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No. 83.

VOL. VIII.

JUNE, 1915. i

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School Notes

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junior officers, who have come back fresh with military thoughts and khaki-covered notebooks from a fortnight's training at Cambridge. In addition to the formation of two guards we have had three field-days and many section and platoon drills, followed in most cases by

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sore throats. A stricter discipline has also been enforced, especially with regard to defaulters.

One sees the first four working like Trojans (why this type of warrior, we do not know) on the waters of the Severn; and one's admiration is only equalled by one's disappointment. For they only had one race last term, and there does not appear to be a prospect of any more this term. All glory to them, however, for their energy, apparently fruitless, in reality fruitful!

The cricket season is now in full swing. We began fairly well, considering that only two old colours remain. Of six matches already played, but one has been a victory: two or three proved good games. Accounts are printed elsewhere. *

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We learn that the Qth Worcesters have just embarked for the Dardanelles, and with them our Sergeant-Instructor and friend, SergtMajor Tibbets. His last letter to the School was full of cheerful confidence. We wish him God-speed, and a safe return.

We cannot let this number go to press without adding our word of congratulation to Rev. E. Powell on his marriage to Miss W. M. Wheler, which took place near Cardiff last April. Mr. Powell was the receiver of many messages of congratulation from the School, and last term we were glad to show our pleasure in material form.

We have also to offer congratulations to our Senior Classical Master, Rev. H. Baxter, who has obtained the post of Headmaster of the

King's School, Peterborough. Though we are glad for his sake that he has obtained this position, we cannot help feeling that there will be a great gap in the School life of next term, and particularly in that of the classical Sixth. We hear that his place is to be taken by Mr. F. A. Morgan, Former Classical Exhibitioner of Merton College, Oxford, and now Senior Classical Master at St. Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, where he commands the O.T.C. * * * From Tuesday to Friday, May 25th-27th, we received a visit frqm the Inspectors. This august body made a thorough tour of inspection, listening to each form being taught, and also venturing to witness performances by the School Singing Class, the School Orchestra, and those taking music-lessons. We have not yet received their report. * * * Amongst the many glorious deeds that have honoured our School we must not omit the special promotion of H. H. Milward, who obtained a commission for service in the field. On return from a reconnoitring expedition of a particularly dangerous nature he fell in with another company, and was instantly seized as a German spy ! * * * Bathing began on May 25th. We greatly miss the valuable assistance of Sergeant-Major Tibbitts. Mr. Rowntree is again acting as Bathing Master, and teaches swimming to those who require it. Happily, however, by far the majority of the School can already swim. *

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Although the river had been in flood for part of the term, producing two feet of water on the field, the annual Sports were carried through successfully under the usual conditions of piercing cold and a little snow. Castle House carried all before them, again winning

THE VIGORNIAN. the shield; while Roberts and Lewis iii. carried off the Senior and Junior Victores respectively. Mrs. Moore-Ede kindly consented to distribute the prizes. # * * We wish to thank C. V. Hancock, O.V., for presenting copies of two handsome engravings of Lord Somers, O.V., and John Vaughan, O.V., and for securing a fine engraving of another distinguished O.V., Samuel Butler, which has been purchased. These have been hung in the Sixth Form Room. * * * Our heartiest congratulations to H. Ernest Oram, Esq., our O.V. Secretary, of Woodlawn, Lark Hill, on his marriage to Miss G. F. Burgess, of Rainbow Hill Terrace. Mr. Gram's marriage took place early this month. *

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Capt. B. L. Fenton, first O.C. of the O.T.C., who had resigned his Commission, has rejoined, and is now a Lieutenant in the /th Batt. of the Dorsetshire Regiment. * « * The Rowing Club are deeply indebted to R. T. Cavenagh, O.V., for the presentation of his skiff. It is a great boon to the members of the first four. * * * . As we go to press we hear that our Commanding Officer, Sec.-Lieut. D. L. Board, has been granted the local rank of Lieutenant, and offer him our congratulations.

Roil or ftonour. The following O.V.'s are known to be serving at the present time in the war. The Editors would be glad to hear of any additions, promotions, or corrections for this list. All are Second-Lieutenants unless marked otherwise.

OFFICERS. Abell, C. E., 8th Worcesters. t*Aldana, J. M., 6th Worcesters. *Allured, W., Manchester Regiment. *Andrews, F. N., Royal Irish Rifles. Armstrong, F. H. C., 6;th Punjabis. (Lt.) t*Baird, A. A. D., ist Worcesters. (Lt.) tBates, M., R.A.M.C. *Battershill, W. D., 6th East Surreys. *Beauchamp, P. S., roth Worcesters. Berkeley, R. B., Royal Flying Corps. (Lt.) *de Blaby, G. T., Qth Worcesters. (Lt.) *de Blaby, R. S., 3rd North Lanes. tBlake, A. G., Essex Regt. tBrodribb, F. G., Royal Flying Corps, Flight Commander. *Brock, G. F., nth Cheshires. Bull, G. F., nth Worcesters. Burgis, L. F., A.D.C. to G.O.C., Reigate. (Lt.) t*Burgis, H. L., 6th London Brigade R.F.A. *O'Callaghan, C. T., I5th Durham L.I. *Carless, W. J, A.S.C. *Caswell, J. B., Durham Light Infantry. t*Cavenagh, R. T., gth Worcesters. Cavenagh, T. F., R.F.A. Adjutant. Chappel, B. H., 4th D. & C. L.I. Charlton, G. D., 2nd North Staffs. tChaytor, J. C., Nigerian Force. Conan Davies, B., nth Worcesters. Clarke, T., 5th Batt. Worcesters. Conan Davies, B. L., 8th Worcesters. t*Conan Davies, G., 3rd Worcesters (from Sandhurst). *Corder, W. C., I3th Worcesters. tDakin Smith, W. H., R.A.M.C. Davey, C. L., igth Royal Fusiliers. Davies, A. G. A., R.E. *Davies, H. M., nth Welsh. *Davies, E. J., I2th Essex. t*Davis, F. C., 3rd City of London Fusiliers. Day, H. D., 2nd Midland Brigade. (Capt.) Day, M. S. D., 201 Coy. R.E. Brigade. Dickson, D. K., Canadian Defence Force.

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*Downes, H. B., loth Worcesters. Eccles, C. G., Royal West Kents. tEdwards, A., ist Monmouth. (Capt.) t*Evans, H. de la P., Ass. Paymaster, R.N. *Fenton, B. L. (late O.C., O.T.C.), 7th Dorsets. (Lt.) tFergusson, N. M., R.A.M.C. (Capt.) *Ferguson, I. A. G., I3th Scottish Rifles. Foulkes Roberts, P. R., 4th Royal Welsh Fus. •Griffiths, W. P., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, t Goodwin, B., R.A.M.C. (Capt.) Hamilton, J. Ian, i6th Royal Warwicks. Hatton, F. C., Indian Army. (Lt.) t*Hawkins, S. M., 3rd Oxford & Berks. L.I. *Howells, E. S., (Signalling Officer) i ith Welsh. (Lt.) t Humphreys, R. C., Ass. Paymaster, R.N. t*Jeans, D. M., 3rd Wilts. Keen, R. T., 8th Worcesters. *King, H., i ith Worcesters. t*Kingdom, S. S. S., gth Royal Warwicks. *Keyworth, F. D., 4th Shropshire L.I. t*Kirkby, H. J., Ass. Paymaster, R.N. t*Knight, M., Midshipman, H.M.S. Achilles. Langdon, J. A. T., gth North Staffs. tLeeke, F. W., 8th Worcesters. Lewis, Rev. H. A., Chaplain H.M.S. Vivid. Ludlow, P. H., 2nd Midland Brigade. (Major.) *Ludlow, C. W. P., Somerset L.I. (Lt.) tLudlow, S. W., 8th Royal Warwicks. (Capt.) *Lumsdaine, A. M. M., I4th Northants. Fusiliers. *Mare, A. L., nth Liverpools. *Major, H., 5th Middlesex. tMasterman, A. H., 5th Lanes. t*Milward, H. H., 3rd Worcesters. t Moore, W. L., 5th Gloucesters. Moore, W. H. E., King's Liverpools. tNash, G., 3rd Worcesters. Newton, S. G., 2nd K.O. Yorks. L.I. Overell, L. D., ;th Warwicks. (Capt.) •Owen, LI. W. G., 15* Cheshires. Papworth, A. G., 4th Wilts. Partington, J. L., R.E. (Lt.)

Payton, Rev. C. H., Chaplain, H.M.S. Crescent. Pearce, A. C., R.F.A. Pearce, C. J., 3rd Warwicks. •Powell, J. G. N., gth Welsh Regt. Quin, S. E. V., Welsh Regt. (From Sandhurst.) Raymond, H., gth Worcesters. (Lt.) Richardson, G. H., I2th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. tRowe, A. V., 8th Worcesters. Rowland, F., R.A.M.C. (Capt.) •Rowley, H. T., gth Royal Berks, t Salisbury, R. T. G., 28th Punjabis, Captain. •Sievers, F. W., I2th Worcesters. t*Simmons, C. W., 5th Worcesters. t Simpson, S. G., 2nd Life Guards. t Smith, H. L. C., (formerly O.C., O.T.C.) Sherwood Forresters. (Lt.) •Spencer, J. H., 3rd Lanes. Fusiliers. tSteward, S. J. (D.S.O.), R.A.M.C. (Capt.) (Mentioned in Dispatches.) tSteward, F. L., 6th South Staffs. tSteward, F. V., Veterinary Surgeon. Stevens, B. G., Worcestershire Yeomanry. Stinton, T., 8th Worcesters. (Capt.) •Strickland, W. C., 6th Worcesters. tSweet-Escott, T., 3rd North Lanes. tSweet-Escott, T. E., 5th North Lanes. •Thomas, D. C. S., 5th Welsh •Thomas, J. G. S., loth Worcesters. •Thomas T. S., 5th Welsh. Tweedie, G. I. F., lOth Manchesters. tWallis, H., 2nd Wilts. (Capt.) Staff of Australian Contingent. *Warren, M., 5th Worcesters. •Warren, D. D., 4th Bedfords. tWayland Smith, R., R.A.M.C. Webster, A. H. B., 4th Northants. •Whistler, G. F., 15 2nd Brigade R.F.A. Willis, R. D., 15th Lancers, India. Wilmot, R., 6th Sherwood Forresters. tWilmbt, T. N., 5th Worcesters. (From Sandhurst.) Wintle A., gth Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

THE VIGORNIAN. Woodeforde, E. B., 5th Sherwood Forresters. tWright, B. L., Midshipman, H.M.S. Centurion. Wyllie, A. T., 3rd Royal Scotch Fusiliers. •Wyllie, G. A. C., 3rd Oxford & Berks. L.I. *Young, T. B., 8th Worcesters. IN THE RANKS. Acton, N. F., Public Schools Batt. *Adlington, A., Public Schools Batt. Andrews, F. W., Public Schools Batt. Bagott, C., Public Schools Batt. Berkeley, W. N., Australian Light Horse. Bourne, G. F., Middlesex Yeomanry. t*Cockey, J. E. P, nth London Rifle Brigade. Crowe, D. V., Indian Mounted Territorials. Brourton, H. R., Imperial Light Horse. *Burden, O. H., ipth Fusiliers, P.S.B. •Burr, A., Public Schools Batt. Davey, H. B., Sportsman Batt. Darby, N. L., 15th Royal Warwicks. t*Davies, W. L. H., Westminster Dragoons. Davis, R. C., Canadian Reserve Force. Day, G. D., Egyptian Defence Force. Dickinson, G. H., 4th Somerset L.I. Dimoline, C. E., 8th Worcesters. Evans, H., Farram, F. F., 6th West Riding. Fergusson, D., Inns of Court O.T.C. tFergusson, G., Royal Fusiliers (British East Africa). *Fergusson, G. N., Legion of Frontiersmen. *Forwood, G., ;th Welsh Cyclists. t*Fosbrooke, O., 2nd North Midland Cycling Brigade. Gedge, G. H., R.F.A. Gibbs, J., 8th Worcesters. Griffiths, A. M., Bedford Yeomanry. Hancock, B. O., Birmingham City Battalion, 12th Warwicks. *Harvey, E. S., 3rd County of London. Hipkiss, W. A., North Midland Cycling Batt. Hugh Jones, B. L., Public Schools Battalion. Hawkins, H. J., Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.

Hazeldine, A. M. K., R.E. (Corpl.) tHollyer, H. B., R.A.M.C. Holyoake, G. C., R.E. Johnson Barker, F. C., I2th A.S.C. Koechlin, R. A., Indian Mounted Territorials. Leeke, C. R., Australian Contingent. t*Lester, G. F., E. African Mounted Rifles. *Lester, H. N., Public Schools Batt. Mainwaring, A. J., 8th Worcesters. Marsland, K. D., Public Schools Batt. *Matthews, D. M., King Edward's Horse. tMatthews, F., Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. *Mogridge, E. C., Public Schools Batt. t Morgan, J., Canadian A.M.C. Morris, H. G., Public Schools Batt. Norton, C. H., i ith Royal Montreal. tOlds, H. R. H., Rutland troop, Leicestershire Yeomanry. tPanrucker, J., Royal Flying Corps. Pitcher, G., Worcester Yeomanry, t Pretty, H., Australian Contingent. t*Quin, W. V., S. African Defence Force. *Quin, H. C., S. African Defence Force. *Rae, A. G., 4th Cheshires. Rammell, C., East Kent Mounted Rifles. *Richardson, S. G. B., Behar Light Horse. Rogers, J. D., Public Schools Batt. Stuart Shepherd, D., Public Schools Batt. Temple Bourne, G. (Corpl.), Machine Gun Section I5th Warwicks. Tonking, D. W., Public Schools Batt. *Tree, P. B., Public Schools Batt. tWagstaff, J. B, 8th Worcesters. Webb, A. E., Public Schools Batt. Whitaker, H., Royal Flying Corps. t*Wilesmith, J. W., Winnipeg Rifles, C.C. *Wiggin, J. H., 5th Suffolks. Wood, T. L., Public Schools Batt. Wyndham Jones, W., Public Schools Batt. * denotes a former member of the O.T.C. Those marked t have seen or are seeing active service.

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KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS. —W. C. Brodribb, Manchester Regt. Sept. (at Mons). Apr. 2.—J. Nash, East Surreys (at Kemmel). May .—C. B. Chevallier Cream, Canadian Contingent (at Neuve Chapelle). „ 15.—D. M. G. Fergusson, 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers. „ 25.—A. Fergusson, 7th Canadian Expeditionary Force. „ 26.—A. K. Chaytor, 6th Worcesters. WOUNDED. Feb. 9.—A. G. Blake. T. Sweet-Escott. R. T. G. Salisbury (Persian Gulf). T. Morgan. Mar. 17.—H. L. Burgis. F. L. Steward. F. G. Brodribb. H. E. Wallis (Dardanelles). G. Nash.

O.v. R. B. Berkeley has received a special Admiralty appointment to inspect the building of aeroplanes, and has been attached to the Kingsnorth Naval Air Station. H. L. Burgis, who was wounded last March, is, we are glad to say, successfully recovering from an operation and is likely to be soon convalescent. He has been promoted from the ranks to be Sec. Lieutenant. T. F. Bye has taken the degree of Mus. Bac. at the University of Oxford, and has been appointed Organist at St. Matthew's Church, Westminster. Flight Commander F. G. Brodribb has been removed from the hospital at Deal to King Edward VII.'s Hospital at London. His health is better, but we are sorry to hear that he will have to lose a leg.

H. Finnes Clinton is now running motor works on his own account in Toronto, Canada. Rev. A. K. Cobb is curate of St. Andrew's Church, Wimbledon, not of St. Matthias',. as was erroneously announced in our last issue. A. J. Dash, of the Indian Civil Service, is the assistant censor of letters for neutral countries at Bombay. S. F. Davenport has been placed in Class III., Part I., Cambridge Maths. Tripos. H. D. Day is to be complimented on the rapidity with which he has been promoted. Though he has only been in the 2nd Midland Brigade a few weeks he is now a Captain. S. J. A. Evans has been placed in Class III. History Tripos, Part I, Cambridge. J. L. Hamilton has entered King's College, Cambridge, as a Choral Scholar. S. M. Hawkins (late Captain of the Shooting VIII.) has been in charge of the regimental musketry at Portsmouth Barracks. A. E. Maund, of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, has passed Classical Moderations. R. G. E. Mayo has passed the Preliminary Examination of the Law Society. T. Morgan, having recovered from his wound, has been discharged from Princess Patricia's Hospital. We are glad to note that he retains the sight of his eye, and hopes to return to the Canadian contingent in France shortly. George Nash, 3rd Worcesters, has been dangerously wounded in Flanders. H. P. Nind has been articled to Messrs. Bloomer, Ford, and Co., Chartered Accountants, of Bennett's Hill, Birmingham. H. W. Noyle reached Colombo safely and has started work at Galahar, Ceylon. H. Raymond is in charge of the Machine Gun Section of his battalion of the Qth Worcesters. He has passed in the First Class with distinction in the Machine Gun Course. J. H. Spencer is also in charge of a Machine Gun Section. He has been for a month's train-

THE VIGORNIAN. ing at the Strensall School of Musketry, Yorkshire, with the new Vicker's light gun. F. L. Steward, who was badly shattered by a shell in both legs, has been in a critical condition at Boulogne, and has now been moved across to a hospital in England, where he is now convalescing. Talbot Sweet-Escott was partially gassed at Hill 60, but has now recovered and is back at the front. Tom Sweet-Escott is making progress but not convalescent from his wound in the lungs. Capt. Wallis, who was wounded in both legs, while landing at the Dardanelles, on the Staff of the Canadian contingent, is in a hospital at Alexandria, and is making favourable progress. Dr. Mark Bates (O.V.) is one of the doctors in charge. R. Wayland Smith (London F.R.C.S. and M.B.) was at a Hospital in Homburg in 1913, and afterwards House Physician to Sir Thomas Fraser at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. At the outbreak of war he took a commission in the R.A.M.C. and was at first in a Base Hospital, but is now Medical Officer of the Cavalry Field Ambulance in a Battery of the R.H.A. Rev. James Went recently received congratulations, we hear, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Mr. Went was educated at the King's School, and afterwards held curacies at St. Helen's and St. Alban's, Worcester. He was then Assistant Classical Master at Nottingham High School, and Second Master at Bradford Grammar School. In 1877 he obtained the post of Headmaster of Wyggeston Boys' Grammar School, Leicester, which he now holds. We should like to add our word of congratulation to this distinguished O.V. F. W. Wilesmith has been with the Canadian Contingent through the fighting at Ypres, and has come safely through so far. P. W. Worster, Former King's Scholar, late

of St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, and Cuddesdon Theological College, was ordained Deacon by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese on Trinity Sunday and has been licensed to the Curacy of the Parish Church at Rugby. BIRTHS. KENNAN.—On October 9th, 1914, the wife of Sub-Inspector T. B. Kennan, B.M.P. (O.V.), Quachas Nek, Basutoland, of a daughter. TOWNSHEND.—On May 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Townshend, Oaklands, Battenhall, a daughter. MARRIAGES. ADLINGTON—WILCOCK.—On November 29th, 1913, at St. John's Church, Worcester, by the Rev. V. C. Blyth, Lawrence Spencer, eldest son of E. L. Adlington, Esq., Rainbow Hill, Worcester, to Ethel Evelyn, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wilcock, Comer Road. POWELL-WHELER.—On April aist, 1915, at Peterston, Super Ely, Cardiff, Rev. E. Powell, to Winifrede Margaret, elder daughter of Capt. F. and Mrs. Wheler, of Super Ely. HALFORD—ORPEN.—On April 29th, 1915, At St. Dunstan's Church, Benoni, William Percy Charles Halford, O.V., to Iris Vivienne Orpen. ORAM—BURGESS.—On June I5th, at Holy Trinity Church, Worcester, by the Rev. G. F. Hough (Rector of Broadwas), assisted by the Rev. H. D. Gee-Clark, vicar of Shepshed (cousin of the bridegroom), Harry Ernest, only son of the late Henry Oram and Mrs. Oram, Lark Hill, to Gertrude Freeman, the eldest daughter of Harry H. Burgess, of Rainbow Hill, Worcester. DEATH. MORGAN.—On December igth, at Naragata, Nigeria, Guy, the dearly loved husband of

THE VIGORNIAN. Adelaide Maud Morgan, of Oakdene, Saltash, and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Morgan, formerly of Worcester. MELVILLE-NEWTON.—On January loth, at Onehunga, New Zealand, W. MelvilleNewton, O.V., late of Comer House, St. John's.

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Sixth Form Master and History Specialist, and as an expert oarsman and first-rate coach. He held the Leander colours and his coaching inaugurated a series of successes against Hereford. He left us for a mastership at Cheltenham College, where he held a commission in the O.T.C., proceeding to the front early in the war.

James Rasb. Born June i6th, 1893.

Died April -2M(l, 1915.

" Non sibi sed patriae laeti petiere Salutem, Summa datur meritis—dat Deus ipse Salus."

B. £. C. Smitb, €sq. Mr. H. L. Smith joined the Staff in September, 1913, direct from Queen's College, Cambridge, after taking his Mathematical Tripos. Always keen on military matters, he had served for several years in the O.T.C., and held a commission in the Reserve of Officers. He carried on the work of the School O.T.C. with great success, maintaining the high standard reached by Capt. Fenton and Lieut. Lee, and winning an excellent report from the War Office in 1914. He taught the First Form with interest and energy, assisted with the Higher Mathematics of the'School, and helped to coach the Boats. At the outbreak of the war he was at once called out, leaving the camp at Aldershot for his regiment, the Sherwood Foresters. He arrived in France in September and in October was reported missing at the battle of the Aisne. He is now reported killed. All of us deeply regret his loss, and extend our heartfelt sympathy to his friends. W. H. C.

B. ttl. 3* Rttdt €sq. Many Old Vigornians will hear with regret that Mr. H. J. W. Reed has been killed in action in France, while serving as Lieutenant in the Monmouthshire Regiment. He will be remembered as a most popular and efficient

(Reproduced by kind permission of the Editor of the "Worcester Daily Times.")

James Nash entered the School House in the First Form at the age of 10, and left after nine years as Head of the School, with the Meeke Scholarship at Hertford College, Oxford, and a School Leaving Exhibition. This position he won by steady, persevering industry, and probably none of his contemporaries was better liked or more 'respected. He did his best both at work and play, representing the School both at Cricket and Football, and acting as School Librarian, Secretary of the Field Club, and Corporal in the O.T.C. But he will be best remembered for his sterling character, his genial smile, and kindly disposition, which won him many friends both at School and College. At Oxford he took Honours in Classical Moderations and was reading for History Honours when the war broke out. He at once volunteered for service

THE VIGORNIAN. and was gazetted as Second-Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. He went to the front in the spring and was killed in action on Good Friday night, while securing the safety of his men during a night attack. As grandson of a former Headmaster he had special ties with the School and was one of the keenest and best of O.V.'s. His untimely but glorious death is a matter of deep regret but also of heartfelt pride to all who knew him, whether as masters or schoolfellows. We thought that radiant soul was meant For greater things, we should be sure, No life is short that's nobly spent, No hero's death is premature. W. H. C. The following extracts from letters from his fellow officers bear eloquent testimony to the position which he had won in his Regiment: — From the General Commanding the I4th Infantry Brigade: — "We can ill afford to lose such capable officers as he has proved himself to be. He fell like a gallant English gentleman, bravely leading his men for King and country." From the Officer Commanding the ist Battalion East Surrey Regiment: — " He w'as a most promising young officer, and a great, loss to the service and this battalion. During the short time he was with us he had endea. ed himself to both officers and men, and we all share in grief at his glorious but untimely end." i Frora a brother officer: — " 1 hope this will give you some idea of how brave your son was. I sincerely wish he could have been spared; but he died a soldier's death, in the execution of his duty and for his cr/untry. I went over to the trenches to take

command, and the sergeant, and then one by one the men, of his platoon came up, and in their own way said how sorry they were, and wished to convey their deepest sympathy to you." From another officer: — " I am writing on behalf of the officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the company to offer you our very sincere sympathy in your great loss. Your son was in the company since the time he joined the ist Battalion, and was conspicuous for his keenness and bravery." J. N.

In love of Freedom, not in lust of War, England has call'd ' Go, break the power of Pride.' For Freedom and for England he has died, Snatch'd out of Life, when Life lay all before: As one, who glides down Severn to explore Mightier waters, and has scarce espied Afar the first bright waves that fleck the tide, Is crash'd and whelm'd beneath the sudden Bore. Yet linger not in grief. Ours is the loss: And shall we brood, self-pitying, on the price His glorious gift to England bids us pay ? No! Crown his grave with the triumphant Cross. Till sons of England shrink from sacrifice, Far off from England is Dishonour's day. O.V.

Clement Bpron CbevalHer Cream. Born November 6th, 1888. C. B. Cream entered the School as a member of Castle House in September, 1902, being placed in Form III. He left from the Fifth Form in April, 1905, to enter the Dublin School

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of Science. His friends will remember him as a genial and active companion, who would have risen to the top had he enjoyed a full school-time. His career at Dublin was cut short by his father's death, and he emigrated to Canada, where he was doing well. He came home with the Canadian contingent and was killed in action at Neuve Chappelle early in May. W. H. C.

fllban Kinasrora Cbaptor. Born October 2^th, 1890.

Duncan IK. 6rant Ferguson. Born May nth, 1894. Died May i$th, 1915. D. M. Grant Ferguson, the eldest son of the late Rev. J. Grant Ferguson, of Innerliethen, Peebles, entered the School in September, 1907, and was for four years a member of the School House, leaving from the Remove to enter the Agricultural College at Aspatria, where he spent two happy years in the open-air life which he loved. When the war broke out he was engaged in practical farming, intending later to go abroad. As a former member of the O.T.C. he quickly obtained a commission in the 3rd Batt. of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and after training was attached to the 2nd Battalion at the front, near Hill 60. On April agth he wrote from the trenches a letter of sympathy in the loss of his schoolfellow, J. Nash, full of enthusiasm for his men and regiment, which showed a high sense of duty and delight in his work. On May 5th he was gravely wounded, and he died in hospital at Boulogne a week later. Many will have happy memories of a schoolfellow of a singularly kindly and serious disposition. W. H. C.

(Reproduced by kind permission of the Editor of " Berrow's Worcester Journal.")

Alban Chaytor, the second son of the Rev. C. Chaytor, Rector of S. Helen's, Worcester, entered the School from Tredennyke as a day boy in September, 1901, and left in July, 1909, from the Upper Sixth, having been placed in the First Division of the London Matriculation and winning the Worfield Scholarship as well as the Inge Exhibition at Worcester College, Oxford. At School he was one of the most prominent athletes of his generation. For four years a member of the Cricket XL and Captain in 1908, for three years in the Football team, and for two years in the School Boat and Captain in 1909. He excelled in elocution, and twice won the School Reading Prize, vnd few who heard him will forget his reverent rendering of the lessons in College Hall and in his father's church, where he officiated as reader for several years. From Oxford he accented a post as a tea planter in Ceylon, where he jpined the Ceylon Rifles. On the outbreak of war he threw up his position and came home to take up a commission, which he soon obtained in the 6th Worcesters, from which he was transferred to the 3rd Battalion at the front. He was dangerously wounded on May 23rd while in

THE VIGORNIAN. charge of a working party, and died on May 26th in the 8th Field Ambulance at La Clytte. His Colonel wrote: " He is a great loss to the Battalion and will be much missed." He was of a remarkably affectionate disposition and always kept up a correspondence with his old Headmaster, to whom he had written from the trenches shortly before his call came. He was patriotic to the core and had written early in the war to his father: " If England went under and we had not obeyed the call we would feel for ever disgraced." " Pulchrumque mori succurrit in armis." W. H. C.

Ulllliam flrnold fcrgusson. Born September 22nd, 1886. Arnold Fergusson was the third son of Dr. Fergusson, of Pains wick, Stroud. He entered the Lower School in 1897, and left in the Fifth with the Lower Certificate in 1904. He was one of the first members of Castle House, and before leaving he represented the School in Cricket, Football, and on the River. After leaving he trained in practical farming and then went to Canada. On the outbreak of war he joined the 7th Battalion of the first Canadian contingent, and went through the severe fighting at Ypres. He was made a Sergeant, and was, at the time of his death, acting as an officer and doing splendidly, and most popular with his fellows. He was killed instantaneously on May 25th. Active and popular at School he was of the best type of English Colonists. Both Canada and the Motherland are poorer by his loss. W. H. C. We are permitted to publish the following extract from a letter to the Headmaster: — ". . . . Arnold Fergusson was killed last

Monday morning in the fighting round Festubert. He had been doing awfully well, he was promoted Sergeant after Ypres, where he distinguished himself. Then again here, in this awful attack on a very strong redoubt, all the officers had been killed, but he led his platoon splendidly, captured a length of trench, and was holding it when he got shot. I met today a man who saw him shot. This man had gone out to bind up a wounded man, when a sniper began to fire at him, so he rolled into a hole made by a shell, and was quite safe. Then Fergusson saw this poor fellow and went out to help him. This man shouted at him, but he either did not hear or took no notice, and he had just begun to dress the man's wound when the sniper shot him in the head and he was killed instantaneously. Everyone in his company seems to have been very fond of him, and the officers spoke very highly of him. . . ."

flldcrman Crncst Dap, 3.p. We learn with regret that the School has lost one of the oldest members of its Governing Body in Alderman Ernest Day, who died in April at Droitwich after a short illness. He had represented the City Council as a Governor for more than 20 years. He was a most regular attendant at the meetings of the Council and took a special interest in finance. He had the welfare of the School much at heart, and gave an annual prize for Elocution. We desire to express our deep sympathy with his widow and our gratitude for his interest and work.

ftenrp CDristophcr Collier. Born January gtk, 1884. Died Nov. 26tk, 1914. " Chris." Collier entered the School and Form II. in January, 1895, as a day boy, be-

THE VIGORNIAN. coming a boarder in the School House in September, 1896. Endowed with ability much above the average he rapidly rose in the School until he left at an early age in December, 1899, as a King's Scholar, in the Sixth Form. He entered a house of business in London and was soon selected to be sent to Hamburg as the agent of a shipping firm, where he remained till 1902. He then returned to London, where he married in 1910. In April, 1912, he was taken ill with consumption, and in August, 1913, had to leave London for a sanatorium, where he passed away last November. A friend writes: " Everyone who came in touch with him during his illness was struck with the wonderful pluck and resignation which he showed." He was a keen and loyal O.V., invariably to be met at O.V. dinners in London. He leaves a widow and two children, to whom we tender our deep sympathy. W. H. C.

extract from Cetter trom tfte Front. Extract from a letter from Pte. H. Berkeley Holly er, i^th Field Ambulance, $th Division. " . . . . I have been out here since the middle of January, and with this Ambulance all that time. At the present time I am doing clerical work in the Field Ambulance Headquarters office, but up till just recently was engaged in fetching in the wounded from the advanced dressing stations, etc. I also had some experience of Hill 60, where w.e had to go close up to the first line of trenches for the wounded. Lately we have had a very brisk time, and I suppose shall continue to have, now the good weather has come. " You will perhaps be interested to know that I met Panrucker, who is in the Royal Flying

Corps, a few weeks ago, being billeted about half-a-mile from him. We had a long chat over some of the watery beer of this country, and then he got permission to show me all the machines in his squadron "

Cop. John Toy, son of John Toy, was born at Worcester in the year 1611, and was " bred in grammar learning" under Canon Henry Bright at the King's School, where he was a King's Scholar, and a contemporary of Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras. Henry Bright, who is universally described as a celebrated scholar and one of the most famous headmasters of the age, presided over the School for nearly forty years, and educated many who, as Anthony a Wood relates, afterwards " proved eminent to emulation." Bright died in 1626, and was succeeded by the Rev. Henry Mowle, who had been assistant master under him throughout his long rule. John Toy remained under the new head for rather more than a year, and on leaving was granted an exhibition of 403.—equivalent to about £20 in modern money—tenable at a university for three years. He entered Pembroke College, Oxford, early in the year 1627-8, at the age of seventeen, and there no doubt added to that store of classical learning which later gained him his great reputation. He took the first degree in Arts on the 2/th of January 1630-1, and shortly afterwards, having been ordained, he became chaplain to the Bishop of Hereford. Under this title he proceeded to the degree of M.A. on July the 2nd, 1634. He seems to have retained his chaplaincy until he was elected master of the Free School at Worcester about the year 1640,—the exact date cannot be ascertained. It was probably at the same time that

THE VIGORNIAN. he was appointed to a Minor Canonry in the Cathedral, and on the 22nd of October, 1641, he became Vicar of Stoke Prior, Worcestershire. It is unfortunate that there is considerable confusion in the chronology at this time. The actual records of the Free School make no mention whatever of Toy's mastership there. Noake attributes his appointment to the King's School to the year 1638; but this is certainly incorrect, for Henry Mowle and Thomas Taylor continued together as headmaster and undermaster respectively until 1643, when Mowle retired to the living of Knightwick and Doddenham. In this he was succeeded two years later by Taylor, who had meanwhile been headmaster. Thus the date of Toy's appointment cannot be earlier than 1645. Toy became headmaster at a time when the School was enjoying a period of great prosperity. Henry Bright's fame had raised it to a position unsurpassed in the Western Midlands, and the lists of King's Scholars show that many boys also came from Wales— among them one who became famous as Lord Chief Justice, Sir John Vaughan. The numbers certainly did not drop under his successors; for in a letter written by Bishop Thornborough to Archbishop Laud twelve years after Bright's death, we find—" the Boyes, who are in number neere 200." But Toy was destined to suffer a long interruption in his tenure of the office of Archididascalus. The interregnum in the State produced a corresponding interregnum in the School, though we are glad to find no evidence of a corresponding anarchy! He was expelled from his headmastership in 1649, being replaced by a Puritan, Dr. John Hardinge. In all probability he was also deprived of the living of Stoke Prior, but the parish records afford no indication. They only show that he was vicar both before and after the Commonwealth. How he spent the next twelve years we do not know; it

is reasonable, however, to imagine him living in seclusion with his family and occupying his leisure with literary pursuits. After the return of the Monarchy in 1660 Toy was reinstated; but a great change must have taken place during his long sequestration. Under the Commonwealth the Government had by no means neglected Education; but more than a decade of Puritan administration had destroyed the traditional atmosphere of a Cathedral School. The School was most fortunate in having again at the head of affairs one who had already acquired actual experience of his office under the old system. Toy was confronted with the difficult task of restoring the time-proved methods and ideas without causing a violent break, such as would have been disastrous to the School's welfare. He proved himself quite equal to the occasion, and, tiding over the critical period with great skill and most happy results, fully justified his reputation as a moderator Celebris. But as his early rule had been cut short in its promise of long prosperity by the Great Rebellion, so now his enjoyment of success was abruptly terminated by his premature death. He "increased too soon the choir of Heaven " on Holy Innocents' Day, December the 28th, 1663. As a man of letters Toy attained to at least local fame. He displayed great facility in that style of versification marked by "quaint conceits," which prevailed in the Jacobean age. In 1637 a terrible pestilence fell upon the city of Worcester, and raged throughout the autumn and winter until the following April, destroying over fifteen hundred lives. A great number of the inhabitants took refuge in the island of Bevere, a short way up the Severn; and there they were liberally supplied with provisions by the gentry of the surrounding country. Toy commemorated this catastrophe to the city and the generosity of her benefactors in a book of verse, entitled Worcester's

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Elegie and Eulogie, by J. T., Mr. of Arts, published in London, 1638, 8vo. The work is divided into two parts, the first of which, the Elegie, consists of an account of the plague in about two hundred and fifty lines. As both this book and the others by Toy which remain to be mentioned are very scarce, it is hoped that some rather lengthy extracts may be pardoned. The Elegie opens with these lines : —

Twas an Almighty Arme did weld the blow. And what stirres him to strike? the monster sinne,— * * * * * * * *

" Weepe, Reader, or thou dost this poem wrong, A sadder argument was never song. To fortune weepe, who on her wheele sits high, May downe assoone, with pitty pitty buy, Give nature teares, a senslesse member th'art, If thou not feele another member's smart. Weepe on this paper, that this Poetry Moyst with that dew of goodnesse, seeme not dry. For this poore price of teares, here shalt thou see, An image of that dire calamity, A sweeping Plague, which from a flowing state, Brought Worc'ster to the lowest ebbe of fate."

Twas then this bosome-plague, that spawne of hell, For which on us heavens heavy thunder fell. Was this alone the cause ? unhappy case! Had we ta'en time for cure, with herbe of grace, The rew of penitence, and soveraigne sage Of wisedome, these had stopt th' avengers rage." To give a true impression of the poem it is also necessary to quote part of the detailed description of the refuges to which the inhabitants were compelled to flee from their uninhabitable homes: — " Sweete health ! they leave faire Citty seates to catch At Cottages, composd of mudde, and thatch, And dare to dying roofes their lives commit, Which with each wind endure a palsie fit. Each carkase of a cottage now hath guests; And City great ones envy Country beasts. * * # * * * * »

The poet proceeds to point out that the plague was a visitation of Providence brought upon the worldly city, which had disregarded all omens of impending punishment: —

One that no Miller was, for shift doth steale Into a vacant wind mill, others dwell On Severnes watry breast, in tented boate, And with their houshold, thus at anchor

" We need not search in nature's mysteries To start the cause from whence this curse did rise; If envious starres shot poyson from their sphere, Or from th' earths hollow bowels belch'd it were, Or angry winds did puffe it; these obey And work his fates, which earth and heaven doth sway. What staffe so ere did strike, 'tis fate to know;

floate,

In care of wonted health, they wrecke not whether They wade in waves, or hang i' th' empty weather. # * * * * # » * Those whom no other place did shelter yeeld, Doe cobble cabins in th' adjoining field. Each booth to them a stately palace seem'd Which lately, lofty building, lightly deem'd, Tis thou necessity that teachest man, His breadth a bubble is, his space a span."

THE VIGORNIAN. The poem is dedicated To the Worshipful Thomas Coventry Esquire, and is prefaced by four pieces of dedicatory verse. The first two of these are in Latin and signed Guil. Rowlands, Wigorniensis. This William Rowlands, who addresses Toy as charissimo suo sympatriotae &• quondam condiscipulo, had been a King's Scholar under Henry Bright, but must have left the School very soon after Toy entered it. He was a prolific writer of Latin verse, who afterwards in the troublous times of the Commonwealth became a Romanist and wrote lampoons at Paris under the name of Rolandus Palingenius. The other dedicatory verses are in English, one piece, signed T. N., concluding with the pun : — " How'd the Muses joy Were ev'ry child o' th' Braine no worse a Toy ? " The fourth writer, /. R., falls an equally ready victim to the same temptation, and regrets that his " meane Muse " cannot do justice to Toy's genius : — " Great states are ushered in with numerous Traines, For greater Majestic-: thy stately Straines, No triviall-Toyes; doe merit some prime Quill; To blaze thy Elegiack and Eulogiack-skill." The second part of the book, Worcester's Eulogie. Or, A. grateful acknowledgement of her Benefactors contains twenty-eight short poems addressed to the City of Bristol, the Corporation of Tewkesbury, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Worcester, the Dean and Chapter, and various individual gentlemen, one or two of whom may be identified as old members of the School. As a whole it is of slighter interest than the Elegie. The verses To Master Thomas Tomkins, Bachelor of Musicke, with whom as master of the choristers the author must have been brought into frequent

contact, afford an extreme example of Toy's own dexterity in playing upon words: — " And thou, great Master of melodious skill, This holy harmony didst helpe to fill; When in this dismal 1 Cadence, no sound else Was heard but mournefull groanes, and mortall bels. Thy hand an Organ was of ample good To set in tune, and cheere our mourning mood. According to thy Tenor, thou didst lend Us Meanes, our low, and base state to mend. T' accomplish now this song of courtesie, In Triple time our thanks shall trebbles be. These lines are Briefe, but know, thy Restlesse song Of fame, shall stand in notes both large and longOn the 29th of January, 1641-2, Alice, the wife of this Thomas Tomkins, died, and John Toy preached her funeral sermon, taking as his text the favourite words from Job xiv. 14, "All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come." A mural tablet was erected to her memory in the Ladye Chapel, and the sermon was subsequently printed. During the Commonwealth there was published Grammatices Graecae Enchiridion in usum Scholae Collegialis Wigorniae, London, 1650, 8vo., of which Wood writes, in his brief notice of Toy, " And whether he was the author . . . I know not yet to the contrary." However, as it appeared at a time when Toy had under compulsion vacated the headmastership in favour o'f Dr. Hardinge, it seems unlikely that he wrote it. The book is rare, neither the British Museum nor the Bodleian Library apparently possessing copies, but a search might discover several still surviving in the neighbourhood of Worcester. After his restoration, Toy published a slender volume of Latin verse under the title

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Quisquiliae Poeticae,+ Tyrunculis in re metrica non inufiles. Authore Johanne Toy, Scholae regiae Vigorn. Archididascalo., London, 1662, I2mo. It contains the following dedication addressed to John Persehouse, indolis eximiae speique summae adolescentulum :— " Has pro tempore Quisquilias cape parve patrone, Venture sed enim, Lachesis quern sedula curat, Proxima quern sperare potentia jam jubet Anglos, Carolidae patiens tu Spartam cesseris istam. His fruere interea guttis Heliconidos undae, Caesarea mecum sobolis spem semper adorans." The book consists of a collection of one hundred and fifteen short poems composed under such sententious titles as Quae nocent, docent., and Minuit culpam fudor, cumulat defensio. The headings of the first and second pieces afford a curious contrast, Spes fallacissima rerum being followed on the next page by Omnia sunt speranda. An extract from No. 104, Dies brevis, opus multum. must suffice to indicate the style and character of these compositions : — " Ast ars multijuga est, At pueros immensa volumina poscunt. Scibilium numerus numerosior astris. Ast discenda imitandaque multa. Series sed & exantlanda laborum. Temporis at quota pars donanda Camaenis ? At lux historiis debetur longa legendis, Temporis at quantum morum cultura requirit! At vix sapimus post lustra dicata Camaenis." Toy was buried on the west side of the South Transept of the Cathedral. His epitaph, inscribed on a mural tablet which was destroyed in one of the many " restorations," has fortu-

nately been preserved in the surveys of Abingdon and Thomas, and is here printed as an appropriate conclusion to a long series of quotations. Only a strong Royalist, such as the writer of the epitaph doubtless was, could claim with any pretence at accuracy that Toy was headmaster of the King's School for twenty years. Indeed the periods during which he actually presided over the School did not together amount to more than eight years. " Mr. Johannes Toius In artibus Magister, et Scholae primum Liberae, in hac civitate (ubi et natus erat) deinde etiam Regiae, per viginti annos Moderator Celebris. Vir ingenii perpolitae, industriae indefessae, eruditionis singularis, eximiae morum suavitatis, vitae integer, pubis instituendae scientissimus, Pietate, Fide, Modestia, Gravitate, nullaque non virtute spectabilis, caelestium praemature nimis auxit Chorum, 28° Decembris, anno Domini 1663. .<Etatis suae 54." C. V. H. The author of this interesting article has been investigating in the Bodlean Library, Oxford, and has unearthed a number of eminent O.V.'s. Amongst others, the names of: — Richard Bristow, D.D. (1538-81), Roman Catholic divine and author, First President of Douay College. John Bullingham (c. 1526-1598), Bishop of Gloucester 1581-98, and of Bristol 1581-9. *Samuel Butler (1612-80), poet, author of " Hudibras," etc. Samuel Forte (1720-1777), actor and dramatist.

THE VIGORNIAN. Robert Harris (i58i-}658), Puritan divine, President of Trinity College, Oxford, 1641-1658 *Sir Edward Kelley (1555-95), alchemist Whittington Landon (1759-1838), Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, 1796-1838; Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1802-6, Dean of Exeter 1813-38. Roger Manwaring (1590-1653), Dean of Worcester, 1633, Bishop of St. David's Treadway Russell Nash, D.D., F.S.A. (17251811), Historian of Worcestershire. Hannibal Potter (1592-1664), President of Trinity College, Oxford, 1643-8 and 1660-4. *John, Lord Somers (1651-1716), Lord High Chancellor 1697-1700, President of the Royal Society 1699-1704. *Sir John Vaughan (1603-74), Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1668-74. John Wall, M.D. (1708-76), physician, chemist, and artist ; inventor of Worcester Porcelain. Thomas Warmestrey (1610-65), Dean of Worcester 1661. [The Librarians would be glad to hear of any kind O.V.'s or other friends who could supply portraits of any of these, to be hung in the VI. Form Room. Those marked * have already been obtained.]

Cccturcs. There is always something particularly fascinating in learning about one's own neighbourhood, wherever it be, and we feel that Mr. F. T. Spackman could have selected no subject, from amongst the many with which he is acquainted, which could prove more welcome or more instructive than that of " The Origins

of Worcester," upon which he lectured to us on March 2Oth. He first proceeded to describe to us some of the neighbouring localities and something of their past history with the aid of some excellent lantern slides. He then told us a great deal about the ancient inhabitants of Worcester and showed us a large number of slides depicting their tools, implements and ornaments which have since been discovered during excavations. One of the most interesting slides showed a portion of the crypt of our Cathedral, where the rough weatherbeaten appearance of one of the walls shows it to have once been on the outside—a sure proof that the Cathedral was added to at this point at a considerably later date. The Headmaster voiced our gratitude to Mr. Spackman at the close of his lecture. * * * We do not usually indulge in lectures during the Summer term, but when, on May 29th, the Rev. D. Victor, who was staying with the Precentor, offered to speak to us about his work on Lake Nyassa, the offer was too good to be refused. Mr. Victor laid great stress on the fact that the main idea of Missionaries in Africa is not to induce the natives to give up their old customs in favour of Western civilization, but rather to help them to retain their own ways of living, though under the new light of Christianity. The lecturer described to us in a very amusing way his life among the natives, and in the training college for native clergy in which he is interested. In the absence of the Headmaster, Mr. Rammell expressed our thanks to Mr. Victor for his amusing lecture.

Confirmation* A Confirmation was held by Bishop Mylne in the Cathedral on March 23rd, 1915, when the following members of the School were con-

THE V1GORNIAN. firmed:—E. Adlington, D. R. Bradley, R. R. Bromley, J. A. J. Caves, S. R. D. Day, C. A. E. Dingle, E. C. E. Fox, C. E. Gedge, B. Holloway, L. Joseland, R. T. Kenshole, N. Macdonald, C. V. Paull, E. R. Price, W. I. V. Quin, H. B. Strickland, G. N. Weston, G. N. T. Widdrington, A. D. Yarnold.

Burch. The third and fourth places were obtained by Lane and Day respectively. We sympathise with Warren i., who was one of the favourites, in being attacked by cramp halfway through the race.

CtK l»useum.

SUMMER TERM 1915.

The Curator desires most heartily to express his gratitude to Ben Tilley, Esq., O.V., of Edgbaston, Birmingham, for his most generous gift to the Museum. Hearing from the Vigornian that a stamp collection had been started, Mr. Tilley immediately sent us a magnificent album containing some 11,000 specimens of European and foreign stamps. Mr. Tilley has been a collector for many years, but now confines his attention to the stamps of the British Empire.

Apr. 27.—School Meets. Service 9 a.m. The Headmaster. May i.—School Celebration, Ladye Chapel, 8-45„ 13.—Ascension Day. Cathedral Celebration 7 a.m. School Service 9-10 a.m. Half-holiday. Field Day O.T.C. „ 24.—Whit Monday. Half-holiday O.T.C. „ 24-29.—Inspectors' Visit. „ 29.—Lantern Lecture 9-10. Rev. D. Victor, of Nyassa. „ 31-June 3.-—Review Week. June 7.—Review Half-holiday. „ ii.—O.T.C. Inspection 3-30. Colonel Edwardes. „ 24-26.—Common Entrance Examination. July 2.—O.T.C. House Section Competition. „ 12.—Higher Certificate Exam, begins. „ 14.—School Certificate Exam, begins. „ 19.—Lower Certificate Exam, begins. „ 24.—Term ends at noon. Sept. 20.—Boarders Return. „ 21.—School Meets. Service 9-0 a.m. Oct. 21.—Prize Day. Bishop of Lichfield.

Kcteb Run* The annual Ketch Run was held on March the 15th. The entry was thirty, a larger one than that of either of the two previous years, though not nearly so large as in the years when points were allotted on this race for the House Challenge Shield. It is our opinion that this practice should be restored; as not only would this be much fairer, but surely it would encourage the competitors, and those who, not being likely to win, would not otherwise trouble to enter. The weather was fine and clear, and the towing path was in a very fair condition, when one considers the abnormal amount of rain that had fallen during the term. Many competitors, however, preferred to run on the road, of which the surface was ideal. The Cup was carried off by Burgis, who ran in a good style and finished about 100 yards in front of

School Kalcndar.

O.C.C. Dotes. We hear that Capt. Fenton has come back from Singapore, and is now a lieutenant in the 7th Dorsets. We wish him every success, and that he will soon recover his captaincy.

THE VIGORNIAN. We have had four field exercises this term, accounts of which and of the annual inspection will be found elsewhere. * * * Although there will be no camp this year, guards—one from each platoon—are being trained as usual. A tent has been put up in the Green which is used as the guard tent. * * * The programme for the Inspection was altered this year in several ways. It took place in the afternoon instead of the morning, and the march past was in front of the pavilion. It was intended to introduce guard drill, but this had to be omitted through lack of time. * * * The official report of the Annual Inspection will appear in our next issue. Meanwhile we insert elsewhere an account taken from the " Worcester Daily Times." * * * For some time past we have been short of rifles. Now, however, we have been able to borrow a number of D.P.'s from the Worcester Regiment, so we have our full complement again. This is especially satisfactory in view of the approaching section competition. * * * A word of praise is due to Lance-Corporals Roberts and Rees for the efficient way in which they have carried out the very onerous and somewhat thankless duties of Junior Squad Commanders. This post, although not obtrusive of its dignity, takes place amongst the most important in the Corps. It is here that the recruits must learn the principles of sound and rigid discipline and perseverance under difficulties, upon which the Corps will depend for its efficiency in four or five years' time. * * # This term we have lost two N.C.O.'s. Sergt. Matthews is at Woolwich, and D. D. Warren,

who succeeded him as Sergeant of No. 2 Platoon, has just been given his commission in the 4th Bed fords. They will both be missed in the Corps. We wish them every success. *

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The chief dates in the Corps Calendar are as follow: — June 11.—Annual Inspection. „ 21.—Shooting Imperial Challenge Shield (Senior). „ 22.—Shooting Imperial Challenge Shield (Junior). July 2.—Section Competition. „ 5.—Shooting. Individual Cup. „ 8.—Shooting. House Cup. „ io.—Band Test. * * *

The Shooting this year is being run on fresh lines. Most of the matches, and with them the special training of the shooting team, have been dropped, and the time devoted to obtaining as high an average as possible throughout the Corps, especially among the bigger boys. It was felt that this is more suitable to the present circumstances. It will be noticed that we are entering for the Imperial Challenge Shield, Senior and Junior. These shields are shot for by teams all over the Empire. Our thanks are due to Mr. Caves—a Bis ley shot—for the valuable help he has given and is giving us on the range. * * * The Corps is organised in two Platoons as follows: — No. I. PLATOON. Commander—Sergt. Sharpe. Sergeant—Sergt. Hemming. Section Commanders— No. i Cpl. Humphries. „ 2 Lce.-Cpl. Roberts. „ 3 Lce.-Cpl. Smith. „ 4 Cpl. Warren i.

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No. II. PLATOON. Commander—Col.-Sgt. Bowstead. Sergeant—Sergt. Warren. Section Commanders— No. 5 Cpl. Watkins i. „ 6 Cpl. Limbrick. „ 7 Lce.-Cpl. Bingham i. „ 8 Lce.-Cpl. Roland.

JUNIOR SQUAD—Lce.-Cpl. Rees. * * * The following promotions and changes have been made: — Under date gth June. To be Lieutenant—Sec.-Lt. D. L. Board. Under date 6th of May. To be Sergeant—Cpl. Warren ii. To be Corporals—Lce.-Cpl. Limbrick. „ Watkins i. „ Warren i. To be Lce.-Cpl.—Pte. Roland. » * * A Platoon Competition was held on Pitchcroft on Saturday morning, March 2/th. Major Chichester very kindly acted as judge. No. 2 Platoon won, beating No. I in both Section and Platoon drilling. The points were as follows : Section Drill Platoon Drill

Max. 60 105

No. i. 40 85

No. 2. 46 91

Total

165

125

137

FIELD OPERATIONS. We have had four field operations this term, each time under glorious weather conditions. Open Order Work. On Saturday, 8th May, an instructional parade was held on the Golf Links. No. i Platoon, under Sergt. Sharpe, with

Junior Squad, took up a position on Mushroom Hill, upon which No. 2 Platoon, under Col.Sergt. Bowstead advanced from the Newtown road, Mr. Cullis having very kindly given us permission to work over his land. The points chiefly insisted on were taking cover and communication. Distance Judging and Description of Targets. This work was carried out at the Old Hills on Friday, I4th May, having been postponed from Ascension Day owing to bad weather. Saint Cloud was devoted to target description, while the further heath was used for distance judging. Each Platoon took one part of the work, changing over at half time. The Junior Squad, under Lce.-Cpl. Rees, carried out an attack by taking the 'bus to Kempsey, and then advancing against No. I section, under Cpl. Humphries. We all met for tea at five o'clock. Attacks—Old Hills. The first attack was carried out at the Old Hills on Whit Monday. Moving off about 2 p.m., operations commenced at 3-45. Col.-Sergt. 'Bowstead, with Sections 5 and 6, and Junior Squad, took up a position west of the road, which Sergt. Sharpe attacked with the remainder from the direction of Pixham Ferry. Commanders were asked to give special attention to scouting and sending messages. The operations were followed by tea at 6-15. We then marched back, dismissing about 8-45 p.m. Crookberrow Hill. On Wednesday, 2nd June, we marched to Norton and attacked Crookberrow Hill. Sergt. Hemming defended with Nos. i and 2 Sections and Junior Squad. Col.-Sergt. Bowstead commanded the attack. These operations

THE VIGORNIAN. differed from the last in being carried out over fields instead of heath. We are grateful to Mr. Summers and Mr. Pitcher for permission to make use of the land.

ANNUAL INSPECTION. Reprinted from the " Worcester Daily Times" " Colonel Edwards, Officer Commanding Worcestershire Regimental District, inspected the King's School Officers' Training Corps at the School Cricket Ground on Friday afternoon, where a large number of parents and friends of the cadets watched with interest the manoeuvres carried out by the Corps. First Col. Edwards, accompanied by Capt. Umfreville, Adjutant at the Norton Depot, inspected the cadets' dress and equipment, they then marched past him in company column, after which they went through platoon drill, under the two senior non-commissioned officers. Later they carried out skirmishing manoeuvres in extended order, and this part of their work was easily the most interesting of the day. One platoon was pitted against the other, who had the assistance of the Junior Squad—20 or 30 smart looking fellows under 13, who were as keen and enthusiastic as any of the seniors. The larger platoon marched to the corner of the field, where they had excellent ' cover,' provided by the hedge and the pavilion buildings. The task of the other platoon, who had absolutely no protection, was to dislodge them, but in mimic warfare, no less than in actual combat, such odds were too great. The attacking side suffered many ' casualties' in their advance across the field, but when they were caught on the right flank they had to beat a hasty retreat, and the victors concluded the engagement with a charge. One could not but be struck by the smart soldierlike appearance of the cadets, and by the keen and intel-

ligent manner in which they carried out their work, particularly the skirmishing at the close. They thoroughly deserved the high praise which' Colonel Edwards bestowed upon them. " Addressing the Corps, which was lined up in front of the pavilion, Col. Edwards said that he was very satisfied with what he had seen. He first commended them for their smart turnout, which he described as most creditable, and then impressed upon them the necessity of always cleaning their rifles after use, reminding them that the rifle was the soldier's best friend. He spoke of the march past as being very good, saying they were not too crowded, and that the rear rank kept its distance well. After commenting upon the steadiness of their drill, he said that the manoeuvre was intelligently carried out; it showed that they had had a good deal of instruction in attack and defence. Every man appeared to know what to do, and all worked keenly. He would have pleasure in reporting well of the Corps to the Director of Training at the War Officer. That Corps, he added, was a very honourable one. They had sent a large number of Old Boys to the front, many of whom had fallen on the field of honour. Among them was Lieut. Chaytor, of whom he knew the School must be very proud. He died the death of a hero. No doubt many of the members of the Corps would join the Army, and they could have no better training than they were getting in that School. Its Roll of Honour (the Headmaster told him) was a very long one. It was a grand thing for the School to be able to boast of so many who had gone on active service, and he was sure that those who were to follow in the footsteps of the Old Boys would do all in their power to emulate the example set them. To all those leaving at the end.of the term to join the Army, he wished all good luck, promotion and honour."

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AN IMPRESSION. Never did I realise so vividly before what is meant by cold steel as when I walked into the cricket field and saw bayonets and swords brightly glittering in the sun. The Inspecting Officer had just arrived. One or two subdued commands, a flashing of the steel, and a clattering of arms, and I felt more safe. Then followed the " inspection proper." Hair, boots, puttees, rifles, nothing escaped the eagle eye of the vigilant inspector. This was followed by the " march past." How I longed for a coat of khaki! The band struck up, and to the tuneful tone of " Nuts in May," the whole corps " marched past." The line was wonderfully straight; the turn out was excellent. Company drill then claimed our attention. Wonderful evolutions were performed, sometimes to the thin piping of our tenor colour-sergeant, and sometimes to the deep sounding roar of our bass platoon commander. Nor did the Junior Squad remain inactive. Their drill was particularly good. O.T.C. INSTRUCTION COURSE AT CAMBRIDGE. At the invitation of the C.U.O.T.C., a large number of members of different contingents of the O.T.C. gathered at Cambridge for a fortnight's course of instruction during the Easter Vacation. The first week was spent on arm, close and extended order drill and musketry, while the second was devoted to field operations, including a night march and advance; advance, flank and rearguard actions, outposts and patrols. The ordinary time table was: — 7.15. Reveille. 8.0. Breakfast Parade. 9.15-12.30. Morning „ \ or Field Work i p.m. Luncheon „ I with Luncheon 2.0-4.0. Afternoon „ out.

5.15-6.15. Lecture. 6.30. Dinner. 7.10-8.0. Private Reading. 8.15-9.0. Lecture. We understand that,a. similar course is to be held in the Summer Vac. We can assure any member of the O.T.C. that he could not spend a more profitable and pleasant time than by undergoing the course.

Rowing notes. The year has been a successful one, although the usual races against Magdalen and Monmouth were scratched owing to the war. But there has been considerable activity at the Barge, and two creditable crews have been raised. In the Spring term the annual race against Hereford, on the Wye course, proved an easy win for us. We had the heavier crew and our opponents were distinctly below the average. From the first stroke the race was never in doubt. We drew clear in half a minute and won easily, the official verdict being eight to ten lengths, which was perhaps unduly flattering. As a whole the crew had a fair beginning and pulled their weight. They were rather short and inclined to lose their heads when it came to rowing. st. Ib. Bow M. G. Roberts 9 o 2 F-. J. Hemming ... ... 10 i 3 E. J. Rees ... ... ... 10 7 Stroke G. H. Sharpe (Capt.) ... I I 4 Cox H. S. Thomas ... ... 5 2 Roberts. Short in the water and slow with his hands, but he rowed a good race, and with further training and additional weight should make a good oar. Hemming. Much improved. A good " beginning," but slow with the hands. His movements are stiff and his joints need loosening, but he is a conscientious worker.

THE VIGORNIAN. Rees. Has not improved as much as was hoped but has rowed well at times. His blade work is variable and his swing leaves much to be desired. Keeps a fair length and is quick with his hands. Sharpe. Has been invaluable both as stroke and captain of the club. Pulls an excellent blade, keeps a fair rhythm, and holds his crew well together. The success of the Boat Club is very largely due to his hard work. Thomas. Has done his work satisfactorily, and improved, but has not been put to the test of a close race this year. Should cultivate punctuality. The 2nd Four were unable to arrange a fixture with another school, so the Masters got up a crew and a race was rowed on the last day of term from the Sauce Factory to the vicinity of the Sewage Works. In spite of the " Echo " report, it proved an easy win for the 2nd Four, who were well together and went off with considerable dash. MASTERS' FOUR. Bow 2 3 Stroke Cox

D. L. Board, Esq. Rev. H. Baxter. M. Rowntree, Esq. Rev. E. Powell. H. S. Thomas. 2ND FOUR.

Bow 2 3 Stroke Cox

C. M. Lane. G. V. Roland. J. Bowstead (Capt). P. W. Bingham. N. Macdonald.

Lane. A much improved oar, and works hard. Rushes his swing and constantly gets in early. Inclined to swing out of the boat at the finish. At present bow in the first boat.

Roland. Also improved; paddles better than he rows. Does not get his beginning behind the rigger. Bowstead. As captain of second boat and secretary of the Club has done good work. Has got rid of some of his old faults, but his body form still needs improvement and his blade work is not strong. Bingham. A lively stroke and pretty oar, who has come on steadily during the year. Is inclined to rush his crew over the swing, and does not row a very strong blade. Macdonald ii. Has made quite a good cox, but is still afraid of hearing his own voice. Is likely to do well in that position. Two fours have been practising this term. The first boat are rowing St. Edward's School, Oxford, on June 26th, at home, and it is still hoped that a race will be arranged for the 2nd crew.

ClK Sports. The Annual Sports were held on the New Road Ground on Friday and Saturday, March 26th and 2/th. The weather was fine but cold, and a fair attendance witnessed the events, which were in many cases very interesting. No records were broken, the nearest approach to a record being reached by Warren i. in Throwing the Cricket Ball 96 yards. We were favoured with the presence of the Dean and Mrs. Moore Ede, the latter of whom very kindly distributed the prizes, which were smaller than usual owing to the war. The Castle House were victorious in retaining the Challenge Shield and in carrying off both the Victores Ludorum, for which we heartily congratulate them. The following were the results of the events: —

THE VIGORNIAN. Throwing the Cricket Ball.—Winner, Warren i., with an excellent throw of 96 yards; 2nd, Quin; 3rd, Ward. Throwing Cricket Ball (Under 15).—Winner, Lewis iii., a fair throw of 64 yards; 2nd, Lewis iv.; 3rd, Tyler. Long Jump (Open).—Winner, Ward, i6ft. 6ins., rather a poor jump; 2nd, Smith; 3rd, Quin. Long Jump (Under 15).—Winner, Lewis iii.; 2nd, |-Mile (Open).—Winner, Burgis, 2min. 26secs.; 2nd, Burch; 3rd, Warren i. A good race. High Jump (Open).—Winner, Roberts, 4ft. loins.; 2nd, Warren i.; 3rd, Adlington. Not a very good jump. High Jump (Under 15).—Winner, Lewis iii., 4ft. 3m.; 2nd, Watkins iii. 100 Yards (Under n).—1st, Whatley; 2nd, Brown. 100 Yards (Under 13).—ist, Spackman; 2nd, Porter; 3rd, Winterton ii. 100 Yards (Under 15).—ist, Lewis iii.; 2nd, Brett. 100 Yards (Open).—Winner, Yarnold; 2nd, Roberts; 3rd, Smith. Not up to the standard, 12 2-5secs. l-Mile Handicap (Under 15).—ist, Masterman; 2nd, Joseland. J-Mile Handicap (Under 16).—ist, Burgis; 2nd, Littlebury; 3rd, Lane. Burgis won in a canter in 4min. 5 sees. 1-Mile (Open).—Winner, Roberts; 2nd, Yarnold; 3rd, Smith. 64secs. A very fair time. Roberts ran well. Old Vigornian Race.—The only entries were Sec.-Lt. J. G. Sanly Thomas and Sec.-Lt. P. S. Beauchamp. Though in uniform the competitors ran well, and with military precision ran in step the whole way, and, though they

appeared to forget their object half-way through, finished up in a dead-heat, though completely oblivious of the tape. i-Mile Bicycle Race.—Winner, Lewis i.; 2nd, Warren i. The winner lighted up the dull appearance of the afternoon with a machine of no sombre hue, and won fairly easily. i-Mile (Under 14).—Winner, Lewis iv.; 2nd, Thomas ii. i-Mile (Open).—A large entry. Burch proved the winner, followed closely by Burgis; 3rd, Green. Time, 5mins. 3osecs. Consolation Race (Open).—Smith. Consolation Race (Under 15).—Thomas i. Tugs of War.—Castle House beat School House; Day Boys beat Hostel; Castle House beat Day Boys. House Challenge Shield.— Winners Castle House 2nd Day Boys 3rd School House 4th Hostel

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75 points. 38 „ 35 „ 22 „

Victor Ludorum—Roberts (24 points). Junior Victor Ludorum—Lewis iii. The Games Committee are greatly indebted to the following for kind contributions to the Sports Fund: —The Very Rev. the Dean of Worcester and Mrs. Moore Ede, Canon Knox Little, Canon Wilson, Canon Claughton, Canon Southwell, the Rev. the Precentor, T. Bates, Esq., senr., T. Bates, Esq., junr., J. C. R. Day, Esq., A. Dyson Perrins, Esq., Courtney Lord, Esq., Mrs. Isaac, C. Raymond, Esq., F. Burgis, Esq., J. S. Thomas, Esq., Dr. Rees, Hon. Mrs. Norbury, C. T. E. Clarke, Esq., Mrs. Browne, H. D. Macdonald, Esq., Canon Wylde, Dr. Bunting, E. P. Evans, Esq., R. J. Castley, Esq., T. E. Rammel, Esq., and Miss Rammel, the Masters, the O.V. Club, the Headmaster and Mrs. Chappel.

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fives Rotes. The annual tournament was held last term. Sinnett-Jones and Littlebury won the Handicap Doubles, after a close game with Paull and Bingham i. The Open Singles were not really completely finished, since the Captain of Fives, Watkins i., had to leave in the middle. In his absence Paull won, beating Bingham ii. by The Fives match at Hereford resulted in an easy victory for us. A. W. Limbrick and K. P. Smith beat the first pair 15—3, 15—5, 15—8. T. B. Middleton and J. V. Sinnett-Jones beat the second pair of Hereford, who played a good game, 15—3, 15—4. 15—7-

B. K. Davies (Keble) reads Groups; has played in scratch cricket teams. P. H. B. Sprosen (Keble) having passed Divvers likewise reads Groups. J. C. Rammell (Worcester) plays cricket occasionally, and still reads Honour Mods. A. E. Maund (St. Edmund's Hall) has passed Divvers and reads Honour Theol.; is to be seen occasionally on the river. Wishing the School good luck in Cricket or Corps work. Yours, etc., OXON.

Cambridge tetter. OxTord tetter. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, News from here must needs be of the scantiest description. There is little noticeable change except for the fact that numbers are continually dwindling, the Corps now being almost empty. Tennis is the principal sport, as cricket is played very little. There have, however, been many scratch matches, but little else. Before chronicling the doing of the remaining O.V.'s we must express our deep sorrow at the death of J. Nash, of Hertford, and extend our sincerest sympathy to his parents. A. J. Mainwaring (Pembroke) having passed the I.C.S. exam, is completing his final year. T. F. Bye (Keble) has passed his finals for the Mus. Bac., and has, we believe, gone down, and is now organist at St. Matthew's, Westminster. C. V. Hancock (All Souls) is reading History and daily expecting a commission. E. L. Harvey (St. Edmund's Hall) is taking his history school this term.

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, Time was when our pleasantest letter to you was the chronicle of the doings of O.V.'s in the Summer Term. We are writing in the midst of " May Week "—a short and blissful period that most of us associate with whole-hearted and unrestrained mirth—but this was in the times of Piping Peace. There is no merriment here now—only the ghost of mirth sitting upon the grave thereof. The names of O.V.'s that we have noticed in the casualty lists are for the most part those of our contemporaries at the School; and our feelings—as we glance back over our school time, rehearsing to ourselves once more the part that they played in the drama of school life— are very much the feelings of any ordinary mortal in such circumstances—and are better taken for granted than discussed here. We should like, however—as indeed we are in duty bound—to mention the late H. W. T. Reed, of Trinity College—and sometime a master at the School. He dealt faithfully with us, and there are many other O.V.'s who recall with particular gratitude his dealings

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with them. He was, we remember, in great part responsible for the genesis of the King's School O.T.C. W. S. Thompson (Queen's). Resides in College, and continues to pilot the Student Movement through a stormy sea. We have seen him several times looking his breezy old self in tennis flannels—and once—not quite so cheery we thought—piloting a motor bicycle through the labarintyne maze of Petty Cury. Motor bicycles, no doubt, require a mode of treatment different from Christians. S. J. A. Evans (King's). Has faced the first part of the Historical Tripos unflinchingly— but awaits results with greater trepidation. He has been elected general secretary for his College Amalgamation Club—now almost a barren office. S. D. Strong (S. John's) has applied for a commission in the R.F.A., but has still to be gazetted; since the militarist spirit overtook him "we have heard remarkably little about his Theological " Mays." We wonder how he gets on with Mr. Eves, the Chaplain, who expressed his opinions so vehemently in " The Nation" and the " Globe" on June 5. H. Brocklehurst (Christ's) retired into his shell early in the term to work. He is now in the throes of the Theological " Mays." S. F. Davenport (St. Cath.'s) has been in for the Mathematical Tripos, Part I. He tells us that he has played some cricket, and our anxious enquiries have proved that his part in the game has so far been confined to umpirical jurisdiction. What interesting possibilities the six pebbles must have for the problematically minded! J. L. Hamilton (King's) has settled down very successfully. He will engage in a life and death struggle with " Little Go " in a few weeks —and when recovered from the encounter hopes

to read medicine. He is getting quite good at the Alto Clef. With best wishes for the success of the School. Yours truly,

CANTAB.

Correspondence. To the Editors of " The Vigornian." Dear Sirs, A grave and deplorable insult, whether intentional or not, has been committed. On March ist last we were much surprised and shocked that the flag in College Green was not floating from its proud position. Furthermore, this is a breach of the contract undertaken on the erection of the flag staff. CYMRU-AM-BYTH (WALES FOR EVER).

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Sirs, Might I suggest that this year the Cricket House Matches should be played on any available half-holiday, so that we shall not be pressed for time at the end of term ? This would be excellent practice for the School matches, as House matches tend to encourage careful play. Might I further suggest that they start at two o'clock sharp, and that stumps be drawn at 6-15, so as to allow ample time for a result to be attained ? I am, yours very truly, H. To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Sirs, I notice with much pleasure that the O.T.C. has been taking part in more Field Days this term than hitherto. Might I suggest, however,

THE VIGORNIAN. that we should carry out some night operations regularly about once a fortnight, and so fall into line with other Public Schools ? Hoping that the C.O. will see his way to adopt this suggestion. I am, Sirs, Yours very truly, "MR. SOMEBODY." [Hear ! Hear !—EDS. VlG.]

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, Of late a decided falling off in smartness and precision has been observed in the Reading Room with regard to the arrival of papers and periodicals. Monthly magazines such as the "Windsor," "Strand," or "Royal," are published on or about the 23rd of the preceding month. They rarely reach the Reading Room before the ist, and in the case of " The Strand " for May, it never reached the Reading Room. Again " The Sphere " is published on Fridays. We in the School never see it before Sunday. Surely there is a mistake somewhere, for the delay is not caused by the booksellers. What we should like to know is, where do the magazines lie hidden between the date of publication and the time they appear in the Reading Room ? Hoping this very real grievance will be remedied. We remain, yours, etc., D. & J.

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, If you will permit me, I should like to point out what I consider to be an extraordinary piece of mismanagement. It is customary in the Lent Term for some boys to play football, some to row, and some to play fives. Those who rowed trained for the Senior and Junior

Pairs, and worked just as h'ard on the river every night, as others did on the field. The first and second fours were impeded from training for the sports, in upholding the reputation of being a rowing school. When the day came for distributing the prizes, there were no prizes for rowing or fives. Most schools had certificates instead, but if prizes were given away they should have been divided fairly and some given to those who were successful at the Regatta—the sports of the rowers. Yours truly, " FAIR PLAY."

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, I should be extremely indebted to you if you would allow me to write a few lines to plead the cause of the introduction of tennis as one of the School games. Nearly every night there are one or even two vacant courts on the County ground which might be used, and another might, if necessary, be made. The whole School naturally could not play, but perhaps the first two games of cricket and the 1st and 2nd IV.'s of rowing. At present boarders, except the favoured few, never get the chance of a game which gives twice as much exercise as cricket, and they miss the best part of the season when tennis is in full swing. I remain, yours truly, " ENERGETIC." [We agree with our Correspondent and recommend his suggestion to the Games Authorities.—EDS. VlG.] To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, During the performance of the Sports at the the end of last term a suggestion was made to me for the improvement of the programmes, and

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I feel it my duty to bring the same before the notice of the Sports Secretaries, by means of yours columns. A gentleman in the field, during the performance of the High Jump last term, asked me if I could inform him what the School record was for that event. I fear that I was unable to tell him, and I believe very few in the School could have done so. The same gentleman at once suggested to me that the known School record for each event in the sports should be written over the announcement of it in the programme. This struck me as an excellent idea. It may sound rather a small point, but when the Sports' Secretaries realise that it is for the benefit and convenience of spectators, as well as to encourage the interest of the School in general, I feel sure they will endeavour next year to carry out this small but sensible suggestion of a spectator. Believe me, yours ever, " BYSTANDER." [We hope this excellent suggestion will be adopted in future years.—EDS. VlG.]

slightly bitten. Other offences against the creature are the untimely awakening of peaceful inhabitants of the Green in the morning by his ceaseless barking, barring the passage of scholars and so preventing them from being in time for School, and the frightening of small boys. I do not imply that the dog should be destroyed, but I do maintain that the owner should take, some steps to restrain the pugnacious attitude of this animal towards peaceful passers by, and his disturbance of the peaceful calm of the Cathedral Close. Yours, etc., " CASUALTY."

School Officers. Head of the School ... Captain of Cricket ... Secretary of Cricket ... Captain of Boats Secretary of Boats ... Captain of Gymnasium Captain of Fives Captain of Shooting Secretary of Shooting

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J. Bowstead. L. Warren. J. V. Sinnett-Jones. G. H. Sharpe. ... J. Bowstead. ... K. E. Ward. F. W. S. Watkins. J. Bowstead. O. P. Giles. J. Bowstead.

To the Editors of " The Vigornian." Dear Sir, May I intrude on a few lines of your precious space in order to voice a complaint held by many of the inhabitants of the College Green. There dwells in a certain house a malicious mongrel who declares war on all passers-by who happen to be either walking quickly or running. I myself have been attacked on many occasions, and once his tenacious teeth tore a hole in my trousers, which meant a tailor's bill. I know of six other victims whose garments have been rent asunder by this specimen of the canine nature. One of the wretched victims was severely gnawed and two more were

l.i,brariansx

I J. V. Sinnett-Jones. A. Macdonald.

Secretary of the Orchestra ..

H. S. Denton.

Editors of the " Vigornian "

(T. B. Middleton. ) D. D. Warren. A. Macdonald. P. D. Burch.

School Monitors

; J. Bowstead. D. D. Warren. H. S. Denton. G. H. Sharpe. T. B. Middleton. L. Warren. J. V. Sinnett-Jones.

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Satoete. IV. Strong ii. S. V. III. Bowstead iii. R. A. K. I. Bailey O., Brett ii. D. C., Fagg i. L. C., Fagg ii. A. H., Holmes H. H., Palmer iii. E. R., Parkin F. L.

6ame$ account. £ s. d.

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May

Valete. VI. A. Hamilton J. L. (1909-1915), School Monitor, ist XL Football (1911-1914), Secretary of Football (1914), 2nd XL Cricket (1913-1914), Captain of Gymnasium (1914), Aldershot (19131914), Librarian, Colour-Sergt. O.T.C., Cert. A., Captain of Shooting VIII. (1914-15). Warren, D. D. (1912-1915). School Monitor, 2nd XL Football (1914), Sergeant O.T.C., Cert. A., Secretary of Debating Society, Editor of Vigornian. VI. B. Matthews, A. K. (1910-1915). 2nd XL Football (1914), Sergeant O.T.C., Cert. A., Captain of Carpentering, Curator of Museum. Berg, F. (1914-1915). Private O.T.C. Rem. Richards, D. W. A. (1911-1915). Private O.T.C. IV. Finch, G. D. (1912-1915). Private O.T.C. II. Brown i. T. H. (1913-1915).

Fines ... ... ... .„ Rowing Subs Books Sold School Subs. Sale of old Oars Sports Subs Entrance Fees—Day Boys Hostel School House Castle House

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o 10 8 10 4 19 46 6 0 7 18 13 2 17 1 6

3 19 2

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EXPENDITURE.

Feb. 2~Jan. 22. Feb. 15Mar. •H-

2526. 30-

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16. 28. 30-

Deficit Sports Sec. Field Rent Barge Pole Master (Hereford) Tips and Telegram (Hereford) Rowing Sec. Cartridges (Sports) Cricket Sec. Rent (large field) Carriage (Prizes) Carting Boat G.W.R. (Boat to and from Hereford) Mappin & Webb (Prizes) Stokes (Repairs to Pavilion) ... Attendance at Barge ... Rowing Platform Fives Court Doors Ward (Footballs) Wilesmith (Pole) Holiday Care of Barge Field Rent Sports Programmes Hunt (Wages) Cheque Book Balance

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W. H. CHAPPEL, Headmaster. T. E. RAMMELL, Hon. Treas. 6/6/15.

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Contemporaries. We acknowledge the receipt of the following contemporaries, apologising for any accidental omissions: — Eagle, Monktonian, K.E.S. Chronicle, Rossallian (2), Portcullis (2), Cantuarian, Tonbridgian, Constantia, Bromsgrovian, Wyggestonian, Alleynian.

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Cibrarp Recounts. £ s. d. 16 18 i

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June.

Balance Per Headmaster— School Subs. Vigornians ... Extra O.V. Club

... £11 8 o 3 16 o 0 4 0 •

15 8 o 3 '7 3

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EXPENDITURE.

Mar. 23. Apr. 6.

June 9.

W. H. Smith & Son (Books) Humphreys (Papers) Large (Papers) Whiteman (Papers) Baylis (Vigornians) Stamps, etc. Balance

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Quin run out ... ... ... Sinnett-Jones b Donald ... ... Ward st Allen b Franks ... ... Roberts b Franks Humphries st Allen b Donald ... Denton c Allen b Partridge ... Smith c Stanley b Donald Warren b Donald ... ... Watkins b Donald ... ... Middleton not out Paull c Allen b Donald Extras ... ...

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MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. Todd c Quin b Warren ... Southern b Warren Stanley b Warren Allen c and b Quin Franks c Watkins b Warren ... Walford Ibw b Paull Partridge b Paull Cutherburtson Ibw b Paull Brooke not out ... Donald b Paull Rajendra not out ... Extras

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R. J. CASTLEY, Hon. Treasurer. Total (nine wickets)

Cricket. SCHOOL v. MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS 1ST XL This match was played on the New Road Ground on May 22nd, when Warren, winning the toss, decided to bat on a wicket which was in the batsman's favour. Quin and SinnettJones opened our innings, but the latter soon fell a victim to Donald. Quin, however, continued to bat freely, but was unfortunately run out. Our wickets fell in quick succession, but a stand was made towards the end by Denton, Middleton and Paull, and our innings realized 83. Malvern started badly, but Allen (31) soon improved matters, and they managed to get 84 with one wicket to spare.

SCHOOL v. i6TH SERVICE BATT. ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT. We were fortunate in arranging a fixture with this team just in time, as they have now left Malvern Wells for Yorkshire. Unfortunately, with the exception of the masters, no one reached double figures for us, and without the help of Mr. Rammell (13), Mr. Castley (18), and the Rev. R. J. Whitaker (10), we should have fared badly. However, Warren excelled himself in bowling, getting five wickets for five runs, the reason why we were only just beaten by seven after a very exciting match. W.C.K.S. Quin b Lt. Byrne T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Wolton b Lt. Byrne Rev. R. J. Whitaker Ibw b Langwell ... Humphries b Lt. Byrne ... ... ...

o 13 10 a

THE VIGORNIAN. Ward b Lang well R. J. Castley, Esq., run out Sinnett-Jones b Langwell

18 5 g

Roberts c Sergt. Sparks b Lt Byrne ...

Todd not Cooper Donald Rajendra y Did not bat. Hayter E

154

Total Total W.C.K.S. WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT. Doherty b Sinnett-Jones ... ... Cornish b Sinnett-Jones ... Barrett b Sinnett-Jones ... ... Wootton c Ward b Warren ... Langwell b Rev. R. J. Whitaker Sparks b Sinnett-Jories ... ... Taylor b Warren ... ... ... Bound b Warren ... ... ... Lt. Byrne c Ward b Warren ... Steele b Warren ... ... ... Danks not out ... ... ... Extras ... ...

19 15 i

Quin c Cooper b Donald Roberts c Cooper b Donald ... Sinnett-Jones c Donald b Franks Humphries st Cooper b Franks Denton not out ... ... ... Ward b Partridge Watkins Ibw b Partridge ... Warren c & b Walford ... ... Middleton b Partridge Smith b Donald ... ... ... Paull c Partridge b Franks ... Extras .. ...

...

... ...

... ... ...

6 7 5 o 20 17 o 24 2 o 3 7

Total

SCHOOL v. ROYAL ENGINEERS. SCHOOL v. MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. The return match was again played on our ground, owing to the fact that Malvern had unfortunately a few cases of German measles. This, however, did not prevent their team from being quite as strong as usual. Their captain, winning the toss, decided to bat on a wicket as hard as a batsman could wish. They declared with 154 for five wickets, and our reply was but a miserable display compared with theirs. However, Warren (24), Dentori (20 not out), and Ward (17) were quite creditable performances, and it was not their fault that we were beaten by 63 runs and five wickets. MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. Jenkins c Watkins b Sinnett-Jones ... Southam b Warren ... ... ... Stanley c Roberts b Sinnett-Jones Partridge b Quin ... ... ... Walford c Paull b Roberts Franks not out ... ••• •••

... ...

19 13 60 7 7 33

This match was played on the County Ground. The Engineers rather frightened us at the start by bringing two County men and one second-class cricketer. However, we did not do so badly after all, and our fielding made up for any defects in batting. Cuffe, the Worcestershire professional, gave us the most trouble, getting six wickets and making 69 not out. Without him we would have in all probability pulled off the match, as with the exception of 2nd Lieut. Priestley and Fawcett no one else rose above six. W.C.K.S. Quin c Hiscock b Hands Roberts c Allgood b Cuffe Sinnett-Jones b Cuffe Denton c Davenport b Cuffe ... Ward b Cuffe Humphries b Fawcett Warren b Cuffe Middleton b Cuffe Watkins c Fawcett b Handley ... Smith c Davenport b Handley

16 8 i 13 o 4 8

7 3 5

THE VIGORNIAN.

Paull not out Littlebury b Priestley Extras

...

•••

Total

R. E. 2nd Lieut. Priestley c Denton b Sinnett-Jones Price run out ... ... ... ••• ••• Cuffe not out Allgood st Humphries b Sinnett-Jones ... Fawcett c Watkins b Quin ... ... ... Davenport c Denton b Sinnett-Jones ... ... 2nd Lieut. Hall c & b Sinnett-Jones Hiscock b Sinnett-Jones ... ... ... Hands not out Major Handley ) Streets ( Did not bat. Edge ) Extras ... ... ... ...

Total

...

LIST OF MATCHES.

*> 9 4

26 3 69 o 31 3 o b o

3 147

SCHOOL v. DEAN CLOSE. W.C.K.S.

vv • J. V- Quin t> Trentegrouse c. V. Paul b Trentegrouse

FIRST XI. Where Score Score Opponents. Played. For. Against. Date. May. Sat. 15—T. E. Rammell Esq.'s XI. ... ... • • • Home 123 56 Sat. 22—*Malvern College Colts Home 83 84(9) Sat. 29—i6th Bn. Warwickshire 68 Regiment 74 June. Wed. 2—K.E. School, Birmingham Away Scratched Sat. 5—Malvern College Colts... Away 9i '54(5> Sat. 12—Royal Engineers ... Away Sat. 19—Dean Close School, Cheltenham ... ... Away 181 Sat. 26—T. E. Rammell Esq. 's XI Home

July. Sat. 3—St. John's C.C. ... Home Wed. 7—'Hereford Cath. School Home Sat. 10—*Dean Close School, Cheltenham ... Home Sat. 17—St. John's C.C. ... Away * On these days Mrs. Chappel will be pleased lo see Parents and Friends for Tea on the ground.

H. S. Denton b Bomford M. G. Roberts c Trentegrouse b Stewart K. E. Ward c Robinson b Trentegrouse J. V. S.-Jones b Trentegrouse L. Warren c and b Trentegrouse C. M. Humphries b Trentegrouse T. B. Middleton run out K. P. Smith c and b Steward ... F. W. S. Watkins not out Extras

SECOND XI. 13 o

Total

Opponents. Date. May. Sat. 22—Malvern College Colts June. Sat. 5—Malvern College Colts Sat. 12—Hereford Cath. School Sat. 19—Dean Close School, ... Cheltenham ... Sat. 26—Powick Asylum ...

Where Score Score Played. For. Against. Away

Scratched

Home Home

60 78 Scratched

Home Away

,73

July. DEAN CLOSE. D. E. Green c Roberts b S.-Jones C. E. Stewart b Warren W. A. A. Searlc Ibw b Warren H. K. Bomford b Warren G. F. Robinson b Paull R. M. Harvey b PauH G. G. Furness not out ... ... ... N. G. Trentegrouse b Roberts M. Jansen b Smith G. W. Mitchell b Middleton ... R. S. White b Middleton Extras Total

...

4 S 28 i 20 o 37 36 30 S o

181

Sat. 3—St. John's C.C. ... Away Wed. 7—Hereford Cath. School Away Sat. 10—Dean Close School, Cheltenham ... Away Sat. 17—St. John's C.C Home OTHER FIXTURES. Under 13.

May. Sat. 22—Choir School June. Sat. 5—Tredennyke Sat. 19—Choir School Sat. 26—Tredennyke July. Sat. 10—Choir School Sat. 17—Tredennyke

Away

Lost

Away Away Away

Scratched Won

Away Away