Once more we thank our contributors for their support, and are glad to announce that our last number was received with a little more enthusiam. Still we cannot sell 200 copies, and are obliged to diminish our order to 150. This clearly shows that the school cannot do their duty towards their magazine, for if every member of the school purchased but one copy we should soon dispose of 200.

Football came to an end after the Denstone match, and has given place to Tennis and Runs. On reviewing the past season we appear not to have been very successful, at least on paper. When, however, we consider our weight and size in comparison with those of our opponents, we may say that we have done very creditably. In our match with Denstone we did not do nearly so well as last term—a result due to the fact that the Denstonians played on their own ground, and had received some additional strength in the shape of an excellent.

The introduction of Tennis was thought to be a good plan for lessening the "slowness" of the end of the Spring term, but football has been stopped some little time now, and very little tennis has been played. The weather, certainly has not been very favourable, but still there have been some fine days when nothing has been going on, and it has even been rumoured that a half-holiday was refused on that very account.

One or two good runs have taken place, and we are glad to see very much larger fields turn out than in former years. Perhaps this is due in some measure to masters taking a prominent part in them. Fives is prospering fairly well, and some Handicaps are now being played. The annual House v. Town, we hear has been fixed for Saturday, March 29.

SCHOOL NEWS.

The annual Athletic Sports will be held (weather permitting) on Thursday and Friday, April the 3rd and 4th. The School will separate on Saturday the 5th, and meet again on Tuesday the 29th. The next Entrance Examination will be on Monday the 28th.

Dr. Purdie has presented the Library with a copy of "Oratores Attici," in 15 volumes.

Field has been awarded an Exhibition and Sizarship at St. John's College, Cambridge, as a result of the Cambridge Local Examinations, in which he was 1st. of all the senior candidates in classics.

The following is the list of those who have passed the Cambridge Local Examinations:

Seniors-2nd Class-FIELD, (distinguished in Latin and Greek, and excused Part I. of the previous examination.) Juniors-1st Class-Así, ma., (distinguished in Science.) HENDERSON, (distinguished in Latin.) YOUNG, T. ma., (distinguished in Latin

and French.)

BENNETT, the newly-elected Middle School Scholar, (distinguished in Mathematics.)

2nd Class-SCRIVENER, W. M., (distinguished in French.)

3rd Class-Baxter, Mosley, WOOD, H. E. mi. WOOD
T. B. ma.

Satisfied-BUTTERS, GARLICK, MALKIN, MEAKIN, ma.
MOORCROFT, PAGET, T. L. mi., REEVES, J. S., ma.,
RUSSELL, SANT.

Satisfied in English and Religious Knowledge-COE.
Passed--between 16 and 17-WALKER, C. ma.

Several gentlemen have promised subscriptions towards the purchase and setting up of a set of gymnastic apparatus, horizontal and parallel bars, etc.; and a committee of masters is considering the most eligible place in the Close for a site.

The new Drill Instsuctor of the Volunteers has, with the consent of Captain Udall, been appointed Drill Sergeant to the School,

THE MUSICAL SOCIETY give its fourth Concert on Saturday, February 16th. Judging from the applause of the audience, the concert must have been a decided success, as almost every piece was received with shouts of encore," though, of course, time did not allow many of them to be performed twice. The

opening piece, a duet by Mrs. Gostick and Mr. Salt, was perhaps one of the best pieces on the programme. The vocal duet which followed, given by Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Dakyns, was also much enjoyed by the audience. The other most successful pieces were the Gavotte given by the Band, which was loudly encored; Swinton's Solo, "Jack's Yarn," and Briggs', mi, Violin Solo. The whole concert, in fact, went very fairly well.

The next Concert followed on March 8th, and was quite as successful as the previous one. Both the part songs passed off well, as did, in fact, all the singing; "My Sweet Dorabella," sung by Messrs. Cooper, Phillips and Salt, "Twickenham Ferry," by Mrs. Phillips, and the duet given by Mrs. Dakyns and Swinton, being all encored In the instrumental part of the programme, Poole ma.'s Pianoforte Solo was conspicuous; it was very well played and loudly encored. So far, the Concerts, we are happy to say, have been in every way successful, and we earnestly hope they will continue so in future, as they seem to be much enjoyed by the greater part of the school.

OLD BOYS' CHRONICLE.

F. W. Clementson has been playing in the Sandhurst Football team, and R. J. Twyford, who is in the Middlesex team, has been honourably mentioned in several first-class matches round London this season.

J. Carruthers has joined the 3rd Staffordshire (King's Own) Militia.

Old Boys are earnestly requested to send address by post, for insertion in this Chronicle.

THE SCHOOL V. ST. CHAD'S COLLEGE, DENSTONE.

This match was played at Denstone on Saturday, February 17th. Soon after the kick off, the Denstone forwards who were playing down the hill ran the ball right down to our goal, and it was not very long before they carried it over the line and Makalua gained a try, but the kick was too much to one side to succeed. After the drop out, Sulley made a good run and was collared in our XXV, and after a few more minutes play, Farmer by a good run got in behind the post. From this try Towle kicked a goal. Before half time another try was gained by Bate from which Farmer kicked a goal.__The_play was mostly in our half of the ground, though once Paget by a good dribble took the ball over their goal-line and just missed gaining a try for us. After half time the rain came down in torrents and made the rest of the game very dirty. For a short time

play was more even and the game was kept more in the middle of the ground, but by degrees the ball was taken up the hill, and Farmer gained another try behind the posts from which Sulley kicked a third goal. Paget and Field now both made good runs for us, but though they passed all our opponents were collared before they could get very far. Soon after Boldero gained a fifth try close to the touch line, but no goal resulted. Here, owing to a mistake on the part of our umpire, time was called ten minutes too soon, and Denstone were left victors by 3 goals and 2 tries to nil. Our adversaries were better than we were all round, being both heavier in the scrummage and faster behind. For them Bate and Farmer behind, and Makalua and Foster in the scrummage played best, and for us Paget, Field, Walker and Meakin mi. behind, and Sharpe in the scrummage.

The following were the teams :

THE SCHOOL.-F. E. Swinton, W. L. Meakin (backs), D. T. B. Field, G. W. Booth ( backs), H. A. Paget (Capt.), A. H. Walker ( backs), G. E. Meakin, G. H. Woodall (backs), C. H. D. Sharpe, T. L. Paget, A. J. Hall, J. A. Strick, A. E. Ash, R. Menzies, and T. Redfern (forward).

DENSTONE.-A. Sulley (back), A. B. Pattison (Capt.), E. E. Farmer, A. W. F. Norton, J. P. Bate ( backs), F. A. Hibbert, R. H. Wilson (backs), A. F. Towle, J. A. Boldero, G. L. Bomford, M. E. P. Makalua, L. F. Ward, E. Forster, W. H. Pearson, A. C. Piianaia (forwards).

THE LAST VOYAGE OF LEMUEL GULLIVER.

CHAPTER IV.

The Buden Party, as I have before mentioned included almost all the inhabitants of Elevia. They restrained, as much as possible, the evil influences of the anti-Budenites, but were not always successful. In fact, their chief wish and desire was to raise the Sedon, which had, when I arrived, been only lately established to a level, with similar institutions in the neighbouring islands. To this end, a picked party of Sedoners annually visited the nearer establishments, where they contested with selected persons of the islands in games of courage and skill. If they were defeated by their opponents, as occasionally happened, they determined in the ensuing year that they would conquer them in their next visit. They were, however, on the whole very successful, especially during the time that I remained in their midst.

I have not as yet, I believe, stated why these men remained in the institutions. Their chief reason for doing so was to acquire knowledge; those who were older, and who knew more,

had authority over the others, and were called Lulders. Over these, directing the whole, was the Head-Lulder. I began about this time to keep a diary, from which I shall extract those portions calculated to interest and amuse. I had completely lost all reckoning of date. The year I supposed to be about 1730. I therefore used a system of my own, counting the days in

hundreds.

Hundred I. Day 76. "To-day I was again hindered by some foolish members of the anti-Buden division. I had walked out in the middle of the day for a short time, and on returning, I found I could not enter, as they were leaning against the door. They had similarly blockaded all the other doors, and I was kept waiting for some time. I often wonder how it is that the under-Lulders did not take some steps to put down these petty annoyances. To give them their due, when they do see anything of the kind, they suppress it, but it is very seldom that they are present when the annoyance occurs."

Hundred I. Day 84. "I have, I believe discovered the reason why many of the Sedoners do not wash off the ink which is often to be found on their hands and faces. They are not, as I supposed lazy, but take a pride in covering themselves, or one another with it, in fact, I have often seen two or more of them sit down some little distance apart, each having a supply of ink in front of him. Then they commenced what they called an "ink-tournament." If one succeded in throwing some ink on to the others face, he was applauded by the interested surrounders. I was, to-day, invited to join in one, but declined."

CHAPTER V.

I continue to make extracts from the diary I have before alluded to.

Hundred II. Day 4. Being desirous of returning to my native land, I, this day, spoke to the Head-Lulder on that subject. He said that he was perfectly willing, since he knew no one could be as happy anywhere as when in his own native land. But at his own request, I consented to remain three or four moons longer. To-day I witnessed a

strange sight during the time allowed for recreation. One of the Sedoners, who was of a very timid disposition, was being chased by a score or two of his companions. He fled like a hunted hare, and owing to his speed excelling that of the others, he escaped them. This though doubtless amusing to the pursuers, was evidently disagreeable to the pursued.