SCOTT ANTARCTIC MEMORIAL ESSAY FOR 1914

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13145, 28 August 1914, Page 6

SCOTT ANTARCTIC MEMORIAL ESSAY FOR 1914

It will interest our renders to know that the subject of the current year's essay has now been fixed. The following is the decision ■ arrived at'by the committee in whose hands the matter was placed—namely: The Sector and Lady Principal n.f Hie Wnilaki High Schools ami the headmasters of the pub-' lie schools. "That Britain in the present crisis is fighting for Hip principles-which she championed at Trafalgar and Waterloo." ' 1 The following suggestions.,; (the adoption of which is optional) are offered for the treatment' of the subject: A—The causes which led Britain into the-Napoleonic War ISOL'-iii. 1, To defend herself and her Empire from-Napoleon's aggression, 2, To save Europe from his domination and to maintain.the balance of power. X To protect weak nations—e.g., Portugal and Spain. B—Their counterpart in the present war. 1, To defend the British Empire from German aggression, 2, To save ■Europe from the Kaiser's domination and to maintain the balance of power. .'!'.■' To protect weak nations—e.g;,' Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark. •I. To safeguard national honour and to be true to pledges.

C—The parts played by the younger Pitt (foreign policy), Nelson (Navy), ; and ! Wellington (Army) in the.'great Napoleonic War '■"(1802-l'5)-their-characters, careors,iniirl; influence. D—.'f'heir. counterparts to-day in Sir ; Edward : .' Grey (foreign policy) am) Earl Kitchener (Army), E—Napoleon• and the Kaiser—a com- ■ parison, « P—What the British Empire owes '< .. : to : Trafalgar:'and Waterloo, and how far to-day she is proving wnrtliv.of her foundors. • "

[N.R.—Perhaps it is hardly, necessary to.-point- out,that.thorn is nothing invidious'in'..criticisms of Napoleon. Democratic Prance of to-day (our gallant '.ally) is '-.totally, opposed to the ideals of. Imperial Prance in the Napoleonic era.] The Executive commend.this.matter veiy i earnestly..to those in authority, in all the schools throughout North Otago, and'they;also .would like to enlist the active interest of the various school •committees,. It might be well hero to mention cer; tain conditions attached to the valuable prizes whiclp are given for this essay. The prizes will be of the. value of about three guineas each for the successful boy.and girl. All pupils who' are in the Sixth Standard;are eligible. The date-on which!the essay is to be written is. Saturday, 2Sth November, 1 111 4. ~'•■ . ■ "'

• A list of eompotitors,,with their ages, must .ho sent to'jjie Chairman, Mr W. IF.-Rose, not later than ,14th November. Tt is. possible that arrangements may be made this year to permit of. tho essays boiiif; written at each-school.