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Issued Twice Weekb by the Students' Publications Board of The University of British Columbia.
VOL. XII.
VANCOUVER, B. C, FEBRUARY 18, 1930
No. 30
EIGHT FINALISTS
REMAIN IN RACE
FOR ORATORICAL
Four Men and Four Women to Seek
Forensic Laurels on Feb. 26
Charles Braziefj-. Harry Freeman,
Sidney Semple and J. H. A. Warr wilj
contend for primary honors in the
University Oratorical Contest on February 26, as a result of the try-out
held in Arts 100 on Friday. There
were fourteen entries, including some
of the best known speakers at the
University. Prof. Angus, Prof. Day and
Fred Stone were judges of the finalists among the men.
A. Whitaker, I. Wilson, Margaret
Muirhead and Jean McDiarmid, were
successful iif *$ae Women's tryouts,
held .<%■■Monday. The speakers were
Judged by B. Tobin and Fred Stone.'
Of the men finalists, Charles Brazier has won his laurels in the debating field,- particularly ta .the last debate with Montreal and Bishops.
Harry Freeman is President of
the Debating Union and has taken
part in threes Mter-collegiate debates.
As President of Arts '32, and a moving spirit in that class, Oratorical
contest, Sidney Semple has added a
certain amount of stimulus to the in-
terestJfesing taken in public speaking.
J. H. A. Warr is a newcomer to University oratorical circles, and shows
promise of becoming a decided asset
in this line of endeavor.
The calibre of the four successful
competitors is apparent in the fact
that they eclipsed sujch welWfcnown
men as R. Brookes, F. C. Christian,
J. A. Gibson, P. H. Henderson, J.
Dunn, D. Hutchison, D. B. Houghton,
D. Macdonald, M. Winram, and E. T.
Stenner.
Problems of Pacific
To Be Discussed
At Conference §
The Northwest Student Pan-Pacific
Conference will meet in Portland,
February 21, 22, 23. Prof. H. F. Ang'us,
profesosr of economics of the University of British Columbia will deliver two lectures. Professor Angus
has recently returned from the Kyoto
Conference in Japan.
Harry Snesarev, a post-graduate
student will represent U.B.C. He is
being sent by the Student Christian
Movement.
Other speakers will be Paul Chi
Ming, general-secretary of the Chinese Student Association of the United
States; Gfoidon Troupe of New Zealand; Dr. Jolm R. M*ez and Dr. V.
Morris of the University of Oregon;
Professor Noble of Reed College;
Henrietta Thompson and Marcia
Seeber, representing Y.W.C.A.; C. G.
Hurrey and Dr. B. Culver of the
Y. M. C. A.
The conference will be limited to
Sixty student representatives of which
Qrientals and Occidentals will bs
equally represented. They will discuss]
the "Manchurian Question" and all
(jjther problems confronting the peoples of the Pacific.
Aviation Openings
For Science Grads
Outlinedjy Officer
Outlining the opportunities for a
career in Atjiation for Applied Science
graduates, «*fifvLt. G. E. Wait clarified several aspects relating to the
functions of the R.C.A.F at a meeting
of the E.I.C. in Ag. 100, Friday.
Lt. Wait commenced by explaining
the new Provisional Pilot Officers
training scheme. Under the control
of the Department of National Defence the R.C.A.F. undertakes to
train mechanics and pilots. In this
«pffltectfon, fofty4Pf6 candidates chosen from the various. juj|iversities may
attend the flying course at Cflpip
Borden for three successive summers.
Preference is shown to members of
the C*<"jT.C. Non-flying hours are u-
tilized for ins$ru$1ji|Qn in .-tfle various
phases of Aeronautics, the most toa-
ptPrt&nt being air pilotage. Aftef"\\C5»
third summer proficient students" rtby
tain their wing badge and, if they
posses an Applied Science degree,
&V4.£uaBfied f*, Partridge, Crute,
Cooke, and Latta.
THE UBY&SEY
February 18, 1930
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V. J. Southey, Jean McDiarmid, Frances Lucas, Margaret Clarke, Eric Huskins,
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|gv STUDENT PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE §
The Northwest Student Pan-Pacific Conference will meet in
Portland for three days, starting February 21. Sixty delegates
from Pacific coast universities, including U.B.C, and representatives from China, Japan and New Zealand, will attend.
This conference is merely one manifestation of a world-wide
movement for student organization, both national and international. The N.F.C.U.S. and the N.S.F.A. of the United States bring
together students of the North American continent. Most of the
fEup*opean countries have national student organizations and, we
believe, international associations. Periodic conferences are held
by students from all over the British Empire, the last taking place
in Montreal a year ago.
J"^pe Pan-Pacific Student Conference, sponsored by the
Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A., if continued, may in time give rise to an
international student organization of Pacific countries. The immediate advantages of this in the way of student tours, exchanges, discussion of problems, and competition as in athletics
and debating, are obvioujsji The more indireej benefits in understanding and goodwill are the focus of universal attention to-day.
In any case H. S. Snesarev, a post graduate student, U.B.C.
delegate, and Prof. H. F. Angus, who has been requested
$0 address the conference, will represent not only this university
but the whole of Canada.
Thus the University of British Columbia will be taking a not
unimportant part in a world-wide mqvjement, despite the fact that
its onl^student delegate is sent by a private society and not by
the A.M.S.
* # * # #
m ||;'. • THE SOCIAL WHIRL M ||||
Some people have been viewing with concern the number
of social functions, which take place at the University, and which
seem to increase yearly. It is indeed a moot point whether the
limit has not been over-stepped in the number of these official
and unofficial affairs. Nevertheless, the latest comer among the
permanent fixtures of Varsity's social calendar is one which
everyone welcomes, namely the Co-ed Ball.
The Women's Undergraduate Society executive of last year
decided to repeat the ©Vf-ed dance which has hitherto been only
given in Leap%ear. The^ set a precedent which has been followed
this year, and is likely to continue. In a co-educational institution
like this the arguments in favor of it, from the point of view of
both sexes are self-evident. The old question of whether or jHjt
women should take some of the burdens as well as the advantages of their freedom by paying their share of expense, is involved
also. Social custom has persisted as regards most of the
social endfpif university life, but it is all to the good that for one
major event of the year this should be reversed.
Social Science Club
The Social Science Club will meet
tomorrow night at eight o'clock at
the Cat and Parrot tea rooms. Mr.
C. E. Stickney, Secretary of the Vancouver Harbor Board, will speak on
"Vancouver Harbor Development," its
present and future. Students, not
members of the Club, but interested
in Economics, are invited to attend.
A charge of twenty-five cents will be
made for refreshments.
Mathematics Club
The Mathematics Club will meet on
Thursday evening, February 20, 1930,
at 8.1f£t>.m. at the home of Mr. Ralph
James, 4715 4th Ave. West. Mr. Grant
Morrison will speak on "Notations,
Past, Present, and . . . ." All interested
are cordially invited to be present.
Men-#29.
By water, "London Naval Conference." Liv. Age, Jan 15, 1930.
French & Young, "The World Wide
Naval Problem," Cuw^B&st., Dec,
1929.
*Drury-Lame, "Prospects of the Five
Power Naval Conference," Con-
temp. Rev., Jan., 1930.
(b) GREAT BRITAIN:
AStMlefs by J. Gerould in the 1929
issues of Current History.
Philip Ker, "Navies and Peace,"
Foreign Affairs, Oct., 1929.
(c) UNITED STATES:
Brailsford, "Abolish the Battleships," New Repub., Dec. 25, 1929.
(d) FRANCE:
Huddelstan, "Three or Five," New
Statesman, Jan. 11, 1930.
Huddlestan, "France and Italy,"
Ibid, Dec. 14, 1929.
(e) ITALY:
Day, "The London Naval Conference," The Commonwealth, Jan. 1,
1930. &B&
(f) JAPAN:
Kawakami, "London Naval Conference, 19th Cont., Dec, 1929.
"V "' *V '♦* *** V W. V V V V If TV v V f* V V V * V V "J* v v
I Correspondence |
The Editor of the Ubyssey.
Dear Sir:
The formation of societies is a
favorite amusement wherever undergraduates are gathered togethero^
one place. They are invariably formed with immense seriousness and are
designed to uplift somebody or something with as little delay as possible.
Members are selected for their learning and their good intentions (vide,
the recently formed society which decreed that no one with less than second class academic standing should
be admitted and thus excluded one of
its original promoters). Now this kind
of thing is becoming serious and I
suggest that, in the interests of the
University as a whole, sometMng.
should be done about it.
My own idea is (yes, another society,
I admit) a Society for the Propagation of Amiable Minor Vices, to
be known as the S. P. A. M. V. It
is not sufficient that we ignore these
uncomfortable uplifters, we must
arise in the pride of our own disre-
putableness and claim the right to
cultivate our pet vices as essential
factors in our common humanity. We
would do well to remember the words
of the old lady in, "My Friend's Book,"
speaking of. her departed husband,
"He had one fault, he had no vices."
(Would the Scrap Book Club .like to
discuss the statement that, "Men who
smoke and swear make the best husbands"?).
I am pleased to say that the S. P.
A. M. V. has now the enthusiastic support of many members of the S. C. M.,
and I am now making strenuous efforts to capture members of the V.
C. U. Others wishing to join in the
good work should apply to officials of
either of the two above mentioned
bodies. No qualifications are demanded except willingness to learn. Students of the Department of Erotics will
be admitted free.
Yours, etc.,
if. Iconoclast,
President, S. P. A. M. V.
La Canadienne
A meeting of La Canadienne to be
held today, has been postponed until
further notice.
Forestry Club
Mr. G. Abernethy will address a
meeting of the Forestry Club oh
Thursday, February 20, at noon in
Applied Science 235.
What People
Are Saying II
Prof. H. F. Angus: It's really
the same, only more so.
Johnnie Carstairs: They un-
'■ doubtedly know something,
these profs, j
Prof. B. A. Drummond: There
is no Christianity in Economics.
Jean McDiarmid: I wish I could
take about five people to
the "Co-ed."
"Doc" Sedgewick: Anybody who
has anything to say is undoubtedly ahead of his age.
C. Haydn Williams—Remember
now this cast is not permanent.
Prof. Delavault—"I'm a regular
Sherlock Holmes."
Dr. riSft—"We're just coming to
that."
Russ Munn—I don't have a darn
thing to say on Council.
Prof. A. F. B. Clarke—God, what
a Class?'
Engineering Institute of
Canada
A meeting of the Engineering Institute of Canada will be held in Applied
Science 100, Today, noon, Tuesday,
February 19.
Speaker: Mr. H. Mucklestone.
Subject: Graphical Solution of Engineering Formulae.
Arts '3J
A meeting will be held Tuesday
noon in Ap. Sc. 204. J. M. Saunders
will speak on "Television." All members and others interested are invited.
Chemistry Society
An open meeting of the Chemistry
Society will he held on Wednesday,
February 19, in Sc. 300 at 3:15 p.m.
Each senior and graduate student
doing research under the Department
of Chemistry will give a short resume
of the work he is doing, the object
being to acquaint those students who
are interested in the research work
which is being carried on in Chemistry- at U.B.C.
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(From the "Ubyssey" Files for
Feb. 12, 1920)
The Western University Service Club and the Returned
Soldiers' Student Club amalgamated to form the University Service Club, with Mack Eastman in
command. Other officers were:
Harry Letson, second in command; Thorlief Larsen, adjutant; Colin Ferris, assistant adjutant; Alex Munro, recruiting
officer; Harry Logan and More-
ly Scott, war records; Gordon
Nelson, quartermaster department; and Bill Beveridge, publicity agent.
* » *
The University Rugby XV won
the Miller Cup, emblematic of
the city championship, by defeating the Centrals 8-5. The
team: Gwyther, Wallis, Morrison, Ross, Hunter, Ternan, Tofte,
Honeyman, Gross, Bickle, Carlisle, Swanson, Plummer, James,
Hodson.
* * *
Agriculture won the inter-
class debating shield by defeating Arts '20; the motion was
"Resolved that the application
of .the principle of the closed
shop will better the cause of industrial peace." Messrs. Traves
and Stacey of Agriculture took
the negative against Messrs. Mc-
Clay and Wallace. Acting as
judges were Dr. Sedgewick,
Prof. Henry, and Prof. Barss.
Papers on the congresses of
Vienna and Versailles were read
by Misses McGee and Munro,
respectively, at a meeting of the.
Historical Society held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon J.
Ladner.
* * *
In basketball, Varsity defeated the New Westminster "Y"
33-25; but the Intermediates
were beaten by the Adanacs 36-
23. Varsity: Callaghan, Gross,
Buchanan, Anderson, Dixon.
'Varsity Intermediates: Callaghan, Peterson, Mathers, Anderson, Arkley.
• * »
' The University intermediate
Rugby XV beat Victoria, thus
settling all doubt as to their
right to the intermediate championship of the Province. The
team: Hatch, Russel, Hearst,
Solloway, Arkley, Harvey, Scott,
Callaghan, Wallace, Hatch,
Jones, Gregg, Weld, Meekison,
•Gunning.
* * *
The soccer XI won from the
R. N. W. M. P. team 2-1 in the
first league game of the year.
The team: Keenleyside, Wolver-
ton, Baker, Crute, Mitchell,
Cant, Jackson, Foley, Cameron,
Denham.
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(From the Michigan Daily)
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Paris 35 years ago is strikingly different from the life there today,"
Prof. Hugo P. Thieme, of the romance
languages department at the University of Michigan, declares. "In 1894,
when I first attended that institution,
one could not work for a degree. The
only recognition of work was in the
form of a letter or statement of recommendation from the professors—
not all were lucky enough to receive
these letters."
Mr. Thieme, with Dean John Effln-
ger, of the literary college, was
among the first American students to
go to Paris instead of Germany. The
attitude of the German* universities
at that time was different from the
French in the manner of handing out
degrees and in treatment of foreign
students.
"A diploma from any American
university, he said, and the payment
of a small fee, admitted one to open
and closed lectures. The students
occupied the traditional Latin quarters. In walking along the famous
Boulevard de Saint Michel, one would
see students from every country in
the world, some of them dressed in
most bizarre costumes.
"It was indeed a gay life that
students led. They crowded the coffee
or absinthe shops and discussed their
problems of studies. The life seen on
the streets indicated that students
were more interested in pleasure than
work. There were no regulations for
student behaviour, everyone lived
where he pleased and in a most impersonal relation," he said.
"To-day everything is changed.
Students have demanded that attention be given to sports. . The American student life is set up as a model
to the French youth. Tours, courses
of study, and diplomas are readily
offered to foreigners. The authorities
of the University try to meet American
college requirements with such arrangements as the "junior year
abroad" plan, and summer schools.
The old spirit of freedom is gone.
Everything is regulated now.
Editorials of Others
WORLD IS "COLLEGE COMPLEXEO"
A lighthouse attitude towards the
problem of higher education—who
shall have it and why—is shown by
Dr. John D. Hicks, dean of the Arts
College of the University of Nebraska.
First, he answers the objection that
two many youngsters spend their four
years in college in having a good
time; in taking frats and proms more
seriously than trig, and calculus.
Dr. Hicks admits that the world is
"college complexed"; that it has become socially conventional to shoo
progeny off to college quite regardless
whether they have any bent for education or not.
The frank dean turns a bit jocular
and suggests a simplification of the
process of calling a man or woman
"educated" by giving Ph. D. degrees
at birth to babies weighing ten
pounds; M. A.'s to those weighing
nine pounds; B. A.'s to those weighing
eight pounds, and plain teachers' certificates to those weighing seven
pounds or less, commenting that in
the majority of cases such degrees
would as aptly characterize the recipient as "educated" as a degree does
under the present university system.
In about the same day's press Dr.
Anna Y. Reed, professor of personal
administration at the School of Education at New York, adds her quota
to the higher education discussion by
advising girls to attend co-educational
institutions if they want to meet
potential husbands.
Shall we need segregated and
specialized colleges? One group for
those whose dads make the conventional gesture of sending son or
daughter to school, no matter what he
gets out of it? Another for those who
really want education and are willing
to pay the price of it?
—Dalhousie Gazette.
II est impossible de ne pas rire en
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personnes pour se rendre ridicules.
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McGill, January 31st.—"The work
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of America and of Canada justifies
their existence as much in the part
they are playing in promoting world
peace as in the services they are supplying to students," said Lovell C.
Carroll, on his return from the
N.S.F.A. congress at Stanford University. In an interview yesterday afternoon he recounted his experiences
and told some of his impressions of
American colleges, customs, men and
women. The contrast between Canadian and American girls, the latter
meeting men on perfect terms of
equality, was pointed out.
A bus service runs from Palo Alto,
the nearest railway station, to Stanford University, but this convenience
is not patronized by the students. Instead they wait by the roadside for
a passing automobile It is an unwritten law among the students that
none of them owning a car shall refuse
a lift to others. Freshmen there are
not permitted to join fraternities, but
all live together.
Found Differences
At the first dance he attended Carroll perceived a difference from those
in Canada. The men brought girls
but did not stick to them. Instead,
cutting-in was frequent, a system
which, in the opinion of the Canadian
representative, adds greatly to the enjoyment. "American girls," he stated,
"are wonderful." They are neither
self-conscious nor bold and will discuss on equal terms with men, "anything from athletics and aesthetics to
erotics and eugenics." They themselves are athletic, spending as much
time on the playing-fleid as at pink
teas.
As befits a region where it is always summer, Stanford college is- set
amid beautfiul surroundings. Distinctive dress is a feature. The freshmen
and sophomores regale themselves in
mole-skins and leather jackets, while
the upperclass-men are resplendent in
corduroy clothes. There is now a
movement on foot to have these latter
washed more than once a year.
The Congress
The congress attended by about 400
delegates, opened with plenary sessions on general questions. Among
those considered were:—finance, a
permanent secretariat,, and ints^nar
tional relations. A hearty agreement
to aid distressed European students
was reached. The honor system was
discussed thoroughly, some colleges
reporting that their students wrote
examinations with no professor In the
room. At one university the honor
system was tried and worked for two
weeks. Then the students discovered
a professor spying on them, and immediately began to cheat When
asked to give his opinion, the Canadian delegate replied, that, within his
experience, although some cheat at
high school on arriving at college they
put away childish things. Following
the plenary session the congress split
into groups to consider such things
as student government, the subsidisation of college athletics, alumni representation on student councils, publications, student government in women's colleges and fraternity relations. ____
He then contrasted elections" in the*
N.F.C.U.S. with those inr-fhe N.SvF.A.
In the Canadian organisation officers
are chosen by ability, without considering whence they hail. In the United
States sectional feeling plays a great
part, West and East supporting their
own nominees. There were many
pleas, however, for abolishing of regional prejudice and election of the
more suitable candidate.
Secretariat
A permanent secretariat was inaugurated with head-office in New York,
each student giving two cents for this
purpose. "The establishment of an
executive secretariat by the Stanford
congress has certainly been a step in
advance and will provide effective ser-
vic0 organisation. It will give the
officers an opportunity to prove that
some of the vast potentialities are
capable of realization.
"The work of the N.S.FA. and
N.F.C.U.S. justifies their existence as
much in the part they are playing in
promoting world peace, as in the services they are supplying to students
in fields of co-operative buying, travel
tours, debating competition, and providing a means of securing valuable
information from other colleges to aid
in the solution of problems common
to all universities," said the Canadian
repreSeritatlve. He mentioned that
+>>e N.F.C.U.S. intend shortly to start
a campaign for $50,000. the interest
of which will establish a permanent
secretariat.
LOST at Science Ball, Rhinestone
Bracelet. Return to Margaret Finlay
or Book Store.
VARSITY HOCKETTES
WITHSTAND LEADERS
The often defeated and greatly despised Varsity women's grass hockey
team upset the dope at Connaught
Park on Saturday afternoon when it
held the league leaders, Ex-North
Vancouver, to a scoreless draw. The
students, showing a new spirit, went
into the game to win and only missed
by a fraction. The tie was well deserved since North Van. with its
strongest team was unable to break
through to score. Struggling in thick
mud which put both teams at a disadvantage, the students rushed the
North Van. goalie and only failed to
score because of brilliant work by
the custodian.
The game opened with Jean Cameron, centre half, sending the ball out
to Grace Watson, wing, who took it
down nicely. By good passing the forwards got the ball within two feet of
the defending goal. The North Van.
centre half hooked the ball out and
the northsiders brought it up. Robtna
Mowat, at left wing, checked them
successfully time after time to make
opportunities for the co-ed front line
who made continual raids. In the second half the game was featured by
the excellent clearances of Margaret
Harris, Blue and Gold goalie. The forward line passed at the right time to
the right person and with a little
practice will make trouble for any
team in the league. The defense was
especially strong.
The lineup was: M. Harris, M.
Stobie, M. McKay, D. Thomson, J.
Cameron, R. Mowat, D. Wylie, M.
Campbell, I. MacArthur, M. Finch, G.
Watson.
California Professor
SponsorsTap Dancing
Berkeley, Feb. 5.—Tap dancing,
started as an experiment in the classes
of the department of physical education for men at the University of California, has proved so popular that
now eight sections of the class are
being maintained, with an enrolment
of 110 students. In making this announcement, Prof. Frank H. Kleeber-
ger, head of the department, says that
only 57 of the men are taking the
work for credit; 53 of them are "auditors" in the class, taking the work
merely because they enjoy it.
Tap dancing, according to Professor
Kleeberger, is a vigorous form of exercise, with enough fun and rhythm to
make it very attractive. E. T. Haskell, a recent graduate of the University of California, with a philosophy
major, is instructing the classes. He
is now taking two or three years of
work in physical education.
Dancing classes of this type were
taught by Professor Kleeberger before the war, when there were fewer
classes and sports. Highland Fling, v
Sailor's Hornpipe and Russian dancing were popular then but the classes
were discontinued of necessity due to
reorganization of the work of the department.
U. S. BIOLOGY STUDENTS
MOP UP PICKLING FLUID
A new variety of education seekers,
"intoxicated biology students," has
made its appearance at a Jackson,
Miss., college.
The trouble, and there was trouble,
came about when Millsap College officials discovered several gallon cans of
grain alcohol used in the biology department for preserving jfrogs and
fish had been mysteriously emptied.
At the same time, directors of the
college, came upon a biology instructor and a few of his students apparently under the Influence of liquor.
The officials smelled the empty
cans. They smelled the breaths of
the teacher and his pupils. They
went into a huddle, decided the scents
were similar and made a ruling that
Assistant Professor James Collin and
biology student, Uriah Banks, should
depart from the institution.
The "intoxicated biology students"
were offended by such treatment. The
professor himself refused to leave
school, declaring such action would
be an admission of guilt.
The campus is in an uproar. Leaders of the student body threaten to
call a mass meeting of protest. It's
silly to "kick them out of school for
stealing preserving alcohol when they
could get real corn whiskey without
any trouble," is one of the arguments
heard.
"Do I understand," said the- irate
father, "that there is some idiotic
affair between you and that impecunious young McGregor?"
"Not very much, papa," replied
Marjory sweetly, "only you,"
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THE UBYSS&f
February 18, 1930.
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Sportorial
After perusing the latest hysterical
effusion by "An Annoyed Fan" in the
last issue of this "priceless paper"
(priceless is literally correct) we fear
that we are losing our respect for the
"Correspondence" column. Our fiery
correspondent is obviously a slave to
accuracy yet his outburst Is teeming
with inaccuracies and so we feel that
the glory of composing such an epte
masterpiece got the better of his finer
ideals.
Our critic states that an inaccurate,
scrappy account of the tussle with
the Crusaders was printed. Now we
would venture to state that this same
story places the hoopsters In rather
a glowing light for nearly half a column, quite a lot for a sheet of this
size. Furthermore, our fan entirely
omitted to mention that half a column was devoted elsewhere In the issue to an account of another Senior
"A" Men's game. But still, perhaps
his emotion overcame his scruples.
We actually dare to point out that
our Basketball reporters all play the
game and so we will not be at all
surprised to discover that they understand the game quite thoroughly. Of
course, we admit the truth of the remark on printed errors in scores and
such, but even the "most remote spectator" is aware that these are regrettable but unintentional. The amusing
part of it Is that so many happened to
occur in one issue. Ho* hum, "human-
urn est errare" which being translated
means "even proof-readers slip a cog
rt«w and then."
We admit with pride that praise
for the feat of the Co-ed squad was
reserved for the culminating honor
of an approving nod from this highly
elevated column. Most of our readers
"qui sapiant," realized this, meaning,
that even a subnormal freshman can
read between the lines occasionally.
And surely the result was (worthy of
patience say we, blushing with understandable pride. In passing we add
that the ,final score of the Women's
game with Neons was 15-14, not 16-15,
as stated with our correspondent's
amazing accuracy.
Apparently ,our annoyed fan objects
to English Rugby and Soccer being
given front page space. Permit us to
remind him that the Intermediate
English IRugby squad has the best
record of any team wearing the Gold
and Blue at the present moment, and
further, that this particular game was
the major event of the Victoria Invasion. We can assure our readers
that the /soccer defeat was just as
glorious a defeat as that of the ruffled basketballers, and that this club's
game fight .this iyear is worthy of
some support—which it certainly does
not get from the student body at
large.
Basketball has never been neglected in these columns, In fact we have
on several occasions pointed out the
merits of the renovated team. Since
Christmas this journal has been swamped with basketball reports and so
we can hardly be accused of a prejudice against our fighting hoopsters.
We feel than any man who wails
such maudlin rot as "these boys working their heart out" is much more at
home crooning "Sonny Boy."
In conclusion we remark that our
first impulse was to pitch .this amazing concoction of sob-stuff in the basket where it so obviously belonged.
On second thought we decided that it
might provide some amusement to
our numerous admirers. (Oh yes, Mr.
Fan, we have some.)
First Intermediates
Shut OutEx-Kings
Varsity Intermediate "A" English
ruggers downed Ex-King George 5*0
on Saturday afternoon, on a glutinous
patch of earth called Lower Brockton under the umpirage of Hoy
Cameron.
The Varsity team started off with
the advantage of the slope and numbers and pressed hard for a period.
After a good run by the threequarter
line Brown dodged over from the
wing to plant the ball between the
posts. Awarded a place kick Munn
converted. The play fluctuated between the goals, each team having
narrow escapes but always managing
to punt the ball to safety.
After the rest Varsity weakened for
a short time but soon resumed the
former standard of play. The game
was hard fought and the Kings saved
several times by kicks. At the finish
play was on the Georges' twenty-five
yard line.
The Varsity threequarters were
well fed with the ball by the scrum
and functioned ably considering the
wet ball. The scrum suffered from
returning the ball too much and not
keeping it at their feet. The threes
all turned in a good game, as did
Captain Wood who played a stellar
game of offensive rugby, his best of
the. season.
The team was: Pilkington, Tobin;
Symons, Wood, Davidson, Griffin, Tye,
Munn, Bright, Nesbitt, Cotterell, Henderson, C. Cleveland, H. Brown, Gordon.
VARSITY GRASS H0CKEYITES
DOWNED DY CRUSADERS
After a hard fight, with both teams
evenly matched, the Varsity Gras&
Hockey team was narrowly defeated
by 2, goals to 1 by the Crusaders in
a match at Brockton Point an Saturday.
During the first half the play was
slow and no goals were scored. But
during the later part of the second
half the game livened up considerably.
The opposing team scored two goals
in quick succession. The Students
rallied and after the forwards had
made a quick run down the field,
Preston shot a goal from a difficult
angle. An attempt was made to even
up the score but the final whistle
blew before Varsity was able to increase its total.
The Varsity line-up $as as follows:
Weayefe Jakeway, Lee, Craster, Preston, Hughes, Stevenson, Freeman,
Jackson, Semple and Ward.
ARTS '31
Members of the Ciass~"5f Arts '31
are reminded that tickets for the Class
Party are to be distributed! from. tbaS
quad on Wednesday and Thursday
noon of this week. "No men need ap-
jd^V; tickets! will only be given to. the
women of the Class.
The Party is being held in the
"Gym" from 8.00 to 12.00 p.m.
College Ruggers Down
Z: Varsity Juniors 4-0
Columbian College outplayed Varsity in the. Junior Canadian rugby
fixture at the Varsity oval Saturday
afternoon by a 4-0 score consisting of a
field goal and a rouge. Although unable to score against the more experienced College team, Varsity showed a great improvement over last
week.
The students looked like sure winners in the first few minutes of play
but after they had made two or three
first downs, lost the ball and were
pressed back to centre field.
In the second quarter the play was
about even until one of the New Westminster boys broke away and reached
the Varsity 25-yard line. On the next
play Columbian College booted a
beautiful kick between the posts. In
the third period Varsity lost g
jj 3. Athletic staffs shtralcl be' made
up of'. gphfslcal ^education # itea,,eherg
iather than coaches of the various
athletic teams.
4.' Education in a number of mter-
collegMfe congests in each major
sport and restriction of the stinfea»$
participation particularly in his third
year.
5. Discontinuance of tir^lding stadium field houses which attract large
crowds? to see the professiqnai contests between super college teams.
SENIOR VARSITY HOOPSTERS
VANQUISH GRADS 21-14
Varsity's substitute Senior "A" hoop
squad completed its season's schedule with an easy win at the expense
of the Grads in a ragged game at V.
A.C. Saturday night. The college boys
played listless basketball, showing
little interest in the game and at half-
time held a scant two-point lead. The
second period was marked with a
come-back by Ex-Varsity who forged
ahead 16-15. The Students retaliated
with three baskets in quick succession and the fray ended with the losers forcing the play. The victory itself
brought little credit to the undergrads
butt it gave them five wins in ten*
starts which incidently equals the record made by the super-athletes of the
pre-Christmas squad.
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