Captain Kettle to her. Captain Kettle leaves and can no longer take the students' food. "The Prize Poem" Public School Magazine, July 1901 (set at St. Martin's College in magazine version) Plot In the past, a rich man left an income to St Austin's in his will for an annual prize, for the best poem submitted by a member of the Sixth Form on a subject selected by the Headmaster. Every member of the form must compete. Smith of the Sixth visits Reynolds of the Remove, who is recovering from an illness in the infirmary. Smith complains about being required to write a poem (on the subject of the College), while Reynolds wishes he could compete. He offers to write a poem for Smith, and if it wins the prize, Smith will tell the Headmaster that Reynolds wrote it. Smith agrees. Later, Montgomery of the Sixth, who has difficulty writing poetry like Smith, sees a copy of Reynold's unsigned short poem, blown from the infirmary by the wind. Montgomery takes the poem and adds two lines to it. Another member of the Sixth, Morrison, is brought a copy of the poem by his fag Evans, who also found it near the infirmary. The Headmaster, the Rev. Arthur James Perceval, has his friend Mr Wells judge the poems. Wells writes to him that the poem written by a student named Rogers was the best, and that three of the poems start with the same four lines. The Headmaster questions Smith, Montgomery, and Morrison, who admit they did not write the poem. Smith explains he can't write poetry at all. The Headmaster understands and lets them go. The rules of the Sixth-Form Poetry Prize are altered so that no one is required to compete. Essays The essays included in the collection were originally published in magazines, and are all light-hearted and comedic in tone. "Work" Published in Public School Magazine, December 1900. The writer of the essay advises students to use tricks to avoid Latin and Greek school work, and promotes his great forthcoming work on how to avoid studying. There is some fictional dialogue. "Notes" Published in Public School Magazine, February 1901. The essay criticizes the scholarly notes that are often included in publications of classic works. "Now, Talking About Cricket—" Public School Magazine, July 1901. Commentary on being a player or spectator of cricket. "The Tom Brown Question" Published in