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" In the first paragraph h is argument is sound,for he has come 10 no conclusions, nor has hema de any sta temen ts.""The bu sh fires created a dem and for materialand immaterial su p plies ."" In th e citv vou ha ve an u n lim ite d and innumerable nur'n bcr of wa ys 10 spend le isu re hou rs."" H e is a ble to live comfortably and enjoy th eenviron me nt with whi ch he is surrou nde d.""The city has man y con veniences which a re no tfound in th e cou n try ."" Fo r cen turies wild tribes tro d Caesa r's greath ighways until th ey coll apsed.""T here is no p roof that met eorol ogists kno w a nythinga bo u t the weather.""Linder the sea lie Illany fascinatin g. and, insom e cases. ver y interesting things."" He sup po rt s hi s a rg u me n t by claiming th atinsanity is caused by too much moonshine:'LETTER FROM PAST STUDENTInternational H ouse,241 Roya I Pal ad e,PARKVILLE, N .2.30th Ap ril , 1962.Dear M r. Kepert ,You ma y he in terest ed to hea r that I wasaward ed a British Commonwealth Scholarship forpos t-grad uate stu dy in Engla nd , co mmencing Ocrober this year. Unfortu na tely, the award isten abl e a t Manch est er Un ive rsi ty, and no t Ca m ­brid ge. H owever, I am not too disappointed .I becam e engaged a mo nth ago a nd will bemarried before I leave. Li vin g in Manchestermay ha ve its co mpensations in finding ch eaperacco mmoda t ion, and al so in finding a jo b for m ywi fe to be. As yet we do not kn ow how we willbe tra velling ove r there. We hope it will be byth e Orian a , although that arrives late. It ma ybe by plane.So all the h opes I had at Ca ulfield Tech. ha vebeen more than fulfilled . I ha ve receiv ed muchmore than expected and feel grateful to myparents for this a nd al so to you and to Caulfield.I do hope I will be able 10 boast a Ph .D. onm y return.Yours sincerely,(Signe d) BILL BROWN.CARVE YOURSELF A TIKIYou probably have seen th ose carved wooden"T ikis", sold for neck ad ornment to th ose reverungto basic sa vagery o r perhaps th e cause "Ad amTroy" ; if so , wh y not carve one ?It is act ua llv sim ple, th e basic req ui remen tsbe ing one or t{vo razor-sh arp kn ives. an ext en siveand adequate vocabu la ry, a packet of bandagesnips, en dl ess patience and a ca ref ully selecteda nd seasoned piece of wood. The wood is bothseaso ned , as unseason ed wood will split d uringca rving, and la rge r th an appea rs necessa ry as anine vitable number of mi stakes will soon reduceits si ze.T he de sig n , a ll im po rtan t if yo u wis h (0 knowwh a t you are ca rving, and to carve what you wish ,is advisably ske tc hed first b y either wa tching" Ad a m Troy" on T.V. for th e unimaginative .drea m ing one up, or borrowing the ta lent of anen th usiastic "Art St ude nt", so as to give a slig htdue a t least of th e fina l form. Once obtained, th isd esign may be committed 10 me lllory (if an y) orimprinted on the wood for continuous re ference.Ca rving itself is not re a lly difficult, painfulpe rh aps , but with t he abovem entioned patiencea nd some frag men ta tion of skill , you ma y amazeyou rse lf. T he proficient use of th e knives mal'follow so me blood loss, hut, b y rem embering ne verto cu t towards on e's hand, mo st serious injury, atleast, may be , avoided. Cu t ting sho uld whereverpossible he al ong or across th e gr ain, not into it .as the kni fe bl ade has a d islUrhi.ng ten de ncy to geto u t of con trol an d remove previously cu t features.Som e wealthy " crea to rs" m ay wish to bu y a setof "w ood CUlling" ch isels, but as there is an ex ­tr em el y stro ng po,s ibility th at th is will be th efirst an d last attempt suc h a p u rchase is inadvisable.II pe rh aps yo u do successfu lly co m plete yourmaste rpi ece . tell m e h ow yOll d id it ; I'd like tokn ow.- IA N KIRWAN , fi E.POPULAR LAWSEveryb od y continues in th eir Slate of rest untilrudely awakened by the a la rm d ock.I. A bod y at rest remains a t rest, a nd a bo dy inm oti on was pr ob abl y kicked ou t o f bed by h ismo t her.2. For every action there is a n eq ua l a nd op ­posit e rea ct ion . m eaning you 're sure to ge t in totr o uble.3. A bo dy attracts an other bod y with a forcewhi ch is directl y proportional to th e product ofher measurem ents and inv er sel y propo rti onal toth e sq ua re of hi s allowance,4. The radius of gyration of a bod y is definedas th e di stance from its guitar to th e m icrophone.5. For a ny collision , the vecto r su m o f themomentum of the co ll id ins bodies before collisiond et ermines th e sum of thea in surance claims afte rco ll ision.6. The pressure exerted by a liquid a t rest isp rop ortional to its alcoholic con te nt.T. Every couple has its mom ent, a nd th emom en t of a cou p le is its torque.8. A liquid cannot boil unless the vapo u rpressu re of the liquid is equal to the pressureexert ed on t he liquid , and mainly u nl ess some bod yturns on the gas.9. The inten sit y of an electri c field at a pointis measured by the shock you ge l.10. The heat produced in a conducto r is proportional to resistance of h is u n rul y tra in passengers.70