THE
LIDUNIAN
The Magazine of KING EDWARD SCHOOL
FIFTH SERIES, Vol. 9
No. 1 6
EDITORIAL
When people whose view Is solely superficial look at a school, they see only buildings, lessons, curricula, examinations and
results; but people who have a deeper understanding of humanity realise that it is the pupils and, in particular, the staff who create
the ambience that is in reality the school. King Edward's has been particularly poignantly reminded of this apparent commonplace by the recent death of one of its most liked and respected
masters. I should here like to add my own personal tribute to the late Mr. Shearman and say, on behalf of all the boys in the school, what a fine and human master he was. He combined discipline
(one of the less popular tasks of a deputy-headmaster) with un derstanding, a degree of tolerance and that touch of humour
which is so vital to the smooth and amiable running of a school. His contribution to the atmosphere of the school over many years was immeasurable, and it is this atmosphere that "The Lidunian", however imperfectly, tries to convey.
It is, perhaps, one of the duties of a school magazine to remind the boys that personal achievement and examination results,however
important, are not the only purposes of education, and I hope that boys remember that they are also here to learn the virtues of co
operation and corporate spirit. If only every pupil in the school dis plays the same fellow-feeling and dedication as did the late Mr. Shearman, it cannot fail to have beneficial effects on the school as
a whole and the personality and achievements of every boy within it.
Haud iqitur penitus pereunt quaecumque videntur, Sic alid ex alio numquam desistet oriri." W.E.R.J.