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Standing—G. D. HERRON, J. W. HUNTER, W. E. GOODYEAR, E. N. MATHIESON, F. J. BIDDrE, and L. rEAGE.

Sitting—C. F. ETHERIDGE, F. H. W. HIRSCH, A. F. WHITE, C. J. J. K. PEAKIN, and C. H. G1MINGHA.L -
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colleague or as their housemaster, but to every one
who had the interests of the School at heart and
who saw in him a man who lived for Aldenham
and was content to make its well-being the sole
object of his care and affection.
He entered the School in the May term, 1879,
left it for Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1885,
returned as a master in 1889 to give the rest of his
life to its devoted service. He succeeded Mr.
McGill as housemaster in January, 1898, and from
that time there has been no one in the House who
has not known him intimately and felt the force of
hispersonality. He loved his House—he gloried in
its successes, and it was clearly his spirit which
gave it that strength and cohesion which always
characterised it.
But, above all, he was marked by a generous
kindness, which never failed to win him the
affection of those who experienced its power.
Many knew it as one of his most lovable qualities,
but few will ever know those many acts of kind-
ness which were to him the real meaning of his
life and on which he loved ungrudgingly to spend
money, time, and detailed care. His letters, in
which he sometimes put off the reserve natural to
him, will be to his friends his truest memorial.
He was loyal in every thought, he was careful
in the small things, he was patient in pain;
Aldenham was always first in his thoughts, and it
will be no surprise to hear that he expressed a
wish in his will that a sum of his money should,
if possible, be devoted to the building of fives
courts and the founding of certain prizes.
FOOTBALL.
ARTHUR DUNN CUP.
SFMI-FINAL.
OLD CHOEiMELEIANS V. OLD
ALDENHAMIANS.
It would be hard to imagine a more strenuous
match or one that reflected all that is best in Old
Boy football than that between these teams at
Finchley on March 7th. It ended in a draw of
three goals all, and though the Cholmeleiaus were
on the whole a trifle better it was a very fitting
termination. The ground all things considered
was in very good condition, and the teams very
readily adapted themselves to it when it began to
out up in the second half. The match was re-
markable for at least two very dramatic changes.
The Old Cholmeleians, after having all the best
of the play during the first half, were only one
goal up, but within a minute of the resumption
two good goals were scored against them. Then,
when a third followed shortly afterwards, it
appeared any odds upon Aldenham. However,
the Highgate boys once more reasserted them-
selves, and two goals within a minute again
brought the scores level.
From the kick-off the pace was a cracker, and
quite early Leage fisted away from Cox. This
player and Kay were responsible for a lot of good
work, but when once the forwards had settled
down they proved a most effective line. The
Aldenham forwards were not impressive, and for
the most part Gimingham and Biddle were hard
pressed. Strongly supported by Leage, who fisted
away numerous hard shots, and favoured with a
little luck owing to their opponents' anxiety,
Aldenham after a very prolonged period obtained
relief. In the meantime Hirsch, Etheridge, and
Deakin had made several very creditable attempts
to break through, some of the first-named's shots
coming in at a rare pace. They found the opposing
defence quite sound, and Kay initiating another
very good opening saw Leage save from Cox, and
then was successful close up a few minutes from
the interval. There was a remarkable improve-
ment in the Aldenham front line upon resuming.
Forcing a corner within a minute, Deakin scored,
and from the kick-off Aldenham came right down,
Hunter heading through from a very warm scrim-
mage. Elated with their success Aldenham gave
the others no quarter. They looked all over a
winning side when, after a few minutes' play,
during a temporary weakness in the Cholmeleian
defence, Goodyear took a fine pass from Hirsch,
and scored a third. The Cholmeleians, however,
were not done with. Recovering their form they,
amidst much excitement, equalised matters by a
goal kicked by Weaver,one of their backs,followed
a few seconds later by another from Cox. From
this stage to the finish the ball was generally in
the respective goal areas, with the Cholmeleians
holding the advantage, but nothing further was
scored. Referee: Mr. A. Wolfe. Teams:
OLD ALDENHAMIANS.—L. Leage, goal; C. H.
Gimingham and F. J. Biddle, backs; G. D.
Herron, A. F. White, and T. Townsend, half-
backs; W. E. Goodyear, J. W. Hunter, C.
Etheridge, C. J. J. K. Deakin, and F. W. Hirsch,
forwards.
OLD CHOLMHLEIANs.—R. B. Crittall, goal;
M. Rabone and P. Bury, backs; L. T. Weaver,
P. C. Kay, and L. Her, half-backs; G. S. Smith,
W. G. Kay, N. J. Cox, P. B. Phillips, and H. S.
Maclure, forwards.
 THE A1bHAId1A.
RE-PLAY.
The climatic conditions at Aldenham on March
21st were pleasant, and on the newly-laid ground
of the School, which was used for the first time, a
fast and exciting game, bothered only by a strong
wind, resulted. It was particularly unfortunate
for the Aldenhamians that they were minus F.
W. H. Hirsch, their speedy left-winger, though
P. C. Sainsbury resumed at left-half. The Old
Cholmeleians introduced G. D. Loup, a member
of last year's School XI., and he quite justified
bis selection. The Old Boys of Highgate School,
who won by 3-0, fully deserved their victory, for
as a side they were more finished in their methods,
their forwards, particularly in the closing half,
taking quite a command of the game, when but
for a finished display in goal by L. Leage, they
would unquestionably have run up a big score.
Although starting against the wind, the Highgate
boys settled down best, and ably supplied with
good chances from H. S. Maclure, P. R. Phillips
at length opened the scoring. M. Rabone and H.
F. Bury succeeded in keeping out the rather too
individual Aldenham forwards, and at the interval
Highgate led 1-0. Enthusiasm among the 300
present was roused to a high pitch in the closing
half, when the Highgate forwards played fast and
accurate football. N. J. Cox, W. U. Kay, and P.
R. Phillips shot hard to L. Leage, who saved in
clever style. Following a well-placed corner-kick
N. J. Cox gave Highgate a two goals lead, and
just prior to the close N. J. Cox scored the third
and last goal. Referee, Mr. C. 0. Gaby. Teams:
OLD ALDENHAMIAN.—L. Leage, goal; C. H.
Gimingham and F. J. Biddle, backs; U. P.
Herron, A. F. White, and P. C. Sainsbury, half-
backs; S. G. Etheridge, J. W. Hunter, C. F.
Etheridge, C. J. K. Deakin, and W. E. Goodyear,
forwards.
OLD CHOLMELEIANS.—R. B. Crittall, goal;
M. Rabone and H. P. Bury, backs; L. T,Weaver,
P. C. Kay, and G. D. Loup, half-backs; G. S.
Smith, W. U. Kay, N J. Cox, P. B. Phillips, and
H. S. Maclure, forwards.
HERTS. A.F.A. SENIOR CUP.
FINAL.
OLD ALIJENHAMIANS v. NAPSBIJRY
ASYLUM.
After three successive losses in the final of this
competition, our Old Boys have at last had their
merits recognised and their virtues rewarded, and
have won this cup for the first time in their
history. Despite the regrettable absence of the
nbo
Rev. B. M. Hacking, C. J. J. K. Deakin and F.
J. Biddle, the team successfully turned the tables
on Napsbury Asylum, and avenged last year's
defeat by two goals to nil.
The match was played at Clarence Park, S.
Albans, on 18th April, on a hard ground and under
a hot sun. The first half was very even through-
out, although both goals were several times in
danger. Oollinson was unfortunate in being
badly hurt in the shoulder right at the start, and
this prevented him from showing anything like
his form. Mention should be made of a
magnificent save of Sainsbury's in this half, when
he headed out what seemed a certain goal. A
minute before the interval, Herron, taking a
splendid pass from Hirsch, made an opening for
Goodyear, who crashed the ball into the goal. In
the second half, play degenerated and fouls were
unhappily frequent. Our defence, however, more
than held their own, and Mathieson also brought
off a fine save with his head. A minute or two
from the end, Hunter scored the Aldenhamian's
second goal. For the winners, Hirsch was of
course brilliant, while both Etheridge and Same-
bury played splendidly in the defence. Teams:-
OLD ALDENHAMIANS.—L. Leage, goal; C. H.
Gimingham and P. C. Sainsbury, backs; E. N.
Mathieson, C. F. Etheridge and T. Townsend,
half-backs; W. H. Collinson, W. E. Goodyear,
U. D. Herron, J. W. Hunter and F. H. W.
Hirsch, forwards.
NAPsBuBY.—H. C. O'Dell, goal; P. J. Quick
and F. E. Finch, backs; A. Chessman, J. W.
Farris and C. E. Coker, half-backs; J. C.
Courtney, M. W. Webb, T. Bradley, J. Weeks,
and U. W. Atkins.
ALDENHAM SCHOOL v. OLD
ALDENHAMIANS.
This match was played at Aldenham on Satur-
day, March 28th, and resulted in a win for the
Old Aldenhamians by 3-0. The latter, who
played practically an Arthur Dunn side, pressed
most of the time, but for three quarters of the
game the School defence kept out the visitors'
forwards. Goodyear was unlucky in having a
good goal of his disallowed through his being
offside. The School forwards seemed unable to
get together in the first half, but they started the
second half by attacking hard. Tate sent in a
magnificent shot which certainly deserved to score,
but Leage cleared safely. Later Leage picked up
the ball literally from Tate's feet, and saved an
almost certain goal. Then, however, the visitors'
forwards reasserted themselves, and Blake scored.
After continued pressure, Herron added another
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goal with a good shot, and shortly after scored
again from a mêlée in front of goal. For the
School C. U. Gasson played one of his best games,
Stopford was good, and Clift got through a lot of
work. For the visitors, the right wing combined
well, Leago was good in goal, and White seemed
everywhere. Teams
OLD ALDENHAMIANS.— L. Leage, goal; C. H.
Gimiugham and F. J. Biddle, backs; T. Town-
send, A. F. White and P. C Sainsbury, half
backs; W. E. Goodyear, J. W. Hunter, P. Blake,
U. D. Herron and W. H. Collinson, forwards.
THE SCHOOL.—J. H. Stopford, goal; C. U.
Gasson and J. W. E. Paul, backs; C. B. U.
Hunter, M. R. Clift and J. E. C. McVicker, half-
backs; T. S. Leach, U. C. Tate, B. S. Gasson,
W. L. Nelson and H. I. Nelson, forwards.
ALDENHAM SCHOOL (2ND XI.) V.
OLD ALDENHAMIANS ("A.")
This match was played at Aldenham on 21st
Feb., under very unfavorable conditions. After
about ten minutes the School opened the scoring
with a good shot by Macbrayne. Soon after
Goodyear made a good run up the right wing and
Macdonald scored for the Old Boys. After some
good combination on the part of the School inside
forwards, Macbrayne added a second goal. The
second half opened by a vigorous attack by the
Old Boys but no score resulted, while Latter from
a centre by Duff scored a third time for the
School. Several times it seemed as if the Old
Boys would score, but the School backs managed
to keep them out. Ellis, after some good com-
bination with Duff, put in a good shot, bringing
the score up to 4-1. Latter ran through and
scored again for the School. After a good deal of
mid-field play Duff ran through and scored with a
magnificent shot from the left wing. Although
the Old Boys played hard they failed to increase
their score, and Macbrayne scored the seventh
goal. Teams
OLD ALDENHAMIANS.—H. J. LeMare, goal;
E. Ryan and J. W. Paul (sub.), backs; D. A.
Leach, P. C. Taylor and G. Thompson, half-
backs; T. L. Rich, T. Greenway, J. C. Mac-
donald, K. C. Knighton and F. U. Goodyear, for-
wards.
THE SCHOOL.—E. H. Smith, goal; L.D.Watts
and L. H. Aylen, backs; W. E. Leggott, A. B.
Tyson and W. A. Wall, half-backs; Chetak, F. A.
Latter, T. B. Macbrayne, H. L. B. Ellis and I. A.
J. Duff, forwards.
FOOTBALL CHARACTERS.
W. L. Nelson. (Capt. Inside Left.) A very keen
and energetic forward. Shoots well when he
has plenty of time. Must learn to take the
ball on the run and get through quicker. An
inspiring captain.
M. B. Clift. (Centre Half.) Indefatigable worker.
Must try to give more accurate passes on the
ground. Sound tackler. Uses his head to
advantage.
J. R. Stopford, (Goal.) Quite the best goal-keeper
the School has had for some years. Never
let the School down once, and certainly saved
several games. Might improve in kicking off.
C. B. G. Hunter. (Right Half.) Has improved
enormously. Thoroughly understands the
game and always studies his timely pass.
With more weight and pace will be quite first
class.
T. G. Bennett. (Left Foil.) Came on splendidly
and was quite one of the mainstays of the
team at Christmas when he left. Very useful
with his head.
C. G. Gasson. (Right Full.) Began the season
shakily but improved every game, and in the
Easter term was splendid. Fine and fearless
tackler. Kicking at times slovenly.
G. C. Tate. (Inside Right.) Always looked a
dangerous forward, but was disappointing on
the field. Successful in rushes near goal.
B. S. Gasson. (Centre.) Always bustling and
keen, but rather an individualist without
great control of the ball.
T. S. Leach. (Outside Right.) Fast and ener-
getic. At times centred quite well, but was
never very certain of his passes, as he fell at
the critical moment.
J. E. C. MacVicker. (Left Half.) At times a
brilliant though not yet a sound half. Better
in attack than defence.
H. I. Nelson. (Outside Left.) A pretty player
in mid-field, but lacked dash and pace.
F. A. Latter (Forward) and J. W. E. Paul (Back)
proved very efficient substitutes on many
occasions.
LECTURE.
On Monday, March 30th, a lecture on "The
head-hunters of Formosa," was given by Dr.
O'Connor. The lecturer began by explaining the
history and geography of the island. Formosa is
about 250 miles long, and a range of mountains—
average altitude of which is 7,000-8,000 feet—
stretches from north to south. To the west of
the range lies a low plain and to the east a