Category Archives: School Customs

Saturday February 27th

The cold continues, Hobson, Pemberton and Graham made a slide down Yard this morning before breakfast on which they amused themselves. How great a thing is fame; Tomlinson received a request from an unknown correspondent for his autograph today as … Continue reading →

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Tuesday February 23rd, Shrove Tuesday

We had Prep at 7.30 today instead of 7.15, no fresh cases this morning… A much shortened 3rd hour owing to the Pancake, the bell going at 12.30 and for once in a way I had a good view of … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, School Customs | Tagged A. C. Bradley, Anstey Guthrie, Austin Dobson, Barrington-Ward, E. V. Lucas, Francis Atterbury, Henry Beeching, J. H. Aitkin, John Sargeaunt, Low, Sidney Lee, The Greaze, Tomlinson | Comments Off

Saturday February 13th

The great event of today has been my visit to the Wakefields at Potters Bar [see February 3rd, January 30th and January 28th]. I caught by accident an earlier train at King’s Cross than Mr Wakefield suggested and so when … Continue reading →

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Wednesday February 10th

. Smurthwaite arrived this morning, still very lame but very pleased and delighted at being back!!! It was quite nice to have the door thrown open for me (a self-constituted duty on his part) after prayers tonight. Father went to … Continue reading →

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Saturday February 6th

The Doctor (Troutbeck) strongly discouraged my going to Tooting today to have tea with Forbes so in spite of sketches to show me the way which arrived this morning, I wired to say that I couldn’t come. Low wrote me … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, School Customs, Sport | Tagged Ashburnham, Dr. Troutbeck, Forbes, Goodall, Ham, Jerrold, Low, Oxley | Comments Off

Saturday January 30th

Upon this ‘black and eternally infamous day’ 260 years ago, as South puts it ‘his most Sacred Majesty King Charles I was led to execution’. He was taken from St. James Palace about 10 o’clock on a bitterly cold morning … Continue reading →

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Wednesday January 20th

I have been disgustingly conceited all day. The boards with the ‘Heads of House’ painted on them have been fixed up in Hall at the end over Father’s chair, to the admiration of all beholders. Indeed it was quite funny … Continue reading →

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Sunday January 17th

A somewhat lengthy Abbey Service with a School Communion. We met Sir Frederick (Bridge) on our walk this morning and he insisted on stopping and saying how sorry he was he couldn’t come to our Supper last term…

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Friday January 15th

Everybody more or less punctual this morning, Gilmour crept in some-what late in felt slippers! I was amused by the new ‘man’ Minchin standing at the door of Hall and darting in when he saw me to announce, presumably, that … Continue reading →

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Wednesday December 16th

Last night, the last night of term is always rather a trying one with the immediate prospect of holidays, consequently there was bound to be some noise and excitement to which I turned an indulgent ear only remarking that we … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: School Customs

Saturday February 27th

Tuesday February 23rd, Shrove Tuesday

Saturday February 13th

Wednesday February 10th

Saturday February 6th

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