What kind of a People do they think we are? - Winston Churchill

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ICS UK Fine Art AwardsLONDON, JULY liTH— ICS (UK) has initiateda competition for art students atcolleges of further education, which itis intended will become an annualevent. By this initiative the Society isenhancing its aim of educating and inspiringpresent generations through theworks and example of Sir WinstonChurchill. Thanks to generous sponsorshipby The Daily Telegraph it was possibleto offer prizes for the three best entries,which were specifically required tobe representational landscapes. In additionto the cash prizes to individuals,each winner's college received a supplyof art materials donated by Daler-Rowney. The arrangements were expertlycoordinated by the Association ofColleges.This year's awards were presentedat the Cabinet War Rooms by LordBlack, chairman of The TelegraphGroup and an honorary member of theChurchill Center and Societies. Presentwere Lady Soames, Celia Sandys, LordDeedes, President John Plumpton ofThe Churchill Center, Robert Hardyand Elizabeth Nel (who, as Miss Layton,was a wartime secretary to WSCand accompanied him to many overseasconferences).The winner of the £5000 first prizewas 17-year-old Michael Shipley, a studentat St. Brendan's Sixth Form College,Bristol, who submitted a paintingof the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Shipleyaims to combine further fine artsstudy with animation, having alreadymade several studies in the latter field.Equal seconds (sharing a prize of£2500) were Jessie White from MorayCollege, Elgin and Miranda Woonerfrom Bournemouth Arts Institute. Thethird prize of £1000 went to Sarah Fluxfrom Eastleigh College.Churchill at CambridgeCAMBRIDGE, UK— Downing CollegeCambridge will be offering a two-weekcourse entitled "The Churchill Years,"during July 14th to 27th next year. Thecourse director is Eric Grove, one ofBritain's leading naval historians. Fieldtrips to Chartwell as well as ChurchillDATELINESRight: ICS UK Patron LadySoames with honorary memberElizabeth Layton Nel, amember of the Prime Minister'swartime secretariat, whomoved to South Africa withher new husband followingthe war. In 1958 ElizabethNel published Mr. Churchill'sSecretary, a model for booksby members of his staff. It remainstoday one of the mostpopular and sought afterworks about WinstonChurchill in World War II.College are included in the program. Inthe United States the program is offeredthrough the Office of Cooperating Collegesin Eire, Pennsylvania. Interestedmembers should contact Dr. JoannPainter of the Office of CooperatingColleges by calling (814) 456-0757, orby fax to (814) 453-5502.Two-Wheel ChurchilliansAny member with a motorcycle isinvited to join the smallest offshoot ofAbove: First Prize Churchill PaintingContest winner Michael Shipleywith CC/ICS honorary memberLord Black and Shipley's exquisitepainting (left) of CliftonSuspension Bridge, Bristol. Mr.Shipley won a handsome £5000thanks to the generous sponsorshipof Lord Black's Telegraph GroupLtd. The Clifton SuspensionBridge, designed by another famouscigar smoker named Brunei,has been captured here with rareprofessionalism.The Churchill Center, MotorcyclingChurchillians, and perhaps take part infuture group rides. Our membershipcurrently stands at four (two BMWs,two Harleys!). The group has no (separate)dues and membership carries noparticular obligations, nor any legal tieto the Center. Ambitious future rides(Blenheim? Normandy?) are a possibility.Those interested can contact TerryMcGarry (beemerduc@aol.com), telephone(818) 345-5044. M>FINEST HOUR 112/16
RIDDLES,MYSTERIES,ENIGMASSend your questionsto the editorCats Again!Lord Moran (Diary: 512) tells usof a black stray kitten taken in byChurchill and called "Margate," namedto commemorate WSC's October 1953speech at Margate during the ConservativeParty conference following whatwas probably a stroke. (The speech wasa success, proving he had recovered.)Rather touching image—a tiny kittenlies on its back, legs extended, pawingat the edges of the morning newspaper,while the Great Man ponders world affairs.We know, of course, what WinstonChurchill stood for. What doesthe kitten represent?—-Judy Dean, Coordinator, UT ParentsAssociation, Univ. of Texas AustinPerhaps the opposite of Churchill'sBlack Dog?—Mike Campbell, Halifax, N.S.Can anyone tell me what the, quote is where WSC refers tothe ^Mississippi (re: Lend-Lease, Ithink, sometime in 1941)?—Robert Courts, West Midlands, UKAt"This process [Lend-Lease]• means that these two great organizationsof the English-speakingdemocracies, the British Empire andthe United Sates, will have to be somewhatmixed up together in some oftheir affairs for mutual and general advantage.For my own part, looking outupon the future, I do not view theprocess with any misgivings. I couldnot stop it if I wished; no one can stopit. Like the Mississippi, it just keepsrolling along. Let it roll on full flood,inexorable, irresistible, benignant, tobroader lands and better days." Thiswas the closing of Churchill's tribute to"The Few" in his Commons speech of20 August 1940. The full text is avail-REMEMBER WINSTON CHURCHILLWill future generations remember?Will the ideas you cherish now be sustained then}Will someone articulate your principles?Who will guide your grandchildren, your faith and your country?There is an answer.The Churchill Center Associates (page 2) are people who have committed $10,000or more, over five years, all tax-deductible, to the Churchill Center and SocietyEndowment funds earning interest in the United States and Canada.With their help—and yours—those earnings guaranteethat The Churchill Center will endure as a powerful voice,sustaining those beliefs Sir Winston and you hold dear.Now. And for future generations.If you would like to consider becoming a Churchill Center Associateplease contactRichard M. Langworth, Chairman, Board of Trustees(888) 454-2275 • malakand@conknet.comable at winstonchurchill.org/few.htm,but there are some missing words inthe last paragraph.—Chris Dunford, Columbia, Md.Someone, Colville or maybe bodyguardW. H. Thompson, recalled thatafterward, going home in the car, WSCbroke out into a few bars of "O1" ManRiver." Out of tune as usual, but appropriate.—Ed.QPlease be kind enough to clarify^something. In FH110:19 is thesentence, "On the forward deck...is a5-inch, .62 caliber gun..." I have alwaysthought that a "5-inch gun" was agun with an internal diameter of 5inches, and a ".62 caliber gun" was agun with an internal diameter of .62inches. What am I missing?—Joseph R. Abrahamson MD(jabraham @ucsd. edu)AAt last a question I can answer!• Five inches is the bore diameter.A weapon's caliber is its barrel length inbore diameters (i.e., 5 times 62 equals310 inches in barrel length). Usually,the larger caliber the more accurate andbetter range the weapon. Our caliber islarger than previous 5-inch guns (theywere .54) for a couple of reasons; chiefamong those is to have greater pressureinside the breech that a longer barrelwill give you, so that we have a greaterinitial velocity out the barrel.—Cdr. Michael T. Franken, CommandingOfficer, USS Winston S. Churchillf\ #Was Churchill Bipolar?—Anne Gallagher (LtbO3@esc2.net)This has been speculated, butA#• there is scant if any evidence tosupport it. I say "scant" because thereare depressives with a very small percentageof mania or hypomania that isnot easily detected or manifest. Mysense is that when Churchill was "up"it was owed to and not independent ofthe occasion. Even so, I am convincedthat his "Black Dog" was a very realpart of his personality and that it hadstrong genetic roots. There is a lot thatmight be written about the extent ofhis depression, frequency of theepisodes and how profound they werewhen exhibited; but this is grist for along academic paper. Mostly he managedhis depression very well and it wasmore of a dysthymia or Seasonal AffectiveDisorder (SAD) syndrome. Thepalliatives he found for himself weresunlight and bright areas, such as Moroccoand the South of France.—John H. Mather, MD ¥>FINEST HOUR 112/17
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