No further light has been thrown on the robbery. Father made an oration after Hall today on the subject and saw everybody who was down-fields that day but nothing much was discovered except that people (boys) were going through the … Continue reading
I stayed in this morning and like, I trust, all good Dickensians celebrated the 97th anniversary of his birth. I started reading aloud A. E. Ward’s ‘Dickens’ in the ‘English Men of Letters’. I had read it before buy I … Continue reading
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
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
. Hobson asked me whether I wouldn’t tell Hodgson that all conversation must stop when the monitor comes in to take Prep, but it always does when I take it, apparently they go on until Hobson is halfway up the … Continue reading
We had a slight tragedy at breakfast today. Frampton had made no toast for Hobson so I called him up and asked him the reason, he said that there was hardly any fire but Hobson pointed to my toast, so … Continue reading
After Hall we had a Committee Meeting of Shakespeare Society to discuss the question of the election of Estall as a member whom neither Low or myself are at all keen about having, but the matter is complicated by his … Continue reading
. 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