Peace.
At the time of the compilation of this School Jubilee Souvenir, in the year 1919, being the ninth year of the reign of our beloved King George the Fifth, the air is redolent with Peace Bells, for the greatest war in the history of the world has just ended, and Peace is being ushered in once more. There are decorations, celebrations,, and jubilations all through our beloved land and the whole world over, for Germany, the giant enemy of the peace-loving nations and the great oppressor of Justice and Freedom, has been overthrown.
Admiral Jellicoe.
Our land has also just been visited by one of the world's greatest Admirals—Viscount John, Jellicoe—in His --\faje,;tv's battle-cruiser, "New Zealand" (the gift to the Homeland of the people of New Zealand), which was privileged to play a. very important part in the recent naval warfare against the enemy. Some of the senior scholars of Kaikorai School, at the time of her initial visit to New Zealand's, shores, had the opportunity and pleasure of inspecting her: the present senior scholars, had the honour and privilege of being present to see and hear Viscount Jellicoe on his recent official tour to New Zealand, when he addressed the boys and girls of the Dunedin schools. These facts link us up to the great past, and our goodly heritage. and recall the famous days of Drake and Nelson.
Our object, however, is to tell of the doings of those who went before us in our school life, in the war against ignorance and inefficiency in the battle of life.
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