No. 123, Vol. 21.] APRIL 6, 1914[Price 3d.

No. 123, Vol. 21.] APRIL 6, 1914 [Price 3d.

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AN alphabetical list of the names, with addresses,of Old Boys who were in the School on or after

1st October, 1887, is in course of preparation.It is earnestly requested that all who have not sent

in their addresses will do so without delay. Full initialsshould be given in each case, together with the years ofentering and leaving the School.

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Any information concerning the whereabouts of OldBoys who may be abroad or not likely to see this noticewill be thankfully received.

The names of boys who left the School before October,1887, will be placed on the register on application byletter.

All communications to be sent to Mr. E. C. Brown orMr. P. G. Cross at the School.

J. APPLEYAED, H. Butler and J. Lunnon have been appointedSchool Prefects.

AT the Mid-term service in the Chapel on Friday, February 27th,the sermon was preached by the Rev. Egbert Claud Hudson, M.A.rformerly Principal of Bishop's Hostel, Zanzibar, and an Old Boyof Alleyn's School.

WE are pleased to be able to print in this issue drawings don&by a boy in the School—F. Keyes, of Matric. A. The boys canand ought to do far more for the Magazine. Surely theremust be those who can either draw sketches or write articlesthat are interesting or amusing—perhaps both. Thanks, Keyes.

EXTRA draw'ing prizes will be given at Midsummer for the best,work (if of sufficient merit) sent in during the remainder of theSchool Year in the following subjects :—

Original Work in any Medium.—Portrait study; Figurecomposition ; Landscape ; Design for any material; Still Life,including flowers.

Memory Drawing of a well-known object to be drawn in theschool at a date to be arranged.

DR. HIESCH proposes to take a party of boys to Germany ̂preferably those who are studying the language of that great andimportant country. He will start on the first day of the summerholidays with not more than twenty boys, and travelling via"Dover and Ostend will go to Cologne and stay there two days.Headquarters will be fixed at Neuwied, whence excursions will bemade up and down the beautiful Rhine. Schools, factories,.

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museums and any institutions likely to give knowledge and under-standing of the history, the commerce, the social life and traditionsof the country will be visited ; boys will be encouraged and helpedto improve their imperfect acquaintance with German by speak-ing it as much as possible with the natives, and everything willbe done to make the trip as instructive, interesting and enjoyableas possible. The expense will, of course, depend upon theduration of the trip (which may last from two to three weeks)and on the number of travellers. If twenty boys join a reductionin fares will be made by the Belgian State Railway. Roughly,the expense may be put down at from eight to twelvepounds, according to length of trip.

Dr. Hirsch will be pleased to be interviewed by any parentswho require further information, either at the School or at25, Gleneldon Road, Streatham, S.W.

N.B.—As preparations must be made a long time beforehand,Dr. Hirsch would like to have all names given in by May 15th, atthe latest.

Xectures.

THE second of Mr. Rowntree's three lectures to the Upper Formsdealt with the ancient animals of prehistoric times. He

first explained to his audience how the remains of these animalsare found in layers of rocks forming the crust of the globe.Farthest down, shell-fish are found, then amphibians, and thennearer the surface, mammals. The skeletons of fish are amongthe very earliest of the remains buried in the rocks, and it isprobable that the fish is the origin of all animal life. The fishesfound in the lower rocks are all armoured and, curious as it mayseem, have three eyes. The amphibians of these early times weregigantic in size and were probably directly descended from thefish of an earlier period. Of the mammals Mr. Rowntree hadalready spoken in his first lecture and in this one he did no morethan emphasise his remarks on that occasion. Practically all theancient animals have their representatives to-day, though whereassome have gone up in the scale of animal life, others havedeteriorated.

ME. ROWNTREE'S third and concluding lecture was on the sub-ject of Prehistoric Man. The lecturer asked his audience toimagine that they were in the Time Machine conceived byMr. H. G. Wells, and that they were being taken back through


the ages to the dark periods before authentic history. In thisway they would come to the later Stone Age, the age of the lakedwellers, a race highly artistic in temperament, of splendidstature and no mean brain power. Mr. Rowntree then describedthe men of the middle Stone Age who still had artistic genius,but whose weapons were ruder and quite unpolished ; then hecame to the old Stone Age when man was in a very primitivecondition, when Europe had a tropical climate and Hippopotamiwere found in the Thames. Before this period man was moreanimal than human, and one could but theorise on his habits andconditions of life, for the only evidence that the anthropologisthad of his existence was such as he could get from the fewremains that had been found.

In concluding the lecturer gave a most interesting theory ofthe evolution of life which he himself was inclined to accept.The human race had sprung from the same common stem as theape, but when man left the trees he increased the convolutions ofhis brain so that he ultimately became superior to the ape and toall other animals.

J. McGREGOE.

Scbool %iterang anb debatingSociety.

THE Debating Society has held three meetings this term.The advantages of such a society cannot be over-estimated,

for besides improving the general knowledge of the members thepractice of discussing various subjects enables one to overcomethat natural bashfulness which is so painfully evident in theaverage school boy whenever he attemps to speak in public.

The first meeting of the Society took place on Friday,February 27th, when L. J. Percival moved that " Motor-buses aresuperior to Trams as a means of communication." He alluded tothe ease with which motor-bus companies could change theirroutes owing to the fact that they had no permanent way, andcontrasted the effects of breakdowns on tram and bus routesrespectively. A. Arch, who opposed the motion, appealed to thepatriotism of London's citizens to support the trams as they werethe people's property. He thought it grossly unfair that tramswere forced to pay towards the upkeep of the roads they used,whereas the buses escape scot-free. After an interesting discus-


sion a vote was taken which resulted in the defeat of the motionby 16 votes to 4.

On March 6th, G. H. Clark moved that ".Professionalism tendsto improve Sport." He based his arguments on the fact that ifprofessionals were relieved of pecuniary difficulties they coulddevote all their time to improving their play, and as thousands ofamateur players went to see professional matches the whole playof the country was improved by professionalism. This motionwas opposed by L. J. Kemp, who alluded to the detrimentaleffects of professionalism on a man's character. A brisk discus-sion was followed by a vote which resulted in the defeat of themotion by 15 votes to 9.

On Thursday, March 12th, L. J. Kemp read a paper on'' Dreams."Without discussing the occult side of the question he gave a fewmost interesting and instructive suggestions explaining theabsurdity and the weirdness of most dreams. He then went onto describe various dreams and nightmares, all of which weremost amusing and very realistic.

annual gymnastic

THIS year's display was held in the School Hall on theevenings of January 30th and 31st.

The hall was well filled on each occasion and the excellent pro-gramme arranged by Sergt. W. G. Heal was very muchappreciated. The work was of a high order and showed markedimprovement on last year's display. This was especially notice-able in the exercises performed by the Senior Division on theparallel bars, the "Backlifts" in particular being cleverlyexecuted. The work on the vaulting horse was clean and interest-ing : the " Long Fly "—a comparatively easy exercise—being thecause of much merriment among our visitors. The performanceof somewhat difficult Swedish, Dumb Bell and Club swingingexercises, smartly and faultlessly executed, reflected much crediton the boys and their instructor.

The feather-weight boxers, E. J. Lelliott and S. G. Wrack, andthe " heavies," L. F. B. Thompson andF. C. Picton, showed plentyof science without doing much damage.

The Gymnastic Class consisted of J. E. Appleyard, C. E. Bacon,C. S. Herridge, L. F. B. Thompson, J. L. Walter and A. G. West,who formed the first squad ; and N. C. Bennison, J. E. Booer,G. M. Britten, C. H. Butcher, L. H. Chiles, V. A. J. Clark,L. C. Cousins, A. J. Farrington, F. H. Farthing, H. C. Field,


S. W. Haylock, G. Hunt, S. B. Keeble, E. J. Lelliott,W. E. Mellor, J. L. Mitchell, L. Tendered, F. C. Picton,M. R. Prodger, C. 0. Robinson, H. Rodgers, S. T. Rooke,L. E. Room, W. J. Schibild, A. A. Schwearer, I). L. Simmons,S. C. West, S. G. Wrack, F. B. Young. R. A. Browning was anefficient accompanist.

Swimming.

THE life-saving class has made a most propitious start asthe number of entries — over fifty — has greatly exceeded

expectations. The class meets once a week for the preliminaryland-drill and lectures, and should be well advanced in its workby May when the swimming season begins.

Boys who hope to learn to swim should be prepared to makea start at the beginning of the summer term. They will findplenty of people willing to give them lessons.

The School v. Whitechapel Foundation School. — Played atWhitechapel on January 30lh. Lost | — •?£ games : — W. L.Smith Jr, J. Smith i ; G. H. Clark 0, D. Tapriski 1 ; C. H.Wooster 0, M. Larholt 1 ; W. M. Wallis 0, H. Levene 1 ; W. N.Cross 0, H. Pollen 1 ; G. Laxton 0, M. Shrieber 1 ; A. T.Brodzky 0, Gerleski 1 ; L. J. Kemp 0, Tarroges 1.

The School v. Battersea Polytechnic. — Played at Battersea onFebruary 6th. Won 5| — 2\ games :— W. L. Smith 1, F. Cape-well 0 ; G. H. Clark 1, Bowmer 0 ; C. H. Wooster 1, Peck 0 ;W. M. Wallis 0, Hill 1 ; W. N. Cross 1, Hitchcock 0 ; A. T.Brodzky 1, Laing 0 ; L. J. Kemp \, G. Ticehurst \ ; W. H.Heron 0, C. Andrews 1.

The School v. Whitechapel Foundation School. — Played at Homeon February 24th. Won 5J — 2£ games : — W. L. Smith 1,J. Goldberg 0 ; G. H. Clark 0, M. Larholt 1 ; C. H. Wooster 1,M. Shrieber 0 ; W. M. Wallis i H. Levene \ ; W. N. Cross 1,R. Tree 0 ; G. Laxton 1, S. Mellinsky 0 ; A. T. Brodzky 1, S.Halperin 0 ; L. J. Kemp 0, H. Pomerantz 0.

The School v. Wilson's School. — Played at Home on March 10th.Drawn 4—4.— W. L. Smith 0, V. Shapnel 1; G. H. Clark 0,G. D. Reynolds 1 ; C. H. Wooster 0, H. C. Edwards 1 ; W. M.Wallis 0, H. G. Cannon 1 ; W. N. Cross 1, M. A. Dashwood 0 ;G. Laxton 1, C. E. Cabot 0; A. T. Brodzky 1, W. M. Dash 0 ;L. J. Kemp 1, G. S. Browning 0.

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The School v. Battersea, Polytechnic. — Played at Home onMarch 13th. Won 5—3 games :— W. L. Smith 1 J. Deller £ ;G. H. Clark 1, L. Byrne 0 ; C. H. Wooster 0, A. L. Turner 1 ;W. M. WaUis 1, F. Capewell 0 ; W. N. Cross 0, C. Andrews 1 ;G. Laxton 1, G. Ticehurst 0 ; A. T. Brodzky 1, W. Owston 0 ;L. J. Kemp \, H. Palfrey \.

SCHOOL MATCHES.

ON Wednesday, February 18th, the School team visited St.John's, Battersea, where our opponents avenged their defeat

in our courts by winning by 17 games to 5. Although theyshowed very good form and thoroughly deserved their win( thestrange courts undoubtedly proved a considerable handicap tous at first, and it was not until near the finish that we found ourform, three out of the five games we won being the last threeplayed. The team was: — J. W. Beach and L. J. Kemp; C. S.Herridge and W. H. Heron ; G. H. Clark and E. P. G. Brand.

On Saturday, February 21st, we were visited by CaptainHosken's IV. Our opponents seemed to have little difficulty inadapting their play to our courts, and soon finding manybrilliant " scoring shots," well defeated us in the doubles by3 matches to 1. In the singles, however, the School were seento greater advantage, and by proving victorious by 3 matches to1, succeeded in making the result a draw. The team was : —J. W. Beach and L. J. Kemp ; C. S. Herridge and W. H. Heron.

On Saturday, February 28th, the School were opposed byMr. Morgan's team, which included Messrs. W. R. Morgan, E. C.Brown, P. F. Cross, H. P. Manton, L. F. Masters and S. H.Jewitt. After some very close and enjoyable games, the Schoolwere defeated by 10 games to 7, one game being left drawn.The School team was :— J. W. Beach and F. C. Picton ; G. H.Clark and E. P. G. Brand ; W. H. Heron and L. J. Kemp.

On Saturday, March 7th, the return match with St. Mark's,Chelsea, was played in our courts, and resulted in an easy winfor the School by 18 games to love. The team was : — G. H.Clark and E. P. G. Brand ; L. J. Kemp and W. H. Heron \F. C. Picton and J. D. K. Lunnon.

On Wednesday, March llth, we visited Bancroft's School,Woodford, and although our play was affected to a certain degreeby the different courts, we found little difficulty in winning all18 games. The team was : — J. W. Beach and F. Picton ; C. S.Herridge and;W. H. Heron ; L. J. Kemp and J. D. K. Lunnon.

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HOUSE MATCHES.The following are the results of the House Matches up to date :—

Brown's beat Tulley's, 8—0 ; Roper's beat Tulley's, 6—2 ;Brown's beat Spurgeon's, 8—0 ; Cribb's beat Roper's, 7—1 ;Roper's beat Spurgeon's, 8—0 ; Brading's beat Spurgeon's, 5—3;Tulley's beat Brading's, b1—2; Brown's beat Brading's, 8—0 ;Brown's beat Roper's, 8—0 ; Roper's beat Brading's, 8—0 ;Cribb's beat Tulley's, 8—0 ; Tulley's beat Spurgeon's, 7—1.

FIVES COMPETITIONS.SENIOR SINGLES.

First Round.—W. Rogers beat W. M. Wallis; W. H. Heronbeat L. J. Kemp; J. D. K. Lunnon beat J. McGregor; W. D.Ross beat H. Butler; E. P. G. Brand beat G. H. Clark; C. S.Herridge beat E, F. Rogers; F, C. Picton beat C. B. Dansie ;J. W. Beach beat A- W. Holgate.

Second Round.—Lunnon beat Ross; Heron beat Herridge ;Beach beat Brand ; Rogers w.o., Picton scratched.

SENIOR DOUBLES.First Round.—Ross and Clark beat Dansie and Kemp;

Herridge and Butler beat Lunnon and McGregor ; Heron andBrand beat Picton and Holgate ; W. Rogers and Beach beatE. Rogers and Wallis.

JUNIOR SINGLES.The figures in parentheses denote the handicap :—J. Mitchell (1) beat Peryer (5); Hicks (3) beat McPherson (7);

Walter (1) beat Field (4) ; Cabburn (5) beat F. West (1) ;Gopsill (3) beat Haylock (6) ; C. Lewis (5) beat Nightingale(scr.) ; Becker (2) beat V. Clark (5) ; Lockey (scr.) beat Smith(3); Gullick (4) beat C. R. Lewis (5); Jordan (6) beat Fogden(scr.) ; Lelliott (1) beat Bennison (4) ; Gibbs (2) beat Shipp(scr.) ; E. Mitchell (7) beat H. Paterson (6) ; King (1) beat A.Paterson (4); Speakman (4) beat A. West (5); Young (2) beatWillis (6),

JUNIOR DOUBLES.Hicks and King beat Cabburn and A. West; A. Paterson and

Smith beat H. Paterson and McPherson; V. Clark and Nightin-gale beat Lockey and Speakman; E. Mitchell and Fogden beatBecker and F. West; Bott and Gullick beat C. R. Lewis andJordan; Gibbs and J. Mitchell beat C. Lewis and Gopsill;Walter and Brand beat Field and Bennison ; Shipp and Haylockbeat Peryer and Lelliott.

J. D. K. LUNNON.


BRADING'S.

HEARTY congratulations to the six representatives of theHouse for their very creditable display in the Cross

Country Run, which has been instituted to replace the Tug-of-War event on Sports Day !

The House aggregate of 110 secures the third place in thecompetition, which accordingly entitles the House to 2 pointstowards Sports Day totals. This success promises well for nextyear's event, as, under ordinary circumstances, some of the Teamwill be available then.

The kind promise of Whitmore, referred to in the last issue of theMagazine, has materialised, and House Funds have been enrichedby a money order for one guinea which has come all the wayfrom Belbeck, Saskatchewan. It is indeed kind that Old Boys ofthe House and School should take such a keen and practicalinterest in all that concerns their successors, and the thanks ofall connected with the House are hereby conveyed to the donor inhis distant home.

BROWN'S.

IT is with much regret that we announce the loss of Thew asan active member of our House. He left just at the commencementof the running season; and our first class has suffered a blowthereby from which it will find it hard to recover. There is noneed to comment upon Thew's many and brilliant efforts for theHouse ; suffice it to hope that his successes in the future mayrival those he has .gained for his House in the past.

In spite of Appleyard's brilliant victory, the cross country runwas by no means a success for Brown's. Unfortunately, with twoother members of the team arriving half-way down the list and


the rest virtually bottom, Appleyard did not meet with the fullsupport his efforts merited.

In Fives we have done exceedingly well this year ; not onlyhave all the members of the team represented the School, butalso-—and this augurs well for future years—there has been adistinct improvement both in the standard and in the number ofboys who play this game.

Next term will bring again to the field the old beloved soundof bat and ball, and to the baths the sportive cries of buddingBurgesses. Come on, Brown's, let us retrieve our defeats of lastyear. Begin the term with a set determination to win bothcricket and swimming; and we shall accomplish the feat, butwe must put our backs into the effort and work together.

With shooting it is the " old, old story "—the lack of Brownitesat the range. When will Brown's realise that to shoot straightshould be the desire of all ?

J. W. BEACH.

HOUSE SUPPER.

FOE the benefit of hard-worked Old Boys the date of the HouseSupper was fixed for Saturday, March 7. The experimentwas a decided success, for Old Boys of the House turned up in largenumbers and excellent spirits. The Buttery was comfortablyfilled, and full justice was done to the fine repast of beef, pickles,plum-pudding and ginger beer which had been provided by theButtery authorities.

When everyone had satisfied the inner man (or boy) Mr. Brownproposed the health of the King, which was drunk with musicalhonours. Mr. Brading performed the very congenial task of pro-posing the health of the Headmaster, which was also drunk withmusical honours.

Mr. Brown gave his customary rapid review of the achievementsof the House during the past year, and he demonstrated veryclearly that the year had been one of the most successful in ourannals. We had won both Football Shield and Football Cup,and for the first time in our history we had annexed the FivesCup in no uncertain manner—a success which we should probablyrepeat this season. Mr. Brown, therefore, hoped that the OldBoys would be satisfied with the excellent results that the Househad achieved.

Our House Captain, J. W. Beach, then welcomed the Old Boysin a neat little speech in which he appreciated the continue^support of the Old Boys and " eulogised " their efforts to entertain

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' The Connoisseur (at the house supper holding up ginger beer) :I understand what they mean by the ' mineral wealth' of a country."

Now

us after the House Supper. E. Procter responded on behalf ofthe Old Boys and proved by means of a comparison between oldand new prices of petit beurre biscuits that both House and Schoolwere making rapid strides along the path of progress.

We then repaired to the School Hall, specially prepared for theoccasion. The " Jolly Bic " Concert Party provided us with asecond feast, one of mirth and melody—chiefly mirth, and whenthe curtain rose for the production of " Fish out of Water," byJ. A. Nye and company, we were in most hilarious spirits. Theirperformance in every way justified Beach's " eulogium." J. A.

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Nye scored a great success in the rdle of the illiterate cook whoinsinuated himself into the position of secretary. E. V. S. Munnswas very happy in the part of a young " sec." condemned for ashort time to such things as pots, pans, and Cadbury's cocoa.E. Procter, the alderman with an enormous " corporation,"L. S. Duck as an aristocratic envoy, L. H. Jones as butler, andJ. E. Appleyard as footman, all contributed to the success ofthe comedy, while the Misses Barrett acted splendidly in the partsof the envoy's daughter and the housemaid.

L. J. KEMP.

CRIBB'S.

THE account of the steeplechase on another page shows thatCribb's caine an easy first, and also gives the order in which ourteam arrived. This is a promising start towards greater successat the sports. Keep it going, Cribb's !

We are, certainly, assured of second place in the Fives League ;whether we shall reach first place remains to be seen.

Will all former members of Cribb's kindly let the secretaryhave their addresses as soon as possible ?

A. W. HOUJATE.

EOPER'S.

THE football season consisted of a series of disappointments,but of the ten games lost, eight were by the odd goal only, sothat we were decidedly unfortunate in this respect ; againstTulley's alone did the first team show their true form. Vernon,however, has always been in fine form, and he is proving aworthy successor to Paterson.

We have to record the departure of V. H. Heron, A. C. Jenkins,and H. Nightingale, and although rather late, we offer them ourbest wishes for success in the future.

Our prospects in the sports are, if anything, brighter than lastyear, and with the help of the same number of surprises we oughtto be well up at the end. The flame of enthusiasm, stifled by thesuccesses of two years ago, is just beginning to blaze morefiercely again, and we hope that Jordan and Farley will reap thereward that is their due, for their regular attempts at navigatingthe saturated running track. Many have smiled superciliouslyat them, but it is enthusiasm of this nature which carries off theShield; may their keenness permeate the whole House! Old


Boys will, no doubt, appreciate the omission of the Tug-of-Warfrom the list of events for this year.

Two boards, almost worthy of the House, are now in the HouseRoom recording our prefects and successes.

We are always very pleased to hear of the successes of our OldBoys, and we congratulate Paterson, Wilkins and Brown on theirperformance in the Old Boys' 1st XI. (besides these, there is onlyone other regular member of this team who was at School underthe House system), and also Reid on his winning a ShootingCup in the Territorials. Incidentally we should like to bring tothe notice of Old Boys generally the fact that P. F. Cross hasgiven a donation to the House Fund, which is badly in need ofsuch gifts.

G. H. CLARK.

The Brownite: " I'm awfully sorry to let you down, you know, but some-body had to give way. Besides, cups are so useful now-a-days."

The Other: " Still, you might have been satisfied with a smaller margin.4—1 is a bit too thick."


SPURGEON'S.BY the loss of L. W. Kingswell the House is deprived of its

Captain and one of the most enthusiastic of its supporters. Heexcelled in all sports, and in this respect he was perhaps the mostuseful member the House has ever had. We wish him the fullestsuccess in his business career,

J. M. Smith becomes House Captain and J. W. Chiles iselevated to the rank of prefect.

We congratulate our reserves on regaining the Shield. It isencouraging to feel that we have the material on which to buildour teams oi the future.

J. MAcGfiEGOE.

TRifle Club.MAECH 7th.—Correspondence match, v. Westminster City

School. H.P.S. 70. Result, won by 71 points.ALLEYN'S.

GoaterWestBeachBrittenFarthingButlerPartridgeDansie

6868656361605748

490

WESTMINSTER CITY.Wookey 60Windsor 57Mangham 55Olsen 53Morris 51Koffey 51Ridley 49Foley 43

419

THE following list gives the number of boys from LondonSchools serving in the Officers' Training Corps of the LondonUniversity. It will be noted that our School is well represented :Alleyn's .City of LondonDulwich CollegeLatymer .Parmiter'sStrand .

1216201253

Aske's . . 3Colfe's .EmanuelMerces's .St. Dunstan's .

61533

Whitechapel . 9

Central Foundation 4Cooper's .Hackney DownsOwen's .St. Olave'a .

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. 4

. 3

. 8

paper Cba0e.

IN past years the attendance at the Sixth Form Paper Chasegf has been by no means satisfactory. This year, .however, this

annual event assumed, in the eyes of the House Masters and boys,


an entirely different aspect. It was no longer a mere outing forthe Sixth. Form, but, owing to the proximity of the cross countryrun, it became a kind of preliminary canter from the results ofwhich the teams for that event were to be chosen. Thus, boyswho previously had scoffed at the idea, came forward and noblysacrificed their legs and feet for the honour of their House.

The hares had had eight minutes start when the houndsleft the Railway Hotel, West Wickham, and accompanied by the" cavalry," started forth in pursuit. For the first mile the runningwas very easy, the trail keeping to the roads and footpaths. Thehares, however, now began to grow spiteful. Two fields, coveredwith pieces of broken bottles and sharp flints, were followed inrapid succession by a large ploughed field and a number ofbarbed wire fences. These fences formed nothing more or lessthan refined instruments of torture. Two hounds, A and B, wouldarrive simultaneously at the same piece of fence, and A wouldforthwith begin to worm his way between two strands of barbedwire. When A was half-way through the fence, B wouldinvariably grow impatient and, jumping on the wire's, wouldcommence to climb over. The wires, being thus pulled taut,would stab A in about ten different places, B, realising hismistake, would jump hurriedly down, and slipping under thefence, the bottom wires would cut a neat set of parallel groovesdown his le,gs. By the time six such fences had been negotiated,the hounds were filled with a great longing for the blood of oneor more of the hares.

Suddenly a hoarse shout of joy burst from the leaders of thepack. There, just across the valley, two of the hares were to beseen doubling into a wood. Surely they must be caught withinthe next mile ! Down the side of the hill the hounds streamedin full cry, only to meet with a couple of ingeniously constructedbarbed-wire fences. What were a few scratches, however, when thehares were within sight ? The leaders, reckless of life and limb,scrambled through the wire and started up the opposite slope.Alas! How deceptive a hill appears when viewed from thedistance! Only too true is the saying that " Distance lendsenchantment to the view." What had appeared a gentle slopenow turned out to be a fearsome incline of about one in two.When the hounds reached the summit, the hares had vanishedinto the dim distance.

A series of false trails now turned the angry hounds into apack of raging wolves. A few miles of hard, monotonous road,however, cooled the ardour of all but a chosen few. When atotal of eleven miles had been covered the road began to feel red

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hot to the tired and blistered feet of the panting and weak-kneedhounds.

At the beginning of Hayes' Common the tottering hounds wereconfronted with a notice board which informed them that it wasfour miles to West Wickham. The experienced ones knew thatthe notice board lied, and that it was really only two miles toWest Wickham, but many an ignorant hound threw up thesponge and settled down to a dogged walk.

Just past the common one of the hares was captured, but theothers made good their escape into the Railway Hotel.

Hot baths awaited the weary runners who, on their return,hastened to don the garb of civilisation. On the whole it wasa very weary but happy Sixth Form which returned home fromWest Wickham.

There is no need to describe the tea. It was sublime ; it was—well, it reminded one of the teas at Bisley. No more words arenecessary ; those who have been to Bisley will understand whatis meant.

In conclusion, on behalf of the hounds, the " equestrians "must be thanked for their kind support. Many a slow-movinghound was galvanised into rapid motion by a restive cab-horseprancing on his heels. Most of the riders are to be congratulatedon the way in which they remained in their saddles.

R. W. WEST.

THE PAPER CHASE.

WHEN March has scarcely yet his reign begunAnd scudding clouds still hide the powerless sun,E'en sluggish burghers hear Dame Nature's call,For them by subtle charms she summons allTo leave the towns—the restless human tide—And seek the peaceful, joyous countryside.By such allurements was our party ledFrom Dulwich to the famous Lion's Head ;There to prepare our weary course to run,There to return when all our task was done.Soon down the road, scent scattered in their wake,The hares, so fleet of foot, their courses take ;But as they go, behind them there appearsA gallant company of cavaliersWith fiery steeds, who follow on apaceWhile hounds are waiting, eager for the chase.

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At last the word is given, they make a startWithout a fear or doubt, all light of heart.But, sad to say, some soon begin to lagThey pant for breath, their strength and courage flag ;Far o'er the hills the leaders now appear,Their distance magnified by horrid fear ;Ere long the pack quite disappears from sight,And far behind, midst shades of falling night,They struggle on, when—welcome sound and shrill!The guiding whistle echoes o'er the hill.Their goal is reached, their labours now are past,And won the long-desired tea at last.

W. M. WALLIS.

Cross Country TRun.

IT having been decided to hold a cross country run this year asone of the events of the Athletic Sports, the race was held

at West Wickham on Thursday, March 19th.The course of about six and a half miles was very carefully

laid beforehand, and no difficulty of any kind was experiencedby any of the competitors in keeping to the track.

Although fine up to the very minute of starting, it rained intorrents throughout the race and the thirty-six boys who com-peted, teams of six being entered by each house, are not likely toforget their experience. The rain made the course very badgoing, and under the circumstances the time, forty-seven minutes,was quite exceptional, whilst the first twenty boys all came inunder the hour.

Appleyard (br) won, and Cribb's, with a very level team, werefirst house.

The Hotel authorities did things very well, and those present,who numbered about sixty, spent a very enjoyable time after therace. Results in full:—1 Appleyard (br)

(47 mins.).2 Bogers (c).3 Herridge (c).4 Clark (r).o Gates (r).6 Thompson (c).7 Eley (b).8 Percival (b).9 MaoGregor (s).

10 MacPherson (c).

11 Boss (t).12 West, A. (t).13 Lelliott (b).14 Gibbs (c).15 Pansie (t).16 Shears (s).17 West, F. C. (t).18 Foster (br).

19 Beach (br).

20 Speakman (r).21 Hope (t).22 Lockey (c).23 Brumby (r).24 Ridley (b).25 Hubbard (s).26 Fogden (r).27 Thompson, F.

(s).

28 Hicks (b).

29 Lymbery (br'30 Mann (b).81 Smith (s).32 Ashley (t).33 Kemp (br).34 Picton (br).35 Brodzky (s).36 Brand (r).

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B.Br.•c.E.S.T.

POINTS.7 + 8 + 13 + 24 + 28 + 301 + 18 + 19 + 29 + 33 + 342 + 3 + 6 + 10 + H + 224 + 5 + 20 + 23 + 26 + 369 + 16 + 25 + 27 + 31 + 35

11 + 12 + 15 + 17 + 21 + 321st Cribb's2nd Tulley's3rd. Brading's ,

110 (3)13457 (1)

= 114143

= 108 (2)8 pts.4 pts2 pts.

E. C. B.

(Ericfret.A HEAVY and somewhat ambitious card has been arranged

-L\- for the coming season, but as there are still several of lastyear's colours with us, we are hoping to give a good account of our-selves. We shall again have the services of W. Smith as theSchool coach and with Morley as groundsman we can rely on havinggood wickets. A really good slow bowler is badly wanted to fiUBooth's place, and a boy anxious to get his colours might doworse than spend some part of his Easter holidays in bowling ata mark. There is a story told of the famous Lilywhite who, duringthe winter months, would put a sixpence on the top of a stumpand practise until he could knock off the sixpence without hittingthe stump.

J. D. K. Lunnon has been elected Cricket Captain, and W. H.Heron, Vice-Captain.

TRecent afrfrttions to tbc ScboolTHE Life of a Tiger, Eardley-Wilmot, 3280; The Thirteen-1- Colonies of North America, Jeffery, 2720; Some OldEnglish Worthies, Senior, 3417 ; Northern Spain, Wigram, 3418 ;Herbert Strang's Annual, 1700 ; Scenes from a Subaltern's Life,Gilson, 2149; Biographical and Chemical Essays, Ramsay,3419 ; The System of the Stars, Clerke, 3420 ; True Stories of thePast, Hume, 3421; Off Beaten Tracks in Brittany, Davies, 3422 ;Electrical Distribution, Kilgour, 3411; English Pronunciation,Bridges, 3319 ; The Race Round the World, Gilson, 860 ; RobinHood, Tilney, 693; Gulliver's Travels, Swift, 1927 ; King Arthurand His Round Table, Clay, 1939; The Story of Bayard, Hare,1941; The Child's Book of Stories, Smith, 1942 ; With Welling-ton in Spain, Brereton, 2292; On Company's Service, Ridge,

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^letter from

DEAR MR. BROWN,— You will probably be surprised at receiv-ing a letter from far off New Zealand, and no doubt wonder

who the writer is. These lines are in response to a request in theSchool Magazine for all Alleyn Old Boys to send in their presentaddresses to either yourself or Mr. Cross.*

I left Alleyn's at the end of the Summer Term, 1906, andperhaps you will remember me, although that is unlikely, itbeing your second term at Alleyn's, if my memory is correct.However, I entertain vivid recollections of your Latin lessonsin Mr. Carrick's room and can still reel off yards of Caesar^although I have never opened a Latin Grammar since. Othermembers of the class were Gattie, and Tommy Mimmack. Sincethose days I have been in many queer places, in South America,the Canary Islands, and here in New Zealand. Farming claimedme for two years and a half, and ruined any pretensions to hand-writing I ever had. Swinging the axe, holding in refractory ponies,branding cattle, etc., effectually prevent anyone acquiring a stylein this direction. After the farm, I felt a yearning for town lifecome over me, 'bucked up,' and 'swotted ' (harder than ever I did

* Why have not more boys acceded to this request ?— ED.,

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at Alleyn's) and managed to get through the Accountancy Examsfor the University of Auckland, 1911. One more big swot, andwith luck I shall get a full degree.

A few months ago I got into communication, through the OldBoys' Club, with Mike Berg, who has only left the School twoyears, and has lived in New Zealand one, and he has been send-ing the magazines on to me ; very welcome they are too. I noticeTommy Powell's fame is still green as a cricketer, whilePethebridge, Sladden, and dozens of familiar names arementioned. The only time I ever feel homesick is on reading theMagazine. The call of home is very strong then. Again,youngsters who were in I. lower in my day now grace the Sixth.How time flies ! Quite noticeable are the numbers of OldAUeynians who seek their fortunes in other climes, boys, too, whoI thought never had it in them. It would be a fine thing if asort of circulating letter could be maintained among us. Some veryfine copy could be gleaned from it for the Magazine, I know. Isthe idea worth going on with ? I am sure we wanderers wouldappreciate it. Why, young Mike Berg regularly wears his coloursand crest, on Sundays and holidays, in hopes that perchance astray Alleynian will see them and claim acquaintance. I made a.journey of over one hundred miles just on purpose to look himup, when his address was made known to me, and a circulatingletter containing messages from our schoolfellows in other landswould be welcomed only less eagerly than that with which we meetthose from our nearest and dearest in the Old Country.

In my days there existed a flourishing Photographic Society atthe School. Does it exist still ? If so, if any enterprisingmember cares to take a few photos of the school and differentparts of the playing fields, especially one of the School from theplaying fields, I will gladly take copies (at his own price).*

Trusting to hear from you, and concluding with the requestthat you remember me to Mr. Carrick, my old form master,

I am, Yours sincerely,ALEX FAIRLEY.

Whangarie, New Zealand.* There are photographs of these places, and any boy who would; like to

send prints of them to New Zealand should apply to Mr. Linnell. — ED.

®U> Bogs' Club.rPHE last dance of the season was held at the Baths, Goose Green,-L on February 24th. We usually look for a good attendanceat the last dance, and this year's was particularly well attended,

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162 members and friends being present, although we missedsome who ought to have been there. All present enjoyed thedance immensely. Owing to the success attending the enforcedremoval of this dance to the Baths, the committee may decide tohold other dances there next season in the hope that all of themwill be equally well attended.

IN the Cambridge University Sports, R. S. Woods beat his ownFenners' Ground record by Patting the Weight 41 ft. 6| ins.

THE Committee of the Benevolent Fund wish to express theirbest thanks to the boys of the School for a further donation to theFund amounting to £2 8s. Id., as the result of a collection madein March last.

SUBSCRIPTIOKS or donations of any amount will be gladlyreceived by the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. W. E. Powell,116, Denmark Hill, S.E.

Cricket anfr Xawn ffennts Club.

AT the time of writing the prospects of the club are very bright.The sound financial position, into which the efforts of the

Hon. Treasurer have brought the club, has enabled the Committeeto spend a considerable amount in improvements to the ground.The tennis courts now number six, a portion of the centre of thecricket field has been taken up and relaid and some of the longbumps and furrows in the outfield, which provided so plausiblean excuse for fielding blunders, have been removed. A few moreyears, as financially successful as the last two have been, willdoubtless enable the whole of the outfield to be dealt with in asimilar manner.

Members and friends of the club will be pleased to know thatthe vexed question of pavilion accommodation has at last beensettled. A large and commodious building has been erected ofbrick and stone, at the corner of Burbage Road and Gallery Road.The accommodation it provides will, the Committee trust, be foundample for all the needs of the club.

As regards the membership, several welcome additions have•already been made, and it is hoped that, before the season com-

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mences, the number of playing members will be larger than everbefore.

This opportunity must be taken of calling attention to theassistance which the cricket elevens received from boys still atSchool during the holidays last year. Unfortunately, owing to thereports of the 2nd XL matches being crowded out, the details ofthe performances of R. J. Anderson and E. F. Rogers were notreported in the Magazine, but Anderson's free hitting in both 1stand 2nd XL games was always delightful to watch, and his fastbowling was particularly uselul on occasion to the 2nd XL Weare glad to say he is throwing in his lot with the club. Rogers,though not so useful with the bat, proved, on one or twooccasions, to be a very destructive bowler, and we look forward tothe time when he will be a regular member of the side.

The tennis section has arranged a nuriiber of matches withneighbouring clubs and promises to be stronger than ever.

_ H. R.

ffootball Clul).

WE are certainly finishing up the Season in good style,particularly in the 1st team. At the time of writing, we

stand 3rd in the Southern Amateur League (2nd div.), so thereis just a chance of promotion to the first division of the Leaguenext Season. The " A " team is doing very well in the NorthSurrey League, and at present we are 3rd in the League table.The Reserve team is going as strong as ever, and is looking forwardto its annual Easter Tour at Margate. We shall be pleased towelcome any Alleyn Supporters who happen to be spending Easterat Margate. The matcbes arranged are as follows :—Good FridayAfternoon, Sandwich Town at Sandwich; Saturday Afternoon,Margate All Saints, at Margate, and on Easter Monday Morning,Birchington, at Birchington-on-Sea. The Hotel, Metropole,Margate, will be the teams' Headquarters.

1ST TEAM RESULTS.Goals.

Date. Comp. Opponents. Ground. Result. For Ag'ustJan. 31 S.A.L. Norsemen . Home Won 2 1Feb. 7 — Cheshunt

„ 14 — Cheshunt...,, 21 — Norsemen„ 28 — Carshalton

Mar. 7 — Richmond Association„ 14 — Wey bridge ...

Home Won 2 1Away Lost 2 3Away Won G 3Away Lost 1 2Away Won 6 0

Won 2 1


Date. Coinp.Jan. 31 A.R.L.Feb. 7 —

,. 21 A.R.L.,', 28 —

Mar. 7 N.S.L.

Date. Comp.Jan. 31 —Feb. 7 N.S.L.

,. 21„ 28

Mar. 7

O.B.L.N.S.L.O.B.L.

Date. Comp.Jan. 31 O.B.L.Feb. 7 —

28 O.B.L.

2ND TEAM RESULTS.

Opponents. Ground.Parthians Res. ... ... AwayCrouch End Vampires

Res. ... ... ... AwayOld Citizens'Res. ... HomeTownley Park Res. ... HomeTemplars F. C. ... ... HomeCrawford Old Boys ... AwayMaiden Wesley an ... Away

3RD TEAM RESULTS.

Opponents.Hampstead AStreatham HillClarendon Old BoysOld Askeans' " B "Clapham Ramblers' Res.Old Haberdashers' Res.Old Grosveiiors' Res. ...

Ground .HomeAwayHomeAwayAwayAwayAway

4TH TEAM RESULTS.

Opponents.Old Askeans"1 B "O l d W e s t m i n s t e r

Citizens' Res.CasinoOld Colfeians' " B " ...

Ground.Home

HomeAwayAway

Kesult.Won

LostWonDrawWonWonWon

Besult.WonLostLostWonWonDraw

Goals.

For Ag'nst11 0

Goals.

For Ag'nst

Abandoned.

Eesult.Lost

LostLost

Goals.

For Ag'nst

• Scratched.

SAMUEL G. W. BISHOP,Hon. Sec.

Social

THE Old Boys held a Social evening on Friday, February 13th,in the School Hall, kindly lent for the purpose by the

Headmaster.An excellent programme was provided, and it was rather hard

luck that the exceedingly bad weather should have had aneffect on the number present. Superstitious people perhaps willpoint an accusing finger at the combination of a Friday and thenumber thirteen, but the omen had no effect on the entertain-ment, which went with a swing from start to finish.

It is difficult to select for special comment from the many goodthings comprising the programme, but mention must be made of


the singing of Miss Florence Toms. Miss Toms is a " mezzo " ofconsiderable merit, and the finished manner in which sherendered " When you come Home " (Squire) was much appreciated.It is to be hoped that we shall have many future opportunitiesof hearing Miss Toms at the Old Boys' functions.

Another newcomer was Miss Elsie James, who has a rich voiceof the true contralto quality. Her songs were all pleasing, with aspecial note for the last—"My Treasure" (Trevalsa), which shegave with much delicacy. The sketch " A Little Fowl Play " wasexcellent, and the performance of Miss Winnie Oughton, MissBrenda Cross, and Messrs. L. E. Bishop, L. S. Duck and P. A.Line were well received. The histrionic ability displayed was ofhigh order as one comes to expect whenever the name of MissCross or of Miss Oughton figures in the cast. Messrs. Line andDuck were quite good in the interpretation of their parts, andMr. Bishop got all that was possible out of his somewhat limitedopportunities.

Mr. S. W. Avila " ventriloquised " to some purpose, and as anencore gave a parodied version of the Village Blacksmith whichcaused much amusement. It is always a pleasure to see Mr. Avilaon the platform, as he gives a very good performance. Mr. L. H.Jones and Miss Corrett were very pleasing and clever in Duologue,and there was considerable disappointment that they were unableto respond to the encore so loudly called for. Mr. Norman Searlesang " Shipmates o' Mine " in capital style, and later in theevening he gave us " A Dundee Courtship " most attractively.

Messrs. C. L. Cox, L. V. Savage, B. Brightman and R. Carlisleall contributed to the programme, which maintained its high levelthroughout the evening.

Once again we must congratulate Mr. Line most heartily on theresult of his efforts, and the club must deem itself fortunate inhaving a secretary with so much energy and enthusiasm to devoteto the organisation of its functions.

annual Concert,

ON Saturday, March 14th, the Club gave an excellent Concertat the School when, despite the unpropitious weather, there

was a good attendance.The proceedings were opened by Mr. L. F. Masters, who selected

Elgar's March, " Pomp and Circumstance " (No. 4), for his piano-forte solo, the performance of which was appreciated.

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Mr. W. Mitchell followed and gave " Drake goes West," andin response to a well-deserved encore sang that popular favourite," Little Grey Home in the West."

A newcomer to our concerts, Miss Edith Skinner, nextappeared. Possessing a sweet soprano voice, she chose " Ferry-man Love" for her first song, and, in response to enthusiasticapplause, scored a further success with " How do I know I Loveyou."

An item of Ragtime came next, Miss Edith Cooper singing" On the Mississippi" with good swing, and for an encoreamused all with " Songs and Talkers."

Miss Elsie James' rendering of Sanderson's " Friend o' Mine "was so well received that in response to a recall she sang " ALittle Girl's Lament."

A fine reception greeted Mr. W. Friedson on his appearing togive de Beriot's " Scene de Ballet." Needless to say Mr. Friedsonquite upheld his reputation as a first-class violinist, his finishedperformancejeceivinghearty applause, and for an encore he played" Canzonetta " by D'Ambrosio.

Mr. Stanley Goddard's humorous sketches at the piano greatlyamused the audience, as did his singing of " The Green GrassGrew all Round."

Mr. L. W. Savage followed and sang " Nirvana " with muchexpression and, as an encore, " Maire, My Girl."

The second half of the programme was opened by Mr. Friedson,who played Gounod's " Serenada " and a gavotte by Handel andas an encore, Souvenir by Drdla.

" Until," another of Sanderson's popular songs, was well sungbv Mr. Savage, for which he was encored, and followed with"The Rosary."

Miss Elsie James' singing of " 0 peaceful England," fromGerman's " Merry England," and also of " My Treasure " welldeserved the applause which followed.

Miss Edith Cooper was very humorous in " I like Music withmy Meal," and further delighted the audience with " I couldn't,help It."

Mr. W. Mitchell chose for his next song " Shipmate o' Mine,"1

for which his fine bass voice was admirably suited, as it also was:to " Devon by the Sea," given as an encore.

The light humour of a duet " Two Little Shrimps," given byMiss Edith Cooper and Mr. Stanley Goddard, was much enjoyed.

Miss Elsie Skinner again delighted the audience by her render-ing of "Days of Gladness," and for an encore followed with" Where My Caravan has Rested."

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Humorists were well catered for by Mr. Stanley Goddard in" Nursery Rhymes up to date " and his encore " By Request."

The National Anthem then brought to a close an evening thatwas enjoyed by everybody.

Our best thanks are due to Mr. L. F. Masters, who acted asaccompanist, and to the ladies who so kindly acted as programmesellers.

THOSE boys who are leaving the School this term are stronglyrecommended to join the Alleyn Old Boys' Club, the subscriptionto which, including the Magazine (a copy of which is sent toeach member as issued) is Is. per annum for the first two yearsafter leaving School, and subsequently 2s. 6<i per annum. Fullparticulars can be obtained on application to the Hon. Secretary,Mr. P. A. Line, 81, Peckham Rye, S.E.

All " copy " for the next number of the Magazine must be in thehands of the Editors (Mr. E. F. Carrick, Alleyn's School, andMr. R. A. Gordon Cane, 185, East Dulwich Grove, S.E.) byTuesday, May 19th, 1914.

Bradbury, Aguew, & Co. Ld., Printers, London and Tonbridge.

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