All Old Boys of the School are invited to apply for tickets for the dinner arranged for Wednesday, 18th January, at the Cannon Restaurant. Tickets obtainable at School, price 4s., morning or evening" dress. The number of seats is limited, and early application is advised. Particulars of further events will be announced at the School concert and at the dinner. This will include a further social and a dance to be arranged by Mr. Whibley.
We are glad that at long last we have secured a football pitch at Coldharbour Lane, near Preston Hall, although it is not available every Saturday. The team is getting well together, and we hope to record a long list of victories in the next issue. Will other playing members kindly get into touch with any of the committee and thus further strengthen the team?
Hearty congratulations to D. W. Bishop upon his marriage to Miss Edith M. Latter, of Tunbridge Wells on 8th October, also to S. F. Dixon upon his marriage to Miss E. M. Walker on 20th August; also to F. Whiffen upon his investment as a Rover Scout.
J. BIRCHALL.
FOOTBALL.
So far this season seven football matches have been played. The results are as follows :
Oct. 5th-Church Army, at Penenden Heath. Won, 4-1
Oct. 12th-Old Boys, at Penenden Heath. Lost, 6-4
Nov. 9th-Tovil Boys, at the Old Boys' Ground. Won, 6-0
Nov. 12th-Boxley Juniors, at Boxley. Lost, 8-0
Nov. 19th-Wanderers F.C., at the Old Boys' Ground. Won, 2-1
Nov. 50th-Old Boys, at the Old Boys' Ground. Drew, 2-2
Dec. 3rd-Boxlev Juniors, at Boxlev. Lost, 4-1
The total results for the term are :-Played 7, Won 3, Lost 3, Drawn 1. Goals for 19, goals against 22.
The Captain is P. Hinton, R. Bodiam is Vice-Captain, and A. Baxter, Secretary.
Three House matches have been played, as follow : -
Oct. 18th-St. Peter's v. St. Augustine's. St. Augustine's won 10-1.
Oct. 26th-St. Peter's v. School. School won 17-0.
Nov. 2nd-St. Augustine's v. School. School won 13-1.
INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY.
There have been two visits this term-to Messrs. Albert E. Reed's paper mills at Tovil, and to Messrs. Sharp's Toffee Works in Peter Street, Maidstone.
At the first visit, to Reed's paper mills, we saw the waste paper being re-ground to pulp; and, later, mixed with the main wood pulp supply.
The pulp is ground in beaters, a sort of bath in which a fan revolves at high speed, thus separating the fibres. This is done until the pulp is of the required consistency. In this process is may be required to go through several beaters. When it is fine enough for paper-making, china clay is mixed with it to fill up the spaces between the fibres, and also size to give it hardness.
The result, a watery pulp, is led on to the paper-making machine by means of a long slot. It spreads out over copper gauze, through holes of which drops surplus water. This copper gauze is shaken from side to side, and travels along