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Vol. v., No. 8 Friday, 1st May, 1936 Vrice 2d,

THOSE 'VARSITY BLUES.

TWE.\TY-SIX AVk'ARDED.

"SEMPER" TURNS BACK THE PAGES OF HISTORY

On Wednesday aitjrncuii. Lit tlu> Uni­versity, thc Annual Ceremony of iho Con­ferring of Blue;; took place, in the pie:;cnce of the Cliancollor of the Univei'-sity (Hon, Sir J . Blair, Kt . ) .

To thc twenty-six succcs.sful students "Semper" wishes to extend its heartiest congratulations,

Those wc applaud are:— WOMEN—

H o c k e y -Full Blues:—Misses M.' lUu'pcr, J .

Hyde: Halt:—Mi.s.s T. Pid^vancc. Swimmius—

Full Blue:—.\Ii.ss L. SlreuLur; Ihili':--Miss P. Richards.

Tennis— I-'ulJ Blue;—Mi.';.s li. i^ccslon,

ME.\— .\ililt!t:c'.s—

l-'uli Kkx':—.J. E, Jordan. Cricket—

Full BlLn:i;;~R. M. Hubbard, J. Fihelly, J. J . Mahoney; Ihiil':—il. K. Thoni--SLU.

Football— Fuii Jilu:.^;—-J. H. i\ iiy.in. N. Jiall;

i iali;—ii. B. Snltor. lioL'kcy—•

Full i;?lue;i:--.S. Gomm, C. .Jii;:u', 7. Nimmo; HnU':—II. Sl^.aiicl, A. l\immo.

R o w i n g -Full Blue:—A. W. IIi««in.s; HaU:—L,

L. Holmes, R. H. Wh;iic, A. D. Wotherell, N. .W. Mow;iU, K. N. E. Bradliold.

Tennis— Halt:—T. J . N. Foley.

OUR FIRST COfylMEM.

Fair Land, for thee our willing hands would raise A power to aid thee through thy coming days, A Fount of Light from which wide rays naay spread, .A tower of thought far-lifted overhead, A firo to quicken and a spur to urge, A strength lo stand amid Life's roughest surge, A ilrcngliold of the mind, serene and high, Vl o.sc gi'oy spires, rising in a cloudless sky.

:-.:•-.;id ioi'lii hoi- childroji moulded by !icr iiand— ..ii injiuL!K.o Ihat .sliali leaven all ovir land.

-GEORGE F.6SEX EVANS, Queensland Uni\-crsity Congro.ss, Inau^^uri.l Lines.

ij'uido tlu; cducntion of those tiiat v,-ere to c:i'-,c'::U-- l;:e nexl ijencrution, so that Icach-v.-.i nr.'^hi bo nblc to impart both the in-I'.-iic.-liKil ir.iri Ihc indu:;tri;)! training neccssiU'y lo ;n;ike a useful citizen in a nc;w country. "We Iny il down as a prin­ciple,'' Sir WilliL.in continuccl, "that we .shall endeavour lo give time lo .studies in proportion to their value, unfellereci by tradition or custom."

Arrangements v.erc nuide for Day, Evening and Correspondence classes. The relative values of those courses were deall with by the speaker,

Tiic Standard to be Maintained.

Tiic Chaiicvlloi' then profcc'civd to dl.s-cjuss al some length tile rcsijeclivo ad-\-;int;iges of tiic Clasyiw, Modern J^iin-;;uages. Kngliiji. iIi:,to.-.v, .Malheinalics,

! . i ; i . \ . l iOii o !

: » j . i ^ i : i n '•••••:•

; (jLiteK-sKind,

;::ia .-JL-UT-C;., j'^ivijig an wi::.; v:::-^ :i:i\ndca ii: ijunis iv);' 'iTiij L'niv'i'. i',; Frou^ a LOJI; !dtr..ii0!; c;.

•"ud :lic '..< ;•. I : : • f . i i n t . -

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Ji-kl on

ini!iis'ii'i;u iiv-'iry in ino ;"'.;;;iani:u c: <c!c:n;i;, ho \:\

bUinciai'd oi otluc:iU;;;: lo in \\vc Univorsiiy. -Tae

in the mici.'-''. i-'.;i'.'brntioULi il

of 'hi.': yri-.v': is inlcrcsilng

C'cniiv.c!.!. *o roL-.ili

oiic'Lui' oi i aV'.'.s oiior;

V.IKII too!: place at thc; r.-crtMiiony \vi:ii'l'. V.-.- :nay regard as our IJr.si Cuniincin., oi-; jially and more corrorily known as- ui 'inau.s5iir.'U Coieinony of tlio U:iive:'s:'y o. C':U';i--n'.;!;in(i.'' in 1909 thc Univorsily oi' .Qucenshiiui Acl, repealing the Uni'.-orsii;' .'\i-l of 1879, became lav,' and Jinaily mad-: l}rovision for tlie cslablisiimcr.l jin:i controi

I i-t-!j-)!ar.s of '.lu .i(;drc:.ss'.;;s Were

ii. yf'.or whivi'.

;;::ing ni t':aL Mandard.'' i.u saiil. ".^ .. ily hardly lolt in our iuinai;. T:n- .....'.i';;. ;of .Melbo'uinu and Sydiuy univcrji'.

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UNION PRESIDENT INSTALLED.

The in;lL.Ualion ot Ihe i-'rc-^idmi of llio Union (Mr. G. A. Johnson) by tlic Chan-collor of tlie University (Hon. Sir J. Blair, Kt,) was a feature of tho Conferring of Bluc'i= Ceremony on Wednesday afternoon,

Ti-iC Chaneellor (Sir J a m c ; T-lair) >.x-pressed his great plea.surc at iiist;il!-ing Mr. Johnson in this office. He .spoko if lilt, manner in which, as a typical .-student, Mr. Johnson had di.siingui.<5hed himself, and extended to him, on behalf of thc Senate, ills sincere wisli for a sitc-cosstul term oC otYicc.

Mr. Johnson, in reply, slated he was sensible of the honour conferred upon him, and hoped lie would noi betray tiu' trust the studenl.'* had placed in him.

University, di'Hvei-cd ;jy l:

vllio Hon. iJisuy F. Donh.amj. -In' llrj,]. Wor.'jhipl'al ilu; .Major of Bri.siiane (.•\! CiCJrnuiii li. J, Dicidam.>-•). the r'jpi\'.sciUal)\-(. 01 Au.siraliuu Ijuive'-sitios, ;\nd the Presi-at'.nl iii the Beard oi Faculties • i- rofpx y. •

of the University. On 10th December Steele). Thi.s formidable list of spooenc-: of that year Government House was foi- would indicate UuU l!io student of to-du-mally dedicated by thc then aovci'noi- has .«nmething to be thankful lor. Tiii. ('ilL'. William MacGrc^or), lo li'.e ,/av:-r,.-.. v:.,;remony vom-ludt-d with tho singini^ ot ni il University. On 1-ith Api'il. iOlO. ih--Uhc i','atio:ial Anihcm. .!;:-.t member.-; of the Sonat-.^ wwi-e ap'wioi- i cd by Order in Council, and on L"2n(": Apr;' \ TJIE CIIAXCELLOlfS ORAflO;'.'. :i,:s Senate held iti; iirsl meotini; aJici ap- ; ^\\;^; ^nM\<.>1 ;, brie; resume uf llie ad-•.:'.,inlod Sir William M:ieGregnr ;Mia r.ir. ..•^jt.^,,;y dt'liverod by the Chancellor al Uv, H. Roe lo bL- rcspccUvely Chancellor a'a, , jnaugural Cei-cmoiiy: a ; i-oi-d ol 'il-Viee-Ch:.noolioi-. A Icachu.K >:t".fl w.' s ;:p-i^^pt-^ch should 'oo pluecd before sludonl:, , P'lintcd, and in March, I.^in. tuition bei;;;:! |n^t only as UK- report of an inleie.-tiii^ iUniversiLv, State, and Empire, iri the facultic-i vi .Arts, Sfio.'iec. an;l V.n- iy.,^ impoi'tant speech uii an iiisiorit M- sj,- William referred lu mneenng, with an enrolment oi t'J jciuioii, but as a guide lo thc icivuks anc.. tie.s whieh would have .students. Tho Inaugural C-,::'cmony ir>oa iiop(,.s oi those who laid thc foimdalionj ancial circumstances -Uice on 1st June, m the £'>:l~-ibili.'•'im- our Univorsiiy

Jiad to L-o iixeci witi: ruic-rciu-e it, :;ie .standards oi tlio old Ui^ivcr.sitics of th j I Uniled Kiiijidorn. it there was ;•;;.-.• '.a.-

• ifereneo ucLwoeii Ihe old •..I'-.e. WM ncv,-, Tnh 'no'^' Universities i:ad to ;.-j :,.;:.i-.n-,'h-i. higiier in their standard in order to be able tu proeure charleis and to be ..iven the same stalu.s as the old Umver.-:itiei oi the United Kingdom. Simikuii , ou.' standard mii;il not bo iov.-or iiuir. i.uit I'.i

iour sister Universities, ior were il olaer-! wise, v,'e should pi-oeurc iieiliier a ci:ai-tcr nor equal status. "Il would L<. :uh\-ous to om- dignity and ropulalioii, il wo'jki bo iiighly inejudieiai tu our slucleiiis. a.i;t. quite niisleiidir-t; lo ihe peapio of Que-^'i.s-hincl, to begin wilii a low stariciai.'d i;i d-.'-

e Igroe examinatioi:;;.

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Buildincs.

At 2 p.m. tho eercmoii'- b;':;.;n v.-iin •. large and rcpreseiilaiivo prui-'.'s.^ion, wiuals oiitcred the j-.all in tiio loHowlng ordr-:-:- -the Janitor, Undorgradutes, Sci'.olr.i., Candidates for admission ad eundo;'.i gradum. Leclurors, Professors, roprcsonui-lives of other Universities, the Senate, thc

•.>cve.*:'ii i,ee\.ssi-lo depend Oii :in-i i i any case. ;ie

It niiiy be worth oui-jsaid, "cverytliing possible v 'uuld be c:o.:e ' whi\v to consider what they expecteti ui i I JS, and to what e.vtent v,'c have so lar , . K;liillcd their expectations,)

' Nccv". for a, University. ; The Chancellor comoarod the e.\trao: - ]

fiinary ..rowth of Universities in the lit-iccnth ai;:'. tne present conlury, and I pointed out (ho modern need for Uiiivor-1 sity training, "militarism, social evolii

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OUR LATE REGISTRAR.

PHOTOGRAPH PRESENTED TO UNIVERSITY.

At the Conferring of Blues Ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, the opportunity was taken to present to tho Chancellor (Hon Sir J , Blair, Kt,) a framed photo­graph of our late Registrar (Mr, J. J , McCaffrey) for the University. The prc-.sontation was carried out by Mr. G. A. Johnson, tho President of the Union, on behalf of the students.

The President of the Union spoke of the faithful and devoted service that hnd been given to the University by the late Regis­trar. The Union, ho .said, thought a fit­ting memorial to the man we honoured, was the hanging of his photograph in thc halls of the University he had served.

Sir J, Blair expressed himself tn com­plete accord with Mr, Johnson's remarks. He knew, he said, no man more loyal, more willing and ready to help at all times than the late Mr. McCalTrey. His memory would live long among the peo­ple who hnd had the honour of knowing him.

wilii the nieaiis av;i;iabi.-, to iraia tile v.i^n and woinon Ihal wero to di;cv;'. aUvi giuac tile doN'elopinont of Queeiishind, a ei)i:.iLr\' whicli invuod liie appiieiilion ol mociorii scienca- in every form known lo trained ai-d eduoalcci pcoj.io.

"Bul wo desire to give our studenld even broader views liiiui those of the

Registrar, thc Vice-chancellor, and thc Vily trainint , "militarism, social evoli i- ' f ^'^''', J'^'^^' T ^ ^ H° '"'P.' ' '^' '^'^^'' '• '^' '. ' '^" Chancellor. As thc procession entered the: ; ion. eontiniiou. demands for tho coraforu i P°^^''^''S'-' ""d fcehng Ihuv Quociisiiuvs hall, Mr. George Sampson, F.R.C.O.. Play-, and luxuries of lu; ' . strcnuou.s iniornalionui i',1 ""''' °],^^^' vital nuclei ot Ine ^ie;uesl ed "The Imperial March" (Elgar), ami; compclition in indurtrial production, basca I ' "" ' ' " • ' •"" ' ' ' '™'"'^ ' '"^ over seen. Ou-' he played thc National Anthc-m as thc Chancellor took his seat. Tlie Ch;mccllor read the Invocation, and then dehvcred his Inaugural Oration. At tho conclusion of

-• education, are the cha'rac'.ci'-j^^"^'''"^" 'V'^ learn that they are ihe ofl-r day, to meet wiiich tho rising t=^»"l"S »nd a eonstitucn. par i of an im-,v„,/f i,„ «,...i.,„^ " penal race that is responsible for the

on scicnlific istics of our generation must he trained

"The principal reason tor this unpre-this long and comprehcn.sivc address, tho Icedented activity in the highe;;t edueaiiotiai Registrar (Mr., now Professor, Cumbrae- ' establishments of civilised countries mav Slowart) presented the vc-prescntatives of other Universities. Congratulatory ad­dresses were presented by thc Universities of Aberdeen, Sydney, and Tasmania. An ac!dre.ss from the University of Man-ciiC'Ster was received, and congratulatory telegrams were received from thc Uni­versities of Liverpool and Sheffield, and from the Chief Justice of Australia (the Hon. Sir Samuel Griffilh, G.C.M.G.). The Universities of Manchester, Sydney, and Tasmania e.xpressed their felicitations in Lr.tin, the oltv,;L' Universitica in English.

The admission to degrees ad eundem gradum followed. Those admitted includ­ed the Vice-Chancellor, members of tho Senate, members of thc Board of Facul­ties, and other graduates. The Honour­able William Kidston, wearing the Robes of a Doctor of Laws, was presented to thc Chancellor by the Registrar. ProjCessor Michie addressed the Chancellor in Latin, Michie addressed thc Chancellor in Latin, after wliich Mr. Kidston was invested with

perial race that is responsible rule of one fourth ot all the men and women Ihat live on this globe, and tha'. occupy more than a fifth part of iis habit­able surface. Thoy must be taught tlial this puts on each one of them onerous ro­be found in the fact that to the formoi

idea that thc University was the mosl . . „ . . - • , ji;,,, „ ,. nolent agent in imparting higher cduca-:'P''"f'"^'I'^'.f' '"^ '^'^^ "^ ^•''"^<-'' ° " ^"'^"^ lion, and in forming thc charactor ot u.e '^"•'^^ piivucge. elite of ciliEcns, thai has now been add- I I" the conclusion to his address, tho cd the belief that the University i,o | Chancellor reflected something of thc longer a class or caste scliool, is a grc::; I '^^'•fl vision and high ideals ot tho::e who centre for research, and for training meii | ^ere responsible for tl^c founding of our lo carry out research and seek afte.-. University: "Wc shall loach our students truth on modern scicnUIio lines; in short, *° *'"^'" '•^^'^^ educate the intelleet, lo apiiiy Ihat thc Univcrsily prepares men anu women for the highest duties in the soeial, political, and industrial Uie of tlie State.'"

science, to practise justice, and to think and act imperially, and thus to continue the great and glorious traditions of the mighty Empire in which, ••:idcr God's

University Ideals. I guidance, thoy will play their part with "Our ideal," ho said, "is to have a Uni- icredit to this Alma Mater, and lo Qucons-

vorsity that shall be the centre of our cdu- land, and to tho British Empire." calional system, that shall radiate liglit and life through thc industries of the State, through technical and secondary schools down to the smallest primary school in the country. The policy of the University of Queensland is that of the "open door." One of the most important functions of this University would ha to

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Owing to thc special nature of our Conuneni. edition, wc regret that several reports will liavc to be held over until our next issue,—Ed.

SEMPJER FLORE;ASI:: Friday, 1st May, 1936

STAFF SNAPSHOTS.

No. 7, Thc joy of all who gaze on him, the

perfect fulfilment of every tailor's dream, he strolls through tho gardens leisurely to 'Varsity, a neatly folded paper in his hand, his upright liguro and his walldng stick in perfect harmony.

His entry to tho Icctuie room is accom­plished with just the right amount of cere­mony and pomp. The roll is culled in similar manner, and then the lecture be­gins. With brows drawn close logethor, hib eyes dart all round the class as ho talks, bul when he roaches the front row —if thore ;iro women studcnls present— his expression softens naturally.

He likes to make a jovial roiiiark no'iV and then; he gels quite a lot of pleasure out of addressing the ladies, but beware, young mon, he will never allow .vou any liberty. That is only thc privilogc of tho opposite sex.

Tliere are two crimes that, in his opinion, should be included in tho Queensland Criminal Code. Thc first is to appoai' academieally unclad; thc second is a point of punctuality. Ho has very li.xed ide.ns on both.

Ho loves lo stroke, now and then, his waxed moustachioes, to pause, some­times, in his speech, to stroll up and down while talking, to add to his lecture some personal anecdoles. Ho would like you lo know thai on all subjects legal he is not merely an authority, but thc authority.

However, it is when he lets us go be­fore Iho hour—as he often docs—that wc really appreciate him, and, of course, hi-j lectures.

No. 8. Five minutes before the hour you wih

often see him proceeding down George Street at a jog-lrot,.bul he is navcr more than a minute lale for his lecture. He enters llic room with hurried step, and, be tho day briglit or grey, ho never omil.s to switch on thc light. Then the lectuie begins.

A few minutes later wo hear a gro:in from the back of the class. "Oil, ha\e 1 told you Ihat one before'/" ho asks, un­deterred—and then proceeds to tell it once more.

He is very fond of his clog. You will discover that after a few Icctuies. It ha.s probably been educated by the lates, psyehology-oum-logic methods, for it can distinguish a Brycc from a Blend carrier yyrds a\vay.

Ho wears very interesting socks, this lec­turer ol ours, and, delermined that wo shall SCO them properly, ho sits upon the edge of tho tabic, one knee upon the other, and sways gently to and fro, fol­lowed by the fascinated gaze of all fho women present.

His tone is dry—as are many of his jokes—but on occasion, his wit sparkles delightfully, and we probably flatter our­selves wlicii wo think we have "pulled his leg."' He has a marked ability to soo through fallacies, logical or otherwise.

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COMMEM. DAY

DO YOU DANCE?

If so, you are assured of an eiijovable time at LENNON'S, NEXT WEDNES­DAY EVENING, al thc Dance in aid of thc Bo;-cing Club, starting time, 8 j).m. Refreshments are proviciCki by the Cominiiloe Tickets y/fi. ma;.' bo pui'eiiascd from the Commiltee, Oi-may be obtained al the door.

Commem. Day has come round again, bringing with it its strange mix-lure of academic ceiemonial and student frivolity. Perhaps, however, the mixture is not so strange after all; for the nature of Commem. is sucli <.hat these two aspects oi its celebration have inevitably come to exist side-by-sidc as natural manifestations of University life. The Degree Cere­mony, wherein graduands receive the degrees for which they have quali-i '*"''"^ himself of something in Latin ,. , 4. J , . r ,,, , . . , ,. . , , ,, •'^ ''•''•< ' ' ° "^ ' J '••i'"'^ there is a rosp hed as students, symbolises tlie academic side of our activity; on the other hand, it would appear liiat undergraduates prefer to leave it to others to appreciate the significance of the occasion, and to enjoy Commem. in Iheir own way. Perhaps, indeed, it is iiardly to be expected that the cere­mony itself can be very impressive to students, who in their daily lives think in terms of University courses aiid degrees. Their turn will come later—or perhaps it may not; jn tiic meantime, they look upon Commem. f)ay as a day set apart i'or iiilarious celebration. Such would seem to be

I ihe undergraduate phiiosopliy of Commem., so far as it is possible to \ 'I'^^l^^^ tj j'" ^^'^ f "' i j p.hilosophise on Commem. Day. j i-i'i -s you to iiie degree His forn

I oius: "Aueloritate mcu (or is it mihii co i Yet in spite of this careless attitude, we cannot but feel that at bottom niis.-;a admitio te ad gradum liiui-irum

even the most thoughtless undergrad. must have some sense of the im-: .^^^^ {.J\' 'y' ' '-'" y""-' ''' <:'.. t'o\ ' to him, povtance of the occasion. Commem. really has a deep significance which lo' ue lined 13/4 iiib ic"'d onhT\iiidcrg ^ ^ cannot escape anyone who takes part in it. For graduands it represents '"' ^ ^l^\^ ^ ''i'-'" you commit a minor OL-the fruition of cherished ambitions, the end of one groat career and the beginning of a greater; for the University itself it represents the passing '"" ^ ^ ' °^^^'-' Pi'i\'ilcges of another milestone, the success of another group of its students, the • ^-j''\ '"" Sh days wiion eminent people nre addition to its records of further worthy names, and the making of •'•-- -"'"--'''' ''""* '="'y <im-c<^>, there is iradiiion; for the general public it is an opportunity to see the achieve­ments and spirit of the University; and for the undergraduates it stands o.s an inspiration and a pointing to rewards that may be theirs if they i'-'"^ ' ,''* l noebrceches, is attended"by iir

• ; mace-bcarcr, oiliciaLs with halberd;, iind in liio Suiaio ilouse, as enoi; ro-

1 have been asked what life is like at Cambridge on Commem. Day. It is an easy question to answer. There is no Commem. Day, It is true that every col­lege has its own special day when it commemorates its many benefactors; but all tiiat tho undergrad. knows of this is that it is the one occasion of the year when no charge is made for dinner in l ia l l^ and a damned good dinner it is. Bul that is no affair of the University.

In Cambridge there is not one day for conferring degrees, hut many, scatiereU throughout tiie year. Also there are nitiny days when tho undergrads. lake charge of the town. But these "rags," as thoy are called, are hold merely when some bright soul iias a new idea for a rag, ancl do not coincide with the congregation for tiie eojiiorring oi degrees.

Cambridge has its own ritual for the formal occasions. If you happen to be one ol those about to become a B.A. you uon your undergrad. gown and trencher, white uands, and a B.A. hood. Dark dress and a wliile lio also arc prescribi-d. This is now inlci'preted to mean dinner dress and white tie. You march in procession from your college io the Senate House, and wait your turn. Candidate;-^ are iiresented in lii:.-order ol precedence of the colleges—ttie

i lour royal colleges come hrst and Ihc othr-r . Ihirlecn in order of their foundation. Your lurn comes; and you are led in column of fours by ihe praelcctor of tho college to tne dai.s. Here are proctors and oilier of-licials. Some one nas ihe mace. •• v-;o

; others have the bibles. Behind are a few important people who come and go. In front sits the Vice-Chancellor, ciad in the eappa clausa—a scarlet :ind (.-rmnK-cape thai eo\vrs him from nc-eic lo loc.

The pracleclor clears his throat and de-U

osponse irom the proctor, bul I am noi sure. Tiion, standing on the left, he leads up earh tour to the dais. With his Iclt hand he takes the right iuiiid of each man in turn and munibies again in Latin. When your lu;-:i comes you wait until ho releases your hand. Then you go forward, remove voiii U-eiicher, knee! (on both knees; before- iho VitG-C:hanccUor and elasp your iianc;.s a. If m prayer. Tiio Vice-Cli;mcelkir O.K-t";-'»ds his hands through a siil in liie eap'.-.

and in .sino)-,' that oven 1 could understand, ad-

nu!a bo-

.-•nco and are debarred from playing m;.ri;l(:s on tlio Senate House stejis. There

more- eoremony. The Chancellor comes ta Camonoge foi- tlijs oeoasioii. Thci-c is a procession. The Chancellor, in an onor-

•s gown, the train of which is borne b\

acquit themselves well.

But tiie official side of Commem. now involves more than the con-so on. cipient is prosonted. the Pub'iio "cui-aiov m:-Ke;, a iy.i- wi eeeh i;, uuin, full of wit-

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practice was beg memorating tho benefactors of our University. It cannot be denied that the introduction of this new feature in our celebrations is a most im­iiortant addition to our traditional ceremonial, and that as time goes on it will tend more and more to contribute to the dignity and impressive-ness of the ceremony in which it has been included.

Mention of this aspect of Commem. calls to mind the Student Bene­factions Plan, an institution of our University life which is, happily, be­coming more and more closely associated with this our annual day of festivities. There can be no more fitting time than the Commem. season for students to honour and assist their Alma Mater by making gifts to it p ^ ^ 'f "" o.xainpie or two will explain, "according to their opportunities." Especially should this benefactions i''ihink,Ti°i"ik°.^'?f'is'\^i'^ ^ scheme commend itself to graduands or graduates, who might well choose Commem. as a most appropriate occasion on which to show their appre­ciation of tbe benefits that the University has bestowed upon them. Our

jaio lor rowing. The more ignorant of u. w-.i"^ ' ;^-i '^^ '^ °"i" <-'y<-' 0" Willie (Sir Wil ham) Ridgway, the Professor ot Chis-Kical Archa-jology. When iic smiled v.o rJ.i .smilco. When he lauRiiod, wo .- ' .•.i-i CPiv d "' ''''' '^''^' "™lion is splondidiy ":o-

Cambridgo "rags" mo not like our com­mem. procession. Something has been at­tracting great attention in the papers li gives somebody an idea for a rag. Thou one day there is a riot of mummery Uirough tho streets re-enacting the details.

system of student benefactions is unique among Australian Universities; >othen' So c!niiln"dfie°i d^°'"^

course for freak races in England. When I was in Cambridge there was an outcrv m he Press against a mother's race, when mothers hiid to push their offspring in

prize or

as time goes on. then, it will no doubt become one of our most valued i ™ce. Famous puvenfs of history (mostly traditions. Tradition comes home to us most forcibly at Commem., and j"owTwit?Sslartnf^n\s"%r"' ' ^'^'' the Student Benefactions Plan is worthy of a place in the Commem.!'hectic scenes were those invoiving' paiSnts

hko Solomon tmd Charlcss 11. As is ,v? ' /. i''' *'°"^< ''.o» of very many pounds-Was taken for charltv

thoughts of all students With all its great significance Commem. must ever remain the most

notable event of the University year. It is an event of rich associations and high tradition, one which can scarcely fail to impress upon students and other,"5 the wealth of meaning in tlie word "University,'* With time its traditions will grow and increase; our generation and those that follow can and should do much to further those traditions, for the manifestation of a high tone at Commem, must be the reflection of a true University spirit.

charity,

Tn't^^t ^ ''"^? \ ^^ s 0" the other sido Tutankamcn s tomb was opened. In Cam-W ° n- ^ ? ' ^°o^ati-kum-in. The house­hold ellects and Egyptian mannerisms of

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Friday, 1st May, 1936 SEMPER FLOREAT

THE OXFORD COMMEMORATION.

INVOCATION.

Oxford finds it necessary to hold, not one Degree Day, but several, throughout the Univcrsily year. Even so, the num­ber ot graduands is so largo that only men proceeding to a doctorate can be presented individually to the Vice-Chancellor; men who supplicate for tho degree of M.A. arc presented four at a time, and mere Bache­lors are ••turned oul" in groups of thirty.

AcluuUy, the giving of ordinary degrees is no longer associated with the Commom-oraiion ceremony, -at which lionorary de­grees alone are conferred. The Com-inonioraiion has for more liiaii two cen­turies now been merged in the ENCAENIA, iij-.st ijoJtl iis a groai Jitci'iiry ami dramatic perfonnanco at the dedication of the Shel-doiiii.n Theatre in 1669.

Eiiciionia falls on the Wednesday of tlic Weok popularly known as Coininem. Weoii. iminodiiitoly after the eiut of Sum­mer Term. It is held in the Sheldonian TiicLlru, designed by Wren lor public oercnionies ol tho University, and rotiiins ils nuisieal and literary character, Pi'o-ceociinss begin with an or.i}an recital which continues for throe-cjuarlors of an hour, iinlil Ihc procession enters tho Uieatre at Vi noon. Then, after llie pluyitig of the n;ilion;d anthem, the Viee-Chancellor opens a Coiivocaliou ot the University, iincl lorthwitli proposes to the House that honoriiry degrees be conferred on certain distinguished persons.

Convocation consists of the Doctors und Alastcis of thc University, and as souii as their ••grace" is given, the poisons on whom honorary degrees are to be con­ferred are summoned by the Bedels and presontod by tho Public Orator. Tho sUUely Liitin .speeches in which he pi'c-.scnls the distinguished rccipionts are models of aeadomic dignity, gracious complimonl, and sprightly liumouv.

.- i the Enciiciiiii of whicli I ism tiiiiik-ing. tile ciocto-.'iitc ol Civil Lav: \v;is coii-fetroo ou Prlonsiour dc: l-'i-;uri;\u (l''i-encli Amb;;.s.5ado!' tit th.e Court oi' St. ,J;iino:"'s), on Rt.mstiy Macdun;i!d (Prime Miiii.-;lor, and i-'irsl Lord ol llu. Trc..i.'--u••;,';, on Vis­count Byng of Vimy—a name iissociuiod witii iiii.' grout CtiMtidiaii foal of itrms— (C(imriii.-i.sioiier of iiie Molioijoliuiii Polioe), or. l.o:-d Irv.-iii (c:-:-Vicei'oy of Iii(ii;i,), and on Lord Atkin of Aberdovey (Lord of Appo;,; in Oidiiiiiry); Ihe doctorate of Lel-toi-j- o:: JoVm GiiLswortliy, on Professor J. L. l.owus. ;ind on f\iul V;!lery, iiiembcr of tiio Frciicii .'\cr,cl(.iny. Tlu,' presence of such tmincnl mon at a ooioiu'ful cere­mony hiis a calming efrocl on the tradi­tion;;! ••;ic!idc:nic di.sorder" nrisiiig from unclei.iiruduato ehatV.

Then follows the conimomoration inoper j oceasionnlly ; —Iho ck-iivery of tiie Crowiitn Oraiion •'In j through. He coinir.(.-ii;()riUiu!i of I-;i.-;u;f;ictoi-j iii the L'ni-vorsity. nceordin.!^ to the ii.U-ntion of ih-j Tiii^ki lioi-iOUi'iible ." •;illi;i!iiol. Lord Crov.'o. Biiiiuip of Durhiiin," v.'lio established a bcr.efiiciion for Ihal pui'ixiso. TIK- Or;i-tion—(ii.s Liilin moro Oiisily loliowcci lio-cnu.se coi)ie;i of il luive been distributed,)— bc,i-i;v; by lamenting the dealii oi dislin-.guis!:.?d members of Iho Uni\-e:'stty. iir.d tiioii p; y. tribute to those who are hiying '.'.side oifioiiil dulivs. it pi'oceoris lo re-oouiii tho oulsltmdinft o\'Oiils of the Uni­versity yen" and honour.'; the bcnoi'ticlors. (ilappy Qucen;:Umd, could, wo record such .•1 n-;ii!:!:iceiU gift as the two-thirds of a mitli.iii stcj'iing inir.i Iho Koci^efolier Ti-uil ;or the nc'v.- IJodleiiinl)

A'', :•:'. thc prize cuir.jiosilion:;—-or exiriicts thc.'-cfroni—arc rccilcci by th; Pri.x'men.

At the Dcs:rcc Ceremony this after­noon, His Grace, Archbishop Wand, will read the fotlowfnff invocation. This prayer was read at the first commemoration celebrations of thc University, and repeated for thc first time last year by His Grace, ,-\rcli-bisliop Duhig:, OREMUS.

Creator Oninipotcns, Doniine Dcus N'ostcr, Fons et Oripo lucis et sapien-tiae, supplicitcr te roffamus, cum pro hoc Inipcrio iiniverso tuin ma.ximc pro Jiac Universilate, jam ad juveiitutcin no.stram instrucndiim summa cum cura iKiravimus; atqiic precamur tc ut quae nos, Divinii virfute nitentcs, inccpimus, Tu caclesli bcnedielione hi acternum conserves, per .Icsum Chris-tiim Doiniiium Xoslnim.

AMEN.

PERSONALITIES.

This afternoon ho sits before us, his eyes, full of interest, missing not one ilcm of the ceremony, his genial smile ever present. He does not look bored with it all, as do many around him, for he is one of the fortunate few wlio have not for­gotten their own boyhood. \yc feel Ihal he understands our spirits to-day. True, he is the first gentleman of the State, bul his heart is still young.

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.Just a little man, whom we have in afi'cction called •'Jimmy," yet ho htis ii great position to uphold. .And liov.' worthily he does it! Tho keynote of hi.*--pei^sonality i.s dignitj'—it shiimes til lengtli oven the noisiest student to silence. Humour is his, loo, iiiid a keen uiidcr-.stiuiding of the rnthcr uniciuo spociinoii called the undergraduate. We're very fond of him, for, mosl of all, he's a sporll

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You wili sec iiin: rushing around ovcry-v,-iit'rc this al'tornoon, a bundlo uf iiaper.i in his htUKl. directing lhi,-j, directing tii;i;. To the v.'hilo stall' lie is ;i source ot iiifo:'-tiKitioii. and indeed, wc loiilly iraist admit that his logiciil mind dou.s lic-h'J lu slrnii;';'!-ton out tho tiiiiglos of tlu- (.-c-i-cinoiiy :>.l limes.

When ono young man lakes his Com­mem. partner to ctitch her ti'ain iind xh-m returns to dance with just one young lady, and then drives her home—Weil. you can imagine what iior follow Col­legians are thinking'. (So arc wo.j.

We noticed three of our v,-e!l-kno\V!; lawyers disappearing early in thc night —together, we hasten lo add—fvom Com­mem. practice. Why'.' Wo oiasol-.-c; haven't been able to Hnd oul—y(;t.

The Tasmanian mail has bocoi'iie

WHATO "WHACK-HO"!

UMVERSITY WIT EXPOSED.

Ko iias upfin ei.i fjico ;t IOOK iieepesl sorio'JMio.-;s —the >.voii-ius student seem to have latk-ii lo him, bu".

grave, slov,- sir.ilo break,: takes him.?C'!f rather sori-

jously, this young President of uur.s, bui it is an anxious time for him. I'erhap.-, when we come to Ihe !inal coloiiratioii to­night, wc will .see once mm-c liio .iovi;!! engineer emerging.

STUDENT BENEFACTIONS.

WHAT ilAri'K.VKD I.V SYOXEY.

a source of interest to oiu: "wLslfuf liltl-j fresheress since the tennis cont'.;sl ;it Easier. We aiwiiys did think Leniioa'.':: '>",-as a grc;;. place for this species of cpiuoniic.

On Tuesday morning or.e .folui' ; lie;,;',... , seemed to be trying lo v.-ear oul liie Iii.;, [ .stops. By himself'.' Coi-iaiiily noil

of tl:-:. I King's seems to be quite ;i .<-ource of al-of every I traction to tho ladies this yoai'. Tlr.y

Vhrealen al the monionl lo loiivo John:; I far behind. • "And ho a lonc'y vigil i;cpt" .jiist n..';!.-thc gates on iMonday night, iU'Oiuid abou,

In all well-conduclea journaiisiie entor-j prises it is customary to for-.vard a copy of li-io iJubUeation lo bo reviewed to tho

iptipors. UiiforUiiialely, "Semper" has not, 'tliis year, been tiL-alod by liio Song Book edilors with thc usual amount of courtesy

•in lliis respect, bul, oul ol the bigness of ;oLir heart, v.-e iievertheU'ss tender Ihe ifollov.'ing review.

I Thc Second Child, I "Whaek-ho the .Second" is. wo musl admit, a vast improvement upon ils

, older brothel'. The cover, perhaps, is not such a iinisiicd ijioduet as the 1935 cover —there arc •'rough edges," as it were, in many spots on this year's drawing. Tho colours and size tend to give the impression of a cheaper production than the red aiul blue of tho previous book.

Imiirovt'd Contents. The contents, however, are a vast im-

•/. Indeed, he seemed thc cmbodiineiit o. i pi-ovenioiit. There are a considerable num-faith and hope, as well'as charity. 'bcr of now songs, some of ciuite a good

It's -iVondorful tho interest son-'j of ti:y isUiudurtl of wit. It is pleasing to see two .'John's men hiivc developed in liie ballot, decent mod. songs. This faculty seems to i Which ballot'.' Lon'l be fc/olisli. youi-,!;, |be .starting off well: the .science facult.v. man. 'after all thesi,' years, has still to contribul'.-

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iind hieii CoiVi'Ocalioii i.-; di:;solved cossioM loaves the liiealre. x'inr. a brief d-:!--eripl!!Jii of Com-.tioii. I h'~.\'e scarcely described a Day (which •,v;is v.-hat Ihc Editor

rk .', r.vj to do), and I havo said nothing of (liC Ics:; acad'.mi-j delights of Commem. Woo!-:. But, as I have been warned, space is limited.

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Money "snowballs," if you treat ii rightly. In thc year 1302 the .son of Wil-

I liam Cliarlcs Weniv.-Oi-ll!, p.-j'i'iol. Au.;-traliar. statesman, and one of the found-ers of tiie Uiiivcr;-,!!:. of Sviincy, gav: .C4-1S lo that Univcrsily. it wr.b lo be al­lowed to accumiikUe uniil it pi-ovirlco, ' enough, capital to cndo-.s' a traiclliiig | scholarship in pei-p.-tuity, und al,-o---.i. little bit over. The "litlio bit over" v,-as • to be nllov.-cd lo aeeuiiuilato etc, (complete from la. t sciiioiiee). The nex' "liltle bit over" v.-u.s to be allov.'cd to ao-oumulate . . . . space forbids mo going on,

I but you see thc trick of il. Weil, what way; I llie result? In 1S23, the capital value of

£44,=) had become £5000. Tho fin-l Wcnlwortii Tr;i\'olling Scliolarship was then eslablished, worth .£'i-5D p.a. Uespil'. this annual charge, the capital in 1931 v.'as .£0581. In other v.-ords, tho second travel­ling scholarship is also now well on it.;! way. i What is Happenins: in Queensland?

In Queensland, since .£925 student benefactions have gradually given £700 to tho University to found capital funds in forming the library and their individual faculties. Thi.> sum but must ine dition of inter working for tlie gets from it £10 p.a., Aits and Engineer ing each ,E4 p.a. When the oilier faculty funds grow to be eaeh £100, thoy too, shall work! Wiat Mitrht Happen, and Could!

In order to reach this figure Science needs to give another £22; Law £80; Commerce £90; Agriculture ,£75; Dentis­try, Medicine, Veterinary Science, £100 each.

Perhaps you don't like the library, ana hate your faculty. Then try one of the other funds; for thc Union, Sports, Even­ing and External Students, Women's Cotn-

lav.-yer anc a w,-;, together in tir' if liiings mighl

The Union Socretaiy seoms a man of many parts kitoly. He's rather good on tho emotional one, don'l you think*.'

il seenis thai one of our '.)ru year oii-giiioers is trying to appear as Noel Cowiiru

' U., alia.s "'tho Scoundrel." Did you ever ] sec siuch a hat'.'

When a \'ery i';id:c;ii I scientilic scienlisl get j Cl-.tm, lab,, il looks a: , uap'JL-n a-, any imimcnl j Two of our .'\rls HI. [seem delermined to m;ike a success of thc • procession. If ihe lime Uiey have gi\'on to it, plus the polrol, is proportionate to tlieir ideas . . . .

Who is Iho King's man v,l:o riiiiicr fan­cies himself as a delcelivo'.' We ijeiiov.: ho is even suspicious of our Prcjideiii. Fo;-shame!

Wc believe one of our lo;irn'.'d youiv., men celebrated his birthday ;it the Burles­que Kehearsal on .Sunday, "S-A-JCI Niao-' teen and—or , , , ." Eh. Bill.'

ja wortliy song of its ov.-n.

Ldiiors^—He ware! But--and now. •wc warn you. wo are

going to got nasty—why. for instiince, are • not the pages numbered'.' Wo are forced I lo tonclude that the ciitors are not cap­able of counting so high. Really, il wa;, most agguivating. Foi- wlion wc wished lo draw someone's attention lo the best

ijoko in the issue we had porforee our-mon in iK.rticuhir, ! selves to do the couiilin,^. •,',-hich. of course.

[was a great mental strain to us. '• Wo could not bul admii'o the glorious nose on the "Metho" maniac. We have seen such ourselves around the place at times. Wo v.'ill pi-obably see more belore lite week is oul.

Of course, tho well-worn topic of Abys-sini', received ils h\\\ due bul. wc wonder, ^•as the transposition of the first lines an exti-a bit of ediiorij-l humour, or merely a printer's aec-.idcnt'.'

Poor Dinner Comniitlcel j Pcrliaps the sketch on tho Dinner Com-i miitee was a bit hard on them, although they are loolcing a bil worried lately, don't you think'.' Bul the Women's Com-

jinon Room are all donnitoly objecting to i the logs upon "Bcnno's" Necromancer

still the same couple we saw last in the female. Women do not, to-day, wear chem. lab. Ivibbod stockings, we might point out.

Wc were surprised to see both thc Pr,- • sideiil of the Union and the- President of • Glossary. . ,, . , .the Sports Union looking over Sir James: The glossary was in itself quite an cdu-

We noticed one young couple wiio should definitely have boon al burlesque rehearsal, strolling away from Vari ity fairly early on Saturday niglit. Alas, the ballet did noi seem the same aftcr^wards;

Cupid seems lo have shiited from thc chem. lab. to the geol. buiiding. But it's

We noticed the "Semper'' editor look-I The gem of the collection, however, and ing quite "fey" on Wednesday, It must ""c which would have a special appeal to be that Commem, Iceling. W'" }'"'°,7, Council members, is probably

thc definition of "affiliation.

mon Room, Library and Furnisliing, Musi­cal Society, Dramatic Society, Fryer A., tralian Library, and X, X is thc great unknown, in which you arf> really inter­ested.

The total in all funds is now £1357. The Secretary of the Union S.B. Com­

mittee is F. G, Connolly, Arts,

WcakcniHff Wit. However, good as thc song book was,

there were also definite signs of a v,"eak-ening intellect, of which the prize exaniple was the Dedicatory Notice, Before such unparalleled modesty and—er—^"unselfish devotion" we feel it only proper to retire into an abashed silence. Gentlemen, we are silent!

S E M P E R F L O R E A T Friday, 1st May, 1936

HERE AND THERE.

As I now have an excellent successor, who seems quite capable of picking up all thc odds and ends of news around the Common Room, there seems very Ettle left for me to do but to record the small items here and there about thc not-so-young, whom "Joan" does not know.

Before thc end of last year Elsa Bicker­ton had pledged her troth in Charters Towers, and is now teaching the young in Moss Vale.

Among those 'Varsity romances wc have been watching can be included Fod Stirling and Frank Moore, Pauline Joice and Allan Morrison, Alice Tyroll and "Puss" Thomas, and, of course, our old friends, Pat Kinnaiie and Vince Fogarty.

Gloria Keid has left school teaching to lake up the care of a house, Wally Nixon-Smilh has taken unto himself a wife, and Eileen Walsh and Kev, Brady have put the final touches on a 'Varsity friendship. Our best wishes go to all ol them,

Harry Dean, back irom abroad, is Vv'orkiiig for the International Harvester Company, and, talking of engineers, I think Die English lirnis must depend on Q, greasers to keep them olf the rocks, so many tiro abroad, Inlerosting letters come to hand regularly from "Rusty'' Bennett, Lester Hopkins, Ian Stewart (now in U.S.A.), Jack Kicliards, "Chum" Lowson, Bill -McMaster, to name but a few,

Margaret Freeman reports that she is

or 'WHAT I OWE TO THE UNIVERSITY,"

working on Etruscan coins at present, m i town life.

Three of our old debating friends from "J ^y J^S A N I N N O C E N T GIRL." thc South are setting out on a goodwill toui' of the U,S.A. It is a pity money is not available to allow our Brisbane team to return the visits we havo had during recent years before marriage breaks up the combination.

Marie MacKillop has been seen flitting around the Art School nearby, and sister Shina is attached to the new monthly publication, "Faces and Places."

Swartz of ancient fame, has been trans­ferred to Warwick.

Eric Swayne is busy testing sugar at Goondi, and Mr. and Mrs. Tranberg (Hazel Harrold), are occupying thc finest home in Innisfail.

Tom Priestley was married in St. Stephen's during sEastcr, and has uow taken himself and his bride to England

; for throe years. Anothor engineer has left Queensland.

Annie Saunders was married on Easlpr Monday, and is going to reside in C.iinis.

Bob Jay and Moira McCullough havo announced their engagement.

Nan Shaw is teaching at her old school, Somerville Plouse.

Kath Robinson is busy packing for h e cioparluie abroad, in the near future.

Oiir coiigr;itulatioiis go to Ron McAlpine, who was admitted as a barrister on Tues­day.

Bessie Parker has been nursing at tho Nam hour Rural Hospital for several months, and is missing the gay limes of

DIARY OF A FRESHER.

between viewing the English courtyards, und exploring London, She even man­aged lo hear the Common Crier dissolve Parliament from the steps of the Guild­hall.

Mrs. Buckncil (nee Meg Julius) is up in town for the year, and has been seen at several functions lately.

Evan Collings is learning how quiet Canberra can be, as he is acting as i private secretary to Senator Collings.

Kath. Sully is at C.E.G.S., Warwick, l and Beryl James ai "St, Gabriel's," Char­ters Towers. I

Grace Griilm was seen around the 'Varsity last December. She has had quite enough of boarding schools, and is now at C.E.G.S., Sydney.

Velie Gardner has gone back for another year to N.E.G.S.

Clive Allen is learning to measure rain in feci at Innisfail, and Ida Soeley is ai Rockhampton S.H.S. Joyce Manson is worJiing hard in Cairns, and Norah Tier-ney in Charters Towers.

Shirley Coates, we believe, is al St. Faith's, Yeppoon,

Bill Cumming, adoinoU with the fashionable lip adornment, is filling in his spare time in Canberra by taking his L,L.B, degree from MclboiU'ne, Bernie Mahoney, we hear, is moving on to Mel­bourne.

Helen Maedonald and Ruth Edwards are back at Sydney and Pain McLeod is again in residence at J.C.H., Melbom-ne. Ruth .McCarthy is trying something different, and hns enrolled for iin^t year massage.

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"THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE AUDREY,"

Born in a little country town, I spent my early childhood looking after the pig.i and cows. Full of sweet simplicity I was nutured—in fact, 1 was the simplest girl for miles around. Then love come into my life. His name was Algernon, and he was an external student at the Univcrsily. How I remember those happy days; we would sit together watching llr.; little pigs, and dretiming of the day when we too, v,'Ould have littk; ones of our own. But Algernon said we should be very care­ful about this, as his Psychology lectures taught him tiiat it was all very danger­ous for thc paternal or thc maternal in-siinel. He said that the last quintuplets were born because their parents lived on u pig farm, und used to wiiteh all the little piggies, which Algernon said pro-(i'Licud a toiiipio;-; Vi'hieh IJKJULICCU tiie (;uinUtplets; all of which I did not under­stand, but decided to wiiich iioiis Jiistead which I thought might really ue ;i bad thing, as I didn't want lo cackle very much.

But we were very iiappy uii the farm, with all the psychology, and I was getting i-ll my •Ihings' logethor, when the blow tiuni.-. Algernon received anoiiier lecuire in psychology which .said that things did not really exist, but wc only thougl.i they did; v/hich seemed very wrong to mc, be­cause sometimes I don't think tit all. Al­gernon und I would go lor long walks, and he would put his arm around me and say that I wasn't there at all, but that he only thought I was, which made me very un-comlorlfible, bccau.se I used lo think of what he might do when no one was there and if anyone saw him they might think no was a bit funny in. load of bcine nice and sweet.

Algernon said il did not matter—in fact, •iicre was no matter—only sensations. ,/hcn 1 i,sked him wasn't 1 "mnltor," he .- liiid, no, only a "sensation." For a long

Monday, 8 a.in,—OO-o-oo-o, i suppose I've got to get up. Anyhow, this i& the week I don't even have to pretend to do any work.

» p.m,—You know, 1 wish this wasn't the last Commem, practice, A follow gets to look forward lo these. Ah, there siie is

going lo

Numerous grads. now teaching in se­condary schools, were noticed at the swimming carnivals recently, among them Joan Elliot, who is at the Ipswich Gram­mar .School.

Jim Moflatt, one-time long-distJmcp champion, has been at the Brisbane General Hospital since the beginning of this year.

Dr. J. V. Duhig, of thc S.B. Committee, is .spending an interesting vacation abroad. - , , , lie wont via the colourful Diiteh East ^ ' r i ^ ' . ''•' ' r •"•'^''' '''c^^ , . r -.•' r ,. , , i . .. J^""-" '^""^ , yj,i;,t a ".sensation* was. Sensations ;»!- l i ve been home for ages. Yes, not Indies, and hopes to visit Spain and Russia ^^ays happen in court and occur \\'hcn mon [show.

12 p,m,—Gosh, fellows, am 1 enjoy Commem.!!

Tuesday (all day).—I wonder if she'll be at the Burlesque Rehearsal to-night. Think I'll go, anyhow.

9 p.m.—1 wonder il these 'Varsity folk take tneir fines on to the stage with thoin. No one seems lo bother about loi rning them—except mcl

12,30 p.m.—Yes, siie's a peacii, ail right. Ah! . . . . Oil! 1 wonder il "Jo<in ' S-.A' US disappear',' I hope not.

Wednesday, 12 a.m.—Seems funny to see illi liio women in wiiite lo-diiy,

5 p.ni.—"Jimmy's" rather u syu.. isn't he'! x'ou know, I'm going lo win a ijlue. Anyhow I'll go "ilat out'' after one,

7 p.m.—Well, we're oli to Uie "o.,iOi;o." 7 a.m.—Yes, liial y;irn uf Uuny,.-. was

pretty good . , , . Tliursday, 7 a.ia,—Whoopee! Procession

lo-day! Must get up und gel my v.'ai iiaint on!

ll.SO n.m.—Gosh, that was fuiil rJut I jwish liiey hadii'l censored tiial Siojci lacK of ours.

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.—Scrubbing in ijrocoss, 7 lun,—"Whacko, Gaudeamus, we . , , ' '

—Well, I'rn only singing, Dad. Aw, all right,

2 a.m.—Oh, what a life! Wiiy didn't I come lo 'Varsity before'.'

i-'riday, 9 a.m.—l suppose I'll have to get up and go down to collect my shirt. 1 wonder where my tic is. Never mind, I'll borrow Dad's. He won't minci—perhaps.

2.30 p.m.—"Up the stairs they ciav.i, to liie into Iheir place' Ah! there's "Hen,'' and Cumbrae, and—just look at Freddie's hat! Did you ever . . . .

4.45 p.m.—Gosh, I hope I'm noi lute. Yes, Dad, I'll be ii():ac uariy un <-hc morn-

iing). Over the intervening space Iti 'U:, in

charity, draw a veil. 5.45 a.m.—iioly .inioiie! IScariy U, i

hope Dad's not up yet! ;).55 a,in.—Oh, is tlua you, Dau'.' Yes,

bad

during his visit to tho Continent Moorliouse. one of our brilliant science

grads., has aecojited a splendid posiiion in Adelaide, though we believe he regrets the cessation of his trips to the Barrier Reef.

We noticed that Kath. Sully managed tn secure a place in the original verse com­petition at the Toowoomba Eisteddfod.

Campbell Jiear has set up his brass plate in town, whilst several other of our dentists havo betaken themselves to the country.

"Tibby" Hawken is now back in town, htiving finished her course, Wc believe wo may see her on the hockey field again.

Youi's ever. GERTIE.

Special Notice and an offer to Graduands

and Students.

THE necessary gowns, hoods and trenchei's are kept at Regent Studios, and it is suggested

that you have a portrait made now. In later years you will appreciate having done so.

Mention "Semper Floreat" and take advantage of the special offer of two krge size lOin. x 8in. silk finish portraits for 7/6.

Only address:

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-:o;-AND THEY CALL IT WIT.

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Education is the inculcation of thc in­comprehensible into the indolent by Iho incompetent.

Heard in tlie Physics building:—"There is no common-sense reason for this, but there is a mathemntical explanation."

A lecturer (on the first morning of this term): "Well, I suppose you're all feeling very fresh."

Helpful prof, (surveying a well-covered board): "What shall 1 take ofE?"

Voice from back row of class: "Every­thing!"

There are quite a number ot people who persist in coming into the lunch-hour ad­dresses a good ten minutes late. This is really carrying the lecture habit a bit too far, we think.

Thought by footsore male at Commem.: "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh might melt!"

The attention of our Engineering Prof, might well be drawn to those words of Voltaire: "Speech was given us that we might conceal our thoughts."

English Prof, (just before exams.): "Well, ladies and gentlemen, these lectures will be given again next year, in the same place, and at thc same times,"

One of the strongest incentives to work at 'Varsity, is, in many cases, the dread of having to listen to the same old jokes for another year.

Law Pi-of. (in public lecture): "The lib­rary is not a place for casual conver­sation." Why put such ideas into thc heads of students, we wonder?

One of our popular dailies reminds us that it prints all the news, It must do better than this if it is to keep pace 'with "Semper."

History Prof. (28/4/36): "It is certain— er—shall I say certain? Because I really mean uncertain."

take out olhcr men's wives, 1 kiie\v this because all these nasty stories which I icad in "Truth" (whicli iny dear Pitpii nidf s nr.ricr Ihe matlress in the back bod-looni every Sunday) always have on ihe top, "Matrimonial Sensation." And so I cried nnd cried, and Mama said that Al-;iernoii had been upsetting me and wbf.'n i said "Yes," she was very annoyed witn .Mgcrnon, but 1 don't think she really understood.

Then I decided to come away to the city, and told Algernon that I could nnt .'jo oiiiy a sensation and gel my name in the Sunday papers, because dear Papn would not like that.

When 1 got to Brisbane I got a room in a nice little house and they lold me thai J mustn't h.ive any followers, but I told .liciii I had a biitli every day, ;ind thai v;o always put "Ly-sol" in the washing water. Then I met Roy: He was an even­ing student. That did not seem right lo nic, as I would never go out with Alger­non at night. When I told him that I left Uie eountry because I didn't want lo be a .sensation, and have my name in Ihe Sun­day papcr,s, he left me quite suddenly.

Ne.xi came Bertram: He said he was an e\'ening student, but when he began to str'^ke my hair and face I knew that ho was an external student, just like Alger­non had bejii. He told me that he studied Economics, and told me that I was thc female part of tlic Economic man in that I gave increasing return for everything he said and did to me, which he saitl meant that I was a "secondary industry"; but I said thut 1 didn't want lo be a "se­condary industi'y," but wanted to he a "primary pleasure." Then he asked me to go to Commem. with him, and I was so happy. But also all my pure hopes were dashed when he asked me to come down on Monday nights to "Practice." I told him that I didn't need any practice, and he seemed to think that I was mosl un­reasonable. Then he told me that "De­pression" was caused through there be­ing not enough "demand" for the "supply," which he learnt at Economics.

He also said that I. B. Say had found a law that there could not be overproduc­tion. All at once I saw it. I had not demanded all the affection that Algernon was willing to supply. So I decided to go back and tell him that there could not be general over-production, because I. B. Say said so, and wo could watch the piggies after all.

Algernon was pleased to see me, and I said I did not mind being a "sensation" and not "matter," as long as I did not get my name in the Sunday papers.

And we are very happy and all my hap­piness f owe to the Queensland Univer.<:lty and the kind professors there.

LITTLE AUDREY.

6 a.m.—Snores. —and snores.

—and snores. 10 a.m.—No! Dowaiilany. Gurawaj'! But the constitution of youth is t.ioiig,

and so.— 12 a.m,—Why do they only , havo one

Commem. a year.' Anyhow, I'm 'taking hor to the talkies, to-night. I wisn the time would pass. Oh, well—

and again— Snores.

DINNER AND DANCE.

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