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.. A trivial Grammar School text, but yet worthy a wiseman's consideration "-Ba&0Il'5 Essay 011 Boldlless

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THE PARADE.

CONTENTS

Editorial ...

Requiescant

Life

A Triolet

Before --(censored), 1915

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A Contrast

The Library

Donations to the Museum

Sonnet

M usical Society

The Sophists

Reading in War-time

Our Recruits

Enquiry Bureau

0.55. News

In Cambridge now ...

The Gymnasium

Football

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SHIRBURNIAN.

No. CCXCIII. APRIL, 1915.

EDITORIAL.

VOL. XXVIII.

IT seems hard to realise that but six months ago, we wereall rushing madly to the station to buy the evening

paper to read the latest scores from Lord's. Now no onerushes about, except the small boy in II ,~ho thinks he islate for Chapel. 'rhe oIrl keenness is gone. We are nowmerely marking time, and eagel:1y waiting to get com­missions. It is of course natural; who could take anyinterest in the result of a Gymnasium Competition whenevery day brings news of another face we shall see no more?But it is sad for us who remain. It was all right for thosewho stepped from the blaze of a 1st XI hat ribbon into theranks of a regiment. But we have to stay behind and see achanged Sherborne, where games have ceased to wieldtheir fonner sway, and no one really can simulate the griefof twelve months ago at the loss of a House Match. But ina way this atmosphere is not without its advantages. Itmakes us turn from a trivial carllival of pleasure and seelife as it is. Nowadays the poets have a new significance.

Oscar Wilde's lines, 0 Cromwell's England, must we give

For everJ' inch of ground a son? '

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mean more to us now, than they did when we readtheni.lying on a rug in the heat of July, pretending to watch it

"dull innings by a slow batsman.

This war has indeed made UR turn to literature, and wemust be thankful for this. But it is not the Sherborne weknew that we gaze on from the Slopes: it is now a sort ofmilitary depot, and no longer a home of athletics.

The Two-Cock was a great disappointment, being a verypoor game. 'Ve must, however, congratulate r.V.V.Whatelyon the victory of his House, also 1\1. P. Bennett, whose Housereached the final by beating houses on paper obviouslysuperior. We must again congratulate P. V. V. Whately onhis House's victory, this time in the Three Cock. TheSenior has provided some excellent games, not least theplucky fight v. Carey's that Boss' put up.

It is with the most heartfelt sorrow that we have torecord the death of H. G.l\Iay. Both as an Old Shirburnianand as a ]\faster he is one of those whom we can leastafford to lose. He was only here as a Master a few weeks,but in that time he endeared himself to everyone. Thereis a gap left which it will be very hard to fill.

REQUIESCANT.

By a shell-battered farm, 'neath the boughs of an orchard,(Sadly, oh sadly, we laid them to rest,)

Where are little green mounds with their crosses above them,There lie the men who have given their best.

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They have fought for their Motherland, bravely enduring,Fought for her honour, upheld her fair name.

Now they rest from their labours: yet list! though ye mournthem,

Give heed to their glory, rejoice in their fame!4x QUARTUS.

LIFE.

Life is a shimmering, many-coloured dreamOf twilight shadows and of rose's bloom,Of twisting paths enveloped in the gloomOf misery and hate; where many a streamOf rippling water twinkles in the gleamOf pleasure's sunshine, while the dark clouds loomAgainst the purple of the sunset's plume,The sunset where dead hope's desires teem.But it is not the morning dream that wakesTo dread reality, the tangled skeinsOf dead desires, and broken dreams that weep.Life is the dream which in the midnight breaksAnd changes to that peace where all the strainsOf smiles and tears fall heedless. Death is Sleep.

S.L.

A TRIOLET.

To noble thought the saddest thingIs what we call an editor;

But let me in this verselet bringTo noble thought the saddest thing.For when the well-known rag doth sing

As if she had not wedded herTo noble thought, the saddest thing

Is what we call an editor, .c.v.

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BEFORE (CENSORED), 1915.[WITH ApOLOGIES TO R. SOUTIIEY. AFTER BLENHEIM, 1704.]

it was an autumn morning,The drill was just begun;

And we, hard by the Schoolhouse door,Were sweating in the sun;

And ordering us about there stoodOur loud-voiced Sergeant-Major Wood.And everybody drilled with zeal,

That we the war might win;To learn the warlike drills did we

Full earnestly begin;For things like this you know must beBefore the fall of Germany.

LINES.

God looked down from above, they say,As the strife of men began,

And he marvelled to see how the dead man lay,And how the red blood ran,

In the shouting gore of the man-made fray,And the slaughter of fellow-man.

God spake: 'Ye petty fools of dust,Lovers of little things,

\Vho slay because your cause is just,Dare all, for what all brings,

Is it thus ye fulfil to God your trust,o all creation's kings? '

I saw the shade of a lifted rod,I covered, as Christian ought;

I gazed again on the bloody sodAnd the hell that man had wrought;

I looked above at my angry God,I laughed in his face, and fQught.

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A CONTRAST.

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There's a warmth in the sun,There's a glow in the heart.The green leaves are peeping­And summer is near.Lo! mating's begunAnd the flowers all startFrom their long winter-sleepingAnd cry , Spring is here.'

I hear-can you hear ?-the Spring-song on the breeze,'Tis the heart-throb of nature, the stir in the trees.

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There's a blight on the land,And a pestilent breath,Dark ruin and sorrowAnd hideous decay.Grim tracks of the handOf a pitiless Death,And a cheerless to-morrowTo follow to-day.

Two visions of April I lately have seen,And a strip of blue water lies sparkling between.

O.T.

THE LIBRARY.

GIFTS OF BOOKS.

A 132 Cricketers' Almanack for 1915. Gift of Messrs. JohnWisden & Co.

D 574 Field Archaeology; J. P. vVilliams-Freeman; Lon­don, 1915. Gift of Headmaster.

H 617 Life of Benjamin Disraeli; \V. F. 11'lonypeny andG. E. Buckle; London, 191+. Vo!. Ill. Gift ofE. W. Benison, o.s.

K 205 Satires of Circumstance; Thomas Hardy; London,1914. Gift of E. \V. Benison, o.s.

D 573

D 575

D 576

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K 206 Words by the Wayside; James Rhoades; London,1915. Gift of the Author.

M 280 Antarctic Penquins; G. Murray Levick; London,1914. Gift of Mrs. Crawhall-Wilson.

BOOKS ADDED.

Times History of the War, Vol. H.

Churches of Paris; S. G. Beale; London, 1893.

Germany and the next War; F. V. Bernhardi;London, 1914.

D 577 German \Var Book; trans. J. H. Morgan; London,1915.

D 578 Origins of the \Var; J. Holland Rose; London,1914.

D 579 How Germany makes \Var; F. V. Bernhardi; Lon­don, 1914.

D 580 Schools of Mediaeval England; A. F. Leach; Lon­don, 1915.

D 581 Influence of Sea Power on History, 1660-1783; A. T.Mahan; London, 1889.

DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM.

M. C. Myres Two \Veaver Birds' Nests

2nd Lieut. E. E. F. Baker, O.S. German Rifle Bolt, Frenchand German Fuses, portionsof Shells and Shrapnel.

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SONNETON THE DEATH IN ACTION OF AN OLD FRIEND.

Old friend, they told me, 'we shall meet again ';They bade me dry my tears and weep no more;They said that you were on a brighter shoreWhere was no sighing, no, nor any pain.I would I might rejoi,ce, but joy is vain,Comfort, an empty empty mockery.Few men can bear the sundering of the chainThat bound two souls-for all eternity!

, Nay, not for aye,' they say, 'nay, you do err.'Aye, but 'tis all eternity for me.I cannot pierce the misty veil of years,I am no sage, nor no philosopher,I cannot taste the joy that is to be :So, brother, pardon me these bitter tears.

'MUSICAL SOCIETY.

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Some account of the Christmas Concert ought to haveappeared in the last number of The Shirburnian; a very short,one must now suffice. The concert was hardly a fair represen­tative of the usual Christmas concert. Few O.SS. were presentto give tone to the gathering, and the choir itself was in adisjointed condition through circumstances beyond its control.However the' Solemn Carol' was better sung than in Decem­ber, 1913, and Villiers Stanford's Revenge, sung for the secondtime by the School choir, was an altogether creditable affair.The articulation of the basses was good, and the end was won­derful, when the little Revenge went down by the island crags;so was the joyful death of Sir Richard Grenville. The pictureof the serene summer night on the sea after the battle made onethink of a contrast, the English fleet on the stormy North Sea,at a time when we had not altogether given up hope of theGerman Fleet leaving its shelter. A weak spot or two therewas in the singing, but this we pass over. Of the soloists Mrs.

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Faulkner got an encore for her brilliant violin playing; Messrs.Hamilton and Simpson earned one, and so would Kitson haveearned one for Braham's Death of Nelson had he shewn rathermore enthusiasm for his fine song; the enthusiasm had to besupplied by the chorus. At this point we would willingly stop,did not our duty as faithful recorders oblige us to admit thatthe rest of the concert was a failure. It ended as the beauteousmermaid ends, according to the poet. In the Carmen and theNational Anthem we had howling and we had also the dismalperson who' harmonizes' the air. The unknown gentleman,like the cuckoo, heard unhappily but seldom seen, comes up atintervals, pleases himself and his admirers and spoils tworather grand tunes. We suppose he will continue to turn up.And not only was there the harmonizer adding piquancyto a dull concert, but the National Anthems of Belgium,Russia, and France somehow fell rather flat. If such com­positions fail to arouse enthusiasm they must be accountedfail nres, and this was certainly the case, in spite of the sublimityof the Russian hymn' God the All-terrible.'

Programme :-

Solemn Carol for Christmastide {f.R.L.N.P.

Trio, DRAKE-CUTCLIFFE, l\IAYO, FIM, COLLEY, ILLINGWORTIf,FRICHARD. FREVOST. Baritone Solo, KITSON.

Pianoforte Duet Overture to Ruy BIasHAMILTON, SIMPSON.

Mendelssohll

'THE REVENGE,'A BALLAD OF TilE FLEET, BY ALFRED LORD TENNYSON,

SET TO MUSIC BY C. VILLIERS STANFORD.

Violin Solo

Song

Carmen

Feu Follet ...MRS. FAULKNER.

The Death of NelsonKITSON.

Papil1i

Braham

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National Anthems

1. Belgian.2. Russian.

At the PianoConductor ...

3: France.4. England.

MR. A. F. TESTERMR. C. H. HODGSON

THE SOPHISTS.

An impromptu debate was held in the Big Schoolroom onMarch 6th.

The first motion put before the House was that' In theopinion of this House, Golf is a futile game and should bediscouraged.'

J. E. A. FIRTH, proposing the motion, pointed out that Golfled people away from the performance of their duty. Heobjected to schoolmasters who visited the golf-links and smoked.He would not divulge any more (cheers) because he was un­able (louder cheers).

E. J. BOLTON, opposing, shewed that recreation was neces­sary as an escape from contmual performance of duty. Golfwas one of the few available games for the average busy man.It was good exercise and was played by large numbers ofpeople.

K. K. MUSPRATT, seconding the proposition, lamented thebigoted point of view of the opposition. Golf wasted goodland, which would be useful for better purposes. Half theprevailing scandal was connected with golf. Aeroplanes didnot start scandal.

M. D. DIXON pointed out the useful nature of golf for olderpeople. It wasted no ground, as golf-links were frequentlyused for feeding sheep.

G. B. TODD-JONES gave us a humorous picture of a roundon the links with an habitual player, commenting on the un­conventional attire in use. He gave an illustration of his pointof view from the London Mail.

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A. R. WAUGH remarked that golfing dress was not merelyunconventional, it was positively indecent. Golf was a gamefor doddering old men and decayed cabbies.

P. V. V. \VHATELY pointed out the enjoyment obtained fromgolf by those who played it.

E. C. PRICHARD asked why schoolmasters should not bepermitted to smoke on the golf-links.

C. H. WIGHT made an inarticulate noise which appeared tobe amusing.

E. J. BOLTON and J. E. A. FIRTH summed up.The House did not divide owing to the paucity of time

remaining and the comfortable appearance of certain moreprovident members, who had provided themselves with settees.

The second motion for discussion was that' In the opinion ofthis House, Cat-Licences should be introduced to raise fundsfor the war.'

E. G. T. KITSON, proposing the motion, deplored theobjectionable behaviour of the cat that habitually disturbed hisslumbers. A cat was useless and its smell obnoxious.

E. C. PRICHARD, for the opposition, surprised with the infor­mation that, in the country at any rate, a dog barked threetimes as much as a cat. Dogs are greedy. Cats are often auseful part of the menu.

\V. R. MILLIGAN heartily agreed with the Hon. Proposer.

R. M. S. P ASLEY said that dogs frightened horses and spreadhydrophobia. \Vhy should cats be exterminated?

G. C. SCOTT pointed out the use that can be made of catsfor the door-mat. They often saved human life, and madeexcellent sausages. In the sausage market dogs were un­desirable.

B. Z. SIMPSON pointed out the remoteness of the discussionfrom the war. He would not speak on this point. He narrateda sad story of a mouse which he had found a few dayspreviously in his study in an advanced state of decay, and re­ferred us to Kipling's story of the cat under the boards.

A. R. WAUGH said that if the last speaker had been a cathe would have eaten the mouse instead of putting it into his

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(the speaker's) study. He referred us to Wordsworth's Ode toa Rat.

E. J. BOLTON made an attempt to restore the discussion toits original point. The cat was not a luxury, but a usefularticle, and should not be taxed. If the speaker who mentionedRudyard Kipling's story had himself been under the boards ina decaying state, the odour would have been equally noxious.

A. G. ARCHER said he had nothing to say, and neatly provedthis by sitting down.

But this noble attempt at restoration was vain, and the dis­cussion went far-astray. In the course of the evening we hada very interesting and instructive lesson in the various depart­ments of Natural History. P. V. V. Whately, in ignorance,shewed the uses of cat-gut. G. B. Todd-Jones valiantly andpathetically defended the mouse as an animal, almost reducingus to tears. K. K. Muspratt proposed the use of a diplodochusin the studies for the consumption of crumbs. B. Z. Simpsonpointed out the smallness of its belly, and suggested an elephant.A. R. \Vaugh denied the existence of mice in the Housestudies. M. D. Dixon shewed the dexterity of the cat in con­suming paraffin from the floor, and pointed out that, as Germanyis going to arm every cat and dog, we must not throwaway ourchances. There was controversy on the respective merits ofthe saliva of cats and of men. E. J. Bolton here again remindedthe House of the motion, and K. K. l\Iuspratt made an estimateof the total value of each part of the cat, with a view to \VarFunds.

E. C. Prichard and E. G. T. Kitson summed up and themeeting dissolved.

Debate on March 13th. 'That in the opinion of this housethe horrors of war are not compensated for by its advantages.'

This debate was expected to prove a success, but unfortu­nately proceedings rather hung fire. - This was to a great extentdue to the unavoidable absence of the President, and also to thefact that the speeches on paper were much too long, thus givingonly some-five minutes for the discussion in the house. Thiscaused considerable discontent among the regular speakers,some of whom were not given time to air their vif'ws, and therest had to hurry their efforts considerably.

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Mr. Heriz-Smith.and G. C. Scott proposed the motion, andE. ]. Bolton and Mr. Fox formed the opposition. Mr. Heriz~

Smith spoke really well, as did Bolton, but the secondersmerely echoed the proposers. Both sides exaggerated, oneassuming - extreme pessimism, the other extreme optimism.\Vhatever may be the advantages or disadvantages that thiswar. has brought to Europe, there can be no doubt as to thegreat cleansing power it has exercised over the minds of theEnglish public. Before the war England was very decadent:this can be seen clearly from her literature, the one infallibleway by which can be gauged the wants of the public. Onehas only to read the poems of Arthur Symons and ErnestDowson to see that, fine poets though they are, their influencecannot b~ anything but decadent. Gilbert Cannan, too, isanother of the decadent school of novelists, but the publicwanted such work and had to get it. But now the war hasbrought change: action and the thought of action had drivenaway the despair of decadence. In this way England hasgained from the war advantages which outweigh all itshorrors. As at all debates, discussion wandered off the pointconsiderably, and would doubtless have done so even more,if the house had been allowed to speak a little longer. Evenas it was, P. V. V. Whately, always a welcome speaker, beganto talk about a free fight he once had with a drunken navvy.K. K. Muspratt, strange to relate, did not discuss the relativemerits of aeroplanes and motor bicycles, but attacked everyonein general, and proved them fools to his own, if to no one else'ssatisfaction. ]. E. A. Firth divulged no views in a rather life­less effort.

The motion was lost by some 59 votes to 6, but we are givento understand that this majority would have been lessened hadnot one prominent member been forcibly held in his seat.

READING IN WAR TIME.

In war-time all the world reads newspapers, and therebygrows hypnotised. It becomes a habit, like smoking afterluncheon (if you are a pater), or going down to the field bare­headed (if you are still in statu pupillari); but all habits arenot good, as any moralist will remind us. At the foot of the

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hill, on which I happen to live in the environs of London,.therehas been erected a somewhat uncomely music hall, whoseposters bear the weekly inscription' Get into the HippodromeHabit.' So far, I have avoided the invitation. I doubt if thehabit would fit me; and in any case I should prefer riding­breeches. . . .. Habits, indeed, are a moral menace.

So this reading of the papers (which after all are for the mostpart untrue) leads to a grievous perversion of the imagination.In the remoter villages of Dorset the native house-wife has aphrase, , I saw a piece in the paper,' which will serve her withconversation for the best part of a week. It never occurs toher that it would be a much more interesting record, if shewere to say , I saw a pig in the bacl,yard.' And yet the onefact would be a real effort of observation, while the other, likePlato's shadows in the cave, is already two degrees removedfrom the truth. One man says to you at breakfast, , We havegained two kilometres of trenches at La Bassee;' and you re­ceive the statement with courtesy. It has still the freshness ofthe morning. At 8.40 you meet another man, who perhapsarose from his couch fifteen minutes later than the first; and,after commenting upon the damp weather, he observes cheer­fully, 'Nice gain at La Bassee, this morning. Three kilo­metres of trenches won, I notice.' You correct him on thenumeral; but he holds his own. You part from him hastily,and unfurl an umbrella. Having paid, perhaps, one visit ofimportance, you run into a third friend on the doorstep, and itis now striking eleven. 'I say,' he volunteers with gusto,''splendid business at La Bassee. Four miles of trenches se­cured.' You escape down a by-way, when a fourth umbrellacollides with your own. ' Hullo,' interjects the local jester,, trying to charge me out of my trench, are you? Did you seethis morning that ?--' But you are gone; and by lunchtime the very word' trenches' overwhelms you with indigestion.

Now, no one in his senses would make light of the war-news.In one sense it is the only thing nowadays that matters. Butliving on war-news, battening on war-talk, turning oneself intoa parrot for the perpetual repetition of information which allthe world took to its heart with the breakfast bacon,~this sortof spiritual starvation is surely neither loyalty nor common­sense. There are things of vital importance in the life ofeveryone of us-things which we cherish in our heart of hearts--;-which we nevertheless have the decency and decorum to

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in 'Pendennis' and' The Newcomes." The heroism of self­sacrifice is written in golden letters in ' A Tale of Two Cities;'and the dangers of ambition are rebuked for ever in the pagesof' Our Mutual Friend.' The soul of the wanderer, tireless inhis quest, looks out of the sea-worn eyes of ' Ulysses,' and in, Sohrab and Rustum' the tragedy of war turns the swords ofeven father and son against each other's bosoms. What shallwe read in war-time?

, The world is all before us, where to choose.'The only difficulty is to know where to begin; for, when oncewe have begun, we shall never need to leave off.

A.W.

OUR RECRUITS.

12.30.-The Abbey boomed out the half-hour. I seized mybooks, flung a small boy out of my way and charged for thequietude of my study. For three quarters of an hour I couldforget all the gender rules, all the Treaties of Vienna, all theerudite theories of Darwin, till 1.15 I could have peace. Ipulled a chair up before the fire, put my feet on the mantelpieceand opened my Charles Kingsley. And then, just as my lipswere framing the immortal words' vVhen all the world is young,lad,' there came to me, wafted through my window a soundresembling nothing I had heard before. Everyone seemed tobe shrieking inarticulate commands of' form fours' and' No. 8,corporal.' For a few minutes I battled bravely 'againstthe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,' but even Kingsleycould not still the din of an irate platoon sergeant, cursing someunfortunate private who in his mistaken zeal on being told toright turn had turned to the left, had smashed into his rearrank man, had dropped his rifle, and made chaos out of order.I flung Charles Kingsley on the floor, left my study and walkedout to see the raw recruits being drilled. Of course, everythingwas against them. :To begin with, what was once a gramophonewas creating melodies long buried in a forgotten past to theaccompaniment of some musical enthusiasts who were givingvent to the most fearful paeans of gladness, which, except inwords, bore little resemblance to the plaintive notes of thegramophone, much less to the tune. Of course, that was enoughto upset any platoon sergeant; he got a little fuddled. 'Now

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then, No. 3,buck up. You are like a lot of decayed cabbies,brace up. At the left, on the halt, form Platoon. Lift thosefeet up. Move to the right in fours, left, no I mean right,'yesleft: The recruits could not stand this; it was hard enough todo anything even when the platoon sergeant did know what hewas talking about, but when he didn't, no wonder Smith's riflesmote Jones on the head, and Silas, falling over his shoe laces,cannoned into his section commander. 'As you were,' shriekedthe despairing sergeant. Now the command' as you were' isdelightful, if only you remember where you actually were, butif your only remembrance of your last position was a furiouskick you caught Lovell's leg, and when you know well thatLovell, who is captain of your House, will beat you if you do itagain, you are in doubt as to what you ought to do. I remem,ber an old commander of mine, whose one command was' Asyou did ought: It was ungrammatical, it was not in the drillbook, but it was efficient. We fell into our places at once.Not so now: Lovell was rubbing his shin, protesting that hecertainly would kill someone on the game in the afternoon.The offender' had fled to the other end of the section, and wasengaged in hiding behind a big fellow with small brain, on whom

. the guilt would doubtless in the end be placed. The sergeantlooked at heaven and earth, but could think of nothing to say;at last an inspiration struck him, his face lighted as if he hadseen a vision, and then he shouted' Dismiss.' He was veryyoung, this sergeant. He thought that on his next command, Fall in,' everything would be as it had been in the beginning,but no, when he shrieked out' No. 3, Fall in,' everyone wasgone; they had rushed into the night, fled each to his ownhabitation.

, All, all, were gone, the old familiar faces.'S.L.

ENQUIRY BUREAU.

[At the request of a number of our readers we have decided this term toinstitute a bureau for the answering of any questions, social, athletic,academic, &c., that correspondents may submit. The questions are inall cases submitted to competent experts, and, where desired, the anon­ymity of our clIents will be mo"t diaphanously preserved. All lettersshould be addressed c/o Editor of The 511i1bllntialt, and should beaccompanied by a nominal fee of 7/6 (purely to cover the cost of

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registration and clerical work). Private intimation having already,"been given of this new departnre of onrs, a nnmber of qnestions havebeen already sent in, to which we append answers.]

SOCIAL, PERSONAL, ETC.

'ROMNEY.'-(a) Yes, we agree it is very irksome having toenter with the common herd, but we doubt if a legal actionagainst the Governors would have any beneficial result. Whynot join the Choir ?-(b) There is no actual offence in sittingover your fire on Sunday afternoons. You are, however, evidentlyof a sophisticated and super-civilised nature, which needs greatervirility and simplicity. Try a ramble in the fields, and remem­ber that hedonism is out of vogue.

'BoY OF THE BULLDOG BREED.'-We thoroughly sym­pathise with your complaint that all these literary' fal-lals ' aresapping the moral fibre of the school. Your suggestion, how­ever, that the private reading of the Sixth should be confinedto Rudyard Kipling seems a little too drastic for these days.

'SPECIALIsT.'-(a} It is, as you say, very hard that peopleshould accuse you of slackness, when you admittedly have allthe labour of working unaided in your study, while others lollin a comfortable classroom.-(b) Your complaint that theaccommodation provided at lectures is not sufficiently luxuriousis easily met. \Vhy not instal an electrophone in YOl]fstudy?

'RECRUIT.'-To one such as you, the ribaldry of the brutalsoldiery must be inexpressibly painful. Surely a complaint tothe Corporal in charge of your section would receive attention.

'SIMBO.'-(a) It is very hard, we admit, for so worthy andimportant a person to be accused of idleness. \Vhy not do somework ?-(b) \Ve regret we cannot furnish a recipe for apple­pies. Try the cook, or buy a copy of Mrs. Beeton.

ATHLETIC.

'AUTOLYCUS' (School House).-You are quite right.Euripides apparently disliked gymnastics as much as you do.See Dindorf's fragments.

ACADE1IIC.

'POTT.'-\Ve cannot conscientiously recommend your pro­ducing an edition of Juvenal at the present juncture. It hasalready been admirably edited by Ruperti & Mac1ean.

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" BiLLY.'-It is certainly strange, as you say, that the lateDr. Verrall and you should agree so remarkably in your trans­lation of Aeschylus. We cannot, however, regard this asnecessarily proving the Pythagorean doctrine of Transmigrationof Souls.

O.SS. NEWS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Sir Arthur William May, R.C.B., Director-General of theNaval Medical Service, has been appointed a Fellow of King'sCollege, London.

MARRIAGE.

Bramall-Westby. On the 24th February, at the Cathedral,Salisbury, by the Ven. Archdeacon Carpenter, assisted by theRev. W. Torrence, Chaplain, 14th Div., Lieut. EdmundHaselden Bramall, R.F.A., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. P.Bramall, of Pickforde, Ticehurst, Sussex, and Beni Souef,Egypt, to Katharine Bridget (Bryda), younger daughter of thelate Capt. Ashley Westby, "The King's" (8th) Regt., and ofMrs. Ashley Westby, of Pilt Down, Uckfield, Sussex.

LITERATURE.

Collected Hymns, Sequences, and Carols of John MasonNeale. Hodder & Stoughton. 6s. net.

The Menace of German Culture. By John Cowper Powys.William Rider & Son. Is. net.

Frederic the Great and Kaiser Joseph: a study of \Var andDiplomacy in the Eighteenth Century. By Harold Temper/ey.Ss. net.

WAR NEWS.

WOUNDED.

Second Lieut. G. D. Coleman, Norfolk Regiment.Lieut. J. F. Hodges, Royal Irish Fusiliers.Captain H. G. Lee-Warner, Royal Field Artillery.

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.-1~ ---!LKILLED IN ACTION.

LIEUTENANT C. R. C. B~AN entered 'Simd- .hurst in September, 1911, was gazetted to the'1st Battalion of the South Stafford Regiment inJanuary, 1913, and joined his regiment at Pieter­maritzburg in April, 1913. He went to the frontearly in October. On the 25th of that month hewas sent to support a hotly pressed trench nearYpres, and after fighting all night, was wounded onthe morning of the 26th. Although pressed to leavethe trench for medical aid he refused, and was killedshortly afterwards. He was last seen lying dead onthe top of the trench.

MAJOR GEORGE ADAMS ELLIS, the Camer­onians (Scottish Rifles), was born in November,1869, and entered the Regular Service from theMilitia in 1892, being gazetted in 1892. Pro­motion came to him in 1894, 1899, and 1912.He had Staff service in' India for a year, beginningin April, 1903. It was in India that he saw activeservice; being engaged in the operations on theNorth-\Vest Frontier from 1897 to 1898. He waswith the Tochi Field and the Tirah ExpeditionaryForces during the operations on the Samana and inthe Kurram Valley. For this work he received themedal with two clasps.

CAPTAIN R. DE C. FINDLAY, Seaforth HighlandersTerritorials, was gazetted in Nov.,1914, with the tem­porary rank of Captain, to the 4th (Ross Highland)Battalion (Territorial) of the Seaforth Highlanders.

Dr. P. N. GERRARD, Malay States VolunteerRifles, fell in the Singapore Riot.

FREDERICK ELWORTHY KIDNER, of the Queen's\Vestminster Rifles (died of wounds received in actionin France on the 20th Feb.) aged 26, was the youngerson of Mr. and Mrs. John Kidner, of Dodhill, Taunton.

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2ND LIEUTENANT H. G. MAY, Dorset Regiment,died of wounds on March 28th, 1915. He was amember of Mr. Bell's House from 1902-1907, andaMaster here during the Christmas term of 1914.He was in the XI, 1904-1907; Captain, 1906-1907;and was in the XV, 1905-1907. He was also in theVIth Form and a School Prefect.

2ND LIEUTENANT E. M. MANSEL-PLEYDELL,Dorset Regiment, was appointed, on probation, tothe 3rd Battalion (Reserve) of the Dorset Regi­ment in August, 1914.-

CAPTAIN CLEMENT GASCOYNE RANSFORD,South Staffordshire Regiment, was the youngestson of the late Colonel and Mrs. Ransford.Born in 1882, he obtained his first commission inthe Devonshire Regiment in 1901 and saw servicein the South African \Var, receiving the Queen'sMedal and five clasps. In 1906 he exchangedinto the Indian Army, and was transferred to SouthStaffordshire Regiment on account of ill-health in1913. Although severely wounded, he was leadinghis men in a charge near a wood at Ypres, andwas killed instantaneously by a shell. His menall bear testimony to his splendid courage. Heworked unceasingly, and the men revere his name.'

Capt. Ransford was in the School Honse, 1894-5, withtwo elder brothers. On his father Col. Ransford settlingat Bedford, he and his next elder brother were removed toBedford School. His eldest brother (a 1889-96) was Headof the School and three years in the XV.

LIEUTENANT A. W. WYLIE, Lincolnshire Regi­ment, who was killed on March 13th, was a son ofMr. Justice \Vylie, Judge of the Supreme Court ofJudicature in Ireland. He was gazetted to thesecond battalion of his regiment shortly after theoutbreak of war, and had been at the front forseveral months.

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IN CAMBRIDGE NOW.

,Cambridge has been metamorphosed into a garrison town, andkhaki has almost entirely replaced the gown, both in the collegesand in the streets. Barely 1000 undergrads are left in residenceand the O.SS. number but four. Of these, two have been pre­vented from joining the army on account of Kitchener's orderthat medical students may not take combatant commissions, andthe other two are debarred by myopia.

]. \Vhittingdale (Downing) snatches odd afternoons awayfrom the all-absorbing' sweatshops' to stroke a very paralyticfour, which makes several bumps daily into diverse tubs coxedby alcoholic artillerymen.

E. C. Fenn (Emm.) is very annoyed with the War Office fornot allowing him to take a commission. He is a very energeticsupporter of all the now nearly moribund Rugger XV's.

F. a. Wheeler (Pemb.) is occasionally to be seen with a verysportive terrier in tow.

We have encountered several of the belligerent a.ss. passingthrough the town.

E. C. Llewellin and his two brothers were billetted for a shorttime in Caius, and have since gone to the front with the 1stMonmouths.

\V. Somerset is a subaltern in the same regiment. He findsthat the conversation of his fellow officers hardly attains to thesame heights of learning as that of the dons of Exeter.

E. Saxon and 'G. Y. Blair (Pemb.) have paid flying visitsfrom their respective batteries; they'have both blossomed outinto wondrous nether gear.

]. Hooper (Emm.) spent a very strenuous month in 'trainingat Pembroke, which is now used as a staff college for officersin embryo.

N. Shaw is having a never-to-be-forgotten time as a Lance­Corporal in the Hereford Territorials who are billetted in the,Botany Schools.

P. ]ackson-Taylor is a Lieutenant in the same regiment.

'With thi5 I must close.CANTAB.

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THE GYMNASIUM.

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The House Gymnasium Competition took place on Saturday,March 27th. The result was as follows ;-

1 Carey's 90! (Max. 100)2 King's 87!3 Dunkin's 821-4 Tindall's 805 School House (L-Z) 741

School House (A-K) and Ross' were compelled through ill­fortune to scratch.

Lieut. G. S. Brown, Asst. Supt. of Gymnasia, SouthernCommand, who was kind enough to come over from \VarehamJo judge the competition, has sent in the following criticism,:-

.' ,May I be allowed to express my admiration for the mannerin which all the Squads performed their exercises? I wasmost agreeably surprised at the display and at the standard ofefficiency which I never expected. I was especially pleasedat the manner in which the boys held themselves: this is 'thevery foundation of physical training, and would never havebeen attained, had the boys not been thoroughly trained andhad they not also been keen and interested themselves. \Vhenexercises are performed perfunctorily and listlessly, the Gym­nasium ceases to be beneficial--the results are even detrimental­for our training aims at producing Health, Nerve and Brain, as'well as physical strength. The trained man or boy must possess:

1. Physical fitness.2. Executive Action (brain and muscle working together).3. Confidence.4.' Intelligence (not working mechanically, but concen­

trating the mind on every movement).I thought the "foot placing sideways," done by the boys

yesterday, splendid, as near perfection as possible. Theirprecision and control of movements proved that the brain wasactively engaged-and this must have a beneficial result outsi(iethe Gymnasium. . . • . . . . . .

Had this training which you have at Sherborne been assystematically carried out in all other schools in England, ourwork, during this time of great' ~ational crisis, in licking intoshape the New Armies, would have been considerably lightened.'

We are grateful to Lieut. Brown for his criticism and hisencouragement.

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FOOTBALL.

THE TWO·COCK.

SCHOOLHOUSE v. CAREY'S AND ROSS'.

Played on the Lower on Saturday, March 6th, and resultedin a victory for the School by 1 goal 3 tries to 1 goal after theworst display of football ever given on a School ground. Theforwards on both sides played an inert and thoroughly lifelessgame, and Whitney for the House and Webb for the Schooldestroyed any chances there might have been of good three­quarter redeeming bad forwards. Each side had two good wingthree-quarters, Goodwyn and Hasler for the School, andStallard and Russell for the House, and although each packwas heeling the whole afternoon, Goodwyn and Hasler receivedonly one pass each (both of which resulted in a try), Russelland Stallard did not get a good pass once. The School de­served to win because they played less badly than the House, butwe hope we shall not see such another exhibition for a long time.

As to the incidents of the play, there were hardly any.There was a strong wind blowing across the ground, and bothsides when pressing took kicks into touch instead of opening upthe game. \iVebb was the worst offender, but he certainlymade some very fine kicks. vVebb mi. scored the first tryafter about ten minutes play, touching down from a forwardrush (0-3). The rest of the half was void of any sign of foot­ball, with the exception of Leonard, who played a really greatgame, and Goodwyn, who, when given a chance, showed thatwith a good inside he would have repeated his triumph in theThirds, and Russell, who brought off some fine collars. At theend of the first half Goodwyn got his only pass and easilyoutpaced the House defence. \Vebb converted (0-8).

The second half was merely an imitation of the first.Leonard continued to play well, and Goodwyn doubtless wouldhave done so, but he did not even touch the ball. The Housepressed for the greater part of this half, but two dashes downthe field ended in tries by vVyatt·Smith and Hasler (0-14).In the last minute Stallard intercepted, and, running the lengthof the field, scored for Spencer to convert (5-14). No sidewas called with the House still pressing, and every fonvardperfectly fit to play for another 30 minutes. It would be im·possible to distinguish any forward from either pack, as playing

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less badly than the rest: perhaps \Vight did most for theSchool and Spencer for the House. Of the three-quarters,Goodwyn and Hasler were best· for the School, Russell andStallard for the House. But the best player on the field be­yond any doubt was Leonard.

The House-Leonard ~ Russell, Hawkins, Simpson (capt.),Stallard; \Vhitney, Mason; Evans, Spencer, de Salis, Nutter,Simonds, Raleigh, Blandford, Llewellin.

The School-Stotesbury; Goodwyn, Thornton, Webb ma.,Hasler; \Vebb mi., \Vyatt-Smith mi.; \Vight (capt.),Gibbonsmi:, Gibbons ma., Renton, Paterson mi., Paterson ma., Geake,Fdnk.

THE THREE-COCK.

This match was played on the Upper on Wednesday, March31st. It was a beautiful sunny day, but too hot for football.

The House kicked off towards Yeovil and Grove returned theball by a fine kick into touch. In a few minutes Young scoredand Grove converted (5-0). Soon after this Rouquette collaredGrove and by a very unlucky chance hit his head against theground, which was anything but soft. This spoilt his play forthe rest of the game, which was very unfortunate for tne House,as he is one of their best players. Tayler kicked very neatlyinto touch and Muspratt indulged in a certain amount ofcollaring, indiscriminate, but praiseworthy. Evans andRouquette got the ball and led a rush, which, however, wasstopped, and this was followed by some very even play. V/yatt­Smith kicked well into touch twice, and Muspratt againdistinguished himself by collaring Baker finely. Then Bakerand Grove got the ball and would have scored but for the timelyarrival ofTodd-Jones who stopped their advance. A rush byHolden and Rouquette was checked in the School twenty-five,and Tayler made two unsuccessful attempts to drop a goal.The House was pressing, but the situation was relieved for theSchool by a good .kick from Crawhall-\Vilson. In the Housetwenty-five Muspratt once more collared Grove excellently. Afree-kick to School came to nothing. Baker, whose try wasconverted, and Grove scored (13-0) and the whistle blew half­time.

Owing to a novel system of training adopted for this match,in spite of the enormous odds against them, the House did well

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till half-time. It must be borne in mind that at the present theSchool House numbers hardly equal those of any two of theOuthouses, and it is at a great disadvantage that they have to playthree. We understand that this system will in future be altered.

The second half opened with a series of tries for the School.Baker, Whately, Crawhall-vVilson and Grove all scored,bringing the score to 35-0. Then the House began to recoverand prevented what threatened to be a complete' walk-over.'Wyatt-Smith kicked well into touch, but Baker now tookadvantage of this and almost scored, but was brought down byRussell. Soon afterwards however he actually scored againand the try was converted (40---c0). vVyatt-Smith here droppeda goal. May began to lead a rush and was helped by Waugh,but Crawhall-Wilson got a free run and scored. The try wasconverted (49-0). \Vaugh led a dribble, but was stopped byBaker, and soon after the whistle blew no-time.

Some excellent collaring was done by the House and a fewgood rushes were made, in which Rouquette, despite his mis­fortune early in the game, was prominent. But the Schoolside was altogether too fast and heavy for them. Consideringthat the School had the 1st XV three-quarters, and managed toget the ball out of the grovel almost invariably, the score, thanksto the very determined spirit of the House and some rather care­less passing on the part of the School outsides, was kept very low.

P. V. V. \Vhately and C. L. Crawhall-vVilson have sincebeen presented with their 1st XV Colours.

The- Holtse-Leonard; K. K. Muspratt, Stallard, Russell,G. B. Todd-]ones; E. C. D.-de Vitre, S. E. Tayler; A. R.\\laugh, L. P. Rouquette, F. H. Holden, Spencer, Evans, deSalis, Nutter, IVfay.

The School-G. C. Scott; C. L. Crawhall-\Vilson, G. L. ].Baker,]. W. Young, P. C. Grove; ~I. D. Dixon,]. D. vVyatt­Smith; P. V. V. vVhately, G. K. Thornton, D. D. Lockwood,B. D. Frost, E. G. D. Northcroft, M. S. Hornidge, M. T.Renton, E. L. Peters.

HOUSE MATCI-IES.

THIRDS.-FmST ROUND.

CAREY'S v. ROSS·.

Played on the' Fifth,' when Carey's beat Ross' (99-0).

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TINDALL'S v. KING'S.This game was played on the • Seventh,' and resulted in an easy win for

TindaIl's (57-0 points).Tindall's-Du Boulay, Montgomery, Rule, Mockridge, Pasley, Langdon.

Baddeley, HoweIl, More, Colmer,. Spro~le, Mann, Stubbs, Howse,Penman.

King's-Baker mi., Stanford, Harris ma., Benson, Firth, Parry-Jones,Peterson, Bingley, Chandler, Simmons tert., Lott, Mulock, Luxton, Rix,Baker tert.

SECOND ROUND.

DUNKIN'S v. CAI~EY'S.

The match took place on February 3rd, on the Lower, and resulted in awin for Carey's by 47 points to nil, but in spite of . the score Dunkin's

. forwards played magnificently.Carey's-Wyatt-Smith tert.; Goodwyn,Thornton mi.,Kimber,Addington;

Wyatt-Smith mi., Dixon; Renton, Paterson ma., Geake, Frink, Priaulx,Fraser. Paterson mi .• MiIIigan.

Dltnkin's-Codrington; \Vhitford-Hawkey, Betts, Mayo, Lys, Gossling,\Vayte; Northcroft mi., Spreadbury, Bax, Stone, Stockton, Howard-Smith,Ingpen, Moody.

THIRD ROUND.

KING'S v. DUNKIN'S.

This game was played on the' Third' and resulted in a win for King's(8-6), after a very keenly contested game in which the forwards shewedup well.

King's-Baker mi.; Stanford, Harris ma., Benson, Firth; Parry-Jones,Peterson; Simmons tert., Bingley, Chandler, Lott, lVIulock, Luxton, Rix,Baker tert.

DlInkin's-Codrington; \Vhitford-Hawkey, Betts, Mayo, Lys; Gossling,Northcroft mi.; Spreadbury, Bax, Stone, Moody, Howard-Smith, Ingpen,'Warner, Gossling.

SEMI-FINAL.

CAREY'S v. TINDALL'S.This match was played on the' Lower,' and resulted in a win forCarey's

by 19-5. It was however a closely contested struggle throughout the wholegame.

Tindall's-Du Boulay; Pasley, Rule, Mockridge, 1\Iontgomery;Langdon, Baddeley; I-IoweIl, More, Col mer, Sproule, Mann, Stubbs,Howse, Penman.

Carey's-\Vyatt-Smith tert.; Goodwyn, Thornton mi., Addington,Kimber; \Vyatt-Smith mi., Dixon; Renton, Paterson ma., Geake, Frink,Priaulx, MilIigan, Fraser, Paterson mi.

JUNIOR.

FIRST ROUND.

Carey's beat Dunkin's (score unknown, but large).

Ross' beat TindaIl's (9-6). Thanks to fine forward play.

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SECOND ROUND.

CAREY'S v. KING'S.

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Played on the' Lower' on Saturday, 20th February; won by Carey'sby 62-nil.

King's-McGowan; Stark, Peters ma., Cortesi, Chevallier; Rose,Milligan rni., Sirnrnons ma., Lane mi., Firth, Wheeler, Peterson,Simmons tert.

Carey's-Wight; Renton, Webb ma., Bolton, \Vebb rni.; Dixon, Wyatt­Smith mi.; Stotesbury, Goodwyn, Thornton mi., \Vyatt-Smith ma.,Paterson ma., Geake, Frink, Webb mi., Paterson mi.

THIRD ROUND.

TINDALL'S v. KING'S.

This game played on the 'Fifth,' on February 23rd, resulted in.an easyvictory for Tindall's, whose wing three-quarters were vastly superior tothose of the other side. The score was 34-3 points.

Tindall's-Du Boulay; Montgomery, {{ule, Mockridge, Pasley;.Langdon, Baddeley; H. L. Howell, More, Colmer, Sproule, Carey,Hamilton, Krause, Thomas.

King's-McGowan; Stark, Peters ma., Cortesi, Chevallier; Rose,Milligan; Simrnons ma., Stanford, Harris ma., Parry-Jones, Lane mi.,Caudwell, \Vheeler, Peterson.

SEMI-FINAL.

CAREY'S v. ROSS'

This match was played on the' Lower' and resulted in a win for Carey'sby 30-nil.

Carey's-Stotesbury; Goodwyn, Thornton mi., \Vebb ma., Bolton;\Vyatt-Smith mi., Dixon; \Vight, Renton, Paterson ma., \Vyatt-Smith ma.,Geake, Frink, Paterson mi., Webb mi.

Ross'-Oldnall; Scott, \Vindle, Prevost mi., Hamilton mi., Fox;Sparkes, King, Hasler; Gibbons mi., Gibbons ma., Moberly, Cowell,Vernon.

SENIOR.-FIRST ROUND.King's beat Dunkin's effectively.

CAREY'S v. ROSS'

Played on the' Upper' on \Vednesday, 10th March, and won by Carey'sby 33-0. The feature of this game was the fine defence of Prevost andBennett, and the forward play of \Vhately.

Carey's-Stotesbury; Bolton, \Vebb ma., G. K. Thornton, Thornton mi.,Fox; Dixon, \Vyatt-Smith mi.; P. V. V. \Vhately, B. D. Frost, D. D.Lockwood, \Vight, \Vyatt-Smith ma., Renton, l'aterson.

Ross'·-Oldnall; Hasler, Fox, \Vindle, Alexander; M. P. Bennett, \V.J. Prevost; T. P. Watts, Gibbons mi., Gibbons ma., l\Ioberly, Bullock,Vernon, Cowell.

SECOND ROUND.

CAREY'S v. TINDALL'S.Played on the 'Upper' on Saturday, 13th March, and won by Carey's

by 28-6.

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TindaU's-WheatIey; Montgomery, Langdon, Mockridge, Pasley; S,E. Dreschfeld, H. V. Puckridge; H. HoweII, More, Calmer, Mann, Stubbs,Penman, Howse.

Carey's-Stotesbury; Fox, Tbornton mi., G. K. Thornton, J. S. \Vebb,Bolton; Wyatt-Smith mi., Dixon; P. V. Wbately, B.D. Frost, D. D.Lockwood, C. H. \Vight, M. Renton, \Vyatt-Smith ma., Paterson.

THIRD ROUND.

DUNKIN'S v. ROSS'

This match was played on the 'Lower' on March 20th, 'and resulted ina win for Dunkin's by 16 points to 5. For the losers Prevost, as usual, wasmagnificent.

The teams were as follows ;-Dunkin's-C. L. Crawhall-Wilsou; J. \V. Young, E. G. T. Kitson, E.

G. D. Northcroft; M. S. Hornidge, Jackson-Taylor; Codrington,Whitford-Hawkey, Grimley, Betts, Mayo, Brown, Howard-Smith, Eagar,Scott.

Rass'-M. P. Bennett; T.P.\Vatts, \V.A.J.Prevost, Hasler, Gibbonsmi.;Alexander, Gibbons ma.; Bullock, CoweII, Oldnall, King, Moberly,Vernon, Fox, Windle.

FOURTH ROUND

DUNKIN'S v. TINDALL'S.

This match was played on the' Fifth' on March 24th, and resulted in 'awin for Dnnkin's by 16 to 5. Crawhall-\Vilson played a fine game for the\vinners.

Teams ,,,ere as follows;-. Dunkin's-·C. L. Crawhall-\Vilson: J. \V. Young, E. G. J. Kitson, E.

G. D. Northcroft, M. S. Hornidge; Jackson-Taylor, Codrington; Grimley,Betts, Mayo, Howard-Smith, Brown, Lys, Eagar, Spreadbury.

TindaU's-S. E. Dreschfeld; H. V. Puckridge, Howell, More,Mockridge; Pasley, Baddeley; Montgomery, Langdon, Colmer, Krause,Sproule, Parsons, Penman, \Vheatley.

SEMI-FINAL.

CAREY'S v. KING'S.

Played on the' Upper,' March 20th.This match resulting in a win for Carey's was an exceedingly interesting

one, from the fact that Carey's were better forward and King's had betterthree~quarters. Carey's started the game by pressing, and after a fewminutes \Vyatt-Smith mi., slipped through the defence and scored near thetou~h line. The kick failed (3-0). Sometime after, Carey's heeled onKing's twenty-five line, and Goodwin scored far out. The try was notconverted (6-0). King's then distinctly rallied, and after several heelsfr,om the forwards Baker ma. scored between the posts. Grove converted(6-5). Shortly afterwards Grove also scored from a loose heel. This heconverted (6-10).

After half-time Carey's pressed continually, very nearly scoring severaltimes, but failed chiefly owing to Grierson's good collaring. \Vhatelyscored well from a line-out. The kick failed (9-10). Carey's continuedto press, and soon, heeling on the line, caused Dixon to slip in close to thegroveL Webb converted by a good kick (14--10). After the kick-off

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King's were again forced back, and after a heel in the loose "Night scored.The try was not converted (17-10). Soon after Carey's forwards made afine rush, bringing the ball to within ten yards of the goal line, where agrovel was given. Carey's passed the ball, and keeping it in the grovelshoved King's forwards over the line, and touched down. The kick failed(20-10). King's now made an effort, and for the rest of the game kept theball up in their opponents' twenty-five. The forwards heeled several timesand finally Baker ma. scored with a good run. King's failed to convert(20-13) King's continued to press, but the score remained unchangedwhen the whistle blew for no side.

Carey's-A. M. Stotesbury; J. Goodwyn, G. D. Webb, T. L. S. Webb,E. J. Bolton; M. Dixon, J. D. Wyatt-Smith; P. V. V. Whately (capt.),G. K. Thornton, B. D. Frost, D. D. Lockwood, C. H. \Vight, M. Renton,H. H. Wyatt-Smith, Paterson.

King's-G. L. J. Baker (eapt.). P. C. Grove: G. C. Scott, S. V.Grierson; J. S. McGowan, M. A. N. Stark, E. L. Peters, A,Cortesi, H.P. Rose, A. Milligan, A. M. S. I3aker, C. Chevallier, Stanford, Harris,Parry-Jones.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of The Shirbu1"1Iian.Sir,

May I take the liberty of making a possible suggestion for next term?The Summer Term is the term for bathing. But with the whole School,

except privileged bathers, such as yourself, bathing at the same time, thereis very little opportunity for individuals to practice swimming and diving.Also, there is uo form gymnasium competition. Under these circumstanceswould it not be advisable for there to be form bathing when the temperatureof the bath is at a certain poin!? A decent bathe, even though only once aweek, would be of use to any person who made an attempt to learn. .

It might also be suggested that one half of the School bathe at a differenttime to the other half. Ent, you may say, what about privileged bathers?Boys who have reached the stage of being privileged are supposed, orshould be supposed, to be capable of looking after themselves; hence theyshould be allowed to bathe at any time whether alone or accompanied bysomebody.

. Under the usual conditions of bathing it is impossible for every memberof the School who wishes to bathe to enjoy himself.

Yours,SARDINE.

[A thoroughly sound suggestion.-ED.]

Sir,Allow me to congratulate you on restoring the School Seal to its proper

place upon the cover of the School }',Tagazine. T am sure there were manyof us who viewed with regret the removal of a land mark which had stoodits ground since 1859. ;'vlay it ne"er be moved again?

Yours faithfully,EDITOR OF THE SHIRI3URNIAN. 1884-1885.

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Dear Sir,With regard to the recording of the Sherborne School Songs for use on

gramophones: the Solemn Carol for Christmastide was issued on December20th last, and the Commemoration Song and Carmen were on J\larch 1st.

The above are the records of the Gramophone Co., Ltd., (' His Master'sVoice,') of Regent Street, S.\V. ; from whose agents they may be obtained.

\Vith the usual apologies, Yours sincerely,A. J. R. WILSON.

[ED.-We heartily thank Mr. Wilson for all he has done in this.]

Dear Sir,Your col~mns, I believe, are freqnently used for the lodgement of

complaints.. I have a complaint of my own: and yet I cannot call it myown, I am compelled to acknowledge that I share it with everyone else inthe School. I am a musician with every promise of greatness and an earthat delights in every essay of the Muses. But that is not my onlyoccupation, and herein lies my complaint. The School anthorities arevery fond of having gentlemen down to Sherborne in order to store ouryoung minds with various departments 0 knowledge, interesting doubtlessand edifying, but not conducive to the proper training of the imagination.Now in addition to this we occasionally have pianists or singers to entertainus. This is an excellent institution~but,alas! it is but a sad proportion ofthe School that appreciates this. Now I have a suggestion to make, whichis voiced by a large nnmber of my acqnaintances, and which, I think,would be a vast improvement. \Vhy do we not have some gentleman tocome down and recite passages from English Literature? I am convincedthat it would be appreciated by a larger proportion than displays of music,especially as the School's taste for Kingsley and Kipling should betempered by an appreciation of the great poets, as Keats and Shelley.

Hoping that my suggestion will fall to the notice of higher anthorities.\Vith all due apologies, I am,

ARNEST DOUSIMONIDES.[This is an .excellent suggestion, and we agree with every word.-ED.]

Dear Sir,May I encroach upon your valuable space to make a protest which I do

not think has been made previously. Do you not think that the' kickiug ,competition might be abolished? It is really the only farce among theSchool Games and Sports and I do not think it would be destroying anyold School traditions if it was once and for all 'dropped.' Very few of theSchool enjoy watching it and the result is guided entirely by nature, sinceevery kick is at the mercy of the wind. The storm of protest that maygreet this note can only proceed from those who are too bigoted to tolerateany change.

I remain, dear Sir, Yours humbly,PUNGERE DURE.

[No, Sir, futile as is the Kicking Competition we should much rathersee an end to that weary travesty of Athletics,the House Gym. Display.-ED.]

Dear Sir,I fear some misunderstanding has arisen from a letter which I wrote in

your issue for December, 1914, about the nnaccompanied singing in chal?el

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on Tuesdays and Ii'ridays. This was caused by the refusal of the Editorsto publish the latter, half of the letter. Had this been published it wouldhave been clear that I was attacking, not the choir, but the unaccompaniedservice. The choir is a very estimable institution, and is quite indispensableto the services. But every school cllOir, limited, as it must be, in itsopportunities of practice, has its limitations, and I would suggest that thisis outside the limits of what our choir is capable of doing with real credit toitself. Therefore I still advocate the abolition of the unaccompaniedservice, as a thing beloved by a very small minority, and disliked by many..

With apologies for any misunderstanding the fragment of my letter hascaused, I am now as then,

OUTPATIENCED.

[We have had now three letters on the subject, one has been censored.It is time someone did something.-ED.]

Dear Sir,A suggestion. \Vould it not be possible to arrange in some way for the

lynching of the Editor before he has the opportunity of bringing out asecond number of The Shirbllrl1ian ?

I am, Yours hopefully,ANCIENT BRITON.

[We are sorry to disappoint our correspondent, but the Editor is stillbearing up under trying circumstances.- ED.]

Sir,Who is the idiot who complains about training rules? The name, no

doubt, will not be divulged, but the personality cannot be hidden. I amafraid the gentleman who wrote that letter can have no idea of • Esprit decorps.' He must learn to deny himself something for the good of thehouse. My dear sir, are you omniscient? \Vho knows the subtle workingsof the training biscuit? I can imagine • Mens Sana' surreptitiouslydevouring rich cakes and sweets, and then complaining of the inefficiencyof training biscuits. No, my friend, trust what your house captain tellsyou. He has probably had much more experience than you.

Yours,TRAINING-I3ISCUIT.

Sir,You remind me that the present system of training was suggested by

Dr. Whittingdale. \Vell. there are two ways of doing most things, and thereare probably two ways of getting into training; I am only asking which is thebest. Of course I know' that in doing this I am questioning an establishedinstitution, and am therefore liable to come in for a shower of abuse fromwould-be enthusiasts who cannot think straight about anything, if they everthink at all, and who will raise their hands in horror at the idea of anybodybeing so presumptuous as to suggest anything, and ask in scathing terms ifhe is omniscient. To objectors of this kind, who will probably not onlydemand if I know what I am talking about, btlt with PecksnifJian eloquencewill stigmatise me as a glutton and sluggard, I reply that these suggestionsare not my ow'n, but as a matter of fact are taken from an article in TheSlrirburia1t abopt a year ago written by an International. In this article

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it was stated that practically no restriction of food was necessary in training.Thus in complaining of the unnecessary strictness of training-rules withregard to food, I have only been following an authority which is certainlygood enough for me, and ought to be good enough for anyone.

I remain, Yours etc.,MENS SANA. CORPUS SANUM.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

To E.A.G.-Your suggestion that the cover of the magazine should bewhite instead of brown, is the suggestion of a person devoid of taste andimbibed with a philistine radicalism. The idea of a School ftdi-tor is toproduce a magazine which looks smart and contains the best that theSchool can produce. Not long-winded accounts of football matches. butverses or articles written by members of the School. Your suggestion thatthe cover should be white, beside destroying a custom that has become aninstitution, would mean the production of a magazine anything but smartin appearance. Your other feeble remarks about its contents I do notconsider worth answering.

A.G.A.-\Ve are very sorry. we could not accept your effort. For itwould only have enraged the censor and would never have seen the light.

O.C.R.E.-Your suggestion about extra pocket money as you find it hardto live on your present income is interesting, but superfluous.

L.P.R.-No, we see no reason why the School should graze cows andbullocks on the football field in the holidays.

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