THE r EWINGTONIAN.

:--:E\\'1::-\CTOX COLT.EGE, STAN:\TORE, SYD:\EY.

" lU ern o r 1>ue rt1re." l/nr.

No. XLVI. OCTOBER, 1895.

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r T will he sern that a. consi<lPrablf' pa.rt of this issue is devot<>cl to an account of the incPption and progrrsf< of our Old Boys' lrnion. A glance 1Lt this rPport will convince anyonr that this Union has sprrad its sails to a fair wind, and if there is any truth in the old aphorism, " Well begun if' ha.If donP," the rnyagr of its existence ought to prove a prospp1·ous onf'.

Now, although the great majority of Old Boys have takrn up this movcmrnt with the greatrst rnthusiasm, and paid clown their subscriptions without a groan, thcrf' are 1mme of them who, swayed by utilitarian coni:iclerations, cannot sre thrir way to join us. "\Vhat is the use of such a Union," they a."k, "aml what. return arr we going to get for tlw timr spe!lt at its meetings 7" "'ell, if thrir question means, TH the Union going to rPform society, or elevate the ma.«ses, or pay cliviclendi::, we frankly con­fc>ss that it is of no use whatever. \Ve ha,·c srt none of thN:P laudable objects before us as the goal of our endeavours. CPrtainly there have been stray hint." ahout tL donation to the Ova,l Fund, and some sanguine mPmbers hose e\'f'n talked of founding a scholarship, or finishing off the right wing of thr C'ollegP. But f'\'f'n these patriotic unclrrtakings would hf' to some extent "works of sup<'rcrogation." Our priumry object, Iran a.nd Rhrivellf'cl as it may appear beRi<lc thrsc> more splenclid aspirations, is lo bring our Old Bop; together, to give thPrn a

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chance to shake lrn.ndR and talk over old times, n.ncl to send them a.w;iy with heartR n. little wn.r·mer· for the feeling that they haw• more friends than they knew of. All Old N ewingtonians haw, in that community of interC'Rts which !<prings out of their common connect ion with the College, the g<'rlll of a friC'ndship, and it is ou1· huRines:; to give thrm opportunitie::; for its development. l f we Htwceed in doing this we f'hall luwe r0aliz<>d to a l:u·gp 1•xtc•11t tlw purpose of our 0xi,;trnce.

80 much for our· objects. As to the• mcanR we propoi;e to 1tdopt for their iittainment, wr half' alrl'ady given a sample of these in the nweting held la."t month. ThiR gathrring, cl<'i<pitc• a 1i011pr011 of stiffnesi; that. almoRt necessarily clings round a first merting, was nn UIHJUalitiecl succ<'sK, ;md thr1'<' is rYrry reaHon to hopr that our· next merting, at which therr will lw morp men ancl le>:s ceremony, will he rqually s;ifoifactory. Tn this conne<:tion too, we must not forget to mPntion that it is intPnclNl, as far· as possihlP, to make the NPwingtonian the organ of tlw 01(] Uoyi;' Union. A consicl!'rablc part of c•aeh issut' will lw l'f'S('lTt'cl for nPws of the doin~s of Old Boyi;, aud if any of them Hhoulcl lw smittPn with the "1•a1·oefhPs s1Tihrmdi," we can 1it lrnst promisP him Rympathetit t r·Pnlmrnt :it the hancli:; of t liP EditorH.

T.H.D.

--RJ<:f.\ULT8 OF THR JUNIOR PUBLIC EXA?.ITNA'l'JONS.

Qualified for l\Ia.trieulation :-DA l'SEY, ~- \\'.-English, R; French, A ; Latin, A; Arithnwlil', J\ ;

Algebra, B; Geometry, B; Chemistry, B. DEY, n. D.-English, c..:; French,('; Lntin, n; Arithmetic, n; Algebra,

R; Geometry, C. O'REILLY, T. L.-English, A; French, B; <:crmo.n, H; Lntin, C'; J\rith

metic, A; Algebra., C; Geometry, B. O'R~:rLLY, \\'. C.-l~nglish, B; French, B; (,erman, B; Lntin, ('; Arith

metic, R; Algehm, ('; Geometry, C.

Other passes :,-.A:o. DRt:.~s, H.-History, B; Geography, B; English,('; Ocology, A. BARKER, A. C.-(lcography, ('; English,(': Latin, C; Arithmetic, C'. CHASNON, S. J.-History, A; Geography, ('; English, ll; Arithnwti<',

B; Geology, A. FARLEIOH, E. A.-History, H; (;leogrnphy, A; English, C; .Arithmetic,(":

Geometry, B ; l : eology, B. Fr.ETCHER, W. A.-History, ('; Engli~h, H; T~'l.tin, {'; Arithmetic, (';

Chc>mistry, C'.

T111: .N' J·:ll' tW:'fO\'J.\'\ , 117

(;r,Assos, W. R. - Geography, A; Geometry, ('; Geology, B; Physio­logy, C'.

<:mr nT11 , ,J. J. - Cleogmphy, A; English, ('; Lati111 C; Arithm<'tic, ('; (l<'ometry, ('.

lh:s,!'rn, C'. T. H. - English, C; Algebra, n; C:<'<>metry, C'; Chemistry, C'. lfn•T, W. H .-History, ('; Ucography, B; Eni.:liRh, :;; Arithmetic,(';

Ueology, A.

l'rn1.:rss, R. -Ueogmphy, C; English, B; L11.ti11, C; Arithmetir, A: Algebra., ( ' ; (:('ometry, R; C'hemi~try, C'.

lh:r.rn , ,J.-History, B; Ueogra.phy, A; EngliRh, ('; Arithmcti<', ('; <.cometry, ('; (leology, R.

:-\rw1,ATR, D. D. - Uistory, B; Cleogmphy, B; I<:ngli•h, ('; Arithmetic, ( '; (:eology, B.

History, B; (leography, (;; English, C; Arithmetic, 11; 'l't· JlllUTT, H. L. U<:ology, C.

\\'111TJ .I\<;, A. History, A; <:eography, P,; English,(': c:<'ology, H. \\'11.sos, l>. l•:ngli•h, .\ ; French, A; T..utin, A; , \rithnwti•". n;

<:1•om<•try1 B; Ch1•111istry, ('. Ohta.in!'•l tlw lll<'•ltll fo1· Englidh.

, \( 'A DK\JIC.

Tin- following ar<' the n11.mcs of the first three hoys in their respl'dive forrns nt the en<l of the first lmlf-yenr :-

Vi.-1, H l<rker; 2, Ha\\ ken; :l, Robson. \'~.- 1, l>unsey; 2, \\'. :-\mith; :l, R. Perkin•. lV. - 1, Roseby; 2, ('ollis: :l, Crowley. C1·1·.:1t }101n:1ts. I , Fo.rleigh; 2, Cho.nnon ; :J, R<'rtly. III. I , B1irt.on; 2, l'enr.er; :l, B. ~l rek. Low1m } lo1n:10•.- I , \V. \\'illi1uns; 2, W. Wilson; :l, Brnml. II. - I , }lcCulloch ; 2, 1". Bretnall ; :!, 0. \\'a.llllce. Lt.-1, \\' inn ; 2, C:. Dunlop; 3, Whitney. 12.-l, H . .\lo.idcn; 2, \\'. Taylor; :l, Heinri l·h.

At the Univcrdity Clru;,i l~xamiuations, some of the Olcl Newingtonitlll'I ham lwen <listinguisl1ing thcm,ehes.

\\·oolnough, in the C'la~.; Examination in Xon-.\letnls, wns first in the first class; in Zoology, first; in Dotnny, seMrnl ; t\1111 in 1\Icti.1Js first.

:-\hortlo.ntl, in the ChlSS l~xaminntion in :-\ccornl Yeo.r Geology, Wil~ the only one in the l~irst ( 'las8.

\\'arren, in the so.nw exam ination, was in the :-\e<'oml C'lit•s. Jllatl'hforcl, in the Non-.\feto.l•, WM seconcl in tlw First Cltt••. l'echey, in the Non.}letnh, Se<•ond Cla•R. Rosch)', in the Xon-.\ll'tnls, Sel'Oll<i l ·i.,.,; third in Zoology 1uul

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CERTAIN LIBRARY BOOKS.

" OF the making of books there is no end," said the sage, and one wonders what that learned Oriental would think if he lived aL this end of the l!llh <·en Lury. Books arc issued in thousands from printing presses all over t ht• world, from Glasgow lo Pekin, Boston lo Sydney; the tired reader strives in vain to keep pace with them. 'l'he man who has read everything belongs to 1i past age, and those who crave that 1·eputation now-a-days merely skim reviews.

Fortunately for the boys of the present decade romance hll8 become once more popular throughout England, and there are signs of it• growth in Spain, Belgium, Hunga1·y and Russia, so that numberless good stories wait for the happy youth who has goL over his morbid craving for yarns like t h<' One-Eyed Snooper and many others of the Dt'ndwood Dick Series, stuff that hurts the mind of 1\ boy a• mucl1 as smoking cheap cigarette• injure• his body.

The indifference of .Australian boys to the rich meutal fcnst spread temptingly before them makes food for grave reflection. DurinJ? this year 11 number of historieal novels and stories of adventure ha,·e been addPd to the School Library, and a brief reference to som«' of these hooks may interest the readers of this magazine.

lfaggard's ilfo11le=1111w' .~ J)a11rthln· t1\kes u• to Mexico and tells us of nn Englishman escaped from the peril• of the sen and the murderous design of Aztec priesis passing a lot us-eating exist once in mild captivity, oft he capl uro of an .Km pi re by Cortes and his few clare-de,-il Spaninrcls, and of the fierce ,truggle for freedom m11d<1 by the Mexicans. Thi• hook ma.y •t'rYC >l• n. prefnre to Prescott's hist-0ry of the some period.

If we take Crockett for 1\ guicil' we pa-s at once to Scotland and tramp the heather, making acquaintance with smuggleh! and gipsies, kind­hearted Scotch wi,·es and winsome maidens. We thl'ill ns we see the fight in the caves by the sea, and hold our breath• as we wait in the hut by the Murder Hole of Galloway. And all the while the llir is fresh lln I filled with the scents of the woodland, while the beauty of Scottish hills, the charm of the lakes and a thousand minute touches of natural description fn•cinate m as we read. Then we ma,v hire We) man as our guide and I rnvcl into the Jfrance of the 16th century with its medley of courtiers, priests and soldier• of fortune, and sec gloomy Henry the Third shuddering in hi• castle, trust­ful of no man, and watch the flashing sword-blndes as the Huguenot hold• the stair, or feel a grim pleasure when the Italian -bnlly 11uail• before the gleaming eyes of the man in the mask. Or we may wander on int-0 the lit h century and leaYe Paris with its qtu\int houses and crooked streets linuntcd by assassins and ride to an old rhateau in the south of Frnnce, and see how a man's better nature asserts itself before the frank confidence of a true woman. Kings, courts, palaces, old gnrdens and wind-swepL meadows. stern r110rchmen and fair women all pass before our eyes, and we know more of that stirring time than we did after perusing half-a.dozen historie•.

Then lured on by Anthony Hope we may pass into Germ1\ny and mix in the intrigues of the town of Zend9., and behold a simple English gentle· man crowned King for three months, and note how he prefel'S honour anrl duty to love and princely rank, and listen to the deadly combat in the dungeon by the moat. Then nearer to Australia we m&y come and •ail tlw South Seas pilot.eel by St<>venson and mingle with the men of broken fortune• who han• drifted lo tho•<' lonely i•hinds. Tales of mulinil'• and

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wrecks, pearl-fishers and traders, descriptions of !anti aud sea clcLcd with a wonderful truth of touch make us understand why critics rate Tusitala's style so highly, and we feel impelled to set forth upon a voyage to tho summer isles of the Pacific.

Wherr 'l'hree Empire.' Mett takes us away to Chitral and the ancient temples and legend-haunted bills of '.l.'ibet and we begin to comprehend the necessity of keeping ou1· military outposts in that region, and fill. with pride when we read of the prowess of English soldiers.

Lack of space forbids me to go on writing about the rnrious books that havo come out during the last few months yet I trust that I have said enough to tempt certain boys to read a few well-known romances. This article principally refers to the reading of fiction, but those who make the slightest pretension to scholarship know that works of this kind arc ct~gerly studied by men of nil classes, not Olilly for 1\musement and rolaxaliou of the mind, but for the information they contain. .For though n book be a romance still there are to be found in every good story truthful delineations of character and exact descriptions of nature, and often much knowledge of the he.bits of life in pnst centuries 1ind distant countries. 'fhe reading of good fiction immensely improves the mind and many are tempted on to the 11tudy of history and science. Then what a comfort it is when grown older lo be able lo pince your hands on books that ha\'e become your faithful friends, l-0 Hod solace in sorrow, comfort when alone, t-0 see the \'eil that hides the features of bygone ages rising when you will and the splendour of td niost forgotten empires gleaming before your eyes. 'rhink of M:achia,·elli in his Italian villa after a day of toil and converse with peasants doffing his mean attire and entering bis library with reverent feet" For tbero the voices of the dead speak to mo, give me wise counsel, quarrel not with me, and my soul is strengt honed ; " and so this .Flo1·entine schemer forgot the feuds of his n11lirn city and found a remedy for the pangs of disappointed ambition.

Louis Stevenson remarks that ":Fiction is no substantive art, but till

clement which enters largely into all the arts but architecture. Homer, Wordsworth, Phidias, liogarth, all deal in fiction." And when be speaks of his own boyhood in Scotland and his love of romance we R-re told bow while the winter moonlight brightened the white hills "l would turn agaiu to that crowded nod 8Unny field of life in which it was so easy lo forget my-8elf, my cares, and my surroundings. A place busy as a city, bright a8 a theatre, llmrnged with memorable faces, and sounding with delightful speech."

Surely no boy will be content to forego this pleasure and indolcully liugor outside this enchanted realm.

lf.S.W.

OLD NE\\'lNUTONIANS' UNION.

XoT the least important C\'cnt of the past month b the formation of an Ohl Boys' Uuion in co1111eution with the ~uhool. The absence of such an Union has loug !Jccn somewhat of t• reflection on the expril rle 1·u1·11·' of the ol1l Newinglouiaus, cspccit11ly iu view o[ the fact that all the other great l'ulilic ::iclwols luwc flouri~hing 01<1 Boys' Uuious in councctiou \I ith them. lIO\\" C\'er, this reproach has now been \\"iped out, and Ne\1 iugton can boast of an Old Boys Union which promiseij to be as big a suucess as any Union of the kincl in the Colony.

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The fo11n•h\tio11 sto11e or the Union \\aS l.wl Ill I\ n1ccting or u.11011l

l11cuty Old Boys, \1hich took place on August 1:~th, the l'l'csi1lc11t being rn «h11it". All that was 110110 here was the appoi11tmcnt of tl Com111ittee to 11t·;lft a constitution for snhmiRsiou to auothel' gencml meeting which wa~ set 1lowu for August :Wth. At this second mectin!?, which was attemle1l hy ahout forty Old HoyR, the 1\raft of the conbtitutum was discussed an1l ;uloptc1l, and the ofiiccrs for the ensuing year elected, as follows : l'n·Ri•lcnt: Rev. J. K '.\loulton; Vice-PresidentH: )lr .• \. H. S. LucM, :\I.A., B.~e., ].Jr. S. \\'. )1001'.c, :\l.L.A., .\Jr. \\'. K Y. Roh•on, B.A., a111l IJrs. O'Reilly, )lurrny Oram, and Abbott; ~ccretarics: )Jessi·&. \\',A. l'.-rkcr, H.A., am! 'I'. R. Ha-in, l\.A. ; Treasurer: \II'. A. .J. l'hillip•, KS. an1l A. Hauk, Ucol'ge Stl'cet; Committee: )lcssrx. F. \·. l'rntt, H . .\., \\'. L. Curnow, B.A., U. i'i. E1lw1inls, lLA., H. \\'olstcnholn1c, J:.~\., J. ( '. lfallillay and K O. Litehfioltl. r.Jost of these 1Hlmcs 1u·c well kno" 11

to Ncwingtonianb, past arnl present, and not a few of them figul'c ou the ho;mls that a<lorn the School Hall, "hile other~ occup) a less exaltc1l position ou the cl.1Ss-roon1 1lcsks. But e\·ery one is the name of a man who has the warmest regard for the intcreots of N1:wington.

The subscription bas been tixe\] at 5s. 1~1 11111m111 for onliuary 111c111 ·

her~, and ;; guineas for life members, which can be fonrnnlcd to )lr. A. J. l'hillips, at the K S. ;rnd A. Bunk, ({eorgc and King Streets.

The objects of thi~ Union arc, of COUl"bll, prin1.-rily ><ocial, in the stately \lords of the Constitution, "to strengthen the hoiHls between Oltl NC\1i11g· toniuns aml the :School," and to cultil'iitc a fr11tcrnal spirit between its 111on1hcrs. But it is suflicicntly obvious tlmt the fornmtion of a. well orgunisc•I, vigorous union cnnnot fail to ha\'c for 11 i1lcr n•stilts th1111 thcbe. \\'lwn we rememl.>cr that there arc hundrctls of O. N'H., in c,·cry rank t•n•l profcesion, scattered t\ll O\'CI' the Colony, timl tlmt, each of these might he 11 'elf constituted a"ent for llth·ancing the interests of the College, we then l1t·gin to umlcrstaud the pmctical benefits that must l\ccruo from hriugiug these men into clo•e touch with the ~chool. Not that the Univu is tl• 1legc11cratc into an ttth·crtising agency. X othing \I;\~ more relllotc from the minds of its promoters than that. But

11 In thc!-oe probaic da.'s Of l'olitk8 nml trade"

there arc so many dry-as·1lust Utilitarians tlboul, \1ho meet every suggcs· tion of this kind with a 1·1ti /10110 .' that it is pcrha.ps as \1cll to anticip-.tc them "ith ,. pro IJ01to Nt ll'inyloni,,, arnl if that reply tlocs not silence thm11, \I ell, we don't want them ns members.

The Union was tluly inaugurated on Fri1lay, .\ugust 20th. The prn•,ccdings began with "cricket match in the afternoon between teams rcpre,cnting past a1ul present members of the School. The Old Buys h1<.1l a btrnng tl'am, including the famous "Tommy" (hll'l'\·tl, II. \\'obccnhol111~, arnl \\', E. V. Hob,on, aiul other wcll-kurm 11 rcproscnt.ati,·cs of Oltl Nc\1 ingto11ian cricket; but the p:-csent ~chool, nothing 1lau11t.ctl hy the array of taleut opposing them, 1111ulc a determined stmul at the wickets for mobL of the afternoon, ancl cn•ntually brought the match to au end in a ,·cry c1·cn draw. Subsl•qucutly, in rcsponxe to an invitation from the irnthol'· itics, about forty Old Boys sat down to tea in the <lining ha.II, among those JH'Cbeut being the President nml Head M11stc1·. At the Reunion, which Iollowc1l in the c1·cning, about l.:>O O.N. ·ti were prc~cnt. The l'residcut, as President of the Union, was in the chair, the Vicc-l'rcsidcuts pre:,eut being :\Jessrs. S. W. )loore, ~l.l'., A. H. S. Lucas,\\". E. V. Rob.011, 11n1l Dis. O'Reilly aud Abbott. The programllle consisted of speeches Crom representative Old Ncwingtouiaus, and musical items. Among the speaker:,

were the l'resitlont (who gn,·e the inaugural acltlrcss), the Hcu.tl Mastel , Drs. O'Reilly antl Abbott, and .\Jessrs. S. W. Moore •1ntl \\'. IT. Piclding tou, M's. r., .J. J. Fletcher, anti F. V. Pratt, whilst songs were contributctl hy :\lcssrs. Pidtlington, Ha.vin, ~tevens, a1Hl Htcphinson, a1ul a. ' ' iolin solo hy Ncwm:m. The Hpecchcs, as was to he eJ<pcctc,J, consisted h\rgcly of reminiscences ; cricket reconls, footba.11 :tchie,·ements, and academic suc­CC»CK of bygone cpochM ;Lll came in for mention, 1m1l tales of e\·il-tloing in tlw p<tst were poure1l into the ear of listening authority with what woultl ha,·c appeare1l to the present schQolhoy a carnlour gimply recklc"s. Tht• g11thcring throughout was of a most plcttsant 111111 cor11ial charactc1', a11<l ijhcwcd unmist11k1\hly thllt the Ohl J~oys have till the nmtcri•1l for a ~tro11g Associatiou.

We •ire requested tu state tlmt the 1101.. '-'ecs. "ill he ghul to rccci vc the muncs t1rnl a1ltlrcsscs of all 0.N. 's who have not yet enrolled tlw111sclvcs as 111e111bers, and that all connnunications arc to he 1L1l1h·c8bcd Tlon. 1-'ccs., i'i cwingtou College, Htanmorn .

• \II 0.N. 's llre 1·e111i111letl, that by the terms of the Conbtitution , thdr •11l1'ci-iptio118 11n18t lie pt1id to the treasurer, \lr. ,\. J. l'hillips, ctt th1· KS. & A. Bllnk, King anti (:corge Streets, i'iy1l11cy.

\\'c hope \'Cry shortly to 1uTangc a match with The Ki11g's Scho<Jl Ul<I HoyH' C'nion. Thi8 ,.ill he 1luly llllllOuncml in the 1htily p<llJCI"'·

CONSTITIJ1'!0N. I. The liuion slmll be called" The Old Nlnnngtonians' Union." 11.- Tho object of this Union shr•ll be to strengthen tht• boucls bctl11•1•11

Old N cwingtoniaus und t ho i:lchool. HI. ·Any Old Boy, or Past or Present II-foster, mlL,Y bc1·01110 a 1111·111(,..r

011 pa) iu~ his sub~cript ion to l he Hon. Trea•urcr, or become a. Lift• 11-fmnbcr 011 JI") menl of ,t;; js (lhe guincne).

ff. - Any 11wmb1•r wh?se •ub3eriplion is six months in arrears shall 110! be permitted t-0 lt1ke p1wt in any meetings of the Union.

1· . The a11nual •Ub,eription shall be fin• (;;) shilling~, lo dale from the Annual Meeting.

11.- Tht• manage111ent of the affairs 0£ l111' Union shall be 1·csl1•d in 11 l'onn<'il consisting of u l'rcsident, oix Yico-presidenls, two joi11t 11011. ::kerclarics, LLU lion. 'l'n•&>iurer, 11ncl six other nwmbcr8 Five members of t ho Council slmll form a I( uorum.

1 11.-A meeting of the Union shall bo held iu August of e11eh y<.'11r, t~• bt• c<tllcd the 11nn11al g1•noral meeting, at which the Council for the cnsuiug J'Car shall be clccll•tl.

'1u.- Extrnordinary rncaucieg occurring in the Council sb11ll be lillctl li.1 election al I ho ne't general meeting

I '\.- General J\let'tiugs sl111ll be held 11u11rtcrly, 0£ which no! ll'•! lhau @cn•n diiJs notico sh111l be girnn, time and plu<·c lo be li~ed by the Cou1ll'il.

' · Any of the rules of the L'nion 111ay bo altered by a l\\'O·lhirds 11111,iorit,v of the mrmbe1·s present 1it a Gcnc111l Meeting, in pe1'>!011 or by proxy, fourlP<'n d1~~·s nolic·c of the proposed altc1'11lion bl•ing giYcn to 1111· i:lccrdar.r, who slmll embody the same in !he notice conl'cning the 111eeling,

\.I. l'en n1!'mb1•rs must he personally present lo form a quorum "t 11

<lcnerul .\1ccting. \' otc• nmy be gil'en by proxy, which elmll be forw,.rded lo I ht• Secretary.

ut.- :3pecial Gent•rnl .\foctiugs of the 1J mon may be called by the Council, of whil'h not k•• than sc1·cn days' notice shall be given.

:-iCHOOL CONl'Eln.

l·:n:1no,t; has reason to he well sa.tisfieil "ith the bUcccs11 of tl1l' conc~rt which t<>ok phu;e on Fl'ida.y, August 23rd, in the Hchool Hall. Thi' wilclerness of can·en clcsks, by the efforts of ~Jr. \Villi1u11son an<I an energetic band of supporters, had beeu nuule to look considerably more indting than it does on ordim~ry occasions. It was tolerably well fillet! with an apprechith•e auclience, among which we were glacl to notice tho faces of not <4 few of the old boy!.

The programme was opened by a Part Hong hy the l:Jce Cluh, under the conduct of ~fr. \'r'illia.mson, whose stately wiehling of the ha.ton m<i1lc a 1listiuct impression. ThiH item was well rendered a.ml well rcceh'<:1l. After n song by Mr. Bavin, who was rapturously eneorc1l, a party of gentlemen amateurs provided " a. feast of nectar'd sweets " in the shape of " part song called "The Lovers," which so appealed to the audience tluit 11,11 encore was 1lemancled. After " Love's Old 8weet Song" ha.cl l>Cen 1 emlered by Mrs. Eland, ~fr. Harry Leston brought down the house hy hiM recitation of an ingenious rhyme of Tom lfoo<l's, uml for an encore, ga vc the effusion of a bewildered frislumin, who Imel a most exalted notion of the uscfulnei;s of the word "J ubilcc" as tm adjective. This was so inimitably funny that the gravest members of the audience yielded to Horace'ij hclicf, "du.let ext de.~ip~1'e in loco," and laughed in a most uucomprnmisiug fa~hiou. A duet, "!\la.yin~," by Mr. and l\lrs. Eland, and a good rendering of the " Kiug's .\linstrel ' by .\Ir. Hicks, brought the first part of the progrnmmc to an cud.

The interval was filled up by the distrilmtiou of J uuior Certificates to the successful candidates at the recent examination. This ceremony wii~ performed by the President, amid great enthusiasm. 'l'hc second part of the programme was opened by a so1o imd chorus, "Had Autumn \\'inds " liy ~Jr. A. A . .McCoy and the Glee Club. The gentlemen amateurs then rendered a. part song, "~[aiden, Listen," in a way that woultl certainly have made any maiden, with an ear for nrnsic, listcn very attentively. Mr. Ela.ud ;irnl .\liss Houston sang songs, the latter receiving a very hearty encore. .Mr. Leston roused everyone's mirth with a parody on the "Charge of the Light llriwidc" Iu response to an encore, he disturbed the reverence that clings round that ancient arnl pathetic poem "Mary hu.d a little lamb," by rendering se,•eral different and rather irreverent versions of it. The last itcin, was a duet by ~lr. und i\I rs. g1and. 111 this a most lamentnble con 11ition of the domestic relations of a certain couple of the name of Turtle, was revealed to the world. The difficulty, howe"cr, Wt\S settled by a com­promibc before the duet came to a.n end. ~liss McCoy fully sustained her rcputl\tion as au efficient and sympt•thetic accompanist, and the thanks of the promoters arc ecrtninly due to her for her ready a11d useful help. The c'ccllcuce of the arrangements for the concert, and the artistic performance of the Musical Society both reflect credit on l\Ir. Williamson, to whoso cne1·gy, the success of the concert was largely due.

TENNIS.

At,TllOl."flll the interest in tennis is far from being what it ought to be, still during the past quarter it has been considerably alJOve the avcrngc, o.n<I no doubt if the <:ames' Uommittcc could sec their wuy clear towa.rcl~ s11ending a few pounds on the court, the interest would be even greater t mn it is. However, in most of the players thc1·e is to be seen great improvement, so that something has been attained. During the term three matches and a tournament have been played. The results of the mat<-hes have been "cry satisfactory.

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X1rn 1:-;1.To:-. v. l'1;n;ru.HA\I ,\Jt.1,1w,,t:. This 11mtch \\ n.s played on our court on the Uith of Augubt, a111l after

I\ most exciting a111l enjoyable game, resulted in a dnm ; c;1ch side oht.'\ining ~ sell! ~ g;unes. The scores were t\ll follows : -

Mr. Fitltlian and Chatrnon beat ::\lessrs. Wynne aul 1-ipcncc, 6 l 6-1; but were bcate11 hy Messrs. C11rr 1rnd Babo11e, :l-6 4-6.

Hicks and l>ansey heat ::\lc~srs. \\' ynne 1rn1l :-;pence, (i.J 6 3 ; hut were IJeaten by ::\lessrs. Hid.iouc 11ml Can, ~-6 1·6.

Xt.\\ I'.\t:To" \', l't;TU:s11.\ \I Bur LI\ \J:U>-.

Thi8 1m1tch rc~ulted in a very caxy win for Newingto11 1,y 30 gan11:~. Messrs. Buchamrn iu11l Fi1l1lia11, nlong with l'h,11111011 an1l ::\lillcr, co111prisc1l our team.

N°LWl:<t:'l'O'.\ II. \. ~YD'.\t;Y C:lt.\\l\J.\l: ll.

This nmtch ;11'0 rernltc1l in <I \\in for Ncwingtou hy 13 game&.

'l'OCRXA::\lENT. FrnsT Hot:JSI>.

( :. ( 'owlishaw hc11t R11bo11c Ahhott beat Hhcrlock . \\'. Co\dishaw hc11t <'. Henning .. 'l1d1lcn beat :\Jr. Rohiu .. Hicks beat E. Heuuiug 1>,1nsey beat Hi1wkcn ::\1 illcr beat J effr1~y 'l'onkiu beat Robson .. l 'ahlwell beat D. Wilson ... ~lr. Biwin beat\\'. \\'ilijon ::ihortland beat Boxall ('hannon bea.t Mr. Williamson Rogers beat An1lrcM ... L. O'Reilly bea.t C. O'Reilly Howarth, a. bye

"t;('()l\ll

Tonkin beat L. 0' Reilly Dansey beat Howarth ( 'h11nnon beat Rogers Abhot beat Maiden Shortlaml beat l\I r. Ba Yin :\lille1· heat \\'. Cowlislmw Hicks beat G. Cowlishaw

Roe~11.

Caldwell, a bye 1'11rnu Rou:-rn.

Chaunon beat Cahlwcll ... Miller beat Shortl11nd Dansey v. Hicks (not yet played) Abbott, a. bye

FotrKTH Roi::-.-11. :\liller heat Channon Hick A bea.t Abbott

FtFTJL Rou-.o.

6 I fi ;~ ( l{etircil) 6 I HI ( J{ctil'L'tl) fj.l fj.4 6-1 r. ~ fj .;! 6 I f)- I fj I ( l:lcti l'CI 1)

,, fi-0 6 I

4 6 (j.;J 6 :1

60

(j ;; fi-2 6- 1 6 :1 6-2 6 I (Hetired) 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-:! 4·6 6-:J

6-3 6·2 3-6 (j.J 6-4

6-l 6 I 6-2 6-0

Mille1· beat Hicks... 6-1 6-,"i The tournameut bas been completed at h1~t, a111l has ltcen won lty

:\lillcr, who in the lin11l be«t Hick~ after a h•ml strnggle, 6-l (i.;;,

1:; I

FOUT HALL.

N E\\'I:->nTo~ l'o1.r,t;1a; v. Svo:-.~;v ll H,\" \IAK :-lc11no1 .. On: fit·st nmtch this hl\1£ was l\gl\inst the i'yilucy Urnn1111M' .'ichool, who111 we defct\tc1l by 2:l to 0. \\'c kicke1l-off a1ul att<Lcke1l very stron;.:ly, hut for some time our effort;; were un;wailing owin~ t<> the fonnml" hei11g t1111 ;unions to score; anti wr lost tri<'ti on thrl'l' oceiL>!ions owing to tll<'ir 1lrihbli11g 01•e1· the lin<>. Onr tir11t try was ohtainetl by ('011 lishM1· u111l 'hortly after Harris obtninecl the Hecon<l try from 11 smnrt pit•ct' of followin~ np. \lidden kicke1l 11 goal from lforiis' tt·y. l'hc C :ra1111111u· :-lchool tm111 pl;•y<·1l 11 ~0011 dcfo11~i1·c game, C :onltl 1111111-ihnrp hhowing prominently ; Intl the pas~ing of the Kewingto11 IJ<Lcks was too goocl arnl •onn < 'u1111i11glm11t 'c•>l'c1l in the corucr. Jeffrey made a goocl run alon~ his houncla.ry lint tl1·oppe1l 111•er 11n olcl g<Ml line. \\'c scorc1l 'juickly in tit<> ~econcl h.df. Bownta11 came awwy from the scrum ant! Ht<1rtc1 11 fine 1mssi11g 1·ush 11n11111g the fonrnnls, which ct11lc1l in H1trl'is ~corin~ l\~1d11. <loultl xc11t the 1,.111 into our 2.i, and 11fter~o111e hanl scrnms the hall was drilihle1l 01·cr the li111•. { 'unni11gham forced in time. Hahone 1111vle '' gno1l rnn 1101111 the grn11n1I, hut spoilt it hy charging the full-hack instca<l of passing. ~<Km after Bow11mn scored for us. Harris crosdc1l the line, hut lost the ball. Our other try was obt11inetl by Litchticl<I, who, making a goo1l feint, 1h,she1l over the Ii nc.

N t;w1:-.i:Tu:\ CoLu;ca; 1·. K1:-.t.'~ :-lc11001 .. The most exciting match of the season wa.s played 11t Parrn1t11Ltl<L 011 \ \. cd11c• · clay, August 21&t, wheu we met the King's School, aml were defcatc1l hy :; points to nil. It i~ unfortunate for us tlmt we hM·e to pli1y the match 011 thcil· school grouml, as we thiuk that is 11 grc11t 1uh-nntagc to any tci\lll to play on the groun1l ou which it is always prnctising. lt was a splenclitl g;unc from the start to the finish. In the tir:it hl\lf l\nrl the tir,t p;ut of the 'econ1l half, we Imel the atlrnntllgc 1utd should han~ scoretl on 'c1·cral occMions. Hownmn was unfortmHLte in being knockecl into touch afkr nossing the line, ancl so was Sheridan i11 losing the ball just on the line. King's School ~corctl ahont tifte<•n 111i11utes hcfote time, uncl from that out had a clecide<I tuhnntagc. \\·c lost by being 01•cr cautions. If 110 lmcJ phiyccl the same open game as we pl11yed against st .. J o"eph 'son the foll1lll . ing s,1tltr11ay, we woul1l, most likely, have won. l'he most striki11g features of the g1m1c w11s the tine clefcnce of our forwanls at the ell(! of tlw first half, l\tHl the play of Litchtielcl at half. Ncwington kickc1l.off, tutcl the pl11.y was continecl to the centn:. Uowlish11w mn down the left 1~ ing anti 11 hen tackled ~cnt the hall 011 to .Jeffrey, who <lid 11ot get far. Litdt· tielcl passe<l out to Cowlislmw who sent the hall on to Cun11in~lm111, 11 ho was 11.,t stoppccl until he rcachccl the foll h;1ck Front some loose pl<1y l'owli~haw clt ihbl<><l lrnr1l over the line. Litchfiel<l, ('owlisht111, attcl ,Jeffrey put in sont<• goocl work, hut could not break through the School olefl•ncc. l%swo1th rclie1·ed the prcssu1·e hy a Ion~ kick up the line, whi<-h ~l .. iclcu returned out of hounds at the :.!.3. Tlw 1-'chool forwtll'cls hrougl1t the play lo our :?.> hy a goo1l pa~sing rush, ancl some long scrun18 11crc for111ccl, in which we had the t'<ln111tage. At the heginnin~ of the Meco1ul half we 11ttaekc1l very 8trongly, Litchticlcl 1md Shorth1111l fcc1li11g their h:\,,k~ wt•ll. Harris, lfobone t~tul 8heri<hu: took the lmll o\·er the line whcro it was lost, an<l Full<>tt just force1l in time. Litchlicltl pas~ed to Ho11 man, who crossc1l the line but" as thro11 n out of touch. ~lanchec scut the hall out 11t our 2.i, and the School attackc1l \·cry 8tro11gly. Spencer, ( '1111ningham •Lml Hc,11111!\n did some good tackling. Manchec passed ont tn .ra .. ques who crossed the line and scored the only touch from which Ehsworth kicked a magnificent goal. Hhcl'i1ltm got Mrny hut was over·

taken h)· Ehsworlh in the :-;chool :!5. The rc .. t of tl1c gan1c consiotcd of hard fought scr111118, mostly in our territory. No further scoring was done, though J•:hsworth nuHle two fine kicks at goal.

N•;\\ 1:-;1;To:-. '" t:iT .• Jost.1•11's. This match was played at the Sydney Cricket Grnuncl, on :-;Munhty, 1\ugust :!Ith, in the preHcnce of a hLrge numher of spectators. lt was the hcst llHLtch played lJy our tmun 1luring the scaRon. Thl• work holh of the for. \I <>nl atul hack divi8ion hcing rnry goo•!. \\' e <>tttLcketl \'l'ry strongly from the kick-off an1l 8core1I te11 poi11t8 in the lirHt c1rn11ter of 1111 hour. Jn the secon1l half the game wa8 111a1lc closer 1rn1l we only scorc1l clslht points. '-t. ,Joseph'H kickctl off an1l thc htdl was sc11t out of touch at half-,rny. The l1all \>.IH Ct\tTic1I into their :!J chiefly by means of Bowmtrn, Hu.bone, and Khcritlan ; and some good passing cn<le1l in Hhortla111l falling over the: line. \laiden kicked the goal. \\'c kept up the 1Lttack. Cowli"haw sent a long pass out to Jeffrey, who rncccl for the line ancl, heating ;L crowcl of hi" npponentH hy his pace, touch eel down !Jct wccn the posts. ~laidcn kkkc1l the goal. Horne \'Cry even play followc1l 1Lt lmlf-way. Our forwanls nuulc Fo111e goo1l rnshcs, Harris anti Bow111a11 hci11g specially 1ooticcahlc, "hich \\crc t•ounlcd>alancccl hy the fine kickin'( of Elli~ a111l ,)lcSwceny. S1"m ,1ftcr some goocl p:\•sing among the I-It .. )os••ph's htLck 1livibion enahle1l l~lli' to scorn. Litch!iel1l score1l the next try for us hy a cle1 er piece of pltty. lie pickc1l up the h;llJ from a bCrum in our 2.i, ancl reached their h:\ck 11ian hcforc they seeme1l to realise that the hall \l'ru; out of the scrn111. He fo111lc<l off the hack man scorc1l in the corner. ,));\idcn made ;1 goo1l <Lltc111pt at g0tLI. During the first p1Lrto[ the secon<I half St. Joseph'• nmdl· the game very clo•c. Some very long ~crums at half-wa)' taking place in "hich neither team hacl any acln111tagc. :O-.heri1lan jumped thro11;,!h the line out, aud pas•iug all their lmt•k di,·ision score1l the fourth try for us, \laiden kicked the goal. 80111e goo1l work hy the :-it. Joseph'>; tc•a111 1·arried the ball into our territory. ,)lc:-;wccny passe1I well out to Ellis \1 ho •corc1l in the corner. Harris, Rahone ancl Bownmn took the lmll into their :!.i where ('owlishaw, hy a lonR pMS, gave Cunninglmm 1111 eaHy chance for Mcoriug. No goa.1 rcsultc<l. '!he whistle then soun1!Nl for time leaving us winners hy 21 to 6.

Ni;w1:-.c;To:> <.:oLLE<a. 1· C. ot E. (:H.\\Dl.11~ Scum>J.. \Ye phLyctl C. of K Omn11nur Hehool at Nonrno1l l'1wk on \\'c1l11e81lay, .\ugu't :!Sth, a111l won hy I'> to ~. Thnl' was t\ gale hl<rn ill" acrnsH '.he gro11111l which to u great extent 111·e,·e11tc1l go01l play. The Kclwol kieke1l ­off an1l Jeffrey rctnrnc1l <>lit of touch. Our forwat<b wo1 kc1l the hall into thl•i1· tcl'ritory. Litehtiel1l passc<l well to CowlishtLW, who nmdc a goo1l run arnl scol'c1l first try for U8. No goal was kicked. ( :rnmmar School kio:ke1l off a111l the lnlll was t!Lken back by Rahonc, Fox an1l t:ipenccr. l:l,11111 picke1l up in hi~ own 2.i, tltlll making t\ good run, scorntl bchincl the posts. \\'hitc k1ekecl the goal. This sce111c1l lo arou~e our team, an1l they :\ttaeketl \cry ~trongly. Litchticl1I who has hcen pl;lying t\ sple111li1l game at half, crossed the line three ti111c' ill sttcccPsion. No goals were kickc1l from the touches M the \I i111l \\as far too slroug, in fact the b;ill \I a~ earrie1l out of the grnunds 011 bC\ cml occasions. After h;Llf-time we were kept Oil the 1lcfcnsi\'e for some time. ,)loore, ~lack, Sullirnn an1I White played \·cry \\ell for the (: nuumar '°'chool ; am! Spencer, Ra bone atul Cunningham 1loillg a lot of tackling for ns. Soon after the (:ram111ar 8chool beorcd their hccornl try. J<'rom this out the g1L111e \I t1s mostly in our favour. Cowlishaw passed out to Jeffrey, whojrnt in a fine rull along the boundary and scored. &Jon aft.er the <.:owlishaw- effrcy combination scored again. The whistle thell went for time.

1:-1(i

\\' c were plca-cd to be able to meet one ol tl11: couutry .c11vul• thin ~««son, although W(' lmd some mi8givings about the nmtch, on account of thP team bein~ out of trnin so long; our lm1lge matches h1wing tinishcil nearly a fortnight before. \\'e phlyed ovcl' them in the first half, hut in the seco111l half condition told, a.nil we were moRt of the time on the defence.

Ncwiugton College played All i'iaints', liathul'st, at Stunmorc on Uth September, an1l after a fast gume Newington won by !1 points to:!. ~hortly after starting t'owlishaw passed out to Jeffrey, who got .vithin a yiml of the line. Fl'om a sernnunagc iu the College :!.i Litchfield got the hall well out to his threc-<1uarterd, and (;u11ni11ghan1 scored in the COl'llCr. No goal was kickc1t. Ncwington still attackc1l, iu11l ('owlislmw and .Jeffl'cy seore1l two more tries for Newington. No goals were kicked from them. ' l'hc feature of the All Sainb' play wns their splc1uli1l tackling, in which Holt, Kenrick, nml Crago were cspcci11lly conspicuous. Jn the sccon1l half the All Sainw' kept Ne" ington constantly on the tlcfcn,irn; ~lcKcan (captain), Holt, and Kenrick pu~ting in some line runs. From some loose piny in the Newington 2J, Street pil·ked up an1l ~cored for ,\II Saints'. 'l'hc rest of the game wl\S a strong attack by All Saints' and a stuhborn <lcfencc hy Ncwington.

Tlw Combined Hchools met the Premier">> at the Sy!lney Crick<'t t : rom11l on S<Lturday, August ;31 st, an1l u good g1u11e c11<lc1l in 1L \\in fo1· the ('0111hincc1 Schools by 20-0. The co111hiuatio11 of the c11111hincd te1rn1 was l'\cellent, aml the unselfish 111a1111cr in \I hich they playc1l Wtl~ ptL1ticularly 11otii:cable. Tries were obtaine<l for the combined team hy C<rn lislurn (2), Hanis, Litchtiehl, and ~lcSweeny. The follo11 ing i8 1\ list of the team : -l'owlislmw, Harris, J:owman , \\' ebb, Hherillan Litchficl1l, Ral1ouc, Mai11cn (Xmlington College), ~lcSwceny, - (;hcnt, Bolan1l, l>oylc (St. ,Jo,cph's College), Sullivan, \\'hite (U. KC:.S.). Uould (l:l.U.::;.)

('1t1T111n; 1n- TEA'I.

Back~.

( :. l'm11.hll.I \\ (Captain ). ('entre-lmlf; play~ with grc«t ju1lgn1c11t ; ;\ stronl? runner "ith plenty of ptLcc ; pl1Lys :\ nry Ullhelfi,h ga111c, am! alwi<ys feeds his wiugs at the proper time.

II. Cl':-O'.\l'.\l;tlA'I. A 1·cry dodgy runner; kicks a111l tackles 11ell. N. ,h;n 1rn1·. A fost half ; dodges ancl kicks well ; imp1·01•ed 1·c1 y m11d1

towards eml of season.

L. L1TCm'1t:Lo.-A splendid sc1·um quarter; feints 1md passes well ; a very strong tackler.

\\'. :\l.1rnE:-.-l<ull-back; a. sure tackler and!\ good kick.

U. i:lHOR'fJ,A' n.-l~ua1ter; passes 1mll tackles well, hut is rather slow.

J<'OltWAltll~.

\\'. HAJOU~. The lx•st wing-forward in the School", ahrnys noticed in the pa•sing rushes; kuows the game well 11ml phys with goo1l jU<lgmcnt.

L. BU\111.\:-'.-A good 11 ing-forward; very fost and never tires; <l s tirc tackler.

1:. \VEB11.-Centrc-forwarcl; iiwi\luahle in the 8cru111; <L goo<! tackler.

Trrn NE11·rnnTOXTAX.

R. HrrERIDA.:>.-A ~ood forwa.rcl; very good in the open, but rather inclined to shirk the scrum work.

H. RAno:sF..-A fast forward; makes good use of his weight and pace.

H. A. BAIRD.-A strong, hnrrl-working forward; always in the thick of the fight.

\\'. (;1 •. 1sso,.-Hnrd-working forward; a good tackler; left at i\fi1hvintl'l'.

K SL'E,CE1:. -A strong useful forward ; a sul'c tackler.

H. Fox. - ,\ goocl forward, hut rathc1· slow ; useful in passing rnshr~.

\\'. ('. ()'RF.ILi,\'. A light but useful forwar•l.

The Combined Sports Meeting wns held on We1lnescfay, Scptemhel' 11 th, nml so far a~ the rnnning wa~ concerned wns !• grl'at SUCC<'SS ; hut the attendance was very sm1ll. The ('hampionship was won hy tlw Chn'rch of l~nglancl Grammar School, with King's School second. \Ye wel'e fourth on the list. Our low position is clue to the fact that clur ~pol't~ come at the beginning of the year, anrl consequently our rcprcsent:•tivt>s were not in c0111lition for l'unning; of course all of them h••<I trained fol' football, but there is a g ret•t difference between tmining fol' foothall and trn.ining for running.

l)att' . Team. :\lay 22 The King's School

,, 2.i St. Ignatius College , , ~9-Syclney Uram mar Hch<lol

.rune I-St. Joscph's College .. ,, 3 Church of England <:.s.

Aug. 14- Sydney Orammar School ,, 21 The King's School ,, ~ ~ St .. Joseph's College . ,, 28 ('hurch of gn!(hrn'1 (:.s.

Sqit. Ii-All Haint's College

l'h•ycd 10. \\'on 8. Lost :l.

Result.

Lo"t \\'on

L~~t \\'Oil

Date. Team. lle8nlt.

:\fay 18- 'fhe King's School 2ml LoHt ,, 2:i-Ht. Ignatius College 2ncl ,, ,, 29-Rydney <Jmm'r ~chllol 21111 \Von

,June .i-C'hul'Ch of England (J.S. 2ncl Ang. 14-Sydney (:ram'r School 211<!

,, 17 The King's S<'hool ~1111 ,. 28 Church of ~:ngliu11! (J.14. :lml

l'layccl i . \\'on ;), Lost 2.

Pts. for. rt~. a!..,rai11~t

:l !) :i 0

17 :! ;{ ()

Ii (J

2:l 0 () ;;

:ll ti l'I 8 !) :1

111 :n

Pt!i, for. Ptq, ngainsl. (} 1.3 () 2;)

:w ()

42 (J

l!l ., ,, 17 :l I ~ (J

122 Hi

J .ix Tim ::\1:11·1\'<:TO\'J.\X.

T1111w FHTH:<.

ll:lte. Team. ~lay 18-Tlw K ing's School 3rcl

,, :!!l .Sy1lnry (:mm'r !'·khool 3ril ,, :Jl :-ittu1111ore P.S. lst

.June ;)-('hurrh of gnglancl <:.8. :1rcl Ang. 14 Syclney < :ram'r Nchool :lnl

2 1 The King\ School :lrcl ~:! Burwoocl Supc•rior P 1'. I Mt

l'layrcl i . Won i. Lost 0.

l{hUlt.

\\'on

FOl'RTll FIF'l'RF''"

l 'u. for. "'" ai-,"tlht9t.

J.i 12 l.i :1 8 0

2 1 ti 42 ()

12 0 2:1 0

Hi9 :!I

Oate. Team. He•ult l'ts. for. l't•. n~..,.in•I. Aug. 1·1 The King's s .. hool Ith W on li'l O

Thi• ~how• that th<' four tt>nm~ luwe scor<'•l 167 p1iint~ a~ain"t IOI.

OUR GA DETR.

T11 i: pritwipnl item of interest in connection with the corpM nt prP,cnt is th<' preparation for the coming Shield Conte"t 1Lt the encl of the month. \\'e ~hall he tLblr h> send a goocl tciun into the fielcl, h1Lrring accitlC'nt~, hut hcul the A•soci .. tion ~Je1lal heC'n competed for with a lwtter Rfl irit we shoul1l <'<•rtainly ha\'O hiul a. ~trongcr one. I t is to be re§rctted t hat &omc of the firnior mc111he1·s of the team objected to leave the N nrb<'ry, and con lcl not he pre \•ailrcl upon to practise M the long rnnge". But for this unfortnnat<' weakness 110 ~houlcl probably hM·e hail a. tc1\1ll approaching the form of those of ) ore, \I ho hrought l<UCh brilliant cre1lit t.o our corps hy 1lcfcnting all the best tenm~ the colony could proclucc. AM it i8 we ha\'l' not. had a single match with any other tc<1n1, all other cluhs objecting to ~hoot a match at any hut the long mng<'s. Of cour•e the footha. 11 monopoly has line! a great den! to do \\ ith this •tate of idfairs. I r our opponcntA hil\'C had the wisiloni to arrnnge for matches, a1Hl thus get ri<l of the "Match Ague," we shall luwc a warm time. H owe,·er, wlmte,•er our failings hM'<' been in t he past, we must do our very best hetwccn this ancl the nmtc•he•. Sergt. Andreas hall age.in dititinguished himself with the r ifle, luwiug won thr A•~oeiation ~Jeclal. He will thus retain the championship of tlw co1·p• for the prest-nt year. The l'>crgt. ~lajor is cloing his hest to 1lc\'elop tL goo1l solilierly b~aring in the cadet,, A little mono ~p1 ightlines~ in earring<'. tuul les.~ of the slouch ancl "go as you please" style would lw 111111·1• rrcclit· 1\lile to the traditions of the N.C'.(;.C.

OCCA~ION'AL NOTES.

AT the heginning of the third tC'rm ~ome changes wrre founcl to have hrcn marlc on the teaching • tnff. Mr. P.A. Rohiu Juul neccpted the position of H1•1•ott<l l\Tnster of the Church of Englaml Urn111mur Hohool, Mclhournr. \\' r were all very sorry to losl' l\IR. Rom!'-'. On hreaking·up for t he holidays the Fifth Fo1m pres('nt<·cl hi111 with an inkstand. The 8J>Ok<'sn ••n

TnE :N"r.wiNr.TO"\'TAN. 1i)!)

wn.s Robson, who ac<1uitte<l himself more satisfactorily in tlmt position than some of hi~ predecessors on similar occasions. 11R. D. S. EDWARD~, B.A. (0. N. ), who luul a distinguished career at the University, is now in charge of the Classics of the Upper and the Lower Fifth. 11R. S. FIDIH\' (of the Melbourne Uni\'Crsity) has been 11dcle<I to the staff. MR. NE\\ f"<:'1,

who was absent for -.ome considemhle time thrnugh illness, has now returned. During hi~ absence, )In. BmntA" acte<l as forum lenrn.<.

Our budding geologist~ may he able to gi1•e 11 little information to their less informecl matl'S ahout the shale which at present forms so conspicuous tin object iu the College l1111<lscapc. Practically, il is fou11<l very useful in mi~in~ the outlying parts of tho ornl to a le1•el with the centre. The only doubt is whether the turf al..01·e it will si1!k in parts arnl make the 01·al very uncrnu. \\'e have to thank llr. O'Reilly an<l the ~Iisses 1Iurphy for snhscriptions to the Oval FutHI.

W. (J L.1ssox appears to enjoy statio11 life, an<! pel'irnps, 11mong country scenes, his somewlmt shy muse nmy fitl<l mneh matc>rial for p0Pti1· expression.

The new prefects are H \RKl.;R, H1tnHTl.A ~I>, T.. Rrnnr", N .• J1·:n·111-:Y, ('r:owr,1n-.

The (Jeological Museum has recei1·c<l se1•eral contributions, the most important being a collection of rocks and minerals from the Technological Museum through the kindness of .J. II. i\Lun1'"• Es<i., F.L.8., &c.; and ;1 numher of specimens from the chemical facto1·y of Messrs. Elliott Hros. The Heience ('lul1 has ma<lc two excursions, one to 1lcssrs. Elliott Bros. t'hemic;~l \\'orks at Balmain, and the other to National Park. The ('Juh's new lantern was teste<l ancl fou1ul hi~hly satisfat>tory at the l'll<l of the lirst half year, when the lTea<I Mast<'r ,Jclil'<'re<l ;1 lecture illuRtratc<l with sonu· excellent Yiews.

11R. Ht'CHA'IA'l's (lold 1Jeclal for l'nhlic Hpirit is to go, as all will <'xpcct, to G. Cowr.rsnAW. The 1h1te 189,) will be a<hlecl t•> the Honour Caps of C.:ow 1,is11A1\ <llHl HA J:J{Js. Tlw 11ew C'apR go to \\'t:1111, Bmn1A', :1rnl LrTC'll FI •:r.n.

\Ve have to thank MR. 11ETl(LE11.u1 for a ,·ery enjoyahlc e1•c•nin~ 'J"'nt in aclmiri1tg his sleight of.han<l tricks, an•! in ;\ssisting him to tine! tlh' ghost. Ha1·e yon seen it?

The sail acci<lent hy which i\J H. \\·n.LI.\ w;o, lost hoth his father ancl hrother hy <lrowning, hns el'Oke<I the sympathy of the whole ~l'hool.

We greatly regret the almost u11•woi1l11hle 1lelay in pnhlishing t lu• present nnmher of the _,Vewi11ylo11iw1,

The latest ac;'luifiition to tlw zoo is the. \nt-eiiting l•:chi1hm. But there have been a few losses a lso. 'Tis not so loug ago since the eagle lrnwk (fell minister of Death) wonl<l swoop hy night upon magpie an1l guinea pigs, which unwittingly laul strayc<l heyon<l their propei· hou11<ls. The rosy. tingcre1l Morn, peeping through the wire of the cage, woul<l liiul only a. few f1•athc rs or fresh picked bmws to tell of the pre\·ions night's hanqnet. J\ncl now our hig kangaroo has somewhere <lis.'lppeare<I, <Ul<I his y•mng <'OIH p:rnion gazes 1lisconsolately arouJHl, searching el'erywhere in vain.

~o more across the garden will he houJHl, Nor fleetly spring hefo1 c the stmnger·s hournl. No more when forwards ~c 1·um upon the green With milcl-eyed wornler view the frantic hcem'. Nor when the twil ight's dusky 1·<'il is spre<ul, J)o,lge panting Kolo ro11111l the o\<l <!rill shC'cl,

lliO Tmc X r.11 rrnTo\"r '""·

Not now, when Fifth Form boys con o'er their books, That gray intruder on their labour looks. Ah, never let our gloomy fancies stoop To 1leem him sacrificed for gourmets' "OUp, But sec him leaping \\here the sheep.pa() trc111)R And telling comrades of his schoolboy friends, Ami 'midst a throng of" joeys" seeking knowlc1lgc AriRing vaRt stores of learning gained at College.

P.I.P. writes umler the headinl( The \'cteran Again: Dr. \\'. (L Clmce, in the English cricket season jnst clo.,ecl, has n.1-(n.in gfren ue 01·<'r­whelmi11g cviclence that his <'ye is as good, his muscles as pliant, ancl his skill as great almost as e\•er they were. In fact these good 'lualities almost sr<>m to hecome hetter as his years increa~e ; for at the age of 17 he giv<'H 11A a display never before equallecl in the n.nnn.IR of r.rick<>t. ,Just fancy 1,0IG runs in one month for nine eomiiletc(I innings! It wonltl seem inrredible were we not speaking of "" .(L ," yet this is the remarknhle fl'at he performe(\ in May la~t. thns beating all previous recordR. It is considered remarkably good for u batsman to put np I ,OOO rnns in a whole 1u•aROn. What must we think of a man that does the same in less than one-sixth of the time? His highest score in any match is 400 (not ont), nnd in tirst class matches :H4, both made in 1Si6. The brilliance of hi• powers a((ain flashes out npon ns, when this year we hear he has phte<>cl 2~8 to l11s rredit. This hst "century" make8 it one hunclre() times t hnt he has readll'cl three tigurcs in first class matches. Ancl en-n since tl111t rrowning C\'Cllt, news hns reachecl 118 of still another " century." \\'hen i ~ hr going to stop?

Oh, Grace! \Yhate'er the bowler's pace, \\'hen he's at the wicket he's not shy ;

For it's whack, whack, whark, .\she t11frcs th<> hall hack,

,\ ncl he's t\lwnys got I\ "ccntnl'y in hi" ry<'.

XOTH'E TO CORRE:->l'OXl>EXT:-i.

The E1litor hr~~ to acknowleclg<> the rc<·<·ipt of thr follow in.!.( magazinP~: Tlir R.11dllfir111, 'l'/11 Ki11y'., Sr/tool .lfnua:i111, T/11 /lat/1111·,1i1111, 1'1·i11a A /{1·"/ Cflli1 !/~ Climnidr, Srllool }01· tlu So11.• nl M ;,,jo1111rit.< M11!1W i111, 'J'h,. 01n1·irrn, C1·1111/u"!lli Sr·/iool ftfn!la:i111, Jl'r,(1 y Co//1111 C'lt1·1111il'/1 ('no;,·w11ll • l rn1/1111,11 ,l!ayccin•, ,lftlb111·11ia11.

XOTJCE TO SCBSCRTDF.RS.

Tmi J.'pu•i11,q/r111ir111 is issnrcl qnn!'ll'l'ly. A ropy of rn<·h numb<'!' rlurinp- tht v('nl' will he forwnrcl<'<l to nil who r<>mit :!~. (j,]. to thr Editor of Th~ ~V,.1ri11,q/011i1111, Nl'wington College, 8tnnmorl'. Thi~ will inc·ln<le JlO•tngP. Burk nnmh1•rs ran nlso h<> obtnin<'cl.

\V. A. Pcp1·erda.l & < ·o., Sttam Printrr~, 1 rqa Pitt ~trcet, Sytlner.