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CLUBS TAKE WORK SERIOUSLY
COMPETE FOR HONOURS
London, Apr: 12.. On stages up and down these fales more than 600 amateur drama, tic societies have just entered on Great Britain's biggest non-atap "orgy" of play-acting which will continue until the beginning of
Thousands of would-Bo uNAKUT Irvings and Duses from all parts of the country are giving their aspira- tions a ride in an all-Britain com petition for the Howards do Walden Cup, presented annually to the best amatour dramatic society in the country. During the next few months the competition will pro- gress by divisional and area steps on the knock-out principle until the Ave Analists clash in one of the London theatres in the first week of June. The
competition is carried through under the auspices of the British Drama Lenguo, founded in 1919, which claims JL men- Ibership of more than 2,500 amateur
dramatic societies and clube.
According to Mr. Geoffrey Whitworth, founder and director of the British Drama League, who is a recognised authority on drama In this country, there are to-day more than 10,000 amateur dramatic societies In Great Britain.
Attractive on Dress Of Red Taffeta
COOKERY NOTES
"Vogue for Gauging". "Gauging was the chief attrac tion on a day dress of reddish- brown taffetas, which drew exclamations of admiration from a very sophisticated audience".
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"Anyone who has travelled in America in recent years would be F1656/57. convinced that the doctrine, of osteopathy is dying in the country of its birth."
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In the eyes of the world,
Sir Farquhar, who represented the Universities of Oxford, Liver pool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Bristol, and a number of medical schools, quoted from a book on osteopathy, and said the misstatements and misrepresentations were
gross. and so glaring that it would be al- most criminal to put the book in the hands of a medical student. The book oxhibited gross ignorance pf the anatomy of the spinal cord,
AMERICAN DEGREES
Dr. John Martin · Littlejohn, Dean of the British School of Osteopathy, was cross-examined by Sir William Jowitt, K.C., on ba- half of the British Medical Asso- eiation, on the question of Ameri-
In an exclusive Interview Mr.Po finish a saddle of mutton that can degrees.
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Whitworth said: "You would hardly believe how the amateur dramatic ide, boll five good-sized potatoes societies here have increased in the and mash them well; add pepper last two or three years. I admit, and salt to taste, a lump of butter, that 10,000 is something of a guess and a little milk-not enough to but I'm certain it cannot be far make the potatoes too moist. With wrong. We ourselves have a mem- this, fill up the side of the saddle bership of more than 2,500 which that has been cut, and return it is still growing fast.
to the oven until the meat is thoroughly hot and the potatoes nicely browned.
PLOURISHING
Talkies, radio and other 20th- century diversions apparently have in their choice of plays, not had any effect on the amateuring to Mr. Whitworth. dramatic sonictics. They certainly have not done a thing to decreasu
When 'Sir William mentioned a degree of Texas University, Dr. Littlejohn produced a document fegued by the Add-Ran Christian University, which, he said, founded by a body of disciples call-
ed "The Christians."
was
From a number of similar docu- ments Dr. Littlejohn produced a thesis which, he said, he had sub- mitted in connection with the de- Kree of Doctor of Philosophy of accord-Columbia College,
Sir William said that the thesla described Dr. Littlejohn as Fellow of Political Philosophy,
of Columbia," Dr. Littlejohn said. "I am not a Doctor of Philosophy
"I suppose "the most popular their popularity. I personally keep authors from their point of view in touch with hundreds of these would include Frederick Lonsdale, amateur organisations and I can Bernard Shaw, Galsworthy, Sir" submitted the thesis, and I was testify to their flourishing but it is James Barrio and A. A. Milne", in the provincial cities and cspo- he said, "but you also get plenty cially in small towns and villages of good, solid Shakespeare on that they find their chief hunting | occasion."—United Press, ground, according to Mr. Whit
worth.
HIGH STANDARD
BRITISH SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHY
taken ill and did not fulfil the final examination."
Sir William-Where is Columbia College? It is what is now known as Columbia University.
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY-
And what is meant by Fellow of Political Philosophy?—A Fellow is a scholar who is considering some particular line of special work, and making investigations, and writ ing, as is required in this country,
a thesla
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There are almost unlimited numbers of enthusiastic amateur actors in this country today," he said, "and the only real difficulties
Dr. Littlejohn replied that he they have to contend with are ex-had previously had his scientific penses and the trouble of finding training in the University of Glas- Buitable halls. You can be full of gow and had been president of the enthusinsm but it needs a little Amity College.. money to produce a play even in a Later Dr. Littlejohn was closely
Sir William Supposing I go to small village hall. However, most questioned by Sir William Jowitt of thesesocieties seem to be able to about the prospectus of the British Oxford and Study Roman Law, can draw good crowds, provided of School of Osteopathy. He said describe myself as a Fellow of course, they are reasonably com- that forty applicants had been New College ?--No. || petent.
turned down because they would Dr. Littlejohn said that he had not or could not go to a medical been a tutor at Glasgow Univer-12 Adoro (anag), "Every year we organise the big school to take part of the course, sity.
Later Sir William hell up a docu- Sir Williama-If a student has competition for societies through- out Great Britain as it gives them been two years at Edinburgh and ment issued by the British School an objective to work for throughout two years only at your school, would of Osteopathy and read from it the year, and the result is a pretty it be honest to say he has been Dr. Littlejohn's name with a list high standard of acting and produc-four years at your school? It of his qualifications, including that
of Ph.D.
22 This is fine. ing. The clubs choose their own would be dishonest. plays for the contest. In fact, With dramatic omphasis, Slr
"That is a mistake," Dr. Little-24 The giraffe's cousin,
27 Conveyance niuch used In about the only restrictions are that William challenged a statement by
john said:
Holland. there must be not less than three Dr. Littlejohn that students in
Sir William-It is your own
28 If you land on these islands you actors in the cast and the plays their first year at the school were book. How do you come to make must settle your "a/c., vilo cad" must not
exceed forty minutes attending medical schoola.
that mistake?-I presume on the
(anag.). cach
basis of the thesis. In addition
"You realise you have had a to arranging this direct challenge on that," he added. yearly
"acting marathon" the "You will know how to deal with British Drama League organises it, no doubt." dramatic schools conducted by dis- tinguished professional actors and The Chairman (Lord Amulree) producers, producera school and You have told us that for the annual conferences. It also sends present year first year students are out lecturers and critics to give attending medical schools. Do you advice to amateur dramatic adhere to that statement? Aocieties and maintains a library of Dr. Littlejohn-I do. 25,000 volumes in London, which are loaned, to the clubs. Britain's amateur
dramatic
Lord Amutree-They are ing at the present moment?
It.
31 Bird.
is
Dr. Littlejohn agreed that he 32 A fragment that holds two
essential first-ald requisites. became Professor of Applied Physi-33 That for ways that are dark. ology in the National Medical
The heathen University of Chicago before he obtained his degree. Later he be-34 Acquitted and cleared up by the
pecullar" (Bret Harte), cams Dean and Professor of the sailor. American School of Osteopathy, 36 Sits as a change for the arrest
of the blood circulation,
a' man
Sir William-How can who has had no sort of medical and no sort of osteopathic training attend-down to the end of the year 1897 become Dean and Professor of the American School of Osteopathy in
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societies are neither particularly i Sir William-Mychallenge is 1808 and 18997 high-brow nor markedly low-brew that they are not.
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