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16 The main force advanced steadily keeping rigidly to time as according to schedule but the enemy was ' making itself scarcer and scarcer. Either their dislike for being engaged in the rear increased proportionally to the advance, or their watches were wrong; for when we came to the most insurmountable obstacle in our path (the hill by the green of the third hole) — a position where they could have kept us at bay indefinitely with a couple of water pistols and a pea-shooter — we found that they had already departed. Our occupation here, so far from being one of triumph wag one of dumb amazement. Henceforward then, the going was comparatively easy. We had plenty of time to relax and when the time came for the final offensive to begin all were as fresh as daisies. This operation started with some stealth but finished up by being a pretty rowdy affair because lunch was in the offing and the enemy stood somewhat in our path. However, the other part of our force was lined up by now to the accompaniment of shrill huzzas it was learnt that the well had been saved. At this point the centre of interest underwent a complete change transforming itself from oil to mineral. THE BOARDING SCHOOL. This is the end of the third year since we opened and it may now be said that we are very much a part of the place. More and more people realise that we fill a gap in the educational effort of Saltus and they take advantage of it. So much so has this been the case that, unless two of our numbers had left in mid-term to go abroad, we should have been in the unenviable position of having to refuse an eiitry. We did not need to change our methods but experience has helped us in detail. The boys- have established their own traditions in small matters and their force of example soon puts the new boy into the straight and narrow path. We have had a particularly good term this term and, although emphasis as always has been laid on the dis- tinction between work and play, the happiness of the boys ' has been the vital consideration. We mention this in order to counteract any idea that such an existence is impossible in a boarding school, which l)elief has been encouraged both by old fashioned school stories and very modern psychological tracts. W ' e do not believe that a boy can
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17 work hard and give of his best generally if he is unhappy and we con- duct ourselves accordingly. Interested parents are most welcome to drop in on us ' unexpectedly some time when he or she will find high spirited small persons playing cricket to the accompaniment of loud shouts from both victors and vanquished, or model aeroplanes being flown through the air to the accompaniment of equally piercing cries of delight. Our one worry at the moment is an uneasy feeling that we have slightly overgrown our accomodation. Particularly do we need a larg- er play room for use on wet daya We have high hopes however that the summer may see an improvement in this respect. We are glad to have this opportunity to thank our parents for their whole-hearted support and for the very encouraging way in which they express their appreciation. THE WEEK-END AT THE BOARDING SCHOOL. By A Boarder. We usually wake early and read books and wish the bell would hurry up and go. When it does we rus-h down to our cold shower which gives us a good appetite for breakfast. The rabbits and their tiny pink offspring have then to be attended to, and their owners waste a good deal of time giving each other advice about how to guard them against rats instead of playing with us more sensible persons. We are sorry to say that the baby rabbits were carried off one night in spite of this. Soon it ist time to finish off any work left over from the week and it is a big relief when that is all done with and we can go to carpentry. Here we learn a lot about saws and hammers and we hope our parents will have the courage to let us show off our know- ledge of their use when odd jobs have to be done in the holidays. Perhaps this is the day for an early lunch followed by the South Shore for a bathe, but more likely we shall go to that haunt of the Boarding School, Chiappa ' s Bay, for swimming and water-polo with cricket between whiles. We return for tea and then there is ping-pong or Dover Patrol, or perhaps our movie expert will shew us some films of ourselves doing the most unexpected things . After we Juniors are In bed our Housemaster usually reads to us, and this term it has been Old English Tales Retold. In spite of what he says ' we still firmly believe that they are fish stories.
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