Wonder of wonders another fine and smashing day. The Sports are famed for wet days and ‘one of my earliest recollections’ to quote the Dean, is retiring under the Nursery table to yell with mortification because it was a pouring … 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
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
I was so horrified at seeing the way our House Section was drilling this morning that I have spent the day in trying to get up keenness with I hope fair success. This morning was deplorable, no sting in the … Continue reading
Graham and Marriott received their ‘Pinks’ after the match on Saturday so now we have two ‘pinks’ in the House I am glad to say. I nearly disgraced myself by gurgling out loud with amusement in ‘Hall’ today when I … Continue reading
One of those stupid little difficulties arose today which are so annoying and hard to deal with. Rigaud’s use in their yard a very superior leather ball which is not inexpensive and which they kicked on to our roof. Cowie, … Continue reading
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
. 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
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
‘Dr Markham has left us to my no small grief’ writes – from Westminster in 1764 ‘our new master Dr Hinchliffe is I believe very good natured, he did not flog anyone the first week, but he has gone on … Continue reading