J~i '7~.. .-1"' SSDF Preview p. 7 ~t Stanley Baxter p.13 I Gandhi Review p. 8 ~ "11 ",'li~ Every Thursday Price 15p February 17th Moskies Live On p. 14 z >\r ~3 0 Z ~Im ,,0, ~ JI!-- .. :to "'JIQ ~ ::\ 't" '1' I GM YAWN AGAIN :r: _,} ~ m . THE SECOND GM of the term..,..------­ started off on what seems to have become a predictable beginning - no quorate. ~ (" l) ;;... ~~r- :,;;, ~ Those who attended were in a ' -C. :::v n couldn't care less mood. There did ::c not seem to be any deep commit­ ...... ment to the motions or any t"IJ enthusiasm hiding among the iii. echoes of the McEwan Hall. (f) Office-bearers question time dragged up from X the sewers the subject of Andrew Bell, non­ matriculated student extraordinaire, on which the Executive was not prepared to comment due to the whole affair being of a personal nature. td When Julian Cunninghame brought the subject (') up for a second time an irate Miss Foulkes ;:i. stated quite categorically "I'm not going to r,;· comment and that's that. " Question time also brought up the subject of rumours that the 12th and 13th floors of DHT are to be used as the venue for next weeks 24-hour occupation. The Executive, somewhat reluctantly, confirmed that this was true and dismissed Mr Cunninghame's assertion that it was a silly idea. ~\3 ~ \JS:, - -"' :c 2 pictured In confident mood before he and his team-mates went into "':I> lecturers are as concerned about the cuts as the action in the NUS Society's self-styled "Quizbandisco" on Saturday Z ~ ~ students are. He bitterly attacked Mrs Thatcher's 2!: .­ night. But the smile was soom wiped from George's face as the Student ... [11 ()< Government over its think-tank policies on egg-heads were knocked out in round 2 of the contest. Full story and .. ,,c. --,e, ~:'~ · Cont. on page 2. picture page 2. pie. Nick Foxe/I 2 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983

Cont from page 1. by Tony Wallis education, especially her proposals to abolish the tenure NIIS HIV Ill system and replace the grant system with a loan system. He pointed out that the AUT will fight the introduction of a loans system and believes that the implementation of Thatcherite St ee l welcomes Government Nuclear-free Pacific campaigner policies will be a disaster for education. Mr Gray ended by concession to overseas students visits Britain st ressing the necessity for students to organise themselves against the cuts. Rector and liberal leader David Roman Bedor, who addressed Mr Jack McConnell spoke forcibly on th e need to support the Steel has welcomed government an Edinburgh public meeting cuts campaign. In a good clear voice he emphasised the fact that plans to increase its support for convened by SCRAM last whereas 10 years ago the education system was ex panding today overseas students by £46 million Wednesday , continues the ,t was being cut back massively. He asserted that we have only TROUBLE UP'T MILL over the next three years. Nuclear-free Pacific campaign four weeks in which to influence the government before it After declaring on Friday that he Speaking in the House of with a lobby of this week 's announces its budget and launches itself into election would "never join Labour", ex Commons last week, Mr Steel assembly of the London Dumping campaigns. He asked for support for the DHT occupation, to SWSO boss, Alistair "'Tenko" called for a constructive approach Convention the SO-nation demonstrate a show of strength to the pol itical parties. Walker, promptly joined the "towards undoing the severe strong team which controls ocean There were no constitutional amendments due to not enough Labour Club on Saturday. political and economic damage disposal of radioactive wastes. people attending the meeting. Despite his ethical (ha! ha!) caused by the Treasury and the The campaign - on behalf of the The School of Scottish Studies motion was proposed by Mairi qualms about the Labour Club's Department of Education and people in Honolulu, Tahiti, the Ann Cullen, and it was not opposed. She said the purpose of the commitment to bloody revolution Science in the past three years" Marshall and other island com­ motion was to draw publicity to the school's £1 ,000,000 world­ in the way he advocates, "Tenko" Foreign Secretary Francis Pym munities - recently gained a post­ wide appeal. Due to Government cuts staff who had retired were should geel at home. conceded that the number of ponement of Japanese proposals not to be replaced so the work of those who remained was being The Labour Club at the moment overseas students coming to to dump between 10,000 and restricted. She stressed that the school is important because it is about as popular among the left Britain had fallen by 35,000 during 60,000 barrels of radioactive waste houses a unique collection of archives and information on as the old group of SWSO nutters the present term of government. in the Pacific Ocean. Roman Scottish culture which is now threatened by lack of money. The used to be . I myself haven't been "An increase in the number on a Bedor is also initiator of an inter­ appeal is aimed at everyone, not just students, which raises the along to their boring meeting for very selective bas is" will now be national petition to oppose question - why the hell is it being proposed at the GM - but no months because I have lost the encouraged. 55 ,000 overseas controversial French weapons one vo iced any opposition opinions. regu lati on uniform: blue parka and students came to Britain last year. testing on Mururoa Atoll. The· The Devolution motion provided the only piece of action(?) of Adidas bagI This compares with 39,000 in petition will be presented to the evening. Tom Potter proposed the motion and claimed that President Mitlerand next month. the majority of seats are in favour of Devolution. He argued in 1971-72. favour of a de-centralisation of the state and the establishment of a Scottish Parliament, being in the best interests of the scottish BOOKWORM SHOJI Public Seminar on 'The MIiitary people. In opposing the motion, Ken Murray, pointed out that de­ Penguin and Granta form new Whatever Kenda Shoji's faults publishing collaboration Scene Today' centralisation was "a dicey political ball to play with" which may be, we can rest assured that would result in less democracy not more democracy since the the Vic e-President Senate is an Granta , the paperback Run by the University's Extra­ whole idea behind de-centralsiat,on was that local people would avid book reader. After all, you Mural Studies Department, the run local affairs, which certainly would not be the case ,t a magazine of international affairs have to be a bit of a bookworm to and culture, will be published in seminar will provide a general Scottish Parliament were set up. lose thirty pounds worth of books background to defence problems. Seconding the motion, David Thomson argued that Home Rule conjunction with Penguin Books in one day! from March 1st . The new As well as the strategic environ­ was vital to the development of Scotland as the Scottish This is a bit strange sir,ce one of magazine, Granta 7, will fill a ment and implicatio ns of current education system, economy and civil service had different needs Kend o's main election planks was conspicuous gap in British weapons devel0pment and from those in England. He quoted a Scotsman poll of November to save money in the library: publishing by combining whatever deployment, the Trident and 1982 as concluding that 72% of people in Scotland were in favour maybe, one of his suggestions was 1s new and exciting in contem­ Cruise issue will be covered. of an lndependant Scotland. In opposition Zack Moore made a to be hard on people who porary fiction with a topical survey Edinburgh speakers will include "small point" - that there was safety in numbers. He argued that carelessly lose expensive and of cultural journalism - along the Director of Defence Studies Prof. if the country was divided into little bits without a main irreplacable fine art books. lines of New Yorker and Atlantic John Erickson . and David government no one would get anywhere, and that Scotland could However Kenda can rest Monthly Published quarterly, Holloway of the Politics not exist by herself. He ended by saying "Devolution is a total assured this fate won't affect him Granta 7 will collect the fiction of Department The all-day seminar waste of time." as he is a member of the Library Britain's best young writers, now will be held ,n Lecture Hall A, Someone called " Frank", in favour of the motion attacked Mrs Co mmit tee the academic featured ,n the Book Marketing David Hume Tower, on Saturday, Thatcher for failing to transform natural resources from authorities are hardly likely to Cotlncil"s campaign. Early review March 5th at a fee of £1 . R. Peter Scotland. He argued that the Exchequer was funding press Senior Presidential hopeful copies can be obtained from Wassell of the Extra-Mural Studies unemployment from Scottish oil resources (whatever next). In Shoji to come up with the cash! opposition, a girl, who is probably glad that no one knew her Penguin Books Ltd., 536 King's Department welcomes any name, argued that such a motion should not be discussed at an Road, London. questions you'd like to put in Edinburgh University GM because a lot of Edinburgh students advance, and can give details of are English (enough said) . further seminars taking place in In his summing up Ken Murray claimed that Scottish Tories ODD-BALL REPORT the spring. were as equally concerned about the future of Scotland as Staff/Student Liaison Committee anyone else. He pointed out that a Scottish Parliament would The notorious odd-ball, in the out In the cold merely be a talking shop. Tom Potter, in his summing up (if you Assembly Rooms last Thursday, The proposal to set up an Arts could call it such) managed to stutter his way through the claim went down with th.e ignimony it Faculty Council, funded by the Degree Exam Marks that the 40% rule of the 1979 referendum was the "biggest con deserved, and yours truly SAC, is among the options for Do you really want to know aver . .. so let's have none of that nonsense". The motion was predicted . solving growing staff/student them? The long-established passed by 76 to 33, with 26 abstentions. The "champagne" was cheap, communications problems. refusal to disclose degree exam The Turkish Department motion, probably the most important sparkling wine and the promised According to last Thursday's SAC marks will be shortly superseded of the three, made a brief appearance. Keith Ritchie admitted that croissants were stale. Nobody meeting, "Liaison Committee rep­ by a scheme to issue students with the department was obscure and did not attract a great number of knew anybody else at the dinner resentatives were unduly isolated, a 'grade' - from A. all the way students. He argued that as it was the only department in parties which preceded the non­ both from each other and from the down to G. Who said ignorance Scotland to teach Turkish and that with the Middle East being an event. The only good thing about SAC: Boards of Study did not isn 't blissful? important area in the world today, the department should not be the whole charade was the band, provide adequate liaison and there axed. Most people would whole heartedly agree with him. It is a "Buddy-Buddy". was some hostility on their part pity there was no quorate to pass what turned out to be the most There was even somebody there towards the SAC". important, but the least paid attention to, motion of the evening. claiming to be "Lady Helen The SAC Academic Affairs Foreign Language Assistants to Ray Clancy Windsor", a cousin of the so-called Committee meets today at 12.15. go Queen. Everyone in the know realises that the present royal To meet Big Brother's savings family are German imposters, who Heriot-Watt Labour Club targets, the Board of Studies in stole the throne from the famous Modern Languages has proposed "Dwarf" family. A family of which I will hold a public meeting on that all subsidies tor foreign am the illustrious and regal last Saturday at 1 t am , Lecture Hall B. language assistants should be representative! David Hume Tower. The theme is withdrawn. This wil l effectively Labour 's Way Forward and wipe out ora l tuition in modern speakers will include Neil languages. The Senior President Kinnock. MP (Opposition Chief has initiated an investigation into Education spokesman), Norman the number of assis tants involved, Buchan, MP, and Bob McLean, and the amount of money that will chairperson of the Scottish NUS. be saved.

The NUS Society qu iz-band-disco quiz was won of course by The Student team who were narrowly beaten in the se mi-finals by the NUS (Scotland} Executive. Undoubtedly the best dressed teams participated. The Commun­ team. sporting bow ties and ists fielded their Workers of the excessive brains, The Student World United XI. But this display of team (comprised of the notorious proletarian solidarity was of no Hack brothers, Graham. Andrew, avail when they met their David and George) stormed revision is t chums from the Labour through their first round against Club's Socialists Disunited. those well-known distorters of the There also was a biza rre looking truth. EU Student TV. lot dressed in not-so-trendy gowns This bitter struggle laste9 who went under the co llective several minutes, and was not name of EUSA. User? User what? decided until the last gasp when Useless lot. Oh I see, anyhow they the Hacks emerged triumphant, lost so it doesn't matter. victors by 500 points to nil. Who won? Who cares? - it Several other unremarkable wasn't us . THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 3 education houses Portico Youth Training CTION Pastimes Schemes Cavalcade USA have organised a spring Education Campaign by Lucy Nethbridge Queen 's Hall , Tuesday Chairman of the Manpower o co-ordinate with the national campaign run by the There are literally hundreds of Services Commission, Mr David ducation trade unions and the NUS. fascinating buildings in and Young, made a brief tour of around Edinburgh that are either Scotland today to promote the_ inaccessible or under-publicised. new £1 billion Youth Training The Portico Society was started Scheme. Before visiting Grange­ OPEN FORUM CUTS last term to bring these buildings mouth, where the Scottish pilot for to the notice of people interested the scheme is being run, Mr Young On Monday,' 21st February, Most of you are probably in the architecture of the area. The addressed a seminar organised by there will be an Open Forum with moaning and thinking - not Society 1s also affiliated to 'Save the Institute of Careers Officers. Mr David Steel, the Rector, and Dr another bloody day of action, not Britain's Heritage', an organisa­ Representatives from employer John Burnett. the Principal, more silly demonstrations - but tion that exists to try and ensure organisations, trade unions, available to answer questions on the important thing about this that these little-known buildings education and the careers service any aspects of the University. A spring campaign is that it is the last are preserved for the future. expressed their views on the Edinburgh good turnout is hoped for in Tevlot EUSA campaign before the So far the intrepid members of scheme which will offer all 16- Row Debating Hall at 1.15 pm. elections. Miss Foulkes would like the Portico have made trips to a year-old school leavers, employed housing-a to stress that it is up to the students variety of places including some as well as unemployed. one year of 'disaster' DAY OF ACTION to make people see the William Adam dog kennels near vocational training. Mr Young was importance of education A lot of Glasgow and Crichton Castle. This was the thrust of the local Wednesday, 23rd February, is at Pains to point out that YTS people do not realise the extent of which can be reached only by Labour Party's campaign against the National Day of Action. Its should not be regarded as a "son higher education cuts, or that in tramping over mlles of Pentland Tory housing policies, which main purpose is to draw the of YOP" - the controversial work the long term they will lead to hills wound up on Saturday with a support of students by staging a experience programme which will restricted access to higher Trips that have been arranged street cavalcade throughout the token 24 - hour occupation inside be superseded by the YTS scheme education. possibly for their for later thi s term include city. each college and university in the in September. children. At Edinburg h University buildings as diverse as Greywalls The drive featured public country. The place of occupalion Over 700 firms have shown 400 jobs have been lost since 1979 by Lutyens and Dalke,th House. a interest in the scheme during the meetings in Edinburgh's local for Edinburgh has not yet been from lecturers to secretaries and castle rebuilt in lhe early 18th authority housing schemes, and decided. so keep your eyes open first three weeks of advertising In­ technicians. There have been no century Contact Paul Duncan work training will be given to demanded improved measures to as it will be announced in Student compulsory redundancies yet, but (225 9507) or Emma-Louise house growing numbers of as soon as we know where it will school leavers and a national non-renewal of contracts 1s as O'Reilly (557 0919). At the end of homeless people 1n Edinburgh be. A national petition is going certificate issued to them after near compulsory redundancy as this term there will be a talk given and better standards of home round the University, so look out training. you can get. The University has by John McWilliam who wrote the It is difficult to assess the maintenance. for it and sign it. The occupation been hit on all sides: actual cuts 1n Perness Guide to the houses of the 13,000 Edinburgh people are tactic was used quite ·successfully potential benefits of the scheme in grants to the University; restriction Lothians these early days. Two principal now waiting for a council house, last March in the main library The on numbers; and low-level student questions marks have arisen: Will and 10,000 more await a transfer. occupation does not aim to win grants with no grants for a repeat It be a "training for unemploy­ Sale of council houses - many of particular concessions, but to year lt is not good for the country ment" as YOPs predominantly them the most sought-after demonstrate and focus attention to cut back on education. as Mtss was? Will ,t encourage employers ground floor garden flats - has on education cuts It ,s up to Foulkes points out. since to be complacent as a new genera­ created problems of suitable students to bring the cuts to the education is an investment for the YOUNG tion of cheap labour is placed at allocation for the old and notice of the public because no future as 1t is educated people who their disposal? Trade unions are handicapped, who need this kind one else will. run the country well aware that the gain in this of accommodation. MANAGERS The Tory council gave nearly £1 STUDENT LOANS scheme may be all the employers', CAMPAIGN HOPES or that 1t merely represents million last year to private Teviot Row Debating Hall 1s the These are just some of the another cosmetic job on developers building houses for cene of a public meeting on reasons why the spring campaign BATTLE ON unemployment figures. sale on the open market Though tudent Loans on Friday, 25th wants Your support. The campaign Each scheme will have a this 1s environmentally sound - as ebruary. The speaker will be Mr hopes to lobby Government and mangement committee made up the new ·1ace of the South Side Gavin Strang, MP, and it will start Opposition MPs, win the a1tent1on Six Scottish University teams of unions, employer, and MSC testifies - it is at the expense of at 1.15 pm. of the press, and capture the have won through to the semi­ representatives. Nationally, YTS the homeless who are less well off. attention of the public. The finals of the fourth Deloitte will be in full swing by next March Only three new council houses political parties, in their run-up to Haskins and Sells Management - significantly, this will be just were completed last year. There is the General Election, must be Game. The game began in prior to the next election. much truth in Labour's assertion made to pay more attention to September 1982 when 187 teams that housing exists fro big A national demonstration in education policy. So if you are entered, including 42 Scottish business profits - rather than for ondon and Dundee is planned for concerned about education cuts teams. The game challenges Four Scottish List D the needs of tenants and the ednesday, 9th March. This will and future education policy, the young would-be managers to pit Schools to Close homeless. nclude an indoor public rally, live spring campaign offers you the their wits against each other to Edinburgh has a bad record on Mr George Younger, MP, bands, and possibly a disco in the chance to do something about steer their "company" to success. maintenance. Despite the fact that Secretary of State for Scotland. vening. For details of buses etc. them. They have to prove their council rents were 25 per cent announced last week that he is to watch the news pages of Student. Ray Clancy entrepreneurial and managerial above the national average last withdraw certificates of approval skills. year. spending on maintenance from four of Scotland's List D Edinbur;ih's 'A Few Dollars was 28 per cent below that of other schools. This means the More' is lead by Ewan Brown. The councils. With three months of the withdrawal of Government cash other Scottish teams are from St ftnancial year still to run, the support: it will force the schools to Andrews, Heriot Watt, Aberdeen Housing Department has used up close. and the children will be re­ and two from Stirling. So Scotland all its maintenance money. allocated. The move forms a part is well represented in- the semi­ Dampness, structural faults, and o f overall government cutbacks PATH finals. The results of the semi­ uncleared dumping is rife. being vigorously pursued by Mr Considering a career is considering your future finals wi ll be known in March when Bad management and un­ Younger. and your final choice will affect the security and successful teams will go on to the employment are compounded in Mr Younger justified his action national final to be held in London the fact that there are now over 50 quality of the next 40 years of your life. In view of by pointing out that List D rolls on 11 th April 1983. Good luck to vacancies that the department has ris,ing unemployment and diminishing career have dropped in Scotland by 200 them all never filled opportunities for graduates, the apathy of during the past year This reduc­ tion has occurred primarily students towards career choice and preparation because of demographic changes. for the competition for jobs is strikingly In addition community parenting The £56,000 Golden shortsighted. and intermediate treatment have Handshake PR experience through organising experrence within university and increased in recent years Employers today demand stiffer Meanwhile, two of Lothian with firms and businesses dunng However. the schools involved req uirements than ever before - the public relations and Regional Council's top officials, holidays, as well as relevant are unanimous in considering the and surprisingly these are not advertising of a society one with only one year to Similarly chartered account­ courses) move a bad one Though they primarily academic. Fortunately, retirement, are to receive £56,000 ancy demands certain spec1f1c In light of the economic decline endorse new methods, they affirm as sludents we are lucky enough each in severance payments when abilities, e.g. numericai abillty (the in Bntain and the ever-incre asing that the List D school still has an to have the facilities and they lose thei r departments as part compel1t1on lor Jobs, the need to important role to play. St John opportunities to find out about Careers Office runs a numeracy of an administrative shake-up fulfil the requirement s of Bosco's school at Aberdour is these requirements and to fulfil refresher course which rs In line with a 1981 agreement, employers may seem blatantly running at 106 per cent capacity them. But it is vital not to find out particularly for students whose which had full backing from the evident. However, this evidence is and its spokesman expressed about them too late to fulfil them. a courses do not involve working unions and the then Labour not apparent as the prevalent fears that alternative provision in visit to the Careers Office is with numbers but are considering Council, 1t looks as though LRC attitude amongst students his and other catchment areas advisable as early as the first year. a career in business). Chartered will be forced into striking an towards careers appears to be one may not be able to handle the The Careers Office has files on a accountancy also requires awkward balance between savage of disinterest and blinkered steady rise in juvenile crime and wide variety of careers. In these evidence that a student can d1v1de cuts and five-figure handouts. boredom until the final year when truancy. you can find out what the career his/ her time sensibly between Tony Wallis entails, how scarce jobs are in that study and other activities since it is too late. Staff at the schools, trad1t1onally during articles students are Kate Evans conservative, will not appeal particular field , and most against Mr Younger's decision. _,..______, important of all, they contain required to study 15 hours a week information which wlll help you on top of normal working hours in get a Job Employees plainly state lhe office. Thus th ey are BUT IS IT ART? the sort of qualities and ab1lit1es particularly interested in students That last September's massacre they are looking for and even who have real work experrence in of Palestinians in Beirut was the stress which clubs and societies the holidays and who have worst of many outrages last year they would like to see their achieved a balanced combination no one will deny But 11 says a lot interviewees involved in of study and outside act1v1t1es about public taste when this For instance, students inter­ Almost every career demands picture won for Robin Moyer, of ested in public relations as a spec1f1c requirements. however the New York Black Star picture career should be able to show that more generally employers are agency. first place in the 16th they can communicate articulately interested in students who can World Press Photo Compet1t1on in both verbally and on paper by work well with others (belonging Amsterdam last week Are the being actively involved in debating to sports teams, committees) are vultures m1 eh betTer than the soc1ct1 es or student media. They interested and enthusiastic in their killers? would also like to see preparatory I ne of work (relAvant JOb 4

5 pid you \eel betrayed bY E\!l\a Grav', denunciation ol 1111,11s and aoon s concept ol lo"e? Kirsty scot! did, and 1eapt to the delence ol true romance Ju\\e: "Brad, will you promise me tnat as soon as I can arrange it, you will marrY

,rie?arad:" "That's a question I tn_ough_t you'd never as~! " ne cried, windrn9 . nrs arm~, around ner. "Yes, Julie. DefrnrtelY yes.

day·, i\'S aiwavs a p_artnersni?', rnY neroines a1wavs give as good as

1neYvvornen get." n 1neir stories are not you naven't done so a\readY, 1 repressed so it is dilticull to see cast11 your eyes bacl< over tne above now Miss GtaY cornes 10 tne quotes. ooesn't sound ngnt, does conclusion 1nal ine va\ues ol 1nese it? '(et ii Miss GraY were to nave bool,II 1ne world \aves a a-verageMills andnousew\1e. soon ,ornances do nol exces;:;eco caused ee~~::!~ntlal­ \over'' , is no\ quite so true ar.Y por\taY violence against wornen, caBbbage fed ;:,~~plion of r!lll~gy rnore. or is 1? 11 would appear 1 in irutn 1neY d0 nol portr•Y ut then umus. 1,orn t,11\\s and soon pub\1St11n9 Sunday ' on arriving h ligures at a good deal ol ii does anv1ning ·against· worne" · you) s morn, havln ome one 1nvo1vernenl ,a111er 111an anvwaY111- Mills and soon rornances Salurd:yen\ the latte~ ~o assure subiection is wnat cornes across. are translated into 19 d111erenl gutter n ghl crouch urs of \anguages to be read as 1ar aliel_d "It's b' I nonchalant! Ing In the as t,1orwaY and Japan, p.ustrall• Th een a long h y remarked rol~ fellow com::;d weekend.': the ed, creased and une-dwellers " corners. quartered, lnt Lay off ii o last night w~~;u know what I mea They sla with a bang ,, n, slr~amlng rr~~·7~;r mirthiu1 tears r Buffalo r cheeks Intellect ski, our . up sp ual, adjusted hi resident lh ecs. "Hm " H s sleamed- roat. "Come . e cleared hi " Oh ho ho " '1come ." s Silently h he others chortl ~~ychopatho~o;~ked out .;:~ and era2il. Nm among the co f ~veryday Life' so wnal e1

m Britain 1s more t any people lhin/elig1ous than Graduate opportunities tor aerms of vanety I , 8spec1ally in t~ae more religions pne ntain there n in a t r square f students are disappearing countr Y sucrad1t1onallyh religiousoot religions I k as India S tast. Tnus tne mvtn. Judaism ~ e Chnst1anity ome hundreds 0 ave been her and Heather Adams ta1<.es issue s~chf~~ ~\~~u~smB re ,more~J~~ r~~s~t~~~ , sh ism and ntaIn is reg ecent arrivals y witll tnis and manages to soci arded as et disap~~~";here rel,~,s;~ular tind sometning to smile relIgIous sie The vanety of t~ s breadth of :::n and depth an~ matter of ,my believers ,s a c asses an to evelOP relations indicates th t Porta n ce viith peers and e\ders. ManY nor disappe~r~~~g1on 1s not d:~: about. students also do not recognise the In fact reli , importance 101 their future career business, as g~~n seems to be b1 e.verY year we near ol the prospects, ol developing e1

From Not So Pleasance Sex The University Yakkety-Yak! Cleanlng Operative PLEASANCE - if that's pleasant lvor Plunkllt NUPE give me a kick in the teeth . Dear Editor, VC (posthumous) OHSS So where were you on Tuesday night? With reference to Andrew Chances are, not at the General Meeting. We Dear Editor, MacKichan's article on 'SEX' last Head Office counted about 150 gently nodding heads there. Warning all societies - keep week, may I ask just what The Yacht Club away from the Pleasance. Holding happened to the diaphragm on his Martlnque And why wasn't yours one of them? Doesn't a party there is likely to bring on list of contraceptive methods? As matter - maybe we ought to stop this bouts of hernia, nervous any reader of even the Students' lvor Plunkllt's University Weekend haranguing. Of course you ought to turn up to breakdowns and a sudden plunge Association handbook knows, the in your society's bank balance. diaphragm is one of the most the McEwan Hall every month or so to try and Junior cleansing operative lvor This so-called Societies Centre effective, and by far the safest of Plunkitt esq spent a busy weekend ensure that Association decisions are slightly is supposed to be a service to us, methods of birth control available sabbatical in Edinburgh. Flying in more democratic - and not the business of the but stick to commercial places. today; and one would hope that on Friday night and being Last term we had a party at die-hard insomniac 1 per cent of the University. many more women students make chauffeur driven past the Day Millionaire's - this term at the use of it than of the dangerous Nursery (having inbibed at the But if the whole procedure of deciding our Pleasance, and there's no IUD. local casino and partaken in exotic corporate will is as unutterably tedious as it was comparison. Instead of a modern, The quasi-tabloid layout is all entertainments) he then flashy place we got two canteen­ on Tuesday, then you can't receive too hard a very well, but do our budding proceeded to a number of like rooms, and a 'disco-unit'. The journalists really need to follow appointments including - (a) slap on the wrist for staying away. so-called disco unit turned out to the 'Daily Express' so closely that polishing our glorious Principal's But it's not as though the motions were be lacking certain vita l they toss the masses a titillating (door) knob (Saturday). (b) particularly un-vital. Devolution - isn't the stand components eg lights, records and headline (SEX!!!) followed by half dusting the Rector's empty office microphone. Added to this, the a page or so of repetitive and (I wonder what happened to him .. of what one speaker described as 'the foremost left-hand turntable decided it uninformative copy? If we really . ) Sunday) and (c) cleaning the university in Scotland' important? And threats of would be much more entertaining must have a 'survey' of students University sherry glasses pruning or death to the Turkish Department and if the records jumped and the personal lives, for God's sake (Monday). sound didn't rise above a murmer make it interesting, at least. Or, if the School of Scottish Studies. Nobody opposed Missing the Bedlam production at vital moments. the effort itsn't worth it, but the of 'Lear' he then rushed back to the Association's support for these two, but if As for the bar - because our page has to be filled somehow, Turnhouse to catch his chartered you can't be bothered even to stay and hear society - decided to enjoy then research your subject jumbo 747 to Martinque. themselves rather than drinking properly; I'm sure Andrew could about them, don't shout for help when your Being a very industrious worker themselves into an alcohollc have read the Pubs Board with many important engage­ department arrives at the chopping block. No stupour we ended up losing two Handbook of Birth Control no ments in the Carribean I think we equivocation is possible on these issues. We thirds of our deposit while ninety bother in five minutes between should express our gratitude for people had _a good time and must oppose any impending defoliation of any lectures. Mr Plunkitt's generous empathy Societies Council raked in the Yours, with the needs of the University. money. Not only did they get the patch of the groves ot academe. Most ot us can Jenny Turner c.c. money from the bar, but we ended see that it's ludicrous and appalling that our Midweek up paying out £40 from our coffers Student unique School of Scottish Studies should be in for two rooms and a grotty record Gay News danger but as for Turkish, why teach that? Aside desk. At Millionaire's we paid Sincere apologies to Wendy Peebles Gazette sweet nothing and had 300 tickets from the excellent reason given by last night's Barrett who wrote the article on Le Mllltant printed free. Metro last week and wasn't speaker for the motion (one of the few decent So steer clear. credited for it; and also to Ruth Press Release speakers there) let us give just one more. Why Spanish Society Holland who didn't and was. Cleansing Office not teach it? Diversity helps to give this place 50 7th Feb 1983 what life it has. And if there's 'no point' in Turkish, what point is there in anything else? NINE PLAYS! OVER 30 WORKSHOPS! The last remark may have descended to what Come and see Mr Kenneth Murray terms as the 'infantile' level SCOTTISH • ADAM AND EVOLUTION at which a lot of last night's debate wqs • STRAWBERRY FIELDS conducted. Before we hear more complaints STUDENT • A TENANT FOR EDGAR MORTEZ about student GM apathy, let's hear a few about • KOLPORTAGE GM debating. Activate your articulators! Get • ENGAGED! some better bloody speakers. DRAMA • BOTH SIDES UPFRONT FESTIVAL • CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE STAFF • ROMEO AND JULIET • SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN EDITOR Graham Gamble Lifestyles Jane Lloyd AUTHOR Elaine Gow, Some of rhe celebrities taking part: Sport Henry Winter Assistant Editor Simon Cartledge GUY WOOLFENDEN (Musical Director of the RSC) Graphics Toby Porter News Editors David Petherick 1983 SCOTTISH BALLET COMPANY• JOHN McGRATH R~y Cl~ncy Photographers Neil Da! gle,sh ALLEN WRIGHT • DONALD CAMPBELL Tony Wallis Jonathan Shearer Workshops on Clowning, Puppetry, Make-up, Stage Features Editor Andrew MacKichan Bruno Beloff Perspective lai11 Hci!pin Advertising Nev111e Moir Management, Stage Fights and Costume. lJLvertlssements Andrew Phillips Fred Pnce Contributors Penny Boreham Box Office now open! At the Pleasance. GIies St.:thcrland Nick Wa11es-Fairbairri EDl'.\Bl RGII Thursday and Friday: tO am-4 pm. Rupert Gordon Music Duncan Mclean 21-26 Monday 21st-Saturday 261h: 10 am-8 pm. Pa•1I Wilson h.>hruaQ FURTHER DETAILS FROM THERE OR AT THE BEDLAM THEATRE, FORREST ROAD. ";'-~i, m~~t­ <;1c.K­ nc,. ~; ·/ Ml 'Th::iught m ;ti\C,1<. In fh.R. Sod If/, mocd trrb, , M~ Whv,e { '-iav,t fo WCAikv %UC,,::.. M~ M'OIM«l ti't LIFE w~l 7 IIN'r (ite WO"~{ 7 itt.,fr lite WoNbERfUL7 lt1,, ·-1- LI ..... THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 7

SSDF Shows A Week with a Adam and Evolu/ion ACE Drama Fri 25th-Sat 26th, 8 pm Difference Bedlam Strawberry Fields Phil Swanson and company MUSIC Scottish Student Drama Festival Aberdeen Univ Theatre Group QUEEN'S HALL Mon 21st. 6 pm: privide us with an opportunity to Clerk Street (668 2117) Preview sample the distinctive work of Tues 22nd. 9 pm Fri. 18th February at 10 pm Antonio Suero Vallejo, perhaps Bedlam Platform Jazz presents two It can't have escaped your notice that next the most highly regarded entertaining bands: Louisian playwright in the Spanish­ week around 200 students will be converging on A Tena nt for Edgar Mortez Ragtime and the Bill Jones Four. speaking world . Suero , a your homes for the Drama Festival - now in its Abattoir Theatre Company Should be good for a foot-tap. consistent opponent of the Franco second year. Edinburgh University is the host to Mon 21st, 5 pm; Tickets: £1 .50 Tues 22nd, 6 pm regime, has been described as a this non-competitive event and the aim is to 'political' writer. But while protest Bedlam USHER HALL encourage students to increase their knowledge literature very often presetns us with affirmation and answers, "La Lothian Road (228 1155) Ko/portage of the theatre and develop dramatic skills. Fri 18th February at 7.30 pm Edinburgh Untv German Dept Doble Historia" asks questions of its audience . The play is The SNO, conducted by Matthias Tues 22nd Feb, 7.30 pm At a time of crisis within the drama world, conconcerned with universal Bamert plays Haydn - Adam House Theatre various dignataries will be holding conferences issues, and with the abiding Symphony No. 60, Liszt - Piano verities of love and courage, Concerto No. 2, Debussy - with topical titles, such as 'Th e Rejuvenation of En gaged! selfishness and sacrifice. Prelude, Roussel - Symphony Edinburgh Univ Theatre Co the Scottish Theatre' with the administrative Barnes (Phil Swanson) is a petty No. 3. Piano soloist is Yefin Mon 21st, Tues 22nd-Wed 23rd 8 director of the Traverse Alan Spence and Donald functionary with the security Bronkfman. pm police - quite whose police we Tickets: £6.90-£1 .50 Campbell on 'The problems in directing new Pleasance are never told. In his line of work Scottish plays' and Guy Wolfenden, musical torture and cruelty are un­ Both Sides Upfront director of the SRC on 'A/arums and Excursions '. remarkable and he's responsible Kirkcaldy Theatre Workshop for the fate of the hapless Marty, an Don't overlook the series of workshops which Wed 23rd, 8 pm alleged dissident (Mike Walsh). will run everday from the 22nd-26th. (Numbers Thurs 24th, 2.30 pm & 8 pm Marty's wife, Lucila (Maria Hillan) Bedlam are unfortunately very limited for obvious meets his torturer's wife, Mary (Marisa Perera), and implores her reasons.) This programme covers a wide range Th e Caucasian Chalk Circle to intercede on her husband's of theatrical disciplines - including lessons in Queen Margaret College behalf, with dfsastrous con­ Wed 23rd-Thurs 24th, 8 pm sequences. mime, movement and clowning, directed by Fay Adam House Theatre Prendergast, founder member of the Scottish "La Doble Historia" can scarcely be ca lled documentary. Rather it is Romeo and Juliet Mime Theatre, and workshops in costume a highly theatrical piece, with Scar Theatre Company Barnes's story told as confessions design, ballet, make-up and stage management Thurs 24th. 8 pm to the eopnymous psychiatrist, Dr - with a practical demonstration backstage at Fri 25th, 2 pm & 8 pm Valmy (michael Bustany). Some George Square Theatre the Lyceum Theatre. Kerry Richardson of EUTC well defined performances from a will also be running nasty warm-ups - in order Six Characters ,n Search of an strong cast bring its characters not to make this into too much of an elitist Author vividly to life, but they also student occasion - and special workshops will Stirling Univ Drama Group underline Buero's concern for Fri 25th, 6 pm & 9 pm wider moral issues. People, he be extended to schools and even to disabled Sat 26th, 8 pm suggests, are too eager to av.oid children with participants from the Royal Blind Bedlam decisions, taking refuge in the All tickets: £ . false secur·ity of unreality. School (see press for details). 1 50 Further Information from the Courage is needed to challenge those whose forces whioh The main success of the Festival probably 031 225 9873 pB•e•d•l•am,..<•• - • • • • • ,.l·___ _. diminish our integrity and our depends upon the drama productions which ability to mould our li ves as we range from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' to wish. contemporary plays, especially written for the Phil Swanson and Marisa Perera YEFIM BRONFMAN give arresting, intense perform­ QUEEN'S HALL festival. As well as EUTC's 'Engaged'' the THEATRE ances as the central couple. German Department will be presenting Swanson captures Barnes' Clerk Street (668 2117) 'Ko/portage' (it's not in German). This is again a ROYAL LYCEUM essential helplessness in the face Sun 20th February at 12.45 pm of greater forces, while Miss " An hour of relaxed musical comedy, written by Georg Kaiser in the 1920s. Grindlay Street Perera succeeds in imbuing her sanity" is what Cantilena On a less frivolous note, the ever-popular (229 96:17) character with the courage Buero provides us with. This month th e 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' by Brecht will be Edinburgh University Savoy demands of his audience. It is programme is: Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto, Hebden, Graun, performed by Queen Margaret College. An open Opera Group Mary. who must transcend human 'HMS Pinafore' weakness in the search for what is Widmann, Scarlatti. stage will be used for this unusual production, 17th-19th Feb at 7.30 pm true and right. Tickets: £2 .25 with costumes and props at their most basic in In a well mounted and CALTON STUDIOS order to concentrate on the young actors' own WIidcat Theatre Company accomplished production, it's to 'A Bunch of Fives' the credit of a fine cast that its Calton Road (332 2788) resources as they debate the nature of political Feb 22nd-26th at 7.30 pm characters engage our sympathy, Fri 18th February at 8 pm power, justice and kinship. Another very topical Cabaret style mixture of music while its sensitive treatment of the EUFSS and the Crown Folk Club theme, the question of illusion and reality in the and humour aimed at the pitfalls work's underlying, universal h01ds an informal session of multi-channel television. themes engages our intellect. tonight. Go along and stick a theatre, is discussed in Pirandello 's 'Six Liam Fogarty finger in your ear. Free! Characters in Search of an Author'. Pirandello is not the easiest playwright to understand, but KING'S THEATRE QUEEN'S HALL this, perhaps his most fBmous play, combining Tollcross (229 4840) THEATRE Clerk Street (668 2117) improvisation, mime and classical acting, is Mother Goose until 19th Feb Thurs 17th February at 7.45 pm It's coming to an end. Last WORKSHOP EQ: the Edinburgh String always a challenge. Still on the theatre, 'Both chance to see Stanley Baxter in Quartet, praised for their Sides '-!pfront ', a premiere at the festival, is drag. 34 Hamilton Place, "exceptional interpretive skill" concerned with the problems faced by young play Shostakovitch, Mozart, and Southern Light Opera Stockbridge Beethoven's quarten opus 59 No. Theatre About Glasgow actors and dancers, in succeeding in the Company (Amateur) 2 in E minor. 'Confessions of a Justified Sinner' 'The Quaker Girl' 28th Feb-Sth Tickets: £3.60, £2.40 Scottish drama scene. Other recent dramas Feb 23 & 24 Tickets £2/£1.50 March at 7. 30 pm include: 'Adam and Evolution', a short, 45- ' Achieves the vitali t y and Tickets: £2-£3.30 REID CONCERT HALL minute sketch on the creation of earth, Adam re sourcefulness of the best of the company's work'. Glasgow Herald Bristo Square and an encounter between an ameba and a newt. Tues 22nd February at 1.1 0 pm Also Poliakoff's 'Strawberry Fields ', another play CHURCHILL THEATRE Leonard Friedman on violin and that features the 'fast generarion' of the sixties, Mornlngslde Road SCOTTISH Leon Coates on piano play two new works and also Prokofiev's sufferiong from disillusionment. But Poliakoff is (447 7597) PUBLISHERS 'Waiting In the Wings' Sonata No. 2 in D. Opus 94a. ASSOCIATION Entrance is free, and the concert always full of surprises. Equally witty dialogue Makars Theatre Company lasts about 45 minutes. with harder undertones can also be found in 'A 7.30 pm 16th-19th Feb 25a South West Thistle Tenant for Edgar Mortez', a monologue by Street Lane (225 5795) MCEWAN HALL Simon Donald who won an award for his The Good Wives Thursday 17th Feb at 7.30 pm Leith Theatre Company Bristo Square performance in last year's Edinburgh Festival. Scottish Poetry Library 2nd-Sth March at 7 .30 pm Association Frl 18th February at 1.10 Dm Marina EnQel Tickets: c. £1.50 Tessa Ransford on the aims and The organist entertains. Wight A sequel to 'The Little women'. Henderson plays Bach, Karg­ objectives o f the Association. Elert and Jongen. THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 The best entertainments ~ guide in Edinburgh ~

footage on teaching us nothing Gandhi: A Well-Spun Yarn? new. It remains content, instead, to rub our noses in it for our The man beneath the parent's ignorance on the MOTION subject of nuclear weapons. A pi ty, because you can sense loincloth great potential for both horror At last he's here; the surely have overthrown a and hilarity in this picture. Might be worth seeing if you little bald man has complacent Raj in the PICTURES wish to compare it to the comin escaped the yoke of '20s. He realised that a government films on the same Leicester Square mono­ bad British government subject. But don't expect to be ABC (229 3030) entertained. poly and is on general was better than a worse ET 1 .30, 4.40 , 7.45 release. Richard Atten­ Indian government and Obnoxious little alien kicked off Celine and Julie Go Boating borough's mammoth film, that his country was not his spacecraft by his shipmates Thur 7.00 the work of 20 years, the for having bad breath. Strange, funny and dreamlike, yet ready for home rule. In Fortunately, he is befriended by this is a deep and delightful fu/fillment of a life-long preparation for this he an earth boy unaware of ET's piece of cinema. Don't be put o ambition, is no dis­ sought a grass-roots problem, Eliot, otherwise known by its length (195 minutes); appointment. Ben Kings­ revolution, for the rural as "Smelly Elly". remember you're getting more for your money. ley plays the title role, the masses a liberation from An Officer and a Gentleman Mahatma (the 'great apathetic poverty. This 1.45, 4.45, 7 .45 Pennies From Heaven Fri, Sat Soul '), called bapu quest is highlighted by World War then in World Handsome Richard Gere should 5.45, 8.15 and Sat 3.00 have no problems pulling the (father) by his disciples, Gandhi's obsession with War Two he proposed birds after his performance in he has been hailed as a the spinning wheel, now that the Jews and the American Gigolo. Unfortunately, saint, an incarnation of in the centre of the British resign them­ he has to go through a lot of physical and verbal abuse before Krishna and (by Nehru) a national flag. " The Call of selves to any fate Hitler he gets his gal. " Naval officers light that would illumine the Spinning Wheel . " might choose for them. don't wear tattoos," he ls told. India and the world for he said, "is the call of Some of his 18 penitential No? He should meet my 1,000 years. Kingsley, love" (cryptic, eh?). In it fasts managed to quash grandmother. himself half Indian, is he saw a panacea for the various outbreaks of Airpl ane II, 2.00, 5. 00, 8.00 calmly authoritative, ills, moral and economic, violence in India but, after What do you get when you mix a engaging and charis­ of his country. "Hunger is independence in '47, the lot of bad acting and bad jokes? A hit' So what do you do next? matic; a potential Oscar the argument that is rejection of his creed was Do it all over again and stick a II ~ winner? (see nomina, 'driving India to the inevitable in the face of on the end. With its excellent cast of Steve lions, end of the week). spinning wheel." the Hindu-Muslim con­ Martin, Bernadette Peters, CALEY (229 7670) Jessica Harper and Christopher From the moment he is Gandhi spends a lot of flict. Dead and Burled 5.30, 8.35 Walker, this is certainly 'an chucked off a first-class the film sitting in his As an objective bio­ Don't Go in the House 7.00 above-average musical. But note train carriage in South loincloth spinning in the graphy, 'Gandhi' is not Somebody must be going to the word 'musical' - if you don' these gruesome double-bills or like them, you won't like this. If Africa we are flung into a shade, teaching, philo­ satisfactory; most of us the owner wouldn't be making a you do, go. world of Gandhiisms, sophising, and talking to know so little about the living. Unless, of course, he's dignity, self-respect, love the press, but the man, however, that this dead, in which case he wouldn't Spy With My Face Sat 2.00 need to make one. Film based on The Man From for fellow men - qualities treatment of this 'motif' will not worry us. On the Uncle. Searching back through which cannot fail to tug epitomises t/;Je film 's contrary we will be the dim recesses of time, you the hearts of us all. The principal imperfection. It charmed and fascinated. DOMINION (447 2660) may remember this as a great series. But it wasn't. genesis of Gandhi's Closed Sunday does not even touch upon To Attenborough's credit Dead Men Don't Wea r Plaid 2.15, essentially pacifist the fact that, despite his he does not try to deify 5.28, 6.59 High Anxiety and Young ideology took place in attempts to compromise this humble man ("he Well , no, I suppose not - never Frankenstin Sat 11 .15 Mel Brooks films can be South Africa, where, as a bows to all and despises really thought about it before. ideology with practicality, Anyway, this film's a good 'un. hilariously funny and these are lawyer, he made his name the practicality of his no one"), but rather pays Sharp, witty, fast - just the two of his best. They prove tha fighting for the rights of ideals is illusory. Weaving homage to a seductive, thing to give you a break from he can be a gas without farting Indians, using his famous did help stop the import­ though impracticable, those essay blues. Wear a white suit to be on the safe side, guys. Yol Sun 3.00, 8.30 Mon, Tues tactics of non-violent ing of cloth and it did ideology exquisitely 6.15, 8.30 Wed 3.00, 6.1 5, 8.30 non-co-operation or provide a unifying apposite to our century of While Yo/ was being filmed Satyagraha (firmness in interest for the under­ world wars. The film takes c;; Turkey, its director Yi lmaz Glin truth), "an eye for an eye '~) was serving a 20-year pris employed but it was one on a journey of self­ sentence on a highly dubio only ends up making the symptomatic of the revelation with a man who murder charge. He wrote a whole world blind". Here "illusion-haunted, Magic­ vainly sought to cure the organised two of his previo was the ideal nursery for ridden, slave-mentality" ills of his country by curin f ilms, The Herd and The Enem from prison. his popularity as Gandhi's talents as a at the heart of India's the ills of its people. national film star in the 'sixti spiritual leader, talents problem. It was retro­ The crowd scenes, with assuring him a limited freedom which were to take India gressive, it was no their umpteen hundred continue his work. But in the films, the assistant director, Ze by storm. panacea; in the end the thousand extras, will Akken failed to control either t To call Gandhi the factory always wins. enthral/ you, India will va rious themes intende by liberator of India is mis­ Gandhi's creed of non­ engulf you, Gandhi will or th e length. leading - it was largely violence was similarly enchant you. Mahatma With Yo/, meticulous instru is tions were passed to a ne he who appeased the ambiguous: he went on a dead, long live the director, Serif Goran, and Gun wrath of 350 million recruitment campaign for Mahatma! Heat and Dust 2. 00, 4.51, 7.42 escaped to Switzerland t Indians which would the British in the First Rupert Gordon Plenty of both commodities in supervise the editing. He was sti this fi lm. Combined with a rather on the run from Interpol when t slow plot, they can have a sopho film won the Palme d'Or award ??????? effect on some. Julie Cannes. Christie's seductive, throaty So, not surprisingly, the film voice doesn't help, either. But if heavy with prison image you can stay awake, you'll love Though with deliberate iron it. lmrali, the prison from which ft convicts are given a week's leav Gregory's Girl 3.00, 5.20, 8.15 seems almost cosy compared Bill Forsyth's comedy still going the lives they return to feudalisti well, I see. Good luck to him, I villages where hatred is to say. Still, he should be rich nurtured, "the law is death" and enough by now, so stop going to woman who breaks the bars this, will ya, so we can review tradition is physically manacle something new next week. Where the only evidence of th 20th century is bubble-gum an cigarettes. And guns. But a FILMHOUSE (228 2688) observed with beauty an The Atomic Cafe thur, Fri 6.30, frustration rather than anger. Eve 8.30 Sat 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 the city dwellers are bound u Disappointing. Not especially consciously by the mediev mores. Guney. with humou j funny, this film wastes some very interesting propaganda film chows one of the convicts givin THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 9 The best entertainments guide in Edinburgh ~

rospective wife tyrannical itions of marriage, then g her father old-fashioned. 1graphical and historical Victorian farce ances have allowed an 1uated society to fester with worst aspects of capitalism e only voice of protest raised s to be the crying of a child. at last! ut more than a panorama of 1s h life, th e film has universal Preview - 'Engaged' experimented with a ities - the solitude of the variety of methods to sed convicts and the allegory discover 'new potentials' he trek through the snow. 'Engaged' is a refreshing in the play. He has even aps the past changing scenes change to the Bedlam 's rehearsed his cast in the co nfusing and at times plain repertoire. In contrast to g, but they make the fi lm an dark to give them more the usual run of con­ freedom in developing temporary plays, EUTC is presenting a Victorian 'word inflexions'. Th e Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Mon Pleasance is also a larger 8.15 drama, with an unusually theatre than many of the t film in German. Um, let Scottish tune, written by ephrase that. German silent actors are used to and W. S. Gilbert. Unlike by Robert Wiene - spooky they are finding that they izarre. Interesting. playwrights like Brecht or Pirandello, whose work have to speak up more, a Auger programme Tues, discipline that is very also features in the 6.00, 8.15 much stressed during Scottish Student Drama iping. if slightly twisted rehearsals. es of shorts from The Wild Festival, Gilbert's prin­ 1s series. Could be the happy cipal aim is to provide Probably David's main rise of the week . Or not. entertainment. aim on the production side is to create a very EON 'I am full of anecdotes' intense 'Victoriana' explains Cheviot the atmosphere. The use of hero. The script is the traditional and more bursting with anedcotes formal Pleasance stage is and unbelievable cliches. in keeping with this. The These lines are enthu­ Orchestra pit will also be siastically and vehe­ used for live sound mently attacked by the effects, which include g Doctors in Love 1.45, actors as one hears of a background music, trains ,.30 Sun 4.45, 7. 30 ._Ni______ck Fox el I a p pea ring In 'Engaged' .,. woman who is 'an ologies, but I was crashing and even gravel cally incapable of going to innocent as a new-laid stamping. With excellent Im. I simply hate this kind Playhouse Sunday 20th egg '. costumed background ing . So while I don't expect The Red Shoes to take my word for the fact Fritz the Cat scenery and a live canary Cult cartoon about a freaky New Late addition to the EUFS Powell this is a dreadful movie, I and ZPressburger season. 'It is a farce on Victorian the cast seem very I l advise you to go either. York alleycat student. the first x­ rated cartoon ever, it is obscure, Stylised and powerful ballet film , farce ' commented David excited about the set, violent and funny. full of passion. Especially Stead, the director, and which will be a 'pretty recommended by the Film society. ' Engaged ' certain I y pretty· Scottish village for The Tin Drum ______.,. contains most of the two of the three sets. Excellent film version of the disturbing Gunter Grass novel. obvious Victorian ingre­ I was reminded of the Astonishing performance by 12- dients - the charming RSC's Nicholas Nickleby year-old David Bennet as the hero infatuated by in that the audience central character, Oskari. Grotesque, even disgusting, this women, scheming and should, hopefully, feel is none the less worth seeing. conspiracies to acquire part of the play. We can money, jealous lovers . . . only hope for the success In this type of comic of a Nicholas N1ckleby George Square Theatre melodrama, however, the Marina Engel Wednesday 23rd characters appear rather Manganinnie one-dimensional; they 'Engaged' - Mon 21st-23rd - 8 Australian film dealing with pm - Pleasance - Extra I ~~ racialism and genocide, but also are more like caricatures. performances - Sat 19th - Sun love, innocence and under­ David Stead has 20th. I ENCH SOCIETY standing. Retualistic and moving. Randolph Crescent 5 5366) Goombay Beat. day 17th at 8.30 pm : Les Dames du Bois de Reggae & Soul , ogne. Entry fee nominal. Club at 'The Bermuda Triangle' every Friday and FILM SOCIETY Saturday. 9 pm- sance 18th 2.30 am (late bar). Thur 17-Sat 19 6.30/8.30 Fri 18-Sat 19 5.45 /8.15 (Also 3.00 Sat 19) r Mude Tod (Also 4.30 Sat 19) PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (15) Now with the new other in this year's Fritz Lang THE ATOMIC CAFE (15) Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in ies, from the German Dennis Potter's fabulous musical. Goombay Beat lressionist period (1921 ). Brilliant, shocking and funny compilation of official nuclear propaganda tie horror film. Silent, Mon 21 German Expressionist Classic 6.15/8.15 sound system. It is fully with a musical sound Sun 20 3.00/ 8.30 THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (PG) fun; it is groovy. Mon 21-Sat 26 6.15/830 Yilmaz Guney's controversial and award­ Tues 22-Wed 23 15 .00/ 8 15 Devil and Daniel Webster Check it out. winning film THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER (15) er Huston as the devil, d Mrs Scratch and Edward YOL (15) Id as lawyer Webster in "Extraordinary . . superbly shot ... directed Thur 24 6"15/8.15 with force and compassion"-The Guardian. DR STRANGELOVE (P~) This Friday 18th Le Metro is not lher modern version of the operating due to the Playhouse st legend. Filmed in 1941, double-booking the Nite Club with ted by William Dietenk. Ken Loach·s LOOKS AND SMILES 'S pecial Tavian1 Brothers season includ ing THE a feminist group. Back again on COMING NIGHT OF SAN LORENZO Wenders THE STATE OF THINGS Bob Dylan ,n DON'T Friday 25th February when SOON! LOOK BACK BATTLE OF ALGIERS/ ANOTHER WAY IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN Twisted Nerve will be appearing live plus disco 10-3. 10 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983

THE SCOTTISH Amnesty International. Evening meeti ng Wednesday 23rd GALLERY OF MODERN Poetic Hopes in February, Seminar Room 2, EXHIBITIONS ART (332 3754) Chaplaincy Centre. Mrs Through Children's Eyes: A Sarkhanda Bokhari, a former fresh look at contemporary art. prisoner of conscience, will the Cultural NATIONAL LIBRARY OF Until 20 February. sepak about her imprisonment and human rights in Pakistan. 7- SCOTLAND THE RICHARD 9 pm. All welcome. Berthold Wolpe - Typographer Thanks to all concerned w ith Sector A Retrospective Study DEMARCO GALLERY our austerity lunch and raffle. Until 28 February (557 0707) The two events raised £150. Broadsheet (1967-1978) Keir Smith Weekly meetings every Friday. Poetry, Prose and Graphics. The Coniston Variations Seminar Room 1, 1-2 pm. All Until 20 April. Poetry, Sculpture and Drawings at welcome. More details from Ed inburgh's most enterprising Janet Hawkins, TFR. 5 THE SCOTTISH gallery. Review next week. Buccleuch Place, or R. G. GALLERY Struthers, K10, Holland House, Pollock. Barbara Rae, ARSA, RSW. The Beshara School of Drawings Until 9 March Esoteric Studies CND Every week, Tuesday. 7 pm. Chapkaincy Centre. This school, which is one of several throughout Britain, is held TALBOT RICE ART Methsoc Sunday 20th February, at Chisholm House, a small 8 pm. Nicolson Square Methodist CENTRE Georgian mansion near Peebles. Church. Beanstalk Theatre Gavin Roboson The school is run by the Sayer Group. Paintings family, on a full-time basis. The Until 5 March aim of the school is to introduce Department of Hispanic Studies students, many of whom have no presents La Doble H,storia de/ previous knowledge of esoteric Doctor Va/my by Antonio Buero lain Crichton Smith and Norman McCaig - important members THE OPEN EYE studies, to the fundamental under­ Valle Jo, Adam House Thea tre. of the new Scottish Poetry Library Association. GALLERY standing of meditation and all that Wednesday 16 Feb at 6.30; William Crosbie RSA 1t entails. The courses at the thursday 17 Feb at 7.30; Friday and Contemporary British school last from a single weekend 18 Feb at 7.30. Tickets £1. from Ceramics up to six months, the idea being the department on the 12th that once a student has ex­ floor, DHT. Sometime next week, Edinburgh resident CITY ART CENTRE perienced what the school has to Tessa Ransford will be flying out to Brussels to Contemporary Art from Scotland offer, he or she can return for EU Scottish National Association attend a meeting of the astonishingly named Until 26 February further study . The courses Allan Clayton on 'Northern constitute a programme of Ireland/ Sectarian Conflict or 'Problems of the Cultural Sector' Department of intensive learning which usually Liberation Struggle?' Monday the EEC. It's not that Tessa Ransford has a FAIR MAIDS HOUSE starts at 6 am and includes 21st Feb 1 pm, DHT, Room 4.18. problem which the EEC can solve like a magical lectures and talks, concentrating All welcome. GALLERY on one major mystic (Muhyddin cultural dentist, it's far more an attempt to Land and Sea lbnul Arabi) who lived and worked Student Christian Movement expand and make more familiar to Scottish An Exciting Exhibition of Con­ in the 12th century Conversation Wednesday 16th February - temporary Paintings people what is so often considered lofty, between students 1s cons1dered to meet 2 pm in Chaplaincy Until 26 February be as important as the actual Auditorium for visit to impenetrable and confined to experts:poetry. study. ' Cra1gmillar Tessa is the main driving force behind the THE FRUITMARKET As many as 40 stud nets come to - 7.30 pm in Chaplaincy 'Good Scottish Poetry Libcary Association, a group Chisholm House at any one time, news for the poor. poverty and which aims to make more accessible local, GALLERY from all parts of the world, Christianity·, a discussion. Peter Phillps especially Holland where this type Wednesday 23rd February - regional and national poetic works to the public retro:VISION of study is becoming more and 'The Baha'i Faith': a speaker in general. Since late in 1981 , when the idea was Paintings 1960-1983 more popular. If you are interested from the Society. 7.30 pm in formed, her plans have snowballed; for although {Slide-tape and video programme) perhaps 1n a weekend of peace, Chaplaincy. All welcome. Until 26 February meditation, self-knowledge and all there is no building ( as yet) to house this 'library', that. why not contact Mrs Barrie things are moving. She is looking for a suitable Sayar. Borthwick Brae 251 . What residence. Many major Scottish poets ( Alan THE TORRANCE better a way to pass the long days Bold, lain Crichton Smith and Norman McCaig GALLERY (556 6366) during the Easter holidays? amongst them) have joined the SPCA; an Arts William Ferguson Giles Sutherland ~Jj~( Coll and East Lothian Council grant is being applied for; membership Until 19 February .r~,~- is expanding. Tessa really feels that the SPCA Chamber Orchestra auditions! "will be a spur to the whole process of poetry - Violinists, vocalists, cellists, FINE ART SOCIETY UNIVENTS double bass players, flautists, from writing it to reading it. We intend to make (556 0305) oboists and clarinetists required. more people realise the interest · and value of Dorothy Johnstone ARSA UNION ENTS THIS WEEK Bring piano accompaniments, poetry; I'm sure there are many people who 1892-1980 and be prepared for a little bit of would enjoy poetry if only they had easier access Memorial Exhibition Wednesday 16th February Green sight-reading? Until 2 March Banana Club, Potterrow. Bring The auditions will be held in to it." your own records and bop till 1 Alison House (lecture room B) in am. the 8th week of term - Please The Brussels trip is one more success for her THE ENGLISH come long on Tursday 1st march Thursday, 17th February Request (5-8 pm) and Friday 4th March and her library. Contacts, experience, a possible SPEAKING UNION IN Disco in Chambers Stree. (5-7 pm). Rehearsals will SAC grant and the opportunity to make it known SCOTLAND Record Re vival Romp (lots of commence as from next term. what the SPCA is doing (and intends to do) all Nell MacDonald Golden Oldies on request). EUTC auditions for Edinburgh Exhibition of Painting by a Young Ecstatic hour 8-9 pm. Bar till Festival 1983 present themselves. She feels that merely being Artist midnight. Three productions: The Phantom asked to attend by the 'Problems of the Cultural Until 26 February of the Opera; The Bacchae and -Sector' Department indicates the success of her Tevlot Film Club This week The Orphan of Chao/ The Soul of group as well as a success for Scottish poetry in show ing Airplane. Teviot Ch 'ien Nu leaves her Body. ROYAL SCOTTISH Debating Hall. 7.30 pm. Only See next week's Student for general. It is obviously an important opportunity. ACADEMY GALLERIES 65p. dates, times and venue. Tessa sees poetry in terms of national, even Royal Scottish Society of Painters Friday 18th February. Radio KB Union Saturday Videos international, emotional experiences. "More and In Watercolours Forth Road Show in Teviot Row. 7 .15 The China Syndrome more people are aware of change. There is no 103rd Annual Exhibition Usual late licence till 1 am. starring Jane Fonda and Jack Until 17 February more reliability in life any longer, and people are Roller Disco in Chambers Street; Lemmon and Mad Max I free disco down stairs; bar shuts All day licence for Rugby suffering from a breakdown in the rhetorical, THE EDINBURGH at midnight. Disco till 1 am in International on Saturday organised certainty of their existence. I think that Potterrow. people's changing attitudes will give us GALLERY (556 9004) EU DEBATES Emma Graham Yooll Saturday 19th February Dance 'This House rejects the work ethic' considerable success in our venture. I'm sure Recent Paintings night in Chambers Street. Tuesday 22nd February 1983 7.30 that people need poetry." The Scottish Poetry Until 19 February Licence as usual till 1 am. The pm Teviot Debating Hall. Speakers Library Association aims to provide a previously new look Park Room Disco with Paul Routledge - Labour editor of 'The Times' missing cultural service, and Tessa Ransford, GENERAL REGISTER late licence till midnight. Teviot Row. Prof. Adrian Slnfleld - Dept who wrote her first ever printed poem for HOUSE Social Administration Student, is very keen to succeed. The Clerk's Tale: the inside Sunday 20th February. Live Prof. fan . G. Stewart - Dept story of how our records were music from Irish folk band Economics - Fred Price written. Schiehallian in the Teviot Bar. George Galloway - ex-Chairper­ Until 28 February Free. son Scottish Labour Party I (.1 ' ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.11j&~~~"'""'"""' "

The Graduate Enterprise Scheme has two key aims, namely: "to stimulate an Have vou Ii~{¥ interest in indi­ vidual enterprise among those students graduat­ ing from Scottish universities later this year; I rv~~ "to identify forty It Takes Graduate Enterprise is a scheme advice will then be available to the potential entre­ designed to aid and advise student from various sources. graduates hoping to establish The local panels will then meet preneurs and their own business. The to select the most _viable business prepare them (to conception, which involves both ideas and submit these to a public and private sponsorship, national panel. A target of 40 ideas 'start-up' in derives from the initiative of the will be sought by the national SEFC (Scottish Enterprise panel. business for Foundation) which was estab- What will these panels be themselves upon lished in 1982 - with a similar searching for? Obviously viable purpose in mind to "encourage business propositions (which you graduation) by an and assist in the development of will have been coaxed on from enterprise in its many forms in March to April), and the person­ intensive 18-week Scotland" -the New Enterprise ality of one, who to quote Mr profession and The Scottish Gourie, "makes things happen" - training and Business School operating since no, you don't have to be a development pro­ 1979 have to date been extremely magician but you do need drive, successful , with around 45 Initiative and enthusiasm to be gramme supple­ successful businesses emerging successful in carrying out your directly from these bodies. proposals. mented in the The " Enterprise" scheme isn't The 40 . successful students initial period by looking for any specific type of selected will be given an 18-week business propositions, indeed to traInIng and development relevant counsel­ quote Mr Gowrie (Edinburgh's progra_mme - focusing on market Enterprise Counsellor): " Every- analysis, accounting, manage­ ling and pro­ thing from snake-charmers to ment of finance and personnel. fessional back­ m1croch1ps" will be considered The course would also help you That means anything and look for premises and g_Ive you up." everything. assistance In the designing and Your ideas don't have to be promotion of equ1pment. Concur­ particularly innovative either. rently with these courses you will GRADUATION ENTERPRISE-EDINBURGH Often the "tired, tested and be given professional assistance Programme 19 February If the j9b prospects are looking proved" ideas have an advantage in drawing up your "formal" 9.30-10.00 Registration bleak, why don't you consider - as unlike a "new" idea you don't business plan - much would be ' 10.00 Opening Welcome setting yoursel'f up in business? have to see the cone'ept and you submitted to banks etc.in your 10.05-10.20 Principal The new Graduate Enterprise already have a tested market, and ouest for loans. 10.20-11.00 Entrepreneurs scheme is designed to help you do to be successful you only have to Sounds great, doesn't it? Why 11.00-11.15 Coffee just that. make your business more don't_ you go along on Saturday 11.15-11.45 Entrepreneurs The Graduate Enterprise "appealing " - i.e. open later, and find out more? The success of 11.45-12.15 Film: 'Knowing Your Market' scheme will be launched in make your products cheaper etc. -the project depends on you - and 1215-12.30 SDA Presentation Edinburgh University at a one-day Back to the conference - nothing to loose. 12.30-12.45 Enterprise Counsellor conference on Saturday, 19th anyone who goes along on .. If you are interest_~d in the 12.45-14.00 Lunch February, in the Wm. Robertson Saturday morning to the Graduate Enterprise scheme 14.00-14.15 Overview Building, Room 8, commencing at " Enterprise" launch will be and you can't m_ake the launch on 14.15-15.00 Panel Presentations 9.30 am, and it sets out with one preferred advice and assistance Saturday morning.' or you have Bank of Scotland prime objective: with their proposals - which will any further queries about_ the Arthur Young Mclelland Moores "To identify students who are in time be reviewed by panels scheme - feel free to drop in on Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation graduating this year and who have including representatives of Mr Gourie, Edinburgh University's Scottish Television viable ideas for setting them­ University and local business­ Enterprise Counsellor, who can be 15.00-16.00 Workshop selves up in business upon men. The panels will be designed found in the Wm. Robertson 16.00 Discussion graduation." initially to help students, not Building or contacted on 667 1011 accept or reject ideas. Ongoin~ ext 6458. Enten>rise In Action

The Graduate Enterprise into the profitable area of textile businessmen or pop into the New Scheme is not the only option design for fashion and furniture Venture Comples for a chat - the available for those interested in manufacturers. possibilities are wide ranging and the entreprenurial side of The opportunities are present at a time of high unemployment, employment. Lack of finance need for those interested in self surely more attractive than ever. not be a deterrent, since if you employment ... just drop into your have a commercially viable idea University Careers Service or Glenan Limited is basically you can apply to the Manpower consider moving to an Enterprise involved in artwork with special Services Commission, who run a zone. You could also talk tn lnr.~I emphasis on screenprinting, letter variety of schemes intended to heads, carstickets, etc. Although give aid in initially starting up. this is a narrow field, so far there -THE BERMUDA TRIAM 'Student' went along to speak to has been a great response and ('WIST ,-oU,C/t/1$$) husband and wife team Carol and there is hope of moving to larger Stuart Soutar who have premises later on. The business EVERY FR/DAY /if' SATl/RJJAY successfully established their own began eight months ago in the FltOM 9PM,,, Z-SOAM (LATE &A.R) firm - Glenan Ltd. This is situated ':anongate Venture Project after N"1H 771& CillOMJU.Y &IAT SOUND ~e.M on the Canongate and is part of a • -,,. < ,al had been funded by the MAJl(LY Roers AJltl1 ,VJlt'A4.ltlll/JIT.;J.RI. business complex, comprising the , ,..· '1 mmittee to attend a course at liAJ! ; OC&AS/ON,41, .s«.c. n,8RZ,4Kn,,E new venture scheme. ~ ... -- {'"' v ,-...,cf ,,.o MO/lltJ'T'ONY AND A UTTLI /11/NK 11' After this period of training me Glasgow University. This provided G.f.P.S. couple encountered the most D ~ ,~ ,,,-1-" -IKT TNI specialised training and advice on ff IS l'VN J IT IS GROOYY• common problems of any self------J , · all aspects of business, as well as employed; finding suitable ~ enabling them to gain useful \./"'CHECK n our--- premises at an affordable rental, ~~­ contacts. Carol's husband already ~IN n1AU;~J/U CLDSE~AM­ and obtaining enough capital to had experience in the field of art MISUO/llf- ~BDl'S U-SO:~­ invest in equipment and raw and design, and so did not require U• M6'MIUDUNIP SfflJ. AVAJLAIUI materials, advertising and so on. :; further training. &4NDl1'70N JIIO~ ~ t:OQ~ Having overcome these problems <~ /i \ Sl!IN A'I' 'J"N& ~LUB- - t:H&eJeS. they are now successfully -S' f; ii established and hope to expend · / 12 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983

FEATURES ------Parliamo Baxter

Stanley Baxter, who has been starring as again - for the Beeb, there was a Mother Goose at the King's Theatre, fallow period when I wasn't doing talked to Andrew MacKichan about his television at all, I fortunately had a movie contract at the time. around career on the stage and on the box. 1964 .. By this time, a chum, David Bell, had become a director for BBC Scotland, invited me to do She's certainly traumatised by one programme, and then that, but doesn't exactly lose her eventually six for him; we brought soul; and, of course, unlike Faust, them ,in so reasonably that the gets it back again - she gets the BBC in London bought them, as it goose back, and becomes old and were, from BBC Scotland, and that Stanley Baxter, who has been happier. At one time the problem got my career going again. living in London for the last 23 was to play Mother Goose when So he was an important thing in years, still feels that his roots are she was old, and look old enough; my career because I wanted my very much so based in Scotland. now the problem is putting the hands on the editing of film stuff I He started his career at an early polyfiller on the cracks and try to did - they didn't let me do that age, when he played child parts for make her look really young when when I was filming at Ealing. Of BBC Radio Scotland. While on she appears as a kind of 'Alice in course, timing, which is in the National Service in the Far East, he Wonderland' character. It's hands of the comic on stage then joined Combined Services exactly the reverse. you see. goes into the hands of somebody Entertainmen t; it was this who's a technician - I always experience which launched his 'when did you start In the theatre? resented that. I always thought. stage career. Going from strength Well, in the sense of starting on rather egotistically, that while I to strength, Stanley Baxter took any stage, seven years of age had total control, it would be better some time to discover that comedy dragged round music halls with - and fortunately, it was! Ever was his favourite way of enter­ my mum, then radio work from the since, other directors have not taining people. Dwelling on his age of 14, and then being called been so accommodating as David. memories of his childhood days up, entertaining the troops for the in the 1930's and 1940's, that last 18 months of my service. Are you worried about the future era is the one he enjoys imper­ of television? sonating the most. What radio work were you doing? I don't think laymen realise to A friendly, gregarious and I was busy doing the sort of what extent the high quality of entertaining man, his sense of youngsters that were lost at sea British television, however you humour was exactly what one with a little girl chum, and stuff like may slang it. it still is the best in the would expect- truly entertaining. that. We'd finish an episode in world, and is really under threat by Unfortunately, the impersonations which we were putting out to sea in the advent of cable. The millions he did during the course of the an old bark that we'd pulled the that ITV are having to put into this interview can't be shown on paper. anchor up rather foolishly from sickly infant called Channel 4, is and drifted out to sea - will they liable to rob the quality shows and escape, or what will haooen to them? Hear next week 's Stanley Baxter who is completing his season as Mother Goose this "At one time the problem adventure! Friday, 19th February. was to play Mother Goose They said, "Well, yes we usually, about, picking up those birds up? Was It during the war, or just after, for the second audition, fly people Of course we can give him a lift!" "I wouldn't like to see no when she was old, and And that was my first meeting with that you were doing the Services down to Singapore." "Goodies" and no SBs!" look old enough; now the entertainment lark? And that was very glamorous, but Kenneth Williams! problem is putting the No, after the war. I know we look terrifying! I'd never been in a plane He enormously facilitated well, polyfiller on the cracks." it, but we're not quite that old! It before. and every time there was not only my getting out to there, wasn't long after the war-1946/7. an air pocket, I thought that was it but also said - you weren't It was a riot - none of us knew if - I'd had my chips, you know - supposed to move into these we'll end up with nothing but we'd be able to. or have the luck to. dead! Everybody else simply got ser,ieant's billets until you'd been guessing games and what I call stay in the business - we just on reading their papers, I was accepted for second audition - he 'photographed vaudeville', which I take It that you do not believe hoped. It was the mob that Peter sitting biting my fingernails, the said, "Oh. don't bother going to has its place; the Russ Abbots these stories that panto's dead? Nicholls has written 'Privates on only person aboard of the Lower that transit camp and then coming have their place, but I wouldn't like This one's probably one of the Parade' about, which has just been Order - of hoy-puloy. There I for the audition. just move in! to see no 'Goodies· and no SBs! most glamorous productions in all filmed - John Schlesinger. the was. with two tapes up (corporal). We 're all free and easy here dear!" I of Britain, thanks partly to my own film director. Peter Nicholls, and the others were all top brass, thought, 'what an extraordinary So you think that Channel 4 Is efforts - throwing bouquets at myself and Kenneth Williams were or at least with a couple of pips, or little creature.' awful? myself - because I had a lot to do all sergeants in the same mess - civilians. What's happening is that it's just what a mess too! The last 18 The terminal in Singapore was not doing too well. It's not getting months of the three years in the the famous Raffles Hotel, and as I "It was all quite bohemian the advertising, and without the army were spent there. went to walk in behind all the rest, and mad!" advertising revenue, it means that "It was a riot - none of us an Indian gentleman stopped me the parent companies have to keep How did you get in? at reception and said: " No, no. pouring more and more money knew if we'd be able to or I was a rather inefficient clerk at other rank, not allowed beyond So I had the audition while into it - that's the trouble. have the luck to, stay In a headquarters of Royal Army this point." "Oh," I said, "This is the already living (n that accommoda­ the business - we just Service Corp!; at Rangoon terminal." "Yes, but not other tion - just two to a room - it was How many television series have you made? hoped." Racecourse, if you really want to ranks not usually f ly by real ly like hotel accommodation know all the details. Suddenly it Sunderland flying-boat." instead of what one was used to. You're talking about everything went up on Part One orders saying So I went and had some steak, Everybody had taken props lrom I've done since 1959 - I really that anyone who thought they egg and chips-which one always shows, so they had lamps and couldn't give you the number; I could 'sing, dance or play musical did in a state of trough - and carpets - it was all quite know that I've done for London instruments, please come found out that the unit I was trying bohemian and mad! "Goodbye to Weekend Television 5 one-hours· with persuading local government forward', or be a straight actor to get to was miles away, but there Ny Sun'' rather than "Goodbye to and 10 half-hours. For the BBC I to go into management, and indeed, which is what I auditioned was a recreational transport Berlin" The story has never been did 6 in 1969. 6 in 1960 and then underwriting the costs of t~e for. leaving very late, something like fully told - not even by Peter maybe another 10? I wish I could production, to try and keep up the one in the morning, but there was a Nicholls in 'Privates on Parade.' add! So I don't know how many - standards of the old Howard and play on, somebody announced to it's an awful lot of time! Wyndham days, which are just no "I was a rather inefficient me. at the Victoria Theatre, just What was the first production you longer feasible. across the road, by the Combined were In? So you see yourself as going on for How long does It take you to get clerk at a headquarters of Services En tertainment, the mob I First professional appearance some time yet, obviously? made up before each perform­ Royal Army Service was trying to get to. on a stage was at the Assembly Well, you don't know - you ca n ance, and how many changes do Corps at Rangoon So I plucked up courage and Halls in Edinburgh in 1948, the be suddenly finished. - Nothing you have during each perform­ went backstage before the year of my demob, playing comes up, or you can be out in the ance? Racecourse." performance began, and said: Corrections Varlet in 'The Three wilderness for a year or two, then I have 16- changes, but the "Any chance of a lift?", and Estates'. That led to my being sai l back in again doing something making-up doesn't take long -it's everybody, half in make-up, none asked to audition for Citizen's quite else, and end up as an elderly the speed that you have to go at o f them looking like army Theatre, which led to my being character actor back in the once you get through. There's I was given one audition in personnel at all. shouted, "No, no. there for three and a half years. movies, or in the theatre, or I may only one break in which I can even Burma by some officers from the we're picking some girls up and move into direction - who get a breather in the first half - the Rangoon Stage Society - I did going on to a party; we are going Who had the greatest influence on knows? The future in our business work's as hard off as it is on. iUst something quite preposterous, back. but there'll be no room." you? is gloriously uncertain! You at changing. There's one break in the lobking back on it, like the barge Then, suddenly, this strange Tyrone Guthrie was the greatest least know that you're not going to first half. and one in the second in speech from ' Antony and figure that looked like a child made influence in the theatre - he be doing a 9-to-Sjob till 65, then be which I get a breather - but the Cleopatra'. Then they gave me a up as an old man swept his way directed 'The Three Estates· in retired and given a clock! second half hardly a breather bit of rope - not to hang myself through and said: "What's going 1948. Although it can be terrifying because I've got a complete with - I mean the play 'Rope', and on here? What's your name?" I An influence in the sense that he sometimes, it's also the joy and change of make-up to do, as, you 'Granilow·, so I read that for them, said, "Corporal Baxter, Sir," -you gave me carte blanche to do what I adventure of being in show see. Mother Goose - it's the Faust and they said: -''O h, yes, I think we said 'Sir' to anything that sounded wanted and he had great technical business. CUT! legend after all, inanotherguise­ can definitely, you're certainly the posh - and he said, "Well. of skill in realising what I wanted to achieves youth at the expense of best we've had up to now, we 'll course, there's no reason at all do was David Bell. After my shows not her soul. but the goose that certainly fly you down." I said. why we shouldn't give Corporal became too expensive - well , lays the golden eggs. "Fly' Do I get in an aeroplane?" Baxter a lift! What are you talking they're becoming too expensive THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 13

Edinburgh left NUS in 1976, but there are new clear signs that and you pay that money in point the finger of inefficiency or the tide of student opinion is beginning to turn. The old myths proportion to the income you financial mismanagement. that have dogged NUS since the late 1960s sound emptier than receive. When I look at the size of your Steve: What about your Insurance ever, and it seems that students of all political persuasions are operation and the fact that you Company and more recently rumours receive over £700,000 direct from the that NUS Marketing itself is going to increasingly impressed by the force of pro-NUS argument. public purse to fund your student be sold off. When we interviewed him last December, Bob Mclean, activities, and look at the various commercial enterprises you are Bob: The Insurance Company? We Chairperson of NUS (Scotland), knew us both for what we were involved in, I don't think an affiliation sold Endsleigh in 1976 to cover the fee, say, £35,000-£40,000, which loss due to the collapse of the Travel - long-standing supporters of Edinburgh's reaffiliation . But we perhaps sounds a staggering sum of Company. We sold it to a Dutch found him asserting the need for a vigorous and independent money when you look at it in Company but we maintain two isolation, is all that large. When you Directors on the Board and 11/2% of student movement with more force and urgency than ever compare it to a total turnover which the annual turnover - that alone is must be in the reg ion of, what?. worth something like £50,000 to NUS before - and for Edinburgh to play its role within it. each year. Allan: Three million. Incidentally - I think it is fairly safe for me to inform you now - the Bob: £3,000,000 it is not excessive; National Execut1ve only yesterday 1. NUS AND EDINBURGH and I think that's the context in bought back a share of Endsleigh which the affiliation fee should be into our ownership. We now own one seen. It shouldn't be held up seventh of all the share in the separately as a bogy figure. Company. That is our relationship Allan: To what extent did the spate with Endsleigh. of disaffiliations in the middle and Allan: So what do we get for all this You have spoken about NUS late seventies contribute to the money? Marketing and the problems that financial difficulties that NUS had? have arisen there. Quite a few years Bob: We're not asking you to join a ago there was a move to sell off NUS Bob: Very little. The real reason for sort of NUS super basement store Marketing but that has not been the fmancial difficulties we have had where somebody comes along with done. is that the income of individual £35,000 and then goes away with student unions has been cut. and we £40,000 worth of goods. That is not receive a proportional share of that what NUS is about. "We're not i!Sking you to cut through the system of affiliations I began to get join a sort of NUS Super that we operate. involved with NUS at the time when Edinburgh was leaving, and at that Basement Store." Allan: So what real difference would time Edinburgh had a central it make if Edinburgh, Dundee or position in student affairs generally Glasgow all went into NUS? in Britain, and was very influential NUS Marketing is now a nave something to contnbute to the decis1on-mak1ng structure of NUS inside the NUS. I think the major commercial success, and something Bob: I'm quite clear about this. running of NUS through an Input of works one way: 1t works from the thing that Edinburgh would gain which we are very proud of. So it has Those institutions coming back into their experiences, the talents that bottom up, it doesn't come from the from coming back into NUS would recovered from those problems NUS would strengthen our student activists and student union too back down agam be being where a place like which were identified two or three representative functions and give us officers can be given to the National Edinburgh University should be - years ago. increased credibility. It is a major Union. taking decisions which affect student weakness for NUS, and particularly It is a two-way relationship. "It is a major weakness affairs in Britain and that's the thing Steve: You have already mentioned NUS (Scotland) overwhelmingly so, for NUS that these major that you would gain; a sense of the collapse of your travel company. that these major education Steve: I think a number of students educational institutions being very much part of the British Isn't this an example of institutions - particularly Glasgow in Edinburgh are of the opinion that student family, a very prominent mismanagement? and Edinburgh - who produce so affiliation to NUS will lead to a loss should remain outside." member of that family, and many of the people who are now of autonomy of their own Students' particularly within the context of Bob: When the travel company prominent in Scottish public life, Association , that it will also lead to a NUS in Scotland, Edinburgh would collapsed in 1976, it was taken down should remain outside NUS, because kind of biased political stance and Steve: Most students feel that be playing the leading role if it came at the same time as Court Line, with it presents a credibility problem in even that it will interfere with the affiliation to NUS for Edinburgh is back in at the moment. I think that's whom NUS Travel was connected. At terms of the representations we kind of services we provide to our too expensive. something very important that the same time, a number of travel make. students. companies ran into difficulties in the 0 Edinburgh would gain and, again. I also believe that. all the Bob: The fact of that is that if you something very important that travel business. It is regrettable that disaffiliated Universities in Scotland Bob: That's not true because the affiliate to NUS it will cost money Edinburgh would give to the Union. that happened and NUS will have to live with that. I would emphasise though that it was to do with generat problems in the travel business, and 3. THE STRENGTH AND 2. THE MYTH OF BAD not just NUS. "The whole idea of student travel was THE POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT pioneered by NUS . Steve: There is a feeling that NUS is cnaritable trust in 1922. In order to Allan: Dave Aaronovitch, when he I think one of the things that is a terribly bureaucratic organisation, safeguard totally the financial Finally, I will say this. The whole was President of NUS, said once "it's important for NUS between now and that it is top heavy and inefficient structure of the Union, we are idea of student travel was pioneered quite clear that the government the next General Election is that we into the bargain, and how do you moving out of these offices in by NUS, and the infrastrcture from doesn't listen to a word we say" have got to raise as an issue of justify the expensive premises in Bloomsbury and moving into a set which the 59 student travel shops How effective is NUS really? debate the whole question of the London? offices in north central London. We grew (including your own in value of education in Britain are retaining the ownership of the Edinburgh) was built up b NUS, Bob: NUS brings together a Bob: I'll take the bureaucracy first. Bloomsbury offices, and we are because it could only be developed corporate body of knowledge on "NUS has got a duty to Any national organsiation has got to letting them out on a commercial on a national level. education, and expertise in student have an element of structure, basis. We have taken this step on the If my memory serves me correctly affairs. One of the weaknesses that try to make education an organsiation and bureaucracy, but advice of our bankers and we believe what hapened in Edinburgh was that, we have in the student movement is issue in the next General the Union is not excessively that this has safeguarded the future when NUS travel collapsed, the NUS the continual turnover - people Election." bureaucratic. In fact it's fairly open of NUS despite what the government travel staff and the Edinburgh moving on - and I think that NUS You refer to our offices 1n London does to us or to individual student Student Executive set up what is now (this is one of the things I identify alerting the public as to what 1s They are very nice and very unions. the Edinburgh Travel Centre. But with most) retains the knowledge happening and about what ex ensive too; we got them from a ached the field. that each generation of students politicians are saying about the absorbs, and builds on it to help education service, and I think ttiat's a available for people to come back future generations. very important role. into in later life, in other words a With this government though, we more relevant education system to which people have access. haven't won the really big Steve: What is your strategy for fundamental victories, although I alerting the public? A lot of people would remind people that all through Steve: ln the lay term, what can NUS tend to see NUS activities as really achieve? the life of this government we have marching down Princes Street, and continually kept the arguments they see that an an ineffective form Bob: Our real strength lies in the against student loans in academic of action. debate and, I think, generally influence of opinion, and if you believe delayed the introduction of student Bob: The most effective form of that in a democratic society loans. informing the public is to try and get Government decisions can be the maximum media platform influenced by a strength of feeling in possible and I think that activities the public at large. then there has to be Sieve: You admit that the major such as demonstrations or whatever because everybody knows that o, restore the cuts and have the kind of a role for campaigning pressure question for most students - that of are important because they allow us some time in their life they will nceci education service we have had in the groups like NUS. And for education's im,roving student grants - is the media time. it. But how man~, ;'):?~µle have past, which really only serve ~. ~0% of sake it matters, particulary now, that one with which you have had least The chances we get to appear on recourse to post-school educet,on'r lne population and excludes the the NUS has the resources to force tha success. It seems that NUS can't chat shows, on radio in particular, Few people go on to post-school other 80%; but rather wP- ha..,e got to campaign because ultimately what influence government policy making and also the small chances we get education so it is no wonder that have an education service which is we're driving at is a more civilised on this at all. on television are very important. We when we argue against the cuts in open, which takes a newer and society and the role that our can't afford advertising, we can't buy post-school education, it doesn't fresher attitude with regard to education service wlll play in that Bob: Well I don't accept that time, so we have to create media really mean that much to a large entrance qualifications, which is society. immediately. We have fought a long attention. number of people. It is an experience battle now going back to 1980 on the But when it comes to alerting the that they have been denied. That's question of student loans, and I public on what's hapening to why it is important when we Interviewed by Steve Evans and Allan really feel that if we hadn't been education, I think it involves a wider put forward the arguments against there, if we had vacated the space question. You look at the Health the cuts to the public that we have a Little. and the arguments against student Service and how people feel about it. coherent argument in favour of loans, then we may well have them There's a great strength of feeling changing the education service: to December 1982. now. about the Health Service, and that is say that it's not just good enough to 14 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 MUSIC 1 Darkness. The PA pours fo rth garbled tones of menacing poetry, Still , lifeless stage. Audience push Ian Stewart has a close forward: fights Violence, aggression typical of al l encounter with the Men in Strangler's g igs. I await in fear. Suddenly from out o f the black recesses appear The Stranglers Black. He also reviewsThe gaining the anticipated reaction o f anarchic delight. Then twisted Stranglers' gig at the MOSCOWLate Friday night, Chambers St., the forth a number of aggressive social anth ems which have given Architects Carnival bonanza, cakes and The Strangle rs the ir name as Playhouse on Friday. potentially one of the best acts o f ale, women and song; Al Johnson was the 80's. there. However, th ose expecting I was going to tell you all about 11 Friday however I sensed a dominant stage personalities in - the flame-thrower, jugglers, somewhat warmer reception, a Hugh Cornwall a nd Sean J acques hypnotists and all the revelrie that collection of people who were Birnel would have been sadly prepared to accept th e Moscies for disappointed. The four members, what they really are - a brilliant st ill c lad in their symbo lic black band. N ow familiar numb ers have were unable t o match th e become so strong - I'l l never tire aggressive music with an of hearing about boys will be boys, equivalent stage set and li ve act. It wanting your heart, Egypt, poison seemed ironic that it was their or whatever 1t is they care to throw most banal track of the show, the at us - I'm fast getting addicted. minor classic Gold Brown that Oh the PA fucked itself up for the• caused the biggest stir and led to last couple of songs - really four or five jumping the s tage. One infuriating - but nothing taken of these was late r debagged and away - we loved it. . yes more, "beat" by Hugh Cornwall, an act more Well as for that rumou r wich most people enjoyed but that MN are to split, can·t say I've seemed weak compared to the really cleared it up - that's to say antics of the seventies. they're still around but as for p lans It was hard to envisage the for the future - who knows. group as being disciples o f the Maybe they'd like to tell us alt P unk rock era with their average about it hint hint, inside story age being arouad the mid 30's. special coming up 1 Um - Gone were the morbid myriad of anything else - just to say that melancholic melodies typical of there were other bands playing at their Men 1n black period, and Chambers St. that night. Phil 'n ' their best album No More Heroes goes with a carnival sp1nt. But the Dots were game for a laug h, provided only one track now instead. rll tell you, the only thing Vanishing Trick or whatever considered by the group to be really worthy of memory were the they·re called were cool, first band worthy of live performnance in its great M oscow Nightlife . Two .. er, can't remember, folk and jazz title track. weeks ago they went almost no doubt fine for those that like at. The songs taken from Fe/me unnoticed amongst a staunch Right, well that's it lads - nice were greeted with dry approval, H1gsons crowd in Teviot On evening. but the lack of the more famous songs such as Grip. Hanging Around and Nice 'n Sleazy created a sense of disappointment within a ROCK NEWS+ few of the audience. + A cacophony of strange and other mesmeric sounds emenated Joining the recent departures clever pretentious arty film long from the fingers of one. Dave list, two founder members left exposed to Filmhouse visitor s. hairstyle , he maintained a were the worst audience o f the G reenfield, who's musrcal position Rose T attoo last week - now isn't Due out next week, or the week constant excellence thro ughout tour. The resultant passivity of the w1thm the group must be likened that a shame. Of a more after as is often the case are the show topping his act with main to that of Ray Maainzerek in The audience confirmed this fact permanent nature, Karen Pigbag - Lend an ear, U2 - War, D S . M T k vocals for the final song of the as I was led to recall the antics of Carpenter (of the Carpenters) and Spandau Ballet - True. (You evening. 1978 when the group were departed for good, dying of a heart can tetl when tours are imminent Hugh Cornwall finally tried to arrested in France for causing a attack at only 32. Out of date they eh!) Lastly there's more than the incite a not fo r the encore by riot. may seem now, but in the early usual number of jazz re leases this te ll ing the audience they can wait, " Romeo, Romeo wherefore art seventies. in the first six years week. Jazz that is i n inverted before saying virtually that they thou. " alone. they had 15 gold discs• commas. Stix Hooper of Phew. Edi nburgh band Twisted Crusaders fame. has another solo Nerve have a single Five minutes LP out - Touch the Feeling - Just y Sunshine Day of fame out next week. Let's hope bearable. John Mclaughlin have become wordsm1ths", orl they last longer than that. (Also at Music spoken here - thankfully a " ultimately r epetition and the Nite Club, Feb. 25) . News has 11 return to more serious stuff and platitudes are what get into the Mandy Barlow skipped over that a new Spirit album is due, with away from his farting about of the charts". What is important I think is[ Randy Calafornla and some ot the last t wo years. Spyro Gyra release original members contributing. Incognito and not so fa r removed to the Glasgow Night Moves. Also from the grave, Pink Floyd from any connotations of the same release Reqiuem for the post war name,1.e lazy funk . Earth, Wind and veteran African funksters dream, and are apparently to tour Fire - Powerlight - a pity they go before the end of the year despite on getting more and more bland the absence of Nick Wright. and less and less inventive - but Osibisa delivered the goods. Gigs that's the way of the world. (Hands Happy music. Energy, rhythm pulsate to the sheer Joy of the Release of tour dates this week up who got that one). 1n a word Osibisa have life. The sound system. Founder member was very thin after last weeks Singles. Why are they so boring. biggest disappointment for them Teddy Osei headed the eight­ bumper lists. The only new names I'm really getting pissed off with must have been the p1t1ful size of piece outfit - heavy on percus­ to emerge are: Angelic Upstarts - the crap that comes out each the audience: perhaps a hundred s1ves, sax, trumpet, dominating Glasgow Roxy - Feb 24; Mari week. Anyway - enough said I do Wilson - Edin Pavilion - Mar 20; have a favourite this week: Fool for D eniece Williams - Playhouse - a Valentine - The Gist - a really Mar 19; The long awaited dates soft Rough Trade release. The key from Joni Mitchell, which confirm man here is Stuart Moxham who her first appearances in the Uk for played supreme bass with the now not that you can point out these nine years, are now out. She plays defunct Young Marble Giants. and things - they can't claim any the Playhouse on April 19 with a is currently producing the latest originality on that score, but that four piece band - should be marine Girls LP. He also guested you do something about 11 c lassy. Also classy are the little on La Var,ete by Weekend with EBTG's individuality, and sheer known Enid who released half the Alison Stratton also ex YMG. quality are the best answer to dates for their mega 50 date tour Thought you'd enjoy how all this mediocrity Melody Maker Scottish gigs should be out next good music ties up. Well having covered the other two notable week - keep a look out pointed out that one, some of the features: New Order and John others are: Heaven 17 - Who will Cale. Cale is a veteran and an Vinyl stop the rain; Commodores - oddity - well there's plenty of Quite a lot of LPs out this week. Reach High; OMO - return with those around - but he is Rehashes like The Singles Album Genetic Engineering - a somewhat more interesting and by Hendrix, or And so on by Velvet computer rubbi sh - yuk; entertaining than most and Underground can only be Madness - Tomorrow's jus t undoubtedly holds a significant recommended to ardent fans another day- just another single; place in the history of British Rock Clapton has released Money and The The - Perteet is in fact ok; music. His motto: " I like trouble Cigarettes. which like the single, Blancmange - Waves - pop coming every day." groans about rock 'n' roll - how mediocrity again. But the centre spread went to tedious. UB 40 have a live album N ew Order. They are famed for out. If you saw them on the box Music Papers their reluctance to cooperate with two weeks ago, Sight and Sound, There were three important the press, and for that m atter their then you'll know all about ,t - features this wee k . NMEjoined the labe l Factory is particularly white man's " popular reggae". throng and interviewed Everything unhelpful. H e re they are however Kevin Coyne, another Cherry Red But The Girl as covered in in MM. And t must admit I admire product, offers us Beautiful STUDENT in the Cherry Red them. Since Curtis's death and the Extremes, which in keeping with Records round- up Feb 1 O. These fall of the Joy Division giants, (and or so. but at least they were funk bass. The other thing about that label is not mainstream nor two individuals, that is Ben Watt subseque ntly their over lofty bouncey an d gave enthusiastic Osibisa - they urge you to help immediately likeable but deserves and Tracey Thorne, ought to hit eleva ti o n) , N ew Orde r have support. Goodie' • make the music. to sing a long, to attention. Two interesting sound­ you in the eye eg their perceptions maintained remarkable stability. Osibisa treated us to a d ozen jive to the beat. tracks this week are Tom Walts/ of the business: "These last couple Their music most importantly is mostly instrumental numbers for Woa . . tiring but invigorating Crystal Gale - One from the heart of years have seen pop music convincing, and their attitude is an hour and twenty - groovy, stuff. . splash 1t all over r eally and Nyman's Draughtsman's become unbearably twee on the uncompromising: ··1 don't give a refreshing, intoxicating - you makes you feel good good good. Contract, the tatter being a c lever Orange Juice side and incredibly shit if the fans come or they don't." forget everything - gyrate. Wish you were here you missed Other comments were also worthy a treat and for those who of note: ··40 minutes is the perfect haven't been the N1ght Moves is length for a set . encores are so great little tables on the outside ® cold" So say no more. and a wee balcony right round the +o Nick top mmmss good THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 15

JAZZ

As an aspiring member of the bourgeoisie Joe Prate abandoned FOLK · all pretence at street credibility, and went to see Sky in that bastion Edinburgh University Folk Song Society on Friday night. Friday of highbrow middle-classculture 11th. witnessed an enjoyable and ' professional evening's entertain­ the Usher Hall. ment given by Mike Marran and and tie, and trotted off to Dave Sheppard . Although Consoling myself over originally posted as only Mike the five quid I had paid for the Usher. Surrounded by Marran, David Sheppard provided my seat in the rafters, with the cream of Edinburgh's an invaluable contribution to the the fact that at least some young sophisticates, I twosome. Their repertoire showed noted with satisfaction great variations with so ngs of it was going to charity, I ranging from emotionally sung smoothed down my that I was not over­ Scottish tunes. to send-ups of the mohican, donned jacket dressed. ·sos coffee-bar ditties. Only one pretentious even for me. worked criticism can be made; that is with As the band slinked on, I roared such well-appreciated musical better than the previous Sakura my approval, pogoed twice and ability , their slightly too gobbed enthusiastically at the vanat,ons (Japanese tolk music played against a background of thoroughly rehearsed (though lead guitarist. However it seemed nevertheless humorous) patter that most of the rest of the revolving blue clouds? Come off it. lads). between each song went on to audience were asleep as. not such a length. content with ignoring their entry, Though I preferred Kevin Peek's antipodean cynicism to rlowers· Singers, guitarists and other they seemingly ignored the music performers from the club gave too. Amid a sea of clandestine foot muddled English buffoonery the latter's rendition of Tuba Smarties, various renditions. not least of tappers. I revealed my proletarian which was Robbie Coates making background by bopping happily with a tuba bedecked with fairy lights(?) was an undoubted his debut as the new president of on my (cramped) seat, earning the society. some rather disapproving stares in highlight. The concert officially ended with Animals 1-5 (" It's in An evening well spent to be the process. What happened to the followed by an informal session in "Spirit of 77 " I ask myself . . but, seven parts") which only served to underline the limitations of a Calton Studios on Friday 18th enough of these socialist Alison Taylor grumblings and on with the format whose musical possibilities review. have long since been exhausted. Opening scene: single red spot Sky then left the stage, only to picks out percussionist playing return almost immediately for their waterphone; lights ~radually encore - a ballsy version of Hott a reveal Herb1e Flowers with some for which I almost forgave them nifty fingerwork on double bass; their hitherto unspirited display: main lights highlight guitarist Tristan Frys driving, draining, centre stage; re-enter per­ drum solo, almost justifying the cussionist - climax builds: entry price on its own. And so to a conclusion. Photo: Nick Foxe/I Meheecco ends. Although eas>ly forgettable on disc, Meheecco is Speaking as one steeped in the brilliant live and. (given said spit and sweat of 77 (good, huh) I can only be disappointed. Miller and Fowler: they're restrictions) one to savour. Following this, however, the However most of my companions. interval proved to be the next enjoyed it immensely, com­ finger-pickin' good, says highlight as prompted by an menting about ·musicianship' and urgent need to push their new sound quality. If your idea of a album (Capitalism to you, sq uire) good gig is a set of indifferent Andy Maxwell songs played with great skill, by sweet but powerful and the set, we were subjected to rehashed Every time I come away from the brilliant musicians with no stage based mainly on Spanish and versions of their earlier work, Queen's Hall after my regular presence, over a remarkable PA, to Brazilian music, showed a brilliant masquerading as new material, Friday pilgrimage, having listened seve ral hundred members of the variety of rhythm and dynamics which even a sparkling Hello failed to the local musicians playing a living dead. then go and see Sky with each piece full of melodic to rescue. It was not until Antigua set, I always get the feel ing that the next time they tour. Those of ideas and a lively spirit of its own. segued into a genuinely moving they are going in totally the wrong you who expect spontaneity, It wouldn't take a genius to spot Sahara that the band merited their ••••••••• direction and not letting commitment, excitement , the influences on the duo, and applause. themselves stretch out as they atmosphe re and above all doubtless many critics will name This was followed by a well Competition could (and should). The local half participation from a gig had better Charlie Byrd , Al Di Meola and received version of Saint-Saens of last Friday's offering was the look elsewhere. John Mclaughlin, but Miller and The Swan which, though a little Jack Finlay Trio who stick fairly •••••••••Edinburgh Universith Highland Fowler have not just been rigidly to communicating through Society are promoting a concert influenced by these artists. they standards of the bop era, using featuring the Battlefield Band with have listened and admired and Fred Price much of the improvised lines of their guest Finlay MacNeil l on then sat down to make their own that period in their own music. The Thursday, 3rd March at 7.45 pm in music, which although not highly climbs on trio took the stage and played George Square Theatre. original , is pushing forward exactly what they were supposed continually. And who cares board to: a set of jazz tunes based around Questions: anyway when the music is as H.M.S. P. very familiar bop themes. Their set 1. Where was the last pitched beautiful as it was on Friday? I remember. a few years ago. Dressed brightly and immacu­ lasted about an hour, the audience battle in Britain? It was fitting that the Queen's visiting Sadlers Wells to see Doyle lately schooled. the company in clapping and chatting politely and 2. When was the last clan battle Hall fell silent for the whole set and Carte performing 'HMS Pinafore'. unison was porbably the best not so politely throughout. The set in Scotland? finally gave deserved rapturous The whole affair resembled stale aspect of a highly proficient closed and off went the Jack display. Whilst some main charac­ applause to the duo. calling them bread: brittle, unattractive visually Finlay Trio. I was left unmoved. Prizes: back for three encores. Even then and difficult to digest. Perhaps the ters (Dick Deadeye , Ralph Enter Dominic Miller and Dylan 2 prizes each consisting of the they left the audience with a company was tired from the long Rackstraw and Sir Joseph Porter) Fowler. To say th at the guitar pair struggled a little in coming to Battlefield Band's latest album wanton appetite. Miller and Fowler run. or perhaps it suffered from overshadowed the Fri nlay Trio "There's a Buzz" and two tickets also played for about an hour. The trying to capture the spirit of 1880 terms with their parts. the would be a bit of an under­ for the concert. difference in them was their lively a hundred years too late. Either company as a whole resembled a statement. The duo brought a spirit, in and towards their music. way. it could have taken a few closely knit and well-meshed unit breath of fresh air into th e Queen's Answers: A fine duo who will be around and lessons from what is being shown with the ability to render un­ Hall, and I only hope that the local Answers to The Student by about (and inside if you let them) currently at the Lyceum. important the occasional lack of boys took note. Miller and Fowler individual punch or underplayed Thursday 24th February. for a long while. Edinburgh University's Savoy were just brilliant. Their tone was Opera Group combines a part. Certainly the lack of an ability splendidly well-executed amount to really launch into the part of innovation with solid back­ before he warmed up spoiled ground work. The choreography is slightly Sir Joseph's performance precise and deft. and always (played by Brian Gow). but varying slightly from song to song. the aura of competence and DISC CHART There are throughout the perform­ confidence so visible everywhere Ultrahip Dancin' 7. The Weathergirls It's Raining ance adept and amusing little carried him through and he. like Men (CBS) twists such as girls being hidden the others around him. moved on Top Ten 8. APB Rainy Day (Oily) from the captain's sight in to greater things before the 9. Planet Patrol Play It At Your absurdly obvious positions. whilst evening's entertainment ended. 1. C-Bank One More Shot Own Risk (02)/ Polydor the use of lines from 'Rudigore· The scenery, costumes and (Bronze/ New Plateau) Sharon Redd Can You Handle 10. and 'The Mikado' give the whole music were as special as the rest of 2. Afrika Bamboata Looking For It (Prelude) show an added emphasis and the show. Apart from a few lapses The Perfect Beat (031 / vitality. 'HMS Pinafore' as a work in individual acting ability. and a Polydor) All the above records can be can be dreary in parts; EUSOG slightly awkward opening scene, 3. Ex-tras Haven 't Been Funked bought from Ripping Records. 91 overcame this problem through this is a performance of consider­ Enough (TMT) South Bridge. And all of them are the pure freshness of th eir able care, efficiency and merit; 4. Heaven 17 Who Will Stop The twelve inchers, except for APB approach. more than anything else. a team Rain (Arista Import) which is a mere seven inches in Directed by Juli Jerome. the effort. It is colourful, imaginative 5. Prince 1999 (Warner diameter. (But quality-wise it is the awesomely large cast was at its and amoothly delivered ; a Brothers) biggest disc in the charts). Thanks best in the main choruses. combination of flair and good. 6. George Clinton Atomic Dog to Nik for counting up the sa les. steady, hard work. (Capitol) 16 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 1983 SHINTY REPORT couple of hitch hikers or it much in tactical play as in their the worst came to the consistent ability to hit the ball a considerable distance. All in all we worse there was al ways faied quite well against confident the bus driver! opponents, considerably better Our opponents lent us one of than St. Andrews University who their extra players. We arrived in lost 33-0 to Ballachulish. Strachur just as the snow had After the game we all ret ired to started to fall and after the sheep the local hostelry where our Si"Uo1N1 had been chased of the pitch the opponents provided us with a game began. Strachur started out meal; the custom for the hbst the first half with a series of strong team. Whilst washing this down attacks however skilled defensive wi th a noggin or twain of finest ale play from John Rennisson and it was suggested \hat we might Harry Martin presented us from challenge the opposing team to a being totally annih ilated. Play was boat race. The true fighting spirit held up for a while because of of our team now had a chance to driving snow and hail fortunately it shine through and after two SPORT soon eased off to a blizzard and rounds Strachu r signalled those who weren't suffering frost unconditional surrender. Having Scottish Unis bite resumed the game. Paul Leys, wholly exonnerated ourselves our highest scorer this season, from the earlier defeat it was Individual Fencing was involved in a dramatic tackle decided that we should return to which resulted in a stick being the metropolis and the hurly burly Champs broken across his knee. of Saturday night at the Pear Tree.

Playing host to the The epee ran to form also when SCOTTISH UNIS Scottish Universities Hugh Kernohan - current Scotland internationalist and VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS individual fencing cham­ member of the GB Olympic squad pionships on February - emerged without losing a single 5th and 6th, Edinburgh fight in the competition. Only his AN EDINBURGH TEAM teammate Alistair McBride from succeeded not only in New Zealand took him to the last in high spirits after two 3- presenting their vis itors hit in the final , and he took the 0 victories, set off for with a slick and well-run trophy with a 5-0 win over former Stirling in a snowstorm event, but also in winning Scotland teammate Gregor early on Sunday morning. Henderson from Aberdeen. all three men's titles and The day marked a fine the aggregate team Epee team performance by trophy. Only in the ladies' 1. H. Kernohan Edin 5 wins Edinburgh who peaked at foil was their clean sweep 2. G. Henderson Abr 4 wins just the ri ght moment. 3. J. Burns Sta 3 wins prevented. 4. M. Furneaux Edin 2 wins The first two matches marked The largest event was the men's 5. A. McBride Edin 1 win convincing victories over Dundee foil which attracted an entry of 44 , 6. D. Glasspool Sta O wins his weekend the hardy people Of (15-2, 15-1) and Stirling (15-3, 15- big enough to cause the final to be Well t 9). At this stage our standard of held over to Sunday morning. In the the Edi nbu rg h ski teams braved play was not as convi ncing as this Edinburgh's Mark Donaldson, sabre Mike Furneaux had a similar seems with many sets going recently third in the Scottish convincing win, conceding only Aviemore's 'charming climate' for the astray. The contribution of our Championships, produced some six hits in the final pool , inexperienced reserves Duncan devastating fencing to win his overcoming Henderson and four Scottish Universities Ski Champion- Walker and Alex Swanson was knockout bouts 10-1 , 10-3, 10-6 to Glasgow sabreurs. After three ·t t I c rucial at this stage, as we faced a take first place from Ralph Smith years away from Scotland he is ships. Well wort h th e e ff or t I was oo. potentiallyexhaustingscheduleof of Glasgow. Five of the eight showing fine form on his return, boast entering three teams witn a five matches. Both performed finalists wsre from Edinburgh and and those of you who were here in Not surprisingly Edin­ total of nineteen people racing this creditably. club captain John Kidd took a 1976 or 1977 may remember him as burgh's first team 'hot weekend. Aberdeen took second The last group match against deserved fourth place. The overall the D.J. "Mr Nice Guy". He made a shots' romped away with place in the team event. Glasgow decided the eventual standard of the fencing was return to the turntables with equal On Sunday there was an g r oup winners. More dis- excellent, but Donaldson showed success at a disco held in the the team prize for individual event: a Giant Slalom appointing play, against the just the form and fierce Pleasance bar on the Saturday Saturday's slalom event; and once again it was a clean experienced Glasgow side, saw us determination to win. This has night. the members responsible sweep for Edinburgh: (Capt) Ross lose the first set 7-15. Our play was already attracted the attention of being Ross Blyth, Roddy Blyth (despite the embarrass- ragged at this stage as we were put the Scotland selectors to this ment of arriving at the slopes under pressure by an impressive promising young fencer. Sabre Langmuir, Alan Whyte, minus his ski boots!) won the Glasgow block. In the next set, John Vaitkus, Duncan men's section, beating close rivals however, our performance picked Foll 1. M. Furneaux Edin 5 wins Roddy Langmuir and Alan Whyte. up considerably. Aggressive 1. M. Donaldson Edin 2. G. Henderson Abr 4 wins McDonald and adding the (John Vaitkus and Duncan spiking by Chris 'Basher' Boyle 2. R. Smith Gia 3. B. Logan Gia 3 wins feminine touch, Gillian McDonald took 4th and 5th and Crawford 'Orville' Logue (who 3. G. Henderson Abr 4. J. Archer Gia 2 wins Kendrick. places). Gillian Kendrick was played like a song), rattled our 4. J. Kidd Edin 5. J. Johnstone Gia 1 win Although the other teams did second in the ladies section (won opponents. An excellent all-round 5. M. Furneaux Edin 6. P. Burns Gia O wins not manage to feature in the prize by Virgina Somebody-or-other team performance, backed up by 6. P. Bowyer Edin givings (this time') Edinburgh was from Aberdeen). The overall Robin ' Tubs ' Thomson · s 7. C. Dommett Sta 1~eaggregateteamtrophywent the only University that could trophy for both days racing went coaching, ensured 15-13 victory. 8. A. McBride Edin to in burgh by the overwhelming to Roddy Langmuir. "Chesty., Unfortunately we were pipped for margin of 42 points, although the ::.:.:,::.::,:,1...~ first place by four points. ·Experience took its toll in the t------;__;;____ best individual all- round perform- SUSF and BUSF JUDO Gary Burke, Jim Brown and Meanwhile , in Group B, ladies' event where the two junior ance came from Gregor Callum Bell . With three Aberdeen had surprisingly internationalists, Beverley Henderson who was second at The Scottish Unlversi- inexperienced players fighting qualified at the expense of Thomson of Heriot-Watt and Karen epee and sabre and thira at foil. He Edinburgh pulled off a surprise defending champions Heriot-Watt Kernohan of Edinburgh, took first ties Judo Championships and second place, but Edinburgh scored ~3 out of Aberdeen's 45 were held in Glasgow on victory over Aberdeen to win their who boasted Scottish inter- po1nts. Only Mike Furneaux also pool and looked certain for at least nationalist Neil Stewart. Our semi- fresher Jenna White almost reached three finals, adding fourth the 14th and 15th of a silver. However, they then lost to final opponents were the group caused an upset. She beat both the at epee and fifth at foil to his sabre January. In this well Strathclyde in the semis, the shock winners Strathclyde who were top two 5-4, but losses to club title, scoring 35 points for organised competition result of the day. widely tipp~d as overall winners. captain Shona Wilde and, sur­ Edinburgh. TheEdinburghwomen'steamof Fielding several talented prisingly, to Glasgow' s Ann Overa11, everyooay ,.,.,,,,u ,v had mixed fortunes, with Fiona Burnett, Sally Allen and individuals, the Strathclyde side Gardner, lost her the opportunity to win and pushed her into third ~~gj~~is!~i~n.~~~~eg~\of~th~hu~ a disappointing perform- Diana McDonald fought extremely were rattled by an Edinburgh team its minor difficulties, went off very ance from the men's team well to take the silver medal, losing which hit a purple patch. Superb olace . t d f 2-1 in the final against Aberdeen. blocking by Dague Buchanan and Ladies smoothly due to a concerted effort b emg compensa e or The British Student Champion- Lincoln Wallen blunted Strath- l . B Thomson HW 4 wins by the whole club. by a surprise silver for the ships were held the weekend of the clyde's fast attacks and impressive 2. K. Kernohan Edin 3 wins women's team . 5th and 6th of February at Crystal hitting by Chris and Dougie 3. J. White Edin 3 wins Results In the men's Individual events Parace NSC in London. Again this especially, emphasised our 4. s. Wilde Edin 2 wins Edinburgh 107 pts; Glasgow 69 ; favourite Brian Wilson wan his was a reasonably well organised superiority. The match being over _ _ 5_. _A_. _G_a_rd_n_e_r _G_1a_ 2_w_in_s____ A_ b_e_rd_e_e_n_4_5_.______--' Under 71 kgs weight category in event with, however, its usual two sets, our 15-6 victory meant • his usual competent manner. In quota of seemingly dubious we needed only 7 points in the next HARE AND HOUNDS decisions from supposedly top set themselves although finishing the heavier Under 86 kg s divis ion referees. · The Haries travelled to outside the top four. Alison made it Alasdair Brown lost in the final to These championships were to Quickly winning 3 points, and Sti rl in g on Saturday to rou nd the whole course, too, this Duncan Campbell of Glasgow prove much more fruitful for then moving to 5-6, Edinburgh take part in BUSF cross­ week. University. These two medals were Edinburgh players than SUSF. were looking strong. Strathclyde The men's A race was what we to be Edinbu rgh men's only Brian Wilson continued his fine fought back, however. and we country and after last had all our hopes pinned on and successes of the weekend . form to win his first BUSF title at were down to 5-10. PANIC! lincoln week 's comm an d ing the 7½- mile sl og through well­ In the women's individual events Under 71 kgs. He later went on to carried off with suspected heart performance we had ou r churned up mud was exciting to Edinburgh had their best year in a reach the final of the BSSF attack (eventually diagnosed as watc h. Our first six all finished long time, picking up two medals. tournament, only to lose. cramp). Still two points to go. A fingers crossed for a high up the field and on initial In the heavier weight category fine block and rugged defending medal-win ning result. cal culation we knew that we had Fiona Burnett took the silver, with In the team event, due to iniuries saw us home, however, at 7-15, the Unfortunately, the event beaten all the strong English Sally Allan collecting a bronze. Edinburgh could only field four narrowest possible margin. opposition we could have hoped Both girls displayed good players. The team of Alasdair Beware the underdogs . ended with a lot of glum to. That left us, we thought, in t• technique and commitment Brown, Brian Wilson, John Shade Aberdeen surprisingly beat Edinburgh faces. p lace and we were moment .... ,,, throughout the competition. and Gerry Burke. This meant that Glasgow and so the two club sides The girls startea tne aay s elated. Then· horror struck as it Perhaps next year they will have Edinburgh started each contest had won through. The others competition with their 2½-mile gradually dawned on us th at more faith in themselves as one fight down. Despite this suffered from bringing players race. They had a daunting reputa­ having cuffed Glasgow at SUSF players! handicap Edinburgh reached the together at short notice. As the hall tion to live up to - second last we had completely ignored the With the team evengs being held final, only to lose to Aberdeen by booking ran out the final will be year and winners the year before. threat they posed us. Despair on Saturday afternoon, the open the odd fight in five. The highlight played at a future date. It was an It was too much to expect a similar became reality and the final results weight category had to be of Edinburgh's performance was a elated Edinburgh who headed for result this time but the team of were - Loughborough 1st, dropped due to lack of time. The beautiful uchimata for ippon by the bar. Linsey MacDonald, Gill Eckershall Birmingham 2nd, Glasgow 3rd, Edinburgh men's team consisted Gery burke against a much bigger and Frances Clerk didn't disgrace Edinburgh 4th. of Alasdair Brown, Brian Wilson, opponent. Robin Bradley