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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 5.

Mr. Wild

Mr. Wild.

Mr. Wild was in a hurry, but nevertheless spoke fluently for 25 minutes on something other than Japan.

"Right from the moment I crossed the gangway of the Makura," he said, "I have been involved in the hectic rush of 1936 Tournament." (Which is going to be a wow!) Mr. Wild ostentatiously rustled a sheaf of papers.

"However everything is now well in hand."

"What sort of a response have you had to advertisements for co-operation?" asked "Smad."

We have here to pass into oratio obliua for we cannot express verbatim Dicks' verbal condemnation of those procrastinators whose modestly compels them to postpone their offers of help till the last minute.

When asked about entertainment, at first, Mr. Wild could say nothing but "Blacker, Ball and Bumper" which to the initiated means that thanks to Ted Blacker the Ball's going to be a howling financial failure. Then "Smad" perceived that the gleam had faded out of Mr. Wild' eye. No, he was not thinking of those geishas back in the Orient. "We had arranged to visit a brewery," he said, "but that's off."

Our worthy Vice then rambled on about the business of the delegates, about gold medals for record breakers, about pocket badges for. . . But none of you chaps want to hear about that.