Important events took place in school during the week. Dr. Scannell found his senior pass class intolerable, though indeed they are doing their best, and gave them a terrible time of it. To protest, they held revolutionary meetings in the class halls, invested Hunt and Butler with dictatorial powers, and vowed to seize and fortify the gym. An armistice was, however, settled upon and four ambassadors interviewed Dr. Scannell. A treaty was signed, the Doctor promising to adopt a ‘conciliatory policy’ towards the ‘gang’. But he has forgotten all these state troubles in the purchase of a motor, and he is more in the best of spirits as a result.
Mám is to broadcast in Horse Show week, the most important week in Dublin of the year.
Cycled round the harbour with beautiful scenery, the ‘breath of heaven fresh-flowing pure and sweet’, my aching head was much relieved. [Francis Bacon, quoting Apollonius of Tyana]
Heard wireless at Mr. Corkery’s.20 English programmes seem to be deteriorating.