CHRIST'S COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16204, 6 May 1918, Page 2

CHRIST'S COLLEGE.

UNDER MILITARY RULE, GOOD SPIRIT EVINCED,

o!? y will go on as usual, and at 3 30 p.m. parents of cadets are invited to witness a short demonstration ot tiie work done in barracks, in addim? r° a s^or * tactical exercise. irlnVJi will be earned out in the Collcce grounds fa

memorial service. • T | , , erc^ a , s n ' Tei 7 largo oongregatioi in the Cathedral yesterday afternoon "when the third memorial service ii m^ m « r y of tho members of the Collog. who had laid down their lives during th< present war wa s held. The boys of thi College mardied down in khaki, undei the command of Major Conway who ii second in command of the Col'egc undei Its present military regime. Tho Cadet: were led by their band, and presented s very smart and workmanlike appearance. The headmaster (Mr G E Blanch) and staff of the College were •also present at the service, wo rvico V s conducted by Canon n'. fa. Beau, who is an old boy of the College, assisted by tho Rev ACT i'urchas, chaplain of the College. . ,™i dres ®> Canon Bean took as lus text. Th© eteAial God is their relugo, and underneath thom are the everlasting .arms." The glorious memory of achievement, ho said, would tor ever cluster round tho date of April 25th, 191.5, and the Wood would tinglo with prido at the accounts of the great deeds that had been wrought that day. The path oi duty on that momentous occasion was indeed the road to glory, a glory that would never fade or pass away. Whatorfr J* 10 results of tho Gallipoli camsuit, there could ho no doubt that the suit, there could be no dougt that the deeds of the Australasian 'army stood out as some of the most gallant in an undertaking which was one of the most aesperat© m tlus colossal "war. The speaker read a moving account of the landing of the Allied forces, both at Cove and at tho southern end or tho peninsula, as recorded bv a war correspondent. The pride they took in the achievements of their New Zealand boys must not blind them to the equally gallant deeds accomplished by the British and French troops under the gene-

j ral command of Sir lan Hamilton. We should honour all these gallant heroes, among whom tlie old College was well represented- He did not wfsh to make ■any invidious comparisons between tho the , wa / b y boys from Chr st s College and from, tho other public schools of the Dominion. All had done their part as fa r « s their opportunities allowed them, and all hadplaved the game. But Christ's College had S reason to be ashamed of the part its old boys had played. Over 700 had gone from the school to the front, and 114 had made the supreme sacrificc. He ff ?- s fn old boy, to be alP in the service that i sto °£ 115 a Unk vith the f sy?5 y ? ro wore representatives of tho future, and it lav with them to see that the honour of the school was .upheld, and that no stain should diminish its lustre. The school had a splendid record, and its bovs had responded to the call j n magriificent fashion, as their deeds in the firing-line, on the sea. and m the air would prove The great Empire had been built up by the energy of our forefathers, and it lay with the present generation to see that they banded it on, not impaired, but strengthened and imoroved and more glorious. England wa"s a country for which thev could be proud to fight. There might be incidents in her historv which could be regretted, possibly, but in the mam history showed that their Mother Country had been stained bv few crimes, and that her aim had been a great and noble one. Canon Bean referred to Mr Asquith's statement in the Houie of Commons on August

The hoys at Christ's College are showing a very good spirit under the military regime, and Lieut.-Colonel Slceman expresses satisfaction at the wav the work i> carried out by the conl indent" : good -pint shown by the continent ; ihi .Sjiiiirdiiy tne i'uienoou wn s de.oi.ed ! 1o driJl in toe- paik. v „. as eamvi! out. including attack and d'»j i.:rice, aiui guard j u uttei uoon tne school liiul a few hours off, owing to tne fact thai turee inipoitant lootbali matches were to bo decided. In tho evening Captain lirocfc, of the gymnastic staif, lectured on "Mcderp Alethods of Pnvsical" Training.*' "Yesterday morning military instruction was confined to a le ture bv Colonel Sleeman on "Modern" Alethods of Alilitary Training," and tho force attended the special service in tho Cathedral in the afternoon IMPORTANCE OF CADETS.

On tne lust evoking tno oauacka weio siarwu, i-nuuy, voiouol iCCiUJ t'U Oil Xilt! Ailljnll tUIICO ox tUo i*oico in to Aew Zo.ilaau s jjuicuci;." axe empuusisecl me ract tnra to dcicnd one's euuuuy mucii initial preparation was neeuou. 60 xar rroui savouring or a spmt oi militarism, tiioio preparations tor national Ucroncu were essential it minimum m countries was to boueieated. ine spirit of tlie present deiencc movement in iNcw Zealand was ''Delenco I not deiianct;," and preparation ratner than eontemptibio soinsiuiess. Tnat being so, Aoiv z.ea.ianct was dependent i'or its detcncc on its territorial system, which, 111 its turn, was dependent 011 <m ctiiciont cadet lores. 'lno ono without tiio other was impossible. New Zealand possessed, marvellous wealth in proportion to its sizo and small population, and it "was obvious that such a country mutt be a rich and tempting prize to an enemy. y c t r\ew Zealand could not afford to keep a standing army, owing •to the necessity of its mannood occupying it soil' with the necessary civilian labour. Modern nar found no place for the officer or triinod \° 1 11 ' 3 " suppi'ficialiy In, 1- •t- A , dozcJl well-trained and disciplined men could defeat 100 bravo and physically stronger men if the latter were witnout tho necessarv military training. That was the lesson I modern war, and consequently the training of a citizen soldier must start - v ? at ? <*' »ge, and be continued prycssu'dy and continuously until such time as the soldier was absolutely a \ e r/ h , o, ° torr 'torial trainin,, of a ISiew Zealand soldier for a ?ear was only equivalent to the trainof an Imperial Amy recruit for three weeks. That being so, it would f " fc loast flve . J'cars of continuous effort be.ore a territorial could be regarded as a fc-ained soldier, fit to take his place m the ranks, or to lead in tnonl* future invasion. Tho T't 01 : a S recd ""ith Lord Roberts that the best was to prevent war was to be lisWr n' an r he felt sur » his proposkion Tl 1 f 6 th ° truth of this hi 1 ; Therefore, let thoso pretax learn their military work in addition to that of their civil occupation, so that if ever tho Wi w ame n f Ncw Zea l«*md's manS ?. as called upon to repel a hostile able t0 throW down the plough or the pen, and take up the sword or the rifle with ability to wield nn H,w Pr ° P Everything depended on this, and it was to the great sccond7m?™ l if o , f 7 t , ho 1 I) r ominion that Now tinn nr +i. lo °k for a large proportion of its future officers. Owinrr to the fairness of the Dominion's Jaws unitedly tho best youth of the country found us way into these largo +£ f h f° 3s - . T h ,° officers should - bo of the best material possible, and, therefore, if tho fino spirit of the sdiools could be kept up the supply „f officers would represent the best in tEe Dominion.

Gth, 1914, of the aims of England in the present war, which aims wero honourable, just, and humane. Ho concluded with a eulogv of the brave men who were risking their aH in the present conflict for the cause of liberty and justice, and said that of them it could bo said that "the eternal God is their refuge, and underneath them are the everlasting arms." After the sermon an offertory was 1

taken up on behalf of the Church Army ■work in the field. Then followed the concluding portions of the Burial Service, read by the Rev. A. C. T. Purchas, chaplain of the College, after which was sung that magnificent hymn. "For all the Saints who from their labours rest." The great congregation being attuned, as it were, to the thoughts so exquisitely expressed therein, the effect was very fine, and more than one mother whose boy sleeps his last sleep

on the Gallipoli hills was greatly moved. The service ended with the National Anthem.

Ton may bo » dreadnought stoker, » millionaire stockbroker, Ton may bo » reigning bovereign, or have only half a crown; Whatever is your station, you neglect your education* "When you do not take your ration 01 tta Woods' Gmt Peppwmini On*. If