STUDENTS AND SNOW

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 301, 15 August 1932, Page 3

STUDENTS AND SNOW

FROLICS IN CANTERBURY STUDENTS' CLASS ROOM. LIVELY EVENING AT COLLEGE Amid a barrage of snow and a steady uproar, the Canterbury College Students' Association held a general meeting recently. All the business was put through to the satisfaction of the executive, but at the end Room 15, famous for such meetings, was in a wet, untidy state, the president of the association had a plaster of flour 1 on his face and most of the students were feeling rather damp after the rain of snow. Well-armed, the students took up their positions at 8 o'clock. The only safe place was at the baclc of the room and most of them were there. There was a noticeable smell of carbide, for some lumps of this had been dropped into ink-wells which were now bubbling over. Members of the executive peeped round the door and at last decided to venture in. A battered felt hat and other forms of head-gear were worn to provide some measure of protection. As soon as they entered the snow barrage started in earnest, and mingled with the snowballs were flourbombs. The missiles flew 'fi^rcely across the room and the president actively dodged them. At last, h'owever, a bag of flour conhected and he had a pasty face for the rest of the evenJing. The secretary read the minutes, but no one heard him. A smell of sulphuretted hydrogen arose but fortunately did not becoma too strong. The 110tices of meeting were dealt with after being read with diffieulty, and were "noed" and "ayed" unanimously in turn. The mover of one motion was loudly counted out and then counted in again by the simple device of reversing the order — nine, eight, seven .... Fresh Supply. A fresh supply of snow was brought in and the place became wetter than evsr. Some students with a tactical training opened a side door and set up a fiank attack on the president. Then the lights went out for a minute or so, and thera were cat-calls and eifectiva imitations of fire syrens. The lights went on again and there was a commotion and much laughter out in the passage, and finally the door was opened and a pair of trousers, a pair of braces, shoes and another garment were slung into the 1 room. A considerate student rescued these for their unfortunate owner and was chased off the premises. Meantime, the business was being proceeded with. The president was malcing things move. "Those-in-fa-vour-say-aye-to-the-contrary-no-I de-elare-the-motion-carried," he repeated rapidly, and another resolution went on to the minute boolc. Then the meeting adjourned, a dance and a skating party being the order of the evening after that. Next day Room 15 was in a decided mess. The melting snow had mixed. with the flour and produced a paste which was stieking to desks and blaekboard and walls. The report current at college was that the rector was not going to allow any more general meetings in Room 15. Several amendments were made to the constitution at the meeting. It was decided that harriers should be eligible for Blues, and a ruling was earried that no student who plays for any outside club shall be eligibile for Blues in any sport, subject to certain reservations.