PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 22952, 9 May 1938, Page 18

PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY CLUB

VISIT TO SYDNEY DESCRIBED Miss Olive Mercer, who has just returned from a three-months’ holiday in Sydney, was tendered a welcome social last evening by the members of the Practical Psychology Club. In her address to the club Miss Mercer described the various events she had attended during the sespuentennial celebrations, commencing with the colourful pageant of nations the day of her arrival in Svdney. Miss Mercer also attended the Chinese festival, which was a brilliant display held at night in the Show Grounds; while the Manly surf carnival, with its parade _of life saving squads and its swimming and boating contests, provided many thrills for the spectators, the waves_ being rather boisterous and overturning many of the competing boats. The New Zealand team looked much paler than the deeply-bronzed Australian squads, but made a good showing. Then there was the magnificent street pageant, showing the growth of commerce and industry in the ISO years of Sydney’s life, there being in this 106 floats and 20 bands, and the procession being two miles'long. It was amusing to witness the tramcars or the early days filled with people dressed according to the period, and to see the firefighting apparatus of those days beside the modern equipment of expanding ladders and safety masks. Many or Sydney’s most beautiful girls took part in this procession, displaying the benefits from ice cream, fruit juices, and other commodities . The visit of the Empress of Britain, which steamed up the harbour on a glorious sunny morning, provided a wonderful spectacle for the crowds who thronged the Domain from early morning. In describing the bridge mention was made that the Empress of Britain was the first boat that could not go Miss Mercer also visited the Royal Show, which is said to be the best show in the world, and which on Good hnaay was attended by 150.000 people, th® crush each day being very great Ine stall provided by the north _ coast or New South Wales drew the admiration of everyone, showing all the-different grains, fruits, and vegetables that could be grown there, and with its shelves ot preserved and crystallised * rul \ l ? r " ranged in a colourful design. r f vea il“® the industry and versatility of the man on the land. „ , , The morning the New Zealand contingent marched to the Cenotaph and placed upon it a large map of New Zealand made of red silk poppies Miss Mercer was standing just opposite on the steps of the Post Office On Anzac Day she watched the march past ot tne returned soldiers, which took exactly two hours, -was seven miles )ong. ano was watched by 750,00(1 people. _ to - lowing this was the service held m tne Domain, where 250.000 were densely packed together and listened in impressive silence to the address given by Dean Cruicksliank, of Dunedin. After describing the various mental and spiritual clubs she had visited Miss Mercer was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks, which was followed by supper.