Editorial

The decision to publish "Lumen" twice a year instead of three times was largely the result of the increased cost of production. Now, after a silence of two terms "Lumen" is back again, containing, no doubt, even greater fruits of poetic inspiration, since the latter has been restrained for longer than usual.

The summer term has brought with it the usual coincidence of warmer weather, which encourages idle inclinations, with approaching important exams for the Upper School which will not permit the indulgence of these feelings.

Recently the shelters in front of the school have been demolished, and the building of a canteen for dinners has begun in the girls' yard. This will relieve some of the over- crowding next term, we hope.

Turning to the more educational topics we recall that during the Easter Term the Sixth and Upper Fifth forms attended a lecture given by Monsieur Fargues. The subject was the Age of Louis XIV, and such a lecture was very valuable in training the ear as well as being instructive educationally.

A series of lectures dealing with religious subjects has taken place on Wednesday afternoons, and has been attended by the Sixth and Upper Fifth forms. The Sixth also visited Manchester University, the Arts people hearing a lecture on Archaeology and visit- ing the New Arts Library, the swimming pool and the physical training centre, while the science side heard a lecture on lighting and visited the museum and laboratories.

There is also much to report on the sporting activities this term. 0n Friday, June 4th, a film, complete with sound track, on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games was shown. This proved to be very.interesting, and, we trust, inspiring to the runners and jumpers in our own Sports which were held on the following Wednesday. The Olympian House turned out worthy champions. The weather favoured us at last, after the event had been postponed for over a week. The school again won the Inter-School Relay, thereby maintaining its record in this event.

This is, of course, the last term of the year, and for many of us the last term of all.

At the end of this term we say regretfully "Good-bye" to four members of the staff. Mr. Holgate, who has been on the staff for 29 years, and Senior Master for 16 years, will be greatly missed by everyone, both past and present pupils alike. His service in teaching French — sometimes, we fear, to unresponsive pupils! — has been most efficient, and he will be long remembered in the School. The Domestic Science Room will seem strange indeed without Miss Spratt, who is leaving the North after 10 years, and returning to her native county. Miss Newman and Miss Hallam both came to the school three years ago, the former to store our minds with historical facts and the latter to reveal the riches of the English language. All four carry with them our best wishes for the future.

We wish to welcome the new members of the staff who have joined us this term, and hope their stay will be a happy one.

It only remains for us now to wish all about to take School Certificate and Higher School Certificate all the very best.