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No. 24. VOL. II.
DECEMBER, 1893.
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Editorial The Victoria Disaster ... Formation of the Malverns St. Giles Church, Little Malvern Football Speech Day School Officers King's Scholarship Examination School News ... Correspondence
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(Ebitouial. :E are now well embarked on a fresh School year. Soon after the beginning of the term came Speech Day, a full account of which will be found in another column. The Governors have not yet been able to build new Class Rooms for us, but they have had the Old House done up and much improved. We seize this opportunity of thanking them all; and especially Canon KnoxLittle for the great trouble he has taken in person both about the Old House and the new Carpentry Workshop, which is now being built. Next summer the School will be taking the Higher and Lower Certifi-
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cate Examinations; we hope that all the candidates will make the most of the time before them, and gain for the School a creditable report. Last term there were two candidates for the Higher Certificate, Davies i. and Bennett; both gained certificates, and Davies obtained " distinction " in Divinity. A class has been started this term under Professor Fawke for Boxing, Fencing, etc. ; it is getting on well, and we recommend the rest of the School to join it. We gave a full account of the Cricket season in our last issue. It was perhaps not so successful as was expected, but we may look forward to next summer with expectation of better things, as we shall only have lost one of last year's eleven; grounding our hopes on the promise shown in several members. We hope for a successful term on the river when we reassemble after the holidays. This can only be expected if everybody does his best to contribute towards that success. There are several fellows, who ought to join the club, who as yet are not among its numbers ; we have even heard that there are cases of boys who prefer the Town Rowing Club to their own, but we can hardly believe this : such utter lack of patriotism seems too impossible to be credited ! We
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look forward to next term, then, hoping for larger numbers, and greater keenness in the boats. The Football will be reviewed at length elsewhere, but we should like to make a few remarks on it before leaving the subject of School games. This is the second year we have played the Association game. Last year it was, of course, an uphill fight, but by the end of it we had obtained some knowledge of the game. There was no reason why this should not have been a successful season, but it cannot be said to have come up to our expectations. This is mainly owing to irregularity of attendance on the part of many of the fellows, especially in the latter half of the term; thus it has been found difficult in any way to attain to that combination in which lies the strength of a school eleven, which can only be obtained by regular practice. This state of things is indeed lamentable, and we hope fellows will wake up to a sense of their duty in supporting their School in the field. There has doubtless been much to be desired in the arrangement of matches, and perhaps the seeming lack of interest among certain fellows may be partially accounted for by this fact. The Editors desire to apologise to all those to whom they sent the last issue under-stamped.
^hc IBktorra Disaster. [The writer would remind the readers of this short account that it is purely a personal narrative of events as experienced by one saved by a merciful Providence, and in no way discusses the causes or results of this terrible calamity.]
^T.was Thursday afternoon, everything and everybody quiet and peaceful, " make and mend clothes" having been piped, and there was that living stillness everywhere which one, I think, only experiences on board a ship. I was reading seated in a chair on the battery deck till three o'clock, when I decided to go and look at a book I had seen in a cabin on the upper deck; there I was reading still when the engine room telegraph rang to "go astern," as I found out afterwards; but then I thought nothing of it, as I believed the fleet to be at steam tactics. At that moment seven bells struck. Imme-
diately afterwards I heard a sound as of a boat being crushed up, accompanied by a slight shiver of the ship. I got up and went over to the starboard side of the quarter deck, when to my surprise I saw the " Camperdown " slowly disengaging herself after having evidently cut into us somewhere forward. I said to someone standing by, " This means our returning to Malta, at all events," never dreaming that such fearful consequences would result. The water line of the " Camperdown " began to go lower and lower in the water, and to me it certainly appeared as if she were going to sink ; however, I believe she had some of her watertight doors shut, and thus averted an accentuation of the disaster which was so soon to follow. Meanwhile we had been steadily listing to starboard, and it got so bad that I started to go below to rouse an officer who at the time was sick in his cabin suffering from fever ; however, on the battery deck I met him, so I returned on deck. Things were evidently becoming desperate, the ship's company had fallen in in perfect silence, the sick had been brought up, and a poor petty officer, who was asleep in his mess and had been smashed up when the " Camperdown " crashed into us, lay on the quarter deck writhing in agony. I now again attempted to go below, thinking to save some valuables, but a merciful Providence forbade my doing this, for I found that the after ladder leading below had been removed for the purpose of closing the watertight door, for hardly had I reached the upper deck again when the word was passed, " Everybody*overboard the port side." I went aft to the poop, and got outside the rail on the port side, the ship being then at an angle of, I should say, forty-five degrees. I lay flat on the side screens, and, without looking down, dived off", the last words I heard being, " Look out for the shaft," then to my horror I saw I was coming down head first on to it; a thud, and in a moment or two I was at the surface groaning lustily, as I had lost my breath. I knew some part of me had struck the shaft, but I was only thankful at the time that I had escaped with my life, as nothing could have saved me had my head struck. I must have gone within a couple of feet of
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the still revolving propeller. Poor A , who dived in place of mica. Hornblende is that dark green or over with me, I never saw again ; I fear he came on black mineral which gives the dark colouring to the rocks, while mica is made up of several flat laminae or to the shaft head first, or was struck by the screw. As I felt myself getting weak, I did not go near plates of a shiny silvery-looking mineral. There is anyone else—I could not have given assistance, and also another variety of mica which consists of black I knew that my best chance was to get hold of some plates. When this mineral weathers it turns a golden wreckage. Soon to my relief I saw floating about, a colour, which greatly deceived the people in former few yards away, a part of a chest of drawers. I times, for in 1720 some enterprising individuals dug reached them just in time, for things were getting for gold on the top of the hill between Worcester dark, and I saw the " Victoria " disappear bows first, Beacon and the Wyche just above the Royal Well screws revolving, in a sort of misty dream. Then I Brewery, and the shaft can be seen to this day. By remember going round and round in a whirlpool, and ' far the most abundant of all minerals is felspar, a what seemed a long wave covered me—this must have fleshy-coloured and glassy rock which easily breaks. been the suction caused by the ship. However, I High up on the western flanks of the chain, and clung fast to the chest of drawers, and soon came up extending right away to Ledbury and Cradley, are a again breathless. I could now scarcely hold my head new class of rocks called sedimentary, which are up, but I managed to hail a boat, and then all was formed on the bed of the sea by the sediment which dark. I tried to see, but could not. I heard someone is washed into the sea by rivers. The sediment in the boat say, " Goodness, we shall be run down by settles in layers just like the mud in the valley of the that cutter," and I hardly seemed to mind if we were Nile, and of course the lowest layer is the oldest. or not. From that time till I found myself in the sick We can divide the sedimentary rock of Malvern on bay on board I know nothing. Some brandy revived the western side into three portions : ( i ) The Upper me, and it was then they found that the key of my I Cambrian, (2) The Upper Silurian, (3) The Old Red chest had caused a wound in my right side when I Sandstone. The Upper Cambrian is the oldest of struck the shaft in diving overboard. In conclusion, I these deposits, but it is only found attached to' the can only thank God that He brought me safely southern hills of the chain and south of the Camp through dangers which proved fatal to so many of our Hill. The oldest bed of this formation consists of a conglomerate, which is made up of a collection of poor shipmates. H. A. S. (Old Vigornian). pebbles cemented together into a hard rock; and when we come to consider that these pebbles are formed from the Malvern Hill rocks it shows us what Jormation of the Jll;tlbcnts. an immense age the Malvern rocks must be, for the |pHE low ridge of the Malvern Hills (Moel- Cambrians are the oldest of all fossil-bearing rocks, Wern, the bald hill by the Severn) consists and therefore the Malvern Hill rocks are older than of an eruptive chain which was raised after these. As we go westward from Cambrian conthe rocks on either side were formed. Geologists call glomerate we meet with another rock called Hollythe rocks which constitute these hills Plutonic, i.e., bush Sandstone, and upon this leans the Black and rocks which were once in a molten state and after- Grey Shales, which contain no fossils except a few wards cooled, not on the surface, as modern lavas or small trilobites. Here end the Cambrians. In Wales, volcanic rocks, but at a great depth under the earth. where these rocks are better developed, we ought to Quartz, felspar, mica, and hornblende are the chief find upon them another series of sedimentary rocks minerals of this range. The first three of the above- called the Lower Silurian, but these are absent at mentioned minerals are the constituents of granite, a Malvern, but in their place we find a volcanic rock rock which is of comparatively rare occurrence in this called basalt. This basalt is the same rock as that district, for the rocks nearly always have hornblende. which forms the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, but
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when it cooled it did not assume the columnar structure, but the form of balls piled one above the other. If you try to break one of these balls you will not succeed unless it is rotten, for, instead of breaking, it will peel off coat by coat like the successive coats of an onion. The above rocks only occur at the southern end of the chain, but to the west of them and all along the northern end of the range we find the Upper Silurians. All the well-wooded hills which you see to the west when standing on the Worcester Beacon are Silurians. The Silurian consists of seven different formations. The oldest of these, which is nearest to the hills, is the Llandovery, at the base of which is another conglomerate similar to the Cambrian, and containing, in addition to the fragments of the Malvern rocks, some fossils. The Llandovery is best exposed on the Obelisk Hill at Eastnor. Leaning against this rock is a narrow band of limestone called Woolhope, which is chiefly remarkable for its fine fossil corals. We next come to the Wenlock Shale, and, resting upon it, the Wenlock limestone. This is the most fossiliferous of all the rocks at Malvcrn, and is quarried to a considerable extent for burning into quicklime. The Ludlow Shale is the next, upon which rests the Aymestry, which is inferior to the Wenlock, but a better limestone than the Woolhope. We now come to the Upper Ludlow, which is the last of the Silurians. In none of the rocks below this do we find any fossil remains of vertebrate animals, but for the most part only shells. But in Upper Ludlow we find the first traces of fishes. These traces are what are known as bone-beds, which are about two or three inches thick, and are crammed with the broken bones of fishes. After the Ludlow come rocks called the Downton Tilestones, which contain very few fossils, and resting upon this comes the Old Red Sandstone, which extends throughout the whole of Herefordshire. This rock contains the skeletons of fishes which are not broken as those in the bonebed are. Now, all these rocks once lay over the top of the Malvern Hills, as is evident (i) by the leaning of the strata against the hills; (2) because the Llandovery rock has been found upon the top of the Wind's Point, where it was preserved in a hollow, and because in it has also been found on the eastern side
of the hills, where the Camp has been thrown westward out of the general line of the hills. These hills must once have been under the sea, because of the leaning of the strata and the existence of the conglomerate, which could not have been formed except in the sea. Seeing this, you would naturally expect that when the hills came up they would throw off the sedimentary rocks on either side, and so they did, only the rocks on the eastern side sunk down in a line of fault which extends from the mouth of the Severn to the Dee, leaving the small fragment on Castlemorton Common near the Camp Hill as a vestige of their former existence. When they went down they were covered by a newer rock called the New Red Sandstone, or Trias, which fills the whole valley in which Worcester lies. This was covered by the Lias, which has since disappeared, leaving a small fragment at Berrow Hill. A. BENNETT.
€httrdt, fittle iHE tourist from Ledbury, turning the road at Wind's Point, suddenly sees nestling amongst the trees the tower of S. Giles Church. In Anglo-Norman times Little Malvern was little more than an umbrageous wilderness, exactly the place for privacy and seclusion. Here, then, about 1171 A.D., two brothers, Toceline and Edred, founded a small Benedictine Priory for themselves and a few other monks who had come from Worcester, to which this cell was subordinate. This was dedicated to S. Giles, and continued till the dissolution of the lesser monasteries in 1538, when it contained a prior and seven monks. The present church, which is that which belonged to the priory, was built on the site of the more ancient edifice about 1482. It was originally in the form of a cross, having an embattled tower rising from the centre, but the transept has long been in ruins and partly destroyed, and the rest of the building is much dilapidated. From several points of view it forms a picturesque and striking object, particularly when its Pointed windows and rich tracery are seen in combination with the mantling ivy which
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On each side of the tower is a handsome window, separated into two lights of a mullion, and having a quatrefoil and other tracery near the apex. The interior of the church is plain and uninviting, although indications of former splendour still remain in its vestiges of painted glass and armorial blazonry. Some old " miseres " on each side of the chancel are very peculiar, and an oak screen in Gothic style, much injured, divides the nave from the chancel. Almost over this screen, extending from wall to wall, is a beautifully carved beam, finely relieved and undercut with foliage (?) In an angle near the stalls on the north side is a grotesque carving. The east window is ornamented with elegant tracery, dividing it into numerous lights, the principal of which are trefoilheaded. Quatrefoils and other forms complete the design. In the upper divisions are several armorial shields in stained glass, and in the lower are the remains of some figures supposed to have been portraits of Edward IV., his queen, and part of the family. Fortunately, a detailed description of the glass in this window when it was still perfect has been preserved among the xiss. of Thomas Habingdon (mentioned before), of Hindlip (born 1560), who was concerned in the Gunpowder Plot. He says: " In the east window of the Quyre, consystinge of six lofty panes, there is paynted in the middest and worthiest of them Edward the fourthe in a robe of Ermynes wearing his rightefull imperiall crowne, yet purchased anewe with divers blouddy battles, and in the next pane his Queen. In the pane behind the kinge was his eldest sonne the Prynce, after Edward the fyfthe " . . . " and in the last pane of that syde his brother Richard Duke of Yorke." " In the pane behind the Queen was theyre eldest daughter the Lady Elizabeth behind her systers." In the pavement are several wrought tiles, some bearing the same inscription as those in Malvern Priory.
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The sepulchral memorials are confined to a few mural tablets, but there were formerly some monuments of considerable antiquity. Habingdon says that in his time (Queen Elizabeth's reign) there lay in the south aisle a knight or crusaderi all armed, saving his face, his right hand being on his sword, with his legs crossed. On his right lay his lady, with her arms crossed. He imagined this latter position to indicate that the lady had accompanied her husband in his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. H. M. C.
Jfootball. jITH eight of last year's XL still left we hoped at the beginning of the term to have a successful season, but unfortunately it has turned out otherwise. Perhaps the difficulty experienced in arranging matches is largely accountable for this, but there can be no excuse for the slackness and total lack of interest shewn by the majority of the fellows in this, the oldest-established of the School games. Of course there are some few boys who, owing to their weak health, are unable to play the game, but there are also a number of able-bodied fellows, who seem to almost ignore the existence of the School club ; one bright specimen was even heard to openly declare, that the play of the School was not good enough from him, as he only cared to play with first-class players. It is to be hoped that this kind of spirit, which is a disgrace to the holder of such an opinion, and must be fatal to any hope of success in the School sports, will not be allowed to spread. With regard to the play of the team, the weak point is, as it was last season, the forwards. The shooting has improved a little, but there is still a painful lack of combination. The cause of this lies in our not having a good regular centre-forward, and until this place is adequately filled, the chance of having a good set of forwards seems small. The half-backs have improved considerably, but are still inclined to run back on to the backs, instead of keeping the opposing forwards from spoiling the latters' kicks. This season there have been more junior matches than there were
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last year, which should make the prospect for another season look brighter. The juniors have shewed great improvement in play and fair regularity in attendance to practise. The practise games at the beginning of the season were well attended, but after the half-term there was a great falling off in the energy displayed. The School House v. School match was as usual keenly contested, and a very even game ended in a victory for the House by 5 goals to 4. In the return match the School were victorious, scoring 3 goals against 2 obtained by the House. The following have been the matches up to the present :— W.C.G.S. v. J. COOK'S XI.—Pb.yed on the School ground and resulted in our defeat by 3—I. Mr. Beach-Hicks was unable to play in this match. W.C.G.S. v. VOLUNTARY CHOIR GUILD. — Played at Diglis. A very high wind spoilt the passing of both sets of forwards, and after an even game the match was left drawn, I goal each. W.C.G.S. v. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL.—Played on the School ground. Though we made a much better show in this match than last year, we had to put up with a defeat of 4—o, playing one short in the second half. W.C.G.S. v. HEREFORD COUNTY COLLEGE.—Played on the School ground, and resulted in a win for Hereford by 3—I. In this match three of the first XI. were absent. Junior Matches. W.C.G.S. (UNDER 13) v. REV. D. SAMPSON'S SCHOOL.— Played in Britannia Square, and won by our opponents by 3—I. W.C.G.S. (UNDER 16) v. EVESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.— Played at Evesham, our team playing one short, and resulted in a draw of I—I. W.C.G.S. v. REV. SAMPSON'S SCHOOL.—Played on the School ground, and won by the School by 6—0. W.C.G.S. (UNDER 16) v. VOLUNTARY CHOIR BOYS.—Played on the School ground, and resulted in a win for the School by
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Speech Bag at iHorcesiev (Eathcoral School. [Reprinted from Berrow's Worcester Journat\. Speech Day at the Worcester Cathedral Grammar School took place on Tuesday. The College Hall was filled with the parents and friends of the boys and those interested in the school, the
audience being larger than on any previous occasion of late years. The proceedings commenced with an excellent programme of part-songs and recitations, in the latter of which the boys displayed very great proficiency in Greek, Latin, and French, as well as in English. Specially commendable was the scene from Moliere, given with great spirit and freedom by three of the younger boys, Nicol, Browne, and Webb iii. The programme was as follows :— School Song—A. Caldicott " Where Severn Winds." Gloucester Davies i. Hastings Fuller Stanley Bolland i. Buckingham Bolland ii. Love! Telfer Ratdiff Morris i. -IT-i T?_ iv •. (Dido Chamberlain Virgil—/r.n. \ _ 1t , . & T, \sLneas Bolland i. Part-songs (Harrow songs)— I " Giants." Farmer \ " She was a Shepherdess." ( Dionysus Davies i. Aristophanes—" The P'rogs " -, ^aimnas Xanthias C Chamberlain \CEacus Fuller Moliere-" Le Medecin Malgre (Sg^relle Nicol *\ • » -j Marline Browne lul ( M. Robert Webb iii. By Junior Boys. (Sir Anthony Absolute Sheridan—Two scenes from J Chamberlain " The Rivals " j Captain Absolute \ Bolland ii. Part-song—Stevens "Blow, blow, thou winter wind." The following among others accepted invitations to be present :—Mr. A. F. Godson, M. P., the Dean and Mrs. Forrest, Canon and Mrs. Knox Little, Canon and Mrs. Claughton, Canon and Mrs. Teignmouth Shore, Canon Cattley, Rev. G. F. and Mrs. Hough, Rev. H. and Mrs. Clifford, Canon and Mrs. W.W. Douglas, Rev. and Hon. H. Douglas, Rev. G. S. and Miss Munn, Rev. G. A. K. and Mrs. Simpson, Rev. R., Mis., and the Misses Thursfield, Dr. and Mrs. Quilter, Rev. C. and Mrs. Chaytor, Rev. B. H. and Mrs. Sheppard, Rev. F. H. and Mrs. Richings, Rev. W. and Mrs. Woodward, Minor Canon and Mrs. Waugh, Rev. C. J. and Mrs. Hunt, Rev. W. R. Carr, Rev. R: C. Bates, Mrs. Bates, Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Wallis, Rev. and Mrs. B. Arthure, Mr. and Miss Douglas, Colonel and the Misses Norbury, Captain Leggett, Colonel and Miss Kellers, Dr. and Mrs. Mabyn Read, Dr. and Mrs. Crowe, Dr. and Mrs. Walpole Simmons, Dr. and Mrs. Cooke, L>r. and Mrs. Wareing, Miss Bagnall, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, the Misses Strange, Mrs. W. Browne, Mrs. Ashton, Aid. Walter and Mrs. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gilmour, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Miss Faber, Mr. and Mrs. Deakin, Miss Kingsford, Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Aid. T. R. Hill, Mr. and the Misses dirtier, Mr. and Mrs. Bourne, Mr. and Mrs. Tanner, Miss Manby, Mrs. Berkeley, Miss Broome, Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mr. T., Mrs., and the Misses Bates, Mrs. Brodie, Miss S. Atlay, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. and Miss Butler, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Wilding, Mr. and Mrs. Yonge, Rev. H. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Miss Hildyard, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hyde, Miss Wodehouse, Mrs. and the Misses Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Binns, the Misses Binns, Mrs. Senhouse Clarke, Mr. J. H. Hooper, Miss Topping, Rev. and Mrs. Brierley, Mrs. J. W. C. Day, Aid. and Mrs. Knott, Mr. and Mrs. Barrington Ward, Miss Southan, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Buck, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mr. Davies, Misses Beale, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. and Miss Cameron, the Misses Binyon, Mr. and Miss Mence, Mr. and Mrs. Graves Morris, Mr. Smallwood, Mrs. and Miss Vincent, Mr. J. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Rev. F. G. and Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. and the Misses Jerram, Rev. W. and Mrs. Marshall, Rev. and Mrs. Arden Davies, Miss Robson. The DEAN announced a letter of apology from Aid. Ernest Day, owing to a severe cold. The HEAD MASTER, who was then called upon, said his first duty and pleasure was to welcome the friends who were present.
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THE VIGORNIAN. He did so with the more pleasure because there had never been anything like so large a gathering. The sympathy of parents thus shown was one of their greatest helps in the discouragements and difficulties which must crop up from time to time. Perhaps the most remarkable thing in the year's history was that none of their governors had been made a bishop. (Laughter). He hoped to see the same governors for many years to come They might understand his horror when a day or two ago the Dean told him he had lost his voice through a cold and might not be with them. He was hardly able to grasp the idea of a speech day in that school without the Dean being present. He had never seen one, and hoped he never would. (Applause). He thanked the Dean for making the effort to come. The year had been quiet and prosperous, the numbers were steadily rising, and were now nearly 50 per cent, higher than when the new scheme came in. They would like to have more scholars, but to his mind growth in numbers was of little value compared with a growth of moral worth, and he thought he could trace that among the present boys of the Cathedral School. (Applause). Never had he seen less that he would wish not to see, and more that he should wish to see. That was owing greatly to the influence and example of the older boys in the school, and the kindly interest of his colleagues, to whom and to Dr. \Vareing he offered his sincere thanks for that, and for their help in school work. That was not one of the Oxford and Cambridge certificate years, but Davies and Bennett for special reasons passed the examination, and Davies was among 39 out of 1,214 candidates who obtained distinction in scripture. The rest of the school was examined by Mr. Rushforth, a most painstaking, conscientious examiner. Referring to the list of honours obtained by past and present scholars, which he read out, and which is printed below, he said that after Chamberlain had obtained a Meeke Scholarship at Hertford College, Oxford, it was thought better that he should go to Cambridge, and he was elected to an open exhibition at Emmanuel College. He also dwelt upon the great satisfaction felt generally at the success of Webb for the Indian Civil Service. (Applause). He referred to the fire by which the class rooms were destroyed, and said the governors managed at once for them to occupy the adjoining house as class-rooms, and they proposed to build a carpenter's shop. He spoke of the plucky display of the boys in the boat race with Hereford, and after thanking the Rev. W. G. Melville for training the boys, appealed to the public to assist in getting a boat for them. (Applause). The EXAMINER (G. McRushforth, Esq.) read his report as follows :—I have examined all the forms in the school by papers and viv& voce in classics, divinity, English, and French. I have to thank the headmaster and his assistants for help in looking over several papers. I have also read reports of examiners in mathematics and arithmetic from Mr. Clarke, in physiology from Mr. Beach Hicks, and in geography and English grammar from Mr. Bachelor. I am therefore in a position to report on the work of the school in all its principal branches. I believe that the work and teaching throughout the school is in a very satisfactory state. As the two highest Forms were last year examined by the O. and C. Board, I am not in a position to compare the results of the present with those of previous examinations. The rest of the school shows no sign of falling off, and I am glad to be able to say that in respect to certain points to which I called attention last year, there has been a decided improvement. In the matter of spelling, more particularly of Bible names, the deficiency which I noticed, has evidently been attended to and remedied. The number of boys who now fail in this respect is quite small. Another general remark I have to make is that throughout the school the papers were with very few exceptions orderly, neat, and clearly written, and that the Forms which I examined inv& •voce left me with a very favourable impression as to the good behaviour, discipline, and intelligence of the school. I will now give the results of the examination in classics throughout the school. In the Sixth Form, where three of the highest boys were away from the school examination, there is, as might be expected, a good deal of variety both in ability and knowledge. Chamberlain stands quite by himself. I was very much struck with the general excellence in his work, with the range of his
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knowledge, and the completeness with which questions were answered by him. I am glad to find that in the Fifth Form, from which I suppose the vacancies in the Sixth are filled up, there are several younger boys who show every sign of being able to continue the tradition of knowledge and scholarship which has hitherto distinguished the higher part of the school. In the Fifth Form in Horace, Morris i. did very well (83 out of 100). Powell, Davies ii., Sampson, and Bird, deserve commendation. The Cicero was very well known by the top boys—Morris ii. did best—and satisfactorily by all the Form. So too the Lucian. The upper part of the Fifth got very good marks for Latin writing, and their grammar was quite satisfactory. In the unprepared translations in the Sixth, Chamberlain was far ahead of the rest. In the Fifth, Morris i., Chaplin i., and Powell showed quite a high standard of translation, while the middle of the Form was generally very fair. With the classical work of these Forms, I may mention the work set on a book which is scarcely less difficult than any of the ancient authors mentioned above—Shakespeare's " Coriolanus." I was glad to find that this had been taught from the point of view of first mastering the difficulties of the text and language. Several of the younger boys showed that they had worked at the meaning of the words, and knew the text of the play very creditably. I may mention Davies ii., Chaplin, Sheild, Morris i , and Steward. In the Sixth, Chamberlain was above every one else, and did exceedingly well. .Holland ii. produced a very creditable paper. I also saw the Roman History papers of the Sixth. The results appear to me very satisfactory. The teaching of the Head Master had evidently interested the Form. Chamberlain's answers showed remarkable completeness Good papers were also done by Purser and Bolland. In the Fourth the Latin and Greek books (Xen., Cnssar and Ovid) were generally well known by the upper boys. Perhaps rather more accuracy in translation might be insisted on, as there is a tendency to substitute reminiscences of the general sense for a close translation of actual words. Bates i. did well in Cfesar. Latin Grammar was generally satisfactory, Simpson i., Liddell ii., Smith, Bates i., and Nichol being specially good. In Greek Grammar Liddell i. distinguished himself. Mr. Bolland looked over the Latin sentences done by this Form, and he tells me they show a decided improvement on last year. Smith did very well indeed. Usher also deserves mention. The lower Forms scarcely require such" detailed notice. I examined their classical work viva voce, and found them to be well grounded. In the Third Form Walsh i. and Webb ii. did very creditably in Greek, and Walsh i. and Purser ii. in Latin, while in the Second Form Pearson ii. and Acland were distinguished for Latin. The condition of these Forms generally seemed to me to be quite satisfactory. Coming to the divinity subjects, the two highest Forms had read the Epistle to the Galatians and Philippians in Greek. Considering the difficulty of these books, the results were decidedly good. The text was well known, Galatians the best, and several boys showed that they were acquainted with Bishop Lightfoot's commentaries. Chamberlain did a very high class paper, obtaining over two-thirds of the maximum marks. Bolland ii., Fuller and Bolland i. also deserve mention. The Old Testament history was perhaps not quite so successful. The papers throughout the school were very satisfactory. I may mention as worthy of special commendation in the VI. Chamberlain and Purser, in the V. Davies ii. (very good), and Sheild, in the IV. Harrington i., Browne and Marshall, in the III. Newman, who seems to know the Bible better than the others, Norton and Slatter ; in the II. Acland did very well. The lowest Form I examined also vivA voce, and found a very fair amount of knowledge. In the Catechism Acland did much the best. French was the only subject which I found really deficient last year. That deficiency is now in a fair way towards being entirely removed, and I think the school is to be congratulated on having obtained the services of such an able and energetic teacher as Mr. Beach Hicks. The results which he has obtained in so short a time were most encouraging, and though there is naturally a good deal of way to be made up I think the governors may feel quite satisfied with the prospects of this
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department. To give some details of the work. In the VI. Form the translation evidently presents difficulties to all except Chamberlain. I think it is important that the same standard of accuracy which is demanded in translation from Latin and Greek should be maintained in dealing with modern languages. Perhaps the quantity which has been read diminished the <juality of the translations. In grammar Chamberlain and Purser did very good papers, and Pickin deserves mention. In the V. Morris i., Powell, Steward, Bird, and Chaplin did very well, and good marks were obtained generally for the translation, which was, however, easy. In the IV. Usher did an exceedingly good paper. Browne got full marks for his translation, while Marshall and Harrington i. may he noticed as good. In the III. Webb ii. and iii., Walsh i. and Slatter i. In the lowest form not much is to be expected, but several boys showed a very fair knowledge of the elements. The mathematical examination was conducted by Mr. Clarke. The papers done by the VI. and V. were those set by the Oxford and Cambridge Board. I have been through the results with him, and am able to make the following report:—All Chamberlain i.'s papers were excellent. Purser i. was also good. In Division A Telfer did good Algebra paper ; Bolland ii. good Euclid and Bollard i. good arithmetic. In A Steward and Davies ii. were distinguished in Euclid, Powell and Bird in Algebra, and Steward, Morris i. (these two especially good), and Bird in arithmetic. In Division B the higher part produced generally satisfactory work in Euclid and Algebra. Bates i., Browne (Euclid very good), Harrington, and Purser ii. are especially to be commended. In Division C Newman did very well in arithmetic, and Bates ii. in Algebra. The papers generally were done more carefully and neatly, and a very good standard of accuracy seemed to be maintained. Among the lower boys Pearson, Foster, and Acland may be mentioned for good arithmetic papers. Mr. Beach Hicks examined the IV., III., and II. Forms in physiology, which I believe he teaches orally and with great success. In the IV. Form Browne and Harrington may be mentioned; in the III. Perrins and Purser ii.; while in the II. Acland, though he did not get so many marks as the older boys, produced the best physiology paper, its great merit being accuracy in description. In history in the V. Davies ii. and Sheild did well; in the IV. Richings ii. ; and in the II. Pearson i. and Simpson. In geography and English grammar I have received the following results from Mr. Bachelor, and have been through some of the papers with him. I was glad to notice how good map drawing was. These boys are specially commended : In the III. Form Walsh, Deakin, Webb, Morris iii., and Waite Wright; in the II. Pearson ii., who was third out of the three forms which took the paper. In English Grammar in the IV. Smith did the best, and the rest were very even ; in the III. Davey was decidedly good, and Deakin and Waite Wright may be mentioned; in the II. Pearson ii. was very good, and Foster and Pearson i. commended. The DEAN, before distributing the prizes, congratulated Mr. Bolland and his colleagues on the result of the examination as embodied in the report. Last year they were weak in French, and, as far as he was personally concerned, he was afraid the weakness continued—(laughter)—but as regarded the school in general there was no doubt there was little cause for complaint on that score. Speaking for himself he could not but rejoice in what had been said as to the proficiency of the boys in the knowledge of the Bible. It was very delightful to find that they were paying attention to biblical reading, and that there was considerable acquaintance with the learned, elaborate, and critical commentaries of Bishop Lightfoot. The examiner was not so pleased with the knowledge with the Old Testament, but he thought young students might be pardoned if they found themselves in a great difficulty in the examination of the Old Testament. For instance, the histories embodied in Chronicles and Kings were inextricably interlaced with each other, so that they must often feel like a man in a maze. They ought to be thankful at present if they had mastered what they had ; let them hope they would advance to a more intimate acquaintance with the text. Upon the whole he thought they had reason to be satis-
fied with the progress the school had made in the past year. They could not always have a Conacher every year, but they had a Chamberlain, and in their limited school sphere, as in that greater political sphere outside, the star of Chamberlain was in the ascendancy. (Laughter and applause.) He urged those boys who had not been successful not to he disheartened. There should be no such thing as " impossibility " in beginning life. Let them have a real purpose, be thoroughly in earnest, and not ashamed of enthusiasm. (Applause.) He remembered when he first formed a decision and determined to work his own way in life. He remembered the hour and the place, the lonely old vicarage at home, sitting indulging in day dreams as he gazed on an old woodcut representing a church with a noble tower, with the river flowing beneath, and the old house embossed in woods, wondering if he should ever live to see that beautiful place. The church was Worcester Cathedral, and the house the ancient historic relic that every morning when he woke he was more thankful and happy to call home. (Applause.) They wanted to increase their numbers. They had such a room as few public schools could boast of. Why was it they had so few scholars ? One important reason he thought was because there was a prejudice in the minds of people outside against Worcester, which was supposed to be an unhealthy and enervating place. He thought it was a mere prejudice. He had lived there nearly two years, and he could only say he had never been more healthy or happy in his life. (Applause.) He earnestly recommended those who entertained the objection to send their sons there for a time and they would find what a happy and healthy home was that place on the banks of the Severn. (Applause.) The DEAN distributed the prizes. Afterwards he called upon Canon Knox Little to speak, saying that they might suppose that as the Canon was so sought after and so occupied throughout the country that he bestowed little time upon them in Worcester, but not only did he labour in the Cathedral, when in residence, most earnestly and beyond the measure of them all, but he also worked hard for that school, and it was to his efforts they owed . it that they were installed in the new class rooms. (Applause.) Canon KNOX LITTLE moved a vote of thanks to the examiner. He thanked the Dean warmly for his generous words, and said that it behoved all the members .of the Chapter to do their best for the school of which they were governors. The Head Master had remarked that none of the governors had that year become bishops. He congratulated them upon it. At the same time they did regard themselves as successful and eminent trainers of bishops. (Laughter.) He hoped that some of the boys around him would one day go through the training. Their Bishop had turned out so well that Canon Melville and himself sometimes thought that several other bishops in the country would be better if they had had the training of them. They were so satisfied with the progress of the Dean that bye and bye they thought he would do. (Laughter.) They remained as trainers of bishops and governors of the Cathedral School. He was particularly interested in that work for two reasons. He had had several years' experience of being a schoolmaster, and he had been an examiner. The advantage of being a schoolmaster was that one got such regular and splendid holidays, and the advantage of being an examiner was that one learnt so much. (Applause.) Another reason was that he was glad to understand that the school was progressing in French. It was a difficult thing to teach the French language to English boys. He had experienced it, and he thought that Englishmen were the best people to deal with English boys. He was glad therefore to find that they had a master who had taken up the great subject of modern languages, and they saw from the performance that day, and from the good accent and the way in which the spirit of the scene was entered into, how well the boys had been taught. (Applause.) The school had experienced difficulties. They had been turned out of their schoolroom—which was the finest he had seen—while it was repaired, they had been hustled about from place to place, the master had to live in St. John's, and after all those matters were arranged the boys had burned down the class rooms—he believed because they liked a bonfire. He agreed with the Dean that Worcester was a healthy place to
THE VIGORNIAN. send boys to. They had other schools near them, but despite all their difficulties he thought the grand old place would go on on one condition, that people " put their backs into it," and sent plenty of boys to the school. (Applause.) Quantity was not everything, but quality was something. With the help of the city and the neighbourhood they might have quantity, they certainly now had quality. (Applause.) They had quality in the boys and in the masters. The work was sound. They were not trying to make a show ; but to lay the foundations deep. One proof of that was the splendid " blue ribbon" achieved by the school in the Indian Civil Service. (Loud applause.) He knew no school that in proportion to its size had gained such remarkable distinctions. He testified also to what he believed to be of more importance—thanks to the head master and to the thorough domestic care and kindness of his wife, to the masters and the general management, the tone among the boys was high, sound, and such as became a Christian and a gentleman. (Loud applause.) Referring to the class-rooms, he said it was the kindness of the governors that enabled him to put their new class-rooms in order. He should like it to be understood that the first thing that was attended to was the sanitation, and that the sanitary conditions were absolutely secure. He hoped that citizens would send their sons to fill those class-rooms. He added that they intended to put up a carpenter's shop. Addressing the boys, he said it largely rested with them to increase their numbers. Let those outside see what they were. Let them work earnestly and diligently, fear God, respect the high moral principle which must be laid deep in their minds, be loyal to their school and determined that when they left they would leave their mark behind not only intellectually but morally for those to come after ; not welcome what was showy or full of sham, but what was honest and sound and sincere. Clap-trap did for the moment; but it wis the true, the good, the honest that paid in the long run. (Applause.) Canon CLAUGHTON seconded. He did so with great pleasure, because there had been moments in his life when wild horses would not have dragged from him any expression of gratitude towards an examiner. (Laughter.) Being a nervous man, he was always doubtful as to the result of the examination, and some of his most miserable moments had been spent in examinations. He was glad, indeed, that the time had come when he could look upon it in a different light. An examiner, he now realised, was a most invaluable personage to boys, and the reception the boys had given Mr. Rushforth showed him to be a persona grata with them. On behalf of the governors, the parents, and the public, he seconded the vote. Mr. RUSHFORTH, in reply, expressed his pleasure at the high standard at which classical education was maintained at the school. He referred to the splendid work of Mr. Chamberlain in every subject, and hoped other boys would follow in his steps. The proceedings ended with cheers by the boys for the Dean, the governors and the masters. The prize and honour lists were as follow :— Honourably Awarded to mentioned. Form Prize. VI. Form ... .Chamberlain. ..(Davies i. Lower VI., Bolland ii.) ...Morris i (Davies ii., V. Powell) IV. ...Smith (Liddelli., Richings ii.) III. ...Davey (Walshi.,WebbiiL) ...Acland (Parsons ii.) II. Divinity. Open Davies i (Chamberlain) Latin Composition. Open .. .Chamberlain... English Essay. Open Chamberlain...(Davies i.) Divinity and History V Davies ii (Sheild, Chaplin i.) ,, IV Richings ii. ...(Harrington, Browne, Marshall) ,, III Bates ii (Purser ii., Newman)
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Oxford Letter—not a freshman neither. I have no intention of writing—except in the last resort—• On Tuesday and Wednesday, November-2ist and a medley of athletic shop, " quicquid agant pueri" 22nd, an Examination was held to fill three vacancies. (that is, our young barbarians all at play) with an occasional reference to something that an old The Examiner was the Rev. H. F. Bennett. Vigornian might have done or nearly has been doing. The following were successful :— " Paullo majora canamus ;" Dr. Jowett had died just before we went up : to his funeral had come many 1. Perrins, the Choir School. from the east and the west, the natural quality of an 2. S. Driver, the Cathedral School. assembly, that included all who had breathed the 3. Harrington, the Cathedral School. bracing atmosphere of Balliol under the Master. As for us of the youngest generation, it were idle to pretend that we knew anything more of him than the School fittos. numerous stories, in which he had " scored off" W. H. Webb (O.V.) was placed among the suc- smart people. Perhaps we might remember an old cessful candidates in the Indian Civil Service Exami- gentleman at the head of distinguished guests, before whose entrance in the college hall on Sunday nights, nation. His name was sixteenth on the list. We wish " Phoebi chorus assurexerit omnis," or sometimes see in behalf of the school to offer him our sincere him get out of his carriage in the Broad on a fine afternoon. We knew nothing of the controversial congratulations. epoch. Years had gone by before our time, in which F. T. Davies has been elected to a Meeke Scholar- he had passed to, where beyond " those voices " there ship at Hertford College, Oxford, of ,£40, tenable for was something like peace. Then, too, a great Latin scholar had died in three years. T. Shattock (O.V.) has been promoted to the rank Nettleship of Corpus, whose successor has not yet been appointed : the weekly gazettes have contained of assistant engineer in the Royal Navy. notices of the election, one by one, of the five electors : W. H. Webb, Hertford Coll., Oxon, has obtained a last of all appeared a notice most naively worded, Second Class in the Final Classical School of the that these gentlemen would " shortly proceed" to discharge their duty: then the University will no Littenz Humaniores. longer lack its authoritative teacher in Latin. The M. S. Baylis, Worcester Coll., Oxon, has obtained a Greek chair has been filled up some time; but that is by appointment, not election, and in the leisured Second Class in the Final History School. hands of the Government. The new Master of C. R. Davies, Hertford Coll., Oxon, has obtained a Balliol is a metaphysician and, argal, a Scotchman : Third Class in the Final History School. concerning whom the wags had begun to tell stories, W. H. Webb rowed in one of the Oxford Trial illustrative of his nationality, before he had been five minutes in Balliol; but that is mere southern jealousy Eights for some time. and the Scotch are satisfied, which is the main thing. F. H. Dutton also rowed in one of the Trial This term there has been a dearth of scholars or Eights. scholarships, it is not quite certain which ; but cerThe annual O.V. Dinner will take place at the Star tainly fewer have been awarded than in former years. A Cambridge college of some renown had placed Hotel, on Friday, December 29th. Names may be their examination early in the term, and all sorts of sent to the Secretaries, School House, Worcester. evil motives were imputed by the men, who write to The Editors beg to acknowledge the receipt of the the papers. But they met with no great encouragement. However, this is an Oxford Letter: there following contemporaries :—Ellesmerian, Leodiensian, would seem to be a great risk that " desinat in piscem Portcullis, Tonbridgian, Ousel, Denstonian, Ulula, mulier formosa superne." Cantuarian, Sheffield Grammar School, Oswestrian, Now for the part, which is imposed by a categorical imperative. W. H. Webb and F. H. Dutton have Oldhallian, Raven. been rowing for some time in the trials. W. H. Webb, C. R. Davies, and M. S. Baylis have taken Comsponbence. their degrees. That is all, unless I refer to the grievance of our Christmas hoi,—I mean vacation,— THE OXFORD LETTER. being shorn of a week. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." OXON. Dear Sirs,—You have asked me to write an
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THE VIGORNIAN. CAMBRIDGE LETTER. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Cambridge, Dec. 7, 1893. Dear Sirs,—This term our colony has been increased by the following, to whom we give a sincere welcome : J. T. Chamberlain (Emmanuel), F. H. P. Higgins (Fitzwilliam Hall), J. H. West (King's). To the last we offer our hearty, though somewhat tardy, congratulations on his election to a choral scholarship. It is to the river especially that the O.V.'s have turned their attention this term. F. H. Higgins was rowing in the Fitzwilliam Hall Trials; Bolland and Chamberlain in the Emmanuel Senior Trials. They have both appeared lately in a tentative Lent boat. Finch was unable to row in the Peterhouse Trials in consequence of the indisposition which has confined him to his couch for the greater part of the term. The University Trials were rowed at Ely on Friday last in a bitterly cold wind. The successful crew were stroked by Owen of First Trinity. It is a noticeable fact that, though seven clubs were represented, three, viz., Trinity Hall, and First and Third Trinity, had fourteen members in the boats, while the other four clubs were each represented by one. At Rugby the 'Varsity have beaten Guy's Hospital, the Old Leysians, Middlesex Wanderers, Rosslyn Park, the Harlequins, Richmond, London Scottish, and Dublin University; drew with Blackheath, and lost to Cardiff and Bradford. As Dublin have beaten Oxford, we look forward to yet another victory at the Queen's Club on Wednesday next. On Saturday the C.U. A.C. beat the London Athletic Club by six events to three, Lutyens winning the mile by 40 yards from Fowler, who beat him at the Championship Meeting. Lately we have had the pleasure of hearing the Bishop of Peterborough, as Hulsean Lecturer for the year, preach twice before the University. This term we have had visits from W. H. Littlebury, W. H. Webb, and J. B. Littlebury. While regretting his choice of a university, we offer our congratulations to F. T. Davies on his success at Hertford. We are sorry that neither Webb nor Dutton obtained their trial caps at Oxford. To-morrow is the last day of full term, and next week few but those who have M.B. examinations on will be up. To those who have examinations of any kind on this term we wish all success. CANTAB. To the Editors of the " Vignorian." Dear Sirs,—I should like, through your columns, to appeal to the school to support more, generously the black boy at Zanzibar. Some time ago it was decided to discontinue the system of collecting personally among the boys, and the school, as a whole promised
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to supply the full amount needed for the boy's maintenance, giving their money to collections at the school services. Now at present the money thus obtained is never sufficient to make up the required amount. Some boys never give at all, and others give next to nothing, yet they spend in the sweet-shop, to gratify their own selfish wishes, almost as much as would alone provide for the simple wants of our black friend. I trust there will not be need to speak again on this subject, as it seems shameful that some boys should be so selfish as to refuse to deny themselves the least pleasure for the sake of such a cause as this. I am, dear Sirs, Yours truly, F. T. DAVIES. To the Editors of the " Vigornian" Dear Sirs,—I beg to be allowed to call attention through your columns to the unpunctuality which, I am sorry to say, seems very general this term in turning up to football. The fault lies very largely, I think I am right in saying almost exclusively, with day-boys. The boarders mayalso be somewhat to blame, but they have never been more than five minutes late ; and it must be remembered that they come on to the field already changed, whereas the majority of dayboys change in the pavilion. I do not wish to incriminate the day-boys as a whole, but only a certain number (and these I think generally the same fellows) who stroll down to the field after the time to begin the game and then proceed to change in a provokingly leisurely manner, keeping everybody else waiting for them. This not only inconveniences those who are kept waiting, but it also throws the second game very late, and now that it gets dark so soon shortens the game very considerably. I hope that this will be soon and lastingly remedied, and that those whose consciences accuse them will take care in future to be on the right side of the time for the game to begin. I am, dear Sirs, Yours truly, " GRUMBLER." [We think on the whole our correspondent's statements are fair and moderate, though doubtless they would be the better for a little qualification. There certainly is just ground for complaint on this score, whether the fault lies with boarders or day-boys.—Ed.]
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