WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22518, 28 September 1938, Page 18

WAR MEMORIAL WINDOW

CANTERBURY COLLfcE CEREMONY I “LASTING AND GRA(J|ful TOKEN” f UNVEILING BY PROMISOR SHELLEY |p' “Canterbury however dilatory she seeifc to have been, is not forgetful, and window stands to-day as a lasting aft graceful token of her appreciation jft|heir service and sacrifice,” said Jfe. A. E. Flower, chairman of the flige council. who presided yesterdsH|t the unveiling of the war niemSfa window in the college hall. Tt jp> cerernony was attended by many ffiiduates of the college and relatives|j|.jnen from the college who Great War. Among the gucstjgjjn- the platform were representafflps of the Christchurch City the Returned Soldiers’ Associajj&i, the Students’ Association, the Gpjqates’ Asso- | elation, the military fuRM/ and members of the college coumil. After the’beginning jphe ceremony with the sounding ofpßeveille” by buglers of the ChristcfcMtih West High School. Mr Flower sapithat many of those, once connected vfflh the college, who had gone to fightjgja never come back, and many stiUSnifTered, but their names were ensfejaed in memory and most were gravajin. lasting stone or bronze. K Beginning otjflmment The movement a window in honour of thospflKßaf’the college who served in the iplE’was initiated by the Professorial iSirtf immediately after the war, sai4g|lr Flower. In 1924. Mr Martin UEfrers, one of the foremost staincd-«ptj J designers in England, was comoftppned to submit a draft design, anffiner several substantial alterationifi’was approved in 1927. It took unpy:l93o before the completed colour ’jfcpgu was shipped, and everything \jjßlh- train by November. 1930, MgSß»vers promising the window withfctwo years. Even then. befo|*St could be begun, two large advaniftehad to be made on account. Since! then the services of Dr. J. Hight. Sjffc;E. Denham, Dr. A. J. Harrop. Cqjjft.-G. J- Smith, MiGilbert Archey. ilpthe High Commissioner had beeapjpjiisted to expedite the work, andjjSfe 1 patience of the council had wejjijingli been exhausted when news was received early this yearJßß? > ?>.‘ J “Apportion for delay where you wOppdded Mr Flower. “This short ajapßit will show some reason for it.’llßp, . „ , Mr Flower’fijpßMrks were followed by speeches taufSr W. R. Lascelles, representing iM>from the college who served in thjßfe'ghd by Professor - J. Shelley, aSMpSber of the college Staff before hilfiwpmtment as Director of Tli nlittjffw served as an officer in window was • unyeiled Shelley. After this a prayeiPp‘s«d by the Bishop “ Rt. Rev. Dr. Camobell thG C6temony was SSiby the soundlElg of “Last Post-gM^’-“THIJEpST FOB

herihle.lkkt by Jji DEAD IXEA-Jff DEDICATION ■■dßT IDEALS ‘ and devotion of our 'survived the flame of honourJWpthemselves succumbed, . *jjpj[s|j|Ss with a deep spiritual but est for p eace- In this ve f a ji e< j them —-those not sufficiently emu ° , 3B)U r( le n Of the heritage; pba»i»u%jßE£^. vet j us back j n being thoße ,to merge their feelcont»t®B3'but undirected emotion ings . m the nations yearns which by peace.” This for a made by Mr W. R. yesterday at the war memorial winunveuinj|M_ bur y University College, dow at si »iri that he spoke for Mr LwMUjgn of the college, and the their appreciation to' he e x had resulted in those be unveiled in comthe wihMgj service and sacrifice by the Great War. About college lMt^^vpd. and more than 100 500 of action. Mr Lasceiles rewere in which men viewedtjJßjgge served, and went on from tMHjthese were the "feats of to say, BB|UHnw symbolised. Present anns c f the college would and .* u jSK«ninder of those robuster see in ~3B£drage, fortitude and manlivirtuei WBjfgther than doctrines, were ness whjglgtress and national peril in of a great university. ■Sjpnst not,” he said, “glorify athwart the web of war w 9Kj|' private life and which, nationajUßjpg ferocity, may cause the by its u r e of our civilisation to whole. a r offers the world nocrumble*!?” thing- JSggr of the hour is the meas“The ‘grjnced for peace. In the ure of crisis we should strive for shadow of their victory. That a peaceJfagg f ro m them,” Mr Lasts our “Here at this window to celles a ®ETdedicated to their memory be* W*HM&ite ourselves to the ideals let us, sublimed. Let us which - solemn tribute of a vow here pajaE the task to which they to ca J"”£jE|t full measure of devotion, gave i actions shall we truly reTbus. hy^ m - wiembefiM. 11