12th, at ——: “That the struggles of the poor towards a larger and freer life are not to be discouraged.”
13th, at——: “That vegetarianism is opposed alike to our traditions and our present needs.” Also later (to oppose): “That a wave of imperialism causes a reformation in the standards of literature.”
(14th, twenty-first birthday.)
18th, at ——: “That poets are the interpreters of their age.”
19th, at ——: “That in encouraging sports this University approaches more nearly to the Greek ideal than at any other period of its existence has been the case.”
20th, at ——: “A paper on ‘Mentality in Life and Art.’”
21st, at ——: “That Oxford has not sufficiently realised and reformed its national position since imperialism became an acknowledged fact.”
Another gentleman of more tender years and less exuberance forwarded the menu of his college junior gaudy, in itself a pleasant reminder of the more solid occupations of undergraduates. He had made a table of a day’s life, alongside the dishes, like this:—
| Soup | ||
| Macedoine. | The Senior Proctor. | |
| Fish | ||
| Turbot and Lobster Sauce. | My tailor: and to buy a meerschaum. | |
| Entrées | ||
| Tomates Farcées. | My Coach. | |
| Joint | ||
| Saddle of Mutton. | If possible, my philosophy tutor. | |
| Game | ||
| Pheasants. | Aristotle. | |
| Sweets | ||
| Pudding à la Belleline. | Eights. | |
| Glace | ||
| Neapolitain. | The Master. | |
| Savoury | ||
| Oysters à la Bonne Bouche. | Jones’s hair. |