Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD. THE TRINITY COLLEGE SCEOOL BOY. ( Oiu of the Old Ones.) He ' s a young rara avis, He ' ll always behave as A mixture of angel and divi ; His manners are various, Temper |irecari()us, He ' s rollicking, reckless and civil. He ' s modest, courageous — His boldness outrageous — He ' s never just what you e.xpect him. Hut the more that you see Ot what he can be. The more you will always respect him. He ' s slow to offend, Hut ([uick to defend When his honour and courage are doubted. He ' ll give his last penny (That ' s if he has any), And never care twopence about it. In fight or in play He goes in to stay Till his best is done, you may depend, For in fight or in play There ' s only one way — To play the game out to the end. He ' s loyal and true . nd he never could do Any cowardly action or mean; For the one, single rule, That is taught in the School Is P ' ear God and Honour the Queen. But this young mm avis ' ill alwavs behave as A mixture of angel and t ivi ,- He ' s proud and he ' s courteous, Mischievous, virtuous. Rollicking, reckless and civil. THE FOOTBALL SEASON OF 1897. Though it may not l)e pleasant to write down last season as unsuccessful, we can hardly do otherwise. Many things were against us; but lack of material, owing to the unusually large loss of old players, was, per- haps, the one most felt. Of the 1896 xv, there remained Haldwin, Duggan, Osier, Brown, Maclaren and Hammontl, a good enough nucleus if we had had more material behind it. Three matches were played, but an the games are now ancient history, a very brief survey will be sufficient. On Octolur yih we went out to Peterborough and met a XV that was much too strong for any school team, comprising as it did, several men who h.id played in Senior League matches. The score, 3 1 to o, speaks for itself; but at the same time it was a most plucky exhibition on the part of the School xv. i ' he way Reid collared the opposing halves was a treat ; he only missed his man once, and played to the end wh ' en he must have been in consiilerable pain. Patterson max and the ever ready Brown also showed u[) well. Mac- laren was absent and his loss was severely felt. Our next match was at Rcselale, vs. 15. R. C , and there too we suffered a bad de- feat ; perhaps the less said of the match the better. The XV seemed to get discouraged and lose their judgement after the first half was over, and tliough individuals did well at times, there was almost a total lack of team play. We met U. C. C. on our own grounds on Nov. 13. Again we had a good man absent, Patterson max, who was laid up for the sea- son, and the xv, though they did not win the g.ime, certainly recovered their prestige, and at half-time it was anybody ' s game Duggan at half and Martin at quarter were perhaps the particular stars. The latter was chosen from the Junior xv at the last nViment and amply justified his selection. Scovel made his first appearance and did splendid work, while Os- ier, Brown and Maclaren also deserve men- tion. The score was 14 to 3 in their favour. A word must be said for Darling, of U. C. C, who played all through the game with a bad knee, and was invaluable to his side. The game was the pleasantest we ever remember, and to see the way Petherbridge handled his team was a treat : no rougli- ness, no disputing decisions, no talking; it was a s|)ortsman ' s game from start to finish. So much for our first xv. The Juniors have a very different tale to tell, thanks to the unwearying coaching of Mr. Nightingale. The School owe him a deep debt of gratitude, for on the youngsters depends the future of the game here. It was a pleasure to see them play; the passing was accurate, the kicking well-timed and judicious, and thp collaring augurs well for future years. One feature that was particularly noticeable was the intense enthusiasm ; almost every day saw a game, and a game played for all it was worth. The xv went to Lakefiekl, which is

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD. THE OLD BOYS ' DINNER. After a lapse of some years, tlie Old Boys ' Dinner has liceii riviveii, ami the | r )ni( ters of the rally which was held at Wehh ' s on Jan- uary 4th, have every reason to feel gratified with the success of their efforts. It is good for us, now and then, to feel again the warmth of earlv friendships, and to stir u| the past, when the pulse was heatinj; liigh with ambitious hopes, and it is deeply interesting, moreover, to hear again of those who once shared our lives. I ' he dear old never-to-be- forgotten stories of our School days, too, are always worth re-telling, and never lose by the repetition. Those who met on this occasion to do honour to their old School were so imbued with the spirit of fellowship, that the most perfect harmony prevailed. Even during the early courses, the gootl-humour broke out spontaneously in a vocal acconi|)animent to the stirring strains of the orchestra, and dur- ing the intervals between song and speech, snatches of old School and College choruses were to be heard on all sides. Excelltiit songs were contributed by Dr. Crawfnrd Scadding, Mr. Wyly (irier and Captain Barker. Professor C L. Worrell, who is Presulenl of the Old Boys ' .Vssociation, fulfilled the duties of chairman in a most charming manner, and the speech in which he proposed the toast of the .School was in every way worthy of the occasion. The speech of the evening was, of course, 1 )r. Bethune ' s. He was in a most happy vein. Reminis- cences, School history and distinctions, and even statistics were all of a delightful interest. One remark that must be recorded was that, as Head Master, he has had nearly 1300 boys under his care. His speech throughout was greeted with enthusiasm, and rousing cheers went up ar he resumed his seat. Dr. Parkin, responding to the toast of Sister Schools, given by Provost Welch, defended with earn- estness (as did the proposer) the existence of such institutions as his and our own. Others who had charge of toasts were Chancellor Allan, Kev. Professor Jones, E. D. Armour, Q. C, Kirwan Martin and Rev. O. H. Broughall. .Ml spoke eloquently, and met with that hearty recejition which can only come from an after-dinner audience. E. D. Armour regaled the company with very en- tertaining stories of the Weston days, while Rev. (;. H. Broughall proved himself a repos- itory of all kinds of strange information re- garding the whereabouts and doings of Old Boys. The ' ice-chairs were occupied hy Frank Darling and .Mexis Martin, to who.se energetic action, together with that of the Honorary Secretary, H. C. Osborne, the success of this New Year ' s gathering was mainly due. The Guests of the Evening were ; — Rev. I ' rof. Wnrrcll (President), Kev. Dr. Hclliune, flim. Ch.-.ncellor .All.Tii, l ' rovii.st Welch, Kev. Dr. Jones, Dr. I ' arkin (lle.- cl Mnsler uf U C. C). Below will he found the list of guests of individual members of the Association and of Old Boys present. E. Wyly (jrior, Capt. McKay, I. K. Osborne, J. II. Phillips, Dr. Ciawford .Sc.nilrii g, A H. .Scaife (Kdiiiir ul The Province), K D. .• rniour, C. M. Bald- win, L. II. Baldwin, E. Bayley, II. (. Belhiine, A. M. Belhune, K. Bethunc, C. Bogerl, Kev. G. II. Broughall, E. A. Canipi.ell, K. C. Cassells, Kev. E. C. Cayley, J. II. Collinson, Frank Darling, E. D.avidson, V. J. Douglas, W. K. Ferguson, (Iwyn Francis, N. F. (Sooch, D. F. Ilagarly, P. E, lleniicrsoii, J. B. Holland, A. I,. Ireland, (Juy Ire- land. I. lellelt.D. O. K. Jones. N. C. Jones. II. M. l.iiunl, T. II. Jones, D ' .Arcy Marlin, Alcvis Martin, Kirnan Martin, F. J. .S. Martin, E. L. Middlelnn, Leonard McMurray, K. ,S. Morris, A. P. Nasmith, F. F.Nasmith, H. C. Osborne, J. E. K. Osborne, (Jonlon Osier, C. H. Plumnier, T. H. Plumnicr, C. J. Price, V. Robin, D. W. Saunders, J. Grayson Smith, II. E Smith, G E. Spragge, A. B. Slcn- nett, H. Strickland, R.Sweny, II.S.Thorne,E. M. Watson, M. Whitehead, A. B. W ' ilkie, C. S. Wil- kie, J. A. Worrell. I etters of regret were received from Kev ' d J. O. Miller, (lle.ad Master of Bishop Kidley College), Sheriff Hope. H. II. Travers Lewis and several oilRrs. Chess. — Chess is the order of the day, and a club has been formed with Rev. C.. H. Broughall for President and Harris and Saun- ders for a Committee. We understand that there is to be a champion and a bodyguard of si. . . ' correspondence game is to be played with I.t-nnoxville, the result of which will be published in the Recorii. We wish the new club every success. PREFr;cTS. The Head-Master has ap)- pointed the following Prefects: G. St.G Bald- win, C. E. Duggan, E. . . Hammond and |. R. Maclaren. The Senior Prefect is (i. R. Hindes, last year ' s Bronze Medallist.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD. always surh an t-njoyalile trip, thanks to the kiniint ' ss and hospitahiy of Mr. and Mrs. Mackcn ic, and swamped tlicir opponents liy a score ot 3J to S, and succeeded in beating tiie Town Third xv. twice. It is invidious to pick out any for special mention, l)ut the H.ick division, I ' ier- cy, I.ucas, Waison, Rathbun niaj. and the wee quarter, Avery, were c.ipital. ( louinlock and Auston m.ike two gooil scrummagers and know their work ; Plummer niin., I ' atterson maj. and Ramsay maj. also promise well. We suLjgest as the liest method of showing their appreciation, that these youngsters, when they rise to the dignity of the xv, hring home a series of victories over U. C. C. and Ridley. And now what lessons are we to learn from the year ' s experience? Of course we are handicapped ' ly b ing so far away from a football c ;ntre, but there are some things which we can rectify. We never have a back division at T. C. S , and it is high time that we began to train boys specially lor this pur- pose. ny boy that shows promise should be most carefully looked alter all through the school and encounged. He should be taught to catch, and made to prac- tice this as well as kicking and collaring, and kept among boys of his own calibre until he has gained strength and confidence. Another fault that needs amending is the slackness at practice. Boys turn up late with absolutely no reason, and when they do come have often not taken enough trouble to find out on whose side they are, and in the practices there is generally a marked absence of following up and rcilly hard work. Again there is the old fault that we seldom get to work at once. Even in matches, the play is very slack for the first few minutes. We seldom see boys practising collaring and catching ; the inability to catch tells heavily against us every year and only hard practice will remedy this. The failure to back up ' is another great fault and has lost us many P,nints; this can and must be rectified. There is also a tendency to practise and rely too much on gags, ' ' probably so called be- cause the side gets paralyzetl n trving to put them into e.xec.ition. There is but one rule for football as? for any other game; play the g.ime till you drop. A clean, straightfor- ward game is far the best and most paying in the end. Don ' t do too much training; a schoolboy should always be in good condi- tion; all that is necessary is to keep away from the tuck, to e.schew candies, pastry, ice cream and such like snares, and, may we add it, to keep out of detention. Practice should not be too long, twenty minutes each way, when we play on whole school day.s, is quite enough, provided everybody plays his hardest, on hall holidays the full time can be played; but it cannot be said too often that for a practice to do any good it must be vig- orous and keen, better none at all than a half- hearted practice. I ' lay u]), and play the game ! I ' he future of football just now is particularly bright, and two years should give us a grand team if present promises are ful- filled. The season of 1897 was not our best, but if it teach us to observe and practi.se some of the ()oints alluded to it will not be the least valliable in experience. The following were the xv : — Rack, G. St. G Baldwin, { ' 96- ' 97) ; Half-back.s, H. G. Brunton, ( ' 97) ; C. E. Duggan, ( ' 95 ' 96- ' 97) 5 W. I,. Reid, ( ' 97) ; Quarter-back, C. S. Mar- tin, ( ' 97) ; Scrummage, H. F. Osier, ( ' 97); F. V. B. Ridout, (97) ; F. Gerow, ( ' 97); Wings, R. J. Maclaren, ( ' 96- ' 97), outside; E. A. Hammond, ( ' 96- ' 97) outside; F. R. Scovel, ( ' 97) inside : A. H. Brown, ( ' 96- ' 97) inside; J. C. Patterson. ( ' 97) middle ; E. A. Skill, ( ' 97) middle; XC. Kitson, ( ' 97) middle ; E. J. L). Clarke, ( 97) miildle, played in all matches and as substitute for Patterson against U. C. C. He was given his cap, wh ich he certainly deserved. The Rev. J. Carter was heard of at the re- cent Church ongress in Nottingham. The Rev. F. DuMoulin is rector of a church on Euclid Avenue in (Cleveland. J. (). Brown is to be ordained shortly to a curacy at Old- ham, England. Mr. J. E. Birch, an old master, is now at the head of the Dominion College of Music in Ottawa, and .Mr. V. E. Green has just been appointed organist of a large church in Erie. Pa. Mr. E. L. Curry IS still at the High School in Montreal. ' The work now being done in Japan by Kennedy and Kakuzen, was specially noticed in the Epi|ihany . ppeal for Foreign Missions. Our old friend Mrs Rowe is also in Japan, engaged in Missionary Work. ' I ' he Church at Nagoy.i, to the building fund of which we sub cribed, has been completed, and is now open for Divine Service.