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CALNE,

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19th,

WHEN

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(late Officer on Gene1·a.l Allenby's Staff in Egypt and Palestine, and Co-edito1· of the Official " Record of the Egyptian Expeditionary Fol'Ce unde1· General Sir Edmund Allenby, K.O.M.G.) WILL SPEAK ON

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The Lecture will be illustrated by some wonderful Lantern Slides, shown by a powerful OXY-HYDROGEN LIME-LIGHT LANTERN. Romantic & Historic Achievements of CoL T. E. Lawrence. No more romantic figm·e stands out from Lhe records of the Grnat Wat• than that of the young Oxford Grnduate who in two shot"t yea1·s re-uni Led after a separation of twelve centuries, the Nomadic tribes of Arabia., welded them into a Nation once morn and led them to co-ope1·ate with Allenby in the P a lestine Crusade-The Emir of Mecca and Lord Kitchene1·-King Hussein n.nd the telel)hone-German Snbm1trines and tbe Red Sea-The stn.rt of tbe Revolution in Mecca against the Turk-How Lawrence c1·eated a new Empire, his diplomacy, the thirty-nine articles-Capture of Akn.ba.-Pushing No1·th-Behind the Tm·kish Lines-Great deeds at Det·aa-Tnrkish atrocities and At·ab revenge- -The Governor of Damascus-The A1·a.bs come into tbei1· own-What Law1·ence has done for the futur security of the British Empire.

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ARMISTICE DAY. Armistice Day was kept in fitting manner on Friday. .At 11 o'clock the two minutes' silence was observed, and in the morning the Mayor (Mr. Clem Cole) deposited a laurel wreath on the W·&r memorial, bearing the inscription, "In grat.eful rJlmembrance from the Mayor 11.nd Corporation llf Caine." From 1 to 1.20 a short service was held in the Strand, when, in spite of the bitterly cold weather, a fair crowd gathered. Archdeacon Bodington conducted the service, the Revs. R. G. Wheeler, J. Brooks, A. Alltree, and C. Amey assisting. ft con1 eisted of two hymns, prayers, and a lesson, and the 1'e Deum was sung. 'l'he service closed with the Benediction. In the early part of the afternoon the children assembled at their respective schools, and were marched down to Messrs. C. and T. Harris's new premises for a meeting in connection with the League of Nations. It had been intended to hold it in the Str1md, but the weather was all against such a p·r oposal. Accordingly the children, numbering several hundreds, assembled on the ground floor at Messrs. Harris's, beini formed up in a .semicircle, Jmder the direction of their various head teachers. The Ex-Mayor (Alderman J. Gale, who has taken such a prominent part in the formation of the local branch of the League) presided, supported by Archdeacon Bodington and Miss Muriel Curry, O.B.E., of the League of Nations Union.-The 'Chairman remarked that he was always exceedingly proud when he had before him a mass of children as on that afternoon, becaW>e in them lay the material of manhood and womanhood who, when the grownpeople had done their 'Work, would take their ace. He looked upon the boys and girls as ing capable, if they would, of occupying some of the most important positions in business; it was only for them to try and they would succeed. He was glad to hear that B<> many children had :passed the Oxford examinations, and he hoped m the years to come· those numbers would increase. · • The only speaker was Miss Curry, who devoted a few minutes to the League of Nations, whi'Ch, she observed, was a.bout the most important thing in the world at the present time, beeause it was going to mean the whole differenee to the world· of the future . Instead of nations going to war instantly there was a quarrel, they 'Would try and settle their disputes by peaceful means; they would talk matters over instead <>f instantly rushing into war, and see if they could not come to some agreement. Some people .:tnight think it was a cowardly thing to do and that they were funking things, but it was not so. The Leiurue of Nations meant a lot of self sacrifice and self control, and we, the British Empire, had got to • to it that we used our great s'lrenirth not sllnpJ.y to make things nice and comfortable for ourselves, but to help protect the smaller, weak, and helpless nations of the world. Nobody could be a good citizen of the world unless he w9:8 a good citizen of his own country first, and bemg a member of the League of Nations did not mean we did not care for our own country. It meant that we did not love our country less; but we hnd to see that England behaved always as she ought to behave. Sae didi th~t in 19!_4;

she kept her word to Belgium, and showed the Germans that might was not right; that we did not believe in the spirit they showed. The best memorial that could be erocted to the men who died for us was to see that we had a strong League of Nations; that was a memorial thf!.t would last lqnger than .anything that could be built, and she hoped, as citizens of this Em,pire, they would all do ,their part just as our soldiers did theirs, in g>uarding the peace of the W?rld. The Chairman thanked Messrs. Harris for the nse of their premises, and the children ·a fter· wards processioned to the parish church for a service of thanksgiving and intercession. As they reached the war memorial in the churchyard the children of the respective schools were halted and called to attention while a wreath from the scholars was being placed upon the memorial. The boys school wreath was placed by Miss E. Smart (mistress) and 'bore the inscription: "In grateful memory from the boys' school." "In loving and grateful remembrance of our brave men" was o0n the wreath from the girls' school, it being put on the steps of the memorial by Elsie Burden. Two girls from the Marden school, Muriel Strange and Olive Chivers, dido- the like action with the wreath from \that school, which w:as inscribed "ln grateful remembrance from Caine Marden school." The SecQndary school wreath, placed b,Y Charles Green, had no inscription, but simply bore the school ribbon. The last wreath was from St. Mary's school, Jean Sorsbie and Elinor Hollis putting it on fhe memorial. It bore the following verse: Splendid you passed, the griiat surrender made, Into the light that never more shall fade; Deep your. contentment in the bleat abode, Who wait the last clear trumpet call of · God. Other wreaths 1 were also placed on the memorial, includinlf one from the Guthrie .School, and private offermgs. The service in church was conducted by the Archdeacon, the several Nonconformist min· · ister'3 assistin"' The hymns were " Son of God Eternal Savi~r." "Father in Heaven," and "0 God, our Lord, arise," Mr. W. S. Griffin . beinir at the-organ. It was a short impressive I service, which concluded with the singing of the National Anthem. At night a public meeting was held at the Town Hall. Archdeacon Bodington presided, and the address was given by Miss Curry, who I spo~e on the second assembly of the League of · Nations at Geneva. I . At a recent meeting of the Castle Street Bap, bst church, ~ resolution was passed affiliating I the church with the League of Nations Union. I

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Armistice Day at Caine, 1921.

LEAGUE SERVl8E

OF FOR

NATIONS eHILDREN.

(The "League of Nations " was found ed at the end of the G1·eat W a1-, on Feb1·um·y 14th, 1919. Fo1·ty.eight nations have united in the League .

They hope to keep peace

throughout the w01·ld: to secu1·e fair conditions for labom· : to prevent disease : to win just treatment f 01· all native peoples . The League cannot carry all this out successfully unless everyone helps : that is why all boys and girls must be interested in it, and must try to interest othe1·s in the wo1·k of the League.)

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of God, eternal Saviour, Source of life and truth and Grace, Son of Man, Whose Birth incarnate Hallows all our human race , Thou , our Head, Who, throned in glory, For Thine own dost ever plead, Fill us with Thy love and pity, Heal our wrongs, and help our need. As Thou, Lord, ha.st lived for others, So may we for others live ; Freely have Thy gifts been granted, Freely -may Thy servants give. Thine the gold and Thine the s ilver, Thine the wealth ot land a nd sea, We but stewards of Thy bounty , Held in solemn trust for 'l'hee .

Com e , 0 Chri st, a nd r eign am ong u s, King of Jo ve. and Prince of peace, Hush th e storm of Ht rife a nd p a s s ion , Bid its cru e l di scords cease ; By 'I'h y pa tient y ea rs of toilin g , By 'I'hy s il ent hours of pain , Que nch our fe vere d Lhir5t of pl e a sure , Shame our selfiHh gr eed of gain . Ah ! the past is dark b ehind u s, Strewn with wre cks a nd sta ined with blood , B ut b e fore us gl eam s th e vis ion Of the com in g brot h e rhood. S e e the Chri s tlike h os t a dvan cin g. High and lowl y, great and s m a ll, Linke d in bonds of common service For t h e common Lord of all. Son of God , eternal Sa viour, Source of life and t ruth and grace, Son of man , whose birth incarnate Hallows all our human race . Th ou Wh o pray eds t, 'I'hou wh o wille s t That Thy peopl e s hould b e one , Grant, 0 g rant our hope's fruition : H e r e on earth Thy will be done .

Amen .

PRAYER FOR PEACE.

THOU in whose band are the hearts of all men, s hed abroad Thy peace upon ali the world. By the mi ght of thy Holy Spirit; quench the pride and anger and gree diness wbicu cau se man to fight against man and people against people. Lea.d all the nations in the ways of mntua.l help and goodwili, and has tien the time when tlie whoie earth shall confes s Thee for itJs s aviour and king, and no evil deeds of man shail d efile thy glorious creation, through Je s us Chri s t our Lord. Amen. PRAYER FOH THE GOVERNMENTS OF THI~ WORLD.

HEAVENLY Father, we beseech Thee for all rnlers and governments of the world: g rant unto them by thy ins pirat ion to rnl e ri g bt,eon s ly, Lo k eep peace, LO l:tbour for the weii b e ing of tbe peopie committed untio their charge , s o that ali m e n m a.y be free t,o live wi t hout; disturb a nce in the kn o w ledge of 'l'h ee, and to work wi t hout hindrance for the good of on e anotiher and for thy glory, through Jes us Chris t our Lord. Amen. LE SSON-Romans x11, 9- 21.

HYMN.

A ND of oiir birth w e pledge to 1'hee Our love and toil i n the 11ears to be ; 1Vhen we are grown and take our p lace As 11ien and women with our rctee.

Father in Heaveu who l ovest u s a ll, O help Thy children wheu they call , That they may build from age to age An nudefiled h P. ritage. 'l'each n s to bea1路 the yoke in you th , With steadfastn ess and careful truth : 'l'hat. in onr time, 'l 'hy grace may gi ve The truth whereby the nat ions life. Teach us to rule ourselves away , Con trolled a nd cleanly night a nd d ay; That we may bring, if need arise, No maimed or wonhless sacrifice. 'l'each us to look in a ll our e nd s On Thee for judge, and u ot our friends; 'l 'hat we, with Thee, may walk uncowed By fe ar or favour of the crowd. T each n s the stren gth t hat can11ot seek, B y deed o r thought, to hurt t h e week; 路 That, under thee, we may p ossess Man's stre ngth to comfort man's di s tress. Teach us d e light in Silllple t hings , And mirth that has uo bitter springs; Forgi vP. uess fr ee to evil don e, Aud love to a ll men ' neath tLe sun. P HAYEH FOP. OUR l30YS AND GIRLS .

SAV IOUR Chri s t we Lh a nk Thee that Thon Thyself wert once a little cbiid , growing in wisdom an d staturn an d in fav our with Goo an d men. Tliou art our child hood's pattern ; and we pray Thee t o give us g race that we may foliow in th y footsteps, aud daily become more like Th ee. Belp n s to Le kind, gentle and unsel fis h , lo vin g and forgiving ; see king to do nnto oLh ers as we wonld that oLhers shon id d o unto us. Teach u s t he lessons that 'l'b on would esr. Lave ns learn, mi d lielp us to be obedien t; tolihy will. L et thy b ie;;s ing rest u pon the boys and girls eve rywhe re. Gra.nt Lo a ll of n s thy Spirit that we m ay become good me n and women , loyR.l cit izen s , and fellow wo rke rs in 1.by cau se. P >trdon 011r s in s, Lloti out a ll our t ra n sgression s , and make u s Leirs of ti h y Eternal Ki ng d om, for thy name' s sake . Amen.

PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED.

HOLY Father, Who ha.st sent down Thy Holy Spirit to comfort all s ad and wea.ry hea.rts, grant, on this Day of Remembrnnce, that a.II whose loved ones gave tbeit路 lives for our liberty a.nd safety, may be grea.tly comforted. Help them to be th a nkfnl that those who we re dear to them were so brave and unselfish. Let the tend e r band of Jesus heal all the wounds of sorrow. And gran t , 0 F ather, that looking forwa.rd with hope, Lbey may ba.ve grace to prepare for th a.t da.y when t hey shall meet aga.in those who loving Chri st died for the things of His Kin gdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen. HYMN.

LORD our God, arise! The cause of troth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled World. Extend her blessed reign.

Thou Prince of life, arise ! Nor let Thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of Thy grace And bless the World with peace. Thou Holy Ghost, arise ! Expand Thy quickening wing, And o'er a dark and ruined World Let Light and order spring. BLESSING . NATIONAL ANTHEM. save our gracious Kin g, GODLong live our noble Kin g, God save the King; Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over u s : God save the King.

There will be a meeting in the Town Ball TO-NIGHT at 7.30, for adults. Miss Muriel Currey, O.B.E., who has seen the League at work in Geneva, will speak. Ask your grown-up friends to come.

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Some Heads of Schools may like to consider the suggestion made at the end of the following warmhearted letter from St. Mary's School, Caine. It seems to .us that it might be a profitable hint to hospitals, too!

"The other day the girls路 came to ask if we could have a Harvest Festival in the school chapel. We discussed the matter, and we all came to the conclusion that the idea was a case of sentiment and little else. So we decided instead to have a Health Festival on St. Luke's Day, and to send our offerings to the Mi5sion for the Sick. " Each Form has been allotted window space in chapel, and there to-day they have been 'decorating,' and to-morrow, after a little service, we hope to send off, by passenger train, our offerings to you. " They take a very varied form : fruit, flowers and vegetables (some vegetables would not travel well or are too heavy to send, so those the School is buying, and putting the money to the Mission Funds): Bovril, jelly, .Glaxo, Allenbury and other patent foods, bandages, lint, cotton wool, vaseline, smelling salts, scent, safety p~ns, a baby's bottle, a hot water bottle, and even sweets 'to be taken after medicine.' "The girls have thoroughly enjoyed the preparations: the School Mission Committee worked out the plans, the Mission officers made collections in their Forms and went shopping. Our doctor has also contributed, and of course the Staff has .

"I am writing to-day as we shall send the things off to-morrow, to you, for your parish nurse, and we hope so much they will be .found useful. We thought a St. Luke's Day celebration of this sort might pi;.rhaps become a yearly thing, and it would be so nice if other schools could join us in the plan next year.''

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SCHOOL, CALNE.

A SALE OF WORK Wiil be held a.L the Schoo l on

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THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE has kindly promised to open the Sale at 3 p.m.

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Christmas Presents, Plain & Fancy Work, Underclothes, Stationery.

Tea will be provided at 1/ - a head . The Sale will be held in aid of the School Scholarship Fund.

We hope you will be able to come and siipport us . P.T.O.

PRINCESS MARY AND ST. MARY'S SCHOOL "Headmistress, St. Mary's Schooi, Oalne,Princess Mary sends grateful thanks to all for their good wishes.-Dorothy Yorke, Lady-mWaiting." 'l'his telegram was read out by Miss Matthews at St. Mary's School, yesterday afternoon, on the occasioi;i of a sale of work, which ~ opened by the Marchioness of Lansdowne. ln the morning Miss Matthews had wired the congratulations of the school to Prince!IB Mary upon her engagement, and the above telegram, handed in from Bucki.Q.gham Palace, was received while the Bille of work was being opened. It was immediately read out by Miss Matthews and received with a considerable amount of satisfaction. Tl;le telegram will be preserved and handed down as an interesting record. 'l'he sale was held in aid of a school scholarship fund which is being inaugurated, and amongst those present at the opening were Mrs. Hood. (who came with Ladw Laasdow路ne), Mrs. Bodington, Mrs. A. M. Dunne, Rev. A. E. G. and Mrs. :Peters, Mrs. Highmore (Chippenham), Miss Brown, Rev. A. L . Scott, and the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs: Clem Cole). Miss Matthews expressed the pleasure they felt that Lady Lansdowne had consented to perform the opening ceremony. Proceeding, she said, as everybody knew, especially parents, education was much more exeensive nowadays than it used to be. It was difficult sometimes for the big girls when they left school to have a chance of going on with their training by going to Oxford or Cambridge, or training for physical or other work. They had discussed the matter in the school, and had decided to raise a fund for that purpose to help girls who could not otherwise. get that neceseary training. The Marchioness of Lansdowne, who was splendidly received, said it gave her great pleasure to open the sale. She knew路 they all had it at heart very much, and 'she hoped it would be a great success, and that Miss Matthews 路 would be able to 1 raise money to initiate the fli'nd for leaving tlclaolar11hips.-Ber ladyship Wl.Ul afterwards presented with & bouquet by Mary Iluasey and Penelope Janet Young, two of the scholars, and, further, on the call of Jean Sorsbie, the head of the school, was accorded three hearty cheers. 'fhe stall holders were :-Plain work, Miss Alexander, with J. Sorsbie, N. Jenkins, and G. Burnett; fancy work, Miss Williams, with K. Brown and M. Stevens; ~tionery; Miss Rowntree, with N. Hollis, M. Parker, and N. Cooper; provision stall, Miss Grover, with M. Sf!lith, D. Urwick, and N. Highmore; toys and pottery, Mi11e Jennings, with M. Trask, N. Fisher, and J . Beach; shilling and under stall, Miss StevensGuille, with E. Woolfenden, E. Kitaon, and R. Stiles; hoop-la, Miss Edwards, with E. Tench, M. Charsley, and J. Cooke; fishpond , Miss Clarke, with M. Griffith, A. Wood, and Z. Inder; parcels, C. Croft a,nd M. Merrf)tt; teas, Misses Damant and Wilmot, with B. Kitson, M. Mackay, P. Waddilove, M. Lucas, P. Buck, and S . .Jones.

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FORM VI. H EAD OF 'l'HE SCHOOL (g iv en by the Archdeacon Of Wiits) D. Morri so n CLASSICS (given by Mrs : Dun.ne) E . Hollis. HISTORY (giveu by J. F. Bodinnar, Esq.,) D. Morrison. FRENCH & ENGLISH (given by A. M. Dunne, E sq., K.C .) J. Sorsbie FORM UPPlm v . (give n by Mrs. James Hopkins) D . W. Unvick FORM Low1m v ., M. J. Beach , E. Kitson. FORM UPPJ<:R IV., C.R. C.Croft (given by Mrs. H. G. Harris). S . L. Howard Jones (given by Mrs. Duncan) . A . B. Kitson (giv en by Miss Murray). E . M. Merrett. FoRM Low1•: 1t rv. not award ed . FoRM Ill. F . M. Bartle t.t , J . Co liard , :U:. E. Smitb. FORM 11. not awarded. DIVINI'l'Y, (given by His Grace the Archb ishop of Canterbury) '· J. Sorsbie ,, (give n by J\frs. Dndle y Matthews) M.A . McKay. Mus ic. (g iven hy W.R. Pull e iu , Esq .) M . A. McKay. ,, (g iv en by Mrs. Tur li ) V. F. Newcomb. (g iven by Mbs Al exan de r) M. . Beach. DRAWIN G, (given by :U:rs. S. D . Kitso u ) B. C. E. S kyrme . DoM1<:STlC SCIENCI~, (g iven by l\Irs. B od in gton) ](. F. Brown. N1mDLl>WORK , Sl~N IOR, (g iv e n hy ofrs. J.M . Harris) M. Wood. JU NIOR, (given by Mrs. Pinchin) I. M. ltawlins. , MENDI NG, (given b y The Headmi s tress) C. R C. Croft. CIV JCS A D CUlut l<: N'l' EVEN'l'S (g iv en by Dr. and Mrs. Ede) M. U. S . Tras k . GENEltAL KNOWLlmGE , (giv e n by 'I'h e H e <tdmistress) D. Morri son. GARD1m1r-:G, (given by Miss Grover) M . E . de L. Smith. CARPENTIW, (giveu by The Headmistre ss) IL F. Brow n. Prize for b est all round improvement (g iv e n by Ald e rn1an Gal e ) V. F. Newcomb Ce rtificates (8ee o ver).

EXAMINATIONS 1920- 1921 .

Lafly Marga ret Hall Scholarship a ud E n t ra11ce Examination . D. iliorrison, " Good Pass." Cambridge Higher L occil . Group H. {Eugli s h Hi s tory, Greek

Histo r y, Sp e cial Pe ri oci ), Glass IL. :ill. I. R a ndolph . Class I II . E . H ollis. Cam/J r frlge Seni or Local-

J. Sorsl.Jie (Hon ours Class III , Distiuctio11 Fre11ch, Engli sh , Hygi e u e). B. C. E. Skyrm e (Disti11ctio n E ngl is h a nd Drawiu g ). D . \V. Unvick (D is tincti on English a nd Drawing) . K . F. Brown . G. M. Crofc;. D. J. Gould. E. B. C Yfarsh :U. U. S. 'l ' r ask . M. Woocl. R esponsions -E . H ollis. J . Sorsbie. Royal D r awing Society-Fu ll Certificates.

B . C. E. Sky r we, J . So rsui e. 16 Hon ou r Certificates.. 13 P ass Certifi cates. Associated Board R.A .111. and R. C. .lf. -Local Exami n ation .

foter m eciiate Piano . M. A. :UcKay .

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ST. MARY'S SCHOOL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. A VISIT FROM THE HON LI.DY HULSE. The annu&l prize d~stributio~ of _St. Mary'~ s•·bool took place on 'I uesday after l'>Oll, m I he p~esence of a large company of . pa.rents c ~d others internsted. Archdeaco~ Btod:ngton (C'ha1:rman of the Governors) presided, sRupport61, <n the platform by the Hon. Lady ~lse, 1rs. Bodington the Rev. A. L. Scott (secretary _to the Goveriiors), and Miss Matthews (headm1st .1 tress)- Amongst others present were the Mayo and Mayoress (Mr. and Mrs. Clem Cole~; .1 'l'he proceedings opened with two so_n gs,. E"!lgland"· 8,nd "Jerusalem" by the special smgmg class, and M_iss M. A. M_cK~1 played the piano solo "The Rustle of Spnng. HEADMIS'rRESS'S REPORT. Miss Matthews presented her report, as follows:-

Mr. Chairman, Lady Hulse, Ladies and Oentleme~, We have in this year's history no such outstandmg · featare as last year, when we met for the first time _m I onr .new Hall. But ~e have, I think, made a •tr>de forward in the history of the school, tbougb, ~ersonally, I &m never more conscious of our shortcommgs tha.n when I sit down to compile my report. There is so much one would like to record, that cannot as yet be counted among our achievements. First and foremost, I think, we must put the fact-that as a result of our inspection by the Board_ of Education we were, in October of last year, recogrused as an "emcient" secondary school. We are not allowed to quote from the report of the inspec1.<:>rs, unless w~ quote it in its entirety, and that we will spare you. But I ibink I may say we all found it a most helpful and stimulating report, and the . k!ndly sympathy shown with our ai111s, and appr!'c1at10n of what we have a~hieved, was most encouraging. . Our main ext~nsion this year, ;ond that an 1mpor~t one bas been the marked progress m our playing lelds. We now have what will before long be ~ excellent field for cricket and, lacrosse, and additional tennis courts and Pet ball grounds will soon find us splendidly ~uipped for games. To the Governors "'!"e are indeed lfl'ateful for these Improvements. I wish that Mr. Dunne were with us to-day, as we . abould have liked to thank him personally for all be bas a~· complisbed for us, and for the scheme he now bas m band for planting and improving the grounds. They are Indeed a great addition, and soon we shall wonder however we managed without them, just as we have already 110t to the stage of fori:etting we were ever without this Hall and the adjacent classrooms. In this connection I must tell you that .be building fund which we inau11urated (and to which so many of those present so kindl1 . subecribed) reached last term £600, and we were proud to be able to band that sum over k! the Governors, as our contribution to the great ex· pen•e In which all our expansion has Involved them. With regard to the year's work I think there Is i;io doubt that we have reached a higher standard. In. March last we sent up our first .;andidate to Oxford to compete for a vacancy at Lady Margaret Hall. The coinpetition Is now ·something qmte unprecedented; we were therefore very proud wben we beard that Dorothy Morrison had •ecured a. "good pass," and she bas now been ottered, without fnrtber . examination, a vacancy for next October. Personally I regret very much the need for such definitely specialioed and advaneed work as is entailed by this severe competition. It does not seem at all desirable that a girl during her Iaat two years at school should be prevented from reading widely in subjects other than those to which she hopes to dnote her three years at college, but a11 things are at present there seems no alternative. Four of our sixth form are now working with the Universit1 In view. Since my last report two girle have entered for the Cambridge Higher ~al in Gronp H (English and Greek BJstQl'y, and special 'i)erlod) ; one obitained second class honours, the other paaaed. Ten !(iris entered for tlu! SeDlor CalllMill,ge, and nine .R!!!l!!l" ne ~lned

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bonon111, and thel'e were dhltlnctions (J'ttnch 1, English 3, Drawlag 2, Jlniene t-tbe only distlnctloll In England). Two girls have passed Responsl_ons. Ia music one girl ·e ntered for and passed the Inte"llnedlate Grade of the A•soclated Board Local examination. Two. girls obtained full honours certificates in the Royal Drawing Society, anct in the exhibition held in the spring two sheet• of drawings from tbe school were awarded a first clus. This term we are enteting eleven candidates for the Senior Cambridge. I am glad to say that it I& now the rule to take that examination in the ll!tb form, and that it is becoming the exception for a girl not to take it severil terms before she leaves school. This is wba.t we ought to aim at, as it is the work done after that examination that is to my mind the 111ost valnable, in that it allows a. girl a chance of reading more extensively, and of handling book s-not text booksand so getting something of a student"s ouUook before leaving sd1001. It is that reading which does more than anything else, I think, to train a girl'a taste and to send her ont keen to read, and to read good books. In this ronnectioo I must say how very grateful we are to all those who have "iven us books for our reference library. Our old girls have supported us nobly. and we are now acquiring some really valuable books which- and this is the encouraging )'l<>int-are being more and more wisely used by the elder girls. I do not wish you to feel that examination results are by any means all that we are aiming at here. The Head Mistresses' Association has lately instituted a very interesting enquiry . as to the nnmber of girls who have of late years been presented for, and passed, the llr.t school examination. This inveshlgation-made with regard to schools represented in the Association -proves, I think, that the percentage of girls holdin11 certificates on leaving school is only about «. or • recent years t-he standards of all examlnat;ons have tended to rise, or rather, owing t-0 compulsory subjects, the conditions of passing have been made more strenuous and are exactly the same for 11irls as for boys. There is, and always will be, a large. number of girls in our schools who, for yarious reasons, ftnd them· selves unable to reach the necessary standard. These are often most capable J>69ple, and their education should not be bounded b~ a standard set for those T!'hose talents lie along the way of written work . We have always aimed at a differentiation of curriculum for them, and this year are making further experiments in a new system of "parallel" forms, by which these girls can work at their own pace, devote themselves more steadily to practical work, and to bousecraft, and to read more widely in subjects that appeal to them. In this connection I must say that I believe a great reason of our failure hitherto to obtain better results -I am not here speaking of examination results, but rather of a widening of outlook, a more alert comprehension, a more thorough concentration on the matter in hand-has often been because our system of education has been what has lately been described as "so ·remote from life." Those of you who follow the newer educational movements will realise how much lately has been done-more especially in what is known as the Dalton plan-to break away from the old I routine, to let the old timetables go by the board, and to give the children what amounts tO practically a free band in the arrangement of their time. For various reasons we have not adopted that plan here, but we do aim. I think, at encouraging freedom and initiation in work, in · allowing much preparation of work to be done by the girls in partnership, and in teams, much work to be presen.ted dramatically, and so on. Personally I am convinced that where these newer · methods work well they are of great educa· tional value, but I cannot help feeling that there is to-ilay a danger of adopting new methods and new ideas simply because they are new, and I do not see how anyone can take over and adopt in Its entirety a system evolved by somebody else. We read of the · Athenians that, "Tiley spent their time . in nothing else but either t-0 tell or to hear some ne-k thing." From this pose I do hope we at St. Mary's may keep free, while at the same time making it our effort to keep ourselves from the reproach that our educational methods are too remote from life. It is not only in the classroom that there is this danger. I feel that it penades the whole domain or community life. Our flirls spend more than tbreequar rs o their year awa:y from t!I..eir bo!IleS-iJJ what

it he more or ten artificial atmosphe~n inn 11 we must all admit that however much we after ~m at training them for profession&, our prllQ&l'l' "!ay a~st be a preparation for home life. That should : : ~nly be provided in domestic science classes-In housewifery, cookery_. and so on. I feel sure that th . is some sol ution somewhere to the problem of h ere to interest the girls in the domestic working of P t~;r school. This we attempt by what we call "maid· less" days and by various other devices, but the d~~s a re not nearly long enough for _a ll t hat ~e should . hke to do in that respect. Housew1fery, hygiene, cooke ry, dening carpentry lessons-all play their part, and f~;s t e rm' we have added .to our "hobb_y afternoon" a series of lessons in h~u!iehold plumbmg which are roving of exceptional mterest. So you see we are P akin~ an eff ort to prevent our life here from falling ~to citber "lessons" or "games" and nothing else, but J feel very keenly we have as yet only touche~ the fring e of the problem of ho:W to make school hfe a full er preparation for borne hfe. r have mentioned our aims. Of course we could have no hope at all of ca rryinJ? them into effect if it were not tha t we are so fortunate in out staff. And here we have !'ome ehanges to record. After six years' work with us-that most selftess, patient, and devoted work -Miss Abdv left us in July. We owe a grea t deal to l\li ss Ahdy, •ho came when I first came here to help us through a difficult time, and at St. Pri•ca's dirt such excellent work among the little ones (ZiviDI! them nbove all a character train i o~ for which I know all the parents can express nothing- but p:ratitude. We welcome in her place Mi ss Clarke (Oxford Higher Loral, Hi" ber Certlftcvate National Froebe! Union). Our piano· mistress. Mis. Sail, left us after only one year here In order to be married. She has been succeeded by ~li ss Jennings, L.R.A.M., !'bile Miss Willl!ott (of the Bergman OsteTbury P .T.C.) has . come to take charge of the games, drill and dancing, in the place or Miss Hutc:hinson, who left us to live at borne. The staff has been •treogtheoed further by the appoint· ment of Miss Stevens Guille (Honours Mathematical Moderations, Oxford Diploma in Teaching, with dis· tinction). Miss Beatrice Langley, our extremely able violin mistress, resigned her post here in July, as she bas taken up w-0rk in Canada. She has been oucceeded by Miss Jacob. Mr. Hallett, too, after, I think, over 30 years as art master in Caine, has DCOI\' retired. We are fortunate in ba.viog secured in Ws place Mr. Hatherley, of the Slade School. Of our old girls we ccostautly hear good news. Two of them who were in the school when I came here have recently been married, and others have written to tell me of their engagements. During the past year , Margaret Randolph has passed the diploma examination o: the International Guild in Paris : she is having a year's training as a. teacher in London. Mary Go.ild has gained the Board of Education Teachers' diploma for the two years' course in domestic subje<;ts, and has obtained a very good post. Dorothy Hobbs passed out -.yell from Salisbury Training College, winning the Board of Education certiOcate with distinction in dra wing. Margaret Jenkins bas obtained the diploma of the All Saints Nursery College, Harrogate. Janet Hollis ba.s obtained a first class housewives' diploma at Gloucester School of Domestic Scfjince. Of the girls who ha ve left ns during the past year one is hoping to go up to Oxford next Octoller, wllere she will read for the school ot Modem History. , Two have begun a three years' training as teachers at Glouces· t er School of Domestic Scieo~e. one is training as a hospital nurse, on~ as an elementary school teacher. One is studying art at the Slade School. One who has been . abroad is hoping to take up physical training. Four are living at hoo;e, and one has joined her people in India. These all seem to be leading busy and in· terestnog lives, blqlping with Girl Guides and <with other activities. The health of the school during the last year bas been excellent. We ha.ve bad praetieally a clean bill of health the whole time. There have been good developments in the physical activities of the school. Io March we held our annual competition in drill with the Godolpbin School, and, after a hard fight, were the proud winners of the cup, beating our opponents by 86 point11. to 81. Io net ball 011r team is unbeaten and (for the first. time) we defeated the first team of the Royal School, Bath. Botn in tennis and cricket there baa been improYement, but ol our lacrosse · we can. aa et brooichLdefea.ta._

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Oil' outside Ing the 1ear. &Yall &elYes of the opportunities to attend the llrst rate lectures provided by the Caine Public Lecture Committiee, and we !lave greatly enjoyed the excellent music which we, in common with Caine, owe to Hr. Pullein. Severa( of the elder girls have alsQ joined the local baaocb of the League of Nations Union. The School has shown a sustained interest in the United Girls' Scbll!>ls'. · Mi8"ioo, and, I feel sure, are beginning to grasp their responsibilities with regard to service. On St. Luke' s Day we had a delightful " Health Festival" witb" offerings for the sick in our mission district. One other development I must mention. I said in 'Illy last report that one matter which I had much at heart was bow to provide one or more leaving scholarships to ca.rry our girls on to further training when they lea.ve school. As a result of a sale held. last month we have already banked over £107 towards that object. The success of the sale was almost entirely 4ue to the Indefatigable work of Miss Alexander who Inspired it throughout. It ht a good beginning, but £107 will not go very far, so I should like to say that we shall be delighted if anyQoe will offer to supple· meot that sum with donations, however small. It remains only to thank the staff for their great help, and unfailing interest during the year. As I said before, '!e are indeed fortunate in our stair. To the Governors, too, we are Yery grateful, and I shontd specially like to thank the Archdeacon for the heip he giYe• ns in Divinity teaching. TQ Mr. Scott we cannot f!e thankful eoougll for a.11 his nolfaillog help and patience in the business he does for the School. Theo we have so many friends who baYe supported us In so many ways. Our· gratitude is due especially to two parent-to Mr.)James Hopkins who has given to the s~hool a Yery interesting old painting of the Spanish &cbOl)I, a llladOlllla, and to Colonel Prevost for the Yery beautiful hanging he bas presented to the ebapel. To Miss. ~bdJ we owe a delfghtful see:.law, a great acqms1t1on (or the yo!mger ones. To Miss Hammond a silYer challenge cup. Then there are all the donor• of these beautiful prizes: to them we are Indeed grate· ful. .

PRIZE LIST . . The prizes were distributed by Lady Hulse, as follows:Form VI.-Head of the School (given by the A~chdeacon of Wilts), D. Morrison. Classies (gi_ven by Mrs. Dunne), E. Hollis. History (g1ven by Mr. J. F. Bodinnar), D. Morrison. French and English (given by Mr. A. M:. Dunn12 K.C.), J. Sorsbie. _Form Upper V. (given by Mrs. James Hopkms), D. W. Urwick. Form Lower V., .M. J . Beach, E. Kitson. . Form Upper Iy., C. R. C. Croft (given by Mrs. H. G. Harris), S. L. Howard Jones (given by Mrs. Duncan), A. B. Kitson (given by Miss Murray) E. M. Merrett. Form 'c,;;wer 1 V. not awarded. sr!i~'b_~ JU., F. ~- Bartlett, J. Collard, M. E. Form II. not awarded. Divinity (given bv the Archbishop_ of C,anterbury), J. Sorsbie; clitto (given by Mrs. Dudley Matthews), M. A. McKay. Music (given by Mr. W . R. Pulleiu), M. A. McKay; ditto (~iven by Mrs. Turll), V. F. NewB':~~- ditto (given . by Miss Alexander), M. N. Dra.wing (given by Mrs. S. D. Kitson), B. C.

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Domesti.c Science (given by Mrs. Bodington), K. F . Brown. Ne~lework, Senior (given by Mrs. J. :u. H_arn~). M. Wood; ditto, Junior (given by Mrs. Pmchm), 1. M. Rawlins. c!ft~ding (given by the headmistress), c. iR. c. Civic and Current Events (given by Dr. and Mrs. Ede), M. U. S. Trask . General Knowledge (given by the headmistress), D. Morrison. G_ardening (given by Miss Grover), M. E. de L. Smith. Carpentry (given by the headmistress), K. F. Brown. . Prize for best all round improvement (given b Alderman G 1 , V. F Newcomb.

EXAMINATIONS

1920-1921.

Lady Margaret Hall Scholarship and Entrance Examination, D. Morrison, "Good Pass." ' Cambridge Higher Local, Urou~ H. (English History Greek History, Special l'eriod)-Class II~ M. I . Randolph; Class III., E. Hollis. '-'ambridfe Senior Local-J. Sorsbie (Honours Class II .• Distinction French, English, Hygiene), B. <;:. E. Skyrme (rnstinction ·English and Drawing), D. W. Urwick (Distinction English and Drawing), K. F. Brown, G. M. Croft, D. J. Gould, E. B. C. Marsh, M. U. S. Trask, M. Wood. Responsions-E . .Hollis, J, Sorsbie. R-0yal Drawing_ Society-Full Certificates: B. C. E. Skyrme, J. Sorsbie. 16 Honour Certificates. 13 Pass Certificates. Associated Board R.A.M. and R.C.M.-Local Examination, Intermediate Piano, :u . A. McKay. LADY HULSE'S SPEECH. Lady Hulse afterwards gave an address to the pupils. It was a real privilege, she said, to speak to a school of the standin~ of St. Mary's, because she knew that their traming there was fitting them every day t-0 be worthy of the country which needed their help now just as much as it needed the strong arm and gallant spirit of every man who gave his life in the Great War. It was only three years ago that the war ended ;-to many of them from whom it claimed the life of youth in their homes, it seemed only yester~y. To the young _people and those who did not suler directly ftonl the war, it was natulJ'al that it should seem a long time ago; and the future genei:ations would realise more than we did the great blow dealt at civilisation by Germany and the almost superhuman effort that now was ours in what was called the work of reconstruction. That was where the pupils came in. She would give a great deal to be one of the young people of to-day, with their lives .b efore them, full of golden opportunities of serving the country in the houlJ' of her need. One ~of the things needed at this moment was true womanlin088-real, deep, strong, and true, the most precious possession of any nation. It was in some amount of danger now; it was being somewhat overlooked in the stress and strife of modern life. She hoped they would not misunderstand her. The womanliness she meant was not the least incompatible with every ki.nd of intellectual attainment and pre-eminence in -games. There were some people-they were not many-who thought when they sent their girls. to school they would become too much like boys. She thought that arose because they learned the public spirit, which was the finest attribute of a boys' school; but they gained something besides-the perfect. training and womanhood that every nation needed if it was to remain great. She had beard a great deal about St. M111ry's School, and sh~ had been over it that da;i: ltnd seen it for herself. She knew that if the treasurer could wave a magic wan~as many tr~~mrers would like to in these days-and extra

school buildings could 11-rise, they would speedily be filled. 'l'he school had made great strides in the past few years and nndoubtedly had a g.reat future before it. She congratulated them upon the additional playgrounds, as it meant that the number of pupi'ls would increase. In a reference to cricket, Lady Hulse said it was a diffiC'lllt game for girls, who never quite played it like boys; but after all she advocated that girls should learn the game. It taught them character; when they were out they were out, and it was no use arguing. She also knew something of the standard of their dr-ill, .b ecause she happened to be a governor of the school witli which they had been in competition. The 1IW11t beautiful subject of all was education, using the word in its wide.st possible sense. She did not mean only the awakening of their brains to the intellectual, the training for physical ex-ercises, and such like; she included the moulding of character such as they found in a. school lilr§ St. Mary's, which would. fit them for the bigger life after they left school. It was ver.:y valuable they should ba.,·e the intellectual achievements, but the training of character was equally important. In that school they had the opportunity of a rea.l sound educaEion, and she was , sure they were all taking advantage of it to the ' best of their. ability. 1 The Chairman thanked Lady Hulse for her presence and for presenting the prizes, and! said h.e was struck. by the extraordi~ry feeling of k'1ndness that ran through her address. Kindness was 911ch a great thing, and the older he got the more he saw it was the ordinary kindnesses that went a long way. He urged the girls ; t-0 cultivate the spirit of magnanimity aljld kindness, and to remember tlaat it was religion that gave them that school. In a. word, the Archdeacon touched on past days of the school, daysin which there were· difficult and anxious times, and said the school, just ts "good wine needs no bush," needed no advertisement. He hoped it would live long and.flourish, as it undoubtedly would muler its preseJJ.t brilliant headmistress. Tile senior class rendered two carols, and the proceedings concluded with cheers for thijOVernors, Lady Hulse, and Miss Matthews. Those present afterwards had t.ea.

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Group B) : E. Hollis. Senior Locnl, Class Ii {with exemption from London Mati·icnlation) : M. U. S. '!'rask; Pass: M. J. Beach, M. M. Buck, G. H. Burnett, E . . K. Highmore (diFtinguished in English), "E. Kitson, E M. J,. Wolfenden. Qualified for entrance to ·a Traming\ College : M. E. de L. Smith, M. I. StevtllS. Loi:al Centre Examinatiol!~ R.A.M. and R.C~'\I. : Piano (advanced grad~, .l.'i. K . Samways passed . rith honours.

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The Caine M usi~al 3ociety, with the al sistance of several friends from Gorsham, gave Handel's "Messiah" at the parish church on Wednesday evening, there being a large congregation, which was drawn not only from the town, but froin tlaQ surrounding district. This is the fourth occasion on which the Society ' has produced the orat.orio, the first being 34 years ago. Btit when ever it is given, and however frequently, the~ is always freshness in the work. It is, o course, usually rendered with a large orchestra but, partly on the ground of the expense, there were no instrumentalist s on this •occasion, orga ~ aeoompaniment only being used. In man churches this would have been impossible, bu Caine is fortunate to possess the finest orga n in th~ parts, and, gener ally speaking, the oratorio did not suffer by the absence of the orchestra. T"'9 there were two occasions when an orchestra would have covered un minor blemishes, but when Olfle considers that the t a lent is drawn from a small t.own QJle could not fail to be pleased with the performa nce. The chorus was n.ot too strong numerica lly: a nother score or so of "Voices, h ad they been available, would have •~told" m favour of the Society. The 80loists were : Sopr a no, Miss Ida Cooper, London; contralto, Miss Lily Mor&'an, Bath; tenor, Mr. F red erick Board, Bristol Cathedra l; balill, Mr. Glyn Eastma n, Bristol. Miss Cooper • waa we believe, making h er initial appearance, at .Caine, but coming from Queen's Hall one expected to hear a first-class artiste. and there was no disapp0intment. She sang with wonderful declamation a nd power, a rich voice, and bea11tifully expressive. The air "Rejoice greatly " was most excellently rendered, the J runs being perfect, and the a ir " I know that my Redeemer l iveth '-' will long be remembtired. )fiss Morg_1m has been heard here before, b11t not better. This young performer has made wonderful progress in the last year, and her s inging was a. great treat to lis ten to. Never have the contralto ·solos been given to more advantage in Caine ; a bea utiful voice was heard at its best. Full, round and pure, there was a delightful freshness in it that appealed. and evervone was encha nted. The air " He shaH feecf His flock" was cha rmingly sung, as, indeed, were all hl'r soloa. T hi' tenor. Mr. Board, is more of the ca thedra l s inger than the polished artiste, though we will give him credit for, in the main, a correct rendering of his eolos. "Comfort ye, my people " wa~ well given, b1lt too much license was t a ken m length of notes where the singer felt "at 11.ome." Handel wrote the recitative at h is t empo. and a beat or beat 1t.nd a-ha lf sho11.ld .not be converted into • six or seven, just to pl ease the singer. Still, , taking the oratorio tlirough, the soloist did well In the case of the bass, t empo was strictly observed and no license taken, this going a long way towards the great success achieved by Mr. Glyn Eastman, who made a !irst appear11nce for the Society. Though qrute a young ·performer, 11s singers go, h e is certainly in a i class by himself. :md it ca n be truthfully said that residents in Caine ha ve nevPr heard a finer bass, or, to be more strictl.v correct, baritone. Possessing a wonderfully flexible voice, with the t r u est of "rings," the performer did himself full justice, and one can easily understand why h e is so much sought affair . His rendering of "But who may abide," fol"Jowed by the fiery "For he is like a refiner's fire:" was a r.evela ti~n, and "Why _do the nations " was given with a d epth of feehng and I1 expression beyond all praise. This certanily I will n~t be his last appearance i n Caine. The !

u sual few numbers were omitted. The ehor118 did their work well, but the pa~ were not particularly evenly oolanced. As is the case with many societies, the contraltos were weak, and except when they took a lead they hardly ever "came through ." The t~nors. too, were not too strong, and occasionally they were uncertain. The sopra nos, however sang eJ!:cellently, and the bass line (t~e. best of the fol!-r) made a splendid foundation. T~ )leav10r choruses went remarli:ably well; a firm tempo. was observed, and the .Perform':rs threw ~hem selves wholeheartedly mto . their work. 'For unto us" was particularly . well sung, with m a rked empha sis where it sh?,uld be observ~, and the "Hallelujah chorus was most mspiringly performed. The . whole perf.ormance was distinctly creditable, reflectn~g the greatest praise on Mr. W. R. ~ll!'in (who once more conducted) for brmpng the Society to such an f!X~llent pitch. He is the life and; soul of music m Caine, and deserves the thanks of one and all for what he ha8 done ever a. long period of yea.rs. . Mr. Percy Fry, organist of St. Thomas, Sah~bury, presided at the organ, an_d performed '!- difficult and laborious duty adm~rably. To sit at the instrument for nearly nrne hours at a stretch (rehearsal, soloists' pra c;tice, and .perlol'll!,8.nce) was ;no mean thing, but l\Ir. Fry 1s an accomplished player. The ~astoral S:i:mphony he played be11utifully. Admirable seating arrange.. ments were · made in the church, 1\11,.d the general secretarial arrangements were in the capable hands of Mr. Chas. 0 . Gough.. Be~ore the oratorio commenced Archdeacon :Bodington offered prayer, and la t ei; a collection was taken f;o defray expenses, this comrng f;o £25.

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ORGAN RECITAL.- There was a large congregation at the parish church on Monday -erening, when Mi:. W. R. Pullein (organist) gave a recital, assisted by Miss Gertrude Winei.ester, of the Queen's Hall and Bristol festivals. The playmg of Mr. Pullein was all that coold be desired. his perfect renditions, which were much enjoyed, being one more evidence of his exceptional ability on the organ. lliss Winchester sang admirably, each item displaying a rich voice, over which she had perfect control. Archdeacon Bodington offered a few prayers, and the .Programme was :-Prelude and Fugue in C mmor (Bach); Preghiera (Bossi) ; Vocal solo, "Inflammatus et Accensus" (Dvorak's Sta bat Mater); Evening song (Bairstow}.;. Pastorale (Scarlatti), Trumpet tune and aiF \rurcell); song, "An old Soored Lullaby" (Corner-Liddle): Andantino in G minor (Cei;a.r Franck): two choral preludes (C. H. H. Parry): song. "Hark my Soul " (Gounod); elegy in B flat ' .,. minor (Silas).

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" Nothing is more essential than a strong and enduring League of Nations." -B. M. The King.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION Caine Branch~

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To the Editor oj The Wiltshire Gazette.

SU!.,- I should like, through your columns, to raw the attention of my fellow ratepayers to a " blunder " that ia being made, with the hope that it may be rectified before it goes further. I refer to the cl06ing of a path and roJ.dway reading from Alma 'l'errace to Curzon Street. The · Jieople of this district hav'e 'enjoyed the right for over forty years- of using this path and road to get to a large plot of allotments, also as a thoroughfare ·from one part uf the town to the other. · Lately, the land adjoining this roadway has been acquired ~Y the Govel'nors of St. · Mary's School (an excellent ladies• school which is rapidly developing, and with every promiSe of a good future), and gates have been put up and sometimes locked. Unquestionably the Town Council have ·not lulfilled their duty to the public", in not opposing the closing uf the roadway. Curzon St!"eet is a narrow street,' with very narrow paths, on ' the main road from London tu Bath, and has a nasty corner. as it turns into the main street of the town, and the road that is now closed strikes d the main road from Bath, and runs at presenti into North Street; this connects the part of the town -w-hich has undergone recent development by the building of &. loa.rge number of houses, an.d jg s till likely to ao so in the future. With --rery 'li.ttle trouble the roa(l could be oontinued, so as to join the Swindon Rood, and a good deal of the traffic that is now bound to come down narrow Curzon Street could be diverted, end ao ease matters. This ol>vioualy , is the duty the Town Council, and they should see to it before 'it iS too late. · . Whoever ie: respoDBible for the pnrcb,ase of the land on behalf of the SChool and the cl<>sing · of the path aJld road I know not; but whoever it ia, one cannot commend either their . good taste or their foresight ar faith 'in choosing such a spot for a -school. If it was situated in the midst of a large to1l'n, where- land was ahqost unprocurable, it would be different,' but here it seems sturvinir in the midst of plenty, There is at the pl'\~s'ent moment a small estate quite cl06ll that would mal:e far 'and away a better site. -which ill in the m.arket, · and it is hoped that before matters Ir<> any further some steps will be taken to avert what may always be regretted. unleM something is done to stop it. I would suggest a town's meeting, alld I sincerel:v hope tho:it a11 arrangement will be attained that will he •both a credit to the s chool and also the town.

A. NEWING. , Stanley Home, Caine.

CLOSING THE ROAD THROUGH THE QUARRY. We have been asked to publish the following copy of a letter which haa been addressed to the Town Clerk, Mr. C. 0. Gough:Dear Sir,-Will you kindly .bring tO the notice of the Town Council, at their next meeting, the following : · On E'riday evening, September 1st, a well1 attended meeting of the burgesses of the neighbour h-OOC!i was held at the Peach Tree room, to further the protest that waa made some time since with Tegard to the closing of the road through the (.!uarry. Very strong feeling was expressed at the continued closing of the road. i.t is obvious that the Council baa not been awake to the opp(>rtunity that h4l8 arisen of late years, to oonstruct a road turning oil from Curzon Street, and could be made to join the Swindon Road, or they would have endeavoured to use their persuasive powers with the school authoritiea to prevent the closing of the road. With the present condition of traffic, it certainly is the duty of every '!'own Cou.ncil to secure, and make ready for use, any land that would help with the traffio problem, especially with dangerous oorners, and in this case the oooupation of the- land' oould have been turned into rateable value if the Council had purchased the land instead of the achool authorities. The object of the meeting was not so much, at the present time, to assert the right of passage over the road, which has existed (as was evidenced by two- members present stating they • had enjoyed the privilege uninterrupted} for the lost 75 years, aa to endeavour to see, if possible, if persuasion and the application of simple common sense to a diJliculty, oould be m;i.de satisfactory to all parties. Some excuse could be made if the site of the school were ideal, w hieh it · is not. The school is certainly worthy of a better. plot of land than the present conglomeratiOn of odds and ends of land and hou.ses. Is it possible that negotiations could be conducted, and arrangements made, so that the school could be placed in a better position, and a new road made_ which would be an improvement to the town, and a settlement arrived at that would be a credit to all ooncerned, than for a body of burge88j!6 to assert their rightP The matter ·bas been placed before the Commons and Footpjlths Preservation Society, 25, Victoria Street, Westminster, and it is proposed to c&ll the attention of the Local Government Board to the matter under the Local Government Act (ll!M}. A small committee has been appointed on behalf of the ratepa:rers, and this letter authorised to be 8611.t to the Council.Signed on behalf of the oommittee, A. Nr;w1No. 1, North Road Caine; · _ Septembi;r 2nd, 1922.

NEW ALLOTMENT ROAD.

ILansdowne. The lease of the strip of land from Lord to be used as a road was sealed.-

Mr. Wootte11 said he had ~rused the lease and everything was in order. He considered it was generous on Lord Lansdowne's part to offer them a roa,d of the width of 15ft. to get to the allotments at the nominal c~of ls. per year. There was a matter reflllllrig the road ' through Piece Quarry that he would refer to. The Council knew that a deputation had already met a deputation af the allotment lt.olders in reference to the road, and the;r_ fell in with the Council's decision. The Town Clerk knew they dld all they possibly could to try and keep the road open through Piece Quarry. He saw from t he newspaper that some townspeople were trying to stir up an agitation to force the road through Piece Quarry, but as they knew it was impossible for that to -be done. as it was private property, and such a course would be entirely out af the question. • It was also suggested by some townspeople that the Council should have made a. road through Piece Quarry to ioin up with Oxford Road. He did not think any of the Council would favour that because they had no right to spend rate: payers' money to do so. It would create more awkward cornet".. than now., and he did not think any sensible ratepayer would wish the Council to take up the question and spend money and try to force a way through Piece Quarry, especially in fMe of what Lord Lansdowne h~d done for the allotment holders. He had iriven them the road in Lickhill Road so , that it would be a great boon to the allotment holders living in the north end of the town. · -Mr. Dixon seconded, and endorsed the remarks of the previous s peaker. He thought the people who had moved in the matter must have l>Mn very badl.1 informed. and could not : have followed what had ~red in the press. The Council had done all it could in the matter. and if it had been possible the road would ·I have be<>ft J- • · open.-'The motion was adopted .

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ments and further aims of one of the greatest umon enterprises in connection with Foreign Missions. England, Canada, and the United States are cooperating in this work, and ten different Missionary organizations are united in the establishment of a great Teaching University. The University is situated at T sinan, the Capital of the Province, and within its sphere of influence are more than 50 millions of people.

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CLOSING OF THE QUARRY ROAD. At a public meeting held on Frida.r evening )at the Peach Tree room, over which Mr. Wes~on presided, :the committee appointed to consider and report on the Quarry Road presented the following report :"Your committee jlre able to report that a good deal of evidence has been collected and they have had the assista.nce of ' Thf' Com'mons and Footpatha ~rese!"va.tion Society,' whose offices a.re at Victoria Street, Westminster. Th~y find that there has existed a. pathway, w~1ch b~ been used by the general public without hmdr!lnce of any kind ior more than 75 years a.nd no stoppages until the last few months, when some efforts had' been made to stl!'l. people by the members of the school. That there has existed a roadway and a car~way for an. equal number of years, that vehicles of ollll 'kmds have used it without hindrance, ~nly that for some years .there was a gate which was locked on Saturday nights, but for about 40 years, anyway 36 yea.rs for certain, there have been no gates at all; the last ones were t;iken off and they la.id at the side of the road\ till they were rotten, and it was not till after the school authorities had purchased what is now known as St. Prisca's, somewhere about the winter of 1917-1918, and< Mr. Dulllle bad asked Lord Lansdowne's agent to meet him there and see if something couJd be done to make the ~ pallSllble f~r the young ladies, that Mr. Ba.mes suddenly d1scoveredl that it was private property and placed the bar gate across the road only; there wa<i enough room left for horses, bicycles, perambulators, and •heelbarrows to go through and no bindrlUlCe whatever to foot paasengers. "We understand that where this kind of thing has existed for a. large number oflears it is presumed it is a public pathway, an this is what your committee claim that it is, andJ that the school authorities have no right wb;lt-ever to close it.. "With .reference to the roadway, legal authorities would quibble over one or two points for ever if they cared to do so. and the reason that the usual course that ia taken in such matters, that of taking off the gates, waa not done more than once W·l l8 the respect and esteem in which the members of both staff and school are held, and that a petition had been before the Town Council, who had appointed a committee to meet the petitioners and see what could be done. "The provision of another road by the Council is tantamount to admission that the right of way ' exists, but the law says in such cases the provision of another road must be a nearer , one. but it ia not so in this case. They consider the Town Council have failed in a public duty to the ratepayers in · not opposing the closing of the road. "They do not SUKl{est that it was any part or duty of the Council to interfere in any way with the school authoritiee in the purchase of the land in such a position; they should h!lve used their influence 1n preventing mistakes and have no doubt that such representation from them would have been r~ted by the school authorities. Particularly do we think they have failed in so much M the opening and the extension of the road would most likely, in the ver;r near future, provide e. main artery for tr~c? ~ _helJ.> to _make better the property

on eitlier side ofSuch rood whfoli would give a rateable return. But the committee do not suggest that the ratepayers should be put to the expense of legally contesting the caee; ' neither do they consider there is the slightest blame attac!ied) to either Lord Lansdowne or his agent, or that hie n<IUlle should be mentioned in the matter (other than the slight reference above); neither do they consider that there has been anything other than the best of motives on the part of anyone in the transactiona, and . every excuse can be made in these days, when ~he ladies feel their independence of men, that they have endeavoured to assert what they consider their right in turning people back. "We do not consider the school authorities have shown the greatest wisdbm in choosing such a site for the extension of the school, particularly as there is an abundance of far better land all around', and as the school is one that was established, and endowed, for the benefit of the children of Caine, with the Vicar of Caine as. chairman of the ~vernors, we can make no apology for making the matter a public one. or that it would be wise on their Jlllorl to IQ to the expense of contestinl!' the oaee; but we 'do hope that the publicity given to the matter m&.J' result in negotiations taking plooe that will· eecure for the school a far better site and leave the Town Council free to deal with the road for the public good and 1111ltters be arranged to the BtLtisfactio'n of all .P.arties. Therefore we have to ask . yon, that if you approve of what your committee has done: to aek the Mayor to call a public meeting at the Town Hall. when perhaps a satisfactory conclusion may be arrived at... The meeting P&88ed the following 1'90lution :-"Th.at this meeting of ratepa~ resolves to support the •laim that the P.'thway running through Piece Quarry Road is a public pathway by reason of yMrs of uninterrupted usage, and that the school authorities have no right to clbse it; that a oopy of the report of the ~ommittee be sent to the Town council, also to the school authorities.'' The m'leting al110 adopted a reoommendation of the report to ask the Mayor to convene a .meeting at the To'llfu Hall, a petition to that effect being drawn up. ·

THE QUF.STION ~UARRY ROAD. We have been a sked to Jl'llblish the following correspondence. The first letter is obview!ly from Mr. A. M. Dunne, K.C., but as.lb. Dunne omitted to sign it (it is ty;pewrittw) we have placed a query bsfore his signature:10, Kiug"s Bencb Walk, Temple, E.C. i.; 26th Octobl.r, 19%2.

A. Newing, Esq., Caine, \\}Its. Dear Sir,- Arcbdeacon Hodmgton baa &ent me your letter of the Hth inst. wit.b its enclosur8", a report &nd a resolution, relating to the quarry property w11ieh you addressed t o t he Ooveruors of !St. Mary' s School. l think that it is desirable that. 1 shouhl aend you ·a reply which has, I regret, been delayed, aa 1 have been pressed with business in London. The facts are simple. The quarry propertJ waa the private property of the Bowood Estate. The boundaries at the North Street end and the \\ orkbouse end were always clearlf marked by gates, of which the po• ts are s till in existence. Within that area there existed the quarry it.sell, a lime kiln, various sheds iD the po&sesaion of tena nts, and various garden and other allotments, also held b;r tenants of BowOOll. A.a approacbea to tile quarry there !"'ere two roads, which '1ll1 more QI' lea& aloug the sideoi of the property. Between th- two road8 and leading past the sheds there waa an unmetalled track. The Bowood Esta te always kept up what.eyer t road;, or tracks were there, wbicb were proYided for I their t enants as means of acceo;a to the quarry and t.be bohJwgs. . . la Uie year 1916 or 1917, aft.er the School pnrchaaed St. Prisca's, and long before the idea of purcbaaiD& tbe quarry property was ever thought of, the Governors re_ 1 quested Mr. Baines, Lord ~owoe's agent, to make up the very rough track wb1cb ran past the sheds, wbi1;h was tben a 3eries of pook o( water, as the members of tbe School used it to get to St. Prisca's. Mr. Baines ·s aw me ts'ersonally and told me, what I bad not then realised m7self. tbat it. wu privaie property and a private way provided for t.he Bowood · tenant.&, that. there was no t.horou&bfare, and that we bad no right. to use it at all. He took me round and showed ine the old &ate poi;ts and the land generally,' and told me he was goln& to put a bar rl&bt acr..ss the track so that there should· be no mistake on. the subject. Be consented, bowover, to tile School aa t.enants if we paid a re:ntal for the uae of the •bort cut to St. Prisca's, and agreed to have some aahea put. down in order to make a narrow pathwa7. which in faet did . not then exist., for the beneftt of the School. lmmediat.ely after my int.ervlew, locked bar YU put ri&ht acroso the track, aad only a n•rrow pueace marl;ed b7 po&t.a beyond the bar waa lefi for the J;ll'Opoaed patl11ra7. That . bar 'remained until we removeld ~ loag after the parehaM bJ; "1e School. , .. We' paid the small Hqulr... fqr a coaafderable time, Later on Lord LansdOWne sold ua the prope1'y for the purposes of a playground for the &:bool. it was BOid to ua as free from right.s of way, the only right. reserved waa to the vendor for a llmlted period 1 to use one road to the quarry it.self. After we obtained l>OMCMion it. oeceaaarll7 took some time before the tenants could remove or the ground b4!1;ome clear, but as aooo as that was done we notified oo the spot the fact that it was private property of the School, and put up 1ate• to enclose it . Some considerable time afterwards we were addressed by the_ Borou1b Council, which ia "the regular highway authority for the town, on this queat..ion of a public rlldlt of way through the property, the point baYin@ been raised by a petition of some residents. In our reply we put all the ·r.ct.s before the 0>'11c1I and our claim that. there was no public way whateve; and that the property was priTate.

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The Council, I understand, went fully Into the wbal• quest.Ion, and were satisfied that onr claim wu coirr.*'-11 and that there was no public path or highway ~ at all. They informed us that. they were makin1 a llft road for the convenience of the allotment. holden, wbo bad been princlpally inconvenienced, and requested . . to consent to these allotment holders usin11 tbe JGll4 through the quarr;r property for the few months width would be required to get. the new road readJ. TblJI we agreed to at once. You have therefore a definite assertion ol nght. bJ the previous proprietor, a denial to ua of any palllle ?" ~ht , " pc rchnso h:r us on ' that -footing, a perfH.tlr open claim to Olll' private right, and flnall.f an ellq1drJ by the Council on the question, who were satlslletl • !th the correctness of t.bat. claim, and that. there .,.. no public right. of way. · One would have supposed that the memben of the Council may be taken to baYe at least. as much .intere.t and responsibility in the protection of publlo: rl&hta u any one can have; and to have conalderablJ pea&er knowledge of the whole subject matteT than you Ol' ' · · ·· - , _........ friends.

l dn not propoae, of course, to enter u1>on a crltla! cl ~be stat.emeate or contcations iD your rei-\ : all durre to empbeebe Is t.bl-tbat we baYe been all4 .. JlOS•essiflll of tW.. propert7 as owners our bu been petfecU7. openly and bona fide aotllled the question hae been ~alt. with and determfne4 b~ Highway Authorib, xhoee duty · u ia to act la matt.er. · . , My object in writin1 . to yon •• thi-ln t.he repo there waa a paragraph which suggetita the for removal of the gates as " a usual course" oa iuc· occasions. In the aame pa11B&1e yau refer lo kf1M11.r phrases to the fact that this was tint done o1'1ing to the esteem and respect in wbicb the. School autliwltlea were held. We all recogniae the killdnea8 and neighbourly way in whieh the whole matter ltas liltberto been dealt with. But I wish to say that the couno. you suggest la certainly neither a " usual " nor a proper one and, happily, taking the law into ooe'a hands a, force Is a method, I am sure, which Caine baa Deftl' adopted . as a usual and proper course where title to property may be In dllp1lte. The B<1hway Authorities alone have the duty ferred upon them by statut.e of acting lu the maeter In any proper case. I am quite certain that yoar a-. cl l'e8ponslbiflty ,wtn ensure that no sucfr lmproprtftr

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It le not a quest.Ion pesonal in any way to the Gorernors, aa of course _yoa know. We are- exeeedlnsJ1 sorry that nefdlboura ahould be Inconvenienced m tld• matt.er. We ha'n! long been desirous of proYidlq a l"t'&lly nice plaJground for the [[Iris In the SchCJOl.-.Ul9 opportunity was Yery kindly offered to oa and· we toot it. It must be obvious to anyone bow' impoal&lll & would be to ban a public way runnln& tliroasli tli6 gJOU00..

If I bad tboqflt tl'lere was any real basl1 ftlr .9'Ppoaln1 that there wu a public right oYer that ~. person to do anything to d"e,.._ the public of It. • But the facts all point the ot:lier ..,.. You and your friends t.ake a different 'riew. 1nMl!r' these clreumatanee1 a court ali>ne can dete~ . ., question-If It la inalsCed upon .. _ There Is another Jl(l[nt raised" In the report, and ab4) 111 the l~ter which you recently addressed· to the ...... ml•tress of the Schoof. You apparently think that ff t.here is DO public rldlt of way _over the 41uatTT ..S, the (JpYel'llOl'll ouPt to putthase the OraD1re and tile achflOI there, and that the present. acliool ~ an4 the quarry apparently would' hy that meaa le available for an improvement scheme· or some klm the 'town. I am afraid tllat practical con•l<lerat.lou rule Old that Idea. Unfortunately the Oovemors ban no\ flllldt ~ would fie the laat

wliti wbk!b to embark upon •ucb a eebeme. In ~ cue, wtlen such ur Adea takes Pl'llr.tial ........ ..e· ao-..ne is ready with the fulMlm, Jt. wUI . . -..e ftHMlltb for uo to cons.Ider It. Now, ill 897 I . .,. tHls: r lia'fe endllA· "9llftd 'fb ,._. w1t1i' Ats 1lllltlier Iii tllle 19'ter ID an ~et,, friftllDy way. ~M le licit the a~leet T.41afbr ..._,, a all. ~ wliGI& poiJIUa a cold questlOn I

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Ai 'far .a• l eu ...~. ttie C,01111Cil .are •atf•BM that file~ Is no pnblle ~ for them to claim or to 1brht a!Mmt. and U..,, •..tll -Uhlft not: uacler tlieae ciTeum&tll!lllff inmlTe the ratepayers In an expealiYe lltigatloa. I · leaYe It to your oense of fairness to 1a7 whether It is de•lrable to pnl'81le thl1 agitation. FinallJ, there ls one polat. on which I would ask you to use your lnlluenee with those wtio are actln1 with 'JOU In· this matter: If' It Iii decided. to baYe recourse to lltliratlon, pendfnlt the decision of ~his question· in court, It would be eertalnly fair and· courteoua If peop:e abstain from foreinr; themselves upon theee gro1md1. The right of the pulilte to be there tias yet to· be determined; and It ts crented; , It i• for the mlstresaes of the Sehool an unpleasant dnty to point out 'o individuals that tliey have no risiht to be there, and occas1onally the retorts they receive are not exactly courtel)Us. I am .sure you w!U airree that this Is not. desltable. and that you wlll use your inftbeaee to see that· this request iii acceded l:Q: Youn very truly (?) A'. M. DUNNE. 1. North Road; Clllne: October 28th. To A. M'. Duune, Eilq:, The Biglilands, Calbe. Dear Slr.- 1 bee t-0 acknowled"e l'e"elpt of lett.>r, presu,mably from :vou, '\!hlch 11 not slimed. and thank you. t am directed to point out that' you yourself frankly ac!l<nowlediie you were not. aware ·it was prlnte property. Mi': Baines did not ..eem to be aware it· was private till the School ISo!Jght St. Pn~a·a. Another e&teemed resid~nt (whose name I am liberty nae), Mr. T. JC. Barria, tells me he ha& u•ed It wtllout let or hindrance for 50 :rears, and · u stated · In tlie report we have evidence of ' unimpaired me by anyone for at least 75 years. that the point of law. •• that one day In the year It •hall be rlosed to the publie." bu oeTer been obsen'ed: Pray. wliat sort· ot eaae wou1a· you· make 09\ of" that If ' you were emplored· by us In ' ydur legal capacity? Tb.at the matter i1 not a questlon of " I' and my friends," but we meet •as ratepayers, and tile report Ii to· the Town Elooncll' and by courtesy to you. That we do not suggest force being used. That It 11 <ilmple faet t.ilat thJt Is the course wmall)'· pursued · tn· Ute country. It may be \bat "Tbe School" ' ftgures rather largely" In tbe report. Tllilt la bu\ a condense cl. the many expreaalou that have .beea mluntarily made; · I t.hlnk l m&J aay that not· onlr bave a very 19"1(e number of · people expressed the opinion that the <1ehool ' and Its IUITOUDdlngs be· better' placed: but that 'about ehrbt oat of ten people llave mentioned' the name.· of the Woodlands and the others the Grange, so that· Is why lt llJU1'es there: 1' bu ~bo lleH 1trought to our notice ttiat It Is an 111141ow841' ac;lklol. with•Oovemon as trus~ for tlie belleftt' of the ehildren of Caine. May It not be tbat if U.. Gn'eraOl'll plaeeil'tbe -matter-or- the need' of fund;. ....., ~ "hose children It was e&tallllabed to bell6. ~ .mletdb miaht be irot; over! ' 1a· 1t. lllit.Ule flact .that _ftere there ~ no-en4enee of u ~ .. tllat tt Ill neceasar:v to co ·to· Quarter llellllllB- to· t!'A J'lllV' .,... rltdlt ell\abliibed T Tilal9 ~. A. NEWINO; Iron' ~tary to Committee. 1

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eALNE _LECTURE eoMMITTEE. THIRD SEASON (1922-23.) Owing to the wonderful s uccess which has atte nd ed the series of L ecturns a nani:ed fot· dul'in g t he past t wo seasons by the a bove Com 111 ittee, it has bccu decided to h old auothe l' serie s du l'i11 g the for t hcom in g 11ea so11 . It is pat·t,iculat·l y hoped t hat the inha bitant s of Cain e a ud neigb boul'hood will again give th eir hear ty s upport by a.ttt:nding , a s, wi t h out it , it w ill he im po11s ibl e to secure first-rate L ecturers.

THE FIRST LECTURE OF THE SERIES WILL Bit. GlVJrn IN THE

TOWN HALL, CALNE, On ,'ff onday, October 30th, 1922, WHEN

MRS .. PHILIP SNOWDON WILL SPEAK ON

Mrs. Philip Snowdon is probably the most brilliant woman speaker in Great Britain to-day. She has personal charm, a wonderful command of our language, and a voice that readily responds to every demand J?laced upon it. Mrs. Snowdon has travelled extensively1 especially since the war. Her books entitled "Through Bolshevik Russia," &.. "A Political Pilgrim in Europe," have secured thousands of appreciative readers. --- ~------

SYNOPSIS OF LECTURE. Why I visited Russia-making our plans-a starving people-Ghosts-A dying city-The Communists at work-the artistic life of Russia-The military power of Russia-Education and Religion-Moscow-Lenin and Trotsky-Talks with Communists-The dictatorship of the Communists-The '.suppression of liberty-Among the peasants-Down the Volga__:._The future of Russia-The need for peace. DOORS OPEN

AT 7, TO COMMENCE AT 7.30.

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-·-·-· ......Other ·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·Lectures already arranged for are-J . E. WOOi>, Stanley Home. Caine.

1. Capt. Donisthorpe--" Romance of Wireless," Monday, Dec. 4. 2. Ernest Denny-" Recital," Wednesday, February 7. 3. Lt.-Col. Pottinger-" Conquest of Mount Everest," Friday, Mar. 9.

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Mr. Dunne (in which he acknciwledges his pl'evioUB letter), who quotes a. further point of la.w1 that of permission to persons using the patn. . · 'l'he secretary of the Commons and Footpaths P:reservation Society writes me ·as follows:-" The whole question turns upon the facts. The society does not ·!Uti>gether agree with Mr. Dunne's statements because, if your contentions are right, the way was dedicated to the public either s a. foot-path or carriage road long ' before the year 1916. If, throughout Ii ving memory, before 1 that time the public in fa.ct used the road a.s a public foot-w1\y or other type of highway, and if that user was without let or hindrance, but freely, openly, and. as of right enjoyed by an:t persons who wished to g0 over the road a.s a short cut, then the ·p roper inference to draw fnim such evidence is that a right of w11y was dedicated. It is not necessary for the public to have to show that the owner or his ·agent actually acquiesced in , the user. 'l.'be mere fa.ct that no steps were taken to prevent the user is su11fcient upon which to draw the presumption of dedication. 1 Of course, .a,ny explanations to ll'CCOunt for the inaction of the landowner would he listened to by a. Judge, but the proper presumption fremunchallenged 1llld long-contin:ued. user is that a public path has been dedieatecf. I take it a.either you nor anyone else claims that the path was dedicated after 1916. The action of Mr. Baines clearly proves that he has tried to I stop the path up since then. There is no reason why Mr. Dunne's statement of the attitude of the ,school should not frankly and fully be accepted. They clearly did not imagine that any right of way existed when they bought the property. Th11t, however, has no bearing upon I the ]egal question whether, before the school entered •upon the ~1;1e, the pa.th had been dedicated.·. " The Committee appointed have carefully gone through the whole matter and laid the whole of the fa.cts before the .public and they consider that the public themselves should decide whether or n<> the road should be kept open. The Mayor has kindly placed at our dis~ the Town Hall for a public meeting (see advertisement), In the meantime, and in accordlanoe with Mr. Dunne's statement in his letter, until the new road is made the i)Ublic still enjoy the privilege of going through the road! or path if they wish; and the Committee would point out that should this matter go by def11ult there is n<> reason why every other pathway in Wiltshire should not be closed forthwith. A. NEWING, H<>n. Secretary to the Committee. I, North Road, Caine.

PIECE .~U1'.RRY ROAD. The minutes of the· Sanitary Committee recorded that the Tow-n Clerk laid.,on the table a letter from Yr. A. Newing, enclosing a report and petition relating to the Piece Quarry ROaa. It was resolved to recommend the Cciuncil that 1 this matter be not re-opened, and to refer Mr. 1 Newinir to the 'l'own Clerk's letter to him of i 12th• Sept., pointing out that it would be im- i practicable on the ground of expense alone for J the Council to_!-cquir~ the road and lay · t ~~t a public hig~way .. The. ~yo~ said· he· had had an interview with Mr . . Newu_ig, who sliated that be represented. a .. de"P.utation and thei desired to know whether . he (the- Ma;ror). wothuld call a town meeting on, the question of, e right of way of the road.. Ha had. midi M.r. Newing th!!-t be ,could1nal: move without the approval of the Council, . and; seeing that Lord Lansdowne was offering.. a new; road they. oug)lt to \et the matter rest;_ He fnrt.her told: Mr. Newing that if he wanted: ta, hire the· Tuwn Hall for a meetwg/ ' on h,is- own". he pr!!Sumed there would be · no obj,ction, tJoi hlB ha.v.i~g. 11lle use of the hall.-AldermaTu J .. Gale considenid. that in the action be had. taken the Ma.1.on· ~ done quite right seeiilg that tihe Council at its last meeting ag.r:eed that t~re neve.r. was a right of way at : th.e: plaee- m question.. . A similar application· was- made to the ~or for a meeting .but he ref~ it.-The Maiyor's action was approved\ but :iii. was statmdl that if Mr. Newing hired and paid the fee for the Town Hall foi: a · ~ting flhere wo.ulds ie no objection to hI.S havmg, the use of it.. 0

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A Public Meeting Will be held in the

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Hymn 499 "On the resurrection morning" S . S Wesley Quartette

at 7.30 p.m.

" I was glad"

Cha11t by Blow

Prayers. Address. (a) Aria { (b) Saraband

Blow

" Jesus shall reign "

Purcell Blow

" Rejoice in the Lord "

'l'homas Attwood born in London 1767. Chorister of the Chapel Royal. 8tudied under Mozart iu V ienna, and was a great fri e nd of Meudelssohn's. Beca111e Org;lll ist of S. Pau l's Cathedral 1795 . Died 1838, and was buried in S. Paul 's. His compositions are distinguished by purity of style and expression.

Quartette & Chorus

This tune recently discovered was sung at the" Blow Commemoration Service" iu ·westminster Al.Ji.Jey last Jul y.

Purcell

Hymn 604 The Blessing. " Sevenfold Amen "

During the Collecti on

H enry Purcell horn at Westminster 1658. H e is suppo_sed to b_e the greatest and most orig in al of English composers, Died 169<>, and was buried in the Abl.Jey.

Anthem "Now let our song of gladness rise" an" by

Granville Bantoclc

(Melody 1623)

Smart

H en ry Smart born in London 1813, was articled to a Soli citor, but quitted law for music. Organ ist ot se vernl Lond on ctm1·ches, an excio:ilent accom p an ist and ~xtempo n se r, a n d a voluminous COID· pose r for the instrument. Died 1879 .

" 0 Trinity, 0 Unity "

Stainer

(from the Anthem •·I saw the L ord. ") Sil' J ahn Stainer born iu Loud on 1840. Choir boy at S- Paul 's Cathedral , Organi st Magda le n Coll ege, Oxfol'd , an d to the Un i versity of Oxford. S ucceeded Sir John Goss as Organist of S . Paul's Cathed ral.

(commonly called "The Bell Anthem.")

Magnificat in B flat

V aughan Williams

Attwood

( (a) Poco Allegro

Anthem

"For all the Saints"

Samuel Sebastian Wes ley born 1810, son of Chal'les Wes ley, n eph ew of John Wesley. Chol'iste l' of t h e Chapel Royal, 0l'ganist H ereford Cathedral, Leeds P arish Ch urch , Winch ester Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral. Died at Gloucester 1876. As a comoose r of Church ii'Iusic Wesley rnay fairly be placed in the h ighest rnnk. 'l'his is proved by the devotional and masterly works with which, a t a µeriod when our Ecclesiastical muHic was at a low ebb, lt e enriched the choral r epe rtory of tlte Church . Dr. Vaughan W illiams, one of the ablest orchestrnl write rs of the prese nt day.

Anthem " They that go down to the sea in ships "

1 (b) Trumpet Tune and Air Hymn 220

S. S . Wesley

(trom "'l'he Wilderness.")

Hymn 437

Dr. John Blow born in 1648 at Co lli ngham, near Lincoln. At the age of 21 became Organist o_f Westminster Abbey. R esigned in 1680 in favour c f hi s girted pupil , Hen r y Purcell. On the d e ath of Purcell iu 1695, Blow was reappointe d , and h eld the post till his d ea.th iu 1708.

Organ Solos

"And sorrow and sighing"

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Svohr

Louis Spohr, gre at Violinist an d famous composer, was horn a t Brunswick 1784. His composiLio11s co111prise uin e great Symph on ies , a large number of Ove r tures, 17 Violin Conce r tos, 11ume rou s Ope ras . Ca11 Eatas, e l;c ., Perhaps hi s he:-;t lrn own and most popul a r work is th e Ornto rio "Th e Last Judgement." As an exec uta nt Spo hr counts amongst the greatest of a ll t imes. Died 1859

St. Andrew's Day, 30th November, 1922,

Psalm 122

"As pants the hart "

Anthem

lJasil Hnrwood Stainer

followed by

God God God God God

be in my head, and in my understanding ; be in my eyes, and in my looking ; be in my mouth, and in my speaking ; be in my heart, and in my thinking; be at mine end, and at my departing.

Music by H. Walford Davies JVords from Sarum Primer (1558!. Sir Walford Davies is Organist of the 'l'eruple Ch urch, London. Professot· of Music and Lectu1·er Univer·sity Coll ege of Wales.

Voluntary

Fugue in E flat (S. Anne)

J . S. Bach

CLOSING QUAIRY ROAD.

To the Editor ol The Wiilu~re Guett11.'' r SlB.-ln your ,i ssue .of last week Mr.' :N~w111g 'refenr to a letter which 'he re«ieiv~ ~ •Mi. Dunne but which he, '.M:r. Ne,Ong, did ' not

send ~ you- for publication. • ·He1·ewith ,I 'etr clOBe a copy of Mr. Dun'IK(s lef-fei:;· an.d ~k you in justice to Mr. Dunne to publish it m your next issue. A. L. SCOTT, Hon. Sec. to the Governors of St. Mary's School, Galne • November 28th, 192Z.

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the 28th ult. ' Yes, you were quite right. It was my letter ·of the 26th Oct. I much regret that by mistake apparently the -typed transcript wBB sent to ~u. instead of the signed original. There is only one point I desire to comment 111pon in reply. . . There is 110.ch a thing ~nown as a J>4!rml88ive · __ of private property merely as an iiidnlgence, without any "dedication " or intention . to "dedicate." When a private owner comes · to know that individuals are attemptin1t to treat tile indulgence as a right, he is compelled to bttervene for his own protection. This ia what occurred in the present case. Mr. Baines did not, .tter the Sohool purchllS!ld 8t Prisca's "suddenly disoover that the land iaquestion "was private propeity,'' as you ha-re s~ more than once. He knew it perfeo well before. What lte did discover was t tlais track over private land, provided for tile use of the estate tenants, was proposed to be treated by outsiders as 011 the footing of ri1ht. "J,.ooordingly he promptly stopped it. And tw. mi was absolutel:r: entitled to do, unless there wBB some reasonable evidence to establish the fact that it had been at some time or other "granted" or "dedicated" to the public. There was · obviously no such evidence. The fair inference from what there was, poin~ the other way. And such user as had occurred was purely referable to the indulgence and ' permiesion of the landlord. That is what the School found and what Mr. Harris wonld have found, if th~ incident. had occurred with him, and I have no doubt I it is what the Town Council were satisfied was "1e fact. At all events, the track WBB barred and locked from that time, and a narrow passage made for us, for whicn we paid a rent. These are /acb which have to be f~ and not evaded by mis-statemell'bs. ~..__:: I do not pro'pose to comment iunimr upea your letter, ana I leave you ~ pumU8 , 790J' pNCeedinp irith · the 'l'own PoUiici.1.-Yllllll» faithfully, I : ., ' ' , ' ,..A.It:. .~.

Mr. A.

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To the Ed:itor of The Wiluhire GtiM!ftf., · Sm,-Will you kindly grant me SP&C6'te state tlie plain faeb regarding this question, that the Town Couneil do not seem to rMliseP A petition is signed_ by between 208 and sot ratepayers and · presented to the To~ Council and a deputation is af.pointed who meet,. committee of the Counci , but as they fail to get satisfaction, I am asked if I will help with eome correspondence, and undertake to do so. We set to work with the results that 'fOU haft kindly publishe<l. At a public meeting & reqaest is drawn up and signed by 2' bOna,.fide rateJl'llyers asking the Mayor to call a pllblie meeting. I receive a courteous note from the then Mayor pointing out that he could not act till aflier the report had been before the 'Dcnrn Council, and would I kindly point that out. I w• able to reply that tliat COUl'lle was quite understood and was spoken about at the meeting before the repoYt was sent in. In my in't erview with the ne'lr M.yor he told me that; in ClOnsequence of what the CoU11.cil had deoidi8d to do, he should not go against their decisioa, but he would grant me tlie hall. So here is "the position. I am correRPOndent or hoa. secretary to a committee of ratepayers, publicly appointed, who constitutionally go to work and wish to bring to a decision a 'lUMti.Oll of right to 'Ilse a road. We 1"1blish the fact. and I am told I can have the Jaall by "faJ'iDlr for it and have a meeting 011 m7 own." don't see where my personality comes into the queetion at all. Are not th& Town Council the representatives of the people, and is not the Mayor the chief citizen in authority, and! is it not his business and his buem.. alonl!l,or if he. is unable to be preeent, tile DelJuty .l!llayor to take the chair at such puliio in~, to we that proper -and order is . ~ aDll th.at he has t.o he impartial to any party whatever, but t.o eee both sides have a proper hear).ngP So that is why I have booked the date and adv&Ttised the meeting. feeling sure that the Mavor will see to it that 1JTe-rything is done .. it should be. ·

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The Lecture will open with a general resume of wireless telegraphy and telephony from its origin to its modern-day application, with a brief reference to the part played by this science during the past Great War. The question of dealing with the coming " broadcasting " of wireless for the general public will be covered by the lecture, with a view to enabling the audience . to understand and, if desired, to actually instal and work a private apparatus for the reception of messages. A special feature of the lecture will be the exhibition of modernday receiving apparatus, whereby wireless signals will be broadcasted " to the audience " by means of a loud-speaking telephone and the introduction of other simple and effective experiments.

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N~· . .3 ~ ENGLISH CHURCH MUSIC. ·A festival quite out of the ordinary waa held at the pa rish ohurch on Thureday evening, when the ehoir produced seleetions of church musio dating from th11 17th centur y to the preaenf; time. There was ti large _congregation, who were indebted to Mr. W. &,_Pullein (the talented organis~ for the opportunity of hearing what wDB a. much-apPfeciated feetival. The pieces chosen were compositions of those f8IllOWI organists, Blow, Purcell, Smart, WesleT., -AttwOod Stainer, also the present .aa,. Basil Har1ro0Cl' and Walford!. DJLvies. -The-eollection came to £13, iuid was for 8llJ1Pllenting th~ organiBt's ealar7. Dr. John Blow, wll.o ' waaJ>orn m 1648, was organist· of Westminster Abbey .when 21, and -was a great ·composer of church muaio. Kant of his compositions ,,-ere lost for years, but fortu.nately were discovered comparat ively recently; .and at a " Blow " coinmemoration ser• vice in the Abbey last July much of the oomi-r's musio was rendered. H~ry Purce_ll, born in 1651!, was .Iso .f or many years organISt of W•tminster Abbey, and in the opinion of many ranked with Turle (born at Somerton, Somerset, in 1 869) as the greatest of chqrch C9fil· .posers. Henry Smart, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, and.. Thomas Attwood were. all fojlmoll8 organiats an4oouipoeers; while Sir John ,Stainer, anotheT great composer, eu~ th& · ~ous .Goss l!-8 organist of St. Paufs, where he hadl been.a choir boy. Spohr was a big_ oom~r. hia best. ~nown OJ':!lltorio being" The LaBt Judgment." T)lle programme was as follows :-PSlllm 122, "r was glad," Chant by Blow. Organ eolo&---(a) Aria, (b) Sara band, Blow; (a.) Pooo Allegro, (b) Trumpet Tune 4md Air, Purcell (Mr. Pullein). H ymn 220 "Je8us shall reign," Blow. Anthem, "Rejoi~ in the Lord,, (commonly called "The Bell Anthem") Purcell. Anthein, "Now let our song of gl~dness rise" (Meloc.b: 1623),_ arranged by Granville B1mtock. Magntficat m B flat, SJD4rt.- Anthem, "As _pants the har1:," Spohr. H#m '99, "On the _resurrection morning,': S. S • .Wesley. Qmu'tette, "And-eorrotr and sighiu " ("The Wilderneee ''>;,S.S. Weide!- Hymn di. "For all the Saints, ' Va.ugban Willia.ms. Anthem 0 -" They tha.t go down to the sea. in shipi.'' Attwood. Qua.rtette and chorus, "0 Trinity, 0 Unity" (from the anth~m "I saw the Lord"), Stainer. Hymn 604, Bas1,~ H11r"Y'OOlll. The' Blessing. " Sevenfold Amen, Stamer ; followed byGod be in my head, and ~n my und~rstanding; God be in mv eyes, and in. my lookmg; God be in my mouth , -a nd in my sp_e ak}ng; God be in my heart, end in my tliinki~g ; God be at mme t>.nd, and at my departing. -Words from Sarum Primer (1558), music by H. Walford Davies. Voluntary, Fugue in E flat (St. An ne), J. S. Bach.

THE CLOSING OF QUARRY ROAD. MEETING OF llUEPA.YERS. At the Town Hall on Frida y evening, ·a meet· ing was held to discuss the question of the ' closing of Quarry Road, and to ".give ra~a.ye1'8 an opportu~ity of deciding this questMJD. for themselves. ; Tlae meeting waa opened by Mr. A. ~~wing, who- said for the present he QCc_upied the position of the representati'!e of the Mayor and Corporation. He had been simply corr_e spondent for the Commh tee and those who were appointed by the bpdy of ratepayers. He _was them .to make a stateinent as the C'omID:ittee consi.dered the subject and to leave the audience to judge for · themselves as to whether the matter was to be carried forward ant further or left alone. The Committee had ma~ au impartial effort to place everything before the public, and they had no wish to hurt 1Ll!)'On~'s feelinp or to do anything_ but what was .q.mte honourable in every_ way. He .asked tht> aud1e~ce if they would appo~nt a chair~an. Mr. H . G. Harris whQ was m the audience. was asked ,but ~lined to take t he chair, as he did not want to be dra wn into it. · · ETentually Mr. Newing was appomted chairman and proceeding to address the meeting, said they had met to decide in one sense as to , whether they had, peace or war over a rather tho~ny question. The Committee had two resolutions tbey d esired to {>Ut before .the audience and it was for ~~m to decide. The school (St. Ma ry's) came largely into. this ma l;qir because so many people had mentioned it. The school was the ca118e of the trou~le, and also because the school was expandmg, going Oil very nicely and wanting other room, onl1 -the unfortunate part of it was that the eXpan.sion took -the ground o".er the_ disputi;d right of way. He had h ad a hfelong. mterest. m Christian education. The school m question was a credit to the town and to those who conducted it a nd it was to the int•rest of Calne that such· an establishment should be supported a nd given every facility for extension. It was obl'ious to those who knew anything about the w11-11 'the school had been carried on. that some years-years of stress and trouble-building operations were practically impossible in an7 way, and the teachers at the school had to work under difliculties ; at the present t ime 6C)me nf the ll'Upils b ad to " sleep out" for want of accommodation at the school, ~ that to the most casual observer it was obl'ious that somet:hing must I::., done in the "-ay of spendinK money before long. But there was one point which came into the matter which offered some solution an'd that was diat in t he vicinity there had conie into the market certain property which mig_ht possibly be a ~quir ·d . and which would make an excellent site for the school, where there would be more privacy than now. Was it impossible for business men inf:erestt'd in the work of ·the s chool to llSe their influence and persuasion th ~ t such an alteration be made-11s would place tt1• school in an excdlent and permanent position? If it was posii\ible to J>l!rsuade th&ie -intere•ted in the schoo\ that the -property he referred to could be -acquired. that would solve the difficulty of the right of way. It might be askoo from a town's point of view why make & f1JSS about the r ight of way? Welli in -tlte immediate neighbourhOOd of the roaa they found property d eveloping. There wer e sixty ousea !llready irrected. -and they heard of 0

an applieati9n made for ou"iaqull& p:ii the other side of the 1!'08d at Lieklrfll • .m4 if a hou11e was placed on that side of Lit"khil? ofh!'rs might foll<>'tf. Hero wils a cha.net' of ke<-p1ng OP.Cn a. road· fup1"fttr Oft· the ma.in thoroughfare at one encl and if negotiations ·were properly denloped the road might he extended f~ A.Ima Turaae to go •Cl'OllS aild join the Swindon Road m thtl MatSb If t1-t. wua done. they woultl be relimq tralii ·at a danRerous corn.•r ne;.r the Squal"}!. at the ~ of Curt:oi). I S~reet. . He ClQ!lsidered thal•eTe., effort she>litd· be ~ tit· ~ open tHe road in question, and he ~mled out Hat the sebool auth<>ritiff had om1ttfel to .make ·an application for the closinR of the rOat. aa had btfen · iJ6J)e in ot'her ca8es. He appealed to tile schopl aulhoritir" wheTber they were goiq ' tcfhet~ to secure this right for the puWic or were they going to perpetuate class wv. abta_p>nism· and bad friendship. Did not ta. a11d~ce thµtk. tJiat it 11'88 a muc~ hetbr w• of eettJing dilfer§llces to ll"t 1t done ?1 persuasion rather than by force, and hiP appeil.lell t.o all fciDJ a.n4.get the matter settlecl by persuasion and without class hatred or antagonism. Mr. Newing then read the two resolutio• which had been ~ftd. The irat was: "That thia mePtinJtof~yt>t'"s rnMi'1e!' that the beilt way of settling tjlia matter is to appoint a small commi~ to 'WIR~ the gOVernors of the t«?hdol to see if it ia pjl!lll by mutual consideration and co-operation. :'lrra'!lge for t'b.e school. to W placPd in a better po1ution. thereby lea:ving the road in qnatlon clear." Mr. Newing added that BB far as he waa concerned be stood there for peitce not war 1md if som~ne would prol>OSe the resoluwm he had read. then it would be open to ·t'h meetfn~ to <1Met!M flt., matter. No one offered to :propcise the resolution. A se<"Ond resolution ,was then submitted. to the effect that the meet111g deoir!'d to uphold the efforts being made to keep ei,.. mith and· r • in_ question, and havin~ collected evidence and irot the opinion of the 1;,;ommone and Footpatlu1 Preeervation Socielv who were. experts. considpred that the puo)ie 1111d a perfect right to ~se the patji and road. .-II gaVB 'Qotice that tbey wonld take the -usual: steps to uphold their rights. ; . This resolfttion was ~ by Mr. H. Drer and seconded by Mr. lfll;'!'!" ·;, In anslter to Mr. RarrtR, the Ch_1111;man; safd the road for 90me ti!Jlfi \v81f ke~ in repau• b;y the builders w9tc> '8sed-tbe !OBd to the quar1'7. Mr. J.· Gale remarked that there was a m isunc!erstandi r;g ab..ut the right of way eitller by n.i pa1ty or the other. Both t oul<l not be r igh t. and ~i e the p ublic were called to d iscn611 th e matter he ,-entnred. as a private indi·. idual, to giv ~ the meet ing a few hints which he .knew to be facts. He waa not there to r epresent the Town Council · neither was h e a governDr of St. Mary's ::;cfiool: nor d !d he represen t them in any way. The letters lie had read in the prPss from Mr. Dunne h a thought conclusive; but he could give th~ m a few details which Mr. Dunne had not. '.rhe facts he would pot before them were not stronp-er tha n. Mr. Dunne's, bu.t were of a d ifferent nature. It was a fact that up to 1862 t.h~re was no way whate•er to the Lickhill Road. The ll•nd <JD which Alma T errace WB8 built was sold fo r buildin7 pur~es ~ Mr. Bishop's trustees (the fatner Qf the bite Dr. Bishop, whom m a ny of the:qi r8lllelllbered with l'l'U gratitude). Curzon BOUlle and NorthJields belong~ to the same. pro~rty . '.rhis pJ!OP?rl;y was bounded 011 the eaat side by the cottages i!1

North Street. whic)l".etl to Mr. Telling'& hou&e ; from th ~nce ~'fence which separated it eutirely from Lo 'Lanldowne's property on the n.orth side. There waa no opening in.· the fence to- the Lickhill Road. Northfields Honas and Curzon House were approaclaed by .Stanltf llome. Sometime hetwl'en 1851 and 1862 lit& Guthrie purchased :CUrzon. Uouse a11d North· fields, 1111.d the portion of the land behind it up to Stanley Hom~t .and stopped 'the way 'to Curson House and Norw.fields. Wlien Ogilvie"'s Quarry was opened aocese to it w- obtained by what was now known aa Alma. Terrace; th~ for the first time acce.sa waa qiade from the ~ quarry to Lickhill R~_.._ and there wa8 & gate put acr-08' it and1 loe&ed. No patli had ever been dedicated as a. public rig)R. no 'Path wu shoWJI. o~ map. and whenever the · public had p over · it tJa~.. had ' treap888ed; ·A.gain., during 1889 Alma Terrace .(he meant the IO'lllllllJ on tile left hand siae pf the road) 1ra11 heiJtS built. and application, wu made to the 'f01'1l Couacil to make the road and pathe. The T~ Couneil then ref118ed. broauee dier~ was . DI' public road. -Thoee were facta, a.ad he gave thdl to the meeting in the hope that tTMl:i might be benetcial to all. · · llr . Newing: We are dealing with 1921. -d not 1862. 1 Mr. Gale: I am dealing wiU. the fl&llle matter, and it doe.i not matter whether it iS 1912 or 172Z, if a path w.a• ever dedicated therr, b1it vou can· not show that it has been. Mr. Newing they were quite a.waie that the way had not been formally dedicattd to the public, but he quot.ad a legal opinion that V"Dere a path had been D'lllettered for . a grt>lt,t number of _years it is pr4'SllmeU to he dediC&ted t.<> the public. For over 1!0 years ~ public had had the right ~f uq'of this •path. ancl it waa ~ut 30~r.s s1}lce ~e gate there was put iMJJde. "You '(added Mr. Newinf') we are in po88ellsion at facts a,s well as vou (applauR). M:r. Gale said p Jq the lenl- o~iniQD. quoted, be 4id n<it · kn~ w~ the · law"6!" . wu who had said "'· but the lTown Co11ncail llad eone carefull7 into this questio.n. and found that no lenlrth of time of user gave that wa7 a public right or marle it a . public road. ~ road belonged to Lord Lansdowne, but hia. loi'!lsbip, with his usual genero.;ity. had allowed the public to use the road, and when LoJ'Cl Lana. downe had sold that propel"ty he had dODe with it. Again. Lord Lnnsdowne. from .)lie own generosity-the public had not fhe elightest claim on him for it-was giving ,another road a little higher up, wlridl· he ~r. G~Je) reckoned would be a very much better road leading to the allotments. and equally conftJlient to the public. Mr. Newing said. as he had poinb!d l)Ut in the case of a private road used by the pui;lic, the owner mnst asSE'rt his right by closing it on one day a year, but I4>rd Lan8downe had negIeet6(,f so to close it. (A. Voice: T4at is plain proof it does not belong to .himJ. Mr. Harris : Has thi~ roe.d ever been kept up bv the rat ~payers?-Mr. Newing: No. sir ; I h'a •e no t!v idence to that effect. Refi>rring to the proposed new road mentioned by Mr. Gale, Mr. Newing said the only step taken was to mark out the road with a few stakes. It was mostly garden groWld there; to make a road through it would cost many pounds, and they were lcsing their claim to the right of way at i:he present road by allowing the new road to be_gone on with.

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ln answer to r . Harris Mr. Newing Qicl they had clrar evident E" that the old road-had. been ~ u~int&rruptedly for 75 years. At this p01nt Mr. Gale had left the ·meeting, and the resolution moved b;r Mr. Drew was put forward and carried! unannilonsly. Mr. Newing remarked that, ha.vina- carried the resolution, the matter was now in the hands of the audience, and that concluded his acti<>n with it. He thanked them very muoh. · Mr. Watt s ruove<l1 a .vote of thank:S to M.r . N~wing for all he .had 4oue in connection with the matter. No one .knew but those on the Committee the work Mt. NeW'ing had put in, and the trouble he had gone to and he h&Jl carried out his duties ha as st;.aightforward, honest and ·conllti\utional jt manner atJ (ioi!eible. As to what Mr. lfetrjng ltad Said about another sit:e for tho' school, the ne\f site, from a health7, physical anti edpcaiiJ>nal standpoint. WBB an excellent one; if ·waw on higher ground would be bett.er for. r!'Creation. with mqre privacy, and 1i bet~r position altogethe.r for a school of that s~ding than tile. present ·building. They surmised that the present sehool property was purel_iased on the nnderstanllina- that ther'e '11(.S.S no r1~t of wa~ . oi\t ~e road in question, but that w• for the· audience to decide. At an,. rate, th~y contended that the right <>f way had been b~ugbt about h,- the long, constant, free and un1nterrup~ use pf the road. In appealinr to the· audience 'to show their appreciation Qf wha.t Ji[r. Ne~i.Q.( had done. he adf;ied that that gentleman had nOt carried out his duties without personal" &ac]'._ifice. lie he was sorr,- to .tell them tb.at )l{r. Newing had now jomed the ranks of the uumplorecf. BPw much that was d~e to his B<l,tjon wit_~ .r!'lard to this matter or his trade union activ1bes . he was not in a position to say, but it .was a sad reflection that in this year 1922 th~sition of a worker was such that ht!' must not -do anything t.o help mould the character or influence the lives of hig fellqws. and that he 1J&B to be bound body and ll(JUI to those wlao Pill ehased his services. He therefore wished to lldd t.e the vote of thaaks t;¥ir _sympath_y ~itb ¥r. Newing in the 11ecess1tous and paWol c1rcumatanoes in which he was pla!!ed thnm,gh no fault of his own. 'rhe motion havlntt been Passed. Mr. Newing 11&1d he Ii.ad acted on what was the outcome of a crowded ~eetmg on this question, and he did not regr!lt it. He tltanked them all for their ' great k.1ndneea. and said what the .future w.as going to be he did not know. In regard to the hire of the hall for the meeting, Mr. Newing ·said he obj ected,.. aa a ratepayer, to 8: charge ·f or the use of a public hall for a pubhe matter. For s uch an occasion the hall. should !Je free, and. someone ought t:e draw the attenti0n of th~ _ :Ministry of Health to the fact~ that tlie Corporation did not even hold the retSPOnsibility for Iettina- that hall among thQ1Wiet-..es. bot the responsibilitv was held b1 one individual. ·

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,my explJlnation at the meeting why Mr. D'!Jnne's letter waa not sent you for- publication will you kindly Sll_V in this week's ISsne: That the reason the letter was not published contrary to our determination t.o publish an:Ythm.r ~nnected '!ith the question, was, it nol in my possession at the· time of writing you nor .P~ble ti!l after the det.e yeu 1 would 1reqmre it t.o . pu bhsh 1n t.he 1111me isane. N A. NllWING. 1, orth Road, Cable; Dec. 5th.

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ST. Mi\RY':i SCHOOL (CALNt.) PRIZ£ UISTRIBUTION. The annual prize distribution of St. Mary's School, Caine, took place on Friday afternoon. Archdeacon Bodingten presided, supported by the Rev. A. L. Scott (hon, secretary), Mrs. Bodington, Mrs. Donni',. Miss Steel (Lady Principai of the R-Oyal School, Bath) and Miss Matthews (headmistress). In his opening remarke, the CHAIRMAN · ,observed that the school was nearly, but not quite, at its fiftieth birthday, and next year , he .lloped they would be able to do something out of the usual ~mark it. He did not know that there was anyone living amongst I them, unl.e ss it was the Mayor, who .could 19 . llack ' those fifty years and remember what-the'school was like when it was born. The;r would we.1eome any researches that oonld be made by a~y interested in the eehool between now al\(l t.he next few :gionths to help them reconstruct its ancient history, no matter how email their information might be. - Mi!lf MA'l'.THEWS,. before presenting her · report, stated that at the end of last term one of the original pupils came to see her and gave her some information. · The first headmistress was not alive, but the second and fourth were, and she hoped t.o get 110me inform11tion from them as to the earlier days of the School REPORT. Kt'. Chairman, Kiss Steel, ladies and gentlemen.It ls a great pleasure to ns to welcome yon: here this afternoon. We have not, thls year, Invited any to be present except the parents of the present .girls, and those old girls who live bl the ne)khboUT· hood. Personally, I should _prefer to call prize day .. parents' day," and to let It be the day in the year when we can meet to discuss the School's 'llfellare, and to tell you what we have accom· plished during the year and , to- take , yon into_ our con11dence as to our hopes and aims. What wewant you to feel Is that this is just an Informal, friendly, business meeting. We are not ollerlllg you any entert,.~eli~ Next year, pei:haps, w_h en we shall be celebrating the jubilee of the fonnda· tion ·of O\lr School, we shall be more ambitious and oller yon more. . Bot this year we all fe1t that the less formal the day could be the better.. With regard, ftrst, to the year's work. We have been greatly encouraged by the success of J'ean Sorsbie. In March .she -nt up . to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, ana did well enoni;h in the scholar· l!blp examination (taking English as her subject) w be ollered a · vacancy for October. In these da~ . when pressure on the women's colleges is so un• precedented. her- success ls a .feat of which ant school can l)e pn>ud. , In J'une she entered for a Kesteven lllajor Scholarslllp, and though' the com• petition there also was very grrat, and she was competing against boys a8 well as gills, she won a scholarship of £1.3) a year for three years. The examination was _conducted by the Joint Scholarship Board, tiistltnted by tlle Incorporate! Assocl&tlon of Headmasters,- on behalf of seven awarding bodies. We were delighted to find In the report of the examination that Jean was specially men.tioned for French, bemg second out of all thecandidates in the seven counties. Both she and Mlss Alexander are t.o be heartily congratulated. Jean ls now in resld~nce at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and Is reading -lor Engllsh Honours. Doroth-y Morrison, who ~ett 118 " year ago. ls at the· same college, reading history.

Nora Hollis &lt!O aQleftd for the Lady Kafcuet! scholarslltp elramlnati~n in Classics, aq4f( though she passecl Ille was not high enough on ~. list to secure a vacancy. She has gone to Durham! University (where we bave a link In Miss Donald' eon) and is reading for Classical Honours. Foul' girls have passed in groups of the Higher Local , one hae pa!l8ed London ifMatrlculatlon; eight have passed the Senior Cambridge (of these one obtained honours and e:temption from London Matriculation and there we..e distinctions In English and Hygiene). Fonr ' girls have been presented for musts ezamlnatlons, and &11 have passed, one obtaining honours In the advanced grade of the Local Examination of the Associated Board. One girl has obtained the full honours certificate of the Royal Drawing Society. This year, lor the first time, "1i eent in two girls for the certificate of the Incorporated Institute of Hygiene; both were successful. The Franc.ls Gabriel Scholarsblps were won by Kargaret Herre", for the day girls, by Margaret McKay and Allee Le. Kesurler for the boarders. I am clad to say that the lnstit11tlon of the parallel forms ~r girls not working for unwersity examinations, of which I spoke last year, has been fully Justllied. A .special word of commendation ts due to the Fifth Parallel, who, all through the year have wornd steadily and well, $heir practical work .ljaa been thorough.,. and their' .Interests are . cert.alDiy much wider than they were. We were proud that two of t,h'l!fr .memllere were successful la tlie InsUtute . of Hypene examination. and that anoUlcir ·~ denr,'IO"Welr in Iler 11111sk. · We are llopiq ~· Toarth ..Parallel will became ae aUdadory a form. Beyond the fact that we have won our first open scbolarehlp, alld aent our first three girls to the "unlvenHy. we have no outstandtn1 featvre ~ report. You will see for yourselves, however, that we have !Dade progress with our· playing fields, and tllat' whq tbe newly planted tree& and shl"lJbs have devel~d we hope they will present a much better at>Pearanc!e. There have been many minor hn~emetit& illdoors, and I thlnk the dQnnltorles espec:l.tl:f have · ~ 1Dade brighter and JDt>re conw torta"Qle for the girls. Our library blMI made exeellQJlt strides, and what is much more Important tJ!,e" books 11.re being" i-ead. When I compare the use of the library by the girls of to-day with what It ·1ras a-few years ago I feel there has be~n a very great Increase in the general reading, and even In Form Lower JV. reference library books are Ip. constant demand, and the rl'&ding. lists of some of the girls have been excellent. One great ·and very recent addition to the School ls the · gramophone. Kiss Jennings started a fund fo~bls and we had some very kind contributions. To this the governors • have Just added a grant, so that we are hoping, now we possess a really good model that the m,usical appreciation classes will acquire a new interest, and that no one wlll leave sc\lool without some musical education. It ls given to few to become performers, but it sh9uld, with corttct training, be possible for all to become Intelligent listeners, anct-it ls to that end that the musical classes are ·held. With the same aim we have added to the curriculum regular le880DS ID the history -of art. Mi"' Hales ls this >t.erm hold~ a ·very interesting art class In her own Form, and w~ hope that this too will become a regular part of the Sehool course. During the year we hate had two changes In the stair. Vie were all very sorry to lose Miss Rountree last term. after fo11t years• work with u~. Bh'e has been sucCMded liy Vies Hales (M .A. Oxon, · Cambridge T011Cller•s Dlplmba) who has come to ns as English ~list. Miss Eilwards, who had been with 1ll! ttro years; and bild done much In that ~l

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to raise the standard of classics In the School, left us. J{er place has been taken by Kiss Gibson (B.A. Blrminpam Teacher's Diploma). We have not bad an interrupted year of teaching as fl>r two t.erms I was ;myself unable to teach, and MIBB Grover bas been absent. through lllneS8, since June, but ls to return to us In January. Tbls • has m<>ant securing temporar:v< · help. and-tbou!lh It l9 bound to ,.ifeet' continu.lty I hope the teacllblg bas .not sufrered. · I feel we are. as ever. extrem..ly fortunate ln our stair. and that their Interest tn, am! enthuslamn. for, .their t.eachl111g has n"ver hf'<on at a ·hf«htt · level than .It ts : to,day, . while. at Ole · , same time in oountless ways they show their devotion to the bellt interests of the School. We ti0n· stantly hE'ar good news of our old girls, and we peatly enjoyed ~ gathering In July, when oftr thirty came baoll: for three days at the end of the tform . This was our ftrst big re-union, and it was, ' we were all agreed, au unqual!A9d success. We feel we have ap eathulllastie body of old clrls, and they are beglnning to help as ln all 80118 of ways. It 11"&& dellgbttul to 11f9)oome one who to us at a moment's BOtlce, when one of ti. -statr ,fell UJ°ln January, 11.114 · • ~ Is with -1111..ao,; giving temporuy; he\p, ID au :e~Of: - · · _ • Durlntt.:the Jl8U _two (le~ ~ • .oQ1erS ,-'ave· beOO~ eng~. , · Beleft. Tell!I& ...... o~,.t_ Uie diploma of Bedford PbJal~ Tratlltng 0011.... ua4 bas also pa$ed · the ~lna,tion of the Cbartere\t Socfety . of Massage and Xedlcal_Gymnastics. Ven , Balley_b•s won a ftrst-class diploma at Liverpool l Physical Training College; lllarnrl'!t Randolph has ~ the Cambridge Te&aler's '.9fPloma, and Ph)'tHs Rudler has obtalJ!.ed tll~ .BortlcuUmal Diploma of Unlyerslty Collel!llll, ~fag, Of . liie girls who haft left us during the year two have gone on to the unlTus.lty; a. t.lJlrd Is reading for the eutrance examinatton to ~n Collqe, ~bridge. One has ~ offered '& "f&CallCJ ·1or 1lUt Ootober at" 8'J,fsbury ~fnfng College. Two 111!8 Parlt! ; one In Swltzetliand stUdflng Is taking up ·muslo; ontt ls working aLdlspenelng; one ls to go · next OctOber tO BedtOrd -l>hyi;.fcfJ Training Oallege; five are at h"ome. and of Uiee three. aP. doing a littre teaching. This fs . a I. ~lit, atro~llY ' Girls te•ve us fte ~•lJIP&d .for the" g :pr . -any ath ~ and.,,.. -shortly118ar ttiat tliey bllTe pu.)IUs. Tb.ls uncenlflcated. untrained te c~ only be a blind alley occupation. as bad the ·girl hersell l!S for the UJl,h&ppy pltpfls whom she ls ex.perlmentlng. Kore 11114 ID . we flo.d ~at parents are NaUslng :this. and-=-often at a great sacrllic.f' to themselve-.re see~ to tt that their girls on lea'ring "school rece~ve deftite tra1nin8 f9r work. The plight of thOBe who ba't'e not do9e so has In the past" often been bitter enough; wttb the Increased stringenc:i: of economic ,:ondl· ' \ions It 'will only be worse. The School alms above all Ullngs at turnlng out girls of ~ principle, girls wbc are orderly, seU·controned, courteous, practical Interested and wltb a dawning sense of lntellect~al responsibility. ' We c1i> BQt claim, we cannot claim, that when they leaft 118 ·tlley are ready, witbout further training. lot' professional life. ICKeept for a slight epidemic of lnAuenza fn the Lell.t term we h&Ye again liad an ea:cellent bill of l.ealth and I am sure that on the physical side the School I• doing well, and that the general standard, or health Js .'t'ery good indeed. We · did not,- thia year, defeat the Goclolphln School In our annual drill eompetftlon, bat as our team lost by two points only (~ after having been snowed up for two hours on Sallabury Plain, I tblnk they did very well. We were defeated by tlM! JMiyal School, Batll, Jn netball, 1114: did no~ ~ th• '

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beauttful s ver cha enge cup so kindly given by Dr. and Mrs. Ede. But if we have no victories to chronicle I think we can say that the games of the School are in a thoroughly he&tthy condition. we· greatly appreciate!;l the two new grass tennis -conrts which were in use last summer. We are hoping before long that we may have a good cricket pitch. Our outside interests have been well maintained. The elder girls, almost wlthont exception,' are members Qf the local branch of the League of Nations Union . We greatly value the pubHc lectures now 1 • Jleld in Caine. and feel that in the music proVided by Mr. Pulleln we are extremely fortunate. WI! are also able occasionally to hear ·music in Batis. and our other ·expeditions are · full of Interest. This •t erm a large party of us spent a day in Oxford, where we were most hospitably entertained by the Warden of New College and ll~ SpooneJ:. We also have various lectures in the Scnool; one this term w as on our school mission In South London. which the School eonti:b.ues to support with enthusiasm, and which gives ·us an 11lsight Into some of the great social problems of to-day. · Last spring some of the 1e lder girls pve us. delighifnl lectru-...., some of them 1llustrated" by lantem slides. while one was a musical lecture and recital. Each week we have a short' concert in the dinner hour, at which the girls peclorm, and each term, too, we have a most l.Ilterestlng and mere formal concert conoentratfng on the work of one musician. We are ,Mpecla.llf- grateful for &H tlfat Miss !Tennings and Miss. Jacobi do in this . way to help on the musical life of the SCbOl>l. · Our hobby alt-em~'_ ls, I , - l!eliil-n, t.lljl mo!it popular Afternoon in :the )"eek. On Thillsd&ys the , usual time table is altered Jor all a~va Form J..ower , IV., and •every .girl ' ls fr84! 'to take up some hobby. The 1 worl: of tbe carpentry- clat;s· has ~een. extremely good during . the year, and some girl& 1 have now embarked ou quite ambitious models, Including even a bureau. · The plumpillg class bas again been· a succ~ss; aad in the garaen this term very good work bas ·been done. I feel, too. that under Miss · Williams all the domestic· science work of the School is unllsually thorough, and very practkal.. The girls reach a real)y blgh standard, whUe the lessons in hy gien e and physiology are of especial illterest. All this sidu of the School cund: tulum seems to me - to be of the very ftrst Importance in helping t o make education a preparation for life, and in helping u s to m~e it less one-sided than it has been , perba~. In the past. Side by side wit h it, however , we niust keep up a high lltand&rd In the actual ·Schoel aubjects, as -quite apart- from the spect re oi examl1lations-a growhig girl needs Ute stimulus of interesting bn.t really hard school lessons, which mean that she must think .for herself. In this res"pect I should like to say how very grateful we are to the parents for their c<H>peration and the trust t hey give us. They are so very helpful in the way they accept the schemes we make for the children. - We do take a great deal° of trouble to fit the tilne table to each individ114l girl, not thu - girl to the time table. (It may not be generally known that every single girl above Form III., and sometimes even below It, has an Individual time table which h er Form mistress and t discuss at the beginning of the term). We 2re always glad to llsten to suggestions. or to answer questions about the f\chi;>ol work, and I wish we could meet more frequently for dlscµsslon. !Ast month we were very glad to meet so many of tbe mothers of the day girl s who answered -our invitation to come to a discussion of YariOUe . points In the School routine. What. I felt after It was what I have often felt before, that we are enraonlinarily

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fortunafe In lhe llJ'lDnathetic att ltucl<ii of tb" J>Brents. It is most rue for me to receive a l~r from a parent that Is anything but a pltlBllure and It is this kindness and sympathy which help to make our work here so particularly hal>Pf, and leaves us energy and freedom Ml develop 0111' own Individuality as a school. It remains only to ,t hank all those who 'haye beP.n so good to us during the year. 1Te ~--io?ern.,rg I myself owe a special debt of gratitude for their ,r kludness and generosity to me when, owing ~ - mhealth, I -was obliged to be . absent for the Lent term. To the parents, too, at that time, I owe a grea~ deal; I was immen,scly helj>t>d and enconraged by their unfailing kindness. · To the staff Bnd more especially to Miss Al exl!Jld.er, w?io shouldered the whole burden in my- absence, I eaitnbf. be grate· ful enough. We all owe ·. a . gre~t .deal tp l(lsa Alexander, who has done· so m11ch fiu: ' the "School in the seven years· she · hts ~n here, and th!'! term she was in charg~ prove<!_ a trium;p.bant suc·cesa. We want to thank all .the do9oi:s ol prizes for their continued help anj'.I int erest. tn this con· · nectton we miss this year one very old friend; I had onty · once had th e privilege of meeting Mrs. Duncan, but as each prize giving came round sh<> lllways wrote most kindly. ·The School,. founded by her husband and her mother fifty years ago, was very near to her heart. Finally, I must say h ow very _irateful we are to Miss steel for her presence h,ere to-day. • Miss Steel- is Principal of., a very famous sehool only a little older than ours _In years. but with a 'prestige we may well envy. It ts not an easy matter to make a report In the presen_!<e of a distinguished headmistress, who ts in a position to read between the lines, and to note all our ·deficiencies. But of m.any of ~hem no one can be more aware than my. self. We have been so wonderfully fortunate in our progress during the last seven years that It may seem ungrateful to end with a list of " wants." ' But I cannot sit down without. saying tha~ we are still far from having reached our goal, our most pressing needs being 11n adequate science laboratory, and an art room. Is it toO much to hope that our jubilee next year may be marked by some striking developments? · Miss STEEL presented the prizes , and a fterwards dlelivered .an .addres.'!. She congratula ted the st:aJf and the pupils on the work done, rem11rk1D!!' that (!he knew what it W88 t o work . ·under difficult conditions when they were s'tort of accommoda tion. To the pupils who had won prizes, she said it was a good thing -w•hen good W'Ork met with good reward, a nd site urged them not to pi.iMle the books in the drawingroom or on a special shelf, but to keep them with the few books they had! learned to l ove. f!:er ~xpei;-hince was. that i,f jUlyone W88 rea,Ily . sincere, with the books . one treasured, in time those that were worthless workea themsel ves out. Bad or silly books did not stay long; they would be replaced ·by the ~ books thev loved .. It was the majoritv in the world did. not ....-in prize6. A gieat many men and women could neTer man;Lge to carry off a prize, and some of the pupils that dny belonneci to that majority. She asked them to rem~mher tha t prizes were a symbol ; they were n ot the real thing, but the real thing was\.work . Those of them who honestly went· to work-and did not quite succePd in winning a prize, had " till got the reJll t]ting that- mattered most-the powe r to work, which could ·not be taken away. R-nd which wu one of -the gt"ea.te@t bleMings of ilfe. Let tltem. . 1¥iVer f~ 'at _~- work wae

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w-a~t . She knew- bow djffiC'lllt it was, whilst they were in the midst of le~sons, games, and s<>hool duties, to realise from time to ~e wI;iat it all meant, so she wanted to get .-nutside school life for a moment and look at it from the point of view of what it 4111 meant and what was its value. She thought the value of learning was the real power it gave to judge and discern that which was sincere and real from insincerity and fal>:e standards. She thought that power to think sincerely and judge di~ passionatelv was one of the most needed char: acteristics our dav. Therl'- were people who had what she would "Ca.11 mi}wa.y <'arriaJ?e or tea table minds, who took all' their opinions ready made from the Inst perAon who handed them on; they did not think anything for themselves, but just repeated what they were told. It was fatal inaceuracy that we ~nffer<><l from and fatal insincerity. She thought algebra Greek, chemistry and history could prevent them having a railway <'~rriage mind. If thev knew one thing really wE>ll, fhey would grow to loathe ignorance; only the people ~ho had no standard in any subject whatever glibly professed dogmatic opinions. on any matter whatever. The speaker urged them not to take opinions ready made, bu~ to ~ccept what. they heard and read and thmk it out, and read

more. School ~·ork of a. high ~der, such as they had at St. Mary's, mad~ juG.gment possible, and it rested with them to dr-1 the ignorance that knew no standard, ha.41: n1> test for distinction and could never admire the great. 'Ve live'd by admiration, hope, and love. On the previous day she was at Wells Cathediral at the memorial service to 12,000 men who had f.allen in the war, and at the end of the service, when the Reveille was sounded, a wonderful question note died away in the great spaces of the "Cathedral. 8he could not get that note out of her head, and she wanted to l-ve a question with them that day; it was-" Am I working to give to the world a discerning mind:? Do I want to be able to understand and admire great men, great deeds, great books? Does hard work seem really and truly very desperately worth while?" There was a tremendous amount of work to be got through in the next few years bv thinking people. They could not spare one of them (the pupils}, but they must shoulder their responsibility, be keen to work, and be used as life decreed. Would they give of their best by using now and afterwards all their powers and that young enthusiaem which they had, and use it with all its strength, so that· they could give to the c:ou11:try just what it was wanting when their time came. In one of the ·winchester memorials was written the words: "May God give us who hold the uoodlv heritage of the past, their strength and "courage to lead and to obey, and help us with discerning minds and loyal hearts to build the future." She looked to them to do their best not only now, but always. The CHAIRMAN, thanking :'.\-1iss Steel, said her speech was one of deep wisdom, and if the points she had enunciated were followed they could not fail to make their lives more g_ood, beautiful, and happy. He regretted that Mr. A. :u. Dunne, K.C., was una~le to be present; the time and valuable advice he gave the "Overnors and his love for the school, were of ' the great~st value. He also thanked Mr. Sco~t for his labours as se"Cretary to the governors; and wrticularly with reference to the financial side. There was a time when the accounts of

St. ar s were "kept m a penny washing book (laughter), but they were not to be contained in such a small space now, and to Mr. Scott the governors owed a good deal for the work he did. He thanked Miss )fatthews, the staff, and J?Upils for their unfailing klndness to him and all the governors. and said he did not know what life would be like without the school. In his t'me he had been at all sorts of prizegivings, but he did 1wt think he ever remembered parents being i>raised before. He hoped every pa1'ent would feel he or she had a personal share in the possession of the school. It had taken much love and blood to bring it to what it was now~ but there were some gifts .,.·anted. He was hoping somebody would come along and giYe them a gift of four figures, or five, if they liked. 'l'hey had had all sorts of present6 to the school, but they had never had a real good one of endowment in four figures. 'Vhy should there .not be to mark the fiftieth annfrersary? Proceeding, the Chairman observed that knowledge for its own sake was out of fa~hion in many quarters. In many educe,. tional quarters where they would expect it to be otherwise, there was a curious kind of fashion of under-rating the importa11ce of a good deal of knowledlge. It always seemed to him that for comradeship and friendship and happy family life one very important element was, he did not say great learning, but at all e>ents some sort of knowledge. If people's minds were stored with knowledge, they were not likely to be such a bore to other people. If one knew something. one- could .always be interesting if one took the trouble to try. He thought a good deal of the family unhappiness which, alas, seemed to be so prevalent now was partly due to "'".ant of intelligence and knowledge in people, who bored one another, and there was nothing so deadly as that. It was important to lay up a. store of knowledge for its own sake, that we might bo of more interest to each other and that life might be more interesting. Ile was sure a great d0<11l of thE> evil and wrong doing of the world came from boredom; people bored themselves, bored other peoplE>, or were bored by other people. Cheers were given for the governors, headmistress, staff and' others, and those present afterwards had tea. The prize li~t was as follows:Form VI-Head of the school (given by the Archckacon of 'Vilts): J. Sorsbie. French and Engolish {11> special prize gi~n , by the GovernNs): J. Sorsbie. Form Upper V.-EI!!!· lish ("iven by A. M. Dunne, Esq .. K.C.): M . .M.. 0 Buck. Mathematics (given ·by :Miss Stevens Guile): G. H. Burnett. Form V.-Parallel (giV'!'n by Mrs. Dunne): E. M. Merrett .. , Form Lower V.: Not awarded. Form IV. (gn<en by Miss Murray: F. M. Bartlett; (given by J. F. Ilodinnar. Esq.). G. D. Beale .i:nd L. S. Cooke. Form IV.-Parallel: Not awarded. Form III.: G. M. Turner and M. E. Vischer. Form II.: Not awarded. Divinity (given by His Grace .the Archbishop of Canterbury): M. E. de L. Smith. Music-- Piano intermediate (given ):>y M!s· .H. G. Harris) : )L A. Hulbert. Ditto. 1.un.10r (given by )Iiss Jennings): J. Collard. V10lm: (J. A. G. Prevost. Drawing (given ~ Mz:s. S. D. Kitson). D. 'V. Urwick. Domestic science (gfren by Mrs. Bodington) : E. M. Merrett. Ne"<ilework senior (given by Mrs. J. M. Harri~): V. F. Newcomb. Ditfo. intermediate l!(iven by )frs. Dudley 1Iatthewq): M, F .. F. Fraser. Ditto, junior (g~ven by Mrs. Prnc~m': B. I. R. TPl!ing. Mendmg: E. P. Wadd1love. Hv"iene: )f. E . De L. Smith. General Knowleclge (give.n by the Headmistressi: Senior. J. Sorsbie: Junio r. G. D. Beale. Nature Study (!(iven by the H eadmistress): S. L. Howard· Jones. The Pxaminations for 1921-1922 were:Kesteven Major Scholarship (.£120 a year for three yt>ars): J. Sorsbie. Ladv Ma_rga:r:et Hall Scholarship and Entrance Exammahon: J. 8orsbie "good pass." Cambridge Higher Loral. Lan!l'Ilages CJaqq III.: E. Hollis . Oxford Righpr Local Mathematics Class III. : M. M. Buck. G. H. Burnett. D. W. Urwick. London Matricul ation: D. W. Urwick. 'Cambridge Senior h)('al: M. U. S. Trask, Honours Class III., with exemption frnm London Matriculation; M. J. Beach, E. KitsoI' .. exemption. f:r:om Cambrid"e Previous: E. K. R1ghmor. d1stmction in E~glish ; M. E. De L. Smith. distinction in Hvqiene: M. M. Buck. G. R . Burnett. E. M. L. Wolfenden. Roval Drawing Society: Fnll <'ertifi<'ate. D. W. Urwick. Associated Board R . A.~f. and R.C.M., Local Examination: Advanced piano (with honours) . N. K. Samways; Intermediate piano. M. A. Rulb rt: SC'hool examinatim1 !higher), piano, lf. M. ('.harley; violin M. His<'OCk. Incorpor-ated Institute of R>giene: Certificates;N. C. Cooper, E. M. Merrett. 0

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The monthly meeting of the Town Council w held on Monday evening, 'the Mayor <Mr. H . J. Gunning) presiding. All!o present: the ex Mayor (Mr. Clem Cole), Aldermen J. Gale, H. P . Jeff.erys, I!'. W. Pinniger, F. C. Henly ; ('.Quncillors J. E. Wood, A. G. Angell, E. Ponnd, F. Gale, E. Smith, A. J. Gale, B. I. Dixon, W. J . Drew, H.· Heath, and E. W. Maundrell . . Pl.E'.;E QUARRY. The Town Clerk reported; that he had received the followinr letter from Mr. A. M. Dunne, K.C. Highlands, Caine; llt!b. December, 1922. Dear Sir,-,-1 have just had a letter from th borough surveyor.informing 11!8 that 'the new road from the Lickhill Road towards the allotments is now completed and ·ready for use. That being so, tl_!e arrangements ~ich the school came to with .the Council, in previous oorrff.' pondence with yourself, to allow the allotment holders the use of the rood throuirh their land 'a t t!he quarry until the completian of this new road comes to an end. I am, how.i:~r. writing to let the Council .know that the sChool must •now close this way thPOugh their privaie ground and this will be done at once. We much regret that a small section of the residents of the town persist ia maintaining that there is a public highway through thia p'r operty, and they persist, in spit.. of the fact that the Council upon w.bich is cast the statutory duty, aU'thority. and power ¢ protecting and maintaining a public right of this sort, has decided that there never has been such a .p ublic way there. We had hoped that a more reasonable view of the fact would have prevailed with thie section. If, however, they decide to put this question to the test of litigation, the action will, of course, be def~tnded.-Yours faithfully,

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MUSICAL SOCIETY'S CONCERT. . [The following notice ap~·ed in the Wiltsh1'."e Telegraph; for Deet>mher 16th, but wa s aec1dentallv omitted from last week's Wiltslr irr Gazette. As this ca·nsed some clisappointmomt we print it this week.'] A m<>st stwces.~fnl 'C<>ncert was !ri..-en b'· th is 8uciety, in the Pir-tnre. Pala<'«' o;;_ Weihiesda.v (Decem?er 13th). In fact, it would ee.>m that the ~1i:ty (no'W nearly forty years old) is renewing its youth. In the earlv years misct-1- , laneous programme.; were freqi1e:Dt and: popnlar. but tastei; have changed'. and t-0-dav it is <lifficult to attra<1: an andien<'f' unlesq tlu•re i~ a i;rent work or oratorio. with soloi,st~. band and ch-0N1e. All the more credit to the Soc·.i eb· for having- t_h.e courage to put forward a prO.. gramme 11'bmb. though reminiscent of va~t ,Jays, was m<J!lt yrigi~a.1. far surpossjnJ:- all that . bas gone befo~ in P°'1>~ of noYelty_and i!lte~. The hallnd. Phl!ddrlg 7 Cr<Jboot~~: wb\<'h 1\:M the opening item. iB b-tib Iri!!h.. : Tlie woiodi. aT-e by Sheridan ~ yann. aftd. the mnsi'I'. i'> "!<1JTPl,v 1 Sir Charles V1Ihers Stanforil al bis be8t. ·Tlte whole piece is full 'nf Tri"h langhfer 11nd Iri•h tears according well with the atm-0sphere of the Emerald Isle. It lasted little less than half- ! ~n-bour. It is all t·hoMls, save for two charm-1 mg bass solO!r-" I did not come here ljke a tame. crawlin' mouse''- and! "Kathleen bawn. is it true what I hear?" These 1rere sung with perfeet taste by Mr. G. Stokes, who is a 1?reat acqnlsition to the 8o<'iety. The choru11 did their wnrk well. plentY' of attack and svirit: the balance of the parts was very fair. t.hongh the pltos ...-ere a little la<-king in quality nncl thf' tenor (through fewness of numbers) in quantity. The piano accompaniment was ablv pla,·ed h:v.lfig• Dorothv Beazlev. and the whole. vrod~w tion reflects the higest credit on the conductor. ThP other musi<'al items consisted of songs, ,'n unison and in part by pnpil~ from three local schools. namely. Caine County School. St. lllarv's 8 °hool. nnd Tytherton Mora:dan School. Fortnnatl'ly. '.\fr. Pullein is music teacher at !'nch srhool. thus rendering possible a. combination. of forces. which was banpy alike fo conceptton and in ex.,cntion. The itrms in thi~ section were as follows :-Uni~on sons: "F;n"Jancl" (Parry); put sonl!'s, "N:vniphs of the !morning'" (Fletcher) end "Cbangps of the ~oon" (Farjeon ) ; unison song. "The Ballad pf T.ondon River'' (Borland) ; nld air- nnd glee.~ m threP PP.rt" (unnccompanierl) . "ThP Captive f.o..-er" (I{. T, aweR) and "A MPawre to PlP11snre Jt'.•'011r ~:"isnre" (Ma!'tiv); uni~n song, "Jeru· sal m (Parry), This was a most ex11cting programme for schoohdrls (rmd two boys), 1 man~ of whom 1.-ere quite small and younir in yean. hat ever,. item Wl'nt without a hitch. The unaccompJ nied three-part 1rl- were perhapl!

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th<> most difticult of 1111. The metre was pec'llliu. and enchanting, and the audience caught thelJl spirit and showoo its appreciation by loud amf prolonged appl1lllse. " Change~ of the lfoon "t wne al~o tu:r:efnl and it n.ade- a istful ar>J>ellU Mi!!B D. Woodward {Tytherton) Rlayed. " !chu: 1u snn'l! "Etudea Symplt'llliqutlH 88 a p'fano.; forte solo and though: somewhat handi~ hy the instrument, for wl1iclr . iaeilk t:here was no room .<ID the platform acquitted herself with distinction. Bettft. were the t'!'o songs by Yill8 Woodward "It my God " (Bullock) and "Birde in the hfP. Hall Gard~n " (from Tennyson'• "Maud '':l 117 Somerville. She has mezzo.aoprano great pnrity 11nd power and lier enune · , was perfect. Everv word oonld be heard t.o farthest sent. The second eonir was · deserved I:<" · encor..d. 'flss \V-Oodward :ia • brilliant ;t'Onng sin!!er of hi:;h ;:iromiQe, i BetwP<>n the music tbe farce ••Five bird& in a cage" was performed, and at the end ol tlte Jlr<lf!'rtlmme anoth~r farce by the same autho;ea (\{1118 G. C .Jenmngs), Pntitled "'J'he Bath Door.'' It W88 a pleasure in each to see aa o favourite before the footlights in the persc••·. ,I Yr. R. S. Heath, though one could have w' f <'r him more prominent parts, worthy of tJi histrionic ability. The other dharacte.-re Ye!'I) taken by Misses C. Cole, M. C-owley D.i Beazley and E. Best, and MeRBrs. J. ,Long and G. Smith. All acquitted them881.T well, and Miss M. Cowley shows special pro ' ;t'he .whole programme ·reflect... great credit those responsible for its produ<'tion am whom shonld be mentioned Mr. W. R. pQ) (conductor). Mr. R. S. ·Heath. and the~ s"Cr~tary, Mr. C. 0. Gough. There WBll a n<hence. · 7 ...-~

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CLOSING QUURY RO~.D. To the 'Editor of Tiu Wiltshire Gazette. $1R,-Apropo1 Mr. Dunne's lette~ to 'the Town Council and t~ decision of Judll'e Gwyn.u e Jllmes at the Devizes County Court on Monday last re a C881!> at Putterne of a !rimilar nature, but a far less important one, and before taking ."the case to court for a decision. I am requested to ask if Mr. Dunne vdll kindly explain to us all(1) If, according to Judge Gwynne Ja.in-es's ruling, the defendanj; had oonsulted a. eqlicltor he would have explained what the law was, :there was no neceesity to go to ·the court, and as we ha\"e ·clearly stated our claim, that by free nd uninterrupted use for as long llflck as the \deat inhabitant can -remember, the public have -n joyed the use of the road and path from North Stree.t to Curzon Street, and that the law of the land says that 1 such use entitles us in this year of 1922 to the right to n6e it always,' why it is necessnry 't-0 go to the . elaborate d i-fl'D<'l'S that are being put up or to go to the troublP and cost of defending the case? Also, (2) Why, as soon as t....-o owners of property, '~hose bek l'Dt'l"ances a.bu; on the said road, claim their right tG-.use the road, tbe gates are · at onee put back to the other side of their property, and is it not a somewhat abeurd s ituation to indicate tha:t those owners have the right gf way through Alma Terrace into North ' Street only and not, aa formerly, aceeae to Ct•rzon St;eet a.'! well, and if the right is . allowed 'to the said owners, do not the owners of the other holl6e&, whose front Pntranees come on to the same road, enjoy the same rights as they 'h11ve done for 30 yea.rs, that of acces« to their propertv from both ends, and if the school authorities "can fine ·for tres. pnssing, ca nnot the others d~ the same? I may add we are contendmg for a matter of i>ublic rights, and we claim we are right in 1meh contenti9n and as such we cannot accept the agrtiement ~ong- ·themSPlves to AAY nothinr and do nothin!l' of the Town Council as a sul:istitute for the law of thll' land. . A. NEWING. i North Road , Calne; Dec. 18th, 1922. ' · -rr-·n. St'l'.;retary to the Committee.

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To the 'Editor o/ TM Wilt.hire Gaaette. Ds.u Sra,-llr. .Newing,- in letter in• your issue of the 2W ult., invites me to offer &11 expl~~tion on two subject&-(1) as to & recent demsJOn of J'!Jdge Gwynne James in a right of way case at Devizes, and (2) as to an arrange-

ment recently oome to between St. Mary's School and an owner of ad;j.acent property. I was unable to reply . before, aa I oou.ld not find a report in any detail of the Devizes case, of which per~ly of OQ9J'se I knew nothing. I have now bee~_BUJ;>pliell with a report;, and I respond to ll.r. Ne11'lllg's request. ,But J. con&iss that in doing so I am quite unable to ipake out what belt.ring he supposes these two matiers can have on the dispute relating to the l.,!uarry proper!)'. So far as I can see they have none. His .tlnqui:ry No. (1) relate. to an action for trespass in which the plaintilr cleim.ed a righ~ of way from hia cottage to Ji.is garden over the defendant's le.nd- ~~ 1'ell kaowa ~ men~- • pt'ivat.e nght a,plWtellant tO ii.is cott&g~

~e pl~tiff ~- h,js,t>@lcrilttiff.1l"ipt ,hf eddence of user for over 50_;rears by various ocoupjl.lita of tbs ~~· '.flle defeiidant did ~ a.pparen~ 0011.test tbt usar and was evidientl,- unaware of the legal riiiita which followed from it. Heuce t~ Judge • oomment that it WM unf<>rtunate that. he hao not oonsulted a

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But the law which provides for that private right by prescription has no application to the case ot a claim to a public highw~ over pri\"ate property • The basis of. the latter ~ht is "dedioa.tion,, bj an OW¥r, not preecriptjon•. Long OQlll.tinufd and ~nterrupted user by the public may _in certain circumstances ~ evidenee of · "declication,,, sufticient to raise .a prlllllllllption of that fact. Of course. no one

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them, anct .PresumptioDS are rebuttable. Mr. Nell'IJl( essum.es that mere user by some meuibtirs of the public, ol itself determines the IJUl!IJtion in his favou!J and oonverta private mto public property. n.e is wrong. That user, such aa it may have been, must -b e riewed in the light of all the other circumstances decting _the disposition of property, in order to see whether it fairly raises a. preeumption of "dedication." That is precisely where so many peovle. who ~ve had to deal with thia question here, are at i88118 with Mr. Newing aad hi& friends. We are at issue with him on the facts he alleges in support of his claim, and we contest their accuracy. · We say that the real facts and circumstances affecting this property not only do not support, but they llegatiTe the id&a of a "dedication., to the J>.Ublit. Mr. Newing eays he has dea.rly stated his

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But one Urine ie qllia A9N1:ll.1ll that the Jrill &lord JU. Newing - ueieta.nce whateTM. Then • 1111 Enquiry No. (!). This relat.ea b>. a short leng\11. of .road 1'Ufllllhlc between the ho1188 .&lld ~~ of St. Pr~·-part ol the School p~ It i8 held ~ a clillerent titll? to the arry- property, Hes.outside it, but 6-ppene ·to adjuent. It is pri"l-ate property of and has to be repaired and ~ept up by the School. There :were two dl:>ors close together opening on to thia bit of. road ~ the north wall of two , ad:jacey.t PNlperties. "The .new owner of these two propert6s desired to sell one of them, and wu anxiou,8~ hand-o- the two existing doors to his p u a : : , in &der that he should construct a w:1 t!DOUgh entr1UH1e for a molior car. He asked t. allo-wed to open out a new small door for llinieel.f in t.ai.,.wall. The School ooneented, and in order fo'feeilitate the ·use which their neighbour& CJe.ired to ~-Of theee d:eore, the gates which tlae School .had put up to enclose their propert1 were IWWed back to a pe.int J>ehind the doors, ao 118. to -ve their oonstastly having to be opened .-ad sht1t. • It is not exactly easy to follow how this merely neighbourl7 a.r~nt allows that there is a publio highway through "the Quarry· propert1. . . . Mr. Newin_g says he is figliting fc>r a puhl.ic· right. That JS of cour&e very laudable. Especially wh~n tile quite OOlllri.derable body of resi. denta fo1·ming the pu.blio authority here, who , han the duty a.t ~- theme( prot.ectiag such. righta,: laawe after -4Y111uiq •}U'.ld! oonaidel'llLtion decided-: that there .-a,n, no AlllCfl. .t ights in thisDev~ .,__

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. 'l'he School has no desire at to enter upon litigation, and it has no mone1 to waste upon it. But, if Mr. Newillg and his few- friends sui>porting him feel that they must risk their -private funds on such litigation, 41dld. that the very problematioal adWantage to be gained (for another road has been provided) is commensurate with the risk inTI>lved., the School authorities have no option but to defe~ what they deem to be their rights under their purchase. The position is forced upon them. Gur only desire has been to provide the children with a really suitable playground. Nothing oould .be more ururuitahle than one 11·ith a publio highway running through it. That is obviou&. Therefore it is tha.t we '9ll OO"r side are· claiming to maintain our rights u prfrate owners, in order to protect tlie children of th& School from intrusion. The Court&, if -.pPeaJ:ed to, are there to pro. tect private rights as well as public ones. The matter is, as I ventlll'ed to tell Mr. Newing long ago, a. cold question of title, which depends upon facts as to which we are not at all agreed, and" wli.ich have yet lio be proved·. That being so the matt.er reete in hie hands. If the claim is persisted in, there must lie litigoation to determine it. If we are in the wrong, we will of c-onrse have to pay the other side's ~ts. If. bow-ever, the)C" prove to be in the wrong I hope they will enjoy the satiefa.otion of paying ours. · I suggest that there has bee:n just about enough preliminary controversy. I imagine the roading public· ~ probe.bl:r as tired of the subject as I .m_. . ' ,

Yours faithfully, , A.. M. DUNNE. Highlands, Calne; _... and 1-'1ua ry, DH,