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The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1934

Haeremai Club

page 137

Haeremai Club

The Club has had a successful year although the number of functions run were not as numerous as in the past but such entertainments such as "saveloy evenings and "bob hops seem to have fallen from grace and do not receive support from the students.

On the morning of the 29th March the Citizens of the City were awakened to the sounds of sweet music and those enterprising enough to investigate ascertained that the culprits were members of this Club proceeding in a procession headed by the special Haeremai Silver Band to the station to welcome the Auckland Tournament Team. At the station the speech of welcome was given by our one and only Bernard Pshaw and was greatly appreciated by our guests. The remnants of the band and those members who were not travelling South were at the Ferry Wharf to give the Tournament Teams a send off but were considerably hampered by not being allowed on to the wharf.

Those members who were lucky enough to get away to the Tournament are not likely to forget it. Our Haka did much to spur our representatives on, and it was not our fault that Victoria did not finish up with a better record. We are glad to be in a position to report that the social representatives did not disgrace them-selves and were able to hold their own with the other Colleges.

The next activity of the Club was the Capping Procession. This was the first Procession that we have been permitted to run for some years and owing to the shortness of notice it was not as large as it has been in the past but what it lacked in numbers was made up in quality. The Speeches in the Post Office Square deserve special commendation and were fully appreciated by the large crowd that assembled there.

The Club once again ran its Fancy Dress Dance in conjunction with the Basketball Club and the function was a great success. The Hall was artistically decorated with red and black streamers which, together with the many weird and colourful costumes, gave the Hall a truly carnival spirit.

Again the Club combined with the Football Club in running a Smoke Concert and we are glad to report that the function was once again very popular. Every one left in the best of spirits and there were no serious casualties reported.