Temple was defeated in the semi-final of the Junior House Hockey, and also in the senior match. However, the teams were very young, and their enthusiasm and determination promise well for future years. We wish to congratulate R. C. Lynch on his appointment to be Captain of Hockey. In the semi-final of the First Division Boating, Temple lost to School House by two lengths. We wish to congratulate School House on their magnificent but unsuccessful attempt against the Rise in the final of this event. Owing to the curtailment of the term, Standards and the Athletic Sports had to be abandoned. This was a dis appointment, as all members of the House had been training hard, and we had hoped to retain the Sports Shield. However, the term has been by no means an unsuccessful one, and we hope that all members of Temple House will return after the holidays to pursue the many activities of the Summer Term with renewed vigour.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. President : THE HEADMASTER. Chairman : L. C. LE TOCQ, Esq. Committee : J. H. BUTLER, C. M. ROBSON, H. A. MILBURN, G. D. JEFFERSON. The first meeting of the Society this term was held on Saturday, January 27th, 1940. To open the meeting, G. D. Jefferson asked if the votes of censure which had been passed on the Committee at various times could be raised, but his request was not granted. The Chairman called upon A. A. Short to propose the motion that " It is desirable that periods of cold weather should continue." Short's first point was that snow-fights relieved the monotonous routine of school life, as he knew from personal experience. As regards the war, Short stated that the cold weather froze the Danube and thus prevented Roumanian supplies from reaching Germany, and it provided tremendous aid for the Finns in their struggle against Russia. A. S. Clephan, opposing the motion, declared that Short's speech was absolutely lacking in truth. He pointed out that the snow was a public nuisance and that snowfights often resulted in the participants having influenza if they failed to change into dry clothes after them. J. S. Cooper, Esq., called upon by the Chairman to second the motion, divided his speech into three sections, 14
