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THERE is in most of us some shadow of vagrant instinct, some relic, perhaps, of the early days when civilisation had not put so deep a chasm between man and nature, which always makes a road alluring. What could be more charming than the mingling of frankness and mystery with which it unrolls itself like a ball before our feet and offers to lead us from the Known to the Unknown ? " Come," it says, " if your own little world disappoints or hurts you, if your life is narrow, trust me, follow me. I can lead through meadows you have never seen, through great woods dark with pines, on to ancient cities and rivers greater than any dreams have shewn you, all your care will be forgotten. Come, the world is fair and wide." Now and then it lies between the level fields innocent and frank as the face of a child, again, in charming caprice, to hold one, and to tempt one on, it springs up to some hill-top, and the sky leans down on the earth. The road climbs through the sky, the grass at the top is alive with delight, it flutters and dances against its blue background and longs to fly away. What may not lie beyond the hill-top ? Glittering spires in a distant plain, or the breezy glorious sea and the coast-line running out of sight. Not only is the road the guide to all space, it is the guide to all time. There are moments, especially when the light is failing and the hour of dreams is at hand, in which Time seems dead, and at every corner, as the road winds on full of mystery, promising everything, one turns awestricken full of some great and formless expectation. There is nothing so distant, nothing so strange that, the next dark group of trees passed, may not
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be revealed ; Caesar and his legions on the march, Lorenzo and Jessica fleeing into the moonlight, Iphigenia on her way to the altar, or Don Quixote wearily approaching on Rosinante. Life in the fading distance seems the stuff that dreams are made of—one long dream in which each of us plays a part—and the road a shifting stage on which appears a scene at a time. Or has the way been lost, have we wandered from human life and its haunts, and has some magic power set our feet in the way that leads to the City of Dreams ? All the past may never have been, or may be hidden from us by the veil which shields from our human eyes the realm of the free. A touch recalls us. One labourer from the field, one woman at her cottage door stands at the end of generations who have lived and toiled and passed away, and, touching our life, connects it with all of theirs. As we feel this there breaks upon our consciousness a sense of the unity of Life ; we all stand shoulder to shoulder and are in touch alike with the dead and the unborn. At such a moment neither time nor circumstance can thrust itself upon us to break our sense of kinship with all the world. G. K. G. Zear-SPOii. I. A DWELLER in a far North-Western isle Set mid the throbbing waste of ultimate seas, —Where never warm wind blows, nor sunbeams smile, Nor the primeval shadow of rich trees, Nor fragile gleam of flowers on upland leas Brings the heart gladness for a little while,
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—Once wandering where the whole long echoing strand Shakes, white with multitudinous crests of foam, Saw, in the misty onset's seething gloam The light of alien gold : and, from the land Battled his way, and snatched it with sure hand; And bore the wave-reft treasure to his home.
It was a goblet, strange and rich and old, Framed for kings' banquets : wrought in wondrous wise With buds and bursting grapes of burnished gold : Ounces and spotted panthers in the guise Of harnessed steeds : and for the hands to hold, Two twisting serpents watched with emerald eyes. IV. Spoiled from some palace-fane by sleepy streams Of oldest Asia : or from some rich plain Starry with bloom, rippling with golden grain Guarded by wood-clad, tower-crowned hills : where gleams Through pine-fringed coves the sea : a waif it seems, Cast forth, to the lost legions of the main. V. Thenceforward in the long dim winter night, When the storm howled, and the charred log burnt low, He drank a magic fountain of delight, Wonder and fear and awe : he learnt to know The deserts where the hard sun sears the sight ; The green oases where the date-palms grow :— VI. All the white columns and grey-shimmering groves, And slim black spires of cypress and the hue Of tideless waters ; the great golden moon, And fire-crowned summits soaring to the blue, The vines and roses, perfumes, songs and loves In the far glory of the Southern June. IGNOTA.
Enterprise Club. AMONG the many accounts of women's clubs which appear in the weekly and monthy magazines, we have seen none hitherto of one which, though comparatively new, already bids fair to be more useful than the majority. The Enterprise Club was founded in December of last year, and its raison d'etre, as stated in its rules, is "to provide a convenient centre for rest, recreation, and social intercourse, for women engaged in clerical work." Such an object must appeal to a large number among the past generation of Oxford students, who may be glad to have some particulars of the club. These may best be given by quoting the following extracts from the rules :Rule III. " Only women over eighteen years of age, employed as clerks or secretaries, shall be eligible for membership." Rule V. " Candidates for membership must be proposed and seconded by members of the club, or may send in references to two reliable householders, the names and addresses being given to the Secretary, and submitted by her to the committee for election." Rule VI. " The subscription for members shall be los. per annum, payable in advance, on the r5th January, or (at the option of the members) in quarterly payments of 2S. 6d., payable in advance on the r5th January, 15th April, 15th July, and 15th October of each year. No member is entitled to use the club while her quarterly subscription remains unpaid. Members have no liability beyond their subscription." Rule X. " The club shall be managed by a committee of six members, three of whom shall retire annually by rotation. Members so retiring shall not be eligible for re-election until the expiration of one year after retirement. Vacancies to be filled by ballot at the annual general meeting . . . A finance committee of gentlemen shall control the financial affairs of the club." Rule XIX. " Each member shall be allowed to introduce visitors occasionally into the club.
THE FRITILLARY. . . . Gentlemen shall not be admitted as visitors except on special occasions authorised by the club." The general welfare of the community is safeguarded by Rule XVI., which runs as follows :— " If any circumstance affecting any member be brought under the notice of the committee, which in their opinion shall be likely to endanger the welfare of the club, or of any member thereof; the committee shall have power to remove the name of the offender from the list of members." The club has already found it necessary to move to better quarters, and its present address is 44 King William Street (ground floor), London, E.C. It is therefore in a very central part, and is particularly easy of access to the many girls in business who wish to lunch there. The mid-day luncheon, perhaps more than any other department of the club, " supplies a felt want." The crowded state of the dining-room between one and two o'clock is a proof both of the difficulty of obtaining an appetising meal at a small cost, and of the success of the club in overcoming that difficulty. "Light refreshments "—to quote from the prospectus—" may be had at any hour up to 8.3o p.m. Plain luncheons from 12 to 2.3o . . ." The club possesses a lending library, and has a large and catholic supply of papers and magazines. " Occasional lectures and social entertainments are given. There is a House Tea' every Saturday during the winter months, to which members may invite friends. Tea tickets 3d. each. During the summer cycle runs and country excursions will be arranged from time to time. Groups of members are formed for speed practice and for the study of languages. The club also serves as a centre of information as to boardinghouses, appointments vacant, holiday resorts, &c." In conclusion we may say that only extensive support can make an undertaking of this nature a success, and that all those who wish to shew their interest in a practical form can do so by becoming associates of the club, at a yearly subscription of a guinea. The Honorary Secretary, Miss Mabel Morgan, will gladly give further z
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3n !Memoriam tbursbar, 14ov. l5tb, FROM the very grave and reverend Dons and graduates of Oxford Came a shout of protestation, Came a weighty declaration. For they rose up all together, Rose up hand in hand together, Crying, " Though our Schools are over, Though our melancholy fate is To engage us in research work, To pass on our information To a younger generation, Yet we still are young and sprightly, Yet we still are swift and speedy ; We can run hard, hit hard, fight hard. Let us prove this to our juniors, To our jeering, scoffing juniors ; Let us play a game of hockey, Let us send a fiery challenge To the maids of Lady Margaret, And invite them to be beaten By the very grave and reverend Dons and graduates of Oxford." So they sent their fiery challenge : Quickly came there back the answer That the maids of Lady Margaret Very willingly would meet them,— Meet them and (they trusted) beat them. Then they sought throughout all Oxford, Sought, in common-rooms seniorial, Sought in libraries collegiate, Sought among Bodleian workers, Sought in the laboratory (For the very strong man, Kwasind). Got together an eleven, Found a hockey ground for smoothness Like unto a billiard table, Found the very best of umpires, Laid in balls innumerable,— Balls so white and round and shining, Laid in oranges and lemons, Brought a sympathetic audience
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To stand by and cheer their spirits By their exhortations frequent " Play up ! play up ! dons and graduates !" But alas—ah, woe and weeping, Whether poring over charters, Documents of middle ages, Whether ever vainly trying To see room for books in places Where no further room for books was, Whether holding forth for ever On the Teuto-Roman theory, On the battlefield of Senlac, On the mind and art of Shakespeare, On the language Languedocian, On the Beowulfian problem, On the writing of an essay,— Whether one or all of these things Had deprived them of their cunning, Had withdrawn from them their valour, Certain is it that their prowess Was not what had been expected ; Certain that their eye quite out was, Out as is at an election Every candidate defeated, Certain that they could not cope with All the wiles and all the slogging Of the Lady Margaret maidens, Certain that they could not grapple With that tricksey sprite the left wing, With the speedy, slippery left wing. For in spite of all the efforts, Spite of all the desperate efforts Of the veteran eleven, Slowly went the game against them, And the Lady Margaret forwards One by one shot goals against them. When at last the fight was ended To have said that they had won it Would, they felt, have laid them open To a charge not quite unfounded Of some slight exaggeration, Of a way not unperverted Of regarding facts and data. Sadder, wiser, wearier women When this truth was borne in on them, When at last the fight was ended Went the dons and graduates homeward.
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" There are few among us, however dull we may be, who are incapable of writing a three-volumed novel."— ( Thackens.)
SHALL I be among the few ? No! The style of my novel ? Ah ! — — — A moment's consideration assures me that, as my opinion of the Modern Movement coincides with that expressed by many eminent divines, my novel must be of a reactionary nature. It shall be a novel emphatically and particularly written for the Qu-v-r or the S-nd-y at H-me, that is, suitable for the Reading of Young Ladies on Sunday Afternoons. Of course, the first question is, " Shall it be a large family (as in the D- -sy Ch - - n) or an only child (as in the W- de, W - de W- rld) ?" I think a large family more conventional, at any rate, for a first novel. Afterwards, perhaps—but I will make no promises. Two sisters living alone together—the younger wooed and won by a widower with numerous children—children very much neglected owing to ill-health of former wife—sister of the bride offers to live with them to help her in such a responsible position. The presence of a maiden step-aunt will naturally afford many opportunities for domestic complications. So much for the plot ! The father must be harsh and stern ; if I may judge from the charming works of Miss Elizabeth W-th-r-11, injustice and severity in parents is eminently suitable for the Reading of Young Ladies on Sunday Afteroons. The mother must be the gentle mediator, quite unable to cope with the vagaries of her step-children. One of these shall be about fourteen, with somewhat atheistic tendencies and an exceedingly sulky disposition. Another, to give contrast, must be pretty, clever, amiable, but deceitful, and apt to lead her numerous small brothers and sisters into wrong-doing. Another must be passionate, affectionate, truthful, unruly, obstinate, and of the male. sex—this seems a very favourite type among the writers I wish to emulate.
THE FRITILLARY. Now shall it be a resident governess, whose gentle yet firm rule succeeds in forming and reforming these perverse and wayward characters ; or shall it be the youngest member of the family, who, in real life, might be considered an unbearable little prig, but, in a novel of this kind, is a most desirable heroine? I think, perhaps, the Governess idea is more original. So be it—and she ought to be provided with an impecunious curate, who can step into the last chapter, just when the youngest daughter has set forth to labour on " Greenland's icy mountains, " or " India's coral strands." Note z.—As my novel is to appear as a serial in one of the above mentioned magazines, the story must outlive whatever interest it may have had, by, if possible, five or six instalments. Note 2.—I have observed that such phrases as " That will be him," " This is for you and I," give an effect of ease and grace, not to be found in authors of the classical period. Of course, I cannot begin actually to write until I have settled on my title. I do so like something simple and yet telling, like " Little Tommy's Sixpence and How he Spent it." Shall it be " The Giddy Little Garden Goat, and What Came Of it," alluding, of course, to the " capricious" pet of the family (see Dic. of Deriv.) ? But I do not think I have ever seen a title quite like that either in the S-nd-y at H-me or the Qu-v-r. I might call it something which would attract merely by its eccentricity, such as " Silent Chimes," or " Desolate Conservatories." Or the title might have a vaguely moral sound and some connection with the book itself, such as "A Hard Task," or " A Heavy Responsibility," or have a fanciful, whimsical turn with a slightly allegorical meaning, such as " Unthreaded Needles," or " Fish to Fry." Experience has already taught me that writing is very hard work, and until I make up my mind about the title, I cannot possibly begin the novel, for I am afraid I should never persevere, unless I could be spurred by the hope of making my book worthy of its title.
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Sonnet to ibope. (After the painting by Sir J. Reynolds.)
foot upon the cloud doth surely tread The wind-swept pathway, mounting to the skies. Far down, forgotten, human failure lies In blackest shadow ; while about thy head Strange radiance from the opening heav'n is shed. Earth's discords fade ; her sorrow-laden sighs Are lost to thee, in those great harmonies From angel choirs on waves of sunlight sped. THY
Thou dear companion of our shifting way ! Holding thy hand we too must scale the height That leads through shadows to the perfect day, When thou shalt leave us, blest at last with sight, And we shall enter through the cloud-wrapt gates To that pure brightness, where the Vision waits.
13ttoStrytetb.--tbewatcbab, the Scribe. 1. It was deep in the winter, 2. the season of Brefdaz, 3. When the Kaptin-ov-H6ki, the wearer of Browhnbutz, the shouter through Meggaphons of things that be nameless, 4. Went forth with her lejuns, 5. the wearers of Rhedbeltz, 6. to meet the proud foeman, Kaptin, 7. the hitter-of-Gratstraz, 8. the Slohtrer-ov-phorwuelz, 9. . . .. her kOhortz in blilschtitz apparelled, and there went to the Sk&rmysh two ro Ump-yhez galumphing x. . . . fleet-footed Fyz-Ysshun, 12. who blew with his Whys-still and . . whYphz on another instrument.
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13. At the music so mashal 48. Yns-pihr-reh of Essahz profound as its black14. swift charged the BM-kohortz right down to ness . . . . the G8hlyn . . . Here endeth the writing of Azit-StrYketh-ThE15. with crashing of Timbuhr . . watchah, the Scribe. 16. and splintering of Weppunz . . S. P. 17. and stykz were as many as trees of the J. P. forest ; 18. and the battle rolled backwards 19. .. and ever waxed pher-seh, and high rose the Wauk-ri of Ke7-2bittin-ri-twing . . . 20. The Ump-yhez cried loudly, B41i, Kor-nehr, "ebe egforb %Waits' rebating %ocietr. Phivyadzplez, and finally HVtim . . . 21. Then the Champ-yunz did breathe hard, President. Miss FRY. 22. . . . . regaled them with Lemmohnz Secretary. Miss GUEST. 23. . . all wrapped in their Sw8tahz. Treasurer. Miss MACK. 24. . . . . once more in the conflict they grappled So far this term we have had three debates-all each other . . fairly spirited and well attended. 25. . . . Hadwhax were many The first was on the motion :26. and blows without number .. . . " That Modern Drama is rapidly degenerating 27. The little Whytmissul went fleeting right forinto Pantomime." ward . . . . Miss GUEST (Home Student) proposed. She 28. and then did the Ordienz 29. who stood by the Sydlynz, who shouted and pointed out that scenery and spectacle are at present held in higher esteem by the theatre-going . skremdhi public than is the acting itself, more particularly 3o. excitedly klammuhr . . . . 3r. . . Gohl-ke-puhr, who stood between Too- in the elaborate representations of Shakespeare. She argued that there is no possibility of illusion styks . . as long as the Philistine habit of curtain raising 32. slog valiantly sYdwaz . . . exists, and took special exception to the artificial 33. right on to the Bohwndri . 34. but backwards the ball came . . .. by the effects produced by coloured lights. Leph-twing grimvisaged, Miss WILSON (L.M.H.) opposed. She maintained that pantomime is an art-how can one 35. who runs like the Pan-thah art degenerate into another ? Surely it is more 36. . . . . trickled straight through . . . . 37• Then cried the Blu-kaptin Ho, thatz-azit- artistic, and more in accordance with the wishes of the dramatist, that the play be as realistic as shit-dbi. possible, as fine staging will not distract the atten38. But she of the Browhnbutz tion of the lover of the drama, whereas grotesque 39. Said . . 4o. and the wearers of Rhedbeltz made great La- management of effect makes it irresistibly ludicrous. Can the attention wander off to note the grandeur men-td-sshun . of the scenery when Mr. Forbes Robertson is 4r. from the tribe of the Browhnbutz 42. the cry rose up swiftly O-Zumehr-vill-btthkup acting Hamlet? The third speaker, Miss Asx (St. Hugh's and quit you like Wah-ri-ahs. Hall), confessed that even in the case mentioned 43. But all to no purpose . . . . her attention did wander off, and asked if an actor 44. Though they fell stoutly fighting . . can throw himself into his part when half the 45. For crept up the Dak-nis, attention of the audience is distracted ? 46. the spoy-lehr of Giid-spht, The fourth speaker, Miss ROBERTSON (S.C.), 47. the giv-var of Switdrerniz
THE FRITILLARY. asserted that it is the legitimate ambition of actors to get up their scenes and effects as well as possible, just as much as to get up the characters they are acting. The motion was eventually lost.
In the next debate Mrs. FISHER very kindly brought forward the motion :"That the financial policy of the Conservative Government was mainly responsible for the severity and frequency of the famines in India." Mrs. FISHER first stated her conviction that it was always a useful thing to abuse the Tories, and that/the economic salvation for India lay in the adoption of liberal principles. The reason of famine is the scarcity of rain, and the only practical way of remedying this is to improve irrigation. But only a small proportion of the State money was given for this. About four-fifths of the population consists of ryots, and they are in such a state of hopeless indebtedness and poverty that they are utterly unprepared for a famine, and unable to recuperate after it is over. In some parts of India they suffer from an extortionate over-taxation. This is necessitated by their having the most expensive Government in the world, and an army far too big for their needs. If the Indian army is kept up by the English Government to the level of its Imperial policy, the English ought to pay some of the expense. The only hope for India lay in Peace, Retrenchment, and Reform. Miss DENING (St. Hugh's), as opposer, stated that in the native states the rate of taxation is far higher than in the English-governed states. The Government recognised the fact of the indebtedness of the ryot, and have passed, for the Punjab, the Punjab Land Bill, which forbade land to be transferred from a cultivator to a non-cultivator, which was the beginning of the end for the moneylender. As for the irrigation, the area since 1876 has increased from seven to ten millions of acres, and in addition to this there are four and a-half millions of acres in smaller irrigated areas. She insisted that the Government was working con-
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scientiously and earnestly towards preventing famine. Miss WEDDERBURN (S.C.) was the third speaker, and said that two things bore specially hardly on the ryot. Extreme punctuality of payment is demanded, possibly when the crops are still unripe ; and the defaulter is very severely dealt with, in that he must borrow again and again to meet the extortions of the money-lender. She asserted that the Government had not taken preventive measures, but had merely tried to mitigate the famine when it had come. The fourth speaker, Miss MussoN (St. Hilda's), said that in ordinary years India cannot only support itself, but can export to a considerable extent ; the exports of the Central Provinces coming to six times as much as the total Government assessment. She pointed out that the funds from which famine relief is given are not by any means exhausted, and when they are, Lord George Hamilton has promised to ask for a grant from England. The motion was closely contested, and was finally carried by two votes.
The motion of the third debate was :" That Applause is the most effective incentive to good work." The proposer, Miss JOHNSON (S.C.), said that applause is the outward expression of praise as opposed to flattery, illustrating the power of praise by reference to iEsop's fable of the Sun and the Wind. In hockey matches, praise where praise is due is more effective than showers of imprecations—abuse is of real value only when it contains an element of praise. Poverty and conscience are incentives to good work, but not the most powerful—poverty is likely to paralyse, and conscience will yield to any external influence. Even great thinkers need some encouragement, or there comes a time when their energy fails—compare the case of Keats. There is truth in the saying that an ounce of sweet is worth a pound of sour. Mss GALLOP (St. Hilda's) opposed. She
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stigmatised applause as inconsistent, fluctuating, essentially superficial and not necessarily appreciative. She said it formed a hindrance to good work in that it lowered the standard. The best work is done in the teeth of opposition ; how else can one account for Roger Bacon's or Columbus' ? Work must come before applause, else there would never be anything to applaud ; are we to praise mediocre work to get good ? The most powerful incentive cannot come from without ; it must be the ideal within. There were no third and fourth speakers in this debate, as it had been arranged on the previous occasion that their appointment should lie within the discretion of the committee. The public discussion was spirited and brisk ; the house divided—twenty-two for, twenty-eight against.
Universities' Mission to Central Africa. WOMEN STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. President. Secretary.
Miss PEARSON. Miss DE ZOETE.
A MEETING of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa was held in the St. Giles' Parish Room on Monday, Oct. 22nd, and an interesting address was given by Miss Ward, formerly of Somerville College.
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THE officers of the Club for the Session 1900190E are :— President, Miss E. D. Davies, (S. C.) Treasurer, Miss Ewbank, (L.M.H.) Secretary, Miss Howell, (S. C.) Six new members have joined the club this term, thus making a total of 2I resident members. On Friday, Nov. znd, a meeting of the club
was held at Somerville College. Miss Davies (S.C.) read a paper on " The Development of English Scenery." On Nov. r5th, at a meeting held at Lady Margaret Hall, Miss Church (S.C.) Oad a paper on Dyes. On Nov. 29th, a meeting was held at St. Hugh's Hall. Miss Bradfield (S.C.) read a paper on " The Eye as an Optical Instrument." The papers were followed by discussions.
Somerville College. BOAT CLUB (President, G. M. PAULDING ; Secretary, B. M. WEDDERBURN ; Treasurer, L. DAVEY). —A large number of new members have joined the Boat Club this term, and most of these have been passed into the outrig. In the middle of the term there was a test for half-captains, and the following were made :—E. Levis, A. Beveridge, H. Darbishire, E. Harrison, H. J. Strange, M. V. Taylor.
HOCKEY CLUB (Hon. Sec., D. F. HORSFALL).— A larger number of new students than usual joined the Club at the beginning of the term, and the practices have been well attended. As the ground was drained during the summer, play has been very little interrupted by bad weather. A meeting of the Club was held at the beginning of the term, at which it was decided that the St. Hugh's Hall Hockey Club should have the ground on Thursdays for the term. The following matches have been played this term :— First Eleven. v. Etceteras 1st XI. Won by 3-2. v. Games Club 1st XI. Won by 4-3. v. Winchester High School 1st XI. Won by 6-1. v. Dons and Graduates XI. Lost by 2—o. v. Lady Margaret Hall 1st XI. Lost by 4—I.
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v. St. Hilda's 1st XI. Lost by 3-2. v. Lady Margaret Hall and XI. Lost by 2-1. v. St. Hugh's 1st XI. Won by 3—o. First Eleven. Forwards : Wynne-Willson, Fansh awe, Taylor (Capt.), Moor, Pinwill.
Hopkyns, Horsfall, Willis. Backs : Millar, Horace-Smith.
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Goal: Peacey. Second Eleven. Forwards : Allen, Maude, Alexander, Robertson, Cashmore. Halfbacks : Church, Moinet, Home. Backs : Ogilvie, Hiley. Goal: Darbishire.
A. W. E. BREWIN).—The meetings this term have had an unusually large attendance, and have been, on the whole, very animated. In abstract motions the debaters have been rather inclined to lose themselves in a maze of high-flown words and ideas, notably in the first meeting of term, when it was agreed that " Compromise is wrong in theory, right in practice," and in the motion that " Public opinion is no true estimate of a man's character." It was hotly contested that " no barrister ought to defend a client whom he knows to be guilty," and the motion was finally lost by one vote only. It was debated that " all forms of hypnotism are undesirable and wrong" ; the proposition found few supporters, and was lost by a majority of thirteen. Lastly, the important question was discussed, that " this House would like to see the cap and gown adopted by the women students of Oxford." The debate was too one-sided to be really interesting, for a large majority shewed themselves strongly in opposition to such an innovation. SHARP PRACTICE (Presidents, M. SARSON,
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Minister, 0. WILLis ; Leader of Opposition, G. M.
term has seen an innovation in the introduction of a political debating society, conducted on strictly parliamentary lines. Upon division the Conservative party proved to have a small majority, and entered into office in the face of a strong and vigorous opposition. The Session opened on Saturday, Nov. 17, when the reading of the Queen's Speech laid before the assembled Commons the programme proposed by Her Majesty's government for the present session. In accordance with expressed desire that home reforms should take all precedence, the first items of the programme were a bill for the Reform of the Liquor Laws and an Education Bill. These bills were accordingly laid before the House at the second meeting of Parliament on Wednesday, Nov. 28, and gave rise to an animated and heated discussion. The Temperance Bill will go into Committee at the next meeting, when the Education Bill will appear for its second reading. FAULDING).—This
Students who went down last Term.
M. Backhouse. H. Booth. B. Boulnois. E. M. Cropper. G. K. Greig. E. S. Hodgkin. A. M. Isaacs. F. M. Lejeune. J. Ogilvie.
E. Overton. D. Pughe-Jones. E. Rowan Hamilton. E. M. Rowland. M. G. Sims. E. H. Spalding. C. B. Tate. F. M. West.
New Students.
L. H. W. Allen, West Ham High School M. Bellman, Swansea High School. F. L. Bowman, Croydon High School. S. E. H. Brewer, Blackburn High School. D. M. Charles, St. Winifred's, Eastbourne (Exhibitioner). J. L. Coates (Exhibitioner). H. N. C. Cobden, Château de Dieudonne, Bornel.
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L. A. Cunliffe, Culcheth Hall, Bowden. H. Darbishire (Scholar), Oxford High School. A. H. Enfield, St. Leonard's, St. Andrew's. I. M. Fellowes, Winchester High School (Exhibitioner). U. K. Hopkyns, South Hampstead (Scholar). G. E. Hadow. E. Hope Wallace. E. H. Jones, Merton College, Croydon. A. M. Locke, Winchester High School. E. R. Macaulay, Oxford High School. I. D. Marshall, Winchester High School. A. E. M. Moinet, Belmont, Chislehurst. M. F. Moor, Oxford (Scholar). D. Monnington, Reigate. C. L. Morant. E. F. M. Peacey, Grove School, Highgate (Exhibitioner). F. E. Ross, George Watson's College, Edinburgh. L. E. Savill, Berkhampstead. M. G. Sims, Winchester High School. H. M. Skinner, Exeter. M. W. Wilkes. P. Wragge, Blackheath (Scholar). ,
1Labv Margaret bait. E. NOTLEY ; Secretary, Miss E. SHEEPSHANKS).—We were sorry to lose several members of our first XI. at the end of last term, especially our half-backs, Miss Alder and Miss Lea-Smith. We are glad to welcome a valuable addition to our forward line in the person of Miss Court. HOCKEY CLUB
(Captain,
Miss M.
Matches. First Eleven.
v. High School, won 6—i. v. Somerville, won 4—I.
v. Worcestershire, won 2—o. v. Dons and Graduates, won 6-1.
v. Etceteras, won 2—o. v. Old Students, won Second Eleven. v. St. Hilda's, won 3—o.
v. Somerville 2nd, won 2-1 v. St. Hugh's xst. Third Eleven. v. Somerville 3rd, draw 5-5.
v. St. Hugh's 2nd, won 4-2.
TENNIS CLUB .
(Secretary, E. M.
BELCHER).—
We had a very successful summer term as regards tennis, winning all our matches. v. Somerville College, won by 2 setts to o. v. St. Hugh's Hall, won by 2 setts to o. v. St. Hilda's Hall, won by 2 setts to o. v. Holloway College, won by 3 setts to o. v. Games Club, won by 2 setts to o.
SHARP PRACTICE (President, R. E. BOSANQUET). —In consequence of the energy of the committee this Society has revived with great vigour. It is observed that the conservative element is still in the majority. The reforming party have vainly employed both dialectic and humour in the endeavour to convince the. House that it is in the interests of society that street music should be abolished, that novel reading is a pernicious habit, and that conventionality is the curse of the age. The House refuses even to admit that the use of slang is greatly to be deplored. ,
First Eleven. Goal: Miss Hurlbutt. Backs : Misses Young and Hewetson. Half-backs: Misses Price, Notley, Hirst. Forwards: Misses Belcher, Romanes, Mellor, Sheepshanks, Court.
WORKING PARTY
(Hon. Secs., M. M. K. HARRE
and M. F. DOROTHY GAMBLE).—The two working parties have met as usual on Friday evenings this
THE FRITILLARY. term, to make clothes for the Settlement. The attendance has been good and the work has prospered. Thanks are due to Miss Holgate, who kindly sent some cut-out garments to be made, also to those who have enlivened us by reading aloud. Miss Sellar, at the Wordsworth Building, has read " The Casting away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine," by Frank Stockton ; and Miss Wilson, at the Hall, has read " Eliza," by Barry Pain. Both books have been much appreciated.
SOCIABLE (Secretary, E. RomaNEs).—Sociable continues to flourish. We are glad to welcome new performers in Miss Clarence, Miss Hannam, Miss McDowall, Miss Davis, Miss Hirst, Miss Clay and Miss Wilmot. A large proportion of our performers are Violinists, but we sadly need singers. Miss Wilson has once or twice greatly amused the audience by readings from Mr. F. Anstey's works.
BOAT CLUB (Secretary, E. YouNG).—The boats have been well used this term in spite of the rain and the counter attraction of hockey. Miss Pearson and Miss Sellar have again most kindly taken out coaching boats, which have been much appreciated. LADY MARGARET HALL SETTLEMENT, (Hall Representatives, Miss ROMANES and Miss SHEEPSHANKS).—The residents at the Settlement, 129 Kennington Road, are always pleased to see any students who are interested in the work carried on. Miss Alder, who went down last term, is now at the Settlement. Miss Thicknesse very kindly addressed an informal meeting on the subject of the Settlement when she was in Oxford. Gifts of clothes, flowers, toys, and magazines are always gratefully received by Miss Langridge.
New Students. Edith M. Banks, Liverpool College, Huyton. Margaret May, Queen Anne's School, Caversham.
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Muriel A. Clay, Clifton High School. Winifred Schwann, Roedean School, Brighton. C. E. Louise Smith, North London Collegiate. Margaret Epps, Queen Anne's School, Caversham. Phyllis Clarence, Salisbury High School. Muriel 0. Davis, Enfield House, Weymouth, and l3angor U.C., N.W. Barbara Gwyer, The Grove School, Highgate, Irene Bromley, Notting Hill High School. Margery Aubrey Moore, Oxford High School. Cicely Wilmot, Worcester High School. Katharine McDowall, Notting Hill High School. Florence Court, Tunbridge Wells High School. E. Mary Keen, Redland High School, Bristol. Ella D. Hannam, Leeds High School. Frances Carter, St. Frideswide's School, Copthorne, Surrey. Annie Hirst, Worcester High School.
St. Ibugb's BOAT CLUB (Captain, L. CooMBEs).—The river has not lost its popularity, and the boats are in constant demand.
SHARP PRACTICE (President, E. M. LIDBETTER). —Sharp Practice is decidedly improving. Debates have been well attended and discussion has been spirited. Our last debate, concerning the introduction of an Academy of Literature modelled on the French Academie, was particularly good, and in the general discussion which followed, some of the freshers shewed great promise.
(Captain, M. WYLD , Secretary, L. Asx).—The Club has increased in quantity if not in quality. It has heard that every dog must have his day. Its own seems to have been mislaid ! HOCKEY CLUB
TENNIS CLUB
(Secretary, G.
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Hockey and bad weather have somewhat interfered with the play this term. There are, however, several tennis-players amongst the new members. (President, L. AK-1).—We have been reading " Julius Caesar." The freshers have attended in force. SHAKESPERE SOCIETY
BROWNING SOCIETY (President, W. BuxToN). There are now fifteen members of this Society. " Luria " has been read, and we are to begin " Saul " at the next meeting.
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(Secretaries, W. HORNER, E. M. social gatherings this term have been rather irregular, as they have had to be arranged to suit special occasions. We began the term with one to welcome new members of the Hall, our second was held to celebrate the Old Students' Hockey Match, and our third in honour of the Hall's patron saint.
C. Hedley, Assistant Mistress, St. Anne's School, Abbot's Bromley, Caversham. E. B. Warner. New Students. C. M. Ady. H. Deneke. A. M. M. Hales. K. Jarvis, Grey Coat School, Westminster. D. Ludwig, Grey Coat School, Westminster. M. Shuttleworth, Worcester High School. E. Vaux, Bradford Grammar School. M. E. Wigg.
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BROWNE).—Our
(President, W. BUXTON; Secretary, G. CUNYNGHAME).—At the first general meeting of the Society it was decided that there should be two papers read this term and two expeditions. The first paper was read by the President on " Porches and Doorways," and another on " Mouldings " is to follow. An expedition has been made to the Castle, the next is to be to the Cathedral.
BOAT CLUB (Captain, H. G. STUART).— Our hitherto somewhat scanty supply of Captains has been reinforced this term by the qualification of Miss Essex Smith as captain, of Misses Gallop, Taylor Simeon, as half-captains. Beyond this there is little to record save our thanks to the weather for having made boating possible so late. -
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DANTE SOCIETY.—This Society has met every week to read the Inferno. As it is read both in Italian and in English, the progress is not very rapid, but we hope to finish the Seventh Canto by the end of term.
(President, Miss Sec., MISS STUART).—The Architecture Club has had two meetings, at which papers were read on the Early History of Merton, University and Balliol Colleges. Mr. G. R. Scott, M.A., most kindly conducted several members over Merton College, including St. Alban Hall. Mrs. Cain and Mr. J. A. Smith, M.A., were also good enough to shew us Balliol Library and Chapel. The Club is also undertaking a novel work in ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY
BURROWS;
List of Students who have left residence during 1900. R. E. Blamire-Brown. I. P. M. L. de Castro, Assistant Mistress, Winchester High School. D. M. V. Hodge, Assistant Mistress, Queen Anne's School.
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SEWING PARTY (E. B. HAMILTON). —We are sorry to see that the enthusiasm shewn at the end of last year for this good work has considerably cooled. Can it be that the "mysteries of Udolpho" are less popular than Kipling, or that the mysteries of the " Kisiban " are too deep for the undomesticated ?
(President, Miss Pvm ; Secretary, Miss ESSEX SMITH).—The first debate of term was held on October 24th, the motion, " that the true end of poetry is aesthetic rather than moral," being proposed by Miss Donaldson and opposed by Miss Madeley. The position taken up by the hon. proposer, who made an able and thoughtful speech, was hotly assailed, but at every attack she fell back upon Aristotle. The discussion later became slightly involved. The motion was lost by one vote. The second debate of term was a sharp practice, the motion being that " gossip, not slander, is a legitimate form of conversation." The debate was opened by Miss Davidson, who, in an amusing speech, supported the motion, and dwelt on the recreation afforded by gossip after assiduous brain work. Miss Barton-Smith, in her opposing speech, travelled from Bacon to nursery rhymes with considerable skill. Miss Arnold's speech provoked considerable laughter, which at times rendered it inaudible. The freshers modestly declined to join in the discussion, which, after it was declared open, was sustained with considerable vigour, but occasional lapses from the point. The motion was carried by 18 votes. DEBATING SOCIETY
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Captain and increased numbers, we have at last been able to form a hockey club in the Hall numbering at present 18 members. We have secured a ground at Iffley, which is not superb, but at least high and dry. We still continue to join with St. Hugh's Hall twice a week for practices. Matches. Oct, 26th. v. Games Club 1st XI., lost o-6. „ 3oth. v. Somerville znd XI., won 3-2. Nov. 14th. v. L.M.H. znd XI., lost o-3. „ r9th. v. Etceteras znd XI., won 6-3. „ zoth. v. St. Hugh's Hall 1st XI., won 3—o. Dec. ist. v. Eastbury School 1st XI. „ 5th. v. Abingdon Ladies' Club, 1st XI.
SOCIAL (President, Miss MussoN).—The Social this term took place on Saturday, Nov. 17th. The programme opened with " Kitty Clive," a comedy in which the dramatic talents of Miss Broster, Miss Marshall, and Miss Musson were much appreciated. This was followed by some very amusing " Advertisements." The pigs in " Limerick Bacon" were constructed with great artistic skill : the magnanimity of self-sacrifice beamed from their countenances as they smiled serenely tin the audience. A somewhat ambitious but most successful scene from Aristophanes' " Frogs " was given by the classical members of the Hall. Miss Nalder as Aeschylus, and Miss Donaldson as Euripides, disputed in impassioned language for the infernal throne of Tragedy, but finally Aeschylus resorted to trial by scales, was victorious, and celebrated his triumph in terms which exasperated his rival to the last degree. Music was supplied at intervals during the evening, a violin solo by Miss Knowles being specially appreciated.
List of New Students. HOCKEY CLUB (Captain, Miss PYM ; ViceCaptain, Miss STUART).—Thanks to an energetic
L. Benn, Notting Hill High School. I. Knowles, Manchester High School. S. Richardson.
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E. Rohde, Ladies' College, Cheltenham. E. Stiff, Clapham High School. M. Walters, Ladies' College, Cheltenham. E. Webb. Students who have left.
D. Broster. C. M. Cooke. F. Godfrey.
tome Stubents. READING SOCIETY.-At the first meeting of term the following Committee were appointed :-Miss Bradley, Miss Comper, Miss Matheson (Sec.). After some discussion it was decided to read Ibsen's works. " Brand " was the first chosen. Five meetings have been held this term, which have been well attended. It is hoped that when the play is finished, several members will read papers. COMMON Room.—The Common Room has now a membership of 51, 42 of whom are past or present Home Students. Three Social meetings have been held this term, all of which have been well attended. It has also been found that members have made greater use of the room than in previous terms.
MISS MAY LEATHER, teacher to the Association, whose illness and absence from Oxford has been deeply felt, is now, we are glad to report, much recovered, and is taking a year's rest before returning to her work.
THREE Student Members, C. Bradley, 0. Rqs, and V. Dodgson, working for the Honour School of Modern Languages, were during the last year given leave of absence to carry on a part of their
course in France. While in Paris, V. Dodgson obtained the " Diplome d'Etudes francaises " with a First Class.
New Students, October, xgoo.
Galleher, Ph.B., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. W. E. Crapper, Hon. Mods., Royal Holloway College. M. M. Rylance, Wendenholme School, Sale. N. E. MacMunn. C. A. Rowcanot, Mrs. Andrew's, St. Leonard's-onSea. B. E. Knott, Pond House School, N.B. F. Isaac, Math. Tripos, Girton College. E. F. Smith-Shand, Edinburgh University. A. H. Brupbacher, Lugano. J. B. Reynolds, B.A., London. G. Middleton, St. Andrew's. C. D. Finney A. Toulmin-Smith, St. Peter's and Paul's Gymnasium, Moscow. M. S. Miller, B.A., Chicago University. C. E. Joslin, A.M., Boston University. M. D. Reynolds, A.B., Women's College, Baltimore. H. R. Congdon, B.A., Mount Holyoke College, Mass., U.S.A. F. A. Crocker, Boston. M. Haller, Teachers' Higher Certificate, University of Genoa and Bonn. M. Mountsier, Teacher's State Certificate, U.S.A. M. O'Malley, Wycombe Abbey School.
Honours gained by Students during the Term.
I. M. Drummond, Hon. School of Natural Science (Zoology), Class I. (Qualified for B.A. Diploma.) M. M. Underhill, Hon. Math. Mods., Class III. A. A. Money, Pass Mods. E. C. Cousins, Prelim. Exam. in Nat. Science (Zoology and Botany). E. G. Forbes, Prelim. Exam. in Nat. Science (Chemistry).
THE FRITILLARY. C. M. Edwards, Oxford Higher Locals, Completed Certificate (Geog. and Modern History). M. F. Howard, Oxford Higher Locals, English, Class I. C. M. Liddell, Oxford Higher Locals, Modern History, Class I. R. M. Pye, Oxford Higher Locals, Completed Certif. (English, with distinction, German). E. Drummond, Diploma in Education (with distinction).
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E. Cousins, London Pre. Sci. E. M. Guest, ff
Appointynents.' M. Bulley, Assistant Mistress in St. Faith's Upper Grade School, Oxford. C. Spurling, Assistant Mistress in East Putney High School.
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