A meeting of the Conference Francaise was held yesterday evening in the society's rooms, Roberts' block. Two members were initiated. Mr. P. H. Taylor, Gr., read an essay on the Conference itself, on the advantages of the intercourse between students of the university and the instructors. Mr. V. S. Rothschild read an essay on Guilhem de Castro and the sources of Corneille's Cid. The speaker of the evening was Professor Sumichrast. His subject was "Garrison Life in Halifax," where he lived a number of years. Professor Sumichrast excused the subject of his address in that out of recitation hours students prefer to hear some subject totally disconnected from college studies.
The Conference this year is proving itself more than ever a literary society. The new habit of having original initiation parts by new members arouses interest and enlivens the meetings more than ever before.
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