nor heard of any Master organizing English games, other games whatever, on the playgrounds of the college premises. Seeing how playgrounds have been laid out by the architect into almost useless sections, the best of which has been spoiled by intersecting it with a line of trees, I can hardly blame you,
but I deplore all the same the fact that the aims of the Government in providing playgrounds remain so utterly defeated. There is another point which affects the interests of the boys far more directly than the disuse of the playgrounds. Day by day I observed during forenoon recess, large numbers of your boys standing outside in rain or in the blazing sun, driving their little bargains for refreshments with some hawkers who assemble there every day during recess.
But it seems you, the Headmaster, do not consider it your province to make any representations on the subject, though the absence of shelter against the inclemency of the weather and the insanitary nature of the fruit offered to the boys manifestly endanger their health.
I asked the Headmaster to request you to bring with you to this conference note-books kept by you for the purpose of preparing for the lessons given by you during