The Gavelyte, May 1906

(;Ell ,\ l{\' 11,1 ,l1j ( '()I ,l,J1j(; K 'i!) What is Needed? of thought whilt-> on thf' r f't has Ho far a w know not b :>n tried. The A r view of the work of the Lit- cultivation of any thing but th mere ernry societies for the past year courage to rise and deliv r a previous– brings us to the question, Is it not ly prepared or committ d production after all a superficial benefit?_ Th I has b~en _ Iarge.ly neglected. program:s have been 9,Jmost without I While in tht~ yearci Senior chss exception the same, week in and week we will lose many valuable members out. While a great deal of good has to the ocieties, yet it is incumbent been done we admit, yet after all upon we who remain beh1nd to make has it been of a kind that is of suffi- 1the improvem nt on the work next cient depth and breadth to apply to I year. And let us b gin now and pre– the after life of the student? A su- par for it. o better work can we perficia1 auility has been given to accomplish in our college than obtain– rise before an audience and deliver ing accurate knowledge of the worlds a declamation or read an es ay but writers and in enjoying their fa ·ility what training have the ocieties giv- of exprnssion while before an andi– Pn in the important feature of think- enc and in a moments timf'. ing on your feet and µresenting your thoughts in a clear and forcible man- I ner to your audience? Or what real Ode to a Senior. liter~ry training have they given? A happy old ~enior, .losC'phns, Ha8 there been a permanent good Continu'ly prayed, 0, Lord, kefp us, derived from the occasional biogra- From danger and woe, phy? Has there been any systematic Wherever we go, study of writers and their works? 'Spec:'ally my darling 8arephus. _ I am afraid that as we look over -- - the years work we will be compelled There once was a Senior named 8hort.y 1 to admit that we might at least have Who was so exceedingly sport~,, done much more. It may be said I If ~011 ere a _ked hi~ why, that the extemporaneuus speaking I He d reply with a sign, lra8 done much for the members. , I'll wish I had Moore when I'm forty. Pfrhaps it hag. But the externpora- 'I E I I- I] · · I· l 1 very a umnus s 10u I v1s1t 11. a - ~fou~ speecl~es are ~II of a class, and ma mater as often a , possiule. Can invariably of but a few words or sen- 1you not attend commencenwnt this tenC'es. Tlw dPvr->lnp111Pnt of n line year?