Mr. Hugh Walpole, the novelist, distributing prizes at Keswick Sehoot on Monday, advised boys to remember that in everything they did they were creating something that was not there before, novelist might feel that he was more important than Patsy Hendren, the cricketer, but Hendren might' not, Jsee the' value of spending time fon music and painting. The whole secret of life was to be interested in one thing profoundly and a thousand othey things as well. To be interested in a thousand things generally led nowhere. They must thave one big interest and let other interests feed it like little rivers running into a big Luke.
At Taunton School speech day' Sir Godfrey Bering, who distributed the prizes, addressed the "Character and Citizensh referred to Mr. Baldwin ing example of what character could do to bring a man to the fore-_ front in public and political life. During his (Sir Godfrey's) own 12} years' experience in the House of Commons he had been frequently] impressed by the enormous force of character and sincerity in commanding attention, and respect. regard to citizenship, he hoped the boys of that school would, as they grew older, take an intelligent interest in local affairs. On good Local Government depended the hap-pines and welfare of their country,
tizenship to vote at local elec-Hence a positive duty of tions and take active terest in local Government Be-jing himself a "wicked politi lcian" "he could a word for politics. Politics the wise and intelligent gui national affairs. Unless British polities were well and righteously conducted this great Empire must} inevitably perish. Every loyal eitien should therefore be interested] were planned by the Bolsheviks andj other agitators for certain dates in May, particularly on the 30th of that' month. Elaborate precautions were being taken by the authority to cope with the situation that was expected. It was explained to Mr. Blanco that caution was necessary in business in view of what ws ticipated. He scouted the i any possibility of trouble, and stated that Shanghai was unnecessarily nervous. On his return from Japan in the early part of May he re-Peated his opinion with emphasis and stated that Shanghai was very prosperous. When asked on what he based his opinion he eaid it was; based en the numbers of rieshas ara motor cars on the streets, ard the crowds on the Bund! Mr. Blanco eft Shanghai on May 31. On May 30 the trouble that was © rescan id break out, but the precautions} thet were taken prevented it from getting cut of control.
Lord Birkenhead, an old. boy. of Birkenhead School, distributing the prizes, referred to Kipling's twin importers Triumph and Disaster, and. uttered. warning to. the boys, "Fou will" he eaid, "be unusually fortunate oF unfortunate if you do not meet in your life with both triumph and dlaaster either on mall or great scale." They will dogg vote footsteps." He continued Hay hdvce to you it to. meet tciombn aes 1 conte nan. Youth of thie generation can fever know life or the. world asf before' the wer, it la harsh Ttny bet one: which she youngest in Ee" Raat should leant that they for ihe "Seat of thai ives and tele Share atte them wil being a Severely competitive ite ina harshly Eempetlve world," We are begtaniay foMeaiee clit this Wountey a ask the futare be ether safer com™ Forlable or self-supporting. for idler Tee oe in the Tatare 8 country in Wich "those who work may Ande Sica to eitain ven Shen of flnistence. Therefore: however cattiente a habit of naustrg' Vac fultivated™ it mysel, therefore Yan Speak with a great" Woawiedge ehpericnce of the value Wt would ave cen to nas Cord Birkenhead unveiled in the school a portrait of his brother, the late Sir Harold Smith, who was also an old Birkenhead School boy.
At Bedford School Prince Henry opened the Old Beafordians War Memorial Building, and said that that day they. remembered thei dead as on continuity of our ancient public school spirit," continued, "is of immeasurable be-refit, uniting the traditions of the Past with the service of the present, 30 upholding the glorious herl-of the British Empire, This hall should be more than a memori-It should be a symbol of that spirit of service which is infused. into all who are trained at Bedford School and an incentive to coming generations to emulate their exe ample of loyalty and devotion."
The Future with England Sir Michael Sadler, who distributed the prizes at Dulwich said ho believed that on Britain and England depended whether the dangers of the future could be translated into chances for better life. Tt was, question of whether Britain was going to save the world as she had done before. In order that this might come about, it was for each to keep in mind the obligations of the community and the application of firm independent justice when need arose. It was because En; ish schools had given opportunities for learning such things that they world, more so. They were any other in the
were places of preparation for the temper of English life, Distributing the prizes at Blu Jdell's School, Tiverton, Devon, Major General Sir Levis Bois said that England made her public schools and the public schools had made the great British Empire. 'The quiet coolness of Englishmen in any emergency, as exemplified in the General Strike, distinguished them from all other' peoples. The rea ison was our public school education taught one to play the gam only for oneself but for, one It was the public school spirit pass ed on by public school boys to those around them who were not £0 lucky as to have had a public school education that had made the British Empire so great.
The Widest of Careers Finally at St. Dunstan's College, Catford, Major Astor, a1, asked the boys to remember that under the British flag they had the widest range of choice for a career of any people in the world, But yea after year boys left school and went into city offices, banks, and the offices of Insurance Companies, Far be it from him to discourage those who entered such honourable pro-Sessions, but he would remind them of the opportunities which the Col~ nies offered for the development of the qualities of initiative and leadership which went to make up the English character. In whatever career they took up, whether they remained at home or went abroad, Ihe urged them to play the game by the standards they had been taught there; to play the game with all their energy and with all their strength Many more speeches could be given but possibly those I have mentioned will be enough to show that at all events beys do not suffer from lack of good advice.
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