The Vigornian May 1887

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THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHRONICLE. MAY, 1887.

No. II. VOL. I.

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Editorial Football Fives , On the way to the Gold Fields Some Old Vigornians Cricket Rowing Club Athletic 'Sports Training Our Worcestershire Butterflies School News School Officers The Library Correspondence Accounts, Acrostics, and Chess

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JENtortaI. F any apology be needed for the re-appearance of this Magazine after a shorter interval than usual, , it can only be said that, as a record of events, a ~ yearly issue was considered hardly sufficient to deserve the name of a "School Chronicle," and the Editors therefore resolved to rely on the support of the School and all 'kind friends who take an interest in our affairs, in producing a number of the Vigornian if possible every term. The pecuniary success of the last issue' has also rendered possible a reduction in the price, but it rests with our friends and s,upporters whether the reduction' is to be a permanent one or not. It is intended if practicable to keep each suc­ cessive number up to the size of the present one; and we trust that our friends will not disappoint us~in our hope,'ofm<tking the, Vigornian a more useful and

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perhaps more entertaining periodical than it has hither­ to been.

Though still labouring under the disadvantages from which we shall Olily be freed by the completion of the Great Hall and the new School-house and Playground, the School has, we think, shewn signs of improvement during the past term in more ways than, one. Though we were unfortunately prevented from playing Football last term by the fear of damagjng the ground for this year's Cricket (a privation which may, we hope, be avoided in the future by obtaining another field for the football season), the time thus left on our hands, when the immortal," hockey" flagged, was occupied by short runs, fives, and rowing, with the best possible results.

We are glad to note also that some attempt has been made to re-organise the Library; and here we may venture to call attention to the list of libri desideratz" which the Librarian has lately compiled, and ask those who are interested in the School to aid us in making the Cathedral School Library worthy of the place which it is destined soon to occupy, when we return to our old School-hall.

Our correspondent" Reformer,"who wrote an appeal to the esprit de co..rps of the School in our last hum­ ber, has taken the first step in a matter which ought to excite the common sympathy of all who have the interests of the School at heart. We consider it a direct Insult to our correspondents that their suggest­

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ions have been so completely ignored as "Reformer" points out. We are glad to see that the School has taken the second step in the matter by the r('vival of the Fives Club; but there yet remain many reforms to make ere the inactivity of the past has been thorough­ ly wi;)ed out. We publish in this number a letter from another correspondent, suggesting an excellent plan by which these reforms might be carried out.

After the Easter vacation, somewhat lengthened by the abrupt termination of last term (necessitated through the sudden outbreak of measles, the spread of which was happily prevented by the wise step im­ mediately taken by the authorities), we enter upon this our Summer term with the hope that it will be the last .of our exile. Weekly, almost daily, the Great Hall is visited by some of us, who gaze with anxious eyes at the various improvements which are now ap­ proaching completion with a pleasing rapidity. The opening is impatiently looked forward to by all; and though we can now almost count the days to the time when once more we shall be able to meet" comfort­ ably" with all our friends, yet some who at first thought that they might take part in the ceremonies of that day, now find that they must witness them as Old Boys.

sure that should any steps be taken in the matter which he brings before our readers, the success of the scheme would be more than beneficial to the School as a whole.

Surely, when the City which we represent has not had much to boast of in the last few years with regard to her achievements on the river, a Sch00l such as ours ought to be able to send out rowing men who would be able to win back for Worcester her ancient fame on the race-course. We therefore commend the captain's proposal to the benevolence of our subscribers.

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The work accomplished by the Rowing Club last term seems to augur well for a successful season; but of the Cricket we will not venture to say much. The loss of many of last year's team will necessitlte a great deal of practice to bring the eleven into good playing form; but we hope that the very fact of their removal will inspire with greater zeal those who hope to take their places.

'HOUGH our season practically came to an end before Christmas, it may not be out of place to make a few remarks on this subject <w> now, as we omitted to give a detailed ac­ count of our doings in the football field in the last issue of the Vigorllian. During the Christmas term we were glad to notice much more enthusiasm shewn by the School generally than has been the case for many years; and there seemed some chance of our getting together a really strong team. But the want of early training shewed. itself only too plainly outside the scrummage, and we were sadly deficient in good three quarter backs. The forwards improved considerably during the season; but even after months of practice they were not sufficientl)' well on the ball. The ab­ sence of a safe back was also a great detriment; in fact, though not utterly bad at any point, .the team was only moderate throughout; and consequently, in the few matches WhICh we did play, we suffered defeats which were certainly not without their good effects upon us.

Before leaving the present number in the hands of our readers, we would remind them of a fact which they might otherwise forget"':'-that during the present term the Empire will celebrate the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. We cannot yet say how this great event will affect the School, but we do not duubt that a holiday of satisfactory duration will be granted by the powers that be. It will be seen that the captain of the Rowing Club has his own ideas of the way in which this year should affect the School, having a keen eye to the interests of his own particular sphere. We feel

Throughout the months of October and November, instead of the usual pick-up games, in-school matches were arranged, with the result that much mare energy was shown by the School in turning up to practices.

The first of these matches, Sixth v. School, resulted in an easy victory for the monitors, who were fortunate in possessing most of the best first team men. The King's Scholars drew their match against the School, but succeeded in winning the return by a try. In the Alphabet matches, A-'--K 11. L-Z, the former were victorious on both occasions. The Fifth scored a victory against the Lower School-the latter being un­ ,

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On September 30th we played a very strong team of Old Boys on our own ground. The match was very one-sided, but great credit is due tu the School for the plucky way in which they played against a team superior not only in weight and strength but also in numbers. More than one of our team were playing in their first match, and although we were soundly thrashed the game tended to inspire us with greater confidence in ourselves, proving the truth of the well­ known motto, "Experienlz"a docet."

As mentioned in our last number, we were severely defeated at Bromsgrove on November r2th, but such a defeat was more useful to us than many a victory would have been.. Our opponents played a magnifi­ cent game outside the scrummage, and their passing was too much for our men; so we were eventually beaten by six goals and three tries to nil.

On January 27th we played a town team which Mr. G. Bennett brought against us. The match took place on Pitchcroft, in two inches of water, and after a hard game, rendered doubly so by the state of the ground, we were defeated again by three tries to nil. The best work in this match was done by the forwards, as any good play outside the scrummage was almost im­ possible.

A word should be said with regard to the future.

It will certainly be our best policy next season to play as many matches as possible-at present we run the risk of getting into a style of play which suits only ourselves, and is quite useless when we are opposed to a foreign team.

If the School shew as much energy next season as it did last we ought to be able to turn- out a very respectable team. Tradition says that Worcester Cathedral School was once seventh on the list of English Public Schools in the Football field. May not that time come again? .

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EFORMER'S" stirring appeal in tbe last issue of the Vigornian has been productive of at least one beneficial result,. namely, the formation of a Fives

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Club-an institution which has lq.ng been the theme of discussion in the School; and now that it .does really exist, we hope it will have rather a longer life than its predecessor seems to nave enjoyed.

Owing to the non-existence of a Fives Club, the game had considerably degenerated; and as the school will soon possess new courts, it is to be hoped that Fives will be more largely patronized in the future. A very fair number of members have subscribed, and many of them practised hard during last term, with a result on their phy which is apparent to all. Fives is a game which requires constant practice to keep a player' up to the mark'; in this respect, great facility is afforded to those who join the club. Towards the end of the Easter term a Tournament was arranged, for which sixteen members entered their names; it was. played out on March 23rd and 26th. H. Laurie, who played extremely well in all his games, won the final, Davies i being second.

Appended is the list of matches and their results ;­ First Round.

Counsell ii beat Roan iii

15- 1 Laurie beat Davies ii 15- 2 Newman beat Webb iii (absent) 15-0 Webb i beat Quilter ii

15-3 Roan i beat Bolland i

IS -13 Davies i beat Faram 15-3 ii Webb ii beat Counsell i 15- 1 3 Pearson beat Keen 15- 11 Second Round.

Laurie beat Counsell ii

15- 2 Webb i beat Newman

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Laurie beat Webb i 15-4 Davies i beat Webb ii 15- 13 Final.

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the largest river in the colony. Here we had to pay toll to go over the bridge. This is one of the five E left Durban, Thursday, January 13th, bridges the Government built and on which a toll was for Pietermaritzburg at 3.7 p.m., and after to be levied until they had paid for themselves, which the usual tedious journey by the Natal Government Railway, arrived at that City they all have done long ago, but with the exception of at 9 p.m., being only half-an-hour late; this is rather the one at Estcourt they all continue to levy toll.

Next day we passed the juncticn of the roads, where good as the distance is just 56 miles.

Here we put that to the left goes to the Free State and that on the up at the Crown Hotel, and the first thing next right-which we took-to the Transvaal. This was morning we hired a couple of horses and rode out to one of the hottest days we had all the way up and as see where our waggons were. These five waggons had usual the flies, beetles, and insects of every description been sent on a week before from the mouth of the came ronnd us hy millions. The next day we arrived Umkomas under charge of two brothers named Felt; at the outskirts of the town of Ladysmith. Here we they had a loose span of oxen for a new waggon got into a little trouble with a Dutch farmer who which had been made for us in Pietermaritzburg. When we arrived at where the waggons were outspanned we demanded 24/- as he said we had allowed our cattle to trespass on his land, and so they had, but we came to found that two. oxen had got lung sickness, the terms by his taking half the sum he asked. disease so much dreaded by all cattle owners in South According to the law of the Colony every man who Africa; as we could do nothing while on the road owns a farm by the side of the main road has to except try and disinfect them with carbolic acid, beacon off ten per cent for a public outspan; but in we had to just grin and bear it. This disease is so most cases these beacons are not visible and then you fatal and infectious that the laws respecting it are very must take your chance. On the following Monday strict. After having made various purchases in the we crossed the Klip River and passing through the city and picked up our new waggon which we intended town outspanned just beyondit, and then went to enquire to load up with transport at Ladysmith, we started up after transport for the Gold Fields. Ladysmith is a. the town hill, a very steep ascent of nearly five miles, but it was not so bad, as the road was in good order small town laying in a valley and ,-!uite flat but hills all round so they sometimes get very bad floods here, and dry. We rested half way up and in the evening and we saw traces of one that happened about a year got over it, and' next morning arrived at Howick Falls ago; it is also at present the northern terminus of the in the River Umgeni; having crossed the railway Natal Government Railway, and 'all goods for the twice. These Falls are among the highest in the world, having a direct drop of 320 feet, and the river Transvaal or Free State are taken on by waggons. is about 30 feet in breath. That evening we crossed We found the goods shed at the Station quite full of the river by a wooden bridge and having passed all kinds of goods waiting for transport; and in the through the village, outsparmed. Next day we passed town there were nearly a hundred riders who delayed Karlkloof, where there is some beautiful scenery, and loading up in the expectation of rates going up. But reached Curries Post; the road .here was very rough as we wanted to get on we took on a load of 50 cwt. and stony. Next day passing the village of Weston on of timber for Barberton at 10/- per cwt.; and then the Mooi River we reached Hardings where we had cleared off to our other waggon's. That evening we a slight shower of rain. Leaving here the following . left Ladysmith and two days 'afterwards crossed day we came down Griffin's Hill to Willo~ Grange by Sundays River, and on Thursday arrived at the a bad piece of road, and that night we reached Biggars Berg. Here we saw for the first time traces Estcourt, crossing the Bushman's River, then through of the Boer War of 1881-82, which consisted in the the town, crossing the Little Bushman's River we out­ remains of two stone forts built on the summit of the spanned on the hill above the town. Next day we got two hills on each side of the Pass, and, like most' of some things in the town and going on reached Moodi the arrangements in that war, were of no use as the Sprint in the evening. Then' on across the Elaaw Boets crossed by another route. On Saturday, Janu­ Crance River to Colenso where we got to the Tegula, ary 29th We "crossed the River' Ingo&an and out­

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THE VIGORNIAN. spanned on a farm called Tiger Kloof, about 7 miles from Newcastle. Here we were detained until Feb­ ruary 9th, as the lung sickness had become so bad among the cattle that we decided to inoculate all of them.

Inoculation, which is similar to vaccination among human beings, consists in making a small slit in the ..nimal's tail, witl;J. a penknife, in the fleshy part just about the last joint, then inserting a strip of worsted which has previously been soaked in the virus taken from the lung of a diseased ox, and binding it up with some string. This causes the ox to take the sickness in a mild form. On February 9th, Wednesday, we left and passed through Newcastle and outspanned on the northern bank of the River Incandu. Newcastle is the most northern town in the Colony and is at present the terminus of the telegraph wires. There is no direct communication with the Transvaal but tele­ grams are sent via Harrysmith in the Free State to Pretoria. I hear that the Transvaal Government are to put down a wire from Barberton to their border and this will be carried on by Natal.

That evening we reached Schuins Hoogte Store, and the next day went down a steep hill and up the Schuins Hoogte-thewordHoogte has no equivalent in English, as far as I know, it signifies a very steep hill, and yet it means rather more than that-the road was good but very steep. In the evening we crossed the Ingogo River by. a double drift, and the Cemetery containing the graves of Sir George Colley and the officers who were killed in the Boer War. On Friday morning we reached the foot of Laing's N ek and close

by Amajuba Hill, where two battles were f.:mght. I walked to the summit of the hill and then round by the Nek and the whole place seemed quite full of graves.

It was at Laing's N ek that the 58th Regiment was cut to pieces and all the officers killed except one ensign who had to lead back the troops. On Amajuba Sir George Colley fell, or as is more likely shot himself, after his defeat. What he wanted his men on the top of the hill for at all is a mystery, but v'hat is more curious is that .they should be beaten in such a position j the fact is they were panic-stricken and simply ran without in many instances firing a single shot.

This hill is circular in form and stands out like a· sugar loaf-­ and very nearly as steep-and on the top there is a sli~ht dip, then flat ~ound a1;lout 200 yards, and across

all round, the rocks stand out so as to form a natural fort. At Laing's Nek Sir George instead of sending his troops up the road to the Pass, ordered them to go up the steepest place he could find and then they Were ordered to double.

That evening we arrived near Coldstream and in the morning crossed the stream and had a brake handle mended, and at 10. I 5 crossed a little sprint and were in the Transvaal.

This was Saturday, February 12th, and the first time I had been on foreign soil since we left France in 1874. We outspanned at a place called Llanwarne. The Boers have here put up a statue to their comrades who fell in the War and asked permission to have it just opposite to a stone­ they say that it was put there in order that all the English who came in might see it. To do this they had to ask permission from the owner of the stone, a German· Jew named Michelson, this he gave if they would give him a small sum annually to keep it in repair­ being of marble of course he has nothing to do.

Then on the day of the ceremony of unveiling, all who came to see the event found the old Jew had fenced in all round and demanded 1/- per head as he said it was on his land. The race have a knack of looking after number one.

Sunday was very wet, but we managed to get off on the Monday morning, up the Oder Hoogte, a bad steep sideling and the road very heavy, through the pre­ vious day's rain. We reached Sand River and at night were near Rolfontein, and on Thursday at the Vaal River. This we crossed next day although it was rather high, as the weather looked so much like rain. It was lucky that we did so, as a lot of waggons which waited in the hope of the river going do~'n were detained for more than a week. We had hardly got outspanned on the opposite bank when down came the rain.

Next morning we were only able to make a short tack as the rain came down again. Sunday it was too wet to move. Monday the rain came down in sheets and in the middle of the night I woke up with the wet coming in on my face j I moved my position a little but the more I moved the worse it seemed to get, so I wrapped myself in my blankets and lit my pipe and waited till morning. I do not suppose a very much more uncomfortable position_can be imagined than to have to sleep under a waggon with the rain coming in by the bucket full and all your blankets wet Tues­

l' I ~ } THE VIGORNIAN. day was fine, so we started off, and in the afternoon came- to Ermolo, passing the first of a number of pans_ These pans are very numerous about this part of the high belt, they are as a rule circular in shape and vary in diameter from 20 yards to 200 yards, and in most there are numbers of blacK. ducks, which are very shy and hard to get at to shoot; I had several shots at different times but they were nearly always out of range.

Ermol0 is a small town, and has a quantity of coal about it, but as it is so far to carry anywhere it is only oflocal use. On Thursday we arrived at Lake Chniui, the largest of all the pans, and in shape it reminded me of the Lake of Geneva. This lake is about the hifsh­ est ground in the Transvaal and is supposed to be 10,000 feet above the sea. In'the winter I believe it is very cold. The store is on New Scotland, a series of farms conceded by the Government to a large company, and comprises about 250,000 acres.

again, when the chain broke again in the same place in the road, but this time it ran back and over it went upside down. The waggon was not broken in any particular part and the load (sugar) was not hurt at all. I suffered most as my stretcher which was on the top had one leg broken and, sustained other slight injuries, while my poor steel cabin-box which was on the back rail, was crushed very badly. These boxes stand a good deal but not a whole waggon-load of 2 Yz tons turned over on them and at that to have stones to rest on.

Nothing inside was hurt, and with a little hammering the box is now as good as ever and I am using it for a desk, on which I am now writing. After putting the waggon on its wheels again and reloading we started again and got on the top all right. We were now only 28 miles from Barberton, but were I I days before we arrived there. There were two roads here, by one you to have cross about cwelve bad mud-holes in three miles, and by theother you have to go down a very On Friday we left the High Velt and began to get steep hill-about 1ft. in 6ft. for 150 yards-they call into the low country, which is very hilly and stony, this Hell Fire Shoot and the name is I consider a ~ut is not quite so full of mud-holes and bogs as the very good one. We decided after seeing both roads high country. On Monday, February 28th, we got to the to go

by Hell Fire Shoot. That night was very wet Hot Springs. These are some sulphur springs coming and in the morning in spite of a nasty misty rain we up in the middle of a stream and the water round is got to the top of this place. This was Friday, Febru­ , quite hot; you can only bear your hand in for a few ary 4th. It rained all the next day and on Sunday; seconds, that is just where the sulphur is ; the stones and a miserable time we had as our bedding was all all round are quite green, and the smell is by no more or less wet-more I think-I got so sick of means pleasant. These are not the only springs like sitting under the waggon on Sunday afternoon, that I this in the country, as I have heard of two others, one put on my mackintosh, and started off for a walk on near Pretoria and the other in the Tregula. Next day we the road; coming back I took a short cut across the crossed the Komoti and on the day after we went up hills, but the mist came on so thick and the rain the Vet Hoogte-White Hill-this was very steep, poured in such torrents that I had to make for the road but we managed to get up without any trouble. Here again, and after having got as wet as was possible, got we saw a lot of ring doves and I managed to get back to the waggons.

My boots contained a good several, they are very small but they are very good to pint of water each and all my clothes were soaking, put in the pot; they are very common in this country but I did not care as I had some dry ones to put on. and I shot them lots of times after this. Next day Next day was fine and we blessed the sun, when he wearrived at the Rooi Hoogte-Red Hill-this was showed his face once more, but the roads were too the worst hill we had to go up on the whole road.

As usual in bad places we put two spans of oicen heavy to move in the morning, so I took the gun to try and get a shot. I was away some time and had on and took one waggon up at a time. Four were not had a shot when all at once' up jumped a Vaal got up on the top very well and then the fifth started, The next moment I had him on his back; it Roebuck. but had not got up the first pinch of the hill when' was fortunate as we were quite out of meat. This snap went the trek tow chain and the waggon with only six oxen came running down backwards; was the only buck that we shot as we had no rifle with us, or else we should have had several more. We got fortunately it, was stopped by a large stone and no down Hell Fire all right and that night arrived On the damage done. The chain being mended we started

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We had heard .a great deal about this piece of road, as it is by far the worst on the road but all down hill. In the rnorning we went down the first part and outspanned, then walked on to the bottom to see how to get dOwn. This hill is really divided into three parts; the first although steep is not so very bad; then there is a sort of platform; the second place is a cutting with a stream right across, steep and very Qeavy, mud in some places about four or five feet deep and very sticky, then another platform only larger than the first, with another stream to cross, then the third and last part very steep indeed and very stony.

The second part they call the Shoot and the last the Slide.

We could not go down that day as a whole lot of waggons were stuck in the mud. The next morning we took off part of the loads of three waggons and outspanned 24 oxen to them and started at 10.30 a.m., but had to wait our turn and make the road a little better. Although we pulled through' quite easily, we were so stopped by other waggons in the mud some being capsized, that it was 8.30 p.m. before we got down.

We had some grub and at about midnight took an empty waggon up to where we had left the other two and loaded it with what we had taken off in the morn­ ing, then waited and the moment it was light we came down before anyone could get in our way; this time we were only three hours coming down. We left about thirty other waggons waiting their turn. We thus managed by using one waggon twice over to lighten the loads.

The hill is about 4 ~ miles altogether and very bad all the way.

We saw no less than seven waggons capsized that day. From the top of the "Shoot you get the first view of Barberton as you look across the valley to the hill where the town is, and it reminded me very much of Malvern from Battenhall. Next day we went on and passed one or two nasty places.

At one, but by no means the worst, one of the Felts capsized the waggon he was driving, right in a stream; it was more through carelessness than anything else.

We got it out as quickly as possible and the sugar was very little wet, but it took us some time to mend the waggon which was badly broken; but we managed to do it. Next day we were only able to make a short tack as we were stopped first by rain and then had to m;J.ke a roadway across a stream. On Sunday, March

13th, we reached Queen's River and on Monday Concession Creek, and there we left the four sugar waggons and took the one with the timber and went into Barberton.

Here, as the journey of 455 miles ended, I shall end too, for the present.

TABLE OF DISTANCES.

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N. the ~£gorn£a~ for 1.883 there appeared an mterestmg artlcle entitled "Some Records of our School," containing many details m ~ connection with the origin and early history of Worcester Cathedral Gr,ll11mar School. We purpose here to supplement these records of Alma Mater by , giving short biographical sketches of the more noted men who were educated "under the shadow of S. Mary's."

Although our records extend back to the time of our Founder, Henry VIII., it is not till the time of Doctor Henry Bright, who became Head Master iri 1591, that we hear much of the "King's School."

This famous Doctor held the post of "School-master" for about forty years, being at the same time a Prebendary of the Cathedral; and under his care the School flourished exceedingly, so that he became quite a distinguished man in the eyes of Worcestershire and the adjoining counties. Although in easy circumstances (he possessed an estate in Hereford­ shire), he continued to teach, "thereby benefiting the families of neighbouring gentlemen, who thought themselves happy in having their sons educated by him." Such was the man under whose tuition "the famous grammer schole" produced many men whose names have been handed down to us in other books besides the school register; and some of these men will form the subject of these sketches.

One of the earliest names we meet with is that of FRANCIS POTTER, RD., "a learned divine," who was educated at the King's School under Dr. Bright, and

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became a Commoner at Trinity College, Oxford, where he took his degree. He possessed an excellent talent for drawing and painting, proofs of which may be found in his College, where the Founder's picture in the hall was painted by his hand. Possibly amongst those whom he reckoned as his friends at school was JOHN DOUGHTIE, who was at any rate his contemporary under Dr. Bright. He became a student at Oxford at the age of sixteen; and after taking his degree, obtained a fe1l0wship at Merton College. He afterwards became chaplain to the Earl of Northumberland; but at the commencement of the Civil War, having resigned several appointments in order to avoid imprisonment, he retired with the King to Oxford, and shortly afterwards, to London. At the Restoration he became a Prebendary of Westminster, and died there, being then "in his second childhood."

The religious ideas inculcated by Dr. Bright seem . to have influenced his pupils in different ways. 'One old Vigornian, ELIOT FURLEY, after taking his B.A. degree at Oxford, entered the Church of Rome as a Priest; became a great favourite of the Pope, "and in great likelihood" (says a writer) "to be next CardinaL" Whether he ever attained to that dignity we do not know. Yet perchance this very man in his boyish years often shared a flogging with JOHN TRAPp, who, when he left the school, went to Christ Church, Oxford, and joined the Puritanical party, by whom he was esteemed to be one of the best preach'ers of his time.

visited France, and spent some time there; then returning to England he lived quietly in London until his death in 1680. The inscription on his monument in Westminster Abbey d~scribes him as "a man of extraordinary learning, wit, and integrity; peculiarly happy in his writings, not so in the encouragement of them."

There can be little doubt that JOHN VAUGHAN was also one of Bright's pupils, sinc~ we read that he was educated at "Worcester School," which must certainly mean the King's School.

His education was completed at Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied for the law. He sat in the House of Commons as member for Cardigan, in the Parliament of 1640, and was at heart an enemy to the monarchy. Charles n. knighted him, and he became Serjeant-at-Law and shortly afterwards Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

WILLIAMDuGARD, another Vigornian of Bright's time, after taking his degree at Cambridge, received several mastershi ps in succession at various schools, and in 1644 was appointed Head Master of Merchant Taylor's School, London. He governed this school very successfully; but having shown too much affection for the royal cause he was deprived of it and imprisoned in Newgate, his wife and children being turned out of doors. It was owing to the influence of Milton, who was his intimate friend, that he was not punished more severely; for he was soon released and restored to his' former station.

Worthy of notice also is JOHN BEAL, D.D., who was Dr. Bright also had the honour of instructing born of good family in Herefordshire, and educated SAMUEL BUTLER, the celebrated poet, who was born in successively at the' King's School, Worcester, Eton '1612 at Strensham in Worcestershire, and was College, and the King's School, Cambridge. He educated at our school. It is very doubtful whether became King's Chaplain in 1665. Amongst other he passed through a University career or not; some things he took a great interest irr the promotion of historians affirming that he went to Oxford, others to apple orchards in his native county.

Cambridge, whilst many, again, deny that he went to Fame is not always attained by noble deeds. A any University at all. He was for some years, certain Old Vigornian, ROGER MANWARING, has been however, a derk in the service of Thomas J efferies, described as one of the most abject tools of power Esq., of Earl's Croome, Worcestershire. Thence he that ever lived. As a Doctor of Divinity he was fined entered the household of the Countess of Kent, £5,000 'and suspended for three years by the where he was fortunate enough to have access to a Parliament, for the servility which he shewed towards good library, and, better still, the society of Selden. the king; but Charles granted him a pardon, and Here it was that he brought out his immortal work preferred him to the Deanery of Worcester, and later "Hudibras," which was published in 1663. Though greatly applauded at the court of the Gay Monarch, it on to the see of St. David's.

Last but not least amongst these distinguished brought him but little pecuniary benefit. Later on he

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He was junior counsel for the Seven Bishops; resolute effort to achieve success, it will be with an ill grace that we ask for support next year-with a record Macaulay in describing the trial, says: "Somers rose blotted by defeats which there has been no struggle to last. He spoke little more than five minutes, but prevent. every word was full of weighty matter; and when he We therefore trust that the School will plainly see sat down, his reputation as an orator and constitutional lawyer was established." He represented his native its duty 'in this matter, and act upon it. A motto city of Worcester in the convention Parliament of which should be taken by every individual member of 1689. In the reign of William and Mary he became the School is comprised in two words, "don't shirk." successively Solicitor General, Attorney General, Lord Obey this exhortation, and it will indeed be strange if Keeper of the Great Seal, and finally attained the some good result does not follow. The present term offers many other attractions besides Cricket, equally dignity of Lord Chancellor, being raised to the peerage as Baron Somers. At his death, which took place in useful and important to their devotees; but we here urge the absolute necessity of avoiding a lukewarm 1716, when he was far advanced in age, he was declared to have been "the best Chancellor that ever . attachment to many pursuits, and taking'up thoroughly one and one only; it is next to an impossibility to be sat in the Chair." at the same time a good cricketer and a good oar.

With this famous Vigornian we close this short Those who remain from last year's team, and all who article, expressing our deep obligations to local hope to get a place this year, must put in an appear­ historians for the valuable help obtained from their at least four times a week. With that, we may ance pages. hope to succeed; with less, success would be imposs­ C.R.D. ible.

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<!ricket.

HOUGH we are doubtless labouring under ad­ verse conditions, it is beyoud all things to be hoped that the School will not allow the Cricket to be a failure this year. We have much to wipe out; for last year we encountered defeat in every match but one; and though the condition of the ground was so unfavourable for practice as certainly to offer sorile excuse for our disasters last season, we see this year no reason why the School should not regain its ancient prestige in the field.

The only way to make the season asuccess is by steady application and regular practice. We are by no means

\!be lRowing <!Iub. HE four went out a few afternoons last term and did some good work; but a great deal of train­ '1P ing is needed before the crew can be fit to represent the School on the river. The stroke is at present rather too short, and lacks steadiness in the return, whilst the time is not yet perfect in the bows; but these faults, which are only the principal ones out of a large number, will doubtless soon disappear when the crew get into thorough working order.

Now we have not yet done anything as a School to celebrate the Jubilee which is in everyone's mouth.

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\Vhy should not the year' 1887 see the Cathedral :atbletic Sports {r:raining.

School boat on the river at the Regatta for the first HE want of a few hints to aid a schoolboy time? The only difficulty is the want of a boat light whilst training for Athletic Sports has been enough to compete with the Clubs which generally row. much felt, and, knowing this, we have been Will not the Town and the Cathedral body give us a ~ induced to give a brief sketch' of a system special Jubilee subscription to obtain the racing hoat of training which we have found in every way convenient _which we so much want? The sum required would be and easy to follow out. about £25, which would procure us a good second-hand Training is not nearly such an arduous task for a boat from Oxford or some other place; and though we schoolboy as it is for a man; for the former is always could hardly hope to carry off any laurels from such a in moderate condition from regular and frequent contest, yet the very fact of entering the lists would be exercise.

A month will suffice to get him in good trim of inestimable benefit to the School, and would do if he follows a correct system. In this article we more to hold her together than many victories in the intend to give a brief outline of the course which a Cricket field. The sum asked of each subscriber boy should generally adopt. When entering for several would be very small, and the boat once obtained would events, as is generally the case at school sports, a with proper use last a long time, for we should not in_ of the muscles of all parts of the body is , development vest in a flimsy cockle-sheJ] which would go to pieces almost as necessary as that of the legs. The muscles after a season's wear. I shall bring the matter before of the stoniach are developed by rowing; this will also the next commitee meeting, and I trust that it will meet to some extent open out the muscles of the back, but with the approval which I think it deserves. boxing is the very best thing to strengthen the latter.

With regard to the junior members of the club, it is Diet must of course be carefully attended to. The imperative that all put in an appearance on every half- ' following plan will meet most boys' requirements. holiday. As there are a specially large number of new Breakfast.

A little meat,or two lightly boiled eggs, members, it may be advisable to remind them here of watercress, bread and (n-ot too much) butter, half a the true object of the Club, which is-;-:-To promote good pint of tea. rowing, and not, as new members often seem to sup­ Dinner. Meat, and a few vegetables. Plenty of pose, to afford an opportunity of "having a lark" up stale bread, and half a pint of water. Eschew puddings. the river. The rule of last year will be strictly adher­ Tea. Bread and butter, watercress, marmalade, ed to, viz., that no boats used for a wrong purpose wiJ] be paid for by the Club. Let it be borne in mind, half a pint of tea.

Supper. Crust of bread, and half a pint of water. also, that the future success of the School on the river Do not take more than a quart of liquid in the day. depends on the amount of work done by the juniors Beer or stout might be taken instead of water, though of the present day, and that a place in the four is only water is much the best. Avoid too much milk, butter, gained by steady training in former years. If the new cheese, potatoes, and coffee. ' ' members make good progress in the early part of the This system must of course be adapted to suit the season, a junior four may be formed for the ,latter convenience of the trainee. In brder to get into part; and this crew will be picked exclusively with an condition, that is, to get rid of superfluous flesh, which eye to merit, so that the only hope of obtaining a place impedes the free use of the lungs, "sweating down" lies in continuous and hard practice. will have to be resorted to. Rise at 7 a.m. j dress in One thing should be carefully borne in mind, viz., jersey or sweater, and flannels, underneath ordinary that the Rowing Club does not wish to attract to itself clothes, and go out for a brisk half-hour's walk,, those who are already cricketers. With the limited returning, undress quickly and get at once into cold time which each boy has at his disposal, he cannot sponge-bath j do not spend more than a few seconds give his attention to two pursuits with any hope of ex­ ,here j then rub down with the hardest towel that can celling in both or in fact either. I trust that ·before be obtained, and dress quickly in ordinary clothes. many years are passed 'the numbers of the School will Practice. Between 7 and 8 p.m. Do not be too enable us to put two or three elevens into the field of running your full distance, When training for fond pesides a. q~w Qn th~ river, W. H, W,

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a hundred yards, a sharp burst of sixty yards will be quite sufficient. For the mile and half-mile, between 500 and 600 yards will suffice on most days.

Run the full distance twice or three times a week. The quarter-mile is perhaps one of the hardest distances.

Thorough training is wanted to run this successfully.

Hurdles should be taken in strides, not jumped. The flights are generally placed ten yards apart; this ground . should be covered in five or six strides, the sixth being reserved fat the hurdle..

On the day of the sports have a boileJ fowl or something of the same kind for dinner, with bread. This should be eaten two hours before the sports commence. If possible walk slowly down to the course, and give yourself plenty of time to change.

GenerC!l Hints. If you are in fair training already there is no need for the sweating down. Running shoes must be carefully chosen and worn for at least a fortnight before the sports, to allow the feet to get used to them. In running long distances the pace ought to be spread over the whole race and not confined to' the end; if it is reserved for the finish the race is simply reduced to a 100 yards contest. No practice is necessary the night before the race, and nothing should be allowed to worry you. Some people can do with less than a quart of liquid per day; but nothing is gained by this.

Hoping this short sketch may be of use to those who up to the present have had no plan to work upon, we conclude with the simple advice, "Go in and win."

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ELL, and are all you young entomologists in training? In training? Yes, don't you want to be in training to fag a mile up and down a steep loose slate surface railway cutting, without any grass, only a few yellow flowers, in a boiling August sun, after a Clouded Yellow? It is what we have to do, and yet entomologists are "such sloping old grubbers, poking there noses into everything" as I was told lately.

Have you begun the season yet? I did on Good Friday; there is plenty to be caught already; besides this year's Whites, Orange-tifls, &c., which are so fllentiful.

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now, there are some hibernators who are worth looking after, the comma (C.album) which can be foundjor a certainty alongside a wood, opposite a hop-yard just before the seventh milestone from Worcester on the Bromyard Road; those I have taken are in excellent condition, and there are plenty of them. The only difficulty is to catch them; they seem to have such a particular objection to it, far more so than most other butterflies, and when in the net will spoil themselves in a minute if not cornered and Killed at once. I have been told that the large Tortoishell (V. Polychlorus) has twice been taken there.

Now with regard to Bransford; it is best to walk there, as the roadside swarms with Walls, Orange-tips, Whites, and occasionally Brimstones about this time.

The hunting ground is the coppice by Bransford Station; to reach it you go straight up the hill just over the Teme Bridge, when you get to the· top there is a gate opposite you, which you pass through, and just inside on the marshy grass you will find (in June) the Ringlet and the Meadow Brown.

Down the always muddy lane you come.to a grassy opening, where in and after _May. there are always swarms of Blues, small and large Skippers, Orange-tips, etc., and now and then a Speckled-wood (LEgeria) will fly out of the coppice.

You will observe growing with the grass a lot of Yarrow, on which by close examination you sometimes find the chry­ salides and even caterpillars of Blues. Going round the sides of the field beyond you can see the Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, but they are generally too quick to be caught.

Now work through the copse to the station, on your way you can start the Common and Silver Carpets and Emeralds by beating, also innumerable "Shells.', The Greasy Fritillary has been caught in this wood, so ·Iook out.

By the way all railway banks round here are excel­ lent hunting-grounds but dangerous; beware of plate­ ayers' cabins. Later in the season the Bransford Road literally s·warms with the Large Heath (Tithonus).

Altogether Bransford is a splendid place but very capricious, singularly subject to conditions of wind and sun; moreover, the return trains are very awkward, you must either come back early in the afternoon or not till 7.

Towards the end of this term the (then) tall thistle­

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bed below the Diglis Lock will be found a good place for the common Vanessas-Io, Cardui, Atalanta, and Urticce.

Another happy hunting ground is out Cowleigh way, you can do a great deal without trespassing on anybody's land and you always have the chance of catching something rare, for it is a celebrated locality.

Dont get A few words in conclusion as to tools. one of those tin Y and cane nets; the top has a way of flying off or bending back when you strike at any­ . thing, which is very annoying and productive of evil passions. But make yourself a net with a wire-ring witH the stick crossing the mouth of the net; don't be afraid, for a butterfly, even if hit, would not be hurt.

The bag should be made of mosquito net, which you can't get in Worcester. I have had one five years, and it is as good as ever. The advantages of this net are­ the \"ire can be coiled up and put in your straw hat, the net goes in your pocket, and the stick is a :walking stick. Always use a zinc collecting box and damp the cork before starting, and put insects well up on the pin this season.

BffiTICUS.

ScbooI 'Mew£;.

HE third and final examination in Am bulance Work was held last March, and all the candidates were successful, viz: H. A. ~ Counsell, E. A. White, P. B. Wright, W. H. Counsell, C. Wheeler, S. M. Baylis, A. Warren, F. W. Keen, A. E. Wheeler, H. Laurie, A. Pearson, C. C. Counsell, C. Dimont, S. T. Dutton, F. M. Webb, H. W. Bolland, C. Forbes, S. H. Wilkes, A. E. Davies, W. W. Finch, P. Wilks, C. H. C. Faram, J. Powell.

J. Martin,Hertford College, Oxford, was admitted into Holy Orders by the Bishop of Worcester, at the Ordination held in the Cathedral on March 25. The King's Scholars and a large number of non­ foundationers attended the Service.

A. P. Higgins took honours in the last Intermediate Examination held in London for LL.B. degree.

H. A. Counsell, who obtained the Meeke Scholar­ ship at HertfQrd Colle~e, Oxford, will not go into

residence till October next.

P. B. Wright sailed in "The Germanic" on the 16th of April for Ontario.

G. H. Bird passed the Examination in Arts (Medical Preliminary) held at the Apothecaries' Hall,last March.

H. S. Wilkes passed the Matriculation Examination of the Pharmaceutical Society.

School Services were held as usual during Lent, in the Cathedral. The preachers were the Rev. Canons Melvitle, Knox-Little, Creighton, and Claughton, an? .the Head Master.

A large proportion of the School have attended the Sunday afternoon services lately instituted by the Dean.

The New Buildz'ngs:-We are very glad to be able to announce a definite time for the re-opening of the "College Hall." It will be opened during the first week of next October, and from present appearances we shall have no cause to regret tbe long delay. The new roof which is already completed has a very fine appearance. We have had a lucky escape in regard to the windows. Some very inferior glass, full of bright yellow panes, was sent by a Birmingham firm.

Luckily the Architect, Mr. Christian, was warned in time, and has substituted the capital glass made in London, which has just been sent in. A gallery is to be raised, the same size as the old one, and will contain the School Library as before. Two additional windows materially alter the appearance of the build­ ing. The one at the west end is one of the largest and finest in Worcester. The- heating apparatus consists of hot-water pipes all round the interior of the build­ ing, below the level of the floor; and so far as can be seen, will be quite satisfactory. An oak panelling will run all round the room.

Our Annual Athletic Sports, which were arranged to take place on April 14th, have been postponed till after the Summer Vacation owing to an outbreak of measles.

The Easter Holidays began on April 9th, instead of April 14th, on account of the threatened outbreak of measles, and School re-commer,ced on May 4th.

We beg to acknowledge the following Magazines:­ "Lily," "Ousel," "Cantuarian/, "B<tthonian/' "Ulula/' "Truroniaf\ ,"

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Head of the School

E. A. WHITE.

Captain of the School.

W. H. COUNSELL.

Captain of Foot.ball

W. H. COUNSELL.

. Secretary of Football

W. H. WEBB.

Captain of Cricket

W. H. COUNSELL.

Secretary of Fives Club

c. R. DAVIES.

Captain of Rowing Club

W. H. WEBB.

Librarian

E. A. WHITE. -

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{W H. WEBB. RV H. L ITILEBU .

U:be 1ibran?

IT is to be regretted that no steps have been taken to provide the Library with ." Reformer's" '¥ ideal custodian-" a pushing fellow, one who has no other pressing duties to attend to." The present condition of the Library is such as to require the entire attention. of at least one Librarian; and unless some member of the -School be found willing to under­ take this task, the books will not be in a fit statp to occupy the new gallery when it is completed. In spite of efforts made during the past term to recover missing volumes, there yet remain .many gaps on the book shelves, caused by the surreptitious" bagging" ofbooks for the past three or four years, which hitherto there has ~een no resolute effort to pre:vent. But though much yet remains to be done, the list of missing vol umes published in the ~iddle of last' term has so considerably diminished that there seems some chance of our being able to convey the library to its new quarters in a whole condition. It is earnestly desired that all members of the School, past as well as present, will immediately send in any books which they have in their possession, and so relieve the Librarian of a large amount of trouble.

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Amongst the Volumes still missing are the following: Mommsen's History of Rome-Vols. III and IV. Great Schools of England-Staunton ; Ancient Classics

-Horace; Ancient Classics- Virgil; Translation of Sophoc1es-Dale; Hood's Poel'ris; Comic Poets of the Nineteenth Century; A Floating City­ J ules Verne; Cruise of the Frolic-Kingston; Mr. Ledbury-Smith; Filibuster-F. Cooper; Rosa­ Dumas; Insurgent Chief-Mac Henry; Little Dorrit -Dickens; My Novel (vol ii)-Lytton; Chemistry­ Wilson j Green's Short History of the English People.

The following Books have lately been added to the Library:-Handbook vfNew Zealand-Hector; Official Handbook of New Zealand-Hector; Notes on the Progress of New Zealand-Stout; Demosthenes -Butcher.

We have also received from Mr. Charle~ Wood, the Son of the late Mrs. Henry \Vood, a handsome present of his Mother's books-The Channings, Roland Yorke, Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles, and Johnny Ludlow (two series). Mr. Wood has also most kindly promised a further contribution on the re-opening of the Great Hall.

We cannot let this opportunity pass without express­ ing our deep regret at the death of Mrs. Henry Wood. 'The Channings,' as everybody knows, is a tale of our own School, and we have always considered that we had a special interest in the fame of its authoress. During her lifetime she mad,e presen~s to the School Library of some of her works, and kept up her interest in the School. We tender our hearty thanks to Mr. Wood for his present, and would like lo assure him of the sympathy of the School in his bereavement.

L£br£ Des£deratz'.

Grote's History of Greece Fyffe's School History ot" Greece Cox's Greeks and Persians Cox's Athenian Empire The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age-Sellar Trench on the Study of Words Prescott's Conquests of Mexico and Peru..

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The Editors do not holel themselves responsible for the opinio ns of their Correspondents.

All letters intended for insertion in these columns mnst be authenticated by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

Every facility will be afforded for the discussion of matters of interest to the school, but a rigid compliarice with this rule will be enforceti.

To THE EDITORS OF THE "VIGORNIAN." DEAR SIRs,-I do not at all see the justice of "Reformer's" remarks in your last number. I cannot understand his absurd statement that" the School has shown a sad want of energy and esprit de corps," in refusing to follow the advice of every lunatic who has taken it into his head to "make a suggestion" through your columns. Things are going on very well in my opinion, and it is quite a mistake to suppose that any reforms are needed. Let us stick to the good old customs as long as we can, and down with the Radicals!

Yours to the backbone, "TRUE BLUE."

To THE EDITORS OF THE "VIGORNIAN." DEAR. SIRS,-Whilst entirely agreeing· with the greater part of "Reformer's" letter, I feel it my duty to call attention to one clause in which he states that "the re-organization of the Library depends on the Librarian himself." But, Sirs, who ever said that the Library needed re-organi,;ing? I spend a large part of my time there, and as far as I can see, it is a very good Library, and the books are for the most part in good condition; and there are only about two or three dozen volumes lost, and the dust is not more than a quarter of an inch deep on the bookshelves; and the Reading .Room, too, is a nice, quiet retreat, and is seldom the scene of anything worse than a game of knuckle bones or a pugilistic encounter; and I never saw a newspaper torn into more than a dozen pieces ten minutes after its arrival, or used for any worse purpose than lighting the fire or making a paper dart; and the cases of the periodicals are only split about half way down the back-not more; and I am sure there are never more than three or four pools of ink on the table, nor have I ever known more than eleven boys at the same time leave their football togs lying in the said pools of ink;

only once have I seen a bucket of water upset over the floor, and that was purely an accident; and certainly the number of books taken on one after noon from the shelves without the knowledge of the Librarian has never exceeded six. And so I do not think there is much to complain of, especially as we now have a Librarian who actually visits the bookshelves about .twice a week, and has even spent a whole afternoon, I believe, in putting one shelf of books in order.

Hoping that the School will now look upon the matter in the true light, I am, Sirs, Yours truly, "ONE WHO OBJECTS TO SCANDAL."

To THE EDITORS OF THE" VIGORNIAN." DEAR SIRS,-Your correspondent "Reformer" made one grand mistake. If he had attended the Cathedral service once during the last three years he would have seen that the King's Scholars havelong ago complied with the request, made through your columns, that. their surplices should all be washed at the same time. I write this merely to shield from calumny the corporation of which I am a member.

Yours, etc., "KING'S SCHOLAR."

To THE EDITORS OF THE "VIGORNIAN." DEAR SIRs,-Attention was called in your last number to the little notice taken of letters inserted your columns. I do not wish to go over the ground again, but I think the School Commitee might very well meet for a short time and present for the approal of the HeadMaster any suggestions they might deem useful, and then put them in force.

Another point I would urge is this--to keep a book in which th~ names of boys !llight be entered at their leaving, as Subscribers to the Vigornian. Many would like to keep up a closer connection with the School, and I venture to think this plan would me.et their wishes. Of course there would be an annual subscription; but the sum would be so small (under two shillings) that few could hesitate. " K.S." ,;,..._.

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DEAR SIRS,-I do not know whether I may "lay the flattering unction to my soul" that the Fives Club was in any way the result of my letter which you kindly insertpd in your last number. However that may be, it is a step in the right direction, and proves that the School has not yet fallen into a sleep from which there is no awaking. May I again urge the readerfl of the Vz"gornz"an to rouse themselves to more active enterprise, and lessen that long list of reforms which, I think, are still required to be made before the School can say she has done her duty?

PROBLEM XVII.

By W. E. B., Composed for the "V£giJrnz"an."

BLACK.

Yours truly, " REFORMER."

:accounts.

WHITE.

LIBRARY & READING ROOM ACCOUNTS FOR 1886.

DR. CR. £ s. d. £ s. d.

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Subscriptions (2nd 1st two Terms - 2 0 8 Term) 2 9 0 Ditto-3rd Term - I I 8 Subscriptions (3rd Balance - 25 2 9Yz 2 10 0 Term)

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First, "not an Elephant," Captain from" Twelfth Night" ;' Next, Tapioca Plant, Last, to do up tight; Whole, up the river a place of resort, Reading initials and last letters taught.

Penny-a- Wordsworth.