THE VIGORNIAN THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL KING'S SCHOOL CHRONICLE TA MEN AIAAKTA 31AN9ANO, TA A'ETPETA ZHTQ, TA A'ETKTA ITAPA 9EON HITHSAMHN.
DECEMBER, 1937.
No. 149. Vol. XIII. CONTENTS. Editorial Art Room School Officers King's Scholarships School Notes House Notes ... Rugger Notes O.T.C. Notes Band Notes Shooting Notes Scout Notes O.V. News Births, Marriages, Engagements, etc. Oxford Letter Oxford Dinner The Building of School House Fifty Years Ago The School in the XVII Century... Lectures ' Le Malade Imaginaire " Debating Society Play-Reading Society Scientific and Engineering Society Library Valete Salvete Contributions Correspondence W.C.K.S. Games Fund Contemporaries
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Price Is. EDITORIAL.
Most schools possess some building or some small piece of architecture, which was in its place long before any past or present member of the school can remember. It may possess a history of its own, quite apart from its connection with the school, but always the thoughtful present-day member of the school will think of it as in some mysterious way symbolising the very life-blood of the school. It has remained undisturbed while long processions of boys and masters have come and gone. It is not only a symbol, but is in fact, the very spirit of the place, made manifest in stone. It has seen the reverses and successes of the school from its foundation, and appears to look down with benign and kindly gaze upon the present-day members of the school with their petty worries. How often have we walked out of the school gates, leaving the school buildings and chatter of boys out for ' break ' behind us and thought these same thoughts about College Hall ! How often have we said to ourselves—" There is the School; those who chatter are only those who serve it for a time ; College Hall was here before they came and will still be here when they have gone, and it will still remain as the symbolic embodiment of the real life of the school, the life which it has watched and jealously guarded for four hundred years." And how often have we stopped ourselves in such reflections and asked ourselves what imperfect service we are rendering to the real life of the school. " Architecture," Goethe said, " is speechless music." College Hall is alas speechless ! How willingly would we editors lay down our pens and allow College Hall, so familiar to all of you, to tell you the story of this term.