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SEMPER FLOREAT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1964 Sire for Knowledge of His Origins THE ORR CASE LINGERS . »»W»WttW»»WIWW«Wl»WttW^^ After a long drawn out struggle the Orr Case remains one of the biggest unsolved moral and legal problems of our generation. The foUowing motions indicate the academic pressure for the revision of the entire affair. Motion Passed by the Council of the A.A.P. at the Annual Semper Philosophy Conference, Meeting in Brisbane from 17th-2Ist August, 1964. That this Council of the Australasian Association of Philosophy notes the resolution passed by the New Zealand Floreat philosophers at the 1964 annual meeting viz: "We, the members ol the A.A.P. the University of Tasmania has as ye^ THE NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITT OF QUEENSLAND UNION i in New Zediand, are not yet satis­ neither responded to the numerous fied ihit iustice has been done to approaches to negotiate made this _ Vol. 34 No. 14 I7th SEPTEMBER, 1964 S Sydney Sparkes Orr, and we take year by Professor Orr, nor taken ade­ tlie view that the A.A.P. should quate cognisance of the several and continue iti present policy of pro­ detailed representations made to it moting a jutt settlement by all by this Association concerning the appropriate means. legally and academically improper MEMBERS ABUSE UNION PROPERTY — RETIRING HON. We accordirgiy recommend: features of the attempted settlement 1. that the A.A.P. should continue of December last. This Council SECRETARrS FINAL PRONOUNCEMENT. to discourage philosophers from earnestly hopes that a genuine settle­ accepting appointment to the ment will soon be achieved and to Chair of Philosophy in the Uni­ this enfd exhorts the University of versity, of Tasmania, until such Tasmania to negotiate with Professor VANDALISM time as a settlement is reached Orr. While the terms of the settle­ to which Sydney Sparkes Orr ment are a matter for Professor Orr could reasonably be expected to and the University of Tasmania we agree; wish to make it clear that we will Over the last M months one of the ma'ior prob­ '' 2. that (he A.A.P. should at pres­ support Professor Orr fn his endeav­ lems faced by the Union was the increase in vandal­ ent refrain from being a party our to obtain a just settlement and to any negotiations betveen that we regard no settlement as just ism by Union members to their OWN buildings and Sydney Sparkes Orr and the which does not include his restora­ fittings. University of Tasnisn'a, since in tion to academic life. Until a just our opinion Orr's own interests settlement is reached this Council has At the rnoment the Uni­ cigarettes on the floor instead and the cause of a just settle­ no choice but to re-affirm its belief versity of Queensland Union of in one of the many ash­ ment would be best promoted that the University of Tasmania is thereby." not as yet a proper place for the has one of the most beautiful trays provided. and hereby endorses that resolution employment of teachers of Philosophy. isets of buildings ever ov^/ned Perhaps the biggest single and adopts its recommendations; and Voting: 30 to 1 by a Student Union in Aus­ group of offenders are the in doing so expresse's its dismay that I abstention See Page 9 for the Full History of the Case as teen by the Hobart tralia—however it won't be chess players and, until card Student Representative Council. .Iori0 before the buildings are playing was banned, the card reduced to a pig-sty if this type players. Both these groups •of vandalism now being experi­ leave their areas a filthy mess enced • continues. These stu­ and get very indignant when STUDENT ACONMODATION dents must surely fail to told that they have had their realize that these buildings are use of the buildings removed. A FUTURE PROBLEM •actually controlled, run and No one objects to members International House and Union College when their first stages are • owned by their own Union and playing chess and cards if these complete at the beginning of 1965, will temporarily relieve some of the not by the University, so in groups co-operate with the ad- accommodation difficulties for a short period. administration bu^"until this However many more students will be requiring economic and con­ fact the damage they are In- venient accommodation as our University continues to expand at its -flicting is to their OWN build­ occurs their rights in the build­ present rate. ings. V ings will remain curtailed. See Page Four for a summary of the beginnings of the New Inter­ There is nothing smart or As usuai it is oniy too easy national House. •fashionable to the type of de- to paint the whole Union pop­ :5truction that members are in­ ulation with the same brush /:^^- flicting on THEIR buildings. but fortunately this is not so— INTERNATIONAL Some examples of vandalism the great majority of members •seen recently In the buildings take pride in THEIR buildings. HOUSE are:— Students (supposedly However the damage done by, .adult) scribbling with biros on this small percentage of juven-' -chairs and tables (this is the He vandals far outstrips their, -act of a petulant six year old small number. It is to be hpped j •child). that this small percentage ofj members will realize the utter Cutting open the arms of stupidity of these actions and •the Dunlopillo lounge chairs will try to curb their animal .and extracting the rubber fill­ instincts while in our Union ing. buildings. Burning holes in the Vynex •coverings^f chairs with lighted I would ask each and every •cigarette butts. member of the Union to play One juvenile idiot consist­ his or her part In helping to ently blocks up the men's keep the Union buildings in toilet cisterns with torn toilet the excellent condition that tissue. they are in today and in help­ Another lout paints black ing to stop this senseless de­ •boot polish on the toilet seats. struction of Union property. Another pervert writes dirty Robert J. Maeleod, •ditties on the building walls. Hon. Secretary. One crime that many mem- University of Queensland 'bers are guilty of is stubbing Union. STUDENTS SUPPPORT FEE RISE The Referendum which caused so much controversy late last term was won in favour of the proposed change, since 2,420 students voted "for" and 1,338 voted "against" -the fee rise. The counting of these votes was detained because of .an objection to the postal votes. This called for a special meeting of Council to discuss whether these votes should he rendered invalid. — Thi roof goM on to the llrtt »tag» of InterMtiotiol House. PAGE 2 SEMPER FLOREAT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1964 sire for knowledge of his origins. These stories were largely intui­ tive, and involved a consideration Dear Sir, of man's spirituality. Sometimes Why is it, after more than a century in which it was first propounded, the religious and scientific spirit EDITORIAL were together apparent In such rhe scientific concept of Evolution continues to be thought of as being intagonistrc to Christian faith? Why is it that when the philosophical or works as the Creation Hymn of religious conclusions of the "theory" are discussed, the Genesis creation the "Big Veda" of India. TUo mod­ The times when a candidate for a Union Council position ern "theories" of evoiutlon were could fill in a nomination form and forget about it until he itories are dragged in as though they supplied speculative alternatives to ^he matter under discussion? That controversy is a dead horse to most of arrived at by the sclentillc process received his notice for the Union Council meeting ARE US/ and the flogging of it a fruitless pattime. of observation, hypothesis and ex­ CONE. For the position of President this year Weedon closely periment, which process docs not It is therefore regrettable to Most thoughtful Christians also Involve a consideration of apirit- defeated Greenwood and an even closer result was recorded find in "Semper" (4th August) an would not be suited for a part In uallty. Such consideration i.s u for thn position of St, Lucia Evening Vice-President, where article by D. K. O'Toole which Mr. O'Toole's drama of "devout matter -for philosophers. Lionel Lindsay-Smith and Tony Barry tied for the position. mislcadlngly states a so-called pcopio tliat thoy are. protesting Christian view of evolution which ministers and lay people alike, It is unfortunate too that .Mr. The new trend in Queensland indicates that students begs for modification or correc­ arc confusing themselves and O'Toole has Insisted on the com­ are keen to be worthily represented on Union Council. The tion. have not realised a vital point in plete dichotomy of body and aoul. To assart that the soul is an ob­ Commerce Faculty deserves commendation for recording a He writes that "most Austra­ the message of Christ". Who is lians arc Christians and as such protesting and who is confused ? jective reality requires proof, Imt sixty percent faculty vote although the Arts Evening deserves believe In the Bible and everything Wliat is this vital point that has the existence of a "soul" IH be­ something else for recording a seven percent vote. The written In It . God created been nilE.qcd Ijy Christians'/ One yond proof. It is as fruitless as number of contested positions this year has been the high­ man and consequently all Chris­ wonders wliether the people and trying to prove the existence ot tians must believe it". That most the point arc imaginary. God, because the attempt to prove est at least since 1960; the number of uncontested seats was His existence reduces God to ob­ Austruliana "believe in the Bible" On tlic Genesis stories of cre­ four in comparison to eleven in 1960.
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