CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY■BRUARY, 1935 Professor Rigby Finds Him¬ College Life self (A Story) Macdonald News Short Notes on Little Things “Attention! Mac Hall”—A At the Pig-Fair Warning The Reclaiming of the Zuiderzee College Royal Hints English Youth Hostels Alumni News Kew Gardens Sportsfolio VOL. XLVII O. A. C., GUELPH NO. 5 PHOTOS GLASSES For Clear, PORTRAITS Comfortable and Vision GROUPS - - - A careful, thorough and scientific Examination. - - - The use of only the highest quality Materials. FRAMES -Prompt and efficient Service. Assures you of Complete Satisfaction TheO’Keeffes’ Studio A. D. SAVAGE Since 1907 Upper Wyndham St. Guelph's Leading Optometrist Phone 942 SAVAGE BLDG., GUELPH Phone 1091w ^ There is nothing as refreshing as a dish of GOOD Ice Cream. They have it at the Tuck Shop—Fast-frozen, smooth, de¬ licious—Of course it’s “SERVICE” our Hobby—'“QUALITY” our Pride THE O. A. C. 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All this assures you that Wyandotte Cleaning Products will continue to give you quality results at reasonable cost. Wyandotte Cleans Clean Distributed by Supply Houses in all parts of Canada 260 THE O. A. C. REVIEW THE DIVER ___ THE O. A. C. REVIEW 261 CONTENTS EDITORIAL 263 LEADING ARTICLES: Professor Rigby Finds Himself—A Story ______ _ 264 Short Notes on Little Things _ 269 * The Reclaiming of the Zuiderzee _ 273 The Spotlight _ 276 At the Pig-Fair_ 278 Letter to the Editor _-_280 Kew Gardens _^_1_297 English Youth Hostels _ 281 DEPARTMENTAL NOTES: An. Hub. Notes _283 College Life ___I_285 Macdonald News _293 Review Questionaire _ 296 Attention! Mac Hall_301 Alumni News_1_302 Sportsfolio _ 306 College Royal Hints _ ... .. _311 262 THE O. A. C. 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All subscriptions and enquiries concerning the dispatch of THE REVIEW should be addressed to the Business Manager. Advertising rates may be obtained from the Business or Advertising Manager. STAFF 1935 BOARD OF DIRECTORS—Charles D. Hutchings, Editor-in-Chief; C. L. Hannav, Associate Editor; G. N. Ruhnke, M.S.A., Faculty Representative. DEPARTMENTAL EDITORS—H. G. Strang, Alumni; R. Acklen, Athletics; W. J. Goad, College Life; W. G. Tolton, Literary; Bertha Leach, Macdonald Hall; D. E. Faulkner, Special Features. REPORTERS—W. Lawrie, Agronomy; P. D. Armstrong, Animal Husbandry; H. D. Corby. Biology; T. B. Harrison, Horticulture; G. L. Weatherston, Chemistry, C.O.T.C., Rifle Association; O. R. Irvine, Dairy. BUSINESS MANAGER—N. S. Northmore. Vol. XLVII Guelph, February, 1935 No. 5 WHEN WE graduate and become citizens of the world, to shoulder life’s burdens in grim earnest, what phase of college life will hold the dearest memories for us? Shall we think fondly of high per¬ centages in class work? Shall we conjure up ghosts of social and athletic achievements, or shall we muse and thrill over recollections of the little things, insignificant incidents that befell us in the daily round of life? There can be no doubt but that the last thought is the one that will mean most in after life. With feelings almost poignant in intensity we will remember the hot arguments, the “bull sessions,” the room to room scraps and the floor to floor feuds, and beset with life’s ordeals and tribulations, we will wish to heaven that we were back again. After all, what is success? To quote Henry Ward Beecher, “Suc¬ cess is full of promise till men get it, and than it is as last year’s nest, from which the bird has flown.” To some of us, success spells fame, to others, vindication of our genes, and to yet others, triumph over handicaps. Each has its place, but surely too much stress is placed on the quality success. It has often been said that only a successful student makes a successful citizen, but this cannot be so. What matters it if a man has never topped his class nor made a first athletic team, if only he be a good fellow always, joining actively in college life, contributing to the sparetime enjoyment of his associates, and in the course of being exposed to classes, gathering useful knowledge? 264 THE O. A. C. REVIEW Professor Rigby Finds Himself As told to the Editor by one Charles Rigby, an Island Friend THE YEAR 1660 saw many notable events, political, literary, and military. One happening escaped the historians of the 17th ceatury, however, and for many decades remained a secret to be divulged at last to a savant of the 20th century and to change completely that individual’s manner and place of living. At the close of the year 1660, Master Nathaniel Rigby, shipmaster, a familiar figure on the waterfront of Port Royal, Jamaica committed an act that branded him forever a traitor to king and country and an enemy of organised society.