Wednesday October 7th
I have been so fierce today that I am quite prostrated in consequence. This evening I had the younger John ‘up’, a most agitating process for me and (let us hope) for him! Hobson who had been taking Prep came … Continue reading
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Tuesday October 6th
. Gordon arrived at ┬╝ to 4 and stayed for about quarter of an hour. He told me he has purchased a Collie(!) to have at Cambridge. I at once told him he would be safe to get bitten, collies … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged Adrian Boult, Aunt Mary, Bonner, Gordon, Hobson, Low, Shakespeare Society
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Monday October 5th
Another singularly uneventful day. I had another charming letter from Reed in answer to mine and sending me incidentally a list of tannings of his last term which he had forgotten to enter in the ledger and also some good … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Discipline, Food
Tagged Collier, Hobson, Hodgson, John Sargeaunt, Reed, Sir G. Sterling, Smurthwaite, Whitmore
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Sunday October 4th
Today for the first day this term I have had nothing to do with my ‘House’. Got up and went to the Early service in Abbey and then caught the 10.25 to Oxted. Spent a very pleasant afternoon sitting in … Continue reading
Wednesday November 4th
The great event of today has been a tea party at the Deanery. The Dean wished to meet the ‘chosen few’ and so Low, Wood, Wade and myself went to tea at 5 o’clock. Barrington-Ward and G. Williams were to … Continue reading
Posted in Abbey, Food, Literature, Local History, Religion
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Saturday October 3rd
. Went ‘up-fields’ all in the broiling heat (the heat has been record breaking the last few days) with E. S. Wood and Heaton-Ellis who was playing. As they only played ┬¢ hr each way we got down early. Later … Continue reading
Friday October 2nd
. My remark that the placards in Outer might now be removed having served their purpose has been effective. Later in the day I found the Votes for Women stuck up in the window and as no one was about … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Science
Tagged Graham, Hodgson, Reed, suffragettes, Votes for Women
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Thursday October 1st
. I was sitting in the study quite quietly after Lunch today when there was a knock at the door and Cargill appeared. I told him Father was out and asked if I could be any use. To my utter … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Politics
Tagged Cargill, Conrad, Dr Rouse, Licensing Bill, suffragettes, The Professor, Virgil, Votes for Women
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Wednesday September 30th
This evening completed my first week as Head of the House and on the whole I think I ought to be satisfied with the result. At any rate I have settled down and the House has accepted me better than … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline
Tagged Hodgson, Sorley, Tomlinson, Whitmore
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Tuesday September 29th
Two events which require some thought, what is best to be done. Firstly when I went into prayers tonight, the head Hallites and some Chiswickites seemed to be having a free fight rag, in which Tomlinson and Whitmore were conspicuous. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Literature, Music
Tagged A Tramp Abroad, Adrian Boult, Forbes, Gow, Hodgson, Mark Twain, slang, Sorley, The Irish Question, Tomlinson, Whitmore
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