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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Thorpe-le-Soken, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Viscount Lascelles, Lord Chancellor Baron Hailsham. Also present was Dr. Montague Rhodes James, Provost of Eton, author of many a learned treatise and many a tingling ghost story. All the guests were Eton graduates. Provost James offered the famed toast, Floreat Etonia. Then, pridefully eyeing the company, he added: "Gentlemen, the purpose of Eton is to produce old Etonians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Eton's Purpose | 4/15/1929 | See Source »

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