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A Day Amongst " The Boys."
Following this part of tho programme , the choir sang a couple of part songs , "Over tho Hills wo go" ( Little ) , and "You Stole my Lovo" ( W . Macfarren ) , which wero admirably sustained , and all eyes were tin" ) directed to the " stage , " whereon was enacted in capital stv ' c a farce by Thomas J . Williams , entitled Tweedleton ' s Tail Coat , throughout which a miming fire of humour was kept np by the following cast -.
—TOBVT WEEDLETO . V . . ( A Poor R hirion ) . F . F . GODFREY . B LACKBERRY TmsixETOF ( A Farmer ' s Sou ) . E . HAIR . MR . B ARXAHY BRACEMJTTON ( A Retired Hosier ) . II . R . WATKIN * S MR . PANTECHNICON PANTILE j . 1 " ™*" of ? » teil . R . W . KEDDKI . T bcrew Warming Pan ) EVELINA . . . ( Bracobutton ' s Danghter ) II . B . SEARLE . Kmr SPRI'CE . . ( A Maid of AU Work ) C . KING .
The piece went with a swing and verve all through which would have done credit to more practised artistes , and testified to a consi . derable amount of historic ability in the lads who took part in tho production . After a selection of music by the band , and the singing of T . Morris ' s Canadian boot song , and Sir A . Sullivan ' s , " The Chorister , " by F . Cairney , Brother Binckes announced the names of
the lads who had succeeded in carrying off the special prizes presented by the House Committee , who he stated were a dozen of the atannchest friends of the Institution ; who were not only lavish in the amount of timo and trouble in the work they devoted to the cause , bnt also in their pecuniary assistance when it could in any
way conduce to the welfare of the Institution . This , by no means a merely complimentary allusion to the exertions of the House Committee , was received with genuine expressions of recognition , and the prizes were then . awarded in accordance with tho subjoined list : —
Writing , lst , H . Nicholls ; 2 nd , F . Smith . Dictation , lst , A . Salter ; 2 nd , J . Mackay . History , lst , E . Hair ; 2 nd , T . Hall . Geography , lst , F . W . Pow ; 2 nd , F . F . Godfrey . Mental Arithmetic , lst , A . Salter ; 2 nd , R . Warner . Elocution , lst , F . F . Godfrey ; 2 nd , R . W . Koddell . Good behaviour , lst , H . J . Percy ; 2 nd , M . Thomas . Efficiency as Monitor , 1 st , E . G . Taylor ; 2 nd , F . B . Searle . Proficiency in Drill , lst , E . Hair ; 2 nd , F . W . Pow . The Band , lst , H . N . Shrapnel and E . Jones ; 2 nd , A . Stevens and F . Smith .
The prizes offered by the Audit Committee , for the first time this I year , were then given out , Brother Binckes intimating that they were i designed to encourage the pupils in the art of music , lt . Riley took the first , and E . Tibbits the second , amongst the competitors in the j band , and J . Hurst the prize for excellence on the pianoforte . Then j came the awards contributed by private donors , in the course of i
which the Secretary humorously , bnt truly , observed that although j some amount of merriment might be occasioned by the lads coming ] forward in the grotesque costumes in which they had been acting , it j went to prove that they were as apt in causing and enjoying amuse . ' ment as in the acquirement of the more serious and useful studies of the School . The Rev . Dr . Morris , as Head Master and a Vice-1
President of the Institution , gave prizes for attention to studies and j elocution , the former of which were taken by H . King and J . Hogg , j and the latter by W . Garstin and H . R . Watkins . Bro . Edgar ' Bowyer , a Vice-Patron of the Institution , presented a prize for bookkeeping , which H . J . Percy had tho credit of securing . Bro . G . ; Festa , another zealous Vice-President , offered a prize for shorthand , j
which fell to E . Tibbits ; and Bro . Maurietti ' s premium for mathe- 1 matical drawing was given to F . Smith . Mr . Sylvester , the Drawing Master at the Schools , gavo prizes , which were awarded as follows : — Etching , H . Hamilton , F . Godfrey , and A . Gardner ; freehand , C . Stone ; model , H . J . Percy ; and architecture , E . Tibbits . As a relief to the j routine work before the meeting , the choir was then called upon for i
a couple of part songs , and Macfarren ' s " Summer Song , " and " Come , Dorothy , Come " ( Swabian Volkslied ) wero given with remarkable I sweetness and precision : Candidates for the "big" prizes of the year were then called forward , and Edwin Hair was congratulated npon bearing away the silver medal for good conduct , an hononr which it was intimated was founded long before the present Schools
were instituted . The Canonbury Gold Medal , presented by the lato Brother Edward Cox , to the boy who was most popular amongst his comrades , and by whom the fortunate possessor was elected , was this year gained by Hugh Robert Watkins , whoso ears must have tingled pleasurabl y at the announcement by Brother Binckes that neither he nor the House Committee had ever heard a complaint abont him .
Next came the coveted silver watch and chain for the boy who was about to leave the Institution , and tho pleasure of awarding this gift from the Supreme Council of the 33 ° was only marred by the unfortunate indisposition of Ernest ' . Taylor , which prevented his personal attendance on an occasion which must have been of so much interest to him . There was a
con-Eiuerable amount of justifiable pride in Bro . Binckes's allusion to the results of the University Local Examinations , and although Brother Vvinn no longer puts in his wonted appearance at these gatherings , his name was recalled as a munificent friend of the Institution , who x > eo- accQmnlation of donations , amounting in the aggregate to * 52 o , has secured an annual sum of £ 23 to be divided amongst the
• ads most proficient in the local examinations . As a result of the elrorts of the eighteen candidates who were sent up , all satisfied the examiners , and twelve passed in hononrs , the list being as follows : — HONOURS —First Class . — £ 2 to each boy—1 . T . Hall ( distinguished tor mathematics ) ; 2 . A . Salter ; 3 . E . G . W . J . Taylor ( distinguished 'or Latin ) ; 4 . R . J . Warner .
HONOURS —Second Classs— £ i 10 s to each boy . 5 . W . J . Hartley ; IA , 'A * ° wning ; 7 . F . F . Godfrey ; 8 . E . Hair ; 9 . J . E . Tanare ; «>• H . It . Watkins . HONOURS —Third Class- £ 1 to each boy . —11 . G . R . Allison ; 12 . «• W . Keddell . CERTIFICATES . —( satisfied the Examiners ) . —10 s to each boy . —13 . v » ' w - £ arnett 5 14- J- Butterworth j 15 . W . P . Cooper ; 16 . R . Riley ; 17 . i £ . B . Searle j 18 . F . Smith ( distinguisbed for Latin ) .
A Day Amongst " The Boys."
Tlio part songs , " Song to Spring" ( Botzor ) , and "Tho Night CMmcs" ( C . E . T ' nney ) wero then snng in excellent manner , after which Brother Binckes , in a few happily-chosen sentences , pointed out that tho object of theso annual celebrations was to enable tho Festival Stewards practically to witness the advantages nllVded by the Institution , n :: d to c : itry nwny a ritrht impression of what they
had seen . By the efforts of tlio Stewards a large amount was annually got together for carrying on tho work of the School , and he appealed to tho rest of tho visitors to enable those who look a useful and prominent part in the welfare of tho Institution to give them precedence in the matter of refreshment , which on somo previous occasions had not been observed . Tlio Chairman next addressed
tho lads in his usually kind and practical way , counselling them to go " onward and upward" through life , and to those who had not succeeded this year he remarked that tho race was not always to the swift , nor the battle to the strong . Ho placed before them Iho fablo of tho tortoise and tho hare , and pointed out that thoso who conld not succed by brilliancy might do so by toil and perseverance . The
old story of Bruce and the spider was recalled , and the lads wero reminded that if they had not yet commanded success they could do all they cnnld to deserve it . To thoso who were abont to quit tho School , and who wore going forth into tho world big with good resolves , ho said they might riso early and eat tho bread of carefulness , but the workman might build tho ho :: se in vain unless
tho Master blessed his labour * . He exhorted them to hononr tho Lord with their substance , which they might well do by contributing half a guinea or so a year to the funds of the Instituiion , by which means they would in time become Vice Patrons . He was himself a poor boy forty years ago , but on the principle that he bad given a proportion of that which had been entrusted to him by the Master ,
he now presented to them the experience of his life . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart proposed a cordial voto of thanks to the Chairman , which Bro . Marshall duly acknowledged , and in turn asked a similar compliment for the Head Master , the Rov . Dr . Morris , and his staff of assistants . Iu doing so , ho said tho best proof of tho valuo of tha instruction imparted to the boys was tho fact that eighteen of
them had passed the University Local Examinations . Tho money liberally supplied by the Craft , and judiciously expended by tho Stewards , was well applied in fitting boys for tho battle of life upon which they were about to enter . Bro . Dr . Morris suitably responded , and Bro . Roebuck proposed a vote of thanks to their estimable and hard-working Secretary Bro . Binckes , whoso labours had been
crowned with such success that the unprecedented snm of between £ 22 , 000 and £ 23 , 000 had been raised in aid of the funds of the Boys ' School . Bro . Binckes , whohad been absent during the time so many deserved compliments had been showered upon him , acknowledged the assistance rendered by the brethren in achievng the result which he had the pleasure of announcing at last week ' s Festival , and spoke
of the sense of responsibility felt by each and all of the Directors in promoting the best interests of the Institution . The successes won by tho pupils were their best reward , and ho believed tbey had not yet reached the summit of their achivotnents . Tho farce , A Terrible Tinker , from the pen of J . Williams , was then performed by the boys , who afforded hearty ancl genuine amusement by their clever and intelligent acting .
Tho part song " Amid the golden corn" ( F . A . Halton ) was then sung , and after tho National Anthem , the company adjourned to the dining . hall and school-room where a substantial collation awaited them , and to which it need hardly be added ample justice was done . Later in the evening a number of athletio sports took place in the field in rear of the School , and were witnessed with evident interest , albeit a few showers drove the visitors every now and then to the shelter of the schools and playground . Snbjoined are the results : —
Throwing the Cricket Ball . —E . Tibbits 1 ; W . Healey 2 . 100 Yards Flat Race . —E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 1 ; W . Healey ( i yards ) 2 . A good race , won by half a yard . Long Jump . —H . Hamilton 1 ; E . lies 2 . 150 Yards , for Little Boys . —Booth 1 ; Marshall 2 ; Keighley 3 .
Won by two yards . High Jump . —E . Tibbits 1 ; H . Hamilton 2 . Height < t ft . 2 in . Jockey Race . —E . Hair 1 ; R . Keddell 2 . Quarter Milo Handicap . —H . Hamilton (!¦ yards ) 1 ; W . Healey ( 4 yards ) 2 , E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 3 . Won by a yard ; half a yard between second and third .
Tug of War for Little Boys . —Unwiu's team beat Blomfield's . Tug of War for Elder Boys . —Pow ' s team beat Hair ' s ; Hamilton ' s team beat Keddell ' s . Final . —Pow ' s team beat Hamilton ' s . Half Mile Handicap . —E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 1 , T . Allison ( 12 yards ) 2 , T . Dyer ( 12 yards ) 3 . A good race , Tibbits catching his men in the last fifty yards ; two yards between second aud third . Sack Race . —Walker 1 , Black 2 .
Jingle Race . —Gibson 1 , Symons 2 . Band Boy ' s Race . —Browning 1 , Riley 2 . Hurdle Race . —H . Hamilton 1 ; W . Emmott 2 ; won by throe yards . Consolation Race . —Mackay 1 , Stevens 2 .
The prizes wero afterwards distributed by Mrs . E . lgar Bowyer , for whom hearty cheers were given by the lads , and repeated for tho Head Master , Brother Binckes , the Chairman of the day , aud other friends . It should bo msntioned that Brother Festn , tho present Worshipful Master of tho Montague Gncst Lodge , by his personal exertions succeeded in obtaining a substantial amount towards the
prize fund for the sports , a kindness which met with dno recognition and appreciation on the part of thoso who competed for the various events . As a fitting close to tho entertainment there wns dancing in the gymnasium , to the strains of the excellent band of the Sclool , and the p leasures of the evening were kept up without rest until the last returning trains to town , when the guests were fain reluctantl y to separate , having spent a thrcughly enjoyable afternoon .
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A Day Amongst " The Boys."
Following this part of tho programme , the choir sang a couple of part songs , "Over tho Hills wo go" ( Little ) , and "You Stole my Lovo" ( W . Macfarren ) , which wero admirably sustained , and all eyes were tin" ) directed to the " stage , " whereon was enacted in capital stv ' c a farce by Thomas J . Williams , entitled Tweedleton ' s Tail Coat , throughout which a miming fire of humour was kept np by the following cast -.
—TOBVT WEEDLETO . V . . ( A Poor R hirion ) . F . F . GODFREY . B LACKBERRY TmsixETOF ( A Farmer ' s Sou ) . E . HAIR . MR . B ARXAHY BRACEMJTTON ( A Retired Hosier ) . II . R . WATKIN * S MR . PANTECHNICON PANTILE j . 1 " ™*" of ? » teil . R . W . KEDDKI . T bcrew Warming Pan ) EVELINA . . . ( Bracobutton ' s Danghter ) II . B . SEARLE . Kmr SPRI'CE . . ( A Maid of AU Work ) C . KING .
The piece went with a swing and verve all through which would have done credit to more practised artistes , and testified to a consi . derable amount of historic ability in the lads who took part in tho production . After a selection of music by the band , and the singing of T . Morris ' s Canadian boot song , and Sir A . Sullivan ' s , " The Chorister , " by F . Cairney , Brother Binckes announced the names of
the lads who had succeeded in carrying off the special prizes presented by the House Committee , who he stated were a dozen of the atannchest friends of the Institution ; who were not only lavish in the amount of timo and trouble in the work they devoted to the cause , bnt also in their pecuniary assistance when it could in any
way conduce to the welfare of the Institution . This , by no means a merely complimentary allusion to the exertions of the House Committee , was received with genuine expressions of recognition , and the prizes were then . awarded in accordance with tho subjoined list : —
Writing , lst , H . Nicholls ; 2 nd , F . Smith . Dictation , lst , A . Salter ; 2 nd , J . Mackay . History , lst , E . Hair ; 2 nd , T . Hall . Geography , lst , F . W . Pow ; 2 nd , F . F . Godfrey . Mental Arithmetic , lst , A . Salter ; 2 nd , R . Warner . Elocution , lst , F . F . Godfrey ; 2 nd , R . W . Koddell . Good behaviour , lst , H . J . Percy ; 2 nd , M . Thomas . Efficiency as Monitor , 1 st , E . G . Taylor ; 2 nd , F . B . Searle . Proficiency in Drill , lst , E . Hair ; 2 nd , F . W . Pow . The Band , lst , H . N . Shrapnel and E . Jones ; 2 nd , A . Stevens and F . Smith .
The prizes offered by the Audit Committee , for the first time this I year , were then given out , Brother Binckes intimating that they were i designed to encourage the pupils in the art of music , lt . Riley took the first , and E . Tibbits the second , amongst the competitors in the j band , and J . Hurst the prize for excellence on the pianoforte . Then j came the awards contributed by private donors , in the course of i
which the Secretary humorously , bnt truly , observed that although j some amount of merriment might be occasioned by the lads coming ] forward in the grotesque costumes in which they had been acting , it j went to prove that they were as apt in causing and enjoying amuse . ' ment as in the acquirement of the more serious and useful studies of the School . The Rev . Dr . Morris , as Head Master and a Vice-1
President of the Institution , gave prizes for attention to studies and j elocution , the former of which were taken by H . King and J . Hogg , j and the latter by W . Garstin and H . R . Watkins . Bro . Edgar ' Bowyer , a Vice-Patron of the Institution , presented a prize for bookkeeping , which H . J . Percy had tho credit of securing . Bro . G . ; Festa , another zealous Vice-President , offered a prize for shorthand , j
which fell to E . Tibbits ; and Bro . Maurietti ' s premium for mathe- 1 matical drawing was given to F . Smith . Mr . Sylvester , the Drawing Master at the Schools , gavo prizes , which were awarded as follows : — Etching , H . Hamilton , F . Godfrey , and A . Gardner ; freehand , C . Stone ; model , H . J . Percy ; and architecture , E . Tibbits . As a relief to the j routine work before the meeting , the choir was then called upon for i
a couple of part songs , and Macfarren ' s " Summer Song , " and " Come , Dorothy , Come " ( Swabian Volkslied ) wero given with remarkable I sweetness and precision : Candidates for the "big" prizes of the year were then called forward , and Edwin Hair was congratulated npon bearing away the silver medal for good conduct , an hononr which it was intimated was founded long before the present Schools
were instituted . The Canonbury Gold Medal , presented by the lato Brother Edward Cox , to the boy who was most popular amongst his comrades , and by whom the fortunate possessor was elected , was this year gained by Hugh Robert Watkins , whoso ears must have tingled pleasurabl y at the announcement by Brother Binckes that neither he nor the House Committee had ever heard a complaint abont him .
Next came the coveted silver watch and chain for the boy who was about to leave the Institution , and tho pleasure of awarding this gift from the Supreme Council of the 33 ° was only marred by the unfortunate indisposition of Ernest ' . Taylor , which prevented his personal attendance on an occasion which must have been of so much interest to him . There was a
con-Eiuerable amount of justifiable pride in Bro . Binckes's allusion to the results of the University Local Examinations , and although Brother Vvinn no longer puts in his wonted appearance at these gatherings , his name was recalled as a munificent friend of the Institution , who x > eo- accQmnlation of donations , amounting in the aggregate to * 52 o , has secured an annual sum of £ 23 to be divided amongst the
• ads most proficient in the local examinations . As a result of the elrorts of the eighteen candidates who were sent up , all satisfied the examiners , and twelve passed in hononrs , the list being as follows : — HONOURS —First Class . — £ 2 to each boy—1 . T . Hall ( distinguished tor mathematics ) ; 2 . A . Salter ; 3 . E . G . W . J . Taylor ( distinguished 'or Latin ) ; 4 . R . J . Warner .
HONOURS —Second Classs— £ i 10 s to each boy . 5 . W . J . Hartley ; IA , 'A * ° wning ; 7 . F . F . Godfrey ; 8 . E . Hair ; 9 . J . E . Tanare ; «>• H . It . Watkins . HONOURS —Third Class- £ 1 to each boy . —11 . G . R . Allison ; 12 . «• W . Keddell . CERTIFICATES . —( satisfied the Examiners ) . —10 s to each boy . —13 . v » ' w - £ arnett 5 14- J- Butterworth j 15 . W . P . Cooper ; 16 . R . Riley ; 17 . i £ . B . Searle j 18 . F . Smith ( distinguisbed for Latin ) .
A Day Amongst " The Boys."
Tlio part songs , " Song to Spring" ( Botzor ) , and "Tho Night CMmcs" ( C . E . T ' nney ) wero then snng in excellent manner , after which Brother Binckes , in a few happily-chosen sentences , pointed out that tho object of theso annual celebrations was to enable tho Festival Stewards practically to witness the advantages nllVded by the Institution , n :: d to c : itry nwny a ritrht impression of what they
had seen . By the efforts of tlio Stewards a large amount was annually got together for carrying on tho work of the School , and he appealed to tho rest of tho visitors to enable those who look a useful and prominent part in the welfare of tho Institution to give them precedence in the matter of refreshment , which on somo previous occasions had not been observed . Tlio Chairman next addressed
tho lads in his usually kind and practical way , counselling them to go " onward and upward" through life , and to those who had not succeeded this year he remarked that tho race was not always to the swift , nor the battle to the strong . Ho placed before them Iho fablo of tho tortoise and tho hare , and pointed out that thoso who conld not succed by brilliancy might do so by toil and perseverance . The
old story of Bruce and the spider was recalled , and the lads wero reminded that if they had not yet commanded success they could do all they cnnld to deserve it . To thoso who were abont to quit tho School , and who wore going forth into tho world big with good resolves , ho said they might riso early and eat tho bread of carefulness , but the workman might build tho ho :: se in vain unless
tho Master blessed his labour * . He exhorted them to hononr tho Lord with their substance , which they might well do by contributing half a guinea or so a year to the funds of the Instituiion , by which means they would in time become Vice Patrons . He was himself a poor boy forty years ago , but on the principle that he bad given a proportion of that which had been entrusted to him by the Master ,
he now presented to them the experience of his life . Bro . Raynham W . Stewart proposed a cordial voto of thanks to the Chairman , which Bro . Marshall duly acknowledged , and in turn asked a similar compliment for the Head Master , the Rov . Dr . Morris , and his staff of assistants . Iu doing so , ho said tho best proof of tho valuo of tha instruction imparted to the boys was tho fact that eighteen of
them had passed the University Local Examinations . Tho money liberally supplied by the Craft , and judiciously expended by tho Stewards , was well applied in fitting boys for tho battle of life upon which they were about to enter . Bro . Dr . Morris suitably responded , and Bro . Roebuck proposed a vote of thanks to their estimable and hard-working Secretary Bro . Binckes , whoso labours had been
crowned with such success that the unprecedented snm of between £ 22 , 000 and £ 23 , 000 had been raised in aid of the funds of the Boys ' School . Bro . Binckes , whohad been absent during the time so many deserved compliments had been showered upon him , acknowledged the assistance rendered by the brethren in achievng the result which he had the pleasure of announcing at last week ' s Festival , and spoke
of the sense of responsibility felt by each and all of the Directors in promoting the best interests of the Institution . The successes won by tho pupils were their best reward , and ho believed tbey had not yet reached the summit of their achivotnents . Tho farce , A Terrible Tinker , from the pen of J . Williams , was then performed by the boys , who afforded hearty ancl genuine amusement by their clever and intelligent acting .
Tho part song " Amid the golden corn" ( F . A . Halton ) was then sung , and after tho National Anthem , the company adjourned to the dining . hall and school-room where a substantial collation awaited them , and to which it need hardly be added ample justice was done . Later in the evening a number of athletio sports took place in the field in rear of the School , and were witnessed with evident interest , albeit a few showers drove the visitors every now and then to the shelter of the schools and playground . Snbjoined are the results : —
Throwing the Cricket Ball . —E . Tibbits 1 ; W . Healey 2 . 100 Yards Flat Race . —E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 1 ; W . Healey ( i yards ) 2 . A good race , won by half a yard . Long Jump . —H . Hamilton 1 ; E . lies 2 . 150 Yards , for Little Boys . —Booth 1 ; Marshall 2 ; Keighley 3 .
Won by two yards . High Jump . —E . Tibbits 1 ; H . Hamilton 2 . Height < t ft . 2 in . Jockey Race . —E . Hair 1 ; R . Keddell 2 . Quarter Milo Handicap . —H . Hamilton (!¦ yards ) 1 ; W . Healey ( 4 yards ) 2 , E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 3 . Won by a yard ; half a yard between second and third .
Tug of War for Little Boys . —Unwiu's team beat Blomfield's . Tug of War for Elder Boys . —Pow ' s team beat Hair ' s ; Hamilton ' s team beat Keddell ' s . Final . —Pow ' s team beat Hamilton ' s . Half Mile Handicap . —E . Tibbits ( scratch ) 1 , T . Allison ( 12 yards ) 2 , T . Dyer ( 12 yards ) 3 . A good race , Tibbits catching his men in the last fifty yards ; two yards between second aud third . Sack Race . —Walker 1 , Black 2 .
Jingle Race . —Gibson 1 , Symons 2 . Band Boy ' s Race . —Browning 1 , Riley 2 . Hurdle Race . —H . Hamilton 1 ; W . Emmott 2 ; won by throe yards . Consolation Race . —Mackay 1 , Stevens 2 .
The prizes wero afterwards distributed by Mrs . E . lgar Bowyer , for whom hearty cheers were given by the lads , and repeated for tho Head Master , Brother Binckes , the Chairman of the day , aud other friends . It should bo msntioned that Brother Festn , tho present Worshipful Master of tho Montague Gncst Lodge , by his personal exertions succeeded in obtaining a substantial amount towards the
prize fund for the sports , a kindness which met with dno recognition and appreciation on the part of thoso who competed for the various events . As a fitting close to tho entertainment there wns dancing in the gymnasium , to the strains of the excellent band of the Sclool , and the p leasures of the evening were kept up without rest until the last returning trains to town , when the guests were fain reluctantl y to separate , having spent a thrcughly enjoyable afternoon .