CAMBRIDGE BUSY AS WINTER SEASON ENDS

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, Feb. 26--Contrary to popular imagination, the last weeks of the Lent term are amongst the busiest of the whole academic year. It is, in vulgar parlance, the close of the "winter season", the time when the piece de resistance of many a club and society's program is held, whilst "annual dinners" are consumed nightly in the hostelries of the town.

Amongst our other activities recently the University Mission has loomed fairly large. Dr. Furse, the Bishop of St. Albans, was O. C., if we may borrow from military sources, and his strong personality and characteristically breezy manner went far to appeal to the undergraduates. The attendances, we are told, were good; and at the close of the Mission the Archbishop of Canterbury came up to add his seal to the proceedings.

To the Fore Histrionically

In matters of histrionic interest Cambridge has always been particularly to the fore, possessing, as it does, the Marlowe Society which produces Elizabethan plays; the "Footlights" which works in the realms of Musical Comedy; and the A. D. C. which concerns itself with good plays of almost any nature. This term we have been provided with a number of plays. "Oedipus Tyrannus" had a very successful run of about nine nights. Its object was to pay off the debt incurred by the Greek play of last year which was produced almost regardless of expense. The debt must by now have been paid off, judging by the crowds which attended the "Oedipus". The French Society has been busy and has produced Alfred de Musset's "II ne Faut Jurer de Rien" with great success, whilst the Marlowe is to act Ben Jonson's "Volpone" beginning on March third. The Conventional little bird has informed us that it is likely to be an unusually good performance. Most popular of all, however, will be the Cambridge Amateur Operatic Company's "Mikado" which starts on Monday the twenty-sixth under the conductorship of Mr. Boris Ord, who is a musician of no mean repute not only in Cambridge.

Lent Races Are Over

On the river all is peaceful again after the Lent races. Although in one or two rather conspicuous instances vigor completely outshone style and finish, the standard of the rowing was such as to promise plenty of good material for the more important May races held at the beginning of June. Jesus College retained the headship of the river.

Journalism in the University has been making good headway and in particular, has the progress of the "Granta" been more than adequate. Two of the best "scoops" of the term have been a disconsolate letter from "Q" demonstrating the futility of many of his correspondents, and "revelations" made by Mr. Glover, the Public Orator, as regards the life and habits of the Proctor, which office he himself held a short while back. Incidentally this article inspired an editorial "Should a Proctor Tell." The question was answered in the affirmative.

The Rugger season is rapidly drawing to a close after a singularly successful year.

We have many other interests in Cambridge our Union Society is installing a wireless receiving set, the reclusive Mr. Housman of the "Shropshire Lad" is to read a paper to the Pembroke Society, the University boat is the food for much thought and discussion but these and the host of other topics must await the the privilege of another occasion.