wenty-six of us here at present,
but suppose when we leave we each influence ten people, that makes two
hundred and sixty, and if they each influence ten people more, it
makes two thousand six hundred, so the thing grows like circles in a
pond. I don't mean that we're to be a set of prigs, and go about
criticizing everybody and telling them they are slackers--that's not
the right way at all; but if we stick up constantly for all that we
know is best, people will probably begin to sympathize, and want to do
the same."

Hermie's and Linda's idea appealed to the Sixth. They instituted the
League at once, and persuaded the entire school to join. They put
their heads together, and drew up a short code which they considered
should explain the attitude of their society. It ran as follows:--

MARLOWE GRANGE LEAGUE

AFTER-THE-WAR RULES

1. To do some definite, sensible work, and not to spend all my time
in golf, dances, and other amusements.

2. To read wholesome books, study Nature, and be content with simple
pleasures.

3. Not to judge my friends by the standards of clothes and money, but
by their real worth.

4. To strive to be broad-minded, and to look at things from other
people's points of view as well as my own.

5. To do all I can to help others.

6. To understand that character is the most useful possession I can
have, to speak the truth, be charitable to my neighbours' faults,
and avoid gossip.

7. To cultivate and cherish the faculty of appreciating all the
beautiful in life, and to enjoy innocent pleasures.

8. To realize that as a soldier is one of an army, so I am a unit of
a great nation, and must play my part bravely and nobly for the
sake of my country.

9. To remember that I can do good and useful work in my own home as
well as out in the world.

10. To keep my heart open, and take life cheerfully, kindly, and
smilingly, trying to make my own little circle better and
happier, and to forget myself in pleasing others.

11. Not to moan and groan over what is inevitable, but to make the
best of things as they are.

12. To be faithful to my friends, loyal to my King and my Country,
and true to God.

God Save the King!

In order to make the League a binding and lasting affair, the
monitresses decided to give each member a copy of the code, and ask
her to sign her name to it. For this purpose