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No. LXXVll.
A MAGAZINE EDITED BY MEMBERS OF THE
SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
JUNE, 1888.
CONTENTS.
PAOK
l
Editorial
2
"Snap-Shots" ...
3
As We Like It
4
Notes by " Y agel "
5
''Old Sydneians"
7
Modern Warfare
8
Cauet Notes
.
Cricket ...
11)
11
Correspondence
(Cover)
Balance Sheet-Cadet Corps
- ------SYDNEY:
PUBLISHED AT THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
1888.
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BALANCE SHEET-CADET CORPS.
Cr.
FOR THE YEAR END:U'\G DECEMBER 31ST, 1887.
£
Debit balance from last year
Dr.
s. d.
£ s. d.
5 12 2
By 1st quarter's fees
Sergeant's allowance ...
42 0 0
By 2nd quarter's fees
27 0 0
Bandmaster's allowance
21
0 0
By 3rd quarter's fees
26 15 0
Camp expenses
29 14 3
By 4th quarter's fees
27
0 0
Ammunition
10
Camp fees
2~
10 0
1 6
..
27 10 0
Telescope
2 10 0
-----
Fairfax and Roberts for medal
3 10 0
£130 15 0
Entrance to rifle matches ...
3 0 0
Band instruments
2 14 6
---£120 2 5
£120 2 5
Balance
...
10 12 7
Audited and found correct,
w.
A. WINDEYER, COLOUR-SERGEANT.
EDI TOR IAL .
"CRil lBING ."
Form is at once a reflection upon the
TaE preva lence of "crib bing ' in any
any
super visio n in school, "crib bing " to
mast er and the boys. 'Vith efficient
work set for preof
unt
'amo
the
s
unles
:
ssible
impo
large exten t shou ld be
be
temp tatio n to " cribb ing" shou ld
parat iou at home be exces sh'e the
ious arran geme nt in both
judic
most
the
with
even
But
l.
comp arati vely smal
a.
ble for the mast er entir ely to prev ent
these respe cts, it is not alwa ys possi
,
emen
polic
tive
detec
not
olma sters are
certa in amou nt of disho nesty . Scho
do something
e
cours
of
can
er
mast
A
be.
ld
nor is it desir able that they shou
do
hmen t in case of detec tion ; he can
to obvia te the mischief by sever e punis
e are, in almo st
Ther
n.
tatio
temp
of
ty
abili
prob
still more by antic ipati ng the
is
but not a~tually disho nest. Ther e
every Form , some boys, who are idle
ncy to idlen ess,
tende
their
ge
indul
to
r
orde
in
boys,
alwa ys a dang er, that such
nesty . The consc ientio us mast er, who
may gradu ally sink into habit s of disho
do his best to destr oy the temp tatio n
cases
such
in
will
indiv idual ises his boys,
stry. Othe r boys are habit ually
indu
of
to disho nesty by enco uragi ng a habit
a
in the case of very youn g boys , such
both idle and disho nest. Exce pt
of school
reach
the
nd
beyo
st
almo
is
s
comb inatio n of vicious prope nsitie
cases
g the mast er may be in deali ng with
discipline. But, howe ver pains takin
for every othe r
is
"
bing
"crib
for
dy
reme
real
of indiv idual disho nesty , the
from with in and cann ot be enfor ced
form of mora l disease must be deve loped
esome ' publi c feeling in the Form
whol
a
is
there
from witho ut. Unle ss
idual s will be of little pract ical
indiv
to
colle ctive ly upon this subje ct, appe als
on
ion of such a feeling depe nds both
effect or perm anen t benefit. The creat
king
-thin
right
of
us
nucle
the
upon
and
the perso nal influence of the mast er,
Form . Happ ily the relat ions betw een
boys, that are to be found in C\'ery
erful ly impr oved . In what are
wond
,
years
mast er and boy have , of late
s," when every schoolboy regar ded his
popu larly know n as "the good old time
schoo lboy and schoo lmas ter stood to
when
and
y,
mast er as his natur al enem
ed hosti lity, it was perha ps not
defin
one anoth er in ao attitu de of well"
the princ iple that "all is fair in war.
surpr ising , that the schoolboy, upou
st the
again
als
rufus
any
ng
maki
in
ied
shou ld ha\•e consi dered himself justif
days, when the law of willi ng obedience
tyran ny of the birch , but in our own
sh comp ulsio n of fear, we are justif ied
slavi
the
has to a large exten t super ceded
ss
antag onism in our attem pts to repre
in expe cting co-operation rathe r than
boy.
and
er
mast
to
both
ious
injur
a. pract ice, which is direc tly
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"SNAP-SHOTS."
"These paper bullets of the brain."--Much Ado About Nothing.
THERE is a class of contributors to the Sydneian who appear to think that
argument consists of quoting large portions of their opponent's remarks and
then flatly contradicting them. All this may be humourous and pleasing, but
11evertheless is not argument. Another harmless mode of reply is to critici ~ e
the grammar and find as many faults as possible with the punctuation. A
third favourite method is to select a sentence and apply it to its own author.
This last always tells, for it is u11commonly annoying to be "hoist with one's
own petard, as one William Shakspeare has it; and, lest" Yagel" attack me
for my spelling of Shakspeare's name, I may as well say that I have seen it
spelt in no less than six different ways.
*
*
*
Still they come ! One more rival has arisen to dispute the field with me.
After carefully selecting a motto he opens with a remark whose ambiguity is
only equalled by its originality. He also states that he is not iufluenced by
the opinion of his readers, but intends to write what he pleases.
So far, so good; but further down, he accuses "Yagel," of writing for
self-gratification alone. An inconsistency such as this calls for notice and
reproof ; hence this paragraph.
*
•
..
On visiting the la'l!atories last week, I was surprised to find that the indiarnbber springs bad been abstracted from their places in several of tLe basins.
I presume that this is the work of small boys, but I am altogether in the dark
as to the why and wherefore of the theft. I use the word "theft" with
reason, for while the basins belong to the school as a whole, no single individual
has any special claim to them. As far as I can see, there are but two reasons
for their abstractions.
The first is that these pieces of india-rubber are pleasant and wholesome
to chew, provided that they are not swallowed. (I am speaking from the
point of view of a small boy.) The second is that they are useful to take out
pencil marks. This is uncertain, as I have an idea that they would rather
leave a mark on the paper than erase one. However, the fact remains, that
they are gone.
..
..
•
Now that the St. Ingnatius College Regatta is approaching a few words
about the School Rowing may not be out of place. It is strange that so little
_. interest is taken in the proceedings of the " Four and a-half,'' as they are
facetiously termed, but a little thought discloses the primal cause. The fact
is that about fiteen per cent. of the boys know the names of the happy four ;
the remaining eighty-five are still in a state of blissful ignorance. This is not
as it should be. Again, surely there are enough footballers in the second to
fill the first fifteen without pressing in the services of some of the crew. By
the way, the Rifle Matches sometimes interfere with the football and vice
versa.
3
one of
If it is necessar y to maintain the honour of the School, in any
it is
and
,
attention
for
claim
equal
an
least
at
have
others
these branches , the
best shots or
hardly right that a match should be spoilt because one of the
footballers happens to be engaged for the clay for some other match.
AS WE LIKE IT.
" I must have liberty
·withal, as large a charter as the wind
To blow on whom I please."
BoY" is not the only one who wishes for a story.
ScIIOOL
"A LowER
anxious,
"Pagin& na," and our inflamm&tory friend "Yagel ," are equally
present
the
with
ed
dissatisfi
y
generall
be
to
appears
Brereton
Gay
while J. Le
state of the Sydneian.
and the
Juvenile stories are not generall y very high-cla.ss producti ons,
it more
make
and
Sydneian
the
improve
would
it
question arises, whether
popular to condense all Sports News for the sake of a serial.
" with
If every one could be as easily satisfied as " A Lower School Boy
be very easy
stories like those in the "Girls' High School Gazette, " it would
meet with
to gratify their wishes, but we doubt whether such stories would
general approval at the Gramma r School.
*
*
•
•
*
C. L.,
We do not agree with "A La.st Year's Upper School Boy," and R.
thnt the
who would have the Sydneian a mere Sports' Register. We also think
as the
"Lower School fraternit y" have as much right to a say in the matter
School. At
Upper School. The Sydneian is not written only for the Upper
life of
the same time we should have thought that accounts of the out-door
g, would
the School which is so closely connecte d with its inw&rd well-bein
the least
have been apprecia ted by all who had any public spirit, or who took
interest in the School,
•
closely
R. C. L. appears to think th&t the publicat ion of his letter is
School."
r
Gramma
connecte d with the "honour of the
on than
"\Ve certe.inly have more moderat e ideas of the Sydneian's circulati
e"
"ridicul
that
see
to
fa.ii
we
but
vision,
of
s
R. C. L. It may be shortnes
d in the
would accrue "before the whole Globe," if stories were publishe
Sydneian .
honour
The prevailin g ideas in his letter appear to be-(1.) Anxiety for the
Boy"
School
Lower
"A
because
danger
t
imminen
in
is
which
of tht> School,
High School
wishes for a •'Yarn." (2.) llis utter contemp t for the "Girl's
the '' honour
Gazette, " and " Yarns." If R. C. L. is really so frightene d about
of his manly
of the School." we should a.cl vise him to exercise a little more
contriopinion,
our
In
Jetter.
next
his
of
ion
compilat
the
in
nding
understa
as
Sydneian
the
to
e"
"ridicul
bring
to
likely
as
butions such as his last are
" babyish stories."
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*
4
·would it not be possible for the Lawn Tennis Committee to have the
Court top-dressed? It might easily be dono in the June holidays, at email
cost, and would be ready for play when the boys came back.
The Court is hardly fit for Tennis now, and is daily becoming worse.
Unless something is done very soon, the matter will get beyond the Com·
mittee's power.
*
*
*
There was a rule last quarter to the effect that Lower School Boys were
not allowed on the Tennis Court. "Te do not know whether the rule is not in
force this year, but we do not know that Lower School boys are constantly on
the Court, getting in the way of the players, and making themselves highly
objectionable.
A few days ago when some boys were requested to move off the Comt,
they retired exactly one inch outside the line, and refused to go any farther.
"Then it was gently intimated that it was impossible to play with boys so
close to the line; one bolder than his fellows replied. "We are outside the
Court, and you cannot make us go any farther." Then the long pent-up wrath
of the Tennis player burst forth. "More than stupid little boy !" said be,
" have you not the common sense to understand that it is impossible to play
Tennis if any one stands within yards of the Court." He then dispersed them
with his racket.
This is not the only annoyance Tennis players are subjected to. Yon
take clown six balls, and half of them are immediately seized to play catchers,
and if one looks after the balls, it is imppossible to play Tennis.
*
*
'Ve arc much obliged to Policeman X., and render him our most hearty
thanks for so kindly comparing its to "well-behaved native kangaroos," no
doubt those whom he compares to lions, monkies, cockatoos, etc., will be
highly gratified, but that intelligent member of the force has omitted all
mention of a peculiar hungry looking animal, which passes up and down the
dining hall, casting longing looks at the eatables. vVe may compare his
prowling habits to those of the well-known Arctic fox. (Ville "Goldsmith's
Animated Nature," p. 406.) Why does he pursue his solitary, and monotonous
promenade? Alas ! history does not relate, and echo answers " ·why?"
A.
A.
NOTES BY "YAGEL."
TrrA"K you, 1\fr. Double-A! "The fiery and malicious 'Yagel'" can
thoroughly appreciate your kind criticism, which, in the fanguage of the
bard, "droppeth like the gentle rain from heaven," hut unluckily you
do not appear to: be very strict in your adherence to the truth, for,
on page 4, you say-" The paper more than paid expenses by advertisements." Now I have very good reasons for being .able to state that such was
not the case. Turning to the next page, I see that you contemptuously
remark, in speaking of "A Member of Last Year's Committee:" "As your
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his argumen t,
. correspo ndent is so far wrong in such an importa nt point of
this latter
perhaps his whole letter is equally erroneou s." Please apply
me. If you
reprove
mildly
so
you
which
in
h
paragrap
that
to
n
quotati~
more words
read the editorial of the last Sydneicm you will see why I waste no
on you.
I beg to
I was very much amused to see that " R. C. L." with whcm
a little
differ, fancies that "the honour of the School" is at stake because
doubt
no
have
I
;"
L.
C.
R.
''
afraid,
not
Be
boy says he is fond of "yarns."
boy that has
that, if I understo od the phrase, I should consider myself a
would be in
some honour for his school, and yet I do not think the Syclneian
pages, nor do
the least impaired by occasionaliy having a" yarn" to enliven its
the colony"
I think that the welfare even of " a paper of the leading School in
is a matter of very great interest to "the whole globe."
out its
Yes, 'tis true! the reason why the Syclneian has hitherto dragged
the main
formed
ha.s
"
cricket
"
that
is
ness
sluggish
oly
melanch
in
existence
who has
article of its subsist ence. I have discover ed the unhappy wretch
sullen woe."
hurled the intellige nt readers of these pages "into depths of
to instil
He signs hunself "C. E. N.," and, under the pretence of trying
of your
some interest in the School Magazine, he writes (No. LVI.): "Most
way Llo
no
in
but
dry,'
'rather
being
as
Sydneian
the
of
speak
correspo ndents
to publish
they suggest a means to make it interesti ng. Now, if you were
e would have
accounts of all cricket matches , * • * I think yonr Magazin
N."
E.
C.
''
s
perfidiou
!
Oh
a larger circulati on among the fellows."
"OLD SYDNE IANS."
benefit is
IT is only when one leaves school that one realises what a great
r
Gramma
the
as
school
acing
all-embr
and
derived from attendin g such a large
s. Yon
Sydneian
old
are
there
Sydney
over
all
will,
you
where
Go
School.
achable
go into a Governm ent office to get some informat ion from an unappro
ate ; go into a
official, and discover to your delight that he is an old schoolm
some school
lawyer's office, and out of the gloom rises a half-forg otten face,
of life; or
genius may be, trying his wits against all-comers in the big school
tailor's
the
at
ments
measure
your
down
notes
who
man
young
perhaps tbe
the Remove,
seems familiar, and after a time you realise that it is Smith of
There
and you begin to understa nd why Smith was always such a dandy.
he
work
to
liked
boy
a
if
;
then
School
were all classes and all creeds at the
forced into
" got on," and if he didn't hti had a certain amount of informat ion
to learn
his mind whether he liked it or no. Everybo dy had a fair show
deil didn't
what he could, there was a fair field and no favour, and if the
through long
take the hindmos t, at any rate " Snuffy " did, and kept him in
has gone to
sorrowfu l half-holi days or cheerless Saturday mornings. Snuffy
to the
writing
teaching
is
he
if
;
ashes
his
to
be
-peace
majority
the great
he
than
them
of
out
results
better
get
little angels up above, I hope he will
n they
collectio
a
What
time.
my
of
juveniles
the
of
rest
the
and
me
of
did
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were! There was one who earned undying fa.me as the boy who shot the
sergeant; it occurred in tbie way : The carbines were drilling in the play·
ground, and they had to go through a pantomime of loading and firing, each
discharge being supposed to be aimed at the sergeant, who was Rtrutting
about in front, dressed in his uniform and a little brief authority. This boy
had a blank cartridge, and the devil entered into him, and he loaded with
the cartridge and dropped on the top of the powder a fig, put on a cap, and
at the next order "Fire'" he let go bang at the sergeant, who was standing
with his back to the corps, and who, being a big fat man, offered a magnifi·
cent target. The wounded man gave a frightful howl, and clapped both·
hands on the seat of his sufferings, then turned round, and, seeing one scared·
looking youth with a smoking gun, he rushed at him, wrestled with him, and
hurled him to the ground ; it wasn't first-class discipline, but it was the best
brand of human nature. The only excuse the gPntle youth put forward was
that he didn't think it would hurt. The same boy once went to the receptionroom to get a caning, by no means a novelty to him. He thought monotony
was beastly, I suppose; anyhow, he broke the cane in two, and jumped out
of the reception-room window across the moat, and scoured away into the
wilds of Snrry Hills. We were given to understand that he lived a bandit
life in boilers and empty cases on the wharves for several days before he went
home, and we thought him a hero. He is now-what do you think? 'Bus<lriver? Breaking stones? Give it up. He is a solicitor. Talking of
jumping, one of the Bartons once wanted to slip drill, and being blocked at
the front gate by the guard (do they have a guard now?), he drew back a few
paces and jumped the iron spike fence. It was a very high jump fo1· a
schoolboy any time, and considering that the top of the fence was garnished
with long, sharp, cruel spikes, and that a slip or mistake meant a dangerous
fall, it was a plucky leap. Then there was the great occasion when the
second fifteen were playing a match on Moore .l:'ark, and some roughs took the
ball and kicked it away towards Mount Rennie, and the first fifteen, who
were playing near, came to the rescue, and a free fight ensued. What
prodigies of valour were performed at the fight ! "Chick" Hawkins fought
a severe encounter with a bricklayer. "Pudding" Hill was held by one
larrikin while another punched him, and a beautiful pair of black eyes he hail
in consequence. They rescued the ball ultimately and drove their enemies
from the field. Then at the athletic sports we nearly always had a man in
the School good enough to win the All-schools race, until the evil day when
Teddy Simpson, of" Stephen's new School," burst upon the horizon. After
that there was no luck for the Grammar ; race after race went down before
him. Our men would be leading and running strong, and every Grammar
School boy of the crowd would he howling himself hoarse, and then this fiencl
used to steal out of the ruck and forge ahead foot by foot, and win every
time. How we execrated him. After he left school, however, we embarked
on a career of splendour. "Jupp" Elphinstone, Battye, Russell, Thomas,
Parker, all brought credit and renown to the old School. I don't know how
it is now, but I fancy I have seen a St. Ignatius man win a couple of these
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Humo rists we bad, tooraces. That school did not exist in my time.
some scarlet thread to
tie
and
fly
big
a
invent ive youths who used to catch
apology for a wasp, and
fair
very
a
e
becam
then
he
;
go
him
let
and
his feet
t him. I shall never forget
used to frighte n the master by buzzing up agains
' College, Bathu rst, but
Saints
All
of
head
now
Bean,
Mr.
of
look
ss
hopele
the
wasps ; it knocke d
patent
these
of
one
ing
captur
then our form master , on
to be a great
used
r
maste
him endwa ys, menta lly speaking. Anoth er
having become
y,
Monda
one
writer
t
presen
the
and
,
author ity on insects
g underja.w and hair on its
possessed of a new sort of cockroach with a fightin
d on the performance.
imente
compl
was
and
him,
to
it
ted
presen
legs and feet,
d (a man named
Howar
k
Norfol
of
class
or
The anima l was pronou nced a superi
since then the terms
and
d,
Howar
k
Norfol
to
name
his
d
change
Bugg once
set up as entomologists,
are synonymous). Well, after that, the whole form
and presen ted and duly
d
and every day some new reptile was brough t forwar
box; everyt hing, from
ry
crocke
little
neat
a
in
acknowledged, and put a.way
lay their hands on
could
es
butterf lies to ba.ndicoots, that the School genius
get nothin g new,
could
we
out;
gave
supply
the
last
At
were brough t in.
he got a locust,
and
list,
natura
until one day an inspira tion struck one born
in the ink, and
it
dipped
off,
wings
its
pulled
,
species
n
Domai
the common or
a.pteryx. The
new
a
as
up
it
t
brough
then powde red some chalk over it, and
back feebly pa.wing the
its
on
lay
it
as
ance
appear
s
curiou
a
ted
presen
anima l
The entomologist gazed at
air and spittin g ink out of its intern al economy.
colour came off on his
the
found
over,
it
turned
time,
a
for
sly
it curiou
to me; so new, in
species
new
a
is
this
"Yes,
finger, and then calmly said,
g to see wheth er you can't
mornin
ay
Saturd
on
in
come
must
you
that
fa.ct,
ng in interes ting insects. I
catch anothe r." Aftert hat we gave up bringi
beans and spread them on
wattle
remem ber one boy brough t in a pocket ful of
n on these berries or
trodde
When
ooms.
class-r
three
the floor of two or
found quite uninwere
ooms
class-r
beans emit a frightf ul stench , and the
undete cted. I knew
ed
remain
trick
beastly
his
say
to
sorry
am
I
habitab le.
n waste paper- basket on
who did it, as I also knew who set the fourth Grecia
the Chief; '' but in ea.ch
"
ed
captur
and
-trap,
booby
a
as
door
the
of
the top
who shot the blue-ro ck
case I preser rnd a discree t silence. Also, I know
dead in the Chief's
found
pigeon with a catapu lt, which s:i.id pigeon was
"The same old
played
and
School
to
l-box
musica
the
yard; and who took
but these and a
hour;
etic
arithm
the
game " withou t variati ons throug hout
a future occasion.
till
losed
undisc
remain
must
secrets
le
valuab
lot of other
B.
MODE RN WARF ARE.
, considering a five-ton
WHEN we look back a hundre d yea.rs and see Nelson
her 112 guns, Gatlin gs,
with
w
Benbo
the
at
gun an impossibility, and then look
astoni shmen t at the
with
struck
be
must
we
oes
torped
and
,
Norde nfeldts
though remark ably
y,
unatel
Unfort
war.
of
enormous progress made in the art
ads have never been
iron-cl
battle
of
line
finest
our
of
many
,
theory
good in
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fought, and, until they have been tried under fire, it is impossible to tell how
they would behave. The only battle that has taken place of late yea.rs is the
bombardment of Alexandria, which was probably the most tremendous battle
that has ever taken place. The day before, the Admiral of the British fleet
ha.cl given warning to all the Europeans to leave the town, as in twenty-four
hours, unless his demands were complied with, he would annihilate the whole
of the forts which lined the bay. Arabi P1lsha little knew the tremendous
power of Britain, for he laughed to scorn their threats of blowing him into the
air, and threatened to sink every vessel that came within range. Next morning,
the most powerful fleet ever sent out by any country, a fleet whose weight of
shot was greater than that of all the fleets which fought at Trafalgar, the Nile
and the lat of June put together, slowly got underweigh and stood iu under
steam to within a short distance of the forts. Admiral Seymour gave Arabi
one more chance, and, that having been refused, the signal for battle was
thrown out. The huge ironclads took up position about 1,300 yards from the
forts, some preferring to keep underweigh, otherR anchoring broadside on.
With a loud scream a war-rocket from the monarch flew over tho water into
the doomed lighthouse fort. That opened the battle, and the British fire was
quickly returned by the hundreds of guns lining the shores. The Inflexible
was the last to take up her position. She fought bow on to the forts, engaging
the Pharos- and Meks, which could have sunk any fleet Nelson ever had.
Alternately turning her starboard or port turret ahead, as the case required,
she fired her 81-ton guns with most terrible effect. The great strong walls,
in some places twenty feet thick, seemed to wither under the terrible fire. Of
course all the British crews were below board. An example of how frightfully
destructive the fire would have been if the men had had to work the gune
undefended by shields was shown by an incident happening on the Alexandra.
Her forecastle is quite unprotected. Three men went up there to do some
duty or another. The first man was struck dead, and the other two were
wouLded. The only other men were wounded by falling rigging. The uproar
was so terrific that everyone had to stop his ears. The Condor, a boat of the
same class as the &pid was carried by 8ir Charles Beresford right up under
the huge }.Iameluke fort, which had been engaging the ironclads till their
attention was drawn off to the other fortresses. In the end, the destruction
occasioned by the great rifles of the Britons was so tremendous as to fairly
warrant the old title of "Ruler of the vVM·es."
CADET NOT ES.
As yet our fellows have not been very succeesful in their shooting matches,
but when we consider the fact that most of the team had never shot in a
match before, and that it was only the third 01· fourth time that some oi them
had shot with a rifle at a.JI, it is not so much to be wondered at. And so we
hope that in the return matches, after our fellows have had some more practice,
we will be able to make a better stand.
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the Ashfield Reserves, our
In a match fired on April 28th again st
scores in our team were
ipal
princ
opponents won by over 40 points . The
L. -Corp. Garla nd (50).
(52),
eyer
Wind
ergt.
Col.-S
(53),
rnad.e by Corp. Helsh am
ed anoth er severe defea t,
On the following Satur day the School receiv
. Our top score rs were
Rifles
sh
Scotti
ey
Sydn
the
of
this time at the hands
Farra r (50).
.
Lieut
(52),
<Jorp. Helsh nm (56), Col.-Sergt. Wind eyer
r and Hend erson have kindl y
We are glad to hear that Messrs. Turne
for the club shoot ing now
prizes
the
of
one
~xpressed a. desire to give
being held,
carbin e targe ts on the Rifle
Arran geme nts a.re being made to have the
Newi ngton College Cadet s
the
with
l,
Schoo
mar
Rang e set a.part for the Gram
Publi c Schools, etc., on
and
l
Schoo
on every other Satur day, and for the High
nt, as then it will be
geme
arran
good
very
a.
be
will
the altern ate ones. This
able to shoot or not
be
will
es
carbin
no longe r a. matte r of chance wheth er the
nt.
prese
at
be
to
seems
-on Satur days, as it
have a tug-of-war at the next
There is a great desire among the rifles to
This, no doubt , is quite
adets.
non-c
and
s
Sport s Meeting, betwe en the cadet
would help to make our
up,
it
take
would
ns
perso
r
prope
the
if
feasible, and,
were la.st year. There migh t also
Sport s a little more intere sting than they
arms and accou treme nts.
be a race for cadet s in full dress uniform with
scores made in the first four
The following table shows the totals of the
shootings of the Club Shoo ting: Average with
Rank and Name.
Total witJ,out
Iln.ndicap.
Total with
Handic ap.
Handicap.
56,
226
210
Col.-8 ergt. Wincleyer ......
56§•
169
138
L.-Corp. Garla nd ........ ....
56-i
225
217
.......
........
am
Corp. Helsh
5lt
206
147
Cade t Kind on .. ........ ... . ...
50f
203
203
.
......
.
..
........
r
Farra
.
Lieut
46n•
139
103
.
Cadet Macmana.mcy ........
45!
181
181
Sergt . Morriss ........ ... .... ..
45!
181
141
....
........
L. -Corp. W a.ldron
45
180
156
Cade t Owen .. ........ ........ ..
42~
170
162
.......
........
....
r
Sergt . Fulle
only.
ings
shoot
Three
•
as his shootings did not begin
Cadet Deck' s scores have not been ma.de up
to count at the same time as the others .
travel led to Bathu rst to shoot
On Wedn esday night the shoot ing team
Thurs day morn ing we had a.
On
ct.
age.inst the Civili an Club of that distri
the fact that we got very
dering
consi
,
which
47,
ged
avera
practi ce, when we
following day, on which
The
bad.
so
little sleep the night before, was not
windy ; this no doubt
and
cold
ely
extrem
out
d
turne
shot,
the match was
g a bette r score. The
makin
not
ts
Cade
the
accounts, to a. great degree, for
memb ers, Mr. Hulks ,
their
of
One
Civili ans gaine d rathe r an easy victor y.
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ma~e a. J?Ossible at the 500 yards range, his sighters also were both bu~l's eyes;
at the 600 yards range, Sergt. Morriss ma.de the splendid score of 32 amidst
great excitement. On Saturday morning, two rounds of pool shooting were
held; Cadet Kindon won the first and Sergt. Morris the second, while Col.-sergt.
Windeyer came seeond in both. Too much cannot be said of the cordial and
attentive way in whiC'h the Civilians treated our team during their stay. To
crown a.11, Mr. Simpson, the hon. sec. of the club, offered a. gold medal for
the beat average in a handicap competition of three shootings to be held next
quarter,
CRICK ET.
THE
following are the averages for the First Eleven during the past season:BATTING.
Player,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
!:!
10
11
12
13
14
1
3
4
5
6
7
s
10
11
12
1:3
14
Innings. Times
N.O.
D. 0. S. Jones ............
15
1
K. L. Street ................
12
0
M. Harris ........ .. .. .......
9
0
G. Harris ...................
14
2
G. Crisp ... ....... ... ........
5
1
B. O'Conor ............ .... ..
12
l
E. Robison .................
17
l
s. Cape .. ..... .......... .... .
1
9
H. Jones ...... ...... .•.... ...
4
0
C. S. SKa.rrat ..............
12
0
H. Elphinston ........ ..... .
2
10
J. Ma.cPherson ...... ..... ..
11
5
J. Wood .....................
5
0
4
H. Marks .................. .
1
The following have also played : 1
W. Robison ..... ..... ....
2
L. Mansfield ..............
1
0
E. Cruickshank .. ., ......
2
1
H. Lewis ............ ........
2
2
E. A. Lamb .... ....•...... .
0
3
H. Osborne .................
3
0
A. Garnsey .................
1
0
2
C. Reid ...... ......... .....
0
E. Dewhurst ..............
1
1
C. Weigall ..................
2
3
H. McManamey ..........
1
0
F. Moses .... .. .......... .. .
0
3
W. Dickson ................
1
0
W. McClelland ............
1
0
· * Signifies not 'out.
l
l
Runs.
Highest
Score.
Average.
373
280
125
181
64
122
121
63
25
67
33
33
10
7
79
73
54
29"
32"
41*
31
13
15
12
8
7
7
2
24•86
23·33
13·88
12•92
12•8
10·16
7"11
7
6•2
5·5s
3•3
3
2
1•75·
17
17
32
22
32
24
8
10
5
13
3
5
1
0
14*
17
19*
10
24
17
8
9
4*
10*
3
5
1
0
17
...
l'Z'
16
11
10•66'
8
8
5
5
4•3
3
l •66.
1
0
'"
11
BovnrncJ.
Bowler.
Balls.
Wides and
No Balls.
1
G. Harris ............. . 1699
0
802
S. Cape .•........... .....
3
547
J. Mac Pherson ........
0
167
D. Jones .........•.. ...
0
5 H. Elphinsto ne........ 516
The following have also bowled: 0
49
1 K. L. Street.... .......
l
72
2 E. Dewhurs t ... ... ,.~
0
60
3 { L. Mansfield . . . . . . . . .
0
47
E. H. Robison.. .....
0
10
5 H. Marks.... ...........
0
5
6 B. O'Conor.. ... . . . .. .. .
0
30
7 H. Jones . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
General average ....
1
2
3
4
Al.O.
Total Runs. Wickets.
79
26
24
9
16
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
424
323
220
56
203
19
45
39
39
1
3
27
10·1s.
66
31
17
4
14
Average.
6•42
10•43
12•9!
14
14•5
2
9•5
4
1
l l 025
l
39
39
0
0
0
CORRES PONDEN CE.
To the Editors of the Sydneian.
reDEAR SIRs,-I am surprised that the remarks of a little boy should have
do
you
n
Gentleme
say-"
only
can
I
elders.
ceived so much criticism from his
me Proud." It is easy enough to fill the pages of a m'\gazi!ie with cricket scores,
it require~ no particular art to do that, but I can tell you it does take a clever
the
fellow to write "yarns"' that shall succeed in getting the sixpences out of
they
if
and
;
get
to
glad
too
only
are
boys
big
the
which
little boy's pockets
want to keep getting them they will have to take a. little more pains to make
not
the magazine please them. But as my "homely " little efforts are
appreciat ed, I will not write again, and I must only say that a brain racked
Editor knows what this number would have been without the
LOWER SCHOOL BOY.
To the Editors of the Sydneian.
e
DEAR SIRs,-M ay I make known through your columns a very noticeabl
speedily
be
will
it
that
hope
the
in
XV.,
Second
our
of
part
the
on
failing
of
remeclied, I refer to the wearing of various coloured guernseys by some
our most promising young players. A football team displayin g all the colours
; I
of the rainbow is hardly creditable to the leading School of the colony
th:i.n
think that some of those who appear on the ground more like clowns
e of
represent atives of the S.G.S. would do well if they were to take advantag
this
the opportun ity offered t ·> them by Messrs. Thompso n and Giles. If
vast.
suggestion is acted upon, I have not the lea.st doubt, that it will lead to a
improvem ent, both in the play and appearence in the team.
Believe me, &c , HARMO NY.
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To the EdiPJrs of tlte Sydneian.
DEAR Srns,-I wish to call &ttention to the unruly noise, which some boys
make round the tennis-court during the dinner honr. If some steps were taken
to prevent this, the players would not only enjoy their game better, but it
would induce many other boys to join the Club, as they do not appreciate
being made the "Laughing Stock " of the School.
I remain, BANTAM.
To the E1Uto1·s of the Sydneicm.
DEAR SIRs,-I was reading the other day a copy of the Girls' High School
Gazette, when I came across the following letter :"DEAR SIRE,-! want to tell you how much I like your paper. I am a
Grnmmar School Boy, and I think it is crams better than our old
thing. and I know a lot of fellows in my form think the same. I
hope you don 't mind me saying this, because in our poetry lessons
the other clay, ,\,e 1had something about "ba.•hfnl maidens." I am
very glad to see that you do not fill up your valuable space with long
accounts of cricket, football, and tennis, which only a few boys care
to read. Hoping you will have plenty more grand yarns,-! remain,
yours affectionately,
"A LITTLE GRAM~IAR SCHOOL BOY.
"P.S.-I hope you will put this letter in because it is the first! ever
wrote to any girl.''
It somehow seemecl to be familiar to me ; and after routing up some old
papers, I found what I was looking for in the last issue of the Syclneian:" 1'o the Editor~ of the Sydneian.
Srns,-I would like the dear old Syclneian ever so much better
if it had more yarns in it, and I am quite sure that ever so many
more boys would buy it; I know I would get it much oftener if it had
plenty of yarns in it, like the Iligh School Gazette, it is always filled
up with the positions in class which we can all read from the class
board, and there is always such a lot about Crick1it and Lawn Tennis,
which only a few boys take an interest in.
"I hope you will publish this, as it is the first letter I have ever
written,
"Gentlemen, A LowER ScuooL BoY."
''DEAR
I am stue the above mentioned " bashful maidens " will be very proud
of their conquest over the somewhat susceptible (though vulgar) Little
Grammar School Boy. His affectionate heart is evidently larger than his
knowledge of English; to wit;-" I think your paper crams better than our
old thing." (I notice that when writing to the Sydneian, he calls it a.
"dear·• old thing.) This niay be the language of love, or of poetry: but it
does not strike me that it is either. He admits, howeYer, that this is the first
letter he ever wrote to any girl ; so perhaps he will improve as he goes on.
But might I offer him a bit of advice? Let him not call the next girl he writes
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be a row.
to " Dear Sire," as it may fall into her papa's hands, and there will
up with
filled
often
is
paper
our
of
space"
valuable
"
the
that
I admit
play
rule,
a
as
not,
do
girls
these
but
:
accounts of cricket, football and tennis
ty of the
superior
the
admit
to
willing
also
am
I
match.
football
or
cricket
know that
lligh School Gazette, as far as "grand yarns" go; but then we all
exemplified
the feminine gender is far ahead of the machine, in invention, as
by telling tales.
" letter
I hope the Editors will take the "Little Gramma r School Boy's
down
in good part; but at the same time I would ask him, instead of running
ur to
endeavo
to
,
pleasure
give
to
intended
is
rate,
any
at
a paper which,
tions.
contribu
ng
interesti
more
relieve its monotony by sending regularly
I remain yours, etc., etc.
ANOTH ER LITTLE GRAMM AR SCHOO L BOY.
To the JJJditors of the Sydneian .
in writing to you is to bring before the Sports' Comobject
y
DEAR Srns,-M
in some
n1ittee for their serious consider ation, a practice which prevails
r
Gramma
Sydney
the
at
exist
not
does
say
to
regret
I
which
Schools, but
in
players
best
the
to
"
caps
honor
"
School ; I refer to the practice of giving
two for the
the School Football Teams ; say four caps for the first fifteen, and
e would be
incentiv
an
adopted,
were
practice
this
second. I feel sure that if
than for the
given to our boys to play rather for the honour of the School
inserted in
mere pleasure derivabl e from the game. Hoping that this will be
your next issue.
I am, yoar obedient servant, LEONA .
To the Editors of the Sydneian.
very much obliged if you will grant me n little
be
DEAR Srns,-I shall
himself
space to reply to some remarks made by a correspo ndent signing
."
" rEquitas
is only
As I have the honour to be a member of the Sports Committ ee, it
committee.
natural that I should resent any groundk ss accusations against the
ndent
In the first place, I shall he very much gratified if your correspo
with the
would mention the names of any '' six boys who played regularly
of the
Second Eleven." It would be interesti ng to know what became
Saturday , v.
patriotic six in the match which was to h:we taken place, one
"cried-o ff"
the Iona. C.C. It might be mention ed that this match had to be
play.
because thti committ ee could not possibly get together a team to
rth
Again, could the Second Eleven which was sent to play the Glentwo
one?
tative
represen
a
called
be
)
Saturday
a
on
(also
Ashfield
at
C. C.
the
And again, perhaps your conespo ndent forgets the match against
Eleven
Second
the
on
names
the
all
when
Crown-s treet Public School C.C.,
in the
list were scratche d out, with the exceptio n of one (a committ eeman)
14
team and one of the emergencies. The reason for this most dishonourable
action was that an hour only was to be granted to play the match, instead of
the wistfully looked-for half-holiday. The excuse given was that there would
be insufficient time to play the match out. But it is most extraordinary that,
when these boys found out that another team had been mustered together of
boys who were willing to play for the honour of the School, and that the
services of the individuals who had so kindly erased th eir names were to be
dispensed with in the future, they most gallantly offered their aid to vanquish
the Crown-street C.C.
In the match against Second Newington a really strong team was sent
into the field. A trifling circumstance, however, connected with this match
was tbat a "half" was given to the players.
As these are the only matches since Christmas, perhaps even " JEquitas"
himself will be convinced of the utter absurdity of his statement.
As to the ''energy " of the committee, perhaps " JEquitas '' thinks that
we should do nothing except consult his own convenience. If, however.
".t.Equitas" be willing, I shall be most happy to resign my place in the
committee in favour of him, and then we would be sure to have the interests
~f the School consulted in every possible manner by this self-denying and
most grossly ill-treated person.
The 'most amusing part of his letter is where he remarks that the Second
Eleven have the honour of the School to keep up. That passage is really
rich. We find how much the Second Eleven cared for the honour of the
School by merely referring to the matches mentioned above. Their patriotic
spirit was amply shown on those occasions.
I notice that, in another letter, "1Equitas" makes some remarks concerning the grievances under which some Forms labour in connection with
the Cup Matches. It is a wonder to me that be condescended to waste his
time in offering a suggestion of this kind to such an inenergetic and worthless
-0ommittee.
However, I can assure "1Equitas" that his suggestion shall not be forgotten next season.
In conclusion, although I am convince'.! that "1Equitas" writes from really
well-intended motives, yet I think that it is a pity he has not a better method
of showing it.
I am, &c., J. M. P.
To the Editors of the Syclneict?i.
Srns,-I think that if thtJ Committee would purchase another Cup, to
be placed in the class-room of the winner, it would act as a stimulant to boys
to go out and play in the so-called "Cup Matches." As it is at present. the
boys would rather have the hrmr to practice on the play-ground; consequently
the captain of the Form cannot get up a t eam. If the funds of the Committee
cannot afford such extravagance, I think the boys in the competing classes
would by subscription raise the required amount.
I am, &c., GAMECOCK.
DEAR
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To the Editors of the Sydneian.
ors
Srns,-In your la.st issue I not.iced that one of your most constant contribut
Com·
Story
"Prize
a
of
idea.
the
grounds)
nt
insufficie
ridiculed (on very
he
petition." Perhaps, like R.C.L. and A Last Year's Upper School Boy,
of
accounts
ting
uninteres
with
filled
pages
of
array
endless
would prefer an
come
cricket and football matches. Passing over this little bit of "irony," I
to his objection that the condition of the Sydneian's funds prevents the editors
the
from offering a prize. Does not your talented young friend understan d that
increase of circulatio n, which would follow the introduct ion of the story,
prize
would probably suffice to pay expenses, for, a.s I have already ea.id, the
nejld not be of much value.
As for the "farce,'' I a.m not surprised that " the scheme fell through,"
hut I feel satisfied that a. "story" would prove a different thing.
PIGINANA.
To the Editors of the Sydneian.
I have noticed
Srn.~ 1 -In my frequent nocturnal wanderin gs a.bout the world,
from
th<>.t certain small boys are in the habit of abstractin g the india-rub ber
the basins, which, having indeed been done the basins themselve s become
broken, and the magnanim ous work of the trustees is set a.t nought. Wherethe
fore it is my opinion that certain small boys should desist by how much
ourselves
maywa.sh
spirits
old
we
that
remove,
ber
less they may the india-rub
with enjoymen t. Therefore, indeed, have I written this epistle being afraid
lest breakage should be set down therefore to the "cat."
I remain, &c., "GREAT ClESAR' S GHOST! "
To the Editors of the Sydneian,
like to suggest that
DEAR Sms,-No w that the winter is coming on I would
at considerable
boys,
four
let
to
year
ea.ch
the School, instead of being content
expense to themselves, represent the School in the race for the Mayor's
Challenge Cup, should at once hold a meeting and decide to form a Rowing
e of
Club in connection with the School. I am sure that if a.n energetic committe
fifteens
either
in
football
play
not
do
and
rowing
in
interest
an
take
who
boys
were formed and circulars were printed and sent to the parents of present
start
pupils and also to old Sydneian s informing them of their intention to
and
help
their
for
asking
and
School
the
with
n
a. Rowing Club in connectio
subscriptions, a considerable sum of money would be raised, which, when
start
added to the subscripti ons of intending members, would enable them to
the club in a very fair way.
The importanc e of having a Rowing Club, if the School is to take any
pa.rt in aquatics at all, cannot be too strongly urged.
16
The School, if it intends entering a crew for the Mayor's Cup this year.
should select boys who are willing to entirely give up cricket, tennis, football,
or whatever other !''lme they may play from the time they start training till
: believe there is a four now training for the St. Ignatius
the race is over.
Regatta, and that two of the crew are in the first fifteen. Now this ought not
to be, because if either of these two were to be hurt or strained at football
there would be no time to get boys to fill their place3 before the race.
Last December, the crew, of which I was a member, after having trained
hard and after having each subscribed £2 2s. to the Sydney Rowing Club in
order to train and pull in one of their boats, were prevented from pulling in
the race, as one of their number caught the measles five days before the raee.
Consequently the opposing crew had a row over for the race, which if we
had won would have given us the Cup for good.
Now, if there was a regular Rowing Club of the School these things
would not be. It is absolutely absurrl to think that a boy can in training for
a boat race also play football, a !fame in which one receives some strain or
hurt nearly every match.
Trusting that some one will take this matter in hand, and even if a Rowing
Club cannot be formed, that some alteration will be made in the present
I remain, S. L. K.
system of management.
CUP MATCHES.
To the Editors of the 8ydneicm.
DEAR Srns,-I see by your last issue, that ".<Equitas" complains of some
rule concerning " Cup" matches.
Now, as far as I recollect, on" rule in reference to the above, stated that
the Cup should be placed in the class-room of the winning team. May I
venture to ask if this rule was carried out last year?
In short, is there a Cup? If not, why style these matches ''Cup"
matches?
Hoping that some one will enlighten me on this point.
I remain, etc., "PRO BONO PUBLICO."
Trrn following is an extract from a letter from Alexander Oliver, F.fiq., M.A.:
-"A short time back I rearl in a number of the Sydneian something that
suggests this letter. The writer thought that the publication in the pages of
that little Maga.zine of a prize essay would popularize it. I think that was
the substance of his suggestion." Mr. Oliver offers to give a prize of £3 3s.
for either a Latin Essay or an English Verse Composition on the match
between Kemp and Hanlan. These exercises are to be given up on the first
day of next Term.
F. Cunninghame cl: Co., Printe1·s, 1411 Pitt Sti·eet, Sydney.