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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 17.

Fishbones

Fishbones.

August-October: The Term of his Unnatural Life.

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The Minor Prophet: Italy will attack Abyssinia, Abyssinia will give It a bad time, Japan will intervene, Germany will seize its opportunity to annex Austria, France will attack Germany, England will go to the assistance of Germany, Russia will march upon Europe generally, European civilisation will be destroyed and in ten years time Communism will be established throughout the whole of Eurasia. Where the blazes is that V.U.C. Anti-War Movement?

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"New Zealand if she wished to obtain an individuality and notoriety the whole world over, would have to be more like the Maoris as they were before European influence retarded their natural ability and deterred their natural ability and deterred their individuality."-Prof. Clarke. That's all very very well, but one cannot discard trousers in weather like this.

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A one-hour strike against war will take place on Sunday next between midnight and 1 a.m. It is anticipated that every student of Victoria College will participate by abstaining from all intellectual activities during that hour.

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Cocktail Party: Anti-War Movement.

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Weir House Piece Ballot: Result: H. K. Ngata one piece toast; t'others, two.

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Dear Sardine Sammy—

Your suggestion that the College building be made the Gym. and vice-versa has been referred to the Building Committee, who have undertaken to be held on 29th February, 1937.-Yrs. ffy.,

—(Prof.) Tripe Hound.

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Brookie. "It's easy to see that that fellow Plank is about again with all the letters in the rack."

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"There is a good deal of cricket played incidentally on the Christmas tour." (Mr. Wild at Cricket Club meeting).

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"Smad" died of malnutrition," says a little pome in our last issue. Staffed to death more likely.

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I love the politician,

And hope that I can say

When he's safely in Perdition

That I helped him on the way.

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Did you hear about the goof who thought he was an elephant and threw his trunk out of the hotel bedroom window?