Thursday February 25th
A bleak and miserable day, bitterly cold and inclined to snow. Nothing of any interest has happened today, Brown has joined the majority with ‘flu.
Category Archives: Health
Monday February 22nd
‘The School is completely decimated scarcely a man remaining’ to quote a pleasing misuse of words. In 9 years’ experience I never remember so few people in Abbey as there were this morning. While saying the long Creed one could … Continue reading
Friday February 19th
Today’s great question ‘have you been quinined’? John and perhaps Radford have succumbed to ‘flu while of half-boarders Marriott and Yolland complain of bad colds. Reports vary as to whether Rigaud’s have 13 or 15 cases! We drop off like … Continue reading
Wednesday February 17th
Barrington Ward got Gow to give the Bug. Soc. Committee 3rd hr off but neither he, Low or myself availed ourselves of it, I couldn’t very well cut Burrell but I did not go into prayers (mark the subtle distinction) … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Science
Tagged Barrington-Ward, Burrell, Clark, Gow, Low, Natural History Society, Wood
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Friday February 5th
I am really delighted to say we have won the first cup it was possible for us to win in my year of office. Our Junior Team today defeated College (1-0) and have thus won the Junior Cup. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline, Health, Sport
Tagged Cargill, Clarke, College, Geoffrey Dearmer, Gordon Reed, Hobson, Hodgson, Mason, Minchin, Potter, Sargeaunt, Smurthwaite, Sorley, The Professor
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Monday February 1st
. Low tells me his is starting a great innovation up-Ashburnham by shouting ‘Under’ when he wants a fag, he is rather wondering how the House will take it! No Station again today, this makes a week with no Station. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Music, Science
Tagged Ashburnham, Charles Darwin, Collet, Hobson, Low, MacLennan, Ranalow
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Friday January 29th
Woke up with a raging headache so stayed in bed instead of getting up for Prep and eventually got down in time for breakfast at 8.15. The headache tanks to a strong dose of sal volatile passed off soon after … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Literature, Theatre
Tagged Barrington-Ward, Christie's, Coronet theatre, Frank Benson, Gow, Miss Genevieve Ward, Mrs Murray Smith, Richard III, sal volatile, Shakespeare Society
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Tuesday January 26th
I stayed in again this morning, as I could quite as well work in the House as over in Library and as I wrote to Ward in sending him the notes of Deb. Soc. for the Elizabethan ‘the prospect of … Continue reading
Posted in Debating Society, Discipline, Health, Literature, Science, Sport
Tagged Barrington-Ward, Colquhoun, Debating Society, Dickson, Fives, Forbes, Gilman, Graham, Hobson, Literary Society, Milton, Minchin, Mrs Thresher, Natural History Society, Pemberton, Rawson, Shakespeare Society, The Elizabethan, The Professor, Whitmore
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Monday January 25th
My cold continuing bad I stayed in this morning and did not go out until 1:30… Later went to Forbes this afternoon who made us take lengthy notes all the afternoon which saved me from going to sleep. The rest … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline, Health, Sport
Tagged Barrington-Ward, Forbes, Gordon Reed, Gow, Gow jnr, Guy Chapman, Hallward, Hobson, Minchin, The Professor, Whitmore, Wood
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Sunday January 24th
Delighted to be able to lie on in bed until 8.40! Went down to Oxted by the 10.20. Passengers somewhat funny and much as usual: the engaged couple, though of slightly better class than usual, almost gentle people hailing from … Continue reading