THE GRESHAJVL Vol. VI. DECEMBER 19th, 1914. No. 2. EDITORIAL. but little, the relegation of games to the position of a mere accessory to Corps Work and the voluntary abandonment of Nous entrerons dans la carriere, House Matches are an indication that the Quand nos aines n'y seront plus, School recognises the relative un- Nous y trouverons leur poussiere, importance of games at a time such as Et la trace de leurs vertus. this, and desires, at the same time, to do nothing to impair the sense of solidarity of the School as a whole. This S T is with deep regret that we record relegation of games to a subsidiary the deaths, in the North Sea and position and the maintenance in the in Flanders, of two past members School of a " united front" are in the of the School. Our deepest nature of a tribute to the O.G.'s, who sympathy is extended to their relatives have come forward in such numbers to and friends. The feelings of the School serve their country in this time of trial, are, we think, most fitly expressed by the and a sign, slight but significant, that the stirring words of the Marseillaise which present generation of boys recognises are quoted above. and admires the fine spirit that their Though we who remain here can do predecessors here have shown. 18 THE G RE SHAM. HONOURS. And soon shall scale the citadel of Hell, Whose bastions are battles — war shall A. R. Herron (O.G.),-lst Class, History cease. — Final Schools, Oxford. C. A. Masterman, Exhibition in Natu- May warriors, as he was warrior, never ral Science, Balliol College, Oxford. cease ! To England's safety gave he all his might, Peerless in war, he gave an Empire peace : St. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, A captain, too, of courtesy, a gentle per- Nov. 19th, 1914. fect knight. Silence, and shaded lights, Stillness, and shaded lights, And the low muffled throbbing of the And the low solemn thrilling of the drums, drums, Midst these the greatest of an Empire's So the most perfect of all modern knights knights To his last vigil comes. To his last vigil comes. T.H.W. For he will watch, from there where the blue skies ROLL OF HONOUR. Mourn now in thunder's robe of lower- ing cloud, KILLED IN ACTION. Fold upon fold, far-flung and dark it lies, John Reginald Kempson, who was a Imperial purple : England's mourning- Midshipman on H.M.S. "Hawke" and shroud ; went down with his ship on Oct. 15th, "While o'er his own green isle the slow entered the School as a Day-boy in May, wind sighs, 1909. In the summer of that year he Sadly, yet wondrous proud. obtained a Scholarship and entered the Aye; he will watch. Must his last watch Old School House as a boarder. In April, be long ? 1910, he passed into Osborne. He went Thine answer, England! on to Dartmouth in April, 1912, and —Slowly turns my tide, passed out in April, 1914, being 14th on Slow sweep my waves from seaward, the list. He started on a six months' yet most strong, cruise in H.M.S. " Cumberland " at the And, when the portals of my power are end of May, 1914. In August he was open wide, recalled on account of the War and sent So will sweep forth my strength. Lo, to H.M.S. " Hawke " as a Midshipman. all is well, He was 17 years of age. Soon the tired earth shall rest again in Cuthbert Frank Shaw, who was a 2nd peace, Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Royal THE G RE SHAM. 19 Sussex Regiment, was killed in action THE LION. near Ypres on October 30th. He entered the School in May, 1907, and left in July, " The Lion is asleep," they said, 1910. In October, 1910, he entered as an " 'Tis safe to start on France, engineering student at King's College, For should the Lion hear our tread London, and on leaving, in July, 1913, he He will not raise his stupid head obtained the College Certificate of To question our advance. Engineering. In February, 1914, he " Through Belgium we will wend our passed the -Associate Membership way— Examination of the Institute of Civil She will not dare resist. Engineers and after some months as an If promises will not persuade, engineering assistant with Messrs. Kirk- And threatenings leave her unafraid, land & Capper of Westminster, he entered We'll try the Mailed Fist. Woolwich Arsenal as an engineering " With France and Russia beaten down, pupil. Whilst at King's College he be- Our little bill sent in, longed to the College Company of the We'll turn upon the Lion bold, University of London O.T.C., and obtained And lay him out, all stiff and cold, his " B " Certificate, having previously Before he can begin." gained the " A" while at School. In The Lion rested in the sun January, 1914, he joined the Special (They thought they heard him snore), Reserve, Royal Sussex Regiment, and When through the air there rang the went to the front to join the 2nd Battalion cry of his regiment early in October. He Of Belgium " Help us, or we die " ! was 22 years of age. WOUNDED. Then came the answering roar ! H. E. Chapman, 2nd Lieut., R.F.A. The Lion sprang with mighty strength L. N. Aveling, Lieut., 2nd Batt., To where the need was sore, Connaught Rangers. And from the corners of the earth The Lion's Cubs came tearing forth W. G. Holmes, Lieut., 2nd Batt., Royal To join him in the war. Welsh Fusiliers. And is the British Lion old, A. H. Woodhead, 2nd Lieut., 1st Batt., His sun about to set ?— Cheshire Regiment. Is he feeble, as they said ? M. R. Price, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Batt., Is he dying?—nearly dead? York and Lancaster Regiment. Not yet, my boy, not yet! MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. ARTHUR PLAYFORD. H. E. Chapman, 2nd Lieut., R.F.A. [We are indebted for the above to Mr. OBDRE MILITAIRE FRANCAIS. Arthur Playford, O.G. He very generously B. B. Winter, Corporal, Motor Cyclists' presented to the Headmaster a number Section, R.E. of copies of the poem, which appeared 20 THE GREdfiAM. originally in " The Freemason." Copies put in something from life. That is the of the poem have been on sale, and the mcst unconvincing thing possible, as it proceeds, at Mr. Playford's request, have can only deal with one incident and not been devoted to the Chapel Fund.] with life as a whole. The great thing is to convince yourself, then you will convince others. LECTURES. Finally a word as to pernicious literature. It is infectious, but healthy- " THE ART OF LITERATURE." minded people do not catch the disease. On Monday, October 5th, the Hon- It is the author who suffers most; he is Mrs. Hamilton gave a lecture entitled developed by his book, arid it is he and " The Art of Literature." not his readers who becomes infected. In her opening remarks Mrs. Hamilton But avoid pernicious literature because pointed out that underlying all art there it is bad art, and art teaches us such is an instinct, the instinct to give. noble things. Although the world has tried to teach that the charm of life lies in getting, the instinct to give is still an essential part "THE WAR—WHO Is RESPONSIBLE?" of human nature. Literature is one Mr. Cloudesley Brereton gave a lecture of the means by which it may find ex- on this subject on Saturday, October 10th. pression. Mr. Brereton at once struck at the root Literature may be divided into two of the matter by attributing the war to classes, scientific and artistic. In the the policy of " Realpolitik " practised in former you discover something which is Prussia by Frederick the Great, Bismarcki already created : in the latter you create and the present Kaiser successively. something yourself. Scientific literature is more useful, in that it does more good, He then gave a summary of the Kaiser's but artistic literature has a charm of its career, his ambitions, his successes and own, the charm of individuality, and of failures. His one great aim is to make creating something out of nothing. The Germany a first-class sea as well as land- one is the giving of talent, the other of power. His attempts at foreign politics genius. have with one exception been conspicuous Now comes the question, " How to give failures. The exception is the exchange it ? " It is essential that it should be con- of Heligoland for Zanzibar. In Germany vincing. In scientific literature this is he is the authority on everything, from comparatively easy, as you have as a armaments to art. He has been called model the way you were convinced your- the greatest artist of the 20th century. self. But in artistic literature it is more Germany's great complaint is that her difficult. It must be alive, or it will not expansion has everywhere been pre- live. But on the other hand it is fatal to vented ; she has practically no colonies, TH.E GBESHAM. 21 and.her overseas trade is entirely con- " JOHN NICHOLSON." trolled by Great Britain. On October 25th, Mr. Eccles gave a Her great strength is due to the lecture on John Nicholson. marvellous organisation, the wonderful sense of duty of the people, and their In a time of national peril, the thoughts great simplicity. She is, however, of most of us turn to heroes of the past, a very much over-regulated country.