Russian Society

considerable prosperity. Its population is twice that of York and it is interesting to note that 40,000 are Americans. The cathedral has the oldest stained-glass windows in the world, and also in the city are St. Ulrich's Minster, a beautiful Catholic church, the Fuggerei, the oldest alms-houses in the world, and a fine modern theatre which many of us visited. Several famous people have lived in Augsburg, including Martin Luther, Rudolph Diesel and members of the Mozart family.

We were impressed by the many modern buildings being erected, by the wide streets and the perpetual flow of traffic. Most of us liked the German food, though the more substantial English breakfast was sadly missed. A certain amount of the German fcod is similar to what we are used to, but dishes such as Knodels, White Sauerkraut and Black Bread rarely eaten in England also pleased most of us. Many varieties of German drink were thrust upon us at frequent intervals to the delight of many.

On the last day we visited the Oberrealschule, which all our pen friends attend, and we noticed many differences from our own school life. Thus concluded a very enjoyable and we hope instructive holiday and our thanks are due to Mr. Dunstan for his hard work in arranging it for us. J.A.S. and C.J.L.C.

Chairman: W. E. JONES. Secretary: A. M. HEADLAM. Treasurer: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON. House Representatives: The Grove: W. E. JONES. The Manor: T. E. H. SMART. Queen's: J. A. SHOUISSMETR. The Rise: J. J. KETTLEWELL. School House: J. F. WILLIAMS. Temple: G. GILDENER.

This term our treasurer, G. W. A. R. Alderson, has had to keep a tight hold on our purse strings and deny us our termly film. Nevertheless, it has been a successful term.

At our first meeting on 6th February the Society welcomed Mr. A. W. Rouse, who addressed us on the Russia of 1931. This talk was ably illustrated by slides of the same vintage, which were excellent even by modern standards.

With our second proposed visit to the York Film Society to see the film "Ivan the Terrible—Part Two" in mind, it was decided that members would benefit from a general historical background to Ivan and the Boyars' plot. This Mr. Dunstan, the Society's man behind the scenes, offered to give, and so on 26th February some forty members of the Society met in the Stephenson Room to hear a lucid and excellently prepared talk.

As a result many of the twenty-three members who visited the Clifton Cinema on '26th February found themselves fully informed and able to understand the basic plot, complicated though it was.