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Editorial - - - -....5 Destiny ( V erse) - - - - - .-29 Alumni ...... J. Ford Associate Editor A Visit to Palestine ------6 Alumni L e t t e r ...... 31 ------W. Humphrey i The Refrigerator Case ..... 7 Society N o t e s ...... 33 |ji •* •• ...... C. W . Hall

Thoughts While Walking ..... 8 De Alumnis ------37

Varied Verse ( P o e m s ) ...... 9 The Formal D a n c e ...... 37

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iEditorial A Visit to Palestine i By Frank D. Adams, D.Sc., F.R.S. . . CONTINUED FROM DECEMBER ISSUE.

YOURS SINCERELY ■- Talking, in times of peace, to the ignorant foreigner higher land forming the opposite edges of the Plateau and These words with numerous variations and super who is in such desperate need of enlightenment — “Our Continuing on this road further south Hebron is overlooking the lower valley land, were encamped the armies lative additions form one of the commonest conclusions to country or our government acts along these lines and pos­ reached — the earliest seat of civilized life in Palestine. of Israel and of the invading Philistines, respectively. Every business and friendly letters as everyone is well aware. But sesses these superior natural resources, those well-conducted Here the country becomes more fertile owing to the pre­ morning Goliath, the champion of the latter, came down how often do we attach our signature below and give no institutions,” only to develop, if possible, an ignorant wonder sence of numerous springs of water. Here is situated, and into the valley and, approaching to within easy hearing thought to the true meaning of the sincerity to which we and an inferiority-inspired respect for the marvels of “ our may still be seen, the Cave of Machpelah, which Abraham distance of the Israelitish army, shouted defiance and insult pledge ourselves by that action? “Sine cere,” i.e. “with land and our people.” How we pat ourselves on the back bought from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a to “Armies of the Lord of Hosts.” The stripling David out cement,” was the Roman way of certifying to the flaw if we rouse in him sufficient enthusiasm to imitate us in his burying place.” And there they buried Abraham and Sarah came down the steep slope into the lower valley to meet less stones and material put into the framework of a building. own country or invest his wealth in ours! His inevitable dis his wife, Issac and Rebekah his wife, and there Leah was the Philistine, but before he could reach him he had to W e may often ask ourselves with justifiable qualms how appointment doesn’t matter a brass button. Within the buried — and to this cave at a later time Joseph brought pass over the little brook, whose bed is floored with rounded much filling and superficiality there is included in the frame national circle itself narrow policy persuades us “ Buy goods up the body of Jacob from Egypt “with chariots and horse­ pebbles of white limestone rock. When in the depression work of individual and national character. made at Home,” “ Keep foreign hands off our Money.” men a very great company” and laid it here. A crusaders occupied by this brook he would be invisible to Goliath. The Polite hypocrisies and political pretenses are the All that is very well within certain limits, but its logical ex­ church now converted into a Mohammedan mosque situated writer when visiting the spot selected “ five smooth stones narrower and broader application of plain prevarication of tension would cause any nation to become economically high above the road on the eastern slope of the little valley out of the brook,” of a size which he thought would form truth for the sake of personal or national prestige. But marooned, with vast stores of unwanted over-produced sup­ in which Hebron lies, now encloses the cave, a spot sacred the most effective missiles wherewith to kill a giant when prestige so sought rests on very precarious bases. The world plies in some warehouses while others would be stark empty alike to Jew, Christian and Moslem. thrown from a shepherd’s sling such as that which he had seems full of this pusillanimous pastime of lying, but the of the goods which that country was incapable of producing. Taking another road which runs off to the west on obtained a few days previously from a shepherd at Ain more there is the worse off we become. Let’s laugh at Finally we boldly, not blindly, dare to state the the outskirts of Hebron, one may return to Jerusalem by Ferain, who with it had that morning killed a jackal which ourselves and our polite hypocrisies while admitting the within the international circle, unless those who are the another way, passing a number of other well authenticated had been prowling near his feeding flock. His guide, how danger; but let us not continue to ignore the grave conse leaders in the nascent federation of the world that is to be, Biblical sites of the highest interest. ever, informed him that the stones selected were too large— quences of political prevarication. lay aside on behalf of their countries the desire for pre The first of these is Mamra. The “Oaks of that the shepherds consider a stone about an inch and a half “ How do” or "Hello there,” we repeat a hundred carious prestige and the hypocritical distrust which paves the Mamra,” a grove of terebinths, the descendants of those in diameter as the missile best adapted to secure the most times a day, sometimes with and sometimes without a bright way for further murder-madness, the present state of civi­ which grew here in the time of Abraham are still to be deadly results, taking into consideration the strength of a smile or grin; although we wouldn’t be greatly concerned if lization will be aggravated to annihilate itself. seen, representing a forest growth which at that time pro­ man’s arm and the character of the sling which they employ, the majority of persons whom we thus salute were to act Unemployment and economic distortion in world- bably covered a larger area than at present. The trees which is woven of goat’s hair. David, then, on reaching like soap-bubbles, blow-up and disappear. “ Isn’t it a great trade act as a double fuse attached to the millions of dolla are low with widely spreading branches affording an the brook, selected five stones as amply sufficient for his day?” we begin a conversation which we sometimes con­ of destructive armament piling up every year. Only when excellent protection from the burning rays of the sun at purpose and putting them in his shepherd’s pouch ran to­ tinue but at others leave it suspended. Yet so long as we politicians and statesmen, national and international, give noon. W e had lunch beneath one of these trees and look­ ward the giant. He appeared to carry no weapon but his feel that we have expressed our own appreciation of fine sincere attention to the expenditure of money so as to con ing about tried to realize that it was on this very spot, or staff, which led Goliath to exclaim “Am I a dog that thou weather which puts us in good spirits, we welcome the reply vert these fuses into the rope-ladder of secured employment within a few hundred yards of it, and beneath such a tree, comest to me with staves!” He had only a short distance as heartily as a mud-puddle does another rain-drop. Our and sound economic systems working in international h; that Abraham pitched his tent, possibly one of the same to go and before Goliath or his shield-bearer had time to attention is feigned and merely given to swell our own muddy mony will the danger of the most violent and destruction pattern as those now employed by the Arabs everywhere in recognize the form in which David’s attack was to be made, importance. “Did you have a good time?" often expresses catastrophe of misdirected power in history be averted. Palestine — large, low, flat-topped tents, black in colour nothing more, in a subtle manner, than the desire to add to and made of a cloth of woven goat’s hair — “Black as the latter fitted a stone to his sling and, with a half dozen our own vicarious experience or add any spicy information the Tents of Kedar.” And here it was that one afternoon rapid whirls, launched the missile at the unprotected fore volunteered to our stock of gossipy anecdotes. “ You bet at the door of his tent, Abraham received the angels who head of the giant, with the same accuracy as that possessed by those 700 men of his tribe mentioned in the Book of I did” — and so on, whatever impression it makes on the ESSAY COMPETITION. brought to him the message, which Sarah, eavesdropping Judges “every one of whom could sling stones to a hair hearer who must make a polite pretense of freedom from Again the Mitre offers prize-money for literary behind the tent’s curtain, heard and laughed at in derision. breadth and not miss.” positive boredom, often indicates merely a bloated self-im­ work. Still further on, the road passes close by the Valley Continuing on the road toward Jerusalem, a valley portance seeking to establish a reputation for gay doggish­ Three Prizes of Three Dollars each are offered for of Elah where David fought and killed Goliath. A view running from the sea up into the Judean Plateau is reached. ness or for being a “ regular guy.” — Aren’t we all? short essays of not more than 2,500 words. One prize in over this valley is really a thrilling sight. For reading on In this valley lies one of the most celebrated roads in the And now what of the pretenses of politicians and each of the following three classes; the spot the account of the incident — surely one of the Holy Land, that leading from the Philistine city of Jaffa statesmen. Truly it is a wonder that the world has survived 1. A Biographical Sketch of a historical personage. finest pieces of narrative in the English language — it is to Jerusalem. On this road Philip met the Treasurer of so long when so many of these high and mighty ones have e.g. Moses to Mussolini. possible to reconstruct the whole incident with photographic Candace, Queen of the Ethiopeans, and at an earlier time encouraged and allowed false policies and false principles 2. A Dissertation on any human custom or convention. accuracy. There is the Valley of Elah, a rather narrow, it was up this road that the two white oxen came, drawing to act as internal cankers of corruption or external aetnas of e.g. Cannibalism — Can-opening. flat-bottomed valley, incised in the higher plateau of Judea, the cart on which was the Ark of the Covenant, “lowing as explosion for the nations. Blue-painted Briton — Top-hat Englishman. and meandering through it is a little stream which rims dry in the heat of summer. Confronting each other on the CONTINUED ON PAGE 43 CONTINUED ON PAGE 41

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* j THE REFRIGERATOR CASE I Thoughts While Walking: Chiefly Sergeant-Majors. ! | _____ !

Captain Jessop came home looking rather distrait. to him. Please advise me what to do. We were out walking the other day, my friends and This brings me to the subject of lone trees. I Taking a lavender envelope from his jacket and therefrom Yours sincerely, I, going nowhere in particular but talking about and ob always connect lone trees with Sergeant-Majors as much as a sheet of notepaper of similar hue, he handed it to his Helen Mayward. serving things in general. W e had walked into a section little hills and rolling plains. Why there should be a lone wife. P. s. of the country abounding with little hills and big hills, flat tree out in a plain, and not half a dozen or so, is more than “Do you recognize that handwriting, Mathilde?” This morning after breakfast, I went back to plains and rolling plains, and knolls scattered here and there. I can tell. But the fact remains — there are lone trees, “ It does look familiar. Let me see, can it be the cellar and found no trace of the pool and the pipe Any Sergeant-Major (without exception) would be over­ which seem to be placed just for the convenience of Ser Helen Mayward of Ann Arbor?” had been straightened. come with joy, were he to stand gazing at the part of the geant-Majors. I can hear Sergeant-Majors saying: “ Men, Jessop nodded. “ Read it,” he said. country I saw. Whenever I see rolling plains and little hills you see that lone tree over there— ” of course they can see it, After his wife had read and commented upon the letter, the He watched appreciatively the changes of expres and clumps of bushes, here and there, suitable for a Lewis it is the only thing they can see. Pictures of lone trees may Captain said, sion on Mathilde’s face as she neared the end of the some gun section or an infantry platoon to be stationed, I can not be seen in any war magazine (it must be a war magazine “As you are aware, my dear, I was engaged in what extraordinary communication. help but think of Sergeant-Majors. I always think of Ser or else the real meaning of lone trees would be lost) with case in Detroit, you’ll remember it, a small matter of rum Convinced that the term extraordinary is no over geant-Majors as men with black rolling moustaches, like the some such heading as: “Lone tree, behind which Sergeant- running, in which a Canadian citizen was ‘taken for a ride’; statement, we permit the reader to follow Mrs. Jessop’s plains, and chests sticking out like the little hills mentioned Major ------and his ten men hid ------.” A lone and met with a fatal accident in the course of it. So I example. above. Rolling plains and hillocks (I believe this is the tree delights any Sergeant-Major. He gushes with joy when have never had the pleasure of meeting Miss Mayward. I Ann Arbor, word Sergeant-Majors employ) are as necessary to them for he sees it; he falls into raptures; he imagines he is hiding want you to help me a bit. What sort of a woman is she?” Michigan. manoeuvres as are their rifles. I can hear them giving behind it; he pictures in his mind that he is giving orders to “ I found her delightful,” replied Mathilde, “clever, Dear Captain Jessop:- orders to their men: “Sergeant, take six or seven or eight his men to fire: “ Lone tree, to right of abandoned farm well read,------” I am in terrible trouble and I hope you will help men with you and scourge those woods;” or I can picture house------.” “ Yes, but what about her temperament? Would me. I am a companion to a Mrs. Dallas. Prof, and them giving lectures to their men: “The enemy are in yon Abandoned farm houses are connected with Ser she be subject to illusions or anything of that sort?” Mrs. Dallas have a large house a good way from the clump of bushes. What would ye do?” What military geant-Majors as much as lone trees or rolling plains. But “Well, now you speak of it, I did think that she city. The Prof, is a scientist and has a large library affairs would be like without these few words “ What the abandoned houses must be farm houses. Why they was rather fanciful and impulsive. She had a very vivid and laboratory that take up a whole side of the house. would ye do,” I have not the slightest idea. They would should be farm houses and not ordinary houses, no one way of talking, and might be slightly neurotic ------I Tho’ always agreeable I have a great fear of him, which not be military affairs that is certain. Those few words seems to know— except Sergeant-Majors. They say the really can’t say, of course; it’s only an impression.” I fear is shared by his wife tho’, of course, nothing is either make military affairs or they do not. I can picture mere idea of their being farm houses makes all the difference “That’s just what I want,” replied the captain. said. Now for the thing that is troubling me. the men in bewilderment as to know what to do. They in the world. It would seem as though people abandoned “ Now, while you were staying there, did you meet the Last night I was awakened by a terrible scream, know perfectly well that Lewis guns and gunners, machine their houses on purpose so that Sergeant-Majors could say: Dallas couple?” being very sound asleep, I was only conscious of the guns and gunners, infantry sections, guards, scouts, and a “ abandoned farm house, to left of lone tree------.” And, “ No.” sound, without being able to form an opinion as to where host of others, have to do something. “Ah! they have to of course, what always adds more pleasure, according to “ Too bad.” the sound came from. I got up at once, went to Mrs. be placed somewhere,” they say, "But where?” Each Sergeant-Majors, is the fact that there is always a garret “ I heard of them, though,” went on Mathilde. Dallas, whom I found awake, terribly agitated. She said man, in turn, places them somewhere and after every man window in abandoned farm houses so that a machine gun she had had a very bad dream, which terrified her, but “The Professor is credited with being extremely clever, and has finished this task, one wonders whether there would be may be placed “to pepper the enemy with bullets” (I think made no mention of hearing a scream, so I thought that wholly immersed in recondite researches and experiments. any room for the enemy at all. I can picture one of the this is the phrase Sergeant-Majors use). These houses are it must have come from her. I offered to get the Prof., I also heard that his laboratory was splendidly equipped men saying: “ I’d put this here, and that there, and those up always so suitably placed— behind a clump of bushes, a who was working late in the laboratory, as she seemed and almost in constant use.” here, and these down there — etc” until he has every con­ lone tree to the right, rising plains at the back where the so upset, but she would not hear of it. After a time she “ W ell,” mused Jessop, lighting a pipe, “ It’s rather. ceivable thing and person off his hands. The main object enemy can sweep down and be pelted with bullets from the became calmer. I went to get her some hot milk. I fortunate that I haven’t much to do just now — only the seems to be to dispose of such objects in any possible way. machine gun in the garret window. Such a position tickles went down to the cellar where the milk is kept, as there case of the Missing Champion, which I have just about set I can picture the men saying: “Well, they have to be placed any Sergeant-Major; in fact it would not be an abandoned is no refrigerator except in the lab., when, as I got the tled. So I’ll write a letter or so and wait developments.” somewhere, and any one place is as good as another------” house unless it were so situated. He breaks into fits of milk I heard a sound of dripping, and turning my search The “ Missing Champion” however, proved more but putting a machine gun behind a tree and scouts over delight when he sees such a house. He can imagine himself light in the direction, I saw that the pipe from the re recalcitrant than our expert had thought, and he had to here and a guard there is perfect stupidity — according to placing a section in the cellar, a Lewis gun at the side win­ frigerator was twisted and the waste was dripping on write to Miss Mayward expressing regrets that a personal Sergeant-Majors. How they can tell whether a thing is dow, an infantry section on the ground floor and the dear the floor instead of in the drain and that already a small visit to Ann Arbor was quite out of the question. placed in a foolish position or not is more than I can say, old machine gun in the garret window. What use would pool was formed. I went to straighten it and I found, A letter to a member of the faculty of the university, but they can. Sergeant-Majors seem to think contrary to an abandoned house be, unless it had a garret window? to my horror, it was dripping a dreadful red liquid. Too whom he had met in the course of one of his investigations, other people. If one of his men says he would put this Sergeant-Majors would be disgusted unless they saw a gar­ frightened to touch the pipe, or look any further, I ran elicited the following points, that he deemed germane to the here, the Sergeant-Major tells him he is wrong, and, this ret window and I have known some to move on to another upstairs. In the kitchen, I tried to compose myself and case. should be put there, and, of course, there it goes. Sergeant- abandoned farm house simply because the first had no finally took Mrs. Dallas her milk and came back to my The Professor and his wife were highly esteemed Majors always have some reasons or excuses which they are garret window. room. by all their acquaintances: the man was an outstanding just itching to give their men, either because the enemy would W hat wars would be like were there no lone trees, I am too frightened of the Prof, to say anything chemist whose Ph.D, thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid had sweep that district with fire or because there is a lone tree. CONTINUED ON PAGE 45 CONTINUED ON PAGE 39 8 7 TH E M ITRE

VARIED VERSE The N ew Sherbrooke

Her heart was still her very own When the night is long and dreary. When came the hero; he alone That is when I dream Found favour. With commanding tone. O f golden riches, fame renowned; He took his place. A life of ease I scheme — His smile was always debonair. With endless hours of idle leisure. His charm was something rich and rare. That my wealth will bring: He seemed ideal; everywhere And happy years of grateful honour. H e set the pace. That my fame will bring. W m . WRIGHT. P roprietor But in the midst of these I wake The villain, though an honest clerk SHERBROOKE'S UP-TO-DATE HOTEL And find the break of dawn Upon the hero’s path did lurk SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF CITY Come gleaming through my window pane One Friday eve; when after work And on the dew-swept lawn. The lovers met Then to clothes; and books I seize For duty calls me ever; He viewed with mocking mirth the grace ELEVATOR SERVICE. SOLID BRICK BUILDING — THOROUGHLY MODERN. 165 ROOMS— And thus I learn, and work and play O f loving glance, and sweet embrace. 75 WITH BATH ATTACHED. NEW ADDITION COMPLETED AUGUST 1928. 20 COMMERCIAL For duty calls me ever. He hatched a plot;-‘He would replace— !' SAMPLE ROOMS. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE IN EVERY ROOM. His face grew set. Yet sometimes in my waking moment GARAGE IN CONNECTION. Ere my dreams have fled, H e stalked with stealthy tread behind I seem to find myself suspended The lovers, who with arms entwined, ’Twixt the living and the dead. Were murmuring of the rustling wind, Then my thoughts go glancing upward The golden moon. To the heights above, And I seek to solve life’s mysteries They little fancied as they kissed. A GAY LIFE In the heavens above. That near lurked a ventriloquist; — Philip Sidney Broadhurst. The hero found his speeches missed. AND A MERRY ONE He ceased to croon.

IF THIS IS ROMANCE — His loving words were all confused A tale I would relate to you With stem rebukes which quite abused But what about your clothes? Which in essential parts is true. His love. The plotter grew amused. The theme is neither old nor new. And laughed aloud. Just commonplace. The hero turned with righteous rage The heroine was fond of shows; In desperate combat to engage. They will last longer and look better when sent to us. The hero wore becoming clothes; The maid, with visions of the stage. The villain oft talked through his nose; Prepared a shroud. Give them a chance to hold the pace by sending them to the Types of the race. Now at this juncture (Am I right?) The lady had a perfect smile. You want to know who won the fight Two rosy lips, eyes without guile; 'Tis said it lasted all the night, And so there were for many a mile Till both were dead. Adoring beaux. Sherbrooke Laundry & Dry Cleaners Now here’s the lesson this conveys, They came by roadster, coupe, train. Romance is fine in poems and plays Through hail and snow, and fog and rain. But for the most part — here’s what pays: 91 Frontenac St. Phones 168-196 To win the maiden they would fain ‘Just Keep Your Head.’ Have come to blows. W . W . Davis.

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MILES AHEAD Q U E E N H IG H by E. M. in Styles and Values! You look better — feel better — and are better dressed Tree-sitters may come, may sit, may conquer, and Johnnie told the Press that he was just an old-fash­ in clothes tailored for you alone by Tip Top, the world s largest leave a name for their children’s children to breathe in ioned boy with modem ideas. one-price tailors. Any style — any fabric — any color — all reverent awe. Infant prodigies may find their way into ‘W e may play midget golf,’ he said, ‘and we may one-price, $24. Spring fabrics now on display. print, and regale their childish eyes with descriptions of their wear louder clothes than our fathers, but fundamentally we own linguistic and mathematical prowess. Marathon dancers modem boys have the same beliefs about life, the same ideals, have been with us for many a year. But no spectacular feat the same love of home, and the same desire to have a family ONE MADE TO of endurance or of infantile precocity can rival in perennial of our own.’ PRICE MEASURE appeal the beauty and the popularity contest. W e read This gift of a higher Providence to women, weighs with a good deal of interest that still another university 174 pounds in his raccoon coat, ranks high scholastically has acquired a candidate for the title of “ Miss America” . and, strangely enough, or perhaps not strangely at all when The beauty contest apparently adds “tone" to the institution; we remember his winsome smile, is as popular with the Dean all the best colleges have them. They may be carried on of Residence as he is with the boys and girls. Johnnie said T ip T op T ailors simply by nomination and secret ballot, in which case we that he had a few “ random ideas” that modern college boys LIMITED might suggest that each year a beauty campaign be carried might find useful; they are: on side by side with those sponsored by the University Con­ A man goes to college primarily to study, but there 8 Wellington St. North, SHERBROOKE, QUE. J ?3 stitution. A more recherche method of choosing the ideal is no harm in keeping one’s eyes open for a good date. girl might be effected, as in the case quoted, by sending out During his first two years at college a man should a questionnaire to college men. The latter, guided by help­ preserve an open mind; to admit oneself soured after one ful questions, state their conceptions of the perfect feminine blind date arranged by the room mate, is to show oneself a type. When every question, from “Should the well-dressed weakling. woman wear woollies?” to “ May the all-America ideal It is all right for men to drink if they hold their chew gum?” has been answered, the results are carefully liquor well. But they should stay away from gin, whisky, checked by experienced examiners. This duty may be dele­ beer, light wines and kindred refreshments in any case. gated to the teacher-training class, as a substitute for prac­ There is no reason, however, why a young man should re tice teaching. Thus the whole competition will be kept frain from accepting wagers in milk shakes, and the cigarette Compliments of strictly within the college. The answers carefully graded (in a holder) is not considered at all “ fast” in these days. ' and filed, the co-ed who most accurately fills the require­ A lot is said about how we moderns play poker and ments is named Queen of the Campus and may carry the waste our time on other gambling games. But life is one Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited Daisy Chain at Commencement. big gamble anyway, and it should be understood that only In our little University we have shown ourselves the most gentlemanly games are played. Makers in Canada of High Grade Papers. deplorably behind the times. No popularity contest has Johnnie is now a senior, and already has selected his brought forth an “ideal girl” for us to love and cherish. future bride, or rather, Catherine Dacre, M.Sc., has select Executive Offices — 407 McGill Street, Montreal, Now that each succeeding year brings fewer women students ed him as her future husband. Mills at Cornwall, Ont., Beauharnois, Que., Crabtree, Que. to grace our classes, it would seem that our day for such a “Clothes don’t make the man, but believe me, they competition is all but over. But we must not let our slack­ help plenty,” concluded the smartly-dressed Johnnie daring­ ness in the past stand in the way of future renown. Even ly, “They give you a sense of balance and well-being. if no portrait of the “ideal co-ed” adorns our Convocation Being well-dressed is going to help me in a big way in my Hall, let us take heart, initiate a new movement, and pre­ chosen career, that of being a marimbaphonist.” sent to an admiring world our conception of the ideal college student. Only consider with what pride we may read in AN ALL-CANADIAN MAGAZINE. the local press such items as the following: Only those who have read the “ World W ide,” a “ Bishop’s University ‘Ideal Boy’ chosen — says weekly published in Montreal by John Dougall & Sons, He is Old Fashioned with Modern Ideas.” can appreciate the tremendous value it has in stimulating and “ Johnnie (‘Jag’) Pertleigh, of the pink ears, the influencing thought, in maintaining a keen interest in every honey coloured hair, the limpid blue eyes, is the ‘ideal boy’ advancement of knowledge and in promoting those feelings at the little Lennoxville University, so chosen in a question of international peace and good-will so all-important for any naire by fellow-students. really sound progress in modern civilization.

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INTERMEDIATE HOCKEY. team. Gayette, Armstrong and Gauvin also played well Once again the season of Canada’s national game as S t Francois relied mainly on speed and back-checking is with us. Hockey! It is in the air. As we look forward to check the College squad, while waiting for the scoring to the present season we wonder a little at our prospects breaks. in the College League this year. The sub line of Cleveland, Carson and Crawford NEW MODERN BAKERY Judging from the early work outs of the team, our played well, and Carson’s poke check was working very well chances of another championship appear very bright indeed. at centre. Both R. Couture and L. Couure tallied for the Phones 724-w — 724-j Sherbrooke, Que. Although we are without the services of Joe Blinco at centre. visitors, although the latter’s goal appeared to be offside, Jack Johnston at left wing, and Dennison on the defense, Gauvin got the St. Francois’ third tally. Coristine scored we have some valuable material in the new comers, and in on a pass from Cann, and Titcomb chalked up the second ’’Reggie” Carson and McArthur from last year’s Junior tally when he beat Asselin on a long shot. ranks. From B.C.S, come Coristine, Kenny and McLernon; The College team fought hard to bring the score McHarg from Sherbrooke High; and Field from Toronto. to a tie but were unable to do so, and St. Francois gained W e still have Cann, Crawford, Cleveland, Titcomb and the victory to tie them with Sherbrooke Canadiens for the Class from last year’s championship team, and with the local leadership. new material we should build up a very good hockey The lineup;" machine. Bishop’s St. Francois. The teams will be coached this year by “Jerry” Glass goal Asselin Wiggett of Sherbrooke, a former hockey star with Sher­ Brown defense L. Couture GROCERIES SUPPLIED brooke, who has had much experience both as player and Titcomb 44 Morin coach. Mr. Wiggett has also refereed in the N. H . L. Coristine centre Towne and the Canadian Amateur League. Under his able Cann (Capt.) Wing Gayette TO THIS COLLEGE BY coaching and the captaincy of Fred Cann, the present team Kenny 44 Armstrong should go far in the quest of another title. Carson Sub. Clark Crawford 4 4 R. Couture Bishop’s Lose to S t. Francois. Cleveland 44 Goff 44 G. T. Armstrong & Sons, Limited On Jan. 15th, 1931, the Bishop’s Intermediate Puddington Mercier team lost their first game of the season when St. Francois Field 4* scored the odd goal in five to gain the verdict at the College Williams 44 WHOLESALE GROCERS rink. The game showed clean fast hockey, but the play Bishop’s Defeat McGill in Overtime Game. was inclined to become disorganized, with solo rushes featur­ On January 17th, Bishop’s Intermediates, last year’s Sherbrooke, Que. ing the play of both sides. Bishop’s regular line of Cann, Provincial Champions, won a thrilling match from McGill Coristine and Kenny were working well and only the brilliant by one goal to nothing when the teams were forced to play work of Asselin in the opposing nets kept the score down. ten minutes overtime. The winning goal came from the stick Brown and Titcomb did well on the defence while Glass of Eddie Coristine, tricky centre of the College team. did good work in goal. The purple and white team were without the services Danny Towne was best for the visitors, and his of their big defenceman Brown, but his place was able tricky and hard shot was a continual menace to the Bishop’s filled by McArthur. 14 13 THE M ITRE

The game was very exciting as both teams fought Cann, Coristine, Carson and Titcomb played well hard for the goal which would mean victory or defeat for Bishop’s; while Pergau, Lepage and Gains were best for either team. The Bishop’s team had the edge of the for Canadiens. play throughout the game, but the big red team from McGill Bishop’s Canadiens played their usual "never say die” game from the first Glass goal Workman whistle to the last, and accepted their defeat in the true Titcomb defense Gains sporting spirit. It was only the brilliant goal tending of McArthur “ Wolfe McHugh in the McGill nets that kept the Bishop’s score Coristine centre Langis After the Show as low as it was, as he saved some almost impossible shots; Cann wing Lepage it was the tricky flip-shot of Eddie Coristine which finally Kenny “ Pergau spelled victory for Bishop’s. Carson subs. Lacasse Both of Bishop’s forward lines were working well, Cleveland •* Harris *« and it would be difficult to name any single star of the con­ Crawford O ’Donnell test. For McGill, McHugh, Griffiths, Hutchison and Newton were most effective. . Bishop’s and Loyola Play One-All Draw. The game was refereed by Leslie Waite of Sher­ On January 24th Bishop’s and Loyola played a A Toasted Sandwich brooke. thrilling ninety minute match to come to no decision as the The Line up. game ended in a one-all draw. It was a typical Bishop’s - and Bishop’s McGill. Loyola game with all the traditional rivalry still as keen as Glass goal McHugh ever. Titcomb defense Nesbitt The game was played on Loyola ice; and in the A Cup of Coffee McArthur “ Church overtime session it was only the stellar net-minding of Carroll Coristine centre Griffiths in the Loyola nets which prevented Bishop’s from gaining a Cann wing Johnston victory. ■. «« Made the new Kenny Hutchison Loyola had the best of the first period as Bishop’s Carson sub. Taylor played cautiously on strange ice; but in the two remaining «« Cleveland Halpenny periods it was even with Bishop’s taking all the honors in «* Crawford Newton the overtime. During the second period Daly scored on a SILEX WAY «« Williams pass from Byrne to place his team in the lead. In the third period Fred Cann got the puck at the Maroon blue line and Sherbrooke Canadiens Defeat Bishop’s 3 - 1. coasted in on Carroll to score the tying goal. On Monday, Jan. 19th Bishop’s lost the second In the overtime period Bishop’s "opened an offensive game of the season when they met the Sherbrooke Canadiens which astounded the spectators,’’ according to a reliable at the Sherbrooke Arena. Bishop’s were perhaps a bit fag daily paper, and it was only the brilliant work of the Loyola ged due to the hard game with McGill on the previous goalie which saved them from almost inevitable defeat as At Saturday, and certainly should show to better advantage Bishop’s fought desperately for the winning point. later in the season. The game was very clean and was well handled Canadiens presented a strong team with such players by the officials. Titcomb and McArthur played a good as Workman, Langis, Lepage and Wolfe, and should make defensive game for Bishop’s, while Cann, Coristine and a good showing in hockey this year. The Sherbrooke team Carson were the pick of the forwards. Byrne, Shaughnessy apparently expected the game to be an easy one, judging and Daly were best for Loyola. from Bishop’s defeat by St. Francois on the previous Tues Bishop's Loyola day, and play opened rather slowly in the first period. Glass goal Carroll BARRETT’S In the second session both teams opened up and play Titcomb defense Byrne ** became very fast. Bishop’s had the best of the argument McArthur Shaughnessy during this period and but for poor shooting their scoring Coristine centre Daly Completes the day column would have looked much better, as they were out- Cann wing George shooting the Canadiens. Workman, in goal for the Cana Kenny •• Dubee diens was in very good form and had plenty to do; while Carson subs. McManamy Glass for Bishop’s was also playing very well. Cleveland “ Letourneau • « In the final period Bishop’s fought hard to equalize Crawford Slattery the count at two-all, and played five men up the ice during the last five minutes. Canadiens hung on however, and Bishop’s Defeats Loyola in Thrilling Match. with but two minutes to play they broke away and with but Bishop’s showed great fighting spirit as it came one defenceman to beat they scored the third goal on Glass from behind on two occasions to tie the score, and finally to to clinch the game. win in the overtime period at the University rink on Saturday

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January 31st. Bishop's Defeats St. Francois The match was packed with thrills and excitement at Sherbrooke Arena. as the two teams battled for seventy minutes of strenuous Bishop’s Intermediates won an easy victory from the play before Bishop’s finally won by the odd goal in five. St. Francois team at the Sherbrooke Arena on Feb. 2nd. It was a great game for Bishop’s to win and an equally The game was rather slow and uninteresting for the most hard one for Loyola to lose, for it was a deciding game in part as Bishop's played a defensive game after taking the the race for the Championship of the League. lead in the first period, and the Sherbrooke team did not In Entertainment! Bishop’s was conceded an edge on actual play, and show any desire to mix it. but for the stellar work of Carroll in the Loyola nets, would The College team was taking it easy since it was not have been forced into overtime. The purple forwards preparing for a championship match with McGill on Feb. were right in on the Loyola goalie on numerous occasions 4th. The St. Francois team was not working as smoothly only to be robbed of really ‘tagged’ goals. as it had when it defeated the College team on Jan. 15th, he United Theatres are second to It was during the first period that Loyola got a at the College rink in the first game of the season. T none, — presenting the finest pic­ break, and took advantage of it to put themselves one up. Bishop’s had the best of the play during the first tures produced the World over. Play was fairly even in this period, with both teams check­ two periods and it was only during the latter part of the ------Become a regular patron, and third period that the Sherbrooke team offered much oppo ing well. As the second period got under way Bishop’s really enjoy life. began pressing hard for a score to tie the count at one-all, sition. Coristine, Kenny and Cann scored for Bishop’s; and it came about half way through the period as Cleveland and Towne and Morin scored for S t Francois. scored on a pass from Carson. It was a clever effort and In the third period, with but five minutes to go, Sher­ Carroll didn’t have a chance to save. Bishop’s had the edge brooke evened the count at two-all, but Bishop’s soon scored of play in this session as Loyola resorted to defensive tactics. again to take the game by the odd goal in five. As the final period began both teams opened up in Bishop’s St. Frangois Granada Theatre 19 Theatres an attempt to score a deciding tally. Both of Bishop’s Glass goal Asselin Sherbrooke, Que. in montreal forward lines were working well, and Titcomb was rushing Titcomb defense L. Couture continually. With but two minutes to play, Loyola scored McArthur ** Morin on a neat two man rush to take the lead again. As defeat Coristine centre Towne stared at them the Bishop’s men fairly swarmed to the at­ Cann wing Goyette •• tack and played five men up the ice in an attempt to equal Kenny Armstrong ize the count. Titcomb was fairly burning up the ice as Carson subs. R. Couture • • he made repeated rushes on the Loyola goal. With less Cleveland Gauvin • « than two minutes left to play, Fren Cann pulled the spec Crawford Clark tacular as he stickhandled through the entire Loyola team Goff to beat Carroll on a corner shot and tie the score at two-all. Mercier The crowd cheered madly as Bishop’s again swarmed to the attack, but the final whistle of the third period found the Bishop's Defeats McGill for Intermediate Title. score still tied. On Wednesday, Feb. 4th, the Bishop’s Intermedi In the overtime period Bishop’s again pressed ates journeyed to Montreal to defeat McGill at the Mont Loyola back but seemed unable to score against the brilliant real Forum by 1 - 0, and win this section of the Intermediate Carroll. As play was kept at such a dizzy clip it seemed Intercollegiate League. that one team must surely score. With but forty seconds The purple and white squad dominated the play of the first ten minutes of overtime remaining. Bill Kenny throughout the game, and it was only during the last period accepted a pass from Titcomb at the Loyola blue line and that McGill offered any serious threat. The only goal scored beat Carroll on a long shot. After this reverse Loyola fought came from the stick of Bill Kenny in the second period. The back desperately, but Bishop’s hung on doggedly as Class tall left-winger pulled a clever play as he carried the puck made three brilliant saves in succession to prevent the visitors up the ice alone, split the red defense, and pulled McHugh from equalizing the count. out of the goal to slip the puck in behind him for the win­ When the final whistle blew, two tired teams left ning tally. the ice after having staged one of the most thrilling matches The Bishop’s forwards were right in on McHugh on played in the College rink in years. It would be difficult to many plays only to be robbed of almost certain scores as the pick any individual star from either team as every man gave McGill goalie performed in almost perfect manner. his best for his team. McManamy and Shaughnessy scored The game was rather slow in spite of the fact that for Loyola; while Cleveland, Kenny and Cann scored a championship lay in the offing. The Bishop’s team was for Bishop’s, and Carson and Titcomb assisted in the first playing almost perfect hockey and had McGill checked to two respectively. a standstill. Leslie Waite, of Sherbrooke, refereed the game very Fred Cann was suffering from a badly bruised leg well. sustained in a game played at Sherbrooke on the previous

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Monday night, but in spite of this injury the Bishop’s cap­ Bishop’s Defeat Lennoxville 4 - 2 tain played his usual good game. Coristine and Kenny On January 27th, Bishop’s Juniors, by a 4 - 2 also played well, and Glass scored his second shutout of victory at the College rink, again added to their league the season. leadership. John Milford & Son For McGill:- Carsley at centre was very effective, The game was fast and thrilling and kept the large while Craig, Hutchison and Bell also played well. number of hockey fans keenly interested as the purple and The play throughout was clean; and the game was white team twice came up from behind to tie the score, and well handled by Walter Smail of Montreal, formerly hockey finally to forge to the front at the close of the game. FLORISTS coach at Bishop's. Bishop’s was without the services of their big de­ fenceman Ed. Field, who was confined to his bed with tonsilitis. His place was ably filled however by Don McRae JUNIOR HOCKEY. who made a neat rush and secured a brilliant goal. Bishop’s will again be represented by a Junior team The play was very fast and clean. As in the this year and we feel sure that we can enter a team which game at Lennoxville both goalies were outstanding, being will be a credit to the College. There are but three of last called upon to make some spectacular saves. Harris and MEMBERS OF THE FLORISTS’ year’s juniors on this year’s team, some members of the Sterling were outstanding for Lennoxville, while McLernon, former team having left the University, while Carson and McRae and McHarg were playing well for Bishop’s. TELEGRAPH DELIVERY ASSOCIATION McArthur are playing on the Intermediate team. Leslie Waite refereed the game very satisfactorily. The Juniors will be considerably strengthened this year by a strong rear guard of Field, McLernon and JUNIORS LOSE TO SHERBROOKE MAROONS. McRae, while Williams in goal is just about O. K. The On Tuesday, February 3rd, the Bishop’s Juniors TELEPHONE 174 team will be captained by Jack Puddington our speedy left lost their first game in three starts to the fast Sherbrooke winger. Maroon team by four goals to two. The game was very The Juniors have entered the Sherbrooke County fast, but inclined to be a bit ragged as feeling ran high. The 138 Wellington Street, North SHERBROOKE, QUE. League and have an eight game schedule. This league purple and white team jumped to an early lead when Hall should do much towards developing material for next year’s drove a hard shot past Harper almost from the face-off, Intermediate Team. McLernon soon followed this up by getting in another long

shot to put Bishop’s two goals up. Maroons fought hard P. O. BOX 250 Bishop’s Defeat Lennoxville and scored one point before the first period was over. CABLE ADDRESS “JONHALL" Bishop’s Juniors jumped into the leadership of the In the second period Oliver scored by beating League by virtue of their 1 - 0 victory over Lennoxville on Williams on a rebound, and the score remained tied until January 20th at the Lennoxville rink. Lennoxville had Brown, Montgomery & McMichael the end of the second session. already played a tie game with Sherbrooke Maroons. In the last period Turgeon scored to put the Maroons The game was played on rather poor ice, but in Advocates Barristers, Etc. in the lead; and soon after this Oliver again beat Williams , spite of this the match was fast and thrilling. The teams on a lucky shot to put the game ‘on ice’. The College GEORGE H. MONTGOMERY. K.C. ALBERT J- BROWN. K.C. were evenly matched and both goalies made sensational WARWICK F. CHIPMAN. K.C. ROBERT C. MCMICHAEL. K.C. team fought hard but were unable to overtake the Maroons ORVILLE S. TYNDALE. K C. FRANK B. COMMON. K.C. saves. It was near the end of the second period that WILBERT H. HOWARD. K.C. THOMAS R. KER. K.C. and the final result remained Maroons 4 and Bishop’s 2. PAUL GAUTHIER LINTON H. BALLANTYNE McLernon, when Lennoxville was minus a player, weaving LIONEL A. FORSYTH, K.C. COLVILLE SINCLAIR. K.C. Hall, McLernon and McRae were best for Bis­ ELDRIDGE CATE C. RUSSELL MCKENZIE his way up from the purple and white defence, defeated CLAUDE S. RICHARDSON J. LEIGH BISHOP hop’s, while Harper, Banks and Oliver were the pick of F. CAMPBELL COPE J. ANGUS OGILVY Fisher with a neat comer shot. This tally proved to be HAZEN HANSARD the Sherbrooke team. JOHN G. PORTEOUS the deciding one of the game and the final result was Bis Leslie Waite refereed the game very satisfactorily. MONTREAL, QUE. hop’s I and Lennoxville 0. THE ROYAL BANK BUILDING L IN E UP. Fisher and Harris were best for Lennoxville, while Bishop’s Maroons Field, McLernon and Williams played well for the College Williams goal Harper Team. McRae defense Dunsmore The line up. McLernon «< Banks Bishop’s Lennoxville Hall centre Gordon Williams goal Fisher C. C. Chaddock Puddington wing Kelly Field defence Ross • • Hodgins ** Oliver CHOICE FRESH GROCERIES McLernon Hadlock Dyer sub. Dunbar Cromwell centre Harris FRUITS IN SEASON Evans ** Guild Puddington wing Sterling FANCY BISCUITS • « Cromwell *• Coombs McHarg Merrill PAINTS and OILS «« Turgeon Dyer Sub. McVeity SHELF HARDWARE • • Hodgins Spry «• BISHOP’S and MAROONS Play ONE-ALL DRAW. McRae The Square, LENNOXVILLE. Que. «« On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7th the Sherbrooke Evans Maroons held the Bishop’s Juniors to a one-all draw at the 19 20 THE MITRE

College rink. The game was fast and exciting from begin­ The contest, which was only a practice game, resulted in a A ning to end, and was featured by considerable rough play three - one victory for the visitors. and much whistle-blowing by the referee. The College team was without the services of the i l l ia m the o u r t h Bishop’s were out for a win after their defeat at goalie, Williams, McLernon and Field, but in spite of this W F McMurray’s the hands of the Maroons on the previous Tuesday, and on loss the play was fairly even. Puddington was playing the afternoon’s play should have gained the verdict. Soon centre with Cromwell at right wing, and the play was some C h a r t e r after the first period had begun, McRae eluded the whole what disorganized. McHarg scored for the College team, Maroons team to score the first goal on a clever individual while Glass and Davis scored for the School, the former effort. Bishop’s had the best of the play in the first two getting two goals. The final score was: B. C. S. 3 and GENTS FURNISHINGS periods, but in the final frame the Maroons attacked strongly Bishop’s 1. Mr. Hawkins of B. C. S. acted as referee. FOOTWEAR in an attempt to even the score. They finally scored on a SPORTING GOODS Bishop’s error to tie the count at one-all. Juniors Lose to B. C. S. I - 0. S E E O U R Bishop’s again attacked hard in an effort to score In a return match played as a practice game at BISHOP'S COLLEGE

a winning goal, but their efforts were futile, and when the B. C. S., on Jan. 28th the School defeated Bishop’s seconds COAT-SWEATERS a n d PULLOVERS final whistle blew the count remained, Bishop’s 1, Maroons I - 0. The contest was very interesting and showed bits of 1. good hockey. The Seconds were without the services of McRae, Hall and Cromwell were best for Bishop’s; Field and McLernon on the defense, but McRae teamed up while Banks, Guild, and Oliver were the pick of the Mar­ well with Brett to give Williams, in goal, good protection. oon team. Both forward lines were working well and the play was very L IN E UP. even. Davis, Rankin and Grant were perhaps best for the Bishop’s Maroons School, while McHarg, McRae and Williams played well McMurray & Hail, Reg’d. Williams goal Harper for the College team. LENNOXVILLE McRae defense Dunsmore L IN E UP. McLernon Banks College B. C. S. Phone 3 Que. Hall centre Gordon Williams goal Wilson Puddington wing Kelly McRae defense Grant ** **. Hodgins Oliver Brett Devlin Dyer sub. Dunbar Cromwell centre u Davis Evans Guild Puddington wing Rankin ___ FO R ___ • « ** Cromwell Coombs McHarg Glass William the Fourth, and renewing the Turgeon Dyer sub. Drury QUALITY a n d VARIETY i n CANDIES. Juniors Lose to B. C. S. in Practice. Hodgins “ Luther charter previously granted by the Legis­ DAILY MADE DELICIOUS PASTRIES “ On Saturday, January 24th the Bishop’s seconds Evans McKinnon lature of Lower Canada, is well pre­ REGULAR MEALS A N D entertained B.C.S, in a practice game at the College rink. Weaver “ Doheny A LA CARTE ORDERS served in the Bank’s museum. THAT PLEASE During more than one hundred years since it was first incorporated, the Bank of We Recommend Montreal has gone steadily on its course, serving the people of Canada and enjoying THE the unshaken confidence of successive generations. Royal Candy Kitchen

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INTER-CLASS HOCKEY. 4. 1. First Year and Divinity played on January 27th, The first Inter-class game was: Third Year vs. both teams played hard and seemed fairly evenly matched. Divinity. It was a hard struggle; but throughout the game During the first period, the freshmen possibly had the ad­ the Third Year men showed themselves to be slightly the vantage. Millar scored for First Year and Brett scored A n unexpected need better team. Skelton scored for Third Year as the first for Divinity, the score was even at the end of the session. half was coming to a close. At the beginning of the second The Divines had the edge of the game during the first period Brett broke away and equalized the score. Almost part of the second period; Buchanan scored after a long immediately Hall gave Third Year the advantage again. rush up the ice. The latter part of the period the freshmen for money Towards the end of the second period the Seniors were pres­ played hard and kept the Divinity defense busy. Millar sing the Divines hard and only the good work of Vaughan and Weaver played best for the First Year team, while in goal kept the score down. Brett and Buchanan did best W ard, Buchanan and Brett played best for Divinity. for the Divinity team, while Hall and Skelton did good work for Third Year. 5...... and a depleted First Year and Divinity played again on Feb. 3rd. 2. In the first period the Divines skated circles around the Savings Account do not make On Thursday, Jan. 22nd, Second Year played a Freshmen and ran up the score of 4 - 0. Two goals were no score game with Divinity. There was not much to choose accounted for by Buchanan, and Ward and Brett had one a pleasant combination. between the two teams, both played well and both came near apiece. In the second period the Freshmen started out scoring on several occasions. Stockwell and Vaughan both strongly and pressed the Divines who were playing a defen­ did very well in goal; Doak and Hebert were perhaps best sive game. Millar scored for First Year, and Brett, at the for Second Year while Buchanan and Brett were playing end of the period, scored for the Divines. Millar, Weaver well for the Divines. Brett was getting in some good long and Broadhurst played well for First Year, while Buchanan, shots. Brett and W ard did well for Divinity. Regular saving -- with weekly or monthly

3. 6. deposits, no matter how small — in our Second and Third Year played on Monday, Jan. On Saturday, Feb. 7th, the Second Year team de­ 26th. Hall scored almost at the very first of the game and feated the Freshmen in a fast and exciting contest. The Savings Department, will prevent you from a little later S. Doak equalized for Second Year. Towards final score was 1 - 0 for Second Year and speaks fairly the end of the period Skelton again gave the Third Year well of the play throughout. The contest was inclined to being short of ready funds when an emergency men the advantage as he scored on a long rush. Hall scored be a bit rough in places as feeling ran high on both sides, again for Third Year and at the end of the game Hebert and the referee was perhaps a bit too lenient. Both Stock­ arises. made a long rush and scored for Second. S. Doak and well and McLernon played well in the nets, the latter espe­ Hebert played well for Second, while Hall, Gagnon and cially having many hard shots to handle. McDonald Skelton played best for Third. scored the winning goal, and S. Doak and Hebert also play­ ed well. Weaver, Broadhurst and MacAuley were best for the Freshmen.

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BASKETBALL. Bishop’s Defeats Sherbrooke High in Close Came.

W ith the opening of the hockey season conies the Bishop’s and Sherbrooke High staged one of the basketball season to us again. As the season begins we keenest basketball games played at the Y.M .C.A, for some wonder just what are our chances of another Provincial time as the College squad just managed to nose out the High title this year. A t first glance our chances look rather slim, after a very strenuous game. The College team was a for with the absence of Robinson, Rudner, McMorran, much improved team over that which lost to the Blues a Turner and Hobbs we shall certainly feel the strain of a few days before, and carried the play to the strong High heavy game schedule. It is most unfortunate that Fuller team. and Turner can not play this year because of injuries, but Brundage was high scorer for the College team, they have very kindly offered to assist in coaching the team, collecting 16 of his team’s 28 points, while Watson was and our prospects of another title don’t look so bad after second with ; Wallace and McCullough both got one, all. McCullough will captain the team this year. 8 and Skelton got two points. The College was leading right Some of the newcomers to the team this year are: up to the end when the School tied them, but just before Broadhurst and Brundage from Quebec, Bradley and the final whistle blew Watson put his team in the lead again Watson from Sherbrooke, and Baldwin from B. C. S. to take the game at 28 to 26. W e also have Hebert Skelton, Brett and Dick McMorran For the School — Hall 6, Terry 4, Dunsmore 6, from last year’s Inter-Year teams who have been showing Horsefall 3, Harper 7. up well in practices. There are but three of last year’s team on the line-up of this year’s team, namely: McCullough, Bishop's . Sherbrooke High Mitchell and Wallace. Brundage Hall t Skelton Hammond Bishop’s Lose First Came to “ Y” Blues. Wallace Terry Mitchell Dunsmore The Y.M .C.A. Blues just managed to squeeze out Baldwin Horsefall a victory over the College squad in the last few minutes of Watson Kandalft play as the teams engaged in the first encounter of the league McCullough Harper at the College gym. Hebert McKenna McMorran The game didn’t offer much in the way of basket Broadhurst ball as neither team was in good form and the play was slow and shooting was poor. The final score was “ Y ” 2 1, — Bishop’s Lose to McGill in Exhibition Match. Bishop’s 20.

Play started off slow, but began to liven up in the On Friday, Jan. 30th the McGill Senior City second half as the teams were beginning to shoot better and League team played Bishop’s Intermediates at the Sher­ use less of the rugby tactics characteristic of the first period brooke Y.M .C.A, and defeated them 35 to 17. The game of play. During this last half the College team had the was fast and exciting in spite of McGill’s high score, and the advantage of play and forged to the front, but with but a large crowd of spectators was treated to a fine exhibition few minutes left to play the Sherbrooke team once more took of basketball. the lead and held its slim margin to the end. The first half started out rather slow but play soon speeded up as the McGill squad became accustomed to the With a bit more practice the College team should strange floor. In the second half McGill launched a strong improve much and develop into a very formidable team. attack which Bishop’s was unable to combat, and the visitors ran up a large score. The scoring was quite free in this Bishop’s Blues period, McGill getting 20 points, and Bishop’s collecting Bradley r. forward Grimes 10. Mitchell l. forward C. Stocks The McGill team was heavier than Bishop’s and Watson centre A. Stocks contained such stars as, Hammond from Sherbrooke, Syd McCullough r. guard Joiner McMorran formerly with Bishop’s, Talpis, Sellar , and McMorran I. guard Simpson Harrigan. Lennon alternates Croft The Bishop’s team is composed of an entirely new Brundage Heath bunch of men, with the exception of McCullough, Wallace Hebert and Mitchell. Brundage, Watson and Dick McMorran Brett were the pick of the Bishop’s team; while Hammond, Sellar, Harrigan and Silverman played well for McGill.

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The game was well handled by Jack Chamberlain. The line-up: Bishop’s McGill Brundage, 7 r. forward Hammond, 7 Skelton l. forward Talpis, 3 Watson, 6 centre Sellar, 4 McCullough r. guard Feigenbaum, 2 THE TRUEST ECONOMY McMorran, 4 l. guard Halpenny, 3 Wallace subs. Hayden. 2 Mitchell Harrigan, 7 C. O. T. C. IS TO USE ONLY Baldwin McMorran, 2 Silverman, 5 Bradley The Corps held its second dance of the year on Hebert February 5th in the gymnasium. Mrs. McGreer and Mrs. T H E BEST Broadhurst Sanders were the patronesses, and about fifty couples at­ tended the dance. Dancing took place between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and midnight, and the evening proved a very BOXING. enjoyable one. The arrangements were in the hands of the An attempt has been made recently to establish a Officers and N .C.O ’s. of the Corps, and were carried out boxing class at Bishop’s to train men in the manly art of very efficiently. self defence. The idea behind this attempt is twofold; first, the purpose of developing skill and confidence in the * * * individual; second, for the purpose of fostering inter-col Members of the Corps are reminded of the Cash legiate boxing contests. Prizes which will be awarded to the winners of the shooting If YOU DEAL with US YOU GET ONLY So far, very little has resulted from the attempt to competition. The prizes are as follows:- THE BEST WORKMANSHIP, introduce boxing at Bishop’s in spite of the fact that we have First - $7.00, Second - $5.00, Third - $3.00. a few men in our midst who are quite skilled in this branch PRICE AND SERVICE of athletics. We have been granted permission to use cer­ * * * tain quarters for training, but the main drawback is that we We have received an announcement from Head lack the necessary boxing coach, and sufficient boxing equip­ quarters stating that Brigadier W . W. P. Gibsone, C.M .G., I ment to carry on properly. D.S.O., now commanding Military District #6 at Halifax, W e do not mean to protest because of the lack of N. S., is transferred to the command of M. D. 54, replacing interest in boxing at Bishop’s for we are aware that at the Brigadier W . M. B. King at Montreal. present time most of our interest is centered on Rugby, W e take this opportunity of welcoming Brigadier Hockey, and Basketball; and we realize that our University Gibsone to this command, and wish him every success in his does not boast of an enrolment large enough to embrace all new appointment. branches of sport. E. V. Wright, W e wish, however, to take this opportunity of in Lieut. & Adj. viting anyone who is interested in this sport, and who could be of aid either in taking part in boxing, or in fostering the BECK PRESS, Registered sport, to do his bit in the matter. W e hope sometime to enter a boxing team in the Inter-Collegiate boxing contests, Commercial Printers and we believe that this time is not far distant — providing we receive some wholehearted support in the matter. EXHIBITION OF I AGENTS FOR CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS. / Through the assistance of the Carnegie Corporation GERLACH-BARKLOW CALENDARS the College Art Association of New York will exhibit a I collection of contemporary paintings in the University during the latter part of March. QUOTATIONS GLADLY GIVEN The collection has for its purpose a demonstration of two diverse tendencies in American painting — the con­ servatism of the Academicians, and the modernism of the younger group. A second exhibition, consisting of one hundred Phone 133 Lennoxville, Que. prints, including etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and wood- cuts, will be exhibited here during the month of May.

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the sustained enthusiasm of the reading public is the result Book Reviews of the author’s complete perception of the real Byron and the masterly way in which he presents his material. "THE EDWARDIANS" Maurois clearly recognizes his duty as a biographer. by V. Sackville-West. Unlike Rodin Noel, he does not attempt to deal with the literary value of Byron’s work but only refers to his poetry A brilliant and somewhat brittle novel of the days when a quotation aids in explaining the poet’s attitude. He of Edward V II, this book touches a comparatively unknown does not shield Byron. The unpleasant facts of his mar­ period in literature, unknown save to biographers and writers riage and liaisons are not spared: neither are they over­ of memoirs. The author, herself ‘born to the purple as it Our staff has been instructed to exercise minute care and emphasized as so often is the case. Sufficient social back­ were, had the times and customs of that rather florid decade discrimination in attending to requests for goods on approval ground is given to enable us to judge Byron by his contem­ at her command. The story deals with the life of a Duke, and in filling orders received from the gentlemen comprising porary standard. 1820, in England as well as in Italy, who, as a boy succeeds to the title. The central theme of the Faculty and student body of Bishop’s University. was far from being puritanical in its views If Byron sinned, the narrative is an attempt to show how tradition has for- It is our hope that we may long continue to merit your he sinned in common with many who had far less opportunity shadowed the career of this man, how he is bound to his valued patronage through the quality of merchandise sup for wrong-doing than had this handsome and wealthy young ancestral estate, how his title places him definitely above plied and the unobtrusive yet efficient service rendered. genius. On the whole, the book is favourable to Byron. ordinary society and, finally, how impotent he is to live his The whole truth usually is favourable. It is only half life as he wishes. The Duke, Sebastian, rebels and be­ truths that are dangerous. comes for several years a ‘rake-hell,’ yet he is forgiven, for S u i t s Maurois has a style splendidly suited to his method. he is a Duke. The story traces his rebellion and his love His ability of presenting a character in a few chosen words affairs and then his relapse into respectability, exactly as In TW E E D AND S erg e stands him in good stead in his biographical works. He tradition demands. Then, realizing that the net is closing readily perceives what is of importance and carefully selects around him, he breaks away again for an interlude away o r m a l w e a r and arranges his material accordingly. His technic, with F from civilization, hoping to find some solution for his pro­ its brilliance and sparkle is characteristically French. The blems. delicacy of expression is well preserved in the English trans OVER COATS The characters are skilfully drawn and are very lation by Hamish Miles. much alive. The author’s advance note is intriguing as it C. W . H. FURNISHINGS reads thus: ‘‘No character in this book is wholly fictitious.”

* * * We gladly prepay shipping charges, both ways, on merchandise submitted on ap­ DESTINY. "CAKES AND ALE." proval. OR "THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD." W hat odds those are against which we in vain by W . Somerset Maugham. Attempt to strive and add but to our pain! Official Bishop’s University Blazers supplied Here is a much discussed novel dealing with the W e’re made one type, one life must live. exclusively through our firm. All sizes kept life of an author called Edward Driffield. The name is Our blood, our brawn and brain we give in stock. obviously fictitious, but certain points of the man are amaz­ As others have before. ingly suggestive of Thomas Hardy. Mr. Maugham does What hope can lie in store? not deny that it is Hardy nor does he admit the suggestion. While dying men Whether it be Hardy or not the book is cleverly done, if With halting pen inclined to be sour at times. The man Driffield does not Make scrawls seem gifted with overmuch intelligence, and seems unaware Youth calls: that his wife, “Rosie” is a nymphomaniac. The book is 1444 ST. CATHERINE STREET WEST written in the first person and it is the idle musings of that Lift up MONTREAL person which show an author’s mind at work and place the The cup book above the average run. O f life anew Willard Humphrey. And seek to do • * * A little better than All those who ’fore you ran. The Life of Byron: Andre Maurois. A living not a dying Hope Statistics show this book to be one of the eight which Must cure our souls of dread myope has been on greatest demand in American Public Libraries And colour all our life once more with Faith during the past three months. A temporary interest in this Which fires and rebuilds spent Love’s cold wraith. outstanding volume might easily have been aroused by the —C.W.W. reputation which Maurois had already gained as a biog rapher or by curiosity concerning Byron’s private life; but

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grandfathers have concocted for us, which we all resolve to Alumni Letter remember and usually forget; such as, “ Keep your eye on the ball,” and, “ Follow through,” thus showing our de PLAYING THE CAME. pendence on or independence of, the experiences of others. B y Rev. D. D. Macqueen, lately Assistant Priest, Who is the most popular person with whom to play on the Pro-Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta. golf course? A person who, having striven with all his ‘"Mens Sana in corpore sano" is by no means an might to win, but, failing to do so, takes his beating with a original remark. Although this quotation has been used smile, or he who gets passionately angry if he does not hap­ many times before, and will probably be used many times pen to win? The answer to this question indicates how again, because it expresses an important truth aptly and the joy of a good sportsman is appreciated by his fellows. concisely, it provides a suitable introduction to an article FOOTBALL-. on “Playing The Game.” Many who read this article, if they have the patience In the opinion of the writer, a good sportsman is a to get as far as this, will know better than the writer, how long way on the road to becoming a good Christian. There any sort of football, whether it be “Association” or “ Rug­ is no doubt this is true in the abstract, but it is the purpose ger,” requires energy. The reader will also be aware, from of this article, to consider it in the concrete, and see how personal experience, perhaps at a diet table, how this game this truth is exemplified, by a consideration of games in gen­ requires both the discipline and self-control which are neces­ eral, and of the three games of Golf, Football, and Bridge, sary for combined effort. Many a match has been lost by in particular. an otherwise good team, on account of its attempt to do in­ Characteristics of Games in general. dividual work, rather than team work. In this game, as DOMINION TEXTILE CO., LIMITED There are certain characteristics which are common well as in others, the experience of the past is handed down to all games. In order to play any game successfully one from age to age, in the form of hints, rules, and suggestions must expend some energy and exert some discipline and self- (forceful and otherwise), delivered by the Coach. Again, control. It is taken for granted that a good Sportsman the team one enjoys playing against, is a team which is all is building a great industry in Canada. always plays the game cleanly, and if proficiency is desired, out to win, but whose members can be relied upon to take a it is well to place some reliance on the experience of others. beating like sportsmen. Last and by no means least, one of the great reasons for BRIDGE: attempting to play any game, is to obtain that feeling of And now we come to the game of Bridge. It is satisfaction or joy, which comes to a good sportsman when perfectly true that bridge does not require physical energy, he has played a good game, quite irrespective of whether but who is going to deny, but that it requires mental energy. r/* \ Operating 11,000 looms and 600,000 he wins or loses. Now this article will attempt to do two Most of us have experienced the feeling, which can be better things, first of all to show how these characteristics are imagined than described, of playing bridge with that im spindles means manufacturing annual­ worked out in detail in the three games that have been men­ becile who in the middle of every other hand, calmly asks, ly over 60,000 miles of cotton fabric tioned, and secondly, how these same characteristics operate “ W hat are trumps?” There again, is discipline and self-con in the one great game of life. trol required. When we sit down to a bridge table, we may and 8,000,000 pounds of yarn for use GOLF: feel that we would like to say, “ W hat a wretched hand I've by other industries — the consumption Many people seem to imagine that Golf is an old got,” but, unless we are going to be wretched bridge play man’s game; it is rather difficult to know why some people ers, all we are allowed to do is either to bid, or to say one of 60,000 tons of Canadian coal and have this idea, but it is possibly because they don't know word, namely “ Pass.” When we bid, we do not only con­ 20,000 H .P . of hydro-electric energy. very much about the game. No one who plays this game sider ourselves, we have to remember that we have a partner. would deny that golf requires energy. Golf has been de Whilst there may be many people who can play a very good s ' scribed as a game for "Moral heroes,” and those of us game without a very strict adherence to all the conventions, who are accustomed to chase the illusive ball around the nevertheless, every good bridge player must stick to some golf course know, from bitter personal failure, how true it conventions, and it is a generally accepted fact, that con­ is that golf requires discipline and self-control. Many a ventions do tend to produce efficiency. There is, surely, man has thought there was nothing wrong with his character, nothing more delightful to a lover of bridge, than to sit until he took up golf. In the first place, to express it in the down and play with a person who is all bent on winning, most obvious manner, it is not the amount of energy that is but who is capable of losing like a lady or a gentleman. • DOMINION TEXTILE expended on hitting the ball that counts, but it is the manner THE GREAT CAME OF LIFE■ that energy is controlled and directed, that produces the long Now we come to the greatest game of all, the game straight shot. The easiest and probably the commonest way of life. All thoughtful men realize, that living does not of ruining a game of golf is to let go one’s self-discipline and consist in merely satisfying our bodily desires; that is, just COMPANY, LIMITED hit out. As the question of cleanness is such an obvious existing. Most thoughtful people whether Christian or non- sine qua non without which one is not a sportsman at all, it Christian, however much they may differ as to the definition will not be referred to in each paragraph. There are cer­ and content of these terms, will agree that living, as distinct tain useful little rules about this game which our fathers and from existing, is the cultivation of truth, beauty, and good-

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ness, throughout the whole personality, which consists rough­ one great and important game, upon which everyhing de ly of thought, feeling, and will. pends. With the idea that the purpose of the great game The writer of this article has also endeavoured to of life is the cultivation of truth, beauty, and goodness, show, that certain truths which are characteristic of com throughout the whole personality; it will be shown how the mon games, are also characteristic of the one great game characteristics of the other games we have considered, apply of life. There is one further characteristic, namely, the joy here. of a good sportsman. It is that which enables us to keep Even as self-control is necessary in Golf, Football, smiling, when things are not going well. As somebody has and Bridge, so is it necessary in the great game. In search said, “ It is easy enough to smile when life goes like a song, of truth, we must often be guided by authority, and we but a man worth while, is the man who can smile when cannot expect to understand all truth with our finite brain. everything goes dead WTong.” In search of beauty, we must ever remember, that the beauty And, when life is o’er, may we still possess that which is permanent, is beauty of character, and not the faculty, and be able to say, in the words of that grand old physical beauty of the moment, wh;ch changes in form with sportsman, the Apostle Paul, “ I have fought a good fight,” the passing of time. There must be discipline with good­ or, in the words of the writer, “ I have played the game.” ness, and, in spite of many statements often made to the contrary, the writer would assert that the one certain means of retaining real goodness, is by the discipline of religion, the discipline of church going, the discipline of repentance, and the discipline of receiving the Sacraments after due and Society Notes careful preparation. Those who feel inclined to question the truth of this assertion, may well ponder the words of DRAMATIC SOCIETY. G. K. Chesterton, on the so called failure of Christianity. The major play for this year — Oscar Wilde’s “ It is not, that Christianity has been tried and found want “The Importance of Being Earnest” — will be staged in ing, but that Christianity has not been tried and applied.” His Majesty’s Theatre, Sherbrooke, on or about April The thought of cleanness, as applied to the game 22nd. of life, would enter in two places. Firstly, as regards the Though the cast has not yet been definitely an­ method of propagating truth; there are, of course, various nounced we feel sure that it will be a strong one and under conceptions of truth, each of which, is supremely important the direction of Dean Carrington, ought to give a very satis­ to those who hold them, but it should be an axiom in the factory performance. game of life, that, whilst it is legitimate for every individual Considerable attention is being paid to detail this to do all in his power to propagate his conception of truth, year with the result that the staging of the play ought to truth does not need to be propagated by questionable or witness some very interesting innovations. untruthful means. Most of the new scenery will be built and painted Secondly, it is a prostitution to allow lower things, by those in charge of the stage department and the actors such as money, or pleasure, to interfere with the attainment will be dressed in the costumes of the period of 1895. of the higher. Money has its place, pleasure has its place, It is a number of years since the University Dra­ but unless the whole Christian conception of life is wrong, matic Society attempted a costume play for its major pro­ that place is not first place, and, if it is made so, the game duction and this year’s performance should prove an inter­ of life is not being played squarely, fairly, and cleanly. esting experiment which, the Executive feels sure, will be Once again, it is necessary to rely on the past ex­ amply justified. perience of others, in golf, football, or bridge, or any other The President. game, even so is it necessary in the game of life. The uni­ versal gospel, with the authority of Christ himself, which exists for all time, for all people and classes of people, and teaches what is necessary to know about the rules of this LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. game, has behind it the experience of good and holy men and women, from the time of Christ, right down through the ages. Owing to the fact that the Society has had to com­ Yet, in religious matters, there are those who, sweeping aside pete with a great many other student activities this term, the experience of the past, would place their miserable only two debates have been held so far, one, informal, in opinions in opposition to the accumulated experience of the the Old Arts Common Room, and the other, formal, in best minds, from the time of Christ, down to the present day. Convocation Hall. Such a course is illogical, and, besides savouring of pre The informal debate was held on Thursday, Jan. sumption would not be adopted in any of the games that 22nd, for the purpose of considering a resolution which have been mentioned, and is equally unwise to adopt in the read as follows. “ Resolved that bull fighting should be encouraged.” Arguments in favour of the resolution were

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presented by Messrs. G. C. Dyer and H. Gray, and the On February 3rd there was a meeting of the Guild resolution was opposed by Messrs. C. W . Wiley, B.A. and of the Venerable Bede. After the general business had J. F. S. Ford. After a very amusing and entertaining dis been concluded Dr. Vial read interesting letters from mem cussion, the decision was awarded to the affirmative. bers now at work in various missions. The writers included Twenty members of the Society were present. Arthur Pickering ’26, who is at present working for the On Thursday, January 29th, the second of the Institute of the Blind as Organizing Secretary of Eastern series of Inter-Faculty Debates was held in Convocation Canada, Fraser Weegar ’26, at Russell, Ontario, Julian Hall. Messrs. F. P. Clark, R. F. Brown, and A. J. McMann of Musquash, N. B., Mr. Akers of Gloucester, Anderson, representing the Faculty of Divinity, were resolv­ Ontario, and Teddy Tyrrell ’28, of Combermere, Ontario. ed “That war is inevitable,” while Messrs. G. W . Hall, B.A., F. M. Gray, B.A., and J. F. S. Ford, representing the Faculty of Arts, attacked the resolution. Musical enter WOMEN STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION tainment was provided by Messrs. A. V. Ottiwell and J. C. Basketball A. Cole. At the close of the debate, which was very hotly In the early part of December the Bishop’s Univer­ contested, Dr. E. P. Smith gave his decision in favour of sity Women’s Basketball opened its season in two closely the affirmative. The Councillor was in the chair. contested games against the Sherbrooke High School. Each The twentieth of February will see the first of the time the victory went to our opponents. The score at the Inter-University Debates of this season held in Convocation end of the first game played in Sherbrooke was 23 - 14, Hall to discuss the motion: "Resolved that this house en while the result of the return game at the College was 21 - dorse the stand taken by the Canadian Delegation at the 18. recent Imperial Conference.” Bishop’s will be represented The S. H . S. line up for both games consisted of:- in this debate by Messrs. G. W . Hall, B.A. and J. F. S. Right Forward — E. Barlow. Ford, who will uphold the affirmative of the resolution Left Forward — G. Gaffney against visiting speakers from the University of Ottawa. Centre — M. Bradley On the same evening, Messrs. F. P. Clark and R. F. Brown Right Guard — D. MacLeod will represent the University in Montreal against a McGill Left Guard — L. Jackson team, and will support the negative of the same resolution. Wing — F. Bradley The Councillor will preside at the debate in Convocation Referee — K. Ross Umpire — I Stockwell. Hall. Subs. — B. Wilson, I. Heath, I. Rothney, M. Harris. * * * The Councillor. The Gift that keeps on giving Nothing daunted, on Jan. 29th, Bishop’s journeyed to Sherbrooke to play the Y .W .C.A. team in the McKinnon Memorial Building. Here we were more successful. By DIVINITY COLUMN. dint of hard playing we managed a score of 22 points to the Y .W .C .A ’s. 20. After the game a delightful swim Collected by Robins H . Thatcher. was followed by refreshments and dancing. The One Best Gift On Sunday, January 26th. The Right Reverend The Y .W .C.A . team visited the University in a R. Rocksborough-Smith, D.D., the Lord Bishop of Algoma return game on February 11th. Once more the odds were and formerly Dean of Divinity at Bishop’s, presided and ours by a narrow margin of two points. When the final preached at the sung Eucharist in the College Chapel. On whistle blew the score stood 30 - 28. Both teams resorted the following Tuesday evening he gave a most interesting to the Women Student’s Club Rooms, where hungry ap­ talk on the Lambeth Conference and the Passion Play of petites were appeased, and a general good time was enjoyed. Oberammergau. The Bishop has a real gift for descrip The line up for these games was as follows :- Bishop's Y. W. C. A. tion and his hearers went away with a very clear picture of COME IN TODAY AND SEE THESE RADIOS AND these two events in their mind. P. Montgomery Right forward F. Miller ARRANGE FOR DEMONSTRATION IN YOUR HOME * * * M. Brewer Left forward F. Pearson Your Portrait by E. Austin 1 THE NEW 1931 VICTOR RADIOS On Monday, January 27th Mrs. Carrington gave Centre F. Leslie a dance for the members of the Divinity Faculty and in S. Loomis J ROGERS & MAJESTIC RADIOS honour of Mrs. Rocksborough-Smith. Supper was served J. Knowles Right guard M. Simms “ BO SC H ” THE BEST IN RADIO

about eleven and all present enjoyed a most pleasant evening. G. Jackson Left guard E. Odell FAIR ALLOWANCE MADE FOR YOUR PRESENT ♦ * * L. Salicis Wing E. Oliver NAKASH RADIO OR GRAMOPHONE The Rev. Arthur Caulfeild '28, visited the College B. Subs. — J. Pearton, H. Wright, P. Strong, R. Mead. during the week of January 19 - 26th to reminisce with Y. Subs. — A. Duberger, D. Barton, V. Stenson. H. C. Wilson & Sons, Limited former friends and to recuperate from the worries of annual Referee — Miss Mary Anglin. PHONE 1167 vestry meetings. Umpires — M. Wallace, C. McCullough. SHERBROOKE, QUE. * * *

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THE FORMAL DANCE. The Bishop’s University Dance of '31 was held in the Convocation Hall on Monday, February 9th. We take the liberty of reproducing the opening paragraph of the description of the dance which appeared in the Sherbrooke Record:- "Soft coloured lights and an artistic scheme of decorations, which transformed the Convocation Hall into a Mr. D. B. Ames. B.A. ’27, M.A. ’28. who is dancing room of striking beauty, formed a pleasing back­ reading for his Ph.D, at Yale University has received an ground for the Formal Dance. The effect produced was T rophies appointment to the Faculty as an Instructor and will enter easily worth the effort put forth by the decoration committee, upon his duties in September next. Mr. Ames will sit for and when the guests began to arrive about 9.00 p.m. they the final examinations for the Ph.D, in June. W e heartily were entertained in a building which presented a festive ap­ congratulate Mr. Ames on his success. pearance, not only in the main dancing hall, but also through the corridor leading to the various sitting-out rooms, and in The Rev’d Canon Clayton, M .A., of Smith Falls, the sitting-out rooms themselves. The real work of art was has been appointed Archdeacon of Ottawa. the Convocation Hall itself, the high walls of which were The Rev’d A. E. L Caulfeild. B.A.. L.S.T., paid effectively draped with flimsy hangings in soft shades of Trophies — cups, shields, — prizes - a visit to the College recently. He is now in charge of St. yellow and green. Another feature of the decoration scheme Peter’s Mission and St. John’s Mission, Merivale, in the was that all the lighting was done by invisible bulbs, and fountain pens, leather folders, watches, Diocese of Ottawa. some of the indirect lighting effects were very creditably ar­ an unlimited scope, both in price and The Rev’d J. S. K. Tyrrell, LS.T., is in charge ranged. A t the front of the hall, behind the orchestra, the of the Mission of Combermere in the Diocese of Ottawa. decorators had built a sunburst which consisted of four choice, to settle a difficult problem. painted arcs of decreasing size with hidden lights flashing The Rev’d J. R. Meakin, L.S.T., is Curate at St. on each one. The centre light was a large chandelier sus­ Matthew’s Church, Ottawa. pended from the centre of the middle rafter. Side-lights The Rev’d A. Gardiner, B.A., B.D., is in charge which consisted of suspended cardboard cubes cut out in of the Mission at Metcalfe in the Diocese of Ottawa. various designs, which showed up beautifully through colour The Rev’d H. O. Hodder, L.S.T., has been trans ed tissue-paper fillings, added a rare touch to the beauty of ferred from the parish of Balderson to the parish of Bell’s the hall and excited quite a lot of interest among the guests.” Comers in the Diocese of Ottawa. The members of the Dance Committee feel that the dance was very successful in every way possible, and wish The Rev'd G. A. Sadler, B.A., L.S.T., is Rural to take this opportunity of thanking all those who contributed Dean of Pembroke. in any way towards its success. Mrs. McGreer, Mrs. The Rev’d F. G. Strange is now in charge of the Boothroyd and Mrs. Carrington very graciously acted as parish at Port Elmsley in the Diocese of Ottawa. hostesses and welcomed the guests at the door, and our Norris Brough, B.A. ’30, is teaching in S t Pat thanks are extended to them. In thanking Mr. Sauerbrei. rick’s College, Ottawa. not only for his valuable advice but also for his untiring efforts, we might say that the host of compliments which The address of Gordon Brownlee, B.A. '28, who have been paid to the beauty of the Hall are in themselves is in the Head Office of the Royal Bank of Canada, is a real tribute to his work on the decoration committee. 1637 St. Luke Street, Montreal. Mr. Brown had an able and willing staff of work­ The engagement is announced of the Rev’d J. S. ers, among whom we might specially mention Messrs. Gibbs, K. Tyrrell, L S .T . ’28, to Ellen Waddington, eldest Macmorine, Hodgkinson, Comfort, R. MacDonald and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Waddington of Ottawa. Olney. Mr. Masson worked hard in the arrangement of The Rev’d C. G. Stevens, M .A., who has been the corridor, and produced very creditable results. The rector of Grand’Mere for several years has been appointed Dining Hall, where Mr. Medine was in charge, looked very Mappin & Webb Limited to the parish of St. Barnabas, S t Lambert, by the Bishop attractive; the supper itself was excellent, and the favours of Montreal. He was inducted by the Bishop on January were very much appreciated. 29th. The Rev’d Harold Laws, M .A., who was a class The unanimous opinion with regard to the dance St. Catherine St. Montreal mate of Mr. Stevens, preached the induction sermon. seems to be highly favourable, and though the result finan­ cially was not a success the Committee feels that the com­ The Rev’d E. K. Moffatt, M .A., B.D., who has pensating advantages have made it more than worth-while. been in charge of the Mission at Shigawake, has been ap ( Signed) E. V. Wright, pointed to the parish of Grand’Mere by the Bishop of Quebec. Chairman, Dance Committee.

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THE REFRIGERATOR CASE thoughtful, arose and picked out a volume of his loose-leaf CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 won universal commendation. As for his relations with his Encyclopaedia, and perused it for some time. At last he wife, they were ideal. Though the Professor, especially remarked quietly: when his researches were in full swing, was apt to be a “ I believe I have it!” trifle short and peppery, Mrs. Dallas understood him thoro­ “Have what?” “ The solution of Miss Mayward’s problem.” COMMANDING ughly, and appeared to be quite unaffected by these short lived squalls. "You don’t say!” “ Evidently,” commented Jessop, “his bark is worse “Tell us. Captain, do!” pleaded Cecile. “ I’m afraid I shall have to trespass on you pat than his bite.” Mrs. Dallas, though not at all like her husband, ience,” replied Jessop smiling, "because it will be essential was in rather poor health, having recently recovered from to look into all our data.” influenza; and was inclined, under such circumstances, to “Quite O .K., old chap, get ahead,” said Gerald. be somewhat hysterical. Moreover, she fancied herself a “Consulting Miss Mayward’s letter, what do we medium and claimed to be an adept in automatic writing find? A large house, and a fine laboratory. The writer, who I suspect is as much nurse as companion to Mrs. Dallas, and so forth. “ Nothing criminal that I can see,” observed the Cap is probably not accustomed to the society of peppery and tain, as he finished the letter. absent-minded professors, and is seized with a perfectly un­ That evening the Parkers ran in for a game of derstandable fear-complex. She must mistake family gusts contract and, when Mathilde introduced the coffee and cake, for thunderstorms, and corrugated brows for the mark of Captain Jessop handed Gerald his little bundle of corres Cain. She also imagines that Mrs. Dallas, because she pondence on what he called the Refrigerator Case. “ I does not interrupt the train of her husband’s thoughts, shares wouldn’t worry about the affair at all,” he said, “ if Miss her fears of him. It shows her ignorance of human nature, Mayward’s mother had not given Mathilde such a good time for an absent-minded man was never a source of fear to his that week I was away in Detroit. If you can see anything wife. He might bore her to death, but scare her, never!” in all this I’ll be greatly obliged.” Gerald nodded assent to this proposition. “ Humph,” replied the other, “ it appears as if Miss Taking up the letter again the Captain went on. Mayward’s imagination had run away with her. There’s “As for the scream, I believe Miss Mayward hit nothing wrong with a scientist shutting himself up in his upon the true explanation intuitively. Moreover, she would laboratory when he’s on the scent of a new discovery.” have been quite satisfied with it, had she not gone to the “ W ell,” pursued Parker, "what’s strange about cellar for the milk. W hat she found there, of course, Mrs. Dallas getting a bit worked-up over the old man’s gave her a shock. W e can picture her horror when her aloofness — perhaps thinking that he’d injure his health, or vivid imagination was stimulated by seeing the refrigerator- get softening of the brain?” pipe ‘dripping a dreadful red liquid!’ ” “So you think she got hysterical, had nightmare and “ By Jove! It does sound shivery,” admitted Gerald. “W hat was it,” cried Cecile. screamed in her sleep. Miss Mayward had that idea; but The name Player on a cigarette what about the blood?” Proceeding with his analysis of the case, the expert next explained the frightened woman’s appeal to himself. guarantees the quality and purity “ Get’s me.” “ I am inclined to blame Mathilde,” he said smiling, “ O f course,” mused Jessop, “it might not have been of the tobacco. “ for getting me into this little difficulty. She may have blood.” It is more than a name — it is a mentioned that I enjoyed problems of this nature, so her “What, then?” Cork tipped friend, seized by a mysterious terror, automatically sat down reputation. “Ah, that’s the question.” or Plain ends and wrote to me off-hand. You see, she had no case for a Gerald Parker again perused the letters with great ‘I t ’s the tobacco that counts.** policeman to inquire into in the ordinary official style. The care. postscript to her letter makes that evident, when she says that "Say, what is Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid, I’d like to in the morning there was no sign of the red pool, and the know?” refrigerator-pipe had been straightened so that it dripped “ Let us inquire,” replied the Captain. “ That is it’s contents in normal fashion down the drain pipe. W hat just what I was about to look up when you and Cecile came • •» clue could our policeman find?” m. L S “None, that I can see!” answered Gerald. So, going over to his shelf of reference books, Jessop “The only clue available,” continued the Captain, selected a dictionary of scientific terms. Having read what NAVY CUT “is here in Prof. Seabright’s answer to my inquiries about the authorities had to say on the subject, he observed: "This the Dallas family.” is doubtless, very instructive, and to experts in Chemistry “Can’t be seen with the naked eye!” muttered Par enlightening; but I can’t quite see where it fits in.” ker. “W hat’s the clue?” “W hat do they say the stuff is used for?” asked “ The clue,” replied the Captain, “is the good old Gerald. peppery professor’s thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic A cid!” Jessop once more consulted the dictionary, looked “Gosh.” 40 39 THE MITRE

“ Here, then, is the explanation of the whole matter. ‘Another method is the use of Ammonium Thiocyanate, or Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid is used in the most modern methods even the Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid colours, which are simple of producing the finest and hardest wearing dyes, especially Amino-Azo compounds in Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid, similar for cotton and silk goods. Let me read a few excerpts from to the Duronol, Disperson, and Celetene Colours.’ my Encyclopaedia — if I don’t bore you!” “Sounds well,” commented Parker. “ No, no, go ahead!” Jessop coughed. “A t any rate,” he said, “our en The Captain rapidly scanned a page or two of the cyclopaedist gives us what we want, even though we do not NE does not have to go back many years to reach reference-work, and said: pretend to know what he is gassing about. W e know, how­ O the time when most of the water used in the house “ Here is a bit that may apply to our case: ‘By ever, that our Professor is O.K., we also know a little more had to be carried from the spring or well, not always situated dose to the house. employing the diazo compounds of different aromatic bases about modern dyes, and we can comfortably indite a nice varied shades can be obtained. These compounds are of an kind diplomatic letter to Miss Mayward, with a loving en Even the introduction of the Today she is liberated from unstable character, and are therefore prepared in solution closure from Mathilde, that will repair the dear lady’s fraz hand pump, which brought much of the drudgery of water to the kitchen, did not household tasks. The wash shortly before use, and preferably cooled by ice!’ " zled nerves, and restore peace to a sorely tried professor, dispense with the backbreak ing, ironing, lighting, cook Here the Captain paused, and looked at his auditors. who in all probability can’t imagine why the Lady Com ing work of pumping and lift ing: and on the farm, milking, ing heavy pails. poultry work, dairy work, and “So that explains the Professor’s borrowing the panion has what Percy Wodehouse aptly styles the ‘Heeby- the pumping of water, can now be done by electricity. family refrigerator and promoting it from kitchen to labora­ jeebies.’ ” ■Woman's w ork on the farm, Here Parker has a question to ask: “ W hat about and indeed in the city, . evolved The electrical servant also tory, eh?” asked Gerald. relieves the man o f the house vivisection? Why may we not think the Professor was an enormous experience of “Quite so.” strength and vitality. Amor3 hold from many tasks which experimenting with the harmless necessary guinea-pig?” he used to take as a matter of Here Mathilde broke in: other tasks she WAS dependent course. “So the poor dear old Professor was experimenting “ I did put forward that hypothesis,” replied the on her own hands : v f- - family walking, a t od c . .J. The Northern Electric Com in red dyes, and Helen has to raise all that fuss. I’m Captain, “ but the letter from Seabright disposes of it of the milking, the idling and pany is pleased that in the ashamed of her!” Had Dallas been a Biologist, I might readily have imagined cleaning of lamps, ir-nir-r, manufacture of wires and cables, and in the distribution him a second Veroneff, for example.” taking care cf the - “Not so fast, my dear,” replied her husband smil (which meant also the of many electrical household appliances, it has been able “The Monkey-gland fellow?" try house), to say nothing of ing. “ It’s not so nice to go down cellar at night, and see to a s s is t the liberation of what looks like blood oozing from an innocent-looking re "Yes — but fortunately our good Professor is a innumerable m iner tasks, and woman from some of her at the same time had to rear, Chemist, and advanced Chemistry becomes, in its devotees, work, that so frequently over frigerator-pipe. You try it and see.” feed, clothe and otherwise taxed her strength and en “Perhaps, I am hasty.” a disease that can only be alleviated by endless experiments, provide for her children. durance. “ O f course,” went on the Captain. and terminated in the shroud.” “Miss Mayward did let her imagination run away “Gosh!” with her. She did jump to unwarranted conclusions. She “ In short,” went on Jessop, with a merry twinkle Northern Electric failed to understand both husband and wife. And yet, on in his eye, “ the thesis on Sulpho-Ricinoleic Acid gave the COMPANY LIMITED the other hand, there was the blood! And she did not have whole show away, and brought the Refrigerator Case to an A National Electrical Service the knowledge that I have here under my hand.” innocuous end.” Here the Captain slapped the open page of the EDITORIAL Encyclopaedia. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 “ Let us take another look,” he said, “Ah, here’s an interesting statement! It tells us where our ‘red’ came 3. A Discussion on any modern problem or situation, from!” — “Certain of the insoluble Azo dyes, such as Para national or international. Red, are capable, when dyed on cotton, of withstanding a e.g. Sabotage — Sovietism. mild bleaching operation, that is to say, a moderate boiling The Clash of Colours — The Paths of Peace. of the material with dilute alkali, and subsequent treatment CONDITIONS. with bleaching-powder solution.” 1. The competition is open to registered students of the “ Probably,” commented Parker, “the old boy was University only. ifu 2. Members of the Editorial Board are debarred from making an improvement on former methods along those lines. DO YOU KNOW By the way, a development of the national dye-work in competing. That as a result of ex 3. Manuscripts should be typewritten. perimental work carried dustry is of the highest importance to the State; as dye out by the various agen 4. Manuscripts will not be returned unless asked for. cies which had been en making is closely related to the preparation of explosives.” listed, more than 250 5. The essay should be signed with a nom de plume, and practical, profitable and “ Yes,” replied the Captain. “ The Germans, be proved uses fo r electrical fore the war, sold the world at least 75% of it’s dye-stuffs, a separate envelope enclosed having the nom de plume current for farms have been developed, all of and the Allies found on examination of their factories after on the outside and the author’s name on the inside. which are in everyday use? the Armistice, they had simply been transformed into fac This will remove any suspicions of biased judgment in tories for producing high-explosives and poison-gas!” awarding the prize. “So our Professor is no longer a murderer, but a 6. The Editorial Board reserves the right to publish any patriot, eh?” of the submitted essays as seems fit. “ Quite so,” replied Jessop. 7. All essays intended to be entered in the competition “ Now, just a word more from our friend here. should be sent in to the Editor on or before Mar. 24th.

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A VISIT TO PALESTINE Such exactly is Esdraelon, a land relaxed and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 sprawling up among the hills, north, south and east, as you they went.” Here on the margin of the higher plateau will see a loosened ass roll and stretch his limbs any day in and overlooking this road in the valley, excavations carried the sunshine in a Syrian village yard.” out some years ago laid bare the ruins of Beth-shemesh, to It was from this point in “Galilee of the Gentiles $1,000. in the Bank which place the Ark was taken on this occasion and from that Christ when a boy looked when he received his 6rst which it was later sent to K irjatjearum , a compact little impressions of that greater outer world which he was to village which is still to be seen a few miles further up the have for a possession and saw the Caravans of Camels pas­ valley road toward Jerusalem, nestling into the steep hill Pocket money started it sing across Esdraelon bearing the products of Syria and slope. Salary increased it Babylon down to the land of Egypt, and those from the far And if again “ taking up our carriages” we go Interest added to it famed land of the Nile returning to the great empires of the north from Jerusalem— passing by many places well worthy The Bank protected it— East and where ‘long ages after’ the last remnant of a of a visit in Samaria — Galilee may be reached in a short Don’t call it luck! Turkish army was to be driven in headlong flight before afternoon by motor-car, and this is in many respects the the advance of the British army. most attractive and interesting part of Palestine. And here also one recognizes that he is standing on The most interesting spot in Galilee is of course holy ground. The narrow road which runs around the Nazareth. This little town lies in a basin-shaped depression margin of the basin in which Nazareth lies and which has in the limestone plateau of southern Galilee. The old por­ been beaten down into a flinty hardness by the feet of the Make Your Bank Book Mark Your Progress tion of the town consists of small houses, often not more beasts of burden which have gone to and fro upon it for than a single storey in height, crowded together on either untold years, is without doubt the very path trodden not side of steep, narrow little streets or alleys which zig-zaz up once but many times by “ those blessed feet which fourteen the steep hillside. Some larger buildings erected in more hundred years ago were nailed for our advancement to the recent years by various religious foundations are situated on bitter cross.” Walking a short distance along this road The Royal Bank the lower levels. This older portion of the town dates back pondering these things, a sight presented itself at which one L ennoxville B r a n c h : to very early times and has been little changed as the cen­ caught his breath, for there by the wayside was a scene R. G. WARD, Manager turies have passed by. Climbing up its steep and narrow o f C a n a d a upon which Christ must often have looked and which was lanes one may look through the open doors of the lowly described by him, down to its most minute detail, in the shops and dwellings and see the people at their daily work—- Parable of the Sower. There was the hard white baked in fact much of their work is done in the open street in front surface of the narrow path upon which no seed could pos­ of their houses. Here is the brass or copper smith beating sibly germinate, with the birds of the air already hovering out pots or platters; across the road the weaver and dyer and overhead. On one side of it was a soil full of stones with further on one can look into the long, dark, narrow room, the underlying rock cropping out, "A stony place, where receiving its only light through the open door, where a there was not much earth” and where the springing grain carpenter is at work and which probably presents a true would wither away because it had no root. On the other picture of the surroundings in which Joseph worked and our side of the little path was a tract thickly covered with weeds Lord passed his childhood and early youth. The people and thorns, and sharply cut off from this a piece of “ good themselves are brown, stalwart, and move about with a self- soil,” bright red in colour and free from all stones and possessed dignity. The women as we see them in long lines weeds, on which a black clad farmer was already at work carrying water in earthen pots balanced on their heads, from with his ox and little wooden plough preparing it for the the “ Well of the Virgin,” so called because it is the same CLASS INSIGNIA sowing which here promised indeed to yield “ an hundred well as that from which the Virgin drew water for the Holy fold.” Family — there is no other well in Nazareth — are tall PRESENTATION After Nazareth perhaps the most interesting place in and handsome and have beautiful faces. Galilee in which to sojurn for a time is the little hostel kept If the visitor to Nazareth continues his ascent of the A N D TROPHIES by Father Tapper at Jabgka on the margin of the Sea of hillside till he reaches the level of the plateau, an entranc Galilee. It is a quaint and very simple little place whose ing panorama opens out before him. To the north the eye garden wall is washed by the waters of the lake. Taking SUITABLY ENGRAVED ranges over the undulating surface of the Galilean plateau, one of the rude boats which is moored to the landing-stage, FOR ALL OCCASIONS which is really a continuation of that forming Samaria and one of the “ships” from which Peter let down his nets into Judea, to the south is a splendid view over the Plain of the deep, a landing may be made at a point on the shore Esdraelon, separating Galilee from Samaria, and which about 2 miles north of the little hostel on a piece of rough belonged to the tribe of Issachar and he can enjoy what Dr. pasture, walking over which one stumbles here and there on George Adam Smith has called "the happiest sketch of a Henry Birks & Sons, Limited fragments of half buried stones. These are the remains of landscape that was ever drawn in half a dozen lines the City of Capernaum which once spread up the steep hill­ Issachar is a large limbed ass side which rises but a short distance from the water’s edge— Stretching himself between the sheep folds DIAMOND MERCHANTS GOLD & SILVERSMITHS and there comes to one’s remembrance the words of the For he saw a resting place that it was good prophecy “And thou Capernaum which art exalted unto And the land that it was pleasant.

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heaven shall be brought down to hell.” Accepting the Baptist was evidently referring when he said “O generation latter word in the sense of the Saxon word from which it of vipers who has warned you to flee from the wrath to is derived as meaning a “covered place” the prophecy has come?” , and, he added, after a moment’s reflection, “the been fulfilled to the letter, for not only has it been "cast fire always catches them at the last.” John Nichol & Sons down” but its very remains have now been covered up and Speaking of Mount Carmel led to the question of hidden. the possibility of identifying the sites of certain other oc­ A t a like distance to the south of Father Tapper s curences which are described in the Bible as having taken inn by the shore is the little plain of Bethsaida where Christ place there, especially the conflict of Elijah with the priests often met his disciples and which tradition says was the of Baal and the place where Elijah prayed for rain. The MEAT MARKET scene of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Across the latter place the monk thought could be identified with cer­ lake in clear view from the inn, is Gadara where the mys tainty, which led to the enquiry — pertinent in these days terious incident of the herd of swine took place. when athletic records of all kinds are matters of such in­ One day a young monk, with his brown robe and tense interest — as to how far Elijah had gone on the day sandals appeared at luncheon. He had been born in Tip when “he girded up his loins and ran before the chariot of FRESH and CURED MEAT perary but was now a member of the parent house of the Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel,” the answer being that the Carmelite order situated on Mount Carmel. He said that distance was approximately 20 miles. Were it possible for HAM. BACON, SAUSAGES and he was afraid his compatriots in Ireland had been behaving the prophet to run in the Marathon races at the present time POULTRY OF BEST QUALITY ALWAYS very badly, and then the conversation passed to more pleasant the result would, it is certain, commend sound religion to the subjects. He spoke of the light thrown upon certain New athletic world to an extent not hitherto attained. And so ON HAND AT REASONABLE PRICES. Testament narratives by a visit to the scenes where the events it may be safely said that much light may be thrown on the described had taken place and he cited two instances which Biblical narratives by a visit to Palestine, provided only the had specially interested him. When, he said, a shepherd traveller is able and willing to separate the wheat from the finds that he with his flock must pass the night on one of chaff. the high, bare, stony expanses which are found covering great areas in Palestine, he gathers up a large number of the Phone 103 Lennoxville, Que. flat stones which lie scattered about the country and with THOUGHTS WHILE WALKING them he builds a wall 4 or 5 feet high enclosing a circular CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 space sufficiently large to accommodate his flock. Into this enclosure as night falls he leads his sheep — for in Palestine no abandoned farm houses, no garret windows, no little a shepherd never drives, but always goes before and his hillocks, etc., I hate to imagine. When we think of all the flock follows him. The enclosure has no door but merely wars there have been, how many lone trees and abandoned houses have been destroyed, one can easily understand why an opening left in the wall sufficiently wide to permit the sheep to enter. This wall will protect the sheep from any people say the next war will take place in the air. I stood gazing at this section of the country with wild animals which may be prowling about, and when the delight and shared my thoughts with my friends. One of flock is safe within the enclosure, the shepherd himself lies my friends told me that my thoughts about Sergeant-Majors down with his fierce dogs in the actual opening and nothing reminded him of Caesar. I told him not to be such an ass can then enter the fold unless it passes over his own body. and although he (Caesar) was a military man, he was more He is actually the “door of the sheep.” than a Sergeant-Major. My friend asked me if I thought The second case to which he referred is one which Caesar would experience so much joy looking at rolling throws an unexpected light on a rather obscure saying of plains and hillocks as did Sergeant-Majors. Again I re our Lord. Mount Carmel is scarcely a mountain in minded him that Caesar was not a Sergeant-Major. How the conventional sense of the term. It is a high ridge which ever, we distinctly heard my friend saying: “ Quibus rebus forms the northern boundary of Samaria and runs west very factis, Caesar climbed the hill.” How Sergeant-Majors nearly to the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. On the reminded him of Caesar and “ quibus rebus factis” (or great smooth southern slope of Carmel there is a fine expanse “quo facto,” whichever the reader prefers) I cannot under of grazing land. In the dry season the grass on this slope stand. Nevertheless, I have always had a great admiration becomes as dry as tinder. From time to time a shepherd for Caesar. How he was able to do so many things "eodem lighting his pipe while crossing it drops his match into this tempore” and “statim” I have never been able to find out. grass which at once takes fire. The fire spreads right and Hurling armies across the Rhine (and the Rhone too) and left and sweeps rapidly up the slope toward the top of dividing Helvetia into 8 cantons was mere child’s play to Carmel. If one fixes his attention on the line of grass im­ him. mediately in front of the line of the advancing fire he will W e followed the road until it led us back home. see that it presents a curious waving movement This is due A different aspect of the scenery presented itself to us and to a great number of little adders which had been hidden one of my friends stated that he supposed it reminded me in the grass and are fleeing away to escape from the fire. of Sergeant-Majors since there were a few little hills here It was to such an occurrence, the Monk said, that John the and there but there were no lone trees. I told him that was 46 45 THE MITRE

the point; that it did not remind me of Sergeant-Majors just PARDON M'SIEUR. for that reason. He appealed to my other friends who The Editor is desolated that he is asked to make stated that they could not determine why I should connect amends for a joke. He must apologize for allowing a play lone trees with Sergeant-Majors and. instead of Sergeant- on words to be printed. Speaking and lying, 'parler and Majors, why not substitute Colonels or Generals. I told mentir,' must not be jocularly connected, even by a Dean them that that was absolutely out of the question, that Col­ of Divinity, in giving a facetious French derivation for a onels and lone trees do not go well together and that there time-honoured English word — Parliament — no matter was no use arguing any more — Sergeant-Majors are the how much they are in actual reality. only ones that go well with lone trees. “So many men, so many minds, — Herbert L. Hall. every man in his own way.” said Terence the Roman, in Latin, not in English.

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Armstrong, G. T . & Sons - - 14 Nichol, John & Sons - - - 46 THE MITRE BOARD WISHES TO THANK Bennett, M. J. - - 50 New Sherbrooke House - - 10 THE ADVERTISERS WHO HELPED TO Bishop’s University . . . MAKE THE 1930-31 - - 1 National Breweries . . . - 36, 46 PUBLICATION Barrett’s Reg’d ------16 POSSIBLE. Northern Electric Company Limited - - 42 Beck Press, Reg’d - - - - - 28 Nakash ------36 I Brown, Montgomery & McMichael - - 20 Poole Book Store - - - 18 Birks, Henry & Sons, Limited - - 44 Quebec Central Railway - - 34 Chaddock, C. C. - - 20 Rosenbloom’s Limited - - 26 Dominion Textile Co., Limited - - 32 Royal Candy Kitchen - - 22 Howard Smith Paper Mills Limited - - 12 Royal Bank of Canada - - 44 Imperial Tobacco Company Limited - - 40 Sherbrooke Trust Company - - - 24 Jackman, F. J. - - - 30 Sherbrooke Laundry - - 10 Milford, John & Son - - - - - 20 Tip-Top-Tailors . . . - - 12 Mitchell, J. S. & Co., Limited - - 2 Union Grains, Limited 50 Meredith, Holden, Heward & Holden - - 48 United Theatres - - - - - 18 Molson’s Brewery - - - - - 48 Wilson, H. C. & Sons - 36 Mappin & Webb ------38 Wippell & Co., Limited 50

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