up or finish. Told you that you qualify for an alumni scholarship. "Alumni" are former students of a school, and a "scholarship" is an award of money, or perhaps free schooling, housing and food. St. Luke’s has whipped us for three years in a row and the alumni are pissed. "St Luke’s" is the name of the rival preparatory school near St. Matt’s. In sports, "to whip" the other team is to beat them badly. If a person is "pissed," they are very angry. A very common and useful slang word. The guys go to chapel three times a week, but it’s not that bad. A "chapel" is a Christian place for prayer that’s smaller than a church. David settles in, leads his new football team to victory, and quickly discovers that at St. Matt’s, being Jewish is different. Welcome to the finest preparatory school in the nation. "The finest" of something is another way of saying the best. I’m Dr. Bartram, your headmaster. The rest of you may conceivably remember me. "The headmaster" of a preparatory school is the principle or leader. In this case, "conceivably" is another way of saying "possibly." The 193rd fall term. Here, another word for semester. Some of you may find that academics and discipline at St Matthew’s are very demanding. "Academics" is an official way of referring to classes. If something is "demanding," it takes a lot of work. Let me point out that much of what is policy here, including our cherished honor code... "To point out" something is to state it clearly. "Policy" refers to the general rules and goals of an organization. If something is "cherished," it is much loved, and a school’s "honor code" is a set of rules that students promise to follow, including a promise not to ever cheat. ...has been established by your fellow students, to be enforced by your own tribunal of prefects. "To establish" something is to set it up or create it. A "tribunal of prefects" is a silly and very old term that refers to a group of self-appointed judges who enforce a set of agreed upon laws (In this case, a student group that agrees to enforce the honor code). We judge ourselves by the highest standards. A set of rules or guidelines by which excellence can be measured. You, my boys, are among the elite of the nation, and we strive... to prepare you for the heavy responsibility that comes with favored position. The "elite" of a country are its richest and most educated and powerful members. "To strive" to do something is to try and do it as well as possible. Here, "favored position" refers to the advantages of wealth and education. This country needs an elite that cares more for honor than for advantage, more for service than for personal gain. This is Dr. Bartram’s way of saying that he hopes students at St Matt’s will go on to serv
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