a publication of the University of QueenslandUriion. Vol.35 No. 2 Wednesday, 17th March, 1965. LETTERS
...to the editor * f^' Trade The last issue of Semper carried on page 2 a report on the Vice- Chancellor's orientation address. The Union C!ouncil, ever sensitive This was an amalgam of word for to the wishes of its electorate, has word exerpts from reports in the decided that a committee be formed to Courier Mail 1963 and 1964. Why investigate the possibility of setting up hasn't someone written in,complain- a Union Service in opposition toHayles ing, of course, of the laziness of Cruises. The committee hopes to the Semper reporter? organise regular Boat Rorts across the river to Dutton Park cemetary. classical allusions... After devious negotiations with the City Council, the committee, in the best Dear Sir, student tradition, is drawing up a As a journalist of sorts, may I be petition. The drive for signatures will so bold as to ask WHAT THE HELL take place on THURSDAY 18 and HAPPENED TO SEMPER? As if the FRIDAY 19 for DAY and EVENING quenching of the McQueen fire (often STUDENTS; the booths will also be poorly, kindled, but still, a fire) was manned on the following MONDAY 22, not enough.... TUESDAY 23 and WEDNESDAY 24, for EVENING STUDENTS. Now, we are asked to read a toilet- The City Council emphasised that paper abortion put together by mis P» Uve. WiTHIN guided and undoubtedly grubby hands. only people who were likely to use the I suggest that a liberal distribution of WAUUNO- "DlSTANCfi. ferry should sign. 8orations and a soluble construction would complete the disastrous trend Naturally, OUT CHANCES OF this thankfully eratic no-news-or- GETTING THE FERRY ARE ROUGH- thought nonsense sheet has decided to follow. Naturally, our chances of getting the Sobeit, Dionysight. ferry are roughly proportional to the the library... number of students likely to use it. If you are likely to use a ferry Dear Sir, running across the river to Dutton Park, your sigiature wUl help. The article "Not just bricks and mortar" (S.F. 4th March) contains Moves are also in progress to obtain some pungent criticism of the Main Concession Bus Fares. To bolster the Library. The failure to appoint a Union's case, other student Unions Librarian after two years can only be have been asked to supply details of the described as deplor^le and together concessions that students receive in with the hig^ turnover of staff can only other states. have an adverse effect on the admin istration of the Library. Details of riots will be announced IT THERE a I later. I would query the statement that the turnover " is not simply because salaries do not compare favourably with those offered elsewhere..." This must be credited with being the most important factor, though not without ancillary reasons, for the movement of the staff, For the sake of the University the Senate should immediately take steps to remedy the situation.
Finally, with reference to what was called "... the usual problems of lack of finance..." I suggest that payment of an annual Library Fee by all enrolled students be instituted by the University i This system operates at both Sydney University and the University of New South Wales whose annual Library Fees are £2 and £5 respectively and the money thus collected is restricted to the purchase of books. J.H. Thorburn. transport trauma -Members of the Union have for some considerable time been deeply concern ed over the inadequate bus service provided for their (?) benefit by the Brisbane City Council. The discontent arising from the infrequency of services and the overcrowding of the services available, found expression in the demonstration of May 1962, which was well attended by exhuberant students, but poorly organised, thus ineffective. The situation has worsened, e.g, on Friday 5th March, 2 buses reserved for Medical Students, travelling to Herston, left each | full, leaving 1 bus for 2| busloads of normal students.
Despite valiant efforts to set a new student cramming record by the uni formed gentleman, one bus load from 2^ busloads left 1^ busloads. They were solemnly promised that another bus was "following right behind this one" and would 'be here any minute". Thus instead of leaving to fill in time more constructively they waited they waited 35 minutes. The retort given by the city ad ministration to complaints in 1962 was that the service was provided to the students as a favour as the route was a money losing proposition. Yet most buses are full from terminus to terminus both to and from the Uni.
If the BCC loses money on every run in Brisbane then surely it is sensible to cut these losses to the minimum by providing adequate services on the routes that lose least and surely the University route must head this list. In short it is ridiculous to claim that more and better allocated buses are not possible.
ic«crAHfrfe.i^ej^T6 They passed by the water and kissed, have waited, but I am sure now, that I she suddenly shy and strangely reticent must have you with me for ever. I could now that they had reached some kind of not live without you." The irony in this turning point. They both felt it; she last remark almost made him giggle because she felt his tension and knew insanely. Some kind of brief pain must that something had to happen soon, an have shown in his face, because she affirmation or else a denial of the love moved forward into his arms. To save -rs)- she felt sure was there; he because he his sudden need to confess, he took knew it had to be done tonight. There refuge in formality. was little time left; he imagined the "Will you do me the honour of COLN * peremptory summons arriving any day, to report for military service, and he consenting to be my wife?" was afraid. It was not an ordinary fear She looked up at him and nodded, - it was, he knew, pathological in its her face alight with happiness. He drew CL intensity. And if he could get married her hard against him. ve before he was conscripted, he would be exempt. And the girl - well, he liked "We will get married right away. " her, and this would have to be enough. "No, darling, no. We must wait a He turned towai'ds her again. year at least. My parents would demand it. They are so strict and formal." "There is something I must say". She saw the sudden shock on his face, CHiaPiy She smiled at him. He felt painfully and drew back. awiward, but he must hide the falseness heard in his voice. "No, no, it will be too late then, too late, it must be soon'." Frightened she "I have loved you for a long time looked at him. Faced with defeat, he now. You may have guessed. " said tiredly, "By then I will be conscripted. I am afraid." "I had". This unsettled him more than ever. Would she forgive him if she She knew then, but she knew she found out? must have him, on whatever terms. "I think about you, I dream of you, "Yes", she said, "we will be married j^*^-~- you are everywhere and everything I as soon as we can." They looked at each other. "With the blessings," he said bitter ly, "of our beloved President, Dr. Soekarno." The Time of Struggle Between Two Worlds
China, (the main threat), has held policies of the various world powers. the position of suzerainty over much of 'he rise of Nationalism and the S. E. Asia and regards the region as a decline of Colonialism and Imperialism We must realise from the start that the foreign policy of a nation is based proper outlet for her expansive ten created a power vacuum in South-East dencies. There are three aspects of Asia. This is seen more clearly after on the national interest of the country. Thus, the Americans fear that the loss her policy to consider, namely economici the defeat of the Japanese in the Second military and political. Since 1956, World War. The western powers that of say, South Vietnam will be against her interests, i.e. the psychological China has participated in the "trade- hurried back to their colonies were aid" contests with other powers. Tlie often confronted with opposition. The defeat of those who look to her for security. military threat comes from her "under Japanese policy of encouraging national belly" bordering the other states in the istic movements accelerated this The American presence in S. E. Asia south, where she is believed to maintain feeling and it seemed that is was but a a large force. Politically she has sought matter of years before Colonialism is claimed to be the main deterrent to Communist expansion, and this has led to persuade, enchant, if not deceive, collapsed. The invasion of the Japanese both rulers and ruled, and her recent in South-East Asia had dramatically her to commitments in aid, economic and military, to many of the S. E. Asian nuclear explosion has given her more emphasized the strategic importance of confidence. Despice Chou En Lai's visit, the region and each world-power sought countries. She is, on the whole, young after the Bandung Conference of 1955, to have a "South-East Asia policy". A in the fieldof international politics, and to several of the S.E. Asian' countries- region of 1.6 million square miles with in a sense naive in putting her views in assuring them of the absence of any a population of 200 millions, not to materialistic terms, compared to the expansionist policies, he was met with mention the vast natural resources and cultural and spiritual values of Asians challenges e. g. Rangoon Uni. students potential market for the industrialized in general. This has led to many pit with placards "We Greet You With nations is of no mean importance. falls and exploitation by the Communists. Tears". Whatever influence he gained The mass of the people she is trying to was lost by his endorsement of the The struggles of the Cold-War were help do not realise this, only the elite Russian suppression of the Hungarian extended to this area as power blocs do. The leaderships of many of these Revolution in 1956 and later by the sought to win support and influence countries has yet to be consolidated Sino-Burmese border dispute. among these different countries and on among the people. The problems of top of this, was the difficulty of liquid mass-media, illiteracy, corruption and the sheer complexity of issues The French and British have on the ating colonial regimes and replacing whole declined in influence. Thc French them by new and stable independent (e.g. religious and racial) has not helped her. The peasants see the guns after the humiliating defeat of Dien governments. The needs of these Bien Phu, the British by the granting countries are many, but the vital ones and the Cadillacs of their rulers but little tangible evidence to help their of independence to her former colonies. are economic development and security, With the British however, influence is To both of these, the different blocs needs. It can be argued that these are among the long-term projects, but to seen by her economic interests and offered economic and technical aid and military ties. The Commonwealth defence pacts and alliances. However the man on the land this is of little significance. His interest is primarily strategic force in Singapore and her much altruism was boasted of, often partnership with other countries in there were "strings attached". This that of his present condition. This has traditionally been so. SEATO, is but a lingering influence. involved these nations to commit them The French have made attempts to selves to either one bloc or the other enter this region again by her recog e.g. Thailand's anti-communism, North nition of Red China and the proposal for Vietnam pro-communism. The desire the "neutralisation" of South Vietnam. to avoid this led to the embracementof "Neutrality" whatever it means. It The main innuences are those of seems to me that this may be more out America and China. Each claim a right of fear than anything else, (e. g. Cam to be in the area for one reason or an bodia), though each nation tries to other and each faces opposition in the justify it with one reason or another. various nations that try to "help and The element of right may be on the side influence". The clashes that they had of the Americans in the cold war in South Vietnam is inevitable by virtue struggle.jpvith U.S.S.R. but the American of their conflicting ideologies and policy of seeking out alliances with interests. As yet, there seems little like-mindedpowers has not always been '^%1.-^|Xg hope for a peaceful solution. American differentiated by S.E. Asian leaders withdrawal will be humiliting, but the from the more sinister policies of The Russians have taken no direct possibility that a new coup in South U.S.S.R. or China. role in subversive activity since the Vietnam, whose leaders may ask just Calcutta Conference of S.E. Asian that, is real . On the other hand the There is an innate desire among Communists in 1948, which touched off Viet Cong, with China's aid, gets the nations not to be pawns for power a wave of revolts. They have, despite stronger among the peasants, despite blocs and thus often their leaders are this, remained a capital of conspir the "strategic hamlets". S.E. Asia faced with the dilemna of a choice atorial international Communism. The seems destined to be a pawn for either between economic aid plus its append facade is that of peaceful co-existence. one or the other power blocs.Solutions ages or going it alone which may mean Their methods do not conflict with the are often inadequate and prospects to their political downfall in their efforts ultimate goal of Communism, though me seem bleak unless one of them to eventual modernisation. I dare say Russia has lost considerable influence backs down or both are annihilated. that in this choice they are aided by to the Chinese Communists. The 1955 Michael H.C. Ong. the fact that the U.S.S.R. is less visit of Bui ganin and Krushchev to India trusted and more feared than the and other countries was an attempt to Americans. regain this, and so was Kosygin's Let us turn briefly to examine the recent visit to Hanoi. Canberra editor ^•^e« m resigns See The managing edi tor of The Australian, The "fresher system" in University Mr. MaxweJl Newton, colleges is very often attacked as being: has resigned. 1) childish; 2) sadistic and 3) unnecess ary. Such criticisms usually arise from The managing director of Nationwide News Pty, Ltd., a misunderstanding of the system. It Mr. K. R. Murdoch, an is usually assumed that senior students nounced last night that Mr. at colleges treat freshers the way they Newton's resignation had do simply because: been accepted and that the assistant managing editor, 1) they were treated that way them Mr. Walter Kommer, had selves; taken over as managing 2) they are naturally childishly cruel; editor. 3) they have a lust for power. No reason was given for thc resignation. The staff change would These three points can be summed have no effect on the news up as: it is a tradition and traditions paper. are naturally self-perpetuating, even Staff at The Australian by people who have forgotten the reasons were notified of the changes yesterday afternoon. behind them. Mr. Newton's I am not trying to assert that every statement college senior is free of any taint of Mr. Newton said laiit power-lust, etc.; in fact the whole thing night: "Perhaps I am wrong, was probably started by people who l3Ut the experience of edit merely wanted to assert their superior ing The Australian under ity over interlopers. But the system complete direction in recent times has, in my view, made does work in a special way; perhaps to it impossible to achieve the most collegians the results are merely essentia! principles, aims incidental to the enjoyable process of and standards of quality establishing complete ascendency over which fired thc enthusiasm a whole group of people, all this with and dedication of » large team of men and women, Cheerful collegians reprimand the complete sanction of the immediate •ncludinp myself. fresher for some minor breach community. But, no matter what the '1 am well aware that of discipline. method or the spirit of the system, it one must take one's chances achieves desirable results which could in such ventures in the limited opportunities avail not be achieved easily any other way able in Australian iour- and which are necessary to the very nalism today. existence of colleges as such. "1 can onlv hope thai those I have left behind For the benefit of those who are not may .still achieve thc origi familiar with College initiations, there nal objectives." are three major factors: isolation, in Correspondent doctrination and humiliation. This should be clear enough. Now for the iu Canberra basic reasons. There are two: firstly, Mr. Newton had been the system serves to knit the freshers managing editor of the Aus into a group with great consciousness tralian since it began pub lishing in July last year and of 1) the traditions of the College, 2) the had been closely concerned superiority of the College over all other with its planning and pre colleges, and 3) the general desirability paration. of the College as a place of residence. Previously he had been, managing editor, of The Secondly, it serves to deflate those Australian Financial Review freshers who have a to great conscious md before that political cor- ness of their own importance as a ••espondcnt of the Sydncv University student. Morning Herald in Can berra. A graduate of the University of Westecn Aus Actually, our colleges don't do it tralia, he took fir.st class properly. The tradition is not strong honours in economics al enough here. In American fraternities '^ambridgc before entering and in military officer training institut •he public service. He began his iournalistic career in ions, the system is pursued with fright 19.56. ening success. Mr. Kommer vvas chief ol •he Melbourne bureau of Isolation serves to make the fresher thc Financial Review before !ie joined The Australian. totally conscious of the College as the focus of his life at least for certain purposes. Whether or not this is desir able is a bigger question which will be dealt with later in Semper. At military inifnus institutions this isolation lasts for a year, and is, as I have said, frlghten lngly successful. At bur Colleges this lasts for a week if it is done at all. The indoctrination serves to brief freshers thorouglily, quicldy and pain fully on College traditions; the humilia tion serves to deflate freshers and reduce them to a common donominator (and ofteii, incidentally, to a quivering jelly). The whole thing generally presents rather a frightening picture to freshers; getting through it unscathed naturally makes the college seem worth having. Thus we have the results des cribed above, simply and quickly, while providing wholesome family entertain ment for the seniors.
If the College system as we have it A fun-loving senior student tries here is to endure ^vhich is, I suppose, to interest a fresher in some a matter of considerable indifference wholesome group activity. to most non-collegians) the fresher system is necessary. Otherwise Colleges would be little more than expensive boarding-houses. This is definitely imdesirable from any point of view; it would probably culminate in the establishment of a kind of university "upper crust" residing in the colleges. An initial step towards this kind of decadence has been perpetrated now in St. Leo's College with the slow abolish ment of the fresher system, apparently to reduce the College to a permanent state of bland indifference to anything. It will be interesting to observe the results. Meanwhile, the only conclusion that can be reached is this - if our present College system is desirable, then the present treatment of freshers is a necessary part of the system. Abolition Freshers are encouraged to of it, anjrway, could result in the Colleges becoming useless and spend their leisure hours in completely insufferable adjuncts to the College. University.
Por Semper VARSITY IN OUR CUUNTRY MBLK BAR and A REVIEW OP "BLUB HILLS" COFFEE By G. Rolland Hills LOUNGE The traumatic them e of this searing serial is 229 Hawken Drive, St. Lucia the Psycological ,Pathologic al,Physiological and 71 1395 Pseudo-symholic dilemmas faced by a submissive rooster THE FRIENDLY The bull lances the boils and they spurt sporadically PLACE TO MEET FOR... up In your face forcefully. It Is a piercing, fiery #D rinks ^Hamburgers forceful, profound, searing, f earfull, penetrating, ironic ^Snacks ^Espresso Coffee accomplishment)-pounding,passoinate,powerf ull- Open: pulsatingprovocative,pointless. Monday to Saturday— Oh» The agony and the anguishj 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday— The ABC closes vith a piercing scream,with a description of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. social intercourse which rivals for intensity ,if not for Under the Genial stark beauty& realism love,passages from Blyton. New Management of Mr.. &R Mrs . Page and Sons
ip»'. ..•'• assimulate into the Australian commun ii) that students who do get a'def erment The Local Education Officer, Mr. ity as it is developing. will, on being called up as young grad Peter McCawley, is forming a commit uates, face problems just as serious tee to look into various aspects of #That NUAUS expresses its condemn as those they would have faced while education. In particular, members of ation 01 conscription in any form, still at University, and will be con thc committee will be able to take part except in times of extreme national sequently confronted with serious in the preparation of a number of reports emergency, and furthermore expresses difficulties in establishing their careers. and surveys which the National Union its strongest possible opposition to the iii) that there exists at present a degree will undertake in Queenslands. Some service overseas of conscripts, before of doubt concerning the status of students of the members of the committee will every other possibility of defence has proceeding to higher degrees in regard be in charge of surveys on: been exhausted. to deferment of service. ^That NUAUS expresses its particular Attitudes of High School matricula #That NUAUS, completely opposing concern over the following aspects of capital punishment, welcomes moves tion students towards University - in the Commonwealth Government's plans particular, the aim of this survey will in the' U. K. to abolish it, condemns for a selective National Service those Governments in Australia which be to find out what knowledge these Training Scheme: students have of University courses still retain this barbarous form of i) that, unlike full-time students, part- punishment, calls upon them to abolish that are available, and what mis time students at University will not be conceptions they have. it forthwith and urges Constituents to granted automatic deferment if calted to work for its abolition. The financial position of High School up, and would be subject to the same 0 That NUAUS insists that as a step students - particularly, how many problems with respect to interference towards the liberalization and ultimate students cannot continue to University with their studies as their full-time abolition of the rigid censorship in full-time because of their financial colleagues, as well as having to inter Australia, any censorship should be position. rupt their professional cariers. effected by appropriately constituted f bodies rather than by police and customs Other members of the committee officials as usually occurs at present. will have the responsibilities of pub= ^ • ' licisingthe Education Reform Campaign • #f .: •- : INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Besides concerning itself with NATIONAL AFFAIRS matters of co-operation with student 1 organizations in other parts of the world NUAUS exists to represent the through the International Student Con students of Australia nationally and ference and the International Student internationally in matters of concern . - O'^il movemeiit for the UnitedNations, to students. Students are traditionally NUAUS passed the following motions concerned with those aspects of political about Racial Discrimination: or social affairs basic to the preser vation of a free and open society. The • That the President pursue the im 1965 Annual Council of NUAUS discussed plementation of all NUAUS policy thc following national matters; directed against racial discrimination The "Restrictive Immigration" (White in all countries and in all its forms, in Australia) Policy: Conscription; Abor particular against South Africa, report iginal Affairs; The Reduction of the ing separately on all action to August Voting Age; Censorship; The Orr Case. and Annual Councils of the Union. l.oriilNT.W These discussions by the Council i(i «i!i I'.i,'^ irli li-ui;i liic 1!H;;, Aiuiiial •That in implementing the particular Coutiril Mrotiiu; nl NNT.M'I .\V S Ihat ilu-rc led to the following resolutions (amongst .u;is ;ilu;ivs ;i daumT lhal opposition of NUAUS to Apartheid in others), which attempt to reflect fairly sludi-iit.s fouM \)V w ulMli'.'iwii tcoin South Africa, the President concentrate the opinions of the students of Australia! N'['.\rS" ;!( O.w in.'^liiiaiion ol suii^r cx- on the following aspects: !ia'iiu'l\ f(inM'i'\ati\i' nn'ii'Ji
^>^^tL/ ^UA^ /U^U£^ cut 12 ^BLE 14 HOME RESIDENCE OF STUDENTS (B)ig£o\itse Status) • 1 BriJ--tsn ^•. • ^ :tL '^' Q'ld. - North of M Q'li. - Central Q'ld. - Su'j In of G_3_a fib tone, _ At Queensland University, tiiat sprawling, sogniontcd, dohumajuzed dc}4TCL'-sliop "A community in search At International House of knowled'^c" is a meaningless phrase, se k ! imd indeed, iareical, as a definition of overseas students take thc University. Yet where is even the regular turns hope of approaching such an ideal with cooking national dishes a Ijody of over ten thousaiid. What is the lone student but an ajionymous face in atfi a lecture Ihealhre, wlio, witliin a few There are 250,000 people within years may (prohaiily will not) be an smAller size. a fifty miles radius of Toowoomba. By anonymous gowned figiu'e who walks 1970, 1300 University students will be across the stage of thc City Hall to St. Luciais being daily enlarged and coming from this area. The saving receive his degree. He hasn't dis extended-a degree-shop at the expense from not having to find them accomm covered whal thc University is. He was of a university - while the Darling odation in Brisbane would be well over a nameless individual wlio sought and Downs, urgently in need of a University Elm.: a factor which cannot be neglected. won a degree, a good jol), a sizeal^le College, has had a committee working income. (What more can a man want?) for this end for several years. The injustice, not to mention the wastage of talent, in this situation But neither the crisp feel of that Concern for a "fair go" for all makes a strong case for the Darling vital scroll in his hot little hand nor his further enhances Toowoomba's case. Downs University. spinal shivers at the noble sound of Figures for 19 64 enrollments show that "Gaudeanuis" are thc rcaJ experience there are more than twice as many A great deal of practical investiga of University. Thc real thing is to feel Brisbane full-time students compared tion and planning has been carried out and to know thc University as a to country full-time students, whereas by the Committee for the establishment community - Lo take a living, active on a population distribution basis there of a Darling Dawns University. Dr. part in the communal search for should be more country students than McGregor, the Chairman of the knowledge. Brisbane ones. For reasons elaborated Committee, when interviewed for in the Darling Downs submission to the Semper said that "400 acres are But who ever heard of ten thousand Australian Universities commission, reserved under the Town Plan. All people acting as a community'.'It should country students just do not have essential services are on the doorstep. bo perfectly obvious that there is a opportunities equal to those from There is ample room for expansion." pressing need for more universities of Brisbane. He emphazised Toowoomba's suit ability of cultural climate in the role of a University City. "Education is its The Classic Sound in Jazz biggest industry employing the most and having the biggest wage bill. A THELONIOUS MONK University would find that it would be And His Men in a city that was with it rather than indifferent. In Brisbane, it constitutes only a small segment of cultural life whereas here, it would be regarded as an important and integral part of the city's life. With regard to the work of the committee, he said, "We have spent, since our centenary celebrations, a long, expensive and, at times, frustra ting three years of toil during which we have obtained much publicity, a site, FESTIVAL HALL promised financial backing of over MONDAY, MARCH 29 at 8.15 p.m. £100,000 and membership at £1/1/ per head of 10,000. Thus the support Special Concession University is substantial." 10/- off top price tickets Contact Treasurer, Jazz Ciub Those who unthinkingly assume that the next University must be in Brisbane Craham Carrhew—phone 70 1815 may be in for a shock when the Martin Report is finally released. 1.3 Film director Ingmar Bergman is at last to forgive for he can't live with not an introverted man; but an in out forgiveness for himself. So under troverted genius. He says what he standing among people is God. wants to say. He knows the society image of man is not man. His concern: Often Bergman exposes the position what we are and why. He wants to show of the artist: in a nightmarish speed-up us what we are afraid to see in our pantomime of the difficulty of disting selves. His world is the austere beauty uishing between tragedy in jest and of Sweden and the aridity of the soul. tragedy in earnest and the danger of life for art's sake. Bergman probes behind masks as each character searches for true iden Another theme is attraction-repul tity. Each wants a chance to live, a sion: adolescent brooding between moment of joy. Sometimes grotesque, a desire and disgust for sex; the drive often frustrated, the characters are to love but the loss of freedom; the always vivid. Through them comes the irony of rejecting a sense of security moral. Through interaction of character but longing for it too, comes the plot. Bergman implies how little we know about ourselves and It has been said Bergman is too others. Do we want to know? coldly clinical. That he examines people as microbes under a microscope. His early films show how women's man Perhaps so. But the microbe is him ability to control men rests on how they self. He can inspire actors because he manipulate the male conceit. was one, "a terribly bad actor", he says. He leai'ned the hard way. In The Naked Night he is fascinated by the concept "mother", incestuous In the end Bergman's message is longing for innocence, security of the this: how our eyes smart when we see womb, themes are: that we can't learn ourselves but if we can bear the failure from other's errors - only our own: and humiliation we can bear life. From seeing significance when there isn't one man's self-analysis comes panaceas any and none where there is; the ex- for all mankind. horbitant cost of illusions with bitter ness at their destruction. It's irony of Wild Strawberries (to be screened mutual betrayal, so anti-cliche it al shortly by the Brisbane Cinema Group) most becomes cliche. It says no matter is dream sequence in a journey to the how miserable men and women are centre of the ego. There is Borg's self- together, they'd be worse alone. As a analysis, Bergman's analysis and then man shoots his image in a mirror we By G. Rowlands ours. He finds only aloofness and wants infer that only death gives significance to do one meaningful act before death. to life. Raw naturalism'. A Lesson In Love (with tragic-comic In baroque poetry The Magician cynicism) Winter Light and Silence shows comedy and pathos in Sartrean (with the theme that alienation from human absurdity. Anguish: "We walk others is alienation from God) are to be step by step into darkness. Movement out. But the manuscript is by Ulla screened shortly at the "Lido". itself is the only truth," and rollicking Isaksson; the message is alien to Berg * * * fun: a girl seduces a would-be Don Juan man. He simply states evil so that the in a laundry basket, an old woman whole destructive force of the Cosmos People interested in more than fairy spits at a crow. writhes before us. The father tries to floss from Hollywood now have a chance balance good and evil. It is the irony to show their enthusiasm. The manager Never is Bergman's tilt at the he can only tip the scale to more evil. of the "Lido" has assured me that if the limitations of reason clearer than in a But in the boy's eyes the herdsman is next round of foreign films is not comic-tragic autopsy where a rat eternal man asking: "How is it possible patronized, no more will be screened. ionalist is bewildered by a moving to live in this world?" It seems it is not the management but corpse. In a dynamic sequence of the public that want only happy, shallow expressionism, the room closes in. Devil's Eye is a comedy too slick, escapism, divorced from reality. Here Blaring music'. Dwarfed by prison bars too obvious in paradox - inferior to is a chance to prove man is flesh and - lost. The prison is the self, a recurr Germi's Divorce - Italian Style. blood'. ing theme. With Through A Glass Darkly, Berg The Virgin Spring is classic sim man's early Protestantism is in ashes plicity in epic mood. Actress Birgitta and disillusion. It focuses on poetic Pettersson plays Karin's youth and psychology with Bach's cello tones to innocence with rare beauty. By contrast tighten tension. Like Kafka, characters in a ghastly sequence we see a herds are alienated from themselves, each man gurgling grunts and groans, trying other and God. The writer is selfish.. to express his desire for her. But he His daughter, played magnificently by is mute. Horribly he rapes her. Karin's Harriet Andersson, longs for death as father avenges her by knifing, burning escape, escape from herself. This and squashing the herdsman and his neurotic woman experiences God as a brothers. Her corpse is at a stream, Spider: "It was a loathesome evil face. To it the father says: "You see it God. He climbed up on me and tried to You permit it. I don't understand you." penetrate me. His eyes were cold and He asks forgiveness, resolves to build calm". God is a void, the certainty of a church. From beneath the corpse death. Significant too that the spider is while a hymn soars, the spring trickles only hallucination. But the writer comes "RELIGlfll\l AND LIFE: llickers and goes out because it has not been fed with the oil of good works. They are weak and they call on others I would like to say a few words about to help them with oil from their lamps. the parable concerning the wise and the But often people can not help them. foolish virgins. Only God can help them, only God', He can give them oil for their lamps if Five took oil to the feast and five they ask Him. But, of course, they do didn't. not know how to pray - they buy their oil from the merchants of this world. Now these ten virgins represent And when they reach the gates of heaven, people today. Just as five virgins were they will be told, "You are too late. wise so today some people are wise You did not repent and buy oil when you and just as five were foolish so today had the chance". So they are cast into some people are foolish. People today exterior and eternal darkness. keep putting off the day when they will conjfess and make their i^eace with God. My people, be warned by this parable. And just as when the bridegroom came Do not be caught unawares. When you and the foolish virgins found their light are about to sin always ask, "Would I was going out, today when people come rather be inside in the light with the to the end of their lives and DIE they wise virgins or outside in the dark with find that the light of their good works the foolish virgins?". CO'Operation ^ BOOK REVIEW: Wi imm These three groups are combining DR. MANNIX by Niall Brennan among to produce a magazine for general sale Rigbv. 1964, 47/6d. on Campus. The editor is FrankMines, the business manager Cliff Pollard, 1845 to 1849 was the period of the religious This publication will include general Great Hunger in Ireland. Nearly a articles on Theology, the Ecumenical million people fled to America, Austra Movement, and questions of broader lia and other countries. Daniel Mannix societies social significance. The editor would was not part of this Great Emigration, be happy to receive any contributions. in fact-he was not born till 1864 but he was certainly the greatest Irish emi The Ecumenical Movement which is grant. Nial Brennan points out that weeping Christianity in the 1960'sand Also, there is to be a combined series of meetings on Wednesdays many Australian Catholics regarded .vhich is evidenced by the vigour of such Mannix's coming to Australia as perhaps jodies as the World Council of Churches between the 31st March and the 12th May, in Room 45, Main Building, in the the greatest disaster the Catholic md the Vatican Council is finding a Church in Australia had suffered. It is strong echo in Queensland University. lunch hour. Speakers will include the new Chaplain to the Anglican Society, easy to sympathize with such people. Many Australian Catholics of Irish ex There is close co-operation between the President of the Methodist Confer ence, a Roman Catholic speaker, a traction felt that with the gradual fading he Religious Societies, particularly of the ghetto that had enclosed them he Anglican Society, the Newman speaker in the Evangelical tradition, and so on. they had to show the Protestants (or the lociety and the Student Christian Move- agnostics) that they were as good as nent. Noel Preston. they. If it was worldly success in which i they chose to emulate the rest, it is hardly surprising that they identified M«, I "whiteness of soul" with whiteness of FULL RANGE AVAILABLE Authorised collar. Volkswagen in particular Mannix infuriated the Agent Irish Australian Catholic by favouring some one like Santamaria who knew OPEN SATURDAY MORNING little of the island Marx once called "a land of woes" and who placed little im portance on the cherished worldly success of the Irish-Australian. Per PEIN Hotors haps this was Mannix's contribution to the Catholic Church in Australia. He TOOWONG found it obsessed with the Irish past of 6M CORONATION DRIVE (Opp. ABQ2 Studio) many of its members and he left it with Your German VW Specialist a distinctive character of its own. K the French Church was dominated by Telephone 74011 - 74012 intellectuals and the Spanish by mystics Sales - Service - Parts - Warranty then the Australian Church was domin ated by prophet-laymen. Mr. Santa Panel Betting — Spray Painting -> Crath Repairs maria was a well-known example, but Let us Quote — No Obligation there were others and one could easily trace the influence to Melbourne. TRADE IN TO HIGH PRICES SECOND HAND CARS F. Mines. 15 say the next fifty years. But the scientists have one more bomb-shell to drop. The intruder was Science fiction writers do not say not making an impulsive, rajidom trip that "this will happen", any more than into the past. He has a definite plan, the writers of historical novels say and had set the verniers with perfect that "this did happen". Science fiction precision. He had taken a repeating writers are rather saying "this might rifle and five thousand rounds of ex happen" or "this could happen if we're ploding ammunition. His intention was not damn careful" (Before Eden). Their method might be described as the "what nothing less than to arrive at Golgotha would happen if-"formula; remember- in time to rescue Jesus Christ from the ingthatthe"if's"of yesterday are often Roman soldiers. In short, to prevent the "when's" of today and the accepted the crucifixion. facts of tomorrow. To give an example from the present ajithologj-; - The scientists suggest that the pro ceedings should not be made public. Much of the public might foolishly The year is 2015 A.D. You are a support the intruder's actions without Judge on the bench of a Court in the realizing the consequences - secular United States. You are conducting a as well as religious. But the decisions hearing to determine whether two men are all up to you.,.. (The Rescuer). should be turned over to the UN Criminal Court for prosecution. The 'charge is that the men deliberately If this seems a little too far-fetched, destroyed UN property. Both men are the book offers stories much closer to highly respected scientists. this day ai\d age: Eastward Hoi, a rather whimsical picture of life in North The machine they destro^-ed took America some years after World War thirty years to design and another ten III; The Windows of Heaven, dealing - to build; it was to combined effort of - in a rather unusual way - with the many nations. It covered two square first man to land on the moon; and Before Eden, in which the first expedi blocks, a]id extended hundreds of feet tion to Venus unwittingly destroys all below the earth. The energy^ required life on the planet. to operate the machine could be supplied only by the thermonuclear reaction It is always necessary, when reading called hydrogen fusion. The machine science fiction, to exercise what Words had never been tested: like the atomic worth called "the willing suspension of bomb, it could not be tested piecemeal. disbelief"; but with some stories you /It was mankind's first serious attempt need this more than with others. Thus, to build a time machine. there is a difference between science fiction and science fantasy, even though The men insist on giving evidence it is often difficult to draw the line. ^'V f y onlQ2-jjyy ^to0 a ciosecclosedi uourtCourt. YoYou cleaciet r the Most of the stories in this book fall ^"W^ 1 Court. The men explain that, oo n the pretty close to the borderline, so I'll s. ^^\ night in question, the machine wza s al- quote examples from elsewhere: Arthur ^ ^ ' readeady operatinoperatingg; when they reachereache d the C. Clarke's "A Fall of Moondust is "A flying-sauc6r has just landed out control room. From the gauges, they fiction, though i'bunded on a solid basis side the Pentagon. The great might of were able to tell that the intruder had of scientific fact; whereas his book The the United States Army has been rushed used a very large amount of energy. City and thc Stars is a good example of to the scene. A little (or big) green (or They explain further that, according to science fantasy. Speaking generally, blue, or purple) man appears from in theory, once the machine has been put science fiction is the more serious kind side the saucer. The scene is one of in operation there can be neither a of writing, while sciency fantasy is tense expectancy. The City has been cessation nor a reversal of its operation written more for pure and simple evacuated. All weapons are trained on without a grave danger of vapourizing entertainment. Often, however, the the man from outer space. He reaches a large section of the earth. The only hard-boiled scientific mind boggles at for something hanging from his belt. A safe way to stop the operation uecess- some of the more heady flights of fusilade of bullets strikes him down. arily resulted in the destruction of most science faiitasy, and so science fiction The world has been saved from an of the machine. This was the course has a wider appeal than science fantasy. invasion from outer space... " they took. Referring again to the present anthology, The Wall and MS Found in a Chinese This is the sort of tripe churned out The scientists continue that they Fortune Cookie (both verging on fantasy) by Hollywood for third rate horror know the name of tlie man who used the will not api3eal particularly to those movies, and is taken seriously only by machine, and that he left a note explain who hold (consciously or unconsciously) mentally retarded ten-year-olds. But ing what he was going to do. You sit up that the material sciences are the be-all because of it, many people regard all and take notice - neither of these facts and end-all of important knowledge. On science fiction as rubbish. However, have been revealed before. the other hand, science fiction some serious sci-fi has much more to offer times deals with matters so esoteric than little green men and atomic ray The man had sent himself back nearly that only those with a reasonably broad guns, as a look at Yet More Penguin two thousand years in history. You scientific background can understand Fiction, will show. pause a moment to reflect on the im them, much less appreciate them fully: plications of this action. They are Common Time ajid Fulfilment are There are twelve shoi't stories in staggering. If the present stems from approaching this type of story. the book, covering a surprising variety the past - as, apparently, it must - of subjects. Six of the stories take then even a minute change in the past In brief, then, whether you like place solely on the planet Earth, and can cause tremendous changes in the black magic or interstellar spaceships, three others are limited to this solar present. Perhaps even cause this whole sociology or cybernetics, this book will system. The time, in most cases, is universe to vanish. You are glad that help keep you awake during lectures. the present or the proximate future - you did not have to make the decision. Peter Tiffin. /6 ONCE.fc UPON /9T//M£ rmRe.\Ha mNTB-O To srfiRTA WftS (\f] rKi/:3// ^^ HB^^PBD TO Po my wfrH\ '^^'^^A. ^ Jjt. \A//t) rao/C •^/fTOa//S S£A/SB'^£^ lNlkLLI&£^T ^£> Pi/r/A/soA)E Bkiu//}An' h-HOUGHTFUL /AmELUCW/U C0H/1£A/rM /£S, ADoeo „y lo-roF/Zm/^A/ /A/r£fi£sr STV/t/£S /j/VD UI/RoT£ ^// ^A/n/US/AST/C /JRT/CLE pA/1//£. ©5/K/65 OF rm '/£R/9S£ /)USm/9L/M. V^k >VOri,wori,wiBrit. 17 clubs and Emphasis on "Market Socialism" However, this decentralisation has not has led to the development of some eliminated bureaucracy, said Mr. societies "fantastic ideas" in Yugoslavia and McFarlane, but merely replaced a Czechoslovakia, Mr. Bruce McFarlane vertical bureaucracy with a horizontal said last Thursday. Speaking at a lunch- one. hour meeting sponsored by the Labor, Left and Political Science Clubs, Mr. Another alternative is central plan McFarlane, a Research Fellow at ning. This, said Mr. McFarlane, existed A.N. U., reported on his recent trip to in Russia under Stalin. It is supported Eastern Europe. by socialists from Western and un creeping developed nations who see planning as He pointed out that three schools of central to socialism, and oppose the thought exist on what economic strategy Yugoslav rejection of it. socialist countries should follow. Yugo slavia, Czechoslovakia and Hungary There could, suggested Mr. McFar have adopted a policy of market social lane, be a third system: "planometrics". ism. This places an emphasis on This involves the massive use of capitalism consumer goods, with a consequent need computers to overcome physical for market guides. Yugoslavia has problems associated with central plan established workers' councils to deal ning. However, plaiming could still be with such questions as wages and profits. decentralised to some extent if desired. This is an entirely new student group, matters which directly or indirectly which is going to follow the patterns of may affect students. There will be no Student Action already established in membership fee and the only pre other universities. This means that requisite for joining is a genuine ii>- Student Action will voice and act upon terest in current affairs. STUDENT the opinions of the majority of students on topics affecting the University com The group will also attempt to ACTION munity. bridge the growing gap between faculties by bringing interested students together During the year, Student Action will on topical subjects. However, to introduce speakers to talk and debate succeed, Student Action needs, large on topical, and perchance, controversial numbers of interested and articulate subjects ranging from Birth Control to students. We hope the group will grow Bus Concessions, and gain support to become eventually an integi'al part of this University's Student Action will not be politically life. or religiously baised and has no affilia tions with any existing club. NEXT MEETING : Socialist Revival ? Student Action will attempt to stim Tuesday 23/3/1965. ulate thought on current and topical. Room to be announced. The Labor Club is financially healthy, Bev. Nagel were also elected to com but is otherwise under observation. At mittee. The club hopes to operate sim the Annual General Meeting on March ilar functions tmd talks as last year, 10th, Frank Gardiner (Law), who has particularly the Max Poulter Lecture, spent a considerable number of years and also open some new activities. It lately around South-East Asia as a is hoped Arthur Calwell, M.H.R., w:iU fleet air arm aviator, was elected address the club in thc next few weeks. President. Other office bearers are: All members of the club, particularly Vice-President, Peter McCawley, the office bearers, will talk socialism Secretary:John Mills; Treasurer, Steve to anyone interested at any time. Just Karas. Mary Bennett, Ross Barber and try them. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB Magazihe Editor Five (5) (Six (6)) Committee Notice of proposed amendment to the Members. Constitution. (b) The Executive shall consist of the At the Annual General Meeting of the President, Vice-President, (and) Political Science Club on Wednesday Secretary-Treasurer, and Magazine 24th March, the following constitutional Editor. amendment will be moved the proposed (c) The office bearers of the Club shaU wording is underlined, be elected at .the Annual General 5. OFFICE BEARERS Meeting of the Club. Of the five (5) (six (6)) committee members, at (a) The office bearers of the Club shall least three (3) shall be first year be :- students. President Vice-President G. Fryberg (President) Sccretary-Treasuere R. Stewart (Vice-President) 18 The more mediocre athletes also played their part to give 'Varsity a virtual monopoly of the relay events The crowd comes to its feet as Uni - 3rd in the 4 x 110 yds., 2nd in the versity speedster Arthur Rowe sizzles medley, and first in the 4 x 220 yds., over the 100 yd. dash in 9.7 sees., 4 x 440 yds,, 4 x | mile, and 4x1 Arts-Law student Ric Clarke shows the mile. way in the k mile, Dental student Mo resby Smith crushes all opposition with The club is proud of its state a breath-taking last lap of 63 sees, in representatives - Clarke, Cameron, the 3 miles typical scenes at the James, Murray, Smith and White. At Queensland Athletic Championships on the Australian Championships held in March 6th and 7th at Lang Park. Uni Hobart Ric Cl arke turned on a scorching versity Club finished with no less than 48.2 sees, to take second place in the 8 individual first placings, not only in •4' mile while smooth-running Moresby the track but also in the field events, Smith finished 4th in the 3 miles behind as when Medical student Paul Weedon such big-names as Ron Clarke, Albert shot-putted 46 ft. 4 ins. to win the Thomas, and Trevor Vincent. Senior Event and when John Rolley hurled the javelin 178 ft. 4 ins. to take the Junior Title. Detailed Results of State Titles: 110 yds. - A. Rowe 3rd 9.7 sees. 220 yds. - A. Rowe 3rd 21.5 sees. 440 yds. - R. Clarke 1st 49. 3 sees. 3 miles - M. Smith 1st 14 min. 11.4 sees. BASEBALL 6 miles - I Murray 1st. University of Queensland Baseball Shot Put - P. Weedon 1st 46 ft, 4 ins. Club will field four top teams in this High Jump - G.Taylor 1st 6 ft. 1 ins. years winter fixtures. Baseball is Long Jump - R. Jones 2nd 23 ft. gaining prominence within the Uni Pole Vault - R. Duigan 1st 11 ft. 6 ins. versity ajid last season we finally rose - P. Krause 2nd 9 ft. 6 ins. out of the doldrums to come second in 440 Hurdles - P. Krause 3rd 61.5 sees. the overall club premiership. B and C Junior Javelin - J. Rolley 1st 178' 4" gi-ade won their premierships, Dgi'ade Junior Long Jump - J. Rolley 2nd were runners up mth the A grade Junior Mile - P. Cameron narrowly missing the finals. This year Junior 2 Miles - P. Cameron 2nd looks like being even better. 9 min. 43 sees. Junior 440 yds. - F.White 1st 51.5 s. The Inter-varsity team is becoming Junior 880 yds. - F.White 2nd 2m. 7s. a force on the field and has always been the top team off the field. We have hopes Ric Clarke and Arthur Rowe of bringing back more recognition this finishing a 440. WOMEN year besides the boat-racing champion Queensland d. Monash 8-0 ships at which we have been invicible. J^oix) Social activities are plentiful, and SEMI-FINAL this is generally where the best per Queensland lost to Sydney 3-5 formances of the year are to be found. Baseball, however, provides a great FINAL opportunity for cricketers to keep their Tennis eye in, but not being a cricketer is no Sydney d. Melbourne by 1 set, criterion that one win not make a base- Inter-Varsity Tennis for 1965 was 4 rubbers all. baller.One does not have to spend long held in Adelaide from February 22nd strenuous hours of training and playing to 26th at the Memorial Drive Courts. duringsecondterm. For more informa Both the Men's and Women's Teams tion refer to the notice board or contact from the University of Queensland Wayne Moll ah at 98-3653. So, see ya reached the semi-finals where they at the ball game'. were defeated by the eventual winners - Adelaide and Sydney. The outstanding performance of the PLAY Queensland contingent came from Betty Fisher who was selected in the Combined Women's Team for the third SQUASH year. at Toowong Squash Courts The following are the results :- 27 Campbell Street, Toowong MEN Queensland d. New England 10-2 7 5025 :: 7 4247 Queensland d. Tasmania 11-1 CONCESSION RATES Queensland lost to Sydney 5-7 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays SEMI- FINAL Queensland lost to Adelaide 3-9 19 THE HOSTAGE will be presented in the AVALON Theatre on March 25, 26, mmmbm 27 and April 1, 2 and 3, Dramsoc, this year, wiU also Jian for yoi/r institute a series of Theatre Workshops, which, it is hoped, will be of benefit to $ Ui/0S students interested in dramatic art. It is planned to balance lectures with The first Rugby Union touring team practical application of methods. Prin from the U.S.A., the University of ciples of backstage production, make California, will be here later in the up, stage convention, and different season. The University Club wHl be aspects of theatre (radio, television, partly responsible for looking after the revue) will be subjects under discussion tourists; and billets will be required The first of these workshops will be for a week, so anyone interested can held on Thursday, March 18th, at 8 p.m. leave word at Sports Union. 5RENDAN BEHAN] in B.9 (Main Building). It will take the DRAMSOC will begin its "activ form of a "GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Season got under way in a rather ities for 1965 with a riotous production TO AMATEUR THEATRE". The lecture dismal fashion on Friday night at the of Brendan Behan's The Hostage. The will be given by Mrs. Gwen Foggan of Lions Charity Carnival when the Uni play, with its boisterous comment on Twelfth Night Theatre. versity Side was defeated 9-0 by the Anglo-Irish relations, and on the Irish Rest of Queensland in a somewhat themselves, is almost an embodiment Future speakers will include Miss scrappy game. It was quite evident of the personality of its author. Sykes and Miss Hanger from the staff; that the fitness of all players left much also Ray Dunlop and Russell Jarrett to be desired and some hard work will The plot, as such, concerns a young from Brisbane Arts Theatre. be necessary before the fixture games English soldier held as a hostage in a begin in early April. Dublin brothel for an I.R.A. patriot, who is to be hanged in Belfast. Behan's Fresher trials proved very success treatment of the story, as rollicking ful and some promising players v/ere comedy, diversified by ballads, satir unearthed. If the enthusiasm shown by ical songs and dancing, provides an new players at the trials continues evening of magnificent entertainment. throughout the season it should be one of our most successful. Don't forget Producer, Ray Dunlop is well known that training is on every Tuesday and in Brisbane Little Theatre, particularly Thursday afternoon on No. 3 Oval. We for his recent outstanding production of are fielding an Under 18 as well as two Harold Pinter's The Caretaker. Under 19 teams in the Junior Rugby Fellow Arts Theatre member, Brian Union Competition this year and more Blain will design and construct the under 18 players are required. Come complex set. down - you'll all get a game'. ,A FRRI^H SOCIETY f!ltlof$9c^wfiufe8 UNION COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS *--¥f.7>r^^ SOIREE WILL BE HELD Notice is hereby given that nom AT 7. 30 p.m. ON inations for the following positions on the 54th Union Council will close at WEDNESDAY 17th MARCH CA_R._^P^NER_S_ 5.00 p.m. on Monday the 22nd March, IN THE CELUR. SUPPER, 1965, not Wednesday 10th March as A crippled student living at Annerley previously advertised. MUSIC, AND SLIDES OF needs a lift to St. Lucia on Mondays, FRANCE WILL BE Wednesdays and Fridays during term. The positions vacant are as follows: Would any person willing to help please PROVIDED. contact the Student Counsellors' Office Position No. in the Relaxation Block. EXECUTIVE SELL, 1964 Yahama 250. £90 or best offer. General Vice-Pi'esident 1 Ph. 96 2875. St. Lucia Evening Vice-President 1 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES Arts (Day) 1 BRISBANE CINEMA GROUP presents Arts (Evening) 1 Commerce (Evening) 1 INGMAR BERGMAN'S Education (Evening) 1 Physical Education 1 WILD STRAWBERRIES Science (Day) 2 Starring VICTOR SJOSTRO.M, INGRID THULIN, GUNNAR BJORNSTRAND, Science (Evening) 1 BiDi ANDERSSON Plus. The elections, if necessary, will be LORDS OF THE FOREST held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs THURSDAY 25th MARCH ONLY at 7.30 p.m. day, the 6th, 7thand 8th of April, 1965. at fhe ASTOR THEATRE, Brunswick Street, New Farm Electoral Officer, (Tram Stop 10, New Farm Park or New Farm Wharf Une) University of Queensland Union. Admission 8/-. Students' Concession 6/- (on production of Union Card) WAS THE WfM iirfii!"'"',. -^ CM^^MJ^^M/^^ M.AK iAJL^j.^'l^iuy&p^ ^^"^^^^^ CiAA^ cUdJtMX 4^^j aJjjti^ or David brays -^iutJjAjAo (U ''51^ " cud U^^M/^ U itfoftdttii It's the beginning of a new academic year and no doubt it's hard for. mauy of us to realize the holidays are over. However, just;, as we have had to start before, and will have to start work again in the future, we will have to begin now, and the later we see this, the sooner we will wish we had seen it. Tuesday Tomorrow never comes ancj crying over spilt milk won't help those who said yester day that they would start work tomorrow. If those of us who did not begin yester day, resolve to start work tomorrow then the words of that famous Frenchman, R.G. Menzies, who said, NI6H73 (y^(f^^MA^/N4MAL^ "I charge thee, fling away ambition by that sin fell the angels. " will mean more to some of us than they will mean to others who don't, because they S^-^iA.X^U/\,) ^ Met ^/ Authorised and edited by Brian Toohev. Printed bv Watson & Ferguson. mtm 18 The more mediocre athletes also played their part to give 'Varsity a virtual monopoly of the relay events The crowd comes to its feet as Uni - 3rd in the 4 x 110 yds., 2nd in the versity speedster Arthur Rowe sizzles medley, and first in the 4 x 220 yds., over the 100 yd. dash in 9.7 sees., 4 x 440 yds., 4x2 niile, and 4x1 Arts-Law student Ric Clarke shows the mile. way in the 5 mile. Dental student Mo resby Smith crushes all opposition with The club is proud of its state a breath-taking last lap of 63 sees, in representatives - Clarke, Cameron, the 3 miles typical scenes at the James, Murray, Smith and White. At Queensland Athletic Championships on the Australian Championships held in March 6th and 7th at Lang Park. Uni Hobart Ric Cl arke turned on a scorching versity Club finished with no less than 48.2 sees, to take second place in the 8 individual first placings, not only in J mile while smooth-running Moresby the track but also in the field events, Smith finished 4th in the 3 miles behind as when Medical student Paul Weedon such big-names as Ron Clarke, Albert shot-putted 46 ft. 4 ins. to win the Thomas, and Trevor Vincent. Senior Event and when John Rolley hurled the javelin 178 ft. 4 ins. to take the Junior Title. Detailed Results of State Titles; 110 yds. - A. Rowe 3rd 9.7 sees. 220 yds. - A. Rowe 3rd 21.5 sees. 440 yds. - R. Clarke 1st 49.3 sees. 3 miles - M. Smith 1st 14 min. 11.4 sees. BASEBALL 6 miles - I Murray 1st. University of Queensland Baseball Shot Put - P. Weedon 1st 46 ft. 4 ins. Club will field four top teams in this High Jump - G. Taylor 1st 6 ft. 1 ins. years winter fixtures. Baseball is Long Jump - R. Jones 2nd 23 it. gaining prominence within the Uni Pole Vault - R. Duigan 1st 11 ft. 6 ins. versity and last season we finally rose - P. Krause 2nd 9 ft. 6 ins. out of the doldrums to come second in 440 Hurdles - P. Krause 3rd 61.5 sees. the overall club premiership. B and C Junior Javelin - J.Rolley 1st 178' 4" grade won their premierships, D grade Junior Long Jump - J. Rolley 2nd were runners up with the A grade Junior Mile - P. Cameron narrowly missing the finals. This year Junior 2 Miles - P. Cameron 2nd looks like being even better. 9 min. 43 sees. The Inter-varsity team is becoming Junior 440 yds. - F.White 1st 51.5 s. a force on the field and has always been Junior 880 yds. - F.White 2nd 2m. 7s. the top team off the field. We have hopes Ric Clarke and Arthur Rowe of bringing back more recognition this finishing a 440. WOMEN year besides the boat-racing champion ships at which we have been invicible. Queensland d. Monash 8-0 ^OlO dM yocr A^ Queensland lost to Melbourne 2-6 Social activities are plentiful, and SEMI-FINAL this is generally where the best per Queensland lost to Sydney formances of the year are to be found. 3-5 Baseball, however, provides a great FINAL opportunity for cricketers to keep their Tennis eye in, but not being a cricketer is no Sydney d. Melbourne by 1 set, criterion that one will not make abase- Inter-Varsity Tennis for 1965 was 4 rubbers all. baller.One does not have to spend long held in Adelaide from February 22nd strenuous hours of training and playing to 26th at the Memorial Drive Courts. duringsecondterm. For more informa Both the Men's and Women's Teams tion refer to the notice board or contact from the University of Queensland Wayne MoUah at 98-3653. So, see ya reached the semi-finals where they at the ball game'. were defeated by the eventual winners - Adelaide and Sydney. The outstanding performance of the PLAY Queensland contingent came from Betty Fisher who was selected in the Combined Women's Team for the third SQUASH year. at Toowong Squash Courts The following are the results ;- 27 Campbell Street, Toowong MEN Queensland d. New England 10-2 7 5025 :: 7 4247 Queensland d. Tasmania 11-1 CONCESSION RATES Queensland lost to Sydney 5-7 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays SEMI- FINAL Queensland lost to Adelaide 3-9 19 THE HOSTAGE will be presented in the AVALON Theatre on March 25, 26, mmmms 27 and April 1, 2 and 3, Dramsoc, this year, will also (Ron f'>f (^aur institute a series of Theatre Workshops, $ which, it is hoped, will be of benefit to students interested in dramatic art. It is planned to balance lectures with The first Rugby Union touring team practical application of methods. Prin from the U.S.A., the University of ciples of backstage production, make California, will be here later in the up, stage convention, and different season. The University Club will be aspects of theatre (radio, television, partly responsible for looking after the revue) will be subjects under discussion. tourists; and billets will be required The first of these workshops will be for a week, so anyone interested CcUi held on Thursday, March 18th, at 8 p .m. leave word at Sports Union. JRENDAN BEHi in B.9 (Main Building). It will take the DRAMSOC will begin its activ form of a "GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Season got under way in a rather ities for 1965 with a riotous production TO AMATEUR THEATRE". The lecture dismal fashion on Friday night at the of Brendan Behan's The Hostage. The will be given by Mrs. Gwen Foggan of Lions Charity Carnival when the Uni play, with its boisterous comment on Twelfth Night Theatre. versity Side was defeated 9-0 by the Anglo-Irish relations, and on the Irish Rest of Queensland in a somewhat themselves, is almost an embodiment Future speakers will include Miss scrappy game. It was quite evident of the personality of its author. Sykes and Miss Hanger from the staff; that the fitness of all players left much also Ray Dunlop and Russell Jarrett to be desired and some hard work will The plot, as such, concerns a young from Brisbane Arts Theatre. be necessary before the fixture games English soldier held as a hostage in a begin in early April. Dublin brothel for an I.R.A. patriot, who is to be hanged in Belfast.Behan's Fresher trials proved very success treatment of the story, as rollicking ful and some promising players were comedy, diversified by ballads, satir unearthed. If the enthusiasm shown by ical songs and dancing, provides an new players at the trials continues evening of magnificent entertainment. throughout the season it should be one of our most successful. Don't forget Producer, Ray Dunlop is well known that training is on every Tuesday and in Brisbane Little Theatre, particularly Thursday afternoon on No. 3 Oval. We for his recent outstanding production of are fielding an Under 18 as well as two Harold Pinter's The Caretaker. Under 19 teams in the Junior Rugby Fellow Arts Theatre member, Brian Union Competition this year and more Blain will design and construct the under 18 players are required. Come complex set. down - you'll all get a game'. .A FRKNCHSgCIETY UNION COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS i--^..'iF^ SOIREE WILL BE HELD Notice is hereby given that nom inations for the following positions on AT 7. 30 p.m. ON the 54th Union Council will close at WEDNESDAY 17th MARCH CAJR_ 0W_NEJIS_ 5.00 p.m. on Monday the 22nd March, 1965, not Wednesday 10th March as IN THE CELUR. SUPPER, A crippled student living at Annerley previously advertised. MUSIC, AND SLIDES OF needs a lift to St. Lucia on Miondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during term. The positions vacant are as follows: FRANCE WILL BE Would any person willing to help please PROVIDED, contact the Student Counsellors' Office Position ' No. in the Relaxation Block. EXECUTIVE SELL, 1964 Yahama 250. £90 or best offer. General Vice-President 1 Ph. 96 2875. St. Lucia Evening Vice-President 1 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES Arts (Day) 1 BRISBANE CINEMA GROUP presents Arts (Evening) 1 Commerce (Evening) 1 INGMAR BERGMAN'S Education (Evening) 1 Physical Education 1 WILD STRAWBERRIES Science (Day) 2 Starring VICTOR SJOSTROM, INGRID THULIN, GUNNAR BJORNSTRAND, Science (Evening) 1 BiBi ANDERSSON ^^"' LORDS OF THE FOREST The elections, if necessary, will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs THURSDAY 25th MARCH ONLY at 7.30 p.m. day, the 6th, 7th and 8th of April, 1965. at the ASTOR THEATRE, Brunswick Street, New Farm Electoral Officer, (Tram Stop 10, New Farm Park or New Farm Wharf Line) University of Queensland Union. Admission 8/-. Students' Concession 6/- (on production of Union Card) ActuMjLkd AJ*^^l>v'* CuJi (^^ Monday It's the beginning bf a new academic year and no doubt it's hard for. r^any of us to realize the holidays are over. However, jusl^ as we have had to start before, and will have to start work again in the future, we will have to begin now, and the later we see this, the sooner we will wish we had seen it. Tuesday Tomorrow never comes and crying over spilt milk won't help those who said yester day that they would start work tomorrow. If those of us who did not begin yester day, resolve to start work tomorrow then the words of that famous Frenchman, R.G. Menzies, who said, "I charge thee, fling away ambition by that sin fell the ai^els. " will mean more to some of us than they will mean to others who don't, because they ^'ItwO^v^ ^ Met IN^A^GUjtA^ • have other things to do. (^W^ ^6tt^\^^/uu n^A^^tC /^ t/^us/ Wednesday It's the third day of the week and it's important to understand this. Of course for Iti 4^ -h^^^d^ cL/aaJL OOrituiff some people, it's the fourth day of the week, while for others, it's probably the last, depending on how you look at it, if you do, jMTOvided you're lucky enough. Thursday Another coup in Vietnam - the forty- fifth since yesterday morning. Many Austra lians may not be able to follow what is really happening in South Vietnam, just as many Americans cannot follow what is happening there either. However, the fact that there have not been elections in Vietnam foi many years does not make the p'ocess any less democratic, and it is widely accepted that the latest regime is just as 16« At this point, the representative of the Vietnamese as all the student writing this others. irEicle collapsed drunk- enly on a Semper table, •• Friday But ve think a UNION NIGHT Today is here again, and some of you will be held on.. will remember Monday. Another coup in Vietnam. No doubt it^s hard for many of us th. ^ to realize that the week is over, but it is. Next week we will have to start anew, because this week we haven't, and if we do -k kk^^kki^kkkk it'll be allright, although this week it isn't. Authorised and edited by Brian Toofaey. Printed bv Watson & Ferguson.. }