Disadvantages

The disadvantages of such a winter gathering would stem from the shortness of the a mere three days, although this could be to some extent overcome by full preparation and by maximum utilization of the time available— and remember that in the coolnees of winter our brains will probably be ticking over somewhat more effectively than in the lazy heat of summer—and by a strict limitation of the number of topics to be discussed in the programme. There may be a few difficulties on the organising side, for example, who decides what is to be discussed, whether there should be prepared papers—in which as a siminar session would be much like a Congress session. But difficulties aside we could begin to look upon this proposed seminar as a warranted extension of national student activities, helping towards a fuller knowledge of each other as students and as an instrument for greater co-operation and mutual understanding. I do realise, and the reader will no doubt think too, that such terms as these are all too often bandied about and seem to have little meaning in the face of events. But if this seminar were established it would go some little way to give such statements more meaning—in the student world at least.