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Professor Rigby Finds Him¬ College Life self (A Story) Macdonald News Short Notes on Little Things “Attention! Mac Hall”—A At the Pig-Fair Warning The Reclaiming of the Zuiderzee College Royal Hints English Youth Hostels Alumni News Kew Gardens Sportsfolio

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CONTENTS

EDITORIAL 263

LEADING ARTICLES:

Professor Rigby Finds Himself—A Story ______264

Short Notes on Little Things _ 269

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The Reclaiming of the Zuiderzee _ 273

The Spotlight _ 276

At the Pig-Fair_ 278

Letter to the Editor _-_280

Kew Gardens _^_1_297

English Youth Hostels _ 281

DEPARTMENTAL NOTES:

An. Hub. Notes _283

College Life ___I_285

Macdonald News _293

Review Questionaire _ 296

Attention! Mac Hall_301

Alumni News_1_302

Sportsfolio _ 306

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Vol. XLVII Guelph, February, 1935 No. 5

WHEN WE graduate and become citizens of the world, to shoulder life’s burdens in grim earnest, what phase of college life will hold the dearest memories for us? Shall we think fondly of high per¬ centages in class work? Shall we conjure up ghosts of social and athletic achievements, or shall we muse and thrill over recollections of the little things, insignificant incidents that befell us in the daily round of life?

There can be no doubt but that the last thought is the one that will mean most in after life. With feelings almost poignant in intensity we will remember the hot arguments, the “bull sessions,” the room to room scraps and the floor to floor feuds, and beset with life’s ordeals and tribulations, we will wish to heaven that we were back again.

After all, what is success? To quote Henry Ward Beecher, “Suc¬ cess is full of promise till men get it, and than it is as last year’s nest, from which the bird has flown.” To some of us, success spells fame, to others, vindication of our genes, and to yet others, triumph over handicaps. Each has its place, but surely too much stress is placed on the quality success. It has often been said that only a successful student makes a successful citizen, but this cannot be so. What matters it if a man has never topped his class nor made a first athletic team, if only he be a good fellow always, joining actively in college life, contributing to the sparetime enjoyment of his associates, and in the course of being exposed to classes, gathering useful knowledge? 264 THE O. A. C. REVIEW Professor Rigby Finds Himself

As told to the Editor by one Charles Rigby, an Island Friend

THE YEAR 1660 saw many notable events, political, literary, and military. One happening escaped the historians of the 17th ceatury, however, and for many decades remained a secret to be divulged at last to a savant of the 20th century and to change completely that individual’s manner and place of living.

At the close of the year 1660, Master Nathaniel Rigby, shipmaster, a familiar figure on the waterfront of Port Royal, Jamaica committed an act that branded him forever a traitor to king and country and an enemy of organised society. He stole a ship, and became a pirate of the Spanish Main. It came about in this way. Rigby was present at the taking of Jamaica by Cromwell’s fleet under Penn and Venables in 1 655. An ardent Roundhead, he remained in West Indian waters after the return of the expedition, as an instrument of the Commonwealth. The Restoration in 1660 saw his dismissal from the service, and he remained in Port Royal, afraid to return to England. Turn-coat friends in Port Royal covertly sympathised with him, but openly shunned his company. A bold, daring, colourful character, Captain Rigby was not one to remain passive whilst smarting under the insults and indignities of the Royalists; so on Christmas Eve, during the festivities on shore, he and a motley following of some forty turbulent characters seized a THE O. A. C. REVIEW 265 forty-gun Dutchman lying the roads, and vanished upon the broad bosom of the Spanish Main, intent upon a life of piracy.

The names of Teach, and Morgan and Blackbeard are familiar to every boy who ever dreamed of being a pirate. Rigby, had he lived, might have become the greatest of them all. It is true that by the year 1665 his name had become more or less familiar in Tortuga, Bridge¬ town and Port Royal, as a result of his piratical exploits, but after having been sighted by a Dutch turtler in Cayman waters in September of 1665, he vanished with his ship and his men from the ken and the records of man. Two hundred and fifty-five years passed away. Port Royal was engulfed by an earthquake. Spanishtown, and later, Kingston, became the capitals of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands were settled and passed permanently into British possession. Peace settled upon the Caribbean. In May of the year 1920, Professor Charles Englewood Rigby, of Cambridge University, had occasion to refer to Whittaker’s Almanac for information on the Cayman Islands, and found the following: that "the Cayman Islands, forming a dependency of Jamaica, between 79 and 81 degrees west, and 19 degrees north, consists of three islands. Grand Cayman, Cayman Brae and Little Cayman, with a total area of 225 square miles and a population of 5,253. Principal town, George¬ town. Revenue £7000." Professor Rigby had been in the throes of making a mighty resol¬ ution for several days, and the reference to Whittaker's Almanac finally decided him. The professor was a tall, spare man, with a kindly face, graying slightly about the temples. After twelve years of distinguished work at the University, he was going to throw up everything, to for¬ sake friends and students, to go, of all things, on a treasure hunt.

It was his Aunt Victoria Englewood’s fault entirely. In his youth, she had prevented his becoming a sailor or a soldier, or a trader, as he had wished to do, and now, after he had settled down, she had provided him with the means of tearing up by the roots his present life. He had received the name of Englewood at his christening and ever since his earliest recollections it seemed that he was forever being dressed up in stiff collar and shiny shoes to call on Aunt Victoria. A visit to Englewood Corners always meant hours of wandering about trim, formal gardens with short, amiable Aunt Vic, as she loved to be called. She was forever drumming into his ears that he must be a good boy and learn his lessons, and later, top his classes at grammar school. He loathed it, but since Aunt Victoria was paying his bills, and since he 266 THE O. A. C. REVIEW was always a grateful little fellow, he had learnt his lessons and he had topped his classes at grammar school and taken honours at the univer¬ sity. Now, at forty-two, he was a professor, dignified, but forlorn, mourning his lost youth and dreaming more often than ever of pirates and explorers.

In April of 1927, Victoria Englewood, spinster, died, bequeath¬ ing to her dearly beloved nephew a fortune of some £3000 per year. This comfortable income provided the means for professor Rigby’s resolution to begin life anew. The incentive, in his eyes, was more important, for lacking it, in all probability he would have re¬ mained a professor till his dying day. The incentive was a single sheet of paper found among deeds and other legal documents forwarded by his aunt’s solicitors. It was a faded yellow sheet of parchment like material on which in quaint English but in legible characters, closely written, was described the hiding place of a cache of jewels, trinkets, and coins of silver and gold. The minutest details were accurately recorded and an actual miniature map appeared in one corner of the sheet. The document was “syned and seald this daye of September 28th, 1665, at Gun Bay, on the island of Great Caymanus,” by Nath¬ aniel Rigby, Shipmaster.

How the letter had ever come into Miss Englewood’s possession and whether the treasure still remained undiscovered, was a matter for con¬ jecture only. Professor Charles Rigby welcomed it as a message from some kindred spirited ancestor, and decided to leave for the Caribbean. His temporary perplexed hesitancy was the natural forerunner of a complete change from a sheltered, monotonous life to one of travel and possible adventure and romance.

Three months elapsed before Professor Rigby was enabled to for¬ sake his duties at the university. The third week in August, however, saw him on his way to Jamaica, on a steamer of the Elder’s and FyfFe Line. His inquiries concerning means of reaching the Cayman Islands had borne no fruit till he had thought of asking a Jamaican scholarship student at the university, when he was informed of the sketchiest kind of schooner service between Kingston and Georgetown.

Arrived in Jamaica, after an unhappy voyage during which he had been entirely out of place among throngs of gay, excited young people he had perforce to wait three weeks till the small schooner “Taranover” was ready to sail. During this time, despite a former dislike of gardens, he spent many days in the famous Hope botanical gardens in Kingston, thrilled by the hibiscus and bouganvillea, oleanders and daturas, and THE O. A. C. REVIEW 267 filled with wonder and amazement by the orchids. He became acquaint¬ ed with ferns and giant palms, with almost impossible flowers, and with fruits of which he had never heard. When the “Taranover” of forty tons displacement, sailed from a rum and sugar wharf, Mr. Charles Rigby, as he had registered, was a new man. He knew now that he should have been a botanist, to roam the wide world searching for new species, and perhaps, even new genera.

Church bells were musically apeal across a sea of luminous sapphire when the “Taranover’’ swung into the wind before a tremendous ivory curve of dazzling white coral, and dropped her anchor through sixty feet of crystal water to a bottom of sponge clusters and coral groups, in the harbour of Georgetown, Grand Cayman. Mr. Rigby, during the five days of the passage had become the hero of the Caymanian crew and passengers, for he had quite openly told of his business on the island and had shown his parchment. After the quarantine line-up, he was rowed ashore over water streaked with gold and emerald and sparkling ultramarine, in the depths of which could be seen yellow and sapphire fish, gorgonians and anemones and mauve sea-fans, to land in a barcadere near knarled sea-grape trees. Mysteriously enough the news of a treasure hunter had got ashore and the landing party was greeted by an excited, picturesque group of islanders. Mr. Rigby rubbed his eyes and blinked, then rubbed them again. After Kingston with its railways, tramcars, golf links, hotels and ocean liners, he had stepped ashore into a primitive English-speaking civilization of perhaps the 17th century, of an age before banks and machinery functioned, among a people cut off from cables and radio, motor cars and moving pictures. Rescued by the Commissioner, he was driven away in a horse drawn vehicle to the red-roofed Government House and invited to tell of his plans. Over a dinner of turtle soup and sherry, baked pampano and breadfruit, home-made bread and salted butter, cassava pudding and custard apples, Mr. Rigby lost the final traces of his former scholarly reserve and in the course of the afternoon, told the Commissioner every¬ thing of his past life, his dreams and his plans. From a vine-covered verandah, he looked down upon tangles of azaleas, oleanders, jessa¬ mines, poinsettias, and honeysuckles. He felt a great and delightful peace steal over him. Here was his ideal; his soul rest.

Dusk, after a flaming saffron-pink sunset, found Mr. Rigby wand¬ ering among twisty little lanes littered with fallen coconut fronds and almond and breadfruit leaves. He stopped to speak to pleasant soft- voiced islanders gathered in groups before their houses in clean, sand- strewn gardens. In the pale silvery glow of the moonlight, small red- 268 THE O. A. C. REVIEW shank crabs and great monstrous-clawed land crabs could be seen scuttling among the dead leaves. Fire-flies wove sparkling patterns through the night air and everywhere indescribable, romantic “night noises’’ made themselves heard. Charles Englewood Rigby, one time university don, in that one evening became a Caymanian heart and soul. Enamoured of the beautiful tropical island, its simple old-world folk, and the fact that his ancestor Nathaniel Rigby had lived and died somewhere among its fruit glades, mangrove swamps and beaches, he forgot his former life, forgot even the treasure waiting to be found and gave himself up entirely to his new-found dream world. Little remains to be told of the tale of Charles Englewood Rigby. It will suffice to say that his ancestor’s booty was located—a very considerable treasure it was - - and after the government’s treasure-trove demands had been satisfied, he devoted the remainder of the money realised to public endownments. He became a much loved and respected island dignitary, always in demand for prize-giving, the making of speeches, the christening of schooners, and for matters requiring schol¬ arly advice. He purchased a house and was the first to install a lighting plant. He would not, however, violate the peace and seclusion of his adopted island by importing a motor car. Becoming more and more interested in botany, from the rich and varied plant life of the island, he added seven new species to botanical classifications, including a papya and a cruciferous weed and as time goes on, he doubts not that he shall one day bestow his own name upon a genus. We leave him, now an old man, as he potters about his glorious garden in the golden glow of a tropical afternoon, while within gunshot distance there sounds the rush and the boom of the eternal salt-odorous surf.

A SHORT STORY The student sat with his back to the open windows, silently cursing the acute indigestion that racked his body. There was a loud crack from the window. The student’s head jerked up and lolled back. His body was seized with convulsions and his hands gripped the arms of the chair. Blood drained from the face leaving a pallid stupid expres¬ sion, the eyes gazed unseeing at the corner of the ceiling. Pandemonium broke loose in the corridor. People banged on the door. The door opened and a man with a little black bag entered, took one glance and hurried forward. Perhaps all was not lost, there might still be hope. He knelt down, opened the bag and drew forth a pipe-wrench. SILENCE WAS THE REST. —Lynton. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 269 Short Notes On Little Things

D. E. Faulkener, Vet. ’36

VITAMINS The subject of Vitamins is one which constantly pursues us through the days of our youth and whether we but count the calories or estimate the roughage, a means of clarifying the dreadful issues at stake in their absence would be doubly welcomed. So that chancing to behold in the noted medical journal. “The Lancet' the verses printed below, it seemed right that from now on the veriest dullard will have at his or her command a simple, brief but to the point discourse on each vitamin, in fact a veritable A, B, C of vitamins calculated to woo 100% from the stoniest of examiner’s heart. In brief may it be added that Sir Arbuthnot Lane, mentioned below, stands in England, to certain sections of the public, in matters pertaining to health, as does Miss Dorothy Dix to affairs of the heart in Canada. Of Maria Stopes it might be said that on the subject of birth control there is no more reliable authority. Need we say more? Oh fine and fat was Ralph the vat, And his eye was clear, cold grey. How mournful that he ate less fat As day succeeded day, Till he found each cornea daily hornier, Lacking its Vitamin A. “I missed my Vitamin A, my dears,” The rat was heard to say, “And you’ll find your eyes will keratinize If you miss your Vitamin A.” Now polished* rice is extremely nice At a high suburban tea, But Arbuthnot Lane remarks with pain That it lacks all Vitamin B. And beri-beri is very, very, Hard on the nerves, says he. “Oh take your Vitamin B, my dears!’ I heard that surgeon say; “If I hadn’t been fed on standard bread, I shouldn’t be here todayV 270 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

The scurvey Hew through the schooner s crew As they sailed on an Arctic sea. They were far from land and their food was canned, So they got no Vitamin C. For “Devil’s the use of orange juice/’ The skipper ’ad said, said he. I hey were victualled with pickled pork, my dears, Those mariners bold and free. Yet life’s but brief on the best corned beef If you don’t get Vitamin C. The epiphyses of Jemima's knees Were truly appalling sight; For the rickets strikes whom it jolly well likes If the Vitamin D’s not right. Though its plot we foil with our cod-liver oil, Or our ultra-violet light. So swallow your cod-liver oil, my dears, And bonny big babes you’ll be. Though it makes you sick it’s a cure for the rickets, And teeming with Vitamin D. Now Vitamins D and A, B and C Will ensure that you're happy and strong? But that's no use; you must reproduce Or the race won’t last for long. So Vitamin E is the stuff for me, And its praises end my song. We'll double the birth-rate yet, my dears, If we all eat Vitamin E. We can blast the hopes of Maria Stopes By taking it with our tea.

OF TOMBS I know of people whose hobby it is to walk among tombs, and although I have never done so myself, I often feel that meditations upon the epitaph which will eventually surmount my own tombstone might more often influence my actions and motives in this world than any fear I might have of purgatory and hell fire awaiting me in the next A resident of Edmonton has just been refused permission to put up his monument in the cemetery, leaving the date to be filled in later and stating that ‘he was of a sweet disposition and was greatly loved by all who knew him.” The District Council does not love him suf- THE O. A. C. REVIEW 271 ficiently to allow the insertion so that he will have to leave orders for it in his will. In the public interest there are of course reasons why such a decision was given, but from the standpoint of human psychology it would seem very desirable for people to carve high opinions of themselves on expensive stone because then they would have something to live up to If this were a common procedure cemetaries would be much more interesting places. Were we to read that “he was a mean and petty- minded boor who stinted his family and avoided his taxes to the end," we would not be sure whether such an insertion was merely another beautiful example of humanity and public, if posthumous, confession, or a piece of refreshing home truth from a candid relation. On the other hand it is only too true that unlike good wine, many people do not improve with age, tending rather to become harder and more self-centred as the days go by, but such a phrase as “beloved by all who knew him” might well echo through the aged’s head keeping him from many a mean and close fisted deed. The idea has many interesting possibilities, not the least of which will be the greatly strengthened appeal of “Better and brighter funerals at lower and lesser prices” from our funeral homes who have employed attractive and gullible literatures will then be able to show that no where else in the Dominion are epitaphs more exclusive and refined or more clearly marked with literary distinction.

A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS To us in Canada the significance of colours is not likely to be of more importance than as a means of identifying the home teams. We hear in these times of unpleasant people in chauffeur’s caps, and beards, wearing red ties, putting bombs in pillar boxes and hot air in small rooms, and in the good old days many an aspiring gentleman would don brown boots with his top hat and morning coat, but that only showed that he was no gentleman and was not nice to know, which was socially fatal to him but unlikely to do any harm to anyone else. But now in Sweden a great deal of unpleasantness has been created because a workingman was wearing brown boots and because from boots to shirts is no distance an international incident almost arose. Nazis wear brown shirts. This man wears brown boots therefore he is a Nazi, which naturally creates a false impression in Sweden. At present the boots have been painted black but how long will it be before the unfortunate will be accused of Fascist tendencies? 272 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

The question is of course, which colour will he use. Red and black have both their obvious dangers. Green and blue, although unbecom¬ ing, might in Sweden, be the safer, though we believe that green ties are proverbially worn on St. Patrick’s day.

It does indeed seem a pity that a man cannot choose a shirt or a boot to his fancy without the risk of a clash with the Bolshie or United Irishman, a Nazi or a Fascist.

The world is rapidly going colour mad and unless we all go colour blind our shirts and boots will either have to be pure white or else as in the fable of that tartan design which caused the chameleon which was laid on it to go mad and die.

THE SWIMMER

A quarter mile from the shore, the long, blue billows reared up out of the deep as though answering the pull of some mighty hand and as silent as the uttermost depts, but immeasurably powerful, raced for the beach. The lone swimmer, naked and powerful as a sea-god, idled lazily among the seas, just outside of the point where each individual wave rose to an incredible height, and curling over on itself, broke into foaming, roaring, swirling surf to thunder a moment later upon the beach. Now sinking from sight in the hollow behind each succeeding wave, now flinging gloriously over the head of some blue-green monster, the swimmer maintained his distance from the shore by an easy breast¬ stroke, with a co-ordination of breathing and muscular action beauti¬ ful to behold.

After fully half an hour of this delightful, but hazardous sport, the swimmer turned slowly, as though reluctant, toward the shore. Almost imperceptibly, and ever glancing behind, he neared the point where the billows broke into surf. Nearer and nearer he drew, cautiously backing water ever so often. Wave after wave he allowed to pass and then, seeing a towering monster bearing down on him at the speed of an express train, with spume already playing on its crest, he plunged for¬ ward in the full Australian crawl, to be whirled aloft to the curling front of the wave and buried in foam as the sea of thousands of tons of water broke into surf. Like an arrow shot from a bow, he was carried shore-wards, now buried feet deep in tumbling water, now flung to the surface, turned over and over, as helpless as a minnow in the hand of a giant angler, to be flung as last, gasping and exhausted, far up the beach. —C. D. Hutchings. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 273 The Reclaiming of the Zuiderzee

Jan Verduyn 36

A bird’s eye view of the dam from Friesland to North Holland. The Northsea, 37 miles away, can be seen in the far distance Airphoto K.L.M. WHEN THE first settlers arrived in Canada, and commenced to hew out their homesteads, they had to fight the forest. Now the forest has gone and reforestation has become an important problem. Two thousand years ago the country that now is Holland saw its pioneers arrive. They had to conquer the water, and to this day the Hollanders wrestle with this element which is both friend and foe to them. It has become necessary to expand the country’s territory, to find more room for the eight million people of Holland. Centuries ago the Zuiderzee was much smaller than it is now. and it was known as a lake. Gradually the sea encroached more and more, until in the fourteenth century it reached its present dimensions when hilly country to the south and dikes on the eastern and western borders effectually halted its inroads. In the seventeenth century schemes of reclamation were proposed, notably the plan of Leeghwater, the wind- 274 THE O. A. C. REVIEW mill constructor. Nearly two hundred years elapsed before anything was done, however. The four years between 1848 and 1852 saw Leeghwater’s plan carried out, with the aid of steam driven pumping stations, on the body of water known as Haarlem Lake. Some very fertile land was thus obtained.

Once a definite start had been made, and the farmers had taken possession of the Lake Haarlem area, many schemes for the reclamation of the Zuiderzee sprang up. During the years 1887-91, Lely, the civil engineer, prepared eight reports with the technical details of making a dike from north Holland to Friesland via the island of Wieringen. The specifications called for the reclamation of four large tracts of land or polders, with the creation of a fresh water lake in the middle. The plans hung fire, however, till 1918 when Lely became minister of public works, and the government finally accepted his plan.

Preparatory work was commenced in May of 1919, and the follow¬ ing year saw the actual commencement of the project. At the outset it was thought that it would be possible to go to work with all expediency and finish the project, but the economic condition of the country could not stand the strain, and the year 1925 came and went before any real advances had been made. In 1926, however, a dike a mile and a half in length had been built from Noord Holland to the island of Wier¬ ingen, an encircling dike for the sluice pit was completed and dikes already in existence were strengthened.

The work connected with the various dikes was let out by contract, but a difficulty arose when the main dike had to be constructed. Direct government management was undesirable and no contractor would take the risk of building a dike of such proportions. The problem was solved by combining four great Dutch dredging companies under a con¬ tract which called not for payment for the entire work, but for annual estimates concerning the work to be done during the year. The risk has also been lowered by the state contracting to make good part of an eventual loss, in return to share in the inevitable large profit.

It might be not amiss to give here a short explanation of just how the dike was constructed. Over the greater part of the area, the con¬ struction rests actually on the bottom of the sea, though in a few places where scouring occurs as a result of swift currents, large brushwood mattresses weighted with heavy stones have been submerged first. Near sluices also the mattresses were fixed in position, since currents are always strong near these places, and the foundations would soon be weakened without them. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 275

To make the dike, boulder clay is dumped on the sea-side of the dike-to-be from large hopper barges provided with valved holds. When the clay nears the surface, floating cranes continue the work, and carry it to completion. Sand is dumped on the inside of the core of clay, the job being finished by suction dredges which discharge sand from barges by means of pipes, sand and water flowing together and the sand eventually being deposited. Boulder clay is placed on top of the sand to prevent erosion by the wind. The materials, sand and clay, are obtained by dredging from the sea bottom outside of the enclosure. Both bucket and suction dredges are in use. Above the water, the dike is protected to a certain level by a facing of Rhine basalt or limestone from the Meuse and above that turf. Normal water level in Holland is signified by the formula N. A. P., and the width of the main dike, which is based on this, is nearly one hundred yards. The highest point is eight yards above N. A. P., and the total length is twenty miles.

In 1926 the government decided to accelerate construction and in that year the enclosing dike from the island of Wieringen to the Friesian coast was made and the first polder was also reclaimed. After that work was carried on continually on the main dike, sections of the work being completed at various distances from one another in order that existing tidal currents might not be disturbed. In 1928, 4000 yards had been conypleted off the Friesian coast and in 1929 another section of 2200 yards was added to the middle. The two years, 1930 and 1931 saw five and a quarter miles and five miles added respectively, leaving two and one half miles to be completed in 1932. It was a happy day in Holland when, on May 28, 1932, a last crane load of clay blocked the passage of water over the dike and the Zuiderzee had ceased to exist. To maintain water traffic and to dispose of surplus water, sluices and docks were built in the dike. Vessels up to 2000 tons may pass through the locks. Each set of five sluices rests upon a continuous slab of reinforced concrete laid over the bed of boulder clay. The sluices and locks cost 25 million guilders, at par two and a half guilders equalling a dollar. For experimental purposes, in 1928 a small polder was built cover¬ ing a hundred acres. Valuable information was gained and a year after completion a variety of crops were grown.

From 1927 to 1930 construction work on the Wieringermeer Polder was carried on in much the same way as with the main dike. 276 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

When the embankment was completed, two pumping stations were put into operation, one of which is capable of pumping 258,000 gallons per minute with an average head of twenty feet. At present the only use for these pumps is to remove surplus water.

When the present plans have been completed, some 550,000 acres of arable land will have been added to Holland, this increasing her territory by 10%. Most of this is clay, heavy and light. The lake in the centre covers only sandy soil and is utilised as a reservoir. Its presence simplifies drainage problems in the reclaimed areas and also prevents the danger of drought.

What are the plans for future reclamations? At present the com¬ pletion of the Wieringermeer Polder is underway. The government has invited the Zuiderzee works department to prepare a detailed scheme for another area, the north-eastern polder. When funds are available, this will also be reclaimed as it is the desire of the government to carry on this important work - -Holland's war with the water.

EDITOR’S NOTE—The author of this interesting article plans on preparing a second article descriptive of the agricultural problems of the re¬ claimed land. This work will appear in our March issue.

THE SPOTLIGHT by W. G. Tolton

Congratulations to Dr. Stevenson and the Canadian Author Night for the enjoyable evening on January 22nd. Wilson MacDonald was a happy choice; he took poetry from the libraries of the scholarly and the minds of the educated few, into the lives of you and I and the other men in the street. To him, poetry is something living and breath¬ ing; something that must be felt, not dissected and minutely examined for sub-ordinate clauses, adverbial prepositions or grammatical flaws. The audience thought so too. The packed hall hinted at it but the pro¬ longed applause interrupted by numerous encores, proved it. A few more nights like this and even Milton will become a ‘'thing of joy, etc. -” to a lecture-weary Aggie.

A rose without a thorn to Baldy for his work with the debating teams. It is indeed unfortunate that Prof. MacLean’s illness and a heavy speaking schedule should have coincided but with the energy of the diminutive Lit. president, Baldy’s coaching on the delivery and the help of other members of the faculty on material, the season should be one of the best in many years. THE O. A. C REVIEW 277

The Philharmonic has done it again! First it was “Wings over Europe,’’ then “The Applecart’’ and now it is “Yellow Jack.’’ A courageous experiment well carried through by a competent directress, and an eager, but well-schooled cast. In spite of the gross limitations of the hall and the faults in the play itself, it was a fine performance; one upon which every one taking part deserves congratulations. We should have more of the drama of pure science in this age of scientific learning. Unfortunately, “Yellow Jack,” as a play was not as good as it might have been for an audience such as would gather in Memorial Hall. In a small modern theatre with adequate equipment and well fortified with programme notes, an educated audience would certainly enjoy it. But Memorial Hall is not an adequately equipped modern theatre and our audience was not well fortified with programme notes. The changes in scene from London to West Africa and then back thirty years to Cuba, were very confusing and for many, effectively spoiled the first scenes. To an audience new to the method, the system of light changes further added to the confusion. The spectacle of a man who had just died, rising and leaping for the wings under a coat! of supposed darkness does not clarify the plot or concentrate the attention of the audience upon the main issue.

The play was not only badly written, but it was far too long. No audience, no matter how interested, can overcome the physical impos¬ sibility of sitting still in Memorial Hill for two and a half hours straight. Yellow Jack was a very interesting experiment but it is questionable if it should be repeated. A policy of shorter plays with a scientific background, dealing with things of more immediate interest to the student body would be more in keeping with student desires. A programme of one act plays would be interesting, especially if written by students themselves. The Philharmonic have the talent and the reputation. Let them go to it. All honour to the directress and cast of “Yellow Jack” for the courageous attempt which failed through no fault of their own.

A student on being tested for his knowledge along commercial lines was asked, “Who formed the first company?” “Noah,” replied the student. His interrogator queried with surprise, “Noah?” “Sure Noah,” responded the bright one with decision, “He floated a company while the rest of the world was in liquidation.” —Stratford Collegian 278 THE O. A. C. REVIEW At The Pig-Fair

By I. Trant ’38

IT WAS Tuesday, pig-fair day at Bullyslush, and Michael O'Flan- negan was taking his pig to the fair; but the pig was very heavy and the donkey was making slow progress up the hill. "Goan there,” shouted Michael. "I see the rain coming along the side o' the hill, an’ if it once gets upon us t’will be pretty wet that we’ll be!” But by the time they had reached the market the rain had come upon them, and Michael retired into a public house for a warmer up, leaving the pig outside in the cart. When he came out a small knot of would-be buyers were gathered round the cart admiring the pig. "Sure an’ tis a foine pig ye are afther bringin’ in today Mike,” said one of them. “Ye must have let him in at the spuds now an’ agin!” Faith an he's as good a pig as awny in the fair today Pat, an just the right weate too.” replied Michael, “ye wouldn’t be lookin' for one, would ye Pat?” Well I was thmkin’ about it once, but money’s scarce and I couldn’t pay a big price ye see.” "Well, now Pat, a good pig’s worth a good price, and that’s a rale good pig as ye see there.” "Mebbe, mebbe, but I’d say he could be a bit longer in the back, without spoilin’ his appearance?” queried Pat. “Acht he’s plenty long enough in the back, plenty, I’m tellin ye.” An’ I’d like to see a lighter head on him too.” “Well now that head’s good enough for the loikes o’ you if ye want the pig, so an’ we’ll sthrike a bargain, for if ye do’nt, I’m sure there’s manny here afther him.” Well, I’ll give ye 45/- for him, how will that - - - "By the Holy Saints, do ye think I got him at a pawnshop that ye offer me forty-five shillin’s. I’ll take 75/- an’ no less.” “Acht, ye must think t’is a wonderful pig ye have there. I'll come back later an’ see ye, mebbe he’ll not be worth so much then.” THE O. A. C. REVIEW 279

i 'Pat passed on to the next cart to try his luck there, and Michael again retired to the bar. Meanwhile a big saloon car drove up, and out jumped the young squire. Michael saw him and left his drink to see what the squire was after.

“Good mornin’ to ye Sir, ’t’s a grand soft day to be sure.”

‘Good day Michael; is this your pig?” Tis, would ye be afther one at all today, Sir?”

“Well, I’m just having a look around in the hopes of buying one or two.” “‘An’ ye couldn’t do much better than take a look at this one here, he's the kind you’ll be afther I’m thinkin’.” “A nice looking pig, but you’re a hard man, and you’ll be asking a big price I expect.” “Sure an’ I’ll axe no more ’an he’s worth, Sir, but he’s a rale good pig, I’m tellin’ your honour.” "Well.” "I’ll say 85/-.” "Too much Mike.” "Devil-a-bit, an’ ’tis’nt, sure he’d keep ye all eatin for a long time I tell ’e.” "Alright, good day Mike.” "Good day, sir.”

"Look Dinny, do ye see that car over there, don’t ye see it skid¬ ding, look ’tis the squire’s daughter, an’ she’s cornin’ straight this way Stop! Stop! mind the cart, Hi! Oh, me cart, ’tis all upset an the pig. Pick him up. What is he kilt. Well, an’ she kilt me pig!”

"Oh, I’m so sorry, have I done much damage.”

“Haven’t ye upset me cart an’ kilt me pig. What mare wouid ye do?”

"What is he dead, the poor thing. How much was he worth?"

"Well I would think about 100./-.”

"He must have been a good one. Well here you are, and you won't say any more about it, will you?” "No, mam. indeed, and manny thanks. Good day now. Faith 280 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Pat. an' tis a shame the Squire had no more daughters. Hello there Mr. Gould; would ye be buyin' any bacon now kilt, an’ all ready. He was just kilt this minute.” All right, 30/-.” For a pig like that.” •Well, 35/-.”

All right, he’s yours, and manny thanks. Now gentlemen didn't I tell ye that he was a good pig, one hundred an’ thirty-five shillin’s. Are ye dhry? "

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR We are publishing on this page a letter to the editor from the assistant secretary of the National Federation of Canadian University Students. The move made by the English National Union of students in thus extending its services to Canadian students is of the greatest significance, for it opens to us a wide range of opportunities for inex¬ pensive travel. The Review has taken steps to obtain information from England and the results will probably be published at an early date.

To the Editor: Attached is a news item regarding inexpensive travel tours made available to Canadian students through the courtesy of the National Union of Students of England and Wales. Max H. Wershof, Assistant Secretary, N. F. C. U. S.

It is announced by the N. F. C. U. S. that the English National Union of Students has decided to extend to Canadian students the ser¬ vices of its travel bureau. Any Canadian students contemplating a visit to Britain or Europe this summer therefore have a splendid op¬ portunity to save money and to have a better time than they could on their own. Full information can be obtained from 'The Travel De¬ partment, National Union of Students, 3 Endsleigh Street, London W. C. 1. England.’

The English National Union of Students is planning more tours this year than ever before, both in Britain and on the continent. They are planned for the student purse and taste and afford an opportunity to meet and travel with students of all countries and nationalities. Many of the tours will include a visit to Budapest to attend the International University Sports held in August. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 281 English Youth Hostels

By W. G. Tolton ’36

HE YOUTH Hostel Movement which has become so popular in 1 England, and as a matter of fact, in all north Europe, began more or less spontaneously. Thinking men, both young and old, began to feel that the poorer youth in the industrial towns had little chance to enjoy country life. The problem of unemployment increased the dif¬ ficulties, with thousands of young men and women couped up in towns with nothing to do. The effect of years spent in areas surrounded by smoke and brick was beginning to show itself in lowered vitality, yet vacations in the country were still too expensive for the average working man or woman. The country inns were too costly; the majority were the haunts of the wealthy, or the foreign tourist. Camping out was not only laborious, but was a very awkward thing in an overcrowded country. In no place, no matter how wild or remote, were you entirely alone. In no place could you feel free from prying glances of curious strangers. It was thought, however, of providing a system of cheap overnight lodgings in the more interesting and historic parts of the island, that the poorer people might be able to take* hiking or cycling trips, at a very low cost. The idea spread rapidly, an association was formed, and in a very few years, Great Britain was dotted with chains of these hostels. Every type of building was utilized from converted barns and stables to ancient mills, and historic country houses with lawns and gardens. Many of them were the gift of private people, others were built by subscription, and still others were purchased by the society with the fees collected. The staff were recuited from every walk of life. University men were glad to act as wardens; old maids and moneyed widows took the wanderers under their wings, lavishing care and comfort upon them. The members were even more varied. Shop girls and factory hands hiked side by side; unemployed lawyer’s clerks and public school boys slept in adjoining cots. Class barriers were down and few of the wanderers indeed, were bad company. Some were on hiking tours, walking from hostel to hostel across country; others were cycling, as I was, and still others motor-biked it. No one was turned away.

The cost was small. Twelve shillings covered association fees, guide book and sleeping bag. These sleeping bags were glorified cotton sacks, which served as a combination of sheets and pillow. Each person 282 THE O. A. C. REVIEW had to carry his own; it saved the expense of laundry. The fee was a shilling a night. Cooking arrangements were provided with which you could prepare your own meals, or, in most places, the warden in charge provided meals at ridiculously low rates. In every case, the grub was common, but wholesome and plentiful. Just the thing after a sixty- mile ride. The author spent four weeks in hostels in every part of England, and in every one, there was life and happiness. Not once was there a dead or gloomy evening, and not once did he regret having gone there.

My first encounter with a hostel was at the headquarters, a series of wooden huts at the edge of a small wood, near Welwyn Garden City, north of London. The night before, I had spent under a hedge on the outskirts of Hertford. I had heard my first nightingale and first felt the beauty of the English countryside at evening but that morning I had arisen sore and stiff at the sound of the factory whistles and the voices of two country rustics going to their herds. Cold and hungry, I cycled the few miles to Welwyn to find the association. After endless search¬ ing, for the town was not yet awake, I found it, but no one was around. A few hours’ wait found them at home and I formally became National Member 460. The next night I spent in a converted cow stable at Lepham’s Bridge in Sussex; this hostel was a fine old place, made from an old estate, with byres, brick barns and huge oast houses. The fol¬ lowing night I reached Dover and stopped at the hostel there. This was corrugated iron relic of the war years, attached to a Y. M. C. A. full of sailors, shipping clerks and dock hands. Throughout England, this changing scene was found; one night in ancient domesticity, the next amid bustling industry.

One night at Canterbury was spent in an ancient Elizabethian half- timbered house, built in the shape of a U, with a garden in the quad. At the foot of the garden ran the slow old river, and from the dormer windows you could see the towers of Canterbury Cathedral. Here I was joined by two American art students, one from Ohio and the other a Chinaman from New York, on a study tour. It was as noisy an evening as the gathering of the clans. Another night, I was in Win¬ chester, in the hostel on the old city bridge, near the Cathedral and the famous statue of Alfred the Great. The building was an ancient mill; we washed beside the still-turning mill-wheel, and slept among the rafters of the corn bins. The warden w*s a young Varsity man who took great pride in serving up pork and beans on toast. Towards dawn of m/ first night there. I was awakened by a loud r -mbling sound. At first I thought that the old mill had at last given away before the on- THE O. A. C. REVIEW 283 slaught of civilization, but I was wrong. Hastily dressing, we tracked the noise to the bridge side of the building. There lay the cause of the disturbance; a battalion of tanks and a squadron of armoured cars were moving up for manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain, making the dawn hid¬ eous with the clank of their metal cleats and the deep hum of their mighty engines. Later on in the day, I followed them on to the Plain, to see Stonehenge. But the weatherman was against me. When safely on the level ground, and miles from shelter, a storm began gathering overhead. I raced for the valley but was too late. For twenty-six miles back to Winchester, through Nether, Middle and Over Wallop, and dozens of army camps, I cycled in a blinding rainstorm. That night, I really did enjoy the warden’s pork and beans on toast. And so it was throughout England. Every night a new scene, always interesting, and usually enjoyable. Every night, a new lot of wanderers with tales of their own experiences. Now and then, we met an old friend and swapped stories. From Gretna Green, amid the ruins of a vast war-time ammunition plant, to a house and garden in Saffron Walden, where, on the slope of a hill, flooded by a Sunday evening’s sunset, we heard Major Walter Elliot address a band of Quakers, upon the League of Nations and Peace. To anyone who contemplates visit¬ ing England, and who wishes to know that England is forever England, then travel from Youth Hostel to Youth Hostel across the countryside.

Animal Husbandry Notes

P. D. Armstrong

FITTING AND SHOWING THE DRAFTER

Although many of us have seen horses exhibited at our larger fairs, few have become really proficient in the art of showing. Therefore it is hoped that these few lines may be of use and interest.

TRAINING This procedure is essential if one expects to go far in the ring, therefore the prospective animal must be exposed to training at least a week before the show. The older animals of the college are all well trained and perhaps the student who obtains one of these will need only to train himself. In respect to the younger beasts, it is a different story. Animals look their best with head up, ears erect and eyes sparkling. If they can be trained to assume this position in accustomed surroundings, (Please turn to Page 295) 284 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF COLLEGE LIFE Alphonse P. Fogg, president of the I.S.C.T.A.B., (Incor¬ porated Society of Consolidated Tonsorial Artists and Barbers), outraged our modern youth when he remarked “I have a mis¬ giving about some of the young men of today growing bushy beards. I ask myself: can they?”

These are deep thoughts and profound searchings, but when we consider the fluttering in the dove-cotes that occurred in our vicinity of late, on the appearance of but one young gen¬ tleman clad in a superfluous hirsute adornment, we feel that Mr. Fogg might well be justified in his remarks.

Furthermore, Mr. Fogg went on to say that the reason why women in the 17th and 18th centuries encased themselves in metal crin¬ olines, cages and wire entanglements was to off¬ set the luxuriant whiskers of the would-be Samsons of that age. But it seems to us that women resorted to such tactics not to lead men on but to keep them off, for the human mind can with difficulty conceive of any pleasure lying in a kiss eman¬ ating from the dark recesses of a facial thicket. But then Mr. Fogg was but echoeing the bitter sweet re¬ collections of those glorious times when his profession could count on many a be-whiskered adult, apart from the Bolsheviki of our modern cartoonists which is but his remaining joy. And although they say that the male bird’s plumage is more beautiful than that of the female bird, we might well ask, are whiskers ever beautiful plumage? For at least we moderns have discovered that beards are not all Beer and Skittles and after all I would hate to see any friend of mine in the condition of Edward Lear’s immortal Old Man. There was an old man with a beard, Who said it was just what I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard.—D. E. Faulkner THE O. A. C. REVIEW 285

co:LI E LIFE \ V. John Goad

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FROSH BANQUET AND DANCE

Year ’38 have staged their first banquet and dance and it was a successful and very enjoyable party. The decorations were plain but tasty, and the banquet itself - - well ask anyone who was present. Covers were laid for two hundred guests but only one hundred and ninety-eight were present. Very disconcerting this last, but not enough to spoil anyone’s dinner apparently. While the guests were fortifying the tissues so to speak, a musical background was afforded which helped to overcome what little china noise there was. Prof. Ruhnke, honorary president of the year, was the very cap¬ able toastmaster, and the speeches were brief throughout. In this re¬ gard I think a sound idea has been introduced. What do you think? After dinner the cafeteria was cleared and sounds of revelry filled the food emporium until 11:45 p.m.; the pleasing dance rythm being furnished by Harold Wagner and his orchestra. The party was a very successful premiere and the following quot¬ ation by the president will attest to this fact: ‘ It’s a credit to these young fellows the way they take hold of a job like this and make a success of it.”

THE CONVERSAT

The interior of Creelman Hall took on the appearance of the land of wooden shoes on the night of Friday, February 1st. Yes, the 1935 Conversat has come and gone, leaving memories of an evening of pleasure which will be remembered for a long time to come as being one of the best parties presented at this college. The Dutch theme was very cleverly carried out but it is not my intention to attempt a pen picture of the picturesque setting. One would have to be present to really appreciate an evening of dancing in such delightful and artistic surroundings, and Ferde Mowry and his orchestra certainly fitted into the picture with a programme of selections, the choice and delivery of which left nothing to be desired. 286 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Year ’36 arc to be commended on the excellent Conversat which careful thought and efficient workmanship made possible. Everything was well planned, the enjoyment of the guests being held paramount throughout the entire evening. The decorations were a credit to the committee in charge, but we cannot be partial. Every department of the entertainment exemplified the same high standard of workmanship. To say that it was the best Conversat would be a sweeping statement but it is agreed, I think, that it ranks as one of the best. Congrat¬ ulations Juniors, and to you, Sophomores, the best of luck. You are next.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st

“Here, try this collar button, and for heaven’s sake put the collar on it and not my neck. You should have been a Vet.” “Do you think the trousers are too short?” “Well they are a bit.” “O. K., I’ll lower them - - but then the dashed vest won’t meet the trousers and when my coat is open my shirt will show. What a sense of humour that tailor had.” “Say, have any of you fellows an extra pair of black socks?” “Yes, there’s a pair on my bed but I think there’s a hole in the toe of one of them.” “Oh. that’s perfectly alright my fran’ as long as it’s not in the heel.’ “Now that you’ve backed me into this boiled tent be sure you are around ‘after the ball is over’ or I’ll have to get a can opener to get myself out from amongst it.” It’s nice to know that Willie J. Jennings is still able to Cope with the situation. Jock Appleton certainly enjoyed himself on the “Big Night.” I'll Shay so. I wonder how much of Handsome (Dillinger) Elliot's time is a Shuttleworth.

QUIPS AND CRANKS AND WANTON WILES Taken from a child’s nature study paper: “The two divisions of the animal kingdom are the vertebrate and the inebriate.” —Manchester Guardian In a recent phytopathology lecture to the Third Year, Prof. Howitt remarked that he was the only man on the campus who was paid to # tell smutty stories. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 287

Did you know that a hamlet was a little pig?

Skew the Hermit: "It's not the cork tips I object to but the smell of burnt cork."

Physics classroom, anytime. Claire Young: "Does the moon affect the tide?" Prof. Moffat: "No, only the untied."

And then there’s the Fourth Year Bacteriologist who does not care for modern jazz but prefers Albert Katelby’s "In a Monastary Garden,"

You should have heard what Eddie Mitchelson said when the lab¬ oratory lights were turned out. - - - Oh Edward.

Mac Duff’s little alligator is a friendly chap but a great many residents in Mac Hall have not reciprocated as yet. Funny eh?

VICTIMS OF THE GAS ATTACK

CAMPUS TIT BITS

HAVE A CIGARETTE, JOHN?

In a lecture to the Fourth Year Horticulture Option some time ago a rather typical and amusing incident was recorded. Prof. Tomlinson, while endeavouring to administer a mild dose of horticultural enlight¬ enment to the intellectuals noticed Mr. J. E. C. Reynolds (John R. to you) reaching behind him and fumbling in a classmates pocket for something or other. Prof. Tomlinson, anticipating each and every need of his fellow men, questioned our John. 288 THE Q. A. C. REVIEW______

Is it a cigarette you want Mr. Reynolds? Here have one of mine," and suiting action to the word drew forth a large package of one of the better brands.

Well what could John do ? Exactly as any one of us would have done. Of course he took the cigarette.

THE ALLEY CATS

OH! YOU NASTY WOMAN

While attending a local hop across the way, I witnessed a young man slightly confused, and all on account of, - - well, I’ll tell you. The couple were* dancing by and the strong silent one said to she of the flaxen hair and hazel eyes, “Dancing's in my blood, do you know?"

The reply was caustic. “Well you must have poor circulation be¬ cause it hasn’t reached your feet.

That last one reminds me of an old one I heard some time ago. “Quite a while ago," I can hear someone saying. Well anyway you can't expect new jokes all the time so here it is.

One of the short course boys approached one of Cleopatra's seconds from Mac Hall and wishing to indulge in a little footwork asked the young nymph if she would care to dance.

“Oh, alright," simpered the smart one, “I’m not particular."

The reply held the young lady speechless during the whole dance. Quite casually the lad remarked. “Neither am I or I wouldn’t have asked you." THE O. A. C. REVIEW 289

- FORBIDDEN FRUIT

\? >*:; A 22ft" 2 2 ' ".2 2 At least there’s one young lady in Mac Hall who has every respect for the rules and regulations of that institution. We know that the under-privileged maidens are not permitted to ride in an automobile with a man and apparently there is no exception made for members of the faculty who in a spirit of goodwill offer lifts to those ladies that set out to walk up the long hill after spending some time shopping downtown.

An Aggie had been ' window shopping” in the metropolis and was making fair progress along “Broadway” when he chanced to overtake one of the young ladies from Mac Hall whom he knew by sight but not by name. The usual small talk was dispensed with and by this time the couple were getting into the open country. A car slowed down alongside, the features of the driver rather obscured by the frost on the windows. It was quite plain that the kind gentleman wished to give the uncomfortably cold man and maid a lift up the hill. The reactions of said man and maid differed quite obviously, the former immediately escorting the young lady to the waiting automobile post haste, the latter making very noticeable physical and verbal opposition to such a move.

Cold means nothing, and a walk up yon hill even less where a lady’s dignity and social position is concerned. A man’s attitude towards such things is quite the reverse apparently because this particu¬ lar young man evidently sold the lady the idea of riding rather than walking and with a little embarrassment on the part of one and satis¬ faction on the other, the kind offer was accepted.

Not until the Aggie reached the door of the car did he recognize a member of the faculty as the driver. The usual greetings took place but even now the innocent one from over yonder did not realize with whom she was riding and consequently endured considerable mental strain during the short drive. What if someone should see her? What excuse would she have? If she only knew the gentleman’s name, because after all riding in a car with a man whom you know is one thing and accepting a lift with one you do not know is quite another.

As you may expect, the ride was of short duration and on reaching the top of the hill, the young lady was determined to reduce all risks to a minimum by informing her unknown benefactor that she wished to get out. And then in a very convincing but slightly apologetic man¬ ner the Professor was told how utterly unthinkable it would be for her to be seen getting out of a car in front of Mac Hall. 290 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

The very amused gentleman of the faculty smiled and gave an understanding nod to both as the gentleman farmer assisted the very much relieved lady from the car. I expect by this time the significance of that smile has dawned on her.

WHY DO PEOPLE BREAK THEIR OWN WINDOWS?

You see, it was like this, Alex, was in a playful mood and took to throwing around the bound knowledge of some of the world’s great men. While indulging in this fearful dissipation he thought it would be a great idea to throw a volume at his room-mate. Alas, his wife was also given to fun and games of the milder type and after holding out his hand for a second did a most surprising thing (but it was pain¬ less), he withdrew it.

Ah,” said Foster’s Chemistry, “Now the jzoast is clear,” and with a loud crash soared through the window. I guess by now the echo of the crash has reached its destination and,—“Will I pay for it now Mr Sands or will you deduct it from my contingency fee?”

HOW HORATIO GOT KICKED OFF THE BRIDGE It's very seldom that stories such as I am about to tell ever reach print because the party or parties concerned are very careful to whom they reveal these home truths. This one is actually true and although I have had threats made on my life, I shall accept the dare and let you in on an episode in the private life of an Aggie, herein referred to as John. John is quite a common name.

John set out from the campus of our Alma Mater en route to the fair city of Niagara Falls, Canada, travelling by the thumb method. After exercising several varying types of inducement to the motoring public and having exhausted all known technique in the art best prac¬ tised by the “Knights of the Road” our minstrel, boy arrived at the portals of the great city and with felicitations of high order left the philanthropic gentleman and made his way to the bridge which doth span the mighty Niagara.

Due to the whims of government, it seems necessary nowadays that those who would travel from country to country must account for their existence, colour of hair, father’s private life and whether or not he was ever in goal, who does the family laundry and scores of other such necessary questions. All very sad, very sad indeed and when our John presented himself at the local “Question Box” nothing was spared THE O. A. C. REVIEW 291 in an attempt to find out all and sundry about our wandering boy. I have not got the conversation verbatim, but it ran something like this.

“Where's your home?’’

“Guelph, Ontario.’’

"Where are you going, or rather, where would you like to go?’’

“To Buffalo.’’

"I see, and are you a Canadian?’’

“Yes.”

"Umm. Visiting or on business?”

‘ ‘Neither.”

"Well what in blazes did you come down here for then?”

"I was going to go to a show or something.”

“Do you mean to tell me that you came all the way from Guelph down here to go over to Buffalo to a show?” How did you get here?”

"I hitch-hiked down.”

“Well you look like a respectable citizen to me, but I’m sorry laddie, I can’t let you in on a story like that unless you pay the regular head tax of eight dollars ($8.00).”

"That lets me out I guess, I’ve only got five dollars ($5.00).”

Very dejected, Horatio, I mean John, left the bridge and while brooding on the injustices of one neighbour to another so to speak, a rather bright idea registered itself in the cranial extremity of the un¬ fortunate one. The frown disappeared and in its place there was a look of hope, of eager expectation such as might have adorned the counten¬ ance of one Jacques Cartier when he first sighted the land which after¬ wards was taken from the Indians. (They should give it back, the land I mean). With determined step John set out for the other bridge about half a mile distant. After intermittent little jaunts on the high¬ way coming down, the pedal appendages were not in the best of con¬ dition but all this was forgotten now in the anticipation of that show in Buffalo which seemed to come nearer with every step.

About ten minutes of this pavement massaging and our hero arrived at “Question Box No. 2” where his interrogation was much less gruel¬ ling than at the previous point, and the feeling generally was bordering 292 THE O. A. C. REVIEW on the chummy if you know what I mean. In further contrast to the first bridge John was sailing along beautifully almost at the doors of the show one might say - - and then a slight hitch. All the “necessary” questions had been answered and accepted by the gentleman in the brass buttons when, as an afterthought, and as John was almost starting to close the gap between himself and the Buffalo playhouse, he was asked an embarsassing question. Might be termed the Question De Luxe in this case.

“Have you ever been refused admission into the United States?” ’asked Uncle Sam’s doorman.

Well now wouldn’t that numb the senses for a bit. I mean to say after almost hearing the blooming music so to speak some one breaks the film.

John’s great desire to enter the land of the free must have recalled very forcibly the memory of one of her noble sons, George Washington, and at the same time thinking vaguely of horticulture and cherry trees, he replied with the naked truth. There was no shadow of prevarication. His answer was brief and to the point.

“Yes,” said John, “about half an hour ago.”

At this point we must omit the balance of the conversation, or I should say oratory because it was rather one-sided, leaning toward the south. This was too much for any Aggie thought John, and so once more it was “right about face, quick march.” I think there’s a hymn about “No more Bridges to Cross’ or something of that nature, anyway John had run out of bridges so there was nothing to it but “Come Back to Erin.”

And that, children, is the story of how Horatio (John in this case) failed to hold the bridge because he did not have his two college companions with him, the one a diplomat and the other a gentleman who very frequently paltered with the truth.

MORAL: Patronize home industry. Why go all the way to Buffalo to waste your money when you can do it right here in Guelph.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.—Bulwer. Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out; it is always near at hand and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is trou¬ blesome, and sets a man’s invention on the rack, and one trick needs a great many more of the same kind to make it good. —Tillotson. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 293

] MACDONALD ] N EWS Miss Bertha Leach

HOLLYWOOD ON THE CAMPUS

“Hollywood need have no fear of the future/’ so Mr. Gold win stated at a recent interview. I was noseying around the set the other day and came across some tit-bits of news all ready to be passed on to you. Garbo has her hair dyed red (how about it Wray?) but she still has her pet phrase, “I want to be alone.” Crawford was talking about her picture. It seems she thinks she’s not being given enough scope for the name of the picture is “Chained.” I guess you know all about it without reading it. Myrna Loy is impersonated by no other person than our own Freddie Hughes. Don’t those eyes get you? Someone crooning? Why its Ozzie Paddin doing his Bing Crosby act. Who was he serenading? Well, we will let you guess. Baby LeRoy was gurgling and gooing all to himself so I stopped and had a chat with him. I have it! The same tender light shines in his eyes as in our own BennyWebster’s.

Mae West has been living in Watson Hall since the middle of September. I wonder how she likes it?

I saw George Raft talking to Helen. It looks like quite a match.

That strong silent man, Garry Cooper, is impersonated by Ab. Fol- land. How does he stay so silent when the girls miss a basket?

Zasu Pitts has taken to tap-dancing! They say there are no floors left in the Annex after her practice. Didn’t you like her performance in “The Skater’s Dance.” Who! Oh, don’t be so Green.

Douglas Montgomery has scored a great success in his picture “Little Women.” Light women seem to please him best, don’t they Art?

On third floor of the Mac set, Grace Moore was singing “Believe it Beloved” as only she can sing it! The man who placed the ring on her left hand is certainly being sung to these days.

What a line Chevalier has. At least Mid seems to thrive on it. 294 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Franchot Tone and Anne Harding were dancing together the other night. It’s double-Dutch to us. It seems a shame that Claudette Colbert wasn’t cast in ' One Night of Love.” On the last set I saw the Iron Duke. As usual, his chief worry was material for the Review.

MACDONALD INSTITUTE DEBATE

On February the 12th, the literary programme was presented by Macdonald Institute. A miniature skating carnival was presented as the first number. The skating girls looked very smart in their blue skating outfits. Four of the Mac Girls debated on the question “Resolved that a Complete State Medical Service be Introduced in Canada.” Misses Betty Leach and Mary Lou Hopkins upheld the affirmative while Misses Bertha Leach and Lyla Calder handled the negative. "Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” sent the audience into gales of laughter. Nor were their spirits depressed when the “Darkies” came on the stage and tap-danced. We were indeed fortunate to have Archdeacon Scott with us to read selections from his poems. It is always a pleasure to have him visit the college. Miss K. Jarmyn entertained us with a delightful piano solo. The programme concluded on a military key-note with the Soldiers’ Tap Dance.

I have found that the men who are really the most fond of the ladies—who cherish for them the highest respect—are sel¬ dom the most popular with the sex. Men of great assurance, whose tongues are lightly hung—who make words supply the place of ideas, and place compliment in the room of sentiment— are their favourites. A due respect for women leads to respect¬ ful action toward them, and respect is taken by them for neglect or want of love.—Addison. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 295

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY NOTES (Continued from Page 283) in the novelty and excitement of the ring, they will follow habit for longer periods. To learn to walk fast and freely is the prime objective and immediate obedience to an order to halt is most desirable.

PREPARATION FOR THE RING

Daily grooming and blanketing is necessary to produce a smooth coat. Careful attention to the underpinning brings out the innate flat¬ ness of the bone, a straight and silky appearance of the feather, the obliquity of the pastern, highly desirable and the size and openness of the hoof-head.

Two days before washing the legs an application of paraffin oil will serve to improve silkiness of feather. To make the pastern appear neater and longer, it is a good practice to bandage it, padding above and parting the feather underneath.

Luke warm water and lots of soap are excellent for washing legs the morning previous to the day of the show. Thorough rinsing is necessary, for should soap adhere to the feather, complete and neat dry¬ ing is difficult. Drying is achieved by rubbing in fine white sawdust with a downward motion.

A short time before entering the ring, it is advisable to rub some soap under the hair around the coronets of the hoof shortly before proceeding to the ring. Prominence of hoof-head and obliquity of pastern may be improved by simply drawing the hair through a handful of resin and then combing out.

Aged, undocked animals and all colts under two years old should be shown with full-length tails. A couple of raffia sprigs and a knob should be braided into the tail. A bow of two silk ribbons, the ends hanging, tied to the knob, produces a quite useful effect. Strands of multi-coloured cheesecloth or raffia must be woven into the mane. Flowers placed in this in a certain way accentuates the natural curve of the neck.

Immediately before the show, in order to impart a beautiful sheen to the coat, rub with paraffin or olive oil. Last, but not least, fit a white rope halter around the neck of the animal. 296 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

To keep the horse under control, and at all times to show him to the best advantage is a golden rule of the ring. One eye on the animal and the other on the judge marks the experienced showman. When leading away from the judge, go straight; stop before turning, always turn to the right (walk around the animal) and again stop before returning.

For a standing position, choose one where the horse’s fore feet will be slightly higher than the rear. All four feet must be kept well under the animal. At all times keep the head up and have the animal appear as alert as possible. The main thing to keep in mind is to impress the judge at the outset for the fillst impressions often decide the contest. Courtesy and sportsmanship is of course the by-word of the ring.

THE REVIEW’S QUESTIONAIRE JUNIORS AND HOMEMAKERS 1. For what is Loch Ness famous? 2. Where does “bundling” come from? 3. Who said, “Come on Suckers?” 4. When was Dreyfuss shot? 3. Who wrote “Roughing it in the bush?” 6. What does “inure” mean? 7. Who were Alcock and Brown? 8. Where and what is Catolica? 9. Who is Frank Buchman? 10. Who is the Poet Laureate?

THIRD YEAR AGGIES 1. Who wrote the Savoy Operas? Can you name any? 2. What is “Time?” 3. Where will Iran be? When? 4. What was the name of the most outstanding athlete in the U. S. A. in 1934? 5. What is “Nature?” 6. Who said, “Beware the Jabberwock my son?” 7. How do you mix a Martini? 8. Who is Jimmy Frise? 9. What is a caleche? 10. Who is Horace G. Deming? .. ,•. ; . - (For answers see page 310) NEXT MONTH VETS AND SOPHOMORES THE O. A. C. REVIEW 297

Kew Gardens

By Arthur G. Davis ’36

EDITOR’S NOTE—For two successive years the author studied during several weeks in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Though interested particularly in grasses, he has gained enough information to give us this interesting article. Mr. Davis is a Canadian, bom in the West.

TO MOST Canadians Kew merely signifies a place in England. They recollect having read a song in the school reader entitled Kew in Lilac Time'’ by Alfred Noyes. The Borough of Kew on the outskirts of London contains the Royal Botanic Gardens, which have long been famous as a horticultural centre both as to natural beauty and in that they contain the world’s largest variety of living horticul¬ tural species. They are commonly known as Kew Gardens.

The history of the gardens is intimately associated with that of the aristocracy of England. In the 17th century a portion of the present gardens was owned by an enthusiastic and capable horticulturist of no small means. The property indirectly descended through titled people to Frederwick Prince of Wales. His wife, mother of George III., took a keen interest in the gardens and employed the best architects and gar¬ deners to enlarge the grounds. George III. carried on the good work, spending much of his time in Kew Palace, which exists to this day, and where it is said that he was once confined to his room as a lunatic. He secured the services of Sir Joseph Banks the scientist who sent men to 298 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

various parts of the world on plant hunting expeditions. Thus arose the wonderful collection of plants that are to be seen in the gardens today. There are over 7000 species and 1000 marked varieties of her¬ baceous plants alone, in addition to trees, etc.

With the death of George III. and Sir Joseph Banks, the gardens fell into somewhat of a decline until 1840, when as a result of public opinion and the cost of upkeep, Queen Victoria gave the gardens to the nation. They are now administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Since 1840 they have been expanded and greatly improved, to become the centre of Botanical Science in the Empire and the pride of the nation’s horticulturists.

Kew Gardens comprises an area of 288 acres, in which is laid out every conceivable form of landscape architecture and horticultural gardening. The whole is characterized by a grouping and arrangement of plants belonging to the same genus, tribe, family or ecotype, very advantageous for a student interested particularly in any single group of plants and impressive to the casual observer, who may, for example, see 1800 of the some 7000 species of orchids in existence.

The Herb Garden is a good example of this plan of arrangement. The whole area, 210 by 80 yards consists of 170 rectangular beds thirty to seventy feet in length and seven or eight feet wide, interspaced by grass walks. The species of each genus are brought together, as are the genera of each family. The author spent some time at the Graminae plot in which are to be seen a fine collection of hardy grasses used for fodder and ornamental purposes. It may be of interest to mention here that the grasses have always been well represented since the days of George III. who was interested in them. The Family Ranunculaceae occupies an important position in the gardens with its buttercups, anemones, paeony, clematis, monkshood, columbine and Christmas rose.

At certain seasons of the year, sections of Kew become so beautiful that neither words nor pictures can describe them. The Azalea garden in May provides a heavenly display of colour and fragrance. Here representative species and varieties of the North American and Asia Minor azaleas and their hybrids are gathered together against a back¬ ground of beaches, oaks, lindens and magnolias. Flower colours range from white to crimson, including yellow, orange, pink and scarlet.

The rhododendrons are a mass of colour about the same time. These shrubs are almost exclusively confined to an artificially construct¬ ed winding valley known as the Rhododendron Dell. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 299

The Bamboo Garden nearby is characterised by its grace of tree form and habit. Bamboos have gained favour in landscape work solely because of this one merit. In the gardens, as natural a habitat as possible has been formed, low, with plenty of water and not too much sun.

An interesting feature of Kew is the Pagoda, an octagonal, ten story wooden structure. Japanese in appearance, it forms a pivot from which radiate a number of vistas. From the top of the Pagoda wonderful views may be obtained. On one hand is the Cedar Vista, which opens upon a lake and on the other the Pagoda Vista, composed of handsome deciduous trees. From the Pagoda also may be seen avenues of Haw¬ thorn and Japanese Cherries.

In the gardens are numerous glass houses, conservatories, museums and a herbarium. Chief among these is the Palm House, until a few years ago one of the largest plant houses in existence. It contains a collection of tropical plants of the Old and New World, the palms being the predominating feature. A description of these has no place here, suffice it to say that some palms, particularly coconuts, are difficult to grow, and it is much to the credit of Kew that trees have been kept alive for a century under artificial conditions.

One glass house is devoted to the giant water lily of the Amazon, the Victoria Regia, mere mention of which is not enough. Although a perennial, it is treated in heating as an annual, as it does not survive the dull long winter. The seeds are sown in February in pots and the young plants are set out some six weeks later in a bed of rich soil in a large tank occupying nearly the entire house. Here is grows rapidly till by mid-summer the leaves have became 6-7 feet wide with upturned rims 4 to 6 inches deep. The flowers are about a foot in diameter, at first white and fragrant, changing to a purple pink before fading. Individaul flowers remain expanded for 24 hours only, but during the summer, a new flower opens every 3 to 4 days. The regia is one of the vegetable wonders of the world.

In one corner of Kew is the Queen s Cottage grounds. It is a thickly wooded area in which a thatched cottage stands, built for George II. and Queen Charlotte. The cottage remains as it was built, an inter¬ esting relic of by-gone days. Save for a path leading through, the grounds are fenced off from the public. This beautiful piece of wood¬ land is carpeted thickly with bluebells. One Sunday in late May is known as Bluebell Sunday when these flowers are at their best. 300 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Four museums on the grounds elucidate the uses of plants to man¬ kind. One is devoted to the exhibition of the products of dicotyledo¬ nous plants. Another displays exhibits of monocotyledonous plants, orchids, palms, grasses, etc. while number three presents timber exhibits and the fourth is devoted to British forestry.

The Herbarium contains the world’s finest collection of dried, pressed plants and a large botanical library. It is the “happy hunting grounds of the botanist. Floras of different parts of the Empire have been prepared at Kew or by Kew men in this herbarium. All great botanists visit Kew Gardens sooner or later, hence the staff there is always informed of work being carried on anywhere in the world.

The staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens is not only employed in collecting, identifying, and caring for plant specimens - - they have accomplished far greater tasks. Since the transference of Kew to the nation in 1840, one of its main functions has been the elucidation of the uses of plants to man. The cultivation of specimens in the gardens, and their later dispatch to those parts of the Empire best suited to them has been a special feature of the work carried out at Kew. The present abundant supply of rubber, various fibres, quinine, etc., may be traced to the enterprise and efforts of Kew. Kew men have done work of untold value in respect to the Panama disease of Bananas, by crossing non-commercial, disease resistant varieties with commercial, disease susceptible varieties, to produce a valuable plant. By the identification of a single leaf, a member of the staff started the rubber industry of the Gold Coast. Colonial governments are continually seeking the aid of Kew, particularly in respect to plant diseases. Kew men are to be found in botanical gardens the world over.

It might not be amiss to point out that the gardens are open to the public at certain hours of the day and a nominal admittance fee is charged to assist in the upkeep. Once inside, one is free to wander at will, to picnic, to admire the plants, or to enjoy a siesta, in the most beautiful gardens on the face of the earth.

One more or less interesting feature of the gardens is that it is the scene of many a courtship. With the exception of Hyde Park and Central Park, it must lead in the numbers of betrothals signified within a garden. This merely adds further evidence to the indisputable fact that even in our mechanised world, romance is still linked with nature's gardens. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 301

ATTENTION MAC. HALL by W. J. Goad

As broad minded students, eager for information, yearning for the knowledge which fits you so much better for the trials and tribula¬ tions of this life,—and perhaps another, it is only fitting that condi¬ tions which exist at our sister institutions should be revealed to the would-be intellectuals. It is only by realizing the hapless lot of others that we fully appreciate the manifold blessings in the way of juris¬ prudence which exist on our campus. I mean to say, even the strongest willed yield to temptation sometimes, and it seems very timely that the young ladies of Macdonald and Watson Hall be given reason for a keener appreciation of the many seemingly unreasonable restrictions which after all enable our girls to exemplify all those qualities which become a lady. Without any further verbal lather, I will reveal the information which should make the ladies of this campus feel pretty self-satisfied and domestically content. Focus the optics on the following, girls. It will do your hearts a world of good. Of course you must not be biased or narrow-minded; you must adopt the broad outlook, or if you will permit me, count your blessings. University College Women’s Residences House Regulations, 1935 Leaves: Early leave—10.30 p.m. Late leave—12.30 a.m. weekdays, 12 p.m. Sunday. I year students may have one 12.30 leave a week, borrowable. II year students may have two 12.30 leaves a week, borrowable. III and IV year students as many 12.30 leaves as they wish within reason. Saturdays are open till 12.30 for all years. No Saturday leave later than 1.30 a.m. Extended Late Leaves and Overnights: Two of the 12.30 leaves per term may be extended to 1.30. Six of the 12.30 leaves may be used in the following way: (a) Overnight—A student may not enter a boarding house or apartment save as a guest of a girl boarding there. (b) Till 2.30—First Year students may have extended leave for chaperoned dances only and may not take overnight leave for the pur¬ pose of avoiding this ruling. (Continued on Page 304) 302 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

ALUMNI RECORD H. G. Strang ’36

George Richardson, a member of Class ’34, recently won high honours in a special course in ice cream manufacturing at the Pennsyl¬ vania State College, where he was successful in attaining the highest rank in general proficiency in a class of 5 1 students, winning thereby a silver trophy and a special cash prize of $10.00. Mr. Richardson is the first Canadian student to win this particular trophy. Student representatives from Sweden, Cuba and Canada, as well as United States, were participating in this special course. It will be recalled that Mr. Richardson spent two and a half years with Class ’34, dropping out of the Intermediate Year at Christmas ’32, he enrolled in the Dairy School three month courses. His attentiveness and earnest pursuance to dairy manufacturing work enabled him to attain the highest rank in his class, and was awarded the J. M. Christie Gold Medal, which is annually donated by President Christie for high¬ est proficiency in the Dairy School. George is now associated with the Renfrew Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery at Renfrew, Ont. We extend to him sincere congratulations on his most recent success, and also wish him continued success in the field of dairy manufacturing.

Dear Alumni Editor: Year ’34 held its first annual re-union at the Institution on Feb¬ ruary 2nd, the night after the Conversat, at which 140 persons at¬ tended. After a splendid meal a few short toasts were drunk with our congenial Hon. Pres. “Gerry” Ruhnke as toastmaster. We think we know how to choose our chaperones for a party when we got Coach McQueen and Coach Baldwin to act in this capacity. Year ’34 wishes the graduating class of ’35, who in a short time will join the Alumni, the very best of everything in the future, espe¬ cially for May, 1935. The following news of graduates of '34 may be interesting: H. C. Aitken—Division of Horticulture, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. J. R. Brown—Co-operative Wool Growers, Weston. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 303

The Aristocrat of All Chocolate Baw

YOU’LL ENJOY IT WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT - BUT BE SURE IT’S NEILSON’S

R. E. Heal—Taking post graduate work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. A. D. Hales—Swift Canadian Co., Toronto. G. B. Henry—Canada Packers, Toronto. A. P. Bell—Canada Packers, Toronto. G. W. Mills—Canada Packers, Toronto. J. M. Powell—Experimental Farm, Harrow, Ont. F. A. Stinson—Experimental Farm, Harrow, Ont. J. J. Tofani—Fruit Inspector, Dominion Fruit Branch, Toronto. J. R. Turnbull—Dominion Livestock Branch, Toronto. G. C. Young—Roselawn Dairy, Toronto. I remain, Yours sincerely, G. B. Henry. 304 THE O. A. C. REVIEW_

ATTENTION, MAC HALL (Continued from Page 301) Second Year students using extended leave for other than chaper¬ oned dances are required to be in by 1.30. Third and Lourth Year students may use this leave for chaperoned or other than chaperoned parties. A student who is more than fifteen minutes late on a 10.30 night will be counted as having had a 12.30 leave; lateness on a 12.30 leave is counted as a 2.30 leave. Lateness accumulating to fifteen minutes over several nights is penalised by forfeiting of a 2.30 leave.

Week-Ends: Students are free to take week-ends from Lriday till Monday, but this privilege may not be used to extend the number of late leaves. If Lriday night is used for a party, it must be considered as a late leave or an overnight. Permission.—Lor late leave, 12.30—permission is obtained from the Head of the House, or, if she is absent, from the Head Girl or Senior Rep. Leave for 1.30 is obtained from the Head of the House or the Dean. Permission for overnight leave or for week-ends may be secured from the Head of the House. Students must sign the Leave Book if they are out at all after din¬ ner. They must at all times sign in on returning. Penalty for omitting to do this is at the discretion of the House. The House shall be quiet from 9—12 a.m., 2—4 p.m., 8—10 p.m., and from 10.30 on. Radio or piano may not be played during those hours. Violations of these rules may see the offenders proctored by any other students. Lor repeated offences, the House Committee may at its discretion forfeit 2.30 leave. Guests for Meals: No free guest may be allowed. Tickets for guests may be obtained however. Smoking—Students may smoke in their bedrooms, but not in public rooms, corridors, laundries, libraries or bathrooms. Guests Overnight—Guests must be reported to the Head of the House. Double charge is the penalty for not doing so. Gentlemen guests may be entertained in the Reception Room or the Common Room, but they may smoke in the Reception Room only. (Continued on Page 318) THE O. A. C. REVIEW 305

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O.A.C. 3PORTSFOLIO R. L. Acklen ’36

The 1934-35 Interfaculty Assault-at-Arms took place in the Hart House Gym on January 31st. The Meds took first place with 57 points Next in order were O. A. C., 45 points; S. P. C., 34 points; U. C.r 28 points; St. M., 14; Trinity, 11 and Vic., 4. The O. A. C. team was composed of the following men; boxers; Arnup, 118 lbs.; Young, 125; Gay, 135; Orr-Ewing, 145; Fraiser, 155; Wolff, 165; Thompson, 175. Wrestlers; Corner, 125; Limpert. 135; Martin, 145: McDonald, 155; Lavender, 165; Wolfe, heavy. Gay won his bout from Kemp of Vic. in four seconds with a Ko. Wolff won by a technical knockout, knocking Burke of Vic. down twice for a count of nine. The wrestlers failed to win as many points as did the boxers but they came through in fine style. McDonald won a decision over Crass- ley, For. Corner won from Keefe of U. C. but lost in the finals to Johnson of Meds. Martin won his bout from Rudzig of S. P. S.

BASKETBALL Senior basketball has gotten off to a flying start with a number of exhibition games: Fiat Club _ _45 O. A. C._ _ 38 Fiat Club __ 49 O. A C. _ _ _ 58 Central Y Toronto 23 O. A. C. _ _ 16 Central Y Toronto _30 O. A. C. _ _ 19 Kitchener _ _11 O. A. C. _ _ 47 The league schedule commences on Feb. 8th with McMaster, in Hamilton; Feb. 16 with R. M. C., there; Feb. 23, R. M. C. here and March 1st, McMaster, here. The intermediate team has also played a number of exhibition games. The interfaculty is to be complimented on winning their first game on Jan. 31 with 19 points to Trinity’s 7.

SWIMMING The O. A. C. natators have had a poor season, the only high light in which was a victory at Kitchener on the night of the Conversat. The team certainly needs some swimming brains for all other conditions are most favourable. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 307

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Students are welcome to call at Where you will receive the most our office in the Masonic Building modern and scientific examination on Quebec Street West, for partic¬ and glasses fitted at a moderate ulars of the policy and coverages cost. Won’t you come into my and the conditions applicable to office at your convenience and let payment of claims. me check your eyes. Your Eye¬ sight you know is too precious a John Sutherland thing to be neglected. & Sons Limited G. E. EAGLETON INSURANCE SPECIALISTS REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST AUTOMOBILE FINANCING "The Student’s Optician”

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Therefs a Big Gold Watch on Wyndham St Blue neon lights in attractive show windows—and a number over the door—120— A. W. SMITH & SONS Limited—Jewellers—Gold' and Silversmiths You are welcome there—the telephone is convenient—and you are just a few steps from the cars— You’ll like the courteous and helpful service—and you won’t be annoyed— By persistent salesmen—trying to sell you something you don’t want— But you’ll see things you will want—Gifts that are different— And a complete line of Prize Cups, Medals, Canes—and Specialties in Gold Like the Gold Football on “Baldy’s” Watch Chain— Silver And there’s a special price for Year Prizes—and quantity orders— Only an expert can repair a watch promptly—and there are only experts at Smith’s— Experts in Fountain Pen and Jewellery repairs too— And because you’re an AGGIE—or from MAC HALL— you may depend on— REASONABLE PRICES.

120 UPPER WYNDHAM ST. PHONE 590 308 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

O. A. C. RIFLE ASSOCIATION After a very brief period of practice, the O. A. C. entered in the D. C. R. A. Inter-university Rifle Competition, fired their first match. This was the first competition for many of the men and some developed bad cases of nerves. No doubt scores will improve with practice. How¬ ever, both teams had good averages and there is close competition for first place. The results of the January match are: Team No. 1—team average 94.2: W. Golding, 95; L. Weatherston, 95; R. Acklen, 94; N. Pearce, 94; R. Fraser, 93.

Team No. 2—team average 90.6: C. B. Weeks, 92; H. Stensson, 92; G. Thorpe, 90; E. Sadler, 90 and W. Robinson and M. Barclay. 89 (tied). Many of the men who failed to make the team in January have shown marked improvement and the present teams will have to work hard to hold their places. Since classes commenced in January, the following have entered the ranks of spoon-winners. For the men: J. B. Terry ’35; J. M. Barclay 36; F. D. Willows ’38 and W. V. Golding '36. For the ladies of Mac Hall: Misses Molly Bramfut, Helen Wood, Kitty Elliott and Marie Barry. Highest aggregate score for the year is held by a member of Year 36 with Professor Blackwood, Fac always within a point or two. It is an interesting competition to watch. On the other side of the campus there are crack-shots too. If the girls had the opportunities to practice that are afforded the men, I suspect that the girls would show us up. Save your good targets for the Royal and boost your club.

C. O. T. C. NEWS It is a busy time in the Corps, what with parades and lectures and shooting matches. On February 15, the candidates for certificates “A” and “B” try their practical examination and on March 5 and 6 they try the written papers. This year, for the first time, corps members from the Ontario Veterinary College are being permitted to try for certificates “A” and “B” Veterinary. The January matches for the D. C. R. A. and Dominion Marksmen teams were fired on January 26. The results were excellent in both competition. The teams, in order of merit were:

D. C. R. A. Team No. 1—Team average 92.8; C. Q. S. M. Walk¬ er, Sgt. Weatherston, Cdt. Bradley, Cdt. Klaehn, Capt. Webb. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 309

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D. C. R. A. Team No. 2—Team average 87; Cdt. Clugston, Cdt. Gray, Cpl. Shackelton, Cpl. Botterill, Lieut. Scott.

Dominion Marksmen Team No. 1—Team average 94.4; Sgt. Weatherston, C. Q. S. M. Walker, Capt. Webb, Cdt. Barclay, Cdt. Bradley.

Dominion Marksmen Team No. 2—Team average 89.2; Cdt. Clugston, Cpl. Botterill, Cdt. Klaehn, Cpl. Shackelton, Cdt. Gray.

These averages are considerably above those for the first match last year and we sincerely hope the boys will keep up the good work.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONAIRE ON PAGE 296

JUNIORS AND HOMEMAKERS

1. The Loch Ness Monster, believed to be a sea serpent. 2. "The Pursuit of Happiness,” current play and movie. 3. Texas Guinan, famous night club hostess, recently deceased. 4. Drefuss was not shot but sentenced for espionage in France, 1914. He was recently released. Dolfus shot, 1934. 3. Susannah Moody. 6. accustom, habituate” (Oxford Concise). 7. First men to attempt to fly the Atlantic in a ’plane, 1919. 8. A new city built on the reclaimed Pontine Marsh near Rome. 9. Founder and leader of the Oxford Group. 10. John Masefield.

THIRD YEAR AGGIES

1. Gilbert and Sullivan. “H. M. S. Pinafore,” “Mikado,” “Io- lanthe,” etc. 2. Weekly news magazine published in New York. 3. The new name for Persia. Comes into effect March 22nd. 4. Dizzy Dean. (U. S. and Canadian Press vote). 3. Probably the most outstanding general scientific magazine pub¬ lished in English. It’s on the library shelves. Take a look. 6. One of the Tweedle Boys in “Through the Looking Glass.” 7. Ask any Senior. 8. Cartoonist who does “Birdseye Centre” in Star Weekly. 9. J wo-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle peculiar to the city of Quebec. 10. You certainly missed a lot in the chemistry courses! THE O. A. C. REVIEW 311

HINTS ON SHOWING FRUIT, SPECIAL! FLOWERS and VEGETABLES We repair any watch for two dollars, cleaning included. Work guaranteed. By L. G. Klein '36 A. FLOYD SMITH Before going into detail in any par¬ 6 DOUGLAS STREET (Rear Post Office) ticular class, I shall outline a few of the ■ ■■ ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ essential points which are applicable to all classes: LIGGETT’S 1. Do not enter more or fewer THE REXALL STORE specimens than called for, else disquali¬ Headquarters for Jasmine and Gar¬ fication, regardless of quality, will ensue. denia Toiletries. Also complete stock of all other popular lines of cosmetics. 2. All specimens in an entry must be uniform as to size, shape and colour, etc. Complete line of 3. The desirability of freedom from C.C.M. SKATE and SHOE OUTFITS • Hockey Supplies Skates Sharpened disease and blemish cannot be too Keys cut and locks repaired strongly stressed. BROWN’S BICYCLE STORE 4. Be certain of varieties and enter Cork Street them in their right class. 5. A fresh specimen of inferior qual¬ ity is preferable to a superior quality E. S. MARRIOTT that is wilted. The Rosary Florist 6. Size is an important factor in fruit 38 Quebec St. W. Guelph PHONE: Store 966 and vegetables. A large specimen is not Between Knox, Chalmers St. Church always preferable. A good rule to fol¬ low would be to select specimens that a good cook would choose for table use. Frey’s Drug Store CUT FLOWERS The Home of SMILES ’N CHUCKLES and Cut flowers should be fresh, well PRINCESS PAT TOILETRIES Opera House Block Phone 117 coloured according to variety: long stemmed and uniform and free from foliage and blossom blemishes.

Do not crowd specimens in a vase. HALL’S Red Indian Service Station Give them lots of room so that each Blue Marathon and Cycle Gasolines may be seen thoroughly. RED INDIAN MOTOR OILS Gordon St., Guelph Phone 2728 VEGETABLES

Onions: 1. Shape should correspond to variety. Norman A. Burbidge 2. Specimens should be clean but Osteopath not peeled. Phone 1307 212 Norfolk St. 3. The neck should be small and GUELPH, ONT. well ripened. 312 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Potatoes: 1. Specimens should be uni¬ form. WALKER STORES 2. Eyes should be as shallow as LIMITED possible for the variety. 3. Freedom from disease and blem¬ Ladies' Wear Men’s Wear ishes is very important. Dry Goods, House Furnishings Beets: Select specimens that are not more etc. than three inches in diameter.

127-131 Wyndham St. Guelph Smoothness and freedom from side-roots are important. Celery: Heads should be large, stems long and firm. Specimens must be free from rust and rot and should Programmes show no flower stems. Roots may be trimmed to the base or to a Letterheads and Envelopes, Cards, Invitations, Menus, etc., artisti¬ pyramidal shape. Heart should be cally designed and neatly large and long. Ribs should not printed be too coarse. Kelso Printing Co. Carrots: Roots should be long, straight, Fine Job Printers and smooth, marked by an absence

TOVELL’S BLOCK GUELPH of side-roots. No cracked speci¬ mens should be shown. Carrots should gradually taper to a round¬ ed or pointed end. A medium T. ROSS BARBER sized vegetable is preferable to a Signs and Glass large one. 84 NORFOLK ST. PHONE 271 APPLES Uniformity, colour and freedom from FREDERICK BOGARDUS disease and blemishes are the most im¬ DRUG STORES portant points to keep in mind. This Waterman’s and Shaeffer Pens, Toilet Goods, Fancy Stationery, Smiles ’n fruit may be polished in order to appear Chuckles Candies. to a good advantage. ST. GEORGE’S SQUARE (Next to Bank of Nova Scotia) PREPARING SHEEP FOR THE COLLEGE ROYAL The Wards Studio P. D. Armstrong ’36 Phone 1533F P. O. Box 255 Anyone may become a fairly good Artistic Enlargements and Copying sheep showman if he is interested and Films and Cameras willing to practice. Expert knowledge Professional Amateur Finishing is not required at all. Selection of the frames, etc. animal is the first consideration and this Groups and Commercial Photos should be done with care. The idea in

29-31 Wellington St. W. Guelph trimming is to conceal some of the de¬ fects, but the beginner learns only by THE O. A. C. REVIEW 313

experience, therefore it is advisable to choose animals with as few major de¬ Norman H. Beimes fects as possible. CLEANER and DYER TRIMMING 60 MACDONNELL STREET Room 2 Dominion Bank Building Trimming is resorted to in order to For four years I have sold 0. A. C. make an animal look as much like the Students 3 tickets for $1.00, entitling them to have their suit sponged and ideal as possible. The correct use of the pressed and minor repairing done and shears is as follows: grasp the shears I again offer the same prompt and satisfactory service this year. with thumb and fingers, the blade next Get your tickets now the thumb being kept still and the other being worked with the fingers. Always move shears away from the body, cut¬ Reliable —Years prove it ting in such a way as to prevent un¬ necessary shear marks. Dependable Ask any one At the outset the animal is trimmed PICNICS, WEINER ROASTS and BANQUETS SPECIALLY to impart a square, blocky appearance CATERED TO and to blend all parts properly. Fol¬ lowing this a damp brush is passed over Hales’ Meat Market the entire fleece and all is ready for card¬ “The Market of Better Meats" ing. This process may only be learned Phone 238-239 Free Delivery by demonstration so that no time will be devoted here to a description. Card¬ ing, of course, serves to free the fleece Molloy and Finlay from dust and chaff. The next move St. George’s Square is to cut off all loose ends, then repeat Guelph’s Modern Barber Shop the procedure till a firm, clean fleece is CARS STOP AT THE SQUARE obtained. Particular care should be taken in trimming the head in order to reveal as much breed character as pos¬ sible KELLY’S 33 WYNDHAM STREET Miscellaneous Preparations It is advisable to blanket the sheep MUSIC and MUSICAL tor a few days before the show in order INSTRUMENTS to prevent dirt accumulating on the Radio and Radio Repairs fleece Feet may be trimmed two days before in order to promote correct GUELPH posture. Immediately prior to entering the ring, the fleece should be dampened slightly and patted with a board, to impart a neat and finished appearance. Encourage Your Advertisers IN THE RING Come in and see us sometime Sheep are never shown with halters, RUSSELL DALY but are held by the lower jaw. Past Right at the P. O. kind treatment and proper training will 314 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

DRUGS ensure ease of control in the ring. The Students of O. A. C., Mac Hall and 0. V. good showman endeavours to conceal C. when you require medicines, toiletries, the defects of his charge while in the sick room supplies, etc. of high quality at moderate prices—go to ring. When undergoing handling by THE “STUDENT DRUG STORE” the judge, an animal must not be allow (next Post Office) ed to move.

ALEX STEWART The foregoing are the main items to Chemist be kept in mind by one who would exhibit sheep. Let it not be forgotten The Royal Hotel that the showman must be continually on the alert for should his attention CATERS TO BANQUETS wander, he’ll bring home neither bacon BEFORE BOOKING GET OUR nor red ribbons. PRICES 0. A. C. Alumni PREPARATION OF FIELD Rooms and Excellent Service CROPS FOR EXHIBITION MRS. FISCHER, J. DAVEY, Hostess. Manager \V. Ewen '35

PHONE 2800 Is your exhibit attractive? Is the final product of your work such that it will catch the eye of the judge or a critical Compliments public? These questions are particularly F. W. Woolworth Co. Ltd. applicable to field crops as their prepar¬ 5-10-15 STORE ation for exhibition is chiefly concerned Guelph, O nt. with the selection of material attractive to the eye.

Dunhill DIDEQ Kaywoodie Uniformity, lustre, colour, plump¬ Comoy’s I lllZilJ G. B. D. ness and freedom from foreign material McEWAN’S are the by-words of the showman when he is preparing grains and small seeds. PIPE and TOBACCO SHOP 77 Quebec St. W. Phone 789w CORN Select the cylindrical ear with straight Eyes Examined sides and weight carried well forward to GLASSES FITTED the tip. The tip of an ear of corn Broken Lenses Duplicated should be of a well rounded outline, E. P. HEAD, R.O. culminating in an abrupt taper. The 58 ST. GEORGE’S SQUARE opposite end must needs be full and rounded, but depressed at the shank. In Barry Johnson L.N.C.M.N.C. the preparation of a corn exhibit, it is STUDIO OF DANCING well to consider first of all the accepted LESLIE HAHN SHOW ROOMS standard for that variety in respect to 105 Wyndham St. Phone 1636j Ballroom, tango, tap; class, private the number of rows per ear, the colour lessons; Wednesday and Friday even¬ of the kernel and the cob and the ap¬ ings. January classes now forming. Reduced rates to college students, two pearance of the tips and the butts. Rows or more. of kernels are required to be regular, full THE O. A. C. REVIEW 315 and straight, with no gaps appearing. Loose kernels indicate immaturity, so ARROW TAXI that the ears must be firm. R. J. CLANCY, Proprietor RENT A CAR—DRIVE YOURSELF Passengers Fully Insured CEREAL GRAINS PHONE 1400 Bright, plump grains make an excel¬ 51 Macdonnell St. or Bus Station, Carden St., Guelph, Ont. lent choice for lack of colour and lustre indicate weathering and poor germin¬ ating power. A fanning mill must now FOR GOOD MEALS come into use to remove other grains and eat at weed seeds. A second grading must fol¬ Peacock Restaurant low and finally careful hand picking is necessary to remove all off-type, dis¬ and Candy Shop coloured and misshapen grain. “Say It With Flowers” In the case of barley and oats, it is ARTISTIC FLORAL ARRANGE¬ advisable to run the grain through the MENTS FOR EVERY NEED buffer before grading. This process re¬ (itUhrtst’s 3Flmupr moves the awns from the barley and Member of ‘clips’’ oat extremities, thus increasing Florists’ Telegraph Association the weight per measured bushel. Phone 436 St. George’s Square

SMALL SEEDS We Call For and Deliver Purity in clover, alfalfa and grass seeds is allotted 40-50 points and hence is an important point to consider. All JACK STEWART seeds should be bright and lustrous, as CAN CLEAN IT this indicates germinating ability. ODOURLESS Red Clover varies in colour from REPAIRS — DYEING greenish-yellow to dark purple. Alfalfa, Phone 456 however, should be uniform, of a slight ¬ ly greenish, dull yellow colour; brown¬ CLEANERS and DYERS ish coloured seeds are objectionable. Good Sweet Clover seed has a decided uniformity of colour, perhaps a little less lustre than alfalfa and a uniformity “PAUL’S” SHOE REPAIRING AND SHOE of shape which alfalfa does not possess. SHINE—16 CARDEN ST. Alsike varies in colour from a very light Dyeing, Repairing, Skates Sharpened green to a dark bluish shade; a pre¬ We Call at Your Residence ponderance of dark seed is usually fav¬ oured. Timothy must be free from naked shrivelled seeds and a bright, Burnell Binding and silvery lustre is desirable. Printing Company All of these seeds may be cleaned and BOOKBINDERS, PRINTERS LOOSE LEAF SUPPLIES graded in size by means of hand seives. Gold Stamping on Club Bags, Cases, etc. Hand-picking will remove weed seeds. 89 Quebec Street Phone 1107 316 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

Compliments of PEAS AND BEANS ALBERT L. PRICE Beans, peas and soybeans may best be Chiropractor Electro-Therapist prepared for show purposes by first Complete Modern Electrical grading all off-type, stained or mottled Equipment 130 Upper Wyndham St., Phone 481 seeds. Colour and lustre are every bit as important with these grains as with any others. SITde printing ROOTS AND TUBERS Standard of variety and uniformity For Society and Social Functions are again the passwords in respect to Artistic and Unique Designs Commercial and Book Printers these crops. Desirable potatoes are uniform in size, Wallace Printing Co., colour and shape and are firm and of LIMITED good quality. Very large specimens are 45-47 Cork St., Guelph often rough and hollow. Disease is indicated by dark spots on the skin, by scabbiness and by actual decay. During your stay at O. A. C., Mac¬ Donald and th« Vet. College Mangels and turnips must be smooth SAVAGE & CO. with as few side-roots as possible. Many side-roots indicate a poor quality of Invite you to shop at main root. Should the main root be Guelph’s Leading Jewellers long and thin, it should be cut off di¬ Watches and Alarm Clocks agonally. Turnips should be from four Costume Jewellery to six inches in diameter and must have Parker and Waterman’s Pens China Silverware a rather small neck. Large roots are BUY WITH CONFIDENCE quite often hollow in the crown. PREPARING SWINE FOR THE COLLEGE ROYAL H. OCCOMORE George Downey ’35 FOR Everything in Sheet Metal and As the livestock classes in the College Roofing 80 Norfolk St. Guelph Royal are all showmanship classes, there are some things which the would be showman must keep in mind. He must Hosiery bring his animal out in the very best possible condition and he must show Lingerie that animal in such a way as to accen- Lovely Irish uate the good points and to cover up the poor ones. In order to do this the ex¬ Linens hibitor must have the confidence of his animal and must spend considerable John Armstrong Ltd. time preparing the animal. DRY GOODS Wyndham St. The hog is notorious for doing the thing it should not do. Therefore the THE O. A. C. REVIEW 317

man who shows a pig will have to ex¬ WASHING GREASING ercise a great deal of patience and will have to take plenty of time to become ONE STOP SERVICE acquainted with his animal.

Hogs are shown in the ring without SHELL a halter or any other means of holding Prompt Road Service them. The showman carries a long Phone 1742 35 Gordon St. whip with which he guides the animal. He should have his animal under control Ignition Tires Batteries at all times and should be able to direct and to hold the hog in any part of the ring which the judge may indicate. A GENTLEMEN’S CLOTHES SHOP!

On entering the show ring the ex¬ hibitor should drive his hog slowly Joe* Costigan around the ring so that the judges can King Edward Block—Opp. City Hall see the animal quite well. He must Make this your shopping headquarters during the term watch both the animal and the judge but his watching of the judge should SPECIAL Tailored-to-measure Tuxedos not be too obvious. $23.50 $26.00 The judge will probably ask the Shirts, Ties, Socks, Sweaters, Wind- showman to hold his hog in a certain breakers, etc. position in the ring. The showman must at once drive his animal to the position indicated and keep it there until The only store in this district with the judge tells him to move on. If the three men capable of repairing the hog should move off before the judge modern watch. is ready the exhibitor must drive it back to its original position. The object in Oar Prices are Moderate so doing is to convince the judge that the animal is under complete control. The hog will attempt to root in the W. P. Smith Jewellers clean fresh shavings on the floor and Upper Wyndham St., next door to Smith’s Bakery may even attempt to lie down. The showman can prevent this by gently flicking the animal under the jowl with the whip. Murphy and Hughey

To accustom the hog to this treat¬ 2019 PHONES 2908 ment it is well for the exhibitor to drive his hog daily to the show ring for about TOBACCONISTS and two weeks previous to the show and practice putting it through the various NEWS DEALERS movements. This will accustom the hog not only to the showman himself BETTY BROWN CANDY but to the ring under conditions similar Fresh Daily to those prevailing on the day of the *318 THE O. A. G. REVIEW

show. The more confusion there is in Lincoln J. Brohman, D.D.S. the ring before hand the better, as the Dental Surgeon animal will not be so apt to be disturbed Telephone 1500 23 Wyndham St. on the day of the show. In dressing a hog for the show it is well to have it as clean as possible. White hogs should be washed at least twice before showing and black and red should be washed once at least. Washing object of washing is to clean the hair and skin of all dirt and scurf. Just before showing, white hogs should be liberally powdered with white talcum powder. Black hogs should be painted with a mixture of linseed oil and lampblack 24 hours previous to showing. Shortly before entering the ring they should be well brushed. The lampblack gives the animal a deep black sheen. This article may be summed up under the following headings: 1. Become acquainted with the animal. 2. Accustom the animal to the show¬ ring. 3. Discover the good and bad points and learn how to show up the good ones and detract attention from the bad ones. 4. Bring the animal into the ring per¬ fectly clean.

ATTENTION, MAC HALL (Continued from Page 304) Students may not smoke with their guests there. Men must leave at 10.30 on weekdays and at 11 on Saturdays. Dress—Students may not appear in public rooms or basement in dressing gowns before 10.30 p.m. They are ex¬ pected to appear at all meals fully dressed. Well what do you think of that? I knew you would agree with me. I can just hear you saying among yourselves, THE O. A. C. REVIEW 319

"Mercy sakes, girls, we certainly are lucky that we are not given the oppor¬ The Royal City Press tunity to run around, dissipate, and ruin PRINTERS our health the way lots of other girls are. I think it's a crying shame and 53 Macdonnell Street Phone 1414 should be stopped. What chance has a girl to live in the stately and conven¬ tional womanhood which made our Compliments of grandmothers so intriguing?” That's GEO. CHAPMAN the attitude, girls, and I'm in sympathy Mutual Life Assurance Co. with your views to the last sigh. Douglas St., Guelph To enlarge on the aspect of health in this deplorable situation, do you read the rules on smoking? Are they not be¬ yond the pale so to speak? Any person College Barber Shop that smokes usually inhales the fumes No Waiting Two Barbers of the jolly old coffin nail. Well then, TOBACCO and CIGARETTES to show you what a laugh you have on the demon nicotine and also many other co-eds of this campus and that, try this Compliments of little experiment, and then visualize the effect on the breathing apparati of a con¬ Hicks-Groom Co. firmed smoker. "Experiment to show Wholesale Grocers the relative amounts of nicotine ingested by means of smoking.” Procedure: In the early months or years in the 1. Take a deep puff from one of lives of our domesticated animals and those, "not a cough in a carload” cigar¬ pets a certain discreet restraint has to be ettes and inhale. exercised on them if we would have the 2. When exhaling, blow the smoke mature individual an A-l representative through a clean handkerchief. of the species. I do not for a moment 3. Now take an equally healthy puff wish to draw comparisons but I think you will admit that the fundamental but do not inhale. 4. Blow this comparatively pure principles of early training along certain smoke,—which has known only the in¬ conventional lines is greatly to be com¬ mended and consistently followed. Too terior of the oral groove,—through an¬ other part of the same clean handker¬ much freedom is not good for a person, especially when that person is a young chief. person, and moreover when that young 5. Compare the two spots on the person is a young lady. "hankie”. Makes it all very clear doesn’t it? This has been all very hard to ex¬ Think of all the havoc that nicotine is plain. It is very reassuring, very inspir¬ playing in the respiratory department. ing to know that the oft-mentioned pit- Appalling, isn't it? Now are you not falls of the Modern Miss have been glad that you are free from such haz¬ filled in, or never existed, as far as our ards? campus is concerned. 320 THE O. A. C. REVIEW

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