VARSITY EASTER VACATION TOURNEY

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1931, Page 14

VARSITY EASTER VACATION TOURNEY

BUSY WEEK OF SPORT AHEAD FOR STUDENTS. The Easier vacation of Canterbury College r will commence next Thursday, and will continue until the following Wednesday During this period' the mter-Uhiversity annual tournament, will be in progress. This year it is to he held at Dunedin, where teams from the four University Colleges will be coim peting.. The following is the complete list of Canterbury competitors:Athletics—T. Tf. Murphy, Tv. O. Manchester, O. c. Harley; P. A. M. Williams, P. M. Jewett. INT. R. Robinson. R. M. Barrer, L. D. J. Smith, E. B. Mackenzie, F. R. A ski ns; 1. \V. Taylor, E. Dunn. IT. W. Thompson. IT. G. Morris. G. M’Gregor, X. L. t'niacke, J. B. Turner and E. E. England. Boxing—D. Thorpe, J. P. Wilson, Tl. .1. S. Bean,: M. G. Irwin. A. van Ascii,' L. M. Perry and R. Cowner. Lawn tennh—Misses Jpyce Kane, M. Scott. Kathleen Sharp, Marjorie Sherris and M: Thompson, and Messrs E. H: Adkins, H. S. P. Andrews, B. A. Barren A. R. Cant and R. A. Young. Basket-ball—Misses Clare Cam in. Peggy Metson, . Zend a Giorgi, Beftie

Wilson. Maruia Manihera, Joyce Kane, Kathleen Duncan, Dorothy Jewett, Marjorie Thompson and Joan Bull (emergency). Swimming—Misses W. Milner and B. Harper: D. 11. Symes and J. Herrick. Shooting—l. C. Maclaine and G. Duff. The team will leave on Thursday morning, and on Friday the official reception will be held, followed by the conference of the National Union of Students. On .Saturday morning the tournament will commence in earnest with the- lawn tennis and boxing preliminaries In tlie afternoon the tennis will be continued, and the rowing event will bo held. The boxing finals will be 1(1 V ie evening. Athletics will lie held all day on Monday, and the baskethali teams will compete in the afternoon. Fhe, swimming events will be » 11 ring the evening. The finals ot the tennis will be played on Tuesday. and the tournament ball will be hclil in th" evening, the team returning on \V ednesday. The rowing event is apart from the actual tournament aithouscti held at the same time. 1 he rollowinß la the CanW- llhA TA-'t M ’Co*«b S (str.). Wallace (i», j. I. Watts (6) II c Holland (.3). in J. Wilson t Evans Ct. Alston (2) an., Way mouth (bow? InMn*' M»r?fe»t5 eo oii* h T® have been \teie eut oilt and a radio debate was rn O,!,S ‘; University and Canallege. it lias not yet been this' I year at wln bo «>e arrangement National Union of Students. During,the Easter vacation, a eonfermtne ‘.7,,2m National Union of Students IV". at Dunedin. Miss A. WestWutson and Messrs A. w. Collins and

Jl. A. Young will be sent bv tlio Canterbury College Students' Association to represent the executive. The main be !o al *«?r the constitution in such a wav that flit-* I'nion Co^tJXn 1 be „ by the Students’ Association and will be directly responsible to the Students’ Associations For a long time the need has been felt for such a change, the council of the N.U.S. having scat cely any connection with the Students Associations of the four university colleges. Women's Hockey Club. The annual meeting of the Canterbury College Women’s Hockey Club v.ns hold Inst evening. The an'minl reft" r l •.■oil balance-sheet were adopted. The following officer* were elected: President. Mrs s. Siul.ll.r- vlce-presi-Mrs Beeby. Mrs I.owerakei an.l Miss TohhwIII: club cap .11111. Miss, lie tty Morrison: aecrelary, Jlisn May Ualllng.-r; Ireiiaurer Miss (J wen Wilkins; vi.n.mi ILev.'. Misses i Maginness and J. Mnleolmson. The annual '"tei-nnivcn-.su y Hot-key to.irmtliient w.H be liel.l i„ Christchurch iluring the hrst term vacation. ■ . fencing- club. Tlie Urst annual meeting of the CanS’ bad hSfL year, uie membership standing at forty-four. The College gymnasium had been obtained on Tuesday and Friday evening for the purposes of coaching and practices. Guest nights had been held on the first Thursday in each month, arid the at- i tendances at these showed that the club was creating much interest.. Jinpromp- J

l lit competitions had been held but no I regular championships. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £6 12s 4d. The following officers were elected: Patron, Dr J. Higlit; president. Dr C. E. 1 Beeby: honorary presidents. Professor T. Shelley and Messrs F. G Dunn and H. Cato; club captain. Mr J. G D. Ward; vice-captain. Mr G. H. Mirams: secretary and treasurer. Mr C. J. Ward; committee, Miss Sheila Tennent and Mr Halit was decided that the club should apply to the Students’ Association for affiliation. Certain amendments to the constitution were carried. The mcmbership fee was set down at r.s P o that, nmcls could be raised in order to obtain foils and masks.