:03:08
Get out, you beast. It's mine.
:03:11
Assembly.
:03:13
Assembly. Come on, you boys.
Assembly.
:03:16
Hurry up, now. Assembly.
:03:18
Assembly. Assembly.
:03:20
- Carrie primus.
- Carrie secundus.
:03:23
- Danvers.
- Denville.
:03:25
Darby.
:03:33
- Good afternoon, boys.
- Good afternoon, sir.
:03:36
You may sit down.
:03:41
Well, here we are at the beginning
of another school year.
:03:45
One which I sincerely hope will be
a credit to Brookfield.
:03:49
We require not only to win the matches
against Millfield and Sedbury...
:03:54
...but also, if it's not
troubling you too much...
:03:58
...some fairly decent results
in the examinations.
:04:03
Now I have a small
disappointment for you.
:04:05
Perhaps you're aware of it already.
:04:08
For the first time in 58 years...
:04:11
...Mr. Chipping has been unable
to attend first-day assembly.
:04:15
Chips, and you'll allow me
to refer to him as Chips...
:04:18
...seeing that 37 years ago
this autumn...
:04:21
...he gave me a thrashing
for sheer bone laziness.
:04:28
Well, Chips has a cold.
:04:30
And a cold can be quite a serious thing
for a young fellow of 83.
:04:35
So Dr. Merivale has ordered him
to stay at home.
:04:38
It was quite a battle.
:04:41
But our old friend was
finally induced to surrender...
:04:44
... and he is now sitting, under
violent protest, by his own fireside.