National protest against hannings
THE MINISTERIAL DECISION to impose banning -orders on fourteen of the nineteen former detainees, recently acquitted of charges under the Terrorism Act, has evoked a storm of dissent, The National Union of South African Students called last week for nation-wide student protests, All the English-speaking universities have responded with mass meetings, picket protests and other activities, Vol. 24 No. 18 GRAHAMSTOWN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1970 Price 5 cents The President of NUSAS, Mr. holders to put "some of the bas,ic Neville Curtis, said that one plan ideas of natural justice and the under discussion at the Univer rule of law to the public outside sity of Cape Town was to burn the University." an effigy of the Prime Minister, Maritzburg students also plan Mr . Vorster. He thought rt:h is to submH voluntarily to similar idea might be taken up on other conditions to a banning order campuses. for a week, according to the SRC On Monday the Black Sash President, Mr. Oliver Schreiner. held picket protests in Cape Town Mr. Schreiner said the meet:ng and Johannesburg. On the same at Maritzburg passed a resolu day students at the UniversHy of tion condemning the banning as the Witwa,tersrand held a lunch an insult to the South African hour protest meeting and stood judiciary and calling for their in silent vigil on Jan Smuts withdrawal. Avenue. The University of Cape The resolution also called on Town held a meeting on Tuesday, "the Government and people of and approximately 300 students South Africa to give urgent staged a picket protest outside attention to 'the tragic denial of St. George's Cathedral. civil liberties and to initiate re Staff and students at Pieter form". A one-hour picket protest maritzburg and Durban started was held outside the University a door-to-door canvass of house- gates. A .F.S. storm brews over race zssue• MANY AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE STUDENTS at Rhodes were shocked recently to receive a communication from A.F.S. Headquarters in Johannesburg concerning Convention '71. Th1s is to be held in Atlant:c City, New Jersey, as a part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the organisation. The circular urged as many South Africans as possible to attend the Convention, since much criticism was being levied against A.F.S. operating in this country on account of its apartheid policy. The fact that A.F.S. (South Africa) does not send African and Coloured students on the programme is a cause for increasing concern, and is likely to be a major topic at the Convention. However, it seems that A.F.S.-S.A. wishes to defend its dis criminatory policy. Many Rhodes Returnees feel that this policy is inexcusable, particularly in view of the fact that the principles of A.F.S. do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour and creed. It seems that more A.F.S. Returnees must make their opinions known on this issue. No concerted effort has ever been made to bring Afr:can and Coloured students into the programme. In fact, all too often, A.F.S. officials brush aside this problem, using the excuse that it would be too difficult for African and Coloured students to adjust back to the situation in South Africa if they were included in the programme. The Rhodes campus has many A.F.S. Returnees. It is vitally necessary for all those who hope to attend Convention '71 to make their views on this issue known and to push for a change in the South African policy both here and at the Convention itself. (
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Cecil John 1 1 THEATRE REFUTES RHODEO I SIR, - In your issue of September 18, your student critic complains that the Speech and Drama Department is not giving the encouragement it should to student drama activities. He states that student companies hiring the Theatre "have to pay the same exorbitant rates as professional companies." Firstly, may I make it clear attendance, if overtime) . from rehearsals is free of that the Speech and Drama Internal organisers: charge to University users. Department has nothing to do (I) RIO for performances, in- In all three scales in addition with hire charges and regulations cluding repeat performances to the theatre hire charges there for the Theatre, which are drawn and matinees. are charges for work done by a up by the Theatre Management ( 2 R6 for rehearsals when the University electrician, who must Committee on which there are ) switchboard and spotlights be present on all occasions when student representatives. are used; up to a maximum the switchboard and spotlights Secondly, on the instruction of of 2 rehearsals; additional are used. Note: these charges do the Theatre Management Com not accrue ~ to the Theatre, but mittee, I set out the rates of hire rehearsals of this kind RIO. are governed by Union rates. for the Rhodes Theatre, which As a matter of interesting com are as follows : parison, the hire charge for the What with death and ... Professional Bodies: Thorn Theatre at Stellenbosch (1) R30 for the first night. University is R60 per night, WHAT WITH DEATH AND DAMNATION knocking at the door R25 for additional nights even to Drama students. of the worn-out old establishment, -in the form of ineffectual or for matinees. Thirdly, he complains of the SRC's, fizzling threats, an alarming spate of nude gentlemen parading (2) Overtime charges for care- high price of thea:tre seats. This around the campus, overflowing sports pages and what have you taker or cleaner; present is not a Theatre concern at all, (good question ... Ed.), the year is dragging its tiresome corpse to rate 33c per hour. let alone a Departmental one. a weary end. So, to add to the confusion, I thought I'd award the i (3) Rehearsals and preparation The prices charged are decided CECILS and JOHNS for the year, knowing full well the flurry of time: R2 per hour or part (3) Up to a maximum of 2 free rehearsals when the switch by each individual lessee, pro disappointments and libel cases that always follow this controversial ~ thereof (plus fee paid to fessional or internal, and are :issue every year. Nevertheless, ours is not to question why - ours cleaner and electrician in board and spotlights are not used; additional rehear simply implemented by the book is but to do and skip the country on an Egyptian passport. attendance, :if overtime). ing agents. This year the charge In case you don't know, or don't care, the CECILS are serious Outside Amateur Bodies: sals of this kind R6. (4) There is also an overtime for CAP AB shows has been half awards, when for once I try not to be funny, while the JOHNS (1) R16 for the first night. price for students. ·allow me to give vent once again to the bubbling, silver tinklings RI2 for additional nights. charge for a cleaner should of my delightful witticisms. RIO for matinees. he be in attendance, but Miss M. E. H. Dickerson, CECILS (2) Overtime charges for care preparation time as distinct Theatre Director. Best Sportsman: Ray Carlson, who has had a tremendous rugby taker or cleaner - 33c per season, captaining both the Rhodes and Border teams, was mentioned hour. CHESS SOLUTION by the All-Blacks coach as being one of the three best full-backs he (3) Rehearsals and preparation saw here, and for his exemplary sportsmanship always. 1ime: R2 per hour or part CHESS SOLUTION : 1. Q-K6 ch., K-RI (if .. . K-B1 2. Q-B7 ma,te) Best Sportswoman: It has been decided not to make this award thereof (plus fee paid to 2. N-B7ch, K-NI (forced-) 3. N-R6 dbl. ch., K-RI 4. Q-N8ch, this year, but we congratulate Mirna Birks, Annette de Villiers, and 'cleaner and electrician in RxQ 5. N•B7 mate. Sue Eells on being reselected to S.A. Universities sides In their sports. Best Actor: John Burch for his outstanding performance in "Zoo Story", a play which he directed himself. Special mention must be made of Dugald Thomson's powerful handling of Peer in "Peer Gynt". Best Actress: Miss Jane Osborne, for her part as Hannah Denni son in "Salem". Although Miss Osborne is a lecturer, it was felt that no student actresses had had big enough roles to merit this award. Most Dynamic Society: Although RUPSA has won the official award, we felt that the Cecil should go to UCM for making people think about things that matter. JOHNS Campus. Cassanova, it has to be admitted, has been won again by Willie Marais Press, a man who has yet to make the big decision, despite the admirable amount of research he has done thi·s year. Due to a lamentable lack of competition, and general scruffiness on the campus, there was really only one contestant for Campus Smoothman, and Rob Daniel has made the grade again this year. He aims to consolidate his position next year by returning with a silver Rolls-Royce with headrests. Bravely resisting the temptation to make myself Campus Funny-man, it was decided that Jon Ossher should receive this rather dubious award, since his amazing sense of humour kept him giggling throughout the year. He also stood for the SRC . . Campus Drinker of the year is Rich Rouhana, ·the Lebanese gonlla, who claims that hijacking is thirsty work . . . Most unsuccessful man of the year is John Burt, whose un tirmg efforts to get himself a haircut have all ended in dismal failure. Keeping up with the times, I am, so there's no mini skirt award this year. Instead we discover that the maxiest skirt is often worn by Dot Clark; of course a maxi is a maxi but ,in Dot's case there's more of it. ' ' Finest Clag Plemkin this year has been won by the Institute Nerve yourself. The for the Study of English in Africa, hotbed of Plemkinism in the . Southern Hemisphere. Which leads me on to announce that our very own Pseudo exams are comtng. Intellectual this year is Barry Brinton, whose fine words and flowery phrases have succeeded in fooling only himself and his ghost writer, who is believed to be a refrigeration maniac. Round about now, a student's tension and worry - are the things Biggest Fraud award goes to Roland Paver, who has finally confessed that he knew all along that he doesn't really look like thoughts relentlessly turn to that drain it away. Compounding Rock Hudson after all. exams. And the thoughts turn the problem with irritability Then of course there is the Society award which goes to the and sleeplessness. Permissive Society. his hands sweaty and his insides ~ At this point I might ,add that the Best Hoax was the devasta- ' upside down. Nervous tension. By taking Neurotone you replenish tingly fiery motion which was passed at the beginning of the term, It's inevitable at exam time. your Lecithin reservoir. Your whereby the SRC was allowed to go back to the VC, DSO and Bar, Something is needed to soothe nerves are fed naturally (Neurotone to recap what they had said a few days prevwusly Yay for our forward-looking SRC. · fraying nerve ends. And help keep contains absolutely no addictive Talking of crime, Campus Criminal 70 is Clive Keegan the the mind panic-free and cleared drugs). And you get other Kremlin Gremlin. ' for action. essential nutrients too. That something is Neurotone. N eurotone can't provide you with Specialists in University Text Books and Stationery STUDENTS Because Neurotone contains knowledge. But it can and will Lecithin. get your nerves into shape for The University you don't have to put Your nervous system is 17% the exams. your heads together about Lecithin. 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] been, MUST be. Yet, when ation supports the struggle be militant. Its political analysis I the sociologist happens to be a against occupational discrimina- rests upon the assertion that woman, different conclusions tion, its main thrust is against "there is an almost exact para must be reached. Mrs. Alice the institution of male chauvin- .lie! between the role of women Rossi, for example, argues ism and the social and economic and role of black people." "There is no overt anti-feminism exploitation of all women. Institutionalized male chauvi in our society (in 1964), not be- nism, like institutionalized white cause sex equality has been racism, is a social and political "Helmer: Before all else you achieved, but because there is are a wife or a mother. problem; it will only be solved through social and political practically no feminist spark left Nora: That I no longer be among American women. Young lieve. I believe that before change. American society has women seem increasingly un all else I am a human being taught young women that the committed to anything beyond just as much as you are - only way the oppressed people early marriage, motherhood and or at least that I should try of this society can gain their to become one." a suburban house." rights and their freedom is to Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's House fight for them. Women's libera (1879). Feminism became nonexistent tion is committed to this during the affluent and politi- struggle. cally conservative years fol- The women's movement is a Women's liberation cries out lowing World War II. Just recall product of the experience of for human freedom, for the THE MEANING those grotesque Hollywood mov- many hundreds of young women ies of the '50's: brilliant woman in the civil rights movement and right of every individual to create his or her own life and to gives up all to marry Mr. Clean in the urban white organizing fully his or her a no t very su b t I e vanant· on t h e undertaken by white, radical develop OF WOMEN'S " , potential. To seek freedom h appy t h emes o f a woman s youth after the collapse of the place is in the home," "keep her civil rights movement. Young forces us to oppose oppression of barefoot and pregnant" and "a women and girls risked their all people, black and white and LIBERATION female. woman's brains are between her lives in the struggle to create a youNG WOMEN, ... you nine and grotesque. This fear legs." just and humane society. They are, in my opinion, disgrace has kept women from voting were beaten in demonstrations, "One man's liberation is fully ignorant. You have never their dl. scontent and demanding Why have women passively ac- they were arrested, and they another woman's bondage. made a discovery of any import- their rights to a full and free cepted the massive economic li-bel'~ were often sexually mistreated. Hopefully our personal 1.nce. You have never shaken an life of their own. and social exploitation of their tion from sexual-identity They served time in jail, staffed empire or led an army into position in American life? It is bondages will be the instru the freedom houses, cranked the battle. The plays of Shakespeare History is not only collabora- because they are taught at home ments for liberating others are not by you, and you have tor in perpetuating the social memiograph machines, washed from the bondages of hunger, and at school that they are sec- never introduced a barbarous myths which justify the contin- the dishes, loved the men, and death, poverty and the sheer · f · ·1· ondary to men, that their lives race t 0 th e bl essmgs ° ClVl lza- ued subjugation of women. Psy- cared for the children. Only to right to survival." tion. What is your excuse?" chiatry, for example, portrays must be lived through their bus discover themselves absent from (Virginia Woolf: A room of one's women chiefly as sexual beings, bands, their futures experienced the steering committees, silent The women's movement is own) · suitable only for childbearing, through their children. and doomed to "frustration" if during meetings, and ridiculed based on a simple truth: we can- Women's liberation is not a their lives are not given over Girls and women are taught to w h en th ey protes t e d t h a t t h ey not set others free if we are not new movement, but rather a re- wholly to "nurturance." These be socially irrelevant, passive, to worked and risked their lives in ourselves free. As women birth of insurgency. It is the latest wave in the unfinished re- translations of the "common wis- hide their natural abilities, to orgamza· t.1 o ns m· w hich they had struggle against their fear of dom" into scientific law perpetu- k d · · volution waged by women in fear self-expression, lest they be little power to rna e eclswns. being inferior, as they seek ways ate the myth of the subservient America throughout the ages of called a "castrating" woman The young women learned that of life that will truly permit their oppression. role of women. A psychologist Naomi Wesstein emphasizes When people are taught that in a freedom struggle, they were them to be "before all else a Women might indeed take that such arguments are wrong: they are inferior, and when not free. human being" they increasingly pride in the history of their "There isn't the tiniest shred of society demands that they act Out of this contradiction, the dl.scover themselves forced to freedom struggle if they evidence that these (psychia- inferior, it is not surprising that knew about that history. That tric) fantasies of servitude and women's liberation movement take a militant stance, forced to .vomen (and men) are ignorant childish dependence have any- they appear to be inferior. was born. At first, women asked accept the harsh truth that of the history of women's libera- thing to do with woman's true only that they be permitted to women's freedom will only be Women's liberation as a move- tion movements is no accident. 1. potential." participate in "participatory" possible in a radically trans- ment is young, radical and poli- tically experienced. Its goals and democracy. This very reasonable formed society. actions are far more militant and just request was laughed "The Women's liberation "The women's liberation movement is real. And one of the than the moderate and matronly down by the young men, and so movement is real. And one of top items on our agenda is a redefinition of who we are. Step one ; women lea,rned at last just what the top items on our agenda is in that redefinition is that we aren't who the women's magazines male chauvinism must mean for a redefinition of who we are. say we are, or ought to be. And redefining ourselves anrhhow we their movement. The best thing "There is an almost exact Step one in that redefinition is live - we're doing the defining this time - not the guys that parallel between the role of that ever happened to potential that we aren't who the women's sell shampoo and refrigeration (and make a little napalm on the women and the role of black white radicals in civil rights side). Redifining ourselves is what liberation is about." people in this society. To happened when they got thrown magazines say we are, or ought gether they constitute the out by SNCC (Students' Non-vio to be. And redefining ourselves Susan Sutheim : The Subversion of Betty Crocker. · lent Coordinating Committee) great maintenance force sus and how we live - we're doing taining the White American and were forced to face their · ·n thel·r own the defining this time - not the male." own oppresswn 1 world. guys that sell shampoo and re- Beverly Jones: Towards a It is part of the whole fabric of Sociology is also guilty of frigeration (and make a little Female Liberation Move- oppression of women whose translating the subservient soci- The young women's li'beration napalm on the side) . story has been rewritten into a al role of women into "scientific ment <1968>· movement (with groups in every bizarre comic opera of blue- law." Sociologists argue that the major city in the United States Redifining ourselves is what stockings and suffragettes. The role of women cannot change and Canada) has learned from lfberation is about." distortion of . women's history because the division of labour National Organization for Wo- the struggle for equality for has made women ashamed and requires sex-role differentiation. men (founded by Betty black people. It has learned to Susan Sutheim: The Subversion afraid of being called unfemi- in other words, wb~t HAS Friedan). While women's Iibera- distrust legal "solutions" and to of Betty Crocker. Page 4 RHODEO October 8, 1970 RB·ODEO OCTOBER 8th 1970 THE AFRI CAN
THE SECOND INSTALMENT OF THE violence. PAPER PREPARED BY MRS. R. N. ROBB, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAPE WESTERN REGION OF THE BLACK awaits u.s. SASH, AND DIRECTOR OF THE "A NATION DRIVEN to use the weapons of war upon its youth ATHLONE. ADVICE OFFICE. is a nation on the edge of chaos. A nation that has lost the allegiance of part of its youth is a nation that has lost part of its future. A nation whose young have become intolerant of diversity, EDUCATION is an enormous their own homelands, although Imissioner . The Minister decides intolerant of the rest of its citizeneF and intolerant of all traditional subject which I shall deal 60 per cent of them are not for what national unit the town with briefly, but it is obvious domiciled there - they have ship is established and values simply because they are traditional, has no generation worthy that the Bantu Education system none in the rest of South Africa only members of this unit may or capable of assuming leadership in the years to come." while succeeding in having more even If they have been born and occupy fixed property there. No African children in school than lived all their life in an urban one may occupy a residential From the report of the President's Commission ever before, is not producing area. The only Homeland where site in a township in a Bantu on Campus Unrest, made public on September 25. enough adequately trained citizens have exercised their vote area unless he relinguishes any people because most of the child- is the Transkei, where residential right he may hold As the new academic year begins, neither the militant student ren do not go beyond Standard there have been two elections for elsewhere, including right to radicals nor the university administrators are prepared to say just II. 45 elected members of the Legis- arable allotments in scheduled, what the prospects for peace are on the campi of the United States. Although about 85 per cent of lative Assembly. An effort is be areas or on Trust land. Building Both camps seem to be preparing themselves for more of the same African children in the 7-14 age- ing made to separate urban Afri- si
After Nasser • • • •
THINGS ARE GOING to be ent African states was he1d at moved from office (a factor era will no doubt attempt to though he has been consider different after President Cairo. For geographical and which will make the choice of establish themselves again. Not. ably more successful in pro Gamal Abdel Nasser's sudden racial reasons it might have his successor incredibly diffi only that, but there is .also the moting socialism in Guinea death last week. Very different. been expected that the Arab cult), and, all opposition was Israeli war to resolve. Any than the other members of the states in Africa, .and the eliminated (·even the Commu attempts at peace moves which old Casablanca powers. It Both in Egypt and the world countries south of the Sahara nist Party was banned) to such Nasser might have been able would seem that the old scene, Nasser played a distinct would have split into two an extent that one wonders to push through the party and groupings will at last die away. role which could not be dis groups. But Nasser, together whether he would have been people, will be much more missed or ignored, however with Nkrumah and Sekou able to survive such a lack of difficult for a new leader. More important, though, is much one disagreed with his Toure ensured that this did articulation of interests if •the absence of a Nasser policies and his actions. N a·sser It would seem, then, that not happen at that first con there had not been an Arab/ bridging the Arab/ African gap. was also one of the few per Egypt is likely to experience ference. Israeli war, which gave all It is conceivable that without manently dominant leaders in a number of problems in Egyptions a common enemy. him thi·s split may widen some Africa. Shortly after it, the inde choosing a successor - and for what - to the detriment of the pendent African states split that successor to establish his Ever since 1952 when the Now that he is gone, what is OAU and any other uni•ty into two groups - the "radi authority over the country. army took over in Egypt, but likely to happen? The most moves in Africa. cal" Cassablanca group and particularly from 1956 when immediate problem will, of Because of the nature of the the "moderate" Monrovian What will happen in the Nasser himself seized power, course, be the choice of a suc military links with Soviet group. Originally the Monro Arab/Israeli war is anyone's the Egyptian Government has cessor - a choice which .. has Russia, it would seem that for vian group looked as though it guess, but I suggest that peace always tried to take a lead - to be rMified by a two-thirds the immediate future, Egypt would consist merely of the will become more unlikely and often succeeded. This was majority of the National and Russia will maintain the former. ·'French African states, now that Nasser is gone. He shown at the 1956 Bandung Assembly and a majority of close links carefully built up but its base was widened to was probably the only Arab Conference which was the first the electorate at a referendum. by Nasser and Kosygin, al include a number of other leader who, in the immediate move towards the establishment though -it is by no means cer states which straddled both the future, could have come to of a third world group in And there is no obvious tain that this will remain the Sahara and the former colonial terms wHh Israel without international politics. successor. Anwar Sadat, his case in the long •term. Much of areas. In reaction to this, the facing too big a reaction in his Vice-President; was one of the the ideological direction of the Thoughout Nasser's rule, "radical" states, consisting home country. few leaders who survived with Egyptian Government was Egypt was prominent in the mainly of Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nasser from 1952, mainly be given by Nasser; his successor Without Nasser, the future anticolonial movement, often Egypt .and Morrocco, formed cause he was never a serious as well as rt:he various interest of Egypt and the Arab world giving material assistance to the Cassablanca group, which rival to Nasser. Sadat is con groups which will try to estab in general looks bleak indeed. political groups which aimed at again had interests which s.Ututionally acting-President lish themselves may well guide destroying minority control straddled the Sahara and the AHhough I am far from con until such time as a new Pre Egypt back into greater accept over their countries. vinced that the political former colonial areas. sident is chosen. In such a ance in the West. Much of this machine established and main It was at Cairo that the pre So, whi1e alw.ays a "radical", position, it is possible that conjecture will depend on the tained by Nasser was a stable parations for the first con Nasser made sure that his Sadat may succeed Nasser from outcome of Arab/Israeli peace or desirable one, the following ference of nonaligned states in political actions in Africa were amongst some of the other •talks and •the future arms sales remark by a diehard enemy, a Belgrade were made. Not only not based on racial or geogra contenders. But he is unlikely to Israel. member of the Israeli cabinet, did Nasser push his concepts phical grounds, but on ideolo to be strong enough to hold In Africa, the days of the indicates that things are going of nonalignment and positive gical reasons. Throughout his the country together for very old "radicals" is slowly grind to be very differen1: now that neutrality, but he also made rule, whether ·in the Organi long ing t o an end. Nkrumah was he is dead. positive contributions to these sation for Afrioan Unity or the In fact, whoever is chosen removed by an army coup and conferences, doing what he United Nations, he consistently Mr. Shimon Peres, Minister is going to have tremendous is today heavily discredited. could to get •them off the adopted socialist policies in a of Posts and Telegraphs, said difficulties trying to take over Keita of Mali lost power to a ground. manner which bore the Nasser he mourned President Nasser's the Nasser machine. Besides right-wing armed coup. Nasser mark. death "because he was the only In Africa, perhaps, the maintaining unHy over the only is dead. Morracco has lost its person with whom we thought Nasser brand of politics was In his own country, a Nasser political party, the Arab radical leanings. And Sekou we could make peace". most obvious. The second con dominated power structure Socialist Union, numerous Toure is reportedly virtually ference of the heads of was built up. All possible rivals interest groups which were locked up in his palace in fear Yes, things are going to be Government of the independ- to his rule were quietly re- suppressed during the Nasser of assassination attempts, a!- different.
.~arry Streek October 8, 1970 RHODEO Page 7 ARTS What about the students?
"Rhodes University 1904-1970": R. F. Currey (Rustica Press, Wynberg) R3.50.
DR CURREY'S book purports the Council and the Senate, the I' Affairs does provide the reader Dr. Currey does occasionally years of the college, and he is at to be a history of Rhodes power struggles within these with some doubts as to wheth-er delve into questions ol'- pblitics his best when writing about the University. A better title for it bodies, their financial difficulties he has ... and race. There is mention of characters and life at Rhodes might be "The Rhodes Univer and their administrative activi the Senate's refusal to admit an during · to be produced in Grahamstown · ;------• ARTS was first performed in Zurich i~ 1962; a satirical comedy, it has BLUES CONCERT HINTS also been done in •translation by NEWS CAPAB. AT NEW VALVES "VHEN I SAW "HAIR" in London earlier this year, I wa8 at different times holding my sides with laughter, deeply moved, Theatre Film made alarmingly aware of some of the more sordid and inverted aspects of 20th Century living, and often inclined to feel suicidal at the thought that this was in a way representative and indicative THE touring German theatre THE FILM SOCIETY :is pre of what the world is coming to. In parts there was an atmosphere group, Die Fabre (The senting its last film for the of valuelessness - it seemed as if youth's search for a replacement Ferry), will visit Grahamstown of values was resulting in a total lack of values, be they good or year, tonight at 8.00 p.m., in the bad. on October 12, to give .a per GLT. formance of Friedrich Diirren When I was at the Blues Session in the Great Hall the other matt's "Die Physiker" in the night, most of these feelings flowed back into my mind. The film, "The Passion of St. Rhodes Theatre. Joan", was made in 1927, by Carl To my mind, looking back, pop music reached its peak with Dreyer. It is a silent film, deal Sgt. Pepper; since then the ark seems to have become increasingly The tour's main subsidy comes overloaded, and commercialism has mixed with "permissiveness" ing with the trial of St. Joan, from the Goethe Institute in to create something which can surely only be an acquired taste. and is shot in utmost simplioity Munich, and subsidies have also - one blank room, which serves INVOLVED been given by the South West as church, court room and prison Africa Performing Arts Council cell. Although the technique Not being particularly involved with blues or underground (•the group is playing in South music I found H, frankly, difficult to appreciate the conglomerations ( used is very simple, each frame Africa and South West Africa of sound and noise that i·ssued forth from the stage. Perhaps one can be considered a masterpiece has to be high to appreciate the music that we were provided with, under the patronage of the Ger in its own right. but for me (not being high) a lot of •the noise tended to flow over man ambassador as part of the my head. But I was fascinated by the swirl of noise, the kaleido South African - German Cul- Th n · t k f scope effects of the loud sounds, where one instrument was barely 1 1 tural Agreement) and the De- • e m gam~ a s ~r ne~s o distinct from another, and where the so-called vocals did not t t f c lt Aff . !Impact through Its bemg silent, register at all. par men ° u ura 1 aus. and it would in fact lose a great It was as if nobody really knew where they were going, as if Die Fabre was formed as an I deal of its effect with sound. the others in the groups didn't matter to .anyone else; maybe this extension of the Briicke theatre was where an element of showmanship was creeping in - in the in Germany, and its director is way each one was doing his own thing, creating an impression on the German producer-actor, the audience, always in a welter of unco-ordination that was not really pleasing on the eye. The strange prancing of some of them Heinz Schimmelpfenig. Members seem to have fitted in with the mood of the music, where nothing of Die Fabre come from the seems really to have mattered. major German theatres; this tour Ballet is their first as a group. Fitting in with this was the drumming solo, which was quite definitely the highlight of the evening. The drummer gave a tre The plays they are doing are TOWARDS THE END of the mendous, electrifying performance, and bearing in mind that the drum was one of the most basic, primitive means of communication, Martin Walser's "Zimmersch- month, CAPAB Ballet will I felt this primitiveness surging through the packed hall, especially lacht," von Kleist's "Der Zer- he bringing the well-known when he threw away his sticks, and beat his drum wHh his bare brochene Krug", and Diiren- "Coppelia" to the Rhodes Theatre. hands. Perhaps this was the only true communication in the whole matt's "Die Physiker". The latter, This has been, relatively speak- session, this elementary music. Maybe this is a reversion to the jungle, this present-day music, epi-tomised by the drum solo. ing, a bumper year for Grahams town ballet lovers; earlier this Which leads me back to the point I made earlier; if the music year we saw the three works we heard is indicative of the moods of present day youth, as shown by the growing popularity of this music, then maybe we are throw llft-~-re!ij·-~- ~~~:;;:;-=:- i! which went to form part of the ing away the stale establishment, and replacing it with retrogression. ~ . 1970 Settlers' Festival, while But then maybe Rousseau had a point when he advocated a return . this time we will see a full. to nature. llength ballet. P.T. Page 8 RHODEO October $, ·1970 SPORTS AWARD There •IS a Struben win WITH THE SPORTSMAN of as being a reserve for the S.A. the Year Award coming up Conntry Districts. move afoot in the near future, we must Rob Pennefather, who basketball look around us for the person played for both Rhodes First It is unmistakeable that to receive this most coveted Tthrough a Jack of merit. cricket loss the score was 20-20 when M. For Rhodes Bower pitched at Rhodes University is to Urry was fouled. He missed well in his first game of bare. RHODES 1 played its first Biggs had 47 and Rudman had be changed. ball. The best batters for Super league match against 33. both free shots and the full Rhodes were Searle, Bower, P E A on a Saturday and On Sunday P.E. A continued It is intended to form a sub Coates. Searle, Keevy and Gal Sunday. their innings and were all out union in Grahamstown with as loway excelled in their fielding On a fairly slow wicket fo r 2 ~ 7 . n ovies tnok 4 fo r 40 many as 12 teams playing in while T. Kyriacos caught well. Rhodes batted fir~t and wPre and Davidson 'took 3 wickets. ATHLETICS this competition. All players The first home game will be all out for 157. Nethercott (55) In their second innings played on the King field on Davidson (29) and Winchester Rhodes slumped and were all RESULTS who do make either the first October 24. Mr. Alberts in (30) were the main scor ers. out for 130. This left P.E. A a two teams or the under-20 tends asking either the Mayor Biggs and Schmidt were mere 20 runs to make, which GRAHAMSTOWN: Results of team will be able to play for or Dr. Hyslop to pitch down the best bowlers taking 4 for they did for the loss of one the Rhodes Athletic meeting on their house in this sub-union the first ball, as this is the 44 and 3 for 21 respectively. wicket, so winning the match first time baseball will ever At the end of trP first day by 9 wickets. Saturday:- competition. have been played at Rhodes. P.E. A were 80 without loss. Rhodes played fairly well 100m Women: 1. L. Hughes, The move was made with considering their opponents 2. B. MacDonald, 3. V. Pienaar, the following in mind: i) It had such players as the Pol locks, Biggs and Rudman. 13.5. would enable more Rhodes lOOm Men: 1. N. Hodder, 2. B. students to participate in com Tait, 3. B. Smith. petittive rugby. High Jump Men: 1. R. Cowling, 2) As all matches will be after action .. Rhodes athletic 2. B. Scott, N. Hodder, B. Tait, played in Grahamstown it P. Glover, P. Cretchly, 5.9. means that no long-distance championships will he High Jump Women: 1. L. travelling will be involved. satisfaction Hughes, 2. P. Going, 3. M. Mac The winners of the competi held on Saturday on Donald, 4.4. tion will travel to East London Long Jump Men: 1. N. Hodder, to contest a final with either the great field 2. B. Tairt, 3. P. Glover, 6.03m. the third or fourth league Long Jump Women: 1. L. winners, depending on the Hughes, 2. B. Ma.cDonald, V. standard of rugby produced in Pienaar, 4.67m. sub-union competition. SMALLS Unclassified smalls will be pub An ancient chess problem to lished on request, the cost being: 20 cents for 10 words. Thereafter test your skill at the game two cen ~ s per word. The following position first appeared in 1497 when it was FOR SALE, R200 o.n.o. the published by Juan Ramirez Lucena (a Spaniard) for Manuscripts PINK PANTHER, Major of Gottinge and Paris. 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