- 7 This meant that the devices on the shield had to be metal and that most suitable to the colour already chosen was silver. A "chevron" was used to divide the shield into tvvo and the upper or larger portion was occupied with tvj^o "cockle shells" of St. John. These were a main feature of John Vtesley's crest and ■ are to be found on the badges of both Kingsv/oods, as well as upon those of other Methodist institutions. Into the lower and narrowing part was fitted a "pheon". This is part of the crest of our Founder, Sir. J. Liege Hulett, and happened also to be a main part of the crest of the College the Principal attended at Cambridge. The "crest" proper as distinct from the "shield" was taken as it stood from that of Sir Liege. It is intended to be a grey hound, but it has been difficult to get this represented satisfact orily up to the present. In choosing the motto it was desired that it should be short, easily grasped, and v/ith such a meaning that it had a religous as well as a scholastic interpretation. This seems to have been, achieved in "Cappe Diem" i.e. "make the most of your opportunlules It may be of interestand even a cause foi- hi raour to some that; the pheon is the origin of the "broad arrow". A member of the famous Sidney family was in charge of military stores somev/hcre in the East, and anxious to mark them to assist in the detecti'-n of thieves, he did sa with this part of his family crest. ThS- PrI This year the prize will bo awarded to the writer of the.best set of descriptive and critical suminaries of ten of the books in the undermentioned list. Each summary should not exceed fifty lines in length, and they are to be completed and handed in before the end of October. There will be a senior and a junior prize according to the follov^ingdivision: Senior: Boys 15 years or more on 1st January, 1931. Junior: " under 15 years on 1st January, 1931,
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