Reaping and Railing

Tournament of necessity has two sides—apart from the sports there are dances, etc., for those whose bedtime is not before ten o'clock.

Tournament Ball on Tuesday marked the official culmination of Tournament and the Wentworth, fortunately better equipped to hold the crowd than College Hall, burst forth in all its glory. From women in very décollété frocks and elbow-length gloves to men in sports coats, the crowd one and all had the same idea, to make the end of Tournament as good a conclusion as possible. The highlight of the evening, indeed to the whole of Tournament, was the presentation of Blues by Mrs. Tocker, wife of the Dean of Canterbury College. Victoria, amid much applauding, booing and drinking, received four Blues—Ben O'Connor and Doug. Goodwin for tennis, Cath. Eichelbaum for swimming, and Merv. Wishart for boxing.

Social life for the North Island half of the Tournament ended on Wednesday night aboard the s.s. "Wahine," when enthusiastic Aucklanders mingled with Victorians (or is this word obsolete?) and danced on the deck to the strains of a violin, later replaced by the bagpipes—Heaven forbid! The other passengers were obviously not of Scottish descent as they objected rather vociferously. The dancing, as is the custom with students since time immemorial, developed into a collection of Undergrade's songs—"Weeping and Wailing." "Rollo," till the purser accompanied by his second in command, endeavoured to quieten the noise. All efforts were in vain, how ever, and the spark once kindled went far on into the calm and peaceful night.