THE MAGAZINE OF S.

OSWALD'S COLLEGE
ELLESMERE

SEPTEMBER, 1931

Vol. XLI. No. 221.

Wilding & Son, Ltd., Printers, Shrewsbury.

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Jttmorabtlia (Exrlkgii gnnrti
Captain of School (retiring): T. H. Phillips
(Talbot).
Prefect ofHall: T. N. Brockwell (Meynell).
Prefect of Chapel: C. J. Baker (Meynell).
Prefect of Library (retiring) : N. B.
Taylor (Woodard).
Prefects: J. A. Bleasdale (Woodard).
R. M. de Gregory (Meynell). P. M. G.
Fraser (Talbot). S. M. Cox (Wake-
man).
Captain of Cricket \ ~ >, , n
Captain of Tennis \ R- M- de Greg°ry-
Captain of Swimming: J. A. Bleasdale.
Captain of Golf: P. M. G. Fraser.
Editor of Ellesmerian (retiring): E. A. M
White (Woodard).
We congratulate the Headmaster on the
very rare honour conferred upon him by
the University of Oxford in appointing
him to the Grinfield Lectureship in the
Septuagint, rare first because his dis
tinguished career at Oxford was devoted
to Mathematics, and rare too because as a
schoolmaster he has not been able to
maintain a close connection with the
University. His recent work however on
the Old Latin Texts of the Heptateuch,
by which three years ago he gained his
Doctorate of Divinity, fully entitles him
to this new honour.
* * *
Mr. P. A. Hall's " Bridge at the Mer
maid," which appeared in Punch on
January 21st, was presented at the Fourth
of June Celebrations at Eton, to which he
was invited.
* * *
This term marks the completion of the
alterations and improvements which have
been for some years under discussion.
The new Junior School which forms the
South-East wing of the School will be
opened by Viscount Bridgeman on
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Oct. 3rd. The whole School will thus be
under one roof, the Junior School retaining
its separate entity while sharing the
advantages of the fields and buildings of
the Senior School.
* * *
The Headmaster and Mrs. Billen moved
into their new house—in the field above
the Tennis Courts—during the last weeks
of the Summer Term. The "field"
already shows signs of its coming trans
formation into a garden.
* * *
The new Playing Field was opened on
Whit Monday by Colonel C. B. Marshall.
* * * •
We extend a belated but warm welcome
to Mr. W. A. Halton who joined the Staff
in May in place of Mr. G. C. Taylor. We
also welcome Mr. L. E. Brett and Mr.
R. M. N. Lewis, who join us this term.
* * *
It is a cheering thought—but not very—
when parting with an old friend that
" Most friendship is feigning." Un
fortunately Mr. H. E. Dawes spent long
enough with us for us to know there was
no feigning about him, so that even that
cold comfort is lacking to us in his loss.
A zest for life and a keen sense of humour
marked all his activities—and they were
legion, ranging from the sublimity of Art
to the Philistinism of Sport, and taking
the English of the Hnd form in their
stride. In his capacity of assistant music
master he filled a long-felt want in what
has come to be a recognised school
function—the end of term concert. The
best accompanist we have had, he was
always ready to add to the programme
with much appreciated syncopated items.
On the more serious side he always
opened the School Concert programmes
with Mr. Byng-Johnson in a duet, and
accompanied the Choral Society's item on
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the piano—a task calling for very particu
lar qualities, which he happily possessed.
As Art Master he broke away from the
traditional " dust pan and brush " work
and encouraged originality of design and
colour; and the three posters of last
term's camp concert owe much, if not all,
to his teaching. As a side-line to his art
he coached Baker for his Architecture in
the Higher School Certificate. Games,
generally regarded in the nature of a
relaxation, were a grisly business with
Mr. Dawes on the field. Stalking down in
spotless white to the Rugger field ;
limping back muddy, torn—and, ye gods,
singing !—about an hour later, Mr. Dawes
played no small part in the building up of
the teams that made our Rugger what it is.
But, heedless of Mr. Punch's advice, he is
going to, and we all—boys and staff—
wish him many years of happiness and
success with Miss Marion Ramstedt in his
new appointment at the Crypt School,
Gloucester. We only hope that he will
cherish as happy memories of Ellesmere
as Ellesmere will of him.
* * *
During the holidays the window in Big
School was re-made, and is to be glazed
with cathedral glass. Details of the
armorial lights will be given in the
January issue of the EUesmerian.
* * * privileged task of writing this Obituary.
" The Life and Death of King John "
has been selected for production this year,
performances of which will be given on
December 16th and 17th.
* * * yet I feel my inability to do justice to him
In the Oxford Local Examinations held
in July C. J. Baker, R. P. Hendry, and
E. A. M. White were awarded Higher
School Certificates. J. S. Gregson and
R. F. Leadley gained 2nd class honours,
P. E. Whitehead 3rd class honours and
R. A. F. Evans distinction in Art in the
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School Certificate Examination. School
Certificates were also awarded to : D. J. W.
LI. Arter, J. G. E. LI. Arter, J. P. Blewitt-
Jenkins, B. Butler, D. J. Carr-Jones, R. T.
Grime, H. G. McDowell, P. A. Nock, S. S.
Pavillard, R. A. Philp, F. H. Warburton.
* * *
We record with deep regret the death
of John Bullock, first Headmaster (1884-
1889).
OUR FIRST HEADMASTER.
R.I.P.
On June 6th, 1931, at his home in
Hastings, there passed to his rest John
Bullock, first Head of S. Oswald's School,
Ellesmere, aged 80 years, after 3 months'
illness. For several years he had been
crippled with arthritis, but his general
health had been good.
Mr. Bullock was educated at Kings
College School, London, and Pembroke
College, Oxford. After gaining 1st Class
in the Theological School he graduated in
1873, and proceeded to his M.A. degree in
1876. He was appointed first Head
master in 1884 and resigned in 1889 after
just over four years' successful work, in
the face of difficulties which to-day seem
incredible.
I am honoured, in being singled out by
the present Head, Rev. Dr. Billen, for the
At the same time, though I believe no
Ellesmere boy or Master knew Mr. Bullock
so closely as I, or maintained so continuous
an association with him up to his death,
or to the great work he did for the School.
I hope, however, that even the little I
say will convey to Ellesmerians of all the
days succeeding Mr. Bullock's Head-
mastership, something to help them to
appreciate the real greatness of a man,
who laid, in the School's infancy days,
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foundations upon which so much that is
enjoyed to-day has been built—its healthy
traditions as much as its material
advantages. The earliest issues of The
Ellesmerian give clear evidence of this.
I think the most amazing characteris
tics about our first Head were his almost
weird foresight, and his indomitable
energy. It is due to the memory of
" J.B." that what we see now of S.
Oswald's fine Playing Fields are on the
identical lines planned, and even com
menced, in the first Term. Those impos
ing terraces, down from the Quad, the
Pavilion with the Swimming Bath
annexed, the Tennis Courts—ah well-a-
day ! How often nearly half a century
ago did I listen to dear " J.B." vividly
describing how all this, and more, would
look in years then to come.
At once was started The Ellesmerian.
Its first number gave us our School Hymn
with its inspiring refrain, Pro patria
dimicans, extracted from the Venerable
Bede's life of our Patron Saint. To our
first Head, therefore, we are indebted for
the selection of so fitting a motto for the
School which bears the name of the
soldier Saint, as well as for the Hymn,
with which by the way, Mr. Bullock was
not himself wholly satisfied.
Our Head's energy was quickly reflected
not only in the rapid rise in numbers
from the aboriginal 70 to 125 within six
months, and then to an overflowing 174
in his last year, but also in both outside
and internal examination results which
were highly satisfactory.
His prescient mind was ahead of the
times. He always worked towards a
brotherly companionship between Masters
and boys. The Head of Eton so recently
as last May said that the greatest change
in Public Schools in the last 50 years was
in the increased friendliness of relations
between Masters and boys. He evidently
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did not know the life at S. Oswald's in
1884—1889.
Under Mr. Bullock's infectious en
thusiasm we enjoyed our Rugby football
and even became proficient in it, though
played on a field with a very pronounced
slope from goal to goal. Cricket on the
same field, the pitch faced with matting
a device unknown in the eighties—pro
duced School XI's which gave opponents
plenty to think about. Not only was the
scheme of extensive playing fields launched
at once under an expert surveyor's control,
but a fund was almost simultaneously
opened. Work was commenced within a
few days of the School's opening.
Limitations of space, inconceivable to
day, were no obstacles either to good class
work, or to indoor recreation, such as
Concerts, Dramatic performances, Debat
ing Society and so forth. Even so soon
as the end of the first year we produced
our first full-dress Shakespearean Play,
" The Merchant of Venice." Eager
activity was rampant in every depart
ment of our life. It was infectious.
Besides being a seer, and an enthusiast
with a gift for animating others, " J.B."
was a loyal and strong friend, always
ready to put his shrewd counsel at the
disposal of those who sought it. To his
Prefects, and especially his Captains of
School and Games, Mr. Bullock was all
that the best Head should be. They
learnt at once that they were officers,
trusted by their chief to a fine degree.
Consequently, in any difficult matter, the
School officers among the boys readily
sought the Head's advice. Never to my
knowledge, however, did he suggest the
displacement of their opinion for his own.
He preferred that they should act on their
own judgment and leave him to come in,
at the end, if necessity arose.
I have no recollection of anything not
going well and successfully in those first
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years. This was clearly due to the
discerning judgment, skill and irre
pressible keenness of "J.B." He was a
wonderful stimulus to all, Masters and
boys alike.
He was a master of method and
punctuality. I recollect him telling me
he always tried, especially before going
away for holidays, to leave his work ready
for others to take up and continue, if need
arose.
I have never heard why a comparatively
young country parish priest from Berk
shire should have been chosen to in
augurate, on definite Church of England
lines, a large new school, without endow
ment, and in a locality of which this
young Rector knew nothing. Provost
Lowe's judgment made the venture, and
the first four years' successful life of S.
Oswald's justified the surprising step he
took.
Mr. Bullock was a stern disciplinarian—
feared, admired, and trusted. He was a
loyal priest of our Church, with a great
power of eloquence, and a strong idea of
the proper place, in our Sunday Services,
for a well-rendered Sung Eucharist. The
Chapel Services of those first days, not
forgetting Compline just before bed,
provide memories which are dear and
treasured. He taught us, by word and
example, that the School was fundament
ally a Church School.
To him the virtue of patriotism was no
mere abstraction. It was something to
be exemplified in our conduct. So it
came about that in the days of Mr.
Bullock's regime all united to promote the
School's advancement—and what it stood
for. Each of us had our individual
benefaction to hand down to the future,
as well as a definite contribution to the
corporate gift which the School was to
make, to subsequent generations. All we
did was to be done well and thoroughly.
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because it was, as it were, furnishing
another brick to the growing edifice.
From the very first, we were thrilled
with an eager love for S. Oswald's and all
for which it stood. That bound us all
together, boys and Masters alike, in a
great united harmonious band, determined
to be worthy not of our great inheritance
(for we were like those others described as
" having nothing ") but of a great future
which we never doubted. It is easy,
therefore, to see how it was that we went
on, actually, from strength to strength,
showing even critics that S. Oswald's was
a School that counted. For all this, John
Bullock was, under God, responsible.
Cujus animae propitietur Deus. Amen.
B.R.H.
(o.e. 1884 to 1888)
VALETE.
T. H. Phillips (Talbot); entered the
School January 1923. Captain of
School; Cadet Officer; Captain,
Shooting VIII. ; Vice-Captain,
Cricket; Colours: 2nd XV., 1927,
'28, '29; 1st XV., 1929, '30, '31;
2nd XL, 1928 ; 1st XL, 1929, '30, '31.
House, 1928 ) Shooting VIII. Com
mittees : Library, Debating Society,
Games. Certificate 'A'; School
Certificate. Vlth Form.
R. M. de Gregory (Meynell); entered the
School May 1928 ; Prefect; Captain
of Cricket; Captain of Tennis ; Vice-
Captain of Football; Sergeant,
O.T.C. Colours: 1st XV., 1928,'29,
'30, '31 ; 1st XL 1928, '29, '30, '31.
House, 1929 ; Tennis VI., 1930, '31;
Swimming, 1929, '30, '31. Shooting,
'29, '30, '31. Committees : Debating
Society, Games. Certificate 'A' ;
School Certificate. Vlth Form.
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N. B. Taylor (Woodard) ; entered the September.

School May 1926; Prefect; Ser
R. Ambrose (Woodard)
geant, O.T.C. Colours: 1st XV.,
G. R. Bell (Woodard)
1928, '29, '30, '31; House, 1928;
G. R. Challinor ... (Talbot)
Play Casts : King Henry VI. (part i.) ; C. P. N. de Haan (Wakeman)
Macbeth. Committee : Library; C. R. Felton (Talbot)
Certificate 'A'; School Certificate. (Junior)
J. Fowles
Vlth Form.
J. P. Griffiths ... (Junior)
5. M. Cox (Wakeman) ; entered the P. G. Ham (Wakeman)
School January 1925; Prefect ; (Junior)
R. L. Hughes
Captain of Wakeman ; Colours : 2nd R. A. Jenkins (Woodard)
XV.; House ; Committee : Games. K. J. F. Jones ... (Woodard)
School Certificate. Vlth Form. H. C. H. L'Estrange (Junior)
E. A.M. White (Woodard) : entered the F. C. L. Lewis ... (Talbot)
School May 1923 ; Colours : House, H. K. Lonsdale ... (Talbot)
1929 ; Tennis XII., 1930, '31. Com J. C. P. Mercer ... (Talbot)
mittees : Library; Debating Society; K. L. Nicholson ... (Woodard)
Games. Play Casts: King Henry VI. J. B. Parr (Meynell)
(part i.) ; Macbeth. Editor Elles- R. S. Rees (Woodard)
merian 1930, '31. Certificate 'A'; J. E. M. Roberts (Junior)
School Certificate; Higher School H. C. Rutherford (Talbot)
Certificate, 1931. Vlth Form. J. Senior (Woodard)
Also: (Wakeman)
G. V. Taylor
B. V. Bancroft ... (Talbot) H. W. Thompson (Junior)
P. L. Phillips P. M. Turner (Junior)
J. P. Blewitt-Jenkins (Wakeman) (Junior)
P. D. WiUcock ...
R. F. Leadley ... „ (Junior)
R. D. Willcock ...
- R. W. H. Thompson ,,
V. Willson-Lloyd (Meynell)
J. C. Carver ... ,,
L. D. Wynne-Jones (Junior)
P. E. Whitehead ... (Woodard)
H. K. G. Deacon from Junior
R. P. Hendry
G. W. Lloyd Jones ii. to
R. S. V. Solomon Meynell
M. J. Evans from Junior
D. P. Wright ... to Woodard
SALVETE.
May.
D. B. Archer (Talbot)
J. V. E. Browning (Talbot)
P. A. Derrett ... (Meynell)
P. J. Kynaston ... (Meynell) CHRISTMAS TERM.
R.W.Lowe (Junior)
D. P. Martin (Junior) Sept. 18—Christmas Term begins.
T.D.Matthews ... (Talbot) „ 27—Blessing of New Junior House
T. D. Reilly (Wakeman) and Headmaster's House, by
M. F. Suckling ... (Talbot) the Provost.
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Oct. 3—Speech Day and Opening of We congratulate Brockwell ii. on re

new Junior House by Vis
count Bridgeman.
Preacher: The Rt. Rev.
Bishop Randolph, D.D. (Dean
of Salisbury, "Vice-Provost of
Lancing). Prizes distributed
by The Countess Bridgeman.
,, 24—School v. Leeds Grammar
School, at Leeds.
„ 28—School v. H.M.S. Conway, at
home.
„ 31—School v. Wrekin College, at
home.
Nov. 11—School v. Cotton College, at
home.
„ 14—School v. Birkenhead Park, at
home.
,, 21—School v. Merchant Taylors
School, at home.
„ 25—School v. Birkenhead School,
at home.
Dec. 5—School v. Old Ellesmerians,
at home (see O.E. Section).
„ 16—Shakespearean Play (King
John)—Evening performance.
,, 17—Matinee performance.
,, 18—Christmas Term ends.
1932.
Jan. 8—Birmingham O.E. Dinner.
19—Lent Term (1932) begins.
HOUSE NOTES.
Meynell.
We have not enjoyed great success this
term, yet, in spite of the fact that we have
lost five cups in a year, we still possess the
Tennis Cup, for which congratulations are
due to de Gregory and Warburton on
winning their senior, and to Joynson and
Brockwell in. their junior matches. The
Juniors were runners-up to the Junior
Woodard, whom we heartily congratulate
on winning the Junior Cup.
gaining his 1st XI. colours and Brockwell i
his 2nd XL colours, and F. Warburton on
being appointed a House Prefect, and on
being elected Hon. Sec. of Games. Our
Juniors have done well and we look to
them to restore the House to its old
position in the near future.
We have but to say good-bye to de
Gregory this term. He speaks for him
self, and all we can hope is that he will
have every success in the wider world.
Baker is to be congratulated on being
appointed Capt. of School and House;
we feel sure that his influence and good
leadership will help the House and School
considerably within the next year.
* * *
Talbot.
Details of our performances in House
Matches will be seen on other pages. But
in passing we should like to say that we
congratulate and blame nobody—but our
selves, and we will congratulate ourselves.
For we have neither gained nor lost any
cups, and we were pleased to tie with
Wakeman and Woodard for the Cricket
Cup. We are even more pleased when
we survey the performance of our juniors ;
their display during the three matches
reveals considerable promise. Perhaps
the less we say about House Water Polo
and Swimming in general, the better—
although we are afraid some of the mem
bers of our House Water Polo team will be
charged for the consumption of large
quantities of Bath water during our
memorable matches. The Tennis team
are to be commended on their perform
ances, although they had such a high
standard to maintain from last year, they
are to be congratulated that they failed
in no way to maintain such a standard.
We congratulate R. B. Butterworth on
his appointment as House Prefect, on
gaining his House Colours, and on re-
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gaining his 2nd XI. Colours; also G.
Bate on gaining his House Colours.
This term we have had many visits
from Old Boys who were either Conqueror
or Arthur boys, some of whom have not
seen the School for many years. We
were very glad to see them, and want all
Old Blues to know that they will always
be welcomed. We would thank especially
A. W. C. Whittle for his most generous
gift to the House. We thank also R.
Lewis, Esq. for his kind gift, and are
looking forward to the time when his
younger son joins us.
In conclusion, we bid farewell to T. H.
Phillips. It is a hard thing to say good
bye to Phillips ; he has been in the School
for nine years ; for three he has been a
prefect, for two he has been Captain of
House, as well as Captain of School. He
leaves us for Cambridge, where he intends
to read Law. We wish him all the best.
* * *
Wakeman.
Success has not entirely deserted us as
so often happens in the cricket term. We
were only able to tie with Talbot and
Woodard for the Cricket Cup, and although
we managed to defeat the former house by
a margin of over 60 runs, yet we
were unable to repeat the dose with
Woodard ; Talbot, however, did it for us,
thus giving us all a tie.
G. W. Morgans made a very fine
Captain of House Cricket, both in his
coaching and in the example he set to the
rest of the team. Backed by the keen
ness of the House he utilised every spare
moment for practice, and time spent on
practice can never be lost, for not only has
it helped us considerably this season but
also forms a very good preparation for
next. We wish to congratulate G. W.
Morgans on regaining his 2nd XI. colours,
-U. J. Arter on gaining his, and also R. W.
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Hamilton and N. H. Molyneux on gaining
their House Colours, for their excellent
play in House Matches. We also wish to
congratulate S. M. Cox on gaining his
House Colours and on being made a
School Prefect. He was a House Captain
whom we are sorry to lose. The
swimming results speak well for R. W.
Hamilton who was the leading light and
coached the lesser lights. We had a
hard fight with Woodard in the final for
the Water Polo Cup, but were unfortun
ately defeated by one goal. Second place
in the Swimming Sports was the best we
could manage. Our points were won
chiefly by the divers.
Hamilton, Leadley, McDowell and
Mulliner must be congratulated on their
Certificate 'A,' and Driver on his Junior
House Colours.
Our senior tennis pair defeated Talbot
but were unluckily smitten by the
captain and vice-captain of tennis in the
Meynell match. Our junior pair won
two of their matches.
We understand that Morgans will not
leave us this term, but to those who are
leaving we extend our sincerest wishes for
the future, and we can only add that
should they return, any or all, they will
be thrice welcome.
* * *
Woodard.
We end the year with pleasant recollec
tions of many triumphs, great hopes for
the future—having a record entry of new
boys, and no regrets except that three or
four of those who have helped to make all
our successes possible are to leave us.
Nobody was able to win the Cricket Cup
from us, in spite of several nasty moments
provided by Meynell, Talbot and Wake
man. Owing to the litter of Cups in our
dayroom, the two last-mentioned Houses
have very kindly consented to take care
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of the Cricket Cup for a term each, rather
than put us to the expense of buying new
brackets.
The Water Polo cup was retained after
a great struggle with Wakeman, and the
Swimming Cup was won from the Reds.
The latter success was due to excellent
team work on the part of our competitors ;
they all did their share, though Alltree,
Philp, Rumsey, and Bleasdale were the
most prominent. We won both Relays
and had a lead of over fifty points.
Our Senior Tennis representatives did
well but the Junior Games were a nett loss.
We are very proud to have won the
Junior House Championship, as success in
a competition spread over the whole year
means that there is a constant spirit of
keenness among the Juniors. We con
gratulate Rumsey on his'successful cap
taincy of all three teams, and also Grime
who, as Head of the Junior Dorm has
had such an excellent influence over its
inmates.
Congratulations to Bleasdale on gaining
his First XI. colours and to Hendry and
Philp on regaining their 2nd XI. colours.
We are losing Taylor this term. This
is a disastrous loss, for not only has he
taken a prominent part in all our activities
but he has also been a tremendous
influence for good both in the House and
the School. Hendry is going up to
Cambridge. We are very sorry to lose
him as he has been one of our mainstays
in games and work for so long. White is
another whose place will be hard to fill as
he has done so much for us in so many
ways. To these, with Whitehead, whose
departure is somewhat early, we extend
our thanks, congratulations, and best
wishes for the future.
We refuse to discuss the possibility of
Bleasdale's not coming back. Under his
Captaincy the House has risen to great
things. We will merely thank him and
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ambiguously wish him the best of luck for
the future, trusting that at least a year of
it may be spent as Captain of Woodard
House again.
* * *
THE CHAPEL.
We have been most fortunate once
again in having a list of distinguished
visitors in our Chapel. The Vice-Provost,
the Rev. Canon L. B. Sladen, Vicar of
Kidderminster, preached on Sunday, May
10th, and was followed by the Provost on
the following Sunday. On Whitsunday,
May 24th, when we had Festival Evensong
and Te Deum, we had the privilege of
welcoming the Headmaster of Shrewsbury
School, who preached a sermon that will
not soon be forgotten. Fr. Timothy Rees
on his elevation to the Episcopate, found
it necessary to postpone his visit, which
was to have taken place on June 7th.
Confirmation Service was on June 9th; the
Bishop of Stafford came over, and the
service was most impressive. On Satur
day, June 13th, the Bishop of Monmouth
conducted a short devotional service of
preparation for Holy Communion. He
celebrated the Holy Communion on the
following morning, and gave the newly
confirmed their first Communion. A
large number of boys were present. The
Bishop also preached at the sung Eucharist.
On June the 21st the Rev. C. E. Jarman,
Vicar of St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, was the
preacher at the Sung Eucharist. On
June 28th, the Senior Chaplain, the Rev.
Canon H. Maynard Smith was our
preacher. On the last Sunday of term
we had the great pleasure of having with
us the Archdeacon of Dudley (the Rev.
Canon S. R. James), who was formerly a
Housemaster at Eton, and later Head
master of Malvern College. We kept our
Patronal Festival on that day, and had
Festival Evensong and Te Deum. The
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increase in numbers at voluntary services
has been distinctly encouraging, and we
hope will be maintained. We should like
to see a similar increase in Collections as
there are heavy expenses to be faced, and
new things needed.
Our list of preachers for next term so
far arranged is as follows :—
Sept. 20th. The Headmaster.
Sept. 27th. The Provost will conduct a
Service of Blessing of the
New Buildings.
Oct. 3rd. Commemoration. The Dean
of Salisbury.
Oct. 4th. The Headmaster of Denstone.
Oct. 11th. Dr. Barnardo's Homes.
Oct. 18th. The Rev. H. A. Jones (Or
ganising Secretary of the
S.P.G., Midland Division).
Oct. 25th. The Chaplain.
Nov. 1st. The Headmaster of Worksop.
Nov. 8th. Armistice Sunday. The
Parish Church.
Nov. 15th. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Went-
worth Shields, Warden of
Hawarden.
Nov. 22nd. The Rt. Rev. The Lord
Bishop of Warrington.
* * * good tea and a pleasant drive back made
Once again the Choir have shewn a very
high standard of achievement; indeed the
rendering of our choral services is becom
ing more and more widely famous and
beginning to attract the attention of our
musical neighbours. This, of course,
means a great deal of hard work and the
giving up of much free time by members
of the choir, but the results of this have
been so marked and have earned such
appreciation during the past few terms
that every member of the choir must
think that after all it is well worth while.
Anthems have been rendered every Sun
day evening, Brahm's anthem from the
Requiem, " How lovely are thy dwellings
fair," and' Wesley's " Blessed be the God
and Father," probably meriting most
praise. Walmsley's D. minor Evening
Service seems to be a general favourite
now that the School is beginning to get
familiar with it.
Hilton was obliged by a breaking voice
to give up his position as principal treble
soloist, but this seems to have given Cross
an opportunity of taking, what we have
felt for some time was the place he could at
his best fill with credit. Phillips iii and
Mr. Dawes will be greatly missed next
term.
Perhaps however, to the younger
members of the choir, Tuesday, July 7th,
was the most notable day of the term, for
on the afternoon of that day the Choir and
Servers filling a chara and 3 cars—not
quite however for the last car was half full
of provisions for tea—had their annual
excursion, this time to the Breiddon Hills,
After " a rather devious route the con
veyances were eventually parked well on
the heights within walking distance of the
highest two points which were explored by
different parties. The weather (an excep
tion for this summer) was very fine and a
an excellent finish to an excellent day.
OFFICERS' TRAINING
CORPS.
Total Strength of the Corps 102 all ranks.
Appointments and Promotions have
been made as follows :—
4/5/31. To be C.Q.M.S. : Corporal
Jenkins.
To be Sergeants: Corporals
Fraser, Taylor.
To be Corporals: L./Cpls.
Pavillard, Bate, Brockwell,
Hamilton, Lloyd-Jones.
September, 1931. THE ELLESMERIAN.
To be Lance Corporals : Cadets
Butterworth, White, Leadley,
Brockwell, Mulliner, Bancroft,
McDowell, Warburton.
* * * manded Corps.
Congratulations to B. V. Bancroft,
G. Bate, T. N. Brockwell, L. M. N.
Brockwell, R. B. Butterworth, R. W.
Hamilton, P. B. Harvey, R. F. Leadley,
E. E. W. Lloyd-Jones, H. G. F. McDowell,
P. Mulliner, F. H. Warburton, N. W.
Whitaker, E. A. M. White, on obtaining
their Certificate 'A' in the Part II.
examination held in March.
* * *
The following have received Territorial
Commissions:—
21/11/30. H. B. Hudson, Hereford
Regiment, Territorial Army
26/6/31. S. M. Hollway, 55th (West
Lancashire) Divisional En
gineers, Royal Engineers.
* * * Sept. 1930—July 1931.
Empire Day was celebrated on May 23rd
by a special parade and March Past.
* * *
The Corps was inspected on June 16th
by Lt.-Colonel R. L. Petre, D.S.O., M.C.,
G.S. Welsh Area. The following report
was received:—
Drill.—Very good. Many Cadets were
good at giving out detail and had
good knowledge of the use of battle
formations.
Weapon Training.—Very good.
Manoeuvre.—A small exercise carried out
by platoon was well executed. The
best use of ground was made and
Light Automatics were well handled.
Reconnaissances were properly carried
out with due regard to keeping under
cover and orders were clear.
Discipline.—Good. Steadiness on parade
and general attention to orders, etc.,
was noticeable.
17?
Turn Out.—Good. Clothing in a good
state.
Arms and Equipment.—Satisfactory.
General Remarks.—A good and well com
Great keenness is
shown by all ranks.
* * *
Hospital Sunday.—On July 5th part of
the Corps took part in a procession in
Ellesmere, and afterwards attended the
Special Service at Ellesmere Parish Church.
The procession was headed by the Corps
band.
* * *
As all Junior O.T.C. Camps were
cancelled this year, the Corps was unable
to proceed to Tweseldown as had been
arranged.
* * *
SCOUT NOTES.
During the Christmas Term good work
was done, numerous badges being gained.
We now hold many parades in the Gym,
since the old Scout Room is too small for
our large numbers. Towards the end of
the term the troop, together with the
Prep. School Scouts and Cubs, was
inspected by Lord Forrester and Captain
Adam, after which a talk was given by
Mr. Taylor on the foreign camp held in
Germany during August, at which thirteen
boys were present together with Mr.
Taylor and Mr. Beresford, whom we have
to thank for his excellent guidance
throughout the tour. We lost Troop-
Leader Hollway and several Patrol-
Leaders left us for the Corps at the be
ginning of the Spring Term, and a few
recruits joined. Badges continued to be
gained, several Athletes Badges being
gained at the end of the term. Parades
were considerably spoilt by measles.
178 THE ELLESMERIAN.
No Easter Camp was held owing to the
lack of Scouts prepared to go.
At the beginning of the Summer Term
we lost Mr. G. C. Taylor, who came to us
in September 1928, and who put in nearly
three years of excellent work. We wel
come Mr. Chapman in his new capacity as
Group-Scoutmaster and also Mr. Halton
who joins us as Assistant Scoutmaster.
Several Scouts were prepared to accom
pany Mr. Beresford to camp in Switzer
land, but this, like the Corps Camp, was
prevented from taking place owing to
measles.
A camp was put up late in the term
behind the laboratory, and so it was not
such a success as last year's, but we
nevertheless thank the Headmaster for
the loan of the ground and hope he will be
as generous next year.
SCHOOL CONCERT.
There is no doubt that the marked
advance in the music of the School was
reflected in a noteworthy manner in the
School Concert this term. First and
foremost it is necessary to praise the
orchestra. The ' Little Symphony ' was
played with exactitude and vigour, and a
certain ' je ne sais quoi' which has
hitherto been lacking, and this gives
promise of even greater things in the
future. The pieces by Dyson were in a
lighter vein but shewed lightness of touch
in the playing, with sympathy and the
mark of careful rehearsal.
The instrumental playing of Mr. Byng-
Johnson and Mr. Whitaker were much
appreciated, and one must confess that
Mr. Whitaker's playing of the Dance
Tzigane of Naseby was an object lesson
in fingering, good tone and clearness of
expression, a study of which could not
have failed to benefit all.
Vol. XLI. No. 221.
The vocal pieces were well up to the
high standard which has always been set
at Ellesmere, and it was interesting to
witness the wealth of treble voices of such
good quality which are available in the
School.
After the first half of the programme we
had the ptece de resistance of the evening,
' The Revenge,' of C. Villiers-Stanford.
This ' Ballad of the Fleet' is full of lights
and shades, gusto and pathos, and needs
the control of a sympathetic but disci
plined conductor, not to mention an
accompanist with a full appreciation of
the weakness and strength of the choir.
This work is considerably more difficult
than the ' Banner of St. George,' the last
work of a similar nature undertaken by
the Choral Society, but was performed in a
manner which would bring credit to any
such society. In spite of a weakness
among the tenors, which was really un
avoidable, and was rather enhanced by
the great power of the basses, the society
came through their ordeal very creditably,
and brought to a close an evening of
music which certainly is a landmark in the
history of Ellesmere College music.
Too often the accompanist is taken for
granted and receives but little credit for
his or her services; we therefore take
this opportunity of praising the excellent
playing of Mr. Dawes in this very difficult
and arduous task.
PROGRAMME.
Pianoforte Duet: Two Hungarian Dances
Brahms
N. F. Byng-Johnson, Esq., and
H. E. Dawes. Esq.
Songs : (a) A Summer Night 1 Schumann
(6) A Nut Tree J
A. E. Brooks.
Violin Solo : Tanz Tzigan Nachez
W. Whitaker, Esq.
Song : I'll ride upon the Dog-Star Purcell
J. W. Turner, Esq.

September, 1931.
Pianoforte Solos : (a) Cracovienne
Fantastique ... Paderewski
(b) Gagliarda Vincenso Galilei
N. F. Byng-Johnson, Esq.
Song: Sunday on the Rhine ...
A. J. St. G. Cross.
Strings: In Pixie Land ...
School Orchestra.
Song: Like to the Damask Rose
H. E. Dawes, Esq.
Song: Orpheus with his Lute ...
R. Hilton.
Violin Solo : On Wings of Song
Mendelssohn-A chron
W. Whitaker, Esq.
Strings: Sinfonietta
School Orchestra.
The Revenge : a Ballad of the Fleet:
C. Villiers-Slanford
School Choral Society.
The Orchestra under the direction of
N. F. Byng-Johnson, Esq.
THE " CAMP " CONCERT."
There are few occasions so depressing,
especially to those who are leaving, as the
last night of the term ; and we must
thank Phillips for the way in which he has
always combated this depression during
his time as Captain of School by organising
Rag Concerts with such increasing success
that the latest of the series has been
deemed worthy of a report in The Elles-
merian. Not that we care for Phillips'
methods in this direction at all. It
rather pains us to see defenceless members
of the Staff being in turn flattered,
cajoled, browbeaten, and finally threaten
ed with breach of contract and the
obloquy of public opinion until they are
compelled to make an Ellesmere holiday
at the expense of their innate dignity and
circumspection.
Mr. Byng-Johnson and Mr. Dawes were
among the first victims of this Phillippic
persuasion and " obliged" with two
Hungarian dances. Writing from a
THE ELLESMERIAN. 179
programme which could not be given in
the advertised order at the performance,
it is difficult to remember the correct
Schumann sequence of events.
However, an early item was the Staff
Dyson performance of "Witch is Witch?"
written for the occasion by Mr. Hall.
Elgar
Although we hesitate to bring forward a
Sullivan definite charge of plagiarism, it cannot be
denied that the situations were strongly
reminiscent of Shakespeare's Macbeth:
but the words, when audible, were quite
Mozart a departure from those of the earlier but
no less famous dramatist. " It could
have been good " is a fair verdict. A
certain dissension among members of the
cast as to what ought to happen next, and
a lack of precision in handing the " crib "
to the next speaker were faults which
might have been less noticeable had it not
been for the fact that the first rehearsal of
any sort took place exactly ten minutes
before the performance, and that certain
members of the cast scarcely knew one
another by sight.
An enterprising sketch was " Hell s
Bells " by R. A. F. Evans. " Le Bruit,
c'etait tout" as the witty Talleyrand is
almost bound to have said to one of those
Louis kings that they used to have in
France. Pistol-shots, bells (hand and
dum) were freely used. There were some
good things, though, and the sketch was
useful as throwing light on to the methods
of a certain dormitory in the matter of
morning ablutions. The finale had an
original twist, and all members of the cast
entered thoroughly into the spirit of the
thing.
Einstein is reputed to have said that
there was only one other man in the
world capable of understanding his famous
theory. Similarly the author, or someone
connected with the production of " Satur
nalia " is alleged to have claimed that
the subtle wit of that production would
 182 THE ELLESMERIAN. Vol. XLI. No. 221.
E. Dennis Ibw b de Gregory n
J. Brodie b Arter.... S^ ° J. Hassall b Rostron.
R. S. Marshall c Arter bPaiMZZZZ:: 11 Leg-bye .[[ j
S. C Wedgwood b Rostron. n Total 7^
K. R Roscoe b de Gregory ." n
J- g- Brassmgton not out.. , Bowling : de Gregory 3 or 30 ; Rostron 5 fo7
J. B. Bloor b Rostron ""*; q 30 ; Arter 1 for 7 ; I ■ M. Brockwell 1 for 3.
Byes 9 ; leg-byes 2......'!.'...'.'.'..'"n School.
Total 95 L. M. N. Brockwell st Gough b Hilton-Jon es
5* ?' S°ckwe11 b Hilton-Jones J
Bowling : de Gregory
g 4 for 25 ; Rostron 4 for 22^ R. A. PhilpbH. Bailey.
for,' C Rostron lbw
C-Rostron lb b H.
H Baiiey
Bi I
P
Patrick /T1?' "" * Br°CkWeU ° for 7
/Tor1?!' lor 7 , T. W pmh.w~<-u 'i.-_Y £v.\
_ ic Chaplin b
•_• 3
xv. m ae Gregory c Mumford b Woollev
School. S' WVMorgans b H. Bailey... y-
t ' /' W/ L1> Arter c ChaPlin b Woo
J. A. Bleasdale c Gough b Woolley
R. A. Patrick b H. Bailey " A
r. p. Hendry not out.......;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; J
Byes 2; wide i^.....".'. 3
.Philpnotout f. Total
J. A. Bleasdale b Cooper «
d. j w. li. Arter b fc::::-;: 3?
}
BOWfonrg2:0Hiwn"i!Onef
for20 ; Woolley 3 ,3
forf°r
2. 28Bailey
' H- bowled
Bai^1
wide.
Byes 3 ; leg-byes 2 ; wide 1... 6
Total (for 8 wickets)... 118
Bowling: Cooper 5 for 37; Brodie 1 for 2~JT School v. Old Ellesmerians.
Played at EUesmere, May 25th •
bowled 1 wide. won by 74 runs.
School.
L. M. N. Brockwell c Stafford b Steele 0
B m 5r°^kweU c H°Pe b ^eele ."
£.M. de Gregory lbw b Hope
School v. Overton C.C.
Played at Overton-on-Dee, May 16th • R. A. Philpb Steele... . ^6 60
r'«; ^^p8 b steeie....::;;;;;; "
lost by 18 runs. G. W.Morgans Ibw b Steele.... ,,
Overton C.C.
t ?\5utterworth b Steele lZ
J. A. Bleasdale bniHope
T? p Worl-l^. *
X
2
r" ^" 5en,dry c Plummer b Steele... n
H. Hassall c Morgans'? Arter.\\\\\\\ ,J ^. Ji. Parker not out
I*. Mumford b Rostron 10 Byes 8; leg-byes 8 i'wMes e'fno^aUs 2 24
•"■ -oailey b L. M. Brockwell
J. Woolley b de Gregory 21 Total 147
G. Chaplin c Phillips b deGregory l%
a. ±JaiIey c L. M. Brockwell b d c
J. Hilton-Jones not out C regorv• • • 1
R. Ffoulkes b Rostrnn 14
r.O Brienb Rostron 1
September, 1931. THE ELLESMERIAN. 183

Old Ellesmerians. A/C. Mees st Hendry b L. M. Brockwell 4

A/C. Crook not out 1
J. L. Z. Hope bde Gregory 24 ' Bye 1
C. F. Austin c Morgans b Rostron 7
T. Stafford c Philp b Rostron 2 Total 102
J. J. Steele b de Gregory 1
N. A. Plummer c Morgans b Parker 2 Bowling: de Gregory 6 for 40 ; Rostron 3 for
S. J.Lidgatebde Gregory 16 45 ; Bleasdale 0 for 3 ; Morgans 0 for 7 ;
L. Hilton st Hendry b L. M. Brockwell 5 L. M. Brockwell 1 for 6.
E. E. Baker b de Gregory 2
C. W. Clifford c Morgans b de Gregory 0 * * ♦
R. T. Firth b de Gregory 5
H. L. Horspool not out 1
Byes 6 ; leg-bye 1 ; wide 1... 8 School v. Ellesmere C.C.
Total 73 Played at Ellesmere, June 20th ;
won by 45 runs.
Bowling : de Gregory 6 for 21 ; Bleasdale 0 for 6;
Rostron 2 for 24; Parker 1 for 7; L. M. School.
Brockwell 1 for 7; Bleasdale bowled 1 wide. L. M. N. Brockwell b Chapman 7
* * *
T N Brockwell lbw b Chapman »
R. M. de Gregory c Lloyd b Crow 6
School v. R.A.F. (M.T. Depot). C. Rostron b Dawson *"
R. A. Philp not out z»
Played at Harlescott, May 27th; T. H. Phillips run out ?
G. W. Morgans run out *
lost by 3 wickets. D. J. Arter c Crow b Chapman J£
J A. Bleasdale c Oakley b Hopkins 1-s
School.
R B. Butterworth b Dawson JJ
L. M. N. Brockwell lbw b Kelly 2 R. P. Hendry c Chapman b Hopkins.......... o
T. N. Brockwell c Crook b Hilliard 6 Bye 1; leg-bye 1; wide 1; no-balls 2 5
R. M. de Gregory not out 57
C. Rostron c Binks b Hilliard 1 Total 105
R. A. Philp b Hilliard 0
T. H. Phillips c Crook b Whitaker » Bowling: Chapman 3 for 19; Bland 0 for 21;
G. W. Morgans lbw b Hilliard 2 Crow 1 for 27; Dawson 2 for 17; Davis
R. B. Butterworth b Hands 2 0for4; Edwards 0 for 9 ; Hopkins 2 for 3
J. A. Bleasdale b Hands •• ° Davis bowled 1 wide and Dawson 2 no-balls
R. P. Hendry b Hilliard 0
G. E. Parker b Whitaker <* Ellesmere C.C.
Byes 2 ; leg-byes 2 ; wide 1... 5
W. D. B. Hopkins b de Gregory 4
Total 82 N. Dawson b Rostron *J
J W.TurnerbBleasdale d'
L. Bland c Hendry b Rostron <j
Bowling: Mees0for4; Kelly 1 for22; Hilliard
N Edwards run out •»
5 for 16 ; Whitaker 2 for 14 ; Hands 2 for 5 ;
B. Oakley c Rostron b de Gregory "
Jenner 0 for 16. Hilliard bowled 1 wide.
OH Chapman b Morgans *
R.A.F. (M.T. Depot). A*. L. Crow b L. M. Brockwell J
J Lloyd c de Gregory b Arter *
A/C. Kelly c Rostron b de Gregory 10 J. Powell c Morgans b de Gregory &
Cpl. HilUard b Rostron 3 O. A. Davis not out _^
A/C. Jenner c T. N. Brockwell b Rostron... 4
A/c! Whitaker c & b de Gregory 7 Total 60
A/C. Sampson lbw bde Gregory 29
Sgt. Lloyd b Rostron ° Bowling: de Gregory 3 for 23; Rostron 2 for
F/Sgt. Hands run out 13 18 • Morgans 1 for 9 ; Bleasdale 1 for 2 ;
A/C. Bradshaw b de Gregory » Arter 1 for 0 ; L. M. Brockwell 1 for 8.
A/C. Binks b de Gregory 10
 186 THE ELLESMERIAN. Vol.XLI.No.221.
j. S. K. Morris b de Gregory R ~
A. M'Quarrie c Philp b de Gregory a W' M- Hughes-Hallett b de Gregory 19
W. R- Marsh not out.. 7...?....3« J • B. Davies b de Gregory * '" it
Byes 2; ieg-byes^9..:.:.:::::: 11 L. James b de Gregory ~
Capt. F. B. Clarke b Morgans.: ,
Total 78 Capt. G. H. Huggan b Morgans....' n
Rev. T.Jones lbw b Morgans.. ' '" ~
B. W. Reiss st Hendry b Arter ,,
39; Rostron Major A. C. L. D. Lees did not bat
S for ■n. Pntchard-Gordon
Bye 1 ; leg-byes 4 ; wide 1 r

Total (for 8 wkts.) *224

School v. Gentlemen of Shropshire.
* Innings declared closed
Played at Ellesmere July 22nd ; Bowling : de Gregory 3 for 62 ; Rostron 1 for 58 •
I lost. Arter 1 for 26 ; Bleasdale 0 for 15 • L M*
Brockwell 0 for 25; Phillips 0 for 15 •
School. Morgans 3 for 17. Bleasdale bowled 1 wide'
1st innings

f. 0
0
1 1st XI. AVERAGES.
0
C Bostron c Hughes-HaUett b Lees'
T. H. Phillips c Hughes-Hallett b Lees
2 Played 11, Won 6, Lost 4, Drawn 1.
0
j. a. Bleasdale b Pritchard-Gordon 28 Batting.
G. W. Morgans b Pritchard-Gordon.' 21
D. J. W. LI. Arter c Hughes-Hallett b'Le'es No. Times Highest
7 Aver
R. B. Butterworth lbw b Lees.... 0
of not Score Runs age.
R. P. Hendry not out """ rC. Rostron
r> t Inns- out.
0 n
::::::::::" 4
1 60 311 31.1
R. M. de Gregory 11 1 95 260 26
L. M. Brockwell 11 1 103*
Total 63 172 17.2
J. A. Bleasdale. 10 2 52* 115 14.4
T. N. Brockwell 11 0 35 156
D.J. Arter 9 14.2
2 31 93 13.3
T.H. Phillips ... 11 0 43 . 129 11.7
2nd innings. G.W.Morgans. 11 3 21 85
R. A. Philp 11 10.6
■» L
M. N. Brockwell c Hughes-Hallett b James 4 R. B. Butterworth 6
2 29* 91 10.1
X. jq-. Brockwell c Lees b Hughes-Hallett «« 0 3 8 1.6
R. P. Hendry ... 6
■ M. de Gregory c James b Hughes-Hallett 91 Also batted—
3 0* n 0
. A. Philp st Davies b Hughes-Hallett ?n G. E. Parker 2
T.. H. Phillips hit wkt. b Hughes-HaUett
J. A. Bleasdale b Clarke f xiauett
a
9
1

G. W. Morgans not out ^ Bowling.

Byes 2 ; leg-bye i!.'.".'.'.'.'."".",'." 3 •R. W. Avgc.
R. M. de Gregory 159.4 33 339 42 8.1
Total (for 6 wkts.) 88 C. Rostron 114 jg
328 32 10.25
Also bowled—
Bowling: James 1 for 17; Walker 0 for 29^ G.E.Parker... 2 4 1 4
Hughes-HaUett 4 for 31; Clarke 1 for 8 ' G. W. Morgans. 11
37 4 9.25
R. A. Patrick 3
11
Gentlemen of Shropshire 1 11

P-H. Walker c Hendry b Rostron ' ?\i4

i-,. M. Brockwell
35-5
29
10
4.
86 6 14.3
105 5 21
V. H. Dawson not out T.H.Phillips 23 3 69 3 23
J. A. Bleasdale 19 2 44 1 44
 THE ELLESMERIAN.
September, 1931.
CHARACTERS OF THE XI.
R M. de Gregory****—A good all-round
cricketer. Has batted well through
out the season and borne the brunt of
the bowling. He has been an en
thusiastic captain and has played
several good innings when badly
needed.
C. Rosiron**—An excellent batsman with
a free style and a large variety of
strokes. Has been most consistent
and deservedly heads the averages.
Has bowled well in nearly every
match. An excellent field.
T. H. Phillips***—A good forcing bat
who gets himself out too often
through impatience. His bowling
has much improved and he has been
a good change bowler. A safe field.
L. M. N. Brockwell.**—A good opening
batsman—has been unfortunate in
having to play on so many soft
wickets, as hard wickets suits him
better. Played an excellent innings
against H.M.S. Conway. A sound
change bowler and an excellent cover-
point. .
J A. Bleasdale*—Kas developed into a
sound hard hitting batsman. A
rather erratic but very useful fast
bowler and a splendid fieldsman.
R. A. PhilpA\—A stylish bat who has
played some very useful innings. A
good ' point' fieldsman.
T N. Brockwell\\—A sound first wicket
batsman, but has latterly developed
an ugly ' cow-shot' when hitting.
Fairly sound in the field but a little
slow. ...
R. P. Hendry.\\—A reliable wicket-
keeper. Still unenterprising as a
batsman.
G W. Morgans.]]—A much improved
player. His batting has been good
but he is still inclined to defend
187
rather than attack. Bowled well
against the Shropshire Gentlemen.
An excellent ' mid-off.'
D. J. ArUr.\—A very promising all-
rounder. His batting this season has
been good at times. Plays some
delightful forcing shots when set.
At present lacks confidence in him*
self. Has a nice action for a fast
bowler and should be quite good next
season. A very good field.
R B. BuUerworth.tf—Ras not yet com
pletely fulfilled the promise of pre
vious years. His batting, generally
good in ordinary games, lacks con
fidence in matches, especially against
fast bowling. Rather slow in the
field.
**** 1928, 29, 30, 31.
*** 1929, 30, 31.
** 1930, 1931.
* 1931.
ft 2nd Colours 1930-31.
f 2nd Colours 1931.
2nd XI. MATCHES.
May 9th v. Newcastle High School, played at
EUesmere ; won by an innings and 8 runs.
Newcastle High School 33 (Carr-Jones 5
for 7 ; Parker ii. 5 for 18) and 35
(Parker 5 for 8 ; Baker 3 for 17 ; Carr-
ScHOJo°Ln?62(Butterworth 25 ; Woolfall 20).
May 23rd. v. R.W.F., played at EUesmere:
abandoned.
School 37 for 7 (Butterworth 11 not out j
Philp 11 ; Mainwaring 10).
June 20th. v. R.W.F., played at Wrexham :
won by 62 runs.
School 94 (Llewellyn 33; Carr-Jones 27
not out).
R.W.F. 32 (Patrick 8 for 13).
July 4th v. Newcastle High School, played at
Ellesraere; won by 2 wickets.
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TENNIS.

Results:
Senior.
School. Junior.
R. A. E. Prosser, Esq. Meynell beat Talbot
M 6-3. 6-0. Meynell beat Talbot
6-4, 6-0.
T w
i IS.* r°We'
Turner,Esq-
Esq.
Meynell beat Wakeman
M 6-4. 6-1. Meynell beat Wakeman
H. E. Dawes, Esq. Meynell beat Woodard 9-7, 6-8, 6-3.
6-1, 7-5. Meynell beat Woodard
tt. M. de Gregory 6-1. 7-5.
F. H. Warburton Woodard beat Talbot Talbot beat Woodard
6-3, 6-4.
Sir Sidney Lea's Team. Woodard beat Wakeman
6-2, 6-4.
Wakeman beat Wood
T ?xVItLea' Es<3-
A. W. Baldwin, Esq.
w , 75' 6"°-
Wakeman beat Talbot
ard 6-2, 6-4.
6-1. 6-2. Wakeman beat Talbot
%°r^ C T WS 6-7, 6-8, 6-2.

, Esq
L
t0 con- Ellesmere College v. Sir Sidney Lea's
VI.

Played at Ellesmere on Tune 28th

School winning by 6 matches^ 3. '
Scores:
School.
Sir Sidney Lea's Vi.
R. A. Evans-Prosser } beat J- C. H. Lea
G. C. Lowe
A. W. Baldwin 6~0' ^
beat .Major A. C. T. Woodward
*E. F. Duncan ^ 6~3
beat j Sir Sidney Lea

I J- S. B. Lea *~2. 6-1

J- W. Turner
j J. C. H. Lea
H. E. Dawes lost to
' A. W. Baldwin 8"10' °"6
lost to
lajor Woodward
:-F.Duncan 10~8, 5-7, 9-11
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I Sir Sidney Lea

beat 8-6, 13-11.
' J. S. B. Lea

R. M. de Gregory J J. C. H. Lea
lost to 4-6, 4-6
F. H. Warburton 1 A. W. Baldwin
( Major Woodward
beat 6-3, 6-4
I E. F. Duncan
Sir Sidney Lea
beat 6-4, 5-7. 6-4
J. S. B. Lea

SWIMMING. Four Lengths (Junior)—1 H. R. E. Rum

sey ; 2 D. T. Clarke.
The Swimming Sports were held under
Plunge (Open)—I O. T. D. Barker;
pleasant conditions on the last afternoon
2 S. M. W. Hartley.
of term, a large number of visitors,
Flying Squadron (Junior)—Woodard ;
parents and friends of the School being
Wakeman.
present. There was never any doubt of
Running Header (Junior)—1 H, S. W.
the result, Wakeman alone wresting any
Alltree ; 2 D. T. Clarke.
substantial points from Woodard who
Running Header (Open)—I R. A. Philp;
thus retain the Swimming Cup. Better
2 R. W. Hamilton.
swimming has been seen in the School bath
High Dive (Junior)—1 H. S. W. Alltree;
but circumstances have been against the
2 H. R. E. Rumsey.
amphibians throughout the term, the
Flying Squadron (Open)—Woodard ;
baths having had to be emptied and
Meynell.
refilled in the beginning of July. Never
Water Polo—Champion House (Woodard)
theless a very attractive afternoon's sport
v. The Rest. 0—0.
was provided, for Bleasdale in the Senior
Winners of Water Polo Challenge Cup
events, and Clarke in the Junior
(holders : Meynell): Woodard.
swimming particularly well, while Hamil
Winners of Inter-House Swimming Cup
ton and Alltree performed some pretty
(holders : Woodard): Woodard.
dives.
Results:
One Length {Open)—I J. A. Bleasdale; Scores:
2 G. F. Woodward. Woodard ... 93 points.
High Dive (Open)l R. W. Hamilton;
2 R. A. Philp. Wakeman 39
One Length (Junior)—1 H. R. E. Rumsey ; Meynell 18
2 D. T. Clarke. Talbot nil.
Plunge (Junior)—1 H. Garland; 2 H. R. E.
Rumsey. At the conclusion of the Sports Mrs.
Four Lengths (Open)—1 J. G. Bleasdale; Billen distributed the award certificates,
2 G. F. Woodward. tea being afterwards served in Hall.
194 THE
losing both matches against the Choir
School, Chester. Special mention must
be made of Benson's fine score of 57
against Hampton House and Gaskin's
brilliant catch in the Parents' Match.
Match Results.
Arnold House, Away. Won.
Hampton House. Away. Won.
Choir School, Chester. Away. Lost.
Hampton House. Home. Tie.
Prestfelde. Away. Won.
Choir School. Home. Lost.
Arnold House. Home. Won.
Prestfelde. Home. Won.
Parents' Match. Won.
CRICKET CHARACTERS.
Evans (Capt.)—He has shown very good
judgment in leading his team. As a
batsman he has been unlucky—not
out of form—but when he has ' got
going ' he has shown what a' pretty '
batsman he can be. When he finds
a length he bowls with marked effect.
His fielding is very sound and keen.
Benson (Vice-Capt.)—A good forcing bat
who has played several very useful
innings. When he concentrates on
length—not merely speed, he will be
a good bowler : he can field well.
Stokes.—A useful all-rounder. He has a
sound defence but does not always
take advantage of the ' loose ' ball.
When bowling he uses rather too
much arm but he uses his ' head ' to
good effect.
Farrow.—Another batsman with a sad
defence who must ' hit' when neces
sary. He is a very keen fielder.
Alltree.—A batsman who, though a little
too fond of back play, has plenty of
forcing strokes. His ground fielding
is good.
ELLESMERIAN. Vol. XLI. No. 211.
Tims.—A sound batsman who hits the
right ball and hits it hard, not
withstanding he has a good defence
and should prove to be very useful.
Meeson.—A bowler who is not frightened
to ' pitch ' the ball up. A batsman
who will improve when he learns to
get his foot to the ball.
Wright.—His defence is weak but he is
not frightened to ' go' for the
bowling. He is slow in the field.
Avis.—A quite useful change bowler who
at present bowls rather too many
loose balls. Hits the ball hard if not
always truly.
Gaskin.—A keen cricketer who would do
well to use his wrists more when
batting. A good fielder.
Martin.—He shews great promise as a
wicket-keeper: he takes the ball
very cleanly. His batting is weak at
present but he is very young.
NOTES.
Throughout the term there was great
competition for one or two team places.
As usual there were doubts at the be
ginning of the season: one was more or
less solved quite early—the wicket-keeper
being quite a find.
But we are beginning at the wrong end.
Evans captained his team very well and
was well supported by Benson who was
' voted' vice-captain.
The team settled down early and
played quite consistently well.
Richards, Sale i. and Lloyd-Jones also
played occasionally. Before concluding
the cricket notes we must mention the tie
with Hampton House at home. Our
team batted first and made a total of 49.
The visitors managed to score 45 for 6
wickets and defeat seemed almost in
evitable, but by keen fielding and splendid
 THE
September, 1931.
bowling we secured the remaining wickets
for only 4 runs. This result must be very
rare in Preparatory School cricket.
* * *
It is with keen regret that we say
farewell to Mrs. Prosser who has been
with us for five years. During this time
she has always taken an active interest in
the welfare of the school and her departure
will be felt by all with whom she came in
contact.
* * *
Mr. Merrilees also leaves us after being
with us for two years. His loss will be
felt on the cricket field.
* * * postponed.
Miss Urquhart has also left us to
enter another sphere of work.
* * *
Cub News.—We have had a most
successful term. Three new cubs were
enrolled and one transferred from an
Argentine Pack.
The following passed their 2nd Star :
Phillips i, Meeson, Morrey Jones, Sale ii,
Alltree ii, Farrar, Gibson, Tims, Coates,
Richards and Scotter. Phillips li and
Lowe passed their tenderpad, Gaskin and
Farrar their Athletic and Team badges,
Tims his team badge.
Meeson, Farrar, Martin, Tims, Sale u,
Morrey Jones, their collectors' badge.
Meeson was promoted to a Sixer.
On June 11th, Captain Adam presented
Gaskin with his five year Star, in the place
of Miss Stirling, Deputy Commissioner for
Cubs, who at the last minute was unable
to come. Capt. Adam also presented the
2nd Class Star to those who had gained it.
He also gave us a most interesting
display of bridge building, with models
made by himself.
We joined the Scouts in the Annual
Church Parade on Hospital Sunday.
ELLESMERIAN. 195
The Cricket match between.Scouts and
Cubs ended in a win for the Scouts by 10
runs. In the return match we were not
so lucky, being beaten by 10 wickets.
We had a trek march at the end of the
term but were not able to have the picnic,
which we had looked forward to, owing to
the weather being so very uncertain.
SCOUT NEWS.
Once more we have to report that our
programme was not quite completed.
Owing to an accident the ' cooking ' test,
which would have completed for most
boys the 2nd class badge, had to be
.
The Scout Camp, once more instituted
by Capt. Stealey, who also again kindly
lent his tent, was popular, the cubs also
sharing in the camp.
Fire lighting no longer seems the pitfall
that it was and was passed quite simply
by most boys.
We would thank Mrs. Stealey and the
cubs for two very interesting cricket
matches. We enjoyed them very much
indeed.
May we congratulate very heartily
Gaskin who was this term awarded his
5 year Cub Star. Mrs. Stealey will have
dealt with that in her cub news, but
thanks to her, we were able to see Captain
Adams present the star and we feel it an
honour for the 3rd Ellesmere Troop.
* * *
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt of the following contemporaries,
and apologise for any omissions : Ardingly
Annals, Birkonian, Bloxhamist, Caldeian,
Cerdic, Chalonerian, C. of R. Chroncile,
Cowleian, Cuthbertian, Decanian, Edwar
dian, Hurst Johnian (3), King's School
 J98 THE OLD ELLESMERIAN CHRONICLE.

PRESICDTENTS OF THE CLUB 1905-W D Christmas

SINCE ITS FORMATION. 1906-JL NL HoSt
1890-T.
18Q1
C. Whittle
t r iin.-;, l
mnl~i'w^ifa
1908—J. W. Rodgers.
l~l' ^"t 1909-R. H. Phillips.
1910R E Ll
ipWf1 19H-H. W. Bateman.

1899~H P n°X' 1916-1919-D. Cooper.

lmc' H • Lea.
ajUU—^. H. T« 1920-F-
lnni XT M-
Tl/r Bassano.
/■*
1901-W. C. Swindell. {ojtw r' ^
J902-P. M. Platts. 19M A w'
903-A. E. Berry. JgfJ-£ H- ans.
l90d 17 r t • j iy^4—Ji. A. Rogers.
iy04-E. C. Lindop. 1925-1926—R. B Trye
1927—W. J. Skene.
1928—F. Spilsbury
1929-H. S. Jones.
1930—G. H. Greenwood.
1931—E. W. Whalley.

OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1931-32.

President E. w> Whalley
Vice-President j. H. Barker.

: ^S^r t, Victoria

for Live p00, H L 16

LHKEATINGE'Bramb^ Sutton, Co. Dublin,
.verpool H. ^HoKS^, Llndon. Moreton Rd., Upton,
for London \y. H Perry
W.ll.
 THE ELLESMERIAN.
September, 1931.
EDITORIAL
The Annual Meeting.
The Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting of
the Old Ellesmerian Club was held in the
School Library on Saturday, May 23rd,
1931, at 5 p.m.
The following members were present:—
J. K. Allison (1907), H. S. Jones (1900),
F. Spilsbury (1907), L. R. H. Keatinge
(1913), E. T. Stealey (1910), J. H. Barker
(1884), C. Skinner (1906), T. N. Gray
(1923), J. G. Gray (1926), N. P. Littler
(1927), R. Kenyon (1925), H. S. Bale
(1923), P. Nunn (1924), S. Cheetham
(1925), E. Miller (1927), J. Bradshaw
(1925), R. Headey (1928), C. P. Witter
(1923), M. N. Jones (1926), L. Crowther
(1923), G. L. Evans (1925), J. K. Newton
(1925), A. Fazackerley (1925), F.
Fazackerley (1922), W. L. Sumsion (1909),
E. E. Baker (1920), T. Stafford (1918),
C. D. Penn (1891), J. W. Davies (1925),
D. A. J. Seddon (1921), H. L. Horspool
(1922), G. H. Greenwood (1893), E. W.
Whalley (1908), N. A. Plummer (1922),
P. A. Hall (1916), P. C. Houghton (1921),
K. H. Trevitt (1920), B. A. Law (1918),
T. B. Icke (1922), L. Hilton (1922), W. H.
Perry (1918), S. J. Lidgate (1926), S. C.
Bradley (1922) and H. W. Bateman (1895).
The Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and duly confirmed.
The Statement of Accounts (printed in
full below) audited by W. T. Skene, the
Club Auditor, was next submitted for
adoption. In a few words the Hon.
Secretary and Treasurer went over the
items and congratulated the Club on a
still further increased balance in hand of
£58 over last year, giving a total balance
of £356. The adoption was proposed by
H. S. Jones, and was seconded by C. D.
Penn and carried nem. con.
The Election of Officers was next pro
ceeded with, and G. H. Greenwood, the
199
outgoing President, rose to say a few words
before vacating the chair. He spoke of
the great pleasure his year of office had
been to him, and recalled the fact that the
meetings of the last few years had been
very different from those of older days
when so few turned up, and that now they
were really worth coming up for. He
mentioned that he had been able to be
present at every O.E. function during his
year of office. He then vacated the
Chair, to which E. W. Whalley, the Vice-
President, proceeded without election in
accordance with the Constitution. .
The following were elected or re-elected
as the case necessitated to serve for the
coming year:—
Vice-President. J. H. Barker (1884)
proposed by G. H. Greenwood and
seconded by H. S. Jones, and
E. T. Stealey (1910) proposed by
F. Spilsbury and seconded by W. H.
Perry. E. T. Stealey however
declined to stand, so the candidature
of J. H. Barker was adopted unani
mously.
H. W. Bateman (1895) was again elected
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. Pro
posed by J. K. Allison, and seconded
by E. E. Baker.
J. K. Allsion (1907) was re-elected Sub-
Secretary for Manchester. Proposed
by H. S. Jones and seconded by M. N.
Jones.
E. E. Baker (1920) was re-elected Sub-
Secretary for Birmingham. Proposed
by P. A. Hall and seconded by E. T.
Stealey.
T. Stafford (1918) was re-elected Sub-
Secretary for Cardiff. Proposed by
H. W. Bateman and seconded by
E. E. Baker.
D. C. L. Keatinge (1913) was re-elected
Sub-Secretary for Dublin. Proposed
by H. W. Bateman and seconded by
E. T. Stealey.
200 THE ELLESMERIAN. Vol. XLI. No. 221.

H. L. Horspool (1922) was elected Sub- £ s. d.

Secretary for Liverpool, vice R. G. To Printing and Stationery... 1 16 0
Reid. Proposed by G. H. Green ,, Cost of Ellesmerians (three
wood, seconded by G. L. Evans. issues) 31 9 6
W. H. Perry (1918) was elected Sufc ,, Postage and wrappers on
Secretary for London, vice A. E. ScLTHC **• *••■ •.. 6 3 5
Margetts resigned. Proposed by ,, General Postage 3 4 6
H. W. Bateman, seconded by E. T. ,, Sundry expenses at annual
Stealey. and local Dinners 4 1 4
W. L. Sumsion (1909) was elected Sub- ,, Donation for Speech Day
Secretary for Ellesmere, vice E. T. Prizes 2 2 0
Stealey, resigned. Proposed by E. T. „ Balance forward :—
Stealey, seconded by L. R. H. On Deposit £100 0 0
Keatinge. Savings Certi
The formal election of all these officers ficates 100 0 0
was unanimously agreed to. At Bankers 152 6.6
The motion that a sum of two With Secretary 4 9 8|
guineas to provide three prizes for Speech 356 16 2
Day to be allotted in accordance with the
wishes of the Headmaster was proposed £405 13 0
by H. W. Bateman,' arid seconded by
G. H. Greenwood. Carried rietn. con. Audited and found correct by me,
A vote of thanks to G. H. Greenwood W.T.Skene, 16/5/31.
for his splendid services as President Harry W. Bateman,
during the past-year was proposed by Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
H. S. Jones and carried with acclamation.
This concluded the formal business
before the meeting.
; THE ANNUAL DINNER.
This function was held at the Bridge-
water Hotel, Ellesmere, on Saturday, May
23rd, -1931,*-.at- 7-30 p.m., and was so
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS largely attended that the resources of the
FOR YEAR, 1930-31. hotel were fully taxed. A company of 76
Old Ellesmerians and most of the staff of
- ; '•'■'■£ s. d. Masters were present. This created a
By Balance from 1930 ... 98 15 9 record as far as any printed accounts of
,, Savings Certificates (worth past gatherings shew.
£130in 1932) "... 100 0 0 At the close of the dinner the usual
,, On deposit at Bank 100 0 0 toasts were honoured commencing with
„ Subscriptions (Life) 87 4 0 that of H.M. the King, proposed by the
„ (Annual) 18 5 0 President, E. W. Whalley, and enthusi
„ Interest on deposit 1 8 3 astically received by the company present.
Next followed that of School and Staff,
£405 13 0 which was offered by C. D. Penn, who was
well qualified for the task in that he had
E. W. WHALLEY, President 1931-32.
(1908) Harold Dormitory.
September, 1931. THE
been both a boy and also on the staff of
masters in his time. He favoured short
speeches and suggested that they should
be short and breezy, which he carried out
with remarkable effect. At the close he
paid a tribute to the great progress the
School had made and was making since his
time, and to the advance in the educa
tional standard.
Between this toast and the Head
master's reply, a speaker rose to ask that
he might pay a tribute to the work of the
Hon. Secretary who had done so much
real hard work in bringing the Club to its
present state of excellence, as was
evidenced by the wonderful attendance
that day. This was received with much
enthusiasm and H. W. Bateman's health
was drunk with musical honours. The
Hon. Secretary replied saying that he felt
much embarrassed by the warmth of their
greeting, but at the same time felt that
thay had heard quite enough of his voice
for one day after the annual meeting, but
could assure members that the Club and
School were very near to his heart, the
work most encouraging, and that as long
as they wanted him for their secretary he
would be most happy to serve them.
The Headmaster then rose to reply to
C. D. Penn's toast of School and Staff, and
gave a most encouraging account of the
progress of the School. He said that
undoubtedly the educational standard
was advancing; that 20 School Certifi
cates had been obtained that year.
Ellesmere was equal to any School in the
country. They had sent 2 boys
Sandhurst, 1 was admitted to the Navy
by special entry; one also to Woolwich.
He announced that the new Junior School
buildings, under E. T. Stealey, would be
opened in October. The new buildings
which members had that day seen in
course of erection would be infinitely
more convenient than the old houses in
ELLESMERIAN. 201
the town, and though the boys would be
quite separate from the boys in the big
School, it would enable him as Head
master to get a better supervision and
insight into the working of the School
than he had been able to do with the
present buildings so far away.
The last toast of the evening, that of
the Old Boys, was proposed by T. H.
Phillips, the Captain of the School for the
third year in succession, who announced
that he was going up to the University in
October, and hoped that he would be able
next year to join the company as an Old
Ellesmerian.
The gathering then broke up for the
rest of the evening then quite well
advanced, to the various attractions such
as Masters' rooms at the School, not to
mention the local " Fair."
H.W.B.
On Whitsunday the Chapel was crowded
for both the morning and evening services,
and at Evensong the sermon was preached
by the Headmaster of Shrewsbury. Old
Boys assisted at these Services by serving
at the Altar and in the reading of the
Lessons.
During the week end a golf match was
to
played, resulting in a decided victory for
the School.
Tennis matches were also played, at
which the scores were very similar to the
golf results.
Shooting was also run off on Whit-
Monday morning before the Cricket
Match, and the scores are as follows.
202 THE ELLESMERIAN. Vol. XLI. No. 221.

SHOOTING MATCH. hope by then to have had a reply to each

circular letter sent out (W. L. Sumsion).
Old Ellesmerians v. The School. * * *

We would draw the attention of O.E's

At Ellesmere, Whit-Monday, 25th May,
to the following dates :—
1931.
September 27th—Blessing of New Junior
Grouping Applica- House and Headmaster's House by
Name. tion. Total
the Provost.
25 25 50
The School. October 3rd.—Speech Day : Opening of
BrockwellT.N. . 15 22 37 New Junior House by Viscount
de Gregory, R. M. . 25 24 49 Bridgeman.
Morgans, G. W. . 20 21 41
January 8th, 1932.—Birmingham O.E.
Oakley, E. J. . 20 21 41
Butterworth, R. B.. .. 15 23 38 Dinner.
Taylor, N. B. . 20 17 37
*
Rumsey, H. R. E. 20 24 44
Blewitt-Jenkins, J.]P. 0 16 16

135 168 303 O.E. NEWS.

Old Ellesmerians—
A C. Shepherd has been appointed
Boucher, P. A. . ..' 25 22 47 Town Clerk of Mansfield.
Jones, H. S. .. 15 18 33 * * *
Boucher, J. A. .. 20 23 43
Miller, E. .. 15 20 35 The following O.E's visited the School
Gray, J. G. .. 20 20 40 during the Summer Term (this list does
Jones, M. N. .. 15 19 34 not include those O.E's who attended the
Crowther, L. G. J. 20 21 41
Whitsun Meeting, and whose names
Newton, I. K. .. 0 15 15
appear elsewhere in this issue).
130 158 288 G. A. Sheppard, A. W. Halsall, J. A.
Boucher, P. A. Boucher, G. L. Evans,
The School won by 15 points.
F. S. Morris, L. K. Parker, P. H. Oldfield,
* * *
R. Walsh, C. F. Austin, H. C. W. Jones,
A full account of the Cricket Match J. P. Ward, R. L. Firth, J. L. Z. Hope,
which was won by the School will be J. J. Steele, G. H. Adams, K. B. Webster,
found in the School Section of this issue. B. R. Hibbert, A. E. Bevan, H. L. Bevan,
* * * G. J. Phillips, E. W. Burnett, H. G. Herron
Old Ellesmerians v. The School. W. H. B. Wesson, K. H. Hollway, W. H.
Smirk, F. Cox, S. W. Meredith, G. Howe,
(Rugger Match) : Saturday, December F. A. Forrest-Bell, C. Fawkes, S. G. O.
5th. Will those O.E's who wish to play Pugh, E. F. Duncan, A. Burton, C. S.
kindly let the Local Secretary (W. L. Attwood, A. Whittle, C. E. Shoobridge,
Sumsion) know at least a week before the R. B. Nevitt, C. E. Tattersall, O. G.
day fixed, if possible. No other notifica Dennis.
tion will be sent out. * * *

* * *
We congratulate D. H. Bancroft on his
" Derrett Fund." This Fund will be marriage on August 27th, to Edna
kept open until early in December. I Haythorn thwai te.