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TRADITION BROKENFourth Move in Ihree Years

BY the decision to hold the show outside College, the organisers of

the " Carnival of Nations" have broken a precedent which hasbeen established over the past eight years. Traditionally held the weekbefore Trinity Week, the show this year opens on May 28th at theMansion House--a full twelve days before Trinity Week starts.

The organisers have lost touch with the ori~nal nature of the Carnivalby trying to give it a professional semblance, something which it hasnever had.

Originally Started by the DublinUniversity Association for InteraationalAffairs to raise money for the WorldUniversity Service, an internationalorganisation which offers grants-in-aidto deserving students, the proceeds ofthis year’s show are going to helpfinance the expenses .of the Hungaria~refugee student which the Associationis sponsering, when he is admitted toTrinity. (This is besides the threeplaces already offered by the Board tothe refugees.)

It must be realised that if the show isto be presented outside College in anauditorium which will seat 750 people,the whole presentation must attain astandard which will justify its attend-ance by the general public. The usualhilarious mistakes will have to berectified for there will be no room forslip ups and last minute change~. Theacts will have to be well rehearsed, andthe whole show slick.

The " Carnival" seems to be doggedby bad luck. This is the third time thatthey have moved in the last four years.After running for three years in theGym, the D.U.A.I.A. were moved out .ofthere as the boxing ring which was used

as a stage was found to be weakening.The Dixon Hall was the next tocale,where the performers had to make theirentra.nces through the windows and wereoften in danger of tripping up overelectric cables. However, this year’sshow, which has 16 nations taking part,will not be performing under such pre-carious conditions. Billy Porter, thecompare, is ,a very competent person a~dwill be able to carry the show shouldany hitch arise.

However, it cannot be said thatattempts were not made to run the showin College. The Dixon Hall, the sceneof the last three Carnivals, wasoriginally booked, but when it was foundout that the Hall would have to becleared on Saturday, it was decided to~move the show out rather than run therisk of not being able to comply withthe wishes of the authorities.

While Jan Kaminski is wishedevery success in this venture, thepoints outlined above will have tobe taken into consideration, or elsethe Carnival runs the risk of beinga horrible failure.

MINISTER TO VISITThe Minister for Industry and Com-

merce, Mr. Sefin Lemass, T.D., is .amongthe distinguished visitors at the Com-merce and Economics Society Inauguralto-mor~.ow night. He will speak to theAuditor’s pa~er, which is entitled " Pros-perity or Depression," and deals with thepresent economic crisis in Ireland. Mr.Lemass will play an important part inall plans to deal with the crisis, andhis views should be of great interest.

Mr. Gerard Sweetma~, ex-Minister forFinance, will also speak, along with Mr.Patrick Lynch, Chairm’an of Aer Lingus,a~ad Dr. Juan Greene, Chairman of theNational Farmers’ Association. Themeeting is at 8 o’clock to-morrow nightin the G.M.B.

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The Committee is interested in hear-ing the views in regard to making a film,as this was one of the original objectsin founding the Society, as well as onthe choice of next year’s films. It ishoped that there wilt be a number ofmembers willing to stand for com-mittee.

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CHANGESPROVOST RESIGNS PROFESSORSHIP

THE decision by the Provost to resign his duties as Professor ofNatural Philosophy and the appointment of Dr. Barry Spain as

Head of the Mathematics Department of St. John Cass’ College, London,have occasioned a reshuffle in the Mathematics School

These resignations will take effect from September.The Mathematics department will

suffer a severe blow, as Dr. McConnellhas been Professor of Natural Phil-osophy since 1930, and for years he hasbeen lecturing in Applied Mathematics

DegreeConferred

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Rt. Rev. R. C. It. G. Elliott,M.A., Bishop of Connor, whoreceived the degree of D.D.(h.c.) at last Thursday’s

Commencements.

News Hi rnlightsLast week, Professor D. W; Brogan

(of T~tans-Atlantic quiz fame) enteredlecture room in Cambridge at 11 a.m.

and commenced speaking. By 11.15 every-body had got up and walked out exceptone. Unaccustomed to the lack of support,Professor Brogan inquired the reason.He was timetabled for 10 a.m. and was

at Queen’s U~iversity, Belfast, is about180 cups. Why not start a similarcensus ,amongst Switzerian fans heretoo ?

As reported in our columns last term,plans were being drawn up at Cambridgeto bring a party of American girls over

now committing the apparently unfor- for the May week balls. The latestgivable sin of giving History to Modern news flash from Cambridge is that 70Linguists.. ¯ ¯ girls will be coming over, says George

From the Last issue of "CambridgeBerg, editor of "Varsity." The i~-vasion is definitely on. We expect them

University" we learn that the Cambridge to arrive on June 15th, and lots of thin~sLanguage Research Unit believes that itcan evolve machines to translate o~elanguage into another. Aided byan American grant of ten thousandpounds, it now hopes to get to work,having been disappointed in its effortsto find financial backing in Britain.General .opinion in the University isfavourable to the idea, even thoughsome believe that the human tramslatormay be made redundant.

Scandals in the S.R.C. ar~ not un-known elsewhere--at the U~iversity ofWeste~a Australia a goldfish calledMichael David Finn was almost electedto their S.R.C., receiving more votesthan 11 of his opponents.

It is estimated that the averageannual consumption of coffee per student

are being laid on for them. Manypeople are arranging punting parties.This correspondent urged that theorganisers of Trinity Week should getin touch with the University of Parisfor a similar .arrangement, but, un-fortunately, nothing as yet is reported.Trinity could do with a bit of brighten-ing up right now. Come en fellows,let’s get on with the ball.

Four Manchester College of Tech-nology students hung a large red banneron the top of an atomic reactor--200 ft.above the grmmd--at Calder Hall,Cumberland, the world’s first atomicpower station.

The banner, measuring 10 ft. by 5 ft.,bore a h~mmer and sickle and, inRussian, the words " Support Rag." Anyadvance ?

te Senior Sophisters. He now finds thepressure of his other duties too great toallow him to keep his Professorship, andhas made the final decision to terminateit.

Dr. Barry Spain’s departure from thehallowed walls of No. 39 will mean theend of his popular, methodical lectureswhich he has been giving since 1947. Dr.Spain is a graduate of this Universityand received his M.A. at last Thursday’sCommencements. St. J o h n Cass’College, where he is going, is a 3,000strong college which pre.pares studentsup to and i~cluding M.Sc. and Ph.D.

Dr. Donald Davie, Lecturer in Englishin the School of Modern Literature, hasannounced that he is resigning histutorship with �ffect from the end ofthis term. Dr. Davie, who has publishedrecently a collection of poems, is aname well revered in the English depart-merit, and well known in the columns ofthe "Irish Times." He has been adistinguished visitor in both the Hist:and the Phil., and has made a mostpopular chairman.

Hands Acrossthe Water

The Oxford Union, EngLand’s oldestdebating society, rarely have studentson their platform. They frequently sendrepresentatives to other universities, buthardly ever is this reciprocated.

To-day, however, t h e UniversityPhilosophical Society will be representedin Oxford by its President, Mr. K. R.Johnson. Izl a letter to Mr. Johnson,the Oxford President, l~r. P. Brooke, sonof the British Minister of Housing, says"it is high time we got together withour brother Society across the water."

Wanted !Scripts are still needed for Players’

Revue, and anyaae with ideas for scriptsshould contact David Nowlan at once.This is a fine chance for all rising NoelCowards. Scene - shifters and stagehands are also needed to help make thisrevue really slick, as most of its preudecessors have been. Anyane who isinterested should contact David Nowlan,c/o. Players’ Theatre.

APOLOGYWe deeply apologise for the two

misstatements of facts whichappeared in the article called"Trinity Blunders ?" in last week’sissue.

We further regret any incon-venience which might have beencaused through their publication.

THE EDITORS.

Trinity Week DaneeThe Trinity Week Ball will be held in the

Gresham and Metropole Ballrooms. Tickets willbe 25/- a pair. A table cannot be booked untilall the tickets for that table have been boughtand booking will open on Monday, 3rd June, inP. Knox-Peebles’ rooms, 33 T.C.D., and will closeon June llth at 6.00 p.m. Please arrange yourparties now.

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Vol. IV TRINITY NEWS No. 14

THURSDAY, 23RD MAY, 1957

Individually Speaking...

JUST as surely as Rock ’n’ Roll

has given way to calypso andthe cult of the coffee shop is

slipping from vogue, the academicyear is slowly grinding itself to ahalt. However, like a woundedbeast in its death throes, there isstill some life left in it and thisTrinity Term will see the last flingof many a worthy undergraduatebefore he takes his place amongthe rest of the suckers in this cold,unfriendly world of ours.

Any college or university- red

brick or otherwise- in the mereaction of throwing together totalstrangers is a melting pot of theindividual. Few retain at colleget h o s e personal characteristicswhich distinguished them fromtheir neighbour, and even feweracquire them there.

Most students come up as eager,bright-young-things. Dirty-nosedboys straight from school, over-awed at being called "Mister" inlectures and "Sir" by the skip.Girls with crooked stocking seams,free at last from the all-seeing eyeand far-reaching hand of parentand teacher, are more than slightlyapprehensive of University life.Everyone has his own idea of it,

and more often than not, hascertain pre-conceived notions ofwhat he is going to get out of it,and of how much he’ll offer inreturn. But all too often, the in-dividual personality loses its grip,and the un.d’~graduate becomesstereotyped into the "typicalcollege student." On the way upto Senior Soph., too many of ourfellows follow the will of themajority and the number of thosewho have the initiative andcourage to break with the herd is~nfortunately too small./ It’s a long haul from the idyllic

joyslof the carefree Junior Fresh.to the frightening realisation ofSenior Sophisters that in a veryShort while they’ll be left likefoundlings outside the four protect-ing walls of Trinity and on thethreshold of the harsh world out-side. And in the passing of time,how far has the individual pro-gresse4 towards maturity? Howmuch has he ceased to be an in-dividual and become just anotherpersonality-less statistic ?

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PETER "MICKEY"Cricket Captain

DAWSONOf the many Rhodesians who have

come to further their education atTrinity, Peter Dawson is probably themost typical. The son of a psychiatrist," Mick," as he is generally known, waseducated at Plumtree School near Bula-wayo, and the remoteness of this school,coupled with natural ability, helped todevelop his sporting prowess. At schoolhe was awarded colours for cricket,rugby, hockey and tennis, but it was atthe last of these at which he was mostproficient. In 1952 he was runner-up inthe final of the Rhodesian junior cham-pionships. Unfortunately, a knee in-jury cut short his sporting career,except for cricket, and it is to this sportthat he now devotes most of his time,and with conspicuous success. He hasplayed regularly on the Trinity 1st XIfor the five years he has been here. Inaddition, he is a keen Sunday golfer.He is also a keen traveller and has beento Spain, Switzerland and has once re-visited Rhodesia during his holidayshere.

Those who have met Mick will knowhis frank and outspoken manner, acharacteristic that has won him manyfriends, both inside and outside theUniversity. His slightly alarming facadeof force~fulness in-fact belies a sincereattitude of " Laisser-f$ire."

I,n the winter, Mick is a keen supporter¯of the Rugby Club, and often takes thetouch judge’s flag, which must, onoccasion, evoke poignant memories .of

an energetic youth. His favouritedrinking establishments are Jammet’sand the Lincoln, where his rubicundcountenance is often prominent onSaturday nights.

After a shaky beginning, Mick has sofar come through the medical coursewith creditable ease and two more yearswill probably see him, in the words ofone M.B., unleashed upon an unsuspect-ing public.

THEThe busy hum of life in Trinity

appears to greatest advantage whenviewed from a safe distance; among thesafest places being prison bars andhospital beds. In this enforced isolation¯,any scrap of news that filters throughis a big thrill. Distance seems to lendenchantment.

However, even hospital life has itsmoments. I speak from personal ex-perience as I am at the moment in thethroes of that undignified disease--mumps. In fact, here one is surroundedby so many quaint characters it is easyto feel at home.

There was the flirtatious parson, askittish little soul who bounced in undera load of Bibles and barley-sugar, tookone look at my face and, presumablydeciding that I needed cheering up, pro-ceeded to do so with admirable aplombby sitting at the end of my bed anddelivering a long sermon. As he madeeach point he moved up 6 inches. Thiswas all very well until I traced the crampin my knee to the fact that he wassiting on it. At this point I was saved

OUTSIDE WORLD "from m:¢ embarrassing dilemma--" howdoes one say it to a parson ? "--by theentrance of the doctor. The parson fled,threatening to return.

This was out of the frying pan intothe fire, but the fire was better-looking.The doctor has some excuse. After all,that was what he qualified for, Is~ppose. It’s strange, though, thatauthority should consider six years’training necessary. For many peonle itseems an extraordinary waste of time.

The next visitor was a social scienceworker, hoping, presmnably, to bring asmall ray of sunshine into my solitaryday. But for all the good she did . . .Oh, well, never mind. She had a madden-ing snuffle, complained incessantly ofpains in her throat, and politely invitedme to have a look. Thinking to cheerher up, I did so and ki.ndly diagnosedacute tensilitis. She choked with horrorand left hurriedly.

So I would like to remark tbat Trinitydoes not hold the monopoly on shadycharacters, and to warn, for the benefitof those in doubt¯, that the outside worldhas its seamy side also.

OFF THE C I2 FFThe Phil., doub$1ess inspired by the

decision of the Hist. to philosophize nextWednesday on the morality of suicide,went suitably historical on Thursdaylast, when Mr. Gann, a junior Fresh-man, provided a paper on " Religions."It was quite a creditable effort, Ithought, ,although any attempts to sum-mar~se the history of the world’sreligions in twenty minutes must, ofcourse, lay itself open to a charge ofsuperficiality.

The distinguished visitor was CanonCarpenter, a missionary on furloughfrom Malaya. Though obviously sincere,he tended to rely on the stock phrasesof the " man is a worshipping .animal "

¯ variety, which robbed his arguments offorce and vitality. I had hoped for arather fuller criticism of some of therather more obvious of Mr. Gann’sblunders, but this duty was left iaa theable hands of Mr. Bluett.

Mr. Bluett, indeed, created an im-pression in striking contrast to that oflast week’s performance--gone were theinconsequential digressions, and theinane giggles. Now instead we saw theTheological expert, in deadly earnest,destroying the arguments of Mr. Gann--and indeed of Canon Carpenter--withan .avalanche of facts and figures. Con-trast, in. fact, was the keynote of thewhole evening--~ontrast between thesincere and the irreverent, between thealmost sublime and the near ridiculous.

Irreverent is about the only word todescribe Mr. Stevens’ effort. Though byno means as good .as last week (I maybe prejudiced here--I had heard theparticular" story he chose for thisweek’s variety performance severaltimes before), he did succeed in drivingaway at least two distingnished anddisgusted members of the audience byhis cynical remarks on clergymen. So.v.ear to a variety act was this, in fact,that any day now we may expect Mr.Stevens to open his remarks with "Isay, I say, I say," and end them with afew rousing bars of "I want to behappy " or the like.

Mr. Warren was atrocious. Seizinggaily upon the word archaeology whichMr. Gann in his folly had casuallyuttered, he proceeded to t~eat us toroughly half of a PUlsating composition

of his on some baked-clay tablets whichhad been dug up, as far as I remember,somewhere in the mysterious East. Idon’t mind a bit of archaeology now andthen, 5ut this arid mockery of a speechwas gttara~teed to kill anybody’s in-terest. And in case you, like Mr.Warren did not realise, this was a dis-cussion on religion.

Fortunately, Mr. Roche and Mr. Spear-man had something to say, and did sowith considerable skill. But apart fromthem, and possibly Mr.-Cummins, therewas little else to arouse (me toecstasies over this Phil. discussion..

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I sincerely hope that the majorsocieties were well represented at SirNorman Bi~kett’s fascinating lecture onFriday on " Advocacy and Oratory."Here was oratory in the fullest sense ofthe word, not the pale imitation of theoriginal which the major societies pro-vide in. their forgotten, better moments.I was interested to hear a member ofthe audience describe Sir Norman’s per-formance as over-rhetorical. I cannotagree with this appraisal, for I felt thatSir Norman had quite masterfullyavoided becoming too theatrical or toosentimental, while retaining enough ofthe technique of the actor a~d thesentimentalist to raise his speech abovethe level of the ordinary.

I found it particularly absorbing tomeasure up Sir Norman’s performanceto the .standards he had set asrequisite for the .orator and advocate.Orderly presentation, simplicity, the useof literary allusion were all noticablyexemplified.

The oratorical gesture is used nowa-days with little skill, if used at all. ¯ SirNorman, however, was as adept in hisgestures as he was in his diction, .andI was rather disappointed that he didnot make some mention of this featureof oratory which tends to be overlooked.This, however, is my only criticism of ahighly stimulating lecture.

One must not forget the charming andamusing ~ntroductory and closing re-marks of ’Professor Moran, the Chair-man, which provided a setting for this~nagnificent oratocial jewel. Indeed avery fine meeting.

COLLEGEO SERVED

First TimeThe group of " rib-capped" figures in

College Park on Monday looked less likecricketers than any group in FrontSquare. They had challenged theRamblers’ XI and they defeated themdecisively. Behind the light-heartedatmosphere lay the unswerving deter-ruination to win, for it had been the con-tention of the captain, Mr. Bonar-Law,that he could find an XI who, though notmembers of the Club, were capable ofgive.rig a good game to any Club team.This six-wicket win is, apparently, onlythe beginning. Certainly, VernonKeeley and R. Fitzsimons lookedseasoned players, while Bonar-Law him-self proved a very capable seam bowlerand Robert Avery a spinner to bereckoned with.

EvictedEleetion time is almost here again and

particular attention will, no doubt, befocussed on ,the Phil. and the Hist.results in view of the re-organisation ofthe G.M.B. There certainly seems alively i,nterest among members. " Livelyinterest " is, perhaps, an understatementwhen applied to last week’s Commerceand Economics Society meeting to re-ceive nominations for next term’s’officers. Fresh from the Senatorialbattle, Frances-Jane claimed that shewas actually present if she was nomin-ated, but not present if she was not.Since her presence meant that theSociety had a quorum, this rather con-fused things. The Society finallyevicted her from the meeting. Herattitude suggests that she might jointhe Metaphysical Society.

UphillPlayers are having a hard time.

" Shadow of Mart " was one of the bestproductions, yet the response was notwholly encouraging. At a time whenone’ of their cash boxes had disappeared,.and with a revue and a full-length playin rehearsal, there could be an uphillfinancial battle. The group deserve abetter reward for their efforts. Theyare constantly searching for new ideas,and the period play in FitzwilliamSquare this week, which had a recordingon Radio Eireann last Monday, is yetanother example .of their enterprise.

"Kerith."

Angry Young ManHow many of you never get an in-

vitation to a ball? Are you one of thehen-litter that make up Sundays atTrinity Hall ? Let’s be frank--you maynot be one of the College pin-ups or asocial chatter-box, and to this " failing"you contribute your lack of male com-pany; but l~ave you ever thought of thenumber of men in College who lack yourcompany ? Those would-be socialiteswho have not the money to stage thetraditional orgies, who surround theirfrustration with piles of notes in theReading Room. They, like you, wouldoccasionally like to climb out of theirlittle rut; and perhaps you, raising anunplucked eye-brow, are asking whatprevents them. The answer will shockyou. It is your lack of co-operation.Have you ever thought how much itcosts .a man to take you to a dance?With taxis, tickets, drinks andcigarettes, he may easily spend £4 andoften ~nuch more. If you have neverbeen to a dance, the reason lies in mypreceding sentence and not in your look-ing glass. In theScandinavian andAmerican Universities all girls are datedregularly, and all girls .offer to footsome of the bill.

As the man who sits next to you inlectures, or in your other home, theReading Room, is too shy or too proudto suggest that you share the expensesand spend next Saturday together, youmust take the initiative. Instead ofaddling other people’s eggs in thoseperennial hen parties, go .and lay one ofyour own.

"The Agre’eable Surprise"Presented in the drawing-room of a

house which could almost be a museum,the production admirably catches thespirit of the first productions. The ~lotis a simple love story, with a sl~andardplot .of confused relationships, whichare happily resolved at the end. Theulayers are almost all connected withTrinity. Donald Keogan and MalcolmBoyden as the fathers were a happypair. As the young lovers, Billy Porterand Miss Merrin were suitably naive.David Nowlan was in l~ne form as thepedantic valet, and he revelled in a trulycomic part, his song, " Amo, amas.~Florea lass," getting a well deservedencore.

The music, specially written by DavidFitzgerald, admirably caught the rightatmosphere, and it is a pity that thesinging was not alwa[;s of the samequality. The production by Peter Murra.Vwas imaginative, but the first act couldperhaps be made tighter. Special com-mendations are due for very distinctive,programmes and posters. This pl~ay,which is running all this week at least,provides a charming and unusualevening’s entertainment.

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gaily with the Commencements dance i.nthe Shelbourne. Mr. Anthony Colegateperformed admirably on the microphone,although he was unsuccessful in his.attempts to get modest Dr. McDowell tomake a speech. Comic entertainmentwas provided by Mr. Jimmy Christou,the Spyropulous Boys and their gang,while the Lady Elizabeth Boat Club wasc~nsistently hilarious. Newly commencedJohn Pearson, being unattracted bystout, poured his all over VincentWrigley, while Billy Seeds and MaureenMerrick tried to prevent Johnny errfrom doing the same to Hugh Holroyd.Their usual variety turns were providedby veteran Performers Rosalind Dicksonand -George Wheeler, Biddy Wharhamand Tom Wilson, Jimmy Dodds (but, ofcourse) and Dr. Tom Maudesley.

Owing to a last moment upheaval, JanKaminski found himself with a partyand lots of uninvited guests on hishands. Tall, handsome Nicholas Tolstoy

settled himself on the floor, under thebed, with his head popping out.Celebrity Louis Lentin (the man whocan make anyone and anything present-able on a stage) was there with JillRobbins; so also were the popularmelancholy guitarist, Katherine Lucy,and the new bad boy of College theatre,Brian Osma.n. The " dynamic" actress,Meryl Gourley and the intellectual (and,as she herself suspects, brilliant) poe’t,Anne Cluysenaar, entered theatrically,trailing their fan club in their wake.Poor Jan, the only occupant of his flat,had a lot to tidy up afterwards. Butthen, one always has to suffer dis-tinguished company.

At 2.0 a.m. a number of people rushedoff to Jaroslav Piekalkewicz’s, who, inhis fiancde’s absence, was celebrating hisengagement. Here Paul Deptha ate upevery morsel of food within reach.

While the rain continues and College

Park is still mmafe for .College beautyto exhibit itself, the College Chapelsteps remain the only resort of thefemale. Social entertainers H e lg aAtkinson and Gaye Turtle appear tohave booked these steps and mean toopen a social club. They can count onthe support of at least Felicity Bawtreyand Hilary Kirwan. Co~sequently,glamorous Des. Ferris and Bohemian-looking Marco Tomacelli are slowly, butprogressively, being pushed off the stepsinto the puddles below by the almostformed club and its first audience, theMedics Angus Allen and Jim Dunlop, andfriendly, bulky Nick Biele.nburg. Goodkeavens! What will the Misses Atkin-son and Turtle do if the scholars decideto play marbles on the College steps onTrinity Monday ?

Rosemary Brown managed a hurried"good-bye" to all her friends as sheleft Jammet’s back bar last Saturdaynight as she was on her way: to ToniClarke’s p a r t y. Nick Bielenburgbravely shouldered his way through thecrowd in company with Graham Taylor,almost spillLng Bambo’s drink overJoanna Patatimidis. Johnny Orr de-cided on a week-end’s holiday fromstudying for exams., but those " twin"medics, Basil and Panos, could onlymanage a few hours’ respite. Theywere trying to get an introductie.~ topretty Gunilla Svenson from Sweden, butDerek Horwood wasn’t having any.

Play-going on Monday night seemedto be all the rage. Johnny Hautz inevening suit was on his way to the" Agreeable Surprise " with Freda Fitchand company. Pat Pepper and LisaSimms were off to the opening of theT.N.P.’s production of "Le Faiseur" atthe Olympia. Bambos and Joanna seemto be everywhere, for after a mix-upabout tickets, were to be found in theback stalls. They probably brought aGreek translation with them!

A .COLLEGE NOTEBOOKBy a Student of

Quite casually one may come tohear of the most remarkable news.Certainly it was not by design thatI approached Big Ronnie Taylor tocongratulate him on what has nowbecome a systematic occasion ofbreaking his own College records.

In this particular instance it was theshot-putt record, but he also holds thediscus record. Ronnie, you will re-member, has on different instancescaptured the titles of both the shot-putta.~d the’ discus "at U.A.U. Championships.Last autumn he joined the Boxing Club,because he wanted to keep fit; in duecourse he became the U.A.U. heavy-weight champion.

Ronnie StaysLike so many others, Ronnie had fou.nd

great comradeship among the boxers,which in due course was to prove a lossto the Athletic Club, for it contributedtowards accentuating the dissatisfactionthat has been gathering storm withinthe ranks of the club for some time now.And so Taylor, one of Trinity’s greatesthopes, refused to go over to Reading forlast week-e,nd’s championships. Hisdecision, which had been taken after avery long consideration, was based ontwo main factors: the not so friendlyrelationship among the members, andthe general ru.nning of the club. A validcomplaint appears to be the undueinterference m what are primarilyundergraduate affairs by graduates, whoin days gone by used to be’ of greatservice to the club.

Jan GoesIf Ronnie was prepared to give way

to the powers that be, Jan wasdetermined to register a different kindof protest. Rising costs--porters’ pay-ment, stage expe.~ses, etc.--uncomfort-able seating accommodation and the un-co-operative attitude of some people("the stage must be removed over-night") forced the D.U.A.I.A. to bookthe Round Room, Mansion House, forthis year’s Carnival of Nations. JanKaminski, who is the producer, morethan convinced me that this was theright step financially and otherwise.Kaminski had many other, some quitegenuine, complaints about the frustra-tion one experiences when attempting todo somethi.ng useful. His enumerationof incidents was truly impressive. His" Chief," he assured me, was in completeagreement with him on this subject; andto avoid any misunderstanding he added:" And by ’ Chief’ I mean neitherGomulka nor General Anders."

People and EventsOthers Paid

Just in case I was not convinced,Kaminski referred me to the latestcircular of the Standing Committee ofClubs and Societies. It is indeed a re-markable circular. Some of you mighthave heard of the Film Society. Well,it has been awarded a compensatorygrant of £25. Don’t ask me the reason,but I believe it has something to do withthe fact that its subscription is morethan 5/-. One would have thought thatCollege societies existed to provide themedium for the development of theundergraduate’s interests. The FilmSociety does not fulfill this rJle by anystretch of imagination. From time totime it shows a poor film in u.npleasantsurroundings, no more and no less. Asregards its administration, some mayremember that three years ago the" members " paid, one or two films wereshown, and the Treasurer, an eminentfi.nancier, disappeared with the money.

The list is, of course, quite long.SocieLies which hardly hold any meet-ings, or for that matter do anythingelse, get £32. The members of thePlayers, who admittedly are of the mostactive in College, are subsidised to thetune of nearly £3 each. At the sametime, some of the most prominentsocieties get nothing, because they madethe mistake of not charging more tha¯n5/- subscription.

Eating Well ?Asceticism is an aid to contemplation.

The mentaiity is quickened when thebody is in a state of physical under-nourishment, and spiritual i,nsight in-creases in inverse proportion to the con-sumi,ng intake. (The religious monk eat-ing his prunes and oatmeal in the silentrefectory will always say so.) Yet thescholar, however much he may be stirredby these thoughts, must live. He hashis work to do and his belly, as well ashis mind, must be provided withadequate stimulation. Food, then, is oneof the :major problems of to-day and itis well that Leslie Adrian (the SimonStylites of the coffee stool) applies him-self to this question. Tremendousmental anguish is caused by thequestions of what and where, so that asa result most of us in College are re-signed to Buffet and Commons.

Feuerbach attributed the failure ofthe 1848 Revolution to the fact that thepoorer classes had been made sluggishby a potato dish. Ireland was, a.nd is,an excellent example. May I suggestthat the greatest obstacle to a students’revolt in Trinity is none other than thatroot crop discovered by Raleigh in thedays of the first Elizabeth? May Isuggest that there is a deliberate con-spiracy to hinder the students i.n theirstruggle for a higher emancipation? I~the country of the blind the one-eyedpotato reigns supreme. There never hasbeen nor will ever be a period of inter-regnum. The answer, then, is eitherasceticism or a varied diet. In eitherease, lack of imagination is the sluggardway to ruin.

Mod. Lang.Reviews

MARIVAUX’S " LE JEU DE L’AMOURET DU HASARD "

The style of comedy which this pIayoffers is so elegant, so delicate and sodifficult to present satisfactorily that,unless the play is performed by asuperlative cast, it cannot succeed, foreighteenth century drama in g~neral isno longer popular entertainment. Con-sequently, to find a University societyprese¯nting this most difficult comedy ina language not its own, and with acompletely amateur cast, would havebeen very surprising if we did not takeinto account a traditional impudenceexisting amongst University studentswhich will make them tackle anything.But, like most imprudent ~ventures, thisone failed to justify itself.

After having chosen the wrong play,Mr. Malcolm Yaffe proceeded to do hisbest with it. Apart from one appallinglack of taste’, he is to be congratulatedan an elegant set, and on a productionwhich, if ideally realised, would havebeen pleasant. However, having :madea choice of play beyond the capabilitiesof his cast, he himself shattered theseideals¯ Apart from a (to say the least)remote acquaintance with the script onthe part of most of the performers, theseimmediately divided themselves into two.camps -- those who merely spoke andthose who tried to act.

M i s s Dance Stanford struggledvaliantly to identify herself with ther o m a n t i c Sylvia and sometimessucceeded. However, an unacquaintancewith the script always pushed her backinto the " gallant tryers’" class. MissEnid Graham was the o.nly consistentlysuccessful character; she at least movedin Marivaux’s world, even if she did notalways remember his lines. The lifeand soul of the party, however, was Mr.Skerrett. Mr. Skerrett was extremelyentertaining, but he did not belong in aneighteenth ce¯ntur:¢ drawing-loom. Hisvalet would have been far more comfort-able on a war-horse in the battle ranksof " La Chanson de Roland¯"

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Mr. Yaffe’s sin lay in accompanyingthe stately prose of the love scenes withGothic candle-light and the music of" Swan Lake." Romantic sentimentalityclashed hideously here with,high ~omedyand, since even professionally performedTschaikovsky is better than amateurMarivaux, the swans wo, n the day.

It was inevitable that the whole castshould eventually surrender the unequalstruggle against Marivaux. Indeed, theydeserve applause for having held out solong. True, they did .not get to the topof the mountain (one cannot ,say theyeven got half-way up), but they laughedin defeat, and certainly gave us onenight’s instructive entertai.mnent that wewill not forget in a hurry.

" DIE LAUNE DES VERLIEBTEN"

A series of " technical hitches " di~,not prevent the Mod. Lang. TheatreFestival opening on Monday night with" Die Laune des Verliebten." Apparentlythe Gaelic Society decided at the lastminute that it was incapable of produc-ing even a one-act play and the Germangroup went on alone.

Some of the audience, no doubt, feltitself cheated, having bought tickets forwhat was publicised as a double bill. Ashort one-act play lasting three-quartersof an hour is not worth 2/6, even if thecoffee is free.

Th6 play itself was carried by PatriciaGordon, who played the main part andshowed herself a natural actress. Sheknew her lines (as, indeed, did all theactors, contrary to Mod. Lang. tradition)a.nd had poise on the stage. I,n fact,when she was speaking it was possibleto forget the acting and appreciate theplay. Miss Gordon should, however, becareful not to pitch her voice too hi~h,as her lines are inclined to end in asqueak. The other woman’s part wasplayed by Edith Boyle, who, unfor-tunately, showed much nervous.hess. Hermanner is too " twentieth century" forthe part and thus takes away from theatmosphere. The men’s parts wereadequately played by Euan Bird (ratherstiff, but this probably may disappearin the second performance) and RobinAnderso.m The production, by DickBolster, was competent, but Euan Bird’sand Edith Boyle’s moves need practiceand some re-arrangement.

It seems a pity that the Germangroup, who have admittedly little choiceamong classical plays suitable forstudent acting, cannot find something bya modern writer more stage-worthy thana second-rate pastoral comedy by Goethe.It would surely be better to experimentand fail than to choose an old reliableand present an eveni.ng of mediocrity.

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AN Tos A, "’, " " the theatre, festival.~self attractive by winding" colouredper and tinsel round his rags, thesult is usually ludicrous. Now I amt likening Eire to a ragged little boy

An T6stal to the waste paper, butfeel that the flamboyant advertise-

~nt, " Eire at home to her visitors,"th all the pomp and splendour

T5stal flags and street decora-ms is-carrying things to extremes.hen a small cotmtry feels theed to set aside a few weeks each yearprepare a spectacle for the enticement

foreigners, one feels that underrmal conditions she has nothing ~nuch

offe: the greater body of tourists.re seems to be such a country. Shefinancially embarrassed; she faces theave problem of unemployment; hertlook to the future is most gloomy. ]]~pareatly the country no longer in-]]1 these, me T.N.P., from wna.~ I nave ....

. . was inco~mpe~en~ told Dia:~lrests as many tourists as she would seen of ~hem a~ Avignon last summer, (Guest Critic) ~ot to know his moves. ~kn:e to do. So, like so many down andts, sm feels the need to advertise. ~Iiol~i~P:°vedt°BbeacCh:riCer~ot EVeyoufr ~heichatnibe~tedaraeud~ffiCc~lt~e decks out her most presentable course and you don’t understand a self away too early as a callous hypo- without any very certainreets, she fills up all her theatres with syllable of French, book for the T.N.P. crite whereas it should be only after ~ne direction which is needed toe bes~ she can lay her hands on, she ]] because their lively and wonderfully in- d6bacle in the last act that we re- across. Much more at wasens a few patriotic exhibitions ]l ventive style will affe-t~ you like luctantly, give .....up our notion of him as g~’ven to "The llnicorn frottionaLly labels the result in Gaelic, and

I[ champagne. By the way, the concession

so highly ~magmatlve and sympathetic There are so~e v rv e~ eaoceeds to wait for customers, cards from the Olympia are still valid that he.. responds, unrestramedly, .... to each borrowed from ~y~g.e and]That the majority of such visitors for this week’s show. . ~ prevai!mg wind of opmmn. Similar!T, .as the young visionary;

be American is in the best " The Importance "" is mways a delight Mr. ~ynn’s ~aycoc~ rocks ~ne uigni~y sinceritya of a ~ation where Marilyn and the r61e of Lady Bracknell might and irrestible charm that should break Ye (o be s~en" ~ore "

longs to act Grushenka and ] have been written .... for Miss Margaret our hearts when we are ulti~mately the Lbbey’s "~la’b~y y .": ’Dick Powell actually did act ] Rutherford, but thin production seems forced. . to l~ecognlse hzm as a mean,, self-, able¯ Surprise " -- Irish

¯ The Americans come in rather to be in ~eed of a producer to pztylng coward The compulsmn of this musi al i ~ onl r f¢ - the¯ 1 ’uicken the ace, co-ordinate the acting masterpiece is" in its violent juxta- draw n~ c, om c ’ 64 Fitzwfugh’ dutifullYthe comtid z d:Ul°uslYsites,qnd have a fPw more lines thrown away. position of the lovable and the damnable And, as I said, the T.N.P.chantment, nd et out And the scene-designer has perpetrated in human character. But the players

Otherwise, Le ( tinental the worst of Wildean crimes -- in- failed to realise these extremities. Onlynot respon& so ;huiasti- I] elegance. Mr. McKenna did justice to Jemy:ring to see trg( ~onteyn, I Dublin’s best show their p a c e s Devlin’s part in the universal betrayalRutherford, the Th6atre ] magnificently at the Gate. " The-" pro- of humamty" by the "stronger" sex. His"

H duction of Mr. Denis Johnston’s " The gentle manner of withdrawal subtly

himself attractive by winding colouredbalances upon whether the chorus is in-

paper and tinsel round his rags, the voice of theresult is usually ludicrous, patriots, political conscience or the poet’snot likening Eire to a ragged little boy own summing-up. Great attention shouldor An T6stal to the waste paper, but be paid to the chorus, which, in thedo feel that the flamboyant advertise-ment, " Eire at home to her visitors,"

Globe’s production is rendered most pro-

with fessionally by Mr. Christopher Cassonof But so musical is histions is- carrying things to extremes, se’tting that it actually distracts fromWhen Dreaming of theneed to set aside a few weeks each yearto prepare a spectacle for the enticement Bones " is done as a curtain-raiser and

of the scene-designer has sacrified it to thezmrmal conditions she has nothing ~nuch But in confining the~o offer the greater body of tourists, actors in a small rectangle curtainedEire seems to be such a country, with sackcloth like a temporary lavatoryis financially embarrassed; she faces the on a fair-ground, hd completely pro-grave problem of unemployment; her hibited any possibility of creating anoutlook to the future is most gloomy, appropriate atmosphere. The lightingApparently the country no longer in-terests as many tourists as she would

was incompetent and Diarmuid seemedAnd the lines,

like to do. which at best are difficult to grasp forouts, she feels the need to advertise, the uninitiated audience, were spokenShe decks out emotionalstreets, she fills up all her theatres withthe best she can lay her hands on, sheopens a few patriotic exhibitionsnationally labels the result in Gaelic, andproceeds to wait for customers.

shouldtradition of a ~ation where MarilynMonroewhereShakespeare.their scores, dutifully and ridiculouslywaddle through the conventional sites,express enchantment, and get outthankfully. Otherwise, the Cozztinentaltourist has not responded so enthuiasti-cally. Preqerring to see Margot Fonteyn,MargaretNational Populaire and Italian opera ontheir home ground, the European gener- emphasised the poignant irony of his

direction which is needed to get the playattention

given to "The Unicorn from the Stars."some very earthy tinkers,

borrowed from Sy~.g.e, and Maurice Goodhad a real

Yet to be seen: More Yeats’ plays;the Abbey’s "Playboy"; "The Agree-

restorationmusical, if only for the sake of thedrawing-room of 64 Fitzwilliam Square.

A good play and a good productionmay be seen together at the Pike. " TheRose Tattoo " is a surprisingly whole-isome play by Ten,nessee Williams, Per-haps the Italian peasant strain puts back-bone i,nto the great American neurosesof his characters. I never expected a

ally declines to taste "of Dublin’s con-tinental pastiche. The Irish contribu-butions being somewhat insignificant bycomparison, the festival ~ust, con-sequently rely on Ixishmen to frequentit; failing these, it must flop. And fewthings can be so mirthless as a partythat does not come off.

Fortunately, m a n y Irishmen dorespond to the call of intellectualpleasure and eagerly rush to the Britishballet, the Italian opera, and MargaretRutherford. By comparison, the homeexhibits suffer negleCt, for though theIrishman will gladly let himself beentertained by foreigners, he generallydoes not find his own country or cOuntry-men so amusing. If he looks abroad forentertainment, he looks at home forbread. While the former is alwaysforthcoming, the latter has been recently

~ery difficult to obtain. And this haseen the main trouble with An T6stal.

It is a festival only in name. For it tosucceed, ~the whole country should puton its best apparel and smile a unitedwelcome to the foreigner. But Eire isnot ~ land of smiles, and its best clothesare noticeably shabby. Many of ~tspeople are too occupied with sweating~or the bare essentials of life to takemuch interest in festivals. Some denythat it makes a profit. While O’CannellStreet waves its T6stal flag, GraftonStreet glories in decorations, and theband plays nosily every evening inCollege Green, areas like Ringsend,Pearse Street, and countless others,are not so fortunate. While Eire’s61ire smile at the purse of theforeigner, barely--if at all--making anyprofit, Eire’s many struggle in thegutter, grumbling for employment. Andwhile this state of affairs continues, Eirewill never be able to have a successfulfestival. For the foreigner is not blind;he smells the dirt round every othercorner and does not like it. Can weblame him ? Can we expect the peopleof Eire to take a whole-hearted interestin festivals when so many lack sufficientbread? HOW can we expect those toente*rtain who do not Lnow what it is toenjoy ?

So let Eire furl up her T6stal flag,take down her festoons, dismiss herband, and settle down to the sober realityof improving her ugliness. For how canthe Irishman welcome anyone to a homein which he is not himself comfortable ?

" Pip."

Letter to the EditorDear Sir,--May I invite the attention

of your readers to the eighth D.U. Inter-~ational Summer School, which is to beheld from 3rd to 17th July, on thetheme "Ireland and the Arts?" Weexpect a number of visitors fromdifferent countries and hope that asmany Trinity students as possible willjoin the School¯ Associate membershipcosts only 10/-, plus 5/- subscription tothe D.U. Association for Inter,nationalAffairs.

Those who are interested may havefurther .particulars from the Registrarof the School (David Large), c/o. theCo,mmon Room, or from the D.U. Associ-ation for I~ternational Affairs (4T.C.D.).--Yours sincerely,

J. P. Simms, Chairman,Summer School¯

Trinity College, Dublin.

Old Lady Says ’ No! ’ " This is, I think,a production rather than ~ play; that is,the triumph of the producer, Mr. HiltonEdwards, rather than of the playwright.Though infused with a youthful romanticidealism, the play itself seems moreakin to revue than great drama. But~his is splendid, thrilling theatre: thelighting, the movement, the well-dis-ciplined chorus, and Mr. MacLiammoir’sown serious and moving performanCe.What a shame that twenty-five yearsago: Mr. Edwards, perhaps a producerof a creative brilliance like the famoushalf-dozen of the Cabal who were ableto breed the ¯current revival of Frenchdrama earlier this century, could notfind any native playwrights of thestature of Claudel, Giraudoux, etc.

Unfortunately, the Abbey d:d notmaking the most of O’Casey’s best play--and it is a great play. I think there;.~ a tendency with Abbey productions ofO’Casey to make hay with the comic andmelodrama with the tragic elements.

ignominy. ~Iiss Keane’s Masie Maddiganwould have been another wholly success-ful characterisation if sh~ had ~otsuddenly lapsed into burlesque with hersong at the party.

The two Yeats’ plays I saw togetherat the Globe bore a rather interestingrelation. Yeats’ conclusion in " TheUnicorn from the Stars" -- thatultimately o~e should work out one’ssalvation in the privacy of one’s ownsoul, however attractive p.o]itical ,andsocial crusades .may be--reflects uponthe conclusion of " The Dreaming of theBones." I have never been able todecide whether" The Dreaming of theBanes " is a plea for consideration ofpersonal passions above everything else,or for the over-riding demands of publicwelfare--in this case the liberating ofIreland from British domination. Attimes, o~e knows, Yeats believed thetrue spiritual revival to be dependantupon political freedom. The problem

revelation of the g~andeur of love fromthi~ author, of all people. But theBaronessa della Rosa claims a glory thatrouses the envy of cheaper women."They can’t bear to see a glory likethat in anyone." Here is a passionatelyidealistic nature that disil]usiofimentc~.nnot finally destroy, a womanhood thatis not dissipated even by sluttishness.Miss Manahan conveys all this--with anartistry that survives even the " slum "conditions of the Pike. Besides, MissManahan’s, I particularly admired theperformances of the juvenile leads, MissBinchey from U.C.D., as the widow’sdaughter, o,nd Mr. Brian Phelan, as hersailor boy-friends. Everyone should beglad of the opportunity to see "TheRose Tattoo " when it is transferred tothe Gate next week.

Thought for the end of the FestivahHaving used up Yeats, and the creamoff O’Casey and Synge, what on earthis Dublin going to serve up next year?

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No Pinching !.It would appear that the habit of

petty larceny for the decoration ofCollege rooms is not unknown elsewhere.Recently, three English ex-public schoolboys were fined a very considerable sumfor the larceny of, among other things,a lamp fr.om a police station, road signs,and advertisement signs. The defendingsolicitor is reported to have said thatthe three boys did not realise the seriousnature of their offence; they had beeninfluenced by the film " Doctor in theHouse" to imitate the antics of themedical students in the film who hadsuch articles as trophies in their flat.

" Forewarned is forearmed," ~doccupants of College rooms may well be~chastened by this example. It will be asad day for all of us when the GardaSiochana gets round to investigating theinnumerable petty larcenies that havetaken place in order to embellish rooms.Their task will, however, be fraughtwith difficulties -- the lack of co-operation on the part of the occupants;the establishment of the owners of thestolen property, and the finding of theculprits, for many of them have leftCollege years ago, bequeathing sig~stelling their heirs that they could dowith a draught Bass. If the investi~.a-tion were to be carried to its ~ltimateconclusions, it would have internationalrepercussions, as in the case of myfriend who is the proud possessor of asign telling him Ln Russian that it isdangerous to lean .out of the window.

The variety of stolen property inrooms is only rivalled by the variety ofmeans necessary to procure it. Toappropriate an ash-tray or a beer-mugis elementary and beginner’s stuff; smallsquare signs may require more cautionand preparation; petrol pump signs andlarger advertisements require a morecomplicated aDparatus a.nd a daring akinto that required to bring women intorooms after hours--but of that, moreanon, for the benefit of College porters,the J.D., the Lady Registrar and thelike. In the last resort, we are stillsafe, for the time being anyhow, fromthe Arm of the Law. The Irish Guardis more likely than his English counter-part to appreciate the trouble requiredto appropriate the property o£ others,and to content himself with prefixingthe word " student " by another wordwhich is left to the reader’s imagination.

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L AST Saturday, in pouring rain, Trinity were beaten into secondplace in the Liffey Head of the River Race by Portora Boat Club.

Portora equalled the course record (set up by Trinity in 1953) andTrinity12 secs.

The race, due to start at 3.45 p.m., waseventually started at about 4.15. Portorawent off first, having a good start atabout 35. They lengthaned out and went.over the body of the course at a rate of32. Trinity were off some 17 secondslater to a reasonable start of 32. Theysettled down to a fairly solid rate of27. This they maintained until the" Halfpenny " Bridge when they spurtedto 31 and going under O’Connell Bridge,stroke MacGillycuddy stepped it upto 34 for the last 15 strokes. Thecriticisms that could be made o~ thisrace are legion. Owing to we~ oar-handles, forearms began to stiffe~ up,with a consequent inability to draw thefinish right up. It was generally feltafter the race that the row had beenmarked by a lack of fire off the stretcher,and that a feminine quality of rowingwith too little evidence of " guts " hadresulted.

The Trhuity 2nd boat rowed extremelywell to finish fourth -- second in theClinker division to the Cappoquin seniorcrew.

The Trinity Junior VHI gave a goodshowing when coming fourth--the bestresult recorded by a 2nd boat forseveral y~ars. The crew had aslow start at about 31, but soonsettled down to a lively rate of 27. Pass-i~g the Four Courts, Blair spurted for10 and the subsequent rate was raisedby a pip or two. At the " Halfpenny"Bridge, Trinity again spurted and finallytook it home from O’Connell’s Bridge at35. Though in general a good row, theblades were a bit light in the water. Afirm beginnhug was evident, but duringthe stroke, effort eased off and a washyfinish resulted.

A great deal of the credit for thisvery fine performance must be .accreditedto Blair at stroke who, with littleprevious experience at stroke, fulfilledthis demanding position with the utmostefficiency. Another man who has had abeneficial influence on the crew is D. K.Johnston at seven. It is most unfor-tunate that he has had to give up row-ing for the remainder of the term owingto pressure of work.

Despite this set-back, the programmeof training of the Senior VIII for Henleyis going satisfactorily. Mr. J. H. Hol-royd is in charge at present, and underhis tuition the bladework is becomingmuch more solid. The crew as a wholeis now getting a much crisper beginningthan two months ago, whe, u the wholestroke was influenced by a spongybeginning. Though there is still evi-dence of a lack of time at front stops,the crew is developing a good rhythmand in a fortnight’s time, when theytravel up to Fmniskillen to race at thePortora Speech Day, they should be ableto cover the 7-minute course at a rateof 82, and to show a clean pair of heelsto this schoolboy crew.

Chess

BATTLE ROYALOn Tuesday, May 14th, the annual

" battle" between the students and thestaff took place in the club room. Thegames proved both interesting and ex-citing, and the evening ended with thestudents leading by 4 games to 3 with1 adjourned. W. R. D. Alexander, D.Rawlings, S. Barcroft and B. Smith wontheir games for the students, and Mr.J. Luce, Dr. Bass and Prof. H. O. Whitewon for the staff. The adjourned gamebetween G. Liversage and Dr. Luce willbe played at a later date.

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J. Oladitan is U.A.U. long jumpchampion of 1957. At the inter-University championships at Reading onSaturday he outpointed all comers at22 ft. 3 ins. D. Archer was runner-upin the pole vault at 11 ft. 8 ins. TheseWere outstanding performances.

Our correspondent with the teamwrites: " All these performances didgreat credit to the men representing us,especially when it is noticed that evenwithout R. H. Taylor we dropped onlyone place in the team placi.ugs from1956."

The placings of Trinity’s representa-tives ,were: J. Oladitan, long jump, 1st(22 ft. 3 ins.); D. Archer, pole vault,2nd (11 ft. 8 ins.) ; J. B. Lawson, javelin,4th (164 ft. 6 ins.); D. Neligan, hop,step and jump, 6th (44 ft. 25 ins.); B.Hannon and G. Mason failed to secureplaces in track events.

Defeat at EdinburghEdinburgh University gained their

second victory over Tri,aity in a littleover a. week when they won there onMonday by 82 points to 29. Full results:100 yards, Oladitan (T.), Monteath (E.),10.9 secs.; 220 yards, Sutherland (E),Mason (T.), 23.6 secs.; 440 yards,Patterson (E.), Dennis (E.), Rhys-Thomas (T.), 50.1 sees.; 880 yards,Patterson (E.), Harmon (T.), 1 min.57.9 secs.; mile, J. Brown (E.)/G. Brown(E.), McCaughey (T.), 4 mins. 36.5 secs.;three miles, Alexander (E.), G. Brown(E), McCaughey (T.), 16 mins. 9 secs.;;120 yards hurdles, Dennis (E.), Adair(E.), De Wet (T.), 16,3 secs.; 440 yardshurdles, Hannah (E.), Weir (E.),Galloway (T.), 58.6 secs.; pole vault,Archer ~(T.), Munford (E), 11 ft. 9~ ins.;high jump, Burns (E.), Oladitan (T.),5 ft. 6 ins.; long jump, Cameron (E.),Oladitan (T.), 20 ft. 11 ins.;~ hop, stepand jump, Murray (E.), Davidson (E.),Neligan (T.), 46 ft. 5~ ins.; shot, Findlay(E.), Lawson (T.), 37 ft. 11 ins.; discus,Simpson (E.), Holden (E.), De Wet(T.), 139 ft. 4 has.; javelin, Lawson (T.),Findlay (E.), 171 ft. 5 ins.

Tennis ChampionshipsThe draw for the College Champion-

ships has been announced this week. Inthe men’s sLugles, as expected, Pratt andSweetnam are the leading seeds. Otherseeded players, are: Judge, McKenzie,Lavan and Bonar-Law. This declara-tion of form is by no means a certainpointer to the competitors who will takepart in the fi,nal on June 13th. Keelyand Fanning are both serious chal-lengers, and either Steepe or Wilsoncould upset some of the more favouredplayers.

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VICTORY FOR ZEUSTHE weather gods had the last say in the week-end cricket fixtures.

Both the 1st and 2nd XI’s resisted for some while between theshowers. But at St. Columba’s College the Ramblers had to capitulatefor the second successive week without a ball being bowled.

1st XI v. MalahideThe 1st XI continued their list of

away fixtures at Malahide. I~ making157-9 declared, they showed some im-provement in batting form, especially inthe middle order. On Friday, bad lightcurtailed play with the Trinity score at18-1, Wilson being the batsman dis-missed. Despite this early reverse,Trinity soon made up time lost whenplay was resumed on Saturday. Cer-tainly the bowling was very unsteady,but Pratt, Sang and Mostert all playedsolid innings. Pratt was especiallystrong on the leg side in scoring 49,including a six and eight fours. Sangalso had a six in a contribution of 27.Mostert’s 32 fulfilled his promise of areturn to his best fonm hinted at in thiscolumn last week. We hope he will con-tinue to get among the runs. The re-maining batsmen sacrificed their wicketsi,u .an effort to push the score along.Just after tea, with a ¯total of 157-9,Dawson declared, leaving the home sideto score their runs in about 2½ hours.What could have proved an excitingchallenge was spoiled by the heavy rain.

[ oss,e 1Pinks Awarded

At the recent D.U.C.A.C. elections,pinks for the 1956/57 season wereawarded as follows: Rugby Football: J.J. Fitzsimon, A. Reid-Smith, T. P.Smyth, P. Sang. Rowing: H. Hoh’oyd.Swimming: E. Skelly. Golf: W. S.Clarke. Boxing: D. Wheeler.

We extend congratulations to all theseplayers.

With the Members

Hill ClimbThe Car Club have arranged their

annual hill climb at Stepaside for June1st. Undeterred by recent events inItaly, we look forward to some ex-hilarating driving.

Trials and AfterThe Tennis Club are still holding their

trials. The league team can only bechosen frim eight players and must benominated before the league seasonstarts. Thus, during the current play-offs, only those whose potential is bestknown are likely to be selected. Afreshman must play outstandingly tooust the men now in possession. Itseems unfortunate that the fate ofwould-be champions has to be determinedonce and for all at this stage of theseason.

With the FarmersNext Monday the TrLuity Farmers’

cricket XI, under the leadership of A.Bonar-Law, continue their series ofchallenge matches against College XI’s,with a match against O. Dawson’s XI.Last week this enterprising side gaineda six-wicket victory over a Ramblers’team, a review of which appears under" College Observed."

Aristocrata sport once associated solely with theeccantric and ageing squire, and thegouty parson’s wife, avoid it like theplague, lest they in their turn be de-nounced by ,the succeeding age, evenhunted by the secret police and shot.

So croquet remains rather where itwas. It is played by grant-aidedstudents on College lawns, by civilservants living in requisitioned mansions,by gentlemen on the part of the rectorygnass that is still mown. Yet Everyman,who has the finest court for nothing out-side his own living-room, will not stormthis citadel. Perhaps he has fought toolong ~nd too hard. He has lost the useof the weapons he now needs. Incroquet you rarely speak. When youropponent is playing you leave the courtand take a nearby chair. If your ballis then sent into the adjacent shubberythere is nothing you can do. We believeyou may do much in return ’neath arugby scream. It would seem that it isone thing to have an aristocratic sport inyour pocket, and that it is another touse it and enjoy it.

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We have often wondered if croquetcould defy a social revolution. But itreally does seem to have come to stay.We do not suppose our game wasthought much about until the Victorianswere mocked, and then, of course, itcame in for its fair share of abuse. No-one has laughed at rugger, though theaction that brought the game intoexistence was as foolish a one as anypublic schoolboy would have found itworthwhile to have performed.

The twentieth century has be~n alwaystoo ready to scorn the leisure times ofthe Victorians. I.t ~nust be because someof our ¯contemporaries begrudge themthe ease with which they founddiversion. Croquet can be played fromApril to October, and it only needs astrip of grass. Open your suburbiafrench windows, and there it is familiarlybefore you. But ~o! Let us swelterqueuing for a Test that may be spoiledby rain, or be drawn like a magnet tothe United. Yet in days of socialequality it seems those who can enjoy

ScoreboardB, K. Wilson b. O’Neill ..................... 4P. Dawson c. ]VIasturian b. Robertson ... 11I. Foster b. Robertson ........................ 3T. P. Srayth b. Robertson .................. 7D. Pratt b. Robertson ........................... 49C. Mostert l.b.w.b. Dawson ............... 82P. Sang 1.b.w.b. Dawson ..................... 27-

L. Sutton b Dawson ........................... 10D. Drewery not out .............................. 7

I. Harkness e. Masturian b. Dawson ...... 1

R. Gillen not out ................................. 0

Extras ........................................... 6

Total (9 wkts., dec.) ..................... 157

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Things could hardly have taken a ~ae’]more miserable turn than they did in

cluCollege Park on Saturday. Whea theyinwere not scurrying to the pavilion in thegr:r.ain, the 2nd XI managed to servewbsome fairly inept batting to those atspectators who joined the sun in its brief

appearances. The villain was not the ]wicket; it had absorbed too much water retto hold any terrors. If before the tostoppage a few balls kept low. C.Y.M.& ca~

I actwere handicapped in their turn with agreasy ball and unsure run-up. Really, aplTrinity contributed to their own down- : am

tuxfall. With the 1st XI batsmen hardlydisgetting ~mong the runs, there is everyaschange for .a new player to force~ himself i

toto the front with an innings or two inthe reserve side. Unfortunately, none I

noiof the players really promised verytomuch. Hill, although inclined to move iferacross his wicket so much as to leave

his leg stump exposed, looked as good vetas any. pr~

allPlay began 25 minutes late, and there-sheby the best of the afternoon was lost.

It was disappointing to see the umpireskept at the crease some ten minutes seebefore the players moved out. Since i neeTrinity were batting and their openers Ca~padded up, it seems our visito~rs were ! wh,to blame. Every effort should be made sevto start at the stipulated time in any I pazcase, and more so when the weather ig mdoubtful. Still, C.Y.M.S. so~n made up thefor lost time. Reid-Smith was 1.b.w. in prethe second over, trying to steer Smyth tio~down the leg side. Quinn then just had teritime to walk to the wicket and run back me:again. When play did resume he took putsome stock of the situatiarr with Hilluntil the latter was leg before, movingacross his wicket and offering no stroke.Dorman-Smith should have been takenat the wicket first ball off an indescrib-able heave. But it was Quinn who wasnext to go. Having gathered what runsthere were by pushing the ball throughthe gap between mid-wicket and mid-.o~the was caught at the wicket on the back-stroke. After his going the batsmanshipdeclined. As the tail anxiously lookedfor the chance to show just how battingshould be achieved, the weather, eitherin anger or dismay, terminated the pro-ceedings, with Trinity at 15-5.

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