The Gavelyte, April 1906

( )() SOCIETIES. Philo Society. fruits ye shall know them. If w, plant thistles thinking we will ga,th- Forseeing the radiant future be- er figs from them we have the au- fore the participants in the Society thority of the Holy Writ for stating Programmes most of the members ' that our crop will be scanty. There– have been stimulated to better efforts fore if we are going to derive any anrl now render inartistic or slov,enly benefit from our society we must work intolerable. It does not reqfire I invest something in it. If we choose a seer to see what results society to think ourselves useless and act work will bring about. The work accordingly it is ·extremely easy to of the past month has been charae- become so. The meeting held on terised by some exquisite features, April 2nd, was characterized by the - namely the essay work, declaimipg animated extemporaneous speaking and the extemporaneous speaking and debating. The question "That and debating. Harmony prevails I Capital Punishment should be Abo!-. among the members and all seeming- I ished" was debated by Mr. C. G. ]y are endeavoring to seek pleasure I Ware and Mr. G. C. Stewart. Mr. and profit combined out of their soc- Ware upholding the affirmative and iety work. · I Mr. Stewart the negative. The A few members however .are. in- judges decided in fav~r of the nega– dignant, stifling their aspirat10ns, I tive. Extemporaneous talks were dwarfing their growth and limiting ]given by MiBs McCown, Mr. J . C'. their activities, only at the expense Marshall, Mr. Begg and Mr. Walter of being unfair to others as well a Morton. An extemporaneous debate 11 njust to themselves. Between the , was held on the question: · "Resolved great things ~vhich we ca~ not do and I that 85 percent sh_ould be the pass~ the small thinga we wi_ll not do I ing grade for studte made up out– the danger is that we will do noth- · side of the class room instead of 6f5 ing and this has been ~ractic~ll_y de.rn- i percent." This question after being onstrated in the Philo OCJety hfe ; thoroughly discussed was decided in during the pa~t year. o man ever favor of the affirmative. The music accompli. hed anything without , ome rendered at this meeting was not by 0 ffort bPing expended. Ry their I any means below the . tanrlarcl as