And it was all due to Brother Hotchkins's masterly programme.

The children behaved very well, for the most part; the few "toughs" who came in on purpose to make trouble were promptly expelled by Brother Hotchkins and his lieutenants.
I could not help admiring Brother Hotchkins, he was so eminently efficient in every part of the hall, at every stage of the proceedings.

I always believed that he was the author of the alluring notices that occupied the bulletin board every Saturday, though I never knew it for a fact.

The way he handled the bad boys was masterly.

The way he introduced the performers was inimitable.