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celebrations at this time of the year is
growing steadily wider. Those events were
the highlight of College co-operation with
the rest of the University, and it is a pity
that no efficient substitute has been found
to replace them. At the beginning of the
year a move was made to restore both the
Gala Night and the procession, but it did
not commend enough support among the
students as a whole to overcome the
opposition raised to it by various authorities.
Once again First Term brought success
to Newman on the field of sport. Our
twelvth cricket championship—the fifth in
succession—was gained after an interesting
match against Ormond in the final.
Especially worthy of note was the magnificent
innings of the captain, A. Ley, In
scoring 253 not out he must be counted
unfortunate in not passing Stuart King's
inter-Collegiate record of 260.
It is now our pleasant duty to record a
Newman success on the river. The victory
of the Second Eight, not only in the Intercollegiate
Race, but also in the race against
the Extracollegiate Seconds, was full of
merit, and our heartiest congratulations are
due to Mr. Keon-Cohen, the coach, and to
the crew. The First Eight did well this
year under the coaching of Mr. McCarthy.
Though beaten by Ormond in the heat, they
have at least the consolation of knowing
that they were beaten by an outstanding
crew, who were pressed more closely by
us in the heat than they were by Trinity in
the final.
It is, however, on the athletics that we
dwell with most pride. Last year we had
high hopes of retaining the Cato Shield,
which was won so brilliantly in 1935. Those
hopes were dashed. This year our chance
of success did not seem nearly so bright, but
the team rose to the occasion in a wonderful
way, and won back the Cato Shield by the
slender margin of one point. The suspense
and thrill of that last desperate quarter mile
will long be remembered by those who
witnessed the race. The credit for this
wonderful victory must go to the coach, Mr.
R. J. Triado, who not only gave the team
the benefit of his expert advice, but inspired
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them to victory by his determination and
confidence. We thank him heartily.
The social activities of the College
during the first term were the Mixed
Doubles Tennis Tournament and the First
Term Dance. The entry for the tennis
tournament was smaller than usual, but the
standard was high. We must congratulate
Frank Lynch and Miss Galbally on retaining
the title which they won last year. The
fine organizing work of the Secretaries,
Messrs. Mulvany and Billings, ensured the
success of the dance.
On taking stock of our football possibilities
at the beginning of second term, we
felt disposed to optimism concerning our
chances of retaining the A. L. Kenny Cup.
Our losses of last year were made good
out of freshman talent, and, with the
benefit of the able coaching of Mr. Stuart
King, a fine team took the field. The first
match against Queen's was won in very
easy fashion, and we once more proved too
strong for Ormond in a fast and vigorous
final. It is fitting that we should pay tribute
to the Captain, J. Peters, who was playing
his last Intercollegiate game in the final.
A member of seven championship teams, he
has been captain for the last four years.
His magnificent play has always been a
source of inspiration to the team, and his
place will be very hard to fill. Our victory
in the football gave us our third championship
for the year—a feat which we have
now accomplished three times.
The annual "At Home" followed custom
by taking place at Earl's Court on the night
of the football final, and by being an
unqualified success. The hall was decorated
in the College colours, and the attendance
was most satisfactory. The official guests
present were : The Rector, the Dean, the
Chancellor (Sir James Barrett), and Lady
Barrett, the Vice-Chancellor (Dr. R. E.
Priestley) and Mrs. and Miss Priestley, the
Chairman of the Professional Board (Prof.
D. B. Copland) and Mrs. Copland, the
Warden of the Union (Dr. W. Bryden),
the Master of Ormond (Mr. D. K. Picken),
the Acting-Principal of Janet Clarke Hall
(Miss W. Jennings), the Senior Student of