CLARET CUP.

NZ Truth, Issue 380, 5 October 1912, Page 6

CLARET CUP.

Wowser Students Worsted

The latest craze of the Wowseristic Party evidenced itself at. a meeting of the Students' Council held last wesk when the subject "Should Claret Cup be Permitted at the University Ball?" was discussed. To all those who have ever been to a ball, the cooling refreshment of a glass of claret cup is well known after a vigorous dance or a lengthy waltz. It is customarily composed of about one per cent, of claret to ninety-nine per cent, of lemon and ice. Water is also used. The by-laws of the Students' Council do not permit of any alcoholic liquors of any kind being introduced to their functions without special sanction, and a mooting wns accordingly held for the purpose of obtaining sanction to purvey claret cup. m the rofreshrnents at tho University ball. There was a lively discussion on both sides. Mr K. Adams, son of £f;69 Adams and a chip of the oid block, emphasised ihe Wowsor's point vary cleurly. He said that the mere taking of a glass of claret cup at a dance might be the Jlrst step m tho downward path of any young man. Of course. Mr F. Adams ought to know, because he is about 25 years of ago himself, and has probably near, scores of young men who haw thus fallen — perhaps. Mr F. Arlums has also boon a great Oevote^ oT the light -fantastic, so he is almost sure D have, certain knowledge as to this. However, m spite of Mr V. Adams's eloquent "spiel." th-» Wowsers wore 'worsted, and by a voto of IS4 to 121, It was decided that .-laret cup would be introduced among tho refreshments at the ball.