Dinner for Graduates Next Month Proposed A meeting of graduates of the University of Durham was held last Wednesday at the Church House, Kiukiang Road, for the purpose of forming' a Society" of Durham rae dinates, with a view. to keeping' in touch with the varsity, and secondly to consolidate the spirit of Durham.
Durham University ie unique in that "is constituent colleges are located not only. in two different towns, Dut, in two different counties of England, namely at 'Durham in the County' of Durham and. New castle in the County of Nortiumberland. The Newcastle end i divided into" two. distinct bodies, namely Armstrong College, and the Medical College, between whom the greatest Fivalry exists in all forms. of sport Armsirong "College usually" houses the greatest number of under: graduates, and consequently usually finds its sit in possession of most of the sliver to be! wen from the annual inter-college sports. ter. college boat races at Durham, how-fever, create the greatest amount fenthusiagm and at the conclusion, the Inter-college spirit, is forgotten, and the spirit of Duram becomes' pre= dominant. omitted, he Durham end' being strong College representatives pre-At the menting of graduates, Arm.
represented by one graduate, but unfortunately the only known' member of the Medial" College "was Present to help to rekindle Spirit. which predominates after the varsity boat races.
Tt is proposed to hold a dinner on June 12, a5 this date was considered be the date on which this year's varsity boat races will take place on the River Wear at Durham,
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