Goodbye, Mr. Chips Page #7

in our thoughts.

Today we will call upon Mr Gibbon

and his Decline And Fall

Of The Roman Empire

to show us

that history repeats itself.

Will you turn, please,

to chapter nine of volume two.

(Aeroplane engine)

Wars and the administration

of public affairs

are the principal subjects

of history.

Thank you, Warburton.

Who will continue? Mr Lancaster.

"But the number of persons interested

in these scenes is different..."

(Machine-gun fire)

"..according to the different

condition of mankind."

(Bomb explodes)

Now what Mr Gibbon is saying here,

or is about to say...

(Aeroplane passing, explosion)

..and Mr Gibbon would hope for

fewer lightnings from the gods

when saying so,

is that people who are calm

and occupied in peaceful countries

never make war.

Continue please, Mr Lancaster.

"But the state

of freedom and barbarism,

- "the season of civil commotions..."

- (Machine-gun fire)

"raises almost every member

of the community into action

"and consequently into notice."

(Bullets ricochet)

Gentlemen, take cover

under your desks!

(Machine-gun fire)

(Aeroplanes fade)

Now, gentlemen, this next passage

I count important enough

to have you repeat after me.

"The irregular division

and restless motions"

(Boys) "The irregular division

and restless motions"

- "of the people of Germany"

- (Boys) "of the people of Germany"

"dazzle our imaginations

and seem to multiply their numbers."

(Boys) "Dazzle our imaginations

and seem to multiply their numbers."

(Chipping) "The profuse

enumeration of kings"

Vailes!

- (Crash)

- (Boys yelling)

Stay put, boys!

Nobody get out from the desks!

Stay there! Nobody move!

(Boy) It's one of theirs!

(All yelling excitedly)

(Bells ringing, whistles blowing)

(Coughing)

- Hier sind Sie in Sicherheit.

- Danke...sagte...

(Distant cheering)

(Chipping) The German boy sent me

a letter when the war was over.

I recall thinking at the time

that he was a sixth former somewhere.

- They lost their young men too.

- We all lost someone.

(Doctor) Is it true you gave him

walnut cake with pink icing?

Mm. My late wife, Katherine,

believed it improved people.

I think she was right.

Wonderful to have

the photography club.

Do you remember Staefel?

I'm certain he would have been here

for today's celebrations.

Beautiful singing voice.

I think that's why old Wetherby

was so fond of him.

Chips, how are you feeling today?

I'm hale again, thank you.

I, er... I do feel, sir, that

you ought not to overdo it today.

Poppycock.

Let us...celebrate our history.

- My dear Sexton.

- Sir, you haven't met my wife.

Darling, this is...

Well, you know who this is.

I've heard so much about you!

Thank you.

- Hello, Chips.

- Sir. It's Callender. How are you?

Callender is single-handedly

responsible for the end of fagging.

(Laughter)

Oh!

My dear...Colley!

I'm so very pleased to see you.

It's so good to see you, sir.

Why don't you have a seat, sir?

Yes. (Breathing heavily)

I think I will, thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

And now, Mr Chipping -

Chips -

the very first copy of

the new history of Brookfield School

with all our best wishes.

(Man) - Well done, sir.

- Thank you.

Sir. Sir, I hope you remember me,

I'm Rushton.

Of course I do! Rushton.

How very nice to see you.

How are you?

I'm awfully well, sir.

I'd love you to meet my daughter.

She knows all about you

and, er, Mrs Chipping.

I've called her Kathie.

Oh!

Kathie.

You see, Chips, everyone loves you.

(Doctor) My father attended his wife.

(Rivers) They were very happy

by all accounts.

So sad, they never had any children.

Oh? But I do have children.

Hundreds of them.

All boys.

Unsley...

Vailes...

Wagstaff...

Watling...

Warburton...

Waveney...

Yates...

Yelland...

Young...

Come along!

In before the bell!

Oh...

Kathie.

(Hand bell ringing)

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