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ASSOCIATION CLUBS KEYED UP FOR THE START
OLD BOYS AND ANZAC
What PublicSchools Will Do
By H. A. de LACY
NO comincmoration of Anzac Day is complete without mention of the
part played by the Public Schools of Victoria.
Their old boys were
among the first into the field, and throughout the
struggle
every
day found some old boy paying the supreme sacrifice.
On Anzac Day it is well for the boy of today to realise
just
what
(lie old boy was thinking on that immortal dawn as
the
transport
edited its way to the cove that became famous as Anzac.
•JT "a'iis boat race lime, and no Utile .
thought
m directed to the prospects
ot the r;i : „„ the Yarra that year. The j
rtunpanv
under the command of Cap-
Harry Carter, was composed solely
of old boys of the schools, and
three I
liours before the landing Carter wrote!
:0,hn late Mr L. A. Adamson. headmas- |
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;cr of Wesley Lollcge.
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near Mr A.,
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new accept all good wishes from;
-elf mid Old Wesley Collegians under:
command. Wo We land InnH i>< in an in momv enemy I
country after midnight, perhaps under
fire, so have taken this chance to wish
von' and our fine old
school every
Mirress. We have a tedious job before
at \vc have to land in pontoons
and ™all boats, but thc boys have 200
rounds of die best each, and arc happier
than they have ever been
since
Z y u« On hehilf of the
T ;JS x E S v o u and"the
h •rliool
?L
we
unknow'everv
Knew every success.
succbS
whs this determination to carry on
nuide the Public Schools during
Ihosc years institutions in which the
behest traditions were maintained, and
{(»"\vhii'h the dearest memories were ens
rusted
All the schools will observe today
rth services and addresses. At Geelongl
Grammar School. Col. N M. Freeman. |
D.S.O.. will take the salute from the
:.honl cadet corps, and will later address
the boys.
'
Gee ong College will assemble at 9,
Bin- and will be addressed by the Rev.
G. Calvert Barbour The cadets from
Goolong Grammar School and Geelong
College will take their place in the ob-!
tm-ance march at Geelong. . !
Wesley College will hold assembly in
the Adamson Hall, and, according to
mstom. will suitably observe the day
Thc Rev. A. P. Bladen. O.B.E.. will,
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'assist the headmaster, Mr H. J. Stewart.!
Xavier College will hold a Requiem
^fjf ^ ^ { " u m ^ G r a m m a r School
HOW CREWS ARE SHAPING
The training for the Head of the River I
has reached the stage when the crews I
?ro transferring into their racing craft.;
Those are perilous days for the young
crews, for the encouraging form of the
practice boat is temporarily upset by the;
faster craft.
i
Wcs. . faced
Monday'?
tJleir ordea)
and did
oxc.ci|cnll., Thc W
sw e i g h
e
ic c„r« to i„ race ,.„„„ well. ,™n Once n„„„ again they I
seem to be upset by heavy conditions,j
and during the fierce squalls on the,
the title
I
Melbourne Grammar School expect to |
enter their racer on Thursday. The
Grammar crew are still pleasing their
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tcriscd b >- strong shoulder lift and bodyswing.
and the telling use of the legE. legB.
Thc The stroke is rowed home and the
rc- recovery
is steady. Grammar „„„ are a r«Bii« really
W
MXtttt.m
I
e °S 0 c d otch OW ColleEe are moving along j
slowly, and arc likely to be one of the
crack crews of the race. They are not
being forced, and have done a lot of |
slow blending work. Scotch are able to 1
hit up the striking rate and lapse again ;
into a strong swing without perceptible
discomfiture.
Xavier are rowing well until their;
blades ore about to leave the water, i
Then there is undue haste and1 the
stroke finishes in the air. Thc catch is
bright and strong, but the finish weakC
Xavier will continue to improve, and
should race well.
j
Geelong Grammar, School have had a
set-baek since entering their racer. Tl«
work has beeome short, and there is a
marked tendency to cut in. Geelong Col- L
lege on the other hand appear to be
comfortable in their lighter boat. I
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