The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-28

shawl over his shoulders. Acacus APP
pied his test OF logging by an inflated
bladder, fastened TO pole, while
Wall wore doublet painted front
and bcak TO represent the blocks Of
stone. In a wall. Tho only attempt ut
complete costume was the youth whose
black suit was encompnssed I'm n full
lions skin. including liberal tnil.
Between speeches and the school con
cert AT 1870. time passed pleasantly. Tho
friends OF the boys were entertained IT
luncheon at the different masters'
ed the invited guests. the Sixth form
and their friends md old Harrovians. in
tent IN the sehoolyard on the hill
with that beautiful outlook over the
English countryside, on which Byrons
eyes used TO rest The headmasters
speech after luncheon was most grace.
ful and witty. He spoke Of the fact
mat the past year had been almost n
record one for the school In winning
OF, scholarships nj the universities, ana
alluded with honor to the old Harro-
VANS az his side, including the master
OF Trinity, Cambridge, who had helped
70 beat the Elton cricket eleven a,
LORDS rsn,ar N ne early POS HIS humorous
brought into headmasters life by the
motor car and telephone, which led The
fond parent 70 interfere with tho dis
c,ipline OF, scho,l life, tickled the au-
dience and awoke q hearty response In
me breast OF an American schoolmas-
Meanwhile on the beautiful terrace.
| south OF the Vaughan library. 10 ~
stirring strains of a military banf
hedge- bordered pathor on grassy lawn,
their friends Of the gentier sex. were
/ past
! But the browning event OF the .lay
was the school concert. As soon as the
gates were opened the SpeA,l room
was filled at ono. and many were Kept
out. The platform was now filled with
the orchestra and the serried chorus Of
sohooipoys. :, a program on each rnalr
E bat , scen full text q each gong It was
The Hill," realized once more in my
life, and I was disposed to take az the
m,tterance q my heart those words in
faust, stay, passing moment thou
art fair'" The Harrow school songs
Of Bouen and Hauser with the music
OF Farmer and Tanning all of WHOM,
were or are masters of Harrow as they
so finely interpret the history and
Split OF TIE school life, and nobly EN-"
that connot be rivaled anywhere az
school songs, II is one thing TO sins
the songs from the score or read ill.,
description of the school concert ID
MI hcHer novel III 1s quite another
thing TO be In the "Speecher" and hear
them sung SO heartily by Harrovlans
young and old. Most OF my favorite.
were on the program, though ] sorely
missed that exquisite song that thrills
you with Harrow's past, namely ~By.
ron Lay and ] was pleased to hea,
two new ones They are all sung If
unison, with few solos. The mos
striking Instance of these is in give
Hundred Faces" where one of the
smallest boys in school, with his broad
collar and bobtailed coat, stands ut thu
front Of the Platform, and sings il
slight treble voice the solo descr1ptlv,
Of the different experiences OF schoo
life, while at intervals the chorus o
sympathy swels out from the whole
school, after the manner OF the an.
Client Greek chorus.
When at last the so-called Harrow
national anthem Forty Years or
Growing Older and Older" was reach.
ed. ell the Harrovlans in the audIenc,
arose and Joined in the singing. Then
as Aud Lang Syne" followed, the dir
ferent groups linked hands, raising an,
lowering their arms to the measur,
Of the music. And so Speech day n
Harrow was ended. To any of Won,
readers whose natures respond easily I,