SPORT hr«i,'r P"®*"®'. have had a satisfying year incricket, athietics (three records rhirn"Pi^7,"""'"8 (five records broken), in the inter-schoois gala we came t d. In the life-saving competition we w re placed third in t e senior section and won the junior competition—the Miiner Smythe Shield—for the third year in succession J. Syrninton scoring the highest marks in the competition. been arranged for beginners only, and many boys w.rr.is'st'cSmtr .nd w.:. ro pfier schools' cricket and rugby sides lent zest and loy h?ahi ''o "aore to foster the true spirit of sport than the m?intain°eT^ fixtures, it is earnestly to be hoped that these visits will be whn'mn"i'^P®" a well-deserved tribute to Mr.Hopkins and all the masters Not oniv havi'?h''h^®'^'h°!l " '''® "co-operatively and so successfully, th^^^ear out of rhe°^n^ opportunity but they have themselves Jhl roH c tfie sporting facilities of hutif th courts, soon also to be re-wired, have been for^lo has been painted and the mechanical apparatus, which [r/riL ® Tu "ti'^^tory, made efficient; a new rugby fieldmatches the fielH^h'vh f been improved to provaide venue for first XV oval h« h. I have been fertilised and some given more top-soil; the Smith slnLahl h » pns'derably; plane trees planted and the grounds fn a?rfshb^hrttl^hieTetrnt'""'' "P* '7"'P Governors and you, sir, for your Ing7ett%h!on:f hhiroTe! COMMENT ®P°'?8y pf" speaking about the importance of character and I am ?oin^ .'fi® d'etre" of schools such as this. What «nTufy agh at Rugby."""" established a ni.r °"® ®o"t®f"P'"es the achievemeonft youth, whether our methods are much better than those of our predecessors. They sent their of°Englandht°2Y'and"joan of a' P"^® Pfi"'"®-" wonder lf »1 ■ 'V'^' conquered a kingdom at 19, make us achievement Are youth sufficient responsibilities and opportunities for . we, in r systematised education and prol nged raining and tutelage, really providing the challenges which create these strong and Dro"^^!!^ P®"°"®'"^;^®^''have few thoughts to offer but the ventilation of the ^"c«L"",:yre'g:ne a;^r;°"^ --^-® P-®"' k.» '^"® i*^® ®h^"®"8® is thene for us to face up to. Intelligence is a gift ha^t personality can be developed. If that is true, here lies a great harvest for us parents and teachers. =. hoc ues a great vo„rh7® *''® ®"d love of adventure (so characteristic of cence Todav wL har/m""^'' P°'ki''''' '''® ""'versal needs of adoles- j if 1-^ many problems: an urbanised community where adventure and self-reliance are difficult to discover. We seem to''LyKhis int~y 274
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