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'notice of Competition. A Competition will be held, open to all subscribers to this Term's Fritillary. CLASS I. A Short Story. A prize of one guinea will be offered for the best contribution. CLASS II. A Poem. A prize of to/6 will be given. CLASS III. A Review. There will be a prize of to/6. In the event of equal merit in any of the contributions sent in, the decision of the Editor and the Committee is to be accepted as final. The Editor and Committee will have power to divide the prizes, if necessary.
the tett. I HAVE always known that there was something strange about me. Even as a little child I had terrible dreams, I heard frightful sounds, and saw phantoms and ghostly shapes fluttering around me in the night hours. I have often awakened trembling, covered with perspiration, to find myself on my mother's knee, grasping her dress convulsively. I never went to school, and when I grew to be about twelve year old, I used to wonder what was the reason. I always had a nurse, and she taught me all the little I ever learnt. Sometimes I would ask my father when I might go to school, and then my mother would burst into tears and my father would whisper tenderly, ' When all the bad dreams are gone, my son.' And yet I did not know. •
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It happened in this wise that the first idea of it entered my head. I was walking one day in the park with my nurse, when I suddenly became aware of a face bending down to my own level and looking at me with grim, cruel eyes, and a wicked smile round its mouth. It bent closer until it nearly touched me, and then I drew back with a scream and covered my face with my hands. My nurse beckoned in a terrified way for a policeman. Meanwhile, my hands were pulled away, and again the man with the wild, evil eyes gazed at me. Ah,' he snarled, putting his hand on my head, ' my little, well-beloved heir. Come, come, you know me, surely, your good, kind grandfather. Give me a kiss, my brave boy, for the sake of the estate you will have when I'm gone. We're both tarred with the same brush,' and he chuckled fiendishly. ' No, no,' I moaned, and put up my coat to hide the sight of that awful visage. ' Come, you little fool,' he said, roughly, and gripped my arm until I felt his nails drawing blood. Just then the grasp was loosened, and, peering out, I saw him being dragged away by three policemen, yet still looking back at me. I cried all the way home. Everywhere I saw yellow, murderous eyes, and long, long hands stretched out to grasp me. My mother uttered a cry •of distress when she saw me, and put her hand about me as if for protection. ' What is the matter? she whispered, intensely, and nurse whispered something in her ear. ' The little heir ! ' my mother repeated, ' The little heir ! ' with a heart-breaking sob, and grew whiter and whiter. For a long time I could not forget. The face that I had seen, the blood-shot eyes, were ever in
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my memory. Sometimes I would feel thin, blue lips pressing mine and drawing the very life-blood out of me. Then the visions became less frequent. Whole days, weeks, at last months, would pass and I should see nothing. But I could never be sure when the strange man would come, and I was always afraid. Time went, and I was twenty-one. When I came down to breakfast that day there seemed to be unusual preparations and great excitement. ' You are a man now,' said my father, ' and we must go to claim your estate.' My mother's hands trembled as they fastened my tic. Dearest,' she whispered to my father, ' dearest, take good care of him. He has been better, but ' Trust me,' he said gently. ' And yet I think there is no cause to trouble. Perhaps, after all, 112 has escaped,' and he looked at me standing quietly there. ' Would to. God that we have troubled needlessly,' burst out my mother passionately. Well, we (my father and I) went a long way in the train, and got out at a tiny station in the heart of ;he moors. ' Stay there,' said my father, placing me on a seat, ' while I go and charter a conveyance for Ballymore.' I waited, it seemed, for hours. How slowly the minutes passed. I could not rest. Somehow I felt that I knew the way to Ballymore, and something impelled me to be going on in front. So I left my place, and began to cross the moors that stretched away for miles in the distance. There was not a house in sight ; not the sign of beast or bird for company. All was desolate and decay, and soon I began to be afraid. The mist gathered around me, and in it there seemed to hover strange shapes, ghostly figures, devils' eyes, Yes ! I knew it. A dark, flapping thing beat against my face and disappeared with a screech into the darkness. At last a light ! I stumbled on towards it. No ! There were two, and with an agonising throb of the heart I realised that they were moving steadily towards me. I tried to• stand still, but they drew me. Not lights, but eyes in a fleshless skull, gazing, gazing at me with a burning, yellowish light out of crimson sockets. Gradually the form revealed itself also, a naked skeleton, holding its arms out towards me. ' Welcome, grandson and heir,' it cried, with its mouth distorted in an awful grin. I have waited for you. Come, let us dance and be merry. I am your good, kind grandfather.' It seized me, and we danced a mad, frenzied dance. I forgot my fear ; I hardly seemed to touch the ground. The stars came out with a dash, and we leaped to them. I put out my hand to touch them, and they came showering down to earth, burning me as they fell. We gripped each •
other more and more tightly, my grandfather and I ; I felt that we became one in that close embrace. Then one great bound brought us to earth again. I lay flat, and my hair whirled round and round. I could see it as if it were a machine, and as I gazed, I knew that I had not escaped. I was mad, mad, mad. Then I knew no more. ac
I am at home now with my parents. Besides them there is always another person in the room, who never leaves me. I know what she is there for. But my mother sits with me all day, so I do not mind. She holds my hand, and does not even shrink from me when the terrible corpse-like figure comes and we dance together the grim dance that I know will be one day the dance of death. My dear mother ! And I am her only child. BEATRICE M. HOPLEY, St. Hilda's Hall.
tbrostles in %ming. THERE is always something mysterious and alluring about a high, thick hedge of yew ; it is at once a quiet resting-place, a sanctuary, a welcome shade in which it is good to dwell, and a barrier through which can be seen glimpses of that most beautiful part of the garden which lies ever on the other side. The mother-bird builds her nest in it, the fledglings look out from it at the wonder of the unknown world. It is the home of both. On bright Spring mornings, when the dew is just drying from the grass, and the daffodils in front of the hedge are all nodding in the wind and straining forward as if eager to start a race across the lawn, the throstles bring out their young ones to search for food. Hopping bravely from the sheltering hedge, the fat, round, little bird, with its light-coloured feathers, skips happily after its mother, stopping when she stops, and •opening its beak very widely whenever she pecks at something on the ground. Often she jerks herself upright, and peers round half inquisitively, half defiantly ; often, in some way conscious of the little gaping beak behind her, she hops back to the young bird, pecks it sharply, reassuringly, and then hurries on again. After a time the fledgling, wearied with its new experiences, satisfied for a while with the joy and the sweetness around it, makes its way through the border of budding wallflowers, and lies down on the earth, as if in a nest, while the mother flies away in search of food in the grass at the other side of the garden. Each time that she returns happy and successful in her quest the young throstle gets up from the earth, and hops with open bill to meet her. Once, when some slight noise disturbs it, it instinctively skips back under
THE FRITILLARY. the shadow of the hedge, and peers out from the darkness with bright, frightened eyes. Perhaps it realises, as it draws back from the wonderful width of sunshine before it, into the black yew with which it is familiar, that the world it has longed for is, after all, unknown ; and thus the funereal yew becomes a sanctuary to the young throstle, which has not yet sung the glory of life, just as it was to the mother when she built her nest in its heart, slowly, painfully, and yet with a strange, proud joy. Another throstle is building her nest, as painfully, as hopefully. The days pass, the home is ready. The throstle cowers down on her bluespeckled eggs, watching with eyes full of fear and courage. A lark flutters high above, shrilling out a long song up in the blue sky ; the air is full of the faint chirpings of young birds, the garden steeped in the rich fragrance of pearblossom ; everywhere, through all the music, there is the hush of expectancy, the Spring awaits the consummation of her joy. The throstle carries food to her young ones, as they peer over the edge of the nest, eager for ;he time when they, too, shall add to the beauty and joy of the world. To her the yew hedge has been a place of safety, a quiet refuge ; her young have found their home in it ; but all the time, in its dark recesses, has been lurking death, lying in wait for the fledglings on their way to the sunlit world. The garden is very still. Half way down the hedge hangs a torn nest, caught on a sprig of yew ; on the earth below, out in the brilliant sunshine, lie fiive little throstles, with soft, fluffy feathers, dead. A few darker brown feathers are scattered beneath the hedge ; they tell the death of the mother. H. J.
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tone of Mr. Bernard Shaw's observations. But I have no doubt I shall find myself in the minority. ALGY (interposing): What I dislike about the fellow is the way in which he appears to think that when he has dislocated a fact he has got a revelation, and so do other modern authors. MRS. WOGAN And then their characters talk so oddly It is impossible to understand their meaning, which is what they call cleverness. You never hear anyone talk like that in real life— though, to be sure, a lady I know once said that Algy talked like a character in George Meredith, which is a thing I never thought to have said about a son of mine. If it is impossible for a person reading slowly to understand their meaning, how could they have understood one another in such rapid conversations? No, no nothing will ever persuade me that all this represents real life. MRS. MUREX (improvingly): Ah but then, what is life? MISS MUREX Yes that's something I hardly feel quite sure about, even yet. Do you, Mr. Wogan? ALGY (appealing to MR. WACKFORD) Wackford, what is Life? MR. WACKFORD (with a despairing inclination :
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show where each rides on his own hobby horse, one after the other and we amuse ourselves by thinking that we really guide them and are going forward. But we don't make any progress really we just go round and round. Whoever's at the centre of the affair turns it all round about and we generally have to pay pretty dearly for the entertainment. MRS. MUREX (shedding soft approval on MR. WACKFORD) Now, really, Mr. Wackford, that is quite clever. MR. WACKFORD (shrinking): No, no. MRS. MUREX (with soft insistence) But it is, Mr. Wackford, really. ALL (chanting in the gentle symphony of drawing-room approval): Yes, indeed, Mr. Wackford. MR. WACKFORD Oh, well, since you all say SO ;
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Zook 1Review By Mrs L. T. Meade. (W. and R. Chambers, Ltd., London, 1913.) Sue Comberford, Tara O'Donell, Sacha and Beechy are girl graduates of Chesterton College, Oxenholme, but no amount of fictitious names would ever disguise the fact that the author is writing of Oxford and of Oxford women students. The opening paragraph strikes the keynote to the whole Sue Comberford was racing wildly up and down one of the long corridors of Chesterton College, in the well-known town of Oxenholme.' The story throughout is treated with sympathy and keen insight into character and its effect upon action. Tara is a wild Irish girl whose most cherished possessions are some photographs of her home. She is a beautiful and intelligent girl, and has quite the singular honour of being admitted a scholar of the Classical Society, presided over by the Warden of All Saints, in her first year. This leads up to her friendship with the equally beautiful and popular Beechy Gilchrist. As an example of the author's masterly treatment of psychological situation, perhaps one may be permitted to quote the scene in which the friendship is made and sealed ; Beechy very gently pushed back a lock of I like you,' she Tara's lovely raven-black hair. Just at present it happens that I have no said. special friend in the College. Will you become my friend, Tara? I ? exclaimed Tara, the crimson colour flushing her cheeks. Do you mean it? I generally mean what I say,' answered Miss Gilchrist. I should like to show you some pictures of my home in Buckinghamshire, and of mother and the boys ; and perhaps you have a photograph of Tara's Halls.' Oh, I have, I have. Oh, this is too wonderful ! Well, bring it along with you to my room, for we must begin our friendship at once. You little darling, it is good to know you.' The friendship of Tara and Beechy is the cause of much jealousy in Chesterton. Many girls have coveted the post of friend to the adored Beechy, fdr, to quote one of them, she has got a jolly home, lots of money, and such good-looking brothers '--in truth, all the qualifications for a friend. THE CHESTERTON GIRL GRADUATES.
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Jealousy finds its outlet in more than one channel. Sacha finds means to drop chemicals on Tara's beautiful photographs, while Tara herself is entrapped into appearing as the famous Tara of ditto's halls in the college tableaux vivants. These, and other spiteful actions, culminate in an attempt on the part of Sacha to spoil Tara's beauty by drowning her in a pond during the skating season. She is rescued, however, by the Warden of All Saints, who, though a contemporary at Oxenholme of Tara's father, yet is evidently very much—but we are not going to say any more about it. This brief sketch cannot do justice to the manifold excellence of the book. What shall we say of Aunt Lotte and her famous wigs? of gallant Captain Macintyre? and of Miss Noble, the Principal of Chesterton, whose nature so closely resembled her name? of college life so realistically presented? Do we not all know the two classes of students— those who work and those who play ? At Chesterton, even those girls who only thought of games were taught so to live, as, according to Henry Newbolt, to Play up—play up— And play the game ! ' Miss Noble made no fuss when she spoke of these matters, but the light in her eyes, the thrill in her voice, showed what she thought.' Occasionally one of the ' games girls ' decided to become a student girl '—usually in her last year. How pleased was then Miss Noble to find out in what direction lay the girl's talents—to choose a school for her—to advise her as to lectures. To say more would be to spoil the reader's pleasure. Let us only recommend the book to any reading party—it will charm away many a weary hour, and is particularly enjoyable when read aloud. The last pages, especially, present a striking picture of sustained emotion, a dramatic situation, handled with power and sympathy. For all is cleared up. Sacha repents in the presence of the whole College, and the noble and magnani• mous Tara appeals to all her fellow girl-graduates to be good to Sacha, for her sake. "The great hall became full of a chorus of voices. ' We will all be good to Sacha Pulleene. We will all help her for your sake,' echoed every voice. And the girls of Chesterton are well known to keep their word. D. G.
• nap As one who gazes in a glass, And sees a thousand figures pass To Camelot, or where you please, But scarce recall the forms he sees, So watch I all my lady's moods And all the changes of her face, In every word and attitude Some different character I trace.
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' Her name? ' you ask. It matters not ! But surely then some name she's got? Stay ! I remember, Prudence fits That dainty Quaker maid who flits Across the stage, with downcast eyes, Attired in gown of simple gray ; How timidly she turns and flies, Nor marks my pleading, Maiden, stay ! ' I called her Prudence. Gone the maid In gown of sober hue arrayed ; Instead she seem that queen of yore Who name of Gloriana bore ; Right well my lady might have worn That proud queen's crown upon her head. But, oh ! if I had then been born, I'd crown her Queen of Hearts instead ! That mood has passed ; the grace and charm, The winsome smile that works such harm Amongst her courtiers' hearts, belong To Scotland's queen far famed in song. The power of all the Stuart race, Their c-raciousness, romantic air— Look well upon my lady's face, You'll find those traits engraven there. In days of patch and powder fame My lady would have borne the name Of Mistress Sue ; oh ! lucky him ' Who gratified her every whim ; In tea-cup times,' when gallant beaux, With clouded canes, all paid her court; She ' scraps of graciousness ' would throw ; They duels for her favour fought ! My lady, with consummate art, Thus treads the boards in every part. Yet, I confess, I love her best When in our modern fashion dressed ; 'Tis better far than patch and hoops, And there I think you'll all agree, If down to you my lady stoops To conquer, as she conquered me !
II arabise 1Reviseb. A NEW VERSION OF THE FALL. ADAM in Eden sat that glorious morn
When Satan, Prince of Evil, entered there— As yet unseen by Eve or Adam's eye— Maleficent he lurked behind the trees. Adam but recently had breakfasted ; Liquor ambrosial, by Eve's fair hands Gently distilled into a cocoanut, And juicy nectarines had been his fare. Now by the bower he sat, replete, content, While .Eve domestic duties gently plied, Washed cocoanuts and peeled the fruit for lunch, And Adam watched with condescending care. At length, that drudgery o'er, she ventured forth,
And joined her husband at the bower door. But he to her, rebuking, thus began : Dear Eve, thou hast not yet done all the work. Thou bast the couch to make, the bower to dust. Thou know'st I left it in a horrid state— Thy task it is to clear up after me.' To whom mild answer thus did Eve return : ' Adam, I go to do thy sovereign will. And when 'tis done, I'll come and sit with thee, Or we will tend the garden side by side.' Thus spake she, and forthwith the task was done, While Adam sat serenely in the shade, And would have smoked a pipe if he had one. Returning to his side, they sallied forth To prune the roses which now overgrew Their flowery porch. Eve holds the scissors And bits of string at hand for Adam's need. Meanwhile he holds discourse for hours on end Of Paradise and Hell, the Sun and Stars, Thrones, Principalities, Dominions, Powers, And suchlike things of which he knowledge had At second-hand from Raphael ; but he spoke As one who had had experience of all, And never failed to point the moral out. As thus, ' If Satan had not disobeyed, He would not have lost Heaven and fallen to Hell. Beware of disobedience, my dear spouse ; Thou wert created for my slave alone.' Or, Note the Stars, the Moon, and what they do ; Revolvent round the Sun, they never stir From their fixed course, for if indeed they did, Destruction dire would end them utterly, Whirling in utter chaos they would fly. As when the foolish man puts forth to sea, On Babylonian or Assyrian strand, Forgetful of the compass he should take; Wildly he searches for the Northern Star, And, finding none, the ship upon the rocks Straightway is steered, and shattered wretchedly. Even so if thou, dear spouse, against my wish, Should dare to guide thy course away from me, O'erwhelming death and doom would overtake Thee miserable, thus heedless of thy fate.' Thus Adam to his wife did warning give, And moral instruction forced upon her ear From noon to dewy eve, no intervals Even for meals, which she prepared with care, While he sat resting from his arduous tasks, And still discoursed to her unwilling ear. Why marvel we at Eve's presumptuous act, Insisting she should go and work alone, Giving to Satan opportunity To tempt her with the apple when away From Adam's guardian presence? No, indeed, 'Twas Adam's boring talk that caused the Fall, His horrid canting superciliousness. Eve's spirit only calls for admiration When she suggested independent work, And sought an interval of peace and rest. It must have been, if not a Hell on Earth, At any rate, a Hell in Paradise. U. M. E.
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President—MISS MACRAE (S.H.H.). Secretary—MISS LEWIS (S.H.C.). Treasurer—Miss COATE (S.H.H.). On account of St. Hilda's Hall quarantine, the first debate was held in the third instead of in the second week of Term. In answer to a question asked by Miss Levett (ex-Pres., L.M.H. and S.H.H.), the President made the following statement as to the right of set speakers to take part in public discussion. The Hon. Mover may only speak if directly questioned upon some point in her speech, the Hon. Opposer may speak three times and the third and fourth speakers as often as they wish. After various questions regarding their official duties had been answered by the officers, and an erring member had complied with the rules of the House by removing her hat, the House proceeded to public business. The motion before the House was That this House deplores the attitude of the army in the recent political crisis.' The Hon. Mover, Miss Thompson (S.H.H.), in a clearly-reasoned speech, emphasised the fact that a soldier by entering the army tacitly gives up his right to act according to his private judgement in public affairs. She urged that the precedent established was fraught with great danger to the Empire. It was a treat to hear a speech so refreshingly independent of written aids. The Hon. Opposer, Miss Paton (O.H.S.) mainly occupied herself in demonstrating to the House the dishonesty and double dealing of the Government, and in consequence her speech tended to be more a narrative of events than a convincing justification of the army's action. The House would have been grateful had she taken for granted that it was a little better acquainted with the actual facts of the crisis. The Hon. Third Speaker, Miss Cave (L.M.H.), woke the House up with a vigorously-delivered and telling speech, in which she asked why the army should announce itself incapable of firing on fellow-countrymen in Ulster, when it makes no demur about doing the self-same thing in labour disputes. The Hon. Fourth Speaker, Miss Chubb (S.C.) confined herself mainly to discussing points raised in previous speeches, and succeeded in answering many of her opponents' arguments in a short but effective speech very much to the point. Public discussion was both lengthy and lively, several members being guilty, in their excitement, of disrespect to the chair. Miss Levett (ex-Pres., L.M.H. and S.H.H.) reminded the house that every soldier is responsible for his actions, and retains the right of private :
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judgment, in that he is liable to be tried for manslaughter. Miss Cattley (L.M.H.) and Miss Shufeldt (S.H.H.) made one or two good points for and against the army respectively. Miss Odlum (ex-Sec., S.H.H.) revived interest when discussion seemed failing by her enquiries into the root of the matter. '
There also spoke :—For the motion Miss Renton (L.M.H.), Miss Hayward (S.H.H.), the Hon. Third Speaker. Against the motion : Miss Hope (O.H.S.), Miss Buckle (L.M.H.). On the motion Miss Malleson (L.M.H.). The Hon. Mover having summed up, the House proceeded to a division, as a result of which the motion was carried by three votes. :
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The second debate of the Term was held in the fifth week, and was not well attended, doubtless on account of the Eights. Only one question was brought forward and answered in Private BusiThat ness. The motion before the House was a belief in ghosts is essentially a product of the primitive mind.' The Hon. Mover, Miss Ingram (S.H.C.) spoilt the effectiveness of her remarks by reading her speech. This is against the rules of the House, and it is hoped that all members will remember, both for the sake of their own debating powers and for the interest of the House, to speak instead of delivering a written essay. The Hon. Mover's references to the belief in ghosts, demonstrated by De Tocqueville in La Cite Antique,' drew appreciative groans from members belonging to the History School. The Hon. Opposer, Miss Codd (S.H.H.) amused the House with a few really thrilling ghost stories centred round bells and mahogany tables. Her argument, apart from these digressions, was based upon the evidence of ghosts brought forward by modern psychical research. The Hon. Third Speaker, Miss Mitchell (O.H.S.), spoke well, but was inaudible at times. She considered the modern belief in ghosts to be, not an essential product but the last infirmity of the civilized mind. The Hon. Fourth Speaker, Miss Buckler (L.M.H.), considered that a belief in ghosts was equivalent to a belief in a spiritual world, and, as such, was common to minds in every age, not only to those in a primitive state of development. Public discussion though interesting, was rather heavy. Miss Thompson (S.H.H.) wished to know when a spirit became a ghost, a point upon which the House did not seem at all clear throughout the discussion. The Hon. Fourth Speaker was asked to define telepathy,' but, after doing so, stated that she :
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did not consider the question relevant. This remark was indignantly repudiated by the other side of the House. On a division, the motion was lost by five votes. The Committee of the 0.S.D.S. wish to draw the attention of Somerville College to the exceedingly scanty attendance of Somervillians at recent debates. It is hoped that in the future Somerville College will take an interest in 0.S.D.S. proportionate to its numbers. E. M. MACRAE, President (S.H.H.).
X Club. President—Miss HORNE (S.H.C.). Secretary—Miss SPICER (S.H.C.). Treasurer—Miss CAVE (L. M. H.).
Two meetings of the Club have been arranged for this Term. At the first meeting, Miss Pease (L.M.H.) read a very good paper on The Migration of Birds.' The fact that she herself had made observations and taken such a keen interest in the subject made the paper especially interesting. For the next meeting, instead of the usual paper, the Club is arranging an informal soirée, at which several of the members have kindly consented to speak on various subjects, and Miss Pease has promised to show some slides. '
the lbunbreb Ilboot. The General Meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, May igth, in the Maitland Hall, Somerville College. The Society first proceeded to the election of new the officers. Miss Butler was unanimously chosen as President, and the nominations for Tithing Men were confirmed. Business being completed, Mr. Gooch delivered a lecture on Equality,' in which he traced up the development of the idea, historically, from the Greek city state to the utilitarian theory of Bentham, and indicatedthe lines of its application in modern society. His lecture was much appreciated by the members of the Hundred Moot. '
Oxforb Stubents' lawn tennis Club. Captain—Miss AUSTIN (L.M.H.). Hon. Secretary—Miss GLENDAY (S. H.C.). Hon. Treasurer—Miss OAKLEY HILL (O.H.S.).
An entirely new Tennis VI has had to be formed this year, with the result that the play is not so good as last year. The net players are inclined to leave too much to their back-line partners and '
to show too little originality in their play. The back-line players are, on the whole, steady. Many of the players rely too much on hard hitting instead of on well-considered placing, with the exception of Miss Glenday, who would do well to learn to hit harder. The VI playing at present is :—Miss Austin (L.M.H.) and Miss Holloway (S.H.H.), first couple ; Miss Bryan Brown (L.M.H.) and Miss Glenday (S.H.C.), second couple ; Miss Tree (S.C.) and Miss Brian (S.C.), third couple. Two Selection Meetings have been held this Term, and the following have been admitted as members :—Miss Carr (L.M.H.), Miss Buckle (L.M.H.), Miss Macaulay (L.M.H.), Miss Truman (S.H.C.), Miss Bowler (S.H.H.), Miss Willes (0.H.S.). Only two matches have been played so far. May i5th. Oxford Students v. Birmingham University.—Oxford won by four matches to love. Scores :—Miss Austin (L.M.H.) and Miss Holloway (S.H.H.) beat Miss Turner and Miss Underwood (6-3, 3-6, 6-2), beat Miss Howes and Miss Jays (6-3, 6-4). Miss Bryan-Brown (L.M.H.) and Miss Glenday (S.H.C.) beat Miss Turner and Miss Underwood (6-4, 7-5), beat Miss Howes and Miss Jays (6-2, 6-3). May 3oth. Present Students v. Past Students. —Present Students won by five matches to four. scores :—Miss Austin (L.M.H.) and Miss Holloway (S.H.H.) lost to Miss de Putron and Miss Lawson-Lewis (3-6, 7-9); lost to Miss Calvert and Mrs. Stevenson (6-3, i-6, 6-8); beat Miss Hayes-Robinson and Miss Lodge (6—i, 6—i). Miss Bryan-Brown (L.M.H.) and Miss Glenday (S.H.C.) lost to Miss de Putron and Miss LawsonLewis (3--6, 2-6) beat Miss Calvert and Mrs. Stevenson (6—i, 6-2); beat Miss Hayes Robinson and Miss Lodge (6 o, 6 o). Miss Tree (S.C.) and Miss Bryan (S.C.) lost to Miss de Putron and Miss Lawson-Lewis (6-2, 4-6, i-6); beat Miss Calvert and Mrs. Stevenson (6-4, 6-4); beat Miss Hayes Robinson and Miss Lodge (6-3, 6-2). ;
The Cup matches are not yet finished ; so far the scores are as follows :S.C. beat L.M.H., 2-6, 6-3, 8-6. S. H. H. , 6-3, 7-5. O.H.S., 6-3, 6-4. S.H.C. beat L.M.H., 6-3, i-6, S.H.H., 6-4, 6-4. „ O.H.S., 6 o, 6-2. L.M.H. beat S.H.H., 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. O. H. S. 6-3, 6-4S.H.H. beat O.H.S., 7-5, 7-5. ,
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ball 'notices. LADY MARGARET HALL. BOAT CLUB (President, Miss LODGE ; Secretary, M. H. CAT LEY). —The following were qualified in Hilary Term :—Sculling—Captains : M. Baynton, D. Gilliat, M. Lewis, F. McCurrick, R. Welsford ; Half-Captain : D. K. Horne. Punting—HalfCaptain : F. Knight. Canoeing—Captains : D, Browning, J. Flemming, R. Welsford. The following qualified in Trinity Term : Sculling—Cap, tains : E. Bousfield, L. Buckler, D. Drought, J. Martin, J. McColl, G. Milvain ; Half-Captain : C. Sheldon. Punting—Captains : S. Bryan-Brown, M. Lewis, M. Marshall, E. Stacey. Canoeing— Captains : M. Cave, D. Harvey, M. Lewis, J. Parsons, M. S. Tidey. M. H. CATTLEY, Boat. Sec. HOCKEY CLUB (Captain—M. G. SKIPWORTH ; L. MALLES ON). — The following matches were too late for insertion in last Term's Fritillary : Somerville beat L.M.H. in the final Cup match by nine goals to one. The First XI beat the Old Students by five goals to none. The Second XI beat St. Hugh's by three goals to one, and were beaten by Somerville by six goals to one. The A ' Team had the great pleasure of playing a match against the Dons and Graduates' team. The latter won by ten goals to two. With great regret on our side, the regular match against St. Hugh's First XI was abandoned. Secretary—E.
TENNIS. —The VI for this Term are : t, D. Austin* and S. Bryan-Brown*; 2, M. Lewis* and M. McColl*; 3, K. Carr and P. Buckle. The following have been admitted to the Central Club : K. Carr, P. Buckle and E. Macaulay. Matches.—May i6th, v. Reading (3 couples) ; result, seven matches to two. May 26th, v. Holloway (one couple) ; result, three setts to one). May 29th, v. Old Students (two couples); result, draw, two all. ESSAY CLUB (President—E. L. MAL LESON). —At the first meeting of this Society, Miss Nugent read a paper on Mistral.' To call it interesting would be faint praise, and would bring with it the usual condemnation : to make any other criticism upon it would be presumption on the part of an ill-read person. Perhaps a mere history student may be permitted to say that she found it in the highest degree refreshing. At the second meeting of the Society, Miss Pease read a paper on the Migration of Birds.' Though some of the technicalities of the subject were beyond the understanding of the Society, many points in the lives of birds obscure to the lay mind were cleared up in an
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extremely interesting manner. Miss Pease impressed the birds' routes and other geographical matter upon her hearers' minds by pointing them out upon a large and beautiful map which she had kindly provided. HALL DEBATE, Hilary Term, 19x4 (President, M. LEWIS; Secretary, J. MARTIN; Liberal Whip, N. CAVE; Conservative Whip, D. KING-WARRY). The third debate of the Term was held on Friday, February loth. In Private Business, the following motion was proposed by Miss Milvain and seconded by Miss Baynton : ' That in view of the difficulties which have arisen, the constitution of this House shall be drawn up.' After a heated discussion, the motion was carried. Public Business :—Miss Parsons proposed, and Miss Milvain opposed , the following motion : ' That in their treatment of the House of Lords, the present Government have sacrificed national to party interests.' Public discussion was short owing to the long time spent over Private Business. The motion was carried by a majority of four votes. On Wednesday, March 4th, the fourth debate was held, the motion before the House being : ' That this House condemns the biassed attitude of the Press to questions of the day.' Miss Austin proposed the motion, and Miss Nugent opposed it. Both had good points. Public discussion was long and animated. The motion was lost by seven votes. Trinity Term :—A special meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, May 6th, when the new Constitution was brought before the House. The Constitution was amended and adopted. No political debates were held in the Summer Term, but there was one sharp practice, when the motion Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,' was discussed with much spirit. The following have come up this Term :—P. Buckle, Bath High School, K. Carr, E. Macaulay, Bedford High School. SOMERVILLE COLLEGE. TENNIS CLUB. —The following have played for the College :Miss Tree and Miss Bryn, Miss Kirk and Miss Godfrey, Miss Barnett and Miss Lupton. Only one match has been played so far, against Reading University, resulting in a win to Somerville of 8 sets to I. Two other matches have been arranged against Holloway and Bedford P.T.C. A Singles Tournament is being played to compete for a cup very kindly presented by a previous Captain of the
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Tennis. The standard of the tennis is considerably higher this year than last, and the Club is to be congratulated on the keenness and energy it has shown. We have also two new courts, one soft and one hard which are very welcome. BOAT CLUB (President, U. TILLEY ; Secretary, D. PHILLIPS ; Treasurer, C. ADAMS). Sculling has fallen off very much this term owing to the great enthusiasm for punting. A new system has been instituted by which punt members takeout coaching punts in the same way as captains take out boats. This, added to the fact that the First Year have had several private punts, has produced a good number of efficient punters, but the necessity of having a strict swimming test is more than ever apparent. At the end of the term the Club will lose the President and six captains, so there will be plenty of room for the development of talent among the halves and outrig members.
PARLIAMENT.—The first year Parliament met on Wednesday, May zoth, and after the removal to the gallery of two strangers, the Conservatives introduced a measure for the reform of Urban Housing Conditions. Mr. Kelman in proposing the measure, pointed out the necessity for it, and advocated private rather than municipal enterprise. Mr. Rose, in opposing, made some good points on the inefficiency of private enterprise and the inadequacy of the sum which the measure proposed to spend on the reform. Mr. White showed that in some cases private enterprise had been quite successful ; he quoted Rowntree's and Cadbury's as examples. Mr. Reid followed up the opposer's speech by showing that the measure was not nearly sweeping enough. It could hardly be called a reform at all. Lack of time enforced a division, and the measure was rejected. Mr. A. E. Murray then introduced a bill for the establishment of a National Land Commission. In his usual clear style he pointed out that land was indispensable and unmakeable and should therefore be owned by all, rather than by a small part of the community. His schemes for securing the land aroused much opposition. Mr. Byrne, for the Conservatives, gave a telling and well-delivered speech, showing that the measure was financially impossible. This was denied by Mr. Siepmann, who advocated the establishment •of a Sinking fund. Mr. Roberts showed the uselessness and impracticability of the measure, but unfortunately the lateness of the hour curtailed his speech and prohibited further discussion. After the division, on which the Bill was rejected, the House adjourned. SUFFRAGE SOCIETY.—The Suffrage Society at Somerville continues to keep up its membership and keenness. Next week is to be devoted to self-
denial, or, as it has been more aptly expressed, self-indulgence, in aid of the N.U.W.S.S. There is promise of strenuous efforts, and notices are beginning to throng the board of services of all kinds to be rendered for small sums. The chief feature of the week, as usual, will be a Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, and we hope, with our increased population, and particularly energetic First Year, to be able to hand over a handsome sum.—A. Fox, Secretary. ST. HUGH'S COLLEGE. The Sharp Practice Society has met twice this Term ; at the first meeting the House, in a somewhat frivolous mood, discussed the respective advantages of the fashionable fool and the frumpy first. The second meeting was more in the form of a set debate, as two speakers were asked to prepare speeches beforehand, on the question of peace and war. We hope to continue the practice of having one set debate each term ; members need to prepare their speeches slightly better, to• work them up, so that their points are better emphasized and connected. The attendance at meetings has not been all that it might be, but we know the counter-attractions on Saturday evenings in the Summer Term. PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—The meetings of the 1Philosophical Society this term have been well attended. Miss Jourdain has read a series of papers dealing with Plato's Theory of Ideas, his theory of Beauty, and his theory of Goodness.
TENNIS CLUB (Captain, E. I. GLENDAY ; Secretary, G. GARDNERP—TenniS VI: First couple, Miss Glenday and Miss Webb ; second couple, Miss Gardner and Miss Truman ; third couple, Miss Chappel and Miss Potts. Results of Matches.—v. St. Hilda's, a draw, 2 matches all ; v. Oxford High School, won, 3 matches to r ; v. Westfield College, lost, 2 setts to love ; v. St. Mary's, Paddington, not yet played. Cup Matches.—After a hard struggle, we have succeeded in reaching the finals for the Cup, having won three matches, and we have to' meet S.C., who have also won three matches. Our scores were : v. 0. H. S., won, 6—o 6-2 ; v. L. M. H., H., 6-4, 6-4. won, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5; v. S.H. The standard of play in the College this year is by no means high ; there is a lack of steadiness and of originality, and the play is generally careless. Miss Webb has improved considerably in her play since last year, and does some very good work at the net ; she is still weak on the back line, and her back-hand is uncertain ; she is very reliable in a losing game. Miss Gardner is erra-
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tic, but much better on the back line than at the net. Her service is good. Her chief aim at present should be steadiness and more accurate lobbing. Miss Truman is very useful at the net, but has few killing ' strokes otherwise. Her service is quite good, and her back-hands ' are safe.
a good attendance at this meeting, and everyone was very grateful to Miss Jourdain for a pleasant and instructive evening.
BOAT CLUB (President, Miss ADY ; Captain, MISS HOME; Secretary, Miss LEwis).—At the qualifications held at the beginning of this Term, the following passed : Sculling — Captains : Misses Gardner, Truman, Parrett, Holland ; Half-Captains : Misses Beames and Boykett. Canoeing—Captains : Misses Potts, Farrow, Hall, Evans, Spicer. Punting—Captains : Misses Spink, Chappel, Lewis. Congratulations are due to the First Year on their four captains, and the keenness which they have shown for boating throughout the whole year. Colours for boating have now been introduced, taking the form of a badge, which is given to those captains who show special merit in style and energy in coaching unqualified members. Seven badges have already been given.
A debate was held on Saturday, May znd. The motion before the House was : ' That Kipling's presentation of Imperialism is false and misleading.' Proposed by Miss Grantham, opposed by Miss Dalglish. An interesting debate followed. There was much public discussion, and those present seemed to take a real interest in the subject. A debate has been arranged for next Saturday with the old students of the Hall, who will be in Oxford for the biennial Old Students Luncheon. The motion is to be : ' That in the opinion of this House the admission of women to the graduate and undergraduate status is in the interests of this University.'
ST. HILDA'S HALL. TENNIS CLUB (Captain, M. HOLLOWAY ; Secretary, A. BOWLER ; Treasurer, H. Henkel). Re-
sults of matches : v. S.H.C., drawn. First couple, Miss Holloway and Miss Hayward ; second couple, Miss Bowler and Miss Henkel. Cup Matches : Miss Holloway and Miss Bowler represented the Hall in all its matches. v. S.C., lost, 3-6, 5-7 ; v. O.H.S., won, 7 5, 7-5 ; v. L.M.H., lost, 6 3, 4-6, 2-6 ; v. S.H.C. lost, 4 6, 4-6. The Singles Tournament for the Hall Cup, and matches against the Old Students, the Geography School and the Oxford High School have still to he played off.
LITERARY SOCIETY.—The Literary Society has held three meetings so far this term. At the first, Galsworthy's Justice ' was begun, at the second, Lawrence Irving's translation of ' Typhoon,' and at the third, Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance.' The third meeting was held in the garden, much to the enjoyment of all present. The meetings have been very badly attended this term ; it would be a great advantage if more members would try to be present. An open meeting was held last Term, at which Miss Jourdain read, a most interesting paper on French drama just before and during the revolution. She showed how practically all the plays of this period had reference to current events, and how repeated warnings were conveyed in them to the Court party, warnings which seem to have been unaccountably neglected. There was
DEBATING SOCIETY (President, MISS THOMPSON ; Vice-President, MISS COATE ; Secretary, MISS CODD ; Halt Member, MISS JENNINGS).
OLD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. — The Biennial Luncheon in connection with the Old Students' Association was held in Hall on Saturday, May 3oth, twenty-five past students being present. In the afternoon a Tennis Tournament, Past v. Present took place, resulting in a victory for the Present, 6—o, 7-5, 6-4. The couples were :Past : Miss Bowen and Miss Corke ; Present : Miss Henkel and Miss Bowler. In the evening, a debate was held on the motion : ' That in the opinion of this House the admission of women to full graduate and undergraduate rights is in the interest of the University.' Proposed by Miss Sandys (Present) ; opposed by Miss Odlum (Past) ; third speaker, Miss HayesRobinson (Past) ; fourth speaker, Miss Coate (Present). There took part in public discussion Miss Dowdney, Miss Bowen, Miss Richmond, Miss Brameld, Miss Ainslie from the past students, and Miss Crook, Miss Fitz Randolph, Miss G. Morgan, Miss Wilshere, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Retallack, Miss Hickey and Miss Gurner from the present students. The motion was gained by twenty-three votes.
BOAT CLUB.—The Club is in a very flourishing condition this term. Punting and canoeing are more popular, on the whole, than sculling, but the boat has been out fairly regularly. The First Year are unusually keen on the river, and several have already been qualified as half-captains. The four is particularly popular at present, and has been out regularly three times a week. The num. ber of people competent to row in the racing four is at present small, but there is every hope of its increasing, as those who row in the heavier boat
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are improving rapidly in style. The following qualified this Term :Punt Captain—Miss Walker ; Punt Half Captains—Miss Bishop, Miss Morgan, Miss Grantham, Miss Crickton and Miss Shufeldt; Canoe Captains—Miss Grantham, Miss Shufeldt, Miss Sprake and Miss Hay. ART CLUB (President, Miss WILKINSON; Secretary, MISS PARRY).
The Art Club gave an At Home ' on Saturday evening, May 23rd, to which Club members and students of the Hall invited guests. Madame Lily Henkel played, and Miss Ethel Henry Bird (an old L.M.H. student) sang. Both songs and piano solos were very much appreciated—in particular, we should like to mention Madame Lily Henkel's beautiful rendering of Chopin's 'Etude Posthume' and Miss Ethel Henry Bird's songs, Brahms' Minnelied,' and Nymphs and Shepherds,' by Purcell, 1680. The sudden change in the weather prevented the garden being utilized as had been at first arranged, but, fortunately, the hall and drawing-room provided for everyone to hear the music. Coffee and refreshments were served in the Common Rooms. OXFORD HOME STUDENTS. The Common Room Committee gave a river picnic on Wednesday, May 23rd. The start was made from Tims' Boathouse at 6.45 p.m. The party proceeded in canoes and punts up the river, and landed somewhere in the vicinity of Marston Ferry, where they had supper, consisting of iced coffee and cakes and sandwiches. Very great pleasure was given by the coming of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, who arrived from Marston Ferry in a sculler, their presence adding very significantly to the enjoyment of the party. The return journey was made a little before nine o'clock, an early departure being made necessary by the rising of mist upon the river.
fixed for Monday, June ist, to read any plays sug gested, and to make a final choice. TENNIS CLUB (Captain,
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Secretary, MISS ATKINS ; Treasurer, Miss Fox). There seem to have been fewer members this term than usual, but we were glad to see several freshers among them. A match was arranged for May roth against St. Hilda's Hall, but they unfortunately were obliged to scratch. The players in the cup matches were, in the first, Miss Hill and Miss Berle, in the others, Miss Hill and Miss Willes. We lost to S.H.C., 2-6, 3-6; to S.H.H., 5-7, 5-7; to S.C., 3-6, 4-6; to L.M.H., 3-6, 4-6. At the last Central Test (May 27th) Miss Willes was selected as a member. BOAT CLUB (President, Miss BUTLER ; Secretary, MISS COLLIER ; Treasurer, MISS PURGOLD). A large number of new members have joined the Club this term. There has been much improvement in the punting, but sculling has been rather weak. The following have been qualified :Punting Captain—Miss Coster ; Half-Captains—Misses Purgold, Fox, Hardmann and Wadmore ; Canoeing Captains—Misses Coster and Fox. STUDENTS RETURNED.—MiSSeS Berle, Hasluck, Barclay (student member), and Berthon.
NEW STUDENTS.—MisSes E. Austin (Oberlezeum, Allenstein), E. Carse (Ph.B., Cornell; M.A. Columbia), E. S. 0. A. Fritsche-Rostock (Munich University), Hardwart (Oberlezeum. Allenstein), Loveday, R. E. Kidner (from Somerville), Ottenstein (Glasgow University), M. E. Luckett (Lawrence College, Wisconsin, U.S.A.).
STUDENTS LEAVING.—Misses Bronneskowska, DRAMATIC SOCIETY (President, Secretary, MISS DORNE).
MISS JENKIN ;
A meeting of the O.H.S. Dramatic Society was held on Thursday, May 28th, to read Arnold Bennett's Great Adventure, Miss R. F. Butler taking the part of Ilam Carve and Miss Buchanan that of Janet Cannot. At the end of the term the Society propose (weather permitting) to act an open air play, either one of Robert Bridges or possibly part of a Shakespearian Comedy. A meeting has been
F. M. Fenter, G. L. Filer, M. H. Fletcher, B. Gray, D. M. Hardman, M. A. Harvey, Hardwart, M. C. Hasluck, E. M. Hindmarch, B. E. M. Hosgood, B. M. Howe, Keith-Jopp, E. K. Mackay, B. S. McFie, A. Mein, A. H. Melchers, M. Moisejeff, C. S. Moran, A. D. Morris, OakleyHill, A. Palm, H. Petrie, Sackett, N. I. Tarmoschi, A. Tomlinson (Mother May Paula), M. F. Wadmore, C. E. Webster, F. M. West and E. D. Willes.
PARKER AND CO., OXFORD.