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NOVEMBER, 1901.

No. 42. VOL. IV.

School Notes Valete Cricket ... ... Speech Day : Opening of Gymnasium The Gymnasium Fund ... Old Vigornians' Column Football With the B.I.Y. : by F.S.D. Certificate Examination Results School Officers School Accounts : Games and Library The Laureate's Latest: by H.A.L. ... Chess: Hints to Beginners: by E. W.P. Chess Problems Oxford and Cambridge Letters ... Correspondence

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"gjlofes. *N writing School Notes for the first term of a new school year, one cannot omit a short resume of the successes won during the last twelve months. There is, indeed, no doubt that the year has been an eminently successful one. When viewed from a scholastic standpoint the paper results show the progress made. In the Certificate Ex-

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aminations (see page 88) we secured six Higher and eight Lower Certificates, a result considerably above the average. And yet it is not only in the higher forms there has been advance but throughout the whole school. * * * Turning to games, we know how at football last season we achieved an unprecedented victory over Dean Close and how, on the Wye, we inflicted a defeat on the Hereford IV., and, last of all, we have had a successful cricket season. Our successes too, we gained although severely handicapped by the inroads of the scarlatina which carried off our Captain, N. M. Fergusson.

During the earlier part of the season our record was splendid and the first reverse was not sustained until July 4th at the hands of the Old Vigornians. We will not dwell on this and the later defeat by Dean Close, both of which, marring the success of the season, show that the Team lacked nerve and confidence.

THE VIGORNIAN. On the whole, however, we had a good season, ! We hear with pleasure that H. D. Day, our Footwinning six matches and only losing two. Our , ball Captain of last year who left us a few months thanks are again due to the masters who have always i ago, has gained a position in the Camborne School assisted the team at practice and to Mr. Rammell of Mines football team. He is reported to be the in special for his indefatigable efforts. Finally we \ mainstay of the team which bids fair to win the must lament the loss of Fergusson. Although he j Cornwall Challenge Cup this year. J. H. Rowe was away the greater part of the term, he was this ! is also playing football at Camborne. season and had been before an energetic captain j * * # whose presence and example will be sadly missed At last we seem to have found in Williams a next year. Captain of Boats who appreciates the value of * * » " tubbing " in the Christmas term for the improveOur prospects at football this term should be promising as, of last season's " colours," six remain to us. of rowing in the Lent term. We have observed that certain rowing men were being regularly tubbed Up to the present time the weather has been all that once a week. Up to this point the idea was excellent could be desired and we have availed ourselves of every opportunity for practice. A victory by five but any excess of zeal would have interfered with goals early in the season should be regarded as a good ! football and was to be deprecated. * * * omen for the result of the remaining matches. But j Speech Day passed off successfully on Thursday, further success would be assured to the First XI. if i they would only remember that it was mainly j Oct. I yth. There was a good attendance in the through lack of training that we lost the return j College Hall in consideration of the inclemency of the elements. The Dean took the chair; Earl match against Hereford last year. * * * Beauchamp, who distributed the prizes, was on his The attendance of juniors at football has been left and the Head Master on his right. Canon satisfactory ; indeed, so much so that the Games Claughton, the Mayor of Worcester, and Aid. Ernest Committee have been justified in hiring an adjacent i Day were the other representatives of the Governing ground for the second game. This transference j Body. The distribution of the prizes completed, has enabled certain improvements to be made to the and after we had been treated to many speeches, but senior ground. The match portion has always been i especially to a humourous but yet edifying speech by very small, but now it has been enlarged some two Earl Beauchamp, the company proceeded to the yards in length and ten yards in width. The senior playground. Arrived here, Earl Beauchamp opened ground now measures 104 yds. by 60 yds. It is to the new Gymnasium and was formally thanked for Mr. Jarrett that we are mainly indebted for measur- so doing by the representatives of the Old Vigornians * * * ing out the new ground. * * # We must here, on behalf of the School, avail

Mr. Jarrett has been appointed to the Games Committee, and we may say that no more suitable appointment could have been made. Mr. Jarrett seems to be the master possessing the greatest knowledge in the school on football and matters relating to the game and is therefore a valuable addition to the Committee.

ourselves of this opportunity to thank the Old Vigornians for their excellent gift to the school. Though they themselves will never reap the benefit of the gift, we trust that it shall never be said that we showed ourselves ungrateful by not making splendid use of it.

THE VIGORNIAN. We hear that a short time will see the erection of a Morris-tube Rifle Range in connection with the Gymnasium. Such an acquisition should be appreciated, but no half-hearted action is required, but energy and industry as manual exercise, one of the first elements of rifle-corps work, is very tedious. However, we must first remember that a school must be " up-to-date" and secondly that every individual should be able to use a rifle. *

Williams has been appointed Captain of the Gymnasium, with E. V. Overell as Vice-Captian. Practice at present is being held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. * * * As the Head Master observed in his speech on Prize Day, accommodation at the School House is limited. Owing to the increased and increasing number of boarders, who at present amount to 39, a new house is in course of construction on the South side of College Green to meet these requirements. We should say more correctly that what to many of us was known as " The Old House " will form the Western portion of the building, a new construction being built to form the Eastern portion. It is hoped that this new house will be opened at the commencement of the Summer Term with Mr. Rammell as House Master. * * * For the benefit of those of our readers who are antiquarians or archaeologists, we record that several skeletons and coins have been found while digging foundations for the new house. It is uncertain how these skeletons came here so that we suggest that some of our readers may care to attempt to solve the problem. They include, we may add, the skeleton of a man considerably over six feet in height. We had hoped that we might have procured some relics for the Museum but the Dean and Chapter have caused the removal of the remains, which have been buried in the Cloisters. Requiescant in Pace !

The following additions have been made to the School Museum since last term :— Ammonites from - W. F. Mytton. Stamps (various) — H. C. Armstrong. do. and mounts - F. L. Steward. do. (Orange River Colony) - S. J. Steward, O.V. * # * At a meeting of the Chess Club on Oct. i8th., Mr. Jarrett presiding, the Secretary of the preceding year, A. J. Dash, was re-elected with the same Committee. It has been decided to have two tournaments this term under different conditions. We are agreeably surprised to see that the enthusiasm of last year was not ephemeral. On recently referring to a " Vigornian " of 1892, we found a notice of a revival of the Chess Club. * * * Many of us will remember Mr. Poynton, who left us a year ago to enter Holy Orders. He always took great interest in the Chess of the school and obtained his own half-blue at Oxford. We include in this number an article from "his pen, giving some valuable hints to beginners. * * * At a Meeting in the College Hall, on Nov. 4th, it was decided to continue the Debating Society. A Committee was elected and D.Fergusson was appointed Secretary. To him we humbly make the following suggestions : (i) make the Session consist of the last half of the Winter and the first half of the Lent terms ; (2) let meetings be held weekly ; (3) lay some stress on the " literary " branch of the " Vigornian Literary and Debating Society "; (4) post a list of debates, with- respective openers and opposers at the commencement of each session, if possible. We venture to think the adoption of these would increase the interest in the society. * * * The Evening Lantern Lectures have been recommenced ; the first of the season was delivered by Mr. Levick on New South Wales, on Saturday, Oct.

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26th. The following lectures have been promised : Nov. Qth. Rev. A. H. Lang on the Assyrian Mission. Nov. agrd. Mr. Allison. Dec. yth. A Lecture on the Training-ship " Arethusa" and the National Refuges for Destitute Children. Jan. i8th., 1902. The Head Master on his Greek Tour. * * *

the Worcestershire County Council. Mr. Willis Bund, the Chairman of the County Council has, accordingly, been appointed to a Governorship of the School. * * * We are sorry to learn of the retirement of Mr. John Hooper from the post of Clerk to the Governors. He was always a true friend to the school. It is with pleasure, however, that we learn that an Old Vigornian, Mr. C. T. Clarke, has been elected to fill the vacancy. * * * The following new boys came this term:— IV. : Langdon, J. A. T., MacNalty i., E. I., III. : Chaytor ii., A., Darby, P. T., Goodwin, B. G., II. : Gibbs, A. H., I. : Bourne, J. F., Holland, T. F., Mainwaring, A. J., Roberts, H. L.

It is with pleasure that the announcement of a second Third Form Entertainment is received by the School. The Members of the Third Form intend to repeat their successful experiment of last year, and, although they have lost several Members who took prominent parts in last year's Entertainment, we trust their efforts will be rewarded. The School House Dining Hall has been kindly lent by * * * The following books have been added to the the Head Master for Nov. 3Oth. A nominal charge j School Library :— will be made and the proceeds will be devoted to The Influence of Sea-Power upon History.— the Gymnasium Fund. Maban. * * * History of Greece.—Bury. We learn that Norman King, who left us a few William the Conqueror.— Freeman. terms ago, has acquitted himself with honour in Edward the First.—Tout. Henry the Seventh.—Gairdner. winning a Goldsmith Exhibition at Cambridge. We Wolsey.—Creighton. tender our congratulations. Elizabeth.—Beesly. * * * William the Third.— TrailL We must also congratulate N. M. Fergusson on Walpole.—Morley. gaining a Sizarship at Magdalene College, CamPitt.—Roseberry. ?ez\.—Thursfield. bridge, and on being awarded a School Exhibition. Five Years of My Life.—Dreyfus. H. S. Cobb, who also left us last term, has been John Halifax, Gentleman.—Mrs. Craik. awarded a Stratford Exhibition and has obtained a Round the World on a Wheel.—Eraser. The Land of the Dollar.—Steevens. classical Sizarship at Corpus Christi College, CamFrank Fairley.—Smedley. bridge. For the last-named honour, owing to Cobb's Tristram of Blent.—Anthony Hope. thoughtfulness, we obtained and enjoyed an extra My Lady Marcia.—Pollard. The Raiders.- -Crockett. half-holiday on October yth. We owe a debt of Lochinvar.—Crockett. thanks to Cobb. For another half-holiday on Oct. The Sign of the Cross.—Wilson Barrett. 2 ist we are indebted to the Dean, who asked and Valentine Vox.—Cockton. obtained it for us on Speech Day. The Splendid Spur.- -« Q" * * * Lysbeth.—Rider-Haggard. Under the new scheme, as mentioned in No. 40 Canon Melville has also promised some books to of the " Vigornian " (page 30), it was provided that the Library. a Representative Governor should be appointed by

THE VIGORN1AN. The examinations for three King's Scholarships will be held on November igth and 2Oth. The Concert is fixed for Thursday, December igth and the school breaks up the next day. * * *

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Matches, played 11 ; won 6 ; lost 2 ; drawn 3 ; abandoned 2. It is some time since we had the pleasure of reviewing such a satisfactory season as the one just The Editors beg to acknowledge the receipt of past. Up till July we indulged in the hope that we the following contemporaries, apologising for any might get through the season undefeated : but the accidental omissions : — inevitable breakdown, which comes even to teams The Bromsgrovian, Decanian, Khedivieh S. M., like Yorkshire, spoilt our record, and we had to King Edward's School Chronicle, Salopian (2), acknowledge defeat at the hands of the O.V.'s, and Stratfordian (2), Tonbridgian. subsequently Dean Close in the last match of the season. Previous to this, however, we had achieved two great performances in effecting a favourable draw with a Club and Ground team, which if Last term we bade farewell to : deficient in bowling, was certainly strong in batting, and more particularly in snatching a most creditable N. M. FERGUSSON (1896 1901). victory, close on time, from the Malvern team, Captain of the School - 1900-1901. Cricket, 1st xi. - - - 1898-99 (Sec.) which included the County Captain, R. E. Foster. 1900-1 (Capt.) These successes have been attained, moreover, in Rowing, iv. - - - - 1900, 1901 (Capt.) the face of a great drawback in the shape of illness, Football, ist xi.- - - 1898-99, 1900. Editor of Vigornian - 1899-1901. which, besides breaking into our practice for nearly Librarian- - - - - 1899-1901. a fortnight, caused the abandonment of 3 matches (one of which we played afterwards), and deprived H. S. COBB (1897-1901). us of the services, during the greater part of the Fives, Captain - - - 1900-1. season, of our Captain Fergusson. It is undoubtedly H. D. DAY (1896-1901). to him primarily that we owe our success. For two Football, ist xi.- - - 1898, 99, 1900 seasons he has piloted the team in most vigorous and (Capt.) hardworking fashion, and while we condole with Cricket, 1st xi. - - - 1898, 99, 1900-1 . (Sec.) him in his inability to enjoy the fruition of his Rowing, iv. - labours and assist us materially with his individual - 1901. Hockey, ist xi. - 1899, 1900 (Capt.) powers, we gratefully acknowledge the good work Victor Ludorum - - 1900-1. which, though not so apparent to the outside world, has been warmly appreciated by all regular attenW. H. SHUTTLEWORTH (1899-1901). dants on the field. A word of praise, too, is due to Cricket, ist xi. - - - 1900,1901. Football, ist xi.- - - 1900. Day, who as Vice-Captain filled a most difficult Hockey, ist xi. - - - 1900. position with great tact and judgment. E. L. KOECHLIN (1897-1901). Cricket, ist xi. - - - 1900. J. H. ROWE (1899-1901). Football, ist xi. - - 1899, 1900 (Sec.) Rowing, iv. - - - - 1901.

Turning to the team as a whole, our first cry is the old one, want of bowlers. Dickson was, of course, invaluable, and with Shuttleworth at the other end our attack was quite up to the average. But all bowlers will tire and have their off days, and our changes were lamentably weak. We think

THE VIGORNIAN. l that more care and attention might be bestowed on a stop to play. To our visitors' total the chief conthis need : boys should practice conscientiously, and tributors were K. S. Caldwell, S. Caldwell, and G. Gaukrodger. endeavour to make themselves bowlers. St. John's C.C. K. S. Caldwell, b Beach-Hicks 48 The fielding, we may say at once, has much H. W. Brierley, c H. D. Day, b Shuttleworth ... 7 improved, and we heartily congratulate the school A. Cross, b. Dickson 4 S. Caldwell, c Rammell, b Dickson 28 on the attention that has been given to it. At the H. L. Horsfall, b Beach-Hicks o W. Souch, not out 13 same time, we may be allowed to say that, as in G. Gaukrodger, not out 30 Extras 8 everything else, we reserve to ourselves the right of hoping for the very best, and we shall all admit that Total (for 5 wickets) 138 that has not been attained even yet. In criticising W.C.K.S. v. DEAN CLOSE. a school team the first question invariably is " What We met Dean Close at home on June 22nd. is the fielding like ? " and this is natural, as The day was rainy and, as a result, the match ended cricketers recognize it as an axiom that, if the field- in a draw. The wicket was rather slow and, batting first, we commenced badly, and were only saved ing is well looked after, other things follow as a from disaster by a dashing innings of 31 by Stevens. matter of course. Our efforts, therefore, in this With the score at 53 for 4 wickets, the match was direction must not be in the least relaxed. One of abandoned owing to persistent rain. The causes of the most satisfactory features of the season has been our poor score were the bad wicket and the fine bowling of Humphreys. the success of the 2nd XL, and it is a good omen for W.C.K.S. the future that several juniors have been most W. H. Shuttleworth, c Rawlence, b Righton 6 B. G. Stevens, b Humphreys ... ... ... ... 31 assiduous in practising their fielding night after C. C. Dickson, st Sharp, b Humphreys o G. D. Day, c Cox, b Humphreys o night, and we may reasonably hope that the honour D. Fergusson, not out 10 of the XI. will be upheld in this, the most important C. St. M. Williams, not out ... 2 Extras ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 department of the game, in coming seasons. Total (for 4 wickets) 53 We append below a corrected fixture-card of the past season. Our readers will remember that the W.C.K.S. v. KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL, STRATFORD. On June 26th we went to Stratford and secured scores of the first four matches were recorded in the " Vigornian " for July (No. 41). We proceed to an easy victory over a team to which we were far superior. Our opponents batted first, but were record those of the remaining matches. unable to play Dickson with any confidence whatCRICKET FIXTURES.—1901. ever. Only one of their team reached double figures. Starting with Shuttleworth and Stevens, Opponents. Ground. Result For. Score Date. Against. our score reached the century without a separation Home. W. May II Mr. Rammell's XI. 37 143 Tune I Wor'shire Club & Ground - Away. D. 278(5) 299 being effected. Both batted well and forced the Away. W. 213(8) 202 8 Malvern C.C. game. The remaining batsmen, who went in, hit out Mr. Rammell's XI. W. 2O2 Home. 94 IS merrily, and the score finally reached 213 (4 wickets). St. John's C.C., WorcesterD. Home. 138 (5) 19 — 22 Dean Close, Cheltenham - Home. D. Dickson's analysis was 7 wickets for 15 runs. S3 (4) 26 K.E.S.

Stratford

Away.

W. 213(4)

Juy 4 Old Vigornians - - - Home. L. 46 88 Home. W. 146(7) 88 6 Malvern C.C. 81 176 (8) 13 Dean Close, Cheltenham - Away. L. 20 Hereford- Cathedral School- Home. W.

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W.C.K.S. v. ST. JOHN'S C.C. On June igth we were opposed to St. John's C.C., who brought a strong combination against us. Unfortunately the weather was very undecided, and St. John's, batting first, had only compiled 138 for the loss of 5 wickets when the rain, which had been threatening all day, came down in torrents and put

K.E.S., Stratford. E. H. Stanley, run out .. ... ... G. G. Bloomer, b Dickson H. F. Kibler, c Shuttleworth, b Dickson C. H. Massey, c and b Shuttleworth K. N. Howard, b Dickson G. A. Norris, b Dickson A. J. H. Francis, b Shuttleworth O. W. Harries, b Dickson C. T. Blyth, c W. V. Rowe, b Dickson H. B. Webb, b Dickson A. G. Bloomer, not out Extras'

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o o II 7 7 8 i o 3 o o 3 40

THE VIGORNIAN. W.C.K.S. W. H. Shuttleworth, c Harris, b Stanley B. G. Stevens, c Stanley, b Norris D. Fergusson, run out C. C. Dickson, not out C. St. M. Williams, c Harris, b Bloomer H. D. Day, not out J. H. Rowe, H. Wilding, E. L. Koechlin, >did not bat W. V. Rowe, R. C. Wilmot, Extras

49 69 30 20 17 14

Total (for 4 wickets)

213

W.C.K.S. v. OLD VIGORNIANS. On July 4th we met the Old Vigornians, who brought a team against us which was by no means strong. Batting first, the O.V.'s raised a total of 88, Dn W. G. Bennett making the highest score of 24. Dickson was not in his usual form ; but no bowler can always keep up the same degree of excellence. Shuttleworth, however, did well, taking 6 wickets for 29. The School made a disastrous start, and failing to recover its nerve, the whole team were out for 46. The two chief causes of our defeat were the bowling of R. A. Koechlin, who got a great natural swerve on the ball, and the lack of nerve mentioned before. Old Vigornians. Dr. W. G. Bennett, b Dickson J. D. Day, b Shuttleworth ... Rev. F. C. Fuller, b Shuttleworth A. P. Bolland, c H. D. Day, b Shuttleworth... H. E. Powell, run out ... M. Bates, b Shuttleworth ... ... ••• M. Webb, b Dickson ... R. A. Koechlin, c H. D. Day, b Shuttleworth E. Webb, b Shuttleworth E. H. Ingram-Halford, b Dickson C. L. Davey, not out Extras

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24 7 o 4 17 13 3 12 o o o 8

Total W.C.K.S. W. H. Shuttleworth, b Koechlin ... B. G. Stevens, b Koechlin W. V. Rowe, c Powell, b Koechlin C. C. Dickson, b Koechlin G. D. Day, Ibw b Davey H. D. Day, b Koechlin C. St. M. Williams, c Bennett, b Koechlin H. H. Sweet-Escott, Ibw b Koechlin H. M. Wilding, c Bennett, b Koechlin R. C. Wilmot, not out G. M. Jeans, Ibw b Koechlin Extras Total

$ o 5 o II 17 o I 3 o 2 2 46

W.C.K.S. v. Malvern C.C. On July 6th we played Malvern C.C. on our own ground. The team they brought was very

inferior to that against which we had played earlier in the season, chiefly owing to the absence of R. E. Foster. Batting first, Malvern made 88, Messrs. Romney, Gillmore, and Darke being the chief contributors. Though playing three masters, we made a bad start, 4 wickets being down for 16 runs, chiefly owing to the bowling of Jenkins. Then, however, D. Fergusson came to the rescue, hitting freely, while Shuttleworth kept up his end. Our opponents' total was soon passed, and eventually the score reached 146 for the loss of 7 wickets. This victory was due chiefly to Dickson's fine bowling (7 wickets for 35) and Fergusson's plucky batting. Malvern C.C. W. H. Hartland, b Dickson F. W. Romney, b Beach-Hicks H. F. Gillmore, c Beach-Hicks, b Jarrett Major H. Walsh, b Dickson H. T. Mansell, c Rammell, b Dickson C. L. Davey, b Dickson... ... ... A. H. Darke, not out C. E. Martin, b Shuttleworth W. A. Broad, b Dickson H. M. Jenkins, b Dickson ... ... C. W. Bartter, b Dickson Extras

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Total W.C.K.S. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c and b Jenkins W. H. Shuttleworth, c Walsh, b Jenkins B. G. Stevens, c Romney, b Jenkins ... T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Jenkins C. C. Dickson, b Mansell D. Fergusson, st Broad, b Gillmore W. A. T. Jarrett, Esq., b Jenkins C. St. M. Williams, not out N. M. Fergusson,") H. D. Day, ^di did not bat. R. C. Wilmot, J Extras Total (for 7 wickets)

I 24 24 o 4 o 22 o 2 I o IO 88

o 25 2

4 4 59 17 22

146

W.C.K.S. v. Dean Close. On July 13th we went to Cheltenham to play the return match with Dean Close. Our opponents batted first and a good stand was made for the second wicket, T. E. Hiatt especially showing very fine form. Our change bowlers proved quite useless, and with the total at 176 (for 8 wickets) the innings was declared closed. We made a lamentable start, Humphreys performing the hat trick in his second over. Possibly this was due to the fact that he bowled with his hand well above the screen. The only members of the team who acquitted themselves with credit were H.D.Day and H. Sweet-Escott, who made praiseworthy efforts to stem the tide of defeat. Shuttleworth bowled with some success, taking 6 wickets for 60 runs.

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74 Dean Close.

H. B. Cox, c H. D. Day, b Shuttleworth G. A. Massey, b Dickson T. E. Hiatt, st. N. M. Fergusson, b Shuttleworth J. F. G. Price, b Dickson A. E. Bland, b Shuttleworth E. G. Righton, b Shuttleworth H. G. Frean, c Wilmot, b Shuttleworth C. H. Humphreys, b Shuttleworth G. Rawlence, not ouc ... ... ... ... ... L. Lempriere, not out B. C. Sharp, did not bat. Extras -...

28 o 81 4 2 24 4 O 9 4

"Total (for 8 wickets) * Innings declared closed.

176

Total

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2 8 19 ... 19 24 38 4 I 33 8 18 t 16 190

Total

No. Times Highest of Ins. not out. Score.

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9 4 ... 4 ... o ... o 4 5 o ... 21 16 3 15 81

W.C.K.S v. HEREFORD C.S. This match which was originally fixed for June was ultimately played on our ground on July 2Oth. Hereford batted first, but the only innings of merit was that of R. W. Woods, who was far and away the best man of their team. All were out for 101, Dickson and Shuttleworth sharing the wickets fairly equally. The scoring on our side was well distributed. H. D. Day played a good innings, including two sixes, and was well supported by Sweet-Escott. Williams and Wilmot also hit vigorously and increased our lead. We were glad to be able to supplement our victory on the river by thus defeating Hereford on the cricket field. Hereford C.S. J. H. Jones, b Shuttleworth T. Bromfield, c G. D. Day, b Dickson R. W. Woods, b Rowe H. Horton, b Shuttleworth G. Wilson, run out G. R. Thursfield, b Dickson G. N. Edwards, b Shuttleworth T. Wilmshurst, b Shuttleworth A. G. Carless, c Shuttleworth b Dickson A. H. Watts, not out F. A. W. Jones, b Dickson Extras

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BATTING AVERAGES.

W.C.K.S. W. H. Shuttleworth, b Righton B. G. Stevens, c Frean, b Humphreys D. Fergusson, b Humphreys ... ... N. M. Fergusson, b Humphreys ... G. D. Day, c Frean, b Humphreys ... C. C. Dickson, b Righton H. M. Wilding, b Righton C. St. M. Williams, b Righton H. D. Day, c Rawlence, b Humphreys H. H. Sweet-Escott, not out R. C. Wilmot, b Hiatt Extras

W.C.K.S. W. H. Shuttleworth, b Thursfield N. M. Fergusson, b. Thursfield B. G. Stevens, c F. A. Jones, b Thursfield D. Fergusson, b Wilmshurst ... ... ... H. H. Sweet-Escott, b Thursfield H. D. Day, c Carless b Woods C. C. Dickson, b Woods G. D. Day, b Woods C. St. M. Williams, not out W. V. Rowe, b Woods R. C. Wilmot, b Woods Extras

3 5 39 6 o 10 6 II 7 2 2 10

101

Total Runs. Average. 28-00 140 26-16 157 203 22.55 2O'6o 206 20-50 41 122 20-33 17-11 154 10-50 21 31 10-33

§Day, H. D 8 3 38 Fergusson, D 8 2 759 Stevens, B. G 9 o f6g Shuttleworth, W. H. ... 10 o f62 Sweet-Escott, H. H. ... 3 i 24 Williams, C. St. M. ... 9 3 41 Dickson, C. C. .. 10 i t$8 Wilmot, R . C... . . 3 1 18 Rowe, W . V 4 1 II Fergusson, N. M. .. 3 o 17 25 8-33 Day, G. D 7 o 17 47 6-71 Wilding, H . W . . . 4 0 5 13 Also batted—Stinton, I, i, 13*, 13. 13-00; Stevens, A. W., . o» 3» 3» 3'°°» Jeans, i, o, 2, 2, 2-00. t Signifies presentation bat for score of over 50. § Signifies presentation bat for highest average. * Signifies not out. 37-00 Mr. Jarrett 3 I 54* 74 Mr. Rammell 3 o 55 105 35 •<» Mr. Beach-Hicks ... 3 o 46 91 30-33

BOWLING ANALYSIS. No. of Maiden Overs. Overs. Runs.

Wkts. Average.

Sweet-Escott 8 2 13 2 6-50 Dickson 157-3 36 457 49 9-32 Williams 13 2 47 3 15-66 Shuttleworth 150-1 25 534 30 17-80 Also bowled—Rowe, 10, 2, 41, I, 41-00; Fergusson, D., 9, > 49. °. • Mr. Beach-Hicks ... 25 3 106 5 21'20 Mr. Jarrett 22T I 108 3 36-00

N. M. FERGUSSON (Captain), Owing to illness had not sufficient practice to fulfil promise of last season. Uncertain bat, but much improved wicket-keeper. His loss as Captain will be greatly felt. H. D. DAY. A vigorous, if not always orthodox, batsman: played several invaluable innings at critical times, and well deserved the average bat. Would be worth his place in the team for his fielding alone : very good in the country and at short slip.

THE VIGORNIAN. C. C. DICKSON. Has once more proved the mainstay of the team in bowling, having achieved some excellent performances; has cultivated an occasional slow ball, which is often effective. In batting has not fulfilled expectations. Captain for next season. W. H. SHUTTLEWORTH. Perhaps the best allround cricketer of the team A good bat, though too fond of pulling good length balls. Useful slow bowler on a soft wicket. Good field anywhere. B. G. STEVENS. Has the makings of a really good bat if he will use more discrimination in the use of his favourite stroke to long leg : has a good ofl-drive, and plays with a straight bat. Very fair, but uncertain, cover point. D. FERGUSSON. Promises to develop batting powers, but must discard several bad habits, notably that of bringing the right leg in front of his wicket to play a straight ball. Disappointing as a bowler, good field, but slow mover. H. H. SwEET-EscoTT. Both as bowler and batsman has good capabilities, but his powers are more or less latent, as he only began to play late in the season. With practice should prove a valuable member of the team next year. R. C. WILMOT. A batsman with fair hitting powers, but very little idea of defence at present. Would be a good field if he would learn to start quickly and run after the ball. C. WILLIAMS. Left-hand bat with good driving power, but poor defence : cannot be relied on at a pinch. Terribly slow and uncertain in the field. With care should develop as a bowler next year. W. V. ROWE. A very fair bowler at nets, but nervous in matches. Should prove useful next season with increase of experience. Liable to hit up runs at the end of an innings. G. D. DAY. Young, but promising, bat. Should give up his favourite stroke of gliding straight balls, which has frequently proved fatal to him. Good field, but lacks life. SECOND ELEVEN. Perhaps one of the most encouraging features of this year's successful cricket was the great promise shown in junior games. It is many years since the Second XI. have played four matches and not lost any of them, as was the case this season. A defeat of Dean Close and, by 81 runs to 58, appears especially meritorious. Two other victories were secured over the Second Elevens of K.E.S. (Strat-

ford), and Hereford C.S. In the former match we replied to a score of 164 by our opponents with a creditable 136. In the latter, we made the same score of 101 at Hereford as had been made against out ist XL at Worcester, on the same day. In both matches, too, we beat our rivals, the 2nd XL winning by 30 runs. Our return match with Dean Close and XL, at Worcester on July i3th, we were compelled to abandon owing to the persistent rain, although a start was effected.

(Reprinted partly from "Berrow's Worcester Journal") 5ARL BEAUCHAMP, K.C.M.G., distributed the prizes and opened the new gymnasium on Thursday, October jyth. Although the weather was not very tempting, there was a large attendance of parents and friends, over whom the Dean, as chairman of the governing body, presided. The prize distribution was preceded by a short musical programme, conducted by Mr. George Smith, O.V., to whose work the singing of the boys did credit. The singing class sang two choruses, " The Newquay fishermen's song " and " A wet sheet and a flowing sea," and O. G. O.Larrsang Sullivan's "The song of the troubadour" tunefully and with expression. C. C. Dicksoti was at the piano. The Head Master regretted the absence of Mr. J. Willis Bund and Mr. Jackson, both of whom had been added to the governing body during the year. He welcomed Mr. Jackson, as a governor, because he brought the school into closer touch with the larger life of Oxford, and Mr. Willis Bund, because he brought it into closer relation with the County Council, a matter of no small importance in view of the possible co-ordination of various types of education. He was thankful to the parents and friends who had braved the elements that day, and particularly to Earl Beauchamp, back from his position of great responsibility across the seas. In the past his lordship had been a liberal friend of the school; there was a time when he was a governor, and they all hoped for the time when he would resume that office. (Applause.) His presence that day was renewed proof, if proof were needed, of his interest in the school. He also thanked the Mayor, with whom

THE VIGORNIAN. There had been a falling-off in one department, the it had afforded him much pleasure to be associated examinations in French being less satisfactory. as chaplain when Mr. Steward was serving the ini There were reasons for that. During the past 12 terests of the city for the second year, at much self; months more attention had been paid to conversasacrifice. (Hear, hear.') In the name of the school he congratulated the Mayor on the safe return of his i tional methods in the lower forms and that did not son, who had served 16 months in the thick of the lend itself to accuracy in examination, as did grammatical drill. He was not yet satisfied that the exfighting with the Cambridge Volunteers in South Africa. (Applause.) He had been head boy of the periment was right. A special feature of the year school, and those connected with it rejoiced that he had been the commendation won by the lowest, or had served his country so well. (Applause.) It must preparatory form, of quite young boys. That spoke afford the Mayor considerable satisfaction to know well for the future of the school. As he looked back that his youngest son held a leading position in the upon the year's work he was convinced that there school. He had won the school Latin prize and the had been much energy shown. Prizes were given prize for English essay given by the Navy League. | for work done during the holidays, in political He was also an energetic and efficient captain of the ; economy, botany, and the description of holiday haunts, and it had never been done better than this football team. (Hear, hear.) In the school life there year. They had been most successful in the games. had been one drawback. In previous years the health of the school had been wonderfully good. For the first time they had beaten Dean Close School In the Last summer, however, the school suffered from a —double the size of theirs—at football. Lent term, thanks to careful coaching by Mr. Allison, slight, but troublesome, outbreak of scarlet fever. the school boat defeated Hereford on the Wye. Fortunately it was kept down to six cases, but it involved a serious interruption of work in the middle i (Applause.) In cricket it had been the most sucof the term. He desired to heartily thank the Medi- ' cessful season for many years. There had been six cal Officer of Health, Dr. Mabyn Read, for his help victories and two defeats; only one defeat by a school. That term the attendance at football had and advice at an important time, and to express his been so good that it had been found necessary to appreciation of the well-managed Isolation Hospital which the city possessed. (Hear, hear.) It might i rent another field. All that showed energy. It was have been supposed that the suspension of work ! not successes they so much cared for, but the signs would wreck the examination results, but he was i of vigour. He was firmly convinced that the games thankful to say that they had been highly successful. i formed an important ingredient in the chemistry of In the examination for Higher Board certificates they | character. That vigorous life had shown itself in a had not won more for 20 years—six winners, as • I high tone. He knew there were boys who could do against three last year. They could not hope to win I better if they would, and who had less noble ideals more with their present numbers. (Hear, hear.) than could be wished—sometimes it was not altogether a boy's fault—but in spite of the fact that Fergusson had, for the third year, gained distinction for Greek Testament Scripture—a notable achieve- ' there were some boys who gave anxiety both to ment in any school. (Applause.) In the examina- parents and masters, he believed the tone of the tion they gained eight Lower Certificates, as against school was strenuous, sound, and good. He did not six last year. Last year he ventured to express the say that on his own authority. At the annual dinner belief that with Mr. Powell's assistance mathematics of the Old Vigornians, in London, one well able to would improve. Under Mr. Powell and Mr. Jarrett judge, after 10 years' intimate knowledge of the ; school, said that the moral tone had been to him a there had been a remarkable advance. Every boy sent in passed in arithmetic; five obtained first-class j source of wonder and admiration. That was striking testimony. (Applause.) He specially thanked the certificates, and one got 95 per cent, for his paper— j monitors, especially Fergusson and Cobb (who had again a striking result. In the lower parts of the i now gone to Cambridge) and Day (who had gone to school there had been some good, steady work.

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the Mining School in Cornwall.) In their own way building and equipment of the gymnasium, and ^50 was still required. He was specially grateful to the and time those three boys did much to keep up the tone of the school. (Hear, hear.) The external Governors, who had been most considerate to him, and to Mr. John Hooper for his cordial co-operation signs of prosperity were of less importance; numbers were no final testimony of efficiency. Circumstances , as clerk to the Governors during five eventful years. forbade them becoming large in the sense that MalMr. Hooper had found it necessary to resign the position, and he cordially welcomed as his successor an vern and Marlborough were large schools, but there O.V. in the person of Mr. C. T. Clarke. (Applause.) had been a steady growth, and the number of boys was larger than it had been at any time for twenty He had also to thank his strenuous and faithful staff for the support given him, and the boys, whose conyears. The School House had been over-full. A duct had done much to make the year a most happy new house was being provided, and he was very much indebted to the Dean and Chapter for that proof of one to him and his. (Applause.) The event of the past year in the education world had been the introtheir interest in the school. Whatever others felt, the Dean and Chapter were clearly wishful not to duction, and the rapid dropping by the strongest What sever, but to rivet more closely the links which for Government known, of the Education Bill. many centuries had bound together that ancient was the reason? He believed that English people did not realise the chaos which existed in the educaschool and that Cathedral Church. (Applause.) The house would shortly be opened by Mr. Rammell, tion world and the need for a large and comprehenwho had had large experience as house tutor, and sive measure. No Bill was better than a bad one, for whom he bespoke their interest and support. but they needed to ask for a Bill which was large and (Applause.) He had to express his gratitude for the liberal, which would safeguard the interests of a school like that, which would hand over education entirely adequate and beautiful building for the gymnasium which, on the plans of Mr. A. H. Parker and to education authorities covering a large area, inbuilt by Mr. Stakes, had been placed in the play- clusive of experts, and so safeguard the interests of ground. Its inception was due to the suggestion of a every type of education. There was a great danger of a too narrow view being taken of what education distinguished O.V., Mr. Went, the Head Master of the Wyggeston Schools, Leicester, and Mr. Frank meant. Education could not be a mere attendance Webb, who had added to the large debt of gratitude at classes, and it should not be merely a preparation It should be larger and already owed him by his old school, by the patience for industrial conflict. and perseverance with which he had carried through grander than that. There seemed a craving for eduthe project. The opening of the building would be cation which would pay immediately a boy left school, both a mournful and a pleasant occasion. There rather than for the formation of character and for had been many O.V.'s engaged in the war, and they culture, and an impatience of processes which did not had lost Ernest Harrington (who was killed in action) yield immediate and measurable results. What and Eaton Roan (who died at Mafeking). A con- should be the test of a higher and more liberal edu'siderable portion of the equipment of the gymnasium cation? It should be an endeavour to find how far was given to their memory and that of another Old the mind and body were being disciplined, how far Boy—H. B. Roan. He hoped shortly to be able to the child was being taught to think, how far were the take steps to train other boys to follow in their foot- faculties latent being unfolded and drawn out, and, steps. Every Englishman ought to know how to above all, what was the child learning to reverence handle a rifle, and he had applied to Government for and admire? It had been finely said by Bishop rifles, and hoped by the aid of the Morris tube to be Westcott that education in the main should not be able to teach the elder boys the elements of rifle the accumulation of knowledge, but the acquirement shooting. Mr. Webb had asked him to say that of character. As long as he was at the head of that school, whether he reached that ideal or not, he ^350 had been collected towards the cost of the

THE VIGORNIAN. should endeavour to set it before him and not endeavour to turn out walking encyclopedias or perfect working machines, but Christian men fit for social service in Church and State. (Applause.) The Dean said it was with difficulty he realized that he was presiding at that anniversary for the tenth time. He had been longer in his present office than his two predecessors. Lord Alwyn Compton, Bishop of Ely, was there six years, and the present Bishop of Truro, Dr. Gott, was there about the same time, while Dean Yorke was there only about four years. Ten years was a very large part of one's little lifetime. They had been very happy years for him. They had passed really like a dream in the night. Calling upon Lord Beauchamp to distribute the prizes, the Dean was glad to welcome one whom, during his absence at the other side of the world, they had very much missed. (Applause.) Lord Beauchamp had to pay the penalties of his position. The newspaper press had been exceedingly busy with him lately, and had intruded even into the domestic sphere, representing that there was a happy prospect before him, of which he himself was in blissful ignorance. (Laughter.) No sooner had that report been scotched and extinguished than the same writers with equal confidence said that he was about to be elevated to the highest position in the land, next to> the Crown itself. Whether that had any foundation in fact he could not say, but he did know that whatever the changes and chances of Lord Beauchamp's private or public life, nothing would ever assail his affection for Worcester, and that he would take upon his lips the familiar language of Goldsmith, and say— " Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see, My heart, untrammelled, fondly turns to thee." Lord Beauchamp, who was heartily received, after distributing the prizes, expressed the satisfaction with which everybody had listened to Mr. Chappel's report. The Governors thought it was a happy day for the school when Mr. Chappel came, and the very satisfactory and up-to-date character of the work done during the year amply justified the choice they made. (Applause.) The work of the year showed that the school was adding to its reputation. He used the phrase up-to-date because it was rather necessary for

education to change occasionally in its methods. There was a time when a head master, asked if his boys were happy, replied, " My boys are happy, and happy they shall be even if I have to flog them into being happy." (Laughter.) They had got beyond that stage now; they did not try to make a boy truthful by fear of punishment, but by showing him it was the right thing for him to be. (Applause.) He would not follow Mr. Chappel into that tempting subject, the coming Education Bill, or cognate subjects; enough to cap his quotation from Bishop Westcott by one from Adam Smith, which, were he speaking to a girls' school, he should scarce dare to repeat: " One object of education is to direct vanity to its proper ends." Perhaps a more adequate and better definition of education had been given by one of the great educational experts: " The art of education is to teach children the art of self-expression." One ought to add that they should have something to express worth the expression. (Laughter, and " Hear, hear.") Many people had not. Children expressed themselves by their acts, and a quotation of Tennyson showed how fully he realised that when he said: " Gentle manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble minds." Good manners were no mere surface thing, but the expression of a condition of heart and intellect. When they tried to teach good manners they remembered that not only did it affect the people with whom the children cam£ in contact, but that it would be the expression of a loyal and noble mind. With children as with plants, teachers could choke them up with weeds or stimulate them by manures. He was not sure that it was realised how everything contributed to build up the character of a boy. The gymnasium referred to would be a valuable adjunct to the school; all games had their influence on character. The parents should not ask of the child that he should learn only those things Addressing the that were going to pay at once. parents, he hoped they realised that they sent children to school in order that they might be better educated than they could be at home. Therefore it was right to trust the experts who had known a great many other children. It was not always the case, as people were apt to suppose, that the children they

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knew were better than anybody else's. (Laughter.) whatever the intellectual differences of officers and It was not asking too much of parents to allow the men, the moral characteristics were practically the masters considerable latitude, and to take their ad- same from the highest to the lowest. However clever some were, and some were particularly clever, all vice as to the subjects to be learnt, and sometimes as possessed the same characteristics and virtues of the to the vocation to be pursued in after life. (Hear, (Aphear.) The question became acute when the time | Anglo-Saxon race which they most prized. came for the children to specialise. There was a plause.) However clever a boy might be, he could danger of anxiety on the part of the parents for child- also be good. Addressing the boys, Lord Beauchamp ren to specialise too soon. That was a fault of the I appealed to them to be keen in work and in play, and to help to keep up the reputation of the school, Germans. They specialised so soon that children to be useful to their parents and to their country were cut off from the general stream and tendency of the nation. It was important that every child should afterwards. (Applause.) The Mayor moved a hearty vote of thanks to Earl know enough of the literature and history of his country that he could be intelligible to> anyone with Beauchamp. He had always taken a deep interest whom he spoke. In Germany they began to in that school, and in the other schools and institutions of the city. He must feel satisfied with the specialise so early that when a person made a brilliant discovery he was unable to express it to others except progress of the school since the time he was one of in very long and vague terms, and so they became the Governors. They were particularly indebted to pedants and literary prigs. What was chiefly wanted his lordship for his most able address. His presence was that children should have their share in the heri- was an encouragement to the school, and especially tage of the past, that they should understand and to Mr. Chappel. A hope had been expressed that the time would soon arrive when his lordship would know the good things said by all the best people of Probably it would every age and every nation. (Hear, hear.) That was again fill the office of Mayor. to be obtained by allowing the general education to have been next year had not his lordship's absence be continued over some time. The least parents rendered it impossible. (Applause.) Canon Claughton seconded. As one who had been could do was to leave masters a fair hand and during the holidays encourage reading. He hoped the boys connected, in the humble capacity of Governor, with would read their prizes; he never did. (Laughter.) the school longer than anyone present, he fully enIt was an admirable idea to let the boys choose their dorsed what had been said as to its efficiency. It was own prizes. (Hear, hear.) He hoped parents would now fifteen years since he became a Governor, and he had had opportunities of forming an independent let boys have their heroes, living and dead—say Lord Roberts for the living and Simon de Montfort and judgment as to the state of the school, and, without Bayard for the dead—and, said his lordship, " do try hesitation or fear of contradiction, he could say that to keep Tit-Bits out of the way of the boys." at the present moment the condition of the school was more prosperous than for many years past, not(Laughter.) It was not that paper he objected to parwithstanding many difficulties. There was much ticularly, but it was a sample of the literature foi which everybody went in. In the last 50 years competition and an inadequacy of endowment, which people had given up reading volumes and now read might be remedied if the public were so disposed. nothing but snippets. Nothing could be worse than There were other handicaps, including illness. There getting their ideas from snippets. There was no was a prospective handicap imposed upon them by better training than reading and trying to understand the licensing authorities, at least a portion of them, passages from some great book written by a great notwithstanding the testimony of the Head Master, The man. The difference between one boy and another supported by all the governors able to speak. might be moral or intellectual. Nothing had been • action of the licensing authority in regard to Diglis (Hear, hear.) more striking in South Africa than the: evidence that House still rankled in their minds.

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With all these handicaps they had plant and buildings of which any school might well feel proud, and a Head Master about whom they all agreed. (Applause.) The Dean associated himself with all that had been said as to the inspiring influence of the Head Master. The work of the school was in a most flourishing state. At a recent meeting of the governors, Mr. Jackson, who had recently joined the body, and who was a member of the Board of Examination, said that in comparison with other schools the Cathedral School stood in a most admirable position. He concluded by asking Mr. Chappel to give the boys a holiday. There were hearty cheers for Lord Beauchamp, the Dean and Chapter, the Head Master and Mrs. Chappel, the Mayor and Mayoress, the staff, etc. The prize list was as follows: — Form Prizes.—I., P. W. Worster; II., J. L. Partington i.; III., H. S. Partington ii.; IV., H. Wilding; V., H. N. Eldershaw. Maurice Day Prize.—VI., A. P. G. Smith. Mathematical Prizes.—Division F, C. E. Dimoline; Division E, A. F. Love; Division D, A. H. Robathan ; Division C, H. C. Jollye; Division B, C. C. Dickson; Division A, H. D. Day. M. Bird; Form V., H. N. Eldershaw; Form VI., A. French Prizes (Old Vigornians).—Form II., F. H. M. Bird ; Form V., F. H. N. Eldershaw ; Form VI., A. P. G. Smith. German Prize.—M. H. Lethbridge. Greek Divisions.—D, H. S. Partington ii.; C, C. J. Chaytor; B, H. H. Sweet-Escott; A, H. Raymond. Divinity Prizes.—The Bishop's: VI., N. M. Fergusson. Rev. F. McNeile's: V., R. Corbett. History.—VI., N. M. Fergusson; V. A. W. Evans. Divinity and History.—III., A. H. Webster; II., G. Nash. Chemistry.—IV., E. C. Hogben; HI., L. S. Adlington. School Latin Composition.—F. L. Steward. School English Essay (given by the Navy League). —F. L. Steward; hon. ment.. A. P. G. Smith ; special prize for juniors, G. Nash.

Drawing Prizes.—III., A. W. Stevens; II., C. E. Dimoline. Shorthand Prize.—M. C. Taylor. Mr. Steward's Prize for Proxime Accessit in K. S. Examination.—R. C. Wilmot. Cathedral Catechising.—Winter Term: W. H. M. Andrew. Lent Term : O. G. O. Larr. Knox-Little Prizes for Accidence.—Latin : III., H. S. Partington ii.; II., C. J. Barker ii. Greek : V., H. Raymond; IV., H. Wilding. Hon. Ment.: Wilson, Partington i., MacNalty ii., Chaytor i. Prize for Solution of Euclid Riders.—H. D. Day. Holiday Reading Prizes.—Christmas : Raymond, Larr, Mountain, Barker ii. Easter: Berkeley i., Webster, Oram, Druitt. Summer Competitions.—Political Economy Paper: A. P. G. Smith; hon. ment., F. L. Steward. Collection of Flowers (dried and classified): I., G. M. Jeans; II., C. G. Morris; hon. ment., F. S. MacNalty ii. Observation Book: A. H. Webster; hon. ment., C. Druitt. Description of holiday haunts: W. Brodribb; hon. ment., G. Jeans, M. Lethbridge, H. Beauchamp. Distinguished in Scripture, Higher Certificate.— N. M. Fergusson. School Leaving Exhibition of ^40 for three years. —N. M. Fergusson. Stratford Leaving Exhibition of ^40 for three years.—H. S. Cobb. The following successes won by past and present Vigornians since last prize day were reported: F. H. Dutton, B.A., formerly Meeke Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford, Certificate for Theory, History, and Practice of Education; E. H. Hargreaves, Special Promotion to be Paymaster R.N. for distinguished service at the taking of the Taku Forts; N. G. Davies, B.A., Selwyn College, Cambridge, 2nd Class Honours Theological Special; Frank Morris, Final Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate in Dental Surgery; N. M. Fergusson, Classical Sizarship Magdalene College, Cambridge; H. L. Cotton, 2nd Class Clerkship English Civil Service; L. H. W. Sampson, Meeke Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford, 3rd Class Honours Classical Moderations; Eustace Roberts passed the Intermediate

THE VIGORNIAN. Examination of the Incorporated Law Society; F. Everill passed qualifying Examination for the Institute of Auctioneers; H. A. Richings, B.A., Exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford, 3rd Class Honours Theological Finals; L. F. Carton, ist Clerkship Welstern Telegraph Company; H. A. ' Counsel!, M.A., formerly Meeke Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford, Head Master of Appleby Grammar School; A. J. Dash, 2nd Class Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry (Advanced Stage S.K.); N. King, Exhibitioner of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Goldsmith's Exhibition of ^50 for three years; H. S. Cobb, Sizarship Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Higher Certificates of the Oxford and Cambridge Board, with one Distinction for Scripture: H. S. Cobb, G. D. Day, H. D. Day, N. M. Fergusson, A. P. G. Smith, F. L. Steward. Lower Certificates of the Oxford and Cambridge Board, with two First Classes in Latin, two in Greek, five in Arithmetic, and one each in English and English History : R. W. Corbett, C. C. Dickson, W. F. H. Eldershaw, A. W. Evans, C. G. Morris, H. Raymond, W. H. Shuttleworth, H. H. Sweet-Escott. THE NEW GYMNASIUM. After the ceremony in the School Hall those present went to the playground—happily the rain had ceased before the time for this function—and Mr. Albert Webb, in the name of the Old Vigornians who had passed through that beautiful school, asked Lord Beauchamp to open the gymnasium. The Old Vigornians, he said, were associated together in a club, and their object was to do what they could to foster the school. Looking round to see how they best could do that, they saw that one of the needs of the school was a permanent gymnasium. Mr. Went was the originator of the scheme, and it was taken up by the club. For a long period of years the school had worked under adverse circumstances, but it had sent forth sons throughout the world to fight England's battles on sea and land, and they felt that none should be 'allowed to take up the profession of arms or take up the battle of life without receiving physical as well as mental training. They did not lay undue stress on the physical side of instruc-

tion; prizes had been given for years by O.V.'s for subjects of ordinary mental training. They thought physical training was necessary for those who were going to fight against spiritual enemies; a clergyman who neglected the physical side of education lost touch with a portion of his people, and became sentimental. Earl Beauchamp had been asked to open the building because he was an example of the sort of man they wanted to see turned out. Despising the indolence which his exceptional position might have tempted him to, he threw himself into public work, and was ready to spend and be spent in the service of the State. (Applause.) Lord Beauchamp declared the gymnasium open, and, the visitors being gathered within it, The Rev. J. Went thanked his lordship, in the name of the O.V.'s, remarking that he was one of the oldest. It was nearly 40 years since he last spoke in public in connection with the school at the bidding of the head master, the late revered Maurice Day. Mr. Went urged the importance of formal and systematic gymnastic training. In two other schools he had seen gymnasiums established, and had watched the gradual development of boys under the skilful training of competent instructors. He emphasized the importance of such training for weakly boys. In his own school measurement showed all the boys to be up to the standard for their ages, and some of them over it. Thanking Lord Beauchamp, he said his lordship was connected with the city not only by hereditary ties, going back for a very long period, but by the warm regard and even affection of the citizens, from the babies upwards. (Laughter and applause.) Lord Beauchamp, replying, suggested that an exhibition of gymnastic skill by the Head Master and Governors would be appropriate to the occasion. (Laughter.) If the Dean would promise not to stand on his shoulders he would take a humble part. (Renewed laughter.) He emphasized the importance of gymnastic exercise being regular, and said that if the mothers would measure their boys' chests before and after a course of exercises, they would be satisfied that it was doing the boys good. (Applause.) The new gymnasium, a well-built structure of red

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brick and stucco, stands in the school playground. The building is 50 feet long and 25 feet wide, and is well lighted and ventilated. Thanks to the generosity of Old Vigornians, parents of scholars, and others interested in the school, it is well fitted with gymnastic appliances. The Rev. C. E. Hopton gave the parallel bar; the horse and horizontal bar were given in memory of J. Eaton and H. Brian Roan, O.V.'s, the former of whom was in the Imperial Yeomanry and died at Mafeking, and the latter of whom died at Colombo, Ceylon; while the dumbbells and clubs will perpetuate the memory of E. H. Harrington, O.V., who was also with the Imperial Yeomanry, and was killed in South Africa. Brass plates on the walls record these in memoriam gifts. Subscriptions were received from 91 Old Vigornians; 48 parents, and 40 other subscribers, including Earl Beauchamp, Mr. C. W. Dyson Perrins, Mrs. Wheeley Lea, and the Dean and Chapter. The new gymnasium, a valuable addition to the school, is the result of the efforts of Old Vigornians who have been represented in the taatter by Colonel Albert Webb, J.P., and the Rev. J. Went (Head Master of the Wyggeston Schools, Leicester). Mr. A. H. Parker was the architect and Messrs. Stokes Bros, the contractors.

Subscriptions already acknowledged GOVERNORS : Mr. T. W. Jackson The Rev. Canon Knox Little OLD VIGORNIANS: Mr. H. C. Baylis Mr. A. H. Masterman Mr. J. E. Peniston (2nd Subscription) Mr. R. Riddell Mr. C. E. Rogers The Rev. E. A. White PARENTS: Mr. H. E. Collier The Rev, C. Hughes Mr. E. Pretty Mr. W. G. Willis OTHER SUBSCRIBERS : Messrs. E. Baylis and Sons The Rev. Canon Cattley (3rd Subscription) Mr. J. P. Lett Major McLeod, (R.A.) Mr. W. W. A. Tree Messrs. Walter and Houghton The Rev. T. Littleton Wheeler

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HJ*igo*ttiatts' JHE Prize Distribution on October ijth was a specially interesting one for Old Vigornians, for on that occasion the much talked-of Gymnasium (to which about 90 O.V's. have subscribed) was actually opened. A full account of the proceedings will be found in another column— in this place may perhaps be permitted a natural grumble about the non-existence of such luxuries in our time, and a pious hope that the present genera, tion will make the best possible use of their opportunities. The Prize Day was a very satisfactory one from another point of view, that of the Certificate List, the best for many years. The cricket record, too, is really a record this time, and, taking things all round, Old Vigornians have reason to be proud of their Old School. The present state of the Gymnasium Fund will be found in another column. Those who have not subscribed will be interested to observe that there is still plenty of room for them, the Fund being about £50 short. In all, the O.V. subscribers number 92, and their subscriptions amount to about one quarter of the whole amount required. O.V. CORRECTION. In last number (page 59), the Rev. W. G. Bullock was referred to as the late Rev. R. Bullock's son. This should read "brother."

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Further subscriptions are urgently needed, and should be sent either to the Head Master, Messrs. Berwick & Co., Old Bank, or to the Hon. Sec., Sunnyside Road, Worcester.

O.V. NEWS. H. W. COTTON (1895-97) has obtained a 2nd Class Clerkship English Civil Service. H. A. COUNSELL (1884-87) M.A., has been appointed Headmaster of Appleby Grammar School. N. G. DAVIES (1889-97) B.A., has taken 2nd Class Honours in Theological Special.

THE VIGORNIAN. F. H. BUTTON (1886-92) B.A., has obtained a of Messrs. Crompton & Co., Chelmsford, working Certificate for Theory, History, and Practice of chiefly in their arc lamp and armature building Education. departments. When their works were burnt down D. F. EVERILL (1896-1901) has passed the qualify- in November, 1895, he took a temporary engageing Examination for Institute of Auctioneers. ment as erector of J. Fowler & Co.'s (Leeds) L. F. GARTON (1895-1900) has obtained a ist alternating current machines, and in March, 1896, Clerkship in the Western Telegraph Co., and is obtained a post on the electrical staff of the Northstationed at St. Vincent, Cap Verds Islands'. Eastern Railway Co., whose headquarters are at N. KING (1896-99) has obtained an Exhibition at j York. He was with that Company three and half Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a Gold- j years, and assisted the chief engineer in the design smith's Exhibition of £50 for three years. j and erection of their electrical stations for lighting G. MORGAN (1897-99) won the Junior Champion- the sidings and docks at Middlesbrough and Blyth, ship at Portsmouth Swimming Club, swimming and during the latter two years assisted as travelling 240 yards in 4 min. 10 sec., the quickest time on inspector over the various electrical installations on the system. In October, 1899, he turned his attenrecord. F. MORRIS (1890-96) has passed the final Examina- tion to Corporation work, and obtained the post of tion of the Royal College of Surgeons for L.D.S. chief assistant at the electricity works of the York H. A. RICHINGS (1890-98) B.A., Exhibitioner of Corporation. In January last, Mr. Pember took up Worcester College, Oxford, has taken 3rd Class his present duties, in which as the result of varied experience elsewhere, he will have the opportunity Honours in Theological Finals. EUSTACE ROBERTS (1894-98) has passed the Inter- of making his mark as a clever practical professional man. mediate Law Examination. L. H. W. SAMPSON (1895-99) has taken 3rd Class MARRIAGES. Honours in Classical Mods. DYSON-CHRISTY.—On October i4th, at St. John's The fallowing extract from a September Worcester Church, Torquay, by the Rev. Basil Airy, Vicar, paper will be read with interest:— William Henry Dyson, of London, eldest son of "It is always interesting to learn of the success W. Mann Dyson, of Worcester, to Lucy Emily of Worcester men who have left their native city, j (Louie), eldest daughter of G. W. Christy, of An instance of this comes to hand this week. The Torquay, late of Hotwells, Clifton. 'Farnworth Journal' gives a very full account of MORRIS-BAKER.—On Aug. i4th, at Holy Trinity the opening of Farnworth Electricity Works, illusChurch, Bedford, by the Rev. W. E. Willan, trations of same, and a portrait of the engineer, Mr. Vicar, Herbert William, eldest son of W. Graves J. D. Pember, who is son of Mr. J. Pember, H.M. Morris, Dental Surgeon, Worcester, to Penelope Sub-Inspector of Schools, long resident in this city. I Maude, eldest daughter of W. Douglas Baker, Mr. J. D. Pember was born in 1873 at Worcester, Solicitor, Bedford. and educated at the Cathedral Grammar School. WEBB-HARRINGTON.:—On June 25th, at St. Peter's, Then he went to the Finsbury Technical College, Worcester, by the Rev. G. A. K. Simpson, Vicar, London, and. after a course of studies was apprenassisted by the Rev. Canon Claughton, Arnold ticed to the Locomotive Works of the Great Edward, elder son of Albert Webb, The Fort Western Railway Co., serving his time at their Royal, Worcester, to Annie, eldest daughter of Worcester and Wolverhampton shops. In October, Henry Haines Harrington, of Verniew,Worcester 1894, he went as an improver to the electrical works

THE VIGORNIAN. W.C.K.S. v. MR. M. BATES' XI. On Wednesday, October 2nd, we played and lost our first match of the season against a strong team, captained by Mr. M. Bates and including nine Old Vigornians. A start was made at 2.45 p.m. and, at half-time, the score was 3~nil against the School. This was partly due to the negligence with which we " marked " our men. During the second The Committee will be glad if any Member half it was necessary to play Taylor as back in the can spare the following back numbers of the place of Robathan, who had injured his hip. From "Vigornian" : — Nos. i to 7, 9, n, 15 to 22, and that time till the close of the game, the play of the School greatly improved. We were thus enabled to 31add two goals to our score, both being obtained by The season 1901-2 began on October yth, on forcing tactics in face of goal. Our opponents which Hate all subscriptions were due. These securing another point, the score was finally 4-2 should be paid as early as possible to the Hon. Sec., against us. This must be considered far from a disgrace, when the critic scans the ranks of the Sunnyside Road, Worcester, with all arrears, of visitors. The School team was : which there are at present a good many. Forwards : Williams (left), Wilmot, Escott i., Fergusson ii., Escott ii. (right); Halves : Barker i., Fergusson i., Steward ; Backs : Taylor and Rowe ; Annual Subscriptions : — 2/6 for the first three Goal: Stevens ii. For Mr. M. Bates there played: O.V.'s—A. T. Marshall, C. H. Norton, R. B. years after leaving School, afterwards 5/-, payable in Berkeley, M. Bates, H. A. Lewis, S. G. Simpson, advance on October yth in each year. E. Roberts, F. Rowe, and J. D. Day; Masters— Messrs. Rammell and Jarrett. Life Subscriptions : — ^3 35. od. Members receive each issue of the " Vigornian," W.C.K.S. v. OLD VIGORNIANS AND MASTERS. also notices of all important School Fixtures, &c. It had been originally intended that this match, The Club collects and reports all news of interest for October gth, should have been against a team of relating to Old Vigornians, a work which can be Old Boys. But, it being found impossible to raise a team consisting wholly of Old Vigornians, the greatly assisted if all O.V.'swill send in to the Hon. match was advertised as versus O.V.'s and Masters. Sec. any items which may come to their knowledge. One would think that this would have strengthened The Club also organizes the Annual O.V. Dinner. the team, but in any case, we found little difficulty in defeating the visitors with a substantial margin of 5 goals. Winning the toss, our opponents elected to play against a strong north wind, which dropped Appended is a fixture card for this season and later. Starting at 2.50 p.m. and playing 40 minutes each way, the score at half-time was 6—3, and finally comments on the first three matches :— we won a splendid victory by 9 goals to 4. The weak point in our opponents' team was undoubtedly in the half-back line, and our forwards, especially Ground Result. Score. Date. Opponents. the centre, found little difficulty in getting through their poor defence. The School team was the same Wed., Oct. 2 Mr. M. Bates' XI. Home Lost 2 4 as that played against Mr. M. Bates' XL, with the 9 Old Vigornians and Masters Home Won q 4 exception that Taylor took the place of Robathan 23 Dean Close Sch., Chelt'ham Home Lost I 3 Sat., Nov. 2 Hereford Cathedral School Away Lost I 4 as left back. Our opponents played—M. Bates >, 9 *Mr. G. V. Arthure'sXI.... Home (left), E. L. Koechlin, Mr. Jarrett, H. A. Lewis. 16 Dean Close School... ... Away Wed. 27 Wolverhampton School ... Home H. C. Baylis ; Mr. Allison, E. Roberts, H. H. Budd,Sat. 30 Malvern College (under 17) Away Mr. Beach-Hicks, C. H. Norton ; (Brodribb). Wed., Dec. 1 1Old Vigornians DEATH. SWETE.—-On August gth, at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Horace Lawton Swete, J.P., Physician, eldest son of Horace Swete, M.D.

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W.C.K.S. v. DEAN CLOSE. Played at Worcester, October 23rd. To give a

THE VIGORNIAN. detailed account of this match would simply be a if born to the rSle of cavalry charger. Once well waste of space. For the first 20 minutes, during on the road the order is given to march easy, pipes which Dean Close scored twice, the School forwards ' were helpless. Then a slight improvement was are lit, thirsty individuals take premature nips from followed by Escott ii. making a fine individual run j bottles stuffed into their bulky holsters, and then and scoring with a clever shot. At the opening of j all settle down to the fifteen-mile ride to camp. the second half the School held its own, and Escott ii. After a time the order is given to halt; we form up experienced bad luck with a good shot: but, for the remaining time, the School were overplayed, and by the roadside and dismount to tighten girths, Dean Close scoring once more remained winners while a Non. Com. inspects the various methods by 3 goals to. I, a victory which, on their play, they employed by recruits in putting their tackle on, some well deserved. The School played the same team as against the Old Vigornians and Masters XI. of which are decidedly novel not to say ingenious. The only feature of the game which gave satisWhen everything is at last satisfactorily arranged faction was the good display of the School halves we remount and continue our march, now along the and backs. All played well and it would be invidious to mention names. For the defeat the forwards bare highroad where clouds of suffocating dust were entirely to blame, for, with the single exception obscure at least half the troop, now through sleepy of Escott ii., they gave a very weak display. Comvillages where wide-mouthed yokels stare with stolid bination was conspicuous by its absence, and what was expected to be the strong part of the team surprise and excited children rush out to " see the proved to be the weakest. We would venture to sojers." In one of the last of these, East Ilsley, a suggest that the forwards should daily indulge in village noted for its sheep fairs and public houses combination runs with the ball, that each of them should remember that he is only one of five, and (especially the latter), we mysteriously lose a corporal that a game is never won by standing still and and a couple of troopers of the rear guard who, admiring the kicking of the opposing backs. Above however, overtake us at the next halt and explain all, they must keep in their places, and when parting with the ball dispose of it to the best advantage with great plausibility how they had been " coming of their side. We confidently look forward to an along steady because the horses were tired." Soon improvement in the front line for the remaining after we exchange the road for the open downs and matches. are joined by the H— Troop, which completes the C Squadron. Captain P—, our Squadron leader, is pointed out to me by an irreverent trooper as "the >HUN ! Advance by files from the right. chap with the four-ale nose " ; another individual, Walk—March ! " The Band strikes up resplendent in silver braided cap and eyeglass, and the N—Troop, C. Squadron of the rides up and roars out a few words of command. Berks Imperial Yeomanry are finally on their way Indescribable confusion at once prevails. Said individual storms and swears, but by superhuman bound for the rolling downs of Churn. Think not, O gentle reader, that the above downs exertions manages to restore some sort of order, and are in any way connected with the sandy veldt of we presently find ourselves proceeding along the South Africa ; far from it. Churn is merely an crest of a hill in something approaching a regular Camp appears in the far distance; obscure spot in Berkshire, ten miles from anywhere, formation. 1 parallel rows of small tents flanked by the Canteen the camping ground of the B.I.Y. during their •annual fortnight's training. I notice with due and Mess Marquees. There is also a large barn for thankfulness that my mount seems inclined to take stores and a huge circular reservoir. We descend the efforts of the local Band in a philosophical spirit ; the hill, cross the railway, and finally draw up facing and to the outskirts of the town, where said band the water-troughs. I dismount, loosen the girths, plays a fortissimo farewell, he behaves himself as remove the curb, and then waddle forward with

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my steed in tow. The horses bury their nostrils deep in the cool water while I dreamily wonder where the Canteen is. But alas, bridles have to be removed, fodder procured and horses hobbled before the poor trooper may think of refreshing himself. Hobbling for the first time is somewhat exciting. Your mount is first secured by a headrope in the " Lines," which lie between the tents and run parallel with them ; you then throw him down a feed of hay, and when his eye is off you cautiously secure one of his hind legs with a strap attached to a peg driven firmly into the ground, then stand by to watch results. The average horse generally resents this sort of treatment and frequently uses his legs with such good effect as to break loose and run riot through the lines with the peg trailing behind, hitting his quarters at every stride. On such occasions every man stands to his horse's head and heaves a sigh of relief when the runaway is past. But to proceed. Straw mattresses and blankets are served out for three men in each tent. Your humble servant and two companions manage to beg a broom, borrow a bucket and steal a lantern, and the preliminary squabble for places being successfully terminated, we start on a voyage of exploration in search of the Canteen. This, to our great disgust, proves to be a Sabbath day's journey from the C Squadron lines. Behind it is the bath, a tarpaulin lined excavation about twenty feet square and filled with water to the height of nearly three feet at the " deep "end, so that anyone foolish enough to risk a header either knocked his nose on the bottom or ran his head against the opposite side. But the call to "Stables" sounds and the troopers who have not brought grooms unwillingly betake themselves to the lines. I remove my saddle and with an ancient dandy-brush and still more ancient curry-comb set to work on my steed. The afternoon sun glares down with pitiless force while the perspiration gathers fast and thick on my forehead to run down and fall in big drops from the tip of my

nose, the dust gets down my throat and chokes me while the ungrateful beast himself, regardless of my pains on his behalf, lays hold of the seat of my riding breeches in an unguarded moment and gives me a pinch that I remember for days. These are some of the delights of " Stables," and after an hours fruitless endeavour to get all the dust out of his coat, I give it up as a bad job and turn to the saddlery. Cleaning tackle is, if anything, worse than "Stables." Bid, bridoon, spurs and stirrups have to be scoured and burnished, saddle and bridal soft-soaped, brassO work polished, and goodness knows what. blessed is the man who can afford a groom ! Dinner, the principal meal of the day is usually at half-past six, and at the bugles summons to "Come to the Cookhouse door," every man rushes to his Squadron Mess Tent and occupies a seat as near as possible to where he thinks a joint will be placed, and with knife and fork at the " Present " awaits its coming. But I will forbear to harrow the reader's feelings with a description of the meal. Something very like it can be seen every day at Regent's Park. Let it suffice to say that it was always a case of "every man for himself" and sometimes one got plenty, sometimes none. Dinner over, sing-songs are usually arranged, either informally in the Canteen, or in the Mess-Tent, when the Officers attend and are sometimes kind enough to honour us with a song. On the first night however we disregard such attractions and repair to our tent, having abstracted a couple of extra blankets apiece from the stores under cover of night. Subsequently an empty soda-water case mysteriously disappears from the Canteen, which, when draped with a bath towel and placed against our tent-pole, forms a very effective "toilet table." We then make all secure for the night, roll ourselves up, and soon after " Lights out " has sounded silence reigns supreme throughout the Camp. Next morning " Reveille " disturbs my peaceful dreams at 5.30 a.m. " Ugh ! what a nuisance ! shan't get up yet." I turn over on my other side

THE VIGORNIAN. and listen to the Sergeant-Major coming down our lines, ruthlessly pulling open the tents to the accompaniment of curses not loud but deep from their sleepy inmates. Now he is only two tents away, now next door, and a minute later a voice roars through our canvas " Come along me lads, come along, hosses got tears in their eyes, Boers coming over the hill in thousands, come along." We stumble out over the guy ropes into the morning sunshine, unrug and start on "Stables" till 7 o'clock when all the mounts are led round to water and afterwards given their nose-bags. A hurried bathe forms the sum total of my morning toilet, then breakfast at 8. Parade is to be at 9. " Boot and Saddle " sounds about ten minutes before and takes me completely by surprise. I rush out in my shirt sleeves with a yard or so of puttie trailing from each leg, and begin to throw on my tackle pell-mell. A fearful confusion of straps and buckles ensues. Thankfully accept assistance proferred by another trooper, dash into my tunic, cap, and bandolier, and finally find myself ready just in the nick of time. All begin to file off up the lines to the Parade ground every man leading his horse. My own seems somehow disinclined to move " Come along,, old boy, come on. What's the matter ? Come up, you brute ! What the — . Why I've forgotton to untie the hobble." This little oversight is soon rectified and I hurry up the lines and push into the N— Troop. >( Prepare to mount."—"Mount!" Five minutes later we are proceeding in Squadron column away from the Camp. For the first two days only simple evolutions in single column are attempted, and on the evening of the third day I receive the unwelcome intelligence that I am " on guard " for the ensuing 24 hours. The Guard consists of seven men and a corporal who parade immediately after dinner for inspection by the Orderly Officer, when the smartest man is chosen for Colonel's Orderly next day. Imagine seven poor troopers standing- to "Attention," a far away look in every eye, surrounded by a

mob of frankly critical friends. Orderly Officer stalks up attended by Regimental Sergeant-Major and closely scans every man, front and rear. Short consultation follows and the lucky trooper is called from the rank and dismissed. The remainder are marched off to the Guard Tent each man secretly surprised and indignant at the Orderly Officer's want of appreciation for his own smartness. Two sentries patrol the Camp by night and one by day, in shifts of two hours on and four off, all of the latter time having to be spent in the Guard Tent, as the Sergeant-Major pays a surprise visit and turns out the Guard every night for no apparant reason whatever. On the occasion in question I am just dropping off into my first sleep when the hateful order comes " Guard—Turn out." Nobody seems to stir so I resolve not to take upon myself the odium of turning out alone, but to lie and await developments. "Guard—Turnout!!" Still no response. "Guard —Turn - !!!" Everyone wakes with one accord and makes a simultaneous dash for the opening ; brief inspection follows and we are then at liberty to resume our interrupted slumbers. Not for long though, as I am called upon to form the relief guard at 2 o'clock. At first I conscientiously promenade the lines, replacing horse-cloths and keeping a sharp lookout all round, but as the time flies by with leaden wings and " Like a lobster boiled, the dawn, From black to red begins to turn," my step becomes slower and my eyelids still heavier. Camp servants begin to stir. I challenge the Officers' chef who snappishly tells me not to be a fool; have half a mind to run him in but feel too sleepy. I leave him to light his fire in peace, and subsequently finding the other sentry asleep on a truss of hay, am moved by righteous indignation to roughly awaken and reproach him for such a gross breach of discipline. Soon after we are relieved to snatch a few hours of troubled rest, and so the weary day drags on, the monotony only once broken by

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having to escort, with drawn swords, half-a-dozen offenders to the Orderly Tent, where the Colonel sits in Rhadamanthine state. But enough of the Guard. Next morning ten rounds of blank ammunition are served out per man. B and D Squadrons leave the Camp at 9. We follow half an hour later to make a reconaissance in force and prevent their return if possible. A line of pickets is formed about four miles from the Camp, your humble servant and two other troopers composing the 2nd Cossack-post of the and Picket. Two men remain under cover with the horses, the third dismounts and advances about 300 yards and, on observing anything suspicious, signals to his companions who in their turn report it immediately to the Picket in their rear. We are posted on a range of hills overlooking the Valley of the Thames whence the enemy is presumed to be advancing. On my extreme left is a point of vantage occupied by the Commanding Officer and his staff", on my right is a deep ravine descending obliquely towards the river, and further off" a haystack from the top of which I can just descry the head of the next sentry protruding. All seems quiet and peaceful in the sunbathed valley beneath. A single horseman appears far away below, but is swallowed up in the trees a minute after. A vague uneasiness assails me. The sentry on my right gives no sign. Suddenly there is a clatter of hoofs from the top of the ravine, a dash, a shout,and the sentry's head precipitately disappears from the haystack. His Cossack-post is rushed and a large body of the enemy charge down the hill in the direction of our Picket. The 2nd Cossackpost of the 2nd Picket is left wondering what to do with itself. A trooper rides up and trustfully enquires the whereabouts of Captain K—, the enemy's Commanding Officer. As he knows neither our password nor countersign we reluctantly order him to consider himself a prisoner, and everybody having apparently forgotten us, escort him back to the Picket, which we learn has been. captured without firing a shot. We return to Camp sadder

and wiser men. • Several similar days follow, the enemy disobligingly refusing either to be driven into the river or fall into our most carefully laid ambush. Sports Day passes ofF fairly successfully despite the wet, and subsequently the Regiment is reviewed by General M— of the yth Dragoon Guards. On the last day many of our number who have served in S. Africa make a pilgrimage to Town and return decorated with their War Medals, to be carried shoulder high from the Station to the Canteen, preceeded by the Band. Later, all gather round the Officers' Mess Tent and raise the dulcet strains of: " For he's a jolly good fel-low, for he's a jolly good fel-low, For he's a jolly goodfe-el-/ow." Major R—, late of the 39th Company Imperial Yeomanry, for whom this delicate attention is intended, comes to the door and gracefully acknowledges the compliment for himself and other S. African Veterans within. The evening culminates in a grand sing-song and two hours extension. Next morning we are paid off, and under a leaden sky and pitiless downpour of rain we dribble ofF in twos and threes, muffled in greatcoats, our holsters stuffed to bursting point. On the crest of the first hill we pause for a last backward glance at the rows of sodden canvas which have sheltered us for nearly three weeks, then set spurs to our steeds and strike across the open downs for home.

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gEerttftcafe gs-eamittafiott, 1901. Analysis of the Results in Special Subjects : a. Latin. e. Additional Maths. b. Greek. f. Scripture. c. French. g. English. ( Arithmetic (Lower) h. History. I Elementary Maths. (Higher) /. Chemistry and Physics.

THE VIGORNIAN. HIGHER. Passed : Cobb, H. S., b. c. f. g. h. Day, G. D., a. b. c. d. f. h.

Day, H. D.,

Secretary of Debating Society, D. Fergusson. F. L. STEWARD. Editors of " Vigornian " - <j A. P. G. SMITH.

Fergusson, N. M., a. b. c.f. h. Smith, A. P. G., a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Steward, F. L., a. b. d. e.f. h. Failed : Bode, F. T., b.d.f. Dash, A. J., d. e. Stinton, T., e. Williams, C.St.M., a.f. (N. M. Fergusson was "distinguished" for Scripture.)

LOWER. Passed : Corbett, R. W., a. b. c. d. f. h. Dickson, C. C. a. c. D. e. g. h. Eldershaw, F. H. N. a. B. c. d. f. G. h. Evans, A. W., a. b. c. d. f. g. H. a. b. c. D.f. Morris, C. G. A. B.c.D.f.b. Raymond, H. Shuttleworth, W. H. a. b. c. D. e.f. h. Sweet-Escott, H. H., a. b. c. d. f. g. d.f.l. Failed Abell, C. E., Fergusson,- D., b.d. e.f. A. b. c. d. e. Hartley, B., a. c. d. Overell, E. V., D.e.f.g.h. Rowe, J. H., a. b. c. d. Rowe, W. V. (Capital Letters denote First Classes.)

A. P. G. SMITH. F. L. STEWARD. H. H. SWEET-ESCOTT.

C. C. DICKSON. C. ST. M. WILLIAMS. C. ST. M. WILLIAMS. (not appointed) D. FERGUSSON. C. ST. M. WILLIAMS.

G. D. DAY. H. H. SWEET-ESCOTT.

A. J. DASH.

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Librarians

MONITORS. A. P. G. Smith, F. L. Steward, G. D. Day, F. T. Bode, C. St. M. Williams, F. H. N. Eldershaw, H. H. Sweet-Escott. GAMES COMMITTEE. Mr. Rammell, Mr. Beach-Hicks, Mr. Jarrett, A. P. G. Smith, F. L. Steward, C. C. Dickson, C. St. M. Williams, H. H. Sweet-Escott, T. R. SweetEscott, D. Fergusson (Hon. Sec.) LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Rev. W. H. Chappel, Mr. Beach-Hicks, Mr. Jarrett, F. L. Steward, A. P. G. Smith, G. D. Day, T. Stinton, T. R. Sweet-Sscott.

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W. A. T. JARRETT, Hon. Treas. Audited and found correct, WM. HAIGHTON CHAPPEL, Sept. 27th, 1901. Headmaster.

'& gatezt. [With special reference to "An Ode on the Return of the Duke 'and Duchess of Cornwall and York" by Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate.] I. Some welcomed you as Laureate of this isle, Where, deathless, Tennyson and Wordsworth sleep : But now with mirthful gfee your critics smile, Your lovers weep. II. You gave us much to swallow : Do you draw A bow so long young innocents to " green " ? We quite believe no wandering sea-bird saw What_yo« have seen: III. For you have given pinions to the fleet, And thus anticipate the great Dumont; And this is why a people troop to greet Your flowery song. IV. Eight giddy moons go galloping about O'er shimmering seas, with sickles, sheaves and seeds, While five-and-thirty crows, a dozen trout, And twenty steeds, V. Wake from their slumber in the starlit night; And straight from land and lake, from wave and crag, They rush in swarms to see the curious sight, And join the " rag." VI. Then wider, further, onward goes the throng, Scouring the fields and furrowing the sea, To find that Poet, who, whate'er his song, Still earns his fee.

VII. That on that man, and his laborious hands, Some manacle or hindrance might be laid For having thus two generous minds and strands Contentious made. VIII. Why do you bring unreasonable strife Into our homes and theirs ? Perhaps you saw Young surging cities thirsting for your life, Or threatening Law. IX. And hence, confused with anger and surprise, You vindicate your sceptre with your tongue, And try to show how what has kept you wise Can make us young. X.

Of Wisdom's fount England in bygone years Hath often drunk : Thank Heaven ! she does not know What Nature feels when Autumn stacks and scores Or Yule-gusts blow. XI. Oh ! sail from us to them, to them from us, Love blindly steering, Wisdom down below : Imposing mariners, who follow thus Where'er you go. XII. Round you to-day a people stand and groan, Who fain with praise poetic flights would dower, But fear by this still feebler hath been shown The Laureate's power. H.A.L.

HINTS TO A BEGINNER HOW (NOT) TO PLAY CHESS. BY E. W. P.

I. Before beginning a game, talk to your adversary about the masters of ancient and modern chess-playing. Contrast Morphy with Blackburne, Anderssen and Bird, Zukertort and Pillsbury, Staunton and Steinitz. If you can manage it, ask your adversary's permission to show him one of the " immortal games " of Anderssen, and faintly, only faintly, hint that you are following in his lines. You will impress your opponent-favourably or otherwise. II. Be careful to remind your adversary that you play " the game " and that you have a wholesome contempt for the man who does not play " touch and move." Hint faintly, but only faintly, that perhaps he is guilty of similar irresolution. You will further impress him-favourably or otherwise.

THE VIGORNIAN. III. Before opening the game examine each of your pieces carefully. If the board and men are small and belong to your adversary, dwell on the beauty and the merits of a " Staunton set." Above all, see that the men on the board are set so that there is a white square in the bottom of the righthand corner. If you have set the men up wrongly mutter sotto voce but loud enough for your adversary to hear, "Even Homer sometimes nods." If your opponent was the offender impress upon him strongly the heinousness of breaking one of the" elementary laws of the British Chess Club, which everybody knows. You will still furthur impress him-favourably or otherwise. IV. Where possible, invite your friend to play you the tournament game in your study. Carefully by mistake, arrange that he sits in a concentrated draught with one side of his face exposed to the rays of a roasting fire and the other to the glare of an incandescent gas lamp. Tell him magnanimously that it is your earnest wish to make him comfortable and give him every advantage. Your winning manner may elicit an answer—pleasing or otherwise. V. When your adversary is in difficulties and has to make a move, invite his opinion upon the last burning topic of school conversation, or the latest phase in the Boer war. If he has an ear for music hum some popular or favourite song of his a little out of tune. Your charming affability may evoke an exclamation-pleasing or otherwise. VI. When your adversary cannot escape being mated in three moves, ask him if you may call in a few friends to witness an even and interesting game. Offer him generously as much time as he likes over his next move ; assure him in the presence of your friends that he has played a capital game, that his last move was quite the best, in fact the only move. Such patronising self-complacency may provoke an ejaculation-pleasing or otherwise. (to be concluded in our next issue.)

We offer the following problems to our readers and will publish the solutions in our next number : A. White (10 pieces). K at KB3 ; Q at QR4 ; Rs at KBSq. and K8 ; Bs at KRSq. and

QKtSq.; Kts at KR8 and KKt4; Ps at K6 and 04. Black (7 pieces). K at KB4; Ps at KR4, KR 5 , KKt3, KBa, K 4 and Q4. White to play and mate in two. B. White (12 pieces). K at Q_R5 ; Q at KR8; Rs at QR6 and Q8 ; Bs at KKt4 and KSq ; Ktsat KKt3 and QB3 ; Ps at KBa, Q4, QB6 and QKta. Black (12 pieces). K at K3 ; Q^ at QBy ; Rs at KB4 and K6; B at Q4 ; Ps at KBa, KB6, Ka, K;, QBa, QKts and QKt6. White to play and mate in two.

..Setter. To the Editors of the f^igornian. Dear Sirs, The Chief item of news from Oxford this Term is the entire absence of such ; and this fact, coupled with the request which I see before me for a letter, places me in a predicament which recalls painful memories of the times when I have found an examination paper before me about which the only thing I knew definitely was that I ought to know something about it. In such a case, as in this, one is compelled to resort to the unsatisfactory expedient of writing a great deal about nothing. Now, if only the Oxford Correspondent had a free hand to write about anything from "cabbages to kings," there would evidently be no need for him to write about nothing : but, as it is—well I am seriously thinking of conferring a lasting benefit on future correspondence by writing a handbook entitled "The complete 'Varsity Letter-Writer," with special chapters on " How not to write," and with copious illustrations from the author's letters. Appended are a few specimens of different styles. (i) The Philosophical Style. " The external phenomena of Oxford as presented to the conscious intelligence of the inhabitants affords nothing calculated to shake their belief in

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the uniformity of Nature, unless it be one remarkable proportion of five fine to five wet days this term. This phenomena must, however, be considered in conjunction with the fact that only five days in eight weeks were fine this term last year. Thus it will be found that the phenomenon referred to represents but the swing of the pendulum and, taken with other October terms, is not inconsistent with the principle of the calculation of chances (see J. S. Mill)." (2) The Florid Style. "What is there within the wide horizon of human experience which is so much calculated to appeal to the sentimental aspect of student life in the Alma Mater of Oxford as the return of her sons at her gentle bidding to those memory-haunted quadrangles and soul-inspiring pinnacles ? (N.B.— Spires will not do : a pun, especially a bad one, would be quite out of place). But to none is this brought home with more irresistible force than those who are returning thither for their last term or, it may be, their last year of Academic life. For such the words of the great Roman poet must, if they have ought that is soulful within their breasts, at such a transcendental moment most completely express the longings of an aching heart, 'O mihi praeteritos referat si Juppiter annos !' " (3) The Humorous Style. (For this I must refer your readers to the book when it is published—4 vols. 27 6—as I am now too unutterably out of touch with humour to even attempt to be funny). (4) The Severe Style (in which will be given the real news). Richings has exchanged Oxford for still wetter regions: Bates is reading and dissecting hard : Sampson is playing ping-pong : Day is playing "Soccer" for Hertford on and off: Hammond is still up getting a degree : Lewis is suffering from "Greats" insanity (due to an overdose of essays). All send best wishes for the " Soccer " season. N.B.—This last style is not recommended unless there is a galaxy of news : it could however be supplemented, if necessary, as follows : " It was wet (or fine) yesterday : It is wet (or fine) to-day : It is likely to be wet to-morrow : The streets are muddy, &c., &c. Ad lib. Yours truly, Isis.

fetter. To the Editors of the Vigornian. Dear Sirs, The usual terminal demand for a Cambridge Letter has come, and without wasting time in useless

bewailings, I will pass on to the inevitable. Our little colony was this term augmented by the arrival of H. S. Cobb (Corpus) and N. M. Fergusson (Magdalene). We heartily congratulate the former on the Sizarship which he recently won. The following are the O.V.'s now up :—A. T. Marshall (Corpus, 3rd year) is busily engaged at " Soccer," playing left back for his College. He still retains, but in an increased degree, his school form, and has just been made Secretary of the Corpus Association Football Club. N. King (Sidney Sussex, 2nd year) is busily engaged in reading classics and decorating his rooms, in which art he asks advice from numerous visitors, but accepts none. He is becoming very expert with the hammer and manages now to hit the nail on the head about twice in three attempts. In what spare time he has, he disports himself on the river in a light pair. S. G-. Simpson (Sidney Sussex, 2nd year) is also busily engaged. Since he is soon going in for the first part of his tripos he is eagerly cramming up History. He is also practising on the river for the " Maiden Pairs " which, rumour says, nothing is going to prevent him from winning. H. S. Cobb (Corpus, 1st year) has joined the "Bug Shooters " being at the present the only O V. in that glorious and patriotic corps. He is now trying to put in an almost impossible number of drills before Oct. 31st, at the rate of two a day, the highest A visitor in the morning or number counted. evening generally finds him buried in an enormous book on some deep point concerning the law. N. M. Fergusson (Magdalene ist year) is at present hard at work attending lectures. He passes his afternoons in being " tubbed," in playing "soccer," and also in being initiated into the mysteries of "rugger." Of University news there is very little to say, it being far too early to foretell anything. At the risk of giving your Oxford correspondent some joyful tidings we must state that the " rugger" XV. appears to be very weak. Several of the forwards are first-class, and a " fresher," Lee, promises to be a worthy successor to Sagar. But the halves and the three-quarters appear very weak and feel the loss of a man like Hind tremendously. The " fours " will be rowed in the course of a few days. All the boats in the First Division have one at least on. Third Trinity are the favourites, as they have two " Blues." All the "Freshers and Seniors' " Football matches have now been played. They were very unsatisfactory as regards good play. All the men seemed to play

THE VIGORNIAN. too much for themselves and appeared nervous : Lee, above mentioned, was the only great find. Such is all the news that I can scrape together. Perhaps, if the date of going to press had been a little later, there might ha\e been more. But you must take the consequences. I am, Sirs, Yours truly,

CANTAB.

All letters intended for insertion in these columns must be authenticated by the name and address of the sender, nut 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 am sorry to see such little interest taken in "Fives" by the Dayboys, especially those who do

not play Football. Only 3 Dayboys entered for the Fives Tournament which took place during the earlier part of this term : and only 4 have had Fives Courts during the term. I have had no application at all, as yet, for extra Courts on half-holidays from any Dayboy, and have had to give them to Boarders and once or twice to O.V.'s, owing to the lack of interest taken in the game. May I hope that this will be remedied and that we shall see both our Fives Courts full on every possible occasion^ not with Boarders only, but with the Dayboys who comprise more than half the School. I remain, Sirs, Yours truly, D. FERGUSSON.

As Correspondence is generally only another name for complaints, the significant lack of letter's this term seems to speak well for the internal condition of the School.