The Peterite. Vol. XXVIII
JANUARY, 1937. No. 284
Editorial. Among the chief creations of last term were the committees. Where business had been transacted before by dictators, it is now regulated by a democratic committee. There is a Sports Committee and an Entertainment Committee, both brilliant creations which work excellently, but so far there has been no Editorial Committee. We would welcome a broadminded enquiry into the insufficiency of original contributions, or the lack of inspiration among the Editors, who still think a great deal, but with results which are either hackneyed or woolly. Last term, however, supplied a compact mass of material worthy of description. We could put an ocean of ink on a mountain of paper, and still have plenty to write about it. But as we doubt the effect produced by such a construction we will be brief. The most important innovation last term were those brilliant mid-morning displays of physical jerks. They were excellent, except that the artistic and graceful attitudes adopted by the majority of the participants made it appear a most difficult art. There were rumours that an Old Peterite who stood watching murmured something about " tough " ; this, coming from an Old Boy, is the pinnacle of praise. Last term's football was a rather disheartening start to a new period ; but there are two things to be remembered about last term's team and season. First, that at least five of the team were colts ; and second, that, excepting a possible four matches, all the matches might have been victories. Though this may appear a rather sweeping statement, confirmation of it should be found in the accounts of the matches. The football field has been seriously jeopardised by buildings on the " Pyrenees," and last term we thought we might have to find a new pitch, as we were playing on someone's prospective back-garden. The builders, however,
