VOL. XXX PART 2
SPRING, 1942
No. 67
EDITORIAL
ALTHOUGH the School, in its rural setting, is so remote from anything directly connected with the war, it is inevitable that we all should feel the stress of the times. Most of us in the School have relatives in the fighting services and it is natural that many of us, given the choice, would prefer to be with them. It is not always helpful to insist that our tasks at School are of paramount importance to the future of the nation ; while having to admit the truth of this, we cannot easily escape from the consciousness that our lives of unhonoured obscurity are vaguely inglorious. :Nevertheless we endeavour to overcome our nostalgia for the unsheathed sword and, puny pen in hand, try to convince ourselves that our workaday existences are ultimately relevant to the battle of life--a conviction which comes easy to some ; to others it remains an elusive chimaera.
Up to date, war conditions have not affected the production of this journal, and many have written their appreciation of the standard of production which we have so far managed to maintain. This must be attributed to the wisdom of our printers who had the foresight to provide themselves with adequate stocks for our small needs before the outbreak of hostilities. However, this happy state of affairs must unfortunately be discontinued and future issues will have to conform to the new regulations.
The activities chronicled in this magazine have no unusual features, except that it will be noted that two facets of School life-very divergent in character--figure more prominently than usual, namely, Music and Boxing. The reasons for this new stress will appear to the reader of these pages.
It : > our great pleasure to announce the arrival on the Staff of Dr. Hermann von Zeissl. A graduate
of the Universities of Vienna and Munich, a Doctor of Laws of the former University, Dr. von Zeissl has had a distinguished career in the Austrian Civil Service. Since 192o he has been attached to the Austrian Ministry of Education and became Head of the University Department of that Ministry. We assure him of a sincere welcome to the School to which he has offered his invaluable services.
We thank sincerely all the contributors to this issue, in particular Mr. Ivor Widlake for his article on Holland, in which country he has spent many years. Likewise we are grateful to Fr. G. Colman (O.C.. 1925-31) for his poem and to L. K. Lawler
(O.C. 1933-36) whose amusing poem " The Picture
Palace " is herein printed for the first time.
We acknowledge our indebtedness to the Evening Sentinel for permission to reproduce the Cross Country photographs, and to the Palestine Post for permission to reprint the poem " On the 'Bus " by L. K. Lawler.
We call the attention of readers to an error on the cover of our last issue. The correct number and volume of that issue will be found on its first page.
We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following exchange magazines : Stonyhurst Magazine, Douai Magazine, Edmundian, Wonersh Magazine, Ampleforth Journal, Firefly, Ellesmerian, Ushaw Magazine, Millhillian, Baeda, Oscotian, Ratcliffian, Peacock, Raven, Beaumont Review, Staffordian, St. Edward's College Magazine (Malta), Nottinghamian, Eastcliffian, Mountaineer, Terra Santa College Review, St. Bede's College (Bradford), Belmont Review, Upholland Magazine, Beulahland, St. Peter's College (Glasgow) Magazine, and Magavelda.