12 THE MERCURY. Wednesday, November 8th, e daescla Y' No Asp cASTL SCHOOL JUBILEE. SACIN (continued TH.e pR1ZE ITH a succession of happy gatherings ' the 'conduct. of the school. wo W the jubilee of the foundation of the Archbishop there was an connection between Barnard C astle re cru agable seat Barnard Castle School was celebrated on and his Grace's old school at her ,L.)er... b ei ng Monday, Founders Day. It proved a day Mr Prest was it master there before ijl iringberS. of , to take charge of Barnard Castle full of pleasing incidents of a memorable rue Mr Prest's untimely death was .11Dat _fl. his lef character, and not the least pleasing was most unhapy memories. The Jiieetron'-'on his rig the opportunity afforded of reunion of old been very fortunate in the choice 11:j_ :ifieoorarseorns;te rye masters,• who in the olden boys and parents and those who had been day, WynoYs sang with very little hope of reward e N , pupils since the school was opened in affection of those they taught., fortunately, they had rea, ,f, enlightened, if perhaps more r tot --- en THANKSGIVING SERVICE. times, when there was a bette r ;„„. ,,we en. The School Chapel was quite foil for the the teachers' labours. c ute could an open .service of thanksgiving with which the feeling proud of the services rerid,i ,' e Cho- arks, and proceedings of the day began. Those taking the early masters, Mr Waldron, Mr L o - Mr Bunting, Mr Ridout and many part. beside the Archbishop of York, who 11-71'1.1'. .L "-o? \et‘'‘‘ r-i... :-3,. c' .ru'i a-1-emtl'alliv13111e Irlea‘'.du eillir:pweip tsacdrhtraririL le i:ttseiseinbaliella nielnliplasi.11 1:latC‘er:. to whom they owed an immense a: preached the sermon, were the Bishop of !; ,. gratitude. Much Durham (Dr. ), who was responsibility re s!,.. ; 'accompanied by his domestic chaplain. the the governors to-day. He thetkiii Rev. C. K. Pattinson, tiro] the Itev. F. L. predecessors had made a mistak e zaelsfl le. flie: otoeut131:113riavi"d rtctklilhendegaa artdyl is Brereton. Rector of Fitt ie Massingliam, it little too parsimonious. There .. time viten everything was provid e,; . not fornierly Head 'Mister of the School. The for £31 a. year. The thought of Otto Archiepiscopal staff was borne by the Rev. e t tnilhe'-leitrirliowilewraeetre li reminded them of Dotheboys Hall. ngl A. Taylor. chaplain of the School. Mr di' x TileYcarridyin Norman Frost, A.B.C.M.. who was at the believed they could develop the Sch ool.. an old bo in that hope they were carryih: I: vere organ. arranged the musical part of the - As whore gh • service, which opened with the hymn, "All BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL, 1883-1933. (Applause.) ( 'Boys .sdld creatures of our God and King," with its " OLD BOYS' " JUBILEE DINNER. th3'30-i him, eeBf IrnlignaIseohllroahspntoa During the singing of the hynin, " Lift or at university, because people learned (eaiditer a11):°: stately "Alleluia " refrain, and then The annual dinner of the Barnard followed prayers of thanksgiving read by up your hearts," a collection was taken for more from contact with their fellows than the chapel fund. The Bishop of Durham from all that their school masters or pro- School Old Boys' Club on Saturday d the Rev. F. L. Brereton. Psalm •l.. was was presided over by the Rev. F. I.. chanted, and the Head Master, Major A. offered the prayers for foundation day, and fessors could teach them, for they knew " Te Deum " was sung, the Archbishop that if they were not gentlemanly some- ton, and over 180 " old boys " atter idt: G. Coombs, read the lesson. Ecclesiasticus There were " old boys" p record. them, xliv.—" Let us now praise famous men." giving his Benediction at the close. thing painful would happen. He was R: - particularly gratified to see with them one from all parts of the United Kingdom l dt hn 1: ,re THE LUNCHEON. I I lc.. adygietsjihriee:a;ntew coNOu'a s THE HEAD MASTER. whom he had always regarded as the school i At the luncheon in the dining hall, the father of the School, Mr Brereton (applause), FIRST HEAD MASTER. Head Master, Major A. 0. Comitbs, D.S.0,, who, up to ten years agb, guided its came presided over a large company which destinies so faithfully and successfully. importa included the. Archbishop of York and also ete 1 He had no doubt his zeal was unabated and TgadlPri ayan s I 1 Shoeen.a)ed vnil eaN\s- the Bev. .1. H. How, Muster of UniverSity his interest was as keen and (he said it in head College, Durham; the Rev. S. II. P. Monis- tiler the presence of the boys) his right arm iedeen tb hetefhoerm:v ht. loeilie dale. Pro-Vice-Chancellor of DOrharn was just as lusty as in the days of yore. tIsv University ; the Rev. C. S. Wallis, Principal He had in the past gladly welcomed under- arty of St. John's College, Durham ; the Arch- graduates at the University from this school hoot, one could deacon of Auckland (Dr. RaWlinSon); Sir during the past thirty years and especially illl haatppthene edthosiun Frederick . Milbank and Dr. A. Mellanby, one Ralph Lofthouse, who, on his return vice-chairmen of the governors ; Col. H. C. from war service, offered himself for ordina- , when the Watson, Clerk to the Governors ; Mr J. G. tion and went to work in a Yorkshire parish, st time in the th Wrigley, North Riding Education Contunit- but died while yet a deacon from the nibs said : tee ; and others. disease which had led to his discharge -Mr Chairman, The toast of the day, " The School," was from the army. He coupled with the toast dies and Gentle proposed by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the name of Mr Burkitt, an old boy who . F. Younger, h , the Rev.. S. R. P. was chairman of the governors, Whom he e books in Septe Moulsdale, who brought from the Univers- congratulated oil his recovery from illness. ousand and thir ity which had just attained its centenary He called upon the company to honour the milted to the the congratulations to the School on the toast with all heartiness—" Floreat Acada- !erage nearly ni attainment of its jubilee. He said it was a mecia." (Applause.) • d out throug splendid act of faith on the 'part of those Mr Burkitt, replying to the toast, said orld, eager, and who 50 years ago laid the foundation stone there was no one present, with the excep- d accustomed t of a school for which as yet there were no tion of Mr Brereton, who had known the e products of a pupils. But in the meantime an infant school longer than he had. To use an n. One wonders school was being reared at Middleton-One- Irishism, lie knew the school before it was ny are dead. Row, from which, in due course, pupils a school—,when the Rev. Christopher s week that ne came to take possession of that handsome Jackson had at Middleton-One-Row a school eir lives for the MAJOR A. C. COOMBS, D.S.O. Imilding reared so gracefully and so for young gentlemen as it was called in *or. The greate splendidly overlooking the valley of the those Victorian days. rks to Mr Brereton, REV. F. L. BRERETON, holars are still Next the hymn, " Now thank we all our Tees. Real and true education was found whom they were delighted to see with them, e three North -Ea in the residential system, whether at school he knew of no one more single-hearted in a few from overseas.. The chaineoi, e scattered over God," was sung to " None Danket," and given a great welcome. the Archbishop delivered his sermon baSed leir occupations Mr Charles M. Henderson, Haydoa Brid, calities in. chic, upon two texts—Matthew v., 20, and (1883-86), one of the first scholars, pror Matthew xi., 30—" Except• your righteous- ere are more en the toast of " The School " in a speed' any other purs ness shall exceed the righteousness of . the of reminiscences. In a racy ,eries scribes and pharisees ye shall in no case ployment to in stories regarding the early sport' thealulyn, iovtelrsieftyin, enter into the kingdom of heaven " and achievements of the school 110 probe " For my yoke is easy and my burden is HOUSE MASI ERS. his •cap, which he won 50 yent-: proving the e . light." His Grace, iu the course of his handed it over ta the head a asses addres.S. said we could always learn 'a placed in the school museia - pride great deal about any movement which had probably the only one of the produced a great effect in the history of caps in existence. Before ■■ chairmanship mankind by asking who were the people acceded to the lbud cries for ' a who resisted it ? Whenever any movement it again, and lie did so. thuids! was launched in the world most people Major Coombs, who replied, .ceii : iirsrabaTivealltehrIllaal bbithls■ paid no attention to it at all. Some few 1'11,1,11, :leepl:ii°':1:1:riN:st sure Mr Brereton must be a etexlitrpssle't,..rii.iss.deoreritsisliiswitIn were supporters. some found themselves have seen. the birth of the I obliged to resist it. The real value of it celebrate its jubilee. are ill. tradition was not in blindly following it at Dr. Edward Fenwick all times, but learning from it and receiving master of Bournemouth S. :b through it the spirit which actuated it ears Provided a THE BURSAR. the Old Boys' Club, and said `,. 11 iii the prinei and so proceeding in the power of that worth travelling 700 miles to ! :t1:513111‘ell‘teti. -Ilf'eslat tGea spirit to develop the traditioh received. a gathering. " We live not by rules and regulations but Mr F. Boardman (1893-97). it by the spirit," said his Grace. " Here we family tr . the Old Boys' Club, respond' fts you may re easily confuse our consciences. We are that it was an inspiring thin,_ liable to think that the spirit. will be less letters of old boys when they st°erilt; o-(3mf-mthene; t: exacting than the rules. but it is never so. various appeals sent out. '1 It is more exacting. The spirit by which Tijilleet:1,iiiiiiiilefieat.iii,t,(!iijot:t •leille .,1k were not only touched by • .1,,,ii.elit.10*,:i:a..110e1:1:1:,e:rt,la.iaiiter)lisnanilia:::::aln,la;leeoaioelooeutgindflrciaeyryidursd_ss.dsyhtrontetibtoiiieclin:1011(hnee,t)(ecelz.eolfal.si\(1\1:s',\ie.1°Ts-lli).11.. we are to live, not only directs us what their hearts, and he felt sure I to do but gives us power to do it. . . . would always feel the same This school rests upon a definite tradition. NORTHUMBERLAND Castle School. It is founded upon a. Christian basis. It is PREPARATORY SCHOOL Mr W. A. Mowitt (MorpetW its main purpose not only to supply such HOUSE. AND DAY BOYS. posed the toast of the Chairm.k. secular education as cannoit be gained else- AIR MARTYN ADLARD. MR FRED BOARDMAN. speech full of personal recoil,' Where, but to supply an . association that The Chairman, who Wn , will develop. Christian discipleship. If that musical honours and chic• is to be eventually achieved it must be again, speaking with mu because you are note content with the tradi- that though there was tion, but use that tradition to pierce about the toast he wished • through it to the spirit that created it. the names of others who had Thus you in turn may show under the cir- fifty years—the other head ni:H cumstance of in which you live many members of the staff. II an exemplar of what this Christian school their toast and its reception • can he, keeping fully in touch with the sion of the mutual 'goodwill v: movement and regulations of the day, but existed at Barnard Castle loyal to the revelation that comes in iiiiti .ace0sr:11,e masters and boys. " I think 1 ller Christ. This is where we come back again f i ies boys Barnard le It was fo Ti to the rules, but now, not as our masters, iri1;; been trained in what I may cal' .. I:ei:)..rirlielie‘eitiaNEERtSt LT:ho Tif but as our servants. We need them ili:::: epv of humanities." :y:1-eeatr because we know that if we leave our Durin,g the evening Mr H. I. 'Y - and p r nature to guide itself. it guides itself DoLiatanma Wrong. You who have the opportunity of PAYMASTER CAPTAIN TAYLOR, R.N. dopmre silver cup. choosing your occupation take care that played for annually .14, x.,,atOry s e ll you take your choice as Christians. If any .i, In, man in the choke of his life work is actu- ated purely on selfish grounds, he is com- displays mitting a grievous sin because he is with- under the direction of Mi' ,„ hesi 11(1): Well ildaYs drawing the bulk of his service from God. la]il:tao r linta:deponi:retsalsititeolieirirltet.:ININe-aeDnrpie.daheNa3x,xesipciaceegssis.si u If circumstances determine what your t a hz,ter t er tare rooul li ra tl'` ten occupation is to be. then accept that as lit4 thats beenn 'God's guidance. Be careful of your the thoughts. Even the reading of your news- natural history museum, the paper should he a religious exercise. You 1 J,,t11:::1 ait?tll e e(1 e l)east ?tzloie should do it with a mind attuned with the The sititolsene re•pmr :0 tits y mind of God, so that the judgments you at luncheon and Srjun d on form are guided by your fellowship with DURHAM HOUSE. YORK HOUSE. ger boy MR S. Ti. E. PIIILLIPS. laid by . MR BENTLEY BEETIIAAL library. .: