Helpful comments by leading women are said to mould a nation. We therefore do not apologise for reviving Smad's series of interviews. Forthcoming issues may contain interviews with Mae West, Greta Garbo and other leaders in thought. Meanwhile we present :

Miss Erice A. Goble.

"You want to interview me ? said Erice Goble brightly, as she negligently swung her racquet fresh from her triumphs on the tennis courts.

"Why should I give sin interview to Smad ? You won't get anything out of me. After all I've promised to sell annual subscriptions for the beastly rag and I didn't buy a single copy last year or read one right through for that matter—except the scandal of course. Everyone should read the University rags, I suppose. Of course I won't tell freshers that. Shall I tell you my impressions of the Exec. Room ? Most untidy. Oh ! Perhaps I shouldn't have referred to the Exec. Room. It isn't always used for business, I've heard. I prefer a short interview because it can't be used as evidence against you later. Anyway this interview will make me too well known and I did want to get in free to the Fresher's welcome again." Smad's representative deprecatingly remarked there would be no difficulty on that score.

"Oh, are you seeing to that ? Are you collecting things at the door ? said Miss Goble.

When Smad's representative replied that various males would be only too eager to attend to the matter of payment, a doubting noise was heard to issue from Miss Goble's modest lips. "I would like to go to the Tournament but I think I'll wait for the Otago one, but I am sure I won't be able to go to that. Still, I might turn round and go to Christ-church. No begin again and repeat it, I've got muddled. Oh, and I did take part, in the Xtrav. I was a fresher then and didn't know any better."

"And what are your ideas on the subject of Weir House and its contents?" A silvery laugh greeted this question. "No I'm not giving any ; but they are a tough lot. Not a ladylike expression but Weir doesn't warrant ladylike expressions. I didn't say that—Bob did." Here Bob Bradshaw said "No fear."

"You'd better get hold of this. Bob, and tear it up. I suppose that will go in too."

"And what are your impressions of V.U.C. after your first year here ?"

"My mind is a complete blank at the moment. I'm tactful you know. One compensation, you can usually find a good many people to agree with you as to who are the dull spots here. "Dull spots" is a bit mild. Don't put that in. you could probably think of a more violent term. By the way I think hot water at a penny the cup is a swindle. You can't economise now. One always says something disparaging about the caf., but I'll abstain. Of course I believe in social afternoon teas there, the same as the social ten minutes in the Hull at 5 and 6. You know, you've often joined them yourself. Of course, Brooky isn't always as tactful as he might be sometimes."

"What do you think are the biggest things in life?"

"I don't know, I haven't met them yet, but I do know if I don't go now I'll miss dinner which would be a bad thing."