Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Austin Trevor: Ralston

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• Ralston : [to Mr. Chips]  And when you write that books of yours, remember that in addition to all those boys you taught, you managed to teach something to at least one headmaster.

• Ralston : A year ago, I told you I wanted the new style of Latin pronunciation taught. And you totally ignored it.

  Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips' : Oh, that. Nonsense, in my opinion. Nonsense. What's the good of teaching boys to say 'Kikero', when, for the rest of their lives, they'll say 'Sissero'

  [Cicero] 

  Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips' : ? If they say it a'tall. Instead of 'vy-sissum', you'd make them say 'we-kiss-'em

  [vicissim, adverb; in turn, again] 

  Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips' : .

  Ralston : There you are. I'm trying to make Brookfield an up-to-date school and you insist on clinging to the past. The world's changing, Mr. Chipping.

  Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips' : [Chips then states his theory on the loss of grace and manners, quoted above, herein]