Joynt Scroll

This year marks the beginning' of a new era far Joynt Scroll. At the behest of an investigation committee this contest is no longer to be held at Winter Tournament. Instead, this year, it will take place on September 11th at Massey. VUC is taking the negative of a subject—as yet unspecified—against Lincoln. It will be recalled that last year Otago took the Scroll and it is to be hoped that this year Victoria will deprive them of it.

Ben O'Connor and Jim Milburn, who have been selected as our representatives, are already well known about the College—Jim at least has either his dietums or his face in most issues of "Salient."

Ben O'Connor is a winner of Plunket Medal, and was Vice-Chairman of the Debating Society in 1944. He won the Union Prize some years ago, and since then has used his debating and oratorical prowess at Special General Meetings. Ben's knack of being able to think ahead when speaking, has made him seem rather like his namesake, Abu, who, according to Leigh Hunt, found his name to be the first on the list.

Jim Milburn is a member of the present Exec. and was last year's winner of Plunket Muddle. He has probably debated consistently this year, despite the fact that his breathing is often audible at the back of the Hall. The somewhat startling elevator-like tonal quality in his voice caused one judge to remark that Jim should do well advertising a fat lady at a circus. There can, however, be little doubt that he and Ben will constitute a strong threat to Otago's hope of retaining the Joynt Scroll for 1948.