three o'clock
`` We humbler members of the Fifth do n't get a look-in nowadays . But just let me give you one word of good advice , my lofty Pharaoh -- pride occasionally comes before a fall ! '' A School Gymkhana Thanks to the vigorous efforts of the Committee and of the various organizers of the entertainment programme , everything was in good training by the first of June , and anniversary day seemed likely to prove a huge success . It was decided that the gymkhana should begin at three o'clock , and be held in the large cricket field , admission being either by ticket or gate money . There was a little discussion about the arrangements in that respect , some members considering the printing of the tickets an unnecessary expense , and others their sale beforehand an essential feature . `` It 's far better to sell them in advance , '' urged Bessie Manners , `` because people will often buy them , even if they 're not certain of going . If it were a showery afternoon many might stay away -- then if they had n't taken tickets it would be so much loss to the funds . ''