Dark Walk, The (Stonyhurst).—A long avenue of tall yew trees in the garden. Tradition says the last of the Shireburns was poisoned by eating some of the berries from these trees. Cf. Stonyhurst Mag., ii. 179; iv. 703.
1885. Stonyhurst Mag., i. 179. The DARK WALK formerly extended a considerable way nearer the house than now, and when the Jesuits came it was found necessary to encroach upon the gardens to make room for the playgrounds, and a certain part of the DARK WALK was taken in.
Darker (Harrow).—The photographic “dark-room”: formerly under the Science Schools.
Dark-lanthorn (Harrow).—See Jack-o’-Lantern.
Date-card, subs. (Haileybury).—See quot.
1890. Great Public Schools, 297. Besides the ordinary forms of punishment, there is the DATE-CARD, of which refractory or forgetful youths write out selected “twelves.” It is much more useful to know “Gutenberg prints from moveable type, 1453,” than to record “Infaudum, regina, jubes renovare dolorem.”
Daviesites (Charterhouse).—See Out-houses.
Day (Stonyhurst).—Rector’s Day, Provincial’s Day, General’s Day—whole holidays given in honour of superiors; in the two former instances accompanied by presentations of verses written by the boys. [The word “DAY” seems as peculiar as “PLACE” (q.v.). Cf. the “Three hundred-day,” given when the number of boys first reached three hundred; “Kenna’s Day,” on the occasion of the visit of Captain Kenna, V.C., to the College, &c.]
Day-boys, subs. (Cheltenham).—An exercise on the horizontal bar.
Dean, subs. (Winchester).—A small band of wood round a Bill-brighter (q.v.); that securing a fagot is called a Bishop (q.v.).