Tag Archives: Hobson

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 →

Posted in School Customs | Tagged Charles J F Bunbury, Graham, Hobson, Pemberton, Siege of Derry, Tomlinson | Comments Off

Saturday February 20th

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 →

Posted in Theatre | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Bonner, Coronet theatre, Frank Benson, Frederick Worlock, Hobson, Marriott, Mellor, Miles, Miss Genevieve Ward, Mr Murray Smith, Mrs Murray Smith, Price, Rawson, Richard III, Yolland | Comments Off

Thursday February 18th

. After Hall I went up to the Exhibition and showed some things to Etheridge and Pemberton and W. Gray. Grandly opening cases, as a Committee man and handling birds whereas mere ‘visitors’ are ‘requested not to touch’!… Later Low … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbey, Music | Tagged 'flu, Cavendish-Bentwich, Etheridge, Gilmour, Gray, Hobson, Low, Pemberton, Tchaikovsky | Comments Off

Monday February 8th

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 →

Posted in Discipline | Tagged Cloister Green, Hobson, Home Boarders, Sven Hedin | Comments Off

Friday February 5th

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 →

Posted in Discipline, Health, Sport | Tagged Cargill, Clarke, College, Geoffrey Dearmer, Gordon Reed, Hobson, Hodgson, Mason, Minchin, Potter, Sargeaunt, Smurthwaite, Sorley, The Professor | Comments Off

Thursday February 4th

. 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 →

Posted in Discipline | Tagged Hobson, Hodgson, Prep | Comments Off

Wednesday February 3rd

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 →

Posted in Local History | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Bedford Street, Frampton, Hobson, Low, Maurice & Co, Nall, Thorney Island | Comments Off

Monday February 1st

. 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 →

Posted in Health, Music, Science | Tagged Ashburnham, Charles Darwin, Collet, Hobson, Low, MacLennan, Ranalow | Comments Off

Tuesday January 26th

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 →

Posted in Debating Society, Discipline, Health, Literature, Science, Sport | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Colquhoun, Debating Society, Dickson, Fives, Forbes, Gilman, Graham, Hobson, Literary Society, Milton, Minchin, Mrs Thresher, Natural History Society, Pemberton, Rawson, Shakespeare Society, The Elizabethan, The Professor, Whitmore | Comments Off

Monday January 25th

My cold continuing bad I stayed in this morning and did not go out until 1:30… Later went to Forbes this afternoon who made us take lengthy notes all the afternoon which saved me from going to sleep. The rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline, Health, Sport | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Forbes, Gordon Reed, Gow, Gow jnr, Guy Chapman, Hallward, Hobson, Minchin, The Professor, Whitmore, Wood | Comments Off

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