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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936.
BRITAIN'S ARMED OBLICATIONS
In view of the troubled situa- tion in Europe, Mr. Anthony Eden has clarified the position, so far as Britain is concerned, by his clear-cut statement show- ing precisely what the nation's military commitments are to- wards other Continental coun tries. Apart from- the per- manent obligation to defend the
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S
CUG," or "a bit of a wet." Those two synonymous schoolboy slang phrases are enough to damn any boy at Eton.
No matter whether he is the son of a duke or of a millionaire film magnate, in the Eleven or in the Eight. It will be some time before the new boy, bewildered by the first three weeks of his first "half" (i.c., term), will discover the significance of these phrases which shape every Etonian's outlook on life.
DURING that time he is sizing up the other "fellows"
in his House and they are forming their independent opinion of him. Illa school work is overshadowed. One must learn the different colours of the caps awarded for prowess at games, discover where the Houses are situated, and know the names of the various big noises.
One must also ascertain how to drop an egg into a saucepan without breaking it, how to deal with Mr. Heinz's 57 varieties, how to fill hot water bottles without being scalded, and how to light a fire.
THEN he has been at Eton a fortnight the new boy
whom he has to valet. Whenever any member of the "Library" the oligarchy that runs the House-shouts "Boy!" he has to run towards the noise.
Wstarts to "fag." He is appointed to a "fag master,"
if he is last in the queue that forms two deep outside the door of the boy who has shouted, he is chosen to do whatever is desired, Maybe go to the school stores and get half a dozen eggs. Maybe to take a note to a neighbouring friend or some boats down town to be repaired.
If he bangles the job badly, "Boy" will be called again about half-past seven in the evening. There will be a scamper and a knock at the library door. The offending £ng will be called in,
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A scene such as this will ensue. Captain of the House standing, other members of the library (about five of them) lounging in armchairs. "Graham, what happened to that note I asked you to. take round to Smith major?"
"They Take a special delight in beating any notable fag..
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13 YEAR OLD LORD LAS CELLES is a fag this "half"
Motherland and the Empire generally against all aggrestors, Mr. Eden stated that British arms might be used in defence of France and Belgium against unprovoked aggression, and they might-and, if a new Weston can be reached, would-be used in de-
The library usually takes a special delight in. beating any fence of Germany were she the notable fag. When the Duke of Gloucester was a fag at Eton victim of such aggression by any he was not spared. The members of the library would afterwards.
"We've beaten of the signatories of such a shout across to friends in an adjoining House,
Henry to-night."--recall-with-regret the fact that the future settlement. The obligation to-Earl of Derby was one of my fags, and that I never beat him. wards France and Belgium is The worst thing that ever happened to him was that I made him taste a mixture that had been sent to me by a practical joker. The contained, of course, in the
contents were particularly odious, Young Stanley had to stay Locarno Pact, which is a treaty
in bed for three days. of mutual guarantee, operative only in the case of unprovoked aggression by any of the parties. thereto against another signa tory. It is not generally appre- ciated that Britain had a pre- cisely similar commitment in respect of Germany until that nation denounced the pact. The reason given for Germany's de- nunciation of that agreement was that it had lost its signi- ficance, and practically ceased to exist, owing to the conclusion of the Franco-Sovlet Pact. Ger- many was later invited to sub- mit her case on the Franco-
"I am very surry, sir, I lost my way." "You ought to know your way by this time. You're We're going to beat damned idle. There is no excuse. you."
So down one goes and one is beaten. If one is not a scag one comes out of the library, shakes one's fist, uses the worst swear words one knows, and dives into a sympa- thetic friend's room declaring in the same breath how hard you were hit and how little it hurt.
THE ambition that is inculcated into every new boy
This is the
Tduring his first half is not to get into Sixth Form of be Captain of the Eleven, but to get into "Pop." Etonian Club of good fellows. The qualifications are a certain amount of prestige in school affairs, definite athletic achieve- ments, and the ability to be always on the right footing with the right people. Brains are unimportant.
Pop, this goal of every young Etonian, has a membership of between 20 and 30 and a spirit of fellowship that is, unequalled in any other club anywhere. To be a member of Pop is to enjoy a halcyon existence. One wears special waistcoats, has wax seals on one's top-hut, numerous privileges of unrivalled authority. In one's own limited world one is a king..
E
TONIANS, of course, are snobs." They are taught at Eton to be snobs. Not among themselves, but towards boys at those "inferior" schools such as Harrow, Charter- house, Uppingham, and so on.
We were taught to be proud of Eton, and honoured to be educated there. Most of us were, and still are. One result was this spirit of patronising condescension. Another result was.
reaction. The debating societies this half will be discussing the troubles in Spain. I am sure capitalist fathers would be astounded to hear some of the views taken by their sons.
The political opinions of the young Eton intelligentsia are 'for the most part coloured *Snob. Person with
brightly red. A 19-year-old exaggerated respect.
Etonian friend of mine recently for social vosition or
wealth.
horrified his staunchTory" family by announcing that he intended to stand as Socialist candidate at the next local election. He sincerely meant what he was saying. I myself remember writing a most sym- pathetic letter to Maxton over some setback that had befallen the ILP.
So you
know your language?
1. This mark is a?
A
2. Salmon not over year old is a?
one
3. The name of the Manx "Parliament" is?
4. Dog-cake made from tallow is properly called?
5. The instrument for measuring earthquakes is a? G. Scientific name for goose-flesh?
(Answers in Column Five)
How Many Germs Has A Fly?
TWO
We used to condemn Conser- vatism
the and incidentally system that enabled our fathers and mothers to pay for us to be at Eton us "old fashioned." Many were the debates on the Russian Five-Year Plan, Politics is a subject encouraged at Eton. But then so are football, his- tory, languages, rowing, rackets, cricket, chemistry.
The average Etonian is train- ed to be a dilettante. He leaves Eton schooled for no profession. He becomes a soldier, politician, policeman, stockbroker, tea taster, estate agent, barrister. lounge lizard, journalist, and heaven knows what else. And
Russian understanding to the Hague Court, but Herr Hitler voiced the attitude of Ger- Imany when he declared that "we provoked aggression. A point are not going to be dragged which should not be lost sight of, round international courts, for however, is that under the no international court has the Locarno Pact the signatories arc same responsibility towards the their own judges of what con- German people as I have." stitutes unprovoked aggression, Since that time, Britain has and there is therefore, as Mr. made every effort to bring the Eden points out, no automatic Locarno Powers together with aoongation on Britain's part to TWO scientists recently examin-, ed. By means of these adhesive pads in nine cases out of ten he is a ed 400 house flies to deter on its foot a fly can perform the novel delightful and charming man, view to devising a new series of take military action. Each casc
mine how important that common trick of walking upside down on a delightfully vague, charmingly mutual assistance pacts open to has to be judged on its own
But those pads, so useful to the Oy casual. from all germs. Securing Ries
in defying gravitation, plck up all all such Powers, and it is no merits--that is true in the cage Insect really is in the spread of fault of hers that hitherto, no of each and all of the signatories, sorts of places they found that the rarts of bacteria as the scavenger A single y muy alight on a dozen success has been attained in this and presumably would be true average number of bacteria car walks along. direction. The vital point which under any new arrangement re-ried per y was more than 1,000,-
unseen trill of germs that would Institute of Sanitation.
astonish the eye of a house-wife. The emerges from Mr. Eden's latest placing the Locarno understand-000 according to the American objects in a few minutes and leave an
Inspects taken from the garbage insect literally sheds
germs with speech, however, is that Britaining. It is well that these points is willing and anxious to enter anould be kept in mind. But, of cans and other obviously inanitary every step it takes..
places carried as many as 0,000,000 If a clean glass plote about two into an understanding to replace even greater importance, is Mr.. germs each.
Inches in diameter is lightly brushed! Under the microsopo the fly ap- with a sterile gelatine solution and a an animated feather ny is caused to walk over the plato which would mean aid for Ger- policy, that her armed strength Pater. The legs and body are in a few hours the foot prints of the many as well as the other signa- will, under no circumstances, be covered with fine hairs which carry fly will be seen plainly under the tories in the event of any of employed for the purpose of Each of its six legs have two hairy bacteria that grew from the germs de- countless germs from place to place. microscope by the many colonies of them being subjected to un- 'aggression.
pads in which a sticky fluid is secret posited from the feet of the fly.
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