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1923 Easter

Easter 1923 (Aged 18)

I returned to Winchester on 17th January and was again up to Blore in VI Book B. The results shewn being Divinity 13/20, History 14/18, I also did Latin and Greek with him. He reports: “He shows huge intelligence and judgement in his answers in class, but his written work is hardly ever among the best. His gifts of expression are still backward and undeveloped. Has been working well from week to week and shows plenty of interest.
Math k 1/19 Mr Hunter reports “very good, shows marked mathematical ability in dealing with a new subject and did an excellent exam”.
French 9/19 Blore reports “has put in good work and made progress”.
Rendall says “I am well content with his progress. His mind seems to be alert”.
Robertson also reports that I have done well by him and the house, we had no trouble during the half.
I came home for leave out, to find only Veronica and Michael, the rest being away at
BoughroodPossibly Boughrood, Powys. Quite close to Uncle Eustace at Llansantffraed. There may be a connection…
.
I played house football but we were a bad side.
Home to Daneshill, where we played golf during the earlier part of the very wet holidays and lawn tennis later, with some

Common Time 1923

House fee7310
Books2211
Hair2
Shoes152
Tailor28
Chemist2
Cycle11
OTC6
Journeys10
Battens11
Luggage2
Library5
Concert36
Subs8
£81193

good games of hockey at Shenfield.
I went to Farnham for Ben’s coming of age dance staying with the Goshchens at Dullington.
Two days at Oxford for matriculation enabled me to defeat the examiners.