the sets used at the Communion, and was given by his mother, Mrs. D. Lewis, to whom we offer our grateful thanks. Anthony Robert Rose was a member of the School in 1933, and was killed during the Second World War when the merchant ship in which he was serving as Third Officer was shelled in the Indian Ocean by an enemy submarine. So we paid tribute to a courageous youth who laid down his life in the course of duty. A large crowd of visitors filled the Chapel to capacity for the Remembrance Day Service of November lOth. Mr. R. H. Matterson read the Roll of Honour, and wreaths were laid at the Pavilion Memorial Plaque by Mr. Denzil Clark on behalf of the Old Boys, and by Student-Officer M. N. W. Hulett on behalf of the School. Both the Service and the military ceremonial formed a worthy tribute to those whose memory we honoured. The Choir rose to the occasion of the Carol Service in a really splendid way and delighted the crowded Chapel with their singing of the Christmas Story. They produced an excellence of tone that they had unfortunately kept hidden for the greater part of the year. The Congregational singing too has been very indifferent, and there is really only one cause of that, namely, laziness: laziness of body, laziness of mind, and perhaps laziness of soul, too. It is a great pity that the further a boy sits towards the back of the Chapel, that is, the more senior position he holds in the School, the less willing does he appear to be to make his contribution to corporate worship. We cannot get joy out of such worship unless we put our best gifts into it. In general, the Congregation gets only the worship it deserves, and if it makes no effort, it will get no reward. The passing of the Rev. W.H. Irving in the middle of the year removes one of the links with the School in its early years and also one who continued to be its loyal and faithful friend and servant throughout his later years. Mr. Irving had much to do with the original foundation of the School on the North Coast in 1921, and was its first Chaplain when he was Minister of the Stanger Church. He again became our Chaplain when we moved to Botha's Hill in 1939. For a long period he was one of our Governors and gave unstintingly of his time and thought to our affairs. The interests of Kearsney were always very close to his heart. It has been a pleasure to have the Rev. J. L. B. Taylor and his wife living in the neighbourhood recently. Mr. Taylor is an Old Boy (1942-3) and this is the first time he has re-visited us since he left, so there were many developments for him to note. He readily accepted an invitation to take the last two Sunday evening Services of the year when both what he said and the charming way in which he said it captured the interested attention of his congregation. Mr. Taylor takes up an appointment to the Montclair Methodist 282
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