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Steckley Fitting Dairy Cattle for the Show Ring. 287 E. A. Innes, ’31 Showing the Drafter . 290 J. Cullen, ’32 Preparing Sheep for Exhibition's-. 292 0. T. McTaggart, ’32 Fitting and Showing Beef OaJttle. 205 E. H. Stoltz ’32 The Preparation of Swine for the Show Ring. 296 J. W. Pawley ’33 Fitting a Bird for the Show Room. 298 P. J. Serfontein ’31 Preparations of Field Crops for 'Exhibitions. 300 J. H. Boyce, ’32 Preparation of Vegetables for Plate Exhibits. 302 T. H. Jones, B.S.A., Dept, of Horticulture The Art Exhibit at the College Royal. 304 Prof. D. H. Jones The C. L. Burton Scholarship in Agriculture. 306 The Mouse—A Short Story (Concluded). 307 F. W. T. Lucas ’32 College Life . 312 Wings Over Europe . 316 College Celebrites . 317 Athletics . 320 The Winter Disease . 326 Alumni. 329 Macdonald . 332 The O. A. C. Review is published by the students of the Ontario Agricultural College Students’ Publishing Association, ten months of the year. Annual subscription price in Canada. $1.00; outside 1.50; single copies 15c. Advertising rates on application. 280 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 3n mUttiortarn THE HISTORICAL PORTAL A Vanished Beauty Spot of the Campus (This photograph was kindly loaned by Prof. D. H. Jones, who took it just previous to the demolition of the Old Residence.—Ed.) THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 281 * n ffi B W. J. GARNETT, ’32, Editor-in-Chief. N. H. WASS, ’33, F. W. T. LUCAS, ’32, Associate Editors. D. J. McTAGGART, ’32, Livestock C. E. MIGHTON, ’31, Biology J. H. BOYCE, ’32, Agronomy W. K. HARTLEY, ’31, Alumni M. P. GLOVER, ’31, Horticulture D. C. McARTHUR. B.S.'A., Alumni P. J. SER.FONTEIN, ’31, Poultry P. A. PITT1S ’33, Athletics K. C. REYNOLDS, ’31, Dairy D. P. HASSARD, ’32, College Life, H. H. BRYANT, ’31, Apiculture P. JEROME, ’32, Illustrator L. J. LaPOINTE, ’31, Chemistry A. W. TAYLOR, ’31, Advertising MISS L. A. BISSON, Sr. Mac. Rep. MISS M. NEWBERRY, Jr. Mac. Rep. MISS F. MARSHALL, Mac. Hall Locals. Agriculture and Industry HERR.IOT, one time Premier of France, was recently quote as hav- 444 ing made the following statement: “We are witnessing the death agonies of England because she has deliberately sacrificed her agri¬ culture to her trade." Time alone can prove that the end is not yet, and that the much derided “nation of shopkeepers'’ will assuredly extricate her feet without loss of dignity or prestige from the mire of commercialism into which they have wandered, hut the idea behind such an utterance induces a deal of thought. It is quite evident that Canada is about to embark on an era of industrial expansion. She has yet to reach tht happy mean which economists tell us brings the greatest prosperity to the population as a whole, wherein agricul¬ tural industry claims the attention of one-third, while the other two-thirds devote their energy to manufacturing and consuming the so-called luxuries of life. 1 ‘In reality agriculture is not a mere branch of civilization but is the root of the whole tree, the root that has produced and now has to support all the branches of urban activity, along with the idle and parasitic elements that figure so largely in urban populations." It is essential at this time that the rural point of view be asserted before this industrial expansion takes place. It is for leaders in rural communities to see that the concrete evidences o! industrial activity known as towns do not become wens on the face of the countryside, as has been the case in Europe and to a great extent in the United States. Industrial activity can progress as favourably in garden cities as within an heterogenous mass of bricks, mortar and smoke stacks, and the dis- 282 THE O. A. C. REVIEW advantages of “agricultural belts” surrounding industrial areas whose siz* is definitely limited by law have yet to be demonstrated. When cities bcome so large that children are born, grow up and die with¬ out ever having experienced the joys of rural sights and sounds, it is evident that something is radically wrong. The wheels of industry cease to turn so soon as the necessary influx of rural blood fails to keep pace with its require¬ ments. In short, the rural citizen is and must continue to be the most import- an cog in the machinery of civilization. THE BRITISH EMPIRE TRADE FAIR. It is satisfactory to learn that the {Dominion Department of Agriculture is staging an exhibit at the British Empire Trade Fair which opens in Buenos Aires, Argentine, March 15th. Poultry, eggs, apples and potatoes are being featured. The poultry exhibit comprises forty specially selected registered and R.O.P. birds and these should grre a good account of themselves as repre¬ sentative Canadian breeding stock. The grade “extra” is being featured in this part of the exhibit while the conmercial pack No. 1, size 2*4 inches up, is being featured in the apple display. The potato exhibit is made up of three of the leading varieties of certified seed stock. In this connection it might be of interest to Ontario growers to point out that British Columbia is already ahead of them in this market. A trial shipment last year from the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, so favourably impressed South American growers that a large order for seed from this distict was placed immediately. TREE PLANTING CAMPAIGNS. The report of Mr. Robson Black, the Manager of the Canadian Forestry Association, as published in the current issue of “Forest and Outdoors”, con¬ tains matter of interest to farmers as well as foresters. In it he records that “the eleventh year of the tree planting campaign on the western prairies recived no discouragemnt from the prevalent troubles of wheat grower or industrialist. . . . Shelter belt constructions about farm fields and the beautifications of the home grounds of the settler are commonly associated with merely sentimental aspects of western life, except to those who know their west more intimately. Trees on the prairie farm are a first and essential step towards mixed farming, so ardently advocated. They tend to prevent all too common migration of settlers, they provide a habitat for valuable insect¬ ivorous birds, affect materially the conservation of badly needed moisture, madifv the evils of soil drift, and introduce the farmer to the joys and profits of fruit and vegetable growing " The benefits derived from tree planting on the prairies may equally well ? experienced by Ontario farmers. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 285 What Others Say Oh zvad some pozver the gif tie gie us i'c see ourseVs as others see us! The ^Economics Addressing the Faculty and students of the College * * * *with members and guests of the Experimental Union on the evening of January 6, Dr. E. The Agronomy Dr. R. A. Moore, Head of the Department of Agro- Department n ,v TT • * i « ITT • ‘ -1 • 1 * * * *nomy of the University of Wisconsin, and a recognized leader throughout the United States, has followed the plan of the Department of Field Husbandry of the Ontario Agricultural Col¬ lege in the organization of the Wisconsin Experiment Association. The orig¬ inal seed used n the development of the “Wisconsin Pedigree Barley” was received from Dr. C. A. Zavitz of this College in 1898. In a recent letter, Dr. Moore states “No Station in America has helped the Agronomy Department of Wisconsin more than the Institution at Guelph.” The O.A.C. in Ontario is represented in Great Britain by the Agem: England # * General, W. C. Noxon, wh o has headquarters in London. Mr. Noxon meets large numbers of O.A.C. men who come from all parts jf the British Empire and who call on him on their visits to London. He is loud in his prase of the work of ths Institution and the work that these young men are doing in the several fields. Mr. Noxon sings the praise of the Ontario Agricultural College and is arranging to send a large number of boys for instruction in this Institution. A Tribute to Mr. John I. Brown, of the Gunn, Langlois and Com¬ Prof. Graham pany, Montreal, in a statement before the Canadian Pro duce Association at the recent meeting in Montreal, stated ‘That Professor W. R. Graham, of the (Department of Poultry Husbandry, has been instrumental in starting the work and in securing action on the development of grades for eggs and poultry products.” Mr. Brown urged that the next meeting of the Association should be held at the Ontario Agri¬ cultural College next Winter in order that the members should receive the stimulus which could be secured from a study of the work of the Departments of Poultry, Dairying and Animal Husbandry. 284 THE o; A. C. REVIEW Guelph’s The following editorial was published in the Guelph Colleges * * # ♦Mercury of February 2nd: “Facts and figures disclosed by Dr. G. I. Christie in his address at the annual Conversazione at the O.A.C., clearly showed than Ouelpli can lay claim to being a great educational centre as well as one of the leading manufacturing cities of its size in the Dominion. “Citizens have long realized how fortunate this city base been in having such a fine institution as the Ontario Agricultural College located here, but it is doubtful if many were aware of the actual importance of the combined group of Colleges 'on the hill,’ as brought out by Dr. Christie in his brief but informative remarks which were broadcast to all cornes of the Dominion. ‘ ‘The Ontario Agricultural College, probably the greatest institution of its kind on the North American continent, has for years advertised Guelph throughout the length and breadth of the globe, as is borne out by the fact that among its graduates and students are men from Antigua, Bermuda, Cuba, England, Holland, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Newfoundland, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, China, Trinidad, Ukraine, United States, Wales, British West Indies, British Guiana and Australia. “Then there is the Ontario Veterinary College whose graduates are also spread over the five continents, the Macdonald Institute, of equal importance in its line of training, and the Trent Institute, the only baking school of its kind in the whole Dominion. “When it is realized that the total enrolment of these four institutions last year was over 750 students, it is easy to understand the wonderful benefits derived by Guelph through having these Colleges just outside its boundaries. But the advantages do not stop there. As Dr. Christie pointed out, 15,000 farmers were attracted to the city in the past twelve months, another 1.000 attended short courses in agriculture and home economics, while in the past summer over 300 teachers came to Guelph for special training which is made compulsory under Ontario Department of Education regulations. “Popularity of these Guelph institutions has made it necesasry for the Provincial Government to undertake an extensive building programme to care for the ever-increasing attendance. A new million dollar administration build¬ ing and students’ domitory is fast nearing completion; a fine new structure is in the course of erection to provide more accommodation for Macdonald Insti tute; the new Horticultural building recently opened permits of research work on a scale never before possible at the College. And yet in recent weeks Premier George S. Henry made the assertion that this was only part of the expansion programme contemplated, and that other projects would be under¬ taken in the very near future. “Guelph indeed is fortunate and should feel proud of the importance it has achieved as one of the Dominion’s high ranking educational centres.’’ THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 285 Opportunities for Graduates in Animal Husbandry By J. C. Steckley, B.S.A., Professor of Animal Husbandry AGRICULTURE at the present time is passing through difficult times Never was there a time when the right kind of leadership was so necessary as at the present. Men with trained minds and with the capacity for work and leadership are needed by all classes of rural people. Live stock on the farm is the biggest factor in improving conditions. Grain and other commodities must be marketed in the form of live stock or live stock products else no profit will result. A good deal of the live stock in Ontario is not efficient at converting waste products and grain into marketable products. Better live stock and better methods of handling them are badly needed. Most of the graduates of the Agricultural Option at the Ontario Agricul¬ tural College who have returned to the farm have made good as leaders in their communities and their herds and flocks have become economical produc¬ ers of superior live stock products. There is a great need for other graduates in this field of endeavour. At the present time land is comparatively cheap and it is possible to start into the business of farming without so much capital as is usually required. This particular field is unlimited for the graduates in Animal Husbandry. It is a field that requres the best of men rather than the knd of men that cannot get any other kind of job. There are other chances in the practical side of Animal Husbandry. Many people are looking for farm managers and herdsmen. It is extremely import ant that the large farms and herds in the province have the right kind of management so that they may become object lessons to the farmers who are situated in the same communities. There is another field which has taken a great many graduates from time to time. This may be known as the commercial field. A great many market¬ ing organizations and other business concerns handling the products of the farm desire men with Agricultural College training. Other lines of business al want men who have the Agricultural viewpoint and who have College train¬ ing. There are many opportunities in the different lines of business connected with agriculture and agricultural fields. The other line which offers opportunities for the graduate might be spoken of as the educational field. Most of the graduates in recent years have started in this line and then gradually worked into one of the other two lines which have been mentioned. The educational field offers numerous opportunities Extension work, teaching, and research work require many of our young men. Most of the Agricultural Representatives are Animal Husbandry Option gradu ates. Other extension workers such as the Animal Husbandry Extension men 286 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW and the men who are responsible for grading live stock and live stock products in Canada are required. The field of extension has taken most of the men and is probably one of the most essential lines of work at the present time. The teaching field is rather small, but with Agricultural High Schools develop¬ ing in Ontario it looks as if more Animal Husbandry graduates would be needel for teachng work in the future. Research work is becoming more impotant. This field demands young men and a great many of recent graduates are taking up further studies in order to qualify for this particular kind of work. Animal Husbandry studies seek to develop men to think for themselves. It also develops judgment, and last but not least, requires a great deal of work. These three characteristics are necessary in the graduate of the Animal Hus¬ bandry Option since his work is interpretation. He must alo know the devel¬ opment in the different lines of scientific discovery so that he may interpret this information in the language of th farmer. It is true that Animal Hus¬ bandry research is necessary but the greatest opportunities at the present time for the Animal Husbandry graduates are in the fields of practical agriculture, business and extension. ALBERT BARR College Grand Royal Champion 1930 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 287 Fitting Dairy Cattle for the Show Ring E. A. Innes, ’31 DUE to the increased interest in good type the popularity of the show ring has very materially increased during the last few years. Today, the fairs are not only larger in numbers br t the quality is considerably better than in some past years. Accordingly, in planning for a show season, one wants to select as uniformly good a group of animals as possible, as it is reasonably expensive to show, but with a fairly good group of animals, one will find that they will practically—or in many cases, more than pay for the expense of showing. At the same time there is no other medium that will put you in touch with a number of customers or give you the advertising neces- sary to bring your animals before the public as showing at a number of good fairs. Selecting It is a very good plan to select your young show animals quite early in the season and give them that little extra attention that insures good growth. The actual selection of the herd should be made about ten weeks before yoa plan to show. The selection of your mature animals is quite definite and it is not usuallv necessarv to fit extra animals in these classes. Howmver, in your classes for younger animals, both in males and females, it is a good plan to select an extra animal or two in each of these divisions. When the animals are fitted, due to the change in their condition, and to the different growth that they have made, very often animals that appeared inferior at the begin¬ ning of the fitting season will be superior when you are actually ready to show. Also this gives you an opportunity of having some extra animals fitted which you can take along for sale purposes. Fitting Assuming that the cattle have been properly grown and selected, the point upon which most stress should be placed is the feeding. A good mixture should be simple enough so that it can be duplicated at any fair. Feeds that are almost universally available are oats, hominy, wheat bran, and linseed meal. A good combination of th^se grains to use as a base is 200 lb.i. rolled oats, 200 lbs. wheat bran, 100 lbs. hominy and 100 lbs. of linseed me.\l. Occasionally it will be advsable to feed a little more hominy to a very thin animal or a little more oil meal to a cow with dry hair and a heavy hide For the most part the mixture can be safely fed bv simply varying the amount with the size and condition of animals. Salt and mineral mixtures ms y be added to the mixture or fed separately. For roughage, good mixed hay with beet pulp and a little s kige will be a palatable, satisfactory mixture. 288 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW ✓ LAST YEAR’S CHAMPION DAIRY ENTRY College Royal, 1930 Bringing Out ths Bloom Next to feeding, the grooming is probably one of the most important con¬ siderations in the active process of fitting. Brushing should be a daily per¬ formance throughout the fitting period. Blanketing is often an attempt to reduce the amount of grooming necessary, but while it is a great aid, it is a poor substitute. If the animal is brushed thoroughly to remove loose dirt, and to stimulate circulation, and is then covered with a blanket, the results are very pleasing. Training The training of show animals is quite a task and should begin early. The animal should be trained to move forward slowly and to stop at whatever signal you choose to use. Most well-trained animals seem to appreciate the fact that they look their best, when the head is up, the ears erect and the eyes sparkling. If they can be trained to assume this position for short periods under surroundings to which they are accustomed, they will hold it for much longer periods under the excitement and newness of the show ring. If the animal is trained to walk slowly short steps are likely to'come without much special work and the animal will be more certain to come to a stop with the feet well placed. The awkwardness of untrained animals is largely due to the fact that in starting and stopping they pull themselves all out of shape and it is very difficult to get them straightened out again. Clipping The clipping should not be done earlier than a week or ten days before showing as it will grow out too quickly. At the same time it should not be left too late or the animals do not have a chance to get over the harsh appear¬ ance that is sometimes left immediately after. clipping. If the animal has THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 289 been kept in a thrifty condition it is never advisable to clip the animal all over, as the undipped animal looks more rugged. The animal should be clipped neatly from the head back to the shoulders, exercising care in the blending at the shoulders so that you don’t leave an abrupt line. The tail should be trimmed from a few inches above the beginning of the switch to the base of the tail. Cows should have the udder clipped and also enough of the belly to show the milk veins. The bellies of heifers may or may not be clipped. Leaving them unclipped gives an impression of added depth, but clipping shows the veining, and there is some queston as to which might be more helpful. The bellies of bulls need not be clipped. Final Preparations Intensive work begins the day before showng. Washing marks the be¬ ginning of exictement. Each animal is taken out on the wash rack and while being scrubbed the stall should be thoroughly cleaned and re-bedded. After the bath the animal must be covered with a clean lining blanket and then with the regular stable blanket. If possible the cattle should be washed late in the afternoon so that they will rest well through the night and be ready for show day. In the case of Jerseys, it is not necessary to wash the animals unless they have broken color. Show Day The morning feed should be light and a reasonable amount of water given. This is done so that just before the time for the animal to go into the ring you can give it more feed and water to put on good body. The animals shoud be thoroughy brushed and cleaned, tails well washed out and any spots cleaned thoroughly as it is essential that the animals present a good appear¬ ance in the ring. Just before leading the animal into the ring, an oiled cloth should be used on the dark portions of the animal to bring out the gloss and also over the horns to give a glittering appearanc. On light coloured animals a dry cloth is just as effectve. Neat leading halters, well fitted, are essential, to good appearance and the showman should wear a clean neat uniform. From the time the showman enters the ring until he leaves he should always show his animal so as to leave a good impression, as the first impression the judge gets always stays with him. The showman should at all times and under all circumstances show courtesy and good sportsmanship. He should never be discouraged, for a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins. 290 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Showing the Drafter J. Cullen, ’32 THIS article is written, not for the experienced showman, but for the student who lacks practical experience. It is hoped that in these few lines he may find something which will help him in preparing and exhibiting his entry. Training The time to begin training is a week or ten days previous to the show. The older animals at the College are all well trained, and perhaps with the student who gets one of these it will be a case of training himself instead of his entry. The younger animals, on the other hand, have not been handled so much,, and will require a lot of patient training. It takes time and effort to change the natural awkwardness of an untrained colt into the graceful manners of the trained show animal. Preparation for the Ring It is taken for granted that the exhibitor has been diligently grooming his entry every day, and that with the aid of blanketing has produced on him a smooth, sleek coat. The important thing at this stage of the game is the care and attention which the underpinning receive. The importance of this is impressed upon one from the following statement of a noted Scotch judge, “When judging a horse I first inspect his underpinnng, if his feet and bones are not good, further inspection is useless, if they are good further inspection is unnecessary." The purpose of ail work on the legs and feet should be to accentuate the natural flatness of the bone, the straightness and silkines of feather, the abliquity of pastern and size and openness of hoof head. Rubbing the legs with paraffin oil a couple of days previous to washing- will improve the silkiness of feather. At the same time a small bandage should be tied around the pastern; it should be padded on top and the feather under¬ neath should be neatly parted; this imparts an appearance of trimness and length to the pastern. The legs should be thoroughly washed the morning previous to showing. Use lukewarm water and lots of soap. Wash them thoroughly and then rinse +he soap out with fresh water; it is impossible to make a neat job of drying the legs unless the soap is completely rinsed out. Next dry the legs with fine white sawdust by rubbing with a downward motion. A short while before going into the ring rub some soap around the coron¬ ets of the feet just under the hair. If some powdered resin is taken in the hand and this hair pulled through the fingers until well resined it may then be combed out with a mane comb to any desired position. By using a little judgment in the combing out process the prominence of hoof head and obliquity of pastern may be considerably improved. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 291 AGED PERCHERONS College Royal, 1930 All colts tAvo years and under and all aged animals which haATe not been docked should be shown with full length tails. A couple of raffia sprigs and a small knob should be braided into the tail. To the knob, tie a neat boAAq tAvo silk ribbons, and leave the loose ends hanging. A roll should be plaited into the mane, using either raffia or strands of cheese cloth of different colours. In this roll are placed the flowers, the length of their stems regulated to bring out the natural curve of the neck. Just before going into the ring give his body a good rubbing with a dry cloth and then with one dampened wth paraffin or olive oil; this will impart, & beautiful sheen to his coat. Lastly put a white rope halter on his head ani he is ready for the ring. In the Ring From the time you enter the ring until you come out again, watch your horse. One eye on the horse and one on the judge is a good maxim for the showman. Have your animal trained to walk fast and freely. When showing him, lead him straight away from the judge, stop him before turning, and always turn to the right, walking around the horse instead of letting him Avalk around you. When turned, stop him again before starting back toAvard the judge. In standing your horse, if possible choose a position where his fore feet will be slightly higher than his hind ones. Keep his weight evenly distributed on all four legs. Have him stand fairly close behind and his front feet shoul 1 be the same distance apart as his legs are at his body. From the foregoing it may appear to the inexperienced that it Avill require a lot of practice to become a good showman, but there is nothing to prevent an exhibitor from making a success of his first effort providing he Avill spent a little time trainingC_7 his entr\-I before the daA’t/ of the sIioav. 292 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Preparing Sheep for Exhibition D. J. McTaggart, ’32 MANY, no doubt, suspect that winning at shows is largely the result of high feeding and the skilful use of the shears. The experienced flock master knows, of course, that nothing could be farther from the truth. The dangers of continuous and heavy feeding off* concentrates are wek known to many who have had experience in using them. A forcing diet over a short period is equally likely to defeat the object in view. In regard to the more immediate preparation for show it should be said that nothing that can be done with the shears will make an indifferent sheep into a good one. The good points and uniformity in fleshing can be made to appeal more to the eye, but it is impossible to conceal faults from a judge who knows his work. A hind quarter can be trimmed to show what appears to be a good leg of mutton, but the judge's fingers will sink into it the moment he lays his hand on the weak place. Undoubtedly, to achieve success, breeding, feeding, and final preparation go hand in hand. Before an}' sheep can be fed and trimmed for successful showing, one cannot too over-emphasize the necessity for right material to work on. In addition to the capacity for uniform fleshing and general symmetry of a finished animal, the sheep must possess a fair measure of the all-round char¬ acter. The primary aim of the pedigree breeder is the long, wide, deep body carried close to the ground on legs put on in line with the outside of the body, the even top line finishing in the wide dock reasonably level with the back bone; the well filld leg of mutton, the bold head neatly carried on a shrot neck, with the ears set wide apart. All these points are essentially a question of breeding. Selection of Raw Material To have the best materal to work on one must have a reasonable number of sheep from which to choose. It should be kept in mind that certain char¬ acteristics important in a breeding animal are not of great significance in a fat stock show animal. A sheep may stand a little too high from the ground to stand a chance in a pure bred breeding class and yet be a good entry for the fat stock show if it has sufficient merits otherwise. Quality of wool has always been a guiding factor, and it may be taken that a good, close textured wool, soft to the touch, resistant to weather, and filling the hand at a grasp usually covers a well meated body. Feeding the Show Animal Undoubtedly the chief point in show feeding is constant care and atten¬ tion. What they have, they should have regularly, day in, day out, and at regular hours. For concentrates most feeders depend almost entirely on THE O. A. C. REVIEW 293 A CLASS OF SHORT-WOOLED SHEEP College Royal, 1930 home grown feeds, whether in feeding for shows or in ordinery flock routine. Oats, (a good, safe sheep feed), usually form the basis of a standard mixture. A little oil cake and bran added increases palatability and makes a more balanced ration. Sheep that are housed inside should have some green feed provided such as cabbage, roots, rape or kale. For roughage nothing will beat good well-cured alfalfa hay. The quantities in question would depend on the breed of sheep and what they were being fitted for. Exercise is important, whether in sheep being prepared for show or in breeding stock. Sheep that are in the barn, for example, should be walked out once or twice a day. To do themselves justice in the ring, or standing and walking with reasonable ease, it is necessary that they be kept thoroughly accustomed to their increasing weight. This is, of course, apart from the considerations in connection with the general health of the sheep. Preliminary Training Desirable For about two months previous to showing, the sheep should be gone over with the shears at intervals of two or three weeks. In the first trim, it is possible to take fairly freely of the loose ends, getting more or less down to the compact part of the fleece, bearing in mind that one can always take a little more off but that what is off cannot be replaced. Where there are weak places in conformaton, as little wool as possible is removed, thus from general appearance they are not so liable to be noticed. The top line, of course, receives special attention at this first trimming, in order that it be made to appear as straight as possible and not present the freshly pared down look when in competition. A wool card may be used to card out the wool and pull it up in the slack places, and if a dampened, stiff brush is then rubbed over the surface it facilitates cutting with the shears. After this has been completed, the fleece may be packed with a flat board to give a smoother effect. 294 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW It is important to make sure that any sheep to be shown in one pen are nicely matched up. The Final Trim V A short time before the show, the shepherd will do the final trimming, this time removing as little wool as possible. These finishing touches would be difficult to do successfully had the preliminary work not been correctly carried out. The aim, of course, is to bring out all the good points of the sheep and to emphasize the uniformity and even fleshing without achieving exaggerated effects. Only patience, skill, and an eye for a good sheep can achieve the result which denotes the master hand. The trimming completed, a light dressing with ochre (as little as possible) affords nicely-matched and even coloring throughout the pen. There is no disputing that these final preparations do enhance the appear¬ ance of a sheep, even to the trained eye. At the same time, unless a good sheep is there to start with, the trimming may be worse than useless, and only have the result of making the defaults all the more noticeable when the animal is handled. Although the sheep is no better or no worse for this final preparation, it undoubtedly facilitates judging by showing up immediately the sheep combining character, symmetry, and even fleshing from those lacking in even one of these respects. A CLASS OF JUNIOR ANGUS College Royal, 1930 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 295 Fitting and Showing Beef Cattle E. H. Stoltz, ’32 ITTING the beef animal for the show ring is a science. Showing the F animal in the ring is another science. A man who can both fit and show is a master of science. No one can become a master of this scienc.- without a love for his work. In other words, he must know his animals. Selection is the first step in the process of fitting. The animal must con . form to breed type and possess sufficient constitution to stand heavy feeding. At the same time, a coarse-boned animal is a poor show prospect. Fitting is not a sudden process. The youngster should never have a set hack, and should be kept thriving and healthy, but never overfed. A con¬ siderable portion of the feed in the earlier stages is protein in nature, legumes being used to advantage. In the last few months of fitting, the carbohydrate content of the feed is increased gradually, and toward the end the animal is fed to the limit—almost. It is not the intention of the writer to discuss feeds, but merely to mention them in passing as being important factors in fitting. Regarding fitting, one must have an eye for symmetry. One must carry a picture of an ideal animal in his mind and endeavour to make his subject as much like this ideal as possible. A clever showman wth clippers, comb and brush can remodel an animal to a marked extent. First, the animal must be washed thoroughly in warm, soft water, using a heavy lather of soft laundry soap. This is repeated at intervals of several days until the skin and hair are perfectly, clean. Before the show, the animal is washed again and the hair is curled. This refers in particular to Herefords, although Shorthorns are generally curled. The Aberdeen-Angus are shown smooth or partially curled. Using a liner or four-toothed steel comb, the hair of. the animal is lined from neck to thigh, the lines running as straight as possible, horizontally, and at an even distance apart, A comb is used to brush the hair up. This gives the animal more apparent depth and width and gives the showman a chance to cover minor defects by combing the hair up, to a greater or lesser degree as the case requires. The clippers may also be used to advantage to cover defects. The tail is generally clipped, leaving a switch at the end. This may be braided while damp and left for several hours. When combed out, it is fluffy, adding to the general appearance of your quadruped. The hoofs and horns are scraped with glass and finished with fine sandpaper. When perfectly smooth they may be oiled to give a shiny appearance. The animal is now ready for the ring. It is taken for granted that the animal has been trained to lead and stanJ properly. This is absolutely essential as the show ring is not the proper place for a footrace. In fitting the halter, a broad leather or canvas band on the 296 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW nose is preferable to the rope, which sometimes makes the head appear long, especially if the rope is placed low on the nose. In leading your contender into the ring, keep her on your right hand always. Place your right hand on the rope, close to the halter. The remain der of the rope is coiled neatly in the left hand. If a cane is carried, it is in the left hand and it is not carried in a promiscuous way. In turning cornels always walk around your animal. When the judge is working, remember at all times that he is not judging your appearance, but that of your animal. For you the spectators cease to exist and you concentrate on getting your pet to stand squarely on all he * legs. If her back has a tendency to sag, do not allow her to lean forward, but push her back ever so slightly. If your bovine enters into the spirit of the occasion, it is an easy matter. She will hold her head proudly. If she does not, it is your duty to interest her in an unobtrusive way, to keep her looking bright. These are just a few of the things a showman must do in order to obtain success in the arena. Exhibiting is a real game, and the man who is not on the alert at all times, brings home neither bacon nor red ribbons. The Preparation of Swine for the Show Ring J. W. Pawley, ’33 A SWINE show herd cannot be chosen in a few months. However, it is generally understood that by the selection of good breeding stock, a swine herd can be built up in a shorter time than a dairy or beef herd. The greatest care must be exercised and a type selected that is strictly a show prospect, because if the characteristics of the breed and type are not exemplified in a hog it is useless to attempt to prepare him for show. If char¬ acter, type and development are present, it is the breeder's responsibility to fit the hog so that he will show to the best of advantage. A show herd should be a benefit to any community. This fact is quite evident in many districts, and the show herd serves as a centre from which sows and hogs are sent to the small breeders to build up the herds that com¬ pose a large portion of the hog population. Thus the responsibility of the advancement of the production of swine of quality rests to a great extent on the show herds. The herd should be a breeding herd, therefore, as well as a show herd. This fact is not so in many cases, but the herd is made up of show stock which are not producers of progeny that are a benefit to the breed¬ er. Many are non-prolific breeders of stock that do not tend towards the advancement of the bacon hog. Other show herds are doing a great service in building up a strain that will compete in time with the Danish bacon that • holds sway over the English market at the present time. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 297 The feeding of swine is the most essential phase in preparation. Certain feeds help a great deal in putting bloom on the hog, and unless the hog carries bloom, he is not in show shape. Some grown products can be used extensively such as barley and oats. Skimmilk, especially for young pigs, serves to give a condition to pigs that can scarcely be surpassed by any feed. A protein feed gives bone to the hog and is essential in most cases. The feeder must balance these feeds and take the utmost care in feeding o that the lion- will obtain the growth necessary and yet not be overloaded with fat before the time of showing. The feeder should jndge accordingly so that the hog will be in the best of show condition. This is exemplified in the quality and even¬ ness of fleshing, evenness in spread, sheen of hair, and the general appearance of eye and health that is seen in the well-fed hog. The general appearance of non-alertness, sluggishness and the lack of trimness is usually caused by overfeeding. Unless the hog is trim and in bloom, the showman is showing under a tremendous handicap. It is necessary for pigs to have plenty of exercise along with the feeding ration. During the summer, it is advantageous to have them in the open a great deal of the time and to allow them to run and feed on as luxuriant a pasture as possible, a part of the time at least. It is advisable to let them exercise during the evening and night as the air is fresher and cooler, and the}" will not suffer from the sun's rays which gives the hide a reddish and harsh colour. All show swine should receive a number of thorough washings before they are shown. In this manner, their hides can be freed from all dirt and scabs. The washing is easily accomplished if a crate is made large enough to hold four six-months pigs. This confines them to a small space and each pig can be washed separately. The process of washing is very simple, a pail of water a good stiff brush and a cake of vegetable soap is all the equipment necessary. When a good lather is produced on the pigs, they must be thoroughly scrubbed to remove all dirt possible. However, it is not advisable to do too much scrub- ing at one time, especially in the case of an aged hog, because he may become irritated by continuous scrubbing and prove unmanageable the next time he is to be washed. A hose proves an excellent aid in completing the washing if water can be obtained under pressure. A second washing should be done in a week’s time, followed by as many as possible until show time and in this way the skin becomes absolutely clean. An aged hog is inclined .generally, to become weak on his pasterns. This fact can be overcome by trimming the hoof so that the pastern will beconw straighter in appearance. To do this, the hog must be tied by means of a rope looped around his upper jaw and put over a beam and held tightly. A person can then trim the feet without any fear of being bitten by the hog Trimming is done by a sharp chisel and a mallet, trimming back the toes as far as possible and in as natural a shape as possible. If the hog has not become enraged during this operation, the opportunity should be taken to remove the tusks. This is done by means of large pincers in a very short time, and yet 298 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW a complete job can be done if care is taken. It is essential that a boar have his tnsks out before entering a show ring. All show swine should be schooled for manners in the show ring. The showman sees the defects of his pigs in doing this and learns how he can cover these defects by showmanship. Also, the pigs are taught to drive and become accustomed to the touch of the cane and have confidence in their master. If this is accomplished, a great deal of trouble will be saved in the ring, and any hog thus trained will show to a greater advantage than the untrained hog. Fitting a Bird for the Showroom THE preparation of birds for a show is an art that usually must be acquired through long years of experience. One of the most important features in getting a win at a poultry show is to have birds of good quality. Even though the birds are well bred and of good quality, considerable atten¬ tion must be given to the selection and training of the best specimens. Select your specimens eight or ten weeks before the exhibition is to tak± place. Go over them very carefully for disqualifications. There is no use in wasting time on birds that will later be thrown out of the class for serious defects. Study the general disqualifications as listed in the “American Stand ard of Perfection'5. Compare your birds with the description as given in the Standard for.it is according to these descriptions that the judge is placing his awards. Birds are placed in separate coops in the show room. This is an unnatural environment for the birds, and they should, therefore, be trained in similar coops before they are placed in the show room. The judge cannot give a bird credit for that which he does not see, therefore one should aim to train the birds to show off to best advantage when the judge is looking them over to make his selection. The bird should not only pose to show off to best advan tage, but should be handled and tamed so that when the judge picks it up he will have no difficulty in seeing its merits. In growing specimens for the show room the effect of the sun on the plum age should be taken into consideration. This is especially true in the case of what are known as parti-coloured birds, although a brassy condition is some¬ times brought on in white specimens. Too much sunlight will bring out purple barring in black fowls. Confine the birds to a well shaded range. One must be careful in regard to the feeding of meat to birds intended for the show room. Meat feeds tend to stimulate th growth of comb and wattles, which in most breeds are desired to be of moderate to small development. Confinement in small coops is unnatural, therefore, the birds should not be cooped so long as to injure them. Two weeks is considered a satisfactory period for this type of training. The room in which they are trained shoul \ not be heated, this will prevent them from becoming accustomed to unnatural conditions so that sudden changes during shipping or moving into a moder- THE O. A. C. REVIEW 299 ately heated show room will not affect them. Feed birds lightly, as they do not get their normal exercise. As a rule, birds in training are fed largely on grain feeds, with a small amount of greens,—sunflower seed should always be included wherever available. It is usually necessary to wash white birds. Sometimes coloured and parti-coloured birds are washed to put them in a clean, sanitary condition and to fluff out the feathers in the loosely feathered varieties. The one doing the washing should know in advance just exactly what he intends to do and have everything ready so that the washing and drying may proceed without a hitch. The room temperature should be at least 70°. The utensils necessary for washing are as follows: Four wash tubs, one small stiff bristle brush, a cake of Ivory soap, borax (unless soft water is used), one large soft sponge, a large towel, blueing, and clean cages in which the birds are placed for drying. Fill the four tubs with warm water, number one about 103° temperature The second one at a lower temperature, and finally having the water in the last tub so that you can just feel the heat in the water. Immerse the bird in tub number one and thoroughly wet the feathers. The head can be scrubbed gently with one of the small brushes. Then apply the soap to the plumage Carefully squeezing and manipulating the feathers will loosen the dirt thor¬ oughly. After the dirt is thoroughly loosened immerse in the water and wash out as completely as possible. The shanks can be given a good brushing at this time. After the soap has been washed out as much as possible in first water, place the bird in tub number 2 and rinse out more soap. Next it should be placed in tub number 3 to continue the process of eliminating soap. The soap must be thoroughly eliminated, otherwise the plumage will not dry out in a fluffy and natural condition. The fourth tub usually contains blueing in about the proportion used for the blueing of clothes. Too much blueing will stain the feathers. After coming out of the blueing water the birds should be dried by squeezing out and rubbing off as much water as possible. They can be further dried by wiping with a sponge, after which considerable moisture can be absorbed with a light rubbing with a towel. One should always rub with the feathers, so that they will not be broken or misshaped in any way. After washing, the birds should be placed in a coop containing clean straw or placed on a perch in a drying cabinet. Wet feathers pick up dirt very readily, therefore the whole work can be nullified or conditions made worse than at the start if extreme cleanliness is not ob¬ served at the start. Rubbing with a silk cloth will intensifv the natural sheen on the feathers and help to make them more attractive. 300 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW The Preparation of Field Crops for Exhibition Jas. H. Boyce, ’32 THE preparation of field crops for exhibition largely centres around tile selection and preparation of the material so that it is attractive to the eye.* The educational features of the exhibit must be readily*/ avail able to the public without too much study. Cereals The time to start to prepare grain for exhibition is when the seed is sown Select the cleanest piece of land available and give it the very best preparation possible. Sow only seed that is true to variety and contains no Aveed seeds and other foreign material. It is always advisable to sow grain for exhibition purposes just a little lighter than ordinarily. The grain should not be har¬ vested until it is fully mature as only then is the seed showing its best colour and plumpness. When the grain has been cut exceptional care must be taken to prevent discoloration and d'amage by the weather. Some sort of cap should be placed over the stooks to protect them from the rain and dew. These caps may be made of canvas or sheaves. When cap sheaves are used they should not be threshed with the grain you wish to show. When threshing the grain the cylinder of the separator should be adjusted to prevent end play and slant as these have a tendency to crack the seed. After, the grain is threshed efficient use of the fanning mill and possibly hand sieves is necessary to ensure clean seed, and a grader may be used. Only the largest and plump est grades should be taken from the grader. The sample should then be carefully hand picked and all off-type, mis-shaped and discoloured seeds discarded. Uniformity of size, colour and lustre cannot be overstressed when select¬ ing a sample. It is essential that the grain be true to variety, free from for¬ eign seeds and other impurities. The exhibitor must have an ideal in mind and this ideal is attained only when he sows the best seed obtainable on the well prepared clean land, har vests the grain when mature, protects it from the elements, threshes it with the greatest of care, and cleans it by the best methods. Corn In the selection of corn for exhibition choose ears which are of uniform size. It is essential that the ears be filled right to the ends and that the grains be uniform in size as far as possible, plump and well matured. The rows should be regular with no gaps between them. Always be certain that the corn is of the variety specified in the prize list. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 301 Small Seeds Here again it is important to start the prepartion of the seed for exhibi¬ tion when the crop is sown. One of the most important points to be taken into consideration with good clover and grass seed is freedom from weed seed-; and other foreign materials. The same precautions with regard to seeding, harvesting and cleaning as those outlined for the cereals must be taken. Weeds should be rogued out of the crop as they appear. Clovers should be free not only from weed seeds but also from other clover seeds so mixtures must be guarded against. Size and plumpness are as important with clover seeds as with the cereals. In colour Red Clover should be greenish yellow to dark purple. A slight predominance of dark seeds is preferred. Whether light or dark. Red Clover seed should have a distinctly lustrous surface. Alf¬ alfa seed should be a uniform dull, slightly greenish yellow, while Sweet Clover seed should also be yellow with a little less lustre than Alfalfa seed. The sam¬ ple must be free from brownish, dead seeds, the result of immaturity and exposure. Timothy seed should be free from shrivelled seeds, have a beautiful, sil¬ very lustre and be absolutely free from weed seeds, chaff, dirt, etc. There must be an absence of hulled seeds. ^ Roots and Tubers In selecting specimens for a root or tuber exhibit choose those which con form to the desired type and have them all the same size if possible. When cleaning soil from roots or tubers never wash them but brush. Mangels and turnips should be smooth with as few side roots as possible. When side roots, are present they should be trimmed off. If there is a long thin main root cut it off with a diagonal cut and not straight across the root. The roots should be gone over carefully for disease and bruises. Mangels are more subject to disease and mechanical injury than are turnips so special care should be given to them. Quality is very desirable and may be determined by the absence of fibrous growth and the presence of a general smoothness. When topping tur¬ nips cut off the tops about one-quarter inch above the body of the root. The tops of mangels are simply twisted off. Potatoes for exhibition should be all the same size, colour and shape. Very large potatoes should be discriminated against as they are often rough, sometimes hollow and usually of poor quality. Inspect the tubers carefully for disease and injury. Smoothness is essential and the potatoes should be firm and of good quality. If possible choose potatoes that have the stem present. As with all other field crop exhibits trueness to variety is essential. 302 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Preparation of Vegetables for Plate Exhibits T. H. Jones, BS.A., Department of Horticulture, O.A.C. PRIOR to the commencement of the preparation of vegetables for exhibi¬ tion the exhibitor should become thoroughly acquainted with tin* rules, regulations, the number of specimens, and the names of the varieties in each class mentioned in the Prize List. In the selection of speci¬ mens for exhibit the exhibitor should, too, consider the ideal shape or form, size, color typical of the variety to be exhibited, as well as the condition and quality. Uniformity of all these characteristics and freedom from blemishes and disease must also be considered. Hence each vegetable must be clean, smooth, fresh, positively free from disease, insect injury, mechanical injury decay and all phases of softness. The vegetables on each plate must be as similar as possible to each other in every characteristic already mentioned f) possess the very essential uniformity. When growng and marketing vegetables the grower caters to the econ¬ omical and efficient cooking standards of the housewife. When exhibiting the grower competes with other growers and exhibitors in selection of vege¬ tables possessing these efficient cooking standards, exacted by the housewife, to a somewhat more perfect degree than it is possible to obtain in average commercial production. The exhibiting requisites of each of the more commonly exhibited vege¬ tables are herewith discussed. ' ' ; Beets: Round—Maximum of three inches in diameter, preferably two and one-half inches; globe shaped with fine terminal root; as dark coloured as possible for the variety. Long—Medium size not over three inches in dia¬ meter, gradually tapering to the tip, dark coloured. Carrot: The core, judged by inspection of the stem end, must be small with a larger outer ring. The specimens must be straight, smooth and gradu¬ ally tapering from crown to tip; and have a satisfactory colour. Parsnip: Straight, gradually tapering from crown to tip. A minimum of three inches in diameter at the well hollowed crown, with a small core. These three vegetables must have no side roots, no sunburning, no green colouring, especially at the crown as these characteristics cause waste to the consumer and are not typical of the ideal. The desirable medium sized speci¬ mens are necessary for the requisite tenderness; while the undesirable larg^ sized individuals are prohibited due to coarseness and lack of quality. Cabbage: Medium size for variety is desirable. Fresh and solid through¬ out; posessing two layers of green outer leaves and good weight. Cauliflower: With all other factors equal the large head is preferable to the small head. The head must be pure white in colour; and possess no leaves THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 303 between its divisions which should he dense in formation and show no tendency to spread apart. This latter characteristic is a certain sign of age. The divi¬ sions of the head, too, should not show an inequality of length. Celery: Good blanching to obtain whiteness of colour; firmness; crisp¬ ness; no hollow stems; heart large and well extended up through the hear1 are necessary. The stems should be long with roots neatly removed. Lettuce: Cabbage Head Lettuce—Large, firm, well rounded heads, fresh and crisp. Leaf Lettuce—Crisp, medium green leaves of good size. Onions: Thorough ripening is requisite for long keeping and is always demanded at an exhibition. The neck should be small and positively firm at the base of the neck; while the remainder of the onion should be sound, not peeled; coloured and shaped according to the variety; clean; dry, and without sections. Potatoes: For seed purposes each potato should weigh eight ounces; and for table stock ten ounces. A few shallow eyes are desirable with firmness and white inside colour. No disease should be in evidence. Perfectly clean. Potatoes should not be washed as washing is detrimental to outside colour The soil can be removed by light brushing. Parsley: Crisp and not discoloured. The head should be large and the leaves perfectly dark green and numerous. Pumpkins: Deep yellow or creamy yellow. Oblong or round in a sym¬ metrical shape; closely ribbed and firm. Field pumpkins are expected to be large; and Pie pumpkins are small in size. Radish: Winter and summer varities medium in size according to variety. Smooth; clean; free from cracking and side roots; crisp; and not spongy. Spinach: Fresh with dark green, broad, tender leaves; clean. Squash: Winter—■Large, heavy and firm with colour and shape typical of the variety. Vegetable Marrow: Fresh, firm but with a rind sufficiently soft to admit the thumb nail. Medium size, oblong in form, with good weight. Dairy News Three Months Dairy This year there are forty-seven students taking the Shojt Eouise * three months Dairy Short Course at the Dairy Depart¬ ment of the O.A.C. It is interesting to note that, al¬ though the majority of these students come from Ontario, nearly every Prov¬ ince of the Dominion is represented and besides there are some students from England, Scotland, Denmark and Holland. Short Course in From February 2nd to 7th, inclusive, a new course Testing of Milk was given at the Dairy Department on the Testing of and Cream * :}: % Alilk and Cream. Students taking this course received a certificate which will enable them to test milk and cream in Milk Plants and Factories throughout the Province. Recent legisla¬ tion in Ontario requires milk and cream testers in such plants to hold testers' certificates. 304 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW The Art Exhibit at the College Royal Professor D. H. Jones I HATE been asked to write a short article on the art exhibit, more par¬ ticularly the photographic section, of the College Royal, and to incor porate some suggestions that may be helpful to intending exhibitors and to those in charge of the exhibit. In the first place I should like to call attention to the fact that the art exhibit is the only strictly amateur or avocational exhibit in the show. All the others, including the Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Dairy, Horti¬ culture, Poultry, Apiculture, Domestic Science and other science exhibits are in the vocational or professional class. That is, they have to do with the various branches of the science of agriculture and of domestic science as taught at the College. That, of course, is as it should be; it is what the Royal was founded for Practical art is not on the College curriculum, but, judging by the art exhibits at former College Royals, there is always a number of students at the College who are not only sensitive to the varied beauties of nature around them, but who, in their limited leisure time, have taken a delight and achieved some considerable success in “holding the mirror up to nature” thereby repro¬ ducing for their own and for others’ subsequent enjoyment the subjects which appealed to them and gave them pleasure. The subjects have been obtained back home or on summer holidays among the lakes, forest, rivers and moun¬ tains, or during good times around College at athletic meeets or social and fraternal engagements, a pictorial record of which is desired for future enjoyment. The club responsible for the art exhibits at the College Royal is to be highly commended for its sporting initiative in establishing at the shoAV an amateur feature that, judging by observation, arouses as much interest in and gives as much pleasure to the visitors to the show as any of the more preten¬ tious and professional efforts. While most of the paintings and drawings at former College Royals would scarcely have been “hung on the line” at P'o vptimial Art Exhibition, vet, in the photographic section there have always been a number of exhibits that would have taken an honourable place in photographic salons of repute. In order to make a creditable drawing or painting considerable time is required as well as a prolonged preliminary training of the eye to see, the judgment to select and the hand to record. As students at the O.A.C. have their time pretty well taken up with other matters it is not to be expected that many of them, while students at the College, will become very proficient in wielding the artist’s pencil or brush. But those who are interested in drawing or painting as a hobby or diversion will find that although their THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 30 5 attempts may not result n the prodncton of many masterpieces, yet their efforts will enable them to understand, appreciate and enjoy more fully than they otherwise would the masterpieces of others who may be more favoured in time and circumstances. With photography the case is different, especially in the matter of time required. Instead of hours, days, weeks or months of spare time labour in recording one’s impressions with pencil or brush, an instantaneous or almost istantaneous click of the camera trigger, push of the button or squeeze of the bulb, is all that is necesary to register a record in photography. Of course judgment is required in selecting the material for a picture. Old Mother Nature is prolific in the production of pictorial beauties changing in effect with every hour of the day and night. These pictorial units are sometimes so crowded together that the unwary photographer may get portions of two or three of them in his record, and the result is no picture or one that has to be considerably trimmed down to remove those features which are not part and parcel of his selected picture unit. As objects viewed through a camera appear somewhat different from what they do to the unaided eye, it is essen¬ tial to pay every attention to the objects as seen in the picture finder of the camera and to be sure that all component parts of the picture are properly placed. In landscape work this is done not by changing the position of the objects, as in the studio, but by changing one’s own position,—stepping a few yards forward or backward, or to either side, is often necessary to get on the ground glass picture finder the pictorial impression of the unaided eye. Foc¬ ussing the object and timing the exposure will vary with the different makes of cameras and the intensity of light prevailing at the time of making the exposure. Experience is the most effective teacher of what is required in these particulars in order to get the most satisfactory results. Chemicals for developing the negatives and making prints are readily obtainable with explicit directons for their use. The directions should be carefully followed. One point which is not usually stressed in these directions is the necessity of not allowing the slightest trace of the hypo fixing bath to get: into the developing solution. Every time the fingers get into the fixing solution when depositing negatives or prints in it, or taking them out, they should be thoroughly rinsed in clear water before they are again dipped into the developer to place in or remove a negative or print. Any fixing solution thai' gets slopped on to the table or floor should be immediately mopped up, or it will dry out and leave a patch of white powder which on being stirred up will get into the atmosphere, and thus might get into the developer. The fixing solution has a killing effect on the developing solution. The dishes and dark room should be kept clean. It is a common practice now for amateur photographers to send their films for developing and printing to professionals. In doing this they lose more than half the fun of the game and sometimes get unsatisfactory results. 306. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW The C. L. Burton Scholarship in Agriculture ENRY SMITH, of 373 Wellesley .St., Toronto, was awarded the C. L. H Burton Scholarship in Agriculture for 1931, entitling him. to a Winter Course at the Ontario Agricultural College with all expenses paid. This is a personal scholarship provided by Mr. Burton, who is President of the Robt. Simpson Co. It is awarded to the boy who has taken the Agricul¬ tural Option at the Boys’ Training School and after graduation has mani¬ fested the keenest interest in, and made the most satisfactory progress at Agricultural work for a period of at least a year. It is interesting to note the history and circumstances in regard to this year's candidate. The Boys' Training School at Bowmanville is an adjust¬ ment school taking boys who are more or less misfits in their community, some¬ times through no fault of their own, finding out their interests and capabil¬ ities and then directing their efforts to the kind of work that they seem geared up for. This boy had been to seven different schools in the city but did not seem to make much progress in any of them. He came to the Boys’ Training School as a fourteen year old boy, and only in the senior second book. Soon after his arrival, he became interested in the farm, and in a short time became apprenticed to the farm department. This meant that he would spend a half day getting agricultural instruction and one-half day on academic subjects. This arrangement seemed to catch his fancv and he not only made satisfactory progress in his vocational work, but made rapid progress in his regular school studies. Promotion from senior second to junior third and then to senior third came within a year. This going to prove that the regular and accepted sys¬ tem of education is not suitable for all boys. It lacks appeal for some and because of the lack of interest they finally reach a point where the whole thing becomes a nightmare, and they give up trying. This is particularly true when a boy gets somewhat behind other boys of his age and is overgrown as com pared with his classmates. Henry Smith was just at this point when admitted to the Bowmanville school. New interests and new appeals made all the dif¬ ference in the world at that time. During the summer of 1929 he spent two months holiday on a farm and then came back again to the school in September for another year. His life on an Ontario farm appealed to him and he asked to be allowed to take a permanent job on the farm. This request was granted and his success can be measured by the fact that he was chosen as the Scholar¬ ship winner out of a list of thirty other possible candidates. His ambition is to train himself both in science and practice so that he can qualify as a herdsman on a live stock farm. E. P. Bradt, B.S.A., a graduate of Guelph, ‘‘1912 ’, has been in charge ol the Agricultural Department of the School since its inception, and organ THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 307 izecl the curriculum so that it would make its appeal to boys. Over thirty per cent, of the students at the school choose Agriculture as a vocation and many of these are now out making good on farms. iDr. G. E. Rearnan, M.A.. B.Paed., Ph.D., is Superintendent of the School and an educationist of note. It was through his recommendations and efforts that an Agricultural Depart¬ ment was established at the School. He had plenty of advice to the contrary It being stated freely that city boys could not be interested in Agriculture. It has been found to be quite the contrary at the Bowmanville School. The Mouse A SHORT STORY (Concluded) F. W. T. Lucas, ’32 Perhaps it was the evening sun that caused everything to appear so red, but to Heppenstal that color had a particular significance. The trees, stripped now of their leaves, stood silhouetted on the skyline, their branches etching fitful fantasies against the crimson heavens. The wind whispered softly and the very stones seemed to Heppenstal to be tinged with that lurid colour. He shuddered, glanced around furtively, and resumed his walk, moodily and monotonously, with an air of pre-occupation which was mingled with an apprehensive restlessness. He was clearly afraid of what he was going to do, even though he did not dream of failure. Once, a stray cow mooing in a neighbouring field caused him to give a gasp of alarm. Yet within Heppenstal there was an odd feeling of exultation, almost of mental exhilaration, mingled with that same prevalent terror; it was this which enabled a very frightened man to rearrange his shattered nerves more quickly than would have been the case had his self-confidence been less. But he knew that he had succeeded and that his years of patient research were soon to be rewarded. He was conscious of having accomplished a task, the greatest and possibly the last, of a hitherto unsuccessful life. He had succeed¬ ed at last, and even though he might never taste the fruits of fame but only those of notoriety, he would at least be remembered in the medical and scien¬ tific worlds of the future as the greatest,—what would they call him—pro- sector? or anatomist?—of his or any other age. And the cost of failure would be his life in exchange for another’s. It vms at this point that Philip Heppenstal began to feel the halo of a martyr to science round his head. Had not others before him laid down their lives for the cause, had not men been maimed and blinded, their limbs shat¬ tered and torn and their senses stilled in the great pursuit of truth. And going still further, were not geography and war sciences: could he not com¬ pare himself wdth the immortals—Sir Walter Raleigh, Henry Hudson, Nelson. Captain Scott, General Wolfe and Sir Philip Sidney. Surely politics was a science, too. He found himself instinctively ranking himself with all the political martyrs from Julius Caesar onwards. For Philip Heppenstal had been endowed with a very impressionable mind and an equally fine imagina- 308 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW tion. His conceptions were on a large scale, his ideas were grand, but his income was small and his results correspondingly negligible. The youngest son of a country parson he had drifted into medicine after having studied science. He had that brilliant type of mind that so nearly borders on the insane, but it was this very insanity that had gained him first-class honours in science and a medical degree. Ilis profound absorption in his work had almost prevented him taking any part in the affairs of the world, at all. He did not practise except under the most pressing circumstances. He was un¬ married and lived that semi-solitary existence of the scientific recluse. For years he had been working on the subject of the sub-division of living matter, that is animal dissection with the effect of creating two or more com¬ plete animacules from the component parts of one. He had based his theories upon the fact certain animals and insects of the lower orders, such as the worm, can be severed into many parts without apparent injury and with the result that new limbs are grown in lieu of the old ones. If a worm, why not a man, argued Heppenstal. and he had proceeded to examine minutely the structural dissimilarities. In the first place he had discovered that the worm did not really re-grow certain organs at all but adapted itself to its new lines without them. This proved that many of its organs were unnecessary and therefore could be removed without effect. All well and good. If lie did the same for man, adaptability would come naturally, but would of course take time. He had studied deeply the different results that such a vivisection might have and had discovered that the senses of sight and hearing would survive • — but that that of speech must be eradicated before the operation. He had summed up all eventualities and had arrived at the conclusion that, provided certain conditions were forthcoming, man need not re grow anv of his limbs — ' - cJ at all but that each part of him would soon adapt itself to its new life with efficiency and speed. He had actually made a rat live in three separate parts for over a fortnight while a dog's head had shown life for four days after it had been severed from the body and injected with Heppenstal*s own serum. But that was a long time back—two years or more—for ever since the day when he had so nearly succeeded in reduplicating an ape, he had been busy preparing, calculating and planning for this, his final operation upon a man It would be the crowning achievement of many years of toil. To Heppenstal’s warped mind, it had always seemed incredible that man¬ kind in general should not be more ready to offer its worthless bodies for biological research. That a man should refuse to receive a manifold blessing at the cost of a little initial pain was an absolutely unfathomable mystery to him. But he had received such a reception when he had approached a fellow doctor upon the subject that he had subsequently kept his opinions on the subject strictly to himself. Anyway psychology was not in his sphere. Still it was rather absurd that men should refuse to be split up into two selves; two chances in life were surely better than one. How curious if one became a millionaire and the other a pauper; how ironical if one were a judge and the other a prisoner. He shuddered here for the night seemed suddenlv cold. He THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 309 drew the muffler more tightly round his throat, turned up his coat collar and roused himself from his soliloquy. By this time he had reached the crest of the hill. Stretched below him, bathed in the crimson rays of the setting sun, lay the village of Haslemere, its little white cottages turned a delicate pink, their long shadows black behind them. The narrow stream, which reflected all the hues of that wondrous sunset and mirrored perfectly the cloud effects of the vivid sky, trickled on peacefully and slowly. The tree tops, bare as they were, rustled gently in the evening breeze. He noticed a hay cart coming over the old bridge and a few dim figures in the streets. The hedged fields below him were deserted, their russet brown carpet of leaves changed to orange in the glow. The smell of decayed vegetation pervaded the atmosphere. And opposite him, on the hill, the rough white cross that served the village as a War Memorial seemed illuminated with that same full tinted blood-red tinge. He smiled grimly as he thought that, in the event of a mistake, his last sight on earth as a free man should have been of this hue. He was not far wrong. . . . Slowly he began to descend the hill, Turning a bend he encountered a yokel who smiled at him and with a “Good night, sir,7’ passed on. The breaking of silence seemed to galvanize Heppenstal; he became another man. In place of the erstwhile reflective and ruminative walker, there was a man whose quick step showed impatience and whose face shone with eagerness. Yes, he supposed he had given Carfax enough chloroform. If lie had not, then the cords and the gag would serve; be had not Avasted that twenty minutes. Carfax was not quite the specimen he Avanted but still. . . . Needs must where the devil drives, and even if he Avas a trifle on the flabby side, it was not so vitally important. The man had succumbed to the drug easily enough and so far everything had gone according to plan, and here it might be recorded that Heppenstal in search of fame was no mean factor but a master of forethought and intimate detail. He knew that if any hitch oc¬ curred and the experiment jr.b- ' < m ged for murder, a fact he did not mind so much as even the possibility of failure. For him the word •did not exist at all. On the other hand, his now assured success rvould reveal to the world a neAV realm of science with practical possibilities hitherto incredible. He smiled to himself as be remembered Carfax’s words that very afternoon and he thought how the latter’s scepticism was to be answered. His foot hit something that Avas soft and Avhich squealed; he came to himself again with a start. Only a cat. How bad his nerves Avere becoming! Then he noticed that it Avas a black cat, and, being a superstitious man, he picked it up. “You come along Avith me,” he chuckled. “I can see luck yet.” And it AA7as Avith a black cat nestling in hs arms that he entered his house, one of those very ordinary semi-detached village abodes that are so common in rural England. He opened the door of the room that he had fitted up as a labor- oatry and noted Avith satisfaction and relief that Carfax Avas as he had beeft left, unconscious and lying upon the couch. He placed the cat upon the floor 310 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW poured it out a saucer of milk from a jug which, stood on a convenient shelf, and walked over to the prostrate man. Carfax was a tall, rather obese individual whose chief leisure occupation was to consume vast quantities of alcoholic liquor at the expense of his friends. The nearer and dearer the friend, the greater the amount of beverage con¬ sumed. He had become friendly with Heppenstal during the last three months and the two had spent much time together in 1 he evening, after their day’s work. Heppenstal had taken what the gods had given him and thanked them accordingly. He had waited for this day very patiently; now it had come. A little addition to the beer that his friend drank had reduced the latter to unconscousness. Heppenstal had then administered chloroform and had bound and gagged his victim as an additional precaution. He was taking no chances at all. And there lay Carfax, still, white, pasty-faced, only the almost purple nose showing any colour. He was breathing quite regularly and Hep- penstal’s examination of his pulse showed him to be affected in a very small degree by either the drug or the subsequent application of the anaesthetic. Heppenstal removed the gag and lifted the body on to the operating table, performing his task with an ease that would have done credit to a man of far greater apparent physical strength. Then he stripped Carfax and lay him on his back. The white skin shone with an eerie aspect under the lamp, which was shaded so as to allow the maximum amount of light to be reflected down¬ ward; above it, in consequence, it Vvas rim s dark. Ileppenstall, his nerves calmed by the walk, as they were intended to be. seemed very calm now and he had changed into his surgeon’s coat as a preliminary to the gruesome operation. A small table stood near, upon which was a white enamel tray containing his surgical instruments; there they lay—lancet, forceps, the whole medley of operating tools,—gleaming wickedly in the light. There was no sound save the slight breathing of two men and the monotonous tick of the chrono¬ meter on the mantelshelf. Heppenstal, cool as ever, produced a lancet, razor-like in its sharpness and with this he made a small incision on the inside of his victim’s throat. The figure on the table remained still, gaping grotesquely where his mouth had been propped open. Heppenstal had cut the vocal chords. Next he injected a red fluid from a hypodermic syringe into his victim’s hip. The effect was remarkable; the face of the man on the operating table was transformed. The pallor of his cheeks gave way to a flood of red which gradually suffused the whole visage. His right ejre opened and his mouth, on the right side, twitched helplessly, no sound coming from the moving jaws. He was awake above the shoulders on the right side of his body only; the rest was under the influence of chloroform. Heppenstal heaved a sigh of relief and bent forward to begin the operation proper. The gleaming knife was poised over Carfax who was powerless to resist, although he could see all for the operation had to be performed while at least one of his component parts was in consciousness. The light showed the beads THE O. A. C. REVIEW 311 of perspiration starting on Heppenstal’s face, for now that the operation was about to commence, his coolness was ebbing. The clock ticked on. Slowly the knife approached the glistening flesh when a scurrying sound caused Heppenstal to pause. It was only a tiny scratch but to his taut nerves it seemed like thunder. Instinctively he raised his eyes to the shelf above his head, and as he did so something sprang. It was the black cat. Before Hep¬ penstal had time tc shield himself, a large evaporating basin, containing sul¬ phuric acid, had been knocked into his upturned face, whence it rebounded to the body of Carfax. Attracted by the screams, the neighbours entered the room. There they saw a blind man, sceaming with pain, whose face was unrecognizable, groping about on all fours. Another man lay on the table, incapable of movement and dumb; his right side bore the disfigurement of the terrible vitriol. Only a black cat with a dead mouse in its jaws seemed at all at ease in that terrible room; its other occupants were a blind lunatic and a dumb cripple. Features to Come ONTARIO’S FARM LOAN SYSTEM—W. Bert Roadhouse, Chair¬ man, Agricultural Development Board. MARKETING—J. A. Carrol, Director, Crops Co-operation and Markets Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture. RETROSPECT—An account of an incident connected with Premier George S. Henry’s sojourn at the Ontario Agricultural College. “DOORWAYS OF PROGRESS’’—A series of artistic photographs depicting notable doorways at the O.A.C. COLLEGE CELEBRITIES—More cartoons will appear in future issues. See Page 317. 312 THE O. A. C. REVIEW The Conversazione, 1931 —And an enjoyable time was had by The stately walls of our dining hall all. To put it mildly, such was the re¬ were very fittingly decorated for the sult of the 28th Annual Conversazione occasion. The predominating colors were held in Creelman Hall, O. A. C. on Fri¬ cerise, purple and green. Much of the day, January 30th. effect was produced by lights to which At 8.30 p.m. about eleven hundred particular attention had been paid. A people, including students, ex-students, naturalistic effect was given to the sur¬ their friends, and guests, assembled to roundings by the abundant use of cedars, participate in what proved to be one of and beauty and charm were added by the most successful conversats in the numerous flowers, ferns and palms, history of the College. An inovation of which were provided by the Department particular interest was the broadcasting of Horticulture. of the program through station CKGW, The music provided by Wright Bro¬ Toronto from 9.00 till 10.00 p.m. Dur¬ thers’ twelve piece orchestra was all ing this time, brief addresses were given that could be desired by the most fast¬ by Dr. Christie, president of the College idious company. and Mr. Fairbairn, Deputy Minister of The large orchestra stand was placed Agriculture for Ontario. Col. the Hon. between the entrances to the sitting-out T. L. Kennedy was unable to be pre¬ room and the punch stand, directly fac¬ sent on account of illness. Several col¬ ing the main entrance. The background lege yells and songs were given full for this was a huge maple leaf, finished justice by the students and it is hoped in glittering silver with the official col¬ that the many graduates and friends lege crest in the centre. The results pro¬ who were unable to be with us enjoyed duced by playing differently colored this broadcast. It was sponsored by the floodlights on this were really wonder¬ Department of Extension and Publicity ful. at the College. During the evening, Herb. Above the main entrance, facing the Cole, president of Year ’32, in a few well music stand was the crest of Macdonald chosen words, welcomed the guests to Institute. Each of the fourteen large our midst. windows displayed the name and official THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 313 THE SILVER MAPLE LEAF crest of a different college or faculty, floodlight, the reflection of which pro¬ these being worked on large frames in vided a quiet and subdued light for the silver and each having a colored light remainder of the room. Palms and ferns focused on it from below. Each college occupied the centre of the room and represented had at least one representa¬ scattered about were large chesterfields tive with us. The bright light from the of the kind in which you almost get lost. large chandeliers was dimmed by cone- Cool, refreshing punch was passed shaped frames covered with crepe paper over the table in the room on the op¬ of the various colours and a silver star posite side of the orchestra stand from which sparkled beautifully was hung the sitting-out room. Worthy of men¬ from each of them. tion here was the crest of Year ’32 The sitting-out room was particularly painted on frosted plateglass and illum¬ well planned for the comfort of the inated from the front by a colored flood guests, and, needless to say, it was well light and from the rear by revolving patronized. The walls were draped with colored lights. gorgeous buff curtains. One end of the A dainty but substantial lunch was room represented a rock garden. With a served in Macdonald Hall which was background of cedars, a waterfall occu¬ simply but fittingly arranged and decor¬ pied the central position. Here, small ated for this purpose. A canvas covered streams of water tridkled down over canopy with board walk from the ball¬ moss-covered rocks intermingled with room to Mac Hall provided very neces¬ shown off very nicely by an to range sary shelter for the guests while going flowers, ferns and grasses. This was to and from lunch. Four suppers were THE 0. A. C. REVIEW required to accomodate the crowd and Flogg; lights, W. E. Arbuthnot; assist¬ during this time, those who were danc¬ ant for lights, A. Burrell; floor, W. R. ing had at least room to breathe. Dunlop; checks, H. I. Seymour. This The guests were received by Dr. Chris¬ committee has worked hard, and, with tie. The patronesses were Mrs. G. S. the excellent support received from the Henry, Mrs. T. L. Kennedy, Mrs. G. I. year as a whole, has put this Conversat Christie, Mrs. W. R. Graham, Mrs. K. across in a big way. Fuller and Miss O. Cruickshank. The programs for the dance were in Representatives from the various col¬ the shape of a sheaf of wheat, golden in leges were: Miss Jean 0‘Rourke, Os- color with an insert of the new admini¬ goode Hall; Rev. J. J. Hurley, Wycliffe; stration building in the centre. There Mr. Howard Lindsay, Dentistry; Mr. were twenty numbers on the program Eric Smit, McMaster; Mr. A. Morrison, and at 2.00 a.m. the strains of “God Kemptville; Mr. W. D. Gilmore, Queen’s Save the King” brought the party to a University; Mr. Buell, Forestry; Mr. E. close, for the guests, at least. For the al¬ Horton and Miss Mary Wright, Western ready over-tired members of the Junior University; Mr. D. B. Murray and Miss year it was not yet the end of a perfect Helen Mariott, University College; Mr. day but by 5 a.m. the dining hall looked Douglas Anderson, Victoria College; Mr. its usual again and was ready to ac¬ Robert Seaborn, Trinity College; Messrs. comodate the few who will persist in go¬ W. I. B. Stringer, Chappel, and Smith, ing out to breakfast the morning after Hart House and Mr. James Roberts, the night before. Those who were so Varsity. busy will feel lost for awhile now but it The members of the Conversat com¬ has been a valuable experience and they mittee who supervised the arrangements have decided that putting on the con¬ were: Convener, Herb. Cole; Macdonald versat isn't such a bad job after all. Hall representative, Miss D. Richards; treasurer, B. J. Dunsmore; secretary, E. H. Stoltz; decorations, T. C. Karr; as- An account of the College Conversa¬ sitant for decorations, W. J. Wilson; re¬ zione in 1905 taken from an O. A. C. freshments, Sid Henry; invitations, R. Review of that year is published below H. Keith; programmes, J. E. Stackhouse; in the hope that a comparison will prove reception, D. E. Cameron; music, N. D. interesting to our readers. College Conversat, 1996 ( Continued from opposite page). Messrs. J. B. Fairbairn, G. S. Mills, Dairy Husbandry; W. R. Graham, B.S. H. C. Wheeler, F. H. Reid, J. W. Crowe, A. , Manager and Lecturer in Poultry and R. S. Hainer, assisted by the fol¬ Dept.; J. Buchanan, B.S.A., Lecturer in lowing ladies of the Macdonald Insti¬ Field Husbandry; D. H. Jones, Dean of tute : 1 he Misses Galley, McMurchie, Residence, Instructor in English and Carye and Weir. Mathematics; H.L. Fulmer, B.S.A., Dem¬ i he following members of the pre¬ onstrator in Chemistry; J. E. Howitt, sent College Staff attended this Conver¬ B. S.A., Demonstrator in Botany; J. B. sat : Fairbairn, Secretary; Dr. Annie Ross, H. H. Dean, B.S.A., Professor of M. D. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 315 College Conversazione9 1908 The third Annual Conversazione of oration was unique. The walls were lit¬ O. A. C. was held in Macdonald Hall, erally hidden by evergreen, tastefully and Wednesday evening, Jan. 31. effectively arranged. Standing out in relief upon this, were various designs in This function is held under the ausp- college colors, snowshoes, hockey sticks, pices of the Junior Year and needless tennis rackets and pennants. At the front to say it was a grand success. was a platform, rendered beautiful by Over 1200 invitations were sent out a bank of the freshest and choicest pot¬ by the committee. At least 900 persons ted plants. were present. The hall with its long, The first hour was devoted to intro¬ broad, handsomely finished corridors, ductions, renewing old acquaintances and its spacious gymnasium and dining hall the arranging of promenades, which mat¬ and its wide stairways, proved commod¬ ters were greatly facilitated by the un¬ ious enough to accomodate with toler¬ remitting and untiring efforts of the able convenience, even this large number. genial members of the committee. The Junior's committee, with the assist¬ Promenades commenced at 9 o’clock, ance of a committee of ladies of Mac¬ each promenade lasting ten minutes. Dur¬ donald Institute, by their ability, taste ing the promenades, lunch was served and foresight, and by the completeness in the commodious dining-room on the and perfection of their arrangements, ground floor. Here too, everything was had done all in their power to minister suggestive of system, convenience and to the convenience and enjoyment of taste. guests. Thain’s famous orchestra dispensed One of the striking features in con¬ muisc which in no small measure con¬ nection with the event, was the happy - tributed to the enjoyment of the evening. and tasteful disposition of furniture and The rich, melodious voice of Harold decorations throughout the building. The Jarvis, the noted vocalist, and an ex¬ soft coloured light from the electric student of this college, was heard in a globes in the corridors, revealed numer¬ number of selections, and needless to ous comfortable chairs, sofas and setees, say was greatly appreciated by all. made doubly attractive by the fact that The O. A. C. was honoured by the many of them were located in more or presence of representatives of other in¬ less dimly lighted passages, recesses and stitutions. Mr. Blue, representing Varsity; corners, where “soft eyes looked love to Mr. Clark, the S. P. S.; Mr. Farrow, eyes that spake again,” and where more Victoria College; and Miss Auld, Brank- or less lasting acquaintances were made. some Hall. Here and there at advantage points were The Ontario Government was repre¬ disposed various palms and green house sented by Hon. Nelson Montieth, and plants, and last, but not least, there were Mr. J. P. Downey. to be seen everywhere “a wealth of grace The committee to whom the credit and chivalry,” from which proceeded in¬ for such a complete success is due con¬ cessantly the hum of conversation and sisted of the following members of the the ripple of laughter and merriment. Junior Year:— The gymnasium in the matter of dec¬ (Continued on opposite page). 316 THE 0. A. 0. REVIEW “Wings Over Europe’’ Many people considered that the He exhibited the truly conservative at- Philharmonic Society had rather too titude of mind and method which is good an opinion of their own dramatic characteristic of British Prime Minis¬ abilities when it was learned that they ters, as to the manner born, and never intended to introduce a College aud¬ forgot the dignity of his position. ience to one of the most philosophical One of the most impressive speeches plays op the 20th century, on January in the play is that of Sir Romilly Blount 23rd in Memorial Hall. (H. A. Gilbert), First Lord of the Ad¬ “Wings Over Europe/’ by Robert miralty. in which he describes the sac¬ Mchols and Maurice Brown, deals with rifice of his beloved ships on the altar a situation which may occur at any mo- op disarmament. Gilbert made the most i ent. The release of atomic energy of a good opportunity to display his is not only looked for but expected in particular talents and had the audience the not too distant future and the play under a spell from start to finish. centres round a theme which describes D. E. Calvert, as Evelyn Arthur, the the psychological effect of such a dis- only scientist in the Cabinet, had a long eovery on the various members of the and difficult part to handle with noth¬ British Cabinet. ing particularly striking in it to at¬ Francis Lightfoot (E. H. Garrard), tract the attention of the audience. the young scientist who solves the mvs- For a maiden effort his performance tery of the atom, is an idealist who showed an assurance which was a little wishes the Cabinet to use his discovery too pronounced at times, but this might to free mankind from the drudgery and be excused as necessary in the portraya1 poverty of existence in the modern of a practical genius. world, and in bitter disillusionment at Lord Sunningdale, the Lord Privy their failure to do so, threatens to de- Seal, in the person of R. W. Thompson, si roy the entire planet. Perhaps the was outstanding. Xo person could be most difficult part to handle convinc¬ more fitted to bring out in this role the ingly because of the many moods which best known of national characteristics, had to be portrayed, Mr. Garrard, who the love of sport and the nonchalant has already several successes to his handling of difficult situations which credit, deserves a good share of com¬ is the outcome of such a philosophy mendation. He might perhaps have A College audience knows what to ex¬ displayed a little more emotion, a trifle pect from this actor and they got what more vehemence in the first two acts, thev wanted. C' but taken as a whole has his perform¬ The bellicose Secretary for War who ance succeeded in creating a very good does the right thing at the wrong time illusion. by shooting Lightfoot, suited the tem¬ G. B. Dale, as Walter Grantly, Prime perament of W. J. Cowie to a nicety. Minister of England, produced the best He deserve to be congratulated for a performance of a dramatic career of good individual performance and for more than average merit at the College. occasioning the production of decidedly THE O. A. C. REVIEW 317 COLLEGE CELEBRITIES THE THREE MUSKETEERS OF THE DMRV OPTION (TH£ JUDGING TEAN*) KfctTH PxZYVOl^OS CON hAYWffie" S College Celebrities This is the first of a series of cartoons of outstanding men at the O.A.C. drawn by the Review artist, Fred Jerome, '32. As will be remembered by readers of the Review, the Dairy Judging Team excelled themselves last fall. At Springfield, Mass., they were first in ice cream and second in all products, while at Cleveland, Ohio, they were fourth in all products. We are very glad to be able to make a permanent record of their achievement. 318 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW College and Province By permission of the “Oacis”. THE FACULTY BANQUET cultural Department. Miss Beck and her Rumour has it that thirty years have staff had given their time and skill in elapsed since our professors last took preparing the delicious food. Miss Cruik- time off from the serious business of shank had taken advantage of the occas¬ student instruction and control to have ion to give the Mac girls experience in a real, carefree merrymaking of their the proper method of serving a banquet own. We have reason to suspect that the and the girls had gladly and efficiently figure should be thirty-two instead of taken their part. Professor Raithby and thirty, but, lacking absolute proof, and Mrs. Mason had joyfully led the com¬ since either date is far back of the writ¬ munity singing at intervals during the er’s earliest memories, we will let that banquet. All of these activities had been pass. efficiently directed by Professor W. R. It is enough now to say that with the Graham, chairman of the Committee on entire approval of the student body, the Arrangements. professors with their wives and some At the close of the Banquet brief ad¬ two dozen guests did stage a delightful dresses were given by Premier Henry party in the College Dining Hall on Sat¬ and Honourable Mr. Kennedy in which urday evening. they expressed entire sympathy in the To lend distinction to the occasion, work of the College and best wishes for Premier and Mrs. Henry, together with the welfare of its Faculty. The party then the Minister and Deputy Minister of adjourned to that part of the Hall which Agriculture and their wives, were guests had been prepared for the dance and the of honor. These entered into the spirit remainder of the evening was spent in of the occasion with great heartiness— tripping the light fantast c to the excel¬ as indeed why should they not since the lent music offered by the orchestra. Mid- Premier and Deputy Minister are Al¬ night brought an end to the most delight¬ umni of the O.A.C. while the daughters ful party that the Faculty has known. of the Premier and the Minister are Al¬ umnae of Mac Institute. DR. McCONKEY RETURNS TO The party started with a grand banquet COLLEGE WITH Ph.D. presided over by Dr. Christie. In his Two years ago Mr. O. McConkey was toastmaster's remarks the President cal¬ given leave from his work as lecturer led attention to the value of co-operation in the Department of Field Husbandry as exemplified in the efficiency with to continue his studies in forag crops at which all arrangements had been made Cambridge. This week he has returned for the party. The student had co-oper¬ to the 0. A. C. and will give lectures in ated in willingly vacating the Dining Field Husbandry. Dr. McConkey has Hall for the evening. The Poultry De¬ made a special study of forage crop partment had generously provided the breeding and the compounding of clovers turkeys. The magnificent floral decora¬ and grasses in mixtures. His work was tions had been furnished by the Horti¬ done chiefly at Cambridge University THE O. A. C. REVIEW 319 and the Welsh plant breeding station at The best twenty essays were selected by Aberystwyth. - the judges and given rank with suitable MR. SOMERSET VISITS O.A.C. awards. E. C. Williams of the Second i Mr. Somerset, who is serving as a Year secured 9th place, while Justin representative of the Minister of Agri¬ ICeatley also of the Second Year, was culture, in a study of “Better Marketing ranked 18th. These young men deserve Methods for Fruits and Vegetables", was c jngratulations on the recognition they the guest of the President and the De¬ have received, since they operated under partment of Horticulture on Thursday. serious handicaps on a troublesome sub¬ Mr. Somerset took luncheon in the din¬ ject and in competition with larger Col¬ ing hall with the President. Professor leges of the United States. McLennan, Professor Graham and Pro¬ fessor Millen. DR. CHRISTIE SPEAKS AT Mr. Somerset served as an agent for MONTREAL Ontario in Great Britain for a number Recently Dr. Christie went to Mon¬ of years and outlined the plan which is treal where he addiessed the annual now being followed in the sale of Ont¬ meeting of the Canadian Produce Assoc¬ ario products in the British markets. Mr. iation. He discussed with them current A. Fulton has been appointed to this pos¬ agricultural problems in Ontario. This ition and is rendering a great service to Association has had the fullest co-opera¬ our people. Mr. Somerset believes that tion from the Dairy and Poultry De¬ much can be done in Ontario to establish partments of the O. A. C. central markets in Toronto and other The meeting was attended by between large cities to bring about a closer co- • one hundred and fifty and two hundred operation between the wholesalers, job¬ members. These members voted unani¬ bers, retail men and the producers. He is mously to hold the next annual meeting not interested to any great extent in at this College in January, 1932. polling agricultural products. It is the Dr. Christie also gave addresses to the feeling of Mr. Somerset that every¬ following groups during the month:— thing possible should be done to secure The School of Dentistry at Hart House markets and to make sales at fair prices. on “The Application of Science to agri¬ It is his effort to increase production culture,” the Agricultural Short Course and to sell these products at profitable Students at Warsaw on “The Import¬ returns to the farmers. ance of Better Methods in Agriculture” and the Rotary Club of Peterboro on THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN “Local Co-operation”. ESSAY CONTEST O. A. C. students have secured a place DR. HARCOURT ADDRESSES in the awards in the Essay Contest con¬ LONDON MEETING ducted by the Saddle and Sirloin Club During the month, Dr. Harcourt, of of Chicago. This Club conducts a con¬ the Department of Chemistry, gave & test open to all students of Agricultural talk on Agricultural Problems as they Colleges of the United States and Can¬ are related to Industry and General Ec¬ ada. The subject this year was “Cost onomics before the representatives of Accounting on the Live Stock Farm”. life Assurance Organizations. 320 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW An Unique Event On Saturday afternoon, January 24th, president of the O. A. C. Alumni Assoc¬ the members of the O. A. C. Alumni iation was chairman. Following the ban¬ tendered a complimentary banquet to the quet the Alumni challenged the students athletes of the Ontario Agricultural Col¬ to a contest in the noble art of bowling, lege at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. which brought a most enjoyable evening The purpose of this banquet is best ex¬ to a fitting close. About one hundred plained in the words of Mr. L. W. Pear¬ and fifty students and ex-students were sall, who proposed the toast to the Col¬ present. lege Athletes and these are recorded be- The athletes of the Ontario Agricul¬ low. Professor A. W. Baker responded tural College wish to express their very to the toas?t and F. C. Baldwin, B. A., the sincere thanks to the Alumni and espec¬ new athletic director followed up by in¬ ially to the committee under the direction troducing some of the prominent ath¬ of Mr. Pearsall, who organized the letes now at the College. Among those whole affair in so efficient a manner. who also spoke were: Mr. J. B. Fairburn, Such an event is not only inspirational in Deputy Minister of Agriculture; Mr. R. character to students, but serves to main¬ \Y. M ade, of the Department of Agri¬ tain the most valuable of all contact— culture; and Dr. G. I. Christie, president the graduate with his Alma Mater and of the College. Mr. E. K. Hampson, her activities, in the world of sport. Toast to College Athletics Proposed by L. W. Pearsall, B.S.A. “This is a unique occasion in that, so adequate. The graduates and Alumni be¬ far as I know, it is the first gathering lieve that they might be of some assist¬ of its kind in the history of our College. ance in improving these conditions, and We have a rather definite purpose how¬ during the past summer have, on two or ever, in arranging this banquet. During three occasions, met the Faculty to dis¬ recent months it has been felt that in cuss reorganization plans so that any view of the growth of the College and Alumni effort would be in harmony with and in keeping with modern organiza¬ the College program. The pressing need tion of sport, athletic facilities were not bf the moment was a full time physical THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 321 director, and we are delighted to know (These records are unavoidably held that this need has been taken care of by for reasons of space. Ed.) approval of the necessary expenditure by These facts show that we have an ath¬ the Government, and most satisfactorily letic record of which we can be justly filled by the appointment of Mr. F. Bald¬ proud and they are a credit to the men win. The Alumni has done nothing who won these laurels for their College. tangible to date. We have endeavored It is further to their credit that they however, to complete arrangements so won these honours without the advan¬ that from time to time as the need a- tages in training, coaching and equip¬ rises, we will be in a position to offer ment that are provided at the present and give assistance. This banquet is our day, and you men who are provided with way of saying that we are interested in these advanages have an added respons¬ College Athletics, and our way of saying ibility and should bring to the College to you Dr. Christie and your Faculty, new and better laurels. that we, as an Alumni, are prepared at To mv mind the Athletic successes we any time to assist you in your Athletic have enjoyed are largely due to one fac¬ program. Further it is our way of say- tor ; that we have been fortunate in hav¬ ing to our guests of the evening that al¬ ing a Faculty that are collectively and though we may not be able to attend as individually actively interested in Sport. many of the games as we would like, These men have given of their own nevertheless we follow the results and time unselfishlv in coaching and Athlet- are expecting that you will worthily re¬ ic work after lecture hours and in the present the College in the various Ath¬ evening when they might have been fol¬ letic Competitions. lowing their own pleasures. Year after One might gather from the present year they have carried on with, at times, activity that something was radically little encouragement cr support and at wrong with the athletics at the College, times, indifferent interest and success. or that we had not Sport traditions, but Every graduate who took any part in' were starting from scratch. As previous¬ sport can look back and now appreciate ly stated, re-organization was necessary the value of this training. In retrospect to meet the requirements of a growing we can understand the debt owing the institution, and we have a history in Sport Faculty for this work and the type of of which we can be justly proud. A few sportsmanship they fostered. Every grad¬ days ago I enquired at the College for a uate is indebted to some extent, to the list of Championships and records held Faculty for their efforts and I wish to by O. A. C. teams and graduates. We take this opportunity of appealing to our are certainly not given to boasting and graduate body that they can, to some ex¬ might properly compliment ourselves on tent, repay this debt by supporting Col¬ our modesty in this respect, for I found lege sport and helping our Faculty to that no such records were available. By realize some of the successes they have referring to Reviews and Year Books, probably hoped for. we have compiled some Athletic facts which I would like to take time to recite During recent months, particularly in briefly.J the United States, College Athletics has 322 THE O. A. :. REVIEW been under fire. It started with rumours game be played for the game’s sake and and one College sniping at another with that gate receipts be eliminated. I am charges of professionalism. Since the re¬ particularly exercised over this problem, port at Carnegie Foundation investiga¬ as some solution will be found. I men¬ tion. these discussions have gradually tion it however to emphasize the need for developed to a matter of national im¬ great care and sound judgment in form¬ portance. Last week's Literary Digest carried a two column article of unbiased ulating any athletic program. We should discussion. A recent issue of Judge had guard against any program that tends an editorial on this question in its typical towards evils that are detriment to the cynical vein. Only recently a radio play athletes themselves, but rather our ob¬ was broadcast, the plot being a satire on jective should be the only justification College sport. A list of Rugby players, for sport; the physical development of with the remuneration they were prom¬ the men participating, Scund athletic ised. was given who having depleted their training should teach a boy the value of funds fired six of the Faculty and used physical fitness, the necessity of thorough their salaries to secure two backfield training to win, and that thorough train¬ players and after mortgaging two Col¬ ing is just as essential for successful lege buildings to enlarge the stadium, competition in the business arena. To be anncunded a most prosperous year ahead properly trained and merely go through of Boom Bah College. the motions perfectly is not sufficient, A wide range of opinion is held as to but an athlete has to battle every min¬ the proper solution of this problem. ute if he will win. This also applies to Some justify the commercialization of to business competition. Physical train¬ Ruby in that it provides money for other ing should develop self-reliance and branches of sport. There are some who emotional control under the stress of go so far as to say that if we send our heated competition, and above all a boys to College to provide huge revenues sound sense of sportsmanship that to from Rugby, why should they not be win is not a final measure of success; paid ? While others demand that the but rather how you play the game." BASKETBALL kets until the Aggies came back with better combination and held the visitors By taking the College of Education down. into camp January 8th, with a 33-25 Munroe looked best for the Red and score, the Aggie cagers showed their Blue with Chink Hull playing a close . many supporters a fast and brilliant second. For C. of E. Fover and Woods brand of basketball. j Civ > wed up well. In the first half Folland and Gallehan O. A. C.—Forwards, Munroe, Galle¬ fed Munroe and by their fast passing han; centre, Folland; guards. Crane and and good defence managed to start well Elliot; spares, Brown, S. Malkin, and with a 20-7 score at half time. During Finbow. the final half the play became slower and College of Education—Forwards, Foy¬ showed up both teams’ lack of condi¬ er and Woods; centre, O’Leary; guards, tion. College of “Ed’’ took the plaay for Hull and Bowman; spares, Douglas, a few moments and piled in a few bas- Riggs, Stevens and White. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 323 SOFTBALL wings, Stoneman and Thompson; subs., Practising twice a week, the College B. Henry, Robinson, and Stoddard. Baseball nine rounding into shape for the semi-finals in the Interfaculty league. Gordy McNeil as manager stated, when Assault-at-Arms O.A.G. DEFEATS QUEEN’S approached, that he expects great things On Friday, Jan. 16, in a crowded gymr from his team this year as in the past. the College mit-mat men proceeded to Seven of last year’s team are available show their worth when they defeated in J. Adamson, M. Funston, J. Hume, Queens Senior Inter-Collegiate Assault Jamieson, F. Jerome, A. McCaugherty, Team. The standing for College was and Gordy McNeil. With promising 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw. A good material in the Freshman Year, the clean type of fighting was witnessed, beys certainly look good to bring home the Tricolor men certainly put up tough the pennant. opposition and although the Aggies won handily, the thrill seekers were not dis- FOOTBALL appointed. Coach Baldwin reports that the rugby Results were as follows :— team is having “skull ’ practice two nights a week in the gyng in preparation Wrestling for a strenuous season in the Fall. He 112 lbs—Houghton, Queens defeated expects to place his men at hard labour A. T. Patterson, O. A. C. this summer and make them the toughest 118 lbs.-—Taylor, O. A. C. defeated team on the grid. This certainly turns Bateman, Queens. possibility into probability for a winning 126 lbs.—J. Wilson, O. A. C. defeated team this season. Cairncross, Queens. 134 lbs.—Campbell, Queens defeated Dunlop^ O. A. C. Summary of Hockey Results 145 lbs.—Lapointe, O. A. C. defeated Jan. 2nd—O. A. C. verses Argo Club W. Hosking, Queens. of Guelph at Guelph—Won 5-2. 158 lbs.—G. Wright, O. A. C. defeated Jan. 5th—O. A. C. versus Ann Ar¬ Connor, Queens. bour, Mich., at Ann Arbour—Lost 8-1. 175 lbs.—Webster, O. A. C. vs H. Jan. 6th—O. A. C. versus Guelph In¬ H o s ki ng—d raw. termediates at Guelph—Lost 6-2. Heavyweight—West, O. A. C. defeat¬ Jan. 10th—O. A. C. versus Varsity at ed Miller, Queens. Toronto—Lost 13-1. Boxing Jan. 17th—O. A. C. versus McMaster 118 lbs.—Seawright, Queens defeated at Guelph—Won 6-2. Cruickshank, O. A. C. Tan. 21st—O. A. C. versus Western 118 lbs.—S. Malkin, O. A. C. defeated at London—Lost 5-3. Baker, Oueens. Jan. 28th—O. A. C. versus Varsity at 135 lbs.—Archibald, O. A. C. defeated Guelph—Lost 3-2. Stoneham, Q>ueens. Team:—Goal, Fitzgibbons; defence, 135 lbs.—Peever, Queens defeated S. Henry, O. McLean; centre, P. Scollie; Evans, O. A. C. 324 THE O. A. C. REVIEW 145 lbs.—Godfrey, O. A. C. defeated 158 lbs.—Chepesuik defeated Hastings McIntosh, Queens. —Decision. 158 lbs.—Saunders, O. A. C. defeated 174 lbs.—Webster and H. Hosking— Woolgar, Queens. Draw. 175 lbs.—Hamlyn, Queens defeated Heavy—West lost to Miller—Decision. Reynolds, O. A. C. MEET UNDECIDED MITT-MAT MEN LOSE AT QUEEN’S The Assault team took Toronto by After a decisive victory over Queens storm on Feb. 4th and 5th and proceeded in the local gym we rather expected more to show the other Facultie what they of the boys when they fought in King¬ can do in Senior Boxing and Wrestling. ston. The bouts took place in the At the finish of the meet however, Queen’s new gymnasium, January 23, S. P. S. was given the verdict on a one and the Tricolor almost reversed the Red faint margin. O. A. C. authorities believe and Blue, showing at home. The Aggies there must have been a mistake, since won one bout in boxing, three bouts in College records show a lead of 6 points wrestling and drew two wrestling bouts. over S. P. S. The difficulty is being The results follow: brought to the attention of the Varsity Boxing Athletic Directorate and a settlement is 118 lbs.—Cruickshank lost to Searight expected in the near future. —Tech. K. O., 2nd. The O. A. C. results at the meet are 135 lbs.—Archibald lost to Peever— as follows:— Tech. IC. O., 3rd. Boxing 135 ipSi_Keown defeated Stoneham— Pts. Decision. 4 118 lbs.—Cruickshank won by de¬ !45 ibs.—Bonaci lost to Boyne—Decis¬ fault. ion. 0 126 lbs.—Gilbert lost to Fell, S.P.S. 145 lbs.—Godfrey lost to Peever— —semi finals. Tech. K. O., 2nd. 0 126 lbs.—Hearn lost to Fell, S.P.S. 158 lbs.—Saunders lost to Valiant - —finals. K O., 2nd. 135 lbs. Archibald lost to Wagner, 175 ibs.—Reynolds lost to Hamlyn— S.P.S.—preliminaries. Decision. 4 145 lbs.—Bonaci defeated Hogg— Wrestling semi-finals. 118 lbs.—Taylor lost to Bateman—1 10 145 lbs. Bonaci defeated Deeks U. fall each way—Decision. C.—finals. 126 lbs.—Wilson defeated Cairncross 0 158 lbs.—Saunders lost to Wilton, —Decision. Tri.—semi-final. 134 lbs.—Dunlop lost to Campbell— 0 175 lbs.—Reynold1^ lost to Wall- Decision. bridge S.P.S.—semi-final. 145 lbs.—LaPointe defeated W. Hos¬ Wrestling 0 112 lbs.—Patterson lost to Brownlee kins—1o fall in overtime. 158 lbs—Wright and Connor—Draw. S.P.S.—semi-final. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 325 4 118 lbs.—Taylor won from Robert¬ The line-up was the usual O. A. C. son, Meds.—default. squad mentioned elsewheie on the sheet. 0 126 lbs.—Wilson lost to Bannister, S.P.S.—preliminaries. TWO’S TRIM TRINITY 3—1 0 134 lbs.—Dunlop lost to McKinney, When Trinity met the College Sec¬ Vic.—semi-final. onds in the local arena, Feb. 6th, they 1 145 lbs.—LaPointe defeated Walker lost to the Aggies 3-1. Play was not very U. C.—preliminaries. fast and inclined to be rough. During the 10 145 lbs.—LaPointe defeated Tay¬ first period Hicks of O. A. C. scored lor, S.P.S.—finals. and Dixon of Trinity quickly balanced 1 158 lbs.—Wright defeated Mason, There was no score during the second Dents—preliminary. stanza but the hockey improved slightly. 4 158 lbs.—Wright defeated Cameron, In the third period Carscadden, O. A. C., Meds.—semi-final. scored on a lone rush. Teasdale finished 0 158 lbs.—Wright lost to Eaton, the scoring of the game with a tally for Meds.—final. O.A.C., leaving the final score at 3-1. 4 175 lbs.—Webster defeated Shute, The team: Meds.—semi-final. Goal, Heal; defence, Carscadden and 10 175 lbs.—Webster defeated* Watt, Willick; centre, Reaman; wings, Teas¬ Vic.—final. dale and Hicks; subs., Johnson, Boulet 0 Heavy—-West lost to Newell, O.C.E. and McArthur. —final. MEN’S BADMINTON CLUB ORGANIZED AGGIES SCORE SECOND WIN FROM On Saturday^ January 10, some thirty McMASTER, 4—3, FEB. 6th Badmington players met in Mills Hall Play opened slowly in the first stanza and determined to organize a club. After with the Macs pressing. Art Dix for the some preliminaries, H. A. Gilbert was Maroons scored the two goals of this •elected President with F. T. Lucas to period^ but the hockey was rather rag¬ assist him as Secretary and L. R. Reid ged. as third member of the committee. The second canto began with a deter¬ The committee then arranged for the mined assault by the Red and Blues, use of courts in the Mac Hall Gym on from McLean and Scollie. The last goal Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights man. Stoneman followed up and scored and in the O. A. C. Gym on Monday two more for College on brilliant plays and Thursday nights, the hours to be from McLain and Scollie. The last goal from 6.30 p.m. until 8.00 p.m. of the period was sunk by Henry unas¬ Tournaments are being arranged with sisted. As the stanza closed McLean was outside Clubs as well as among the stu¬ -carried off slightly injured. dents and it promises to be a lively Final period was fast and brilliant winter for the bird-chasers. hockey. McMaster scored from the play¬ Those interested are asked to secure off with a lucky shot. Play ended with a racket and turn out at the hours speci¬ O. A. C. pressing hard. fied above. 326 THE O. A. C. REVIEW The Winter Disease (By the famous Russian Pathologist, Getonski). “To ski or not to ski” is the question three. Man has evolved from slow mov¬ that has become strangely common of ing four-legged beasts to upright two- late years around the O.A.C. about the legged animals and from there he is time the first deep snow appears and quickly becoming a sort of rapidly moving Christmas exams are forgotten. But this four-wheeled animal. Indeed many tour¬ is not simply a question of yes or no, ists nowadays cannot recognize a land¬ to do or not to do. The subject of skiing scape with the naked eye unless they are requires careful consideration of its his* travelling at a speed of forty-five miles torical, economic, social and technical an hour. Obviously then, ski (the plural aspects. form, like sheep, has only one “s”) are A.—Historical an evolutionary form of snowshoes by In the first place what is skiing? To which man may become further adapted the Fiji Islanders, Texans, or natives of to his moving landscapes. In the field other cDuntries with tropical or semi- of specialization ski are an adaption of tropical winters skiing is a vague term the toboggan. Each individual is now synonymous with skating, snowshoeing permitted to become a specialist in his or even tobogganing. Ski, to them, are own particular type of gyrations on a merely contrivances of somewhat indef¬ hill, instead of rolling over and over in inite structure which are fastened to company with a dozen other hapless one’s feet in order ito add to the intric¬ wights. In our age of progress ski are acies of pedestrian progression over pre-eminent—for with them progression frozen surfaces. But skiing, while an¬ can take place in at least -six different alogous to (the above mentioned sports in directions simultaneously. some respects, might better be compared B.—Economic to flying. Not merely does one get the The economic aspects of skiing are in¬ sensation of ordinary flying, but there are volved. To determine whether one’s also the joys and thrills of tail-spins, individual status is such as to permit side-slips, wing-overs, crashes, spills, “taking up” this sport the following and entanglements with joy-sticks and questions should be answered: fuselage. To define “skiing” therefore 1. Have you the wherewithal to pur¬ one might use the term “skiobatics”, or chase the initial pair of ski plus the ad¬ “skareobatics” (from the words “ski” and ditional equipment (details of which will “aerobatics”—aerobatics meaning a cir¬ be given under the heading of Technical cus in the air). Aspects) ? Now that the question of “what” is 2. Have you a wife or family? definitely settled the next thing is “why” 3. Have you other dependents ? is skiing. This is an age of evolution, 4. How much life insurance do you specialization, and progress as we are carry ? told by evolutionists, specialists, and 5. Can your business affairs be ar¬ Henry Ford. Skiing is a product of all ranged so that you can manage, in event THE O. A. C. REVIEW 327 of the disease becoming advanced^ the the future. Where do we find freedom necessary trips to the Gatineaus, St. from social strife and economic upheaval Moritz, /the Eaurentians, or Revelstoke? if it is not among the bold free men of 6. Is your credit with the local bone- the Scandinavian slopes or the snowy setter good ? mountains of Switzerland, where skiing 7. Are you subject to snow-blindness had its birth? or vertigo? To cast' this high flown moralizing 8. Is your sense of direction good? (true, nevertheless) aside and come down An affirmative answer is not necessary to local earthy skiing as a social pastime as you won’t need it anyway! Your has unrivalled advantages. Dances can directions will all become mixed up in a be held only at set hours and require kaleidoscope whirl that would give Ein¬ orchestras, fresh creases in the trousers, stein a nightmare from which he would pretty dresses, new permanents, and probably awake the next morning to other 'specialties that cost time and mon¬ write a theory of fifth and sixth dimen¬ ey and cannot always be had on tap. sions. But the skier simply pulls on his boots, C.—Social grabs his trusty ski from the corner and sallies forth at any hour—before break¬ While ski may have been originally fast or in mid-afternoon (lectures per¬ invented by a Norwegian wood-cutter as mitting). If in solitary mood he can go a means to slide down a mountain side alone. If not, he can go with a partner, instead of “homeward plodding his a party, or a crowd. weary way” like the ploughman, they are D.—Technical no longer merely the instruments of peas¬ First, let us take equipment. For with¬ ants and the sport of children. Nay, out equipment a further study (c) POLES or ‘"STICKS”.—These (f) WAX.—Comman or garden are used as propellors or pushers. They paraffin soaked in with a hot iron is a may also be used as weapons to clear a good means to prevent carrying away path down the hill, or as distress signals. half the snow from the hill frozen to (D) TROUSERS.—(in the vulgar the bottoms of your ski. tongue pants), also designated by the (g) TROWEL.—For removing snow terms breeches or slacks, depending on from eyes, ears, neck, and wrists. their shape. Not that this article of ap¬ (h) PERISCOPE.—For use in as¬ parel has any special function peculiar to certaining the arrival of the rescue party skiing, but ski trousers have special Having properly outfitted ourselves characteristics. Any cloth that can sur¬ the next subject is how to learn skiing. vive six trips to a Chinese laundryman is strong enough to make ski pants out of. LAST CHAPTER—HOW TO LEARN (e) SHIRT.—with a long tail, that SKIING. can be torn up for splint bandages in Get out and try it. emergency. E. A. H. B., ’30. Janitor Bill Waxes Poetic No one knows or cares for me And about the big things they do at the I’m only the janitor from the O.A.C. Hort. But when I get my B. S. A. I will show them how to drain their land I will tell the world and have my say. And how the Profs they show their I will tell them about the dairy cow, hand. About genetics and how to plow. I will tell the world "what grain they I will tell them a story that will make should sow, them laugh Because the Profs they told me so. I will tell them about the Chicago Fair About the Holstein cow and its heifer Where the boys say they don’t judge calf. on the square. I will tell them about the butchers meat I will tell them about the bacon hog, That is high in price but tough to eat. Because Mills Hall Boys are in a fog. I will tell them about the manure spread¬ I will show them a real Southdown Ram, er, And if thev- don't like it I don’t omve a About the poultry and its feather. I will tell them about the Clydesdale filly Every one knows-about the 144 oats. And will tell them about the Creelman And the fourth year students are not a Lily. bunch of goats. I will tell them about the College cheese, I will tell them about the 21 Barley, And how to make money with their And the Champion Basket Ball Player, honey bees. his name is (?). I will tell the winners of the field day I will tell the farmer to send his son to sports, the O. A. C., but it is not all fun. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 329 Who’s Who and Wh ere DEGREE MEN (Continued) Baird, F. F.—Box 200, Charlotte¬ McFarlane, W. D.—University of A1 town, P.E.L, Live Stock Promoter, berta, Edmonton, Alta., Associate Pro- Dominion Live Stock Branch. • ssor in Biochemistry. Beck, E. C.—Department of Bacter- Owens, D. R.—Ranier, Alta., Farming Tdogy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Parish, F. J.—C-o B. H. Bull & Sons, Ont., Teaching. Brampton, Ont., Business Manager. Berry, J. A. B.—Ontario Department Plunkett. H.—Colie giate Institute, of Agriculture, London, Ont., Asst. Ag¬ Port Arthur, Out., Teaching. ricultural Representative. Pridham, A. M. S.—Department of Borthwick, G.—22 Fairview Blvd., Floriculture, Cornell University,, Ith- Toronto, Ont., Draftsman. aea. X.Y., U.S.A., Asst, in Floricultural Bonyman, E. D.—Dominion Live Research. Stock, Branch; 39 Victoria St., Toronto, Sager, 0. L.—St. George, Ont., Farm¬ Ont.. Poultrv Division. ing. Bradiield, A.—R.R. No. 3, Caledonia, Thomas, H. L.—London Technical Ont., Farming. School, London, Ont., Teaching. Braund, D. C.—Farrington Hill P.O. Watt, M. rA..—R.R. No. 3, Waterford, Brantford, Ont. Ont., Graduate Student. Brickley, J. J.—United Fruit Co. Webber, W. A.—R.R. No. 3, Wallace- Banes, Cuba. burg, Ont., Farming. Butler, N. M.—Hammond, Ont. Webster, J. L.—Penticton, B.C. Cavano, L. E.—Pontypool, Ont. Williams, M. J.—School of Land¬ Campbell, J. H.—1269 Burrard St., scape Architecture, Harvard University, Vancouver, B.C. Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A., Asst. Profes¬ Chalmers, J. E.—Poole, Ont., Farm¬ sor of Landscape Architecture. ing. Clark, T. B.—Poultry Dept., Univer¬ ASSOCIATES AND ONE YEAR sity’ of West Virginia, Morgantown, W. MEN, CLASS ’25 Va., U.S.A. Alexander, A. J.—R.R. No. 2, Bel- Cormack, A. E.—Box 311, Whitby, wood, Ont. Ont.. Farm Mgr., O.L.C. V 330 THE O. A. C. REVIEW j jverdale, R.—Canfield, Ont. Ont. Daly, C. F- —Rossland, B.C., Lumber¬ MacPherson, Miss E.—63 Waver lev ing. St., Ottawa. Davis, S. C.—R.R. No. 4, Brantford, MacPherson, Miss G.—63 Waverley Ont. St., Ottawa. Dodds, E. H.—R.R. No. 5, Mono Mills, Manahan, J. H.—Georgian Bay Ont. Creameries, Parry Sound, Ont., Mgr. Daymond, A. A. S.—Daymond, Mot¬ Macdonald, H. E.—Health of Ani¬ ors, Guelph, Ont. mals Branch, Department of Agricul¬ Dyer, W. C.—Prince Rupert, B.C., ture, Ottawa, Ont., Veterinary Inspec¬ Transportation. tor. Elliott, R. R.—R.R. No. 2, Tara, Ont.. Mackay, D. G.- -R.R. No. 2, Tavistock, United Church Clergyman. Ont. Eltcn, V. I.—Galt Collegiate Insti¬ Mackay, I. S.—Woodville, Ont. tute, Galt, Ont, Teaching. Farming. Faulkner, D. I.—R.R, No. 1, Britan¬ Millson, C. H.—R.R, No. 2, Wilton nia Bay, Ont. Grove, Ont. Gilmore, R. I.—Elora, Ont. Monteith, W. N.—R.R, No. 2, Strat¬ Grant, A. W.—R.R. No. 2, Stittsville. ford, Ont. Ont. Monro, D. W.—Slate River Valley. Grindon, W. H.—Mekombe, Glouces¬ Ont., Farming. ter Rd., Ross, Leeds, England. McClure, I. S.—R.R, No. 4, Paris, Harris, W. A.—C-o Bank of Montreal, Ont. Rideau St., Ottawa, Ont. Mclnnes, A. L. K.—R.R. No. 1, Hol¬ Heggie, G. R.—837 Olive St., Long stein./ Ont. Beach, Cal., U.S.A. McIntyre, L. W.—R.R. No. 2, Sardis. Hill, J. W.—Queensville, Ont. B.C. Hoover, 0. E.—R.R. No. 2, Hagers- Niebergall, S. S.—77 King St., Kit¬ ville, Ont., Farming. chener, Ont. Hopper, H. T.—R.R, No. 4, St. Cath¬ Palleson, N. D.—630 3rd Ave. West, arines, Ont, Calgary, Alta., Dairying. Hockin, H. E.—Box 406, Cobourg, Paterson, W. L.—Downham Nur¬ Ont, series, Strathroy, Ont., District Mgr. Jackson, J. E.—Leamington, Ont. Paine, E. M.—R.R. No. 2, Orillia, Jamieson, C. A.—College Ave. W. Ont., Farming. Guelph, Ont. Pegg, W. S.—R.R. No. 2, Claremont, Kellerman C. F—Dashwood, Ont. Ont. Kennedy, A. R.—R.R. No. 1, Otter- Raney, H. A.—3 Nina Ave., Toronto, ville. Out., Farming. Ont. Laughland, A.—R.R. No. 7, Guelph Reeves, W. A.—Gravelbourg, Sask.. Ont. Farming. Lawrence, J. A.—R.R. No. 3. Dresden, Reid, C. G. L.—London Life Assur- Ont., Farming. ance Co., Kitchener, Ont., Agent. Lewis, E. S.—Cayuga, Ont. Richardson, F.—Poultry Department, Lupton, P. C.—R.R. No. 2, Stratford, O.A.C., Guelph, Ont., Graduate Student. THE O. A. C. REVIEW 331 Regers, E. W.—Algoma Co-operative ara Fails, Ont. Creameries, Bruce Mines, Out., Cream¬ Walters, H. M.—R.R. No. 2, Thorn- ery Manager. dale, Ont. Roxburgh, J. M.—R.R. No. 5, Simcoe. Walter, J. L.—R.R. No. 4, Woodford, Ont., Poultry Fanning. Ont. Rivaz. 0. P.—Palermo, Ont., Student. Wilcox, V. R.—Canfield, Ont. Robinson, H. W.—R.R. No. 2, Wat¬ Willson, W. A.—Wellandport, Ont. ford, Ont., Farming. Wilson, I. S.—Oakville, Ont. Sanderson, L. A — R.R. No. 6, Guelph, Wood, W. A.—R.R. No. 3, Rockwood, Ont. Ont. Seabrooke, H. W.—North Gower, Yingling, C. M.—Revelstoke, B.C. Ont. Shenfield, J.—“Scar Side Farm,” BIRTHS Innisfail, Alta. To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Watson—a Simpson, J. A.—Dept, of Agriculture, daughter. Mr. Watson was a graduate Morrisburg, Out., Agricultural Repre¬ of ’28 and Mrs. Watson formerly sentative. Helen Muldrew graduated with Mac Snyder, R. G.—Chemistry Depart¬ ’29. ment, O.A.C., Guelph, Ont., Research To Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Richmond, Uni¬ Asst, in Fertilizers. versity of Colorado, Fort Colliors, Springett, E. C.—Duncan, B.C. Colorado, a son, and daughter—Roy Thomas, R.—Canadian Canners, George Jr. and Jean Anne, on January Grimsby, Ont. 28th., 1931. Tolton, W. D.—Extension Depart¬ Roy Richmond is a graduate of Class ment, O.A.C., Guelph. Ont., Assistant. ’23 and is Deputy State Entomologist for Twinn, C. S.—11 Plenzie St., Niag¬ the State of Colorado. £imiui!iiimiuiiiiiMiiniiiimiiiimiimimiMimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinimimiimmimmMiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiimimmiimiimiimiiimiiiimimii]iiimu ( Annual Meeting Alumni Association j | The Annual Meeting of the O.A.C. Alumni Association will be held 1 | in Hart House, Toronto, on the afternoon and evening of Friday, March 20. | 1 The business meeting in the afternoon will be the important one, while | 1 the evening programme promises to be entertaining and perhaps to some 1 | extent highly instructive. | | A debate has been arranged which will open up a subject for discus- | | sion upon which everyone will be free, to express their views, the subject | 1 of which is “Resolved, that as an industry from an industrial and economic | 1 viewpoint, Ontario Agriculture is poorly organized, inefficiently conducted. § | and badly guided." Exponents of both sides of the queston have been f 1 chosen whose oratorical ability is of a high order. Students and ex-students | 1 are cordially invited. | Hu.mu...mm...imimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.miiiiii.in...... THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Senior Normal Party Softened lights and a profusion of settled down to an evening of Court flowers formed a delightful background Whist. for the informal party held by the Senior At an hour in keeping with the rules Normals in honour of the Junior Nor¬ and regulations of Mac Hall, dainty re¬ mals and the Faculty. This party was freshments were served after which held in the Common Room on Sat. even¬ some of the heretofore hidden talent in ing, Jan. 10. the composition of verse and music was Several original and fun-provoking revealed. All too soon a pleasant even¬ games were indulged in before the party ing was brought to a close. The Senior Girls* Party On Tuesday, January 20th, Mac ’31 chairs follewd this. Then, the late-comen, held a party in Mac Hall Common Room. were punished by having to play “step¬ The evening was spent in games and ping stones/'—much to the amusement dancing which everyone seemed to enjoy. of the spectators. One amusing feature was a honey¬ After the games, we all went upstairs moon trip in which several couples were to the gymnasium, where numerous given suitcases containing costumes small tables were set in shades of green which they were to don. The object of and yellow. As a centrepiece each table this game was to see which couple could had either a yellow candle, or a spray dress up in the costume, run a certain of narcissus, which added to the at¬ distance, and remove the costume again, tractiveness, of the room in general, as in the shortest time. Marg. Lee and Sid well as to each table. A delightful lunch Henry proved to be “fastest” in this was served, after which we returned to race. We wonder! the Common Room to spend the re¬ The well-known game of musical mainder of the evening in dancing. Junior Associate Tea On Wednesday 5 January 21 the Col¬ sang two charming solos, “Come to the lege Cafeteria was the scene of the Jun¬ Fair,” and “A Little Bit of Heaven.” ior Associate Tea given in honor of the Mary Graham, class president, Isabel Lee staff and the Senior Associates. The and Frances Rverson received the guests. tea was a great success and was well at¬ tended by the girls. Miss Greta Pollard Mrs. Fuller and Miss Hassard poured, THE o. A. (J. REVIEW 333 while the Misses Beverly Shaver, Bar- Snow, Lillian Parker, Levore Callon and bara Robinson, Helen Simpson, Lorna Betty MacBeth served. The Conversat Despite certain discomforts that go The engenious decorations, clever with sleeping on floors, 2 in a bed and programmes, delicious refreshments, and 6 in a room we are still conscious enough perfect music were the result of weeks to realize that some kind of an acknow¬ of planning and hard work. We want the ledgement is due year ’32 for the splen¬ boys to feel that we appreciate their ef¬ did success of the Conversat.. fort. “Three cheers for Year ’32”! Thoughts in a Laundry Class Folks think that ther’s no beauty in a The crinkles outa heaps o’ shiny white, wash— Or rinsed and squeezed things till the They never know the thick hot smell bubbly heat of steam Has swollen their fingers red—and Rising like lazy smoke; or seen the tubs sort of tight. Piled up with foam on top like whipping Folks think that there’s no beauty in a cream— wash—- They've never took an iron and smoothed They’re doggone right, by gosh! away— Margaret Bicer. The Mantle So soft and white and fluffy. No sight so glorious ever seen Like Eiderdown or fur Is this of heavenly white Alluring like a lovely face, That clothes this glorius land of And yet as delicate as lace. ours A mantle laid in softest folds For ’tis the snow, the snow That only nature spread. ’Tis queer the ecstasy, the thrill That spreads o’er this free land. Like wine it goes right to the head. Helen Graver. Katy’s Kapers We resume this fair fable of Kate, With loud-patterned material; and gay No moral we will incorporate; Birds perched on the trousers away. We’ll record—alas !—must tell on Kate— Now Katy, my dears, was full sick How, for sewing, she once arrived late. Of virtuous ways and no kick Oh, what a marked change in our Kate Of one kind or the other she got. From then on, at an increasing rate So she turned to the good-looking sot. Her downfall, her sinning was great From a saint to a sloven slid Kate. And she went to “Vet.” dances with him .Whom, sighing she’d spurned in the dim Tho’ her teacher decreed they be restful And the distant, the lily, strewn past Her pajamas instead were a nestful You’ll see her next month—can she last ? M. Chantz. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Wanted Fifty Vitamines Margaret Price. I would like to buy fifty (50) vita- in vitamine this or that. At our house we mines big enough to wear skirts and eat nothing but a certain kind of vita- strong enough to pull little wagons. I mine-infester bread and watch our al¬ don't care what sex they are, I phabetical intake like hawks. Well, if it whether they are A, B, C, D, X5 Y, or Z. is not one supersition it is another. Our It’s pretty broad-minded and sporting fathers believed in witchcraft and we be¬ of me to make this offer, because I am lieve in vitamine-craft. fundamentally a vitamine Atheist. Xext they'll be telling us that So-and- It seems to me there has been a lot of So tires are rich in vitamines, and we loose talk about vitamines in recent wiil be advised to rub Whatsit into our years, and I am frank to admit I have pores because it feeds our skin Vitamine been a skeptic. I’ll believe in vitamines Q- when I see some. It will be worth real And the situation shifts almost hourly. cash for me to lamp some actual vita¬ A vitamino that is hot stuff today may be mines in the flesh, and I am commercial entirely out of style tomorrow: Late enough to believe that a lot of other news from the world of mice and guinea people would pay real money to see some pigs may change the vitamine market in honest-to-goodness vitamines. That’s the middle of a meal. The lastword had why I think a Vitamine Circus would on Vitamine C was that it was practical¬ pay. ly a myth, having been recently discov¬ Look how the Flea Circus paid in ered to be just an offshoot of Vitamine Xew York for a long time. And, come B. And Vitamine D which was such a to think of it, fleas were no novelty; lots rage a few months ago, is now, I believe, of folks have had them and seen them said to be practically valueless unless right on their own dogs. Of course it taken in association with Vitamine A. was interesting to see fleas trained (if And just because a certain vitamine hap¬ you call sticking them with a pin and pens to bother or benefit a guinea pig, making them move out of the way, what does that prove about what it will “trained”), and it was educational to do to a human being? witness their feats of strength. But con¬ sider vitamines. Xobody I know has ever But, as I said above, if you can show seen one, and hearsay has it that a vita¬ me vitamines, I’ll buy fifty at your own mine can outpull a flea with both hands price. .And all you other folks will be tied behind its back. glad I know, to come to the Vitamine Circus and watch me make the vitamines All along I have had the idea that the show their vitality. vitamines talk was just another scheme to sell groceries. “Strong in Vitamine C.” Incidentally I think hormones are an¬ say the labels. And we are told to eat other fraud. But Eli buv some of them lots of whale blubber because it is thick too—fcr a sideshow! i HE O. A. C. REVIEW dou Peru Marion Waddell. After our demonstration last term it distance inland are gravel hills- and seems the most natural thing in the mounds, the home of the big, clumsy world to begin a subject under the head¬ “turkey buzzards”. These birds live on ing of “Aimse. Subject Matter, Method any scraps of food they can get, and and Summary."—(with all apologies to many a little burro who has fallen by the Miss Kay). However, on second thought, wavside under its heaw burden becomes perhaps this would not be the best and a meal “de luxe" for these ugly birds. most appropriate way of writing a short Farther inland nearing the Andes moun¬ tains, are the tropical jungles, thick with note about Peru. trees and shrubs, and alive with strange Peru is a strange country—primitive animals. Rare and beautiful flowers and in many respects,—but where modern vines grow profused. but few people see civilization is making great strides now- the wonders of the jungle. a-days, due mainly to the production of oil. As early as 1531 A.D. before the Yes, it gets hot in Peru! The sun conquest of the deserts of Peru by Piz- shines brightly practically every day in arro and his Spaniards, the refining of the year, and during the summer months, petroleum was accomplished in a primi¬ one can -see the heat waves shimmering tive way. Not far from the oil camps over the sand. The heat is “dry” though can be seen to-day what are termed a land breeze at night, and a see breeze “pot holes” approximately 12 to 14 feet in the day makes the climate more tem¬ in diameter and 5 to 6 feet deep, dug by perate. No matter how hot the day may the Incas or their predecessors where be, the nights are cool, and it is with seepages of petroleum were located on relief indeed that often times the evening, the flat surface of the desert. A regular is welcomed. There is no twilight in parapet of old cauldrons, used by those Peru, the sun sinks below the horizon Indians, may also be seen, and scattered within a minute and a half. It is a love¬ over the district are larger iron cauldrons ly sight indeed to see the red ball of fire used by the Spanish invaders in Pizarro’s seem to sink into the ocean, to watch the time. Peru stands to-day among the fore¬ sky become tinted with the most beauti most countries of the world in the pro¬ ful sunsets, and in a few minutes, to duction of oil. Derricks are visible for see the stars appear twinkling brightly miles. in a sky of deepest black. A word as to the country—the repub¬ During the winter months, from Dec¬ lic of Peru lies just south of the equator. ember to March, there are frequent sand All along the coast is barren desert, storms—do what you will, the sand where, with few, very few, in fact—ex¬ seems to seep in through every nook ceptions, not a drop of rain falls from one and cranny, and one’s home becomes al¬ year’s end to the other; not a blade of most a sand pile. grass nor the sign of a shrub relieves the The blue Pacific, calm as its name, ex¬ monotony of the sandy stretches. A shor: cept for the breakers near the shore. 336 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW makes a lovely outlook from the hills— gas, telephone, daily supply of ice (there especially in the early morning, when is a large refrigeration plant) are some the fishing boats are setting out—blue of the home conveniences. Then there are sky, blue waters, white sails stretches of golf courses, tennis courts, bowling al¬ yellow sand and a bright morning sun— leys, a large swimming tank, badminton a pretty sight indeed. courts for sports. One need never feel The natives of the country are Spanish dull there; there are movie theatres al¬ Peruvians. Spanish from the descendants so, with both Spanish and English trans¬ of the earlv invaders from the old world, lations. Within the last year or so a reg¬ and Peruvians from the descendants of ular air service has been established be¬ the Inca Indians, so famous in history tween the camps and other districts. for their wonderful early civilization and There is a hospital in each camp, with learning. Copper skinned, black-haired the most modern equipment, and under and lazy—their motto is “manana”, or the best of medical supervision. in our language, "always put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” How¬ Grocery supplies come from the ever, of the upper class one could not "bodega" or store—it is a large? very meet people more sharing than they in general store, one may .get anything there all the world. They have all the chivalry from shoe laces to grass carpets. Vege¬ and ideal of their noble ancestors. Span¬ table and fruit supplies are delivered to ish is the language spoken—it is amus¬ the homes twice a week, these grow at ing to watch them speak, they use their the “chacra’’ or farm, just a few miles hands very expressively, and their signs from Talara. Meats are brought down on convey as much to the conversation as boats, and are kept frozen after they are does the actual conversation itself. taken off the boats in the ice plant. The Everything is very modern in the water supply is pumped from a river camps. Perhaps you are wondering what through pipelines from a river 27 miles "camps” mean. They are the three oil away.. camps. Negritos, Talara, and Lagunites, Although one does frequently wish for where the employees of the Imperial oil a real old-fashioned snow storm, or a company live—there are about 600 “grin- "bang-up” rain storm with lots of thun¬ goes” or foreigners in all. White frame der and lightning, I am sure there are a bungalows, with a touch of fresh green, great many places in this world that are make attractive homes. Electric light, much worse than Pern! T1IE 0. A. C. REVIEW 337 Make More Money with the Help of this BOOK Make your farm yield the profits it should. End waste, repair hills, vermin-loss, with permanent, fire-safe, concrete improve¬ ments. They are easy apd inexpensive to build. “What the farmer can do with Concrete” tells how. In it you will find complete plans and instructions on concrete hen houses, stable floors and foundations, barn approaches, root cellars, manure pits and many other money saving* con¬ veniences. Send for your Free copy to¬ day and (Start a new era of economy and extra profits on your farm. Mail the coupon. Canada Cement Company Limited Canada Cement Company Building 2101 Phillips Square Montreal Sales Offices at: Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Calgary Canada Cement can be obtained from over 2000 dealers in nearly every city, town and village in Canada. If yon cannot locate a convenient dealer, write our nearest sales office. Mail This Coupon+ A Canada Cement Company Limited Canada Cement Company Building Montreal Send me your free book— Please mention the O.A.C. REVIEW when answering Advertisements THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Mac Hall Athletics BASKETBALL NEWS The gymnasium in Mac Hall is open The month of January has proven a every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday very /successful one in the basketball nights and we hope to see everyone in¬ world at Mac Hall in spite of the fact terested in the game there. that at the first of the month there was quite a depression which we could not SWIMMING exactly account for, but we gathered that ‘‘Should the pool not be made full use the Christmas holidays has been too of in the time allotted, the hours will be much for the girls and they just couldn’t taken away.” come out for practice. Take warning girls and let us see you However, interest was soon renewed all at the swimming pool. and the girls started in to practice with Monday—from 4.30 to 6 p.m. a vengeance. A rather brilliant idea came Thursday—from 5-6 p.m. forth when it was suggested that we Saturday—from 9-12 p.m. practice with one of the boys’ teams There are lessons of Life Saving for since we hadn’t enough girls out for the girls interested and those wishing to two teams. It was rather trying at first improve their swimming may do so with! for Miss McQueen to teach the boys our the helpful criticism of Miss Mclnnes. rules, but they seemed very willing and eager to learn, so it wasn’t long before SHOOTING they knew the game, and you’d be sur¬ The Rifle Association has been carry¬ prised what a snappy girl’s game these ing on the same as usual in Macdonald boys can play. By the results of the Hall. There has been a marked improve¬ games this term as compared to those of ment in the scores of most targets since last term, it is easily seen that the girls the beginning of the year and we hope have greatly improved and this is due this will continue. We want a few more to a large extent to the practices with “fiftys” before the season closes. these boys and the untiring efforts of The order for the spoons has been Miss McQueen. placed and these will be presented to the Now we have two more games to play w inners at the end of the term. There is and something pretty queer will have to one spoon for the highest score each happen before the girls will lose these week. Handicaps of one point for each games but they have to have support so spoon, already won are placed on all let’s see the gym crowded at the next targets. game.; - Interest in shooting is increasing in BADMINTON the hall. It is an excellent activity in The Mac Hall Badminton Club is which many girls can participate with¬ getting under way and we hope that there out detrimental results to other inter-; will be a girls’ team prepared to meet ests, as it does not require the long ted¬ any outside College team. Due to the co¬ ious hours of practice which most ath¬ operation from the other side of the letic sports entail. campus the girls are receiving an excel¬ Spoons this month were won by:— lent training. Barbara Weatherstone .45 ■ r'a ^ • dai ■■ %*. JBSSSsS&SSk' » HERE’S an unseen many of these unseen something in the sky. A things are stowed away in something which visits each bagful.. .that’s the everywhere, uses the whole test of a feed’s true worth. of the heavens for a play¬ That’s what makes Purina ground. This unseen some¬ Chows such a friend in thing is the wind. Unseen every neighborhood. For it is, yet how surely there. that’s Purina’s j ob.. .putting Sure by the bending of the more of these unseen things trees.. .wind-whipped. Sure . . .eggs or milk or pork, or by the rushing of the clouds any one of many other un¬ ... wind-driven. Sure by the seen things... in every fleeing of the leaves... Checkerboard bagful. wind-chased. Unseen to F eeders inyour neighbor¬ everyone. . . yet known by hood say that Purina is all... known by what it does. doing this job. They have Like the wind, unseen judged Purina Chows not are other things. Consider on its looks. . .but on what a bag of feed. As it stands it does. Like the wind... there, one sees feed in the what’s in Purina Chows is bag.. .nothing more. But not easy to see. . .but what he who buys feed, buys it it does is easy to see every¬ not to get feed, but to get where. The good news has eggs or milk or pork. Eggs spread to every neighbor¬ and milk and pork.. .these hood ! Ralston Purina Com¬ are the unseen things in a pany, Limited, Woodstock, bagful of feed. Just how Ontario. MAKERS OF 63 CHOWS /orL|VESTOCKanrf POULTRY 340 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW iiar Alumna? Nmis Grizzle R. Hart. The following letter was sent me by over South Africa. This past month Grace Mcllroy, ’30. Read it! It will (November) I have been touring all make you green with envy. It will make over Northern Transvaae by car with you wonder at yourself being so bliss¬ one of the Agricultural Extension offic¬ fully happy doing simple little things in ers. We visited all kinds of out-of-the North America when you read about way places and saw heaps of wild game, people gambolling around^ so nonchalant¬ exquisite scenery, and natives in the wild ly, among the lions and wonders of Af¬ state gorgeously arrayed in beads and rica. bright coloured ornaments. “For members of Mac ’29 who would I have to do most of my lecturing in be interested in hearing of their former Afrikaaus aas the people in the far-off class-mate, Grace Sedgewick, Capetown, places can hardly understand English. At South Africa, I would like to tell you of first it was very difficult as I never the work she is doing, as described to have been able to speak it well but now me in her Christmas letter. I am getting on famously.” Grace returned to Capetown in Feb¬ These are the most interesting parts ruary of last year, after an absence of and I thought that the Review readers two and one-half years. She is now lo¬ would enjoy this description of Grace’s cated at the Home Economics office, work and of the part in which she is Department of Agricultre, Pretoria, located. Transvaal, South Africa. Yours sincerely, Grace Mcllroy. Here are some extracts from her let¬ ter :—- “As you see I am far away from home The following news items will give again—two nights and a day by train. you some idea of just how well Mac¬ Petroria is a very beautiful city? and my headquarters are in the Union Building, donald Institute is being represented in one of the most splendid places I’ve ever Vancouver. seen. It is built on a high hill overlook¬ Alice Marcellus T4 is at Magee High ing the city, with lovely terraced gardens School, Vancouver. Miss Marcellus has all the way down. The streets of Petoria organized several of the Home Econ¬ are lined with jaccaranda trees, which omics centres in B. C. including those at are just now masses of mauve blossoms. Prince Rupert and the Victoria Normal The sidewalks are covered with their fallen blossoms. School. Her present address is 1536 West 11th Ave., Vancouver. She was I travel a great deal giving lectures and demonstrations in Home Economics at one fo the seven B. C. teachers to at¬ all the Agricultural Colleges and branches tend the Oregon State College this past of the Women’s Agricultural Union all summer. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 341 This is a Good Habit Eating a bar of Neilson’s Jersey Milk Chocolate every day—about 4 in the s Wilson's % afternoon is a good time—will give you that extra energy to finish the day’s work 4 JERSEY with a swing. Vigor and good health are i MILK -•1 in this delicious chocolate and besides 4 CHOC OLATE every one loves it. Chocolate Bars N. V. Potash Export My. AMSTERDAM HOLLAND Canadian Distributors of MURIATE OF POTASH SULPHATE OF POTASH AND OTHER POTASH SALTS A staff of trained agriculturists is maintained to provide guidance in soil and crop management, E. K. HAMPSON, B.S.A., Ontario Representative, 17 Main Street, East HAMILTON, ONT. Please mention the O.A.C. REVIEW when answering Advertisements 342 THE O. A. C. REVIEW Clara Maxwell, ’21. is teaching at. most interested and are making excel¬ Central Junior High School, New West¬ lent cooks. They wear regular cooks' minster. Her present address is 1298 aprons and berets with the name of West 10th Ave, Vancouver. their club across the front. To outsid Mrs. George Grant (nee Winter Max¬ ers it may be a joke, but it is certainly well), '23, is living at Dunbar Heights, no joke to them.” Vancouver. Kuwa Kanamori, ’27, was at a Y.W. Mrs. Mildred McKee Cunningham is C.A. in Tokio, Japan, last year. At that Supervisor of Home Economics in Van¬ time they had just opened a new build¬ couver City. This year she is complet¬ ing. A whole floor of this building was ing her Master's Degree at Columbia given over to Home Economics—includ¬ University, New York. ing a practise apartment of five rooms Margaret Davis, Assoc. T6, is mar¬ Kuwa was in charge here and had two ried and living in Vancouver. Her mar teachers under her. One was a Cana¬ ried name is Mrs. George Walker. dian and the other a Japanese. Bessie Dickenson, ’17, teaches at Tem¬ pleton Junior High School, Vancouver. DEATHS Mary Grant, ’21, has recently com¬ We regret to announce the very sud¬ pleted her training at Vancouver Gen¬ den death in December of Francis eral. No one seems to know her present Kuck’s father. The sympathy of the whereabouts. Alumnae, and especially of Class ’26, is Neta Murphy, ’27. is teaching at extended to Frankie at this time. North Vancouver High School. She spent last summer at Oregon State Uni¬ versity. Extracts from a letter of hers Seniors Win Mac Hall Debate might be of interest to other Western The Union Literary Society sponsored Household Science teachers who are what was decidedlv the best debate of consumed with ambition. “I am fin¬ ✓ the season on February 3rd., when the ishing at the Oregon State College at Mac Hall Seniors represented by Miss Cowallis. The Summer School there R. Crawford and Miss O. McLaughlin commences the middle of June and fin¬ defeated the Juniors represented by Miss ishes the last of July. This still leaves F. Marshall and Miss G. Wilson by up¬ us five weeks’ holidav.•/ “I like this College at Cowallis very holding the negative side of the motion much. They have given me full credit “Resolved that all public and high schools for my work at Mac. My work there in Ontario supported by public taxations, is mostly academic. I am hoping to should be compelled to include home get leave of absence a year from now economics in their course of study.’’ at Christmas to finish up. There was a good attendance and the “At present I am teaching at North meeting was further enlivened by a play- Vancouver High School. The most in¬ et entitled “The Brown Paper Parcel” teresting thing this year is my Boys’ and several musical selections. Cookerv Club. The Club is limited to The judges were Prof. H. L. Fulmer, twenty-four senior boys although over Mrs. O. J. Stevenson and Miss Mc- one hundred wished to join. They are Tavish. THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 343 IF you want financial independence in middle age (and what college man doesn’t), go into business for yourself as soon as you can. You are now acquiring the exact knowledge and training necessary to success in a business that offers you many opportunities and advantages—the retailing of farm equipment and machinery. Investigate carefully its possibilities. Both agriculture and the farm machine industry are going through a period of intensive change and development. No farmer can now afford to ignore the influence of power farming methods in reducing power and labor costs, in saving his time and efforts. Manufacturers are constantly building more efficient and more salable power farming machinery and equipment. Between the two, the dealer stands in the key position. When a dealer knows farming conditions in his territory, when he knows how far machinery can go in improving those conditions, and when he knows which machines or lines are best suited to the needs of his customers, making money is merely a matter of following good business methods. The surest way to establish yourself in this business is to go in with an established dealer handling a good line of machinery. It will pay you to look into this opportunity now. J. I. CASE COMPANY 344 THE 0. A. C. REVIEW Mut. Ifall Burak Florence Marshall. The most important problems con¬ cidentaliy her idea to the College would fronting every last Mac-ite during Jan¬ be an elevator in every building. uary, concerned the Conversat. The pru¬ dent maiden found ear-rings to match “The old order changeth giving place her costume early in the season,—and to new” and the good old Grabeteria has her room-mate was busy ‘‘breaking-in’' emerged with a shining new name, “The those shoes. Sunday Afternoon Get Together" in Mac Hall Common Room. The new idea is Hospitable Mac! Preparations were most popular, because aside from the at¬ made to accommodate vast numbers of tractive programme and lunch there is guests. One enterprising girl solved her afterwards—unhampered by that rule problem in this manner. She spread her about walking on the Campus after dark. cherished “Beauty Rest" mattress on the The “Get-Together” has certainly real¬ floor. Three girls endeavored to sleep on ized its true aim of getting the students that, and if one did roll over the edge, acquainted—well, as far as some students no harm was done—the drop was not are concerned anyway. more than one inch. The springs (?) on the bed were padded with folded copies On interviewing the residents of Mac of the Oacis—and presto, two more Hall regarding the change in time of maidens found “rest’’ there. Study Hours, only favourable com¬ ments were received. “I am now able to get that extra half hours sleep and its She dashed into the room, looking wan going to be the making of me.” “By eat¬ and white. “Where’s your alarm clock?” ing half an hour earlier in the evening, she cried. “On the table, and the best of I am seldom troubled by terrible dreams.” luck old dear.’’ Correct, Marg will be in “Just think, I get so interested in my the apartment tomorrow. work that I study straight through until ten, anyway.” Winter sports are in full swing. Skat¬ ing claims a large number of devotees. The Senior Girls’ Party was most en¬ And what about that sleigh-ride? No ser¬ joyable. A feature of the evening was ious casualties were reported but we did the Slipper Dance. Just fancy the sedate hear that the S. P. C. A. ordered the Seniors, waiting like little Cinderellas, team shot. for the Prince to bring that slipper that would “fit exactly.” 4 hen there is the little matter which has always puzzled “Mac” McDermid. I HEARD THIS MONTH: “Why are two gym classes a week nec¬ That the Junior Institutionals were essary ? when not one lecture room on putting on a Demonstration, “Sand¬ the campus is on the ground floor?” In- wiches.” THE 0. A. C. REVIEW 345 the Royal City Press 3i% Printers Compounded 53 MACDONALD STREET FHOr E 1414 half-yearly on all saving's. BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER $1.00 Opens an Account THE CIRCLE BILLIARD ACADEMY Office hours—0.30 to 4. Wyndham St., Over A. & P. 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From the very first note of the College. the orchestra in the opening dance to At 7.30 the guests of the evening were the last note of God Save the King was introduced by Willa Couse, Art Robin- merry party and by the lingering fare¬ sen and Errol Xephew to the representa¬ wells seen at the door, it can be safely tives of the Faculty, Mrs. Fuller, Dr. said that a good time was enjoyed by all. Ross. Miss Cruickshank and Professor Short Course Students, we welcome you and Mrs. Dean. After being welcomed to the charms of Macdonald Hall, the fun as a whole to our College we now invite began under the direction of Jean's you to share in our pleasures at all the Orchestra downstairs and Siders Orch¬ College functions held during your brief estra upstairs. stay here. . ; Year ’34 Hard Time Party # The Freshmens* Plard Time Party as it was quite ten minutes before our was held on Tuesday? January the 13th. partners could muster sufficient courage Owing to our unprecedented numbers to come down stairs and only after a (there were some two hundred and close scrutiny conducted from the stairs twenty of us in all)—our committee ex¬ and other points of vantage did they de¬ perienced some difficulty in getting a cide that perhaps we were not as danger¬ floor large enough. As the gymnasium ous as we looked. However after a few floor had been newly marked out for of the bolder spirits had come down, it Badminton, the latest arrival on the was not long before the party was in full campus in the way of sport, we were un¬ swing. The committee arranged several able to make use of it, as the authorities stunt dances. There was the “Lemon entertained fears, probably quite justified Dance” where an “odd man out*' in the that our heavy, hard-time hob-nails might centre of the floor was given a lemon prove too much for the “service lines’5. and told to exchange it for someone As the cafeteria was too small, the idea else’s partner, the recipient (of the lem- of a mocassin Party in the Rink was cn) being obliged to replace him as odd entertained for a while. Finally, however, man until he had found another partner through the kindness of Mrs. Fuller, we for the lemon. Another dance which gave had the honour, unprecedented I think, lots of fun was the “Blindfold Dance”— of being allowed the use of Mac Hall. in two instalments. First the girls were W e must have presented the appear¬ blindfolded and then the boys. The lat¬ ance of an unmitigated set of ruffians. ter especially proved very entertaining. THE 0. A. C. 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