THEVol. VIII. JUNE 7th, 1919'. No. 5.

EDITORIAL.

W E most sincerely congratulate theSchool on its new Headmaster.For nineteen year*, at Mr.Howson's ' 'right hand, Mr.

Eccles has helped to guide the School inits splendid career. All the time he hasworked and lived for nothing but its pro-gress, and, if we may say so, it is veryright that he should direct the second stageof its development.

Gresham's School has not developedquite in the same way as older schools. Ithas not grown, but has been made. Itstradition, far from 'hampering its progress,is rather one of energetic life and move-ment, a stimulus and not a burden to thosewhe come after. For the School is theproduct of a new conception, that is atwork in all schools to a less or greater;degree, and that has been a foundation to

us. Few men besides Mr. Eccles coulddirect the School on the same lines as ithas been developed in the past, becauseno one, who has not known the School in-timately, could fully realise the force ofthis underlying idea.

All pre-war institutions have lately beenundergoing very severe criticism, and thePublic Schools have not escaped. On allsides they are denounced in every kind ofliterature. The School novel in particularhas become almost a " rage," with its luriddescriptions of School life. Wheredo we come in?

Like any other school we have greatideals. We cannot hope to translate theseinto action,, unless by the active co-opera-tion of the whole community. Success isonly granted to those who stand united. Aspirit of co-operation has been the root of'he School's greatness in the past, and forthe future it will nourish no less worthy a.plant.

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ROLL OF HONOUR.

KILLED IN ACTION.HENRY ERNEST CHAPMAN, M.C.,

was a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery.Bom on May 4th, 1893, he entered the,School in May, 1903, and left in July, 1911.passng sixteenth into Woolwich. Hepassed out tenth, and received his com-mission in the Royal Artillery in July, 1913,when he joined the 121st Battery, R.F.A.In his last term at Woolwich he won the" Saddle Ride," being the best horsemanof his term, and passed -out first in allsubjects of the Royal Artillery. On theoutbreak of war he .proceeded with his bat-tery to France in the 5th Division, and hisSection of guns was probably the first inthe Expeditionary Force to get into closetouch with the enemy, as he was. sent for-ward in error to take up a position nearMons, in advance of our infantry. He wasmentioned in despatches for saving hisguns during the retreat from Mons undervery heavy fire. He was wounded onSeptember 8th, 1914, at (he Battle of theMaine, and was sent home, but returned tothe front in November, 1914, and servedcontinuously in France and Belgium, withthe exception of a Battery Commander'scourse ait home, in which he passed firstwith 100 per cent, marks. He was trans-ferred to the Royal Horse Antillery inFebruary, 1915, and was promoted Captainin July,. 1917. He w,as again mentioned indespatches, and was awarded the MilitaryCross ih January, 1917. At the time of theGerman offensive in March, 1918, he wascommanding "G" Battery, R.H.A., nearRoisel and Templeux Le Guerard, and wasseen to fall, on March 22nd, when leadingsome infantry to counter-attack.

PHILIP HENRY EVANS was a 2ndLieutenant in the Essex Regiment. Bornon February 21 st, 1892, he entered theSchool in September, 1904, and left inDecember, 1907. On leaving Schoolhe went into the Eastern Telegraph Com-pany, and was for some time stationed inSouth Africa. Later he went toBritish East Africa. When the war bro'ke

out he returned to England and obtained acommission in the Essex Regiment. Hewas reported missing after the attack onthe Chemical Works at Roeux, on May3rd, 1917, and'since nothing further hasbeen heard of him, he is presumed to havebeen killed in action on that date.

DIED.PERCY JOHN HOOPER was a Cor-

poral in the 1st Battalion of the Canadianinfantry. Born on July, 19th, 1886, he

entered the School in, September, 1901, andleft in August, 1905. On leaving Schoolhe went up to Selwyn College,Cambridgeand afterwards went out to Canada. Laterhe went to the States, and was for sometime poultry fanning in California. Whenwar broke out he was in Toronto, andcame over to England with the 95th Bat-talion of the Canadian Infantry. He soonwent over to France, and was wounded at'Vimy Ridge. He had a commission offeredhim, but preferred to stay in the ranks.He was then promoted to Corporal andtransferred to the l«t Bafttalion. He diedsuddenly of influenza at Witley Camp, onFebruary 9th.

BAR TO DISTINGUISHED FLYINGCROSS.

H. I. Hanmer, Major, R.A.F." A Brilliant and very gallant airman,

who is gifted with great organising powers,combined with endurance and disregard topersonal danger, he led the machines thatwere detailed to keep touch with theDesert Mounted Corps, and it was due tohis energy and personal supervision thatour machines were enabled to render theassistance they did."

BAR TO MILITARY CROSS.J. H. Carvosso, Capt., P.P.C.L.I.

MILITARY CROSS.E. A. Bartleet. 2nd Lieut., R.G.A.

WILLIAM LESLIE ROBINSON.He was born on April l l th, 1901, and

entered the School in September, 1913. Heleft in 'March, 1917, to undergo an opera-tion upon his leg. This was only partiallysuccessful and in November of that yearit was found necessary to amputate tihe-

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limb. He bore his misfortune with a finespirit, and until October, 1918, there wasgood ground for believing that danger to

life had been avoided, but the diseasegradually spread upwards and eventuallyattacked his lungs. He died in March,alter much suffering, borne with a noblefortitude.

He was a boy with a very happy disposi-tion and great charm, a keen lover andstudent of nature, and a loyal and devotedmember of Gresham's School.

ffl ffl BBTHE MISS HOWSONS.

Between two of the items at the Concertthe Headmaster took the opportunity ofsaying good-bye to the Miss Howsons. Inthe.course of a short speech he said:—

" An intervention of this kind in themiddle of a concert is an unusual thing•with us, but it is not without precedent onoccasions of special importance, and thisis such an occasion. I feel that we cannotallow the Miss Howsons to leave us with'out some public expression of the deepdebt that "we owe them. For more thaneighteen years they have given themselves,heart and soul, to Gresham's School andhave had a great and important share intheir brother's wort. For him and for theSchool they have laEoureH unceasingly,silently and unobtrusively, and we cannever forget the generous way in whichthey have- spent themselves. Theirspheres of work were in many ways differ-ent, but they have each of them won thelasting gratitude and affection of a hostof Gresham boys.

Miss Howson, in associationwith her brother, was die centreof that wonderful spirit which pervadedthe School House, and which made it ahome to all who had the good fortune toenter its portals. Personally I can neverforget her constant and unfailing kindness,and I know that many others will echo myfeelings. I have often heard it said that," Miss Howson must be one of the kindestpeople in the world," and there is nrcfch 'truth in 'tihis saying.

"The Miatron," to use the nameby which she has always preferredto be addressed, though less knownto the School as a whole, was no lessdevoted to its every interest. 1 could givemany examples of the way in which shehas served it, but 1 will cdntent myselfwith one. You all know the " List of OldBoys Serving," which appeared regularlyin " The Gresham " throughout the war.Many people, no doubt, put down thecpmpilation and revision of 'this—by nomeans a light task—either to Mr. Partridgeor myself. Though we both did some-thing towards it, the lists were almost en-tirely the work of " The Matron." With-out her help it would have been almostimpossible to do it adequately. Her know-ledge of the doings and whereabouts ofOld Boys is unrivalled, and it was due inno small measure to a steady and carefulstudy of the lists in " The Times."

With the departure of the Miss Howson*Gresham's School can never be the same.They carry away with them our heartfeltgratitude and good wishes. Their nameswill always be honoured wherever O'G.'smeet, and I can assure them that theirshare in their brother's great work willnever be forgotten.

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THE HEADMASTER.

Many of those who have ties with Gres-ham's School felt, when the late Head-master died in January, that there wasonly one man whom it was possible tothink of as his successor. They believedtihat one man alone could be trusted to pre-serve the peculiar character and tradi-tions which had been bequeathed to theSchool by Mr. Howson, and that was theman who had served him as Second'Master with such wonderful loyalty andunderstanding, almost since die Schoolfirst took its pre'serit form. To those whohave known Gresham's for some length ofyears it would be superfluous to speak ofthe past work of 'Mr. Eccles; but genera-

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lions of boys pass rapidly and,for the sakeof the comparatively late-comers, it may'be excusable to try to explain briefly, andwiih such impartiality as friendship allows,the extent of the de<bt which the School al-ready owes tp its new Headmaster.

When Mr. Howson went to Holt in 1900.it was not with the intention of merelyadding another to the num'ber of existingPublic Schools. The School Which he de-sired to create (and which, we may wellbelieve, his vision already grasped in allessentia.s) was to depart from the ac-cepted pattern in at least three respects.It was to maintain a higher moral stan-dard unencumbered by the old conven-tions and compromises; the traditionalbarr'cr of hostility between boy andmaster was to disappear and be succeededby a kindlier relationship and mutual con-fidence ; a wider and more elastic curri-culum was to afford greater stimulus andscope than had existed under the old pre-dominance of the Classics.

It is difficult to see how a Headmaster,founding a School with such ideals in hismind, could have been 'happier in hischoice of a fellow worker than was MrHowson in his appointment of Mr. Eccles.An enthusiastic admirer of all the best andhealthiest features df the Public Schoolsystem, Mr. Eccles was fully alive to itsserious defects—ilhe narrow range ofvision, the strength of vested interests, theslowness to grapple with admitted evils.Neither by temperament nor convictionwas he likely to accept the policy of edu-cational "laissez-faire." A firm believer inthe efficacy of personal influence in help-ing others, he threw all his energy andstrength into the life of the School, and nosingle influence—afiter that of Mi. Howson—has done more dian his sincerity andmoral earnestness to make Gresham's whatit is to-day. There is scarcely any side ofthe School life which has not been in7spired by his enthusiasm, and hardly a boyhas left the School in recent years wilKbijttaking with him the grateful recognition of

having met in Mr. t-ccles a raje and stimu-lating personality.

Finally, as a teacher of amazing vigour11

and thoroughness, he more than anyone*else ihas given to the intellectual life of the;

School its definitely scientific bias, though'many of his former and present colleagues*will bear witness to his readiness to ac-knowledge the claims of competing sub-jects and interests. Neither has his influ-ence as a 'teacher been confined to his ownclass-room. The standard of discipline andindustry 'he has exacted has been an effec-tive example to the whole School.

It is impossible to indicate, howeverbriefly, 'all the ways in which his energyhas found beneficierit expression. Doesthe present generation of Greslhamian*realise, we wonder, the boundless energyand wise moderation with which in earlydays Mr. Eccles organised and encouragedthe games? No School can more justlylx>ast that it combines the maximum ofkeenness with the minimum of " athletic-ism," and that rare combination is due inno small degree to Mr. Eccles. There areplenty of School institutions (Debating!Society, , Natural History Society anclothers) of which the success is now so as-sured that we are apt to take it for granted,but most of tihem "have gone throughcritical periods when the enthusiastic sup-port of 'Mr. Eccles was of a value hard nowto estimate. Above all, the Chapel,which though the most recent addition tothe School buildings, is already associatedwith -solemn and stirring memories, and isa permanent witness of his generosity andunsparing personal effort.

A younger colleague could always lookto him for encouragement and advice, andin 'two respects in particular his examplewas an almost unique force. His loyaltyto our Common Chief was unswerving, andthat loyalty expressed itself in the con*scientious and zealous performance ofevery task, however small.

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Of his work as House Master it is al-most presumption for -anyone except anold member of Woodlands to speak, butthere can .seldom have been a House atany School in Which every ,boy felt moresurely that his own welfare was the con-stant care of his House Master, or one fciwhich the latter's pride in his boys wasmore completely justified by their trustand affection.

So much for the past. The School mayjustly entertain the highest hopes of thefuture under the guidance of one who hasalready served and loved it so well. It isno mere paradox, and not, we trust, animpertinence, to say that to many of hisfriends Mr. Eccles appears younger inmind and even quicker in sympathy thanhe was ten years ago.

At a time when all systems of educa-tion are face to face with a higher idealismand a more testing criticism, the School isfortunate in having a Headmaster whosecourage will not shrink from makingnecessary innovations, while (his loyaltyto 'the. past will guard against the dangerof that type of experiment which losestouch with'reality.

The above article was contributed, atthe request of the Editor, by an old col-league of Mr. Eccles. We are very grate-ful to the writer for having expressed thethoughts tfhat are in the minds of manyof us.—Editorial iNote.

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SALUTE TO Lt.-Col. J, H.FOSTER AND MRS. FOSTER-

A great company of O.G.'s will join usin giving a very genuine welcome to Lt.Col. ]. Hv Foster , on his return to theSchool, after an absence for the whole warFour and 'three-quarter years have almostentirely changed the School List, and tomany here his face will be strange, but hi6name is ever green, and has been kept aliveby tfie record of mis activity and rapid pro-motion in the Army. We congratulate him

on his appointment to the house, whichas it is not now the School House, will beknown as "How-son" s," and with which hehad always a very intimate connection. Hewill have a large share in the managementof the School Games, and Old Boys willrealise at once how much that means.

To crown all, we congratulate him uponhis marriage, a singularly auspicious omenfor Ihis entry into his House, and wishhim and Mrs. Foster a long reign and ever-increasing happiness.

ffl BS fflTHE SCHOOL STAFF.

Headmaster-Science-

-Mr. J.R. Eccles.-Mr. H. W. Partridge.Capt. H. M. Webb.Capt. S'. Wilkinson.Mr. A. H. Spiers.Mr. G. R. Thompson,Mr. H. P. Sparling.Mr. J. C. H. Daniel.Mr. E. A. Robertson.Lt.-Col. J. H. Foster.Mr. A. S. Treves.

-Rev. F. G. E. Field.Mr. C. H. Tyler.

-Mr. J. C. Miller.Mr. E. A. Robertson.

-Mr. C. H. Tyler.Capt. N. P. Birley.-Mr. W. Greatorex.

Mir.W.C.B. Southward;— Miss D. M. Bristow.

Mr. D. A. WynneWillson.

School MedicalOfficer— Dr. O. Kentish Wright.

Mathematics

French—1

Latin-

German

History & English-

Music-

Drawing-Old School House

Mr. D. LL. HAM MICK.

The morning after the death ofDanton was exquisitely fine. One manmight be heard commenting to another onthe fact. " Ah, yes," would come thereply, " but Danton is dead." This answeris rather expressive of our feelings. Theatmosphere has gone from the " Lab," andthere 'has not yet been time to create a new-

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one. Last term there seemed a steadfastpurpose in Science ; now that purpose isall awry. Last term Science seemed agood genius working for civilised progress,now she seems an amorphous presencewith no recognisable form. The " Humani-ties " one may learn for oneself; butScience, cold and stern in herself, mustbe interpreted by a great humanitarian.

And that is what he is. He not onlytaught Science, but also infused life andvigour into her, by reason of his personal-ity. He put a human interest into all thatcame his way. He made Science noaustere rigid immensity, but a vital forcewhose proximity was felt by everyone.

All the time you felt that you were work-ing with him rather than under him. Youfelt that you were working together withhim to add a little to the mass of humanknowledge'. He shared your work withyou, and let you share in his. He engen-dered a spirit of camaraderie which ranthrough all intercourse you had with him.

I suppose it was really all effected byhis magnetic personality and intense" human-ness." That his personality wasmagnetic, all will testify. Once he gottalking, you could not go away till he hadfinished. Not because what he said neces-sarily interested you, though it generallydid, but because you just had to stop. Itwas his> personality that made his own" Lab " the most popular resort in th«School, at least when he was there, andnot too busy to talk.

But it was really because he was sq veryhuman that he was able to do what hecarried out. His joy over his work (whenit came out well), over his fishing, over, agood joke, was arresting and intense.His impatience of anything that delayedhis work his delightfully human andnatural. Above all he was a man, and diisquality was( the driving power of all thework in the " Lab."

I think it is no exaggeration to say thathe made a friend of everyone who workedwith him. But a truce on all these words.You wish to know what he is likejudge by what he has achieved here.

ALMAE MATRI.

Words are too poor, dear venerableSchool,

To voice the thoughts old memories inspireOf thy fierce-burning purifying fire,The living flame of that most splendid rule,Which weaned our nobler selves. In heat

and cool,Play ground and class rooms, did our souls

aspireFirst to those far summits which, though

oft we tire,Beckon us on—a Saored Beacon. . FoolHe who could think to travel on life's wayWithout thy steadfast anchor! We who

knowThy great impulsion and its purpose, deemThy stern caresses moulded us as clayIn goodly shapes. Oh ! let us keep them

so—Worthy of Empire, School, and boyisn

dream!(The above poem was sent to me by an

officer, who found it written on the back ofa copy of "The Gresham," which came intohis possession in October, 1918, when hisplatoon took over some trendies vacatedby the Royal Fusiliers and mixed units. Ishall be very grateful if the writer willkindly communicate with me.

J. R. E.)'

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HONOUR.

E. E. Wynne, Exhibition in Modem His-tory, Keble College, Oxford.

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SCHOOL CONCERT.

PROGRAMMK.

1. CAKTATA Recognition of LandEdward Grieg

I. STRING QUABTBT ..C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 Btethoven

(1st movement).MR. W. O. B. SOUTHWARD, F. M. VAUOHAN,

W. A. H. RUSHTON, U. T. BUMJS.3. OVERTURE ... Idomeneo ... Mozart•4. PART dowo ... Break, break, break Macfarrtn.

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5. PlAXOFOBTE DuKT ...Spanish Dances ... Moazkowski(i) in C major,(ii) in G minor,(iii) in A major.

F. M. VAUGHAN, R. D. O. AUSTIN.6. PAST SONG ... Spring, the sweet Spring

Geoffrey Shaw7. THRBB DANCBS ... Henry viii. ...

Edward German(i) Morris Dance,(ii) Shepherd's Dance,(iii) Torch Dance.

The School Concert on March 29th musthave been, from the point of view of theaudience, one of the most successful wehave had . Every item went with spirit,nothing was long enough to tire even thesmallest, or most unmusical listener, andthe vigorous applause showed that theperformance was enjoyed by everyone.Generally, in our terminal concerts, it isdifficult to say which deserves the highestpraise—the choral or instrumental element.But on this occasion it seemed as if theorchestral players should obtain the palm.The choir gave three items:—Grieg's" Recognition of Land," with the orches-tra—two unaccompanied part songs—"Break, Break, Break," music by Mac-farren, and " Spring, the Sweet Spring,"by Geoffrey Shaw. The singing attained,as it always does, a high standard, andthe choral part of the concert certainlygave great pleasure to the audience, butthe impressicfn given was that the choirhad not worked throughout the term withquite the same energy and devotion asthey usually .do, and might—if they hadchosen—have sung even better than theydid. For the orchestra there is nothingbut praise. They played two items:—Mozart's " Idomeneo " and three dancesof Henry VIII. by Edward German. Thelast was especially popular and was playedwith such spirit and charm that it wellmerited the encore that was called for.Incidentally, it is very rarely that a pieceof orchestral music is encored by theSchool, so the success of the " Dances "was the more marked.

Anyone who has the welfare of Gres-ham's School music at heart would n6tfail to be rejoiced at the success of thestring quartet; for chamber music,

though one of the most perfect of all formsof art, is extremely difficult to performwell and, like all the best in art, needsvery good taste for its appreciation. The1st. movement of Beethoven's C. minorquartet, Op. 18, No. 4, was played by Mr.Southward 1st. violin, F. M. Vaughan 2nd.violin, W. A. H. Rushton viola, G. T.Burns 'cello, and a special vote of thanks i*due to them. Their excellent performance,'marked by a strong sense of rhythm andbalance of tone, showed that the quartetmust have spent much time and care inworking at it. Their work was fully justi-fied by the result.

The remaining item of the programmealso reached a high . standard and wasgreatly enjoyed. This was a PianoforteDuet, Spanish Dances by Moszkowski,played by F. M. Vaughan and R. D. O.Austin. It was played delightfully, andthe youth of the performers makes us hopethat we shall hear them again at futureconcerts.

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O.T.C.

COUNTRY LIFE COMPETITION, 1919.The team was as follows :—

Sergt. Berth'oud, Sergt. Cresswell,Lance-Corpl. Evershed, Lance-Corpl.Spurrell, Lance-Corpl. Gurney, Lance-Corpl. Locket, Pte. Beck, Pte. Carr,Pte. Wright, and Pte. Story.

In the Landscape Target:—Leader : Sergt.-Major Bell.Lance-Corpl. Evershed, Lance-Corpl.Gurney, Lance-Corpl. Spurrell, Pte.Carr, Pte. Wright, Pte. Story.

Considering that the range could only-bespared for practice during the week inwhich the competition was fired, theposition of fourth in the aggregate andsecond in the " Landscape " is a verycreditable one.

PROMOTIONS.May 23rd, 1919.To be Corporal:—

Lance-Corpl. Evershed.Lance-Corpl. Roberts mi.

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To be Lance-Corporal:—Pte. Daniell ma.Pte. Grove ma.Pte. Moore ma.Pte. Taylor ma.

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THE HOCKEY SEASON.

A fortnight's play at the beginning ofterm was followed by a periocT of frost.For ihe hockey this was unfortunate, butthe School enjoyed ajvveek's skating, andmade the most of the opportunities pro-vided by Seibrigg, and by the lake atLetheringsett; our warmest-thanks are dueto Lord Cozens-Hardy. The Seibrigg icewas not so good, but it served to accom-modate the majority of the School.

The hockey season ended with t|xe.FinalHouse Match exactly five weeks after the'last day of skating, and one week beforeSports Day. In a season so curtailed itwas not to be expected that a very highdegree of skill would be reached. Andthis was noticeably the case in the JuniorHouse teams ; even the w.inning team wasbelow standard. In the open Housematches Woodlands, possessing a largeproportion of the talent of the School, werecertain winners ; Kenwyn and Day Boysdeserve credit for their obstinate defencein the first round.

The School team was undoubtedly astrong one, and had no difficulty in winningits three matches. It was apparentlystronger in attack than in defence.. Thegoalkeeper was sound rather than brilliant;he should cultivate kicking. His play inthe House matches rather suggests thathe would be better suited at back than ingoal. But there was no one in the Schoolfit to replace him in goal. The Schoolbacks were frankly something of a disap-pointment. They were probably the bestavailable, and they worked hard ; but theywere not safe, -md their judgment in tack-ling was often at fault. The halves were.a good level lot. They tackled well andpassed with discretion; more than this,they worked to secure a good opening foran effective pass. It is especially in this

feature that other halves in the Schoolwould do well to imitate them. Perhapstheymight have cultivated further the artof disguising the direction of the pass. Theforwards were a formidable line. The out-sides were fast, and centred well. Thethree inside forwards produced some fas-cinating movements; their combinationwas at times so good as to make one wishit were always so. The centre-forwardwas individually brilliant, and showed re-markable ability in defeating the opposinggoalkeeper.

GRESHAMi'S SCHOOL v. THE O.G.'sCAMBRIDGE XI.

This match was played on Wednesday,March 19th, and resulted in a win for theSchool by 5 goals to 2. The visitors' teamconsisted very largely of O.G.'s.

Till half-time play was fairly even, theSchool scoring twice to their opponents'once. The second School goal was theresult of a very neat shot by the centre-forward off a good centre by the outsideright.

After half-time the superority of theSchool forwards told,and they scored threetimes to their opponents' once. The scorewould have been larger but for the defenceof the visitors, which was always sound.The visitors' goal was scored^by the centreforward after a good individual run. Allthree of the School goals were scored bythe centre-forward.

For the visitors, the goalkeeper broughtoff some very good saves, but was unluckywith two of the shots which scored. Theback division was good on the whole.They marked their -men well, and fed theirforwards with discrimination^ The latter,however, did little with their passes, andwere never really together.

For the School team,both the backs weresound, the right back being especiallygood. In fact the whole of the right wingwas good. The right outside centred well,and was well fed by his half. The insideforwards were too well marked to be reallyeffective, and their relative positions were

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not always correct, but they were continu-ally attacking.

It was a very fast and pleasant game,and it is to be hoped we shall have manymore like it with O.G. teams from theUniversities.

Cambridge XI. : H. W. Partridge ; A. L.•Crockford, J. P. Heyworth ; K. Lloyd, G..F. Johnson, N. P. Birley, W. T. K.J3raunholtz, R. Townsend, C. F. G. M'ac-Dermott, C. A. B. Elliot, N. Drey.

Gresham's School: G. W. O. Moore ; P.Yeoman, R. B. Yates ; E. P. C. Beck, E.A. Berthoud, J. O. Stuart; J. G. Birkett,A. A. E. Beck, J. P. W. Evershed, A. J.B. Cresswell, T. E. Matthews.

THE SPORTS.

After an interval of five years, AthleticSports were once more held, on Saturday,March 29th.

The Sports' Committee decided that inorder to continue hockey as long as pos-sible in a season already muc'h shortenedby hard weather, a voluntary system ofentries should be adopted. The enthusiasmwith which the return of sports wasgreeted was clearly shown by the largenumber of entries, and by (the energy shownin the voluntary training. Any doubtswhich we may have entertained as to thesucces of the new venture were thereby dis-pelled.

One feature of the Sports was, however,omitted this year—the Steeplechase. Thiswas much lamented' by some, butwas quite inevitable, owing to tihe difficul-ties of preparing the course. Inter4iouserelay races were, however, held on Friday,28th, a Senior and a Junior team beingpicked from each house, each team con-sisting of four men. The marks were eightin the Senior and four in the Junior, as itwas thought that the sprinters were alreadysufficiently highly marked. The coursewas 220 yards, and extended diagonallyacross the cricket field from the pavilionto the gate at the opposite corner, eachman running one length of the course. Inthe Senior race, Woodlands got well ahead

from the start, and finished up about 100yards ahead. School House and Farfieldwere a close second and third and Kenwynwas fourth. These races were a distinctaddition to the Sports, and we hope theirprecedent will be followed next year.

The heats were run as usual by Housesduring the previous week, and as a rulethree entries were sent in from each Housefor the semi-finals.

The day of the Sports was very uninvit-ing, since there was a cold wind which didmuch to damp the enthusiasm of the spec-tators. The ground was soft owing torain on the preceding days, which maderunning difficult, especially to those who•were not wearing spiked shoes.

J. P. W. Evershed is to be congratulatedon his remarkable achievement in winningthe 100 yards, quarter mile, half mile, andmile, and being second in the broad jump.Considering the little time available fortraining and that all the events were runwithin the space of three hours, this per-formance was very creditable. He ranthroughout with great judgment and deter-mination, and did very good times althoughhe met wi'flh little opposition.

P. W. S. Waddington also ran withgreat tenacity, coming in second in the threelong races. He should do very well nextyear.

Owing to unavoidable lack of experi-ence, practice, and coaching, the hurdleswere tflie least successful event. Among thejuniors, G. A. C. Field developed a verycreditable style, but unfortunately strainedhimself before tihe finals. P. Yeoman wasalmost the only other person who was ableto take the hurdles in good style.

A. J. B. Cresswell did well in the broadjump, clearing a distance of 18ft. lO^ins.

J. B. Holmes and E. C. Rouse bothjumped with great ease in the high jump,and should do well in the future.

In the under 15 3-4 events, G. A. C. Fieldshowed great promise in the jumps andhurdles. F. W. Bell had a close race inthe 100 yards, Field winning by a fewinches. Bell, however, won the quarter-mile by some yards.

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The championship was won by J. P. W.Evershed, the marks being as follows :—

J. P. W. Evershed 44.P. W. S. Waddington ... 16.A. J. B. Cresswell 12.

Woodlands won t)he House Champion-ship, having won all the open events. Themarks were :—

Woodlands 99.Kenwyn 29.Farfield 27

School House 18.Immediately after the last race Miss

Howson very kindly consented to giveaway the medals.

After the distribution, ithe Headmasterthanked Miss Howson for giving awaydie medals, and took the oppor-tunity of expressing his thanks to Mr.Greaves for the care he had always takenwith the School field's. They had been theenvy of many visitors, and a great credit tothe School.

The results were as follows :—FRIDAY. MARCH 28th,

House Relay (open).1, Woodfands; 2, Sdhlaoll Hous»; 3, Far-

fieilA.House Relay (under 15}).

1, Kenwyn; 2, ScfcooiT Bouse; 3, Wbodlllandsi.SATURDAY, MARCH 29ibh.

1.—100 yards (open).1, Eveinsfaed; 2, Oressiweil; 3, Sfimipsoia.

Time: 11 4-5 seios'.2.—Qluiairter Mile (Junior House).

1, Perrott; 2, Herron ma.Time: 1 min. 15 2-5 sees.

3.—Broad j!um|p (under 15}).1, FielJd; 2, Donkin.

Distlanice: 18ft. IJias.4.—High Jump ('open).

1, Holmes and Rouse; 3, Gurney, ma.Height: 4flt. lOiins.

5.—100 yiai-ds (Juinior Bouse).1, Rosentbal; 2, Ross.

Tim©: 12 2n5 sees.8.—100 ylardls (under 15}).

1, Ffeild'; 2, Be'l miTime: 15 2-5secsi.

7.—Quarter Mile (qpen).1, Everrshed; 2, WadH/ington; 3, Pye.

Tiime: 60 sews*

8. — Higlh Jumip (Junior House).1, Perrott; 2, Ross.

Height: 3ft. llins.9. — Broad Jump (open).

1, Cres»weH; 2, Bvtershed; 3, Oaxr.Distance: 18ft. lO^ins.

10. — Quarter Mile (under lof).1, Bell mli; 2, Field.

Time : 62 3-5 sees.11. — Half-anile (open).

1, Eveo-shed; 2, Wadflffington. ; 3, Seagrim_Tlim«: 2mlinis. ISsecs-.

12. — 300 yards (under 12J).1, Spender ina ; 2, Evan® mi.

fKme : 52siecs.13. — High Jumjp (under 15f).

1, Hie,M.; 2, Lowe.: 4ft. 4ins.

14. — Hxurdlle Race, 120 yards (open).1, Yeoman; 2, Simpson; 3, Birkett.

Time: 20seio».15. — Chwir >and Orchestra iHandlioap, 300

1, Jeffares tert; 2, Burns ma.Time : 37«ecs.

16.— Hurdte Race, ISO yairdls' .(under 16}).1, Field; 2, Lawe.

Time: 21 l-5secs.17.— 4200 yard's (under 11J) .

" , Jeffares' mi. ; 2, Jeffiaxes tert.Time : 33 2-3-seosi.

18.— 1,000 yards Handfaap (o-ver 15}).1, Seagrim; 2, Brown--;.

Time : 2miii®. 47secs.19.— Half -mile HandJioap (randier 15}).

1, Oakley; 2, Jeffiares ma.Time : 2mins. 36seosi.

20.-^Mile (open).", Everahed; 3, Yates ima.2, Waddiin^ton; 4, Beacb Thomias.

Time: 5miins, Qseos.

THE CHAPEL.

Since our last issue itihere have been-several important contributions to the WarMemorial Fund, including £100 from Mr.-and Mrs. G. N. Chapman, in memory oftheir son, Capt. H. E. Chapman, M.C.', who-fell in action in March, 1918. The follow-ing is a complete Statement of the various;funds up to May 15th. 1919:—

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CREDIT.£ s. d.

W&r Memorial Fund 1.367 6 1OM Boys' Fund 1,044 12 8

DEBIT.

•Ghapeil FumdJBalanoe

£2,411 18 9

£ s. d.. 1,575 5 1

836 13 3

£2",411 18 9

CHAPEL FUND.

1919. £ s. d.Ma.r.—'Previously acknowledged ... 11,017 9 11

H . H . Porter 3 3 0Apr.— Woodf-ands Box (lObh) . . . 3 5 0

Mr®. Matthews (3rd) . . . 1 0 0Ma.y.—Mrs. OMfharai (4th) . . . 1 0 0

Anonymous 1 1 0

Total £11,026 18 11

OLD BOYS' FUND.

1919.-Mar.'—Previously acknowledged

E. C. AisliW'OMth (2nd)Apr.—H. Wfflson (4th)

L. 0. T. Sdhilter (3rd,)May.—G. C. OWbam

H. B. Bird

Totalm ffl

£ s. d.1,028 0 8

1 10 02 2 05 0 03 0 05 0 0

£1,044 12 8

WAR MEMORIAL FUND.

1919. £ s. d.Mar.—Previously aiaknowfedlgedi ... 1,159 1 1

M. B. Price 10 0 0The Hon. Mrs. Pfpideaittx-

Brune 5 5 0Mrs. Graves (2ad) 25 0 0Miss H. S. Cfceatihiam ... 2 0 0

Apr J. A. V. Crocfcford 1010 0Mrs. Grockfiord 10 10 0Mr. and Mrs. G.N.Ghiaipimian 100 0 0Mr. and'Mrs. W. A. Tyier ... 25 0 0W. L. Gkus • 20 0 0

Total £1,367 6 1

IMPRESSIONS OF AN O.G.IN GERMANY,

At first sight it would appear that theAllied Blockade had not accomplished itsmain object, of creating a state of siegein the Central Empires, for even now onecan obtain an excellent and satisfying mealin many restaurants without the productionof ration cards ; but one has only to visitthe poor districts of any town to seegenu'ne want and starvation. The childrenfurnish an illuminating insight into the realcondition of Germany's food stocks. Allanimation is lacking, their complexion ismuddy and their eyes are sunken. Hereis real starvation, though matters havebeen ameliorated, it is true, by the impor-tation of foodstuffs. It is an example ofone of the greatest cruelties of the warand one of its greatest paradoxes too, thatthose who have least to do with its incep-tion should suffer the greatest hardships.

To Englishmen the mentality of the Ger-man is inexplicable. In war he is a mostcourageous soldier, as anyone who hashad experiences of the Western Front willtestify; but no sooner has he doffed hisuniform than all hatred seems to have beenshelved and treated as a thing of the past.I say " seems " advisedly, as I cannotthink that anyone could forget this, thebitterest war of history.

Perhaps the marked cordiality which,most Germans evince is a ruse in order tomitigate the Peace terms, but, even if thiswere so, one could not overlook thegenuine hospitality extended to our sol-diers by the civilian population.

Finally I think a tribute is due to thebusiness acumen of the German nation.No better illustration of this could be ob-tained than by a visit to Cologne. On everyside the eye is caught by advertisementsin excellent English; former militarytailors are doing a roaring trade by thesale of German military insignia, badgesand helmets to the British soldier; and allprogrammes at the Opera House areprinted in English as well as German. 1even hear on good authority that a factory

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previously employed on the manufactureof hand grenades has begun to turnout Iron Crosses for sale to our troops.

C. H. S.B en enCD Cu

DEBATING SOCIETY.

A meeting of the Society was • held onSaturday, March 15th, at 8.30 p.m., in theBig School, when A. D. C. Bell moved,** That in the opinion of this House mate-rial progress is a delusion."

The Hon. Mover made the usual confes-sion as to " Webster," and then went on toexplain the meaning of his motion bymeans of forcible illustrations. He ex-pressed a pious hope that the oppositionwould not clothe themselves in cloaks ofartificiality, but would acknowledge hissupreme conviction; namely, that allmaterial progress was vain in that it wouldnever do permanent good to mankind. Hethen took the three chief words of themotion, defining " material " as tfhatwhich has to do with matter, and provedto the House that " material progresswas a contradiction in term®. "Progress" hedefined as " movement towards an ideal."In the opinion of the Hon. Mover die op-position looked exceptionally stubbornand deluded, but he was sure the Housewas intelligent and would recognise themoral grandeur of his arguments as com-pared with the base material quibbles,which the other side would produce. Hav-ing lapsed for a while into meta-physics,•the Hon. Mover recovered himself 'ntime to deliver another attack on the oppo-sition before he sat down at the conclusionof one of the best of his many goodspeeches.

Mr. A. S. Treves sitood condemned ofobdurate materialism ; bull his conceptionof the word was not like that of the Hon.Moved. Nothing was more real than thatwhich did not exist — the creaturesof the imagination. But we cannot imaginethings we have not seen, we must seeenough beauty in life to form material forimagination. 'Material progress brings thisbeauty wi'thin the reach of all. The Hon.Speaker then delivered a stirring plea forbetter conditions of life for all; four-fifths

of the world consists of people who cannotdeve.op. Material progress alone can akerthat.

Some time ago people who. believed in-better things, were called anarchists, ormaterialists. To-day they were called Bol-shevists. The Hon. Speaker and his sup-porters were materialists in that they held!that the soul cannot be fed, if the bodystarve ; anarchists because they held that athing so Beautiful as the human mind mustbe free ; Bolshevists in mat they were notafraid to cry out for better things.

C. Patey was anxious to know whetherthe Hon. President had ever witnessed anorganised bus fight. At any rate, C. Pateyhad, and having established this ground ofsuperiority, he went on to state that wewere at present approaching chaos and notthe millenium. He blamed material pro-gress for all the present unrest. Science,against which the Hon. Speaker seemed tohave a grudge, was the root of all thisevil.

In the opinion of B. H. Belfrage whatmaterial progress had done was not thepoint, but what material progress wasgoing to do. He then gave a brief list ofthe benefits conferred on mankind bymaterial progress, with special referenceto medicine. At this point, Mir. George'salready hackneyed remark about an A.I .nation, etc., seemed to fit in well, and wasconsequently produced.

Mrs. Southward felt the benefits of anoriginal mind, for nearly all her points hadbeen taken; but she showed the Househow much we should gain if the presenttremendous infant mortality was pre-vented.

E. E. Wynne wanted to know who werethe working classes, and was apparentlysatisfied when the House told him that theywere the working classes.

W. H. W. Roberts rose to point outthe great fallacy on which the "spiritualmaterialists " Lased their theory. Materialprogress did not necessarily benefit theworking classes.

G. A. Thesiger was indignant becausethe Hon. iV'over had referred to the Houseas blots on the landscape. He considered"that this was the attitude of the opposition

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•towards the working classes. He felt hiiu-.self surrounded by bloated Tories.

The Rev. F. G. E. Field agreed wilh the.Hon. Mover. There was no such thing asonaterial progress. When the opposition•talked of material progress they meant.matter. Spirit progresses, not matter. He"wished to know how many of the Housethought ithemselves really necessary to theworld. He was not sure about himself,but he was quite sure about some of the.House.

Mr. H. F. B. Brett-Smith addressed theHouse with great nervousness. He wasneither a Bolshevist, nor an anarchist, nor apractised speaker. He felt that the lastspeaker was deluded by his own clever-ness. In the light of history he was aconfirmed materialist. The House mightthink that commercial prosperity was:gross, but it was the way to better things.

The course of the debate had appar-ently changed the 'Opinion of T. S. Darlow.Rising in a manner distictly reminiscent of•Ghu Chin Chow he declared himself a con-firmed materialist. From personal experi-ence he knew that it was no use quotingpoetry to a hungry man.

W. A. H. Rushiton indulged in a some-what argumentative discourse. He statedthat during the day he had not had a quar-ter of an hour to spend on his mind.

G. E. Hutohinson wanted more beauty.J. B. Holmes conclusively demonstrated

the malignant purpose of material pro-gress, ty means of a story in which somelean and efficient men drove away a" Bulbul " from a tropical glade. He ad--vised the House not to meddle withastronomy.

G. R. Hayward described the effects ofmaterial progress on what he was pleasedto call, " dark" men.

G. B. Gush thought the war was theresult of the misuse of material progress.

C. V. Seagrim wished to ask the lastspeaker but four, what he was doing in thelast four periods.

Capt. A. B. Matthews said that >fyou take away food men become sav<ages<He had seen two respectable officersi»early kill each other for food.

Mr. E. A. Robertson only knew materialprogress by its results, which he foundvery depressing. The Holt farmer of a100 years ago got to Norwich in two hours.Nowadays^ thanks to the beneficent in-stallation of the M. and G.N.R., he couldget tlhere in 1 hour and 42 mins. He depre-cated the modern speed craze. Mostpeople were losing pleasure in walking.

R. O. Sampson next made a speech, butthe Hon. Secretary feels himself unable totake the responsibility of perpetuating it inprint.

J. P. Price thought that we were apes.Capt. N. P. Birley gently twitted the last

speaker but two, on the! subject of hisbicycle. The dther side showed base in-gratitude, they rejected material pro-gress in theory but not in practice.

The Hon. Mover, in replying, remindedthe House that they were to vote on themotion, and not the motions of the opposi-tion.

The House then divided as follows :—For the motion 59.Against the motion 64.

The motion was therefore lost by fivevotes.

m EB mNATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

Mr. H. W. Partridge has be'en electedPresident of the Society- in the place of.Mr. Hammick, who lerF last term, afterbeing President from the foundation of theSociety.

It is to be hoped that much valuablework will be done by the various sectionsthis term, while there are opportunities forpractical observation. Next term it will bepossible to publish in the Report muchmore than last year, of the actual workdone by the sections. And thus the in-dividual work of associates will become ofconsiderable value to the various branchesof Natural History involved.

An exhibition of work will again be heldthis year on Speech Day, whicn" will giveopportunities for individual initiative, anda definite aim to work for. It will afford,we feel sure, an excellent proof of theflourishing condition of the Society.

96 THE GRESHAM.

It was decided at the last Members'Meeting that Old Boys, or indeed anyonewho so wishes, may become a Correspond-ing Member of the Society on payment ofan annual subscription of 5s. Correspond-ing Members will be sent all publicationsof the Society.

On Sunday, March 23rd, Mr. A. Hutcfhin-son gave the Society a most interesting lec-ture on Crystals. He introduced his sub-ject by giving some of the reasons forstudying Crystallography, mentioning itsapplications to Physics, Chemistry andEngineering. He added, however, that thebeauty of crystals is an ample reason forstudying thern. and as an illustration ofthishe exhibited some lantern slides, showingthe wonderful intricacies of the more com-plicated crystals.

The next part of the lecture was devotedto an'historical survey of the Science,includ-ing 'the work of Steno and Haiiz, and theworking of a simpfe- form of Goniometerwas also explained. He then dealtwith the elementary laws of crystalgrowth and structure, demonstrating theimportance of constancy of angle, whichhe had mentioned in his historical survey,and also explained the importance ofsymmetry.

We were then shown by slides the de-velopment from simple figures of variousmore complicated forms, particularly theevolution of the octahedron and dodeca-hedron from the cube, also the all-impor-tant law which relates the slopes of thevarious faces of crystals to each other.

In conclusion, we were told of themodern theory which explains crystalstructure by supposing that the " bricks,"out of which crystals are built up, are theactual chemical atoms and not the mole-cules.

We are very grateful to Mr. Hutchinsonfor giving the Society a most interestinglecture. And we hope that after such anexcellent precedent there will in the futurebe other lectures to the whole Society.

Our thanks are due to the Rev. H. H.Birley, who has presented the Society witha selection of charts and diagrams of vari-ous natural phenomena. The diagrams ofsections of flowers will be of interest to the

Botanical Section, and the drawings of star-spectra will be particularly useful to the-rAstronomical Section.

ASTRONOMiICAL SECTION.At the outset of its career, the Astronimi--

cal Section was faced with the prospect*if not of disaster at least of stagnation.We possessed no telescope, no means bywhich Astronomy could be studied in artintelligent and useful manner. Accord-ingly, it was decided that a telescope mustbe obtained "at all costs. This has been-done, and a small But serviceable instru-ment has been purchased.

The specification is as follows :—Instrument.—Watson '' Century " tele-

scope, with a 3J>in. Watson-Conrady objectglass. Small finder.

'M'ounit.—•Equatorial head of similiar pat-tern to that supplied by Messrs. Watsonwith their " Century " telescope, but madeby previous owner. Slow motions, gradu-ated R.A. ad Decl. circles, etc.

Stand.—Wooden tripod.Accessories.—Three astronomical eye-

pieces, one terrestrial eye-piece, transiteye-piece, Sun and Star diagonal.

There is at present no permanent mount-ing for the instrument, but it is proposedshortly to erect a brick pillar upon whichthe equatorial head may be placed.

Nearly four-Jifths of the total costof the telescope—including carriage andadjustment by the makers—has been sub-scribed by members of the section andtheir relations. We should like to take thisopportunity of expressing our warmestthanks to those who have given suchgenerous help. The Chairman—Mr. J. C.Miller—very kindly advanced the rest ofthe money as a loan in order that ,thetelescope should be purchased ait once.This debt is being wiped off by a terminalsubscription of Is., which is being leviedupon each member of the section. Anyother subscriptions would be most wel-come, as there are several accessories ofwhich we are greatly in need.

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Statement of Accounts.Credit.

£ s. d.Subscriptions ... ... 22 5 0Deficit ... ... 6 15 6

29 0 6Debit.

£ s. d.Purchase of telescope ... 26 5 0Adjustments, carriage, etc. 2 15 6

29 0 6

GEOLOGICAL SECTION.

Our museum lias recentlyTeceived another fine addition in the formof a collection of fossils from Mr. F. E.Spiers, Some rare specimens are•included, but as yet, they have only.been partially unpacked. We hope,however, to be able to incorporate it in themain collection in time for the exhibitionat the end of the term.

A® well as fossils tihis gift contains speci-mens of rock from Mlont Blanc, andsamples of various china-clays.

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O.G. NEWS.

The Colonel of Capt. H. E. Chapman'sp Brigade wrote :—

"Your son lasted mtost gaMan'tly andhelped to toi'di up the greaifc reputationwtbich " G " BartAery miade for itsdtf duringtihe fast foul- dlays <df the retirwment. "

A Staff Officer wrote :—"I dlovedyour Iboy so much; he was so

Ml of spirite and so brave. "

A Fellow-officer wrote :—" I always looked! up *o> him as an

example of a reality good soWier. I hearifrom everyone itfoiat fejs work wtes magnifi-cent up to toh« timte he was hit. He was agreat toss to ttih« Drigiade, and1 I m8ss hliimimoisit awflriBy."

Tihe following account is given of hisexperiences at Mons and during the re-treat :—

" His 'Section of guns wia® prohaKy thefirst in the Expeditionary Forceto gtet into close toiuicii wifth *iheenemy, la-s he wiais 'sent ifbrward an error totake Ujp a posiibion near Momsi, in advance ofour infanftiry. On reaahiing his posaltion heheard' digging nn 'front, whiicb he hfad beentoid1 was our toiwn men "dft^jing in,'.' andsome of MISI men began, to sing, whereuponthe digging abruptly stopped1 and rifle fire- wa»opened -on his seattion, necessitia.ting ABipeediy wiiWirawal.

"!Soon aftarwiards, when (the British Re-treat 'Itegan Le was fl«flt 'behind wiitih theinfantry in a tremdb witt hfe two gums, iajiidiremlained in laiotion un.til1 tihe. inifamtry hadwiiltihldirawn, when, contrary to exipe^ettotion,hid safely •wittdlrew (hfe 'gpnisi, one erf them'being man-niandiW 500 yiardls over open(ground undtjr very heavy fire; for thisaction he was Jttentiioned im. despatolies."

B. B. Winter has gone out to India asAssistant Manager a't the Russa Engineer-ing Company, Calcutta.

M. R. Price, C. H. Stilwell, and R. C.""Warren have gone to Northern Russia

with the British Expeditionary Force.

A. G. Gosnell is in India. He is Lieut,in the 14th (King's) Hussars, Muttra, andwould be glad of a line from any Kenwynfriends.

Lieut. F. C. de L. Kirk has been trans-ferred from the-R.A.F. to the Political De-partment in Mesopotamia. He is nowacting as A.P.O. at Sulimanych inKurdistan.

2nd Lieut. J . C. M. Kirk is stationedwith 'his regiment, the Pioneers, at Ferozi-por, India.

We regret that information that C. E.Litdewood was serving as a Guardsman inthe 5th Reserve, Coldstream Guards, didnot reach us in time to include his name in'the last Serving List.

Capt. J. L. Mawdesley was married toMademoiselle Verhaeghe, on .April ?0th, atPortland Town.

Lieut.-Col. W. G. Chapman was marriedto Miss Marjorie Knox Little, on Feb-ruary 25th, at St., James' Church, Pic-cadily.

98 THE GRESHAM.

The following O.G.'s are in residencethis term at Oxford :—

Balliol—R. M. Baldwin.T. H. Wintringham.J. R. Macdonald.C. A. Masterman.

Lincoln—W. J. Spurrell.New College—D. C. P. Phelips.

G. S. Bell.R. B. Yates.

St. John's—F. G. Berthoud.G. L. Tumey.

Magdalen—H. F. Tumey.Trinity—A. L. M. Sowerby.Merton—G. F. E. Story.

Queen's—N. H. Wallis.Brasenose—H. R. Hill.

The following O.G.'s are in residence atCambridge:—

King's—G. F. Johnson.N. Drey.J. D. Carnegie.H. S. Allen.K. M. Moir.J. S. Rowntree.A. L. Crockford.

Trinity—J. P. Hey worth.W.T.K.Braunholtz.

Emmanuel—D. M. Reid.Sidney Sussex—L. C. T. Schiller.

C. E. G. Goodall.Peterhouse^-K. Lloyd.

Caius—F. V. Squires.Pembroke—C.F.G.MiacDermott.

Corpus—R. Mawdesley.The following is 'the programme ar-

ranged for the Old Boys' Gathering :—Monday, June 30th.

Old Boys arrive.Tuesday, July I sit.

8.0 a.m., Celebration of HolyCommunion.

10.30 a.m., Commemoration Service.12.0 noon, Cricket Match, 1st day.6.45 p.m., Swimming Relay Race,

Old Boys v The School.9.0 p.m.. Summer Annual Meeting

Wednesday, July 2nd.10.0 a.m., Shooting Match, Old

Boys v The School.11.0 a.m., Cricket Miatch, 2nd day.5.30 p.m. Performance of "A Mid-

summer Night** Dream."8.0 p.m., O.G. Dinner.

Thursday, July 3rd.Old Boys leave.

In answer to many enquiries that have?been made of late as to back numbers of"The Gresham," it may be stated that any-such numbers can be obtained from TheEditor of " The Gresham " (price 6d. percopy).

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SCHOOL NOTES.

Mr. Field, who has been asked to write alife of Mr. Howson, will be glad if thosewho have letters, etc., which would be ofhelp to him, will kindly send them to him.They will be copied and carefully returned^t» their owners.

It has been decided that in future Wood-lands is to be known as " The Head-master's," and die School House as "How-son's."

Mr. G. R. Thompson has been appointed.House Master for the Day Boys.

We regret that the Rev. J. Whiteeidehas left the School, to return to the work ofhis parish at Plumstead. Our thanks aredue to him for 'having filled a vacancy inthe staff during the last four terms, which itwould otherwise have been hard to fill.

It is with great pleasure that we welcomeback Dr. and Mrs. Kentish Wright, whohave returned to the School after absenceduring the whole war. Dr. KentishWright was mobilised on August5th, 1914, and joined the I/1stNotts and Derby Mounted Brigade FieldAmbulance, being stationed at Diss, Mont-oford, and Haneyford, In November jiewas promoted to O.C. of the 2/lst Brigade.In May, 1915, he was an Acting Major,posited to 58th Field Ambulance, B.E.F.He has been on *he Somme, at Kemmel,Bethune, Cambrai, and Doulens, and weare glad that he has now returned to us.

We welcome to the staff Capt. H. M.Webb. O.G.. and Cap*. S. WilkinsonO.G.'s are always welcome, and • arevery sorry that Captain Webb is or igMr. Hammick's place for one term. Dur-ing 'the war he has been engaged uponwater purificat'-<n at the front.

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Capt. Wilkinson, M.C., was at Brad-ford Grammar School and Clare College,Cambridge, where he took the NaturalSciences Tripos and a Oir Vina in Ge j-graphy. During the war he has been serv-in the King's Own Yorkshire Light In-fantry. He is teaching geography, and dieSchool is particularly fortunate in having aman who is a real enthusiast upon a muchlibelled subject.

On July 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th "A Mid-summer Night's Dream," will be performedby a cast selected from the School. Onthe 2nd the performance will be for theOld Boys, on the 3rd for the Town, on the4th for the County, and on the 5th forparents.

Speech Day will be on July 26th,

E. A. Berthoud is Captain of Cricket.J. P. W. Evershed and A. A. E. Beck

have retained their Cricket Colours.a ffl a

CONTEMPORARIES.

We acknowledge with thanks the receiptof the following contemporaries :—

D'ovorian.Georgian.Fettesilan.Haileybuirian.Laxtomian.Liorefctonian.Malvwnian.Meteor.R.M.C. Magazine.St. Edward's School Chronic)?.Salopian.