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A more balanced Craccum is our goal for 1975. There is always a danger that a paper such as ours’ . can lean too heavily on a narrow spectrum of issues. A few years back, though a member H A R T ,I felt that Craccum narcoticised its readers with a glut of material on South Africa and Indo-China. Last year many students felt that Craccum leaned too heavily on for­ eign affairs, perhaps to the detri­ ment of subjects and issues closer to home - particularly campus affairs. Over exposure must be avoided, whilst block busters tend to turn people off. Craccum will continue to speak out on issues editorially. We will not - we hope - “ The un be frightened to 'have a go’ when we feel creating the occasion or issue merits our comment. Welfare It would be said, however, if Craccum becomes the vehicle for a particular Mr. Treen ideology - or confines itself to too narrow sary will i a set of issues. sider theii Craccum should not be a Broadsheet, a foreign affairs review, a People’s Voice - poul gilmour m ik e rann Auckland or a school magazine. Balance is essential ment Bun and we hope this year to cover campus, applicatio Auckland, national and international jobs - and news and views - as well as reviews of ancies ava various types - within each issue of areare ava duration s Craccum. contracts. At least two pages of student news Employmi will be incorporated into each issue. Once many stuc a month - as proved so successful last year hardship t - four pages, in the form of a lift-out supp­ and food lement will be given to various groups to pect for n express their views. leading to Regular features will include a page (or for many thereabouts) per week to commemorate employed the International Womens’ Year, a media and porrid page, a God page, a War and Peace page a number and a poets corner every month. Contri­ who have butions for these pages will be welcomed. 50c a day. 1975 promises the greater use of col­ in that siti umnists - both regular and casual. Dr Bob Bay I is. Mann, prominent environmentalist, anti­ war activist and Senior Lecturer in bio­ The Studi chemistry - has agreed to write a fort­ which met nightly column. Dave Colburn has also it obtainec promised to furnish regular pieces - speaking f< commenting on local social and political “ it would issues. Ruth Butterworth, Associate - sibility for Professor of Political Studies and well plea for as known writer - will be contributing a monthly satirical piece. Studass President “ Students Clare Ward will “ report back” to students said, when from her monthly newsletter. Former been cut b Peace-Media boss and Northcote Borough ment or si Councillor - Bill (call me William) Ralston of the high will endeavour to be our resident wit. freezing in Jeremy Templar, Editor of Karero, will rob greenfield to student: oversee our music/records department - ings they r assisted by Henry Jackson, Glenn Smith chris brookes ed costs. E and Alistair Grimes. John Adams will NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE? residence f take care of poetry and Roger Horrocks DOES YOUR GROUP NEED double the will run our film page. Tim Shadbolt, PUBLICITY ? Paul Halloran and Brent Lewis will be Well, perhaps not - but Craccum needs volunteers to help with proof-reading, sub­ Text book editing, lay-out, reporting, photos, music, film and book reviews and general odd-jobs. back ! O bviously, with a small, - overworked costs have Last year Salient, our Wellington equivalent, had a staff of 50 volunteers. Our call for Anyway, we’d love to hear from you - staff we can’t hope to cover the whole of housing volunteers netted about seven. whatever your political views. Whether or gamut of subjects and views that would orways anc One or two hours a week would be much appreciated. Craccum has proved a great not Craccum is a ‘success’ in 1975 depends be of interest to students and outside University launching ground for future careers in the media. At least we are a happy band. Those ultimately on whether students will co­ readers. Yet we are frequently criticised make a coi interested are invited to attend a preliminary function in the Craccum Office (Top operate. Start now by writing us a nasty (sometimes abused) for not featuring materials g floor in the Studass Building - if you can’t find us ask at the Office) on Wednesday letter. articles on some particular topic that the students p; March 19th. Don’t be shy. Cheers critic thinks would enhance our paper. per annum Mike Ram We therefore invite groups, organisa­ students m Editor tions and individuals to contribute mater­ >Ooo£ to their coi ial. If you have an axe to grind - be it sed general Chief Reporter for 1975 will be Rob Cafe Prices, Keynesion Economics or in bursary Greenfield. Rob a final year L L B student Christ’s Second Coming - then tell us touch with last year came up to Craccum to write an about it If you think Craccum is too “ Women si article earlier last year and somehow got right or left wing, then help restore the «lost in the mire that was 74. Robs main balance. It’s your paper. If your club or taged. Bee; brief this year will be to cover Campus organisation has a meeting coming up, opportunit news and activities and will be responsible let us know. tially less t for a Human Rights Series Craccum will So, instead of moaning that your group Although t run during the first term. hasn’t had any column;space - try self the studen help. Letters to the Ecfitor will be grate­ partly due comprise 2 CONTACT fully received - hand them into the girls Employ me THE INFORMATION-ADVISORY in the Studass Office, or bring them up academic y SERVICE RUN BY STUDENTS to Craccum. 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“ The unemployment situation and the high cost of accommodation is of the Education Bill. Does the Labour begins. Students want to know if the creating a desperate situation for many students” said Mike Treen, Government want this 5% reduced still Labour Polititions are going to live up to Welfare Vice President of the Auckland University Students Association. further? We appeal to Labour Party Ifieir election promise of a general tert­ supporters and members to tell the iary bursary more closely corresponding Mr. Treen is worried that the Government’s delay in providing a cost of living bur­ Government that you take the principle with the cost of living or are they going sary will mean that many school leavers and university students will have to recon­ ‘education available to all’ seriously and to add one more broken election promise sider their intention to enrol at university this year. join us in calling for a Cost of Living to the “ Labour Achieves” manifesto Bursary,” said Mr. Treen. when they go to the polls. Auckland University’s Student Employ­ ers of the very rich will be able to afford “ Finally I challenge the Minister of e rann ment Bureau is receiving around 60 to go to university, ls that the Govern­ “ The time for delay is over. Students are applications a day from students seeking Education, Mr. Amos, to debate the ments intention? At present only 5% of deciding now whether they can afford to jobs - and they have practically no vac­ governments bursary policy in front of the student population come from famil­ attend university. The Government must ancies available for them. The jobs that those who it affects at Auckland ies whose father is either semi-skilled or tell the students of the country whether areare available are usually of very short University during the first few weeks of unskilled, yet that sector comprises 40% they are going to provide the necessary duration such as 2-3 day gardening term,” Mr. Treen told Craccum last of the labour force and pays almost 40% assistance or not before enrollment week. contracts. Mrs. Baylis, the Student - Employment Officer, said she expected many students to face difficulty and hardship this year. She saw the high flat and food prices and the lack of any pros­ WONAAC student pect for much part-time employment as W OM EN’S N A TIO N A L ABO RTIO N performing these operations, many will leading to very low standards of living ACTION CAMPAIGN, AUCKLAND. refuse to take the risk, and women will cou n sell­ for many students. “ I have met one un­ find it even harder to obtain safe legal employed student who is living on toast P.O. Box 68-266 abortions. and porridge and have had contact with Newton “ And from now on any woman applying in g a number of students during the year 20 February 1975 for a legal abortion faces the prospect of who have tried to live on a budget of being dragged into court afterwards to Don't forget Student Counselling 50c a day. I expect more students to be PRESS STATEMENT give evidence about this personal opera­ Centre . . . -for people at the University in that situation this year ” said Mrs. tion. Baylis. (including children and dogs). “ In the face of this drastic action by the WHERE — 51 Symonds St (see photo) The Students Association executive The following press statement was police the need for urgent measures on released today by the Women’s National the abortion issue is clear. It is time the which met last week was shocked when A place to come and talk, listen to re­ Abortion Action Campaign (WONAAC), Governement stopped trying to ignore it obtained this information. Mike Treen cords, think, get some help, experience speaking for the Association said that Auckland. the issue, and took firm action in new things. “ it would be a sign of criminal irrespon­ “ The Women’s National Abortion Action defence of the rights of the women of sibility for the Government to ignore our Campaign (WONAAC), Auckland, pro­ New Zealand. plea for assistance ” . tests strongly at the latest police action “ The only just solution is for the ACTIVITIES (only a beginning) in laying charges relating to abortions Government to take abortion outside the “ Students face a situation, Mr. Treen performed at the Auckland Medical Aid realm of the law and to make it a medi­ Shared lunches; Bring something to eat said, where there holiday earnings have Centre. cal matter like any other operation - to and w e'll supply the rest. Also watch been cut by loss of overtime, unemploy­ “ This means a further restriction on repeal the abortion laws.” some exclusive films put on by ment or simply by the fact that many women’s ability to procure abortions. If Wayne . . . 12.30-1.30 at 51 Symonds doctors performing abortions in good of the higher paying jobs such as in the Wendy Morris St (Wed. 3rd, Mon 10, Wed 13-March). freezing industry just were not available faith within the law are going to be har­ Publicity Officer to students. Out of these reduced earn­ assed and possibly prosecuted for For WONAAC, Auckland. Experience in Creative Living — with ings they must meet a myriad of increas­ srookes ed costs. Board at university halls of Tony, Debbie, G ill and others. Starts residence has increased 20% making it THE FUTURE OF PORTUGUESE Thursday 6th, 7.30-10pm for term 1. double the boarding bursary of $350. TIMOR : DILEMMAS New Horizons: is carrying on. Get in -reading, sub- FOR INDONESIA AND Text book prices have increased, travel AUSTRALIA. touch with Karen at the Student Coun­ neral odd-jobs, costs have soared due to the destruction selling Centre. s. O u r c a ll fo r of housing in the inner-city area by mot­ - a talk by Dr. Steve Hoadley, 8 p.m., tion of peoples. What sort of act of self- orways and office blocks. On top of this Tuesday, March 4th. determination would best comply with >roved a great University departments are intending to There are lots of exciting things to do: »y band. Those UN principles ? Who should supervise watch for more news. make a compulsory charge for xeroxed Portuguese Timor is scheduled for de­ Office (Top materials given to students, Fine Arts it? Would Indonesian annexation of W ednesday colonisation. But the change of status students pay an average of almost $200 presents new problems to neighbouring Timor be contrary to international law per annum for materials and science countries. and if so, what can be done about it by students must pay for field trips related the international community in general, t y p e to their courses, and inflation has increa­ One set of problems is political : will an New Zealand in particular ? sed general living costs. This has resulted independent Timor be politically stable? in bursary levels being totally out of Will internal rivalries break into violence Dr. Hoadley visited Timor in December s e ttin g ? touch with present day reality. and attract intervention by outside 1974, interviewing local political party powers. At what point does internal tur­ leaders, officials, and informed residents. “ Women students are especially disadvan­ bulence become the legitimate concern He also interviewed Australian, Indones­ taged. Because of unequal pay and TYPE-SETTING NEEDED ? of neighbours ? ian, and Portuguese officials and acade­ opportunity holiday earnings are substan­ mics in Canberra, Jakarta, and Dili. He tially less than their male counterparts. A second set of problems is economic : is now preparing a paper on Timor for Although they make up only 1 /3rd of We would be happy to advise you, and can Timor survive? What resources are the Institute of South East Asian give you a quote. the student population, which is in itself available ? Can the people be provided Studies, Singapore. He will display partly due to finance difficulties, they for in an equitable fashion? What will be photos and documentary materials at comprise 2/3rds of the part-time Did you know we have our own magni­ the role of international trade and the talk. Employment Bureaus roll during the ficent type-setting service right here on capital ? Should New Zealand extend academic year. Women with children CONTACT Campus ? aid to a new Timor ? must also pay creche fees at university. THE INFORMATION-ADVISORY The third set of problems concerns ful­ “ Escalating costs such as these will mean SERVICE RUN BY STUDENTS fillment of the ideals of self-determina­ See Tina at Students Office. that very soon only the sons and daught­ FOR STUDENTS your environment...

All the time, in the university and in the society at large, conflicts occur. Some people want a racist tour, others don't; some want to de­ stroy Indochina in order to save it from Kommunism, others feel this is wrong. Local issues, often of much less real importance in my own view, usu­ sports fields. Individuals and groups ally get (with the 'aid' of our peculiarly parochial press and broadcasting) disagree with me on many value issues the role of team sports in our university, who happen not to concur with the far more coverage and public interest. and 101 others; but we ought to be value judgements of those who are One such local matter, trivial on the fact rather longer, and concentrate able to discuss these differences of promoting the sports fields are treated world scene but im portant to Auck­ therefore on the only remaining ques­ opinion, and sometimes end up agre­ with very limited respect; dissent, landers, and also to other New Zea­ tion : h o w are conflicts to be dealt with? eing to differ, without feeling person­ is a dirty landers in that it has become a test Being in this latter select group my­ ally attacked. word, or at least not a respectable one. case for environm ental im pact assess­ self (what-you guessed ?), I view the ; Does all that sound platitudinous My own personal reaction to this is ment procedures is the Auckland Har­ others as immature, dopey, wishey- and therefore not worth saying? I wish one of grief. If we 'educated' people bour Board's proposal to fill-in a large washey, and other pejoratives of that it were so; but in fact, we see in our can't handle conflicts without turning part of Hobson Bay. ilk. university all too many examples o folk them into needless clashes on a per­ This matter has many interesting as­ Howevejywttbin my own elite group who have every appearance of feeling sonal level, what hope is there for the pects w hich there's no “space to deat there are at least two kinds. Some rec- that honest disagreement is somehow world or even little Auckland? Any cre­ with hereFor example, it raises the fas­ ogn ise that, people being what they are abnormal and inadmissable. One dible scenario for th future entails un­ cinating possibility that the Harbour and having different values, on a given choice little group of department avoidable conflicts; there will always Board, if it keeps on destroying ("de­ issue Jack w ill disagree with Joe and heads, for example, on encountering be disagreements, especialoy over de­ veloping", they call it) the harbour, may never resolve that conflict. For ex­ what you might have thought was a cisions which involve (as sports fields may do itself out of existence - though ample, the general question of how normal move by an academic commit­ and fill-ins must) value judgements. If that worthy aim may be taken care of high team sports should rank in a tee to carry out its properly constituted we face this fact, we can then move on rather sooner by political processes of university's scale of values is AND responsibility for reviewing a fairly new to work out ways of acting in conflict. rationalising local government. WILL REMAIN a matter o genuine dif­ and experimental course, respond by These ways have ranged from wars The day has now passed when secret ferences of opinion. B u t it would be wild-child temper-tantrums in the down to encounter groups; a wide promoters could arrange projects with nice to think that, in a university of all committee, and proceed to move for choice of procedures is available, and major environmental impact while places, Jack and Joe would see that the a b o lit io n of that committee! And in an extensive academic literature exists keeping the public ignorant of the mat­ their conflict of values on that issue the issue of Hobson Bay, there have on the field of conflict resolution. May ter. Assessment of environmental im­ should be, firstly, subject to open, hon­ been already (with a stinking premoni­ we not hope that open, frank discus­ pact will, from now on, follow a clear est discussion; and then, whether or tion of more to come) several reacitons sion w ill be the general rule, and that pattern. The promoting party must give not agreement is finally reached, the which appear not to have assumed that when people meet different (often ir­ the public an environmental impact parties involved in the conflict should there is real scope for honest disagree­ reconcilable) val ues, the disagreements r e p o r t which not only discloses what is N O T TAKE IT PERSONALLY! I have ment in the matter of whether our uni­ w ill be stated and received without . planned but also examines thoroughly friends among staff and students who versity should acquire 40 acres for personal rancour? the possible environmental effects, and B o b M a n n shows how alternative plans would be even more harmful. The public then guilt which leader-writers took upon their if found guilty, a few years in an open scrutinise the statement and offer their fellow countrypeople ignored one fact. prison with parole (Calley). comments. Public participation is in­ The fact was that 57,000 Americans had The price of waging an undeclared war left their friends and families rather than and ordering the deaths of countless tended to ensure that those whose I ives do d g ers take part in any My Lais. They were thousands, is a $60,000 a year pension w ill be affected by the decision have known as‘dissenters’ if you agreed with and a fl(ee pardon. The standing of moral­ some say in it, and that the widest them, and ‘deserters’ or ‘draft dodgers’ if ity on its head has not gone unnoticed by range of information is drawn on before you were the Pentagon. dissenters in Europe. any decision is fixed. Clearly and quite s trik e They went to Canada and to Europe ‘‘I'm surprised that Ford has offered a unavoidably, the final judgement will (especially Sweden) and either tried to conditional amnesty, the same President include considerable components of ignore the war or spoke out against it that offered Nixon an unconditional one,” personal value judgements, on which They formed themselves into anti-war said one in Stockholm. It’s an easy people will differ. The Ministry for the organisations and waited for the day when reaction to share. Whatever the electoral o u t the computerised lunacy of the Asian war politics behind the two moves, what sort Environment then publishes its en­ would end. When it officially ‘ended’ (i.e. of society is it that allows the criminal to vironmental audit, including the Americans no longer got killed) they to free with a golden handshake for the public's comments, and makes a re­ A few years ago, during the Vietnam war waited to see if the establishment, having sake o f ‘healing the nation’s wounds’, and commendation to the relevant govern­ (remember the Vietnam war?) news came admitted its own mistake in theory, could hounds in the meanest way the conscient­ ment agencies &/or parliamentary that a patrol le Lt. William Calley had forgive those who had seen the mistake ious objector, ostensibly for the sake of committees. ‘pacified’ a village known as My Lai, or earlier in practice. the same unity?Medals and money for the The aspect of the Hobson Bay Fill-inj ‘Pinkville’. ‘Pacification’ had consisted of Which brings me t o ‘President’ Ford’s warrior, punishment for the pacifist Caper which most dismays me is that killing 103 unarmed old men, women and announcement of September 16. The Ploughshares take another fall in value. some important people involved in the children, and throwing their bodies into a price of refusing to kill, maim and burn is Most veterans’ organisations have dismiss­ issue seem to have a most unfortunate ditch. 24 months’ community service in low ed Ford’s offer as ‘absurd’. Those who view of the nature of social conflict, A conventional wisdom of the time paid jobs, and the swearing of a new oath supported the war see it as a betrayal of and so I want to suggest a few notions (subscribed to by left and right) stated of allegiance to the flag (apple pie and thos who died, obeying orders - and since on the role of conflicts in our society, that Calley alone could not be blamed for mother are optional extras). If "already they probably wanted Nixon to stay in (i) something that was hardly unique in convicted of evasion or desertion, a 9-man office, they can at least claim some and how we might deal with disagree­ the Vietnam war, and (ii) something board headed by Charles Goodwill (sic), consistency. Those who opposed the war ments. which involved vast impersonal forces an anti-war Republican, will look at the see it as an unacceptable umiliation. Many of us Kiwis seem to feel that over which he had no control. sentence. The price for killing 103 Rightly so. Licking America’s wounds is the world can go along without any Thus, it continued, American Society was civilians is freedom (Calley’s superiors) or one thing, licking its backside is another. re a l conflicts. A typical Kiwi Editorial responsible for the Vietnam war, and writer, bless his annonymous waffling therefore My Lai; and therefore all Amer­ heart, usually conveys the general im­ icans share a common guilt with Calley. pression that, because we're all jolly Laudable though the desire was to see good, reasonable, responsible fellows Calley as part of a chain of guilt, the (except the odd unreasonable trade un­ FILMS ionist, of course!) we couldn't seriously disagree. Tuesday - 4th March - 7.00 pm B. 28 Others among us recognise that dis­ P & Q Associates present the "Italian agreement is actually rather prevalent, Job” and “ The Amorous Adventures of but look forward to a day when it will Moll Flanders” . be expunged from Godzone, uncom­ Friday - 7th March - Quad - 7.15 pm. fortable wart that it is, when sufficient unquestioning respect for Authority has Horror & Comedy Films - including been forced into the populace. “ The Jokers” , “ The Fearless Vampire Yet others, very few as far as I can Killers” , “ Stitch in Time” , “ Scars of Dracula” , “ Carry on Camping” and tell, think that disagreement will be “ Curse of the Demon”. w ith us at least as long as the poor, in The Bank of New Zealand Education Loans are especially designed to give you a fair go. To help you meet the financia demands you face on campus. The great thing about them is their flexibility. You can arrange a short term loan to get you through that rough spot. 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Full banking services at the Bank of New Zealand 6 Director Tim Stanton with the help of Robert Gordon, Mike Stretton and Richard Segedin had rebuilt most of the equipment Later joined by Neil Dudley , a news component .X lt was also added with News Staff Fraser Folster, Dorothy Anger and Ross John­ ston. Head Announcer Stuart Dryburgh has been assisted by Pat Courtney, Larry Somerville, Glenn Smith and others. At present a dozen people are directly [involved in the running of the venture, all labour being voluntary and free. ' «? There is no regular income and equip­ ment is added to or improved only as finance becomes available, often from student grants as well as from donations. The Station is a political, editorially independent and strictly a non-profit organisation: all income goes to the capital improvement of the Station and its facilities. One of the main and continuing projects for the future will be to present a successful case to Government to obtain short term licences for specific major University events such as Arts Festival and Open Day. Only the future will see whether public and student opinion in licence to broadcast was sought from the away as Invercargill. favour of this prevails to sway the then Minister of Broadcasting Mr.Walker. With 1974 at hand the Station expanded Government Ca-pp»nq \°(p, rt>M IwF to its present compliment. Technical FRASER FOLSTER. The foundations of Radio B, 1XB licence decision had been made so “ Jonathon Schwartz” and others decided were laid in early 1969 when as a to broadcast without the authority. Five law school capping stunt a twenty- raids with five radio inspectors and four five foot yacht loaded with trans­ flat tyres later the pirate station went mitting equipment sailed for the off the air after twenty four hours of Hauraki Gulf. broadcasting. A phone call from the then Minister of After three full days of pre-recorded Broadcasting stating that the pirates, transmissions on 1390 KHz New Zea­ whoever they were, would be prejudic­ land’s second and final shipboard pirate ing future chances of Radio B getting radio station sailed for home. a licence proved correct and it took a changed Government in 1973 with Mr. In 1971 several of the original students Roger Douglas as Minister to grant a got together and formed the present short term licence for the 1974 Orienta­ organisation. The station was located at tion period. Grafton Rd in what had been an old By the time of the Orientation ’74 record company studio. Programmes broadcast most of the old crew had left: were relayed up to the main campus by Selwyn Joqes, Lisa Judd, Paula Worth­ telephone line, but this proved unsatis­ ington, Mike Brooks, Kay Sutherland and factory and later in 1971 the Station Angela Penney had either graduated and moved to its present site. left University or had obtained jobs with Getting established on a capital of some Radio I, Radio Windy or Radio Avon. thirty dollars proved a tough task for Rowan Mnss and Stephen Bertram had the original crew of four women and grown out of the venture and only seven men who sought equipment valued Glenn Smith, current Station Manager at over eight thousand dollars, but the remained. previous radio experience of some Glertn supervised a successful Orienta­ always ensured a professional sound. A tion broadcast that was heard as far

CLOTHING CO-OPERATIVE Room 223 - Top Floor, STUDENT UNION BUILDING Student Union FIFTY PERCENT STUDENT OWNED President’s Clothing costs a lot to buy - we offer low cost quality clothing. \ When you make clothing to sell to shops there is a 60% retail mark­ up placed on items. W elcom e The clothing co-op will have all forms of clothing available at the price before retail mark-up. There is a lot to do . . . a lot to hope for . . . a lot to believe in. If you make clothes, join the co- I feel very optimistic and excited in anticipation of a fantastic, wonder- °P and make a part time income, ful year We need *ots oF PeoPie to sew or The most important thing that I hope to see happen this year is the k7t* “ p ™ i'bl t° we wi 11 Tc e p t emergence of an idealistic and friendly student community. This hope is seCond hand clothes of a good shared by many people - including the standard. Also zips, threads and fifteen StudAss Executive members. cafeteria) and ask either for me or any other things will be available W e have a lot of plans for the rest of other of the 1 5 of us. W e w ill welcome later. this year and i hope I can explain some you w ith open arms. The co-op will open, initially, on welcomes new students of these in the next few issues of Crac- I can feel it in my bones. This is FridaVs between 10.30 am and in & old students back c u m . going to be a, good year. 3'30 pm> One of the mos disillusioning things ° C la re If you are interested in selling youg garments and goods thru the about university life is that we come . . . co-op or you want other informa- here expecting to find freedom and P.S. I w ill take this opportunity to ask ^j0n, please phone for details- If you have any problems, suggestions or queries, creativity and instead find these ideals for help for tw o particular projects in Beverly Austin - evenings please see:- Kitty Wishart (Manager) - are not a part of your average univer­ which I am involved. Manurewa 63931 or Gil Hanly (Texts)- Russell Morris (Stationery) - sity course. The new dimension of First is the fruit and vegetable co- Sue Stover - evenings Auckland Mary Pennylegion (Personal Orders) thourht and living and reflection are to operative w hich operates every Thurs- 360283 be found outside the lecture room in day during the term . If this is to work the fellowship and philosophies of properly, we need for everyone who The co-op has always had a com­ port their hostel and pensioner flats by teachers and fellow students. uses it to also help w ith it. m unity philosophy - that co-operation developing a big vegetable garden on There is room for everyone who If you can come down to the city among many people benefits everyone the half acre of land beside the Deaf wants to find something here. There is markets at 7.30 Thursday m orning and econom ically and socially. It's also a C e n tr e . so much happening w ithin the Associ­ help buy or load or if you can help set lot of fun. Leave your name at the W e have started the garden but w« ation there is a place for every student, up stalls at the varsity at 11.30 am, or StudAss office and you'll be contacted. need lots of help to keep it growing, li and we need your help to carry out our if you can help sell between 12 and 2 The second project is the garden you like gardening and have got green p la n s . pm, or if you can help clear up bet­ that StudAss is growing in Balmoral. fingers (even if they're only pale If you haven't already made contact ween 2 and 2.30, then you are really At the end of last year the Deaf green) we'd really dig to have you. Center in Balmoral asked us if Auck­ w ith StudAss, just come along to the n e e d e d . Again, come on in to the StudAss of­ Association office (across from the land University students would sup­ fice and tell me. the help of ton and t most of the Neil Dudley component Staff Fraser 1 Ross John- irt Dry burgh >urtney, Larry FRI id others, a b g o are directly the venture, md free, and equip­ ped only as often from ALERT! Dm donatiohs. ditorially non-profit )es to the Station and Fri Alert has become the latest addition to the burgeoning nuclear pro­ test library and as such will probably receive a barely stifled ho-hum from iuing projects esent a a public already bored with tall tales of long voyages, heavy seas and ent to obtain heavy Frenchmen. ;ific major But this book deserves a real chance tute observer, I think it was me, called rts Festival and should not be condemned on sight "an experiment in rational anarchy” . ture will see as radioactive bombast. What makes Elsa Caron, through expert editing, opinion in "Alert” relatively unique is that the blended together excerpts from the /ay the writing of this book is an achievement Captains log, Naomi Peterson's diary in itself almost equal to that of the voy­ and various recollections from the crew FOLSTER. tracted to the other smaller part at the age to Mururoa. into a fairly homogeneous narrative. back which gives detailed plans, statis­ The protest voyages of previous years The books layout gives it the impres­ tics and diagrams about the Fri and its to the test zone had been motivated by sion of being an Aquatic Whole Earth frequent repairs. a variety of fairly recognisable im­ Catalogue complete with glossy colour More honest than Mitcalf s rambling pulses; a quest for a new cause after illustrations with circles and arrows tale of misadventures in the Boy Roel Vietnam, the carry over of Dam the and a paragraph on the back explaining Saga the Fri book is on a par with David Bomb sentiments from the sixties, a lust what each is about. Whether inten­ McTaggert's "Outrage” (Greenpeace for adventure and other more doubtful tional or not this resemblence belies Ill's story). Until such time as M aurice motives in which mercenary interest the Fri's counter-culture approach to Shadbolts long promised novel based figured often. the problem of nuclear weapons. on the peace fleet is published Fri Alert For the Fri and the Spirit of Peace in The book then divides itself into two should remain the best material for 1973 the reasons were more complex. parts, the first detailing the voyage, cap­ those interested in trying to fathom the So complex that until now no-one has ture and release. Part Tw o gets techni­ rationale behind the people behind the really been able to express them ade­ cal and never really got round to read­ protest. quately, everyone in the campaign had ing it. The first part of the story would their own personal idea of what they be of general interest and w ell worth Bill Ralston were striving for and how it should be buying for its own sake while boat obtained. The result was what one as­ minded people would no doubt be at- One dark night in Transylvania...

YO UN G F R A N K EN ST EIN , directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. NG There were only three of us in the preview theatre, but we made enough noise for ten; Marty Feldman’s repeated use of the we giggled and gasped, and tittered, and snickered, even guffawed, from the opening double-take and the menacing-glance-back VNED credits to halfway up Wellesley Street, for there is no escape from the gushing insanity -over-the-shoulder; in fact this is, for me, of Mel Brooks’ fertile brain; the laughts come thick and fast. old Bug-eyes funniest appearance so far. Once the experiments start, however, the Those of you who saw “ Blazing Saddles” 'exploring, discovers Victor’s secret library momentum builds up and is sustained shadowed forests, hysterical peasants, the will remember how Mel Brooks makes and the records of his experimental work, until the end. brooding castle with its dripping black film s: he picks up images and hurls them (bound into a volume called “ How I Did walls - it’s all there. But he infuses every­ desperately, in rap id. succession, at his It” ), and is soon seduced into attempting Brooks parodies every trick of the thing with his own unique style of bemused audience; throws punches in all to reproduce the experiments himself. “ serious” horror movie-makers who have humour, and has devised some skilful new directions like an agressive drunk, hoping There are one or two slower-moving parts gone before him: the frequent flashes of characterisations - a wooden-armed police that one or two will get through. In the at the beginning, but they are relieved by lightning, the swirling mists, gloomy- inspector whom nobody can understand, process he makes good jokes and unbeliev­ a blind hermit (played by Gene Hackman, ably bad ones, goes from the mundane to in a very different role from usual) who the completely impossible, and uses clich­ blunderingly assaults the bewildered es, exaggeration and all sorts of gimmicks monster (Peter Boyle); even young to overlay everything with his own 3 Frankenstein’s sensuous but self-centred particular brand of lunacy. fiance is original. All are well-ācted; the "Young Frankenstein” is brimming with casting and characterisation is of a dents the same style of idiocy as “ Blazing uniformly high standard. So, in fact, are Saddles” , but the vast potential of the the other technical aspects of the film; ta c k plot, in this case the old Mary Shelley the lighting is good, the editing excellent, classic, is much better handled, and the musical background highly appropriate .... result is a first-class lampoon. I could go on and on. is or queries, A descendant of the notorious Baron von What I will say is that if you are a Goon inager) - Frankenstein is whisked off to Transylvan- fan, or a Monty Python freak, or even a ltionery)- is on the death of a relative, and is met at Woody Allen enthusiast (although this the Transylvania Railway Station by surpasses Woody Allen ), in other words, I hunch-backed Igor (Marty Feldman), if you like deranged, irreverent, totally cunningly presented as a sort of Cockney unsubtle wit, sometimes suggestive, Quasimodo, assisted by a strangely mob­ always unexpected and hilariously slap­ sioner flats by ile hump and a long black cloak. Driven stick .... then you might well also enjoy ble garden on back to Castle Frankenstein through this film. If you enjoyed “ Blazing side the Deaf billowing clouds of theatre fog, he is Saddles” then rest assured that “ Young introduced to the rest of the household - Frankenstein” is better -- much better. g a rd e n b u t we the beautiful but drippy blonde Inga ) it grow ing. Il (Teri Garr), and the mysteriously sinister If you didn’t like “ Blazing Saddles” then lave got green housekeeper, Frau Blucher (Cloris Leach- who knows? Maybe slapstick is not for you. But don’t complain if you don’t like > n ly p a le man). this latest example; I’m afraid I’m now a d have you. After a brilliant slapstick gag with a revol­ confirmed Mel Brooks fan. e StudAss of- ving bookcase, young Frankenstein goes Chris Brookes cost of living bursary:why it is necessary

Although university students get a better deal than most at to teachers organisations (PPTA and Technical Institutes, NZUSA estimates reveal that many N Z E I) behind the backs of student students incurred m ajor debts during 1974. Surveys reveal groups. When student groups complained that “ the average self-supporting female student” ran to a they were told to expect a paper by the AMOS end of 1974. What did appear was a deficit of around $330. hopelessly short and general note which Meanwhile, self supporting male students incurred debts talked of an unemployment type bursary. Shortly afterwards, Mr Amos told us (on average) to the tune of $155. Even female students that it would now not be possible, due to living at home were generally unable to balance a budget. AMISS lack of finance, to introduce a Standard It is not surprising, then, that the number of female stud­ Tertiary Bursary at the beginning of the ents enrolling at University has been steadily dropping in 1975 academic year. We believe that the recent years. This year, the situation is expected to get standary tertiary bursary would not mean worse. a significant addition to overall govern­ ment spending. In fact, a similar outlay Polynesian students are amongst the hard­ largely to the urban “ plunder” program­ It has also been suggested that Supplemen­ of cash went recently to defase Tory est hit. Polynesians make up only 1% of me in the Grafton and Freemans Bay tary Bursaries should continue as well as Radicalism in impoverished farming areas. the total number of students enrolled in areas. Within my short memory a reaspm- extra allowances for students undertaking New Zealand universities. Few (someone able price for a room in a flat was $7.00 - unusually expensive courses. Boarding SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. said only 5%) come from ‘working-class’ 8.50. Students can not expect to pay allowances would disappear. A different backgrounds. $10.00- 12.00 for the same room. Fur­ rate of pay for those under 20 has also A broad campaign outline, covering the thermore the ‘flatting zone’ has moved been suggested - although not received first term, has been drawn-up. Students A cost of living type bursary would re­ further away from the city centre with very enthusiastically. will receive up-to-date relevant informa­ move one of the major barriers excluding consequent rise in transport costs. For tion on the S.T.B. wrangle - as develop­ under-privileged groups from the institu­ many, good food is fast become a luxury. The details will, of course, have to be ments unfold. From time to time, tions of higher education. worked out later, once the Education speakers from AUSA, N ZU SA and other If trends continue, university will ultim­ Department has been persuaded to stop campuses will talk to students at forums It would also prevent the gradual slide into ately become the preserve of the playing political games. Two particular in the Quad. Unfortunately “ prior real poverty which many students exper­ children of the weathy. Furthermore, problems stand out at the moment First­ engagements” prevented Mr. Amos from ience during the course of their studies. the Labour Government seems quite ly, what is to be done for part-time answering student queries during the Certain groups within the student com­ happy to promote this end-in egalitarian students? Secondly, what will happen to Orientation period. munity are especially hard h it Students New Zealand. student teachers’ currently high rate of without bursaries (20% of all males, and pay? Still, your participation is essential. If 60% of all females) are in an almost WHAT IS THE PROPOSED S.T.B. everybody decides to “ grin and bare it” , hopeless situation. Students in specialised The overall scheme is not only beneficial we will be nowhere. You are the ones faculties such as Fine Arts and Architec­ What is proposed is the complete over­ to individual stildnet who will suffer if the S.T.B. is subject to ture who are required to pay large amount haul of the current piece-meal bursary further and indefinate delays. If you amounts for materials - including expen­ structure. A basic structure wage is en­ to individual students, but also to society can’t afford the books and equipment sive photographic and technical drawing visaged for all Tertiary students to be as a whole. It would help eliminate the prescribed for you - say so. Write to gear - are in exceptional difficulty. paid fortnightly or monthly from the be­ inequalities between different tertiary Craccum or your Association. Spent ginning of term 1 to the end of the student groups. The scheme will also time (5 minutes) writing a note to Mr. The prospects for 1975 are far worse than examination period. The amount to be assist in making tertiary education finan­ Amos, your M.P., and other Auckland ever before. Vacation employment was paid to students would be roughly similar cially within the grasp of all members of newspapers. relatively scarce and poorly paid by com­ to the unemployment benefit-with pro­ society. Hopefully, the handicaps now parison with other years. Accommoda­ vision for cost of living adjustments (based facing women, Polynesians, and children If your place of residence is overcrowded tion is scarce and expensive, thanks on general wage orders)._____ from low-income families, would be or over-expensive; if you can’t afford significantly reduced with the implemen­ a healthy diet; if you have to take a part- tation of the scheme. time job (some “ full-time” students do 40 hour week jobs on top of studies) which interferes with their studies - then THE STORY SO FAR. do not hesitate to tell of your problem. We hope that students who do find it The idea of a Standard Tertiary Bursary hard to make ends meet will write down FORBES & DAVIES was first mooted in 1969, and was re­ their rent (noting conditions), living ceived enthusiastically by the Labour costs (food, transportation, etc.) - and Party. Labour’s ’72 Election Manifesto post this information to Craccum. We spelt out the party’s desire to implement will arrange to have published letters the scheme. Once elected, Education sent to the Minister, Vice-Chancellor and Minister Phil Amos told N ZUSA Have six years experience other relevant authorities. Its up to you. President Stephen Chan that a White Paper on the Scheme would appear by If you want to become actively involved September of that year. It thus appeared in student motoring in the campaign - get in touch with to many student politicos, that the imple­ Education Officer, David Pointon, and mentation of the Standard Tertiary Bur­ join the Education Committee. sary seemed imminent. However, it was not until April 1974 that NZUSA, NZTISA (Tech. Students) and STANZ DON M AC KA Y . (Student Teachers) were informed that IT SHOWS! what was being prepared was not in fact a White Paper, but only a “ broad outline” Thanks to - towards a policy. Sue Green Peter Franks. By this time it was becoming obvious Bob Lack that we were being ‘had’. 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A desire to publicise the extent of foreign investment in New Zealand, ^ 0 r * and the need to conserve our precious natural resources - led 70 people y £ . ^ ^ . j to take part in a recent resistance ride of the South Island. The itinary of the tour - organised by the Campaign Against Foreign Control - included the U.S.A.F. Airlift Command base at Harewood, the T Mt. John Communications Complex, and the site of Comalco aluminion smelter at Bluff.

* “ Resistance riders” hoped to impress - (2) Profits are exported to Japan, upon South Islanders the ‘alarming over­ America and Britain. seas influence on New Zealand’s - (3) Payment since inception of neglig - economic and political structure’. ible taxes. - (4) Continued expansion of the smelter When the tour wound up in Nelson, many still threatens Lake Te Anau and of those on the ‘ride’ said that they had Manapouri, and Waiau rivers. been greatly impressed by the wide - (5) Air and solid waste pollution contin­ degree of support they had encountered ues. from people they had spoken to through­ - (6) Only 700 people are employed. out the South Island. C A FC IN Z concluded that far more for­ Many South Islanders, claimed the organ­ eign exchange could be earned if the isers, seemed ‘well aware of the lack of enormous power consumption of concern for New Zealand land and people Comalco was utilised in other areas. - shown by foreign firms’. At the onset of the “ resistance ride” , its C AFC IN Z maintains that the belief that overseas investment is profiting both New organisers explained to members that the Zealand industry and people, is misplaced. tour was more than a ‘demo-a-day’ travell Instead the Campaign believes that the ing circus. Instead they hoped both to learn from the tour, as well as to engage only reason the companies invest small in a dialogue with local people. amounts of capital in New Zealand, is Petitioning, leafletting, door-knocking that they can make a larger amount of money to take back to their countries of and theatre performances were all part origin - by making use of New Zealand of C A FC IN Z ’s larger plan to impress materials and labour. on people the detrimental aspects of foreign domination in many New Zealand The Comalco aluminium smelter comes industries. under special scrutiny from CAFCIN Z. Those on the tour included teachers, A press statement issued by the Campaign postal workers, farmers, housewives, a in February cited the following informa­ nurse, physicist and priest. Less than a tion : dozen on the tour were students. Diverse - (1) Comalco uses 28% of New Zealand’s political view points were held by many industrial power (and 10% of New Zea­ on the tour. C A FC IN Z has other totirs land’s total electricity) at % of residential planned for 1975. rates. Flence, no help to our mid-year Mike power cuts. Photos: mt john/ harewood another era THE ENSEMBLE NIPPONIA

The Ensemble Nipponia will present a one-night concert in Auckland - next Tuesday, March 11th. Their brief stay in New Zealand represents the first important step in a government sponsored programme of continuing cultural exchange between The New Zealand and Japan. The Ensemble Nipponia, founded in April 1964, is a group of composers and musicians including first class soloists who are jointly working for performances of both classical and contemporary Japanese music by means of the traditional instru­ ments of Japan. Ensemble The programme will include selected works by composers of the 17th and 18th century, as well as works written especially for this group since its formation in 1974. (Mercury Theatre, 8 p.m., Tuesday 11th March). Nipponia

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PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY ? GOD ON THEIR SIDE? Belief in both God and Jesus Christ was ment Brazil, with ten times Chile’s pop­ Australia’s recent success in their test found to be greater among older people The United States will pour some $85 ulation will receive $70 million (60 series with the M.C.C. (or was it England) than younger people, among women million in foreign aid into Chile in 1975, million for the military). can perhaps be traced to their strong ties (88% believers) than men, and among the Australian newspaper The Digger During the Allende period, U.S. foreign with that Great Umpire in the Sky. A country people than people in the cities. reports. This sum - the largest grant to aid to Chile, was again largely earmarked recent Gallup poll found that Eighty-two Interestingly, the poll revealed that 46% Latin America this year - exceeds the for the military - the group which was to per cent of Australians believe in .God, of Roman Catholics believe in ‘the amount given by the U.S. during the four overthrow the Popular Unity Government whilst 66% believe in Jesus Christ as the devil’. (Anglicans 21%, Presbyterians 19%, years of Allende’s Popular Unity Govern­ two years ago. Son o^God. Methodists 22%). to GOD CM EARTH PETER DAVIS, the new Maclaurin Chaplain, spent the past tw o years working in an Anglican Parish in Christchurch. He has a background of theatre and broadcasting and hosted a radio talk-back programme at Radio A v o n . I gave a sermon in my final year at Theological College with the unorigi­ nal title of "The Dying of the Light." It was a weighty amalgam of re­ cently acquired knowledge and contained some grave and graphic fears about the dying Church.

It's not true, you see, that only those outside the Church can grasp what's happened to it; you don' have to have left the Church to realise the gap between the institution and the "bulk of God's people."

Shortsighted as many clergy are, few tened" and of course, "conservative." are so blind or dum b that they can't As I said, any ordained man can expect see the meaning in poorer church at­ a fair amount of this these days: it's part tendances, less youth involvem ent and of his job to talk about it. Clergy get the shortage of ready cash. Most well used to being labelled or clergy are aware of the decreasing ef­ categorized as "stock-types" of inade­ ‘'Lm fectiveness of Church involvem ent in quate little men w ho are paid very little political and social issues, partteulwity for keeping an old system going. At in the area of pressure on government least talk-back bears out the old maxim and local authorities. that people tend to be more honest about you when they can't actually see Some clergy have in fact made it their you; it's all prtof the game that, as host, life's work to remind the Church that it you get landed with anger and abuse of has not prepared itself very well for its anonymous callers who just don't like own death; and that despite the days of what you stand for. paperback theologies, fervent scholar­ ship and strong inter-disciplinary What bugged my ego was being told dialogue, we're still half a century be­ where I S H O U L D stand on matters of hind our leading thinkers. The call from biblical or doctrinal interpretation by such men as Paul Tillich or Dietrich people who had long ceased to find Bonhoeffer to penetrate society, to be much relevance in the issues con­ society's critical mouthpiece or at best, cerned; angry communication break­ its servant, have slithered out of the downs occurred when I refused to con­ stained glass windows. form to a particular parsonical image. Inaccurate or irrelavent biblical pas­ As if I had'nt had enough of all this talk sages were thrown at me to support been taught from a young age by way job of caring for society's casualties. at Theological College, I was to get it some supposed Church teaching. I was of creeds, formulations and doctrines. I Amid the anger and resentment it was all again when I began hosting a talk- expected to support grossly over­ found many callers had placed a con­ refreshing to find people who had back show. Many callers were quite simplified explanations of biblical venient slop bucket close at hand to stopped running from a regime which clear as to why they had pulled out of events, archaic theological models and take "a ll that stuff about Church and they no longer understood or had church organisations: emphasis on the a multitude of phony pre-suppositions religion." It became very obvious that grown tired of hating; as with the man "right kind of religious feeling," — a about the human condition. If my per­ clergy who encourage people to think world of role-play and word-play, of who leaves the restaurant because of sonal opinion on an issue was not es­ for themselves are a threat to the con­ the smell, these people seldom starve. well worn phrases, doctrinal jargon capist, elitist or sexiets I was quickly venient system of putting all church and ritual which guarantee a con- - They simply find somewhere else to re-labelled as a "bloody odd parson." things out of sight and mind. All of ditioned response. Other descriptions eat. For most of them it's a relief to find The irony of this lies in the truth of it: if I which was well summed up by one com monly attached to the larger the big giant has'tnt been chasing them suggested that a caller was stuffed up irate caller who felt very strongly that Churches were "anti-intellectual", after all. with a dead theology, he was likely to all clergy should shut up on any issues "suspicious", "indifferent", "frigh­ come back to me atrout the trash he'd of public concern and get on with the

defend Tan bu Singapore's Attorney-General was repeatedly "unavailable" to talk th e great to Galbally, who later attended the trial as an observer. Although able to speak with Tan, Galbally's presence was obviously unwelcome in Singapore. The lawyer has said that there was good evidence to suggest that his family had been investigated during their stay in Singapore. Galbally's children reported being Singapore questioned by strangers in the street about their fathers role in the Tan case. O n his return to Australia G albally told reporters that he believed Tan was not getting a fair trial. Examples of this included the.refusal to allow Tan to continue cross-examination of the main prosecution witness — whenever his questioning fram e-up attacked the creilbility of the witness. In early February this year the Annual council of AUS focussed the attention on the Tan case during discussions devoted to the repression of the student move­ ment in South East Asia. The council resolved to conduct an extensive defense Ignoring the protests of student and humanitarian groups in South East campaign on behalf of Tan, and of others who suffer at the hands of the Govern­ Asia and Australasia, the Singapore government is pressing ahead with the ments of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. trial of Tan W ah Piow, the president of the University of Singapore Stu­ Malaysian and Australian student leaders believe that the Tan trial is a frame- dents Association. up. They maintain that the Singapore Government's aim to get Tan intensified Tan, 23, and tw o Malaysian workers have been charged w ith crim m inal tres­ after incidents during the University of Singapore's orientation week in 1974. Tan pass and riot. The charges arose after incidents at the University last year. made a firey speech during the official welcoming ceremony — attacking the Singapore students had iniated an unem ploym ent relief centre and taken over a University administration and Lee Kuan Yew. As the president of the student building on campus from which to base their operations. union, Tan told new students that he had little advice to offer them except "to do Policfceventually broke up the centre, damaging records and files. At the time what the students of Thailand have already done", (In October 1973 mass student the police were wrecking the building Tan was not present but charges attribute demonstrations overthrew the Thai military regime). Australian student leaders responsibility to Tan. believe that Tan is being used as an example to students and workers in Singa­ The trial opened last December admist a growing campaign by the Singapore pore., and Malaysian governments against student activists. This has included further The trial is being widely considered to be a political trial at removing leaders of attacks on the Australian Union of Students (AUS) and NZUSA who have cam­ the student movement to prevent criticism of the Lee government, and the gov­ paigned for many years on behalf of the victimisation of students in other coun­ ernment controlled trade unions. It also seeks to isolate Singapore students from tries. their supporters elsewhere in the region. The Melbourne Age (Dec 28)quoted one The president of A U S, Ian Macdonald, was ordered to leave Singapore after he top Singapore official as saying that the "Governments of Malaysia, Singapore and arrived to attend the Tan trial. It is clear that the Singapore government is becom­ Indonesia are fed up with AUS meddling in their internal affairs" and that "A u­ ing concerned with the growth of regional student solidarity and the role of the stralia might well turn out to be the home of the N ew Left in this part of the Australasian Students Associations have played in this development. w o rld ." Tan's problems increased with the refusal of the court to adjourn whilst a Australian groups hope that New Zealand students will help in the effort to suitable lawyer was engaged. AUS arranged for a top Melbourne barrister, Frank bring pressure on the Singapore government to drop charges against Tan, or at Galbally, to defend the student leader. Galbally sought official permission to least guarantee a fair trial with adequate legal representation. II International Women’s 1975 ireland While women in many western count­ ries are struggling, demonstrating and demanding the repeal of abortion laws, Ireland is still only at the stage of debat­ ing whether married women should be allowed access to contraceptives. blurb.... An amendment to the Criminal Law Act passed in 1935 made it an offence to sell, import, or advertise for sale any contraceptive in the Irish Republic, which has led to a growing black market International Women’s Year has been - Convention on the Political Rights Unequal pay for equal work is only one in the illegal sale of contraceptives. proclaimed by the United Nations as a of Women. common condition which women from call to action : the developed and developing countries — Convention on Consent to Marriage, In Dublin the present Government has — to promote equality between Minimum Age for Marriage and Registra­ share. Similar disparities still exist be­ drafted a bill - the Control of Importa­ women and men; tion of Marriage. tween the sexes in many employment tion, Sale and Manufacture of Contra­ — to integrate women into the total situations and in educational opportun­ social and economic development ities in both “ have” and “ have not” ceptives Bill 1974, which would legalise nations. effort of nations; and DECLARATION AGAINST the sale of contraceptives by licensed chemists, but only to married people. — to recognise women’s increasing DISCRIMINATION contribution to strengthening END. world peace. Designed to ensure “ the universal recog­ A recent national survey in Ireland show­ nition in law and in fact of the principle ed that 59.6% of Irish women of child THE YEAR CAME INTO BEING of equality of men and women” , the bearing age, and 57.2% of men favoured — because, despite decades of pro­ Declaration on the Elimination of a repeal of the ban on the sale of gress in eliminating discrimination Discrimination Against Women (1967) contraceptives. against women, in no country have advocates : they attained full equality; and — Abolition of all existing laws, The Irish Times called the debate “ a — because of growing global recog­ customs, regulations and practices which shoddy carnival” and “ .... the manifest nition of the importance of women are discriminatory against women; silliness of the bill was that the right to in nation building. — equal rights to vote in all elections inter­ purchase contraceptive devices would be and to hold public office; confined to married people.” Another A wide variety of needs confront women newspaper the Irish Independent stated around the world. They range from im­ — the same rights as men to acquire, “ .... even by the standards of Irish proving the lot of rurual agricultural change or retainnationality workers to securing equal access to policy­ national politics, it would be difficult to find a change or retain nationality; making positions. There are, however, parallel to the bungling, lack of judg­ — equal rights with men under civil many common concerns. Chief among law; ment, and sheer hypocrisy of the pro­ them is lack of opportunity and adequate tracted debate.” preparation for the full participation of — equal educational rights with men wom en’s women in their respective societies. at all levels; and During the debate it was mentioned that — equal rights in the fields of econ­ about 2,000 Irish women went to Eng­ A WASTE OF WOMANPOWER omic and social life. day land every year to have abortions.' WORLDWIDE FACTS AND FIGURES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S Needless to say the bill, after one adjournment, was soundly defeated. The general tendency in most cultures is YEAR CONFERENCE to value males more than females: — Among more than 700 million illit­ Highpoint of IW Y 1975 will be an march erates in the world, the majority are International Women’s Year Conference women, in some areas 80 to 85 percent to be held in Mexico during June. The conference is not regarded as an occasion — In 1969, the percentage of females to glorify women, but as a serious meet­ to males enrolled in higher education ing of government delegates, women and 8 was: Asia, 28 percent; Africa 25 percent; men, to evaluate the status of women Latin America, 34 percent; Arab States, throughout the world today. 23 percent. In developed countries the average statistical split is 44 percent wo­ Special attention will be given to the men to 56 percent men. situation of women in developing nations is there no man — Although women constitute more where their emancipation is essential to no man at all CAN WE TRANSCEND OUR than one-third of the world’s gainfully the progress of their countries. A n to understand action plan to increase all women’s con­ employed labour force, they are in most to respond perfectly SELF-HATE ? countries concentrated in unskilled and tribution to the achievement of global who is aware low-paid jobs. Women’s access to high- development will be an im portant agenda Our cultural position is or can be one of level, well-paid jobs is limited. ite m . of all the complexities? our key resources. — In the majority of countries, only when will men and women be people ? Do we think of it as an opportunity? a small percentage of women hold policy­ THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG The oppression we suffer gives us an in­ making posts — whether legislative, judicial or executive. One of the major significant issues raised is it an impossibility stinctive understanding of suffering and by IW Y 1975, is the relationship between are our minds so far apart oppression everywhere. — To this date, under the laws of the status of women’s equality and family no point of connection many countries, a married woman is Are we open to others in pain? planning. forever to remain in opposition deprived of a number of important The wryness and humour which is one of personal and property rights, including While addressing the International Forum of our key ways of dealing with our op­ a new language has begun the right to seek employment outside the on the Role of Women in Population and pression, is the seed of joy and gaiety. home without her husband’s consent a new way of thinking Development, 1974, H EL V I L. SI PI LA, Do we nourish it? Even if we’re gay are United Nations Assistant Secretary-Gen­ of living we joyful? “ The full and complete development of a eral for Social Development and country, the welfare of the world and the Humanitarian Affairs, said : will this world The intense analysis and thinking through cause of peace require the maximum through of our situation could help us to participation o f women as well as men in “ ..... population statistics are the tip of only be peopled by women? develop a detached meditative attitude to all fields’’. the iceberg only. Women are, if you will, how long before men are less vulnerable to life itself. the submerged two-thirds. It is women can understand Does it? (From the Preamble of the Declaration on the who give birth to children . . . women are and respond naturally Elimination of Discrimination Against Women'. more than half of the world’s population We perceive that hostility and anger . . . We cannot hope to create the neces­ against us are crippling weapons. sary conditions for growth while leaving Have we learnt to struggle in our way so much for all INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS aside half of the human resources required and not in theirs? for that growth” . women who have already realized In the world we see total crisis, caused Among plans to mark IW Y 1975, high want to share at least in part by the aggressive, ‘male’, priority is placed on securing ratification but face only hostility, rejection. self-oriented ethic. by all Governments of existing internation­ ED U C A T IO N plus E M P L O Y M E N T Are we really trying to develop new al instruments which explicitly or implic­ women are strong itly deal with the rights of women. Theiese equals E Q U A L IT Y ways of working, living, being? include : too long subservient Sharing, nurturing, experimenting, loving. The equation is not as simple as the form­ they had almost forgotten how Are these our emerging life? — Convention for the Supression of ula above, but facts and figures about the but bursting the bonds the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploit­ Change can come. Yet are we prepared status of women worldwide tend to is the first step ation of the Prostitution of Others. to create new life patterns which emphasise that learning and earning are indication of strength embody the values we feel growing — ILO Convention on Equal Remun­ essential avenues of advancement for beyond male conception within us? eration for Men and Women Workers for women in both the developing and.the Work of Equal Value. developed areas. Can we live our liberations? Or at least JEAN TAYLOR start? 12 ernatfonal Women's rear ;ing sexually :uline frame\ al relationshi any unaccep ien is general ing to behavi ission that tb els for indep :o be provide lly the use o i is part of tl JUST can reasonat :uring of the ;uline and fe ;ssion create! A LOAD often futile i iselves withir SIGN OF THE TIMES created the OF A dove tor peace, the scientific symbol for the female sex and-- They atter the mathematical sign for equality make up the symbol for thec^s 0f their p International Women’s Year, 1975. The symbol was designed . by Valerie Pettis, 27, U.S. graphic artist and designer of several1 deemed ina LESBIANS? book covers. usive and joii Suggesting that feminists are “ just a lot of However given that one’s theories over­ human beings whose situation is just as role, they do use the weapons available possibility o lesbians” is a significant, if crude, attack lap sufficiently to reach agreement on exacting in human terms as that of to them, the verbal aggression for whiche as a term 0f on the women’s movement. I want to what is to be deemed a fact, if we female human beings. It is however men so despise and fear them. Women t the term re explore its implications in this article. accept as a fact that men and women directed against masculine values, and thus become both the immediate cause usting. This s have certain differing physical charact­ the individuals and groups wholly ident­ and focus of the fears, pressures and jlem that all ified with perpetuating these values. conflicts that are generated in a male > in trying to The fundamental impetus of feminisr* eristics, and given the philosophically There is enormous initial difficulty in human being forced into one side of the1 comes from recognition of the destrupt- respectable doctrine that an infinite accepting that most of our culture and masculine/feminine dichotomy. ive repercussions of .the masculine/ number of hypotheses can account for social relationships embody a set of The following was deleted from the film1 feminine role structure of this society. the same set of facts, there would, values that might be termed ‘masculine’. “ Carnal Knowledge” by Jules Feiffer To use the word ‘role’, might suggest a conservatively speaking, be several 1 have the following to offer as a with the following comment : “ I cut it superficiality about the problem, since alternate ways of accounting for the beginning: out because it seemed too on the nose the metaphor is one from the theatre, gender dichotomy besides ‘innateness’. The word ‘man’ is defined in the and because I’d rather have the audience where the actor can “ be herself” , when Feminism may ultimately have to Shorter Oxford as follows : the lights go out However I have no accommodate itself to the “ fact” that figure it out for themselves. Jonathon other word, and it is convenient, so long there are innate differences (whatever says to a young woman : “ Remember 1. A human being when you were a kid and boys didn’t as it is understood as a way of express­ this will eventually come to designate.) 2. The human race or species like girls? What I’m trying to tell you is | ing the bounded aspect of the masculine However two points are important to 3. An adult male eminently endowed that nothing’s changed. You think boys /feminine dichotomy. While a person’s consider: with manly (human) qualities, manliness, grew out of not liking girls, but we don’| role as a man or a woman, is not some­ Firstly, the following paradox: If it is courage etc. grow out of it We just grow horny.” thing they can slip in or out of like an indeed* true that a lot (the “ liberal” ' 4. A person of position or importance. actor, it is within fluctuating boundaries position) if not all of feminine To get back to the lesbianism charge. delimited.. behaviour is innately determined, why I offer the following as a feminist - Part of the feminist critique of society the enormous social, legal, economic and William Empson says in Chapter Two of interpretation of the reasons for it involves the claim that the masculine/ emotional pressure to keep women “ The Structure of Complex Words” : Women threaten men. At least partly feminine dichotomy is just as oppressive ‘feminised’? “ A word may become a sort of solid because, as the other side of the dichot­ to men as to women. From this it Secondly, why the threat/fear/aggression/ entity, able to direct opinion, thought of omy, they serve to define and set the re is hardly a follows that : ridicule syndrome of most men to as like a person: or . . . a word can standard for man’s concept of himself »een faced wi 1. Women do not want to become equal feminism. become a “ compacted doctrine” , or as an appropriately masculine being. anted pregnar tovmen either in the sense of having all Perhaps the failure to keep separate the even all words are compacted doctrines Hence to be rejected by women is -erne Court re the same freedoms as, since the freedom distinction between sex and gender, male s inherently. To get some general theory destructive to a man’s self-image. How- lan’s right to to be physically violent, for example, is and masculine, causes a lot of unnecess­ about how this happens would clearly be ever to be rejected by a woman, becausek of pregnane regarded as undesirable, nor do they ary conflicts and confusion within peopk importortant If our language is contin­ she prefers other women, is the ultimate of four US w< want to become equal in the sense of involved in feminism and hostility from ually thrusting doctrines on us, perhaps rejection. A man, like most women, hasiortion somet becoming the same as. The power-based those who are not. In spite of unceasing very ill-considered ones, the sooner we come to regard women as inferior to nated 1,000 v relationships, fear of personal contact, and intensive social pressure no human understand the process the better.” If himself in some form or degree. Yet he i year from be aggression and competitiveness, which being is completely masculine or femin­ we accept what Empson says about is forced to define himself in terms of iced abortion; characterizes much masculine behaviour, ine, otherwise the poor communication words carrying “ compacted doctrines, someone whom he regards as inferior, y woman wh< is seen by feminists (and others) as dest­ between the masculine and feminine and Wittgenstein’s dictum that language This inferior being not only rejects him, ictive abortio ructive to human development and to 'cultures would be even worse. I deliber­ constitutes a “ form of life” , then by but rejects him for another inferior ibility of beet human beings quite literally. ately use the word “ culture” , to definition, we live in a masculine society. being, namely another woman. i she exerts so Language, related sets of words (with A crucial distinction between sex and emphasize my personal opinion that the There is another aspect to this. Women oductive life, Empsonian power) is part of the contin­ gender, drawn so clearly by Ann Oakley experience of men and women is more relating to other women with a man as international uum of action and behaviour that con­ observer, or participant in a three-way es at a time w (1), needs to be emphasized at this point. distinct than people acknowledge or stitutes the social manifold. Unpacking masculine/feminine relationship is part olg expectation Human beings are divided into two even realize. Those who stray too far the “ doctrines” in our words is one the underbelly of masculine sexuality. >e US for exai classes according to physical characteris­ from the tacit boundaries are fuly important way of coming to understand Men pay women to act out lesbian |y passed the tics which can be biologically ascertained punished by social censure. However, the manifold. fantasies. Much erotic material is of this t, which is no namely male and female. This is division most groups, formal and informal, triadic kind (produced by and for y, it simply st according to sex. On the basis of this embody and reinforce the masculine 1 made the point earlier that if people masculine consumption) where the man, ist one sex is biological classification, is created the behaviour and values which feminism is truly accepted the innateness of feminine or rather his penis, with which he both only reason it masculine/feminine gender dichotomy, attacking. Further complexity is intro­ behaviour, then how to explain the which Oakley says is “ partly arbitrary duced into the situation by the fact aggression demonstrated towards objectifies his sexuality and identifies being defeat! and partly based on distinguishing that those groups and organisations are feminists. Lesbianism, used as an- insult himself, is used by women, and the > was because physical characteristics.” (2) The point composed of individual men. But our against feminists is part of this threat/ women also relate physically to each tand the grov of contention is - how arbitrary? widespread socially induced and main­ fear/aggression syndrome. Interpreting other with him in the role of actual or lemands for v How much of what is masculine and tained schizophrenia ensures that a feminism as a threat, is another manifest­ suggested observer. 11 mean by ri feminine behaviour is culturally deter­ person contains within himself several ation of the fear that men, because of the The significance of the masculine sexual ly that we wc mined? The feminist critique assumes discrete and often contradictory value masculine role that they are chosen to fantasy where he is observer/object in the right to b that all of it is. That is an extreme systems. These are manifested in differ­ play, have of women quite independently the triad is that it is a reinforcement and the question position, difficult to validate. A lot of ent sets of permissable behaviour e.g. of the prospect of “ womens’ liberation” . extension of the traditional roles. The y had equality conflicting evidence is forthcoming from the public and private, the father and This fear is, ironically, justified. Because women are used as paid performers. A es us the right diverse sources;anthropology, psychology, the casanova of the resentment that women feel real lesbian relationship thus represents hen to have c biology, the social sciences and literature. Feminism is not thus attacking male towards men because of their feminine women acting independently of men, t of people ag r hternational Women's Year :ing sexually outside the permissable in this society. All expressions of insult about sexuality, and hence about homo­ human beings There are many reasons :uline framework for female/female and degradation, all expressions of sexuality, for reasons I can only sketch why it is easier for women to accept al relationships. It is also noteworthy dislike, frustration, aggression and host­ here. Sexuality would no longer be de­ this than men. However I believe both any unacceptable independence by ility, are articulated most intensely in in fined in terms of genital sex only, of a in the possibility of human beings ful­ ien is generally interpreted as her sexual or excretory terms. « penis going into a vagina - with nost filling more of their potential, and in ing to behave like a man” - an Each individual is denied the opportun­ anything outside this area being regard­ the necessity of a society committed to ission that the only acceptable ity of growing up accepting his or her ed as a perversion. (Male and female nurturing, rather than constricting, that els for independence in our society excretory functions, instead they come homosexuality fall into this categfjry for potential by means of arbitrary categor­ :o be provided by men. to be regarded as dirty and unpleasant reasons that should be obvious). People isation on the basis of sex. Ily the use of ‘lesbian’ as an insulting They grow up with similar feelings would not regard as necessarily private i is part of the general sexual malaise about selected parts of their bodies. or necessarily discrete, sexual as distinct, Expressed in such benevolent terms can reasonably be attributed to the Both men and women objectify them­ from social or intellectual intercourse. feminism would seem offensive to none. luring of the human being into selves in many ways. Women decorate Intercourse between people could take But what distinguises the feminist ;uline and feminine components, and themselves and are forced into an obse­ many and varied forms, of many and critique from others is the locating of jssion created by people’s desperate ssion with an almost reified appearance, varied degrees of involvement, with the the basic problems in role differentiation. often futile attempts to reintegrate by which their whole being is defined. quality or nature of that intercourse not Hence necessarily its views regarding the iselves within the very framework (Male lecturers will identify girl students being evaluated disparingingly in terms changes required to achieve its ends created the disjunctions in the first as the one with the big (or small) boobs, of the kind of physical relationships would be different. If society were female sex ande. They attempt to reclaim .those or the ugly face or the scraggy hair. It is they choose to have, and the biological changed along feminist lines, I believe i symbol for thects 0f their personality which have not just for the obvious reasons that nature of the human beings with whom there would emerge the matrices for Signer o^severp!1 deemed inaccessible by mutually they will not identify male students in they choose to have them. people to develop in non-fragmented usive and jointly exhaustive categor- the same sort of way). In the case of Feminism does not have as a consequ­ ways. The fiats regarding who can relate men, objectification is mainly with res­ ence that women will relate only to sexually (men and women), who can ons available possibility of ‘lesbian’ being avail- pect to their penis which they talk of as women when they become truly liber­ relate emotionally (women with and to ion for which e as a term of abuse shows that a “ tool” , used to “ screw” ; to which ated. (Another term that needs “ unpack­ everyone else), would disappear along em. Women t the term refers to is considered names are given: dick, peter, tommy, ing” ). As I said earlier, to me one of the with the social structures that ensure lediate cause Listing. This stems in turn from the ‘the old man’ (an interesting one). defining characteristics of feminism is their efficacy. ssures and jlem that all individuals are faced Liberation from gender roles would a realisation of the destructive aspects of Anna I in a male » in trying to integrate their sexuality seem to allow liberation from conflicts gender roles to both male and female ne side of the really goes into what these people think amy. (The following is excerpts from a about women. These anti-abortion from the film speech given by Jessica Star, an organisations put together slide shows, les Feiffer activist from the Women’s National which I call sorcerer’s shows. it : “ I cut it Abortion Action Coalition in the on the nose US, during her recent tour of Aust­ They claim that they’re based on scienti­ iborbon fic fact, but in fact, they are mass imita­ ; the audience ralia and New Zealand, at a public tions of fetuses that are about the size of >. Jonathon meeting held in Melbourne last a cashew nut and they have also been ‘ Remember year. exposed, many of these pictures as fixed aoys didn’t up photographs, that have nothing to do to tell you is n with real life. iu think boys During the entire show women were only ., but we don mentioned once. We just become recepti- ow horny.” cles, once this fertilised egg is there, we sm charge, don’t even exist as far as these people are eminist - the concerned, we just happen to be the is for it recepticle that the fetus happens to be in. east partly af the dichot- LLS. Jessica starr These people want to turn the fetus into a and set the re is hardly a woman alive who has citizen of the country. In the US they’re t of himself oeen faced with the problem of an say yes we agree, women have been Reminds me of an old catholic legislator trying to have passed a human rights ine being. anted pregnancy. Before the US discriminated against, we must fight for that I had the opportunity to testify amendment to the constitution. This omen is -erne Court ruled in favour of a the emancipation of women, but we before in Massachusetts. We were test­ would say that a fetus from the moment image. How- lan’s right to abortion up to the 24th shouldn’t grant them abortion, because ifying with many other people about the of conception is a full total human being, aman, becausek of pregnancy, approximately one really they should be just using contra­ bill that would repeal or at least liberalise a citizen of the country to be protected s the ultimate of four US women had had an illeg- ception, if they just used contraception the abortion restrictions. In the middle of under law. This would obviously outlaw t women, has >ortion sometime in her life, and an the whole problem would be solved. my statement, this pious old Catholic all abortions. inferior to nated 1,000 women in the US died This is a sheer fallacy because the current legislator stood up, looked down at me This is a new innovation in law, it has ;*gree. Yet he i year from botched up or self state of contraception in the world today and said : “ Young lady, don’t you think never been the case that a fertifised egg in terms of iced abortions, is such that there is no 100% safe effect­ if you play, you should pay.” or a fetus has been considered a human as inferior, y woman who lives in a country with ive means of birth control. I think that there are strong indications being. When the census paper comes / rejects him, ictive abortion laws faces a strong Our movement advocates contraception that the kind of arguments in favour of around to take the population of the • inferior ibility of becoming a criminal any- which the anti-abortion movement does fetus rights are nothing but coverups for country, they don’t knock on your door nan. i she exerts some control over her not, and we say that women need to have the real reason we are denied the right to and ask if you happen to be pregnant this. Women oductive life, abortion as a backup measure, both to abortion. They don’t put down 2 instead of 1. If ith a man as international abortion movement faulty birth control and to unavailable What underlies this denial is the need to you’re going abroad and you happen to a three-way es at a time when we women have birth control. maintain control over women and their be pregnant you don’t have to take out a iship is part oig expectations of our role in society, I haven’t told the whole story about bodies, so that the state can decide the second passport. e sexuality. ie US for example the congress cqntraception because there is one question of reproduction so that the The aim of this amendment and all anti­ t lesbian ly passed the equal rights amend - perfect method and you all know what it state can continue its ideology of male abortion propaganda is to keep women in ;rial is of this t, which is not anything very radical is, its called abstinence or celibacy and supremacy and the absolute lie of female the same status as rabbits or cows bearing and for y, it simply says that to discriminate this is put forward by many of the anti­ inferiority. offspring constantly throughout life until here the man,ist one sex is unconstitutional, abortion people as a realistic solution for Women around the world are challenging death. All because women must be hich he both only reason it was finally passed any woman who does not want to be these concepts and we’re proving them to punished for sex. i identifies being defeated for 50 consecutive faced with the problems of an unwanted be untrue. We understand very well that To protect this fertilised egg, you’re going , and the > was because of the growing move- pregnancy. no matter how many formal concessions to reallyTiave to punish women. Women ly to each t and the growing upsurge around So you see the question of abortion, of a are granted to us by governments, that are punished by the anti-abortion laws, of actual or lemands for women’s liberation. woman’s right to abortion and the until we gain the right to control our own we’re made to be criminals, we’re made 11 mean by rising expectations is question of women’s sexuality are very bodies any talk of real equality or to risk death, if we decide to terminate sculine sexual ly that we women believe that we closely linked. The Catholic church .women’s liberation is nothing but a bunch unwanted pregnancies. But if they ;r/object in the right to be equal, hierarchy has been putting forth ideolo­ of baloney. succeed in passing some kind of law like forcement and the question becomes, have we gies that say women and sex are for THE ANTI-ABORTION this amendment to the US constitution, I roles. The y had equality in any society that procreation only and that any woman CAMPAIGN how are they going to protect this fetus ? rformers. A es us the right to decide whether to who is going to engage in this dirty little I think, what they are going to have to do is represents hen to have children, activity ought to be prepared to pay for I saw an interesting slide show that I just ly of men, t of people agree with all.this, they the consequences. want to mention, because I think that it cont’d next page cont’d from previous page. abortion. Its not an ideology they believe people on welfare, are being done in WINNING THE RIGHT TO first of all is to build a machine that they in but it did mean that we had convinced public hospitals for free on women who CHOOSE INTERNATIONALLY can just carry around and point at women the overwhelming majority of people seek abortions and don’t have money to I.think that what we did in the US and that will determine which of us has a that this was a question of individual pay for it the decision of the Supreme Court in choice. Just as some women have made fertilised egg, just to begin with. Then GETTING AN ABORTION IN 1973, is not some kind of miracle that is they’re going to have to put us in nation­ the choice because of their own back­ the result of this wonderful system that THE US TODAY al detention centres and keep us there for ground and their own moral and we have that has the bill of rights, the 9 months and tie us down, because if they religious beliefs that they would never The prices on abortion varies, people are constitution and all these other things. don’t tie us down we’re going to continue have an abortion. We wanted the same tremendously exploited generally because I think that it was the result of building to find ways to terminate unwanted right for other women who have decided of medical procedures in the US. You a massive, viable, visible campaign that pregnancies either on ourselves or on each that they do want abortions. have to pay for all medicine and its a changed public opinion and made my­ other. THE US.SUPREME COURT tremendous rip-off, and when you’re self into a political force that could dealing with a woman who needs an abor­ force legislators and the justices to THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE RULING tion of course you’re dealing with some­ change their positions on these laws RIGHT TO ABORTION IN The Supreme Court specifically ruled one who has to have this medical proce­ I think it is something that can be re­ THE US. that during the first 3 months of preg­ dure done within a certain period of time peated in many other countries. I I n the US women; have won a very impor­ nancy there could be no restrictions and there is a certain amount of think that what it takes is a real deter­ tant victory and I don’t think its just a against abortion but during the second desperation and there are doctors who mined organisational effort to get the victory for women in the US. I think it 3 months of pregnancy the only restrict­ take advantage of that situation. word out about a woman’s right to has international ramifications that are ions could be those having to do with the But there are clinics now that are doing choose, to get the word out about what going to be felt throughout the world qualifications of the physician or the abortions for as little as $25 to $50 and we stand for, what our movement is all and are being felt throughout the world. place that the abortion is performed. In keep in mind that our dollar is worth less about and what it is not about, and to We organised a very physical, powerful other words no state, we have the same than your dollar. And the prices for an reach out into the community in as many national campaign around the issue of a set up as you do, no state can outlaw early abortion range up to about $100 to ways as possible, to convince them that womans right to choose. We did it in as abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. $135. this must be an individual choice. many ways as we could. Through the What this has meant is that the third We will eventually win free medical care Women around the world have taken up legislatures, through the courts, through biggest racket, illegal criminal racket, and free abortions. But it has made a this demand and this issue precisely be­ the streets, teach-ins, community meet­ has been wiped out entirely. The first tremendous difference to the mass of cause it is such a fundamental issue to all ings, debates, whatever we could think 2 rackets, in terms of size and money are American women who now have the legal our lives. All women can relate to this of to get the issues out. gambling and prostitution. The third was right to decide and once they decide they question because we are all faced with And we dramatically changed public illegal abortions. The illegal abortionist can go to facilities that can perform an unwanted pregnancy at some point or opinion. In 1968 the National Opinion has been put out of business in the US. I abortion safely. another or at least the fear of an unwant­ Poll showed that only 15% of the think that is a very important thing to Eighty per cent of the abortions being ed pregnancy. American people thought that abortion consider. done in the US under these legalised I don’t think women are going to sit by j should be an individual choice. By 1972, Also, poor wormen on welfare are no conditions are being done in the first 12 and let these statifes and these restriction; before the Supreme Court decision, this longer victimised by backyard abortion - weeks of pregnancy which is when they remain on the books. I think that we are figure went up to 73% including 56% of ists: 42% of the abortions being done in are fastest, easiest, and the least powerful enough and that we can organ­ the Catholics polled. 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- See you there BACKGROUNDER build an i and mainl return. M( V done by tl held publ was banni replaced I ret Cells. I gress in T rvam ibia's Since 1 ernment F to destroy illegal reti S W A P O l victed an( stru g g le killed befc South Afri sting outc 1971/197 monstrate The story of Namibia is long and tortuous. It began when the country was ■ 11 m hi. by carryin a protectorate of Germany from 1884. In 1915 a force of South African tained through the semi-governmental mainly on cheap African labour. Lan time Soutl volunteers invaded the country and ousted German rule. South West Africa Native Labour As- policy wa deliberately designed to efforts to i create a land surplus. The combined At the end of the First World War Namibia was one of the many ter­ sociatio (SWANLA). Out of 50,000 and impo: workers in 1971, 43,000 were contract pressures of land shortages and povert ritories that the Allied powers found themselves responsible for. The man­ Ovambok labourers of Swanla. Their contracts have forced Africans to leave their rur; date for the territory was given by the League of Nations to "His Brittanic today. The lasted normally from 12 to 18 months, homes for the white settler labour Majesty", - to be exercised by the Government of the Union of South any way, during which time no wives or families areas." either the Africa. Under the terms of the mandate the South African Government was were allowed to accompany them. In the South SWAPO called upon "to promote to the utmost the material and moral well-being, the larger urban areas, workers had to police we The South West African People's 0 and social progress of the inhabitants of the territory." live in compounds, amongst incredible 'suspect' i ganisation was formed in 1956. Orij overcrowding and squalor. A few mar­ answered nally it tried, as did the various mov Following the League's dissolution, ginal improvements were made as a re­ tion' of th ments in the Portugese colonies and Nam ibia became a U.N. Trust, sim ilar sult of the Ovam boland strike from late A thorc to the relationship between Australia December 1971, to early 1972. The Zimbabwe, to gain basic human rigl and New Guinea. formation of labour unions is, of of self determination and indepen­ The South African Government re­ course, forbidden to African workers. dence for Namibians by peaceful fused to submit to a new Trusteeship Going on South African figures means. S W A P O 's first and primary Agreement, yet maintained a "de (rarely reliable - but just in case you target was the contract labour systeo facto" trust until 1949, when there was doubt our objectivity) for 1967, the av­ During 1960 a network of national a cessation of official contact with the erage income per white (who form only branches was set up, together with ; United Nations. With the Nationalist 15% of a population of nearly one mill­ large scale effort to mobilise the pop Party in power, the ebb towards a racist ion) was $2242 per.year, whilst that for lation. p olice’State gained momentum. blacks is $85.40 per year. O f the in­ The inability of the U.N. to effect ai From 1949 Namibia was, in effect, come derived from the country's re­ change, led Swapo, at its 1961 Con no longer a separate political and sources and the African's sweat-only gress to prepare for armed struggle. economic identity. The responsibilities 18% of the budget is spent on 85% of 1966 Mr Mishake Muyong, a memb of a "U.N . Trust" territory were in­ the population. of Swapo's executive, explained the creasingly disregarded. Instead In the area of education, the African change in tactics: Namibia was "integrated" into South is again prepared for a master-servant Africa - despite protests from the U.N . relationship. Only 2 out of 10 black General Assembly and contrary to the children attend school and this is sel­ opinions and rulings of the Interna­ irrigation - Namibia is rich in mineral dom for more than two years. 1 % of the resources. Diamonds, uranium, gold, tional Court of Justice. In October 1966 revenue of Namibia is spent on African i if the General Assembly passed a resolu­ oil and other minerals are known to education. In 1962 only 0.3% of Afri­ tion which declared that since South exist in large quantities, uch resources can children were in secondary classes. Africa had persistently flouted the an- are exploited by South Africa and the According to a parliamentary report, in date, it was thenceforth terminated. A foreign multi-national companies. 1969, 87,678 African children were re­ fourteen nation ad hoc committee was Namibia is the richest country in Africa ceiving education, 77% in lower prim­ set up to make recommendations as to (if not the world) as far as natural re­ ary and 20.8% in higher primary. how South West Africa should be ad­ sources per head of population is con­ Health and medical facilities in ministered and prepared for indepen­ cerned. Yet the people of Namibia - Namibia show a similar imbalance. For dence. The resolution was passed with though essential in providing the cheap the small number of whites there are 27 only two nations voting against - South labour necessary for tapping such re­ hospitals and six health centres. For the Africa and Portugal. In 1968, however, sources - are prevented from getting a African population, who outnumber U.N. Secretary General U Thant re­ fair share in the wealth of their country. the whites by 7:1, there are only 39 ported to the General Assembly that the The Pretoria Government has, in hospitals and 39 health centres. Again, South African Government had ignored usual racist fashion, divided the coun­ the standard of facil ities and care varies his requests for com pliance with the re­ try into white and black areas; retaining considerably between white and black solution. Instead, South Africa's re- 1 the most fertile and the areas of mineral hospitals. There is no African doctor. sponse was the passing of the 1967 Ter­ wealth for the white. In the north are The White Minority in Namibia elect rorism Act - a tightening of the arrest the Tribal Reserves and supposedly au­ an eighteen member Legislative As­ and internment without trial tonomous Bantustans where only Afri­ sembly. The Assembly is directly ans­ mechanism. Apartheid had been cans live. In the south, including all the werable to the Vorster Government in urban areas and the important mines, is cruelly extended to Namibia. Pretoria. The black Africans are not en­ With continuing and increasing the white settler area or "Police Zone." titled to vote in their own land. Strikes,, This area also includes small locations world pressure, the International Court and the formation of trade unions, are ruled in June 1971 that "the "con­ for the "migrant" African workers who forbidden. Recently, striking Nami­ tinued presence of South Africa in live there - and who comprise the bians have been brutally suppressed by Namibia being illegal, South Africa is major part of the labour force for the the South African police. under an obligation to withdraw its white economy. administration from Namibia im­ The very face that the African lands O ne of the most notorious of all mediately, and thus put an end to its are of poor quality ensures a cheap Apartheid laws relates to the Pass. The occupation of the Territory. " N o o th e r source of labour, since the African - Native Administration Proclamation cause has, in the U.N., achieved such unable to sustain himself or his fam ily states in section 1 1 , that "any native universal support as that of the Nam i­ in the north, must move south to the w ho desires to travel w ithin the Territ­ bians. Yet it has become clear that white man's mines or farms. ory may do so upon a pass issued by South Africa has never had any inten­ In Namibia it is a criminal offence his European employer, by a magis­ tion of perm itting the territory to be­ not to work. Under the Vagrancy Proc­ trate, or officer-in-charge." The pass­ lamation of 1920, if convicted of being book must be carried at all times and come independent. SW APO took this decision not out "idle and disorderly" such a person is be up to date. Permits must be obtained an inherent love of bloodshed, not o Right from the very start, they set out liable to a substantial fine or up to 12 to travel outside one's residential area, of the desire to chase the w hite mai to incorporate Namibia into the South months imprisonment, with or without or area of work. Failure to produce the into the sea, but out of the convictio African Republic as its fifth province. hard labour, and with a spare diet and pass-book on demand, or if it is not up that self determ ination and nation­ The only difference has been that rep­ solitary confinement for the first three to date, means immediate arrest and hood are universal rights w hich in ce ression in Namibia is often more severe months of any sentence. imprisonment. tain cases must be fought for." than in South Africa itself. Like South Africa there are many and A U.N. report succinctly summed up W hy does South Africa cling so de­ varied laws restricting the right of the Namibian situation: "The.prosper­ Many volunteers went to different sperately to Namibia? Whilst most of movement of the African majority. ity of the white settler community and parts of the world for training. In 196 the country is too dry for crops without Until January 1972, jobs could be ob­ the foreign corporations depends another national congress decided to vol *to wipe out S W A P O at the grassroots, a not be too far away. build an infrastructure to help support Namibia followed such moves. Offi­ reign of terror has been carried out in and maintain the gherillas upon their cially, some 2000 people were ar­ The South Africans have been slow the homelands by the South Africa's return. Most of the political work was rested. Although all "information to learn from their battle with S W A P O . handpicked representatives who were done by the National Branches, who gathering" was banned, unofficial Instead of wiping out the movement, declared 'elected' in 1973. held public campaigns until Swapo • sources hint that the number of Nam- each attempt to destroy SW APO has Innocent Namibians have been ar­ was banned in 1966, when they were binians arrested was far greater than the only strengthened the Namibians' re­ rested, convicted on the spot, and pub­ replaced by the smaller and more sec­ Pretoria count. This time the White solve to carry on the fight for their free­ licly flogged by these so-called tribal ret Cells. In 1970 SW A PO held its Con­ 'Governm ent had tried to break dom. authorities, whose position is sup­ gress in Tanzania. SW APO by dessimating the movement Last September, Mrs Potuse Nora posedly derived (according to the Since 1967, the South African Gov­ at the grassroots level. Appolus - SW APO's representative at South Africans) from ancient tradition. ernment has twice tried unsuccessfully With resistance seemingly broken, the United Nations and the Organisa­ In November 1973, after much ec­ to destroy S W A P O . In 1967, by using the South Africans set up elections to tion for African Unity, toured Australia clesiastical and international protest, illegal retrospective legislation, 35 choose tribal leaders. Such tactics were at th invitation of the African Freedom the South African Supreme Court is­ SWAPO leaders were arrested, con­ seen by S W A P O as a "front", that Movement. Unfortunately, her itinerary sued an interdict provisionally banning victed and imprisoned. One was even would allow Pretoria to rule through did not include New Zealand. Yet, it is flogging. But in M arch last year, a killed before he came to trial. This, the Namibian puppets. However, SWAPO fitting to conclude with her words: further application for the ban to re­ South Africans hoped, would take the was not broken. Despite the harass­ "The confrontation with South Africa main in effect was turned down. Since sting out of the S W A P O struggle. Yet in ment and arrests of SWAPO leaders, over Namibia continues unabated on then, flogging has become a regular 1971/1972 the Namibian people de- . Namibians heeded the organisation's all fronts. Spearheaded by S W A P O , the part of life in Namibia. The 'tribal' monstrated their growing w ill to resist, call for a boycott of the elections - people of Namibia have continued to police have also been armed and there mm by carrying out a general strike. This only 2.54 voted. show their deep resolve to discontinue have been several shooting incidents. can labour. Lan time South Africa despensed with any Following the election fiasco, the the wicked, criminal, immoral and il­ Despite the terror tactics, the Nami­ y designed to efforts to maintain a facade of legality South African Government began its legal occupation of their territory by the bian people are not beaten. Towards The combined and imposed a state of emergency in third attempt to smash SW APO. It is regime in Pretoria. W e have been the end of 1974, a mass exodus was tages and povert Ovamboland - which is still in force still going on today. N ow they are try­ herded into our homelands like cattle, underway. Many refugees are joining □ leave their rur; today. They declared it an offence to, in ing to destroy both the leadership and deprived of our fundamental human SW APO in neighbouring countries - ettler labour any way, question the authority of the grassroots at the same time. rights and repressed in our just de­ where they find a school, hospitals and either the Ovamboland executive or Early last year the South African au­ mands for self determination. SW APO SW APO so that they may recapture the South African Government. The thorities arrested all the major leaders w ill never lessen the intensity of the , O their homeland in the near future. police were given the power to hold a of SW APO in Namibia - including struggle until the unpleasant and unac­ can People's 0 The fact that South Africa has found it 'suspect' indefinitely until he/she had David Merero, SWAPO's Chairman. ceptable faces of racism, colonialism d in 1956. Orij answered the questions to the 'satisfac­ Since their arrest they have been held necessary to replace border police and apartheid are removed from our ie various mov tion' of the police. in total isolation. Nothing is known of w ith her army indicates that the next country. Namibia m u s t be FREE. e colonies and A thorough "crackdown" on their whereabouts or their fate. In order phase in the struggle for Nam ibia may Namibia w i l l be FREE! isic human rigl and indepen- by peaceful t and primary :t labour system rk of national together with abilise the popi

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Rick Wakeman Monday numberec Dainty ha Down U nder The bar opener be 15-piece < man wear a glance at the press reception stage bathr light. 'Cat lowed by and a review of the concert coming al 'Merlin Rick W akem an is telling som eone he can dow n a pint of English beer in could actually integrate with the group. tour I vanished for a bit and thought excerpt frc four and a half seconds. It's the Rick W akem an press reception, the Hotel They don't really integrate on 'Journey' all out." were very Intercontinental, Saturday, February 15. The guys from New Zealand's because we use them separately." "W hat do you think of the new only rock 'n' roll mag, and everybody who's anybody, are here. And m ore It wasn't until after Rick Wakeman bands playing up the theatrical sidej b e s id e s . was presented with two gold discs for rock. Banks like Sparks, Cockney Req sales of 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' a n d 1 0 c c ? " " I think it's a lot of rubbish. I'm Festival Records had arranged a beer drinking contest. Five teams took part. entertainment. W e do things on stc Rick Wakeman and his "O .D ." band won. W akeman's autographing bibs spe­ that are ludicrous but it never interferj cially provided for the occasion and some earnest young man not long out from with the music we're playing."' England is asking him about his drinking habits. "Sparks had a good album. I thoug The star had arrived half an hour "Has 'The Myths and Legends of the single 'This town ain't big enoujl early. I'd got here a few minutes late to King Arhtur and the Knights of the for both of us' was the best single of la find the place full of journalists all anx­ Round Table' debuted yet?" year. I saw them on stage and I wasif ious to get their twenty questions in. "No. The album comes out very impressed. Thought it was a I cornered Roger New all, the bass worldwide on March 28." dumb. W h ich was a bit of a shame.l player, and was introduced to the other "And you're debuting it in an old Cockney Rebel I don't dig very mud1 members of the band. There's Gary c a s tle ? " don't think the new bands that are Pickford-Hopkins, the vocalist from "N o , that's off. There's quite a funny well-known are very good." Wild Turkey, the group led by Glenn' story behind that. The little village of Rick W akem an is known to his Cornick who used to be with Jethro TintageI freaked." friends and family as 'Uncle Rick'. H| Tull. There's Ashley Holt, another voc­ "Tintagel's in Cornwall. They a genuine and sincere person in a bu| alist, and Barney James, the drummer, weren't too impressed with the idea. In ness that has never been renowned 1 both from a band called Warhorse. fact when we sent a guy down there sincerity. He describes himself as "al Geoff Crampton is the guitarist and they arrested him. Nearly lynched him of a beer drinker and a lunatic". Hij John Hodgson the percussionist. "A in the town square." work for children's charities is seldq bunch of unknowns" Wakeman called "Great shame. W e thought we'd do reported. them the debut at Wembley Pool . . . four Success hasn't turned him into an tie like 'Si Rick W akem an and the band had nights at W em bley Pool in M a y ." embittered recluse w ho never gives only more toured Japan and Australia before com­ "You had a bit of a hassle in Syd­ terviews. With Bob Harris he owns ward to. ing to New Zealand. I asked Roger n e y ? " and 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' company devoted to helping new There v\ Newall what he thought of the "Yeah, the air-conditioning was re­ and not until after the beer drinking bands. But England taxes its rock stisterophon Japanese audiences. "Yes, they're ally bad. They switched it on and it just contest that I managed to speak to the very heavily. Has he ever thought oimoog pas; strange. They're very quiet the whole gave huge buzzws ... so we turned the star myself. living somewhere else because of thother. Anc way through and then they go mad at air-conditioning off and it got to around Wakeman spent two years and about "Yeah, I have. For every ten pountfc jan' the d the end. Which is a little unsettling the 135° on stage . . . really hot and a million dollars on 'Journey to the earn they take nine. They've really1 ing all on first time you do it. .." And Australia? everyone was feeling a bit dizzy." Centreofthe Earth'. Afterthe Royal Fes­ me hard. As I'm putting all my monmjst. After " G r e a t . . .one gig that stands out from "D o you choose the members of the tival Hall performances with the Lon­ back into music it's very clavinet ai the others was in Melbourne. And I be- band on their drinking prowess?" don Symphony Orchestra and the En­ difficult. . . but I'm very fond of Enjtonk bar-r< lieve it was 18,000 that got there . . .it "N o . But it's quite important glish Chamber Choir he left for a hectic land. If things get worse than they a$ane in its was jammed-pac." t h o u g h ” . two month tour of America with Yes. now I'd move to Austral ia. Or to here And thei The crown around Wakeman was ‘‘A fter ‘King A rthur’, a rest?” After the tour he left Yes. Rick W akem an has a mystique abtprepared o thinning out so I moved in. Some guy "No. W e arrive back in England on "N o w ay did I enjoy the last Yes tour. him. In Auckland there was a feelingdancing gi from Radio Waikato was asking the Tuesday, seven in the morning. I've got W e were doing 'Topographic Oceans' anticipation for the coming event (Were intro> questions. "W here did you get the in­ the day off and I start working on W e d ­ and I didn't believe in it and I wasn't before Sunday night's concert. The Aten mi spiration for 'Journey to the Centre of nesday. Starting my acting career be­ really sure whether everybody else did posters had been up all around towto the Cen the Earch' from ?" "It cam e from the lieve it or not. I'm in a film. It's a Ken to be honest. W hen you're earning and there'd been constant advertisirWakeman book. No association with the film Russell movie, the follow-up to 'The money for it . . . I thought it was a bit of in the media. phonic of which is the worst film I've ever seen in Music Lovers' on the life of Liszt." a sting. So thaf s really w hy I decided to And even the normally excitablechestra he' ■ my life. |t's got Pat Boone in it who's "W hat part w ill you be playing in leave. When we came back from that Western Springs crowd was a I ittle cance Taplii got to be the world's worst actor. It was it ? " rbly. done in the early sixties when you had " I haven't got a clue to be honest. ith the to have a so-called 'pop' guy in your There's Roger Daltrey playing Liszt and o inflate film. And he was really bad. He was there's Ringo Starr and me boning ere spotli terrible." about throughout. It's a hysterical tage. They "It was an awful film. They had script." end the things like little plasticine monsters "W hat next in the recording line?" rocious. running about. Obviously made out of "I'm doing the soundtrack to the Wakema plasticine. They'd be just about to eat movie. It'll be a combination of parts of ‘Catherine I him and he'd sing a song'with one my albuj^sreally. Next after the Arthur rest'. hanging on to his foot. Dreadful." thing w hich weHHbe=doing, I suppose, The 'O.C "W hy did you decide to do 'The Six ■ about November — December is "The Six W ives' Wives of Henry VIII'?" Suite of the Gods'. It's based around all ng to hear "I picked up a book called 'The Pri­ the gods of mythology like Zeus and rey Cramp vate Life of Henry VIM' in America. It Thor. Should be good fun. Some of the uitar solo was a really interesting little book. I music's already done for it." oleyn' tha started reading about Jane Seymour "Can you tell us a bit about the rackling o and Anne Boleyn and I thought it music on 'King Arthur'?" ice changi would be really nice to write about "After having done 'Journey' and re­ oward' th them ." ally listening closely to how symphonic n approval " I hadn't got a band. I was still in Yes musicians work I was convinced that Someboc so I had to use session musicians. I you could get a symphonic orchestra to hich soare couldn't sing. I sing like an elephant play a unique form of rock 'n' roll. So I back. It after a can of beans. Really bad news. was trying to work out on a score how angerous So it had to be a pure musical album ." it could possibly be done, where they h h ih t hit hhh* * * ★ ★** hhh ★ ★ **t ]9 h h h hhh hh-k *** hhk **** ** * hhhhi ***** *** ***** ★ *** *★ * **★ hhh hhh hhh hhh ****** ★ *★ hhh |ferent on the night. W akem an had hhhh-i HHHN **★ ******* ★ * * hhh *** i hhh hhhh i ***** *** ******* **★ *** hhh *** *** *** ♦ * ★ *★*♦1★ * *ti labelled it "serious" music and the au­ * ★ * hhh *** *** *** ****** * *★ ★ ★* hhh * * * hhh * * * ** * * **★ *** WOCK'n'WOLL (?) * ★ ★ * ★ * * * * *** *** *** dience was completely absorbed in the *** ★ * * * * * *** *** *** hhh * * * * * * **★ ******* hhh * * * ★ * * *** ******* entire performance. Roger N ew all had hhh * *★ hhh ****** ******* *** ***** said that with the Japanese audiences you could hear a pin drop. It wasn't quite like that at Western Springs but it W riting a positive music review is not as easy as it used to be, the reason crust was close. being that over the last year or so the music scene, or at least the product­ Two recordings which are making an i t ion of good new L.Ps‘ has been really stagnating. impression on the realm of harder rock and blues are Rory Gallagher’s “ Irish 1974 wasn’t a bad year for New Zealand tours and ’75 is promising to Tour ’75” and Humble Pie’s “ Thunder- *- 1 be even better, with groups like W ishbone Ash, maybe Y e s , possibly box” . Both contain elements of the performers which everybody looks for- Monday's papers had the audience joe Cocker and even the D o o b ie s all deciding to keep coming south Gallagher’s is classic; just him and his numbered at about 15,000. Paul rather than stop at Australia. Of course we were off to a bood start with favourite guitars with plenty of bottle­ Rick Wakeman and Rory Gallagher, two guys I never expected to see in Dainty had expected more. neck and flying fingers. God bless the New Zealand. The band played a rock 'n' roll Irish ! opener before Wakeman and the Rick Wakeman’s new one, ‘‘Journey he’s reached a new height in quality, a “ Thunderbox” brings Stevie Marriot’s 15-piece choir came on stage. W ak e­ to the Centre of the Earth” has earned certain smoothness which didn’t always little boy voice right out and he really man wearing his long white cloak. The him some pocket money this year - I get show up in the old days. gets well into the blues numbers. stage bathed in red, blue and orange the feeling he’s living somewhat on his A real ray of hope is Genesis : their Just briefly : Elton John looks like light. 'Catherine Parr' was quickly fol­ reputation now. “ Journey to the Centre latest one, “ The Lamb Lies Down on coming across with another nice little lowed by 'Guinnevere' from the forth­ of the Earth” was good the first time Broadway” is a classic surreal Genesis bopper album if “ Lucy in the Sky” is anything to go by. It’s called something coming album. round and brilliant when I could see him achievement Sounding a lot like Yes, like, “ Captain Fantastic and the Brown 'Merlin the Magician' was the other doing it on stage in Melbourne, but I they’ve shown again that it is possible to Dirt Cowboy” , and apparently it’s an bit and thought excerpt from ‘King Arthur* and both found myself tiring of it after the second achieve incredible diversity in the space or third playing. of one album. There’s a lesson to be anthology of how he and Bernie Taupin were very good indeed;\souriding a lit- Epic works like that are becoming a learned there by other groups, but no-one got together. ik of the new dime-a-dozen affair. Look at Tubular Bells is taking much notice. Average White Band will release their theatrical side last year, for instance : this was Mike Old­ Look at Deep Purple ... “ Stormbringer” third album soon; there’s a single out now ks, Cockney Re field’s big attempt to contribute to the ain’t bad for a laugh, but, like all the best I think, called “ Picking up the pieces” , field of epic music feats and as far as I can jokes, it’s all been done before ! It typifies and it’s good blues-orientated rock. Also, f rubbish. I'm see it turned a lot of people right off, and their approach to music - they couldn’t watch for a new Wishbone Ash album. d things on st, didn’t enhance his chances of success with care less. I saw them play at Sunbury We’ll see if they can improve a bit on the it never interfei hig followup album, the Dutch group Music Festival in Melbourne a few weeks last effort. : playing."' Triumvirat had a go at his style afterwards ago and was mildly titillated by the light So, it looks like all the older groups show and stage effects, but on the whole are the only ones coming up with any new 1 album. I thou and produced an uninspiring L.P. under bored by music. Of course Ritchie Black­ material and most of that is not too hot. ain't big enoui the dubious title of “ Illusions on a double dimple” . Heard of it ? No, exactly ! more put on a marvellous guitar show, New groups are pimply either not appear­ i best single of I; Ringo Starr’s new one, “ Goodnight particularly when he was on his own, but ing or else not permitted to succeed in tage and I was Vienna” is interesting in a grotesque sort a band is more than a lead guitarist. Their New Zealand. I think New Zealand has jght it was a bit| of way. Full of brass and piano, the back­ attitude is so totally professional, well- to start taking more notice of Australian bit of a shame ing really suits Ringo’s rough, brassy voice oiled and rather arrogant. Even their music in order to give the scene here a tdig very much and the whole thing is usually quite fast roadies were too candy-assed to get wet boost The Captain Matchbox Whooppee Hands that are moving. If it is intended to be smooth, saving the gear from a rainstorm: they Band’s first album, “ Smoke Dreams” , good." it’s a failure, and if it was intended to be refused to go outside and move the speak­ was hilarious, but it just didn’t sell here, known to his a bit repetitive ...repetitive, it’s a rave ers out of the weather so eventually the so we’re going to miss out on an even success ! Australian roadies had to do the dirty better follow-up called, “ Wangaratta 'Uncle Rick', t I don’t really hold out much hope for deed. Wahine” . Their lack of success in New i person in a b good OLD Ringo. I think once Ian Gillan left Deep Zealand is largely due to a lack of public­ een renowned Joe Cocker’s “ I can stand a little rain” Purple for finer things, the group was ity but also due to a narrow-mindedness ;s himself as' is very good from a quality point of view forced to adopt a more stage-orientated in the N.Z. record-buying public. We have I a lunatic", and gives Cocker fans plenty to choose style in their music. After all, who else to get away from the staid attitude of harities is seld from. I feel his style has really matured can sing “ Child in Time” or even “ Flight sticking to music we already know plenty now and his singing on the new album is of the Rat” ? Nowadays it’s “ Space about. New Zealanders are the most led him into an tie like 'Six W ives' with vocals added, right at home with the music. I wonder Truckin’ ” and “ Highway Star” and of musically ignorant people in the world, course the good old standby, ‘‘Smoke on for sure ! And the most undiscerning. ho never gives:only more basic. An album to look for- what he’s going to do now in the way of recording, because, personally, I think the W ater!” Well, we all gotta make a So, it’s up to you. Harris he owns ward to. ______P.C. 1 helping new There were some nice effects. The axes its rock stisterophonic sound had W akem an's force - an almost totally original internat­ ional class band. Their seven appearances ever thought oimoog passing from one speaker to the throughout the year at Radio Hauraki e because of thother. And during 'Merlin the Magi- promoted buck-a-head concerts were all every ten poun(c jan' the dry ice was released, envelop- attempts to present total entertainment They've reallyt jng all on stage in a cloud of frozen Their ‘Pantomonium’ which ran on three ing all my monmist. After which, Rick turned to his consecutive nights was for two of those ^ery clavinet and played some fast honky- nights very poorly attended, the Sunday 'ery fond of Enjtonk bar-room stuff which sounded in- performance totally vindicated their >rse than they isane in its context, boldness in trying to run a ‘season’. ralia. Or to here And there was a nice bit of burlesque ‘Blerta’ in February visited Auckland and 1 a mystique abprepared only minutes beforehand. The gave a loose but always good natured and enjoyable variety of jazz, rock and com­ re was a feelingdancing girls came on and the roadies edy in two three hour shows at the :oming^event (Were introduced to the audience, Mercury. s concert. The A ten minute break and then 'Journey Dragon also built up a substantial Auck­ all around towto the Centre of the Earth' began, land following and their album “ Univer­ istant advertisirWakeman later said that the Sym- sal Radio” became one of Phonograms phonic of Auckland was the best or- best sellers for 1974. Others such as John nally excitablechestra he'd had for the part. And Terr- Hanlon had substantial sales for both his vd was a little cance Tapi in handled the narration sup- singles and his album and seems destined ?rbly. to become New Zealand’s answer to Neil With the beginning of 'The Battle' Diamond. Space Waltz also achieved /0 inflated models of the monstors substantial sales, in fact, a number one single, with T.V. promotion. /ere spotlighted and the left of the summer rock stage. They wobbled around a bit but in Undoubtedly the greatest impetus to the —^ ^ th e end they looked anything but or What we did on our| Holidays..... Auckland scene has been the ‘Buck-a-head’ (ta ^ p rfe ro c io us. series of concerts, they have created virt­ Wakeman's encore began with ually the only local situation where a ‘Catherine Howard’ and led into ‘The group or artist can present themselves in forest'. Summer has traditionally been the season concert These have temporarily lapsed The 'O.D.' band didn't play on the for the great influx of overseas artists; for effect; Rory Gallagher proved years of in favour of free concerts in Albert Park, |Six W ives' album and it was interest­ the weather allows the use of the large gigging and hard work in Britain have a medium far less successful than the ing to hear their interpretation. Geof­ outdoor venues. However, few sus h resulted in a tight, exciting act while indoor concerts. The creation of these concerts has given ambitious local groups frey Crampton played a fine acoustic concerts have been seen so far - Uriah Gladys Knight and the Pips showed a dis­ something slightly more to aim for in ;uitar solo in the middle of 'Anne Heep, Rick Wakeman, the Hollies and the turbing tendency to show-biz superficial­ ity only rising above this, because Ms Auckland than a residency in a nightclub. >leyn' that was marred only by the Blues Giants being the only ones staged. Most of these have drawn less than the Knight possesses one of the greatest But it remains-a truism that once a group :rackling of a faulty p.a. There was a anticipated crowds, the classical rock and voices in soul music. Future appearances has achieved the ‘heights’ of a ‘Buck-a­ lice change in the middle o f ‘Catherine roll of keyboard player, Rick Wakeman by the ever inconsistent Joe Cocker and head’ and perhaps recorded an album, as toward' that had a few heads nodding had a ‘disappointing’ attendance of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue promise far as N.Z. is concerned they have reach­ approval. 10, 000. to display two of the best acts in rock ed the top. Split Enz have realised this Somebody lit a couple of skyrockets music. and after playing a final concert in Auck­ 'hich soared high above the terraces at The indoor concerts played to consistently B -toubtediy the most significant land on March the 8th they leave for ie back. It might have been a little full houses, John McLaughlin and the de '•rr* ts in New Zealand have been Australia for an indefinite period. Jangerous but it did fit the occasion. Mahavishnu Orchestra provided a dazzling on th>: ioc J scene, for 1974 proved home Things may have improved but the limits display of technical ability and rapid fire gro ok and roll can sell. The year saw are still low. Alastair Dougal Jeremy Templer instrumental work to little emotional the t .crgence of Split Enz as a powerful r & Labour Party*.

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One month ieatre and art CONFERENCE jblicity blurb he Festival of vening with E oses with a p You and your friends o f all ages are cordially invited to Hollow Crow attend the 1975 Regional Youth Conference on 8th and 9th .oyal Shakespi M a rc h . Musically the It w ill be held at the Te Tira Hou Marae, Tripoli Road, rong with the P an m u re . ing’s Singers, ngers, and th< /mphony Ord •ganist Flor P< t Pascal Roge. PROGRAMME The highlighl ill’s strong the •amme will be Saturday, 8th March - Assemble outside Marae at 10.00 a.m. ices of the R< eare Company ire and Repen estival audiem jry Theatre ai "THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS' ie New Zealar With contributions from Hon. Arthur J. Faulkner M.P., Elephant” , a i Phil Goff (Manukau Youth Branch) and Alan Baxter ;e play transla (Printing Trades Union). ulvers. The “ L ■” can be seen dependent Tb iother New Zi "MULTI-CULTURALISM IN INDUSTRY" iiere will be tb With contributions by Nick Tangaroa (Executive, Auckland lusic Theatre ( Engineers Union), Fred Atiga (Labour Department) and roduction of 1 Employers and Vocational Training Representatives. lizabeth’.

Last'year th< "ALTERNATIVE LIFE STYLES" Inion Debatinj npressed Aucl Life styles in New Zealand are many and varied. We want to. ieir acid wit a FREE look at just three. umour. The F Members of the panel will be Mrs. Marion McQuoid (Nuie jature two nig MOVIES Society), Mr Hone Kaa (Dept, of Maori Studies, University t the Aucklam of Auckland), and Bruce Marks and Keith Langton (Ohu team of thre> Advisory Committee). Ixford Union 1 rith Auckland* sets : “ That W/ on is on the b Kai w ill be served at 5.00 p.m. and a fill w ill be shown in the evening, se” and that “ Bring your sleeping bags and sleep on the Marae. Kai w ill be $1.50 anj1 iss - or this hi Breakfast 50c. A collection w ill also be taken. loud cuckoo l< fun.

After breakfast on Sunday, Cabinet Ministars (intruding Warren Freer “ Face to Fat Jokers several M.P.'s (including Mike Bassett, John Hunt and Mike Moore) anedia presentai Parliamentary Candidates, w ill be on the Marae to chat with. ie attraction a lourt of the Ai luseum from f larch 13. “ Fat For further details, contact: dramatic pres Roger Debreceny, Auckland Regional Council, New Zealand Labour pisodes of the Party, Box 8941, Auckland. iteraction. For Telephone 32-156, 32-157 (business), 687-064 (home) OR Helen Clark, 74-740 ext. 791 (business), 760-119 (home) Sboppin| Mvilraa CLIP TM DENIM HATS, I the a ~ / \ R R V O N CAM P'n G CURSE of the DEMON CONTACT O R r _ NOW ON THE FIRST FLOOR STUDENT UNION BUILDING NANDMAI Nothing i 21

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uckland'Festival March 1 like a colourful spectacular - H to March 29 “ Pageant of Polynesia” will be a drawcard at the Stanley One month full of music, Street Tennis Stadium. Cilia ieatre and art, says the. Black and Harry Secombe jblicity blurbs - and so it is. will both be returning to he Festival opens with an Auckland for concerts during vening with Bette Davis and the Festival. oses with a performance of Picasso etchings will be ite d to Hollow Crown” by the the opening exhibition of the 3th and 9th oyal Shakespeare Company. new gallery-Barrington Pacif­ ic. Sculptures by Paul Beadle Musically the Festival is will be featured at the New R oad, rong with the famous Vision Gallery. Ten free ing’s Singers, the Dorian lunchtime concerts will be ngers, and the New Zealand performed at the NZBC /mphony Orchestra - with Radio Theatre during the •ganist Flor Peters and pian- Festival. These will include t Pascal Roge. a Charles Ives Centennial The highlight of the Festi- Concert - with violinist il’s strong theatre pro- Ronald Woodcock and pian­ amme will be the perform- ist John Wells - at 12.15 p.m. 1 1 0 .0 0 a .m . ices of the Royal Shakes ' on Monday March 3 and eare Company, and “ Plea- Tuesday March 4. jre and Repentance” before estival audiences. The Mer- jry Theatre are producing Highlights l i o n s ' ie New Zealand premiere of The Royal Shakespeare r M .P ., Elephant”, a modern Japan- Company - “ Hollow Crown” ;e play translated by Roger Kter - Mercury Theatre, March ulvers. The “ Lion in Wint- 24th, 25th and 29th (8.15 *” can be seen at the New p.m.) - and Friday 28th at idependent Theatre and 2.15 p.m. iother New Zealand pre- And “ Pleasure and Repent­ liere will be the Auckland ance” - Tues March 25th - (Auckland lusic Theatre Company’s 8.15 p.m., Thursday 27th it) and roduction of ‘ Robert and lizabeth’. - 6.30 p.m., Friday 28th - ves. 8.15 p.m. and Saturday 29th at 2.15 p.m. “MADDER, FUNNIER, Last'year the Oxford «ORE INSPIRED THAN Inion Debating team greatly The New Zealand Symphony npressed Aucklanders with BEING DONE Newant to. Orchestra - with Pascal Roge ieir acid wit and bright and Flor Peters, Town Hall IN M OVIES TODAK” umour. The Festival will on Saturday March 15th at •id (Nuie jature two nights of debate 8.15 p.m. Jniversity t the Auckland Town Hall, •n (Ohu k team of three from the Oxford Union Debates - Ixford Union will do battle Wednesday 5th (Town Hall) ’A COMIC HAM I IlllC f: nth Aucklanders on the sub- at 8.15 p.m. (Western Civil­ -H ollis Alperl, SA TURDA Y REVIEW i cts : “ That Western civilisa- isation in danger of collapse) on is on the brink of colla- n the evening, - AND - Saturday 8th (Town ii

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As part c mme, the YOUNG Associati bates, dis collective occur dai Universit period 3 SOCIALISTS various s< New Zeal The gene explore si awarenes: The Young Socialist organisation is ments and those interested in socialist university New Zealand’s largest and most active ideas will be able to exchange experiences icipation group of radical youth. We are projecting and plan for the future. students stepped up activity this year leading to­ This year’s Orientation activities init­ wards the General Election where we will iate the work for the year. Three be launching a vigourous socialist inter­ FORUMs are planned : On Wednesday vention within the context of critical March 5 at 1.00 p.m. in B15 “ Malaysia - support for Labour. dissent and represion” with Dr.Michael We will be participating in the campaigns Stenson of the History Department; on to defend the abortion clinic and to win Wednesday March 12, same time and MONDyA women the right to abortion, to fight the place, “ Are our Civil Rights Threatened?” 1.00 p.m, Task Force’s racist harrassment of the with Dr Hodge of the Civil Liberties An introdi Polynesian community and to press for Council, Reg Clough who is legal advisor land Unive democratic rights in Malaysia. to the Auckland Abortion Clinic and a We shall be touring a feminist and a speaker from the Polynesian Panthers Dr Colin l\ black activist from the U.S. and building who will discuss the Task Force; on Thurs­ Dr B. R. D the national conference of the Y.S. (April day March 20, same time and place, Science. 25, 26, 27, Victoria University) where rad­ “ Unions, injunctions and the law” with Ms Clare V ical activists in the various protest move­ speakers yet to be finalised. These two pages contain a few notes about what is happening in Orienta­ tion this year. They should be read in conjunction with the programme ORIENTATION you got at Enrolment. For posterity the names of the Orientation Commi­ ttee are recorded here. If you have any questions or suggestions or com­ plaints or anything they can be found most times of the day or night in DETAILS the Orientation Office on the first floor of the Union, above the A U SA Office and right in the middle of Radio B. And you would’be especially welcome if you have any time to spare and can help us keep things going.

Orientation Controller Bob Lack Social Controller ** Michael Flatt and club Student Liaison Simon Gurnow Information and Contact David Deans Films TDon Gardiner programmes Spiders Webs Lindsay Gregory

Looking after the film showings for the ORIENTATION SERVICE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME Orientation Committee are a couple of An orientation Service will be held in A list of additions and corrections to the first week of the programme distributed students trading under the name of “ P the Maclaurin Chapel this Wednesday at during Enrolment: and Q” . The principals of this venture 1.00 p.m. This emphasis will be to orient Monday March 3 7.30 pm Maclaurin Hall Friends of the University Annual General are Don Gardiner and Pete Woollet who students to the activities of the four main ^ Meeting. have both been on campus for some religious societies inflicted on campus 8.00 pm B28 NZSAC Free film showing of “ Millhouse” and years and are concerned at the failure of within the context of worship. The Rev. “ Attica” A U SA and Film Society to provide any Dr. John Hinchcliff, the Rev. Fr Eugene Tuesday March 4 1.00 pm Rm 202 SU B Latter Day Saints’ class light entertainment on screen. They O’Sullivan, the Rev. Peter Davis, the very 7.00 p.m. Maclaurin Hall NZ Institute of International Affairs started occasional showings last year and Rev. O.T. Baragwanath and the Chancell­ meeting with a talk on Portuguese Timor by Steven Hoadley of the response was such that they have or, Dr. Maiden, will participate in the the History Department. Students welcome. arranged a programme for every Thursday service. 7.30 pm Executive Lounge Tennis Club wine and cheese evening. night this year. Screenings will commence Peter Davis, the new Maclaurin Chap­ New members especially welcome. each Thursday in B28 at 7.00 p.m. lain, will also be inducted during service . Thursday March 6 1.00 pm Rm 202 SU B Latter Day Saints’ class A light lunch will be provided. 7.30 pm Executive Lounge Aviation Sports Society social evening. Their Orientation programme is printed below and the full year’s schedule will Come Friday March 7 1.00 pm FO RU M ’75 discussion on the Wanganui Computer appear in next week’s Craccum. Centre. John Hunt M.P. has now accepted an invitation Tuesday March 4 B28 7.00 p.m. to the to participate and the meeting will be held in B15. “ The Italian Job” and “ The Amour- ous Adventures of Moll Flanders” . Any additions to the second week of the programme should reach the Orientation Friday March 7 Rudman Gardens Cabaret Office today to get in next week’s Craccum. 7.15 p.m. all night F R E E show in The culmination of Orientation will be a association with Cafe Dance “ The semi-formal ball on Saturday March 15. There will be two tournaments running WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS Jokers” , “ Fearless Vampire Killers” , Entertainment will be provided by Maint- during Orientation which anyone can “ Stitch in Tiem”, “ Carry on Camp­ ainance Shop, a very professional group enter. Mr. Dennis Hansen, that Custodian The Orientation Programme contains a ing” , “ Curse of the Demon” . who guarantee anything from rock to a and man of many parts, will be running perhaps cryptic looking note referring to Tuesday March 11 B28 7.00 p.m. foxtrot on demand, with a guest spot by a snooker tournament during the second world record attempts to be made in “ Alice’s Restaurant” and one other. Kini Trio who Dennis-the-Custodian week with matches held from 6.00 p.m Albert Park next Wednesday March 12. Thursday March 13 B28 7.00 p.m. assures us are a bloody good act. The daily in the Billiards Room (top floor by This is very much a participatory thing - “ Up the Chastity Belt” and "Butter­ supper menu comprises - the theatre). The results of this tourna­ there is a copy of the Guinness Book of flies are Free” . Shrimp Cocktail ment will be used in the selection of the Records in the Orientation Office and you team for the Universities Easter Tourna­ are invited to come up and browse and Cold Chicken Ham and Beef ment in Christchurch. In addition there find something you think you can break. will be a prize for the winner of a cue in Assorted Salad a case and a ticket to the Orientation The only restriction is that we refuse to tonight b28 Curry & Rice Beef Stroganoff Cabaret. To enter please see the super­ subsidise any gluttonous or anti-environ­ The New Zealand Students’ Arts Council Fish visor in the gymnasium (behind the mental efforts (like goldfish swallowing) is pleased to present two Sydney Co-op Bookshop). but there is still plenty of scope. Last Assorted Gateaux Fruit Salad & Cream films - “ Millhouse” which portrays former The second will be a 500 tournament to year 1300 odd Auckland students organ­ Cheese & Biscuits be held at 6.30 p.m. on Monday March ised by Don Gardiner (of Albatross Enter­ President Richard Nixon in a slightly un­ favourable light and “ Attica” , a commen­ Coffee 10 in Rm 202 SU B and subsequently as prises) set a new record for sitting in an tary on the infamous prison and the Sole- and there will be a full bar service (e.g. as necessary. This is just for fun (N ZU SU unsupported circle (on each others knees). dad Brothers. much as you want of whatever you fancy). have yet to recognise 500 as a Tourna­ This is now in The Book, but it would be ment sport ! ) but the members of the nice to have some more. These two fine films are being shown Dancing will continue from 8.00 p.m. to winning team will each receive a prize of F R E E as part of what is hoped to be a 1.00 a.m. and you get all this for only a Cabaret ticket. To avoid arguments TKS series of NZSAC political and progressive $7.50 single or $14.00 double. Tickets rules will be used and these may be ins­ film she wings on campus during 1975. are available from the Orientation Office pected and entries made in the Orienta­ However the Arts* Council is at present or from the information desk in the Quad. tion Office ( first floor above A U SA in some financial difficulties so a collect­ However, we need to have a guaranteed Office). You don’t have to be a brilliant ion will be taken up to assist with the attendance for this to go ahead so please player to enter these - the general stand­ continuation of activities. These films ;et your ticket by Friday of this week ard of both snooker and 500 around here are well worth seeing and your support March 7) so we can proceed knowing is not outstanding. is needed. people are coming.

T U E S D A Y 4 March F R ID A Y 7 March W E D N E S D A Y 12 March 1.00 p.m. Union Coffee Bar “ Nuclear 1.00 p.m. Lecture Theatre B15 1.00 p.m. Lecture Theatre B15 “ Civil FORUM'75 Power. “ Wanganui Computer Centre” Liberties Threatened” As part of this year’s Orientation Progra­ Are Nuclear Power Stations desirable in What is going on ? Why ? ls it necessary ? A discussion on recent encroachments on mme, the Auckland University Students’ New Zealand? What are the environmental justifiable ? desirable ? civil liberties in various areas organised by Association is organising a series of de­ ramifications? What are the alternatives? Mr. Jonathon Hunt M.P., Member of the the Young Socialists. bates, discussions and seminars under the Dr Mervyn Smith, Centre for Continuing Government Committee responsible for Dr Bill Hodge, Auckland Council of Civil collective title of FO RUM ’75. These will Education. the centre. Liberties. occur daily in the Union Coffee Bar and Dr Rob Mann, Environmental Defence Mr. Francis Auburn, Senior Lecturer in Mr Reg Clough Legal Advisor and trustee University Lecture Theatres over the Society. Law. to the Auckland Medical Aid Centre. period 3 to 14 March and will cover Mr. John Steph? ison, Senior Lecturer in Dr Bill Hodge, Auckland Council of Civil A member of the Polynesian Panther various social issues and problems facing Mechanical Engineering. Liberties. Party. New Zealand and students in particular. The general object of FO RUM ’ 75 is to W E D N E S D A Y S March T H U R S D A Y 13 March explore subjects of interest, to generate 1.00 p.m. Lecture Theatre B15 “ Malaysia’ MONDAY 10 March 1.00 p.m. Union Coffee Bar “ Drug Abuse” awareness and stimulate discussion among A discussion on dissent and repression in 1.00 p.m. Union Coffee Bar “ The What is drug abuse ? What causes it ? ls it university students and to encourage part­ Malaysia organised by the Young Environment” a medical or a legal problem ? What are icipation in Association activities by new Socialists. A general discussion on environmental possible solutions ? students and by university staff members. Dr. M.R. Stenson, Senior Lecturer in Detective Inspector R.l. Chadwick History. matters organised by Ecology Action Group and rollowed by a mystery bus A member of the medical profession. T H U R S D A Y 6 March to u r! PROGRAMME F R ID A Y 14 March 7.30 p.m. Union Coffee Bar “ Religion” 1.00 p.m. Lecture Theatre B15 “ Students” A spiritual forum: What is religion ? What T U E S D A Y 11 March What responsibilities do students hold to M O ND AY 3 March is faith ?What part does it play in life ? 1.00 p.m. Lecture Theatre B28 “ Penal society ? What place can they take in sol­ 1.00 p.m. Union Coffee Bar ‘ University’ Why are there so many religions ? What Reform” ving the problems raised in FO R U M ’75 ? do they have in common ? Representa­ What is the purpose of improsonment ? What role does the Students’ Association An introduction and welcome to Auck­ tives have been invited from all religions Does the existing arrangement serve this have ? All people who have participated in land University with:- and spiritual groups associated with the purpose ? What improvements and re­ FO R U M ’75 are invited to attend. The University, and discussion will be opened forms are possible ? Desirable ? Students’ Association will be represented Dr Colin Maiden, Vice Chancellor. b y: Dr Martyn Finlay M.P. Minister of Justice by : Dr B. R. Davis, Dean of the Faculty of Mr John Seymour, Senior Lecturer in Law Ms Clare Ward, President A.U.S.A. Science. Rev. Peter Davis, MaClaurin Chaplain to Mr Simon Jefferson, Incare Mr John Blincoe, Vice President, Ms Clare Ward, President A. U.S.A. the University. A member of the Howard Reform League N.Z. U.S.A. clubs and tit-bits. car club Car Club is a more-or-less dynamic organ­ One o f the few advantages of being Orientation Controller is that you get to plug isation of assorted bods united by an your favourite societies. This year’s Controller and indeed most of the Committee are interest in anything that moves on four members of the Tiddlywinks and Knucklebones Society. And frankly we think you all wheels and the faster the better. should be too. Since we are all busy there will only be one TKS meeting during Orient­ Owing to the technical and rule-bound ation, on Tuesday March 11th. This will commence about midday in the main common nature of motorsport we are more closely room with a formal game of Diplomacy - and if anyone would like to take part come involved with other car clubs than with up to the Orientation Office where we are making up teams. The General Meeting will the University but most of our members occur after Diplomacy at about 7.30 p.m. and after that the evening will develop into are students and ex-students. In fact we a social event with many games and a quantity of wine, probably free to members. are one of the five big clubs in the Auck­ Regular games evenings will be held during the year along with many other mani­ land area and have quite a lot to offer festations of idiocy. To gain more inform ation or to join (only 50 cents a year) see m em bers. Bob Lack in the Orientation Office. We organise events running the whole gamut from simple economy runs up to an Invitation Hillclim b Series which attracts competition from all over Auck­ CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB la n d . There is a film and natter evening every Join us during orientation for an inspired month, a club trial every month or so in fortnight of films, free classes and demon­ winter and a hillclim b or gymkhana about strations. every fortnight during the summer months. Your support is needed to foster contemp­ "Sportnews” , the monthly coming events orary dance in N.Z. Bulletin and "Roundabout” the club If you want to dance, but beyond the res­ magazine are posted to all members. trictions of ballet technique, come along Membership is $4.00 a year to students and try a different dance form. and $5.00 to non-students. See Alan Grout on Campus (extension 9207) or ORIENTATION PROGRAMME Mark Reynolds at home (HCK 44-613) INCLUDES: On Friday, 7th March the Battle of Films i n 002 on LEIPZIG will be fought between Tuesday 4th March at 7.30- 8.45 the French and Allied forces of the Thursday 6th March at 1.00 - 2.00 1813 campaign which resulted in Tuesday 11th March at 1.00- 2.00 the downfall of Napoleon. This will Thursday 13th March at 7.30- 8.45 take place in the Middle Common Room . Free classes and demonstrations in the Also; Friday 14th, Dresden 1813 Gymnasium on - -THE CONTUBERNIUM CLUB Monday 3rd & 10th March at 4.00-5.30 Wednesday 12th March at 1.00- 2.00 Friday 14th March at 1.00- 2.00 tramping club One of the most active societies on campus, Tramping Club has no restriction SWIMMING AND WATER POLO on the number of new members it can CLUB accommodate. The Club spends most of the year tramping in the North Island This very friendly club meets twice a (Tongariro, Egmont, Ureweras, Great week in summer and once a week in Barrier etc.) with 4-day trips every holi­ winter. W e cater for both men and days, as well as shorter weekend and day women and have an A and B gr'ade in trips to the Waitakeres (where A.U.T.C. each, all teams playing at Newmarket has its very own hut). During the Xmas Pool on a Tuesday night from 6.30 pm vacation most trips go to the South onwards; training is on Thursday even­ Island, and 10 days is usually the standard length. This summer T.C. has clocked up ings. No experience in playing is about 1200 man-days (or woman-days, or necessary, although average swimming person-days.... ) in the South Island. CONTACT ability is desirable. split Enz.... due soon. Mountaineers can also find a place in THE INFORMATION-ADVISORY Although we have no facilities for T.C. as there is a strong contingent of SERVICE RUN BY STUDENTS those wishing to learn to swim or im­ rock-climbers and last year club members FOR STUDENTS prove or train for competitive swim­ completed some good climbs in the ML ming, we do send a men's and Cook region and the Darrans, and even wom en's swimming team to Easter One o f those interesting yet tragic things motorcycle had an expedition to Peru. Tournament along with a men's water to watch this year will be the fight devel­ No experience or gear is necessary to polo team. This yearly excursion onto oping between two groups of peace-loving club join Tramping Club - for as long as it takes other campuses provides the ideal op­ meditators over the subject of money. The A.U.M.C.C. suffered (along with you to find out you like it, you can muddle along in sandshoes and a plastic portunity for one to meet the other Some years ago a disciple of Maharishi most other clubs and societies) from the raincoat (we’re not proud !) and hire the members and also have a great time; a Mahesh Yogi arrived in Auckland to rigours of internal assessment in 1974, in spread the discipline of Transcendental odd thing from the club. Interested ? lot of the action at Easter Tournament that there were fewer than usual bods Meditation. He believed that this was so coming on our touring and trail trips. The During the first weeks of term the club tend to originate from the aquatic sec­ important that he charged no fees for his survival of the club in 1975 depends to a has many Orientation functions planned tion of the whole outfit. However, for services (though he did accept donations). large extent on the interest and enthusia­ - see the club noticeboard for more de­ all that we enjoy the odd ale or three, The Students’ International Meditation sm generated in the first few months of tails (beside the stairs by the U.B.S., we are not just a social team; our Society was formed to promote the this year by as many members as we can above the milk bar). Alternatively ring women's team won the N.Z. National discipline on campus and has gained many rake together, especially as most of the one of these lovely people - Championships last year and our men's adherents and helped a lot of people over core members of the last three or four Alastair Kent ph. 585539 (evg) or 74740 ext 9622 (day), Kathy Newhook team is in the top three in Auckland. the years. years have now departed. It is fair to ph. 689733 or Roll Horne ph. BSY So come along to the pool on Tues­ However, the international transcental point out that last year several of our 87378 (evgs) or 74740 ext 9966 (day). days or give us a ring: meditation organisation based in America number did more riding than ever before, Anyone interested in the March Brenda Griffith 694-242 apparently didn’t like its principles being in spite of internal assessment require­ given away for free so it started an organ­ ments, and still managed to pass their 7 FORUM on the Wanganui Compu­ Geoff Baxter 583-692 isation in Dunedin to promote and sell units. ter Centre should note that the New LE CERCLE FRANCAIS TM and has gradually moved up the This year’s Annual General Meeting Zealand and Pacific Room of the country, at last arriving in Auckland. It will be held on Monday, March 10th, in Library are planning a display on which is the Auckland branch of the has threatened legal proceedings against B28, at 8.00 p.m. Apart from election to this subject before 4th March using Paris-based Alliance Francaise, will the Auckland group for use of its names, offices, there will be films of AUMCC in part materials prepared by one of hold its first meeting for 1 975 in but the locals have tried to avoid trouble activities over the last couple of years, the participants, Mr. Francis the University Hall at 8 p.m. on by giving way. and plans for trips over the Easter break, A u b u r a . Wednesday March 5th. So this year we have on the Auckland in the May vacation, and at Mid-term The programme will include musici- campus promoting Transcendental Break, as well as ideas for the usual day cal items and a one-act play, SC RU ­ GIANT SPIDERS INVADE Meditation two groups : or weekend tours. In spite of the general AUCKLAND!! PLES by Octave Mirbeau. The play, (1) The Students’ Meditation Society, apathy shown last year by the owners of produced by former Professor of a non-acquistitive group which has been street bikes (with a few exceptions), we 11 appears that the activities of the AU French at Auckland University, active on this campus for some years are hoping to organise more road bike Sci-Fi Society have incurred the wrath of Prof. A.C. Keys, has the following under the name of the Students’ Internat­ tours as well as trail bike trips, and rum­ the inter-Galactic Council who have deput cast: ional Meditator Society. our has it that last year’s Pres, and Vice ed a pair of giant Arcsoc spiders to bring Le Voleur : Prof. A.C. Keys (2) The Students’ International Medita­ Pres., and perhaps Sec. and Treas. are us to our knees by spinning a web in the Le Vole : Dr. A.S.G. Butler tion Society, the only true original and planning to acquire road bikes to have as Quad during Orientation. The invaders Le Valet : Mr. S. Hoare accredited representatives of the well as their trail bikes. have captured a local architecture student, Le Commissaire Maharishi who have just arrived here and Anyhow, it’s been too good a club Lindsay Gregory, and are forcing him to de Police : Dr. A .W .H . West charge for their services. over the years for it to fold now through wreak their evil will. He in turn will be co Both groups are taking part in Orientation lack of energy, especially as there are ercing other students to assist. If you havt Students of French are warmly activities and each promises a full year of more bikes on tbe road and at Varsity any skill in web-building or would like to invited to attend or to contact the involvement on campus. Watch this space than ever before. So fire yourself up, and learn,wander in the general direction of Secretary, Margaret Lockstone at 40 for continuing details of the fight of the assemble your body at the AGM, and the Quad in the next day or two and start Landscape Road, Mt. Eden. Century. prepare yourself for a good year. spinning.