Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/13
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On 13 May 99, 793582 wrote, at least in part:
> .....seems simple enough. Their intake is from members of the public so
> why call them anything other than public schools? There's nothing private
> about them at all. The location of some of the more publically visible
> schools are found in places such as Winchester, Rugby, Uppingham, Oundle,
> Eton, Cheltenham, and Epsom all places of public virtue known for many
> pleasures of the common man from horse racing to worshipping in one the
> finest houses of prayer in the world to snooping on your neighbour. Prime
> Minister Tony Blair, noted socialist and playing field leveller, enjoyed a
> superior public school education at Fettes College in Scotland and who
> better an example to promote the virtues of the public good? How can all
> of this possibly be private? Like all public schools everywhere, whether
> they be in Britian or the US or elsewhere, the taxpayer meets the cost of
> services rendered. I just don't understand what possible confusion there
> can be in comparing public schools on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Well done, 793582. If you're not in politics, you should be!
But, of course, all your uses of the word "public" weren't my
intention, but, the use of Tony Blair to support your twists of
logic is appropriate. Still, my hat's off to you. Hear! Hear!
> ps: Roger Beamon ......... didn't someone with that name make an
> astounding leap of close to thirty feet in the long jump at the Mexico
> City Olympic Games?
Close! Not a Roger Beamon, rather, cousin Bob to be precise. Me,
I'm having trouble giving chase to my wife anymore, let alone long
jumping.
- --
Roger
mailto:roger@beamon.org
Thought for the day:
The hardness of butter is proportional
to the softness of the bread.