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Vol. II. FEBRUARY, 1900oo. No. 5. '- BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE. Urisbant: OUTRIDGE PRINTING COMPANY. 39S QUEEN STREET. 1900. S Brisban e rammar |ehoo CONTENTS OF No. 5, VOL. II. Page. School Institutions ... ... ... ... 5 Editorial ... ... ... ... 7 A Gallant Old Boy ... .. ... *.. Orange Blossoms ... .. ** Prize Day ... ... ... ... 9 Annual Entertainment ... ... ... ... o Special War Correspondence ... *** - * Letters from Celebrities ... ... .. .* 5 History Lectures ... ... ... * I Debating Society ... ***. .. Librarians' Report ... ... ... '9 Handball ... .. ... ... *** * 9 Prize Competition ... ... ...... * I 9 Jottings by the Way ... ... .. List of Subscribers ... ... .. * 2I 21 Annual Athletic Sports ... ... ... .. Cadets ... ... ... .. ... ... 24 Cricket ... ... .. ... ..* 25 Past Grammar School Football Club ... ... 27 Old Boys' Association . ... ... ... 27 29 Sports Donations... ... ... ... ... Correspondence ... ... ... **. ... 29 Subscriptions to Byrnes Memorial Screen ... • 30 Scool Committee. I(ON. TKEAS'RER ... ... ... Ml. T. E. JONIS Dl.E,,<ATKS TO Q.C.A. MESSKS. T. E. joNss, G. GR oss, J. CowAN (C'IIKETCAPTAIN ... ... ... S. LIGHTOl.LER FIOTHIAIL CAPTAIN ... ... ... .. A. I)ENNIS COMMITTEE ... I)EXIS, \\EI~O , E. T. CAMI,ELL, DAVIES Other Captains. itD CRICKET CAPTAIN ... ... ... ... GRAHAM 1RD ,, , .. ...... C. C. ~V':EISTER 4TN ,, ... ... * H. KI.s HI RV aIN FOOTBALL CAPTAIN ... ... ... ... I'TLEK Librariuns. .i. \'~sLos ANI) G. F. McDoXALD. B.G.s. .laSczi.ne. EnernO ... .. ... S. KlSuRv MASA(.K ... ... ... ... 1M. K. CARSON Cadt Corts. MAl)o .. ... .. .. ... MI. RHo CAIf*AIS ... ... ... ... ... M . GROSS Liak liNaXTs ... J. E. N. wo(, C. HerLallGE, C. J. \' eto, 1'. 'OKKEST ColMAIIR. GKANTns .. .. joi AN' HIALk PINsfrMAnT ... ... ... ... ... O HA AN C' ns . ... ... *.. ..* 1AA IES Plsot« tT ... ........ ... l. ( MAKIS, se(.PKaeUDksT ... UK.GNP BFIID AND J. JACKSON IcRkTAV ... ... S.Kix.ut'Iv Brisbane Grammar School " " SMAGAZIN > Il duisled Thi Ti urs a ea,'. I'ol. II. F il:Iil A IKI' , 1< ,),. .\',. J. Subscriptions, Is. rid per annum, or is. (,d. posted, are payable to the Business Manager, K. CAsoN, Boys (;ramm;r School. The Editor will \welcome contributions or correspondence from present or past menibers of the School. Subscribers are requested to inform the Iu'isinss Manager of any change of .IlMress. diorial. UOLR readlers will notice that the present numbir is muIh larger than usual, Ibesides being illustrate I. This enlargement is ,liue to a varietv of causes; among others to the space taken up I,\ " Letters from ('elebrities," and I>\ Dr. Dods' account ;aaf sur- gton's part in the South African struggle. Both of these will, w,- think, interest our subscrilers, young andi old. l'or the use of the illustration we are indebted to Mr. Darbyshire, of the " Queensland- .r." We take this opportunity of acknowledging his courtesy. The three letters from celebrities are worth reading, for the opinions they *contain, and for the glimpse each gives of the character of the writer. We heartily congratulate our late editor, R. C. Roe, on his brilliant ichiivements in the Sydney Senior. Before our next number sees the light, he will be well on his way to England. It is al.nost needless to assure him how heartily his schoolfellows wish him su'- <ess, both during and after his University career. Edwin ('rilps \ oi es the grievances of his fellow handl-allists in the letter pullished turther on. \\'e have received an article from H. Jensen, whi:'h lack (fI space compels us to keep for a future numb.er In the list of successful Juni(or caminlidates lpublished in cur last Jisue we omitted the name of F. W\'atts. We must apologise tor an- ,ther fault in our last issue, andl that is the mangled form in which 'le Latin inscription on the Sir ('. Lilley memorial tablet appeared. 8 Bri.ha(ne (rin nar Schil Magafine. A GOllant Old Boy. ROM over the seas there has come the report of one of those daring, heroic deeds that seem to touch some electric current in us all, that fill us with fiery enthusiasm for the hero. This time, an old (;rammar School boy is the actor, and the scene South Africa. Captain ' . C. M. Sellheim. Adjutant of the Kennedy Regi- ment, was acting in this capacity on Lord Methuen's staff. The General was advancing to relieve Kimberley, and, on reaching the Modder River a large force of Boers oppllosedl them. Hetween the foes lay the deep), wi(le river. Information was wanted. Instantly Cap:ain Sellheim and Colonel ('odrington dlashed into the river, fol lowed by a dozen of their men ; side Iv side they swam, and fearlessly faced the storm of Ibullets. As they were coming Iback. two of the gallant fellows that hadl risked life and limb with them began to sink. Thoughtless of self, the two heroes caught the drowning men, and safely landled them. As Queenslanders, we are proud of our hero,; as Grammar School boys, we are proud( of our (,l( i ,oy. Lo.,ng lift and every honour to the heroic Captain ' Oranye Blossoms. N Wednesday, 24 th January, at St. T'homas's ('hurch. Toowong. Mr. F. S. N. Bousfield, second head master of this school, was married to Miss M. J. Roberts, formerly resident on the stafi of the Girls' Grammar School. Mr. Boustield is an old Winchester boy, and a Classical Scholar of Lincoln College. Oxford. He is ont of the most popular and best respected teachers in this school. Mi-- Roberts is the daughter of the Rev. J. Roberts and Mrs. Roberts. of ('hassia, Assam. Among the presents received were numerotu gifts from old pupils, living here or in the old country. The masters of the Grammar School presented a silver afternoon tea service and tray. The boys of the Fifth and Sixth Forms gave a silver and glass fruit dish, and the members of the School Debating Society followed suit with a serviceable pair of opera glasses. We all wish Mr. an,' Mrs. Housfield the very best of happiness in their married life. ,-,St, ool Four for , 1, ., - ]) I T:V' 1) . \li'l l,( li )t'(;ll ( \.111 \lt M, 11 (!., ])I(I.1III. 14 rl~l, I, ( ), . CAIN i OKE). ::: • :. " . )t)\\.I.I. N IA, (. A 1 NNI. .. CX,.Ii.-\N (sTl oKE . I I(li \ M I(k .\ .. M I.;IR l (( x): I~i. NS . liri.srinc iramonnuir S'IUKo! Maii!laine. 9 Prize Day. M R. Roe in his report criticised .strongly the action of those citi- zens who seek to " belittle the work done at the Queensland (;rammar Schools, wito a strange 'erversion of facts and tig- ures, which is inexcusable in the face of the reports which have this \ear been presented by the schotols to the Ediucation Department." Passing on, Mir. Roe declared himself to be a supporter of the resolution foir the inspection of (;riiammar Schools. The detailed schol report came next. " The numbers on the rcll have been -- for the first quarter, 209 ; sectnd quarter, 215 ; third quarter, 209 ; fourth quarter, 199. l'he average is o208, as against 214 for lprevious year. As the decrease in the number of State scholars was 22, more sulipport than usual has been receivedl from the Brisbane public. The average daily attendance has been 94.2 ler cent. The services of an addhli- tional master have bIeen secured for the Lower Modlern School, andl it is proposed to allow the Modern Sch,ool t substitute a Ibranch of cience for a modern language." The ('ivil Service ('lass came in for its share of notice, and the alteration in the conditions of the exam. was briefly touched on. Mr. Roe then hurled a small thun- lerlolt on the listening audience. He said : " The greatest cause of failure in boys' school lives is, in my experience, the practice of going out after tea, instead of being kept stealilv at work at home in the evening." In connection with the social life ,of the school, " Micky" ('allan received some hearty words of praise for his services s football captain and stroke of the rowing team. A brief mention of the ('adet Corps opened the way for a publlic recognition of ('aptain Vic- tor Sellheim's heroism in South Africa. ()ur special prize Ihas, as before mentioned, been awarded to ('alow. " The ()lld Bovs' Associa- tion has continued a steadlv growth, until its members have reached 326, and a number of successful social meetings have been held. In answer to a circular sent round hIv me to the memlbers of the association, about £35 has hitherto been received or promised to- wards the erection of an honour screen in our hall. containing the names of the prize-winners since the foun lation tof the school, as a memorial to the Hon. ''. J. Bvrnes. Twice that sum is needed to c'arry out the original design in its entirety, and I trust that the Ial- ance may soon Ie forthcoming, now that it is known more is needed." '" The i.llev (old Medal has been awar ded fr the second time in succession to R. ('. Roe. who also wins the (',ockle I'rize foir mathe- matics. The Lilley Silver Medal for the L'pper School has been gained 1,v Burgess, and that of the Lower School 1 v Sampson. whose work all round exhibits great promise. The school scholarships for the year have been awarded as follows:-( n Burgess. (2) Hamilton, (3) i\'eedon. (4) O'Hagan, (5) Campbell, (6) Dennis, and ('. \V. Roe as prox. ace." Sir Samuel Griffith said he was glad to learn that arrangements for the Girls' School had been made which would place it, in all pro- 1o Bri.vbane Girammer Nrehol Maa:i'.. balbilitv, on the highest footing in ever\ respect as a school for young ladits, and as a seat of education in Queensland. He counselledl those Iboys who were leaving not to run away with the ntion that they haldIinishedl their edlucation Iecause they were leaving schoolI.