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CONTENTS.School Notes .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42 The Rag Concert " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 49The School Concert.. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . 44 Literary, Scientific & Debating Society 50O.T.C. . 45 A Peruvian Election 50Football .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 Oxford Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 51Photographic Society........ . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 49 O.A. Notes 52-- ..•-._--.__._------~._---------~-----------

SCHOOL NOTES.We are very sorry that the Rev. J. H. Kirkby,

who is only able to do part of the Chaplain's workthis term, finds that owing to his duties in hisParish he will not be able to continue his Chaplaincyat the School after this term. He has been with usnow since January, 1914, and the many boys allover the world whom he has prepared for Con­firmation will read this news with much regret.We hope, however, that he will continue hisinterest in the School and that we shall still havethe pleasure of seeing him at our various Schoolfunctions. Wehave been fortunate in being ableto arrange with the Rev. G. R. Palmer, Vicar ofMarcham, to undertake the Chaplaincy.

The Organ has now been installed in the SchoolChapel by the John Compton Organ Company.It has not yet received its final tuning nor has theelectric blower been boxed in as it will be. Hutwe have already been able to discover what a fineinstrument it iso It is mellow ami fuU in toneand :::uits the Chapel admirably. We thank mostheartily those generous donors who have noblyhelped us in these difficult times to add so much tothe musical side of our Chapel Services.

ORGAN FUND.

Subscription List continued.

Previously acknowledgedMr. F. B. GlennyMr. S. A. PaigeMrs. McPherson (2nd Donation)Mrs. J. G. T. WestMr. and Mrs. Geary ..Mr. W. T. Morland. ..Mr. W. Clarke (2nd Donation)Captain V. Bayley (2nd Donation)Mr. H. W. Eeles (2nd Donation)Mr. W. M. Coxetern-Ir. E. B. Coxeter1Ir. G. E. BradfieldMr. and Mrs. W. E. SavageMr. W. H. Hooke (2nd Donation)Mrs. E. FisherMiss D. Ross BarkerAUan A. BristowMr. and Mrs. TrinderMr. A. K. TrinderMr. P. E. Rowlandson (2nd Donation)Mt. and Mrs. G. Lewington

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On Armistice Day the School did not parade atthe War Memorial, as in former years, but a shortservice was held in the School Chapel, during whichthe two-minutes' Silence was observed.

On November 27th the majority of the Schoolattended the performance by the Abbey Guild ofPlayers, of " ADamsei in Distress," taken fromthe novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It is an amusingpiece and was extremely weIl done, and the Schoolenjoyed in particular Miss Grundy's part of theaustere Lady Caroline.

On November 12th a party of 100 boys andmasters, in three buses, went to Oxford to watchthe match between the Springboks and theUniversity. We had a very good view of a brightand interesting game from seats on the touchlineand everything-including the weather-eontri­buted to a very enjoyable, as well as instructiveafternoon.

The clump of rather melancholy fus has now beenremoved from the Waste Court field and themound levelled and returfed. There may besome regret at the passing of this landmark, butits removal makes room for another Rugger orCricket pitch.

The following were made prefects this term :­School Prefects: R. C. Clarke, T. S. Coulson,J. M. Allison, P. B. Pfordten. Sub-prefects:P. A. D. Jones, G. J. Goodey, W. G. Jacob (WasteCourt) and J. C. H. Kortright.

First XV Coloms were awarded last term toJ. E. Emmett, J. M. Allison and P. B. Quelch, andSecond XV Coloms to D. G. Lovibond, K. W.Barr, P. B. Pfordten, L. Sinclair, A. E. B. Foxwell,G. J. Goodey, R. V. Cox, W. G. Jacob, M. N.Laybourne, G. E. H. Warrick, D. G. Brown andJ. McPherson.

J. E. Emmett is Uaptain oi Boats this term.

Mr. and Mrs. G. S. SturrockConcert CollectionMr. W. W. BrownMr., Mrs. and Mr. S. A. FabesMr. and Mrs. A. B. WestMr. W. F. Campion ..Mr. M. N. GreenMrs. Charley ..Mr. H. H. W. Newman

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Owing to the unfortunate effects of influenza,it has been decided to postpone the AthleticSports from this term to the beginning of theSummer Term. Dates have been provisionallyfixed as foIlows :-

Tuesday, May 3. Miles.Saturday, " 7. School Sports.Tuesday, " 10. Steeplechases.Saturday, " 14. O.A. Sports.

We might remark that owing to the short timebetween the beginning of term and the Sports,those who wish to do themselves justice in theSports would be weil advised to make themselvesas fit as they can during the latter part of thcholidays.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of thcfollowing Contemporaries :-The Aldenhamian,The Brackleian, The Chigwellian, The City oJ OxfordSchool Magazine, The Laxtonian, The Leight01{ian,The Lily, The Log 01 the Nautical College, Pang­boume, The lJtlonktonian.

This term ends on Tuesday, March 22nu, boaruersleaving on the following day. Kext term beginson Tuesday, April, 26th, boarders returning on theprevious day.

VALETE.VI FORM. G. A. R. Boyu (1927 i.) School

Prefect, 1930; Captain of School and Head ofHause, 1931: 1st XV Rugger, 1928-:31, Colours,1929; 1st XI Cricket. 1929-31, Colours, 1931;1st IV Rowing, 1930-31, eolours, 1930; AthleticColours, 1930; Q.M. jSgt. O.T.C.; Certificate'A.' 1st Class Shot..

A..K B. Foxwell (19:26 iii.) School Prefect, 1931 ;O.S.C. Exam., 1930; 2nd XV Rugger, 1930---31 ;2nd XV Colours, 1931; L /Cpl. O.T.C.; Certificate, A'; 1st Class Shot; HOll. Treas. A.S.P.S., 1931.

J. B. Ottiker (1929 iii.) Sub-Prefect, 1931;O.S.C. Exam.. 1931; 1st XV Rugger, 1930-31,Colaurs, 1930. IJ fC'pl. O.T.C'; Certificate' A';1st Class Shot.

P. B. Quelch (19:H iii.) Sub-Prefect, 1931;O.S.C. Exam., 1931; 1st XV Rugger, 1930-31,Colours, 19:31; Half Athletic Colours, 1931;LjCpl. O.T.C.; Certificate' A'; 1st Class Shot.

VB FOR1\[. R. J. Ranger (1928 iii.) 2nd XVRugger, 1931.

D. Lee (19~7 iii.).REMOVE. P. V. Leigh (1931 i.) 2nd XV Rugger.11 FORM. E. W. F. Frearsoll (1931 ii.).

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THE SCHOOL CONCERT.The annual School Concert took place in the

Corn Exchange on Friday, December 4th at8 p.m.

The platform was tastefully decorated withftowers and in the front of the platform were femswhich helped considerably to brighten up a verydull building, and we thank Mrs. and Miss Sturrockfor their kind assistance. There was not so largean audience as we have seen on other occasions, butit was a very appreciative one, which, after a11, iseverything.

It was very nice to see so many O.A.s amongstus again. 'Ve missed Mr. Bevir's cheery itemsvery much, but hope he will help us next year.

The collection for the School Organ, which wastaken at the doOf, after the eoncert amounted totu 12s. 6d.

"'IVerender our best thanks to Mrs. Gotch andMr. and Mrs. St. George-Moore for their beautifuland finished performance. All those who listenedto their playing must have realized what finishedartists they were. The delightful precision andattack, combined with perfect balance of tone, wasa lesson to musie lovers. To speak of the threeitems, they gave us, separately would take up toomuch room, but one of the outstanding perfor­mances was" Siesta," by Armstrong Gibbs, whichwas played beautifu11y and descriptively, bringingin an atmosphere of " mist" so necessary to thiseharming little piece.

The delightful " Old Airs" were greatly admired.The rendering of "Three Poor Mariners" wasmagnificent, showing again the perfect balanceand harmony of the Trio.

The School Unison Song was quite good, buteould have had a little more" tone" in it, if a11had worked. The light and shade, so necessaryin the " Volga Boatmen" to describe the eomingand going, was very creditable.

The four part songs were good, considering howdifficult it was to get a good balance of parts thisyear, but the trebles gave their attention to theeonductor and so kept down their part, where itwas necessary, to suit the others.

REMOVE.

UIFoRM.Ir FORM.

SALVETE.

R. L. Lambourn.G. A. D. Baker, S. G. Burt.J. P. Amies.

The two four-part songs by the ehoir wereexceptionally good, the best being " By a Bank."They got into the quick crisp rhythm which itrequires and again, watehing the beat, the wholeperformance was" clean" at the end of phrases.

In the carol the trebles are to be congratulatedfor so well sustaining the long "Gloria" whichrequired good breathing and tone balance to beeffective against the other moving parts.

The pianoforte pieces were not so good, owing tonervousness, but the playing-when it was right­was clear and expressive. R. G. James is to becongratulated on " getting through " with a clearinterpretation.

All the performem wonld do ,,0 much better ifthey would sing as individuals and not rely oneach other, or on the few workers who always lead.

It will be very nice when everyone will watchthe beat, not only for the audience, who mustwonder why some people are there at all, as theynever look up, but also for the conductor.

When this is done the songs etc. will be renderedin a more perfect and finished style, becauseeveryone will see what ahe i8 telling them to do.

Miss Peach sang us four delightful songs in herfresh and finished manner, and once more weexpress our appreciation of the trouble she takes,not only with the Concert, but with the musicas a whole throughout the Schoo!.

PROGRAMME.

PART I.1. Unison Song "The Volga Boatmen" Arr. by

The Schoo1. Gerard W illiams2. Pianoforte " Sarabande with

Solo Variations" HandelJ. C. W. Jacob.

3. Part Song "Sweet Day, so cooL" ParryThe Schoo1.

4. Trio In G major HaydnAndantePoco AdagioGipsy Rondo

Mary Gotch, Alice St. George Moore,C. A. St. George Moore.

5. Songs (a)" Verdant Meadows" Handel(b) "Piping down the Valleys Wild"

Ivy Sheldon Peach. ArthurSomerville

From five Songs of Innoeence.6. Part " There Rolls the deep " Parry

Song The Choir.

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7. Pianoforte Solo "The Reef " Walter OarolR. G. James.

8. 'Part Song "John Ball shot them all "The Schoo1. Adam Oarse

PART n.1. Pianoforte (a) ,. The passing of Dna" Walter

(b) "From Sea Green Caves" OarolD. F. W. Newm.an.

2. Part Song " The Shower" ElgarThe Choir.

3. Song " Where the Bee Sucks " ArneTrebles from In and n Forms.

4. Trio " Country magie" Armstmng" Siesta " G1:bbs" The open road "" An old song "

Mary Gotch, Alice St. George Moore,C. A. St. George Moore.

5. Song "My mother bids me bind my hair"Ivy Sheldon Peach. Haydn

6. Part Song "By a bank as I lay " 1609arr. by Peter Wa.rlock

The Choir.7. Trio Two old English Tunes Arr. by Roge?'

" Drink to me only with thine Quiltereyes"

" Three poor mariners":Mary Gotch, Alice St. George Moore,

C. A. St. George Moore.8. Carol " Shepherds in the fields abiding " From

The Schoo1. Cowley Carol BookAt the Piano-Janet Hards.

O.T.C.Twenty-one recruits were enrolled last term,

and under the vigilance of Sergt. Eyre are nowbecoming quite proficient with a ·rifle. This termfinds us without C.Q.M.S. Boyd, who has done somuch towards the smooth working of the Corps,and to whom Certificate ' A ' candidates are alsoindebted for much valuable assistance.

Nevertheless the high standard of efficiency has. been maintained and we feel very gratified at thesuccess of all the four members of the O.T.C. whotook the November Written Examination, namelyL ICpIs. Allison and Ottiker, anel Cdts. Foxwelland Quelch.

A Field Day has been in view for some time;it had to be held over from last term, but shouldtake place in March.

The following promotions were made last term:to be Sgts.: Cpls. Barr, Allison; to be Cpls:L ICpIs. Emmett, J. E., Ottiker; to be L ICpls :Cdts. Cox, FoxweIl, Jacob, W. G., Jones, P. A. D.,Powell, Quelch, Turnham.

FOOTBALL.We give below a brief summary of the results of

the 1st XV matches :-Played Won Lost Points for against

8 4 4: 77 71Although we won half our matches and scored

more points in the aggregate than our opponentsthe season was, on the whole, disappointing. Forof the matches lost those with Magdalen CollegeSchool, Leighton Park, and the Old Boys mightweIl have been won had not the splendid effortsof the forwards been neutralized by poor com­bination and weak defence on the part of theoutsides. As it was, although in none of thesethree matches were we able to score in the firsthalf, yet in the second half we scored try for trywith Magdalen College School and actually out­pointed Leighton Park and the Old Boys.

The Bloxham match in which we met with ourheaviest defeat was not as one-sided as the scoresuggests; but our opponents were quicker to seizetheir opportunities and our defence was tooshaky to keep them out when they got near ourline.

Westarted the 8eason with a promising victoryover Oxford Exiles' A ' and also won our matcheswith M.C.S. Brackley, G. E. Sinclair's XV, andRadley 2nd XV.

The chief weakness of the team lay in the three­quarter line which was deficient in combination,largely owing to poor handling and sense ofposition. The defence of the outsides, as a whole,was very unreliable, with the exception of Goodeyand Warrick in the later matches. The value ofkicking both for offensive and defensive purposeswas never properly grasped. In attack Boyd andThomas ran strongly and were our most prolificscorers outside the pack. Sinclair and Laybourne,when they settled down together, made a usefulpair of halves, though the former was handicappedby the slow heeling of the serum.

This defect was probably the only defect of apack which was undoubtedly the strongest featureof the team. Under the excellent leadership ofOttiker they developed into a combination sound

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and solid in the tight scrums, fast and clever inthe loose, where their footwork and short hand-to­hand passing were very effective, while the wingersClarke and Emmett were always prominent, theformer especially getting through a tremendousamount of work. It is significant that in a com­paratively dry season the forwards scored almostas many tries as the outsides.

The 2nd XV had rather a poor season, losing alltheir matches except one, which was drawn. Theylost heavily to Magdalen College. School, ~nd

Leighton Park, but gave a better display agamstBloxham in their last match. They were, on thewhole, very weak in defence though W. G. Jacob'shandling and kicking at full back were good.Jacques showed promising form at serum-halfand of the three-quarters Brown and Ranger ranstrongly in attack. Foxwell, J. C. Jacob, Holborowand McPherson were perhaps the best of theforwards.

The "Under 15" team were seriously handi­capped by their lack of size, but played withplenty of spirit and determination, and had veryelose games with Magdalen College School andBloxham. Their performances enable us to lookforward with confidence to next seasou when themajority of them will still be under 15.

FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS.

G. A. R. Boyd. Captain. Colours, 1929. Thebest attacking player in the team, very quick offthe mark and able to swerve effectively. KicksweIl in attack and defence but is inclined to tackletoo high. A most enthusiastic captain who madethe most of the material available.

J. B. Ottiker. Colours, 1930. Front row for­ward who was specially good in line-out and loose'Led the forwards very weIl indeed and displayedasound knowledge of forward tactics. Hasimproved his defence greatly since last year.

R. C. Clarke. Colours, 1930. A wing forwardwho amply fulfilled the promise of last yea:. Atremendous worker, always on the ball. Dnbblesat a great pace, though rather apt to lose controlof the ball. Is still apt to mar an effective cut­through by not passing out.

J.M.Allison. Colours,1931. Forward. Makesgood use of his height in the line-out. A bustlingforward who dribbles and tackles well and is goodwith his hands.

P.' B. Quelch. Colours, 1931. Hab come on alot since last season and makes effective use of hib

weight and height, partieularly when near theopponents' line. Tackles fairly weIl.

J. E. Emmett. Colours, 1931. Wing Forward'Playa very hard and. pushes weIl in. th~ ti~htscrums. Conspicuous m the open for h18 drlbblmgand pas::,ing. A very good tackler.

M. Thomas. 2nd XV Colours, 1930. A deter­mined runner who i::, hard to stop when near theline. Should vary his methods of attack more andcultivate a more elusive run. Still rather slow indefence.

G. H. Warrick. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. Full­back. A much improved player especially indefence. Should make more ground before kickingand improve his length, especially with the leftfoot. Has a good sellSe of position.

P. B. Pfordten. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. RightWing Three-quarter. Plays with grea~ dash butis too apt to run away from the touch-line and. getmixed up with the forwards. Has not much Id~a

of combination at present. . Makes good use of hISfeet and is fairly sound in defence.

G. J. Goodey. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. RightCentre. Came into the team late and strengthenedthe defence considerably, his tackling beingexcellent. Owing to lack of experience he is toostereotyped in attack and must time his passesbetter and do more kicking.

M. Laybourne. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. Stand­off Half. Has a safe pair of hands, runs straightand passes out well. Might kick more frequentlywith advantage. Ought to be really good nextyear.

L. Sinelair. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. SerumHalf. Another young and promising player.Goes down to the ball and kicks well in defence.Should concentrate on getting the ball away fromthe serum more quickly. Combined weIl withLaybourne.

D. G. Lovibond. 2nd XV Colours, 1931.Forward. Asolid scrummager who also does hisshare in the loose and tackles quite weIl. Hasimproved a lot during the season.

R. V. Cox. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. A hardworking front row forward who is always up inattack and is moderately good in defence.Assisted the hooker well.

K. W. Barr. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. In thecapacity of hooker has beeu of great value to theteam, always getting his fair. share of the bal~.

In addition he is effective m the loose. HIStackling eould be improved.

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The following also played in the 1st XV: D. G·Brown, J. Ranger, W. G. E. Jacob and J. C. W.Jacob.

FIRST XV MATCHES.

v. Oxford Exiles. Won ll-O.Played on the 8chool ground, the 8chool winning

by one goal and two tries to nil.

The 8chool started off well, and after a fewminutes' play Thomas scored the 8choo1's firsttry, Cox failing with the place-kick. Brown andRanger soon got a useful movement going whichiesulted in another good try, Boyd failing withthe kick. Half time, 6-0.

In the first minute of the second half Allisoncaught the ball from the kick-off, and ran throughto score between the posts, Boyd being successfulwith the place-kick. There was no further scoringon either side. The 8chool's weak point wastackling, especially in the first half, but it improvedslightly later.

Team :-Jacob i; Thomas i, Pfordten, Brown,Ranger ii; G. A. R. Boyd, Sinclair; R. C. Clarke,Lovibond, Emmett i, Quelch, Allison, Cox i,Jacob ii, J. B. Ottiker.

v. Lcighton Park School. Lost 7-14.Played at Reading, the School losing by one

drop goal and a try to one goal, two tries and apenalty goal.

The first score came after about ten minutes play,when, as the result of a good movement from thehalf backs, the Leighton wing three-quarter scoredby the corner Hag, the kick being successful. Ouropponents scored onee more in the first half, theSchool failing to score. Half time 8-0.

In the second half the Sehool forwards showedtheir superiority, and kept the ball in Leighton'shalf most of the time. After a few minutes' playBoyd dropped a goal, which put more life into theteam. After a good forward rush Allison got atry, Boyd failed with the place kick. Leightonscored twice in the seeond half, both kicks failing.

Team :-Jacob i; Thomas i, Pfordten, Brown,Ranger ii; G. A. R. Boyd, Sinclair; R. C. Clarke,Lovibond, Emmett, Quelch, Allison, Cox, Barr,J. B. Ottiker.

v. Magdalen College 8ehool, Oxford. Lost 3-8·Played at home, the 8choollosing by one try to

one goal and a try.

l\1agdalen started off at a good pace, and pressedthe Schoolline hard, the backs, however, held theirown very weIl. Eventually Magdalen got theirfirst try by some very good backing up. Theplace-kick failed.

In the seeond half the Sehool got together, andin the last ten minutes they had the game eompletelyin their hands.

Brown made a very fine run to score from thehalf-way line. The forwards played a very goodgame, Clarke and Allison doing some good footwork.

Team :-Jaeob i; Thomas i, Pfordten, Brown,Ranger ii; G. A. R. Boyd, Sinclair; R. C. Clarke;Clarke, Lovibond, Emmett i, Quelch, Allison,Cox i, Barr, J. B. Ottiker.

v. Magdalen College 8chool, Brackley. Won14-5.

Played at Brackley, the School winning by onegoal and three tries to one goal.

This was a good forwards' game, the groundbeing very sodden. The School had the gamein their hands from the kick off. The School,playing down hill in the first half, did all thescoring.

The first try eame from a three-quarter move­ment, Thomas breaking away and scoring underthe posts. Boyd was suecessful with the place­kick. The seeond try was due to a forward rushfrom the half-way line, Emmett finally kicking theball out of the full-back's reach, and scoring bythe corner flag. The 8chool then did their bestpiece of backing up of the day, the ball being passedbetween no less than seven players, Emmettfinally scoring. Half time 11-0.

In the second half, our opponents having theadvantage of the hill, pushed us slightly; butBarr hooked the ball nine times out of ten. Thelast try came from a breakaway by Thomas.

Tackling showed a great improvement in thisgame; and there were some good dribbling move­ments by Clarke, Lovibond and Emmett.

Team :-Warrick; Thomas i, G. A. R. Boyd,Brown, Pfordten; Laybourne, 8inclair; R. C.Clarke, Lovibond i, Emmett, Qnelch, Allison i,Cox, Barr, J. B. Ottiker.

v. G. E. Sinclair's XV. Won 9-6.Played on the 8chool ground, the School winning

by two tries and one penalty goal to two tries.

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The first half was a very even struggle, thoughthe play was rather scrappy on the Schoo1's part.Our opponents scored first, by a good three-quartermovement, Mosdell getting over by the cornerHag. After this the School got together and beganto press hard. A free kick was given in the centre-of the field, which Boyd converted. This broughtthe score at half time to three all.

In the second half the school forwards played avery hard game, and after a good piece of shortpassing between them, Ottiker got over, Boydfailing with the place-kick. After a very badcross-kick by our wing three-quarter, Mosdell againscored. Taylor fai1ed with the place-kick. In thelast five minutes of the game Thomas, after a goodmovement, scored by the corner Hag.

Team :-Warrick; Thomas i, G. A. R. Boyd,Brown, Pfordten; Laybourne, Sinclair; R. C.Clarke, Lovibond, Emmett i, Quelch, Allison, Cox i,Barr, J. B. Ottiker.

v. Bloxham School.Played at Bloxham, the Schoo1 losing by two

goals and three tries to nil.The Schoo1 showed much more life than in the

previous match, and for the first ten minutes keptthe ball in the Bloxham '25.' The School thenbegan to fall off a 1itt1e, and our opponents scoredan unconverted try. B10xham again scored aboutaminute before half time, the place kick beingsuccessful. Half time 8-0.

In the second half the Schoo1 forwards showedthat they were by far the superior pack, Allisonand Emmett doing some fine foot work. Ourback division did not seem to get together unti1 itwas too late. Bloxham three-quarter line wasfairly fast and was provided with many excellentopportunities by a very quick _serum half; threetries were scored, two of which were converted.

Warrick played a very good game at full back,saving our line many times by falling and kicking.

J. E. Emmett and J. M. Allison were awardedtheir 1st XV colours after the match.

The team was the same as in the previous match.

v. Radley College 2nd XV. Won 25-3.Played on the School ground, the School winning

by 2 goals and five trieb to one try.The Schoo1 scored soon after the start, Thomas

getting over by the corner Hag.The School pack p1ayed a splendid game; and

the halves fed their three-quarters weH.Tries came from Thomas, Pfordten, Clarke and

Boyd, two out of the seven scored being converted.

The second half resulted in a very even struggle,Radley being the only scoring side.

Goodey took the place of Brown in this match,and showed a great improvement, both in attackand defence.

Team :-Warrick; Thomas i, G. A. R. Boyd,Goodey i, Pfordten; Laybourne, Sinclair; R. C.Clarke, Lovibond, J. E. Emmett, Quelch, J. M.Allison, Cox i, Barr, J. B. Ottiker.

v. O.A.R.F.C. Lost 16-8.Played on the School ground, the School losing

by two goals and two tries to one goal and one try.The 01d Boys gained their victory by the

superiority of their back division.The School kicked off and got going almost at

once, only to be counter-attacked quickly by theO.A.s. The first try came after five minutes'play, when W. W. Brown broke through in thecentre anel started a movement, Taylor finallyscoring. The kick at goal failed. The O.A.sattacked again at once, and Mosdell went rightthrough the defence; Taylor being successfulwith the kick. Mosdell after intercepting the ballscored a third try, the kick fai1ing. There was nofurther score in the first half, though the Schoolpressed hard. Half time: O.A.s, eleven; School,nil.

In the second half the Schoo1 started weH, andafter a few minutes' p1ay Clarke scored by thecorner Hag. Boyd was successful with the kick.The play thcn became a very even struggle, andafter some hard backing up by the School forwardsC1arke again scored for the School. Boyd failedwith the place-kick.

The Old Boys did their final scoring about threeminutes before time, when D. E. Healy went overafter ascrum ten yards from the School's goalline. Taylor kicked the goal.

P. B. Quelch was awarded his 1st XV coloursafter the match.

Teams were :-O.A.s :-R. F. Brown; M. Ogle (capt.), F. H. G·

Taylor, W. W. Brown, L. P. MosdeH; G. E·Sinclair, D. E. Healy; S. F. Thatcher, A. C·Smith, M. A. Drewe, G. A. Wood, H. B. Healy,J. C. Toogood, P. E. Rowlandson, A. F. Hanks.

School :-Warrick; Thomas i, G. A. R. Boyd,Goodey i, Pfordten; Laybourne, Sinclair; R. C.Clarke, Lovibond, J. E. Emmett, P. B. Quelch,J. M. Allison, Cox i, Barr, J. B. Ottiker.

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SECOND xv MATCHES.

v. Oxford Exiles Extra' A ' (Home).The visitors owed their victory to the speed

of their backs.It was a disappointing start to the seaSOD, and

the 8choo1's tackling was especially weak.Result: Lost, 0-24.

v. Oxford Exiles Extra' A ' (Home).The 8chool showed distinct improvement on

their form of the previous match. We were leadingby nine points at half time but allowed ouropponents to equal our score at the end of the game.

Result: Draw, 9-9.

v. Leighton Park 8chool (Home).The visitors were quicker at handling the ball,

and by backing one another up produced goodresults.

Our forwards played a good game however, butwe failed to score.

Result: Lost, 0-23.

v. Magdalen College 8chool, Oxford (Away).The 8chool showed poor spirit in the first half and

allowed our opponents to score twenty-four points.R. J. Ranger kicked a good penalty goal consideringthat the ball was slippery.

In the second half the forwards were moresuccessful in taking the ball by themselves andmore than once nearly scored.

Result: Lost, 3-33.

v. Bloxham 8chool (Home).On this occasion the 8chool showed its best

form and a marked improvement was shown bythe backs. Notable tries were scored by Green,Ranger and Jacques. It was on the whole a mostenjoyable game.

Result: Lost, 11-15.The following played for the 2nd XV :­Andrews; Barber; Bosley, G. A.; Brown;

Corbett; .collings, P. V.; FoxweIl (capt.) ; GreenGrover; Holborow; Jacob, W. G.; Jacob, J. C.Jacque& ; Laybourne ; Leigh ; McPherson ;Ranger, R. J.; Ranger, J.; 8impson; 8tross;8mart; Turnham.

"UNDER 15" xv.The "Under 15 " had very bad luck in coming

up against teams who over-weighted them eachtime; considering this handicap they played weIl.

Against Magdalen College 8chool, Brackley, theyost by three goals and one try to one try.

Against Magdalen College 8chool, Oxford, theylost by one goal and three tries to two goals.

Against Bloxham 8chool they lost by one try tonil.

The following played for the " Under 15 " :­Blake; Cann; Clarke, O. E.; Corbett (capt.) ;

Collings, P. V.; Emms; Gould, P. H.; Gould,R. C.; Hill; King; Luker; Mills, D. E.;Osmand, A. G.; Pollard; Robinson; 8mallbone;Wood, P.; Woolf.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.The term started weIl with a good entry for the

Holiday Competition, twenty-one photographsbeing entered in all. "High Seas on the CornishCoast" by K. W. Barr and "Spring Tides" byA.. E. Foxwell were adjudged the winners of theprofessional and amateur classes respectively.

On 8unday, October 11th, an exhibition ofmembers' photographs was held in the PhysicsLaboratory: about seventy photographs wereexhibited, and quite a large number of visitorsshewed great interest in them.

" Interiors" was the subject chosen for theTermly Competition, but for one reason or anotherentries were laclung when the closing date arrived.Nothing daunted, however, members have chosenthis subject once more for competition.

The Hon. Treasurer, A. E. B. FoxweIl, havingleft at the end of the term, P. A. D. Jones haB beenelected his successor.

THE RAG CONCERT.The Christmas Rag Concert was opened by

" The WasteCourt Rhythm Boys," who producedan excellent volume of weird sounds !rom fourequally weird instruments.

The Lodge then presented "The Dragon'sBride." The story concerns a certain King Kandyof Marmaladia, who has promised the hand of hisyoungest daughter, Princess Nougat, to Gingerthe Dragon, upon her eighteenth birthday, oncondition that Ginger will stop eating the King'ssubjects. As the princess has already had fourseventeenth birthdays, Ginger is becomingimpatient. The job of killing the dragon isofIered to two villains, Liquorice and Bull's-eye inthe ab~ence of all the knights (eaten by Ginger,who has a special weaknes~ for the nobility).However, being villains, their scruples preventthem from doing an act of chivalry, and twogardeners, Marzipan and TofIee, take on the job:

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they then proceed to slay the dragon, althoughboth halves fight to the bitter end. It is now theprivilege of one of these gardeners to wed theprincess, but as they much prefer Ju-jube andLollipop, favourites of the princess, Marzipansaves an awkward situation by becoming betrothedto the princess, and they all live happily everafterwards. Lunghi gave a delightful study of afoppish monarch, and J ackson of a charming butunsophisticated princess, and the technique ofeach excelled that of many grown-up8; indeedthe acting of every member of the cast was remark­able, and the dressing and presentation reflectedgreat credit on their producer.

The next item was an excerpt from "H.M.S.Pinafore" by Mr. R. C. Bateman, with a chorusof Able-bodied Seamen Ottiker, Quelch, Turnham,Coulson, Smart and Jones. The nautical flavourof this scena was refreshing. Oaptain Corcoranwas surely the kindliest captain that ever f:>tood ona bridge, whiist a more active bweet-throatedcrew we have never met.-"WHAT, NEVER ?-Well,hardly ever !

As this was the last opportunity of having Boydand Lovibond together, "The Hole in the Road "was revived, in which D. G. Lovibond representeda belated reveller, and G. A. R. Boyd the pro­prietor of an "'oIe." Many of us had seen thispiece before, but welcomed the opportunity ofseeing it again, for the presentation reached a highstandard of excellence, and the item seemed moreentertaining than ever.

This was followed by "The Brass Band'sBenefit." Mr. Boldwell (J. C. H. Kortright) isorganizing a charity matinee, and ia about tosupervise a rehearsal. We find him on the stageof the theatre waiting for performers to arrive andtry through their parts. Bunce (J. C. Blackmore)ushers them in one by one. The first to arriveare Mr. Hoskins (A. E. B. Foxwell) and Mr.Joskins (M. Thomas), purveyors of second-handmagie. Mr. Hoskins strives valiantly to keep hisend up, while M1·. Joskins lifts weights and dropsbricks with equal ease. The next to arrive areThe Coal Gas Oo.'s Nigger Minstrels (A. L. Fleet,A. R. M. Adams, J. McPherson and R. E. G.Morewood). They sing two very effective songs"De OIe Banjo" and "Buffalo Gals." In thesecond the new spotlight was used to good effectfor colour lighting. Ml'. Phlex, a ventriloquist(K. W. Barr) and his doll H odge (D. F. "\V. Newman)next showed us how two people can pretend to beone person pretending to be two people, and

introduced some very amusing dialogue. Therest of the "talent" was then called back fromtell. (below) to try over a concerted vocal item ofMr. Boldwell's own composition, which he feItwould make a good elose to the proceedings.It did.

LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND DEBATINGSOCIETY.

A business meeting of the Society was held inthe Pembroke Room, on Saturday, October 14th,at which ]\'Ir. K. W. Barr was elected Hon. Treasurerand Mr. D. G. Lovibond, Hon. Secretary. Thefollowing new members were also elected;-

Messrs. J. E. Barber, L. Sinelair, C. F. Powell,A. J. Turnham, 1\1. N. Laybourne, Peter V.Collings, M. Thomas, J. C. W. Jacob, D. G. Brown,T. G. H. Charley, J. C. Blackmore, R P. F. Mills,J. McPherson, R. V. Cox, J. M. Allison.

The session commenced too late in the term forthe Society to meet often; two debates, however,were held, and were both quite successful. Thefirst of these was on Saturday, November 7th,when the motion that "In the opinion of thisHouse a camping holiday is the ideal form ofholiday" was lost by nine votes to ten. Theother was held on Saturday, November 14th, theproposition" In the opinion ofthis House the WorIdwould be happier without books," produced a keendiscussion. The House divided equally for andagainst the motion, but the chairman giving hiscasting vote in its favour, it was carried by twelvevotes to eleven.

It is hoped that the Society will be more activethis term, when opportunities for meeting will bemore frequent.

A PERUVIAN ELECTION.(Extract from a letter from D. M. Brown of the

Banco Anglo, Lima.)The elections here were really very amusing, and

to anyone who did not know the people the followingaccount would appear to be exaggerated, to saythe least.

There have not been free elections for abouttwenty years. Each succeeding president hasgot in by force and stayed there by the samemeans. The late president had elections everyfive years, but the ballot was not secret and onlyhis own supporters ware allowed to vote; so thefirst task this time was to compile an electoral roll.In order to carry this out, offices were set up in all

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the towns of the republic aud staff engaged. Toqualify for a vote one had (i.) to be able to readand write (this cut down numbers immediately) :(ü.) to produce one's army service card: (iii.) dittobirth certificate: (iv.) to state one's presentemployment: (v.) to give one's address. Then,after the payment of two soles and the productionof three photographs, the register was opened, allparticulars entered, and a "carnet" (a sort ofvoting-passport) was made. Next the photo­graphs were affixed-two to ~he register and oneto the " camet," and finger-prrnts were then takenin the same way. The book was then given tothe applicant for his signature and a number waswritten on the " camet" and in the book. Onewas then allowed to sally forth in search of somemeans of removing the {nk from the finger whichhad been uaed for the imprint-not at all an easymatter.

This register took about three months to compile,then the elections were fixed for Sunday, October11th. All towns were split into wards, with onepolling-booth for every 150 electors. l.ists werepublished giving the names of the booths and thenumbers of the "carnet" holders who were tovote there. Apart from going to vote no one,foreigners excepted, was allowed to move out of hisimmediate neighbourhood all day. All bars,theatres and churches were closeu, public meetingswere forbidden, and martiallaw declared for the day.Then each presidential candidate had to delegatea man to be present in each booth to see that allwas carried out fairly. In each booth, to attend150 people, there were present :-the president ofthe booth, two men to assist him, one to hand outvoting-papers, one to receive them back, one tosee that all unused papers were destroyed, one tosee that voters did not do anything except vote, aman at the door to search people for fire-arms asthey came in, another to examine " carnets " andtake proofs of the presenter being the owner, twoothers to do odd jobs and also one representativefor each of the four candidates: fifteen people in allIn other words, the officials numbered one-tenthof the total electorate.

Having proved himself, the voter was givenvoting-papers of all the parties, one to vote for thepresident and one for the local representatives inthe Government, and an envelope. These he hadto take to one of the desks, fill in his votes, putthem in the envelope, and seal it down. He thenretumed to the table, had the envelope examinedand stamped by the president of the table, and

got glared at suspiciously by three of the partyrepresentatives and beamed upon by the fourth, for,despite the secret ballot, everyone knew for whomeveryone else would vote. Then the presidentaffixed his stamp and put the envelope in the box.The voter then proceeded to a neighbouring boxand, under the eye of an official, tore up his unusedforms and dropped them in. He then walked tothe door, had any fue-arms he may have possessedreturned to him, and was allowed to stagger intothe street again, his duty weH and truly done.

Despite all these precautions there were about500 more votes polled than there were names onthe electoral register in Callao. Thc two chiefparties engaged, through their official newspapers,in aseries of claims for annulment of elections inthe towns in which they were defeated, the losingparty in each instance claiming that the wholeelection was faked and the victorious one main­taining that all was fair and above board.

OXFORD LETTER.Dear l\Ir. Editor,

It is usual, at varying intervals, for some memberof those Abingdonians who are at Oxford to give,through your columns, some acconnt of the recentdoings of his fellow labourers. With this end inview and encouraged by your hospitality toprevious writers I crave a little of your space thisterm. The task is not a light one, for a coursemust be steered between the Scylla of those thingseveryone knows and the Charybdis of those thingsno one should know.

We are pleased to welcome a larger quantity ofnew blood than usual this year, though, believeme, Sir, the old blood has not lost any of itsrichness. It is pleasing also to see that there ismore than usual originality in the choice of Collegesthis year; for, without wishing in any way todetract from the merits of Pembroke which areso well, possibly too weIl, known throughout theUniversity, it is gooel to find Abingdoniansremembering that there are other Colleges andHalls with sufficient merit to claim some of theSchool's output of Oxonians.

The newcomers, I hesitate to say "Freshers"for is not this the second term, have given excellentpromise in the Athletic realm. L. P. Mosdellbegan last term by winning his heats in the 100yards and quarter mile at the Freshmen's Sports.Though he failed in the finals thia is no meanachievement and this was officially recognized byhis receiving a trial for the Inter-Varsity relay

THE ABINGDONIAN. 52races. He has since taken to Rugger but weexpect to hear a good deal more of him later on,on the track. F. H. G. Taylor also burst into thelimelight by obtaining a Rugger trial. To provehis versatility he then turned to Rowing andstroked the winning crew in the Robinson Fours.He is now rowing '7' in the Pembroke Togger.G. E. Sinclair is playing regularly for the 1st XVRugger Team and is also believed to be workingvery hard. R. F. Brown (B.N.C.) has joined theranks of the golfers and is to be seen regularlyonthe Southfield Course endeavouring to cope withit's mud and lumpy fairways.

To turn now to those who have been in resielencefor some time. M. Ogle is taking life seriouslyanel by way of preparation for Colonial work hasjoined a11 available University Clubs having anybearing upon the Empire. He has recently beenelected Secretary to the University Imperial Clubwhich is evidence that his powers are not unrecog­nised. By way of relaxation he, tao, plays Rugger.

The remaining three Abingdonians are devoted.with different degrees of success, to the game ofGolf. E. G. Langford has, apart from keepinghirnself in form for the coming Inter-VarsityMatch, to help in the unenviable task of selectingthose who will fill the last places in the team. Asthere appear to be about ten people with verysimilar claims to these places this is no easy matter.We wish him all good luck next March. Theopposing team has given evidence that it is not tobe taken lightly but we feel that he will not fai!to strike hard and Cambridge will again meet theirsuperiors.

R. A. Langford has been very unfortunate inbeing unable to produce the quality of golf of whichwe know he is capable. That he still has a chanceof occupying one of the remaining places in theteam was proved by his being lOelected as aue ofthe dozen or so players to receive a trial at thebeginning of this term. A. M. Thatcher also playsthis game, but merely as a change from the sub­limity of Higher Mathematics.

This brings me, Sir, to the end of our personnel.Another fact, however, is worthy of notice. Thisyear, we have a new institution in the academicsphere. The Science or Art of Law has changedits curriculum and henceforth Law Moderationswill replace " Law Prelims." As two of our new­comers, Brown and Mosdell, are reading Law theywill have the distinction of being the first to sitfor this Examination. Whether any Abingdonianwill attain to the distinction of being the Iaht toplough in " Divvers " remains yet to be seen.

A110w me, on behalf of a11 at Oxford, to wish theSchool every prosperity and persona11y to thankyou for your indulgence to this letter.

I am, dear Sir,Yours sincerely, OXON.

O.A. NOTES.Under the heading of BIRTHS we are pleased to

chronicle :-KTRKBY.-On September 29, at Warescot Nursing

Rome, to Joyce, wife of Geoffrey Kirkby, adaughter.

GILBERT.--On October 2, at the Warren HOI:i­pital, Abingdon, to Nellie, wife of Roy Gilbert, adaughter.

TAYLoR.-On October 10, at Peachcroft, Radley,to Grace Elizabeth, wife of Charles Taylor, adaughter.

Under MARRIAGES we may meIition, on excellentauthority, though up to the present we have hadno definite particulars, those of J. W. Morland(last January), J. D. Lynn Robinson and E. M.Holbrook; and ci, propos we would congratulateC. S. ]Horland and R. C. F. Saxby upon theirrespective engagements. Ronald Saxby, we under­stand. is to be married next month. He is nowhorne from Zanzibar, where he has been stationedsince the autumn oI 1928.

Uncler the third heading we record, with keenregret, the death of Mrs. Layng, the widow oi ourformer Headmaster, which occurred on New Year'sEve at her horne at Minchinhampton, Gloucester­l:ihire.

The annual Lonclon Dinner of the O.A.C. washeld on Wednesday, November 4. Through thegood offices of J. B. Reeves the City Livery Clubagain a110wed the use Of their premises at theChapter House, St. Paul's Churchyard. Therewere seventeen members present at the dinner, theChair being taken by N. Duncan, this year'sPresident of the O.A.U. The meeting, like its twopredecessors, was an unqualified success, and it isproposed to hold the next dinner at the sameplace and on the same date this year. Will O.A.skindly make a note, and rcmember to keep thatdate open ~

In memory of the late Canon W. M. Mereditha chancel screen has been erected in St. Columba'sChurch, Crieff, where he was rector for 25 years.

A good deal has appeared in the papers latelyabout the exploit oI four Orlord undergraduateswho rowed a boat from Orlord to London in

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three days. The writer of this note remembers,in his undergraduate days, coxing an out-riggedtreble-sculler !rom Oxford to London in threedays; but the oars-men concerned-fellow under­graduates-did not regard their performance asanything very exceptional. A more heroie efIortwonld appeal' to be that of the brothers Hallett,the youngest of whom, C'anon Cyril Hallett, is anOld Abingdonian. It is thUR describecl by theeldest, MI'. M. Hallett of Upper Norwood:-

On a September morning in 1879, the greatflood year, land two younger brotherR, nowSir Frederic Hallett, lately Secretary to theConjoint Examination Board, and C'anon CyrilHallett, lately Archdeacon of Zanzibal' and amembel' of a great Oriel boat in the eighties,started in a pair-oared skifI from HamptonFerry at 6 a.m. to row against that tearingflood to Marlow Bridge, which we reachedabont 9 p.m. At times we made hardly anyway; we stnck on a fence which in normalseasons stands high above the river; we had toplng our way through Bray Lock standingopen, with a very spare margin for a pair ofaars. The reaeh horn Maidenhead Bridge toBoulter's Lock pretty well finished us, but asumptuous tea at Raymede Hotel put us allright, and the only bad bit we had afterwardswas the reach from Quarry ,Voods to MarlowI...ock. Thirty-four miles against that floodtook some doing. I am thankful to say thatall three live to tell the tale.

The Rev. Basil M. Challenor has left Sutton-in­Holderness and was on October 10 inducted tothe living of Swerford, near Hook Norton, in Oxon.

Captain T. 1\1. Layng is now in resiclence atRipon Hall, Oxford, where he is studying with aview to ordination. At week-ends he i8 to be foundat 3 Spring Terrace, Abingdon, ""here hi'\ wife andlittle daughter are living.

R. B. H. Morland is at a place called Bebvai onthe Gold Coast.

T. F. T. Morland has left the Royal Mail S.P.Company and is now Purser on the Lady Nelsonof the Canadian National Steamships, cruisingbetween Halifax and the West Indies.

S. W. D. Shal1ald has again shifted his quartersin New Zealand, having found a bettel' job furthernorth. His new address is Box 5, Patumahoe,Auckland, New Zealand.

A. F. James, of the G.P.O. Secretariat, after aspeIl of work in the Mails Branch of the Secretary's

Office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, is now, for the timebeing, Acting Assistant on the Surveying StafI atCal'diff.

A. F. Hanks, gazetted to the 1st DevonshireRegiment, has Raiiecl for Inclia (Quetta), taking outa draft of men.

We have good news of the Wood brothers inSouthern Rhoclesia. K. 'r., who has been ill butis now fortunately recovered, has been moved fromBulawayo to Salisbury, where N. C. was alreadyquartered : so the two brothers will now betogether. They seem to find plenty out there intbe way of work and sport and general interest tomake them satisfied with their surronndings.

S. R. Hunt has accepted a post in the IncomeTax Department of the Home Civil Service.

A. C. Croasdell has passed the Final Examinationof thc Incorporated Law Society, held on Nov. 2 & 3.

K. R. Savage has passed the Examination forthe Teachers' Certifieate, held on November 9.He was awarded distinetions in Physieal Cultureand Hygiene and in Advanced Music. Of late, weunderstancl, he has been the students' GeneralOhairman at the Borough Road Training College.

The doings of our Oxford representatives areduly recorded in the Oxford Letter, whieh will befound in another column.

S. S. Bates is now studying at the Royal Aeademyof Dramatie Art, Gower Street, W.C.

S. D. Plnmmer is qnalifying inAccountancywiththe firm of W. G. Kay & Co., l\Ielbourne House,Aldwych.

A. E. B. FoxweIl is also taking up Accountancy.D. P. Edsallhasfound workwith the Daily Sketch..J. C. T. Jones is in the Advertising Department

of thc Daily HemM.

H. B. Healy is with a firm of East African Exportl\1erchants-A. .J. Baumann & Co., Aldgate.

R. Langebear i& attending a Technical College inBirmingham, with a view to a business career.

P. B. Queleh is learning the details of the fruitbusiness with Hieks Bros., \Vholesale Fruit Mer­chants, of Oxford.

F. JJ. Mitehell i8 learning the book tracle withJ. Thornton & Son, Oxford.

H. F. D. Smart has gone out to South Afriea totake up farming.

J. B. Ottiker is shortly proceeding to S. Ameriea,to join his father in businesß in Lima, Peru.

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