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Some interesting remarks on legal education were made by Professor Williams when he submitted to an interview with "Smad" recently.
"I consider this question is bound up with the organisation of the profession in New Zealand. A man does not know whether he is going to practise as a barrister or a solicitor. This is one of the greatest difficulties, for while work in an office might be excellent training for a solicitor, a barrister might be better occupied in more scholarly pursuits
Professor Williams emphasised that under the present system, time was the greatest limitation, and the amount of research work must to restricted accordingly. For example "Garrow On Wills" contained about six times be amount a student could a series of lectures on this subject. Nothing is be gained
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"Do you think a
The Professor
However, it is
"With regard to the
"Many people spend all their lives looking for the place in this world they were intended to fill"
7.2 p.m.—Our first taste of how the Executive gets things done' was obtained from a discuss on on the appointment of an officer to recrd the history of the College. Mr. McGhie proposed that the title of Recorder should be confered on the holder of this position, his opinion being that such a title was "romantic."
7.30 p.m.—High excitement enued. Mr. Wild insisted that a Special General Meeting should be called to weigh such a highly important subject.
7.35 p.m.—At this stage Mr. Morpeth arrived and in the confusion that followed Mr. Nankervis was able to put the motion. The title was altered to "Records Officers" and left to the Annual General Meeting for confirmation. Mr. McGhie was obviously upset at the rejection of his idea, but of course, in "business" there in no time for romance.
7.40 p.m.—
That the Debating Society is in a decline is evident from the lament able meeting with which it
It is not to be thought however that the proceedings were entirely devoid of bright spots The subject, "That the policy of the City Fathers should be neck or nothing," was
The best effort of the evening was Mr. Sainsbury's speech at the end when he "placed" the speakers. He took 0 as the highest mark, and placed Mr Tahiwi first with —568. Mr. Scotney second with —580, and Mr. McGhie third with —1051.
The most successful interjection one from Mr. McGhie. the leader of he negative, Mr McElwain
It was
The Executive is to be thanked for the
The same old Freshers welcome was held in the same old place (constructed
The reduction to the number of clubs by reorganisation and amalgamation was discussed by the Executive to-night. Mr. McGhie said the definite action in this direction should be taken, pointing out
"Such movements," continued Miss Hoby, "should come
The majority opinion was that if groups of students showed sufficient interest and enthusiasm to form clubs, it was not for the Executive to therefore However, the Secretary was instructed to confer with Club Secretaries in an endeavour to harmonise fixtures this year.
Professor Williams question was fully answered and the origin of the name discussed
"Sapientia Magis
An air of
Mr. McGhie considered that the staff of "Smad" should be given adequate seating accommodation in the "Smad" room, but Mr. Bradshaw, seated in a comfortable chair, was of opinion that
Four chairs were voted. Such generosity merits some
A large and enthusiastic audience attended the meeting arranged by the University Anti-War Club Various aspects of war were created by the speakers, who were representatives of different movements striving for peace. The first speaker, Miss Shortall attacked the militaristic attitude prevalent throughout the countries of the world. Whilst up service is being paid to peacce, events lead on inexorably to a
"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them."
We are suffering the peace that follows such a calamity as that of
In an interesting speech, Major Pharazyn related several personal anecdotes of his war experiences
If "We don't want war" means anything, it means that we are determined to stop war.
Major Pharazyn satirised the attitude "I don't want war, but if King and country need me, I will go."
"We have to decide," said he, "which is the greater loyalty to the nation or to the human race. To choose the former before the latter may mean the destruction of the greater part of the population and a general retrogression of civilisation.
There is in this mad muck-up in this world at present an uprising of a spirit determined to put an end to conditions that will inevitably lead to race suicide.
Mr. D. G. Edwards followed with an inspired reading of John
"War is wrong, not because it is cruel, not because it is inhuman, but because it is ungodly."
Mr Lex Miller gave an opinion based on Christian principles. He said that it was an important issue whether or not this civilisation was going to destroy itself.
The Christian would not fight either for or against the present economic state. There are more important issues and Christian conduct in the matter would always be based on the example of the Great Teacher.
A short interview with Professor Wood was sufficient to show that he had not forgotten his student days—rather it should be said, that students will find him keen and interested in all or most of their activities, and ready to help when approached.
In fact, Professor Wood may be said to have made a flying start, for, when asked his impressions of the College he sad:—"Before leaving Sydney I was told to prepare for a filthy little hole where the University was a sort of week-end cottage with about two books for a library. I was agreeably surprised and, thanks to Mr. Miller and the Carnegie Corporation, the library was one of the chief elements in my surprise. It is quite a good library—in some directions anyway—and I have noticed new book there which could not be obtained for the Sydney University Library." This statement was capped with the remark: "I met Mr. Brook, and gathered he was an institution!"
Whilst on the staff in Sydney he held office in the Public Questions Society, the League of Nations Club, and the Literary Society "The Public Questions Society brings distinguished visitors to the University to address the students. There is no Anti-War Club but the League of Nations Union, the Free Thought Club, the Labour Club, and the S.C.M. assemble from time to time to hear addresses by representatives from each club. In the Union (Dabating), religion is debarred from discussion by the rules of the society, but I am not sure if the University authorities had anything to do with it. The only trouble has been in connection with the Free Thought Club which was suspected, more or less rightly, of holding Communistic feelings, but there is no censorship or limitation of subjects.
Referring to the new "Smad," the Professor said that the proposed lay-out was substantially the same as "
After hearing a complaint to the effect that the long Vacation tended to break up any continuity in the work of the Clubs and that the first few weeks of the term will
"Some of the blighters did, in spite of my doing all I could to stop them, but some had more sense," said the Professor, in answer to the question. "Do students in Sydney attend lectures to write feverishly the whole time in an attempt to
Controversy is the anvil on which are forget the
So must it be in the Public Service controversy. 2nd the issue is threefold: What is the nature of the appointment to be sought by the student? How can suitable training be obtained, and what are the relative values of Academic qualifications gained by full-time and part-time students:
The nature of the answer must rest in the reply to the first question, and it is that the University Graduate
Where then, can suitable training be obtained? Our reply consists in this: that since the function of the Public Service is to administer the governmental requirements of the country, its executive officers must be highly trained in the at of government if the is to operate with a high degree of efficiency, and that training should consist in the gaining of adequate knowledge of the methods of the social sciences, together with some acquaintance with the more strictly
But when we look for evidence of such training we
The question as to the relative values of part-time and full-time Degrees can be fittingly entered into here, and it reveals to us that, in the case of many part-time students the course being undertaken is professional rather than non-professional so that this may tent to impose a limitation on the actual administrative value of a degree gained during part time work.
It must be urged, therefore, that the non-professional course has a peculiar value which is not possessed by the rather specialized professional type of course, and particularly is it of value for those who hope to engage in occupations of an administrative nature, at the same time admitting such value to be augmented if it is further supplemented by some form of professional qualification.
We admit that in the Public Service there are many officers who have received an Academic training in addition to their particular training in the Department of State which they serve; but our contention is that the time has arrived for future administrative officers of the Public Service to be highly trained at an early age so that the executive functions of State may be administered by men and women who are more highly specialized in the art of government than has been the case in the past.
It is meet and right that a paragraph should be addressed to you who are freshers. But we
Better far to repeat the facts of present day growth and decay, to remind you that you are free in some measure from the pampered
Dulled by
To freshers we suggest no "gold rush" to the text-books and creeds of well established faiths, but rather at first the exploration of their own minds. In the varied round of sport and swot,
Gielgud's play "Chinese White," coming to the Varsity stage.
The part of the heroine to be played by Non Welch, a
The play is to run for two evenings—Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of March. The popular evening will be in Friday—students evening—when supper and a dance in addition to the production will be provided for one shilling.
"Time is ungallant—it tells on a woman."
"Smad is a monthly paper. . ." So runs the S.C.M. Handbook, but the Exec. did some deep thinking during the Long Vacation and, having come to the conclusion that "Smad" failed in its objects, an Order-in-Connell was passed pronouncing that it should be issued weekly in newspaper form and at a reduced price. This bring us in line with Canterbury and Otago, and marks a step forward by Victoria which will allow the discussion of current topics and recording of University activities to be maintained in an interesting vein, hitherto quite impossible. We place before you the first "Smad" in newspaper form, and claim your support in our aim to be the organ of student opinion.
"One murder made a
To kill and numbers sanctified the crime."
Such is War, Napoleon himself described it as an anachronism, but he nevertheless saturated Europe with blood To-day a hundred years later, we realise the absurdity of war, and yet once more may be drifting into a still more dreadful holocaust than the grim horrors of
It has been said, with some justification, that the recent Anti-War Congress in Wellington
The aim of the movement here it wider, and we commend it to all right-thinking people. It is to bring together a group of student found by a common
In times of prosperley
Hence the significance of attacks on freedom of thought in a university and hence also the permanent as well as the topical importance of the publication last Saturday of a splendidly documented account of the recent struggles for academic freedom in New Zealand. The material was collected by Mr. de la Mare, a thinker and reformer whose name is well known to most students at V.U.C. He gives all the available information with regard to recent controversies such as the Beaglehole and Dickinson causes
The booklet, of 50-odd pages, can be purchased at the Cafeteria for 1/-
"To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the popularity of dogs"
I am more than a little concerned about this campaign to be run by the student Christian Movement in Victoria College from March 13th onwards, in which I have to figure as a speaker more or less prominently.
I know that when I attend at V.U.C. I shall be met by a number of people who will willingly listen to my declaration that the Christian faith is true, however great their difficulty may be in translating their conviction of its truth into literal obedience But these people I meet frequently, and it is not with them that I am concerned. What I am concerned to do is to meet with those for whom the Christian faith is either a rumour, a legend, or a pathetic fallacy.
This is frankly an invitation to those who consider that the Christian relgion is a delusion harmless or vicious, to state the reasons which hey think to weigh heavily or ever conclusively against it.
It may clear the ground it I state shortly the propositions which I intend to defend as true They are these:—
That the facts of our own lives and of our own time, properly understood and honestly faced, are a testimony to the truth of the Christian creed, and that consequently the Communist Manifesto and all other Credos whatsoever are false in so far as they deny the realities to which the Christian creed assents.
That the important destinations to which attention ought to be given are not those between one social theory and another or between different ways of setting the world right, but between the Christian faith—which holds that the crucial fact with which all men and all nations, all societies and parties, have to reckon is the personal intervention of God in the life of the world which the Christian Church calls the Incarnation and all philosophies which leave this fact out of account. This remains so in spite of the
That the really urgent question facing us and the whole of civilisation in this age is whether, as men of the twentieth century acquainted with the new learning, products of and sharers in an
It is positively certain, of course that many who read "Smad" think such propositions either irrelevant or false I should be glad if them will tell me so, with reasons, for I hold them, on the contrary, to be most solemnly true,—I am, etc.,
College activities slumped in a deplorable manner last year, the only cases in a dreary waste of disappointing failures being one of the best extravs of all time and one or two dances of note.
It is difficult to diagnose the causes of this social and intellectual debacle but in the final analysis it appear s that it may be laid principally at the door of a criminally apathetic indolence on the part of students generally, as a result of which the attainments of the College in this direction can only be described as contemptible.
Take the Capping Celebrations for example. Due largely to inexperience, which will not again, I hope, be a militating factor, few of us can escape responsibility for the fact that these were shockingly organized: but even so they must have been stillborn, owing to the shame ful lack of interest on the part of those from whom so little was asked and some measure of support might have been expected. For the same reasons most of the other social functions such as the once enjoyable bob-hops, sav suppers, and gods parties, either carried on at half throttle or went the way of all flesh.
Now, regarding the various intellectual clubs. How did they fare? Here again the same melancholy tale must be told. If there are intellectuals in the College (and by intellectuals I mean those people who should provide the under where on to strike the spark of genius that will ignite the multitude, the foundation whence the towers of learning may spring, the ashes. If you like, responsible for the birth of the phoenix of progressive thought in the College), they are either very few in number or else they still retire in modest shyness behind those portals whence they can regard in peaceful detachment the struggling world without. In either case they failed to make contact with their public, so that the best debating syllabus of the Society's history dragged out its inspired progress in silent and studied indifference, and Labour, Literary, and Discussions Clubs abandoned their activities for the year.
What of the whole state of the student body militant here at College The world can seldom have lived through such chaos. What did we do about it? Some few tried seriously to do something: a few emulated Nero and did not care a damn while the world tottered. For the rest we do not know—we never saw them, that great wing of the student body, some 300 or 400 strong, remained inarticulate dead Perhaps in a way they are not to blame. Facilities are not all they might be. It is probably too much to hope that inspiration will be born in a hovel such as our Gym, which is unfortunately the nerve-centre of student activity at V.U.C. to-day. What a glorious opportunity came our way in the visit of Robt. K. Burns, of America with his vivacious but thorough ideas for recovery and peace. We may not yet have lost the hope that was there, but if we have it is only because selfish indifference strangled it at birth.
Perhaps it is not yet too, late. Things are in such a mess, there is so much to do Surely a university should be the centre of activity, intellectual and social, that must lead to better days. Cannot we find inspiration.
During the vacation the question of the Cafeteria has been fully gone into, and we have the following announcements to make:—
For the Cafeteria Committee,
Professor Williams refused (possibly wisely) to disclose his interests in College activities.
"If I did I might be stormed by club officials who were sure that Prof.—was not keen to continue as their patron and would Professor Williams be so king as to accept the position!"
The Professor evidently has a knowledge of club secretaries.
"A woman always expects you to remember her birthday but she also expects you to forget her age."
There was a time when I was proud to be one of the Lords of Creation—when I gazed from man's high throne, in scorn upon the world beneath, and saw the birds and beasts and fishes, and the trees that grew from the lifeless soil. I gloried in the thought that those beautiful things of earth were my slaves and I was their master.
But now my pride is humbled, and I am the master no more, but rather the very slave of a million slaves: for there came a day when in my glory I sought to tear aside the veil that drapes the shrine of wisdom.
There I met with some of the hidden mysteries of life. I learnt that man, instead of being the ruler of living things, is but a monkey out of time and his blood-brothers still swing from bough to bough and chatter in the tree-tops.
I saw part of his mind as it lay dissected in the laboratory—and the Psychologist told me a tale of responses to stimuli, and conditioned reflexes. I found that many of his emotions come from his stomach, and that the secretions of funny little things called glands made up his loves and hates—or so the Chemist said.
I realised that I was one of those things, too—and, alas! a student of Science.
Once upon a time there was a Very Raw Student. Born and bred beneath the Classic Caption. "Integer Vitae Scelerisque Purus," he digested the best Ideals of his Day and Generation, but are he knew it Ambition had laid her compelling Paw upon him. With an eye to Eminence in Future years our Very Raw Student watched his English, crossed his T's. and never dropped his aspirations Eventually he reached the University. He peered into the Calendar for as human eye could see, saw the Vision of his Future—fifteen subjects plus Conveyancing. For our Student had been duped by Blackstone and Erskine and Parry, and other soothsayers of their
Alas the Illusions of one's Ardent Youth! Proceeding through College in forma pauperis, this Student came upon one Rebuff after another, one Disillusionment before the next. Expecting to be instructed and tested in the
In the Annual Draw of the University Art Union each November, his luck grew steadily worse. But he still retained the old ideals of his boyhood. He received a severe shock when in a Referendum among Law Clerks, the Maxim "Sapientia Magis Auro Desideranda" was heavily defeated: and he was alarmed at the happy insolence of manner so common among newly-admitted lawyers. But above all the Last Straw (which finally unbalanced him) was the novel in which he read—
"The law and lawyers is about as queer as Dick's bat-band, as it went round ten times and then wouldn't tie in the end."
Convinced that the law course was less a Stepping Stone than a Mill Stone excluded by the Quota from studying Medicine and unable to take up Chimney-sweeping as he was not a Union man he became an
On the second day of the match 'Varsity v. Midland, the First Eleven, with two wickets down for 82, required 112 runs to pass their opponents first innings score. The remaining batsmen failed dismal.
In the first day's play Blandford compiled a useful 51 in his usual bright scoring style before being caught by O'Neill off the bowling or Cutts Connell and Simpson were content to but out time.
The innings resumed to the bowling of Bryant and O'Neill Connell was the more aggressive of the two batsmen, and runs came fairly smartly. When 117 was on the board Simpson patted a ball to O'Neill. 117-3-26. Harpur was the next batsman, but was clean bowled by O'Neill when attempting a hit 121-4-2. A rot then set in, and with the exception of a brightly compiled innings by Paetz, the remaining batsmen failed to make any substantial addition to the score Tricklebank followed Harpur, but after a single fell a victim to Tindill behind the stumps. Connell at 33 gave two chances, but other than these slips, was batting very steadily. Paetz and Connell brought the score up to 152 before the former playing forward to a short ball, was caught and bowled by Randall Randall at this stage of the match had three for 45 Stevens, the next batsman, was clean bowled by Randall without scoring Edgley opened his innings wish a 2 to leg, but be also was destined for a short innings, being caught in the slips off Randall's bowling 154-8-2. The hope of averting defeat now depended on the last
With yet two and a half hours' play. 'Varsity had a fighting chance of gaining an eight-pointer, but a seventh wicket partnership by Midland destroyed this hope
There was no excuse for the 'Varsity batting
The A's met the B's and defeated them be 7 matches 1, the detailed results beings
Ferkins since the Wellington Championships has appeared some what state, but on Saturday he was possibly bitting his shots more cleanly and freely than at any time previously this season. He had no apparent difficulty in
J McCarthy and Webb, played out a drab game Both made numerous errors. McCarthy appearing listless and outing smashes atrociously Webb's forehand functioned only spasmodically, and, despite the fact that he had 4 set points in the first set, was unable to hold his advantage.
Marchant was no match for B. McCarthy, whose vigorous game bustled the "B" man into uncertainty and
Both Page and his game suffered considerably as a result of a heavy cold, and although Gosnell was made to run on occasions, he was not called on to exert himself unduly.
The doubles matches were interesting, the B team gaining its only win in this section of the play. Webb and Morrison do not combine very well, but individually they did some brilliant things against B. McCarthy and Gosnell. Morrison, at the net, was like a volley-board, and Webb chased into adjoining courts for smashes and angled volleys with determination and success. At one stage Gosnell had an attack of coma and missed a number of opportunities. McCarthy's game then lapsed and the B's pair won comfortably.
There were some bright spots in the Marchant and Page and Ferkins and McCarthy game, but the best play was seen in the last match of the day. when Ferkins and McCarthy and Webb and Morrison all played bright and enterprising tennis Webb and Morrison again made some splendid recoveries, and ran miles for everything. Their opponents were right on their game, however, excellent smashing and volleying proving the deciding factor.
Altogether, a holiday atmosphere, free from the grimness of the usual inter-club fixture, prevailed and, although intensive concentration was not an outstanding element, the games were entertaining and enjoyable. The A team now leads the Championship ladder, and the outlook for their ultimate success is more than favourable.
Miss Peggy price gave
Phil Bowie and Stan Eade each
"Gin" Blandford Barred plendidly and gave in outstanding exhibition behind the stumps to be the deciding factor in the First Eleven's last
Bill
With a very young Senior team in the held, the Cricket Club has done remarkable well to maintain its present high position in the Championship table At the moment the team is in third place following a sensational last-minute win against Kilbirnie, when 153 run were scored in 66 minutes. Generally the team's standard has been more consistent that in recent seasons and Stevens is now captain of a formidable combination. Trickle-bank's performances have been outstanding both with bat and ball. In the Town and Country match he got five for 69 Blandford has made 400 runs at an average of 40 with one century against Old Boys. How they keep him out of the reps we do not understand. He has been keeping wickets in his finest style and has not given a single bye away in the last three innings. Dean has fallen away since the commencement of the season, but has got 18 wickets to his credit. Edgley has been useful as a relief for Tricklebank. Paetz in the cover and Connell in the slips set a high standard of fielding. Jacabson's
The Athletic Club has made two appearances in team events this season—the Dewar shield meeting and the Provincial Championships. The Dewar Shield meeting showed up a lack of sprinters and held events men. The position was retrieved somewhat at the Championship meeting where we were runners-up for the McVilly Shield.
Rafter ran some fine half-miles early in the season, including 1.59 1-5 off five yards, but has not gone so well lately. Rafter, Watt and Thompson should win the half-mile teams race at the second Dewar Shield meeting to be held on the 23rd March.
Phil Bowie hurdled stylishly to win the 120 yards championship in fast time, and later in the day surprised by winning the 440 hurdles title, too. His N.Z.U. title looks safe.
Frank Donovan put the shot over 34ft in practice. Competition should see him in the running for a place at Dunedin. A little consistent training wouldn't do any harm, either.
R. Thomson's quarter at the provincial champs, was a good effort.
Morpeth Black and Chesterman are getting into racing form, but need more competition at this stage. Chesterman impresses as the best of the 440 men.
Black's sprint at the end of the 1000 yards at the British and
The attention given to training is not encouraging. The fields events men are particularly lacking in this respect, and to say the least, jumpers are scarce. Posted among the missing are McIntosh, Loughlin, Rae Turnbull, Wogan and Marshall.
We should like to eatch the rowing eight in action, but that is impossible, as the crew has not taken it out Why is this? Victoria is to be represented at Tournament this year for the first time since
There is no outstanding swimmer at Victoria to-day, but we do give the praise that is due to the Club for its spirit in entering for all meetings. The weekly Club-nights at
The water polo team is the strongest department and has done much to foster club spirit. Again, however we note a lack of systematic training
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