Society
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      English
      Society
      Ramble
     
     
      By
      Scott
      Pound
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "The
      writing
      of
      poetry
      is
      a
      superior
      amusement."
     
     
      -T.S.
      Eliot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      indeed,
      Mr.
      Eliot
      was
      right,
      as
      the
      many
      creative
     
     
      writers
      here
      at
      UPEI
      can
      attest.
      The
      English
      Society
     
     
      recently
      gathered
      together
      some
      of
      this
      amusement,
     
     
      along
      with
      its
      various
      authors,
      in
      the
      form
      of
      an
     
     
      open-microphone
      reading
      in
      the
      English
      lounge.
      This,
     
     
      the
      first
      STUDENT
      reading
      in
      recent
      memory,
      was
     
     
      a
      very
      formidable
      and
      enjoyable
      get-together
      for
      both
     
     
      poets
      and
      poetry-lovers
      alike.
      Several
      genres
      of
     
     
      writing
      were
      represented,
      namely:
      poetry,
      short
      story,
     
     
      creation,
      myth
      (wow!),
      and
      non-fiction
      sketch.
      A
     
     
      hearty
      thank-you
      goes
      out
      to
      those
      who
      were
     
     
      courageous
      enough
      to
      share.
      their
      work
      with
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      us.
      Likewise,
      a
      hearty
      "BOO"
      to
      those
      others
     
     
      whose
      work
      is
      known
      to
      be
      exceptional,
      but
      who
     
     
      declined
      to
      read.
      Don’t
      worry,
      we'll
      get
      you
      next
     
     
      time!
      Incidentally,
      it
      is
      a
      testament
      to
      the
      creative
     
     
      ability
      of
      many
      students
      that
      we
      were
      able
      to
      have
     
     
      such
      a
      successful
      reading,
      and
      yet
      only
      scrap
      the
     
     
      surface
      of
      the
      body
      of
      writing
      that
      is
      floating
      around
     
     
      UPEI
      these
      days.
      For
      this
      reason,
      the
      society
      is
     
     
      planning
      at
      least
      two
      more
      readings
      for
      this
      academic
     
     
      year
      for
      which
      we
      hope
      to
      solicit
      more
      readers
      and
     
     
      more
      listeners.
      In
      closing,
      the
      society
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      all
      those
      who
      attended
      the
      reading.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      T-shirts
      portraying
      the
      newly-designed
      English
      Society
     
     
      logo
      are
      On
      order.
      Most
      are
      spoken
      for,
      but
      a
      few
     
     
      are
      left
      and
      cost
      $10
      each.
      The
      choice
      of
      colours
      is
     
     
      red
      and
      white
      on
      black,
      OR,
      green
      and
      black
      on
     
     
      white.
      Money
      for
      these
      will
      be
      accepted
      until
     
     
      Monday,
      November
      12,
      by
      Rob
      Coffin
      or
      Kheng-
     
     
      Wee.
      The
      next
      society
      meeting
      is
      on
      Monday,
     
     
      November
      12
      at
      3:00
      pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      reminder
      to
      all
      society
      members:
      membership
      fees
     
     
      of
      $5
      are
      due
      at
      the
      next
      meeting.
      And
      as
      always,
     
     
      new
      members
      are
      very
      welcome.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also,
      on
      November
      22,
      we
      are
      planning
      a
      social
     
     
      gathering
      for
      the
      English
      Department.
      Read
      next
     
     
      week’s
      paper
      for
      details.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keep
      an
      eye
      out
      for
      English
      Society
      posters.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Modern
      language
      Club
     
    

    
     
      On
      behalf
      of
      the
      Modern
      Language
      Club,
      I'd
      like
      to
     
     
      thank
      all
      those
      who
      contributed
      to
      make
      the
     
     
      Modern
      Language
      Hallowe’en
      Pub
      a
      success.
      I’d
     
     
      like
      to
      thank
      all
      those
      who
      turned
      out
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      everyone
      who
      contributed
      time
      and
      effort
      in
      the
     
     
      organization
      of
      the
      pub.
      Special
      thanks
      go
      to
      the
     
     
      businesses
      who
      sponsored
      us:
      Shopper’s
      Drug
      Mart,
     
     
      Charlottetown
      Mall
      (Great
      treat
      bags),
      Moosehead
     
     
      Breweries,
      UPEI
      Bookstore,
      CFCY,
      and
      Cow’s.
     
     
      Congratulations
      to
      the
      winners
      of
      the
      costume
     
     
      judging
      Mike
      Creighan,
      Shane
      Curley,
      Jo-Anna
     
     
      Murphy,
      Andrea
      MacFadyen,
      and
      Aaron
      ?.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      coming
      week
      we’ll
      have
      the
      normal
      Wednesday
     
     
      noon
      meetings
      and
      and
      thursday
      a
      French
      luncheon,
     
     
      both
      in
      the
      Modern
      language
      Lounge,
      third
      floor
     
     
      Main.
      We've
      decided
      to
      go
      to
      Paris!
      Anyone
     
     
      interested,
      please
      come
      to
      our
      meetings
      or
      call
      Mary
     
     
      at
      368-2405.
      More
      details
      soon
      to
      follow
      about
     
     
      Paris
      for
      the
      February
      break.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Eiffel
      Tower
     
    

    
     
      The
      Louvre
     
    

    
     
      The
      Champs
      Elysees
     
     
      The
      Arc
      de
      Triomphe
     
     
      The
      Seine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Think
      about:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      much,
      much,
      much
      more
      for
      1
      or
      2
      weeks,
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      no
      snow
      (no
      guarantee):
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mary
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      8,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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