4word—the cultivation of a sense of balance, the ability to ^ discriminate between right and wrong, and to fight against the evils of propaganda. We were being prevented these days, he said, from seeing our own point of view, and were having our powers of thinking destroyed. " I regret," he continued,"that the old classical education is falling into disfavour in our schools to-day. Very, very few pupils take Creek as a subject, and even Latin is not popular. We often hear that the classics are dead subjects and of no practical use in a modern world. But they are not dead, for they form the key to the world of art, literature and law; they develop in us the habit of accurate expression and clear thought. The old classical education which has become associated with the English Public School has faced a good deal of criticism, but one thing it has done is to build up a great tradition. Some of the older schools in this country have followed in these traditions, and have played a great part in the later history of South Africa." The key to the new building was handed to His Excel lency by Mr. W. S. Payne, the architect. The vice-regal party made a tour of the new blocks, and tea was served to the many visitors who attended the ceremony. At present the School comprises four blocks—the dining-hall, the classrooms and two house blocks. All are built of multi-coloured bricks, which give a mellow and matured appearance to the buildings. The dining-hall is built to seat 240 boys, and leads by two doors into the kitchen, a large and airy room, white tiled, in the centre of which stands a large Esse cooker. Pantries, storerooms, refrigerator room, etc., lead off the kitchen. The House blocks are duplicates. Each is under the control of a resident married housemaster, aided by two single masters, and each house has its own matron. There are four dormitories upstairs, sleeping 15 boys in each, two large dressing rooms, where every boy has his own dressing table and coat rack, two changing rooms, in white tiles, with built-in baths and shower baths, and a separate sick bay. Downstairs are locker rooms, cloak rooms, a dispensary and two large common rooms with tables, chairs, built-in cupboards and wall seats, and fire-places. These will be recreation rooms for the boys in their spare time, and it is hoped gradually to equip them with a library, games and hobbies. There are electric clocks in the dormitories
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