A short interview with Professor Wood was sufficient to show that he had not forgotten his student days—rather it should be said, that students will find him keen and interested in all or most of their activities, and ready to help when approached.

"Filthy Little Hole."

In fact, Professor Wood may be said to have made a flying start, for, when asked his impressions of the College he sad:—"Before leaving Sydney I was told to prepare for a filthy little hole where the University was a sort of week-end cottage with about two books for a library. I was agreeably surprised and, thanks to Mr. Miller and the Carnegie Corporation, the library was one of the chief elements in my surprise. It is quite a good library—in some directions anyway—and I have noticed new book there which could not be obtained for the Sydney University Library." This statement was capped with the remark: "I met Mr. Brook, and gathered he was an institution!"

No Censorship Of Clubs.

Whilst on the staff in Sydney he held office in the Public Questions Society, the League of Nations Club, and the Literary Society "The Public Questions Society brings distinguished visitors to the University to address the students. There is no Anti-War Club but the League of Nations Union, the Free Thought Club, the Labour Club, and the S.C.M. assemble from time to time to hear addresses by representatives from each club. In the Union (Dabating), religion is debarred from discussion by the rules of the society, but I am not sure if the University authorities had anything to do with it. The only trouble has been in connection with the Free Thought Club which was suspected, more or less rightly, of holding Communistic feelings, but there is no censorship or limitation of subjects.

Two good Points.

Referring to the new "Smad," the Professor said that the proposed lay-out was substantially the same as "[unclear: Honi Soir]," except that "[unclear: Honi Soir]" was free, since it was paid for by advertisement and by a subsidy granted by the Students Association.

After hearing a complaint to the effect that the long Vacation tended to break up any continuity in the work of the Clubs and that the first few weeks of the term will [unclear: pase] by in an orgy of Annual General Meetings, Professor Wood said that in Sydney new committees were generally elected at the end of the year, when older members, who had completed their studies, would propose freshers, etc., who had shown interest and promise during the year.

"Blighters."

"Some of the blighters did, in spite of my doing all I could to stop them, but some had more sense," said the Professor, in answer to the question. "Do students in Sydney attend lectures to write feverishly the whole time in an attempt to [unclear: reach] all that is said?"