Tag Archives: Gow

Saturday January 23rd

The Hallward case is still sub judice. Barrington-Ward found when he went to Gow that Hallward had been first and Gow (which is strictly a breach of etiquette) had heard him. Hallward seems however to have damaged his case by … Continue reading →

Posted in Local History, Science | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Gow, Hallward, Miss Scott, Scis, Sir Arthur Guillum Scott, W. F. Fox | Comments Off

Friday January 22nd

I am in a disgusting temper tonight, having got thoroughly cold taking Prep tonight, i hae been cold and cross ever since and also over-tired and miserably peevish, flying out at everything and everybody… This morning Barrington-Ward told me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Clarke, Football, Gow, Hallward, Hobson | Comments Off

Saturday January 16th

Wade has got a ┬ú60 Scholarship at Queen’s, I hear Gow was not unamusing on the subject. ‘Eh! Lets have the Scholar or you do a bit Wade’. Wade made mistakes! ‘Eh!’ says Gow ‘they wouldn’t give you ┬ú60 for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbey, Art, Discipline | Tagged Cyril Jackson, Gow, John Nicoll, John Williams, Sir William Dolben, Wade | Comments Off

Thursday December 10th

1st Play Night I went out about 7 o’clock and Boult, Chapman, Low and myself sat together in the Gods where there was a fine squash every inch of room being filled and I had to take a child on … Continue reading →

Posted in School Customs | Tagged Adrian Boult, Barrington-Ward, Gow, Guy Chapman, Keir Hardie, Latin Play, Low, Princess Henry of Battenburg, Troutbeck | Comments Off

Saturday October 24th

I really believe we have succeeded in squashing Whitmore, he seems subdued today, though he poses as a martyr and I gather rather that Hall disapproved of his execution. I expect that I am unpopular for the moment but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbey, Discipline, Food, Science | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Benvenisti, Fagging, Gow, Gow jnr, Heaton-Ellis, Low, Mrs Raynor, Natural History Society, Prince Regent, Robert Peel, Robinson Duckworth, Smurthwaite, Sorley, The Spectator, Trealt, Whitmore, William Makepeace Thackeray, Wood | Comments Off

Thursday October 15th

Hobson went into breakfast with Father this morning so I was left alone. ‘Middle’, perhaps only my imagination, seemed rather constrained and I was quite glad when the meal was over. We had a somewhat unexpected ‘play’ today so we … Continue reading →

Posted in Debating Society, Discipline, Politics, Sport | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Brown, Debating Society, Forbes, Gow, Hobson, Hodgson, Licensing Bill, Marriott, Miles, Play, Rawson, slang, Smith, Smurthwaite, The Professor, Tunnecliffe, Whitmore | Comments Off

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 | Comments Off

Monday September 28th

…Gordon arrived 3rd hour and had to be persuaded to come ‘up’ Library which he eventually did but seemed afraid of being caught. He has grown a moustache in 2 months which so fascinated me I could hardly keep my … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, School Customs | Tagged Gordon, Gow, Miles, Ranalow, slang, Sorley, The Professor, Walking the mantelpiece | Comments Off

Thursday September 24th

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 →

Posted in Debating Society, Food, School Customs | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Bonner, Clark, Debating Society, Gow, Gow jnr, Low, Reed, Shore, Smith, Smurthwaite, Sorley, Startin, The Professor, Tomlinson | Comments Off

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