University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1921 volume:

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Humphries, ' 24 EDITORIAL With this special issue The Western University Gazette completes the first year it has appeared in the form of a weekly. The change from the former monthly issue was made with some trepidation. The question of cost was one to make for cau- tion. Would the students give equal sup- port to a publication that was rather news- paper than magazine ; would the adver- tisers be ready to co-operate as in the past. The results have exceeded anticipations. The Gazette has never had as many sub- scribers, never given nearly as much for the money and has never had better sup- port from advertisers. Wednesday, throughout the whole year, has been a special day of the week because regularly at ten o ' clock in the morning students looked for the delivery of the Gazette. Those who have been charge.d with the work of issuing the paper weekly will con- fess that it has been a considerable task. There was no time to reSt between issues. Matter had to be in hand for next week ' s issue almost before this week ' s issue was out. But on all hands there was good team work. Those who were assigned as sub-editors from week to week were on the job and the character of the issue be- came a matter of distinct pride to those who got it out. It can be safely said to- day that The Gazette is now established and that its place in the building up of Western spirit may be very great in the years to come. The change in the form of The Gazette came in what will in future be regarded as the turning point in Western University affairs. The year 1921 has seen the defin- ite recognition by the Ontario Govern- ment of the place of Western in the educa- tional system of the province. By making adequate provision for maintenance and by the promise of special appropriations for new buildings Western University may be said to have been placed upon a solid foundation. Those who have labor- ed hard in the past, so often in the face of apparent defeat, deserve the tribute of praise from the present for the way in which they held on, never admitting de- feat, however near it might seem. The next few years will be marked, we predict by advance such as Western has never known before. In the period of marked expansion there will be a special place for The Gazette as one of the media by which the various faculties and student bodies may be able to maintain the closest union. The present closing of The Gazette for 1920-21 is of a special character since it serves both as a record of the university student activities of the year and also pays due honor to those students in all faculties who, having completed their reg- ular course of study are leaving the uni- versity to enter upon their chosen place in the larger field. Among those going out this year are some who by reason of their special gifts will leave places not easy to fill. In wishing them good luck in the days ahead the lines of Longfellow ad- dressed long ago to students of Bowdoin College, come to mind : Let him not boast who puts his armor on As he who puts it off, the battle done. Study yourselves ; and most of all note well Wherin kind Nature meant you to excel. Write on your doors the saying wise and old, Be bold, be bold, and everywhtre be bold ; Be not too bold. Yet better the excess Than the defect ; better the more than less ; Better like Hector in the field to die. Than like a perfumed Paris turn and fly. WESTERN U GAZETTE PAST AND PRESENT Even so young- a creature as Western has a past. We are all of us mostly past, for the present is and is not, the poet sings. But then, as he had just observed, the past is clean forgot. Its tears turn gems, its wrongs repent to diadems, another might go on ; its real values and thrills vanish, while its follies are a rous- ing jest and even its boredom wins a glory from being far. Everything gets turned topsy turvy by, memory, that most per- verse of sinners. When in the former age I came to Wes- tern, the university was under the direc- tion of the principal of Huron College, who had the title of Provost of the university. Only, that year there was no kaiserlich-koeniglich provost principal ; they had got off with the old before they were on with the new. And there was no Dean stopping the dyke like the hero of Haarlem. Consequently there was an un- imaginable touch of good times from the undergraduate viewpoint. A light that never was on sea or land lit up the ship of Western-Huron or Huron- Western that year. The passage was stormy in spots and yet port was made ; there were gradu- ates graduating just the same as usual, however they did it. Of course the medical school of those days was like a star and dwelt apart. Their convocations were a dream to re- member, but I refer you to such author- ities as Dr. James or Dr. Moorhouse for the painfial details. I may note in passing that, functioning on the platform in some capacity once, I felt a flick on my ear from a liquifying lemon that just missed me and hit some one else. There were medi- cal students in those days who hadn ' t passed High School entrance, some of them since, however, highly successful for themselves in the red, capacious Occident. Most of the men, nevertheless, were good stuff, the very best. The annual tug- ' Of-war between the budding parsons of Huron and the pros- pective medicine-men commonly showed anything but a soul affinity between these studies. Hostilities sometimes did not end with the field of action, but went on in various un-Christian endeavors until things gradually smoothed down to norm- al. His studie was but litel on the Bible, said Chaucer of the doctor of physik. And the theologs of last gener- ation were powerful with fist as well as voice. There was once a story about the halls of a big green-coated freshman from the forest primeval up in Bruce. When he got his first try-out on a country congre- gation, he undertook to preach on the Bible. I am often asked the question, he declared pompously in one passage, whether Adam and Eve had a Bible. Of course they had a Bible, just the same as ours (inlay thought: 1001 pages, printed at Amen Corner, dedicated to King James, highly Authorized). It was given them in Eden (and told all about their expul- sion and future destinies). Only it has long since mouldered away in the dust of ages. The thing sounds almosts myth- ological. But you know every respectable history has to have mythological or legen- dary beginnings; let Western have hers. It is the gospel truth that Charlie Ryan never learnt a Greek word except kai ; ask Canon Carlisle, his tutor. With the arrival of Principal Waller, old Huron- Western ' s age of Fable merges into a time of distincter outlines. Wes- ' tern was separated somewhat from its early nurse and got a provost of its own in Dr. James. A regular renaissance set in. It was an epoch of Africa and gold- en joys. The attendance was growing or had growing pains, but somehow Wes- tern did not feel that it wanted to grow up. It was in the nineteen noughts a Peter Pan. Ask any of the old-timers whether thy would have had Western any different from v hat it was. Ask Herbert Hopkins Moorhouse, the novelist, what it was like. He has publishsed a charming story of Western as he knew it when a student here, with some slight disguise of names. The century was still in the cradle, why hurry forward ? But scholars and characters were moulded in those halcyon years. When will Western have the match of Landon and Baker, Gras, Grant (the greatest actor before Hannah), and the colossal WESTERN U GAZETTE Joe Hamilton, or Carlisle and Snell who used to howl witty things at each other down the corridor at midnight; and the artists Dave Cornish (cartoonist supreme), Colgrove (the designer), and Sammy Jones on whom fell the mantle, somewhat large, of Cornish ? Who now compare with mighty Ab Bice and his brother Gib, or big Alex or Dan MacMillan and Bob Bucke, for athletic prowess? And Len Rowntree, champion of the track, is noAV a D. Sc. When the Bice Bros, played for London Rugby, the team was in the same class with the Senior Hamilton Tigers. Once when Ab. had a slight concussion, it took three of Huron ' s biggest huskies to hold him in his room ; it v. ' ould take Mr. Brock ' s whole team to-day, leaving out Mr. Brock. A little later were Algy Clark and Jim Cartledge, only a little less than Grant in histrionic fame. Reg. Charles has but gradually passed from our midst ; he was Ulysses, good at anything, v. ' hose bow is hard to bend. Then came the Paladnis who went to war in Prance, whose names are spread like a rainbow over us, and some of them belong agam to the present as to the pa.sr. Then the girls ! They are all very well at present, but you see I am carousing in the past. It was the girls of years ago that gave its character to No. G. Some came to study, some to dance or dream, but all to charm. The gloomy old halls, not renovated as now, but literally crack- ing and mouldering everywhere, oozing with summer damp when you walked through on the first of October, only seem- ed to emphasize the graces of the girls that illumined them. They Avere Lon- don ' s berit, with one or two now and then from Luean, Thorndale or other suburbs, and they were loyal to Western to the ery deatli. Some went, it is true, to Toronto to finish an honor course, because of the regulation:; of John Seath or be- cause of ])arental command, but to their memory Western was still nonpareil. Ay. me, they are gone, all, all are gone, the old familiar faces, to the islands of the blest, or the benedicts, except two or three that abide on the faculty of Alma Mater. Some still appear for a moment on occasions, and one girl graduate is flit- ting about in a class or two. May their light continue to lighten ns. The naughty pranks they used to play, shall I tell them? How the dummy hung and danced outside the window of Pro- fessor Burgess ' s class room, or on April L ' ool ' s Day knocked at his door, an appli- cant for enrollment as special student in mathematics just before examination time. How the inimitable Parney, great- est of mimics, labelled the owls for a con- versazione; the big white one, Canon Richardson ; the biggest broAvn one, mathematicus maximus Americanus, for Pro. Burgess, etc. But the doing of those days are they not chronicled in the publications of the time, In Cap and Gown, McDonkey ' s Magazine ? Copies of those manuscript journals, espe- cially with Dave Cornish ' s illustrations, are worth their weight in gold to the col- lege antiquarian or collector. I recom- mend to the editors of The Gazette to in- quire of Rev. Canon Carlisle or others for such documents in our domestic history. And now I should be coming to the present, but my space is taken up. In any case, the present can well look after itself, being full of life and vitamines. A last backward glance over Western ' s past career discerns three moments shining like landmarks. Morning on the entrance gate, and some good old divines and doc- tors together start a great project with little capital beyond faith and public spirit. Noon on the elm-shadowed house of Arts, where they fleet the time as in a gjklen age, a happy family. ' Evening on the academic Thames below the Western bank, vvhere the war guns are calling the young men away, and the young women carry on as best they can, and the forts of prejudice at Toronto are suddenly carried with a last rush. Now comes the new day, when the Lares and Penates are getting ready to trek up stream a little v -ay to a largerway to a larger abode. May their hold on the greater student hosts of- the future be ever as strong as the affection that they have inspired in the little family of the past. WESTERN U GAZETTE Some Impressions of France Prol ' cssoi Meras former stiuUMits Avill lie interestod in tlie little tour in Prance he nunlc during the M ' inter holidays. Prom Toulouse, where he is attending the Uni- versity in preparation for the Ph.D., he wont to Bordeaux, Paris, Lyons, Geneva and South Pranee — a voyage circulaire whieh ended with his vacation, at his Starting point. He writes, in a letter to Dr. Shanks : Naturally I saw other places along my route ; I saw Angouleme and Poi- tiers, Tours arid Orleans, the chateaux along the Loire, the theatres of Paris, Dijon and Lyon with Notre Dame de la Pourviere on the height; the Alps and Lake Leman, Les Cevennes, the sunny valley of the Rhone, with Avignon and the handsome Palace of the Popes, Taraseon and its smiling Tartarins, Cette and the quiet, impressive blue of the Mare Nos- trum, Narbonne, Carcassonne and her mighty fortress C ' est aujourd ' hui le neuf et je n ' ai pas encore eu let temps de finir votre lettre. Ces jcurs-ci, on me fait travailler enormement, mais cctte annee j ' eprouve tant de plaisir a etudier oue c ' est bien loin d ' etre une punition. Je voudrais que Monsieur Auden fut ici poui ' me forcer a faire un peu plus de latin. Pour le latin il faut I ' avouer je suis tres paresseux. Ce n ' est pas que cette langue ne m ' interesse pas: tout au contraire Je voulais vous raconter up peu mon voy- age de Bordeaux a Paris. Je me suis leve a quartre heures pour prendre le train sur Bor- deaux; mais quand je arrive a ia gare a Tou- louse la bulletin annoncait un retard de trois heures a cause de la neige. Ici a Toulouse meme nous en avons eu a peu pres soixante centimetres. Enfin le train est venu, j ' y suis monte et nous sommes mis en route pour le grand port. Nous sommes arrives vers quar- torze heures (two p. m.) et j ' ai trouve que j ' avais manque le train pour Paris. Je me suis achete alors un petit plan de la ville, je suis alle me procurer une chambre, je m ' y suis in- stalle avec mes bagages et me voila pret a faire le tour de la ville. C ' etait d ' abord la Garonne et les ponts et les quais que j ' ai visites, ensuite j ' ai suivi le rive tout en ad- mirant les superbes hotels abimes plutot gates par les grandes enseignes de marchands de vin, qui montent tout le long de la riviere jursqu ' a la rade Tuesday aiul 1 haven ' t had time to finish this letter. As I said, I walked up along the banks of the river spying out the church steeples. Pirst I saw La Tour St. Michel, that interesting .spire }iigh above the city, then L ' Eglise Ste Croix with its stunted Romanesque facade, its (pieer equestrian statue so different in style from the crumbling women with their serpents over the doorway. I wan- dered through the crooked streets onward to the great cathedral, spreading its Gothis beauty over the Place Bernard. It is handsome within, it is handsome with- out, with its delivate buttresses and its- tall thin towers, with its pale, violet win- dows, designed in faint blues and burning- reds, with its finely carved chapels vague- ly lighted by the flickering gleams of con- secrated candles. I walked from there along the busy Rue Ste. Catherine, where endless autos wound in and out among the rushing Christmas crowds, and came out before la Comedie where the low-built opera house extends its pillared front. The queue had already started to form at six o ' clock, to see Rigoletto at eight- thirty. I tried to get seats, could not, and walked on a bit to the immense Place des Quinconces, to see the towering statue to the Girondins and the tine thin line of lighted lamps that led down to the har- bour, where shadowy ships swung lazily amid odd moving lanterns. It was a won- derful sight looking over the water from my place imder the radiance of the two -tall beacons that signalled out across the harbor. I stood there fully ten minutes mider the starry sky, on a Christmas eve as mild as a night in June. Then back to the hotel, where I regaled myself on a dish of Bouillabaisse and fell asleep to the strains of the nasal organs that accompany all Prench fairs. Por no matter where I go in Prance there is always a fair or cir- que, carrousels with wooden pigs instead of wooden horses, etc., etc. It is a happy country, Prance, with its smiliiig faces and its hearty laughter, but. behind this exterior there ' is a note of grim serious de- termination that makes her strength. WESTERN U GAZKTTE OUR RIVER Silver in the gleam of sunshine Quivering at the wind ' s light touch, Willow-margined, little river, We who know thee love thee much. All the lovely glow of evening Sun-flecked clouds and golden rays; Rose tints fading into violet Violet merging into grays. Mirrored in thy placid stillness AVe have watched the glory fade ; Silent sat, and mused before thee, Mid the gathering evening shade. We have watched the storm clouds gather, Murky shadows o ' er thee cast. Angry, lurid, threatening tokens. Low above thy surface massed. We have seen thy winter stillness. Cloaked in gleaming mantle white. Fringed by naked willow saplings. Touched by purple shadows light. Mist-dimmed in the evening silence We have watched thee fade from view; Deep and azure seemed thy waters ' Neath their canopy of dew. Often will thy memory charm us. Borne far distant on life ' s swell- Willow-margined, little river, We who know thee, love thee well. — B. Taneock. I X u QQ WESTERN D GAZETTE BRESCIA HALL The old house was silent. Squirrels chased one another across its lawns; robins hopped from branch to branch in its trees ; unplucked the apples fell to the earth, but no footstejis trod its paths — and the old house moaned. Your day will come, said the garage, lifting its weath- lervane skyward. Your day will come — and mine. 1 was not built for a barn. But ever the house grew more mournful, more silent. People passing by looked curiously at it, but it heeded not ; strange whispers were in the air, but it heard them not ; only day by day it watched the dust thicken on its floor.s, and it slumbered in growing gloom. A door was flung open high up on the third floor and a stream of sunlight fell across the hall. A partition here, I think: window seats before the windows, The house awoke and listened. Radiators here and here and electric light must be installed, double burners for students ' lamps. There will be room, the voic con- tinued, for four — six — or easily nine or ten on this floor also. Life changed for the old house. Its sides were torn by the hammers- of carpen- ters ; its floors rent by plumbers ; the paint brush went over its woodwork, and soon it was awake, rejoicing in a new youth. Strange scraps of conversation did it hear, talk of hikes, ball games, of the Lit and the U, fragments of learning — predicables and syllogisms, a word of French and a sentence of Spanish, where Socrates was wrong, what Caesar should have done. And now it rocked with the sound of song and ragtime, and now felt dancing feet. It listened to the thoughts of youth and the glowing visions of the spring of life ; it, too, dreamed with the university students who had made it their home —dreamed o ' the splendor of its mission, of an influence ever broadening, ever widening, ever enobling, stretching over Western Ontario. And I, said the Ann?x, i)roudly sur- veying its lecture halls and cozy studies, ' ' I was not built for a barn. ' ' Dreams The glad dreams, the mad dreams, the dreams that fill the days With tingling sorts of sweetness in a thousand different ways And life is gloriously good — the world with song ' s a-thrill— Or deeply, wondrously content, in peaec that ' s sweet and stilL The light dreams, the bright dreams, the dreams that sweep away The little bits of ugliness that cling to every day, And leave instead a treasure that with lovely fancies teams And makes this life worth living — yonth ' s sweet, fragrajit, ' oolish dreams I I SB, 5K B ' - C 3 OQ C o (Q u CO 5 1 -13 4) J U 4 a to O u ou 12 WESTERN U GAZETTE OUR FACULTY W. SHERWOOD FOX. Dean of the Faculty of Arts; gradu- ated from McMaster 1900. M.M. in 1906. Received the degree of Phs.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1911 and came to Western in 1917, Is the author of Greek and Roman Mythology in the Mythology of the Nations Series. K. P. R. NEVILLE. Professor of Classics and Registrar of the University. His association with Western dates from 1908. Graduated from Queen ' s and Harvard with B.A. and M.A. degrees, and in 1901 received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell. Dr. Neville has written or assisted in several books. N. 0. JAMES. Graduate of Toronto and Ph.D. of Halle, Germany. Was a member of the Ontario Educational Advisory Council in 1906. At present is Pro- fessor of German. W. J. PATTERSON, Has been Professor of Mathematics since 1906. After obtaining B.A. and M.A. degrees at Toronto, spent two years in post-graduate work at Clark. A. D. ROBERTSON. Professor of Biology and also Domin- ion Government Oyster Specialist. Graduated from Toronto in 1910. L. P. SHANKS, Professor of Romance Languages, is M.A. of Columbia and Ph.B. and Ph.D. of Cornell. He is the writer of many articles, while his book on Anatole France is pronounced to be the best on the subject in the English language, A, J- SLACK, Come to Western as Professor of Chemistry in 1910, having graduated from Massachusetts College of Phar- macy. In addition to his duties as professor, pursued the medical school course and obtained the degree of M. D. in 1920. W, F. TAMBLYN, Professor of English Literature, is B, A. of Toronto and Ph.D. of Columbia. Is the writer of numerous literary arti- cles and a well-known critic. C. C. WALLER. Professor of Hebrew and Principal of Huron College. Is M.A. of Cambridge and McGill and D.D. of Western. L. A. WOOD. Professor of Economics, has the de- grees of B.A., Toronto; B.D., Montreal Presbyterian College, and M.A. and Ph.D., Heidelburg. Is the author o£ several books among which are two volumes of Makers of Canada. R. 0. DEARLE. Graduate of Toronto with degrees of B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. In 1919 was appointed Professor of Physics at Wes- tern. H. W, AUDEN, Associate Professor of Classics, is an M.A. graduate of Cambridge. Has edited many works of Latin and Greek. Before coming to Western was Presi- dent of Upper Canada College. A, G. DORLAND. Associate Professor of History, gradu- ated from Queen ' s and Yale. Con- tributed the Canadian section to the volume The Develoi ment of the Anglo-Sa xon Race. N. C, HART. Associate Professor of Biology, is M. A. of Toronto. Is especially inter- ested in economic botany and useful researches are to be expected of him when the new laboratory is built. J. W. RUSSELL. After obtaining a M.A. degree at Mc- Master, took post-graduate course at Harvard. Has had considerable prac- tical experience. At present, besides being Associate Professor of Geology, he is manager of the Oxford Cobalt Silver Co. WESTERN U GAZETTE 13 E. G. STURDEVANT. Associate Professor of Chemistry, is A.B. and A.M. of Indiana and Ph.D. of Michigan. On leaving- Michigan he was counted the most promising of the grouji of chemistry graduates. E. V. K. ALBRIGHT. Instructor in English, is an honor grad- uate of Toronto in English and His- tory. Took a law course in Alberta, where she practiced fo r a short time. S. N. BEST. Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Institute of Public Health. Is Pharm. D. of Massachusettes College of Pharmacy and an M. A. of the same college. G. L. CRAM. Instructor in Romance Languages, is B.A. of Toronto and M.A. of Columbia. Came to Western from University of Kansas. EATEMAN EDWARDS. Instructor in Romance Languages, is a graduate of Bowdoin and has had a year ' s post-graduate work at Prince- ton. A. C. LEWIS. Instructor in Physics, is B.A. and M. A. of Toronto. Served overseas in the artillery. G. M. BROCK. Instructor in English and Faculty Supervisor of Athletics, is a B.A. of To- ronto. Member of Canadian Olympic team at Stockholm. ARTHUR WOODS. Instructor in Mathematics, is a B.A. and M.A. of Queen ' s. Has also taken summer school work at University of Chicago. MARJORIE ROSS. Graduated from Toronto in 1916 and from Library School in 1918. Has been librarian at Western for three years. E. A. MERAS. Instructor in Romance Languages, is B.A. of College of City of New York. The winner of a Carnegie Traveling Fellowship and is at present on leave of absence at the University of Toul- ouse. Expected to return in the fall of 1922. ROBERT HANNAH. Lecturer in Public Speaking, is B.A. of Western and a post-praduate of Chicago. At present on leave of ab- sence, taking post-graduate work at Cornell. J. W. WESTERVELT, JR. Lecturer in Accounting, is C.A. of In- stitute of Chartered Accountants. Known throughout the Dominion as an expert auditor and accountant as well as teacher of business subjects. Assisted in writing a text-book on Bookkeeping. G. R. SAGE. Lecturer in Philosophy, is B.A., B.D., and M.A. of Trinity and D.D. of Wes- tern. Is also rector of St. Georges Church. DUNCAN BROWN. Lecturer in Biology, is B.A. and M.A. of Queen ' s. FRED LANDON. Lecturer in History, is B.A. and M.A. of Western. Librarian of London Public Library and frequently con- tributes to magazines. F. E. PERRIN. liccturer in Economics, is B.A. of To- ronto and Barrister-at-Law. Has been of Western stafiP since 1915. E. H. ROBINSON. Lecturer in Philosophy, is R.A. and M. A. of Toronto. Pastor of Robinson Memorial Methodist Church. J. 1. WALKER. Lecturer in Public Speaking, is also connected with the Institute of Musi- cal Art. MARY MANLEY. Supervisor of Physical Culture for Women, is also Principal of Oakhurst School for Girls. u s Z CO c D J ' O s u CO H Z Q D H cn w s 4:; « o a WESTERN U GAZETTE 15 The Student ' s Council of the Student Body With the meeting ' held on Wednesday, April the twentieth, the Mork of the Stu- dent ' s Coiincil closed for the year 1920- 1921. At this, the end of its period of experimentation, the question in the minds of all is, lias the system been a suc- cess? The majority, I thing, would an- swer that it has vindicated itself. The Council has emerged from the melting pot of experience with much of the dross and much of the glamor per tain- ing to Student Goverimient washed away. At the beginning of the year a small group wei ' e elected, presented with a brand new constitution and given the task of piloting the school for the subse- quent two semesters. This group should- ered their new responsibility, filled Avith high ideals and inward trepadition. They have undoubtedly made many mistaken but many of them must be excused in view of the number of difficulties which faced them. Not only were the faculty and the student both unaccustomed to the new system but also the administration was absolutely inexperienced. The policy of the Council throughout the year has been to stress the clause in the constitution, dealing with the welfare of the student body; and to not enforce more than necessary the police clause. No students have been reprimanded, either individually or collectively, and the welfare of the student body has been greatly increased. For example, the Council acting as an intermediary between, the Committee of Deans and the Students, seciired the permission of the faculty to hold twice the number of parties specified by them. The collection of the Blanket Fee at the beginning of the year has re- lieved the students of the irritation of small collections. On account of this financial system, and one must add the capable executive, the University Gazette has completed the promised issue of twenty numbers, Avith money to spare! A situation, I believe, hitherto unprecedented. And above all, think of the advantages reai)ed from the Board Walk, the lights on the drive and the re- moval of the bumps at the entrance! These things and more have been accom- plished by tiie Council, but above all by the Prefei ' t. Tlu ' students cannot give Mr. Simpson too much credit and gratitude for the S];)lendid way in which he has car- ried on this year. The work of the Coun- cil has in many cases fallen on the should, ers of one man and the Prefect has at all times been ready to take over the resi)ons- ibility. In sj ite of the heavy course which he has carried he has devoted un- told time to the welfare of the students, and has done it ungrudgingly and unhesi- tatingly. To him we owe the fact that the system has been a success and the best fortune to be wished for the University in the future, is that she may number more such men among her students who are ready to unselfishly play their part in the life of Western. The Council has been the butt of much criticism during the year, both justifiable and unjustifiable. While it has been gratifying to know that the stu- dents took such an interest in the conduct of their affairs, they have at times over- stepped the bounds of leniency, perhaps necessarily, perhaps not. The students must not forget that in electing the Coun- cil at the beginning of the year they are- placing a responsibility not only upon the officers but also upon themselves. The Council has tried to remember always that they are not an autocratic govern- ment imposed by the authorities, but a democratic committee elected by the stu- dents, of the students and responsible to the students. If the system is to prove a success, the Council must have the wholehearted support of the body elect- ing it, including the benefit of friendly, rather than hostile criticism. The Coim- cil has been greatly handicapped this year in that its personnel did not include any of the constitutional experts of the Col- lege. Let us remember in electing our, committee next year that in doing them the honor of appointing them, we are not finishing our part of the work but just beginning. Western needs the support of every individual student, let us remem- ber to work for her before all things; so that in leaving every o ne of us may sin- cerely say that we have done our ]iart in the building up of our Alma Mater. 18 WESTERN U GAZETTE THE GLEE CLUB Final Announcement For 1920-21. At this tiiiio of tlu ' year it seems cus- t ' Jiuary for tiie various organizations of the University to look back over the work of the year. Taking everything into eon- sideraticn the Glee Club supporters feel ery pleased with the results of their year ' s efforis. We say efforts because the job of putting the Glee Club on the map of the university has not been accomplish- ed without considerable work on the part oi those who felt themselves responsible for the success of the undertaking. In the general map-out of the year ' s activities of the Lit it was suggested that a Glee Club be formed, in order to provide music occasionally for the society meetings and also to be in the swim with other universities. After considerable de- lay a meeting was held of all those in- terested. The resiilt was that Bev. Baker war; elected chief head of the G!ee Club and the thing was started. Mr. Quanee, the supervisor of music in the public schools, was secured as musical conductor. The first rehearsal of the club showed fair promise indeed. The only trouble then and ever since has been that the male parts outbalanced the ladies ' parts. As good luck would have it the first meeting was held following the or- ganization meeting of the W. U. W. S. C, and many of the snowshoe stars were induced to stay and swell the chorus. Following the first rehearsal the pro- moters of the Glee Club put up a continu- ous fight to secure new members. For a day or so prior to each meeting of the chorus members of the club were as busy as they could be in the halls (despite the regulations against conversation there). Everyone Avho even had the appearance of a singer was butLon-holed and entreat- ed, urged, begged (what else shall we say), yes, threatened. The result was the Glee Club was kept going, although at times it seemed as if all was over. One rainy night there were so many out that they were all able to squeeze into Kitty AVhite ' s car and ride down town. The men would turn out willingly, but there was a constant shortage of girls. One eve- ning when about ten or a dozen boys had turned out and were all in readiness to ;hunder out the bass and tenor parts there were only about two or three girls si-ting over in one corner of the room looking sheepishly at each other. They were, however, greatly relieved to see a crowd of girls from Brescia College come in late, but better late than never. Slowly but surely the new members came along, until at the end of the term we can say that we have about fifteen or sixteen good, constant singers, who are ready to stick to the Glee Club through thick and thin. These ])eople are heartily interest- ed in the work of the chor is, and it would take a mighty big attraction to keep them away from their seats on Tuesday eve- nings. One of the first controversies was over the kind of music which was to be used. Some held that the name of the organiza- tion Glee Club implied that the music should be of a gleeful nature or in other words all popular music. There were others, however, who maintained that the original Anglo Saxon meaning of the word glee was harmony and that the music should be of as high a standard as it is possible to get. However, Mr. Quanee was able to solve the problem very satisfactorily by several popularl songs arranged for four-part harmony. These consisted of 1. The Bells of St. Marys. 2. The Road That Brought Me To You. 3. On Miami Shore. There were other songs of a more diffi- cult nature such as 4. There Is No Death. 5. Departure by Mendelssohn. and in a doubt in several other humorous and patriotic pieces which were kindly loaned by Mr. Quanee from his own libra- I ' y. Thus we have been able to work on music of different varieties and as a result everyone has been satisfied. Everything has gone along nicely this year for which the executive of the Glee Club extend their thanks to all those who by their untiring eff ' prts and constant support have made this possible. We have laid the foundation for an excellent club and next year will find Western with a Glee Club to be proud of. If all goes well probably about thirty voices will be select- ed from those who attend seventy-five per cent of the rehearsals to form a chorus to go around and give concerts at different points. All those who have gone out on concert trips know that they are more fun than a picnic, and any student who can sing and would like to take part in such trips had belter turn out to the first rehearsal of the Glee Club in the fall and keep on coming to every meeting. So let us get an early start next fall. See how much can be accomplished in 1921-22. WESTERN D GAZETTE 19 The Student Christian Movement in Western University 111 past years the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. have been the usual channels through v.-hic ' h student interest in the direction of special Christian organization and effort have been expressed in the universities of Canada. But this year a movement to make this, as much as any other colleg. enterprise, a mattei! of student initiative, culminated at ' Guelph in the formation of a B ' aident Christian Movement of Can- ada ' ' by an assembly of delegates from practically all the universities of the Dominion. At this conference, Vvdiich was held in Christmas j vacation week. Miss Lois Black represented the College of Arts. Last June, at the summer conference at Cobourg, the women of Arts were well represented by Misses M. Mcintosh, Berdan, Granger, Davey and Davis, who, Ave understand, not only advanced in Bible Stud} , but startled the university world there assembled by an amazing feat in dramatics. With the support of these and a few others. Miss Margaret Gemmell, president of the association, was success- ful in forming two groups for Bible Study, These comprise the local movement, which has about thirty members, and which is a jiart of the national federation. The study course chosen is the life of Jesus Christ, and, as a basis of study, the groups are using Sharman ' s Jesus and the Rec- ords. • This book is in no sense a com- mentary ; it is in the form of a question- All during this university year the girls of ' the Arts Faculty have been hold- ing two Bible discussion groups, and for some time past there has been an agita- tion among the boys to organize similar groups in the faculties of Arts and Meds, and also in Huron College. As a result the last week of Mr. Clark, of the United Student Movement, to the city, a meeting was held of different students from these three bodies in which it was decided to go ahead and organize discussion groups amongst the boys. It was thought that although we as students are coming con- tinually in contact with one another in our different student clubs and societies, v.-e have practically no opportunity of meeting for a discussion of the deeper things of life. Those who intend to put their talents and education to the best use in later life feel that now is the time to get together and discuss the true principles of Christian life and service. Several of aire, and is a force in stimulating inde- pendent thinking. The degree of interest that is being taken is shown in the fact that the study hour is being kept up till the very eve of examinations. Professor Dorland and Col. W. J. Brown have been most generous in de- voting their time to leadership. Col. Brown ' s group of Sophomores and Fresh- men have been meeting on Sunday after- noons ?4id Proi. Dorland ' s Juniors and Seniors on Wednesday evenings following the tea hour, which they spend togethe: At a recent meeting of this group, som- i of the men of Aris and Medicine as well as the i resident of the junior group of v ' Omen, were j resent to meet Mr. Clarke, of Toronto, secretary of the National movement. Those who are going out from Western this year, who were present wiil remember that evening as among the hajv piest hours oi ' their university career. We were on the camj us ; the birds were singing in the trees, and the sun was about to set over our lovely river valley. As wc drank tea and discussed future plans there was an atmosphere of accord that prom- ised bigger things for next year in ihc Student Christian Movement of Western. If you are curious about this new uni- versity enterprise, why not go to Elgin House, Muskoka, September 20-27, enjo;. ' a combination of study, sport and leisure, and become acquainted with the S. C. lAi. of Canada? the boys at the meering held with Mr. Clark, including Messrs. James, Bartlet- and Pack, from the Arts; Mr. Quinn and Leekie, from the Meds, and Mr. Dobson from ?Iuron, stated their intention of at- tending the conference to be held at Elgin House in Muskoka from September 19th to September 26ih. It was decided that those A ho go shall ])ay their own exjiense?, which amount to about thirty dollars. We are anxious to have as large a repre- sentation from Western as possible and vrould urge all who are interested .in this movement to hand their name and address in to any of the men mentioned above and attend the conference. Groups will be formed in October and leaders selected. It was thought wise to organize several small groups which could each study the same text and meet togetlier monthly in a body to share different ideas. All stu- dents who can possibly manage it at all are urged to get into these groups and help. U 3 U CO c Z i ° ' o 0) -3 w CO to O P O 03 O H 3 C • D X CO Oh Ol( s. o ■T3 ; « : H P o C5 I O o; o 2; WESTERN U GAZETTE 21 Western University Literary Society During the year that is past and gone, Avhat clianges have the rolling seasons seen! When applied to Western in the past year these time-honored lines have a significance of fact which almost justifies their use. Western is at present in the midst of a period of unprecedented growth. Growth means progress. Pro- gress necessitates change, and in the case of W estern it is, we are sure, change for the better. z Nowhere in the university has this spirit of progress worked to better effect than in the Literary Society. Whether the decided success of the Literary Society this year owes more to the executive who framed its program or the student body whose co-operation made it possible, would be difficult to decide. At the beginning of the year the executive unanimously agreed upon a rather ambitious program, Avhieh has been carried out almost to the last detail. This program was the crys- talization of the progressive ideas of Wes- tern and was formed in the determination of the executive to make this year ' s Lit a real Literary Society, to lay the founda- tion for a society in the future which will be all its name implies. The program of the society as planned, and executed during the year, included lectures, debates, dramatic skits, musical numbers and readings. It was carried almost entirely by people connected with the university. Indeed it is the chief aim of the Literary Society to draw out hidden talent, and to afford the students a very valuable training in appearing in public. There must be a number of literary and other lights about the university, and the Lit intends to remove from these vari- ous lights their resi:)ective bushels. Along this line the year ' s work has been very suceessiul, and as a result, the executive found excellent debators, who had never debated before, and actors who did not know they could act. An astonishing number of students of musical ability were also discovered. As a rule, however, these discoveries were only made as a result of assiduous search. It is hoped that, as the tradition of this sort of thing becomes more firmly established, these lights will shine forch of their own volition. The co- operatio]! of the Faculty and Alumnae in the Lit. has also been greatly appreciat- ed. Their presence and active participa- tion have indeed added materially to its success this year. Another very important part of this year ' s program was the system of definite year responsibility. Each year was to furnish one dramatic skit and its share in a series of three debates. Unfortun- ately, owing to unavoidable delay and the near approach of exams, the last Lit. meeting, as scheduled, did not materalize, and in consequence the Freshmen did not have the opportunity of displaying their dramatic talent. The debates, however, were all carried out according to program. The cup which the Literary Society had offered as a reward to the winners of the series, was duly presented to the Senior years. So much for the past. The year ' s work over, and we must turn to the future. After all this year ' s Lit. is but a founda- tion on which the Literary Society may continue to build. Continued growth will bring with it constant change. This must be, and it is right that it should be. Let us hope then that all change will be as truly progressive of that of the last year. CO D u H o fiu CO 2 WESTERN U GAZETTE 21 Western University Winter Sports Club The Western University Sports Club, organized in January, 1920, has just com- pleted the second year of its sueeessfiil history. The club is fundamentally for both arts and medicine, the student execu- tive of nine members consisting of four Arts students and four from Medicine, the president, a woman Arts student. The executive for the 1920-21 season was Hon. Pres. Dr. F. R. Miller, Meds. ; Mr. Arthur Woods, Arts. ; President, Miss Margaret Thomson, Arts. ' 21 ; vice-president, Mr. V. Traynor, Meds. ' 24 ; secretary-treasur- ers, Mr. J. D. MacWilliam, Arts. ' 23 ; Mr. Fred Thomson, Meds. ' 24 ; year represent- atives. Miss Aileen Boomer, Arts. ' 22 ; Miss Mary Granger, Arts. ' 22 ; Mr. Harold Dal- gleish. Arts 22 ; Mrs. W. A. Martin, Meds ' 24; Mr. A. A. James, Meds. ' 23. Mr. N. C. Hart, president of the Athletic Associa- tion, Mrs. Albright and Miss Marjorie Ross, have also been present at the various club parties and have helped to make them a .success. The Winter Sports Club is non-consti- tutional, being conducted according to the caprices of the executive, and of the wea- ther, the latter being the deciding factor as to the date and frequency of parties. The executive places complete power in the hands of the president in order that she might speedily arrange a party when the weather seemed most favorable — it never was entirely so. Few members real- ize the enormous amount of responsibility that has fallen upon her and we wish to take this oi)i)ortunity of thanking her. Before the organization of the club for the past season, the Athletic Association gave a very delightful impetus in that direction when it arranged and financed a hike to the Winter Farm on the Med- way. The success of this was repeated in two hikes given by the Sports Club. A skating party was next attempted but the weather was as usual disagreeable The lunch, however, had been prepared, so a social evening was held in the Artr. building. During the games and the brief l)eriod of dancing, everyone found an o])portunity of becoming better acquaint- ed. This is one of the primary objects of the club. It is ])ractically the only organization in the university, which includes with its original purpose, that of sports, anything of a social nature. It is in this club that students of various years and faculties can really become acquaint- ed and have a jolly time together. The club only succeeded in holding one skating ])arty, and even then the ice was rather weak in spots, so that various mem- bers, whose identity is a deej) mystery, broke through and were in danger of catching their death of dampness. Perhaps the gayest and merriest party of all was that held on Saturday, April 22nd, the final one of the year. It Avas in- tended to make it a hike and hayrack party to St. Johns, but the weather man as usual was most unkind and it was im- l)ossible to carry out the original plans. A hard times party was therefore held in the gym. Everyone came in the worst costumes they could find. Prizes were offered for the best (?) dressed couple, and the executive had the hardest time of all in awarding them. All manner of games were played reminiscent of younger days. After lunch dancing was the popu- lar pastime. All things come to an end, and it A ' as with much regret that the Sports Club held this final party. In spite of the laclc of suitable weather, the success of the club is unquestionable as its popularity testi- fies. It is only to be hoped that in future years there will be some real winter weather. For the success of the year the thanks of the members is due to tlie presi- dent and her executive and also to the members of the faculty and of tlie Ath- letic Association who have given so much valuable assistance. 22 WESTERN U GAZETTE OUR UNIVERSITY PLAY .Oiico again the time approaches when anyone who has any comiection with Western University will have an o])]K)r- tunity of seeing the best dramatic talent of the University in tlieir annual theatrical ])rocluction. The university play has won such a hig ' h and well-deserved rejiutation among the theatre-going jjublic of London that it is eagerly looked forward to among the dramatic events of the year. Western may well be x roud of the interest that it arouses. Amateur productions are always an object of great interest and curiosity to the friends and relatives of the perform- ers, but the achievements of the talented students of Western in the past years have far surpassed the stage wdiere they are simply objects of interest and curios- ity to admiring friends. In the performance o Green Stock- ings at the Patricia Theatre in 1919, with a few exceptions, the imi)ortant parts were played by first year students. The talent shown was a revelation to everyone, and even exceeded expectations the following year in the production of An Ideal Husband. It is small won- der, therefore, that the performance this year should arouse more than the usual amount of interest. The play is to be pre- sented, both a matinee and evening per- formance, on May 26 at the Grand Oprea House. The author is the well-known playwright, Clyde Fitch, and the title is Her Own Way. The fact that it was performed at the Lyric Theatre and later vVt the Savoy, London, England, by such a noted actress as Maxine Elliot is an added recommendation. The main characters are being played by tlie following : Miss Margaret Gemmell, Miss Blanch Taneock, Miss Mary Granger, Miss Helen Berdan, Mr. Waring, Mr. Winston Harrison and Mr. Beverley Baker. Miss Gemmell, who is taking the lead- ing part, is one of the most experienced and successful amateur actresses who has ever carried a lead in a Western produc- tion. Her first appearance as the sus- ceptible and sympathetic Aunt Ida in Green Stockings attracted a great deal of attention, and anyone who had the pleasure of witnessing her intensely dra- matic performance of Mrs. Cheveley in An Ideal Husband last year will not soon be able to forget the impression it ])roduced. We understand that this year Miss Gemmell is undertaking an entirely different role, and we wish her as great a success as she had last year. In our private opinion that ' s the best wish w e can give anyone. It is much to be re- gretted that this is the last time we will have the opportunity of seeing Miss Gem- mell in an undergraduate production. The w ord undergraduate suggests an idea. We wonder if the graduates of Western could ever find the time among their many activities to produce a play in order to show the ])resent students the high dramatic talent of previous years. Once again the cast includes a badly treated wife — we can ' t get away from them — this year portrayed, and accord- ing to whispered rumors, most ably por- trayed by Miss Blanch Taneock. The majority of us remember Miss Taneock as the attractive young person w ho became very much engaged in the last act of An Ideal Husband, but unknown to many Miss Taneock was also a power behind the scenes in Green Stockings. Miss Gran- ger also had a part in the latter play, but our more recent remembrance of her ability as an actress was in the II. K. Players performance of The MoUuse. Miss Berdan, another rumor whispers, is carrying most of the comedy this year. We saw Miss Berdan as Gertrude the Governess and w e have confidence in her ability to supply amusement. It naturally follows that if there is a badly treated wdfe there must be a hus- band somewhere. Mr. Harrison, a new- comer on the list of Western players, is portraying this role, and in connection with this we have heard still another rumor, but we are not going to give away any more secrets. Suffice it to say that it is not by deliberate intention that he makes his w ife unhai)py. Mr. Waring and Mr. Baker are also both making their first appearance in a University play this year, but they have M o 1 H 2 O _ o I- I 2 c r to 03 ?r V3 -: xj CD -• E — 5  ' 24 VVKSTKKN U GAZETTE both had previous experience, which promises well. The rest of tlie cast include Miss Mary Marshall, Miss (Jwcno Williams, Miss Alison Buchncr, Miss Eleanor 2iI( ' ( ' ormick and I Ir. Jack McWil iiams. And the whole ])erf()ruuincc is luidcr the able di- rection of Miss -lean Walker. Apart from the i)layers themselves the play is under the business mana ' cship of Mr. Fred James. Miss Shirley White ir, mistress of the wardrobe and Miss Helen Baker is in charge of the stage settings and properties. Miss Baker filled the same position so capably last year and the effects she, achieved were so artistic and pleasing that we are delighted to hear of her appointment again this year. The importance of the stage settings is often overlooked by the uninitiated, and it war; the luianimous o])inion of the cast last year that Miss Baker should also take the final curtain call. However during the day Miss Baker had practically performed tlie work of two stage hands, besides supervising all the scene shifting, and not caring to appear in public remained modestly in the wings. It we might be permitted to offer an- other idea since we won ' t have the for- tiuie to have Miss Baker with us another year, Vvc would suggest that she be given an assistant, who may thvis acquire a cer- tain amount of exi)erience and be better able to fill this position next year. Her Own Way ' gives ])romise of be- ing a performance that is well worth see- ing, and we advise everyone to get their tickets early — not to avoid the rush, al- though such a thing might be possible — but to give the players the added con- fidence of knowing that they will be play- ing to a well-filled house. —Thalia. TO TWENTY-ONE When Alma Mater ' s doors behind yon close Upon the scene of all your works and woes, Your toils and trimphs as the record shows, We ' ll miss you. For all the care and pains you took with us, And all the wisdom rare you taught to us ; When freshies green you showed the way to us. We thank you. And now you ' ve blazed a trail for us you know, The torch you left shall like a beacon show, That sheds its light above us as we go. Behind you. We bid you each and all farewell to-day; We hope you ' ll each have luck along your way ; We see the work you ' ve done so well and say: God bless you ! — Karamanen. WESTERN U GAZETTE 25 OUR GRADUATES For now the field is nol far off when we must give the world a proof of deeds not words. — Butler Gilbert Tucker. A keen sen. ' e of humor and a ready wit are qualities -whieli by their rarity are readily appre- ciated. In this fortune has ffavored Gilbert and his unconscious wit is a delight to professor and stu- dent alike. It ives him a marked advantage over his opponents in debate which he is quick to seize, much to the delight of his audience. Twice in the past season he has successfully contested for his year which is now the proud possessor of the cup. He was born in Vancouver and began his university course at Toronto. He enlisted in 1915, and after being wounded returned to Canada in 1919. It was after this that he came to Western. As President of his class and ' ice-President of the Lit. he has demonstrated his executive ability and proved his popularity. He is splendidly reliable and his whole- hearted co-o])eration has made him invaluable. While he does iu)t seek distinction he does not shirk re- sponsibility, and his very capability suggests him for leadership. The future looks bright with promise for him and we cannot do better than wish him iho full measure of success. Christine Tilden. ' Her fairest virtues fly from public light. ' To me more dear, congenial to my heart. One native charm than all the gloss of art. Teeney ' ' is one of those people who inspires you at first sight with confidence in her si)lendid re- liability and you are not mistaken. Not by a noisy show of conscious power does she do this, but by her very silence and her quiet ways, which make you feel the presence of a fund of human sympathy and quiet strength. During her first year of college life Teeney aspired to hide her modest light excei)t when in the presence of her personal friends. Dur- ing the past two years, however, with their difficult problems of reconstruction and experimenting, no opportunity has been allowed for this, and in her role of Senior Girlthis year she has insifired in all affection and respect, and everyone will join in wish- ing her unlimited success. Teeney ' ' was born in Caradoc Township, near Mount Brydges. and re- ceived her early schooling there. Later she came to London and attended both the Collegiate and the Normal .School, and jjrior to entering Western in 1918 for an honor course she had already taught Ihree years. Perhaps exjjerience taught her patience, tolerance and tact, but somehow we feel sure these qualitis have always been and always will be part and jjarcel of her very self. 26 WESTKRN U GAZETTE REMARKS CLASS ' 21 Our lot has lonji- been cast licre, And of the years we ' ve passed here, This one may be the last here — There dawns another day — Beyond the walls of learning, Outside the halls of learniuji ' . Free from the ealls of learning — Yet sad we go away. Our sub-perfect Miss Teeny T. Is dignified as she can be — Quiet and clever, like Carrie Nation She ' s all prepared for graduation. There ' s Kit Sabine, fair and pretty, Wondrous wise and sometimes witty, And yet her work accomplished nil, For we are writing essays still. Then dear K. Braithwaite smiling and fair, Where Margaret is she ' s always there; She ' ll be a doctor wise, for she Is going in for medicinery. There ' s little brown-eyed Francis B., Hailing from village called Saint T., Where sto])s the great big choo-choo train One moment -then goes on again. Then comes our priceless Hayrack Marg, With beautiful Titian locks endowed. Beloved beyond all is she — A clever girl is Margaret T. And now we come to Margaret G., Alias Georgiana ; she Hails from a land of wide renown, Whose capital ' s Kilmarnock town. Marg Mcintosh, she never ceases To cut small worms in little pieces ; As she grows older she will learn That even a little worm will turn. Th-ere ' s Helen Baker, frolicsome As is a lamb when spring is come She hopes in time to have degrees From all known universities. Now Edith James a secret knows. Which I shall tell to friends and foes. ' Tis that she knows a little rhyme On where flies go in winter time. There ' s Charlie Tutt the language lad; He ' s wild and wicked bold and bad; But knows the queer vernacular Of peo))les near and nations far. Then there ' s the Perfect Pereival Whose wrath came down on one and all, Who tiercel} ' roaming everywhere Brought moral influence to bear. There ' s P. C. Findlay, who has put His faith and hope in Pussyfoot ; He ' ll have a job this coming year As bellhop t o a barrister. There ' s Winston Churchill. It is hard To criticize the Tribal Bard. But we re afraid the day will .tome When he will die like Absolom. Sir Hugh de Crosby heaves in view, A gallant wassailer is Sir Hugh. We hope good luck will follow him Through all the distant future dim. K James has power of the hand To draw all things on sea or land: You may find pictures that she drew In this Gazette if you look through. Ruth Hicks, she knows the why and where- fore. And she will pull down marks. So there- fore May I sit near her when I am Confronted with my next exam ! Oh, Western U, bemoan the day When dear Will Shakespeare leaves I say : Our Cecil boy is our great pride In dreams and Bourinot beside. All hail to our dear G. N. T., A comedian of the first degree. Whose cup is full of bliss divine And nothing stronger than cherry wine. Charles Tutt. Thi is your deOoied friend, sir, ihz manifold linguist. Charlie is one of the few favored individuals to V horn an opportunity of advancement in his chosen field has been given during his luidsrgraduate days. He leaves Western to enter the Extension Teaching- Course of Columbia University, and we wish him all success in his work. While at Western he has each year been awarded the Romance Language Scholar- ship and is also Secretary of the local Alliance Franeaise. Charlie ' s Kmiling counlenance and con- spicuous spats do not suggest the eager student, but in this case appearances are deceiving. He is recent- ly reported to have read some five hundred pages of French for the mere pleasure of it. He has a frank and impulsive nalure and enters wholeheartedly into all joys of student life. Margaret Thomson. Qioe me of ih laughter. Of thy spark ' ing light content. Apart from her shining tresses Marg has proved herself to be one of the bright spots in life at West- ern this year. She has a spontaneous fund of gaiety and Avit, not always free perhaps from irony, but smacking of the verve and joy of life. She is that most desirable companion, a jolly good fellow and fortune could not have cast her lot among more suitable surroundings or opportunities than those which came to her this year in her capacity as presi- dent of the Winter Sports Club. A lack of winter proved no obstacle to Marg and the club remained a Sports Club just the same. Marg has also played on the University basketball team. We understand that Marg ' s vacation activities in our Library have suggested to her the possibility of taking up this work as a profession. Margaret Mcintosh. Far must thy researches go, IVouldsl thou learn the world to l now; Thou must tempt the dail abyss, IVouldst thou know what being is: Nought but firmness gains the prize, Naught but fullness maizes us wise. Buried deep Truth ever lies. The school can have no possible grudge against Marg, though it well may have one against her course, which has been so exacting as to prevent our seeing as much of her as we would have liked. There is a serious note of purpose about her, harmonizing with her unfailing cheerfulness and good spirits. Last year as the first President of the Winter Sports Club her personal efforts were largely responsible for the enthusiastic success of that organization. Marg never deals in half-way measures. Her work in the Honor Biology course has won for her recog- nition and scholarships. Sincerity and a quiet ac- ceptance of obligations have characterized all her relations with her friends and student organizations. 28 WESTERN U GAZETTE The Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1921 Know all mumi by these ])resent.s : Tliat we, the Senior Class of Western University, of London, in the Province of Ontario, being ' of sound and disposing ' mind and memory, do make this our last will and testament, revoking all wills by us heretofore made. After the payment of our just debts and graduation expenses Ave give, devise and becpieath as follows, viz.: First — We constitute and appoint Jack Jose and Mary Granger the executors of, and the trustees under, this will, trusting that the former ' s superiority in years and experience may tend to bring forth all that is dignified and serious in the latter. And we direct that they be exempt from giving a surety or securities upon their of- ficial bonds, both as said trustees and ex- ecutors. Second — We give and bequeath unto the Class of 1922 of said University the following privileges, which we triist will be duly appreciated and honored by them. And we trust that they will at least at- tempt to follow the renowned example set by their predecessors, the Class o 1921. We give and bequeath to the Junior Class the privileges of — Seeing the student body rise with alacrity ui)on their entrance into any room ; Of the thoughful cancellation of all lectures one month j revious to final ex- aminations for purposes of review and rest ; Of the careful supervision of their time-tables in order that the enjoyment of their senior year may not be curtailed ; Of superiority and high indif ference to the petty irritations of student life, viz., examinations ; and all the rest, residue and remainder of the privileges, both real and imagined, which we have enjoyed up to the time of onr decease. Third — We give and bequeath Cecil Carrothers ' propensity for finding flaws in the administration of student organiza- tions to William Hodder. We give and bequeath Kitty Sabine ' s superfluous averdupois to Helen Berdan. We give and bequeath Margaret Mc- intosh ' s and Kay Braithwaite ' s deep de- votion and inseparability to Editli Ander- son and Virginia Harper. ye give and bequeath Sappho ' s lyre ])reviously carried by Levergne Ciiurciiill to Mary Kilbourne. We give and be(iueath Fran Brown- lee ' s geniality towards theologues to Dona Waller. We give and bequeath Hugh Crosby ' s resonant tones of Ellyatt Webb. We give and bequeath Margaret Thom- son ' s ironic comment to Helen Mcintosh. We give and bequeath Percy Finlay ' s staunch sup])ort of the Liberty League to Helen Patterson. We give and bequeath Teeny Tilden ' s frivolous disj)osition to Helen Battle. We give and bequeath Ruth Hick ' s promjitness to Rhea Peever. We give and bequeath Charlie Tutt ' s dignity and poise to Rodney Harper We give and bequeath Kathleen James excitable temperament to Mar- garet Falona. We give and bequeath Percy Simpson ' s studious application to Helen Hardy. We give and bequeath Helen Baker ' s fondness for voicing her opinions to Rid- ley Parsons. We give and bequeath Gilbert Tucker ' s susceptibility to the wiles of the fair sex to Wilmer Priddle. We give and bequeath Peggy Gemmel ' s matrimonial aspirations to Inez Arosa- mena. Fourth— We give and bequeath to the school the example set by us, hoping that It may ever shine as a beacon, leadino- others to greatness, even such as we have attained. In testimony wherof we herewith set our hand and seal this first day of Mav A. D. 1921. ' ' CLASS OF 1921. Signed by the testator in the presence ot us, who, at his request, and in his pres- ence and the presence of each other have herewith subscribed our names as wit- nesses. Dean Fox. Chapman. R. F. V. Batesou. WESTERN U GAZETTE 29 Percy Simpson When Percy entered Western in 1914, he al- ready had back of him a varied experience with men made manifest in a wide sympathy and itnderstand- ing:, felt through all his actions whether in a personal way or an executive capacity and backed by a rare good judgment, sincerity of purpose and a keen wit. As Prefect of the Arts, in this translation period he had a very difficult task which he has handled with firmness and decision. In May, 1916, he went overseas with No. 10 Stationary Hospital, returning with his unit in 1918 to take up his interrupted course. As a student he is thorough and very much at home, bizt not more so than in sports or the dance. After leaving us he will continue his stiidies at Osgoode. Western will miss Percy, but is pleased to send him on to his greater life work where he is bound to fill a very worthy place. Catherine Sabine. Her aim, her smile, her motions told of womanly com- pleteness. We hope that Kitty will not feel insulted in proper college style if we associate her name with brains, for truly she has brains and of a most de- lightful and original kind. Do you remember the Senior skit — the Trial of Professor Shylock v. Senior Antonio? Well, that was Kitty s work. And would that we had more. Her wit is keen, not cruel, and she never aims to hurt. In class she is a rival to be conjured with. True she is always to her trusts, her friends, herself. Few people have her courage to stand fast by what they think, for to Kitty to be con- vinced a thing is right is to act it out. She is Lon- don born and bced aiid entered Western with her class four years ago. Ruth Hicks. There is a soft and pensive grace, A cast of thought upon her face. Ruth is an out-and-out Londoner, as she was born, brought up and received all her education here. Those who know her best are able to fully appreciate the charm of her nature and the unselfishness of her disposition. In her freshmen year, Ruth was one of the main stays of the Basketball team and was active in all University life. It is our misfortune that cir- cum.stances prevented her from continuing this activ- ity in her senior years. Her sunshine expression has brightened the path of many a jaded student and her concise notes have ])roved a boon to many a harrassed history student. We wish her hajipy years and all success. H H mm. .. .. •m ' ' i MlMvimiSmihltmi 30 WESTERN U GAZETTE The Rhyme of the Harrassed Senior It is a harrass ' d Senior, And he stoi)i)eth one of three. By thy lonj ' blaek gown «and puzzled frown, Now wherefore stopp ' st thou me? The College doors are opened wide, I want to join the fun ; The Frosh is there, to shave his hair, Now truly I must run. ' ' He holds him by the button-hole, There was a time, quoth he. Hold off! unh and me, four-eyed mole! Efftsoons his hand dropped he. He holds him with bewildered stare — The Sophomore stands still, And listens like a Freshie there ; The Senior hath his will. The Sophomore, his hair he tore, Indeed he almost swore ; And thus spake on that harrassed man. The dull-eyed Senior. , j When as a Freshie I did take With righteous indignation. That ritual which all do hate, The dread initiation. — But at this place he lost his voice. To whisper he began ; He whisper ' d soft, he whisper ' d long. That dull-eyed harrassed man. He wliisper ' d soft, he whisper ' d long. The S()])h he listened hard, But never a word of that tr()id)led song Did I hear afterward. Until the end. when I did send Despairing beck and cough, (For 1 was waiting for my friend, The all too-patient Sop h). These words I heard, but never car ' d To find out what they meant, For a dull, dull life the Sophomore Has ever after spent : Farewell, farewell! but this I tell To thee, thou Sophomore ! He ])asseth well, who worketh well And o ' er his books doth pore; He passeth last, who worketh least, At all things great and small ; For the dear Prof, who teacheth us, He loves to pluck us all. ? The Senior, v.hose eye is dull. Whose gown with age is tore. Is gone ; and now the Sophomore Turned to the Libr ' y door. He went like one that hath been stianned And is of sense forlorn, A sadder and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn. , — K. M. James. Kathleen Braithwaite. A Countenance in which doth meet. Sweet records, promises as stveet. Although Kathleen is leaving us this year she is not leaving Western. To her belongs the unique position of being the pioneer woman medical stu- dent, and she has still to complete three more years of exacting study before she can add the coveted M. D. to her B. A. Being human, Kay must some- times have had her woes and troubles, but she keeps them to herself and is always happy-faced and jaunty. She does not do things ostentatiously, but carries out everything she unlertakes with a quiet letermination. She is fond of fun and has taken her full share in the social life of the University. Other girls are following Kay in taking up medicine and we are glad of it. They could not have had a better pioneer to lead the way. WESTERN U GAZETTE 31 Margaret Gemmel. ' The reason firm, the temperate will. Endurance, foresight, strength and skill- Probably no senior is better known that Peggy. The many executive offices which she has held dur- ing- the course of her three years at Western have brought her into intimate relation with students of different years and varied interests. For two years she W ' as captain of the basketball team and Presi- de)it of the . ' In her first year she was Editor of The Gazette and in the past year as President of the Literary Society has successfully carried out an am- bitious program. Not least among her talents is Peggy ' s dramatic ability. She has twice taken a leading part in the University play and we expect that a further triumph awaits her this year. Peggy has been very popular at Western and the success of her undertakings has been largely due to her per- sonality. She has the quality of inspiring others with her enthusiasm and is a very good speaker. Behind all this lie a great fund of energy, an organ- izing mind and a deep love and loyalty to Western. Although she is leaving us this year, Peggy will con- tinue in University surroundings, for she is engaged to be married to a university professor, and we wish her all possible happiness in the future. m ik. ■■■||B(r ' te ililliMil Helen Baker. ' She l as active, stirring, all fire, age cannot wither. Nor custom stale, her infinite variety. ' ' It is impossible to think of Helen and not to think of energy, for she has a boundless supply of this and she expends it freely and wholeheartedly on all occasions, whether it be on the basketball floor or an official platform. For three consecutive years she was president of her class and was also one of the most successful presidents the Literary Society has ever had. She has a vigorous and clear-sighted method of attacking problems which, backed by a constant and iinflagging interest have made her a strong support to a variety of organizations. She is a member of the StudentsS Council and was one of the committee of last year who drew up the con- stitution of this body. Her constructive mind is particularly adapted to problems such as this, and few people can more capably determine what are the working principles of an abstract proposition. She speaks easily and well and is very lucid in her presentation. Helen is as wholehearted and en- ergetic in the pursuit of pleasure as of work and her animation and buoyant spirits have added to the life of many social gathering. She has a very true and sincere love of Western and has worked for it loyally and Avithout stint. She is leaving us to con- tinue her academic work at Oxford. Our best wishes go with her. 32 WESTERN U GAZETTE Percy Finlay. Altlioiifih Percy is on your j rii(luatiii{i ' class, lie is ( ' ()mi)aratively a new comer to Western since he completed the first two years of his Arts course at Toronto University. His interests are less restrict- ed than tliose of most senior students and he has always found time to take an active share in the athletic as well as the academic work of the Tlniver- sity, playing both Basketball and Rugby. Among his most outstanding characteristics are his frank good nature and his staunchness. He is very honest in the ex])ression of his convictions and one cannot help but realize his sincerity. He is a good all around student and as a debater he is no mean ojiponent as he has proved in the inter-class contest this year. He is leaving us for Osgood in the fall. Kathleen James. In action faithful. And in soul sincere. Kathleen is one of those peopl ecapable of arriv- ing at her own conclusions and they are usually very sane. She has a critical mind, constructive in its trend and has always been very interested in the development of student organizations. She pos- sesses a good sense of humor towhich she gives ex- jiression in clever and unusual parodies. She has an even temperament and a pleasant personality. She was born at Mount Brydges, but attended school in London. She entered Western in 1916 and would have graduated last year but for the fact that she was absent a year while teaching in Saskatchewan. She is one of our gold medalists in composition, hav- ing won the Typographical Award in 1918. Frances Brownlee. True as the needle to the pole, Or as the dial to the sun. Frances ' ccareer presents a very varied aspect. She was born in London, but her sojourn here was short. Her early efforts in pursuit of knowledge were made in the public schools of Ridgetown and Southampton. She then attended High School in St. Thomas and came to Western with the class of ' 20. She had the bad luck to develop the flu and was forced to lose an entire year on account of it. She was treasurer of her year, which at Western is a suresign of reliability and she was also a member of the Literary Society executive two years. She is a very warm-hearted and true friend, and fovv ' people are more univer.sally liked. Wherever her sphere of work may be we are sure she will always make a host of new friends, while remaining true to those to whom she has alreadv endeared herself. WESTERN U GAZETTE 33 Edith James. Where is th learning? Hath thy toil O ' er hool s consumed the midnight oil? ' Edith is the baby of the class, but what she lacks in years she makes up in ability. One cannot say of her Less Latin and little Greek because her classics records is enviable. Her skill is not con- fined to this alone, for she has won the General Pro- ficiency Scholarship in each of her years. She is musical and has helped to make the Literary Socie- ty ' s proj rams enjoyable by her violin solos. Her artistic bent has also found expression in a number of original posters. Edith is, as you see, a girl of deeds not words. She is essentially a student and should enjoy her work in the career which she has chosen — teaching. Laverne Churchill. Laverne ' s native town is Clinton. Hhere he re- ceived his education prior to entering Western three years ago. He is another of our prospective layyers as he goes to Osgood nezt fall. He should be very .successiul in this profession as he has considerable ability as a speaker. He has tenacity of purpose and would prove a tireless opponent. His manner is easy and assured. It may come as a surprise to many to know that Laverne is considering law as a profession since we are accustomed to think of him as a poet. La fact if current rumor be true he al- ready has a book of verse in the hands of the publish- ers and we await with interest its appearance. Dame Rinnor also has it that Laverne contemplates for- .saking the ranks of the bachelors for those of the benedicts. Cecil Carrothers. Cecil, short of stature, bold of mien and with a twinkle ever in his eye, is a London boy having re- ceived all his early education here. He entered Wes- tern for the 1914-15 session and at the end of his second year, he enlisted and went overseas with the No. 10 Stationary Hospital, returning in time to re- sume his studies in the fall of 1919. He has been an enthusiastic supporter of school activities. He took an active interest in sport, playing on inter-faculty hockey and basketball teams, and during the past year has creditably filled the managership of the Rugby team. His ability and versatility have best been shown, however, in debates, in his capacity as Editor-in-Chief of The Gazette last year and in the executive positions which he has held on the Liter- ary Society and Students Council. Cecil is sincere and assertive in everything he undertakes and his ability to get to the root of things makes us feel sure as he leaves for Osgood that he will be very successful in whatever life work he chooses. 34 WKSTEliN U (iAZIOrrK A Glimpse Into The Future Tlu ' train stoijpcd with a jerk at — station, wakinji ' nic abruptly from my siumtxM-s. 1 had been dreaming of the old days, di-eaming that I was back at Western, when 1 was thns rudely remind- ed that I had reached my destination. In front of me, preparing to descend, was a rather stout matron laden with parcels and bundles and surrounded by what seemed a score of children of tender age. I looked at them with apprehension, some-- thing warned me that i should be called upon to assist. Suddenly the mother turned round and in a flash we had recog- nized each other, it was no other than my old friend Kathleen James. A handshake was impossible but firmly 1 seized the nearest and smallest and noisiest of her youthful tribe and carried it squirming ■ ' and screaming out to the station platform. I gazed helplessly round — this was cer- tainly not in my line. Kathleen had by this time descended and was attempting to chat with me and shepherd her stray- ing lioek as well. At that momentj saw bearing down upon us a personage label- led with a broad blue bffnd marked ' ' Traveller ' s Aid. ' ' Such situations were evidently her delight and her face was beaming with good humor. Thankfully [ prepared to be relieved of my wriggling burden. But, as she neared, I thought, surely there is something familiar about this figure— who should it be but Teeny Tilden, sometime our revered Senior girl. There on the station we all renewed our acquaintance. When I left to go to the hotel they were still deep in reminiscences. On my way I passedp a small store marked Post Office and ' Telegraph station, and remembering that I wished to mail a little parcel I deposited my bag and Avalk- ed in. The i)ostma ster, a small man wdth a goatee, was sitting behind the counter absorbed in a book of Postal Regulations. Would you kindly tell me, I said, the postage on this parcel? Parcels, said the postmaster, pointing to the far end of the store, are received at the wicket. The scales stood at his elbow, however. I obediently shoved my parcel in at the wicket and he carried it to the scales and back and announced the exact postage. I looked at him more closely, that voice, surely I could not be mis- taken, that voice could belong only to Cecil Carrothers. We exchanged greetings and v ' ere beginning to talk of the old days when the entrance of an- other customer brought us back to busi- ness. I asked for sufficient stamps for my {)arcel. I am sorry, said he, but stamps are only sold between the hours of 10 and 12 in the morning and between the hours of 2 and 6 in the afternoon. It was then twenty minutes after 12. I will come back, 1 said and left him to attend to the next customer. As 1 left the little store, I noticed in the window a large number of election cards still doing duty, apparently as orna- ments. One of them immediately struck my eye as being larger, m.ore glaring and more insistently repeating itself in the collection than any of the others. It bore the words, Vote For Mrs. Pankhurst de Jones For Alderman, Labor Candidate, a Straight Deal For Everybody, The name was Mrs. de Jones, but the face in the photograph was the face of France:; Bi ' o u nice. I determined to make in- ([uiries and discover the whereabouts of Frances for I had no doubts whatever as to the identity of Mrs. de Jones. I had just sat down to lunch at the hotel when I was attracted by the sound of a voice at the door in conversation with the proprietress. It was a traveling sales- man for soap as I gathered from the con- versation, There are three standards, Madam, he was saying, by Avhich soap should be judged — kindly keep them in mind, Madam — its cleansing power, the ease with which it lathers and its per- fume. Our soap, Madam ' Noklene ' — I groaned inwardly, I knew that soap and just how impossible it was — judged by these standards — where had I heard those soft persuasive tones before ?Sud- denly it was borne in upon me, Gilbert Tucker! I dashed to the door. And how ' s the trade? I asked presently, not so worse, he replied abstractedly, then diving into his sample case began Can I — but I had fled back to my lunch. As I returned I caught sight of a cou- ple who had evidently just entered the dining-room and seated themselves at the table next to mine. Beefsteak or lamb, which will you have, my dear? said the man to his wife. I think I should pre- fer lamb, she said a little hesitatingly — Beefsteak, said her husband, is much more nourishing. All right, agreed she, hastily, it makes no difference to WESTERN U GAZETTE 35 me. I could not help overhearing their conversation, they were discussing their plans for the afternoon. To everything he suggested she asquiesced meekly — Yes, dear — or Oh no, dear, as the case required. After lunch, he said, I am going to have a smoke, you might go down to the post office with my letters. Yes, dear, said the dutiful wife. The waitress then returned, Apple pie, lemon pie, or rice pudding, she said addressing the wife. There was a pause, then I heard the husband order apple pie and ice cream for himself and without ice cream for her. You don ' t care for the ice cream with the pie, do you? he said. Oh, no dear, she murmured — a little regretfully I thought. I was still sitting absorbed in my re- flections when they rose to go. The lady ' s back had been towards me so I had not seen her face before, but now that it was turned to me. I recognized with a shocJ my old friend Peggy Gemmell. But oh ' ! how changed ! She came over to speak to me but our conversation was cut short by her husband ' s voice, are you going to stop there all night gossiping, he said, Oh, no dear, she replied and followed him out of the room. , A few minutes later I left the hotel in- tending to take a short stroll through the town. My gaze was soon drawn towards a crowd gathered around an open space where there appeared to be an auction sale in full swing. As I made my way to- wards the spot, I perceived with astonish- ment that the auctioneer was none other than Percy Finley. Master piece in oils, he cried, waving aloft an atrocity in a huge gilt frame, hand painted by most famous artist, only twelve dollars for this beautiful picture? Why the frame ' s worth that alone. I ' m at twelve dollars — twelve — twelve — twelve — twelve — thirteen, I ' m at thirteen. I ' m at thir- teen — fourteen. Only fourteen for this exquisite sea scene worth one hundred dollars to-day — fifteen — . My attention was here drawn to two women standing side by side evidently rivals for the pos- session of the master piece. Both evi- denced great excitement and the price of the picture went up by leaps and bounds. Suddenly I gave a gasp of astonishment, I had edged my way round to look at the faces of the rival bidders. To my amaze- ment I recognized Edith James and Ruth Hicks. Both were far too intent for me to attract their attention, so, promising myself an interview with all three at some later date, I continued my stroll. I soon came to a rather large house bearing above it the sign, Nerve Hos- pital. ■ ' I was about to pass on when I noticed the doctor ' s sign below with the inscription Dr. K. Braithwaite. As I stood hesitating before that familiar name a small runabout drew up at the door from which stepped no less a person than ' K ' herself. She took me inside her little hos- pital whieh had resulted from her taking a few nervous cases into her own house for better care and nursing. There is one patient who may interest you, she said, and led the way to a sunroom. She opened the door and laying her finger to her lips said, Hush, she ' s asleep, but you may look at her. I peered in and lying asleep in an invalid chair I beheld the care- worn frame of Marg Mcintosh. Seeing my shocked face, K assured me that Marg Avas well on the way to recovery. Appar- ently she had held the chair of biology in a great university, but hard work had re- sulted in a nervous breakdown. It was very sad, said K, when she first came, one one occasion she was found preparing to chop up a baby under tiio impression that it was a rabbit, and she was found on another tearing the petals off the roses on the wallpaper. I left K attending to the patients in her office and once more resumed my walk through the town. Before I had taken more than a few steps my attention was attracted by a horse and buggy which had just stopped on the opposite side of the road. The oc- cupants were a man and woman evidently the clergyman and his wife. The man descended and entered a store and his wife turned here face in my direction. In a flash I was across the street and shakint; ' hands with Helen Baker. Baker no lonp-- er. Her greeting was hearty as of yore, and I soon learned that she was as active in her new sphere as in the old days at Western — the president of various parish societies, organist and choirmaster and the mainstay of all her husband ' s activi- ties. I am just on my way to the Sew- ing Circle, said she. We are most aw- fully busy as we have to provide a chicken supper for the Missionary Society to-mor- 30 WESTERN U GAZETTE row and Canon Crosby is coming to speak afterwards. Canon Crosby M. 1 cried, not—? Oh, yes, of course you know him, our old friend Hugh Crosby, he is quite the big man round here, will be archdeacon before long and some even say bish— She was interrupted by the re- turn of the worthy rector who was intro- duced to me. A few minutes later they drove off, Helen still urging me to come to both supper and meeting. My next halt was in front of the theatre where I casually looked over the bills for the ensuing week. In a glass case at one side were a number of popular songs with covers. of gaudy design all bearing the legend, Words by L. Churc- hill ' ' in large letters on their face. Below was a photograph and the notice, Mr. Churchill, the great tenor, who will sing his own songs at this theatre all next week. I looked closely at the photo- graph, the features were unmistakable, I had stumbled across yet another member of the famous class ' 21. Registering a vow to hear the great tenor and continued on my way down the street. A small crowd had collected outside a grocery store in whose window some sort of demonstration was taking place. From the appetizing odor, of v. ' hich I caught a whiff, I concluded that some coffee ma- chine was being exhibited. As I ap- proached there v.as a rush for the door- way and some one volunteered the inform- ation that the coffee was now made and could be sampled within. I was caught in the rush and soon found myself being presented with a thimbleful of coffee by a woman clothed in spotless white, who talked volubly as to the merits of the coffee and the machine as she passed round the samples. One look was suffic- ient for me to recognize Marg Thomson. At that moment it seemed to me that I was back in the kitchen of No. 6, watching Marg stir the coffee. Conversatiori was impossible, but she i romised to visit me later at the hotel and I wormed my way out of the crowd. As I returned to the hotel I saw stand- ing at the back entrance a figure in a white coat and cap, arguing vociferously with the butcher ' s boy. The voices car- ried loudly and I reflected on the luxury of this hotel in possessing a French chef, for his accent and broken English were unmistakable. The altercation terminat- ed as I passed the entrance, and the butcher ' s boy drove off at a furious pace. I glanced at the French chef and saw the familiar face of Charlie Tutt. We grasp- ed hands and Charlie, after glancing ner- vously round, said, For heaven ' s .sake come some jjlace where I can talk Eng; lisli. But why, I protested, as he dragged me inside the gate, why not be an English cook, if you must cook, and talk English always. ' ' He shrugged his shoulders French fashion. The Police -, he began, but the voice of the pro- prietress at the door cut short his ex- planation and he was obliged to hurry back to his culinary duties. His dark fate saddened me and I took no pleasure in his exquisite patisserie that night. As it was a beautiful evening I went out once more to enjoy the air and turn- ing in the opposite direction to my after- noon stroll, I soon came upon a large building, evidently a lecture hall. I read the bill v ' hieh was posted outside, it an- nounced that the famous authoress. Miss C. Sabine, author of Back to the Soil, or. Don ' t Educate Your Child, and The Superiority of the Simple Savage, would lecture there that evening on The Folly of Education. A number of people were already assembling so I decided to join them and renevv my acquaintance with Kit. Soon after I entered one or two peo- ple came out on the platform, among whom I had little difficulty in i)icking out Kit. A little thinner certainly, but erect and purposeful as ever. Presently the chairman rose to his feet. A burst of clapping greeted himof clapping greeted him during v ' hich a woman near me said in a very audible Vv-hisper, that ' s the mayor. I looked at him in amazement for the mayor was no less a person than Percy Simpson. I did not hear what he said, in .spirit I was back in V estern at a Student Body meeting, being addressed by the Prefect. During the first five minutes of Kit ' s address I began to feel sorry I had ever entered a university, after about twenty minutes I was looking anxiously round lest some one should pick me out as an educated person and eject me from the. meeting. After half an hour I rose and unostentatiously withdrew — I felt it vou!d be safer. T have often wondered since if those peojile listening spell bound to Kit ' s denunciation of education knew how many there were in that town who had darkened the doors of Western irniversit.y. uron College u O u o z o D WESTEHN U GAZETTE 39 HURON COLLEGE The year just passed has been a very quiet one as far as the College went. ThQ number of students in attendance was not as large as a year ago, when our ranks were swelled by a number of our returned men. Most of them secured ordination at the end of a year. The quality of the present body of students is, however, well up to the average. The number of vacant parishes in the diocese has been small, so that there was not a big demand for stu- dent help on Sundays. We miss the congenial face of Mr. Charles on our staff. He was offered and accepted the rectorship of Grace Church, Bay City, Michigan, where he is doing good work. The College has received some addi- tions to the library, the latest being from the late Chas Jenkins, of Petrolea, who took a deej) interest in the education of the clergy and the welfare of Huron Col- lege. The passing of the late Mrs. Boomer severed one of the last remaining links with the earlier days of Huron College. It is more than forty years since her hus- band, the late Dean Boomer (Principal oT ' the College for some thirteen years) pass- ed away. Her effort in founding the Boomer Scholarships which provide for the yearly maintenance of two students, was the largest benefaction which the Col- lege received in that decade. Her por- trait now hangs near that of her husband in the College hall. Two interesting ])hotographs of the buildings as they were in her husband ' s time were also secured from her estate. In reviewing the year ' s work we can- not say that there have been great things done, but we hope that the little we have done has been done faithfully. There are just four graduates from Huron this year, whose ordination -ivill take place on Trinity Sunday, at Grace Church, Brantford. So far as can be con- jectured, it is expected that they will all be taking up work in this diocese. H. G. E. Crosby Hugh George Emerick Crosby came to Huron in January, 1915, from Highgate. He has succeeded in plodding through a full arts course, showing in- domitable will and an earnest desire to get there. Needless to say the stars in their courses have been propitious to him, and if we may forecast his horoscope correctly a great future lies ahead of him. As a senior student he has held the coveted distinc- tion of being trusted equally by both students and principal. We wish him success in his future career. At leasi one of our London parishes will miss his ministrations next winter. Huron will seem dull without his eagle eye watching for defaulters in early morning chapel attendance. We hope his departure will not seriously deplete the staff of St. Joseph ' s Hospital. 40 WK8TRHN nr GAZKTTr A. Shaw Alfred 8haw is a native ot the Village of Maug,- heraliii, near Belfast, Ireland. At the villa je seliooi and later at Belfast he was f ' reatly impressed with tiha ' salififuey i the eane and strenf th of tlie ' average ' teacher s arm. Bodily impre_ssions, however, were the. oijJy 0H£s he carried, away. He records with all duo, deep and solemn thankfulness that no cane oc 8a ' en}|:th of teachej- ' s arm outlasted, his endurauce of body or spirit., tie came to Huron in 1918, and after- a stormy and.sxmewhat erratic course was. graduated B.. A., last year. He is a fairly good-natured, feflo.w and likes almost everybody and anything, but has; a strong preference for fresh air, sunshine aiicl exer-- else, ot which he manages to get a fair share. The ' Public Library, the campus and tlie river bank will miss. him. R. C. Capper Capper was born in Liverpool, England, in the year, 1889. Twenty years later he came to. make his. home in Canada, and did much useful parish work in the Diocese of Saskatcliewan,. In. 1915 he eiilisted. and fought in Prance un;til he was. woundexl at Vimy Ridge, 1917, and aiter his. retura trom. Blighty ' he was wounded again at Amiens.. On. both occasions, while convalescing he folio-wed up some theological studies at the Khaki University. He reached Huroa llnally at the commeiieemea : of term 1919.-20.. Cap- per is an out-and-out evangelical, and never speaks. of Laud and his followers without a perceptible glint ia his eye. He is a sincere aad consjcientiaus, studeat, exceiliag especially ia history, aad be it knoA n that the hard-worldng methods he has. brought to bear on his studies he takes with him, into the ordinary e very-day parish routiae. Wherever- his. lot is cast may good luck attead him. M. C. Davies Myrrdyn C. Davies came to us this Avinter as, a full-fledged B. A. from Alma University, Michigan. He holds a splendid record as a Y. M. C. A. worker in the American Army during the great war. His home is in Windsor, liich has sent us so many splen- did men in the past. Davis is no exception to this rule, but he is to his national failing. He is a Welsh- man, and shall we say mirable dictu a perfectly honest one. Huron will miss him next year on her basketball team. During his short stay with us he has shown us two things. One is how to plug away with a cheerful grin and the other is the latest train on which to return to London for a Monday morn- ing lecture. He who secures a parish next to Davies will indeed be fortunate. iHebtcal cI)ool WESTERN U GAZETTE 43 FOREWORD The prime objects of a medical school are three : First to train men who will make safe and reputable practitioners of Medicine ; second, to stimulate and begin the training of a few specially gifted stu- dents who may ultimately make some contribution in Medicine ; and finally by the investigations of the staff, to add something from year to year to medical knowledge and to the sciences fundamen- tal to Medicine. Since its foundation in 1881 up to the present time, although handicapped by poor accommodation and lack of facilities, the Western University Medical School has done sound work. It has made a con- siderable contribution not only to the wel- fare and comfort of the communities served by its graduates, but also to medi- cal knowledge through the efforts of the few who have been stimulated to investi- gate. With the new building and enlarged facilities in the hospitals, the school may reasonably be expected to fulfil well its whole duty. With high ideals, a well- trained and competent staff, students with energy, intelligence, application and the requisite preliminary training and a physical equipment which is now almost complete, the Western University Medi- cal School must go forward and fill a large place not only in London and Wes- tern Ontario, but in the great medical community where sound work reigns supreme. Dr. P. S. McKibben, Acting Dean, Western University Medical School u WESTERN U GAZETTE WESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL Officers of Instruction. H. H. BuUard. A.B. (University of Mis- soui ' i), Pli.D. (Tulaiie Uuiversity), M.D. (Johns Hopkins University). Professor of Pathology. J. W. Crane, M.B. (University of To- ronto). Professor of Pharmacology. R. Ferguson, B.A., M.D. (Western Uni- ronto). Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. H. W. Hill. M.B., M.D., D.P.H. (Univer- Professor of Public Health. Professor of Medicine. John A. MacGregor, M. D. (Western Uni- versity). Chas. C. Macklin, M.B. (University of Toronto). Professor of Histology and Embryology. Paul S. McKibben, B.8. (Denison Univer- sity), Ph.D. (University of Chicago). Professor of Anatomy. F. R. Miller, M.A., M.B. (University of Toronto), M.D. (University of Mun- ich). Professor of Physiology. Septimus Thompson, M.D. (Western University), F.A.C.S. Professor of Ophthalmology, Otology, Rhinology and -Laryngology. W. J. Tillmann, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Professor of Pediatrics. Hadley Williams, M.D. (Western Univer- sity), F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S. Professor of Surgery. George McNeill, M.D. (Western Univer- sity), F.A.C.S. Professor of Radiology. J. R. N. Childs, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Associate Professor of Medicine. G. C. Hale, M.D., CM. (McGill Univer- sity). Associate Professor of Medicine. Emerson L. Hodgins, M.B. (University of Toronto), F.A.C.S. Associate Professor of Surgery. Wm. J. Robinson, M.B. (University of Toronto). Associate Professor of Psychiatry. E. G. Young, B.A., M.Sc. (McGill Univer- sity). Associate Professor of Physiological Chemistry. E. n. Young, M.D. (Queen ' s University). As.sociate Professor of Psychiatry. H. Homer Black, Phm.B., M.D. (Western University). Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. John C. Lindsay, M.B. (University of Toronto). Assistant Professor of Pediatries. W. J. Stevenson, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Assistant Profe.ssor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Ernest L. Williams, M.D. (Western Uni- versity). Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. WESTERN U GAZETTE 45 W. F. Babb, M.D. (Western University). Lecturer in Ophthalmology. P. G. Banting-, M.B. (University of To- ronto). Instructor in Surgery. S. J. T. Bean, M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Medicine. J. Thornley Bowman, M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Medicine. Wm. J. Brown, M.D., CM. (McGill Uni- versity). Instructor in Ophthalmology, Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. F. J. H. Campbell, B.A., M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Anatomy and Instructor in Medicine. F. R. Clegg, M.D. ((Western University). Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Wilmer L. Denney, M.D. (Western Uni- versity). Instructor in Pediatrics. W. S. Downham, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Lecturer in Public Health. J. I. Ferguson, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Instructor in Pediatrics. Stuart M. Fisher, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Instructor in Medicine. A. J. Grant, M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Surgery. ( ' . A. Harris, M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Medicine. F. W. Hughes, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Lecturer in Medicine. John C. Hunt, M.B. (University of To- ronto). Lecturer in Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. G. L. Jepson, M.D. (Western University). Instructor in Medicine and ' Lecturer in Materia Medica. J. R. LeTouzel. M.D., CM. (McGill Uni- versity). Demonstrator of Pharmacology. G. A. Ramsay, M.D. (Western Univer- sity). Instructor in Surgery. Hermann E. Schaef, M.D. (Western Uni- versity). Instructor in Anatomy. W. P. Tew, M.B. (University of Toronto). Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. J. Cameron Wilson, M.D. (Western Uni- versity), F.A.C.S. Instructor in Surgery. 46 WESTERN U (JAZETTK Dr. McCallum Although the academic year at Wes- tern, now drawing to a close, has been ona of pleasant memories for all, there is one cloud which beset the horizon, and that is the untimely dealh of Dr. H. A. McCal- lum, M.R.C.P. (Eng.), L.L.D., Dean of Emeritus of the Medical School, on Jan- uary 25 last. Dr. McCallum fell a victim to pneumonia after an illness of short duration, and was in his 61st year. Dr. McCallum was born on the family farm in Yarmouth Township near Bel- mont and received his early education in that municipality. Of seven brothers three took medicine as a profession. Dr. Neil McCallum graduating from the Uni- versity of Michigan, and Dr. A. B. McCal- lum, professor of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto, who was present at the bedside of his brother at the time of his death. Dr. McCallum attended the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute and upoil matriculating taught for two years, after which he registered in the faculty of medi- cine at Western University Medical School. He graduated from this institution in 1886, as gold medalist, and during the term of 1886-7 was lecturer in botany and biology. In 1889, following a course in physiology taken at Johns Hopkins Hos- ]jiLal, Baltimore, he accepted ihe chair of ])liysiology with his alma mater, which he held for 10 years. In 1892 he lectured in clinical medicine at Western, and in 1907 bcei ' .me professor of medicine and clinical medicine, later becoming chief of this de- Ijartmont at Western, which post he held un!il last year. In 1900, and for a year later, he took a post graduate course in leading Brilish hospitals, and subseqiiently successfully Avrotc examin.itions for a membership in the Royal Colleoe of Physicians, which at that time was a very difficult achieve- ment. In 1903 he presented to the facility of Western Universiiy Medical School a l)roposition to induce the Ontario Govern- ment to establish an Institute of Public Health in London. Dr. McCallum headed a deputation to present the claims for this institute to the Ross Government, but al- though these were admitted action was postponed. Later he headed a similar deputation of medical men from this city at Toronto, Avith such enthusiasm that the Whitney Cabinet authorized a grant for the build- ing and yearly maintenance of the present Institute of Public Health here, which was the first to be established in North Amer- ica. In 1904 Dr. McCaUum, along with other interested medical men of London, was instrumental in founding the Western University Medical School library, which, with a small nucleus, is now one of the best equipped medical libraries on the conti- nent, with thousands of volumes on its shelves. In 1913 Dr. McCallum was appointed dean of Western University iMedical School, and was succeeded in this capacity by Dr. Paul S. McKibben, who is at pres- ent acting as dean, and up to the time of his death Dr. McCallum acted as dean emeritus. In the same year he was hon- ored by the medical profession of the Dominion by-election as president of the Canadian Medical Association. While dean of the Medical School. Dr. McCallum fought for the best for Wes- tern, searching in leading institutions for new members of the faculty, and it was on the understanding that the full time staff of this institution be increased that he undertook the onerous duties of dean. H O ' T5 H w 2 PI D C J H G a m z H Q S D O ; ► o a ' n jf g X ' ' PI « c  - a- Z2 5- S o 1 PI i-n to rr y ' - ' -• = - to 48 WKSTKRN U (iAZKTTK MEDICAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY A feature of llie 1920-21 academic year at the ] Iedical Scliool was the weekly meetings of the Medical Historical Soc- ciety, the membership of whicli is com- posed of i ' raduates and iindergraduatet; of Western, members of the faculty, and all others interested in the Society. At each meeting an address was delivered by a selected speaker upon a subject dealing in some manner Avith the history of medi- cine or surgery. Included on the program of the past year was The Life of Louis Pasteur ' by Dr. F. G. Banting, The Life of Sir Jos- eph Lister by Dr. E. L. Hodgins, The Life of Thomas Dover (Dover ' s Powder) by M. W. Poole, (Meds. ' 23), The Life of Huxley by Dr. Stuart M. Fisher and Dr. Davis Barnett, De Quincey ' s Confes- sions of an Opium Eater by L. G. Cargill -(Meds ' 23), The Life of Beaumont by F. Hunt (Meds ' 24), The Life of Laen- nec by Dr. Moyle, Ambrose Pare by Dr. E. Seaborn, and Medicine of the 13th Century ' ' by Dr. Clifford H. Reason. From the above list, the medical men can see at a glance, the wealth of know- ledge on the various subjects which must have been imparted to those in attendance. Included on the weekly program was a discussion in which the entire audience was invited to take part, and in this man- ner additional facts and features Avere brought out at each meeting. Frequently opinions differed and this only lead to the zest of the entertainment. While the Medical Historical Society had no permanent officers, there Avas a sec- retary who recorded the discourse, and a chairman for each meeting, students usual- ly taking over these duties, and thus be- coming accustomed to parliamentary pro- cedure. The success of the society which Avas a ncAV venture at the Medical School this year, has proven so great that it has come to stay, and it is hoped that Avith the opening of the fall term, a yearly slate of officers Avill be elected, Avithout abandon ing the previous method of procedure. With a Avealth of material in the Medi- cal School library from Avhich to obtain data for addresses, Avilling volunteers to present them to the Society, and the ncAV auditorium the latter should be filled each Aveek Avhen meetings are scheduled. Increased membership Avill mean better meetings, which in this Avay will become permanent fixtures throughout each academic year. In addiiion to the Medical Historical Society several seminars were held in the Medical School, in Avhich ' students took an active part, Avhile their felloAVS, and grad- uates of Western, acted as critics aiul lead the discussion. Possibly the most heated seminar was is Strychnine a Cardiac Stimulant? in Avhich H. H. Strothers and M. E. Millar argued the pros and cons of the subject. After the practitioners pres- ent aired their vieAvs on the subject, the audience left, all debating Avithin them- selves the action of the above drug, and in this manner the subject Avas indelibly s!:amped on their minds, proving in a prac- tically manner the Aalue of the seminar. Bitters by M. C. G. Fletcher, and Ben- zyl Benzoate by L. W. Kirk, Avere two other outstanding subjects discussed. There is one thing certain, and that is that the student or graduate delivering an address, after spending much time in consulting various authorities for his statements, Avill not forget. In addition the majority of his auditors Avill remember the facts presented lor a considerable time, if not permanently. While the meetings Avere facilitated by CAcryone assisting, the major credit for the undertaking is due to Dr. J. W. Crane;- chief of the Department of Pharmacology, who, Avith the interests of all concerned at heart, initiated the seminars, and created the necessary stimuhis to the formation of the Medical Historical Society. Dr. Crane, by various means, persuaded his colleagues in the medical profession to attend one meeting, and A ' hen each saAV assured Avhenever duties permitted. The sponsor of this feature of the school year also a evy kindly assisted the speakers in obtaining facto for their papers, and referred them to all the great- er authorities for material. In this way every meeting proved a treat to all pres- ent, everything Avorked out smoothly, and the rather hum-drum routine of school Avork for the undergraduate Avas varied, Avhile essential facts were accumulated in a pleasant manner. Next year in our ncAV school let us make it a booster for sem- inars, and the Medical Historical Society by everyone interested in the meetings putting his shoulder to the Avheel. WESTERN U GAZETTE 43 GRADUATES 1921 W. G. Colvin Was born somewhere west of London. He is the calm and collected member of Meds ' 21. as staunch as the rock of Gibralter and is as staunh as the rock of Gibralter and is a firm believer in the good things of this life. He is one of the pillars of Victoria Hospital and is generally liked for his gen- ial manner and faithful serv ice. Good luck Walt. G. W. Duffin. Here is Grant and he hails from Thorn- dale. He is one of the best workers in the year and was conceded to be our An- atomist De Luxe, ' settling many disputes that arose during the y ar, so tliat a phrase Can ' t fool the old dog, has fol- lowed him throughout his course. Grant has acquired some valuable experience, being on the staff of Grace Hospital, De- troit, and Victoria Hospital. Rumor has it that he is going back to Detroit. We are not asking why. A. W. Harding Hello Cadaver Friends, Andy ' s un- owned greeting as a Freshman, we ail re- member well. Cadaver days are bygone but Andy still has his winning greeting bigger and brighter than ever. Andy hails from Mitchell and as a student has grasped the essentials that point to suc- cess. His hospital training and few odd weeks experience in general practice sure has given him a heap of practical inform- ation. In school activities he was an ardent supporter and at a baseball game he was right there. S. G. Henry S ebert was too acistocratic a name for us, so when we found out how good natur- ed he was we called him Hank. He gave np the teHcliinj profession toeinlsaik on the ai)pai ently joyous career of a medical student. We like this picture and in years to come, he can point to it with pride and say, Here am I about to { •0 for h and alleviate the sufferings of mankind, equii)i)ed with Faith, Hope and a Prescription Book. ' 0. W. Ironside Charlie would have graduated this year had we not lost him during the flu epidemic of ' 19. He was one of the best liked fellows in the school and this picture, which was taken in the old anatomy room, is the one we like best and which we know so well. K. H. Johnston. Ken needs no introduction, being one of the most popular members in his class. He was our class president and legal adviser during the .stormy sophomore year, and guided the boys through safely. He is a prominent member of the Knights of the Round Table. Ken lays claim to the role of social lion, and as agent for WESTERN U GAZETTE 51 E. L. Mclnnis Mae is the artistic genius of our year, and in spite of the grind of exams, a glimmer of his temperamental character is still discernible. Even after five long years in medicine he still believes that rest in bed is not the best therapeutic agent we have, and maintains that there is a host of other drugs, yet undiscovered, which are just as efficient as our staff of life, Sodium Bicarbonate. He is a wiz- ard at tennis, but can play best when in St. Thomas. We will be down to Hamil- ton this summer for a game, Mac. James McGeoch. This is Jimmie the star of ' 21. Dur- ing his five years in Western he has main- tained the high standing with which he left the L. C. I. and it is not a far guess when we say Jimmie will wear the gold medal this year. He possesses rare ability and is intense- ly practical and his popularity is humbly stated in the fact that he was class presi- dent for one year, and during his final year has been president of the Student Body. Jimmie has also taken a great part in athletics and has shown his W. o ' er and o ' er. He spent last summer in Guelph and intends to return after the exams where we hear there is an attraction. We will miss you, Jimmie. P. W. Paterson Pete as he is popularly known, comes from Strathroy. He is one of the energetic men of class ' 21, and at times, his wise counsel was much appreciated. Just the same. Pete has been a good mixer, Ask the fairer sex. He has had a good hospital training and knows no little about psychiatry, having spent last sum- mer at the Brandon Asylum. Best of all, he ' s Scotch, and the class all know it. Jlis witty and canny answers are much in evi- dence at times. Pete is one of the men who is bound to make good, and we will expect to hear of him later. 2 WESTERN U GAZETTE T. G. Peever. Born in Ottawa and educated at Ottawa Colleo ' iate, Queen ' s and Western. Pv te saw service in France and on his re- turn he came to Western where learned to kn()w his uianly voice. We agree with Bill Weekes tliat Peever is head and shoulders above auy member of class ' 21. His ambition is to get the most out of life wiiile single and to remain single. We wish him luck but doubt if he will succeed in all his ambitions. G. V. Simpson Simmie comes all the way from Niagara Falls. It is not ar as the crow files, but Vic didii ' t fly, he came on the Grand Trunk. He is the most distinguish- ed member of our Knights of the Round Table. He gives everybody a fair deal and like the knights of old, he takes from the rich and gives to the poor. We hope he will have a full office as regularly as he has a full house. J. H. Wallace. We present to you the globe trotter of Meds ' 21. Born in Auckland, New Zea- land, he was educated at Dinildin and Western Universities. As dissipations he served in the great war and day dreams of the land of his birth. Anatomy and dip- lomacy are his hobbies as president of the class. His amlntion is to practice surgery in every part of the world before depart- ing from this mortal sphere. WESTERN U GAZETTE 53 R. A. Waud. Waud joined us at the beginning of the fourth year, having taken the jun- of the fourth year, having taken the jun- lege of Medicine and Surgery, coming to Western with a splendid record. Some say he is a Yankee, but he is a born Cana- dian with Woodstock as his native city. Waud has made many friends here, is a hard worker, and enjoys life to the full. He regales his classmates with many inter- esting stories dealing with phases of life in schools across the border. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The annual elections held at the Medi- cal School for the ensuing year was fea- tured by students ballotting without hav- ing to attend any meeting, every Med thus obtaining a vote. The idea proved a popular one, and will likely become a per- manent fixture. Following are the new officers of the student body : President— T. 0. Smith, ' 22 (majority 35). Vice-President — J. R. Fisher, ' 24. Secretary — E. N. Graham, 24. Treasurer — A. R. Post, ' 23. Auditors— H. G. Fletcher, ' 23; F. W. James, ' 23. Second Year Representative — L. W. Rice, ' 25. .Members of the Student Body at the Medical School are to be congratulated on their recent unanimous action in request- ing the proper authorities to levy a budget of five dollars on all Meds next fall. A portion of this sum will be turned over to the Student Body to disburse, a portion will pay for The Gazette sub- scri])tion and the remainder will be used per capita as class funds. It may be noted that all such fu nds are under the management and disposal of the students themselves, and should it not prove satisfactory the budget can be eliminated in future years. However, it is almost a certainty that the budget to be inaugurated at the Medical School will come to stay. 54 WKSTKliN U (JAZKTTE STANDING— H. E. McMahon, Mr. G. Ingram, Dr. J. W, Crane. SITTING -G. Mel Brock, B. A., Miss G. Webster, Prof. E. Hart, T. 0. Smith, W. Mace. Western University Athletic Directorate 1920-21 The inaugural meeting of the 1920-21 Diree-torate was held on October 5th last year, when Prof. N. C. Hart, of the Arts Facility, was elected president of the as- sociation and W. A. Mace, Meds ' 22, was named vice-president. With one or two exceptions a meeting was held every week during the year, and the amount of work accomplished by the directorote speaks very well for their ability to handle the athletics of the university. Tlie financial standing of the associa- tion M ' as several times the cause of con- siderable worry, but thanks to the sup- IDort of the stiident body and the citizens of London at the various games, plus the careful supervision of expenditures, the association completed the year with all bills paid and nearly $300 in the bank with which to start next fall. Under the supervision of the director- ate executives were formed ' rom among the student body for the handling of rugby, intei ' -elass basketball, inter-class hockey, Winter Sports Club, Rooters Club and ladies ' tennis, and the compe- tent way these bodies carried on relieved the directorate of considerable Avork and worry. It is only by such co-operation as this from the student body that the athletics of the University are to be prop- erly conducted, and it is hoped that next year when conditions for practising, etc., will be improved more students and par- ticularly those who are not engaged on first teams will take a more active interest in the athletic organizations ' of the uni- versity. The rugby dance was well patronized last year and the directorate were able to break about even financially. New colors were granted to the follow- WESTERN U GAZETTE 55 ing men : Rugby, R. Williams, W. Dingle, J. Dyer and E. Dundas ; basketball, J. Sifton ; while J. James was given his color for winning the individual track championship in the fall. A new departure in university exten- sion work was commenced by last year ' s Directorate and carried to a successful issue by the Directorate this year, namely the promoting and fostering of activities, athletic and literary among the Secondary Schools in Western Ontario. The work consisted of running a Track and Field Meet on May 24th last year, sending a team to Baltimore for which indoor trials were held in London, a dual Track Meet between Baltimore High School boys and those of Western Ontario, and a Basket- ball Tournament. Another Track and Field Meet is being held on May 21st. All of these ventures proved highly success- ful and for this added advertising given the University not only in Western On- lario but in the whole of Canada, the Directorate deserves great credit. An Association formed from among the Principals and Teachers of Western On- tario has been completed and after June 1st. of this year, they will carry on the work that the University Athletic Asso- ciation have so well begun. In recogni- tion of the efforts of the latter body the new Association has named the secretary- treasurer of the University Athletic Asso- ciation as their permanent secretary- treasurer, so that the University will still be kept in direct touch with this big work among the Secondary Schools of Western Ontario. Next year ' s Directorate will be com- prised of the following members : Prof. N. C. Hart, Arts Facility; representative from the Medical Faculty (to be chosen) ; Major Gordon Ingram, Board of Gov- ernors ; J. A. Jarrott, Meds ' 24, Vive- President; J. A. Callaghan, Meds ' 23, Miss G. Webster, Arts ' 22 and G. A. Wainwright, Arts ' 22. SPORTS 1920-21 G. A. Wainwright, Sports Editor. With Browning, we believe very earn- estly in the success of failure. Western did not corner either of the two cups she was out for during the past year, but (and herein the success lies), we demon- strated to the public at large that we had teams prepared to dispute to the last inch just who was entitled to that particular cup, and also that we had a college behind that team. The latter point is the greater of the two. A championship is a fleeting transient thing, too apt to pavSs the follow- ing season. Spirit back of the team is a thing which will pass on from year to year, becoming stronger and stronger, penetrating further and further until the most retiring little damsel in the place tears down fights for her front seat and brazenly throAvs her arms around one of our absent minded profs when the win- ning touch is scored. This year Western has demonstrated that the nucleus of this spirit is with her. All sports have been actively supported. In football and both men ' s and women ' s basketball there has been good attend- ance. The winter sports have concluded another most successful season, despite the handicap of too mild weather, and the inter-faculty basketball league was quite satisfactory. All in all we are getting to- gether and next year that athletic Direc- torate will be as busy as a one-armed juggler. 64 WESTERN U GAZETTE LETS GO ' By Teeroy Hilton Stothers, Meds ' 23, is in Vic- toria Hospital having ' recently given birth to an idea. Both the idea and Hilton are doing ' well. According to the new law any person apprehended driving an automobile while intoxicated must go to jail for seven days. The usual penalty for attempting to ride a bicycle while intoxicated is seven days in the hospital. This is the minimum at that HELP! A. A. J. I call the baby at our house ' Caffeine ' . George. How it that? A. A. J. Because it keeps me awake at night. Lome. Well, I call the baby at our house Good Idea, because it should be car- ried out. HE WILL KNOW SOON. A medical student appeared at a re- cent quiz armed with a pile of notes. Is that the budget, asked the pr ' esiding officer. No, it is the supplementary estim- ates ' , replied the victim, and now he is wondering if his remark was a diplomatic one. Another Victory for Tanlac Early Sketch of the President of the HoAvduc Society. Boozer. Are you Dr. Melnnis? Snoozer. No, but I know where we can get some. — Selected. Latest Publication. — The ' Perils of a Blind Girl, by Arthur James. If students at Western were asked to forget all knowledge accrued on Sundays preparatory to exams, would there be any stars in their crowns?. You are right the first time. REPARTEE. What is good for shiny Leo nose ? ' ' Margie. Talcum powder of course Leo. Have you any. Margie. Certainly. Leo. ' ' Then use some. ' ' lOUGH LUCK. Bert. You look all in, why don ' t you go to see your doctor? Crocker. I did. Bert. What did he say? Roy. No. — Pythian Monthly. LET ' S GO. The sweetest words That I can say ; Let ' s go, it ' s The end of May. So long folks. See you next fall (May-be). It is said thatofficers in the army were not popular with those with whom they came in contact, because they were efiic- ent. Gee, some of us birds must be efic- ient. aitfjletics; BACK ROW— E. Dundas, V. Traynor, G. A. Wainright, W. Heard, M. Simpson, D. McGiuiies, V. Callaghan, R. Dingle, S. Macphersoii, W. Cowley, J. Jarrot. CENTRE -H. E. MacMalion, G. Mel. Brock, Hon. Coach, C. C. Carrothers, C. A. Cline, Capt., Dr. J. Cameron Wilson, EUyalt Webb, G. Screaton, J. Fisher. BOTTOM— J. A. Dockstader, J. McGeoch, R. Williams. The team didn ' t get away to a very good start, and a lot of time was lost look- ing up the odd boarding house and trying to persuade the Dean that the school ' s timetable should be altered to suit one ' s own. However, practises soon got under way and Mel began trying to sandpaper off the raw edges and incidently a lot of skin off knees, elbows and noses. In about three weeks he thought the gang looked rough enough and proceeded to bring Assumption down to take our num- ber in an exhibition game. The rules were first half Canadian, second Ameri- can. We won the first, they won the second, but thej ' expressed less doubt about their half than we did. Thanksgiving Day, St. Mikes came up from Toronto. They were light but plucky, and fast. This game was note- worthy in that it was one of the few en- counters ever played in Canadian football with a 0-0 score. The next battle was fought in Toronto against Varsity II. This is the game you still hear about in connection with Vic Traynor. He won it in the last few minutes with some movie kicking and brought Western out on the long end of a 13-10 score. Then the team blew up. There were two more encounters after that one in Toronto the following week again with St. Mikes. The good ship Western sank badly and they marked 16-1 on the mem- orial tablets. Again, when Varsity II. came back to look us over, they brought a team with the most winningest ways, and because they had vamped St. Mikes some- what similarly, they presented them the championship. We are not naturally an optimistic person, but next year looks rosy to us. Nearly all last year ' s men will be back with that extra experience tucked under their belts and an added knowledge of each others mode of play. Doc Cline, who was captain, 1920, will be on deck again and thinks the chances are pretty darn good. The men of last year ' s squad were: Cline (capt.), Vic Traynor, Heard, MacPherson, McGinnis, Simpson, Wainwright, MacMahon, Doekstadter, Williams, Fisher, McGeoch, Callaghan, Cowley, Jarrott, Dingle, Dyer, Dundas, Sifton, Screaton and Finlay. And let us add a word of appreciation for the scrubs. They turned out well, took their black eyes and bruises like veterans and came back next day looking for more. Too much praise cannot be given the llnd team in any game, because they get all the dirty work and very little credit. WES ' . ' EIIM U GAZKTTi 5) m ' ■ i ■ ■■ .. t. 1 H m wff m .-. W-.f| ■: jf : -■ H ijP P4 il ■ ; . If. V. lim| ifL;l 5  S __ __i i-f yf iii ' - ' ' A. ,-S. TBi BACK ROW— C. A. Cline,F., J Siiton 1). J. McGecch, D., G. A. Wainwright, C, V Callaghaii, F FHONT ROW- M. Simpson, I)., G. Mel. Brock, B. A., Coach, W. Beamer ' BASKETBALL The season 1920-21 saw Western climbing hot after the championship only to lose hold and fall while almost within grasping distance. We did not enter the 0. B. A. this year owing to complications with that select organization, but pre- ferred intercollegiate with O. A. C. and Varsity Ilnds. This year, owing to the gym being in rather a more decrepit condition than erstwhile, the armories were procured, .and the practises and games staged there. It was a splendid playing space, a bit hard on, condition, but fine for accommo- dating the good turn-outs. -, The first game was played in Hart House, Toronto, against Varsity Ilnds. The first half there were two teams on the floor, but after that you couldn ' t have found Western if you were on the head of a sky-rocket. Yes, they went up in the air and only came down afterwards a bit dizzy to find the adding machine had gone on the rocks after registering 39-12 against them. And that wasn ' t the end. Tliey staged a comeback howeve ' t , two weeks later when Guelph came to Lon- don. This was a good, ' f ast clean game with a tie score at full time. Western won out with three baskets margin in the overtime. The result was the sj ne in Ouelph on the return game. The curtain was rung down on a 29-22 score with Western wear- ing the smile. When Toronto Varsity Ilnds came up for the finals the local fans were optim- istic that the championship might yet hang her hat in Western ' s doorway. At the start the play seemed to bear out this view, but later Torono ' s superior shoot- ing and the Wester n hoodoo put out the lights with a 36-24 score and another feather in the Varsity cap. Just here we would like to speak our appreciation of Jimmy McGeoch, and to mention the fact that his loss next year Avill be kecTily felt. He captained the team this year in a masterly fashion and inspired a feeling of confidence which will be hard to replace. The members of this year ' s team were: McGeoch (cap!.), Cline, Simpson, Wain- wright. Callaghan, .Sifton and Beemer. 20 Q -- • cs Ox: bO a) 3 « o «o M I O « o -;; WESTERN U GAZETTE INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL Was the interfaculty basketball league a success this term? It was. Does G. Mel say so ? ' He does. The league was intrumental in develop- ing good sporting spirit as every team en- tering demonstrated. Also some first team material was discovered and some of those boys will look nice in the old bar sweaters next season. Just here, that W. U. A. A. cup is a fine little bit of metal and Meds ' 23 are quite justified in wearing that pleased smile. Who ' s going to win it next year? Well, after seeing some of the games we wouldn ' t want to place our weekly for- tune in any one spot. The executive received good support throughout and this coupled with their business-like methods kept a full schedule flowing smoothly. They are quite serene and happy, and justly, so, for they handled a difficult job in masterly fashion. Meds ' 23 brought home the bacon, but Arts ' 23 and Meds ' 25-6 deserve mention for the hard fight they put up. All these teams played excellent ball and the issue was in doubt until the last whistle of the final game. Meds ' 24 were good, too, but they started a little too late. Arts ' 21-2, Arts ' 24 and the Huron men are to be congratulated on their sporting natures. They didn ' t have much show but they stuck it and thereby gained their opponent ' s respect. This is what counts. Only one team can win but it ' s the losers who make the schedule a success or failure. Would it not be a good idea to present the winning team of this league each year with a small individual sweater-shield bearing the words Interfaculty Cham- pions, 19 — . The cup recognizes the team, the shield would recognize the player. Also, next year ' s executive will save themselves a possibly difficult situation if they outline definitely rules and regula- tions governing the elegibility of the various men before the league commences. Complications arose this year again on this point. The present ruling is slightly involved and to f?itte minds moulded to circumstances. c - C : w a o C .2 u o fe o 00 S o - 6m IS- ' . B y; h CS « m H-( T! c o a -. bj: M W WESTERN U GAZETTE 63 HOCKEY We regret that tliis subject is confined to the heading alone. Arrangements were well underway for an interfaculty league but complications ensued with rink owners, the weather man and Father Time. The result is that everybody won all their games by default and the league championship is very much in doubt. It has sifted down to two Med years, but fearful of our neck we decline to publish names, addresses or dates in connection with the matter. Hockey is a sport to which Western might do well to devote more time and interest. Basketball is good enough in its way but a real live hockey team is a big factor in a University and from appearances there is a lot of good material latent among us. When rink accommoda- tion has been adjusted things will proba- bly get going better. The hockey season having been de- clared no contest, Meds ' 24, the cham- pions of last year and the winners of all the matches played during the past sea- son automatically retain the cup and title for 1921. 64 WESTERN U GAZETTE GIRL ' S BASKETBALL TEAM BACK ROW-J. Jarvis, D., G. Mel Brock, B.A., Hon. Coach, H. Baker, F. FRONT ROW-K. White, J. Walker, D., E. Anderson, Capt., G. Williams, D., R. Peever, F. ' Die girls of Western established an enviable record for themselves on the basketball courts this year. They won their group in the city league with 5 wins and no losses. Their teamwork was pretty, their checking close and their shooting accurate. Some were new at the game and showed rapid adaptation to the finer points of the game. In the finals they lost out to last year ' s champions, the Thistles, by a score of 16-10. This year the Directorate is recogniz- ing the girls colors. The players are to be given the central crest of the official W. It makes a pretty snappy piece of adornment, too, on a middy. The members of this year ' s team were : Edith Anderson (capt.), Jean Walker, Jean Jarvis, Gwen Williams, Rhea Peev- er, Helen Baker, Kitty White, Jerry Web- ster, Peggy Gemmell ajid Marg Thomson. WESTERN U GAZETTE 65 EXCHANGE Western ' s exchange list, like a number of other things about Western, has gone ahead in a most satisfactory manner dur- ing the past year. Owing to the limited proportions of our paper and the super- abundance of local news, it has not always or even often been possible for us to re- print the articles of interest which have api eared in other university papers. We hope, however, next year to profit from our experience of this and to be able to make our exchange department a more vital and integral part of our weekly issues. We acknowledge with thanks the re- ceipt of the following publications during the past season- The Varsity, University or Toronto. The Manitoban, University of Mani- toba. The Ubyssey, University of British Columbia. The Sheaf, University of Saskatche- wan. The Dalhousie Gazette, Dalhousie University. The Gateway, University of Alberta. The Goblin, University of Toronto. The McMaster Monthly, McMaster University. The Brandon College Quill, Brandon College. The Johnian, St. John ' s College, Win- nipeg. The Xaverian, St. Francis Xavier ' s College. The King ' s College Record. L. C. I. Review, London Collegiate Institute. It is impossible, of course, to adequate- ly remark upon the individual quality of these papers. Several are news sheets printed at weekly or more frequent in- tervals and present a very full history of university activities. Others are mag a- zines of a more literary and sober trend, and include articles of more universal in- terest. At least- one of these. The Mc- Master Monthly, includes an efitirely original and distinctive feature in that each month thej print a reproduction from one of the paintings of the Canadian National Exhibition of 1920. The Goblin is of course a sphere unto itself and a most delightful sphere at that. Its universal popularity is already assured and in its- aim to establish a worthy Can- adian rival to the Harvard Sawpoon. The Cornell Widow believes it should surely be crowned with success. We wish also to avail ourselves of this last opportunity to express our hearty appreciation of and to extend our very best wishes to all our Exchanges. 63 WESTERN U GAZPriTE ALUMNI W. W. Morrison ' 19 Drs. W. W. Morrison and Roland J. leynolds, who graduated from Western Jnivcrsity Medical School in 1919 and 920 respectively, and who are now taking )ost-graduate work in New York hospi- als, have brought further honors to them- ;elves and alma mater. These two dis- inguished Canadians, who were gold nedallists at Western, have written a very rlever article on Congenital Malforma- ions of the Oesophagus, which appeared n the American Journal Diseases of Chil- Iren on April, 1921. R. J. Reynolds ' 20 The article provides a history of two eases and deals with rare malformations which are not mentioned in routine text books. Medical men o the district who have read their discourse declare that the work done by these Londoners is very creditable, particularly in view of their youth, outshining many practitioners who have followed the profession for years. Dr. Morrison is now on the staff of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary and Dr. Reynolds is an interne in Bellevue Hospital, New York. WESTERN U GAZETTE 67 k. M. Watson ' 19 Another graduate of Western in the person of Dr. Earl M. Watson, ' 19, has brought laurels to his alma mater, in his appointment as assistant professor of Physiology and Anatomy on the Faculty of the University of Sheffield during the past year. Dr. Watson left London a fev months ago for England where he will assist J. B. Leathes, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, and also Professor or Physiol- ogy, who was formerly a member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Watson, following gradu- ation, was assistant i rofessor of Physiol- ogy and Bacteriology at Western, and a member of the staff of the Institute of Public Health here. While no reports have been received from him since taking over his new over- seas duties, the many colleagues and friends of Dr. Watson are confident that he has proven a valued addition to the Faculty of University of Sheffield. I R. E. Crouch ' 20 Dick Crouch, Arts 20, who goes to Franv-? as our first scholarship man under the Ontario Government ' s new system of awarding scholarships to graduates of Universities for advanced work in Europe. Dick has been working this year with the London Y. M. C. A. while continuing some studies in economics at Western under Prof. Wood. He intends to special- ize in the sociological side of economic study when working in France. The good wishes of all Western stu- dents will accompany Mr. Crouch in his ncAV field of work. 68 WESTERN II (iAZETTE ALUMNAE NEWS The AlunuiHO conjiTatulatt ' s the editor of the Gazette and her staff for the marked success of the university ))fiper this year. The marriage was solemnized on April 4, 1921, at St. James ' Church, Mr.ntreal, of Vera May, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Swartz, formerly of St. Tiiomas, and George R. W. Weller, of Brussels, On- tario. Mr. and Mrs. George Ottow (Miss Con- stance liodgins), of Woodstock, announce the birth of a son (Charles Edward). The many friends of Miss Dorcthy TurviHe, 1817, will be glad to know that her thesis for the degree of Master of Arts has been accepted at Columbia I ' ni- versity. We heartily congratulate Miss Turville on her year s success. Miss Norma Murphy leaves for New York in June to attend summer school at Columbia University. Mrs. Victor Ferguson (Miss Ka.e Wardrope), of Esterhazy, Sask., with her infant daughter, is planning to spend the month of June with her mother, Mrs. Wardrope, Elmwood avenue. Wafted to us on the breezes of spring are faint yet audible whisperings about the disappearance of five of cupid ' s sharpest arrows from his bow ; but like sheep before their shearers, they are dumb. The members of the Alumnae arc pleased to know that Miss Laura Foster, ' 17, of this city, is on the road to recovery after an illness in January last. The Kincardine Collegite Institute staff has been fortunate this year in having r.mong its members as science teachers. Miss Gertrude Bodkin, a 1916 graduate of Western. We have at last located Miss Constance TIaskett. Connie is grafting know- ledge on to the youth of Neepawa, Mani- toba. Last year the Alumnae and University Woman ' s Club joined forces for their monthly meetings, consecpiently only four se])arate Alumnae meetings were lield this past year. The first meeting took the form of a lecture on Vanity Fair, when those who were fortunate enough to attend v,-ere charmed at the delightful address given by Prof. F. H. Clarke, of Chicago University. The second meeting was the Christmas Luncheon held at Wong ' s Cafe on Dec. 29, 1920, when twenty-two women grad- uates gathered to renew old acquaintances and meet the new members. The third meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Gordon Tennant, 71 FuUarton c ' .rec-t, on the evening of April 1. The first part of the evening was spent on business, when the executive of the com- ing year was elected. President — Miss Hazel Tanner. 1st Vive-President — Miss Susan Black- burn. 2nd. Vice-President — Mis Constance Haskett. Treasurer — Miss Marion Wrighton. Recording Secretary — Miss Dorothy Walter. Corresponding Secretary — Mrs. Gor- don Tennant. Resident Representative — Miss Irene Stockwell. Non-Resident Representative — Miss Anne Beekton. The fourth meeting is yet to be, and will be he ' d in Convocation week, at which a hearty invitation to join the Alumnae will be extended to the 1921 women grad- uates. Just a few words to tlie graduating class. Our hearts go out to you in this your hour of trial and tribulation, but as after the dark comes light, so alter the black shadow of examinations comes the white radiance ' of convocation. May cueeess attend your efforts, Seniors. Just one word more — a little knee-bending ex- ercise v. ' ould not be amiss since grace is a requisite of the degree of Bachelor of Arts and V, e need you to swell our ranks. WESTERN U GAZETTE 69 ROMANTICISM OR CLASSICISM? The boy sat at his book-strewn desk, His brain went round in whirls, His hands and mouth were fvill of pens, His thoughts were full of girls. — The Varsity. OH! Tramp — Yes, lady, it was awful. I heard the chug-chug of the motor and smelt the petrol. I made a spring but wasn ' t quick enough, and the roaring machine passed over me prostrate form. Housewife — And you live to tell the tale? Tramp (shuffling away) — Yes, lady, it was an aeroplane. — The Manitoban. PHILOSOPHY. Concerning college football teams. Too often it comes to pass, The man who ' s half back in the field Is ' way back in his class. — The Ulyssey. ON THE 20TH PLANE? Where does Sir Oliver Lodge? Give it up. Where? Where Ouija boards. — McMaster U. Monthly. BIRDS EVERY FROSH SHOULD KNOW 1. Senioi ' bird 2. .Juniorbird 3. Sophophowl 4. Literara Avis 5. Biolocock 6. Froshfowl For characteristics see Gazette of March 9, 1921 HAPPENS IN LONDON, TOO. Wasn ' t is funny how the lights went out the night everybody was going to study? — The Johnian. 70 WESTERN U GAZETTE That Wasn ' t Her Name. Studo — Sir. I want i)ermissi()ii to be away tlif( ' days after the end of vaea- tion. Dean — All! you want tliree nu)re days of ' i ' aee? Stude — No ; tliree more days of Gert- rude. — Yale Reeord. The ft oFEssoR sDAy — Comes From Experience Jack— Why are the girls more forgiv- ing than men ' ? jill_Beeause they make up oftener.— Washington and Lee Mink. Corrected. Lord D ' Aliverus — These blawsted Americans turn everything the wrong way ! Miss Tootsie Mylliens — How so, my lord 1 Lord Aliverus— Why they talk about the Russian bally, when any awss can sec they mean the bally Russians !— Dart- mouth Jack o ' Lantern. A Modern Banquet. (Bartender ' s Guide, 1920 Edition) Skull and Crossbone Cobbler. Wood Alcohol, two fingers. Dash of Creosote. Jigger of Corrosive Sublimate. Dash of Cyandite of Potassium (Liquid form, Prussic acid). Sweeten with Sugar of Lead. Should be taken through the stem of a hop pipe out of graduate washed in chloroform. Garnish with toadstools and poison ivy. — Pennsylvania Pinich Bowl. Strange. Absent-minded Prof.— Didn ' t you have a brother in this course last year? Student— No, sir, it was L I ' m repeat- ing the course. Absent-minded Prof. — Extraordinary resemblance, though. Positively extra- ordinary ! — Mass. Teeh. Voo Doo. Ham— How did she dance The Dance of the Seven Veils ? Eggs — Well, it Avas a little off. — Stanford Chaparral. ■ f WESTERN U GAZETTE 71 He Explains. He — I found tliis hairpin in my pocket. [s it yQurs? She (severely) — No, I use brown hair- ; ins. This is black. He (brightly) — Hm. Guess my foun- tain i:)en ' .s been leaking again. — Williams Purple Cow. Manifesto of a Spring Lover. I have read Scho])enhauer, Avho says wom- en are unaesthetic; I have read Strindburg, who says they are impossible ; I have read Wilde, who says they are un- necessary ; I have read Nietzsche, who says they are unimportant ; And I have read any number of birds, who say they are pretty, vain and deceit- ful, BUT, dear, you know that I don ' t believe them! — Iowa Frivol. Alarming. Stage-Struck Maiden (after trying her voice) — Do you think I will ever be able to do anything with my voice? Stage Manager — Well, it might come in handy in case of tire. — Nebraska Awgwan. Saved by the Gong. He was no longer able to think con- nectedly. The long gruelling had batter- ed down his defence. He knew that there was but one thing that could save him from taking the count — the end of the round. He dared not risk a clinch. Then he saw his opponent getting in readiness for the knock-out punch. He knew that mocking light that flickered in his eye and he knew that in a single second there would flash out at him the blow that meant his defeat. He set himself — and suddenly, sharp and clear, there came the sound of the gong at the end of the round Editor ' s Note — (This is not a descrip- tion of a boxing bout, but of the sensa- tions of a student in Philosophy 13 as the end of the hour approaches and he is saved from a flunk— saved by the gong.) — Ohio Wesleyan Mirror. Grab ' Em Young. If you love me, tay tow. If you don ' t love me, tay tow; If you love me, tweeze my hand. But don ' t keep me fitting on dese told teps All night long. I ' ll freeze to deff. Damit! — Virginia Reel. He ' s slumbering here. One William Lake; He heard the bell, But had no brake. At fifty miles Drove Allie Pidd ; Pie thought he wouldn ' t Skidd, but did. At ninety miles Drove Edward ShaM ' n; The motor stopped, But Ed. kept on. THE AGES. The stone age passed, The bronze age came, With warlike weapons new And men were born. Who strove and fought And one another slew. I The iron age comes And in its train Great wonders fellow fast ; But time rolls on, And like the rest The age of iron is past. Once more the glorious sun does rise, My cup of w oe is full, For this is not the age of stone ; This is the age of bull. — E. E. W. 72 WESTERN U GAZETTE JUST LIKE DAD. How did her father treat you? Quite warmly — invited me out. — Xaverian. CLEAN JOKE. May I hold your Palm Olive? Not on your Lifebuoy. — L. C. I. Review. All VJNSMAKE- Hot PROFSi LATEST SLANG (Heard in Biology Lab.) Put out a flock of pseudopodia and beat it. Kay B. — Have you a new lawn mower, Mr. Chapman? Mr. C. — Yes, do you want your hair cut? Rod — Did they play cards in the ark? Bill B. — No ; Noah sat on the deck all the time. Christine (writing home) — How do you spell financially ? Eleanor — F-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-1-l-y, and there are two r ' s in embarrassed. Say this over before you go to your next exam : No student knows more than a professor. I know more than no student. Therefore I know more than a professor. Has he proposed to you yet? No, but he has an engagement ring in his voice. — Wisconsin Octoi)us. Ha! Ha! Absolutely — Isn ' t nature wonderful? Nobody — How ' sat ? Honu — She gives us all faces, but we can pick our own teeth. — Brown Jug. Geologically Speaking. Blink — What ' s Bangs doing now? Wink — He ' s a fault-finder. Blink — Oh, you mean a professional crab. Wink — No, a geologist. — Lafayette Lvre. Light and Dark Shades. A young colored couple were sitting at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Henry was holding Mandy ' s hand. ' ' Henry, ' ' said Mandy, ' ' does you-all know why dey has such small little lights on de Statue o ' Liberty? ' Ah dunno, replied the Ethiopian swain, unless it ' s because de less light, de mo ' liberty ! ' ' — California Pelican. You Can Always. You can always tell a Senior, he is so se- dately dressed. You can always tell a Junior by the way he swells his chest ; You can always tell a Freshman by his timid looks and such ; You can always tell a Sophomore, but you cannot tell him much. — Mass. Ag. Squib. ABOUT MAY 26 - 1 Otxe Sweety ' Solemn Thought s -