On the evening of June 10th, W. Gillanders presided over a social organized by the V.C. Christian Union. Besides V.C. students, many members of the secondary schools Christian Unions were present by invitation, The first part of the entertainment took the form of a concert, to which the Missers Frühauf, Evans, Dale, Ward and Isaacs, and the Glee Club contributed . Only three men were bold enough to appear in the ranks of the last named, and their voices were, to the weal or woe of the audience, naturally somewhat submerged.

Miss Mclean in returning thanks on behalf of the High School girls that were present, said she regarded the V.C. Union as the mother Union, an honour to which the blushing president, Gillanders, in reply, seemed somewhat loth to lay claim.

The evergreen Celebrities brought a most enjoyable evening to a close.

Ladies Hockey Club "At Home"

The V.C. Ladies' Hockey Club was "At Home" on the evening of July 20th, It was quite pleasant to see them "at page 47 home "somewhere, even if it was not on the hockey field. The fact that the Government House Ball fell on the same night, (His Excellency had evidently not been informed that the ladies had chosen it for their "ball") probably accounted for the absence of that entirely ornamental, long-suffering and comparatively useless array of ladies, who under the high sounding title of "chaperones" are accustomed to look interested on such occasions, from the dance-hall platform.

The ladies at home, under the able direction of the hostess-in-chief, Miss L. Mackellar, who wore a pink taffeta with ruchings à la Pompiniére, proved so hospitable, that the guests too felt at home immediately a fact well attested to by the accurate knowledge displayed of the various coigns of vantage.

Though card-tables, (our Euchre champion had to leave at half-time on account of a previous engagement) and a bagatelle-board were in readiness, dancing was the main attraction of the evening, which altogether proved one of the brightest of the College year.

Combined Hockey, Tennis and Football Dance.

This dance was this year, as usual, held in the Sydney Street Schoolroom, which was well filled. It proved as great a success as always, except that there was a slight majority of ladies, who constituted a garden throughout the evening. The hall was decorated with wattle, very kindly supplied by Professor von Zeditz from his extensive garden at the Hutt, and with the ubiquitously disfiguring photographs of the various teams. A novel feature was presented in the programmes which had been printed in England. There, as well as the supper, were a source of great admiration to all.

R. St. J. Beere made an efficient M.C. G.S. Prouse, though not on the committee, at the head of a band of workers which made up for its smallness by its activity, spared neither toil nor trouble in preparations, and to him a great measure of praise is due. The invitations were issued by the committee.