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No. 32. VOL. III.

Contents. Editorial Cricket Indian Letter ... Speech Day Fives Certificate Examination School Officers ... School News O.V's Column ... School Accounts Cambridge Letter Correspondence

OCTOBER, 1897.

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(EMtorial. £LAS ! tot jam labentibus annis. Michaelmas term is here again, and, as usual, we miss many old faces. In School life, however, we must always bear in mind the time-honoured maxim, "Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest," and this term it is our pleasant duty to welcome a greater addition to our numbers than usual, which promises well for the future prosperity of the School. Mr. Chappel has now been with us a year, and we must all agree that he has come through the difficulties which invariably attend a new regime most success-

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fully : for during this period he has ever kept the welfare of the School before him, and has gained the respect and goodwill of everyone with whom he has come in contact. Last term was an exciting one in many respects: first and foremost there was the Diamond Jubilee which we celebrated right loyally; some of us went up to town, while the less fortunate ones enjoyed the local celebration, which quite upheld the reputation of the Faithful City. An event which, however, more nearly concerned ourselves was the certificate campaign, which, by the by, is now undertaken annually: this we came out of fairly well, although we could have wished to see a better result in the Lower certificate, but—Dis aliter visum. Early last term we received a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Bolland, and our only regret was that it was so short; before leaving us, however, Mr. Bolland gave a practical proof of his kindness by asking Mr. Chappel for an extra day's holiday at the Jubilee. We hope that we shall see more of them in the early future. Compared with last year, our cricket season was not, on the whole, a success, but at the end of the

THE VIGORNIAN.

term there was a very noticeable improvement, for, of our last six matches we won four and only lost one, the remaining one, with Barnt Green, being a draw slightly in our favour. With regard to individual performances C. T. Ley, our able captain, frequently gave a brilliant display of batting, and in bowling he kept up his usual consistency. Our thanks are due to the Masters, who have so unselfishly given us their support in matches and practice, Mr. Rammell in particular having played several fine innings for the School. We have lost an invaluable member of our Football XI. in T. Bates, who, as our captain, was the mainstay of the team last year; but, although at first sight our team appears weak, especially in the forward rank, we hope to see this remedied by constant practice, and that we may be able to look back, in our next number, on a more successful season than was the case last year. Great interest is being shewed in Fives this term especially by the boarders. Hitherto Fives has been in the main confined to Lent term and has suffered in consequence. With a longer season and A. Jones as captain we hope to see greater proficiency and success in the matches, which will probably be arranged with other schools next term.

ment all through the School: and while the result of this and last season are strongly contrasted, let us hope that with several members of this year's team that next year we may greatly increase our number of victories. There is still plenty of room for improvement, especially in fielding; in fact the majority of our matches were lost through bad fielding. A School team cannot be expected to bat and bowl perfectly, but at least the fielding should be without reproach, and this is very easily attained by regular practice every evening, and we are sure Mr. Rammell has been only too glad to help in this direction. The half-holiday games are not played with sufficient keenness, and although they do sometimes lack interest, they should none the less be played as though the credit of the School depended upon them. The 2nd XL, who have not had so many matches as we could wish, have done very creditably, and there should bi some members quite capable of filling up the vacancies in the ist XL next year. The Masters have given us great assistance, not only in the matches in which they have taken part, but also in the half-holiday games and at the nets. We congratulate Koechlin i., to whom the Headmaster has kindly awarded a. bat for the best average in the junior games : he thoroughly deserves it. C. T. LEY. W.C.K.S. v. MR. T. E. RAMMELL'S XI.

We are pleased to report the addition of many new books to the Library last term, and some 20 more are being bought this term. We are also pleased to see a revival of interest in the Museum, which never ought to have fallen so low as it has of late. We are just in time to insert an account of the Speech Day, which passed off most successfully, though we had to regret the enforced absence of the Bishop.

(Ericket LTHOUGH we have not been anything like so successful in our matches as we were last year, there has been a steady improve-

This, the first match of the season, was played on our own ground on May 15, and resulted in a draw, greatly in favour of our opponents. Mr. Rammell's XL batted first, and put together 101, including useful contributions by Mr. Rammell, Mr. BeachHicks, and H. Southcombe. The School fared badly against the bowling of Messrs. Beach-Hicks and Poynton, and lost eight wickets for 55 runs before time was called. Scores:— MR. RAMMELL'S XI. Rev. W. G. Melville, c Jones b Ley 6 C. H. Telfer, b Ley o F. Morris, b Morris i H. Southcombe, c Ley b Wallis 20 A. L. Thomas, c Morris b Ley 4 A. Daviesi b Wallis o Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, c Ley b Jones ... 21

THE VIGORNIAN. Mr. E. W. Poynton, b Morris J. D. Day, b Morris F. S. Williams, b Ley Mr. T. E. Rammell, not out Extras

o o II 30 8

Total 101 W.C.K.S. T. Bates, b Poynton O A. T. Marshall, c Beach-Hicks b Poynton 13 N. G. Davies, c Morris b Southcombe 6 C. T. Ley, run out 10 D. Cross, c Rammell b Southcombe o H. E. Wallis, b Beach-Hicks 3 P. Morris, b Southcombe 3 A.Jones, b Beach-Hicks II M. Bates, not out 4 A.G.Davids > , V did not bat. H. R. Baily Extras 5 Total (8 wickets)

W.C.K.S. v. ST. JOHN'S C.C. On May 27 we received a visit from St. John's C.C., who brought a strong team. The visitors won the toss, and batted first. E. C. Wodehouse and A. W. Isaac put on 34 for the first wicket, and, with J. Walker in, the score rose to no before a separation was effected, but at that total both were dismissed, A. W. Isaac having scored a brilliant 64. Afterwards A. L. Thomas and Rev. R. Arden-Davis made a useful stand, and when the score had reached 189 for six wickets, the innings was declared closed. We fared very badly against the visitors' bowling, and were all dismissed for 59, Wodehouse taking five wickets for 19. Scores :— ST. JOHN'S C.C. E. C. Wodehouse, c Wallis b Ley 15 A. W. Isaac, b Ley 64 J. Walker, b Beach-Hicks 31 A. L. Thomas, b Beach-Hicks 24 Rev. R. Arden-Davis, b Beach-Hicks 35 H. B. Howard, b Beach-Hicks 9 A. S. Gordon-Smith, not out I W. Souch H. Henderson i-did not bat. A. Phelps A. Morton Extras 10 Total (6 wickets)

189

W.C.K.S. Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, b Wodehouse ... 14 T. Bates, b Phelps 6 A. T. Marshall, c Souch b Phelps o N. G. Davies, c Isaac b Phelps 6 Mr. E. W. Poynton, c Henderson b Wodehouse I C. T. Ley, c Wodehouse b Phelps 7 Mr. T. E. Rammell, b Wodehouse o A. Jones, c Arden-Davis b Phelps 2 H. E. Wallis, b Wodehouse II D. Cross, b Wodehouse 3 P. Morris, not out 6 Extras 3 Total

W.C.K.S. v. BARNT GREEN. On June 5 we received a visit from this club, who have been our most serious rivals for years past. Barnt Green went in first and were not got rid of till they had scored 133, which included contributions by F. L. Hodgkinson (37) and A. W. Everitt (32). Our innings, in spite of good efforts by Mr. Rammell (35) and Mr. Poynton (21), only realised 75, or 38 behind our opponents' total. Everitt, for the visitors, took six wickets for 13, while Morris did best for the School with an analysis of three for 25. Scores :— BARNT GREEN. Rev. W. G. Morse, c Marshall b Morris 17 A. L. Hodgkinson, Ibw, b Rammell 37 W. Jones, b Morris 4 A. W. Everitt, run out 32 F. Fellows, c and b Poynton 10 M. Rowlands, b Morris 6 J. K. Deakin, runout '3 — Lavington, run out 5 Rev. R. A. Deakin, c M. Bates b Poynton ... I B. Wenham, b Poynton O F. Tomson, not out o Extras 8 Total

..133

W.C.K.S. T. Bates, b Fellows Mr. T. E. Rammell, b Everitt A. T. Marshall, c Tomson b Everitt Mr. E. W. Poynton, c and b Fellows C. T. Ley, c and b Tomson N. G. Davies, b Hodgkinson D. Cross, bEveritt

o 35 o 21 6 I °

THE VIGORNIAN.

66 H. E. Wallis, b Everitt P. Morris, b Everitt M. Bates, not out F. S. Williams, b Everitt Extras

I 6 2 I 2 Total

W.C.K.S. v. KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL, STRATFORDON-AVON. On May 29 we journeyed to Stratford, to play King Edward's School. Winning the toss, the home side batted first, but none of them made any stand worthy of mention, and they were all out for 54. Our first wicket fell with only i run scored, but thanks to useful innings by T. Bates and C. T. Ley our opponents' total was passed for the loss of five wickets, and M. Bates and P. Morris batting well at the end, the innings realised 106, the School thus winning by 52 runs. Scores :— KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL. Browning, c Marshall b Morris Moray-Brown, c Marshall b Wallis Brown i., b Morris Miller, Ibw, b Jones Blyth, c Cross b Jones Soden ii., b Ley Cooke, not out Milbank, c Davies b Ley Shambury, b Morris Brown ii., c Baily b Ley Soden i., b Morris Extras

3 19 o 7 o o 14 2 O 4 o 4

Total

W.C.K.S. A. T. Marshall, b Cooke T. Bates, b Cooke N. G. Davies, b Cooke C. T. Ley, c Brown ii. b Miller D. Cross, Ibw, b Browning H. E. Wallis, c and b Miller A. Jones, b Miller F. S. Williams, b Browning M. Bates, b Cooke P. Morris, not out H. R. Baily, b Miller Extras Total

o 23 10 29 2 6 o o 12 12 7 5 106

W.C.K.S. V. HlNDLIP C.C.

On Whit Monday we went to Hindlip, and met a very strong team, and had to acknowledge our second defeat by an innings and 67 runs. Winning the toss, we batted first, but failed to make any stand against the bowling of E. Noond and W. Kibert, and were all dismissed before lunch for 46. Hindlip, on going in after lunch, knocked up 160 for five wickets and then declared. To this total W. S. Caldwell contributed a fine innings of 78 (not out), and useful support was also given by H. Smith, F. Greatorex, and G. Gerrard. On going in a second time we again collapsed, with the exception of T. Bates, and only succeeded in passing our former score by i run, thus leaving our opponents winners, as stated above. Scores :— W.C.K.S. First Innings. Second Innings. T. Bates, b Smith 10 Ibw, b Smith 23 D. Cross, b Kibert 2 b Noond o A. T. Marshall, c Caldwell b Noond 7 c Pope b Noond... o N. G. Davies, b Kibert o b Noond 10 C. T. Ley, b Kibert 13 Ibw, b Smith 7 M. Bates, c Greatorex b Noond 4 b Kibert I H. E. Wallis, b Noond 2 c Gerrard b Smith I P. Morris, b Kibert o c Gerrard b Kibert o R. T. G. Salusbury, b Noond 2 b Kibert I A. G. Davids, c Pope b Noond I b Kibert o H. R. Baily, not out o not out o Extras 5 Extras 4 Total

Total

HINDLIP C.C. W. S. Caldwell, not out H. Russell, b Ley H. Smith, Ibw, b Ley K. S. Caldwell, c and b Ley F. Greatorex, c and b Wallis G. Gerrard, c Salusbury b Cross E. Noond C. Pope W. Whiting W. Kibert A. Nott Extras

78 o 24 o 23 28

\>did not bat.

Total (5 wickets)

7 160

W.C.K.S. v. WORCESTERSHIRE CLUB AND GROUND. On June 15 we played our annual match with the

THE VIGORNIAN. Club and Ground on the new County Ground in the New Road. The home side won the toss and began well, E. G. Carmichael and Rev. F. H. Bennett putting on 84 for the first wicket, but after these two had been dismissed there was no further stand of note, and the innings was declared closed with the score at 134 for eight wickets. We made a fair start, the first three wickets putting on 65, and Marshall was fourth out for a very creditable 31; afterwards Mr. Poynton played well, but no one else gave him much assistance, and the innings closed for in, leaving the Club and Ground victors by 23 runs. Scores:— WORCESTERSHIRE CI.UB AND GROUND. E. G. Carmichael, c Poynton b Ley 26 Rev. H. F. Bennett, c Beach-Hicks b Ley ... 54 E. Wodehouse, b Beach-Hicks 24 A. W. Isaac, c Jones b Beach-Hicks 5 Rev. W. G. Melville, Ibw, b Beach-Hicks ... o W. Harrison, c Poynton b Beach-Hicks 4 A. D. Walker, b Ley 8 T. H. Griffiths, not out o H. Gage \ _, }• did not bat. J. B. Parsons J Extras 13 Total (8 wickets)

134

W.C.K.S. Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, c Isaac b Bennett 9 T. Bates, b Wodehouse n A. T. Marshall, b Wodehouse 31 Mr. T. E. Rammell, b Bennett 12 Mr. E. W. Poynton, c Garnett b Bennett 30 C. T. Ley, c Bennett b Wodehouse 2 N. G. Davies, c Carmichael b Wodehouse o P. Morris, c sub. b Bennett 3 A, Jones, b Wodehouse 5 D. Cross, b Bennett 2 M. Bates, not out 2 Extras 4 Total

W.C.K.S. v. ST. JOHN'S C.C, On June 12 we went to Boughton to play a strong team from St. John's, and again had to put up with a bad defeat, St. John's scoring 198 for five wickets before they declared ; of this score Rev. R. Arden-Davis made 71, and E. G. M. Carmichael 43, and E. Wode-

house and A. W. Isaac added useful totals. The School cut up badly before the bowling of Wodehouse and only totalled 54, Mr. Rammell being the only member to make any stand. Scores :—ST. JOHN'S C.C. A. W. Isaac, c Ley b Morris E. Wodehouse, c T. Bates b. Morris E. G. M. Carmichael, c Jones b Morris Rev. R. Arden-Davis, Ibw, b Rammell H. Southcombe, not out H. A. Leggett, c Beach-Hicks b Rammell A. L. Thomas J. K. Walker A. A. Evans I Did not bat. A. Cross W. L. Baldwin Extras Total (5 wickets)

31 32 43 71 5 6

IO 198

W.C.K.S. T. Bates, b Wodehouse 2 Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, c Leggett, b Wodehouse o A. T. Marshall, b Wodehouse o Mr. T. E. Rammell, b Wodehouse 21 Mr. E. W. Poynton, c and b Wodehouse I N. G. Davies, b Leggett 10 A. Jones, c Leggett b Wodehouse 5 C. T. Ley, c Baldwin b Leggett 2 P. Morris, not out 2 D. Cross, b Leggett i A. G. Davids, b Leggett 2 Extras 8 Total

W.C.K.S. v. Mr. T. E. RAMMELL'S XI. On June 17 Mr. Rammell got up a fairly strong team to play us, and again inflicted on us a severe defeat. We won the toss, and made a very fair start scoring 45 for three wickets, but after Jones was caught for a brilliant 32 no further stand was made, and we were all out for 80, Liddell taking five wickets for 18. The visitors started quietly losing two wickets for 36, when H. Southcombe became associated with J. S. Liddell, whose fine batting for the School last season will be remembered, and the pair put on 86 for the third wicket, when Southcombe was bowled for a fine 66. J. S. Liddell continued to score freely, and at the

THE VIGORNIAN. close of play was not out with 86 to his credit, which included i four and 13 threes, the score then reading 205 for six wickets. Scores :— W.C.K.S. M. Bates, c and b Liddell H. E. Wallis, c Morris b Chamberlain A. T. Marshall, b Chamberlain A. Jones, c Williams b Liddell D. Cross, c Morris b Liddell P. Morris, run out F. S. Williams, not out A. G. Davids, b Williams R. T. G. Salusbury, c Rammell b Liddell H. R. Baily, b Williams Extras Total

18 4 9 32 o I 8 I I I 5 80

MR. T. E. RAMMELL'S XI. A. Claughton, st Marshall b Morris 6 H. Southcombe, b Morris 66 R. G. Telfer, b Morris 9 J. S. Liddell, not out 86 M. Webb, b Cross 4 P. P. Williams, b Cross 9 F. Morris, b Jones 15 J. T. Chamberlain, not out 2 E. H. Ingram-Halford \ E. Kcechlin >did not bat. Mr. T. E. Rammell I Extras 8 Total (6 wickets)

205

W.C.K.S. v. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. On June 26 we received a visit from the above School; C. T. Ley lost the toss with his usual bad luck, and the visitors went in first on a good wicket and scored 98. We made a poor start, losing six wickets for 33, and nine were down for 51, when Morris and Davids became associated, and while the latter kept his end up, the former, who was well set, made a plucky effort to save the game, but when within 15 of our opponents' score, he unfortunately returned one to the bowler after a good effort of 33. Hereford had forty minutes batting at the end, and in that time lost one wicket for 46. Scores:— HEREFORD C.S. First Innings. B. G. Wood, b Ley S. Rees, c Wallis b Morris

Second Innings. 5 8 not out 20

F. Weyman-Jones, c Davies b Morris o C. W. Janvrin, b Ley 17 R. T. Morgan, c T. Bates b Ley ... 14 c Marshall b Morris 4 E. E. Adams, b Wallis 15 not out 16 J. C. White, b Morris 2 R. W. Woods, b Morris 12 G. Susmann, b Cross 2 W. W. Yates, b Ley 6 F. G. Walmesley, not out o Extras 17 Extras 6 Total

Total (i wkt) ... 46

W.C.K.S. T. Bates, c Rees b Walmesley A. T. Marshall, b Walmesley N. G. Davies, b Walmesley A. Jones, c White b Walmesley C. T. Ley, b Morgan D. Cross, b Morgan P. Morris, c and b Yates M. Bates, st Susmann b Walmesley H. E. Wallis, c Walmesley b Morgan F. S. Williams, b Walmesley A. G. Davids, not out Extras

i 19 o 7 o 2 33 o I I 2 ... 13

Total.,

W.C.K.S. v. MR. L. THOMASSON'S XI. On July i we were visited by a scratch XI. got up by Mr. Thomasson. Again C. T. Ley lost the toss, and the visitors went in, but were all quickly dismissed for 43, this result being chiefly due to the fine bowling of C. T. Ley, who took six wickets for 19. On going in we made a bad start, losing three wickets for 9 runs, while six were down for 31, when A. Jones and D. Cross made a good stand, and knocked off the balance, the former scoring 16 in one over off Goodman, and the innings finally closed for 76. The visitors, on going in a second time, made 35 for five wickets, the remainder of the team being unable to remain to the end. Scores :— MR. L. THOMASSON'S XL First Innings. F. Goodman, b Ley J. Darks, b Ley B. Noake, b Wallis W. K. Caldwell, b Ley E. Kelsey, b Wallis R. G. Telfer, b Ley

Second Innings. 8 not out o b Ley 13 c Jones b Ley 2 b Ley I absent 6 absent

13 7 2 o o o

THE VIGORNIAN. C. H. Telfer, b Ley W. Cross, not out H. Lingham, b Ley W. B. Mathis, b Morris F. Allen, b Morris Extras Total

I run out 8 c Marshall b Ley... o absent o absent o absent 4 Extras

2 7 o o O 4

Total..

W.C.K.S. M. Bates, b Caldwell T. Bates, b Noake A. T. Marshall, b Caldwell P. Morris, b Kelsey C. T. Ley, c Goodman b Kelsey A. Jones, b Caldwell N. G. Davies, b Goodman D. Cross, c Noake b Caldwell H. E. Wallis, b Caldwell H. K. Baily, b Caldwell F. S. Williams, not out Extras Total

o 8 o 7 13 20 o 16 o o 6 6 76

W.C.K.S. V. O.V'S.

On July 8 we played our annual match with the Old Boys, and a good game resulted in a draw in our favour. The O.V's batted first and scored 158 for seven wickets, and then declared. We made a poor start, but after three wickets had fallen for 23, C. T. Ley and A. T. Marshall mastered the bowling, and put on 53 runs before the latter was caught for 28. C. T. Ley was now thoroughly set, and at the close of play carried out his bat for an excellent 68, the score reading 131 for four wickets. Scores :— O.V's. G. A. Webb, b Ley W. G. Bennett, b Ley T. W. Powell, b Ley G. H. Webb, c Lewis b Ley R. G. Telfer, b Wallis F. M. Webb, b Morris F. T. Davies, c Davids b Wallis J. G. Sheild, not out H. F. P. Clarke, not out C. H. Telfer, did not bat. J. S. Liddell, absent Extras Total (7wickets)

6 o 19 14 I 45 35 24 o o 14 158

69 W.C.K.S.

T. Bates, b Davies M. Bates, c Bennett, b H. Webb A. T. Marshall, c Powell, b M. Webb N. G. Davies, b Davies C. T. Ley, not out H. A. Lewis, not out P. Morris A. Jones D. Cross \ did not bat. H. E. Wallis A. G. Davids Extras

o II 28 3 68 9

Total (4 wickets)

131

W.C.K.S. v. BARNT GREEN C.C. On July 10 this return match was played at Barnt Green, and resulted in a draw somewhat in our favour. Winning the toss, we went in first and made a good start, 25 being put on for the first wicket. Afterwards Messrs. Rammell and Poynton mastered the bowling and scored freely, but were both unfortunate in just missing their 50. C. T. Ley afterwards contributed a good 36, but the rest failed to do much, and the innings closed for 171. The home team went in for about an hour and a half s batting, and made a sensational start, two wickets falling for as many runs, and three were down for 12 ; but then Everitt and Wallis put on 44 for the fourth wicket, and at the close the score was 108 for six wickets, Everitt carrying out his bat for a rather lucky t;6. Scores:— W.C.K.S. Mr. T. E. Rammell, c Rowlands b Mitchell... 48 T. Bates, b Rowlands 10 A. T. Marshall, c Jones b Fellows 6 Mr. E. W. Poynton, Ibw, b Fellows 48 C. T. Ley, b Mitchell 36 H. A. Lewis, c Jones b Everitt 3 P. Morris, c Farleton b Wallis 4 A. Jones, b Clarke o N. G. Davies, c Wallis b Clarke 2 D. Cross, run out i N. King, not out o Extras 13 Total

171

BARNT GREEN. J. E. Fellows, c Bates b Poynton

THE VIGORNIAN. F. W. Everitt, not out F. H. Hodgkinson, b Ley R. Farleton, run out P. F. Wallis, c Bates b Poynton W. G. Clarke, run out J. K. Deakin, c Bates b Rammell S. H. Clarke H. Mitchell M. Rowlands W.Jones Extras

A. Claughton, run out Rev. M. Buckle, b Beach-Hicks Rev. J. Hastings, c Lewis b Ley Rev. W. G. Melville, b Poynton Rev. J. Webster, c Bates b Beach-Hicks G. Arthure, c and b Beach-Hicks Rev. L. Waugh, b Beach-Hicks L. Thomasson, c and b Poynton W. S. Cottrill, not out H. E. Wallis, c Marshall b Poynton Extras

4 7 o 39 8 8 o 3 4 2 31

108

Total...

134

56 o 2 15 19 II did not bat.

Total (6 wickets)

W.C.K.S. v. REV. W. G. MELVILLE'S XI.

W.C.K.S. v. MR. T. E. RAMMELL'S XI.

This match was played on July 15, but, unfortunately, Mr. Melville was disappointed at the last by several players, and had to fill up the vacancies on the day of the match. We again won the toss, and going in first on a good wicket, made our best show during the season, and established a record in our aggregate of 241, thanks to a grand not out innings of 74 by Mr. Rammell, which included two 6's (into the New Road), three 4's, and six 3's. He obtained valuable assistance from Mr. Beach-Hicks, and good scores were made by T. Bates and Mr. E. W. Poynton. The visitors made a plucky effort to save the game, but after an exciting struggle a fine catch by Marshall in the long field gave us the victory a few minutes before time. Scores :—

On July 23 Mr. Rammell played us a third time with a scratch team, which had to be filled up from the school ranks. We batted first and put together 112, Mr. E. W. Poynton and C. T. Ley playing well for their respective scores. The visitors then went in, and after the first wicket had fallen for 4, a good stand by A. K. Lewis and J. Walker produced 35, but after them the rest of the team collapsed badly, and were all out for 90, thus leaving us victors by 22 runs. We had about half an hour's batting at the end, and in that time lost two wickets for 30 runs. Scores:— W.C.K.S.

W.C.K.S. T. Bates, c Claughton b Melville 27 D. Cross, c Hastings b Buckle o A. T. Marshall, c and b Melville 13 C. T. Ley, c Waugh b Buckle 3 Mr. T. E. Rammell, not out 74 Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, c Arden-Davis b Buckle 54 Mr. E. W. Poynton, c Claughton b ArdenDavis 20 H. A. Lewis, c and b Claughton 9 P. Morris, run out o A. Jones, c Cottrill b Claughton 16 N. G. Davies, did not bat. 25 Extras Total (9 wickets)

241

REV. W. G. MELVILLE'S XI. Rev. R. Arden-Davis, c Bates b Beach-Hicks 28

First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. E. W. Poynton, c Lewis b Claughton 36 T. Bates, c Rammell b Davies 6 not out 15 H. A. Lewis, c Williams b Lewis... 5 c Lewis b Thomas 7 ,A. Jones, b Davies o c Rammell b Williams 7 C. T. Ley, c and b Walker 29 A. T. Marshall, b Claughton S P. Morris, c Thomas b Walker I N. G. Davies, b Claughton o M. Bates, b Webb o H. E. Wallis, c Rammell b Walker 13 D. Cross, not out 4 Extras 12 Extras... i Total

112

Total (2 wickets) 30

MR. T. E. RAMMELL'S XI, A. K. Lewis, Ibw, b Morris F. T. Davies, run out J. Walker, b Morris Rev. W. L. Waugh, b Ley

25 o 21 o

THE VIGORNIAN. F. M. Webb, c and b Poynton A. L. Thomas, b Ley F. S. Williams, run out N. M. Fergusson, b Ley L. F. Carton, c Wallis b Poynton Mr. T. E. Rammell, not out Extras

8 o n o 4 5 6

L. G. Talbot.. C. H. Somers

' jdi did not bat.

Extras Total (8 wickets)

144

BATTING AVERAGES, 1897. Total

W.C.K.S. v. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL, CHELTENHAM. On July 24 we finished our season with a match on our own ground against the above School, and once more had to acknowledge defeat by two wickets and 84 runs. Winning the toss we started, but the batting was generally feeble, and the innings only realised 60, Greaves, for the visitors, taking seven wickets at the cost of 5 runs apiece. The visitors made a bad start, losing their first wicket without a run scored, but Colley and Badham soon made it look black for us, and took the score to within one of our total, and the remainder scoring very evenly, the total at the drawing of stumps was 144 for eight wickets. Scores :—•

Times No. of not Highest Innings, out. Score.

38-0 i Mr. T. E. Rammell ...... 6 74* 190 2 2'5 o 48 137 Mr. E. W. Poynton ..... 6 77 o Mr.R.M.M.Beach-Hicks 4 54 l6'2 68* 227 C. T. Ley .................. 15 i IO'4 27 157 i T. Bates .................. 16 8-6 o 104 A. Jones .................. 12 32 8-1 o 131 A. T. Marshall ............ 16 31 9* 7.2 36 i H.A.Lewis ............... 6 7-0 92 2 P. Morris .................. 15 33 50 i H. E. Wallis ............... 10 5'5 13 18 54 M. Bates .................. 13 3 5'4 10 50 o N. G. Davies ............ 14 3'5 2 7 H. R. Baily ............... 5 2'3 7 i 2* 6 A. G. Davids ............ 5 4 R. T. G. Salusbury^ ...... 3 0 i'3 Also batted, N. Fergusson (i), N. King (o*) BOWLING ANALYSES.

W.C.K.S. T. Bates, c Brooke b Greaves M. Bates, b Somers A. T. Marshall, c Brooke b Greaves H. A. Lewis, b Greaves • C. T. Ley, c Lempriere b Somers A. Jones, b Greaves P. Morris, b Greaves N. G. Davies, b Greaves H. E. Wallis, not out D. Cross, bTalbot A. G. Davids, b Greaves Extras Total

15 o o 3 3 6 14 2 12 o o 5

Overs. Maidens.

34 o 29 13 23 17 8 6 6

Runs.

Wickets.

Analysis. IO'4

C. T. Ley 213 40 553 53 Mr. R. M. M. BeachI2Hicks 64 16 167 13 A. Jones 3° 7 73 5 P. Morris... 159 39 397 26 H. E. Wallis 68 9 196 10 22'5 D. Cross 29 S 90 4 Mr. E. W. Poynton... 64 10 222 7 Also bowled, Mr. T. E. Rammell (3 w for 18), T. Bates (o w for 53), A. T. Marshall (o w for 9). 9

BATTING AVERAGES, JUNIOR GAME, 1897. Not

DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL. J. N. Colley, c Jones b Ley A. M. Williams, b Ley E. Badham, run out S. J. Walker, b Wallis R. G. Brooke, st Jones b Wallis P. Hodgkins, b Ley G. P. Lempriere, b Ley N. Wilson, run out E. P. Greaves, not out

Total Runs. Average.

tKcechlin i Steward ii Kcechlin ii Jeans Collier Williams ii Fergusson ii Royle Pattle

Innings. Out. 2 n

8 10 12 10 12 ii 12 8

O O

4 o I o o I

Highest Score.

So* 29 23 18

18 24 24 24*

Total Runs. Average.

ioi

177

8l 64 65 67 67

72 42

8-1 86-5 6*09 6*09 66-0

* Signifies not out. fWinner of Cricket Bat offered by the Headmaster for best average in Junior games.

THE VIGORN1AN. Sahib," he said, " only I thought you would like to know, that's all." It lasted about 3^ minutes, ending GORAKHPUR, N.W.P. as abruptly as it began. The only harm done was— the last issue of the Vigornian, I noticed an as far as I could ascertain—that one gentleman, who appeal to Indian O.V's to send you an Indian must have been a shockingly bad sailor, was made quite letter. " sea-sick" At Basti, about 40 miles from here, a man I have no record of battles fought and won to was in the baths having a swim, when all at once a huge relate, but perhaps the first impressions of this most crack appeared and out rushed the water. So he interesting country may be interesting to read; you dashed out of the baths, just as he was, and was may also like to have some idea as to how a mission- fortunate in finding shelter in a friend's bungalow ary spends his time. without meeting any English ladies. What has been uppermost in everyone's mind, Assam, Calcutta, and Danzeeling seem to have with regard to India, for the last few months ? Surely suffered most. In Assam, whole villages were —as we read in Holy Writ—"famines, and pestilences, swallowed up and in some cases small towns; scarcely and earthquakes,"—I am glad to say I saw very little one stone building remained standing while the native of the plague: for when I arrived in Bombay on grass and bamboo huts were not much damaged. November ist last year, it was not at its height, and as With regard to the Famine, I am sorry to say I have one walked, or drove, through the narrow streets, one a good deal to write about. Gorakhpur is the centre could scarcely realize that anything was wrong—an of a very large rural district where the suffering has occasional funeral and in some streets a few shops been very great. During the first few months of this year closed—that was all. Of all the terrible sufferings we continually saw awful sights. One evening, a native which have been endured since then you have all policeman—a Christian by the way—brought us a been able to read in the daily papers. We—though child and asked us to take him into our orphanage ; so far away from Bombay—had one scare ; a number the poor little chap was a living skeleton, his mother of weavers, who formerly lived in this district and who had just died close to the tank which was near to the had been working in Bombay, left their homes and Church ; none of us had noticed her, and even had returned to this place, bringing with them a sick man. we done so, we should have thought she was sleeping; Of course everyone said "Plague," but our energetic for the natives often come to the tank to rest. We, of collector very soon had all the men isolated and the course, took the child in, and he is growing a fine sickness was found to be only small-pox. Let us hope little fellow now. that our unwelcome visitor has for ever left us, for an A few days later I found two boys lying in a ditch epidemic, such as small-pox, would work fearful havoc —near to my bungalow—in a state of utter prostraamong the half-starved thousands in the North West tion. I called some men and had them carried into and Central Provinces. With regard to the earthquake, an empty house in my compound and looked after we certainly felt it here, but no damage was done. them : they soon recovered and in a few days were On Saturday afternoon, about 4.30, as I was sitting able to make themselves useful by sweeping up in my study writing my Sunday's sermon, I felt my leaves, &c. I questioned them both and was assured chair shake ; I at once jumped up, thinking that I had that both father and mother were dead; so I kept got on to an old one and that it was giving way, but them on, hoping, in course of time, to teach them the floor and everything else rocked to and fro in a carefully and, if their lives were consistent, to baptize most strange manner: I never experienced anything them. like it. Just then in rushed my bearer, looking the But alas ! one day they got into mischief and stole very picture of fright, and exclaimed " Oh! Sahib, a quantity of vegetables and tobacco. The former the earth is all shaking !" " I know," said I, " I can they ate and the latter they "drank." (The Hinfeel it; you are not afraid, are you ?" " Oh! no, dustani word for smoke is "to drink tobacco," I

fnbmn fetter.

THE VIGORNIAN. suppose because they put water into their hukkahs). So I administered a little well-deserved punishment but they—wild-jungle boys as they were—objected to discipline, and one night ran away. One trait in the native character is a love of deceit; it has been said and with a good deal of truth, that if a Hindu can possibly tell a lie he will: the truth he seems thoroughly to hate. Consequently we had to use a good deal of discrimination in giving away money or food. One night, just as I was going to bed, I heard a shrill small voice adjuring me in the name of "Allah " to come and help him. So I took a lantern and going out found a small boy of some 7 years crying most lustily for food; the poor little fellow was thin, it's true, so I took him in and gave him food, first of all questioning him as follows :— " Where's your father ? " " Died of hunger." " Where's your mother ? " " Died of hunger." " Where's your home ? " " Haven't got one." and so forth. The little chap was awfully smart and my suspicions were aroused, being a little afraid that he had been " primed." So I started to question him again. " What's your father's name ? " " Karim Baksh." " Where does he live ? " " In the Bazar." " Where is your mother now ? " " Outside in the road." His parents had carefully coached him, rightly guessing what my first questions would be ; then if I had taken him in, they would have let me keep him while food was dear: afterwards, when prices were fairly level, they would have claimed him and of course he would have had to be given up. So I let him finish his meal—there is no harm in feeding a poor hungry little child even if his parents are such scamps, for we must remember that they are Mahommedans and their standard of morality is a low one. The Koran teaches that if any benefit would accrue from the transaction, a Mussulman may tell lies without scruple. At Basharatpur—a Christian village about 3^ miles away—we made arrangements for feeding over 250 each day besides 60 adults, and also for finding work for nearly 100 others. The children were entirely heathen and Mahommedan,

while about 40 poor Christians were among the adults. This was all owing to the kindness of friends in England, also to help from the Mansion House Fund ; though from the latter we did not get so very much. I might go on to tell of help given by the ladies of the mission among the villagers and Zenana women, also of our efforts here in Gorakhpur and in other places where we have missions. You will, I am sure, be glad to know that, as a direct result of this relief work, a large number of heathens and Mahommedans have come forward wishing to be made Christians. These we have placed under instruction, and hope to be able to admit many of them into the Church by Baptism. Pray for them, will you ?—that God will send His Holy Spirit to teach them and to guide them into the Truth. Without His aid we can do nothing. I think I told you that I arrived in Bombay November ist last year; there is nothing special to say about the city beyond the fact of its size and of course quite Eastern character; but English tramcars passing through native bdzars, seems, to say the least of it, incongruous, and oh ! you fellows at home, especially those who live S. John's way, who in the days gone by used to grumble at certain odours which emanated from a certain manufactory between the Cathedral Ferry and S. John's, I should just like you to take a-stroll on any particularly hot day through our bazars—come with me with the catechists preaching ; sometimes it is just awful: no wonder we continually have Cholera and Smallpox. Still with all the drawbacks there is a great charm in the narrow busy streets with all the shops open and the workers squatting in the inimitable Hindu position, working very busily and every now and then chatting to some friend he happens to see passing by. Then there are the crowds of people haggling, as only Indians can, over a pice—value about half a farthing. From Bombay I went to Agra, an intensely interesting place. It is one of the great centres of Mahommedanism in India. The Taj, a lovely mosque built as a tomb, is one of the wonders of the world. The whole building with its minarets, terraces, steps, etc., is of pure white marble ; it is most gorgeous. I also saw the Fort at Agra, where the English residents took shelter during the Mutiny; it was one of the very.few

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places that held out, and one doesn't wonder, as it is thongs hanging down; the " worshipper" strolls round very strongly fortified. I saw within it a large slab of and round this verandah and when he gets to the bell stone, cracked in the middle, with a red mark on it, he pulls it in order to wake the God up; he then and a missionary who was taking me round asked our commences to mumble a verse from some of the guide the history of this stone. He told us that it Vedas—or Hindu Scripture—but stops when he has was the stone on which the Hindu kings from time passed the door, as the God then cannot hear. I immemorial had been crowned, but that at the noticed one man doing "pujd" for half-an-hour, he Mahommedan conquest the conqueror boastingly always rang a bell, blurted out three, or at the most called for a chair and sat upon this stone and imme- four, words and then stopped, carrying on a discussion diately the stone cracked and began to bleed. with a friend when walking round the rest of the I always thought that Mahommedans were good verandah. hands at bargaining, but it was instructive to learn that I could not help thinking of Elijah, how he mocked they could actually draw blood from a stone : the the prophets of Baal, " Call him louder, for he is a God, guide was a Hindu. A Mahommedan subsequently and peradventure he sleepeth." These people do this told us that the conquerors brought the stone with day after day as long as they can stay, and then go them from Mecca and that they intended to use it in away to their homes, we cannot say "justified and at India as it always had been used since the days of peace," for what must they think of a God who takes Mahommed, but that the captive Hindu monarch so little interest in them and their prayers. I must escaped in the night and in his flight ran over this close this now ; a poor chap has been brought to me stone which at once broke, cried out and began to bitten by a scorpion ; they are very nasty things and bleed, the noise leading to the recapture of the king. the pain from their bite is very great. I must try and Need I say that both Hindu and Mahommedan firmly relieve him if possible. Your sincere friend, believed his version of the story, but that we begged CHAS. C. FETCH. to be excused from expressing an opinion and contented I ourselves with laughing and enjoying the joke. spent four very jolly days in Agra and then came on to Gorakhpur; we are right in the extreme corner of Speech Bag, the North-West Provinces, near Bengal and quite close >HE Distribution of Prizes in connection with to the kingdom of Nepaul. the Cathedral School took place in the There is a recruiting station here for Gurkhas; they College Hall, on Thursday Afternoon, are fine sturdy little chaps and are much more strongly October 7. The occasion attracted a considerable built than the Hindus. The more I see of them the It was unlike the average public school attendance. more I long to carry the Gospel into their country, but at present this is an impossibility (humanly speaking) speech day with its long programme of recitations and dialogues from Latin and Greek authors. The new as they keep it fast closed to all Europeans. Near to Gorakhpur there is a very large and very Headmaster abandoned the old form of entertainment, " holy " Hindu temple called Gorukhnath ; on the way and limited the programme to a few musical items by out one passes through groves of trees infested with the School Singing Class. Mr. George Smith, their monkeys which are an awful nuisance, but one hardly lately-appointed conductor, directed them in the dare throw a stone at one, as the people are so jealous singing of "Sailor Lad's Song" (Charles Vincent), of them. It happened to be a festival the day I went, "Old Green Lanes" (Michael Watson), and "The so the inner room was opened and decked with flowers. Fire Brigade " (Frank Thomson). They sang sweetly The idol is like a doll sitting on the floor. This room and with precision, indicating an efficient training. N. has a. verandah all round it, and above the door which Fergusson and H. S. Cobb s£ng "I know a bank" opens into the room are hung bells with leathern with very good effect, and their performance was

THE VIGORNIAN. rewarded with a round of applause. Immediately afterwards followed the Headmaster's report, and the distribution of Prizes. The Dean (the Very Rev. Dr. Forrest) attended to perform that function. On the platform sat the Revs. Canon Melville, Canon Claughton, Canon Knox Little, Aid. Ernest Day, and the members of the School Staff, the Headmaster, Messrs. H. Clarke, T. E. Rammell, R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, A. Swann, and E. W. Poynton. There were also present—Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Claughton, the Revs, the Hon. Canon Cattley, R. Arden-Davis, C. Chaytor, F. H. Richings, R. Thursfield, C. Hughes, C. Poyntz Sanderson, C. J. Hunt, J. K. Floyer, R. Eckett, S. J. Sykes, J. D. Knipe, E. H. Whinfield, J. Martin (Bromyard), H. T. Tilley (Birmingham), Mrs. Floyer, Mrs. R. Berkeley, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Williams, Misses Done, Dr. Fergusson (Stroud), Mrs. Davids (Cheltenham), Capt. Young, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. and Miss Harrington, Mrs. W. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Oram, Mrs. Cobb, and others. HEADMASTER'S ADDRESS. The Headmaster then gave a short address on the work of the school during the past year. It had in some ways been an eventful year. A change of headmasters must of necessity mean a change in the method almost of carrying on the school, and he would give his impressions on one or two points after a year's work amongst them. He had been agreeably surprised and immensely pleased at the tone which he had found prevalent in the school, especially in such points as the entire absence of anything like bad language, and very rare were instances of anything like dishonesty in work. There had been no occasion when he had asked for a name and not got it. The standard of honour in the school was high, and he believed there had been a healthy tone there, for which two reasons might be ascribed. Firstly, to the work of his predecessors, to whom they ought to be thankful for the healthy tradition that existed in the school in that respect; and secondly to the home influences which surrounded the majority of their scholars. He had come from a great boarding school to one which was mainly a day school, and he confessed that he had been partly converted to the greater advantages of the day school system ; for he found that the master's path was a smoother one, and there was an absence of those faults and sins which to some degree were inevitable in those who were nine months of the year separated from those home influences of mothers and sisters. In the matter of discipline there had been certain troubles, some friction, and something to be got over, and perhaps some of the boys would say that he had been rather a brute. (Laughter). One youngster had described him as " awfully strict," but he believed that boys really appreciated strictness, and he thought he might say that there had been an advance in discipline, punctuality, and demeanour.

WORK OF THE SCHOOL. Proceeding to comment on the work of the school, Mr. Chappel expressed his belief that they had progressed in industry, though, to be candid, he was not satisfied with the industry of the school on the whole. He did not think that they had reached

the standard which they ought to have done. There had been on the part of many boys considerable laxity in the thoroughness of their evening preparations. The result was friction and detention, and masters had to spend time in exacting home work which should be given to teaching. He looked for a steady and gradual improvement in that respect. The boarders numbered less than one-third of the school, and yet they carried off more than half the prizes. He wished it were otherwise. Referring to the Oxford and Cambridge examination for higher and lower certificates, he said that in the lower certificates they had gained five, with four first classes, and his opinion was that if the other King's Scholars had worked as they ought to have done, they would have doubled that number. At the same time it was only fair to remember that they had this year endeavoured to raise the standard of work in the fifth and sixth forms, having insisted on the whole of the sixth taking the higher certificates examination, and leaving the lower certificates to the fifth form. The results of the higher certificates examination were distinctly encouraging, and they had won five higher certificates in the sixth form. Last year there were two ; therefore an advance was marked. They also stood well as compared with the other great schools of the country also entered for those examinations. They had added another master to the lower school, as he attached great importance to the foundations of education in the lower forms, and Canon Knox Little had given him .£5 to be devoted entirely to the encouragement of grammar in the lower part of the school.

GAMES AND ATHLETICS. Mr. Chappel recalled the remarks of Lord Cobham at Bromsgrove as to the excessive prevalence of the athletic spirit, and said he agreed that there could be no manner of doubt that in many of the public schools of Kngland athletics were carried to an extravagant extent. That was not their danger. (Laughter). It had been their object to instil something more of the community spirit, zeal, and keenness into their games. Some boys apparently regarded the school merely as a set of class-rooms wherein to learn their lessons, but they should think of the school as a living entity, and that they were members of a body, with duties and obligations ; and nowhere would they learn that better than in the cricket and football field. (Applause). At the Church Congress the Bishop of Hereford, a great authority on education, spoke of the paramount importance of characterbuilding as the primary aim of all education. He thought that very true ; there was no part of the school life that more helped to form character and teach public spirit, discipline, and selfcontrol, making the boys afterwards good citizens in every walk of life, than the lessons they learned in their games. (Applause). Therefore he rejoiced in the very marked improvement in attendance at the games. The fives courts had been always full this term, gymnastic classes had been started, and the football attendance was now so large that the question of additional accommodation must soon be faced.

THE AIM IN VIEW. Last Christmas, in London, the Duke of Devonshire, as Lord President of the Council of Education, had warned schoolmasters against making mere "commercial aptitude or technical dexterity the aim of education." He (Mr. Chappel) agreed that proper education did not consist in that which could be converted into £ s. d. at the earliest possible opportunity, and said that in that school they sought to give a public school education on the lines of Rugby or Marlborough ; they used the dead languages in the main as the best means of training and disciplining the mind and fitting it for the acquirement of special knowledge afterwards. Canon Melville had said in a recent appendix to a convocation report "that special teaching of whatever kind could never supersede a sound general education. They needed to keep their education broad; they aimed at literary and cultured education." They aimed at a literary and cultured education so as to put the boys into such a position that they might appreciate high thoughts and literature. They had a

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modern side, of course, and were willing to exchange Greek for German, and to teach shorthand and prepare boys for such examinations as the London Matriculation ; but, on the whole, their lines were those of the great public schools of England ; and they intended that so they should remain. (Applause). They had undertaken the teaching of chemistry on their own premises, made other improvements, and had added two University men to the staff; and, most important perhaps of all, they had added considerably to their numbers. They had now 15 new boys, as against 5 last year, and also 26 boarders, as compared with II last year, and he hoped to see the School House full after Christmas. (Applause), Their number had now reached 89—larger, he believed, than they had been for, at any rate, 15 years. In conclusion the Head Master expressed thanks to Mr. Hooper for his present of honour boards, which were placed on the schoolroom walls, and said he hoped to receive similar presents from other donors. He also thanked the staff—loyal and unfailing to him throughout the year—for the way in which they had backed him up, for their patience with himself and with the boys, their interest in the games and devotion to the school. (Applause). He warmly thanked also the Dean and the Governors for their support, for to them must be largely due whatever success was attained. He hoped and believed that the future of the school would not be in any way unworthy of its ancient past. (Applause).

ADDRESS BY THE DEAN. The Very Rev. the Dean reminded the company that "auld acquaintance should not be forgot," and referred to Mr. Bolland, the late Head Master, who, they were glad to hear, liked his new sphere of duty. They would all unite with him in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Bolland all blessings and happiness. (Applause). It was his pleasant duty that day to greet the present Head Master, and he thought he would carry the whole assembly with him when he declared emphatically that Mr. Chappel was " the right man in the right place." (Applause). Under his administration they looked for a great future for the school. They had heard of the large accession of numbers, and might regard that as an assurance of success in years to come. Though the Head Master was not altogether satisfied with the results, they must remember that "Rome was not built in a day," and they could not expect to raise a building on practically new foundations in the course of a few months. But he had carefully studied the reports, and he considered that they contained a great deal that was encouraging, and they gave hopes of great promise and, perhaps, of brilliant success. At any rate, it was •certain that nothing would be wanting on the part of Mr. Chappel and his staff of able assistants to secure that success. He ventured, in the name of all the Governing Body, to offer to Mr. Chappel their very best thanks for the efforts he had made and was strenuously making to raise their dear old school to the position which it ought to occupy. And he was sure that they would one and all unite with him in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Chappel, on whom rested no small measure of responsibility, many happy years here amongst them in Worcester. (Applause). Dr. Forrest then gave some excellent advice to the boys.

PRIZE LIST. The Dean then distributed the Prizes, of which the following is a list:— Form Prize: VI. Upper, S. J. Steward ; VI. Lower, II. A. Lewis ; V., N. King; IV., F. V. Steward ; III., A. P. Smith ; II., R. Woodyatt; I., D. Fergusson. Divinity, open, H. A. Richings. Latin Composition, open, S. J. Steward. English Essay: Senior, N, G. Davies; hon. ment., H. A.Lewis; Junior, A. P. Smith ; hon. ment., N. Fergusson. Divinity and History: V., N. King; IV., N. Fergusson; III., F. V. Steward; II., D. Ingram-Halford. Mathematics: A., S. J. Steward ; B., N. King; C., N. Fergusson ; D., A. Whitgrove ; E., A. Dash. Modern Languages: VI., S. J. Steward ; V., N. King; IV., G. Halford; III., H. S. Cobb; II., R. H.

Koechlin; I., D. Fergusson. Science Prizes: Senior, D. Cross; Junior, G. S. Bate and A. Knipe. Mr. Steward's Prize for proxime accessit in K. S. exam. : F. V. Steward ; hon. ment., H. C. Collier. Holiday Reading Prizes: N. King I, C. Evans 2. Prize for Examination in Cathedral Catechizing, N. Fergusson. Botany Prizes : Senior, P. Morris ; hon. ment., H. T. Hammond ; Junior, C. Davenport; hon. ment., C. Williams. Recommended for Stratford Leaving Exhibition : N. G. Davies, Selwyn College, Camb. Prizes were given by the Bishop of Worcester (Scripture), the Very Rev. the Dean, Canons Melville, Knox-Little, Claughton, Teignmouth Shore, and Cattley ; the Karl Beauchamp, the Hon. G. H. Allsopp, M.P., the Mayor, Mr. J. H. Hooper, Mr. J. A. Steward, the Old Vigornians (modern languages), the Navy League (English essay), In Memoriam Rev. Maurice Day, and the Head Master. The Dean asked for a day's holiday for the boys, who heartily cheered the customary indulgence always asked on these occasions and invariably granted.

THE SUB-DEAN'S RETROSPECT. The Rev. Canon Melville remarked that one of the wisest of the Greek philosophers had said that at an advanced time of life—that was old age—(laughter)—one dwelled more in the past than in the present or future, and, in fact, lived more in memory than, so far as the world was concerned, in experience and hope. He could not that day help indulging in a slight reminiscence of the kind. It was this very year, 50 years ago— what a time it was since—that he first took some part in the proceedings of that speech day. That time seemed, somehow or other, to have divided into certain quintriple divisions. He had known five Head Masters and five Deans, but only three Bishops for a very valid reason, that the Episcopacy was a work which—like some others, but very few—did not submit to translation. (Laughter.) He would not, however, remain an old fogey, but would pass from memory into full sympathy with what was before them on the present occasion. In fact, he felt as if he were going to talk of the work of a baby who was only one year old—(laughter)—and, of course, they might make great allowances for the juvenility of his condition. (Laughter.) He felt that they owed Mr. Chappel gratitude for the extreme honesty of the reports. If he had desired to make a more favourable impression it had been, no doubt, quite in his power to do so, but as one went through the details of what Mr. Chappel had laid before them, one felt that they were opinions subscribed with the honesty of his own conclusions. They had, moreover, to recognise a very satisfactory set off to anything that might have seemed at all disqualifying in the reports on the work of the School. For many years the Master lived in a sort of hovel, a lath and plaster kind of house, where the Master and his wife could but just find room for themselves and about three boarders. That fine room in which they were assembled would have been hardly recognisable 40 years ago, when it was a rubbishy tumble-down place. The School had now doubled its numbers, and there was every prospect of success, and that within, probably, the opening of next year the full accommodation of the School House would be occupied. And so that modicum of inferiority in the reports would entirely disappear as the Head Master and his staff went on attaining that success which they hoped they would, and were qualified to attain; for he had confidence in the tact, ability, and earnestness of the Head Master. Canon Melville pointed to the recent generosity of a Manchester citizen to Owens College as an example and an incentive to the wealthy residents in the district of Worcester to do likewise for the Cathedral School; and referred to kind friends in the late lamented Mr. Rowley Hill and Mr. Lea. He hoped that Mr. Chappel would find every satisfaction, both domestically and scholastically, in being Head Master of the School, and the Canon offered his best wishes to this end.

CANON KNOX LITTLE ON CHANGE. The Rev. Canon Knox Little added a few remarks in warm

THE VIGORNIAN. appreciation of the work of the school, in which he had, he said, a very deep interest. He could not go back 50 years like Canon Melville, and though he had not lived under five Deans, he had had the happiness of living under three, and also the happiness of sharing with Canon Melville in helping to train three excellent Bishops, who had turned out uncommonly well—(laughter)—as he hoped the boys of the school would do. It had been well and truly said that they were all governed by the law of change, whether they liked it or not. There was no change, except that of Death, which could compare with that marvellous change from boyhood to manhood. The conduct of that change was in the hands of parents and teachers, and it was conducted by education. They wanted for that authority and liberty, both in the home and the school—authority which was not dominion, but accepted properly by the young because it deserved to be accepted ; and liberty which was not license, to prepare them for the entire liberty and larger responsibilities of after-life. He was glad to see that the headmaster had in early days taken into account the necessity for a firm discipline. The Canon spoke in praise of the buildings and the influence that surrounded the boys in that school. The proceedings were then brought to a close, the boys giving hearty cheers for the Dean and Chapter, the Headmaster and Mrs. Chappel, the Governors, and the ladies. The following successes have been won by past and present Vigornians since prize day, 1896 :—H. M. Conacher, scholar of C.C.C., Oxford, first class in Final Classical School; Home Civil Service ; Class I., Science and Art Department. R. G. Telfer, Sizarship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. F. C. Fuller, Christ Church, Oxford, third class honours modern history. J. T. Chamberlain, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, passed for the Indian Civil Service. H. Purser, passed the intermediate examination of the Incorporated Law Society. George Greville, C.M.G., appointed to be H.M. Minister Resident and Consul General at Bangkok. T. Bates, passed the London University matriculation examination. W. Cotton, N. G. Davies, H. A. Lewis, A. Turner-Marshall, and S. J. Steward (higher certificates of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board). M. Bates, J. D. Day, F. Dyke, N. King, R. Salusbury (lower certificates with four first classes).

©xforb anii Cambridge School (Examinations. JAST July the whole of the Sixth Form went in for the Higher and the Fifth for the Lower Certificates given in connection with these Examinations. Out of 8 candidates 5 obtained Higher Certificates; while out of the Fifth P'orm 5 won Lower Certificates, the most creditable being N. King, who obtained 3 First Classes. HIGHER CERTIFCATES. Cotton, H. W... Davies, N. G. .. Lewis, H. A. .. Marshall, A. T. Steward, S. J. ..

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LOWER CERTIFICATES. Bates, M Day, J. D Dyke, F King, N Salusbury, R. T. G.

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a Latin, i Scripture, b Greek, j Fngiish. c French. k History. f Elementary Mathematics (Higher). Arithmetic (Lower), g Additional Mathematics (Higher). Algebra and Euclid (Lower). A capital letter denotes a First Class for the Lower Certificate.

Jibes. far this term Fives has been a distinct success, and the courts have been always in use. A House Tournament, in which the boarders took a very keen interest, was arranged, and has been played off. All the ties were played off before breakfast. Mr. Rammell shewed his appreciation by very kindly giving a prize. The courts are mostly used by the boarders, but why should not the day-boys make more use of them ? Out of 65 day-boys only ii play fives, while out of 26 boarders 20 make good use of the courts ; these numbers speak for themselves. It is hoped that next term fives matches will be arranged with other schools. There will be very little more fives this term as the days are getting shorter, and the courts will be deserted until next term. A. JONES.

School ©fKcevs. Captain of the School Captain of Cricket Secretary of Cricket ... Captain of Football ... Secretary of Football... Captain of the Boats ... Secretary of the Boats Captain of Hockey ... Captain of Fives Captain of Cycling Monitor of Cycle-room

T. F. Usher. A. T. Marshall. (Not yet elected). M. Bates. A. T. Marshall. H. A. Lewis. M. Bates. P. Morris. A. Jones. T. F. Usher. H. Masterman. /H. W. Cotton. \H. A. Lewis. (T. F. Usher. \H A Lewis. T. F. Usher.

Librarians „ ,. , „. . Editors off tthe Vigorman Head Monitor MONITORS. T. F. Usher, H. W. Cotton, H. A. Lewis, H. A. Richings, A. T. Marshall, L. H. W. Sampson, M. Bates.

THE VIGORNIAN. GAMES COMMITTEE. Mr. Rammell, Mr. Beach-Hicks, T. F. Usher, H. A. Lewis, A. T. Marshall, M. Bates, P. Morris, A. Jones (Sec.), R. Keen. LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Rev. W. H. Chappel, Mr. Clarke, T. F. Usher, H. W. Cotton, H. A. Lewis.

School ftetos. have leceived a very pleasant visit from the Rev. Norman Bennett, the Public Schools Missioner. On Saturday evening, the 25th of September, he gave a very interesting lantern lecture in the College Hall on f < Palestine," and afterwards shewed us the different types of costumes worn in the Holy Land, members of the School wearing them. He made many friends throughout the School during his short stay, and we hope to see more of him. The Museum has at last been taken thoroughly in hand. Mr. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks has kindly offered to rearrange all the specimens which have now been removed to the Library. D. Cross and P. Morris are also helping him. A new case has just been fitted up in addition to the one which existed before. We are glad to see a revival of interest in this direction. The following books have been added to the Library:— "Rienzi" Bulwer Lytton. " The Young Squire " Mrs. Eiloart. " Marmaduke Merry " Kingston. " God's Providence House ".. Mrs. Linnaeus Banks. " Feats on the Fjord " Martineaux. "Atelier du Lys "... Martineaux. " Count of the Saxon Shore " A. J. Church. " Children of the New Forest" Marryatt. "The Rifle Rangers" Mayne Reid. " Holiday House " Catherine Sinclair. " Moods and Tenses " (Greek) Goodwin. " Acts of the Apostles " Cambridge Bible. "Jubilee Book of Cricket "... K. S. Ranjit Sinhji. " Natural History of the Year " Thomson. " Livy" Seeley. " In Kedar's Tents " H. Seton Merriman. There are six vacancies for the King's Scholarship Examination, which will be held on November 2nd and jrd. Two House Scholarships will also be awarded.

A Gymnastic Class has again been formed this term by the kindness of the Worcester Gymnasium Club. The large number of 41 have joined and go down to the Club-room in Silver Street every Thursday after afternoon school. Mr. Rigby gives instruction, and several members of the Gymnasium also kindly give their help, and of these our especial thanks are due to Mr. Wetherall and Mr. Hayes. The authorized School garb for all winter games, except for those who have won their colours, is a Navyblue jersey with the School initials in white : they are to be obtained of Wilks and Son, Broad Street. S. J. Steward has gone into residence at Downing College, Cambridge. N. G. Davies has gone into residence at Selwyn College, Cambridge. T. Bates passed the London Matriculation Examination and has gone into residence at S. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. The Editors beg to acknowledge the following contemporaries:—Tonbridgian, Corrig, DenstonianT Raven, Decanian, Bromsgrovian, S. MichaeFs College Magazine, Claysmorian, and others.

' (Eolumn. fLL O.Vs who were unfortunately unable to attend the PrizeDistribution on October 7th will read with great interest the report which appears in another column. Those who were present will, no doubt, have drawn their own very satisfactory conclusions from what they heard and saw there, but three very various points must have struck them especially. — (i) Theimmense improvement in the School'singing (thanks to the exertions of that energetic O.V. Mr. G. H. Smith); (2) the fact that the post of Examiner was worthily held by an O.V., and last, but by no means least, the Headmaster's eloquent and straightforward speech, in which he spoke of the excellent work done by his predecessors, of the present standard of the School work (which he criticised as impartially as any outsider), and of the excellent moral tone of the School. This latter point has always been one of which O.Vs are particularly proud, and it is very evident that the feeling will be in no way diminished under Mr. Chappel's rule. One thing Old Vigornians notice with regret, viz., the decease of the School Orchestra. Surely it will be resuscitated? The O.V. Club now numbers 167 members, including some in India, Ceylon, Burmah, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and S. Africa. It is to be hoped that the third year of the Club's existence, which opened on October 7th, will see the numbers well

THE VIGORNIAN. over 200. It may be well to re-state here, for the benefit of those who have just left school, that the main objects of the Club are :—" To promote the welfare of the Worcester Cathedral King's School, and to enable Old Vigornians to keep in touch with it and with each other if desired." The annual subscription is 5/-, due October 7th in •each year and payable in advance. This subscription entitles members to the Vigornian, notices of all important School fixtures, such as Sports, Regatta, Concerts, and Prize-day, and covers subscriptions to Old Boys' prizes given on each occasion. Non-Members only are asked for separate subscriptions to these objects. Another important object of the Club is—" To perfect a Register of Old Vigornians, giving present addresses, with achievements or distinctions both while at school and since leaving." The great difficulty in the way of this latter object lies in the fact that so many O.Vs are absolutely lost ! Since the last issue of the " Vigornian" several new addresses have been discovered, but there are still many hundreds who cannot be traced. A complete list of these will be sent to any O.V. who is anxious to help in this important work, if he will apply to the Hon. Sec. (Sunnyside Road, Worcester). The Club is doing what it can, but much must necessarily be left to individual effort, both in the matter of increasing the membership and decreasing the number of names wanting addresses. Members can also help very much by notifying to the Club any change of their own addresses. Three cases have occurred quite lately where this information has reached the Club indirectly and by mere chance. By the kindness of the Headmaster, who has placed the School House Dining Hall at the disposal of the Committee for the Annual Dinner, a grand opportunity now occurs for Old Vigornians to meet each other in the midst of old associations and surroundings. No more appropriate place could possibly be found for such a gathering. Let us hope that at the Ninth Annual O.V. Dinner, which takes place on r3th January, 1898,—Mr. P. Campbell (1860-64) taking the Chair and Mr. J. S. Liddell (1888-96) the Vice-chair— there will be an attendance which will beat all records. Mrs. Chappel kindly invites all those attending the dinner to an "At Home " which will be given in the afternoon. An article appears in this number by the Rev. C. C, Fetch of Gorakhpur, India. It is satisfactory to note that every recent number of the " Vigornian" has contained an article or letter from an O.V. abroad. Long may the series continue. Members of the O.V. Club are reminded that their subscriptions for 1897-8 became due on October 7th. These, and all subscriptions in arrear, should be forwarded to the Hon. Sec. as soon as possible. O.V.

79 O.V. NEWS.

J. T. Chamberlain (O.V. 1885-93), who passed for the Indian Civil Service last year, goes out to the N.W.P. this month. F. J. Branthwaite (O.V. 1875-85), (Burmah), is spending a short holiday in Worcester. H. J. Humphrey (O.V. 1863-65), lately at Exeter, has been appointed Assistant Chief Goods Manager at Paddington. H. M. Conacher (O.V. 1886-92) has obtained an appointment in the Home Civil Service; Class I., Science and Art Department, S. Kensington. The Rev. A. H. Grey-Edwards (O.V. 1872-79) has left Chester, having been appointed Organizing Secretary to the C.M.S. in S. Wales and Monmouth. J. H. West (O.V. 1888-93) has obtained a Mastership at Stratford-on-Avon Grammar School. MARRIAGES. LITTLEBURY—EDMONDS.—September 7, at S. James', Hampstead Road, London, by the Rev. W. H. Littlebury, brother of the Bridegroom, Arthur Hugh Rowland, youngest son of Joseph Littlebury of the Commandery, Worcester, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late George Edmonds of West Molesey, Surrey. SPRIGG—CAUDWELL.—September 8, at the Oratory, Brompton, Stanhope, eldest son of the late Stanhope Sprigg of St. Clement's House, Worcester, to Jessie (Jess), only daughter of Thomas Caudwell of Glenlogie, Reading. IN MEMORIAM.

John §atthdot <2[idratr, girt Sfptemte 9th, 1897, 2Vgcb 63 jmirs.

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THE VIGORNIAN. Receipts. £ s. d. Balance from Xmas Term 2 15 o May II. Per The Rev. W. H. Chappel— Subscriptions 10 o o June 4. Per The Rev. W. E. Bolland— Balance due to Library Fund up to Aug., 1896 1014 3 Sept. 21. Per The. Rev. W. H. Chappel— Subscriptions £10 10 o no Vigornians 2 15 o Produces of Pound 3 3 13 18 3

James Caliioitt, JHns. §ac. Cantab., icu ^nnoaj), ®cts>bn 24th, 1897, 55 jears.

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The ranks of Old Vigornians have sustained a heavy loss by the death of Mr. Alfred J. Caldicott, Mus. Bac. Cantab., one of the most brilliant of modern members of the School. An excellent musician and charming composer, he added to these qualities all that goes to make a delightful companion and those who knew him well will not readily forget the bright smile which was always ready to shine from the deep set keen eyes of their friend. Of his many and well-known compositions it is needless now to speak, but the School will ever keep his memory green by the part-song "Where Severn winds," composed especially for the School and first performed in the School Hall under his conductorship. He assisted more than once at the annual concerts when Old Vigornians join with present members of the School, and we sincerely deplore the fact that we shall see his face there no more. A. W.

GAMES ACCOUNTS. Summer Term, 1897. May. July. „

£ s. d. 33 6 I* 4 '9 5' 14 14

Receipts. Balance in hand Proceeds of Concert Boys' Subscriptions Summer Term, 1897

Expenditure. May 29. Scorer and Umpire to Stratford ,, ,, Hanley Castle ») A O Davids (Junior bat) June. '*

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The Rev. M. S. Baylis (O.V. 1881-88) has been compelled through ill-health to resign his position as Headmaster of the Choir School and Chaplain at St. Andrew's, Wells Street, W., and is now Curate of Horfield Parish Church, Bristol. He has taken his M.A. degree this year.

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Balance

i•52 19 61 T. E. RAMMELL, Hon. Treasurer. Examined and found correct,

WM. HAIGHTON CHAPPEL, October ijth, 1897.

LIBRARY AND READING ROOM ACCOUNTS. First and Second Terms, 1897.

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October, 1897. Dear Sirs, In complying with your request to write a Cambridge letter, I find I have a somewhat difficult task to perform, as I know not how or what to write as news is so scarce. Let us first praise O.Vs. J. T. Chamberlain, B.A., Emmanuel, has been hard at work

THE VIGORNIAN. for the Final Examination of the Indian Civil Service. I am sure all will join with me in wishing him good luck. R. G. Telfer, Corpus, rowed for some time in his College " May " boat. We are glad to hear that our colony of O.Vs. is going to be increased. We give a hearty welcome to S. J. Steward, Downing, and N. G. Davies, Selwyn. We hope next year to see a further increase. Passing on to more general news, we come to the great event of the term — the admission of Women to the B.A. degree. On May nth a meeting of Undergraduates was held at the Union, when the following motion was brought forward — " That this meeting strongly condemns the recommendation of the Women's Degrees Syndicate." This was carried by a majority of 945 votes (Ayes 1083, Noes 138). On May 2ist, resident and non-resident M.A.s voted, the result being the same, a majority of 1051. The Undergraduate element was not wanting on this occasion. Bold indeed will be the woman who, in the face of these majorities, will bring up the subject again for many years to come ! Yours sincerely, CANTAB.

All letters intended for insertion in these columns must 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 compliance with this rule will be enforced.

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, I have noticed that the pitch in the playground has

been used most regularly by the junior members of the House, and it is only right that every opportunity should be taken to use it; but would it not be more profitable to School cricket if a broomstick was used for the sake of training the eye, rather than a bat for the sake of making a few contemptible runs ? Yours truly, OBSERVER. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Sirs, In days gone by the members of the Fifth Form used to issue a Chronicle of events connected with the form.. If they could be collected I think they would prove a very interesting curiosity for the Museum. Yours truly, ANTIQUARIAN. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, Can nothing be done to prevent the junior football game becoming the farce which it has done on halfholidays of late ? Some 20 or more have been counted on either side. Of course the turn-up is most encouraging, but these crowded games are no good at all. Hoping to see this remedied, Yours truly, SPECTATOR. [Something undoubtedly should be done in this direction. Either more ground must be acquired or the junior game must be divided into two parts.]— EDS.

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