In Canada

Room-wrecking is a tradition at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Sophomores do the wrecking in the rooms of the Freshmen. But a new Provost has arisen who regards room-wrecking and other developments of the hazing mores as exhibitions of "that innate vulgarity so common in America."

In this spirit of culture, the Provost (Dr. Seager) imposed a fine of $400 upon the group of Sophomores who most recently perpetuated the room-wrecking tradition. Expulsion is the penalty for nonpayment of the provostic fine.

The picturesque campus incident has brought to light a widespread complaint on the part of British "university men" against the Americanization of Canada's colleges. They point, for example, to the Greek letter fraternities, which in the last 20 years have enjoyed a mushroom growth at Toronto, McGill, etc. Oxford and Cambridge afford no precedents for such silly, bourgeois performances, say the university men. In fact, the whole of Canadian university life, they say, is unpleasantly infected with the American extra-curriculum bug.

Defenders of the existing state of affairs say that Canada draws the best from both British and U. S. tradition and creates institutions which are superbly Canadian.

In any case, the $400 fine must be paid.