1867. Collins, The Public Schools, p. 182. He undergoes a very severe examination, called the CHALLENGE, the form of which must have been preserved from Queen Elizabeth’s days, and is the last surviving relic of the old scholastic disputations.
Chamber-day, subs. (Winchester).—A day on which access was allowed to CHAMBERS (q.v.) during the whole day.—Mansfield.
Chambers, subs. (Winchester).—The College bedrooms: in Commoners called Galleries (q.v.). [Chamber is commonly dialectical for bedroom.] See Election Chamber.
Charity-remove, subs. (Harrow).—A “remove” assigned to boys who have remained in the Form below for several successive school quarters.
1867. Collins, The Public Schools, p. 297. The intention of these CHARITY-REMOVES (as they are called) is to prevent boys of dull abilities being continually outstripped in the race of promotion by boys younger than themselves; but practically the cases are very few of boys who would be left in the same Form for above three quarters; and even then the promotion is removed if the boy has been “notoriously and ostentatiously” idle.
Charity-tails, subs. (Harrow).—See Tails.
Charlies, subs. (Winchester: obsolete).—Thick gloves made of twine. [Introduced by a Mr. Charles Griffith: hence the name.]
Chase, verb (Christ’s Hospital).—To abscond; to run away; as from school.
1844. Reminis. of Christ’s Hospital [The Blue, Aug. 1874]. At length, to the consternation and perplexity of the authorities, and the delight, admiration, and envy of the fellows, this incorrigible character capped all his former misdeeds by an act of pluck and daring which gained for himself, from that time forth, all the honours of a hero—he CHASED.
Chaw, subs. 1. (University).—A trick; a device; a sell.