Tournament Delegate Looks Back

"Did your meetings take as long as the N.Z.U.S.A.'s?" we asked Mr. J. C.White, Secretary of the Tournament Committee. A withering and pitying look indicated that we had put the old foot into it again, and we learnt at once that the Tournament Committee had met much, often and long-in fact, every day of the Tournament.

No More Medals.

Apart from generalroutine we learnt that many important matters affecting the fate of Tournament were considered. "In future, gold medals will not be awarded to record-breakers," said John White. "A standard from ofminiature cup is to take their place, while bronze medals are to be replaced by certificates. A further economy measure is that blazer pockets for winners of blues are no longer to be paid for out of Tournament funds."

Massey at Tournament.

A deputation from Massey College waited on the Committee and raised the question of their admission to Tournaments. The opinion of the other Collegeswas unanimous that Massey men should be allowed to compete for places in our teams just as Lincoln students compete at Canterbury.

Mr. R. C. Wild, on behalf of Vicetoria, pointed out that V.U.C.'s attitude was due to a desire to stand, or rather fall, unaided, but the other delegates felt that a broad view should be taken and that the request of Massey was a reasonable one and should be granted. A resolution making such a recommendation to Victoria therefore passed and the matter will no doubt be decided at an early date.

Points for the Shield.

Messrs. Burns, Harris and Plank had assisted Mr Wild in the preparation of an amended schedule of points for the Tournament Shield and with a few alterations, these were adopted. The "girls' big effort," basketball, has become more important as far as the Shield is concerned Basketball indeed received much attention from this Committee, as Auckland's motionfor increasing the number of N.Z.U. Blues to nine, a full team, was passed.

"A hundred years ago our affairs for good or evil were wielded triumphantly by rhetoricians. Now our affairs are hopelessly muddled by strong silent men."—G. K. chesterton.

There is no subtle spiritual evil in the fact that people always brag about their vices; it is when they begin to brag about their virtues that they become intolerable.-Robert Lynd.