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EDITOR :-J. \V. PINDER, 139, SELLINCOURT Ro., TOOTING, S.W. 17. PUBLISHED TWICE YEARLY PRICE 3d.

VoL. 1. NOVEMBER, 1930. -No.3·

\Dale . . At a meeting of Committee of C.O.X.A., some eighteen months ago, a suggestion was brought forward that a magazine should be started,-carried unanimously ! The next item to be discussed was where to find an Editor. The members of the com- mittee were asked one by one to take on these onerous duties, but .. , they all at once began to make excuse." This was of course all part of one of O'D's deep laid traps for the unwary-in this case :the writer-who fell for it. Nevertheless Concordia was produced a year ago, and in the course of time a second number followed. :rvrany factors . -operated, however, which have made it necessary for me to relinquish with real regret the duties associated with the further production of this magazine. In vacating the editorial chair in favour of Mr. Pinder, I feel that Concordia and its readers are to be congratulated on having ·obtained his services, (this was another of O'D's deeply laid schemes. · Ed.), and am happy in the knowledge that my literary offspring will go on from strength. to strength and increase · its ad ve1iising .and literary space within very fe'v issues. · The editorial we has now been shed, and reversion has been made in the foregoing to the first person singular. I hasten to point .out that I am not a singular person, but merely, Your humble servant, , \V. T. J. DoNOVAN.

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I 1------. ------...... ""'""'----- 1Res IPat·\>ae. ,. • ; : :·· ) . 11 ·, ; :.... Very few of the nature of es.cape without an Editorial. . 'Ve rn_anage to do so_, but we have our say under the above heading. Our last issue met with friendly criticism in one or t':VO quarters. Vve extend a hearty welcome to our. critics, but beg_ of them· to. let tlieir:critidsri1 take the constrnctive.form of artides for :inclusion. * * * \Ve now appear for the third time (under new management,. so to speak).. Unfortunately for us, our worthy Hon. Treasurer proved a true prophet, when at the Annual Dinner in February last he intimated that what little spare time remained to "\V. T. J. Donm:an would most likely be takch up with the ablutions- of the· then recent addition to his family. He has found it necessary to- relinquish the Editorship of Cmtcordia,· but has promised to support us in our office (and of course he will be a most substantial prop)·.' Vve hope that family cares will not occupy all of his time, ancl that we shall have tqe benefit of his counsel for a long while yet. * * ' * * Judging by the support accorded to the committee the Club-- Room did not' meet with the approval of a very large number of. our ·while we are at a loss to understand this lack of appre- 9iation of a Club Room· for which many associations sigh in. vain,_ we are pleased to say that 'the Committee are not This veiled criticism has only had the effect of producing further prodigies of valour from them, ,and we can with safety say that very few Old Boys Associations nave such a snug retreat. We hope tpat you will show your appreciationiin: the appropriate manner. . * . *· * * The Editor's Box of Concordia has not, up to the present,. been. overworked. In case it is because our members have been. unable to find it, we hereby give notice that it is not some ethereal. hallucination of our imaginations, but ·a solid affair of: wood, and; will.now: be found in the Club Room under the members' new letter · rack. Please see that you us a letter •every time you visit the Club Room. If you get a " brain wave " and think that you _might forget it before.you can get to the College send it via G.P.O. * ·* * The period covered by this ·issue has been rather devoid of outstanding events. The Garden Fete· was of course the most important, and was, all things considered very successful. The College gave a very good concert in May and ·We enjoyed it greatly. For a school concert· it must have been a decided innovation. '1\'e can perhaps imagine J. C. O'Donohoe and A. H. Bowker in their youth with black faces, singing negro songs ; . but we cannot visualise say the. C. ·E. Robertson and W. T .. .T. Donovan of yore singing, and. dfmcing minuets appropdately _"apJJarelled. ·The two- one act plays given by the Upper. School wer.e remarkably good. Apart from this the only thing to keep us alive has been cricket .. 2 . This. season has been ,fer :us a period. of ' Our older . , II members are for variotis· reasons, gradually ceasing to take an active· part in. cricket, and ·we arc really· team building. F

1Rews an() Heartiest to Bro. on his appointment as Superior: Bro. Aloysius came to us in 192'{ from Manchester, and has endeared himself to all. His work in connection with the· Extension .Fund will probably never be fully appreciated ; it has. been truly gigantic. · The Old Boys can never adequately express their thanks to him for his unfailing sympathy and help. 'rVe· wish him all prosperity and happiness. " \Ve extend our sincere sympathies to lV!iss Carlin in her recent bereavement. Supt.- Carlin at the .Extension Fund Functions and will be greatly missed. . R.I.P. \Ve all wish for a speedy recovery for Bro. Louis who is now · lying ill. Bro. Louis was at Clapham until 1922, when he left to· go to Mayfield. . · · · The long awaited sixth form has now materialised, and so a dream of some years has been fulfilled. \Ve hope that it "'''!11 not be long before it attains its full complement. · · . T:he cricket pitch is now. being relaid and in a year or two should be as good a 'Yicket as could be desired. · :Messrs. Dempsey & Co., of 69 South Side Common,. have been appointed ·official. Outfitters to the Association, and offer generous terms to all members. \Ve trust that all our·readers. will patronise Dempsey&. Co., as much as possible. With his last circular the Gen. Secretarv sent each member a with the request that it ·shoulcl be returned to us as soon as, possible. \Vhile some have been receh·ed,. we still await a large number, and \ve hope that all members -who have not already done -so, .will complete their forms ·and send them back at once. · 3 ®ur ]portrait Galler\2. J.Vo. I Ret•. Bro. Bernardine, C.F.X.-Ottr President.

1 Bro. Bemardine the Headmaster of the College is Provincial 1• ut of his shell, he is very interesting;

,, I i· ®I<:> :f130\2S a.n<> lDoings. \' ii (Bobbie) I.all, has now returned to India to take np ·li il1g. . :li q * * * * liq .. Pinder, !924-6, is at. a: school at Marseille, France, where he I, lj . is doing very well. I, * * * * · · · · ·· · ·· - Hearty Congratulations to :- C. E. Leech; ·1925, on Iiis first. class honours :and· a research scholarship. · . He is staying on at his Co11ege for an Course. He is a very big man in their debating world and joint editor their magazine. G. Peterson on his sl.tcce:5s in obtaining his B. Com. . 1 \V. H. Banks; who this'year succeeded in his B.Sc. with second I dass honours. ·

· Leslie Donovan on the birth of a son and heir on September I' 2gth, 1930. . . J. Nevin Paine who was married on August 23rd, 1930, to 1 l\:Iiss E.}rL Nott of vVimbledon.. . l Bill Kerr on the occasion :of his to Muriel Hill j {July, 1930). Mrs. Kerr is already well known :to many Old Boys I lmving·been a staunch supporter at our cricket matches. I P. vV. Stubbs (1921-1924) .'art his engagement. to ·l\fiss D. ! Hutchings. R. K. Carrick· on his· appointment as Conservative Agent for North Lambeth. 4 BRO. BERNARDINE 5

2ll2W us $cbool · CAN-TERBURY-. The House should be well·satisfied \vith the year's. results .. By dint of. sheer hard ·work in· studies we gradually· improved our · position an<;l finally took the lead .. Thus for the first time since the :inauguration .of the Houses, Canterbury gained . the House . Championship Trophy.. \Ve· .also succeeded in retaining th.e Gym- nastic Cup. · In football, despite the fact that we had a· weak team, we managed to force a draw in our first clash with Charterhouse. Later we improved, ·mainly through the almost superhuman efforts put forth by Skelton, our Skipper, and Reynierii. \Ve lost the ·· Shield .to Glastonbury by the narrow margin of one point. In the Sports we had every chance and sufficient talent .to \vin the Cup but the House as a whole fared badly .. Hodges, Re)'llier I, . Rossi and Noble were our stalwarts and piled up points. Very little can be .said for the rest. It is the united .effort that counts-the giving of one's best .. \Ve have to congratulate Hodges on his personal.achievement .. All will admit that he was a .right worthy 41 ·Victor Ludorum.'' · . Our Cricket was poor. Skelton and· Reynier do not constitute · a team. Vve lost all matches. · · The results. in Studies were much more gratifying, and com- . pensated for our losses on the Sports field. In the General School Examination. all· our representatives . were success'ful. Hodges, with three .Distinctions; and Exemption. from Matriculation, gained an Honours. Certificate; and Stephens too was exempted with one Distinction. In the lower School Fairhall, Easton; Cetre · and Keast are deserving.of mention. Ih Art we led by seven points. \Ve must congratulate the whole House ·on· its Scholastic successes. Finally,. the House· must· remember that it is· team spirit all round that counts. The. long the strong. pull, the pull all .. together. So up:. Canterbury! Excelsior.!

CHARTERHOUSE:. The House Championship Cup has once again eluded us. · .And yet the year has been a satisfactory one. By·a·single point we lost the Sports Cup to Glastonbury. \Ve · attach no· blame. Rather.. do.· we congratulate the· holders. The House did very well all: through. and in· congratulating· it for. its. efforts we must mention in particular. our finalists-Bates, .McLaren .. · and. \Voollard; \Vhere we dropped. points was. in: Studies;. But we have to congratulate Christian· and· Jones on· gaining· their Certificates with · Exemption from Matric. Rowthorn too .was successful. \Ve did manage to retain our hold on the Cricket Shield, the result of good team work, and the inciividual performances of 6 Bates, 'and .. Ori each ·occasion. defeat was the lot of the other Houses. This augurs well for the future. "Vith Nixon, Christian, Price and Dupre in our .football .sidG we were hopeful of securing the Shield, but Glastonbury proved too good for us and ran out easy winners. · · · t _· • At the Art Exhibition no fewer than seventeen Members had -exhibits. McCarthy and Harman deserve special mention. It would be gratifying to have the assurance that all the · )\lembers of the House are pulling their weight-in all departments. Attendance at the Meetings of the various Societies, for example, would be beneficial to the House. There are other sides too. \Ve cannot command success, but we can at least deserve it. \-Vhatever we do let us do it with all our might. Let that be our slogan. - R.B. GLASTONBURY. The House has, I think, every reason to congratulate itself this year for it has risen from its 'lowly position of fourth. \Vhen the House System was introduced we were on top and we remained on top. for two years. Then. came a fall, a bad fall. We were c;.t the l1ottom. From what height fallen! And now we are At present we hold third ·place. But who ? At the time ·of writing we hold the Sports' and Boxing Cups anrl the Football Shield. We are looking avidly at the House Championship Cup. .. Ours once. Again ? We shall see. · . We got the Sports Cup mainly through the efforts ofourJunio'rs. Vision splendid! Julien was our Champion. .He carried all before him. Young and Squires toiled hard in the Senior events and gained second places-no mean achievements against a 'seasoned " tracke-r , like Hodges. Our victorious Junior relay team-Julien, Rees, Church and Surinamer-deserve to be mentioned, for they ran like hares. As for football we cannot think of it without recalling to mind such stalwarts as· Dunster, our Furey and Young. And yet T- am convinced we carried off the Shield, not through .the brilliance of these three, but rather through the splendid fighting spirit of the team as a whole. Unity is strength. In Cricket we·were runners-up. Not at all bad! "Ve hacfonly two u Caps·" in the team. · Intellectually I don't lmow quite how we stand. Furey was successful in his Inter B.Sc. "Ve are proud of him. Tully, Squires and Bennett got through 'the General School Exam_., the first with Exemption from Matric., and one. Distinction.· But on the whole; points for Classwork were rather low. Bellamy, however, scores the highest number of points for Art. "Veil done, Alec ! \Ve -hope to·see you: with your R.A. some day. \Ve have to welcome into the House six new Members-Furness, ·Green,- Hill, Langley, .-Roberts and "Vhite. Langley -has already 'Secured'a place in the School'Football XL · The· future looks rosy.. Optimism prevails. · P.T. (Gimlimeed on·page IS). 7

$onte 1eabtng Btbletes. $een b\? tbe JEbitor. -Skelton. A good back, and very good at cricket. vVas the mainstay of the rst XI this summer. Took fifty and batted very well. We hear that he has been invited to take part in the Surrey Trials next year. All the best Joe ! Dunster. A very good footballcr and cricketer. vVas skipper at both games. Made a very good fifty against Manor House. Is now at sea, and we wish him every success. Be1iito. Skipper of the footer team ·and is a very good centre half. He has 'the right build for his· position. Is quite a good cricketer. · J(enny. Last line of defence in the footer team and - keeper of the cricket XL Shows promise at both games and should do well. · l¥nrzee. A thrustfull forward who can make the most ·of his opportunities. Has weight, a very useful ·asset for his position. Price. On the small side but a very clever inside right. It is a pity that he is handicapped by his lack of inches. His shov{s promise and with experience he should do well. 8 ·'Utllbat' lrule are

Although the Annual General Meeting more properly comes under the heading of " things done," I should lik.e to rlefer to it in passing. The attendance, just over fifty, was very but more so were the numerous expressions of appreciation of the Committee's labours during tpe year. Few people realise the time ·spent and trouble taken over an organisation such as ours (to say nothing of domestic disasters narrowly averted by the married ones) and to feel that our work is not merely taken for granted helps to make it \Vorth while. We only want you fellows now to pull your weight to make our jobs more of a hobby than hard work. By the time this appears in print the first dance of the season at "LocARNO," on November 27th will probably be a thing of the pasf-if so I hope you enjoyed it. As the dance was to some _extent an experiment I should like to hear your views on the subject to guide us in our next effort in this direction. Unfortunately, for various reasons, we shall not be able to hold the ANNUAL DINNER before Christmas, and have tentativelv fixed the 31st January as a suitable date. The dinner will probabl}1' be held at the \\Tindsor Restaurant Victoria, but a circular giving full particulars will h.e sent out we get nearer the date. The Committee's recent moan that so few members attend on Club nights· seems to have borne fruit if you will pardon the mixed metaphor. Quite a respectable number have · shown up so far and we hope that the events we have arranged to take' place there wiJl bring many more. Please make a note of the. following dates:- Jan. 7th-Whist Drive. Commence 7.15 p.m. ·, 21st-Table Tennis ·Handicap Tournament. Feb. 4th-Bridge Drive. Commence 7.15 p.m. , 18th-Informal'Debate (Subject to be published on Notice Board at College). · Mar. 4th-Smoking Concert. Commence 7.30 p.ni. ,, 18th-Whist Drive .. Commence 7.15 p.m. "vVe have felt the need for a social event to bring the Old Boys into touch with the College and the Present Boys. In the summer the Garden Fete fulfils this function to some. extent, but in the winter a Past and Preserit football match is the ideal. \Ve have therefore arranged for.the Association, as distinct -from its Football Club to play the College on December· 13th, and we hope to place three teams in the field. As the foot bailers already have two games with the school this is to be a chance for the " Hasbeens " and "Neverwazzers," to show their prowess. I hope that all members whether they can or cannot play will kindly forward me their names if willing to turn out. It i_s }1oped ·that all players will return to the College foi· the Dance to be held in the evening. · · · ']. C. O'DoNOH6:E. 9

LA ! blii.WS ana ex : a mass.. a ana u:anae:aaw AIWUX ;ax. ' I $ectton · $ecretaries'. 1Reports. CRICKET; :Secretary: D. Jones, II2 Merton Pk., S.W.rg. Summary of Results-Played 24, \Von 8, Lost 12, Drawn3, Tie I. Although the season just ended has not been over-successful so far as results are concerned, we have .had a lot of interesting cricket'. We started the season in great style, having a good run of victories. Then our cricket lost some-of its sting and match after match was lost, with only an occasional victory. Inconsistency was res- ponsible for good number of our reverses. There were brilliant individual successes, but time and time again a collapse in which six or seven batsmen were dismissed for practically nothing, and fielding of very mediocre standard let us down badly. The fielding smartened up considerably towards the end of the season. The did not present such inconsistency, and •. all things considered did quite well. · · Nevertheless, the team is certainly on the upgrade; and if we can retain our players, the future seems assured. There is plenty of cricket in the team ; it only needs to be developed. Space compells me to be brief and I nmst only mention the outstanding points. . Our most creditable victories were against · Battersea . Poly- technic (by an innings and 40 The College (by 2 wickets),· :Epsom Kingsley (I wicket) and India Office at Chiswic!<. Against the B:B.C .. had very much the better of a drawn game. I should like to mention the following players in particular. J. · 0. Sullivan-Our outstanding player. His bai_ting lias advanced greatly, and he and Madigan are a. splendid opening pair. His bowling has improved beyond all knO\vledge. His length was nearly always good. He was quite. fast,. ·and· never lost heart. He scored 284 runs (av. 10.52) and took 86· wickets r(av. 7·04). · J. W. Finder-Batted very well throughout the season. He has very pO\yerful shots (one of his drives split a fielder's hand). and .although he is unorthodox and not too sure at the· start he· played ·several splendid innings; his 67 against Epsom Kingsley, I consider the best of the season. Headed the averages with 279 runs, av.-I8.6; .a ·splendid fielder. _ W. ]. Madigan-Another good batsman. He is very difficult io get out, and improves with every innings. Against Battersea Poly, he made roo, the highest score yet made for the O.B's-this innings runs Pinder's 67 very close. 378 runs, av.r4. J. Skelton-A very useful all-rounder 149- runs (av. 7.84), ·43 wickets at 7 runs each. _ -G. Bettinson-PJaying only a few matches headed the ·.bowling averages with 38 wickets, av. 5.24. Useful work was· put in .by the other members of.the team. We need new players for next season. V\7il1 anybody wishing· -.to join please communicate with me? · D. jONES. IO The Main School and House.

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II RAMBLING SECTION. Hon. Sec.: G. C. Sharpe,· 256 Melfort Road, Thornton During the past half year our activities have been very regular ·despite unkinder weather than formerly: Actually two rambles. were cancelled, and two ended in a" bee line" for home, on account of rain. The area covered extended from Newlands Comer on the. West; to the Darent Vallev on the East and Leith Hill on the South_ On two occasions we ventured into Hertford and Buckingha:mshire- Of the proposed series of visits one has taken place. An enjoyable Saturday afternoon was spent at the Gas Light & Coke· Co's Nine Elms Works under the capable guidance of one of their- engineers. vVe were afterwards entertained to tea in their Club- rooms. The holiday season made it difficult to get sufficient members. to form a party and we decided to postpone further visits until the- winter. Judging by the attendance at the last few rambles, holidays. are now finished and further visits are being arranged. Our first. I will be to a Telephone Exchange. 1\· FOOTBALL. ll II Han. Sec.: \V. ]. DO\vd, 47 \V'roughton· Road, Clapham Common,: s.vV.rr.. ll I should like to open my recording my sincere thanks:. rl to the College for giving us permission·to use Norbury"for several 'I Sunday fixtures. Thanks to their help it is possible to run this., section .. I next had to find my players and I have been successful i· in securing many of the younger members of the AssoCiation. \Ve have now 20 really keen _ancl enthusiastic players and I am. I looking forward to this season with great confidence. Our first match took place on .October r2th against .J. A. Taylor's A.F.C. II '! at Mitchani. Fifteen minutes from the close of play we were-

I···· I; losing by four. goa.ls to .two,. but we eventually ran out winners jll , I 5 goals to 4· The fact that our fellows had the pluck to fight back l:j !I· shows that we have the right spirit ; and I think that it will last. iL I append a list of games already fixed and am arranging further q: matches. · I shall be pleased to hear from any O.B. interested in footbalL ' :: : i Oct. 12th v. J. A. Taylors F.C. at \Von !p 2Gth v. St. Padua F.C. at Dulwich. Lost 1-4. I:!·I' 9th v. St. l\Tary's F.C. at Norbury. il' lGth v. Clapham College at Norbury. Ll , 30th v. St. Padua F.C. at Norbury. li,, Dec. 7th v. Bar-Cochba F.C. at Norbury. 1: Hth v. St. Joseph's College at Beulah Hill. 20th v. Epsom Ath. F.C. at Epsom (Saturday). , 21st. v. St. Joseph's College at Norbury. 1931. Jan. 11th v. J. A. Taylor's F.C. at Norbury. ·18th v. Bar-Cochba F.C: at Streatham. 15th v. Clapham College at Norbury. .·.Apr. lith v. Epsom F.C; at Epsom (Saturday). 12 OUR BRANCHES ARE YOUR WINE CELLARS.

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IIILaP . J. C. O'Dqnohoe-our genial hardworking and ingenious secretary, can always make what is wanted. at very short notice:, and \Ve have to thank him for much of the Club Room. Has .two.. pretty kiddies well known: to. th.e -crick:eting fraternity. He will persist in playing for the 1ndia Office on Saturdays, much to our· regret. Looks all arms and legs when keeping wicket. Fortunately l\frs. O'Donohoe keeps him in fairly good order, otherwise-well he's. one of these mad Irishmen, and you never know what they are· likely to be up to. · · · Hobbies-legion. :' C. E. Robertson. Our dour, hard headed, tight-fisted Hon ... Treasurer. As ·might J?e from our description, hails from North of the Tweed. Has-kept our heads above water and we owe as much to him as to O'D. In these two we have a. happy,· corribination .. oj Mac. a:qd ·Pat, and we only·.need a.;sensible· to Jl!,ake ,an unbeatable trio. · : ;_: . . · f ·Hobby just now, putting house at Chipstead in order,.. where he keeps an ever open fist {Overdue to. Lackford Road, Chipstead, Surrey): · W. T. J. Donovan, another Pat,' spends his working hours, such. as they might be, at the L.T.S ..Has just relinquished Concordia, for, which many regrets. vVe are unable-fittingly to express our thanks. for his efforts in ptltting it on its feet, ariel giving us ·a really live· magazine. Is Chairman· of Committee .and· keeps the above two· from biting each others heads__ off. Hobbies-House decorating andgardening (we have seen him. catchirig fli_es \vith his new Cleaner). · · A.· H. Bowker.· Table Tennis was his province. ·vVe think that he must have: taken this up when he got too· big for lawn tennis. at which he is reputea to have been very hot in his reedier days .. We are certain that his coat would go twice round O'D. He is now Vice-Chairman of Committee. Hobbies various. Golf with special attention to the nineteenth. · hole ; the making of wireless sets that may or may not function·.. G. C. Sharpe, Our. Felix, still ·walking. Has made a very live section of the Ramblers.. He has, however, one fault-he will. talk shop. If you go far with him· you will hear quite a lot about engineering. Still he's a bright lad (as O'D would say). W . .J. Do\vd. 'Although we have known him over ro years. we still: do not know whether he is Bill or Bob. Has a marvellously· good eye at cricket and is our best pure hitter, but is decidedly· erratic. Anyway he is on the Committee as King of Football which section he has just succeec}ed in reviving. We hope that our foot-· bailers will show their -appreciation of his .hard work by giving: always of their best. · · (Continued· on next page). 14 !1/ 7). WALSINGHAM. At the· end of the summer session vValsingham found· :itself" occupying the unenviable·position of last: Many members worked. exceedingly well for the House, but on the whole there was a decided· lack of team spirit-a lack responsible for our drop from second to.· fourth place. . . ·.· The football was very unsatisfactory. \\'e lost every game-· and badly too. Warzee, Kenny and gave of their best always, but they had no support.· . However, we did better at Cricket. vVe won the match against Canterbury, and put up good fights against the other Houses_ O'Sullivan and Kenny did .the House credit in the School Xl. · In the Sports Warzee, O'Sullivan and Bartlett reached the· Finals but-shame on us !-not a single Junior. was represented.. Our solitary success was in the Long Jump, Totman being second and Ghany third. Our total points fully warranted the position: of last. · . · Our strength seems to lie in Studies. On Classwork alone· we are easily on top ; and among those worthy ·of mention in this. important side of life are Abrahams, Furlong, O'Sullivan,.. Rayer, O'Mara, Jarvie and Bishop. More power to them !. Abrahams and Pearson seem to be budding artists. In the General School Exam., Lorriman, Smale ahd vVarzee were successful. The first two gained Exemption from T\·fatric., with one Distinction In the Inter B.Sc. \Vilson passed in three of his four Subjects and was· referred in the other which he will sit· for again this term, We wish him every ·success. . Take-q all round this year cannot be described as a successful one for '\Valsingham, but the prospects are brighter.· vVe hope to. give a better accourit of ourselves next time.

--:..B:- Jones. Then Bahy , of the Committee is remarkably keen .. Is our cricket scribe, also a very demon among bowlers. Shares. the chief position in attack with H Sq uasher ,. and had over fifty victims this season. Hobby-more cricket. \Ve are the latest addition to the above august body andl modesty forbids further comment. So, you can keep your thoughts. .to yourselves. '\Ve care not a fig for them. Bah! The above.speaks for.itself and we have a tip top committee; but they cheerfully admit that they have not a of all the· ideas for making C.O.X.A., a success. There must surely be an odd idea or two among the rank and file. Any suggestions will be gratefully received, and be given sympathetic consideration and!. fniJ acknowledgement. J.W.P. IS B. IDa\? wttb tbe 1Rantbling It was one of those days which are so common in England- tit flattered, only to deceive. It was a dry, but dull morning when we met at Balham Station ; in fact two optimists turned up without macs, to their discomfort later, but of that we shall hear further. We eventually arrived at Woldingham Station, and lost. no time in setting out. For about a mile we were continually passing other groups of walkers, but soon left them behind and had the country to ourselves . .The morning passed quietly,· apart from an.incessant chatter from comrade Sharpe, and we made good progress towards field. After crossing the Chart we turned into a small wood where we had lunch. A mimic battle with pine cones followed, and one or two members showed a reversion to type by displaying· their tree climbing propensities. However, we managed to bring them to earth, and returned to the business of the day. Our way led"Ior a mile or so along a road, but we soon branched off in the direction of vVesterham. The path led through several fields, and along country tracks until, about four o'clock, just as we were getting into Westerham, warnings of the approaching deluge appeared. Tea was hailed with delight as offering a refuge for a whi1e, but. unfortunately the rain got heavier instead of abating. When at last we reluctantly leffour haven we set out on our return joun1ey \Vith spirits a little dampened, but still high . . \Vorse was to cot:ne. The rain became heavier and the ground :got wetter (and so did we-in fact after a while we were competing .as to who could .squeeze most ·water out of his shoes). Vve were \Walking through fields of wet grass, and on the other side of the •valley we could not see the hills for the clouds covering them . .After a struggle we arrived at the foot of Titsey Hill ;-and we had 1to get to the top. A slight pause, and up we went. By this time we were all wet, most particularly the two bright ·.optimists, whose macs were safe and dry at home; and still worse , was to come. It was. raining heavily aR we went up the hill, and when we got to the top we found that we were actually walking in the clouds themselves. And so,. we got wetter and wetter, if that were possible. From there on it was a bedraggled, wet, and miserable proces- .sion right back to the station, where we had to wait over half an ,hour on a cold draughty platform. The memory of it haunts me :yet. Eventually, however, I did get .horne, and was never more . .thankful for a hot bath and a good meal. I may say that I have been out with the Ramblers twice. Each ·Jime it has been very wet; but still I mean to go again. I am told .that it rains every time a new member comes along, but do not' let that deter you. Think how you will enjoy a good meal and bath .after such a day as related above. It is jolly nearly worth it! tt JAY." 16 THESE· DATES. Nov. 27-DANCE .. LOCARNO. 29-Extension Fund Concert. Dec. 3-Debate. Club Room. 6-Extension Fund Whist Drive. 13-C.O.X.A. v. College at Football followed by an Extension Fund Dance . . 17-" Smoker." Club· Room. Jan. 7-Whist Drive. Club Room. 17-Extension Fund Whist Drive. · 21-Table Tennis Tournament. · Club Room. 24-Extension Fund .Dance. 31-ANNUAL DINNER (provisional). Feb. 1-Extension Fund Concert. · 4-Bridge Drive. Club Room. 7-Extension Fund Whist. Drive. 14-Extension Fund Dance. 18-Informal Debate.· Club Room. _ 21-Extension Fund Concert. Mar. 4-" Smoker." Club Room. 14-Extension Fund Whist Drive. Drive. Club Room. 21-Extension Fund Concert.

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