The 1922 School Magazine

"'Tis war and stress, with never a pause to mourn for a stout heart gone, / Till the sons of the nation builders shall know that the work is done."

The thought arises in our minds: "Who are the 'nation builders'?" And we answer, "The Public Schools." In whatever part of the Empire we may be, we find that our public school men are playing a great part. They hold the reins in the cities, they lead our armies and navies to victory, their hand steers the ship of state through the dangerous waters of time, and even in the uttermost corners of the earth they are hewing out the foundations of new additions to the Empire and to civilisation. Intellectually, morally, and physically, they are the salt of the earth; the pillars on which the strength of the Empire depends. And our turn will come, when we shall have to take our portion of the load, and may we bear it worthily so that it may be said of us: "These are the walls of Sparta, and every man a brick."

Even now, we have our work to do. We must support our School traditions, and take our place in that community, so that we may be able to take a more vital place in later life.

That which we learn at school is the foundation of our Empire — honour, self-sacrifice, and the determination of right and wrong — and upon this foundation we must stand, to form the buttresses and walls of the structure. And we must remember that every brick has its place, and does its work, or else the whole edifice will very soon fall, crumble and decay, and the work of centuries will go for naught.

Bearing this in mind, we should enter into public school life with a zest, born of the knowledge that we are deemed worthy of the responsibility.

The President for 1921–22 was Brigadier-General J. H. Cannan (elected at the 23rd AGM in 1921 — see the 1921 issue). At the 1922 Annual General Meeting Mr. C. B. Fox was elected President for 1922–23; Mr. J. G. Nowlan continued as Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.