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skos:note """ Published Twice Weekly by the Publications Board of the University of British Columbia
SIGN
CAUTION
WAIVERS
Vol. XX
VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1938
No. 29
GOVERNORSDO
NOT ANSWER
STUDENT PLEA
No Official
Statement
Although a special letter
was sent by Students' Council
to the Board of Governors
Monday evening, asking that
the $25 fee Increase and the
registration limitation be
withdrawn, no answer has yet
been received, Dave Carey declared Thursday.
Council felt that the present publicity campaign being undertaken by a special
atudent committee will have
the result of an Increased
government grant to the
university.
With this in mind, council
asked the governors to consider not raising fees or limiting registration until after
the fall session of the legislature.
Carey and President Klinck
were in conference Tuesday,
but the A.M.S. president declared that "no official statement" was forthcoming from
the government at that time.
Dr. Klinck was absent from
his offlce Thursday and the
Ubyssey was unable to get
any official statement directly
from the Board of Governors.
STRUGGLE FOR
POLITICS CLUB
NEARING END
Elocution Lectures
Resume Friday
Second in a series of lectures on
elocution will be given in Arts 205
Friday at 12.20 by Mrs. J. P. Morgan.
The Literary Porum, under whose
direction the lessons are being conducted, haB se,t a price of 60c for
the oourse. There will be Ave lectures altogether.
Last term application on the part
of several students with Conservative leanings, for a political club
on this campus was the flrst in a
series of swiftly-moving events that
have kept members of Students'
Council worried, and the neophyte
politicians ln a continual state of
agitation.
Monday night council, with a
sigh of relief, moved to end the
long controversy—by passing the
constitution of a Polltleal Dlsousslon Club, and authorlssd the
group to go ahead with Its activities.
Trouble, however, ls not of necessity all over yet. Council deleted
a section from the much-argued-
over constitution, and outlawed
"study groups," already formed under tbe names of leading political
parties.
NO PARTIES
"We don't want parties," declared
John Bird, and added that an open
forum tor political discussion would
be acceptable.
So council struck out section 8,
subsections A and B of the constitution, and laid themselves open
to more attack from the group
which at one time .threatened to
attempt to oust the student leaders,
and at another time nearly succeeded ln precipitating the resignation
of one council member.
Individual parties within the
Polltleal Dlsousslon Olub were Integral features of the new group
—with the weakened constitution,
ths club Is similar to ths Parliamentary Porum, except that debate la restricted to polltleal
questions.
PAUL TRUSSEL
HURT IN LAB.
EXPLOSION
Injuries Not
Serious
Paul Trussel, president of the
Aggie undergrads. Is ln General
Hospital, recovering from Injuries
received when an explosion occurred ln an Aggie lab. shortly after
4 p.m. Tuesday. Gerald Bowerlng
la sufTorlng from minor injuries.
The explosion allegedly occurred during an experiment In
hloh perchloric acid and alcohol
were being used In an attempt to
discover the sodium content cf
the perehlorate.
The resulting reverberation was
heard at several points on the campus. Fragments of test tubes and
splintered wire mesh were shot
around the lab., some of which
struck the two students.
Dean Clement rushed them to the
Hospital.
It is expected that Trussel may
be able to return to the university
by today.
RECEPTION
Mixed reception was given council's actions by leading members of
the Political Discussion Club. One
was quoted as saying 'that it is all
right by us, as long as we can have
our club," while another objected
strongly to the deletion of the
club's sub-committees.
It ls believed, however, that the
club will function with the revamped constitution. Meetings will
be held in "Parliamentary" forum,
and proponents of various political
creeds will fall naturally Into government and opposition benches.
What Use Are Women On
Council Asks Reporter
I HURT IN BLAST |
Paul Trussell, energetic Aggie
Undergrad president, who was
injured Tuesday in an explosion
in an Aggie lab. Trussell was
in the lab, with Gerald Bower-
ing, when an explosion shattered
apparatus, sending some of the
pieces into the bodies of the
two students.
By the Council Reporter
"What use," asked the council
reporter, "are women on Students'
Council?"
"None," answered the male councillor.
"Plenty," the trio ot feminine legislators insisted.
And therein lies an important
point.
You see, women
on council have
been traditional
listeners. Theyi
listen to the argu
ments of their
male colleagues;
or they listen for
the honk ot an
auto born outside
that will summon
them to more interesting entertainment than
that available ln the stodgy, business-like board room.
Rarely do they speak.
NOT PERSONAL
This it not an attribute of the
present women councillors. It ls,
as we have said, traditional.
Mind you, we don't say the gals
don't do any work. Between them,
their out-of-council-session duties
are as heavy as those of the men,
and they carry them off as well,
sometimes better.
But they rarely
speak.
Strange, thle
fact, after all of|
the ballyhoo about
the talkativeness
of the woman, but
we only say what
we know.
They listen, as
we were saying,
to the men fighting over important Issues, and
they make up their minds, and they
vote, but in silence.
They are important cogs ln the
machinery of Btudent government,
but they could afford to miss a
council meeting or so because they
rarely speak, and when they do,
they rarely say much.
THEY WORK
The secretary takes the minutes
and writes the letters; the Women's Undergraduate President
keeps tier girls from tearing each
other's hair (a feat ln itself), and
serves on major committees; and
the Women's Athletic President
worries over awards systems—they
make their motions when they have
to, and then retire into their shells
ot silence.
"What use," asked the male councillor, "are women on Students'
Council?"
"P 1 e n t y," answered the council reporter.
"They know
when to shut UP
and when to talk,
and they know
that shutting up
most of the time
ls the best thing.
They add lustre
to an otherwise dull assembly, and
they keep Mai Brown from swearing—aloud."
The girls thanked the council reporter. Peggy went back to drawing pictures. Mary tried to get a
minute straight. A horn honked
and Jean left.
And the men carried on with tbe
business.
ROBOT HOST
AT BALL
A formidable, fourteen-foot high,
brilliantly lighted Robot will be
the combined Quest of honor and
Master of Ceremonies at this year's
Engineer's Frolic on February 17
in Vancouver's Commodore Cabaret.
As In paat yaars, the Imaginative Sclencemen hsvs chosen a
special theme for their Ball, and
1038 sees Mr. Robot In oomplete
charge In the Scarlet "Night of
Nights." Officially, Prexy Jack
Davis announced yesterday that
the "Soience Robot Ball" la the
name of the awing session.
With the Master Robot significantly spotlighted on the stage beside Charley Pawlett's Orchestra,
and smaller Robots representing
tbe different departments, built on
separate tables, the Science executive have spared no effort to produce the mechanical man effect.
ROBOTS AND ROBOTS
In keeping with this novel Idea,
there'll be a 10-year old human robot, properly bedecked ln Crimson
and Silver, acting as your door
host.
And dance programs will be an
addition feature of Sclencemen's
art. Expertly cut to Robot shape,
and with each and every dance appropriately named and cartooned a
la machine-made human they'll be
just one more reason why the Science Ball is always the most grandiose of University social events.
A pep meet the day of the Ball,
with either Sandy de Santla or
Charley Pawlett, will be the first
opportunity of Arts men to obtain tickets. The week prevloua
will find Engineers eagerly snapping up the ducats.
Lending their patronage will be
President and Mrs. L. S. Kllnck.
Dean and Mrs. J. N. Finlayson,
Dea nand Mrs. D. Buchanan, and
Col. Wilkin.
Topics Announced
Por United Empire
Loyalist Essay Prize
Arrangement is made of the
silver medal award by the United
Empire Loyalists, for literary
composition. The essays must be
submitted by April 1,1938. Topics
may be selected from the following*
1. Egerton Ryerson or John
Beverly Roblnaon and the United Empire Loyalist tradition tn
Upper Canada.
2. Joaeph Home and Leonard
Tilley or the U.E.I, tradition in
the Marltlmes.
3. Religious aspects of the
Loyalist Movement.
Further information may be
obtained from Or. W. N. Sage.
Extensive Plans
For Campaign
Publicity Program
Open House To
Prove Crowding
With the recent rise of public Interest ln the university, sympathetic students can take advantage of
Open House to "strike while the
iron's hot."
On February 12, date set for Open
House, lt will be the duty ot every
student to see
that friends and
relatives pay a
visit to the campus.
By offering the
public a first-hand
impression of conditions existing at
U.B.C, the present funds campaign will be given necessary additional weight,
declares Charlie
House Chairman.
Although two
House days have accomplished
what they set out to do—namely,
to show the public the calibre of
work done on the campus—the current chapter has a two-fold purpose.
It Is evident that, through the
eo-operatlen of m^ary studsnt at
the university, visitors may again
be ahown the variety of academic
and social pursulta tha university haa to offer, while at the same
time they will have definite proof
that statements regarding lack
of accommodation are not without foundation.
Campbell, Open
previous Open
QUESTIONNAIRE SHOWS
CAMPUS REFORM DESIRED
Discipline Not
Popular at
Functions
Christmas exams came in for
considerable criticism by the BOO
students answering the recent questionnaire on student relations,
sponsored by the N.C.U.S.
A majority of the answers stated
that the exams failed to prevent
cramming and worked hardships on
students who wrote as many as
four in one day.
BOARD PREVALENT
Out-of-town students find little
difficulty in securing board, results
show. Seventy-four per cent, of the
men would appreciate a full information bureau where they could
find out details of courses, clubs
and other university activities. Of
the freshmen seventy per cent,
favor an advisory group of upper
classmen.
Most of the students belong to at
lease one club. Of those who do
not belong to any club only about
one-third are kept out from financial reasons. More women (80%)
than men (26%) belong to at least
one club. Only about 6% ot the
students belong to more than three
clubs.
Sororities and fraternities
Only some 1400 students have so far signed the caution
waivers for money necessary to finance the publicity campaign. Since the seating capacity of the Auditorium is
only slightly over 1000, it is easily understandable that no
more than 1400 were able to get the waiver slips on the
day of the Alma Mater meeting.
Nevertheless it is the duty of every student to support
the campaign. That the financial burden should be borne
by only a percentage is neither satisfactory nor just.
Waiver blanks are available at any time during hours
at the A.M.S. offlce. I would urge all students who have
not already signed to do bo immediately.
Some fifty persons printed instead of signed .their
names on waiver forms. A list of these names is posted
at the foot of the caf stairs. Waivers must be signed to
be valid.
Yours truly,
ROBERT C. R. SMITH,
Treasurer.
claim 31% and 23% respectively.
Of these 19% thought their
groups were too restricted and
87% thought that the rushing
system ahould be reformed.
Sorority women predominate in
this.
A large percentage of non-fraternity men would like to see an
organisation parallel to Phrateres
organised on this campus.
TOO" MUCH ATHLETIC
No one seems to be entirely satisfied with the pass system. All
think that there are too many
games on the pass to the exclus'ion
of social functions. 85% of the wo.
men and 00% of the men would like
to see regular informal mixers taking their place in campus life. At
present only a few of the students
(4%) attend all social functions. A
minority favors "draws." Of these,
some believe they should be "cooked" so that height and race may be
considered. 54% of the students
would support a date bureau and
Saturday night stag dances.
The general concensus of opinion is that class parties should be
restricted to the class concerned.
It was pointed out that only 83
out of 400 went to the senior
clasa party on passes.
Less than one-half of the student
body know more than three faculty
members. Over a quarter know
none at all. In .this connection it
might be pointed out that four-
flfths of the students favor the
weekly istudent-faculty teas, but
only one-fifth attend. Many students would like to see a system of
faculty advisors for 4-6 year
courses.
CREDIT FOR CLUBS
Many students feel that credit
should be given for extra curricular
activities. They advocate compulsory public speaking courses, discussion clubs, art and music appreciation courses and "co-education
in sports."
Only 26% of the students are
familiar with the working of the
discipline committee. A large percentage of them think that the
committee should include student
and faculty members.
Whole Province
To Be Covered
Morris Belkin, chairman ot the
committee chosen by Students'
Council to proceed with a program
of educating public opinion in favor ot the university, announced
Thursday details ot the plans
drawn up for the long-term publicity drive.
Working with Belkin will bo Bd
Disher, Carson Magulre, Malcolm
Brown and Charlie Campbell, each
to be in charge of a section of the
program.
An extensive campaign to be
undertaken by the special committee will utilise the propaganda
possibilities of radio, newspaper
and motion pictures. In addition,
apeakera will be lined up who
will be prepared to present the
university's ease for a larger government grant.
A series of radio programs is being prepared by Malcolm Brown,
who hopes to have programs directed at various sections of British
Columbia. In each program, tbe
work done by students from a certain district will be emphasised,
and advance publicity in local papers will be used to attraot attention to the program.
SPEAKERS
Statistics are being gathered for
the use of apeakera, who will be
sent to service olubs, schools and
any other organisations willing to
co-operate In the student drive.
The newspapers will be a major
factor in the publicity campaign.
Feature stories ot research projects
being carried on by students will
be provided by the committee to reporters, and it ls expected that the
city dailies in particular, and to
some extent local weeklies, will
open their columns to university
publicity.
Evsry attempt will be made by
the committee, according to Belkin, to emphasise In publicity the
role played by the university In
the life of the province. Importance of the unlveralty In Induatry
and tho arta will be featured.
//
La Kermette
Heroique
The Film Society announces with
considerable pride and joy the
showing on Friday next of one of
the finest pictures ever produced
in and by the continent of Europe.
It comes to the campus jingling
with a string of international
awards and medals, infused with
gaiety, bawdry, and song, rich with
seventeenth-century costume, and
crackling with lnuendos.
BOURGEOIS
"La Kermesse Heroique' is the
title, France is the country of origin, Belgium is the locale, the Spanish invasion provides the material.
The picture portrays with considerable irony and guffawing the life
and morals of burgeols town society, contrasting the bumbling Ignorance of the burghers with the
resourceful seductiveness of the
burghers' wives, and showing how
the latter are employed to arrange
an amicable settlement with invading Spanish officers.
"La Kermesse" was shown two
months ago at the Stanley theatre
for the National Film Society, and
informally judged the most successful picture of their current
season.
Tickets for the U.B.C. season
are now reduced to 35c, and are
on sale at the Quad. Forthcoming showings Include the torrid
Valentino feature, "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."
A considerable number suggested Ha abolishment at social
function and many favored no
liquor restrictions. All felt that
some measure of discipline was
necessary in the Library.
The suggested "orientation
course" was widely favored. Many
felt that it was absolutely necessary in any university currciulum. Two
THE UBYSSEY
Friday, February 4, 1938
THE UBYSSEY
Issued twice weekly by the Students' Publications Board of the Alma Mater Society
of the University of British Columbia.
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Kemp Edmonds
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WHY SECRECY?
The main course of the studenta campaign for better
terms for the U.B.C. has for the time being veered away from
direct representations to Mr. Pattullo and his Liberal Government. The public, the faculty, and the daily newspapers
have in their various ways shown decided approval. Settled
down, well organized now, and operating smoothly, those in
charge of the campaign have three main objectives.
They want next year's budget to include a much larger
appropriation for the University, along with grants for greater accommodation. They want to bring the public to a greater realization of the value of the University, with a view as
well to bringing the influence of strong public opinion to bear
on the government.
And in the meantime, they want the Board of Governors
to rescind their motions requiring higher fees and limiting
attendance.
A motion requesting the Board to do the necessary rescinding went over from the Students' Council Monday night.
Presidents Klinck and Carey were in conference Tuesday
morning over the matter, but so far no decision has been
announced. The intimation, however, is that it was in the
negative.
Why such secrecy is necessary is difficult to understand.
Why the doings of the Board should not be open always to
those they concern most—the students—or to their responsible representatives, is equally difficult to understand.
In any case, the Students' Council must not allow itself
to be satisfied with a straight refusal from the Board. There
seems to be considerable hope that the Student Campaign
will reach a successful culmination in the Fall. To raise the
fees and apply restrictions for one year alone would be as
useful as galoshes on flsh. The university should be able to
carry on for at least one year under the present circumstances.
Students should make sure that more money is desperately needed in the University's budget, before they agree to
supply it. The Governors apparently could not themselves
convince the government of the need — unless they reveal
good reasons, they will not be able to convince the students.
BARRIER TO EDUCATION
(An editorial appearing In the "Toronto Varaity," January 27.)
Students at the University of British Columbia are up
in arms about a proposal to limit attendance by increasing
fees next year. We cannot say that we blame them. Thu
university may be overcrowded; and no doubt the measure
will succeed in limiting the attendance, but deliberately to
increase fees for such a purpose is an atrocious and indefensible aggravation of one of the worst curses of higher education.
There are two possible views which the governors of a
university might be expected to hold. They might wish to
achieve fame for their university, as the alma mater of brilliant men. Or they might harbour an altruistic desire to
raise the general standard of education. In either case, high
fees, which limit the attendance in a most undemocratic-
fashion, and form a four-year millstone around many a student's neck, are to be regarded as an obstacle, rather than an
aid to the proper functioning of a university.
Many people regard universities as playgrounds for sons
of the idle rich—places where over-grown children manage to
be idle and frivolous, and at the same time busily engaged in
learning about bad things like Communism and Atheism and
Evolution. This impression is bound to remain as long as it
is even partially true. And the-final sector in the vicious
circle is that it is this contemptuous attitude which causes
legislatures to curtail university subsidies, and hence further
increase fees.
VARSITY TIME
It is with relief that we have heard of the proposed reorganization of the administration of the student radio program, Varsity Time. For more than three months, audiences
have suffered more or less quietly while listening to a program that was far from perfect in any of its departments.
Based on what is now realized was a mistaken policy, Varsity
Time got off to a bad start.
No amount of technical improvement or good direction
was able to overcome the basic difficulty facing the Varsity
Time staff—a poor policy that hampered the staff in their
attempts to please both public and those in charge of programs. The program, one of the best ideas to come out of
the active mind of Malcolm Brown, was designed by that
member of council as a medium for telling the public that the
university was in truth a haven of respectability and seriousness.
L.S.E. clubs were allotted various programs, and the
responsibility for their producing a program was left to the
club executives. Brown made himself the administrator of
Varsity Time, appointed Struan Robertson as program director. In addition, a large staff of department heads was
appointed—most of whom did nothing, and those in direct
charge were forced to take over complete control.
Since then, under the direction of Robertson, who has
worked exceptionally hard to fulfill the aim set down by
Brown, Varsity Time has been produced week after week,
never with very oustanding results.
Now, with a new policy in view, it is to be hoped that
Brown and his staff of two or three will revise Varsity Time,
forgetting to some extent the attempt to be completely serious. Variety in presentation will help, as will added rehearsals, and better script preparation. We await with anticipation the new Varsity Time. Without doubt, it will be better
than the old.
Random Ramblings
BV
THE STUDENT
PRINCE
"••CPRING," announced the Genius importantly, "has come!"
With all the dignity of a duchess
christening a flagship, he knelt and
lifted a patch of snow from n discouraged looking crocus tip.
"Gallant little crocus," he orated.
"You and 1 know that winter is
dead, even if the foolish and pessimistic world does not agree. And
look at those nodding pussy willows, and—bless my soul!—here
comes the first robin! Welcome
back, friend Robin ..."
"It's a crow," we re mark eel
grumpily, "and it's probably flying
South in despair to join the more
intelligent birds." We blew our
nose again.
"Smell thnt air," commanded the
Genius, unabashed by interruptions.
"Did you ever smell such air, clean
with the freshness of the open sea
nnd fragrant from the budding
woods and the February fields . . ."
"Ad the aggie bard," we added
morosely picking our way across a
lake of slush.
LITTLE STARS OF POONA
"AH, Spring!" continued the
Genius, and we could see his
eyes taking on that fixed, glassy
look that usually precedes a passage of impromptu poetry. "Spring
always reminds me of my boyhood
und the old restlessness that used
to seethe through my bones, and
the call of far places that would
follow me everywhere ..."
"Poona?" we suggested helpfully.
"No, not Poona," replied the Genius from the depths of his trance,
"Paris, with clouds of pigeons In
every cathedral square, and the
Sussex Downs, and Bucharest and
the Danube. With a donkey cart
and a concertina a man could spend
his life roaming through Europe
and never grow bored . . ."
"What about Mudagascur'.'" wo
suggested. "Now there's u name
with a ring to it!"
The Genius didn't like Madagascar.
"Well, there's Nuka-Hiva," we
suggested, "or Mani-Kura. Have
you ever heard the sound the trade-
winds make in palms all night or
the thunder of surf on coral reefs
or seen a torch dance of the Southern Cross?"
"Have you?" demanded the
Genius.
WELTSCHMERZ UND
WANDERLUST
V*?/IC admitted we hadn't. Then we
made the Genius admit tie had
never seen a pigeon in a cathedral
square tu Paris. He hadn't even
seen I'aris. Neither of us, ln tact,
had ever been as far as the Atlantic. It was all very depressing.
The Genius had beon as far south
as Oregon once with a circus, and
we had almost been to Alberta on
a freight train. We might, easily
have gone fui-tlioi- than that, but for
a Mounted Policeman at Ited Pass
.Inaction wlio had stabled us In tlie
local calaboose for tlio night. Somehow we haven't, felt tile same about
Nelson Kddy since lie played those
U.C.M.P. roles.
"The trouble with you.'' said the
Genius, "is that you are bourgeois.
You have no soul! l)on't you ever
long to Get Away Prom It All?"
Just then we felt it on our cheek.
The Genius might have Interpreted
it as a tender kiss from Mother
Nature. But to our bourgeois soul
It was Just another snowflako.
Female Pepsters
May Organize
A women's pep organization may
be formed on the campus in the
near future, according to reports
from tlie Pep Club. A group of
freshettes are considering the ideu,
and have even worked out u preliminary form of their constitution.
Rules of the organization will
Involve an "anti-man" campaign,
under which any member of the
club who dates the same man
more than four times will be penalized.
More ambitious clauses include
a pledge never to marry, and a
rough draft of methods in which a
women's pep organization might be
useful to the Alma Mater Society.
Whether or not the group will apply to Htudents' Council for recognition lias not yet been decided.
Sunday's Symphony
Program Opens With
Tribute to University
Sunday afternoon's Symphony
Program will open with a musical tribute to the Univereity of
British Columbia, the expression
of Conduetor Allard de Ridder,
who offered laet year'e popular
series of Music Appreciation lectures on the campua.
The Overture in D Major, Mr.
de Ridder's own composition, Is
dedicated to the University, and
its performance will be heard by
the Board of Governors, Senate,
and members of Faculty on Sunday.
The compoeltion has a Symphonic Sonata form, opening with
a slow Introduction whise motive
Is repeated and developed in the
subsequent Allegro.
Soloist In the Piano Variations
is Rhea Sadowaky, gueet pianiet
from San Francisco. The Sunday
performance begins at 3.00 p.m.
In the Strand Theatre.
Plans Under Way
For Campus Rink
And Dance Hall
What do U.B.C. studente think
of the erection of a skating rink
on the campus?
A certain section of the student body is quietly working on
plans for such a building, hoping
to spring them in detail on the
student body soon.
Possibility that the skating
rink could be converted into use
as a dance hall also exists, although sposors of the rink plan
are indefnite about their proposals.
CORRESPONDENCE
"It's going to snow some moro,"
we remarked cleverly, and went into a violent sneeze.
"You've trampled on that crocus!
The first crocus of the season and
you had to trample on it!", the Genius was howling whon wo could
hear again.
Silent, and disgusted we trudged
back to the Caf through the blizzard, to wait for Spring's arrival
under more clement circumstances.
W.U.S. AND W.A.A. MEETING
Women's I'ndorgraduate Society
and Women's Athletic Association
will hold a combined meeting Friday, February 4. at 12._n In Arts
100 to discuss Co-ed Hall and the
awards system. Very important.
.'1548 W. King Edward Ave.,
Vancouver, B. C.
February 2, 1938.
Editor, The Ubyssey.
Dear Sir:
A sick-bed is a swell ringside
seat when you have a typewriter—
the typist does not always hit the
rights keys, of course, when lying
on his back.
However, congratulations to the
student body for its courageous and
level-headed adoption of last Monday's program—and for backing up
its vote with cash.
That illusive thing called "spirit"
is not built up overnight nor is it
maintained by simply sitting back
antl wanting it. The indications observed by the overthrow of first,
the Frosh snake parade, and, second, the Inter-faculty fights, and the
overwhelming acceptance of the
Victoria invasion, and the support
by a strong though minority group
of the political discussion group
make it apparent to all who would
observe that Varsity is truly become mature as well as of age.
Let us hope we maintain the tradition for hard work by staying
behind this movement and see this
new publicity carried on as a continuous process to build up and
maintain a position in the Province that can only be ours if we
take it.
Ijet us also hope that next year
the students will have a council
that desires progress and can furnish leadership that may bring
about some tangible results. To
Mai. Brown I offer orchids—he has
done a darn good job and has driven buses as well. As for the rest
of Council they probably have done
their best, too. but Just didn't have
the good fortune to do it in the
proper places or the acceptable directions. Poor Council!
If next year's Council can do
about half as well aa this year's
"Pub" staff (I am not on it, of
course) we should have a wonderful
year.
Here's hoping I go blind before
someone sees some hidden meaning
in the above epistle and plasters
the Ubyssey with replies. Good
luck for now!
Yours sincerely,
Frank Thorneloe.
Model League of
Nations Planned
In New Brunswick
FREDEH1CTON,, N. B., Feb. 4.—
The model assembly of the L,eaguo
of Nations, which is being held this
year at the University of New
Brunswick, will take placo on
March 22, 2.'! and 24, it hus been
announced by Allison S. Mitchell,
chairman of committee in charge
of arrangements.
it was planned originally to
hold the meeting in April, but
Dalhousie University and some
other universities found that it
would be impossible for their delegates to attend on account of
final examinations being held almost at the same time.
This will be tho first time since
l!).'i_ that the University of New
Brunswick lias been host to the
model league. Tlie committee is
setting a precedent by Inviting not
only those universities that have
sponsored league meetings ln the
past, but any other maritime universities wishing to send delegates.
University of New Brunswick will
be represented by one or mure delegates.
CHANGE
Decided change Is taking place in
tlie nature of the meeting tills year.
Sessions will take the form of a
model meeting of the International
I,abour Organization, subsidiary of
the League of Nations. A committee of three is at present drawing
up tlie agenda for the coming meeting.
Gladstone Murray
Commends Canadian
University Press Work
OTTAWA, Fob. :>.. — W. K. Gladstone Murray, head of the C.B.C,
in au interview today, praised the
newly formed Canadian University
Press and called It "A new forum
of expression." The founder nnd
the first Editor-in-Chief of the McGiil Dally Bald:
"It is 27 years since I waa privileged to have been assoolated
with the McOill Dally as founder of the first Canadian journal of
its kind.
"I have a special Interest; therefore, In congratulating the Daily
and its fellow-menibers of tlie C.U.
P. in its splendid new co-operative
enterprise. It seems to me that
nothing but good can come from
this development. It gives undergraduate! opinion iu Canada as a
whole, a new forum of expression.
It also makes possible the exercise
of the Joint Influence of the 20,000
undergraduates of tlie 12 universities concerned.
"This achievement goes far
beyond the not unadventurous
dreams of 1911 and 1912. It gives
a new sense of reality to the conceptions of the brave new world
of young Canada."
Bennett Greater
Statesman Than.
Mackenzie King
"Bennett, is a greater statesman
than Mackenzie King." Such was
tlie decision of the Parliamentary
Forum at the noon hour debate
held yesterday.
Victor Freeman opened the case
of the government. He maintained that Bennett had led Canada through the depression by
the concessions he reoeived for
Canada at the 1932 Imperial Conference.
Graham Darling led the opposition. He traced the scholastic
background of our present Prime
Minister, claiming that King was
more suited for the position of
leading statesman In the country.
The vote taken at the conclusion of the debate was 52 to 27
in favor of the resolution.
HAMLET LOST
Adams edition of Hamlet with
the name Tom Vance Inside was
lost Monday morning. Would finder please return to Marian Vance,
via tile letter rack.
FRATERNITY PIN
Heta Theta Pi fraternity pin lost,
Wednesday, February 2. Please return to Mr. Home's office.
SLIDE RULE LOST
Poly-faced slide rule was lost in
the Chem. 4 lab on January 2f>. Return to Trevor Davis, Ap. Sc. Letter
rack.
Will
type
theses
at half a cent
a
line.
Work
guaranteed.
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THE UBYSSEY
Three
Extra Pass System
Attraction May Be
Present From Smith
Students oan expect A.M.8.
treasurer Bob Smith to come out
with an important announcement
any time now.
From safely-guarded funds In
the Pass System, Smith hopes to
be able to present some outstanding artistic attraction on the campus this month.
Suggestions by "Lyall Vine at
council Monday evening that the
Ballet Ruase can be brought to
U. B, C. brought the revelation
from Smith that the fund on hand
is, to say the least, not quite sufficient to cover the cost of this
troupe.
Issue of Popular New
Map of Canada Ready
For Students' Use
The Department of Mines and
Resources haa Issued a third edition of the new map ot Canada.
This 100-mlle-to-the-lnch sheet has
proved very popular and since it
was first published about two years
ago over 80,000 copies have beeu
distributed to applicants lu all
parts of the Dominion and abroad.
DETAILED
The new issue of 10,000 copies Is
to meet the continued demand for
this map. The map shows the provinces, districts, railway lines, cities, towns, main rivers, and principal lakes and islands. It is 25
Inches by 36 Inches in size and is
suitable for ready reference.
Copies of the map may be obtained from the Surveyor General, Department of Mines and
Resources, Ottawa, at 25 cents
per oopy.
LETTERS CLUB
Second year students who Intend
to become members of the Letters
Club next year are asked to submit their applications through the
Arts letter rack to Eleanor Gibson.
Members of the club are reminded that the meeting Tuesday, is at
the home of Mrs. John Ridington,
4512 Wes First Avenue.
POLITICAL CLUB
The Political Club will meet today at 12.15 in Aggie 100, where
Prof. James A. Gibson, Honorary
President, will outline the procedure of the Oxford Union, upon
which the P.D.C. is modelled.
This will be the last open meeting for some time. Members are
requested to pay their fees to the
treasurer before or at this meeting.
TRANSPORTATION
Ride wanted, from 1325 West
15th, for 9 o'clock lectures. Apply
John Hampton, app. sc. letter rack.
MYSTERIOUS OCCURENCE IN
WOMANS COMMON ROOM
By JACK MERCER
A Ubyssey reporter Is now
convinced that Bergon's' faith in
intuition and Anaximenes theory
of air as the ultimate reality are
final truths.
It was Saturday afternoon and
the aforementioned reporter was
aware that the student population
had migrated, yet there seemed a
sniull voice within him whispering
that something was about to turn
up.
An irresistible force drew him
through the empty halls of the
Arts building, yea, even to the
threshold of the Women's Common Room where an amazing
spectacle met his popping eyes.
six men appeared amidst a hellish
upheaval In that feminine "holy-
of-holies" ... a vision of stupendous sacrilege and desecrating devastation.
Unobserved, the reporter sidled
into a niche in the wall from where
he scrutinized the scene before him.
Close at hand at a table George
Kidd and a companion were seated,
fists upheld to their mouths, heads
hung back like guzzling fowls . . .
smacking their lips and whacking
each other's backs With chortles of
delight.
SCREAMS
Nearer the window, Pat Fowler
stood with empty outstretched
hands. "Here is the coat of a
Christian man," he guffawed.
The reporter rubbed his eyes.
At that moment Dacre Harrett-
Leonnard crept forward, his eyes
distended with terror, his mouth
revealing an awesome cavity:
"He's follow in' after me," he
screamed, glancing behind him.
The reporter rose to his tiptoes,
looked furtively through the window . . . sank again.
Archie Bain emerged reluctantly
Speaker on Town
Planning at Institute
Saturday night's lecture of the
Vancouver Institute will be held In
Room 100 In the Arts Building.
Speaker will be J. Alexander Walker, C.K., Secretary and Engineer
for the Vancouver Town Planning
Commission. His subject will be
"The Economics .of Vancouver's
Town Plan," and will be illustrated
by slides.
Mr. Walker's lecture is a substitution for that listed to he given
by Mr. M. E. Nichols, Managing
Director of tile "Province," who has
been called east on business,
from an outraged chesterfield, then
collapsing suddenly into a state of
utter exhaustion crossed the room
and slumped on a chair.
''Take out your turnip," said a
feminine voice.
FEAR
The i-eporter's liver trembled
with apprehension as he viewed
none other than Miss Somerset, the
arch-enemy of intruders.
Archie took a handful of air from
his pocket and munched with avidity.
"Oh, dear," sighed Miss M., "you
forgot to put down your mug."
With infinite patience Ai-chie reversed the process, made handles
with care and precision and finally
resumed his meticulous mastication.
Suddenly into the room strode
the figure of Pauline Scott, symbol of Irish passion, who advanced upon Archie with flames
of Are. jetting from her flashing
eyes. "Oo you want me to knock
the head off you with the end of
this broom," she snarled.
"What broom," gasped the reporter . . . and fainted.
With the regaining of consciousness, Beth Gillanders was seen staring at Archie with amused interest.
AIR MILK
There he is," said Pauline, green-
eyed and gestulating, "He's drinkin'
his mug of milk."
And sure enough, the poor lad
was forcing his Adam's apple to
undulate as the bovine-flavoured
air flowed past his tonsils , . . then
with a sigh of contentment he
stretched out on two chairs of male
variety: "It's a nice bed," he said
sweetly.
"For the love of all things sacred," gasped the reporter.
Seven heads turned as one; seven
eyes thrust forth daggers; seven
mouths erupted:
"WHO ARE YOU," echoed and
re-echoed through the empty
cloisters.
In place of the reporter there
stood a six-foot column of air
gently vacillating in the corner.
The rehearsal of Act I. of "The
Playboy of the Western World"
continued with no further interruption.
Vine to Present
Insurance Scheme
Lyall Vine gave notice to Students' Council Monday night that
he is preparing detailed information on the cost of compulsory athletic Insurance for players on all
major sport first teams.
Council will Investigate tlie question at an early meeting. It ts
believed that some change In tlie
Insurance scheme will be necessary,
because of the fact that present arrangements are unsatisfactory.
McGiil Daily and
C.U.P. Win Victory
Over Montreal Star
MONTREAL, Feb. 4.—Wednesday night the MoOill Students'
Counoil heartily approved and
congratulated the MoOill Dally
on Its stand taken In reply to
the criticism of the Montreal
Daily Star levelled at the Dally
and the Canadian University
Preaa laat week.
The Montreal Dally Star had
misquoted the president of the
McGIII Students' Council and had
alleged that the Dally waa publishing propaganda and oolored
news in connection with the Pad-
news in connection with the "Padlock Petition," now being olrou-
lated In the Province of Quebec
A subsequent examination of
the facts as reported by the Montreal Daily Star showed that
their report was entirely without
information.
Second Program of
Recordings Received
By Large Audience
Second recorded programme In
the series of six arranged by Mr.
Dilworth and employing ths new
Csrnegie musio set paoked Arts
100 Tuesday whsn the concluding
dlsousslon of String Musie took
plaoe. Hadyn and Dsbussy quartettes, an example of French lied,
and the Elgar Enigma Variations
comprised the programme.
Interpretative notes were sup*
piled by the lecturer for eaoh
selection, and the separate variations In the Elgar suite were outlined and traoed throughout.
Monday next, Or. A. F. B.
Clark will give the flrat of two
leoture-recitals on opera and the
tone poem. Arts 100 at 12.20.
Board Announces
Prizes and Two Awards
Board of Governors Monday announced the offer of an Essay Prize
in the course, Government 4, donated by the consul of Japan, Mr.
Nemichi.
The prize will be given for two
years, and will consist of $50. Also announced was a provision made
by the university to pay travelling
expenses of junior matriculation
scholarship winners coming to the
university.
Expenses will bo paid 111 deserving cases to students whose travelling costs will amount to more than
$10. This offer ia a renewal of one
now in practice.
* NUMBER 3 IN THE INDUSTRIAL SERIES
The FISHING
INDUSTRY
IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BY
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MAJOR J. A.
MOTHE R WE LL
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NEXT TUESDAY IN
It started just the other day, they say—this budding romance between
Alpha Delt and a distinctive and wealthy brunette frosh.
* * *
Everyone knows that Rae-Son's Budget Shop is the ideal place for
a co-ed to buy her shoes—they have the distinction so necessary for wearing
in such dull university buildings and they don't stretch the pocketbook.
But have you noticed what a thrill you get from looking over the show
windows of smart street, sport, dress and formal shoes. Rae-Sons have brought
right to your front door the thrilling shoes that discriminating co-eds used
to travel as far as California for.
We really ought to have a Varsity Yell about Rae-Son's, U.B.C.'s shoe
store.
+ * +
Sleighriding seems to be an excuse for lots of things. A certain Aggie
and Alpha Delt and a beautiful brunette freshette think it's lots of fun to
fall off their sleigh.
*x + -H
If you have the common complaint that you never can find just the
right blouse for your suit, then you'll be one of the few people who haven't
been to the LINGERIE SHOP on South Granville. As well as the lingeries
implied in the name, which, by the way, is a find in itself, the shop has
simply loads and loads of blouses in the cleverest and newest styles. They're
black or brown or red or pastel—anything you happen to wan.
Patrons of the Lingerie Shop are quite as pleased as if they could have
a special buyer to travel all over the country just for them.
* * *
Place your group corsage orders with Brown Bros, for your formal and
be sure of efficient service to each brother's little lady.
* -* -tt
We all know you've admired the girls who look so smart in boat-
necked sweaters and little English felt hats that make them look charmingly
self-confident tea-ing in the caf. Well, the secret of their charm is DEL
RAINE, who supplies them with just those sweaters and hats—and another
secret, Del Raine is most inexpensive.
* -* -K
Two graduates were talking about flirting technique explicitly protection.
She remarked—I need protection sometimes—He blushed to all the company
and ventured the whisper—Well don't look at me like that . . .
■H * -*
Went for a walk in the snow the other day to see the inlet and mountains all sunshinmg and white. It was mighty cold, but luckily we went
Dolphinwards and stopped in for tea in front of a blazing fireplace.
It was lovely to lunch there in the summer sunshine, but I never really
appreciated it until I watched the cold waves down below the cliff and
reveled in the warm homey atmosphere these winter days.
Not only that, but there were ever so many faculty members who lost
their austerity under the influence of hot biscuits and greeted the students
cheerily. They say it helps your marks a lot if you just know your professors.
-K * -tt
Spring isn't even here yet, but one of the president's of the Pep Club
and charming freshette girl friend were found billing and cooing looking over
the bounding main down by Anglican College.
■* ■¥ -H
For your stockings, lingerie and gloves go to Wilson's Glove and Hosier^
at 575 Granville St. Wilson's carry a large stock of the kind of personal
wearing apparel that co-eds appr^c could easily get married on Ao .i month, l
on?wmI/Mr muy
Don't tako obanoot on so prooious
s thins as eyesight Have plenty of
light to study by, to reed or plan by.
*Vrn
Send for the girl tvith the Sight-Saving
Kit. Phone B.C. Electric, Seymour 5151
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