s THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1922
r U r "MY PUSSY CAT HAS CROAKED" rocks at him; He grins at the-little birds.
(Author of "Jewish Salutations to a But now they sniffle and bring violets. 0 God, keep my pussy cat,-
Iie Dime," "Half a Muffin," "Seven God, are You aware He must not see my tears; he must
--ItsS tf untThousand Years Before," Boozing a That You have croaked my one, my not howl
(Continued from Page 1) la Caledonese," and many others. only cat? Out in the rain,
records of lecture attendance, text- On highboard fences,
My pussy cat has croaked- Where the tort cat sisg.
book recitations, and written examina- His frisky tail is still; My pussy cat has croaked
tions. At Oxford, under the super- His glims are shut. 'Aw, but I wish
vision of his tutor, the student reads The moon is shining on the highboard I knew where I could find Editorial note: One or two such
extensively in his chosen field. fence; Another kitty like the one that's dead parodies have been mailed to the Sun-
After the undergraduate, reading Gaunt tom cats clamber up the wall, He was so nice to me, day Magazine. They are welcome.
for his degree, has been in Oxford and start And always woke me up Burlesque, satire, parody, at the ex-
nearly a year, he has to submit to an Their hallelujah chorus now. At three a. n.pse of student prose and poetry,
oral examination called the "smalls," whether the original appear in the
in which he "responds." Written ex- My pussy cat has croaked- My pussy cat has croaked- Suday Magazine or any other cam-
aminations are not given. At the end They've sounded taps for him; No! for his spirit lives, pus medium, can be readily used, if
of two more years, however, final oral He cannot wiggle. Out in the alley. they are lone with skill and are not
examinations occur, which determine The children used to heave small He climbs to the lofty treetop; too lengthy.
to some extent whether the candidate
for the degree will succeed.
The bulk of studying is done during
the holiday periods. A group of eight
or ten boys will engage an abode,
sharing the expense, in some quiet
place in England, Scotland, Wales,
France, or Belgium, where they have a
tutor who assists them in their "read- With the J-Hop a scant four wees awaA,
ing ary."
In pAmerican universities it inowith brilliant social functions frequent in
generally believed that specialization occurrence, oung women may well give
in college is not'the best thing for a v
man. From mere casual observation marked attention to the new formal wear r
of the Oxford college curriculum, one1t
might be led to think the institution
produced specialists only. It is, how-
ever, the usual opinion among edu-
cational authorities that the average
Oxford undergraduate has a more
thorough knowledge of more branches
than the average American bachelorS u nobes
of arts. Why this is so has been
pointed out reently by Edwin W. Fah-f
low, formerly Dean of American Sol-1
dier-Students in British Universities:
"In his particular field of study, the Fashion 's Most Recent Pre-V
English student is made to think for sentation in Ebening GovnS
himself more than we are at house,
where we are supplied with questions
and ready-made answers, and beyond
his special field he learns more by ab-
sorption than we do." Sequin robes, brilliant and strik-
In further comparison, Mr. Jefferson.
said that Oxford is marked distinctlyi g i their jewel-lke colori gs, 3
from American universities by a morei
leisurely attitude as compared with) are the most recent gown de-
the hustle-bustle radiated impression
of the latter. An American student velopments for evening wear.
has a tense expression, and is in arr1
continual rush. Oxford men are seen Worn over silk sips of any har-
to be strolling about in groups, rather ' *
than hurrying to catch a train that is monizing color.
due ahead of time.
Although he does quite as much as
the American. the English studentT hey can well afford their sim-
does not make his work so apparent.
He really does more than he seems. pie lines, for the richness of the
As one American in England has put
it, "At Harvard the idea of study is fabric renders them imperiously
constantly before you. If it isn't, the
dean is after you rather rudely." He beautiful.
goes on to say: "The most striking
trait of English character, as exempli-
fled by the Oxford man, is a remark- In black, burnt orange, sapphire
able power of diversity of thought and
action. In America there is a sharp and white.
line between work and play, and he
shifts with difficulty from one to the
other. The Englishman works at odd
moments and is never so absorbed in
work or play that he cannot easily lay
the one or the other aside."
A Michigan man is justified in ask- *tp 1"t *
ing about the English collegiate ath-
letic system. In general, it may be
said that there is a more universal Secend Loer
and habitual participation in athletic
activities. Our Rhodes men at Oxford
write back of the greater number of
men that are engaged in athletics:
rowing, football (soccer and rugby),
cricket, and tennis.
At Oxford, athletics are an integral
part of ech college man's life, as
much as are his studies. He has the W m.GoODYEAR & CY
Rhodes students, says he takes his
turn at rowing in the afternoon as a
matter of fact. Winning or losing is
not a prime consideration, but play-
ing the game is all-important.
(To be concluded next Sunday)