before the next round; the jump must be checked after every hit. It is the first duty which requires the most feverish activity.] Wednesday began for the party after lunch and most of the time was taken up with jumping or removing jumps for the Household Cavalry Musical Ride. There were two jumping competitions, between which the course had to be changed—indeed changed twice, as the competitors complained that the clerk of the course had set too hard a course. In the last competition what we had been waiting for happened—a horse ran straight through the wall ! However, providence had it that this was the last jump of the day and so there was no undue panic. Thursday was the same only more so, as the party was in the ring nearly all day. One rather enjoyable job was lost in that there were no police horses to scare with umbrellas, guns, rattles, shouting and sundry other "steam valves". Major Whitehead thanked the party and assured us that we were the best ever, and indeed we were informed that we constituted the best arena party in his circuit. Be it deserved or no, we thank the Yorkshire Agricultural Society for inviting us, and we wish future parties luck—though it is a shame that they will not be able to reach such an impossibly high standard !
OASIS The Editor of Oasis, the new School magazine of original contributions, describes it as "an outlet for the more imaginative side of the School's writers and artists". It is intended to be complementary to The Peterite, which is primarily a chronicle of the life of the School and of the actual experiences of its members. Thus one aim of the founders of Oasis is to separate the imaginative contributions of the School from the factual, rather than unite the two in a possibly uneasy partnership. The collection and selection of material was the work of a committee of six senior boys under the editorship of D. B. Irvin. The effort of this committee has been particularly important since they have been responsible for the first venture and have set the standard for future years. However, since such new projects are bound to take shape under the direction of masters, we congratulate Mr. Holbeche (who originated the idea) and Mr. Gaastra on seeing their conception come into being. In short, we welcome Oasis, and thank its creators as well as praise their first edition. Certain principles have obviously been followed in selecting material. First, it is notable that the contributors range from Upper Shell A to the Upper Sixth : evidently the committee insisted on a commendably wide representation in the magazine Secondly, in
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