No. 53. DECEMBER, 1926. VOL. XVI.

FIAT LUX.

NOTICES.

    The next number of The Pharos will appear about 2nd April. Contributions must be submitted to the Editor not later than 14th March.
    We acknowledge with thanks Ruym (Ramsgate County School), The Ashfordian, The Langtonian, The Magazine of the County School for Girls, Ashford.
    The Editor would be glad to have the names and addresses of Old Pharosians and others who would like to receive copies of The Pharos. I t is now issued free to all members of the Old Boys' Association,
    Copies of The Pharos may be obtained from the Editor, price 9d., or (for this issue only) from the following:—Messrs. H. J. Goulden, Ltd., Bench Street and G. W. Grigg and Son, Worthington Street; and Mrs. C. Taylor, Buckland Post Office, London Road.

HEAD MASTER'S NOTES.

    The Spring Term will commence on Thursday, 13th January, and end on Wednesday, 6th April. Holders of season tickets are asked to see that their railway passes are made out to cover both these dates.
    Coming-of-Age Celebrations.—We assuredly close this most interesting term with sincere gratitude to all who have in any capacity assisted in making its annals so eventful. A detailed account of the Coming-of-Age Celebrations appears elsewhere, and I hope that gratitude has been fairly apportioned and that justice has been done to the enthusiasm and goodwill which reflect the spirit of the School as it starts upon manhood. Our special thanks are due to the Chairman of the Governing Body, the Rev. Canon Elnor, who is officially at the head of our local efforts, to the Kent Education Committee and its officials, to all members of the Staff and the School who in their several ways gave their support to the Parents' Association for their splendid encouragement, and to the local Press for their sympathetic and appreciative interest. A sum of over £500 stands to our credit as the Twenty-First Birthday Gift to the School, which is a substantial nucleus for the provision of a School Organ when the new buildings shall be erected on the Astor Avenue site. The results prove beyond question that the School thinks at times of what it owes to the work of the past, and that it realises the feeling of indebtedness for the pleasant places and for the enjoyment in these days of things which we have done nothing to earn and can never hope to pay for. The Celebrations broke in upon the universal-creditor frame of mind, in which everybody believes that other people owe him something and he owes nobody. But constant recognition of what has been done for us is a strong tradition of the School, and the Twenty-First Birthday term has established it on an even firmer foundation and for this reason, among others, will remain as a memorably stimulating record for those who " follow up."
    The School offers its congratulations and thanks to the Editor and the School Magazine Committee for this issue of The Pharos, particularly to those who have compiled and contributed to the Birthday Section.
    Annual Prize Distribution.—The Prize-Giving, though very much like many of its predecessors, established a new record by the visit of the President of the Board of Education, Lord Eustace Percy, M.P., whose youthful temperament and happy humour will not be readily forgotten. His strong recommendation of wisely directed private reading will encourage us to extend our School Library, as well as our own private collections. We must encourage both the boy who wants to read a book and the boy who wants a book to read. The School is grateful that the Parents' Association is placing four standard volumes on our shelves this term. May I appeal for further assistance in this direction? Probably many volumes of standard works rest unused on the shelves of many homes, and would be invaluable to the School. A portion of the new School building is planned as a library. We ought to set about providing the volumes to fill it. The Parents' Association has indicated one way, and I another.
    I should like to record the thanks of the School and the Town Hall audience to Miss Rookwood, Mr. Watt and Mr. Willis for the excellent dramatic and musical items of the programme. We are indeed fortunate in having at our disposal the services of producers who combine a knowledge of English literature with that of "stage craft," and a musician whose School Choirs in succeeding years give us increasingly delightful performances. Great educational possibilities are afforded by a study of drama and its creative interpretation. The art of acting provides a splendid corporate training, gives a sense of comradeship, aims not merely at self expression but at the more complex co-operative expression of the group. There is no section of the community to which it has not an immediate and a compelling appeal, and the effect of participation in a play adds to the enrichment of a whole life.
    Our opinion upon the value and power of Music needs no emphasis, and once again we are grateful to the members of the School who devote so much time and energy to enhance our reputation in this direction. We are convinced that the projected Musical Society will find strong support, and we are looking forward to its activities with confidence.
    Staff.— The increased numbers in the School have justified the appointment of an additional Assistant Master, Mr. S. A. Coase, an old Raine's schoolboy, an Honours Graduate in Science at London University, who has gained his Diploma in Education and has been trained at the well-known St. Olave's Grammar School, Southwark.
    The vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Thomas has been filled by the a ppointment of Mr. H. H. Jacques, B.Sc., A.R.C.S., etc., who is not only a Science Master at the School, but has special duties and responsibility in connection with the Technical Institute Evening Classes. His past experience and personal gifts will find ample scope here at Dover.
    Mr. R.. W. Luxton is taking the place of Mr. Liddle at the Junior School. He is a King's School Boy, from St. Mary Ottery, Devon, and an Honours Graduate of London, who took the Advanced Course in Education at Reading University. His keen interest in boys, and his professional qualifications, will make his influence powerful for good amongst us.
    To these new Masters we have given a hearty welcome and our best wishes for a long and happy connection with the School.
    It was with sincere regret that we parted with Mrs. Halestrap from the Junior School at the end of October, remembering her loyal, zealous and conscientious services as a temporary Assistant Mistress, but it was with real pleasure that we welcomed Mr.
Halestrap back to the Senior School in November. He has resumed his work full of hopeful vigour, and we congratulate him upon the medical assurance of complete recovery.
    League of Nations Union.—Whatever may be our views upon the peace of the world, the senior boys of the Upper School will heartily agree with the general opinion that the address of Mrs. Forbes Robertson Hale was an outstanding example of what a popular address should be, and a lesson in elocution of exceptional merit. We listened to a brilliant and finished performance, at the close of which Mr. W. S. Lee, Head Master of Dover College, and myself invited the Lecturer to give an address next May in the Town Hall to a combined assembly of Dover College boys, ourselves, and other schools who may be asked to come.
    The same subject, from another angle, was presented to us by the Bishop of Dover, Dr. H. E. Bilborough, whose visit we heartily appreciated and whose address upon the opportunities for developing a world civilisation on Christian lines was much enjoyed.
    School Honours Board.—The School is particularly pleased to see fixed in the Hall at the beginning of term a second Honours Board, for the purpose of recording the names of those who distinguish themselves on the playing fields. It is an exact duplicate of the board designed by the former Art Master, Mr. A. Collier James, now at St. George's College, Quilmes, Buenos Ayres. The panel is divided into three columns for the names of the Captain of Games, the " Victor Ludorllm," and the Junior Champion, and from the School archives we have compiled a list of boys of whose prowess we have most pleasant recollections.
    Parents' "At Home."—Mrs. Whitehouse joins me in expressing our thanks to those who honoured us with their presence at the "At Home" on 16th October, when the after-meeting of the Parents' Association provided a discussion of most interesting topics. It was good to get the views of parents, ably yet kindly expressed, with the sale purpose of making the School a greater influence for good in the town and neighbourhood. We acknowledge the hearty support which the Parents' Association has given to the School; we thank Mrs. Clout and her Orchestra for providing delightful music; more especially are we grateful for the eager help and encouragement by which our lives have been enriched during these past twenty-one years.

EDITORIAL.

TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY ROLL.
September 24th-25th, 1926.
SCHOOL STAFF.
Headmaster:
Mr. F. Whitehouse.
Assistant Masters:

—:—

  
  
Boom, L. .'-J. Hoskins, E. D. l<e;lh', B. F. vV.
Brigham, A. G. Johnson, W. E. Shen:ed, W. 1'. C.
Browning, H. A. Kerswell, N. Stoneh')use, C. K
Cole, F. C. Marson, P. A. \Vhorwell, A. v'.
Comhill, J. C. ::\lerchant, E. .T. \Yilkinson, L. \y, T.
Elks, .T. E. Mockett, H. N. Willis, B.
Foad, G. S. Murray, .T. F. V,'est, V. F.
Form IIIe.
Baxter, P. Harvey, F. N. Osm_l!l, [",
Card, A. E. H. Henson, W. J. C. Pelham, R. T.
Darke, C. W. Hersey, L. Flews, G. K.
Floyd, A. .T. Hiscock, \V. L. 'Washington, W. S.
'Gibbs, B. D. Kelly, .T. F. Williams, H.
Hardcastle, R. Leeds, E. J.
Form lIa.
Allen, G. S. Gutsell, B. V. Ravc'nsc!a!e, V.
Atkins, C. A. Hampshire, E. W. Roebuck, B
Bennett, A. .T. Harrow, C. R Sharp, E. C.
Capelli, l\I. Hearn, :\1. E. Simmonds, K G.
'Cockfield, F. L. Hogben, L. Smithen, E. ./.
Constable, F. Johnson, A. J. 50ulh<."', S..M.
Dewar, A. D. :\ladams, H. Tap1e,': J. H.
Eade, F. L. \V, Maillwood, H. R. THeil, C. :\1. R.
Edgecock, S. G. Merrifie1d, C. \\'hitehead, G. H,
Fordham, J. R Profitt, R. G. \Vise, J. F. L.
Fox, (,. E.
. Form lIb.
'Coulter,.T.F. ./ones,\;V.S. Redman,J.J.
Crosoer, R L. Kalfuss, N. Rigden, (; :_.
'Crush, K. Kingsmill, F. G. RousC', E. T. B.
Dove, B. C. Lyons, A. Sambrook. I'.
Drayson, A. F. R. Newman, V,'. .T. \Vashington, R \V.
Harvey, \V. H. Newport, C. \Vaterhousc, L.
Bradley, \V..'-J. Pudney, L. .T. \;Vood, "'. C.
Husk, W. Redman, F. \Y.
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Form IIx.
Bell, .T. A. Norris, E. S. Stroud, G. A.
Chadwick, W. .T. Pateman, A. E. Waller, .T.
Collins, 1'11. .T. Sherred, H. J. West-Dram, F. G.
Coulter, G, H. Smith, A. G. Winn, H. B.
Gilchrist, C. W. Squire, G. O. Wraight, P. S.
Jeffery, R. C.
Form Ia.
Abbott, L. H. R Killick, R. Schroder, H.
Bailey, G. L. J. Leach, H, L. Scott, J. G.
Brown, R. Merchant, W. H. Solley, T, W. J.
Bussey, A. Milne, R. W. Unstead, R. J.
Cadman, R. F. Moseling, L. E. White, J. \Y.
Crocker, E. J. Oliver, F. Wraight, R. M.
Day, A. P. Ratcliffe, E. C. Young, H. C.
Geddes, D. C. Rhodes, F. J. Vosper, J.
Hewes, A. W.
Form lb.
Andrews, A. Evans, G. H. Johnstone, A. E. J.
Bailey, H. J. Fisher, E. E. Meacock, F. T.
Balian!, I{. B. Harris, B. G. K. Peck, F.
Bareham, J. K Harvie, R. .T. Pritchard, A. E. C.
Bide, G. R. Hiscocks, H. J. Smith, A. H.
Breeze, S. 'Vl. Hogben, R. S. Stout, P. G.
Burt, H. J. Hutley, H. R. Wise, V. St. G.
Cornwell, W. F. Johnson, R. F.
Form Upper Transition.
Archibald, C. R Kennedy, L. R E. Slater, A. J. T.
Bowles, R. G. L. Kirton, J. H. Slator, R. F.
Clarke, V. F. Magub, G. D. Stapleton, J. Y:
Cockfield, F. A. McKeil, J. D. Townshend, R. P.
Cox, C. C. McToldridge, F. Watt, 1. P.
Ellender, A. R. Newp'Jrt, J. S. Willis, G. S.
Ewell, E. J. Pearce, P. C. R. Woodnorth, J.
Form Lower Transition.
Aldous. P. G. Gibbons, G. W. Sneller, H. W.
Arnold, R H. Hannan, H. T. Tregilas, D. C. St. C.
Beach, A. Harrison, J. R Watson, J. G.
Browning, E. W. Hartley, B. F. Wilde, D. A.
Coles, P. C. Miller, A. D. Wilson, L. C.
Coles, P. E. Pritchard, B. E. \Vise, N, St. G.
Foad, P. B. Scott, A. J. P.
Form Preparatory.
Austen, K E. Gooclbun, A. H. Mumford, F. J.
Blaxlancl, N. X Gordon, J. R. M. Peckham, G. S.
Brown, C. Gurr, P. M. Seamons, J. A.
Bushell, G. C. Hopkins, H. Teasdale, C.
Clark, C. M. Matcham, D. J. Walton, R. W.
Crush, E.

MESSAGES.
From Major the Ron. I I Astor, M.P.
It gave me great pleasure to attend the Coming-of-Age of an institution which is fulfilling as admirable a purpose as this School. It fits boys to hold their own and to take their place in the world. It gives them immense advantages, while its teaching imbues them with that tradition which is the special heritage of England. It instils, on the one side, sense of duty, and on the other that capacity for the joy of life which education gives. The boys are safe in the hands of Mr. Whitehouse,
just as the name and good report of the School will, I believe, . be safe in their hands when they leave it.
From the Rt. Ron. Earl Bessborough.
I am much interested to hear of the Coming-of-Age of the Boys' County School. During the years that I had the honour to represent Dover in the House of Commons I had several opportunities of appreciating the excellent work done at the School. I particularly recall being present at Speech Day in 1915. I hope the School will continue to prosper in every possible way and turn out boys fit to be worthy citizens of the Borough and County that gave them their birth.
From the Rt. Ron. Viscount Burnham, CR., LL.D.
It is as important for schools as it is for all other institutions to mark the stages of their growth and development. For them, too, what matters most is not so much to live long as to live well, and the old superstition that length of years is necessary to create a tradition has been falsified by the ease and rapidity with which the Secondary Schools of the new era have caught up the healthy traditions of the ancient Grammar Schools. I t seems almost a pity that they are not all called Grammar Schools, a name which has a good old English smack about it.
Your County School is a fine example of the latter growth, which is fully equal to the best of the earlier foundations. The true test of the quality of a school is not the number of its students nor the varietv of the curriculum, but the kind of
boys and girls it is sending out to earn their living and to make
their lives. That will depend upon whether they are rightminded, stout-hearted and well-grounded. Somebody has said that our school teachers can teach the art of living. In an inter_ view that he gave immediately on landing in England, Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Prime Minister of Australia, said that if we are to save the Empire we must secure" the organised utilisa
tion of its unrivalled resources." That is the responsibility of the generation of British citizens in all the dominions and
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-dependencies of the British Crown. All boys and girls should .ask themselves the question what they can do to fit themselves for taking part in this redemption of their own time. They will want the old-fashioned virtues of steadfastness, courage and seJf-control, and they will want also the new-born craving for
efficiency, knowledge and understanding. In all these things
your School can give you light and leading, if you remember that it is for you to use to the full the opportunities that are given you and the encouragement to work with a will, which is the best change for the better of our generation as against the sterner discipline of other days.
From Sir Mark Collet, Bt., Chairman of K.E.C.
The Coming-of-Age of the Dover County School for Boys is
a notable event in the annals of the Kent Education Committee. Since September, 1905, the number of boys in attendance has
increased tenfold, and in its vigorous and healthy development
the School has outgrown not only its nursery in the Technical Institute, but its youthful home in Frith Road. It has now come to man's estate at a time when great developments are pending in East Kent, developments in which the Dover County Schools will have an important part to play. It is still the hope of all concerned that the worsening of the financial situation during the past six months win not prevent an actual start being made next year with the building of the permanent and worthy home of its maturity on the heights above Astor Avenue.
The Governors, the Old Boys, the present pupils and their parents, and, not least, the Head Master and his staff, may look back with pride on the developments and. achieve men ts of the School's adolescence, and may look forward with confident hope to a future in which the Schoo], in its matured strength, will have still wider scope and richer opportunities of service, both to the Borough of Dover and to the County of Kent.
From the Rt. Ron. the Earl of Cromer, G.C.I.E., C. V.O.
In sending you my congratulations for the Coming-of-Age ()f the Boys' County School of Dover, let me remind you always to cherish in your hearts the memories and associations of your .old' School. Every day is a new page with new opportunities: use them aright, refusing to be daunted, and success wil1 await you throughout your lives.
From Sir William Crundall, IP., D.L.
Although unable to attend the celebration in connection with the County School for Boys Coming-of-Age, I read with much interest the account of the same.

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I am sure that it must bo very gratifying to see the Schoof making such good progress. The examinations which some of the pupils have recently passed only go to prove the excellent tuition they must have received, and I am sure the School under such careful leadership will prove one of the best, if not THE BEST, in Kent.
From E. Salter Davies, Esq., M.A., Directol' of Education, K.E.c.
I have been asked to send a message to The Pharos. The word" Pharos" reminds me of an incident in the life of that
great adventurer-Sherlock Holmes. He was travelling in a .
railway carriage with his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, when he suddenly made a remark about" Lighthouses." Watson was, as usual, baffled by the mental agility of his friend, and asked for an explanation. Sherlock explained that he had just caught sight of one of the massive school buildings of the LeC., and was struck by the analogy between a school and a lighthouse. "How far that little candle throws his beams!"
My first acquaintance with the Dover County School was'
made some twenty-three years ago. It was then a Mixed School, with some 40 boys and 20 girls. I have watched all the stages by which the present County School for Boys, with
its 420 pupils, has grown to its present stature. Town and
County may be proud of this development. Quality, however, is vastly more important than size. What is going on within the School? I believe that the School is doing what it can to ensure that the boys who come under its influence will be useful and happy members of the community, and this, as Dickens taught us long ago, is, in its simplest terms, the aim of education.
I should like to throw out one suggestion. The School Magazine has an admirable and distinctive name. Is it not possible that some name equally distinctive and equally happy mav be devised for the School itself?
"I should like to associate myself with my Chairman in wishing the School a great and glorious future.
From the Rt. Rev. H. E. Bilborough, D.D., Bishop of Dover.
A great teacher once said that the purpose and aim' of education is "to form character for service." If you thin\< over this definition, it will show you the real reason why your School exists, and why you go to it. The reason is not just that you may acquire certain knowledge, nor only that you may get on in life afterwards, but that you may be equipped to be of as much use as possible in the world.
I am glad of this opportunity of sending my very best wishes
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fa the School and to all who attend it, and I hope that in the /fJext twenty-five years, as in the past, there may be many whose
.characters are formed there for the service of God and man.
From the Rev. Canon Elnor, 2\I.A., R.D. .
It is with great pleasure that I send you greetings with my
very best wishes to the School on the attainment of its majority.
As Chairman of the Governors for a good many years it has
.been most gratifying to me to witness the growth of the School in numbers and prestige. To the people of Dover and district
the School is a great asset, and this is not merely or mainly
because of its proved help in giving their boys an effective start
in their professional or business careers, but most of all because
.of the effect upon character which the School has in consequence
of that tone and corporate spirit of the great Public School type
which the School is manifestly developing. My birthday wish
is that in the years which lie ahead this indefinable something
which I have ventured to caU " tone" and" corporate spirit"
-but which terms do not adequately express what I mean
will continue to be as fine and vigorous as the educational
progress of the School.
From Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, KC.B., Kc. VO., c."_I.G.,
D.S.O.
The part played by Dover in the (_reat \-Var was throughout
.conspicuous and will always be memorable for the courage,
determination and endurance of all who were associated with the town, whether they were fighting at sea, overseas, or in the .air, or were carrying on their work ashore amidst difficulties
and dangers, as did the boys of the County School.
In so doing they played their part for the Empire, and left
traditions and ideals for all future generations of Dover born
.and educated men and women to follow and live up to.
Two qualities which the British Empire greatly needs to-day
.are Industry and Comradeship, and those who work to achieve
them will worthily uphold the traditions of Dover and help to
'maintain the Empire's fame. as the champion of chivalry and
justice.
From the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Lawley, G.c.S.!., G.C.I.E.,
KC.M.G.
Greetings to the Boys of the County School, Dover!
Each one of you wi!] soon be leaving the sheltering walls of
your School and stepping out on to the high road of Life. And
as you pass each milestone on the road you will realise with
ever-growing certainty that you owe a great debt to your School,
lor it is there that you will have been equipped for your journey.


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The road will be one of ups and downs_at some times smooth and easv, and at other times there will be stiff hills to climb, if you wo_ld reach the summit and triumph over the difficuHies and disappointments which certainly await you, and the measure of success that you may attain will depend on the degree to, which you have seized the opportunities which are here afforded you. Those who have guided the destinies of your School have earned for it a fair and honourable name. Cherish it, I charge you, and remember that each one of you can do something to add to the lustre of that name and to enhance its prestige.
From Alderman Hugh Leney, C.C., J.P. .
Twenty-one years of age, and your Editor has asked one who. witnessed the birth of your School to send a brief message as it passes from adolescence into Man's Estate.
How vastly Educational facilities have increased in every direction during the past twenty-one years!
Has the same desire and enthusiasm for work and service increased in like proportion, or are then' not plenty willing to, take all they can from the common pot and not so ready to put something back in return ?
Are we drifting towards a condition in which we shall all be content to be carried bv State Ambulance, or have we still the old spirit of adventure 'and willingness to take risks which will see us through all our present discontents and win in the end?
The answer is in the hands of the youth of this country, in which yeu and your School have its part to play.
Work and Service--this is the message I would have the boys of Dover County School take as their talisman through the years to be, so that at the end it may perhaps be said of you as was once said of Charles Lister by his own Headmaster, that :_
" To have hated the world and lived among those who love it,
To have thought great thoughts, and lived till you knew
them true,
To have loved men more than yourself and have died to,
prove it
Yes, Charles, this is to have lived; was there more to do? "
From Rev. Hon. Edward Lyttelton, D.D.
As a memento of a very pleasant visit, let me congratulate your School on the vigour and success of your endeavours to apply true principles of education to the many intricate problems of to-day. Whatcver difficuHies may perplex us teachers, there is no doubt about the interest of the times in which we live.
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From Captain T. Bodley Scott, R.N., },fayor oj Dover, I926.
It was a privilege for the members of the Corporation and
Officials to attend the Birthday Celebrations of the School, and
on their behalf may I express to all concerned our thanks for
the invitation to the impressive Service at St. Mary's and the
" At Home" in the Town Hall? I should like to congratulate
all those responsible for the arrangements which had been made
to mark the auspicious occasion, as well as those who were
responsible for seeing them carried out effectively.
I would like to impress upon the boys the great value of the
training they are receiving at the cost of parents, ratepayers
and taxpayers. Boys should remember they have the advan
tage of being scholars at a school with a high reputation.
The enlarged accommodation on the Astor A venue site is
wanted by all. A lot depends upon how the money is to be
obtained; if the boys will only show that it is worth while having
that sort of school, people wil1 not grudge the money. Make
the very best use you possibly can of your School, and uphold
its great tradition of service; reco11ect that you are all shipmates
on the sea of life, and be true to the School standard. Set your
course by the compass of School idea]s, steer ckar of the
dangerous shoal of self-interest, let duty be your watchword,
and a lofty purpose your guiding star. Only thus can you sail
rough waters in safety and at the end come to the haven where vou would be.
From the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, M.P., Minister of
Labour.
I send my most sincere good wishes to the School on the
occasion of its Coming-of-Age. I congratulate the Authorities
on its very rapid growth and successful career, and I am sure
they will be the first to acknowledge the large share of it which is due to myoId contemporary at Oxford, Mr. Whitehouse, and
his staff.
There will be little to fear for the future of the country if
only throughout its borders. as in Dover, the torch of true education can be handed on from the old foundations to newer schools. If the best traditions of the old are united with the vigour of the new, the maintenance and increase of the national welfare will be their joint achievement.
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From Fred Whitehouse, Esq., M.A.
To the School as it stands on the threshold of manhood my
message is threefold_look back, look round, look forward.
Look back and try to realise the extraordinary good fortune


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which has attended our every venture during the past twenty-.
<me years of rapid development. The difficulties, faced and <:Jvercome, have been vast and varied-giants of prejudice have been encountered and overthrown. \Ve stand far ahead of where we stood twenty-one years ago. Can we not sa", with simple truth, 'Surely goodness and mercy have followed us all the days of our life? '
Next, look round and try to appreciate the extraordinary benefits we so richly enjoy. How much our elders would like, out of their experience of life, to impress upon us the reality of the unparalleled educational opportunities easily within our
reach. The lot has fallen to us in a fair ground; we have a
goodly heritage by reason of the tn,mendous sacrifices made by .
parents and others for our sakes. Shall we not pav the debt we owe by fulfilling the School motto, writ large above thl" flaming Pharos-" Fiat Lux." Let there be in and around us the light <of goodness, truth and beauty. The torch is in our hands to keep alight and to hand on undimmed to the custody of those that follow after. "Let your light so shine before men."
Thirdly, recall the memorable 1926 Birthday Festival of worship, remembrance, thanksgiving and dedication, and look forward with confident hope and with pardonable pride to the .ever-increasing number of those who shall acquit themselves like men and go forth from among us into the world, adventurous and unafraid Old Boys of the Dover County School.
From the Rt. Hon. Earl Winterton.
I have very pleasant recollections of attendance at Prizegivings at Dover County School in the past. I hope the School will in the future, as it has done in the past, make its valuable -contribution to the C<lUSt, of education and good citizenship.
THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
Many a time in days of old the 11:aisoll Dieu Hall has witnessed scenes of feasting and merriment, has heard the clinking of horns and glasses, and echoed to the laughter and cheers of the revellers. Yet never before have the boards been spread for such a feast as the Coming-at-Age Birthday Party of the Town's own School. Never before has the old banqueting-hall looked more festive, for the School colours flashed evernvhere
and .the very armour seemed to shine more brightly. - .
From the windows bluff King Harry and Royal Charles looked down on these later loyalists; while, from his lofty frame, the Rt. Hon. George \Vyndham smiled on these ,,'oung constituents and thought proudly of the struggling days of the growing School.


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The birthday cake, a gift from one to whom the School OWeS
much, was a work of art and taste. Under the hand-and knife-of the master carver it. yielded portions to everyone, and the School's health was eaten heartily.
An entertainment followed, well suited to the audience, and the boys would have found it difficult to place the various items in order of merit. The School's thanks are gratefully tendered to all who gave their time and service.
I t will be many years before Dover forgets the afternoon of Saturday, 25th September. Many processions have filed from the Town Hall down that age-old High Street, and the appearance of the Chief Constable at the head of the Mayor and Corporation caused but a momentary sensation. But behind them came the Head Master and his Staff in full academicals, a sight strange to the streets of Dover, and following them a long line of boys, the stars of their house caps making a blaze of colour as the swaying column passed on.
So to the Church of St. Mary, where a large congregation had assembled to join with the School in its Service of Thanksgiving.
No one privileged to be present can ever forget that hour-the
rows and rows of serious, purposeful, young manhood; the reading of that wonderful Lesson; the inspiring music such as one rarely hears outside a Cathedral; md the stately form, the deep-set eyes and arresting address of that rugged Pilot of boys.
The vast gathering rose from its knees at the close of the Blessing, to join in the loyal Anthem, and then-the open doors, the glorious sunshine, and the crowded streets packed with people whose sons and brothers are the boys for whom the School was made.
The Town Hall again, and the heroes of old peered from their stained glass windows to welcome and encourage these younger knights in their sacred quest of Learning. Gazing from the gallery one saw a cluster of visitors at each little table and a
group on the distant platform. Then the birthday gifts were presented to the Head Master's wife, than whom no one was more fitted to receive the offerings. A large bouquet was handed to her by a very small boy; speeches by our Member and the Head Master were loudly applauded; three long-drawn, rousing cheers rang out for Eton's famous Head; and then the clatter
of tea cups and the cuzz of conversation-the Chairman of the School Governors was At Home to the parents.
A brief respite and more activities. The Town Hall yet again but echoing to the strain of dance music and thronged by friends and Old Boys, some of whom had travelled a couple of hundred miles to wish their old School" Many happy returns of the Dav."
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the birth of the School the prophetic words rang strangely true. There was a moment's pause at the end of "The King," and then the cheering burst forth, cheers for the man who had made these things possible, who, relying on the unfailing support of the School Governors and the loyal co-operation of his Staff and the Education Authorities, had contrived to make the Dover County School a name and a power in England.
The cheers merged into the strains of " He's a jolly good fellow!" and a group of Old Boys-the plot carefully laidseized the great little man and bore him shoulder high down the
long Hall. What he said was not for the Press. It was the
simple talk of a proud father to his grown-up sons, affectionate, whimsical, retrospective, prophetical, a fit ending to a happy birthday party.
And so the chronicle closes and the School sets forth in proud confidence and stedfast hope towards her Jubilee.
IMPRESSIONS.
Of an Alderman.
The thing which impressed me most was the wonderful spirit of enthusiasm which was so apparent among both the masters and bovs. This was also shown in an unmistakable manner by all present. This fine spirit must of necessity reveal itself in the future careers of the boys, and should do much to
help our town and to cement the close connection between the
School and the public life of Dover.
Our town's future, as the gateway of England, should be well assured if the training shown in such a marked degree is fostered. One can rest assured that should a number of these bovs take
up public life in the years to come, the old traditions and the
success of the town will be certain.
Of a School Governor.
The' School celebrated its Coming-of-Age in a manner worthy
of its great achievements in the past twenty-one years. The
service was splendid and went off without a hitch. Like every
thing" The Head" puts his hand to, all parts of the celebration
were an unqualified success, and will be a lasting memory for
everyone who participated in them. The School aimed high and
reached the mark.
Of a Afember of the Parents' Association.
My impressions? Two questions were insistent. The hays -what will they become? What hopes are centred in them? Hundreds of their predecessors are now worthy citizens. Sound
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the note of thanksgiving for all that was done for them, rejoice
in the School's sustained success, and look ahead with un.
-diminished hope.
Of a Member of the Staff.
Responsibility! That was the keynote of the Birthday
-Celebrations for me. As we walked from the Town Hall to
St. Mary's Church, I looked back at the long line of boys follow
ing ; and, behind them, I seemed to see the thousands of boys
-of Dover who in a few years will be taking their places. \Vhat
the future citizens of the town and of our Empire are to become
depends upon us and our colleagues all the world over. More
:important than buildings and equipment, than even Com
mittees and codes and curricula are the men and women whose
powerful influences are brought to bear upon the child's mind
for some hours each day.
Such responsibility cannot be undertaken without mis
givings : the burden is heavy, but we can never be too grateful, for the privilege is glorious, the opportunity is amazing and the
possibilities are :inestimable.
Of an Old Boy.
At each event one became sentimentally reminiscent.
Retrospection, not unnaturally, gave place to comparisons.
One thought of the School in the days of those stalwarts of
the" Well" ; Gann, Gooding, Reeder, Kay and others; of the
First Form, housed in the tramway annex; the Staff, as it then
was (including Messrs. Standring, Coopland and Smith and the
Misses Ellis, Jackman and West), and the fifty or sixty boys
who assembled daily in the" Gallery" of the School of Art.
One remembered how, whilst accommodation lacked, the num
bers and the Head's ambitions grew, until the additional premises
-on Priory Hill nearly doubled our possibilities. Later came the
period of the war, and one returned to find fresh premises, a
.changed Staff, another generation of boys, and everything so
developed in magnitude and purpose that, but for the Head and
his three remaining pioneers on the Staff, one could hardly
associate the present with the past. One reflected upon the
.enthusiasm with which the first Speech Day was greete.d, the -eagerness with which we anticipated the original Sports Day,
the welcome given'to the earliest publication of The Pharos,
;and how the recurrence of these events has added success upon
;success to the annals of the School. As to the future, the most
sceptical might be justified in measuring its prospects by the
successes of the past.
Summarily one's impressions require but little sifting.
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Education Authority and a sympathetic Governing Body, as. well as the personality of the Head Master and his efficiency as an organiser. Him, under whom we suffered (!), we- now regard with respect and love.
Of another Old Boy.
To view from the top of a Perthshire mountain the morning mist Inelting away before the sun, revealing the River Tay winding like a silver ribbon, is a sight which we fail to appreciate until it is but a memory. So too with School: it is not until We have gone out into the world that we realise the debt we OWe to it. Such a memorable day as the Twenty-first Birthday helped us Old Boys to reflp.ct on the past and to appreciate Our School training. It was in those happy days that we
were taught citizenshif-by far the most important part of a
boy's education. The School built up in each of us discipline,. esprit-de-corps, good fellowship and determination, which, combined with a sound academic training, fitted us to take our place in the life of the nation. Such opportunities call for an effort to repay, and, judging from the lively interest taken in the
present School, the activities of the Old Boys' Association and the Way in which the lessons we were taught are being handed on to the less fortunate, this is being done.
We did not forget our debt to the Central and Local Education Authorities and their officials, who have so effectively stood by us during the past twenty-one years, but predominant throughout the Celebrations, as at all times, was the affection felt forthe Head and his Staff, who were responsible for our early training. By cheerfulness, strict discipline, deternlination and
infectious thoroughness, an example was set which all striveto follow and which we all, both past and present, acknowledge by that high compliment-a popular nickname.
Of a Prefect.
The selection of the age of twenty-one for a school's coming
. of-age is obviously an arbitrary one; but the analogy with man's attainment of maturity gives us ample excuse for a halt in order that we may survey the years which have passed and look forward to those which lie beyond. We prefects, too, are approaching" long expected one-and-twenty," but there the
comparison with oUr School ends; for we have as yet done' nothing, we are still preparing to do, while the School looks back
on twenty-one years of successful work in developing the minds.
of those who will be the world to-morrow. During these years the School has gone from strength to strength, and we trust that she will in the future continue to increase in numbers, in prestige and-most important of all-in service to the community.
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'Of a Senior Boy.
What a :iplendid thing a birthday is! It is a reminder of our coming into the world and of our duty in it. How much greater then is a twenty-first birthday--not of one per:ion, but of a school! Has ours done what she should dming the past years? I think we may truthfu1Jy and without boasting reply in the affirmative. And the future, what will that bring forth? If we desire our light to shine more brightly than before, then we must continue our work in all branches that the place" may be the better for the life of Pilch of its members." Therein, we have been told, lies true happiness for ourselves and for other people. Surely then we should not rest
" Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land."
Of another Senior Boy.
One could not fail to notice at the Celebrations that. in addition to the jubilation which is rightly inseparable from such things, there was a distinctly serious note. This was particularly noticeable in the theme pursued by that great man, Dr. Lyttelton, especially when he reminded boys and
parents to stand still a moment and, - as it were, take stock of the distance travelled, their present position and the direction in which they were going. There is always a danger of thinking too much of what one will obtain from schooling, forgetting one's own individual contribution. How true it is that if we pursue mere happiness we are usually disappointed; whereas if we follow a course solely because it is right, we unexpectedly find both happiness and prosperity.
Dr. LytteJton's words should be of untold help to the bigger
boys especially, who in these difficult times are so tempted to look for and expect what are known as " soft jobs."
Anyone calling or profession is as dignified as another, and a small salary has been known to bring better opportunities and more happiness than a much larger one sought from ulterior motives.
In my opinion the Birthday Celebrations could not have been more pleasing, more inspiring or more suitable.
'Of a Junior Boy.
The part of the School's Birthday which I liked best was
the walk to St. Mary's Church. The w-hole school was in the procession, and the _1ayor and Corporation led the way, which was a very great honour for us. At that moment I felt a thrill of pride that I was in the School and one of the School. I shall never forget that day in all my life. Perhaps in forty years' time I shall look at the Service sheet and be reminded of it.


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To F. W.
His" Coming-of-Age" too.
Friend of full thirteen hundred boys,
Ready to serve and plan,
Eager to spend your time, your self,
Daring to play the man.
We of the School which you have made
Here grateful thanks record;
Into these pages there are set
Thoughts all too deep for word.
Ever shall mem'ry fair and green
Hallow the wans you raised:
Order, service and thoroughness,
Usefulness, these you praised.
So with high hopes to the pastures new,
Each one for all and all, Sir, for you.
"X.no
EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. London Intermediate. - Science-So T. Newing, J. Rankine.
Arts-H. B. Garland.
Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board Higher Certlficates.-W. V.
Carpenter, L 1. Hadlow, G. S. Peyton, J. Rankine, D. G. A.
Sanders, E. M. Smith, F. R. Temple.
Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board School Certificates.-*A. H. Cooke, E. H. R. Cooke, *S. Dilnot, *R. J. Fox, W. G. Goodwin, H. F. Hammond, R. G. Harris, *J. V. Horn, *S. J. :\1ummery, *L G. C. Packer, J. F. Relf, * J. M. Saunders, R. D. Scotchmer, W. F. Smith, *W. T. Smithen, H. A. Stanway.
Oxford School Certificates.-F. G. Atkins, W. P. Beach, J. H. Brooker, G. E. Hunt, H. E. Legg, *R. A. _ewing (Hans.), E. J. Oliver, *S. J. Sharpe, G, H. Slarks, R. Smith, F. J. M. Tapley, S. J. Walter, P. B. E. Woodham.
.With exemption from London Matriculation.
Old Boys.
A. Twyman, B.A., Oxford Diploma in Education.
C. A. Day, qualified LR.c.P. (Land.), M.R.c.S. (Eng.), in
July.
D. T. Jones, B.Sc (Land.), A.R.c.S.-both with First Class
Honours in Physics.
C. H. Gormley, B.A. (Land.).
B. Sewell, B.Sc. (Land.).
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PARENTS' ASSOCIATION.
The Winter Season's socia! activities opened on the 3rd November with a Whist Drive and Dance, and, although the attendance was not all that could be desired, it was really an enjoyable affair.
The Head Master's At Home and the Annual General Meeting of the Parents' Association on the 20th October brought together a very fine and enthusiastic assembly of Parents. Mr. H. ;-.J. Tomlin, our Chairman, Captain W. Donald, Mr. A. Barnard, Mr. W. J. Pudney and Mr. H. G. Stanway were reelected to the Executive Committee. Captain G. R. Rowe announced that at the end of next vear, his sixth vear of office as Honorary Secretary, he would retire from that position.
Speech Day was a brilliant success, and we have reason to believe that Lord Eustace Percy was much impressed with the School and all its doings. We appreciate the reference made in the Head Master's Annual Report to the work of the Association. .
The Association heartily congratulates the recipients of the prizes at the Prize-Giving.
The Executive Committee extend to Parents greetings and best wishes for Christmas and the _ew Year; thev trust that the ;-.Jew Year will find the Boys resolving to go ahead in work and play, ambitious to improve their own personal achievements, to work in harmony with their fellow scholars in Form and Home, and to maintain with pride the honour and traditions of
their School. G.R.R.
-OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.
Our activities this term have been suppressed owing to the multiplicity of other events on the School programme. It is
felt, however, that special mention should here be made of the Deal Dance on 27th November, when a most successful evening was spent at Oatridge's Restaurant. A party of forty-four
journeyed by bus and other means from Dover, and this was supplemented with almost as many from Deal and Walmer. Mr. John Bunyan had very efficiently organised affairs, and great appreciation was expressed for the excellent music and catering arrangements. It is hoped that this may be the forerunner of many equally enjoyable parties at Deal.
The Secretary has received the following letter :
32, FRITH ROAD,
DOVER.
1st November, 1926.
DEAR MR. COOK,
Will you please convey my most grateful thanks to the Old
Boys of the Dover County School for their handsome gift of a


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wireless set, a gift all the more welcome now that I am confined
to the house.
I am doubly happy in that, not only have I the generous gift as a token of goodwiJl, but also because I retain the happiest recollections of my intercourse with the givers.
Yours very sincerely,
G. DEVE_ISH THOMAS.
The Association this term has enrolled the following new
members :
K. E. Phillips, IS°, Folkestone Road.
W. P. Jeffery, 3<), Maison Dieu Road.
Charles A. Day, LR.c.P. (Land.), M.Rc.S. (Eng.). was appointed one of the Resident House Surgeons to the \Volwrhampton and Staffordshire Hospital in September last.
H. Edmund Cooke, B.A., of the Central School, Hastings Street, Derby, is to' open a discussion on " School Journeys" at the London General Meetings of the Geographical Association, at the London School of Economics, on 7th January.
E. Haynes, now living at Sandgate, has been elected an
Associate of the Corporation of Accountants.
Percy V. Allen has written from Moose Jaw, Saskatche\van, Canada, where he has been for the last five years with the Roval Bank of Canada.
"W. H. Walter has obtained a post with Messrs. Clutton, Surveyors and Architects to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, with whom he will work to qualify as a Surveyor.
RA.c.
Dover County Schools Old Students' Association (London).
A welcome, though slight, revival of interest has been noticed
since our last notes appeared. In order to foster this re-awakened enthusiasm, it is proposed to arrange a Social and Dance early in the New Year, to be held in the West End, open to all past students of either of the Schools, whether members of the Association or not. Full details will be announced later to all whom it is possible to trace, and the Secretary would be glad to hear from any old students in or around London who are not members, in order that they may be informed. His address is 52, Leyburne Road, Dover.
. On 14th August, a second very enjoyable River Picnic was held on the Thames between Hampton Court and Walton-onThames. After lunch at Hampton Court we proceeded upstream on a somewhat erratic course-due, it must be said, not so much to the lunch as to the punt-pole, whose errant vagaries we are but slowly coming to understand! In due course, and with nothing more alarming than a few heart
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ftutterings on the part of the punter as he realised how very little separated him from a watery grave, we arrived at Walton for tea. The homeward journey was less uncertain as experience
. grew and greater use was made of the more docile paddles, and with the coming of darkness the trip came to an uneventful close.
The morning of Sunday, 19th September, saw us meet again -this time outside Boxhill and Burford Station, near Dorking, on what proved to be the hottest day of the year. By the time we had reached the top of Box Hill we were quite prepared to
maintain that it was the hottest ever! However, at the summit,
overlooking Dorking and the Weald, we found what was said to be the only cool breeze within many miles of London. After
lunch we \vandered through the magnificent woods of this part
of Surrey-as beautiful a spot as was ever preserved for the perpetual use of Londoners. One of our party invited us to tea at her home in Dorking, and so provided a most agreeable ending to a very pleasant day.
It may seem strange in these days, but quite a considerable portion of our members know nothing of the art of dancingat least, that is the impression arising from our efforts to arrange a party for a Dance on 13th October. As a result, the fixture had to be cancelled and a similar function proposed for 18th December is being replaced by a Theatre Party, when we hope to visit the Coliseum. I say" hope" advisedly, for we " arranged" to go to the Coliseum on 20th November, but when it came to booking seats there were none available except for millionaires (and I am still waiting to meet the D.c.S. old student who has attained that combination of wealth and indigestion !). The evening was consequently spent at the Kingsway Hall, where a concert version of Balfe's opera, "The
Bohemian Girl," was being given by the Kingsway Hall Choir, assistt'd bv outside soloists. The latter included Mr. Herbert
Thorpe, who has, I understand, visited Dover in a similar capacity.
One of our most enthusiastic members, E. W. W. Brown, has left London to take up a Government post in West Africa, a position in which the Association wishes him every success and prosperity.
C. A. Hart is now lecturing at University College, Gower Street, where, I am told, he is making himself deservedly popular.
C. G. Blackford has beeh placed in entire charge of the rebuilding of Deptford Station for the Southern Railway, and, incidentally, has been demonstrating that direct labour, effIciently managed, is more economical than an outside contractor.
\Vith ever-growing success, W. J. Beer continues to enliven the proceedings on the Variety Stage and the Concert Platform with his efforts vocal, facial and instrumental.



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G. C. Austin was recently in Denmark as onc of the n'presentatives of the London Ct'ntral Y.M.c.A. at the Helsingfors Conference of Youth.
H, G. Pudney is now with the British Fruit Packing Co., Ltd., at East Farleigh, Kent, engaged on the inspection, grclding,
packing or canning of fruit under the watchful ey'cs and guiding hands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Bristol Cniverslt\.
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SPEECH DAY, 1926.
Following closely upon the Birthday Celebrations in Sl,'t\'lllher, our Prize Distribution on Fridav, 12th Novemher, :c.;"iJJed added lustre from the fact that we ,\'ere honoured witht ,'isit from the Rt. Hon. Lord Eustace Percy. Ever sincc the \,,'ar it has been our privilege to listen to speakers well known both in political and public life, hut the visit of the present .vlini.,kr of Education left an impression that win long be remembelwl.
When Canon Elnor took the chair it was observabl,' that every seat in the Town Hall was taken; while on the platform itself he was supported by the .vIayor (Alderman R J. Banl'ick, J.p.), :\Iajor Astor, MY., and \Ir. E. Salter Davies, Direct,'r of Education for th(_ Countv of Kent. At the opening of tlk proceedings the Chairman rekrn'd regretfuJly to the unaw'lc1able absence of Ald,"rman Leney (Vice-Chairman of the Gon-:T\)rs), but welcomed most heartily our distinguished visitors. In the course: of his remarks Canon Elnor pleaded warmly for.;r,'cial consideration, and in fact for early approval to be gin-n to the plans for the erection of the new Bovs' County School in Astor A venue, Evidence would be given that evening, he aftirnwd, that such an extension of higher education facilities was much needed and that the money' would bl' well spent.
The Head Master's report, which followed, referred jurticulady to the growth of th(_ School, whose numbers now r",tehed the record figure of 420-a fact which led him to hope tLat the two sections into which we were now divided might sonn be united under one roof. During the previous year a marked improvement had taken place in S:hool Sports, and bt'tter facilities at Astor Avenue would doubtless do much to accilirate that progress. The Charity Fund, though several pound_ better than Jast veal', had not yet got hack to the old total of £50 annually, towards which we should set our faces once more in the year that was before us. The doings of the Cadet Corps made good reading, and the annual Camp at Seasalter appeared to have been no less successful than in previous years. Concerning Examination results, it might he said that they spoke for themselves, especially when a comparison with the figures for


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the County of Kent and for the whole of England showed that our percentage of successes was we]] above the average. A further mark of progress was the inclusion in the curriculum of two Advanced Courses (one in Science and Mathematics, and one in Modern Studies) recently approved by the Board of Education. While this raised the status of the School, it afforded opportunity not only for higher mental training, but also for enlarged moral vision. The doings of various Old Boys, to whom the Head Master referred, was ample testimony that successful schoolwork was but the beginning of greater tasks in the wider spheres of life. Mr. Thomas's retirement during the previous term was indeed a matter of general regret; and with the additional departure of Mr. Liddle we had now recruited two new members in Mr. Jacques and Mr. Luxton, and also an extra assistant in Mr. Coase. Alluding to the difficulty of accommodating over 400 boys and their parents at one Prize Giving, Mr. Whitehouse alluded to the possibility of a separate Junior
School gathering-but the key to the whole situation was undoubtedly the laying of the foundation-stone for the new School.
Lord Eustace Percy then distributed the prizes and certificates, of which a list is given in this Magazine. The recipients are to be congratulated, for it does not, indeed, fall to the lot of every schoolboy to receive a prize at the hands of the Cabinet Minister for Education.
Major Astor, our popular Member for the Dover Division, in proposing a vote of thanks, eulogised the work of the President of the Board of Education, at the sam:' time reminding him that here in Dover he would be able to satisfv himself that our national
educational machinery was working s_noothly and efficiently
not with the purpose of mass production, but chiefly concerned with the training and development of individual minds. He trusted the Minister for Education would take awav with him a favourable impression and that his visit would 'always be a pleasant recollection.
The proposal was seconded by the Mayor, who congratulated the School on its achievements and expressed the hope that the work on the new buildings might soon be put in hand.
Lord Eustace Percy, on rising to speak, was greeted with loud applause. His opening remarks made it quite clear that as yet he was not prepared to divulge what would be his decision concerning the provision of larger accommodation, but he promised" to do his best." He realised and readily admitted that, despite industrial depression, the demand for higher education was steadily growing; and this need had been supplied to the extent of an increase of 9,000 places in Secondary Schools during the past year.
More important than this, however, were our visitor's illu
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minating remarks on the purpose of secondary education. No,
one could fail to be impressed by his categorical statement that its true aim was the love of knowledge for its own sake: nor did he put this forward as a mere platitude. Life to-day demanded a much wider knowledge than that required in Examinations. It was a poor type of mind of which it might be said that it possessed" no goods except those in the shop window." What was required was a background of thinking outside one's immediate experience; an original power of thought, healthy and stimulating, which should counteract the wholesale opinion of other:,?, often ready-made and ill-conceived. In a democrac\' like ours, no one could safely take another's ideas
on lx,litical matters without careful thinking on his own part
and a full realisation of his sense of responsibility. A free man would not be content to have his thinking done for him.
And Education was concerned with even wider issues than that. It was something needed by all, not merely for personal gain, but also because it afforded the power of sound mental enjoyment in leisure hours. There was a great difference, his, Lordship reminded us, between wholesome reading and that
other kind of pure distraction which was nothing less than a
mental opiate. A" bookworm" was an epithet only too often misapplied to a reader fond of good literature; whereas such a term might equally, if not more rightly, be used of those who wasted their time on the ephemeral products of some modern writers of fiction. Good books, too, did not supply us only with true enjoyment: their influence was much greater than that; for it was from these sources that we could derive such knowledge and sympathy as would prevent that" drying up ,. process which set in during the course of life. It was good reading-not necessarily voluminous in amount-which produced breadth and toleration of judgment: this was particularly so in regard to the reading of History; and without such an attitude of mind all our scientiflc and technical instruction would be in vain. In these times when great national problems.
needed to be solved, we could not do better than place before ourselves the ideal contained in the old sentence :
Grant me understanding that I may know Thy statutes -a lofty note, that concluded a most eloquent speech, for which the historic Town Hall made such an admirable setting.
Lighter fare followed. Miss Rookwood had been at considerable pains in writing the Junior School play, " The Invisible Crown," and the acting reflected great credit on her training. Of the musical items it may be said that they were even more enjoyable than last year. The School Choir had undoubtedly workPd hard, and Mr. Willis has set a standard which it will not be easy to maintain. Morality Play and Music were followed by Burlesque in-the form of a selection from Henry Fielding's



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"Tom Thumb." As a repertoire of literary parody. thi_ play is almost unrivalled; but it was so well acted that the audience could not fail to appreciate the author's most amusing and palpable absurdities. It is no light task to produce a play of this type, and Mr. Watt and the members of the School Dramatic Society deserve high praise for their successful effort. :\fention must be made of the effective costumes worn in both plays, and a word of thanks is also due to :VIr. Clayton fur hi_ help with stage carpt'ntry.
\Vhen the proceedings concluded with the singing of " Forty Years On " and the National Anthem, most of us were fcding tired, but also glad that our Birthday Prize-Giving had been _uch a happy and unqualified successu,further and Jittingh' celebrated (at the request of Lord Percy) by a holiday next morning.
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PRIZE LIST.
J)arents' :association _ri3es. JUNIOR GOOD FELLOWSHIP PRIZE. C. M. R. Tyrell
MERIT CARD PRIZES.
\V. F. Kemp (Senior School) E. W. J. :Woseling (Senior Sc11ool)
R. \V. Milne (Junior School)
GEOGRAPHY PRIZE. ART PRIZE.
J.J.Betts O.G.Shenton
SPECIAL ENDEAVOUR PRIZES.
J. H. Brooker (Senior School) C. H. B. Foad (Senior Schoon
E. R. Caspall (Senior School) F. W. G. Redman (Junior ScllOOI)
Special JJ:!ri3es.
MAYOR'S GOOD FELLOWSHIP PRIZE.
H. B. Garland
THE CLATWORTHY LATIN PRIZES.
Senior Junior
C. G. Jarrett A. E. J. Voizey
THE TUNNELL HISTORY PRIZES.
Sernor Junior
E. L. Trist E. J. Binfield
STAFF PRIZES.
Senior School . Junior School
E. M. Smith F. G. Kingsmill
HEADMASTER'S PRIZE. OLD BOYS' CADET PRIZE.
S. T. Newing D. G. A. Sanders


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" I Vb. . . _ W. J. Moseling R. A. Crofts E. H. B. Martin
" IlIa. (i) F: J. Goodridge
.. P A. Castle J. H. Pittock
" IIIa.(!_) '
J
'
Ih
F ." a er
" IIIe. .. _. F. Kemp J. K. Thompson C. J. S. Mumford
" lIa. .. G E. Fox B. V. Gutsell L. N. Boom
" lIb. .. E' D. Hoskins .
" lIe. .. '
Junior School
F L. W. Eade E. C. Sharp
Form Ia. .. C'1\1. R. Tyrell E. W. Hampshire
"lb. .. .
"Upper R W. Milne L. H. R. Abbott R. A, Brown
Transition'
" Lower.. I p. Watt F. A. Cockfield
Transltwn 'J. P. Scott R. H. Arnold
" Preparatory A,
presentation (!ups.
ORI
"L SPORTS CUP. CADET CORPS SECTION CUP
TUNNELL MEBf . .
N ",mg. Section 3-Sergt. Garland
S. T. C
"VICTOR LUDORUM" TROPHY.
(presented by Old Boys' Assoclalion).
G. S. Peyton
"ROBERT REEDER" TROPHY
...led by Capt. Reeder, R.E., .. In Memoriam ").
(presep
\V. E. Johnson
HOUSE CHALLENGE SHIELD.
The" Country" House (fJouse Master-Mr. "V. W. Baxter)
Captains-H. J. Gray and S. H. Morris)
(House
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
W. T. Tombleson
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SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
This season's School Football has shown a decided improvement on the results of the past two seasons. Both Elevens have shown great keenness, even when their ranks have been depleted by illness.
The 1st XI., despite the general lightness of the team, have played particularly well. In the defence, Stanway, Harley and Peyton have shown consistently good form. The forward line has been unable to settle down owing to the necessity of altering it on many occasions. Up to the present the best game of the term was the away encounter with Margate College. The team was weakened by the absence of three members, but ncn'rtheless a fine game resulted in a draw.
The 2nd XI. has also shown very convincing form, as can be seen from the fact that they have averaged five goals a match. Garland has played well at full-back, while Davis and Pott have worked hard in the forward line.
In conclusion, I should like, on behalf of the members of both Elevens, to tender to Tapley (who left us in the middle of the term) their best wishes for a successful career.
A. C. QnxLAx.
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Results of Matches.
1st XI.
29th Sept., at Guston
D.Y.RM.S. .. .. 6 D.c.S. .. .. 3
2nd Oct., at Longhill
D.c.S. . . . . 2 Chatham House Sch. 2
13th Oct., at Longhill
D.c.S. . . . . I Margate College. . 5
23rd Oct., at Folkestone
Harvey Grammar Sch. 2 D.c.S. . . . . 5
3rd Nov., at Ramsgate
Chatham House Sch. 2 D.c.S. .. . . 2
6th Nov., at Longhill
D.c.S. . . . . 6 Harvey Grammar Sch. 0
17th Nov., at Margate
:\1:argate College. . 3' D.c.S. . . . . 3
1st Dec., at Longhill
D.c.S. .. " I D.Y.R.M.S. ...2
Played 8; Won 2; Drawn 3; Lost 3. Goals: For 23 ; Against 21.


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2nd XI.
29th Sept., at Longhill
D.CS. .. .. 7 D.Y.R.M.S... .. z.
13th Oct., at Margate
::\'Iargate College. . 5 D.CS. . . . . 1
23rd Oct., at Longhill- f
D.CS. . . . . 7 Harvey Grammar Sch. 4
3rd ::\ov., at Longhill
D.CS. . . . . 5 Chatham House Sch. 3
6th ::\ov., at Folkestone
Harvey Grammar Sch. 0 D.C.S. . . . . 7
17th _ov., at Longhill
D.CS. . . . . 0 Margate College. . 3
1st Dec., at Guston
D.Y.R.M.S. .. .. 6 D.C.S. " .. 4
.
Played 7; Won 4; Lost 3. Goals: For 31; Against 23.
SWIMMING NOTES.
Swimming has been confined to the first month of this term, but the attendances at the Baths during that time were really excellent. It is gratifying to see how well the new arrangements regarding the distribution of House points are encouraging junior members of the School to learn to swim.
There have been more entries this term for the Roval Life
Saving Examinations than at any previous time. Th_ list of
successful entrants is as follows :
Honorary Instructor's Certificate.
D. G. A. Sanders.
Awards of Merit.
F. G. Atkins D. G. A. Sanders O. G. Shenton
C. G. Jarrett R. D. Scotchmer W. F. Smith
Bronze Medallions and Proficiency Certificates.
R. J. Belsey M. W. Buckley W. B. Dunn
J. J. Betts E. E. Dellbridge W. T. Tombleson
Proficiency Certificates.
F. Constable V. G. Deverson F. V. Godfrey
W. E. Johnson T. A. Keefe R. E. Kenton
E. W. H. Phillips E. C. Sharp
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Tht'se successes and the increasing interest generaJ!y takcn in swimming throughout the School are very encouraging, and
the thanks of all are due to Mr. Constable for the care and attention which he bestows on this branch of School activities.
J.J.B.
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SPORTS ACCOUNT.
BALANCE SHEET to 3-12-26.
RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE.
/, s. d. /, s. d.
Subscriptions. . .. 49 5 0 Teas to Visiting Teams 10 9 Ioi
Do. from Parents' Asso- Fares by rail. . .. 3 9 2
ciation (for Medals) 3 12 0 Gratuity to Baths At
Do. O.B.A., and extra tend ants . . .. 0 7 6
sales of Pharos.. 6 4 0 Loss on Fixture Cards 0 8 6
Do. S. T. Newing, Esq. I 0 0 Roberts' a/c. .. 0 9 3
Do. S. T. Newing, jun. 0 10 0 Score Books. . .. 0 2 0
Cash in Bank, 15/7/26 .. 19 12 I Secretary's a/c. .. 0 IS 10
Cash in hand, 15/7/26 I 5 3! Grigg's a/c. . . .. 27 17 3
Dovorian Coaching Co. IS 0 0 Harris-for Photo.. 0 8 6
Cash at Bank. . . . 8 II 10
Cash in hand .. 13 8 S
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£81 8 4t £81 8 4}
Audited and found correct,
W. H. DARBY. W. W. BAXTER,
Hon. Treas.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.
The work of the Society this term has been greatly restricted
owing to the preparations for the Prize-Giving.' Nevertheless four meetings have been held, and it is proposed to hold a fifth,
before the end of term.
The first meeting of the term was held on the 8th October,
when a paper entitled" Locomotives of the Southern" was read
by J. V. Horn (VI. Arts). The various types of locomotives, both past and present, were described, and the paper was illustrated by photographs, chiefly from the Railway Magazine.
On the 22nd October, Mr. Uncles gave a lecture entitled" A
Motor Tour along the South Coast." The scenery encountered
in Sussex, Hampshire, Dorsetshire and Devon was picturesquely
described, and the account was interspersed with anecdotes.
The meeting of 5th November took the form of a presenta
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to be performed at the Prize-Giving by the Dramatic Society. "The Tragedy of Tragedies, Tom Thumb," was not a great success on this occasion, for the performers were distinctly "fiat." Thanks are due to Mr. Watt for permitting the performance.
On the 26th Kovember, C. G. Jarrett (VI. Arts) read a paper entitled" A History of the Breakfast Table," written bv O. G.
Shenton, who had recently left school. The writer sho\ved the
curious history of table manners and of the various delicacies we see before us at breakfast.
It is proposed to hold, on loth December, a Parliamentary Debate, at which a Bill, proposing to deprive a father of the right to disinherit his son, will be introduced.
The most regrettable feature of the term has been the decline in attendance; the Sixth Form is especially remiss, and Forms IVa, IVb and IVc do not seem to realise that they possess the
privilege of attending these meetings. Next term an attempt
will be made to infuse fresh life and vigour into the Society, and it is hoped that it will meet with a corresponding rbQonse from these Forms.
H. B. GARLAND, HO11. Sec.
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1st CADET COMPANY C.P. (F.) R.E.
Owing to the dark evenings, few parades have been possible
this term. One Company Parade has been held, but later in the term Field Operations had to be cancelled owing to the unfavourable condition of the countryside. Instruction in
knotting has been given by Section Commanders. Musketry
Parades have been held throughout the term, and 1'\0. 7 Sergt. Smith is to be congratulated on winning the Third Spoon Shoot.
News of the best achievement of the competition work of
the Corps during its whole history came with the publication
of the result of the Lucas-Tooth County Competition for 1926, in which the Unit was the successful one for Kent. It is to be
hoped that all will work hard and make a special effort to attend
the Annual Camp of 1927 in order that the success may be continued.
No. 19 Band Sergt. Peyton and Ko. 12 Sergt. Jarrett have
,our best wishes for a successful result in the November Examination for Certificate" A." It is to be hoped that as man v as
possible will enter for the examination in order that it 'may
become a necessary qualification for promotion to the rank of Sergeant.
D.G.A.S.
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1st CADET COY. C.P. (F.) R.E.
BALANCE SHEET.
RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE.
£ S. d. £ s. d.
Ba]ance brought forward 8 5 2! Subscription to C.P. (F.)
Ba]ance from Camp. . 5 8 6 RE.. . . . 0 10 0
Paymaster.. .. 3 12 2 Maps.. . . .. 0 4 0'
Uniforms . . . . 3 2 0 Stamp. . . . . . 0 2 6
Oil bottles. . . . 1 2 0
Uniform. . .. 0 17 0
General expenses. . 0 4 6! Balance in hand.. 17 7 10
£20 7 lOt £20 7 IO_
W. E. PEARCE.
Audited and found correct, 4th December, 1926.
J. SLATER.
HOUSE NOTES.
Maxton House.
So far this Season, both House XL's have played exceedingly
well. The 1st XI. up to the present has not been defeated,
although the games with the Town House and Country House
were very close. In the latter gam_ the defence played remark
ably well and gave the opposing forwards very little chance of
advancing. With regard to the 2nd XI., I am glad to say that
my references in the past to the slackness of certain members
have taken effect, and I hope that in the future the younger
members of the House will do their share of the work necessary
if the House is to occupy a high position with regard to Sport_.
Our Junior XI. was again defeated in the first r(Jund of the East
Cup, but they must not get downhearted but keep on trying.
A.c.Q.
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Country House.
\Ve regret the loss of our former captain, and I am surc_
everyone will join me in wishing him success in his future career.
We have been quite successful at football this term, the 1st XI. having lost only one match. The 2nd XI. have won all
their matches except one, which was left drawn in a fiercely
contested game with Buckland. These results, undoubtedly,
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but congratulate every boy concerned in placing our House in
such a favourable position.
In the meantime I think it fit to stress how athletics will affect our position in the House Championship. Therefore I ask every boy who is capable of doing anything in the way of sports to commence training as early as possible next term so that the Country House may put up a good show on Sports Dav.
_In conclusion, I hope that the spirit shown this term may ,continue in the future, and that everyone will do his utmost to keep the Shield in the hands of the Country House.
H.A.S.
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Town House.
As far as gaining points is concerned, the results of the House Football XL's have been rather disappointing, only one victory having been secured up to the time of writing. However, the 1st XI. have never been badly beaten. In the opening match .of the season they had a splendidly contested game against Maxton 1st XI., the final goal making the score 4 goals to 3 in favour of the opponents a few minutes before the end. The
weakness of the team lies chiefly in the lack of aggression on .
the part of the forwards, and their improvement in this direction resulted in a close game in the return match with Country House. The 2nd XI. have always found themselves matched against heavier opponents, and, in spite of their continued losses, their enthusiasm does them credit. Except in the filling of vacancies -<:aused by absentees, it has been our object to play the eleven best players of the House in the 1st XI. This may account for the fact that, up to the time of writing, the goal average of
the teams compares more favourably with others than the number of points gained.
In the middle of the term the House suffered the loss of Tap]ey, who has for many seasons been one of its most prominent members in football and cricket. On behalf of the House I should like to congratulate him on his excellent record, .and to wish him every success.
It is pleasing to note that the Junior members of the House .display a marked keenness to take part in trial matches. I .attribute the success of the team which represented the House in the first round of the competition for the East Cup to this -enthusiasm.
I will conclude by calling upon every member of the House
to give of his best, however little that may be.
D.G.A.S.
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Buckland House.
The 1st XI. has met with no success this season, having failed to register a victory in the five matches already played. The lack of weight in the forwards is noticeable, and our defence, although it has improved considerably of late, has given way too often under the pressure of the opposing forwards.
The 2nd XI. started the season well by making their first
match with the Country House a draw and beating the Town ,and Maxton Houses, the last victory being gained after a remarkable recovery on the part of our team, the Reds having ,gained an early lead. The return matches have been lost, partly on account of the absence of several members of the team.
The East Cup team distinguished themselves by drawing their game with the Greens, the final score being I-I. The game was fast throughout, and it was not until towards the end that our team scored. The backs and half-backs were sure and kicked well, while the combination of the forwards was
.exceptionally good, their only bad fault being poor shooting in front of goal. In the replay our team proved their superiority .by winning 2-0. At the time of writing we are eagerly looking forward to the Final, against the Town House.
E.M.S.
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Final House Positions, 1925-26.
Football. Sports. Cricket. Swimming. %
I. Country.. 41.67 21.25 50 9 3°.7
2. Maxton .. 20.83 31.25 25 20.9 24-3
3. Buckland.. 16.67 22.5 25 29.1 23.3
4. Town.. .. 20.83 25 ° 41 21.7
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HOUSE MATCHES. 1st XI.
Maxton beat Town twice (4-3, 3-0), beat Buckland twice
(8-3, 4-1), beat Country (3-1).
'Country beat Buckland twice (14-1, 7-0), beat Town twice
(5-1,3-0).
Town beat Buckland (7-1).
2nd XI.
'Country beat Town twice (II-I, 7-0), beat Maxton (ro-o),
drew with Buckland (2-2), beat Buckland (5-1). Maxton beat Town twice (4-2, 7-1), beat Buckland (5-2). Buck]and beat Town (5-2), beat Maxton (5-4).


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Points to end of Term.-Country, 17 ; Maxton, 16 ; Buckland, 5 ;:
Town, 2.
"East" Cup.
FINAL-Buckland, 3; Town, 1. .
V ALETE.
E. :\-1. SMITH.- Junior Prefect; Captain, Buckland House;
. Sergt., Cadet Corps; Cert. "A" (O.T.C.); to John 1.
Thornycroft, Ltd., Basingstoke.
O. G. SHENTo};'.-Sergt., Cadet Corps; to Royal Exchange.
Assurance Company.
S. J. JEFFERy.-Maxton House 1St XI. Football; Lce.-Cpl.,.
Cadet Corps; to Royal Insurance Company, Canterb\lry. W.1. SMITHEN.-To Royal Exchange Assurance Company. F. J. M. TAPLEy.-Vice-Captain, Town House; 1st XI. Football'
(Colours), 1924-5-6; 1st XI. Cricket (Colours), 1925-6; to.
Lloyd's Bank, Deal Branch.
S. BLAXLAND.-Buckland House 1st XI. Football; to the Dover_
Electricity Works. N. POPE.- Transferring to Mill Hill School, Leicester. G. A. STRouD.-Transferring to Sir Roger Manwood's School,.
Sandwich.
J. WOODNORTH. H. EVANS.
MERIT LIST.
Form V. (Joint Board).-Donald (2), Hunt (2), F. H. Peters (2),.
A. J. Kennett (2), Newell.
" V. (Oxford Local).-Hurd (2), Dunford (2), Grist (2),.
Hadfield (2), Mills (2), Clements, Scott.
" IVa.-Crofts (2), Martin (2), Goodridge (2), Moseling,.
Pittock, Darby, Sparham, Bird, Pott, Hopkins,
P. A. Castle.
" IVb.-Anderson.
" lIIa.-Kemp (2), White, Salmon.
" IIa.-E. C. Sharp (2), Hogben (2), Ravensdale (2),.
E. J. Smith en (2), Gutsell (2), Eade (2), Fox (2), Hampshire, A. Johnson, Harrow, Mainwood, Constable.
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" II.-West-Oram (2).
" la.-Abbott (2), Milne (2), Vosper (2), Bailey, Brown,
Bussey, Solley, Wraight.
" lb.-Harvie (2), Andrews, Burt, Peck, Hutley.
" Upper Trans.-Bowles (2), Cockfield (2), Cox (2), McNeil
(2), Watt (2), Kennedy, McToldridge, Newport,
Slator, Stapleton. .
" Lower Trans.-Arnold (2), Tregilgas, Miller, Scott. P. E.
Coles.
" Prep.-Blaxland, Goodbun, Teasdale.
GLEAMS AND FLASHES.
We acknowledge with thanks the following gifts to the School Reference Library, from the Parents' Association thi_ term:
"Cambridge Modern History. Vol. VIII. French
Revolution."
" Cambridge Modern History. Vol. IX. Napoleon."
" Theory of Light," Preston.
" Rousseau and His Era," lvlorley.
The amount contributed to the School Charity Funds this term, up to 7th December, amounted to £16 7s. 8td., including £6 3s. 7d. Armistice Day collection.
The total proceeds of the Fund for the School Year 1925-6 were £40 8s. std. This was distributed as follows :-Dover Hospital (D.C.S. Cot), £25; Earl Haig's Fund, £4 19s. 3d. ; Deal Hospital, £5; St. Dunstan's Hospital for the Blind, £5; leaving a balance in hand of 9s. 2td.
A Musical Society, for the better appreciation of music, is being formed and the meetings will begin in the Easter Term. Mr. Halestrap has kindly consented to supply the necessary gramophone record,.


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As an indirect result of the visit of some of the Parents to> the Cadets' Sports at Seasalter, the School has been presented with a Silver Cup, which will be offered for a competition of whicl:I the details have not yet been decided. Our thanks are due to Mr. W. G. Butt for his good offices and generosity in
connection with this gift. .
The Pharos Committee now comists of the Editor with Miss Rookwood, H. B. Garland, G. S. Peyton, J. V. Horn, A. H. Cooke, A. E. Voizey, C. J. Harley. They will be glad to receive contributions and suggestions for next term's Magazine.
YE CHRONICLE.
Alacke! Ther is mournynge among ye knyghtes,' and dolour dwelleth in ye lande of ye squyeres, for ye grete Sir Ginnwe, " a verray parfit gentil knyghte," and withal excedynge bigge, hath goon from us and hath hied hym onto Nolnod, and with hym hath goon Sir Irknean, he that aforetyme didde
ryde in ye car of Triomphe. Ne shall ye Chronicle knowe them" no more.
But let not ye knyghtes be longe caste doon, for in thir stedde have we taken onto us St. Tir and Brundogo, and eke Misht. It is rumored thatte Misht is from Allmain, but I ne. wist that it be true.
_ow oon of ye knyghtes was downcaste and ennuyed with his steede, and thus spak he, "Me costeth much labore to urge on my steede, wherewith am I not pleesed." So he aros and he sayd, " Now will I gette me a steede and it shall be of iron; and I will sit upon my steede, and I will says unto my steede,. , Go ! ' and straightway shall he go." And he didde even so, and the name of thatte steede is it not called Sab, and the knyghte that rydeth upon Sab, is he notte called Yepont ?
_ow bifil thatte ye Overlorde didde calle togedre ye knyghtes,. yesquyeres, ye henchmen, and eke ye punie varlets of the \;\felle, and didde say onto hem, "Lift up your hertes, and rejoyce ; yea, be passing gladde, for to-morn shall we be of age." Thanne didde ye knyghtes, ye squyeres and ye yeomen mak merrie as they were bid and didde ete cake. And ye next daye, alle didde
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come togedre at ye Citee Halle; and they wer a grete haste, passing fayre to look upon. And ye haste didde go onto ye churche, even at a foot-pas, and ye burgesses were soar afrayd. Now the laste of this grete hoost wer ye knyghtes; and when ye populas saw them and herde of thir glorie and renoun, they didde safe, " It is notte mete thatte we sholde look upon these guerriers, let us rather depart," and they departid onto thir homes.
Thanne didde ye inhabitants of ye castell repayre onto ye Citee Hall, and didde receive manie awardes from ye Cowncilloure of Lernynge. Thanne aros certeyn varlets, and 00ll. was a kynge, and some didde flattere hym, and some didde not. Thanne didde otheres synge, and there hadde passynge swete tonges. Anon cam some and didde kille oon another, and laste oon didde kille hymself, whereat ye populas didde wepe for joie.
Ye knyghtes and squyeres thatte wer manie, now, alacke, are fewe, for Ryf hath goon to ye lande of Van Diemen, Frefyje hath hied hym onto Caunterburie, and Tonnesh doth playe with cy;.-heres. But for ye dedes of ye knyghtes and squyeres thatte remayne, go rede in ye bake Pharos.
DRAGNAL YE SCRYBE.
THE SCHOOL AS I KNEW IT.
Not quite so long ago as that dimly legendary period" before the War," a meek-looking boy in a bright green cap, feeling far more conspicuous than he had any reason to feel, found himself in a playground adjoining a building in Ladywell ; an order for certain boys to line up with the" Boy in the green cap" completed his discomfiture. After disentangling himself from the green shroud, he slowly recovered his composure to the strains of " Quam bella est ora maritima. In ora maritima est villa," sung by a gentleman whose fame was later enhanced by his Latin sonnets on the Castle.
Thus began my first day at D.c.S.
After that my memories follow one another fast and furiously.
It had almost become a habit for the awe-inspiring tones of the syren of the Electricity Works, affectionately known as "Lizzie," to break in on our lessons at a time when relations


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between teacher and taught were becoming most strained, At such times, while bombs fell, and guns belched forth fire and sudden death at Fokker bombing planes, and while excited boys chattered to the accompaniment of rattling windows and shivering walls, an important Personage, breathing beneficent
calm, would descend to the" funk-hole" and, in the noisy still- '
:ness evoked by his entry, would calmly state: "There is no cause for alarm"; whereupon the Personage's eyebrows descended to their wonted position. In his presence we felt that no harm could come to us: surely German bombs would turn in their courses !-they did!
Followed the morning when a gentleman with a Parisian accent (French Master at school; pal at home) went forth
to wed; you will remember that he boasted a highly-trained moustache, direct from Paris, I hesitate to go into details, but soon there came a day when the hirsute appendage was' no more-and we wondered why!
In those troublous days the Staff, of course, was in a state of flux: our Head and acting second-in-command we had always with us; for the rest, we had many changes, I do remember one
Pickwickian gentleman who taught Physics, Then there were.
the ladies: ladies who blushed and ladies who didn't; who smiled and who didn't; who wore green blouses and who didn't-all" good sports." These ladies were, as ever. the joy
of our lives; one especially spelt her name with" two 1's, please,
boys," and introduced us to the flower habit: we had some well-behaved tulips, trained by one of our most unlikely members, who on that account gibbered unceasingly, and who even threatened to have his artistic curls shorn! There was a young lady who played Beethoven-and tennis-and who discoursed enchantingly on the DRAMA; another objected to our jazzy hymn-tunes, and would have given us afternoon-tea at cricket.
Then came the great day when we left the Egypt of Ladywell for the Promised Land of Frith Road, where everything and nearly everybody assumed a new and greater importance, where everything was new and of high quality; passers-by were wont to gaze in awe and wonder at the spick-and-span sand bags which obscured the windows of the new" funk-hole," Within that same" funk-hole" stalwarts such as " Bill" strode
: ,about in the dim religious light, and instilled a wholesome awe
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into the" small fry," In a dug-out all to himself, was to be found the Sergeant-Major, who instilled martial spirit into the Cadet Corps on Saturdays and other days, and who could, and would under sufficient pressure, tell stories of those entrancing lands and seas" East of Suez," It must not be supposed that the premises in the Frith Road represented a school onlyoh, no! It comes to my mind that there was a poultry farm, and that allotme.nts received a fair amount of attention. How can one ever forget the chickens' luncheon hour? I often long for a recurrence of the vision of the afore-mentioned important Personage crossing the playground towards the fowl-pen, followed at a respectful distance by a small boy bearing a " measure of mea1." Can one ever forget the amount of attention that so-called" loamy soil" required before one's labours were rewarded by their due meed of praise?
Some of us may remember a certain beautiful football group,. which showed the entire team as possessed of perfectly straight noses, having perfectly symmetrical shadows, etc. I have very pleasant memories of a camp at Waldershare, where two. estimable ladies ran the commissariat, our second-in-command carved the ducks, while all three excelled themselves in making
us all as happy as possible. (I hear with great regret of Mr.
Thomas's breakdown; one can never forget his interest and
infinite understanding and sympathy with the boys of the Schoo1.)
Of the time since the men came back and gowns were resuscitated, others must write, but I often wonder if Mr. Slater can still spot History questions with his one-time unfailing
accuracy, I hear of his success in two other directions. Bravo, Sir!
But I have always in mind, running through the whole memory like an insistent melody, the organiserand presiding genius of this great School of mine, Who could assume so royal and dignified an anger, and yet could forgive more magnanimously? (I am thinking especially of an incident where I did not shine.)
All honour to my good old School, and to the gentleman whose unflagging interest and courtesy I have every reason to. remember-my Head Master.
H. EDMur;D COOKE.


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WITH THE CADETS AT SEASALTER, 1926.
A primeval train, apparently unearthed by the Southern Railway for our special benefit, conveyed the main body of the company to Tankerton Halt, whence we marched along a road that seemed endless, to the camp at Seasalter. Spirits revived, however, at the sight of the white tents, the busy cooks, the gleaming sea and the Sergeant-Major beaming in the middle of the camp square, and we dispersed happily to our tents just as the inevitable rain came on. The site of the camp had a few disadvantages, but by resourcefulness and perseverance they were so well overcome that many parents declared the camp to be the best they had visited.
Although a large number of cadets were attending camp for the first time, these accustomed themselves to camp routine very quickly, and the camp was in many ways one of the 'most smoothly running camps we have had. The very welcome presence of two Old Boys, Lieuts. Scarlett and Blackford, was a great help, as well as a never-failing source of ideas for rags.
This year the number of parades was lighter, and yet the 'corps was more efficient than at any other camp. From nine o'clock to eleven the Company did ceremonial, company or platoon drill, and from eleven to twelve the various sections Qid signalling and knotting. Afternoon parades were not frequent, and usually took the form of fatigue parties for trench-digging, etc. Each Sunday there was a Church Parade. The first Sunday our Head Master very kindly came to the camp and ,conducted a short service in the Sergeants' Mess marquee. The next Sunday we marched in to St. Alphege Church, Whitstable, watched in our progress through the streets by a large and admiring crowd.
The work of the camp was most successful, and we came through both inspections with flying colours. We were inspected the first time by Major Mowll. The ordeal was not without its humorous incidents. Just as we were marching into the field opposite the camp, rain began to pour, so everyone hastened back to the shelter of the tents, only to be called out again in a few minutes when it ceased raining. The rain, however, had made the hats of many cadets expand to such an extent that the unfortunate wearers had many an anxious moment balancing
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.a wobbling hat on their perplexed brows. After confiding to us his pet ambitions, the inspecting Officer made a modest request that we should do some physical drill and, having us thus at his mercy, ordered the whole Company to race twice round that neld in emulation of his own athletic prowess in youth.
The second inspection-in the Lucas-Tooth Competitionwas even more exciting. The Monday of the last week in camp had been fixed for Sports Day, so the morning was spent in firing for the Section Competition and the Shooting Cup. Judge our dismay, then, when, in the midst of our efforts to exterminate the cows across the dyke, a letter arrived announcing that Captain Hickey would inspect the corps at two o'clock. What a wild scurry followed! For two short hours cadets were frantically shining buttons and cleaning equipment. Captain Hickey himself surprised us by descending on us from the rear, but even this did not prevent the corps doing the drill in fine style. Another bombshell came when the inspecting Officer a_ked for some battle drill. Hearts sank at once, and victory in the competition seemed to recede from our grasp. The gods, however, must have been very kind to us that day, for the corps
.did, after all, triumph in the Lucas-Tooth Competition for the first time. This hectic day was crowned by a most successful .and amusing sports programme, with a large number of visitors present. The day closed with a physical drill display and the beating of Retreat.
To turn to the lighter side of camp-there were many amusements. Cricket was played every evening on a patch of grass (not a pitch), until different members of the School elevens
succeeded in losing all the balls. One match was particularly
-exciting, for, with six runs required to win, a diminutive member of the Training Section hit a clever four into a neighbouring tent. He was, alas! clean bowled next ball. Swimming parades, too, were a daily event, and although the water was very shallow, everyone enjoyed the daily dip, and even the Sergeant-Major imagined himself an early morning bather. An inter-section relay race caused much excitement, and still more foam, one morning; and another afternoJn a famous shipwreck was staged off Seasalter shore. With Lieut. Blackford :tt camp, we were bound to have several" rags." The Mendi tribe met on two auspicious
.occasions, when many fair and great persons (including a


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Shylock) were suitably decorated. A football match, played on' the mud exposed at low tide, was much enjoyed by those who took part, for one does not often have such a fine opportunity of getting re_lly dirty. Another spectacular event was a great eating match between two high N.C.O.'s which was held in the canteen and lasted some hours!
The Section Competition was contested as keenly as ever this year, but the result surprised very few. Section III., under Sergt. Garland, are to be congratulated on winning the Cup. The next day an examination was held for promotion to LanceCorporal. Squads were at hand for the candidates to drill, and the examination was the most practical test we have had for a
long time. ,
Two novel experiments were tried this year. The fire alarm was sounded at midnight one night to see if the corps could really cope with an outbreak. Although the Sergeants turned out (in order of seniority) fully dressed, canes in hand, on the first note of the bugle, it was about ten minutes before the first bucketful of imaginary water was delivered at the scene of the imaginary fire. The second experiment was a route march along the Faversham Road on the day before breaking up camp. The Company went swinging along the winding road, with the Band playing a merry tune at the head; but the chief feature was the oft-repeated cry of " Keep to the left! "
The cooking arrangements this year left nothing to be desired, and the cooks and mess orderlies are to be congratulated on the punctuality with which meals were served. Lastly, it would be unjust to close an account of the camp without mentioning the genial c.ommand of Captain Pearce, or the cliches of the Sergeant-Major, which will be remembered long after the rest of the camp is forgotten.
C. JARRETT.
NOCTURNE.
Soft sleeps the night! her silken mists now fall Over the brake and round the woodland tall.
A hush broods o'er the earth, no breeze comes by. And slow the moon is mounting in the sky.
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To-night no silvered wanderer 'mongst the stars,
But nested in the curl'd clouds' still array
This moon thrusts down great shafts, her airy spars,
And mellow shines her mist-touched ray.
,0 soft sleeps the night on her couch of dreams!
And here the moonlight sweetly meets the dew.
Dark woods, dark hills and glistening meadow-streams
Lie dressed in rosy bloom, faint airy hue.
The trees, extending lace-like, catch the sheen,
And little sheaves of light steal down between;
And from the .moss and leaf-mud deep, a smell
Of rich earth rises fresh; and from the dell
A night-bird's pure, rich call
Wells up into the night, expanding over all.
This spot is like a dream
Fix'd for ever on the passage of quick time.
This wondering world doth seem
Lit with a heavenly ray of peace sublime.
Sure, never death comes here:
These trees hide cheery sprites among their shadows long.
Sure, never pain comes here:
Here is the smart of sorrow soothed by quiet song.
Fair Youth, the day is near
When thou would'st wake and boldly in the sharp world leap.
N a strife, no anguish here. . . .
Rash Youth, list! the wise night whispers, " Stay and s'eep! "
But hark! a shout bursts from the bourn.
Its wailing trails a'ong the startled air. . . .
Again! Again! more stifled. . . cry forlorn. . . .
Cone!
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But that was a death-shout heard down there,
'Twas death for some poor beast and for another food.
An icy moon stares bare in the vacant sky;
Cold blue shadows, chill pale light and gloom
Spread o'er the earth. And from the woods nearby To the dim black hills that distant loom
Comes naught but silence.
Night's soft and drowsy charms fled with those cries And the moon's emergence
Showed Night without her web unto Youth's eyes.
E. L. TRIST.
MINSTER CHURCH, ISLE OF THANET.
Chancing to pass through the little village of Minster one
day, I decided to look over the old church there.
It is Norman in style and, on entering, the first thing of interest one can see is a list of the Vicars of the church dating from 1275 to 1926.
Near Minster have been unearthed many Roman relic_', and these are displayed in a glass case inside the church. They
include a Roman vase in a splendid state of preservation, and a copper brooch also dating from early times.
Another object of interest is an old oak vestment chest, worm-eaten with age.
Minster also possesses a remnant of one of the few chained Bibles in England; all that remains is a rusty chain and part of the cover, which is made of wood; the rest having been wrenched away and stolen. In another case there can be seen Early Sixteenth Century printed Bibles in which almost every word runs on to the next, so that the text is very difficult to read.
The choir stalls are probably some of the best examples of Early English wood-carving in England. The seats, which tip up like those in a theatre, are beautifully ornamented underneath; one, on which was cary-ed fruit, was the seat used by the Monastery cook. On another is a man's name-he was a vicar and thus the date of the carving can be fixed.
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There is a very beautiful little Tudor door, standing only about four feet high, at present used by the Vicar when he enters the church from the vestry. An American who visited Minster Church offered a large sum of money for this door, but this was refused.
The stained windows in the chancel are very good specimens
of the craftsman's work in coloured glass.
Although the architecture is mostly Norman, there is also a
trace of Gothic art in the carving of the pillars.
The font, which is still used, dates back to Norman times; its appearance is very plain; it is nothing but an unadorned stone bowl, about four feet high.
Altogether it is worth while for anybody who is interested in old churches to pay a visit to this ancient structure at Minster.
L. ]. BACH (V.].B.)
JUNIOR SCHOOL NOTES.
The Head Master's decision to relieve the Junior School of Form II. enabled us to start the Autumn Term under much more favourable conditions than has been possible in former years. The numbers in each form are small enough to admit of the entry of new boys at Christmas or Easter without overcrowding.
During the first half-term we had the valuable assistance of Mrs. A. E. Halestrap, B.A., replacing Mr. Archer, who was doing duty in another place. The Junior School will not readily forget her work among us and, while rejoicing at the cause of her leaving, we bade her" God speed" with great regret.
An exceptionally wet November seriously dislocated our activities on the playing-fields, but we have discovered several very promising young players, some of whom have played in the" William East" Competition.
May we take this opportunity of thanking the parents who, so generously assisted to make memorable the Juniors' share of Prize Day?


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TW_NTY -ONE.
To Manhood gtown, the Court? School Welcomes this joyous year;
East and far West of Engla,nd's Gate news of the School we heat
Time and vast space our b_\'S divide, Yet they join in the rousing" cheer.
One for all anli all for one,
"ever forget W_at the School has done; Ever extol her second to nOlle.
FOR_v[ Ill..
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THE BIl\THDAY CAK_'
Weighed seventy pound. Slices all r<Jund.
Five tiers ltigh
School colours fly. 'Candles anli icing.
Mr. Graves slicing.
" Who gav\: it? " say yotJ. Was it F. W. ?
LOWER TRANS.
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'Four birthday gifts on the School's birthdayBoys, Parents, St'1.ff and the C).B.A.
. A gracious lady <tressed in gr<tv,
Who shares the h\)nours of the" day.
A small boy shyl_. makes his \v<J.Y,
Hidden beneath q huge bouql.1.et. .
. FOR_r lB.
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WHY I PRIZE A SECONDARY EDUCATION.
The principal reason, and indeed the most important one, is to give me a chance to get on in the world. Although getting on is very indefinite, most people understand what it means, and it is something very important to me.
On looking round at various ways and means of getting a livelihood, I have noticed that brainworkers are very much better paid than those who work with their hands, and- for really good workmen of this stamp there is generally a demand.
This is where our Secondary Schools score, as their finished product is a well-developed and trained brain. Some of us have to admit that our upper stories are not very capacious, but by the time our masters have done with us we have acquired the habit of thinking and so qualifying for the privileges and duties of citizenship.
Thus far for the practical side, but we all feel sure that our
masters would scorn to turn out human money-making machines.
Although we do not get very far in schooldays, we start acquiring a taste for the company of our forefathers, as we know them in their writings which have come down to us. What can be more delightful and inspiring than to drink in the spirit of the heroes of Queen Elizabeth's time or to admire the inimitable style of J. A. Froude when he writes of them? History is all absorbing, as by it we [ram about our fellow men of different eras, and so incidentally about ourselves.
Poetry has great charms for some of us, and whilst at school we are introduced to some of the greatest poets and catch faintly their fire.
The faculty of observation is sharpened, so that whether we walk down a country lane or view an extensive landscape, our enjoyment is greatly increased by knowing something more than we should have done about the things we see.
r have jotted down a few advantages of a Secondary Education as they came to my mind, but there is one thought connected with it which saddens and yet quickens us on the path of life: our lack of knowledge.
S. J. MUMMERY (Lower VI. Arts).


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SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ORGAN FUND.
We acknowledge with very grateful thanks contributions
from subscribers to the 21st Birthday Organ Fund, as per
Receipt Books, made up to 3rd Decembccr, 1926 :--
Miss Laurie E. N. Lamer, Esq. _Irs. Hunt
Mr. C. E. Cocks John Darhy Stephen J. 2\luml11erv
Mr. R. A. Cook Jack Bussev :\Ir. and Mrs. G. i_.
Mr. Leslie Guy Ronald W. 'Austin Gray
Mrs. Gray H. C. M. Baker, Esq. ::IIr. and Mrs. A. J.
Miss New Edward H. Baker Mercer
Mr. C. E. Ualdwin F. W. Hurd, Esq. :l\lr. E. F. 'Wilde
Mr. Kenneth P. Harman Frederick Meacock J\lr. and Mrs. E. C.
Mr. W. S. Lovely Mrs. Meacock Wilde
Mr. Alfred A. Barnard Miss Barnes Mr. and Mrs. \V. E.
G. F. Lewis, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Johnson
J. S. Lewis, Esq. Newman (;. A. Sanders, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Lovelv Walter Newman Dudlev G. A. Sanders
l\Ir. R. L. Lovely 0 John H. West Mr. aond ::Ilrs. E. A.
H. Leney, Esq. Alec W. Brooker Halestrap
John Barwick, Esq. E. Gauntlett, Esq. Mrs. Crosoer
Mrs. Newlyn. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Richanl L. Crosoer
Mr. W. R. Newlyn F. Brown, Esq. J. F. Gordon, Esq.
Capt. T. Bodley Scott, Cyril Brown ::Ilr. D. B. 'Vade
R.N. Mrs. Kennedv :'Ilrs. Hoskins
Mr. D. Morgan Lewis Kennedy Eric D. Hoskins
Ronald T. Pelham Miss L. Bomford ::Ilr. A. H. Gunn
Percival B. Woodham Mr. and Mrs. Brooker A Floyd, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. John H. Brooker Arthur Floyd
Woodham Fred W. C. Landrey Harold J. Baker
c. Vv'. Bowden, Esq. Mrs. Legge E. W. Green, Esq.
W. J. Barnes, Esq. Arthur J. P. Scott Reginald E. Green
Rev. and Mrs. A. C. T. Scott, Esq. l\1r. and :'Ifrs. T. Jones
Miller Mrs. G. R Rowe ::Ilr. D. T. Jones
Mrs. F. G. Connor Malcolm Clark Mrs. Archer
F. G. Connor, Esq. l_ichard F. Slator Mr. L. Beaufoy
Alfred D. Miller C. G. Wilson, Esq. Aldmn. C. J. Sellens,
C. S. Harris, Esq. Leonard C. \Vilson J. P.
Reginald J. Fox Alexander H. Smith Mr. ,V. H. Dunn
Mr. F. W. Ford Edmund Crush J\lr. ,md ::I Irs. \V. J.
Mrs. Standring Keith Crush Aldous
Gibbard S. Stand ring Ernest F. Legge Philip (;. Aldous
Sgt. R. G. Watts Capt. and Mrs. Bunyan ::I1r. and Mrs. A.
Mr. W. E. Busbridge Richard H. Arnold Rankine
Frank R. Temple Mr. and Mrs. L. W. John Hankine
Capt. and Mrs. Temple Langle_' J\lr. S. J. \Vhite
H. R. Cooke, Esq. Mr. R. J. Wood Ilugh C. Newman
Mrs Ouinnell Miss O. J\1. Rookwood J\lr. and Mrs. C. G.
Fra_k- Ouinnell Mr. and ::I Irs. r. Betts Newman
Alfred B. Gosbv Mr. F. J. Cadinan Mrs. I:-ladfield
W. F. Godfrey,OEsq. l\Ir. H_ '1'. Chase _eviJle F. Hadfield
George E. 1"0;' Mr. R. N. Foster :\Irs. Bingham
E. A. Harman, Esq. J. R. Busbridge, Esq. Leonard C. Bingham
J. W. Cole, Esq. F. Marson, Esq. Iyan C. Austin
l\Ir. G. Landrock Mr. N. Bourdeaux l\1r. I'Ind Mrs. G. F.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Fox Miss M. E. Hopkins Austin
Mr. D. J. Donald J\1r. G. H. Roberts ::IIrs. Kemp
S. T. Newing, Esq. Mr. F. J. att . William F. Kemp
Sidney T. Newin_ Mr. &;Mrs. H. N. Tomlm Albert H. Waterman
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Mr. G. Richardson Mrs. Kalfnss l\Ir. and Mrs. \V. (;.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. l\Ir. and \Irs. E. Crush \Vaterman
Brown Capt. C. E. McConnell :'I [rs. :VIainwood
l\Ir. H. 'V. Marsh I-I. E. Cooke, Esq. ::Ilrs. Aers
l{eginald M.ercer Mr. H. 'V. Stokes 1\[r. H. E. Pennock
S. F. Walter, Esq. "[r. and Mrs. S. C. 1\lrs. Dilnot
Leslie F. Hopgood Clout !'Ilr. \Yo J. Wellanl
lVIr. and l\lrs. l-lopgood Mr. L. V\. Colc "Ir. and Mrs. A. F.
Arthur H. Cooke Mr. and ::I Irs. T. \\'('Jlard
Mrs. CIaw Wilkinson Harold Evans
C. Sharp, Esq. l\Ir. C. H. Gormley lIubert G. Hopkins
(;Of(iOIl 11. Evans "[rs. (;. T. Rigden William Craig
_lrs. Evans Mr. R. C. Wilson ,Yo G. Jeffery, Esq.
Eric C. Sharp l\[r. L. G. H,igd,'n S:,'(lney J. Jeffery
A. 'Yare, Esq. E. \V. Castle, Esq. J\Ir. and Mrs. F. L.
Albert S. Ware Sidney \"1. Marsh Trist
Sidney T. Claw W. A: H. Marsh, Esq. T. Appleby, Esq.
Capt. G. H.. Rowe 1\Ir. C. A. Hart Thomas Appleby
Frank Constable (;onlon E. Lewis \lrs. Saunders
Francis L. Cockfield William S. Jones Mrs. Grist
Herbert A. Browning Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones John A. Grist
Ernest W. Browning Douglas A. Lewis Frank V. Godfrey
.John Appleby Arthur T. Bird William E. Johnson
1\lrs. West Mr. and '\!Irs. (;. H. Henry R. Mainwood
Vernon F. 'Vest Jarrett I{ichard G. Simmonds
Richard E. Smith Clifford C. J arrcH Mrs. Siml11on<ls
J. B. Profitt, Esq. Leslie Hersey Francis L. Fade
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. K E. Hersey, Esq. Mrs. Eade
Harvey SidneV' Dilnot \V. V. B. Taylor, Esq.
Frclkrick Harvey Mrs. E. ;VI. Coulter E. E. Kennett, Esq.
J. Buckley, Esg. Mrs. .\. Leeds Edwin S. Kennett
Maurice W. Buckley Cyril F. Wake vVilliam V. Carp('nter
Denis Tregilgas Charles Parrott ::I[rs. A. Carpenter
[an 1'. \Vatt Gerald K. Plews Bernard D. Carpenter
Louis C. Sparham Cecil A. I\Iercer A. E. Goldfinch, Esq.
Charles A. ,\tkins John ConI!er 1\lrs. E. Wraight
Frederick G. Atkins Mrs. Parrott Ernest C. V. Wraight
:\lr. and Mrs. D. Mrs. A. 1\1. PI('ws H.onald P. Peyton
Magnb l'ell'r W. Bide Sidney l\Iead,)ws
George D. :'vlaguh Gl'oftrey Bide S. Meadows, Esq.
Richard E. l{owe :'Ilrs. J. Bide Lionel J. Bach
Frank J. M. Tapley J\Ir. an,l \Irs. P. V. Mr. E. W. Pudney
John H. :'11. Tapley Bates (;eorge E. Hunt
George A. E. Beavan Edward I(nowks C. Merrifield, Esq.
Harold 1. Fisher :'IIrs. M. Whittingstall Mr. and Mrs. T. L. !{elf
::IIr. and Mrs. (;. (;eorge E. \VhittingstalI John F. l_elf'
Beavan Mr. and Mrs. Lent J abez \Vhite
Mrs. T. Blaxlanll ::IIaurice Hartley E. M. Smith, Esq.
Vv'ilfrill T. Sergeant ::IIrs. Ellender Alfred W. Salmon
}\lrs. Sergeant Alan R. EIIcn<lcr Charles \V. ,\1errific!,1
Donalrl Dcwar Alec \Y. Ta\'lor Charles K Matthews
Albert Dewar .\. I. Tavlo_, Esq. Frank H. J>et('rs
:'vIr. and :'vlrs. A. Dewar John K.'Thompsoll \\'illiam T. Slllithcll
\lr. and Mrs. W. \V. S. Thompson, Esq. Ernest H. H. Martin
Hardcastle Sydnev'. nderson Leslie .J. Pet"rs
Robert 'V. Hardcastle 'Valter King I{ichanl Kenton
'_Ir. 'lI1d 'Ilrs. (;. D. '_Irs. \Valker J\lr. and !'.lrs. E. C.
Thomas \Villiam Bvrne '\Iartin
Frank C. _lasters Bernard .r: Law ,\Irs. 1\1. Frame
John (;. Peck W. L. Ll\v, Es'l. E. s.-. Stonehonse, Esq.


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Mrs. Gibbons Jack Cornhill 1\[r. E. G. A. Haynes
George \'1. Gibbons 'VIr. and Mrs. E. l\Ir. and lYlrs. A.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Knowles Bennett
Coles :\Ir. and Mrs. G. T. \'1. 1\latlhews, Esq.
Peter Coles Hopkins Mrs. A. (_. Stont
Paul Coles i\1r. and Mrs. A. Percy G. Stout
Eric L. Trist Slarks Heni.y C. Young
Mrs. Horn Geoffrey Slarks Lionel \\'atcrhouse
John V. Horn Mr. J. Collins Mrs. E. \\iaterhouse
Jtobert A. Newing Alec H. Griffin Mrs. Young
John C.King Mr. \'1. F. Clark Mrs. A. K. Blackford
Bernard R. A. Newing Mrs. Scott Harry C. Blackford
S. F. Willis, Esq. Sidney SehrodC'r Rosslyn A. Dane
\Villiam L. Hiscock Gilbert J. W. Scott J. B. DClnc, Esq.
Michael E. WhitC' Sidnev H. 'Viorris nichard E. Kenton
l\Irs. White' L. M_rris, Esq. Gonion S. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mr. E. O. Woodlan,1 Bernard Rophllck
Madams Norman 1\. Blaxlanrl 1\1r. and Mrs. A. R.
Herbert H. Madams 'V[r. and 71ft's. E. Hochuck
Thomas Keefe BIaxland (;onlon H. vVhitdlead
1\1r. and Mrs. F. vY. H. T. Pellwm, Esq. :\[r. and 1\[rs. "Y. (;.
Crofts :\lrs. Caspall Smitll
Reginald A. Crofts H. Whitehead, Esq. Mr. and 1\Irs. W. W.
O. Anderson, Esq. EdwClrd J. Smithen Hunt
Mr. H. H. Street Mr. Y. S. Banks Alfred H. F. Hunt
l\Ir. and Mrs. \V. J. Mr. and 1\lrs. .\. Leshe Boom
Bussev anrl Sons Whorwell l\Ir. F. vY. (;reenstreet
Mrs. Bird Miss D. Lindsay \'1. Brmm, Esq.
Reginald J. Belsey Arthur V'. WhonvC'lI Frederick J. Goodridge
Wallacp S. \\'ashington Frederick L. Aers J.ponard C. Flisl1E'r
:\Ir. and Mrs. J. Belsey Mrs. S. E. Hammond Miss H. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. A, C. John (;. Hammond (;eorge S. Peyton
Hicks Mr. and J\'lrs. F. Mrs. Terrv
Bernard A. Hicks Landrev ;vlrs. Ball_rcl
Ernest J. Ewell :\Ir. ClIHI i\[rs. W. (;. Harry J. W. Tern'
Mrs. Overs Sharp Richard Ballard
Mr. Eddie Overs Stanley J. Sharpe R vVood, Esq.
Reginald Overs J. E. Shaqw, Esq. Ronald F. \'100,1
Philip Pearc,' William C. Kingsford Wallace (_. Wood
William A. Johnstone E. J. Mercer, Esq. '\Ir. and :'Ilrs. T. Lyons
PhiIip Baxter Cecil J. S. Mumford Alexander W. Lyons
:\frs. D. WiUis !\Ir. and Mrs. C. S. John]. Betts
:\oIr. E. V. BeIsey Mumford Mrs. Hood
'Vlrs. Belsey' John F. Pennington Mrs. Baker
Thomas H. Barwick Eonal,1 F. Scott Mr. and Mrs. D. Baxter
Honald W. Forfar Neville Kerswell v\Tilliam J. Chadwick
!\Ir. and Mrs. \V. T. Ceorge Budgell . Mr. A. V. Doubleday
Moore Mr. amI Mrs. Budgell Alfred'. Bennett .
E. H. \;Voo,lland, Esq. 1<oh('rt J. Harrison Mr. A. 'Twyman
Arthur W. Chase :\Irs. Pennington _orman Pope
.\. vV. Chase, Esq. '\Tr. and Mrs. S. J. Frederick Matthews
V. G. Lewis, Esq. Bailev P. C. Kenton, Esq.
H. G. Peckham, Esq. 1\1r. and Mrs. \Villey Nicho]as \\'ise
:VIr. and Mrs. A. Mrs. E. Green Vincent \Vise
Barnard Harry R. Hutky Francis P. Callanan
Mr. :\1. S. Stan,lring '\oIr. and Mrs. p. \V. B. Cfimwnts, Esq.
Mr. R. F. Pinkney Sneller R S. Pla);ford, Esq.
vV. J. Baker, Esq. Harold vV. Sneller Mr. and Mrs. H. vV.
Mr. and 'VIrs. S. 'VIr. and Mrs. H. F. Goodwin
Shenton Abbott "Vi!frerl G. Goodvvin
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Oliver G. Shenton Leslie H. R. .\bbott :\Ir. \V. R P. Horn
Ronald A. Mills 'VIr. and 'VIrs. C. F. :VIr. and :\Irs. F. P.
Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Foad Geddes
Slater Charles H. Foad :\Ir. G. Geddes
.\rthur Slater Codirey S. Foad Douglas Geddes
John H. Kirton Philip B. Foad F. E. Harrison, Esq.
Stewart M. Southey Hemv B. Garland :\ilr. H. J. Southey
Leslie C. Hogben H. J. Taylor, Esq. Cyril1\cwport
Eric Farlev :VIr. \Y. B. Dunn William Henson
Arthur L. 'Youden Stanley C. !towe Frank Skeet
Denis \'. Pullee :\Irs. E. Rowe Capt. and :\Irs. \V.
Loris 1. Hadlow :\Irs. D. G. Scotchmer Donald
Huhert .I. Carlton R D Scotchmer Kenneth vV'. Donald
(;eorge E. Fagg :\Irs. A. S. Tregilgas E. Kenton, Esq.
:\Ir. and Mrs. E. J. 'VIrs. \\'. J. :'doseIing :Vlrs. Sparham
FaggErnest vY. .I. :\loseling 'VIr. and Mrs. R. H.
Frederick J. :'IIl1mford E. A. 1\lummery, Esq. Hadlow
:\oIr. ane! Mrs. F. J. Arthur C. Quinlan It. Thursficld, Esq.
:\oTumford \V. G. Butt, Esq. \'1. J. Pudney, Esq.
J. \\'. Hover, Esq. \Villiam F. Smith NIr. H. Pudney .
Reginald A. Pott Charles \V. Smith Alec Drayson
:\Ir. and l\Irs. R. Pott Cyril J. Harlev Ernest Phillips
:\Ir. \'1. 1\1. Gosby 'VIr. F. L. Brett Mrs. Gurr
'VIr. R. H. Cuff G. Graves, Esq. Mr. E. H. Gann
:Vlrs. Legg Wf.1\Iiller, Esq. :\Irs. P..T. :Vlarshall
Albert J. Kennett A. Beach, Esq. \Villi'lm A. Goldfinch
Xeville I.androek :\lrs. Turner Albert E. Card
'Vliss Togwell 'VII's. Flisher A. J. Brigham, Esq.
John :'II. Davis Bernard W. Taylor Charles R. Harrow
'VIr. and Mrs. F. C. Sidney E. Teasdale John Bell
Harrison Francis A. Cockfi.eld \'1. D. Dane, Esq.
'VIr. and Mrs. C. H. vV. H. Taylor, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. F.
Tvrell 'VIr. R. A. Worger Whitehouse
RegInald Tyrell Bernard C. Dove James Paterson
:\lrs. Wanstall 'Vlrs. :\Iyatt Mr. and Mrs. J.
Councillor T. H. Brisley vVilli'lm Harvey Paterson
Leonard Wilkinson Reginald \'1. Senior School Staff
Edward \V. M. Young \Yashington C. Cocks, Esq.
Bernard D. Gibbs H. Bradley, Esq. :\Irs. Prescott
'VIr and :\Irs. H. G. \Villiam X. Br'Ldle\" Mr. F. Prescott
Stanwav F. Husk, Esq. :'Iofr. T. Musson
Harold A. Stanway Fred Redman A. H. Smith, Esq.
Ernest R Caspall John Redman Mr. and ::Ilrs. \'1. H.
T. E. Archer, Esq. W. Rigden, Esq. Hopkins
John A. J. Binks Leonard J. Pudney :\IT. T. Hopkins
:\olrs. J. Binks Frederick Sam brook Mr. A. E. Motley
George T. Clarke 'VIr. and Mrs. J. T. Fea Mr. C. G. Blackford
'VIr. E. J. Ross H.onald Fea vY. Garland, Esq.
Ivan C. Hover PcrC\' A. Castk Ronald Archibald
Bernard Gutsell P. If. Castle, Esq. \'1. Bennett, Esq.
'VIr. and Mrs. V. P. Dove, Esq. Edward P. Connor
Gutsell Leslie J. Taylor Miss Davenport
Kenneth Osman :\[r. and :\frs. B \Vhite H. E. Knocker, Esg.
Reginald ::IIercer Ronald \V. 'VTilne Sir \Vm, H. Crundall
Edward J. Oliver Gerald S. Willis sIajor The Hon. ].
Danie! Dunford Charles \V. Gilchrist J. Astor, 'V1.P.
Reginald G. Harris Frank D. "'eech \'1. .I. Peppin, Esq.
Lpslie J. Goodburn Jame" 1\1. Sannders Mrs. Sweeting
'VIr. and :\oIl's. H. R. Edward:\1. Smith Mr. ::II. L. 'VlcCracken
Goodburn Leonard vVells ::vIr. F. \Yebb


124 THE PHAROS.
Mr. C. Scarlett Mr. V. Wetton Mr. P. L. Reed
Mr. L. F. Bromley Mr. R. T. Clark Mr. R. A. Pelham
Mr. E. J. Russell Mr. H. F. Clark G. W. Grigg, Esq.
Mr. D. Wren Mr. C. F. Reed E. C. Bainbridge, Esg
We would remind our readers tha.t the Organ Fund suhscrip
tion list is not vet closed. To build a suitable instruTIleti t at
least £1,000 will 'be needed. This is our aim. We feel confident
that when the above interesting list of subscribers is read, many
other Old Bovs, Parents, and friends of the Head Master and.
the School will desire to support the effort, aI)d some may be
inclined to increase their subscriptions.
" COMING OF AGE CELEBRATIONS," 1926.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS.
RECEIPTS. EXPENSES.
£ S. d. I. s. d.
By Subscriptions, etc. 528 10 8 I. General.
By sale of tickets for Hire of Hall. . . . 10 I 0
Conversazione . . 30 6 0 Printing, Stationery, etc. I I 2 0
By interest on Invest- P 0 s tag e s (per Mr.
ments . . . . II 3 0 Landrey) .. . . I 10 0
Cheque Book. . . . 0 2 0
2. Conversa;;ione.
Hire of baize. . . . 2 2 0
Hireofpiano.. " 017 6
Hire of Whist Drive
tables. . . . I 5 0
Hire of plants. . . . 0 15 0
Orchestra. . . . 3 10 0
Catering. . . . 12 17 6 Prizes for Whist.. I 17 10 Cloakroom Attendants I 8 0 Printing of tickets and
score cards. . . . 0 8 6
3. Boys' Party and
Concert, etc. .
Hire of tables for Tea I 16 0
Boys' Tea .. . . 9 17 9
Flowers, etc. .. . . I 3 0
Mr. Green (Entertainer) 0 10 6 Hire of East Kent Bus I 0 0 Dr. Lyttelton's travel
ling expenses . . I 4 6
Attendant. . . . 0 7 6
Total expenses . . 63 15 7
Invested in Stock.. 496 12 8 -1.560 I; 3
Balance in hand . . 9 I r 5
-
£569 19 8 . 1.569 19 8
Audited and found correct, F. WHITEHOUSE.
G. R. ROWE. F. W. LANDREY.
3rd December, 1926.