Mr. Bulloch said it was 300 years since the elock—or part of a clock—was first-thought of for the school. In 1927 Burgess Robert Ferguson presented "one bell new stockist" to the old Grammar School, which did daty for about 100 years, Jo was retouched. in 1733 but ome time after that it' was badly knocked—about—ad a matter of they were "lie frickit loons" in those days, and they: stoned the bell. Laughter.) That bell was now in their museum.
The gap in the tower had waiting since the year 1863, and it was now filled in the way the architect originally intended it to be,, The clock would never have been there but for the Former Pu-lub. (Applause.) He wanted the fact that the life of a boy at that school did not end When he left school. By joining the Former Pupils Club and doing ime thing decent for it, they would he doing something decent for themselves, for the school, and for the country. Applause.) He did not know any former pupils' club to equal that of the Grammar School, In many ways he regretted What the present school building looked so new, Although it had deen standing for 64 years, the granite was so fresh that peop! thought it was a structure of yes terday, and it was difficult to beeve that the school had been in existence since 1250, The Shanghai Clock Dr' Bulloch concluded by reciting the following lines, which he had written for the oceasi Your Jose exeus Your, watch was. slow, Youraldn't know vee at tie Bay or high upon your tapering tower These sled the rap With moving: minute hand and hour "That tell a chap Ho, musen't-anoow elie the strap, And when your school days take ight Ten hear with! awe Aeroan the Bay, hot Who davered this Thus T commend
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