Alter praising the courage of mem bers of the British Navy who guard the British coost-line and did other arduous tasks, Mr. George said was not to be supposed that they were men who did not know any fear. They believed in doing their duty and the worthiness of the cause for which they were doing it. For this reason no personal sacrifice had been too great for them to undertake. Theirs was the courage that knew fear and overcome it and the sense of duty to do what was right.
There were many ways in which they could contribute their share to the cause of the Empire. The particular form of service which would be most valuable would be dificult to define and was called "Personal Conduet"—aeeeptance of dificult con ditions without a grudge. Such a Quality represented the constituents of British. character in the larker Imperial sense which even their enemies were constrained to admire. He then mentioned the struggle of Britain's forces against a powerful enemy in defence of those human Miverties without which the centuries which they had passed slong the Food of civilization would have all been in vain. The boys and here of British parentage could show the community' what British tradi= tons really represented.
He suggested as the Motto of the school in its new premises "We will strive with all our might until opportunity is given us to take a more direct part in serving our country—to behave in a manner worthy of our kallent nation and our rear Empire.
The students presented a scene from "The Rivals" by Sheridan fol lowed by "The Lotos Eaters" of Lord Tennyson when the Fourth Form gave a recitation of the major part of this famous poem. This was snee coeded, by a scene from "Julius Caesar". "An augmented choir then fave 9" rendering of the Christmas carol "Adeste Fideles" and the proceedings terminated with the singing fof the national anthem.
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