University students at the last Commencenient fell out seriously with Professor Laurie, the president of the Professional Board. Before the ceremony, the programme of topical songs to be used by the-students was as usual submitted to president for censorship. On this oe:
ion the professor exercised his right of ship, and ruthlessly cut out five of the twelve verses composing the Varsity Anthem, sone on the ground of delicacy, others on account of being too personal. Three other songs were rejected by the censor on the ground of indelicacy. "There was a good deal of "hugging and kissing" in them, moreover the literary quality was stated to he not of an exalted order. It seems, h ever, that copies of the programme w printed, with the expurgated portions appearing in full blast. These were distributed to the students previous to the Commencement ceremony, and the songs sung as published. For this i offence three students were summoned before the professional board on a charge of breach of discipline. Two of the offenders were fined £5, and excluded from the Varsity premises for the term of fourteen days. The third offender was let off with a'caution. The fines were immediately paid by the students concerned, but the amount was immediately raised by a subscription am sxmpathivers. Previously. it added, it was the custom to verses at the expense of the University,
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