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Editorial

Extract from St. ColumbaSchool Newsa.T.C.The Sophists

Archaeological Society ...Commemoration

Le Maladelmaginaire

a.s. NewsKilled in Action

War Honour ...

Wat Memorial...Sandhurst ass.CricketThe Art School

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SHIRBURNIAN.

No. CCCXIII. JULY, 1918.

EDITORIAL.

VOL. XXIX.

C01\fMEMORATION this year proved to be the successit promised. A full report of the events will be found

on another page.

We make no apology for the very limited number ofpages of the present' Shirburnian '; the cost of paper andprinting is even heavier than before, and, considering thenumber of O.SS. who read the' Shirburnian,' it has beenthought better to reduce the proportion of original contribu­tions sooner than to raise the price again, despite the heavycriticism to which we are subjected.

We heartily congratulate Major Davis on his recentpromotion and upon the favourable report of the annualinspecting officer.

Farming has occupied more of our time than ever, andthe number of fresh appeals for help is most pleasing.

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The School has gained a V.C. On Friday, July 12th,we received the· news that Capt. (T. Lt.-Col.) CharlesEdward Hudson, D.S.O., :M.C., Notts and Derby Regt., hadbeen awarded the V.C. On behalf of the School we mostheartily congratulate him. A fuller account will be foundelsewhere.

EXTRACT FROM ST. COLUMBA.

V. C. CLINTON-BADDELEY.

Where thrice an hundred mountains, forest-clad,Lifted their heads above a little hill,Before whose feet three sparkling lakes reflectedThe dismal shadow of the home of wolves,Lean, haunting pirates of the frozen woods­Here, as a royal son of Ireland's kings,Here at the winter-tide was born Columba.Where swooped the eagle, and the marten builtAmong the pine-tops, and the raven screamed,Where delved the badger in the peaty earth,There a wild son of Ireland, and a fairAnd darling boy, grew strong and prospered,-heThe Dove of Churches.*

Then he learned the loreOf God's great ministry with Finnian,And he, beside the shores of Strangford Lough,Ordained his greater brother, deacon. NextBy the saintly Etchen priested, vision-led.He wandered 'mid the rivers and the mountains,Founding in glade and by the torrent's sideHis monasteries and churches; for he lovedThe music of the dashing of the waters;And seeking for the sound of raging seas,And for the howling of the winter wind,

* His name, in the Irish, is Columb-Cille, which means' The Dove of the Cell,'or 'The Dove of the Church. '

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He found in farthest Ulster, storm perched,A glen so wild and lonely that no thingWould dwell there but the evil sprites of wizards.Thence drove he forth, by solitude and fasting,Foul demons who had fled the wrath of Patrick,And by the virtue of some hidden charm,Down from the glen he hurled them to the deep,And cast them flying to the ocean waste;And built his monastery in the heightsAbove the surf-curled rocks of Garraros,\Vhere waves beat dashing on the sharp-toothed crags,And flung their spray within the cavern's mouths,And smote the rock-walls with re-echoing roar,And filled the air with the salt murmuringOf the winds, that ploughed the sea, and wrapped the glenIn mists the winter through, and in the summerThe gorses scented with the summer sea.There when the waves ran high, and when the windsBeat on the monastery doors, withinThe Order of the Fair Battalion* prayedBefore the chancel steps, and swung the smokeIn scented columns blown from silver censersBefore the altar and the holy Cross;And softly-chanted psalms were heard aboveThe storm-blown glen, and eerie music mingledWith the raging of the waves in caverns deep,Like some great organ-blast that echoed lowThrough rock, and cave, and storm-wrought passage, whereThe waters leaped and struggled 'neath a roofOf painted wonder, hung with shells unseenAnd glowing weeds,-thus sang the monks, and thusColumba lived, until one winter's nightThere came a sound of beating at the gate;

, It is the storm,' they said, 'it is the wind,, Hurled by the maddened-ocean on the doors '­

And still it beat as 'twere a living knock,And then a voice above the whimpering wind,

, For God's sake, sanctuary!' Down to the gateSped a good friar-Io! a stripling boy,Torn by the storm-cloud shivered as he cried

'0 sanctuary, for God's sake, sanctuary! '

*The monks took this name themselves.

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The good monks drew him in and gave him cheer,But even as he rested came the kingAnd tore him from his harbourage, and smoteHis young breast in the weeping glen, and leftThe outraged monks, huddled within the church,Stained by the moonlight through the fretted panes,To listen to the moaning sea, and whereThe night birds wailed, and where the caverns sobbed ...And then the storm lulled low, and fast the rainvVashed from the bloody track the night's disgrace,And brought the morning, sweet and freshly fair.

Swift in the morning leaped the monks to horse,Saddled their steeds, and over storm-swept fields,Rode to the north, and clarion-mouthed proclaimedThe wicked deed to the kind heaven's ears,Rode to the tribes, and told the tale anew,And spurned to arms each man, and marched to war,And met the king, and fought .... and lost, and fledTo banishment, across the sounding seas.

Thus came Columba down the trellised way,And as the sun was fading reached the Isle,And mounted to its highest rock, and turnedT'wards the dim south, and scanned the gathering mists,Yet saw no land or crag which had been Ireland;Then turned, and spake: ' Hearken, my loyal Order,

, My Fair Battalion, brothers all; this rock, Can see no Ireland; let us here remain,, Far from our heart's desire, from Ireland-yet, The nearer to our purpose; these blue hills, With bracken fringed, and heather-turretted-, Here lies our purpose, here where dwell the Picts,, Who knew not of the blessings of the Lord., This rock shall be the Cairn of the Farewell,, For here we bid goodbye to Ireland; here'vVe start upon our struggle, here we fight, The greater war to win the brighter crown.'

And as the moon rose o'er the Scottish skies,Calumba, and his Order of the FairBattalion vowed anew their souls to God,And kneeling sang the vesper in the moonlightBeside the sacred Cairn of the Farewell.

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SCHOOL NEWS.

Bowen History PrizeV.A Latin Prose Prize

The following prizes have been awarded ;-Longmuir Drawing Prize O. G. vVoodhouseSchool'Greek Prose Prize R. J. L KingsfordBarnes Elocution Prize R. L. A. HarrisLister German Prize F. G. OldhamParson's Divinity Prize H. N. de Villiers.

Mathematics Medal { A. G. ArcherC. G. Watney

R. F. H. AllenbyJ. L. P. Paine

The Senior Fielding Competition was won by Carey's House.

C. G. Watney, R. J. L. Kingsford, and A. G. Archer havebeen presented with their 1st XI Colours.

B. 1. Slaughter and H. C. Partridge have been presentedwith'their 2nd XI Colours.

Colts' caps have been awar.ded to Rule and Macdonald.

The Swimming Cup was won by:-Senior Carey'sJunior King's.

O.T.C.

The following promotions have been announced during thelatter half of the term :-To be Platoon Sergeant CorpI. (Act. Plato Sergt.) Du Boulay.To be Lance-Corporal Pte. Wayte.

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THE SOPHISTS.

[JULY,

On July 15th the Society acted with considerable success theBells. Elaborate arrangements were made by the Secretary tostage manage. the double scene; the stage erel;:ted for theperformance of the Malade Imaginaire was lent by Mr. Tindallfor the occasion. Mrs. Hodgson and Miss Somerville againkindly lent their services, and were the recipients of well-earnedapplause in their respective roles of Catherine and Annette, theburgoma5ter's wife and daughter. Mathias, the burgomaster,was taken by V. C. C. Baddeley, who shewed to good effect inHenry Irving's great part. Waiter, the village priest, andHans, the genial forest guardian, were taken by the Presidentand Vice-President (G. G. Morris, Esq., and P. B. Freeman,Esq.). Christian, the young gendarme and fiance of Annette,was admirably taken by R. L. A. Harris. The remaining parts,including that of Sozel, the maid, taken by B. O'N eill, werewell played. The cast was as follows :-

Mathias V. C. C. Baddeley\iValter G. G. Morris, Esq.Hans P. B. Freeman, Esq..Christian R. L. A. HarrisMesmerist J. L. P. PaineDr. Zimmer K. R. GrayNotary E. A. LangdonClerk E. A. LangdonJudge K. R. GrayCatherine Mrs. E. HodgsonAnnette Miss SomervilleSozel B. O'Neill

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

On Saturday, June 8th, the Society visited Sandford OrcasManor House and Church. Sir Hubert Medlycott conductedus over the Manor House, which is notable for its fine gate­house. Then, quite unexpectedly, Sir Hubert produced some

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refreshments, and when all were satisfied the Vicar conductedus round the Church, which has a screen at its west end whichcame from Sherborne Abbey at its restoration. There wereabout 50 members present.

On Saturday, June 15th, the Society went over to QueenCamel to see the Church. The Vicar, the Rev. D'Angibau,took the Society round. The Church has a magnificent roodscreen, which can still be ascended. A cross has been placedon it, as the authorities would not allow the replacing of theRood itself. Afterwards the Society saw the sulphurettedhydrogen well, as a matter of interest, and the day was endedby a splendid tea at the Mildmay Arms to which the Vicar wasinvited. 45 members were present.

On Saturday, June 29th, the Society made an expedition toTrent, there being only 26 members present owing to Housepicnics. The Church was visited first, it also has a veryfine rood screen, but the staircase and upper door was blockedup some years ago. The proportions of the building have beenrather put out by the raising of the floor of the nave, whichmakes the chancel almost the same level. The original levelcan be seen in the tower. After this the Manor Farm waslooked at, being in possession of three very fine old stone fire­places. One curious thing is a door in an outside wall high up,which leads out of a bedroom. \Vhat its use was in former daysnobody knows. Then the Manor House was examined and theplace where Prince Charles hid under the floor. The panellingis interesting too. After coming away from the Manor Housewe had light refreshments on the lawn of the Rectory, by kindpermission of the Rector, Rev. Wilfred T. Roe, who hadsuperintended the visit to the Church.

On Saturday, July 6th, the Old Castle and Castleton Churchwere visited. The President conducted the Society round.The Castle has been twice besieged, and after the second timewas blown up. Access can still be obtained to the first floor ofthe Keep. The Church has a splendid brass chandelier, whichis in VE'ry good condition. There were 30 members present.

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COMMEMORATION.

[JULY,

Commemoration Day was Saturday; June 22nd. Theobservances were rather prolonged this year, perhaps to makeit worth while for people to come to them in spite of the severediscouragement given by the Railway Companies. If so theplan succeeded, for there were a great many visitors.

On Friday afternoon the Corps were reviewed on the CricketField by Colonel Harris, commanding the DepOt, Dorset Regi­ment. Although an inspection is a necessity and in many waysan interesting necessity, it is not usually very exciting. Butthe Corps made a brave show, and Major Davis ought to havebeen pleased with the compliments paid by the reviewing

.Officer. The weather, we may remark, was fine allthrough the days of fete, as we should expect in one of thedroughtiest summers on record; there were also at intervalsairs from the Arctic regions creeping about, such as we associatewith English summers.

On Friday evening the Musical Society gave a concert in theschoolroom, of which a short account must suffice. The treblesshewed to much advantage in quality and fulness of tone, andthe expensive and disappointing organ was much more promi­nent than usual. There were a good many instrumental solosof varying merit, Dawnay distinguishing himself on the piano.

The most charming song to our mind was the Irish FolkSong, 'That Voice,' sung by a select choir of trebles and altosfrom the Chapel Choir. The voices did justice to a song ofgreat beauty, which set one pondering on the inexplicableIrish character. The select choir were not so happy in theirsecond song, for, though it was a festive and admirable compo­sition, the faces of the singers expressed such deep gloom, thatwe were glad when they were relieved from their sufferings andallowed to go back to their seats.. Of the School songs by far the most interesting was the

Festal Song written for a memorable occasion nearly thirtyyears ago. A good many O.SS. went up to sing in the Chorusof Old Shirburnians, among them the Bishop of Burnley, butthey were as ghosts of that great company remembered bysome of us.

Dr. Henn (O.S.) preached the Commemoration Sermon in

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the Abbey on the Saturday morning. It was a fine sermon,not very distinctly heard by those at any distance from thepulpit. Fortunately the preacher was unaware (at least wehope so) of the extreme difficulty of making anyone hear inSherborne Abbey. The echo must be the worst in England.The singing of the School was for once thoroughly good; thechoir were, as they usually are, most efficient, but the congre­gational effort was also excellent. Generally the School lapseinto apathy or shout, cheerfully but painfully. The service wasmade more impressive by the 178 names of Old Shirburnianswho have lost their lives in the war. These were read out bythe Headmaster from the pulpit..

At 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the speeches took place,the Schoolroom being very full and the heat unequallydistributed in pockets all about interspersed with draJ.lghts.Of acting there was none, though Harris recited theBarnes' Elocution Prize Speech with effective animation'.Baddeleyalso recited his Prize Poem on St. Colomba, and therest of the Speeches were those of the Headmaster, ColonelGoodden and Mr. Fisher, the present Minister of Ed:.:.cation.Mr. Fisher shares with the late Lord Rhondda the reputationof being a Minister who finds almost universal favour, and wewere very glad indeed to hear him, and proud to have him atSherborne. 'vVe can only hope that he felt repaid for histrouble in coming. Mr. Fisher is not in the technical sense anorator, but he has a delightful humour and you cannot listen tohim for five minutes without being pleased that educationalreform in England has at last fallen into such capable hands.If anybody expected oratorical fireworks he was probablydisappointed, but not otherwise. The Governors present werethe Chairman (Colonel Goodden), the Bishop of Salisbury,Canon Goodden, the Vicar of Sherborne, Mr. George Gordonand Mr. Archdall Ffooks; the Bishop of Burnley was alsopresent.

There was tea for the visitors and others on the Headmaster'slawn and in the evening an absolute novelty in the shape of aperformance of Moliere's Le l\Ialade Imaginaire, in French, inthe Schoolroom. The criticism of this chef d'reuvre, however,belongs to other hands.

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O.S. MEETING TO SETTLE FORM OF VVAR MEMORIAL.

A meeting was held about 4-30p.m. on Saturday afternoonto discuss the Sherborne Vvar Memorial. A good many werepresent and the Headmaster took the chair. After an animatedand very friendly discussion it was resolved that donationsshould be invited for what was evidently the choice of the greatmajority of the Old Boys (not those only who were present atthis meeting) viz: the enlargement of the Chapel, and theproper commemoration of names of fallen officers. At a subse­quent time the further uses of money contributed might besettled. The meeting appointed the following to act as aCommittee: The Headmaster, Sir Wm. \Vatts, Dr. Hammond,Messrs. E. A. Ffooks, H. R. King, A. Field, G. M. Carey,L. C. Powys and A. H. T.-Ross. These gentlemen havepower'to add to their number.

LE MALADE IMAGINAlRE.

Moliere is the only classical French playwright whose worksare acceptable to the candid Englishman. Racine's dramaticpoetry has little chance on the English stage, and the concen­trated emotion of ' Le Cid,' rising and swelling like the ocean,only serves more clearly to mark the difference between the twomethods and the distance between the Latin and Saxon tem­peraments. In Moliere the Englishman perceives a touch ofthe universality, the tolerance, the humour, of his own master,Shakespeare. Hence it is that Moliere is always acceptable toan English audience, and hence the enthusiasm that greeted theperformance of Le Malade Imagiuaire by a company of ladies,masters and boys during Commemoration week. There isnothing so refreshing to watch as a sound Moliere drubbing,and M. Argan, in the person of Mr. Fox, ministered largely tothe public amusement in this respect.

Le Malade, as we should expect from a Frenchman, eventhough akin to Shakespeare, is a play constructed on perfectlysymmetrical lines. It has no sub-plot or by-plot to drag insubordinate characters. Each of the principal figures is com-

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plete in itself, and yet forms a skilful foil to some other figure;thus Argan is contrasted with the mischievous Toinette and thevigorous Beralde, AngeIique with BeIine and Thomas Diafoirus,who is in turn a foil to Cleante, and it is by their interpretationof these contrasts that the actors should be judged. As regardsthe remaining characters, it must be borne in mind that the aimof the play is to expose the medical profession, and it is for thispm:pose that we are introduced to the solemn, pedantic1\1. Diafoirus, and to the omniscient and omnipotent NI.Purgon, the author's intention being finally made clear to thebIindest by the burlesque appearance of Toinette, which is sheersatire, and does not in the least ad vance the plot. Louison isintroduced solely to be pursued round the stage.

The play is a great ordeal for the hero who ventures uponthe chequered fortunes of M. Argan, and great sympathy is to,be extended to Mr. Fox. He was upon the stage almost con­tinuously, and gave a rendering of his part that it would seemdifficuIt to have improved upon. It is not certain which wasthe more delightful, his fury or'his sentiment, and when he ex­claimed in heart-rending tones, 'Oh, m'amie, m'amie,' theaudience nearly broke down and sobbed with him. vVe cannot,however, help suspecting that he had in some way fallen outwith the prompter, else why should he have chosen to requitethat gentleman for his performance of what is always a distaste­ful and thankless task by flinging at him the discarded birch ina manner suggestive of malice aforethought.

It cannot be alleged that Mlle. de Baets failed to bring outthe contrast between master and maid. She acted with greatskill and ease, and the vicious movement with which she jabbed acushion into the face '()f the outraged M. Argan is still a joy to re­member. Mrs. Vines sustained her strongly emotional part verywell, and sang a charming: duet, arranged and partly composedby Mr. Sainsbury, with the hero, Cleante. Her constraint anddisgusted dignity, when seated side by side, or rather back toback .with Thomas Diafoirus, was delightful to watch. Thatloathly creature, thongh slightly o\'erdoing his part, and distract­ing attention from the (l.l.lmirable pomp of his father, alias J\Ir.Goodrich, whose acting: was 11105\t enjoyable, yet made a distincthit, his make-up alone forcibly reminding the least fastidious ofa rough Channel crossing. lIarris the Hero carried through hisacting with the right amount of romantic spirit, and in a richwell-modulated yoke, which, though deficient in compass,

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would yet have marked him out for .the part from among athousand. Miss SOll1erville was sucCessful, if a little restrained,in the-'part of Beline, and Rix was a goodBeralde,though hedid take out his snuff-box too soon and talked for five minuteswith a pinch of dust extended at arm's length before his nose.We are still wondering why ne was made,. up as the double ofCleante. James, who subsided iIlto a swoon so gracefully audgingerly as to hint at previous exhortation on the subject ofskirts, afforded amusement as Louison, though he was perhapstoo tall and his voice too far broken for the part. Hudson wasappropriately grave and decorous as the"attocpey, and de Villiersacquitted himself becomingly in the small part of M. Fleurant.Mr. Tindall, who has been left till last merely because it istraditional to conclude such a report as this with the remarkthat Mr. Blank was stage manager, doubled With great energyarid equal success that function with the part of M. Purgon.As the latter he shook off from his shoes' the dust of his owncarpet in a manner worthy of outraged' 'omnipotence; as theformer, the School, the parentp, and all those who saw theplay, have to thank him as c,ontributing in' TIcf sJnall degree tothe success of three thoroughly enjoyabl:e ~vep:ings.

CHARACTERS•.Argan Mr.A. FoxBeline ... . Miss SomervilleAngelique Mrs. Stuart VinesLouison ·P. B. JamesBeralde H. R. RixCleante ... 'R.L. X. BarrisM. Diafoirus 'Mr;"W: J.'.(;oodrichThomas Diafoirus:: .. Y.C: C.B;addeleyM. Purgon '-" ... Mi/ K. B:'Ti.ndallM. Fleurant .; ",:" 'IfN:;de YlIJi.ersM. de Bonnefoi.~·.J\~.vy: P. tIuasgnToinette. 'Mne'..de Bitets

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We have received aletterTr()lp '1\.,J.!i: Wirs.~p, :ref~ting thestatement made in the June number to·the effect that he was a. ~~_. ' '."- '_."k" ~. .~.n__ -, ,. .- .. 0"' •

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major in theR.A.tW:C. at Salonika. Owing to bad eyesight hehas been unable to .obtain a commission at all. VVe apologisefor the mistake of our contributor, L. P. Rouquette.

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CAPT.ROBERT,;.YAUG~AN KESTELL-CORNISH,M.C., Dorset Regim:en( attached Staff, who died ofwounds'inhospitahn France oil June 17th, aged 22,was the eldest· son :'of "Vaughan Kestell-Cornish,H.M. Consul at 'Brest. He was born at Bisley,Glos., on July" 30th;-1895, and was educated atSherborne School, where he was a School Prefect,in the Sixth, and'in the-Fifteen. He was to haveentered Keble College, Oxford, as an undergraduatein October, 1914-, but, as a matter of fact, entered itas a cadet in Angusrat the outbreak of war. Hewas shortly gazetted to a temporary commission inthe Dorset Regiment;.which was subsequently ex­changed for a Regular commission. He won theM.C. 'for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to dutyon the night of May 1st, 1915, on Hill 60. 'Whenmost of the officers and men had been asphyxiatedand he himself was suffering from the effects of gas,he rallied the men who remained and held the hilltill reinforcements arrived.' This action was men­tioned by . Eyewitness' in 'The Times of May 10th,1915 :~' Among other deeds of gallantry which havebeen performed during the past week may be men­tioned the defence of a trench which was held byonly four men and an officer, all that was left of theoriginal garrison. They were all suffering terriblyfrom the effects of gas, but remained at their poststill reinforcements arrived. He won a Bar to theM.C. in November, 1916, for' marked courage and

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ability when in charge of a working party underheavy fire. Later he commanded two companies, andmaintained his position under l1l0~t difficult circum­stances.' He was gazettec1 adjutant to a Dorsetbattalion in November, 1916, and joined the Staff inSeptember, 1917. He was three times mentioned indispatches, and twice wounded, the second time,which proved fatal, on March 8th.

The Times, June 28th, 1918.

\Vriting of Capt. Robert Vailghan Kesteil-Cornish,l\T.C., a correspondent gives some further details ofone of the acts for which that officer was recom­mended for the l\I.C. and bar. He says :-' Thecompany which Kestell-Cornish commanded washolding a portion of the line which had been forsome time under heavy fire, and on account of heavycasualties and the fact that Kestell-Cornish wasbadly crippled by , trench-foot,' was ordered to retire,and replaced by another. Just as the new companyhad taken over the enemy attacked and drove themout of the trench, when Kestell-Cornish, acting onhis own initiative, returned with the remnant of hiscompany, ejected the Germans, and re-establishedthe line. His feet would bear him no longer, andwhen the relief came he was carried back'

The Times, July 2nd, 1918.

In the course of his sermon on CommemorationSunday the Headmaster said :---' Many here willunderstand why at this moment the picture whichfills my eye is that of Robert Kestell-Cornish, whodied of wounds only last lVlonday after a struggle ofmany weeks-our first winner or at any rafe one ofour first two winners of the M.C. As a boy herethe very image of light-hearted boyishness, andboyish at heart to the end, yet within a few months

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of leaving School playing the part of a man, a leaderof men, a hero, in the'very first onset and bewilder­ment of the newly-invented devilry of a gas attack;and therefore undertaking duties of leadership, de­cisionson which hung the issues of life and deathfor many others; and all at an age when in othertimes no more would have been expected of himthan an intelligent pursuit of his studies, togetherwith the innocent but irresponsible gaiety of anundergraduate.

MAJOR R. G. M. PRITCIIARD, attached to theIndian Cavalry, who is reported to have died ofwounds received in action, was the third son of thelate Mr. R. K. Pritchard, of Bridgend, Glamorgan.Born in 1876, he was educated at SherborneSchool (where he was in Mr. Wilson's house)and at Camborne Mining School. He was appointedInspector of Mines for the Scottish District. Hewas a bold horseman and a keen athlete, especially atfootball and boxing. He served with the GlamorganYeomanry in the South African \Var, in which heearned the Queen's J\ledal with three clasps, and wastwice mentioned in dispatches. After several monthswith his Regiment during the present war, he volun­teered for service with the Indian Cavalry, and saw

, considerable service with them in France, being oncewounded before he was transferred to another Front,where he met his death. He leaves a widow andthree young children.

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WAR HONOURS.

[JULY,

[From the London Gazette Supplement, July 11 th.J

The King has been pleased to approve the award of theVictoria Cross to Captain (T. Lt.·Col.) Charles Edward Hudson,D.S.O., M.C., Notts and Derby R., for most conspicuousbravery and devotion to duty when his battalion was holdingthe right front sector during an attack on the British front.

The shelling had been very heavy on the right, the trenchdestroyed, and considerable casualties had occurred, and all theofficers on the spot were killed or wounded. This enabled theenemy to penetrate our front line.

The enemy pushed their advance as far as the support line,which was the key to our right flank. The situation demandedimmediate action. Lt.-Col. Hudson, recognizing its gravity,at once collected various headquarter details, such as orderlies,servants, runners, etc., and, together with some Allies, person­ally led them up the hill.

Driving the enemy down the hill towards our front line, heagain led a party of about five up the trench, where there wereabout 200 enemy, in order to attack them from the flank. Hethen with two men got out of the trench and rushed the position,shouting to the enemy to surrender, some of whom did. Hewas then severely wounded by a bomb, which exploded on hisfoot. Although in great pain, he gave directions for thecounter-attack to be continued, and this was done successfully,about 100 prisoners and six machine guns being taken.

\Vithout doubt the high courage and determination displayedby Lt.-Col. Hudson saved a serious situation, and had it notbeen for his quick determination in organizing the counter­attack a large number of the enemy would have dribbledthrough, and counter-attack on a larger scale would have beennecessary to restore the situation.

[Col. Hudson was in !VIr. Dunkin's house from 1905-1910,when he left to go to Sandhurst, where he was unableto finish his course owing to his father's death, but wentinstead to Ceylon. On the outbreak of war he returnedto England, and was granted a commission in theSherwood Foresters.-ED.J

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WAR MEMORIAL.

FOURTH LIST OF DONATIONS.

Blair, Mrs. (in memory of 2nd Lieut.Go Y. Blair)

Drewe, Rev. Canon E.Kingstone, Capt. ]. ]0King, Rev. H. R.Kirby, T. H. 0 ..

Muspratt, Capt. C. W. (3rd donation) ...Plumer, C.Parry-]ones, Capt. P. E. H.Smallwood, Lieut. G.Stark, Lieut. NapierWyatt-Smith, Alan\iVyatt-Smith, Mrs. F. H.

SANDHURST O.SS.

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There was in the pages of the Slzirburnian not long agosome news of O.SS at the R.1\I.C. Sandhurst. There are fewhere now to what there were then, only five against sixteen, butperhaps news of us may be of interest to some.

F. R. C. Frink is the senior Sergeant of E Company, andcaptain of his Company cricket.

\iV. VV. Harston is the senior Corporal of A Company, andcaptains the senior of his Company in cricket. He was alsochosen as a member of the Guard of Honour, which receivedthe King and Queen when they came to the College Sports,and' Escort to the Colours' at the King's inspection.

]. T. 1\Iayo, of D Cornpany, distinguished himself in thesports, which, of course, those who knew him expected, butthere was one person who did not distinguish himself quite somuch as was hoped, chiefly through lack of a long enough

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period of training, and that was U. de Burgh of A Company.Though never discovered at Sherborne he was soon found outhere, and our athletic authorities say he is the best long distancerunner they have seen for many a year. And with training itwill be hard to find a man to touch him in a two-mile race infuture years.

Yours, etc.,A SANDHURST O.S.

[The Editors are very pleased to be able to publish this letterand thank the sender of it most heartily. They would like tosee it become a regular feature of the Slzirburl/ian in placeof the University Letters of former days. May they suggestthat the junior Sandhurst O.S. make himself responsible forit in future ?]

CRICKET.

1ST XI 'D. TANKS (BOVINGTON CAMP).

Played on the Upper on June 15th. The visitors won thetoss and decided to bat,. but a heavy shower·delayed the matchfor about half-an-hour. Play started at about 2-30 on a soddenwicket, and after running up the score to 29, Lieut. Bidwell wascaught by Kingsford at square leg, by a most brilliant catch.Two more wickets fell almost at once, a fourth for 38 and a fifthfor 58. A long stand was then made by Pte. Ollis and Sergt.Harrison (left-handed) who brought the score up to 101. Sergt.Harrison was then well caught at point by Watriey off Archer'sbowling, and the next three wickets fell in the next three ballsto Archer, making the score 101 for 9. FinaJly the Tanksdeclared with a score of 111.

Tbe School went in with rather les; than an hour-and-a-halfin which to make 112, but the scoring was slow a.t first. WhenLeonard went in this was changed, and he and Ingpen hit well,though they just failed to make the runs. One more overwould probably have brought victory, and as it was the scorewas 106 for 4 wickets when stumps were drawn with 6 to win.

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SCHOOL.

J. Howard-Smith, c and b I3idwell 31R. J. L. Kingsford, b Ridwell laR. B. \Vyatt-Smith, b Finnsberg 3R. F. \V. Leonard, not out 33C. G. Watney, b Bidwell 7R. L. L. Ingpen, not out 16K. R. Gray )Pitts-Tncker ,I. H. A. King J did not batRixA. G. Archer

Extras 6

Total 106TANKS.

Lt. Bidwell, c RJ .L.Kingsford, b J .Howard-Smith 14Pte. Brown, c RF.\V.Leonard, bJ.Howard-Smith 10R-S.-M. Holmes, b R. B. Wyatt-Smith 0Pte. Price, c Rix, b R. F. \V. L~onard 6Lt. Burrage, b Rix 7Pte. Ollis, not out 34Sergt. Harrison, cC. G; \Vatney, b A. G. Archer 20Sergt. Richardson, c Rix, b A. G. Archer 0L.-Corpl. Richardson, b A. G. Archer 0Pte. Chappell, b A. G. Archer 0Pte. Chambers, not out 1

Extras 19

Total 116BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.Balls. Maidens. HUllS. Wickets.

A. G. Archer 78 4 27 4R. F. \V. Leonard 42 1 17 1J. Howard-Smith 66 5 17 :2R. B. \Vyatt-Smith 42 1 18 1Rix 12 0 15 1

TANKS,L.-Corpl. Richardson 72 4 24 0Pte. Brown 42 1 17 0Lt. Bidwell 66 1 50 3Lt. Burrage 30 2 13 1Sergt. Harrison G 0 4 0

A'verage.6'75

178'5

1815

16'613

1sT XI v. R.A.F.

Played at Blandford on Saturday, July 6th. The matchresulted in a defeat by 76 runs. The School lost the toss and

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went out to field. The first 8 wickets fell for 43 to Archer, whotook 8 wickets' for 12, but a stand was then made by Lieut.Mack and A. M. Radcliffe. The RA.F. made 10 1. TheSchool went in after lunch, but the wicket soon becameunplayable and the innings closed for 66, Howard'Smith's 22being the only notable score. The RA.F. went in again aftertea and two wickets soon fell, but Sergt. Macdonald and A. M.Harris then brought the score up to 113, when the RA.F.declared. The School then got out for 82, Leonard batting wellfor 34 in spite of a severe blow on the head early in his innings.

R,A,F,

Sgt. McDonald, c R. J, L, Kingsford, bA. G. Archer

A. M. Harris, c R. J. L. Kingsford,bA. G. Archer

Cadet Skinner, c Pitts-Tucker, b A. G.Archer ...

Cpl.vVaddington, lbw, b A. G. ArcherA. M. Russell, b A. G. ArcherCapt. Hodges, c J. Howard-Smith, b

A. G. ArcherLt. Steven, lbw, b A. G. ArcherLt.-Col. Brooke, b A. G. ArcherLt. Mack, c H.RRix, b R B.W.-SmithA. M. Radcliffe, c K. R. Gray, b R. B.

Wyatt-SmithA. M. Brown, not out

Extras

2 not out 14

9 not out 58

12 lbw, b R. F. W.Leonard 173·9

03 did not bat1

33

20o st G. 11. Pitts-Tucker, b

R. B. 'Vyatt-Smith... 119 Extras ... 13

Total ... 101 Total ... 113

SCHOOL.

J. Howard-Smith, c Steven, b Harris ... 22K. R. Gray, c and b vVaddington 4RB.\V.-Smith, c Harris, b Waddington 5

.R. J. L. Kingsford, c Shiner, b Mack... 2. C. G. "Vatney, lbw, b Harris 0

H.F.\V.Leonard, c Waddington, b Harris 0A.G ..\rcher, c Mack, b \Vaddington... 41. H. A. King, lbw, b Waddington 9G.M.Pitts-Tucker, c \Vaddington, b l\Iack 0H. R, Rix, not out... JSlaughter, b Waddington 9

Extras 10

:rotal ... 66

c \Vaddington, !:J Skinner 11b Skinner. ... 9b \Vaddington 5c and b Skinner 11b Wadding ton 4b \Vaddington 34b \Vaddington 0c Steven, b Skinner 0b \Vaddington 0b l\Iack 3not out 0

Extras 5

Total... 82

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.SCHOOL.

1st innings.Balls. 11aidens. Runs. Wickets. Average.

A. G. Archer 90 9 12 8 1'5J. Roward-Smith 36 0 35 0R. B. Wyatt-Smith 66 0 39 2 19"5R. F. \V. Leonard 12 0 6 0

2nd innings.A. G. Archer 36 1 20 0A. B. Wyatt-Smith 5+ 1 32 1 54R. F. \V. Leonard 12 0 14 1 14K. R Gray 18 0 16 0H. E. Eix 12 1 9 0J. Roward-Smith 6 0 9 0

RA.F. Analysis not kept.

1ST XI v. TANKS (W. LULWORTH).

Played on the Upper on Saturday, July 13th, and resulted ina victory for the School by 125 runs. The School won the tossfor the first time this year and went in on a very slow wicket.Gray was bowled on the first over, but a splendid partnershipof Wyatt-Smith and Howard-Smith then raised the score to137 when the former was caught. Two more wickets fellquickly, and then Watney went in, who with Howard-Smithraised the score to 197, of which Howard-Smith made 100 notout, when the School declared with the loss of only four wickets.

The Tanks went in after tea and two wickets soon fell toArcher and Howard-Smith, but then Capt. Howett and Lieut.Rickards began to hit vigorously. Capt. Howett, however, wassoon caught off Howard-Smith. Thereafter wickets fell steadilyand the Tanks were out for 72,-of which Lieut. Rickards con­tributed 4+ not out.

SCHOOL.J. Roward-Smith. not out 100K. R. Gray, b Lieut. Euffel 0R B. Wyatt-Smith, c Rule, b Lieut. Cluff 65E, F. \V. Leonard, b Lieut. Euffel 7RJ.L.Kingsford, c Lieut, Eickards, b Capt. Smith 1C. G. \Vatney, not out ... 16

R L. L. Ingpen I -A. G. ArcherG. M. Pitts-Tacker Innings declared closed.B. 1. Slaughter -R.R.R~ -

Extras 8

Total 197

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TANKS.

Lieut. Trenholme, c R.J.L.Kingsford, b A.G.Archer 9CarpI. Howett, cH. R. Rix, b J. Howard-Smith 13Lieut. Grey, cA. G. Archer, b J. Howard-Smith 0Lieut. H.ickards, not out 44CarpI. Smith, lbw, b A. G. Archer 5Major 'Winch, b J. Howard-Smith 6Lieut. Cluff, b A. G. Archer 0Rute, b A. G. Archer 0Coepl. Bradley, b A. G. Archer 3Lieut. Prudden, b R. B. Wyatt-Smith 0Lieut. Ruffel, st Pitts-Tucker, b R.B.\Vyatt·Smith 0

Extras 1

Total... 72

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

[JULY,

TANKS.Balls. ~vlaideIls. Runs; Wickets. Wides. Average.

Lieut. Ruffel 126 6 46 2 0 23Lieut Trenholme 102 2 50 0 0CarpI. Smith 84 3 44 1 1 44Capt. Howett 18 0 18 0 0Lieut. Cluff 80 2 9 1 0 9Lieut. Grey 18 0 12 0 0

SCHOOL.A. G. Archer 72 4 30 5 0 6J. Howard-Smith 54 2 32 3 0 10'6R. D. Wyatt-Smith 23 0 9 2 0 4'5

1ST XI v. DOWNSIDE.

Played at Downside on July 27th. The result was a defeatfor the School by 11 runs. The School lost the toss and had tobat on a very difficult wicket, which rapidly improved duringplay. The result was that all the leading batsmen got out veryquickly, the score being 1 for 4, 2 for 6, 3 for 15, 4 for 24, 5 for,44. Kingsford stopped t\1e rot, playing a steady innings beforelunch. After lunch, however, he quickly got out with 18 to hiscredit. \Vatney came in after the fall of the fifth WIcket andscored well and rapidly, hitting four 4's in one over, three insuccession. The later batsmen played much better than inprevious matches, King getting 9; Archer, 19 including four4's, and Pitts-Tucker 13. Finally Watney was caught, havingmade 46, and the side was out almost immediately after, havingmade 139. .

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Downside scored fast and, considering what they had [tomake, much too heavily at first, Weber especially playing amagnificent innings for 57, the score being then 94. There­after wickets fell much faster, 5 and 6 for 112, and 7 for 119.Victory seemed thcm probable, but T. P. Geoghegan and F.H.Cave brought the score up and secured the victory for Downside,who were out for 150.

SCHOOL.K. R. Gray, b A. M. Cryan.Partridge, b T. F. TurnerR. B. Wyatt-Smith, lbw, b T. F. TurnerR. F. \V. Leonard, b T. F. TurnerR. J. L. Kingsford, b G. J. Geoghegan ...R. L. L. Ingpen, c G. J. Geoghegan, b S. H. CaveC. G. Watney, cR. R. Walker, b T.P.GeoghegenA. G. Archer, b T. P. Geoghegan1. H. A. King, b T. F. TnrnerG. M. Pitts-Tncker, b S. H. CaveH. R. Rix, not

Extras

6oo9

181046197

13o

10

Extras 139DOWNSIDE.

R. R. Walker, lbw, b A. G. Archer 8G. J. Geoghegan, b A. G. Archer 22H.N.Weber, c G.M.Pitts-Tucker, b R.B.Wyatt-Smith 57E. B. Gaffney, b K. R. Gray... 4J. C. WalIis, lbw, b A. G. Archer 7T. F. Turner, b R. B. Wyatt-Smith 9T. P. Geoghegan, not out 21J. A. PolIen, b R. B. Wyatt-Smith 7F. H. Cave, c C. G.Watney, b R. B. Wyatt-Smith 7D. H. Butter, b R. B. \Vyatt-Smith 2A. M. Cryan, c Partridge. b A. G. Archer 1

Extras 5

150

Wickets. Average.1 294 5"21 202 12'52 15

4 Il000 195 S'8

4423141944

TotalBOWLING ANALYSIS.

DOWNSIDE.I\Iaiden~. Runs.

2 297 21o 202 28o 30

SCHOOL.31oo1

8530

61848

Balls.48 •60304630

A. G. ArcherR. F. \V. LeonaardH. R. RixK. R. GrayR. B. Wyatt-Smith

A. M. CryanT. F. TurnerG. J. GeogheganF. H. CaveT. P. Geoghegan

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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES.

Innings.1st 2nd

12 31 04 48 94 16t 3

22 11 124 5

12 12*1 *517 7

Jerram\Vayte...J. Howard-Smith ...R. L. L. IngpenJ. W. LewisHainesAdams ma.PhilbrickDicker ma.Bond mi.Greathead

Extras

SCHOOLHOUSE B 'V. DUNKIN'S.

DUNKIN'S.SCHOOLHOUSE B.Innings.

1st 2ndo 5o 5

21 3818 2

3 235 4o 12 1

*8 1o 1o *09 2

de VilliersHollandR F. \V. Leonard ...Bond mi.Ryder ...Paine '"Lewis .. ,HathawayRomerSpencerNewman

Extras

66 82 88 78

BOWLING.Runs. Wkts, Runs Wkts.

J. Howard-Smith ... 27 5 R. F. \V. Leonard ... 34 5Dicker ma. 29 5 Romer 32 4Adams ma. 1 0 Bond mi. 5 1

J. Howard-Smith ... 28 3 R. F. W. Leonard... 32 3Haines 10 0 Romer 24 5Dicker ma. 20 1 Bond mi. 8 1Adams ma. 17 4 Holland 1 1

*Not out.

Innings1st 2nd4 *0

13 3327 2426 1

*26 05 4

14 5o 28 04 42 0

28 7

B. 1. Slaughter ..H. C. Partridge ..G. M. Pitts-TuckerR. B ..Wyatt-SmithCradock-\Vatson ...MacdonaldCarr-EllisonJenkinsBastinWoolmerSharp

Extras

SCHOOLHOUSE A 'V. CAREY'S.

CAREY'S.SCHOOLHOUSE A.Innings

1st 2nd19 1717 324 15o 23

28 610 1

4 112 201 03 *1

*3 021 9

RJ.L.KingsfordBennettC. G. \VatneyGordonA. G. ArcherDevitt\VailingerNorringtonYatesPitts-TuckerBrady

Extras

132 106 137 80

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BOWLING.Runs. Wkts. Runs Wkts.

Woolmer 31 2 A. G. Archer 69 7Sharp 9 0 Brady 31 0R. B. Wyatt-Smith 50 6 Devitt 15 1Bastin 23 2 C. G. Watney 2 0

Pitts-Tucker 6 1Woolmer 34 4R. B. Wyatt-Smith 56 1 A. G. Archer 25 2Bastin 4 1 Brady 20 0Carr- Ellison 1 2 Devitt 18 0

Gordon 10 6*Not out.

This match proved very exciting, resulting III a win for theSchoolhouse by one run.

KING'S v. Rass'.KING's.

HorneDaviesKennedy mi.H. R. RixStevensLuxtonR. L. A. HarrisBramallTew 'n

PickardCarey ...

Extras

Innings1st 2ud

12 224 613 139 5113 022 9

4 to3 302 2

*10 010 *623 22

Ross'.

1. H. A. KingH. B. Stallard'H.\V. BrakspearGriffin ...Brakspear mi.BamfordMackleyBellamyYongeHamiltonPring ...

Extras

Innings1st 2ud24 79

5 812 01 72 19 225 16o too *10

*28 06 04 13

175 129 96 156

BOWLING.Runs Wkts. Runs Wkts.

Bamford H. R. Rix 30 2H. B. Stallard Horne... 22 01. H. A. King Luxton 25 5Griffin... R. L. H. Harris 15 3MackleyBrakspear Not

available. Pickard 13 0Bamford Luxton 49 51. H. A. King Horne... 28 3Griffin... Kennedy 30 1H. B. Stallard H. R. Rix 16 0Mackley Stevens 7 0

*Not out. tUnable to bat owing to illness.

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SECOND ROUND.

SCHOOLHOUSE A v. KING'S.

KING's. SCHOOLHOUSE A.Innings. Innings

1st 2nd 1st4 4 Bennett 1

*29 2 WalIinger 32o 3 Devitt 01 0 R. J. L. Kingsford *717' 1 C. G. Watney 323 0 A. G. Archer 0o 0 Novington 6o 1 Gordon 104 4 Pitts-Tusker mi. 31 *0 Duckworth 05 0 Brady 05 5 Extras 25

W. \V. HorneH. W. DaviesG. F. LuxtonH. R. RixH. R. KennedyStevensPickardR. L. A. HarrisBramallTewCarey

Extras

59 20 180

BOWLING.Runs. Wkts. Runs Wkts.

A. G. Archer 23 4 P. F. Luxton 58 3Brady 9 0 W. W. Home 19 1Devitt 7 3 H. R. Rix 43 5Gordon 2 0 H. R. Kennedy 12 0C. G. Watney 10 1 Stevens 13 0Pitts-Tucker mi. 3 0 Pickard 9 0

R. L. A. Harris 8 1A. G. Archer 6 5Devitt 9 2Brady 0 3

*Not out.

DUNKIN'S v. TINDALL'S.TINDALL'S. DUNKIN'S

Innings Innings1st 2nd. 1st 2nd

L. H. Clark 2 1 Egerton 4White 1 0 Jerram 4 2H. M. Stubbs 18 J. Howard-Smith ... 103 *23K. R. Gray 13 16 J. W. Lewis 8 14Rule 16 3 Wayte 0 0E. A. Langdon 14 22 Adams ma. 7 2Daubeny 11 4 Dicker ma. 0 4Ellis 7 42 Bax mi. 2Maw 15 *12 Philbrick 18 0Baddeley 0 7 Haines 1 *12Taylor *0 2 Greathead '0

Extras 4 9 Extras 14 12

100 125 159 70

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BOWLING.Runs Wkls. Runs Wkls.

J. Howard-Smith ... 4J 6 K. R. Grey 56 3Dicker 41 4 L. H. Clark 28 1Adams 8 0 E. A. Langdon 42 5

Rule 18 0J. Howard-Smith ... 49 5Dicker 49 2 E. A. Langdon 26 4Adams 14 1 K. R. Gray 20 2Haines 5 1 L. H. Clark 11 1

'Not out.l

----

JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES.

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<lJ::r::: (fJ ::r:::

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King's 2 2 2 2 2 2 12

Carey's ... 0 2 2 2 0 2 8

Sch'lhouse 0 0 2 not 2 2 6A played .

Ross' 0 0 0 2 2not 4-played

Sch'lhouse 0 0 not 0 2 2 4-B played

Tindall's ... 0not 0 0 0 2 2

played

Dunkin's ... 0 0 0not 0 0 0played

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GOOD PERFORMANCES IN JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES.

KING'S 'V. CAREy's-Horne, 5 wickets for 13; Luxton,4 wickets for 11.

KING'S 'V. DUNKIN's-Kennedy, 45; Home, 5 wickets for 5.

KING'S 'V. SCHOOLHOUSE A-Luxton, 8 wickets for 28.KING'S 'V. SCHOOLHOUSE B-Horne, 53; Bond mi., 35.KING'S 'V. Ross'-Kennedy, 92; Kennedy, 4 wickets for 8.

CAREY'S 'V. DUNKIN'S-Partridge ma., 58 not out.CAREY'S 'V. SCHOOLHOUSE A-Partridge ma., 65; Devitt, 38.CAREY'S 'V. Ross'-Macdonald, 74; Woolmer,4 wickets for 7.

. CAREY'S 'V. SCHOOLHOUSE B-Sharpe, 7 wickets for 18;W oolmer, 3 wickets for 10.

SCHOOLHOUSE A 'V. Ross'-Brakspear mi., 35; Brady,7 wickets for 18.

SCHOOLHOUSE A 'V. TINDALL's-Brady, 4 wickets for 5;Pitts-Tucker mi., 5 wickets for 10.

SCHOOLHOUSE A 'V. DUNKIN'S-Pitts-Tucker mi., 8 wicketsfor 14.

Ross' 'V. SCHOOLHOUSE B-Brakspear mi., 53; Brakspearma., 49; Bond mi., 43; de Villiers, 32.

THE ART SCHOOL.

The Longmuir Drawing Prize was awarded this year toO. G. Woodhouse. The fixed subject was a sketch of theChapel and studies from the elms in the Courts. \lIJoodhouse'streatment of this subject was good, but it was in his othersketch that he shewed himself to greater advantage. Thesubject of this latter was the Library Building and the \VestvVindow of the Abbey seen from the south end of the Cloisters.

Vaughan-Morgan was a very close second. Neither of hissketches were quite as full of detail. His choice for the optionalsketch was the road between the big Schoolroom and the Car-

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rington Buildings, in which he made most effective use oflight and shade.

Stallard ma. was third. His sketches were smaller than theother two, but more full of detail and very neatly executed.His choice of the east side of the Library Buildings was unfor­tunate, because to some minds the buttresses appear asblemishes to what would otherwise be an almost ideal subjectfor a sketch.

Garrett and Storrs shewed considerable merit in theirsketches and should do well in a year or two. Hubert made aplucky attempt in water colour, shewing a tendency to followthe school of modern painters who take roofs for their subject:Brooks' work in pencil did not compare favourably with thework of the other competitors.

Competent critics tell us that the work was well up to thestandard usually displayed. The exhibition of these entriesand of the work done by the School during the past yearattracted a large number of visitors at Commemoration, andalso earned the approbation of the Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher.

The results are distinctly ericouraging, and Mr. Hudson is tobe congratulated on the success which he has made of thematerial at his disposal.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. To the Editors of The Shirburnian.

Dear Sir,

I was thoroughly disgusted and ashamed when I read the letter in thelast number of the Shirburnian signed' On the Brink.' Let me say thatin my young days we were very happy to have the use of the bath all theyear round. At a time like the present. when Spartan qualities are moreto be encouraged than ever, I sincerely trust that this letter does notrepresent the spirit of the old School to which I consider it a privilege tobelong.

I remain, Yours sincerely,

'67-'71.

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CONTEMPORARIES.

[JULY,

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

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