Tag Archives: Sorley

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 January 14th

Lent Term begins I was down in comparatively good time for breakfast this morning which is more than I can say for most of the house which was disgracefully late. Father made a raid into Big Dormitory and hurried them … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline, Local History, Science | Tagged Abbey, Ashburnham House, Barrington-Ward, Hobson, John Sargeaunt, Marriott, Ralph Tanner, Rawson, Smurthwaite, Sorley | 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

Friday October 16th

. With superlative energy I played Fives this afternoon with Hobson, Rawson and Tunnecliffe. Considering I hadn’t played for over a year I got on better than expected. Tunnecliffe had never played before. Barrington-Ward this morning showed me the ‘History … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Literature, Sport | Tagged Adrian Boult, Barrington-Ward, Comic Cuts, Fives, Hobson, Peter Elmsely, Rawson, Raynor, Sorley, Sutcliffe's, The Professor, Tunnecliffe | 1 Comment

Thursday October 8th

. Today the new boys commence fagging so I got hold of Smurthwaite and told him he needn’t fetch Father for lunch, little Tunnecliffe better do it — to which he replied in a disappointed manner ‘Oh needn’t I. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline, School Customs | Tagged Barrington-Ward, Debating Society, Eton, Fagging, Forbes, G.B. Wilson, Harrow, Lord John Russell, Smurthwaite, Sorley, Tunnecliffe, Winchester | Comments Off

Wednesday September 30th

This evening completed my first week as Head of the House and on the whole I think I ought to be satisfied with the result. At any rate I have settled down and the House has accepted me better than … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline | Tagged Hodgson, Sorley, Tomlinson, 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

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