DUNEDIN CLUB NOTES AND CRITICISMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 74

DUNEDIN CLUB NOTES AND CRITICISMS.

"One man may speak the universal mind."

— Latest clubbite patromser of Exhibition Corner No. 2— Cyclo. "Still there's more to fellow!"

— Last evening ,vas "Readings Evening" at the club, and nine members delivered items, some humorous, others serious, and altogether a pleasant evening was spent. — The president and the two V.P.'s being f.bsent last evening, attending a rehearsal, Harry opeK-ed the meeting, but as he had not completely recovered from his late indisposition, as soon as he had executed the due* formalities, he vacated the chair in favour of Emerald.

— Whiie Emerald was reading out the preTious minutes (which were in JElanry's handwriting), she made a pause before the name of Mr X, and finally had to appeal to the patron as to what he had intended the hieroglyphic to represent. "Ah," she said with a sigh of relief, "I really thought it was a Mick." Were you thinking of the well-known comic song, Emerald?

— A paper from A Mother's Lass on the debate (which should 'have been read last evening, but was inadvertently held over) was read, upon which Nil Desperandum said, in a tone of disappointment "1 might have won the debate if that paper h?d been read at the proper time ' I really believe it was kept back on purpose."

Below I have pleasure in presenting to readers a couple of extracts: — "For every man God has a plan." This proverb, which has been handed down from the remotest ages, has never once hed to man. Th? Creator creates nothing without a purpose or_ plan, and every mau, no matter how weak or humble, has a purpose. . . To those pareuts who denied their children the choice of professions we can certainly attach the blame of a ruined life. God determiues our profession, and directs our attention towards it, and anyone who hinders U3 from fulfilling that profession is working against God. And Fir.cc opposition to God means ruin, how can wp expect to suceoed? — From "Shou'd Youths he Allowed to Cli'cofo their Own Professions 9 " (affirmative) — A Mother's La c s.