We were going to fetch the Shield before Abbey today but the final of the inter-house Fives interfered so eventually we went after Abbey between cheering mobs. When we got ‘up’ Home Boarders we found the Shield was screwed to … Continue reading
Three times out of four we have beaten Home Boarders in a week. This evening Hobson F. and Graham won us the Gym Cup by a comfortable margin, King’s Scholars being second and Home Boarders last. Thus except Seniors (alas!) … Continue reading
Father not getting up I had to take Prep this morning. After Prep Collier announced to me he had a rash what had he better do? I told him to go into Mrs Thresher’s room and subsequent investigation disclosed he … Continue reading
The question is answered: ‘Passed, 3rd Class, Pt II Previous’. ‘Oh! Brave we’ as Dr Johnson used to say, what a genius I am. Gray and Goodall likewise have passed. Grant’s won both the Senior and Junior Gym Competitions tonight, … Continue reading
A real March day pouring rain and raging wind. Beastly!… Home-Boarders with that courtesy which is so marked a trait in such typical types as Bonner and Circuitt (The ‘Scis’ have lately delighted us by calling Circuitt ‘Shirk it’, a … Continue reading
. There was another House Drill, a little better, but we shall lose the Cup. However if we get the Shield, I don’t mind so much. Bonner is out of School with water-on-the-knee. Is it wrong to hope he may … Continue reading
I write this on Sunday as I got back too late last night. I spent most of the breaks trying to get people to take the places of the ‘plague stricken’ and go to the Coronet Theatre in the evening … 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
. 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
By a superhuman effort I managed to be first down this morning and proceeded in to Breakfast. Said my first grace and did not, I fear, take Reed’s very characteristic advice when I asked him last term if there was … Continue reading