Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 668 Title: Glasgow University Students' Handbook Author(s): Various 1 9 3 4 1 9 3 5 GLASGOW UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' HANDBOOK ALEX. STENHOUSE, LTD, 56 BANK STREET - GLASGOW BOOKS ? Yes, Sir . . . the best shop is just round from the College Gate STENHOUSE is the name . . . . been there for over sixty years .. they will help you to save money . . you should get some of their note-books when you are about it . . . . best value we know . . . yes, you can get a fountain pen, too . . . they keep all the best makes You're welcome, sir. UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS' BOOKSELLER TEXT BOOKS :: NOTE BOOKS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS DISSECTING INSTRUMENTS GLASGOW UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' HANDBOOK No. XXIX. 1934 - 1935 Editor : ROBERT BROWNING Published by THE STUDENTS' REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW - - - - -1934 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED From BLACKIE'S List THEORETICAL PHYSICS. By GEORG JOOS. 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Optics. 15s. net. Full particulars of the above Books and Catalogue on application BLACKIE & SON, LIMITED 17 Stanhope Street - Glasgow, C.4 Contents INTRODUCTORY- ... Introduction... PAGE Editorial ... ... ... • .. ... ... ix. xi. Chancellor's Message ... ... ... xiv. Historical Introduction ... ... ... ... ... 1 Constitution of the University ... ... .. 5 STANDING ORDERS- Queen Margaret College ...... 7 Faculty of Arts ...... ... 12 Faculty of Science ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Faculty of Medicine ... ... ... 21 Faculty of Theology ... ... ... ... 30 Faculty of Law ... ... ... ... 33 Faculty of Engineering ... ... ... 37 Department of Music... ... 40 Education Degree ... ... ... ... • • • • • • 44 Royal Technical College ... ... ... ... 46 University Libraries and Reading Room... ... 48 Hunterian Museum ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 Appointments Committee ... ... ... ... 53 .. 57 Training of Teachers... . ... ... Carnegie Trust ... ... ... ... • • • 58 University Halls of Residence for Men Students 60 Students' Representative Council... ... 63 Glasgow University Chapel ... ... ... ... 66 Glasgow University Union... ... 70 Queen Margaret College Union ... ... ... 72 Halls of Residence for Women Students ... ... 73 Glasgow University Settlement ... 74 Officers' Training Corps ... ... ... ... 76 The Glasgow University Magazine ... 77 The Gilmorehill Globe ... ... ... ... 79 Inter-Academic Committee ... ... ... ... 80 Book Exchange ... ... ... • • • • • • 81 Apparatus Exchange ... ... ... ... 82 Church of Scotland Students' Residence ... ... 82 THE CORPORATE LIFE... ... ... ... ... ... 83 COMING EVENTS- The Rectorial... ... 85 Union Jubilee ... ... ... ... 87 Union Debates '... ..• • • • ... ... ... 88 College Pudding ... ... • • • ... ... ... 90 Charities Day... ... ... ... ... ... 91 Dialectic Society Freshers' Competition ... ... ... 92 See also pages v. and vii. SAVE TIME AND MONEY ! 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College Twelve Club ... ... ... ... 110 Poetry Society ... ... ... .... ... ... 111 Dramatic Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 112 Musical Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 112 Ellington Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 Camera Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 RELIGIOUS— Student Christian Movement ... ... ... ... 115 Q.M. Student Christian Movement ... ... ... 116 Christian Students' Fellowship ... ... ... ... 116 Church of Scotland Undergraduate Union ... ... ... 117 University and Trinity College Theological Society ... ... 118 Catholic Men's Society ... ... ... ... ... 118 Catholic Women's Association ... ... ... ... 119 NATIONAL— Ossianic Society ... ... ... ... ... 120 Dumfries and Galloway Society ... ... ... ... 121 Glasgow Indian Union ... ... ... ... ... 122 African Races Association ... ... ... ... 123 INTERNATIONAL-- League of Nations Union ... ... ... ... ... 124 Student International Club ... ... ... ... 125 Overseas Students ... ... ... ... ... 127 POLITICAL— Distributist Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 132 Liberal Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 133 Scottish Nationalist Association ... ... ... ... 136 Socialist Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 138 Unionist Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 139 See also page vii, Where Students Go for a Square Meal Daniel Brown's 79 St Vincent St • 2 Course High Tea - 2/2 4 Course Lunch - - - 2/- • famous for close on a century for all-round value. 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Colonial and Foreign Business of all kinds, THE NEAREST BRANCH to the University is at 257 BYRES ROAD Other Offices in the vicinity are :— HILLHEAD BRANCH 535 GREAT WESTERN ROAD PARTICK BRANCH 280 DUMBARTON ROAD SAUCHIEHALL STREET BRANCH 437 SAUCHIEHALL STREET PAGE DEPARTMENTAL— Alchemists' Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 141 Alexandrian Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 141 Le Chardon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 142 Education Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 143 Engineering Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 143 Geographical Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 145 Geological Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 145 German Club ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 146 Film Society ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 146 Law Society ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 Medico-Chirurgical Society ... ... ... ... ... 148 Philosophical Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 Physical Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 151 Zoological Society ... ... ... ... ... ... 152 STOP PRESS-- Orchestral Society ... ... .... ... ... ... 153 MISCELLANEOUS-- '32 Club ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 '33 Club ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 Woobee Club ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 155 Motor Cycle Club ... ... ... ... ... ... 155 4th Glasgow Lone Rangers ... ... ... ... ... 156 Dionnasg Gaidhlig na h-Alba ... ... ... ... ... 156 EXILED— Glasgow Post-Graduate Medical Association ... ... ... 159 Glasgow University Women's Club (London) ... ... ... 159 British Federation of University Women ... ... ... ... 160 A FRANK TALK TO GIRLS DIRECTORY OF SENATE AND STAFF ... ... ... ... 167 Erratum— Page 65, line 1, read 1933-1934. At Copland's BURBERRYWeatherproofs for Men and Women Ensure Health and Comfort Protection without Heat Warmth without Weight Reliable and Lasting PRICES from 73/6 to £6 6/- NOTE. — See that the well-known "Burbery" Trade Mark is on your coat Without it yours is not a " Burberry " MEN'S BURBERRY SUITS Ready to wear from - £6 6/- Call or Write. All Orders sent Post Free in the U.K. "BURBERRY'S" ACCREDITED AGENTS: COPLAND & LYE, LTD. Sauchiehall St. and Bath St., GLASGOW, C.2 NOTE—Two direct entrances from Bath Street to Men's Department Introduction. THE Handbook scarcely requires introduction or commendation, so securely has it established its position among us and so widely is its value appreciated. It is a reference book which none of us can do without, but it is much more than a mere compilation to which to refer for names and dates. The information which it gives embodies many of our traditions and illustrates and emphasises our corporate life. It reveals to the newcomers the heritage into which they enter and reminds them of the duties and obligations which that inheritance implies. We are here, young and old, as members of a great University. Its greatest aim is the acquirement and the extension of knowledge, but the purpose which it serves is not confined to the Lecture-room, the Library, and the Laboratory. The Handbook describes a large number of University institutions, from the Students' Representative Council and the Unions to intellectual, athletic, political, and religious clubs and societies of many kinds. Each and all of these have their place in our commonwealth. In these associations the student touches the heart and the thought of his (or her) own generation, makes the friendships that are to be a possession for life, and learns the great lesson of "teamwork," the subjection of personal aims to co-operation in a common task. These student societies give opportunities of leadership and training in citizenship. They give also the satisfaction that comes from the exercise of all the faculties of mind and body. Those who go through a University course without availing themselves of the provision which exists for social and intellectual intercourse and for physical culture lose much of what Alma Mater has to offer. By the kindness of the Editor of the Handbook I am allowed to take this chance of welcoming to the University those who are entering it for the first time, and of wishing to them, and to their seniors who are resuming their studies and their activities, a very happy and successful session. Graduation Gowns GOWNS AND HOODS FOR THE VARIOUS DEGREES CAN ALSO BE HIRED AT MODERATE COST R. W. FORSYTH LIMITED RENFIELD STREET - GLASGOW Editorial "THE tragedy of the civil wars in the Roman Empire," wrote Gibbon, " lay in the absence of anv real difference of principle between the combatants." Something similar may be predicated of the Rectorial Elections in the University. Year after year the standards are set up, the captains congregate about them, and the weapons of oratory and hooliganism are polished for the fight. When the war-cry resounds through the streets of the city, the public thinks, and is justified in thinking, that here we have a real contest, prompted by belief in the good qualities of the candidates and by faith in their ability to represent the student body and to voice its interests. The sad reality is that all the parties and factions that spring up at a Rectorial are but cliques and gangs of ambitious students seeking self-glorification under the cloak of some famous name. Under the standard of a popular candidate some enlist from habit, many from interest, but none from principle. Perhaps it could not be otherwise. In a University, men's creeds and principles are almost always in a state of flux. But this year the poverty of the political and other clubs will lay bare the real nature of the Rectorial for all to see. And this year, if ever, the student body must try to support candidates not from self-interest or ambition, but because it really believes that the man to whom it gives its suffrage is the best man to represent it on the University Court and in the world at large, ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS MANSON'S CHOCOLATES GLASGOW SCOTLAND ORDERS SENT BY MAIL TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD NO WHOLESALE We are aware that we have flouted tradition by preaching in these pages. The Editor of the Handbook is not supposed to have a policy; that is a privilege reserved for the Editor of the G.U.M. So perhaps we had better direct our erring footsteps back to the strait and narrow path of precedent. In the pages of the Handbook there is something to interest every student, if he is still capable of being interested. The habitual criminal will read first about himself and then about his friends. He has no need of guidance from us. But a few hints to the fresher might not be out of place. Firstly, if you intend to do any work up here, read the article on your Faculty and that on the University Library. Secondly, study those on the S.R.C., the Athletic Club, and the appropriate Union. Thirdly, commit to memory the list of Coming Events. Thereafter you may browse at leisure where your taste leads you. There is little more that we can say except to wish you luck in your new role as cives Universitatis. In a few weeks we'll be seeing your little pink faces floating round the quads. Hasta luego! Acknowledgments are due to MISS EILEEN WATSON, the Sub-Editor, without whose able and willing assistance the Editor would have gone gaga early in his official career; to MR. IAIN MACALLISTER, the Finance Manager, whose term of office was productive, though short; to MR. ROBERT HILLMAN, who took over the business side of the Handbook on MR. MACALLISTER'S resignation, and whose herculean efforts alone saved us from financial disaster; to MR. IAN MCINNES for his pleasing cover design; to MISS LOUISE MACBRIDE for several new thumbnail sketches; to MR. GRAHAM, of the Hamilton Advertiser, whose long experience and willing help have smoothed the path of many an Editor; to MESSRS LAFAYETTE, who helped with the photographs; to all those who sent contributions of any kind, and to some who omitted to do so. To all these the Editor offers his sincere thanks. ROBERT BROWNING. GLASGOW, September, 1934. A Message from the Chancellor Sir D. M. Stevenson IHAVE been asked to send for insertion in the forthcoming Handbook a Message to the Students of Glasgow University from their new Chancellor. I doubt if ever there was a time in our country's history when there were more great problems than there are to-day urgently calling for the fresh outlook of the students and the thoughtful consideration of the best brains among them. One of the questions—what has come to be known as "Economic Nationalism"—is of such outstanding importance that I purpose confining my observations to it. Here we are in a world yielding in abundance in one place or another whatever is necessary for man's needs and comfort, and raw materials for the various kinds of manufactures. All that is wanted is that every country should exchange freely the super-abundance of what it has for what it has not, but of which other lands have more than enough. It would be inconceivable that this should not be the policy of all intelligent peoples were it not that the very opposite stares us in the face everywhere. So-called statesmen are busy in almost all countries passing laws and ordinances to prohibit such exchanges or to render them as difficult and therefore as costly as possible. At a banquet in London on 11th July last I heard the President of the International Chamber of Commerce propose the toast of "International Trade." "It is a poor, sick man," he said, and "he who once brought wealth and welfare to mankind is slowly pining away. Experts and Committees and Conferences have been telling the Governments that something must be done. What has been the answer? All are prepared to increase international trade by increasing exports, but none is willing to increase imports!" As, broadly speaking, exports can only be paid for by imports, obviously reducing the one must reduce the other. An enormous falling off in the demand for shipping tonnage has been the inevitable consequence, resulting in the ruin of sections of this great industry. One would have thought that in all this the height of political folly had been reached. But no! The wiseacres are busy with schemes to reduce production and raise prices by creating scarcity. And this at a time when we have over 2,000,000 unemployed, with some 4,000,000 dependants most of them under-nourished, according to the recent reports of medical and other committees— not to mention millions of the employed who are inadequately supplied with commodities of which a superabundance is alleged to exist. How can one explain it all except by recalling the old Greek saying: "Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad"? In my installation address I referred to the great work of enlightenment done in this very connection by two famous Scotsmen, David Hume and Adam Smith, in the 18th century. The nation listened to and eventually acted on their wise counsels, the encircling gloom was dispelled and the sun of prosperity shone as never before. But, alas! reaction is once more in the ascendant, once more the darkness deepens, and unless the sophistries by which the country is being misled are met and countered boldly and promptly we may see ourselves back before long in the "hungry forties," with all their misery and suffering, and vested interests will be created which it will take a generation, and probably substantial compensation, to get rid of. This then is my message: Let the sons and daughters of Glasgow University remember the great traditions of their Alma Mater and live up to them; if they evolve another Adam Smith, and if he have their hearty support and co-operation, there will dawn for us a new era of peace and prosperity, looking back on which future generations will say : "Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven." 1st September, 1934. URE & YOUNG Ltd. 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A comfortable STUDENTS' RESIDENCE for male Students has been opened at the Hospital and Board and Lodgings are provided at a cost of 42s. per week, or 6s. per day. LADY STUDENTS' QUARTERS.—Lady Students can now be accommodated in the Hospital, on the same terms as the Male Students. Besides the daily clinique, Students in residence are notified of all emergency cases. For further particulars as to conditions of attendance, etc., apply to Mr. William Hill, House Superintendent at the Hospital, Rottenrow. JOHN M'KECHNIE, Secretary, 146 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Historical Introduction. "Ready to start with a fresh set of victims." HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. By Principal Sir ROBERT S. RAIT, C.B.E., M.A., LL.D. THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW is one of the small group of Universities in the British Isles which can trace their history beyond the line that separates Mediæval from Modern Europe. The University of Oxford came into existence in the 12th century, Cambridge early in the 13th century, St. Andrews in the beginning, Glasgow in the middle, and Aberdeen in the end of the 15th century. All of them belonged to the great series of Studia Generalia which acknowledged the brotherhood of learning and welcomed the wandering scholar from foreign countries; but they did not all belong to the same institutional type. The word Universitas had no necessary connection with a seat of learning; it was merely an ordinary "noun of multitude." In academic usage it meant a Guild within a Studium Generale, and these Guilds came to be the governing bodies of the Studium. In Italy, and in provincial France, these Guilds were Guilds of Students, and the Studia they ruled are classified as Student-Universities; in Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge, they were Guilds of Masters, and the type of institution was, therefore, the University of Masters. The necessity of protection in a mediæval city, the desire for companionship, and the generosity of benefactors led, both in the Student-Universities and in the Master-Universities, to the rise of a system of Colleges which bore to the University a relation similar to that which the individual American States bear to the Federal Government. Universities were also divided into Faculties, and Colleges were sometimes created for the members of a separate Faculty and sometimes for members of any or of every Faculty in the University. When Bishop William Turnbull, in 1451, obtained from Pope Nicholas V. a bull for the foundation of the University of Glasgow, he contemplated the growth of a University which should include the Faculties of Theology, Law, Medicine, and Arts. The constitution was to be a combination of the two great systems. The Head was to be the Chancellor, as in the Universities of Masters; but the Chancellor was always to be the Bishop of Glasgow, and was to delegate his power to a Rector, the holder of an office characteristic of the Student-Universities. The founder decreed that the Dominus Rector should have all the powers of the Rectors at Bologna, which was the typical Student-University. The Rector was to be elected by the whole University, including both masters and students, and for this purpose the members were to be divided into Four Nations, in accordance with their place of birth. The University was to be governed by a congregation, consisting of all its members, presided over by the Rector. This constitution, however, never came into actual operation. The founder died in 1454, and no generous benefactor took his place to start the infant University on its career. The Faculties of Theology and Medicine did not come into existence, and there are only a few traces of the Faculty of Law. The only part of the original constitution which took root was the Faculty of Arts, and it alone received endowments and possessed a building. Thus, although the University maintained its nominal constitution up to the Reformation, and still met in congregation, the work which Rector and congregation had to do was very small, and the business was much less important than that transacted by the Faculty of Arts. The Faculty of Arts rejoiced in the possession of students to teach, and it secured a building for teaching and residence. All its students were required to live in this building, known as the Pedagogy, and they were kept under very strict discipline. The Principal Regent, or Master of the Faculty of Arts, was Head of the Pedagogy, and he soon became the most important person in the University. The students ceased to be members of congregation, and the traces of the Student-University constitution disappeared. After the Reformation, the Faculty of Arts and its Pedagogy became equivalent to the University. A Nova Fandatio (1577) converted the Principal Regent of the Pedagogy into the Principal of the University; he received jurisdiction over all the members, and came to be the efficient Head of the whole institution, displacing the Rector, who still possessed visitatorial powers and a vote in appointments, but tended to become an ornamental officer. The term "Pedagogy" had already been replaced by "College," although there was no dignified collegiate building on the site in the High Street, where the Faculty of Arts had been resident since 1457. The effect of the Reformation changes was that the College or Faculty came to be identified with the University (a term very rarely used), and Faculty ceased to mean the Faculty of Arts, and came to include all the masters of the College, whatever their subjects might be. Chairs of Divinity, Medicine, Law, Hebrew, Church History, Astronomy, and Anatomy came to be founded, and all of them belonged to the "Faculty." The masters who taught Arts subjects were known as regents till about 1727, and each regent began with a class of freshmen and taught them all the subjects of the curriculum until, at the end of the quadrennium, he was ready to start with a fresh set of victims. The division of the Arts subjects into separate Professorships was of 18th century growth. The rule which prescribed collegiate residence was maintained until the close of the 17th century, and between 1630 and 1670 a new College was built in the High Street. It consisted of an inner and an outer court or quadrangle, and the range of buildings which separated the two courts was crowned by a tall steeple. After residence ceased to be compulsory, students still resided within the walls until, in the course of the 18th century, the available accommodation was required for classroom and other purposes. The 19th century brought great changes. When it opened, the University buildings were still in the High Street, and the governing body was the Faculty. There were two other University assemblies. One was the Senate, which consisted of the Rector, the Faculty, and some recently created professors who were not members of the Faculty; and the other, the Comitia, which included all the members of the University; but the powers of the Senate were slight, and the Comitia did little more than elect the Rector. The right of the students to vote in the election of the Rector had, however, been consistently maintained, except for an interval from 1690 to 1727. The Universities Acts of 1858 and 1889 gave the University a new constitution, in which the original structure of the Faculties was restored. The Senate absorbed the educational powers of the old Faculty, the University Court came to transact financial business and to manage property, the General Council represented the interests of the graduates, and the Students' Representative Council, which had originated as an unofficial body, was definitely recognised. From the beginning of the 19th century it had been clear that a rebuilding scheme was necessary, and many reasons concurred to persuade the University to abandon its historic home, and the site was sold to the North British Railway Company. Two portions of the old 17th century buildings have been re-erected at Gilmorehill—the Entrance Gateway, which is now an Entrance Lodge, and the Lion Staircase, which used to lead up to the Fore Common Hall and the Principal's House in the Outer Court of the old College and now leads down to the Principal's House in the Outer Court of the new buildings. Panelling from the old Hall has been placed in the Senate and Court Rooms, and the old bell still proclaims the beginning of a lecture hour. Many additions have been made in the interval. The late Marquis of Bute gave the Great Hall which bears his name; the Randolph Hall is part of a munificent bequest from a Glasgow shipbuilder. It is only within the twenty years of the present century that there have been added the great laboratories which lie outside the main buildings. The Zoology Building and the Hunter Hall were opened in 1923, The new Arts Buildings which complete the outer Quadrangle became available for teaching purposes in session 1927-28; and the Chapel, with its magnificent organ, was dedicated in October, 1929, as a memorial to members of the University who fell in the Great War. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY. I. THE CHANCELLOR. Sir DANIEL MACAULAY STEVENSON, Bt., LL.D., D.L. The Chancellor is the head of the University, elected by the General Council for life. He confers degrees and presides over the General Council. He nominates an assessor to the University Court, and may appoint a Vice-Chancellor. II. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR. Sir ROBERT SANGSTER RAIT, C.B.E., LL.D. The only powers of the Vice-Chancellor are to confer degrees in the absence of the Chancellor and to act as Returning Officer at elections. The office of Vice-Chancellor has usually been held as now by the Principal. III. THE RECTOR. COMPTON MACKENZIE, ESQ., O.B.E., LL.D. The Rector is President of the University Court, and holds office for three years. He appoints an assessor to the University Court. Before nominating any one for this office former Rectors have followed the precedent sanctioned by the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889, of consulting the Students' Representative Council. It is customary for the Rector during his term of office to deliver a Rectorial address to the students. The Rector is elected by the matriculated students of the year in which the election takes place. The election is fought on academic and political grounds, candidates being put forward by the chief political clubs of the University, The next election takes place in October, 1934, IV. THE PRINCIPAL. SIR ROBERT SANGSTER BAIT, C.B.E., LL.D. The Principal is President of the Senatus Academicus, and is also, ex-officio, a member of the University Court. In the absence of the Chancellor and Rector, he presides over the General Council and the University Court. The office of Principal is held for life, and is in the appointment of the Crown. V. THE UNIVERSITY COURT. The Court consists of the Rector, the Principal, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, an assessor nominated by the Chancellor, an assessor nominated by the Rector, an assessor nominated by the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Glasgow, four assessors elected by the General Council, and four by the Senatus Academicus. (For its present composition see University Calendar). The Court is the governing and directing body of the University. The powers conferred upon it by the Universities Acts of 1858 and 1889 are mainly these—(1) To be a Court of appeal from the Senatus; (2) to regulate the internal arrangements of the University, e.g., to make the appointments to Chairs in University patronage, to appoint Examiners and Lecturers, and to recognise for graduation purposes the teaching of extramural Colleges and teachers; (3) to see that Professors and Lecturers perform the duties incumbent on them; (4) to regulate class fees; (5) to administer the whole revenue and property of the University, including share of annual Government grants and bursary and other mortifications. VI. THE SENATUS ACADEMICUS. The Senatus consists of the Principal and Professors. Its powers extend to matters affecting the teaching and discipline of the University. VII. THE GENERAL COUNCIL. The Council comprises (1) the Chancellor, (2) members of the University Court, (3) Professors, (4) Graduates. It consists in the present year of over 10,000 members. It meets twice a year to consider questions affecting the wellbeing of the University, and may submit its resolutions thereupon to the University Court. It returns (in conjunction with the General Councils of the other Scottish Universities) three representatives to Parliament. At present they are Sir George A. Berry (U.), Mr. John Buchan (U.), and Dr. Morrison (L.). QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE. By Miss FRANCES H. MELVILLE, M.A., b.D., LL.D., Mistress WHEN a woman student comes up to the University for the first time, and is directed to the Women's Department at Queen Margaret College she probably gives half a moment's thought to the phenomenon of a College for women in the co-educational system of the great institution of which she is to be a member. But Queen Margaret College is really her first essay in University education. Its presence as the Women's Department of the University is an enduring witness to the Independence and liberal spirit of the women of an older generation, who, helped by a group of like minded men, worked out their own educational salvation, and, with it, that of the very Women students now trooping in at the gates of the College, This was before the Universities had recognised that the word "cives" must apply to women as well as to men, aid opened their doors in 1892. Queen Margaret College, founded in 1883, was the outcome in Scotland of the movement of the later 'sixties towards the higher education of women. The great upheaval of that time created in England the women's Colleges of Girton and Newnham, and the Associations for the higher Education of Women at Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. Out of the Glasgow Association grew Queen Margaret College, founded well on hopes which each succeeding generation has more nearly to fulfil. In 1892 Queen Margaret College — a "notable gift"—with its endowments, under its own Charter and its own Council, in full working order, giving a course of study in arts and in medicine, was presented to the University of Glasgow. The College thereby became the Women's Department of the University of Glasgow, but it remains, in spite of progress that must modify the old order of things, something individual, unique, and, to women students, eloquent. Founders' Day at Queen Margaret College is held from time to time, not only as an opportunity for past and present Queen Margaret College students to meet one another, but in grateful remembrance of the debt the present owes to the past. But at no time has the past been forgotten. The society of former students of Queen Margaret College, known as the "Students' Union Association," together with the younger sister society, the "Association of Women Graduates," have kept alive the tradition. The completion of the endowments of the College in 1892 owed much to the Union Association; it created Queen Margaret Hall in 1894; the Queen Margaret College Settlement (now the Glasgow University Settlement) in 1897; and its latest work, accomplished with the aid of many well-wishers, including the Women Graduates' Association, has been the institution of the Queen Margaret College Students' Union for the good-fellowship, comfort, and recreation of past and present students. The "Students' Union Association" has now ceased to exist as a separate body, and its members are absorbed into either the transformed "Association of Women Graduates," now the "Glasgow Association of the British Federation of University Women," or the General Council of the Union, or both. The former students of the College can now show a formidable array of 6620 graduates; 5214 have obtained the degree of M.A.; 473 that of B.Sc.; 3 that of B.D.; 26 that of B.L.; 29 that of LL.B.; 808 have graduated M.B., C.M., or M.B., Ch.B.; 55 are now M.D.; 6 are D.Sc.; 2 D.Litt.; 10 Ed.B.; and 12 Ph.D. In 1933-34 the number of students of Queen Margaret College was 1325. Of these 1000 were students in the Faculty of Arts, 130 in the Faculty of Science, 148 in the Faculty of Medicine, 31 in Law, 12 in Education, and 4 in Divinity. The Arts students attend some lectures and practical instruction at Queen Margaret College, but mainly at Gilmorehill; the Medical students no longer have their classes at the Queen Margaret College Medical School, erected in 1895: they attend some lectures at Gilmorehill, some at the Royal Infirmary and the Western Infirmary, while their clinical instruction is provided in various hospitals. Classes in Theology are held at Gilmorehill, and those in Law either at Gilmorehill or in the Faculty Hall. All business connected with the Women's Department, however—matriculation, enrolment, entry for examinations, advisory consultations, etc.—is transacted at Queen Margaret College. All University women students, wherever their classes may be held, are Queen Margaret College students. Each student at the beginning of her course should discover exactly what she has to do and where she has to do it. On arriving in Glasgow she should discuss her plans with the Mistress of the College, and obtain the information necessary for a clear understanding of College life and the various curricula. The Office at the College is open during the winter session from 10 to 1 and from 2.30 to 5 p.m., during the summer session from 10 to 1 and from 2.30 to 4, except on Saturdays. The Mistress may usually be consulted personally in the morning hours. The student should then talk over in detail her scheme of study and time-table with the Tutor in her Faculty. If she intends to take an Arts Course, she will find a member of Queen Margaret College staff, Miss May, the Tutor in Arts to Women Students, at the College in the beginning of the session, and after that at her office at Gilmorehill from 10.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m., except on Saturdays. Every Arts student should consult the Tutor in Arts. Women students of Science, after general consultation with the Mistress, seek out the Tutor in Science for Queen Margaret College, Dr. Thomson, who combines this with his work as Adviser of Studies in Arts and Science at Gilmorehill. Dr. Thomson will be found there at his office. If the new student is to study Medicine she should address herself for information to Queen Margaret College. Notices affecting students are from time to time affixed to the boards at Queen Margaret College and at Gilmorehill. These intimations should be carefully noted. The question of where to stay during the College sessions may be another important matter if the student is not living at home or with near relatives while attending the University. At present the lack in Scottish University education for women is of residential academic life, where students reside and study in a Hall under a head. The Union Association has done its share towards the partial solution of the problem by establishing Queen Margaret Hall of Residence for students of Queen Margaret College coming from a distance. This hall has now been taken over by the University. A new Hall of Residence— Robertson Hall—with careful provision for study, is available for students at 1 Lilybank Terrace. It is under the jurisdiction of the University, and the Warden is a member of the University teaching staff. A list of approved lodgings for women students has also been drawn up by the authority of the Senate, and is revised annually in September. Information can be had at the Mistress's Office. Also a Residence for Women Students, South Park House, 64 South Park Avenue, has been presented to the Student Christian Movement, and is available for University Students. After deciding on a course of study and a place of abode, the student has next to consider the part she will take in such social life as the College can offer; and in this the claims of the Union stand very high. If possible, all women students should join the Union. The Union has its premises in University Avenue. The Union is not merely a place where the chairs are comfortable and the fare inexpensive and wholesome; it gives opportunities of meeting and learning to know University women with like ideals and aspirations, and it supplies a little of the feeling of corporateness that is such a force in residential College life. Next to the Union comes the question of Athletics. It is highly desirable that students should have physical exercise after the closeness and cramped postures of the lecture rooms. Gymnastics, or, better still, a game played in the open air, supplies this exercise with the maximum of interest super-added. Where possible, students should consider whether they are free to join the Hockey and Tennis Clubs or any other College Athletic Association, remembering that the most perfect scheme of education ever projected included physical training as an integral and important part. The University now possesses a first-class Recreation Field at Westerlands, and provision is made for women students in the fine new Pavilion on the field. Beyond the Union and athletics the student will have to deal with the blandishments of various Secretaries of Students' Societies. Individual inclination must be the student's guide to the association she elects to join. These should not be very many, as the time a student has to spare for societies in addition to her work and recreation is limited. Membership of a debating club, such as the Queen Margaret College Debating Society, the oldest College Society, affords very valuable experience. Above all, every "civis universitatis' is urged to take an interest in the work of Queen Margaret Settlement, now the Glasgow University Settlement. Helping the University Settlement is an effective way for undergraduates to do something to alleviate the difficulties of the present time. It is also a method of gaining insight into practical social and economic conditions, normal as well as abnormal, which may be valuable in determining, and opening a way to a student's future career. In a very short time the newcomer will feel as if she had been a University student all her life. But in spite of this familiarity with her surroundings, difficulties are sure to arise from time to time. It is hoped that in any such cases students of Queen Margaret College will feel free to consult the Mistress and the College Staff, who will gladly do all in their power to be of assistance to them. Mistress—FRANCES H. MELVILLE, M.A., RD., LL.D. Telephone—Western 2090. Tutor in Arts—MAUDE G. MAY, M.A., 15 Huntly Gardens, W.2. Telephone—Western 1071. Secretary to the Mistress—ELIZABETH C. WALLACE, M.A., Towerdene, Bearsden. Telephone—Bearsden 239. FACULTY OF ARTS. By Professor ARCHIBALD A. BOWMAN, M.A., Litt.D. UNLIKE the Faculties of Divinity and Law, of Medicine and Engineering, the Faculty of Arts exists not for the purpose of providing the vocational training necessary for one or other of the various professions, but in order to serve the ends of a liberal education, and to furnish that background of general culture without which a purely professional training becomes too narrowly technical. The subjects included in the Arts curriculum are therefore those which are best calculated to promote breadth of outlook and power of judgment, critical acumen, and capacity for self-expression—in brief, the qualities which we epitomize in the phrase "a well-trained mind." It is assumed, however, that all minds are not constituted alike, and that the studies best fitted to bring out the results aimed at must vary with the individual. Hence the wide range of subjects and the generous allowance of options provided for by the Arts curriculum. The subjects may be roughly classified in four groups, although the lines of division intersect in every possible way, and there is no member of any one group which, from some point of view may not be considered as having well-grounded claims to membership in another. In order to do justice to these complex considerations, the Arts curriculum has been constructed, with a view to the ordinary M.A. degree, on the following principles. To begin with, the subjects included have been classified, in accordance with the scheme of division just mentioned, in four Departments of Study, as follows—(1) Language and Literature, (2) Science, (3) Mental Philosophy, and (4) History and Law. The idea is not that the student should confine himself to one or other of these Departments, but that in the selection of his courses he should have regard both to the general affiliation of subjects and to the main lines of demarcation which separate one group of studies from another. With this end in view it has been laid down that the subjects qualifying for an ordinary M.A. degree shall be selected from the four Departments, and combined in accordance with certain rules to be found in the Calendar. By a restricted use of the term, any such combination of subjects is known as a curriculum. By a curriculum in this sense is therefore to be understood a group of subjects, chosen from the general curriculum of the Faculty of Arts, as qualifying for an ordinary M.A. degree. The curricula are four in number. Each of them includes certain prescriptive and certain optional subjects, and every candidate for a degree must choose his courses in such a way that between them they will constitute one of the four recognised combinations. It is of the utmost importance that no mistake be made here. An irregular combination of subjects, however admirable in itself, and however suited to the tastes and needs of the individual, does not constitute a "curriculum" and does not qualify for the M.A. Students who, either from inadvertence or deliberate refusal to observe the rules laid down, select their courses without regard to the recognised curricula, are not permitted to proceed to graduation until, by an extra year of study, they have brought their programmes into line with the requirements. In order to obviate difficulty and reduce the possibilities of error to a minimum, an Adviser of Studies has been appointed to give expert advice to undergraduates upon the choice of a curriculum. In the past it has been left to the discretion of the student whether such advice shall be sought and taken; but by a regulation of the Senate in session 19294930 all students, irrespective of their year, are now required to consult the Adviser at the beginning of each session, and to make out a written statement of their proposed curricula upon a form provided for the purpose, and known as the "curriculum sheet." This form must be passed upon and signed by the Adviser of Studies before the student can be officially recognised as a candidate for the degree. Full particulars as to the four curricula will be found in the Calendar. The following remarks are intended merely as a general guide. The first combination follows the traditional lines of academic study in the Scottish Universities. Its main characteristic is the emphasis it places upon the older disciplines - classics, mathematics, and philosophy. One subject representing each of these disciplines (i.e., Latin or Greek, Mathematics or Natural Philosophy, Logic or Moral Philosophy) must be chosen; but apart from these restrictions the student is permitted to select his remaining subjects at will from among all of those included in the general Arts curriculum. Of course the word "or"in this connection is not to be understand in the exclusive sense. A student who takes Latin, Mathematics, and Logic is not precluded from taking Greek, Natural Philosophy and Moral Philosophy; and as the prescribed alternatives are closely allied subjects it would be natural for the candidate, in one or more instances, to take both. The second curriculum is specially designed for the scientifically minded. Both Mathematics and Natural Philosophy are required, together with one subject from the Philosophy group, and one from the group of languages other than classics—viz., French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Celtic, and Russian. The third is preponderatingly linguistic. Two foreign languages are prescribed. These are to be chosen from a group which includes Latin and Greek, as well as those mentioned in the preceding paragraph. In addition, one subject must be taken from the Philosophy group and one from a group which consists of the natural sciences, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Geology, and Geography. In the remaining curriculum the basic subject is History, with which must be combined either Political Economy, or Constitutional Law and History, or Scottish History and Literature. The additional requirements will be found stated in the Calendar. The number of subjects required for ordinary graduation varies with the plan of studies chosen. Here there are two possibilities. The curriculum may consist of five or of six subjects. In the former case, which may be called the five-subject plan, two of the subjects chosen must be studied on a higher, as well as on the ordinary standard. This means that the student, after taking and passing the ordinary class in these subjects, is required to take and to pass the High Ordinary in the same subjects. Thus two years instead of the customary one must be devoted to the study of each of the subjects in question. A subject so studied is said to be taken in a "double course." Where the student decides in favour of a curriculum including six subjects (the six-subject plan) one of these subjects must be taken, under the conditions stated, in a "double course." The attention of candidates for an M.A. degree under the six-subject plan is directed to a regulation which is peculiar to this plan, and the neglect of which is constantly leading to trouble. Not only must one of the subjects chosen be pursued to the Higher Ordinary standard, but of the remaining five subjects two must be cognate. For the exact interpretation of the term "cognate" the student is referred to the Calendar, where a complete list of "cognate" subjects will be found. A point of special importance is that "cognate" subjects may not be taken in the same session. It should be carefully noted by students who select curriculum No. 4 that under the regulations "not more than two double courses or three single courses in the group—History, Political Economy, Constitutional Law and History, Scottish History and Literature—are to be included in any curriculum." Admission to certain classes is subject to conditions, and applicants for enrolment are advised to make sure that they possess the necessary qualifications. These are set forth at length in the Calendar. In particular it should be noted that in many subjects (including practically all languages) attendance on the Higher Ordinary and Honours Classes will not count for graduation unless the candidate possesses a preliminary qualification in Latin or Greek. So great are the difficulties which beset the path of the student who attempts to pass through college without one or other of these qualifications that all candidates are strongly urged to pass the Preliminary Examination at least in Lower Latin before proceeding to the University. In making out a curriculum it is necessary to give careful thought to the order in which the subjects selected shall be taken. There are certain subjects which are presupposed by certain others, and which, therefore, should be taken previously to the latter. The Calendar contains a number of rules having to do with the order of courses, and with prerequisites. These rules principally affect the courses in Education, Astronomy, Scottish History and Literature, and Logic. An M.A. degree may be taken either with or without Honours. The account of the various curricula (with the pertinent regulations) just given, applies to the latter, which is known as the Ordinary Degree. The regulations for an M.A. with Honours are quite different. The distinguishing feature is the intensive study of two allied subjects (e.g., Latin and Greek, Mathematics and Natural Philosophy) for a period of years (three or four, as the case may be), and a corresponding reduction in the number of subjects not taken with Honours. Of these only two need be taken, and the power of selection is almost unrestricted. It is thus possible to graduate with Honours on a curriculum of only four subjects, two of these being taken on the Honours standard. The normal period of study for a degree with Honours is four years. There can be no question of the value of a good Honours Degree. Apart from all consideration of economic advantage (and there are many positions for which only Honours graduates are considered qualified), it is only in an Honours school that the meaning of a University education can be fully realised, and its benefits fully appropriated. Attendance for one year in an Ordinary Class can furnish little more than an introduction to the scholarship of any subject; and doubtless in many cases that is all that is desirable. But where the student possesses special aptitude or special interest he can hardly be satisfied with such a brief exposure SIR DANIEL MacAULAY STEVENSON, Bart., LL.D., D.L. W Chancellor of the University. to the subject of its choice. The responsibility of electing an Honours course is not lightly to be regarded; but wantonly to disregard the opportunities which an Honours course offers is also to incur a grave responsibility. The future of Scotland as a country with an academic reputation at stake, a country capable of contributing to the higher learning and to the advancement of human knowledge, is largely in the hands of those who constitute the Honours schools in our Universities. FACULTY OF SCIENCE. By Prof. G. G. HENDERSON, M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., F.I.C., F.R.S. " The subject of Science is the human universe; that is to say, everything that is, or has been, or may be related to man." W. K. CLIFFORD. IN the various courses leading to the degree of B.Sc. the student of Science will find schemes of study designed to equip him either for a professional career as teacher or investigator, or for a technical post in one or other of the branches of industry. In the former case, he will naturally aim at the degree in Pure Science; if, on the other hand, his inclinations lie towards the pursuit of Applied Science, he will follow the line of study prescribed for the degree in Applied Chemistry, Metallurgy, Agriculture, or Pharmacy. Having passed successfully through his undergraduate course, he may then proceed to qualify himself by original research in one of the departments of Pure or Applied Science for the higher degree of D.Sc. or Ph.D., and, indeed, must almost necessarily do so if he hopes to gain ultimately a leading position in his profession. For information regarding the several curricula for degrees in Science the student should refer to the University Calendar, which contains the only authoritative statement of the regulations, and before coming to a decision with respect to his course of study, he ought to consult the Official Adviser of Studies in Science at the University. In all that concerns sequence of classes, methods of study, choice of books, etc., he will be directed by his professors, and the Dean of the Faculty of Science will be glad to give advice in any matter with which he is competent to deal. It would be superfluous to reproduce in this article the regulations for degrees in Science, with regard to which full information may be obtained from the Calendar, and I shall, therefore, restrict myself to a short explanatory statement. It should be noted, in the first place, that every candidate for a degree must have passed, or have been exempted from, the prescribed Preliminary Examination before beginning his curriculum, and in this connection I would point out that a good working knowledge of French and German will be found not only of great advantage to the student of Science but really indispensable, at any rate when he reaches the stage of carrying on research work. Indeed, if circumstances permit, students will do well to take the M.A. degree before beginning the serious study of Science. Candidates must also remember that before the end of their first year of study they must obtain from the Clerk of Senate forms for submission to the Senate, on which each has to make a statement of the subjects he proposes to include in his curriculum. In the Ordinance for Degrees in Pure Science provision is made to meet the requirements of two classes of students, viz., those who intend to pursue the study of some scientific subject with a view to a professional career, and secondly, those who desire merely such a general training in Science as is an essential part of a liberal education. The former class will, necessarily, take the course leading to the Degree with Honours, which extends over a period of not less than four years. The curriculum includes four (or five) subjects, taken from the following departments of study :--Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Geography, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology with Bacteriology. One of these, the principal subject, must be studied during not less than three years, and is the sole subject of study during the final year of the course. It is intended that students shall devote to research work in their principal subject, part, at least, if not the whole, of the final year. The remaining three (or four) cognate subjects are studied during one or more years, according to the regulations for the degree. Attention must be directed to the fact that a candidate for Honours, who has failed to be placed in any class, is not permitted to present himself for another final examination in the same principal subject; he may, however, receive a certificate that he has passed for the Ordinary Degree or, may, under certain specified conditions, offer himself for examination in a different principal subject. It must also be noted that a candidate who has taken group (c) for the degree of M.A., with Honours, is not allowed to choose either of the two subjects taken in this group as his principal subject for the degree of B.Sc. The course of the Ordinary Degree of B.Sc. in Pure Science extends over a period of not less than three years, and includes five of the following subjects: Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Geography, Anatomy, and Physiology. Of these (1) Natural Philosophy, (2) Chemistry or (under certain conditions) Mathematics, and (3) Botany or Zoology are compulsory. Two of the five subjects must be studied for not less than two years, and the other three for not less than one year. A candidate is not allowed to include in his curriculum for B.Sc. more than two of the Science subjects which he has taken in a curriculum for graduation in Arts or in Medicine. The alternative courses for the degree of B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry provide suitable training for students who desire to qualify themselves for posts as technical chemists or as metallurgists. The curriculum requires not less than four years for its completion, and the necessary classes may be attended for the most part either at the University or at the Royal Technical College. For the degree of B.Sc. in Agriculture the qualifying classes must be taken partly at the University and partly at the West of Scotland Agricultural College. Residence and practical work at a farm for twelve consecutive months form a compulsory part of the course, but in special cases two shorter periods of farm work may be accepted. The regulations for the degrees in Pharmacy and in Public Health do not call for special notice, except that candidates for the latter degree must be graduates in Medicine. It is hardly necessary to point out that no course of training in Science can be regarded as complete unless it includes at least some practice in the methods of original investigation. Facilities for research are provided in all the science laboratories of the University, and students who have advanced to the point at which they can undertake such work with profit receive every encouragement to proceed with it. Graduates of this and other Universities, and advanced students who hold recognised diplomas of other teaching institutions, may be admitted by the Senate as Research Students of the University, and, after completing the necessary period of work, may gain the degree of D.Sc. or Ph.D. by submitting a thesis containing an account of their investigations, which, of course, must be approved as being of distinct scientific value. Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants for research students are awarded annually by the Carnegie Trust; a statement of the conditions under which these, and also certain other Research Scholarships, are awarded will be found in the Calendar. The earnest student of Science has to serve a long apprenticeship to his profession, and, when that is completed, the prospect which opens out before him is a life of strenuous work. He will have to make sacrifices in the pursuit of a high ideal, but, on the other hand, if faithful to his purpose, he reaps a rich reward. His work is of absorbing interest, and when the day arrives on which he has carried an investigation to a successful issue, he has the supreme satisfaction of feeling that he has contributed at least a little to the advancement of knowledge. As an undergraduate he must "live laborious days," but it does not, by any means, follow that he must also "scorn the delights" of life at the University. On the contrary, if he foolishly elects to spend all his time in study, with the intention of completing his course for the degree within the shortest possible period, the result is that he deprives himself of a great part of the benefit to be derived from a University career. I strongly recommend every student, in the first place, to acquire the habit of working steadily and, above all, thoughtfully, and, secondly, to ensure his physical fitness, failing which sound mental work is impossible. As a means to this latter end, he should join the Athletic Club and cultivate some branch of athletics, and, in addition or alternatively, should render himself an efficient member of the O.T.C. Further, I would urge him to enlarge his mental horizon, to gain some knowledge of the conduct of affairs, and to guard against the danger of becoming a narrow specialist, by taking a full share in the other varied activities of student life. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. By Professor J. R. CURRIE, M.A. (Oxon), M.D. (Glas.). SOME men ask no more of fortune than a livelihood; others seek independence as the stepping-stone to a career. Either way, those who have chosen Medicine as their profession may take comfort from the thought that it holds out surer prospects than many other occupations. The employment which it offers, subject to seasonal and other fluctuations, is constant. At home and abroad, among rich and poor, in peace and in war, the services of the doctor are in demand. Any medical man who has passed his qualifying tests and is not physically unfitted for an active life, if he fails in the long run to support himself by the practice of his profession is either the victim of some freakish destiny or has himself to blame. With due application Medicine should yield a livelihood. This is its minimum promise. Many medical men, on the other hand, in various fields of practice, attain not merely a bare independence, but a measure of prosperity. Some even rise to modest affluence. No one, however, who confines himself to the medical demesne need expect to build up a great fortune. In this respect there are many occupations that leave Medicine behind. The position on the material side may be summarised by saying that the average medical man, under normal conditions, embarking on the practice of his profession and carrying it on with diligence, may count on a livelihood, hope for prosperity, and, if specially favoured, become really well off. Medicine, however, is more than material. It has other gifts, which all who follow it may win, or have some part in, for they are inherent in the art itself. A mind to seek and verify the causes of phenomena, acquired by training in a good medical school that is a gift worth having at the outset. Thereafter, in practice, as experience accumulates and is added to the store of knowledge, and as judgment through repeated exercise approaches nearer to accuracy, the medical man by progressive stages becomes competent in his profession; and the sense of competence, if controlled by discretion, is one of the best things in life. This gift also Medicine confers, not equally on all, since aptitudes differ, but a share is denied to no faithful votary. It is popularly known as skill. There are forms of skill which, however elegant, are self-centred and barren of results. Medical skill is not such as these. It is productive of benefits which in extent and utility are excelled by no other profession. It is altruistic, looking to the service of others. Its most honoured names are those who have given most service to their profession and mankind. Service is the ideal of Medicine and its greatest prize. While the chief reward is in the work itself, the public, on whose behalf the work is done, is on the whole not undiscerning, and is able to appreciate and willing to recognise faithful service rendered. The individual patient will repose in his doctor a confidence almost unbounded. An increasing familiarity of people in general with the terms of medical science has not lessened this esteem, but rather increased and developed it, which shows that it has a real foundation. The good doctor anywhere may win and merit a local reputation. For some in the higher walks there may he world-wide fame in store, or brilliant honours. All these, though but the incidentals and appanages of Medicine, are pleasant things — like wind on the heath. The medical curriculum of the University is the gateway to the world of Medicine. It fills five years or fifteen terms. Its courses are the preparation and its examinations the test of fitness to begin work as a doctor. Its subjects fall into four Divisions, corresponding to the four professional examinations for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. The First Division consists of the subjects of Botany, Zoology, Physics, and Chemistry. These subjects reveal in their essentials the physical and chemical factors which attend the phenomenon of life. They bring under notice those humbler types of being which reflect man's origin and ancestry. They form the portal to that realm of science whose law is industry and whose demand is precision. Physics with its instruments and Chemistry with its reactions have a value later on in the treatment and diagnosis of disease. Botany and Zoology, presenting the fission fungi and the protozoa, introduce the student thus early in his course to some of the most formidable enemies of man. It is an error to think of the First Division as a fence which, once taken, is best forgotten. Some of its details must fade with time; its principles are the groundwork of medical science. The Second Division is composed of two subjects, Anatomy and Physiology. Anatomy defines the frame of man, its structure, parts, and arrangement. Dissection of the dead conveys a sense of the texture of the body, while surface anatomy, studied upon the living, teaches the recognition of the outer landmarks which point the situation of internal structures. Histology, as a part of Anatomy, deals with the minute formation of tissue and Embryology with growth and development. Physiology, on the other hand, unfolds to the mind the vital process itself. It tells of the living substance of man, the sources of his energy, his responses to stimuli, the rhythm of his life, its impulses and their regulation. Anatomy and Physiology together show forth the pattern, departures from which are called disease. They lay down honest Nature's rule, to be contrasted later in the curriculum with the sickly forms that err from it. They set up the normal and define its limits. The lines of the normal, as engraved on the memory, must be sharp and deep and lasting. Otherwise there can be no clear recognition of the abnormal, no sure diagnosis of disease. How shall one to whom the normal is a shifting haze be the judge of morbid variation? The Third Division consists of the subjects of Materia Medica and Pathology, including Bacteriology. Materia Medica, with its collaterals, Therapeutics, Pharmacy, and Pharmacology, has to do with remedial substances and methods, and the principles of their action. It needs no exposition here. Every medical student understands its direct bearing on his future work as a doctor. Pathology is concerned with the morbid changes produced in the tissues by disease, with the altered pattern, the sickly forms, and the aetiological factors behind them. It looks back to the normal in structure and function as revealed by Anatomy and Physiology, and forward to the study of Medicine and Surgery, with their interpretations of those signs and symptoms which are the harbingers or concomitants of sickness. Such signs and symptoms can be truly significant only to him who can image in his mind's eye the underlying pathological changes. With Pathology there can be accurate diagnosis and treatment well adjusted. Without Pathology Surgery would be a stab in the dark and Medicine an unchartered sea. The Final Division includes the five subjects of Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health, Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery. Two of the five, Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health, form a side-chain by themselves, and may be passed together before the rest of the Division. Medical Jurisprudence treats of the uses of medical science for the purpose of the law. It is concerned also with the code of medical conduct which formulates the duty of the doctor towards his professional colleagues. The principles of medical conduct are simply those by which every gentleman guides his life: the code is the application of these principles to the problems of medical practice. Public Health tells of the great communal services in which the medical man must play his part. It lays stress on the preventive aspects of medicine with a view to efficiency in the individual citizen and power in the State. Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, the three major subjects of the Final Division, are, like Materia Medica, self-commended to the student by their obvious practical utility. They are the kind of work that he expects to do when he engages in the practice of his profession. They are the practical arts towards proficiency in which he has been more or less steadily moving since he entered on his medical course. They are broadly written across his curriculum from his seventh term onwards. In his seventh term, if he has passed the whole of his second professional examination, he may begin his Hospital courses, which continue thereafter term by term to the end. In his seventh term also, subject to the same condition, he may begin to take lectures in Surgery, and in his tenth term, lectures in Medicine and Midwifery. Limiting conditions such as that above noted with regard to the Final Division apply in a similar way to other Divisions. Their purpose is to restrain the student who has failed to pass a professional examination, or part of it, from proceeding to fresh subjects with a mind untrained to seize them, and also to prevent him from taking up such fresh subjects while embarrassed by the other examination. It is a mistake to think that they are barriers set up as a punishment for failure to pass. On the contrary, they are there in the student's interest, to ensure that his progress shall be orderly and his knowledge well grounded. They may appear to hold him back for the moment. They often save time in the end. Thus the three great subjects of the Final Division, Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, are broadly built upon the first Three Divisions of the curriculum. They, in their turn, serve as the basis for a number of Special Courses, also parts of the Final Division, which are concerned with the organs of the special senses, or with special diseases or special applications of Medicine, Surgery, or Midwifery. The subjects dealt with include, among others, ophthalmology, diseases of the ear, diseases of the throat and nose, gynaecology, mental diseases, children's diseases, venereal diseases, fevers, and tuberculosis. These courses are special, not specialist, courses. They are not intended to be forcing-- houses for specialists, but to turn out men who can apply special methods to the general uses of medicine. Specialism may come to some in time, but the time for specialism is not yet. The special courses teach things which every doctor should know. They are an integral part of the general curriculum, upon the breadth and stability of which their practical value depends. The following requirements affecting the Final Division should be carefully noted:- Attendance at a Medical Dispensary as a separate course must be preceded by at least one term.of Clinical Medicine. The Special Courses in Ophthalmology, Venereal Diseases, Tuberculosis, and Vaccination must be preceded by one term of Clinical Medicine and one term of Clinical Surgery. The Special Courses in Diseases of the Ear, Diseases of the Throat and Nose, Mental Diseases, Fevers, and Diseases of Children must be preceded by two terms of Clinical Medicine and two terms of Clinical Surgery. The nine qualifying terms of General Hospital Practice must all be taken after the date of passing the whole of the second professional examination. Before being permitted to enter for Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery in the Final Examination, every student must produce class-tickets for the Special Courses of Mental Diseases, Tuberculosis, Venereal Diseases, Fevers, Diseases of the Ear, Ophthalmology, Diseases of the Throat and Nose, and Diseases of Children. Such tickets must certify that the holder has attained a satisfactory standard of knowledge as tested by written and practical examination. Candidates who pass in one or two only of the following subjects of the Final Examination, namely Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, must pass in the remaining subject or subjects within a period of nineteen months. That is to say that candidates who fail to pass in all these subjects within nineteen months will be required to take the entire examination in these subjects again. The Adjusted Scheme of courses now current applies to all who began the study of Medicine on or after 1st October, 1924. Under the scheme the fifth year consists of three intensive terms of study devoted to Midwifery and its kindred subjects, Surgery and Medicine respectively. Some salient features of the adjusted scheme are cited hereunder: Term 12 is the term for Midwifery Lectures, Part I, required to be taken in order to qualify for admission to the courses of the intensive Midwifery term in the fifth year. Every student must see to it that by the close of Term 12 he has to his credit one term as ordinary surgical clerk or dresser and one term as ordinary medical clerk. Otherwise he will not be qualified for admission to the intensive surgical and medical terms. Term 13, the intensive Midwifery term, includes Midwifery, Gynaecology, Practical Obstetrics or attendance on maternity cases, and antenatal work, together with the special courses in Diseases of Children and Hospital Practice in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, which will count as one of the nine qualifying terms of General Hospital Practice. None of these courses may be disjoined from the others, but Term 13 as a whole is interchangeable with Term 14 or Term 15. Term 14, the intensive Surgical term, includes Hospital Practice, Surgical, and Senior Surgical Clerking, for the latter of which the number of senior students in any Surgical Clinic will normally not exceed five. Hospital Practice, Surgical, and Senior Surgical Clerking are inseparable, and are required to be taken in the same clinic, but the special courses named, or postponed and repeated special courses, may also be taken in this term. Further, Hospital Practice, Medical, and Senior Medical Clerking may be taken in this term in lieu of Surgical. Term 15, the intensive Medical term, includes Hospital Practice, Medical, and Senior Medical Clerking, for the latter of which the number of senior students in any Medical Clinic will normally not exceed five. Hospital Practice, Medical, and Senior Medical Clerking are inseparable, and are required to be taken in the same clinic, but postponed or repeated special courses may also be taken in this term. Further, Hospital Practice, Surgical, and Senior Surgical Clerking may be taken in this term in lieu of Medical. The Faculty of Medicine requires Medical students under the adjusted scheme to take out a course of Clinical Pathology in either the Medical or Surgical term of the final year. Such courses are available at both the Western and Royal Infirmaries. The allocation of students to Midwifery, Surgery, or Medicine as between Terms 13, 14, and 15, and their distribution among certain of the clinics available, is made with the aid of Selection Forms issued in Term 12 to students enrolling under the adjusted scheme in Midwifery Lectures, Part I (U. or R.I.) or equivalent qualifying class. The forms indicate the three sections into which the prospective fifth-year students will be divided according to the terms in which they are to take Midwifery, Surgery and Medicine. Students, either in pairs or singly, mark on the forms the sections to which they wish to be allocated, stating order of preference. They also enter the names of the teachers of Gynaecology and Surgical Diseases of Children to whose clinics they wish to be distributed, stating order of preference. The order in which their selections are given effect to is decided by lot. The draw by lot takes place in Term 12, one draw serving for both allocation to sections and distribution to clinics. After the draw a provisional list of allocations to sections is posted on the Medical notice board. Within a week of posting, exchanges of pairs with pairs or singles with singles may be applied for, all applicants concerned attending at the office to sign the exchange of forms. Thereafter the final list showing allocation to sections is made up and posted. The list of distributions to the clinics named above is posted at the beginning of each term. No distribution is made to clinical teachers of Medicine and Surgery. It is left for individual arrangement. Looking now to the future, the Senate has decided to introduce Paediatrics and Infant Hygiene into the Final Examination, beginning with the Final Examination in September, 1935. In Medical Paediatrics there will be a written paper consisting of four questions, and also a clinical examination at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. There will be no separate written paper in Surgical Paediatrics, but a compulsory question on that subject will be added to the present written examination in Surgery, the duration of which will be extended by half-an-hour. There will also be a clinical examination in Surgical Paediatrics. These arrangements will be in addition to the existing examinations in Medicine and Surgery. The Senate has further decided that infants shall be shown at the examination in clinical Midwifery and that at the oral examination in Midwifery questions shall be asked on Neo-natal Conditions and Infant Hygiene: Such in brief outline, is the medical curriculum. Its details, with which the student is expected to acquaint himself, must be sought in the University Calendar. Some of its topics are of ancient standing; others are new, keeping pace with progress. The presence of each in the list of subjects, its relative weight, and its place in the order of study are all the result of careful consideration of the various issues involved. No part of the curriculum can be slurred without loss; no part of it can be stressed prematurely without damage to the balance of the whole. It is a compacted instrument, broadly based yet finely adapted to the purpose it is meant to serve. A writer of other days, at the close of a considerable work on Ethics, inscribed the words "Let us begin then." The medical graduate at the close of his curriculum, his final completed and his degree conferred, should hold these words as written. His Final Examination is not an end but a beginning, the beginning of his work as a doctor. The test for him now is no longer what he knows, but what he is. Is he a man with an eye trained to see, a mind to explore, and a judgment not too readily satisfied? Is he a man who has got something for the good of his soul from his work among stricken people? If so, he may go out with hope upon the road that leads to competence in Medicine. In any case, he has been passed fit to begin work as a doctor, which was the purpose of his medical training. The medical curriculum at Glasgow is not easy. It cannot even be said of it, as was said of Virtue, that it gets easier as it goes on. Exacting though it may be, however, it is not the whole duty of the medical student. He owes a duty to his University as well. He is a member of its body, and should take his share in its life, whether it be its athletics, its O.T.C., or—in strict moderation— some of its social activities. His medical work must have the first place, but the average man, if he sets his mind to it, can play his part in these other ways also. The University, rightly used, is more than a mould of thought; it is a school of charater teaching something of loyalty and something of the public spirit to round off and complete the technical instruction supplied by the medical curriculum. FACULTY OF THEOLOGY. By Professor W. B. STEVENSON, D.Litt., D.D. THOSE who enter the University with the intention of preparing for the Ministry have first to pass through a course in the Faculty of Arts. It is very important that they should include in this first stage of their University studies all the subjects of which a knowledge is afterwards required in the Faculty of Theology. A normal Arts course for those intending the Ministry should include (1) Latin and Greek, (2) a Natural Science, (3) Philosophy. Greek and Moral Philosophy should be included in every Arts curriculum that is preparatory to the study of Theology. Some exact knowledge of the principles and methods of Natural Science is a valuable part of the equipment of every modern theologian and preacher. In a five or six-subject Arts course, there is also room for English or History or Economics, according to individual preference. History is a direct preparation for several branches of theological study, and Economics will help the future pastor and preacher in his handling of ethical and social problems. German is the most useful modern language for those who aim at specialisation in any department of Theology. It is important that those who read for Honours in an Arts subject should complete their degree courses by such other subjects as are essential to their future theological studies. A special effort should be nade to combine a qualifying course in Greek with every non-classical Honours course and Moral Philosophy with every non-philosophical Honours course, Those who specialise in Philosophy or in a language group should generally choose a Science as one of their additional subjects of study. An elementary knowledge of Hebrew is required of all who enter the Theological Faculty. This knowledge is best obtained by attendance upon a one-term elementary class in the last year of a student's Arts course. An Arts degree with Honours in Semitic Languages (Arabic and Hebrew) is a good preparation for a theological curriculum. Alternatively, Hebrew may be taken as an ordinary graduating subject in Arts, so that the time assigned to Hebrew in the theological course may be devoted to higher study in that or another subject. Candidates for the B.D. degree must be M.A.'s of a Scottish University or hold a University degree or diploma recognised as equivalent to the M.A. degree of a Scottish University. Students, whose Arts course does not include passes in Greek, Moral Philosophy, and Hebrew, must pass an entrance examination in these subjects in order to qualify for entrance upon their Divinity course. Attainment of the standard of this examination is the qualification required of all who enrol in Junior Hebrew or in the Junior New Testament class. The case of students who decide to proceed to a theological course only after they have begun, or, perhaps, after they have nearly completed, the last year of their Arts course is a frequent cause of trouble to themselves and others. They may find that their studies up to this point have not prepared them to begin their theological course immediately. It may be necessary for them to take an additional year of preparation in Arts. Such students should consult the Dean of the Faculty of Theology without delay. There is an elementary Hellenistic Greek class which is intended to suit their case. Presentation bursaries, by which they may be helped to tide over an extra year of study, may be avilable for them. The classes in the Faculty of Theology, although mostly attended by Divinity students of the Church of Scotland, are open to, and used by, students of all (Protestant) Churches. The tenure of certain bursaries has been restricted by the donors to students of the Church of Scotland, but a majority of them are unrestricted, and are awarded according to the results of the Entrance Bursary Competition. The theological course, in preparation for the B.D. degree, extends over three years. Two years' attendance in each of the departments of Old Testament Language and Literature, New Testament Language and Literature, Church History and Divinity are required in preparation for the General Examination of the B.D. degree. "Divinity" includes Apologetics, Christian Theology, and Comparative Religion. In the third session candidates for the degree must take a special course in some one of the four departments in which they have already studied for two sessions. These special courses, in each department, are suited to the requirements of foreign and colonial students, who, having completed a full course of theological study elsewhere, come to do post-graduate work in Glasgow. The theological session lasts for twenty-five weeks, from October to May. The life of a Scottish clergyman cannot now be commended as one of affluence and ease, if ever it could be. But is still presents great and varied opportunities of public service, and it still amply satisfies those who possess the necessary spirit of devotion to its high ends and some measure of the gifts that its duties demand. One who feels that times are out of joint or that the Church sorely needs further reformation may be informed that such a feeling is part of a true call to the Ministry. In all the Scottish Churches there is room and need for an increased supply of candidates for the Ministry. Arts students who have not yet decided their future profession may be asked to give the claims of the Christian Ministry their serious attention. Some may doubt their vocation. Let them consult the writer of this article or let them make the acquaintance of some of the students of Divinity, who may be able to resolve their doubts. Photo by Lafayette. SIR ROBERT SANGSTER BAIT, C.B.E., LL.D. Principal of the University. FACULTY OF LAW. By Professor W. M. GLOAG, K.C., B.A., LL.D. Two degrees are conferred in the Faculty of Law — Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Law (B.L.). The former degree is open only to graduates in Arts of Glasgow or any other University. The regulations for the degree of B.L. have been altered by an Ordinance which came into operation in April, 1912. Under the new regulations a candidate for the degree of B.L. must possess a degree in Arts, Science, or Economics, or must have passed the preliminary examination in Arts, or such other examination as the Joint Board of Examiners may from time to time accept as equivalent. A large number of students attend certain classes in the Faculty of Law without attempting to take a degree. Attendance either at the class of Scots Law or of Mercantile Law is necessary for those who propose to follow the profession of a Chartered Accountant, and under a recent Act of Sederunt attendance at the classes of Scots Law and Conveyancing, formerly optional, has, in the case of those now entering on their apprenticeship as Law Agents, been rendered compulsory. In any event, these classes, and the class of Procedure, form the most convenient medium of instruction in the subjects necessary for the Law Agents' Examination. It is to be regretted that those proposing to become Law Agents do not more often take Law Degrees. By obtaining either the degrees of LL.B. or of B.L. the apprentice may reduce his period of apprenticeship from five to three years. He is also excused the Final L.A. Examination, provided that he has passed in Scots Law, Conveyancing and Evidence and Procedure. Although the attainment of a degree in Law involves passing in more subjects than those required for the Law Agents' Examination, yet, as the University regulations admit of the various subjects being taken separately, the actual difficulty is not much greater. And the attainment of a degree in Law not only enables the student to keep up his connection with the University, but may be useful to him at various junctures of his professional life. Students who propose, either immediately or ultimately, to proceed to the Bar, may be strongly recommended to take the degree of LL.B. The holder of this degree is exempt from the Law Examination for entrance to the Faculty of Advocates, an examination conducted under conditions which make it a severe test, not only of the knowledge, but of the nerve of the candidate, provided that the degree includes Scots Law, Conveyancing, Evidence and Procedure and Forensic Medicine. The course of study necessary for either degree is divided into compulsory and optional subjects. For the degree of LL.B. eight subjects must be offered, of which Civil Law, Constitutional History, Jurisprudence, and Public International Law are compulsory. Candidates may offer English Law in lieu of Scots Law, but this, involving as it does attendance at lectures on English Law in some other University, will rarely be convenient, and is obviously not to be recommended to any one proposing to practise law in Scotland. Conveyancing is not a compulsory subject; it is permissible to offer Political Economy, or Mercantile Law, instead of Conveyancing. To many, no doubt, Conveyancing is the most difficult subject of the three, but a knowledge of it is so necessary in either branch of the legal profession that a student should hesitate long before omitting it from his University course, and it may be noted that if a degree in law is taken without including Conveyancing an examination in that subject must be passed before admission as a law agent. But it is competent to take the degree of LL.B. without Conveyancing, and thereafter to take it in the University as a post-graduate subject. The optional subjects for the degree of LL.B. are International Private Law, Political Economy, Administrative Law, Forensic Medicine, Evidence and Procedure, and Accountancy. Two of these subjects must be taken, to be studied in a course of not less than forty lectures. Of these subjects, Forensic Medicine should be one, at least in the case of those preparing for the Bar, as without it the LL.B. degree is not accepted as an equivalent for the Bar Examination. The other, except in the case of students who feel a special interest in Economic Science, should be International Private Law, or Evidence and Procedure, preferably the latter. A student who, in the course of his Arts curriculum, has taken Civil Law, Constitutional Law and History, or Political Economy, is exempted from examination in the subject or subjects so taken, provided that in his examination he has passed on the LL.B. standard. The same rule applies to the degree of B.L., with the same requisite as to standard. Recent alterations in the hours of certain classes should be noted. The classes of Scots Law and Conveyancing now meet at 8.30 a.m., the class of Forensic Medicine at 9.30 a.m. In session 1932-33 and in future years the class of Private International Law will be held in the winter session (9 a.m.); the class of Public International Law in the summer session (8.45 a.m.). In view of these changes, the following course is suggested for those who propose to complete their studies in three years, and who have not already passed any subjects in their Arts course. In the first year, Civil Law (4-5 p.m.); Constitutional Law and History (5-6 p.m.). In the ensuing summer, Public International Law (9-10 a.m.). In the second year, Scots Law (8.30-9.30 a.m.); Forensic Medicine (9.30-10.30 a.m., after Christmas); in the ensuing summer, Evidence and Procedure (8.45-9.45 a.m.). In the third year, Conveyancing (8.30 - 9.30 a.m.); Jurisprudence (4-5 p.m.). In no case should International Private Law or Evidence and Procedure be taken before a groundwork has been laid for them in the study of Scots Law. In deciding at what time to offer himself for examination, the student should bear in mind that he is required to pass in two subjects on each occasion. An exception is allowed in the case of a candidate who has passed in all his subjects but one. Under the new regulations the course of study for the degree of B.L. extends over three academic years, and the order of study should be — first, Civil Law; secondly, Scots Law; and, finally, Conveyancing. For the other subjects there is a wide choice, but Evidence and Procedure should always be included. In all cases the class of Conveyancing should be left to the last year, when the increased experience of office work will be found very helpful. For candidates for B.L. under the new regulations it is necessary to pass in two subjects at once, unless all the subjects but one have already been passed. Those who have not a degree in Arts, must, before attending the class, satisfy the Lecturer on Civil Law that they possess a knowledge of Latin sufficient to enable them to profit by attendance. It is understood that a Group Leaving Certificate, indicating a pass either in Higher or Lower Latin, will be accepted. The candidate for the degree of LL.B., if he has time to spare, will find it advantageous to attend the class of Mercantile Law in the year after he has attended the class: of Scots Law. Mercantile Law is also specially adapted to the requirements of those preparing for the C.A.. Examination. Class and office work make the lot of the student of Law a very hard one, and yet he should find time to practise the art of speaking in public by joining the Glasgow Juridical, Society, or the Scots Law Society of the University. The Juridical Society meets once a week in the hall of the Faculty of Procurators. Information as to the place and time of the various Law. classes, and as to the bursaries and prizes in the Faculty of Law, will be found in the University Calendar. Advice as to the course of study in any particular case will be gladly given by Mr. Roderick M. Nicol, M.A., LL.B., the Adviser of Studies. His address is 116 West Regent Street. Students in doubt regarding their curricula should see him as soon as possible. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING. By Professor J. D. CORMACK, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.Sc. THE Engineering profession, unlike other professions, is still "open." There is no clearly defined course of training to be pursued, examinations to be passed, or qualifications to be attained. At present any one may practise Engineering, however scanty be his knowledge of physical science or his experience in Engineering. It is, however, now recognised by all the important societies and institutions which represent the various branches of Engineering that candidates for admission to them should possess reasonable general knowledge, some acquaintance with mathematics, mechanics, and science, as well as technical science. After thorough investigation the Institution of Civil Engineers issued a report on the education and training of engineers, and examinations were instituted for studentship and associate membership. Other institutions followed this example, and now almost all the leading institutions require proof of scientific and technical training. The passing of an examination or of an exempting examination does not, however, imply admission to an institution, as a statement of pupilage or apprenticeship and experience in the practice of Engineering must be submitted for approval. A further step has recently been taken by some institutions, and their corporate members are now entitled to describe themselves as "chartered" engineers. It is desirable that a student of Engineering should at an early stage become attached to one or other of the leading Engineering institutions, such as the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Institute of Naval Architects, the Iron and Steel Institute, the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, the Institution of Automobile Engineers, etc. Full details and forms of application may be obtained from the Staff in the Engineering Department. Although entrance to the Engineering Classes is not restricted to students who intend to take the full degree course, almost all students are preparing for the B.Sc. degree in Engineering Science. It is recognised by all the leading institutions as exempting from their examinations. It is essential to advancement in some branches of professional work, and Government Departments recognise the degree in connection with appointments they make. Many of the large engineering and industrial firms make inquiries for the services of students who have obtained the degree or are preparing for it, and representatives of firms visit the University and interview applicants. The best system of training for engineers has been the subject of conferences and many papers; and it has come to be recognised that the system which has been followed by students of Glasgow University for ninety years — a system which is now commonly called the "Sandwich System" possesses distinct advantages. It alternates periods of study in the University and periods of workshop or office practice in firms, and the University courses are so arranged that the student takes the winter session (October to March) at the University, and spends the summer (April to September) at practical work. The University authorities do not undertake to find suitable openings in practical work for students, but advice and assistance are given. Ordinance (No. 30), which received the Royal assent in June, 1923, took effect in session 1923-24. The Calendar and the Programme of Classes contain the Ordinance, but it may be advisable to note here some of its salient features. The minimum period of attendance is four Winter Sessions, one of which other than the fourth may be spent at another University or institution approved by the University Court, provided certain requirements are fulfilled. The course is an Honours Course, and two grades of Honours are given. The Senate, however, may, on the report of the Examiners for the Final Examination, grant an ordinary degree under such conditions (if any) regarding further study and examination as may be imposed. The first two years of the course are the same for all branches, but the third and fourth years are specialised in character, and the branches at present are:— Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining and Chemical Engineering, and Naval Architecture. There is a First Examination in Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, the latter two with laboratory work; and a Second Examination in Higher Mathematics, General Engineering, with practical work, and Drawing. In the Final Examination all the principal subjects must be passed at one time, but Higher Natural Philosophy (or Geology in the case of the Mining Engineering branch), the subsidiary subject, and the additional subject (one at least) may be taken at any time after the Second Examination is passed. The First Examination must be passed before the Second Examination is attempted, and the Second Examination must be passed at least two years before entry for the Final Examination. It is important to note that by Ordinance No. 30 a student must have received from the Scottish Universities Entrance Board a Certificate attesting his fitness to enter upon a course of study qualifying for graduation in the Faculty, and this Certificate must be obtained prior to attendance on any class, if such attendance is to count for the purposes of the degree. For details regarding the conditions of admission to particular classes, reference should be made to the Calendar. The pamphlet, "Regulations respecting Admission to the University for Purposes of Graduation," gives details of the Preliminary Examination and Exemptions, Students who are pursuing their course under the old Regulations should consult the Dean as to the classes they should take. The inclusive fee for the Course is 90 guineas. Students may with advantage take one or more additional classes beyond those actually required for the degree. Special facilities are provided for post-graduate study and research, and excellent equipment is provided in the laboratories for investigations on unsolved engineering problems. The regulations for the Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees in Engineering will be found in the Calendar, and in the Programme referred to above. As a rule students do not attend any classes in the Engineering departments during their first session. It is therefore desirable that they should get in touch with the departments and staff during their first session so that they may be advised in regard to their University courses and practical training. Students are also recommended to join, during their first year, the Glasgow University Engineering Society. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC. By Professor W. GILLIES WHITTAKER, M.A., D.Mus., F.R.C.M., Hon. R.A.M., Officier d'Academie, F.R.C.O. Music may be taken as a subject in the Ordinary and Higher Ordinary M.A. There is an Elementary Class for students who are not qualified for the Ordinary. The Degrees of Bachelor of Music and Doctor of Music are now fully established. To the average person the study of music implies merely the attainment of a certain amount of vocal or instrumental efficiency. That, however, does not come within the present scope of University tuition; it is a valuable asset to the course of study, and a concurrent development of the power to interpret music for oneself is, naturally, a helpful factor, But as a preliminary, a moderate amount of skill is all that is necessary. The particular type of study designed is of the kind generally known as "theoretical," but the term is misleading. The majority of a student's energies will be devoted to the acquirement of a certain amount of craftsmanship with the actual material of music. One cannot appreciate the beauties of pictorial art unless one learns the elements of drawing and painting by the actual process of doing. Theorising may lead so far, but intimate knowledge of essential principles can only be obtained by using pencil and brush. With music the key to the understanding of great works of art is found by the process of learning to write for oneself. The principles of architecture in sound, the relation of harmonic combinations, texture, and colouring to the whole so vital to a real knowledge of music — are best realised in the practical shaping of sounds, in succession, in combination. Moreover, the mental ear is cultivated, and the mind learns to think in terms of musical idioms. In addition to this branch of work a certain amount of musical history will be studied, not for the purpose of learning facts and dates, but to understand the development of the art and its relation to other phases of human thought. Certain prescribed works will be studied by means of scores and the gramophone. Opportunities for this laboratory work are provided, and a large collection of records is being built up so that students may extend their knowledge of music of the past and present. It will be the musical equivalent of a library of books. While the M.A. course will be valuable for those who may wish to teach music among other school subjects, it is chiefly designed to make music a branch of general culture. Within recent years the pressure of other subjects has temporarily driven music from the proud position it held for many centuries, that of a necessary part of an all-round education, but a broader outlook is now reinstating it. Its relation to other subjects of the Arts course scarcely needs emphasis. The problems of literature are largely identical, and that a knowledge of the music of a period is essential to a complete understanding of its literature is as indisputable a fact as the converse. The music of any age is as much a revelation of the tendencies of civilisation as are its paintings and its buildings, its social movements and its customs. The student of languages finds that the development of his musical sense aids enormously his grip of phonetic subtleties and his acquirement of that modulation of voice which varies with each tongue, and that the surest and quickest approach to poetry of other nations is through musical settings. Its connection with mathematics may seem less obvious, yet in mediaeval times the two subjects were inseparable (the first notable British musician of whom we have record, John of Dunstable, was famous in both subjects), and in higher mathematics the realm of speculative thought is closely allied with certain phases of music. As a branch of general culture, music, by its contact with all European nationalities, its universal yet extraordinarily diversified language, its position in every grade of society, cultivates a deep sympathy and a wide knowledge; and just as a study of literature affords one a lifetime of ever-widening interests, an early and systematic study of music enables one to participate in the loftiest and most spiritual flights of man's imagination. To be acquainted with the works of Palestrina, Byrd, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, to name only a few writers, is to possess an infinitely rich heritage. The Bachelor of Music degree is mainly a professional one, though amateurs with sufficient leisure frequently graduate, and it is mainly occupied with harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestral scoring, and practical composition, to which are added playing from figured bass and from score, acoustics, form, general knowledge of history, etc. A certain standard of practical attainment, either vocal or instrumental, is expected. The majority of students will generally be those who wish to add the University degree to their credentials as executants. The minimum item in which the degree can be taken is three years, but it may be spread over a longer period, and it is generally desirable to do so. In that case it is possible to reduce the number of attendances in any particular year, as the sum total may be spread over several sessions. Details may be settled between student and professor. Attendance for the Higher Ordinary M.A. in music is counted towards the first professional examination. While the University Musical Societies do not lie officially within the domain of the Department, they are of vital interest to it, a means of contact with the general musical life of students and teaching staff. The Orchestral Society welcomes anyone who can take part, however moderate his or her ability (there is no admission test), and the practical acquaintance with symphonies, overtures, and other forms of orchestral music gained through its rehearsals is not only a delight in itself, but a tremendous stimulus to musical interest in future life. A beginning has been made to build up a collection of orchestral instruments which will be available on loan to students who wish to learn them and participate in the work of the Society. Twenty-four rehearsals were held last session, with a playing membership of over fifty. Symphonies by Mozart and Beethoven, and works by other composers ranging from Gluck to Vaughan Williams were performed at the two public concerts. In the current session Dvorak's Symphonic Variations and other works will be rehearsed. Meetings are held on Tuesdays, 5.30 to 7.30. The Choral Society during the past sessions has sung Hoist's "Two Psalms," Bach's Church Cantata "Christ Lay," Purcell's "Ode to St. Cecilia's Day," and "Ye Tuneful Muses," Brahms' "Nanie," Vaughan Williams' "Toward the Unknown Region," and numerous Motets and Madrigals. This session, in addition to the practice of unaccompanied numbers, the Society will join the Glasgow Bach Choir and the Academy Bach Cantata Choir in the combined performance of the "Passion according to St. Matthew," which will be held in March, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Bach's birth. Vocal equipment and reading powers matter little or nothing, enthusiasm and regular attendance compensate for any lack of skill. Meetings are held on Wednesdays, 5.45 to 7.15. THE EDUCATION DEGREE. By WILLIAM BOYD, M.A., B.Sc., D.Phil. STUDENTS with teaching as their prospective career frequently ask — Is the Ed.B. degree of any use? Is it worth spending two years or more at the end of an M.A. or a B.Sc. course to get what may prove to be a mere paper qualification. The answer to be given to these questions depends on the person who asks them and the occasion on which they are asked. In a tutorial discussion on the status of the teacher as a professional man or woman, one would be inclined to stress the fact that the course for the degree is the nearest approach to a sound scientific training for educational work of any kind to which we have yet come in Scotland, or, for that matter, in Great Britain. Following on that, one would urge the students who wanted the best possible equipment for their future work and realised the value of a training comparable with that required for the older professions to round off the more practical studies of the Training College with the Ed.B. degree. But that is not the answer that most questioners want. When they ask concerning the worth of the degree, what they really desire to know is, what will it be worth to themselves. On that point the first comment is that it depends on themselves. The Ed.B. degree is not everybody's degree. The first or Diploma stage is on the higher ordinary standard, and the final stage is an Honours degree; and the going is all the harder because the Ordinance allows the whole course to be accomplished in two years' time. As a rule, only students with a good record in their previous studies can be recommended to go in for the full degree. Others who may wish to carry their studies in Education beyond the level of the Arts class in the subjects are advised to try for the Diploma, and to leave over the decision about completing the degree till they find how they fare in the Diploma classes. And will it pay to prolong the years of study to get the degree? Most assuredly. The degree is still young, and not very widely known; but already it is becoming evident that it is the kind of qualification which is going to help to their goal those who aspire to the higher posts in the educational service as inspectors, administrators, school medical officers, training college lecturers, and school heads. For certain of these posts it may soon be indispensable; and for all of them it is the extra feature which makes one stand out from the crowd and increases the chances of appointment and promotion. If demonstration of that is needed it is to be found in the record of the Glasgow Ed.B.'s. Two conditions must be satisfied by candidates for this degree. The one is the possession of another degree (M.A., B.Sc., M.B., as the case may be) from an approved University; the other, that before sitting the first examination the student must get a certificate of practical proficiency by attending a training college for at least one year. A third condition — not mentioned in the University Calendar is the capacity for hard work in order to get over the ground which must be covered in the all too brief space of two years. The course of study is divided into two stages — the first or Diploma, and the final, or Honours, stage, each capable of being accomplished in an academical year. The Diploma stage includes courses in Psychology, History and Theory of Education, Educational Methods, Physiology, and Hygiene. It may either be taken subsequent to training or concurrent with the post-graduation year of study. In the latter case arrangements have been made between the University and the Training College to have the Methods work of the college qualify for the degree, and for exemption to be granted from the college work in the subjets taken at the University as well as in certain other subjects. The Honours stage, with advanced courses in Psychology and Education and a course in Educational Administration, is taken by those who are not content to stop at the half-way house of the Diploma, and it completes the degree. The simplest and most satisfactory way of getting the degree is to take the first stage concurrently with the post-graduation training, and to devote the following year exclusively to the final studies. But it is possible for teachers whose schools are not more than a half-hour's journey from the University to put in their attendance at the classes, provided they spread the Diploma work over two years and spend two years more on the Honours stage. For their convenience the Psychology and Education classes for the Diploma are all held between 3.30 and 5.30, and the Physiology and Hygiene classes are taken in the early morning. The Honours classes similarly are arranged to suit their convenience. The table of class hours will be found at the end of the section on the degree in the University Calendar. Students wanting further information concerning the arrangements for the Ed.B. classes should consult me. THE ROYAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. By Professor G. G. HENDERSON, M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., F.I.C., F.R.S. BY the affiliation of the Royal Technical College to the University, under an Ordinance of the University Court which was approved by His Majesty in Council in February, 1913, the opportunities which the University can offer for advanced study and research in the domain of Applied Science, and especially in all branches of Engineering and of Applied Chemistry, have been considerably increased. The Royal Technical College traces its origin to Anderson's University, founded in 1796, under the will of John Anderson, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University. In 1830 separate chairs of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry were constituted, and in 1870 a second chair of Chemistry, the "Young" Chair of Technical Chemistry, was endowed by Dr. James Young of Kelly and Durris. The staff of Anderson's University contained several of the foremost men of science of their day, and its Professors of Chemistry in particular brought great credit to the institution; it is sufficient to mention the names of Garnett, Birkbeck, Ure, Graham, Thorpe, Dittmar, Mills, Carey Foster, Herschel, and Forbes. Of the students of the College may be named Livingstone, Playfair, Young, Gilbert, Crum, and Muspratt. In 1886, by an order of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Council, Anderson's College, the College of Science and Arts (an offshoot of Anderson's), and certain other institutions were amalgamated to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College; at the same time the Medical School of the Andersonian was dissociated from the College and removed to its present position near the Western Infirmary. The new building, which was completed in 1910, has cost, with equipment, about £400,000, and provides ample facilities for scientific study and research. In 1912 His Majesty King George V. honoured the College by directing that in future it should be known as "The Royal Technical College, Glasgow." With the great expansion during recent years of the College staff, buildings, and equipment, the opinion was gradually formed that a closer connection between the University and the College was desirable if the scientific resources of the West of Scotland were to be fully utilised. That closer connection has been obtained by the Affiliation Ordinance. The chief provisions of the Ordinance, so far as they need be specified here, may be summarised as follows:- (1) Approved courses of instruction given in the daytime in the College are equivalent to courses taken in the University for the purposes of graduation in Applied Chemistry, in Engineering Science, in Architecture, and in Pharmacy. (2) The Preliminary Examination is the same for College as for University students. (3) The fees for approved College courses must not be less than the fees for the University courses in the same or corresponding subjects. (4) For the purposes of the tenure of bursaries, prizes, scholarships, studentships, and fellowships tenable in the University, the Senatus has power to determine that attendance on an approved College course shall be equivalent to attendance on a University course, and that a special course of study or research in the College shall be equivalent to the like course in the University. (5) In each subject of the examinations for graduation in Applied Science the examiners shall be the University Professor or Lecturer (if any) conducting the University course in the subject, the College Professor or Lecturer (if any) conducting the approved College course in the subject, and an Additional Examiner appointed by the University Court. It is important for the student to note that his attendance at any College class does not qualify for purposes of graduation unless he has previously matriculated at the University. For detailed information students should refer to the College Calendar, or to the Director of the College. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND READING ROOM. LIBRARIES are the laboratories and workshops of the Arts student; and though he is not superintended at his bench, like his scientific brother, the Glasgow Arts man is fortunate in having at his disposal resources (if not accommodation) that compare not unfavourably with those provided in other faculties. The University Library is stronger in some departments than in others, but it offers in almost all an adequate, in some a very valuable, collection for the use of students. The Hunterian, Hamilton, and Euing collections contain many rare and interesting books which may be read in the Photo by Lafayette. DAME FRANCES H. MELVILLE, M.A., B.D., LL.D. Mistress of Queen Margaret College. Library only, on application to the Librarian. Some of these book treasures are worthy of mention. In the Hunterian we have several Caxtons, including "The Golden Legend," his greatest effort; "The Chronicles" of the St. Albans Printer; books from the presses of Julian Notary, Pynson, Wynkyn de Worde; Colard Mansion's "Estrif de Fortune" (one of the two extant copies); Sweynheim and Pannartz's "Lactantius," the first book printed in Italy; and examples of all the great continental presses — Aldus, the Estiennes, Plantin, Elzevir, etc. In the collection there are about 500 books printed before the year 1500. The Euing, among other precious books, contains a First Folio (1623) of Shakespeare. The Hamilton room contains the Aristotelian collection, while in another room is housed a precious and voluminous collection of Bibles. In concluding this short list, one or two MSS. might be mentioned, such as the Psalter of about 1170; various mediaeval medical MSS.; a series of 15th century MSS. of English and French prose and poetry, including the unique Chaucerian "Roman de la Rose," and Tardif's "Fauconnerie." A deposit of £1 entitles any matriculated student to borrow from the Library four volumes at a time, or six in summer. (Note. — To borrow important class-books, or books recommended for essays, and to keep these out any longer than is required for their perusal is bad form, and marks the ruffian). The privilege of access to the shelves of the Library is granted by the Library Committee to such students as are recommended by their Professor or Lecturer. This invaluable privilege is, in practice, granted to all Honours students who desire it. Permits to work in the Library are renewable yearly, and students should apply early in the session for the recommendation required. The Library Catalogue, which is arranged under authors' names only, has been completed in thirty-six volumes in recent years. A subject catalogue which, like so many other things, stopped in 1914, will be found in an upright case in the entrance hall; in this, items are arranged chronologically in their kinds, and a bound manuscript volume acts as a key to the list. Much time wasted in the search for material could be saved by the use of the bibliographies contained in most text-books, in the Dictionaries of Biography, and in encyclopaedias; of the classified catalogues of the British Museum and the London Library; of the book-list of the Publishers' Association (all in the Library); and of the indexes of books reviewed in periodicals, e.g., the annual index of the Times for modern books. If a serious gap in any collection is discovered by the specialist student, he should report to some member of the staff of his department, giving title, publisher, and date of the work desired. (Note for students and others working in the Library. — Books taken from the shelves should be put back in their proper places; books are more easily lost in a Library than out of it, and the staff is too small to keep a constant check on such a large collection). The Library is open daily from 10 till 5 (Saturdays, 10 till 1), except in July and August and during the Christmas Vacation, when the hours are 10 till 2 and 10 till 3 respectively (Saturdays closed). The Library is also closed for nine days during the Annual Inspection in April A reference collection of texts, dictionaries, commentaries, etc., is available in the Reading Room from 9 till 4 daily (Saturdays, 9 till 12). The Library is supplemented by Class Libraries in Classics, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Economy, Russian, Celtic, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Chemistry, Engineering, Naval Architecture, Psychology, Arabic, Education and Law, the last being housed in Baillie's Institution, 153 West Regent Street. THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM. By Professor T. H. BRYCE, M.A., M.D., F.R.S. " The only chap I knew who ever went near the Hunterian paid a visit every Friday afternoon, and always signed the book in the name of the Bishop of London."—MITYA. THE interest and importance of the Hunterian Museum is too little appreciated by the general mass of the students. In the collections it contains the University possesses an asset which is in some respects unique. The Museum was founded by Dr. William Hunter, who by his will, dated 1783, left all his collections to his Alma Mater. He was a great teacher of anatomy, a scientific investigator, and the foremost obstetrician of his day in London. But he was also a collector of things of all sorts — pictures, manuscripts, mediaeval books and coins, as well as anatomical preparations, zoological and mineral specimens. The whole formed a nucleus for a notable University Museum. Since the date of Hunter's legacy many donors have added to the treasures of the collections, and in recent years much has been done to extend and enrich the Museum. The collection of anatomical preparations, which at one time was exposed to the public and was the main feature of the Museum in early days, was some years ago removed to the anatomical department, where it is in constant use in teaching, as Dr. Hunter intended it should be. It is of professional interest only, and was wisely isolated from the general collections, which are open to the public, free of charge, on week-days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in winter and 5 p.m. in summer. The Museum occupies the north side of the Last Quadrangle, and is approached by the staircase to the Bute Hall. Access is obtained by sounding the bell at the door. This gives entry to the Hunterian Library, which contains a very valuable and interesting collection of manuscripts and books, an elaborate catalogue of which has recently been published. In the table cases are to be seen interesting specimens of early printed books and illuminated manuscripts. A number of interesting pictures are exhibited in the Library, including a fine portrait of the founder of the Museum by Pine. The room next to the Hunterian Library, and the anteroom to the great hall of the Museum, is reserved for personal memorials of the founder. The antique table and chairs came from the old College Museum. On the table is the cup which was presented to William Hunter by his pupils; his microscope is exhibited on the table on the south side, while there is also to be seen the small anatomical figure in wax which Hunter is seen to hold in his hand in the Chamberlen portrait. The pictures on the walls all hung in William Hunter's house in London, with three exceptions. These are the portraits of Cullen, his master; of Tobias Smollett, his friend — both by Cochrane, the Scottish portrait painter; and of Francis Hutcheson, whose teaching of Moral Philosophy helped to mould Hunter's Character as a young student. The collection as a whole is of interest as that of an amateur of the arts of the third quarter of the eighteenth century. The most notable pictures are three by Chardin, the great French master of genre painting. There is also a fine Reynolds, a small but beautiful Rembrandt, and a number of interesting examples of the Italian and Dutch schools of painting. In the large hall the greater part of the floor level is devoted to the exhibition of a general cultural collection, while the gallery is reserved for the valuable geological and mineralogical collections. A small palaeontological collection occupies the east end of the hall on the ground level. On the south side of the hall the cases contain examples of relics of ethnological interest — from South Africa, Australia, and the South Seas. A case in the Central area is reserved for specimens which were collected during Captain Cook's voyages and acquired by William Hunter. On the north side the cases contain from east to west specimens illustrating the cultures of the Palaeolithic, the Neolithic, the Bronze, and the Iron Ages. Most of the specimens in the last three categories are of Scottish provenance. At the west end on this side there is a collection of relics from Egypt, flanked by a central case in which are exhibited life-size reproductions by Dr. Cohn Campbell of the paintings of the tomb chapel of Mena, a Royal Steward of the eighteenth dynasty. The west wall is occupied by a fine collection of inscribed slabs, milestones, and altars from the Roman Wall between Forth and Clyde, and the cases in the west area contain relics from the Roman Stations at Bar Hill (Kilsyth), Balmuildy, and Old Kilpatrick. The collections are being constantly added to by friendly donors. Former students who go abroad may serve their Alma Mater after they have left by securing specimens for the Museum. The value of their gifts may often be greatly added to if the advice of the members of the staffs of the various departments be sought regarding the kinds of specimens specially desired from the particular region to which they may be going. Those visiting tropical countries may often be of great help in obtaining desiderata for the Natural History collections. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. By Professor W. R. SCOTT, M.A., D.Phil., Litt.D., LL.D., F. B . A . (Convener). THE full title of this Committee is that on External Examinations and Appointments. It has thus two main activities relating to each of these two classes of openings for students and graduates. Its services are free to members of the University, no fee being charged either for registration or when an appointment has been secured. (A) External Examinations. CIVIL SERVICE Undergraduates who are thinking of the Civil Service as a possible career ought to consult Dr. W. R. Cunningham, University Librarian, in the first year of their University course, so that a suitable curriculum may be sketched out for them. Dr. Cunningham will be available for consultation in the Library on Thursdays during term-time from 3.30 p.m. until 5 p.m. He will also be glad to see at the same hours students whose curriculum has been fixed in a previous session, so that desirable re-adjustments of their subjects may be fully discussed with them. Entry to the Civil Service may be obtained by competitive examination or by competitive interview with a qualifying examination, or by competitive interview only. The two main competitive examinations are that for the Administrative Group (which embraces the Administrative Class in the Home Civil Service, and in the Civil Service of Northern Ireland, the Indian Civil Service, the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, and the Consular Services and Department of Overseas Trade and, by very recent arrangement, certain major posts in the London County Council Service) and that for the Tax Inspectorate Group, which includes the post of Third Class Officer in the Ministry of Labour, as well as the post of Assistant Inspector of Taxes under the Inland Revenue. A smaller but important competition covers posts in the Patent Office. The second class includes posts of Inspectors of Factories under the Home Office, and of Chemists in the Government Laboratory and certain Museum posts. The third class includes appointments in the Colonial Service, and in the Sudanese Service, in the Public Record Office, the National Library of Scotland and the Historical Department of the General Register House, Edinburgh. Vacancies in the smaller departments occur very infrequently and at irregular intervals. Details of all posts in the Civil Service open for competition may be found in Civil Service Examinations, published by the Civil Service Commission. This concise work may be consulted in the General Reading Room of the University. Good accounts of the organisation and work of the Home Civil Service may be found in the Report on the Royal Commission on the Civil Service, 1929-1931 (Lord Tomlin's Commission) with the minutes of evidence and the different appendices, and in the various volumes of The Whitehall Series, General Editor, Sir James Marchant, in which the distinguished heads of various Government Departments give full and illuminating descriptions of the history, development, staffing and methods of the offices under their direction. For the Indian Civil Service there is the lucid and balanced account by Mr. L. S. S. O'Malley, entitled The Indian Civil Service, 1601-1930, published by John Murray, 1931. The last chapter of this book, entitled Civilians and Literature, deals with contributions by Indian Civil Servants to literature and scholarship. Naturally there are references to works which give vivid pictures of the life, duties and amusements of members of the Service. The novels of Mr. Hilton Brown are particularly lively and instructive. (B) Other Appointments. A suitable University career qualifies for many fields of activity. Amongst these may be mentioned the Professions — Law, Medicine, Engineering (in its various branches), openings in business which include many subdivisions (such as Applied Chemistry, Engineers, Naval Architects, Botanists, Geologists, Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, Statisticians, Economists, and others who are selected on the managerial side, Commercial Representatives and Salesmen, trained Secretaries and Welfare Workers), Education, concerning which notifications of vacancies on University and College staffs in schools, both in Great Britain and overseas, are constantly being received. Also there is Agriculture, Architecture, Journalism, Social Work, Management of House Property, Hospital Almoners, Secretaryships (other than in business), Insurance (including Actuaries), Accountancy, and a large variety of miscellaneous occupations. Two points are to be noted:- 1. Almost all these careers require a specialised training, therefore it is essential that students should decide as early as possible the career for which they propose to fit themselves. They can always consult Dr. Thomson, who is both Adviser of Studies and Secretary of the Appointments Committee, first as to the prospects of various careers, and then as to the course of study which is necessary or advisable. 2. An important element in this decision which should be decided early is whether the student, when his course is finished, is prepared to go overseas. While there are a number of openings at home for qualified men or women, it must be recognised that the graduate who confines himself or herself to these is limiting the prospects of success, for competition for these appointments of every kind is exceedingly keen. The Dominions and Colonies and some times foreign countries offer a wide field. In business, and also in the professions, there are, in normal times, numerous openings overseas. There is often a reluctance to go abroad, and the reason usually offered is that parents will not hear of it. Start thinking of going abroad, then talking of it; through time your parents will be reconciled to your going. If the distance is greater the rewards are also greater. There are four stages in connection with appointments. i. As already explained, the work of the Committee is closely linked with that of the Adviser of Studies. Therefore the first step is to consult the Adviser on a career. In the case of Women Students the Mistress of Queen Margaret College should be consulted first. ii. During the Undergraduate stage Dr. Thomson sometimes hears of temporary posts, such as tutorships, and students requiring these should see Dr. Thomson. iii. The next stage comes at graduation, when the graduate is either ready to enter on his career, or is proceeding to add to his qualifications by further study. Each graduand receives a form which is to be filled up specifying if he already has a post, in which case he gives its nature. If he has no post, he next states if he is proceeding to further study. If he has no post and is not proceeding to further study, and wishes to register with the Appointments Committee, he is given a card to fill up with all his qualifications, and it is on this basis and Dr. Thom-son's knowledge of him that notice of vacancies for which he is qualified will be sent him. Women are advised to hand in a duplicate card to the Mistress of Queen Margaret College. BURROUGHES & WATTS L 234 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow Phone: Douglas EVERY REQUISITE for BILLIARDS & The 'Varsity Typewriting Office (E. Y. STEWART) SOLVE YOUR SECRETARIAL WORRIES! CIRCULARS CLASS NOTES SCIENTIFIC MENUS ESSAYS LITERARY PROGRAMMES THESES LINGUISTIC 45 GIBSON STREET, GLASGOW, W.2 LET . . 'Phone : West. 332 TRAINING OF TEACHERS. EVERY student who intends to enter the teaching profession should, before commencing his or her University course, make a careful study of the Regulations for the Preliminary Education, Training, and Certification of Teachers for various grades of Schools. (H.M. Stationery Office, 120 George Street, Edinburgh; or through any bookseller, price 8d.). These regulations show that every teacher must undergo a regular course of professional training before the Teacher's Certificate is awarded. Further, they should consider carefully the inclusion of subjects of school value in their University curricula, as qualifications to teach these subjects in the higher classes of the Day School and in the lower classes of the Secondary School may be gained. According to the regulations no man who is not a Graduate may henceforth be admitted to training; a woman who holds the Leaving Certificate of the Scottish Education Department and has successfully undergone a course of preliminary training at school may be admitted to a four years' course of training concurrent with her University course. For University Graduates two courses of training are available:- (1) The course leading to the Teacher's Special Certificate, open to Graduates with 1st or 2nd Class Honours only; (2) The course leadingto the Teacher's General Certificate, open to all Graduates. Further particulars may be had from the Director of Studies, Training Centre, Jordanhill, Glasgow, with whom an interview may be had by appointment. THE CARNEGIE TRUST. REGULATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE PAYMENT OF CLASS FEES IN THE UNIVERSITIES AND EXTRA-MURAL COLLEGES OF SCOTLAND. "I HOPE that the honest pride for which my countrymen are distinguished will prevent claims from those who do not require assistance, and that the invidious task of inquiring into the circumstances of each candidate need not be imposed upon the trustees."—(Extract of letter, dated 7th June, 1901, from Mr. Carnegie to Lord Elgin). I. Age.—Applicants must be over sixteen years of age. II.Nationality.—Applicants must be of Scottish birth or extraction, or must have given two years' attendance after the age of fourteen at a school or institution under inspection of the Scottish Education Department. III. Preliminary Education.—Applicants qualified under the two previous regulations who have been pupils of schools under the Scottish Education Department will be eligible for assistance in the payment of class fees if they have obtained the Leaving Certificate of the Department with a minimum of three higher grade passes, provided that it bears evidence of such preliminary education as is required by the Universities for their respective graduating curricula, or, if it does not, provided that it has been supplemented by such passes either in the Scottish Universities Preliminary or other examination as will satisfy the above requirements of the Universities. Where applicants have not been pupils of schools under the Scottish Education Department, or where other good ground for not having obtained the Leaving Certificate can be shown, the Executive Committee have power to accept instead what they deem equivalent evidence of attainments in the shape of passes gained either in the Scottish Universities Preliminary or other examination, provided that applicants will not be considered eligible who have not obtained three higher grade passes, or who require to pass any further preliminary examination before they can complete their graduating curricula. No Applicant in Medicine is eligible for assistance until pre-Registration subjects have been passed at any centre where pre-Registration examinations are required. IV. Course of Study.— Applicants in the Faculties of Arts and Science must have had their course of study for each academic year approved by the University Adviser of Studies. V. Degree Examinations.— Applicants must have passed the graduation examinations belonging to the previous stage of their curriculum before becoming eligible for assistance in the payment of fees of classes belonging to a further stage. VI. Reports on Attendance and Work.— Beneficiaries come under an obligation to submit to the Executive Committee at the end of each session particulars as to their attendance and work, any distinctions they may have gained, and any graduation examinations they may have passed. VII. Annual Allowances in the various Faculties. — The Annual Allowances towards payment of Class Fees offered to beneficiaries by the Trust in the various Faculties are as follows:— In Arts (Ordinary), £9 for three years, and (Honours) £9 for four years, in all £27 and £36 respectively; in Science (Ordinary), £18 for three years, and (Honours) £18 for four years, in all £54 and £72 respectively; in Medicine, £20 for four years, in all £80; in Dentistry, £15 for two years, and £10 for one year, in all £40; in Divinity, Music, Law (LL.B.), and Commerce, £7 for three years, in all £21; and in Law (B.L.), £5 for three years, in all £15: Any unexpended part of a grant will be carried forward to the succeeding year. VIII. Annual Allowances in Combinations of Faculties.— In combinations of Faculties the allowances available for beneficiaries are:—(1) Arts and Commerce, three Arts Grants of £9 and two Commerce Grants of £7, in all £41; subject had he sampled life in one of our University Halls. In these, not only is the flesh sustained by everything that could refresh it (vide supra), but the assimilation of knowledge is facilitated and encouraged by "Silence Hours" and various other devices, from a judicious admixture of fish in the Hall diet to portraits of Lord Kelvin and the Principal above the mantelpiece. You will now better understand the popularity of the Halls and be the more surprised to learn that for all these good things a member pays but a paltry £17 10s. per term, with a reduction to £16 16s. per term if he is wise enough to book for the three full terms of about ten weeks each. Small wonder, therefore, that vacancies are filled before they occur to let our Irish blood assert itself for a moment. It only remains for you to choose your clan and your tartan. There is Maclay Hall, Park Terrace, C.3., which was gifted to the University by Lord and Lady Maclay in memory of two sons killed in the Great War. Nearby is MacBrayne Hall, Park Circus Place, C.3, the gift of Laurence MacBrayne, Esquire, in memory of his father, the late Mr. David MacBrayne, of the Glasgow and Highland Royal Mail Steamers. The former Hall was opened in 1922 and the latter in 1923. To meet the growing demands upon them both residences have recently been considerably extended and improved. The Halls are splendidly situated above the West End Park, at a few minutes' walk from the University and Mitchell Library, and convenient also to the affiliated Colleges, the Infirmaries, the Police Office, and other centres of "Kultur." Applicants are advised to get their names early on the waiting list. Further particulars may be had from the respective Wardens, who will be pleased to show visitors over the Halls at any time. THE STUDENTS' REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL. THE primary purpose of the Students' Handbook is to give Freshmen some idea of the part which the undergraduate plays in the University. It is their compendium, in which they may find, if they will, such knowledge as is necessary before they begin to act in the academic community. Any article on the Students' Representative Council, therefore, ought to inform them how they may use that insti-tution, and profit by its existence. The S.R.C. is constituted by Act of Parliament: it is, in this sense, the only official undergraduate body in the University. It is recognised by the Crown; and it is recognised by the ruling academic powers — the University Court, the Senatus Academicus, the Principal. It exists to provide an effective link between the students and the professors, and to foster the Corporate Life. If, after the first week on Parnassus, you dislike the design of your professors' shirts, let the S.R.C. know about it, and if any change in the offending colour scheme seems desirable and at all possible they will make it for you. A personal complaint will not be merely so effective. If you have more serious dissatisfactions, the S.R.C. will be even more happy to deal with them, and it will be much more hopeful of remedying them. It exists in order to do that sort of thing. And it also exists in order to teach men the lawful pride of belonging to such a community as ours. This is a high and worthy ideal, and, if the Council is indifferently successful, at any rate it tries hard and accomplishes a considerable deal. For example, it makes you a gift of this Handbook! A more gracious welcome than the Registrar's, you will admit. Every fortnight it publishes the G.U.M. The G.U.M. has always been the best University magazine in the kingdom; and as such publications go, it is probably the biggest threepence-worth you will ever lay hands on. When you have passed your exams. the Book Exchange will sell your books for you, at your own price. If, again, when the vacation comes round you are bent on travelling abroad, you ought to look up the Convener of the International Academic Committee; he has schemes and powers whereby you may cover the Continent at an amazingly small expense. All these things the S.R.C. does for vou, and many more. It produces "College Pudding," that remarkable revue with the discouraging name. It organises Charities Day and runs the Freshers' Camp. So you see the S.R.C. does much. And it does everything in the belief that the contact of you University men with each other will provide you with by far the most precious knowledge that you will ever acquire on this wonderful hill, and to the end that you may be encouraged to make and cement such contacts. It tries to instil into the student that subtle essence which will make him the cultured, the complete man — and without which, should he win even a whole library of prizes, he will go down something of a discredit to his ALMA MATER, something less than a son of the family. Now you can't all be members of the S.R.C., but you all have a duty to perform in electing your representative. It is only by the interest of each and all that the Council can be truly representative. Record your vote intelligently at the Poll in November. The S.R.C. can be the most helpful, the most useful organisation in the University, if you furnish it with competent members. See to it. Photo by Lafayette. THE REV. A. C. CRAIG, M.A., M.C. Chaplain to the University. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—MR JOHN GOOD. Senior Vice-President—MR ALLAN MACKINNON. Junior Vice-President—MR ALASTAIR CAMERON, M.B., Ch.B. HON. Secretary—MR ROBT. HILLMAN. Convener, Q.M.Section—MISS VICTORIA A. C. MOIR. Additional Members of the Executive—MISS JANET MACARTHUR, M.A., MESSRS W. M. GRAHAM, M.A., D. C. RALSTON, and J. McKECHNIE. B.Sc., The Editor of the G.U.M. and the Convener of the I.A.C. Committee ex-officiis. Clerk of Council—MR JOHN MACINTYRE. Treasurer—MR G. F. Toni), C.A. Auditor—MR JAS. SNEDDON, C.A. Editor of the G.U.M., 1934-35—MR HUGH JOHNSTONE. Finance Manager of the G.U.M., 1934-35—MR JOHN PATERSON. Convener of I.A.C. Committee—MR HAROLD H. MUNRO. Convener of Book Exchange Committee—MISS MARGARET D. HOOD. Students who wish for LODGINGS May obtain a full list of Addresses at ENQUIRY Box UNDER THE TOWER GLASGOW UNIVERSITY CHAPEL. Service begins at 11 a.m., unless otherwise indicated. I.—List of Preachers for Session 1934-35. 1934. 14th October. The Rev. Professor WILLIAM FULTON, B.Sc., D.D., University of Glasgow. 21st October. The Very Rev. W. R. MATTHEWS, D.D., Dean of Exeter. 28th October. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 4th November. The Rev. A. W. SCUDAMORE FORBES, D.D., The Park Church, Glasgow. 11th November. The Rev. A. BOYD SCOTT, M.C., D.D., The Barony Church of Glasgow. 18th November. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 25th November (Students' Representative Council Sunday). The Rev. J. HUTCHISON COCKBURN, D.D., Dunblane Cathedral. 2nd December (Queen Margaret Settlement Sunday). The Rev. A. J. CARLYLE, D.D., D.Litt., Oxford. 9th December. The Rev. A. C. Craig, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 1935. 13th January. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 20th January. The Rev. Professor G. H. C. MACGREGOR, B.D., D.Litt., University of Glasgow. 1935. 27th January (Missionary Sunday). The Rev. J. STEWART, M.A., Sin Pin, Manchuria. 3rd February. The Very Rev. K. C. H. WARNER, D.S.O., M.A., Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. 10th February. The Rev. ROBERT M. MINTO, M.A., S.T.M., Assistant Minister, Kelvinside (Botanic Gardens) Church, Glasgow. Service at 3 p.m. in Bute Hall. (Gaelic Service). The Rev. ANGUS MACMILLAN, D.S.O., M.C., St. Columba's (Gaelic) Church, Edinburgh. 17th February. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 24th February. (Hospital Sunday). The Rt. Rev. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Dr. P. D. THOMSON). 3rd March. (Student Christian Movement Sunday). The Rev. Canon TISSINGTON TATLOW, D.D., Rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, London, E.C. 10th March. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 21st April. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 28th April. The Rev. Professor JOHN MAUCIILINE, B.D., Trinity College, Glasgow. 5th May. The Rev. JAMES BLACK, D.D., St. George's West Church, Edinburgh. O.T.C. Church Parade: Service at 3 p.m. in Bute Hall. The Rev. Professor ARCHIBALD MAIN, D.Litt., D.D., University of Glasgow, Hon. Chaplain to the Corps. 1935. 12th May. The Rev. J. H. DUNCAN, M.A., B.Phil., Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock. 19th May. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. 26th May. The Rev. R. W. WADDELOW, Adelaide Place Baptist Church, Glasgow. 2nd June. The Rev. Professor P. CARNEGIE SIMPSON, M.A., D.D., Westminster College, Cambridge. 9th June. The Rev. Professor G. T. THOMSON, B.A. (Oxon.), B.D., University of Aberdeen. 16th June. The Rev. A. C. CRAIG, M.C., M.A., Chaplain to the University. II.—The Chaplain's Meetings. THE University Chaplain, the Rev. A. C. Craig, will conduct a series of meetings on Sunday evenings during the winter and spring terms. These meetings will be held in the Men's Union, beginning at 6.30. They are open to all students and are intended to provide an open forum for the discussion of religion and its problems. The general subject which will be treated in the addresses is "Christian Ethics." A detailed syllabus can be had in the University Office, at the entrance to the Chapel, or on application to Mr Craig. III.—Monthly Evening Services (with special Music by the University Chapel Choir). THESE Special Services were instituted with the object of providing an hour of worship, with the opportunity of hearing some of the riches of Church Music, ancient and modern. Undernoted are the arrangements for the current session, and a glance at the outline will be sufficient to indicate that these Services present a unique opportunity of becoming acquainted with a beautiful literature little known or sung elsewhere. As the Chapel is always filled on these occasions, it is advisable to be forward in good time. The Stalls on the North side of the Chapel are reserved for members of the Staff until 6.20. MONTHLY EVENING SERVICES (with Special Music). 1934 Oct. 21st HENSCHEL: MASS (or Service) in C; for 8-part "A Cappella" Choir. (By desire). Nov. 18th "A Cappella" Church Music (from the 16th to the 20th Century). Dec. 16th Carols and Christmas Music. 1935 Jan. 20th Church Music for Choir, Violin and Organ. Feb. 17th Church Music by Modern Composers. Apr. 21st Easter Music. IV.— Organ Recitals. WEEKLY LUNCH-HOUR RECITALS ON FRIDAYS AT 1.30 P.M. MR. A. M. HENDERSON, A.R.C.M., University Organist, gives a short Organ Recital weekly, from October to December, on Fridays at 1.30 p.m., in the Memorial Chapel. These recitals, which are intended in the first case for Staff and Students, are timed to last a little less than half an hour. These recitals give an excellent opportunity of becoming acquainted with the best organ music. The programmes are attractive and of interest to everyone, and form a refreshing interlude in the week's studies. The first recital will be held on Friday, 19th October. The following is a sketch of the programmes planned for the first term. These recitals are free, Oct. 19 HISTORICAL PROGRAMME Nov. 18 MODERN COMPOSERS Oct. 26 BRITISH COMPOSERS Nov. 23 CESAR FRANCK PROGRAMME Nov. 2 FRENCH COMPOSERS Nov. 30 MODERN BRITISH PROGRAMME Nov. 9 GERMAN COMEOSERS DEC. 7 MODERN FRENCH PROGRAMME Glasgow University Union. THE difference between the Union and all other University clubs is that you can get along all right without joining the others. With the Union, membership is a necessity. The University without the Union would be unthinkable — a sort of Death in Life. From the foregoing remarks you may have gathered that we approve of the Union. Let us proceed farther, that you, too, may come to see things in their true light. Except your mother, nothing on earth, save the Union, will feed you, wash you, bath you, and cut your hair, all at less than down-town prices. But not even your mother will further provide billiards, ping-pong, chess, and a weekly palais: still at less than downtown prices. To be more explicit: the Union is a men's club in the fullest sense of the word. It contains a first-class Dining Room, a Quick-Lunch Buffet, a Smoke Room, a Cloak Room, a Billiard Room, several Bathrooms, and a Private Locker Room. There is also a luxurious Reading Room (supplied with all the best papers and magazines), a Silence Room (for swotting and sleeping), and a Library, free to members and containing all the books you have wanted to read for years. Finally, there are a Debating Hall and several smaller rooms which have not yet been christened. This is the Union during the day and on five evenings out of seven. But on Saturday nights a subtle change is noticeable. The Debating (now Dance) Hall becomes brightly lit and gay with happy boys and girls. The Reading (now Resting) Room becomes dimly lit and even gayer: in a word, the Union Palais is in progress. Further activities of this versatile organism include four debates per annum, some lunch-hour addresses by various celebrities, and Daft Friday, the greatest night known to man. And what, you ask, is the cost of all this ? A paltry guinea. Twenty-one simple shillings, and you arrive at the mecca of student pilgrimage. It would be a home from home, but home was never like this. Come along and inspect it free, for the first three weeks of term: thereafter dear reader, we shall, without doubt, be fellow members. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, 1934-35. President—JOHN R. CRAY. Vice-Presidents—PROF . STOCKMAN, M.D., LL.D. SIR TAIN COLQUHOUN, Bart., of Luss, D.S.O. Hon. Secretary—M. MACLEOD, M.A. Hon. Treasurer—A. J. BARBER FLEMING, LL.B. Hon. Asst. Secretary and Treasurer—H. C. MCLAREN. Convener of Debates—D. K. HuTCHIsoNr. Convener of Games—D. C. RALSTON. Convener of Library—A. MACKINNON. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE— Former Students—J. THOMSON, Ph.D.; H. R. McLENNAN, M.D., M.C.O.G.; PROF. E. P. CATHCART, C.B.E., M.D., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S.; the REV. R. M. MINTO, M.A., S.T.M. Present Students—President of S.R.C., ex-officio; President of G.U.A.C., ex-officio; D. H. NEWBIGGING ; D. FRASER, B.Sc.; H. O'HEAR, B.L.; C. N. RIBBECK, H. McNEIL,; R. MURDOCH. THOMSON, SKINNER & HAMILTON 137 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW, C.2 Large and well assorted Stock of all Scientific Appliances and Pure Chemicals For use in Schools, Colleges, and Works' Laboratories ESTIMATES FREE Telegraphic Address : "Argand," Glasgow. Telephone No. Douglas 2842-3 Queen Margaret College Union. QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION, in laying its claims before the women student, is not on a par with other University clubs and societies. These will appeal to certain groups and individuals and not to others, but the Union should play a part in the University life of every woman student. "Communal life" is a phrase which must be practically meaningless to non-members of the Union, since it implies a social intercourse which is impossible without some centre round which it may move. Such a centre is provided most effectively and attractively by Q.M. College Union. The facilities offered to members include an extremely comfortable lounge and drawing-room, guest rooms, a study, a library, and luncheon and tea rooms, where very moderately-priced meals are served. Further conveniences are continually being added. The subscription is £1 3s. per year, on payment of which the member receives a very useful diary containing all the most important University dates, the officials of University societies, and other valuable information. In October the Union holds its Freshers' Social, to which all first year students are invited. Debates, political and otherwise, take place throughout the session. The Daft Friday Dance, judging by its successful inauguration last year, promises to be a feature of Varsity life. The definitely social side of the Union has improved tremendously since the appointment of a Convener of Amusements, and this year still greater improvements are expected in this direction. The Union is open to all women students until the end of October, so that Freshers and others may see for themselves its advantages. All matriculated students, graduates and members of the General Council are eligible for membership. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—BARBARA L. NAPIER. Hon. Secretary—M. MURIEL GIBSON. Hon. Treasurer—MRS J. B. MCLENNAN, C.A. Hon. Asst. Secretary—LORNA J. TILLOTSON. Resident Secretary—Miss M. H. LAIRD. QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE HALLS OF RESIDENCE FOR WOMEN STUDENTS. QUEEN MARGARET HALL.—BUTE GARDENS, HILLHEAD. Warden: MISS MACGREGOR. In 1894 the Queen Margaret Hall Company was formed by the Queen Margaret College Students' Union Association to provide a conveniently placed hall of residence for University women students. In 1924 this Company was dissolved, and the Hall transferred to the University of Glasgow. Queen Margaret Hall has accommodation for 36 students in single or double study-bedrooms in addition to common rooms. Residence fees, which are payable terminally in advance, vary according to room. They are at the rate of 30s. (shared room) to 35s. 6d. per week without luncheon, or 32s. to 37s. 6d. with full board. Enquiries and applications for admission should be addressed to The Warden. ROBERTSON HALL.-1 LILYBANK TERRACE, HILLHEAD. Warden: MISS SHEILA KERR, M.A. The gift of a house to the University by Mr. J. M. Robertson made it possible to open, in October, 1926, this Hall of residence and study for matriculated women students. It is in the care of a Warden who is a member of the University teaching staff. Robertson Hall stands conveniently between the University buildings at Gilmorehill and Queen Margaret College. It has accommodation for 21 residents in study-bedrooms and divided rooms. It also has for the common use of students a Dining Room, Common Room, and Reading Room. Residence fees, which are payable terminally in advance, vary according to the room allotted. They are at the rate of from 35s. per week, with full board. For prospectus, terms of admission, etc., apply to The Warden. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT LATELY QUEEN MARGARET SETTLEMENT. QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION was founded in 1897 by old students of Queen Margaret College. The centre of its activities is the Settlement House, 77 Port Street, Anderston, which has a number of resident, and many non-resident, workers. For thirty-seven years this has been the women's University Settlement in Glasgow, but in May, 1934, the Constitution was widened to admit men to membership and so enlarge Queen Margaret Settlement into the Glasgow University Settlement in the full sense of the name. The object of the Settlement is to promote friendship between the residents and workers in the Settlement and the people of the neighbourhood, and to give the latter such assistance — social, intellectual, advisory, and cultural — as they may need or desire. The Settlement is also a valuable training ground for anyone wishing to study at first hand economic problems and social conditions. The Glasgow School of Social Study and Training (under the auspices of the University) uses the Settlement as its centre of practical training under the direction of the Settlement Warden, who is also Tutor in Practical Work to the School of Social Study (syllabus from the Hon. Sec., Miss Story, 21 Ashton Road, Glasgow, W.2). The activities of the Settlement cater for all ages, tastes, and conditions, too numerous to be detailed here, but they include clubs for men and women, boys, girls and children, Banks, Nursery School, a free Legal Dispensary (the work of which has lately been undertaken by the University Law Society), Summer Camps, sport, drama, and other interests. The first Work Club in Glasgow for Unemployed Men was started by the Settlement at 168 Stobcross Street, and a second much larger Work Club, with a membership approaching 500 men, has been instituted at Haugh Road. An Allotment Association has been organised and attached to these clubs. A centre for unemployed women and girls, and unemployed men's wives has also lately been opened at the Settlement in connection with the existing Girls' Club there. The Settlement depends on voluntary help and voluntary contributions for its widely-spread existence. Many University students, usually when College days are over, have generously supported its efforts from the beginning, either with work or subscription, but, generally speaking, the Settlement has not been well enough known to the body of the students, and therefore has not yet received from them the assistance it requires. Now, since May, 1934, any University man or woman may be a member for the sum of half-a-crown, and all may help to raise funds for the University's own Settlement from other sources. Offers of help in Settlement work and applications for membership will be gladly received at any time. Application may also be made for residence in the Settlement House (now available for both men and women) and for any other particulars to the Warden, Miss Batting, J.P., 77 Port Street, Anderston, Glasgow, C.3. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1933-34. Hon. President — THE PRINCIPAL. Convener of Executive — THE MISTRESS Of QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE Hon. Secretaries — MISS GRACIE, M.A., 9 Cleveden Crescent, Glasgow, W.2., Miss MACLAY, 17 Kew Terrace, Glasgow, W.2. Acting Hon. Treasurer—Miss A. M. STEPHEN, M.A., Invergare, Rhu. Surgical Instrument & Appliance Maker GEORGE B. RITCHIE 249 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.I 'Phone—DOUGLAS 532 EVERYTHING SURGICAL STETHOSCOPES LARYNGOSCOPES DISSECTING INSTRUMENTS SKELETONS I.R. GLOVES MIDWIFERY FORCEPS OPERATION APRONS AND COATS All Requisites for Medical Students Bags and Complete Outfits for Medical Men THE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. WHEN a man joins the O.T.C. he thinks not of himself only but of his unit, his Contingent, his University, and his country. The Fresher cannot join every club and society at the University; he must therefore decide which organisation will provide the greatest diversion and relaxation from his studies. The student of the University of Glasgow has the opportunity of joining one of four units of the O.T.C.- Artillery, Engineer, Infantry or Medical. The conditions of service are far from exacting, and can be carried out by the most conscientious student without interfering with his attendance at lectures. Although many cadets have been granted Commissions in the Auxiliary Forces, and some in the Regular Army, it must be clearly understood that membership of the O.T.C. involves no legal liability to service. Full details can be obtained at O.T.C. Headquarters, but it may be mentioned that a Recruit is expected to attend 30 instructional parades before Camp, and a Trained Cadet or former member of the Junior Division O.T.C. is expected to attend 15 parades for the same period. The Annual Camp, which is generally regarded as the greatest attraction, is held in July for 15 days. Recent Camps include Fleetwood, Scarborough, Peebles and Nairn. Fixtures, in addition to the Annual Camp, include the Spring Camp at Dechmont during the Easter vacation, the Annual Smoker, Dance, and Inter-Unit Miniature Range Competition. Shooting is encouraged and teams are sent to Risley. All members of the Artillery Unit are taught to ride. Another consideration will probably be a financial one. A nominal subscription to the Cadets' Recreation Fund is collected at Camp annually. No other expense need be incurred. Kit and Equipment are the property of the Contingent and are issued free, but must be returned in good order by the Cadet when he leaves the Contingent. Come along to our Headquarters in University Avenue and have a look round for yourself. If you join you will be welcome, and you are not likely to regret it. THE G.U.M. THIS is one of those customs, like women and degree exams, which are more honoured in the breach than in the observance. Its sole virtue, if any, is that of courtesy. It is a formal obeisance. Its chief vice is that of stating the obvious. And platitudes, to all but professors, are stale, flat and unprofitable. To describe the G.U.M. in anything but the vaguest terms would be exceedingly rash. It is, then, like the Ghost in Hamlet, a thing. The most searching metaphysical insight would declare it to be nothing more than an appearance or phenomenon. It is a fortnightly apparition which harrows the College with fear and wonder. If your animal faith is leonine enough, you may confront the fact that it is a Chameleon-like something which the janitors aerate periodically. Farther than this I dare not. Defining the G.U.M., like defining poetry, is a thankless and quite unnecessary task. If you want to know what the magazine was like, apply to the Union Library for bound volumes of past issues. If you want to know what it is like, the first issue for session 1934-35 will appear some time in October, and three paltry pence will secure you a copy. Early in the first term you will be roused abruptly from your several cults of bovine beatitude, paideumic apathy or umbilical mysticism by a bright bill, e.g., Prof. Good Goes Nude. Snaffle a copy while the censor sleeps. SUNDRIES : 1. A classical and too-respectable-to-be-raspberried myth asserts that the G.U.M. is the best university magazine in Britain. This myth might be prettily capped, but I prefer to leave it in its pseudo-sanctity and instead to invite you, as one ardent youth to another, to collaborate with the G.U.M. staff in an endeavour to win fresh laurels and, oblivious of extramural repute, to make the magazine one which the civic will be bound to read. 2. Each of you has something to say, something worth writing out fair, on one side of the paper, and posting in the box under the Tower, or on the Union letter-rack. It may be a wise-crack overheard in the tram; it may be an epic which has dogged you since you were so high. Let's have it. 3. Past editors have especially vetoed two things—(a) the word "bloody," (b) satires on the S.R.C. I veto nothing. Satirise till you are satisfied. "Bloody" till you are anaemic. So long as you are intelligible, responsible, legible, and on one side of the paper you'll be welcomed with a fatted calf and as much space as you can fill. 4. Good prose has always been the rarest star in our firmament. Aeroliths of verse are frequent enough; and good verse, of course, is exceedingly precious. But our most urgent demand is for prose, pure honest-to-goodness King's English, prose with a point. 5. Lastly, at all times think for yourselves. Let no bellwether, intramural or otherwise, seduce your ewe-lamb mentalities. Be self-governing and self-critical. Perhaps you might adjust yourselves the more happily to this corporate phenomenon if I suggested that the G.U.M. is a place for letting off steam. I assure you it offers fine scope to all who practise the poet's creed: nothing but enjoy. QUETZAL. Western Mutual Assurance Society (Founded 1832) 234 ST. VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW To those who are not possessed of substantial capital Life Assurance and Health Insurance are virtual necessities — the one to meet the pecuniary embarrassments attendant upon early death (while providing in the event of survivance an ATTRACTIVE ENDOWMENT), the other to cover LOSS OF INCOME consequent upon illness or accident. Neither is costly if effected with the old WESTERN MUTUAL, whose twin features throughout its long RECORD OF SUCCESS EXTENDING TO OVER A CENTURY have been Remarkably Low Premiums and an Impregnable Financial Position In the matter of Insurance delay is DOUBLY DANGEROUS. Post at once for Prospectus and full particulars. A. J. GREEN, F.F.A., Actuary and Manager. "THE GILMOREHILL GLOBE" To many readers of this Handbook, the Gilmorehill Globe is a familiar feature of University life, but to the errant pilgrim who has just graduated to this seat of learning, it may be no more than a name. The Gilmorehill Globe is the weekly newspaper of the University. It is published by a Management Committee composed of representatives from the S.R.C., Athletic Club, Men's Union, O.M. Union, the Medico-Chirurgical, Dialectic and Engineering Societies, and three members of the University staff. It appears every Monday during term — price one penny. Its object is the promotion of a closer corporate life within the University by circulating news of student activities, and by providing a forum for the discussion of student problems. All aspects of student life are covered. The first year club is reported alike with the S.R.C. Nothing, as far as is humanly possible, that affects student life, is omitted. The Editorial policy owns allegiance to no society or organisation, political or otherwise, but seeks only the well-being of the student body. To those who intend entering the world of journalism, no better training ground could be desired. The Globe offers an all-round experience, from reporting to the actual laying out of the paper. Experience is not required, but enthusiasm is essential. Applications are invited from students, male or female, desiring to join the staff, and should be addressed to the Editor, Gilmorehill Globe, c/o Union. The first number of the Globe will be on sale on Monday, 8th October. Avoid disappointment by securing your copy early. Don't rely on your neighbour buying a copy and tearing off the back page to give to you, who are only interested in the Athletic Club's activities. Buy a copy for yourself, and buy early. Inter-Academic Committee. THIS cumbersome title is usually cloaked by its members under the practically unintelligible group of initials, I.A.C. It may be termed briefly the Travel Department of the S.R.C., for its convener deals mostly with the Travel Department of the Students' Representative Councils of Scotland, arranging for the local entertainment of foreign student visitors and vacation course tourists. To this end he recommends and sells the Handbook of Student Travel in Europe (2s. 3d. post free) and the International Student Identity Card (fee 2s. 6d.). Particulars can be obtained of foreign vacation courses of study, and the various conferences for students abroad and at home, together with concessions available in residence and travel for holders of the Identity Card. An important piece of work at home comes through our affiliation with the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, procuring for all students a reduction for individual membership of the S.Y.H.A. The association, which is but four years old, aims at establishing as comprehensive a Youth Movement as that of Germany. To attain this ideal it requires whole-hearted support, especially from 'Varsity men and women. Its rapid progress has created great facilities for visiting the finest districts in Scotland, inexpensively and in comfort. Large numbers from the other 'Varsities are already members; we do not believe that Glasgow will fall short of their enthusiasm. You will enjoy the genial camaraderie of the hostels, and you will mix with students of all nationalities. Spend the next vac. in a hostel tour. Particulars may be obtained from the Convener, Harold H. Munro. Mention must also be made of the two notice boards, one in each quad., placed at the disposal of the Convener, although the ordinary University society notice boards are utilised too. Any application for information should be made to the Convener at the Union or S.R.C. Room. Students! Support Your Advertisers Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." WE ourselves have never approved the selling of one's books, but in truth be it said — some books are for reference. When you have tasted these, shun them, or better still, bring them to the Book Exchange. There is good money to be had for such. If they are in fine condition you may ask two-thirds of the published price, which is considerably more than second-hand booksellers will give you. Why does the S.R.C. do it? Pure philanthropy, cives. But that is no invitation to remove our books without the little ceremony of paying for them. What do you think the Library is for? Now then, freshers and old lags, come here for your books. We have a fine stock of carefully annotated text-books in all languages, the important medical books, etc., to say nothing of the vulgar sciences. Come early and do good business. You will find us in the S,R.C, room under the Tower. convener—MARGARET D. HOOD, THE APPARATUS EXCHANGE. THE Apparatus Exchange is run on the same lines as the Book Exchange. Students desiring to make up their apparatus, or to dispose of it, may do so most advantageously through the Exchange. Apparatus is sold at half the market value. There is also room for storing apparatus, the charge being 6d. per term; the same charge is made for storing apparatus over the vacation. Any person desiring to use the Exchange should apply to the Convener, Apparatus Exchange, Chemistry Department. Church of Scotland Students' Residence. THE Residence situated at 11 Oakfield Avenue, within a few minutes' walk of the University, was opened in 1903. Originally it was intended for students in Divinity, but with the years this has changed, and students of any faculty are accepted, though a preference is still given to students intending to be ministers in the Church of Scotland. There is accommodation for twenty students, together with a large dining-room, library, drawing-room and smoke-room. Each bedroom is fitted up as a study, and is equipped with a gas fire. There is also bathroom accommodation, cloak-room, store-room, and a garden. The advantages derived from students living together in the Residence has been fully borne out by the large number of prizes and honours taken by these students, while in the athletic world members have shown their ability. The football eleven has an unbeaten record, while a tennis tournament and bridge and hockey matches are also arranged. A Residence Magazine is published throughout the session. The common meals are arranged for such hours as may be most convenient for the general body of the students, and each student is provided with a latch-key. Further particulars may be had from the Warden at the Residence. THE CORPORATE LIFE SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED. OWING to the peculiar workings of Providence and the S.R.C., by the time you read this, various apes and plug uglies will have cajoled, bullied or otherwise enticed you into joining innumerable clubs. (If they haven't, there has been a slip up among those pariahs and untouchables, the whips. We know, we were a whip ourselves once). Many of you will he glad to have escaped with your lives and will be quite content to lose your subscriptions. But, apart from this being a Scottish University, why not make use of the clubs you have joined? Elsewhere in this book you will find glowing and probably mendacious descriptions of the clubs which infest the College. Read these carefully and decide to keep in with a political club. No one who takes their politics seriously can be a member of more than one club, we are told — but join one anyway. We are always presuming that you will naturally gravitate towards the Unions as well. In addition to these two, join at least one other club — you may be interested in poetry, motor bikes, hearing yourself speak, or newts. All of those have clubs built round them. "And why," says you, "should I do all this ? I'm here to get a degree — and I can't get one if I do all these things." "Oh," says we, all smug and patronising, "you can get a degree and do all this. Go to classes, do the work, be lucky and a degree will follow. But there's more to a 'Varsity education than that. The one thing the Corporate Life can teach you is to look after yourself — depend on yourself with the knowledge that you will not be let down. You must develop the faculty of meeting and talking on an equal basis with other people. Don't agree with what they say if you don't agree — but do meet them. You will never develop that faculty by borrowing lectures from the fellow next you in class, or by asking for the 'Parnassus' at the Mitchell. "The degree you collect in three years will be useless if you can't make the very best of it: you can't do that if you don't tell people what a great guy you are anyway: you can't do that if you can't approach them. Ergo, learn the proper approach. And the way to begin is by taking a part, no matter how small, in the Corporate Life." Don't think we recommend the Life purely from its business aspect. As the old films said, "You'll learn a little and laugh a lot," only you will learn a lot too. In the Handbook you will read of clubs whose aims interest you. Get to know more about them by asking the secretary (that's what he's there for, anyway). A 'Varsity training means more than copying down three lectures a day, and the Corporate Life will supply that something more. There is a part that appeals to you — take part and you will never regret it. And oh, before we forget, form a year club. It lets you meet the other poor freshers and you can make all the mistakes you like without some blase second year man laughing at you. Besides, you might meet a cute little number — if you do, drop a line with her height, weight, reach and 'phone number to Your loving instructors, R. M. MALCOLM AND E. G. ASHTON. COMING EVENTS In the next few pages we give a short calendar of 'Varsity activities due to take place during this session. Freshers in particular should study this section of the Handbook carefully. THE RECTORIAL. SOMEWHERE in the mausoleum of unread masterpieces which form the opening pages of this Handbook, you will find an article on the Rector — who he is, what he is, and if so, why. To most generations of cives, the Rector is a nebulous functionary who leads a highly non-academic existence somewhere in Downing Street or the Outer Hebrides, answering begging letters from presidents of political clubs. Rectors, however, unlike Editors of the Handbook, are made, not born, and next month you are going to make one of your very own. Divers philanthropists will invite you to smokers and dances, hand you scurrilous pamphlets, make speeches at you, kidnap you, offer to buy your vote, and kiss your babies for weeks before the Election. And when der Tag arrives, you will be bombarded with assorted missiles ranging from peasemeal and rotten eggs to old boots and choice morsels from the Anatomy Department dustbins. In spite of all this, no one really cares who wins. But the Election provides an opportunity for a triennial ebullition of concentrated Corporate Life and Academic Debauchery that will remain green in your memory until you are toothless dotards. So tear yourselves away from your dear professors, boys and girls; join in the orgy and make this the Hottest Rectorial in history. And if you are alive, sober, and out of jail on 27th inst., turn out in your thousands and vote. Rectorial Election, 27th Oct., 1934 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW RECTORIAL- ELECTION OCTOBER, 1934 Regulations for the Nomination of Candidates 1. Each nomination shall be made on an official form to be obtained from the Clerk of Senate. Each form is required to be signed by ten sponsors who must be matriculated students entitled to vote in the election. 2. All nominations must be entered officially at a special meeting of a Nomination Court consisting of the Principal (or his Deputy), the Clerk of Senate, the President and Secretary of the Students' Representative Council, and two of the sponsors of each of the nominees. 3. A special meeting of the Nomination Court for the purpose of receiving nominations will be held in the Senate Room of the University at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17th October, 1934, being the tenth day prior to the polling day. The names of the candidates and their sponsors will thereafter be displayed on at least one University Notice Board. ROBERT S. BAIT, Principal. J. R. CURRIE, Clerk of Senate. THE UNION JUBILEE. AT a meeting last session the Union Committee of Management decided, after some discussion, that this year it would celebrate the Jubilee of the Union. The reason for the discussion was that, the early history of the Union being a trifle involved, it was rather difficult to decide whether should be commemorated the actual opening of the original Union buildings, the drawing up of the first constitution, or the first meeting of Union members. Eventually the committee were of the opinion that since a new building had now arisen on a different site, and since the constitution had at various times been much altered, the first meeting, not of Union members, but when the idea of a Union was first publicly mooted, should be observed. The report of Mr J. H. Harley, M.A., first president of the Union, at the first meeting of members in 1889, makes reference to this initial meeting and its subsequent results. "The idea of 'Glasgow University Union' arose, in the first place, from a conference between the various students' societies in the University, and a consequent general meeting of students and graduates in the Bute Hall, on Saturday, the 14th day of February, 1885. At that meeting the following resolution was unanimously agreed to :--- 'That it is desirable to form a Glasgow University Union for the purpose of promoting social intercourse among the students, past and present, of Glasgow University, and of acting as a central body representing students' interests, and, especially for making adequate provision for the accommodation of the various College Societies.' A Provisional Committee was appointed to give effect to this resolution, and negotiations were immediately commenced with a view to a site for such a Union being obtained from the Senate on the college grounds. Some progress had already been made in such negotiations when the committee became convinced of the immediate necessity of establishing a Students' Representative Council for the purpose of satisfying one, at least, of the wants hinted at in the resolution unanimously carried at the preliminary meeting. . . ." Thus this meeting to found the Union was a momentous one in that it not only took the first steps in forming the Union, but also gave rise to the S.R.C. in order to make these steps practicable. As events turned out, this latter was unnecessary since, towards the end of 1885, an anonymous donor gave the sum of £5000 for the erection of Union buildings, which were finally approved by the Senate on 24th May, 1886. On March 23rd, 1888, a constitution, after some difficulty due to the Senate's desire for an absolute veto, was accepted by donor, Senate and students, and in 1889 the first meeting of Union members was held in the Debating Hall of the new building. These were the results of the meeting on the 14th day of February, 1885, which has now, after many changes, given rise to one of the finest Unions in Britain, and which it is now intended to commemorate on Friday, 15th February, 1935. The exact form of the celebrations has not yet been decided, but it is suggested that the debates, which have always been a feature of the Union's activities, should be recognised by holding a special debate in which distinguished student orators of past and present generations be invited to speak. It is also suggested that those twin functions, the dinner and the dance, which have, perhaps more in recent years, made up so large a part of the Union's life, should be incorporated in the festivities on or about the 15th of February. But of all these more will be heard anon. THE UNION DEBATES. OUR University has a debating tradition peculiarly her own; and, in the opinion of a gentleman well fitted to say so, a debating standard inferior to that of no University in the kingdom. In the older English Universities the Union Society exists primarily, and in some cases almost solely, as a debating organisation. In Glasgow the real forum of debate is the Dialectic Society of ancient foundation — and if you are a true student of oratory you will not fail to make that your training-ground. But four times a year there happens the biggest event in student life — the Parliamentary Debate. If on coming up for the first time you want to catch something of the atmosphere of your University, there is no surer place to find it than in a Union Debate; if you wish to see the men that have given most to and got most from their Alma Mater in the past few years; if you wish to meet those of your contemporaries who will leave their mark on the student body of your own time — it is at a Union Debate that you will see and meet them; if you can put up with some drivel and would hear much genuine fun, there is no surer place to find both than at a Union Debate; if you wish to learn something of Parliamentary procedure, to be convinced that public speaking is not a dying art, to listen to the cream of University oratory, to drink in some of the life's blood of your Alma Mater, the first and surest place to do it is at the First Political Debate of the session on the evening of Friday, 2nd November. 1934. About which you ought to know that:- 1. The debate is a Political Debate on the House of Commons model. 2. Although the leading part is taken by the nominees of the Political Clubs, the debate is open for anyone to speak. 3. Every matriculated student — not members of the Union only — may attend, and has a vote in the division. 4. The Distributist Party will be in power. 5. Q-Emmas are permitted to occupy the gallery. 6. In order that you may make full preparation the "orders of the day" are printed, and will be available in the Union two or three days before the Debate. 7. The Debate is followed by a Supper. (Price 2s. 6d.). This year's debates are on Fridays. Dates of Debates: November 2nd, 1934 — First Union Debate; November 30th, 1934 — Inter-'Varsity Debate; February 1st, 1935 — Union Dialectic Debate; March 1st, 1935 — Last Union Debate. DEBATES COMMITTEE Convener—D. K. HUTCHISON. Members—Messrs A. M. FYFE, A. M. MACFIE, H. H. MuNRO, C. N. RIBBECK, H. RYAN, and A. STEWART, together with the President and Secretary ex-officio. COLLEGE PUDDING. IN November occurs the tenth edition of 'Varsity's Annual Revue. College Pudding is produced by students, with students, and, to a certain extent, for students: wherefore students should do all in their power to help. If you can sing, dance, elocute, act, conjure, juggle, stand on your head, or otherwise entertain the multitude, come and let us have the first laugh. You'll probably be made a star right away — you've no idea how low our standards are. Seriously, even if you are a Fresher, don't know anybody, and can only do card tricks and Gunga Din, we shall be delighted to welcome you; and you'll have a very enjoyable entrance to College life. So give in your name at once to the Convener, C. NORMAN RIBBECK, at the Union. In every Student's Mental Notebook Howat The Regent Restaurant 51 West Regent Street at Renfield St. The Regent for a rare meal at the right price 3-Course Lunch — 2-Course Tea - 2i' Snack Tea Special Theatre Supper (4 courses) - 21' Open till 10.45 p.m. CHARITIES DAY. First Official Announcement. CHARITIES DAY was originally started as a "rag" by a small group of kindred spirits. Now it is a huge organisation depending for its success on innumerable committees. Several, of these committees commence work about the beginning of December, as six or seven weeks of preparation are necessary for all the details of Charities Day. During the past year or two there has been a noticeable falling off in the number of student collectors. This has given rise to the question — is the enthusiasm of the students for Charities Day waning? If enthusiasm is waning then let us drop Charities Day altogether. During the past twelve years over £130,000 has been collected by means of Charities Day. In 1930 a record amount of £17,300 was collected. I think this record could be easily broken and pushed up to £20,000 provided the Glasgow students would this year display the same enthusiasm as in the earlier years. In conclusion let me say that the success of this day depends upon the whole-hearted support of the students, either on organising committees or as collectors. Therefore, turn out in your thousands to show there is still a demand for Charities Day, and to make 1935 the greatest of all. JOHN GOOD. HAVE YOU READ UNIVERSITY VERSES OR ARE YOU STILL UNEDUCATED? The best verse published in the G.U.M. (and that means the best verse published in Scotland) has been collected, and may be had at the BOOK EXCHANGE The book costs { 4d. (in paper covers) 1/- (bound in cloth) DIALECTIC SOCIETY FRESHERS' COMPETITION. "After all, what are the chief differences between man and the brute creation, but that he clothes himself, that he cooks his food, that he uses articulate speech."—Quiller-Couch. THIS article is for Freshers only; because after you've been up at the University a year, you'll begin to envy the brute creation. When you're young, however, it's only right to try to differ from it. And of the three distinguishing marks the Public Decency Act will see that you observe the first, unless you're a Scottish Nationalist; the inner man will see that you observe the second, unless you're a vegetarian; and, unless you're as dumb as a Professor without his notes, the Dialectic Society will attend to the third. Mind you it's not "speech" that differentiates man from beast, it's "articulate speech." Any yammering yahoo can speak; but, for all the difference it makes to him, his speech might be the caterwauling of a bilious hyaena. But the men the Dialectic Society wants to hear and to make are men who can speak appropriately, speak clearly, speak accurately, speak convincingly; men whose speech is articulate. "Poets," it has been said (probably by one), "are born, not made." Orators, however, have never had any such illusions about themselves. The Freshers' Competition will give the weaker brethren among you an opportunity of making themselves speakers. The second officer of the Lightship, "Nantucket," had never been able to swim before the Olympic rammed his boat; but he can now. So don't be afraid of making your first speech at the Freshers Competition on November 28th. But maybe some of you can speak already. You may have made your maiden speech when you were in petticoats. Well, there is an additional inducement for you to speak in the Freshers' Competition; you may get the prize which Sir Robert Horne has kindly presented. Remember " He who shies At such a prize Is not worth a maravedi."—Gilbert SWANWICK. HAVE you ever lived in camp? Have you ever spent a week of your holidays under canvas in beautiful English park-land, with every possible variety of game and sport to tickle the jaded muscles of your limp and wearied body, wearied with the exactions of those ruthless hounds that harry your poor life from exam to exam? You will have difficulty in suppressing the flow of rhetoric that pours forth like water from a broken tap if you happen to meet a man who has been to Swanwick. Ask Professor Bowman, who was there recently, ask Mr. Craig, ask Dr. Yellowlees, ask any S.C.M. man or woman. What is Swanwick? It is the annual summer camp-conference of the Student Christian Movement. It is usually attended by 1,200 men and women drawn from every University and College in Great Britain, and composed of every colour and nationality. The finest speakers and the most outstanding "personalities" of the day address you in the mornings and evenings, and there is ample time to discuss and question all that these men, or all that your fellow-campers, may dogmatise upon. And there is a bookstall containing every S.C.M. publication, all of which you could read on a rainy day without charge! Rally round, you Scots! You can have your choice of two programmes, one in the second week of July, and one on Glasgow Fair Week. The camp is really extraordinarily cheap; you can buttonhole to yourself for a whole week some of the greatest thinkers and leaders of our time and all for L2 2s. (I'm sorry, Q. Emmas, you pay a little more, for you live under a roof). Now's the time to start saving for next summer, and it's not too soon to start planning the long vacation now, either! Student Societies may advertise in the G.U.M. at Reduced Rates THE EAST AND WEST CONFERENCE. THE East and West Conference of Students in Scotland has become such a permanent institution that without it something would seem amiss in the life of our Scottish Universities. Although called the East and West Conference, its scope is bounded by no such trivialities as points of the compass. At these conferences Scottish students and foreign students from many lands meet informally for a week (usually during the Spring holidays), and discuss various pressing questions of international interest. No student interested in the big world-wide problems facing us to-day should miss this conference. Those who come have the privilege not only of listening to some of the keenest minds of to-day, but they can enter into informal discussions with them. The Scottish student will meet men from other lands, will play with them, sing with them, and, best of all, engage in discussions on vital questions with them. The foreign student will get an excellent chance to fathom the mysterious mind of the "dour Scot." In our discussions there is a tradition of frankness and openness that lends a zest to some which, under ordinary conventional conditions might be very dry. All men students in the Scottish Universities are eligible to attend. The cost is extremely moderate considering what you can get out of it. The next conference will be held during the Spring holidays - 7th-14th April — at Bonskeid House, near Pitlochry. Further particulars may be obtained from Mr. Appadurai Aaron or N. Macdonald, at the International Club. Do You Know? CRANSTON'S Restaurant and Smoke Room 17 Renfield Street is open till 10 p.m. Just the Place for Supper, a Snack or Cup of Coffee after the day's work HIGH TEAS - - Two Courses, 1/6 and 2/- G.U.A.C. This, the mother of all the Sections, should appeal to all Freshers, as without any bother or fuss on their part they are members. There is no gentle persuasion, no pestering by wild officials. Automatic membership is the rule. The ethical side of that question is reserved for pages more august than these. In the meantime our duty is to persuade you to become an "active member," a well-worn phrase, with a meaning clear to all. Membership also entitles you to come along to Westerlands to watch the curious antics performed there. Then there is this "tea in the pavilion" business. Prices are cheap and the company affable. So far so good, we do want spectators, for they have been sadly lacking in the past. But to us the real sort of encouragement is that which will swell the section roll-books and will put the G.U.A.C. right at the top in every branch of sport. All this has been blethered of before, but this year we have good reason for asking you to swell the section ranks. New ground. At last the wishes and efforts of a long list of presidents are satisfied. The twenty acres we so casually mentioned last year are ready for you to the tune of seven new pitches. No more will Freshers be hindered in their search for a game, and no more need we cast envious glances at the enormous fields of our neighbours. You simply must come to Westerlands and Garscadden and see for yourselves; whereupon, being immediately convinced by the immense acreage and the rest, you may pause to consider which section to join. The gentle reminder below of our activities shows what a grand place a University is for taking up a new form of sport. Pass over the "names just names" part and you will be right in the midst of them. A final tip. A late president has written of the glories of the honest lads and bonnie lassies of Westerlands, and some doubts have been cast upon his words. Its up to you to come and be convinced of this truth, or to remedy the matter as you see fit. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-1935. Hon. President—PROFESSOR A. MAIN, D.D. President—R. J. GOURLAY. Vice-Presidents—Miss M. W. PEARSON, G. P. RICHARDSON. Hon. Secretary—R. N. M. ROBERTSON. Hon. Treasurer—DR J. THOMSON. Hon. Assistant Secretary—H. M. MURRAY. Convener of Catering—T. R. MACNAUGHTON. Convener of Entertainments—J. M. SCOTT. Convener of Equipment—J. MONTGOMERY. Convener of Finance—J. H. CHAPMAN. Convener of Grounds—D. BURNETT. Convener of Q.M.—Miss R. DUVOISIN. Additional Members of Council—Miss J. MACARTHUR, T. H. SOUTER. Representative from Senate—PROF. G. G. HENDERSON. Representatives from Court—SIR FAIN COLQUHOUN, DR J. FERGUS. ASSOCIATION SECTION. — The "Soccer" Section runs three teams each year, and fixtures are also arranged for a "C" XI., if the membership is large enough. The three XI.'s play in the First, Second and Third Divisions of the Scottish Amateur League, and the first XI. also competes for the Qualifying, Scottish Amateur, and West of Scotland Amateur Cups. Every soccer-playing student should offer his services to the 'Varsity teams, and if this were done there would undoubtedly be ample talent available to ensure for 'Varsity a proper high place in amateur football in Scotland. Intending members should communicate with the Secretary, or hand in their names at Westerlands. ATHLETICS SECTION. — Although the most progressive of all the sections, and beyond all question the foremost club of its kind in Scotland, the Athletics Section does not enjoy a full share of the popularity it undoubtedly deserves. It is true that it includes among its members one or two men who occupy the front rank in British athletics, and not a few of Scottish Championship standard. A club, however, must never allow its honours to be borne on the shoulders of the few, since the real gauge of its strength is the efficiency of the average member. "Did nothing in particular, And did it very well." —GILBERT. "Lo, one who loved true honour more than fame, A real goodness, not a studied name." —EARL OF STIRLING. "He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time." —Oscar WILDE. "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you." —HOLY WRIT. JOHN GOOD President, S.R.C., 1933-34 "Very excellent at telling secrets." —MASSINGER. "A little, tiny, pretty, witty, charming darling, she." —LUCRETIUS. ROBERT HILLMAN Secretary, S.R.C., 1933-34 "I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories." —WASHINGTON IRVING. "I never dare to write As funny as I can." —OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES VICTORIA A. C. MOIR ALLAN MACKINNON Convener, Q.M. Section, S.R.C., Senior Vice-President, S.R.C., 1933-34 1933-34 Photos by Lafayette. Now considering that the subscription is the ridiculously low sum of one shilling it is indeed surprising that more students do not avail themselves of the facilities offered by this section. Members may indulge in training at practically any hour of the day during the entire year, and on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings (from April till July) they may have the services of Mr Robertson, the section masseur. Then handicap meetings are held once a month during the winter, and twice a week during the summer, terms. In addition, the Inter-Faculty Sports take place in March, the G.U.A.C. Championships in May, and the Inter-'Varsity Championships in June. The student athlete may also display his abilities at the St. Peter's A.A.C. Contest for the News of the World trophy, and at the various invitation events throughout the sports season. To Freshers, therefore, upon whose brows the laurels of school athletics are yet fresh we say, "Come out and train, it is your duty to maintain the prestige of your Alma Mater." To those who nurse a secret ambition to be athletic, we offer a cordial invitation to turn up at Wester-lands where they will receive access to first-class equipment, the accumulated wisdom of Charlie Durning, our coach, and the healthy society of a number of fellows who delight in the athletic life. Finally to the "apathetic civis" whose nerves are cracking up under the tension of self-inflicted academic discipline we offer this unique and inexpensive opportunity of recapturing his long lost joie de vivre. In fact to all and everyone we offer the best shillingsworth in the 'Varsity. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—DR R. M. BROWN. Hon. Vice-PresidentsMESSRS R. A. ROBB, J. K. BRAID, D. G. D. ANDERSON, W. R. CUNNINGHAM, G. A. MCFARLANE, DR ALLAN AND DR RIDDEL CAMPBELL, PROF. GRAY AND PROF. BAILLEY, Captain—A. S. KITCHIN. Vice-Captain—J. R. M'GIBBON. Hon. Secretary—R. G. WHITELAW (Tel. 188 Wishaw). Address : The Manse, Wishaw. Committee—R. MURDOCH, J. CLARK, T. H. SOUTER, N. STONE, H. M. MURRAY AND L. B, YOUNG. BADMINTON SECTION.—Of all winter games none is more suitable for the student than Badminton, and this seems to be supported by the fact that the Badminton Section has a larger membership than any of the other Athletic Club sections. However, we always welcome new members, particularly Freshers, nor do we expect them to have much knowledge of the game, for it will not take long to learn which end of the racquet to hold, and that in itself is a good beginning. The members of the club are proud of their sociability, so that the new member will soon be "made at home." Our court, unfortunately singular, is in the gymnasium, where all conveniences are to be had, and is open for play for four hours on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, while there are also short sessions on Monday and Thursday evenings. Afternoon play is held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As regards the financial aspect of the game the subscription is 15s. 6d. exclusive of Athletic Club membership. Particulars may be had from the Secretaries in either Q.M. or the Men's Union. BOATS.—The Boat Club extends a hearty welcome to all new members. Those who have rowed before will, of course, be joining us, but for that great number who haven't we have special coaching and tuition. The 'Varsity Sport is the greatest of them all. Give it a trial and you'll find out just how true this is. We have quite a fleet of boats. Three clinker fours, three fine carvel fours, two pair-oared outrigger gigs, two "funnies" or skiffs. But we can honestly say that we have a solidity and good fellowship second to none in 'Varsity. Our Club Supper is a unique social event. For our prowess we might refer you to our long and splendid tradition, but last year's record will suffice. Our first crew won the Wooton Cup, the Maclay Cup, the Gibson Quaich, and dead-heated in the Scott-Skirving Cup. In the 18 events of the season it won 15, drew 1, and lost 2. Our second crew in 15 events won 13 and lost 2. So long as it remained in its original personnel it was undefeated, Our third crew, in 7 events, won 4 and lost 3. We have defeated Edinburgh, Leeds, and Queen's Universities. We were semi-finalists in inter-'Varsity championships. We had, I think, undoubtedly the best athletic record of any section of the Athletic Club. We will make you more than welcome; we need you to keep up our record and tradition. Our clubhouse is at Glasgow Green, James St. Bridge. We will be holding a recruiting meeting in the Union. Watch out for it. There we will tell you all about it. Come and be one of us. The Captain, Secretary, or any committee member will be pleased to conduct you to our clubhouse. BOXING.-"By two black eyes my heart was won" — but don't be afraid of boxing. It looks worse than it is. Our trainer is very gentle with novices, and you will be surprised to find how keen you will become on it. Ask any member of the Section about it, or, better still, come down to the gym. any training night and see for yourself. Your presence will be welcomed and there is no admission charge. Boxing is the finest indoor training for any sport — including exams. It develops wind, eye, speed and muscles generally and coolness and confidence in particular. Then again, how can you possibly protect that frail little creature that you knock around with unless you understand the rudiments of the noble art? We have the finest record of any of the 'Varsity Boxing Clubs, and we are determined to enhance our reputation this year. Come along, chaps, don't be shy. All you need is a pair of pants to become a member of the most successful Section in the G.U.A.C. (We'll chase you for your sub. later). The Scottish Inter-'Varsity Championships are at Aberdeen in November, and we will, of course, with your help, carry off the trophy. We have also Field Day fixtures with other 'Varsities, and one with Queen's University in December. In addition there are the Western District Championships, the Scottish Amateur Championships, and the British 'Varsity Championships, dates for which will be announced later. The Club will also hold novice championships during the year. For further information apply to the Secretary, or "Prof." J. Wingate, in the gym. on Tuesday and Thursday, from 4 to 6 p.m., and on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. The subscription is 10s. CRICKET SECTION. — The standard of Varsity Cricket has improved greatly in the last few years, and to maintain and even improve on its present performances, it must continue to increase its membership. If you have ambitions to become a member of the first eleven, or even it you only know which end of the bat to hold, come out to Westerlands in the summer term and join the Cricket section. Three elevens are run, and they all have fixtures till the end of June. Practice commences in the Easter vacation, so speak to the secretary, or come out to the nets on practice days. OFFICE-BEARERS, SEASON 1934. Hon. President—EMER. PROF. G. MILLIGAN. President—PROF. J. D. MACKIE. Captain—D. BURNETT. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—C. N. YOUNG. Committee—R. O. MACKENNA, T. B. FROOD. FIVES SECTION. — It would be useless to attempt to name all the benefits derived from Fives, but a few of those points in which it has an immense advantage over other games played at 'Varsity may be noted here. 1. It can be played no matter what the weather conditions. 2. It can be played during any of the twenty-four hours of the day, as the courts are fitted with electric light. 3. It can be played in the University grounds; you can go straight from any class-room to the courts in two minutes. 4. After three-quarters of an hour of hearty Fives you will be absolutely done. These are only a few of the salient features of the game. It is the ideal game for training, giving the maximum of exercise in the minimum of time. It cultivates a keen eye, a quick foot, and an alert mind, which are the essentials of all games. Those people who find that they haven't time to go out to Westerlands to train will find the courts beside the Gym. the remedy for their troubles. The fact of not having played before need deter no one; any amount of pleasure may be derived from the game, no matter what your standard of play. Anyone desirous of learning the game will find all members of the committee ready to give them one. During the year matches are played against Edinburgh, Leeds, Durham, and Cambridge Universities, and also against all the Scottish schools which play Fives. It is a notable fact that during the past four seasons we have never been beaten in Scotland. There is a freshers' tournament in the spring term, and the Adamson Cup singles handicap competition is played during the winter. GOLF SECTION. - The Committee strongly urge all new members of the University who play golf either seriously or in a more leisurely fashion to join the golf section. We are able, through the courtesy of many clubs around and in Glasgow, to hold monthly meetings on first-class courses, prizes being awarded to the winners. In addition to these meetings, there are inter-club matches with the Greenock, Pollock, Glasgow and other clubs, as well as Inter-University duels either at home or away. The Stockman Cup and the Fraser Medal are annually competed for under handicap conditions, while the President's Prize goes to the fortunate individual who wins the Club Championship. Last season (1933-34) we finished second in both the Western District Team Trophy and in the Inter-University Golf Championship held at Glasgow. We should be able to better this performance during the coming season, but in order to do so we need a good, solid basis to work on, namely, the support and enthusiasm of new members coming up for the first time, and of all old members, and of those of their friends who are able to wield a golf club but who have not already joined the club. The annual subscription is a modest one of 5s., and for it members can enjoy many friendly tussles on such courses as Hilton Park, Pollock, Killermont, etc. Consult any old member and he will tell you unhesitatingly to join the G.U.A.C. Golf Club. Hon. Secretary — G. A. MACGREGOR. WOMEN'S GOLF SECTION. — A cordial invitation is extended to all who golf — in any way — to join our club. Unfortunately, this year we had a slight decrease in membership, which may have been due to the loss of our former course, Lethamhill; but now, by the courtesy of Bishopbriggs Golf Club, we hold our weekly meetings and matches over the Bishopbriggs course, which is very enjoyable to play over and easy to reach from town. Next year we will again have an attractive fixture list, including Inter-'Varsity matches. The subscription is only 10s., so we look forward to welcoming many new members. Further particulars may be had from the secretary. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Captain—FLORA C. RUSSELL. Secretary and Treasurer—NANCY STEEDMAN. Committee—E. CRAIGIE, M. MCARTHUR AND C. MCINTOSH. HARES AND HOUNDS.— "Better to run in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend," etc., said somebody somewhere, or, at least, something like this. Anyhow, if people can even write poetry about cross-country running, surely the section does not need further boosting. Freshers! To you we extend a specially hearty welcome. We are always glad to have young blood among us. Some of our best men last season were freshers just like you. Now ye old-timers! Ye who have been up two, three, four . . . n years! If you've spent the summer vac. in luxury and idleness, come up to Westerlands and the Hares and Hounds will help get rid of the too, too solid flesh. Or if you've lost your bloom through spending weary months preparing, perhaps vainly, to satisfy examiners (wae's me), we'll put the sparkle back in your eye, the spring back in your step. Lastly, you who have already done some cross-country running! Why not run with us the few short years you are up. In a sense, it is your duty to 'Varsity. If it's glory you seek, we run various trials throughout the season for districts championships, and inter-'Varsity contests with Dublin, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. If you aspire to be middle-distance champ. on the track, then you must build up stamina by cross-country work. But if you're more sensible and want some real fun, then don't hesitate. This is the section for you. Now as to how we do things — we run three packs, slow, medium and fast. These packs run just as fast and as slow as you wish to make them. Another important matter, we hold the section smoker early in the first term — free to Freshers and new members. This is always a "riot." Watch out for notices in the quad. or the Union; or better still, come out to Westerlands any Wednesday or Saturday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. If you still want convincing, coaxing or encouraging, see some of the committee. They'll only be too pleased to "rope you in." There's another trifling matter, the section subscription is 2s. 6d. Hon. President—DR R. M. BROWN. Captain—ALAN LINDSAY. Vice-Captain—W. H. KIRKWOOD. Secretary—J. CRAIG. Asst. Secretary and Treasurer—A. MACK. Committee Members—R. A. REID, R. G. MANSON, A. R. P. HALL. HOCKEY SECTION. — The Hockey Section has a record for recent seasons which compares favourably with that of any other section of the Athletic Club. Were it not for lack of ground, the section would undoubtedly be represented by more than the three strong teams which exist at present. There will, however, probably be vacancies for those who desire to take up the game this season, as rather more members have gone down this year than is usual. New members will find plenty of scope in University hockey, since each team has a representative and very full list of local fixtures, and in addition Inter-'Varsity games have been arranged for both First and Wanderers XI.'s. The First XI. will also be on tour in England for four days in November. Freshers who have no outstanding ability at any winter game, and who desire to keep thoroughly fit, cannot do better than take up hockey. WOMEN'S HOCKEY SECTION. — If you have played hockey before, come out and show us how it's done; if you have never played before, come out and be shown. You will get to know people better after a game of hockey than you will in a lecture room; your mind will be so fresh that your work will seem simple! Come out and try it. Apart from personal benefits it is your duty to your University to offer your services on its behalf. Matches are arranged for three elevens every Saturday, and can be arranged for a fourth eleven if there are sufficient members. There are also practices every Wednesday, starting in September. The first three elevens travel to Edinburgh, the first and second to St. Andrews, and the first eleven goes on tour in Ireland. Further information can be had from the Secretary. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—DR G. E. ALLAN. Hon. Vice-President—MR R. A. Ross. Captain—ROSINA E. DUVOISIN. Vice-Captatin—DOROTHY J. PATERSON. Hon. Secretary—SHEENA M. DOBBIE, Hon. Treasurer—JANET G. MCARTHUR. Extra Member of Committee—MARY W. PEARSON. RUGBY SECTION. — If you have played Rugger at school, or even if you haven't, you would be well advised to join the Rugger Club. Here are a few facts that prospective members should know. The Rugger Club maintains a high position among the Scottish and Irish Universities. If this position is to be maintained and improved on, it needs your youthful enthusiasm to replace the gaps in its ranks which appear with every graduation. It's the most popular club; the subscription is moderate (12s. 6d.), and to suit the earnest student who wants to keep fit, matches and practices are arranged so that they do not clash with classes and 'Varsity holidays. It offers you good fun, good teamfellows, and a good hard game in which all your faculties will be exercised. There are five XV's, and this year we may run more. Practices will be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 o'clock, and these commence on the 1st of September, Notices for new members will be posted on the notice boards in the Union and at Westerlands. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—Roy YOUNG. Captain—H. C. MCLAREN. Vice-Captain—T. F. STEWART. Hon. Secretary—E. F. HILL. Hon. Assist. Secretary—J. E. TIELorsoN. Additional Members of Committee—D. M. ARMSTRONG, H. M. MURRAY SHINTY SECTION.—This is one of the best sections in the University. The game itself dates back to the second century, though rumour has it that it was while playing shinty that Cain lost his rag and socked Abel. However, be that as it may, dear fresher, we offer you one of the oldest games that is now being played. It may be that you have never handled a stick, in that case come up and learn. On the other hand you may be an accomplished player, so join the section and you are sure of your place in the 1st XII. The subscription is small, and the game offers you everything in the way of exercise, for shinty is the only game in which every muscle in the body is called into use. The club did not shine last year, but great things are expected this session. We intend having a game with Dublin University, to be played in Ireland, sometime about November. The following are the office-bearers :- Hon. President—ALISDAIR MACLACHLAINN. President—A. J. FRASER. Captain—R. ALLISON. Vice-Captain—R. J. CAMPBELL. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—D. M. MACINNES. Assistant Secretary—J. MACLEAN. Additional Member—D. CURRIE. MEN'S SWIMMING SECTION. — The Good Book says "Cleanliness is next to Godliness," and this comparatively young but thriving section will teach you to approach as near to natural piety as Varsity life will allow. We have a place for everybody. To the learners we offer help and sympathy, to the more expert, the opportunity of representing Glasgow in Inter-Varsity events (which include such fixtures as Aberdeen, Dublin, Edinburgh, etc.), and also in the water polo league. Combine all this with the thought that swimming is the Sport of Beggars and you have the alluring vision that can be realised for the insignificant sum of 7s. 6d., which includes admission to the pond on practice nights. A word to Freshers: to prevent that feeling of something the dustman forgot to collect which usually clouds the first few months at Varsity, join an athletic club, preferably one like this whose size enables you to be quickly adopted as something human. If you are interested enough to desire fuller particulars, a note left on the Union board will receive prompt attention. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Captain—R. COULTER. Vice-Captain—C. TOWERS. Hon. Secretary—L. G. MACLACHLAN. Hon. Treasurer—I. HUTCHIESON. WOMEN'S SWIMMING SECTION. — Be in the splash! We want U in! (Sorry, Mr Green!). If you can't swim we will hold up your chin, and if you can, do come along. Even if you swim for another club there is nothing in either the Western Counties' or the G.U.A.C. rules to deter you from representing your University. We have vacancies in our teams, and we are looking for new talent to uphold our records. Be a member of the team and see Britain! This session we were as far south as Leeds and as far north as Aberdeen. Practices and training at Cranstonhill Baths every Monday from 8.45 p.m.-9.30 p.m. There are two ponds — one for our section only, and one for mixed bathing with the men's section. The annual subscription for three terms is 5s., and the summer term alone costs you 2s. 6d., both these subs. including admission to the pond. Come up and see us sometime! President—METTA NELMES, B.Sc. Vice-President—R6ss McLEon. Secretary—NELL BARBOUR. Additional Committee—BETTY MACLACHLAN, HAZEL SUTHERLAND, MARY WALKER. The Dialectic Society RECONSTITUTED IN THE YEAR 1861 "My wet tears washed my weary cheek, I could have died but could not speak." W. C. Roscoe. MEN who speak do so in one of two ways, either through the hole in their hat or through the orifice with which an indulgent Providence has endowed them. The Dialectic Society exists to cure the former and encourage the latter. And lest such encouragement should cause the tongue to wag the man, he is constantly being reminded that floods of eloquence can only be used to generate conviction when they are damned. There is, however, another breed of men for whom the majestic periods of Cicero are so much bunk. Such men believe that Silence and Strength are synonymous. By giving to them an opportunity and a stimulus to pour forth their invective, to rise in rhapsodies and generally to show Cicero how he ought to have done it, the Dialectic Society is a safety valve for the embittered. The Fresher, however, is in a class by himself. He is a fastidious bird (rara avis) and gets special treatment. The tit-bit for him is the Sir Robert Horne Competitive Prize, about which an announcement appears elsewhere in this Handbook. Now it takes all sorts, if we may indulge in a generalisation, to make a world. So if any there be who dislike or despise the Dialectic let them come to our meetings and cough it up. They will at least relieve their feelings, though they may not change the Society. Speech is proverbially silver; but gold has been universally abandoned. And surely everyone, except Mr Roscoe, realises that Death, preferable though it be to Dishonour, is too hefty a price to pay for silence. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. " . . . a little list Of Society offenders . . ." —W. S. GILBERT. Hon. PresidentPresident—A. M. MACFIE. Senior Vice-President—G. C. WISHART. Junior Vice-President—R. BROWNING. Treasurer—L. S. ROBERTSON. Whip Secretary—H. C. HOWIE. Assistant Secretary—W. M. HENDRIE. Secretary—G. S. SMITH. "If such there be, go mark them well." —SCOTT. Q.M. DEBATING SOCIETY. THIS Society offers all facilities for acquiring the valuable accomplishment of expressing one's opinions lucidly, audibly, and, it is sincerely hoped, gracefully. Subjects chosen for debate are particularly attractive this season, and it is hoped that the big opening meeting in October will introduce the committee to many Freshers anxious to develop their talents. Incidentally, the Society offers unrivalled opportunities for social intercourse, and the Annual Supper provides models of after-dinner oratory. The subscription is 1s. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—AVRIL, M. K. READING. Vice-Presidents—MARION LAWSON, DEIRDRE MOORE. Secretary—MARY LYLE. Assistant Secretary—LORNA TILLOTSON. Treasurer—BETTY RODGERS. Committee—ELIZABETH BRUCE, SHEILA CANNON, ANN KELLY, VICTORIA MOIR, BARBARA NAPIER, JESSIE WATERS, and a firstyear member yet to be elected. ÆSTHETIC The Mermaid Club. THERE were many taverns in London town, but what were the extra attractions of the now famous Mermaid which commanded the attendance of the chief Elizabethan dramatists? Nymphs may have served the goblets of sack, may even have drunk it with the poets, but the chief attraction, we of the modern Mermaid believe, lay in keen discussion of topics artistic and otherwise. So we emulate them by meeting on Tuesday evenings every fortnight to read a play, refresh ourselves (with coffee), and then discuss the chosen drama. The syllabus is comprehensive, including Restoration comedy, plays by Shakespeare and the minor Elizabethans, a specimen of Ibsen's realism, modern British drama, and a Greek play. The discussion is never dull. It is usually witty, sometimes hilarious and seldom fails to produce original and profound opinions, a storehouse of which exists in the minute books of the club. These are indeed priceless possessions showing the early promise of men now high in other spheres. Other attractions are the meeting with the Twelve Club, and the Annual Supper, where members and staff meet informally. Membership is limited to about thirty, and is drawn from the matriculated male students of any faculty. There will be vacancies this year, and preference is given to students in the English Honours school, but a leaven of medicals, divines, and scientists will be welcomed. A special invitation is extended to men in Higher Ordinary and junior Honour classes. The annual subscription is 2s. 6d. (3s. for non-Union members) plus a levy of 6d. per head at each meeting to cover expenses and coffee. Applications for membership will be considered at the first meeting of the Club. They should be addressed to the Secretary, c/o the Union, not later than 23rd October, 1934, and should state faculty and year, home and town addresses. It is also necessary for old members wishing to remain in the club to inform the secretary accordingly. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. Presidents— PROF. W. MACNEILE DIXON, PROF. W. RENNIE, and MR RITCHIE GIRVAN. Hon. Vice-President—AIR PETER ALEXANDER. President—I. J. HISLOP. Vice-Presidents—W. E. MUIR, M.A., R. BURNS, D. C. JOHNSTON. Secretary—JAMES DONAGHY. Queen Margaret College Twelve Club. THIS Club came into being to satisfy a definite need in Q.M. College life, its object being the informal discussion of works of dramatic interest. To ensure that informality which is the principal feature of the Club, the membership (which is open to all women students of any Faculty or School) is restricted to Twelve. This winter there are three vacancies, however, and all those desiring to become members are invited to apply in writing to the Secretary before 23rd October, 1934, when the first meeting will be held to discuss the plays for the session. Subsequent meetings are held fortnightly and at each meeting a paper is read on the chosen play, this being followed by open discussion. There is an annual joint meeting with the Mermaid Club, and this year the Twelve will act as hostesses. As this year is the Tenth Anniversary of the foundation of the Twelve Club, we hope to invite the former members — who rejoice in the "fishy" title of the "Whales" — to visit us and celebrate the occasion in proper fashion. The Twelve Club also holds a dinner at the close of the Summer Term. Subscription 3s, 6d. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—ENID S. DOBBIE. 5ecretary—ANNIE DICK. The Poetry Society. "Beauty is truth . . ." IN a day of frenzied individualism, it is good while we have leisure and before our souls are deadened by a cosmopolitanism of culture, to lay aside momentary politics and seek fellowship with the great minds of all ages. Outwardly in the world, we have denied the right of the wise men to guide us towards the things they have found most worth while in life, and the petty treacheries of the market-place have permeated all social intercourse. We have lost our natural morality and with it our whole sense of values, and all tradition is suspect. Few ways are left by which the fundamental human sympathies and broad "understanding" of ends may be restored. In the Poetry Society we do not seek "the moral of the piece" — for the meaning and content of art is of an entirely different order from that of the more practical moralists of the pulpit and tract — it is purely subjective. The poets are the most acutely sensible of all human beings, and only at such a time as this are they neglected — and so the wisdom of the ages, which is the fruit of bearing without complaint the whole burden of the mystery, is also lost to us. If we seek then to maintain within these University walls some vestiges of an orthodoxy of feeling, you will find it a different orthodoxy from that of the lecture-room, and we are not hidebound by dogma or traditional outlook. Naturally, the great masters of English verse absorb most of our discussions, but where a member has peculiar views on the merit of a Francois Villon, he is encouraged to give reason why they should become generally accepted. From this year we are admitting women to full membership of the Society. We are a comparatively small group and would not have it otherwise, but our engrossing purpose prevents us degenerating into a society for mutual admiration. The only credential for membership is a real enthusiasm for Poetry. Hon. President—PROF. Wm. D. NIVLN, D.D. Hon. Vice-President—MR R. G. AUSTIN, M.A. Laureate—ROBERT DRUMMOND. Secretary—SIDNEY ADAMSON, M.A., The Union. Dramatic Club. THIS club has changed its policy in the past year. Last season we had very few meetings for the reading of plays and three productions in the Unions of the University, besides four union productions outside. These have proved very popular and successful, and the production policy has been approved by the club and will continue next year. All the productions will be in the Union, and the provisional programme is as follows:- December, 1934 Shaw's Man of Destiny. Baring's Catherine Parr. A one-act play by Dio. January, 1935 Shaw's Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and other one-act plays. April, 1935 Rudolph Bisier's Barretts of Wimpole Street. A social evening will be announced early in the first term, to which freshers will be cordially invited. These productions, of course, are still to be cast, and we hope that freshers will come to the casting meetings as they are announced. Anyone willing to take on stage-management work or costume and scene designing will be welcomed with open arms, as the Union stage and lighting arrangements present some ticklish problems which will take some energy and ingenuity to solve. Make this a record year for the Dramatic Club, ye freshers and other enthusiasts! OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—PROF. W. MACNEILE DIXON. Secretary—JOHN MONTGOMERY. Musical Society. DON'T be scared out of reading this by thinking that we are a very erudite society. The society was founded for the benefit of those people who like music but do not know much about it. There must be, amongst all of you, a great number who would like to understand the music which you enjoy so much. We want to help all of you as much as we can, and this we aim to do by a number of instrumental and gramophone recitals. Come along, all of you, and support us. If you are interested you will see an opening announcement on the notice boards, or, if you prefer, leave a note on the Union notice board for CLIFFORD HYMANS, interim secretary. "Among the smaller duties of life, I hardly know any one more pleasant than that of not praising where praise is not due." —SYDNEY SMITH. "No one can economise like me." —ZOHAK. "The right divine of kings to govern wrong.'' —POPE. "His was the subtle look and sly That, spying all, seems nought to spy." —SCOTT. "Did you ever see a dream walking?" —CONFUCIUS. JOHN R. GRAY President, The Union, 1934-35 "To call her a young lady, with all its niming associations, would be to offer her an insult." —STEVENSON. "Her stature tall, I hate a dumpy woman." —BYRON. MALCOLM MACLEOD Secretary, The Union, 1934-35 "Some have greatness thrust upon them." —SHAKESPEARE. BARBARA L. NAPIER President, Q.M. Union, 1934-35 M. MURIEL GIBSON Secretary, Q.M. Union, 1934-35 Photos by Lafayette. The Ellington Society. (By permission of Duke Ellington). ALTHOUGH not a University Society, many members of the Ellington Society are students, and it is hoped that by the time this notice appears, many more students will be members. The purpose of the Society is to further the understanding of modern Negro music and particularly that of Duke Ellington, by increasing facilities for hearing it and comparing views. At present, informal meetings are held once a fortnight. However, efforts are being made to obtain a private club-room, in which case meetings will be more frequent. The only necessary qualifications are, first, an interest in "Swing Music," and second, the ability to pay 2s. per quarter. OFFICE-BEARERS. Hon. President—DUKE ELLINGTON nominated. Hon. Vice-Presidents—CONSTANT LAMBERT, SPIKE HUGHES nominated. President—R. CROMBIE SAUNDERS. Secretary—IAN MUNRO-SMYTH, 29 Lansdowne Crescent, N.W. Treasurer—THOMAS MACILWAIN. Assistant Secretary—FRED. I. CHRISTIE. Camera Club. LAST session a small but enthusiastic band of camera-owners met regularly under the title of "The Photo-Art Club." Not a few of us were at first entirely ignorant of everything in photography, except that you pressed the button, handed the film to a chemist, and hoped for the best. Yet it was found that many outside the club regarded us as a set of highbrows who prowled around armed with massive cameras and tripods, diving below a black cloth at the slightest provocation, and whose talk was too technical for ordinary consumption. Upon cross-examination we traced this fallacy to an unsuspected origin — the name, "Photo-Art" — and accordingly we changed it to the title of this article. The Camera Club is for all cives who use a camera, be it box Brownie or whole-plate reflex. If you know nothing about photography you can learn how to improve the quality of your snapshots and how to save money by doing your own developing and printing. We have members who will be glad to give advice and help. If you already know a lot, come and learn more. We have talks and demonstrations by some of the best photographers in and out of Glasgow. Exhibitions of members' work will be held occasionally throughout the session, so that you can compare your own work with that of others. The syllabus will include a number of talks and demonstrations by amateurs and professionals, photographic expeditions, and visits to places of photographic interest. The club subscription of 1s. 6d. includes the use of a dark room. Look out for the notice of the first meeting, and roll up whether you are already a member or not. President—J. RICIIARDSON. Hon. Secretary—ANGUS M. THOMSON. Hon. Treasurer—E. LUNDEOLAI. Q.M. Convener and Secretary—Miss D. PATERSON. LAFAYETTE, Ltd. Photographers by Appoint-ment to His Majesty KING GEORGE V. and QUEEN MARY. University Students STUDIO: 53 WEST REGENT STREET, GLASGOW. BY APPOINTMENT Special Reduction of 331/3% allowed to all University Students STUDIO: 53 WEST REGENT STREET, GLASGOW. Tekphone: 2393 Douglas. TelePhone: 2393 Douglas. RELIGIOUS Student Christian Movement. THE Student Christian Movement is the largest student organisation in the world. It is part of the World Student Christian Federation, whose 300,000 members are represented in almost every country where there are colleges or universities. Membership is open to all students who "desire to understand the Christian Faith and live the Christian Life." This desire, which obviously involves no denominational restrictions, is the only condition of membership. The main activity of the movement is centred in its study circles. These meet once a week at the most convenient hour, and at them members meet and discuss Christianity in all its aspects. A series of open meetings will be held during the winter at 1.15 p.m., and at these we hope to have as speakers men of international reputation. The Student Volunteer Missionary Union is an integral part of the S.C.M. It is composed of those who have signed the declaration: "It is my purpose, if God permit, to devote my life to missionary service abroad." An opening smoker will be held at the beginning of term, to which all students are invited. Freshers will be specially welcome. These are the chief of the many varied activities of the S.C.M., and not least important is the fellowship which is to be found in the movement. Such a fellowship, founded on the Christian faith, can and does have a lasting influence on students as individuals, and on the University as a whole. Come along and join us. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—DR. W. D. LAMONT. Hon. Vice-President—DR. R. P. GILLESPIE, President—L. W. G. GRAY. Secretary—DAVID C. ORR. Study Secretary—NORMAN BOWMAN, Treasurer—G. S. SMITH. Freshers' Secretary—D. MACFARLAN. inter-Collegiate Secretary—ROBERT MILLER, M.A. Student Christian Movement in Queen Margaret College. THE S.C.M. in Q.M.C. is a fellowship of women who desire to understand the Christian Faith and to lead the Christian life. This desire is the only condition of membership. To this end study circles are held for those who wish to devote some of their time to studying the religious, social and international problems of the day. Informal talks are given and discussions held at 3d teas on Tuesday afternoons and Friday forenoons. Prayers are held jointly with S.C.M. in G.U. every week. Bills of all our activities are put up and should be studied in Q.M. Union. 'We invite all women who are interested in the aim of the Movement to come to any of our meetings, and we hope that all Freshers will make a point of coming to one of our opening meetings to discover for themselves how real is the fellowship within the Movement. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1933-34. Hon. Presidents— DAME FRANCES H. MELVILLE, M.A., B.D., LL.D. LADY BAIT. President—ISOBEL C. JOHNSTON. Secretary—ANNA M. KEITH. Study Secretary—BARBARA M. REID. Glasgow University Christian Students' Fellowship. (Affiliated to the Inter-'Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions). THE Christian Students' Fellowship is a society of men and women who know the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and God, and believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God. The Fellowship exists to help its members to a better understanding of the Christian truths and to lead other students to a personal experience of Christ's saving and keeping power. A variety of meetings are carried through in the "C.S.F. Room" in Hillhead House, University Avenue. One of the few societies which meets daily, the Fellowship holds a prayer meeting each day at 1.30 p.m.; and devotional, discussion and missionary meetings — duly advertised — are held throughout the session. Informal meetings are held on Friday afternoons at 4 p.m., and study circles are arranged later at times to suit members. A Retreat is held at Craigmore in the week-end immediately preceding opening of 'Varsity and during the Easter vacation the corresponding societies of the four Scottish Universities unite in a Conference at Bonskeid House, Pitlochry; while a similar Conference for all British Universities is held at High Leigh, Herts. A cordial invitation is given, therefore, to all men and women students of all faculties to come and share this fellowship. There is no annual subscription, but the financial needs are met by voluntary gifts. The secretary or any other member of the committee will be glad to supply further particulars. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—THE RT. HON. SIR THOMAS INSKIP, P.C., K.C., C.B.E., M.A., M.P. President—J. HILARY DORMAN. Secretary—FRANCIS R. BADENOCH, 28 Arlington Street, Glasgow, C.3. Treasurer—Miss ELLA M. DALE. Prayer Secretary—MISS BETTY MCDIARMID. Missionary Secretary—W. E. C. TAYLOR. Church of Scotland Undergraduate Union. IT is very strongly desired to bring the existence and activities of this society to the notice of all matriculated students of the University and Extra-mural colleges. The society primarily exists to promote social intercourse among its members, and to discuss literary, social and religious topics, but it is fervently hoped that the cohesion thus caused among the students will act as a bond of strength and faith throughout their lives. A very attractive session is promised by the current syllabus, which shows a variety of socials and debates, which will be held fortnightly in Trinity College, Lynedoch Street, on Saturday evenings, as advertised. A special invitation is extended to all freshers, who need not feel bashful about joining, for it is the society's pleasure to make everyone feel "at home." The subscription is now ls., and notice of the first meeting will be advertised in October. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—The REV. W. MACKINTOSH MACKAY, D.D. President—DONALD MACLEAN. Vice-President--Miss C. B. MACGREGOR. Secretary—MISS MARY G. Ross, 1 Park Drive, C.4. Treasurer—ROBERT F. R. LOGAN. Glasgow University and Trinity College Theological Society. THE Society exists for the purpose of discussing theological subjects and practical questions concerning Church and religion. During session 1934-35 meetings will be held usually on alternate Monday evenings in Trinity College. All students in theology are eligible for membership. The annual subscription is sixpence. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—PROF. D. M. BAILLIE, D.D. President—HENRY R. FERRIE, M.A. Vice-President—HUGH 0. DOUGLAS, M.A. Secretary—ALASTAIR MCLEMAN, M.A. Treasurer—GEORGE W. H. LOUDON, M.A. Catholic Men's Society. THE primary object of this Society being "to provide a University centre for religious facilities for Catholic students," membership is essential to all Catholic men students if their University life is to be complete; moreover, it is a duty which we hope you will recognise. The chaplaincy for students is at 1 St. John's Terrace, Southpark Avenue, where Mass is said daily. All Catholic freshmen should call on the chaplain, Rev. W. E. Brown, M.A., D.D., in the first fortnight of term. The success of the Catholic Students' Societies depends on the work you put into them. We ask you, therefore, to take an active part in our functions, particularly to attend monthly Mass and Communion on the first Saturday of every month at 8.45 a.m. at St. Aloysius', Garnethill. Breakfast is served for those desiring it in the Catholic Institute at a cost of 1s. 3d. Study circles meet frequently to discuss medicine, law, and philosophy. Noted Catholic speakers will address meetings in the Union from time to time. The syllabus supplies all information as regards social functions. Come to the inaugural meeting on October 23rd. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—STEUART N. MILLER, M.A. University Chaplain—REV. . W. E. BROWN, M.A., D.D., 1 St. John's Terrace. President—JOHN A. MCKAY. Senior Vice-President---D. GEMSON, M.A. Junior Vice-President—J. G. CHAMBERS. Hon. Secretary—P. G. MCGRATH, 60 Novar Drive, W.2. Hon Treasurer—T. KYLE, 44 Kilmaurs Street, Glasgow, S.W. Hon. Sen. Treasurer—J. R. LYONS, M.A., LL.B. Assistant Secretary—JAS. A. O'Coxxon. Convener, Lanarkshire Group—J. M'NALLY. Catholic Women's Association. THE Society was founded:- 1. To unite Catholic University women in common interests and to promote social intercourse among them; 2. To establish international friendly relations with Catholic students of other Universities; 3. To assist in work relating to social reconstruction, especially in Glasgow. Those eligible for membership are all Catholic women, past or present students of Glasgow University. Throughout the session lectures are given on religious, literary and social subjects. The annual subscription, payable in October, is 2s. 6d. NATIONAL Ossianic Society. (Instituted 1831). THE Ossianic Society has proved a valuable asset to many a Highland student in the past — and it does so still! It provides the best introduction to the less serious side of University life, and so acts as the all-essential tonic to aid the digestion of the more serious bookwork. The Ossianic is one of the oldest societies in the University, having an honourable history of one hundred and three sessions; and many distinguished Gaels have been numbered among its members. The lapse of years has but added to its activities and interest, and it is at present one of the most vigorous and successful, not only of University societies, but of Highland societies in Glasgow. It forms a centre for social intercourse among students from the North and West, and so constitutes for them both a link with home and an introduction to the corporate life of studentdom. The object of the Society is the discussion of subjects of literary and topical interest, to stimulate Celtic ideals, and to uphold the honourable traditions of the past, its motto being Ossian's advice to Oscar — "Leansa dluth ri cliu do shinnsear":"Close follow in your father's noble ways." The atmosphere of all the meetings is very homely, and the diffidence which is so apt at first to beset the young student is quickly dispelled; quite unconsciously he soon finds himself taking an active part in the discussions. Ordinary meetings are held from October to March on Fridays at 7.30 p.m. in the Political Economy class-room. Two meetings are conducted entirely in Gaelic, and there are also inter-debates with Glasgow Ceilidh nan Gaidheal (in Gaelic), and with the Dialectic Society and the Dumfries and Galloway Society. An inter-debate with the Celtic Societies of Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities is held each year in each city in turn. The Society has also various social activities, including a Picnic, a Re-Union Dance, and a number of Musical Evenings and Dances throughout the session (including a Charities' Day Fancy Dress Dance). The membership fee is only 2s. 6d., and all interested are eligible for membership — men or women — whether at Gilmorehill, Jordanhill, or any other college in the city. Gather round, Freshers, and help make this a bumper session. After you have seen the Adviser of Studies, roll along to our Freshers' Smoker and meet the committee — your older brothers and sisters, who are eagerly awaiting you. There is no charge for this Smoker, and ladies who don't smoke will be carefully catered for. The Secretary is always ready to give you extra information, and any member of the committee will be delighted to sell you a syllabus — and even "tick" is not unknown. Give us a trial. If you are satisfied, tell your friends; if not, tell us. " Thigibh 'nur ceudan, is gheibh sibh failte is furan." OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—NEIL Ross, B.D., D.LITT. President—JOHN MACDOUGALL, M.A. Vice-Presidents-ANGUS MCASKILL AND MARY M. MACLEOD. Secretaries— HECTOR A. MACLEAN, 5 Beltane Street, C.3., and MARY MACFADYEN. Treasurer—DONALD CAMERON, M.A. Bard—JAMES MACKENZIE. Piper—ROBERT R. CAMPBELL. Dumfries and Galloway Society. THE year after Bishop Turnbull founded the University, history relates that someone started the D. and G. Society: But though old and hoary, we're very young at heart. Saltire House (that's in Ashley Street, off Woodlands Road) is a revelation on D. and G. evenings. We dance, debate, picnic and dine, Palais on occasions, and even support Queen of the South en masse and with great gusto. All our meetings have an original touch about them! Even those who doubt it and come to scoff remain to play. So, if you belong to Dumfries, Galloway or the Stewartry, come along and meet all your old friends. If by misfortune you weren't horn in God's Own Counties, we'll overlook it and in return for the modest sub. of 2s. 6d. make you one of ourselves. Watch the quad. for our opening notices! OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—A. G. SILLITO. Vice-Presidents—Miss N. EWART, J. H. GIBSON. Secretary—J. D. CRAWFORD, The Union. Treasurer—W. McNAE. Glasgow Indian Union. GLASGOW Indian Union has been doing very useful work in the past in pursuance of the following aims and objects:- 1. To bring together Indians in Glasgow and (by meetings and social gatherings) to promote interest amongst them in affairs relating to India and her people; 2. To encourage free interchange of views amongst its members on subjects conducive to the welfare of the Union and its members; 3. To extend a knowledge of India among British people and foreigners. The activities of the Union comprise meetings, social gatherings, dances, sports, also picnics, outings, and inter-society debates. The last items are specially arranged with a view to disseminating the knowledge of real Indian life amongst the British people in order to foster mutual friendship between the two countries. The membership is open to all Indians (including Burmese and Ceylonese), and others are welcome to join as "Associate Members," for which a subscription of 5s. per annum is levied. Come all, give what you can and take what we have. The more the merrier. Tea is served at all the meetings. Interested friends are cordially invited to all our functions. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. flln. President—E. RosSLYN MITCHELL, ESQ., LL.B., J.P. President—D. D. WATTS, Esg., M.Sc. Vice-President—H. C. RAUT, ESQ., B.A. Secretaries— B. K. MUKHERJI, ESQ., M.SC., N. VENKATAYA, ESQ., B.A. Treasurer—D. C. DASGUPTA, ESQ., B.Sc. Information Secretary—S. C. GHOSH, ESQ. Athletic Secretary—N. C. S. KUMAR, ESQ., M.Sc. Librarian—A. K. DUTT, ESQ., B.Sc. Glasgow University African Races Association. The Association was founded in 1917 to afford opportunity for intimate intercourse among African students in the University. The aims and objects of the Association are1. The promotion of closer union of Africans and African descendants in the British Isles. 2. The discussion of subjects pertaining to, or affecting, the general welfare of the African race. 3. The reading of papers from time to time by its members or such members of other races as are interested as representatives of the particular country or colony from which they come, or with which they are acquainted. The Association has had an interesting programme during the past session. A few of the best items included lectures from Professor Graham Kerr and Professor Stockman, and an Inter-Society Debate with the Students' International Club. We hope to make the next session more interesting still, and members of other societies, and interested friends, are always welcome to our Lectures and Open Debate. INTERNATIONAL League of Nations Union. (Affiliated to the British Universities League of Nations Society). No matter to what political party or religious creed you may belong, we welcome you in this society. Even if you should be a rabid militarist we invite you to join us and to take part in our activities These are difficult days for the League of Nations, and those who support its tenets. If you believe in the League it is your plain duty to let others take knowledge of your attitude, and you cannot do this more effectively than by joining the League of Nations Union, which is affiliated to the British Universities League of Nations Society, thus linking our branch to the numerous University branches throughout Britain. The League may not have accomplished all that has been expected of it, but it stands in a world of distress and chaos as a place of asylum for the beleaguered nations. Above all, it keeps before the eyes of the world the hitherto more or less unfamiliar figures, Justice and Peace. As a University Society do we justify our existence? Most certainly. We hold a series of lunch-hour meetings in the Debating Hall of the University Union during the winter and spring terms, and to these meetings we invite famous public men, who are authorities on their particular aspects of the complex problem of peace. We hope to offer you further fellowship with the members of the society through our study circles. In these you will hear the opinions of others and be able yourself to make a contribution to the thought and spirit of the group. There is also an excellent library, small but up-to-date, including reports of royal commissions and books by the leading economists and politicians of our day. By your attitude towards peace and the circumstances of your life, you may be able to make a very worthy contribution to the life and work of the League of Nations Union. Won't you let us have that contribution ? OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—PERCY A. RODGER. Vice-President—D. ALLAN EASTON. HON. Secretary—GEORGE JOHNSTON. Q.M. Secretary—ISOBEL C. JOHNSTON. Q.M. Convener—IRENE F. BROWNING. Assistant Secretary—IAN YOUNG. Hon. Treasurer—JAMES G. MCBURNIE. Librarians—Miss M. CONNOLLY, ALEX. TODD. Student International Club. WITH a membership of several hundred students representing about thirty nationalities, the Student International Club offers perhaps the fullest possibilities for social and cultural activity of any club connected with the University. And unlike most other such clubs we are the fortunate and proud possessors of handsome and commodious rooms, at 11 University Gardens. Here British students have the best possible advantage of coming into contact with, and understanding overseas people. A great deal is being said at the present about the respective merits of the creeds of Nationalism and Internationalism. If it is meant that by adopting one view a person naturally rules out the other it is surely a mistake. True Nationalism consists not in the short-sighted eulogy of one's native land, but in a proper appreciation of its contribution to humanity, which, naturally, cannot be properly understood without some knowledge and appreciation of the contributions of other countries. Thus the two ideas are not contradictory, but complementary. The International Club exists largely to this end. Its weekly lectures and discussions are formulated with a view to this object, and in the past they have proved of immense interest and value. Our club-house at 11 University Gardens is a centre where students can meet at almost any hour of the day to play billiards, ping-pong, or the piano, or gather round the THOMSON, SON & WRIGHT LIMITED ROBE MAKERS By Appointment to the University TAILORS and CLOTHIERS CLERICAL, ACADEMIC, AND LEGAL ROBES IN STOCK OR TO ORDER GRADUATES' GOWNS AND HOODS ON HIRE SPECIAL STOCK FOR LADIES UNDERGRADUATES' SCARLET GOWNS WITH CORRECT FACULTY BADGES A representative is in attendance in the Exam. Hall on Graduation Days to HIRE GOWNS AND HOODS 9-4 159 ST. VINCENT ST. GLASGOW "Unlearned, he knew no schoolman's subtle art, No language, but the language of the heart, By nature honest, by experience wise, Healthy by temperance, and by exercise." —POPE. "His square-turned joints and strength of limb Showed him no carpet-knight so trim." —SCOTT. "He was made for the ruination of our sex." -STERNE. R. JOHN GOURLAY President, Athletic Club, 1934-35 "Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind." -MACAULAY. "Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet." -POPE. R. N. M. ROBERTSON Secretary, Athletic Club, 1934-35 "To play billiards well is the sign of a misspent youth." -SPENCER. "His is the look and manner Of one who thinks he knows." -BROWNING. HUGH JOHNSTONE Editor, G.U.M., 1934-35 JOHN PATERSON Finance Manager, G.U.M., 1934-35 Photos by Lafayette. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. This examination usually takes place during the first week in September and the first week in March. After receiving a reply from the Scottish Universities' Entrance Board, apply to the Registrar's office at the University for full particulars regarding this examination. This information is issued free as a pamphlet which gives the necessary subjects for the examination and recommends text-books for it. Facilities for private coaching are available. UNIVERSITY COURSES. Students requiring detailed information and further advice regarding any course of study should apply to the Adviser of Studies. For each Faculty a leaflet containing details of the curriculum is published annually. A. Engineering B.Sc.—Four-year Honours Course for either Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, or Chemical Engineering and also for Naval Architecture. Fee, - - - - £112 B. Medical M.B., Ch.B.—Five-year course. Fee, - - - - - £250 C. Applied Chemistry B.Sc.—(Either on Technical Chemistry side or Metallurgical side). Four-year course. Fee, - - - - - £112 D. Agriculture B.Sc.—Four-year course for Honours arid three years for Ordinary Degree. Fee, - - - - - £112 E. Arts or Pure Science M.A. or B.Sc.—Four-year course for Honours or three years for Ordinary Degree. Fee M.A. (Ordinary), - - £62 M.A. (Honours), - - £80 M.A. and B.Sc. combined, £148 F. Education Ed.B.—Two-year course. Candidates must already hold a Degree of a Scottish University or other University approved by the University Court. Fee, - - - - - £52 G. Higher Degrees.—Ph.D. in all Faculties. Three years' research and an approved thesis are required. Fee, 10 guineas for each entry. For Ph.D. in the Faculty of Science or Engineering, Laboratory fee extra. Approximately, - - - £70 D.Sc. in Science and Engineering. Five years must elapse after graduation. Fees as indicated include Tuition and Laboratory Fee, Matriculation Fee, and Degree Examination Entrance Fee. The figures given are approximate. COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED TO THE UNIVERSITY. A. The Royal Technical College.—Attendance in Day Courses at this College is recognised for graduation at the University for Engineering in all branches, in Applied Chemistry, in Pharmacy, and in Architecture. Conditions for courses of study and fees, &c., are the same as at the University. B. Glasgow and West of Scotland Agricultural College.— For B.Sc. Degree in Agriculture. The College also awards its own Diploma. Attendance at this College is also recognised for National Diploma in Agriculture N.D.A. (Leeds) SCOTTISH CONJOINT BOARD FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. Diploma in Triple Qualification, viz. :—L.R.C.P.(Edin.), L.R.S.C.(Edin.), L.R.F.P. and S.(Glas.). A. Five-year Course. Fee about f150. These examinations are held every three months either in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Students who hold qualifications granted by recognised Universities and Colleges abroad or have passed any Professional Examinations can obtain certain exemptions. They must apply to the Secretary, Faculty Hall, 250 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. B. Diploma in Dentistry (L.D.S.).—Four-year course. Fee, - - - - - £125 Apply to the Dental College, 15 Dalhousie Street, Glasgow, C.3. Veterinary College.-83 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow, C.3. Diploma in Veterinary Science. Five-year course. Fee, - - - - - f108 TECHNICAL TRAINING. This can be obtained at the Royal Technical College. The following courses can be taken:— • A. Sugar Technology. B. Dyeing, Bleaching, and Calico Printing. C. Weaving and Textiles. D. Metallurgy. These are three-year Day Courses for the Diploma or four years for the Associateship (A.R.T.C.) of the College. On the same conditions students can obtain Diplomas or Associateship in all branches of Engineering and in Applied Chemistry. Exemptions according to qualifications. Instruction is also given in various Technical Courses in the evenings, viz.:— A. Engineering in all Branches. B. Technical Chemistry. C. Textiles. D. Metallurgy. E. Municipal and Sanitary Engineering, &c., &c. Attendance in the evening is NOT recognised for graduation purposes. For fuller particulars apply to the Director, The Royal Technical College, Glasgow. PRACTICAL TRAINING. A. The University follows the "Sandwich System" of instruction in Engineering only, i.e., students attend the University for Lectures and Laboratory instruction during the winter and are expected to acquire practical training for six months during the summer in workshops or with engineering firms. B. Medical graduates will find many opportunities for postgraduate work in the clinics of the various General and Special Hospitals and Infirmaries. HOLIDAYS. The Students' Representative Council and the Student International Club assist students in the planning of holidays by placing at their disposal information regarding travel facilities both in Great Britain and abroad. FINANCE. The average cost for board, lodging, clothing, holiday, and incidental expenses is about L200 per annum, fees and books extra. Satisfactory lodgings cannot be obtained for less than 35s. per week. There are no entrance scholarships available for foreign students. It is not possible for a student to obtain any employment to assist towards his maintenance while in the University. There is in connection with the University a Student International Club which will he glad to render any service to intending students. POLITICAL Distributist Club. WHILE Dictatorships flourish furiously in many countries of the world we fondly imagine that in Great Britain the Spirit of DEMOCRACY wafts its weary wings in protection over us. The truth is that in this country more perhaps than in any other, save Russia, the totalitarian state is making a steady but covert approach. Under the guise of benevolence the state by forcing a large section of the population to remain in supportable idleness; by taking both the post- and ante-natal duties of parenthood on its own shoulders; by setting up Socialistic boards in Agriculture; is fast encroaching on the individual responsibilities of citizens, which, by their very nature, compose the very essence of freedom. These are some of the reasons for the existence in our University of the Distributist Club. It realises that a population depending directly on a state for its sustenance can never really be free, just sa a state can never really be free if such a section of the community exists. It insists that the state has no right to usurp the privilege and duties of parenthood, and that the upbringing and education of children is primarily a matter for the parents. It realises that many of our population are either wage or dole slaves, and that the only way in which our people can really be liberated is to gvie them as individuals the opportunities of ownership. This necessity for individual ownership forces the Distributist to concentrate at first on the problem of re-population of the land. Agriculture must be the basis of every well-constructed economic edifice, and therefore the Distributist attempts to build his political and industrial policy upon the foundation of a vast field of peasant ownership. It would be wrong, however, to imagine that the Distributist policy stops at the land. Its leading principles can be applied just as successfully to every shade of industrial life. It is the only policy now in existence which can stand against the insistent onrush of materialism, and it struggles constantly against the evils of Communism and Capitalism alike. That such ideas have found favour with a large number of undergraduates in our University is evidenced by the overwhelming success of the Distributist Club during last session, when it created a record. by winning the first and only three debates in which it participated. It does not neglect the social side, and Distributist dances are among the few successes in the College. Hon. President — G. K. CHESTERTON. President—J. QUIGLEY. Secretary—J. A. O'CONNOR, The Union. Whip Secretary—J. C. CRAIG. Q,M. Convener—Miss MURRAY. The Liberal Club. THE Glasgow University Liberal Club exists to form a centre of Liberalism in the University, and to keep students of Liberal opinions in touch with Liberalism throughout the country. Our activities in the University include Rectorial, Union Parliamentary Debates, study circles, dances, smokers, and other social functions. Outside the Uni-versity we send delegates to the Conference of University Liberal Clubs (which was held in Glasgow this year); we assist at General Elections, bye-elections, campaigns, and many of the smaller meetings which are continually being held. In the past the Club has taken part in activities all over the country — Cheshire, Flintshire, Manchester, Galloway, Cambridge, Argyllshire, Ayrshire, Stirlingshire, East Fife, and Kilmarnock are some of the districts we have visited in the course of our activities — and all expenses are paid, so all that is required of you is the time and enthusiasm. Last session the Club did not do very much in this direction, but in the coming session we intend to develop this side of our activities again, and are looking for speakers. Begin by attending the study circles and learning the Liberal policy. To have no association with any party, to have no interest in politics, to know nothing about politics, seems to be the highest ambition of many students to-day students who are supposed to be at 'Varsity to get a general education. But Democracy requires that all citizens shall have some interest in politics: otherwise apathy opens the door to corrupt government, dictatorship, and other evils. University graduates have been given an extra vote in the belief that they know more about politics and are entitled to a larger share in the government of the country. Justify that belief! Play a leading part in politics! Start now! If you do not know what your political sympathies are, come along to our study circles, come along to any study circles, and find out. If you are a Liberal begin by joining the Club — apply to the Whip Secretary or Q.M. Whip Secretary — membership 6d. But that is not enough. With our large membership it is impossible to keep in touch with all our members. Come along to study circles, debates, and dances. Get to know some of the committee; the members of our committee are drawn from every sphere in the University, so you will be seeing some of them every day in classes and elsewhere; we have a well-organised Q.M. section. Our committee members are pledged to make every effort to get into touch with you. There is little room in this article to deal with our policy, but a few general principles can be given. Liberalism exists to uphold the principles of Peace, Liberty, and Social Justice. It is a creed for all classes, it is opposed to any form of class war, and seeks to do justice by all classes. Liberalism is not dead any more than Christianity is dead: Liberalism cannot die so long as Christianity is a force in the world. The goal of Liberalism is still far from being attained. Many people say that the politics of the future will be Unionism against Socialism, with the Liberals as an insignificant middle party, and other policies nowhere: but really (behind the scenes at the moment) the fight will be between Liberalism and Distributism on the one side, and Socialism and Fascism on the other, with the Unionists somewhere in between. It would be nearer the mark to put Liberalism between Socialism and Distributism than between Socialism and Unionism. As for Scottish Nationalism, it stands rather apart. The Liberals support the principle of Scottish Home Rule, but differ in many ways from the Nationalists. The Liberal Club regards the policy of "Scotland first, last, and all the time" as selfish, anti-Liberal, and narrow-minded; and hence as being utterly un-Scottish. The Liberals have a very definite and very comprehensive policy to put before the country, a policy which is entirely distinct from the policies of other parties. Look out for notices of study circles and addresses by prominent Liberals. Now, as ever, we want your help; every vote is needed; turn out and vote for us whenever you can. But remember, we can also help you and give you ample return for anything you do for us. Liberal social functions never vary— they are always a great success from every point of view. At Union debates and elsewhere we can give you training and opportunities for public speaking. A University political club has often been the first step in a great political career. Now at this time of crisis, when people are turning from the so-called National Government, the Liberals are ready to offer an alternative to Socialism. The University Liberal Club has had a glorious past, but we do not dwell on that. We are looking forward to still greater successes in the future, starting, we hope, this session. Join the Liberal Club. Vote Liberal. PRINCIPAL OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, Bart., C.M.G., M.P. President—T. H. Souma. Vice-Presidents—(Senior)—NIALL KENNEDY. (Junior)—A. L. WILSON, J. H. HIGH. Hon. Secretary—WILLIAM FORSYTH, The Union. Whip Secretary—ROBERT T. THOMSON. Treasurer—WILLIAM E. GIFFORD. Correspondence Secretary—DAVID AITKEN. Convener of Social Activities—H. B. COWAN. Assistant Secretary—A. D. WEIR. Assistant Whip Secretary—WILLIAM BELL. Q.M. Convener—Miss ISOBEL J. ROGERS. Q.M. Secretary—MISS ANNE FYFE. Q.M. Whip Secretary—MISS DORA L. PHILP. Q.M. Assistant Secretary—Miss JESS. WATERS. Q.M. Assistant Whip—MISS JANE PATERSON. Honorary Members—D. K. HUTCHISON, MISS MARGOT HUTCHISON. Scottish Nationalist Association. No one, I think, will deny that Scotland is to-day in desperate straits. She is impoverished, not only financially and industrially, but also in the cultural and spiritual sense. It is obvious that Scottish affairs cannot possibly receive proper attention at the Westminster Parliament, that Scottish trade is being sacrificed for the benefit of England, and that, through this state of affairs, Scotland is suffering intellectually, morally, and socially. It was the recognition of these facts which caused a group of students in 1928 to form Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association. The objects of this Association were, and still are, twofold:—(1) to secure self-government for Scotland within the British Empire, and (2) to advance the ideals of Scottish culture within and without the University. It is only by these means that we can restore the fallen prestige of Scotland. And now six years have elapsed, and the Association has accomplished much. In the first year of its existence, it fought the Rectorial Election with Mr R. B. Cunninghame Graham as candidate. Mr Graham was very narrowly defeated by Mr Baldwin, the Tory nominee, who at that time was Prime Minister of Great Britain. On the men's vote, indeed, he actually beat Baldwin, but, unfortunately, sentiment caused the Q.M. electors to vote solidly for the Prime Minister, and this finally won the day for our opponents. The spark which was set glowing by that fight burst into a triumphant flame in 1931 when Mr Compton MacKenzie was returned as the first Nationalist Lord Rector in face of opposition from four powerful political opponents. And now we have come to another Rectorial. Mr R. B. Cunninghame Graham, "the most gifted of living Scots," has consented to stand again as the Nationalist nominee. Here stands a man who represents the very best of Scottish life, a man of outstanding literary and cultural distinction, a man who towers head and shoulders over carpet-bagging politicians and local landlords. It is your duty to see that this fine man, representing a cause which is progressive and non-political in the sense of being super-political, it is your duty, I say, to ensure that such a man tops the poll by a record majority. The Association, non-partisan and non-sectarian in formation, welcomes men and women of every shade of political opinion. All we ask of them is to consider the interests of their country first. A Scottish Nationalist is not necessarily an enemy of other countries, and the Association welcomes to its meetings students of all Nationalities for exchange of views and opinions. We also run a great number of social meetings during the winter, and we invite all students to attend these. When you join — the membership is only sixpence — you will find a list of all these events in our syllabus. Don't delay joining, you'll find that we give a real Scottish welcome to new members, and that you have joined the finest and most efficient organisation in the whole of university life. OFFICE-BEARERS, 934-35, Hon. President—R. B. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM, D.L., J.P. Hon. Vice-PresidentsTHE DUKE OF MONTROSE, LORD DALZELL, SIR ALEXANDER MACEWEN, PROF. A. DEWAR GIBB, MISS FARQUHARSON, J. M. BANNERMAN, DR C. STEWART BLACK, C. M. GRIEVE, ERIC LINKLATER, DR COMPTON MACKENZIE, A. BURN MURDOCH, R. E. MUIRHEAD, DR ALAN R. REID, MISS WOOD. President—HAROLD H. Mulgao. Vice-Presidents—MISS IsA MACKAY and G. S. THOMSON. Honorary Secretary—EWEN G. S. TRAILL. Honorary Treasurer—J. W. SEGGIE. Whip Secretaries—Senior, IAIN MACALISTER; Junior, ALAN LINDSAY. Q.M. Convener—MISS MARION LAWSON. Q.M. Secretary—Miss MOIRA WHYTE. PRACTICAL CLASS or PRIVATE PUBLIC SPEAKING INSTRUCTION Mr JOSEPH MOORE (Recognised Teacher of Public Speaking and Reading to Glasgow University and Trinity College) 471 SAUCHIEHALL STREET GLASGOW C.2 Telephone : Douglas 4074 Socialist Club. WE are living to-day in a world whose chief characteristics are confusion and misunderstanding. Our civilisation is obviously breaking, and the resultant disorder has placed men and women everywhere in positions of want and insecurity. So far as production is concerned, the problem of poverty is solved. We live in a world of plenty and millions of people are destitute. We live in an age of peace and every nation is burdened with ever-increasing armaments and oppressed by the fear of war. The truth is, that capitalism has failed. An industrial system based on individual profit has proved itself incapable of meeting the needs of the modern world. All over Europe we see the terror of those to whom the old system means security and unworked-for comfort and wealth. By limitation of output and destruction of crops, by economic nationalism demonstrated by the raising of tariff barriers and currency manipulation, and most significant of all, by the growth of Fascism, the capitalists seek to bolster up a system which is rotten and outworn, by methods whose inevitable outcome is war. This atmosphere of impending conflict and intense nationalism makes recovery appear to be a fantastic dream. There does exist a solution, and that is Socialism. The development and progress of the U.S.S.R. has proved conclusively that a Socialist state can exist and prosper in an otherwise capitalist world. Tories and Liberals, hampered by a past which shackles them to the ideals of Victorian timocracy, range themselves with the older generation, whose management of the nation's affairs has been so singularly futile, in viewing with apprehension change and revolution. But the younger generation, you and I, would be sacrificing our rights if we failed to hail the breaking of a new day. It is to the future we must look, not to the mistakes and wrangles of the past. Socialism alone has the future before it, and a vast system to reconstruct in the interest of public service. It stands for the eradication of class distinctions, equality of opportunity, a true internationalism which will ensure peace and the right of every man to self-expression in an individuality that will reach its highest end in the promotion of the common good. If this movement has not your support, let it have at least your consideration. Come to the conference we are holding in the University in January; attend the study circles and the mid-day meetings, particulars of which will be found in the syllabus. Our dances, too, are famous, and are second to none for genuine pleasure and happy informality. Even Tories admit this. This is Rectorial Year. We appeal to every Socialist in the University, to everyone who is interested in the movement, for their support. The Socialist Club should, and can be, the most influential and important group in the University. Membership is open to all students, graduates, and members of the staff of the University, who are in agreement with the aims of the Club. The annual subscription is 1s. 6d. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. HON. President—PROF. HAROLD LASKI. Hon. Vice-PresidentsTHE RT. HON. A. HENDERSON, M.P.; SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, M.P., DR THOULESS, GEORG DIMITROFF. President—JOHN MONTGOMERY. Hon. Secretary—R. G. WHITELAW. Treasurer—W. M. HENDRIE. Whip Secretary—HARRY WILSON. Asst. Whip Secretary—R. C. BRECHIN. Q.M. Convener—Miss MARGARET HOOD. Q.M. Secretary—MISS JEAN HORN. Q.M. Whip Secretary—Miss M. COUSINS. Committee—MISSES WRIGHT, LYLE and HALDANE, MESSRS MORTIMER, MARSALL, MACFHAIL, MACDIARMID, HENRY, FERGUSSON. Unionist Club. MEMBERSHIP of the University Unionist Club is open to all those who are interested in the principles of the party and who desire to learn more about them. It is clear that in the present state of industry and agriculture, changes are necessary and reforms must be brought about. The question that the country asks is how are these to be accomplished. The Unionist Party seems to present the most reasonable view of how to achieve a more equitable and prosperous state of society throughout the whole of the Empire without completely overturning the complex organism which is existing at present. It is the aim of Unionism to preserve the existing structure of our social system and to remodel it by all constitutional means into the most perfect state of society possible. This is the only feasible means of obtaining the reforms, the necessity for which is obvious to all. The Party stands for International Peace, but at the same time it will safeguard the country from aggression by a foreign power. Social Reform is in the forefront of the party's policy, and freedom of the individual and his labour will always be protected and encouraged. It is the aim of the University Unionist Club to provide a means whereby members of the club may become better informed about party policy, and may be able to advance this policy at Union debates and other political meetings. The Club has a reputation for successful meetings and constructive speaking at the debates. Our syllabus for next year contains many items which will attract and interest all students. We have arranged for inter-club and inter-university debates; we have private meetings, when the club will discuss various important points of policy. Another Club activity — the Conference of the Federation of University Unionists, is to be held in Edinburgh this year. Also we have arranged for numerous social functions, including a dinner, which we hope will be attended by many well-known Unionists. To those who are seriously interested in the continued prosperity and improvement of the country, membership of the Unionist Club seems essential. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—SIR ROBERT S. HORNE, G.B.E., K.C., M.P. President—ALAN M. FYFE. Vice-Presidents—MALCOLM MACLEOD, M.A. D. ALLAN EASTON, M.A. HON. Secretary—GEORGE C. WISHART, M.A. Hon. Treasurer—ROBERT M. CLUGSTON. QUEEN MARGARET SECTION. Convener—ANN KELLY, M.A. Hon. Secretary—HARRIE HUNTER. DEPARTMENTAL The Alchemists' Club. THE principal objects of the Alchemists' Club are to provide opportunities for discussion and debate on matters of chemical and scientific interest, and to advance the social well-being of the members. During the session addresses are given on subjects in the forefront of chemical discussion, social meetings and debates are held, and visits to factories representative of various industries are arranged. An annual reunion is held in the Christmas vacation, dances throughout the session, and a picnic in the summer term. The Club Magazine, The Alchemist, is published five times a year. Membership is open to all past and present students of the Senior Chemical Laboratories, and to all past and present members of the Staff of Glasgow University. The entrance fee and the annual subscription are each 2s. 6d. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. President—A. H. LAMBERTON, B.SC. Vice-Presidents—J. KERR, J. M. TAIT. Hon. Secretary—C. L. WI',soli, M.Sc. Hon. Treasurer—D. McNEIL. Hon. Former Students' Secretary—W. MCMEEKING, B.Sc. Editor of "The Alchemist"—W. P. BELL. Business Manager of "The Alchemist"—R. DOUGLAS. The Alexandrian Society. THE University boasts an undergraduate Classical Club which, in turn, boasts the name of the Alexandrian Society. Like most kindred bodies in our midst, it is intended to save the remnants of the students' self-respect, so cruelly hit by the discovery that he or she is merely one number in the matriculation roll, and another in the class register. The ordinary meetings, to the number of eleven, including three of a social character, are held in Q.M. Union at 7 p.m. on alternate Thursdays; and the subjects of paper and discussion are, we hope, so chosen as alike to satisfy the civis in search of further erudition, and to interest the person who merely attends the meeting as an excuse for not being able to construe in class the next day. The Society is primarily intended for members of the Latin, Greek and English classes; but any others, notably historians, or those whose very language is romance, are welcome. Another privilege belongs to Alexandrian members; they may attend all the lectures given under the auspices of the Glasgow Centre of the Classical Association of Scotland without obligation to render a subscription to that august body. Nor is this a negligible privilege, for the speakers are scholars of international repute. For all these advantages the annual subscription is 2s. 6d., a modest request, considering the expenses which a University club must incur. Of course, for participation in the various choreutic occasions small extra charges are made. If you are interested — or amused — come along to our opening social, and help us to sing our very own Latin song Litteris exerciti ludimus in loco, Temperantes otio seria atque loco, etc. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—MR R. G. NISBET, M.A. • President—MR W. E. MUIR, M.A. Vice-Presidents—MESSRS R. BROWNING AND I. ALEXANDER. Secretary—MR R. K. MARSHALL. Assistant Secretary—Miss J. PATERSON. Treasurer—MR A. BUCHANAN. Le Chardon. " Et l' on voit sur le bond de la mer Fleurir le chardon bleu des sables." — VICTOR HUGO. OUR Chardon is flourishing too, and we hope you'll help to make it go on flourishing. There are many differences between the chardon and the other common or garden vegetables that surround you at Varsity, but the most obvious is that its beneficial influence can only be enjoyed by members of the Honours French Class and graduates of the class. This exclusive club aims at being something intellectual like a "salon," but the entertainment is not limited to the sparkling French conversation of its members. Among the other attractions are vocal and instrumental music, readings, charades, plays, etc., followed by tea, and then by a very enjoyable "sauterie." In the summer term a picnic is organised, and carried out as successfully as the weather of "la brumeuse Ecosse" permits. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—PROF. CHARLES A. MARTIN, M.A., O.I.P. Secretary—Miss R. MULLIN. Treasurer—MR I. A. McEWAN. The Education Society. You need not be an orator, but you can, at least, voice an opinion on education. Who cannot? who does not? Come, then, and give tongue to your thoughts. Our aim is discussion on matters educational. Men and women distinguished in this wide field are invited to address the society, and all members are encouraged to take part in the informal discussions which follow. To lend variety, visits to institutions of educational interest are arranged and, lest all this learning should drive you mad, a country dance night is proposed for an early date in November. Membership is open to all interested, and meetings are held on alternate Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. in Hillhead House. The syllabus is 2s. 6d. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. Presidents— DR W. BOYD, M.A., B.Sc.; DR R. H. THOULESS, M.A. President—MR GEO. MACDONALD, M.A. Secretary—Miss P. M. HUNTER, M.A. Treasurer—Miss M. G. BONE, M.A. Glasgow University Engineering Society. THOUGH Engineering has become a highly specialised calling, it is none the less a condition of success for the engineer to be acquainted in some measure with all its various branches. The Engineering Society exists for such a purpose. It provides lectures by distinguished engineers; it arranges instructive visits to works, where every member may obtain practical insight by first-hand acquaintance with the actual processes. Interest in lectures and visits alike is assured by the avoidance of unnecessary technicalities. Refreshments are provided after every meeting of the society, and there are also such enjoyable annual functions as the Dinner, the Dance, and the Bonally Supper. Two rooms in the Engineering Department are reserved for members during the term. There is a useful library of reference works and textbooks. The society affords a pleasant rendezvous both for study and social intercourse. Five shillings a year is the subscription. Membership is open to all past and present students of the Faculty of Engineering. First-year students are cordially invited, and strongly urged to join, as, owing to the way in which the curriculum has been arranged, they are otherwise out of touch with the Department, and membership of the society assures and preserves the necessary contact between staff and students. Our first meeting? Freshers' Tea, on October 16th. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—H. A. REINCKE, EsQ. President—C. A. OAKLEY, Esq., B.Sc., En.B. joint Secretaries—JOHN GRAHAM, D. McK. HENDERSON. joint Treasurers—T. E. MCDONALD, J. G. GRAHAM. "ALL STUDENTS KNOW OUR SHOP." They get all their Laboratory Materials of best quality at cheapest prices. McQUILKIN & CO. (W. C. P. McQUILKIN, F.B.O.A.) (W. LESLIE B. McQUILKIN, F.B.O.A.) Opticians and Laboratory Furnishers 17 Sauchiehall St. Students suffering from Eye-Strain should call and have their sight tested. TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLES OUR SPECIALITY. Telephone—Douglas 1277. Telegrams—"MacQuilkin, Glasgow." ESTABLISHED 1910. University Billiard Rooms 534 Sauchiehall St. Glasgow 10 First Class Tables On Ground Level. No Stairs. Very Airy. Central Heating. Billiards, Snooker Pool Charges Moderate "His tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason." —MiltoN. "I'm modest, diffident and shy." -GILBERT "I'm the softest lad in all the college." -Ipse_Dixit "We rearrange the rumbling universe, And map the course of man's regeneration Over a pipe." -HENLEY. HAROLD H. A. MUNRO President, Scottish Nationalist Assoc., 1934-35 I.A.C. Convener, S.R.C., 1933-34 " An experienced, industrious, and often quite picturesque liar." —MARK TWAIN. A. M. MACFIE President, Dialectic Society, 1934-35 "I labour for peace, but when I speak unto them thereof, they make them ready to battle." -COMMON PRAYER. ARCHIE JENKINS Editor, "Gilmorehill Globe," 1934-35 P. A. RODGER President, League .of Nations Union, 1934-35 Photos by Lafayette. Geographical Society. HAVING awakened from our beauty sleep, we put the trumpet to our lips and summon all disciples of Strabo to join our Society. Its objects are:- (a) The furtherance of the geographical outlook; (b) The promotion of social intercourse among the students of the class; (c) The study of geographical features in the field. The meetings are held alternately in the Geography Department and in Q.M. Union, and a syllabus of very fine lectures has been drawn up. The annual dance is held in January, and a social evening at the end of the winter term. Tea and a small informal "hop" at the meetings are included in the annual subscription of 3s. Membership of the Society is not confined to students in the class of Geography, but is open to all interested in the subject. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President— Hon. Vice-PresidentsA. STEVENS, EsQ., M.A., B.Sc., F.R.S.E. E. B. BAILEY, EsQ., M.A., M.C., F.R.S. Hon. Treasurer—J. S. Moms, ESQ., B.Sc. President—WM. H. KIRKWOOD, ESQ. Secretary and Treasurer—R. C. MITCHELL, EsQ. Minute Secretary—Miss M. D. MACKAY, Geological Society. THE object of this Society, since its inauguration in 1907, has been the promotion of the study of Geology, enabling students interested in the subject to extend their knowledge beyond the limits of their class work. Meetings are held during the Winter and Spring Terms every fortnight in the Geological Department, when discussions and questions are encouraged. The social side of University life is by no means neglected in this Society. It is usual to run an annual dance, and besides this, meetings are held jointly with other University Societies. Membership of the Society carries with it the privilege of becoming an associate member of the Glasgow Geological Society at a nominal subscription. The latter Society arranges, besides Winter Lectures, an interesting series of Summer Excursions. Membership is open to all students, past and present, of the Geology Class. The annual subscription is 2s. 6d. Hon. President—PROF. E B. BAILEY, M.C., M.A., F.R.S. Hon, Vice-PresidentsMiss E. D. CURRIE, B.Sc., PH.D. ; B. H. BARRETT, M.A., B.Sc. ; W. F. FLETT, B.Sc.; J. WEIR, M.A., D.Sc., PH.D. President—J. G. C. ANDERSON, M.A., B.Sc. Hon. Secretary—R. J. S. MCCALL, B.Sc. German Club. THE aim of the German Club is to foster a spirit of friendly companionship among students of German. The meetings of the club are of a social nature, the programme usually consisting of a short lecture on some subject bearing on the art, music, literature, or life of Germany, or a humorous sketch in German by some of the students. Tea, dancing, and the singing of German choruses are other attractions. Of special interest are the short musical programmes at each meeting. Membership is open to all students, past and present, of any of the German classes. The subscription is 6s. for undergraduates, and 7s. for graduates. Secretary, Miss HELENE DEAS, 17 Lefroy Street, Coatbridge. Film Society. THE Glasgow University Film Society is associated with the Film Society of Glasgow, and was formed in 1931 to allow not more than fifty students, who must be matriculated, to join the Film Society at an annual subscription of eight shillings instead of the usual thirteen shillings. Enrol at Cranston's Picture House on Sunday, 14th October, after 6.30 p.m. Films for the year include La Maternelle, Liebes Kommando, L'Ordonnance, Charlemagne, Liebelei, and Le Petit Roi. Presidents—C. A. OAKLEY, B.Sc., Ed.B., R. H. THOULASS, Ph.D. Secretary—ANDREW STEWART. Law Society. A SMALL band of law students of vintage 1929-30 had long been conscious of something lacking in their Faculty. That missing something was a Society devoted to the interests, and furthering the welfare, of the law student. However, towards the end of session 1930, what had previously been a formless idea took unto itself material existence. Backed up by the invaluable assistance and patronage of Principal Rait and Professor Gloag, men of a large understanding, the Law Society sprang into life. This ought to be enough to make any intellectually alive person join the Society just to see what it is all about, but probably a few words as to the objects and programme of the Society would help to strengthen the resolve to join, which, I am convinced, you have already made. Briefly, the objects of the Society are:- 1. To bring as large a share as possible of the social life of the University within the reach of the law student. In other words, to make it easier for the LL.B. and B.L. undergraduate to have what the ordinary well balanced M.A. feels he can't do without - some high spots during the session — and to introduce the law agent to them. The fact that the law student has to combine his practical with his theoretical work makes him a much preoccupied being, but some social life is essential for everyone. The Law Society at one and the same time supplies this need and yet its meetings are not frequent enough to be distracting. 2. Probably of greater importance, to bring the present law student into touch with the present lawyer — the boys of to-day being the "bhoys" of to-morrow. This end is served by a series of mid-day luncheons in city restaurants, when prominent city lawyers address, improving and otherwise, words to a replete audience. 3. To give practice in speaking two debates and a moot are held during the session, with an open period to which you are invited to contribute. 4. The Society is a medium by, and through which, law students may discuss questions and problems affecting their life as law students and their future precarious existence as members of the noblest profession. You are warmly invited to castigate your professors, overthrow religion and morality, disparage law, propagate your politics and generally stultify your home training at the Society's meetings. 5. We run, as big features, an annual dinner at which distinguished guests, your boss and yourself attend to swop stories, and a dance to which you can, and no doubt will, bring the girlfriend to have a bit o' life. Incidentally, the subscription is a mere two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.) sterling. Further information may be obtained if desired from the Secretary and any member of the council. Medico-Chirurgical Society. THE Medico-Chirurgical Society stands in a unique position among the University Societies, both in respect of its interests and of its distinguished past history. "As far as we can trace, there existed no society in Glasgow for the discussion of medical topics until the beginning of the present century: the earliest in point of time seems to have been the Medico-Chirurgical Society of the University, a students' society inaugurated in 1802, which still continues in vigorous health." This statement occurs in the Memorial of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is substantiated by the minutes of the Senate. Among the names of distinguished members are those of Lord Lister, Sir Wm. Leishman, and Sir Wm. Macewan. The name of practically every member of the present flourishing Glasgow School is to be found scattered throughout the minutes of the Society either as an office-bearer or an enthusiastic member. The Society has never lapsed from its vital position in the medical education of Glasgow. Having as its object the prosecution of study and research in all branches of medical science, the promotion of esprit-de-corps and good fellowship between the members of the various years in medicine, and on occasion the representation of student opinion in such College affairs as affect their interest, the Medico-Chirurgical Society appeals to the generous support of the medical students of the University. No student should neglect the opportunity the Society offers of meeting his fellows in a semi-professional capacity, and building up those professional and private relations which are essential to the successful general practitioner. Last year the Society had a membership of between 400 and 500, and all the meetings were well attended. The majority of the meetings take the form of addresses delivered by eminent medical men, and are always open to discussion. Clinical nights, consisting of demonstrations of cases and treatment, surgical and medical, are held throughout the session. In previous years a "Members' Night" has been held in the summer term, at which papers have been read by members of the Society, there being prizes awarded for those adjudged to be the best. This session it is hoped to increase the number of such "Members' Nights," which have always been very successful, and in other ways to increase the part played by the members in the active affairs of the Society. There is a well-equipped library in the Union in connection with the Society, which is open daily to members. An up-to-date catalogue of the library has been prepared, which contains an account of the many valuable books: these fall into three classes — standard text-books, medical histories and similar works, and books of historical interest. Meetings are held in the Union on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m., unless otherwise announced. The annual subscription is two shillings, and the membership card entitles the member to a substantial discount in purchasing instruments. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—DR JOHN GRACIE, F.R.F.P.S. (Glas.). President—MR JAMES LECKIE, B.Sc. Senior Vice-President—MR WM. LAURIE. Junior Vice-President--MR DAN ZAHN. Corresponding Secretary—MR DAVID A. CANNON, B.SC. Minute Secretary—MR NORMAN J. MCQUEEN. Treasurer—MR JOHN D. UYTMAN. Librarian—MR WM. S. MILLER. Demonstrator—MR ROBT. D. MENZIES. Philosophical Society. FOUNDED 1887. (Incorporating Queen Margaret College Philosophical Society). THE object of the Society is to provide an opportunity for the discussion of subjects of philosophical interest and importance. Throughout the winter and spring terms, meetings are held fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30 p.m. Papers are read by members of the Society, graduate and undergraduate, and these are followed by informal discussions in which all members of the Society are encouraged to take part. We are also privileged to hear papers from certain of the more distinguished philosophers of the day. The Society consists of members of the philosophy staff and undergraduates of the University. And while the undergraduate members are drawn mainly from the honours classes in philosophy, we wish to emphasise that the membership is open to all matriculated students of the University. We extend accordingly a very cordial welcome to any students who may be interested in philosophical matters. The annual subscription is 2s. 6d. Notices of meetings will be posted on the Moral Philosophy class notice-board. Any further information may he had from the secretary or from any member of the Committee. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon President—PROF. C. A. CAMPBELL, M.A. President—MR D. R. CousiN, B.A. Vice-President—MR G. B. ANDERSON, M.A. Secretary and Treasurer—MR J. DEVINE. Assistant Secretary—MR R. CLUGSTON. Physical Society. THE Physical Society, one of the oldest and most popular departmental societies in the University, is entering on its fifty-first session this year. The aim of the Society is two-fold - to discuss scientific subjects, and to promote social intercourse between the members. The ordinary meetings generally take the form of an address delivered by some eminent man, followed by a discussion in which all members are invited to take part. The subjects cover a wide range, and the lectures are often illustrated by lantern slides, or practical demonstrations of apparatus and experiments. In addition, visits are arranged to places of interest, and several social functions are held during the session. The Society possesses a well-equipped library for the use of its members. This contains one or more copies of many standard works on the various branches of natural philosophy, and copies of degree exam. papers for the past few years. It is expected that considerable additions will be made to the library early in this session. Membership of the Society is open to all past and present students of the department. The annual subscription is 3s., and members become life members on payment of their fifth annual subscription. All students of Natural Philosophy, and especially those who intend to take honours, are advised to join this society. Meetings take place at 3 p.m. on alternate Wednesdays in the Natural Philosophy Institute. Tea is provided prior to all ordinary meetings. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—PROF. E. TAYLOR JONES, D.Sc. Hon. Vice-President—R. A. HOUSTOUN, M.A., D.Sc. President—BIRRELL RUSSELL, M.A., B.Sc. Vice-PresidentsMARGARET S. BLACK, JAMES A. JOHNSTONE. Secretary—ROBERT W. WHITE. Minute Secretary—LEONARD J. ASH. Treasurer—JESSIE MARTIN. Librarian—PETER WHYTE. Zoological Society. ANY matriculated or ex-matriculated student is Welcome to this Society, which exists to promote interest in matters Zoological and to stimulate Student Research. Frequent meetings are held throughout the winter session. Papers by matriculated students constitute half the programme. The other half is made up of papers by research workers from other University Departments, notably Pathology, Physiology, Anatomy, and Geology. The syllabus is thus of interest to Medical Students. Excursions to places of zoological interest are held during the summer session. The ordinary meetings are held at 4.30 p.m. in the Zoology Department, tea being srved at 4.0 p.m. before each meeting. The annual subscription is 2s. 6d. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President—PROF. J. GRAHAM KERR, M.A., F.R.S. Vice-President--H. H. BROWN, EsQ., B.A. Secretary—WILLIAM H. R. LUMSDEN. Treasurer—MISS GRACE J. PATIENCE. Cornrnittee—DOUGLAS S. BERTRAM, MISS J. 1VIILLAR, J. C. MUIR THOMSON, MISS MARION SMITH. Drawing Instruments For Engineering Drawing Classes SLIDE RULES, SET SQUARES SCALES, CURVES, &c. LIST ON APPLICATION Miller's Drawing Materials Ltd. 186 Trongate (Near foot of Glassford Street) Glasgow STOP PRESS Orchestral Society. THE aim of this Society is the study and practice of Orchestral Music. Playing Members. — All students and members of staff who play string, wood-wind or brass instruments, are invited to join. The playing membership now exceeds 50. There is no test for admission. The annual subscription is 5s.; music is supplied free. Honorary Members. — Non-playing members of staff and non-students are invited to support the society by joining as Honorary Members. Each honorary member receives a free invitation to the concerts for self and friend. Annual subscription, 5s. upwards. Associate Members.—This is a special class of membership for non-playing students. Like the honorary member, each associate receives a free invitation to the concerts for self and friend. Annual subscription, 2s. 6d. Honorary and Associate Members may attend rehearsals and study the scores. Two symphonies and several other works are performed each year. Two concerts are given each year in the Hunter Hall. Rehearsals are held in the Hunter Hall on Tuesdays from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m., starting on the first Tuesday of term. Among the works to be studied this year are:-Dvorak, Symphonic Variations; Paradisi, Concerto (solo pianist, Mrs Kitto); Sibelius, Set of Historic Scenes; Haydn Symphony. OFFICE-BEARERS. Hon. President—MRS ALAN E. CLAPPERTON. Hon. Conductor—PROF. W. G. WHITTAKER, M.A., D.Mus. Joint Librarians—Messrs J. C. and R. T. S. GUNN. Hon. Treasurer—R. HAROLD THOMSON, B.Mus. lion. Secretary—W. A. MACDONALD, M.A., 176 Crofthill Road, S.4. Committee—MISS H. B. MACFARLANE, A.C.V.; MISS E. THORHURN4 WM. SMITH, HUGH MACLELLAN, MISCELLANEOUS '32 Club. THE '32 Club has reached the close of its second year. It was formed with a definite purpose — to enable Arts and Science freshers of 1932 to get to know one another. This aim — common to all year clubs — has generally, hitherto, necessitated a life of three to four years. Our two years have been so successful that in the opinion of the present committee the club has achieved the end for which it was created, and that no reason now remains for its continuance. The fate of the club, however, is in the hands of the members and the ultimate decision lies with them. A meeting to approve or reject the committee's proposal will be convened, and held, in October. Due notice will be given through the usual channels. On behalf of the committee, MARY M. LYLE, } Joint Secretaries. ROBT. M. WEIR, } THE "33" CLUB. WE'VE been told it so often that we are beginning to believe it ourselves: we are the best of the year-clubs for a long time. Our membership is about 250, but that represents only a small proportion of our contemporary Arts and Science students. We want more of you to join us! The past year, however, our first in University life, has been one of complete success. The "Sign of the Double 3" has always been the guarantee of a pleasant dance. And our "own" meetings — the Smoker was good entertainment, and a good introducing-place; the Debate was strong dialectically, socially even better; and the "Mystery Tour to Balmaha" (blessed by the weather clerk and the G.U.M.) a grand climax. We gathered together parties for College Pudding, Charities' Day, a show in the King's, and for Union Palais Nights. Finally — here mark the true purpose of year-clubs — we got to know everyone that was anyone, asyermightsay. So, all you with that superior, sophisticated second-year look, meet us again at our A.G.M. in October. If you have any hints, suggestions, or business for discussion, pass them on to the present secretaries, MAY MCFARLANE AND HARRY W. Ross. "THE WOOBEE CLUB" THE Club was formed in the Engineering Department in October, 1933. It was originally called "The Engineers' Hiking Club," but for certain reasons known to members only was later called the "Woobee Club." The hike last Christmas was a tremendous success, and another will be run during the coming Christmas vacation, at which representatives from foreign universities are expected. Other activities during the past year included a rugby match against final year engineers, which resulted in a win for the club by 5-0; also a charities day party. Girls, do you remember Pollokshields? OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President — JAMES SCOBIE, ESQ., B.Sc. President and Trail Boss — H. MCARTHUR. Secretary — J. M. COWAN. Treasurer — J. G. GRAHAM. Quartermaster and Dietician — W. DAVIES. Motor Cycle Club. CHALET. OFFICIALLY opened by Prof. Cormack on April 14th, the Chalet now offers exceptional attractions to members. Ideally situated in the Upper Clyde Valley at Symington, well equipped, and with electric light, as a week-end and holiday centre for motoring, climbing, swimming, and fishing, it is quite unique among University institutions. Vacancies still exist for new members, who, incidentally, need not be motor cyclists. Any interested should leave address, etc., in the Union, for the Chalet Secretary, when further details will be forwarded. Annual Subscription is 10s. 4th Glasgow Lone Rangers. THE fact that there exists in Q.M. College a company of Lone Rangers is not very widely known. Many girls when they are at Varsity have not enough time to attend the regular meetings of an ordinary Guide Company, but they still want to be kept in touch with the Guide Movement. That need is filled by Lone Rangers. We hold one or two meetings each term, when we usually have some prominent person in the Guide world to speak to us about Guiding in its many aspects. It is not essential to have been a Guide before joining Lones. We shall welcome new recruits as well as those who are already Guides or Rangers. Watch the notice-boards for dates of meetings. College Secretary, 1934-35—HELEN C. MURDOCH, Q.M. Union. Dionnasg Gaidhlig na h-Alba (THE GAELIC LEAGUE OF SCOTLAND). GLASGOW University is still a leading force in Celtic culture and no mere idle spectator, as some have supposed, of the great spiritual re-birth through which the soul of our beloved land is passing. One of the directions in which this new consciousness is manifesting itself, is the revival of the Language and Tradition of the Gael. It may be said in passing that Scotland is a predominantly Gaelic country from Shetland to Solway, notwithstanding the pleasing fictions of Sir Walter Scott to the contrary. The Gaelic League is one of the results of this new attitude towards our native culture. Three years ago four enthusiasts set themselves to draw up a scheme of Gaelic lessons and a system of teaching, which were tried out in a small class. These lessons interested the editor of a popular daily, and eventually appeared as a weekly feature in that newspaper. The class developed into a society named "Croilean Gaidhlig Oilthigh Ghlaschu," or "The Glasgow University Gaelic League." The membership of the society increased so rapidly that it was decided to reconstitute it as "Dionnasg Gaidhlig h-Alba," or "The Gaelic League of Scotland," in order to admit affiliated branches. The League is still a Glasgow University society, but students of our Alma Mater have now scope to work within an organisation which offers them all Scotland as a minimum field of endeavour. The aims of the League are: 1. The restoration of Gaelic to its former status as a national language; 2. The fostering of Celtic art and letters; 3. The formation of friendly ties with other Celtic nations as a basis of international goodfellowship. The Gaelic classes of the League are graded to suit all students elementary, intermediate, and advanced. The system of teaching is so arranged that a useful working knowledge of the language may be acquired without undue effort. Part of the scheme has consisted in the formation of "Conversational Groups," and a "Gaelic Rambling Club." The League text book, "Gaelic Without Groans," has achieved an immediate and wide popularity, and has been recommended by certain universities outwith Scotland as a suitable introduction to Scots Gaelic. During the coming session the Gaelic League will promote a series of lectures and discussions which should have a wide cultural appeal. The culminating event of the social season will, of course, be our "Grand Caledonian Night." Our last Caledonian Night, held in the Berkeley Hall, was an event which will long live in the memory of all who were present, and our next effort will certainly live up to the standard which we have set for ourselves. The membership fee for the League is merely nominal: 3s. per annum. A warm welcome is extended to all, irrespective of creed or politics, and membership is also open to the public. Watch the University notice-boards and the daily press for League announcements. Full information may be obtained by leaving a note for the secretary at the porter's box in the Union. OFFICE-BEARERS, 1934-35. Hon. President — HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. Hon. Vice-PresidentsTHE HON. RUARAIDH ERSKINE OF MAR. JOHN MACCORMICK. President—FINLAY M. MORRISON. Vice-PresidentsREV. JOHN MACKECHNIE, M.A., B.D. LAWRENCE W. SELLAR. Hon. Secretary—JOHN BLACKWOOD. Hon. Assistant Secretary—MISS ELLA RUSSELL. Hon. Treasurer—Miss JEAN M. DOUGLAS. An Important Footwear Service Our Brands of Boots, Shoes and Slippers ("Elcho" and "Kelvin") embody the knowledge and craftsmanship developed after more than a hundred years' experience. That is something tangible and definitely practical, as you can judge for yourself in the Style, Comfort, Durability, and Value of our Footwear — which may be seen in our conveniently situated Branches in almost every district of the City. 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During the summer months (June to October) special courses are arranged in the general and special Hospitals, and a whole-time course is conducted for four weeks, which covers Medicine, Surgery, and most of the specialities. During the winter months (November to May) a series of weekly demonstrations is given, including practically all the branches of medicine. In addition, clinical assistantships are arranged for at any time of the year in many of the Hospitals. The Chairman of the Board of the Association is Professor Sir Robert Muir, and the Secretary, Dr. James Carslaw, Glasgow, Post-Graduate Medical Association, The University, Glasgow. Graduates intending to join the General Medical and Surgical Courses should enrol with, and pay fees to, the Secretary. Those desirous of taking particular classes or of becoming Clinical Assistants must enrol and pay fees at the institutions concerned. Any further information will be supplied on application to the Secretary. Glasgow University Women's Club (London). WOMEN Graduates are eligible for membership, and, in addition, any who have been connected officially with Glasgow University may become associate members. There are two meetings each year, one being the annual dinner. For further information, apply to the Honorary Secretary, Miss L. BUIST, M.A., 3a Eton Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.3. Glasgow Association of the British Federation of University Women. THE aims of the Federation are:- (1) To create an organisation which shall represent University women in all professions, and enable them to take concerted action in all matters affecting their interests in public and private life. (2) To promote co-operation between the University women of Great Britain and to stimulate friendship between University women throughout the world. (3) To encourage independent research work by University women. (4) To stimulate the interest of University women in municipal and public life. (5) To advise University women as to training and prospects of employment in work other than teaching. Membership is open to women who hold University degrees or equivalents. Students in their last year and graduates within one year of the date of graduation may be accepted as temporary associate members. The Association offers to a woman graduate who is or who shall become a member of an association of the B.F.U.W. a small grant in aid of scholarship or research towards cost of fees, maintenance, equipment, or travelling, Application should be made before November to the Hon. Secretary, B.F.U.W., Glasgow Association, Queen Margaret College. Life Membership Fee, L 7s, Annual Subscription, 10s, Temporary Associate Annual Subscription, 5s. Entrance Fee, ls, "The Rt. Hon. Gentleman has retired into what might be called his political cave of Adullam." —BRIGHT. "That fixed mind, And high disdain from sense of injured merit." -MILTON ,'An unhappy bag of Parliamentary eloquence." —CARLYLE. A man whose eloquence has power To clear the fullest house in half an hour." --JENYNS. JOHN G. QUIGLEY President, Distributist Club, 1934-35 "The rising hope of those stern and unbending Tories." —MACAULAY. "I grow intoxicated with my own eloquence." —DISRAELI. T. H. SOUTER President, Liberal Club, 1934-35 "His particularly rapid, unintelligible patter Isn't generally heard, and if it is, it doesn't matter." —GILBERT. "Such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat." —SHAKESPEARE. ALAN M. FYFE President. Unionist Club, 1934-35 Photos by Lafayette. JOHN MONTGOMERY President, Socialist Club, 1934-35 Have your LUNCH or TEA at one of COOPERS CAFES Howard Street Ingram Street St Vincent Street Men and women who desire to be quickly and dexterously served with perfectly cooked pure foods — delightful Coffee — fragrant Tea — in comfortable, congenial surroundings — COME TO COOPERS. 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DOUGLAS 2611 (5 Lines) THE MODERN STUDENTS "TYPE" THE ATTAINMENT OF ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY WITH THE MINIMUM OF EFFORT SO AS TO RESERVE THE MAXIMUM OF PHYSICAL ENERGY FOR THE EXACTING REQUIREMENTS OF MODERN SPORT. THIS, AND MANY OTHER ADVANTAGES, ARE GAINED BY POSSESSING THE SUPER-MODERN "BLUEBIRD" PORTABLE TYPEWRITING MACHINE. SOLICIT PARTICULARS AND TERMS OF PURCHASE FROM SCULTHORPS, LTD., 109 WEST NILE ST. (CORNER OF BATH ST.), GLASGOW, C.1. OTHER MAKES OF MACHINES, PORTABLE OR STANDARD, SOLD, HIRED, REPAIRED. A FRANK TALK TO GIRLS by PRISCILLA Be good, sweet maid, and let the men be clever. UNIVERSITY REGULATION. I CAN begin in no better way than by drawing your attention to the quotation which heads this article. In it you will find the whole secret of success in your new role of Undergraduette — a slang word meaning Q. Emma — and if you adhere to it faithfully during the next three years there is no reason in the world why your College career should be other than a triumphal progress. First of all let us consider this business of being good. Do not misunderstand me. I do not intend that goodness which consists in acting as if you had never heard of all those things your mother never told you. No. As far as that is concerned you may be either good or bad, so long as you are never indifferent. But you must be good in the fuller sense, the sense in which a painting is good if the colours be shrewdly applied; a bottle is good if it hold the right amount; a torch is good if it shine in the dark. That is the kind of good you will have to be. And for the latter half of our initial advice, you must let the men be clever. God knows it is sometimes difficult, but do your best. If you get seventy in a class exam. and the Juvenile Lead only gets thirteen, don't talk about it. Rather describe a three-stroke motor cycle you once saw, and let him restore his self respect by telling you just how and why there is no such thing. Beautiful-but-dumb is a dangerous line, but after class exams. it becomes not only advisable but necessary. Of course, the best way is to take classes other than those patronised by the Heartbeat. This removes all COSTUMES and WIGS For Fancy Dress, Operas, Plays or Pageants. SCENERY and STAGE DRAPINGS For any Stage or Platform. MAKE UP and CARNIVAL GOODS Masks, Tights, Ruffles, Fans, etc. PLAYS (AGENTS FOR SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.) All Latest Plays in Stock and Playing Licences issued. :: Reading Room. MORNING and EVENING SUITS To Hire for All Occasions. CATALOGUES FREE. ESTIMATES GRATIS — FROM Telegrams. R. SHELDON BAMBER "BAMDERRE, (ESTABLISHED 1872) GLASGOW " Theatrical Costumier and Scenery Contractor Telephone : 12 & 13 CHARING CROSS MANSIONS Douglas 1470 GLASGOW, C.3 BELMONT HOUSE RESTAURANT 3 minutes walk from the University SNACK LUNCH LUNCHEON served in SMOKE ROOM HIGH TEA You can be at home in Belmont House Students have special facilities and :: :: special terms for dances :: :: WALTER HUBBARD Ltd 508 GREAT WESTERN ROAD possibility of competition, and allows you to agree that Ordinary English must be ten times as stiff as Logic. But it is frequently difficult to assess, during the enrolment period, the probabilities of mid-session entanglements; so perhaps you had better rely on beautiful-but-dumb after all. And now let us consider a few less general points. When the Escort, grabbing his courage in both hands, lures you into the Lounge at a Union Palais, be suitably coy and impressed. Remarks such as Oh, I never noticed that picture before, or even Why, the lights are on to-night, have an almost fatal effect on the ingénue line. When the Attachment, having got in with the Right Crowd, becomes Deputy Macer of the Diagnostic Club, don't laugh at him. You will have to accept without comprehending the fact that men are rather proud of that sort of thing. It is called Corporate Life, and is much more important than Mere Work. It is also much easier; but conceal your knowledge of this point. When coming out of a class, emerge alone. Nobody knows how many coffee dates have died unborn because the prospective victim arrived in the Quad accompanied by three or four apparently undetachable companions. When the Complication tells you that migawd he was drunk last night, you may make several kinds of reply; but don't say either Were you very sick? or How much did you have? In the first case, you are recalling a painful subject; in the second, inviting an embarrassed overstatement. On the whole, probably Oh George, you WEREN'T! will serve your purpose best. And finally, when God's Gift to Girlhood is depressed and in danger of realising what a fool he is, flatter him; but in no ordinary way. The texture of his hair and the shape of his nose are poor subjects for congratulation. Rather tell him that you want him to write an essay for you. Better still, and less risky, ask him how he understands women so well. Or best of all, accuse him of having written this article. Professor PERCY A. HILLHOUSE, D.Sc., M.I.N.A., M.I.E.S., Whitworth, Busby. T. Giffnock 182. (Naval Architecture). Professor WILLIAM J. GOUDIE, D.Sc., M.I.Mech.E., M.A.S.M.E., A.M.Inst.C.E., 1 Kay Park Terrace, Kilmarnock. T. Kilmarnock 501. (Heat Engines). Professor G. W. 0. HOWE, D.Sc., M.I.E.E., Lismore House, Kelvin Drive, N.W. T. Maryhill 1128. (Electrical Engineering). Professor ARCHIBALD MAIN, D.Litt., D.D., 8 The University, W.2. T. Western 2560. (Ecclesiastical History). Professor J. R. CURRIE, M.A., M.D., D.P.H., Institute of Hygiene, The University, W.2. T. Western 3999. (Public Health). Professor ARCHIBALD YOUNG, T.D., J.P., M.B., F.R.F.P.S.G., F.A.C.S., 5 Park Gardens, C.3. T. Douglas 4500. (Surgery). Professor PETER PATERSON, M.B., 10 Sandyford Place, C.3. T. Douglas 1453. (Surgery — St. Mungo Chair). Professor ERNESTO GRILLO, M.A., D.Litt., LL.D., D.C.L., 1 West-bank Quadrant, W.2. (Italian). Professor ARCHIBALD A. BOWMAN, M.A., Litt.D., 4 The University, W.2. T. Western 5507. (Moral Philosophy). Professor E. TAYLOR JONES, D.Sc., 11 The University, W.2. T. Western 5525. (Natural Philosophy). Professor JOHN LOUDON, M.A., C.A., 86 St. Vincent Street, C.2. T. Central 5209. (Accountancy). Professor WILLIAM RENNIE, M.A., Litt.D., LL.D., 6 The University, W.2. T. Western 969. (Greek). Professor JAMES HENDRY, M.A., B.Sc., M.B., F.C.O.G., 7 Clairmont Gardens, C.3. T. Douglas 5260. (Obstetrics and GynaecologyMuirhead Chair). Professor JOHN GIRVAN, LL.B., 11 Cleveden Gardens, W.2. T. Western 2631. (Conveyancing). Professor THOMAS M. MACROBERT, M.A., D.Sc., 10 The University, W.2. T. Western 5799. (Mathematics). Professor HERBERT J. PATON, M.A., D.Litt., 5 The University, W.2. T. Western 5797. (Logic). Professor ANDREW HUNTER, M.A., B.Sc., M.B., F.R.S.E., 34 Huntly Gardens, W.2. T. Western 6559. (Physiological Chemistry). Professor J. J. CRAIK HENDERSON, B.L., 190 St. Vincent Street, C.2. T. Central 9005. (Mercantile Law). Professor W. GILLIES WHITTAKER, M.A., D.Mus., F.R.C.O., F.R.C.M., A.R.A.M., Scottish National Academy of Music, St. George's Place, C.2. T. Douglas 4101. (Music). Professor E. B. BAILEY, M.C., M.A., F.R.S., 81 Oakfield Avenue, W.2. T. Western 6633. (Geology). Professor J. D. MACKIE, M.C., M.A., 30 Ashton Road, W,2. T. Western 3088, (Scottish History and Literature), Professor JOHN WALTON, M.A., D.Sc., 23 Lilybank Gardens, W.2. T. Western 1217. (Botany). Professor GEOFFREY B. FLEMING, M.B.E., B.A., M.D., 13 Lynedoch Crescent, C.3. T. Douglas 4529. (Medical Paediatrics). Professor J. SHAW DUNN, M.A., M.D., M.Sc., 25 Bute Gardens, W.2. T. Western 2802. (Pathology — St. Mungo Notmau Chair). Professor ANDREW BROWNING, M.A., D.Litt., Westdel, Dowanhill, W.2. T. Western 1205. (History). Professor JOHN GLAISTER, J.P., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.E., 5 Kew Terrace, W.2. T. Western 5733. (Forensic Medicine). Professor WILLIAM C. ATKINSON, M.A., Andorra, Manse Road, Bearsden. T. Bearsden 776. (Spanish). Professor ANDREW M. BRYAN, B.Sc., M.I.Min.E., Dava, 47 Auld-house Road, East Kilbride. T. East Kilbride 135. (Mining). Professor GEORGE H. C. MACGREGOR, M.A., B.D., D.Litt., The University, Glasgow, W.2. (Biblical Criticism). Professor A. DEWAR GIBE, M.A., LL.B., 1 The University, W.2. (Law). Professor A. W. HARRINGTON, M.D., F.R.F.P.S.G., 3 Park Circus, C.3. T. Douglas 4338. (Medicine — Muirhead Chair). Professor C. J. FORDYCE, M.A., 3 The University, W.2. (Humanity) Professor S. J. CAMERON, M.B., F.R.F.P.S.G., F.C.O.G., 15 Lynedoch Street, C.3. T. Douglas 4505. (Midwifery). Clerk of Senate — Professor J. R. CURRIE, M.A., M.D., D.P.H. EMERITUS PROFESSORS. Retired Professor F. 0. BOWER, Sc.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 2 The Crescent, Ripon. T. Ripon 219. (Botany). 1924 Professor DUDLEY J. MEDLEY, M.A., LL.D., Ashby, Tydehams, Newbury, Berks. T. Newbury 533. (History). 1931 The Very Rev. Professor GEORGE MILLIGAN, J.P., D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., 2 University Gardens, W.2. T. Western 3832. (Biblical Criticism). 1932 Professor GILBERT A. DAVIES, M.A., c/o Master of Works. Office, The University, W.2. (Greek). 1934 Professor JOHN M. MUNRO KERR, M.D., 7 Grosvenor Crescent, W.2. T. Western 5590. (Midwifery). 1934 Professor WALTER K. HUNTER, M.D., D.Sc., 7 Woodside Place, C.3, T. Douglas 1533. (Medicine—Muirhead Chair). ..... , 1934 LECTURERS. PETER ALEXANDER, M.A., 15 Kirklee Circus, W.2. (English). G. E. ALLAN, D.Sc., 56 Turnberry Road, W.1. (Applied Physics). STANLEY ALSTEAD, M.D., 9 Westbank Quadrant, W.2. T. Western 1332. (Matevia Medica). ALAN B. ANDERSON, B.Sc., Ph .D . , M. R. C. S I.. R. C. P , Royal Infirmary, C.4. (Bio-Chemistry — Royal Infirmary). JOHN A. ANDERSON, M.A., Glasgow and West of Scotland Commercial College, St. George's Place, C.2. (Spanish). NORMAN C. ANDERSON, M.A., L.-es-L., 544 Clarkston Road, Cathcart. T. Merrylee 1443. (French). WILLIAM ARTHUR, M.A., 148 Carmunnock Road, S.4. (Mathematics). ROLAND G. AUSTIN M.A., 75 Hamilton Drive, W.2. (Humanity). ARTHUR J. BALLANTYNE, M.D., 11 Sandyford Place, C.3. T. Douglas 4556. (Ophthalmology). B. HILTON BARRETT , M.A., B.Sc., 17 Glasgow Street, W.2. T. Western 4733. (Geology). GEOFFREY L. BIC KERSTETH, M.A., 4 St. John's Terrace, W.2. (English). JOHN W. S. BLACKLOC K, M.D., F.R.F.P.S.G., 58 Kelvin Drive, N.W. T. Maryhill 719. (Pathology of Diseases of Infancy and Childhood — Royal Hospital for Sick Children). ROBERT D. BLAIR, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.I.C., Eastleigh, Drymen Road, Bearsden. (Chemistry). GEORGE BOND, B.Sc., Ph.D., 24 Crawford Drive, Drumchapel. (Botany). WILLIAM BOYD, M.A., B.Sc., D.Phil., Edradour, Dalmuir. (Education). HUGH G. BRENNAN, M.A., L.-es-L., B.Sc., 57 Kersland Street, W.2. T. Western 5907. (Russian). GEORGE BROWN, M.A., 48 Lilybank Gardens, W.2. T. Western 5801. (Logic). R. M. BROWN, Ph.D., D.Sc., M.I.Mech.E., 49 Kelvinside Gardens, N.W. T. Maryhill 505. (Engineering). CHARLES BUCHANAN, B.Sc., Ph.D., 3 Doune Quadrant, N.W. (Organic Chemistry). C. DELISLE BURNS, M.A., D.Litt., The University, W.2. (Citizenship). JOHN A. BUYERS, M.A., Poundland House, Pinwherry, Ayrshire. (Economic History). Rev. GEORGE CALDER, B.D., D.Litt., 77 Oakfield Avenue, W.2. T. Western 5266. (Celtic). ISOBEL M. 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