But all of them know that to return to Poland would be in effect to sign their death warrants. We must thank Capt. Klossowski for his interesting and informative talk. He certainly made us realise how difficult life is for the Polish soldier to-day. On the evening of the.19th October we were given an enjoyable pianoforte recital by Miss Vera Henderson. Piano recitals are always popular in the School, and are looked forward to by us all. Mr. Waine had prepared some of us for the concert in his talks on Musical Appreciation. The programme followed the customary convention, and began with works by Scarlatti, which demonstrated Miss Henderson's technical ability. Then followed a virile interpretation of Brahm's Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel. We were delighted with her playing of Chopin, the Polonaise in A being especially well received. "Scenas Infantis," by a South American composer, Octavio Pinto, followed. Miss Henderson rounded off a carefully arranged programme by playing four pieces by modern composers. The piece most enjoyed of these latter was probably the lovely work by Debussy, "La Cathedrale engloutie." On the 24th October two talks were given by Miss Lee, a member of the International Wool Secretariat, on the subject of "Wool." The former talk was given to the Sixth Forms. Miss Lee dealt with the scientific aspects of wool and its production. Few of us, even the chemists of the audience could honestly claim fully to understand Miss Lee's scholarly description of the wool molecule. Nevertheless, we enjoyed her talk, and were especially interested in her description of D.D.T., the new wonder insecticide. Lantern slides illustrating points in the talk were also shown. The second talk was given in Big Hall to the whole School and dealt with wool from a geographical, economic, and historical standpoint. We very much enjoyed the film shown after the talk, which showed something of the interesting stages both in the growth of the wool industry and the manufacture of the actual commodity itself. Only one entertainment film was shown this term, "I Thank You," starring Arthur Askey. This was on the last evening of term, and was much appreciated by the boarders present.
HOUSE NOTES THE MANOR
During the summer holidays, 1 St. Peter's Grove and 24 Clifton were converted into one well-equipped new boarding house for the Manor. There were modern showers installed which were a great improvement to the changing facilities, some armchairs were provided which added to the comfort of the House. 18
