life; the clouds cover the sun and where the sun shines through is half bright, whereas the other clouds further away are dark. And the man is half alive but half his life is gone, like the dull clouds. Just as the sun disappears over the horizon it lets out a great burn before it leaves us, a short, sharp burst of light, its farewell or its encore. So, the man does this, has a very last burst of life just before he dies, either to pass on some secret or to wave goodbye, that last violent burst of energy shines through before death snatches him from this earth. The sixth line is about the man's eyes, next how the stars illuminate both the dead soldier's eyes, those stars being his tears and the frozen water on his lifeless eyes. But there are very different stars which light up the sky, old and far away and giving off very little light. The stars are in different skies; the man's eyes and the open spaces. Throughout the poem, Wilfred Owen keeps up the comparison between the soldier dying and the sun disappearing over the horizon. Both are very similar. David Kean, Ma 1977'
COMBINED CADET FORCE We have had a year of many changes, overshadowed by the death in November of RSMI Power. It would be difficult to measure the great contribution Mr. Power made to the Contingent in more than thirty years of unstinting service. Everyone who was in the School in those years will have his own memories and stories of that remarkable personality, and those who were in the CCF knew him in a special way. Encouraging, driving, inspiring, Mr. Power could turn a moment of tension at an Annual Inspection to one of good-humoured ease, or a grumbling Army Section, soaked from a day's exercise at camp, into a unit determined to make the best of it and get ready for the next bit of work. All who went to those big army camps will remember the arrival of Mr. Power, as the night exercise was about to close down, with stew and coffee, and his unique ability to make the occasion both amusing and worthwhile. We recall, too, with gratitude how often Mrs. Power and Mr. Anthony Power gave us their help. After such a heavy loss, we were indeed fortunate to be joined in January by RSM H. A. Tooms of the Royal Irish Rangers, who came to us part time while he was still in the Army and full time from later in the Easter Term. Mr. Tooms has quickly established himself with us, both as an instructor, notably in Shooting, and as an administrator. We hope he will be happy in the School and in the Contingent. Captain Croft has felt it is time for him to give up his appointment as Adjutant. We thank him for his careful management of the Contingent office, and for his work on the training side, particularly with Arduous , Traingptes. At the end of the School year, Flight Lieutenant Harris retired from full-time teaching and has resigned his command of the Royal Air Force Section, which will be taken over by Flight Lieutenant Drysdale. Flight Lieutenant Harris served during the Second World War as an officer in 46
