Some opportunist successfully gets a "crib" into exam. He is, of course, sitting yards from his form fellows and between others of different forms and probably different houses altogether. One or the other of these sees his*trickery making a resentful note of it.
The instance becomes first a "form? and next a ''house" (especially 2 dormitory) affair. have gone through the dormitory procedure in a previous paper. Here it will be intensified. No one will report the occurrence but—his "form" become responsible for his not "repeating the dose" for the next and the rest of the papers.
The mistaken "unfortunate" is "in for it" at bed time. A Master turns up in the middle of the autopsy surprising the whole inquisition. He will, of course, attempt to get to the bottom of it and will be assured by any of a dozen questioned "that he knows nothing of the root of it he just joined in!" He will inquire pointedly, for even in the rowdiest dormitories things are quiet enough at exam time. Finally he will "take their words" and each comes "down" on nis little punistiment list. They mayn't tell why.
The panorama presented is a little severe? I don't know sure. If it were unbearable there would simply be no super-schools at all. The concept is fastidiously decent.. if the youngster is not "up to" the standard and cannot "conform" he will - never miss or be missed (nor would he be happy) at a Public School. It does not seem unfair even in re-prospect.
Perhaps T have presented enough fof the illustration of life and atmosphere to be able to approach the. most serious hour a schoolboy experiences, year's end," to some, "school end."
Of the public function at which parents, guardians and relatives attend, where, too, the ''governors" also appear together with "notables," I do not need to say much. To almost every boy these "prize days' are more or less of an ordeal, particularly those to whom scholarships, etc. are award-
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