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8 ' THE FRAMLINGHAMIAN 
L. E. G. Hargrave Sea urchins, Belemnites, 
Terebratula, Cyprina islandica, Tellina, Mya 
arenaria, Terebra in versa. 
V. G. Crittal Coin of Tetricus (about A.D_ 
268', Coral and Kaffir bead belt. 
1 ). Walker: — Butterflies. 
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PRIZE ESSAY. 
S. Walker :—Skull and moths. 
G. W. MallinsoN :—Tusk ol Narwhal, Whale¬ 
bone. 
E. L. Z. Fickling Vegetable ivory, spar. 
P. F. Wayman : — Cone of Araucaria. 
W. II. Hewitt : —Australian Stock Whip. 
F. G. Gorton : — Shells. 
J. M. MiTsgrove : — Saw of Saw Kish. 
G. F. Flowerdew: —Flint containing sponge. 
A, F. Ratcliff American bead shoes. 
C. F. Dawson : — Cyproea Europcea, Fusus con- 
trarius, &c. * • 
A. R. Mumford :—Pholas dactylus, Haliotis Iris, 
Trochus zizyphinus, Planorbis corneus, Columbia 
marmorea, &c. 
P. T. Boll: — Lanina plicata. 
PI. H. Payne: — Bronze Roman key. 
A. G. C. Wayman : — Birds’ eggs. 
L. M. Langston : — Ancient bronze celt. 
A. R. Tate: — Placunomia. 
C. L. Keily : — Indian shoes, birds’ eggs. 
N. J. Dawson : — Ampullaria, Murex tortuosus, 
Naticavarians, Cardita scalaria, Nassa variabilis, 
Circe minima, Corbula gibba, kc. 
W. F. H. Jeffks: — Vesuvian lava. 
H. G. Bi.yth : — Birds’ eggs. 
S. P. Grenville: — Vascicularia aurantium. 
N. G. Shedlock : — Shells. 
C. F. M. Margetts : — Birds’ eggs. 
A. O. Wintle :—Maltese Shoes. 
G. W. Stebbings :— Carapace of Tortoise, 
Birds’ eggs, &c. 
J. R. Thompson :—Fins of flying fish. 
C. H. Heaton '.—Constable’s staff (Geo. II.) ! 
G. E. Unwin : —Birds’ eggs. 
W. Hawkes :—Part of Submarine cable. 
S. Curtis :—Birds* eggs. 
V. Cooper:—Birds’ eggs. 
A. C. Vidal:—Birds' eggs. 
Other specimens from Mr.Bailey, E.O. Eastausr 
J. K. Payne, F. Leek, and W. G. Gostling. 
“ Hullo ! here’s the old Framlinghamian again ; 
nothing in it! All stale news as usual! What’s 
the use of it ? I don’t want it! ” Such words as 
these do we hear from all quarters as soon as a 
new edition of our much-abused magazine app € it. 
Now let us try to answer each of our dissatisfied 
Framlinghamian’s remarks. 
“ There’s nothing in it ” says he ; and may I ask 
why? I will answer for him; it is because the 
boys will send in no contributions; and this is one 
of the chief objects of a school magazine, to 
encourage boys to think, and to practise framing 
their thoughts in good English. In fact, in a 
school where essay-writing is not taught, the 
magazine should almost take its place. If boys 
do practice in this way, they are sure to find 
advantage from it in after life. 
Secondly we hear that “the news is all stale.’’ 
This may very often be true when the magazine 
consists chiefly of accounts of cricket or football 
matches which arc still fresh in the minds of most 
of the readers ; but even this objection falls to the 
ground if original matter is contributed by the 
boys : besides they forget that in after years, when 
they would otherwise have altogether forgotten 
them, these match accounts will not appear so 
uninteresting-, but will be pleasant reminders of 
old times. 
Then again, to the remark “ I don t want it,’ 
the same answer applies, and if that fail to 
convince him of his error, let him also remember 
that he need not keep it to himself, and it ought to 
afford him pleasure to be able to shew his friends 
at home what is happening at school. Therefore 
the general question, “ What is the use of it ? ” may 
be answered, I think thus : A school magazine 
ought to be useful in many ways, but whether it be 
so or not rests almost entirely with the boys them¬ 
selves. It should be actually and essentially the 
school magazine: as a rule, however, boys will not 
