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THE HERO A STUDY IN LEADERSHIP:
Twmt•four THE MEMORY LINGERS ON
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
THE DEVIL'S MINIONS
Al Godfry was an evil little man, oulded into his misfortune by the years he had spent m gaol. Now he was free.Free to roam wherever it pleased him. Often he wondered if he should turn back to his old ways, when he used to break into stores and rob anything which was valuable enough to keep. What did he have to lose? No friends, no money, just the clothes he wore. He often wondered if life was worth living.
Leaders, of all types and levels, are either accepted or rejected; it has been this way since earliest time: The accepted leader is usually a success, but te reiectd lader is usually a failure and battles on m a vam attempt to break through this barrier.
On and on he walked, thinking pitifully of the terrible days he had left behind. If only he could prove he was no weakling, no underhanded little beast. He wanted to be a person whom people could trust. .
Though that remarkable leader of the British Com­ monwealth, Sir Winston Churchill, is now dead, I am sure that his brilliant leadership and courage shall live on in the memories of those who lived during his time.
An alleycat disturbed from its resting place, scurried away making Al's heart beat a little faster.
Sir Winston was a leader who was accepted and loved by the men, women and children of Britain at a time when their spirits and morale were at a very low ebb throughout the nation.
Suddenly he came to a park entrance through wich he walked, not even heeding where he was gomg. Inside it was dark and forbidding, except for an occa­ sional light which broke the stillness of the night. Hre and there, Al noticed a few dark gures standm_g silently, and this made him feel very uneasy, as it seemed they were watching every move he made.
His qualities of leadership are numerous but th oes I consider important are endurance, courage, vitality, good judgment, ability to make the right decisions at the correct times, the will and desire to persuade and arouse others, responsibility and mental capacity. From journals, newspaper articles, magazines and books I have read on the life, works and qualities of this man among men, I can see he had many of these qualities of leadership.
Suddenly, like a train out of a tunnel, there came a terrifying scream from further ahead.
In the dark and foreboding days after Dunkirk, when it was a sure thing that Britain must be trod under the Nazi heel, Britain was fortunate in having Churchill as a leader because of his ability to inspire con dence and the will to resist. Another governing factor was that Churchill was accepted and trusted by the people and had their full con dence.
Hearing this, Al ran quickly to where the scream seemed to come from, and to his horror there _under cover of the bushes' shadows, a man was viciously attacking a woman with a gun hand)e.
Al, forgetting that he was an ex-criminal, ran to stop the unfair brutality, but it was too lte: te woman lay in a heap on the damp grass. Seemg this, Al ran after the man with the gun, and the latter turned around to re. Just in time, Al swerved.and av?ided the two shots. By this time Al was on him, battlm ecely to try to rid his opponent of the gun he held m his hand. Then two more shots rang out. One of the men stood up. It was Al, but after looking down on te lifeles body at his feet, he too fell, a dirty bloodstam on his breast where one of the shots hit him.
Churchill had many good qualities but three in par­ ticular contributed to his success as a great and famous leader: good judgment, courage and the use of words. Good judgment is a must for success in any ay of life, but it is nothing if wasted by fear or hesitancy. Sir Winston displayed remarkable courage through the days of the war, and from him stemmed this same
That night in a dark park there lay two bodie-a dirty murderer, and a man braver than he had realised.
quality, but when strung together and delivered with such impact as Sir Winston was capable of, they had a remarkable e ect on the _public and aroused in them a strong_urge to stand and ght.
The day is drawing ever nearer
When we must say farewell
To all our friends we've made at School, And to the School itself.
A great leader has passed from our midst, possibly the greatest we will see in our lifetime.
So now at last the time has come For us to take our _place in life,
" Few men have made history and written it too". -J.A.M., 5B
And bravely the gauntlet run.
The School has taught us all it knows, From now on we're on our own;
They burned into town at the dead of night, . Their awesome machines belched smoke and might; Across their backs was blazoned a skull,
Painted by a hand crude and dull.
From between the shutters the townsfolk peered, And back at them the black gang leered.
The words "Hells Angels" were terror to see And of course there was no apostrophe.
But all those pearls of wisdom dropped Will forever in us be shown.
Though we may travel far and wide, And never see these walls again,
They've a special place in our memories:
They will not be forgot.
So Mr. C. we say, "Farewell" To you and all your men;
And give our thanks straight from the heart, Our thanks for everything.
They halted outside the dingy milk-bar,
·· Old Boys" our titles now will be, And titles proudly bo :
The owner cringed against the wall:
So on behalf of the Upper Sixth I'll write a special verse
He needed support or else he'd fall.
In memory of our beloved School;
"What'II it be?" he mournfully croaked. The leader looked at him, dirty and soaked. He was helluva tired, had ridden long;
The smell he exuded was mighty strong.
For us, there's no "Dismiss".
-A.D.,Up6A
-G. P., 3Bl
Sir Winston's outstanding quality was, of course, his never-ending vitality. From this stemmed his other talents, which in one form or another were ways of expressing in words or acts or on canvas, or in council, those attributes which continued even into old age.
quality in others. Use of words may seem a leser _
As cheerful as a murky sepulchre.