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cost ; and though he seldom punished a boy, few 

 masters at St. Paul's were more feared than he by 

 any really indolent or mutinous spirits which came 

 in contact with him. 



In every case he tried to develop his pupil's 

 special interests, and so to bring out the best side of 

 every boy. It was part of his special work to set the 

 papers for the junior scholarship examination, and he 

 invariably arranged that in the " general knowledge " 

 papers there should be something to suit all tastes, 

 and that every boy should have a chance to show his 

 knowledge of some special subject. He did all he 

 could, too, to teach his form to think and to express 

 themselves intelligently, for he held that in every walk 

 of life it is an immense advantage to a man to be able 

 to make a clear and concise report ; while those who 

 showed any literary ability he delighted to encourage 

 with sympathy and advice. He was for many years 

 one of the editing committee of the school magazine, 

 the Pauline, and, as was noted in the obituary notice 

 of him in that paper, " every number testified to his 

 energy and vigilance. . . . But," the same paper 

 continues, " undoubtedly the most striking monu- 

 ment to Mr. Cornish's energy at St. Paul's is the 

 Field Club. Initiated by him in 1896, and drawing 

 its vitality mainly from the abundant springs of his 

 enthusiasm, the club has known a continually in- 

 creasing prosperity, and now holds a place among the 

 most flourishing of the school societies." Its head- 

 quarters in his class-room at St. Paul's, with its" cases 

 of stuffed birds and beasts, of shells and plants, re- 



