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Socials

The festivities in which we have indulged this terms are far too much to be dealt with individually; it is even rumoured that the Professor are becoming restive under the strain of keeping pace with the social life the College. The Spike certainly thinks that officials would show their wisdom if they limited each ball to five hours, and turned a deaf ear to the female voice which pleads for "Just one more 'Merry Widow,' please."

The Women's Hostel has proved a delightfully frivolous institution though of late we have noticed that the canker of intellectualism has eaten its way into the heart of it gaiety, undeterred by the most strsnuous efforts of the musically inclined. Afternoon teas, however, which take place, for the most part, in the morning, are responsibility for the continuances of a certain degree of good spirits; biscuits and jams, as served by a fair hostelite, are beyond praise.

It is with some surprise that we now proceed to record the action of certain men— students, more or less, of the College. Scorning the female leading-strings to which we fondly believed them attached. They have had the temerity to form a Men's Common Room Club. We can only hope that the Club will have the effect of giving a certain degree to self-confidence to those modest flowers who, so far, have blushed unseen, and page 55 whose talent and energy are so much needed to carry on the work of the College. Perhaps it is partely the women's fault that such a Club had proved necessary; women at College are too apt to demand perfect equality , and at the same time to expect exemption from criticisim expect in that polite form which is nothing more nor flattery disguised, Such a state of things can hardly continue without doing harm all round.

It is idle to speak of the individual "functions" held at the College; they are always "successful" We invariably spend most enjoyable evenings." To criticise is a duty which is more necessary, if less pleasant; but even of criticism there comes an end. The Spike acknowledge the enormous organizing capacity of the college Clubs, and can praise unstintedly their strenuous methods, especially on the dancing floor; but when — we sign as we ask it — when will a College student be content with enough, and scorn those extremes to which he devotes himself too readily greedy always of too much dancing, too many entertainments, and even of too much study?