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These stories and jokes were mixed with songs. Mr. Driver, who believed in getting the most out of his piano, added that spice of variety with his songs, that prevented his entertainment becoming a mere catalogue of stories. His songs of Americans and Italians were not masterly compositions, but they were excellent entertainment.

Mr. Driver's last story was really a one act play in which he took all the parts. It told of a village concert and the efforts made to produce it successfully. From the School's point of view it was an entertainment in itself, being a mixture of wit, music and action. It was a very successful ending to an excellent performance, which had been packed with variety and humour. The School never had a dull moment, and their applause showed it. We all hope that Mr. Driver will be able to give us another of his " with and without music " entertainments in the near future.

On Saturday, November 30th, three films were shown by the Western Electric Company in the Big Hall. The first was a musical film, " The Meister-singers," in which a famous orchestra played the overture to that opera.

After that a scientific film dealing with heat and energy was shown. This was a most instructive film, showing the various sources of energy, and its uses in everyday life.

The third and most popular film was called " Northern Lights." This dealt with the efforts and hardships of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition led by that gallant but ill-fated leader, " Gino " Watkins. The expedition were exploring the possibilities of an air route across Greenland. The scenery and photography in this film was excellent, and finished off a very enjoyable entertainment.

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The Society has had a very full programme this term. There have been four meetings in the short space of about six weeks.

On October 4th a meeting was held in Mrs. Toyne's house and " The Admirable Crichton," by J. M. Bathe, was read. This was exceedingly amusing and was enjoyed by everyone. For the second meeting this term we were very kindly invited to Mr. Sykes' house, where he and Mrs. Sykes acted as host and hostess. " The Importance of Being Ernest," by Oscar Wilde, was the play chosen this time, and in this it was found that most of the stage directions were funnier than the play. On November 1st we met in Mr. Cooper's rooms to read " Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare. It was rather difficult to grasp the action of this at first, owing to the rather complicated plot, but everything turned out well in the end. For the fourth and last meeting this term, thanks are due to Colonel and Mrs. White, who kindly invited us to their house to read " Outward Bound," by Sutton Vane. This play was easily voted the best of the four. Its weird theme made one almost as frightened as the characters at times, and one was glad it turned out in a happy ending for the unfortunate suicidal couple.