hockeyites sweeping out our Boat House or digging mud from the steps. Moreover, why should certain members of the House 1st division crews have to roll twice per week and • members of the House Hockey XI's once per week? Surely this is a mistake. The members of the House Hockey and Cricket teams should roll twice and Boaters once per week. It would, of course, be better if Boaters did not roll at all, or as the Boaters roll that members of the House and School XI's should clean out the Boat House. Wishing the School every success at Hockey and Cricket, I am, dear Sirs, A " BOATER."
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The question is often asked, " Who writes the notes about St. Olave's and the Junior School ? " And the answer is never very readily forthcoming! Perhaps because it is as well that inquisitive people should sometimes be left guessing. Let it be said, however, that the task of writing about St. Olave's for this term is a very pleasant one, partly because we have no serious illness or epidemic to record, and partly because it has been a very good term and the weather has been enjoyably abnormal (so says A.W.P.). In fact, on several occasions doubts were raised concerning the accuracy of Mr. Chilman's maximum and minimum thermometer, or, shall we say, on the readings taken by his observers ! The minimum readings in 24 hours have several times not been below 60° during the month of March. Very shortly after the beginning of term, viz., on Tuesday evening, January 25th, we saw the marvellous display of the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis. When we came out of Prep the streams of light like searchlights attracted our attention, and then we saw the red coloured patches of light streaming from West to East. It was a very thrilling sight. A great feature of the term has been the striking changes brought about by the opening out of the ground between Albany House (the new Sanatorium) and the " Top Grove Field." Quite wonderful levelling operations have been carried out, soil has been moved from " here to there," the privet hedge which enclosed Mr. Ping's bottom garden 53
