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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review October 1905

Notes from Other College

page 62

Notes from Other College

"Tho' we are forced thus to absent ourselves
We shall contrive some means
Some friendly intervals, to visit thee."

Sketch of academics pulling cart

A feature of the Debates at Dunedin is the Annual Inter-faculty Debate. The subject set down for discussion this year was "That the Modern Conditions of Life, taken as a whole, retard the development of the highest type of Man." This seems a subject wide enough to allow plenty of scope. The Law Faculty represented by B. E. Murphy and L. T. Burnard, were declared the winners with the Miners second.

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The Capping festivities at Canterbury seem to have been unusually successful—the only regrettable feature being the failure to adorn the Godly Statue. This was not the fault of the students, to enter into a contest with the law on the subject. The procession, as gorgeous and mostly throng of ancient Romans, Fenians and pother strange wild-fowl, was followed on its course through the city by an admiring crowd. During its progress all its members were invited to have afternoon tea at interest is evinced by the Christchurch people in their College than is shown locally. On its return to the College it was welcomed by Mr. Joynt.

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Scriba remarks in the Otago Review that it is a pity the Chancellor does not understand that the average undergraduate, page 63 particularly of the first year species being a person of much zeal, little discretion and a firm belief in his own sense of humour, cannot be expeeted to behave in a sane and orderly manner on the occasion of the Capping Ceremony. It would be a disappointment if he did.

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Canterbury College Football Club cannot be said to have covered itself with glory this year—the First Fifteen losing all its matches, the Second securing one draw and the Third also losing all its matches. That it should have continued to "battle" in the face of such a series of defeats shown that it at any rate plays the game for its own sake.

It is suggested that the First Fifteen play in too gentle a spirit, as if they were engaged in a parlour game; perhaps this is because they do not with other clubs to think 'Varsity students can be rough. The aforesaid gentle spirit was not so much in evidence in the Inter-College matches and the results were more satisfactory.

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A point which might well be noted by the V. C. Tournament Committee of this year, is the necessity for giving our Debating Representatives a "trial run" beforehand. Last year the chosen two of Otago met two well-known speakers, and the practice thus obtained and the hints from veteran speakers who were judges, proved extremely valuable in the actual contest.

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Otago University Football Club's First Fifteeu, although for two matches when their team was on tour it was playing a second or third grade team, ran into the position of runners-up for the First Grand Banner.

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Hockey is being taken up with characteristic enthusiasm at Otago University. This is the first year the 'Varsity has entered teams, but in spite of this, it is leading in the Senior Competition. The Junior team shared honours with Dunedin Juniors, but there were still two matches to play.

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