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SPECULUM 71
ANNUAL DINNER
JUNE 13th, 1958
Friday, June 13, saw ninety ladies and
gentlemen of varying sobriety gathered in
the Buff. for the Annual Dinner. Sherry
was served before the dinner, giving the
diners a chance to become familiar. During
the Tomato Soup, to the accompaniment of
thunderous applause, our President, Prof.
Ewing, proposed the Royal Toast. This
was followed by Schnapper Mornay, and
with it, Abdul Sutherland—the M.S.S. Secretary—proposed
the toast to the staff. In
Pansy's unfortunate absence, Prof. Rubbo
did a quick-thinking act and replied on behalf
of the staff.—Pedro and the Town Hall
clock will go down in the annals of dinner
jokes. After the Roast Pork, Prof. Gray
proposed the toast to the students, and gave
an insight into the activities of students
studying abroad. In the middle of the
Fruit Salad, the whole thing became too
much for Treth., and completely overwhelmed,
he gave a stimulated rendition of
Abdul the Bul Bul Amin
Our Treasurer, Pixie Wright-Smith, then
replied for the students and libelled the
whole of the Bugs staff at the same time!
Amongst the cheese and coffee our President
introduced Doug. Donald—the guest
speaker—and under the subterfuge of "The
Anatomy and Physiology of the Artist's
Model", told new and fresh stories,—Lott's
wife—I still don't get it.
This year saw white and red wine on the
table during the meal—of course we had
beer—after the coffee! Treth. and Doug.
(in lieu of Pansy), then got together and
gave out the famous duet; after which the
Editor of Speculum gave a hiccup and
launched into thanking Doug. for his presence
and address. Well done, Jim!
This dinner was also a send-off for Dr.
Rogers, who is concluding lecturing at the
end of the year after 35 years of it (got it
right this time). Luckily, he is not leaving
our midst completely. We wish him the
very best in the years to come. At 10 p.m.
the President closed what has surely been
one of the best dinners yet.