certificates at Greenford County Grammar School Speech Day ceremony. . . We were rapidly moving into a world where scientific advance would be so rapid as to be unrecognisable. Regarding automation and the satellites, did they carry hope or a threat?. . . What use are you making of your leisure time? What you do between 15 and 18 will largely determine what you will do in later life. Pleasure in the arts books, music, painting, architecture you will have much from the arts with you whatever you do later. The books you read now will be of an importance which no books you afterwards read will he to you. Music you hear now will last throughout the rest of your life. Sport and Societies Flourish Mr L James followed with his report: A full programme of inter-school and inter-house games has been carried out during the year. Our footballers met all their opponents on reasonably equal terms our hockey players had a very good season one of their best and one with which they can be well pleased. Our basketball senior team played with an excellent spirit, defeating many adult teams who have been playing the game for a number or years. The tennis team had a very successful season but cricket was not quite so good (No comment!). A Badminton Club has been formed among senior members of the school who have played enthusiastically and enjoyed all their games. The playing and learning to play musical instruments is increasing and classes for violin and 'cello are dealing with increasing numbers. I hope the day is not distant when we shall again have a body of experienced and competent pupils working together as an orchestra. Societies continue to flourish and among these must be mentioned the Literary and Debating Society and the S C M Group. Parties have visited theatres, concerts and exhibitions and a most successful visit was arranged to Austria for 3rd and 4th years following on the success of last year's visit to Germany. In view of the criticism of behaviour of pupils on continental visits something scathing which, I am sure, many of you will have seen in the press it has been a welcome relief to hear the pleasant things said about our parties. During the year our pupils have contributed to those in dire need on a generous scale 209 lOs to the National Spastics Society. 50 to the Hungarian Relief Fund, in addition to other sums collected on Poppy Day and on Alexandra Rose Day. An appeal from Ealing Round Table was met by as many toys and books as the Table could collect and distribute in view of restrictions on the use of petrol. Work Not Much Liked By A Few I have left the subject of work until last it is one, I fear, not much liked hy a few of our number hut one which is tremendously important. I am glad to record the award of a State Scholarship making a continuous series of one or more awards per year since 1951. Our Advanced and Ordinary results, as we expected, were not as good as last year. Last year at Advanced Level, for instance, there was scarcely a subject failure, yet while results were not bad, they did not measure up to that standard. Similarly. Ordinary Level results were disappointing, although 1 am pleased to indicate a considerable improvement in performance in the really basic subject English. Of our three 5th forms, one's attitude to work was excellent there was a job to be done and those boys and girls went to it whatever their academic ability one form with some ability could easily he distracted front the main job in hand the third in the main had its mind fixed on every conceivable activity hut the main one in hand in spite of everything said and done by staff and I know parents as well. To me it seems of tremendous importance that boys and girls must recognise as they grow up that there are certain IMAGE School Choral Society page 54