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THE SCHOLAR’S LAMENT - -
Monday morning we all know.
School begins, so off we go
Up the hill and down the road
Carrying our heavy load.
Maybe wishing we could be
Sitting lazy by the sea.
Tuesday morning’s not so bad.
So we depart feeling glad
That we have done our homework well
Maybe . . but there’s the bell;
It’s dancing lessons for today
So, let us leave without delay.
At last the middle day’s begun,
It’s Wednesday now, two days to come.
Sport takes up all the afternoon,
No wasting time with “Lorna Doone”;
Tennis, cricket, and other sports,
Are SO much better than term reports.
Thursday; the week has nearly passed,
There’s Friday next, but that’s the last,
Cadets, the main item of today
March smartly past while bagpipes play,
Although they have a practice often
They would be better stuffed with cotton.
Friday’s the day, the day that’s fine,
For two days’ spell are next in line.
The week’s a long and tiresome one,
But we’ve a sense of work “Well Done”;
Some teachers think we can’t do less,
But I recommend W.H.I.S.
— Jan Stickley (4C2)

Just before the battle, mother
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