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No. 107.

VOL. IX.

JULY, 1 923.

Contents.

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School Calendar.

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O V News

O V Club

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The School IV at Marlow

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Cricket

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SUMMER TERM 1923.

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May 7. — Boarders Return.

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8. — School Opens. School Service 9.15 a.m. Presentation of the Flag Staff by S. Southall, Esq., O.V.

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June n. — O.T.C. Field Day. Bringsty Common.

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7. — O.V. Match and Dinner.

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17. —Certificate Exams begin.

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Contemooraries

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Major

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School notes*

We offer our heartiest welcome to Miss Whitaker, who has joined the Staff this term.

It was with great sorrow that on arriving back at the beginning of the term we heard of the death of Canon Manley Power, who has always taken a great interest in the School, and particularly in the Cricket, presenting each year a bat for the highest batting average. We offer our deepest sympathy to Mrs Manley Power.

Our congratulations are due to R. Wynne Woolley on gaining a Choral Exhibition at Christ's College, Cambridge.

On Wednesday, May loth, S. Southall, Esq., O.V., formally presented to the School the flagpole, erected in the Green, and two new flags, the Union Jack and School flag. We should like to take thi$ opportunity of thanking him most heartily for this gift in commemoration of his Mayorship in 1922.

The Sports were held on May nth and I2th in weather that was verging on the cold, but of this event there are full details elsewhere, and, let us hope, more interesting than this dull paragraph.

Our heartiest congratulations are due to C. B. Gill on gaining an .£80 History Scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford. • Such an honour has not been won by the School for many years and the half holiday with which we celebrated it is hardly worthy of it.

The Annual Inspection of the O.T.C. took place on June 28th, when Major Eastwood, D.S.O., M.C., came down from the War Office and inspected us. From a civilian point of view it appeared quite a success and even some of the militarists were of the opinion that it was but their views are in the O.T.C. Notes.

That charming plot of grass which we mentioned in our last issue, has been slight!}' improved, but only very slightly, by the addition of a stone erection, about which many suggestions as to its purpose are being made. Many are of the opinion that it is some species of sundial, but for my part I think that it is probably the pedestal for a statue of the Senior Victor Ludorum. And I have been confidentially informed that the School poet (I have not met him yet!) has undertaken to write an ode, in honour of the Victor, which is to be engraved on this pedestal!

We cannot let this number go to press without adding our word of congratulation to Miss Baker on her marriage to Dr. Mark Bates, which took place in the Cathedral on April 25th. We wish them every happiness.

We are sure that Canon Wilson's sermon in the Cathedral on the Sunday of the O.V. Reunion will be of interest to all O.V. We have therefore obtained his permission to print it in this issue, and we wish to thank him for this further proof of his interest in and affection for the School. The vaccination " scare," though it proved no very dreadful ordeal for the victims, has afforded a certain mild excitement. Numbers have refused to " take," and there are dark whispers that the School doctor has been trying the old salt water cure. It has also been suggested that to provide a little variety the sufferers should wear on their arms ribbons of the colours appropriate to their respective Houses. At last we have a boathouse ! Those that have seen it say that it is quite beautiful, so it is the duty of those who have not, to come and see it at once. We hope that it will be an incentive to many more to take up Rowing, but more of this on the right page.

We can hardly congratulate the ist XI. on a very successful season, but they deserve praise for the splendid way in which they have stuck it in spite of many defeats earlier in the season, and we congratulate them heartily for winning the return match against Malvern, and the match against Hereford. * * * We still take part in the singing in the Cathedral, but the singing lacks the vigour of the Choir practices, usually, though quite often it is good.

The section competition took place on July gth and the competition was very keen. We congratulate Natland on winning the shield, most heartily.

Tennis is played occasionally, but, sad to relate, the court is not very encouraging, on account of the large holes, and the uncertainty that at any moment the ground may give way beneath and one interview monastic shades.

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Cbappcl memorial Building. A sketch and plans have now been prepared by Mr. A. V. Rowe, O.V., of Worcester, of a building to consist of a Reading Room and four new Classrooms. The proposed Reading Room is a building of one storey 36ft. x 22ft. with a fine stone Oriel window on the West side. At right angles to it and connected with it on its South side, is a two storied building containing four classrooms, and capable of being continued westward so as to provide four further classrooms. The site of the Reading Room is along the boundary between the Headmaster's garden and the Play Ground, at right angles to the old wall at the back of Castle House and the Hostel. It is to be connected with this wall by an archway which will give access to the Play Ground. The Classrooms will be built on what is at present the corner of the Headmaster's back garden, and when completed will end close to the new Day Boys' Changing Room. These new buildings will extend and convert into a School Quad the space at the back of the existing Classrooms, where there is now a grass plot on which stands (this is in answer to the conjectures in School Notes) the old sundial which used to stand on College Green.

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I want to begin the building as soon as possible, and for this purpose I invite subscriptions, large or small, and I ask the assistance of all in making the scheme widely known. Subscriptions or promises of support should be sent to THE HEADMASTER, KING'S SCHOOL, . WORCESTER. C. CREIGHTON.

O.V. Dews. Lieutenant C. W. Preston Ludlow, son of Brig.-General Ludlow, has been promoted to captain, with seniority dated January i, 1923, and also to the adjutancy of the 4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry (Territorial). Since 1920 he has been on service in Ireland.

It is difficult to explain the proposal in words so that it will present itself to the eye of the reader, but I have done my best. The sketch will be framed and hung in College Hall, where I hope that all who can will inspect it. It is of course only a first suggestion and is still capable of modification and perhaps of improvement.

S. J. A. Evans, who was recently appointed Minor Canon of Gloucester Cathedral, has now accepted the appointment of Headmaster of Ely Choir School and Precentor.

I feel strongly that the Chappel Memorial Building ought not to be something purely utilitarian, but a building that is both beautiful, useful, and something which the School would not have been able to enjoy but for the desire to perpetuate his memory. The present Reading Room is wholly inadequate to the needs of the School. A spacious, well-appointed, and beautiful Reading Room will be used and enjoyed by all the School, Boarders and Day Boys alike, and seem to me to be the ideal Memorial Building.

E. Rice-Jones has obtained a post in Lloyds Bank, Huddersfield.

The Governors of the School hope to be able to find the funds for building the adjoining Classrooms. It is for us to raise by subscription the funds for the Reading Room as a memorial to Canon Chappel. For the building and furnishing of this and for the Archway to the Play Ground which would complete the architect's design, a sum of not less than .£2,000 is required, and the more we can get the more worthily we can beautify the building within and without. I have already received promises amounting to nearly £500 and I have every confidence that the friends of the King's School and of Canon Chappel, O.V., parents, and others, will provide the rest. We should remind ourselves that the School comes down to us from the past enriched by the bounty of previous generations, from which we and our sons have profited. It is for us in our generation to do something to show that we, in our desire to commemorate the past, are inspired by a like generosity towards those who are to come after us.

J. S. R. Hall has sailed for Australia to take up sheep farming.

The Rev. H. A. Lewis is European Chaplain at Lagos, Nigeria. W. Wickersham is in a bank in New York, U.S.A. E. W. Lavender has passed into the Eastern Telegraph College at Hampstead. A. B. Moor is in the Central Insurance Office in Birmingham. R. A. K. Bowstead is a farm pupil in Northamptonshire. A. E. Davies is in business at Havre, France. A. de B. Edye is in engineering works at Basingstoke. W. L. Shorting is assistant master at a Preparatory School in Surrey. »

O.V. are requested to supply the Editors with information for this column.

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O.V. Reunion, 3ulp 7th, 1923* The weather. We must begin with that—everyone always does; and who are we to fly in the face of convention? By rights it ought to have rained. As a matter of fact it did—but only three drops at most, when we were hastening in the direction of the boat-races, expecting a thunderstorm. Something, however, must have gone wrong in the Weather Clerk's office (yes! we even descend to that!), for the sun shone in tropical splendour until we had no more use for it—and even then it persisted in shining on and on. . . . We are reminded that we must go on—to the boat races. For amusing literature on this subject we would refer you to a document, doubtless included in the Archives of the O.T.C.—for our part information, not humour, must be the offspring of our deputy sub-editorial pen. The most obvious thing to say is, of course, that the School beat the O.V.'s in both races—and for once it has the advantage of being true. The next thing is to remark on the punctuality and dispatch which characterized the proceedings. We may be wrong, but punctuality is, we believe, without precedent in Rowing fixtures. We seem to remember regattas at which . . The races. The School 2nd IV. and the O.V.'s 2nd IV. came along first—from the " Dog and Duck " to the Grand Stand, we'd forgotten to mention that—and a very good race it was. Only a length and a half separated the two crews at the finish. With the other two boats it was far different. The School First Four skipped away—we believe they imagined they were still at Marlow—and the O.V.'s finished sportingly . . . well, let us say, five lengths behind. " Smoking, etc., plays old Harry with one's constitution," we heard a sage remark on the cricket field afterwards—and certainly it was to " Lady Nicotine " they seemed to turn for consolation when the race was over. Then we had lunch. We mention it because we needed it by then—even we, humble spectators with an eye for possible " copy." After lunch, cricket—three times over, in fact. Even Editors of the Vigornian are only blessed with one pair of eyes apiece, and we beg as our excuse for inadequate reporting the inability of the organs of sight to watch three cricket matches at once. But besides that we have something to confess—the artist in us was lured away from a slavish devotion to the game—it's awkward but it must be said—by the beauty and elegance of many of the ladies' dresses ! After all, the bright colours of hat, parasol, and gown contribute, no less than the presence of the ladies themselves, much to the success of any such function. If life is to remain tolerable for us during the rest of this term we must give the usual prominence to the " bloods " of the First XI.—though, in all conscience, the Second game provided a closer match. Therefore, the First game. Nothing could have been more deceptive than the auspices which gave us the " toss," for (O.V.'s will like this !) the bowling we had to

face had lost none of its sting, in spite of the sage's remark quoted above! Yet R. K. Hooper, who had the advantage of annoying our opponents by being a " lefthander "—it must have been warm work " changing over " to suit his convenience—and those very much over-worked officials, D. Webb and A. G. Bain, were not wholly unsuccessful in the obtaining of runs. The innings finished—for 114 runs—and tea, at which our host was S. Southall, Esq., O.V., followed hard on its heels. Even then the Elevens snatched no well deserved rest, but by a sudden metamorphosis changed themselves into waiters—and we trust that their well-meaning efforts in that direction were adequate to the occasion. The O.V. innings followed hard upon the heels of tea, if tea can be said to have any heels. At first the School bowlers gained some modicum of success; but with the advent of the O.V. Captain the sparks began to fly. In fact a bicycle which happened to be looking on suffered a badly dislocated valve in consequence of a master drive, and the ladies' pavilion on the County ground escaped only by the skin of its teeth—if ladies' pavilions may be said to have . . . but, no! We seem to remember having said something suspiciously like that before. To return to their Captain—we did get him out; but in spite of that they made 180 runs for six wickets before stumps were drawn. Meanwhile, except for the tea interval of course, the 2nd and 3rd XI. matches had been going on. We have said the 2nd Game provided a closer match. It did. The School only lost by four runs. Thrilling, wasn't it? In the 3rd Game we lost count—people went in and came out with such startling rapidity. In spite of that—nay, because of it, the School won—which is something with which we may console ourselves ! We are deeply conscious of having " scimped " these last two matches—but, frankly, our cricket jargon has quite given out and the space at our disposal is likewise at an end. Technical details, such as scores for instance, are to be found elsewhere in this issue. After all this excitement we all drifted away—our guests to their homes, O.V:'s to their Annual Dinner, and we who write—nominally to Prep, in reality to indite this! Of the O.V. Annual Dinner—not, of course, that they are under oath not to dine more than once a year—we can say nothing. We might have been invited—in fact we think that as Editors of the Vigornian we ought to have been ! We weren't . . . and as we really can't make " copy " out of nothing, we will blot this record of the best O.V. Reunion there yet has been (may the last always be the best!)—and go, as all good children should, to bed. " Cox ANP Box."

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Old Vlgornlans' Dinner.

and if in the next 33 years the School progressed as it had done in the past 33 they must be very pleased. (Applause.)

[Reprint from the " Echo."] There was a larger attendance than for many years at the 26th annual Old Vigornians' reunion, on Saturday. In the morning two O.V. crews rowed present School crews and were beaten, the one crew easily, and the other by threequarters of a length. On the cricket field in the afternoon the O.V.'s regained their good name. The ist XI. beat the School easily, a 2nd XI. beat the School by four runs, and a 3rd XI. was beaten by the School. In the evening at the dinner, held at the Crown Hotel, Professors A. P. Higgins, C.B.E., LL.D., presided, and the Rev. S. J. A. Evans was in the vice-chair. Others present were: The President of the O.V.'s (Mr. S. Southall), the Headmaster (the Rev. C. Creighton), Col. A. Webb, Messrs. R. Castley, T. Rammell, and S. Strong, Revs. R. Whittaker, S. J. Evans, F. H. P. Higgins, G. H. Sharpe and S. D. Strong, Capt. C. W. P. Ludlow, Capt. P. H. Ludlow, Messrs. F. Keyworth, H. Coombs, F. Webb, H. E. Oram, T. Bates, J. B. Cavenagh, M. Bates, W. Underwood, C. I. Record, F. Morris, V. C. Powell, G. H. Evans, G. D. Finch, H. C. Fillmore, R. G. Smith, C. E. Dingle, F. G. Jones, R. Daniel, T. H. Horsfield, A. H. Adams, E. J. Rees, C. M. Humphries, W. H. Davey, J. R. Dorrell, B. Holloway, R. Carless, W. M. Tyler, G. P. Clarke, W. H. Graves-Morris, and H. B. Downes (hon. secretary).

The Rev. S. J. A. Evans seconded the toast. He said that although he had no laurels to lay at their feet, he was pleased to answer the call made upon him, feeling that he represented a very large number of the School's sons—those who got no colours, won no scholarships, and fritted away their days in mediocre attainments. To that class he belonged, and for them he was glad to add his tribute to the School. After all it belonged as much to them as to those with gifts ; in fact, more. They were many, and the other, by nature of the case, few. Their names did not appear on the programme on speech days, but just as the pace of a regiment on the march must be the pace of the slowest soldier, so the honour, character, and reputation of a school did not depend upon centuries made at cricket, nor by the scholarships won at universities, but upon the general level of attainment. The King's School, Worcester, in lavishing not only upon her most brilliant sons all she had to give, but upon those who had not the same capacities born within them, gave of her best, and very largely for this reason she had attained a reputation crowning her with success, and they drank to her long continued prosperity. (Applause.) He coupled with the toast the name of the Headmaster.

A SHORT WAY WITH CLASS-ROOMS.

" Prosperity to the Worcester Cathedral King's School " was proposed by Mr. Tom Bates, who first of all related why he had that duty to perform. At a committee meeting they were choosing a person to ask, and he said that a person should not be asked, but told that he had the honour to propose the toast. A few seconds afterwards he realized his mistake. (Laughter.) Suddenly Mr. Southall got up and proposed that Mr. Bates should perform the duty. (Laughter.) He at once expostulated—(Shame !)—but Mr. Southall had successfully pulled his leg. (Laughter.) Then Mr. Bates proceeded to indulge in reminiscences, a sign of old age, he said. When he entered the school in 1898 there were about 80 boys, and the headmaster lived at Cripplegate House. The class-rooms of that time were got rid of by the fourth form boys, who set them on fire. He would mention no names. (Laughter.) They had Rugby football in those days—(applause)—seven aside, because most of the pupils were day boys, and their parents would not allow them to play. Their playground was the lower promenade at present. With regard to the masters. (Oh !) There were none of them left. (Laughter.) He had often thought the Old Boys' Club might do a deal of good if they offered a prize to boys during their last term at school for their reminiscences. In 100 years' time they would prove far more interesting than their " Vigornian," which, he was afraid, was reviewed by the masters before publication. At the School now there were over 200 boys, seven or eight cricket pitches, three or four Rugby football teams,

HEADMASTER'S REPLY. In reply, the Headmaster told the company hpw gratified he was that his idea of having the gathering in the Summer term was flourishing. The dinner was becoming more widely attended year by year. The company that evening was larger than he had ever known before. There was one thing with which the School ought not to be satisfied—the O.V. Club as it stood at present. The membership was nothing like large enough, and he hoped some of the measures that had been suggested among themselves would be considered by the committee. Everything he could do he intended to carry out. The club had been carried on in difficult times. During the great interruption of the war Mr. Rammell worked gallantly to keep it going, and since excellent secretaries had made every effort. In a review of happenings at the School during his headmastership, Mr. Creighton said that he could claim that in the past five years the splendid old traditions of the School had in no way been broken. When he took over from his predecessor, Canon Chappel, who had so admirably and soundly laid those traditions, the School was flourishing and prospering, and it would have taken a worse headmaster than even Mr. Creighton to prevent its continuance. One very important step had been taken in connection with the School, and taken so quietly that all of them might not be aware of it. The School now received a Parliamentary grant from the Board of Education, which had been a great financial assistance. It was absolutely imperative to take that step, although some people considered that the character of the School would be altered. The grant involved the taking into the School of a certain proportion of boys who secured scholarships from the elementary schools. Nothing but good seemed likely to come of the scheme. After three

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years' experience he was able to say that there was nothing but gain to the King's School for having fallen into line with the great majority of secondary schools in the country. What he did feel would be a disaster would be to let the School come under the control of the local education authorities to receive any aid from the rates in any way. (Hear, hear.) During the time he was Headmaster he should resist it with all his strength. (Applause.) He gave this assurance in case anyone feared that the first step was the acceptance of the grant, and the second control by the local education authority. It was their duty as one of the public schools of England to accept the State system and take their share in educating those who were worthy of public school education from no matter what class of the community they might come. (Hear, hear.) CHAPPEL MEMORIAL FUND.

Mr. Creighton spoke of the Canon Chappel Memorial Fund, and passed round a sketch of a very fine and large reading room. He said that he had had a gratifying response to his appeal for subscriptions. They wanted something more than a utilitarian memorial, and the reading room had been suggested as the greatest possible benefit to boarders and day boys. He had already collected about £500 without making any very special appeal, and his estimated cost of the memorial was between .£1,500 and ;£ 2,000. He had every confidence that that amount would be forthcoming. Mentioning the necessity for new classrooms, Mr. Creighton said that he thought four would meet present requirements, and it was hoped to erect these. He did not desire greatly to increase the numbers in the School, believing that it would not be sound policy, and that the School would lose something of its essential character if increased. They had not the space to become a much larger school, and wanted quality more than quantity, and a state of affairs that would mean a real fight to get into the School. Gradually they were becoming known throughout England for the quality of their education, yet the fees were ridiculously low and a marvel to many people. Speaking of minor matters Mr. Creighton told of the decision to revive Rugby football, a point that met with popularity, and further he stated that they had made a most excellent start in that direction. All was well with the King's School, he thought, in spite of the fact that the members of the company were no longer there. (Applause.) Mr. Southall gave "The Chairman," stating that Professor Higgins was chosen to take the chair because he had a reputation outside the city of Worcester. Sketching Professor Higgins' career, Mr. Southall stated that immediately after he left school he entered his (Mr. Southall's) office, his ambition being to become a solicitor. In due course he became a solicitor, but immediately threw up the life for something more congenial. He went to Cambridge, immediately took his degree and commenced as lecturer at Cambridge. He did that so well he obtained the important position of Professor of International Law. (Applause.) Even then he was not satisfied, and so became a barrister, and devoted his chief attentions to the most difficult branch

of a very difficult science—International Law. His reputation became so wide that in the war he was called in by the Government to advise them on the important questions of International Law that arose. He appeared for them in cases in court, and did so well that at the end of the time he was rewarded by the King with a C.B.E. (Applause.) He was an associate of the Institute of International Law, with its representatives of all nations of the world. At a dinner such as that it was a great thing for the School to have as the chairman an old boy with a worldwide reputation. They would drink his health, and ask him one question—how he had done it—that they might follow suit. (Applause.) PROFESSOR HIGGINS.

Professor Higgins, replying, spoke of the unbounded pleasure the visit was to him. Although he could not see many present who were at the King's School at the same time as he, there were one or two. One person especially he had asked to attend the meeting that night, an old friend, Mr. Joseph Bridges Matthews, K.C. (Hear, hear.) The apology, while they regretted receiving it, was a pleasing one. Mr. Matthews was overwhelmed with work. In these depressing days it was pleasing to know that an O.V. barrister had got as much work as he could do. (Hear, hear.) To Mr. Southall, his first master in the law, he owed very much. Mr. Southall was a lawyer, and one who had the gift of imparting his knowledge to his pupils. There was a thoroughness about his work, an insight, and he showed how to get at results. People were in the habit of saying things were not as good as in their time, but he had seen the School that day, the sport, and from what he had heard, too, there was a considerable improvement. In his day the School contained no to 120 boys, and they included the choristers. They all had lessons in one big school hall. Mr. Maurice Day was his first headmaster. He was delighted with the project on foot to perpetuate the memory of Canon Chappel. He remembered another headmaster, too, Mr. Holland, who fought hard to maintain the integrity of the Cathedral King's School. What the School wanted now, it appeared, was a little more push and go and a good deal more money. (Hear, hear.) Money was the necessity to bring it to a condition when the very best could be got by the masters out of the boys. Far too much attention had been paid in the last few years to founding scholarships for boys. They wanted someone to give a lot more money for the completion of the details of the machinery of education, and as the School had a part to play in the nation's history, he hoped it would not be forgotten. Let them try to give back to the School what they knew they had received. (Applause.) Col. Webb proposed " The health of the Secretary, Mr. Downes," mentioning that he had expressed a wish to retire.

THE VIGORN1AN. Mr. Downes, in reply, said that his reason was that he found the work increasing. The club had 320 members, and it must suffer unless someone was able to devote more time to the work. The Chairman proposed "The health of Mr. Rammell," which was enthusiastically received, and Mr. Rammell replied, though briefly, for he said the toast was so unexpected he had nothing to say. " Auld Lang Syne " brought the evening to a close.

O.V. Club. As the Headmaster remarked in his speech at the O.V. dinner, one of the institutions connected with the School which is not as flourishing as it ought to be is the O.V. Club. Too many members of the School either do not join at all or cease paying their subscriptions after their first year; members do not keep the Secretary informed of their addresses and touch is lost with them. At a General Meeting held before the dinner, on July 7th, it was decided to appoint a paid secretary to do the purely clerical work, in addition to the Hon. Secretary. Mr. H. E. Nicholls, the School Secretary, was appointed to the former post. His address is 9, College Green, Worcester, and to him members should send their subscriptions and notices of change of address, or remonstrances for nonreceipt of Vigornians (which is nearly always due to neglect of one or other of the former!) On the retirement of H. B. Downes, to whom a hearty vote of thanks was passed for the work he has done as Secretary to the Club during the past few years, S. D. Strong was appointed Hon. Secretary. Being both an O.V. and a member of the Staff he will be closely in touch with the younger generation of O.V. His address is School House, College Green. A resolution was also passed stating that the O.V. colours were Club Colours and should only be worn by members of the O.V. Club, and the Committee were instructed to take steps to draw attention to this notice and to enquire into the possibility of having the colours registered. The Committee were also empowered to consider the details of a new scale of subscription to the Club, and at a Committee Meeting held on July 17th the following resolution was passed : " That instead of the present subscription of 5/- per annum the subscription payable by members who join the O.V. Club should be £i is. od., and that this should give membership for five years. After this a member may continue to pay £1 is. od. for each five years of membership or become a Life Member by payment of .£3 35. od.

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Sermon preacDed Dp Canon Uiilson on 3ulj> 811). " And when thy son asketh theft in time to come, What mean these statutes and judgements, thou shalt say unto thy son, The Lord commanded us to fear the Lord our God for our good always."—Deut. vi. 20. On this one Sunday in the year the preacher in this Cathedral is called on to speak specially to the King's School; because to-day we welcome the presence of many old Vigornians at their annual reunion. Last year the Headmaster preached the sermon. This year, at his request, I have accepted the privilege. The text I have chosen tells us that it was a law of the Jews that fathers should teach their children the past history of the nation ; tell them the story of their origin, and their escape from Egypt; tell them how God had given them a law, and how He had chosen them and trusted them to reveal Him to the world as a God of righteousness. This law helped to maintain in the nation their unique continuity of purpose, and stimulated progress. And for the same reason it is fitting that the preacher to-day should, now and again, rehearse to you young Vigornians, past and present, and to all this congregation, some facts of our past history. To keep them in mind helps us all to understand and value our inheritance here and our traditions, to profit by them, and to hand them down, to those who shall come after us, enlarged and ennobled. Schools in England began with St. Augustine at Canterbury in A.D. 597. In founding a school he followed the example of St. Martin and others in France. In a single generation, by A.D. 631, this precedent of a Cathedral school had become a custom in England : and as each new diocese was formed in this heathen island, the mos Cantuariorum, the custom of Canterbury men, was quoted. The first thing to establish in every new diocese was a school. Ours, therefore, began in A.D. 680. Two centuries later it is no longer a mere custom : it is a canonical law. Every Bishop must have his school; to teach and declare the laws of God. You will like to hear that reason in its original Latin—quia in scholis maxime. divina manifestantur atque declarantur mandata. Such was the great purpose of our original school—to make known the laws of God. For three centuries that Cathedral Mission School did its work here, in evangelizing the country round. In its next stage the School was not missionary but monastic ; it was a school for training singing boys and novices for the monastery, and for sending young monks to Oxford for further study. This was its function for nearly six centuries, from the time of Oswald in the tenth century to that of Henry VIII. Then the School suffered another change, and was refounded, on July 31, 1544, by Henry VIII.—a real lover of learning and piety in the land. His aim is stated in words so plain that I think all can follow them—ut pietas et bonce litterce perpetuo in ecclesia nostra

THE VIGORNIAN. suppullulescant, crescant, floreant, et suo tempore in gloriam Dei et reipublicce commodum et ornamentum fructificent. Our School is to be like a garden in which seeds are to be planted and cared for, so as to spring up, and grow, and produce flowers, and—suo tempore—in due time, bear fruit, for the glory of God, and for the service and ornament of the Commonwealth. That is the purpose of the King's School. Moreover a charge and duty is laid on the Chapter, on us the Dean and Canons, respecting the School. Our first duty indeed is to maintain in this Cathedral the sincerus Dei cultus; and we may well pause to reflect how much this phrase, " the sincere worship of God," means and demands from us, and from all who worship here. Our second duty is to preach the sanctum Christi Evangelium. And the third duty imposed on us is to see that the juventus regni nostri, the youth of our kingdom, the hope and promise of England, shall be brought up in sound learning in our School, to the increase of Christian faith and piety—ad Christiana fidei et pietatis incrementum. Such are the high aims, such the duties placed by our founders before you, past and present members of the School; before you, members of the congregation; and most of all before us, members of this College and Chapter. Let us now reflect what is, or what ought to be, the effect on us all of having inherited such a history, and such ideals as these. The effect is, I think, on many, but not on all, unfelt at the time : unfelt; but not unreal, because it is unconscious. But it becomes more conscious as we grow older, as we learn to see our short lives in truer relation to the long past, and to the long future, as stages in the growth of God's kingdom on earth. That—God's kingdom on earth—is what we are building up; it is to that to which our age and each of us is contributing— either gold, silver and precious stones; or wood, hay, stubble. Let us take the periods of our history, one by one, and pick out some lesson from each. That is all we can do to-day. Go back to the 7th century. Our School is one of the very few—there are only three or four—survivals to the present day in unbroken continuity, of those daring, seemingly hopeless, gatherings of native boys to be taught; of those early schools which were the chief instrument for the conversion of England from barbarism and Paganism to learning and the faith of Christ. It was in these Mission Schools that the leaven was introduced into the lump. Does it not lead us to think what is that leaven? What gave the faith of Christ its power to transform the ideals and the soul of a nation from savagery to something like brotherhood? The courage, the faith of those early pioneers who ventured into this fiercely heathen Mercia, began the work of creating the English character. Their spirit has passed into our unconscious selves. The leaven, the power, has not died out. Thank God for them. They helped to make the England of to-day. Their courage was

living among us in 1914. They help to fit us for our work to-day, in 1923 and onward. Ought we not to think what is the faith of Christ, and whence its mighty power—of Christ, Son of Man, and at once Son of God? Now turn to the second period. There followed here nearly six centuries of monastic life. We Vigornians must have learnt, or unconsciously inherited and caught, something from that great and prolonged experiment of monasticism, however little we know individually of its spirit and details. I am sure we have all learnt one lesson, from this building itself, in which we meet Sunday after Sunday;—that there is in human nature some ceaseless aspiration for the noble and the beautiful; something in human nature that we have learnt to call idealism, a longing for communion with something above ourselves. How else did this cathedral come to be? There are in each generation some rare spirits so moved, so uplifted. And we know that it is the spirit of God that is moving them. Among those were the founders of our monastery and the builders of our cathedral. Men like Oswald and Wulstan. Such idealists, optimists, dreamers, poets, mystics, reformers, prophets, saints, apostles—by whatever name we know them, are the light and life of the world. Through them God enlightens and uplifts the dark slow-moving mass of the world. They are His agents. God grant that England may never lack such idealists. Perhaps even now, among you, some such may be listening to me. Now in the soul of one that feels that call of longing for God, there will always arise the question, Shall I find God more surely by shutting myself apart from the chilling, disillusioning influences of a world which is far from idealist, a world from which I shrink, and live an isolated self-regarding life : or shall I, red hot in faith and hope, plunge into the world as it is, and try to make it better? The monk chose the former alternative: he chose the cloistered life, of silence and prayer and study and labour. And, if we knew all, we should probably see that, at first, for his day, he was right. Monasticism was a magnificent venture of faith—perhaps the greatest chapter in the history of man's search to find out God that has ever been written. What we and the whole world owe to the 1,000 years of Monachism in England is more than we can now estimate. But many of us have, I fear, lost sight of the immense spiritual influence of its early idealism in the more familiar story of its pitiful failure and decay in its old age. The monk, I say, chose the alternative of seeking communion with God in a severe, ascetic life and shunning the outer world. We interpret otherwise Christ's call. Other days have come to us: other methods must be ours. It is ours to live in the world, just where we are, but with aims and ideals far above it. " Hitch your waggon to a star," as Emerson said. The 600 years of monasticism here should give us all one life-long conviction—that spiritual and not material forces are the uplifting powers in the world; that the idealism of the saint, and the selfsacrifice of the hero, and not the aloofness and conven-

THE VIGORNIAN. tionalism of the selfish and the dull religionist, are the leaven by which God works out His purpose. I think that to have lived here so long, with these memories, must have done something to make us all idealists. Let me say one word more about this cathedral. This cathedral is not a verbal tradition, a memory of monachism. It is something ever before our eyes. It is a lasting proof of monastic idealism. How can we estimate the total resulting effect of years of worship in this cathedral? It is one of your privileges as Vigornians to have a cathedral as your School chapel. You have a cathedral as your schoolroom on Sunday for learning about God; a cathedral for your sanctuary in which to think of and worship Him. The sermons that you have heard here may have long passed away from your memory; but the music and the services will come back in far off years as a joy and vision of something unearthly, linking you to God. The psalms and canticles and hymns in particular, and specially now that the School takes so worthy a share in rendering them, will be a lifelong treasure. And the cathedral itself. Our sensitiveness to its beauty, to its divine grace and charm, may not come—does not come—consciously to every one at the time; but assuredly come it will—and speak to you with a voice you can interpret. Is it possible to help you even now to interpret that voice? I do not know. But if you ever looked on some flower, some lily or daffodil, and thought—really thought—how can such a perfect thing, perfect in form, perfect in texture, perfect in colour, perfect in function— how can such a thing spring out of an ugly rough bulb, and the common, perhaps foul, soil in which it grows. How? How? by what miracle of design and guidance and power? no less a miracle because it is repeated millions of times. How? If you have thought that out, and have been driven to see in that flower God's life, God's design, God's power; and have thus understood its perfection, and heard God speaking to you in it of His presence—then, I say, you may feel in these cathedrals a beauty and an art springing from a source higher than the men who built them, some effluence of the Spirit of God. And the memory of it will bring you, years hence, if not now, into the presence of God. I have said, I fear, more than enough, and will stop. You Vigornians, past and present, have a great inheritance. Enjoy the present; gather inspiration from the past, and look forward to playing a man's part in years to come. What a work lies before you in this 2Oth century ! What a joy to be young now! What a help to have these memories !

Rowing Dotes. Though the number of rowers this term is deplorably low, our activities have not been seriously handicapped and we have been able to acquit ourselves well at Marlow Regatta. . . . But what of next year?—if it does not seem to be looking too far ahead. At present it seems

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rather as if Rowing were destined to fade into insignificance, if it exist at all, whereas we ought to devote all our energies in this sport to produce crews that are capable of meeting some of the largest and best known rowing schools with a fair chance of success. But it does not do to be pessimistic at the close of a very successful term, and if we do feel inclined that way, let us remember that next year it is up to us to find a crew that will keep up the reputation, perhaps not very large, which we have won in the last two years—for it is our duty. It will be of great interest to many, O.V. and others, to hear that at last we possess a boathouse of our own, which has been built opposite the Grand Stand. It has no pretensions to be any magnificent building with several storeys, for it is a humble wood erection of the army hut genus, but we could not have wished for anything better, and if no one else is pleased with it the rowers at all events are very proud of it. We should like to express our thanks to Mr. Brown for the great kindness he has shown in lending us boats and, perhaps more especially, the " eight," in which we had a most enjoyable outing. It is impossible to express half the thanks we owe to Mr. Strong and Dr. Cavenagh, O.V., for the splendid way in which they have devoted much of their time to coaching the first IV. All we can say is that it was a pleasure to be coached by them. Mr. Bentley has given much help in coaching the and IV., but it was unfortunate that the lace at Monmouth was rowed in " tubs," in which the crew had not much chance to show their merits. We thank Rev. Monahan for the use of his motor boat. Finally we wish to thank all members of the staff, friends of the School, and members of the School for their help in making Rowing a success this term. E. L. FISHER, Captain of Boats.

Che School IV. at IRarlou). Under glorious weather conditions the IV. took part in the Public Schools Challenge Cup, rowed at Marlow Regatta on June 23rd. The School was drawn against Monmouth and Imperial Service College, Windsor, in the first heat; but we learned on arrival at Marlow that Monmouth were unfortunately unable to row. We therefore met Imperial Service College alone in the first heat. This afforded the crew great interest, as it is the first time that the School has met the latter on the river. THE RACE. The School, getting a better start than the College, got a very slight lead during the first minute. We then dropped back a little, until at about half way we were led from by a length, our rivals rowing a slightly faster stroke.

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Stroke, then quickening up slightly, began to reduce the lead, and during the last minute worked up a most excellent spurt, which, backed up well by the rest of the crew, enabled us to forge ahead, and win a most interesting race by a good three lengths. Fisher, the stroke, used excellent judgment, and timed his spurt to a nicety. * * * Tonbridge, who had accounted for Winchester and Cheltenham, and Borlase School, Marlow, who had won both their heats, became our rivals in the final. All three crews got well away, and for the first minute there appeared to be very little between them. Tonbridge, who were a strong, heavy crew, with plenty of leg power and beginning, then began to pull ahead, and won by three lengths. Borlase School led from us at half way by just over a length. Fisher then tried to repeat his tactics of the first race, with the result that we began to go up on our rivals very slowly—but our crew, after a very determined and plucky effort, were beaten in an exciting finish by | length. CHARACTERS. Bow. L. REES (lost 81bs.). A much improved oar. Has developed a good style and knows how to row himself out. Still has a tendency to be stiff in coming forward, which causes him occasionally to miss the beginning. 2. G. M. WATTS (i2st 4lbs.). With his size and reach he should make a useful oar. He needs to make more use of his legs and must get out of the habit of snatching the finish. 3. F. H. BURDEN (i2St 5lbs.). Has developed into a most useful oar. Pulls a hard blade and has shown plenty of "grit." A little slow at the recovery, which tends to make him a little short in a long row. STROKE. E. L. FISHER (lost. albs.). Has made a very successful stroke with good rhythm and judgment. Needs to be a little looser in coming forward and must remember to give his crew plenty of time in the swing forward. Cox. J. A. D. JOSEPH (?st.). Steers a very fair course and keeps his head. In spite of his weight he has been a useful asset to the boat. The crew, as a whole, was well up to the average. They were well together with good rhythm ; but inclined to lose their length towards the end of a row. With a little more " leg drive " and a harder beginning, they would have been a very fast crew indeed. It is, however, satisfactory to know that they were thought well of at Marlow by at least one " Blue," who commented that " the crew raced very well and did their school credit." I should like to take the opportunity of adding here that if the School is to maintain this sort of standard in rowing, there must be many more " recruits " on the river. It may be as well, however, to point out that only those recruits who are prepared for hard work and are keen to do their School credit in this way are required. S. D. STRONG.

flffalr at Carmo. Machiades, a Vigornian, wrote the history of the contest between certain colleges and the Vigornians beginning at the beginning of the training and believing that it would be a great contest and more worthy of telling than any before it. For this was the greatest movement that happened not only among the Vigornians, but a large part of the Rowing Schools—I had almost said of all. In the beginning of spring, Criton being chief archon, the Vigornians having chosen Rhesus and a certain other not worth mentioning as trierarchs and having invited Bebaios, a Samian, to instruct them in naval matters, began preparations with a view to the contest in the summer. Certain fellows, large and with no small knowledge of rowing, having been chosen out by the Samian admiral on the advice of the trierarchs, they embarked in the " fours " (for thus are they named by men because four men row : there is a helmsman also, who they call a " cox "—very verbose and having as it were a larger head than most men !) Thus for a space of about twenty days they toiled each day, until they retired home to refresh themselves from the work that was a grievous burden. In the same summer before the strawberries were ripe, having returned to Vigornia they gave themselves zealously to the work and every evening for about the space of five weeks rowed up the river, with a view to reducing themselves to a state of perfection—this seems to me to be very hard for boys. Each day they improved, the Samian having great expectations, and not least one Cavandros, who formerly lived among the Vigornians, but now is a great man among those who write prescriptions and cut off limbs, also knowing many things about plying the oar. He it was who when the Vigornian crew were not rowing with a style such as becomes a good rower, declared that it was " ai/iaros " (for my part I believe that this is false, but such is the legend). Having been thus rebuked they became more zealous, and when the time for departing to Larmo came, they were in some degree efficient. Having thus recounted the process of training, it seems good to me, passing over the journey and the nature of the tavern in which they slept one night, gasping for breath, in the same dilemma—to compare small things with great—as their countrymen in the Black Hole of Calcuttice, to relate the happenings in the contest. The next day the Vigornians having embarked on their ship coasted along the Bucks bank of the River Thames, until they came to the starting point, where they found their opponents, and a very important man, called a " Blue," seated in a very swift boat, which as an eyewitness declares was driven by certain mechanical devices which he could not understand. The Vigornians were victorious, the helmsman on the one hand having performed many cunning manoeuvres, and the stroke on the other hand having increased the speed of the boat exceedingly at the finish by a " spurt," a most cunning thing as it seems to me. Having disembarked, the Vigornians gave themselves

THE VIGORNIAN. over to pleasure, conversing with, so to speak, the most beautiful flowers that bloomed along the banks. Great was their happiness, though many times storms, very windy, arose in their hearts because it was necessary to row in the final race. But the final was of little importance, and little is known of it except that the Vigornians were defeated, for as is natural those that took part in it are loath to say many words. Then having completed their task and succeeded beyond their expectations, the Samian admiral dismissed them each to his own friends, but kept with him one of the Trierarchs, Rhesus by name, that he might be an escort to their fair supporters. Such was the affair at Larmo. " CORPORAL MAC."

Clx Sports. Owing to the flooding of the ground at the end of the Easter Term, we were obliged to hold these at the beginning of this Term. The result of this was that most of the competitors were in very poor training, the majority of the performances being weak. Results :— Throwing the Cricket Ball (Open). — i Robinson, 2 Kitton. Distance 80 2-3 yds. Throwing the Cricket Ball (Under 15). — i Porter ii., 2 Graham ii. Distance 64 1-3 yds. Quarter Mile (Open). — i Evans, 2 Longland. Time 6osec. Evans went away at the start, and, keeping ahead, won by some yards without being seriously challenged. Half-Mile (under 15). — i Redmond, 2 Davis. High Jump (Open). — i Cale, 2 Longland.

Height 4ft.

High Jump (under 15). — i Greene, 2 Ainslie. Long Jump (Open). — i Longland, 2 Kitton. Length i6ft. 8£ins. Lack of practise was here more evident than in any other evident, as two of the competitors had cleared over i8ft. last year. Long Jump (under 15). — i Redmond, 2 Ainslie. Length I3ft. nin. Hundred Yards (under n). — i Jones-Williams. Hundred Yards (under 13). — i Royce, 2 Bradley. Half-Mile (Open). — i Evans, 2 Longland. Time 2min. 23secs. Evans and Longland were practically level till the former, some 200 yards from the finish, gradually drew ahead and won by about 10 yards. Hundred Yards (Open). — i Evans, 2 Kitton. A fine race, Kitton leading till about 20 yards from the tape, when Evans rapidly overhauled him and won by a narrow margin. Time usecs. Hundred Yards (under 15). — i Redmond, 2 Hopkin i. Time i2-5secs. Bicycle Race. — i Wynne-Woolley, 2 Sherwood.

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Relay Race (senior).—i School House, 2 Day Boys. In the final heat Evans and Kitton had a repetition of their struggle in the " hundred," the latter turning the tables with the aid of a yard or two's start; the best event of the afternoon. Relay Race (junior).—i Castle House, 2 Day Boys. O.V. Race.—i Evans E. B., 2 Downes L. Three-quarter Mile (under 16).—I Graves-Morris ii., 2 Flay. The former won with great ease, drawing well ahead in the third lap. One Mile (Open).—i Longland, 2 Evans. Time 5min. 24secs. Longland showed good judgment and, throwing off Evans's challenge, won with quite a lot in hand. One Mile (under 15),—i Redmond, 2 Hodgkins. Time 5min. 55secs. Consolation Race (Open).—i Croft. Consolation Race (under 15).—i Osmond. Tug-of-War.—i Castle House. Winners of Sports Shield.—Day Boys. Senior Victor Ludorum.—W. B. Evans. Junior Victor Ludorum.—T. V. Redmond. Miss Cronshaw very kindly presented the prizes at the finish of a sports' meeting which, if the performances themselves were not very meritorious, provided some very interesting racing, the " walk-overs," which as a rule mar so many events, being conspicuous by their absence.

Cricket. This season has not been a success, though the victories over Malvern Colts and Hereford are creditable, especially considering the scarcity of old colours. The 2nd, XL, though they had an excellent match with Dean Close 2nd, have been even less successful, while the 3rd have been more fortunate, having defeated, in one of each pairs of matches, both Kempsey School and Hanley Castle Grammar School. We should like to thank those members of the Staff— especially Mr. Rammell and Mr. Whitaker—who have been kind enough to assist on the cricket-field. D. WEBB, Captain of Cricket. A. G. BAIN, Secretary of Cricket. THE SCHOOL v. WORCESTER CITY. This, the first match of the season, was played on WhitMonday, May 2ist. The School batted first on a slow, easy wicket, but could do little with the bowling, especially that of W. F. Spreckley. When, however, nine wickets were down for 39, Robinson came to the rescue by going whole-heartedly for the latter's deliveries, the innings finally closing for the meagre total of 63. Wickets fell rapidly at the beginning of the City's innings, six wickets

THE VIGORNIAN. being down for 55. Then, however, the bowling was mastered, and our opponents totalled 141 . Scores : — THE SCHOOL. A. G. Bain c Knowles b Spreckley M. E. Kitton b Nicholls D. Webb b Spreckley J. L. Longland b Spreckley R. K. Hooper c Weldon b Heaton W. B. Evans b Spreckley L. W. Shorting c Bunting b Spreckley R. E. B. Robinson not out E. S. Sherwood b Weldon J. Cale b Weldon J. L. R. Croft c Heaton b Spreckley ... Extras Total

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THE SCHOOL v. MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. The weather was cold and depressing, with the ground sodden. Malvern batted first and, in a manner which suggested that the bowling held no terrors for them, totalled 180 for 5 before declaring. The School met with little success, and lost no fewer than 7 wickets for 65 in the short space allotted them to bat, the draw gained with such difficulty being scarcely preferable to defeat. Scores :—

MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. 16 97

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The Guild batted first on a fast wicket with plenty of fire in it. The first wicket realized 72, but a p£irtial collapse occurred till the score stood at 8 for 120; however, the last two partnerships met with some success , so that the final total was 164. The School never looked like getting the runs, and succeeded in scraping together a mere 45. Scores :— CATHEDRAL GUILD. W. Green b Croft Noond c Robinson b Croft Fitzer c Longland b Croft Gough c Robinson b Croft Tyler b Kitton Watkin c and b Kitton Albutt c Webb b Croft Sanders not out Warman c Bain b Croft ... Whitcombe run out

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' THE SCHOOL v. NORTON BARRACKS. The School batted first and put up quite a good performance, Webb making a stylish 65 not out, mainly from some very pretty strokes past cover and third-man. The innings was declared closed when 8 wickets were down for 152. Though !t at first appeared that the School would succeed in preventing their opponents from obtaining the runs, the soldiers afterwards forced the pace and, mainly thanks to a slashing innings by Captain Godfray, passed our total with four wickets in hand and some minutes to spare. Scores : — THE SCHOOL. M. E. Kitton c Eccles b Hammilton D Webb not out ... J Longland Ibw b Hammilton ... R. K. Hooper ii. b Hammilton ... W. B. Evans c White b Hammilton R. E. B. Robinson b Hammilton

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The bowling of W. F. Spreckley proved as dangerous as it had been in the Worcester City match, as five wickets fell to him for 28. The other bowling was also good, as was the fielding, so that we only succeeded in putting together 78. With Robinson bowling well, five of our opponents' wickets fell for 27, but M. E. Webb then mastered the bowling with the result that our total was passed without further loss, the final score being 136. Scores : — THE SCHOOL. Bain c T. E. Rammell b Col. Footner Longland c Bunting b Spreckley ...

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9 21

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M. E. Webb c Croft b Shorting Dr. N. Duccan b Robinson ...

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Major F. A. Howe c Sherwood b Shorting B. H Carter Ibw b Croft

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1-16

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Averag.j. _ ... 41 ... 5 ... i ... 72 ... 8'2 ... 31 ... i ... o ... 54 ...31 ... 17 ... o ... o ... 18 ... — 18 ... i ... o ... 18 ... 18 ... 13 ... 2 ... o ... 22 ... 6'5 ... o ... o ... I ... 6 ... —

THE SCHOOL v. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL, CHELTENHAM. The School could do little with the bowling of Clarke, who whipped up from the pitch nastily at times, and kept at good length throughout. More success was attained in getting rid of our opponents, but our meagre total of 54 was not sufficient for the occasion, Dean Close obtaining 99 for 9, passing our score with seven wickets down. Scores : — THE SCHOOL. *3

Robinson Kitton Redmond Hooper Craze

... ... ... ...

THE SCHOOL v. CATHEDRAL GUILD C.C. The return match resulted in another, though rather less discreditable, defeat for the School. Thanks mainly to a profitable second-wicket stand our opponents totalled 135. The bowling of Noond and Watkin was not so formidable as in the other match, but our batsmen were inclined to throw their wickets away rather needlessly, so that the innings closed for 78. Scores : — CATHEDRAL GUILD C.C.

Whitcombe b Redmond ... Harvey not out ... ... Extras ...

Total

... ... ...

Kitton Hooper Robinson Redmond Craze

... ...

5 o 2 135

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wickets. Overs.

Balls. Average.

31 15 ... 48 15 ... 1 1

66 ... 775 24 ... — 54 . . . 1 6 13 ... 7*5 6 ... —

... ... ... ... ...

4 ... o ... 3 ... 2 ... o ...

i o o o o

THE SCHOOL. Bain c Warman b Noond ... ...

DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL-

... ... ...

Total

7 6

Croft b Clarke

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Average. ... 32 ... 2 ... i ... 48 ... 16 ... 19 ... 3 ... o ... 54 ... 6*3 14 ... 2 ... i ... 24 ... 7 ... 19 ... i ... o ... 24 ... 19 ... 10 ... i ... o ... 18 ... 10

... ... ... ... ...

...

8 Webb c Noond b Watkin ...

Total

...

THE VIGORNIAN.

295 MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS.

THE SCHOOL v. DEAN CLOSE, CHELTENHAM. In the return match, Clarke was again dangerous on a fiery wicket, with the result that 59 was the best that the School could put together. This total was passed by our opponents for the loss of five wickets, the final score being 119. Redmond, with a little luck, emerged with a bowling analysis of 6 for 29. Scores : —

6 6 o

Buckston c Webb b Redmond ...

2 2

THE SCHOOL. O

18 6 8

Tallis Ibw b Craze Kitton b Clarke . Webb c Wood b Parfit

...

... .

17 6 Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Craze b Parfit

...

i Robinson Kitton Redmond Sherwood Shorting

... ... ...

DEAN CLOSE.

Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Average. 24 ... o ... 4 ... 78 . 18 ... i ... 2 . ... 54 . .. 18 ... 15 ... 3 ... 2 ... 36 . •• 5 ... 5 ... 2 ... I ... 24 •• 2'5° 8 ... 2 ... i ... 36 . •• 4 .. 10

...

THE SCHOOL. Wood b Robinson ... ... Culwich c Sub b Shorting

... ..

... ...

... ..

... ...

10 8

Longland st Limebeer b Mordaunt

Webb c Tallis b Battersby

I1 11

Hadfield b Redmond

...

Clarke c Evans b Hooper

...

o 3

Shorting b Hahn ...

Redmond run out ...

Craze run out

6 o IO

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Sherwood

...

Total

Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Average. ... 9 ... i ... o ... 12 ... 9 THE SCHOOL v. W. M. TYLER, ESQ.'S XL

Redmond Robinson Shorting Hooper

...

29 20 7 9

... ... ... ...

6 i i o

... ... ... ...

i ... 2 ... i ... o ...

54 54 18 19

... 4-8 ... 20 ... 7 ... —

At Worcester, June 3Oth. THE SCHOOL.

THE SQHOOL v. MALVERN COLLEGE COLTS. The School gained its first victory. Our opponents batted first, and, though the bowling was only mediocre, could get no more than 89— thanks mainly to some excellent fielding. Our innings started well, 56 being put on before the first wicket fell. Bain contributed a speedily compiled 43. After that there was more or less of a collapse, and we only won by a narrow margin. Scores :—

6 0

6 70

Craze run out

THE VIGORNIAN.

296

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL.

Sherwood not out . Extras

Total

132

W. M. TYLER, ESQ.'S XI. Buckley c Bain b Craze Morrisson b Robinson ... Mahoney c Sub b Robinson Burton c Evans b Robinson Tyler c Craze b Robinson Waite c Longland b Hooper Clackson b Redmond Matthews b Sherwood Every Ibw b Craze Salmon Ibw b Redmond ... Whittaker not out ... Extras

... ... ...

no 2 10 5 3 9 S 33 7 19

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Average. .. 38 ... o ... o .. 36 ... .. 56 ••• 4 ••• ° •• 48 ... 14 19 ... 2 ... O .. 48 ••• 9'S .. 24 ... I ... I 3° ... 24 .. 53 ... i ... o .. 42 ••• S3 14 ... 2 ... O .. 24

THE SCHOOL v. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. The School batted first, and though the first wicket fell early, runs subsequently came fairly easily, Bain (30), Webb (19), and Redmond (39 not out) being the chief scorers. The innings closed for 134. The first three of our opponents' wickets fell rapidly, but a stand then improved their position. When this was broken up the remaining batsmen offered little resistance, the innings closing for 94. The School bowling was very poor except for that of Robinson, who, keeping an excellent length, took 5 for 23. THE SCHOOL. Bain b White Longland c Railton b White Kitton Ibw b White Webb c and b White Hooper c Davies b White Robinson b White ... Redmond not out ... Evans b Hubbard ... Sherwood c Marsh b Jones Craze b Lowsley Croft c Cook b Lowsley ... Extras Total

3° 4 ii 19 2

7 4 5 28 16 o 4 '4 o 0

9 7

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Total

Kitton Robinson Redmond Sherwood Hooper Craze

Marsh b Robinson ... Davey b Kitton Jones c Hooper b Robinson Lowsley c Evans b Robinson Davies b Hooper ... Dutton run out White run out Cook not out Railton Ibw b Robinson ... Steward b Robinson Hubbard b Kitton Extras

Kitton Robinson Redmond Sherwood Hooper

.. .. ..

Runs. Wickets. Overs. Balls. Average. 29 ... 2 ... 2 ... 53 ... 14-5 23 ... 5 ... 6 ... 84 ... 4-6 23 ... o ... i ... 30 ... — 8

...

THE SCHOOL v. THE OLD VIGORN1ANS. The School batted first and lost their first two wickets cheaply. A stand by Webb and Bain, however, relieved the situation, and later Hooper played some very nice strokes in his 34. The O.V.'s did not do particularly well at first, but, on the advent of their Captain, who contributed a hard-hit 74, scored rapidly, and passed the School total with ease. Scores :— THE SCHOOL. Bain b Warren Longland run out ... Kitton b Davey Webb c Warren b Tyler ... Hooper run out Robinson b Warren Evans c Woodcock b Tyler Shorting b Tyler ... Redmond not out ... Sherwood c Ludlow b Davey Porter ii. b Warren Extras

o 22

34 i o 4 IS 4 o

Total

114

39 3 10 i o '5 '34

OLD VIGORNIANS. Stevens b Porter ii. Matthews Ibw b Robinson Fergusson Ibw b Robinson Record b Robinson Ludlow c Kitton b Robinson Woodcock Ibw b Porter ii. Davey not out

7 26 19 9 74 S

THE VIGORNIAN. Fillmore not out Tyler Warren Nash Extras

297 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Did not bat.

Runs. Wickets. Overs. Bails. Average. • • 35 ••• ' ••• 2 ••• 54 ••• 35 .. 15 ... 2 ... i ... 42 ... 7-5

Porter Kitton Robinson Sherwood

Total

24 ...

Runs. Wickets. Overs. 40 ... 4 56 ... 2 7 ... o 20 ... o 18 ... o 25 ... o

...

o ...

... 21

24 ...

" EXPLANATION." To and for those who feel the need of one.

I can remember well, how, that last evening as we sat And watched the long day die and night come creeping from the sea, He came and sat beside us, while the stars wheeled overhead, While high above the moon sailed calmly . . . and no word was said —For speech was silence—, till at last he rose, and turning, spoke :

18 18

THE SCHOOL v. NORTON BARRACKS.

" The day has come at last . . . and since to-day we three must part, I have to say ' Good-bye,' however difficult it be." But we, conventionally . . . " Must you go? " And meant

THE SCHOOL. Bain c Cooper b Rose Longland c White b Hamilton Kitton run out Webb c Eccles b Rose Robinson c Pepper b Hamilton Hooper b Rose Evans c Eccles b Hamilton Redmond c Pepper b Rose Shorting b Hamilton Porter not out Sherwood b Hamilton Extras

17 10 i n o 4 3 18 25 4 i 6

Total

...

Po«irp.

Balls. Average. 72 10 66 28

Batting first, the School were doing badly till a stand by Shorting and Redmond relieved matters, the former contributing a very pretty 25. The innings finally closed for exactly 100. Our bowlers did fairly well before the arrival of Captain Godfray, who hit freely, so that our total was passed for the loss of three wickets. There was a collapse after his dismissal, however, 9 wickets being down for 138 at the close of play. Scores :—

NORTON BARRACKS. Pepper c Robinson b Kitton Cooper b Porter Eccles c Evans b Kitton Hamilton c Webb b Sherwood Godfray c and b Sherwood Cronin b Sherwood White b Robinson Rose c and b Sherwood Summers b Robinson •. Simmonds not out Keeble absent • Extras

4 ...

186

BOWLING ANALYSIS. Robinson Porter ii. Sherwood Kitton Redmond Shorting

...

14 13 5 29 39 o 3 o 10 3 22 — 138 —

For once

. " For God's sake > d o n < t ! " He sighed' half ' wistfully, and said: There always comes a time when heavy-footed men invade The house

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Home." " And what is hard and true at times like that, is also true At times like this; but harder still—For now the time has come When, willy-nilly, I must go, for the command is Life's. j have to be the heavy.footed man> and move the things Myself; I have to strip the rooms bare, knowing what I do And tha( . ig why jt hurts _ hurts badly too. For t had grown To be a part of you and of this place ; felt I was yours, YQU mine To tear one-s seif a w a y . to p ack one,g t r u n k j and go_ Is hateful: for it marks an end, unalterable change, The full-stop to a sentence that can never be re-writ !" "Life changes . . . and I go. If I come back again? Why then It will be pleasant,—but it cannot be the same.—One thing

298

THE VIGORNIAN.

I have not said, because I can't, is ' Thank you '—Yet you'll know From what I have said what I feel, when I clutch at your hand And say mechanically, flippantly, ' Good-bye! ' You'll know How much it changes things ; how much it means— You'll know how much it hurts . . ." Worcester, 2.7.23. C.B.G.

more translations Trom Shakespeare.

forces for a long time, and was also large enough for it to be possible to carry out turning movements by making use of cover. In consequence we had a very successful day. As the Annual Inspection must now include a Tactical Scheme, we had the officer who afterwards carried out the inspection as a spectator. The scheme was that a Red Force (Nos. i and 2 Platoons) were pursuing a White force from Bromyard in the direction of Worcester. A White rearguard was holding positions on Bringsty Common (No. 3 Platoon) and Red Force had orders to clear the common of hostile troops. This they eventually succeeded in doing, though not without great difficulty. The proceedings closed with an excellent tea. ANNUAL INSPECTION.

10 p.m. " Who did strike out the light? " Macbeth. [ We know ! ] Non-Safety Razor, 7 a.m. " Thou art the best of the cut-throats ! " Macbeth. The now almost extinct " soup-plate " (the so-called " Eton " variety). " Scarce can I speak my choler is so great." Henry VI. " Bishop's" A.D. 314289?-? " There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny." Henry VI. " ISAAC WALTON."

This was carried out on June 28th by Major T. R. Eastwood, D.S.O., M.C., of the War Office. We were again favoured with glorious weather—summerlike without being too hot. The inspecting officer congratulated the corps on their performance, expressing himself as being particularly pleased with the field work, the cleanness of the rifles, and the drill of the junior (No. 3) Platoon. CAMP. This year we go into Camp at Strensall, of which there are still some who have memories in 1920. We hope to march into camp 70 strong, and to find it unchanged except for the weather, which was the only thing about it that we didn't like in 1920.

Cambridge Cetter.

O.C.C. Rotes.

Cambridge, June 10, 1923.

PROMOTIONS. 8.5.23. 18.5.23. 2.7.23.

Corporal Rees to be Sergeant. Cadet Watts to be Lance-Corporal. Corporal Ainsworth to be Sergeant.

CERTIFICATE A. The following were successful in the written examination held last March :— Corporal R. E. B. Robinson. Lance-Cpls. C. H. Brown. J. L. R. Croft. H. P. E. Pereira. G. M. Watts. Every non-commissioned officer in the Contingent now holds the Certificate. FIELD OPERATIONS. On June nth the Corps carried out Field Operations on Bringsty Common. The day was gorgeous, the ground— new to us—gave great opportunities for the use of cover, and there were several naturally strong positions where a small force might hold out against numerically superior

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, " How swift our giddy globe revolves Through days and nights and years." So runs a delightful verse by an excellent, though but little known, young poet, and how true are his soulful words. It seems, sirs, but yesterday that we chewed our way through three respectable penholders in concocting an epistle for your venerable pages and here we are chewing our way through three more. However, let us bear up bravely. Rumours have reached us that the songster in your midst has at last found a spot where he may roost beside the Cam. We offer our humble congratulations. We hope to see vast herds of Vigornian freshmen hibernating up here next term and beg to suggest that no better location could be found for the purpose. The climate is cold and clammy and it rains continuously—but enough, let us hasten along—we have started upon our third penholder— and give a little news about ourselves.

THE VIGORNIAN. A. H. ADAMS (Emmanuel). Cannot make up his mind whether to come up next term or not. Feels we shall degenerate should his paternal influence be absent from us. Has become an open-air enthusiast and takes all his meals by the side of the road or on the tops of trees. Should he decide to leave us we wish him the best of luck, but we hope he will make up his mind to remain with us. B. ST. J. HOWELLS (Queen's). Still pursues the maritime profession with great zeal and no little success. Wishes lo deny the rumour that Paderewski has offered to take him into partnership. Has invented great quantities of dance music which has had the effect, so we understand, of increasing the death-rate to an alarming extent. We are told he is leaving us this term, much to our grief, and we hasten to wish him the best of luck. G. H. EVANS (Christ's). Alleges that he has been working this term. We have been trying to discover what at. Spends a large portion of his time in being photographed in every imaginable position. Frequently loses his bicycle and buys another. Is thinking of procuring a scooter, for the reason that such a conveyance is more cheaply replaced when mislaid. WYNNE (St. Catherine's). Refuses to be either seen or heard. V. C. POWELL (John's). Tells us that he is suffering from palpitation of the brain due to overwork. We are recovering slowly from the shock. Is becomingly modest about the result of his labours and was much hurt when we asked him. Attempts to play tennis when the weather is warm. Is a source of trouble to man and beast. With every good wish, sirs, to yourselves, the School and all O.V.'s. We are, yours, etc., CANTAB.

School Officers. Head of the School E. L. Fisher. Captain of Cricket D. Webb. Secretary of Cricket A. G. Bain. E. L. Fisher. Captain of Boats Secretary of Boats L. Rees. Captain of Shooting E. L. Fisher. M. E. Kitton. Secretary of Shooting School Monitors—E. L. Fisher, C. B. Gill, J. L. Longland, A. G. Bain, W. B. Evans, D. Webb, R. WynneWoolley. Librarians—E. L. Fisher, C. B. Gill, H. A. Ainsworth, H. P. E. Pereira, K. N. Ross. Editors of the Vigornian—E. L. Fisher, C. B. Gill, J. L. Longland, A. G. Bain.

VI.

299

Valck.

Edye A. de B. (1918-1923). School Monitor, ist IV. (cox) 1922, ist Shooting VIII. 1922, Captain of Gym. 19221923, Certificate " A," Sergeant O.T.C. Upper Fifth. Storrs O. T. (1921-1923). 2nd XV. 1923, Cadet O.T.C. Lower VB. Amor L. (1918-1923). Cadet O.T.C. Moor A. M. B. (1921-1923). Cadet O.T.C. Upper IV. Carleton D. B. Cadet O.T.C. Lower IV. Griffiths G. J. Shell. Baker K. J.

Salcete.

Lower VA. Nanton A. H. IVu. Hill G. A., Lane L. A. Shell. Bentley H. G., Crowder E. L., Misrahi S. II. Hughes J. S. I. Hart A. R.

Baralbrum. " A pale moon tracing patterns on my wall, Its light fantastic forming all things strange ; There in the shadows nameless horrors range Within their band of darkness ; for of all My sleep-shaped phantoms none may crawl Nor steal towards the light and change Its shapelessness to substance : still derange My mind the ghosts / must not dare to call To being. But the moon laughs as I lie And cruelly mocks the fears that drive me mad— The fear of what may meet me when I die, The fear of judgment on my crime, the sad, Fond, mother's face which I have shamed, till soon Conies madness, and I curse God and His Moon." 26/6/23.

Contemporaries. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following, with apologies for any accidental omissions:—The Alleynian, The Bromsgrovian, The Browning Buzzer, The Felstedian, The King Edward's School Chronicle, The Portcullis, The Wyggestonian.