We thought today ’ s readers might enjoy reading the editorial about how the school was recovering from the ‘ troublous times ’ of the war . Elsewhere in the edition , we hear news of the first Old Boys ’ Gathering since the war , at which the school war memorial was unveiled followed by an excellent dinner which ended with ‘ a pleasant hour spent in toast and harmony ’.
There was also a whole school photograph taken with a revolving camera , the Bishop of Rochester held a special confirmation for 11 pupils in St Nicholas ’ Church , just over £ 31 was raised over four terms for Dr Barnardo ’ s Homes (‘ a deserving field for the school ’ s charity ’), and thanks are given for the donation of four books while ‘ Old Boys and present boys alike ’ are exhorted to ‘ keep up the good old custom of presenting a book or books to the Library when they leave ’.
In the performing arts , a new stage was erected in the gymnasium for the visit of the London School of Dramatic Art which ‘ showed how artistic effects can be achieved by the simplest means ’ while the summer concert ended with the whole school singing ‘ God Save the King ’.
Detailed results are given for every interschool team fixture , but also for the annual swimming competition in the open air pool (‘ an easy win for School House ’), gymnastics , and the first two boys in the history of the school to be entered for the Public Schools Boxing Championships – both ‘ boxed pluckily ’ but ‘ obviously lacked the experience that time and constant practice alone can give ’.
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