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J. A. Cr..LFT, EsQ.,A. J. H .... R\·EV. E:'Q.

J. W. WITHERS, ES1.

\V. S. MOSROE, ESQ.

H. W. LEMESSURII<;Jl, ESQ ..

W. B. GRIh.VI', ESQ.

W. R. WAH-IUiN, ESQ.n. E. S DUNFIELD, l::~Q HOIi. !iet.W. E. WOOD, ESQ.

T ....SKER COUK, ESQ.

BISHOP FEILD COLLEGE

Head ilIas!er' R. R. WOOD, B.A ,'C1.tt1hridgc UniVLndtyl. Mt',1,11ber ex. officio C.H.E.

THE RT. KEV. THE LORD RIS~IOI' OF :'\'FI.II.Chairman, ex officio.

Rav. CANON WHITE,

REv. CANON BOLT, M.A.,REV. E. JONES, D.D.REV. H. UPHILL,

SIR JOSEPH OUTERRIDGE.

HON. JOHN HARVEV.

HON. R. WATSON.

ROlf. M. G. WINTER.

HON. G. KNOW LING.

Ho)(. S. D BLANDFORD.

Assistant Nasters: H. W. F. Dr.. .... CK .... t.r., (London Ul1i\"t~rsity)

V. CLuETt, A.A.G. HOUSE, A.A.I.]. SAMSON, A.A .

•J. SC....M~tELL

Preparata'')1 Dept.: MIss STEED, A. A.

MISS WILLS.

Music&' Singing: H. W. Sl'IRLING, L.L.C.M.

Manl4a/ Training: I. J. SAMSON, (Tnuo Normal School.)

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B. F. C. RUGBY -lilt XV, 1915.

STANDING:_W. San.tord. S. J. Hefferton. J. Burdock. E. Cheeseman. C. Blackmore. r.. Thorne. A. Ra1llh.SI1'TING:-W. Kean, H. Alcock, C. Parsons (Sec.). E. Jerrett (Capt), R. White (Vice-Captl, P. Hiscock, E. Parrott.

t'RONT Row:-L. C. Ha)'warcl. C. Sll~in. E. J. Withers. R. l.eMessurier.

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The following have given their lives for their King andEmpirc:-

noone, G., Canudiall OolltiugeUt, kUled in twLlOII, France.Chaplin, J. 1"" 1st Newfoundland Regt., died at Fort George.Han-c;r, n., Lieut-ColllUllutder n. N., H.M.S. Cress)', which wu

torlledooo WiUi the loss of the ~~eater )lurt ot it,s oOlccrs and crew.HolJands. J. t Cnnadittn Contin~"ent. kilJCd in action, }<'nlllce.Pl~ddon, H., Canadian Col)tin~"ent. killed i.n ncHon, It'rltllce.

Pl~tl'ick, \v., Australian Contingent, killed in action, Dar..dlluelIes.

The following are serving their King and Empire:-

.\lcock, A., Xcwfoundlsud Regiment.

.\rn8ud, C.. Canadian Contingent.

Bernard, A. E., Captain, 1st. NewrOUIl(Uand Ucghnent.Bennett, F., Corporal, 1st NewfoUllllland Regiment.Blackl,lI, H,t COl'pol'al, .Ist NcwfolLmliand Regiment.Uendell, J .• 1st Newfoundland HeglmCIlL.UartJett., \\7.• 1st ~'ewfou.lldland n.egl.ll1ellt.Butler, :\., 1st ;\'ewfollu<Uaud Heghnent.llatson, H. H., 1st Newfouudland Ucglmenl.Blackall, A., Sergeant, 12th Lancers.lll'QWD, Dr. \\'., Sergt. Major, Canadian Red Cross.llalstone, 1\., Canadian Contingent.nail. J., RO,}'"1 Naval Reserve.Halrd. A .• Cunadian Contingent.Berteau, G., Sergeant, Cunadinn Ootiugent.

Chafe, E. R .• J st KewtOlUldIand Regimcnt~

Cornick, E .• Jst Newfoundland Reglment~

CUft. 0., Lieutenant, 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Clift., J., Lfeutena,Jlt, Oa.meron HIghlanders.Cook, \Y., 1St ~ewfotLndlalld Regiment.

Caldwcll,K c., 1st Xcwfolludhllld Regiment.CorllJck, '·'en., 1st ;scwfoundhuHI UCb"imenl.Crossm.an, \V. n., 1st Newrouudlund RCb";mont..Car·ter, O. n., ],1eu(" 1st Ncwfoundland Rcglment.C.'une, R., Canadian Contingent.Clutlker. G., .1st XewfolUtdland Hcgiment.

]):\)'mOI1(I, J., Jst Newfoundland Hcgiment.Dawe, V., Canndian Contingent.])udel",F'., Canudian Contingent.

Edwards, 'V. D., Sergcum.. 1st Newfoundland Uegiment.FAwRI-<ls, A. E.. Corl)oral. 1st Newfoundland UeglmeDt.Eustnco, T., Cnnadiun COlltinJ;ent.Enstcrbr'ook, i\., Canlldian Contingent.

li'ilzgerald, A., Newfoundland RCb>iment.

Gordon, V. t Sub.•Lleut. CanadIan Contingent.Gar'duer, C.• Jst iSewfouu<Uand negimeut~

Green, C.• 1st Newfoundland Uegiment.

HnIl, 'V., 1st Newfoun{Ua:rH} Regiment.l:lIlJT4s, n. n., 1st NewfollndJllnd Hegimcnt.Harvey. A. S•• Jst Newfoundland Regiment.Har\·ey. 'V., 1st Newfoundland Regimer.t.HutChins, j..., 1st Newfoundland Heb";mellt.Hoare. E. J .• Lance-Corp., 1st NOd. RegimentHewitt. G.• (.Rev.), Chaplin. R. N.Hunt. N., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Hunt, G•• Canadian IJontlngent~

J etrery, C. E., Corporal, Canadian Contingent.Jeffery. E .• Canadian Contingent.Jacobs, J.... 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Johnson, M., Lieutenant. Cameron Highlanders.Jerl'ea, 1"., l~H,ce_Cor·Il .• 1st Xewfoulldlaud Heg"hnellt.

]\:ennOO1, R .• 1st Newfoundland Regiment.]{uight, 'V., Lance--Corpl., 1st Ne\vtoundland Regiment.Knight., F. H., Lieut., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.

l'at1b"llleadt G.• SCI'gennt, 1st NewfOlUldland ltegiment,.LeMesslUiel', H., Lieutenant. OxtOl'd-llucks Regiment.I...el\tcssurler. P .• 1st KewfoundIand Rei,riment..Lewis. F., Jst Newfoundland Regimenl..Lewis. R., Austt'alLtn Contingent.LUI;\' It., 1st NewfolllHUan<l Heglment.

l\lal'Un, R., .I!SL Newt'oundhuHl j{egilllelll~

JUHcs, V. ,V., Set'geant, 1st Newfoundland Hegimcnt..Miles, 'V., 1st Ncwfoundlulld Regiment.l\UIes, H., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.MUlln, E., 1st NewfoundJand R~gimellt.

Michelin, J., 1st Newfou.ndJand Regiment.•1\(orris, J., .lst Newfoundland Regiment.McCowen, 'V., Ht. :Major, Indian Medical Senit:e.McCowen, J. \V. "M. M., Lieutenant, R.1\".McCowen, n. B., IAeut.-Conuna.nder, n.N.McCowen, G., Fket Surgeon, R.N.:l\1UIer, A., ClUut.dian Contingent.

Newman, AS., COI·lloral, 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Noonan, E. 1\1., Corporal, 1st Newfoundland Reboimcnt..

Oke, H. It., hit Newfoull{llaud Regiment.Olle.l'head, 'V., COI'poral, 1st Newfoundland Reboiment.Outerblidge, J~. 0., Oaptain, Oanadian Contingent.

Parsons, A. E., 1st Newfoundland neghnellt.Ploughman, J., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Paul, R., 1st. Newfoundland Regiment.Pilot, J., Canadian Contingent.Pike, N., Newfoundland Regiment.Pilot, E., CUllIldian Contngenti.Pilot, 'V., Canadian Contingent.

Hendell, \V. P., Captain and Adjutant, 1st Nfld. Regin:"ent.Raler, A., Cltphlill, 1st. NewfouncUnnd Regiment.Rowsell, R., Cnptain, 1st NewfouncUand Regiment.Howsell, J., J ~t NewfoUll<Uand Reghnent.Bendell, A. J .• 1st Newfoulldland Regiment.Uendell, H., Jst Newfouudland Regiment.UendeJI, 0., Cm'poral, 1st. Newfoundland Regiment.Reid, R. B. Oor'lOl'aJ 1st Newfoundland Uegiment,.Reid, R., Prol'islonal Snb.T,ieutcusnt, ,,\.-l,iation.Reid, P., 1st Newfoundland Rcgiment.neid, l<~. 'V., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Hobel'ison, R., Canadian Contingent.Renout", E. :U., I..deut.•Coloncl, Canaillan Contingent.

SlllHlen;, E. P., .lst Newfoundland Regiment.Short., 'V., 1st Newfouu<Uand Regiment.Shears, M., Jst Kelyfoundlalld n~ghnent.

Steele J., COI'pOl'al, 1st Newfoundland Regintent.Steele, O. 'V., LientenlUlt, 1st Newfoundland Regiment.Snow, ]i'., 1st Newfoundland RegiJllent.Simms, R., 1st Newfoundlallll Regiment.

MbCllpard, R. C., 1st iSewfoundlaud Regiment..Skeffington, S., Jst Newfoundland UCbriment.Smith, .".reh, l:o;t NewfoulHUalld Hcgimcnt.Stick, R., Lieutenant, 1st Xen-found-Iand HCbriment.Shellpard, R. J .• J~icutenan ... 1st XewfolllHUttlHI Ueglment.Shepherd, ncg., Jst Newfoundland RCb"'imcnt.Strong, C., Co. Sergt..Major 1st l'\ewfoundlaJld RCb'imellt.

Tait, R. H. ,Lleutcnant, 1st Newfoundlnnd Hegimenl.Temple, J. V., 1st Newfoundland Heglment.TUle)',N., Ro)'ul Naval ReseI've.Tait, H., H..A.M.C.

Valsey, R., 1st Newroundland Regiment.Vokey, J., Ca,na<Uan Contingent.

'Vakel", H., 1st Newfoundland Regiment.'Vinsor, S. C.. 1st Newfoundland Regiment.'VinSOI', 'V. M., 1st Newfoundland Regimcnt.'VUcox, E., 1st Newfoundland Regimcnt.'Vlnter, E. l\l., 1st l\"cwfoundJand Uegimcllt.'Vaterfteld, Ito, 1st Newfoundland Regiment.'Valters, G., 1st Newfoundland Regimcnt.

Yates, G., 1st i'llcwfollndland Regiment.Young, T., bt Newfoundland Reboimcnt.Young. L., 1st Newfoundland Re~imellt.

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CONTENTS

Editorial and Various

College Chronicle

Rugby Football, 1915 ..

Lights and Les~ons of the \\'ar.

H. F. C. Hospiatl Fund

The College Company

.\ Trihute.

Obituary

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Editorial and Various

TRINITY TERM. 1915. As lIsual the Trinity Term wasa very busy one, so much so that it was found impos­sible to hold the usual Athletic Sports. Another

reason for the omission of this regular feature in OUf year'swork was that the expenses usually amount to from $60.00to $70.00. and we felt that the money of the public might bemore usefully employed at the present lime. \\'e feel Sl1r<:that those boys who ,,-ould ha\'c won prizes ha\"c \\'illinglydone without them.

TTlE EXA:\lI:-.1ATTO IS

held at the end of Jllne were, on the whole. a ~atisfactory

test of the year'~ work done by the \'ariou!' FOfjllS in theupper part of the College, \Ve do not send in merely ourbest candidate~ hut rather the whole of each Form con­cerned, except in rl few ('ases where illness has pre\'ented aboy from cO\'erillg the (ourse followed by his Form. The

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C. H. E. examinations are not a severe test of the work laiddown for each Grade. If, for example, a boy has spent ayear in OUf Lower Sixth Form, he has gone over the workof the Intermediate Grade, and unless he is unusually thick~

~eaded he should be able at the end of the year to pass theIntermediate Grade Examination. If he were not capableof doing this work he would not have been placed in thel..;ower Sixth, but rather in a lower Form where the courseis less difficult. When pupils are properly graded in thisway-and it is here that the Schoolmaster has to exercisegreat judgment-there is little or no danger of over-taxingthe pupil. Cramming is the fault not of the Examinationsbut of the Teachers and Boards of Education that insistupon better results than the candidates are capable of at­taining without undue pressure. There is about as muchsense in finding fault with the Oouncil of Higher Educationbecause its examinations are too difficult for some candi-dates as there would be a chi·ld·s blaming a tree because its -;fruit is beyond his reach. Nine-tenths of the fuss madeabout "cramming" is pure imagination 'on the part of thefew persons who are unable to make practical suggestionsfor the improvement of the present system; the other tenth isdue ro the action of School Boards in appointing Teachersmerely because thy have obtained good examination resultselsewhere. "V hen a young Teacher's salary depends uponhis forcing his pupils through the examinations, he is great-ly tempted to lose sight of the real welfare of his children.So long as the Colony, by paying miserably small salaries,has practically no Teachers possessing experience and judg-ment, we must expect many mistakes on their part, espec-ially when School Hoards insist upon results at any price.This brings us back to what we all know to be the case-that Education is starved in this Colony. Pay the Teacherswell, and provide a sufficient staff of fnspecrors of Educa-tion for proper supefYision of the work of the Teachers, andthe Country will get an efficient system of Education.

THE FElLDIAN ROLL OF HONOUR.The list of Old Feildians sen-ing their King and Countrygrows from 1110nth to month. It now conta!ns ,?ver 130

names. One more name-that of \'Valter Patnck-ls addedsince our last issue to the roll of those who have given theirlives in this terrible struggle against brut,e force. It musth;wc been ahout 1893 when Rohert and \Valter Patrick left theCollege to go with their parents to Australia. \\'alter was

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then a splendidly sturdy boy of about 14-the type of boylikely to become a good citizen-straight, manly, industriousand capable. \'"hen the war broke out he wcnt to Egypt andthe Dardanelles with the Australian Contingent, to give hislife if necessary for the freedom of the Empire. His sacri­fice of himself has been accepted and he has joined the greatband of heroes \\'\1'0 have proved to the world that Britonsstill know how to die for their country. \Ve are proud toremember that he was a Feildian. To his relatives andfriends the ".reildian" offers its sincerest sympathy. .

THE WAR\'"hile 'on the \iVestern Front the Allies have held their ownand even made small gains here and there, the Russians onthe Eastern Front have been compelled to retreat before theenveloping hordes of Germans and Austrians" Russia is sovast a country that it is impossible for the enemy to ad­vance very far without so lengthening their lines of com­munication as to cause great risk to an invading army. TheRussian army must be trapped and destroyed befopc Gcrmanycan claim any substantial success, and it is just this that theinvaders have been unable to accomplish. Consequently inthe course of time w,e shall find the Rudssians advancing oncemore towards the German and Austrian frontiers, but theland that the German armies ha'"e held will of course beswept bare 'Of foodstuffs of every description, and thcse food­stuffs \vill be of enormous value to Gcrmany. It is a pitythat the Allies on the \IVestern Front have not hitherto beenable to take advantage of the German drives in Russia tobegin a sweeping advance towards the Rhine. Probably lackof big guns and ammunition as well as of equipment and sup­plies of all kinds, is the reason for the apparent feebleness ofour attack in France. Sooner or later. however, Lord Kit­chener will be ready, and the great adnlnce to Berlin willbegin. In the meantime Germany and Austria are rapidlyexhausting their resources and destroying the confidence oftileir peQple. Thc economic strain upon the Allies is great.but upon the Enemy it must be nearing the brcaking point.It is becoming more evident every day that both Englandand France ,vere absolutely unprepared for war, and we mustexpect to pay no\", for our neglect in time of peace, to pro­vide fo~ tile possibility of war. It is to be hoped that theEmpire will never again allow itself to be placed in so hu­miliating a position owing to its own neglect, bu.t. that we::.hall ha '"C the good sense ro recognize that every cltlzen owes

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it to his Country and to his own self-respect to be prepared todo his share in defence of the Empire. The training 'Of allcitizens would be an expensi,-c undertaking, but less expcn­... i,'c to the Empire 3:-; a whole than a recurrence of the pre­scnt state of affairs. \\'e mllst not forget that hundreds ofthe finest men in the Empire are being killed 'Of woundedeach week, and no expenditure of money which would pre­Ycnt a repetition of slI<.:h a war as this, could be excessi,'c.

1n the Dardanel1es the Allied troops arc showing that theyafC determined to win the Straits al any cost, and in thencar future several oi the Balkan States lllay he expected tojoin us in the ~trugglc. Gradually the toils will close in roundthe COUll tries doomcd by their own madncss vo terrible suf­fering and humiliation; and finally militarism in CentralEurope will, we trust, bccome a thing of the pas!.

LlEUT.-COLONEL RENOUF,a distinguished Old Feildian who after many years servicewith the Canadian !.! ilitia, retired to de\"ote himself to busi­ness, has just recently returned to acti\'e service and beenappointed to an important post with the Artillery, About J.

year ago we had the pleasure of hearing frOm Colonel Renoufand receiving from him in reply to enquiries on our part, thefollowing interesting particulars of his career: "In my time~I r. Phelps was the Principal (of Bp. Feild College, thenthe Church of England Academy) and Mr. T. Jones masterof my class, I received my early training in the RoyalSchool of Artillery in the Citadel of Quebec, and have filledthe various commissi'oned offioes from Subaltern to OfficerCommanding the Artillery in this district. 1 wa!' sent incommand of the Royal Horse Field and Heavy Artillery forthe Coronation of King George in 1911, and in the same yearrepresented the Canadian Artillery in the competition be­tween the .Artil.lery of Great Britain and Canad-a.

Recently T was persuaded by my friends to enter UpO'1a :\Iunicipal Campaign, and as you might be interested inseeing the platform J took, T am sending you a copy. I mightsay, howeYer, that] had the \'ery good fortune to miss beingelected by a very narrow margin.

",,_ 1 hope some day to go to Tewfoundland and I shouldlike to see the old school and some of myoId friends. amongwhom were Clapp and Charles Emerson."

Colonel Renouf has our heartiest good wishes in theimportant command to which he has been appointed. \Vctrust that pre long whcn he has helpc (j to batter the Ger-.

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mans into a more reasonable frame of mind. hi~ \-jsit to New­foundland will materialise. Bishop Feild College is proudto number Colonel Renouf among her sons.

COl\GRATULATIO Sto Captain Bernard on the honour conferred upon him by hisappointment to take charg~ of the contingent of the New­foundland Regiment forming part of the guard of honouT tollis Majesty the King at Aldershot. A number of Old Feild­ians formed part of the I..:ontingent which received the warm­est praise of His Y1ajesty for its appearance and generalfitness.

APOLOGIESto those Old Feildians-and there are 5c\"cra1 of them­whose promotion we have been unable to note. It is diffi­cult to obtain exact information in the time at our disposal.\\"c shall be most gratefUl for any information on this subject.

CONGRATULA1'1 0:'-1 Sto the 1519 Ruby XV on winning the Championship. \\Thatabout the Soccer cup this autumn?

MR. HOUGHTONMr. Ceo_ B. \\-ilJiams, of Rothwell & Bowring, Ltd., an OldFeildian, and of Mr. J. D_ G. Houghton's old class (a termer:t\laster on the staff of the College) sends us the following:,. aIel Feildians of 18g0 will remember Mr. J. D. G. Houghton,an English gentleman who was on the staff in Rc\-. AdamCurrie's time. He married 1Vliss Goodridge, daughter of JohnGoodridge, Esq., of \\Teston Cottage, and of the firm ofMessrs. Alan Goodridge & Sons. Ltc!. Professor Houghtonleft the country some 20 years ago and settled at Goodell.Io\\"a, where he now resides_ He is the best known authorityon Education in lTandcock County, and Principal of theGoodell Public Sehoul. He has been Mayor of the townand has been als'O on the staff of the National Bank there.~lr, Houghton has 7 children; his son Jack is station masterof an important railway to\\"n near ),1 inncapolis, and his

.- daughter, Miss Vida, has followed her father's profession."\Ve congratulate ~rr. Houghton on his progress in the landof Uncle Sam, and are glad to hear he is still teaching theyoung idea, and we extend to him all the good wishes ofFcildians and Old Boys for his continued health and pros~

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COLLEGE CHRONICLE.

MARKS. ETC.. YEAR ENDING .JUNE 30TH. 1915.

UPPER SIXTH.

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Kean, ,V... 365 1217 2679 3956King, Az......... 366 1163 2674 3837Hefferton. S ... 354 1038 2664 3702Hatcher, \V .. 355 1133 2537 3670Yetman, J.. 366 1035 25.'6 3571

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General Wheelwrights

.~ .

,; ---==-----------------~~ Encourage Home Industry, and place your() order with us.

Outport orders promptly attended to.Correspondence Solicited .I ANDREW G. CARNELL .. Manager

j 114 Duckworth Street . St. John's, N.F.

16 THE FEILD IAN

LOWER SIXTH.

IAttend- Exam Class "'-NAME ances Lates I i\hrks Marks

Total

:\taximum ,_, (311) 12000) (30001 (5000)

GRoUP A (Classical)

Haf~'ard, L.. 368 48 1644 2597 4241•Parsons, C . 311 2 1336 2469 3805Johnson, A.. 372 10 1200 2276 3476Anderson, \V. 358 16 1118 2156 3274BJackler, A.. ···1 372 2 832 1974 2806

GROUP B (Colllmercial)

I·Williams, c. .. 311 3 1403 2715 4118Sll:in, C........ 368 5 1423 2584 4007Ebsary, T .. 371 69 1166 2085 3251Cheesemall, E. 361 5 824 2397 3221Newhook, \\" ,_ . 318 70 868 2083

I2951

White, R.. 348 7 832 2078 2910Fow]ow, C. 336 3 694 2096 2790B(J~'ce, ~ .... 359 6 673 2086 2759Wilson, J.......... 368 13 650 1846

I

24%tCol1!table, A... 239 Itllunt, C.... 267 1tPow!ow, P... 230 2tjerrclt, G . 129 3tWright, ~ .... 38

1 1---

GkOUP C (Teacher~ Train 'g)

BrOWIl , W .. ................. 367 5 1350 2525 3875Parrott, E.

:1

370 4 1303 2'\19 3722Ilumphries, P 323 9 861 2304 3165Ralph, A. 371 0 845 2143 2988Norris, C.. 332 5 732 2204

I

2936Verge, J . 362 8 626 2]94 2820

tTilley, N. 170 1

• Full attendance.t In attendance part of year only.

and

Campbell

While thanking mynumerous customersand the public gener­ally for past favours,I beg to say, I keep at

Water Street350

William"<>,~ ~' ... :;:;" """

"",

~,: CHOICE BEEF, MUTTON, LAMB'i PORK, also:: FRESHLY CORNED BEEF.

"

Extracts from the Merchant Shipping Actreferring to the Naming of Ships

"",~~s 1~(.gl~~:~iO~~n:::~I~iO~I)~r~h:,~~~:u~:s.~:u~e~r i1~c:,;~~D~~O~r \V~:ll~~~ MN'chant. Shipiling Act, J906.

ill Under the provisions ot Section 50 ot the Merchant Shlp-

i;~ ping Act, 1906, the Boa.rd ot Trade, In conjunction with the

Commissioners oC Cust~ms, hereby make the following Regula­tions relating to ships names, and direct that they shall comeinto force on 1st January. 1908:

I.-Any person whO proposes to make application tor theRegistry of a British Ship shall gtve notice 1n wrltlng or the pro­posed name of the ship to the Registrar or Shipping at the In­tonded Port of Registry at least fourteen days berore the dateOil which It Is contemplated to crrect the reglstry.

7.-When it is proposed 10 register the shlp at a port notsituated in the British Islands, the Registrar to whom thfl nameis Intimated may proceed with the registry or the ship ir he :sat­Isfi('p himself thut the name docs not appear in the Current Mer­canUIe Navy List; but If the name does so appear, the RegliJtrarshal' transmit the applications to the Registrar General ot Shlp­pin)" and SeR men, and the case shall be treated in the mannerlaid down tor registry In the British Islands.

IJ. W. 1..e.\1BSSURrER. Hcgistra .. tIC Shillpln).:"_

DeplH·tment nf Cll~tom".

18 THE FEILD IAN

UPPER FIFTH.

Atlend· Lnles I Exam. Class,..

NAME811CCS Marks Marks Total

rttaximum .. (377) (2000) (3000) (5000)

(Classical)

·'Vinde1er, C.... 377 1 1556 2739 4295·Rwing, E ....... 377 30 1609 2538 4147

Cornick, 1\1 .. 351 10 1459 2445 3901Perlin, A. 368 23 1456 2410 3866l\lercer, C..... I 374 1 1346 2436 3792Rendell,IL 353 2 858 2367 3225Shears, F. o. 3H 10 1016 2122 3138

tWithers, E. J.. 249 19 592 2223 2815tMarshall, I.... . ......I 124 11 530 1222 1752

I\Commerciall

tlIiscock, E. P ". 318 0 1329 2634 3%3Chalker, G .. ·····1 348 29 1241 2232 3473

tAlcock, B .. 330 3 966 2433 3399tCunningham, R .. 319 3 1022 ~340 3362Green, H ... 369 0 776 2268 3044Moore, E. ...... J59 4 790 2196 2986Keeping, Z.. 359 0 717 2241 2958

tCook, T ......... 286 7 9IJ.j 1876 2780Garhllld. L ..

HI347 29 792 1946 2738

tFeaver, A.. 252 5 980 1695 2675tBayly, K ... 306 3 534 2104 2638

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• Full attendance.tIn atlendance IJarl of )'ear only.

ili",~**"*;j±{$·~::~I::I'Vlvl:~(:;:clci6iS:ad~:-9'~lamvk-:':::I:I:lv:::I%:+-.

Telephone 59/. P,O Box 696.

The Leading Hardware and Sporting Depot.

MARTIN HARDWARE CO., LTD..IMPORTERS OF

Trollt and Salmon Tackle; Cricket. Tennis and Footballrequisites: Hicycles: Gillette Safety Razors; GUllS,

Rifles and Ammunition; Cutlery and Table \Vare;Builders' Hardware; Tools; Household Goods; Paintsand Oils; Varnishes and Brushes; Logs, Barometersand Compasses; Sewing Machines.

Agent, 101 EMPIRE TYPEWRITERS. MASSEY.HARRIS FARMINGIMPLEMENTS. SHERWIN· WILLIAMS PAINTS,

MARTIN HARDWARE CO.. LTD..Whole3ale and Retail, Wafer Street, St. John's.

'Tor Colds, ljoilrStntSS, LOss of Uoict===USE PINS TREE LOZENGES. They will gh'e prompt andeffeetive re-lid, and be a great help in curing these conditions.Taken as directed, these lozenges are perfectly sale and harmless.

PRICl-; 25c.•-\ Rox.

T. McMURDO & CO., Chemists since 1823,Water Street and Rawlins' Cross, St. John's.

,\DDRESS :

The Manager, 1 HE FE/LD/AN.Bijhop Feild College,

Sf. fohn'j.

JAMES STOTTGROCER AND

WINE MERCHANTWATER STREET ST. JOHN'S

Outharbor Onh.rs c.lndully packc,l allll prOlllptly attelHh::d to.

20

NAl\IE

TilE FEILDIAN

LOWER FIFTH.

I Atl-e~ -1- 1<:::-1 Classallces "ales ~Iarks Marks Totu!

)raximUIII .. (3i7l fZOOO) [3000) (50001

(Clas."ical)

Clapp, RCarter, II ..Watson, W.White. G ..Calver, L..

(Commercial) I:>Jewhook, J..~~:'.'~~, HR .

"Pearce)', J.Chalk~r. C..Ellis, B...

~ Small\\"ood, J.tJohnson, G

Penlley, M.tjohnslou, R ..tChambers, M.tChristiall, \r.tGdle, L.... . I+~~i~ll~~l'it~"j... ::':::: :"::":: :::"

+~W~~~tr' \V "':::::.':::: ItFitzJ!"erald. A...tShepherd, II..

• Full attendance.• Enrolled part of ye<lf only.

3613613753383'2

313349327m34837.376211319255185256Z0616213815j14.9730

11o

191315

161641

146o

373

"241745o968o

138312681124908852

1ZOO1138991988916719998690ill6845U4155002655225504lI

25002S7823362l3J2142

21071936207Z2002186719311537162415671500130013001ZOO1400112010001000

3883384634603141'994

330730743063.!99027832E50L53523142271321$41813171517001665164215501411

't , Reid Newfoundland Co'y.EXPRESS TRAINS

Leave St. John's at 6 pm. SUNDAYS,TUESDAYS, and THURSDAYS,making connection at Port aUK Basqueswith

S. S. Kylefor NORTH SYDNEY and all points-----in-----CANADA and the UNITED STATES

Trains connect with Steamers for thesmall as well as the large· outports.

Reid Newfoundland Co'y.

22

NAME

THE FEILDIAN

UPPER FOURTH.

IAtt~nd- 'LatesI Exam_I Class Totalances ~Iark5 Marks

Maximum .. I (377) 0 (2000) I (3000) (5000)

Baird. J. .... 369 1 1255I

2494 3749....................

I·Steill, G ... ..... 377 1 1240 2428 3668Smith, R. 357 9 1215 2386 3601Williams, A.. _ 351 0 1011 2149 3160Newman, J. ............... 364 3 648 2419 3067Cran~. C........ 351 10 804 ! 22]8 3022

·Goodell, J. . 377 1 991 1942 2933Rennie, R 336 3 609

I2275 2884

Hammond, ·E::···· 363 32 747 2093 2840Snow, J ... 358 2 433 1888 2321Bayly, C... 307 31 524 1761 2291Webber, C .. 328 16 488 I 1769 2257Fowlow, H .. ....... 263 0 563 1435 1998

tSansford, W... 311 0 310

!1668 1978

Pensloue, J. ......... H:::J 367 36 533 1403 1936Withers, C... 299 27 453 1468 1921

LOWER FOURTH.I

ItLel\lessurier, G.. 377

I3 1656 2713 4369

~oonan. A... 373 1 1312 2496 3808Harvey, R ..... 363 0 555 2525 3080Rees, B..... 3;5 1 436 2403 2839

·Lewis, G. 377 0 668 2081

I2749

Wellman, T ... 358 6 596 1997 2593·Nurse, R. 377 7 632 1942 2574

Reid, E... 339 3 529 1759 2288Rendell. A.. ........... 285 1 408 1544

j

1952tEllis, H. 181 0 628 1040 1668tDnwden, G. 284 8 377 1245 1622

Page, O ..... 327 32 396 1179 1575Lloyd, A ... 165 3 336 471 807

tPiccott, M.. 216 24 36 516 I 552tPitzgerald, G .. 93 7 I 422 422

• Full attendance.tIn attendnnce part of year only.

(

Is the Church of England College for boys in Newfoundland.Il pro\'ides a thorough education for boys from the

Kindergarten to Business or to the UlIiYersity.

TUITION FEES.I. COLLEGE PROPER: Form VI (A.A. and Illtermedi:1te, $8.00

per term; Form V (Preliminary) $7.00 per term; Form IV (Primary)$6.50 per term; Form III. $5.50 per term.

Each boy is required 10 join the Games Club-subscription "arying,according to Form, from 10 to 20 cents a lelnl.

(~ per t;~m.PREPi\RATOB.y SCHOOL: Form II, $3.50; Form I, $3.00

HOSTEL BOARDING FEES.Board aod Lodging per term . .. $41.50Laundry, $3.00; Seal in Church 50 cents; Medical Ad\'ice and

Medicine for '"temporary" illness, SO cents; Pocket Money(10 cents a week- 1.00); Library and Feildian, 30 cents:Games Fund, 20 cents; Cadet Corps, 50 cents; Hair-Cutlin~. 15 cents. Per term 6.15

NOTE I. An Entrance Fee of $10 is charged at the beginning of aboy's first teml.

NOTE 2. Boarders may remain in residence during the ChristmasHolidays on payment of $8.00. .

><>

Total per Term $47.65

EXTRAS-ALL OPTIONAL.(> Typewriting-Complete course of lessons $2.00; Practice on College

~ Typewriten;, $1.00 a term; Manual Training, 2S cents a term: Practicaland Conven;ational French, $2.50 a term; Use of Science 'Laboratory in­

() cluding apparatus and material, $2.50 a t~rm; Piano, fees according to(> Teacher's charges; Practice on the College Pianos, $1.00 a term: Home

lessons under snrpervisioll with the Boarders. $2.00 a term.

COLLEGE TERMS.There are four terms in the School year-Michaelmas Term, Christ·

mas Term, Lent Term and Trinity Term. These end respecti\'ely inNo\'ember, February, April and July and contain roughly 10 workingweeks eac".

ADMISSION. .~

~" reach~dYt~l:rre ~~~li~:~r~h~~y:h~rP:'~~f;:t~;Ytl~~~:~~n~~:~si~:lr;~~ehyh~~:~) Headmaster.<>

>

PAYMENT OF FEES.Fees are due in aduance, on the first day of the term.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.When a boy is leaving the College, either one month's notIce,

half a term's fee!! will be required.

24 THE FEILD IAN

Form III.

NAME. AUl'nd-\ Lates I Exam.ances I Marks

Class I 'fotalMark.

27032577237223702283I

2210 I;~1933 I1914

Downton, H .. 353 22 493Cook, W. 372 17 487PeDstone, ] .. 369 13 607Paterson, C.. 300 6 437Gould, J. ... 367 11 369

Maximum. (377) (2000) (3000) (;OOO)

(Upper)

Wood. E.. 368 16 1700 2938 4638Dawe, C. o. 285 1 1692 2732 4424Gardner, H .. 361 0 1227 . 276l 3988Aupalok, M... 363 3 985 2830 3815Furneaux, \V 369 18 1381 2372 3753Parsons, H. 342 7 1268 2426 369..Martiu, F ................. 323 8 1238 2396 3634

·Lock:rer, W ... 377 2 1068 2438 3506CO:'lker, E ... 376 25 615 2314 2929Withers, R ... 335 13 748 2048 2796

tBayly, G ... 297 10 776 I 1880 2656

(Lower)

I IB..ird, A... .Hol 374 4 974 2667 3641Clapp, C... ....... 365 32 883 2682 3565Duder, C.. 343 16 1173 2369 3542Wills, E .. 350 54

I1060 2298 I 3358

Kent, W... 363 5 859 2332 3191Lear, R ... 371 , 6 448 2504 I 2952Marshall W. ............ 321 7; 833 2075 2908Press, F. ...... :.. 371 4

I520 2362 2882

Press, C...... 366 5 434 2292 2726tBayly, A.. ................ 297 9 629 2080 2709

• Full attendance.t In attendance part of rear on1r.

WOOD'S(Retail)

CANDY & FRillTSTORES,RESTAURANTSAND FANCY BAKERY

Water and Duckworth Streets, St. John's, Nfld.

Headquarters for Finest Confectionery, Fruit,Cahe and Pastry.Depot for Maohintosh's World Famed Toffee.Our Prioe 80 Cents.

Artistic WEDDING CAKES a SpecialtyDUTPDRT ORDERS STRICTLY ATTENDED TO

WOOD'S CANDY STORES, ST. JOHN'S, N.F.P.O. Box 514

DE RESZKE CIGARETTES.The King of Smo~es -- The Smo~e of Kings.

ST. JOHN'S SELLING DEPOTS:

T. McMurdo & Co. (Rawlins' Cross)Geo. F. Kearney Peter O'MaraW. E. Beams McGarry's RestaurantJ. L. Courtney Oyster Bay Restaurant

I' ORDERS FOR FRIENDS ON ACTIVE SERVICE (at halfprice) may be placed with

P. E. OUTERBRID6E, Sole agent for Newfouudland,

Telephone 60. 180 Water Street

Tel(phone No. 373.

VV. J. RYANP.O. Box 1129 E.

216 Duckworth Street, St. John's. Newfoundland

Plumber, Steam and Hot Water Fitter and Contractor.Importer of highest grade of Pll1mbiuR' Goods.

A large and \"aried slock of RANGES and PLUMBF;RS'REQUISITES always on hand.

tlQr All orders promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed.

26 THE FEILDIAN-----

PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.

Form II.

Attend- ,LaleSI Class IHand .t. Eye WorkI ances Marks!\t kip 'r• aT S QSI Ion

mill ... .... (181) (5()(X)1 l150J

.... 181 I 39SO 130 3181 2 3919 107 I 7162 7 3905 94 12162 , ; 3756 143 I 2

, B ... ..... 169

I{, 3716 109 I

;.......... . 171 10 3591 84 1J

164 2 3465 146 I161 i 1 3397 117 4181 ; 3141 10;:\ 8136 ; 3103 68 1;m 3 30;4 97 10

..... w I 3 3027 98

I

9~ .. 104 8 2822 lOB 6

123

I

15 2601 71 14ISO 17 2326 68 1;139 17 1829 ;; 16

>l'A~1E

Maxin

·Phillips, R"'Haird, J .Croshie, C.Smith, C..HewardineCrosbie, G.EUill, S.Job, T ..

·Calver, F ..Cook, D.Hynes, G ..Wbite, H.Sheppard,Sellars, R..Curllew, F.

tBailey, E ...

.. Pull attendance.t In attendance part of year only.

The Leading Bookstore iWholesale and Retail Dealer in all classes of

F"iction and <A:neral Literature' Stationt"ry, Account Books. OfficeRequisities, China and Glassware. Flinch. Bunco, LucIo, Pit. Patchesi,BridR"e, Whist and other indoor games, Football, Cricket and TeuuisCoeds.

A SPLENDID LrNE OF TROUT AND SALMON TACKLE.All Books reCOlllmended by the Council of Higher Education

for J916 Exams.. as well as School Books and Classics used by all <Schools and Colleges in Xfld., now in stock.

B"A splendid collection of Books suitable for prizes.

S. E. GARLAND, Garland Bldg., 177-9 Water St., St. John's

THE

:BIG-FURNITURE STORE.

OUf Stock is larger and more varied than ever.

We fil Carpets and Linoleums in Churches. Schools, Halls. Clubs &C. ()Mats. Rugs and Carpet Squares a Specialty. We can equip your home >from top to bottom. Make a personal \'isit and see our splendid stock.

CALLAHAN, GLASS & COMPANY.OUCKV\lORTH and GOV\lER STREETS.

Boys' Wear:

School Suits, Overcoats,F"ootvvear, Hats and CapsShirts, Collars, etc.

A YRE & SONS, LIMITED.

28 THE FEILD IAN

Form 1.

NAl\IE I Att,nd-I I t ,I Chss Hand &. E~e WOlkallces ..a e Marks

tI.'larks I Po~itioll

Maximum .... I (181 ) (5000) (ISO)

Howard, Arthur .. 176 3....U 140 2Cake, Wallace ...... 176 3~69 137 4Stirling. Gordon .. 161 I 3337 134 ;Perlin, Willie......... 159 I 3106 138 3l\'lacLeod, Robert 154 7 2839 129 6Prowse, Kobert... 178 19 2837 120 7Chalker, Tom ... 174 10 2713 J45 JLe\'itz. Aaron ... 159 24 2520 120 7Snow, Gordon ::1 178 6 2487 116 9G<Klden. Cecil.::" 161 0 2244 66 15 ..Cr....sbie. Jack... 174 ; 22ZO 100 10Bayly. Douglas o. 126 8 2098 97 11Wadland, Albert .......:1 143 6 2024 66 I;Keic1, Gordon .. 140 J9 1979 83 13Smith, Jack. 137 ; 1879 71 14

tMonroe, Rruce . 104 28 1864 9Z 12t\rood, Shirley. 93 0 1334 39 19tCook. Eric .... 95 2 1062 46 17tPerlin, Edward." 76 1 1045 46 17tGarland. Max.

:1

63 9 "'5 23 22tCailles, Eric .. 4' I 595 26 21tFeaver, Herbert 49 3 568 28 20tllu~, Frank ...... 10 0 171 6 23tDavey, Jack. 13 0 165 6 23

• Full attendancet In attendance part of year only.

r

; ):1:1:::1:::1:::1:1::1:::1:1:1:1:::1:::ISlSI::::::::::::~I:::::::::::I:::I:::I:::::::I:::::::I:::I::e:~l&!&:-&~*

, ":: NEWFOUNDLAND:, THE TOURISTS' PARADISE

r,-

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()ut of Beaten Track of Travel, this Country appealsirresistibly to the most blase of Globe Trotters.

()I'I>ORTU~lTrF:S FOR SPOR'i' UNRIVAJ,I-IED IN KOUTH

,\MEIUCA-Sulmon ami Trout Streams easily nccf'SSlhle:

lill('(1 with Gamey Flsh

,,",""

Screen Valleys or Sylvan Beauty.

SCENERY MOST ENCHANTING­

Mojestlc Headlands and Fjords,

r\ Trip to NewfollndJanJ is an Epoch in theLife of the Tourist. One Visit means many.

4.'0:\1 Fou'rABI,E HOTELS IN EVERY SE'ITLEUENT.

~m

~~ Shnut!llg Bungalows withIn Ens) Reach of the Lordly caribou.

ITHE FINEST G \!"tIE IN THE NEW WORLD

" PROFICIENT GUIDES to be h.d .t every SportIng,Resort Government and Ratlway OffiCIals ready to Cater )

) to TOUrists' wants {

" NEWFOUNDLAND has been called the NURWAY) of AMERICA, but the companson does not fully descnbe

Ilhe Charms of this

) 181,,\NO IN TIlE SEA.

Its Scenery is more entrancing than that of Norway, )alltl its Summers Longer and More Salubrious. The IsJanrlj ... easily reached from North Sydney, N.S.

Ol'iLY 6 HOURS AT SEt\.

~ The Newfoundland Government will gladly furnish any 'i';

I> information whieh the prospective Tourist may desire. ()EVF.HY HEr,,, AND SERVICE RENDERED TO VISITORS. a

I') :'\ewfoundlanders are proverbially Hospitable and aim (') to make the stay of the Visitor as pleasant as possible. ~ ~

[l'I.'FOIUI1t.TION as to Sporting Resort Rates, etc., may be (

(> had by applying to any Steamship ('ompany. or trom (~

" SYDNE~IQ1~;r ?~~!?~r?~~''''QCL :;ST, JOHN'S, NE\VFOUNDI.AN D,

" ,~~::I:lefCIG:Cf:ICICIC1CI:lct:-I:K:Pv:~:tCK)fC{c:.:I:::;I:;I:;:I:::1:1:1:;:1:1:~~**~ ~

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,10 THE FEILDIAN

Rugby Football. 1915. J

F OR the second year in succession Rugby Football wa~

. adopted as the Spring Game, and we think it maynow be safely stated that this game has come to stay.

After half a lifetime of Association Football we feel L"Om­

l:ompellecl to admit that Rugby is at least its equal if not itssuperior as a game for our Spring months. During Apriland May the fields in this country are almost invariably ill avery rough condition, and often too much so to enable goodAssociation football to be played. For Rugby the softer theground the better, especially in its earlier stages when new­comers afe learning how to "fall soft." 'fhe players are keptconstantly on the move and the 'north-east wind thus seemsa friend rather than an enemy. The superiority of Rugby overAssociation lies chiefly in the fact that the whole of a player'sbody is developed and strengthened. The back, neck, andarms are all called into playas well as the lower part of thebody. Team work, too, as opposed to ind'ividual play, is ab­solutely necessary. Spe,ed and skill, a~ oPP'ose<l to bruteforce, rec.eive their reward, to an even greater extent than isthe case in Association Football, and coolness and self-con­trol together with the power of instant decisi'on followed byimmediate action are essentials if one is to play the gamewell. Rugby is of course impossible during the SUmmermonth~, so t'hat it is nat likely to be adopted as the Towngame; but the day will come 'when during the Spring andAutumn the Town will be able to provide ~t least a coupleof Teams anxious to enjoy once more this most fascinatingand exciting form of athletics.

For the 1915 season B.F.C. had only three 'Of its 1914Team-E. Jerrett, H. Alcock and E. Cheeseman-but evenso were better off than last year when we started without asingle player who knew the game. The scrum consisted en­tirely of Outp'Ort Boys, and it soon became evident that weshould have plenty of competition for the eight places. Inalmost every practice game we had little difficulty in gettingtwo good sides, and just before the matches began we werea'ble to play the XV against the Rest and make a very inter­esting and enjoyable game. Had all those' taken part regu­larly in thes'e practise games who might have done so ourteam would have been better than it actually was. A cer­tain section of the Outport boys living at Llewellyn Housewould not join with the other:". howe\'cr, and so missed agreat deal of pleasure as well as profit. Their health would

-. GEAR Be CO., HAROwm::I~GS~W~EATING.

SlOVES AND RANGES OF EVERY DESCRIP ION.We are nO\\l showing a splendid Iinc ofMARElLEIZED SLATE MANTELS

They art; as low in price as wooden mantels, are perfectly fireproof, and beautiful in desigu.

lHE KING EDWARD RANGE IS STILL OUR LEADERWrite us for prices. 349 WATER STR- £T.

USEWINDSOR

PATENTAND

ROYALHOUSEHOLD

FLOUR

JOHN MAUNDERTailor & Clothier

281 & 283 Duckworth Street, St. John's

OUR Clothes stand the wear and tear­incidental to College days. -:- -:-

JAMES PENNOCK,~·~Lead and Sheet Iron Worker, Plumber, Maker of Ships'

lights, lamps, Ventilators, Stove Pipes, Etc.

Casungs of every description, Rowse Chocks, HorsePipes, Bo}!ies. StO\"es, Tinware al1ll Enamelware.

Ships' Work a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. RepairsNeatly and Promptly Executed.

TASKER COOK, ST. JOHN'S. N. F.

32 THE FE! LD [AN

THE MATCHES.

J

have been very much better if they had taken part in thisvigorous and manly form of exercise, and some of them, atleast, would have had the pleasure of vicroriollsly represent- -~

ing the College in the Inter-Collegiate Matches.

\Ve are glad to say that almost every other boy in the~chool old enough to play with the Senior Division, joined inwhen asked to do so; and this year more of ollr best playerswere town-boys than last year. We hope that this will con­tinue to be the case. The good work done by Mr. Raley inthe Second Division last year gave us C. Stein, R. LeMcs­surier and R. vVhite this year; while several other,; onlyjust failed to get a place 011 the 1St XV. W-e regret that thework of the Second Division this year has not heen so good.

'J'rhe first Inter-Collegiate match vs. M .C. was played

on one of the warmest days we had this Spring. From thestart it was evident that the M. C. scrum was heavier thanours, but the B. F. C. eight stuck to their work with greatpluck and deter.mination, and tackled and followed up ratherbetter than their opponents. Our superiority in this match,however, was chiefly in the three·quarter line, and Jerrett,

" \¥bite, R .• LeMessurier and 'Vithers passed and ran well.Early in the first half Jerrett broke through and scored onhis own; but the best try was the result of a fine combinedrun, '¥hite putting the finishing touch. 'rhe halves openedup the game well, Alcock being particularly good; andthough it was evident that the team as a whole was quite in­noC'ent of any knowledge of the fine points of the game, theplay was surprisingly good. The final score was: B.F.C. 18points; M. C. o.

The second match was almost a complete reversal ofthe first. Once more the M.C. scrum shoved ours off theball, and their three-quarters opened up the game in verydifferent style to that which had prevailed in the first match.Our weakness at once became evident-the inability totackle low. Stein (at half) and V\Tithers (outside three-,quarters) were much missed, particularly the latter, ane ·twas painful to see the big M. C. three-quartrs get past manafter man. Our three quarters, too, failed to get g"Oing- andld 'ake their passes, so that se\'eral easy chances were I.,.. t.Tht.: M .C. "threes" slung the ball ahout in what would ha\'ebeen a ,-cry dangerous style for their side had our "threes"

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marked their men properly. Our whole team seemed quiteoff-colour except perhaps the forward'S who worked hard anddid all they knew to avert defeat. Jerrett was run off hi::;legs and seemed the only man on the side able to tackle, al1l1C. Parsons at back kicked well as a rule. The final scor,e was~I.C. 13 points, B.F.C. o.

The final match was played during rain, and throughoutthe game it was almost impossible to pick ltp the ball or tohold a pass. This, however, was the opportunity for ourforwards to show their superior foot-work,-, and thoughthere was too much wild kicking, the forwards over ando,·er again brought the ball half the length of the field. Hadthey been able to control it a little better they would havescored frequently. As it was we won by 8 points to O. anddominated the game throughout almost the whole 'Of the~econd half. The tackling, too, was very much better thanin the second match. Jerrett and \Vithers were best in thisrespect, but other members of the team also showed muchimprovement. In this match Sansford replac'ed Refferton inthe forward line and played well; while C. Stein and Withersreturned to their respective places as in the first match.

The 1915 Team was as follows: Forwards, E. Cheese­man, E. Parrott, P. Hiscock, A. Ralph, J. Burdock, C. Black­more, L. Thorne, S.]. Hefferron (2 games), W. Sansford (onegame); Halves, H. Alcock, C. Stein (2 games), L. C. Hay­ward (I game); Three-quarters, E. Jerrett (Capt.), R. White,(Vice-Capt.), R. LeMessurier. E. Withers (2 games), W.Kean (I game); Back, C. Parsons (Secretary).

Mr. N. A. Outerbridge refereed all three matches, andhis kind assistance has done much to accustom the player~

to a strict compliance with the rules and with the spirit ofthe game. It is by such help on the part of lovers of thegame that Rugby Football will come to stay. Both tcam~

owe Mr. Outerbridge their sincerest thanks.

RESULTS OF MATCHES, 1915.

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Lights and Lessons of the War ~

IN the August number of "United Empire," the jOl1rna~ ofthe Royal Colonial Jnstitute, there appears under theabove title a very able paper read before a meeting of the

Institute by Sir Gilbert Parker. The author is a Canadianliving in England and a member of the British Parliament.He is also one of the most nuted authors of our time. Foryears he has worked strenuously for the rational organisingof the Empire, and he has been among those whu years agoforesaw that war between England and Germany was inevit­able owing to Germany's determination to extend her terri­tory at the expense of her neighbours. Sir Gilbert Parker'sliterary gifts added t'o his sane realisation of facts makesany work of his well worth reading. For the benefit of thosewho arc unable to read the article the following extracts arehere inserted; but we hope that as many as possible willread the article in full since the limited space at our disposalmakes it difficult to do justice to the paper as a whole.

The Introduction speaks in general terms of the changein methods due tto the gradual development of new weapons,of the changes which the war will make in political, socialand economic life. In t.:onne<:tion with warfare at sea onlyhave the prophets been able to !"Oretell \vhat would happen."We realized that the modern battle was invested with acertain mysterious invisibility; that men crawled to the at­tack in scattered lines, dul1 and inconspicuous. in uniformsscientifically coloured to elude the eye; yet we still imaginedgreat spaces covered by moving hosts, great columns wheel­ing into position and deploying for the forward movementagainst distant cnemies. . . . . . \:Ve did not grasp,however. the astounding fact that a battle may continue dayand night for weeks, and even months, without a decisionheing reached. Probably two millions of menhave been fighting day and night since September on thC'Franco-Belgian frontier. The fact is, no one realised thatunder modern conditi,ms, battles would become practicallyiml111obile....

Napoleon laid it down that correct information was thC'n:ost important factror in sc('uring victory. In the day of:-,uch great \Yar Lords information was not easy to obtainand commanders had to depend largely on intuition. Allthat is changed: tactit.:s ha\'e been stripped of their mystery.'I'he time-honoured plan of leaving the camp-fires burningwhile the army rctired is of no avail against scouting aircraft.

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Flanking movements-lhat prime device for achic,-ing vic­tory-are made all but impossible when sky-scouts can dis­cern the movements of men and trains, twenty, fifty, a hun­dred, two hundred miles behind the firing line. Turningmovements are instantly met by a corresponding transfer oftroops to the threatened point. So we saw the Franco-Brit·ish attempt to turn the German right ncar Soissons resolveitself into a parallel development of the opposing lines untilthey reached the North Sea, where further progress was im­possible. Ensues, therefore, the astounding spectacle of acontinuous battle-line of several hundred miles, only limitedby the fact that geographical and' physical reasons preventfurther extension.

1t has for years been an axiom, of ever inueasing ac·n:ptance, that the doays of hand to hand fighting were almostat an end. The very causes which it wasthought would make fighting at close quarters impossible inthis war have combined to make it necessary.To escape the fire of the guns and the prying eyes of theairmen the armies dig themselves in and become immobile.Then, inevitably, a battle assumes the form of a siege, inwhich both armies are at once besieged and besiegers. Ensuessapping and mining, line after line of trenches dug undercover of the darkness, until at last the battle lines are withinspeaking distance. . Even rifle fire at the doserange of fifty yards is reduced to d. mininnllu. Now and thenit may break out in a gusty squall, as when a British soldierkindly tells the neighbouring Germans of the loss of a ship.and is called a liar for his pains; or when ~'Ome French wagstantalise their hungry foemen by trailing- sardine tins be­tween the trenches; but the real business is done under thedim stars with the bayonet and the kukri and the handgrenade. It is a revelation to be told of midnight raids bystealthy Gurkhas. of trenches taken and retaken with thecold steel; and to think how often we have been assuredthat future battles would be decided entirely by scientifictactics at long distances. As a fad, science has destroyedtactics; great weapons of precision have in a sense and incertain conditrons defeated their own purpose: and therehas heen a re\'ersion to a more primiti\'c epoch when battleswere decided by the sttlutlle~s of heart and strength of armsof individual men. It is a happy thing- for ll<';

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And such men! Let it be set down in the credit balanceof this war-so small in discernible good, unless it be foundin the stand' taken against the obdurate, the malevolent mer­cenaries who would, destroy the world's peace for that gainwhich is got by the sword-that it has restored our faith inthe "irility of man. Of late years there has been indeed ter­ribly much to make us doubt it. To all appearance the worldhas grown over-refined-not with the refinement 'Of highthought and high endeavour. but with the finctise of being anddoing in its more exhausting forms of soft living; of lo\"eof pleasant things; of delicate nerves; of slackness in hardduty; of self-indulgence; of delight in morbi.d literature, and(If a sickly and "precious" intellectuality varied by outburstsof hY5'teria even more depressing in what it boded. One ofits worst signs was the attitude of many pacifists of the sen­timental kind who were more decadent than pacific; whowould insist that because England had had no really greatwar since the beginning of the nineteenth century, she wouldha\'e her luck still, and the luck would see us through ourtime. We were to let things slid'e-the old laissez-aller pol­icy, and all would come right f'or us. These were not ac­tively anti-national people, but weak wanton folk who arcthe very curse of the democracy of \Vhit'h they think them"seh"es the ornament. The Kaiser was keen enough to seethe danger of all this kind of thing, and many years ago he'Set his face against the softer virtues, H ~ hadhis cure-the good old Prussian cure; brutality t', be calledrobustness; strong drink to be called naturalncs~; vicc to h~

called vigour; lasciviousness to be called the body prill1itiyc:and sa\"agery to be called strength, Ducllingshould be kept alive and encouraged, the supremacy of thesoldier who represented Porce should be cstablished socially.civically. and nationally: physical dominance should be theset criterion. Vvilliam dJjd not lahour in vain.He produced his superman, his magnficent blonde beast asNeitzsche had told him to do; and we ha\'e seen him at \\"orkon his path of "frightfulness" and ghastly inhumanity.

\¥iithout the aid of such desperate antidotes to the poisonof softness. howe\'er, the men of the more \Ve~tern nations.and the "Muscovite" also. have emerged, frnm the dangerf'of a period of too ripe living, cool, calm, virile. unhoasting- insuccess and undismayed hy failure, laying a~ide their inter-

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nal feuds, putting away their luxuries, forgetting their fads,and facing primal realities; men going out to die with asmile, women with tearless eyes bidding them go forth to dotheir duty. So, for England and her Allies, it was only a\"eneer of decadence after alL Beneath it lay the old quali­ties which have led mankind lip the long slopes of progress,strong, hard. rough if yvu like, but touched ever by a great­ness of soul which impelled them to great purposes in theday of trial.

The torch of valour has been passed from one bravehand to another down the centuries, to be held to-day by themost valiant in the long line of heroes. Deeds have beendone in Europe since AlJ.gust, 1914, which rival the moststirring feats sung by Homer or Virgil, by the Minnesingersof Germany, by the troubadours of Provence, or told in theNorse songs or Celtic ballads. No exploit of Ajax or Achillesexcels that of the Russian Cossack, wounded in elevenplaces and slaying as many foes. The trio that held thebridge against Lars Porsena and his cohorts have beenequalled by the three men of Battery L, fighting their sin­gle gun in the grey and deathly dawn until the enemy's bat­tery was silenced. Private \>\Tilson, who, .single-handed.killed seven of the enemy and captured a gun, sold new!'­papers in private life; but he need not fear comparison withany of his ancient and radiant line. \\'ho that cares forcourage can forget that Frenchman, forced to march in frontof a G-erman battali'on stealing to surprise his countrymen atthe bridge of Three Grietchen, near Ypres? To speak meantdeath for himself, to be silent meant death for his comrades;and still the sentry ga\'e no alarm. So he ga\'e it himself.·.Fire! For the love of God. fire!" he cried, his soul alive\\·ith sacrifice; and so died. The ancient hero of romancewho gathered to his own heart the lance-heads of the foethat a gap might be made in their phalanx, did no morcthan that. Nelson conveniently forgot his blind eye at Co­penhagen, and even in this he has his followers still. Bam·badier Havelock was wounded in the thigh by fragments of­shell. He had his wound dressed at the ambulance and wa<.:ordered to hospital. Instead of obeying. he returned to hi~

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all day beside the gUll. That night he was reprimanded byhis officers-and reeei ved the V. C.! . . . . .

There are isolated incidents of this kind in every war,but in a thousand different places in France and Belgium thedauntless, nonchalant valour of irishmen, Englishmen,Scotsmen, and vVelshmcll has shown itself. Did ever the Ga\Cordons do a gayer or Illore gallant thing than was done 0;1September 29, 1914.011 the \Vestertl front? Thirty gunner5of a British field battery had just been killed or wounded.Thirty others were ordered to take their place. They knewthat they were going to certain death, and they went with acheery <lGcod-bye, you fellows/' to their l.:omrades of thereserve. Two minutes latcr every man had fallen, and an­other thirty stepped to the front with the same farewell.smoking their cigarettes as they went out to die-like that"very gallant gentleman," Oates, who went forth fromScott's tent into the blizzard and immortality. Englishmencan lift up their heads with pride, human nature can takeheM"t and salute the futllre with hope, when the "Charge ofthe Five Hundred" at Ghelu\"elt is recalled. There on theYpres road to Calais, 2,400 British soldiers-Soots Guards,South ';Yales Borderers and the \rVelsh and Queen's Regi­ments-held up 24,000 Germans in a position terribly ex·posed. On that glorious and bloody day the '¥orcesters, 500~trong, charged the hordes of Germans, twenty times theirnum!ber, through the streets of Gheulvelt and up and beyonrlto the very trenches of the foe; and in the end the ravisher~

of Belgium, under the stress and storm of their valour, turnedand fled. On that day 300 out of 500 of the \iVorcesters failedto answer the roll-call when the fight was over, and out of2.400 only &>0 lived of all thc remnants of regiments en­gaged; but the road to Calais was blocked against the H lIns:and it remains so even to this day_ ';Vho shall say thatj!rcatness 'Of soul is not the possession of the modern world?Did men die better in the days before the Caesars?

Not anyone branch of the sen-ice, not anyone class ofman alone, has done these deeds of valour; but in the splen­did democracy of heroism the colonel and the private, theloorporal and the lieutenant-one was going to say, ha\Octhrown away, but no !-ha\Oe offered up their lives on the;.ltars of sacrifice heedless of all save that duty must be done.\Ve live; but they are immortal.

Rut greater than such deeds, of which there have beeninspiring hundreds. is the patient e"ndurancc shown by menwhose world has narrowed down to that little corner of a

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grea~ war which tl~ey are fighting for their country. To fightO~l tlIght a~(~ day 111 the trenches, under shrapnel, calls for~lIgher qualitIes than those short sharp gust!' of conflict which1I1 former days were called battles. . . . . There wasa c<:mlcr in the British lines where men had fought for daysuntil the place was a shamhle~; where food could onl\- rarel,"reach them; where they fought up to their knees in n"-Jucl al1c]water, where men endured, but where Death was the com­panion of their forti.tlld~. Yet after a lull in the firing there('ame from some POint 111 the battered trench th new Britishbattle-cry, "Are we downhearted ?" And then, as we aretold, one blood-stained spectre feebly raised himself abovethe broken paraphet, shouted" N'O!" and fell back dead. Therespoke a spirit of high endurance, of a shining defiance, of it

courage which want~ no pity, which exults as it wends it~way hence_

\'Ve are indeed learning new lessons in human nature;and we ha\-e needed them. The punishmemwhich our regiments stand without flinching is amazing. .

rt is no disrespect to other nations to say thatthe world has never seen anything quite like the Tommy At­kins of to-day, so resourceful. so intelligent, so ('areless of...Ianger. so reliable and exact, and withal so good-humoured.

Through that stubborn valour, acknowledgedby all the world, including the enemy also, runs a vein ofgaiety which has made the French describe the British sol­diers as "cheerful devils," rogether with a curious unsenti­mental gentleness, the natural product of kindly good-hu­mour and unspoiled nature. "1 thought r had a heart ofstone," wrote home a soldier, "but I cried my heart out allnight." At what? At the sight of a little girl dying. Yethe had seen hundreds die, had himself .slain men without apang, and could make a dry jest or loosen a shaft of irony inhis 'Own naive, primiti\"e way, in appalling scenes of horror.He may have been one of those who roared with laughterwhen a comrade sat on a shell which exploded and tore hisnether garments to ribbons_

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predestined to destruction by its antiquated formation, rollingmajestically to attack and singing their great battle-hymn,"Deutschland uber Alles." Brave battle-songs were sung bythe men of North and South in the American Civil \,Var.Tommy Atkins, however, will have none of these; it savourstao much of "Miss Nancy." So he marches to the lilt of';'l'ipperary," and charges as if going into a football scrim­mage, shouting "Follow it up," and "Keep your eye 011 thebalL" He is an odd mixture-fierce, yet friendly; crafty, yetsimple; remorseless in action, yet bearing no ill-will to hisfoes.

Good, gallant, human, well-disciplined Jack Tar, thechild of nature, of firm friendly discipline, and of his country;all he \vants is a first class ship and the enemy in front ofhim, and he stands where Nelson staod, and does as Nelsondid in his own modern way. And how well his officer knowshim! They are both of a piece. That officer of one of the shipsthat sank the Gneisenau, the Scharnhost, the Leipzig andthe Nurnberg, knew what he was doing when, being toldthat the enemy was in sight, he coolly ordered breakfast forthe men and a pipe afterwards; and then opened fire with a"cool-headed lot" upon the foe and sank him. It is a com~

pan ion-piece to the story of the comlJ.nander's valet whO,opening the door of his master's cabin, said: "Enemy shipssighted, sir. Will you have your bath be,fore or after action;"Are they not pretty pendants to the story of Drak-e and th~

game of bowls at Plymouth.Is our soldier of to-day a new product, or is he the same

man as his ancestors of the Napoleonic wars and the menwho fought at Minden? It is safe to say that in charartcrhe is the same; he has only changed in externals.The historian of the future, v."hen he tells thi~ ::;tory 01 M0n"and the Marne, the Yser and the Aisne, will be abie to ~'ay

with Napier, "And then was seen with what majesty theBritish soldier fights." . . . . .

One other thing still this war has done which must I)cpassed to the credit balance. Many of the artificialities ofexistence have vanished like moving mists; barriers of classhave been broken down; the rancours of creeds and partieshave been laid aside; we are, for the hour, back again in anage when all were for the Stat,e. . . . . It need hardlyhe said that not all of this can be permanent. \iVhen the waris over, normal life will resume its ancient course of indivi­dual ambition and the selfish quest for profit and pleasure;but a great lesson of selflessness has heen taught liS, and

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some of it will find its way into the nation's life for its eter­nal good.

Yet a greater work than we have ever done, a biggerthing than we have ever known, lies before the people of thi:-;Empire. Reconstruction, rehabilitation on an enormou",sf.:ale, and under changed conditions of national life, will caJ:for all the capacities and activities of which we are capable.It is a great thing to ha,"c lived in these days of the giantthings; it will be a greater still, to those of us who are~pared to live on to face the greater things of to-morrow.

This war has taught the ,,~rld that the British Empirej;.; a reality; that wherever the flag flies the spirit of respon­sibility for the well-being of all exists and manifests itselfin the hour of danger as in the days of pcace.

Our hope is that peace, and the virtues of peace, shallestablish themselves for this Empire and for the wurld; butthe hands and the hearts of all of us n1;t1st be linked for thegreat purpose, and into the meancst mind must pass some­thing of the spirit of a higher nationality and a greaterpatriotism."

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Lat. 47" 56' N. Lon. 53 11 22' W.

Position-On Jeans Head, the l\"orthern promontory of theentrance to New Perlican.

OescI'lplion-An Occulting White, Dioptric Light of the 4thOrder.

Peroiods-Seven seconds light followed by three secondseclips&, thus:

Ligbt Eclipse Light Eclipse7 sec. 3 sec. 7 sec. 3 sec.

Ilhuuilluted .-\re-\>1.s lble in all directions seawardEle\'utions-Height of Light from H.W. to focal plane, 159lh

feet.Height of tower from base to lop of lantern, 27:1h feet..

Structures-The Station comprises an octagonal woodentower W',;1h sloping sides, and Keeper's dwelling, a onestorey flaLroofed building. connected to tower by acovered passage way.

Ct~Jour-Whlte.

Remnl'ks-This light will be plll in operation during monthof September ensuing, without further notice.

Authority-Inspector of Lighthouses.

ALAN GOODRIDGE,Deputy Min:ster Marine and Fisheries.

NEWFOUNDLAND NOTICE TO MARINERS.(No.4, of 191,:; ....

CONCHE, WHITE BAYALTERATION IN LIGHT.

Lat. 50"" 53' 00" N. Lon. 55$' 54' 00" W.

Notice 18 hereby given that the lens lantern light,hoisted to an open framework will be replaced this seasonby an Occulting White Vght enclosed in a wood tower.PosiliOIl-On Silver Point, Conche Harbor,Chllrllctel,-OcculUng White DioptrIc Light of the 6th Order.

Periods, seven seconds light, followed by three second!:!eclipse. thus:

Light Eclipse Light Eclipse

7 sec. 3 sec, 7 sec, 3 sec.Elc,'uticll-32 feet.Str'UctUl'~Squarein plan with sloping sides 15 feet high.Colour-White w'lth one red band around centre.HeuuU'ks-Th:s light will be put in operation during this

season without further notice.Authority-Inspector of Lighthouses.

ALAN GOODRIDGE,Deputy l\Ln ster Marine and Fisheries,

Department Marine and i,'iaherles St John'l; Nfld.,July 31st, 1915,

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Cunningham; 44 cents, E. Ewing; 40 cents, G. Chalker; 36ccnts, C. :Mercer; 25 ccnts ,A. Alcock. Total, $12.70.

Lower V. (pcr V. Cluett, Esq.) $4.00, H. Carter; $2.00,I-r. Flett; $1.10, R. Clapp; $1.00 each, W. Watson; B. Ellis.G. \-Vhite. R. Chafe. L. Calvert J. Pearcey; 70 cents, J. New­hook; 50 cents, L. UdIe; 32 cents, C. Chalker; 30 cents, ~I.

Penny; 23 cents. Form Card; 3 ('ents, J. Smallwood. Total.$15.18.

Form IV. (per S. Brett, Esq.) $2.02, M. Baird; $2.00each, G. Le:\1essurier, M. Piccott; $1.25. R. Smith; $1.13, J."'ellman; $1.07. J. Snuw; $1.00 each. J. Godden, C. Crane, A.Rendell, J. Penston; 85 cents, J. Reid; 75 cents, R. Nurse;66 cents, O. Page; 60 cents, B. Recs; 56 cents. G. Lewis, 5'cents, R. Harvey; 42 cents, A. \Vil1iams; 35 cents, Ham­mond; 24 cents, C. Bayly; IS cents, \Vithers 1T.; 10 centseach, Form Card, G. Stein. T'Otal, $18.76.

Form III. (per O. Bown, Esq.) $2.00, C. Ouder; $1.00each, R. Lear, C. Press, J. Gould; C. Paterson, John Penston.Harold Parsons; B9 cents,W. Oook; 6-1- cents, H: Downton;52 cents, C. Clapp; 25 cents. E. Coaker, E. \\Tood; .05 cents,E. \V\IIs. Total, $10.60.

Kindergarten (per Miss Steed.) $12.00, $5. Ellis; $10.00,

Form Cards; $-1-.00, G. Reid; $3.00, T'. J'Db; $2.00, R. Pihllip~;

$1.53, C. Godden: $1.50, W. Cake; $1.00 each, F. Calver, C.Snow. G. Crosbie; J. Baird, R. Prowse, C. Croshie, A. Wad­land. Total, $41.03.

\Vith a donation of $5.00 from the Headmaster, theGrand Total of $117.92 ",vas obtained, and a cheoue f\)r tiltSamount has been forwarded to the Superintendc,{t of Educa·tion, II' W. Blackalt. Esq .. B.A.

I t IS evident that the little boys of the Kindergarten D~­

p:utmcnt were by far the most enthu~iastic coll:.xt(Jr~, and a~pecial word 'Of praise is due to S. EBis, who handed in thelarge amount of 12.00. Eq~ry boy who tried to help thi:-­fund will ha\'c the satisfaction of feeling that he ha~ c101ll

:-,omething-what he could-to help his side in the great:-'trl1gg1e against Germany. Those whose names do not ap­pear Oil the aho\'c list 111l\'e failed to take this opportunity ofdoing something to help those who are fighting for liS. Let11:-' hope that when the next opportunity (.-omes every boy inthe College will do his share.

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The College Company.

l\fa"imum

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Lance Curpl. \'/illiaIllS

F I{(H'l Easter to the end of June the work of the Com­pany consisted largely of skirmishing, the regulardrill also being kept up in "iew of the Section COIll­

petition to be held just before the summer holidays. Becauseof the fact that the members of the Ool11pal1y give a great(Ical of their own time to drill a special half-holiday wasgiven them and was occupied by a march to Mount Sciowhere we had~ tea and spent a very enjoyable afternoon. Thefinal Section Competition \-vas won by NO.4 under Sergt.Jerrett. The marks were as follows:-

f l !i I ~~ ~ 18 1 5:

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-,,,-n-ce-c-o-"'-I-.~-~-·,-~-·n-'---1-7 171171~'-:1 19 107.1-;-

I I i f 171

229

17 171

16 17 :....91~ 105 _J_1

No.3. I I 1Lance Corp!. LeMt:ssuricr 18 171 Ii 15 19 19 105 )

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No.4. I ISer,l{t. Jerrt"u 18 19 l~, 18 19 l~ 110 J !

At the end of June leave was given to the whole Com~pan)' for the months of July and August. Throughout theyear the Company worked well in spite of the fact that allits Officers joined the Newfoundland Regiment at the out­hreak of the war, and are ITOW completing their training be­fore going to the front. Under such cin.'ull1stan<.'es the Com­pany is to be congratulated lIpon having continued its workso effecti\"cly. and this has been due to the kecnnsss of allranks, Officers, N.C.O.'s, and Lads.

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A Tribute'fhe Editor of t!1e ., Feildian,"

DEAR SIR,-

A s a schoolmate and team-mate of the late James Treb­bIe, I, one of the few who knew him best, wish to takeadvantage of this opportunity of paying a tender

tribute in his memory.

Havi'ng had the opportunity of discovering his vvorth;011 the f06tball field, in the hockey rink, and as a mDst friend­1).' rival in our College sports, I can truly say that I havenever l~nown a more gentle-spirited, pure-hearted and open­minded chap than Jimmy was.

vVhile 1 was in charge of the various teams of the:,;choo1, T always 60und his support and advice the greatesthelp towards victory, and the best consolation in defeat. Henot only took both vic.tory and defeat alike, but also inspiredothers to do the same. His modesty and unselfishness were.::ertainly an example for his schoolmates.

Second only to the loss to his family is that sustained bythe school. His death is a lesson to e.s all: our fondest hope~

are often dashed; and the masters who helped Jimmy to make~uch a brilliant career and who prepared him f'or the brightfuture that was ahead of him, must feel his loss very keenly.

I saw Jimmv a few times in Montreal where he had been~tudying at McGill, but I perceived no sign of his approach-

# ing sickness. He had caught a cold on his voyage fmm St.Johns, and his voice was rather hoarse when I first met him.However. I saw him again just before leaving Montreal andhe seemed all right then, having got rid of his hoarseness.

He had evidently been carried away by his desire to dowell at his studiefr.-and well he did, too, having 'obtainedhonnurs in the subjects he took in the sec'Ond year in Arts,

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obtaining second place in Latin-but had, to my knowledge,neglected his ph~si(ai needs and was not in a position tL~

resist the attack that took hold of him. ~

Here is another lessOJi which so many of us refuse toIcarn: to drop athletics, after strenuously taking pan in themat school, is one of the first things to undermine OUf health.

Jimmy's name will be long remembered by all Old Feild·ians who have met him, and by the present pupils of theschool. I am Slife they all feel with me the greatest sympa­thy for Captain Trebble and his family.

A bodyguard of N.C.O.'s from the C. L. B.. in whichJimmy took such great pride, followed his body to .its lastresting place.

Hoping 1 have not used up too much space, but feelingconfident that you will consider the subject worthy of thespace,

Believe me,

Yours sincerely,

T. H. WINTER.

St. Jnhn's, August 30th, T915.

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Obituary.

I T is with the g-~atest regret that we chronicle the deathof an Old Feild'ian who only a short time ago was amember of the Col1ege and whose ability was of so high

an order as to justify us in expecting him to obtain brilliantresults as a student. Only a year age James Trebble left theC911ege to continue his studies at McGill University, andthere can be little doubt that if he had lived he would havebeen elected a Rhodes Scholar. Only a day or two after theCollege broke up for the Summer Holidays the news of hissudden death reached us. Even his 0\\111 relations had had noidea that he was seriously ill, and when we saw him last heappeared to be in robust health. But it appears that hecaught a cold '011 the way to Montreal last year, and probablyhe had no idea himself, until too late, that he was develop­ing cOhsumption. At the end of his year's work at McGillhe felt so ill that he decided to go to a health resort nearMontreal before returning home, and the next news received0f him was that he was dead. To all of us the shock hasbeen terrible unexpected and sudden.

In the College James Trebble had an unusually success­ful career. He securd a Scholarship in the Preliminary Grade,was top boy in the Intermediate Grade, and in the A.A.Grade he obtained first place with a higher percentage afmarks than any other candidate since the inception of theGrade. In the same year he secured a First Class in theLondon Matriculation Examination. In addition he wonmany subject prizes in all/the Grades, together with almostevery distin'Ction that a member of the Oollege could hopefor. As an athlete he wa'S well known to all of us, and thenews of his death \vas all the more incredible on this ac­count. \11/ e can only suppose that throughout the winter hewas fig-hting a terrible battle for life without knowing it,doggedly persevering with his work when he should haveheen in bed and under the doctor's care. It was his natureto think nothing of obstacles and difficulties that would havecrushed an ordinary person, and we who knew him so wellcan picture him fighting his grim battle and not even realiz­ing that re ,,'as doing anything out of the ordinary.

1'0 his friend1s and relatives we 'Offer our sincerest sym­pathy. Vie cannot but regret that he was not spared toshow what he could do as a Rhodes Scholar, for \ve are con­vinced that, given the opportunity, he had a brilliant careerbefore him.

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COLLEGE CALENDAR. '915-16.

. .Uic'hnelnIllS Term begill~. College reopen~ aflersummer vacation. Fees due for MichaelmasTerm.

o • Merit Halt Holiday.

· .College Company (C. Co., C. L. B.) Outing,

. Steeplechase.

· .Merit Half Holiday.

· ..UI«:haelmas Term ends.· 'Christmas Term begins. Fees due for Xmas

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6. . . .College reopens after Xmas Holidays.

20 ....•..Last day tor C. H. E. Entries and Fees.

6..... _.Chrlstll1as Term ends. Merit Halt Holiday,

7. . . Lellt Term begins. Fees due for Lent Term... Merit Hair Holiday.

8... . .i\sll Wednesday. College closes at 10.45 forChurch.

17. .. . .St. Patrick's Day.14 College Easter Examinations.

19. . . .College closes for Easter Holidays.

23 ·St. Georg~'JI Day. Lent Term ends.24 •......Trlnlty Term begins. Fees due for Trinity

Term.

2 ..•...College re-opens after Easter Holidays.24 .•..... Empire Day.

1 .....Ascension Day. College closes at 10.40 torChurch.

3 ·1'he King's BIrthday.7.. . .College Scholarshl.ps and Prizes awarded.

14 ....•.. London Matriculation Examination begins.20 .•.. ' .C. H. E. ExaminatIons begin.

.25 ...•..C. H. E. ExaminatIons end.· .College closes tor Summer Holidays.

Trinity Term ends. College Year ends.7....•.. Boarders to be In residence for College Year,

1916.17.8 College reopenS a'ft.er Summer HoUdays.

MJcbaelmas Term begins.

Dec. 1. . .College Christmas Examinations.

Dec. 21..... . ·Sl)EJo:CH DAY. College closes for Xmas Holi­days.

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