No. 28. JULY, 1918. VOL. VIII.

FIAT LUX.

NOTICES.

The next number of The Pharos will appear about the middle of December. Contributions should be handed in as early in November as possible.

Copies of the current issue of The Pharos or of back numbers which are in stock may be obtained from the Editor, who would be glad to have the names and addresses of Old Pharosians and others desirous of obtaining copies.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of The Erithian.

HEADMASTER'S NOTES.

The Autumn Term will begin on Thursday, September 19th and end on Wednesday, December 18th. Boys are particularly requested to have their Railway Season Tickets made out to cover both these dates.

Changes on the Staff still continue, and we were all extremely sorry that Mr. W. Davies, our Senior Science Master, was obliged to leave us so abruptly on June 5th, but we congratulate him on being appointed to one of the Experimental Stations of the R.N.A.S. where we hope that, his special qualifications may be put to the best service of the Empire.

We regret also that, Miss Jackson's medical adviser has thought it wise to recommend her to seek a post where there is somewhat less excitement than in Dover, and we hope that her Dover experiences during a year full of "thrills" will be a pleasant memory and a useful introduction to her teaching career.

Mr. Fendall is also saying "Goodbye" at the end of term, and we shall remember with gratitude his Public School attitude towards the many difficulties which the School has faced since he became a Member of the Staff.

Perhaps our greatest loss is caused by the departure of Miss Ellis, whose ten years' service has been marked by thoroughness and enthusiasm for the teaching of Modern Languages, especially French and German. She remembers the uphill journey and the many "lions" in the path since she joined the Staff in May, 1908, and it is difficult to express adequately our admiration for all she has done. Through the windows of memory some of us can catch glimpses of the many activities in which she has played a prominent part. "Hiawatha" is still a prominent feature of the landscape and will be an abiding pleasure for all who remember. Our best wishes will accompany her in the new and responsible position she is about to take up at the Lewes County Secondary School.

We wish "Good Luck and Prosperity" to the boys leaving the School, whose names appear on another page. The Pharos will always be glad to hear from them and we hope they will keep in touch with their old School, pay us frequent visits and bring us good news of their successes.

Will parents desirous of placing their boys at the School note that the School Year begins in September and that early application should be made for forms of admission? As is to be expected, there will be a number of vacancies in the Junior School. Boys entering one of the lower forms at the age of nine or thereabouts have the great advantage of following out in its entirety the full course of instruction provided by the School.

The following have been elected to scholarships in this School from the Elementary Schools of Dover and neighbourhood as a result of the Free Place Examinations in May last:—

They will receive a hearty welcome and will doubtless prove themselves a credit to us as well as to the Schools from which they came.

I take this opportunity of expressing my sincere gratitude to the Staff for their steadfast loyalty to the School during a year of exceptional difficulties.

EDITORIAL.

THE end of the School Year has come only too quickly to those whose places here will know them no mare and also, perhaps, to the Oxford Candidates, surprised to find themselves plunged into an examination in which they feel less confident of success than they did three months ago! Time has a way of making itself wings, and when it has flown past it is, alas! too late to resolve to use it, mare wisely. We shall look forward with more curiosity than hope to the Oxford Junior results, but cheer up, dark horses! Unexpected success may crown the almost superhuman efforts that have been made an your behalf. As to the seniors, we wish them good health, and may the Spanish microbe, keep its distance from the examination-room! Lastly, to one and all we wish happy holidays wherever and however spent, whether in producing (as well as consuming) home-grown food, or in chasing the elusive butterflies and moths so eagerly coveted for certain budding collections. Seven weeks will bring many changes in their train. Is it too much to hope that these will include some prospect, of peace and the return of our absent friends?

VALETE!

W. S. LOVELY.—Head Prefect; Captain of Street's House (Red); Winner of Engineering Scholarship at King's College.
G. A. BOND.—Senior Prefect; Swimming Champion, 1917; Sergeant in Cadet Carps.

J. LICENCE.—Sergeant in Cadet Corps.

R. J. WOOD.—Corporal and drummer in Cadet Carps; Junior Sports Champion, 1916.

F. T. WOOD.—Has done invaluable service in Cadet Corps since its formation in 1915.

E. LE SAGE.—Swimming Champion, 1918; Bugler in Cadets.

W. WILBRAHAM.—Member of Cadet Corps since its formation in 1915.
E. J. IGGLESDEN.—Bugler in Cadet, Band.
E. C. DEVERSON.—Member of 1st XI.
H. J. GOSBY.—Successful competitor for Boy Artificership.
F. J. PRYER.
H. W. WRAIGHT.
C. LANCHBURY.
J. WATTS.

GLEAMS AND FLASHES.

The following have been appointed Junior Prefects:—

Hart, Pudney, Romney, Ryeland. May their tenure of this responsible office be honourable and pleasant!

Heartiest congratulations to W. S. Lovely an winning an Engineering Scholarship tenable for three years at King's College. We wish him and Standring all success in the Inter-Science Examination for which they are now sitting.

The School Colours have been awarded to:—

Lovely, Perry, Standring, Cooke, Ayling, Wilson, Dearling.

The collections for the Dover Prisoners of War Fund since the last issue of The Pharos amount to £7 12s. 9d.

Mr. Walker writes from the East Coast: "Time passes fairly quickly here but unless the war ends ere long I shall reach the "fed up" stage and wish myself back on the lower deck of the good ship County School. The "stand easy" bugle has just sounded so by not being at work this morning I am missing the pleasure of 15 minutes' break in the morning's work. We now get half an hour's P.T.I. before breakfast and commence work at 8 a.m., and now, being in the army, we get a little mare red tape than before, although our work is precisely the same. Presently we are to have a course of gas practice—what for I don't know, but I suppose it ranks with vaccination in importance and in being detested. . . . You will appreciate my inability to say much of what I'm doing, but it is just the same—experimental work on F boats. Sundry little patrol scraps and spills help to vary the day's happenings, and the invariable good humour of the wireless operators (mostly secondary school bays) when they have came out of a scrape successfully or otherwise enlivens the mess-table. A "bus" overturned in the water some time ago and one remarked that he had to stand in a queue to get out, under water, of course. . . . . Evidently the, Dover Patrol has been hard at work recently and I have read with much interest their doings at Ostend and Zeebrugge. . . . . . .

Marriages.

REEDER (07/12)—HOSKINS.—On 28th March, 1918, at St. James's Church, Dover, Charles Edward Reeder, Carps of Army Schoolmasters, only surviving Son of Captain R. J. Reeder, R.E.. and Mrs. Reeder, to Clara, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hoskins, of 7, Avenue Road, Dover.

FINNIS (08/10)—SPOORE.—On April 1st, at St. Barnabas' Church, Clapham Common, by the Rev. Max Williams, Reginald George Finnis, only son of Capt. G. W. Finnis, D.N.T.O., Alexandria, and of Mrs. Finnis, of Salisbury Road, Dover, to Ethel Maud, second daughter of Mr. F. Spoore, of (Badmintan Road, Clapham Common.

D.C.S. AND THE WAR.

Additions to and corrections of former lists.

Rigden, C. (08/14), 2nd-Lieut., R.A.F.
Hadlow, A. L. (13/17), Wireless Operator, R.E.
Baldwin, V. (10/17), R.A.F.
Baldwin, L. (06/11), Transferred to a Batt. Wilts.
Dearling, H. (12/18), R.A.F.
Davis, A. A. (10/14), R.G.A., Invalided 1915.
Davis, F. W. (11/15), Sapper, R.E.
Dewell, E. W. (11/15), R.A.F.
Day, R. (14/15), R.A.F.
Palmer, R. N. (12/15), R.A.F.

OLD PHAROSIANS.

Eric Waite (15/18) is settling dawn well at Simon Langton's School, Canterbury, where he has been placed in Vc. Leslie (13/18) is working at Chislet Colliery with his father.

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J. F. Bromley (10/16) and C. T. Knivett (14/17) went to France at the time of the German big push towards Amiens and when last heard of Bromley was "well" (Field Post Card).

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J. W. Costelloe (11/17) called at Eastertide and seemed in good form. He told us his brother W. H. (09/15) is in Bombay.

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R. H. Hadlow (13/17) came in on leave in May. He is a Wireless Operator Learner and was accepted on account of previous training in the Cadets, "which has saved him from many a tirade from the Drill Instructor."

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R. R. W. Webb (13/16) who entered the Mercantile Marine about two years ago has transferred to R.N.R. and is engaged in convoying food to this country. He speaks most appreciatively of the enthusiasm for and kindness towards the English of the Brazilian people.

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T. Durban (01) who has been in hospital in Egypt is, we are glad to hear, now better.

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The following accounts taken from the London Gazette give the conditions under which the Military Cross and, later, the Bar, were awarded to the late Lieut. A. F. Worster (09) whose death was recorded in our number for December, 1917: London Gazette, June 18th, 1917—"Temporary Second Lieut, A. F. Worster, 1st Battalion East Kent Regiment. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He gallantly led a party in pursuit of the retreating enemy, and, in the face of heavy opposition, established himself in the enemy's second line." The Bar was awarded under the following circumstances, mentioned in the London Gazette of September 17th, 1917:—"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when commanding his Company against a hostile raid. He collected every available man with the greatest coolness, under intense barrage, and posted them at, points of advantage, moving up and down the line encouraging his men, with a complete disregard of danger. His great, courage and personal example caused the raid to be repulsed with great loss to the enemy. Later, though heavily sniped, he brought in a wounded enemy from 'No Man's Land,' thereby obtaining important identification." Lieutenant Worster was the first Dovorian to gain this double honour. After his death the officer commanding his Battalion of the Buffs wrote that "his personal bravery and splendid soldierly qualities were a byword in the Battalion. He was adored by his Company, whom he had led to a glorious victory on the 20th, in the Battle of Cambrai." The Brigadier-General, who had commanded the Battalion from June, 1916, till a few days before Lieutenant Worster's death, and who recommended him for both honours, wrote expressing his sympathy with Mr. Worster, saying that he was the most popular officer in the Battalion, and adored by his men in "B" Company, and if he had lived he would have received rapid promotion.

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H. V. Gasson (06/11) writes from France:—

. . . . . Since I came back from leave I have been in the line continuously up till a few days ago. . . . We have been out spelling for a few days now and very fortunately we have been camped beside a lake, where we have held some excellent swimming sports. Most of us have spent the greater part of the day in swimming during the few hot days we have been experiencing lately. . . . .

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C. J. Hunt (13/17) is on the Training Ship Arethusa and T. A. Costelloe (15/18) is attending the High School in Dublin.

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H. Stanfield (12/14) called recently.

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The following account of a humorous incident which occurred in Mesopotamia last Christmas is sent, by Bdr. A. J. Lamidey:—

. . . . We got over Christmas as well as could be expected, I Suppose. There was one very laughable incident: Headquarters, in some weird and wonderful way, acquired three puddings—we had none. H.Q. brought their puddings down to the Battery cookhouse and said they wanted heating, but the messenger must have dropped his 'h,' for the Chief Bobagy thought he said they wanted eating, thanked him profusely and lobbed them out to the Battery! Of course, when H.Q., after a decent interval, demanded their puddings, there was quite a respectable shindy—but still we'd had 'em, and there was no getting them back."

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In a letter from South Africa dated 7th May, 1918, we read that C. Redgment (10/11) " . . . is at this very moment getting in the train at —— for Durban. He has been over four weeks in hospital at Pretoria and they would not even give him week-end leave, because small-pox had broken out there. He had just 24 hours' notice, came home last night and is now on his way back to G.E.A. He has had fever six times. . . ."

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S. Igglesden (06/10) writes from Mesopotamia:—

". . . . . I am far from the busy haunts of men—I mean, we've had another shift and are now on outpost duty. Real active! Service conditions at last, but we're sticking it all right,! "Merry and bright," you know. The machinery of this army seems well-oiled and is running as smoothly as possible under the circumstances. Now that, there is plenty of grass about, the horses are having plenty of grazing and are looking in fine fettle. The only trouble is that the variety of vegetation round here is spear-grass, a particularly aggressive plant that leaves its seeds sticking in your stockings, your blankets and everything else that happens to come in contact with it. That, flies and a shortage of paper are our only worries at present. So fear ye not, good folk, for the well-being of your distant son. . . . It may interest you to know—no, don't get excited!—it is only a month's leave if I am one of the lucky ones, and I'm going to spend it in a trip to India. I've already mapped out my route. Our depot is only a hundred miles from Calcutta, so for the first fortnight I am thinking 'of going to Darjeeling and if possible I shall visit Agra. I'd much rather go to Kent for a spell, but I'm afraid it's impossible just at present."

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C. E. Baldwin (06/10) has been attached for several months to the Observers' School of an R.A.F. Station and finds the work there interesting on the whole. He is now applying for a post as temporary school-master in the service.

COUNTY SCHOOL CONCERT, MARCH 23rd, 1918.

Of the many School Concerts given in various parts of the country for the same object, that given by the County School brought in one of the largest amounts, the average sum being very much less than £20.

MERIT LIST.

Form Ib.—C, Lewis (2), Smith (2), A. Lewis, R. Pinkney, Livings, Gore, Worger.
Form Ia,—Barlow, Gunn.
Form IIc.—Pay (3), Romney (3), Hunt, (3), Gray, Harrison, Motley, Walls.
Form IIb.—Lamidey (3), Stokes (3), Clark (3), White (3), Nowers (3), Greenstreet (3), Broadhurst (3), Day (3), Carpenter (3), Wilson (2), Pudney (2), Lanchbury (2), McConnell (2), Goldfinch.
Form IIa.—Davies (3), Roberts (3), Henney (3), H. Read (3), Taylor (2), Law (2), Russell (2), P. Reed (2), Laslett (2), England (2), C. Reed.
Form IIIb.—Horrex, Hegan, Flinn.

Form IIIa.—Gilbert (3), Scarlett (3), Wilson (3), Quinlan (3), Arter (3), Booth (2), Phillips (3), Watts (2), Strugnell Browne, Trigg.
Form IV.—Twyman (3), Gosby.
Form Vb.—None.
Form Va.—Olby (2), Brand (2), Pelham, Hart, Pudney, Cole.

ATHLETIC NOTES.
THE ANNUAL SPORTS.

These were held at, the Athletic Ground on Wednesday, June 5th, and were a great success. The reasons for this may be easily assigned, viz., to the Staff, to the gentlemen who acted as Officials and to the competitors whose zeal, never in danger of diminishing, was increased by the enthusiasm of their supporters. The School athletes this year appear to be more evenly distributed among the Houses, for no House repeated last season's achievement of Costelloe's in gaining a disproportionate number of points.

The Swimming Events took place at the Sea Baths on Monday, June 10th, with the following results:—

Senior Championship (8 lengths).—1,Le Sage; 2, Kenyon; 3, R. Wood.

Junior Championship (4 lengths).—1, Motley; 2, Phillips; 3, Lamidey.

House Relay (2 lengths).—1, Street's; 2, Costelloe's.

But for the sake of completeness it would be unnecessary to give the points gained by each House, as, no doubt, every boy has made it his duty to know the position of the various Houses. The points are as follows:—

CRICKET.

The House Championship cannot be decided until the Cricket fixtures are completed. At present Street's House is at the head of the list, since the team has not yet lost a match. The following are the Cricket results to date:—

May 29th.—Street's beat Costelloe's by 112 runs.
June 12th.—Chase's beat Costelloe's by innings and 20 runs.
June 19th.—Street'g beat Chase's by innings and 16 runs.
June 26th.—Street's beat Bromley's by 56 runs.
June 26th.—Chase's beat Costelloe's by 23 runs.
July 3rd.—Costelloe's beat Bromley's by 5 wickets.
July 3rd.—Chase's beat Bromley's by 6 wickets.

J.S.

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PASSING NOTES ON THE SPORTS.

On Sports Day we were again favoured with fine weather, although owing to the lack of rain, the ground was not in such a good condition as it was last year, for it was too dry and hard, making the ground too heavy for field events, and not springy enough for the jumping and hurdles. When the enforced lack of training is taken into consideration, it will be agreed that the competitors did exceedingly well, and the form shown proved that the boys were in fairly good condition.

100 Yards.—Two faults were to be found with both Seniors and Juniors. First, a zig-zag course was frequently taken instead of a straight line far the tape; and, secondly, many competitors slackened speed before actually reaching the tape. This is a frequent complaint and I mention it once more for the benefit of the younger competitors.

880 Yards and Mile.—The Mile was well contested and exciting (even the bell became so). At the third lap the competitors still in the running secured weir places, and on the last and fourth lap, in the final burst., Kenyon proved a little too much for Scarlett, who was followed to the tape by Horrex.

High and Long Jump.—In both Senior and Junior events the jumping was exceedingly goad. Both these competitions have been improvements an the performances of men in Sports Meetings recorded in a Sports periodical. I give one example: the height was 4ft. 5in. against Lewis' 4ft. 11in. and the distance was 15ft. 7in. against Perry's 17ft.

The House Relay.—This was one of the best events at the meeting, for to all it was exciting and interesting. The distance was a test of speed and staying power, and each runner was out to do the best for his House. The winners won a hard and well contested race, and at same changing paints very level running was witnessed.

Throughout these notes I have mentioned 'Only a few' of the successful competitors, for, since I was Starter, I was at the wrong end to see the finish, and much of my attention was occupied with a weapon that at times went on "strike." Before I close, therefore, I must congratulate all competitors on their keenness, and I trust that the losers will have better luck next time.

J. F. PASCALL.

SPORTS' ACCOUNT, JUNE 30th, 1917-JUNE 30th, 1918.

1st CADET COMPANY C.P. (F.) R.E.

This year has been one of great changes in the Company, The list of promotions will show that there are a number of new non-commissioned officers upon whom now rests the task of maintaining, and, if possible, of excelling the efficiency of the Sergeants and Corporals who have left the unit. It. will be no easy work to hold the position of such men as Sergeants Bond and Dearling and Corporal Garland, but Officers will depend with great confidence on Sergeants Perry, Ryeland, Romney, and Drayson.

The Officer Commanding has expressed his great satisfaction with the conduct, and operations of the Cadets on Monday, May 20th, and Saturday, June 22nd. It is reported of the Whitsuntide operations, "A great success—Attack and Defence.—Defence won." The two last words, what a suitable subject for debate!

On June 22nd, a long détour was made by the Attack through difficult but well-covered ground. (A certain weary warrior of Section 1 requests the M.O. to account scientifically for the fact that a rifle is heavier at the end of an operation than at the beginning). The scouts of both sides are to be, congratulated for some valuable information which they were able to obtain. Especially worthy of mention in this connection is the work of Corpl. R.  Wood.

To the members of the Staff who so kindly supervised the arrangements for tea the Company expresses its sincere thanks.

The following promotions have appeared in Orders:

To rank of Sergeant.—Corpls. Romney, Ryeland, Drayson.

To rank of Corporal.—2nd Corpls. Day, Wilson, Ryeland.

To rank of 2nd Corporal.—Lance-Corporals Pudney, Le Sage, Francis, Wells.

To rank of' Lance-Corporal.—Cadets Olby, Toms, Hart, R. Wood.

Appointments.—Cadet, Bussey to be Company Signaller; Lance-Corpl. Olby to be Company Bugler; Cadet Spencer to be Drummer.

To the Cadets who have left the School the Company expresses its best wishes for success: 2nd Corpl. Durban, Bugler Day, Cadet Waite.

The following boys have joined the Company this term:—Spencer, Andrews, Sale, Livings, Robey, Hunt.

J.S.

CADET ACCOUNTS, 1917-1918.

HOUSE NOTES.
STREET'S HOUSE.

Our activities during the past term have met with the greatest amount of success that it has ever been our pleasure to enjoy. It has been pleasing to note that the enthusiasm of all in the House and indeed, in the School as a whole, has risen to a very high level and has led to a very closely contested struggle for the Shield. The improvement in the football team resulted, as I mentioned last term, in our becoming second on the championship list.

Our Sports Day effort this year was of a very different nature from any of our previous ones and, in fact, the improvement was so marked as to place us at the head of the list of points scored on that day. The points scored by us were distributed over the House and were not all gained by a few. This again is ample evidence of the more widely diffused enthusiasm and calls for high praise. May I say to those who were not fortunate enough to come in among the "first three" that their efforts were appreciated and that we hope, in years to come, to find them still fighting gamely for the honour of the House and perhaps, by reason of their greater strength, with greater success. If there be any who for inexcusable reasons did not take part this year, may I beg of them to follow the good example of the many who did.

In cricket, I am pleased to say that our laurels have not yet been wrenched from us and I can assure all other Houses that (as far as lies in our power) we shall fight hard to prevent it in the future.

May I take this opportunity of thanking the Masters and Captains of the other Houses for the very sportsmanlike way in which they have made it possible far us to fight our battle an even terms with our opponents at a time when serious depletion of our strength was inevitable.

As a parting ward, far I fear this will be the last occasion an which I shall have the privilege of leading the "Reds," let me ask you to "carry on" and to endeavour to retain the prize which we now believe is ours. Remember at all times that the best man wins.

W. S. LOVELY.

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COSTELLOE'S HOUSE.

Although Dark Blues have seen a dark cloud—yet there is also a silver lining. The silver lining shows itself in the fact that the House representatives have done their best to keep the Shield, in spite of such heavy lasses as Mills, Sibley, Durban, and R. Wood. On Sports Day, Kenyan ran excellently in both mile and half-mile, and at swimming he gave Le Sage a good race. The Tug Team won a very unexpected victory. The juniors in the House made rather a poor show, Watts being the only one with enough pluck to try far the Championship.

The cricket has been quite good, although the results up-to-date may tend to make a Dark Blue rather irritable. In our second match with Light Blue the team did rippingly, Wood getting 7 wickets for 34. Wells showed himself to be a steady bat, although not quite so automatic as Moorcroft.

Finally, we must thank Mr. Darby for remembering his House; and let the other Houses know that Dark Blues most certainly "live in hopes."

A.V.P.

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CHASE'S HOUSE.

The House did not do remarkably well in the Sports this year. Great keenness was shown but the House only secured third place. Strugnell did well in carrying off the Junior Championship Cup.

Owing to last year's football and this year's cricket we are evenly contesting for first place with Red. The first match was played against Costelloe's. In the next match with Red we were not nearly so successful, but, awing to the bowling of Wilson sec, the runs did not mount so fast as was expected. The fielding on the whole was quite good, but the batting could have been a great deal better. The second match against Costelloe's was not so easily decided, and a few of us were getting anxious concerning Perry. Ayling's batting was very good (66 not out). This match resulted in a victory for us.

All through the cricket season, Hart's batting has been very good. His average so far is about 28. Ayling can also bat, but it takes him a long time to make up his mind. As far bowling Wilson, sec. has somewhat astonished us.

We cannot afford to lose a single match, as we must beat Green and Red in order to win the Shield. The match with Red will be the hardest, and most likely, the decisive match, and it will decide whether, for one year at least, the Shield will have a Light Blue or Red background.

A.W.W.

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BROMLEY'S HOUSE.

I have great pleasure in thanking all who entered for the sports for the excellent way in which they carried out everything they attempted, and the House in general for the excellent spirit shewn throughout.

There might have been more entries—it is usual for every boy, wherever possible, to enter for at least one event.

Horrex, Bussey, Twyman and Browne ran very well and proved worthy of their House. Bent distinguished himself in the Junior high jump, and Lamidey, in the Junior four lengths, gave Phillips a good race.

What cricket we have done this season shows that there is great room for improvement in the whole team. The batting is fair, but the fielding is rather weak.

Twyman and Spencer played a good game in the match against the Reds.

There is a certain Macabre attitude about many of the members of the team which I shall be glad to see removed.

H E.C.

LETTER FROM MR. A. C. JAMES

May 1st, 1918.

DEAR MR. WHITEHOUSE,

I must not risk the statement in another Pharos (due in the last to my own oversight) that, as regards Mr. James, there is "nothing to report!" I am sitting (like Abraham) "in the door of my tent in the (unseasonably) cool of the day" on a main traffic route up to the Front, on perhaps the most active part of the line at the moment., in what, are called the "back areas" as a general term, but not far back in this case, and which the Bosche is apt to make exceedingly lively with guns of all kinds, which is, indeed, the reason why I am here, far from our usual Headquarters. You will allow me, perhaps, to relate some of my experiences lately, which have been most interesting. I was wakened at 2 a.m. about three weeks again the midst of the big Bosche push far one of the most important towns on this front and asked if I could be ready in a few minutes to go up to the said town with a car just come down. Well, I could! having everything ready for the possibility of something of the kind overnight, and we gat into H. at 5 a.m., though we thought it quite possible that the Germans would have got too far for us to get in, and advanced in the dark with caution, same of our cars having almost run into them a day or two before and hardly got away. I spent the morning evacuating civilians from S., a town near (which had been heavily shelled during the night), with the Bosche practically in sight an the flat country below, and as the good people were a long time getting their goods and chattels together, we had a fine lesson in patience, waiting in the most exposed part of the town, expecting the bombardment to begin again at any time, with German aeroplanes overhead and all batteries blazing away from "any old place," vegetable gardens, etc., close at hand. However, the Germans got in that, afternoon, we having got out, our last load about 12 noon! Then in the afternoon running out along a road to fetch a refugee case, we met the advanced guard, as it were, of wounded from the battle at M., another town on the rapidly moving Front, loaded our ambulance with them and ran back to the French Hospital at H., where, finding wounded men lying round everywhere, I set to work dressing wounds, as the men were pouring in now faster than "les Sœurs" and the Army dressers could deal with them. Then about 5 o'clock the town began to be shelled with "heavies," and, as the Germans were getting near, the Hospital and a great part of the town was evacuated. I was asked to stop as "dresser" with 2 Army (R.A.M.C.) men, and we worked till 2 a.m. in an almost deserted town, not knowing where the Bosche was, quite, but hoping we would be able to get away in front of him. At 2 a.m. I went out, with one of the last car-loads, dumped the wounded on an ambulance train we found by the roadside, got back again, my driver almost asleep at his wheel, found everyone gone, searched the building and brought away one wounded man who had came in, and cleared out about, 3 a.m. That afternoon, a few hours later, three shells came into the building, one right into the passage where we had been passing to and fro for hours, while two or three days later the whole place, dispensary, dressing room and operating room were blown to pieces by a "heavy," So we cleared out in time, but not, much too soon, to another place for the night. Since then my rôle seems to have developed, by force of circumstances, into that of "dresser" at Aid posts in bombarded towns. With an Army dresser I spent two or three days more at H., in another building (the Hospital being wrecked) where I had my first experience of sleeping under continuous shellfire all night (on the floor of the ground-floor, by way of being as low down as possible!) 18-pounders mostly, I think; (sometimes five or six a minute). I picked up a big piece of shell in the back garden next morning, but I think some heavy ones came in as well. Then, the Bosche being held up three or four miles away and the town empty, I came back to act as Wardmaster and dresser at a Refugee Hospital a bit further back, whence I was hurriedly transported here at midnight, the night before last, in an ambulance car, the message which came to me being that S. (this place was being shelled like h....! and the Town-Major who incidentally is a Colonel, wanted two dressers." From the fact that I found a horse's hind leg in the Grand'Place next morning, and from other indications, the description, though forcible, seemed not inaccurate! and I and another of our unit are now "standing by" for the next bombardment,. This place, a sort, of "lodge in a garden of cucumbers," a well-kept though now abandoned garden where I have my tent, is pleasant enough now I have buried the dead dog, hooded crow, pig's jaw-bone and other accretions of an unsavoury character incidental to a deserted place in the war-zone. There is asparagus in the vegetable garden, salad-vegetables, leeks, etc., and slack time in the day I intend to fill by cultivating for the absent owners. The flashes of the Bosche shells bursting aver the countryside make a continual flicker in the tent, through the night and the noise is indescribable! One gets used to sleeping through it, however.

Excuse this long screed, I could fill a book if I set out to describe all my experiences here, but I hope this brief (comparatively) account of my recent doings near the scene of actual operations may be of interest. I am very fit, and, being under canvas, quite content!

Yours very sincerely,

A. COLLIER JAMES.

HOW TO KEEP GOATS.

Prejudices run deep, with the result that we believe that goats' milk "tastes." Of course it does. It tastes delicious', rich and creamy. If you can persuade some friend to let you have the tiniest sip, you will go straight away and buy a goat of your own. But friends who keep goats also like to keep the milk, so your only course is to take my word that it is lovely. Having taken my word, lose no time in taking somebody else's goat, if you cannot, get one more honestly.

There is not the slightest reason why you should not have your own goat—that is, if you have anywhere to keep it, for although dictionaries class it as a domestic animal, it is hardly the kind one likes to have sleeping on the rug in front of the fire" as it takes up too much room.

A bit of grass for it to feed on through the summer, whether it be your own lawn or somebody else's, a tennis court or an orchard, will keep a nanny healthy and milky, and you wealthy and wise. A really good nanny can be bought for five pounds, and without requiring much care and attention will provide you with a couple of quarts of milk a day—free of charge and without ration tickets. Think it over. Buy a goat at once, and make yourself safe against a possible shortage.

Take care, of course, over the selection. Don't, buy a billy goat, as some people do, and complain that you cannot get any milk. Obtain a good nanny, without horns, if possible, if you respect your mother or sister, who will probably do the milking. Have a few oats, or some kind of food, handy, to engage the goat's attention during milking, otherwise it might be restive.

Goats eat, anything and always. In the course of a morning, one belonging to a friend of mine demolished a copy of the Daily Mail, a gooseberry bush, half a gatepost, some new potatoes, and a cabbage, to say nothing of grass. This was due to the fact that it broke loose from its moorings, as, under ordinary circumstances, the grass alone would have occupied it all day. A final word of caution, however. Tether it with a chain and not a piece of rope. It cannot harm the former. It can and will eat the rope; then woe to your strawberries, currants, and gooseberries, your gardening tools, and, perchance, your house, and yourself.

S.H.C.

WOODEN AND CONCRETE SHIPS.

"Victory is a question of tonnage, and tonnage is victory. "To aid this tonnage, America has contributed a large part by building wooden ships. She is able to do this on account of her vast supplies of timber. Skilled labour is not so necessary for the building of wooden ships as it is for the building of steel ones, and, in this way, the wooden ship possesses an important advantage over the steel one.

A great step has been made in England towards the defeat of the German submarines, by the building of ferro-concrete ships. Only about half the quantity of steel is required for these ships. The steel is made into long bars which are laid together like a huge birdcage, and the concrete is filled in in shutters placed on either of the bars. The "skin" of these ships is about three to four inches thick, while the ribs are about one foot deep in a small ship. Although these ships are considerably heavier than steel ones, they, are very much cheaper, and more unskilled labour is employed.

At the beginning of the war all the ship-building yards were commandeered by the Government, and each yard was allotted its own particular work. The materials are made elsewhere and sent to the shipyards requiring them.

The concrete ship is built upside down, to ensure an even surface of concrete over the bottom, and it is launched in the same way. By an ingenious device it rights itself when it becomes waterlogged.

F.G.L.

OUR SCHOOL CONCERT.

260, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD,

LONDON, W.1.

2ND APRIL, 1918.

DEAR SIR,—Dr. Davies wishes me to thank you and your boys most heartily for your splendid contribution to the Musicians' Gift to the Forces. £20 7s. 6d. is a fine sum to have raised by your concert, and we know that it will give our Fighting Men great pleasure to know that boys have helped to give them music.

With congratulations and many thanks to all concerned, including His Worship the Mayor,

I am,

Yours truly,

KATHARINE G. EGGAR.

Mr. H. J. Taylor.

CONCERNING TOMKINS.

Now there did live in the town of Dover in the year one thousand nine hundred and —teen a boy whose name it was Tomkins. This boy did have a big head and he did also have a wonderful knowledge of Latin Subjunctives. And about this time there was a game which boys did play, and they did call it Cricket.
This boy did think that he knew a lot, about the theory of this game. And when the other boys did play this game, garbed in white apparel, Tomkins did sit himself down to score and to criticise. Of the boys one did have a piece of the willow tree and another did carry a ball. The boy who did carry the piece of wood gat himself to one end of what they did call the pitch, and he with the ball gat, himself to the other. The boy with the ball he was known as Olb, and the wood carrier was known as Devson. And Olb did throw the ball at Devson with great vim. And Devson did smite that ball, and did send it far away. And one of those clad in white did chase the ball. He did catch it and throw it back with much quickness. And Devson did smite and smite until at last those sticks which they did call wickets were hit by the ball. Then Devson did leave the wicket, and another man gat himself in his place. And there did also bat that day Bill, Scrog, Lew, and such great men as these. And as the boys they did play, Tomkins he did criticise. If a boy did hit the ball a long way, Tomkins did cry out in a loud voice,: "Well Played, Sir!" And if a boy did allow the ball to hit his wicket, then Tomkins did deplore that boy's style. But there was another boy who did play Cricket and his name it was Elephantus. And Elephantus, he did not, like his play to be criticised, and he did hate Tomkins with a great, hate. Elephantus was a boy of good breeding, and he did spend much time on a piece of land which he did call an allotment. And his hate it did wax so mighty that he did plot to do Tomkins in. And he did plot with another wicked youth, whose name it was Coco, and who came each day to Dover from far away. For many weeks Elephantus did practise smiting the ball with a piece of wood, until he could smite it wherever he did wish. Weeks did pass, then another game they did play. And Tomkins did sit himself down again to score and to criticise, and he did hold forth at great length. Then Elephantus did go forth with the piece of wood, and he did prepare himself to hit the ball. And the ball it was thrown, and Elephantus did smite it towards Tomkins with great vim. Tomkins, he was criticising, and he did not notice the' ball, which, travelling at a great speed, smote him on the crust. He counted fifty-seven brilliant new stars and then fell into a deep sleep. He was placed upon a passing cart. and taken to his home. They did take him indoors and send for a leech. The leech felt his pulse and then did measure the bump with the aid of a surveyor's chain and a vernier. Then he did ordain that the injured lad should learn no more Latin Subjunctives for four weeks. And the tears they did flow from Tomkins' eyes in torrents, and his lamentations were long and sad. And Elephantus and Coco did rejoice in their tents over the defeat of their enemy. And lo! there were no more criticisms ever heard again from the mouth of Tomkins.

F.J.P.

IF.

If only there had been aeroplanes in the battle of Waterloo, what would have happened? The French would have gone nearly mad on having bombs dropped in their midst by a hg bird.

If Shakespeare came to life again, what would he have thought of women acting on the stage? I wonder if he would know his plays when he saw them acted?

If the Germans won the war, what would happen? How long would our school stand in its place? Not long.

If the Greens won the shield, how long would they keep it?

. . . . Wait till they get it.

W. CLARKE (ii.a).

ON EWELL MINNIS.

A SQUIRREL'S DREY.

On returning from a long walk in the country, with two of my friends, on Easter-Monday, I found a squirrel's drey. It was placed in an outstretched branch of a fir tree, about fourteen feet from the ground. When we had climbed up to it, we found that it was a very beautiful structure. It was made of moss, dry grass and dead leaves, and was lined with wool. There were four young squirrels in the drey and they were very pretty little creatures.

They had long tails, but these had not grown fluffy, for the young were not more than three or four days old. They were covered over with a layer of pine needles.

S.N. (ii.b)

THE LIGHT BLUE AND HIS CAPTAIN.

AFTER BOMBING-PRACTICE.
(A Corruption of "After Blenheim.")

A WIREWORM'S ADVENTURES.

I am a wireworm and I like many vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, though if the Food Controller knew I eat the potatoes which the patriotic Englishmen plant he would be very wild and then I should probably get punished. But to get on with my story. One day my mother went out to get us some food. She did not come back, so my brother and myself both went out. I attacked a large potato and was enjoying myself immensely when the earth heaved about me and I thought my last day had come. The potato was dug up with me in it and was washed, though not thoroughly, and was thrown into a pot. My position was horrible, as the water was getting hotter every second! I tried bard to get out of this horrible torture chamber. Imagine yourself, a poor helpless wireworm imprisoned in a pot full of hot water getting hotter every second. How I dread thinking about that moment. Soon the water boiled over and I fell out. I fell on to the floor, but I was helpless. Crawling out of the room as fast as I could, I got into a small patch of young carrots. I made a hole in one of them to sleep in. Feeding myself as fast as I could, I went to sleep. I had not been in there long when I heard a wireworm coming towards me. What was my surprise and unbounded delight when I saw my mother and brother come towards me. They thought it wonderful that I had escaped from being cooked, not to say of being eaten up by the people of the house.

A. CARPENTER (ii.b.)

FORM NOTES.

Form i.a.

We have collected many Nature specimens this term and have a great many butterflies, moths, caterpillars, birds' eggs and nests in our Museum. We made several boxes with net over them in the manual lessons for the insects.

We often go in fives or sixes and weed in the garden after school.

We are very proud of one of our boys—King, who came in first in four races at the sports and won twenty-four points for the Light Blues.

We have six cadets, three boy scouts and one wolf-cub in our form. We had one new boy this term who is taking a great interest in his house.

Seven boys entered for the Scholarship Examination and they are all eager to know the result.

Form. i.a.

This term we have been learning Shakesperian scenes for recitation. The scenes from "The Taming of the Shrew" and" Romeo and Juliet" are especially good.

 We have raised our Magazine subscription to 1½d., and boys now keep the magazines three nights.

The whole form congratulates Corporal Ryeland on his second stripe.

Several of our boys have won points for their Houses. We are very proud of them.

Nobody sent any books in response to our request in the last Pharos.

We have started a Museum. Henney and Ryeland have charge of it, and Taylor acts as secretary. We have some War relics and local "Finds."

We have continued our debates and our readings from Shakespeare. The last debate was "That German should be taught in our schools."

This term also we have had, on Saturdays, readings from various authors, poets, essayists, etc. We specially enjoyed, "Sir Roger de Coverley."

"GUILLAUME" (ii.a.)

Nature Study. (ii.a.).

We have done very interesting Nature Study work this term under the direction of Miss Edmonds. On Tuesday afternoons we have two periods for Nature Study. In these lessons, we have been taking animal life, insect life and bird life. Miss Edmonds tells us the subject for the next Tuesday afternoon, and then we bring books with animals, birds or insects in them. We each have a drawing book of our own and in these we draw the various things, and those who prefer paint them. Each week, after we have finished them, Miss Edmonds is kind enough to mount them on brown paper. Then the following week we see them arranged either on sheets or in book form. One Tuesday afternoon Miss Edmonds allowed us to design covers for the books of the different subjects; some did covers for the book of birds, some for insects and some for the animals. Altogether this term's work has been very enjoyable.

R. RUSSELL (ii.a)

Form i.b.

Our Form is now quite a big one. We had seven new boys this term. One of our chief interests this term is our Museum. We have some interesting articles in it, such as uncommon insects and reptiles, birds' eggs, gold ore and fossils. At present we cannot play cricket well but we hope to form a cricket team. One boy from our form entered for the mile race in the sports and he finished the mile. We have a form library, but it badly needs some new books.

Form II.b.

Cricket. We have two elevens, the first and second. We have played one match with ii.c., which we won by eight runs. We have also had many practice matches.

Stokes is captain of the first eleven and Pudney is vice. Worster is captain of the second eleven and McConnell is vice.

The Visit to the Museum. One day, instead of a Geography lesson, Mrs. Wallis took us to the Museum. We went to all the rooms and saw the different rooks, birds, animals and fish, and then Mrs. Wallis took a few at a time and showed us the butterflies in the drawers.

We went home at half past twelve after a very pleasant lesson.

Nature Study. We are progressing fairly well with our Nature Study, and every Thursday afternoon when we have a double lesson Miss Edmonds lets us paint insects, birds, animals and fish for a ii.h. Nature magazine.

Last lesson we made designs for covers for insects, birds and animals. We are allowed to do them in paint, or pen and ink.

"THE LAMB,"

FORM iii.a.

We regret to have lost one of our prominent members this term, "Waite who came from Eythorne. His place, desk, and books have been taken by Swaine who came from Yorkshire but now lives at Deal.

The magazine club has run satisfactorily this year. Although the subscription has had to be increased, we still have three magazines: The Captain, The B.O.P., and The Wide World.

We have been very successful in the Annual Sports. We secured the Junior Championship Cup and all the Junior swimming points, besides many points for running and jumping.

Our library, which we share with iii.b., is very good and the form desires to thank all those who have given or lent additional books this term.

We wonder if anybody heard us singing, "Sound an alarm," on June 17th, and if they think that that caused the siren to go!

FORM iv.

With the time-table exactly the same as last term, the work of the form as a whole has been running very smoothly. This term we have begun to study Shakespeare's works more fully and we find them extremely interesting.

The Geography mistress has taken our form for several exceedingly interesting and useful "surveying walks" this term.

Form iv. is very sorry to hear that three of its old members namely, Pryer, Gosby and Deverson are leaving school at the end of this term.

Pryer and Gosby have been in our Form since it was Form ii.a. (1915). There are six of us who have not parted since we were in Form ii.b. but we are afraid that the Form will be split up at the end of the term, some going into Form v.b. and some into v.a.

C.D.

NURSERY RHYMES CONTRIBUTED BY ii.a.

HOW TO WRITE A MAGAZINE ARTICLE.

First, and foremost of course, in the task, is the choice of a suitable subject, and this I state to be the most difficult part of the afore-mentioned task.

It can, however, be quite successfully accomplished by constant research in multitudinous encyclopædias. Naturally one must !have unlimited patience in this most ingenious labour, or mayhap the article will suffer owing to the lack of a suitable title.

Once having obtained a subject befitting the palate and ingenuity of the author, the writing of the article is comparatively easy, if, as I have mentioned above, the writer has sufficient patience.

But before proceeding to the actual concocting (excuse the term, all whom it may concern) of the article, I would like just to say a few more words on the choice of the subject.

It is absolutely necessary to select one which is so little known that, no one will able to dispute what the author has written. Such subjects as "The Ancient Mythology of the Sandwich Islands," or "The Shape of the Toe Nails of the Antediluvian Animals," might well be considered.

Care should be taken not to choose too abstruse a theme, or the task may become too heavy for unimaginative minds.

Now that the elusive subject has been found, let us turn to the actual compilation. Suppose for the time that it is to be "A Dissertation on the Table Manners of the Ancient Mauri," or some such matter. Here, as before, the encyclopædia comes in very useful but it is necessary to use one which has been out of late for several centuries (there is real art in compiling magazine articles), or readers may discover the sources of the information.

Having procured, by dint of great research, a goodly string of facts, it is necessary only to link up these facts into the golden chain of a Magazine Article.

Should the above method prove unsuccessful the Daily Mail provides a mint of information. This paper being so widely read, it is necessary to alter the phrases used there, in order to produce an "original" effusion.

Now! ye slackers, who wait for inspiration, to work! You have the method, carryon with the effusing!

LATINUS.