-2-. indeed.almost traditional - Bookkeeping into a group of subjects that qualify for the National Commercial Certificate. All the intricacies of commercial organisation and the mysteries of its Jargcn are laid bare to youths who find Latin and History "too much for them". They are a cliqueish lot, very cohesive (though not always coherent), and they have quickly found an "esprit-decorps" of their ovra. They have about them the beginnings of an arrogant pride, and an unfrieislly critic might be tempted to at tribute it to a certain amount of freedom which their time-table gives them above the other (old style) classes: but we, more generous, eind, no doubt, more discerning, prefer to believeit arises from the feeling within them that they have at last found a nrimber of school subjects that will be "useful" to them in after-life,and that in consequence, they are now busy laying the foundations of a future family for-^ne. Anyway, whatever the cause,we congratulate them on their happiness, and heartily wish them ultimate success. Another innovation this year has been the establishment of a Biology course in place of the MatriculationScience Course The change affects only vTbjas Science will continue to be taken for the Junior Cei-tificate" Examination,and vTa are finishing the Science they began last year. Under the inspiring keenness of Mr. Milner, vTb have taken up the subject with enthusiasm, and woe betide any frogs, rats, lizards, snakes cr any ether crawl - ing thing that is \infortunate enough to cross their path ! The "lab", though still the same to look at, has been very adequately prepared for their reception, and a choice selection of knives, wielded by the enthusiasts of vTb, should really by now have earned it the name of the "Butchers' shop". At present, however, both biologists and non-biologists take the subject too seriotisly to be so flippant. By the way, suitable text books for the biology course are conspicuous by their absence, so "BiologyNotes" now rival "History Notes" for public favour,and the read er can no doubt guess correctly which is the more popular. The re-establishment of Greek, as an alternative to History in carefully selected cases,is a third instance of the diversity that is growing within the School, though the teaching of this ancient language has to be done by Mr. Reece in his spare time.
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