and had to explain himself, being cross-examined by the remainder of the Society. At the second meeting Mr. Holbeche gave a lecture on poetry of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, entitled, "Musing on Landskips". The lecture was illustrated throughout by poems, of which typewritten copies were provided by the lecturer. A discussion was held at the third meeting, the subject being "That the insular position of Britain is no longer an advantage". The discussion evoked lively interest. At the fourth and last meeting of the term, we welcomed Mr. J. Armstrong to talk to the Society on the work of a probation officer. Mr. Armstrong explained to us the many sides of his work, and regaled us with many amusing stories of his own experiences. This lecture was a great success as was clearly shown by the number of questions asked at the end. The meeting was concluded with refreshments, kindly provided by the Domestic Bursar.
A SUMMER IN THE SUN COMMONWEALTH YOUTH TOUR OF CANADA When the S.S. "Empress of France", Montreal bound, sailed from Liverpool on 16th August, 1954, she carried among her passengers three boys of St. Peter's School. They were travelling to Canada with a party of eighteen British boys and girls, on a tour under the auspices of the Commonwealth Youth Movement. The jealous guardian of British weather was evidently loath to see three of his children escaping what was to be one of his more tyranous summers, and he vented his wrath with great success while the ship was still in his domain. The log read, "Rough head sea, heavy swell" : the three gentlemen in cabin C42 did not require breakfast. But as Britain fell behind the weather improved, and the three Peterites enjoyed all the luxuries of ocean travel—the food ( !), the deck games, the dancing, film shows, and innumerable other delights. There is no better existence than on an ocean liner, when the passenger has gained his "sea legs". Soon—all too soon in a way— a dark line appeared along the horizon. Yes, Canada was in sight and our three travellers wondered what awaited them. They steamed up the St. Lawrence, but the never-to-be-forgotten sight of this river's banks was obscured by a typical English fog (a touching demonstration of Commonwealth solidarity). At last, on 22nd August, the "Empress of France" was safely against the wharves of Quebec, though the passage was not at an end for our eager visitors, and the final hundred miles to Montreal was covered during the next twelve hours. At Montreal they were rushed through the customs; welcomed by a reception committee to 30
