School Debate
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N Thursday, October 28th, 1937, the whole school assembled in the Main Hall to listen to a debate on the question, “That the foreign policy of the National Government is to be deplored.”  Mr. W. E. Roberts, M.A., was in the chair.
Opening on the affirmative, Emrys Walters (VIa Arts) in a speech brimful of humour stigmatised the Government’s foreign policy as weak and vacillating, for no effective action had been taken to oppose acts of aggression by Italy and Japan.  This speaker was ably supported by George Thomas (VIa Sci.), who ridiculed the practice of the Government to set up committees and to attend conferences on matters of foreign interest, without taking any decisive action.
D.B. Powell (VIa Arts) opened for the negative, and in a well-conceived and ably-delivered speech stressed the many good results attained by the pursuance of a wise and realistic foreign policy which had preserved this country from war.  He was followed by Spencer Boobyer (VIa Arts), who, with his usual fluency and colourful style, pointed to the success of the British foreign policy in restricting the Spanish Civil War to the boundaries of that unhappy country.
This really excellent debate, that redounded to the credit of the four speakers, terminated with the recording of an overwhelming majority in favour of the affirmative.

Music Recitals
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HE Cardiff University College Trio gave two very interesting recitals at the School.  At the first of these Dr. Morgan, the lecturer and pianist, explained that a trio is not a miniature orchestra, and that it was not lack of funds that made only three gentlemen, rather than a full orchestra, tour South Wales.  The Trio was playing music written for such a combination, and was not attempting to play a symphony.  The first composition played was one by Mozart.  Mr. Collier rendered two ’cello solos written by Sammartini.  The violinist played Mozart’s “ Concerto in D,” winning great applause.  Finally, Haydn’s “Trio in E” was well rendered.
On their second visit the Trio gave a very much appreciated recital of a selection of Beethoven’s works.—E.J.

Broadcast Demonstration
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WING to the fact that a broadcast was to be relayed from the School on November 29th by members of the Economics Evening Class, we were favoured with a lecture on Wireless by Mr. Griffiths, the B.B.C. Engineer, who was installing the apparatus at the school.  One of the classrooms was sound proofed, and on one side of the hall were tables so filled with batteries, wires and electrical instruments, that experiments in the Physics Lab. looked like kindergarten work.
Mr. Griffiths delivered his lecture in a very clear and simple style so that it was well understood by most of the school.  He illustrated it with diagrams on the black-board, explaining briefly how sound is conveyed from the transmitter