UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15885, 5 April 1915, Page 3

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

A CIVIC WELCOME. q ATHLETIC SPORTS TO-DAY. • 4 I civic welcome was extended on Saturlay to the visiting teams who are comleting at the fourteenth annual tournament of the New Zealand University. -• The function took place at the Remuera jawn Tennis Club's court. In the ab- ; ence of the Mayor, Mr. C. J. Parr, the : )eputy-Mayor, Mr. John Court, wel* :omed the Southern students. Mr. G. L. 'eacockc, vice-chairman of the Auckland Jniversity College Council, and Mr. F. V. Airey, president of the Students' Association, also welcomed the visiting teams. Mr. Airey remarked that such gatherings vere the only means the four colleges had >[ coming together and acting as one .iniversitv. For obvious reasons, lie explained, "it had been considered necessary ,o cut down for this year anything in the laturo of very elaborate entertaining, The visiting team managers, Mr. J. McDowell, Victoria College, Mr. R. C.. kbernethy, Canterbury, and Mr. J. A. slcKecfry, Otago, acknowledged the wel:ome on behalf of the students. Owing: to the rain the tennis championships were not commenced until the ifternoon. The games will be continued it half-past nine o'clock this morning, md to-morrow the finals will bo played. flis Excellency thp Earl of Liverpool and i-ioe-regal party will be present at tin courts to witness the concluding games. On Saturday evening the debating tournament was held, Victoria College jeing placed first and Auckland second, ivith Canterbury and Otago occupying respectively the ' third and fourth places. I'he challenge scroll will bo presented to he winners at the university dance, to be leld in the Masonic Hall to-morrow evenn Yesterday afternoon nearly 100 students attended a service at St. John s . •hapel, and were the guests of the warden, the Rev P. T. Williams, and students at ifternoon tea, The sermon was preached bv the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Dr. A W. Averill. The speaker remarked now pleased he was that the spiritual sale jf life had been recognised by the Stulents, when arranging their programme, l here was a danger among students he ■lid of an undeveloped manhood, they nust realise that the spirit must bo do- ~ i-eloped as well as mind and body to atain a perfect manhood. ' To-dav the athletic sports mil be held it the Domain, the proceeds being in aid 3 f the Auckland Belgian Relief Fund. In he evening there will be a moonlight ex- . nu-sion to Takapuna, the Kestrel leaving he Ferry Wharf at halt-past seven >'clocl?.