Poly Mags

December 1888

SHAKESPEARE CLASS.—Under the direction of Mr. S. L.
Hasluck. New term commences Saturday, January 5th. This
class (a branch of the Polytechnic School of Elocution) meets every
Saturday afternoon, from four till six, throughout the year, and has
now been in existence more than two years, during which time the
members have studied “Hamlet,” ” Merchant of Venice,” ” Macbeth,”
” As You Like It,” ” Romeo and Juliet,” and “Much Ado
About Nothing.” Students of both sexes will find in this class
every opportunity for acquiring a graceful and effective method of
reading, reciting, and extempore speaking. During the first hour a
portion of the play under consideration is read by the Instructor
and members, followed by a short | discussion. The second hour is
devoted to readings, recitations, and dramatic scenes by the members.
These recitals, etc., which are not confined to Shakespearean.
selections, are criticised by the members and Instructor. ” Open
nights,” at which recitals, etc., are given by the members, are
held at intervals of six weeks throughout the year. Members
have the privilege of admitting their friends free to these entertainments.
Study of the term :—Shakespeare’s comedy ” Much
Ado About Nothing.” For further information apply to the Hon.
Sec. A. E. HOPKINS.

May 1912

” Titantic ” Calamity. Since our last edition one of the
most terrible disasters on record
has taken place, and the sympathies of the whole world have
gone out to the sufferers through the sinking of the White
Star steamer ” Titanic.” Three only, amongst the missing, were,
so far as we know, in any way directly connected with the Poly.
One a young member named Louis Desvernin, who joined our
Harriers in September last; another, George Trins, a member
of the band on the “Titanic,” was playing in our orchestra on the
Sunday before the “Titanic ” sailed ; the third was Mr. Nannini,
the father of our members, to whom we extend the utmost sympathy.
As a practical expression of our sympathy, a collection was
taken up at the Sunday Service on April 21st, and a box was
placed in the Entrance Hall for the following five or six days.
Money was, in addition, collected in the Day Schools and at
Balderton Street. As a result Mr. Studd was able to send
to the ” Titanic ” Disaster Fund being raised by the Daily
Telegraph, a cheque for £39 10s. This will be supplemented,
as small sums are still being received.

May 1910

British Antarctic Exhibition, 1910.
Many readers of the Polytechnic Magazine will be glad to
know that the boys of the Secondary Day Schools forwarded
a subscription of £1o 18s. 9d. towards the British Antarctic
Expedition, 1910. This subscription was forwarded with the
particular request that it should be devoted to the purchase
of a Sledge, a Dog and a Sleeping Bag, and also a plate to
be attached to the Sledge to be engraved “From the Regent
Street Polytechnic Secondary Schools.”
Captain Scott, R.N., who is commanding the Expedition,
in acknowledging the receipt of the subscription writes as
follows :—
” Please tell the Boys that I am really delighted
with the interest they have shown in our venture
and will carefully observe their wishes as regards
the expenditure of their subscription.”

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December 1960

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Nov 1894 - The Girl - what Will She Become?

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February 1886

Letters to the editor

THE WELSH CONCERT.
SIR,—As it is a custom in the Institute that St. David’s
Day, on the Saturday that is nearest to it, should be set aside
for Welsh National Music, I would like to say a few words
on the subject.
In past years it has not been thoroughly national, as for instance
an Irish chairman has always presided, not a Welsh- i
man. English artistes and two or three English songs have i
been the rule in preceding years. j
What I would propose is as follows :—
That the proceedings should be entirely national. That the
artistes should be Welsh, and that a Welsh chairman should
preside.
I don’t think that the foregoing propositions are impossible
of realisation. I am sure that Mr. Dyved Lewys would be
able to give us a National Welsh Concert in reality, and I
am equally sure there are plenty of Welsh gentlemen who
would be glad to preside at the I’oly. concert, and especially
on such an occasion as St. David’s concert.
With these remarks I beg to conclude, hoping they will
meet with your consideration.—I remain, Sir, yours truly,
D. J. S. REES.

February 1896

EXCHANGES of compliments between the members of the
two Institutes are not infrequent on Valentine’s Day, and this
year, being Leap Year, I learn that two or three of these
missives have borne a special significance. One member, in
fact, has handed me his valentine, which is prettily decorated
with vari-coloured bows. Perhaps as Leap Year is still quite
young it would not be out of place to give the text of the letter,
which, after sundry terms (really ” too too” for THE POLY.
MAGAZINE), runs as follows: ” As it is Leap Year, and
at this time ladies have a. privilege, I thought I would
make use of this opportunity. You know the old
maxim, ’ Never let your chances, like sunbeams, pass you by.’
Now, you must know, although I have only seen you a few times,
how I care for you. In fact, the first time I gazed on your face
my heart jumped into my boots, and I haven’t been the same
girl since. Now, think how sad it is when you feel like this,
and I am sure by appearance we should make an excellent
match—we should be so happy. I am quite capable of managing
a house, and I am sure you must be tired of monotonous
bachelor life. Think how nice it would be, instead of coming
home to cheerless diggings alone, to find a nice tea ready, your
slippers nicely warmed, and last, but not least, a dear little wife
awaiting your coming. Hoping you will soon write and set my
anxiety at rest,—Yours, in great expectation,” &c. The sender
need not worry herself to find that her valentine is being handed
down to posterity in THE POLY. MAG., nor the receiver that his
secret will out. The editor has a lot of such secrets.

Feb 1896: First showing of cinema in the UK to a paying audience

As I announced in last week’s MAGAZINE the Great Hall
has been let for the next three months. Last Thursday it was
opened with a special exhibition of a new invention by MM.
Auguste and Louis Lumiere—the Cinematographe. This
invention seems to be, practically, an adaptation of Edison’s
Kinetoscope. It is, briefly, living photography, if this term may
be used, thrown on a screen in the same way as are dissolving
views by the oxy-hydrogen lantern. The effect is really most
wonderful. For instance, a photograph of a railway station
is shown, two or three seconds elapse and a train steams
into the station and stops, the carriage doors open, the people
get out, and there is the usual hurrying and scurrying for a
second or two, and then again the train moves off. The
whole thing is realistic, and is, as a matter of fact, an
actual photograph. M. Trewey has arranged to give exhibitions
at every hour, from 2 till 10 p.m., daily, and he has made
a concession in the case of our members by which, although
the ordinary charge of admission is is., any member of the
Poly, will be admitted at half-price on showing his membership
ticket.