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Victoria, College, Vidtsrib, B.C., DeceMber 8, 1949. 0

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Tim Buckeroo Tried,:Senlenced Faculty’s Hol\Air Proves’Explosive

” On -Tuesday, the 29th of No- vember, Peter Henslowe, other- wise known at Tim Buckeroo, was tried for various charges of a violent nature. ,The ,prosecutor, Tom Rhodes, in spite of the de- fence ’ presented by Wayne Thompson, managed to coiiviuce the jury of Buckeroo’s guilt.

The first witness was a certain Miss Flaxenvalley (.Gordon Cox) who tearfully, asserted ithat her lecture bad been disrupted by the accused who .persisted in winking a t her. Lawyer Thompson then had Buckeroo demonstrate that he WRS unable to wink and there- fore not ‘guilty.

Pat Carstens, as Lady Cram- alot, then tes’tified . that she had seen the accused doposit ,Epsom Salts in one of the ‘Caf’s coffee urns. John Hemy, known ,in the underworld as Stam Levonitchi .the College ibag collector, created additional Confusion by telling the court that he had found a bag marked “Bath salts” in the vicin- ity of the urns shortly after.

Horatio Dimbulb, .played by, Pat Thomas stated that Bucker- 00 had Sought his aid in setting off a bomb in the women’s com- mons. A drunken Scotsm,an, Angus McTavish, told the law- y.er for the defence that Bucker-

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00 was, not .the ‘rebellious type as he had approached him the day before in order tor obtain his help in a plan IQ overthrow the Stu- dents Council, Sets Off Bomb

Sir Sydney Regrettit alias Ger- ry Coultas, gave a dramatic de- scriptibn of how he had s,aved the College from a horrible de- struction when ,he accosted the accusetl in the act of settin off a bomb in ‘the Women’s t o m - mons. To, emphasize the harm- less ,nature of the bomb, Mr. Thompso,n then asked Aluin Gilchrist-one of the policemen- to set off the, bomb. Triumphant- ly, he explained that the bomlb contained only hot air generated by the Faculty. This, however, proved to be mildly explosive and the case for the defence broke down.

The jury,, to avoid asphyxJation hastily departed and soon re- turn’ed with a verdict, pronounced rather hesitantly ,by foreman Ray Wehner, of “Guilty.”

Lord Justice Levy, the judge, Sentenced the unfortunate Buck- eroo tb “ten tongue lashings from Mr.“ Bishop” and for additional contempt of court “four complete Fourses of Latin 101.”

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Martlet Literary Clontesl Can YOU, write? If you can;there’s a five-dolla

prize waiting for you. In order to stimulate crea(tiv8

writing in the College, the’ Mart let is sponspring a literary con test.

I %. ’. A m y po+m. 0.4 ,sl”~rt, cssajr type feature. by a ~ student o Victoria College is eligible.

2. There are no limitations a to ‘subject niatter.

3. Contributions will be‘judg ed wi3h consideration to origin ality, imaginativeness, style an( suitability for publication. 4. Contributions will be limit

a maximum of 650 wbrds !f should (be type-writtel (double-spacing).

5. ,Contributions should obi marked “Literary Contest” an( left at the Martlet office befori Monday, January 9, 1950.

6. .All material will.be judge( by A. Gilchrist, and the editoria board of the Martlet; the deci, sion of the editorial board shal be final.

7: A prize of five dollars wil be awarded for the best contri bution.

8. The prize-winning poem 01 feature will be published by thc Martlet, ‘ and ’ $11 contribution! will be consider&! for publication

Here are the rules:

Council Olsbands College bmmilfee On, Sfuddoll Rates

The College Transportatior Committee has ‘been disbanded The three-man: ,qommittee, head, ed by Dan Levy, had been formec to’ investigate the possibilities 0: pbtaining studelit rates on Vic, toria buses ‘for persons attendip6 Victoria College. 5 ’

Letters ’were written by tht Committee to all Can.adian uni- versities asking for advice. A1 replies stated that, althougl: Senior Matriculation students at. tending high schools were enti, tled to student rates, none of thc uriiversity students were entitlec to special privileges,

Letters were written to thc Greater Victoria Transport,atior Commission, ,The: Public Utilitie: Commission and the B!C. Elec. tric, All ,replies were discourag ing in content. At an interview between t h e Transportatior

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SIDNEY# FOSTER ’ I , > bELIGHTS \ . .STUDENT,S‘ . ’

American Piantst Gives CIasiicaI Programme

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1 Sidney Foster delighted stu- pents of Victoria High . School and Victoria College on Monday. jl‘he gifted young American pian- 1st presented two concerts, one a t tbe high school and the other at the college, giving the students k . chance to hear a truly great bianist. j In his concert at the high bchool Mr. Foster plhyed fairly well-known selections together with othei works. which enfpha- sized the skill of the pianist. The audience wqas very-pleased when Mr. Foster ~ played’ the well- known Claire. de Lune by Debus- sy and the Polonaise by Chopin.

A programme of a more serious nkture. was presente the students of the college, %kz main work was a Chopin sonata which moved the audience to a great app1,ause. Mr. Foster con- cluded the programme with sev-

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sented both progra,nmes with a feeling of ease which infected the audiences.

After the recital at the college Mr. Foster remarked on the en- . I

thus‘iasm which ’ the students displayed. He felt pleased to be I

able to play before a gathering which showed so much enthus- iasm and interest.

audience were members of the college faculty and Mr. Hans Gruber.

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Vikings Finish In League Lead; Onlly One Loss

Jazz, , , Music Appreciation Clubs Combine to Present Symposium

By Carol Potter The Jazz ‘Club and the ’Music

Appreciation .Club joined forces to present their first Symposium 011 November 30.

The classical society presented the first item on the programhe “Rhapsody in Blue.” This popu- lar American classic was exe- tuted by the exponent of Gersh- win, Oscar Levant. Levant, against the solid classical setting supplied by ‘the Philadelphia Philharmonic, Eugene Ormandy conducting, played wi,th the tech- nique of !a maestro and the- beat D f a jazz-man.

Switching from the realm of the dominant 7th to the suburb D f the flatted ath, Denny Boyd jntroduced “Waw” by Lennie I’ristano. This artist is said to ;lave chan ed the whole picture ?f jazz. &ereas jazz used to $be hot,” it is now “cool,” relaxed,

md has broken away from the :wo-beat Dixieland type. Tris- :an’o’s group showed neat co- xdination of ’ the dominating nstruments, refreshihg after the negalamaniac artistry h e a r d kom lesser groups on record. ?he tempo of this piece was un- :amiliar, rambling and relaxed, LrtiStic’ and altogether delightful. ‘Summer Sequence” ‘ I

The next treat, also presented ?y the Jazz Club, was two sides :rom Summer Sequence” by Woody Herman. The first, a *eally memorable side, had a lefinite and pelodic theme, and :he whole compositiqn showed :areful planning and ,processing. I‘he instrument work was good md not too dominating, provid- ng a smooth and dramatic, piece vvith sentimental value. The second side :amalgamated fiag- nents of different themes into a ’everish and brilliant tone-.poem, llustrating all the heat and clar- ty of a summer storm. The beat Mas somewhat erratic, fitting the noods of the various themes.

A bigger and better,, “HQW

High the Moon’p was an excel- lent sample of Sonny Burke’s remarkable and unusual String Orchestra. The melody hue was held by a warm, fond trombone with a classical -and s.etitimenta1 backing by dozens. ’ 6f .violins. The beat is dominating ‘and thud- ding while the original theme ‘is trimmed with meandering and variations. This record is even dahceable but is more definitely connoisseur’s fare, and ‘deserves full concentration. French Recordings

M. Treil introduced the next two records. The first was “La Mer,” sung by ‘Charles ‘Trenet. The singing, sentimental, inti- mate, Gallic and gallant, was backed by a competent but un- ingpired orchestra, playing just a bit ‘too fast to give the potential impact. +

‘$La. Gavotte d e s Batorls Blanch” was a humorous piece, designed to be sung in the ca- baret. Lily Fayol, a nasal and spirited Frenchwoman, vocalized on the annoyance ‘‘of the Bour- geolse when the’ troublesome gendarmes interfere with th,eir harmless low ‘bending.

No jazz concert could exclude Stan Kenton. “Concerto. to E,nd All Concertos” with its “ethere- al” trombone was selected. ,This composition begins like a dirge, then resolves into sophisticated har’mony and .tempo. The record;. dramatic, raucpus, and typically Kenton, generated such vibra- tions during the playing that the player, rattled against the ‘table.

The last fjresentation of the Jazz Club was “Early Autumn,” mo.ther side from “Summer Se- guence:” The Herman group, led :his time by three tenor and one 3aritone sax, took a rather or- iinary composition and turned it .nto a high-level example of con- [emporary jazz.

The last, classi,cal record, was i,piano, the third movemept from Schumann’s A Minor Concerto.;

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The MARTLET

King George Victimized ’ %

Great atrocities have been perpetrated in Ottawa an the victim is none other than His Majesty, King George VI

The new Canadia,n set of stamps, supposedly depicting th monarch, is an insult to King George and a disgrace to Canada

Is the weak-chinned youth who appears on the one cen stamp the same individual as the tired, greying old man on th three ceqt stamp ?

The two cent stamps give our king pronouncedly higl cheek-bones. Surely he is not lapsing into mongolian idiocy

The gentleman with the elongated proboscis, on the fiv cent stamp. has. become the victim ,of a< , skillfully execute1 axe-murder on the four-cent stamp;

Were these abortions the work of a ‘ fully-qualified en

Glad as we are to see Idis ’Majesty finally out of uniforlr it is ,a horrifying spectacle to see him so cruelly misrepresentec

Canada has always, taken honors in stamp exhibitions a 1 over the world for originality of design, good taste and accura cy of, representation. The latest issue might take a prize fo imagination.

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What , I Shut1 We Censor 3 The question of; banning certain conic books, which hq

bet?& the subject of so many likated debates in the House c) Commons, is ‘vital in that it touches on the issue of persona liberties. \

Are we to have complete freedom of‘ the, press or lnus the state intervene and establish certain limitations.

At the adult level, censorship is highly, undesirable. Nc one who truly appreciates ,fipe literature would desecrate Dic kens or Shakespeare for the sake of removing a passag dealing with sex or crime. As a result of ar.bitrary action b: the Federal government, Canada has lost such fine works a James Joyce’s “Ulysses.”

With children, however, we are not dealing with maturt rcasonirg beings. Psychologists and sociologists will tell yo1 that a person’s personality is largely determined by what hl experience3 during the early years of his life.

Normal children have groping, inquisitive minds anc nzturally turn to’literature as a means of infor.mation. Thei two chief sources of reading material are children’s books anc thc. glittering comics, the latter having the edge in popularity

Comic books which portray crime as glamorous, and hood, lums as heroes, tend to form this.same attitude in the youns reader. It is erroneous tp’ say that comics depicting females ir a state of semi-nudity have no effect on children. Althougk puberty does not set in until the age of thirteen or fourteen sexual desire can be stimulated in children from the age’ of fivt on.

,Obviously, in the case .of children, some form of censor. ship is necessary, but where are we going to establish a bounda ry? I t is not for the politicians, the bureaucrats, the preacher! or the P.“I‘.A. officials to decide. The government should ap. point a board of trained sociologists and psychologists tc determine that which is desirable and that which is harmful

If this problem is handled scientifically, an adequate solu- tion will be found. The main danger lies in the possible appoint- ment of a board of bureaucrats, whose arbitrary decision: might carry censorship beyond reasonable limits.

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Martlet Boners;.Errors, Exposed by Student ,Delivers Criticisms: Valid and Otherwise Dear Editor:

Before the reader goes ‘an, -further, I would like him tc realize that the .following re, ‘malrks are intended as impersona and constructive criticism fron a student who is sincerely inters ested in both :he progress ,anc the standard of ”the College paper Now allow me to continue. ’

The‘ greatest offence which i paper can commit, is inaccuraq of reporting. The MARTLET ir the following instances, is .guiltJ of this in an unjustifiable degree Firstly, directly below the edi- torial column appear three inac- curacies which, with a little in- vestigation on the part of the writer, could easily have been avoided. May I point out that the names of both the Martlet staff and the Tower staff were not included in last,year’s Pirec- tory and furthermore, no one suggested that they be included this year. With regard to the “omission” of Miss Henderson’s name from the list ,of the Direct- ory’s editors, I woirld inform you that Anne was not ab.pointed by the Student’s Cdiiffcil as an edi- tor. W e all appreciQte the amount of work which she’,did iG helping to conlpile the list% but the facts remain: the Directory has two editors. (( ** .

The names of the Night School students were deliberately onzit- ted this year, and fbr a very good reason; they do npt ,pay A.M.S. fees and are there‘fore not con- sidered members of the Society. So much for the Directory.

Martlet Falls Ddqn? The MARTLEh?,: has fallen

down in its reporti,hg with re- spect to club ictivities as well. In the editoria1q:column under the caption c6Cl~b:;! y&etat+”: it is stated thai, and T’lquote, ”’l’he Forensic Society and the New- man Club have apparently ceased to exist.” A week prior to the distribution , of the paper the Forensic Society, after unavoid- able delay, elected its executive. This is evidenced by ,the fact that in column four, page four, of the very same issue there ap- pears under the heading “College Notes” the fallowing: “The Forensic Society organized last week with . . .” The Newman club has been held up by the inertia of the Chaplain. on whom Mr. Gulbbels had been relying. This too has been remedied as the Club is now well under way. The Psychology Club whose last year president could suggest no one to reorganize it this ‘year, has not been able to get on its feet :his term. However, efforts will )e made next term to revive it. I‘he Psychology 100 course may stimulate a few students to take a;n interkst in the Club’s reforma-< ;ion. . % c

Reporters Sit Back? ’

May I point out further that i is a newspapers job to collec and edit the news, not to si back and wait for it to trickle in Club executives, until the firs edition at least, are for the mos part scarcely aware of the paper’: existence. The MARTLET ha : a news editor, a clubs editor, an( eleven reporters. Where werc they when they were Aeed‘ed?

On the same page as thesc above-mentioned errors appea: two apolo,gies for mistakes in thc previous issue. Would it not bc more economical to be mort careful? I realize that “to err i! human’! etc., but that doesn’. justify such. obvious mistakes a: these.

Lest I appear hypercritical, I would like to mention by way 0: :ammendation, the report of Dr Homer ’ Thompson’s visit anc lecture in this city some weeks ago. This was accurate reporting ‘ndeed. Possibly to avoid ‘em. )arrassing< his fellow students the reporter omits to mentior :hat about one point five percenl )f the College stude ts attended I’his in spite of the Fact that tht neeting was well publicized. Oh Mr. Gaddes, what sort of popula- :ion do ‘we have that this should )e the intellectual lev,el of the toy: ive percent?

Plagiarism? No doubt I have , by now, said

mough, possibly too much, al- :hough I would be the first tc -egret the latter. Nevertheless, I lave not mentioned the blunder n the picture appearing on the irst page of the last issue, nor lave I commented on the lack If acknowledgment, amounting :o virtual plagiarism, of material :ulled from other publications. Vor on the other side of the fence lave I mentioned the MART- ,ET’S healthy attituae toward .he U.B.C. dispute over the edi- orial in the UBYSSEY concern- ng Mr. Nehru’s visit. there^ is nfinite robm for criticism of the ast issue, both good and bad,

Allow me to repeat, my object s not vitriolic or unwarranted tttack. Rather it is an attempt to lelp our College paper rise to a nore worthy level. I hope that :hose who read this far will agree Nith me that the bove-mention- :d criticisms c o n h t u t e such an Ittempt. With sincere hopes for :he future development and im- lrovement of the MARTLET, [ remain,

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Respectfully, Daniel C. B. Levy

A reply to the criticisms made In the editorial entitled “Direct- r y Omits Essentials” will be ound directly following the let- er written by Anne Henderson, ohn Goult and Geoff d’Easum. V e much regret the appearance ‘f the statement that the .Foren-

The Direcfory: How Many fdifors! Dear ’ Editor:

I t was with interest and amazement that we read your Zditorial criticism of the Students’ Directory in the last issue of the martlet. T o avoid misunder- standing we would lilie to call to Tour attention two errors which ippeared in your editorial.

Firstly, the list of Night Sclzool Students was omitted because :hey no longer pay Alma Mater Society fees; therefore, they are aot entitled to privileges financed ~y Student Council funds.

Secondly, had you read the ninutes of the Student Council meeting dated Wednesday, Sep- tember 28, 1949, which were post- :d on two notice boards, you would have noticed the following:

“The appointment of Geoff i’Easum and John Goult as Edi- tors of the Student Directory was moved by Anne Henderson, seconded by Dan Levy, and car- :ied.”

As for the omissions of the rower and Martlet. staffs, we

would suggest that they be in- cluded ill. future directories.

In subsequent editorials we trust that ypu will investigate the facts more thoroughly before printing criticisms.

Yours sincerely, Anne Henderson John Goult Geoff d’Easum

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We admit and render due apologies for our. error concern- ing the status of the night-school students. W e would also suggest that, in the future, such impor- tant facts be publicized by the Council. Admittedly, there were only ,two official editors of, the Students’ Directory, b u b a good portion of the actual work was done by Anne Henderson, who should have received due credit. Your suggestion that the Tower and Martlet staffs be.included in future Directories, though some- what belated, seems an excellent one.-EiD.

sic Society and Newnlan Club had ceased to exist. The editors were fully aware that the Foren- sic Society had reorganized, and this whole statement was erased from the page proofs at the printers. Through some ‘error on the part of the printers this state- ment was not delet~ed at the time of publication.

The writer, who pleas for ac- curacy, might do well to investi- gate the accuracy of his own statements. We do not sit back and wait for the news to trickle in. The writer will please recall the first meeting of club execu- tives, a t which one representative of each club was made responsi- ble for keeping the Martlet in- ’

formed of their activities; W e have printed two editorials urg- ing club exectuives to hand in accounts of their activities. W e have appointed a clubs editor, . who has made every effort to see that assignments on club write- ups are handed in on the deadline.

We are still shame-faced at the prize boner which ,‘appeared on the front page.

Plagiarising? “Varsity News” was culled from back editions of the Daily Ubyssey, but we did not quote verbatim. The rhymes and witticisms on the back page are certainly not our own work, but the culling material of this sort from other publications is a perfectly legitimate practice, and we are no way obliged to zcknowledge their sources.

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[hanks Exlended Dear kditor :

On behalf of the Jazz Club; I’d like to express my deepest thanks [or ,the wonderful co-operation :xtended ‘by the faculty and stu- lents regarding the recent ap- pearance of “Bumps” Blackwell. m d his “Harlem on, Parade” :evlew.

Your attendance ‘was very gratifying and from the warm rewption you afforded the musi- cians, I feel quite safe to believe that the greater mlajority of you really enjoyed it. This being so, I am satisfied that the venture had accomplished its two-fold purpose of helping to further the ap.preciation of jazz, gnd secondly D f encouraging other performers of varied fields to appear at the College.

I’d like to thank Neil Neufeld, for his assistance, by volunteer- .ng his organizing ability, and Bill Bartlett, for doing such a fine iob of looking after the ticket ;ales. Without their diligent vork, the show could not, have wen the success it was.

Sincerely,

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Johnny Symonds.

Where Were You? )ear Girls :

You haven’t heard much fronl” I S this year, have you? But it is lot fro,m lack of trying, it is r‘ nore through lack of interest. t?ou remember our Caf Capers, t -was a terrific success, but vhere were you? Poppy Day gave ome inspiration to the execu- ives because of the energy and :nthusiasm shown by the ’ girls. i t the last meeting, plans were liscussed for the forthcoming rear and already a tentative pro- p-amme has been outlined. There .re ,speakers and affairs that, hould appeal to all of you.

See you after Christmas and rood luck with your exams! ,

W.U.G.S.

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' '. . By'Johnny Symonds After starting , much contro-

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.- reporter finally emerged with a suitable collettioq of opinions

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tile thick of the battle and -the haze that hangs low in the Caf at all times.

Grant Williamson;, Even if comic books are banned kids will find the same ideas from ot11e.r

.' ' books that. are classed as good literature.

. Yatte George: I ,think that salacious literature .should be banned but that the Bugs Bunny type are periectly harmless. John Egan: Yes, they should

be.. Look ' what they did to me! Oudley Coddington: The crime

books should be banned, but the publishing of truly ".comic" comic books should .be encouraged.

Anne Hendersdn: If they do st.art censoring who knows where it will stop? 'l'his could 'be the thin edge of the ,wedge. If a non-

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appeal was flatly rejected. 'l'he Committee, which was

officially disbanded by Dan Levy at 3, Council meeting, will, be reorgapized if developmellts war-

i t has .been the policy of the Committee to hold a 1' 4 orum

' ' nleeting to determine the opinion of the students, should their ac- tivities prove unsuccessful. l'his Forum meeting will probably be held in the near future.

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responsible. arbitration board set up we may end up I ~ a v i ~ very little literature left to rei

Alfred Foxgord: I feel th comiCs and books that show mo of' the female . anatolhy than ,advisable should' be banned. TI cduld be accomplished by makil both publishing and selling such literature punishable by severe fine,

Margaret' Taylor:. I think .th crime conlics should. be balm because they influknce the chi1 ren'p minds and encourage juve 1le delinquency. i z

Glen Cruest: If a kid ' is goil to get into trouble he is going get, into trouble. I :don't thi~ that comic books are to ;bian The trouble arises from his ,u bringing. ,* -

Jack' dellburn: Certainly IIC I'd have to start studying.

Thirell Lipsey: Why blame t trouble that children get into 4

comic books? Why not ' blai their home-life?

Jim Ihrliqg: Certainly t h should ,be banned. Young min are very receptive. - '

Sylvia Lash: There is no ne t o bail- them. Children are tc young, to understand and' wh they are,older they should knc better. b

Bob McFarlane: Some of t more lurid ones,should be bann through> afi approval board rl by the publishers. 'i , .

Iren& Gillingbam: Childr who have the inclination to co1 mit crime will do it regardless whether or not they read abo it in salacious, literature. Phil Wilkinson: The percenta, of kids ,that get into trovk through lionle conditions is f greater than the percentage wl get into trouble through ide they have accumulated fro reading comic books.

I By Bruce Young During the war Edmonton was

a busy blace. Thousands'of Amer- icans were working on the Alaska highway. A boom- had hit th,e northern city. Fp- W. Kelly Porter, however, business was at a stand-still. H e wgs a piano salesman, but had no pianos to sell as the war had halted their manufacture. 'He had, howeve?, a hobby of Indian craftsmanship. Ever "since his boyhodd days in Brant, Oatario, he had taken an iliterest in Indiails and their cul- ture. ~ o c a J l y , he was regarded as an autliority on Indian folk- lore. His friends' urged him to start a business selling Indiqn goods to th,e Americans, who were allxio,uS'to take bdme some- thing Canadiail t o reniind them of the days they : bad spent building the great highway. The Americans left wit6 the War's end and ~Kelfy' Porter decided to move, to Victoria, - where thous- 'ands of Aniericalis came ever? year to, see !Canada's f'amous "little bit of old. England."

Most of the goods in Mr."Por- ter's store Come from B.C. The reason for^ this; Mr. Porter ex- plained, .was that the KC. In,dians were by far the most skilled at this kind of ,work. I was sur- prised by the, amazing va'riety of goods. ii1 Mr. Porter's store. These ranged from the ornamen- tal to the useful. There were, for instance, thick woollen sweaters

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The little stone statues mat on the Queen Charlotte IsIanc: were worth their weight in go1 Mr. Porter infornled ,me. The: is olily one man alive today wt has the skill to make these litt totem: poles. Made from a tyl of I clay called naphrite, whic can be carved with a knife whc wet, aqd is harder than stor when dry, tl1,ey make a fine pri; for a collector.

Mr; Porter has won the admi ation and the respect of the fol hundred Indians who spend the spare time nlaking goods €or hir H e showed me , a shipment. 4

Indian goods whjch had arrivt that morning and a cheque whic he had already w r i t t e ~ o u t Qay for them. Not only i s he tl Indians' retailer 6ut he also prc vides them with some of the ra nmterials that they would othe wise be. unable to obtain. tiny colored beads, . with whlc so.me Indian woman adorns 111 wares, come fxom Czechoslo$ak alid are provided by' Mr. Porte

The Indian Craft Shop proving to be a boon to ' t2 Indian. Living , far away ' fro civilization, he finds it difficu to market the fiumerous articll that he. makes in order to su: plement his. meagre income, No many of them have found ne prosperity, thanks to Mr. Porter hobby. ; I *

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The Bohepians of tll'e UJ3.C. :ampus, have united under the ruspices of the Visual Ar't. Club with the intention of eventually :stablishing' a Fine A$s Depart- nent on the campus. 'The club vi11 be associated with the Uni- rersity Art Gallery, and Art Nork Shop.' Oq the programme rre lectures by local artists, con- iu-cted tours of the Gallery, and :xhibitions of student work in heJJ.3.C. Art .Gallery. ~

, The University Radio Society

s pond,erin'g: over their lack of a 'ecorder., Every Sat'urd.ay at'8:30 ) . h Radio, Society presents 'University I Round Table," a rery fine programme. President Ion Cunliff says that the down- own stations would take a s'eries )f programmes only cin Ithe con- iition that there be a programme :very week. 'This would iilclude :xam times alid holidays.' If the dudents had a rkcorder, they :odd build up a backlog of pi-o- rrammes to ' carry them over hese peridds. The recorder would tlso >e used to train announcers q d program.me writers,

' The University Psychology 3epartment has received a fed- :ral grant of $28,6,00 to provide ialaries for a directpz, two visit- ng lekturers, and six to ten graduate student assistants; The $rant will also pay for' books, ournals, filnb and testing mater- als for post-graduate study., "The Jniversity of . British Columlbia

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is excellently qualified 'in terms of. staff and community resources to train clinical psychologists," said .Hon. Pauf Martin,: Minister of National Health and Welfare.

The new Pharmacy building is now two-thirds ,compl,eted. I t is, according to reports, a fabulous combination of radiant-heating, tempepature. tahks, apgustic-tiled lecture theatres, photographic darkrooms and electrical switch- boards. This building combines beauty with utility and has the most up-to-date equipment +nd research facilities.

Because a nuinber of university a,tblet.es have persisted in playing for outside team's. without release from the Men's Atbletic Direct- oiship, M A D , has recommended that. the Students' Council sus- pend the offending students from the university' for ' the current yiar. The dire-ctorship sees this as the only feasibli: way o f seeing that students give preference, to ui1iverGty athletics.

Late Not?: The Students' Council have refused to take any action on this m'atter.

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k i s t m a s , provided that they a lass their Selection Bo’ards.

Instruction. has been extensivc vith the first-year wen receivin heir drill at ,the Reserve’ Trair ng Establisllnlent in I3.M.C lockyard, and the second-yea 3adets doing’Navigation in ,Sau: ;te. Marie under Lieut. COIN nander Brown. It has been hear f0111’ responsible sources that a J.N;T.D.’s will be,in Khaki uni ornw next’ Summer; no mor ;uffocatioli in “5b’s,” me hearties

mO1i tlie. evening of Friday, th .st11 of November,, the Divisio i a s inspe ted by Capt. ,Hi I. Juinn, 3.s.0, * R.c.N., . w1.1 vatched while the Cadets wer hrough their flashing (morse :xercises!

Parades will continue unt he first week in December, wit .he usual drill commencing agai 11 January, .

On Thursday, November 24tI 1 team of .8 from the.ship wer iown to the Bay Street Ar,lj1oul es to play lbadniinton aqainst t h 4rnly. The result was 111 favoc )f the Navy, who won the majol ty of t h e evenly-conteste 11atches.

- Last Mondsay night’s parad supplied a‘ surprlse with tl: iirival of , Commander Littl head of U.N.T.D.’s from Ottaw, w11o made an unoEicia1 in!pF‘ tion of the ’ Divisipn, pralsm their early achievements.

k,:, p Since illy last report, mucll’ has ‘ 2 . 1 , beeh accomplished by the U.N.- i : : % ’ r.D. Parades began on the 26th i “, of September and have been held i4 ? every ,Monday night. The 20

1 to their “round rig” at the begin- 1: . b. ’ first-year men, who struggled in-

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? 11 g recently-held l< u g b y nce was - a record .affair-due gely to the salesmanship of menlbers of the Rugby ,Club,

L the support given’ by the [le-ge population. is well as the College students d attended the dance, there re many non-students present. e Faculty was well represent- by Professors W,allace. and

Ormpnd_and their wives. :he auditorium was decorated h strealners and a row of loons, each bearing the % name a team member. There was 3‘‘a special, large-size balloon

rhe’ band (“Suds” Sutherlakd 1 His Record AI-Bums) gav’e ine and untiring performance. ‘th Spike J O I ~ ~ S and “Ahule %in” mixed, in with the dance les, the record player had a 1 workout-and so did “Suds.” ibout eleven o’clock everyone Ik time out to eat the appetiz- . box lunches provided by the 1s and drink the liquid re- shment supplied by the boys. <xcitement was added when ! balloons, four of which had i la r” . bills in them, were re7 sed..After the dust.,had settled, ! four lucky people were al- red to contribute tlleir wind- I s to the liugby 1-und. The fact tt the bills werC of the Monop- r variety made it easier to part ih them, and added to the mor of the occasion.

Bob” Wallace. .

3verheard in an- Aiitomo~ile: He; “But darliilg, don’t you Is4 me?” %e: ‘:l’d go to the end of the :th with you. But:I absolutelq ‘use to park on the way.”.

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f h e Geqtapo had buried ‘iiim alive n the public’ library at Munich., - 111 were lilaking merry. ’I‘here hlas a light. in the tavern; the’ . ’

;creaiils of tile maids mingled with tile guttural cries of “U$er.” ‘

The snow was falling again. soon the rich brobn soil a1Pd the ’ Sark green conifers would’ be :overed wifh a glistening mantle If white. l’he cruel, icy wind ?ressed her tattered clothing igainst her wraith-1ikC b-ody. Long icicles hung from her nose. She was blue all o over. She was I

:ven blue under her bloomers; She turned to her’ books,; . ,

LCant’s “Critique of Reasoli, Schiiling’s “Getting Goethe’s Gir- ile.” and Goethe’g famous reply I . ”l‘be Devaluatioa of Schilling.”

f‘Ach,” she said, spitting oilto the snow, ”no pictures.” .

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Last year your Wncle Jolln’s vitriolic attack on I)epart,ment Store Santas brought forth cries Df atheism aqd col?lmunism,frolll 2ile wo‘rthy student.

An atheist is one who denies the existence of God. I have never denied the existence of God; not even after exams, Com- nlunism entails the state owner- ship of property. As I am now the proud owngr of a typewriter, I am very li1uch against this sort of thing,

Another writer, .protesting iny treatment of Santa Claus, ex- plained’ that’ the !bearded philan- thropist was a representative of Christ himself. If this were true, the niere appearance of these de- graded : specmens who iilfest department stores at thig time of year would be s;ycr.ilege.

Others condk,mlied my articles as the. senile raving o f ah em- bittered old man. .

In order to avoid similar streams of abuse, I will ‘forget Santa Claus this year .and leave him to stew in his own nicotine juices and streptococci. \~

Instead, I will tell you the story of‘Gretta Kartoflelkopf, the little giirl who had. no Christmas. “Ach, I am all alone”

Little Gretta lived all alone in the Black Forest of Germany. She had 1x0 mgther agd no father. in fact, it was something of a mystery how she even got there.

The old Hausfraus would gath- er around her and sliarl malig- nantly. They said she was a manifestation. This- made her feel very uncomfortable.

“Ach,” she sai!, spitting gentlx onto the snow, I am all alone.

Yes, she was all alone. Her elder sister, ‘ Emma (who“ also ‘had no mother), had go;;e to France and was lost in * a mau- vais proces.” Fritz, her eldest brothet, had beell1 slapped on the back of th,e neck with a weiller during a tavern. brawl, and had died of concussioh. .Adolf had been the victian 6f an unrequited lovi: and had gone off tp die gloriously at the front; And Fritz, little Fritz, had been caughi trying tp. overthrow the Nazis.

1 . The Pangs of Adolescence Little Gretta was thirsty now,

and lliras beginning to- feel the pangs of adolescense, Some day she wanted to ,become a , HauS- frau. But now- ‘

I t was Christnlas. The so f t chanting of !‘Heilige Nacht” wafted through the sombre Ger- man forests. The light fron? the cottage shone- like stars in the darkness. She knew that. inside little children were playing. But there would be no Christmas fsr little Gretta’.

Suddenly -a form appeared irb,nl out of the forest. I t was a large rollicking man w.ith snowy- white beard. 1Ie was wearing a red felt suit with white fur trim, larse knee boots and a red cap. His booming laugh reverberated through the trees. “€40, lio, little child, come with

nie,! ” * Little Gretta wiped the icicles off her n’ose and clapped her hands for joy. She followed hilh.

So, Santa Claus had come to give little Grett? a happy Christ-, mas? $

No, dear reader, it. was really. a commissar’ -, from the Soviet zorie’ who had come to take her away to- the uranium ?nines.

Merry Christlllas!

Introducing

Anne is the efficient girl wii the gold-rimnled glasses who the able secretary of _the A h Mater Societs If you want 1 see her, Aline is usually hard ; work in the council office.

Anne’s favorite sp’ort is an: thing to do with water. She likc fishing and boating, as well ; swimming. Besides keeping 1: with her studies, duties as secr tary, aild social aCtivities, sl attends 1nost of the meet,iligs I

the 1.li.C. and the Literary Ar The Rockies mountains art t really high; it is just that tht rrouliding land is so low?

Society. . Anne is a second-year Cor n- 1 no

lnerce ’student who always seen to get high marks. When. s l ~ e ~ finished with - her unlversl course, Arne would like ,to f in for retail merchalldrsi’ng. . spite of her gloomy predictit that she will probably end kp th,e Provincial Governnient, x are sure that Anne will be a gre success in her chosen field.

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ike George Shearing a n d Charlie Ventura, believes i n commercial- zing his bop so that One does lot have to be a inusician .or a sery avid jazz fan to understand .t. ‘ i

The Middle of the Aisle Bumps told me that he is hap- .

$er staying in the. middle bf the ” moderpistic aisJe. H e believes .

that he will be able to untangle much of the confusion that mars modern music today because of ;he lack bf proper explanation and interpretation of this new idiom.

Bumps hims.elf says: “After. every war you find that there are social, economic and political changes; music ,change’s to>. I believe that the. discoveries in $tonalism alld the rli‘jithmic ad- vances made by Parker, Gillespie and Tristano are as comparable . an advance in music as‘the atom bomb -was in science. I t will take time, perhaps a . generation, be-; fore bop. takes hold, but it is definitely the phase that is shap- ing the musical horizons that lie, allead. pf je r all, most musicians w’ll admit ,that bop i s therrnusic Oi) 1960 OY ’70.’’. “

Bumps’ future pla& include ‘a European iour. The people in Europe are. just as jazz-starved as we Victorians and many bands are crossing the ocean for the trenten(ous welconie .Afforded them 1 n ;Europe. Wherever BUlllpS ’and the band goes they will carry the good wishes of * Victoria College.

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By Denny Boyd i3ulizps Blackwell and .his ban( ok over the College dn Novem r 18, for one of the most, re arkable hours since the grea Irary flood of ’48. The show, the best thing il tertainnlent that has happenet

the College io years, lastec :arly an hour, and provided th xked auditoriunl with enougl cks to last until he return: hich 1l.e .assured me he would The all-colored I band, whicl is formed from’ members of th s t Division of the Washingto1 dard two years ago, ig prob Jy one of the happiest musica oups ,ever assembled. A umps said: “There are-no jeal isiep in this group. When one o e boys takes a solo,. the rest o e band listens,to him and set III up. .They all get a great boo It o f each other.” ,This element was very notice ’le when tenor-man, Charli aylor, fell flat on his ,fann, ughing at tlle antics of “Chick I”’ and “Giblets,” the two loose nbed dancers. Another, indica 3n of their amiability was thei h i ra t ion of our own Johnn ester, who filled in for Va

! Lea; Douglas, the regular -pian- ist. Agaill “quoting Bumps: f‘That 1 Lester plays a lot, of piano:’

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be The show opened with Jazz 3 u b prexy, Johnny Symonds, ntroducing Mr. Blackwell, ,and Bumps introducing the band. :he group consisted of George ”atlett on alto sax; Charlie Tay- or, tellor sax; Qui1lcy Jones, .rumpet; Billy Jolmson, bass; Harold Redman, drums; Ernest- ne Anderson, femme‘ vocalist; ]immy . Adams, male vocalist; ‘Chicken’’ Johnson and “Gi’blets” Gilbert, mad-cap dancers, and, of :ourse, Bumps himself, who sprayed personality like buckshot ner‘the whole affair. Major Pick- Ford, t.rombone;, Van Lear. Doug- las] plano; and Booker Martin, guitar;! were unable to appear be- :ause of transporta.#ion difficul- Lies in Seattle.

forrid Tynor Solo The‘ first number played was

the inevitable “Hucklebuck” and the boys gave it a back room sessioil treatment with Char1i.e Taylor blowing a torrid tenor solo. Ernestine Anderson’s beau- tiful vocal on “The Man I Loye’! made. the niusic-wise think oi Sara Vaughn c.oupled with a slight taste of Ella. Fitzgerald.

From here to the end of the show the band. knocked them- selves out oh every number witt George Catlett and Quincy Jones delighti>lg the audience with theil inlaginistic bebop solos.

It‘ came as’rather a surprise tc find this band so modernistic but .ill talking to the boys I dis. covered that they are definitelJ all for bop. $very~ numbef hac roots of bop and every solo w,a: almost exclpsively bop. This wa: the same type of music. that Dizzj Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Mile: Davis and many others are play ing, but Bumps has a secret. He

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Drops 1,140 Decision to Oak, Bay 1’ The Music Appreciation Club has awakened to a new sense of being. The activities of the club last year, for the most part, were passive. This year, however, the club has

organizations of the college. A new spirit has been added. While it was formerly

the ‘policy of the clob tb‘. lhit its scope to informal noon-hour programmes of recordings, the club now features guest speak- ers, recitalists anzl evening programmes.

The club attempts to stimulate individual performance and experiments with new ideas. in an effort to‘ maintain a hig6 standard o f varied and interegting progranvnes.

The Music Appreciation Club looks for new‘ members, people that y” not necessarily familiar with every phase of music, but people who have some taste for lnusic whether it be the works of the O M masters or the con1positio.m of our

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ing smoothly. The college three quarter line, plagued by injuries, was una’ble to get going at any time in the game. Oak Bay had ’ the edge in the first half, scoring two unconverted tries. Shortly after the intermission College forced {he pl,ay into Oak Bay territory, persisting until Ray Orchard crashed over for 3 points. The attempted convert was wide. o g

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Victoria College lost its mathe- matical chance to win the 2nd Division rugby title when they were defea,ted 11-3 by Oak Bay W,anderers la$ Saturday. The game was played on a muddy held in the rain, but this fact did not .prevent the sure-fingered Olak Bay <backfield from function-

Profile of

BRUCE YOUNG

That wild Scotsman with tl hair is Bruce. The president 1

the .Forum, he rules it with hand of iron, His colleagues r port that, when Mr. Your makes a motion, .the other mec bers violently disagree, and tht the motion goes into effect.

His voice is often heard fro the back of meetings or lecturt: raising some side point that is danger of being overlooke According‘ to Bruce, he is oft( misun’derstood ’ by the Colleg Whenever he says lomethin everyone begins to ~ laugh-thc actually think he is trying to 1 funny!

Urucc says that he dislikes dol and cats, but is fond of pigs. a1 horsks. H e never eats porridi and has no opinion to offer (

haggis. However, a few old Scc tish traditions still cling to tk refugee from the tyranny English rule in the land of tl heather. He loves bargains, ar is reported to buy his shoes one cent sales. . ’

Magistrate Hall Speaks A meeting of the Forensic Club

was held at the home of John Goult on November 18. The fol- lowing members were present: D. ‘Levy, T. A. T. Iihodes, J. Goult, W. C., Thompson, P. 1. S. Henslowe, J. Wood and A. G11- Christ.

Wanderers put the game on ice midway through the hqlf when Johnson scored on a. beau- tiful run, planting’the ball direc,t- ly between the posts. Burns mad-e the convert, completing the scor- ing of the game. Although the ‘ College l o ~ t the game, their scrum contiqued ta show i’m- provement and will be a match for any team in the league during. the second half schedule. The speaker was Magistrate

Hall, who gave an interesting and informative talk on the his- tory of law and its present day status in Canada. Magistrate Hall stressed the fact that his subject was an enormous one, and that there are so many books on law that they: could fill Victoria’s library eight times.

President Daniel Levy thank- ed the speaker, and after re- freshments a more informal dis- cussion took place. The meeting ended a t 10:45 p.m., when embryo lawyers remembered Professor Pettit and his tele- scope.

Cdwie to Lead Mission, at College The Varsity Christian Fellow-

’, ship is composed of a group of Christians whose motto is, “To know, Christ and to make Him known.’: The purpose of the

* meetings is to present the .Lord Jesus Christ to the students.

The V.C.F. has had a v”ery ac- tive programme this year. Speak- ers have been Mr. Harold Peter- sons of Los .Angeles, Mr. Herb Butt, B.A., of Portland, formerly a professor at.Multnomah School of the Bible, Wing Commander Gregson, formerly Chief Padre of thg R.A.F., and Dr. David Cowie, D.D., .Ll.D., of Seattle, present pastor of the University Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Conkie of Victoria is tak- ing the last three meetings this term. Rev. Conkie has recently arrived from Ireland and has not yet lost his pleasant Irish accent.

Dr. Cowie will be coming again to Vidtoria after Christmas when he will conduct a two-day mission at‘ Victoria College. The V.C.F. expects large attendances of those who are ,acquainted with Dr. Cowie’s work. , I

All students are welcome to the weekly discussions which will commence at ‘ the beginning of the second term. The subject will be “Messianic Psalms.”

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The girls’ basketball team has been steadily improving during I

the last thr,ee weeks. To. date, thes team h,as played ” games against Norfolk House, St.’ Nar- gare,t’s School and Strathcona Lodge. They were all clase games with the various private schools holding a slight .edge.. , ..-

, The team is looking forward to, a.game with Victoria High School on Friday, Dec. 2. It will be their. first attempt at aboy’s tules and some supporters would be appre- ciated. :The line-up is as follows: Forwards : Jean Albright (cap- tain), Pat Sparks, Phyl Wakelyn, Pat Jameisky, Myrna Jenkin; Guards: Marg Taylor, Gloria Gatehouse, Bev Knott, Mavis Baarnes. .

Coleman Leaves S.6.M. ’ At a hastily arranged meeting

on Nov. 15, a snia!! group of S.C.M. members heard the secre- ta,ry for t t e S.C.M. in\ Canada, the Rev. H. L. Puxley, speak on the international and national branches. The question of affilia- tion of the College group with the national S.C;M. is going to be seriously considered.

,On the afternoon of Nov. 20, the Dean and Mrs. .Calvert en- tertained some of the members at the Deanery. After excellent refreshments, the group went to an evensong at Christ Church Cathedral.

M. Treil was the guest speaker at an evening get-together on Nov. 28, at the hbme of Helen

,Piddington. This meeting and a noon-*hour discussion led by Can- on Coleman on Dec. 1, contluded the club’s activities for this term.

Club officials reported that the headline, “Coleman leads S.G.M.,” given to the item in the last edi- tion of the Martlet,’ was errone. ous, and that M. ‘Treil, Mr. Jones and Rev, E. Hulford have played equally significant parts in the guidance of the club.

Canon Coleman will be leaving for up-island in the new year and the S.C.M. will lose his active participation in the discussions.

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meetings this term? If you have not you have missed M. Treil’s informative talk on France, its people’s culture, and the result- ant attitude to the crisis of the German invasion; Nat,alie Berg- straesse’s first-hand description of the work of U.N.R.R.A. and the I.R.O. in debilitated Euro,pe; and Mr. Elliot’s lucid explanation of: the implications of ‘the dollar crisis ih Britain. At the last meet- ing, on November 2 1 , Nr. Tobin, the foreign news editor of the “Times,” gave us an up-to-the- minute look at Russia and its satellites, at the developing orien- tal movement for independence, and at Canada’s independent posi- tion in international affairs.

Whether you are a Red or a reactionary (or even a ,mem.ber of a local underground move- ment), you should e ‘oy next term’s International %elations Club meetings. There will be movies showink the effect of changing political relationships on the ,people. There will also be speakers to explain and comment 0-1 our modern problems in inter- national affairs. But don’t forget that these can be interesting and helpful for you only if you bring some of your opinions to the meetings.

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W.U.6.S. Donate $10 a n t Our hard working Girls’ Grass Hockey team, suffering from lack of practices and little ,experience, journeyed to Duncan one bleak Saturday to engage Queen Mar- garet’s School- in a contest. The, result was far from disastrous .as our girls held the private school down to a 2-0 score,

The following week they en- gaged in a match with Norfolk House. Dogged with misfortune, they dropped this contest by an identical 2-0 result. Pro01 of their improving ability was Shown as they played. the first twenty minutes short-handed.. The remainder of the team ar- rived for the second half and our College team held them scoreless. With a few more workouts they should be ready for t4e Bridge- man Cup series.

ther questions see Connla Woc in the Tower Office. The c l ~ wants this contest to be a succe which it can only be throui your co-operation.

The College Camera Club has announced a photograRhy con- test to be held next term. A cash prize of $10.00 is offered for the best roll of candid camera shots taken aroun‘d the College, Thf judges of this contest are Mr Clark and- Mr. Savannah. The W.U.G.S. haye offered to spon- sor this’ contest. There will be several consolation prizes fo1 simply entering with your film

You do not have to be a good photographer; simply use yout imagination, as any picture is acceptable. If you hav’e any fur.

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Pre-Med Films Gory Blood Flows Freely

On November 16, the fir Pre-Med meeting was held a] the Technicolor film, “Spin Anaesthesia” was shown. T I film’showed the actual admin: trsation of the new type of anae thesia and the theory behind The new anaesthetic is nupc caine and was originated 1 Howard Jones.

On November 23, the fo1lo.l ing Wednesday, “The Tec niques of Skin Grafting’’ whii was also in color was shown. T I film was certainly more gory a] the blood flowed freely at timc Afterwlards Mr. Cunningham w distinctly heard .to ask why th used such emaciated creatures f such a dqnonstration. Strange enough, no one passkd out either of the films. The Pre-Mt student%s apparently have mo: intestinal fortitude than last yea

Pre-Med ‘meetings are he each Wednesday noon, when film is shown. A charge of tt cents is made to cover the co of the’se films.

Newmans Elect Roberge Afteri getting off to a late start

this year, the College Newman Club finally got things organized. Nominations were held on Nov. 20 for executive positions and E d . Roberge was elected as, presi- dent, Cleo Gubbels as vice-presi- dent, Madelyn Coltis as secretary and Gerry Martin as treasurer. Bishop Hill is honorary presi- dent and Father MacLellan is chaplain.

The main object of the Newman Club is to promote social activi,ty among the Catholic students attending the College and Nor- mlal School. The meetings, which

proven to be very popular. Danc- ing and refreshments provide added interest to the usual busi- ness of the. club.

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Badminton Players Obtain New Hall

This yedr’s edition of the Vic College Badminton Club, is no% in action, and promises to be 2 very fine club for ,anyone inter- ested in the game. At the begin. ning of the year play took placc on Friday evenings at Sir James Douglas School, but due’ to a misunderstanding, the hall was suddenly given to another organ- ization. *The shortage and expense of

good badminton halls in Victoria forced the club to transfer, its sctivities to the Fraser Street Hall in Esquimalt in Tuesday Evenings. Tuesday is certainly not the most convenient night for mllege’ badminton, but the hall is one of the best in the,city, it is very easy to reach, and the price is cheaper than that of the School Board halls. An effort is (being made to secure a better day.

This year’s executives are John Moffat and Art Rumsby. Anyone interested in pllaying should see one of these people.

rso Adele Goult Trains Glee Club vember and have rehearsed such . songs as “Dry Bones,” and “One Enchanted Evening.”

As they did last year, members of the club will lead students in singing carols during the inter- mission of the Christmas Dance.

Dr. Hickman has asked the Glee Club to sing several songs during the presentation of a French Evening at the College some time, in the spring term. The Glee Club also plans to pre- ~

sent a musical ,program,me in conjunction ,with some other Col- lege organization after Christmas.

Anyone wishing to join the club should contact John Goult, the president, or Madelyn Cqltis. The group is especially anxlous to .obtain sopranos and altos for the expanded post-Christmas programme.

The Victoria College Glee Club is in action again this year under the guidance of Mrs. Adele Goult. Members have held prac- tices since the beginning of No-

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THE MARTLET 1 December 8, 194.9. Page Six dirty dick says . .

One or two girls have found out what the Naval Approacll is?

Three out of four rugby play- ers prefer the bottom of Estevan Road to the top of Mount Tolmie on Saturday nights?

When .Geoff was at the Sirocco to hear Bumps Blackwell, he was really logging?

My little French peasant is really English?

Jean is finding all her un- knowns these days? How does she do this?

Cory, after a practical demon- stration of Mount Tolmie, knows how alternating current works?

You can get tight on one bottle of beer? Ask Jim how.

Connla’s new diet consists of a steak and a salad every day?

Keggie goes to !French class equipped with a towel?

Jack and Jill went up the hill and haven’t come tumbling down yet? This, evidently, is quite ten- der.

Pat and Rosalie probably came to the Rugby Dance to watch .“processes at work in the modern world”? Socialism or sociability?

Trudie investigated the evils of alcohol before the same dance?

Introducing

T’HE ‘ ROOKERY “Accept this dark 0pprobriou”s Council, to turn out two excellent I features for the Martlet. den of shame.”-Milton.

Pat Thomas, news reporter and Forum stalwart, likes to con- found Mr. Pettit with his eco- nomic theories.

Pat Carstens is the girl respon- sPble ,‘for“ the write-ups accom- panying Suds’ ” profiles in ,this Issue.

Gerry Coultas is the corpulent ‘aristocrat who enjoys rehearsing ;‘’British ’ Colonel from India” jroutines ,with Dave Moilliet.

David “Moose” Moilliet, rook- iery giant and U.N.T.D. reporter, ;can be seen dashing off his “in- Ispirations” on ,the Martlet type-

For those of you who have raised eye-brows at the sulb- human rumblings emitted from the Rookery at noon-hour and wondered what goes on inside, we present character sketches of the inhabitants, the people who produce your Martlet. They are:

. John Napier-Hemy, editor-in- chief, who can be seen weeping gently onto his typewriter as the deadline approaches.

Dick ‘Baker, Rookery strong- man, who enforces disciplinary measures, As news editor, Dick dues 4t I good deal of the dirty work; copy-reading, proofreading and ,make up.

“Tarrible Tania” Hurmuses, who drives our advertisers to

’ distraction *by an artful knack

By Uncle John Y

‘“Well,” pronounced my favor- ite professor, gazing at me with a soul-dzvouring eye, “exams are coming.

Stqggered b$ the immensity and profundity of this utterance, I reeled backward, clutching my collar in terror.

“Yeah,” I repliqd, wiping the s y a t ?om my brow, “so wha??”

So, said my tutor, piercing my inner being with a nialignan; glance, “you had better study.

At last, the heretic brought grovelling before” the Inquisition; the spy cringiqg in tFrror bef6re the N.K.V.D. T h 6 would mean a visit to the torture chamber, the library.

In a fit of.desperation J dashed to the Rookery where the editor

was brutally mutilating a hapless c o ~ y (boy.

The editor growled, grunted and slavered, jabbing the rump of his copy ‘boy by way of .em- phasis.

“Geft down to the library and study.

No sympathy here. A group of grubby, unwashed Sciencemen in Mickey Mouse sweat shirts were jammed into a booth, sweat- ing and swilling.

“Hey fellas, whutllido?” ,Frightened by the resultant

3bsceniti-es and blasphemies, 1 ran up to the Council ,Office. The Director of Literary and Scien- tific Activities gazed askance at n e through horn-rimped spec- tacles, smashed my right hand with a gavel and declaimed for fifteen minutes on the merits of study.

Beaten, I wended my way to the main8 building, dragging my apathetic stud.ent bbdy with me.

Suddenly, I was confronted by a problem. Where W ~ S the libra- ry? I had heard much of this subterranean den of learning, but was unaware of its location.

1. soon found a room contain- ing ,books, but it was not until a dungareed inhabitant commenced munching a large blade of grass, that I realized that I head Iblunder- ed into the Normal School.

The next d,oor *opened into a spacious, tastefhlly decorated room, which contained droves of fehales in extremely interesting postures. Some militant Amazon grabbed me by the ears and dumped .me unceremoniously on- to the library steps.

Whutllido?”

“There’s your library!” ‘ I o,pened the door and furrow-

ed, furtjve faces popped up rrom * ’

behind books, spectacles and other academic paraphenalia.

The Christian entered the Arena, The lions crouched be- hind loose-leaves, waiting to de- vour me. The Empress trained her gimlet eyes on me as I stumbled on, trembling to the bottom of my toga.

Here 1 was, separated from my colleagues, and ,placed with this crew of introverts. Bleary-eyed: anaemic individuals wormed their way through stodgy volumes. Frustrated females, blotchy and bespectacled, scratched away in their note-books.

What to do? ‘Peruse my notes? They ‘were illegible. Read some %,

learned book? They were incom- prehensible. Finally my eyes lighted on a copy of the Post.’ Soon I was immersed in the Post Scripts, oblivious of the ibtro- verts, and examinations. I wa$ , l1aPPY 1 -.

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‘writer. ; Dudley “Laughing Boy” Cod- ‘dington is Dodie’s right-hand man in the perpetual duest for advertising.

Mary Lou Fraser, another of the advertising sleuths, helped make the first issue of the Martlei break even.

Eve Harvey, the efficient gal with glasses, who keeps bringing in those necessary shekels.

John Moffat amazes us all with those bumper-sized lunches. H e has even been known to eat the wrappers when hungry enough.

Wayne Thompson procured an “exclusive scoop” for the Martlet when he encotmtered Mr. Gibson, aviation pioneer, on the campus.

Johnny Symonds, Inquiring Reporter and Jazz Club president, was largely resppnsifile for the work done ip obtaining Bumps Blackwell for a College perform- ance.

of wi gling. ’ Do&e Collie can be seen down

town tracking down some hap- less advertiser. As co-business manager with, Tania, she. keeps the Martlet ‘books juggled.

Denny Boyd is the little chap who keeps the Martlet supplied with news of‘doings in the sports world. An ardent bop fan,, Denny has also been responsible ’ for the Jazz Club write-ups.

‘Ray Wehner spends his time relentlessly chasing club execu- tives, A first-class student and president of the Mtusic, Appre- ciation Society, Ray 1s a valuable fellow to have around.

Connla ‘‘Tweedy” Wood, blus- terg into the Rookery at all hours,‘ always with a big grin. Cdnnla and his colleagues of the Camera Club are responsible for the photos ~JI earing in this issue.

Dave &ds” Sutherland, who came to us from King Ed Higl.1, has been carrying on Connie Armstrong’s work in ,the Profile department. He’s ’ also creator of the choicest of the Rookery pin- ups (the one in the raw).

Carol Potter, ex-U.B:C., has , taken over the Varsity News.

Tom Ballard injects a colorful, imaginative streak into the Sen- ior “A” Rqgby write-u.ps.

Walt MacDonald, who keeps us briefed on the welfare of the Second Division rugby team, is

, renopned for his ‘experiments on the ,“creation of life” and his attempts to blow up his French book.

Phyllis Wakelyn and Ady .Tay- lor supply the Martlet wlth items on women’s sports.

Nora Wolfe, tall red-head, is at present trying to locate Rosa- rnund Marshall, authoress of “Kitty” and “Duchess Hotspur,” who is reported to be living on the Gulf Islands.

Bruce “Bathlesa” Young has taken time out from Forum Ac- tivities, haranguing Mr. Pettit and fighting with tlie Students’

In an earlier issue of this paper The headlines weqt for quite a

caper,

Forum. They shed. bad light upon the

An Embattled Student Said of .thk debate, that it did

At this did the Forum Much deplore ’em;

SO that - this they could redress In the edition of: the press, The secretary of the Forum Wrote a letter to the editorhm Backed by a quorum (3f the Forurn.

But despite .such tricks infernal, The Martlet is not such a bad

And if all meetings of the Forum The Mlartlet states with due de-

,He who’s against ’em Will not be for’em.

bore ’em,

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By Peter H,enslowe

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Every specialist in letteks, Who is keen upon his theme, Tries to bind my mind in fetters Never gives me time to dream. French is N O T my only study There are other thiqgs to do, Physics, History, Piers and

Life and ways of the Dobu. Yet I fancy each Professor Thinks HIS subject is ,the one. I must know, not be a guesser, Od the answers, made to stun. Each demands assignmefits fin-

On the dot and handed in, Nicely typed, (but not diminished, Pressured work becomes a sin, Every pedagogue announces “Do MY work and you will rise,” Blood I sweat in liquid ounces, Striving for that worthy prize, If my teachers, academic, All are truthful in their way. I must stop this verse pohmic And work hard both night and

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