Fresher Speaks.

As a fresher (I suppose freshmen are allowed to contribute to your time-honoured magazine) I would like to give my views on some of the College institutions.

First, the men's common room (very common as a rule!); Light is supplied by large windows flanked on one side by some antiquated curtains apparently the last of the old brigade. It is suggested that these curtains should be taken down and used to drape the skeleton in the Museum, or put into a glass case with a suitable inscription, such as: "Presented to the University by Queen Victoria for hanging in a Suitable Position." It is also suggested that Mr. Currie and the Natural History Society conduct a search to find the exact number of new species of bacteria existing among the dust in the Common Room furniture (or shall we say "suite"?). However, I think most of us would miss the old curtain, dust, furniture, cigarette butts, etc., if they were duly removed.

The remarks made by "Hungry" in a previous issue of "Smad" sum up the Cafeteria position rather neatly. When sustenance is needed between lectures (and it often is!) it is certainly rather a wrench to have to pay 3d. a cup for "stimulant." or 2d. a cup for tea. The only thing you have plenty of is sugar. Surely the Students' Association do not think these reasonable prices. Sixpence for two cups of coffee and fourpence for two cups of tea! To quote Byron, or, better still, Mae West (abridged). "They done us wrong!"

The Library struck me as being most efficiently managed, but the atmosphere seemed most oppressive. The place seemed as "dead" as a crystal set I made once.