fallen to an O.S., namely to MajorBamford, D.S.O., RM.L.I., for his services on the mole atZeebruge. The official account of the award appears ell:5e­where in this number.

Some of the early farming parties were stricken wi thinfluenza, and in consequence had to be broken up. The

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remainder, however, produced their tasks to the satisfac­tion of themselves, and, more important, of their employers.The thanks of all who formed these parties is due to the

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several masters who kindly undertook the management ofthe groups. A detailed description such as we should like

- to give is unfortunately out of the question.

ALL SAINTS' DAY, 1918.[From The Observer.]

Now let this pcean from our lips be sped-, Laud and thanksgiving unto God most high

For the immortal armies of the dead! 'Robed in renown and wreathed with victoryGrief and regret no more can come them nigh,

N or their past errors be remembered,Rapt from earth's darkness and the hate of hell,\Vithin the light and love of heaven to dwell.

Forgive, 0 Lord, if e'er with halting mindFaithless we feared the issue of the fight­

Feared lest the desecrators of mankindShould win their will and triumph o'er the right,By force and treachery mounting to the height

Of their own arrogance: 0 fools and blind!Heedless that Thou, for all their mad endeavour,Above the water-clouds art King for ever.

Next for the hero-host, boy, man or maid,Cavell and Cornwall, Fryatt and his peers,

Dauntless in duty, nor of death afraid-So shone the Christ in them out-dazzling fears­Though scarce can we control our human tears

That such high sacrifice must needs be paidFor the unnumbered names new-writ in heavenGlory and honour to Thine own be given!

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And last we thank Thee, Father, Love Divine,Albeit for a brief hour their loss we rue;

That when the Day-Star on our eyes shall shine,And all seems wQnderful and strange and new,These will be there to bid us welcome, too,

That none for loneliness of soul may pine­Loosed from time-limits, free from earth-restraints,They all, and we all, called to be saints.

JAMES RHOADES.

SCHOOL NEWS.

The following have left:-R. F. \V. Leonard (a) VIth Form; School Prefect; Head

of the School; Head of School House;1st XV (1917-18); 1st XI (1917-18,Captain 1918); Trebles; Senior Class­leader; formerly Editor of The Shir­bumian; Cadet Officer in a.T.C.

A.]. L. Hughes (j) ... VIth Form; Trebles.

G. 1. B. Gowring (c)... VIth Form; Scholar; L.-Corpl. In

a.T.C.K. M. Davie (b)

G. H. Oldham (d)

]. Howard-Smith (c). ..

L. M. Maybury (d) .

R. L. A. Harris (j) .

Lower VIth Form: School Prefect;Head of Mr. Carey's House; Class­leader with badge; XXX Blazer;Sergt. in O.T.e.Lower VIth Form; L.-Corpl. ina:r.e.Lower VIth Form; 1st XI (1917-18);2nd XV (1917-18); Class-leader withbadge; CorpI. in O.T.e.

Lower VIth Form.Lower VIth Form; School Prefect;Head ot Mr. King's House; 2nd XV(1916-17-18); Class-leader with badge;Editor of The ShirbuY11ian; Sergt.in a.T.e.

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L.-CorpI. in a.T.e.

Lower VIth Form; XXX Blazer;Class-leader with badge; Sergt. ina.T.e.L.-CorpI. in a.T.C.CorpI. in a.T.C.1st XV (1917-18); 1st XI (2nd XIColours-1917-18); Class-leader withbadge; L.-Corpl. in a.T.e.

R. P. Cortesi {j)H. G. L. Wickham (a)R. L. L. Ingpen (c) ...

N. E. H. Westall {j) ..E. C. Howse (d)L. L. de Pinto (d)E. R. Whitford (c) ... L.-CorpI. in a.T.C.R. Duckworth (a) XXX Blazer; L.-CorpI. in a.T.C.J. F. P. Evans ma. (b)C. e. B. Dicker ma. (c) 2nd XI (1918); XXX Blazer.B. A. Bonnard (c)C.de V. Nowell-Usticke (g)H. R. Holden mi. (a)L. R. Einns (j)

S. N. Bax (c)

The following are School Prefects :-R. J. L. Kingsford (a) e. G. Watney (a)A. G. Archer (a) e. T. J. Adamson (a)R. F. H. Allenby (a) H. R. Rix {j)L. A. Northcroft (c) H. B. Stallard (g)V. C. Eaddeley (d) A. P. Wayte (c)

Promotions to Sixth Form:­H. N. de VilliersH. D. HarperE. J. Palairet

T. F. GrimsdaleP. B. JamesF. M. Drake

Promotions to Lower Sixth Form:-a. N. T. Bax A. T. B. DicksonL. H. Clark D. P. KennedyL. H. Cradock-\Vatson \V. G. R. ~'Iorris

G. V. D. Rybot H. R. RixC. T. J. Adamson A. MawR. W. e. Baker-Beall D. MaconochieF. C. Bryant A. G. WyattJ. L. P. Paine R. A. M. TweedyJ. S. Boys-Smith H. B. StallardW. H. Coleman E. E. Macpherson

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Scholars elected July, 1918:­H. P. Anstey

(Baker Scholarship)P. G. Bryan-DauntR. C. Wood

Winner of the Leweston Prize for Classics :­R. F. H. Allenby

Winner of the School Greek Verse Prize:­R. J. L. Kingsford.

\Vinner of King's Medal for Classics:-R. J. L. Kingsford.

The Medal of the Royal Humane Society has been presentedto A. T. B. Dickson.

The Senior Cricket was won by School House A.

The Bowling Belt was won by A. G. Archer (a).

The Batting Cup was won by J. Howard-Smith (c).The Fielding Cup was won by R. J. L. Kingsford (a).

The Fielding Competitions were won by :-Senior Carey'sJunior School House A

The following have been presented with their 1st XV colours:-J. M. Taylor H. B. Moorhead1. H. A. King

The following with their 2nd XV colours:-C. F. C. Carr-Ellison S. G. \VoolmerA. T. B. Dickson G. M. Pitts-TuckerH. J. L. Kitchen R. A. M. Tweedy

The following with their Colts' badges:-Bennett HainesBastin GriffinLewis mi. FraserDawnay

The XXX game was played on Monday, November 11th.

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a.T.e.

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PJatoon-Sergt. Kingsford

CorpI. NorthcroftRixArcher

" AlexanderKingAdamson

To be Sergeants

The following promotions were announced at the beginningof the term :-

To be Cadet Officer

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To be Corporals L.-Corpl. Fletcher ma." AlIenby

Burn-Murdoch\Vyatt-Smith

" Taylor ma." Lewis ma.

WayteGrayStallard

To be Lance-Corporals ... Pte. Dickson mi.

"Dixon ma.

"de Villiers

" Maconochie

"Bernard-Smith

" Moorhead

"TweedyDavies ma.

" Grimsdale

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"BerkeleyClark

"Ellis ma.

" Favell ma.

Ta be Temp. L.-Carporals Pte. Vaughan-Morgan

"PinckneyTaylor mi.

The Shirburnian

TO MY FAIR ONE IN AUTUMN.

There blows the Autumn, Fairest,Scattering its tinted leaves,

vVhile the storm makes a sport of the hours,And the lean trees bereaves.

Painting the path of the Summer,Spangling the waving grasses,\Vind-borne the Autumn passes,

And its wild garlands weaves.

We will be Autumn's children­You with your burnished hair

Afloat on the Autumn wildnessLike the bronzed leaves in the air­

Breathless with pranksome Autumn,Flushed with the touch of the breeze,Wind-swayed as the tallest trees-

On the Hills, you and I, my Fair!c.

A LETTER FROM PALESTINE.

Dear Mr. Editor,I t is not often that The Shirburnian fails to reach me, and

as usual it is a great source of pleasure, but what has struck mefor some time past, is the lack of letters from O.SS., who mustbe, numbers of them, fighting and wandering in the utmost partsof the world.

Feeling guilty myself, I will do my best to give you someidea of Jordan and the Plain of the Dead Sea. My camp ispitched high up on a precipitous cliff, overlooking the valley,and at sunrise I get one of the most marvelous views in theworld. At dawn the valley, 1500 feet below, is shrouded in aheavy mist, a veritable place of death, but presently the suncomes up over the mountains of Moab, disperses the mists, andlights up the whole of this extraordinary region. First of all,the great barrier, formed by the mountains of Moab and Gilead,stands boldly out, and looking green and blue in the distance,

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an absolute wilderness, a land of goat tracks, most difficult tofight over, as we know too well.

Half way across the great level Plain, the long narrow courseof the Jordan is clearly defined, running due north and south, bythe green tropical growth on either bank. To the N.E., Jerichogl~ams white in the morning sun and looks what it is certainlynot, a delightful little town. To the south, the Dead Sea, a'unique lake in the midst of a most awful desolation, 1,300 feetbelow sea level, suddenly appears, still wrapt in mists anduncanny vapours, but looking blue and cool, a veritable sea ofmystery. Such is the valley at dawn, at sunrise not at all abad place, presenting a view that travellers before the war paidanything to see.

Wait a bit and look at it a few hours later and you willunderstand why I have named it 'Hell's Kitchen.' There ismuch movement in the valley, mounted troops and transportsare moving in all directions, the roads are covered knee-deep inwhite chalky dust, the glorious view is blotted out, and in itsplace a maelstrom of dust, flies, and heat reigns supreme.People from the G.H.Q. and other sylvan retreats come downinto the valley in comfortable touring cars just for the day, andalways go away with the idea that we greatly exaggerate thediscomforts of our valley. Really to know the Plain of theDead Cities you must live there day and night for weeks onend, then you will understand what the heat, flies, dust anddreadful depression mean.

I have bathed in the Dead Sea and Jordan and fished in manybeautiful, clear mountain streams, one of which runs underQuaruntal, the traditional mountain of our Lord's temptation. Abathe in the Dead Sea is an extraordinary experience. The Seais just a vast lake, about 12 miles broad by 50 long, locked inby precipitous cliffs on all sides except the North, where theJordan enters it. It is quite warm (would suit' On the Brink ,)and so full of salt that if you dive into it you hurt your headand blind your eyes for some time, so you walk in and rapidlyget into deep water. You immediately tingle all over, but it isnot at all an unpleasant sensation. Your first efforts to swimare laughable, because your feet and legs will not stay underwater. It is simply impossible to sink. You can lie on it withyou arms folded behind your head as though in bed; you cansit on it, and stand upright in deep water and not sink below

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your shoulders. I honestly. have walked on it! After yoursalt bath it is best to go on to the Jordan to wash the salt off,otherwise you may get some skin trouble.

The Jordan is a narrow, deep, muddy river, thirty to fortyyards wide and in places fifteen feet deep. The current is tre­mendous, and bathing is not too safe. \Ve used to dive off thecliff thirty feet or so above the water, and with a mighty strugglemake the far bank a hundred yards further down. Its banksare clothed in luxuriant tropical growth. Tamarisk predominateswith here and there masses of oleander, very beautiful withtheir rose pink flowers. Any number of wild animals live inthe jungle. I have seen boars and wild cat, gazelle and hare.Birds there are by the thousands, many unknown to me. Ihave heard the nightingale, and seen the blue kingfisher, hum­ming bird, bulbul, hoopoe, and any number of warblers and fly­catchers. The river is full of fish, some with scales and somewithout, most of them muddy and chiefly bones.

Leaving the Jordan and recrossing the Plain, you pass throughJericho. This is merely a mud village with Mosque and smallhotel, built some way from the site of Ancient Jericho ofJoshua's day. Nothing of the once mighty city, capital ofCanaan, remains, not even a palm tree, but Elisha's fountainstill waters many thousands of men and horses. Gone are thebeautiful groves, in which Mark Antony and Cleopatra mayhave wandered. Gone too are the great palaces of Herod theGreat.

Probably you, Mr. Editor and your readers, have heardenough of the wanderings of a wandering soldier, but I must tellyou of a sportsman's paradise I found tucked away below theold Roman road. It appealed to me at once, and may interestany young sportsman who can set a snare or tickle a trout. Fardown below the road after following a goat track, I found abeautiful, clear mountain stream running between great cliffsforming a narrow gorge. In this brook I saw thousands of fish,but, alas, rods and fishing tackle are not to be found in JordanValley. That evening I managed to tickle a few, and wentback to camp intending to ret:::rn on the morrow. Those fishwe ate for dinner that night, and were as good as the best troutI have ever tasted. The same shape, same habit, all silverwithout spots.

·With the aid of a kindly sapper I turned needles into roughhooks, a strand of wire from signalling cable took the place of

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gut, strong thread from my housewife made my line, and a reedmy rod. Paste iOtrengthened with cotton wool I found a deadlybait. Three dozen fish weighing about half a pound a piecewas my best evening's sport. Partridge, a red-legged Indianvariety, larger than grouse, are very plentiful all over the hillssloping down to the valley. vVe had a closed season untilAugust 1st, and since then I have shot 65 brace. One has toshoot for the pot, for cartridges cost about 1/- each, and arealmost impossible to get.

Rambling about like this, taking an interest in the countryand animal life, odd days shooting and fishing, goes a long wayto make life bearable even in 'Hell's Kitchen.'

Yours sincerely,Lieut.-Col. Partridge, ' ONE OF THE OLD BIRDS.'

(Wilson's, '92-'97,)Headquarters,

Desert Mounted Corps, E.E.F.September 27th, 1918.

O.S. NEWS.

MARRIAGES.

Dolt[!,las~Duff. On the 22nd October, at the Church of St.John Baptist, Broadstone, by the Rev. Justyn L. Douglas, ofAll Saints, Ryde, Kenneth J ustyn, third son of the late J ustynGeorge Durham Douglas, M.D., of Bournemouth, and Mrs.Douglas, of Broadstone, Dorset, to Josephine Carey, fifthdaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Duff, of Ayr, Scotland.

Williams-Ricltes. By licence, April 11th, at St. Mary-le­Strand, London, Reginald Welsby, Lieutenant, East SurreyRegiment, elder S9n of \V. \Velsby Williams, Esq., Farnham,Surrey, to Lesley Violet, third daughter of Mr. Carlton H.Riches, of Dumfries Place. Cardiff.

Capt. H. V. Puckridge, R.A.F., who it was feared was killed,has now been heard of by his father as a prisoner in Germanhands.

2nd Lieut. R. A. Yates, R.A.F., who was also reportedmissing, is a prisoner, apparently unwounded, although sufferingfrom Flanders' grippe.'

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J. J. CROSS. All ;who were masters or boys atSherborne between Christmas, 1914, and Midsum­mer, 1917, will hear with a feeling of regretfulmemory of the death of Mr.' J. J. Cross at his homeat Bath after an illness of some duration.Mr. Crosshad for some time retired from work when the warbroke out, though he had given temporary help atGresham's School, Holt. He came to Sherborne asa suhstitute for one of the masters who went to thewar, and was here for the better part of eight terms.His absolute sincerity, manliness, cheerfulness, andhumour endeared him to old and young alike. Hehad been a keen cricketer and still was a keen sports­man with gun and rod. He was apt somewhat toovertax his strength in his love of outdoor exercise,and after a severe illness he was obliged to our greatregret to give up his mastership before last winter.He kept up a correspondence with friends here untilhis final illness, and evidently looked back upon hislife here with affection and with regret for the activework in which he could no longer share.

SIR FREDERICK R013ERT UPCOTT, K.C.V.O.,C.S.I., formerly chairman of the Indian RailwayBoard, died after prolonged illness at St. James'Court, W., on October 15th, aged 71 years. Of aDevonshire family he came to Sherborne in 1863.In the single year that he was here he became amember of the Sixth Form and First Eleven.

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Five of his brothers and two cousins were alsoeducated at Sherborne, all of the family having beenin the School House. In 1864 he went up toKing's College, London. Later he went out toIndia as a ' Stanley' engineer almost exactly half acentury ago: For seven years he was engaged onthe survey and construction of the Indus Valleyline. Later he won official commendation for rail­way service in the Afghan War, and for his part inthe building of the Victoria Bridge over the ]helumand in the construction of the Sind-Sagar line.After serving from 1893 to 1896 as consulting rail­way engineer in Madras he went to headquarters asDirector-General of Railways and afterwards asRailway Secretary in the Public 'vVorks Depart­ment. He came home in 1901, on appointment asGovernment Director of Indian Railways, but re- .turned in 1905 to serve for three years as chairmanof the newly-constituted Railway Board. His variedexperience and expert knowledge were importantin working out the great experiment whereby LordCurzon brought about the transformation of railwayadministration in the country. Sir Frederick, whoreceived the K.c.v.a. during the Indian tour of theKing and Queen, as Prince and Princess of Wales,left to his successor a field of work largely clearedof the obstacles by which his own efforts had beenimpeded. After retiring he became Chairman of theEast Indian and Assam Bengal Companies, and hewas a member of the Royal Commission on Rail­ways appointed in 1913. Sir Frederick, who wasan elder brother of the Headmaster of Christ'sHospital, married in 1878 ]essie, daughter ofthe late Mr. Harold Turner, and their only child

.is a medical man.

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VYe have received news of the death of the fol-lowing during the past three months :-

Lieut. Everard Lindesay Brine (a).Capt. O. F. C. Carr-Ellison (b).Lieut. W. L. Dandridge (d).2nd Lieut. D. G. Eagar Cc).2nd Lieut. J. Folliott (c).2nd Lieut. S. V. Grierson (j).Capt. R. E. Hodgson Ca).2nd Lieut. E. W. King (a).2nd Lieut. T. R. A. May Ca).Capt. T. P. Muspratt, M.C. (a).Lieut. C. Penruddocke (c).2nd Lieut. L. Reeves (a).Major R. B. Slade (d).2nd Lieut. C. W. T. Trask (a).Capt. H. T. Vizard, M.C. (b).2nd Lieut. A. A. J. Warner (c).

LIEUT. EVERARD LINDESAY BRINE, who diedof enteric on September 24th, was the younger sonof the late Admiral Lindesay Brine and Mrs. Brine,of 48 Fitz George Avenue, Kensington. He cameto Sherborne (School House) in 1905. He was inthe Sixth Form and won the Classics Medal and th'eLeweston. In 1909 he won the Sherborne and theHuish Exhibitions, and went up to Christ Church,Oxford. He was a member of the Oxford UnionChess Club, and played in the annual Inter­University Match held in London on March 25th,

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1912. He took his B.A. degree in July, 1914-, wasgiven a commission in the Hampshire Regiment,and was sent out in December, 1915, to Mesopotamia,taking part in the attempted relief of Kut. He wasinvalided home the following summer, but in July,1917, he was again ordered to the East. He was27 years of age.

LIEUT. OSWALD FENWICKE CLENNELL CARR­ELLlSON, Northumberland Fusiliers, killed in actionon October 4th, aged 23, was the second son of Mrs.John Ralph Carr-Ellison, of Allerburn, Alnwick, andfifth son of the late John Ralph Carr-Ellison, ofDunston Hill, Durham, and Hedgeley, Northumber­land. He was educated at Canon r.Ioore's School,Lea Bank, Alnmouth, and at Sherborne School,where he was in Mr. Carey's house, and left thereto join the Special Reserve Battalion in October,1914-. He was gazetted lieutenant in the SpecialReserve on June 19th, 1915, and left for France onJuly 24th, 1915. Afterwards he served with theSalonika Force until July, 1918. The Order of thevVhite Eagle (5th Class) was conferred upon him bythe King of Serbia in recognition of his gallantry inleading his company in September, 1916. I-le wasacting captain from September, 1916, to April, 1917.He was a keen football player, obtaining' his firstXV colours, and also a fine athlete, winning the highjump and hurdles (17* secs.) at Sherborne. Hiscolonel writes :-' He had been with me for overthree years, with only a short break, and I had gotto know him so well. He was killed on the eveningof October 4th while commanding his company.That morning he had already taken part in an attackon a certain village, which was not taken at the time.The attack was renewed in the evening, and, thanks

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Ito the leading of your son and other officers of theregiment, was completely successful ... Your son'sleading and coolness, and the splendid example heset his men, were especially noticed. The divisionalcommander himself spoke to me about the splendidwork of these two companies. . .. He was one ofthe most conscientious men I have known, and wasloved by his men.'

2ND LIEUT. D. G. EAGAR, R.F.A., was killed bya sniper while acting as F.G.G. to his Battery inFrance on September 28th, 1918. He came toSherborne (The Green) in September, 1912, havingwon a Scholarship in the previous July; he left inJuly, 1917, in the Upper Sixth, a School Prefect andHead of his House. Until the war broke out andthe necessity arose Denis Eagar had no thought offollowing his three elder brothers in a militarycareer, his artistic temperament and musical abilityhad far other aims in life. He had always hoped tobe ordained, and his simple life and singular sweet­ness of character ,vould seem to have marked himout for the gentler duties of a clerical life. Hisquiet influence and the memory of his unselfish lifehere at Sherborne will not fail of their effect onthose who knew him best.

2ND LIEUT. J. FOLLIOTT came to Sherborne(Dunkin's) in May, 1912, and left in July, 1916, forR.M.C., Sandhurst. He passed out of Sandhurst inDecember, 1917, and was commissioned to theDurham L.I. He was killed in France on Septem­ber 19th, 1918, wheil leading two platoons of hisHegiment to the attack ·The following is an extract

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Ifrom a letter written by his "colonel :-' We havelost one of the most popular officers in the Battalion,one who was beloved by all his men. . .. He is avery great loss to liS all, both as a· very capableofficer and a very charming friend.'

STANLEY VIRTUE GRIERSON (King's, 1912-17)was killed instantaneously on the \Vestern Front onthe morning of August 31st either by machine gunor sniper. He had his Ist XV colours at Sherborneand was head of Abbeylands for the two terms pre­ceding his departure from School. He obtained acommission in the Seaforth Highlanders, and fellgreatly regretted by his brother officers both as avaluable officer and a comrade of unfailing cheerful­ness and geniality.

RICHARD EVELEIGH HODGSON. The followingis an extract from the Headmaster's sermon on thefirst Sunday of the term :-' Even on the very eveof our term fell the shadow of a loss of peculiarpoignancy for all to whom Sherborne School is homeas well as school. Richard Hodgson, who was Headof the School and Captain of the XI was killed inaction over the German trenches. The son of onewho has long been second to none in the affectionsof many generations of Shirburnians, and betrothedto the sister of a schoolfellow, also on active service,who with her parents is intimate with many of ushere,-his death arouses in us both the sense of lossand regret-Tam cari capitis l-ancI a special degreeof sympathy with those to whom the loss is somuch nearer. Like so many others in this war, hehas indeed given his life for honour and duty, for

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his country and the cause,-the more so since waritself had no glamour for his gentle and sensitivetemperament.' .

2ND LIEUT. EDWARD WESTCOTT KING, R.F.A.,who died of wounds on October 20th, was the eldestson of the Rev. E. G. King, D.D., rector of Gayton,Northampton, grandson of the late Bishop Westcottof Durham, and nephew of the late ArchdeaconWestcott, sometime Headmaster of Sherborne.Born in 1880, he was educated at Mr. Goodchild'sSchool at Cambridge and came to the School Housein 1893. He was in the XV for three years and inthe XI for two; he also represented Sherborne atthe Public Schools boxing contests. He left in 1899to go to 51. Thomas' Hospital to study medicine, buton the outbreak of the Boer war he at once joinedthe Dorset Yeomanry, though under miiitary age,and went to South Africa. A year later he receiveda commission in the Westmoreland and CumberlandYeomanry. After peace was declared he returnedto England and went out to Ceylon to plant tea, andfrom thence to the F.M.S., where he obtained animportant post as manager of rubber estates atKuala Lumpur. \Vhile there he served as a volun­teer in the M.S.V.K., and received a commission.When the present war broke out he wished to returnhome and fight, but was refused permission. Thisdifficulty was at last overcome, and he returned toEngland in August, 1917, was trained as a cadet at\\!eedon for the R.F.A., went to France last April,and was seriously wounded on October 19th, anddied the following day. He married in November,1909, Edith, eldest daughter of the late A. G.Boulton, and of Mrs. Boulton, of Oakwood Court,Kensington, and leaves a widow and two daughters.

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--!Ii-..-- --'.-L2ND LIEUT. THOMAS RADCLIFFE ARCHER MAY,

R.A.F., aged 19, came to the School House in 1913.He left in 1917, a House Prefect, a member of theLower Sixth and of the 2nd XV, and a sergeant inthe Corps. He entered the R.N.A.S. and wasgranted a first-class pilot's certificate last July. Hewas sent to the front on August 7th, and was re­ported killed two days later. T. R. A. May was theyounger and only surviving son of the Rev. F.Granville and Mrs. J\Iay of Cardynham, Bodmin,his elder brother, 2nd Lieut. Paul Archer May,Devon Regiment, aged 19, having been killed inaction last year.

CAPT. TERm'iCE PETTY MUSPRATT, M.C.,\Vorcestershire Regiment, who is now reported tohave died of wounds on or shortly after May 30th,was 22 years of age, and the second son of Dr. C.D. Muspratt, of Bournemouth. He was educatedfirst at Cranemoor, Highcliffe-on-Sea, and afterwardsat Sherborne School, from which he passed intoSandhurst in the summer of 1913, obtaining a prizecadetship. He played football for his House (theSchool House), and was a keen member of thea.T.C. In August, 1914, he was gazetted, andjoined his regiment on September 1st, proceeding tothe front within a week. He was slightly woundedin the first battle of the Aisne, and returned toEngland for a few weeks. The winter of 1914 hespent in the Ypres salient. In the battle of Hooge,in June, 1915, he took over command of hiscolllpany,holding the rank of c~ptain from that time onwards.In April, 1916, he was wounded a second time, andwas awarded the M.C., the Gazette notice statingthat, 'though badly wounded, he refused to leavehis post. He showed great determination, and

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carried on his duty for four hours.' He had the 1914­star, and was mentioned in dispatches in july, 1916.His C.O. writes :-' He was a splendid officer, inwhom I had the completest confidence, and I shallalways retain the happiest memories of him. Inever met anyone who was not fond of him.....He never swerved from the highest ideal of his duty.'

His younger brother, Lieut. K. K. Muspratt, M.C.,was killed in a flying accident in Suffolk in Marchof this year, whilst his elder brother, Capt. C. K.Muspratt, is in the thick of the fighting in the East.All three brothers were in the School House for aperiod ranging from 1906-16.

LIEUT. CHARLES PENRUDDOCKE, WiltshireRegiment, killed on October 4th, was the eldest sonof'Mr. and Mrs. Penrudc1ocke, of Campton Park,Salisbury. He had relinquished his commission afew months before the war, but immediately on theoutbreak he rejoined, and was posted to a battalionof the Wiltshire Regiment, with which he remaineduntil his death. He had spent three winters on theSalonika front, where he was wounded in Novemberlast year, proceeding to another front in the summerof this year with his battalion. He was 25 years ofage, and was educated at Clifton and Sherborne,where he proved himself a good athlete as a runnerand also gained his house colours. His Colonelwrites :-' I need hardly say how much I feel hisloss, as he'was one of the best and bravest feIlowsI know. He was doing extraordinarily good workat the time, and was invaluable to me and thebrigade. The battalion have lost a very goodfriend." Of his two brothers the younger waskilled in action on the .Salonika fron t in April, 1917,

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~!--- --.lIi-while the second and surviving one was wounded atthe battle of the Somme and was awarded the M.C.

2ND LIEUT. LAURENCE REEVEs, the son of Mr.and Mrs. L. Reeves, of New Barnet, was killedduring August, 1918. He came to the SchoolHouse in 1913. He became a House Prefect, amember of the Upper Sixth and of the 2nd XI, inthe O.T.C. he was a lance-corporal. He passedfourth in the preliminary examination for charteredaccountants. He left at the end of the summer,1917. After passing through a cadet battalion hewas gazetted to the Hertfordshire Regiment. Atthe time of his death he was attached to the EssexRegiment, with whom he saw an all too short periodof service in France.

MAJOR R013ERT BLACKMORE SLADE, 1\.G.A.,only son of :\ir. and Mrs. J. R. Slade of Swanagewas born in 1892. He came to The Retreat in theSummer Term of 1906, and on leaving in 1908served his Articles with his father at Swanage, andafter passing his Final Law Examination withhonours, was admitted a solicitor in March, 1914.He was taken into partnership with his father inthe same year. He had seen much service on theviestern front with the R.G.A., and at the time ofhis death was in charge of the 123rd Siege Battery.He was unfortunately killed on 10th July, 1918, inthe officers' mess, which received a direct hit froma high velocity shell. In a letter of sympathy theN .C.O's. of his battery wrote that 'Major R. B.Slade was highly appreciated by all on account ofthe many proofs '\le have had of his kindness of

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Iheart and for the consideration he always shewed tothose fortunate enough to be under his command.'The O.C. 81st Brigade says of him, 'He ably com­manded a good battery and made it shoot well, digwell, and look well. He was always cheery andhelpful.'

2ND LIEUT. CHARLES WILLIAM TREVOR TRASK,who was 19t years of age, was the only son ofLieut.-Col. C. J. Trask of Norton-sub-Hamden,Somerset. He came to the School House in 1913and left in 1916, a member of the Sixth Form.Thereafter he was assistant to the Secretary of theStock Exchange for a short time, joining the Innsof Court at the age of 18. At the end of last yearhe was gazetted to the Somerset Light Infantry,and after serving a short time in Ireland, was sentto Egypt, where he was attached to a battalion ofthe Welsh Regiment, with whom he went to Pales­tine, where he saw considerable service. TheDivision was then transferred to France, whereLieut. Trask was killed on August 18th. The fol­lowing is an extract from a letter of a chaplain toCol. Trask :-' The men speak most highly of hisconduct during the action in which he lost his life.He was fearless and shewed a splendid example tohis men. The Battalion has suffered a distinct loss,

. and a very promising military career has beenbroken short through his death.'

CAPT. HAROLD T ALBOT VIZARD, M.C. (twobars), R.F.A., killed in action on September 1st, wasthe only son of the late Capt. W. and Mrs. Vizard,of Raleigh Lodge, Sherhorne. Born in 1896 he en-

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--!II...--_~ --!-Ltered the School as a day-boy, attached to Mr.Carey's House, in 1910. His last term he was inthe XV, but was given a commission in October,1914, and since July, 1915, he had been in all thechief campaigns with the 15th Scottish Division,during which period he was five times mentioned indispatches. In April, 1915, he won the MilitaryCross, and in November, 1916, he was gazetted tothe Regular Army. In January he won a bar to hisM.C., and a second bar in October, 1917. LastApril he was slightly wounded, but did not leavehis battery, and was shortly after promoted captain.

LIEUT. A. A. J. VVARNER, Grenadier Guards;at Sherborne (The Green) September, 1907, toApril, 1909. On leaving School he took up com­mercial work in the Malay States, and volunteeredfor military service and training in England and wasgazetted to the Grenadier Guards. He was killedin Fni.nce on August 24th, 1918. His CommandingOfficer wrote of him 'He was a most capable andgallant officer, who inspired confidence in all. Heproved himself to have a sound judgement inaction, a good comrade and a brave officer, who didhis duty to the last."

WAR HONOURS.

V.C.[Exltact from London Gazette Supplement.]

"The King has been pleased to approve the award of the"victoria Cross to Captain Edward Bamford, D.S.O., R.M.L.I.for most conspicuous gallantry. This officer landed on the molefrom the Vindictive with numbers 5, 7, and 8 platoons of the

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marine storming force in the face of great difficulties. vVhenon the mole and under heavy fire he displayed the greatestinitiative in the command of his company, and by his total dis­regard of danger shewed a magnificent example to his men.He first established a strong point on the right of the disem­barkation, and, when satisfied that that was safe, led an assaulton a battery to the left with the utmost coolness and valour.Capt. Bamford was selected by the officers of the R.M.A. andR.M.L.I. detachments to receive the Victoria Cross under Rule13 of the Royal Warrant, dated January 29th, 1856.

C.I.E.

Lieut.-Col. Frederick William Gee, I.M.S.

C.M.G.

Lieut.-Col. Thomas Louis Leeds, D.S.a., RiL, Ind. Army.

D.S.O.

Capt. (a./Major) J. A. A. Griffin, Line. Regt.

SECOND BAR TO THE M.C.

Lieut. (a./Capt.) M. J. Morrison, M.C., Durh. L.I.

BAR TO THE M.C.

Capt. (a./Major) E.E.F.Baker, M.C., Midd'x Regt. Spec. Res.

D.F.C.

Capt. E. B. C. Betts, D.S.C. {Sea Patrol}.

M.C.

Temp. Lieut. W. Bennett, R.E.Lieut. E. H. Davies, Aust. Engineers.Temp. Capt. A. F. Nutting, K.R.R.C.Lieut. (a./Capt.) W. T. PoU, Lrs. Spec. Res.

Lieut. A. G. Raleigh, Leic. Regt.

PROMOTED FOR SERVICES RENDERED ON THE FIELD.

To be Major-General, Major and Bt.-Col. (temp. Major-Gen.)W. H. Anderson, C.B., Ches. Regt.

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To be Bt.-Lieut.-Colonel, A. H. C. lames, M.V.O., D.S.O.,S. Staffs. Regt.

ORDER OF KARROGEORGE.

5TH CLASS WITH SWORDS.

Lieut. (temp. Capt.) H. W. V. Temperley, Yeomanry.

MENTIONED FOR SERVICES AT ZEEBRUGE.

Lieut.-Col. B. F. Adams, R.N.Capt. E. Bamford, D.S.O., R.l\LL.I. (For services, see

announcement of award of Victoria Cross above.)

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.

Lieut. C. A. Gardon, M.C.Lieut. S. H. Bratly.Lieut. (a./Capt.) D. A. M. Herbert.Lieut.-Col. T. L. Leeds, D.S.O., C.M.G.Lieut. (a./Capt.) C. R. de C. Peele.Lieut.-Col. G. H. Prevost.Temp. Capt. ]. B. Pennefather.

MENTIONED FOR WAR SERVICES.

Col. (temp. Brig.-Gen.) Sloman, D.S.O.Lieut.-Col. and Bt.-Col. (temp. Major-General) C. C. van

Straubenzee, C.M.G.

SHERBORNE SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL.

The following is a copy of a circular letter issued to all OldShirburnians :-

Dear Sir,At a General Meeting of O.5S. convened by the Headmaster

at Sherborne on ] une 22nd (Commemoration Day) the followingresolutions were unanimously passed :-

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1. That a Fund be raised to be called the Sherborne SchoolWar Memorial Fund.

2. That donations be invited from all O.sS. and fromparents of Sherborne boys and friends of the School.

3. That donors have the option of spreading their donationsover five years.

4-. That the first charge upon the Fund be the enlargementof the Chapel and the provision in the Chapel or Ante-chapelof a suitable record of the names of all 0.55. killed in actionor dying of wounds or of illness contracted on active navalor military service during the war.

5. That it be left to a future meeting of subscribers todecide whether any sum of money raised over and abovewhat is necessary for the afore-mentioned objects be devotedto the establishment of ' War' Scholarships or to any otherpurpose.

6. That the following be a Committee, with power to addto theIr numbers, for the purpose of carrying out the aboveresolutions:-

The Headmaster (Chairman)CoI.SirWilliamWatts,K.C.B. G. M. Carey, Esq.Dr. William Hammond E. A. Ffooks, Esq.The Rev. Arthur Field L. C. Powys, Esq.The Rev. H. R. King A. H. Trelawny-Ross, Esq.

In accordance'with these resolutions the above Committeehave c06pted and hereby invite to join the Committee thefollowing gentlemen:-

Col. J. R. P. Goodden(Chairman of the Governors)

J. B. Carrington, Esq.W. B. \iVildman, Esq.C. H. Hodgson, Esq.L. N. Parker, Esq.T. A. E. Hayter, Esq., J.P.C. F. S. Sanctuary, Esq.The Rev. W. C. PenneyGeneral Sir C. C. Mouro,

G.C.M.G., K.C.B.

The Rt. Rev. H. Henn, D.D.C. R. M. Clapp, Esq.G. T. Petherick, Esq.Lt.-Gen. Sir C. W. Jacob,

K.C.B.Sir H. Verney Lovett,

K.C.S.L, LC.S.Gen. H. S. Sloman, D.S.Q.Col. A.le G. Jacob, C.M.G.,

C.I.E., D.S.O.E. W. Bartlett, Esq.

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H. H. House, Esq.]. S. G. Grenfell, Esq.C. M. Dyer, Esq.Lt.-Col. W. M. EltonH. G. Aldous, Esq.The Rev. E. ]. NelsonCol. E. ]. Stroud, C.M.G.A. Devitt, Esq.The Rev. F. F. HortThe Rev. N. E. LovettH. E. A. Cotton, Esq., M.P.H. E. Baker, Esq.C. A. Cochrane, Esq., M.P.T. D. Stanger-Leathes, Esq.Capt. H. S. RixT. C. Rogerson, Esq.W. E. Lloyd, Esq.H. C. P. Woolmer, Esq.F. C. Legge, Esq.The Rev. W. E. LutyensR. A. Berry, Esq.H. J. Hunt, Esq.Major W. ]. BenslyE. J. Holberton, Esq.Major H. Laurie

Sir Michael Nairn, Bart.The Rev. E. \V. TemperleyLt.-Col. L. Partridge, D.S.a.Capt. H. VV. V. TemperleyProf. H. R. Dean, M.D.

Capt. i. G. \VinchThe Rev. M. S. DouglasLt.-Col. H. G. Lee-Warner,

D.s.a., M.C.Bt.-Major E. Bamford, V.c.,

D.S.a.Capt. H. F. Plant, M.C.Lt.-Col. C. E. Hudson, V.C.,

D.s.a., M.C.Capt. J. J. Kingstone, M.C.Capt. P. E. H. Parry-]onesMajor E. E. F. Baker, M.C.]. Whittingdale, Esq.Capt. D. O. Lumley, M.B.E.2nd Lt. A. E. A. Dunston2nd Lt. G. C. Scott2nd Lt. G. K. ThorntonCadet ]. N. Russell2nd Lt. H. Gibbons

It is hoped that you have already either seen the letter whichthe Headmaster sent last year to every O.S. whose address hewas able to procure or the copy of it which was published inThe Shirburnian (Vol. xxix, No. 4) in July, 1917. The objectof that letter was to ventilate the subject of a War Memorialand to elicit the views of O.SS. The answers received by theHeadmaster to the number of about 300 were overwhelminglyin favour of the enlargement of the Chapel as the first object ofthe Memorial Fund. The letter was not an actual appeal formoney, but in answer to it the Headmaster has received up toOctober 16th, 1918, £1976 3s. Id., which he has invested fromtime to time in War Loan in his own and Mr. Carey's names.

The Committee now, in accordance with the resolutions setout above, appeal earnestly and confidently to every O.S., whohas not already done so, to contribute to the full extent of hispower to raising a Memorial Fund worthy of our Fallen and of

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the School where they were trained to live and, if need were, .to die as loyal citizens of this Realm and Empire. Other PublicSchools are already raising sums varying from £10,000 to£150,000 for their War Memorials, and no O.S. will like to feelthat our War Memorial falls short through any fault of his ofthe best that we can do to honour the dead and to benefit andinspire the future members of the Shirburnian brotherhood.

Donations and promises will be received and acknowledgedby the Headmaster or may be sent direct to the SherborneSchool War Memorial Fund, National and Provincial andUnion Bank of England, Sherborne, Dorset.

,May we venture to ask not only for a generous, but for a

prompt response to this appeal? Not only bis dat qui cito dat,but experience shews that unless an appeal is answered promptlyit is very apt to be overlooked.

Yours on behalf of the Committee,

NOWELL SMITH, Chairman.

[Accompanying this letter is a list of donations, which havefrom time to time appeared in The Shirburnian. The totalamount given or promised now amounts to £2798 6s.9d Ed.]

A fifth list, appended below, has since been prepared :-£ s. d. £ s d.

Adams, Canon A. 10 0 0 Brine,Mrs.Lindesay (inAdye, Capt. L. C. 3 3 0 memory of her son.

*Bartlett, E. W. 50 0 0 Lt.E.Lindesay Brine) 10 0 0Bateman, J. K. 3 3 0 Broadmead, Col. H .... 1010 0Bean,Dr.c.E.} In memory{5 0 0 Brown, C. Blamire 5 0 0Bean, Mrs. 2nd °It. C. 2 2 0 *Bullen, Col. J. B. S .... S 0 0Rainsford,Mrs R. C. Bean 1 0 0 §Carey, G. M. 50 0 0Bell, B. E. 5 0 0 Carey, Capt. R. D. ... 5 0 0Bennett,W.F. (in mem- Carlyon, A. K. 10 0 0

ory of his son, Lt. Carrington,A. (in mem .M. P. Bennett) 15 0 0 ory of his son, Capt.

Bennetts, Rev. T. (in H. E. Carrington) ... 5 0 0memory of his son, *Carver, H. B. 25 0 02nd Lt.E.A.Bennetts) 15 0 0 Cayley, H. 5 0 0

Besant, Major R. E .... S 0 0 Chandler, T. Durant... 5 5 0Bevan, Rev. C. O. ... 5 0 0 Chapman, Capt. H. R. 2 2 0Bolton, Lt. E. J., M.C. 5 5 0 *Clapp, C. R. M. (paidBowen, Major A.G.W. 1010 0 £2 2s.) ... 1010 0

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£ s. d. £ s. d.Chester-Master, A. G. 5 5 0 Heywood, Major Sir G.

*Cochrane, C. A., M.P. 500 (1 0 Percival 50 0 0Colebrook, Capt. L.F.} 5 0 0 Hodges, \V. F. 2 2 0Colebrook, H. M. *Hodgson, C. H. (inCotton, H. E. A., M.P. 5 0 0 memory of hls son,Cowell. 2nd Lt. R. G. 1 1 0 Lt. R. E. Hodgson) . 50 0 0Crowdy, Lt. A. A. G .. 1 1 0 Holden, R. W. 1 10 0Dammers, E. M. 10 10 0 Holme, R. F. 5 5 0Davies,MajorO.H .. M.C. 5 5 0 Homfray, ]. 613 4Day, C. Gould 5 5 0 Hort, Rev. F. F. 25 0 0Day, Lt.-Col. C. R. L. 10 0 0 *Lunt, Rev. G. F., M.C. 10 0 0Devit!, Dr. H. P. S .... 25 0 0 Mayo, 2nd Lt. ]. T .... 2 0 0de vViuton, Major A. ]. 2 2 0 Merriman, Rev. T. F .. 10 0

ode \Vinton, \V. B., C.I.E. 5 0 0 1\1usp.ratt, Capt. C. K .. 4 0 0Dixon, E. 5 5 0 Nelsdn, Rev. E.]. . .. 5 0 0Dumbleton, N. A.. 2 0 0 *Newman, Rev. \V. A.. 6 6 0Dunning, A. ]. 5 5 0 O.T.C.,Sherb'ne Sch'l 250 0 0Dunning, Capt. B. R .. 5 5 0 Petherick, G. T. 250 0 0Dunston, Lt. A. E. A.. 1 1 0 Poole, C, E. \V. 1 1 0East, Frank 1 1 0 Reeves,]. B. (in memoryEastment, G. S. 1 0 0 of his son, 2nd Lt.Eglington, Rev. A. 2 0 0 Lawrence Reeves) ... 50 0 0Elers, E. A. B. 26 5 0 Ross, A. H. Trelawny- 100 0 0Farrer, MajorE. R. B., Sheldon, H. G. 5 0 0

M.C. 2 0 0 Smith, B. W. 3 3 0Fawcett. Lt. C. H. ... 2 2 0 Sparks, 2nd Lt. A. B .• 5 0 0Ffooks, E. A. 25 0 0 Stark, Lt. M. A. N ...• 5 0 0

*Field, Rev.A.(paid (10) 30 0 0 Stallard, Lt. G. W. (2ndFirth, 2nd Lt. ]. E. A.• 1 1 0 donation) 5 0 0FitzGerald,G A.R.,K.C. 20 0 0 Standen, Major ]. D ... 1 1 0Flower, 2nd Lt.W. M .. 1 1 0 *Taylor, Rev. A.C.(paidFoster, 2nd Lt. E. L.P. 2 2 0 £2 28.) ... 10 10 0Foster, Canon H. H .... 5 0 0 Tanner, R. 5 0 0Fox, C. Masson 3 3 0 Temperley, Lt.-Col. A.Fox, 2nd Lt. R. de V.R 1 1 0 C., D.S.O. 10 0 0Frink, Capt. F. C. B .. 3 3 0 TemperIey,Rev.E.W.P. 10 0 0Frink, 2nd Lt. H. R. C. 2 2 0 *Thornton, Capt.& Mrs.Game, W. H. 25 0 0 G. L. (paid £2 2s.) . 1010 0Gamier, Rev. G. R .... 5 5 0 Tucker, Col. R. E. (inGeake, A.... 25 0 0 memory of his son,2ndGibbons, 2nd Lt. H .... 5 0 0 Lt.A.R.L.Tncker) ... 1 0Gladstone, G. H. 5 0 0 TurrilI,Mrs.(in memoryGossling 2nd Lt. A. C. 210 0 of her brother, Capt.Greenstreet, Rev.L.W. 2 10 0 F.S.Newman Young) 10 0 0Grierson,W. ].(in mem- *Upcott, L. E, 5 0 0

ory of his son, 2nd Vowler,2nd Lt.]. C. G. 5 0 0Lt. S. V. Grierson) .. 52 10 0 Warren, H. W. 5 0 0

Grimley, 2nd Lt. A. T. 5 0 0 Wells, W. A., and Mrs. 2 2 0Gurney, Capt. ]. C .... 5 0 0 Westlake,Capt.M.E.K. 5 0 0

*Hammond, Dr.WilIiam 21 0 0 Whiteley, Capt. G. T .. 5 5 0Headmaster, The 500 0 0 Whiteley, G. D. P. ... 1 1 0Hesse, Major]. H. B .. 3 3 0 Wight, Capt. A. J. L ... 21 0 0

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£Whitford-Hawkey,E.T.

T. (in affectionate mem­ory of his son, An­thony Henry,R.A.F.) 100

Williams, Lt. R.W.... 1Willoughby, Mr>;.Wills, Capt. G.Y. P.... 20Wilson, E. A. R. 1Wilson, T. W. 10\Vilson, Mrs. T. W. 5Winch, Capt. A. B. 50

s. d. £ s. d.Winch, Capt. I.G. (2nd

donation) 100 0 0Windsor, J. F. 2 2 0

0 0 Woodward,Capt.W.H. 5 5 01 0 Woolmer, H. C. P .... 5 0 05 0 Woolmer, S. \V. 2 2 00 0 Wyatt-Smith, Arthur... 10 0 01 00 0 £2924 10 40 0 *Promised. ----0 0 § First Donation, £25.

LANTERN LECTURE.

On October 3rd Mr. Wyatt, of the Naval Intelligence De­partment, one time secretary of the Navy League, gave us alecture on 'The Navy and the vVar.' Mr. vVyatt proved him­self to be a thorough master of his subject, and succeeded inimpressing on his audience, if they did not know before, howterrible the results would be were Britain to lose command ofthe sea. The lecturer then proceeded to give a detailed accountof the Zeebruge and Ostend expeditions, carried out in thespring of this year.

FIVES.

HINTS TO BEGINNERS.

Rely more on hitting in doubles, and placing in singles.

HITTING. Develope the' wrist shot' (instead of the' swing ')as soon as possible, because it saves much time and energy. Itis not much use to hit hard unless you also hit low; high shotscan be volleyed or taken easily off the back wall. As a rule themost deadly shots are those that just bounce twice beforereaching the back wall.

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PLACING. Keep the ball away from the middle of the court,generally along the side walls, with short' corner' shots, that hita side wall first and come along the front for variation. Youcan generally score by hitting the ball along one side wall, thenalong another, and then playing a soft corner shot. You shouldplace with a view to making your opponent run from side toside, and from back to front of the court, while yourself remainingin the middle. The easiest way to win is to tire your opponent.

Balls that come straight off the back wall, unless they arevery low, are easy; those that hit a side wall first and then theback are difficult; those that hit three walls are almost unplay­able. Direct accordingly. Remember the value of the occa­sional soft tap.

SERVES. Three effective kinds are:-

(1) A medium serve that hits the left wall very low andshoots off.

(2) A hard serve that comes straight back into the left corner.

(3) The unexpected short one.The first is the most generally useful; the second is almost

impossible to return when the courts are wet; the third hasconsiderable moral effect in tiring and annoying an opponent,but will not score more than twice in a game, and is veryfeeble when it is overdone, since, if foreseen, it can be smashed.These three kinds should all be mastered, and carefullymixed to ensure variety. As a very rare surprise the followingis sometimes useful :-

(4) A very high, hard serve, that goes over the opponents'head.

RETURNING SERVES. Serves should be returned with theleft hand, because you are thus left in the middle of the court,the best position for subsequent play; because it is good prac­tise for your left hand, and because with it you can make thethree most effective returns, viz.:-

(1) Along the left wall, the most generally useful.(2) Hard across the court into the right back corner, the

best return when playing against a left-hander; it is a verybad return to a right-hander, unless you hit it hard, as a softone is extremely easy to smash.

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(3) A corner shot to the right-hand wall and along the front:difficult to bring off, except by accident, but most effective.Right-handed returns should as a rule not be employed, butthese are useful as variations and against weak opponents :--

(a) In to the left back corner.(b) From an easy serve, hit the ball softly with the

right hand to the left wall and on to the front. Not to beattempted often; but notice this style of shot for generalplay, especially against a tired opponent.

BACK-WALL SHOTS. It is easier to take them going awayfrom you than coming into you. Their pace is generally swifterthan you would expect, so stand well away from the back wallwhen waiting for them.

Generally hit them as hard as possible along a side wall (theone farthest from your opponents), occasionally gently along aside wall and on to the front. You should be able to place backwall shots particularly well, because they give you time to thinkabout it. A hitter can only be beaten by careful placing of backwall shots.

'CORNER' SHOTS. The best are nearly produced, or at leastassisted, by good fortune, but much may be done by practise.Remember they must hit the side wall first; shots that go fromfront wall to side wall are normally bad, because they bring theball into the middle of the court.

VOLLEYS. Pay great attention to these, as they give youropponent no time to think, and save you the trouble of runningfor a ball. Do not always' smash '; short gentle volleys aresometimes more effective.

IN GENERAL. If a right-hander, try especially to get a safeleft, and vice versa, since many people habitually play to theiropponent's weaker hand, and must win by this method, if he isnot fairly safe with it.

This method of attack is a good one, but not so good as thatof playing into alternate back corners, which tires your oppo­nent, and puts a greater strain on his weaker hand when he hasto run across the court to use it.

Avoid all ordinary, indeterminate shots. Hit them very hardor very softly, to the extreme right or the extreme left of thecourt, as far back as possible or as far forward.

Above all, do not beat about aimlessly; have a distinct in­tention for each shot.

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RECENT DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM.

Rev. H. H. Palmer

S. R. Forrest

K. M. Davie }E. A. LangdonG. B. Walker

J. S. Boys-SmithR. O'N. MacAndrewF. W. Watts, Esq.Capt. G. O'Hanlon, M.C ...

Chalk Fossils; Teeth from W ookeyHole, Mendips.Flint Flakes, near Bude.

Greensand Fossils.

Pod from Italy.

Long-eared Bat, Lillington.Fossils from Inferior Oolite.Two Atlas Moths from Colombo.

Neolithic Flints from SommeValley.

DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY.

Books formerly belonging to Archdeacon Westcott, some­time Headmaster, given to the School Library by Mrs. Prior,his sister.

C 104

L 421Graecorum Comicorum Fragmenta; Meinecke; 7 vols.

The Complete Works of R. L. Stevenson (PentlandEdition); 20 vols.

By Mr. C. H. Hodgson, in memory of his son, Capt. R. E.Hodgson.

D 706 The Eastern Question; J. H. R. lVIarriott; London,1917.

D 709 Modern World, History of; Oscar Browning;London, n.d.

D 710 Tray, a study in Homeric Geography; \Valter Leaf;London, 1912.

D 711 Valour of Ignomea; Homer Lea; London, 1909.

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D 712D 713

D 714

D 715

D 716D 717

D 718

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C 273

C 274

C 275

C 276

C 277

C 278B 214

B 215B 216H 712

H 713M 301

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Bacchants of Euripides and other Essays; A. \V.Verrall; Cambridge; 1905.

Tacitus and other Roman Studies; G. Boissier;London; 1906.

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British Moths; Edward Newman; London; 1869.

354 The Shirb1trnian

CRICKET.

FINAL SENIORS.

[NOVEMBER,

SCHOOLHOUSE A v. DUNKIN'S.

Played on the Upper from July 15th to 20th, whenever theweather permitted, this match resulted in a win for the School­house by 159 runs. The wicket throughout was very slow andplay was frequently interrupted by rain.

The Schoolhouse won the toss and decided to bat, but all theearlier wickets fell rapidly with the exception of Watney's, whomade 31, playing a very fine innings. A stand was, however,made by the later batsmen, Devitt and Norrington each making15; Pitts-Tucker 13, and Duckworth 14 not out. The sidewas out for 97. For Dunkin's, Howard-Smith and· Dickerdivided the bowling honours.

Dunkin's went in and two wickets fell for one. Ingpenand Howard-Smith brought the score quickly up to 23 andthen it became fairly obvious that Dunkin's would make butfew runs. Ingpen made 14, Howard-Smith, 18; the side wereout for 42, giving the Schoolhouse a lead of 55 runs. Archertook all the principal wickets, his analysis being 6 for 12.

The Schoolhouse went in again and 3 wickets fell for 26.Watney and Norrington then continued batting for the rest ofthe day, making the score 107. The following day Norringtonwas at once bowled by Dicker for 43. Gordon made 10 andthen vVallinger came in and stayed for the rest of the inningsmaking 20 not out. Watney was at last caught off Dicker for84. The side made 184. Dicker took 5 wickets for 54.

Dunkin's went in requiring 240, but they played most rashly,running out to and missing Pitts-Tucker's slow bowling. ThusIngpen and Howard-Smith were dismissed. Of the rest, onlyAdams and Wayte caused any trouble at all, the former making13, the latter 15. The side were all out for 80. Pitts-Tuckerbroke Dunkin's resistance, taking 4 wickets for 33.

Watney is especially to be congratulated on the success of hisside and of the part he took in it, almost winning off his ownbat, and stopping a rot in the first innings. It was a mostfitting end to a successful captaining of 'A.'

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SCHOOLHOUSEA.Bennett, c Lewis, !J Dicker 0 run out 9R. J. L. Kingsford, b Dicker 3 b Dicker 4C. G. Watney, c Lewis, b Archer 31 c Lewis, b Dicker 84Wallinger, c and b Howard-Smith 0 not out 20A. G. Archer, b Howard-Smith 2 b Howard-Smith 2Gordon, c and b Howard-Smith 0 b Dicker 10Devitt,c Bax mi., b Adams 15 c Philbrick, b H,-Smith 5Norrington, c and b Dicker ... 15 b Dicker 43Pitts-Tucker, b Howard-Smith 13 b Dicker 3Duckworth, not out 14 b Howard-Smith 1Brady, b Dicker 0

Extras 4 Extras 3

Total ... 97

DUNKIN'S,

Total ... 184

Bax mi., b Pitts-TuckerEgerton, b Archer '"J. Howard-Smith, b ArcherR, L. L, Ingpen, b ArcherJ. \V, Lewis, lbw, b ArcherJ. S, Adams. b ArcherWayte, b BradyPhilbrick, st Norrington, b Pitts-TuckerC. C. B. Dicker, b ArcherHaines, st Norrington, b Pitts-TuckerGreathead, not out

Extras

o b Pitts-Tucker 01 b A. G, Archer 1

18 st Norrington. b P,-Tucker 2114 b Pitts-Tucker 04 b Pitts-Tucker 5o b Gordon 132 c Kingsford, b Archer 151 c sub" b Gordon 61 b Gordon 7o not out 2o b Archer 01 Extras 10

Total ... 42 Total 80

BOWLING ANALYSIS,

SCHOOLHOUSE.

1st innings.Runs. Wickets. Overs. Maidens. Average.

J. Howard-Smith 45 4 20 3 11'25C. C, B. Dicker 32 4 14'1 3 8J. S. L. Adams 16 2 5 2 8

2nd innings.J. Howard-Smith 72 3 26'2 2 24C. C. B. Dicker 54 5 30 9 10'8J. S L. Adams 20 0 6 0Haines 7 0 2 0R. L. L. Ingpen 17 0 3 0

DUNKIN'S.1st innings,

A. G. Archer 12 6 15 9 2Pitts-Tucker mi. 18 3 7 1 6'3Devitt 7 0 2 1Brady 4 1 5 2 4

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A. G. ArcherPitts-Tucker mi.DevittGordonC. G. Watney

2nd innings.Runs, Wtckets.

17 333 412 06 35 0

FOOTBALL.

Dvers,10'46251

Maidens.41ooo

Average.5'678'25

2

SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. RN.D. (ALDERSHOT).

Sherborne started their season on Saturday, October 8th,with a fine victory by 2 goals and 3 tries to 1 goal and 1 try (19points to 8) against the RN .D. (Aldershot). The Schoollacked the ser;ices of D. C. D. Ryder and H. B. Moorhead.Having lost the toss, the School kicked off against the wind, andafter five minutes' midfield play, Langdon broke away and, onbeing collared, passed to Dickson, who in turn transferred toLewis for the latter to run over the line. King failed with thekick (3-0). Almost immediately the School increased theiradvantage with a good try by Pitts-Tucker, likewise unconverted.After scrambling play in the School half, CpI. South scoredover in the corner. Lieut. Paul converted with a good kick(6-5). The School scored a third time prior to the interval,Langdon earning a splendid try after some exciting exchangesclose to the line. Carr-Ellison failed with the kick. Half­time: School, 9 points; R.N.D., 5 points.

After strong work by the School pack, \!Vayte ran round andscored behind the posts. Carr-Ellison converted (14-5). TheRN.D. soon retaliated and Lieut. Paul scored close in, but thekick went wide (14-8). Before the close Langdon, taking agood reverse pass from Stallard, scored behind the posts forCarr-Ellison to convert (19-8).

One of the most pleasing features of the School's play Wasthat of King at back. Langdon, \!Vayte and Pitts-Tucker werethe pick of the outsides. Forward Adamson worked very hardand was well backed up by the rest of the' grovel.' The Schoolmade an excellent start and look like training into a very goodside.

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SchoolXV.-I. H. A. King; Lewis, Dickson, E. A. Langdon,Stallard; A. P. Wayte, Pitts-Tucker; C. T. J.Adamson, R.F. H. Allenby, J. M. Taylor, Carr-Ellison, Tweedy, Woolmer,Paine, Northcroft. .

SCHOOL 't'. BOVINGTON TANK CORPS.

This match was played on the Sherborne ground on Saturday,12th October, and resulted in a win for the Tanks by 8-0. Thegame proved rather uninteresting to watch, and there was no verybrilliant play on either side. The Tanks were on the attackfor the most part, but only succeeded in scoring twice, the firsttry being gained at the end of the first half, and the secondresulting from a forward rush at the conclusion of the secondhalf. The School were not showing such good form as on theprevious Saturday. The forwards, though greatly outweighed,did not get sufficient' shove,' and did not make enough use oftheir feet, while the three-quarters were continually droppingpasses. Of the outsides, Langdon and King kicked well attimes, and vVayte made two or three excellent collars. Amongthe forwards, Adamson, Carr-Ellison and Taylor did usefulwork. On the whole, however, the School's performance wasrather disappointing.

School.-I. H. A. King, H. B. Moorhead, E. A. Langdon,A. T. B. Dickson, Lewis, A. P. vVrryte (capt.), Pitts-Tucker,C. T. J. Adamson, D. C. D. Ryder, R. F. H. Allenhy, J. M.Taylor, Carr-Ellison, Woolmer, Paine, Tweedy.

SCHOOL 'D. DOWNSIDE.

Played at Downside on Saturday, October 19th, resulting ina loss for the School by 13 points to 16 points. Having lostthe touch Downside kicked off at 2-45, and their outsides werequickly into their strides, but their passing broke down andplay was transferred to the middle. Soon after Downsidescored far out, but failed to convert. the School forwardsplayed up magnificently and Langdon was able to score after agood run by Wayte. Carr-Ellison converted. Soon afterDownside scored again, this time to convert. Just before half­time.theyonce more-scored (11-5). -

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After the interval the School went away with a magnificentrush and scored again, Langdon converting with a good kick.Play was now confined to the Downside twenty-five, untilTurner picked up nicely and gave temporary relief. Soon afterTurner scored between the posts and Cave converted, givingDownside a lead of 16 points to 10. The School, however,came again with a final rush and were awarded a free kickagainst the Downside back for passing off the ground. Carr­EIlison kicked a goal and the whistle went immediately, leavingDownside winners by 3 points. Teams:

Dowllside.- R. Dunford; R. Stewart, T. F. Turner (capt.),T. C. WalIis, W. Denaro; E. B. Gaffney, C. B. Harvey; E.T. Cooke, G. M. Turnbull, F. H. Cave, R. Murphy, C. P.Foster, R. de Launey, K. Turnbull, H. C. Hallinan.

Sherborne.-1. H. A. King; H. B. Moorhead, E. A. Langdon,A. T. B. Dickson, Atherton; A. P. Wayte (capt.), Pitts­Tucker; C. T. J. Adamson, J. M. Taylor, D. C. D. Ryder, R. F.H. Allenby. C. F. C. Carr-Ellison, Kitchen, Woolmer, Tweedy.

NOVEMBER 11TH-12TH.

The news of the armistice arrived at the moment of going topress, hence only a brief mention of the events of the abovetwo days can be inserted in this number of The Shirburnian.Thc news arrived at noon on Monday. The occasion wasmarked by the following events :-

November 11th. 12-30-Thanksgiving Service in theChapel. 5-30-Performance before the whole school by theSophists of I Caste.' 8-0-Unofficial Fireworks and otherdemonstrations.

November 12th., Afternoon-Impromptu Sports, &c.6-0-Fancy Dress Concert organised by the School Prefects.8-0 to 1l-0-Dance in Fancy Dress.

The Headmaster granted a holiday lasting from the timewhen the news arrived until second period on Wednesday.

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