The Curia

The greatest opportunity of this term was our observance of Holy Week and Easter. It is unlikely that any boy will spend Holy Week and Easter at School more than once in his School career, and many never have that opportunity. Quite clearly a good many boys appreciated it, and the attendances at Voluntary services in the evenings were very good indeed; while, more importantly, the numbers of Communicants at the Eucharist on the first four days of Holy Week were remarkable. It is a matter for great gratitude to God that this was so : and this observance of Holy Week can be of the greatest value in a boy's spiritual life.

Good Friday, 'beyond its Morning Service, was marked by the singing of part of Bach's St. 'Matthew Passion of which an account appears elsewhere : but again it was an opportunity to enter more fully into the meaning of Our Blessed Lord's Crucifixion.

Easter Day was indeed joyous, all the more so because we had kept Holy Week so well; and we ended by singing The Hallelujah Chorus as an act of corporate thanksgiving for the glorious Resurrection of Our Lord.

A special word of appreciation is due to the Chapel Monitor, N. M. Hodd, and all the Servers for the regularity of their attendance, and this applies especially this term because Holy Week made extra demands on them. Hodd will cease to be Chapel Monitor

after two terms of admirable service, for which we are most grateful. C.P.

Easter Term, 1951

In accordance with our constitution we started this term with a new Chairman and Secretary, J. M. Booth and 'J. T. Ankers respectively, and the election of two new members brought our strength up to 19. Our first meeting took the form of a discussion of the question "What form of Government would be most advantageous for Great Britain at the present time?" M. E. Kershaw, opening the discussion, showed us the various recognised possibilities and put a brief case for each. Later speakers adopted more original lines and one member suggested a special "House of Foreign Affairs". The question of combating Communism then arose and in the heated argument which followed, most speakers lost sight altogether of the original subject. Finally it was unanimously agreed that the real answer to the problem would be to put the Curia in power. (In this connection the Chairman wishes it to be understood that he can consider no more applications for the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

A number of play-reading meetings were held during the term, the work chosen being Sheridan's "School for Scandal". Attendance at these meetings was, however, often disappointing. 23