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VOL. XIX. No. 4. APRIL, 1916. PEICE 6d.

CONTENTS.

E D I T O R I A I J

SCHOOL NOTES

FOOTBALL MATCHES

iNTEE-HonSE FOOTBALL MATCHES

CROSS COUNTRY EnNS

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ...

ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

DEBATING SOCIETY.. .

L I F E IN NAVAL BARRACKS ...

O.T.C. NoTBs

MODERN PROVERBS

COHRESPONPENCE ...

O.W. NOTES AND N E W S

O.W. CLUB NOTICES

WARWICK SCHOOL ROLL or HONOUR ...

IN MEMORIAM

CONTEMPORARIES ...

EDITORIAL NOTICES.. .

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mbxt0vxaL When one casts one's mind back and thinks

of the weather that we have experienced during the greater part of this Spring Term, one cannot help recalHng to m i n d the words which run, " T h e r e is some soul of good in things evi l ," and wondering how far they can be applied to the weather. Certainly it will be said, the words are very applicable for has not that " wretched weather " done much in saving many homes from desolation by keeping away the Zeppelins. But more than this can be said. Nothing but such weather could have brought us to appreciate so much the change of the last few days, as everyone undoubtedly has done, or brought us to experience such a feeling of blitheness and lightheartedness as opposed to that feeling of depression attending such dreary weather.

Nevertheless despite the latter, there seems to have been a great keenness in every branch

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of school duties. Both in work and play great enthusiasm has been shown. The Natural History Society has flourished, and many of its members have done some valuable work. Especially are we pleased to see that three aquaria have been started, in which already there are various forms of life.

The Debating Society has also had an historic term, and its meetings have been very pleasant and enjoyable. Especially worthy of note is the meeting which took place on the evening of March 15th, when a party of members of the Literary and Historical Debating Society of the King's High School for Girls, Warwick, attended. I t is most probable that this innovation will lead to the organising of a cross-debate in the near future.

Turning to games, we can look back on a successful winter and spring, for the First Fifteen have proved victorious in many hard-fought football tussles, and in the matches against the officers of different camps they have revealed the powers of skill and endurance.

The Cross Country Euns have also been zealously competed for, and we still can see many keen sportsmen training away at Fives, Gym. and Sports. These latter as we write, have not yet come off, but we are still looking forward to them with feelings of great expectation.

Congratulations to J . B . H A E P E E on being awarded the Ratcliffe Exhibition for Classics at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

* * * * Congratulations to H . C. M I L L S on being

appointed a School Prefect, and to W. A. CocHHANE on being appointed a House Prefect.

* * * * On Thursday, 9th March, a whole holiday

was given, at the request of the Judge presiding at the Assizes. The School, together with the O.T.C. in uniform, attended divine service at St. Mary's Church.

* * » * On Thursday, March 23rd, a half holiday was

given for Prefects, O.T.C., Engineers, and Choir, « * * *

The Gymnastic Competition will take place on Fridav, April 7th.

* * * « The Sports are fixed for April 10th.

HCHOOL V. O F F I C E E S OF BliOCKTON CAMP.

This match was played at Warwick on Saturday, February 19th, 1916, and resulted in a lucky win for the opponents of 3 points to nil. The School kicked off and McCartney led a strong rush by the School forwards. The Officers cleared, however, and as quickly trans­ferred the play to the home " 2 5 . " Here they were stopped by Wildman, who saved well, and enabled the School to force the play back to midfleld. Mr. l iumpus and Branstone now headed a good (Iril)ble, which looked like meet­ing with success, when an opposing three-quarter dashed across and swept the ball out to the wing. Matthews now proved equal to the occasion, and by an excellent tackle brought down his man and checked a dangerous movement.

Soon again the School was finding it hard work to keep the Officers out and, indeed, were only saved by a forward throw almost on theii' goal-line. From the ' scrum the School broke away, but were stopped near the half-way line. Here from a scrum, the opponents ' half, with a very lucky kick, put the ball straight into a three's hands. The latter again passed out with the result that from clever passing and running the only try of the match was scored.

After half-time the Officers again took up the offensive, but the School managed to keep them out, and in their turn attacked vigorously, McCartney and Priday reaching the opponents ' 25. The Officers cleared and again went away. Cooke, i., however, just managed to touch down and prevent a second try being scored. There now followed a series of attacks by both sides in which the Officers were penalised several t imes for being offside. Cooke, i. then headed a very determined dribble by the School for­wards, but again Brockton proved the stronger, and rushed down once more on the School goal, forcing Wildman to touch down. The School were now working with a will in their a t tempts to equalise matters , but the whistle blew with the Officers leading, but only by three points.

Team:—Mat thews; B . Wi ldman; Sergt. R. Crouch, R. J . Farmer, Cochrane, E . W. Pyne (capt.); H . E . L. Pridav, T H . Bumpus, E s q . ; J . D. Franklin, R. S. McCartney, M. W. Drucquer, i.. Seaman, Cooke, i., Farrand, i., F . E . Branstone.

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SCHOOL V. K . E . H . S . , B I R M I N G H A M I I .

This match was played at Warwick on Saturday, March 4th, 1916. FrankUn kicked off and the School at once attacked vigoiously and, indeed, before the end of five minu t t s t 'armer had run through and scored the School's first try, which was not converted. This was followed by another rtish by Warwick, and although Birmingham ran and tackled well, they did not prevent Pyne from getting the ball out to Farmer, nor the latter from scoring again. The try was not made good.

Warwick were by this t ime proving too much for Birmingham who could neither stop the threecjuarters nor the School scrum, and after a good forward push by the latter Pyne again made an opening for Farmer, who registered the School's third try, which Pyne converted.

From the kick-off, Farrand rushed away, and after making a very clever and tricky run was brought down by an excellent tackle almost on the line. Birmingham now cleared, and with the help of some good kicking forced the play into the School " 2 5 . " Here Pyne broke away and kicked. The opposing back, however, who was often conspicuous for his laudable play, fielded safely, and made so tricky a run as to elude the School forwards and pass out to the three 's , who were not stopped till they had reached the home " 2 5 . " From a scrum which followed. Seaman, who was acquitting himself very well as scrum half, quickly got the ball out to Pyne, who again set Farmer going. The latter made an excellent run from near the School " 2 5 " line, and scored his fourth try, which he also converted. Still Warwick did not slacken the pressure, and once more before half-time Farmer was able to score an un­converted try, and thus bring the score to a total of 19.

The second half of the match can certainly be said to have been more interesting, for in it Birmingham played a much better and more energetic game than in the first half. Very soon, indeed, the opposing three 's broke away, and were only stopped by Farmer ' s kicking into touch. Even now the School had hard work to keep Birmingham out, and for some minutes it seemed that the hit ter 's great efforts would be rewarded. They were, however, kept out by some good play, in which Matthews, Cooke, i., McCartney, and Jervis were conspicuous. The

last of these eventually broke away with a fast dribble. His rush was taken up by Drucquer, who was only stopped on the line, by Birming­ham kicking away into touch. From the throw in Franklin broke through and scored far out. The kick failed, but soon after Franklin again got away and passed to Farmer who, although tackled on the line, succeeded in scoring another try, which was not made good. The School scrum continued to force the play, King figuring prominently, and Franklin added his second, l)ut unconverted try, to our score. King now headed another rush by the School forwards, which resulted in Pyne scoring the last try of the match.

During the first half the School had a very easy task, but in the second half Birmingham gave a great deal of trouble. Nevertheless, on the whole the School well deserved their easy victory of 31 points to nil.

Team:—Mat thews; l i . J . Farmer, Cochrane, Farrand, Ha in ; Seaman, E . W. Pyne (capt.); J . I). Franklin, W. M. Drucquer, E . S. McCartney, Cooke, i., Powell, i.. King, i., Lyen.

SCHOOL V. O F F I C E R S OF BROCKTON CAMP.

The return match against the Officers of Brockton Camp, was played on the School ground on Saturday, March 11th, 1916, and resulted in a victory for the Officers, of 14 points to 6.

Our opponents kicked off, and almost iinmediateiy it looked as if the School three 's were going to get through. Their movement was however checked, and was followed by a strong rush by the Officers' heavy scrum. An opposing threequarter now dashed in and, after making a very tricky run, scored an unconverted try. Within five minutes this was followed by a second try against the School, who did not seem to be able to concentrate their efforts. The try was again not converted. Even now the Officers continued to attack with all their force, and again the School were forced to cede a try, which this time was made good. The School now began to settle down, and by means of some very good forward work, in which Jervis was conspicuous, brought the play into the opponents ' ground.- Here Sergt. Crouch, playing for the School, headed a good dribble which, however, was stopped, only to be

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followed by a very heavy rush by the Officers. Farmer now fielded and saved well, and enabled the School to make another rush. Again the Officers were too heavy, and the play was soon back in the School " 2 5 , " with the opponents piishing for all they were worth. Warwick were once more forced over the line, and the Officers registered another unconverted try which, however, was to be their last score. Half-time now came with the Officers leading by 14 points.

In the second half the School seemed to get into their stride, and the Officers often had great difficulty in holding their own. The lat ters ' three 's did indeed break away soon after the resumption of play, but Farmer managed to hold up his man on the line until the School cleared safely. Sergt. Crouch was again con­spicuous. He pased to Farmer who almost broke through, being forced to kick into touch. The School followed up well, and McCartney and Jervis led a fast dribble well into the Officers' " 2 5 . " The latter now made a rush which, however, was checked by some plucky play by Drucquer. Wildman also figured prominently here, and the School after a hard tussle almost on their own goal-line, forced the plav back and enabled Pyne to kick away into touch. Soon again, however, an excentionally strong officer would have sfot away had it not been for an excellent tackle bv Drucquer, who h°ld on until the School could come to his aid. McCartney now led the School pack in an excellent dash unon the Officers' goal, and after doing some good dribbling scored the School's first try, which unfortimately was not con­verted. The opnonents now made a fierce attack, and. would have scored had they not been penalised almost on the School goal-line. They still pressed, however, and their three 's looked like getting through. They were how­ever stopped by Farmer ' s good tackling, who in his turn rushed away and forced the Officers to touch down. Franklin now figured prominently by the manner in which he led the Rfhool scrum, which was playing a very vigorous game. Then followed a very fast dribble by Pyne, who took the ball over the line, but fell just as he reached it. Holden however, playing for the School, rushed in just in time and scored Warwick's second try. The kick failed, and the whistle blew with the Officers only 8 points ahead.

On the whole the game was very interesting although in the first half, through the School's inability to get together, it was not so keenly contested as in the second half. The tackling of the School was especially good, and in the second half the dribbhng of the forwards was very praiseworthy. The Officers however were a heavy team, and for this reason the final score does credit to the School.

Team:—Mat thews; Sergt. Crouch, l i . J . Parmer, Cochrane, Far rand ; E . W. Pyne (capt.), H . E . L. Priday, T. H . Bumpus , Esq. , J . T). Franklin, R. S. McCartney, M. W. Drucquer, A. E . -Tervis, Tpr. Holden, Tpr. Wright, Bancroft.

SCHOOL V. O F F I C E R S OF P E N K R I D G E BANK CAMP.

This match was played at Warwick on Saturday, March 18th, 1916. The pitch was, in an awful condition, and the teams, especially Warwick, being the lighter, suffered a mud bath.

Franklin kicked off for the School, and immediately the Officers exercised much pressure in spite of the vigorous play of our scrum. So heavy and fast were the opponents that within ten minutes they had scored twice and converted once. I t was evident that the School were going to have a difficult task to keep out the Officers, and especially were they handicapped by the absence of both E . W. Pynp and R. .1. Farmer.

They were playing, however, a.plucky game, and very soon managed to force the play into the visitors' ground. Again, however, an opposing ' ' three ' ' broke away and scored between the posts. The kick failed, but again the Officers attacked strongly. The School now struggled very hard, and especially were Crouch and Matthews playing well. The pressure however was relieved by a free kick following a mark by Crouch, and half-time came with the score 11 points to nil against us.

On the resumption of play the Officers again attacked, but the School was saved by Matthews who managed to hold up his man on the line *nd touch down himself. In the next ten minutes two more \mconverted tries were added by the Officers, hut still Wnrwi'^k returned to the attack appnrentiv auife vp-dauntetf They did, indeed, hv some hard

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play, bring the ball iuto mldiield, where they were awarded another free kick. Very soou, however, an opposing three again broke away and scored another try, which was unconverted. Almost immediately another run through resulted in a goal being scored against the School. The latter still fought hard, but they could not hold their heavier and faster opponents, and another unconverted try was registered against them. The game ended with some good defensive work by Crouch and •Jones. Resul t : Officers 31 points; School nil.

Throughout the game the School played well, but were completely outclassed by a superior team. They did, indeed, suffer from the absence of E . W. Pyne and R. J . Farmer, and also from the bad state of the field. Among the forwards McCartney, Drucquer, and Jervis were often conspicuous for good play, and Crouch, Jones, and Matthews also proved in­valuable to the School at moments of great danger.

Team:—Mat thews; F . Jones, Esq. , Sergt. R. Crouch, Parrand, B . Wildman, H . E . L. Friday, Esq. , Seaman; T. H. Bumpus , Esq. , J . B . Franklin (capt.), R. S. McCartney, M. W. Drucquer, A. E . Jervis, Bancroft, Lyen, Tpr. Wilks.

f[tttct?-ffli>u«c footba l l platctje*.

The results of the Inter-House Football matches were very much as members of the School expected them to be. The latter found it difficult to decide as to whether " C " House would beat " A " House, or vice versa, and, indeed, the match between these two houses was a very exciting one. I t was played in a driving storm of hail, which must have made it very imcomfortable for the players, but in spite of this both teams did their best. " C " House won after a hard tussle, the scoring being 8 jioints to 3.

Of the other matches, the one between " A " House and " D " House was most interesting, for although the latter did not manage to score, they gave " A " House a very tough game and, indeed, for the first half of the game were the more successful team. They were, however, only beaten by 6 points^ ri very creditable result.

Both " A " and " C " Houses proved far too strong for " B " House, and beat them easily. The scoring in the match between " A " and " B " Houses was 22 points to nil, and in the match between " C " and " B " it was 38 points to nil.

" D " House, however, through the absence of at least three of their best players, were beaten by " B " House, who scored 22 points to their 8. " C " House also beat " D " House by 30 points to nil.

Summing up, therefore, we see that " C " House won three matches, " A " House two, " B " House one, and " D " House none. Accordingly the Inter-House Football Shield has fallen, for the second time in two years, to " C " House.

The Houses were represented as follows:— " C " House.—Matthews; R. J . Farmer

(capt.), Knott, Hacking, i . ; Seaman; R. S. McCartney, Duffield, ii., Roberts, i., Knight, i., Knight, ii., Roberts, ii., Branstone.

" A " House .—Hunt ; E . W. Pyne (oapt.), Cochrane, Pembertdn; Love, i . ; M. W. Drucquer, i.. Love, ii., Corser, i., Lyen, Corser, iii., Harrison, i., La tham, Drucquer, ii.

" B " House.—Cotelle; Jelley, Farrand, i., Bailey; McGaw; J . D. Franklin (capt.), Cooke, i., King, Whetter , i., Drane, Berry, Burroughs.

" D " House.—Moore; Hain, Powell, i., Taylor, i . ; Budd, i .; A. E . Jervis (capt.), Bancroft, Woodward, Jones, Collier, Davis, i., Joslyn.

The competitions for the Inter-House Challenge Cup for the annual Cross Country Runs took place on March 22nd, 25th, and April 1st. On account of the previous continual heavy rains, the first run was very heavy and wet. The second, which included twice round the field, was spoiled by a strong wind, against which it was very difficult to run and keep one's breath at the same time. The third run, how­ever, in which competitors had first to make four circuits round the field, was by far the most pleasant. The weather was beautiful, in fact typically spring, and the effects of the snow, which had fallen earlier in the week, had almost

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disappeared. The competitors to a boy quite enjoyed the prospect of running on so beautiful a day.

By the majority of the boys it was expected that " C " House, having a strong team, would prove the victor, and so it turned out to be.

In all the runs Pyne (A) got home easily first, although in the second run, Matthews (C) and Duffield i. (C) were not far behind. I Q the third run, however, he reached home at least half a mile in front of Dufi&eld i., who came second.

For second place, Duffield i., Matthews, and Love i. (A) were keen competitors, and although the first named came in second in the first and third runs and third in the second run, Matthews and Love i. appeared to run with far greater ease and less exhaustion. McCartney (0) and Whetter i. (B) also ran excellently, but the former, through injury to his ankle, was unfortunately prevented from taking part in the third.

In the first run an exciting finish occurred between Drucquer i. (A) and Franklin (B), of whom Franklin won, after making an enormous effort.

In the last run, also, Dufi&eld i. only won second place by a few yards after a sprint with Matthews, who, had the run been only 20 yards longer, would certainly have beaien DufBeld.

" D " House was very unfortunate in being disqualified in each run, through the fact that only four boys ran. Other likely competitors were hindered by ill-health, and these, had they competed, would probably have altered the results of the runs considerably.

Speaking generally, however, the runs were keenly contested, and, judging from the results, much may be expected from the younger runners in future years.

March 22nd.

March 22nd.

Duffieldi... McCartney Matthews. . Dufifield ii. . Parmer ...

March 25th.

" C " HOUSE.

April 1st.

2 Mat thews . 2 DufBeld i.. 4 Duffield i . . 3 Matthews. 6 McCartney 6 Farmer. . . . 7 Duffield ii. 8 Knight i. . 8 Knight ... 9 Duffield ii.

27 27

2 3 5 8

13

31

March 25th.

"A" HoosE.

Pyne 1 Pyne Love i 3 Love i. Drucquer i. 10 B u rn i . ... Newark . 12 Newark ... Pemberton 17 MoKenzie.

43

1 4

10 14 17

46

April 1st.

Pyne 1 Love i 4 Burn i 11 Newark . . . 12 Pemberton . 16

44

Total 133

" B " H O U S E .

Whetter i... 5 Franklin .. 9 Bailey ... 13 Farrand i. . 14 Drane 20

61

Whetter i. 6 Franklin.. . 7 Farrand i. 12 Bailey . . . 13 Drane 16

53

Drane 6 Whetter i. .. 7 Franklin . Bajley Farrand i..

9 10 14

46

Total... 160

Points for Victor Ludoruui :

Pyne Duffield i.

12 Matthews Love i

Total 85

glaturcil ^i0t<jr*j ^ocUixj* A most instructive paper was read to mem­

bers of the Botanical Section on Wednesday, 16th February, by Mr. A. T. Duffield. The subject was " The Collection and Preservation of Wild Flowers ," and Mr. Duffield was able to give valuable advice based on personal observation and experience. After dealing with the fascination of making a collection and its use for reference, he proceeded to outline the way to find the plants, not neglecting the common varieties which one sees everywhere, and distinguishing between the flowers to be found in various habitats such as hedgerows and banks of streams.

Mr. Duffield then explained how to collect, -dry, and mount the specimens to the best advantage, pointing out the necessity for care­ful manipulation in order to prevent loss of colour. He illustrated his remarks by showing some excellent specimens from his collection which were an example of what could be done by careful pressing and mounting.. H e con-

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eluded l)y hoping that the paper would stimulate other members of the section to ])roduee something worth showing at the X.H.S . exhibition, to be held later in the year.

Mean Barometric Pressure for February 29.83 in. ,, Maximum Temperature ,, 45.76" ,, Minimum Temperature ,, 33.01° „ Eainfall ,, .102in.

Mean Barometric Pressure for March 29.65 in. ,, Maximum Temperature ,, 47.6" „ Minimum Temperature ,, 32.0" ,, Rainfall ,, .14in.

LKCTUKE ON GHOSS-FEKTILISATION OF PLANTS.

On the evening of Saturday, March 4th, the Society had t h e pleasure of attending a very instructive and interesting lecture given by Mr. Carruthers, entitled " Cross-fertilisation of P l an t s . "

The subject was very exhaustively treated by the lecturer, who illustrated his points with numerous lantern slides. He pointed out clearly in many flowers tlie position of the stigma, the ovary, the stamens, and anthers, and other parts, and then proceeded to describe the process of fertilisation.

He showed also how plants were fertihsed bj- the wind and by insects such as bees and butterflies, which carried pollen from one flower to another in their endeavour to reach the honey of the latter. In this way flowei's received pollen u])on their stigmas from other flowers and this cross-fertilisation was better than self-fertilisation.

The lecture- was, indeed, a very enjoyable one, and certainly brought much enlightenment to the minds of the audience. The members of the Society heartily thank Mr. Carruthers for a pleasant evening, and for the trouble he must have taken to prepare such a lecture.

At the conclusion of the lecture, a film was shown dealing with forms of life in the sea. Many kinds of fishes, some peculiar in appear­ance and more peculiarly named, were shown in their native haunts .

The Headmaster , after thanking Mr. Carruthers, expressed the hope that other films would be applied for and used.

A. T. D.

ENTERTAINMENT BY MK. GHILLINGHAM H U N T .

A large muster of the School, together with a number of visitors, spent a very enjoyable evening on March 11th, when Mr. Chillingham H u n t gave one of his most charming and ever welcome entertainments in the Big School. The audience were treated to both tragedy and comedy, which were selected and rendered with all possible skill.

The following were among the chief of the selections:—

The Scene in the Churchyard, Hamlet , Act v.. Scene 1.

Scene from Richard I I I . on the Battlefield of Bosworth.

A Poem about the Bells. A Literary Nightmare by Mark Twain

(comedy). Trial of Mat th ias ; a Scene in an Alsatian

Court of Jus t ice ; and last of all Rubenstein's Piano. These and other selections were added to

by Miss More, who during the intervals between several of the scenes entertained the audience with a number of delightful musical sketches and songs.

At last this Society has come into something approaching a reality, but as it is still only in its infancy much remains to be done if it is to be brought to any degree of perfection. Last term at the annual entertainment it made what may be appropriately called its debut, and undoubtedly was a success in view of the short notice at which it was formed into being. Now that it is having regular practices it is to be hoped that marked progress will continue to be prominent in its history. There are still many boys who are gifted with musical talent who are not yet members of this Society. That talent may be lying latent and undeveloped, but if it is there in any degree whatsoever, the person who possesses it should join at once, as the object of having a Musical Society of any kind is to train and bring to perfection the un­developed talent by means of the mutual co-operation which only can be brought about bj- the reality of such a Society.

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I t is incumbent on the young boys in the School, especially, to become members without delay, otherwise, as the older-members leave (a contingency which unfortunately cannot be avoided) if there are no younger ones to step into their places, the Society will gradually diminish, and once more sink into obscurity, an occurrence which must be guarded against at all costs. I t would be a great pity, to think that the Orchestral Society should only be short­lived because boys take no interest in its existence. In fact, its formation seems to be taken far too much as a mat ter of course, and it does not seem to be in the category of the recognised institutions of the School to the degree it ought to be.

Without doubt music is as much a part of education as anything else, and it is certainly a greater mental exercise than much that is supposed to cultivate the mind. Besides its educational value, it is a source of pleasure and delight, and is a thorough change from the ordinary routine of School life.

This being so we ask the present members of the School to see to it tha t the Society is kept in a flourishing condition, and so establish it on such a firm foundation that its future existence may be assured.

J . B . H .

A Public Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, February 23rd, at 7 p .m. , in the History Eoom.

The President was in the chair, and 23 members and 8 visitors were present.

The PRESIDENT announced that the House was constituted a Zeppelin Defence Committee, and that the House would be pleased if mem­bers would make suggestions for rules which would be appropriate for the use of the School in case of an air raid.

Motions were therefore laid before the House, and were fully discussed before being voted upon.

Mr. SEAMAN moved—" That two boys be always on guard on the top of the tower, during the night watches . "

Needless to say, the motion was defeated.

Mr. MCKBNZIE then proposed—'' That the keys of the door at the end of the passages be kept in a glass-fronted box near b y . "

To this, as an amendment , Mr. DRUCQUEK proposed—" That the Gym door key be also kept in the same box ."

The amended motion was carried (1).

The next motion, proposed by Mr. WATKINS, was—" That everyone stays in bed . " This was defeated.

Mr. SEAMAN then moved—" That the School be informed over the telephone by the Police in case of an air-raid."

The motion was passed unanimously (2). Mr. MCCLYMONT proposed—" That the

School go up the Banbury Koad in two parties to a distance of two mi les . "

As an amendment , Mr. GITSHAM proposed—• " That the Fire Brigade proceed only a short d is tance ."

The amended motion was carried with cheers (3).

Mr. MCCLYMONT also proposed—" That Mr. Farmer (Visitor) should make a speech," a motion which was carried with loud cheers.

The next motion was proposed by Mr. WATKINS, and w a s — " That a certain speed-measuring instrument be affixed to the tower top of the School to judge the speed of the Zeppelins."

The motion was rejected. All the above motions were vigorously

contested, the following members speaking, for or against, on one or more motions:—Messrs. McCartney, Powell, i.. Knight, i., Drucquer, i.. Seaman, Watkins, McKenzie, Roberts, i., and Drucquer, ii.

The PRESIDENT and Mr. O. BOLTON K I N G

also spoke. The House then adjourned till 7.0 p .m. on

Wednesday, March 1st, when 19 members and 9 visitors were present, and the chair was taken by the PRESIDENT.

In Private Business, Mr. Walker was elected a member of the Society, and thereupon admitted.

The PRESIDENT then asked for questions. Mr. SEAMAN asked the President for his

opinion on the reported appearance of Angels at Mons.

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The PRESIDENT replied saying that he had no definite opinion, but could only make surmises. He said that Mons there had been a great number of lives lost, and consequently much energy released, and that perhaps this fact, by the theory of the Conservation of Energy, accounted for the vision, which, he suggested, was another means of expressing the energy set free.

The House then proceeded to Public Busi­ness, and after the rules passed at the previous meeting had been read, Mr. KNIGHT, i., asked the PRESIDENT whether the School would go along the Banbury Koad in case of warning only. The question was answered in the aifirmative.

Mr. WATKINS then proposed as an amend­ment to Eule 2—' ' That warnings be given every quarter of an hour.

Mr. KNIGHT, i., proposed as a further amendment—" That warnings be every half an hour ."—The latter amendment was carried.

Mr. KNIGHT, i., now proposed—" That rules already made may be repealed," a motion which was rejected, as it was thought generally, tha t further rules should be made and not old ones, which had been formally passed, cut out.

Mr. SEAMAN moved—" That the Junior House be included in Eule 3 , " but the motion was rejected as the PRESIDENT announced that Mr. HAINWORTH had decided to hold the responsibility for his own household, and make his own arrangements.

Mr. DRUCQUER, i., proposed—" That the words ' School House and Junior House ' be substituted for School, in Rule 2 . "

This proposition was carried.

The following members spoke on a discussion on the suitability of the above rules for day­time :—

Positive: Mr. MCCARTNEY, Mr. DUFFIELD, i.

Negative: Mr. SEAMAN, Mr. DRUCQUER, i.

Mr. DRUCQUEE, i., proposed—" That the rules apply only to a night r a id . "

The motion was carried, and

Mr. DRUCQUEE, ii., m o v e d — " T h a t all gas-taps be turned off by boys . "

This motion provoked much discussion, but was eventually carried, as being a sensible one.

The next motion, proposed by Mr. M C K E N Z I E — " That members be instructed as to emergency exi t s , " was carried.

The Hon. Proposer said that he did not know all the emergency exits in the school, and thought that probably other members of the school did not know either.

Mr. SEAMAN proposed (for the second time)— " That a guard be kep t , " and was ruled out of order.

Mr. DRUCQUBR, i., proposed—" That Mr. Cochrane be suspended," but was ruled out of order.

The following spoke, either for or against, on one or more of the motions;—Messrs. Seaman, Watkins, Knight, i., Drucquer, i., Duffield, i., McCartney, Newark, Overton, Druoquer, ii., Cochrane, Pemberton, Corser, ii., McKenzie, and the President.

Mr. WATKINS also addressed the House apropos of nothing in particular.

The House then adjourned.

A Public Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, March 15th, at 6.bO p.m. , in the Big School.

The PRESIDENT was in the chair, and 21 members and 13 visitors attended. The Head­master also was present. Besides these there was an audience of 24 members of the Literary and Historical Debating Society, together with 7 Mistresses, of the King's High School for Girls, Warwick. The ladies attended on the invitation sent on behalf of the members of the School Debating Society.

Before turning to Public Business, the PRESIDENT addressed the House with a few words. He wished, he said, to welcome most heartily on behalf of the Society, the ladies present, as being members of the Debating Society of the King's High School for Girls, Warwick. He considered their visit an event of greaf historical importance in the annals of the School, as nothing of the like had ever been witnessed in the School before. He understood, he said, that the ladies' Society had been formed but recently, and he wished it every success. The PRESIDENT then expressed the hope that the visit would lead to something more, and that cross-debates would be able to be formed at the convenience of the visitors. He felt sure, he said, tha t members of both

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societies would benefit greatly from such debates, as the latter wo\ild certainly widen the views of the members.

The PKESIDENT now turned to Public J3usiness.

In Pubhc Business, Mr. A. T. DUFFIELU, i., moved—

" That in the Opinion of this House, the Value of Games is over-estimated in English Schools."

Mr. DuFFiELD, who showed much enthusiasm in carrying out his task, began by pointing out the keenness with which the Opposition had turned up to the debate, and by findmg in the immoderate zeal with which they had come to try and defeat the motion, his first proof of the t ruth of tha t motion. H e then went on to show how many of the joung mem­bers of our schools grew up with the one aim of being good athletes, and he protested against the unfairness of such a thing. Moreover, he said, the motion must be perfectly correct when the hero of our schools was the athlete rathei-than the student, and the latter was despised because, of his own choice, or oftener through necessity, he preferred not to spend the greater part of his time at games. In larger schools especially was this the case, where games were played every afternoon, and consequently, especially in the case of some boys, became so much more work. When thus indulged in, games lost all their value and became an absolute fetish.

The Hon. Proposer concluded by chfu-ging the Opposition to remember their self-betrayal and so being true to themselves vote for the motion.

Mr. SEAMAN, in rising to oppose the motion, made a few remarks on the Hon. Proposer's speech, after which he proceeded to differentiate between Pubhc and Elementary Schools. He pointed out the advantages games gave the Public School boy over the Elementary School boy, and drew the attention of the House to the results obtained. He also contrasted the British Tommy with the German infantryman, and proved that the British esprit de corps was the deciding factor of this war. Continuing, Mr. SEAMAN stated that the soul of the Public System was its games; take that away, and what was left? Eor that reason, he said, all the rising countries of the world were seeking to follow our example.

Ho concluded by asking the House to choose between the strong muscular boy, who had taken advantage of his games, and the puny, spectacled creature commonly termed a " swa t . " ^

Mr. MCCLYMCNT then rose to support the motion. He asserted emphatically that games were without value, and tha t there was a strong tendency to speak in conventional terms in praise of games. The " spor t ing spir i t ," he said, and over-keenness on games, tended to produce boys without interests, and to make them disinclined to finish thoroughly what they had begun, and that that same spirit, good as it was, was fostered to such an extent that the majority of boys from English Schools—not the best, who were quite unfairly taken as a type— had little genuine keenness except for games, and tended to regard defeat as a thing not in itself disgraceful. He advised those who were inclined to brag about the fine fighting men produced by oui- sporting education to look to France and be silent. I t was exceptional, he went on to say, for the greater men to have been prominent athletes.

He conchided by saying that the value of games was too readily admitted, and the reason for their value often forgotten; tha t games often tended to enforce the value of the spirit tha t makes a good loser, at the expense of the keen­ness which makes a good winner.

The fourth speaker was Mr. DRUOQUKE. He commenced by saying . tha t the old tale, " Waterloo was won on the playing fields of E t o n , " might not be true as the Opposition suggested, but that in this war, the Public School man had shown up best, and that as most games were played there, the value of the latter was quite evident. The Hon. Gentle­man then went on to say that in many schools not enough games were played, and he gave as an example the case of Manchester Grammar School, where verj- little games were played, saying that this was not an isolated example where only one and a half hours of organised games could be obtained during the week. He reminded the House that a boy needed bodily education as well as mental, and that the only way of getting this was by organised games. He showed how neither the O.T.C. nor gymnastics could provide what games could. Mr. DRUCQUEK proceeded to point out how at school games were a levelling feature since that

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allowed boys of a form to compete with those of forms above and below them. l i e then appealed to the President, asking him whether in his school days he did not enjoy his games more than anythmg else, and concluded by ask­ing the House to vote against a motion which was likely to cause sedition and strife, and to do away with all they held best at school.

The subject was then opened for debate.

Mr. OVERTON (positive) therefore addressed the House. He said tha t those who were good at games were not brilliant where their brains were concerned. A country, he said, could not get on without brains. H e concluded by saying that the Germans were not good at games, but nevertheless they were a great nuisance to the Allies.

Mr. OVERTON was followed by Mr. BUMPUS, who spoke against the motion. He accused the first speaker of idolising the youthful prig, and of wanting everyone to " t a l k shop ," and re­minded him, as a classic, that Plato, who divided his education for the youth into music and gymnastics, laid stress on the moral effect of physical training. H e rephed to the third speaker, who had denied intellectual eminence to athletes, by showing that the eminent men of the day were, if not athletic stars, still products of an athletic education. The time devoted to games in most schools was not more than two or three hours per week, and that only by less than half of the boys; and if the interest centred largely on these few hours, it was not that games were too interesting, but other subjects were not made interesting enorgh. I t was just the athletic side of English education that other countries were trying to adopt.

Mr. BINGHAM (neut.) then spoke. Alluding to the officers of the EnglL-^h Army, the Hon. Gentleman said that many people were of opinion that the officers' work would have been better done, if they had shown a little more intelligence, which would have been keener and brighter if less t ime had been given to sports and more to studies.

Evidence, however, for or against the motion, should scarcely be taken from doings in war, a phase of life umisual, and, he hoped, transitory, and one for which we certainly did not train our boys. He concluded by saying that many of the great men who were educated at Public Schools, did not owe their position so

much to their education as to the advantages with which they had started life, and that men filling much humbler positions would probably have been equally capable of holding higher offices had they been given opportunities.

Mr. MCKENZIE , who spoke against the motion, was followed by

Miss BEAUMONT (neg.), a Mistress of K.H.lS.W. In answer to a previous speaker who had urged the school life should be devoted only to work with a view to preparation for earning a living afterwards, argued that this was to take a narrow view, and quoted E. L. Stevenson as saying that the boy whose eyes during his whole school career were " fixed only on the pr ize ," has not acquired " t h e art of living," or achieved " success in life." Again (!ontradicting another speaker, who had stated that while games make people good losers they make bad winners, she instanced the British t reatment of the Boers in the South African War. The British had proved " good winners " ; they had been generous to the Boers, and had trusted General Botha, and their generosity had been nobly repaid by the splendid loyalty of South Africa in the present crisis. Could an unsporting nation like the Germans, she asked, have acted in this way?

Mr. GITSHAM in speaking for the motion, said that by his experience in various kinds of schools, he was led to believe that while there might not be an over-indulgence in games there was certainly an altogether too excessive credit given to those who excelled in games. The great players of games, he said, were rarely the most enlightened members of the School, and yet they usually held the position of honour. The imdue imnortance of gam<=s led to a stifi'ng of eoually necessary and valuable factors in school-lif'^, such as hobbies, school societies. He concluded by remarking that School Honours Boa'-ds were crowded with names of the distinguished in snorts, but rarely with the names of careful and thou£'' ltlf^ll wo'-kers, and that the boy who, through h 's learning would be more useful to the world, was not given enough credit during his school-life.

Miss L E GKOSS fpos.), another mistress of K .H.S .W. , said that games could also be over­estimated in girls' schools, even as much as in those of boys. She went on to remark that often those who from medical reasons were unable to partake in games, could find no crumb

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of intellectual food fall to them from the tables of the athletically rich. The latter, she said, had no conversation, no real appreciation of life beyond their muscles and cricketing averages.

Miss HACKING (pos.), a member of the visiting Society, then spoke. After mentioning the saying that " The English Army was a pack of lions led by asses ," she proceeded to deal with the financial side of the question, showing the advantage an intellectual man had over one who had not received such an education. Games, she said, should be a means to an end, a relaxation from study, and so if too much importance and time were given to them they became as work.

The HEADMASTKE (neg.) said that a spirit of sportsmanship had helped the British Empire to bear the biu'dens of war. A well-educated boy, he went on to say, must have a well-balanced education, and the character was certainly strengthened by games. He concluded by saying that in his opinion games were not talked about too much, nor their value over­estimated.

Mr. DuFFiKLD then delivered his reply, say­ing that many points in Opposition speeches might have been commented on, but they were not to the point. He again reminded the Opposition to remember their self-betrayal and vote for the motion.

On the House dividing, 25 voted for and So against the motion, which was therefore lost by 10 votes.

After the PRESIDENT had, on behalf of the members of the School Society, once more welcomed the ladies, the House adjourned, after a very enjoyable evening.

S i f c i t t lltxtrctl ^avvfXcUs.

The following letter has been received by Drucauer from his brother, who here describes a day's routine in Naval Barracks:—

We get up about 7 a.m. here and walk over to the Officers' Mess in the Barrack Grounds, and have breakfast, which is at 8.0. At 8.45 we walk—I stroll—down to the parade ground and " fall in " a few minutes before nine for divisions and prayers. Bach Middy is in charge of a company of men and has to bring them to

attention, with caps off, when the Kear-Admiral passes.

V\'e are then marched up to the Upper Heavy Gun Bat tery and do gun drill on bins., 4.Tins., 121bs., 61bs., 31bs. guns, and Maxim one pounder (the famous Porn-Pom). My favourite is easily the 4.7, for which Sir Percy Scott made his famous gun carriages in the Boer War.

This drill lasts till 10.25, when we have a slight rest (called a Smoke-Oh), and at 10.30 we return to the guns and take one of them to pieces, name all the parts, and then get ropes, pulley blocks, etc. , and reassemble it . When this is done, if there is time before 11.45 we have some practice shooting. We then march back to the Officers' Mess for lunch, which is at 12.0.

At a quarter before one we again go to the parade ground and march round to the drill ground, where we do Company Drill, Squad Drill (our particular form of torture differs from yours, however),' Rifle Drill, Bayonet Fighting, etc., till 2.30, when we either go to the control top and learn how to control all guns on board a ship by telephonic and telegraphic arrange­ments , or we go to the Lower Heavy Gun liattery and fire at moving targets. You see, we have Morris tubes fitted through the bore of the gun and so have to train and lay a gun, also set sights, and fire exactly as if we had a 100 lb. projectile in it. The targets, distanced 100 yards, are 2 feet square, and we are allowed so many shots as we can get away in a minute, and our hits are counted as hits per minute. Supposing some one manages to get 200 shots away in a minute and gets 30 hits, and I only get 150 away and get 25 hits, he beats me although my percentage is higher.

This gunnery practice, which is jolly good fun and best of all our work, lasts till 4.0 p .m. , when we fall in outside the control room and are dismissed for tea, which is at 4.30 p .m. At 5 o'clock or thereabouts, we change out of " three 's " (whites) which we have worn all day into " f i v e s , " the blue uniform everybody so admires. Then those who have the " watch in , " i.e., have the night off, can get away and enjoy themselves—by themselves—perhaps I We " turn in from 10.30 till 11 generally, only too glad to be able to.

D. W . D. , Mid., E . N . E .

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(^MM. ^ote«. ®.pT. %l0U» $c ^e%v».

A route march round Hampton and i3ud-brooke took place on 22nd February, 1916.

Another march was successfully manoeuvred round Tachbrook and Leamington, on the 7th March.

On Saturday, March 11th, the O.T.C. attended the funeral of Mr. Blenkinsop.

QuKUY"/—When will the unfortunate N . C . O . ' B and Cadets obtain their well-earned promotions ?

^0bsvn ^V0xievb»*

Take care of the books and the " pound " will take care of itself.

Many are cold, but few are frozen. A " bob " in the ^Sports' l a n d is worth two

in the " Tucker ." I t is a straight road that has no turning. An order in the mind is worth two in the

' ' book. ' ' Waste paper, want slates. A stroke in time saves nine. It is- no use crying over waste paper.

[N.B.—The Editor takes no responsibihty for the above monstrosities.]

&ovve»p0nhence* To THE EDITORS OF THE " PORTCULLIS ."

J)I;AR S I H S , —

May I crave a little of your valuable space to suggest that , as we are at war, members of the School should be taught the noble art of boxing. The outlay for such a proposition woidd be extremely small—a few gloves, while a ring could easily be erected in the Gymnasium. We have, I know for a fact, at least one master who is proficient in the art and who is willing to give instruction to those boys who would immediately rush to take up the new )iastime. This proposal has been made before in these columns, and ere long I hope to see a cheering " crowd " in the gallery urging on their House champion to victory.

Trusting that this will at tract the attention of the authorities,

I remain, etc. , STRAIGHT E I G H T .

[Contributions for tliis Column should be sent to C. H. Soutliorn, 4, Heath Terrace,

Leamington.]

Jus t as the February issue of the " Port­cullis " was published, news was received of the death of Mr. J . W. LIDDELL, who had been a Master at Warwick School for 19 years, and a member of the O.W. Club since its formation. Further reference to Mr. LIDDELL will be found iii another column.

The death of Mr. H. W. liLENKiNsor will be greatly deplored by all O.W.'s, and by all present members of the School, and his loss will be very much felt by the Staff and the Governing Body.

C. L. CuRLE has passed his examinations at Guy's Hospital and is now a Licentiate of the lloyal College of Surgeons. He has been play­ing threequarter back for the United Hospitals.

Second-Lieutenant E . B . HOLCROFT, 9th Devons, is reported wounded.

P. B. H I E S , of the 12th Hants , has been given a commission as Second-Lieutenant.

Congratulations to Captain A. E . PLANT, Lieutenant M. I. CLUTTERBUCK and Lieutenant H. E . TROCP, R.N., on their respective marriages.

W. J . PLANT, who it will be remembered was severely wounded early in the war, is again invalided home, this t ime suffering from fever and jaundice. He appears, however, to be making a good recovery.

An interesting letter has been received from B . C. WROTH, giving no aadress, but stating that he has met M. I . CLUTTERBUCK, SNOWDON, and L. E . TERRY. When he gets his next leave the Hon. Secretary hopes to have the pleasure of a visit from him.

®.pt. d t t b Notice*.

N E W IVIEMBERS.

W. D. DYSON, Woodfield, Batley, Yorkshire.

S. J . DiMELOW, Pinley Abbey, Claverdon, Warwick.

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GLUTTEKBUCK—GRAY.—On March 28th, very quietly, at St. Mary's Parish Ciuirth, Ingate-stoxie, by the Rev. Charles Earle, Rector, Maurice Isacke, Lieut., R.F.A., second son of Edwin Clutterbuck, The Terets, Lapworth, Warwickshire, to Vivienne Gloria Mary Harrison, only daughter of Oswald Harrison Gray, The Rectory, Ingatestone, Essex.

P L A N T — M E S S . — O n March 16th, at Christ Church, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Franco, Captain Albert Edmund Plant, A . S . C , to Ceeiha Mess, second daughter of the late Marcus Mess, of Petrograd, and Madame Mess, now of Paris.

TROUP—MILNE-THOMSOJJ.—On March 25th, iit St. Mary's Church, West Hampstead, Lieut. Hugh Rose Troup, R.N., of H .M.S . Milne, to Noeline Mary Milne-Thomson.

^crll of ^onoixv.

In addition to the names already published in the " P o r t c u l l i s , " the following have been received:— .\bbott, G. H., Lanoe-Corporal, Royal Warwick­

shire Regiment. Eykyn, E. H. , M.T., B . E . F . Ferguson, D. C , 28th Battalion, London

Regiment. Foster, H . H. , Second-Lieutenant, Hereford­

shire Regiment. Humphriss, A. T., Captain, N. Hants Yeomanry. Humphriss, G. W. R., Sergeant-Major, 7th

( T . ) , Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Ledbrooke, T. E . , Warwickshire Yeomanry. McQuilkin, F . C , Sergeant, 4th Battalion,

Leicester Regiment. Payton, W. Godfrey, Second-Lieutenant, 9th

Lincolnshire Regiment.

Stephen, W. J . , 12th London Regiment. Summerton, 0. E., Dragoon Guards.

Wright, H. A.

Wyat t , Edgell. White, N. , 10th Middlesex Regiment.

rut iiUmovmjn*

H. W. BL£NKINSOP.

We much regret to state that the death occiu'i'cd early on Thursday morning, March 9th, in a Birmingham Nursing Home, after an operation, of Mr. H. W. BlenkinSDp, of War­wick, Under Sheriff for Warwickshire.

Mr. Bbnkinsop, v,ho was 62 years of age, was held in the very highest respect in War­wick and the county. He was a son of Henry I'denkirsop, M.D., of Warwick, who was Mayor of the Borough for two years—1847—1849. He was educated at Warwick School and Univer­sity College School, London, and was articled to his step-father, the late Mr. R. C. Hea th , solicitor, of Warwick, by whom he was after­wards taken into partnership. Mr. Blenkinsop sticceeded Mr. Heath in the practice two or three years ago and was appointed to the im­portant offices which were held by Mr. Heath . These included the positions of Under Sheriff. Clerk of the Peace for Warwick, Clerk to the Warwick County Asylum Committee, Clerk to the Warwick Burial Board, Clerk to the Governors of the King's Schools, Warwick, Receiver of the Municinal Charities, and Clerk to the Warwickshire Mental Deficiency Com­mittee. Mr. Bleiikinsop was also a director of tVio Warwick Gas Comnany and a director of the Warwick and Nanton Canal and the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Companies.

Although Mr. Blenkinsop never took a prominent part in local or oth^r affairs, he WPS at one time a member of the Towm Cmmfil, a^d was i-esnonsiblo, in '^oniim'^^'ion with S'r M!fha°l Tjakin, for the division of th'^ town into war'^s instead of the old system of two civil par'sh°8. Th's remedied a v°rv p^ar^va in-enuali+v in lo^al re'^resopfqiion. Mr. Blenk'nsop was oriffinnllv a T/ib^rtil in no i+iVs^ but he V^ecamo a. Unionist on the Home T'id'» nnop+'on. H ° was, however, a strongf Free Trader, but he dirl not at anv time take any active part in political matters .

Tn his eorlier- v"ars he was a v^rv keen snn-porter of the Vol'irtoor movonipnt, and was Captain of the Warwick Comnany for some

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years. He was a remarkably able officer, and it was due to his ability and energy that the local eoinpany became perhaps the most efficient lot of Volunteers in the whole county. Mr. lilenkinso}) had not taken any part in such woi'k for a good many years, but when the Warwick \ 'olunteer Defence Corps was formed he became Commandant , by the tmanimons wish of all concerned, and he held the position until he was obliged to resign on accomit of the state of his health.

Mr. ]51enkinsop leaves a widow and a large family. Some time ago one of his sons was killed at the front, . \nother, Mr. H. Maxwell Rlenkinsop has, S'nce his qualification, been in partnership with his father in the practice.

JOHN WISHART LIDDELL, M.A.

All Mr. Liddell's old pupils and friends will, have received with deep sorrow the sad intelligence that he has passed away. His health had broken down a year ago, and last Easter he was com­pelled, on the advice of his doctor, to give up his school at Beech Lawn- Though his retirement froin work was a great blow to him, yet with the relaxation of the strain he seemed for a time to get stronger; but the cold weather of January tried him severely, and in spite of a further temporary improvement the end came suddenly, and probably painlessly, early in the morning of February 23nl. The funeral took place at Milverton Cemetery on Saturday, February 26th. The Rev. F. W. Mason, of Warwick, officiated, and amongst those present were .Mdeiinan R. Flavel (President) and Mr C. H. Southorn (Hon. Secretarv), representing the Old Warwickian Club.

Mr. Liddell was educated at Sheffield Gr.uDnuir School, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, of which latter foundation be was a Major Scholar. He took a 2nd Class in the Ciassical Tripos of 1882 and 1883. In 1886 he was appointed to a Mastership at Warwick School, and remained till 1905, thus serving under thre- Head Masters, the Eev. J. P . Way, the Rev. E. Percival Brown, and the Eev. W. T. Keeling. He was an excellent and conscientious teacher, one who insisted on good work, and was intolerant of anything slip­

shod. Many a classical scholar owed his subse-quent success to the solid foundation laid by him. He was one of the most popular Masters that Warwick School has ever known. His unfailing sense of justice, his firmness and tact, his humour and imperturbable good teniper speedily won and always retained the affection and respect of his pupils. I t is significant of the regard in which he was held by the boys that amongst themselves he was invariably referred to as " J o h n " . Nor did he endear himself less to his colle i-gues. As one who was closely associated with him during tbe whole of his stay at Warwick, I can never forget what we owed to his un­varying kindness, ready sympathy, and wise advice in all difficulties that arose. Gifted with a great capacity for getting through work, he was always ready at times of abnormal pressure to come round in the small hours to volunteer assistance to those of us who were still wrestling with a mass of papers and mark sheets.

Mr. Liddell's influence was not confined to the class room or the common room. There was scarcely any department of school activity in vi'hich be did not leave a deep impress. He took a keen interest in the Games. At Cambridge he had narrowly missed his " blue " for Association Foothill, and he played this at Warwick for some years in the Lent Term in matches against tbe (ierontes, a team mainly of Rugby School Masters, till it was superseded by hockey. His con­temporaries will remember that he took part in cricket matches against clubs ; but his greatest S'-rvice was rendered as a coach at net practice, to which task he devoted weekly many hours of his spare time. In order to encourage the younger players be was accustomed to give a bat tor every score of 50 made in a match by a member of the 2nd XL, and to improve the fielding of the 1st XL he instituted in 1900 the Challenge Cup for fielding.

When the House system was introduced by Mr. Brown in 1897 Mr. Liddell, who had become non-resident, was placed in charge of " D," which consisted of the day boys, and succeeded in inspiring them with a considerable amount of corporate spirit. I t was at his suggestion that the inter-bouse cross country runs were establisiied, and the Challenge Cup given by the Head Master aud the House Tutors.

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Amongst the school institutions of his time by no means the least successful was the Shakespeare Beading Society, of which he was the founder and. president. This society contributed very materially to the improvement of the elocutionary powers of the upper part of the school, not merely by the practice it afforded, but also owing to the high standard set by the President, who was himself a really gifted reader.

In 1895 was held ths first O.W. Dinner, and much of the success of that function was due to its Hon. Secretary, Mr. Liddell. Out of this dinner arose in 1898 the Old Warwickian Club, of which he was one of the founders, and of which he was still a Vice-President at the time of his death. His speeches at the annual dinners of the Club and at school feasts were always antici­pated as one of the pleasures of the occasion, and none who ever heard him will have forgotten his sparkling wit, and the gracefully turned and happy phrases in which it was clothed.

Having taken over the preparatory school at Beech Lawn, Leamington, he severed his official connection with us in 1905, and the Old Boys on April 25th, 1906, publicly presented him with a handsome testimonial, consisting of a clock and a cheque, as a memento of his long life and splendid work at Warwick School.

R. DAVIES.

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