To the Haltor of the fonriCumta Dany News"
Sm—May T_ suggest that possibly the main Idea' In wearing the "Old School Tie" is that Old Boys of the same school may thereby recognize 4 potenal friend? A new-comer in strange land, on seeing someone wearing the ti of his school's Old Boys" Association, at once feels, and rightly, that, he may promptly claim friendship, whatever" may be. the disparity' in age of position; T have heard of many. such Instances. Too, no one wearing his "Old School Tie" would willingly behave in a way Which would east a reflection on it, for, while wearing it, he represents his' old school. 'These' may be small points, and I fear 1 have expressed them badly; but I do not feel that] "swank" comes into the question very much, for the simple reason that practically no one except those entitled to wear it have the remotest id represents; so, if Into it, it is certainly almost entirely wasted Perhaps 1 may add that every: secondary school at home, in perience, has ils "Old School Tie, and nol merely "the great public schools; and it continues to surprise me to notice how very few Old Boys bother to. wear their "Old School Ties;" pride in one's old school need not, and certainly should not, involve oustfulness; and as practically no be one would' recognize the tie in question, "the wearing of it can scarcely be said to be merely a sign of swank Actually, 1 think no Souoter rather exaggerates his case; by no means all the chief generals in the last war came from the "great public schools" some did, some (Field Marshals, too) most certainly did not. And I observe that" Out Sotvier states the "big shots are probably members of the "El School Tie Brigade." and, later on. "the British Army H.Q. is under no illusions; which would appear show that afler all there is not so much wrong with the OS.7.B.!
'As to" what is" happening in' 'Abyssinia, had we better not. wait for 2 good' deal more than inferences drawn from cables before we draw any hasty conclusions?" Several young friends of mine—* young settlers of Kenya—Joined up at the very beginning of the war, and T have good reason to think that when, ever, the whole story Is told, it will be realized that these "young settlers" (whose numbers are, by
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