SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1933. Volume 4. Number 4.

Quick Turns—No Recalls

Quick Turns—No Recalls.

What Did he Mean?

First Student Orator: "Well, how did you fare in the Plunket Medal?"

Second ditto: "No good. I spoke on somebody famous!"

Were you Caught, too?

Recently we saw one of the neatest hoaxes for many a day take place in the Men's Common Room. As usual, the order of the night was bridge. One of the onlookers had offered to shuttle the cards, and unbeknown to anyone save a discreet crony, had stacked the deck so that every fourth card was a diamond.

When the cards were called upon they were cut quite genuinely. The cut was lucky, and one of the players gasped with amazement as he saw in his hand thirteen diamonds. The bidding, won, of course, by the "lucky" player, matched his hand, and he placed his cards on the table amidst wondering cries from all round, including the one who had stacked them.

A Toast for V.U.C.

Here's to the girls who are single,
And here's to the matrons serene,
And here's to the 'Varsity maidens,
Drink 'em down to the old Gold and Green.

Asked to go.

Max Willis had just lead a haka during the progress of the Annual General Meeting of the Students' Association, and, as the noise was subsiding, a voice was raised moving that Mr. Willis be asked to leave the meeting. This was eagerly seconded, and on being put to the meeting was carried unanimously.

Max was looking perplexed, but it was Roy Diederich, the chairman, who saved him. Said Roy: "It has been carried by the meeting that Mr. Willis be ' asked' to leave the meeting. Therefore I ask you Mr. Willis, will you leave the meeting?"

Max breathed a sigh of relief. "No, Mr. Chairman, I have a constitutional right to be present," he said, amidst laughter.

Alliteration de Luxe.

We were given a tine example of alliteration during Mr. Scotney's speech at the Annual General Meeting. "No one," said Mr. Scotney, "would have any complaint against a properly run Free Discussions Club at Victoria College, but they do object to the place being turned into a Kelburn Kindergarten for Communist Kids."