ST. EDMUND HALL MAGAZINE magnificent covered tankard, with open scroll thumbpiece, which was made by Samuel vVastell in 1703 and was presented to the Hall in the same year by John Bennett (matric. 1701). The second was the three-piece coffee set , designed by A. E. Pittm.a n and made by Wakely and 'i\Theele r Ltd. in 1951, which was recently purchased out of a bequest made by Peter Young (matric. 1925: d ied in an air accident 1947)· THE RHODES REUNI0:-1
·Hig h a mong the memorable happenings of 1953 must be reckoned the celebrations which the University and colleges, co-operating with and assisted by the Rhodes Trustees, arranged in order to mark the centenary of the birth of Cecil Rh~des and t he jubilee of the foundation of his Scholarships. For four complete days, 29 June to 2 July , several hundred Rhodes Scholars, in many cases accompanied by their wives and families, roamed as free.men of the University , renewing acquaintance with one another a nd their respective colleges. There were receptions, g·arden parties, a service in Christ Church, a special Convocation at which cieg.r ees were conferred, a sumptuous banquet in Rhodes House. .Perhaps most moving of all, and likely to linger longest in the recollection of all concerned, were the smaller, more intimate re unions which colleges organised for their own Scholars, culmiriating in Gaudy Dinners on Wednesday, .~ July. The Aularian contingent comprised six names_:_F. D. Walker (1921: University of Arizona), N. B. T~enh.am (1921: University of Arizona), S. R. Dunlap (1935: University of Iowa), J. \V. Vail (1947: Pririce of Wales School. Nairobi). H. M. Long (1949: Alabama Polytechnic Institute), and K. A. Lund (1951: Mount Allison University, N .B.) : a very creditable proportion of the total number of Rhodes Scholars, hardly more than a score, who have been ac.lmitted to the Hall. In welcoming· them and making them feel at home the Principal anc.1 Fellows had the added pleasure of meeting the wives of some of them-Mrs. vValker, Mrs. Trenham_, 1.\1rs. Vail and Mrs. Long-as well as Noble, the son of N. B. Trenham (who was immediately enrolled as an honorary Aularian for the occasion). At the c.legree ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre on l July both F. D. '1\Talker and N. B. Trenham p~o ceeded to their degrees , and in the evening of the same day the Principal and Fellows entertained the six Rhodes Scholars, along with Noble Trenham, to a Gaudy Dinner in the Hearne Room.