Dramatic Club.

Since the last appearance of the Spike," the Dramatic Club has not been very active. In the first term, the more urgent demands of the Extravaganza were deferred to, and at the end of last year this Club, equally with all the others, suffered the ravages of examination fever. The long term now beginning is, however, to see an energetic and, it is hoped, profitable and enjoyable series of activities.

The General Meeting was held on April 4th, and the annual routine work disposed of. At the first committee meeting an innovation was decided upon in the form of leclurettes upon favourite authors, illustrated by the reading, by members, of typical passages

The first of these was given on May 2nd, when Miss Hetherington gave an exceptionally interesting lecture on the life and work of Rudyard Kipling. Although the attendance was sadly small owing to the concurrence of a full rehearsal of the Extravaganza and of a Haeremai Korero, the pleasure of the few was sufficient to make the gathering an unqualified success. The sincere thanks of the Club are tendered to Miss Hetherington.

During the vacation the Club combined with reading of "The Man from Blankley's," a Social Tea and an hour's dancing, and the whole function was well attended and highly appreciated.

On the first day of this term "Builders of Bridges" was read, and if justice is done to all our plays in equal measure with this one, and if the plays coming to hand in fulfilment of the order placed last, are all of equal merit, the augury is for a moat successful year. Let us pray for the enthusiasm which is the final necessity.