PET HIOTE. VOL. XXI.
DECEMBER,
1910.
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No. 198.
SCHOOL LETTER. UR first duty is to apologise for the belated appearance of our last number. The events of the term, which is very nearly ended, cannot be called stirring, for we have done much as usual, and thus the task of writing a school letter is made rather difficult. To begin with, whilst most of the rest of the British isles is plunged once again into the toil and trouble of a general election, the two parties concerned at York have made an agreement—wonders seemingly never will cease—and so we are to be spared a fight. We itched to write scathing remarks, we won't say on which party, and to express our most excellent opinions and arguments, but in the present circumstances they would be of little use, and so we must perforce refrain from such sentiments. After all, politics are not the only matters which absorb our interest, so let us turn to other things. Up to the present time, the Football this season has been full of interest and not without success. Though beaten rather decisively by Durham and Giggleswick, the first team has given a good account of itself in all the matches. The games against Ripon and Leeds were runaway victories for the school, but perhaps the best achievement was in the match against St. John's College. The school were much lighter, but still managed to outlast their opponents and win a good game by 18 pts. to i i . We look forward to a good game with the Old Boys to bring a most enjoyable term's matches to a
