Pharos No. 10 July 1912

    The next School Term will extend from September 18th to December 20th (inclusive)—Half-Term Holiday, November 4th, 6th and 7th.
    The Admission Exam, will be held on September 11th.
    The next number of The Pharos will appear shortly after Mid-Term. Out of Term The Pharos can be obtained from the Editor, County School, Dover or of Grigg and Son, "St. George's Press," Worthington Street and High Street.

    A Pharos liable to two-term eclipses is but a sorry Pharos, and is in danger of falling into the rank of inferior lights, the penny dips of lighthousedom, shedding precarious beams on a permanently naughty world. And our Pharos is ill-placed for shining by reflected light.
    But, to plunge boldly into a sea of mixed metaphor let us say that during our temporary eclipse we have merely "retired for a spring."
    This term two magazines will appear representing the Girls' and Boys' Schools respectively; in a sense these are two new magazines, as the Pharos has changed position. We were willing to continue one, but the other has offered to be a sister to us. We are very sensible of the great help given in past times by writers on the Girls' side, and hope that under the new order we may still receive crumbs of contributions.
    Our warm thanks are offered to Mr. Darby, Miss Ellis, and Mr. Thomas for their kindly help last summer term, in assuming the editorship at a moment's notice.
    Particulars will be found on another page of the Concert arranged by Miss McNeille. We tender her our best thanks for the very substantial help resulting to the magazine.
    This number will he found to be somewhat in the nature of a brief chronicle and abstract of the events of the School year; We hope it will be found complete.
    The recorded decision of the Kent Education Committee to spend £5,000 on the purchase of the site of the new Dover County School for Boys seems to mark a definite advance out of the realm of conjecture in which we have long languished. Something is really going to be clone now, we think.
    Since the last appearance of the Pharos the School Staff has been strengthened by the addition of Mr. A. Collier James, who came to take charge of the Secondary School Art work. This, for long the Cinderella of the curriculum, is now rapidly taking its fit place. We offer Mr. James a hearty, though long overdue welcome.
    The appointment of the Headmaster as Director of Further Education for Dover marks the beginning of a new era in the educational history of our town, and cannot pass unnoticed in these pages. We are anxious, at this moment, to impress upon those leaving school, and upon their parents, that in the future the Staff of the Secondary School will play an increased part in the evening work of the Technical Institute. We hope parents and boys will realise the importance of guarding against an abrupt cessation of the studies of those who are beginning work in Dover and neighbourhood.
    We recommend that no boy (or, indeed, girl) should leave school without asking the guidance of members of the Staff as to the course it will be wise for him (or her) to attend.
    Finally, may we repeat our warning against allowing an interval of one or two years to elapse before resuming studies in this way; experience has shown us that arrears are thus created which are difficult of removal. Let the Technical and Commercial Evening Courses continue the work of the Secondary School; that is one, at least, of their real objects.

    The sudden outburst of a writing frenzy in Form V. revealed unsuspected abilities, We note particularly that the mantle of Traddles has fallen on MacPherson, who will draw you skeletons in all the positions and circumstances imaginable, These pages are the poorer through our lack of power to reproduce some of his series.
    On the literary side Hampden was prominent. An Anglo-Scottish can traversy was obscurely connected with the appearance of rival magazines, which had their little day and then merged.
    The thanks of the School are again due and are here expressed to the subscribers and donors of prizes for the School Sports; the splendid success described elsewhere was largely their work.
    Congratulations to C. E. Reeder, who has passed the Army Schoolmasters' Entrance Examination 9th on the list of 81. He enters the Duke at York's School in the autumn.
    Last year (July, 1911) the Preliminary Certificate list included from this School the names of Hardy (distinction in Science), Dunn (Maths.) and Fisher.
    The Senior Oxford List, those of Reeder, 2nd Honours, qualified for exemption from Matric.; Coombs, 3rd Honours, qualified for exemption from Matric.; and Clout, Dunn, Fisher, Fry passed.
    The Junior Oxford Honours were Kyle, 2nd Class; Belson, Birch, Hampden, 3rd Class; the Passes were Brown, Clarett, Fox, Hosking, MacPherson, Pritchard, Pryer, Redgment, Rofe, Russell, Watts, Whorwell, Hardy ii.
    Morris passed London Matric. June, 1911.
    L. V. Vass passed London Inter. Arts in July, 1911.
    Palmer has passed Prelim. Certificate, April, 1912.
    Our Visitors' List during the year has included Mackie, from sea; Belson and Finnis, from Portsmouth; Peverley ii., from sea; Clark, from Portsmouth; Broadbridge, from sea; Morrison, from the Duke of York's School; White, from Belfast; Hall, from sea; Kiddle, from City of London School; Stevens and Mummery from sea.
    Walker is shortly to enter the Packet Yard; Dunn is at Winchester Training College; Hardy ii. at Tunbridge Wells; Oram in the Co-Operative Stores; Birch in the Deal Post Office; Clarett in Cook's Office; French in the "Express" Office; Barwood has left for Perth, where he continues his studies; Whorwell is in Dickeson's; J. Smith goes to Rosyth; Freckmall to Crawley; D. Smith enters the Dover Post Office. Broad is at present in India.
    Bernard Fitzsimons has passed the examination for a clerkship under the Port of London Authority.
    In E. B. Jackman we have the pleasure of congratulating the first graduate from among the students of the Dover County School. Miss Jackman passed the examination for the B.Sc. degree of London University in October, 1911, after continuing her studies for one session at University College, London.
    Violet Thomas and Ethel Whiteman have both passed the Certificate since the last issue of this magazine.
    Lily Morrison has concluded a year's training at the Mary Datchelor College, London.
    It is probable that special evening classes will be formed in the autumn for those members of the School who wish to take shorthand and hook-keeping; these subjects will no longer he taken as part of the day course.
    It was with deep regret that the School, re-assembling after the Easter Vacation, heard announced the death of Miss Agnes Dickeson, for so long associated as a member of the Governing Body with the work of the Municipal and County Schools. As a slight token of sympathy, a wreath was sent by the School.
    To Canon Bartram, who has resigned his position as one of the School Governors, the School offers its sincere good wishes for renewed health and prosperity in time to come.
    Lewis Palmer, in the Kent Competitive Musical Festival, entered for the Pianoforte Accompaniment Competition. He was awarded second prize; the test pieces were Mendelssohn's "Durch den Wald," and a piece at sight.
    The Scholarship Holders have presented the School with a very handsome Honours Board which is at present hanging in the Lower School-Room. (Now in the Great Hall 2002. Click to view.) Our readers will recollect that the gifts of previous generations were a Clock and a Championship Cup.

    Marriages.
    April 19th, 1911, at St. Bartholomew's Church, Dover, Ethel Richardson to Frank Anthony Thomas.
    June 3rd, 1911, at the same Church, Kate Richardson to James Alexander Patterson.
    August 5th, 1911, at Holy Trinity, Dover, by the Rev. H. J. Daniell, M.A., assisted by the Rev. J. H. Batten, M.A., Mus.B., Minnie G. Axford to Cyril Crabtree, of the 60th King's Royal Rifle Corps.
    April 6th, 1912, at Swanley Church, Allan F. George to Daisy Hall.

At Christmas we had a party which everybody who was there enjoyed. We had nuts, oranges, grapes, and lemonade. Mr. Thomas had a shadow Pantomime in which there were two Operations and the Ten Little Nigger Boys. Everybody wanted them to have the operations over again, and so they did. There were Competitions too. In one of them we had sun-hats on, with ginger-bread nuts hanging from them. The first one who ate the ginger-bread won. Then we had a Potato Race, which was great fun. In the beginning Mr. Smith ran all over the school—over desks—and we had to follow him. We called it "Follow-My-Leader." In the end we sang "Auld Lang Syne." There were two rings. Before that we sang "The Jolly Miller." After we had sung "Auld Lang Syne" we sang "God Save Our King."

On Trades Holiday I went for a day's journey round Kent. In the morning we took the 9.9 train to Sheerness from the Priory Station. When we arrived there, we went on the Parade, and in the sea we counted sixteen battleships. In the distance we saw the passenger-boat bound for Flushing. As we walked on we saw something curious; and that was two big cannons painted odd shapes with different colours. Dad said that if the enemy were to pass by out in the sea, they would not know what it was and we could shoot at them. Then we took the train to Sittingbourne. There we saw Lloyd's Paper Mills, where they make great huge rolls of paper to send away and be printed. Then we went up to Milton Regis, a very, very old town outside Sittingbourne. There were two very old houses. On the first door was written:—

Then we took the train right back to Dover Harbour Station. We walked from there to the Open-air Swimming Baths up by the Clock Tower and had a good swim, then we returned home again, and had a good tea. We were a little tired, hut had spent so enjoyable day.

    Those who have followed the fortunes of Kent in the Championship know how badly they have fared without their E. W. Dillon. With Hutchings out of form, Dillon absent until the Surrey match, and Marsham and S. H. Dav finished with cricket for time, Kent cricket seemed to have lost much of the dash and match-winning qualities which have become characteristic of the county, and which we believe to be the exclusive property of Kent. But with the return of the captain the team has recovered much of its true form. Within the last two weeks we have seen Surrey and Lancashire helplessly beaten and we are certain that this form has come to stay.
    Those wins which have been registered by Kent have been the outcome of the fine bowling of their left handers, Blythe and Woolley. Surrey, Notts, Essex, Worcester and Leicester have each been dismissed for less than a hundred (Leicester on two occasions) as result of their efforts.
    As regards the batting of the side, Humphreys and Woolley alone have shown consistency. Seymour for the first two months showed a singular lack of form and it was not until he had been left out of the team for a week that his true qualities as a batsman were shown to any advantage. C. E. Hatfeild, the young amateur, making his first regular appearance as a member of the side was, as batsman, a distinct success. As regards centuries this season on five have been scored for Kent, Woolley making two, while E. W. Dillon, Seymour and Hardinge have one each. An idea of the consistency of Humphreys may be gathered from the fact that although his highest score is only ninety-two, his average is considerably above thirty.
    We are hoping that with the regular appearance before August of Dillon, A. P. Day, F. H. Knott, and last but not least J. R. Mason, Kent will resume her old glories and be, at least if not champions, the champion southern county.
    Kent's record to date is as follows:—

    Dover, as we all know, has always been an important commercial port, and to ensure its importance in the future the South Eastern and Chatham Railway Company have co-operated with the Admiralty Authorities in building a New Water Station, which it is hoped will augment the traffic to and from the Continent, thereby attracting more passengers to travel by this route. This New Station will have a very high glass roof under which steamers will land and embark traffic, the train being drawn up close to the steamers. At present the landing-stage is made dangerous in rough weather by the heavy seas which wash over it.
    Messrs. Pearson & Sons, the contractors, commenced this arduous task last summer and much of the work has already been done.
    To commence the work large blocks of concrete had to be put into position and cemented, under water, by divers who went down in diving-bells, suspended from the skeleton pier above. This pier is now completed and joins the land near the new Customs House to a point about half-way up the Admiralty Pier. The space between the piers has been filled up with chalk obtained from the Cliff Road to St. Margaret's-at-Cliffe Bay and immense "ferro-concrete'' piles have been driven in at intervals to form a firm foundation upon which to build.
    Although so much expense is attached to the building of this new Water Station (which will be similar to the one at Holymead), and so many skilled workmen employed, one might safely say that the Railway Company will be fully recompensed for their great enterprise.

On the evening of the 21st of June I was walking in our garden when, above the sounds common to the country, I heard the unmistakable hum of an aeroplane. Yes, there it was in the south-east, a tiny speck in the arc of heaven, as yet unclouded with the gloom of evening. I got my cycle from its shed and as the biplane circled round I waited expectantly for it to descend. At last with a final swoop it gently came to rest in a field hard by. It was a Caudron biplane, piloted by M. Guilleaux, with Mr. Ramsey as passenger, both of whose autographs I was fortunate enough to secure before the crowd arrived. As I was almost the first person there I had a good view of the airmen's faces, which together with the lower wing of the biplane were covered with oil. They had been forced to descend for lack of petrol and after a stay of about an hour, during which time they took twelve gallons on board, the two airmen clambered into their seats, a mechanic turned the propeller, the machine glided along the ground for a distance of 24yds. and, with a final wave of the hand, the airmen left for London.

    One is often asked to explain to those who have not had an architectural training just WHY a certain building is considered good architecture and another the reverse; and, although this cannot be entirely explained in a short article, we may consider here one or two of the most important principles which should govern good building. Take the train to Bekesbourne or to many other of the village stations around Dover and see if the houses which we pass in an afternoon's walk, and which have been built one, two, or three hundred years ago, have not something about them which makes us prefer them to the new houses which have sprung up near them. We may have noticed in passing through the villages that the houses are very different in appearance—here along one side of the street is a row of old "half-timber" cottages, with the black oak beams and posts showing dark against the brick or plaster which fills the spaces between them. These are probably Elizabethan work, what was then known as "post and pane" (i.e., post and panel work, the panels being the spaces between the timbers). Then we pass a brick wall, mellowed with age, noticing that the bricks are very much thinner than those in use now we cannot see over the wall but the open gate gives a view of a charming old garden in front of a brick house, which has the gables diminishing in width in steps towards the top of the roof and possibly ending in a semi-circular curve. This is a Jacobean or Stuart mansion and the house a little farther down the road with its entrance gate opening from the village green, and with the river flowing past a wall of the garden, was built in the days of the Georges. Now we acknowledge that they are all charming, though in quite different ways, far more interesting than this rather staring modern villa which has been built near the last-mentioned house. It is not only their age and historical interest which makes us prefer them. We feel that they are genuine work, and just what they appear to be, without any pretension. But this new villa does not give us the same impression. The "half-timber" work in the gable ends does not look like that in the Elizabethan cottage. As a matter of fact it is very different, for, instead of being six or eight inches square and playing its part in carrying the weight and thrust of the roof these modern "timbers" are merely deal boards an inch or so thick, nailed on to the surface of the brickwork. These will warp with the sun's heat in a few years and look very bad. And the little brick parapet round another part of the roof is only half a brick thick instead of being, like the Stuart gable ends, almost as thick as the main wall beneath. This too will look very different in a few years, and may even get "warped" with the heat like the wood, as one has noticed in a London suburb. And the plaster decoration around the door is meant to imitate stone, and may prove its shoddiness in the future by cracking and scaling off. The old builders would, in their best work, have used real stone, or, if this was too costly, have worked their decoration in the brick itself and have been content with much less of it, by which self-control and reticence their work would have gained a quiet dignity of appearance entirely wanting in the modern villa.
    One of our well-known English architects has said:— "When we build, let us build for eternity," and, though we understand that this is a figure of speech, there is much truth in it. Of all things building, "if it is worth doing at all is worth doing well," in the words of the old proverb. So that our aim should be first to build solid and substantial houses instead of showy ones, and, if the architect knows his business, however low the cost may be, he will contrive, by means of pleasing proportions and an intelligent use of materials, to get a good effect. There is, of course, a limit in price beneath which good structural work cannot be done, but it is false economy to save money by building houses the chief recommendation of which from an artistic point of view is that they will last a comparatively short time and so cease to be an eyesore, for such houses are unhealthy to live in and even an Insurance Act will not really compensate us for loss of health when we can largely prevent this by living in well arranged and well built houses.
    Modern bye-laws for the prevention of fire often seem somewhat arbitrary to the architect, as in the regulations against the real half-timber work already mentioned, for good oak posts and brick are amongst the most fire-resisting of materials. But, good or bad, we have to abide by them, and, until they are modified we must make the best of the materials at our disposal; and this is done, not by false or pretentious work, which is always wrong, but by an honest and intelligent use of the materials available.

    This, perhaps the most important of School functions, and still a joint affair, took place in the Town Hall, on November 3rd.
    Proceedings were opened in a more imposing way than usual, by the Staffs' filing on to the platform to support the Countess Grosvenor, and the Chairman and Memhers of the Education Committee.
    We still remembered Countess Grosvenor's kindly words of a year ago, and again in a graceful speech she congratulated success and encouraged failure.
    Reports were read, speeches made, certificates and prizes distributed and then, the more formal part concluded, staffs, schools and audience were at ease to enjoy the entertainment programme.
    As usual, the programme of music and drama was duly appreciated, the singing of the "Lady of Shalot" and the acting of Pyramus and Thisbe" reflecting much credit both on performers and on the members of the Staff who had trained them.
    The reversal of the usual order was considered an improvement, as justice was done to both light and serious sides of the evening's proceedings.

    I return from a shopping expedition and proudly display before the wondering gaze of my brothers a fearsome weapon at which they gaze in awe and seem rather disappointed when I tell them that it is only a soldering iron. Another package reveals a tin of a preparation which bears a strong resemblance to melted toffee; the youngest brother starts eagerly forward but retires in disgust on finding that it is a tin of "Fluxite." A stick of solder next greets their eyes.
    I now start business, I fix my work which consists of a copper spiral which is to be soldered on to a bright silver steel rod, in a vice, and thrust the iron into the fire; while it is getting hot I smear a little "Fluxite" over the place on which the solder is to be dropped and put a little "Fluxite" on the end of the solder, I now take the iron from the fire and, holding the solder over the place where the joint is to be, I apply the iron to the solder and a sharp sizz makes me jump so that I nearly burn myself, I again apply the iron and have the satisfaction of seeing a few drops of solder fall upon the desired spot, I put the iron down on to the solder to spread it out over the joint and then let it get cool, I put my finger on the joint to find out if it really has done the trick, but I jump up with a howl of anguish, I have learnt the truth of the saying that appearances are deceptive, and I flap my hand about with great energy. When I am certain that it is quite cold I try again, joy, it has done it, no, it has not, it has stuck to the copper and not to the steel.
    I put the iron in the fire again and repeat the process, with the same result. I do it again, same result. After doing this about a dozen times trying various different methods a friend looks in, and after interestedly watching the operations for a minute or so, says, "Nice bright shaft, what do you put on it?" "Oil," I replied, and suddenly struck by a thought I stand like one paralyzed for a few moments and then collapse weakly into a chair. Oil, what duffer could expect solder to grip on an oily, surface?

At Whitfield we see many aeroplanes. They are getting very common, and I daresay that before some of us become old men they will be regarded as we now regard motor-cars. There had not been any real accidents until Lieut. Chalmers came, and this last time his petrol cylinder came off and his machine fell from a height of about 40 feet. He himself was stunned, but apart from that he only got a few bruises and scratches. The engine is part of his and his father's invention. The latest successful flight was made by Mr. Valentine, the English aviator. One evening, the evening of his departure to France, he left word that he would telephone when he arrived at Calais. Some delay on announcing his arrival caused much anxiety at Whitfield. But after some time a telegram arrived to say that he had landed safely. A few days after, Samson—who has been taking a great part in the naval manœvres, arrived with Lient. Grey. Their stay was of short duration, as they returned to Eastchurch the same evening. When Nardini was here he helped to put Chalmer's engine in his biplane.
Since Nardini's machine has been burnt, when he returns to Whitfield he will fly Valentine's Bristol monoplane. In the evening it is now quite common to hear the whirr of a propeller. Hardly anyone takes any notice. The greatest attraction is to get the aviators' signature and to examine their machine. All success to the aviators.

    For weeks the majority of Dovorians had been looking forward to this day of days, the 10th July, 1912, and I not a whit less than the rest. A sunny day before was a good augury for clement weather, but sundry remarks passed in the family circle towards bed-time brought thoughts to my mind of its utter annihilation. A careful winding up of the alarm clock, with the indicator pointing to time five o'clock mark (I wished to rise at 6 a.m., but the indicator of our clock has a custom of slowly moving with the big hand, to the detriment of punctuality), a last look at the sky, and then I lay awake on my back for hours, trying to invite the god of sleep, listening to the sighing of the trees outside, and the multitudinous whisperings rudely interrupted every now and then by the shrill whistle of a distant passing train. At last I fell into a troubled sleep, dreamt of violent storms in tropical Africa and awoke to hear the realization of my dreams in the swishing of rain and the incessant pattering of heavy drops falling from the wet leaves. Alas! for my prospects, thought I, but I rose, hoping that the weather would clear, before the clock had time to bring down the roof and raise discordant cries from the children in the next rooms. When I left home towards seven o'clock the rain had ceased, but a mist clung to the atmosphere, but as time went on and the conditions altered for the better my spirits rose in proportion. As we all know, the weather did clear and seemed to want to make up for the fright it had given us all in the early hours of the morning by sending a glorious day befitting the occasion.
    Great excitement and seeming confusion prevailed at the Town Station; parties grouped together or divided in search of missing or late members, and in the process got lost themselves; porters either ran about apparently after their own wits or tried to present an appearance of dignified haste and unruffled composure.
    I, belonging to a party to whom a special carriage had been allotted, could afford to smile cynically at the efforts of others to find places in the excursion train, immense amusement being caused by an excited old gentleman and suite who vainly tugged at our locked door despite our protests, and shouted for justice to a flustered and perspiring guardian of the peace, who was endeavouring to explain to him that the carriage was reserved. At last all were aboard (I was going to say seated but am afraid that that word would require modification in view of the limited accommodation provided by the authorities). The train steamed out of the station (I think the word "steamed" just about describes it) and, pursuing its often interrupted course at the rate of about fifteen miles per hour (or so it seemed to me), reached Tunbridge Wells, my destination, in about two hours.
    In this town I was most impressed by time names of the principal buildings and thoroughfares, such as Zion Hill; the attempted poisoning of myself by a dealer supplying the special water for which the town is noted (notorious I think should be substituted); the cricket match then in progress between Kent and Lancashire: and last of all by the open air swimming baths.
    After dining, we went on to Hastings by the two o'clock express covering the distance of about thirty miles in one hour-and-a-quarter.
    Hastings to my mind is an exceedingly interesting town, apart from its historic associations. What struck me most was the contrast provided by the trains of Dover and those of Hastings.
    One wonders how it is that trains can be made so noisy if not purposely to irritate our townsmen, and so damp their ardour for the advancement of Dover with the times.
    But to return from this digression. The panorama which spreads before one's eyes as one looks from the hill-top between the old town and the new is a study in itself. Hill unfolds behind hill, and valley runs into valley with a total disregard of any rules of regularity, forming a striking contrast to the symmetrical lines of the new town on the left.
    After tea, at 5.30 p.m., about an hour was left in which to make our last purchases and take a final review of the town and its surroundings, the quaintness of the old buildings and the pictoresqueness of the peopled promenade.
    I remember little of the journey home—a few vague impressions are all that remain. The journey appeared short owing to the influence of snatches of sleep, and when at last we reached Dover people were leaving the train in various stages of somnolence. Even the porters looked more tired than usual, although it was but 10 p.m.
    They did not seem to have had an enjoyable day, which I do not think can be said of the majority of us. Speaking for myself I have only one fault to find, namely, that time sped all too quickly and when all was over it seemed that I had been away but a short while, in which a whole host of events bad been crowded and as a result of which I had been the richer by many pleasant memories.

    When speaking of this subject, the general idea that model aeroplane construction is an expensive bobby must be contradicted. All that is necessary to become a fairly proficient model flyer is one or two shillings in hard cash and a fair amount of patience. If the machines themselves are made strongly and carefully they will stand a good deal of rough usage if not treated too badly.
    Let us now turn to the construction of models in general.
    The first difficulty which the beginner encounters is the problem of propellers. These should be cut carefully from thin birch wood with a fret saw, and sand-papered smooth. The wire shafts should next be fixed. Then the wood should be carefully twisted at the spout of a steaming kettle. When dry, the wood is improved by putting on a coat or two of varnish.
    The planes should never be made entirely of wood—it is heavy and not very suitable. The best materials are wood for the spars and ribs, and calico for the covering.
    The power should always be strip rubber. Other sources, such as electric motors and clockwork have been tried, but without success.
    The frame of the entire machine should be made of silver spruce wood of suitable size. This can be obtained fairly cheaply at the local carpenter's.
    A suggestion for beginners is to join a local model club, and so gain experience from the members, besides having the advantages of the club, such as a library and workshop. Help can also be obtained by reading some periodicals, such as Flight, which can be obtained for the modest sum of one penny weekly.
    There already exists a model club in Dover, known as the "Dover and District Model Aero Club." The subscription is 3/- yearly. Meetings are held every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon in the lower end of the Northfall Meadow. Any further particulars concerning the Club can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, H. Davis, at 21, Godwyne Road, Dover.

    Owing to the efforts of the Sports Committee the Annual Football Social again resolved itself into a Christmas Party for the Senior Schools.
    By kind permission of Miss Chapman, the Girls' School Hall was put at our disposal, and we think everyone spent a pleasant evening.
    Members of the Staffs of both Schools were present, and of the Schools themselves, the boys were in the majority. Games were alternated with dancing and refreshments, and some members of the Staff provided a novelty by their presentation of Historical Charades.

Form IIb have a few tadpoles and a newt. In the early spring a boy brought us some frog spawn. The tadpole is a long while coming. They were very tiny and wriggled about a good deal. After a while they grew fat and their eyes and mouth were visible. Their numbers very soon dwindled down for we now had a newt which ate them and had to he put in a separate bowl. The tadpoles had now two knobs just beneath their tails. The knobs grew larger and the skin over the reptiles' heads grew thinner. Later the forelegs appeared and there were frogs with tails. After a while the tail drops off and the frog is perfect.

I was a little acorn That grew upon a tree, And when I was a few weeks old A maiden planted me.	I grew into a little shoot; The next year I bore leaves; The next I had a wooded stem, The next (ah me, it grieves!),
'Twas in the middle ages, In days so long ago, That that sweet little maiden Longed for me to grow	That little maiden closed here eyes; 'Twas on a summer's day Alas! she closed her eyes in Death; Her soul had passed away.

I was a little acorn
That grew upon a tree,
And now I'm big, and lovers sit
Under the shade of me.

It is extraordinary that there were so few misfortunes connected with it, when the number of miscellaneous items stood at thirteen but the "Water Melon Patch" simply couldn't be sacrificed though offered at the last moment. If encores had been allowed that darkie would have had one—but time was limited, and after all "there wasn't one there!" Twins figured to a considerable extent in the programme, and we fear our sympathies were always with the bolder, budder spirit. Sometimes, however, we took matters quite seriously—I think Tatters almost moved us to tears and we listened respectfully to the really excellent solos. We all wanted to join in the chorus of "Boys of the Ocean Blue," but, alas! it was finished by the time we had screwed up courage to begin. The violin "ensemble" (English, please!) was a great success. It was such a good idea to place the young performers where they could not possibly see that terrible audience! At intervals we learned a good deal we had not known before on the great subject of evolution—it is evidently an even knottier, point than we had imagined. But it is all right if you ''just shout'' no one will want to interfere with you then. Only, if that is the case, why was the "Good Turn" performed in solemn silence? It made us feel uncomfortable after the cheerful loquaciousness of previous episodes."
In Part 2, we made the acquaintance of Carrotina the "Gardener's Daughter." It would be but a shallow pretence to say that we believe in the Gardener, whose absence throughout the most exciting occurrences that could ever happen in a village, rustic or otherwise, was so marked. We can only suppose that he either "owed" or "hoed" too much to leave his work and decide the not unimportant question as to whether his daughter should marry Peter or Peer. We consider the real hero of the opera to have been—not the dashing Stabbarino—not the tyrannical Duke—but Pistoli, the Universal Corrector and Collector, who, presumably out of loyalty to his friend and fellow-bandit, alone refrains from putting forward a claim to the hand of the most charming maiden who ever danced across a stage. Her pas seul was a marvel of dainty prettiness and equally attractive in its way was the "Buried Treasure Fantasy" danced by the Duke and his bandits. As for the Duke's song, it reached a pitch of perfection no rehearsal had achieved we heard both notes and words at last. And yet there was more excuse than ever for the poor Duke being "a little 'usky." The County School Cold, a common enemy at that time, had him in its grip he had risen from bed to come and defend his castle from those who would wrest from him its secrets, and to bed he ignominiously returned! We felt quite grieved to see that key, so small and yet so great, at last in the hands of his ''faithless minion." Mrs. Sellerbeer evidently admires the stout, Duke less than we do she cannot forgive his insinuation that she is not good enough to dance with the nobility. One wonders if she could dance to any tune but one it seems to suit her so well. Do not let us forget the villagers, who, though they had little but "their exits and their entrances,'' added enormously to the success of the play. We felt inclined at the fall of the curtain to break out into song like them, and declare that we, too, would "ever be very jolly.'' But we restrained ourselves, for there was more to follow. Behold the violins who had achieved distinction earlier in the time evening, their numbers swelled by the addition of more musicians, great and small, with instruments many and various, some of which we should scarcely dare to name. Our most celebrated pianist placed himself at the piano, and time conductor raised liner bâton. Ah! The overture to the "Bohemnian Girl." Very good—so long as it is confined to two performers. Those tambourines—do they not come in too abruptly, and jangle too persistently? A matter of taste we presume. But now—we hear the drums—and nothing else! All the rest is drowned... Hope revives—the violins and double bass have joined in. But surely—are we over-suspicious, or have these performers really never seen or heard this overture before?... Now all the instruments are crashing together—oh! this is terrible!... We rise and make for the door... A last glance at the platform shews us the conductor wildly waving to the pianist to stop... to stop... We plunge blindly out into the darkness and peace of the night.

    Having been asked to give a short account of the rise and decline of the fifth Form magazines, with their general influence on the politics of the day, the Editors have great pleasure in presenting the following history to the public.
    On a certain Thursday morning of last September the first magazine was published under the name of the Fifth Form Gazette. The Editor felt that it was a great success, inasmuch as he was mobbed on no less than four separate occasions that morning by indignant readers. Fired with the spirit of emulation, another faction of the Form at once issued a rival magazine which was named the Fifth Form Outpost, and there immediately began a deadly civil war. With a zealous enthusiasm worthy of mediæval crusaders or modern politicians, the Editors published their respective papers and exchanged personalities, the appearance of each issue being the signal for a wild and whirling conflict. The remarks indulged in by each party were more expressive than polite and references to Scotch thistles and Shipmoney were exceedingly numerous.
    After two months of this, when each paper, according to its own editorials, had completely annihilated the other, the excitement began to pall. Then some enterprising spirit suggested that the two magazines should amalgamate and the proposal being unanimously carried it was decided, after a stormy meeting, that the new paper should be called the Fifth Form Herald.
    In spite of the fact that it indulged in none of those "get-rich-quick" competitions so popular now-a-days the new paper flourished and its circulation included several masters, all Form V. and part of Form IV. There were never any copies left over, in fact, they were both disposed of immediately they were published, and although the Editors were in debt every time, it only amounted to 2d. for each issue.
    The Herald reached the climax of its journalistic career in a double Christmas Number, published on December 18th, 1911, which contained sixty pages! This issue represented untold efforts on the part of the editorial staff and included complete tales, a ghost story, a Camera Corner, an Aviation Column, Home Hints, a Cyclists' Corner, a Linguists' Column, and advertisements, whilst the cover design, frontispiece, and illustrations were artistic masterpieces.
    Two numbers only have been issued since then and the Fifth Form Herald may now be counted as a thing of the past, but its meteor-like career came to no abrupt end, it just faded peacefully into oblivion. So that now all that remains to be said of Form V. magazines is—
"Sic transit gloria Mundi."

Bang! bang! went the engine and in a moment we were afloat and spinning along at a rate hardly conceivable. Below us the people appeared like ants, and houses like huts. Gliding over fields, at length we reach the cliffs. Leaving them behind, we steer across the channel but nothing is to be seen as we are enveloped in thick fog. A stoppage in the engine! What is that? For a moment our hearts were filled with fear. However the engine restarted and we found we had ascended about 1,600 feet. We were now clear of the fog and passing over a fleet which we discovered to be of British nationality, eventually making for the opposite coast which we reached by a gradual descent, alighting at Boulogne, amid the loud cheering of the on-lookers.
We then made arrangements for the storage of the machine and after some refreshment returned by the afternoon boat to Folkestone, where we took train to London, the round journey having taken about six hours.

    High Jump, (over 14)—lst, Loakman; 2nd, Russell. Height, 4ft. 9in.
    High Jump (over 14)—st, Eaton; 2nd, Costelloe. Height, 4ft. 4in.
    440 Yards (over 14)—lst, Fisher; 2nd, Loakman; 3rd, Pryer.
    440 Yards (under 14)—lst, Morford; 2nd, Perry; 3rd, Masters.
    Sack Race—1st, Gornell; 2nd, Standring; 3rd, Took.
    100 Yards (over 14)—1st, Fisher; 2nd, Russell; 3rd, Loakman.
    220 Yards—1st, Fisher and Loakman, tie; 3rd, Coombs 4th, Eaton.
    Throwing the Cricket Ball—1st, Holman; 2nd, Loakman.
    880 Yards—1st, Reader; 2nd, Fisher; 3rd, Lyons i.; 4th, Pryer.
    Slow Bicycle—lst, Holman; 2nd, Penn.
    100 Yards (under 12)—1st, Armstrong; 2nd, Morrison ii. 3rd, Isaac.
    120 Yards Hurdle—lst, Coombs; 2nd, Russell; 3rd, Rigden.
    100 Yards (12 to 14)—lst, Street; 2nd, Masters, 3rd, Saville.
    Obstacle Race—lst, Coombs; 2nd, Pascall; 3rd, Chittenden.
    Mile Race—lst, Cahill; 2nd, Reeder; 3rd, Galilee.
    Tag-of-War—Whorwell's Team.
    Three-Legged Race—1st, Ward and Stranks; 2nd, Longden and Costelloe.
    Long Jump, Seniors—lst, Loakman; 2nd, Fisher.
    Long Jump, Juniors—lst, Anderson; 2nd, Eaton; 3rd, Saville.
    Swimming, Seniors (8 lengths)—lst, Fisher; 2nd, Whorwell; 3rd, Russell.
    Swimming, Juniors (4 lengths)—lst, Costelloe; 2nd, Lougheed.
    Winner of the Championship Cap—Fisher.
    Winner of the Junior Championship Cap—Costelloe.
    Winner of the Bromley Swimming Championship Cap—Fisher.

The Second Annual Sports Day was in every way a success, the weather again being all that could he wished for, especially from a spectator's point of view. The attendance this year was a great improvement on last year's, amongst those present being several members of the Education Committee. The events on the programme numbering 35, including heats, semi-finals and finals, were got through without delay, reflecting great credit to the Stewards and those responsible for getting the boys on the mark.
For each event there were a good number of entrants, and all were extremely well contested, and taking into consideration the hard ground, the running was not bad; the long jumping compares favourably with last year, and might have been better, had the pit been better placed. The high jumping both with Seniors and Juniors was a great improvement on last year's, both in the style, ease, and height cleared. Loakman's jumping was very good, and Russell's improvement was noticeable. Both with ease and style he took the lath, clearing inches more than last year. Among the Juniors, Eaton stood out alone, clearing the 4ft. 4in. in fine style. The Championship Cup was again secured by Fisher, who ran in fine style his nearest opponent being Loakman, who during the afternoon was unfortunate, first having a severe attack of cramp and then falling at the hurdles, without which we might have seen a harder struggle for championship. The mile race was a surprise, Reeder having to take second place, the first home being Cahill who ran with fine judgment, and on the sprint home came along finely and crossed the tape first, not showing much signs of fatigue, in fact when he finished he continued doubling to the dressing tent, showing he had still a little left. Masters who was also running well, made full use of his handicap, but mistaking the laps sprinted on the third instead of fourth lap and ran himself out, entirely spoiling the chance he had. The tug-of-war this year was not so exciting as last year in the finals, probably owing to the teams not having the same time for training and not pulling together. The Junior races were well contested, the running being much better than last year's. The sprint races were well contested and very close. In the 100 yards Fisher was first, with Russell second, running finely and a great improvement on last year. In the 220 yards Eaton ran well, having to compete with seniors. In the 880 yards Reeder, with a fine stride, came in first, followed by Fisher, and Isaac third, who ran splendidly, he also being a junior. This year a new item was included in the Sports, namely swimming, a very fine and useful accomplishment, and when the next year's sports day arrives I hope to see as many entrants in this branch as in the field events. My advice to those boys who cannot swim; now is the time of year to start to learn, it only means getting up a little earlier in the morning, and you can have your bath for nothing, and it keeps you cool during the day, especially these hot days. The handicapping, which is no easy matter especially in schools where you have different ages to deal with, was well done, and great credit is due to those responsible; this made the judging work more difficult, but showed the handicapping was well made. The same sporting spirit existed among all competitors, each one doing his best to win his event, and the unsuccessful ones taking their defeat in a sportsmanlike manner.

DEAR SIR,—In your first number, "Girl" suggested that boys could not write magazine articles. If males do write decent stories females don't appreciate them. I take the following from a well-known Australian paper:— "As head of a fairly large lending library, I can vouch for the statement that women have no sense of humour. They "can't stand" W. W. Jacobs, C. Dickens, Mark Twain, J. K. Jerome, to mention a few. But give them stuff like 'He gazed into her hazel eyes while the perfume of her hair carried him back to that sweet hour beneath the old oak, when he snatched his first kiss,' my word, how they wolf it. At first, I used to make a mess of things. A lady would come and ask for a book; I would recommend one, but it would return next day with a note to the effect that 'Miss Jones can't read this book.' Now if Miss Jones asks for a book that I can recommend, I send her something like the above. It can't make her any more foolish than she is, and it pays me!
How's that, umpire?

DATE.	OPPONENTS.	WHERE PLAYED	RESULT.
Oct. 18th	Simon Langton's School	Dover	Drew 0—-0
Oct. 20th	Ramsgate County School	Ramsgate	Lost 1—3
Nov. l5th	St. Augustine's College	Ramsgate	Drew 2—2
Nov. 22nd	St. Augustine's College	Dover	Lost 7—0
Nov. 29th	Simon Langton's School	Canterbury	Lost 3—0
Dec. 6th	Ramsgate County School	Dover	Won 11—2
Dec. 13th	Harvey Grammar School	Dover	Won 11—2
Dec. 20th	Old Boys	Dover	Lost 8—1
Feb. 14th	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Won 7—1
Feb. 21st	Simon Langton's School	Dover	Lost 2—0
Feb. 28th	Harvey Grammar School	Dover	Lost 5—4
Mar. 6th	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Won 6—0

DATE.	OPPONENTS.	WHERE PLAYED	RESULT.
Oct. 18th	Simon Langton's School	Canterbury	Lost 11—0
Oct. 25th	Belmont House School	Dover	Lost 9—1
Nov. 15th	Harvey Grammar School	Dover	Drew 1—1
Nov. 29th	Simon Langton's School	Dover	Lost 6—0
Dec. 6th	Rest of School	Dover	Won 6—1
Dec. 13th	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Lost 3—0
Feb. 7th	Rest of School	Dover	Won 4—2
Feb. 14th	Harvey Grammar School	Dover	Lost 7—1
Feb. 21st	Simon Langton's School	Canterbury	Lost 15—0
Feb. 28th	Belmont House School	Deal	Lost 6—1
Mar. 6th	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Won 3—1

    Figures in parentheses indicate number of matches in which played.
    Fisher (captain) (11), Coombs (vice-captain) (12), Reeder (secretary) (8), Loakman (11), Lamidey (12), Hussell (12), Barwood (11), Fry (12), Carey (6), Grimer (H), Pritchard (12).
    RESERVES.- Robinson (3), Rigden (2).

Street (goal); Spain and Law (backs); Costelloe. Wilbraham and Rigden (half-backs); Kyle, Took, Pryer, Lyons ii. and Sutton (forwards).
Gann, Robey, Masters and Fincham also played.

Pritchard (captain), Jones, Gann, Newing, Durban, T. Durban, Fishwick, Green, Reeder, Smith, Harris.

DATE.	OPPONENTS.	WHERE PLAYED	RESULT.
May. 15th	Ramsgate County School	Dover	Lost by 62 runs
June. 5th	Simon Langton's School	Dover	Lost by 105 runs
June. 12th	Simon Langton's School	Canterbury	Lost by innings and 20 runs
June. 19th	St. Augustine's College	Dover	Lost by 44 runs
June. 26th	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Lost by 55 runs
July. 10th	St, Augustine's College	Ramsgate	Lost by 147 runs
July. 24th	Ramsgate County School	Ramsgate
July. 26th	Old Boys	Dover

DATE.	OPPONENTS.	WHERE PLAYED	RESULT.
June. 5th	Simon Langton's School	Canterbury	Lost by 50 runs
June. 12th	Simon Langton's School	Dover	Lost by innings and 50 runs
June. 19th	Harvey Grammar School	Dover	Lost by innings and 56 runs
June. 26th	Rest of School	Dover	Lost by 61 runs
Ju1y. 3rd	Harvey Grammar School	Folkestone	Drawn
July. 10th	Temple Ewell	Kearsney	Lost by 12 runs
July. 17th	St. Martin's School.	Dover	Won by 7 wkts.

Figures in parentheses indicate number of matches in which played.
Fisher (captain) (5), Coombs (vice-captain) (5), Reeder (secretary) (5), Loakman (5), Fry (6), Holman (n), Wilson (6), Russell (6), Pryer (6), Sutton (6), Took (3).

Spain (captain) (6), Barwood (3), Green (3), Kyle (6), Costelloe (C), Took (5), Grimer (3), Penn (5), Rigden, Virgo, Lyons ii., Hoskings, Walmesley (1), Palmer (2).

	No. of Matches	No of Innings	Runs	Wkts	Overs	Maidens	Average
E. W. G. Coombs	5	5	189	23	66.3	12	8.21
B. J. Loakman	5	5	177	19	71	10	9.31
N. V. Sutton	5	5	86	6	21	2	14.3
R. C. Wilson	2	2	45	3	11	1	15.00
E. H. Fry	3	3	45	3	11	0	15.00
H. T. Holman	2	2	41	2	8	0	20.5
H. E. Fisher	3	3	47	1	11	1	47.00

	No. of Matches	No of Innings	Total runs	Most in Innings	Times not out	Averages
B. J. Loakman	5	8	68	48	0	8.50
E. H. Fry	6	9	61	21	1	7.62
E. W. G. Coombs	5	7	37	21	1	6.33
H. E. Fisher	5	7	30	*10	1	5.00
R. C. Wilson	6	8	31	*14	1	3.88
E. Russell	6	8	11	5	0	1.80
W. Pryer	6	8	9	*8	2	1.50
C. E. Reeder	5	8	11	5	0	1.37
N. V. Sutton	6	9	10	5	0	1.11
H. T. Holman	6	8	5	2	1	0.71
The following also batted:—
Took	2	2	2	2	0	1.00
Hosking	1	1	6	6	0	6.00
Palmer	3	3	0	0	0	—
Penn	1	1	0	0	1	—
Fincham	2	3	1	1	2	1.00
Smith	1	1	2	2	0	2.00

	No. of innings	Total runs	Most in innings	Times not out	Averages
A. Kyle	9	46	14	0	5.1
W. Costelloe	8	35	13	1	5
V. Spain (captain)	10	49	10	0	4.9
Fox	6	23	12	0	3.8
Virgo	10	34	*14	1	3.7
Barwood	7	21	*12	1	3.5
Lyons ii.	10	19	6	3	2.7
Took	7	18	8	0	2.5
Hosking	8	18	7	0	2.12
Rigden	8	15	5	0	1.8
Penn	7	7	4	1	1.1
Grimer	7	7	5	0	1
Law	6	4	4	2	1
The following also batted
Green	4	9	3	0	2.25
Palmer	4	5	*3	1	1.6
Walmesley	2	4	3	0	2
* Signifies not out.

We have had a fairly successful season this term. Up to now we have played six matches, winning four and losing two. At the time of writing we have still one to play. It is with Form III. We have suffered defeat only by the hands of Form IIa. Our officers have been:— Captain, E. S. French; Vice-Captain, R. Morford; Secretary, A. Perry. The wins have counter-balanced the defeats and so we are quite contented.

    May 22nd—v. Form IIb. Form IIa, won by 50 runs.
                Scores:—Form IIa., 76; Form IIb., 26.
    Return match—Form IIa, won by 65 runs and 3 wickets.
Mowll i. made 55.
                Scores:—Form IIa., 97 for 7 wickets; Form IIb., 32.

RECEIPTS.				EXPENDITURE.
	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Balance brought forward	1	2	2½	Permanent Equipment*	1	15	10
Sports Fund Grant	3	0	0	Swimming Practices	0	2	2
Subscription (Mr. Igglesden)	0	3	0	Gymnasium Class	0	1	0
Donation (Anderson)	0	1	0	Scarves (for sale)	0	2	0
Sale of scarves	0	2	6	Sundry working expenses	0	4	9½
Sale of small sundries	0	1	7	Balance in hand†	2	4	6
	£4	10	3½		£4	10	3½

* Staves, Billies, Axe and Case, Ordnance Maps, Signalling Flags, Badge, Lashings, Handbook, Charts, Camp Stores.
† See "General Notes."

At the beginning of the year several contests were held. One contest was Half Dover v. Half Dover, when the half which included our troop succeeded in getting a convoy through to Hougham. Another contest was Dover v. Deal, in which Dover succeeded in getting seventeen out of twenty parcels of "ammunition" into Martin.
On December 4th St. Mary's Troop surrendered the Emden Trophy at a Ceremonial Parade in the Town Hall. The Trophy was won by St. Martin's in June. In this contest our Troop was second. The Spring Term was taken up by regular gymnasium and swimming practices. This term the event has been the Walmer Rally, at which 700 Scouts were present from East Kent, Dover sending the largest contingent. Our Troop gave a display of the use of Scout staves, which included bridge building, improvising a stretcher, and physical drill, etc. The rest of the term was taken with signalling and ambulance practices.

The advent of Mr. James as Assistant-Scoutmaster is most welcome. He brings with him expert knowledge in several branches of our work and relieves the Scoutmaster of considerable responsibility.

Our congratulations are due to Assistant-Scoutmaster Igglesden on his attaining Warrant Rank. One of the oldest Dover Scouts, he is, we think, the fourth to become an officer. May the excellent work he did as patrol leader be a happy presage for his new connection with the Troop.

A word of explanation is due to our Balance Sheet, which shows a considerable sum in hand. This is due to a year's rigid economy with a view to "Camp" and before these lines see the light of day will probably have vanished, even if it does not re-appear on the other side. We shall have in its place, however, permanent equipment in the form of tent, etc.

No attempt has been made during the past year at "badge-hunting," swimming and "gym." having for the time greater attractions.

    On Bank Holiday Kent will be mobilised to carry despatches along the coast, along three "main radials" from New Romney, Hythe and Dover, to London and along three "reinforces" across the county. Some 700 Scouts will be engaged, Dover taking from the Admiralty Pier—the starting point—to Half Way House on the Canterbury Road, to the "Valiant Sailor" towards Folkestone, and to hope Point, near Kingsdown. Our own Troop will be stationed near St. Margarets.
    The event to which we have all been looking forward is "Camp."

    This will be held from August 7th to 14th in Maydeken Meadow, Denton, and during that time we hope to break the back of our work for the signallers', surveyors', and pioneers' badges.
    Our warmest thanks are due to Captain Knott, of Maydeken, for his kind invitation. It would have been hard to find a site possessing so many advantages as his meadow.
    On Friday, August 9th, Colours are to be presented to the Barham Troop in grounds adjoining our Camp. Together with the 1st North London Troop (Lord Kitchener's Own) and some Canterbury Scouts we hope to take part in the ceremony.
    Saturday, August 10th, is our "Visitors' Day," when the Troop will be "In Camp" from 3 to 7 p.m. to receive parents and friends of any of its members.

    At the beginning of the Summer Term we chose Lyons ii. as Captain of the Form Cricket Team. Under his leadership we won the first match against Form IIa, by 36 runs, highest scores being 17 runs by Lyons ii., and 13 runs by Palmer iii.
    We next played the combined teams of Forms IIa, and IIb., and lost by an innings and 11 runs but we are still as lively and cheerful as ever).
    We next played Form I. This match was a win for us by only 8 runs, as we only had 6 men playing for us (Lyons ii., Palmer iii. and Virgo had been selected to play for the 2nd XI.).
    At the Annual Sports, Form III. was well represented amongst the prize winners. Cahill won the Mile, Lyons i. third in the Half-Mile. Masters was third in the 440 Yards and second in 100 Yards under 14. Palmer iii. was third in 100 Yards over 14. Saville was third in the 100 Yards under 14, and third in the Long Jump under 14. Anderson won the Long Jump under 14. Rigden did well to be third in the Hurdle Race after a hard struggle. Pascall was second in the Obstacle Race and Chittenden came in third. We had three boys in the winning Tug-of-War team Robinson, Lyons i. and Law. Lougheed was well second in the Swimming Race. In the Team Race following, Lougheed, Anderson, Law and Morrison of our Form were in the winning team.
    At the last exam, we received the information that a Jacobite was a follower of Jacob, and that a portcullis was a sign of respect, also during the term we heard that a strange form of sugar called sue-gaar came from Florida, and that the French for oiseau was oisy.
    During the last week we received the sad news that two of our schoolfellows (who are brothers) had lost their father; the whole Form sympathizes with them.
    We are glad to welcome Gann back after a serious illness (he is in time for the Terminal Exam. and has a week's notice to learn a term's work).
    We followed the example of the previous terms and bought about a dozen good books, many being Stevenson's works. About thirty books have been lent by different boys. The majority of the class has read them, especially the boys who have kept them for about six weeks. Perhaps they so liked them that it was almost impossible for them to part with them. The book liked best was Froissart's Chronicles "h'm."

    Form Ex. I. is one of the smallest forms on the junior side; it consists of only sixteen boys.
    It has a library of fifty-four books, also a history library, which was commenced by Miss McNeille. We have had a bowl of tadpoles and newts in the Form. The newts have gone away and we cannot find them.
    A long while ago we had a play. It was called "Carrotina." It was to clear off the debt of last year's magazine. We had to act it again at another hail.
    The Form room has a large cupboard in it, where we keep the library books, also the models which we make in manual-work lesson. The room has many pretty flowers in it; it makes the room look very nice.

My pretty puss is six months old, And likes all games she plays. She does not seem to mind the cold, Since near the fire she stays.	When winter comes and brings its ice, She sleeps right through the day; At night she watches where the mice Come out to eat and play.
Her food is chiefly meat and fish; She eats enough for health; She shares with all of those who wish To visit her by stealth.	When school is o'er and we go home She shows that she is pleased, Cats do not like to be alone, Except when they are teased.

Contents
Notices	Upper School Party
Editorial	Tadpoles and Newts
Gleams and Flashes	The Oak's Tale
Our Christmas Party	Our Concert
Trades Holiday	An Imaginary Flight in an Aeroplane
Kent County Cricket, 1912	Sports, May 29th 1912
Dover's New Water Station	Sports day
An Aeroplane I have seen	Correspondence
"Why" In Building	Football Season 1911-12
Prize Distribution	Cricket Season 1912
The Trials of a Model-maker	County School (7th Dover) Troop of Boy Scouts
The Land of the Areroplanes	County School Scouts, The Past year
One Day	Form Notes
Model Aeroplanes	My Cat

Played,	Won.	Lost,	Won 1st Innings.	Lost 1st Innings.	Possible Points	Points, obtained	Average.
14	7	5	2	2	80	43	53.75%

Fisher and Pryer	5	Coombs and Russell	3
Loakman and Sutton	4	Fry	2