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No. CXXXVnI. JUNE, 1889.

DEAF AND DUMB.

VOL. XIV.

IT Stems the ,. Irony of Fate" that a Convent of CarthusianMonks, a Monastery tenanted by recluses who were bound

by their vows to pl~rpetual silence, should have been convertedinto a school for teaching the Deaf and Dumb to speak, a homewhere those who, from their birth have been deprived of thesense of hearing and. consequently, of the power of speech,should be taught to utter articulate sounds and express theirthoughts in articulate words. And yet this is what one canwitness now in the ancient Monastery called the" Chartreuse

d' Anray," in Brittany. There you can see self-sacrificingwomen devoting themselves to the difficult task of teachingdeaf and dumb girls to imitate, first the motion of the lips,ther the position of the tongue of their teacher when spellkingt. (,lIe.l1, and finally, to acquire the art of exhaling breath fromthe lUl1gs so as to produce appropriate sounds for the differentsyllables of which words are composed. These patient" sroursde la sagesse," for such is the order to which they belong,begin by teaching their pupils to converse simply with thelips, or rather with the mouth, for the tongue and the teethall act their part in the pantomimic conversations that arecarried on between the teachers and their pupils. Then beginsthe difficult process of instructing the deaf and dumb girls toproduce appropriate sounds for the alphabet and the syllables

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which are formed out of its letters. This is taught them by

placing a lighted candle before the pupil and teaching her toblow upon its light by a simple exhaling of the breath, andnot by blowing from the lips. Gradually this use of the lungsis extended to the production of certain vibrations in the larynxand the tongue, whereby corresponding sounds are produced;and, in time, the deaf and dumb girl is taught by this adapta­tion of the organs of speech to frame articulate word$. By thismeans a ten year old child has been taught, in two years time,to repeat the" Ave Maria" almost as clearly and distinctly asif she had not been born so sadly afflicted. The chief difficultyis to teach these pupils to modulate and vary the intonationof the voice; with them the sounds follow each other sharpand clear, with mechanical crispness, as if they were producedby machinery which had no pedals or stops or swell to modu­late and vary. the emission of the notes. Yet the result istruly marvellous even when it is only partially successful; forit is not all the pupils who have sufficient intelligence to learnthe art of framing articulate \vords; some go no further thana facial pantomime, such as that which may be witnessed anyday by anyone who will stop up his ears and watch with hiseyes the conversation of his friends around him; by practicehe would in time learn to understand their soundless talk, andto converse wit.h the same dumb show. The more intelligentgirls, however, go beyond this, and even amongst themselvesseem to take a pride in conyersing in articulate words, orrather, in suiting appropriate sounds to their facial talk.

This" Chartreuse d'Auray" is a further instance of the" irony of fate" in this respect, that its chapel now contains a}Iausoleum to the memory of men who were shot down aseriminals, a national tribute to the melIlory of the nation'sformer foes. It is about a hundred yards from this spot thatthe Republicans shot, in cold blood, in August, 1795, the

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Royalists whom they had made prisoners at their last anddisastrous fight of Quiberon. The bones of these victimsremained buried in the field where they had been shot downin batches of about fifty each day, for a whole fortnight. Thatfield, after the restoration of the Monarchy, in 1814, had cometo be spoken of as the" Ohamp des Martyrs,"; the revulsion offeeling had set in, the Royalist " rebels" had become" Patriotmartyrs," their bones were exhumed and deposited in the vaultunder the sepulchral chapeL Over its portico may be read theLatin inscription: " Gallia mamnsposuit." Such is the ficklenessof fate, and the changeableness of human things. We destroyto-morrow what we had worshipped to-day, and we destroyto-day what we worshipped yesterday. Still the rising tidecarries us further and further; there is an ebb and a flow, butthe great work of life is progressing all the while; the silentconvent of the recluse monk becomes the sacred home of deaf~Jlld dumb girls who are taught to enjoy life and to worshiptheir Maker, and the Martyrs in the cause of an effete Royaltyreceive the reward due to their heroic valour. All this isprogres". Let us be thankful.

AC.C.

ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE (AND WROTE) ABROAD•

.(Brief notes from our foreign corresponde1Zt's pocket-book.)

It is at least open to doubt whether foreigners ever manageto speak our language· as atrociousl'y and with suchreckless ill difference to pronunciation and grammar as we dotheirs, but, still, they make some fairly ridiculous, though mostnatural, mistakes.

The first ordeal that the audacious traveller who venturesinto the territory of the barbarians has to face, is the CustomHouse. An official appears, and,· after a due amount of

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bowing, points to his four portmanteaus, and says" choose

"itch you vill make open ;"-The sagacious traveller naturallychooses theon'e 'which does not happen to be full of cigars.Could futility go further? In all the railway carriages on theBelgian State Railways may be observed the followinginteresting notice in English (?); in reality a literal translationfrom the French:-

" If the voyager [presun:.ably alluding to the rocking ofthe train] should pull down the signal-alarm without duecause, he will render himself liable to j adicial pursuits (pour­f,;uites judicaires)." The awful vagueness of the threat iscalculated to strike terror into the heart of the would-bealarmist. Does it mean that the hapless individual will bepursued from the country by a judge or jury, or that he willLe compelled, willy-nilly, to become a Belgian lawyer? Thethreat of a "process" (proces) also conveys little to an Englishmind.

The following inscription may be seen over an exchangeoffice in a German town:

" Inlandish and Outlandish coins changed here,"while over many shops "English spoke" is written up, whichat once shows of what quality the English is.

At the King's Palace, at Amsterdam, there is a notice tothe effect that "Visotors <!) of the palat',e must give (7) theirsticks and umbrellas to the attendant," What princely hospi­tality on the part of his Majesty to deprive his subjects oftheir portable property ! We presume his Majesty meant thatthey must leave them in charge of the attendant.

The foreigners have strange ideas of English diet, they thinkthat it consists solely of "Ros-bif" (invariably raw), "bif­stek" (spelling various), and "peas-es" (usually bottled);while his favourite pudding is plum pudding. At a table d'hOteat Milan, on one memorable occasion, the visitors were feastedon plum pudding set on fire with methylated spirit!

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Sometimes when a foreigner speaks English like a "nattif"(as he would say), the idiom proves too much for him. Thus

a certain Belgian was heard to remark that" the Belgians werealways monkeying (!) the English," he meant "apeing."Another gentleman remarked to an English lady, "That on thesecond night of the ball, very second-rate people were invited,grocer-mongers (1) and all those sort of people." Did he meansellers of grocers, or what? But both these mistakes are verynatural ones.

The profound stupidity of some Germ~ns is really remark­able. Some English tourists were sitting in the cabin of aRhine steamer, thinking of nothing in particular, when, behold,a German suddenly appears, and 'proceeds to gesticulate andabuse them, in what they thought must be German Ladlanguage, for the space of a quarter of an hour, growing more

and more excited at the indifference of the English t,mrists.Finally he bounced out of the cabin, and shortly returnedwith the only waiter on the steamer who could command theEnglish language. The English tourists promptly asked himwhat on earth the gentleman wanted. He replied as follows:

" The gentleman he says dat you are sitting on his lriggage."Why could not the idiot have pointed to it?

The most irritating thing to an Englishman who is airinghis best French, or whatever the language of the country mayhappen to be, is to be answered in English. Thus a gentleman we

know, formed what he considered a beautiful Dutch sentence,and, with a low bow fired it off-" Mynheer, watis das weg naardem Hotel,? and was answered-" First turn to the left, and

then the second to the right, and you'll see it opposite to you."It is well to remember that the foreigners are just as fond of

airing their English as we are of airing our knowledge of theirlanguage. L.U.N.A.

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TOWARD FAIRYLAND.

One golden morning, hand-in-hand,All in the summer weather,

We went in search of fairyland,Long years ago together.

Then we were children, heart and mind;This old earth was so fair,

We fancied voices in the wind,And wings upon the air;

We tracked the thread of silver rill\Vinding across the wold,

Picturf~d behind the purple hillThe open gates of gold;

So forth we fared by wood and fieldUpon our journey fond,

When 10, the hill-top reached revealedYet higher hills beyond.

Then weary, weary seemed the way,And homeward yet again

We turned against the dying day,And oh, our search was vain.

That night before we sank to sleep,\Vhen all the house was still,

\Ve swore our baby vows to keep,And pierce behind the hill.

That was a dream of long ago:Oh, have you found it yet­

Our fairyland beyond the glowAnd glimmer of sunset?

For sometimes to myself I seemBut little wiser grown,

Since I lived yearning in a dreamTo make that dream my own;

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And all the aims, and all the strife,And all the tears untold

Seem one long toil that seeks through lifeOur fairyland of old.

And when we scale our highest slopes,Lo, myriad mountains more!

And oh, the heaven of our hopesIs further than before.

HASTILY PASSED, SOON DONE.

It is no dream!The fated day has come at last,Youth's happy time for aye is past!

No hope doth beamOn us who, trembling, fain would sweep

Far o'er th' opposing deep.

Before our goalA sea is spread: we cannot stay,Though full of surge the watery way.

O'er all we roll,Try in the foremost place to stand,

And aid our fatherland.

vVe ne'er forgetEach gentle word, each kindly thought,Each act in closest friendship wrought

By those who yetShare in the pleasure and the rest,

And sharing still, are blest.

The time is shortEre each of them will likewise standUpon this cold and dreary strand;

And to some port,Guiding his ship before the gale

Each o'er the sea must sail.

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THE RACES.

[JUNE,

President :-Sir Edward Medlycott. Jlld«es :-Rev. H. P.Price and T. W. Wil"on, Esq. Time Keepers :-C. H.Hodgson, Esq., and H. H. House, Esq, Referee :-H. R.King, Esq. Stal'ter :-C. S. Whitehead, Esq. Stewards :-C.S. Baring-Gould, H. S. Rix, C. D. Baker, W. Elwyn-Fiske, F.Romer, T. H. Ll. Fenwick, R. A. Poore, P. H. Morres, H. R.Deacon, H. C. Blackmore, \iV. H. P. Price, T. C. Rogerson,A. L. Jacob, A. H. Dtlme-Radcliffe and T. D. Stanger-Leathes.Captain of the Games :-C. S. Baring-Gould.

The Races took place on Friday and Saturday, April 5thand 6th, and were a thorough success in every way, the timesbeing in most instances good, and the weather all that could bedesired.

The mile was run off on the previous \iVednesday, andresulted in an unexpected victory for Price, though it is onlyfair to state that Tate, who, it will be remembered, ran a deadheat for first place with Clapin last year, was very far from fiton the day of the race: the time was better than it has beenfor several years, and Price must be congratulated on his goodrunning. Clare, who led for the first 3 laps, fainted just beforethe finish, which prevented him taking any further part in theSports.

A new feature of the Races this year was the HouseChallenge Cup, kindly presented by H. H. House, Esq., andL. S. Milward, Esq., for the House which obtained the greatestnumber of marks in the Sports: this was obtained by Wilson's,though Price's ran them clof>e: the School House were handi­capped by having their marks divided by two and a half. Owingtothe unpopularity ofPaperchases the Games Committee, actingon the advice of the Rev. H. P. Price, decided that the Paper­chase Cup should be awarded to the House obtaining mostmarks in an annual cross country run, each House sending 6representatives, except the School House, which, in virtue of its

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size should supply twelve, and Whitehead's which, until itsnumbers increased, should be represented by three; the Houseobtaining the lowest average, to be awarded the Cup. Thisrun, which, came offon Monday, April 1st, was won by Price's:~ fuller account appears elsewhere.

Of the Juniors, WaIler, mi., distinguished himself most,winning three firsts, and two second prizes: as he is still under13 he will be eligible for the Junior Steeplechase for the nexttwo years, and we shall expect to see him doing great things ina few years' time.

Of the times, the Quarter was an improvement on last year,and the 220 yards, a race substituted for the long hurdles, wasdecidedly good: Fenwick did his heat in the 100 in better timethan the final, but this was perhaps due to the fact that a strongwind was blowing when the latter was run off.

Price secured the Warden's Challenge Cup with a very finerecord of 4 firsts and 3 seconds, and we predict successfor him in the Athletic line, if he is going up to Oxford.

We must not forget to congratulate Jacob on hismagnificent throw of 106 yds. 2ft. 8in. This is the farthestdistance that has been thrown since 1879, when, J. M. Luff, wonthis event with a bung of II lyds. 2ft.

In conclusion, we must state that nearly all of those who hadput down their names for races, came to the scratch, and thatall the events were well contested and resulted in interestingcompetitions.

FIRST DAY, (FRIDAY, APRIL 5th.)

Throwing the Cricket Ball, (under IS.)1st, H. F. Harding, 2nd, A. C. C. \Vright.

Distance, 74yds. 2ft. sin.

There were a large number of competitors. Harding wonwith a good throw, but not equal to Leet's 78yds. 2ft. of last

year.

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Flat Race, 100yds, (open.)1St. T. H. Ll. Fenwick, 2nd, W. H. P. Price and A. L. Jacob.

Time Iltsecs.The time in this race was spoilt by the strong wind which

was blowing. Fenwick had performed his heat in lOt secs.,'but as it was he won very,:easily: Price and J acob ran a deadheat for second place.

Flat Race, 100yds, (under 15.)1St, Burrows, quint., 2nd, Ranking.

A large number ran for this race, Burrows winning event­ually somewhat easily. The time was one-fifth of a secondlonger than last year.

Time, 12fsecs.

Flat Race, 100yds, (Preparatory School.)1St, Hammond, 2nd, Hewett.

Time, 14 secs.The time for this race was much worse than last year

when Burrows, tert., did it in 12t secs.

Flat Race, Half-a-mile, (under 15.)1St, C. P. Burrows. 2nd, R. W. WaIler.

Time, 2mins. 4lsecs.A great many competitors faced the starter for this race,

and consequently there was a good deal of hustling. at the start.Burrows led the whole of the way, but was a good deal fatiguedat the finish. Waller was a good second and ran very well forhis size.

High Jump, (under 16.)1St, W. H. Randolp~. 2nd, R. B. Wright.

Height, 4ft. win.Randolph jumped very well and the height is distinctly

good for a Junior Event, being 3 inches above that of last year.

Flat Race, 200 yards, (under 13,)1St, R. vv. Waller. 2nd, H. N. Newport.

Time, 27 secs.

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Waller won this race with great ease; he should do very

well in a few years.

Hurdle Race, 120 yards, (open) over 10 flights.1st, W. H. P. Price. 2nd, T. H. Ll. Fenwick.

Time, 19fsecs.Won by Price by about a yard. Time, nearly a second

better than last year

Broad Jump, (open).1st, T. H. Ll. Fenwick. 2nd, W. H. P. Price.

Distance, 19ft. 7in.Fenwick, who it will be remembered jumped 20ft. 4in. last

year, did not seem at all up to form and could only reach 19ft.7in: this was a pity as it had been hoped he would haveeclipsed his last year's performance.

Flat Race, 300 yards, (under 14).1st, R. W. \Valler. 2nd, H. Laurie.

Time, 44 secs.This race, which brought out a large number of competitors,

was won somewhat easily by Waller. The time was threeseconds faster than last year.

Hurdle Race, 120 yards, (under 16) IQ flights.1st, vv. H. Randolph. 2nd, M. C. Marshall.

Time, 20 secs.Randolph easily carried off this race, though Marshall

jumped very well for his size. Time, less than a second longerthan the Senior.

Half Mile Handicap.1st, \V. P. Price, IQ yds. 2nd, H. R. Tate, scratch.

3rd, VV. B. Drake, 25 yds.Time,- 2mins. 16secs.

This race as usual was contested by a large number ofcompetitors, and there was a good deal of hustling for the firstquarter of a mile. Price, however, who started from the IQ

yards mark, threaded his way neatly among the crowd and by

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the time the Pavilion was reached for the second time, waswell ahead of everyone: Tate, who ran very gamely fromscratch, could only secure second place, coming in some 20yds.behind Price. The time was 3 seconds slower than last year,when Leet (80 yards) was first.

SECOND DAY, (SATURDAY, APRIL 6th.)

Flat Race, Quarter-mile (under 16).1st, W. H. Randolph. 2nd D. R. W. Burrows.

Time, 62t secs.This event resulted in a very good race, the time being

very respectable. The winner should do well in a few years.Burrows, who only just secured second place, seemed veryexhausted by his exertions.

Flat Race, Quarter-mile (open).1st, \V. H. P. Price. 2nd, W. B. Drake.

Time, S8 secs.This race was very well contested. Lewis led for about

two-thirds of the distance at a very hot pace. At thecommencement of the straight, however, Drake put on atremendous spurt and he looked like winning, but Price camein with a run in the last 20 yards and just obtained the verdictby about a foot, Tate being third. The time is an improve­ment on last year.

High Jump (open).1st, E. D. Swanwick. 2nd, R. \Vyatt-Smith.

Height, S ft. 2 in.Swanwick, -who won this event .last year, could not get

above Sft. 2in. which he cleared then. Wyatt-Smith jumpedwell, just beating Price for second place.

Throwing the Cricket Ball, (open).1st, A. L. Jacob. 2nd, E. D. Swanwick.

Distance, I06yds. 2ft. 8in.

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Jacob's phenomenal throw quite puts Clapin's performance

oflast year into the shade. Swanwick, who was second, wascredited with' the very respectable bung of 99yds. 6in. Thewinner it will be remembered, obtained a second place in thisevent last year.

Flat Race, 220 yards, (open).1st, T. H. Ll. Fenwick. 2nd, A. L. Jacob.

Time, 2ft secs.

This race, which was substituted for the long hurdles,excited a good deal of interest. The course lay right acrossthe field and finished at the bottom. Fenwick at once assumedthe lead and kept it till the finish, winning by a couple of yards.An exciting race for second place took place between Jacoband Price. The time was good.

Flat Race, One Mile, (open). Run on Wednesday, April 3rd.1st, W. H. P. Price. 2nd, H. R. Tate. 3rd, H. Harrison.

Time, smins. 2isecs.

This race was naturally thought a certainty for Tate, thewinner of the Steeplechase, but proved a surprise for everyone.About nine faced the starter, and at the signal Clare at onceassumed the lead at a good pace, and maintained it till abouthalf the third lap had been finished: at this point Price, whohad been waiting on Tate, suddenly spurted and though the

latter did his best to overhaul him, he could never get on termswith him, and Price gained the verdict by about 30 yards:Clare, who was evidently suffering from the effects of over­training, fainted just after the straight was reached; luckilythe consequences were not so serious as they were at firstthought likely to be; Harrison was third. The time was animprovement on last year.

Consolation Race, ISO yards, (open).1st, F. R. Hicks. :md, C. S. Baring-Gould.

Time, I7secs.

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Consolation Race, Isoyards, (under IS).

1St, S. W. Cooper and A. V. Mason.

Time, Igsecs.

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At the close of the second day, the prizes were distributed byLady l\iedlycott, wife of the president for the year, and the School

dispersed after cheers had been given for the president and Lady

Medlycott.

Challenge Cup for the greatest number of first prizes,presented in 1886 by the late J. F. Falwasser, Esq., and the Rev.

H. D. Harper, D.D., Principal of Jesus College, Oxford. won byW. H. P. Price.

Challenge Cup for Open Steeplechase, presented by T. W.

Wilson, Esq., won by H. R. Tate.

Challenge Cup for Steeplechase (under IS), presented by H.R. King, Esq., won hy R. W. Waller.

Challenge Cup for best average of runs in Cricket, presented

by T. Parsons, Esq" won by G. A. Ellis.

Challenge Cup for Fives, presented by the :i\Tasters, won by

P. H. Manes.

Challenge Belt for best bowling average, presented by Major

Hammond. V. C., won by G. A. Ellis.

House Challenge Cup for Football, presented by J. Kennedy,

Esq., won by School House.

Challenge Cup for Junior House XV. presented by C. H.Hodgson, Esq., and 1\1. C. Ll. Griffith, Esq., won by Wilson's.

Challenge Cup for Gymnasium Competition, presented by J.~Ioore, Esq., and H. V. Weisse, Esq., won by Rhoades'.

Challenge Cup for Senior House Xl's, presented by l\Irs.

Harper, Wall by Price's.

Challenge Cup for Junior House Xl's presented by C. S.Whitehead, Esq., and the Rev. H. C. Clifton, WOll by School

House, B.

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House Challenge Cup for Point to Point Steeplechase,presented by Rev. H. P. Price, F. E. Bennett, Esq., and C. S.Whitehead, Esq., won by Price's.

Challenge Cup for Drop and Place Kicking. presented by A.E. Cowley, Esq., and H. V. Weisse, Esq., won byR. Wyatt-Smith.

House Challenge Cup for greatest number of marks in Sports,presented by H. H. House, Esq., and L. S. Milward, Esq., wonby Wilson's.

Prize for best average of runs in Cricket, won by G. A. EIIis.

Prize for best fielding, won by T. H. LI. Fenwick.

Prize for Open Gymnasium Competition, won by J. F. C.Kimber.

Prize for Junior Gymnasium Competition, won by S. W.Cooper.

Senior Double-handed Fives. 1st, P. H. Mones and W. H.Randolph. 2nd, G. R. Russell-Wright and H. C. Woolmer.

Senior Single-handed Fives. 1st, P. H. Mones. 2nd, G. R.Russell-Wright.

A fuller account of the Fives l\Iatches, which were but poorlycontested, appear in another page.

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WARD OUR CASTLE.

Grimly 'Wardour Castle tall,Stands against the gloomy sky;

Creeping slow the shadows fall ;Rise the glimmering planets high.

Flies an owl with hooting shrill,Round the turret ivy clad;

All beside is deathly still,All the world is drear and sad.

In the hushed and darkened hall,Grisly warriors silent stand,

Comrades proved and trusty all,Joined together, heart and hand.

What portends this mournful gloom?What this solemn silence here?

Lies alas! in yonder room,Nigh to death, their leader dear.

Calm and still, not fearing death,Lies the Knight, while by his side,

Listening to his shortened breath,Wife and children twain abide.

It is over! from the earthThat brave spirit's soul hath fled,

Gone to Him, who gave it birth;'Tis a chamber of the dead!

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HOUSE POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASE.

[JUNE,

This event, which has been substituted for Paperchases, tookplace on Monday, April I st. The meet was at Westbury Bridge,nearly 50 fellows facing the starter. The course lay straightacross country to Wyke Copse, in the Lenthay Meadows; fromhere Sherborne was to be reached by the shortest way, the finishbeing in a field behind Mr. Blake's House. As soon as the signalwas given, Harrison assumed the lead, followed by Baker andBlackmore, Tate and Stanger-Leathes bringing up the rear. Thisorder was maintained until Lenthay was reached, when Tate, whohad gradually crept to the front, joined Harrison, Taylor beingnow third. Tne two leaders ran neck and neck together, 'tillabout a quarter mile from home, when Tate spurted, and came ina winner by some 20 yards, Harrison second, Stanger-Leathesthird, Baring-Gould fourth, Barry, ma., who ran spendidly for hissize, fifth, and Taylor sixth. Although the School House hcldthe first two winners, Price's obtained the bcst average and wonthe Cup.

The following are the marks of the first 3 houses:-

Pnce's. School House. Wht"lehead's.Barry, ma., 5 Tate. . . . . . . . I Taylor. . . . . . 6Cresswell .... 8 Harrison 2 Eccles mi. . . .. 24-

Baker. . . . . . .. II Baring-Gould 4- Buckmaster.. 30Price "........ 12 Smyth 7Blackmore .... 13 Knobel ma 14-Turnbull 21 Hicks " 15

Legge 16Dnncombe .... 22

Weston mi. .. 25Summcrhoffma 26Woolmcr 27Lovett 37

Average, IIff. Average I 6~.

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Average 20.

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RIFLE CORPS NOTES.

137

On Tuesday evening, May 7th, the first Drill of the Companytook place in the School Courts. ColonelLiddell (Brother-in-Lawof the Head Master), late commanding loth Hussars, waspresent,and after inspecting the clothing, arms, and accoutrements of theCadets. witnessed the Company Drill which followed. On theconclusion of the Drill, which was on the whole very satisfactory,the Company was formed up in square and addressed by ColonelLiddell, who expressed himself as being much pleased with theuniform, smartness, and steadinesss of the Cadets. He speciallycomplimented them on their silence in the ranks and their abilitiesto stand still-sure signs of discipline. He requested Captain'Vildman to congratulate the Officers and Non-CommissionedOfficers, and especially Sergt.-Major Folkes, on the state of the

Company.

On Monday Evening, May 13th, the Company, havingassembled in the Courts, marched down to the Cricket Field,where they were joined by the G. Co., 1st B.D.R.V. After thetwo Companies had been put through Battalion DriIi by Capt. andAdj. C. H. Law, the latter addressed the men, expressing his satis­faction at the efficiency of the two Corps, and especially at theirsteadiness in the ranks, which he assured them was always a markof stringent discipline.

Owing to the owner of the Dymore Butts refusing the Schoolpermission to shoot over his ground, the Cadet Corps has beenobliged to go to Gillingham for Rifle Practice. Here, however, thecourteseyofCaptain Freame, Commanding Officer of the Gi!linghamCorps, has placed a splendid range at their disposal. The Practicefor the School Eight which has, as yet taken place, (7 rounds at 200

and 500 yards. Wimbledon Targets) has produceJ the following

averages :-

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"

Sergt. Poore 43"25Lance Corporal Swanwick 4°.5..

.(In which was one score of 52.)

Corporal Rix 38.5Lie1Jt.Rogerson 38'25Lance Corporal Taylor 38'

Private Patch . 37' :3Bathurst 33'5

Street ...•....................... '33"3'Chichester 32'75

Sergt. Honnywill 3°.

l\Ir. Digby, of Sherborne Castle,has most generously placedat the disposal of the School Rifle Corps a piece of land betweenSherborne and Thornford, admirably suited for a Shooting Range.

Brig.-Gen. Lord Wantage, V.C., K.C.B., having invited theCadet Corps to join those of Eton, Winchester, Hailesbury,Bradfield. and J\Iarlborough in the Camp at Churn, on the Berk­shire Downs, the Company, tothe number of sixty odd, will jointhe Camp on Tuesday, July 30th, and remain under canvas untilTuesday, August 6th. All Schools will be in a group of linesseparate from the other Battalions of the Brigade.

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CRICKET.

139

MELIORA SPERANS.

At last Sherborne is beginning to wake up from the lethargyin which, for the last 3 years, her cricket soul has been slumber­ing. It is high time. Everyone is surely sick of the" Sherbornerot," to quote the expressive phrase of a certain contemporary,which has lately characterized Sherborne Cricket. Let us lookat our prospects for this season. Four matches have alreadybeen played, in three of which the School has come off successful,though it must be confessed our opponents were not very formid­able; the fourth match already played, was a draw: this waschiefly due to the way in which one after another of the XImissed catches. If Sherborne intends to figure, prominently inthe cricket field. this must not be. Let us hear' no more of badfielding, and then-- but to our batting. In Delme-RadcIiffeand Jacob, we really possess a pair of good batsmen: both haveshown their ability to score, both are careful players. Dixon mi.,has also shown some fine form lately, we trust that he will strainevery energy to preserve his good character in the cricket field.The XI, however, want a good bowler sadly: Morres and Clarehave both shown themselves capable of taking wickets, andTurner, with care, may improve, but another change bowler isstill needed; Baker, who promised well as a left-handed bowlerlast year, has not come up to the expectations formed about him.and Fiske has not met with any marked success at present.Another bowler must be found, or we shall discover to our cost,when we get a strong side in against us on a run-getting wicket,that our present bowlers are sadly inadequate. 'Ve have greatfaith in Painter, who has already done the XI lots of good, andwe rely on 'him to unearth a new bowler for us. Our battingstandard is distinctly high, and we look forward to no verydistant period when one of this year's batsmen will be a memberof the Oxford XI. l\Iay it prove so! But the printer's devil is atour elbow, warning us, that his patience is but human, and so welay down our pen hopefully, leaving Time, the great unfolder ofproblems, to finish our work for us.

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THE PUBLIC SCHOOL GYMNASIUM COMPETITION.

These Annual Competitions were held in the North CampGymnasium, Aldershot, on Friday, April 12th, the Judges beingCol. G. 1\1. Onslow, Capt. Quill, Capt. Smythers and Lieut.Godwin. Seventeen schools competed for Gymnastics and tenfor the Boxing, J. F. C. Kimber and E. D. Swanwick representedus ,in Gymnastics, and R. A. Poore and B. Swanwick in theBoxing.

The Gymnasium Competition commenced at 12 a.m., thecompetitors, owing to the increase in numbers of candidates, were'divided into four squads which were all kept working at the sametime.

We were drawn to work first at the Bridge Ladder, on whichtwo exercises were set; first, both hands leading forward by thesides, second, left hand leading by the side with the feet at rightangles. Kimber obtained 4! in both these exercises. Swanwickscoring 3t and 4t,. The next exercise was at the Vaulting Horse where the

two exercises set were, vault to the right, and back-lift over.Kimb~r again was the heavier scorer.

The parallels, which came next were rather a surprise: insteadof a straight-arm balance, which was set last year, we were given.• a single march forward" resting on the left bar and balancing,

with a hand-spring off, followed by a " double-march forward andback" with the arm :;traight. In the latter exercise Kimber scoredequal marks with Hooper, the Clifton representative.

The vertical rope which followed, was almost three times ashigh as the one in the School Gymnasium. On this two exerciseswere set, left hand leading with the feet, and hand-over-hand

without the feet.An interval of about 20 minutes followed in which the com­

petitors were allowed to refresh themselves, the first ties of theBoxing being sparred meanwhile in an adjoining shed.

The horizontal bar was the next,item on the programme: thefirst exercise was a slow front' and back (hollowed) circle and'

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hock-swing off. This was undoubtedly the hardest exercise wewere set, a good many coming to grief over it: the hollow-backcircle was especially difficult, though Kimber managed it verysuccessfully. The second exercise was the same as last year, viz:upstart two short circles, upstart and vault: in this exercise we wereconsiderably handicapped by the thinness of the bar compared tothe one on which we are accustomed to practice.

On the rings, which c·ame last, only one exercise was set­slow-double circle and pul1-up, and extend right and left. In thisexercise Swanwick scored half a mark more than Kimber.

Meanwhile in the Boxing (over lost. Jolb), Poore had beendrawn against Cobbold, Cheltenham, but owing to the formerlosing his train, Cobbold sparred a bye; Poore also was allowed bythe Judges to take a round with Legge, the winner of last year.In the 2nd Ties, Le Fanu, Haileybury, was drawn against Poore :the first two rounds were pretty even, both getting in some light

hits: in the last round the sparring became severer and Le Fanusucceeded in winning rather easily. Subsequently Taylor, Rugby,and Le Fanu, drew after some punishing rounds, the Judgesdeciding to give both a prize; Taylor showed most science,Le Fanu scoring by hard hitting.

In the" under lost. lolbs." Swanwick was dJawn againstStewart Brown, Harrow. The first two rounds were very even,but in the third, Swanwick was beaten by one point. The Judgeswere of opinion that more science was shown in this tie than inany other sparred during the day. The winner turned up inHawkins, Rugby.

The School, and especial1y Sergt. Taylor to whom our successis due, must be congratulated on obtaining fourth place in theGymnasium Competition. Last year we were bracketed withHurstpierpoint tenth place, consequently our rise has been rapid,especial1y considering that this is only the second year we havebeen represented at Aldershot. It is to be hoped that we shalloccupy as prominent a position next year.· Although we have lostKimber there is plenty of material in the School to fill up his place.and we look forward in no very distant period to bringing homethe much coveted Shield.

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J 89J

} 87t

} 86!

J80

! 8 ") 0

}73t

\73

I~9i169

Malvenl College""

Haileybury School

Radley College

Sherborne School

Reading School

Tonbridge School

The following is the order in the Gymnasium Competition :-

CI 'f C II J%E. A. Hooper (I ton 0 ege { H. E. l\TcColl } 101

"First Prize for highest number of Indiviaual marks.( C. H. Fowler !

Cheltenham Colleget t J. N. Woodiwiss ) 98

Harrow Schoolt J W. ~IcTaggart! 98t H. G. Wedd )tTied for second place.

{C. H. SurteesW. J. Keen

l J. F. C. KimberE. D. Swanwick

1 \ H. L. Patersonl\Tarlborough Co lege ! S. G. Fairlough

S. JohnstoneH. Pike

Surrey County Schnol'lo'"l E. S. l\IcIntyre( F. S. Brereton

"Tied for 6th place,

( F. T. Barker 'I ~( Visc. l\Iountmorres 7+2

United Services CoIl. ! F. H. l\Iaxwell\ D. L. Maxwell

Hurstpierpoint College j E. V. Whitet C. F. E. Bigge

U · 't C 11 S h I { G. F. M. Clarkemversl y o. c 00 A. H. Norregard

MerchantTaylor's Sch. t ~:ri:{:well

{W. M. Greenfiel~ I 67;'L. St. J. P. Austm, •

j J. E. G. Cockburn } 6t S. de C. O'Grady 3

W . S h I J R. E. Olivier 16estmmster c 00 t E. W. Woodbridge 0

D I . h S h I { C. R. Ashwin ,~u WIC C 00 F. J. Keats J 3+~

Wellington College scratchedRu b School { i'H. G. Rhoades 5 I

g Y Only one entry. Did not compete forShield

"2nd Prize for highest number of Individual marks.

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Vertical Pr of Horiz'tal Indiv.Rope Rings Bar Marks

2 1 2222

The following are the marks given for each exercise to Clifton,

the winners, and to us :­Vaulting Parallel Bridge

Horse Bars. Ladder

CLIFTON COLLEGEE. A. Hooper ..••..•. 5 5 4 4~ 5 5 5 5 4~ 5 4~ .. 52~

H. E. McColl •• .. ··4~ d :It 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 •• 4B~

SHERBORNE SCHOOL.J. F. C. Kimber...... 4 4 4 4~ 4~ 4~ 5 4! 3! 4 3! .. 46

E. D. Swanwick .... 3! 3! 3~ 4 3! 4~ 4 4 4 3~ 3~ .• 41~

The following was the result of the Boxing Ties :-

Over lOst. lolbs.'Winner.

} Le Fanu

and

}Taylor

draw.

Taylor

beat

Cobbold

Le Fanu

beat

Poore

Second Ti%.

fJ. F. W. Taylor, Rugby, 12St. 3~lbs.

l heat\ O. S. Parsons, Dulwich, 12St.

Note.-The 'VeIlington College representativescratched in the first tie.

{

C. A. Cobbold, Cheltenham, rrst.agail16t

R. A. Poore, who arrives late, spars a bye

First Ties•.

I'H. T. Le Fanu, Haileybury, rrst.

heatH. T. Cunliffe, Clifton, lOSt. rrlbs.

'Winner.

IHawkins

}beat

lFlower

Flowerbeat

Clarke

Hawkinsheat

S. Brown

Under lost. lolbs.

Second Ties.First Ties.f W. ~. Flower, Malvern, lost. gIbs.l heat\ A. J. L. HilI, MarIborough, lost. BIbs.

IStewart Brown, Harrow, gst. rrlbs.

.h-at,B. Swanwick, Sherborne, gst. 131bs.

lA. Hawkins, Rugby, Bst. g!lbs.heat '

M. L. Shutte, Merchant Taylor's, gst. gIbs.

C. P. S. Clarke, Clifton, IOst. gIbs., a bye.

lA. H. Rasing, Dulwich, gst., scratched.

l R. Wather, 'Wellington, gst. 8Ibs., scratched.

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Morres.Fenwick 10,9.

Stanger-Leathes 4, 6.Randolph 0, I.

contests as the scores

LangtonRussell-Wright 15, 15

TMrd Round.scratched to

beatFtizal Round.

Morres 15, 15·, 3 beat Russell-Wright 14, 5, I.

The First Game was evenly contested to the end. But in theSecond Game :l\Iorres prevailed more easily, though his antagonisttried hard to avert defeat.

In the Senior Double-Handed Contest, Morres and Randolphwere first, and Russell-Wright and Woolmer second. Morresdid nearly all the work for his partner, and Woolmer would havebeen wiser if he had let Russell-Wright do more of his.

Fli-st Round

Morres 15, 15Russell-Wright 15, 15

Both of these wereshow.

FIVES MATCHES.

Owing to the loss of the draw for these Matches it is im­possible for us to give any but a shortened account. There was apoor entry for the Spnior which resulted in a well:merited victoryfor l\loores, Russell-Wright who was second, being not far behind.

Errst Round.Fiske scratched to Morres. I Carey scratched to Russell-Wright.

Second Round.beatbeat

very one-sided

ValentineRivingtonMorresRandolph

scratched to

beat

Second Round.

Russell-Wright.Woolmer.

BakerHarrison 5, 4·

Morres Russell-WrightRandolph 15, 15 beat Woolmer 13,9·

As was anticipated, this was the best contest in the Doublesand was productive of good play on both sides.

Final Round.Morres Dixol1 mi.beatIb~ndolph Bridges.

This resulted in an easy victory for Moores and his partner.Fur Second Place.

Dixon mi. scratched to Russell-Wright.Bridges Woolmer

There were no entries for the Junior Competition, a factwhich is much to be deplored as this contest has been productiveof much interesting play on former occasions.

We hope that by next year the Authorities will consider thequestion of a covered Fives-Court which would, we are sure, be usedevery wet afternoon.

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MUSICAL SOCIETY.

145

A very pleasant Concert was given by the Society on the lastevening of last term, April the 8th, to a very good audience.The chorus and band dissipated the painful impressions whichsome who heard the mid-term Concert were beginning to form, forthough nothing ambitious was tried, yet nothing was bad, andthere was no sense of dulness and futility to spoil the general effect.

lVIendelssohn's 4znd Psalm was performed first entire, exceptthat a slight cut was made in the last chorus. HollowayandDevitt sang the solos, and the trying quintett was sung by Devitt,Price, Turner, Fiske, and Clare. It is hard to find fault with theunfortunate and courageous, but it was pretty clear that Devitt wasfighting an unequal battle with the laws of nature, and that itwould have been better for him not to have fought at all. We shallhope to hear him again some day, but not as a treble. Holloway'svoice is in some ways exceedingly agreeable to listen to, and hehad evidently been most carefully taught the solo" For I had goneforth most gladly." The beautiful quintett "The Lord hathcommanded," had gone better in practice; it would have been asuccess had it not been for the defect noticed before.

The Choruses were sung satisfactorily, though perbaps thetrebles might have sung out better: still weoughtnot to grumble formany who had only attended the Chapel Services must have beenagreeably surprised to find that there were any trebles in theSchool at all.

After the applause had died away~applause which wouldcertainly never in itselfcompensate the choir for weeks of practice,were they not sustained by other feelings-the Band performed themarch called" Hoch Habsburg"; this piece was cheerful and gotan encore, the drum playing an important part.

Wybergh played well as usual, though some of the audiencethought the piece long. It is certain that many like their musiccut short, but the grand finale of the sonata, cleared away thegathering clouds of discontent.

The choir sang in addition three part songs, all veryrespectably, but only the middle one, namely the chorus of Hunts­men from Der Freischiitz obtained favour with the audience.The last chorus" The stars that above us are shining" fell very flat,and was hastily succeeded by the soul-stirring and boisterousCarmen S:eculare. Coming to the solo songs, Turner sangSullivan's "0 Mistress mine" exceedingly well. He wasapparently however not heard so well in the body of the room asby the orchest~a, and was not encored as he ought to have been.Messrs. Parker and Hodgson were encored in their duet "Suonila Tromba." This duet is a stirring bit of music and could not

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fail if sung in the open air, to be rewarded with showers ofcoppers from the neighbouring windows.

The Band played well together and were pleasant to listen to,and l\Iessrs. Barnes, Regan, and Bienemann gave much pleasureby the" Gipsy" trio of Haydn for which an encore was asked butnot granted.

PROGRAl\IME.

THE FORTY-SECOND PSAU[ Jlfendelssohl1

(a) CHORUS " As the Hart pants"(b) SOLO " For my soul thirsteth for God"

Holloway, ma.

(c) RECIT " My tears have been my meat"SOLO AND CHORUS" For I had 'gone forth most gladly"

Holloway, ma.

Cd) CHORUS " Why, my soul, art thou so vexed?"(e) RECIT " My God, within me is my soul cast

down"Devitt.

(I) QUINTET " The Lord hath commanded"Devitt, Price, Turner, Fiske, and Clare.

(g) CHORUS " Why, my soul, art thou so vexed? "MARCH " Hoch Habsburg" Km/.ORGAN SOLO " Sonata Pastorale" Rheinberger.SONG ., 0 Mistress Mine" 5ulHz'an.

Turner.

Weber.

Bellini.

Knyvetl.

Wolfram.

Gung/.(Preciosa)

Weber.

MARCHCHORUS

Haydn.Mr. Barnes, :Mr. Regan, and the R~v. G. A. BienemallT'.

CHORUS OF HUNTS)IIW (Der Freischiitz)DUET " Suoni la Tromba " (I Puritani)

Mr. Parker and Mr. Hodgson.

" \Varrior's Joy".. The stars that above us are shining"

DUET (for two violins) . . . .Hankey and Bardswell.

GLEE "My Love's like a red, red rose"TRIO (for piano, violin, and 'cello), The" Gipsy" trio

CAR)IEN S.'ECULARE

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

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CRICKET.

THE SCHOOL v. THE TOWN.

147

This, the first out-match of the season, was played onThursday, May gth, on a very wet wicket, and resulted in avictory for the School by 170 runs on the first innings.

Price won the toss, and sent in Tacob and Delme-Radcliffeto the bowling of Lyon and Irwin. "Runs came slowly at first,the first three avers bowled being maidens, and with the score atone Jacob was bowled by Lyon. l\Iorres joined Delme-Radcliffeand the latter commenced hitting freely at once; with the scoreat 22 however, Morres succumbed to Lyon for 9. and Price, thenext corner, was clean bowled by White, having hit freely for I I.

Three for 4-1. On Fenwick joining Delme-Radcliffe a long standwas made, runs coming freely, and although the bowlers werefrequently changed, a separation was not effected until 65 runshad been put on, Fenwick having made a useful 30. Delme­Radcliffe. who had already made his 50, was now joined by Dixonmi., who, howc\'er, was bowled by Adams for 3. Five for 117.

Baker, who followed, was soon dismissed, but on TurnbuIl comingin a lengthy stand was made, the last corner being eventuallycaught for a serviceable 14-. Fiske and Clare were quickly donewith, Delme-Radcliffe carrying out his bat for a grand inningsof I 16 not out. His innings, which consisted of a five, 6 fours,I I threes, 10 twos, and 34- singles, was a splendid display ofbatting, no chance being given until 104- had been placed to hiscredit. The School innings thus closed for 201.

After the usual interval, the town commenced their inningswith S. Adams and Woolmington. The latter was dismissed inMorres' third over, and Lyon, the next corner, succumbed to thesame bowler for four. 'Vhite and Irwin were soon disposed ofand Russell-Wright, who next joined Adams, did not trouble thescorer. On nigg's arrival a somewhat longer stand was made,S. Adams eventually being bowled by l\Iorres for a patient 8.Bigg's was now joined by Darling, but was himself shortly bowledby Fiske for 7. C. Adams and Sc;ymour did not make a longstand, and the Town's innings closed for 3I, five of which werebyes.

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Score and Analysis ;-THE SCHOOL.

A. L. Jacob, b LyonA. H. Delme-Radcliffe, not outP. H. Morres, b Lyon ..W. H. P. Price, b WhiteT. H. Ll. Fenwick,b AdamsE. Dixon, b AdamsC. D. Baker, b Adams ..W. G. Turnbull, c Woolmington, b LyonA. F. Turner, run out .. .W. E. Fiske, b LyonR. Leigh-Clare, b White

Byes 4-, Leg byes 10 ••

Total

SHERBORNE C.C.G. E. Adams, b MorresJ. \Voolmington, b MorresC. Lyon, b l\IorresG. H. White, c Deme-Radcliffe, b FiskeH. Irwin, c Price, b MorresG. Russell-Wright, b MorresE. J. Biggs, b FiskeH. Dorling, not outE. Dalwood, b MorresC. A. Adams, st Price, b FiskeR. Seymour, st Price, b Fiske ..

Byes

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

THE SCHOOL.

LJUNE,

o116

9I I

30

3I

14­1

I

I

14-

201

8o4­3oo

7o

3

o5

31

TRE TOWN.

P. H. Morres 13 6W. E. Fiske 13 6

OversLyon ..... , ..... " . .. 19Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Adams 14-White................ 10

Maidens

3I

3I

Runs \Vickets

37 4-38 0

++ 33 l 2

15 6II 4-

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THE SCHOOL v. T. W. WILSON'S XI.This match, which was kindly got up by Mr. Wilson as a

substitute for the Incogniti fixture, was played on Tuesday,

May 14·th.Mr. Wilson won the toss, and sent in Hodgson and Lyon to

'the bowling of Morres and Fiske. In the former's first overLyon was clean bowled for 3, and House, the next corner, was shortlycaught by Baker off Fiske, for +. Two for 29. Hodgson. whohad been meanwhile hitting the bowlers about freely, was nowjoined by Douglas, and a separation was not effected till the scorerose to 58, Douglas being bowled by Clare, who had gone onvice Fiske, for a useful 12, On Wilson joining Hodgson a longstand was made, both batsmen hitting freely. Hodgson was atlength caught by Dixon, mi., for a fine 82. Seymour was thenext corner, and a lengthy stand ensued. Baker was tried withouteffect, but on Rogerson taking the ball, WiIson was finely caughtby Dixon, ma., in th~ long field, for a hard hit 53, with only onechance. Five for 156. Whitehead, who now joined Seymour,soon lost his partner, the latter being Lb.w. to Clare for a careful22, though he gave a hard chance to Fiske at 19. The remainingbatsmen were quickly dismissed, Whitehead carrying out his batfor a useful 10. Total, 177:

Delme-RadcIitfe and Fenwick opened the School innings tothe bowling of Hodgson and Seymour. Runs came very freely,Lyon going on for Seymour at 60, and in the former's sixth over,Fenwick was bowled for a hard hit +3, (3 fours and + threes).l\Iorres was the next batsman, but Delme-Radclitfe succumbed toa ball from Lyon, almost immediately after, for a careful 37,

l\Iorres also being bowled, in the same over, without scoring.Jacob did not remain with Price, the next corner, long, being Lb.w.to Seymour for 3, but on Dixon, mi., coming in, a completemastery was gained over the bowling, both batsmen scoring freely.On stumps being drawn' at 6 p.m., Price and Dixon were bothnot out for 6+ and 61 respectively, the total score standing at2 13 for four wickets. Thus the School scored their second

victory by 6 wickets and 36 runs.

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T. W. WILSON'S XI.

C. H. Hodgson, c E. Dixon, b Fiske . . 52C. Lyon, b Morres 3H. H. House, c Baker, b Fiske 4-J. Douglas, b Clare I Z

T. W. Wilson, c C. Dixon, b Rogerson 53H. J. Seymour, lbw. b Clare 22

C. S. Whitehead, not out 10

W. B. Wildman, c E. Dixon, b Morres 3Rev. H. P. Price, b Morres 0

A. Backhouse, c E. Dixon, b Fiske 4-1.. S. l\1i1ward, b Fiske . . 0

Byes 12, Leg Byes 2 . • 14-

Total 177THE SCHOOL.

A. H. Delme-Radc1iffe, b Lyon 37T. H. 1.1. Fenwick, b Lyon 43P. H. Morres, b Lyon .. 0

W. H. P. Price, not out. . 64A. 1.. Jacob, lbw. b Seymour 3E. Dixon, not out 5 I

C. D. Daker .C. Dixon IT. C. Rogerson ; Did not bat.W. E. Fisk~ ~R. Leigh-Clare

Byes 12, Wides 3, 15

Total for 4 wickets 213

BOWLING ANALYSIS.T. W. WILSON'S XI.

oI

3oo

Wickets4-32

oI

7930

454-2

8

MaidensI

I

6

Overs17"318I I

73 0

THE SCHOOL.

C. H. Hodgson 16 2

H. J. Seymour........ 7 I

C. Lyon....... 16 4-T. W. Wilson 14- 2J . Douglas I 0

Douglas bowled I and Hodgson 2 wides.

W. E. Fiske .P. H. l\Iorres .R. 1.. Clare .C. D. Baker ..'1'. C. Rogerson

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SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. EXETER C.C.

This match, a new fixture which we hope will become perma­nent, was played on the School ground, Saturday, May 25th, andresulted in a victory for the School by 97 runs on the firstinnings. Price won the toss, and sent in Delme-Radcliffe andFenwick, to the bowling of Gratton and Batey. The inningsopened disastrously for the School, as in Gratton's first over,Fenwick was caught by Addison, and with the score at 19, Morresretired to the same bowler for a rather risky 8. Price, whofollowed, was run out for 2, but on ]acob's joining Delme­Radcliffe, a some what longer stand was made. Both hit freely,and though Smith and Williams were both tried, a separationwas not effected till the telegraph registered 100, Delme-Radcliffebeing bowled by Smith for a patient and faultless innings of 4-8.Dixon mi., did not trouble the scorer, and Baker, the nextbatsman, soon lost Jacob, who was caught by Dixon ma., (sub.)for a useful 29. Six for 107. On Turnbull joining Baker, a longresistance was made to the bowling, both batsmen playing a slowand careful game. Baker was eventually dimissed for a serviceable25, Turnbull shortly following him for a very creditable 19.Turner and Fiske, the two next batsmen, both hit pretty freely,the latter doing the lion's share, and runs were coming fast, whenFiske foolishly ran himself out for a hard hit 19. On Clarejoining Turner, the latter shared the same fate as Fiske, theinnings closing for 177.

Exeter opened their innings with Sanders and Saxton, Morresgoing on from the National School, and Fiske from the littlefield end. Runs came slowly, both batsmen playing very carefully.and with the score at 18, Clare superseded Fiske. This changehad the desired effect, as in Clare's fourth over, Saxton wascaught by Morres for a patient 12. Addison now joined Sanders,but soon lost his partner, the latter being cleaned bowled byl\Iorres for 14-. Three for 30. Gratton, the next corner, wasquickly disposed of by Morres for 2, but on Smith coming in, alonger stand was made. Baker was tried with no effect, but onTurner's taking the ball, Smith was soon bowled for a veryserviceable 18. Four for 61. The remaining batsmen made buta feeble resistance to the bowling, Carey being bowled by Dixonmi., for 2, and Captain Batson succumbing to the same bowlerfor I, while Dixon ma., \Villiams, Drew and Batey, only succeededin making half-a-dozen among them. Addison carried his batfor a very carefully played 15, thirteen of which were singles, thewhole side being out for 80.

Total

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Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.THE SCHOOL.

Overs ~Iaidens

EXETER, c.c.W. E. Fiske 4- 0

P. H. J\Iorres " 13'2 5R. L. Clare.......... 10 3C. D. Baker. . .. .. . . .. 4- 2A. F. Turner 6 I

E. Dixon 6 0

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4-80

8

2

290

25

196

190

21

In

14-12

152

18z2I

I

0

310

80

Runs vVickets69 330 0

37 3II 0

9 I

II 016 4-19 I

6 010 2

7 2

7I

5o2

30

12

I74­6

EXETER C.C.

E. J. Sanders, b l\IonesG. S. Saxton, c Mones, b ClareW. H. Addison, not outGratton, b MorresG. C. Smith, b Turner ..G. 1\1. Carey, b Dixon ..C. Dixon, c Price, b TurnerCaptain Batson, c Fiske, b DixonH. A. Drewe, c Delme-Radcliffe, b MorresG. T. Williams, run outC. A. Batey, b l\Iones ..

Byes 8,. Leg byes I, Wides I

THE SCHOOL.

A. H. Delme-Radcliffe, b SmithT. H. Ll. Fenwick, c Addison, b GrattonP. H. Morres. b GrattonW. H. P. Price, run outA. L. Jacob. c sub., b SmithE. Dixon, b SmithC. D. Baker, b AddisonW. G. Turnbull, b GrattonA. F. Turner, run out ..W. E. Fiske, run outR. Leigh-Clare, not out

Byes 15, Leg byes 6 ..

Gratton .C. A. Batev .G. C. Smith .G. T. WilliamsW. H. Addison

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A TABLE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETICS IN 1889.

School. 1 M' 100 Hurdles High Broad Throwing theMile 4" . lIe. Yards 120 Yds. Jump. Jump. Cricket Ball.

EtonWinchesterRugbyWestmillsterShrewsburyMarlborough:Merchant Tay1ors'CheltenhamCliftonUppinghamRad1eySherborneHossallHaileyburyReptonWellingtonFp-ttesSt: Paul'sLancingDu1wichBedfordLeamingtonTonbridgeBrightonFe1stedLeys (Cambridge)Denstone

m. s. recs:- ---secs:- secs. ft. in. ft. in. yds. ft. in.4 53% •55! 10% IT! 5 n 17 3 96 1 104 58 57i lot 20 "5 4t 17 O! 96 2 74 59,\ 58.:). 11~ 18t 14 11 19 0 93 0 05 11 56i 11i 18 5 1 19 7 100 1 05 14! 57! ni 19 4 10 17 1H 95 0 05 1 59;} 1O! "17 5 2.\-19 2! !106 1 115 H 56t 11 . . I .." 17 8~ ..5 27 58! 11 19} 5 3 18 6 88 1 105 4{;,7 11t 17} 4 11p8 8 96 2 64 53t 5/S 12 18t 4 11 "20 2~ 91 1 95 5 58~ IF 18'1 4 9 19 () 77 0 05 2% 58 114 J9i 5 2 19 7 "106 2 65 24 59.:). 11% 21 4 11118 . 2! 97 8 0

'"4 43! 57! Ut 18t 4 10 16 11 92 0 34 47 56 10! .. 5 1 19 10 88 2 94, 51 58 11 . . 5 ot 18 . 7 ..5 5 57! 12 20} 4, 9p7 11 90 2 94, 59~ 58 In 20} 4 10 18 n 87 2 25 12 61 "10! 4 8 18 11 88 2 105 17 6It 11'1 19f 4 11 117 4 91 1 65 3~ 60t 10i "17. 5 1t

l18 8 96 2 6

5 15 60! lIt :GO} 4 10 17 9i 92 0 05 15 58 U 17..1- 5 4 19 1 87 2 0457t 57! .. 20 'llI~18 2! 87 2 95 3! 58 11~ .. 4 10 17 4 95 1 14 56! 59 III 20f 4 9P 7 2 ]02 1 6

59t 10} 19 5 0 18 3! 106 0 6

1'Public School Record for 1889.

[We must express our thanks forthe courtesy with which ourinquires for information have been met and answered. Up to the

. time of going to Press we have not received particulars of Harrow,City of London, Charterhouse, Loretto, Malvern, and Christ'sHospital Sports. We have endeavoured to make the Table as

complete and accurate a record as possible. but shall be glad toreceive any corrections or suggestions relating to it.-En. SHlR.]

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CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Ed/tOl of the Shirburnian.

[JUNE,

SHERBORNE (2).

DEAR MR. EDITOR,I always take an interest in anything which tends to the honour and

glory of the Old School, and accordingly send you the following extractsfrom" Pastime" in the hope that they may interest some of your Footballreaders, and may spur on the Members of your last Season's Team to increaseSherborne's record (2). H. T. Twynam, if I remember right, leftSherborne in IS70, so that he served a long apprenticeship, but what hasbeen done once can be done again.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN INTERNATIONAL MATCHES.

RUGBY UNION.

Finch, R. T.-S. 'S2, 'S3.Twynam, H. T.-S. '84. I. '79, 'So, 'S2, 'S3, '84. W. 'SI, 'S4.

S. denotes that the player formed one of the team fJ. Scotland; 1. fJ.

Ireland; and \V. fJ. Wales.Yours truly,

O. S.

The totals are as follows:-Rugby Union. Assoc.

Rugby ..•.•.•.•.....•••.••...... 27 •••• ..•.•. 2Marlborough ......•.•• " .. •• . . •• IS •• • . • • .. . • 3Eton............................ •...•.•... 16Cheltenham ..................•. 12 .....•••.. 3Harrow........... .......••... 3 ....••..•. 7\Vinchester ............•. " . . . . 2 ••.... , .• , 7Clifton••.....•..•.....••. ,.. .. •• 9 ••••..•...'Vellington.. ...•....... .•••... 9 .••..••.•.Tonbridge S .Charterhouse. . •• . . . . •. . . • . . . . . . . •. " . . •. •. 7,Vestminster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . 7BlackIieath...................... 7 ••..••...•Lancing ....•...•............... I . • • • • • • • • 5Haileybury . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 5 .....•..••:Malvern .....•.................• •.•....... 5Uppingham 4 •••...•••.Finchley . . . . . . .. • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ....•....•Repton ..................•..... I ••.•••••.. 3

.Edinburgh AcaJemy ..•.......•. 3 .. " ..•...:Mill Hill.... ..•. .. I ..•.•.•.•. 2Shrewsbury . • • • • • • . • • 3Craigmount . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . 2 ...•.....•:Merchant Taylors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .........•Sherborne .............•.•.....• 2 ..•.••....SI. John's Wood 2 .Rossall ...•...•........•.....•• 2 •.•.•••..•Felstead ..........•. ....•. •......•.. 2St. Mark's (Windsor) ..••........ . . . • . . • • • • . 2

Saltley .... ........ ...... ...... .......... 2

Total.29IS16IS10999S7776554443332

222

2

22

2

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The following each had one International-viz. :-

RUGBY UNION.-Naval College (Gosport) , Durham, Dulwich College,Ondle, Fettes, London International College, Epsom, Bath, Loretto, andStony Stratford.

ASSOCIATION.-Old Foresters, Leys School, Ardingley, Brentwood,Brighton, City of London, ChigwelI, MarIborough Grammar School, Radleyand Sheffield Collegiate.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,

I think you wiII agree with me that the Choir works as hard as anybodyin the School. Although, I am sure, they do not wish to court especialpraise for their labours, I think that considering the treat they are preparingfor the School in the Golden Legend, they might be alIowed at least oneday in the Term for an excursion somewhere. In 1885 through the kindnessof the Head Master the Choir went to Seaton for the day. Now, I do nothint that such a concession should be made again, but surely as the FieldSociety were alIowed to go to Lulworth for the day two years ago, a similartreat might be granted to the Choir and their h'lrdworking Conductor thisthis year. Hoping this wiII meet with consideration.

I remain,Yonrs truly,

BASS.

[We concur heartily with our Correspondent's opinion and hope thathis letter wiII be folIo wed by the required result.-En. SHIR.]

DEAR SIR.

I write to caII your attention to a subject which deserves the consider­ation of aII Shirburnians. I refer to the singing of the Chapel Choir. I amsure no one wiII deny that there is a great deal of room for improvement inthis department: and the existing state of affairs is, in my opinion, largelydue to the fact, that the Choir wiII persist in making vain attempts to singthe chants and hymns in harmony. Now part-singing in itself is confessedlyno easy matter, but when the Choir, itself too often out of tune, has, besidesordinary imperfections, to cope with the belIowings of the rest of the Chapel,singing of course in unison, the effect is truly distressing. The Choir is reallyintended to take the lead in the singing, but as the case now stands, it doesexactly the reverse; especialIy if some popular tune is being sung, for then theunison element takes matters into its own hands, and the Choir is nowhere.Therefore, as it is obviously impossible for the whole Chapel to sing in parts,I would suggest that aII chants and hymns be sung in unison throughout; forthen the Choir taking the lead, as it ought to do, would direct the weII meantefforts of the rest of the congregation into the right channel, a thing which ishighly desirable at the present moment. I have always noticed, when thefirst and last verses of a hymn are sung in unison, as is sometimes the case,how inexpressibly grander is the unison sweep of the whole Chapel, than'the painstaking, but rather unsuccessful efforts of the Choir to sing inharmony. Hoping that this wiII "catch the eye" etc., etc.

I remain,

Yours truly,

The Shirburnian. [JUNE,

DEAR SIR,

In your last number you were somewhat severe, but justly, as I think, inyour criticism of the Mid-Term Concert. I should have thought this wouldhave made the attendance more regular at future practices. But the caseseems to be otherwise. For our own credit, and in common justice to ourConductor, who takes such pains with the music of the School, these thingsought not so to be. Surely some of the basses might set a better examplethan they do, to the smaller fellows in this? The work we are practising isfar from easy; and it wi1l take us all we know to maintain our formerreputation at the forthcoming Concert.

I am,Yours faithfully,

CHOIR.

SIR,Our success at Aldershot ought to act as a stimulus to our School

Gymnasium Competition. It must be remembered amid our self-congratu­lation that the excellent position we obtained was due rather to the energydisplayed by individuals, than to the high standdrd of our Gymnasticsgenerally. Last year the house competitions were extremely poor, and showeda lamentable want of energy on the part of several House GymnasiumCaptains. Now it is on the steady preparation for these competitionsthroughout the winter that any hope of maintaining or improving ourposition must depend. Unless in the future greater interest be shown in thesecompetitions, and unless Captains of House-Fours take the trouble to maketheir teams work regularly, our fall wi1l be as sudden as our rise. Withregard to the Boxing also it is not too much to say, that the interest generallytaken m it is lamentably feeble. It is to be hoped that next winter wi1l seea duly conducted Boxing-Class recruited at least from the older members ofof the School. instead ot the lax and irregular instruction c.f a few individuals,which has hitherto taken place.

I am Sir,

Yours sincerely,

SPECTATOR.

Au RMacleur du Shz"rJumian.

MONSIEUR,

Pemettez-moi de recommander, par votre intermede, la continuation,interrompue depuis quelque temps, des discussions de la IJebatill!l Societyfran~aise qni fut etablie l'annee derniere dans notre College, et dont les effortsfurent, des le commencement, couronnes du plus complet succes. Ces petitsparlements fran9ais, fondes en Angleterre depuis quelques annees dansplusicurs ecoles, fonctionnent admirablement. 11 est clair pour moi que 1'0npeut arriver ainsi a apprendre la pratique de la langue fran9aise, et cela de lamaniere la plus interessante, presque en jouant.

Votre tout devoue,

A.C.C.

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O.S. CHRONICLE.

157

" We noticed the names of the following O.S. in the recently issued Mods.Lists at Oxford :-Class n. H. E. A. Cotton, (a), Scholar of Jesus: Class InF. B. Hicks (a), University.

We were represented in the Freshmen's Match at Cambridge by A. C.Clapin (a), Emn::anuel.

The following are rowing in their College Boats at Oxford :-Hertford.W. G. Boyd (a), stroke, and A. G. Aldous (b), 5: University, F. B. Hicks (a),stroke.. Wadham, R. C. Maunsell (d) 2. H. E. A. Cotton (a) is coxing theJesus Eight.

The following O.S. were married in the holidays :-L. V. Lester (a),Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, at Swanage. W. H. M. Ingham, of the1. M.S. at Bombay. We wish them all prosperity.

E. A. Nepean (al, has been playing for the Gentlemen of England andthe M.C.C. and has showed extraordinarily good form both with bat and ball.

In the R.M.A. Woolwich Sports, G. Lewis (g), won the 600 yards flatrace (I min. I8g.secsl, C. F. Parry (d), coming in first in the Mile (4min.44tsecs.) G. Lewis also secured second pla~" in the Quarter. In the Woolwichand Sandhurst united Sports Parry also carried off the Mile.

A. C. Broadbent (f) has been playing for Streatham.

SCHOOL NEWS.

The following have been presented with their colours :-ISt XI, E.Dixon (a), C. D. Baker (c); 2nd XI, R. L. Clare (c), A. F. Turner (c), andC. Dixon (a).

The following is the result of the Scholarship Examination held at theend of last Term :-Leweston Prize, King's Medal for Classics, and recom­mended for the Sherborne Scholarship, C. A. Phillips (a): Parsons DivinityPrize, H. N. Ferrers (a); proximc f/ccesseru,.t, C. A. Phillips (a) and F. R.Hicks (f/).

The following composition prizes have been awarded since our lastissue :-For English Essay, to B. Swanwick (j); for English Verse, to H. S.Stephenson (a); for Latin Verse and Latin Prose to C. A. Phillips (a) ..

Fifth Form Composition Prizes :-For Latin Verse and Latin Prose toC. H. Wybergh (a).

The following left last Term ;-Of the VIth. V. Lewis (g). Of theGymnasium IV., J. F. C. Kimber (g).

Painter has been engaged as the School professional.

The Bowen Modern History Prize has been awarded to H. N. Ferrers (a).

The School, represented by E. D. Swanwick (fJ and J. F. C. Kimber (q).were fourth in the Public School Gymnasium Competition, held at Aldershotin the holidays. A fuller account appears in a previous page.

In the Gentlemen's :\Iagazine for April, an interesting article entitled.. Public School Papers" appears. All the Public School periodicals arecursorily revised, the Shi"ollrlliall especially coming in for a large share ofnotice. The Headmaster's Poem," Kings," and :\lr. Rohades' spirited foot­ball song are both quoted. The Table of Public School Athletics, which

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appears annually in these pages, is also commended, the Shirburllian itselfbeing noticed as the oldest Public School paper going, it having made itsfirst appearance in 1859 and been published continuously ever since. Longlive the Shirbul'nial1 !

We must congratulate Delme-Radcliffe on his fine score of II6 not outagainst the Town, on May 9th. It may be of interest to some to know thatsix centuries only have been made by members of the School during the last19 years in Foreign Matches, viz :-

120 by H. T. Twynam, for the XI v. XXII and Masters.......,.. 1870106 by 'V, H. Game.. v. 7th Royal Fusiliers••.•.•.. 1871281 by W. H. Game .. .. v. Motcombe House.. . ... 1871181 not out by S. Whitehead.. v. Old Shirburnians .•........ 1881125 by A, C. Broadbent .. .. v. Somerset and Dorset Rovers1885II6 not out by A. H. Delme-Radcliffe v. Town.... .•......• , ..•. 1889

Messrs Dickenson and Foster, 114 New Bond Street, W., are issuing aSeries of Etchings upon an important scale, from original Paintings madeupon the spot, of characteristic scenes of English Public School Life, Eton,Harrow, Charterhouse, Haileybury, Marlborough, Repton, Rugby, Shrews­bury, Westminster, Winchester and 'Wellington, have already been broughtout, and Sherborne and several other Public Sch'lols are in contemplation.The sketches which have already been produced, may be seen in Messrs.Dickenson's Gallery, in New Bond Street. Each Series consists of 3drawings, the prices being :-Remarque Proofs £10 lOS, set of Three. Artists'Proofs £6 6s. set of Three. Prints on Whatman Proofs £3 3s. set of Three.It is to be hoped that the School will invest in some of these drawings,when they come out: they will always be valuable and will call up for those

, who have left the School, memories of the happy days they spent at their' AlmaMater.'

(a), School House; (b), Whitehead's; (c), Price's; (d), Blanch's; (e).Wilson's; Lt), Rhoades'; (p), Wildman's.

The Editor begs to acknowledge, with thanks, subscriptions to theS1Ii"burtlian, from the following:-Rev, A. 'Wood, W. H. Blake, Esq., Rev.G. G. Coulton, C. Plummer, Esq., N. Bardswell, Esq" R. Carbery, Esq., andR. Tanner, Esq., H, O. Browne-Mason, Esq,

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

H.B.L.-Crowded out.Spring Song.-Reserved for next No.

The Editor begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following contem­poraries :-'oVykehamist, Lancing College Magazine, Haileyburnian (2),Rossallian, Pauline, Uppingham School Magazine, Norvicensian, UniversityCollege School Magazine, St. Andrew's College Chronicle, Ipswich SchoolMagazine, Ulula, Lancastrian, Thistle, Berkhamstedian, Radleian, Carthusian,St. Edward's School Chronicle (2), Reptoni2n, Clavinian (2), Lorettonian (2),Sedberghian, Raven, Plymothian, Blackheathen, Cliftonian, Laxtonian, HurstJohnian (3), Forest School Magazine, Cranbrookian, Ousel, Felstedian,BradfieldCollege Magazine, Marlburian (2), Aldenhamian, Durham UniversityJournal (2), Horae Scholasticae, Tonbridgian, St. Mark's School Magazine,Elizabethan, Fettesian, Salopian, Barrovian, Leamingtonian.

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