Still the reaches of the river, still the light on field and hill, Still the memories held aloft as lamps for hope’s young fire to fill, Shine, and while the light of England lives shall shine for England still.
It is to be hoped that these lines, written by the last great Etonian poet to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the foundation, will be as applicable to the school five hundred years hence as they are to-day. May those yet to come continue to bear the torch of Eton, handed down from distant generations, bravely aloft, whilst never ceasing to keep before their eyes the duty of delivering it to their successors, its flame bright and brilliant as of old.
[12] Captain of the eleven 1883-1884, Unionist member for Portsmouth 1900-1906. In more recent years Mr. Lucas has become known to many as a writer with a particularly pleasant style, who is also possessed of a gift for delicate versification.
Athletics, modern admiration for, 241, 242
Benthall, E. C., K.S. (Keeper of the Wall, 1911), 266
Block, the, anecdotes concerning, 89, 90, 92
Boating song, the Eton, its history, 121, 122
Bourchier, Mr. Arthur, organises theatricals at Eton, anecdotes, 219-221
Carnegie, Mr. Andrew, his opinions concerning Greek, 232
Carvings, elaborate, upon old organ case of Eton Chapel, 178
Champeau, French swimming instructor, 263, 264
Chapel, 5; its architectural history, 173-175; so-called restoration, 181, 182; old woodwork and organ loft, 175, 176; new stalls, 182; present condition, 184-186
Christopher, the, 53, 57; anecdotes concerning, 110, 119, 257
Churton, Henry Norris, declines scholarship at King’s, 226
Cobbold, Felix Thornley, last Eton scholar under old statutes, 225
College buildings, account of alterations and restorations in, 156-191
Collegers, their food in old days, 203-205
Culliford, James (chief butler), 205; his son, 206
Dalton, the Rev. T., favourable to theatricals, 219, 220
Deeson, architect and “restorer” of Chapel, 182, 183
Dupuis, the Rev. G., a Vice-Provost, 28, 29, 150
Durnford, Richard, first Eton scholar to go to King’s under new statutes, 226
Educational system at Eton, reflections upon, 227-242
Election Saturday, 84, 202, 222-224, 257, 258
Elizabeth, Queen, relics of her visit to Eton, 8, 167, 319