University of Bishop's CollegeLennoxville, Que

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Complete courses in Arts and Divinity. Post-Graduate courses in Education leading to the High School diploma. Residential College for men. Women students admitted to lectures and degrees. Valuable scholarships and Exhibitions.

The College is situated in one of the most beautiful spots in Eastern Canada. Excellent buildings and equipment.

A ll forms of recreation including golf. Four railway lines converge in Lennoxville.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Mitre” Board . . . . . . 4 Book Reviews . . . . . . . 29

Editorial - - - - . . . . 5 Destiny ( V erse) - - - - - . - 2 9

A Visit to Palestine - - - - - - 6 Alumni L e t t e r .................................................................... 31

The Refrigerator Case . . . . . 7 Society N o t e s .................................................................... 33

Thoughts While Walking . . . . . 8 De Alumnis - - - - - - - 37

Varied Verse ( P o e m s ) ..................................................9 The Formal D a n c e ......................................................... 37

Queen High - - - - - - - 11 Exchange - . . . . - - - 4 7

Sports Section - - - - - - - 1 3 Sage, Mostly Savory - - - - - - 49

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j President - - H. L. Hall

Hon. President

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Rev. Prof. F. G. Vial, M .A., B.D., D.C.L.

Prof. W . O. Raymond, Ph.D.

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Treasurer

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iEditoriali.

Y O U R S S IN C E R E L Y ■-These words with numerous variations and super

lative additions form one of the commonest conclusions to business and friendly letters as everyone is well aware. But how often do we attach our signature below and give no thought to the true meaning of the sincerity to which we pledge ourselves by that action? “Sine cere,” i.e. “without cement,” was the Roman way of certifying to the flawless stones and material put into the framework of a building. W e may often ask ourselves with justifiable qualms how much filling and superficiality there is included in the framework of individual and national character.

Polite hypocrisies and political pretenses are the narrower and broader application of plain prevarication of truth for the sake of personal or national prestige. But prestige so sought rests on very precarious bases. The world seems full of this pusillanimous pastime of lying, but the more there is the worse off we become. Let’s laugh at ourselves and our polite hypocrisies while admitting the danger; but let us not continue to ignore the grave consequences of political prevarication.

“ How do” or "Hello there,” we repeat a hundred times a day, sometimes with and sometimes without a bright smile or grin; although we wouldn’t be greatly concerned if the majority of persons whom we thus salute were to act like soap-bubbles, blow-up and disappear. “ Isn’t it a great day?” we begin a conversation which we sometimes con­tinue but at others leave it suspended. Yet so long as we feel that we have expressed our own appreciation of fine weather which puts us in good spirits, we welcome the reply as heartily as a mud-puddle does another rain-drop. Our attention is feigned and merely given to swell our own muddy importance. “Did you have a good time?" often expresses nothing more, in a subtle manner, than the desire to add to our own vicarious experience or add any spicy information volunteered to our stock of gossipy anecdotes. “ You bet I did” — and so on, whatever impression it makes on the hearer who must make a polite pretense of freedom from positive boredom, often indicates merely a bloated self-im­portance seeking to establish a reputation for gay doggish­ness or for being a “ regular guy.” — Aren’t we all?

And now what of the pretenses of politicians and statesmen. Truly it is a wonder that the world has survived so long when so many of these high and mighty ones have encouraged and allowed false policies and false principles to act as internal cankers of corruption or external aetnas of explosion for the nations.

Talking, in times of peace, to the ignorant foreigner who is in such desperate need of enlightenment — “Our country or our government acts along these lines and pos­sesses these superior natural resources, those well-conducted institutions,” only to develop, if possible, an ignorant wonder and an inferiority-inspired respect for the marvels of “ our land and our people.” How we pat ourselves on the back if we rouse in him sufficient enthusiasm to imitate us in his own country or invest his wealth in ours! His inevitable disappointment doesn’t matter a brass button. Within the national circle itself narrow policy persuades us “ Buy goods made at Home,” “ Keep foreign hands off our Money.” All that is very well within certain limits, but its logical ex­tension would cause any nation to become economically marooned, with vast stores of unwanted over-produced sup­plies in some warehouses while others would be stark empty of the goods which that country was incapable of producing.

Finally we boldly, not blindly, dare to state the within the international circle, unless those who are the leaders in the nascent federation of the world that is to be, lay aside on behalf of their countries the desire for precarious prestige and the hypocritical distrust which paves the way for further murder-madness, the present state of civi­lization will be aggravated to annihilate itself.

Unemployment and economic distortion in world- trade act as a double fuse attached to the millions of dolla of destructive armament piling up every year. Only when politicians and statesmen, national and international, give sincere attention to the expenditure of money so as to con vert these fuses into the rope-ladder of secured employment and sound economic systems working in international h; mony will the danger of the most violent and destruction catastrophe of misdirected power in history be averted.

E S S A Y C O M P E T IT IO N .Again the Mitre offers prize-money for literary

work.Three Prizes of Three Dollars each are offered for

short essays of not more than 2,500 words. One prize in each of the following three classes;

1. A Biographical Sketch of a historical personage.e.g. Moses to Mussolini.

2. A Dissertation on any human custom or convention.e.g. Cannibalism — Can-opening.

Blue-painted Briton — Top-hat Englishman.

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A Visit to PalestineB y Frank D. Adams, D.Sc., F .R .S. .

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Continuing on this road further south Hebron is reached — the earliest seat of civilized life in Palestine. Here the country becomes more fertile owing to the pre­sence of numerous springs of water. Here is situated, and may still be seen, the Cave of Machpelah, which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying place.” And there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, Issac and Rebekah his wife, and there Leah was buried — and to this cave at a later time Joseph brought up the body of Jacob from Egypt “with chariots and horse­men a very great company” and laid it here. A crusaders church now converted into a Mohammedan mosque situated high above the road on the eastern slope of the little valley in which Hebron lies, now encloses the cave, a spot sacred alike to Jew, Christian and Moslem.

Taking another road which runs off to the west on the outskirts of Hebron, one may return to Jerusalem by another way, passing a number of other well authenticated Biblical sites of the highest interest.

The first of these is Mamra. The “Oaks of Mamra,” a grove of terebinths, the descendants of those which grew here in the time of Abraham are still to be seen, representing a forest growth which at that time pro­bably covered a larger area than at present. The trees are low with widely spreading branches affording an excellent protection from the burning rays of the sun at noon. W e had lunch beneath one of these trees and look­ing about tried to realize that it was on this very spot, or within a few hundred yards of it, and beneath such a tree, that Abraham pitched his tent, possibly one of the same pattern as those now employed by the Arabs everywhere in Palestine — large, low, flat-topped tents, black in colour and made of a cloth of woven goat’s hair — “Black as the Tents of Kedar.” And here it was that one afternoon at the door of his tent, Abraham received the angels who brought to him the message, which Sarah, eavesdropping behind the tent’s curtain, heard and laughed at in derision.

Still further on, the road passes close by the Valley of Elah where David fought and killed Goliath. A view over this valley is really a thrilling sight. For reading on the spot the account of the incident — surely one of the finest pieces of narrative in the English language — it is possible to reconstruct the whole incident with photographic accuracy. There is the Valley of Elah, a rather narrow, flat-bottomed valley, incised in the higher plateau of Judea, and meandering through it is a little stream which rims dry in the heat of summer. Confronting each other on the

higher land forming the opposite edges of the Plateau and overlooking the lower valley land, were encamped the armies of Israel and of the invading Philistines, respectively. Every morning Goliath, the champion of the latter, came down into the valley and, approaching to within easy hearing distance of the Israelitish army, shouted defiance and insult to “Armies of the Lord of Hosts.” The stripling David came down the steep slope into the lower valley to meet the Philistine, but before he could reach him he had to pass over the little brook, whose bed is floored with rounded pebbles of white limestone rock. When in the depression occupied by this brook he would be invisible to Goliath. The writer when visiting the spot selected “ five smooth stones out of the brook,” of a size which he thought would form the most effective missiles wherewith to kill a giant when thrown from a shepherd’s sling such as that which he had obtained a few days previously from a shepherd at Ain Ferain, who with it had that morning killed a jackal which had been prowling near his feeding flock. His guide, however, informed him that the stones selected were too large— that the shepherds consider a stone about an inch and a half in diameter as the missile best adapted to secure the most deadly results, taking into consideration the strength of a man’s arm and the character of the sling which they employ, which is woven of goat’s hair. David, then, on reaching the brook, selected five stones as amply sufficient for his purpose and putting them in his shepherd’s pouch ran to­ward the giant. He appeared to carry no weapon but his staff, which led Goliath to exclaim “Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves!” He had only a short distance to go and before Goliath or his shield-bearer had time to recognize the form in which David’s attack was to be made, the latter fitted a stone to his sling and, with a half dozen rapid whirls, launched the missile at the unprotected forehead of the giant, with the same accuracy as that possessed by those 700 men of his tribe mentioned in the Book of Judges “every one of whom could sling stones to a hair breadth and not miss.”

Continuing on the road toward Jerusalem, a valley running from the sea up into the Judean Plateau is reached. In this valley lies one of the most celebrated roads in the Holy Land, that leading from the Philistine city of Jaffa to Jerusalem. On this road Philip met the Treasurer of Candace, Queen of the Ethiopeans, and at an earlier time it was up this road that the two white oxen came, drawing the cart on which was the Ark of the Covenant, “ lowing as

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TH E REFRIGERATOR CASE

Captain Jessop came home looking rather distrait. Taking a lavender envelope from his jacket and therefrom a sheet of notepaper of similar hue, he handed it to his wife.

“Do you recognize that handwriting, Mathilde?” “ It does look familiar. Let me see, can it be

Helen Mayward of Ann Arbor?”Jessop nodded. “ Read it,” he said.He watched appreciatively the changes of expres

sion on Mathilde’s face as she neared the end of the somewhat extraordinary communication.

Convinced that the term extraordinary is no over statement, we permit the reader to follow Mrs. Jessop’s example.

Ann Arbor,Michigan.

Dear Captain Jessop:-I am in terrible trouble and I hope you will help

me. I am a companion to a Mrs. Dallas. Prof, and Mrs. Dallas have a large house a good way from the city. The Prof, is a scientist and has a large library and laboratory that take up a whole side of the house. Tho’ always agreeable I have a great fear of him, which I fear is shared by his wife tho’, of course, nothing is said. Now for the thing that is troubling me.

Last night I was awakened by a terrible scream, being very sound asleep, I was only conscious of the sound, without being able to form an opinion as to where the sound came from. I got up at once, went to Mrs. Dallas, whom I found awake, terribly agitated. She said she had had a very bad dream, which terrified her, but made no mention of hearing a scream, so I thought that it must have come from her. I offered to get the Prof., who was working late in the laboratory, as she seemed so upset, but she would not hear of it. After a time she became calmer. I went to get her some hot milk. I went down to the cellar where the milk is kept, as there is no refrigerator except in the lab., when, as I got the milk I heard a sound of dripping, and turning my searchlight in the direction, I saw that the pipe from the refrigerator was twisted and the waste was dripping on the floor instead of in the drain and that already a small pool was formed. I went to straighten it and I found, to my horror, it was dripping a dreadful red liquid. Too frightened to touch the pipe, or look any further, I ran upstairs. In the kitchen, I tried to compose myself and finally took Mrs. Dallas her milk and came back to my room.

I am too frightened of the Prof, to say anything

to him. Please advise me what to do.Yours sincerely,

Helen Mayward.P. s.This morning after breakfast, I went back to

the cellar and found no trace of the pool and the pipe had been straightened.

After his wife had read and commented upon the letter, the Captain said,

“As you are aware, my dear, I was engaged in case in Detroit, you’ll remember it, a small matter of rumrunning, in which a Canadian citizen was ‘taken for a ride’; and met with a fatal accident in the course of it. So I have never had the pleasure of meeting Miss Mayward. I want you to help me a bit. What sort of a woman is she?”

“ I found her delightful,” replied Mathilde, “clever, well read ,-----------”

“ Yes, but what about her temperament? Would she be subject to illusions or anything of that sort?”

“Well, now you speak of it, I did think that she was rather fanciful and impulsive. She had a very vividway of talking, and might be slightly neurotic ----------- Ireally can’t say, of course; it’s only an impression.”

“That’s just what I want,” replied the captain. “ Now, while you were staying there, did you meet the Dallas couple?”

“ No.”“ Too bad.”“ I heard of them, though,” went on Mathilde.

“The Professor is credited with being extremely clever, and wholly immersed in recondite researches and experiments. I also heard that his laboratory was splendidly equipped and almost in constant use.”

“ W ell,” mused Jessop, lighting a pipe, “ It’s rather. fortunate that I haven’t much to do just now — only the case of the Missing Champion, which I have just about settled. So I’ll write a letter or so and wait developments.”

The “ Missing Champion” however, proved more recalcitrant than our expert had thought, and he had to write to Miss Mayward expressing regrets that a personal visit to Ann Arbor was quite out of the question.

A letter to a member of the faculty of the university, whom he had met in the course of one of his investigations, elicited the following points, that he deemed germane to the case.

The Professor and his wife were highly esteemed by all their acquaintances: the man was an outstanding chemist whose Ph.D, thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid had

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I Thoughts While Walking: Chiefly Sergeant-Majors. | _____

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We were out walking the other day, my friends and I, going nowhere in particular but talking about and observing things in general. W e had walked into a section of the country abounding with little hills and big hills, flat plains and rolling plains, and knolls scattered here and there. Any Sergeant-Major (without exception) would be over­come with joy, were he to stand gazing at the part of the country I saw. Whenever I see rolling plains and little hills and clumps of bushes, here and there, suitable for a Lewis gun section or an infantry platoon to be stationed, I can not help but think of Sergeant-Majors. I always think of Sergeant-Majors as men with black rolling moustaches, like the plains, and chests sticking out like the little hills mentioned above. Rolling plains and hillocks (I believe this is the word Sergeant-Majors employ) are as necessary to them for manoeuvres as are their rifles. I can hear them giving orders to their men: “Sergeant, take six or seven or eight men with you and scourge those woods;” or I can picture them giving lectures to their men: “The enemy are in yon clump of bushes. What would ye do?” What military affairs would be like without these few words “ What would ye do,” I have not the slightest idea. They would not be military affairs that is certain. Those few words either make military affairs or they do not. I can picture the men in bewilderment as to know what to do. They know perfectly well that Lewis guns and gunners, machine guns and gunners, infantry sections, guards, scouts, and a host of others, have to do something. “Ah! they have to be placed somewhere,” they say, "But where?” Each man, in turn, places them somewhere and after every man has finished this task, one wonders whether there would be any room for the enemy at all. I can picture one of the men saying: “ I’d put this here, and that there, and those up here, and these down there — etc” until he has every con­ceivable thing and person off his hands. The main object seems to be to dispose of such objects in any possible way. I can picture the men saying: “Well, they have to be placedsomewhere, and any one place is as good as another------- ”but putting a machine gun behind a tree and scouts over here and a guard there is perfect stupidity — according to Sergeant-Majors. How they can tell whether a thing is placed in a foolish position or not is more than I can say, but they can. Sergeant-Majors seem to think contrary to other people. If one of his men says he would put this here, the Sergeant-Major tells him he is wrong, and, this should be put there, and, of course, there it goes. Sergeant- Majors always have some reasons or excuses which they are just itching to give their men, either because the enemy would sweep that district with fire or because there is a lone tree.

This brings me to the subject of lone trees. I always connect lone trees with Sergeant-Majors as much as little hills and rolling plains. Why there should be a lone tree out in a plain, and not half a dozen or so, is more than I can tell. But the fact remains — there are lone trees, which seem to be placed just for the convenience of Sergeant-Majors. I can hear Sergeant-Majors saying: “ Men, you see that lone tree over there— ” of course they can see it, it is the only thing they can see. Pictures of lone trees may be seen in any war magazine (it must be a war magazine or else the real meaning of lone trees would be lost) with some such heading as: “Lone tree, behind which Sergeant-Major ---------- and his ten men hid ---------- .” A lonetree delights any Sergeant-Major. He gushes with joy when he sees it; he falls into raptures; he imagines he is hiding behind it; he pictures in his mind that he is giving orders to his men to fire: “ Lone tree, to right of abandoned farm house---------- .”

Abandoned farm houses are connected with Sergeant-Majors as much as lone trees or rolling plains. But the abandoned houses must be farm houses. Why they should be farm houses and not ordinary houses, no one seems to know— except Sergeant-Majors. They say the mere idea of their being farm houses makes all the difference in the world. It would seem as though people abandoned their houses on purpose so that Sergeant-Majors could say:“ abandoned farm house, to left of lone tree-------.” And,of course, what always adds more pleasure, according to Sergeant-Majors, is the fact that there is always a garret window in abandoned farm houses so that a machine gun may be placed “to pepper the enemy with bullets” (I think this is the phrase Sergeant-Majors use). These houses are always so suitably placed— behind a clump of bushes, a lone tree to the right, rising plains at the back where the enemy can sweep down and be pelted with bullets from the machine gun in the garret window. Such a position tickles any Sergeant-Major; in fact it would not be an abandoned house unless it were so situated. He breaks into fits ofdelight when he sees such a house. He can imagine himselfplacing a section in the cellar, a Lewis gun at the side win­dow, an infantry section on the ground floor and the dear old machine gun in the garret window. What use would an abandoned house be, unless it had a garret window? Sergeant-Majors would be disgusted unless they saw a gar­ret window and I have known some to move on to another abandoned farm house simply because the first had no garret window.

W hat wars would be like were there no lone trees,

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V A R IE D V E R S E

When the night is long and dreary.That is when I dreamO f golden riches, fame renowned;A life of ease I scheme —With endless hours of idle leisure.That my wealth will bring:And happy years of grateful honour.That my fame will bring.

But in the midst of these I wake And find the break of dawn Come gleaming through my window pane And on the dew-swept lawn.Then to clothes; and books I seize For duty calls me ever;And thus I learn, and work and play For duty calls me ever.

Yet sometimes in my waking moment Ere my dreams have fled,I seem to find myself suspended ’Twixt the living and the dead.Then my thoughts go glancing upward To the heights above,And I seek to solve life’s mysteries In the heavens above.

— Philip Sidney Broadhurst.

IF T H IS IS R O M A N C E —A tale I would relate to you Which in essential parts is true.The theme is neither old nor new.

Just commonplace.

The heroine was fond of shows;The hero wore becoming clothes;The villain oft talked through his nose;

Types of the race.

The lady had a perfect smile.Two rosy lips, eyes without guile;And so there were for many a mile

Adoring beaux.

They came by roadster, coupe, train. Through hail and snow, and fog and rain. To win the maiden they would fain

Have come to blows.

Her heart was still her very ownWhen came the hero; he aloneFound favour. With commanding tone.

He took his place.

His smile was always debonair.His charm was something rich and rare.He seemed ideal; everywhere

H e set the pace.

The villain, though an honest clerk Upon the hero’s path did lurk One Friday eve; when after work

The lovers met

He viewed with mocking mirth the grace O f loving glance, and sweet embrace.He hatched a plot;-‘He would replace— !'

His face grew set.

H e stalked with stealthy tread behind The lovers, who with arms entwined,Were murmuring of the rustling wind,

The golden moon.

They little fancied as they kissed.That near lurked a ventriloquist;The hero found his speeches missed.

He ceased to croon.

His loving words were all confused With stem rebukes which quite abused His love. The plotter grew amused.

And laughed aloud.

The hero turned with righteous rage In desperate combat to engage.The maid, with visions of the stage.

Prepared a shroud.

Now at this juncture (Am I right?)You want to know who won the fight 'Tis said it lasted all the night,

Till both were dead.

Now here’s the lesson this conveys,Romance is fine in poems and plays But for the most part — here’s what pays:

‘Just Keep Your Head.’W . W . Davis.

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Q U E E N H IG Hby E. M.

Tree-sitters may come, may sit, may conquer, and leave a name for their children’s children to breathe in reverent awe. Infant prodigies may find their way into print, and regale their childish eyes with descriptions of their own linguistic and mathematical prowess. Marathon dancers have been with us for many a year. But no spectacular feat of endurance or of infantile precocity can rival in perennial appeal the beauty and the popularity contest. W e read with a good deal of interest that still another university has acquired a candidate for the title of “ Miss America” . The beauty contest apparently adds “ tone" to the institution; all the best colleges have them. They may be carried on simply by nomination and secret ballot, in which case we might suggest that each year a beauty campaign be carried on side by side with those sponsored by the University Con­stitution. A more recherche method of choosing the ideal girl might be effected, as in the case quoted, by sending out a questionnaire to college men. The latter, guided by help­ful questions, state their conceptions of the perfect feminine type. When every question, from “Should the well-dressed woman wear woollies?” to “ May the all-America ideal chew gum?” has been answered, the results are carefully checked by experienced examiners. This duty may be dele­gated to the teacher-training class, as a substitute for prac­tice teaching. Thus the whole competition will be kept strictly within the college. The answers carefully graded and filed, the co-ed who most accurately fills the require­ments is named Queen of the Campus and may carry the Daisy Chain at Commencement.

In our little University we have shown ourselves deplorably behind the times. No popularity contest has brought forth an “ ideal girl” for us to love and cherish. Now that each succeeding year brings fewer women students to grace our classes, it would seem that our day for such a competition is all but over. But we must not let our slack­ness in the past stand in the way of future renown. Even if no portrait of the “ ideal co-ed” adorns our Convocation Hall, let us take heart, initiate a new movement, and pre­sent to an admiring world our conception of the ideal college student. Only consider with what pride we may read in the local press such items as the following:

“ Bishop’s University ‘Ideal Boy’ chosen — says He is Old Fashioned with Modern Ideas.”

“ Johnnie ( ‘Jag’) Pertleigh, of the pink ears, the honey coloured hair, the limpid blue eyes, is the ‘ideal boy’ at the little Lennoxville University, so chosen in a questionnaire by fellow-students.

Johnnie told the Press that he was just an old-fash­ioned boy with modem ideas.

‘W e may play midget golf,’ he said, ‘and we may wear louder clothes than our fathers, but fundamentally we modem boys have the same beliefs about life, the same ideals, the same love of home, and the same desire to have a family of our own.’

This gift of a higher Providence to women, weighs 174 pounds in his raccoon coat, ranks high scholastically and, strangely enough, or perhaps not strangely at all when we remember his winsome smile, is as popular with the Dean of Residence as he is with the boys and girls. Johnnie said that he had a few “ random ideas” that modern college boys might find useful; they are:

A man goes to college primarily to study, but there is no harm in keeping one’s eyes open for a good date.

During his first two years at college a man should preserve an open mind; to admit oneself soured after one blind date arranged by the room mate, is to show oneself a weakling.

It is all right for men to drink if they hold their liquor well. But they should stay away from gin, whisky, beer, light wines and kindred refreshments in any case. There is no reason, however, why a young man should refrain from accepting wagers in milk shakes, and the cigarette (in a holder) is not considered at all “ fast” in these days. '

A lot is said about how we moderns play poker and waste our time on other gambling games. But life is one big gamble anyway, and it should be understood that only the most gentlemanly games are played.

Johnnie is now a senior, and already has selected his future bride, or rather, Catherine Dacre, M.Sc., has selected him as her future husband.

“Clothes don’t make the man, but believe me, they help plenty,” concluded the smartly-dressed Johnnie daring­ly, “They give you a sense of balance and well-being. Being well-dressed is going to help me in a big way in my chosen career, that of being a marimbaphonist.”

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IN T E R M E D IA T E H O C K E Y .Once again the season of Canada’s national game

is with us. Hockey! It is in the air. As we look forward to the present season we wonder a little at our prospects in the College League this year.

Judging from the early work outs of the team, our chances of another championship appear very bright indeed. Although we are without the services of Joe Blinco at centre. Jack Johnston at left wing, and Dennison on the defense, we have some valuable material in the new comers, and in ’’Reggie” Carson and McArthur from last year’s Junior ranks. From B.C.S, come Coristine, Kenny and McLernon; McHarg from Sherbrooke High; and Field from Toronto. W e still have Cann, Crawford, Cleveland, Titcomb and Class from last year’s championship team, and with the new material we should build up a very good hockey machine.

The teams will be coached this year by “Jerry” Wiggett of Sherbrooke, a former hockey star with Sher­brooke, who has had much experience both as player and coach. Mr. Wiggett has also refereed in the N. H . L. and the Canadian Amateur League. Under his able coaching and the captaincy of Fred Cann, the present team should go far in the quest of another title.

Bishop’s Lose to S t. Francois.On Jan. 15th, 1931, the Bishop’s Intermediate

team lost their first game of the season when St. Francois scored the odd goal in five to gain the verdict at the College rink.

The game showed clean fast hockey, but the play was inclined to become disorganized, with solo rushes featur­ing the play of both sides. Bishop’s regular line of Cann, Coristine and Kenny were working well and only the brilliant work of Asselin in the opposing nets kept the score down. Brown and Titcomb did well on the defence while Glass did good work in goal.

Danny Towne was best for the visitors, and his tricky and hard shot was a continual menace to the Bishop’s

team. Gayette, Armstrong and Gauvin also played well as S t Francois relied mainly on speed and back-checking to check the College squad, while waiting for the scoring breaks.

The sub line of Cleveland, Carson and Crawford played well, and Carson’s poke check was working very well at centre. Both R. Couture and L. Couure tallied for the visitors, although the latter’s goal appeared to be offside, Gauvin got the St. Francois’ third tally. Coristine scored on a pass from Cann, and Titcomb chalked up the second tally when he beat Asselin on a long shot.

The College team fought hard to bring the score to a tie but were unable to do so, and St. Francois gained the victory to tie them with Sherbrooke Canadiens for the local leadership.

The lineup;"Bishop’s St. Francois.Glass goal AsselinBrown defense L. CoutureTitcomb 44 MorinCoristine centre TowneCann (Capt.) Wing GayetteKenny 44 ArmstrongCarson Sub. ClarkCrawford 4 4 R. CoutureCleveland 44 GoffPuddington 44 MercierField 4*

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Bishop’s Defeat McGill in Overtime Game.On January 17th, Bishop’s Intermediates, last year’s

Provincial Champions, won a thrilling match from McGill by one goal to nothing when the teams were forced to play ten minutes overtime. The winning goal came from the stick of Eddie Coristine, tricky centre of the College team.

The purple and white team were without the services of their big defenceman Brown, but his place was able filled by McArthur.

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The game was very exciting as both teams fought hard for the goal which would mean victory or defeat for either team. The Bishop’s team had the edge of the play throughout the game, but the big red team from McGill played their usual "never say die” game from the first whistle to the last, and accepted their defeat in the true sporting spirit. It was only the brilliant goal tending of McHugh in the McGill nets that kept the Bishop’s score as low as it was, as he saved some almost impossible shots; it was the tricky flip-shot of Eddie Coristine which finally spelled victory for Bishop’s.

Both of Bishop’s forward lines were working well, and it would be difficult to name any single star of the con­test. For McGill, McHugh, Griffiths, Hutchison and Newton were most effective.

The game was refereed by Leslie Waite of Sher­brooke.

The Line up.Bishop’s McGill.Glass goal McHughTitcomb defense NesbittMcArthur “ ChurchCoristine centre GriffithsCann wing JohnstonKenny «« HutchisonCarson sub. TaylorCleveland «« HalpennyCrawford «* NewtonWilliams ««

Sherbrooke Canadiens Defeat Bishop’s 3 - 1.On Monday, Jan. 19th Bishop’s lost the second

game of the season when they met the Sherbrooke Canadiens at the Sherbrooke Arena. Bishop’s were perhaps a bit fagged due to the hard game with McGill on the previous Saturday, and certainly should show to better advantage later in the season.

Canadiens presented a strong team with such players as Workman, Langis, Lepage and Wolfe, and should make a good showing in hockey this year. The Sherbrooke team apparently expected the game to be an easy one, judging from Bishop’s defeat by St. Francois on the previous Tuesday, and play opened rather slowly in the first period.

In the second session both teams opened up and play became very fast. Bishop’s had the best of the argument during this period and but for poor shooting their scoring column would have looked much better, as they were out- shooting the Canadiens. Workman, in goal for the Canadiens was in very good form and had plenty to do; while Glass for Bishop’s was also playing very well.

In the final period Bishop’s fought hard to equalize the count at two-all, and played five men up the ice during the last five minutes. Canadiens hung on however, and with but two minutes to play they broke away and with but one defenceman to beat they scored the third goal on Glass to clinch the game.

Cann, Coristine, Carson and Titcomb played well for Bishop’s; while Pergau, Lepage and Gains were best for Canadiens.

Bishop’s CanadiensGlass goal WorkmanTitcomb defense GainsMcArthur “ WolfeCoristine centre LangisCann wing LepageKenny “ PergauCarson subs. LacasseCleveland •* HarrisCrawford *« O ’Donnell

. Bishop’s and Loyola Play One-All Draw.On January 24th Bishop’s and Loyola played a

thrilling ninety minute match to come to no decision as the game ended in a one-all draw. It was a typical Bishop’s - Loyola game with all the traditional rivalry still as keen as ever.

The game was played on Loyola ice; and in the overtime session it was only the stellar net-minding of Carroll in the Loyola nets which prevented Bishop’s from gaining a victory. ■.

Loyola had the best of the first period as Bishop’s played cautiously on strange ice; but in the two remaining periods it was even with Bishop’s taking all the honors in the overtime. During the second period Daly scored on a pass from Byrne to place his team in the lead. In the third period Fred Cann got the puck at the Maroon blue line and coasted in on Carroll to score the tying goal.

In the overtime period Bishop’s "opened an offensive which astounded the spectators,’’ according to a reliable daily paper, and it was only the brilliant work of the Loyola goalie which saved them from almost inevitable defeat as Bishop’s fought desperately for the winning point.

The game was very clean and was well handled by the officials. Titcomb and McArthur played a good defensive game for Bishop’s, while Cann, Coristine and Carson were the pick of the forwards. Byrne, Shaughnessy and Daly were best for Loyola.

Bishop's LoyolaGlass goal CarrollTitcomb defense ByrneMcArthur ** ShaughnessyCoristine centre DalyCann wing GeorgeKenny •• DubeeCarson subs. McManamyCleveland “ LetourneauCrawford • « Slattery

Bishop’s Defeats Loyola in Thrilling Match. Bishop’s showed great fighting spirit as it came

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January 31st.The match was packed with thrills and excitement

as the two teams battled for seventy minutes of strenuous play before Bishop’s finally won by the odd goal in five. It was a great game for Bishop’s to win and an equally hard one for Loyola to lose, for it was a deciding game in the race for the Championship of the League.

Bishop’s was conceded an edge on actual play, and but for the stellar work of Carroll in the Loyola nets, would not have been forced into overtime. The purple forwards were right in on the Loyola goalie on numerous occasions only to be robbed of really ‘tagged’ goals.

It was during the first period that Loyola got a break, and took advantage of it to put themselves one up. Play was fairly even in this period, with both teams check­ing well. As the second period got under way Bishop’s began pressing hard for a score to tie the count at one-all, and it came about half way through the period as Cleveland scored on a pass from Carson. It was a clever effort and Carroll didn’t have a chance to save. Bishop’s had the edge of play in this session as Loyola resorted to defensive tactics.

As the final period began both teams opened up in an attempt to score a deciding tally. Both of Bishop’s forward lines were working well, and Titcomb was rushing continually. With but two minutes to play, Loyola scored on a neat two man rush to take the lead again. As defeat stared at them the Bishop’s men fairly swarmed to the at­tack and played five men up the ice in an attempt to equalize the count. Titcomb was fairly burning up the ice as he made repeated rushes on the Loyola goal. With less than two minutes left to play, Fren Cann pulled the spectacular as he stickhandled through the entire Loyola team to beat Carroll on a corner shot and tie the score at two-all. The crowd cheered madly as Bishop’s again swarmed to the attack, but the final whistle of the third period found the score still tied.

In the overtime period Bishop’s again pressed Loyola back but seemed unable to score against the brilliant Carroll. As play was kept at such a dizzy clip it seemed that one team must surely score. With but forty seconds of the first ten minutes of overtime remaining. Bill Kenny accepted a pass from Titcomb at the Loyola blue line and beat Carroll on a long shot. After this reverse Loyola fought back desperately, but Bishop’s hung on doggedly as Class made three brilliant saves in succession to prevent the visitors from equalizing the count.

When the final whistle blew, two tired teams left the ice after having staged one of the most thrilling matches played in the College rink in years. It would be difficult to pick any individual star from either team as every man gave his best for his team. McManamy and Shaughnessy scored for Loyola; while Cleveland, Kenny and Cann scored for Bishop’s, and Carson and Titcomb assisted in the first two respectively.

Leslie Waite, of Sherbrooke, refereed the game verywell.

Bishop's Defeats St. Francois at Sherbrooke Arena.

Bishop’s Intermediates won an easy victory from the St. Francois team at the Sherbrooke Arena on Feb. 2nd. The game was rather slow and uninteresting for the most part as Bishop's played a defensive game after taking the lead in the first period, and the Sherbrooke team did not show any desire to mix it.

The College team was taking it easy since it was preparing for a championship match with McGill on Feb. 4th. The St. Francois team was not working as smoothly as it had when it defeated the College team on Jan. 15th, at the College rink in the first game of the season.

Bishop’s had the best of the play during the first two periods and it was only during the latter part of the third period that the Sherbrooke team offered much opposition. Coristine, Kenny and Cann scored for Bishop’s; and Towne and Morin scored for S t Francois.

In the third period, with but five minutes to go, Sher­brooke evened the count at two-all, but Bishop’s soon scored again to take the game by the odd goal in five.

Bishop’s St. FrangoisGlass goal AsselinTitcomb defense L. CoutureMcArthur ** MorinCoristine centre TowneCann wing GoyetteKenny •• ArmstrongCarson subs. R. CoutureCleveland • • GauvinCrawford • « Clark

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Bishop's Defeats McGill for Intermediate Title.O n Wednesday, Feb. 4th, the Bishop’s Intermedi

ates journeyed to Montreal to defeat McGill at the Montreal Forum by 1 - 0, and win this section of the Intermediate Intercollegiate League.

The purple and white squad dominated the play throughout the game, and it was only during the last period that McGill offered any serious threat. The only goal scored came from the stick of Bill Kenny in the second period. The tall left-winger pulled a clever play as he carried the puck up the ice alone, split the red defense, and pulled McHugh out of the goal to slip the puck in behind him for the win­ning tally.

The Bishop’s forwards were right in on McHugh on many plays only to be robbed of almost certain scores as the McGill goalie performed in almost perfect manner.

The game was rather slow in spite of the fact that a championship lay in the offing. The Bishop’s team was playing almost perfect hockey and had McGill checked to a standstill.

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Monday night, but in spite of this injury the Bishop’s cap­tain played his usual good game. Coristine and Kenny also played well, and Glass scored his second shutout of the season.

For McGill:- Carsley at centre was very effective, while Craig, Hutchison and Bell also played well.

The play throughout was clean; and the game was well handled by Walter Smail of Montreal, formerly hockey coach at Bishop's.

JU N IO R H O C K E Y .Bishop’s will again be represented by a Junior team

this year and we feel sure that we can enter a team which will be a credit to the College. There are but three of last year’s juniors on this year’s team, some members of the former team having left the University, while Carson and McArthur are playing on the Intermediate team.

The Juniors will be considerably strengthened this year by a strong rear guard of Field, McLernon and McRae, while Williams in goal is just about O. K. The team will be captained by Jack Puddington our speedy left winger.

The Juniors have entered the Sherbrooke County League and have an eight game schedule. This league should do much towards developing material for next year’s Intermediate Team.

Bishop’s Defeat LennoxvilleBishop’s Juniors jumped into the leadership of the

League by virtue of their 1 - 0 victory over Lennoxville on January 20th at the Lennoxville rink. Lennoxville had already played a tie game with Sherbrooke Maroons.

The game was played on rather poor ice, but in spite of this the match was fast and thrilling. The teams were evenly matched and both goalies made sensational saves. It was near the end of the second period that McLernon, when Lennoxville was minus a player, weaving his way up from the purple and white defence, defeated Fisher with a neat comer shot. This tally proved to be the deciding one of the game and the final result was Bishop’s I and Lennoxville 0.

Fisher and Harris were best for Lennoxville, while Field, McLernon and Williams played well for the College Team.

The line up.Bishop’s LennoxvilleWilliams goal FisherField defence RossMcLernon • • HadlockCromwell centre HarrisPuddington wing SterlingMcHarg • « MerrillDyer Sub. McVeityHodgins • • SpryMcRae «•

Evans ««

Bishop’s Defeat Lennoxville 4 - 2On January 27th, Bishop’s Juniors, by a 4 - 2

victory at the College rink, again added to their league leadership.

The game was fast and thrilling and kept the large number of hockey fans keenly interested as the purple and white team twice came up from behind to tie the score, and finally to forge to the front at the close of the game.

Bishop’s was without the services of their big de­fenceman Ed. Field, who was confined to his bed with tonsilitis. His place was ably filled however by Don McRae who made a neat rush and secured a brilliant goal.

The play was very fast and clean. As in the game at Lennoxville both goalies were outstanding, being called upon to make some spectacular saves. Harris and Sterling were outstanding for Lennoxville, while McLernon, McRae and McHarg were playing well for Bishop’s.

Leslie Waite refereed the game very satisfactorily.

JU N IO R S LO SE TO S H E R B R O O K E M A R O O N S .On Tuesday, February 3rd, the Bishop’s Juniors

lost their first game in three starts to the fast Sherbrooke Maroon team by four goals to two. The game was very fast, but inclined to be a bit ragged as feeling ran high. The purple and white team jumped to an early lead when Hall drove a hard shot past Harper almost from the face-off, McLernon soon followed this up by getting in another long shot to put Bishop’s two goals up. Maroons fought hard and scored one point before the first period was over.

In the second period Oliver scored by beating Williams on a rebound, and the score remained tied until the end of the second session.

In the last period Turgeon scored to put the Maroons in the lead; and soon after this Oliver again beat Williams on a lucky shot to put the game ‘on ice’. The College team fought hard but were unable to overtake the Maroons and the final result remained Maroons 4 and Bishop’s 2.

Hall, McLernon and McRae were best for Bis­hop’s, while Harper, Banks and Oliver were the pick of the Sherbrooke team.

Leslie Waite refereed the game very satisfactorily.

Bishop’sL IN E UP.

MaroonsWilliams goal HarperMcRae defense DunsmoreMcLernon «< BanksHall centre GordonPuddington wing KellyHodgins ** OliverDyer sub. DunbarEvans ** GuildCromwell *• Coombs

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B IS H O P ’S and M A R O O N S Play O N E -A L L D R A W .On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7th the Sherbrooke

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College rink. The game was fast and exciting from begin­ning to end, and was featured by considerable rough play and much whistle-blowing by the referee.

Bishop’s were out for a win after their defeat at the hands of the Maroons on the previous Tuesday, and on the afternoon’s play should have gained the verdict. Soon after the first period had begun, McRae eluded the whole Maroons team to score the first goal on a clever individual effort. Bishop’s had the best of the play in the first two periods, but in the final frame the Maroons attacked strongly in an attempt to even the score. They finally scored on a Bishop’s error to tie the count at one-all.

Bishop’s again attacked hard in an effort to score a winning goal, but their efforts were futile, and when the final whistle blew the count remained, Bishop’s 1, Maroons 1.

McRae, Hall and Cromwell were best for Bishop’s; while Banks, Guild, and Oliver were the pick of the Mar­oon team.

Bishop’sL IN E UP.

MaroonsWilliams goal HarperMcRae defense DunsmoreMcLernon BanksHall centre GordonPuddington wing KellyHodgins ** OliverDyer sub. DunbarEvans u GuildCromwell • « Coombs

TurgeonJuniors Lose to B . C. S. in Practice.

On Saturday, January 24th the Bishop’s seconds entertained B.C.S, in a practice game at the College rink.

The contest, which was only a practice game, resulted in a three - one victory for the visitors.

The College team was without the services of the goalie, Williams, McLernon and Field, but in spite of this loss the play was fairly even. Puddington was playing centre with Cromwell at right wing, and the play was somewhat disorganized. McHarg scored for the College team, while Glass and Davis scored for the School, the former getting two goals. The final score was: B. C. S. 3 and Bishop’s 1. Mr. Hawkins of B. C. S. acted as referee.

Juniors Lose to B. C. S. I - 0.In a return match played as a practice game at

B. C. S., on Jan. 28th the School defeated Bishop’s seconds I - 0. The contest was very interesting and showed bits of good hockey. The Seconds were without the services of Field and McLernon on the defense, but McRae teamed up well with Brett to give Williams, in goal, good protection. Both forward lines were working well and the play was very even. Davis, Rankin and Grant were perhaps best for the School, while McHarg, McRae and Williams played well for the College team.

CollegeL IN E UP.

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T H E M I T R E

1.The first Inter-class game was: Third Year vs.

Divinity. It was a hard struggle; but throughout the game the Third Year men showed themselves to be slightly the better team. Skelton scored for Third Year as the first half was coming to a close. A t the beginning of the second period Brett broke away and equalized the score. Almost immediately Hall gave Third Year the advantage again. Towards the end of the second period the Seniors were pres­sing the Divines hard and only the good work of Vaughan in goal kept the score down. Brett and Buchanan did best for the Divinity team, while Hall and Skelton did good work for Third Year.

2.On Thursday, Jan. 22nd, Second Year played a

no score game with Divinity. There was not much to choose between the two teams, both played well and both came near scoring on several occasions. Stockwell and Vaughan both did very well in goal; Doak and Hebert were perhaps best for Second Year while Buchanan and Brett were playing well for the Divines. Brett was getting in some good long shots.

3.Second and Third Year played on Monday, Jan.

26th. Hall scored almost at the very first of the game and a little later S. Doak equalized for Second Year. Towards the end of the period Skelton again gave the Third Year men the advantage as he scored on a long rush. Hall scored again for Third Year and at the end of the game Hebert made a long rush and scored for Second. S. Doak and Hebert played well for Second, while Hall, Gagnon and Skelton played best for Third.

4.First Year and Divinity played on January 27th,

both teams played hard and seemed fairly evenly matched. During the first period, the freshmen possibly had the ad­vantage. Millar scored for First Year and Brett scored for Divinity, the score was even at the end of the session. The Divines had the edge of the game during the first part of the second period; Buchanan scored after a long rush up the ice. The latter part of the period the freshmen played hard and kept the Divinity defense busy. Millar and Weaver played best for the First Year team, while W ard, Buchanan and Brett played best for Divinity.

5.First Year and Divinity played again on Feb. 3rd.

In the first period the Divines skated circles around the Freshmen and ran up the score of 4 - 0. Two goals were accounted for by Buchanan, and W ard and Brett had one apiece. In the second period the Freshmen started outstrongly and pressed the Divines who were playing a defen­sive game. Millar scored for First Year, and Brett, at the end of the period, scored for the Divines. Millar, Weaver and Broadhurst played well for First Year, while Buchanan, Brett and W ard did well for Divinity.

6.On Saturday, Feb. 7th, the Second Year team de­

feated the Freshmen in a fast and exciting contest. The final score was 1 - 0 for Second Year and speaks fairly well of the play throughout. The contest was inclined to be a bit rough in places as feeling ran high on both sides, and the referee was perhaps a bit too lenient. Both Stock­well and McLernon played well in the nets, the latter espe­cially having many hard shots to handle. McDonald scored the winning goal, and S. Doak and Hebert also play­ed well. Weaver, Broadhurst and MacAuley were best for the Freshmen.

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W ith the opening of the hockey season conies the basketball season to us again. As the season begins we wonder just what are our chances of another Provincial title this year. A t first glance our chances look rather slim, for with the absence of Robinson, Rudner, McMorran, Turner and Hobbs we shall certainly feel the strain of a heavy game schedule. It is most unfortunate that Fuller and Turner can not play this year because of injuries, but they have very kindly offered to assist in coaching the team, and our prospects of another title don’t look so bad after all. McCullough will captain the team this year.

Some of the newcomers to the team this year are: Broadhurst and Brundage from Quebec, Bradley and Watson from Sherbrooke, and Baldwin from B. C. S. W e also have Hebert Skelton, Brett and Dick McMorran from last year’s Inter-Year teams who have been showing up well in practices. There are but three of last year’s team on the line-up of this year’s team, namely: McCullough, Mitchell and Wallace.

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Bishop’s Lose First Came to “ Y ” Blues.

The Y.M .C.A. Blues just managed to squeeze out a victory over the College squad in the last few minutes of play as the teams engaged in the first encounter of the league at the College gym.

The game didn’t offer much in the way of basketball as neither team was in good form and the play was slow and shooting was poor. The final score was “ Y ” 2 1, — Bishop’s 20.

Play started off slow, but began to liven up in the second half as the teams were beginning to shoot better and use less of the rugby tactics characteristic of the first period of play. During this last half the College team had the advantage of play and forged to the front, but with but a few minutes left to play the Sherbrooke team once more took the lead and held its slim margin to the end.

With a bit more practice the College team should improve much and develop into a very formidable team.

Bishop’s BluesBradley r. forward GrimesMitchell l. forward C. StocksWatson centre A. StocksMcCullough r. guard JoinerMcMorran I. guard SimpsonLennon alternates CroftBrundage HeathHebertBrett

Bishop’s Defeats Sherbrooke High in Close Came.

Bishop’s and Sherbrooke High staged one of the keenest basketball games played at the Y .M .C.A, for some time as the College squad just managed to nose out the High after a very strenuous game. The College team was a much improved team over that which lost to the Blues a few days before, and carried the play to the strong High team.

Brundage was high scorer for the College team, collecting 16 of his team’s 28 points, while Watson was second with 8; Wallace and McCullough both got one, and Skelton got two points. The College was leading right up to the end when the School tied them, but just before the final whistle blew Watson put his team in the lead again to take the game at 28 to 26.

For the School — Hall 6, Terry 4, Dunsmore 6, Horsefall 3, Harper 7.

Bishop's . Sherbrooke HighBrundage HallSkelton HammondWallace TerryMitchell DunsmoreBaldwin HorsefallWatson KandalftMcCullough HarperHebert McKennaMcMorranBroadhurst

Bishop’s Lose to McGill in Exhibition Match.

On Friday, Jan. 30th the McGill Senior City League team played Bishop’s Intermediates at the Sher­brooke Y.M .C.A , and defeated them 35 to 17. The game was fast and exciting in spite of McGill’s high score, and the large crowd of spectators was treated to a fine exhibition of basketball.

The first half started out rather slow but play soon speeded up as the McGill squad became accustomed to the strange floor. In the second half McGill launched a strong attack which Bishop’s was unable to combat, and the visitors ran up a large score. The scoring was quite free in this period, McGill getting 20 points, and Bishop’s collecting 10.

The McGill team was heavier than Bishop’s and contained such stars as, Hammond from Sherbrooke, Syd McMorran formerly with Bishop’s, Talpis, Sellar , and Harrigan.

The Bishop’s team is composed of an entirely new bunch of men, with the exception of McCullough, Wallace and Mitchell. Brundage, Watson and Dick McMorran were the pick of the Bishop’s team; while Hammond, Sellar, Harrigan and Silverman played well for McGill.

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The game was well handled by Jack Chamberlain. The line-up:

Bishop’s McGillBrundage, 7 r. forward Hammond, 7Skelton l. forward Talpis, 3Watson, 6 centre Sellar, 4McCullough r. guard Feigenbaum, 2McMorran, 4 l. guard Halpenny, 3Wallace subs. Hayden. 2Mitchell Harrigan, 7Baldwin McMorran, 2Bradley Silverman, 5HebertBroadhurst

B O X IN G .An attempt has been made recently to establish a

boxing class at Bishop’s to train men in the manly art of self defence. The idea behind this attempt is twofold; first, the purpose of developing skill and confidence in the individual; second, for the purpose of fostering inter-collegiate boxing contests.

So far, very little has resulted from the attempt to introduce boxing at Bishop’s in spite of the fact that we have a few men in our midst who are quite skilled in this branch of athletics. W e have been granted permission to use cer­tain quarters for training, but the main drawback is that we lack the necessary boxing coach, and sufficient boxing equip­ment to carry on properly.

W e do not mean to protest because of the lack of interest in boxing at Bishop’s for we are aware that at the present time most of our interest is centered on Rugby, Hockey, and Basketball; and we realize that our University does not boast of an enrolment large enough to embrace all branches of sport.

W e wish, however, to take this opportunity of inviting anyone who is interested in this sport, and who could be of aid either in taking part in boxing, or in fostering the sport, to do his bit in the matter. W e hope sometime to enter a boxing team in the Inter-Collegiate boxing contests, and we believe that this time is not far distant — providing we receive some wholehearted support in the matter.

C. O. T . C.The Corps held its second dance of the year on

February 5th in the gymnasium. Mrs. McGreer and Mrs. Sanders were the patronesses, and about fifty couples at­tended the dance. Dancing took place between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and midnight, and the evening proved a very enjoyable one. The arrangements were in the hands of the Officers and N .C .O ’s. of the Corps, and were carried out very efficiently.

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Members of the Corps are reminded of the Cash Prizes which will be awarded to the winners of the shooting competition. The prizes are as follows:- First - $7.00, Second - $5.00, Third - $3.00.

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We have received an announcement from Headquarters stating that Brigadier W . W . P. Gibsone, C.M .G., D.S.O., now commanding Military District #6 at Halifax, N. S., is transferred to the command of M. D. 54, replacing Brigadier W . M. B. King at Montreal.

W e take this opportunity of welcoming Brigadier Gibsone to this command, and wish him every success in his new appointment.

E. V. Wright,Lieut. & Adj.

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The collection has for its purpose a demonstration of two diverse tendencies in American painting — the con­servatism of the Academicians, and the modernism of the younger group.

A second exhibition, consisting of one hundred prints, including etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and wood- cuts, will be exhibited here during the month of May.

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by V. Sackville-West.

A brilliant and somewhat brittle novel of the days of Edward V II, this book touches a comparatively unknown period in literature, unknown save to biographers and writers of memoirs. The author, herself ‘born to the purple as it were, had the times and customs of that rather florid decade at her command. The story deals with the life of a Duke, who, as a boy succeeds to the title. The central theme of the narrative is an attempt to show how tradition has for- shadowed the career of this man, how he is bound to his ancestral estate, how his title places him definitely above ordinary society and, finally, how impotent he is to live his life as he wishes. The Duke, Sebastian, rebels and be­comes for several years a ‘rake-hell,’ yet he is forgiven, for he is a Duke. The story traces his rebellion and his love affairs and then his relapse into respectability, exactly as tradition demands. Then, realizing that the net is closing around him, he breaks away again for an interlude away from civilization, hoping to find some solution for his pro­blems.

The characters are skilfully drawn and are very much alive. The author’s advance note is intriguing as it reads thus: ‘‘No character in this book is wholly fictitious.”

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"C A K E S A N D A L E ."O R " T H E S K E L E T O N IN T H E C U P B O A R D ."

by W . Somerset Maugham.

Here is a much discussed novel dealing with the life of an author called Edward Driffield. The name is obviously fictitious, but certain points of the man are amaz­ingly suggestive of Thomas Hardy. Mr. Maugham does not deny that it is Hardy nor does he admit the suggestion. Whether it be Hardy or not the book is cleverly done, if inclined to be sour at times. The man Driffield does not seem gifted with overmuch intelligence, and seems unaware that his wife, “Rosie” is a nymphomaniac. The book is written in the first person and it is the idle musings of that person which show an author’s mind at work and place the book above the average run.

Willard Humphrey.• * *

The Life of Byron: Andre Maurois.

Statistics show this book to be one of the eight which has been on greatest demand in American Public Libraries during the past three months. A temporary interest in this outstanding volume might easily have been aroused by the reputation which Maurois had already gained as a biographer or by curiosity concerning Byron’s private life; but

the sustained enthusiasm of the reading public is the result of the author’s complete perception of the real Byron and the masterly way in which he presents his material.

Maurois clearly recognizes his duty as a biographer. Unlike Rodin Noel, he does not attempt to deal with the literary value of Byron’s work but only refers to his poetry when a quotation aids in explaining the poet’s attitude. He does not shield Byron. The unpleasant facts of his mar­riage and liaisons are not spared: neither are they over­emphasized as so often is the case. Sufficient social back­ground is given to enable us to judge Byron by his contem­porary standard. 1820, in England as well as in Italy, was far from being puritanical in its views If Byron sinned, he sinned in common with many who had far less opportunity for wrong-doing than had this handsome and wealthy young genius. On the whole, the book is favourable to Byron. The whole truth usually is favourable. It is only half truths that are dangerous.

Maurois has a style splendidly suited to his method. His ability of presenting a character in a few chosen words stands him in good stead in his biographical works. He readily perceives what is of importance and carefully selects and arranges his material accordingly. His technic, with its brilliance and sparkle is characteristically French. The delicacy of expression is well preserved in the English translation by Hamish Miles.

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D E S T IN Y .

W hat odds those are against which we in vain Attempt to strive and add but to our pain!W e’re made one type, one life must live.Our blood, our brawn and brain we give As others have before.W hat hope can lie in store?While dying men With halting pen Make scrawls Youth calls:

Lift upThe cupO f life anewAnd seek to doA little better thanAll those who ’fore you ran.A living not a dying HopeMust cure our souls of dread myopeAnd colour all our life once more with FaithWhich fires and rebuilds spent Love’s cold wraith.

— C.W .W .

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Alumni LetterP L A Y IN G T H E C A M E .

B y Rev. D. D. Macqueen, lately Assistant Priest, Pro-Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta.

‘"Mens Sana in corpore sano" is by no means an original remark. Although this quotation has been used many times before, and will probably be used many times again, because it expresses an important truth aptly and concisely, it provides a suitable introduction to an article on “ Playing The Game.”

In the opinion of the writer, a good sportsman is a long way on the road to becoming a good Christian. There is no doubt this is true in the abstract, but it is the purpose of this article, to consider it in the concrete, and see how this truth is exemplified, by a consideration of games in gen­eral, and of the three games of Golf, Football, and Bridge, in particular.

Characteristics of Games in general.There are certain characteristics which are common

to all games. In order to play any game successfully one must expend some energy and exert some discipline and self- control. It is taken for granted that a good Sportsman always plays the game cleanly, and if proficiency is desired, it is well to place some reliance on the experience of others. Last and by no means least, one of the great reasons for attempting to play any game, is to obtain that feeling of satisfaction or joy, which comes to a good sportsman when he has played a good game, quite irrespective of whether he wins or loses. Now this article will attempt to do two things, first of all to show how these characteristics are worked out in detail in the three games that have been men­tioned, and secondly, how these same characteristics operate in the one great game of life.GO LF:

Many people seem to imagine that Golf is an old man’s game; it is rather difficult to know why some people have this idea, but it is possibly because they don't know very much about the game. No one who plays this game would deny that golf requires energy. Golf has been described as a game for "Moral heroes,” and those of us who are accustomed to chase the illusive ball around the golf course know, from bitter personal failure, how true it is that golf requires discipline and self-control. Many a man has thought there was nothing wrong with his character, until he took up golf. In the first place, to express it in the most obvious manner, it is not the amount of energy that is expended on hitting the ball that counts, but it is the manner that energy is controlled and directed, that produces the long straight shot. The easiest and probably the commonest way of ruining a game of golf is to let go one’s self-discipline and hit out. As the question of cleanness is such an obvious sine qua non without which one is not a sportsman at all, it will not be referred to in each paragraph. There are cer­tain useful little rules about this game which our fathers and

grandfathers have concocted for us, which we all resolve to remember and usually forget; such as, “ Keep your eye on the ball,” and, “ Follow through,” thus showing our dependence on or independence of, the experiences of others. Who is the most popular person with whom to play on the golf course? A person who, having striven with all his might to win, but, failing to do so, takes his beating with a smile, or he who gets passionately angry if he does not hap­pen to win? The answer to this question indicates how the joy of a good sportsman is appreciated by his fellows.FO O TB A LL-.

Many who read this article, if they have the patience to get as far as this, will know better than the writer, how any sort of football, whether it be “Association” or “ Rug­ger,” requires energy. The reader will also be aware, from personal experience, perhaps at a diet table, how this game requires both the discipline and self-control which are neces­sary for combined effort. Many a match has been lost by an otherwise good team, on account of its attempt to do in­dividual work, rather than team work. In this game, as well as in others, the experience of the past is handed down from age to age, in the form of hints, rules, and suggestions (forceful and otherwise), delivered by the Coach. Again, the team one enjoys playing against, is a team which is all out to win, but whose members can be relied upon to take a beating like sportsmen.B R ID G E :

And now we come to the game of Bridge. It is perfectly true that bridge does not require physical energy, but who is going to deny, but that it requires mental energy. Most of us have experienced the feeling, which can be better imagined than described, of playing bridge with that imbecile who in the middle of every other hand, calmly asks, “ W hat are trumps?” There again, is discipline and self-control required. When we sit down to a bridge table, we may feel that we would like to say, “ W hat a wretched hand I've got,” but, unless we are going to be wretched bridge players, all we are allowed to do is either to bid, or to say one word, namely “ Pass.” When we bid, we do not only con­sider ourselves, we have to remember that we have a partner. Whilst there may be many people who can play a very good game without a very strict adherence to all the conventions, nevertheless, every good bridge player must stick to some conventions, and it is a generally accepted fact, that con­ventions do tend to produce efficiency. There is, surely, nothing more delightful to a lover of bridge, than to sit down and play with a person who is all bent on winning, but who is capable of losing like a lady or a gentleman. •T H E G R E A T C A M E O F L IF E ■

Now we come to the greatest game of all, the game of life. All thoughtful men realize, that living does not consist in merely satisfying our bodily desires; that is, just existing. Most thoughtful people whether Christian or non- Christian, however much they may differ as to the definition and content of these terms, will agree that living, as distinct from existing, is the cultivation of truth, beauty, and good-

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ness, throughout the whole personality, which consists rough­ly of thought, feeling, and will.

With the idea that the purpose of the great game of life is the cultivation of truth, beauty, and goodness, throughout the whole personality; it will be shown how the characteristics of the other games we have considered, apply here.

Even as self-control is necessary in Golf, Football, and Bridge, so is it necessary in the great game. In search of truth, we must often be guided by authority, and we cannot expect to understand all truth with our finite brain. In search of beauty, we must ever remember, that the beauty which is permanent, is beauty of character, and not the physical beauty of the moment, wh;ch changes in form with the passing of time. There must be discipline with good­ness, and, in spite of many statements often made to the contrary, the writer would assert that the one certain means of retaining real goodness, is by the discipline of religion, the discipline of church going, the discipline of repentance, and the discipline of receiving the Sacraments after due and careful preparation. Those who feel inclined to question the truth of this assertion, may well ponder the words of G. K. Chesterton, on the so called failure of Christianity. “ It is not, that Christianity has been tried and found wanting, but that Christianity has not been tried and applied.”

The thought of cleanness, as applied to the game of life, would enter in two places. Firstly, as regards the method of propagating truth; there are, of course, various conceptions of truth, each of which, is supremely important to those who hold them, but it should be an axiom in the game of life, that, whilst it is legitimate for every individual to do all in his power to propagate his conception of truth, truth does not need to be propagated by questionable or untruthful means.

Secondly, it is a prostitution to allow lower things, such as money, or pleasure, to interfere with the attainment of the higher. Money has its place, pleasure has its place, but unless the whole Christian conception of life is wrong, that place is not first place, and, if it is made so, the game of life is not being played squarely, fairly, and cleanly.

Once again, it is necessary to rely on the past ex­perience of others, in golf, football, or bridge, or any other game, even so is it necessary in the game of life. The uni­versal gospel, with the authority of Christ himself, which exists for all time, for all people and classes of people, and teaches what is necessary to know about the rules of this game, has behind it the experience of good and holy men and women, from the time of Christ, right down through the ages. Yet, in religious matters, there are those who, sweeping aside the experience of the past, would place their miserable opinions in opposition to the accumulated experience of the best minds, from the time of Christ, down to the present day. Such a course is illogical, and, besides savouring of presumption would not be adopted in any of the games that have been mentioned, and is equally unwise to adopt in the

one great and important game, upon which everyhing de

pends.The writer of this article has also endeavoured to

show, that certain truths which are characteristic of com

mon games, are also characteristic of the one great game

of life. There is one further characteristic, namely, the joy

of a good sportsman. It is that which enables us to keep

smiling, when things are not going well. As somebody has

said, “ It is easy enough to smile when life goes like a song,

but a man worth while, is the man who can smile when

everything goes dead WTong.”

And, when life is o’er, may we still possess that faculty, and be able to say, in the words of that grand old sportsman, the Apostle Paul, “ I have fought a good fight,” or, in the words of the writer, “ I have played the game.”

Society NotesD R A M A T IC S O C IE T Y .

The major play for this year — Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” — will be staged in His Majesty’s Theatre, Sherbrooke, on or about April 22nd.

Though the cast has not yet been definitely an­nounced we feel sure that it will be a strong one and under the direction of Dean Carrington, ought to give a very satis­factory performance.

Considerable attention is being paid to detail this year with the result that the staging of the play ought to witness some very interesting innovations.

Most of the new scenery will be built and painted by those in charge of the stage department and the actors will be dressed in the costumes of the period of 1895.

It is a number of years since the University Dra­matic Society attempted a costume play for its major pro­duction and this year’s performance should prove an inter­esting experiment which, the Executive feels sure, will be amply justified.

The President.

L I T E R A R Y A N D D E B A T IN G S O C IE T Y .

Owing to the fact that the Society has had to com­pete with a great many other student activities this term, only two debates have been held so far, one, informal, in the Old Arts Common Room, and the other, formal, in Convocation Hall.

The informal debate was held on Thursday, Jan. 22nd, for the purpose of considering a resolution which read as follows. “ Resolved that bull fighting should be encouraged.” Arguments in favour of the resolution were

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presented by Messrs. G. C. Dyer and H. Gray, and the resolution was opposed by Messrs. C. W . Wiley, B.A. and J. F. S. Ford. After a very amusing and entertaining discussion, the decision was awarded to the affirmative. Twenty members of the Society were present.

On Thursday, January 29th, the second of the series of Inter-Faculty Debates was held in Convocation Hall. Messrs. F. P . Clark, R. F. Brown, and A. J. Anderson, representing the Faculty of Divinity, were resolv­ed “That war is inevitable,” while Messrs. G. W . Hall, B.A., F. M. Gray, B.A., and J. F. S. Ford, representing the Faculty of Arts, attacked the resolution. Musical entertainment was provided by Messrs. A. V . Ottiwell and J. C. A. Cole. A t the close of the debate, which was very hotly contested, Dr. E. P. Smith gave his decision in favour of the affirmative. The Councillor was in the chair.

The twentieth of February will see the first of the Inter-University Debates of this season held in Convocation Hall to discuss the motion: "Resolved that this house endorse the stand taken by the Canadian Delegation at the recent Imperial Conference.” Bishop’s will be represented in this debate by Messrs. G. W . Hall, B.A. and J. F. S. Ford, who will uphold the affirmative of the resolution against visiting speakers from the University of Ottawa. On the same evening, Messrs. F. P. Clark and R. F. Brown will represent the University in Montreal against a McGill team, and will support the negative of the same resolution. The Councillor will preside at the debate in Convocation Hall.

The Councillor.

D IV IN IT Y C O LU M N .

Collected by Robins H . Thatcher.

On Sunday, January 26th. The Right Reverend R. Rocksborough-Smith, D.D., the Lord Bishop of Algoma and formerly Dean of Divinity at Bishop’s, presided and preached at the sung Eucharist in the College Chapel. On the following Tuesday evening he gave a most interesting talk on the Lambeth Conference and the Passion Play of Oberammergau. The Bishop has a real gift for description and his hearers went away with a very clear picture of these two events in their mind.

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On Monday, January 27th Mrs. Carrington gave a dance for the members of the Divinity Faculty and in honour of Mrs. Rocksborough-Smith. Supper was served about eleven and all present enjoyed a most pleasant evening.

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The Rev. Arthur Caulfeild '28, visited the College during the week of January 19 - 26th to reminisce with former friends and to recuperate from the worries of annual vestry meetings.

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On February 3rd there was a meeting of the Guild of the Venerable Bede. After the general business had been concluded Dr. Vial read interesting letters from members now at work in various missions. The writers included Arthur Pickering ’26, who is at present working for the Institute of the Blind as Organizing Secretary of Eastern Canada, Fraser Weegar ’26, at Russell, Ontario, Julian McMann of Musquash, N. B., Mr. Akers of Gloucester, Ontario, and Teddy Tyrrell ’28, of Combermere, Ontario.

W O M E N S T U D E N T 'S A S S O C IA T IO NBasketball

In the early part of December the Bishop’s Univer­sity Women’s Basketball opened its season in two closely contested games against the Sherbrooke High School. Each time the victory went to our opponents. The score at the end of the first game played in Sherbrooke was 23 - 14, while the result of the return game at the College was 21 - 18.

The S. H . S. line up for both games consisted of:- Right Forward — E. Barlow.

Left Forward — G. Gaffney Centre — M. Bradley

Right Guard — D. MacLeod Left Guard — L. Jackson

Wing — F. BradleyReferee — K. Ross Umpire — I Stockwell.

Subs. — B. Wilson, I. Heath, I. Rothney, M. Harris. * * *

Nothing daunted, on Jan. 29th, Bishop’s journeyed to Sherbrooke to play the Y .W .C.A . team in the McKinnon Memorial Building. Here we were more successful. By dint of hard playing we managed a score of 22 points to the Y .W .C .A ’s. 20. After the game a delightful swim was followed by refreshments and dancing.

The Y .W .C.A . team visited the University in a return game on February 11th. Once more the odds were ours by a narrow margin of two points. When the final whistle blew the score stood 30 - 28. Both teams resorted to the Women Student’s Club Rooms, where hungry ap­petites were appeased, and a general good time was enjoyed.

The line up for these games was as follows :-Bishop's

P. Montgomery M. Brewer E . Austin 1S. Loomis J

J. Knowles G. Jackson L. Salicis

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Centre

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F. Pearson

F. Leslie

Right guard M. SimmsLeft guard E. Odell

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Mr. D. B. Ames. B.A. ’27, M.A. ’28. who is reading for his Ph.D, at Yale University has received an appointment to the Faculty as an Instructor and will enter upon his duties in September next. Mr. Ames will sit for the final examinations for the Ph.D, in June. W e heartily congratulate Mr. Ames on his success.

The Rev’d Canon Clayton, M .A., of Smith Falls, has been appointed Archdeacon of Ottawa.

The Rev’d A. E. L Caulfeild. B.A.. L.S.T., paid a visit to the College recently. He is now in charge of St. Peter’s Mission and St. John’s Mission, Merivale, in the Diocese of Ottawa.

The Rev’d J. S. K. Tyrrell, L S .T ., is in charge of the Mission of Combermere in the Diocese of Ottawa.

The Rev’d J. R . Meakin, L.S.T., is Curate at St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa.

The Rev’d A. Gardiner, B.A., B.D., is in charge of the Mission at Metcalfe in the Diocese of Ottawa.

The Rev’d H. O. Hodder, L .S.T ., has been transferred from the parish of Balderson to the parish of Bell’s Comers in the Diocese of Ottawa.

The Rev'd G. A. Sadler, B.A., L .S.T ., is Rural Dean of Pembroke.

The Rev’d F. G. Strange is now in charge of the parish at Port Elmsley in the Diocese of Ottawa.

Norris Brough, B.A. ’30, is teaching in S t Patrick’s College, Ottawa.

The address of Gordon Brownlee, B.A. '28 , who is in the Head Office of the Royal Bank of Canada, is 1637 St. Luke Street, Montreal.

The engagement is announced of the Rev’d J. S. K. Tyrrell, L S .T . ’28, to Ellen Waddington, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H . Waddington of Ottawa.

The Rev’d C. G. Stevens, M .A., who has been rector of Grand’Mere for several years has been appointed to the parish of St. Barnabas, S t Lambert, by the Bishop of Montreal. He was inducted by the Bishop on January 29th. The Rev’d Harold Laws, M .A., who was a class mate of Mr. Stevens, preached the induction sermon.

The Rev’d E. K. Moffatt, M .A., B.D., who has been in charge of the Mission at Shigawake, has been appointed to the parish of Grand’Mere by the Bishop of Quebec.

T H E F O R M A L D A N C E .The Bishop’s University Dance of '31 was held in

the Convocation Hall on Monday, February 9th. We take the liberty of reproducing the opening paragraph of the description of the dance which appeared in the Sherbrooke Record:- "Soft coloured lights and an artistic scheme of decorations, which transformed the Convocation Hall into a dancing room of striking beauty, formed a pleasing back­ground for the Formal Dance. The effect produced was easily worth the effort put forth by the decoration committee, and when the guests began to arrive about 9.00 p.m. they were entertained in a building which presented a festive ap­pearance, not only in the main dancing hall, but also through the corridor leading to the various sitting-out rooms, and in the sitting-out rooms themselves. The real work of art was the Convocation Hall itself, the high walls of which were effectively draped with flimsy hangings in soft shades of yellow and green. Another feature of the decoration scheme was that all the lighting was done by invisible bulbs, and some of the indirect lighting effects were very creditably ar­ranged. A t the front of the hall, behind the orchestra, the decorators had built a sunburst which consisted of four painted arcs of decreasing size with hidden lights flashing on each one. The centre light was a large chandelier sus­pended from the centre of the middle rafter. Side-lights which consisted of suspended cardboard cubes cut out in various designs, which showed up beautifully through coloured tissue-paper fillings, added a rare touch to the beauty of the hall and excited quite a lot of interest among the guests.”

The members of the Dance Committee feel that the dance was very successful in every way possible, and wish to take this opportunity of thanking all those who contributed in any way towards its success. Mrs. McGreer, Mrs. Boothroyd and Mrs. Carrington very graciously acted as hostesses and welcomed the guests at the door, and our thanks are extended to them. In thanking Mr. Sauerbrei. not only for his valuable advice but also for his untiring efforts, we might say that the host of compliments which have been paid to the beauty of the Hall are in themselves a real tribute to his work on the decoration committee.

Mr. Brown had an able and willing staff of work­ers, among whom we might specially mention Messrs. Gibbs, Macmorine, Hodgkinson, Comfort, R . MacDonald and Olney. Mr. Masson worked hard in the arrangement of the corridor, and produced very creditable results. The Dining Hall, where Mr. Medine was in charge, looked very attractive; the supper itself was excellent, and the favours were very much appreciated.

The unanimous opinion with regard to the dance seems to be highly favourable, and though the result finan­cially was not a success the Committee feels that the com­pensating advantages have made it more than worth-while.

( Signed) E. V. Wright,Chairman, Dance Committee.

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won universal commendation. As for his relations with his wife, they were ideal. Though the Professor, especially when his researches were in full swing, was apt to be a trifle short and peppery, Mrs. Dallas understood him thoro­ughly, and appeared to be quite unaffected by these short lived squalls.

“ Evidently,” commented Jessop, “his bark is worse than his bite.”

Mrs. Dallas, though not at all like her husband, was in rather poor health, having recently recovered from influenza; and was inclined, under such circumstances, to be somewhat hysterical. Moreover, she fancied herself a medium and claimed to be an adept in automatic writing and so forth.

“ Nothing criminal that I can see,” observed the Captain, as he finished the letter.

That evening the Parkers ran in for a game of contract and, when Mathilde introduced the coffee and cake, Captain Jessop handed Gerald his little bundle of correspondence on what he called the Refrigerator Case. “ I wouldn’t worry about the affair at all,” he said, “ if Miss Mayward’s mother had not given Mathilde such a good time that week I was away in Detroit. If you can see anything in all this I’ll be greatly obliged.”

“ Humph,” replied the other, “ it appears as if Miss Mayward’s imagination had run away with her. There’s nothing wrong with a scientist shutting himself up in his laboratory when he’s on the scent of a new discovery.”

“ W ell,” pursued Parker, "what’s strange about Mrs. Dallas getting a bit worked-up over the old man’s aloofness — perhaps thinking that he’d injure his health, or get softening of the brain?”

“So you think she got hysterical, had nightmare and screamed in her sleep. Miss Mayward had that idea; but what about the blood?”

“ Get’s me.”“ O f course,” mused Jessop, “ it might not have been

blood.”“W hat, then?”“Ah, that’s the question.”Gerald Parker again perused the letters with great

care."Say, what is Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid, I’d like to

know?”“ Let us inquire,” replied the Captain. “ That is

just what I was about to look up when you and Cecile came • •» m.

So, going over to his shelf of reference books, Jessop selected a dictionary of scientific terms. Having read what the authorities had to say on the subject, he observed: "This is doubtless, very instructive, and to experts in Chemistry enlightening; but I can’t quite see where it fits in.”

“W hat do they say the stuff is used for?” askedGerald.

Jessop once more consulted the dictionary, looked

thoughtful, arose and picked out a volume of his loose-leaf Encyclopaedia, and perused it for some time. A t last he remarked quietly:

“ I believe I have it!”“ Have what?”“ The solution of Miss Mayward’s problem.”"You don’t say!”“Tell us. Captain, do!” pleaded Cecile.“ I’m afraid I shall have to trespass on you pat

ience,” replied Jessop smiling, "because it will be essential to look into all our data.”

“Quite O .K ., old chap, get ahead,” said Gerald. “Consulting Miss Mayward’s letter, what do we

find? A large house, and a fine laboratory. The writer, who I suspect is as much nurse as companion to Mrs. Dallas, is probably not accustomed to the society of peppery and absent-minded professors, and is seized with a perfectly un­derstandable fear-complex. She must mistake family gusts for thunderstorms, and corrugated brows for the mark of Cain. She also imagines that Mrs. Dallas, because she does not interrupt the train of her husband’s thoughts, shares her fears of him. It shows her ignorance of human nature, for an absent-minded man was never a source of fear to his wife. He might bore her to death, but scare her, never!”

Gerald nodded assent to this proposition.Taking up the letter again the Captain went on. “As for the scream, I believe Miss Mayward hit

upon the true explanation intuitively. Moreover, she would have been quite satisfied with it, had she not gone to the cellar for the milk. W hat she found there, of course, gave her a shock. W e can picture her horror when her vivid imagination was stimulated by seeing the refrigerator- pipe ‘dripping a dreadful red liquid!’ ”

“ By Jove! It does sound shivery,” admitted Gerald. “W hat was it,” cried Cecile.Proceeding with his analysis of the case, the expert

next explained the frightened woman’s appeal to himself.“ I am inclined to blame Mathilde,” he said smiling,

“ for getting me into this little difficulty. She may have mentioned that I enjoyed problems of this nature, so her friend, seized by a mysterious terror, automatically sat down and wrote to me off-hand. You see, she had no case for a policeman to inquire into in the ordinary official style. The postscript to her letter makes that evident, when she says that in the morning there was no sign of the red pool, and the refrigerator-pipe had been straightened so that it dripped it’s contents in normal fashion down the drain pipe. W hat clue could our policeman find?”

“None, that I can see!” answered Gerald.“The only clue available,” continued the Captain,

“is here in Prof. Seabright’s answer to my inquiries about the Dallas family.”

“Can’t be seen with the naked eye!” muttered Parker. “W hat’s the clue?”

“ The clue,” replied the Captain, “ is the good old peppery professor’s thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic A cid!”

“Gosh.”

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“ Here, then, is the explanation of the whole matter. Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid is used in the most modern methods of producing the finest and hardest wearing dyes, especially for cotton and silk goods. Let me read a few excerpts from my Encyclopaedia — if I don’t bore you!”

“ No, no, go ahead!”The Captain rapidly scanned a page or two of the

reference-work, and said:“ Here is a bit that may apply to our case: ‘By

employing the diazo compounds of different aromatic bases varied shades can be obtained. These compounds are of an unstable character, and are therefore prepared in solution shortly before use, and preferably cooled by ice!’ "

Here the Captain paused, and looked at his auditors. “So that explains the Professor’s borrowing the

family refrigerator and promoting it from kitchen to labora­tory, eh?” asked Gerald.

“Quite so.”Here Mathilde broke in:“So the poor dear old Professor was experimenting

in red dyes, and Helen has to raise all that fuss. I’m ashamed of her!”

“Not so fast, my dear,” replied her husband smiling. “ It’s not so nice to go down cellar at night, and see what looks like blood oozing from an innocent-looking refrigerator-pipe. You try it and see.”

“ Perhaps, I am hasty.”“ O f course,” went on the Captain.“Miss Mayward did let her imagination run away

with her. She did jump to unwarranted conclusions. She failed to understand both husband and wife. And yet, on the other hand, there was the blood! And she did not have the knowledge that I have here under my hand.”

Here the Captain slapped the open page of the Encyclopaedia.

“ Let us take another look,” he said, “Ah, here’s an interesting statement! It tells us where our ‘red’ came from!” — “Certain of the insoluble Azo dyes, such as Para Red, are capable, when dyed on cotton, of withstanding a mild bleaching operation, that is to say, a moderate boiling of the material with dilute alkali, and subsequent treatment with bleaching-powder solution.”

“ Probably,” commented Parker, “ the old boy was making an improvement on former methods along those lines. By the way, a development of the national dye-work industry is of the highest importance to the State; as dyemaking is closely related to the preparation of explosives.”

“ Yes,” replied the Captain. “ The Germans, before the war, sold the world at least 75% of it’s dye-stuffs, and the Allies found on examination of their factories after the Armistice, they had simply been transformed into factories for producing high-explosives and poison-gas!”

“So our Professor is no longer a murderer, but a patriot, eh?”

“ Quite so,” replied Jessop.“ Now, just a word more from our friend here.

‘Another method is the use of Ammonium Thiocyanate, or even the Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid colours, which are simple Amino-Azo compounds in Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid, similar to the Duronol, Disperson, and Celetene Colours.’

“Sounds well,” commented Parker.Jessop coughed. “A t any rate,” he said, “our en

cyclopaedist gives us what we want, even though we do not pretend to know what he is gassing about. W e know, how­ever, that our Professor is O .K ., we also know a little more about modern dyes, and we can comfortably indite a nice kind diplomatic letter to Miss Mayward, with a loving enclosure from Mathilde, that will repair the dear lady’s frazzled nerves, and restore peace to a sorely tried professor, who in all probability can’t imagine why the Lady Companion has what Percy Wodehouse aptly styles the ‘Heeby- jeebies.’ ”

Here Parker has a question to ask: “ W hat about vivisection? Why may we not think the Professor was experimenting with the harmless necessary guinea-pig?”

“ I did put forward that hypothesis,” replied the Captain, “ but the letter from Seabright disposes of i t Had Dallas been a Biologist, I might readily have imagined him a second Veroneff, for example.”

“The Monkey-gland fellow?""Yes — but fortunately our good Professor is a

Chemist, and advanced Chemistry becomes, in its devotees, a disease that can only be alleviated by endless experiments, and terminated in the shroud.”

“Gosh!”“ In short,” went on Jessop, with a merry twinkle

in his eye, “ the thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid gave the whole show away, and brought the Refrigerator Case to an innocuous end.”

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ONE does not have to go back many years to reach the time when most of the water used in the house

had to be carried from the spring o r well, not always situated dose to the house.

Even the introduction of the hand pump, which brought water to the kitchen, did not dispense with the backbreaking work o f pumping and lifting heavy pails.

■Woman's w ork on the farm, and indeed in the city, . evolved an enormous expe r ie n c e o f strength and vitality. Am or3 o ther tasks she WAS dependent on her own hands : v f- - family walking, a t od c . .J. o f the milking, the idling and cleaning o f lamps, ir-n ir-r, taking care c f the - (which meant also t h e try house), to say nothing of innumerable m iner tasks, and at the same time had to rear, feed, clothe and otherwise provide for her children.

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they went.” Here on the margin of the higher plateau and overlooking this road in the valley, excavations carried out some years ago laid bare the ruins of Beth-shemesh, to which place the Ark was taken on this occasion and from which it was later sent to K irja tjearum , a compact little village which is still to be seen a few miles further up the valley road toward Jerusalem, nestling into the steep hill slope.

And if again “ taking up our carriages” we go north from Jerusalem— passing by many places well worthy of a visit in Samaria — Galilee may be reached in a short afternoon by motor-car, and this is in many respects the most attractive and interesting part of Palestine.

The most interesting spot in Galilee is of course Nazareth. This little town lies in a basin-shaped depression in the limestone plateau of southern Galilee. The old por­tion of the town consists of small houses, often not more than a single storey in height, crowded together on either side of steep, narrow little streets or alleys which zig-zaz up the steep hillside. Some larger buildings erected in more recent years by various religious foundations are situated on the lower levels. This older portion of the town dates back to very early times and has been little changed as the cen­turies have passed by. Climbing up its steep and narrow lanes one may look through the open doors of the lowly shops and dwellings and see the people at their daily work—- in fact much of their work is done in the open street in front of their houses. Here is the brass or copper smith beating out pots or platters; across the road the weaver and dyer and further on one can look into the long, dark, narrow room, receiving its only light through the open door, where a carpenter is at work and which probably presents a true picture of the surroundings in which Joseph worked and our Lord passed his childhood and early youth. The people themselves are brown, stalwart, and move about with a self- possessed dignity. The women as we see them in long lines carrying water in earthen pots balanced on their heads, from the “ Well of the Virgin,” so called because it is the same well as that from which the Virgin drew water for the Holy Family — there is no other well in Nazareth — are tall and handsome and have beautiful faces.

If the visitor to Nazareth continues his ascent of the hillside till he reaches the level of the plateau, an entrancing panorama opens out before him. To the north the eye ranges over the undulating surface of the Galilean plateau, which is really a continuation of that forming Samaria and Judea, to the south is a splendid view over the Plain of Esdraelon, separating Galilee from Samaria, and which belonged to the tribe of Issachar and he can enjoy what Dr. George Adam Smith has called "the happiest sketch of a landscape that was ever drawn in half a dozen lines

Issachar is a large limbed ass Stretching himself between the sheep folds For he saw a resting place that it was good And the land that it was pleasant.

Such exactly is Esdraelon, a land relaxed and sprawling up among the hills, north, south and east, as you will see a loosened ass roll and stretch his limbs any day in the sunshine in a Syrian village yard.”

It was from this point in “Galilee of the Gentiles that Christ when a boy looked when he received his 6rst impressions of that greater outer world which he was to have for a possession and saw the Caravans of Camels pas­sing across Esdraelon bearing the products of Syria and Babylon down to the land of Egypt, and those from the far famed land of the Nile returning to the great empires of the East and where ‘long ages after’ the last remnant of a Turkish army was to be driven in headlong flight before the advance of the British army.

And here also one recognizes that he is standing on holy ground. The narrow road which runs around the margin of the basin in which Nazareth lies and which has been beaten down into a flinty hardness by the feet of the beasts of burden which have gone to and fro upon it for untold years, is without doubt the very path trodden not once but many times by “ those blessed feet which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed for our advancement to the bitter cross.” Walking a short distance along this road pondering these things, a sight presented itself at which one caught his breath, for there by the wayside was a scene upon which Christ must often have looked and which was described by him, down to its most minute detail, in the Parable of the Sower. There was the hard white baked surface of the narrow path upon which no seed could pos­sibly germinate, with the birds of the air already hovering overhead. On one side of it was a soil full of stones with the underlying rock cropping out, "A stony place, where there was not much earth” and where the springing grain would wither away because it had no root. On the other side of the little path was a tract thickly covered with weeds and thorns, and sharply cut off from this a piece of “ good soil,” bright red in colour and free from all stones and weeds, on which a black clad farmer was already at work with his ox and little wooden plough preparing it for the sowing which here promised indeed to yield “ an hundredfold.”

After Nazareth perhaps the most interesting place in Galilee in which to sojurn for a time is the little hostel kept by Father Tapper at Jabgka on the margin of the Sea of Galilee. It is a quaint and very simple little place whose garden wall is washed by the waters of the lake. Taking one of the rude boats which is moored to the landing-stage, one of the “ships” from which Peter let down his nets into the deep, a landing may be made at a point on the shore about 2 miles north of the little hostel on a piece of rough pasture, walking over which one stumbles here and there on fragments of half buried stones. These are the remains of the City of Capernaum which once spread up the steep hill­side which rises but a short distance from the water’s edge— and there comes to one’s remembrance the words of the prophecy “And thou Capernaum which art exalted unto

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A t a like distance to the south of Father Tapper s inn by the shore is the little plain of Bethsaida where Christ often met his disciples and which tradition says was the scene of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Across the lake in clear view from the inn, is Gadara where the mysterious incident of the herd of swine took place.

One day a young monk, with his brown robe and sandals appeared at luncheon. He had been born in Tipperary but was now a member of the parent house of the Carmelite order situated on Mount Carmel. He said that he was afraid his compatriots in Ireland had been behaving very badly, and then the conversation passed to more pleasant subjects. He spoke of the light thrown upon certain New Testament narratives by a visit to the scenes where the events described had taken place and he cited two instances which had specially interested him. When, he said, a shepherd finds that he with his flock must pass the night on one of the high, bare, stony expanses which are found covering great areas in Palestine, he gathers up a large number of the flat stones which lie scattered about the country and with them he builds a wall 4 or 5 feet high enclosing a circular space sufficiently large to accommodate his flock. Into this enclosure as night falls he leads his sheep — for in Palestine a shepherd never drives, but always goes before and his flock follows him. The enclosure has no door but merely an opening left in the wall sufficiently wide to permit the sheep to enter. This wall will protect the sheep from any wild animals which may be prowling about, and when the flock is safe within the enclosure, the shepherd himself lies down with his fierce dogs in the actual opening and nothing can then enter the fold unless it passes over his own body. He is actually the “door of the sheep.”

The second case to which he referred is one which throws an unexpected light on a rather obscure saying of our Lord. Mount Carmel is scarcely a mountain in the conventional sense of the term. It is a high ridge which forms the northern boundary of Samaria and runs west very nearly to the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. On the great smooth southern slope of Carmel there is a fine expanse of grazing land. In the dry season the grass on this slope becomes as dry as tinder. From time to time a shepherd lighting his pipe while crossing it drops his match into this grass which at once takes fire. The fire spreads right and left and sweeps rapidly up the slope toward the top of Carmel. If one fixes his attention on the line of grass im­mediately in front of the line of the advancing fire he will see that it presents a curious waving movement This is due to a great number of little adders which had been hidden in the grass and are fleeing away to escape from the fire. It was to such an occurrence, the Monk said, that John the

Baptist was evidently referring when he said “O generation of vipers who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” , and, he added, after a moment’s reflection, “ the fire always catches them at the last.”

Speaking of Mount Carmel led to the question of the possibility of identifying the sites of certain other oc­curences which are described in the Bible as having taken place there, especially the conflict of Elijah with the priests of Baal and the place where Elijah prayed for rain. The latter place the monk thought could be identified with cer­tainty, which led to the enquiry — pertinent in these days when athletic records of all kinds are matters of such in­tense interest — as to how far Elijah had gone on the day when “he girded up his loins and ran before the chariot of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel,” the answer being that the distance was approximately 20 miles. Were it possible for the prophet to run in the Marathon races at the present time the result would, it is certain, commend sound religion to the athletic world to an extent not hitherto attained. And so it may be safely said that much light may be thrown on the Biblical narratives by a visit to Palestine, provided only the traveller is able and willing to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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no abandoned farm houses, no garret windows, no little hillocks, etc., I hate to imagine. When we think of all the wars there have been, how many lone trees and abandoned houses have been destroyed, one can easily understand why people say the next war will take place in the air.

I stood gazing at this section of the country with delight and shared my thoughts with my friends. One of my friends told me that my thoughts about Sergeant-Majors reminded him of Caesar. I told him not to be such an ass and although he (Caesar) was a military man, he was more than a Sergeant-Major. My friend asked me if I thought Caesar would experience so much joy looking at rolling plains and hillocks as did Sergeant-Majors. Again I reminded him that Caesar was not a Sergeant-Major. However, we distinctly heard my friend saying: “ Quibus rebus factis, Caesar climbed the hill.” How Sergeant-Majors reminded him of Caesar and “ quibus rebus factis” (or “quo facto,” whichever the reader prefers) I cannot understand. Nevertheless, I have always had a great admiration for Caesar. How he was able to do so many things "eodem tempore” and “statim” I have never been able to find out. Hurling armies across the Rhine (and the Rhone too) and dividing Helvetia into 8 cantons was mere child’s play to him.

W e followed the road until it led us back home. A different aspect of the scenery presented itself to us and one of my friends stated that he supposed it reminded me of Sergeant-Majors since there were a few little hills here and there but there were no lone trees. I told him that was

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the point; that it did not remind me of Sergeant-Majors just for that reason. He appealed to my other friends who stated that they could not determine why I should connect lone trees with Sergeant-Majors and. instead of Sergeant- Majors, why not substitute Colonels or Generals. I told them that that was absolutely out of the question, that Col­onels and lone trees do not go well together and that there was no use arguing any more — Sergeant-Majors are the only ones that go well with lone trees.

— Herbert L. Hall.

P A R D O N M 'S IE U R .The Editor is desolated that he is asked to make

amends for a joke. He must apologize for allowing a play on words to be printed. Speaking and lying, 'parler and mentir,' must not be jocularly connected, even by a Dean of Divinity, in giving a facetious French derivation for a time-honoured English word — Parliament — no matter how much they are in actual reality.

“So many men, so many minds, every man in his own way.”

said Terence the Roman, in Latin, not in English.

EXCHANGE

With the issuing of the February Mitre, exchanges are being sent out on the basis of a revised list This list includes practically all Canadian Universities as well as several American Colleges, and some of the best high schools in both Canada and the United States. Many of these are already old friends, and it is with a view to extending our acquaintanceship, and broadening our scope that the Mitre wishes to keep in touch with the progress of other universities throughout the Dominion.

This month brings three .new exchanges:- The ‘Rotunda’ representative of Emmanuel College, Saskatoon, Sask., is a fine magazine aiming at quality rather than quantity. It gives interesting accounts of university activities, and contains, to its credit, several articles of high literary standard,

‘The Washington Elm' from Washington College at Chestertown, Md., appears to be a semi-monthly paper, well edited and true to college life in all its phases.

‘The Tech Flash, Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax. We admire your ‘Tech Spirit’ and your excellent magazine, but why not a few pictures to complete your success?

‘The Echo* United Theological College Montreal. Enjoyable to read from cover to cover.

‘The King’s College Record’ — Halifax. An ever welcome exchange and a ‘record’ of collegiate activities.

From the University of New Brunswick comes the ‘Brunswickan’ a magazine which is always successful. Each department is efficiently managed and contains a wealth of

interesting material. Congratulations.‘The Stonyhurst Magazine’, Lancashire, England.

W e are always glad to receive our English exchange with its illuminating pictures.

Each week without fail, there come three papers — ‘The Gateway’ from the University of Alberta, the ‘Dalhousie Gazette’ from Nova Scotia, and ‘The Argosy Weekly’ from Mt. Allison. These ar eall most interesting college weeklies backed by enthusiastic student bodies.

‘The Albanian,’ Brockville, Ont. St. Alban’s School publishes a magazine which represents the high aims of the school, and the ability with which they are maintained.

‘The B.C.S. Magazine’, from Bishop’s College School is our most welcome exchange, and the best school production which we receive.Other exchanges this month are:

‘The Ashburian’, Ashbury College, Ottawa.‘L.C.C.’ Lower Canada College, Montreal.‘The Blue and White’ —

Rothesay Collegiate Institute, N. B.‘The Grove Chronicle,’ — Lakefield Preparatory

School, Ont.‘Torch Gleams’— The High School, Mount Royal.‘The Tamesis’ from the University of Reading is

another new exchange for the Mitre. A splendid publication it features some very well chosen linoleum cuts and reproductions of aquatints . W e welcome the “Tamesis” and look forward to seeing their next issue.

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MEREDITH, HOLDEN, HEWARD & HOLDENBARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS

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A . R. H O LD EN . K .C . R. C. H O LD EN . JR. E. H. C L IF F W . C. J. M EREDITH A . D. P . H EENEY

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T E L E P H O N E L A N C A S T E R 9 1 7 1 C A B L E A D D R E S S “C A M M E R A L L "2 1 5 S T . J A M E S S T R E E T W E S T C O D E S A B C . a n d W A T K IN SP O S T O F F I C E B O X 1 9 9 0

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T H E M I T R E

Sage, Mostly Savory j

L A D Y A S T O R ! L A D Y A S T O R !

(Col. T . E. Lawrence, known officially as Aircraftsman Shaw, has just taught Lady Astor the favorite sport of England's Flappers — riding on the pillion of a motorcycle. Dispatch from London)

1.LA D Y A ST O R ! Luvva mike!Riding on a motor bike!Goodness gracious! And a-straddle O f that funny little saddle!

2.Lady Astor? Can it be?Roaring up so noisily—Braving spills without abhorrence With the daring Col. Lawrence!

3.There they come! And there they go!Scaring all the people so;Cutting comers, jumping ditches.Bursting buttons, dropping stitches!

4.Honk! Beware! Look out there now!Here they come my lads, and how!Through a fence and ’round a tree Lady, where’s your dignity?

5.Never mind the traffic law—’Tention! Here’s Aircraftsman Shaw!Can that lady crying “ Faster!”Be the well known Lady Astor?

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anotherU pWatch your step! The danger is jsnp 33ji| pua jjiM Merjtj pue n o ^

Submitted by J. N . C.

M IN G and C H 'IN CI went to dine With a friend of mine

Who dined off porcelain plates O f a kind so rare That it stirred your hair

To think of their possible fates.

For some were Ming And others were Ch’ing,

(Whatever those names may be), And the food was divine And the wine, the wine.

Intoxicated me.

There were ices, those Were of “ famille rose,”

And coffee of “ famille noire,” And a choice desert O f “ famille verte”

Preceded a choice cigar.

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Bo nding o’er the c y side Lady Astor, where’s your pride?

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O hills and far away —W hat will all the neighbours say?

But alas! for the end O f dinner and friend;

For he happened his eyes to raise As I started to rub The burning stub

On a bit of his finest glaze.

He was perfectly nice But as cold as ice

As he rang for my coat and hat:For Ming is a thing And so is Ch’ing

That musn’t be used for that.— Punch.

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