Successful Function Held at Air Defence Club The annual dinner of the Cathedral School Old Boys' Association was held on April 1 at 8.30 pum. at the Air Defence Club. There were about thirty present, and from the stert there was an atmosphere of geniality, which made the evening a Complete success. Rev. P. C. Matthews presided and amongst the guests were—Dean A. C. S. Trivett and Messrs A. E. Seddon, J. H. Liddell, P. W. Massey and J. A. O. Craddock, the senior prefect.
After the toast of the King had been proposed by Mr. J. A. Tebbs, the Roll of Members was read, each member rising in turn and bowing to the president, Next Mr. Dearn proposed the toast of the School. In replying, the Rev. P. C. Matthews, after warning his audience that they would probably receive a lengthy and dull discourse since he was both a clergyman and a prosaic schoolmaster, proceeded to deliver a speech which was lively and interesting in ihe extreme. After expressing his gratitude to the School Committee for their friendship and co-opera tion, he referred to the School's recent progress and to his own work Headmaster. "The art of being a Headmaster is to give all the work you can to other people to do!" he said, and after mentioning how he had recently entertained the majority of boys and parents, he went on to speak of the school staff in glowing terms. Lastly he spoke about the Old Boys' Association itself, praising the work done by its organizers, and appealed for much greater support. We do not join an Old Boys' Association to get something out of it, but to give something, he said, and the affection shown for the School by its Old Boys should be a valuable example of Public School spirit to the rest of Shanghai.
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