T H E

PETERITE.VoL. XV .

APRIL, 1899 .

No. 138.

SCHOOL LETTER.

HE predictions of our last Editorial have, strange tosay, not been verified . The boat, which bade fair

to be a very strong one, containing as it did three oflast year's crew, has been immeasurably weakenedby the loss of R . Teasdale, the captain . His place

has been filled by Otley, while Roy, a candidate, last year also for"bow," has given place to C . Nelson, who although somewhat ofa novice, has been rowing very well . We hear that the Old Boys 'boat will not be so strong this year as those of former years, so

that perhaps this year is destined to see the turning of the tide ofdefeat with us, as in the more famous instance . We will, at anyrate, undaunted by the former ill success of our prophecy, commit

ourselves so far as to predict, that if the School win the toss andtake the side (granted a strong wind down stream and a big

current), the race will be won . Some people may say that thisprediction savours somewhat of the Delphic Oracle . Weanswer with the still more profound remark, " we shall see . "To turn to the alternative amusement of this term—the hockey—

matches have been arranged with scratch teams, and we hopebefore next year to see something like a list of fixtures . The greatwant at present is of proper goal posts, the football posts requiring

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rather more than a little bit off the top, and the sides to make themof the proper size. This should be seen to, in time next year.

Mr. Wilkes is most regular in his attendance at the hockey field,giving the players the benefit both of his experience and advice,

and of a fine exposition of defensive play.We are very glad to notice that the day-boys are taking up

hockey with some degree of enthusiasm, and this brings us to thequestion of the falling off in the attendance of day-boys at theSchool games . It is a patriotic duty which they owe to the

School . that they should do their best to attend the Schoolgames as well as the School work . There is only one in the

House incapable of joining in the games . It is a reproach to the

day-boys that only a hare half of them should join in the games.No one can believe that, if they really wished to play, their parents

would be an unsurmountable obstacle . Captains and secretariesof football and cricket are only too glad to see them appearing on

the field . We will not repeat the " chestnut " which comes soreadily to our pen, but it is a mere matter of commonsense that a

boy has a clearer head, and is in every way better in mind andbody when in good condition ; which good condition will notbe obtained by merely walking to School and back, and loafing

about at home every half-holiday afternoon . We appeal to thepatriotism of the day-boys to do their best to join in the School

games so that the reproach may be taken away from them, and sothat the day-boy who does not play in one or other of the games,

may become a curiosity.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER.Semper ego auditor ?

wrote the satirist of Rome, when he apologised for writing at

Semper ego seriptor ?

That is our complaint . But what Peterite, and especially a former

editor, could heartlessly refuse a request for a Cambridge Letter ?He must know that the Editor is at his last gasp . The criticism

So

all .

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of the Theatricals is, it may be, too short! there have been but

few football matches ! or no births, deaths, and marriages!Winter is past, or will be when this appears in print, and alas ! no" icicles have hung by the wall," but the " ways have been foul "

and a rich fog has been exuding from the Cam . Influenzahas been the result, and Mr . Leaf at Norwich says he isdewwe vovw KaTEXo evoc . By the way, we note in the CambridgeReview, the following :

" In Mr. Leaf both Peterhouse and the University lose one ofthe most energetic and brilliant of our younger scholars, so that it is

hard to know whether congratulation or condolence is more inplace ." Doubtless you will remember that Mr . Leaf is now one ofHer Majesty's Inspectors of Schools.

Eastwood went down also last term, and is now a Schoolmaster inDevonshire . His place at full back in the Yorkshire Schools team

up here is usually filled by G . Crowther . Sullivan is Secretary ofthe Yorkshire Schools Club, and Veld, Russell, Fausset, andTomlinson have played for the team at various times in addition to

those already mentioned.Sullivan played for the University against Kensington this term,

and we must congratulate Yeld too on playing against Lennox—his first, but we are sure not his last appearance . Sullivanplayed for Blackheath against the 'Varsity, and Yeld plays at times

for Croydon, but to chronicle their doings would he too long atask--such is the demand for O .P . ' s in the football world.

We expected also to see F . M . Bingham playing for Blackheathagainst the University here, but, though chosen, he was unable to

get away.We cull from the Clare correspondence in the Cambridge Review

the following :"On Friday our boat captain distinguished himself by being

blown, with his bicycle, into the river. He chose the neighbour-hood of the Red Grind for the performance ."

The unfortunate boat captain in question was B . Hudson, whowas coaching the Clare Lent Boat at the time . H . B. Greeves hasstroked the Peterhouse eight, and also their clinker four to victory ;

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the latter has suffered somewhat from the aforementioned influenza,but other Peterites, avoiding the delights of rowing, have been

happily freed from it.Fausset and Russell have taken to hockey, the former captains

the Peterhouse team, the latter plays half-back for Emmanuel.About mid-term the ubiquitous Shepherd appeared in Cambridge,

and played next day for the Yorkshire Schools against ScotchSchools, the latter represented by half the University team among

the rest . The Yorkshire Schools none the less won, and Shepherdreturned north smiling.

We apologise for the absence of those flowers of rhetoric whichshould distinguish a letter intended for publication, but the Editor

was in a hurry and gave us short shrift by which to hang ourselves.Besides, the Lent races call us to the river, where the great sight

is the Trinity Rugger VIII . This boat is manned among otherfootball lights by Pilkington, Campbell, and Bell . The average

weight per man is nearly twelve and a half stone . They have

gone up five places, though they voted paddling "rot," while rowing

is "such awfully good exercise for the arms "N .13 .—We leave remarks on the result of the University Boat

Race to your Oxford correspondent.

OXFORD LP:TTER.

'• Sir," as I)r . Johnson says " Judge no man by his letters, "

therefore, if we appear in the light of small discretion, pray letour sluggard humour down gently, and say with Shakespeare,

" Sir, your wit ambles well, it runs easily ." Ah ! but it may run awaywith us altogether if we do not guide it into the arena of hardfacts—to wit, the football field . That we lost both Inter 'Varsity

matches is stale news now ; to offer excuses would be both futileand ungenerous, and we will content ourselves with hoping that

the best team won . So far this term our Rugby team has beatenCoventry, Croydon, East Sheen, and the London Scottish, while

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we lost to a very strong Blackheath team, including Skrimshire and

Fookes, by six points to nine . We should like to congratulateWalton on playing for the 'Varsity against Fast Sheen.

The University Dramatic Societe " has strutted gaily for a space

and gone ." The play acted was " A Midsummer's Dream," andwas in every way a success . Mr. H . M . M . Woodward, as " Puck,"was undoubtedly the best, while Mr . Talbot 's " Bottom " was

delightful, his acting in many ways reminded us of Bailey's . Thescenic arrangements were excellent, though the faries rather taxed

one's imaginative powers . Of the ladies, Miss Una Cockerell,in her portrayal of " Titania, " was most delectable . Taking it

altogether, the play was a decided advance on last year's production.This week the "toggers" are in full swing, more so than the crews

perhaps. We are told on good authority that they are rather belowthe average this year, owing to the fact that no Peterites are

rowing, and also in some degree to the difficulty of getting adequatecoaching by reason of the floods, which have been indeed dreadful.

For the first four days the towing path was under water to adepth of eighteen inches, and enthusiastic Peterites might be seen

trailing exhausted limbs in the wake of Ruskin Hall Second or the

agitated Toshers . The sight of victor and vanquished rowing on

to the Brasenose cricket ground to get out of the course caused

amusement to many . Of the boats, Balliol will remain head, while

Brasenose, Merton, Pembroke, and Worcester will materiallyimprove their position . The 'Varsity boat is going well, though

the inability of Warren to row has proved a serious loss . Tinne,however, is proving himself an efficient substitute, and his success

is the more pleasing as he was ninth man last year . Of theathletic club no authentic news has come to hand, but with Vassal,Thomas, Danson, Parkes, and Cornish still in residence our

expectations are rosy . Of the Peterites up at present, may we notsay with Virgil ? Non multa sed tiara el venerabilia nomina.

H . H . Williams is at Hertford, and plays with formal logic andmetaphysics . R . Whincup is at Grindle 's Hall and goes for

pleasant drives . E . J . Walton plays rugger for Queen's, and whenhe has time, for Yorkshire County . T. F. Williams is not playing

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football for Queen 's, nor has he been approached by Broughton

Rangers along with the brothers James . C. I3 . Cotterell has been

learning to ride a horse on Shotover and falling off : he has the

satisfaction of not hurting himself behind if he falls in front . Of

the rest we know nothing . lob r alai we may mention the fact that

there are three hundred candidates in for honour moderations,

including women and children : that the Vice-Chancellor has been

guilty of the atrocity of Nos el hi Prot-tares Judie ahunt ; and that there

is no submarine boat in the " torpedo races " of 1899, owing, it is

supposed, to the Tzar's " eirenekon," or a telegram from the

German Emperor.

FOOTBALL RESULTS (Delayed).

FIRST XV.

Date .

Versus .

Ground . Result . Scorefor . Scoreagst.

Tues. Oct . 4 . Old Boys

. . home lost i g. I t . 4 g . +t.Thurs. „ 13 . St . John's College home won

3g .(2dr.)4t .

nil.Sat .

„ 22 . Leeds G .S .

. .

home won 3 g . 9 t .

nil.Sat .

,, 29 . Durham School home lost

i goal

3 g . .} t.Thurs . Nov. 3 . Yorkshire College home lost I g . (dr.) 3 g. 5 t.Sat .

„ 12 . Headingley F .C . home lost

nil

I g. 5 t.Sat .

„ 19 . Giggleswick School away lost

nil

2 tries.Sat .

„ 26 . Durham School away lost

nil3g .(IdrIp)5t.

Tues .

„ 29 . E. J . Joicey's XV. home lost

I try

3 tries.Sat.

Dec. 3 . Spen Valley CasualsF.C .

. home won zg.(i dr .)4t . nil.Tues .

„ 6 . Richmond School away won 13 g . 8 t . I trySat .

„ to . Yarnbury F.C .

home won

i try

nil.Tues .

„ 2o . Old Boys

home lost 2 tries

r g . 5 t.Sat .

Feb . I i . Wakefield St . John'shome won 4 g . (I from a mark) nil.

Thurs . „ 18. St. John's College home won

g . 5 t .

I try

Total points for, 245 ; against, 17^, .

CONFIRMATION .

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SECOND XV.

Date.

Versus .

Ground . Result . Scorefor . Scoreagst.Sat .

Oct . 22 . Leeds G .S . znd

away won 1

g .

15

t .

nil.Thurs .

„ 27 . St . John's Coll . :

home lost nil .

3g.(zdr.)}t.Sat .

, 29 . Durham G .S . znd away lost nil .

2

g .

6 t.Thurs . Feb . 2 . St . John's Coll . A home lost nil .

3 tries .Total for, 5o points ; against, 62 points.

RULES t]F FORM CHALLENGE SHIELD FOR

GYMNASTICS.I .—Competition to take place in the following :

(a) Horizontal bar, parallel bars, vaulting horse, bridge

ladder, rings, rope climbing (two set exercises and

one voluntary in each).(b) High jumping.(c) Free Gymnastics (dumb-bells, sceptres, &c .)

II .—Each form may send five representatives, the total numberof marks scored Iw the form to count.

(a) A prize will be given to the boy scoring the highestindividual marks in the competition.

(b) The form winning the shield to retain it till the nextcompetition.

III .—For the purposes of this competition there are four forms,Sixth, Fifth, Fourth, Junior School.

N .B .—The set exercises in each event will be posted in the

Gymnasium at once, that competitors may practice them.In free gymnastics, boys representing any one form will perform

simultaneously.

The competition will take place on a date to be fixed, probablyearly in April .

CONFIRMATION.On the 6th April, the Bishop of Hull held a Confirmation in the

School Chapel . The whole School was present, with a number of

the parents and friends of the candidates.In his first address, the Bishop, pointing out the exceptional

nature of a Confirmation held in a School Chapel owing to the

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unity and harmony of feeling dependent on the common worship

and common teaching, characterised it as a ceremony at onceinteresting and solemn. He then pointed out that there Nvere ina Confirmation Service—as indeed in all religious ceremonies—

two parts ; first, the reception of God ' s blessing, which is the giftof the Holy Spirit, and secondly, the dedication to God of the

candidate's heart and life . Touching lightly--because he deemed

the subject inappropriate here—on the sin of coming to Confirma-tion as an idle form, and by subsequent behaviour bringing

contempt on the Church and God's ordinances, the Bishopimpressed on the candidates that if Confirmation did not makethem better, it would make them worse, it would harden their

hearts and start them on a course of hypocrisy . At Confirmation

there was an especial need to bear in mind St . Bernard's words,

" Respice, aspice, prospice, "—" look back, look around, look

forward . " They were now to look back upon their years of

childhood and school life up to the present, to recognise theirfaults, and feel and express contrition for them, and to fulfil the

first vow of their baptism, to renounce the world, the flesh, andthe devil . Further, to look around upon the present, revealed itan occasion full of blessing . Most of them would have fathers—

fathers who loved them, prayed for them, prayed with them.Such a love was but the shadow of the Heavenly Father ' s blessing.

And that love and help and blessing they were now to receivefrom the Father Himself ; the laying on of hands was but the sign

of the giving. The Bishop then put the question and the

candidates answered one by one ; and the laying on of hands and

the hymn " ° Fight the good fight with all thy might, " followed.In his second address, after the laying on of hands, the Bishoptook up the lesson of the word " Prospice," look forward to the

future . And yet, as to the traveller at the mountain's top, whatlay in front was hidden, hidden in mist, as it were, hidden in the

unknown future . Peril there might be, or ease, success or failure,or perhaps a life, the one which is the most common, like anEnglish day, of varied aspect or neutral tint ; but the traveller

knew that above him and beyond the mist was the light of the sun .

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The Christian knew that beyond and above the changes andchances of this mortal life there was, guarding and controlling his

life, the Father ' s love.The Bishop concluded with a few practical counsels to the

candidates . To recollect the day on which they were confirmed.To bear in mind the difference between Esau and Jacob . Esau is

called in the Epistle to the Hebrews a profane person, with nohopes or thoughts outside this present life . Jacob, with all hismany and great faults, still with a strong sense of the unseen, the

spiritual, and able to live for what is beyond . Finally, the Bishopexhorted them to take as a motto the words of God to Jacob at

Bethel, " I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whitherthou goest, for I will not leave thee until I have clone that which

I have spoken to thee of."The following were Confirmed :—P . H . Yeld, A. Neilson,

11 . Leonard, J . Denby, R . Harrison, A . H . Turner, J . II . Robinson,R . Key, H . C . Scott, T . J . Black, R . Dunning.

FORM GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

On Thursday, April 6th, before a goodly company of spectators,Colonel Fox (Chief Inspector of Gymnasia for the Army) had

kindly consented to judge, and he was assisted by Capt . AVitherby.The contest between the Forms was for an exceedingly handsome

shield of oak, containing in its centre a bas-relief of frosted silverrepresenting Hercules . This centre-piece was set in brass and

surrounded by a number of small silver shields, destined to bearthe names of the annual winners of the Shield . A prize was alsogiven for the best all-round gymnast in the School.

The original arrangement was that there should be two setexercises on each apparatus and one voluntary ; but, owing to theobjection of the Judge on the ground of the difficulty of judging,the voluntary was struck off from the programme, which deprivedit of much of its interest . The Competition began with theHorizontal Bar, P . St . G. Kirke and E. St . G. Kirke distinguishing

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themselves for the Sixth Form, R . Harrison and M . Richards for

the Fourth Form and Lower School respectively . The Sixth

Form gained 21 points, the Fourth Form I7 points, the Lower

School 13i points . The next apparatus to be used was the

Parallel Bars, in which P . St . G. Kirke, Harrison, Otley and

Richards excelled, for their respective Forms, the Fourth Form

winning this event by 3 points. Next followed exercises on the

Vaulting-horse . Kirke I. and I L, Otley, Richards and 131ack were

noticeable ; the Fourth Form were again victorious by 2 points.

The Bridge-ladder now came into use, and this the Fourth Form

won by half a point . In climbing the rope the two Kirkes were

very good . This again the Fourth Form won by half a mark.

The " Rings " followed and was also won by the Fourth Form.

The total for the Fourth Form was 143> points, for the Sixth

Form 1342 points, and for the Lower School 103 points . In the

other portion, competition comprising dumb-bells and free-

gymnastics, the Fourth Form again won by 61 points . The

Fourth Form finally won by 15 points.

The reason of the victory of the Fourth Form is to be sought

more in the fact that they had a full team than in their individual

merit, although no one will deny that they worked very well, and

great credit is due to them for raising the maximum number of

representatives . The prize for the best gymnast was gained by

P. St . G. Kirke, who not only gained the highest number of marks

altogether, but also the highest number in each separate exercise.

His total was 704 points ; E. St . G . Kirke came second with 594

points, and M . Richards third with 54 points. Colonel Fox

described the drill as poor, but the exercises on the apparatus,

though not difficult, were well done.

It is our very pleasant duty to again thank Mr . Lawrance for

presenting the magnificent shield and for getting up the com-

petition .

BOAT RACES . 685

Sixth Form.P. St . G . Kirke

MARKS .

TotaT.

53i

Horizontal ParaTTel VauTting

BridgeHorse .

Ladder.Bars.

8

Bars.

91

Rope .

Rings.

10 101 51 10E . St . G . Kirke 71 7 9 9 5 9 461C. P. Scott SL 51 6 8 4 51 341

Form Total 1 341Fourth Form.

E . J . Otley s1 6 6 31 61 30 .R . Harrison 71 61 6 61 41 9 4 0H. Robinson 41 5 5 3 5 26 1G. Armstrong 21 41 51 5 21 61 261W. Wilson 2 4 4± 51 14 41 201

Form Total 1 431Lower School.

J . B . Mossop 3 5 31 7 2 s1 26M . Richards 8 7 61 8 41 8_ 40 1T .

.J Black 2 1z- 41 5a i 4 7 3 01C . Croft o 21 11 i t 6

Form Total 103

Free Gymnastics . Dumb-belTs . halt TotaT . Grand Total.Sixth Form.

P . St . G . Kirke 151 19 1 71 7 0iE. St . G . Kirke 1211 131 1 31 591C . P . Scott 9a Ioa 10 441

Total 4 0 1 1 75Fourth Form,

E. J . OtTey 101 12 I 1

- 4 1 1R . Harrison 10 11 IO1 5 0 1H . Robinson 9 7 8 341G . Armstrong 9 101 91 3 6W. Wilson 7 8 iy 28

Total 47 1901Lower School.

J . B. Mossop 78 7 4

331M . Richards Ili 1 41 1 31 54T . J . Black c 121 101 4 1C . Croft 72 9 8-1r 1 41

Total 39

142;

BOAT RACES.SENIOR SCULLS . — H . LEONARD T . E . CREASER.

Wednesday, April 5th .-A dull, windy afternoon . Leonard led

from the start, and was about a length and a quarter ahead at the

White Rose boathouse ; and before Scarborough Bridge he

increased his lead to two and a half lengths . Creaser gained

again through the bridge, and Leonard finally won by a length.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

H. H . Williams has been elected Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford.V. A . Mosley has passed Part I . of the Final M .B . Degree of

Victoria University.F. L . Pelly has passed the First Professional Examination for

Medicine, of Aberdeen University, in Chemistry and Physics,with First Class Honours in Chemistry.

We notice with pleasure that the chief illustrations in ProfessorBonney 's Book on Volcanoes in the Progressive ScienceSeries are from photographs by Dr . Tempest Anderson, whoseLecture on Glaciers, in the School [Tall, is still fresh in theminds of many of us.

F. Mitchell has written the part of the New Football Badmintonwhich deals with Rugby football . He has illustrated it withphotographs of some members of the School Fifteen.

W. C . B. Williams was ordained Deacon at the Lent Ordination inthe Diocese of Ripon.

H . B. Greeves rowed "stroke " in the Peterhouse Lent Boat,which went up a place ; he also " stroked " the Peterhouse"clinker " four which was victorious.

B . Hudson was in the winning " pair" at Clare College, Cambridge.A Games' Committee has been constituted as follows :—B. G.

Lawrance, Esq. (Chairman), A. Wilkes, Esq. (Treasurer),P . S . Burrell, Esq ., D. W. Roy (Secretary), R . G. Bingham,R. Teasdale.

G. C . Otley and C . Nelson have been elected Captain and Secretaryof Football respectively for next season.

March 4th, at Christ Church, West Hartlepool, by the Rev . W. F.Cosgrave, Robert W. Baird, son of J . W. Baird, to Jennie,daughter of Captain Rowe, both of West Hartlepool.

The Valley of Light (Macmillan's) is an interesting account ofa journey of discovery recently made by W . B. Worsfold inthe Vaudois Valley of Piedmont .—( Times, 11th Feb ., 18 99) .

"The House of Strange Secrets, " by A. E . Bayly, O .P., publishedat 3/6 . z/- for Peterites and Old Peterites . Ready in May.

BIRTH .—5th April, 1899, the wife of F. E. Robinson, of a son.

OBITUARY.

March z 1 st—THOMAS WILLIAM EASrWOOD, aged 36,Solicitor, Stoney Royd, Todmorden.

March 31st—JOHN SNOWDEN, aged 26, Solicitor, ofSomerset House, at High field, Wandsworth.

CONTEMPORARIES .

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We beg to acknowledge with thanks the following Contem-poraries :—St. Edward's School Chronicle, Sutton Valence, Dunelmian(z), Portcullis, Mason/an, Lily, Wycombe Abbey Gazette, Leodensian,Hurst Johnian .