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Victoria College Students' Carnival. Thursday 29th June 1905

De Omnibus

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De Omnibus.

I'm in the wonderful Council's Chair,
And Doctor Knight I did bump from there—sore
The great Chancellor
The great Chancellor.
For there is nothing I cannot do
Yet there is one thing I'm fond of too—law
The great Chancell-or
The great Chancell-or.
King Dick refused to give us a gift
To build a college such as we're with —out
Sir Robert Stout
Sir Robert Stout.
For a new building I've tried at top,
So good King Richard I'd gladly knock—out
Sir Robert Stout
Sir Robert Stout.

Chorus.
In me you see the Chancellor,
The very best one that ever you saw;
For I went to College,
And thus gained much knowledge,
The great and wonderful Chancellor.

"And then, the justice in fair stout belly with good capon lined."

Shakespeare.

I have much pleasure in telling you
I sit on the students when they go too—far
The great Registrar
The great Registrar.
I wrote to the Students' Com-mit-tee
And told them that they would have to be—ware
The great Registrar
The great Registrar.
I am a great man in the 'Varsity
It's Registrar the Senate did me—appoint
J. William Joynt
J. William Joynt.
I am a very learned M.A.
For all the great scholars of the day—point
To J. William Joynt
To J. William Joynt.

Chorus.
In me you see the Registrar,
The most important man by far;
I censured the Students,
For their imprudence,
The great and wonderful Registrar.

"The times [unclear: are] out of joint"Hamlet.

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I am the wonderful over-lord
Of all the Professorial Board— and
The Board's new Chairman
The Board's new Chairman.
Prof. Easter last year vacated the chair
When I say this I very soon there—ran
The Board's new Chairman
The Board's new Chairman.
I am a marvel at foreign tongues
Though sounding their long words gives my lungs—fits
Professor Zedlitz
Professor Zedlitz.
Of playing golf I am very fond,
While playing one day I was into a pond - tipped
Donner und Blitz
Said Prof. Von Zedlitz.

Chorus.
In me you see the Board's new Chairman
For there they put their very best man;
I'm considered by students,
A great foreign nuisance;
The tall and fine-looking Board's Chairman.

"The medicine of our house, how shall we do"! —The Winter's Tale.

I am the wonderful L.L.D.
There is no doubt I deserve my degree—for
The Doctor of Law
The Doctor of Law.
I made a speech on last capping day,
But the whole audience voted it a—bore
The Doctor of Law
The Doctor of Law.
I was for a year in the Council's chair,
At the end of that time I was bumped from there—quite
C. Prendergast Knight
C. Prendergast Knight.
I am the wonderful Doctor of Laws,
Never been known to take any course—right
C. Prendergast Knight
C. Prendergast Knight.

Chorus.
In me you see the Doctor of Law,
The cleverest one that ever you saw;
When the Council does meet,
With wisdom I speak.
The innocent looking Doctor of Law.

"O mysterious night! Thou art not silent; many tongues hast thou." —De Monfort.

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"And does the road wind uphill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
And does the journey take the whole long day?
From morn till night, my friend."

Christina Rossetti.