“REGISTRAR JOINT”

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7206, 15 August 1910, Page 10

“REGISTRAR JOINT”

A SONG OF FAREWELL. The following humorous, verses, com- . piled to mark tho departure from New Zealand of Mr J. W. Joynt, were sung Uv Mr H. F. Von Haast on Saturday night at tho dinner given by the Victoria College Graduates 4 Association in Mr Jo.viit’s honour. (Tune: "Father 0 ’Flynn”) - Who is beloved by tho whole University? Who of ripo scholarship has not a scaroivyf Students oxcuum witliout any diversity, “That is our popular Registrar Joynt." Soon he is leaving and crossing the sea* 'Varsity Agent m London to be. Hence this farcwelling, our sorrow vre’ro quelling, The praieca vvo'ro Dwelling of Registrar Joynt. Chorus.;. . . ... a health to our Registrar Joynt. For to hiu record with pride he can point. Patron, aesthetic, mid man energetic,, and friend sympathetic— J. W. Joynt. When careless students forgot to matriculate, Rush to the office and rage and gesticulate. Who is allaying their anger articulate? That is the job of our Registrar Joynt! When cables from Home give weak students a start, Whom do you find in.his goodness of heart. Soothing tho failing ones, cheering tho wailing ones, coaxing the railing onesJ 1 - Registrar Joynt. 1 Who, when the taste in this town was ai; \ dreary 'un, Lf.fo in the evenings a wasted and weary 'un ; Helped to establish tho drama Shakespearean? . " a That was ! our scholarly Registrar Joynt. Music and art were both languishing sore When to revive them he came to the Lira Strengthening our fibres, and getting/Tsab* scribcrs, and crushing the giboro— ll J. W. Joynt Who performs tasks of the greatest variety, Freeing the Senate from any anxiety, \ , Statutes interprets in case of dubiety? \ That is our versatile Registrar Joynt. •„ He signs tho card that brings failure fame, >. x , , . Cheques for tlnj scholars inscribes with Ins . - Things academical, legal or chemical, bob* siona polemical, manages Joynt. He to encourage our speech oratorical. Argument lucid and words metaphorical. . Gave for debating that : shield now historical, ■ ’ * Treasured as trophy of Registrar Joynt. Though he is going go far from us all, Yearly his mcci'ry that Shield will recall. Friend of tho ‘tournament, umpire and ornament, sodn we'll forlorn, lamcn Registrar Joyut. What shall wo do on next yearly capptaf When 3 ’we assemble that singing and th '>, ning day, i ■ ■ . And* speakers and studento indulge it a "scrapping’* day t _ _ Minus the presence of Registrar Joyntr Then all in vain will the populace wish To «ee on the menu our long-standing men, Undorgrads roasting him, Senators boast, ins him. Graduates toasting him— Succulent Joynt. Soon ho*il be back by the lakes of KiL And" giving the colleens a taste of bifl blarney, , . . With Kat-nlcen Mavourncen, and also Rate One on each side of bould Registrar Joynt I \vi:en he gets tired of code works ana Back* I to his green little island he harks,. I Boycotting daily, and dancing jigs gaily, and twirling shillelagh- JJoyQtlet u 3 GOO what you think of hia , Givp U him’a taste of your fun and fri-Shout-out that chorus of jovial jollity, ' . “Jolly good fellow" is Registrar Joynt.. When he embarks on his new scholarship We’ll grasp his hand in a long paring Eyef*" strangely wotting, and always t 0 Fretting, 'but never forgetting, Our Registrar Joynt