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(t The Gryfton never spreadeth her wings in ike sunne ivhen she hath any sicke feathers: yet have wee ventured to present our exercises before your judgements when wee know them f u l l well o f weak matter; yielding ourselves to the curtesie which wee have ever fou n d than to the preciseness which wee ought to fe a ? -e — L y l y . Vol. XIX. MAY, 1916. No. 5. E d ito r : W inifred Kirkwood, B.A. Committee :— Professor B a r k e r (Staff Representative), A l i c e M. E v a n s , C. F. Exley, B. G. Fletcher, W. O. Redman K in g , B.A. (Treasurer), C. H. L a m b e r t (President of the Union), C. A. Mountford (Secretary of the Union), Hester E. Woodcock, and H. S. C a r t e r (.Medical Representative). CONTENTS. p a g e C o m p l a in t s in these columns seem never-ending, E d it o r ia l 65 but it is felt that in spite of constant reiteration of O n P a r o d y 66 the well-worn phrase “ representative journal/' the Gryphon does not by any means fulfil that designation. Fables from Flanders, II. 68 It embodies the continued energies of a few regular G e o r g e B e r n a r d S h a w a n d Sa m u e l B u t l e r 69 contributors, instead of containing a representative selection from the efforts of the many. Although the S p r in g 72 women at present form such a large proportion of the T h e P o l it ic a l W r it in g s o f J e a n J a c q u e s R o u s s e a u 72 student community, contributions from them are few and far between, whilst during the whole of the L i f e a n d D e a t h (a S t u d y in C o n t r a s t s ) 73 session only two first year students have had the T h e C o a s t R o a d 74 temerity to submit anything for consideration. The B o il e r s 75 Gryphon is, or should be, primarily of the students. How is it, then, that so few of them take advantage of T h e W o n d e r f u l A d v e n t u r e 75 the privilege of sharing in its maintenance ? Is it “ S a r k , m y D r e a m l a n d ” 76 that the majority of the students referred to are indifferent, or that they belong to the type which C orrespondence 77 finds full outlet for its energies in working for examina­ S o n g 79 tions, leaving no reserve to expend in other activities, D epartmental N o t e s 80 no room for expansion in any other direction ? 66 The Gryphon. Or is it lack of self-confidence that restrains them ? parodies can be made by altering very little of the Whatever the obstacle, we hope that it will be over­ original. On the opening of some London park, come and that even the proximity of examinations Pope's couplet— will no longer hinder the manifestation of a practical “ Here shall the Spring her earliest sweets bestow and personal interest in the Gryphon. The Editorial Here the first roses of the year shall blow.” chair is not a pulpit, but we trust that Gryphon readers was very effectively turned by a simple substitution will forgive and profit by a timely sermon.