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THE FRITILLARY.

JUNE, 1912.

Editor : Miss

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St. Hugh's College.

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EDITORIAL

OXFORD STUDENTS' UNITED

AN AMERICAN VERSION OF THE OCHER-WORLD JOURNEY NOTES ON IRISH P LAYS THE TROJAN WOMEN

JOHN LYLY.

PARODY ON EUPHUES

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THE BISHOP OF OXFORD ON THE RECONSTRUC-

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TION OF BELIEF 0. W. S. S. W. S. O. S. D. S.

Editorial. THE

most conscientious reader of a daily newspaper, a weekly summary, or a monthly journal, cannot be oppressed with the same load of responsibility with which all right-minded readers of the Fritillary should be burdened. It is true that indirectly we all help to create that powerful though intangible force of public opinion which is reflected in our newspapers, by sound criticism, and by the expression of a healthy indignation we may hope eventually to raise the standard of public journalism. The fact, however, still remains that as individuals we do not feel ourselves responsible for the worthlessness of a paper which we may voluntarily read but to which we are never called upon to contribute. The Fritillary. we would remind our readers, stands upon a different footing. Its readers are at once both its contributors and subscribers, and as the organ of woman University life in Oxford it can only be a success if it is supported and kept alive by the whole body of students. Owing to a lack of contributions we have had to curtail this number of the Fritillary, but we would remind our readers that they are largely responsible for the scarcity of pages. Last autumn an appeal was made to the old students to contribute more liberally than in the past. They have nobly done 'their share in the last few numbers. We would ask present students to be equally generous in their contributions during the coming year ; for the Fritillary begins a new year next term, and the long vacation lies immediately before us, with its illimitable stretch

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THE CAMBRIDGE MATCH OXFORD STUDENTS' LAWN TENNIS CLUB

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of time. If present students, at the end of this term, would resolve to overcrowd the pages of the next number with the finished productions of a fertile mind, then, reinforced by the support of the past as well as the present, the Fritillary might enter in the Michaelmas Term upon its Golden Age as the paper really representative of the thought and life of Oxford Women's Colleges.

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Bmerican Version of the Otbero. `Moab 3ournep.

(Told by Jost MANUEL NARANJO, Winter Priest of the Tewa Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico). I am going to tell you a story. You must not tell it to any white people here, Mexicans or Americans: but when you go back to your own country, you will call together all the old people of your town, and the friends who gave you the money to come hither, and you will tell the story to them. And they will say, Ah! he knows a great deal, that Old Man over Mere!

Once there was a Boy, and his Father told him about the Sun and Moon ; but he did not believe. He did not believe anything. When he was drinking water out of the water-jar, he used to say, I wonder where Water comes from ! He said to his Father, You and the Old People do not know anything ; I am going to see Where the. Sun Sets. His Father was angry, his Mother cried, the Old People cried, his Father cried and

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said, Son, do not go ! But he made his head hard and went. He journeyed and journeyed, and when the Sun set he lay down and slept. Four times he slept, and on the fifth day he had nothing to eat, and found not a rabbit or a hare. He cut palmia ancha and cooked it to fill his stomach. He had no tripe left in him. He came to a Mountain, all thickset with Trees and Thorns ; there was no place to plant his feet. God help me ! said he. What an ugly place is here ! said he. He went a very little way ; and then it was dark, and he slept ; and he rose up the next morning, and went a very little way more ; but he had his head set, and he journeyed on, and at last he got out of it. He journeyed on, following after the Place Where the Sun Sets—the Lord Sun—and he came to a very deep Gully with steep sides, and no way to climb down. God help me ! he said. How shall I get down ? he said. Well, I will fall down, he said. So he clambered a little way and then fell to the bottom, and climbed out the other side as best he could. He journeyed on, and came to a place with a little Gateway ; Rocks on each side, and they were Clashing Together. When he was a little way off they were quiet, and then when he came near they would clash together again, like a man breaking stones by knocking them together in his hands. He sprang through, and they clashed just behind him and did not catch him. He journeyed on, and came to a River ; there were all sorts of Knives and Sharp Points in it, like ice in the water. God help me ! he said. How shall I pass ? At last he took off his shoes and leggings and blanket, and rolled them all up on his shoulder, and crawled over ; and the Knives cut his legs very much. He journeyed on, and came to a very Great River—perhaps it was the Sea ! God help me ! he said. How shall I pass. There came a Boat. There were thick bushes up-river and down-river ; who knows whence that Boat came ? He got inside it ; it was like a box with a little door. He sat inside and wriggled his body, and so the Boat moved along. After perhaps a year the Boat stopped ; he went on wriggling his body but it would not move. He thought, Perhaps a snag is holding it. He looked out, and he was close to the farther bank. On the other bank he came to a Country that was all plain. So he got out of the boat and journeyed on, always going towards the Place where the Sun Sets. By and by he met a Tewa Man, and the man had his little boy on his back in a blanket, and was hugging his arms together over his breast. How is it (said the Boy) that there is a man of my people here? He went a little further, and he saw a Town only, it was all white. He went into the square and went looking for the governor's house. He

asked the Man with the Baby, Where does the Governor live ? The man told him, Go over to the farthest quarter of the square, on the side where the Sun Sets : there lives the Governor. He walked across the middle of the square. Many women were peeping out at him, holding their doors ajar. He came to the Governor's house : a woman looked down from the housetop, and he was standing on the ground below. There was a great ladder against the house. A little boy was on the housetop ; he called down the trap-door, Father, a Man has come ! The Governor from within called back, Tell him to come up, but let him wait a moment by the trapdoor. The Governor shut the trapdoor, and the Boy waited a little while ; then the Governor rapped on the underneath of the trapdoor to let him know that he could come in. The boy went down the ladder into the house. The house was full of people seated all round : all the old men. They were smoking and spitting, and there were great piles of corn-husks on the floor, the cigarros that they had thrown away. They were all dressed in white cotton. The boy waited at the foot of the ladder : they said to him, Pass over here, sit down. He sat down between the governor and the governor's lieutenant. They said, Whence did you come hither ? He said, From my country. They said, You came here because you did not believe your Father and Mother and Uncles and Relations and the Old Men. You though that you would get to the Place Where the Sun Sets. You fool ! the Sun never gets tired ! He goes much farther, even West of us ; then He sinks into a great lake, He goes down as if through a trapdoor, He passes under the water and comes up again in the East by a great hill ; straight-sided, very beautiful, standing in the midst of water. You fool, to think you could catch the Sun ! They then got angry with him. Go home, they said ; we suppose you know your way home ! He had only just come, and they told him to go home. They gave him food and he started for home. Those people were Eagles, that is why their town is so white. They said, We fly over earth and sky, and yet the Sun goes farther west than we. You fool ! He started home ; he never touched water on the journey home, he thought that he got home in one day. But really it was many years. He went from home a big boy like Jose Santos here —he got home an old man, bent, walking with a stick. That is a story of long ago. The Americans know how to write and we do not, but God has put a head on us to remember. That story comes from long ago, perhaps ten ages, and yet it is remembered. BARBARA FRIERS-MARECCO.

THE FRITILLARY. 'Motes on 3rtsb " MIXED MARRIAGES," by an author who is new to us, has its share of Irish charm, and more than its share of the peculiar jumble of emotions which is characteristic of several of these Irish plays, and notably of " The Playboy of the Western World " ; herein, in fact, lies the chief defect of the play :—the atmosphere of the first three acts is mainly one of comedy, to which the underlying elements of pathos and tragedy are well subordinated ; and it is a shock, and, dramatically, an unjustifiable shock, to be suddenly plunged into the unrelieved and highly melodramatic tragedy of the last act. Apart from this act, the lightness of touch and delightful characterdrawing make the play a very attractive one. There is the beautiful character, beautifully acted, of the old mother (a type many of us have been fortunate enough to meet with in real life) who, with equal wisdom and sweetness, deals out doses of sympathy and shrewd commonsense to her refractory men-folk, and who almost, but not quite, saves the situation and convinces her obstinate old husband of his wrong-headedness. The husband is conventionally drawn, and far less interesting, and the hero and his friend seem equally commonplace. Nora is a very dainty and pathetic figure, but the gem of the whole play is the small character part of " Tom," a bit of pure comedy on a very high level. The gawky lad, who is shouted down by his father whenever he ventures an opinion, while even his mother soothingly invents messages and trundles him off to the village at every crisis, suddenly stupefies the whole family by his outbreak of indignation and his appalling candour ! Finally, as in so many modern plays, the concluding sentence, summing up it does the motive force of the whole play is an inspiration. The old man, dogged with the hopeless doggedness of sheer stupidity, and only made more obstinate by the pressure put upon him, whispers, even in the face of " battle, murder, and sudden death," " All the same, I know I was right !" " PATRIOTS. "—This is, I believe, the first time that " Patriots " has been acted in Oxford. It is difficult to make a proper appreciation of it, and it is quite impossible to criticise. It is a surpassing example of " imaginative realism." The very details which make it so absolutely life-like are such as intensify the picture. They show James Nugent and Anne and the rest as men and women like ourselves, but never give the impression that they are too small for tragedy. The play is so convincing that nothing needs to be said about the truth of situation and very little about the truth of character. The action is essentially the outcome of the personalities concerned, but no dramatic instinct has been very definitely at work in selecting such scenes as will make clear the situation, created

both by circumstance and by conflicting personalities. Nothing is wasted—no suggestions are put forward and not used. The incident of the Sullivans shows the effect that the movement, for which James Nugent has given his life-work, has upon a man of another mould. It serves to illustrate Anne's character at many points of the drama—but it is more than an illustration, it is a vital part in the solution of the play. By its own separate development it binds down with ties not to be broken the only man who could have helped James Nugent in reviving the last energies of a movement which has missed its way. As regards character, there is one point in the play which if it is right at least, I think, needs some more explanation than it is given. Is it possible for a man to practice vigorous patience for eighteen years and that patience not to enter into his soul. Into his heart perhaps it has come, but there is a difference. To those who will not go with him he is in a certain sense forgiving —though there is that awful exclamation, " Cowards ! Cowards ! " when even the few members do not appear at the meeting. But in his impatience to effect the work in spite of all obstacles, in his disregard for all other considerations he is unchanged. It is not the eighteen years in prison that reveal to him his own i,j3pts. It is forced upon his consciousness when he finds the result of his own actions upon spheres of life whose existence he had hardly realised. Certainly the most delicately drawn of the characters (not that delicacy is always fit) is Rose, who is yearning for sterner realities and yet is so pathetically sensitive. Her evident and painful discomfort when Willie tells her his father is drinking again, is very striking. She is of too fine a fibre either to pass unpleasant things over and forget them, or to be able to see larger issues and purposes behind them, and she is denied the comfort of activity. If she had gone to Dublin it is not the physical strain that would have chilled her, but the disappointment and the ugliness. She is one of the most pathetic characters possible to conceive—too noble to refrain from " volunteering for uncomfortable hours " and yet without the actual strength to withstand the strain. The humour which made the tragedy more poignant—but it was, I think, the agent of a far deeper purpose—gave the standard of everyday existence, so intensifying the tragic and yet reconciling it. And on this point I do most sincerely disagree with those who think that much pain would have been spared if James Nugent had died from heart failure in the moment of his extremest agony. Here, too, the dramatist has realised the value of a reunion with the mainstream of life after the contortions of this whirlpool. Out of suffering comes knowledge—greater knowledge has come ; therefore let him pass away with a sense of reconciliation to the purposes of life.

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Ube trojan MOST of us went, with some misgiving, to the performance of " The Trojan Women of Euripides," given by the Home Students in Eights Week this term : and it is a great tribute to their powers that we afterwards heard little but warm commendation of their rendering of one of the most difficult and harrowing of the Greek plays. Even the beauty Of Mr. Murray's translation scarcely softens the horror and gloom for which the chorus in this play affords an expression rather than a reliefâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a horror, too, of a kind which must make a far greater appeal to the modern mind than to that of Euripides' audience, to whom the enslaving and dishonouring of captive women were still the inevitable result of the sacking of any city. The difficulty of acting the play is further increased by the looseness of plot : one tragic episode follows another, and each figure in turn comes into relief as the victim of the same savage lust of war, with no attempt at a close-knit and inevitable sequence of events. The staging of the play was remarkably good throughout. The scenery and dresses were simple, dignified and appropriate, and the admirable diction of the chorus, with their sombre draperies and beautiful grouping, contributed much to the success of the performance, while the weird music, full of clashing dissonances, had a quite peculiar emotional effect. The acting also was on a high level, and the company is to be congratulated on its evident realisation of the value of stillness on the stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D;not one, we believe, indulged in the common amateurs' fault of fidgetting. Perhaps Miss Matheson's rendering of Andromache was the most attractive of all : her passion of love and pity for the child, and her scorn and loathing of the future, were finely portrayed. Astyanax won all hearts at sight, and his stolid, bored air as he stood twidding his little bare toes in obvious unconsciousness of the tragedy and the fate in store for him, gave an unpremeditated relief which was most welcome ! The tall gaunt figure of Hecuba was very impressive, and Miss Egerton depicted well the hopeless misery of the old Queen, as woe upon woe breaks upon her amid the ruins of her kingdom. We liked Miss Napier's Helen : the radiant vision, in strong contrast to the sad figures around, might well cast a spell upon Menelaus, and her confidence in her beauty and the power of her look and touch was very subtly suggested. Miss Jenkins had by far the most difficult part in Cassandra, and if her madness was rather the inconsequence of wits astray than the frenzy of Apollo's inspired virgin, it was acted with grace and pathos. Menelaus and Talthybius were perhaps a little colourless in their acting, but the whole perform. ance bore witness to great courage and untiring energy on the part of all concerned.

jobit 1Lvtv. A PARODY ON EUPHUES. THERE dwelt once a young gentleman who, endowed with all that Nature had to offer, was still more fortunate in that he had a sharp capacity of intellect added to a perpetual practice of asking questions. This youth of more curiosity than culture, and yet of more cleverness than curiosity, possessing an aged parent, who performed strange feats, he encountered him with questioning and began on this mannerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;" My father, though by my age and inferiority I have no right to command you, yet the desire within me of more interest than importance, and yet more of inquisitiveness than interest, prompts me to inform you that you are old. The oak-leaf turns green, then brown ; the rose first blossoms, then fades ; the spring first comes and then the winter ; the day and then the night ; the sowing and then the harvest, so your hair which once may have been brown, I now perceive to be white. Yet is this in no wise to be scorned, for who more hoary than Atlas, yet who more esteemed? Or who more ancient than Time, yet who more indispensable? Nay, rather is not Father Christmas his hair the very feature which renders him so beloved? I mean not to criticise you as one having superiority, neither to burden you with questions as one having curiosity, the one would argue a lamentable lack of respect, the other a woeful want of manners, yet whereas I see you continually standing on your head, a practice of more ease than elegance, yet more of effectiveness than ease, a practice which the ancients do not mention nor Nature allow, I have disputed the matter in my mind whether such an act be not an outrage against him, in following whom Aristotle sayth we cannot stray, or an injury against yourself whose hoary hairs betoken advancing age. Doth not experience teach and Nature show, that if a guinea-pig stand on his head his eyes drop out ? that if a turtle turns over he cannot get up again? that inverted mice go quickly mad? If, therefore, thou wilt continue this practice I would fain know if thou account it wise." K. PENSER.

Ube Misbop of Oxforb on the 1Recon= struction of elief. One of the events of the year has been a series of four lectures on the " Reconstruction of Belief " given by the Bishop of Oxford to crowded audiences of men and women in the largest room at the Examination Schools. The lectures were remarkable for their expression of

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the speaker's deep personal conviction, and for the force with which he had seized upon great tendencies of thought in history and concentrated their meaning in single phrases. They were also an illustration of the method of theologians of the " Lux Mundi " school. One characteristic of that group of thinkers is the appeal made to the different sides of a complex human nature— an appeal supported by argument which makes use of many different approaches to the central object of their thought, thus suggesting a conclusion perhaps beyond the reach of human logic, Most striking was the clear recognition of the difficulties in the way of faith that still confront the Christian thinker, even though science and philosophy, formerly in opposition, are now advancing on lines which admit of a religious basis for life. These difficulties the Bishop shewed to be (amongst others) the common dissociation of theory and practice, and the attraction of vague forms of thought, or rather of feeling ; and he urged on his hearers the necessity of vigorous positive mental effort, of moral practice, and of the patience of faith, recognising that neither historic fact nor mystical revelation alone could carry the conviction of the Gospel story in its highest significance. But history and revelation have combined to establish Christian doctrine. Of the four lectures the first was introductory, and marked out the position of the enquirer, surrendering no atom of mental eagerness, and yet losing no share in the benediction of the great traditions of Christianity. This harmony was produced through the sacrifice of " pride of intellect," while intellectual enquiry was to be free, and moral practice was to be the proof (as it had been among the Jews) of divine inspiration. The second lecture dealt with the distinctive characters of Christianity : the moral character of man as made in the image of God. The third lecture was a discussion of the nature of Christian evidence : the lecturer held that after the application of the critical method the value of the Old Testament was seen to lie chiefly in the consciousness of the Prophets : while the New Testament, subjected to the same pressure of criticism, has yielded a different result ; historical material of a high order is seen to exist here. The lecturer found the impress of Divine reality both in the facts themselves and in the lives which were " driven round a sharp corner " by the events there recorded. The fourth lecture, which dealt more especially with the subject of the Incarnation, laid stress on the independent character of the narratives under consideration, and also on the manner of the Apostolic testimony which supported it. Of the four lectures the first was perhaps the most striking, and it is hardly surprising that in a small number of lectures on such a large subject the lecturer was reduced to what was rather a slight treatment of the present condition of .

New Testament criticism, especially in relation to the synoptic problem and the Messianic consciousness of Christ. Those who expected a demonstration of the Christian verities added to much specialist knowledge would feel some temporary disappointment, but the real value of the lectures is, we believe, lasting, and consists in the incentive produced to study and reflection and to a clear judgment of present conditions. Thus the chief duty which the lecturer laid on his audience was that of intellectual decision—not the hasty judgment on insufficient grounds, but the careful concentration of thought and purpose which should bring them to the test of action, and thus lead to the correction of mistaken theory. " It is better truly to choose wrong, and then to put your mistaken thoughts into action, and find they are wrong, and come back to the correction of your premises, than to suffer yourself not to choose at all." E. F. J.

Before this goes to press we shall have had the terminal meeting at St. Hilda's on June 7th. Last term's muster on March 1st was a source of disappointment to the officials of the various branches, for their endeavours to beat up a good attendance were not crowned with success. It is to be hoped that the inducement of hearing such a popular speaker as Miss Maude Royden in a charming garden will draw members and their friends in good numbers, in spite or many counterattractions in the Summer Term. We would specially emphasize our desire to see our friends, the Anti-Suffragists, at these meetings. They need have no fear that their presence will give a false idea of our numbers, since they will always have the opportunity to declare themselves at question-time. We should be only too glad to hear their voices on such occasions, more especially since, judging from March ist, our own store of questions would sometimes seem to fail. EMMELINE PAXTON (Hon. Sec., Sub-Corn.).

Ogfotb Stubents' 33)ebating Society. Hilary Term, 1912. President—Miss HYETT (L.M.H.). Secretary—Miss IBBER S EN (S.H.C.). Jun. Treasurer—Miss HOMERSHAM (S. H. C. ). Third Meeting, February 27th. Motion : " That this House regrets that the influential press has become the tool of Tory trusts." The Hon. Mover, Miss Marshall (L.M.H.), described the existing conditions of the English

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press in a business-like manner, but her statement was too impersonal to move the House to the degree of passion which seemed latent in the words of the motion. Miss Marshall has a clear voice, which well fills the Hall—a great benefit to her hearers—but she showed a strong inclination to read her speech throughout, which greatly detracted from its merit. The Hon. Opposer, Miss Wilkinson (S.C.), based her opposition on the fact that Society as a whole is conservative, and therefore demands conservative papers. Her speech was delivered in an excellent manner. She really addressed her audience—a rare feature in the meetings of this Society—and she subsequently held their attention well. The 3rd Speaker, Miss Retallack (S.H.H.), made a very lively speech, containing much which raised amusement in the House. Her delivery needs a good deal of improvement, she is restless and uneasy in her manner, and consequently creates a sense of discomfort in her hearers which spoils the effect of what she says. The 4th Speaker, Miss Giles (S.H.C.), opposed the motion by denying the fact asserted. She was of opinion that the cheap press (which is really influential) is evenly distributed between the political parties. Miss Giles' speech was concise and audible and raised many interesting points for debate. In Public Discussion there spoke :—The Hon Mover, the Hon. Opposer, the 3rd and 4th Speakers. For the motion : MISS MADGE (L.M.H.), MISS WALLER (S. C.). Against the motion : Mis9 ALLUM (ex-Treasurer, S. H. H. ), Miss MACDERMOT (S. H. C. ). There voted for the motion, 17 • against the motion, 13. The motion was ther efore carried by four votes.

of words, and her method of delivery was not sufficiently interesting to atone for this. The Hon. Opposer, Miss Pym (S.H.C.), quoted the assertion that facts are only the scaffolding of history, and claimed that the real thing might be attained through fiction. Students for the History.Schools were not a little amused at the patronizing admission that " there is no denying the claim of history when it is not scrutinized too closely." Miss Pym's speech contained much good matter, and she delivered it with commendable fervour and conviction. The 3rd Speaker, Miss Bright (S.H.H.), argued that historical fiction might be classed under two headings—romantic and realistic. Of these, the former was dangerous to history, the latter to literature. Miss Bright made a well-thought-out speech, but she read too much- of it. She would do well to avoid that insidious habit of relying for support on the back of a chair. The 4th Speaker, Mlle. Monod (O.H.S.), took up the position that no sharp line can be drawn between history and literature, and that each supplements the other. She made an excellent speech, rarely referring to her notes—an example to be commended to many hon. members who presumably have a longer acquaintance with the English language. The only fault in the speech was, perhaps, that she addressed the chair rather than the house, which made it difficult for the latter to hear all she had to say. In Public Discussion there spoke : The Hon. Mover, th 3rd Speaker. For the motion : MISS Against the motion : MISS MADGE (L.M.H.). LEVETT (ex-Pres., L.M.H. and S.H.H.), Miss WAYTE (ex-Pres. , O. H. S. ), MISS BICKMORE (ex• Sec., S. H. C.), Miss IBBERSON (Sec., S. H. C. ), MISS HOMERSHAM (Jun. Treas., S.H.C.), MISS

Fouth Meeting, March 12th.—Private Business : The accounts for the Hilary Term, 1912,

There voted for the motion, 7; against the motion, 37. The motion was therefore lost by 3o votes.

were presented by the Junior Treasurer and adopted. Miss Ibbersen (S.H.C.) brought forward a motion that three instead of four meetings should take place each Term, the Committee being empowered to arrange an extra meeting to suit the convenience of a distinguished visitor. The motion was seconded by Miss Waller (S. C. ). After some discussion the motion was put to the vote and lost. Public Business.—Motion : " That historical fiction is profitable neither to history nor literature." The Hon. Mover, Miss Hutton (S.C.) supported the motion on the ground that impartiality with regard to persons and certainly with regard to facts were absolutely necessary to history, and equally fatal to fiction. She showed a tendency to repeat what she had said under a different form

MERIVALE (L. M. H.), WHELPTON (O. H. S.).

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DYMOND (S.C. ),

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Summer Term, 1912. President—Miss SOUTHWELL (S. H.C.). Secretary—Miss WALLER (S. C. ). Jun. Treasurer—Miss ROGERS (S.H.C.). First Meeting, May 7th.—Motion : " That at the present time, international arbitration is both a possible and desirable substitute for war." The Hon. Mover, Miss Ibberson (S.H.C.), took the motion seriously, and made a really interesting speech. The only criticism we feel called upon to make is that her manner is too reminiscent of the lecture-room and not sufficiently controversial. The Hon. Opposer, Miss West (S.H.H.), was somewhat deficient in the fighting spirit, but de-

THE FRITILLARY. fended war with some good arguments. She was sometimes difficult to hear. The 3rd Speaker, Miss Waye (ex-President, O.H.S. ), enlivened the debate by a vigorous speech, delivered in her usual pleasant and effective manner. The 4th Speaker, Miss Edwards (L.M.H.), availed herself of the privilege of a 4th Speaker of abandoning logic, and treated the subject from the picturesque standpoint. She naïvely drew the attention of the House to the aesthetic value of a Maxim Gun. In Public Discussion there spoke :—For the motion : MISS CHAPPEL (S.H.C.), MISS MUSCOTT (S.H.C.), Miss ODLUM (ex-Treas., S.H.H.), MISS WALLER (Sec., S.C.). Against the motion: Miss L. P. SCOTT (S.C.),MISS P. V. WHITE (S.C.), MISS GRIFFITH (S.C.). Second Meeting, May 28th.—Motion : " That this House declares itself in entire agreement with the theory of Art for Art's sake." The Hon. Mover, Miss Cameron (S.C.), indicated the main lines of approach to the subject, but attempted to treat it too exhaustively. This was no doubt partly due to the distressingly vague wording of the motion. We found it far easier to appreciate the interesting material of Miss Cameron's speech when she was speaking without immediate reference to her notes ; and it was only on account of the presence of visitors that her dependence on them was allowed to pass without comment. The Hon. Opposer, Mademoiselle Doby (Universite de la Sorbonne) prefaced her remarks with a gracefully worded acknowledgement of the Society's hospitality. She gave us an excellent debating speech, making her points clearly with a force and fluency that held the attention of the House. She attacked the arguments of the Hon. Mover, and showed great familiarity with the subject. In particular, we were struck with the wealth of apt illustration which she brought to bear upon it. The 3rd Speaker, Mademoiselle Janin (Universite de la Sorbonne), replied with a spirited defence of the motion. We have nothing but praise for the really sound nature of her speech and for the charming way in which it was delivered. Neither of the visitors appeared in the least embarassed by speaking English ; in fact, their command of words sometimes put us to shame. The 4th Speaker, Miss Thompson (S.H.H.), spoke briefly and to the point. Her speech was clearly delivered and easy to follow. Public Discussion was interesting and vigorous, though unfortunately rather shortened owing to the length of the set speeches.

There spoke :—For the motion : MISS DENEKE, (L. M. H. ), MISS NORDENFELT (S.H.H.), Miss HUTTON (S.C.). Against the motion : MISS KEELING (S.H.C. and S.H.H.), MISS HAGGARD (L. M. H.). On the motion : Miss POPE (S.C.), MISS LARDELL (S.H.C.), Miss BicxMORE (S. H. C. ). MISS MALLESON

At the last meeting of the Term, on Tuesday, June i ith, we propose to discuss the motion : " That, in the opinion of this House, debating is a frivolous and worthless occupation."

flews of the term. Lovers of the theatre have enjoyed the Irish Plays, and will, no doubt, give as hearty a welcome to Miss Mona Limerick's company, who is bringing Nan ' and some other plays. To turn to more serious matters, many of us have enjoyed the Master of Trinity in his Romanes Lecture. Apart from that, there have been few good public lectures. The performance of the " Trojan Women " given by the Home Students in the Masonic Hall will have been noticed elsewhere, but we should like to congratulate the players on giving us a most enjoyable evening. We were glad to notice a further link in the chain of the " Entente Cordiale " provided by the presence of the two speakers from the Sorbonne at the 0.S.D.S. The debate was a good and interesting one.

Ogforb Stubents' 'Unita 1boc1e) Club. THE CAMBRIDGE MATCH.

Played at Richmond on Tuesday, March igth. Won 3—I. For the first time since the institution of the Cup, fifteen years ago, Oxford has won it. Most of the intervening years Cambridge has carried it off easily, Oxford having succeeded only once in securing a draw. On this account both sides had come to regard the result as fore-ordained. Last year's even game, however, when Cams bridge won 2-1, had led people to expect an exciting match, and there were large numbers of enthusiastic onlookers. Oxford got together rather sooner than usual, and had many quick rushes up the field. The first goal was scored by an excellent hard shot from Miss de Putron from the edge of the circle, just after the goal-keeper had saved a shot from

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Miss Kirk. Then Cambridge became dangerous, but their attack was repeatedly broken up by the Oxford backs, Miss Elder and Miss Newbolt, who played excellently throughout ; once or twice Cambridge slipped through them, and then Miss Mason gave us some brilliant exhibitions of goalkeeping. Miss Kirk scored Oxford's 'second goal before half-time. At the beginning of the second half it looked as if Cambridge might still win. They were playing down hill and gave the Oxford defence a very hard ten minutes, scoring once, and nearly succeeding in doing so again several times. Finally, Oxford rallied, and towards the end of the game pressed considerably. The forwards never got together as well as they had done in some previous matches, though some of them played well individually, and they outpaced the Cambridge defence. Miss Matson's brilliant runs on the wing were a marked feature of the game. It was unfortunate that Cambridge were playing with a substitute, for one of their backs was representing England at Dublin. The team has been fortunate enough to win every match this season. They have scored a total of thirty-three goals and only had eight scored against them. This success has been due to a greatly improved forward line, which outpaced all its opponents, a steady line of halves, an excellent pair of backs, and an unsurpassed goalkeeper. Also, the combination of the whole team has been much better than that of previous years—though there is still room for improvement in this respect. The chief fault has been failure to " get into form " during the first quarter of an hour ; but the team lasted well, and was generally at its best during the last ten or twenty minutes of the game. Team.—Goal, Mason (S.C.) ; right back, Elder (L. M. H. ), left back, Newbolt (L.M.H.); right half, Homer (L.M.H.), -centre half, Whyte (S. C. ), left half, Skipworth (L. M. H. ) ; outside right, de Putron (S.H.C.), inside right, Tree (S.C.), centre, Kirk (S.C.), inside left, Almond (0.H.S.), (capt.), outside left, Matson (S.H.H.). Substitutes : Goal, Esdaile (L.M.H.); backs, (i) Latham (S.C.), (2) Prior (S.C.) ; half-backs, (t) Southwell (S.H.C.), (2) Spink (S.H.C.) ; forwards, (i) Mallison (L.M.H.), (2) Addison (S.H.C.), (3) Corke (S.H.H.).

Ogforb Stubents' Lawn Zennis (Nub. The following have been elected members of the Club : Miss Esdaile (L.M.H.), Miss Calvert s Holloway (L.M.H.), Miss Addison (S.H.C.), Mis (S. H. H. ).

Tuesday, May 2 ist. Oxford v. Oxfordshire Ladies.—This match resulted in a win for the County by eight matches to one. In spite of the unsatisfactory result, the Oxford couples were only beaten after a struggle and were unfortunate not to win two more matches. The County were very much stronger than usual, and there was practically no difference between the strength of the couples, the third and second being as good as the first couple. It is hoped that the Oxford VI have learnt something from their defeat. Their tendency to try risky shots at critical periods of the game was very apparent, and they would do well to rate more highly the value of steady play. Double faults were also too frequent. In the variety of shots used, the County were much superior, the most effective being a " drop shot " just clearing the net when they had driven their opponents to the back-line. Their greater accuracy in " lobbing," too, might well be copied. Throughout the game the County controlled the ball better and took full advantage of those who were inclined to be weak on their back-hand. More important still, they varied their tactics against the different couples, defeating one by accurate " lobbing " and another by well-placed drives, in each case choosing the game in which their opponents were least efficient. Scores.—Miss de Putron (S.H.C.)* and Miss Latham (S.C.)* beat Mrs. Aubertin and Miss Gifford, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, lost to the Misses Davidson, 3-6, 4-6, lost to Miss Jopp and partner, 1-6, 6-8. Miss Austin (L.M.H.) and Miss Ward (L.M.H.) lost to Mrs. Aubertin and Miss Gifford, 1-6, 6-4, 5-7, lost to the Misses Davidson, 5-7, 3-6, lost to Miss Jopp and partner, 3-6, o-6. Miss Kirk (S.C.)* and Miss Lawson Lewis (S.H.C.) lost to Mrs. Aubertin and Miss Gifford, 2-6, 3-6, lost to the Misses Davidson, 2-6, 2-6, lost to Miss Jopp and partner, 2-6, 2-6. * Colours.

Miss Kirk (S.C.) has been elected Captain for the season 1912-13, and Miss de Putron (S.H.C.) has been appointed Secretary.

bait notices.

The victory over Cambridge was celebrated by a " Cup Dinner " held at Somerville College on March loth, by the kind invitation of the Somerville S.C.R. Miss Pope proposed the health of the Captain and members of the United, and Miss Almond replied.

LADY MARGARET HALL. TENNIS CLUB (Captain, MISS SAUNDERS ; Hon. Sec., MISS AUSTIN). Miss Esdaile and Miss Calvert have been elected members of the Central Club.

THE FRITILLARY. On May 13th a match was played against Holloway College. It resulted in a victory for L.M.H., which won five matches, Holloway winning three and one being left undecided. On May 1st the match against the Old Students resulted in a draw—two matches all. On May 25th, two couples went to Wycombe Abbey and played the Staff ; they were defeated by three matches to one. On June 1st L.M.H. beat Cherwell Hall by nine matches to nil. Alexandra L.T.C., the High School, Reading University and Westfield College have still to be played. Cup Matches.

S.H.C. beat S.C., 6-3, 6-3. S. H. C. „ L. M. H. 7-5, 6-3. S. H. C. „ O. H. S. , 6 0, 6-4. S. H. C. „ S. H. H. , 6-2, 6—o. S.C. „ L.M.H., 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. S.C. „ O. H. S. , 6-3, 6-2. L. M. H. „ S. H. H. , 6-4, 6-3. L. M. H. „ O. H. S. , 6—I , 6-2. O. H. S. „ S. H. H. , 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. S.C. v. S.H. (not yet played). St. Hugh's College therefore win the Cup. POLITICAL DEBATE AND SHARP PRACTICE (PresiMISS DENNISTON and MISS HAGGARD). —There have only been three debates this Term, as it was felt that amid the varied attractions of the Summer Term many debates are not greatly appreciated. At our one political debate the motion that the present attitude of resistance to authority in England shows the country to be on the verge of anarchy, was rejected unanimously. We have also discussed the relative educational value of classics and science. The first year has shown a refreshing interest in the debates, but public discussion is still inclined to flag or concern itself with side issues. The real sharp practice, however, was a great success, Miss Klein in particular distinguishing herself by her ready wit and spontaneity. dent, Miss LENOX CONYNGHAM ; Whips,

SOME RVILLE COLLEGE. TENNIS CLUB (President, P. M. MA SON ; Secretary, V. LATHAM ; Treasurer, M. KIRK). The following matches have been played :(I) Cup match, Somerville College v. St. Hugh's College (lost). Players for Somerville—P. Mason, V. Latham ; players for St. Hugh's— E. de Putron, G. Lawson Lewis. (2) Cup match, Somerville College v. Lady Margaret Hall (won). Players for Somerville— V. Latham, M. Kirk ; players for Lady Margaret Hall—D. Ward, D. Austin.

(3) Somerville College v. Royal Holloway College (won). Players for Somerville—P. Mason, V. Latham, M. Kirk, J. Tree. (4) Somerville College v. Oxford Home Students (won). Players for Somerville—V. Latham, M. Kirk. The following matches have still to be played :Bedford Physical Training College. Cherwell Hall. St. Hilda's Hall. Alexandra Court. We have been unfortunate during the latter part of this Term in the loss of Miss Mason, who has been unable to play. A Tennis Tournament was organised by Miss L. P. Scott in aid of Suffrage, and took place on June 4th. Unluckily the rain brought the play to an end prematurely, but we understand that the Cause profited considerably in spite of the weather as the entrance fees were payable in advance. BOAT CLUB (President, S. M. RYLAND ; Secretary, A. HORS MAN ; Treasurer, A. 0. SKINNER).

A test was held at the end of the Hilary Term for sculling, and the following were made Captains : F. M. Edwards, A. K. Lewis and M. Giles. At a half-term test several Half-Captains were raised in rank. In view of the crowded state of the river in summer, members should pay particular attention to coxing, and not neglect it in the quieter winter terms. Failing floods, the Forks afford good practice for Half-Captains. PARLIAMENT. —The first year Parliament took place on Friday, May 24th. A Bill was brought forward by Mr. Homer, a member of His Majesty's Government, for the establishment of a National Theatre. Mr. Horner rather unwisely devoted his speech to a proof of the present unsatisfactory condition of the theatre : this proof Mr. Wrong enthusiastically confirmed, but he asserted in a series of striking metaphors his sense of the inadequacy of the remedy proposed. Mr. Wrong's speech was rather slight in matter, but it was humorous, pertinent, and well delivered. Mr. Haythorne glorified the public capacity for appreciation. Mr. Wrong had suggested that the upkeep of a neglected theatre might involve a waste of national revenue. Mr. Haythorne refuted this by a highly original epigram. " Art," said he, " is not a matter of demand and supply." Mr. Fisher explained that the public capacity for appreciation could only be raised by a higher system of education and by the possession of greater leisure. Mr. Fisher made good points, but he should aim at a more terse and forcible method of delivery. Mr. Fletcher, in opposition, very ably emphasised the educative value of a National Theatre. He further assured the House that the utmost care would be taken to exclude impropriety.

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Mr. Thompson very rightly objected to the definition in the Bill of Classical Drama as " anything over a hundred years old." Mr. King explained, and Mr. Jarvis criticised, the provision made under the Bill for the choice of plays. Mr. Jarvis made good points and spoke without notes. Mr. Moorhouse made several hilarious remarks which delighted the House. The Bill was rejected by a large majority. The Clerk of the House then read (with extraordinary rapidity) a Bill for the Establishment of a Minimum Wage. Mr. Leys rose to introduce the Bill. He would have done better if he had dealt more directly, if not with the actual provisions of the Bill, at least with its general principle : this failure to approach the real difficulties of the question was felt through the debate as a whole. Mr. Mills made an excellent speech : constructive criticism is always valuable in debate. Mr. Tree was understood to hold that the only possible method of education was experience of educated life. A strange paradox. Mr. Tilley made an economically sound and practical speech. Mr. Kiek experienced some difficulty in convincing the Speaker that he really was a Member of the House. The Ex-Leader of the Opposition came to his rescue. Mr. Kidner hinted that the Speaker " lay concealed in " some inaudible hiding-place. But the Speaker had borne a good deal before he unobtrusively retired. And he had provided a substitute. Mr. Evans made a useful point by comparing home and colonial methods of solving this industrial problem. The Bill was rather too complicated for an hour's debate, and could not be adequately treated. Congratulations to Miss Kirk on her First in Honour Mods.

ST. HUGH'S COLLEGE. TENNIS CLUB (Captain, E. DE PUTRON ; Secretary, D. G. LAW SON LEWIS). — A Challenge Cup

has been presented by the Old Students (1st year of 1907) to be played for each year by the " Hall," the " House," and the " Hostel." Miss Lawson Lewis is playing in the Oxford VI and Miss Addison has been elected a member of the Central Club. Results of Matches. Cherwell Hall (two couples) ; won, three matches to one. Alexander Courts (two couples) ; drawn, two matches all. St. Mary's, Paddington (three couples), not yet played.

(4) v. Westfield (one couple), not yet played. (5) V. Dons and Graduates (three couples), not yet played. Cup Matches. v. Somerville College, won 6-3, 6-3. 6-4. v. Home Students, won, v. Lady Margaret Hall, won, 7-5, 6-3. V. St. Hilda's Hall, won, 642, 6 o. St. Hugh's therefore hold the Cup for 1912-1913. Players.—First couple : Miss de Putron, Miss Lawson Lewis. Second couple : Miss Gwynne, Miss Addison. Third couple : Miss Chappel, Miss May. ,

SHARP PRACTICE (President, MISS MARGOLIOUTH ; Secretary, Miss PHILLIPS).—Owing to the river and other attractions and distractions of this Term, the Society has only met once, when it discussed the inconsistencies of character. The Society hopes to meet again next week. BROWNING SOCIETY (President, MISS IBBERSON). —The Society has this Term read poets from 185o to our own day. Norris, Whitman, Bridges and others have proved most enjoyable reading. MODERN LANGUAGE SOCIETY (President, MISS RICHMOND).—We are reading an English play this

Term—" The Importance of being Earnest,' by Oscar Wilde. The play is providing us with much amusement, but at the same time we are quite convinced of the necessity of taking life seriously ! SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY (President, Miss PYm).— The Society has read, and very much enjoyed, the ' Midsummer Night's Dream.' PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY (President, Miss JOURDAIN ; Committee Members, Miss SUTTON, MISS SOUTHWELL).—The Society has been using the

philosophy text-book of the Home University Series—" The Problems of Philosophy," by the Hon. Bertrand Russell, as a basis for its discussions this Term. We have found the book vain, able both for the matter contained in it and for the interesting, if slightly irrelevant topics, which it sometimes lead us to discuss. We feel that the cause of philosophy in the College owes much to Prof. Sir Henry Jones' lectures during the last four years. We are very sorry that they have come to an end. ST. HILDA'S HALL. (President, MISS SANDYS ; Vice-President, MISS CLARK; Secretary, MISS AINSLIE ; Hall Member, Miss PAsx).—So far this Term only one debate has been held. The motion before the House, " That the adoption of Imperial Federation would be beneficial to the British Empire," was won by ii votes. The proposer, Miss Russell, and the opposer, Miss 'Warren, DEBATING SOCIETY

THE FRITILLARY. made very interesting speeches which should have aroused a good deal of discussion, but unfortunately the House seemed able to produce nothing but frivolous and scrappy remarks. It is hoped that a higher standard may be reached in the Old Students' debate, to be held later in the Term.

Punt Half-Captains. — Misses Forsaith, Maw-

son, McFie, Richard. Sculling Captain.—Miss Swift. Sculling Half-Captain.—Miss Richard. Canoeing Captains. — Misses Bartholomew,

Goodeve, McFie, West. Canoeing Half-Captain.—Miss Forsaith. PHYLLIS BARTHOLOMEW (Hon. Sec.).

ART CLUB (President, MISS NORDENFELT; Secretary, MISS MELLOR).—The first meeting was held

on Saturday, May Ilth, when Miss Warren gave us a most interesting discourse on Norman Architecture. In committee it was decided that the other gatherings for this Term should take the form of excursions to places of architectural interest in the neighbourhood. The first is to be to Banbury. LITERARY SOCIETY (President, M. M. NEVE ; Secretary, L. M. BRIGHT).—The first meeting of the Term was held on Saturday, May 25th, when a paper on Ruskin was read by Miss Bright, followed by a lengthy if somewhat irrelevant discussion. It is hoped that at the next meeting Miss Sandys will read her paper on Francis Thompson, which unfortunately had to be postponed. RIFLE CLUB.—The Rifle Club continues to flourish, and several of the members have bought their own rifles. The chief event of this Term has been the competition for the Silver Challenge Cup. It was won by Miss Scott with a total of 219 out of 24o. BOAT CLUB (President, MISS KEELING ; Captain, MISS NORDENFELT; Vice-Captain, Miss O'LOUGHLIN).—The Boat Club has been very flourishing this Term, and the punts and the canoe have been in constant use. The new boathouse is a great convenience and has made it possible to keep three punts, one of them belonging to the first-year students. The following students have qualified this Term :As Boat Half-Captains.—Misses Matson, Aslin, Baumgartner, Fitz Randolph. As Punt Half-Captains.—Misses Wilshere, Matson, Fitz Randolph. As Punt Captains.—Misses Scott, Gurner. As Canoe Captains.—Misses Scott, Thompson, Clark, Corke, Chettle, Pash. The Four has been going out regularly once or twice a week, and we are glad to note some very good oars among the " first-years."

OXFORD HOME STUDENTS. CLUB.—The number of members of the Club has been most satisfactory this Term. There have been twenty-six members for punting, twenty-four for sculling, and twenty-one for canoeing. Of these the following have passed tests :Punt Captains.—Misses Bisgood, Dallas, Goodeve, West. BOAT

NEW STUDENTS.

Anna Maria Balan, Oberlyzeum, Posen. Dorothy Collier, Convent of Notre Dame, Birkdale. Eleanor Edwards, Girls' High School, Naine Tal, India. For one Term only.

Agnes Elizabeth Benedict, B.A., Vassar College, U. S. A. Eva Cornelius, Leipzig University. Catherine Dressen, Bonn, Munich and Paris Universities. Dora Langlo, Lehrerinnen Seminar, Schleswig. Maria Linck, Lehrerinnen Seminar, KOnigsberg. Lucienne Meilhan, Cours de l'Universite de Paris. Karip Elizabeth Nordwall, Stockholm. Elizabeth Palamona Vetlesen, Berle's School.

STUDENTS LEAVING.

E. M. Almond, A. T. Anderson, M. G. L. Bailey, M. Baker. I. M. M. Bertoncini, L. G. Biden, J. A. Caughey, M. Clark (Mother Mary S. Philip), F. E. R. Clarke, M. E. Coates, M. Dallas, E. L. Dawson, C. L. Dixon, B. H. M. Dove, A. Fischer, E. Fleischer, D. M. Forsaith, M. M. France (Mother Mary Genevieve), E. Frauzem, Z. Goldenblatt, M. L. Groux, S. A. Gurewitsch. M. C. Hasluck, H. Howell, M. E. Jelf, M. M. Kirk (Sister Mary Kentigarn), R. P. Lawson, G. M. Marten, A. H. J. Monod, M. Murray, H. M. Napier (transferred to Somerville College), H. A. S. Perry, J. S. Poyntz, E. M. Purcell, L. Richard, E. M. Robin, M. Russell, E. G. M. Sandberg, A. -Schmidt, E. A. M. Schmid (Sister Mary Aquinas), M. A. P. Sells, J. A. Sherman, P. M. Swift, I. C. Whelpton. We are glad to hear that, financially, the performance of the Trojan Women ' was very successful, and that, after paying expenses, there will be '510 for the Home Students' Endowment Fund. The Secretary of the Home Students' Dramatic Society has asked us to express the thanks of her Society to those ladies and gentlemen who were kind enough to give their services, to Mr. Boroughs for lending his room for rehearsaIs, to Mr. Couchman for being kind enough to take the part of Poseidon at -the last moment, and to Professor Murray for his most valuable assistance.

JAMES PARKER AND

CO.,

OXFORD.