 Over the years, the College held societies covering activities and subjects such as boxing, cricket, debating, economics, football, geology, singing, chess, draughts, rowing, history, natural history, old students, modern languages, language interpretation, railways, walking, sketching, holidays, wireless, music, and science.Regular social events were organised by a Common Room Committee.The room was the venue for one of the College's most important functions, "The Furnivall Supper", provided by College founder F.J. Furnivall.