irbr i)ttrritr. Vol. XXVI.
DECEMBER, 1930.
No.
Editorial. So far, the Editors have received no original contributions; the source of inspiration for the editorial is just as barren as the School Muse. Even the usual platitudes and trite observations on the weather have failed us. The term seems to have been singularly uneventful and even the "Powers that Be" must have been affected by a lethargy similar to ours—for there has only been one uniform parade during the term to wake us from our sinful sleep. The last holder of what be called " the editorial pen " refused to quote from the classics, though himself a considerable classical scholar. Thus we cannot resort to one of the oldest tricks of the trade and feel that we have acquitted ourselves nobly, if we have been able to drag in some hackneyed Latin tag. Our predecessors, like the ostrich hiding its head, could rest assured that their editorials, if read at all, would remain uncriticised and fail to provoke indignant correspondence, if only they could quote aptly and so cover a multitude of sins.' However, after laborious searchinigs, we have been able to unearth a quotation from an English poet expressive of our life this term, and can say that our life has passed uneventfully " down the everlasting grooves of time." Still, Old Peterites have brought fame to the School. We would like especially to offer our hearty congratulations to E. P. Sewell for being awarded his rugger international trial, in which he unfortunately, got injured, and to R. G. Bullen for gaining his " half-blue " at Squash, for Cambridge. We may mention that he easily defeated his opponent in the inter-Varsity match. Squash is the School's forte, and we extend our best wishes to the team for success against Haileybury at Queen's Club next holidays. This term we are losing a very valuable and popular member of the staff in Mr. Norwood, and we shall also very mud' miss Mrs. Norwood in next year's theatricals. He is going to take a post as a Geography specialist at King Edward's School, Birmingham. He has always worked his hardest for the School aid taken a