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

by John Stephen Farmer

Scan and Prove (Harrow).—See Upper School.

Scheme, subs. (Winchester).—An alarum worked by a candle. See quot.

1891. Wrench, Winchester Word-Book, s.v. Scheme.... The candle on reaching a measured point ignites paper, which by burning a string releases a weight: this falls on the head of the boy to be waked.

Schitt, subs. (Winchester: obsolete).—A goal: at football. See Gowner.

1891. Wrench, Winchester Word-Book, s.v. Schitt.... This was the word in general use till 1860, when it was superseded by “goal.” In early Winchester football there seems to have been three methods of scoring—a goal, a gowner, a SCHITT, worth respectively 3, 2, and 1. The last behind stood between two gowns, which made a goal. The ball passing over his head or between his legs scored three, over the gowns two, over the rest of “worms” one. When the whole of “worms” was made to count equally, every goal was a SCHITT.

Schol, subs. (Harrow).—(1) A scholar; and (2) a scholarship.

School-stock, subs. (Harrow).—The old books kept by the school.

School-twelve, subs. (Harrow).—The twelve who take a leading part at the concert.

Scob (or Scobb), subs. (Winchester).—See quots.

1620. Account [to J. Hutton at his entrance into the College]. For a SCOBB to hold his books, 3s. 6d.