The Quirister, issue 3, March 1936.
edited by H Blackwell and AW Griggs
During February it was agreed upon that
a society should be formed which would
embrace the extra school activities of the
Choir School. Immediately an election was
held for positions: President – JWW West;
Secretary – AW Griggs; Editor – HAG
Blackwell; Museum Curator – R Manley;
Scrivener – IJ Buckland.
to Waterloo, where we were entertained at
the News Theatre, until it was time to return.
We arrived at Winchester by 8.45pm.
Museum Notes
This term owing to the enterprise of many
Quiristers, we were able to found a society.
One of the departments of the Society is
concerned with the institution and conduct
of the Museum, which has several sections,
Historical, Geological and a general section
containing objects of every day interest.
The committee is: W West and A Griggs,
ex-officio; and IJ Buckland and J Purkiss,
elected.
We have had two major debates, and both
times the motion was defeated. The motions
were:
(1) That History and English are dull,
detestable, wretched, abominable,
execrable and altogether worthless
subjects, which should be wiped
off the school curriculum, and an
unlimited amount of Science and
Mathematics substituted.
The motion was lost by 6 votes to 5,
the President having to use his casting
vote.
(2) That cheap fiction is absurd, and has a
harmful effect on Quirister essays.
The motion was lost by 8 to 2.
In the Natural History section there is a baby
alligator, an ostrich egg and a hippo’s tooth.
In one corner there is a moth cocoon, and
some butterflies of the West Indies. From the
same place there is also a carved coconut.
The Historical Section contains the Extreme
of Modern times symbolised by a modern
toy pistol used in the times of Edward VII,
and a Roman brick. A copper ashtray from
the ‘Victory’ also adorns this section which
also contains a considerable number of
models made by the Quiristers.
The General Section exhibits include
a number of foreign coins and a most
ingenious arrangement viz, a mummy case
pencil.
Visit to London
On the second leave out day of last half Mr
Pitt took a party of Quiristers to London.
We left at 7.30am arriving on the Waterloo
Station by 9.30am. From there we journeyed
to Westminster. Then we walked along
Whitehall arriving at Horse Guards Parade
by 10am and watched the changing of the
Guard. After this we went to Trafalgar and
South Africa House, where we viewed a few
models and products of that country. We
had lunch in the Regents Park Zoological
Gardens. In the afternoon we visited the
Science Museum and the Imperial Gallery.
Tea was served at Lyons Regent St. Having
seen Picadilly Circus by night, we returned
We sincerely hope that the Society will
progress in future terms as well as it has
in the last few months. Each day generally
brings its new exhibits. Moreover we hope
to make some cases in which to lodge the
exhibits.
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