Vol. XXIX. No. 12.

THE

SHIRBUR<NIAN.SECOND SERIES.

"A trivial Grammar School text, but yet worthy a wiseman's consideration "-Bacon's Essajl ~n Boldness.

DECEMBER, 1918.

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

THE PARADE.

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CONTENTS.

EditorialSchool News

Armistice Celebrations

ObituaryvVar Honours ...

\'Var 11emorial...The Sophists ...

O.T.e.Archaeological Society

LectureViolin Recital ...French Play

Donations to MuseumReview

Football

Correspondence

Contemporaries

Houses

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june, 1913; July, 1914·'

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EDITORIAL.

PEACE has so far made but little change upon life atSherborne. Provisions are no more in evidence than

before, and o.'r.C. work makes as large a demancl upon ourtime as ever. The principal effect is the cancelling ofcalling-up notices, and next term and the term after willsee many back at School, who thought to have been by thattime in France.

'1'he past term has been eminently satisfactory. 'rheXV. has been on the whole succcssfnl, and the 'rwo-Cockhas been phtyed in the l\iichaelmas 'rerm for the first time,thereby giving ample time for the Sports to be held nextterm.

And last, but by no means least, the 'flu, thanks to themeasures adopted by the authorities to combat it, has foundless than a dozen victims in the School, though in the townit has raged fiercely.

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SCHOOL NEWS.

[DECEMBER,

The following have been presented with their 1st XV colours:-C. F. C. Carr-Ellison H. J. L. KitchenD. C. D. H.yder R. A. M. TweedyR. F. H. Allenby G. M. Pitts-Tucker

And the following with their 2nd XV colours;-R. J. L. Kingsford J. W. LewisR. S. S. Dixon L. P. EllisR. B. \Vyatt-Smith G. C. Bernard-SmithJ. L. P. Paine H. G. Burn-MurdochJ. K. Haselden R. da S. AthertonL. A. Northcroft C. H. A. StevensH. R. Rix H. J. du BoulayH. "V. Davies

The Editor wishes to apologise for the error in the last num·ber of The Sltirbltrlzir{lZ, which put C. T. J. Adamson (Headof Mr. Carey's House) in the School House.

ARMISTICE CELEBRATIONS.

At almost the moment of changing school for the last periodof that momentous Monday the school bell began to ring.\Vithin a minute the whole School (that is with the exceptionof one science class, who with admirable stolidity carried on)was gathered in little groups in the courts. The news that thearmistice had been signed at five o'clock that morning quicklywent round. Mr. Sainsbury made a gallant attempt at singingthe National Anthem, and soon the whole School were followinghis example. The Headmaster then announced that there wouldbe no more school until \Vednesday morning. At 12.30 the'Te Deum' was sung in Chapel. In the afternoon the XXXgame was played. At 5.30 'Caste' was performed by theSophists in the Big Schoolroom, any member of the School

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K. B. TindaII, Esq.

'" R. J. L. Kingsford

'" V. C. C. Baddeley

'" R. F. H. Allenby

being admitted on this occasion. The day closed with theloosing off of some fireworks from the Courts.

Tuesday morning was spent by most in engrossed prepara­tion for the revels of the night. In the afternoon mock sportswere held upon the field, several of the items drawing largenumbers of competitors. A game of ' soccer' was played be­tween masters and boys, resulting in the discomfiture of thelatter. The fancy-dress concert began at six in the evening.A ' Jazz' band composed of blackened members of the SchoolHouse proved itself to be the popular favourite.

As a final item in the Concert, a play entitled' The Conver­sion of N at Sturge' was admirably acted under the managementof K. B. TindaII, Esq. Considering that parts had been learntand rehearsed since the previous evening, it was a delightfulsuccess, although slightly interrupted by the orgies of the town.The' Dramatis Personae ':-

Nat Sturge (burglar)

Raddles (his accomplice)

The Bishop of Minterweir

Julia (his daughter)

Mr. Vines caused considerable consternation by disguisinghimself as a policeman and arresting Mr. E. Hodgson. Whowas the shrouded penitent placarded with announcements whichshould not fail to please master and boy alike? We should notbe surprised to hear that it was a very important member indeedof the staff. Mr. Sainsbury also succeeded in hoaxing thewhole School, although we feel certain that no one believedthat the weird figure before him could be ten times better thanthat old fool, as he confidently affirmed. The evening finishedwith a thoroughly enjoyable dance, and we take this oppor­tunity of thanldng, on behalf of the School, Mrs. Stubbings, whoso kindly played the dance music.

Such were the festivities marking the conclusion of the war.Thanks are due especially to the Headmaster and the staff,and to the School prefects, who organised the concert.

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Shirburnians of many generations will bedeeply grieved to learn of the double blowwhich has befallen Mr. C. H. Hodgson in theloss of his younger and only surviving son,CAPT. FRANCIS HODGSON, RA.F., who waskilled in a flying accident in France just aweek after the signing of the Armistice.During his short spells of leave Capt. Hodgsonlargely entered into the social life of theSchool with which his father and brother areso closely associated, and his loss will bekeenly felt, more especially by the mastersand those boys in the School who knew himwell.

As we go to press we regret to hear of thedeath of 2ND LIEUT. vV. M. ]. LLEWELLIN,South Wales Borderers (a 1913-16), who wasreported missing last August. A biographicalnote will appear in our next number.

REV. TANCRED EARLE RAVEN. - Thedeath of Mr. Raven occurred after a shortillness at Uppingham on October 17th. Hewas educated at Shrewbury and Cambridge,and came to Sherborne in 1877, where hewas a master for five years. In 1888, after an

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interval of Consular work he went toU ppingham, where he became a house-master,and afterwards took over the Lower School.

COL. HENRY ALFRED WALSH, c.B., whodied on November 25th at his residence, ThePriory, Taunton, aged 65 years, had a distin­guished career as a soldier, serving in the KaffirCampaign, 1878-79, against Sekukoni, and inZululand, where he took part in the re-occupa­tion of Isandula and the battle of Ulundi(medal with clasp). Col. \Valsh, in the SudanExpedition of 1884-85, was at Abu Klea, wherehe was dangerously wounded (despatches, medalwith two clasps, bronze star, and brevet ofmajor). In 1914 he resumed military duty asa.c., No. 8 District, at Exeter, retaining thiscommand till 1Q17. Meanwhile he had beenappointed County Commissioner of SomersetBoy Scouts. Col. vValsh also took a greatinterest in the Somerset prisoners of war inGermany and Turkey. He married, in 1880,Ann Pollexfen Sparrow, who survives him.There were three children, two sons and adaughter. The elder son is Major T. A. \Valsh,D.S.a. and bar, Somerset Light Infantry; theyounger son, Lieut. A. C. \Valsh, R.H.A., waskilled at Neuve Chapelle. His daughter mar­ried, in 1909, Capt. A. H. vVheeler.

Col. vValsh came to Sherborne in 1868. Hewas in the XV for his last year, leaving in 1871.

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WAR HONOURS.

[DECEMBER,

SILVER MEDAL FOR MILITARY VALOUR

Presented by the King of Italy to Lieut.-Col. C. E. Hudson,V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

BAR TO THE D.S.O.

Major W.]. Lambert, D.S.O.

M.C.Capt. A, C. Gover.Rev. G. C. L. Lunt.Rev. VV. Trelawny-Ross, C.F.

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.

Capt. R. B. Gunning.l\Iajor-Gen. G. \Villiams, C.B.

CHEVALIER LEGION OF HONOUR (FRENCH).

Surgeon-Commander \V. H. Keir, C.M.G.

WAR MEMORIAL.

SIXTH LIST OF DONATIONS.

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arships) ...Pasley, 2nd Lt. KM.S.Paterson, 2nd Lt. H.R.Penney, Hev. W. C.

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£ s d. £ s. d.Whitford. Major C. E.' 3 3 0 Youug.l\1rs.(in memoryWhitford. E. R. 2 2 0 of her son, Capt. F.Whittingdale. T. Y. ... 5 0 0 S. Newman Young} .. 3 3 0Wight. Lt. C. H .• M.C. 10 10 0 ----Wood. A. D. (2nd £1528 16 0

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. THE SOPHISTS.

Hon. Sec. for Plays K. R. GrayHon. Sec. for Debates E. A. Langdon

The President was in the chair.

Although nothing definite was decided, it is intended to In­

crease slightly the terminal subscription to the Sociel.y.

The office of reporter was abolished by general consent.

On Saturday, September 28th, a meeting was held for thediscussion and arrangement of public business.

D. J. A. Fletcher resigned his dual position of Secretary forPlays and Debates. The following new appointments weremade:-

On Saturday, October 5th, the Sophists debated on the fol­lowing motion' that in the opinion of this House, the Germansif they had been given equal chances, would have provedequally good colonists as the British.' The House were luckyto secure the services of A. G. Sparrow, Esq., and W. J. Good­rich, Esq.

In proposing the motion MR. SPARROW first appealed to thehouse to shew its clear-sightedness and impartiality of judge­ment, and also to cast off all feelings of insular prejudice, whichwere so apt to influence the mind in debating a subject of thisnature. He then pointed out the great strides which Germanyhad made in all branches of science, industry, and agriculture,which were absolutely essential for good colonization, andshewed the enormous growth which Germany's African colonieshad made, although they were very unproductive districts. He,

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personally, did not think that, if we had had Germany'schances, we should have done any better than she had done.

MR. GOODRICH, in opposing the motion, dealt at somelength with the harsh tyranny of the German rule, and thebrutality which Germany had shewn towards the natives. TheGermans were not good pioneers, and lacked that spirit ofadventure, which we possessed to such a large degree. Hepointed out that to Germany, colonies were merely a part ofthe great scheme for world domination. Her ambition was toobtain vast territories in Central Africa and to push us into thesea. A nation with these objects in view could never besuccessful as colonists.

fr. N. DE VILLIERS seconded the proposition. He first ofall denied that Germany did not possess the spirit of adventure,since she had undertaken this war. The measures taken againstthe natives by.Germany were necessary owing to their fierceand treacherous nature.

A. G. ARCHER, seconding the opposition, mainly dealt withthe German atrocities, emphasising his remarks in a forciblemanner by flourishing a dangerous-looking German slave whip.

As the speeches on paper had occupied one-and-a-half hours,there was unfortunately no time for further debate. The motionwhen put before the House was lost by a large majority.

V. C. Clinton-BaddeleyCapt. F. Hodgson

W. ]. Goodrich, Esq.G. ]. F. Keeling

W. D. BrooksJD. O. H. Hollandl H. W. de ViIliers

{

]. E. Pitts-Tucker]. E. A. M. Wreford

C. Day-LewisP. B. lames

G. A. S. Harris

other boys

School boys

On Saturday, October 19th, the Society met in the BigSchoolroom to read' Vice Versa' by Edward Rose, from the

The Cast was asnovel of the same name by F. Anstey.follows :­

Dick BultitudeMr. BultitudeDr. GrimstoneMr. ShellackCleggTipping}ChawnerBiddlecomb, }Coggs,Kiffin, etc.DulcieEliza

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At this performance there was a record attendance, surpass­ing that of the' \Var Case,' of Summer, i916. The Vice­President unfortunately was prevented from taking the part of1\1r. Bultitude at the last moment; Capt. Francis Hodgsonstepped into the breach very kindly and delighted everyonepresent by his apt rendering of an exceedingly difficult part:Baddeley also deserves great praise in the part of the son, whohas the temerity to fall in love with Dulcie, daughter of thestern Dr. Grimthorpe, ably taken by Mr. Goodrich. In allthere were seven debutantes on this occasion, and it is sincerelyto be hoped that new and promising talent will be unearthed,for many of the old Sophists' stars' have departed. However,there is no sign of a falling off in interest on the part of theSchool, judging from attendance this term.

On Saturday, November 2nd, a debate was held that' thisHouse condemns modern male attire.'

\V. H. COLEMAN, in proposing the motion, dealt at greatlength with the average man's dress, criticizing much butleaving all corrections to his supporter (who unfortunately hadleft this to his proposer). The only improvement suggestedwas the dismissal of all collar studs, thereby saving much timeand language.

D. ]. A. FLETCHER, rising to reply, as usual said he hadcome unprepared to speak, and therefore intended merely tothrow out a few hints in favour of his clothes. As everybodywas satisfied with them they must be alright. He for his partthought anything else would be either too hot or too cold.

D. O. H. HOLLAND spoke very deliberately for a fewminutes, but did not seem able to hold the house or to swaytheir opinions, while P. B. ]AMES, who seconded the opposition,remarked that possibly modern clothes were too dull, but hewas quite convinced that he wouldn't walk down Bond Streetin any others.

K. R. Gray then contrasted the brilliant colours of the con­tinent with the blackness of London clothing and informed Mr.Holland he was wrong when he called London' a hecatomb ora city of the dead.' At this juncture the honorary secretarydashed in dressed as an ancient Greek and in a most passionate

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speech informed the house that he had come from the infernalregions in order that the audience might apply the test ofbeauty; they had only to look at him, and then they would allwant to wear similar clothes. His flow of rhetoric having cometo an end, he was forced to return to his home. J. C. T. Sanc­tuary, who in all spoke thrice, informed the house that thoseclothes were very suitable for the infernal regions, but he wouldnot care to wear them on the earth's crust. The President thenmade an admirable speech, quoting largely from G.K.Chesterton,suggesting that different clothes should be worn each day ofthe week, while K B. Tindall, Esq., told the house that theyought not to be outshone by the female sex, as the male sexhad always been the superior one.

The opposer and proposer then summed up and the motionwas put before the house. On a recount being demanded thevotes worked out at 17 in favour of, 15 against the motion.

An 'extraordinary' meeting of the Society was held for debateon Saturday, November 9th, at 7.45. The subject selected­that, in order to justify their continued existence, English PublicSchools must undergo serious changes-involved the floggingof an ancient and hollow jade; such operations, however,though distasteful to the N.S.P.C.A, still find favour with theB.P., and a record house assembled. In any case we mayassume that the attendance would have been large on thisoccasion, for, by a piece of great good fortune, we were privil­eged to hear the debate opened by two distinguished membersof the Bar, Mr. A. M. Langdon, KC., and Mr. A. G. Sparrow.The charm of a practised orator lies not so much in the matteras the manner, and the small number of votes eventually castfor the proposer is no criterion of the general appreciation ofhis speech. Taste and Intellect applauded, hut Prejudice wentto the poll. We append a detailed bnd, owing to the spleenof our regular reporter,largely inaccurate) account of proceedings.

MR. A. M. LANGDON, KC., opened the debate by a fewurbane pleasantries which at once won him the ear of theHouse. He then proceeded to come to grips with the mainpoints of the subject, the need for greater fusion of class andthe clamorous insistence on the part of Labour for a share inth!:l admittedly great advantages which an English Public

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School offers. The very excellence of the present system con­demned its continuance on'present lines. Just as gold is in itselfexcellent, absolutely speaking, but relatively increases in poten­tiality of good the more widely it is disseminated, so oureducational machine must be moulded in accordance withUtopian ideas by the admission of many more apprentices., Cook's son' and' Duke's son' must write Elegiacs together,and the joiner must join the peer in the' grovel.' The State­that is Issachar, the taxpayer-will readily contribute to thedesired end.

l\IR, A. G. SPARROW, who opposed, apologised for havingsacrificed the preparation of his speech to the joys of a daywith the Blackmore Vale. He then proceeded to make havoc (?)of the proposer's demand for a 'farrago' of class. The dominantnote of the Public School scale was Leadership, and this rangclear in the fields of Flanders and the morasses of Mesopotamia.Eton, it is true, was a compound of snobs and tailors, but as ageneral rule, the English Schoolboy, even if not quite up to thestandards of Macaulay's eulogy, possessed the two greatqualities of leading when in command and of obedience whenin subjection. The' joiner's son,' mentioned by the Proposer,would be unhappy and out of place in an unfamiliar atmosphere,and, if he was really able and really ambitious, there wereplenty of competent Grammar Schools which would open aroad for him to Ruskin College. He personally was fully infavour of corporal punishment.

The Proposer was seconded by D. J. A. FLETCHER, whospoke throughout in a witty and interjectory style. Amongother far-sighted suggestions, he secured special applause forthe proposal that no master should remain in anyone schoolfor more than four years. He also suggested, with a brutallyfrank cynicism, that the best method to deal with insurgentLabour was to win over their best brains by admitting them tothe enjoyment of Public School privileges.

R. A. M. TWEEDY spoke fourth, and put clearly enough theobvious advantages of Public Schools to Public Schoolboys.He should avoid the grave fault of reading his speech.

There also spoke :-\V. H. Coleman, Mr. T. H. Kirby, whoalone of the speakers adopted a sane' cross-bench' style, V. C.C. Baddeley, Mr. W. J. Goodrich, K. R. Gray, and Mr. S. M.

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Vines, who raised at' rather too late an hour for further discus­sion, the important question of curriculum.

On a division the motion was lost by <t large majority, andthe House adjourned after an amusing and instructive evening.

One of the many features of our Armistice festivities was themeeting of the Sophists on Monday evening, November 11th,when' Caste '.was read to an audience consisting of all stan­dards of the School. Owing to the unexpectedly large gatheringthe stage was turned about, the dais for this occasion acting asthe back. The reading had been hurriedly arranged during theafternoon and much credit reflects on the gentlemen whokindly consented to read at such a short notice. The play inquestion is one which requires assiduous stage arrangementsand studied rehearsing: neither of these essential factors waspracticable. Notwithstanding the inevitable mishaps the playmay be voted a success, and kept over half the School intenselyinterested for two-and-a-half hours, The chief features werethe rendering of Eccles, the drunken father, by Mr. Tindall, thecockneyism of the President (Sam Gerridge) and the interpreta­tion of the part of Esther, the Amelia Sedley of the play, by G.A. \Vallinger; the latter, who was 'making his maiden appear­ance, was particularly good in the sentimental passage upon thereceipt of Hawtree's letter. The military members of the castwere energetically played by the Vice-President and K. R. Gray.The part of the aristocratic Marchioness, who lived only to readFroissart, was delightfully taken by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley :the latter unfortunately has made his farewell appearance onthe Sophists stage, and his departure will leave a vacancy byno means easy to fill. P. B. lames was very lively as Esther'scolumbine sister. All the other parts were well taken. Thefact that a small portion of the audience failed to appreciate theplay is to be accounted for by the presence of several members

'of the Lower School. The cast was as follows:~

Hon. George D'Alroy ... P. B. Freeman, Esq.Capt. Hawtree K. R. GrayEccles K. B. Tindall, Esq.Sam Gerridge ... G. G. Morris, Esq.\Vilson H. ]. ColmerEsther G. A. \VallingerPolly P. B. lamesMarchioness ... V. C. Clinton-Baddeley

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K. B. Tindall, Esq.. .. G. G. Morris, Esq.P. B. Freeman; Esq.

K. R. GrayR. F. H. AlIenby

H. J. ColmerE. A. Langdon

G. A. \VallingerV. E. Hawse

H. N. de VilliersP. B. lames

The last meeting of the term took place on Saturday, Novem­ber 30th, when' The Palace of Truth' by \V. S. Gilbert wasread. The cast was as follows :-

Prince PhilamirKing Phanor ...LoramChrystalAristaeusGelanorAltemireLe6lidePalmisMirzaAzema

The play is up to the standard of those that have b~en readof late by the Sophists. The dialogue (in blank verse) is brightand witty,savouring of Gilbert's happiest vein. Mr. Tindallwas altogether charming as the fickle prince; this part was avivid contrast to his previous ri'Jle, and one would be interestedto know the type of character which he cannot portray in amanner true to life. The President was greatly amusing as thewicked old king, and we could not wish for a more charming orattractive Queen than E. A. Langdon. G. A. \Vallinger, attiredin a wonderful costume, looked a veritable Queen of theAmazons and sustained his long part admirably. The' honey­tongued' Loram and Chrystal, 'the musical enthusiast,' foundworthy exponents in K. R. Gray and the Vice-President; theduel between the two courtiers formed perhaps the' tit-bit' ofthe evening, H. N. de Villiers made a stately Lady Mirza, andP. B. lames captivated and coquetted in inimitable style, whileH. ]. Colmer looked the part of' wicked Gelanor, that gaydeceiver' to perfection. All the other parts were well taken.I t was pleasing to find several ladies among the audience, with.whom at any rate Gilbert's wit did not fall on unappreciativesoil.

Altogether the term's meetings have been a complete success,and it can be well understood that it is no easy task to selectplays suitable for the Sophists, the reading of which does notextend over two hours.

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A series of Efficiency Papers (on Drill) has been set duringthe term. The following is the order of merit, absentees foranyone paper being averaged in their other papers.

(a) INDIVIDUALS.1 Sergt. Archer 31 L.-Corpl. Clark2 CorpI. Hamilton L.-CorpI. Davies ma.

L.-CorpI. Harper 33 L.-Corpl. Bernard-Smith4 Sergt. Adamson ma. L.-Corpl. Pitts-Tucker i.5 Sergt. vVatney Pte. Slaughter

Sergt. du Boulay 36 CarpI. Lewis ma.Sergt. Northcroft L.-Corpl. Dickson mi.Pte. Palairet Pte. Halliday

9 CorpI. \Vyatt 39 CorpI. RyderL.-CorpI. de Villiers Pte. Brakspear ma.Pte. Paine 41 CarpI. vVaytePte. \Voodthorpe Pte. Kennedy mi.

13 L.-Corpl. lVlaconochie Pte. Kitchin14 Sergt. Alexander rna. Pte. Colmer ma.

CorpI. Fletcher ma. 45 Corpl. LangdonL.-Corpl. Boys-Smith 46 Sergt. Rix

17 L.-CorpI. James Corpl. Burn-J\Turdoch18 L.-Corpl. Dixon ma. L.-Corpl. Ellis rna.

L.-CorpI. Tweedy I'te. ChichesterL.-Corpl. Carr-Ellison Pte. DrakePte. Bax Pte. Coleman

22 Pte. Alexander mi. 52 L.-CorpI. Favell ma.23 CorpI. Brown Pte. Baker

Pte. vVatts 54 Corpl. Bateman25 CorpI. Gray 55 CorpI. Taylor ma.

Pte. Keeling L.-CorpI. Moorhead27 Corpl. Allenby 57 Pte. Daubeny

Corpl. \Vyatt-Smith 58 L.-Corpl. HaseldenCarpI. Stallard ma. L.-Corpl. \Valker ma.Pte. Berkeley

(b) PLATOONS.

1 No. 1 (2nd Lieut. P. B. Freeman).2 No.4 (2nd Lieut. E. Hodgson).3 No. 3 (Cadet Officer R. Kingsford).4- No. 2 (Cadet Officer V. C. Baddeley).

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Maximumreduced to 50.

3633.833.529.2028.2522.2

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

On October 5th Mr. Wildman gave the Society a lecture onSherborne School, giving a history of the buildings from theearliest times (705 A.D.) to the present day. He also gave ashort sketch of subjects taught here since early times. It isalways a pleasure to hear our President on this subject.

On October 12th Rev. H. H. Palmer gave a lantern lectureentitled 'Fragments.' His slides were from photographs takenby himself while in the navy, and shewed various naval scenes,as well as many different parts of the world, and the natives ofthose parts.

On the 26th of the same month, Mr. Hudson gave an excel­lent lecture on Florence, illustrated by extraordinarily goodslides, which shewed both views of Florence itself, and itspictures and works of art. His matter was no less good thanhis slides.

On November 9th Mr. Goodrich gave a lecture on a •Tourin Mysore.' He shewed slides, taken from his own photo­graphs, both of views in Mysore, some of which were of ex­treme beauty, and some of the natives and their customs, suchas the marriage of a prince, which he attended.

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On November 16th Mr. Vines gave a lecture on the Anglo­Egyptian Soudan, where he himself had spent a considerabletime. He gave us an account of the geography of the Soudan,and told us many interesting and amusing stories about hisown experIences.

On November 23rd Rev. H. R. King read a most excellentpaper on the' Education of a young Greek.' He dealt withthe education of Sparta on the one hand and Athens on theother.

LECTURE.

On \Vednesday, November 27th, at 8 p.m. in the BigSchoolroom, Major Norris delivered a lantern lecture on the'Floods and Famine in North China,' which have been so badduring the last 27 months that over a million people have diedyearly, and as there is no one to bury them, and all the avail­able wood (five trees) is sacred, all who are working to relievethe sufferers are compelled to wear gas masks. These floodsare due to some incompetent autocrats 500 years before Christ,who tried to dig a canal across all the rivers, They are likelyto last seven-and-a-half years more, if money is not forthcoming,which the Chinese refuse to supply. l\Iost of the relief work isbeing done by about a thousand Christians headed by the Bishopof Peking, Major Norris' brother.

VIOLIN RECITAL.

On Thursday evening, November 18th, a most enjoyableviolin recital was given in the Big School by l\Ille, J. d'Aranyi.The programme seemed chosen to display the virtuosity of the

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violinist, and this it certainly did. Very brilliant were thePaganini variations, as were also the Sarasate pieces, the per­former reproducing all the warmth of atmosphere that isassociated with these highly-coloured Spanish dances. In theSonata in D by Spohr, Mile. d'Aranyi was associated as secondfiddle with her sister, and the music was very beautifullyrendered, the ensemble being delightful, whilst the beauty ofthe slow middle movement and the joyous gaiety of the lastmovement were certainly things to be remembered. Theserenity of the Beethoven Romance made some of us wishthat the musical selection had been on more classical lines.VVe can recall the violinist's performance of works by the greatmasters at the Classical Society's concerts in London some fewyears ago.

Mr. vVearden, in the absence of Mr. Sainsbury, acted asaccompanist, and acquitted himself very ably of what' was quitea formidable task at the piano.

FRENCH PLAY.

In the evening of \Vednesday, December 4th, 1\1. le Comptede Croze brought a small French company before the Schoolto act scenes from' Le Cid' by Corneille, ' Andromaque ' byRacine, and' Le Malade Imaginaire ' by Moliere. The scenesfrom the first two plays were acted magnificently, the finalspeech by Orestes in ' Andromaque ' being declaimed best ofall. The members of the School, or at least the better part ofthem, whose previous glance over the plays had probablycaused them to believe the plays dull and stilted, were amazedby the wonderful feeling and emotion, such as only Frenchactors could express, and by the beauty of the French languagecoupled with the skill of the tragedians who had written theplays. The School was not impressed to such an extent by therendering of Moliere, probably because it was so thoroughlyacquainted with the play. One could not help noticing that, incomparison with the performance of the same play, by mem­bers of the School last term, the French company acted it withless humour but with infinitely more realism.

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The remainder of the programme was unfortunately cut shortby the untimely zeal of the Head of the School's deputy ingiving three cheers. In conclusion, our hearty thanks are dueto M. le Compte and his company for giving us such an enjoy­able insight into that beautiful language which we are labouringto master.

DONATIONS TO MUSEUM.

C. H. Hodgson, Esq. ... English Coins (82 silver, 4 copper).Roman Coins (4 copper).Tokens (3 silver, 3 brass).Medals (3 silver, 3 brass).

REVIEW.

A DREAM OF YOUTH. By Martin Browne. Longmans,Green & Co. 3/6.

In attempting to write a book such as this in defence of thePublic Schools, a writer, and most especially one who is stillat school, is very liable to develope into a 'prig.' J\Ir. Browneis to be congratulated on not having laid himself open to thischarge, save in a very few instances. In his introductorychapter the author states that the' Public School principle isthe best educational principle,' and throughout his book hedoes his best to uphold this, whilst putting forward changes­some new, some old-which he considers would, if adopted,free the Public Schools from the various charges that havebeen brought against them within the last few years. J\Ir.Browne, as is only proper in one not yet twenty, is an idealist,and whilst he remains one he is eminently sound, and it is notuntil he descends to detail, as in the latter part of the book,that he goes astray..

All who wish to come to a clearer ~:nderstanding of thisquestion would do well to study' A Dream of Youth,' in spiteof, or perhaps we may say because of, it being written by aboy still at Eton.

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FOOTBALL.

FOOTBALL FIXTURES FOR 1918-19.

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WHERE PL~YEDI ~Eo<

'"DATE. OPPONENTS.z

RESULT:;;"-< ---

Sat., Oct. 5 R.N.D. ... ... ... Sherborne ... 19 8 Won

" "12 Tanks (Bovington) ... .. Sherborne ... 8 Lost

" "19 Downside ... ... Downside ... 13 16 Lost

Sat., Nov. 2 Tanks (Lulworth) ... ... Sherborne ... 39 Won

" "16 Downside ... ... Sherborne ... 14 3 Won

Thur. " 21 Tanks Brigade ... ... Lulworth ••• 1 8 LostSat.

"23 No. 2, O.C.B., Larkhill .. Sherborne ... 14 6 Won

Thur. " 28 Tanks (Swanage) ... ... Sherborne ... 15 5 \VonSat., Dec. 7 No. 2, a.C.B" Larkhill ... Salisbury ... 6 8 Lost

" "14 R.A. Exeter ... ... Sherborne '"

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2"dXV.Sat., Nov. 16 Downside 2nd XV. ... Downside "'1 6 9 Lost

" " 30 Downside ... ... Sherborne'''I~

Won

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Colts.'1Sat., Oct. 19 Monkton Combe ... ... Sherborne

::f6

4

~Won

"Nov. 2 Downside ... ... Sherborne Won

Thur. Dec. 5 Downside ... ... Downside ... 3 35 Lost

SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. DOWNSIDE.

This return match, played on Saturday, November 16th, waswon by the home team by 1 goal and 3 tries (14 points) to 1 try.Both teams were at full strength, the Army candidates havingreturned during the course of the week. During the first halfDownside rarely crossed their opponents' half-way line, andthen it was only individual work and kicking for touch byTurner. Pitts-Tucker WflS the first to get over and Carr­Ellison converted. Immediately afterwards Wayte scored outon the left, the goal-kick failing. Prior to half-time, Kingsfordgot in, but Langdon again failed to convert (ll-O).

On the resumption of play Sherborne began to press, andTaylor almost scored. The Downside forwards getting theballfor once, Gaffney transferred to Turner, who drew the back,

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and sent Denaro in behind the posts. The kicked was bril­liantly charged down by vVayte, who was momentarily windedin the effort. The only other score came midway through thehalf, when Langdon picked up and cut in-a good try-but thekick failed. Teams;-

Sherbome.-I. H. A. King; H. B. Moorhead, E. A. Langdon,R. B. vVyatt-Smith, R. J. L. Kingsford; A. P. Wayte, G. M.Pitts-Tucker; C. T. J. Adamson, J. M. Taylor, D. C. D. Ryder,R. F. H. Allenby, C. F. C. Carr-Ellison, H. J. L. Kitchin, S. G.Woolmer, R. A. M. Tweedy.

Dowllside.-R. M. Stewart; W. J. Denaro, T. F. Turner,T. C. \Vallis, G. W. Denaro; E. B. Gaffney, C. B. Harvey;E. S. Coope, G. M. Turnbull, F. H. Cave, A. P. Foster,R. S. Murphy, P. J. Delauney, K. Turnbull, B. Radcliffe.

SHERBORNE SCHOOL v. TANKS (SWANAGE).

Sherborne entertained and defeated the Tank Corps fromSwanage on November 28th. Owing to the sodden andtreacherous surface the match had to be played on the Lower.The School, who still lacked the services of Wayte, King, andMoorhead, pressed from the start, and within five minutesAtherton had cleverly dodged his way in, Carr-Ellison failingto convert. The Tanks retaliated and scored a try, which wasconverted. The School pressed again and Lewis got over inthe corner after a bout of good passing; Langdon failed to con­vert. This lead was added to just before half-time, who scoredfrom the unusual position of fly-half.

The second half was fought out for the most part in thevisitors' half, but the School outsides were not playing up totheir usual standard. Towards the end Langdon and Taylorscored, but neither try was converted owing to the slipperystate of the ball. A scrambling but hard game was thus wonby the School by five tries to one goal. The three-quarterswere inclined to run across the field, and never seemed to befully in their stride; it was the School's first experience thisseason of a match on such a 'wet ground. Teams :-

Sherbome.-R. J. L. Kingsford; Atherton, R. B. \Vyatt­Smith, A. T. B. Dickson, J. \V. Lewis; E. A. Langdon, G. M.Pitts-Tucker; C. T. J. Adamson, J. M. Taylor, C. F. C. Carr-

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Yours, etc.,

Ellison, D. C. D. Ryder, R. F. H. AlIenby, H. J. L. Kitchin,R. A. M. Tweedy, S. G. Woolmer.

Tanks.-Lieut. Stevenson; Pte. Robinson, Lieut. Blackwood,Lieut. Morton, Lieut. Symond j Lieut. Carter, Lieut. Smith;Lieut. Akerland, Lieut. Francis, Lieut. Ashdown, Lieut.Fidgall, Lieut. Bidwell, Lieut. Fleischer, Lieut. Dalrymple,Pte. Cooper.

JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES.

1sf Roltlld-Tindall's beat Dunkin's.Ross' beat King's.

21/d ROlllld-Carey's beat Ross'.Dunkin's beat King's.

3rd RO/llld-:-Tindall's beat Carey's.Fillal-Tindall's and Carey's beat the

School House.

It is hoped that accounts of the above matches will appearin our next number.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of The Shirbllrnian.

Dear Sir,Now that D.O.R.A. has removed the restrictions r~garding street

lighting, would it not be a move in the right direction to have the lamp onthe Sixth Form Green, broken by the fall of the elms two winters ago,repaired?

LUCIFER.

Dear Sir,The appreciation with which the School received the performance of

Mile. d' Aranyi shews clearly how similar performances would be greetedat Sherborne. May.I suggest that efforts be made to secure the servicesof the London String Quartette for a concert next term?

Yours truly,

H.N.

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Dear Sir,Upon looking through the list of School Challenge Cups one will

remark that no less than 10 out of the 23 in existence were not competedfor durin& the last twelve months. Now what is the use of possessing allthese valuable treasures unless we assign them to the use intended by theirdonors? There are two glaring instances: the Sports Cups and the CorpsCups. Happier times have now returned and surely in a few months theatmosphere will have cleared sufficiently to allow of these trophies beingagain competed for, namely the Corps'Musketry and Drill Cups, ShootingCups, Morris Tube and \Vatts' Cups. The resumption of these competi­tions will stimulate keenness and be a valuable guide to the selection ofthe future Bisl~y VIII.

It is good to hear that the authorities intend to resume the Sports inthe Easter Term. May they soon raise their veto on the other subject.

O.T.C.

Dear Sir,It has long appeared to me unseemly that boys should trot about the

School precincts wearing soft collars. Often they would look better with­out one. 1 gather from an eminent scientist that there is no scarcity ofstarch as egg substitutes are made of that material. Let us return to ourgood old pre-war stiff collars.

Yours,S.

[An excellent suggestion and one which we most heartily endorse.May we start the new year with it.-ED.]

Dear Sir,Now that war is over may not the old custom that only School' bloods'

may wear gray tronsers (in the winter terms at least)' be re-installed; orbetter still may it not be the privilege of the Head of the School toprepare a list of those he thinks worthy of this honour?

Yours. etc.,STANDARD SUIT.

[\Ve thoroughly agree with the sentiments of onr correspondent. Theterm he uses, however, is always liable to be misconstrued. \Vouldit not be better to limit the' privileged' to members of the Sixth andthe holders of School colours ?-ED.]

i,NSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.

J.C.D.-If you do not like the habits of the gentleman you mention, yoarbest course is to tell him so. \Ve are afraid we can do nothing furtherfor you in the matter.

E.A.L.-No, we do not think it suitable that it should be a privilege of thefirst XV and XI to wear 'land' socks of any colour. No, sir, noteven gray.

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CONTEMPORARIES.

[DECEMBER.

The Editors acknowledge the receipt of School magazineswith many thanks.

HOUSES.

The School House (a).James' Curteis', Wood's, \Vhitehead's, \Vildman's, Carey's (b).

Tancock's, \Vilson's, Dunkin's (e).Blanch's, Bell's, Bensly's, Tindall's (d).

Hetherington's, Rhoades', Hodgson's, King's (f).Milford's, Ross's (g I.

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