The Science Society.

Nobody seems to know or to care how the Science students are getting on, and it is plainly our own fault. We have a wing to ourselves, and we more or less stay there. Why, I don't know; perhaps it is more comfortable there. Anyway, Miss Hoby, Don. Steele and Doug. Bums have got themselves on the Exec., and that's something. We wish them the best of luck.

Then what about the Science Society? They have been quite busy. Early this year we had a bun fight, which was a huge success, though undoubtedly hard on the buns. Of course, every two or three weeks we discuss some subject of great scientific interest and importance—that's what makes us look so worried. Mr. Munro gave an excellent address on "Science and the Depression." He presented a great array of facts, carefully analysed, and his deductions astutely drawn—but he omitted to deal with inflation.

Another time our President gave a bit of a dissertation on "Chemical Warfare"—but the bottle of carbon disulphide MeGavin spilt in the corridor last week was not at the instigation of the lecturer. More recently, Mr. L. C. King told us what Geology had to say concerning Evolution, and incidentally solved the problem, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" by pointing out that it was the egg, because a lizard layed it.

By the time "Smad" comes out we will all be wiser by having heard Mr. R. E. R. Grimmett give his views on how much human action is predetermined (and explainable by physical science) and how much is subject to control by the will.

Our future activities include our Dance on July 9th. This, we are running in conjunction with the Boxing Club. We want to make it pay, but more particularly we want to make our annual social function a social success. Then, of course, there is our famous football match in August This mighty struggle between Maths-Physics-Chemistry and Zoology-Botany-Geology for the coveted (aluminium) Kirk Cup has each year provided immense entertainment for the spectators, and even an element of exercise for the players.

The discussions scientific are to include an address on "Vitamins" by Dr. Ira Cunningham, and a symposium on "The Origin of the Universe," the latter by the leaders of thought in our midst. We are going to discuss, criticise, pull to pieces, and defend by turns, all the prominent people, you know—Jeans, Eddington, Milliken, Lodge, General Smuts, Bishop Barnes, and so on. It is going to be really good; you want to look out for this.

We would like to take this opportunity of expressing our regret at the departure of Athol Henry Fear for higher worlds—he is entering the Royal Air Force We always knew that this man who has been our Secretary and who in general College affairs has taken such an active part would rise to a high position some day, although those who have heard him and his ilk felt that it could never be "on wings, of song."