SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS

The Oratory
WINNERS OF EIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED The following official announcement of the winners of scholarships to the Oratory School, Cavcrsham, has been received : Three open scholarehipa have been awarded to: C. arena-Mullen (St. Bede's School, Ilawloesyard■; J. Middleton (Penryn School, Edgbaston); D. Wilson (The Oratory Preparatory School).
Five closed eanlarships have been awarded to: Finch White ISL. Anthony's, Eastbourne); J. Garman (St. Louis, Banbury). B. Home (The Oratory Preparatory School); D. Leask (The Oratory Preparatory School), B. Mawe (Penryn School, adgbaston).
Wellbury Park
REVIEWS GOOD YEAR'S WORK AT SPORTS DAY
About 300 parents and friends were present at the annual sports at Wellbury, near Hitchin, Herts., on Saturday, July 1.
The prizes were given by Brigadier P. de Finblanque, D.S.O. In introducing him the headmaster, Mr B. E. Kenworthy-Browne, M.A., gave a resume of the work of the year, which included two open scholarships at Ampleforth, won by A. Stewart and G. Stewart, and a Royal Naval Cadetship by M. Ryland.
Ramsgate The Abbey School
HEADMASTER OF AMIPLEFORTH PRESENTS SPORTS PRIZES
The Right Rev. Dom Adrian Taylor, F.R.H.S., M.A., M.O., 0.S.B., Abbot of Ramsgate, presided at the distribution of prizes at the Abbey School, Ramsgate, on Saturday, July 1, and in a humorous speech extended a welcome to the many parents and other guests.
The prizes were distributed to the boys by the Rev. Dom Paul Nevill, M.A., 0.S.B., headmaster of Ampleforth College.
In his speech Fr. Nevill said that he had had ample opportunity to judge the Abbey School by its finished products; some fifty or sixty boys from Rarnsgate had passed through his hands, so that. he had formed a clear idea of the results of training at St. Augustine's.
The headmaster, the Rev. Dom David Parry, B.A., 0.S.B., reported a successful school year in all departments. The principal academic results were scholarships at Ampleforth, Douai, Beaumont and Cotton, and an Exhibition at Beaumont. The school had also been quite successful in sport.
Tea was served on the lawn, and the boys presented The Tempest in the school theatre, a performance which was worthy of the school's Shakespearian tradition.
Among those present were: the Right Rev. Bishop Thompson, 0.S.B., the Right Rev. Abbot T. E. Egan, 0.S.B., the Rev. Thomas Sherlock, MA., headmaster of St. Edmund's College, Ware, Count and Countess Rivarola, and Mr E. J. Carroll.
Farnborough Salesian College
THE ARMY BISHOP PRESENTS THE PRIZES AT SPORTS DAY
The annual Sports of the Salesian College, Farnborough, were held on Thursday last, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. The Right Rev. James Dey, D.D., D.S.O., Bishop-in-Ordinary to His Majesty's Forces, who was accompanied by the Rev. John Coghlan, MA., S.C.F. (Aldershot Command), presided and distributed the trophies and other awards at the close.
Parents and friends of the pupils were present in very large numbers, whilst the band of the Royal Army Medical Corps, by kind permission of Colonel W. H. O'Rlordan, 1VI.C., and officers, played musical selections during the afternoon.
The Inter-House Challenge Shield, awarded to the House with the highest aggregate of points, was won for the third year in succession by St. Hugh's House with a total of 220 points.
This House also provided the Victor Ludorum, W. Jordan, who also equalled the 100 yards record of 11 seconds set up by H. Wrangham (now Fr, Wrangham, S.C.) in 1923.
Ilford
MAYOR'S CASTING VOTE WINS DAY FOR CATHOLICS
The Mayor of Ilford (Councillor C. A. Farman) used his casting vote recently in favour of the proposal of the Very Rev. Canon Palmer, parish priest of SS. Peter and Paul, Ilford, that the Borough Council should contribute towards the cost of building a senior school for 320 children at a cost of 120,000.
The Education Committee had recommended a grant of 50 per cent, of the purchase price of 19,000 for the land, and of 75 per cent. of the £20,290 for the building. When the Borough Council divided on the motion, it was found that 17 members were in favour of the grant and 17 were against it. The Mayor used his casting vote in favour of awarding the grant.
Chertsey Salesian College
In brilliant sunshine, and with a record attendance of parents, friends and neighbouring clergy, school records were broken by the school captain at the annual sports of the Salesian College, Chertsey, Surrey, which were held in the college grounds on Saturday last.
There was keen competition for the house challenge cups, St. Dunstan's were again the winners.
The prizes were distributed by the Principal, the Very Rev. T. E. Payne, S.C., who thanked all those who had in any way helped to make the day such an outstanding success, and said how delighted all were at the presence in their midst of the Very Rev. F. V. Couche, S.C., B.A., formerly Rector of the College and now holding a similar office at the Salesian College, Battersea.
On the following day, Sunday, there was a gathering of past pupils, when about a0 old boys attended the annual reunion.
Slav Liturgy Instead of Mid-day Benediction
On Tuesday, June 27 last, visitors to the well-known City church of St. Mary Moortields, accustomed to the mid-day Benediction service, must have been a little astonished, and perhaps a little awed, to see in place of their usual service a Slav Byzantine Holy Liturgy in course of celebration.
By invitation of the Rector (the Rev. Arthur Reys), Father Ryder, S.J., sang the Liturgy to the accompaniment of the Byzantine Catholic Choir.