In the Lap of the Gods 15

In the Lap of the Gods is an ongoing saga of what mylow academic skills and French and Latin for those elite
life was like as a young boy who was brought out tofew in the upper echelons. The school was split into
New Zealand by a widowed mother.boarders and day boys and what a competition that
It recalls the experiences I had while attending threecaused.
totally different boarding schools.Â
ÂIf you really want to get the whole feel for the ongoing
1)Â Â Â Â The Duke of York's Royal Militarystory you need to start with In the Lap of the Gods1
School in Dover.and read through them all. This way you'll get a deeper
2)Â Â Â Â Wesley College in Pukekohe Newunderstanding of how and why Steve reacted to
Zealandcertain situations.
3)Â Â Â Â Wanganui Technical College inÂ
Wanganui New Zealand.Â
ÂThis was the prologue that I should have put before
Obviously the first boarding school was a posh schoolChapter 1. - Sorry!
that enrolled the sons of ex-military men many ofÂ
whom died in the war. It was full of stiff upper lip andSisyphus (Sissy fuss) was a Greek prankster, and a
spit and polish but had a great spirit and tradition. Veryscallywag who loved nothing better than to play tricks
strict and unforgiving.on the Gods of his time. He even shackled Death
Âonce and prevented him from returning to the
Wesley College was a Wesleyan agricultural schoolUnderworld. His carousing and disrespect finally had
set on a farm that guided boys from broken homesthem riled enough to teach him a lesson.
and the Pacific Island nations. It had a number of MaoriHe was exiled to a far off country where he was
students and as you can imagine it had a formidablecondemned for eternity to push a huge boulder up a
rugby team. It was also a place where some atrociousmountain only to have it roll back down to the bottom
bullying took place.each time.
ÂIt didn't pay to piss off the Gods; for eternity is a long,
Wanganui Technical College specialised in the manuallong time.
subjects of woodwork and metalwork for those with