Pembroke College Record
1936- 937
Pembroke College Record
1936-1937
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MASTER 1918 REV. FREDERICK HOMES DUDDEN, D.D.
FELLOWS Sheppard Fellow. 1907 HERBERT LIONEL DRAKE, M.A. Vicegerent and Senior Tutor. 1922 LIONEL EDGAR SALT, M.A. Bursar. 1925 RONALD BUCHANAN McCALLUM, M.A. Tutor and Lecturer in Modern History. 1926 JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN, M.A. Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon. 1933 ANTONY ANDREWES, M.A. Librarian and Lecturer in Ancient History. 1935 DONALD GEORGE CECIL MACNABB, M.A. Lecturer in Philosophy. 1937 ROBERT REYNOLDS MACINTOSH, M.A., F.R.C.S. (Edin.). Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetics. 1937 REV. HERBERT STANLEY DEIGHTON, M.A. Chaplain, Dean, and Lecturer in Classics and Modern History.
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WALTER RAMSDEN, D.M.
HONORARY FELLOWS RT. REV. FREDERIC SUMPTER GUY WARMAN, D.D.
Bishop of
Manchester. JAMES TAIT, M.A., HON. D.LITT. JOHN ATHELSTAN LAURIE RILEY, M.A. REV. BURNETT HILLMAN STREETER, D.D.
Provost Of The Queen's
College. RT. REV. GERALD BURTON ALLEN, D.D.
Assistant-Bishop and
Archdeacon of Oxford. JOHN WIGHT DUFF, M.A., D.LITT. THE VISCOUNT NUFFIELD, HON. D.C.L. SIR VINCENT WILBERFORCE BADDELEY, K.C.B., M.A.
I 936-37 HE past academic year has been notable for changes in Tthe Governing Body of the College, and for additions to the number of our Honorary Fellows. In Michaelmas Term 1936, at a memorable meeting of the Congregation of the University, presided over by Lord Halifax, the Chancellor, the gratitude of the University was expressed to Lord Nuffield for his gift of L1,250,000 to the Institute of Medical Research. Lord Nuffield in his speech acknowledging the thanks of the University quietly declared that he had been considering the resources of the Institute and fearing that they might be insufficient for its purposes, he had decided to increase his donation to L2,000,000. Lord Halifax, in a brief but moving speech, expressed the renewed gratitude of the University for this unexampled generosity and Lord Nuffield received an ovation probably without precedent in the history of the Ancient House. It was, however, universally felt that some more formal tribute should be paid. Lord Nuffield had already received the highest honour which the University can bestow, the degree of Doctor of Civil Law. All that remained to be done was to make him an Honorary Fellow of some College. It had been in the Vice-Chancellorship of our Master that he had received his honorary degree, and at the same time he had accepted honorary membership of this College. Accordingly it seemed fitting that Pembroke should offer him an Honorary Fellowship and Lord Nuffield was good enough to accept our proposal. It will be an occasion for pride to all Pembroke men to reflect that we number amongst our Honorary Fellows the most munificent benefactor that Oxford has known in all her history. One of the first consequences of Lord Nuffield's gift was the creation of four chairs of medical research which, like the Institute itself, are known by the name of the donor. Pembroke was among the Colleges which applied to have one of these chairs attached to it, and in due course the Hebdomadal Council allotted to us the Nuffield Professor-
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5 ship of Anaesthetics. To hold this chair is a particular distinction, for although it is now over one hundred years since James Simpson set out on his quest for a means of conducting operations without pain to the patient, there has never been in this country, nor indeed, so far as is known, in Europe, any professorship devoted exclusively to the science of anaesthesia. It may also be said that the possession of a fellowship in medicine is particularly welcome and appropriate to this College, since we have had through the Sheppard Fellowship, and more recently through the Theodore 'Williams Scholarship, something of a medical tradition. In Hilary Term 1937 the electors to the Nuffield Chair of Anaesthetics appointed Mr. Robert Reynolds Macintosh to be Professor. Mr. Macintosh studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Most of his work in anaesthetics has hitherto been done in London. As Nuffield Professor he will be concerned exclusively with research work at the Medical Institute. After his election Professor Macintosh was given the degree of Master of Arts by decree and duly admitted by the Master as a Fellow of the College. During the summer he has been abroad studying developments in anaesthetics in foreign countries. He hopes to take up residence in College in Michaelmas Term 1 937• With the advent of Professor Macintosh the number of Fellows of the College whose surname begin in 'Mac' now number three, a third of the whole. For the benefit of Johnsonians who may take too seriously certain prejudices of our great Doctor, it should be stated that only one of these was born in Scotland. Professor Macintosh is a New Zealander by birth; Mr. MacNabb is an Englishman. In Hilary Term 1937 the Governing Body elected to an Honorary Fellowship, Sir Vincent Baddeley, K.C.B., formerly scholar of the College, in recognition of his distinguished career at the Admiralty. Sir Vincent retired from the post of Deputy Secretary to the Admiralty in December 1935 as was noted in the Record last year. In March 1937 Mr. A. B. Burrowes resigned his Fellowship to take up his duties as Principal of the Theological
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College at Salisbury, and Minor Canon of the Cathedral. Mr. Burrowes had held the offices of Dean and Chaplain for a period of sixteen years and as Lecturer in Classics took a large and varied share in the teaching work of the College. Mr. Burrowes not only performed his duties with scrupulous efficiency and exactitude but devoted his leisure time to serving the College and his pupils in a hundred ways. We should mention especially his work in connexion with the founding and organizing of the Pembroke Society and the editing of the College Record from the first number onwards. The duties of the Secretary of the College Society are at any time considerable, but Mr. Burrowes had the much harder task of the initial organization, and he hands over to his successor a machine in perfect running order. Of the many ways in which he tirelessly devoted himself to assisting undergraduates and former members of the College there is not space here to speak, but we may mention in particular his friendly assistance and advice to men reading for Holy Orders. Several generations of Pembroke men who are now serving as priests must remember this with gratitude. In March 1937 the College elected as Fellow and Chaplain the Rev. Herbert Stanley Deighton, sometime scholar of Keble College. Mr. Deighton was a student of the Honour School of Modern History and subsequently took the degree of B.Litt., with a thesis on Clerical Taxation in the Reign of Edward I, under the supervision of Professor Powicke. Since leaving Oxford he has worked at Oxford House in Bethnal Green and subsequently as a curate in the Diocese of Chichester. Mr. Deighton will also occupy the office of Dean, which it should be noted, under our new statutes, is separate from that of Chaplain. Owing to his obligations in the Diocese of Chichester he was unable to come into residence in the Summer Term and will take up his duties in October 1937. During the Summer Term the duties of Chaplain were performed by members of the Staff of St. Stephen's House, Oxford. Mr. Andrewes acted as Dean for general purposes and Mr. McCallum as Dean of Degrees. Mr. Deighton will undertake some of the pass teaching and will also teach for the Honour School of Modern
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History, more especially the Medieval period. For the first time therefore the College will have two resident tutors in Modern History. The College can now offer tuition within its walls in three of the principal subjects of study in the University: Literae Humaniores (Moderations and Final School). Mr. Drake, Mr. Andrewes, Mr. MacNabb. Modern History. Mr. McCallum, Mr. Deighton. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Mr. McCallum, Mr. MacNabb, Mr. Sayers. In Trinity Term the number of men reading in these three subjects numbered fifty-two. Amongst academic successes of the past year we may mention the following. Mr. P. N. S. Mansergh was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for a thesis on the Government of Northern Ireland. He has since become secretary to a research group organized by Sir Arthur Salter on the use of advisory bodies in English Government. In connexion with this work he has been awarded a research grant by the Leverhulme Trustees. He has undertaken the tuition of some members of Pembroke College in the political subjects of the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Mr. N. S. Marsh was placed in the first class in the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law and awarded the Vinerian Prize in Law. This is the third occasion since the foundation of the Prize in r 8 53 that it has been won by a Pembroke man. Mr. D. Wheeler was placed in the First Class of the Final Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Mr. Forest Fulton has been awarded the Radcliffe Scholarship in Pharmacology. Mr. W. L. Evans was awarded the Diploma in Education with distinction. Mr. K. F. Wilsdon has been awarded a scholarship at King's College Hospital, London. Students of History are awaiting with great interest the
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volumes of the new Oxford History of England which is being published by the Clarendon Press under the editorship of Professor G. N. Clark. Of the volumes which have already appeared two have been written by members of the College and have been published during the past year. Professor R. G. Collingwood, in co-operation with Mr. J. N. L. Myres, has produced the initial volume of the series, Roman Britain. The Roman part is entirely Professor Collingwood's work, while Mr. Myres contributes the latter part dealing with the Saxon invasions. In this important work Professor Collingwood sums up and analyses the results of many years of research on Roman Britain, research in which he has been for long the acknowledged leader and arbiter. Never before have historians had so complete and so well-tested an account of the origins of British History. The clarity of the writing, the lucidity and precision of the argument, and the firm grasp of the geographical and economic factors which governed the events of these centuries, should establish it amongst our classic historical writings. The volume on the Early Stuarts has been produced by Mr. Godfrey Davies, sometime scholar of the College, and now a Member of the Research Staff at the Huntington Library, U.S.A. Mr. Davies was for many years the pupil and friend of the late Sir Charles Firth and on him the mantle of Firth's exhaustive seventeenth-century learning may be said to have fallen. The Early Stuarts describes with quiet and judicious erudition that crucial epoch in our history and raises the study of the period to a very high level of critical scholarship. Amongst other publications may be noted Dr. P. N. S. Mansergh's volume of the Government of Northern Ireland, a companion to his earlier work on the Irish Free State, and Mr. R. B. McCallum's short life of Asquith. The College has to acknowledge with gratitude a legacy of Li,000 under the will of the late Mr. Harold Hodge whose death we regret to have to chronicle in our obituary columns. A gift of 4250 has been received by the Master from Miss Livingstone, daughter of the late Canon Robert Livingstone for thirty years Fellow of the College. Miss Livingstone has
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requested that the money be used for grants to students in need of assistance. The late Thomas Charles Attwood who died on 21 April 1937 bequeathed to the College a pair of silver wine-coolers, to be preserved among the College silver. The Master and Fellows have gratefully accepted this legacy. During Eights week our College play-reading club, the Sir Thomas Browne Society, produced its first play. Acting on the principle that amateur societies can most usefully perform plays which are not often presented on the professional stage, they chose to perform De Musset's On ne badine pas avec l'ilmour in English translation under the title of Perdican and Camilla. The performance took place in the inner Quadrangle on the steps of the Hall and on the grass in front of the Hall. This was an admirable setting for the action of the play, and skilful arrangements were made for lighting under the direction of Mr. Perry, the College electrician. Three performances were given and one was cancelled owing to heavy rain. Mr. H. C. Allen was the producer and deserves very great credit for the skill with which he presented a highly stylized piece of dramatic work with ease and rapidity of action. Mr. Blatchley-Hennah gave a clever performance as the permanently astounded Baron, Mr. iHunter struck the correct note for the romantic character of erdican, the son, and Mr. Philips and Mr. Dixon as the two contentious and gluttonous priests gave to the bycpplot of the play its full humorous flavour. The Society is indebted to the Oxford School of Dramatic Art for the services of the three ladies in the play, Miss J. E. Selous as Dame Plush, Miss Ruth Allen as Camilla, and Miss Diana Corbett as Rosette. Many members of the College were recruited to form the chorus of peasants; one half, in blue smocks, were exuberantly youthful, the other, in buff smocks, quite remarkably aged. The play was well attended and much appreciated by visitors, many of whom were greatly impressed by the beauty of the College Hall under flood lighting. We are glad to be able to publish with this issue of the Record, by kind permission of the Editor and Proprietors of The Times Newspaper, London, a photograph of the
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Banqueting Hall of Eltham Palace which, according to tradition, was the model and original adopted by our architect, Hayward, when he designed the new Hall for Pembroke. There does not appear to be any direct evidence for assuming that the architect deliberately modelled our Hall on the Palace at Eltham. Canon Macleane in his History of the College makes no mention of any such imitation. He merely tells us that the architect was a nephew and pupil of Sir Charles Barry. The resolution to build the Hall was taken in October 1846, and in March 1847 the building of the Hall was contracted for by Mr. Mathew Audrey of London for about Ls,000. Canon Macleane notes that Dr. Jeune observed that Hayward was the only architect in his experience whose estimates were not exceeded by the expenditure. Mr. Drake has kindly placed on record a tradition about the choice of the architect which he received from the late Mr. George Wood. `According to tradition the architect owed his selection to fortune rather than to any capacity that he had hitherto shown for undertaking such a task. In its crudest form the story runs that Jeune one morning announced at his breakfast-table that the College had decided to build a new Hall, and that the next thing to do was to find an architect. "Oh!" said Miss Hayward, his children's governess, "my brother is an architect." "Good!" said Jeune, "that saves trouble", and to her brother the work was assigned, although presumably, not without more inquiry into his capabilities than the story suggests. However that may be, one result of the choice of a young and comparatively untried architect was that he thought it safer to copy a good existing Hall than to give free play to his own fancy. ' My only authority for this story and for the idea that our . Hall is copied from Eltham is Wood: I do not guarantee either.' The former editor of the Record, Canon Burrowes, consulted Professor Goodhart-Rendei on the subject and we are indebted to Mr. Goodhart-Rendel for the following observations on our Hall. `I think it would be very rash, from what I remember, to
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say that Hayward "consciously based" his design upon that at Eltham. The Eltham roof was very well known in his time, and is of a form not uncommon. The only singularity in the Hall there, is the coupling of the short windows in each bay—and this, if I remember rightly, does not occur at Pembroke. I imagine that Hayward, as was the custom at his time, looked through drawings and engravings of admired precedents before setting to work on his new design and that much from Eltham was filtered through his brain. But I doubt if we can say more than that.' Professor Goodhart-Rendel also tells us that Hayward had already, in 1846, designed nine churches in Devonshire and one in Cornwall, and in 1843 he had built the Church of Little Milton in Oxfordshire. His first conspicuous success was in Scotland where in i843-4 he built the episcopal chapel at Jedburgh. Of the Pembroke buildings Professor Goodhart-Rendel says, 'I have always thought them excellent and infinitely superior to the later work of Gilbert Scott at Exeter and elsewhere.' This account from an acknowledged authority on architecture fails to confirm the tradition of direct imitation of Eltham, but does not necessarily contradict it. It may still be held as a pious opinion if we so desire. The tradition that Hayward received his commission because his sister was governess to the Jeune children is more difficult to sustain. Miss Margaret Gifford, Dr. Jeune's granddaughter, has very kindly looked up the matter in her grandmother's diary. (Readers may remember the volume of extracts from Mrs. Jeune's diary which Miss Gifford published some years ago under the title of The Diary of an Oxford Lady.) There is no mention of any Miss Hayward as governess, although Miss Gifford cannot positively deny her existence. But the Diary contains many interesting extracts concerning the building of the Hall. 1846. October 19th. Mr. Hayward came and a new Hall was determined on at the College Meeting, with other matters which my husband desired. 1847. 7anuary 3oth. Mr. Hayward who came up yesterday, left this afternoon. The new Common Room was opened yesterday, and my husband dined at the High Table to celebrate the event. The Fellows have been displaying
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their taste in the furnishing the public as well as tneir ne private rooms, but I am not to see them till next week. March 4th. My husband received the last of the tenders for the new Hall, and the amount of more than one is satisfactory—i.e. below the architect's estimate. 1848. October isth. My husband dined in the Hall which was used for the first time and is completed with all its offices in a most satisfactory manner. When prepared for dinner I went to see the effect and greatly admired the whole thing. So too did my Uncle [Dr. Symons of Wadham] and he seemed almost as much surprised as pleased at so much being done. 'Well, I certainly never expected to live to see a new Hall built in Oxford,' was his ejaculation. November 1st. The first Wednesday in this month having been fixed for the College audit, the first dinner took place today at our house. November 2nd. My husband and his three guests are dining in Hall where a party of nearly 4o, I fancy, are assembled to celebrate the completion of the new building. The party seems to have been extremely pleasant and drew out the expression of much kindly feeling, thereby fulfilling the object of such reunions. The athletic event of the year has been the remarkable success of the Boat Club which is described in detail in the section of the Record containing the reports of the College Clubs. The seven bumps made by the Torpid was in itself a remarkable feat and was followed up by the five bumps made by the Eight which bring us to the tenth place on the River. The success of the Torpid was celebrated by a bump supper. At the end of Eights the two crews and their guests were entertained to a dinner by the Master and Fellows. In Trinity Term, 1937, there were in residence 8 B.A.s and 125 undergraduates. Mr. T. P. Swann was President of the Junior Common Room during the past year. His successor for the year 1937-8 is Mr. H. C. Allen. We have to congratulate the following members of the College on their Blues: E. Sherwin played for Oxford at Hockey as goal-keeper for the second year in succession.
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D. W. L. Doran was Captain of University Boxing and J. S. Billimoria represented Oxford against Cambridge at Boxing. D. G. Brown represented Oxford at Putting the Weight in the inter-university Sports. M. F. C. Walker has been Captain of the Oxford Shooting Team. On the 6th of May a memorial to the life and work of our late Dean, Canon R. G. Livingstone, was dedicated by his relative, the Bishop of Chichester, Dr. George Bell, in the parish church at Brinkworth. It takes the form of a chapel in the north aisle, and the altar and its ornaments were consecrated by the Bishop of Chichester in the presence of the Bishop of Malmesbury, who succeeded Canon Livingstone as Rector of the parish. To the north wall of the chapel has been affixed a tablet in a dull silvery metal, designed by Mr. Omar Ramsden. It depicts the figure of Christ as the Good Shepherd, and bears the following inscription : IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT GEORGE LIVINGSTONE DEAN OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE OXFORD 1873-1895 RECTOR OF THIS PARISH 1896-1935 AND ANNE SUTHERLAND HIS WIFE
Faithful to their Master, loving to their friends, beloved of all.
The Bishop of Chichester, in a sermon that will long be remembered by the large congregation which heard it, paid a tribute to the faithful ministry of our former Dean, and the College was represented at Brinkworth on this occasion by one of Canon Livingstone's successors in the office that he had held for twenty-two years at Pembroke. By the death of Sir William Hadow the College has lost a very distinguished member who was, however, neither an alumnus nor, a Fellow. In 1898 Pembroke was due to elect a Proctor but none of the then Fellows were within the prescribed limits of seniority, i.e. between four and sixteen years from the date of taking the degree of M.A. The College therefore invited Mr. Hadow, Fellow of Worcester College, to serve as our Proctor. He was duly elected and kept his name on the books of the College for life. Sir William Hadow's important work as Fellow-of Worcester,-
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as Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield, as chairman of the famous Hadow Committee, and as a student and writer on music will be well known to readers of the Record. We regret to recall the death in November 1936 of Mr. William Gribble who had retired three years ago after serving as Manciple for twenty-five years. Mr. Gribble entered the service of the College in 1892 and before becoming Manciple had been on the Senior Common Room staircase. Mr. Gribble was one of the most loyal and efficient servants that the College has known and he will be remembered with affection by many generations of Pembroke men. The funeral took place at Rose Hill Cemetery, Cowley, and was conducted by the Master, Bishop Allen, and Mr. Burrowes. The College Porter, Mr. Millin retired at the end of the Summer Term after 43 years service at the College and 20 years as Porter. At the end of Collections on the last day of term a presentation of a silver cigarette-box was made to Mr. Millin by the Master and Fellows. He is succeeded in the office of Porter by Mr. W. H. Ponsford who has been under-porter for many years. The terminus ad quern of the College Record is the end of the academic year, that is, the end of July. Any events occurring after that date will be referred to in the next number. We hope, however, to be able to record Civil Service appointments made during August and early September. OBITUARY THOMAS CHARLES ATTWOOD
Mr. T. C. Attwood died on 2 1 April 1937 at his residence, Sion Hill House, Wolverley, near Kidderminster. He matriculated as a member of Pembroke College in 1883 and took the degree of M.A. in 1889. He was a member of the Inner Temple. KENNETH MAXWELL CONSTABLE
Mr. K. M. Constable died on 29 June 1937. He entered Pembroke College in 1906 as Halford Scholar from Charterhouse. After taking a Second Class in Mathematical Modera-
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tions and in Physics he took his B.A. in 1912. He took up engineering as a profession and went to McGill University, Montreal. His work was then interrupted by illness and on his recovery he worked in Messrs. Cammell Laird at Liverpool. In 1925 he went to Exeter as Warden of Reed Hall and later of Mardon Hall. For twelve years he was a devoted and enthusiastic member of the Staff of Exeter University College and befriended many generations of students. He held the office of Proxenos in which capacity he had the duty of entertaining visitors to the College. He assisted at the annual Holiday Course for Foreign Students which is held there in August and his energy and enthusiasm has been a great factor in its success. We at Pembroke will remember him as a most loyal member of the College and as a notable supporter of the Tercentenary Fund. THEODORE CORNISH
Mr. Theodore Cornish died at Port Elizabeth on 2 September 1936. Mr. Cornish came up to Pembroke
from Lancing with an Abingdon Scholarship. After reading for Classical Moderations and Literae Humaniores he took his M.A. in 1879. In 1902 he left England for South Africa to join the teaching staff of St. Andrew's College and from 1904 to 1925 was Vice-Principal of the College. During a long and successful career as a house-master at St. Andrew's he devoted himself to the College. He was an exceptionally keen cricketer and took great interest and very great trouble to train the boys from the youngest to the oldest. RASHLEIGH JOHNSTONE DUNCAN
Mr. R. J. Duncan died on Christmas Day 1936 at Folkestone at the age of 74. He matriculated in 188o and reading for Honour Moderation and Literae Humaniores he took his B.A. in 1882 and his M.A. in 1884. In 1890 he became a master at Shrewsbury School and served there for over forty years. JAMES EDWIN FORTY
Mr. J. E. Forty came into residence at Pembroke College as a foundation scholar in 1879. He was a student of mathematics and took a Second Class in Moderations and in the
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Final School. He held masterships at Market Bosworth and at Dewsbury and went to Hull in 1889 as second master of the old Hull and East Riding College, remaining there until it closed down in 1893. He was then appointed Headmaster of Hull Grammar School and held that position for thirty-three years. For a large part of the time Mr. Forty had to struggle against inadequate resources and buildings but when he retired in 1926 the school which had begun with too boys then held Soo. Mr. Forty was active in the public and literary life of Hull and held many important positions. He died on 24 January 1937. JOHN LINDSAY HABERSHON
L. Habershon came into residence in October 1936 from Winchester. During his two terms at the College he had made a successful start in his academic career and after taking Pass Moderations in March he went off on holiday to Shrewsbury. On 29 March he joined a party of the parishioners of St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, which set out to climb Arran Mawddwy mountain. There was a considerable amount of snow on the top of the mountain and Mr. Habershon, separated from the rest of the party for a short time, slipped on the snow and fell over a precipice. The news of his death came as a great shock to his many friends at the College. jr .
WILLIAM HENRY LEE HARNETT
Canon W. H. L. Harnett shortly before his death had retired from the position of Vicar of St. George's, Wolverton, in Buckinghamshire, where he had succeeded his father. He came to the College from Cheltenham Grammar School as Townsend Scholar in 1881 and was in residence until 1886. He was a minor canon of Christ Church and was well known in the diocese. As one of the most regular attendants at the College Dinner in London and at Gaudies he will be greatly missed by a large number of friends among Pembroke men. HAROLD HODGE
Mr. Harold Hodge came into residence from St. Paul's School in the year 1881 as an Open Exhibitioner of the
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College. He took Classical Moderations and Greats. He practised for some years at the Bar and also took part in social work in East London. All his life he kept up his interest in the classics and in his English writings maintained the standards of strict grammar and accurate expression, detesting slang and unseemly novities, in speech. In 1898 he found his true vocation as Editor of the Saturday Review, a post which he retained until 1913. He was a vigorous editor who did not shrink from controversy even if it meant hard hitting. As a Churchman and a life-long student of theology he made the paper influential in Church matters. He collected an able staff and demanded from them that they should know thoroughly the subjects on which he wrote. Under his editorship the Saturday Review maintained its high reputation. In the years following his retirement he maintained all his interests in politics, education, and church affairs. Pembroke men will remember him as a man of brilliant parts and great zeal for education and learning, a welcome visitor and admirable companion at all our celebrations, and finally as a generous benefactor to the College. He died at Highbury on the 8th January 1936. RICHARD STORRIN MITCHISON
Canon R. S. Mitchison died at Rugby on 28 November 1936. He came up from Eton in 1868 and distinguished himself as an oarsman, rowing in the Oxford boat 1872 and 1873. He took his M.A. in 1875. From i 88o to 1926 he was Rector of St. Mary's, Barby, Rugby, and in 1918 he was made an Honorary Canon of Peterborough. His younger brother Mr. A. M. Mitchison also rowed for Oxford in 1875 and 1876. EDWARD CUNLIFFE OWEN
Edward Owen came up to Pembroke from Haileybury as the holder of an Abingdon Scholarship thrown open for that year. He took his degree in 1892, having been placed in the First Class in Literae Humaniores. He took up the teaching profession as a master at Bromsgrove and was ordained in 1895. At the age of 3o he was made Headmaster of St. Peter's School, York. He was made a Canon and Prebendary of York in 1910 and in 1913 he became
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Principal of King William's College, Isle of Man. He resigned from this post in 193o and for three years he held the living of Wychwold. In 1933 he became Headmaster of Lyttleton Grammar School, Malvern, and held that office till his death on 24 May 1937. Canon Owen was a man of great energy and force of character and administered the schools entrusted to him with great success. During his headmastership of King William's College he sent many of his pupils to Pembroke and showed keen interest in their career at Oxford. With his death Pembroke loses a most loyal member of the College, who was one of the first advocates and supporters of the College Society and an educationist of unusually varied experience and success. JOHN FREEMAN RUSSELL
The Rev. J. F. Russell, Dean and Chaplain of Oriel College, died on 1 2 May 1937 after a long illness at the age of 39. Mr. Russell came into residence in Hilary Term 192o after a period of service in the army. He was placed in the First Class in the Honour School of Theology in 1922 and won the Junior Denyer and Johnson Scholarship. After his ordination he served in a curacy at Falmouth and .then became Vice-Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College. In 1934 he was elected Fellow, Chaplain, and Dean of Oriel College. We are glad to print the following appreciation by a friend: `To those who were contemporaries of John Freeman Russell during the years that immediately followed the War the news of his death and the glowing tribute paid to him in the pages of The Times will have come in the one case as a shock and in the other almost as a surprise. In the College he was known and liked by all, just as to all he was a welcome companion; but there was a quietness and a reserve that hid from many the rare depth and richness of his personality. His devotion to his ministerial work and his intense love for souls were apparent from the first days of his only curacy at Falmouth. Himself a Cornishman, he understood and loved the people and they in turn gave him their affection. When he was soon recalled to Cuddesdon Theological College as its Vice-Principal, he found what was in a special degree his
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vocation. By instruction and conversation and through his attractive modesty and real humility he influenced profoundly the students with whom he was brought into contact; and it is in their life and work as parish priests throughout the land that the impress of his own character will be seen. It was natural that one who had gained valuable experience and served with much credit in the Great War, and who had given ample proof of his ability both as a teacher and a scholar, should be able to undertake with complete success the duties of a Dean of a College. The members of the Governing Body of Oriel and the Chaplains of other Colleges had time to realize all the help and happiness that his return to Oxford would bring to them, when he fell a victim to the illness that was to cut short his life on earth. In the long months of weariness so patiently endured he was, as throughout his life, an example and an inspiration.' APPOINTMENTS We record here appointments, promotions, and distinctions of Pembroke men during the year. It is impossible to be sure that this list is at all complete. We are dependent on observing press announcements and on information sent to us by members of the College. The Editor of the Record would always be grateful for any information which Pembroke men can give him about their own careers or those of their friends. Mr. H. E. Mansell has been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Mr. T. P. Creed is Chief Justice of the. Sudan. Mr. R. S. Ducker is Superintendent of Education in Nigeria. Mr. J. V. E. Rochette has been re-elected to the Provincial Parliament of Quebec. Rev. C. S. Nye is Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Durham. Dr. S. Marchant is King EdWard Professor of Music in London University. Mr. G. Hair is Governor of Cardiff Prison. Mr. G. P. Harger has received a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force.
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Mr. Cecil Penfold has received the Royal Order of Saint Olav from the Norwegian Government in recognition of very valuable services rendered to the Norwegian Red Cross in Ethiopia under exceptionally difficult conditions'. Rev. J. R. Trotter is Chaplain at Caracas, Venezuela. Rev. S. H. Collins is Rector of Shalstone with Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire. Rev. R. Collich is Vicar of Royston, Yorkshire. Rev. J. E. M. Ashworth is Rector of Boughton, Norfolk. Rev. C. A. O. Warman- is Vicar of Shepshed, Leicestershire. Rev. F. Ancoats is Vicar of Hemingborough, Yorkshire. Mr. R. A. Pecover is a Master at Bradford Grammar School. Mr. L. K. J. Cooke is a Master at Wellingborough School. Mr. G. W. Duncan is on the staff of Streete Court, Preparatory School, Westgate. Mr. D. F. Markham is a Master at Camberley County School, Surrey. Mr. T. P. Swaim is a Master at Queen Mary's Grammar School, Clitheroe. Mr. E. Sherwin is a Master at Rossall School. Mr. J. Fletcher has received a post in the employment of Messrs. Tootals, Manchester. Mr. F. Wood has received an appointment in the Manchester District Bank. Mr. D. M. Ireland has been House Surgeon at Salisbury Infirmary. The following have been called to the Bar. S. H. D. Elias; N. S. Marsh. The following have been successful in the final examination of the Law Society: Mr. S. Mathews, Mr. D. S. R. Williams, Mr. A. A. Webb, Mr. H. M. Garland-Wells. ORDINATIONS
Priests. Rev. A. J. Cox (Liversedge in the Diocese of Wakefield). Rev. C. Machonachie (Kempston, Diocese of St. Albans). Deacons. J. W. C. Roll (St. James the Great, Bethnal Green, Diocese of London). J. Wallis (Airedale, Diocese of Wakefield).
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A. G. Davies (St. James, Alperton, Diocese of London). H. S. Rhodes (Torrington, Diocese of Exeter). W. R. Rodda (St. Matthew's, Oxford, Diocese of Oxford). A. C. P. Payne (Bourne, Diocese of Lincoln). CIVIL SERVICE
THE CLUBS ROWING. Captain, A. L. Fleet; Secretary, M. F. Smith. The Boat Club has had a highly successful year. Both the Torpid and the Eight returned to the First Division, making seven and five bumps respectively: whilst the second crew THE EIGHT
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made seven bumps in Eights as well as in Torpids, thus bringing the year's total of bumps by the two crews to twenty-six. There was a welcome increase in the number of members at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, and ten freshmen joined the Club. The Robinson Fours were rowed as usual in the fifth week of term, and it was found possible to put four crews on the river. A higher standard was achieved than in recent years and the opportunity was taken of
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enabling several older members of the Club to row on fixed seats for a period, which was seen to have had good effect when they returned to slide. Thanks are due to those who gave up much of their time to coach these crews, and thereby laid the foundations of a successful year's racing. The remainder of the term was spent in experimenting with various orders for the two Torpids. The Torpid, coached by Mr. G. K. Motz of Oriel, to whom the Club owes a debt of gratitude, proved themselves one of the outstanding crews on the river. They made seven bumps and rose from sixteenth to ninth place—their victims being B.N.C., Lincoln, Trinity, Christ Church, Merton, Keble, and Corpus. For the first time for several years a second Torpid was also put on the river, and, coached by the Captain, they succeeded in making seven bumps, though it is true the boat started low on the river. The First Eight stayed as usual at the Angel Hotel, Henley, for ten days before the Trinity Term, and started practice for the Summer Eights under the able coaching of Mr. C. de C. Mellor and Mr. L. Bevan of Cheltenham. The crew arrived at Oxford, their training well advanced, and were then coached successively by Mr. R. D. Burnell of Magdalen and Mr. D. M. de R. Winser of Corpus, who brought them up to racing pitch. At Henley the Eight improved greatly under the continued coaching of Mr. D. M. de R. Winser, but were seriously handicapped by the fact that four members of the crew were required at different times for attendance in the Examination Schools at Oxford. We were unfortunate in drawing Trinity College, Oxford, in the first round of the Ladies Plate. They had finished sixth on the river in Eights, and, weighing almost a stone a man heavier, were favoured by the conditions which prevailed during the race. There was a strong head wind, and, though we were beaten, it was in the fastest time of the morning and the crew was by no means disgraced. The Eight did not lose their length and continued to spurt until the finish, though without much effect. Trinity were beaten by a length in the evening by Clare, Cambridge, who proved the eventual winners.
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Though unsuccessful at Henley, the experience gained was invaluable and should stand the Eight in very good stead for next year's Eights, especially as there is every prospect of the same crew being available in its entirety. Starting fifteenth on the river the crew rowed over on the first night of Eights, but subsequently made a bump each day, claiming as their victims Worcester, Magdalen II, University College, St. Johns, and Christ Church, in that order. They thus reached tenth place on the river and firmly established themselves in the First Division, where it is to be hoped they will remain. As the entire crew will be available, if needed, next year, there would appear no reason why a further advance should not be made. It was generally agreed by the rowing authorities of Oxford that the Eight would have risen still farther this year, had days of racing allowed. It was decided that the Eight should have the opportunity of gaining racing experience by representing the College at Henley Regatta, and, after a short rest, training was resumed for this purpose under the coaching of Mr. David Winser. Mr. J. R. Bingham is to be congratulated for being chosen to stroke an eight which it is hoped will visit the Continent during the summer. This was a fitting tribute to the fine way in which he has stroked both the Torpid and the Eight so successfully. The Second Eight, coached by the Captain, was also successful in Eight's Week. Though they started low on the river they made full use of their opportunities and recorded seven bumps. Later, they were entered for Godstow Regatta, and, rowing in a changed order, were defeated in a heat by St. Edward's School Second Eight. In this race they rowed by no means badly, and the new experience of rowing abreast will stand them in good stead for the future. CRICKET. Captain, M. C. Manby; Secretary, S. F. Florey. The Club had an excellent season, winning many of its matches and losing only two, although once or twice it might have pushed home an advantage and won a match instead of allowing it to end in a draw. Runs were always scored rapidly enough to satisfy the most rabid supporter of the brighter cricket movement, notably at Bath and Wallingford, where Manby and Gardner created a ground record
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by scoring 2 14 for the opening partnership. The bowling was hostile and accurate, the fielding always good and at times brilliant; and for once in a way there were no weak spots in the field. Approaching Schools prevented Manby Swann, and Collins from playing regularly, but when they did they were invariably successful. Of the rest Florey, Gardner, Gawthorne, and Stone made runs, while Gawthorne, Philips, and Gardner bowled well. The XI beat the Lansdown C.C., Bath, for the first time for some years and altogether won seven games. Gawthorne was elected Secretary for next year. ASSOCIATION. Captain, M. C. Man by; Secretary, L. L. Le P. Gardner. The Club during the Michaelmas Term was most successful and proved itself equal to any of the College sides. Promotion was gained to Division I with a record goal average, and with the loss of only one match, the first of the season before the side had settled down. Unfortunately, with five players injured, we failed to make any progress in 'Cuppers', and were defeated in the first round by the finalists. The absence of last year's captain, E. Sherwin, for the greater part of the season owing to the call of the O.U.H.C. was a severe loss, but the arrival of four freshmen of proved ability did much to strengthen last year's weaknesses. E. Paget at outside left, C. A. Stone as his partner, with W. C. Gawthorne in the middle admirably filled the vacancies in the forward line, while F. J. Barrett in the half was an asset to any side he assisted. Besides these, F. G. Philips, J. F. Hamon, and J. L. Baker gave valuable aid from time to time. Of the seniors T. P. Swann, whose speed made him most formidable on the right wing, scored more goals than even he had ever done before, while T. M. Bishop and M. C. Manby provided a rocklike defence against which most sides faltered. College colours were awarded to C. A. Stone, F. J. Barrett, and E. Paget. RUGBY. Captain, P. A. Mcllvenna; Secretary, H. J. S. Beazley. The Club had quite a successful season, though vve were unlucky in drawing Trinity in 'Cuppers', who beat us rather easily. We were, however, unfortunately deprived of the services of three of our regular players at the time.
25 In Leagues we justified our promotion to the Second Division by winning four out of the seven matches. Neither the forwards nor the backs, however, quite came up to expectations, and though on occasions the side played well, on the whole it lacked balance. Although our defence was inclined to be weak at times, amongst the backs T. MillardBishop always proved dangerous in the attack and C. Stone shaped well at fly-half, whilst C. F. Carr-Gregg and F. Philips were always conspicuous in a rather sluggish pack. With the nine members who are staying up next year we should be able to build up a very successful side. PEMBROKE COLLEGE
HOCKEY. Captain, T. P. Swann; Secretary, S. F. Florey. Again we are pleased to congratulate E. Sherwin upon keeping goal so successfully for the University. The season was rather spoiled by the very wet weather, but the First XI won a fair proportion of their matches. Few of the freshmen played Hockey and the ranks of the team were filled largely by seniors. We saw all too little of C. P. Hill, who was away teaching for the whole of the Hilary Term, while S. F. Florey was unable to play during much of the Michaelmas Term. L. L. Le P. Gardner was a brilliant substitute for Sherwin in goal, once more G. K. Booth led the forward line with fine enthusiasm, and T. P. Swann was very good on the left wing. Of the freshmen F. G. W. Philips and G. D, W. McKendrick were the best, and the latter has been elected Secretary for next year. We found it difficult to find a left back and W. D. Woodgate at left half had far too much covering to do, but he always played with tireless energy. The right wing, too, was a problem, and it was hardly surprising that we were beaten in the second round of `Cuppers by a strong St. Edmund Hall side. Colours were awarded to W. D. Woodgate, L. L. Le P. Gardner, J. C. Butler, and F. G. W. Philips. ilTHLETICS. President, W. M. Holmes; Secretary, D. G. Brown. The Club took part in two very enjoyable meetings during the season, though it failed to gain a high position in `Cuppers'. In the Inter-College Relays two second places were secured, but the opposition was found to be too strong for any of the representative groups to reach
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the finals. In the Inter-College Sports Pembroke drew Magdalen, who proved to be slightly the better team. Even so D. M. L. Doran won the javelin, A. Howel-Jones was successful in the pole vault, and the meeting was brought to a suitable conclusion by D. 0. Willis winning the quartermile far ahead of his opposite number. Individually D. 0. Willis ran consistently well throughout the season and his efforts culminated in a 'Centipede', but few besides took part in either the Freshmen's and Senior's Sports in the Michaelmas Term or the University Sports in March. TENNIS. Captain, G. K. Booth; Secretary, A. HowelJones. This year, unluckily, most of the First VI were busy with Schools, and T. Millard-Bishop could not play through a broken ankle, but the side was reinforced by the services of N. Kitovitz, one of the best freshmen for some years. He was unable to play in `Cuppers', and both First and Second VI lost in the first round. We had a moderate success, and in particular enjoyed our match against University College, London. Colours were awarded to J. C. Butler, J. Fletcher, V. de B. Oland, and N. Kitovitz. SWIMMING CLUB. Of the activities of the Swimming Club there is not very much to be said. This Club suffers, if anything, rather more than the other Clubs from the unfortunate overlapping of membership, because it overlaps with the Boat Club. Since the periods of greatest activity of the two Clubs happen to fall in the same terms, the Hilary Term and Trinity Term, it is often very difficult to find enough people to represent the College at the Merton Street Baths : consequently there is perhaps some excuse for our position at the bottom of the League. We can only hope that we shall soon have an increase in the number of capable swimmers and water-polo players, to enable us to better this position next year. THE SOCIETIES JOHNSON SOCIETY
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kind enough to be our guest of honour, and Dr. R. W. Chapman was also present as representative of the Johnson Club. A great many papers were read during the year, among which C. P. Hill's discussion of Anthony Trollope was perhaps the most instructive and G. K. Booth's 'Antithesis in the Life of Nations' the most provocative. THE BEAUMONT SOCIETY
The Society has enjoyed a successful, if uneventful, year. The policy of encouraging papers from gentlemen not members of the College was continued, and there were several excellent ones from within the fold. Notable papers were read by Dr. Neuman on 'Alice in Wonderland' and by Mr. Hay of Balliol on 'Three Mystics'. Sir John Squire was the guest of honour at the Annual Dinner held in conjunction with the Johnson Society. The best sign of healthy activity has perhaps been in the constant discussion concerning the purpose and nature of the Society, and it can look forward with confidence to a very successful year to come. DEGREES October 1936 to fuly
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D.Phil.: P. N. S. Mansergh. B.C.L.: R. H. Le Masurier. M.A.: Sir F. G. Tyrrell, F. B. Johnson, M. Agle, J. D. T. Tullis, P. N. S. Mansergh, A. J. Marval, 0. H. PennJones, K. M. Cameron, W. M. Duncan, P. G. Plummer, A. D. Portrait, H. V. Stone, A. E. L. Wrigley, R. C. Barnes, K. R. Bull, S. F. M. Cressall, W. J. S. Downer, T. W. Foster, W. G. Monk, H. R. Oldman, R. A. Pecover, W. R. M. Williams, Rev. A. L. Morrison, A. D. Ireland, E. G. Langford, E. V. E. White, D. S. R. Williams, A. D. Worton, R. J. Walkling. B.Litt.: L. Ginsburg. B.A.: F. B. Johnson, R. J. Walkling, J. J. Brenner, F. Brewer, G. C. P. H. Briggs, C. Cox, D. A. N. Evans, W. L. Evans, B. M. Fletcher-Jones, C. P. Hill, M. A. Maybury, J. H. R. Spearman, A. E. Thorpe, W. E.
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Walsh, G. F. Metcalfe, G. F. Paxon, K. Kityakara, R. S. Boumphrey, B. Burletson, O'B. Hamilton, C. H. R. Hillman, J. L. Randall, E. Sherwin, T. P. Swann, R. S. Weightman, M. Silverman. FRESHMEN Scholars 1936 Keighley Grammar School L. B. Barr King Edward VII School, ShefH. G. Larder field St. Paul's C. A. Stone Bedford P. G. Suggett St. Paul's F. T. W. BlatchleyHennah Bedford J. R. Bingham Victoria College, Jersey J. F. Hamon Chipping Campden Grammar E. Paget School Northleach Grammar School F. J. Barrett Cheltenham College F. G. W. Philips Commoners Warwick School Trinity College, Hartford, U.S.A. Launceston College R. J. Brooks Seaford College C. F. G. Carr-Gregg Lewisham School, WestonD. E. Clapp super-Mare Rhodes University Coll., S.A. A. Cook Worcester College for the Blind J. D. Dawlings Alderman Newton's School, C. A. Delarue Leicester Shrewsbury J. H. S. Dixon Norwich School F. J. Fraser Rossall A. Gaskell King's School, Chester W. C. Gawthorne Wimbledon College B. W. Glasson Badingham College, LeatherA. B. M. Goss head J. L. Baker C. W. Blades
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D. J. Graham Jordanhill School, Glasgow J. L. Habershon Winchester Wakefield Grammar School P. M. Haigh J. W. Hedges Bedford H. C. M. Horsley St. Edward's School, Oxford B. C. Kirk-Duncan St. John's College, Leatherhead A. H. Lewis St. Alban's School G. D. W. McKendrick Epsom College G. K. Newman Rutherford College, Newcastleon-Tyne D. L. Sandelson Bootham School C. T. Solberg University of Minnesota, U.S.A. Terra Santa College, Jerusalem E. Tenenbaum Maiden Glegh School, Reading G. R. Vaughan C. B. White Epsom College 1937 J. S. Billimoria St. Paul's St. Edward's School, Oxford A. Frankel Institution Fisher, Montreux N. Kitovitz THE LONDON DINNER The Annual Pembroke College Dinner in London was held on 6 July at the Connaught Rooms. The Right Honourable Viscount Halifax, P.C., Visitor of the College presided and proposed the toast of the College. The Master replied for the College and was followed by Mr. H. C. Allen, President-elect of the Junior Common Room. The following were present: The Chairman : The Rt. Hon. Viscount Halifax, K.G., P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. The Master. C. H. Adams, J. W. B. Adams, The Rt. Rev. Bishop Allen (Hon. Fellow), D. Moor Allen, H. C. Allen, Sir Vincent Baddeley, K.C.B. (Hon. Fellow), C. V. Bagot, L. A. Bisson, R. J. Bradford, H. K. Briscoe, C.S.E., C.I.E., Master Burnand, Canon A. B. Burrowes, K. Campbell-Cullen, M. S. Close, Professor J. Coatman, C.I.E., K. Coutanche, Sir Henry Craik, Bart., K.C.S.I., W. E. P. Done, G. G. Drewe, J. M. Eldridge, Brig. L. A. Fanshawe, C.B.E., D.S.O., Maj. N. T. E. Fiennes, D.S.O., D. L. Finnemore, A. L. Fleet, Rev. T. J. C. Ford, D. Geoghegan, Rev. Race
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Godfrey, F. H. Goldsmith, J. E. Goudge, O.B.E., Rev. W. H. Goudge, Dr. C. Raymond Greene, K. G. R. Haslam, B. H. Heddy, His Honour Judge Hildesley, K.C., H. R. Horsley, W. A. Hughes, W. B. Incledon-Webber, G. A. Layton, R. H. Le Masurier, Leslie H. Leslie-Smith, C. R. Mabey, Dr. Stanley Marchant, C.V.O., R. B. McCallum (Fellow), C. M. Merrick, Rev. C. H. D. Moore, L. J. Morison, H. S. P. Moses, Athelstan Riley (Hon. Fellow), C. A. Russo, Lionel E. Salt (Bursar), Rev. J. R. Sankey, Capt. T. Slator, C.B., R.N., A. C. Snowden, G. F. Snowden, Rev. E. Spencer-Jones, T. P. Swann, G. F. Thompson, Sir Graeme Tyrrell, K.B.E., C.M.G., L. J. Upton-Way, H. F. M. Warne, E. V. E. White, C. E. Worthington. THE COLLEGE SOCIETY The fifth Annual General Meeting of the Pembroke College Society was held at the Connaught Rooms on 6 July at 7.15 p.m. The Master took the chair. The ActingSecretary, Mr. McCallum reported a membership of 361, and a balance in hand of 489. Mr. McCallum was elected Secretary in the place of Canon Burrowes, resigned. A resolution was passed expressing the appreciation of the Society for Canon Burrowes's services as Secretary. Mr. A. C. Snowden was elected a member of the Committee in the room of the late Mr. Harold Hodge. Master Burnand, Mr. J. D. Casswell, and Mr. C. R. Greene, who retired from the committee according to rotation, were reelected. The Secretary made a statement on the proposed directory of members of the College.