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The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities — John Shaqi

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The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

Name: The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities
Author: Farmer, John Stephen

Farmer, John Stephen

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1867. COLLINS, _The Public Schools_, p. 100. Bagshawe even went so far
  as to rebuke one of the monitors for rising in Mr. James’ presence;
  and when told that it was by Mr. Busby’s order, desired him to write
  that down on his BILL; a proceeding equivalent, as Mr. Busby declared,
  and as Westminster and Eton men will perhaps agree, to ordering the
  head-master up for corporal punishment.

  1876. BRINSLEY RICHARDS, _Seven Years at Eton_. Some of the small boys
  whom this delightful youth tempted to ape his habits, had often
  occasion to rue it when they staggered back to College giddy and sick,
  carrying with them a perfume which told its tale to their tutors, and
  caused them to be put in the BILL.

    2. (Harrow).—The “call-over” of the whole school on
    half-holidays; at 4 P.M. in summer, at 4.15 P.M. in other
    terms. Whence BILL-BOOK = the book—the list of the school in
    order of forms—from which BILL is called; BILL-ORDER = the
    order of the school as in the BILL-BOOK; BILL-MONITOR = a
    member of the “First Fourth” who is in charge of the paper
    on which monitors sign their names during BILL. Also used at
    Westminster.

  1867. COLLINS, _The Public Schools_, p. 284. His pupils were chiefly
  boys of rank, and during Thackeray’s time had been exempted from
  appearing at BILLS. Sumner stopped this privilege, to the great
  disgust of Dr. Glasse and some of his aristocratic friends. Earl
  Radnor even threatened to “ruin the school” if Sumner refused to give
  way; but the new head-master was firm. Lord Dartmoor, on the other
  hand, supported him, and removed his sons into his House from
  Glasse’s, who was beaten in the struggle, and left Harrow. _Ibid._,
  293. At the time of his appointment he was only twenty-six, but his
  reputation as a scholar stood very high. It is enough to say that
  under his rule Harrow has increased in numbers, and certainly not lost
  in reputation. The last BILL-BOOK contains 492 names.

  1899. _Public School Mag._, Dec., p. 446. The uniformity of daily life
  at Harrow was interrupted by a pleasant interlude not long ago. The
  Chinese Ambassador paid a visit to the school. His Excellency made an
  inspection of the school buildings, and was finally cheered at BILL.


*Bill-brighter*, _subs._ (Winchester).—A small fagot used for
    lighting coal fires in kitchen. [From a servant, Bill
    Bright, who was living in 1830.]

The Public School Word-book: A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

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