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CRACCUM Volume 54 Issue 9 NOTICE BOARD CAPPING This year there are to be four capping SITS. V A C SUPPLEMENTARY HARDSHIP GRANTS CYCLE SHUTTLE ceremonies. Graduands in Law and Commerce Replies are now being received from the The cycle shuttle service across the bridge will receive their diplomas on Thursday 8th Nominations are now open for one position Department of Education, and cheques prepared. wilj run for longer hours starting on Monday 12 May at 2.15 and in Science, Architecture and as an Association Representative on the Uni­ Payment of the hardship grants will be made by May. The hours have been extended by '/ 2 hour Town Planning at 4.15 pm. morning and evening, and will now run from: versity Senate for the period to 31 October the University Cashier once each week, on On Friday 9th May, Engineering, Fine Arts, 1980. 7.00am to 9.25am, and Medicine and Human Biology graduands will be FRIDAYS only. Lists of students for whom 4.00pm to 6.25pm. Nominations are also open for the following capped at 1.15 and Arts at 3.15 pm. cheques are available will be published in the The bridge authority still plans to stop the positions on the Association Executive foyer of the Old Arts Building. The processing shuttle after Friday June 13. Help try to reverse This new arrangement will ease the pressure Committee for the period to 31 December 1980. time between notification and payment could this decision by writing to the authority and to on space for guests at the Town Hall and also on Treasurer be up to two weeks. Students who have been the papers, by attending the bridge authority's the availability of academic dress for graduands. Women's Rights Officer awarded hardship grants should check the lists meetings (9.30am on the 2nd Weds, of each Those graduands who have ordered academic Nominations for all these positions close before calling at the Cashier's Office. month ) and in particular by using the shuttle dress from the Auckland Branch of the Federat­ with the Secretary at 5.00 pm on Thursday 8 at the start of next term. Its only 20c per trip. ion of University Women will have received a ARICA INSTITUTE May. Elections will be held on 4 and 5 June. Get out there and do something to beat the bur­ slip of paper confirming their order. It will also The Arica Institute from USA will be hold­ eaucratic by-laws and have a nice ride to town. Candidates should provide a photo and a policy indicate which day their gear is to be used and ing 3 courses for developing human potential in If you'd like to help, contact David Sidwell, statement for inclusion in Craccum. the dates and times when it can be collected Auckland from May 31 - June 8. ph 480-409. Candidates for the position of Treasurer and returned. Regalia to be used on Thursday The Couple for Evolution - developing must have passed the papers which make up ROOM TO GO relationships. will be issued during the week before Capping Accounting I. The position of Treasurer attracts Would any female wishing to move into a and must be retuned after the ceremonies on Psychocalesthenics - complete exercise and University Hostel please contact Maryke Boers an honorarium which is currently $40 per week Thursday because it is needed again for the breathing programme. (Rm 54), ph 771-040, preferably before the during the academic year. Friday ceremonies. Three Days to Kensho - developing inner end of term. If not there, please leave name, The receiving depot in Room 102 on the G RADUATION SERVICE, MacLaurin Chapel, awareness. phone no. and time to be contacted. ground floor of the Old Arts Building (Clock- Princess St, Wednesday 7 May at 1.10 pm. The See main notice board for details or ph MANTRA MEDITATION tower) will be open until 9 pm on Thursday preacher will be Professor George Seber, Head Julie Minns 602-678. 20% Student Discount Every Tuesday, 6.30, Exec Lounge 8th May. If regalia is not returned by this time of Dept of Mathematics. available. NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR not only will the deposit be forfeited but some­ SPECIAL NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING ISABEL ALLENDE Application forms for the National Youth one else will be unable to be properly robed at Notice is hereby given that a special meeting Choir to be held in Wellington from Aug. 15-21 Friday ceremonies. of the Students' Representative Council will be Auckland students have an historic and unique are now available from the receptionist, Studass. Regalia for Friday's ceremonies will be issu­ opportunity on Monday May 5 to hear Isabel held in the SRC Lounge on Weds May 7 comm­ ed from Room 102 on Friday 9th May from ending at 1.00. The motion for discussion is: Allendo, daughter and private secretary of the STRENGTH & HEALTH WEEK 9 am. and can be returned later that day until That RN 82/80 be rescinded. murdered Chilean leader Salvador Allende. This Weds May 7, 1.00, Rec Centre Committee Note: RN 82/80 reads: 'That the Dean of may be the only chance to hear first hand of the Room. All members and prospective members 9 pm to the Academic Dress Rooms in the Law be prohibited from holding office in any events surrounding the bloody overthrow of welcome. Contact Jon 30402 (Rm 16). annexe of Old Government House, or during the days following as set out below. affiliated club’. Chilie's last democratic government in 1973. CRACCUM wishes to apologise for the incon­ THE GREEN LION Hear Isabel Allende at 1 pm on Monday sideration shown to the Engineering Society in 1. Distribution of Regalia for Thursday 8th An alchemical drama, by ffichard von Sturmer, May 5 in the Recreation Centre. Issue 8, in not offering them any opportunity May will be made from the Annexe, Old Govern­ at "1 00 ''m 2 Gallery, 51 Federal Street, Wed, FOUND to express their views on the events of Capping ment House on Mon 5th, Tues 6th, Wed 7th 28th May to Sat 31st May, Mon 2nd June to Necklace. Blue ball in gold chain. Ph: Robert, 1979. We didn't mean anything by it boys, honest May from 11 am - 4.30 pm and on Thursday, Sat 7th June. 8pm. Students $2.00 General HSN 46766 of see Student Union Custodian. honest. Capping Day until 3 pm. public $2.50. Bring cushion. UNIVERSITY FOOD CO-OP PRICES Return to Room 102 Ground Floor, Old EXECUTIVE INCOMPETANCE AGAIN (?) Beans: 10c/36gms; Broccoli: 10c/950gms; Arts Building (Clocktower) after the ceremony I.A. SWINGS IT Being as I am, incompetant, lazy and a drunk­ Brussel Sprouts: 10c/140gms; Cabbage: 24c/ea; on Thursday - open until 9 pm. ard to boot, and (excuses) due to various FUCK International Affairs Committee As this regalia is required for the ceremonies be held Tues. May 6, 5.30, in the Council Cham­ UPS with SRC there will be no meeting of Soc- Capsicum: 1 1.5c/ea; Carrots: 10c/720gms; bers, Studass Building. ietes Grants Sub-Commitee until the first week­ Cauliflower: 54c/ea; Celery: 72c/ea; Courgettes: on Friday it is essential that it is returned during end after the May holidays. 10c/ea; Garlic: 10c/50gms; Kumara: 10c/246gms these times. APOLOGY: All you Club Committeee type persons read­ Lettuce: 17c/ea; Mushrooms: 10c/32gms; Onion: 2 Distribution of Regalia for Friday 9th May CRACCUM wishes to apologise for any slight ing this can consider it to be the regular constit­ 10c/880gms; Potatoes: 10c/647gms;Pumpkin will be made from Room 102 Ground Floor, inferred to the Weight Lifters Organization utional three (3) weeks notice, and if you don't Crown: 57c/ea; Pumpkin Butternut: 18c/ea; Old Arts Building, (Clocktower) on Friday from our article on the Maidment Theatre in read this, tough bikkies. All inquiries can be dir­ Silverbeet: 10c/193gms; Spring Onion: 10c/ between 9 am - 3 pm. ected to me at Studass or phone 2985390 the April 21st issue. We wish to clarify that 200gms; Tomatoes: 10c/110gms; Apples Golden Return to the Annexe in Old Government those actually responsible for the disgusting (probably no good cos I'm never home). Del.: 4c/ea; Bananas: 6c/ea; Pears: 12.5c/ea; House up till 9 pm on Capping Day, or on Sat conditions in which the theatre was left, was Love and kisses 10th or Sun 11th between 2 - 4 pm or on Mon the Body Building Federation, and we regret David Benson Feijoas, Tamarillos, Leeks, Parsnips, Swedes the mistaken impression. AUSA Clubs and Societies Rep. are coming. 12th, Tues 13th or Wed 14th between 12.30 pm FRENCH CLUB - 5.30 pm. Cafe—Television. Tous les jeudis 1pm OAB Please bring your order form with you to Salle 022. Venez pour boire du cafe, causer et collect your dress. regarder la tele.

KENNETH MAIDMENT THEATRE Friday 2 May -1pm "Friday At One" This extremely popular free CRACCUM WHAT A LOAD OF lunchtime concert features this week music 1 CRACCUM Volume 54 Issue 9 for flute quartet by Bozza, Piano by Copland and Cello by Lalo. CRACCUM is registered with the Post Tuesday 6 May — Saturday 10 May 8prh Office as a newspaper. It is published by "The 1980 Flaw Show” University Capping Revue. The biggest laugh since the invention the Craccum Administration Board for of Chork. Tickets $3.50, students $2.50. the Auckland University Students' Assoc­ RUBBISH Bookings Maidment Theatre Box Office 12 noon iation, Private Bag, Auckland; typeset on to 2pm, or phone 30789. Don't miss this fun- the Association’s IBM machine; and print­ show — book now. ed by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd., 20 LITTLE THEATRE Drews Avenue, Wanganui. Opinions Weds May 7,1.00, Campus Poets. expressed are not necessarily those of the Tues May 6 - Sun May 11, 8.15, The Case of Editorial staff, and in no way represent Catherine Mansefield, compiled and performed the official policy of the Students' Assoc­ by Cathy Downes. Students $4.50, others $6. iation. Bookings The Corner, Maidemtn Theatre Office. E d ito r...... Katherine White Lunchtime Entertainment Technical Editor...... Paul Barton featuring the 'University Dancers' and 'Slick Advertising Manager.... Anthony Wright Stage' Little Theatre 8th May Thurs 1pm,$1. Assistant Editors...... John Carrigan ...... Daryl Wilson GNOME BLOOD DAY COMPETITION Legal A dvisor...... Don Mathias Faculty % Members Donating. Photography...... Elizabeth Leyland Arts 2.9 Distribution Manager.. Brian Gray Science 7.9 Typesetter...... Barbara Amos Commerce 3.1 Law 4.0 Resident Hippie ...... Colin McFadzean MUs Resident D ropout...... Adam Grifford Music 11.2 Architecture and Town Planning 6.3 Engineering 14.7 IF WE TRIED A LITTLE HARDER Fine Arts 5.8 'I'll have a large CRACCUM and Soda !' Medicine and Human whispered Katrina, huskily. Biology 6.4 'Hitting the top shelf, are we?' asked WE COULD TENDER FOR A Paul, incredulously. We do hereby award the Gnome to the Engineering Faculty, and a dead fish to the 'CRACCUM - it's the paper I have when Arts Faculty. I'm not having a paper.' she explained. ' RUBBISH DUMP LICENCE ’ Loud drunken guffaw: from assorted booozzy personages. Daryl, Anthony and j CLASSIFIED John could scarcely contain themselves. Adam and Colin couldn't. Biddy was well AND LETS DO AWAY WITH KLEENSAKS Lost! Thursday during battle in Albert Park, 1 silver out of it when things began to get ugly. AND STANDS - THEY TAKE UP TOO MUCH cross, containing turquoise stone, on silver chain. Dak remained above it all, while Dermot Reward offered, please hand in to Custodians. was beneath it all. As for Papaspiropoulos, VALUABLE RUBBISH SPACE FOR SALE he and Lambchops were beside themselves. Jansen PA.80 and Jansen CS.100 quad column Paul 2 ground on into the night, as did speakers. Costs $1300, sacrifice at $800. Mark. Hugs and kisses to Helen, and we DO YOU WANT TO DRINK YOUR COFFEE Phone Scott 587-326. must not forget the incredible Mr Topping. TWICER WANTED URGENTLY 'Now we can ail get some sleep !' a IN A RUBBISH DUMP ? ? ? Auckland University's leading Twicer voice cried from somewhere...... seeks personable young lady to fill recent vacancy. Position would last only until October. Itinerant 'does’ apply in writing with photo to 'Bluebeard' C/- CRACCUM Page 2, CRACCUM, May 5. THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS Greg takes a look at the prospects for this years graduates Each year thousands of graduates pass through the Capping turnstile and out into the world, mostly in anticipation of a job and a rapid „ elevation of financial status after years of scrimping on a bursary. But, as those who are currently searching for a job will no doubt be aware, life after University is not the bed of roses it was made out to be, and finding a job that will allow you to use the skills and knowledge that you have spent long, impecunious years acquiring, requires determination and persistence. Official statistics have yet to be prepar 'In spite of the increased output of those with Masters degrees and so on it 'There are jobs available fo r graduates ed but members of the Careers Advisory accounting majors, demand still outruns goes,' he stated. 'Some graduates have to providing they are self-starters and are Service at Auckland University say there supply for graduates with accounting and accept positions with lesser responsibility prepared to do a lot of leg-work while will probably be similar employment financial managements skills,' the sub­ or more routine functions. looking for employment,' he added. 'There opportunities to previous years although committee stated. 'Considerable interest The Sub-committee on Graduate Em­ is no substitute for diligent preparation by the jobs will be harder to find. from employers has been evident for grad­ ployment stresses the need for graduates a graduate before applying for a job and Mr W.G. Nash, University Careers uates with knowledge and skills in the to have a wide general education. 'It attending an interview. Employers are not Advisor, and Mrs G.C. Delamare, Research whole data processing field with the result appears likely that the best long term looking for people with brilliant degrees Officer, think the level of graduate un­ that good graduates in computer science result for the country will be achieved if but lacking in personal qualities. They are employment will remain at about six to and information systems and science are a good general education is not sacrificed looking for graduates with initiative and eight per cent this year, a figure similar to keenly sought after. to apparent and often illusory benefits personality as well as competent academic that of previous years. 'The number of graduates majoring in seen to exist through teaching specific track records.' Mr Nash said that 30 per cent of the mathematics and economics remains in­ vocational skill,' they said in their report. But for many, particularly those grad­ university's law graduates have had trouble sufficient to meet the needs expressed by 'Of course we need specialists, but it uating with an Arts or Fine Arts degree, finding jobs. 'The extremes range from the both public and private employers. should be remembered that the best the chances of finding a professional job difficult plight of those wanting to enter 'Demand has remained steady for specialists have as good an understanding corresponding to their degree-status are law practise to the structured environment chemists and chemical engineers with of humanity as they do of their specific rare, and the dole or a TEP scheme is the provided for medical students.' strong demand existing for graduates in technology. only alternative to returning to University 'Architecture graduates are finding it food science, home science and technology 'Most employers do not want narrow for a further degree - to increase your harder to get jobs. Over the last five years for food manufacturing and allied indust­ specialists however attractive they may over-qualification for the types of work their employment situation has been deter­ ries. There is considerable scope for grad­ appear in the short term.' available. Being turned down after an inter­ iorating.' uates of most disciplines, including arts in Many students may be wondering what view is depressing; being sent out to do If recent trends continue, there should some cases, in the sales and marketing the job situation will be like in years to traffic counting surveys for the Labour be an increase in students leaving the fields.' come and the sub-committee outlined Dept is even more depressing. Below are country this year. Last year 15.5 per cent The sub-committee said it was surpris­ areas of potential in their document. 'The two impressions of what it feels like to be of Auckland University's graduates went ing that graudates had not been faced with whole energy field is one in which graduat­ joining the graduation procession - from abroad, compared with 12.3 per cent in a reduction in aggregate demand for their es from many disciplines will be involved. the Town Hall across to the Social Welfare 1978. In 1979 increases in students leav­ services. 'Although employers have at The new and still developing technologies Dept. ing New Zealand were reported from the times during the year been more hesitant are likely to require various levels of de­ When I was in my last year at school I arts, law, commerce, fine arts and music in stating numbers of vacancies likely to grees from engineering, bilogical and phy­ somehow summoned the courage to ask faculties. Official figures on the destinat­ be available, in the vast majority of cases sical science, agriculture and forestry the vocational guidance officer about what ions of this year's graduates w ill be pre­ the numbers required have actually in­ graduates. could be done with an arts degree. 'Arts pared in a month or two when the inform­ creased,' the sub-committee's report cited. 'The continuing importance of primary degree ?', he said, belching involuntarily ation has been gathered. Until then any Mr Nash and Mrs Delamare agreed that production to the economy of the country ' - library work and teaching. Now get out interpretation of the employment situat­ there was a demand for graduates. and the emergence of horticulture as a lad and don't waste my time !' Point taken: ion can only be approximate. 'Employers are eager to have people who potentially large earner of overseas funds don't expect a BA or even an MA to be a Mr Nash said there were jobs in New have acquired the discipline and communi­ suggests that agriculture, horticulture, passport to anything beyond the library Zealand for those who wanted to work cation skills of a university training.' forestry, veterinary and biological science or the lectern. I've been reminding myself here but it was a matter of 'Getting a job Mr Nash said many employers were graduates will be needed. Tourism should of this recently as, in the course of perus­ has become a more d ifficu lt process,' he employing people with general topic provide growing opportunities for keen ing endless sits. vac. columns. I've begun said. 'There are jobs available for those degrees, for non specialist positions, and graduates from any discipline.' to envy anyone with UE maths plus a with the patience and determination to the practice was increasing. The employ­ They said development of mineral and couple of years experience at anything. get them.' ment sub-committee said university careers fishery resources would offer prospects, But, if I've been forced to accept that Mrs Dalmare said the careers service advisers had noted a growing proportion as would the electronic data-processing an MA in English can't be regarded as a had a feeling that jobs would not be as of employers who took an increasingly field. positive advantage when trying to break easy to get in the future in many fields as liberal view of graduates' majoring subjects. 'Future employment prospects for civil into and conquer the real world, I think they had been in the past. 'Perhaps the Their document says: 'In general terms engineers, surveyors, architects and town I'm still entitled to wax indignant when I conditions that affected school leavers the current employment situation for planners will depend largely on what find my qualifications actually militating three or four years ago have caught up graduates depends largely on four factors. happens in the areas of land development against my chances of employment. This with people leaving tertiary institutions.' First, the quality of the person; second, and building. The country will certainly happened to me in the course of a tele­ Mr Nash expressed concern at the the attitude of the graduate to work; third, need graduates in these specialities but phone conversation with someone at (I number of unemployed graduates which the flexibility of the graduate towards quite possibly in fewer numbers than have suspect) a rather trendy trade publishing now stands at about 10 per cent. He was, what he or she considers a suitable position been available recently.' company. I was saying yes I would like however, confident that the figure was to enter the paid work-force; and lastly the The sub-committee said there would be very much to edit a journal dealing with falling - there was evidence that unplaced willingness to consider vacancies in other continuing opportunities in the fields of the fascinating subject of the timber in­ graduates were finding positions. Naturally geographical areas.' education, industrial relations, marketing dustry in New Zealand and all was going we would like to see all graduates with Mr Nash said greater geographical mobil­ and personnel management. They antici­ swimmingly until I made what was appar­ jobs but this is easier said than done.' ity was needed by some graduates in order pated a bright future for economics and ently the mistake of mentioning my Students in technological fields are in to find suitable work. 'With the job situat­ mathematics graduates. degree. Complete change of tone at the a safer position than many others because ion toughening up, graduates must realise When asked if the nature and organisat­ other end of the line; icicles beginning to of continuing development and expansion that they may have to move to get a job,' ion of the courses at Auckland University form in the earpiece. 'Yes, well you see .... in these areas. An increasing number of he stressed. were adequate for the employment market, if no one else applies we'll let you know'. overseas jobs are being made available and The sub-committee said that in the Mr Nash said that no major changes were Charming ! - the Muldoonian myth of the he said three firms from the United King­ future graduates in more vocationally thought to be needed. 'Employers must be trendy-lefty, woolly-minded, LSD-liberal, dom visited New Zealand universities last orientated degrees should recognise that responsible for their own detailed training. tree-lover rears its head almost automati­ year in search of employees in the techno­ employers are likely to be more careful in The university is not expected to produce cally. logical field. Mr Nash said that overseas their assessment of the individual so they a tailor-made candidate to meet an employ­ I saw red for about five minutes. Then universities could not produce enough could ensure that the skills and personality er's individual needs.' reason prevailed and I began to see that it graduates to cope with the demand. 'One traits were compatible with the work in­ He said that new diploma courses could was all a benevolently organised govern­ very large UK organisation was looking volved and the work environment. be needed in some faculties in the future mental excursion into post-Keynesian for 1500 graduate technologists last year 'Future graduates may well have to be because of the rapidity of technological economic planning - while Merv Wellington and all the UK universities combined pro­ more flexible in their attitude to employ­ changes in some fields. Mr Nash and plays with his abacus and coloured sticks duced only 1700 suitably trained graduates ment. If this flexibility is added to soundly Mrs Delamare both emphasized the import- in an attempt to balance the education Employers had to look overseas to fill the based study and a sense of responsibility ■ ance of the university maintaining a high budget the PM intends to pull the security positions.' for its use, graduates can look to the future standard in all faculties and subjects. 'We blanket right out from underneath his The demand from the employment with a degree of optimism guarded by that see the university continuing as a reposit­ feet by making tertiary qualifications so market for graduates in commerce has caution which is prudent when faced by ory of knowledge and culture,' they said. disreputable that no one will want to - remained high in recent years and this any uncertain enterprise,' the sub-committ­ Mr Nash said the Careers Advisory waste the taxpayers money by studying trend is expected to continue. ee stated. Service had been busier this year than in for them anyway. In the meantime, The Sub-committee on Graduate Mr Nash said a downward movement previous years with over 200 people being though, I've still got this spare degree..... Employment of the New Zealand Vice- was evident in the job level a graduate x interviewed before the end of March. He Chancellors' Committee presented a re­ could expect with a particular degree. said the response was pleasing. 'We are port in November last year outlining the 'There was a time when a PhD had real here to assist people looking for work opportunities for graduates from all uni­ prospects of providing a graduate with a and we like to keep an open-door policy versities. post in an academic institution. That is no so any student can come and talk with us,' Social Welfare longer true and people with PhD degrees Mr Nash stated. are taking the jobs formerly occupied by

Page 3, CRACCUM, May 5. How to Play the Game

First, there are a few basic rules: k) what your relationship(s) with flatmat- be told it will be through in 2/3 weeks 1. keep your eyes closed here: there is no communication it seems, e(s) is/are though a friend of mine has just waited 6. 2. keep your mouth shut between the Labour and Social Welfare l) whether any, or all, of them are your You are given another piece of paper 3. try to enter into the spirit of the game departments - so, like the Third World, 'boy/girlfriend' and told to ring the Labour Department and don't take it to heart, helpful advice is keep an eye on both of them, they are as m) whether there is in fact any de facto in two week's time, to report in, as it were, not appreciated in this quarter and it is cumbersome as they are cold. relationship perpetrated under your if you need continued assistance. If you useful to keep a low profile. STEP 7 - Report back in a fortnight. You roof find a job, they say, ring the Labour 4. if you have an IQ over 95, try not to will be told to report again a fortnight n-z) and many more .... Great stuff isn't it? Department who will not tell the Social show it, for it may complicate matters. later. STEP 6 - With luck your name w ill be for­ Welfare Department because you must If you thought University enrolment There now, that didn't take long, did warded to the dole distributors. You will also do that. A trap for young players was fun, then you'll get a real buzz out of i t .....? the real world (you know, the one the other side of Albert Park): STEP 1 — Go to Swanson Towers and fill in the form they give you. NB it's important to do this properly, it's a motif running through the whole exercise. You will be given an interview time with the Depart­ ment of Labour. Make the woman repeat the details, her English is not excellent. STEP 2 - (The next day if you're lucky). Your interviewer will be late, but you mustn't be. There will of course be no jobs for you, so stick to your guns and you'll be put through the motions and given two pieces of paper to take to Social Welfare, two floors down. STEP 3 - Go to Social Welfare straight away. Stand in a depressing queue which doesn't move in twenty minutes while two staff give English language lessons. Leave. STEP 4 - Go back next day. Get to the front of the queue, offer them the two bits of paper, which they w on't take. In­ stead you'll fill in an IR 12 and another little cutie form that wants your family history amongst a hundred other boxed details. STEP 5 - Get to the front of the queue again. Give them the forms. You will now be interviewed for the dole. Be ready (as they fill in two more forms) to tell them - a) Your IRD number b) Your POSB account number c) How much money there is in the above d) Why you are there e) how much you earned in your last job f) how much holiday pay you received g) where it's gone h) the start and finish dates of the last job i) what sort of accommodation you have j) how much rent/board/kitty you pay

HARDSHIP GRANTS GRANTED

The Supplementary Hardship Grant to $40. This would bring the bursary into the exceptionally poor design of the SHG Once you have gone through all of the (SHG) anomaly that has been with us line with the Department's own identificat­ form is. You are forced to divulge con­ form -filling and interview you then had since the introduction of the scheme is ion of what an inflation-adjusted bursary fidential information which cannot be to wait over two months (three if you continuing. Although there is some good should have been last year. A basic rate of kept completely confidential.' There is a filled the form out before enrollment) news in that the forms are slowly being $40 and no substantial reliance would not growing fear that temporary staff, without before processing of the information even processed, it will still take some two weeks involve extra costs to the Government but the traditional public service training in began. The latest news from the Registry after you have been notified that you would solve a lot of problems.' This cert­ and adherence to standards of confident­ is that replies are now being received. Lists have got a hardship grant before you see ainly would put an end to the abnormal iality will have access to this information' of successful students are being posted it. amount of 'red tape' which the 5HG (C.J. Gosling, President NZUSA, 1979). and it is expected to be about two weeks The SHG,was born in 1979 with the scheme has generated. Or perhaps the This is not meant to imply that Registry before you get paid. ill-conceived premise that all students 5HG form is designed to be fed into the Staff will divulge confidential information If you have been unlucky enough not should get a flat rate for their bursary and Wanganui Computer to establish new files but rather that access could be given to to get the SHG, fear not. Apply for a re­ then made to apply for a hardship grant just as unreliable as the current ones. information which is private and not assessment of your case. Write directly to should they need it. This meant that stu­ AUSA has continued to support the really related to university study. the Department of Education outlining dents who got the unabated rate of $30 Education Fightback scheme. In this year's The information which the SHG form your case on the basis of i) changed in 1979 would get $23 in 1980. This handbook (the red thing you should have requires includes sources of income; circumstances or ii) an omission or error affected a majority of students throughout got at enrolment) it said: 'For most stu­ sources of your spouse's income; money in your original application. It appears as the country. dents the $23 alone will be an inadequate held in bank accounts; type, year, pur­ though the 18.4% increase in the CPI Most full-time students are eligible for amount. Every student should certainly chase price and re-sale value of any motor (consumer price index) qualifies as the TSG (Tertiary Study Grant). This apply for a Supplementary Hardship vehicle you own; parental details of in­ changed circumstances. basic rate of $23 per week is paid out Allowance.' come; whether your parents support you You can also appeal w ithin 21 days of three times a year. The first payment was Those of you who were here last year (only if you are under 20) and if not, why receiving your reply, but be warned - this made on April 16, after which about 3000 will probably remember Operation Pfuck- not. All of these are gross invasions of involves further red-tape and it seems as students went on a bursaries/fees march. Up which was designed to completely privacy. though you do not get the chance to state If the ordinary TSG can be processed and overload the system. There was a prelim­ Last year, Craccum published details your case personally. paid within six weeks, then surely an inary enquiry form (E6/8c, I think), of these forms and guidelines on how to If you have had a reply to your SHG effort should be made to get the SHG which had to be filled out before you fill them in. Many student politicians con­ application in the negative, be sure to applications processed and ready for pay­ could fill out the actual SHG form. Be­ demned the 5HG scheme and its many keep the envelope in which it was sent. ment within a similar time. cause of the bungling of the Education and varied information forms. Chris The Education Department does not ack­ A much better idea, of course, would Department, who sent Auckland 200 Gosling called it 'an obnoxious, means- nowledge that any delays have occurred be to eliminate the SHG totally and to forms when they had asked for 4000, tested system.' in processing and posting of the SHG pay all full-time students $40 per week. there were numerous delays for students There is also an interview as part of the forms which is obviously incorrect. The latest Education Fightback broad­ who wanted to see what they would be 5HG process. If the original number of It is certainly not too late to apply for sheet outlines what they want the system entitled to. As at February 29 (1980) students that was expected to apply had a hardship grant. If you have not already to become. 'To avoid most of the problems over 11,000 students nationwide had done so, there would have had to have done so, go to the Registry fo r the appro­ outlined (the anomalies, the invasion of applied for an S.H.G. been 38 weeks of round the clock inter­ priate forms and get an interview appoint­ privacy and lack of confidentiality, the The SHG form itself subjects every views before every student had been ment. You are the only one who will miss administrative costs) the logical thing to student who applies to a means test. The heard (allowing one hour per student). out if you do not apply. . . . do is to raise the basic rate for all students idea of a means test is not offensive but Mark Kerly

Page 4, CRACCUM, May 5. How do you view N.Z. foreign policy? The things which got me into the Labour Party in the first place were foreign policy issues. A t that time, in the late sixties, the HELEN CLARK FOR LABOUR great issues centred on the American alliance. That manifested itself in the red at the Conference last year when Jim The equality of women fits quite well, Omega issue (concerning the stationing Anderton won the Party presidency over I think, into this overall perspective. of a U'S' navigational system in N.Z.). a long-serving and well-respected MP, There are a lot of measures which a The student movement successfully pro­ • Joe Walding. Jim Anderton really symbo­ Labour government could implement to tested against that. There was, of course, lises the coming through of a younger do something about that. I've gone on the Vietnam War, and also the issue of generation running party affairs. What record as saying the 'Working Women's rugby tours with South Africa. I was part we are seeing in the selections is the Charter' sums up quite well the things I'd of the student movement that demonstrated transfer into the parliamentary party like to see done and I agree with every against all these things but the frustrating of people of my own age and a little item in that charger. thing was our demonstrations weren't older, people in their thirties, who have The 'Working Women's Charter' is a really effective while the government worked their way through the party document which has been before the Fed­ wasn't predisposed towards doing any­ system to the point where they can eration of Labour for the past two years thing about these issues. By the time I be chosen as candidates. and comes before the Labour Party became a graduate student I started I suppose its more than just choosing Conference in May. It is a charger of switching my attention away from younger candidates. We'd like to have a sixteen points which aims at achieving protest movements and onto the more representative group of candidates equality for working women. It advocates Labour Party as a way of getting a gov­ selected than we've had in the past. It equal opportunity in education, equal ernment that actually believed in the has, in the past, been primarily men, and opportunities within trade unions, making things the student movement was fighting older men at that, who've been selected. child care available, making public health for. What do you see as being the most available, making access to abortion I have always believed that N'Z' Helen Clark, lecturer in Political Studies im portant problem facing N.Z. society? available - all the things which affect a foreign policy should be independent of ' at Auckland, has recently been I think the major problem which a womans availability for the work force. any major power and I guess that's been selected as the Labour candidate for Mt. Labour government would have to face up It is a very comprehensive statement the principle on which I've worked, I Albert. She spoke with Lynn Holland to is trying to counteract the trend to­ of how to go about achieving equality for don't like the blindly-follow-America about the political system as she sees it. wards the more stratified class society women. . ethos which governs foreign relations Firstly, the obvious question, why are under National governments. I'm cert­ you standing for Parliament? ainly not anti-American. I'm pro-N.Z. do with the fact that we've had National I suppose there are two parts to that What about other reforms o f parl­ independence. I'm anti-American imper­ governments for most of the last th irty question, why am I standing for Parlia­ iamentary procedure, such as changing ialism. As a young New Zealander I years. I personally am interested in polic­ ment, and why am I standing for Labour. the parliamentary year, how do you view found it extremely humiliating to be ies which make N.Z. society fundament­ I'm standing for Labour because I agree these? part of a country which just blindly ally more equal and policies which seek with its ideals and objectives and I've I certainly favour spreading out the trotted behind another into Vietnam. to effect a democratic socialist trans­ been active in the Party organisation for parliamentary year. At the moment we Within the Labour Party I've worked formation of N.Z. society based on our the past ten years, long enough to justify still adhere, under a National government, for things like getting out of the ANZUS own traditions, and not on imported putting my name forward for selection as to a parliamentary year which is essent­ Treaty. I would like to see N.Z. forge more traditions. Probably 'equality' is the a candidate. As for the second part, I do ially geared around the farming sea: »ns. links with other small democratic phrase on which I can sum up my approach believe there's much to be done in work­ I think the timetable would be much countries like the Scandinavian ones. I to politics. I object to inequalities in ing through the parliamentary system. I more rational under a Labour government. think under Labour Governments for­ society. I certainly object to the sort of believe in being effective rather than At the moment we have this unseemly eign policy has met most of my object­ inequalities I see around this university. working on the fringes of the political scramble at the end of each parliamentary ives. The last Labour Government did I see very few people coming from under­ system. So it is bound up with those year, (the parliamentary 'year' being about take a stand on the Springbok tour, it privileged groups in society - univer­ things, a belief in the objetives of the six months at the moment,) when did take a stand against French nuclear sity education has become very elitist. Party, and a desire to be effective. legislation is rushed through without testing. It was much cooler towards This is just one way in which society Mr. Anderton has said that recent candi­ being given full consideration. It makes the American alliance, (although not is being affected by the redistribution date selections were indicative o f for poor government.. I think under really cool enough for my satisfaction). of wealth towards the rich. The old 'dramatic' changes in the Labour Party. Labour you'd see a more orderly All these are the sort of things I hope opportunities for education just What are these changes? system. will come again, a more independent aren't there anymore. 1 think the major change really occur- foreign policy.

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Page 5, CRACCUM, May 5. Sexual harassment of women workers What actions do women take in res­ is not incidental, but virtually universal. ponse to sexual harassment ? Women often There are few women who have been feel too intimidated to reject the advances employed without facing this problem, Sexual Harassment because of employment repercussions re­ except those in totally sex-segregated sit­ gardless of how repulsed they feel. Wo­ uations. The failure to understand this men's most common response is to attempt universality results from blaming-the- to ignore the whole incident, in the hope victims attitudes, the idea that women that he will be deterred and stop. These themselves somehow stimulate the harass­ A W orking responses are often interpreted as en­ ment. Women employed in the paid labour couragement or even provocation, and so force, typically hired 'as women' depend­ the advances intensify. Even clear resist­ ent upon their income, and lacking job ance is often interpreted as encouragement alternatives, are particularly vulnerable to Women's Dilemma which is frightening. Despite the feelings violation in the form of sexual abuse at of guilt, self-loathing and fear of others' work. responses, many women who have been We define sexual harassment as the sexually harassed do complain about it treatment of women workers as sexual usually to the perpetrator's superiors. objects. This problem permeates all as­ Those who complain, as well as those who pects of women's work. Sexual harassment do not, express fears that their complaints begins with hiring procedures, in which will be ignored, will not be believed, that women applicants are judged not only for they instead will be blamed or 'asking for their work sills but also for their physical it, that they will be considered 'unprofess­ attractiveness (and, in some instances, ional', or told that this problem is too sexual receptivity). It continues when job petty or trivial for a grown woman to retention, raises or promotions depend on worry about and that they are blowing it tolerating, or submitting to, unwanted out of all proportion. Unfortunately in sexual advances from co-workers, custom­ many cases one or all of these is the ers or supervisors. The form of these response to an official complaint lodged advances from co-workers, customers or by a woman. Most treat it as a joke. supervisors. The form of these advances Trivialisation of sexual harassment has varies from clearly suggestive looks and/or been a major means through which its in­ remarks, to mild physical encounters visibility has been enforced. (pinching, kissing etc) to outright sexual Faced with the spectre of unemploy­ assault. In all instances, the message is ment, discrimination in the job market clear. A woman's existence as a sexual and a good possibility of repeated incid­ being is more important than her work. ents elsewhere women usually try to Women who protest (if they are able) endure. But the effects of endurance may against sexual harassment at work are re­ be very high, including physical as well as sisting economically-enforced sexual psychological damage. Many women report exploitation. strained nerves, stomach aches, migraines, Sexual harassment may occur as a fits of crying, loss of appetite and emotion­ single encounter or as a series of incidents al agitation. Women's confidence in their at work. It may place a sexual condition job performance is often totally shattered upon employment opportunities at a clear­ by these events. They are left wondering ly defined threshold, such as hiring, re­ if the praise they received prior to the tention or advancement or it may occur sexual incident was conditioned by the as a pervasive or continuing condition of man's perception of the sexual potential the work environment e.g. waitress..... in the relationship - or is it only that the 'Men think they have a right to touch me, later accusations of incompetence are or proposition me because I'm a waitress. conditioned by his perception of the lack A waitress is seen as sexually-inviting to of this possibility ? most male customers.' Work is critical to women's survival and Victimisation by the practice of sexual independence. Sexual harassment exempli­ harassment, so far as is currently known, fies and promotes employment practices occurs across the lines of marital status, which disadvantage women in work physical appearance, race, class, occupat­ (especially occupational segregation) and ion, pay range and any other factor that worker: 'My boss runs his hand up my and ridiculed her constantly; interfered sexual practices which intimately degrade distinguishes women from each other. Not leg or blouse. He hugs me to him and then with her so it was impossible for her to and objectify women. In the broader only waitresses and domestic servants but tells me that he is 'just naturally affection­ maintain production and then fired her perspective, sexual harassment at work also carpenters, auto mechanics, college ate'. 'fo r incompetence. In another case, a undercuts woman's potential for social teachers, social worker, lawyers, clerical If the problem of sexual harassment is supervisor, following rejection of his sexual equality: by using her sexual position to workers and doctors are subjected to so common, one might ask why it has not advances, barraged the women with un­ coerce her economically and using her sexual abuse. Sexual harassment is a fre­ been commonly analysed or protested. warranted reprimands about her job, re­ employment position to coerce her quent reminder that, no matter what work Lack of public information, social aware­ fused to give her necessary task directions sexually. a woman is doing, she is still a woman and ness and formal data reflects less its making it impossible for her to do her job Women, along with unions, should therefore sexually available. Working-class exceptionality than its specific pathology. and then fired her for poor work perform­ regard sexual harassment as a workplace and black women (because of the tradition­ Sexual subjects are generally sensitive and ance. Sudden allegations of job incompet­ organising issue. We must push for its re­ al image of them being more sexually considered private; women feel embarass- ence and poor attitude commonly follow cognition as a serious grievance, an intoler­ accessible and because they are at the ed, demeaned and intimidated by these rejection and are used to support employ­ able working condition. We must make it greatest economic risk) are more likely to incidents. They feel afraid (both for them­ ment consequences. The non-tolerating clear that sexual exploitation of workers receive physical as well as verbal advances, selves and the continuance of their jobs) women must suddenly be eliminated. Her is not a joke. Recognition and discussion while for middle and/or professional pro­ despairing, utterly alone and demoralised. mere presence becomes offensive; to be of the issue in workplaces is important, so fessional women harassment is often more This is not the sort of experience one dis­ reminded of her existence, unbearable. that women do not feel guilty or fear verbal. It is important to recognise, also, cusses readily. Even more to the point, Desperate strategies are devised, including when they complain about sexual harass­ that middle-class women have far greater sexual advances are often accompanied by flat lies, distortions, and set-ups, to be rid ment. And it is important to provide job m obility than working-class women. threats of retaliation if exposed. It is not of her immediately. Women whose work organised support for individual cases, to So that if a problem such as sexual harass­ surprising either that women could not has been praised and encouraged suddenly follow up complaints and to ensure the ment arises, the middle-class woman may complain of an experience for which there find themselves accused of incompetence development of workplace policies that just find alternative employment and has been no name. The unnamed should or of sabotaging the business. Therefore make sexual harassment unacceptable. therefore avoid continued sexual abuse. not be mistaken for the non-existent. employment risk often compels compliance Beyond the workplace, public educat­ Often working class women have no Economic sanctions are often imposed or silence. For this reason it would seem ion campaigns are necessary. If public opportunity to change their job and en­ if a woman refuses to comply with a sex­ preferable to define the injury of sexual harassment is continually presented as a dure sexual harassment. Frequency and ual advance. harassment as the injury of being placed in joke, or an acceptable part of women's type of incident may vary with specific e.g. 'I f I wasn't going to sleep with the position of having to choose between lives, or something for which women are vulnerabilities of the woman, or qualities him, I wasn't going to get my unwanted sex or employment safety. to blame, individual women w ill remain of the job, employer situation, or work­ promotion.' silent. Those who do object to sexual place. However the common denominator 'He said I could have the job if I Women’s feelings about their experienc­ harassment will not receive necessary is that the perpetrators tend to be men, played along' es of sexual harassment are significantly social support. We must use available the victims women. Most of the perpet­ 'I was fired because I refused to give like those who are raped (and in many media to publicize and explain the issue, rators are employment superiors, although at the office' cases sexual harassment is just that !); to let women know they are not alone and some are co-worker or clients. Harassment This raised the clearest pattern: sexual sexually harassed women feel humiliated, that they are not at fault. by men takes place independent of the advance, non-compliance, employment degraded, alienated, violated, upset, help­ It is important that such publicity does class of those men. retaliation. Retaliation comes in many less and angry. Many women believe that not focus on blaming or attacking individ­ Sexual harassment takes both verbal forms. The woman may be threatened no-one else is subjected to it, so they feel uals. The frequency of sexual harassment and physical forms. Verbal sexual harass­ with demotions and salary cuts; unfavour­ they are responsible, that they must have suggests that virtually all women are actual ment can include anything from persistent able material may be solicited and put in done something individually to elicit it or potential harassment victims. What is sexual innuendoes and off-colour jokes to her file, or she may be laid off. In one case and become guilty and self-recriminating. necessary instead, is an approach that passing, but persistent, comments on a a sexually disappointed foreman first cut Women, in contrast to the popular myth, analyses the power situation at work, woman's body. Such was the experience back the woman's overtime then put her do not want to be sexually harassed at exposes and destroys the stereotypes of an eighteen-year-old file clerk whose on a lower-paying machine. He degraded work. Nor do they find it flattering. about women workers, and suggests collect­ boss regularly called her into his office 'to ive efforts at changing the work situation. tell me the intimate details of his marriage Sexual harassment is an extremely and to ask what I thought about different powerful issue; it clarifies men's definition sexual positions.' Physical forms range of women as sexuafbeings solely, as well from constant leering or ogling, brushing as the power relationship between the against your body accidentally, grabbing Text: Denese Black sexes. Because it deals with women's and pinching to outright rape. Sexual economic existence, it is an issue that can molestation is quite common in the work­ tie together our experience as workers place as reported by the following clerical and as women.

Page 6, CRACCUM, May 5. WOMEN IN TRADE-UNIONS

New Zealand women have had the vote fight. the level of poverty .... others, to help unions might have more female participat­ since September 1893. Women have been Women's role in the work force has meet rising costs .... Relatively few women ion than others was able to be obtained. attending universities since 1874. Women always been a fairly tenuous one. The old have the option of working solely for Therefore, the survey could only concen­ have been constantly diversifying their ideas about a women's place being in the personal fulfillm ent'. (Robers a1., p266) trate on the negative aspects, i.e., the occupational choice since WW2. An home are still largely with us. The general Given that the husband had the chance of reasons why women did not participate interesting number of women are joining pattern of employment for women is to being employed in the field he chooses, he as much as men not why in some cases. the workforce. Vet women remain grossly join the work force immediately leaving has the better chance of more qualified These reasons fell into three categories under represented, very few are Trade school (which they do earlier than boys), and more financially and personally re­ - home, union and job. Union officials, and active members of work until they marry, take a break to warding work. The wife's income is a The home category showed that nearly Trade Unions. In 1976, the total labour raise a family ('the woman's responsibility) necessary supplement for the continued 40% of the women concerned felt that and then possibly return to work. But force consisted of 30.5% women. By running of the household but her job is home responsibilities were a deterrent to comparison, in 1970, the U.S. figure was what has happened meanwhile ? The men seen in terms of the cash it brings to the union participation, while 35% felt they 41.3%. In the same year, Sweden's percent­ they used to work with, free from child­ family, not in the satisfaction it brings her. had too many other outside activities, age was 49 and the U.K. was 35.8. How­ raising cares, have continued with their Even in her work, she is satisfying the 30% suffered from a lack of confidence, ever, this does not mean women are play­ work to be promoted. They move further demands of others. Thus, a womans main and 30.2% said they just didn’t feel up to ing an increasing role within trade unions. up the social ladder to success either in interest lies outside her job in the home. it (Op. cit, p33). The job category showed Trade unions have not always been the their job or in Union circles. But the In other words, what happens at work is of that women generally felt that as they champion of women's sufferage that they women returning have to start all over less concern to her. Since she does not per­ were part-time the union did not affect should. On 1 November 1970, a womens again. Their work sills may be not only ceive her job as her life's main effort. She them greatly. 37% believed that workers category was inserted where previously rusty, but also obsolete. Extensive retrain­ will be less inclined to strive for improved who had been on the job longer should there had been equal pay, namely, in the ing may be needed before they can resume conditions. While she may support moves be the ones to run for office. (Op.cit,p37). grocery trade. A category at lower rate or their old type of work and given the for higher wages, she is unlikely to initiate The union category is one of some signi­ length of their break, few women can pay ($7 a week) was created for adult these moves. Her work attitude is one of ficance to the unions involved. 51.5% saw female shop assistants: if women lift afford it themselves. This retraining may acceptance not of seeking something lack of information on what participation better. weights of more than 40 lb s.....they get put money-minded employers off. The accomplished as a barrier to increased All this is apparent in the lack of in­ the male rate. This category was agreed to women often have to fall back on the un- participation. 68.9% gave general apathy volvement, at any level, of women in the by the trade union and the employers: 'the and semi-skilled jobs, such as factory or within the unions reason, while 51.7% said New Zealand Trade Union Movement. men got an increase and the women did clerical work. These are lower paid. Marr­ they were just not concerned with union ied women have little chance of finding Only one female has ever sat on the FOL not get it.' (Sutch, 1974 p177). Yet only affairs. policy Committee. Until May 1978 the rarely was it necessary to lift this weight employment related to their capabilities, Apathy takes its toll on any organizat­ FOL Executive was all male. The FOL at all. More recently, the suggestion that but they must take what they can find. ion, but especially where that organization delegation to the International Labour women should be admitted to the fire This pattern shows that work is a second­ seeks to secure a better deal for its memb­ Organization Conference has never includ­ brigade does not seem to have met with ary priority for women. Their main job is ers. Unions are such organizations. Women vast union support. If a woman could that of housewife and mother. A t an early ed a woman. The Public Service Associat­ must have the courage to stand up and be pass the rigorous training, surely she age, females realise and accept society's ions record shows a similar story - no counted, to speak w ithout fear, to quest­ should be allowed to join the force. dictates about the all-encompassing role women executive officers, no women ion authority whether employer or union of motherhood. 'If I had me own I If trade unions do not see women, who executive officers, no women on the official. Yet given the present situation, make up a large proportion of their wouldn't put them in a nursery .... They're advisory council, and all permanent senior women cannot achieve an improvement in you own aren’t they ? It's up to you to membership, as worthy of promotion staff male. the unions by themselves. look after them. I wouldn't trust anyone within their bureaucratic hierachy they The results of a two year survey of If New Zealand unions want an in­ will pay the price. 'Union men often pay else with my baby .... Me Mum stayed at participation by women in 49 unions (all creased participation by women, and as for their prejudices in broken unions and home until we was all at school, then got unions surveyed had membership exceed­ more women join the labour force their a job cleaning out the laboratories. She lower wages. In a strike by Standard Oil ing 100, with women forming 30% or union role grows more important, the always say its not right to leave them workers in San Francisco, the union was greater of this number) were published unions had better brush up some of their when they're that young ....' (Women's beaten because of its own previous pre­ last year. A Detailed study of participation ideas. Present steps being taken are not judices against women. 'Women at Stand­ Studies group. 1978, pp97-98)'. This by women in New Zealand trade unions doing enough to increase union participat­ quote come from a 15 year old. It is this ard Oil have the least chance for advance­ were published last year. These were dis­ ion by women. Extensive P.R. work is ment and decent pay and the union has idelogical perception that the home is the heartening, but not entirely surprising. needed to show women that their place is done little to fight this. Not surprisingly, woman's main sphere of activity that is Women were not prepared to hold union no longer just in the home, nor is it just women formed the core of the back to reflected in the jobs women choose, and positions - 'Women, it seems, are much on the job, but it is also within the unions, work move that eventually broke the the positions they seek outside their more reluctant than men to accept the working alongside men to ensure a better strike.' '(Deckard, 1975, p105). In the immediate work environment. Most wo­ heavier committment that holding a union future for all New Zealand's workers. struggle against worker exploitation, the men don't work from choice. 'Most wo­ position implies. ' (Geare et al, 1979, p i9). unions have to be strong and united. It is men in the labour force work because they Another sad result was that as womens Tere Scotney side by side, not face to face, that the or their families need the money.... some participation was lower than men in nearly WRAC work to raise family living standards above all cases; no information as to why some men and women in the trade unions must NZUSA

May 1980 will be the third year that during 1978/79 at the 1979 Conference the Working Womens Charter has been the F.O. L. executive moved that the introduced to the F.O. L. Conference and charter be endorsed in principle and that Working Women's this time it seems that it will be endorsed Trade Council's which had not held sem­ by the Conference. inars were to do so by Dec. 1979. It was Based on an Australian Charter, the also agreed that a committee be set up to NZ Working Womens Charter was drawn consider the recommendations and amend­ up and presented to the 1976 Working ments forwarded by the Trade Council's C h a rter Womens Convention held in Wellington. and such considerations be referred to the In 1977 at their AGM the NZ Working F.O. L. affiliates and to the Policy Comm­ 1. The right to work for everyone who wishes 10. Removal of legal, bureaucratic and other Womens Council adopted it, making ittee for the 1980 Conference. Because of to do so. impediments to equality Of superannuation, amendments to it the following year. Also the concern felt about Clause 8 the F.O. L. 2. The elimination of all discriminations on social security benefits, credit, finance, in 1978 Sonja Davies, of the NZ Shop Research Unit has been asked to provide a the basis of sex, race, marital status, sexuality taxation, tenancies and other related matters. Employee's Association submitted it to paper on the effects of the provision of or age. 11. Special attention to the needs and the Annual Conference of the F.O. L. It this clause on the NZ workforce as a whole. requirements of women from ethnic was clear at the Conference that the By referring the Charter back to the 3. Equal pay for work of equal value - communities, as they themselves see them. Charter had not been thoroughly discuss­ Trade Councils twice a lot of much needed meaning the same total wages, plus other ed by the Union's membership. This, plus discussion on women in the workforce has benefits. 12. Wide availability of child care with the fact that there were groups strongly 4. Equal opportunity of entry into government and/or community support for been stimulated. Not only have these dis­ occupations and promotion regardless of sex, all those who need it, on a 24 hour basis, opposed to various clauses, in particular cussions and seminars made people aware sexuality, marital or parental status, race or including after school and school holiday clause 15 (see box), meant that the decis­ of the problems facing women in the work­ age. care. ion was reached that this remit be voted force and consequently of the need for 13. Introduction of adequate paid parental on in 1979 giving the Trade Council's such a charter but also has created a new 5. Equal educational opportunities for all. leave (maternal and paternal) without loss of time to sponsor seminars on the Charter. awareness by women of their rights and 6. a. Union meetings to be held during job security, superannuation or promotion By the 1979 Conference Auckland, Wai­ responsibilities as Trade Unionists; the working hours. prospects. kato, Wellington and Canterbury Trade result of which can be seen in many union b. Special trades union educational courses14. Availability of paid family leave to enable Council's had held seminars, all of which activities such as the stopwork meetings for women unionists to be held. Paid leave to time off to be taken in family emergencies had endorsed the charter, with slight on the Renumeration Act where there was attend these courses. (e.g. when children or elderly relatives are ill). amendments. All wanted the extended a high proportion of women attending 7. Equal access to vocational guidance and 15. Sex education and birth control advice be notes on clause 15 to be included (see and participating. The discussion and Sem­ training, including on-the-job training, study freely available to all people. Legal, social and Box) in the final draft. Two wanted clause inars on the Charter have also resulted in and conference leave. medical impediments to safe abortion, 12 strengthened and all expressed concern the formation of two new branches of the 8. Introduction of a shorter working week contraception and sterilisation to be removed. about clause 8. NZ Working Women's Council (Nelson without loss of pay, flexibility of working 16. Comprehensive government funded Trade Unionists who had fought hard and Canterbury) and two Trade Council's hours, part time opportunities for all workers. research into health questions specific to for a 5 day 40 hour week are concerned womens subcommittees. 9. Improved working conditions for both women. that Clause 8 might weaken an already The Charter was also handed on to the women and men. The retention of beneficial Adopted by the New Zealand Working Women’s threatened work pattern.) Several unions CSU to discuss. So far the PSA has referr­ provisions which apply to women. Other Convention March 13 1977, and Amended by the had also, and continue to, endorsed the ed it on to its regional sections for discuss­ benefits to apply equally to both men and Working Women’s Council, AGM, May 1978. charter. However, because so few semin­ ion and a general consideration of the women. ars had been held by Trade Council's Charter will occur later this year.

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you nave taKen numbered seats at any place of amusement, go early. It is better to sit an hour before the perform­ ance begins than to arrive after it has commenced. The time of waiting will soon pass away in conversation with the friends whom yuu have accompanied. To make an entrance after the perform­ ance has begun is (or ought to be) very embarrassing to women. It excites the notice of all around, diverting attention from the performance; and there is always, when the house is full and the hour late, some delay and difficulty in reaching the seats, even when they are reserved. To laugh deridingly or to whisper un­ favourable remarks, during the perform­ ance of a concert or a play, is a rudeness of which no true gentlewoman would be guilty. Now we can all get some sleep! Snapped while swinging to fab new rock band 'The Stencils' at the Elam Clayton's Party (the party you have when you're not having a party): Ian Jarvis, Alan Moyes, Julian Daspher and Mike Brookfield. Good one. Bob

RAILWAYS FUCK IT UP AGAIN be enduring a tight financial situation, I must Dear Sir/Madam, ing of this concession would be a great help To all who showed an interest in the point out that no provision exists for me to I am writing to you on behalf of ninety- financially to all these students. These students extend a fare concession to University students Papakura/Manurewa bus concession with seven (97) Auckland University students in my are on a budget at least as tight as any A.T.I. who use this Departments omnibus services to NZR Road Services Division. position as AUSA Welfare Officer. These stud­ student as well as having much higher tuition travel to and from University. ents all use the N.Z.R. Road Service from fees. I am sure you will be aware that these Below is a copy of the letter that I sent Papakura/Manurewa to the university. I was Each student on this list has singly expressed omnibus services operate at a substantial loss. to the NZR district manager. As you can approached recently by one of these students a specific interest in this concession so please The operating losses of the Railways Department see the letter was quite explicit in what to see if I could negotiate a concession on this do not think it is just a list of students who live overall scarcely places us in a position to apply route similar to the one that A.T.I. students flve wanted and the list of names I sent in that area. The list is much bigger than I ever any subsidy to University students beyond that have. Subsequent to this the student did some anticipated and I believe this shows a need is numbered 97 ! which is already approved by Government and research and informed me that if I could com­ there for a concession of this nature. I hope you administered through the Education Department Also below is a copy of the letter I pile a list of names for the people who wished will look favourably upon this letter and grant in the form of bursaries. received in reply. As you can see the NZR to use this service and send them to you this this concession that would benefit so many Insofar as Technical Institute pupils are con­ are very unsympathetic to our cause and may help. The following week we ran an advert­ people and restore parity between A.T.I. and cerned I would point out that the concession the ansvyer was a straightforward no. isement in the student newspaper, Craccum, university students. I would be pleased to extended is historical and was a condition of What should be done next ? I could asking all who would like to have this concession communicate with you about this matter and our operating license prior to the granting of write back to this person, write to Welling­ to give me their names, bus stops etc. The look forward to your reply. bursaires to such students. Because of changed ton or drop the whole matter as bashing resulting list is enclosed. circumstances it may now be necessary to review our heads against a brick wall. Come and I am sure you appreciate the tight financial Yours faithfully, that concession. position that these students are having to en­ Jillian Frewin, tell me what you think should be done or Perhaps your association more correctly dure in 1980. The bursary has been cut from a AUSA Welfare Officer leave a note in my pigeon-hole. should refer your request, for financial assistance maximum of $30 in 1979 to a basic rate of $23 to cover transport costs, to the appropriate Thanks, in 1980 with the option to apply for a hardship Dear Ms Frewin, Education Authority. Jill Frewin grant. The system has become unwieldy and Thank you for your letter of the 10th April, Yours faithfully, students will not know the full extent of their 1980. Welfare Officer D.S. Johnston, final bursary until well into Term II. The grant­ Whilst I appreciate that some students may District Manager THEATRE GRADUATION |j PHOTOGRAPHS © CORPORATE GalatosSt Newton Ph774307 FINAL WEEK UPTOWN MON & TUES AT 6.15 pm DOWNTOWN W E D -S A T AT 8.15 pm Harold Plntars BEDE LESNIE - BEDE BETRAYAL “Adultery in middle-class literary circles.'’ PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS Mark - your charming RESTAURANT chef 187 Symonds Street 126 Queen Street {Above McKenzies) Phone 34-404 Phone 370-341 colour or black 81 white CERTIFICATES FRAMED

Page 8, CRACCUM, May 5. Photo Biddy Leyland titled 'He Taua: A Statement', I find myself myself find I Statement', A Taua: 'He titled the past. 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'somebody by out carried as being attack Party. anti-Haka to as opposed attack anti-white the made untouched left student Sir Dove-Myer Robinson described the the described Robinson Dove-Myer Sir h EgneigSc Hk Pry The Party. Haka Soc. halt Engineering to the violence usedonly which tation act'. revolutionary 'a or act' political ious the Engineering Society and the Maori Maori the and Society Engineering the fact that an Asian student was the only only wasthe student Asian an that fact information. hand second on acting Club had planned a serious meeting?) aserious planned had Club h nietwsa itninl confron­ intentional anwas incident The awasconsc­ 'theirs claiming Taua He to (Were they aware that for the first time time first the for that aware (Werethey He Taua was a third party to a protest protest a to party wasHeaTauathird Like Te Ringa Mangu Mihaka I object object I Mihaka Mangu Ringa Te Like ally means War Party Community Group. 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Engineering detrimental to any understanding of of understanding any to become detrimental will protest violent other violence. of acceptance an adopts role of the oppressor the of role ment' in general honestly strive for. strive honestly generalin ment' any or HeTaua of actions The protest. ardm wt hc te Moi Move­ 'Maori the which with Maoridom, ht males. white at the privileged group in this society • society this in group privileged the at as workers) as black women, and hit hard hit and women, and as black Maoris as workers) as women, it, put woman The issues included the He Taua He the issuesThe included The value of a non-violent protest has protest non-violent a of value The While appearing to be a solution for for beasolution to appearing While Page 9, CRACCUM, May 5. May Page CRACCUM, 9, Annemarie Wille Annemarie ALLENDE REMEMBERED

The democratically elected Government The reports and recommendations were State subsidies for the universities dictatorship. of Salvadore Allende was overthrown in a adopted; 98 nations, including New dropped from 52,568 million dollars in Mention should also be made of the bloody military fascist coup organised and Zealand, voted for, 6 nations, including 1972 under Allende to 31,579 million in vast quantity of trade union bulletins financed by the multi-nationals and the Chile, against and 33 nations abstained. 1976 in spite of chronic inflation. from various sectors of industry and the C.I.A. and executed by reactionary ele­ The adoption of new repressive measur­ This policy is consistent with the junta's 'wall newspapers' which can be seen ments inside the Chilean armed forces. es by the military fascist junta confirm overall strategy to make all services self­ throughout the country. The regime of Pinochet and his fascist the findings of the U.N. Human Rights financing by charging the real costs of the The Unidad Popular comprising parties military junta has imposed 6'/2 years of Commission and give the lie to Pinochet's service provided. who formed the Allende Government, terror and economic misery on the Chilean previous assertions that the situation in The junta's economic policy also hit have drawn up a National Democratic 9 people. Chile was becoming 'normalised'. many students at secondary schools. Reg­ point programme for the overthrow of The visit to New Zealand of Isabelle The new measures give the Minister of istration fees were set at 600 pesos, and the dictatorship and the establishment of Allende, the daughter of the late President the Interior, Sergio Fernandez, powers of since a family receiving money from the a Provisional Government to lead the of Chile who was murdered by the fascists arrest previously only held by Pinochet Minimum Employment scheme only re­ country towards the restoration of demo­ on 11 September 1973, comes at a time himself. They coincided with another ceived 700 pesos per month, payment of cracy. This programme has the support of when the struggle against the fascist junta serious decision by the Minister of the fee was out of the question for many broad sectors within the country including both inside that country and throughout Education, Roberto Gonzalo Vial, who people. that of former President Frei who as lead­ the world, is growing in strength. sacked more than 70 professors from There is strict control over text books er of the Christian Democrats opposed the Over the past 2 years Pinochet has been various Chilean universities. Among them used, the content of courses and over Allende Government. attempting to create a facade of liberalism was Manuel Sanhueza, former vice-presi­ teachers themselves. Schools are subject to The Unidad Popular calls for the entire aimed at weakening the international dent of the now banned Radical Party, spot checks and students are encouraged Chilean people without exception, and all solidarity campaign. For instance, his and former Minister of Justice in the to report any 'suspicious' activities or those who are for democracy, to adopt an claim to have disbanded the security Allende government, who leads the statements made by teachers or other agreement favourable to rapprochement police, the DINA, amounted to nothing Commission on Constitutional Studies students. and to join with determination in the more than a change of name. The propos­ called the Group of 24. The group, There has been a marked decline in patriotic struggle for the democratic re­ ed plan of his new Minister of Labour composed of lawyers of different political educational standards at all levels. Teaching newal of Chile. which they claimed would restore trade and philosophical trends, were refused and research activities have been seriously Such a situation demands continued union rights turned out to be a scheme to permission by Pinochet, to make public damaged by the junta's policies and by the and greater solidarity by all democratic weaken the national trade union organisat­ its studies on a draft consititution oppos­ mass exodus of professionals who have forces and organisations, with the struggle ions and restrict completely the right to ed to that which has been formulated by been forced to leave the country for both of the Chilean people. strike. Also, selected people were invited an official commission. political and economic reasons. This was shown recently in Fiji and the to Chile on expenses paid trips in return In January 2 journalists employed on The Chilean People Fight Back Philippines where m ilitant demonstrations for which they were expected to spread the Santiago daily 'H oy' were arrested by The increased repression by the junta by democratic forces forced the hasty the word that all was normal again in security forces. They were accused of over the past year, has by no means daunt­ curtailment of Pinochet's visit to Fiji and Chile. being 'extremists'. The journalists, Cesar ed the courage of the Chilean people in the cancellation of his visit to the Philipp­ In fact, during 1979 there was a return Fredes and Ulises Gomez, are being held their struggle for the restoration of their ines. in Chile to the severe repression of the as criminals in the Santiago public jail democratic rights and freedoms. New Zealanders can be justly proud of years immediately following the coup. from where they have recently sent a Significant in 1979 was the increased the trade boycott imposed by the Federat­ This does not mean that the position of letter to the National College of journalists openness and scale of the activities of the ion of Labour against the fascist junta and the junta is stronger, it is more an express­ and addressed to public opinion at large, democratic forces. maintained for the past 5 years in the face ion of weakness and desperation in face condemning the harassment and bad treat­ On May Day large demonstrations were of strong opposition from the Muldoon of the growing unity and widening struggle ment they have suffered in prison. held in all major cities in spite of their government and supporters of Pinochet in of the Chilean people and their allies in­ Messages of protest at the arrests and being banned by the military regime. the commercial world and the news media. side and outside the country. urging the release of the journalists were Hunger strikes were organised by rela­ It upholds the honour of the New Zealand At its 34th Session in December 1979 sent to the representative of the Pinochet tives, including children, of the missing people in the international community and the U.N. General Assembly debated re­ junta in New Zealand by the Federation of persons. is in line with our democratic traditions. ports on Chile from the Special Rapport­ Labour and the N.Z. Journalists Union. In November the Second 'National The strongest possible support for the eur and the Experts appointed by its A further telegram of protest was sent Women's Meeting' was held near Santiago. F.O.L. stand is required from all democrat­ Human Rights Commission. by the N.Z. Engineers Union in early In open defiance of the junta 600 Chilean ic forces in New Zealand. Strong support The reports in their conclusions clearly February when news was received of the women - workers, peasants, members of is also needed for the demands incorporat­ indicate that generally the situation of arrest and detention of the President of the liberal professions, intellectuals, artists ed in the 'Declaration' to parliament human rights has not improved and even the Miners Federation of Chile, Alamiro and students met and discussed the serious organised by the Chile Solidarity move­ in a number of areas has deteriorated, Guzman and President of the Textile problems faced by Chilean women and the ment, which was rejected by the Muldoon 'notably in relation to Workers Federation of Chile, Fernando entire Chilean people. Government whose petitions committee reported back to parliament stating, 'The 1. 'an increase in the arbitary powers of Bobadilla. The telegram made an urgent The meeting rejected the draft Con­ Petitions Committee has carefully consider­ security agencies, request for their release. stitution worked out by the junta and ed this Petition and has no recommendat­ 2. 'cases of torture, ill-treatment and un­ Education under Fascism demanded that a Constitutional Assembly ion to make'. 'No recommendation to explained deaths, Thousands of students were expelled be elected, as the only way to ensure the make' in spite of the fact that the govern­ 3. 'freedom of assembly and association, from the universities after the coup in respect of the people's sovereignty. It was ment voted at the same time (December 4. 'trade union rights, 1973 and in the years following. Many also decided to set up a National Women's 1979) for the U.N. resolutions on Chile at 5. 'the presumption of guilt of accused who have tried to complete their studies Organisation whose chief purpose would the General Assembly, and that the petit­ persons, at a later stage have been refused permiss­ be: 'every woman should have her place ion was signed by persons representative 6. 'the treatment of indigenous people.' ion to register on political grounds. Gener­ in the struggle for the establishment of a of the whole of progressive opinion in The Session urged the authorities of al Agustin Toro Davila, rector of the democratic government in Chile.' Chile to respect and promote human rights University of Chile stated, 'There is no Observers from Mexico, Cyprus, Italy, New Zealand and asked that financial and in accordance with the responsibilities it place in a university for political banners.' Canada and Denmark attended and express­ diplomatic effect be given to the U.N. has undertaken under various international General Cesar Mendoza, a member of the ed their solidarity with the struggle of the resolutions on Chile, and, most importantly instruments, and in particular — junta, in an address to the Law Faculty at Chilean women. that effective measures be taken, in con­ a. 'cease the state of emergency, under the Catholic University, expressed his res­ In opposition to the fascists' 'plan for junction with U.N. agencies, to bring which continued violations of human pect for the autonomy of the University industrial relations' which is designed to about the release of the political prisoners. rights occur and to restore the democratic and added, 'This does not in any way mean prevent or severely lim it strikes, there institutions and constitutional safeguards that we can allow delinquents to commit have been more than 50 stoppages of work Nothing from the junta ! formerly enjoyed by the Chilean people.' their crimes, or in our lecture rooms train in the past few months. Nothing to the junta ! (In March 1980 the state of emergency professionals to undermine the-internal Among those striking were workers at Free All Political Prisoners Now ! was extended for a further 6 months and security of the country.' He went on to the Good Year Tyre Co., a subsidiary of End all Torture and Repression I the fascist Minister of the Interior author­ remind students that they were privileged the U.S. multi-national, engineering work­ Restore Democracy in Chile ! ised the 'security police' to banish to to be free from 'political slavery' and of ers and copper miners. isolated areas of the country all who the value of their studies as a contribution On January 16 of this year 10,000 Wellington Committee for the Defence of oppose the regime). to the security of the state. miners at the El Teniente copper mine, Demoracy in Chile, b. 'to ensure an immediate end to torture In his opening address at the University one of Chile's largest, began a strike for P.O. Box27-329, and other forms of inhuman or degrading Federico Santa Maria, Admiral Luis higher wages and improved conditions. On Wellington. treatment and to prosecute and punish Nienann, Minister of Education, announc­ January 24 they were joined by workers those responsible for such practices. ed at the start of the 1977 academic year at the Sewe I a and Catanes mines. The Isabel Allende c. 'restore fully trade union rights, that that year would see the introduction strike only ended on February 1st when Isabel Allende is a daughter ofrthe late expecially as regards the freedom to form of a new system of financing higher the authorities agreed to the workers' Salvador Allende. She was also his Private trade unions, which can operate freely education. Students would in future pay demands. Secretary during his years as President till without government control and exercise the real costs of university education, Workers in many other industries, his death in the 1973 coup, and was in fully the right to strike. although loans repayable over a ten year textile, printing, health, chemicals, other fact in the Presidential Palace at the time d. 'restore fully the freedom of expression period, would be available to them. The copper centres and at the large Huachipato of the coup. She now lives in Mexico and information, and of assembly and cost of each course of study would be steel complex, which employs more than where she represents and helps to co­ association. determined by the individual universities. 4000 workers, have come out in favour of ordinate Chilean refugee groups working e. 'allow their citizens freely to enter and Of the 54,394 students who registered strike action in support of their just for a return to democracy in Chile. Her leave the country, and to restore Chilean at the University of Chile in the 1977-78 demands. visit to New Zealand will be primarily con­ nationality to those who have been depriv­ academic year, 40,385 asked for economic Joining the struggle of the workers are cerned with making people aware of the ed of it for political reasons, assistance in order to continue studying. people from the most diverse social sectors. current situation in Chile. f. 'restore fully the right of 'amparo' The University scaled down the fees for For example, at the state technical (habeas corpus), 21,926 of the applicants, leaving 18,459 university there were joint demonstrations Her visit to this country provides a g. 'respect the rights, in particular the without any assistance at all (Figures given between the trade unions and the students. unique opportunity to learn at first hand conomic, social and cultural rights, of the by the Vicaria de Solidaridad of the Doctors are demanding the renewal of the of recent events in Latin America. indigenous population, Catholic Churchj. The result of these structure of the national health service and h. 'adopt measures to improve the enjoy­ policies have meant that only those with lawyers have set up a trade union in Isabel Allende: Mon, May 5, 1.00. Rec ment of economic and social rights by the sufficient means have access to university Santiago in order to protest against the , Centre. population at large.' education. submission of the legal authorities to the 7.30 pm, May 5, Lib B 28. Page 10, CRACCUM, May 5. CAPPING 1980

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Page 11, CRACCUM, May 5. CRfflXUM BACKBONE OF THE NATION SHORT SnjRV Down on the Farm - Where are we going ? days of the horse and cart and peasant artificial sources of nitrogen and back subsistence farming but using what to clover. COHPETTION Present farming philosophy centres on Schumacher talks of technology with a Excessive applications of phosphoric the belief that New Zealand needs econom­ human face, releasing people from menial fertilisers bring their own problems. Run­ ic growth to maintain full employment tasks to allow them to develop to their off leads to eutrophication (excesive onu length,anu tnspitftion. and prevent more belt-tightening as our full potential. But on the chicken farm weed growth) in rivers and lakes. Heavy Entries dose Fridfa JUne 6 standard of living declines. Economic we've gone beyond this so that any con­ applications of inorganic matter lead to growth is seen as going hand in hand with tact between the farmer and his/her a decline in humus, important for soil first pnje $50 donated hj industralization, following our big West- animals is lost. They're seen merely as fertility and friability. It's a vicious German and American brothers down that units of production. circule though, the widespread use of BNZ reputedly rosy path. But industrialization Increased mechanisation involves a pesticides affects the soil mico-organisms when extended to our economic backbone greater dependence on non-renewable which convert nitrogen, phosphorus and Winning entries diiV be - farming, is creating as many problems as fossil fuels. At present agriculture accounts sulphur into forms available to plants. it's attempting to solve. Industrialization for 10-15% of national energy use, 16% of Their destruction means that farmers inCraautn is based on the big is best ethos; economies this is fuel for farm machinery. The energy have to rely more on artificial fertilisers. uf scale are supposed to make the product­ involved is their development, production The farm gets 'hooked' on these chemicals, ion process more efficient so that 500 gm and use of such equipment is often greater more have to be applied each year, just to packs of butter can be produced at a low­ than the energy gained from the food maintain productivity. er cost per unit. produced. Such inputs have a high capital Yet agriculture could become more But under such a philosophy efficiency cost and paying them o ff is a large budget self-sustaining just be changing the nature is usually judged in terms of the amount item for farmers. A continuation of this of the farmer's relationship w ith the land- produced rather than the way in which trend towards high-energy, high cost mech­ and returning to more organic methods; scarce resources are utilised. The winner anical farming will change the nature of rotating crops and spelling pastures instead of the 1978 maize-grower of the year land ownership, the control of the land of encouraging monocultures, these competition produced only fractionally resource will be in the hands of those with although easier to cultivate have a lower more than the runner-up but used almost pocketfuls of bright banknotes. resistance to attacks by pest and disease. twice as much fertiliser. Such logic is self Farming has always been a cost On dairy farms effluent from the cowshed defeating in that phosphate reserves in intensive industry and now with the should be sprayed back onto pastures Nauru and the Christmas Islands will only escalation in land prices it is becoming rather than directed into the nearest creek. last 20 and 9 more years respectively and more difficult for young farmers to estab­ Greater use could be made of biological Learning from costs to the farmer will increase with long­ lish themselves. Business partnerships are methods of pest control - monitoring er hauls from other deposits in Morocco, buying farms for investment purposes, predators and pests and using bacterial Peru and Australia. Yet the present tax managers rather than owners cyerate the fungal and viral parasites, or altering the structure encourages farmers to consume farm and the land is seen purely as a sex ratio in insect populations. Chemical the Ayatollah production base and the inclination to pesticides destabilise ecosystems. Although rather than conserve these resources. How is it that Iranian students can treat the farm as a factory increases. aimed at a particular pest, other organisms Thorough-going industrialization in­ have virtual control of their country Politicians talk of trading our way out are often affected, previously innocuous volves turning the farm into a factory. whilst here government will not even talk of the current recession. If agriculture can organisms may become pests when their Such processes have already begun on to our national leader ? It is time that we earn more foreign exchange, our economic predator species is affected. poultry farms. To get the 280 eggs that took a leaf out of the Iranian book in problems will begin to evaporate. But this A re-assessment of the nature of the each New Zealander eats per year, hens order to improve our lot ! assumes that farmers individually will pest problem and a re-education of are cooped in their minature prisons, auto­ The plan is this. Send several unmasked find it worthwhile and feasible to increase and a re-education of consumers so that matically fed and watered, their eggs auto­ helicopters to Vogel House, pluck Mr productivity. Given the fact that farmers they accept that superficial blemishes on matically removed. Mechanization - as Muldoon from his lily patch and bring are caught in a cost/price squeeze; the cost fruit and vegetables aren't unhealthy much replacement of human labour with him back to the Student Union as a host­ of inputs such as harvesting, equipment would eliminate the need for many insect­ mechanical means as possible is seen as age. We could then announce to a horri­ and fertiliser is increasing while farmers; icides thereby decreasing farm costs too. as an end in itself. fied public that unless something was are getting a declining share of the sale Organic methods are often easier to use It may be important in cutting labour done to improve our bursaries we would price of the final good, the incentives to on smaller blocks and encouraging diversity costs but the social consequences of over­ release him. in the size of farm units would give a mechanisation in the rural sector are less produce more are minimal. greater variety of end-products, as 20 Under such a threat, would there be than inspiring. A declining rural labour The proposed ammonia-urea plant may appear to be an exercise in self-sufficiency, hectare blocks are often suitable for labour any true New Zealander who would not force means lengthening dole queues in useful in reducing our dependence on intensive horticultural crops such as berry willingly give us a dollar from his or her the city, a contraction in rural services imported phosphate and costs to the New fruits. Studies have disproved the notion pay packet each week and, assuming and a general decline in the morale of rural Zealand farmer. But New Zealand soils, the land is being wastefully used in these roughly a million taxpayers, every student communities. They see their roads being with clover and high-grass, have high units by disatisfied townies looking for a would be assured of at least an extra the last to have the pot-holes fixed and levels of nitrogen fixing bacteria anyway. bit of fresh air. The stocking rates on 20 twenty dollars weekly. With leaders their schools as having the least facilities. Overseas farmers are turning away from hectare units are often as high as those on throughout the community solidly behind The alternative is not a return to the traditional sized sheep and dairy farms. us we would stand invincible. Indeed, if And the success of ventures into straw­ New Zealand's allies threatened trade berry and kiwifruit farming demonstrate sanctions should we let him go, we might that it is possible to climb out of our rut of even be able to get free food from a grate­ producing meat, wool and dairy products ful Federated Farmers. for export. The only real issue that remains is But in the longer term, only a move­ whether we should try and take Merv ment away from present high energy and Wellington as well. Admittedly no one high technology farming methods and a outside Educational circles would pay us change in the nature of our relationship anything either to take him or leave him, with the land to a symbiotic rather than but should we take him our public spirited parasitic one, will prevent farms from be­ action would surely be recognised around coming food factories and then their event­ the country and, with our image thus ual replacement by a series of chemical bolstered in the public eye, the Govern­ reactions to produce little pills with all the ment could not but accede to all the elements necessary to sustain life. demands of the Education Fightback campaign. Eugenie Sage D.S. & P.G. Environment Group, Auckland.

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Page 12, CRACCUM, May 5. I DEAR DERMOT... 'Shock-tragedy addiction grips me in death-struggle/ Dear Dermot, Dear Dermot, Dear Dermot, Dear Dermot, I'm at my wits end. You must help me. I am a first year Science student. My / am a construction worker on a high- A friend o f mine is an Engineering Doreen next door maintains that the World friends have all warned me that i f I'm not rise inner-city building site. A ll m y mates student and he has confided in me that he exists apart from our perceptions o f it. In careful, in about three years / could be a and /, twenty floors up, have nothing is impotent and can only achieve an support o f this she argues: T am now Science Graduate. / tell them / don't care better to do with our lunchbreaks but sit erection when masturbating. He has a girl and that my life would be boring and around writing letters to Dear Karen Kay dosing m y eyes (she closes her eyes) / can friend but is not at all attracted to her. He no longer perceive you, therefore you no meaningless w ithout my weekly doses o f in the Women's Weekly. Last week our has much more fun getting ripped with his longer exist.' If / disagree with this state­ Physics and Organic Chemistry. My girl­ foreman got the main letter and two 're­ mates at the Pub. Her demands on him are ment / am forced to agree that / have friend says that my appearance has de­ plies in brief'so far though / haven't had becoming increasingly sexual in nature. existence, separate from her perceptions generated since / started taking Science. a single letter published or even acknow­ She has taken to rubbing her thigh against o f me (and by implication that the World She says my eyes are now bloodshot, my ledged. / write regularly every lunchtime his, and he is worried that sooner or later complexion pale and waxen, and my and must have written several hundred by has existence separate from her percep­ she may want to have intercourse with tions o f it - since / exist in the world). If / - moods are becoming unpredictable and now- all to no avail. What am / doing him. He really fears humiliation and much unbearable. Several people have remarked wrong? agree with her statement, she argues: 'I f prefers to drink with his mates at the Pub. you agree with this statement then you to me that they can never be sure 'if I'm 'Andy Gibb Fan' (Howick) How can he dampen his girlfriends desire really there' when they're talking to me. / must exist, as Descartes has convincingly without hurting her feelings too much. shown that to think is to exist.' am worried about these developments. / Dear Andy Gibb Fan, Should he tell his mates ? My friend is / appear to be on the horns o f a only really started taking Science because I agree with your mother. This boy is really worried and would appreciate your dilemna! The conclusion / am forced to all my school friends were and / am scared plainly trying to 'drop' you. If you persist advice. accept directly confronts my Relativistic that / might be in too deep now. / realize in following him around in the degrading Name withheld by request. that taking Science was only running away manner you mention you will only succeed World-view. Should / cange Neighbour­ hoods? . from reality and / desparately want out. in making a fool of yourself. Try chasing Dear Warwick Macllroy (Mangere) What can / do ? somebody a little uglier and your chances Homosexual desires are nothing to be 'J.P. Sartre Fan,' (Pakuranga) 'Junk A ddiction' (Castor Bay) of success could be better. ashamed of. Current legislation notwith­ Dear Dermot, standing, homosexuality is generally ack­ Dear 'Junk Addiction', nowledged as a legitimate outlet for sexual Your problem is a lot more common / am fifteen years old and looking for­ Dear J.P. Sartre Fan. expression. Any man who beats his wife regularly than you perhaps might think. Your ward to my debut onto the punk scene. is quite obviously of a violent disposition. Pharmacist will be more than happy to Daddy is going to book Trillos and every­ thing. We'll have a light-show and play Your husbands protestations to the contr­ suggest some inexpensive preparation ary, there is plainly no future for your which will remove these unsightly blemish­ really heavy punk like Plastic Bertrand and Blondie. I've got all my gear ready. / marriage. Now that the children have all es. Your brother's suggestion was probably was up all night putting rips in my new grown up and the TV has broken down, meant in jest and should not really be $60 tights. / safety-pinned them back up - there is quite clearly nothing to hold your taken seriously, unless of course he is marriage together. For your own sake, you your Pharmacist. they look frightfully good now - 1 used three packets. Tonight I'm going to spray should quit this situation as soon as poss­ my white sandshoes with dayglo. My pro­ ible. blem is with all the preparations going into my debut, / would hate to have it Dear Dermot, spoilt. Tell me, exactly how do I keep the Ever since / was a young boy, / have poseurs o ut ? been plagued with dark desires o f a carnal 'Worried' (Remuera) Replies in brief: nature. / eventually graduated and sub­ 'John Travolta Fan' (New Lynn). Your sequently went through puberty. / have Dear Worried, boyfriend's rash is not due to 'Disco Fever', been masturbating now twice a day - for At your age it's quite natural to have if you should develop a similar rash you over twenty years. This, however, is not these feelings about boys. Do not be should both consult with a Physician. my problem. Ever since / started, my ashamed of them. They are part of grow­ 'Close to home' (Waiuku) You should mother warned me that / would go blind ing up. be ashamed of yourself. I don't blame you as a bat, grow hairs on the palms o f my for feeling suicidal. You really ARE dis­ hands, and that 'punishing percy in the gusting. Dear Dermot, palm' would stunt my growth. / am now 'Frantic' Grafton. Have you nothing / am a journalist writing for a large o f average height and have hairless palms better to do with your time than write international publication. My problem is, but DO wear glasses. Am / going blind ? puerile, thinly disguised letters to me. 'Mervyn L.'(Wellington) / used to be a hooker and have even Honestly. written books about my experiences. My 'Hot to Trot' (Herne Bay) If you would Dear Mervyn, problem is that every morning m y mail­ care to write back with your phone numb­ Your boyfriend is plainly leading you box is crammed fu ll o f sick perverted er I think we could get together sometime up the garden path. You CAN get pregnant letters all asking for sexual advice. / am Dear Dermot, for some really fruitful dialogue. I never standing up, and the fact that he had scared that one day my boyfriend may / am not a construction worker on a knew you could do THAT with guava measles when he was five is of no conse­ get to the mailbox before me. He's a jelly. quence. If your period has not arrived by wonderful guy but if he finds out / used high-rise, inner-city building site, really. / the time this letter is in print, I suggest to be a whore he'll thrash the shit out o f am actually a seventeen year old girl with you consult with your doctor immediately. me. problems 'down there'. Every month or Dermot Cooke regrets that he is unable to "In view of the possible mentality of your 'Worried' (Dunedin) so something funny happens and things go answer readers' letters personally. Letters offspring, you should have no trouble in all 'you know'. A m i pregnant ? received can only be answered through qualifying for an abortion, on humanitar­ Dear Xaviera, 'Bee Gees Fan' (Tolaga Bay) this column. ian grounds. You are quite right. Your boyfriend has obviously been unfaithful to you. He Dear Bee Gees Fan, could not have caught V.D. from a dirty Perhaps if you didn't send all of your toilet seat, and even if he did - who wants letters o ff in the same envelope more of a guy who goes about his life sitting on them might be published in the Women's dirty toilet seats ? Weekly.

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Page 13, CRACCUM, May 5. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE O.K, animal lovers, it's time to spot the difference. These two E.L. photos are identical EXCEPT FOR ONE SUBTLE BUT VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. Can YOU spot the difference ?

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Fashion, you may think, is a tough becomes part o f the course in ‘Miss Nash's this season) finished with very smart three master o f young people. But Auckland School o f Charm and Deportment for stripes o f a popular brand. The running city businessmen have an even stricter Young Ladies’ ? ...... shoes are from the same firm , and bring code they must adhere to. ‘A Young Lady takes small steps,’ Miss the total cost to a mere ninety dollars. They must drive to work, o f course, silver-rinsed, legs-together Nash instructs, ‘Jim’s bicycle has the exclusive Eazy- but they must also project an image of ‘And takes them with feminine grace. She shift gears and an all-alloy fangle-bar. It being up-with-the-times. So at midday does not gallop. Her person must be firm ly is stylishly finished in champagne grey and they will take the Rover into the Auck­ supported,’ a stern glance around the gold. The price is only $320.00, or land domain and struggle to find a parking room. ‘And her arms move in a ladylike $375.00 with a free Dump. space close to the changing sheds. Then manner. They are not bent up and forced ‘Maggie is wearing the latest in over­ they whip on their expensive T-shirts, like pistons, but the elbows form a casual grown T-shirts. This design droops so low shorts and running shoes, and do one or angle. The hands are free and relaxed. that she is forced to tie a knot on her hip two very leisurely circuits of the track. Clenched fists make it easy to lose control. before she can mount the bicycle. Her When everybody has seen them, they can Clenched fists build up tension, and Young shorts, like Jim’s, are in a bold colour, and happily change back into the grey suit, Ladies must not be tempted to break into they fit her very tightly. But Maggie’s and drive back to town. Just in time, it anything faster than a sedate trot.’ smile tells us she is confident that nothing happens, for a quick couple of drinks and I can’t for the life of me see why, but will rip, because the double stitching is a nice pastry lunch ! the sight o f my ankles pinched gently with very reliable....’ Of course jogging has a number of bicycle clips has a strange effect on And lady cyclists certainly don’t wear unique aspects. With the onset o f the people. A lot o f women seem forced to bicycle clips. Personally, I get along with Thin is In’ popular philosophy, a man’s suppress giggles, while men are often re­ them fine. Little did the inventor of the chest doesn’t have to be like a barrel to duced to a fossilized stare. Perhaps its the bicycle realise what he had started. Or the let him run without a shirt now. Just half­ fact that I’m not fossilized myself which Greek running the first marathon, for that way between a barrel and a garden hose produces the attention; bicycle clips these matter. But all this leaves me with one is the new approved minimum chest size. days are the preserve o f elderly gents on nagging worry: by 1990, will the council A good sweat also looks very effective. elderly bikes, it seems. have made ‘ Round the Bays’ compulsory If a steep hill can be worked in near the Magazines of the 1920’s and 30’s show for every Aucklander to run ? start of the course, then this should pro­ that every cyclist who was any cyclist duce the necessary shine. A thick singlet wore clips to keep his trouser cuffs clean. David H. worn under the shirt may have a similar But that fashion has gone out with the effect. But it should not be overdone. The single gear and balloon tyres. Clips have jogger should not push himself to the not accompanied the bicycle on its rise in point of collapse merely to secure this popularity. Trendy two-wheelers now take effect. If one has trouble perspiring on a their cue from runners: the only things to casual jog, baby oil is a well-proven stand­ be seen in are colourful nylon shorts, a by. ‘name’ T-shirt, and running shoes. It isn’t Above all, joggers are calm and in so much what you do really, it’s how you command o f themselves. Gasping, asthma­ do i t ...... tic wheezing, and re-arranging of the ‘ For the 1980-81 season, ladies and coiffure are done in a back alley near the gentlemen, the following designs: end of the run, so the entry to the actual ‘ Beneath the headband (optional, changing sheds can be performed with the $7.95), Jim is wearing a green T-shirt with required dignity and self-control. sleeves and neck trimmed in yellow More and more women’s sandshoes are ($14.95). This is matched with yellow pounding the streets these days, I wonder nylon shorts (the primary colours are in how long it will be before ‘correct’ jogging

Postcard from CAMPUS FASHIONS Whether you like it or not, every one The Law Student: Law students have of you students is subject to the un­ to keep it in mind that in a few years at Somewhere written rules o f fashion at this university. least a quarter o f them will be OUT The more naive among you may com­ THERE looking boring, professional and fort yourselves with the thought that an well-manneredly respectable. Twin set and interest in fashion is little more than a pearls are fine. Anything in a dull colour ously for a day and a half may even now Hugh Cook presents an itinerant guide to foolhardy foible pursued by those who and o f good fabric is safe. The old school be telling their friends horror stories about quitting the country, and how to get the have precious little else to rely on apart tie’s fine - you’ll have to invest in a few jet lag. most for your meal ticket. from their looks. Well, just remember that wide ones later, though. Don’t worry Some prices, as an indication to those A few tales, tips and information jealousy rears its ugly head in the strangest about suit jackets yet, just don’t substitute who may soon be buying. Train from points for would-be and maybe travellers places. More often than not though, the a tracksuit jacket. The Engineering student: Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station, to England. First off: on Continental A ir­ grubby reek o f a varsity sweater, or a snagged polyester trousers, a jersey knit 2 pounds 10p. Bus from London to lines the drinks are free even for the billowing muslin blouse. These are worn shirt, dark colour to hide the beer stains. Oxford, roughly twice the distance of the cheapest seats. by those Wanting to conceal nothing about Nothing pink. A Starsky-and-Hutch two- train ride, 2 pounds 30p. Taxi for about A second tip: put metal into hand themselves except their figure flaws. toned jumper, or one o f mum’s baggy, three miles, 2 pounds 20p, though I'd luggage rather than pockets. A t Auckland One reluctant glance around campus chunky knit ones. Jandals with rugby sox. believe anyone who told me I got ripped a cache of small change in my pocket set last week was just another wincing remind­ The Arts Student: A light cotton shirt o ff there. off a metal detector. A t Honolulu I went er of the intransigence of mediocrity. in the summer, four in the winter. Hand- In Oxford the tourist information backwards and forwards four times A few general hints, Clothes with w rit­ embroidered if possible. Anything Third service accommodation service lists bed through a wooden frame equipped with ing on them are a generalindication of the World will do, in fact anything middle and breakfast places from 4 pounds a metal detector, each time discarding a unpleasant stage of things. If people don’t class. A stud in your left nostril if you are night upwards. I'm told the cheapest bed pice of metal: change, watch, razor. When want to hear from you, they don’t want an Anthro’ major, and a big, dark bag sitters in Oxford are from 10 pounds to I shed my travelling clock I got through to hear from your sweater. I mean seeing under each eye. 15 pounds, with meters for gas and and packed my metal back into my an XOS Grammar prop’ strutting the quad A Fine Arts Student: anything that’s electricity which need coins to work them. pockets. in a T-shirt with MEAT printed on it anti-middle class. You’re putting all that A job centre next to the tourist inform ­ Airline meals look small, but with would be enough to convert anyone to behind you. The only hard and fast rule ation place had a variety of work, mostly Continental travelling Auckland-PagoPago- here is that it has to be original - anything selling, clerical and hotel work. Sample vegetarianism. Honolulu-Los Angeles, we got three in thirties and forties, or sixties plastic. wages: copy typist 1 pound 50p per hour, Even the bleeding-hearted liberals won’t twelve hours. Steak raw red, but no blood; The Others: Levi jeans, adidas sand­ dishwasher 1 pound 25p, fork lift driver cope with the tatts up your arm - hide softer than yesterday's bread, our first shoes, Hang-Ten T-shirt, your old school 1 pound 60p, toilet attendant 1 pound them. On the other hand, mokos are fine, taste of America. and needle marks de rigeur in some circles. satchel, and a tracksuit top. The same Arrived in PagoPago after midnight, air 30p. There was a time at this University goes for the men. wet and warm as-sex in a bath tub. Gawk­ Student ID is worth having here, e.g. when you could tell the difference bet­ And remember, it isn’t money, but the ed like a jerk from Hicksville at my first 35p to see Christ Church Cathedral, 10p ween a B-Com student and an Arts one by style and taste that you put your wardrobe cop with a gun. There was a cloudburst in with student card. dress alone. You mightn’t like it, but together with, that counts. So you can the th irty minutes we had to stretch our Oxford is an old and lovely town, you’ve got to know your type - and that always put your first bursary cheque as a legs. Raining again at Hawaii and again at seeming peaceful but a big notice at the means knowing how it dresses. deposit on some natty little confetti LA International Airport, which is bigger tourist information service says: 'In the than Takapuna. I killed a few hours then interest of public safety NO PARCELS or number ! Deborah Telford flew on to London with Laker. No trouble any type of BAGGAGE should be LEFT getting seats - a dozen were empty when UNATTENDED in this building." the plane took off. I used a pill to knock myself out for Hugh Cook this last stage, got nine hours sleep and arrived at Gatwick feeling gritty but functional 32 hours after leaving Auck­ land. Those who stayed awake to watch the in-flight movies and boozed continu-

Page 16, CRACCUM, May 5. SO W H A T ? EXECUTIVE I start to wonder about the New Zeal­ and Herald. Morning 1.5.80 saw an article High Stakes at the Crap Table about Mr Wellington (you know the one) which went on for 8 paragraphs about "Politics is fucked and will not achieve what I one Exec member. An hour was spent dis­ Constitution and its own bureaucracy. how Merv reckons that most of the John­ want in women's rights." cussing whether David Rose has been doing All the complaints I made about Exec son Report is already in operation. They - Annemarie Wide his job properly or not - a discussion which and its members arise from one fault in w ily spent the bottom 2 paras on the issue This may not come as much of a sur­ boiled down to who you believed, who you the organisation - the structure and role of of Merv going near a University and refus­ prise to you, in fact you probably hear liked, and let's tell everyone what we think Exec itself. Whether they like it or not. ing a letter from those people who are sup­ someone say it everyday, but that state­ of each other. I was certainly glad that I Exec members have split the Executive posed to be able to vote for his party next ment comes from a letter of resignation of had resigned than face that kind of judg­ right down the middle, and the two pieces year (unless they live in Hunua). Which is a member of the AUSA Executive. 'So ment, deserving though it may be. The are easy to identify. There's the admini­ more important: The Govtal affirmation what ?' I hear you cry. 'Everyone knows point is that petty bickering is not repre­ strative side and the political side. of trash, or people being denied civil rights? it's fucked, anyway.' Be that as it may, senting students. My moans about Exec members are Thank god the Auckland Star has been there are now very definite reasons why Neither is a preoccupation with 'bal­ really arrows from someone on the politi­ interested. there are now four vacant positions on ancing the books.' This, and an incredibly cal side aimed at people on the administra­ What's the highest you can get? The Executive, and why one of those positions meticulous attention to administrative tive side. As National Affairs Officer, I did top of Mount Everest? Well, Peter, son of is being hotly contested. As members of detail, is the major failing of the present not like having to spend nearly all my time Sir Ed, apparently has been trying to get the Association, you have right to know Exec. Every time that a suggestion or idea in Exec meetings deciding administrative even higher than his father, so the Thai just what the hell's going behind the comes to Executive that will directly bene­ matters, and I resented the intrusion of drug squad people say. scenes, because these are the people you fit students, increase student awareness, the personal politics of administration What a pity the Abortive Eight crashed elected to represent you, and to run this and generally make the students' lot a members into my political arena. on their way to Teheran. Everyone was place the best way they can - for you. happier one, the cry goes up - 'Where's the That is the root of the Executive's pro­ hoping their guys would do a James Bond So let's take a look at this term as far money going to come from ! ?' Amidst blem, as I see them. The administrators and save the day; Hollywood really can't as our Executive is concerned. Things mutterings of 'unbudgetted expenditure,' are forcing their political views when all do with a rescue attempt that fails! seem really peachy-keen, don't they ? We and 'Bank manager won't be happy,' the their job entails is administration. It is for Holyoake has his own garter now, so he go on really big marches downtown, and real issue gets lost. There was a time. I'm this reason, and the fact that 'administrat­ doesn't need to pull his socks up. As treas­ give the public lots of interesting leaflets, sure, when Exec spent money FOR stud­ ion politicians' are a strong majority on urer of the University Gay Lib, we really while all the Exec make inspiring speeches. ents and ON students, and if they went this Executive (with the Constitution in should 'drag' him along as a member. Lots of posters keep appearing, and there's over budget, they did their best to raise their pockets) that some vacancies became Gill was very alarmed at the idea of mak­ always something happening. some money later on. The difference here available so early in the year. ing NZ a neutral country. Perhaps he feels Yes, sarcasm aside, that's all very true. is that the majority of Exec members don’t In the light of this, the logical thing to that in a world war it will only be the Work is being done, and students are being believe they can raise that money later on, do is to split the Executive into two Kiwis1 ruthless ability in strategic warfare offered a very wide range of activities on or it sounds like hard work or something committees - administrative and political - that will shake those Commies in their just as wide a range of issues - environ­ (blame it on apathy). So there exists an with President and perhaps A.V.P. on both booties and make the buggers run. mental, political or otherwise. amazingly restrictive attitude towards try­ committees to give the necessary cohesion. Rob is now into poetry: Reds are now The question that I ask of the present ing anything new, spending any extra I seriously put this forward as a pro­ dancing on our beds. Poor Rob was sore, Executive (and indeed of ANY Executive) money, no matter what the cause, and posal for all students to consider, and hope cos when he spilled all those beans about is do they represent the views of the stu­ facing up to their obligations over and it will surface at Constitutional Review the SUP, everybody DIDN'T gasp with dents who elected them ? above budget. Committee (should it ever meet). horror. In fact, as always, he was criticised From my experience on Executive this If this policy is rigidly adhered to, then I believe this will lead to more effective for sticking his nose in where it has no year, I am tempted to answer the question all we can hope for from the Executive decision-making, due to smaller committ­ business. He said it won't be long until the for them. These observations may tempt this year are the same things we have every ees deciding issues, a reduction in time SUP take over the whole Fed. Lab., but you as well. year, purely because they are the only demanded of unpaid Exec members (a since Muldoon hates the FOL anyway, I Too much time is spent on purely things budgeted for. If you are happy with factor dominant in Exec resignations), and would have thought this would be Rob's administrative matters - matters which that, then fine. Give them all the support a better representation of students. When design. should be dealt with by the various numb­ you want. you elect political officers, that's what er of sub-committees that the Executive I'm not happy with that. I don't think you expect them to be, not administrators, has established for that very purpose. this gives the students a fair suck on the and vice versa. Instead, matters get referred to Executive, snowball (Ed: yuk !) and you're the ones A t present Exec has a policy that all its who refer them back, they come up three that rolled it ! members should make Exec meetings their weeks later and are, after an half-hour de­ OK, all these gripes about Exec are first priority over any other. It would cert­ bate, decided on. Sure, the fault lies here fine, but is it so easy to run an Association? ainly be easier to attend meetings that did with the system, or with the Executive's Of course not ! It's a bloody hard job, not drag on till 1.30 am, discussing things use of that system, but in that time wast­ especially given the two main problems the that half the meeting wasn't elected to ed, any thought of what students really Exec faces :- discuss anyway. want goes out the window. 1. Students themselves. Most students I agree with Anne-Marie. Politics is More time is spent on petty arguments don't care what happens to their Assoc­ fucked - the way that it's set up here. If between Exec, members that really are iation. They pay their fees and pass you are concerned with the things that only differences in politics. Half a dozen their exams. Can you blame the Execu­ your representatives say and do, then say motions of censure have already passed tive for not representing you when you so. If not, then good luck with your through Exec this year, and are discussed don't let them know what you care careers - you might need luck in years to at length. If they're passed, so what ? ! about, if anything ? come. They have as much effect as a slap on the 2. The structure of the Association. The ELAM hand, and are 'a big wank' in the words of Executive is hamstrung by both the Darryl Carey Destruction as an Art-Political Statement

Events at Elam so far this term have raised several questions which cannot be glossed over as neatly as the graffitied 'Elam Game' was painted out in the car park. When Assoc-Professor Bob Ellis (Head of Painting Dept) took over the charge of photography students from Tom Hutchins, touring artist Billy Apple was brought in to assist with painting classes for a month. Billy Apple is well known for his ability to generate controversy around him, so when his response to the work of a first year student brought to him for comment was to rip it up, this was not altogether out of character. Any yet, for a paid University employee, hardly profess­ ional or ethical. As an artist of international repute, Billy Apple had a significant and stimulat­ ing contribution to make at Elam, but was putting him in charge of various paint­ ing classes for a month the best way to utilise this ? Would not, say, a week's series of intensive seminars and lectures, open to all students, have been a better way to achieve this ? Billy Apple's approach to artistic criticism provides an interesting context in which to view the recent actions of three students who broke into their studio late one night and proceeded to spray paint over their works and the studio walls, somewhat after the style of Jackson Pollock. For this comment on their own work, the students were suspended. An example of doublethink from the Elam Establishment ?

Katherine White RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON M Y HEAD The logical place, I thought, where Man has had effects on the climate, people would know about weather and though these are still too recent to be able climate, would be the meteorological to understand the full implications of office. My expectations were dashed, how­ them, for example, CO2 level is increased ever, - they could give me lots of interest­ around larger areas of population density ing, but highly irrelevant, muck raking by the pollution that man creates (car information about the school boy days of fumes etc) and this acts to warm up that a Member of Parliament, but knew noth­ area by a 'greenhouse effect' - the thick ing about climate, apart from what was in atmosphere reflects energy back to the a little book that I was duly given - full of, earth-. This results in warmer temperatures. to me, incomprehensible weather maps. Spray cans also will affect our climate The Geology Department of the Uni­ more and more. The gas in them evaporates versity was much more useful. Weather, I at a very high rate, and this is slowly was told, is NOT a constant factor. (Sur­ breaking down the ozone layer around prise surprise). the earth - that is, the 'band' around the So, what has been happening to our earth's atmosphere that absorbs and thus weather recently ? Some people say that keeps out, a lot of the ultra-violet rays. the earth is warming up, others that it is As this is eroded away, more and more cooling down, but noboby really knows energy will reach the earth, and we can for sure. The last group of ice-ages (5 of expect our climate to become warmer. them) started 1.8 million years ago, and Nowadays, however, climatologists the last of that series was 20,000 years ago, don't seem to know what to predict. In - relatively recent. Why they happen is the Northern Hemisphere, which is logi­ hard to ascertain. cally the area where you would expect it One reason why is thought to depend to be warmer (heavier urbanization - more on the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2) it has been getting progressively Volcanic activity lets off CO^, so if for colder, so that people say a mini-ice-age is some reason there is low activity over a coming. The Arctic ice cap has been increas­ number of years, there will be little CO2 ing, and fish that were the staple diet of in the air. C 02 acts like clouds, in that it the Greenlanders, can no longer be caught makes the atmosphere dense, and radiates by them, as the water has become too warmth back onto the earth. Low CO2 cold for the fish, which have moved south. means energy is reflected back into the However, the Southern Hemisphere air, and becomes cooler. has been showing quite different trends - Too much volcanic activity can be it appears to be warming up, for example. detrimental too. If too much ash is in the South Island glaciers have been receding atmosphere, this acts as an energy filter or over a number of years. The recent bad screen, not allowing energy in, so the earth summers we have had seem to be just a cools. statistical fluduation - last year Australia In all the above factors, once the earth had it's worst drought in 50 years. We are has started to cool, the cooling process in a state of flux right now, with nobody becomes self perpetuating, until a stability really understanding, what the climate is is reached. The cooler the earth gets, the doing. A t least the summer has finally got more energy is needed to bring it to its itself sorted out, for this year, even if it former warm state. is in April. GRADUATES

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- Page 18, CRACCUM, May 5. Nineteen Seventy Nine has come and with much of their work being improv­ gone. The year saw the scene in Auckland ised on. Sometimes it works, sometimes changing constantly. New bands appeared it gets really tedious. But in the studio Jed every week. New fans appeared as fast as brings to the band experience rarely seen barbers could cut hair. Pubs trashed their in New Zealand bands. He has spent hours discos in favour of live bands, and then recording with various bands and alone, closed again as owners justifiably feared often working closely with Simon fans would trash unsuitable premises. But Alexander at Harlequin. This material is something was missing. reputedly excellent, and Grigg hopes to What have we left to remember the release some in the future. year by, the brash young bands, the For now we will be having the 'Perfect raucous nights. The names and places Features' 3 track EP on Propeller. On the on a pile of often gloriously inventive A side is the original 'City Scenes'. On the posters. One album, dipper records tasty flip, a remodelled 'Do you want to know and essential AK79 compilation. The a secret', a Lennon-McCartney n itfor classic first Toy Love single. Ripper Billy J. Kramer, and another original Records first single, just released. On 'Police Wheels'. Jed produced the single one side, the Terrorways anthemic 'Short himself, and the band designed the Haired Rock'n'Roll'. On the other, Proud picture sleeve. Scum's 'Suicide 2'. Both essential addit­ To be released on the same day in May ions to your week. Buy it, make it a hit, , is a single by the Spelling Mistakes, winners make John NoOne a very happy boy. of the Rockquest held at the Windsor a That's not much vinyl for the amount The Grigg Tapes: few weeks ago. That they won is tribute of live music around. The major record to the progress they have made in their companies are committed to a policy of first year together. Following the collapse ignoring New Zealand rock'n'roll. It is of Get Smart due to lack of artistic vision left to dedicated enthusiasts to try and Red Pyramid by the other half of the band, brothers release some of this wealth of talent. They Nick and Julian Hanson, vocals and won't make themselves rich by doing it, drums respectively, recruited the Alien but they will have the satisfaction of putting Warwick Hitler (Warwick is God) on putting out singles at the early stages of a records another independent. guitar and Nigel Russel to handle bass. band's career when they are most needed. They spent last year replacing covers with Joining Bryan Staff's Ripper Records originals, and steadily gigging around in the shadowy world of independents is town in as many halls, pubs and basements Simon Grigg with his propeller label. the sales tax article photo a couple of garage-punk album. as they could find. They built up exper­ For Grigg, the formation of the label weeks ago.) Grigg feels the time is right From the ruins of these bands, and the ience and a fair following. Now with the has been a long ambition. Always very for him to act. Artistically and commer­ fans who have been inspired to start eight hours free studio time won in the interested in music, he was involved in the cially it makes sense to put out New playing have come more bands. Most of talent quest they have recorded a single, very beginnings of punk in Auckland. Zealand singles now. them are writing their own songs. Given probably 'Feel So Good'. ffFor the first eight or nine months I 'There's going to be so many independ­ the chance to record they may stay to ­ They also share a forthcoming single was heavily involved in the Suburban ent New Zealand singles coming out gether, developing into world class acts. on Ripper with the Whizz Kids, their Reptiles. I was managing them to a degree, soon. The market is there. It is something As can be seen from the R'n'B and Beat contentious stage finale 'Rena'. along with Buster (Stiggs), getting dates the majors have ignored. A year ago, long booms of the early sixties, the San "The band weren't very happy about for them, being general dogsbody. before their single came out, Toy Love Francisco explosion, and the massive recording it, but now its done they don't It was Brett (Jimmy Joy) and myself would be getting 800 people at the Wind­ growth of bands worldwise after the Sex mind. Its something that Brian wanted who got the band together. I went round sor on a Saturday afternoon. All these Pistols, the more bands you have, the more to do. Its guaranteed not to get airplay, to see Brett one day and said 'Hey, lets people were potential buyers for singles. bands you keep having. A few will make but that's not necessarily a bad thing. But form a punk rock band'. We thought it Even people who don't usually buy them valid, lasting music. But without people its not really representative of the bands would be a great laugh, so we did it.' want a record of their favourite bands. like Simon Grigg and Bryan Staff around style". Brett had wanted to form a band before It's not much to pay for a single, espec­ to record them nobody will be going any­ Grigg sees Propeller as being an that, a jazz band, with him playing sax. A ially since it costs $2 or $3 to see a band where except down or out of the country. extremely flexible label, serving as a med­ jazz-punk band. He was going to call him­ live now. Another two bucks w on't hurt, So far Grigg has recorded two bands, ium between artists and public and giving self ... Jimmy Weasel, or Froggy Morton if the single is well recorded and well the Features and the Spelling Mistakes. the bands as much freedom as they want. He had wanted to put out 'Megaton' presented. Both have knocked on record company His part is in trying to get bands he appre­ (the Reptiles, and New Zealand's first 12" Are there the bands around for this doors to no avail. Simon feels that the ciates to get their shit together. single) on his own or a Suburban Reptiles explosion of independant records? Of the Features left-field improvisive approach For the future there are plenty of lable, but it wasn't feasible at that time. six bands on the AK79 compilation, only and the Spelling Mistakes brand of short ideas. Simon would very much like to In the three years since then he has made the Swingers are still playing in New haired rock'n'roll are worth recording, release some of the Suburban Reptiles the contacts and gained the experience and Zealand. Toy Love, (due to tour in a month and have a large enough public to pay for stuff lying round unused. A Whizz Kids maturity to start his label. He learned from or two), the Scavs/Marching Girls and themselves. single is also a possibility. But all these the mistakes he made while the Suburban the present Proud Scum Lineup are in The Features are Jeremy (Jed) Town, things need a careful marshalling of Reptiles grew from being a sporadic happen­ Australia. The Terrorways and Primmers guitar, and James Pinker, drums, from the capital and talent. The present structure ing to trying to be a serious working band. have disbanded. Like so many New Zea­ Superettes, ex-Primmers vocalist Carl van of the label will be proven or changed by He has worked with other bands and within land bands over the years only a fragment Bergen and the Terrorways bassist Chris the way the first singles go, although the music industry, and is at present work­ of their recording potential h as found Orange. Their material is 90% original, every case is unique. ing in Taste Records on High Street (he its way onto disc. Given the chance, the with the balance in drastically re-arranged is the gentleman behind the counter in Terrorways could have made a great The label didn't cost a great deal to set up, covers. Live they are never the same twice. but it did cost more than Simon had. He bor­ rowed from family and friends, and arranged a licensing deal with Ode. (Ripper's deal with Ode is a facilities agreement). They get it pres­ sed and distributed for him, and the songs are covered by Ode Publishing. He retains dist­ ribution options for Auckland, as well as any mail order or export trade he wants to set up. The deal allows him credit on payment, which is very necessary with his limited capital. What is outside his control is the manu­ facture. There is no quality control at New Zealand's only two pressing plants. What­ ever the standard of recording the results are often negated by the minimal quality of tape to disc transfer and the often abysmal pressing. But fingers are crossed, and if New Zealand plants can't do the job properly Grigg might investigate Australian alterna­ tives. Propelloer has a written contract with its bands for each single. Grigg can licence recordings to other companies or put them on compilations. He will also pay royalties of 20%, as opposed to the usual rate paid here of 3%-6%, if seen at all. From the rest must come recording and promotion costs. The operation will run on low oper­ ating costs and returns, and the government will take 70c per single. That may just grind him under in the end. But the only way to find out is to try it. Not everyone is fitted out to play, or to write songs. But the auxiliary people, the producers, sound and light people, managers, roadies, and enthusiasts like Brian Staff and Simon Grigg who have small independent labels, are the people who allow rock musicians to survive at all. Their role is often more important than that of individual bands. So you wanna be a rock'n'roll star? Sorry kid, positions filled. Make your own dream instead.

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AUCKLAND METROPOLITAN an interview conducted by 110 students. Eugene, a 1 st year student spent a day at false. Andy cites 2 reasons, first that the COLLEGE - A STATE ALTERNATIVE However when this didn't prove too McDonalds and now probably wouldn't children of AMC are younger than those This week I visited an alternative school successful it was quickly scrapped. Dec­ work there. in similar schools in the states, and situated in an old boarding hostel on isions made at meetings are enforced by The school also welcomes tutors from secondly the extreme emphasis in this Ngauruhoe street, a quiet part of Mt Eden. group censure, a positive use of peer pre­ the community, anyone who is willing to country on public exams. Auckland Metropolitan College was act­ ssure. The meeting served to illustrate an­ set aside an hour or two a week to demon­ Academically the school does a little ually set up by the Education Department. other aim 'to promote communication strate their particular area of interest better than average though as Andy points When I wandered in a school meeting was skills'. whether academic or practical. Classes can out the sample is too small to be signifi­ in progress. This meeting, held twice Another aim is to involve students more take place in the community or the school. cant. Schools similar to A.M.C. are un­ weekly, is the sole source of school policy directly in their own education. Thus the If anyone's interested the address is 16 likely to be set up again due to falling class and administration. It is truly a 'school' student picks his or her own course from a Ngauruhoe St, Mt Eden, phone 687-871. roles in other schools. But Andy hopes meeting in that anyone who wants to can flexible curriculum. The academic year is The school originated in 1977 due to that the successful example A.M.C. has attend, and more importantly all who do divided into 6 half term blocks. Classes pressure from parent groups wanting an set will lead to other alternatives being set attend have an equal voice. So staff, stu­ may last for one or more blocks, with alternative to traditional state schools. up as autonomous units within existing dents and any interested parents come subjects for public exams lasting the whole After approval was given implementation schools, as has occurred in Ad elaide. a'ong to air complaints, plan future policy. year. Every 6 weeks students are given a went ahead without any hassles. The Marco about to take a microscope class In fact to do all those things traditionally catalogue of classes and choose a course school receives the same support as would complained that this was not the place for left to principals in other schools. from 6 categories, language and literature, be given to another state school of its size. hard work but at least he demonstrated Held in a large room the meeting at science and maths, humanities arts and The school is certainly an alternative the final aim of the school 'to develop first seemed to be a mass of confusion. crafts, sport and recreation, and last but but to call it a 'school w ithout walls' such critical acumen'. Marcelle summed it un Children of all ages and sizes, dressed as hardly least community. There is no rigid as those originated under the Parkway 'Its up to you how you work'. they pleased (one boy wore tramping gear structure, like forms, the classes are grad­ Program in Philadelphia 10 years ago is G.L. Wong boots, down filled jacket, the whole ed according to 4 levels relating to the schtick). inter-mixed with the slightly old­ relative difficulty of each class., i.e. level er faces of staff. Discussion was fast, with 1 corresponds to 1 year at secondary school. a wide variety of age groups participating. However if a student is capable and so de­ A student did a capable job of chairing. sires he or she may take classes from high­ The way people spoke up readily and er levels. As the prospectus states, 'These were listened to fairly seemed a good levels label the class not the student.' indicator that one of the schools aims, The classes offered are wide ranging 'To develop responsibility' was working. and designed to capture-the student's Later talking to Andy, (the Director, or interest. For example Language and Liter­ more 'first among equals') it appears that ature offers classes in comics and calendar matters of discipline were solely handled making along with more public-exam- by the meeting and therefore by the orientated classes. A quick glance reveals students as they form the majority. There classes in African societies, scientific magiq are no regulations save those decided upon microscope skills, pottery, alternative by a meeting. As Andy said the only way health care, human relations and massage, to name a few. An important aspect is the to teach responsibility is to be given it. schools desire to 'To promote interaction At times unworkable policies have been between the college and the community.' produced - for example it was decided Students are encouraged to enrol in career that instead of having a small staffing sub­ exploration classes. Here if a student is committee to appoint new staff, the interested in a particular career he can school as a whole would have to approve spend from a half day per week up to 3 prospective teachers. This led to the situat­ days a week working for one Vi term. ion of new staff appearing and undergoing GRADUATION PHOTOGRAPHS FREE Sitting in COLOUR

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Padre Padrone Paolo and V ittorio Taviani Lido It starts o ff the story of a shepherds son forced to leave school and look after his fathers flock. He grows to manhood, finds himself in constant conflict with his patriarchial and dominating father, but in a final contest of wills breaks this tie and becomes a scholar. Put thus, it reads simply but the Tavianis film is truly extraordinary in the way it is able to from such a complex and dense film in such a deceptively simple plot line. Most importantly, it is a film about education-communication. Whereas the CONCERTS father's learning is instinctive (to sur­ vive) or rote, Gavino comes to question, young. This in itself is the basis of rebel­ N.Z.S.O. Concert Town Hall, Saturday April 19 lion. His life is so harsh, the people and environment around him, so brutalizing, On April 19th the New Zealand Sym­ that the film becomes, in a way, a testi­ phony Orchestra conducted by Franz- mony to the imperative to survive and rise. Paul Decker played Schumann's Genoveva That, in the end, Gavino becomes a Overture, the Brahms Violin Concerto One exhibit from an interesting series ' The Black Power Movement', an exhibition (with Russian/lsraeli violinist Boris Belkin) o f photographs by Glenn Jo w itt at SNAPS Gallery, 101 Federal St, till May 9. They linguistic scholar is something of an irony in itself. Ironic because in many ways this and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (Eroica). were taken in Christchurch between September and December o f last year. Jow itt film is about communication on wave One must be critical about programm­ himslef is a young photographer whose work has a strong social undercurrent, as any­ atic balance (or lack of it) for this concert. one who saw his recent exhibition 'Race Meetings' at Real Pictures knows. The ex­ lengths muchmore subtle than the verbal. In an early scene, Gavino is taught to Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms were hibition he says is to 'increase the public awareness o f the Black Power Movement'. identify the sounds of the oak tree and the all 19th century German composers and Born in Lower Hutt, Glenn Jowitt completed a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours torrent, to know the language of nature. overall there is a marked similarity in style at the University o f Canterbury. Interesting and stimulating viewing. In another, a goat talks. In another, Gavinno between them which is hardly surprising Allen Maddox sits alone on a hill playing his accordion, considering the influence of Beethoven Surrey 1975-80 John Bailey telling his story; from across the hill comes over both Schumann and Brahms). The Denis Cohn Galleries Peter Webb the sound of another instrument, telling concert was therefore somewhat mono­ the story of another. chromatic in nature with no real respite from the turgid textures of the German A tick or a cross? Maddox says 'A Cross', John-Boy has filled in two corners to In every instance the Tavianis have used romanticists. More variety could have for five years now he has - puts then in little let them ask questions, he's drawn the the medium cunningly and manipulatively. boxes left, right and centre. He's made his shapes of modern America there, back Though the film itself often gives the im­ been introduced with a French work by marks on canvas. They get to be called to back - night and day in the lights. pression of a piece of work rough at the say Berlioz, Debussy or Ravel instead of 'Paintings' and sold. Now that the onus has They're all that's there, so its a 'minimal edges (partly the consequence of beingmade the Beethoven which was heard in 1978 changed from supply to demand, let's have exhibition if you like, but they seem to initially for television), this is a calculated anyway. a sort of mini-retrospective. Good move. fill this tortured exhibition space better effect, and many sequences and shots are Unlike the last three Schumann sym­ Painting has always been (not just about) than most recent exhibitions. Simply organised with a style and lyricism that is phonies, which are works of true greatness making your mark - a conversation between sounding they drill in to the wall. But as fresh as it is unobtrusive. Furthermore the Genoveva overture is a somewhat in­ then they're back to back. Maddox when he's got something to say and the soundtrack is a wonderful melange of consequential piece which deserves to Bailey's kept his eyes to recent develop­ us when we've got time to listen. Because we the fantastic, ironic, satiric and comical. remain obscure. Perhaps the orchestra ments in America; Elsworth Kelly's can see where he's been on the canvas, we Music is used to comment on events; sound felt this too - as their performance was not shape, Rockburne's and Bochner's corner­ can take the process of his 'Statement' to effects are used to great comic effect.. a convincing one. Once again the 'cello ing of the basics - and the poster for the be important, pivotal. Not the wild Jung Though at times this grandness of con­ section persisted in playing with a cutting exhibition seems modelled on a well known Psychostallion - more the implication that cept robs the picture of an element of rather than rounded tone in the upper shot of well known shooter Marcel the painting is the result of work - man- humanity, by and large subject and style register and there were major slips of in­ Duchamp. But Bailey is no coy copyist. mesh perfectly. I have now seen Padre tonation in various exposed passages. work. Maddox doesn't just leave his traces, To get something like this into shape Padrone twice and an earlier effort by the The Brahms violin concerto fared they're part of what he's giving up, part requires that the Artist work out all the of his mark. Taviani brothers, 'Allonsanfan', once. better than the Schumann in standard of problems informing his concerns. That has It's a small sample, but it leads me to con­ orchestral playing. In Boris Belkin we So the crosses are a language, so the been done here, the questions have been clude that they are among the vanguard of have a virtuoso violinist of the highest paintings are indeed 'letters' (as he some­ acknowledged by the Artist, and given the modern cinema. Padre Padrone is irr­ order with flawless technique and particu­ times titles them). All paintings are - to room to present themselves. friends and to the world. While we've been efutable evidence of their genius. larly security of high notes. He phrases These black shapes, charcoal on the with great musicality and much detailed learning things, Maddox has too. All about walls and floor. They're like stepping-off the grid, the cross, ways of measuring and John Carrigan attention to dynamics. platforms - flat forms in three dimensions, I feel however, that Belkin was more defining our place within the immeasurable making something out of nothing, nothing the indefinable. A cross gives you a centre, comfortable playing the Tchaikovsky out of something. Talking about some of fills in the grid-squares - lots of centres violin concerto (on Friday night) than the those things that words have buried or ON STAGE much more Germanic Brahms concerto. with lots of crosses, all in a grid which that they cannot reach. See. The Brahms requires a more mellow tone never quite gets to be monumental. By now, John Bailey's probably been Maddox speaks with a solid confidence, colour than Belkin's brilliant but rather and erased his show - rubbed it out. If The Feminine Invasion formal means belong with his subjective edgy tone. The gypsy-like finale was play­ you saw it you'll remember it's quiet, New Independent Lunchtime Theatre ed with much bravura and panache, the concerns, they've grown together, like informed inquiry. That's what I'm trying something at work. soloist setting a very brisk tempo which to say. Feminine Invasion depects the struggles This survey exhibition tells us all this, had the orchestra struggling at times. and aspirations of the early female pion­ shows us Maddox at work. Don't forget T.W. Decker's reading of the Beethoven eers and their attempts to try and break to go and see the Maddox's up at the City Eroica Symphony carried great authority into the male dominated field of medicine. with the cornerstone of the symphony - Art Gallery, if you're really interested in It involves a number of brief historical surveying this thing through. the funeral march given a powerful darkly sketches, used to show the struggles of sombre performance. T.W. women doctors, against a background of The playing of Ron Webb, Principal social disturbance and unrest in the 1890's oboist, in this movement and indeed and early 1900's. throughout the evening, cannot be praised The play in a brief 35 minutes attempts too highly - it is a pity that he does not Poetry to show that early N.Z. history can be receive quality support from the principal brought to life in both an educational and flautist or clarinettist. enlightening way. The example of the Poetry Reading moving poetry, however he was too long The pastoral qualtiy of the Scherzo Rare Books Room - Central Library winded to merit prolonged attention. increasing importance of women in medi­ (with hunting horn trio) was well display­ April 24th Judi Stout and Michelle Patterson while cine is used to develop and parallel the ed but the first and fourth movements by far the youngest and most inexperienc­ idea of the rise of the women's sufferage did not fare so well. Decker did not bring Last Wednesday in the Rare Books ed poets, I felt gave the most effective movement as a whole. out the elusive structure of the first move­ Room of the Auckland Public library a readings. Michelle's work was concentrat­ This pseudo-historical perspective could ment and could not quite catch the group of poets gathered to celebrate the ed and packed with energy, if at times a become very mundane and monotonous bouoyancy of the last, with its many birthday of Shakespeare - the immortal trifle superficial. Judi's work was musically and turn into a shambolic dissertation of dance-like variations. Much of the sym­ bard. With a few exceptions it would have effective and it's imagery evocative, but secondary school history level. But what phony's contrapuntal detail was smudgy - been better if they had stayed at home. far less concentrated. She began by read­ the director, Elizabeth Hawkins, has there was little clarity of subsidiary parts - lain Sharpe's poetry while at times ing work from the New York School of achieved is a coherent and vivid account too often 2nd violins and violas were humerous quickly collapsed into meta­ Poets, and I found myself wishing there of part of our heritage. swamped by 1st violins. phorical, illusory jargon; while Bill Millet had been less of this type of reading and This play is part of the series on pion­ However the orchestra's playing of would have been better if on stage, for more of her own work. eer women - their achievements and the Funeral March with the climactic though he gave a commendable theatrical Five poets gathered together to honour aspirations. The company's forthcoming Cathedral Scene was enough to make this performance his poems were sadly lacking perhaps our greatest poet. And Shakes­ production on early Auckland might be performance of the Eroica a memorable in intelligibility. In contrast Chris Moisa peare, what was his reaction ? (I think he worth catching. one. read some very sensitive and at times was probably glad he had given it a miss !!!) Philip Wright Gerald Ginther

Page 21, CRACCUM, May 5. RUST IN MY HEAD RECORDS 'Cure' Single Stunn No Second Thoughts: Proud Scum going over, that’s not a great in Boston. But at the end of it we should Jonathon Michael Chunn to a Craccum idea. have thought: they think we're pretty hot That graffiti around town says it all. Gang of Four. B: Which group. Split Enz or CB, did shit down in San Francisco, let's go back It's great that a label's been set up to you find most enjoyable ? for a month and work around the place. market good U.K. acts out here. Stunn MC: Ask me whatever you like, I don't MC: They were both different - Enz But we went back to England again. Records have got a complation of the A care. had a real famousness about it. We didn't A: What did you think of the whole sides of the Cure's first three singles out B: Your career at the moment is centred feel part of the whole thing - like Beech, costume, make-up thing ? on a 45. on managing and Ripper Records. Which Ragnarok, Waves. It might seem like that MC: The others would agree that I was 'Boys Don't Cry' opens side one. This one are you going to angle into more ? to a listener but it was a strange time. But never as keen on it as they were. was the Cure's second single and though it MC: I'll try and stay with both. I look radio stations didn't really support singles B: Of the two albums you did with Enz didn't make such a great impact (compared at Ripper Records more as getting exper­ like 'Maybe' and neither did the record which do you prefer ? with the other two on this single), it ience at production, rather than as a bus­ buying public, the singles were never in MC: The first album, it was pretty imprints itself on your mind. It opens with iness venture. the Top 40, but tours were always success­ strange and captured the unusualness. a simple-rhythm and leads into Robert B: Will the bands you're managing work ful. But with CB it was like we were an Something like 'Under the Wheel' was so Smith's singing, which is striking in that in with Ripper Records in some way ? integral part of the industry. powerful. 'Late Last Night' and 'Sweet it's forceful but understated - always close MC: I'm only managing one band - the M: What happened to CB ? After the Dreams' were very good. to the ground. The flip side has 'Killing an Crocodiles, and they already have a record­ 'Just Drove' tour everyone seemed so con­ M: What is your favourite recorded Arab' and 'Jumping Someone Else's Train', ing deal with RCA. I'm publicist for 'The fident about their future ? Split Enz song ? their first and third singles, respectively. Swingers' and they're on Ripper Records MC: We left on the 4th November MC: I really like 'Home Sweet Home' - It's rather surprising that they are on the at the moment. which was only a month after that tour. 'the Instrumental' I really adored playing flip . However, they do belong together. M: Are they going to release an album But there were cities that were no good that. And there was a song called Jumping Someone Else's Train' opens with on Ripper ? for us - like say we were 22 on the charts 'Prophecy' that was never recorded. a solitary ringing chord, then jumps into MC: There are no plans at the moment in September, we were 9 in Auckland, 35 B: How about the acting side of that an up-tempo rhythm. The lyrics are pretty - it's a complicated procedure in that in Christchurch and not in the TOP 50 in early stage show ? straight-forward: '.... Everyone's happy, Ripper has leased the Swingers tapes o ff Wellington. We didn't have the broad MC: I loved it. It was bit of a fluke how they're finally all the same 'cos everyone's Mascot recording studios. So we're acting coverage like the Dudes did. we always made a good job of it. Didn't jumping on everybody else's train.' Which as middle men because we can offer Mas­ M: Have Swingers got that sort of we ? Like we used to be very staid initially just adds to the quality of the song: cot a distribution deal because of our tie- broad coverage. when we had the 5 piece with Geoffrey on straight-forward lyrics and rhythm both in with CBS records. But as far as an MC: No, they aren't really that popular drums and Wally, it wasn't that strange. making a striking impression. The side album goes it depends on whether they in Auckland, they don't draw that well. But the first Buck-A-Head it all went ends with the singles most striking song - want to do one here or in Australia be­ They're classed as a strange band. They strange, Noel had something to do with it. it stands out from the others in style as cause I know they've got interest from have to work more on the school kids - 1974 was probably our strangest year. The well as excellence. 'Killing an Arab' opens Australia. like we were really successful in Auckland Pandemonium, the 1st of December Buck- with a guitar-riff conjuring up the East, to B: What about playing again - have you from doing lunchtime concerts and balls. A-Head and the first Buck-A-Head and the continue with a bouncy rhythm punctuat­ given up totally ? M: What about CB's trip to Australia ? Mercury were probably never repeated ed by abrasive guitar chords. It relates a MC: There was a lot of bullshit back MC: We heard from CBS here they again. scene from Camus' 'The Outsiders', which there about giving up forever - but you were going to release the album there and B: Which country did you enjoy tour­ might seem a bit much at first, but it can't do that. I played on 'The Instru­ they thought we should go. We went on a ing the most ? shouldn't - it's a great song. mental' and that will keep me going for very bad financial foot because we'd lost a MC: They varied, on the Enz of the If you want to see where the Cure have 6 months, because it was such a good night lot of money on the 'Just Drove Thru Earth tour N.Z. was best, 'Courting The been before their next album comes out, I doing it. Town' tour and we hit the pits pretty bad. Act' Australia was best. suggest you have a listen to this. The Cure M: There are a lot of other old unrecord­ That didn't help my situation much in B: You left Split Enz and after a break are THE anal band - ultimately tight and ed Split Enz songs - for example 'Night­ that it looked like a bit of a slog and I'd got into Citizen Band. Was it hard to get invariably understated. mare Stampede' - will you be getting into already done it - in a way I couldn't be restarted ? recording those like you have with the fucked doing it again. MC: Yes it was hard. The band was CAB Instrumental ? You get sick of playing on the road, only going to be a muck around. It was . MC: The Instrumental was sort of lost of motels, driving. It suits some my idea to start and Eccles and I managed different in that it didn't require a lead people . But I didn’t want to do that so it. It was probably as satisfying as the singer - whereas a song like Nightmare I got out. whole Split Enz thing in its own way, Love Somebody Today Stampede would have to be released as a B: Much the same reason for your because in C.B. I played a much more Sister Sledge Split Enz song. leaving Split Enz. important role in arrangement and touring. Atlantic (through WEA) M: Have you got tapes of these songs ? MC: Thinking about it now, there were B: Which of the three C.B. albums do MC: Nightmare Stampede I've got very similar reasons why I left both groups. you like the most ? Sister Sledge. I remember the first about half of - but there is a live tape A: That American Enz tour sounded MC: The Bootleg definitely. It captures single 'We Are Family' fondly, it was the around of all the Enz shows in Palmerston very rough. us as we were much better than the other sound that brought them to mind. It was a North - songs like 'Lordy', 'True Colours'. great single, probably great disco too, and There are songs from further back like RUST W HY that just don't happen too often. Hold 'Wise Men' and 'Buffs' that I would have UHJtse them in one hand - Chic's 'Le Freak', liked to have done. I know of a lot of Eruption's 'I Can't Stand the Rain', Donna songs they've done since I've left that A Hesvm u t h a t \A Summer's 'I Feel Love', Alicia Bridges 'I you'll never hear - brilliant songs like Love the Night Life' and maybe Earth, 'Next Exit'. But I've got demos so I'm Wind and Fire. They all seem to belong lucky. But 'Semi-Detached', that must be where 'Disco' fuses with another main one of the most powerful ballads they've stream, be it rock, soul or whatever. ever done - and that is from that session of Sister Sledge, they're four pretty female demos they haven't released. voices behind four equally pretty female M: How do you see Split Enz now - do faces, and they 'belong' to the Chic Organ­ you feel they're sold out at all ? isation Ltd. As such they're part of the A: Are you envious that you're not 'First House' of 'Sumptuous' Disco, that playing with them still ? manipulated sublimity of luxury, wealth MC: Now which one shall I answer and sexuality - for up-town hips with first ? up-town cash. Katrina from the background: The songs, all eight penned by Chic's 'Intimidation by the media !' Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, are all MC: No, the market at the moment is about love; at least 'Love' as it has become a commercial one. But what they are do­ institutionalised within popular music - ing comes naturally, I believe. I still think the 'Love' of searching and wanting, they're making a few mistakes in their ecstacy and triumph - 'Love' as a part of albums - with the arrangements, but that's the individual rather than as a relationship just me. with another specific person. M: Do you think the success of a band Sister Sledge emphasize the rich, like Split Enz stopping the Tasman drift - 'Studio-54' (ie chic) end of things with can you see perhaps Swingers making it this, their second albu, offering high-class, from here ? ■ MC: It was very exciting. I had the two albums. The Citizen Band album I high-quality formula disco. Musically it is MC: It probably won't ever happen scrapbook out the other night and there like because it was before we found our hardly startling or original (certainly con­ with stuff that is contemporary because was an interview in Craccum in which I style. But 'Just Drove Through Town' was taining nothing of the calibre of 'We Are radio stations tend to avoid it. said America was probably going to bring a mess. Jay Lewis stuffed up the mix badly Family') but it does have consistency M: How do you define contemporary about changes in the group, and it did. because he really needed us there when he and insistency, and that's what counts in and commercial ? Two days after the NZ tour it was over to did it.' No Stereo' and 'Rust in My Car' the commercial stakes. The crispness and MC: The Crocodiles are commercial, San Francisco. It was all very exciting but aren't too bad but City Slits and my other easy tightness of the fine opener 'Got To they could survive okay in New Zealand. I think we'd had a stomach full of promot­ songs are ratshit. In fact they were only in Love Somebody' fades quickly to a tire­ It worked for the Dudes, they were comm­ ing the songs - Stranger Than Fiction and there because we were short of tracks. But some sameness by the end of side one, as ercial, they may have well stayed here. all the same songs. That had something to the mix of the guitars was really bad - the girls slog on through the wet inanities Swingers will never get through without do with my leaving. And Phil and I both what we really wanted was a raging hot of tracks such as 'I'm a Good Girl', 'Easy good airplay to d bunch of school kids had kids we never saw. album with plenty of grunt. That's why Street' and 'Reach Your Peak'. from Nga Tupawae College. So if an Aust­ M: Was this all because of mis-manage- the Bootleg is in existence and we'd rather What it boils down to is that Sister ralian company says to the Swingers we ment ? people remembered us by that. Sledge are one of the flavours 'Chick-music' want to release your album over here, they MC: I think management had a lot to Brett Mason comes in. Sort of cherry and almond I may as well go. But groups going over on do with it. But like San Francisco we made Michael Lamb suppose. spec, might change - they should have a big impression - standing ovations half­ Antonius Papaspiropoulos somebody interested in them - I mean. way through the set - and we were popular and Paul Grinder Tim Walker Page 22, CRACCUM, May 5. Freedom at Point Zero Jefferson Starship Grunt (through RCA)

A frail airplane takes o ff into the sky, WHATS N A NAME ? soaring to great heights and beyond, transformed into the Starship that will MIME RIVER had to be laid on his comedy, juggling, fire working at several schools, lectures, move­ take you to far away places and further. eatina .... ! ment classes, possibly even physical educat­ That was the promise of Jefferson Starship If I were to stop you in the street and Thus Michael Lynch was redefined: no ion, independent theatre companies, and as piloted by Grace Slick and Marty Ballin, say, 'Who is Michael Lynch ?' most of you longer a mime, he was now a 'fool', which at the University. It won't be expensive: with their fusion of folk and high powered will either claim alarmedly that you is not the term of abuse that we use, but 'The New Zealand Railways are using rock nurtured on the psychedalia and free­ weren't there at the time of whatever it more of a reminiscence of the old days of every opportunity to get artists on their dom of California in the sixties. A t sight, was you might be blamed for, or you will the court jester and juggler, the wild joker. trains, so they can use it for publicity, you 'Freedom at Point Zero' indicates that the look around for the camera. All ages like a juggle (like with the tax- know 'The Stars Travel With Us' idea, so Starship has set a course to reach limits If I were to tell you that he was 33, had department), and a good laugh, and all the I get free transport from them; and billet­ never before attained in man's perception... a wife, and a son called Kristoffer Robin fun of the fair there before you on the ing and contacts get me free accommodat­ Goodfellow Lynch, and that he has an street. So that was the secret, it all depend­ ion.' (slightly paraphrased), so expenses 'Go straight up - Past all numbers '■ A ll American accent, because he comes from ed on the subtle blending and initial eye- will be small, and any incomes w ill be numbers the USA, does that ring a bell ? Probably turning. effective. 'I go to where the people are, Past God, past Mars, past light where not ! there are no numbers' So in desparation I explete that he has an amusing juggling, fire-eating, mime, The album's cover too, points in this acrobatic, comedy act, your eyes twinkle direction with the Starscout oblivious with a happy memory and you say, 'But of the persuing guardians, reaching for an isn't that .... ?' elusive slice of acid vision. And so too, do Yes, Mime River. And as our fore­ the album track titles: 'Lightning Rose', fathers in the big newspaper world say: I 'Things to Come', 'Awakening', 'Fading spoke with Michael Lynch ! Lady Light', 'Freedom at Point Zero' - I didn’t ask Michael where he went to All promises. school, that is not important, nor was his However, on the audition of this album, shoe size, his ideal woman, favourite food .... the vocal rendition of Grace Slick surro­ And yet it all did start in school. Michael gate Mickey Thomas and the tired sound­ was studying studiously good old Science ing heavy-metal guitar cuts of Craig and good ancient Arts, but suddenly found Chaquico fall far short of these expectat­ himself in a new form of study - 'juggling, ions. The musical direction stems from acrobatics, jokes, they were my study. Paul Kantner, the rhythm guitarist and What others wanted to do in their spare sole surviving member of the original Air­ time, I wanted to do all the time.' I didn't plane crew. While his lyrics are heading even ask him if he got his degree/s. If toward an interesting conceptual realm, he USA is like NZ, then probably not I seems to be unable to come to terms with The old year of 1972 was a biggy for writing melodies and tends to submerge M.R. The Inspiration ! It came in the form these beneath heavily layered group harm­ of a street-clown, not just watched by ony vocals, which all suggests that Kantner people, but surrounded by them. Here the may be a better navigator than pilot. clown had made contact with the people, . The lethargic pedestrian pace on some for that short time, they were his. So if all was going fairly well, why like I'll be going to the Gordonton folk- of the tracks make this album virtually un- So what do you do with this sort of come to New Zealand ? festival. You can survive on word-of- danceable, however its saving grace lies in inspiration ? You head to London, which Well, as so often happens in the arts, mouth.' its production which is vivid, sharp and is what Michael Lynch did. Once there, he Michael found himself focusing on teach­ tightly packed, making the album at least joined up with the Friends' Road Show, a With about fifteen years of performing ing. The problem was that eventually too and/or showing o ff his talents, I was acceptable as comfortable background group whose factions have spread all over much was expected, not necessarily from surprised to learn that he had only had music if not as up front listening. I find it England and further, and who periodically Michael himself, although expectations hard to accept the validity of groups that meet as a big get-together. It was during two really bad accidents. One was a were there; but rather they were on the collapsed lung, after swallowing some of retain a name, albeit a big name, while this time that Michael worked on the school itself: people arriving and going to undergoing major changes in line-up, and his firey liquid. The other was after the technical on mime, his juggling, and ballet. these schools and wanting to be made into the loss of Grace Slick and Marty Ballin old jump into a paper cup trick, which he A t last a variety of art side-lines could all perfect artists. 'Everyone expects to get to can hardly be deemed insignificant. In my tried one day after getting out of practice, be incorporated. a certain stage by the end of it, but it's view, Kantner's reformed Starship hardly and smashed up his shoulders. Not much, Next stop, Holland (oops. The Nether­ simply not possible; some guy will go manages to get o ff the ground let alone lands). As this is only a leap across the eh ? Well, count me out ! But here he is, through the school and come out missing still in one piece, very much alive and reach Point Zero. The closing words of water, Holland is a very popular place for out on a lot of things, but another buy you the album are 'It's gonna be All-right' - kicking. les artistes. He found in Holland that the know has it long before he's finished, he's who are they tring to kid ? ideas of cloning and of the all-purpose So what does Mime River see for the picked up something well, or has something future ? Well, he wants Europe every two artist were well received. of his own already.' The Fool Movement Justin Keen 1974 saw a return to the USA, and work years or so, while still living here. There in general also expected too much. Ulti- may be books. Even three films, short in New York with the New Depression mates of perfection are just not possible Follies, a group whose activities were lost comedies. Already here he has been on in a school; the polishing takes years out­ Tracey '80 once, and is due on again, but The Pretenders within New York's big commercial apathy, side, and it never stops. The Pretenders Michael won't allow anything he does to since not as much was ever written about Twenty months ago his son Kristoffer WEA them as they deserved. go on on commercial time, which limits was born, and that played a very big factor to afternoons and Sundays. 'There is no Also in 1974, was the Wisconsin Mime in Michael's decision to come here. The 'Play this album loud ! You'll love it Festival at La Crosse. For Michael this was likelihood of a Fool School here, which is country had to be basically W.A.S.P. to in fact a contradiction in terms. What we the first time you hear it.' That's recomm­ yet another seemingly small, yet important ease the fitting in 'It's all like the tale of need is spontaneity, chaos, and energy. endation enough, but it also means that time in his history. It was here, at festivals Sisyphus with my own end.' parts of it sound vaguely familiar. like this that artists could find out how We need artists, who instead of leaving the The actual solvent surviving is no easy country, teach how to survive with and The intro to 'Private Life' could be the rest of the world was acting up, what road for Michael Lynch and his family, straight from any Eagles number, and .adapt what we've got I These are the ■ general standard of activity was, and just and yet it is not a case of starving every remember the 'Shadows' ? Well keep them people that the Arts Council should be as important, if any, were put on the weekend. In the world of fools, there are a in mind when you listen to 'K id'. Old encouraging. extent to which any act may go. He was lot of contacts made as you travel, you Alison Durban fans can keep an ear open surprised to find an almost incomprehen­ If you are interested in the idea of, or learn about free board and travel. So in in working with the Fool principles, or for 'Stop your Sobbing'. But no criticism sible variety of shows, repertoires, styles, 1975 Michael was able to survive five intended. intensities, age ranges, etc. A t about this you would like to get something under­ months in the US, and five months in way, but don't quite know how, contact These bods have successfully creamed time, he was on a travelling circuit, play­ Europe on a mere $1500, soaring to a off some of the best of whats gone before Michael Lynch at P.O. Box 39-132, Auck­ ing to about fifteen schools a week, and phenomenal $3000 the following year; and incorporated it into a superb new land West. Or approach him if you see charging into those massively overpopulated there were five months of schools in 1978, style all of their own. outback metropoloi of about 200 people him performing - yes folks, an artist who and only two-and-a-half months in 1979, is approachable ! That's all it takes. Chrissie Hynde's voice is amazingly strong. It was on this circuit that Michael yet enough came in to survive. relaxed and versatile. It's refreshing to realised greatly the need to extend to more But for Mime River, the demonstrat­ hear someone singing through the music, sections of society: 'When people see you 'What you sincerely want to do, do it; ions and touring won't cope alone; the that's art, as far as your experience is not shrieking above it. What's more she's a performing somewhere, they say, 'Oh look, effect on the youth is important, as are brilliant lyricist with no taste for sugar concerned.' it's a clown, go get the children.' Some­ workshops with specialised people. He goes sentimentality. thing was missing for the adults. to the people, rather than always wait for Daryl Wilson 'Stop snivelling, Two more years were spent in Amster­ them to come to him. 'If a whole pile of You're gonna make some plastic surgeon dam, from 1974, during which 11 kids are brought together for some reason, a rich man 'programmes' of ninety minutes were used. I could use that; I couldn't expect them to A ll the prestige and the glory, Bit by bit, costumes and makeup were sit through ninety minutes if they were Another human interest story' decreased, leaving nothing but the charact­ there for another reason, but they could Tatooed love boys.' er and what he does. This period also saw easily sit through fifteen minutes. the change from the mime who talks, to He would prefer not to have to get a On the musical side of things, James the talker who mimes. To catch the attent­ grant from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Honeyman Scott leads the way on guitars ion of the broad masses, this was a very Council; Michael believes that it is possible and keyboards. crucial move, since it was discovered, that to survive w ithout it. 'What the Arts . This lengthy debut album is consistent people found it a lot harder to motivate Council stated was that the Arts are con­ in its variety so you won't get bored. themselves to go and see a mime, even if sidered a luxury, and that, naturally, with Here's hoping No. 2 will be of the same it was part of a more general entertainment; the economic difficulties, it must suffer; excellent standard. most however, could reconcile themselves but not the artist; he must be adaptable to witness a comedian, who just happened without compromise.’ Shortly Mr Lynch also to mime. And so a different approach will be spending three days in Hamilton, @@@@(

Page 23, CRACCUM, May 5. LOOKING Penguin English Dictionary, 3rd Ed. Pub Theatre Ed. G.N. Garmonsway LAHEAD Globe Tavern BOOKS Penguin 1979 The Globe Theatre will be the host of Arse, balls, bastard, bum, cock, cunt, a very entertaining show on Monday, 12 dick, fuck, shit, snot, — Hold on a minute, May and for five Mondays thereafter. The what sort of pornography is that ? How show will be called 'Comedy of Love' and the hell did that get through customs ? will be using comic sections of Shakespeare's The Art of the Limerick Quite simply - it isn't pornography, it's a 'Antony and Cleopatra', 'Twelfth Night', Cyril Bibby common, everyday, down-to-earth diction­ 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Merry Wives of Cassell ary, the latest from Penguin. But after Windsor' and others. If you like the lewd you've tittered and howled and cackled and licentious lyricisms of Old Bill, then The author has a PhD and has written over all the smut that is casually marked the paltry $1.50 will be wellspent over widely over a number of years mainly on (vulg.), there are several thousand others. a few beers, bacardis or bragattos. Comedy education for he is principal of a college Admittedly it does not have abbacination, of Love is being produced by Mark Trezona, of education in Yorkshire. Now he appears adosculation, paraprospomenon, or our with a cast of Vivien Bell, Brett Dillon, to desert his pedagogic work for some­ favourite floccipaucinihilipilification, and Cecile Hillyer, Peter Hois (forgive me if thing more entertaining but this scholar other such commonly aired words (bring I've misspelt that), Mark Houlihan, Peter affirms that this study of the limerick back the hydroanchorology). BUT, there Nathan, Patupatu Ripley and Belinda is mainly one of literary criticism and it are others. Willcox. The cast will be using up a lot should be of special value to students The purpose for this dictionary is not of energy to entertain you from 7.15pm of literature. to present the massive deviance of the until whenever. Because this is a student He presents a comprehensive coverage English lingua, but rather to display words, venture, and because there is a possibility of the genre to support his thesis with their semantic fields, and variations of the of more plays or playettes there if the some 750 examples nearly a quarter of vocabulary of the actual written and first season is a success, you are all urged them new. Here is one by a woman versifier: spoken media of the twentieth century. to see, at least once, a form of art which It uses colloquialisms, slang, vulgars, for too long has been gone from the A maiden a t college named Breeze The Case Of Katherine Mansfield USAisms, TV-talk, radioese and journalese, public's vision - Pub Theatre. Weighed down by B.A. and Litt.D 's all with great ease. Collapsed from the strain Mention the name Katherine Mansfield [®DKW*] What makes this copy easy to read is Said her doctor, 'Tis plain that 1) the words are uncluttered; many to someone and you'll either receive a You are killing youself - by degrees.' blank star or a long dissertation on the lexicons try to condense the explanation terrific short story of hers they did for Studio Twelve, A versatile and Exciting The limerick is usually associated with of a word so much that the definition is school cert. Yet Katherine Mansfield was Company of Actors under the Direction but a single stansa - easy to remember for almost incomprehensible, 2) they do not one of the greatest, probably the greatest of Pedro Arevalo, are Presenting to those who enjoy getting a laugh from their list EVERY single possible meaning, eg. short story writer our small country has Aucklanders a rare dramatic presentation friends - but Bibby has a chapter on seq­ the word 'pile' has five meanings, but they ever produced. Split Enz may not be cult­ from May 5th to 17th at the Bowen Art uences which gives scope for experts with list four, as one has not been too common ural but the gang of one mentions them Theatre, City. a longer bawdy contribution. There is also this century, and 3) every new meaning more often than Katherine Mansfield. a section catering for those students who for a word is listed separately, as if it were Her primary talent was an uncanny The highlight of the evening 'The have some acquaintance with such foreign spelt entirely differently ability to place the reader in the shoes of Heights of Macchu Picchu' by Pablo languages as French, German, Latin and If you want a dictionary to give you another being , be it man or animal without Neruda (Nobel prizewinner) w ill receive Greek. the meanings of all the arty-farty (Fart's the story becoming childish. This coupled its world premiere in Studio Twelves Competitions involving the limerick in there), pseudo-intellectual crap (ditto), with the increasingly morose tendency of presentation. Neruda revisits the Inca City have enjoyed some popularity and a this is not the book for you; but if you her work as she neared the end of her TB of MaSchu Picchu, high in the Andes, recent one for colleges and universities in want an understanding of the present shortened life were the seeds that formed which was destroyed by the Spaniards the United States engaged science fiction language, its spelling, and popular use, the great genius we know today. Mansfield in 1537 but remained unknown to our writer Isaac Asimov as adjudicator. Why this is as good as they come (likewise !) was frustrated with the parochialism of civilisation until 1911. not one here which might also produce Not the most bowel-gripping of novels, New Zealand although the influence of her Neruda marvels at the structural the first Maori limerick. I had a communi­ but then I'll wait until the film version kiwi upbringing is clearly to be seen in her accomplishments of this race, years for cation from a literary fellow, Ted Leer comes out. work. Her passion for writing was the main the answers as to how it was built and by who wrote: driving force in her decision to move to whom. Neruda questions himself and Daryl Wilson England which made her the first of our our civilisation, our past and our future. Behold tricky bombastic Muldoon artists to seek overseas experience. This work is coupled with two other Politician, bush lawyer, buffoon 'The Case of Katherine Mansfield' is a poems by Neruda to form the opening Iran, Russia, Sutch The Queen's Pardon briiliant portrayal of one New Zealand wo­ half of Studio Twelves May season. Indeed it's too much C.H. Ralph man by another. Time Out magazine des­ In the interval a light meal will be God appoint him our man on the moon. Cassell cribed the play as 'A smashing argument, available. not just for the talents of the writer, but The second half of the programme Jim Burns In December 1979 as a result of the also for those of the actress'. brings a selection of plays: The Ab­ writings of Pat Booth and David Yallop with the support of scientist, Jim Sprott Cathy Downes who both compiled the surdity of R D Laing, The Pathos of The Book of Terns Arthur Allan Thomas received a royal play which is comprised entirely of the Pinter, The Depth of Campton, The Peter Delacorte/Michael Witte pardon. A film on the case is in production words of Mansfield herself, and is the sole Humour of Bellow and two plays as Penguin - $3.95 and events are still much in the public performer, was a founder of the Heartache observed in Auckland by Studio Twelve guaranteeing a varied evening of theatre. mind. And Sorrow Theatre Group which is a When I told Mathew West that I was There appears to be little written about group of New Zealanders based in London In this programme Kate Hook and reviewing a book about Terns he said, pardons so Ralph's study provides a use­ and which has now won fame throughout Stephen Taylor as principle actors will 'Turds, turds ! How could anybody ful background with its numerous cases Europe. The Case Of Katherine Mansfield be observed by the audience preparing write a book about turds ?' selected from a varied number of count­ won for Heartache and Sorrow two awards their elements of make up and costume Well yes, I suppose so - 'The Book of ries. The author, best known for his works at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year. onstage, before presenting each of the Terns’ suffers this problem also - an over on crime and the law including 'The Trial This play will hopefully bring Katherine twenty four characters they perform each extension of the subject matter. of Lady Chatterley' (Penguin), is concerned Mansfield back into the eye and mind of night. They are supported by two first year students from the Studio Twelve It begins with a dictionary definition, mainly with innocent people and he claims the reading public, it is an excellent vent­ Drama School: Cathy McDouall and 'Tern n (of Scand. origin; akin to Dan. that a pardon is a stratagem, a face-saving ure, and well worth seeing. It w ill be pre­ Alison Pearce. This promises to be a ternej: any o f numerous seagulls - Sterna to support the assertion that courts can­ sented for your edification in the Maid- fascinating and rewarding night's theatre. and related genera - that are smaller slend­ not err. ment May 6 -1 1 , see it ! Well worth seeing. Bookings: 794-545. The author comments on many inter­ Philip Bishop erer in body and b ill than typical gulls, with narrower wings, forked tails, and esting and notable pardons including Lasslo black cap.' Virag's who after five years in prison The book works through a series of received 17,500 in recompense and that pictorial representations of verbal puns on of George Davis whose friends dug up a terns. Unfortunately Delacorte confines cricket pitch in Leeds 1975 the venue of himself too much to the tern/turn pun - an England-Australia test, as a means of 'Terning Somersaults,' 'Tern in the Road' getting their message to the authorities. In etc. the chapter on America relevant questions For me the book is saved by Micheal are raised on President Ford's pardon to White's drawings which range through a his predecessor in office Richard Nixon. wide variety of styles, from the Ralph There is a brief reference to some New Steadman like 'Return of the Native' to Zealand cases with a special examination an Escheresque 'Terning the other Cheek'. of the Memorandum prepared by E.R . Other notable terns are the severe 'Stern' Winkel of the Department of Justice in and 'Turn Pro', 'Ternpike' - for low flying 1958. A significant part of it reads: 'If North Shore residents, 'Terning the Corn­ any question arises as to whether a con­ er,' 'U-Tern', 'A Strange Tern of Events' viction should be quashed or a pardon and 'A Big Tern-Out.' should be granted, it should be remembered Overall I'm uncertain about this book, that quashing is a complete purge of the I wouldn't buy it for myself but I'm sure conviction, whereas a pardon draws a veil that it would appeal to certain types of over the conviction without establishing English students and would be very good whether the party was guilty or not - and for children, it may even bring a smile to the veil may be rent if the person offends the unsmiling lips of the unsmiling, myst- again.' erious,beautiful lady. I suggest you take a Reverting to Arthur Thomas the present look at it for yourself for I may have 'no situation seems far from being resolved; more w it than a Christian .... But I am a the Crown has granted a pardon but has great eater o f beef, and I believe that does not rid itself of an embarrassing problem - harm to my w it.' what will the fellow want in compensation?

Martin Rumsby Jim Burns It's about time all you letter writers — out there realised that your letters must, be submitted TYPED and DOUBLE­ SPACED by the Monday o f the week before publication. Must must MUST! ' Frankly we're sick and tired o f deciphering letters from the original Dear Craccum, Dear Madam, Dear Katrina, Greek. Any letters not conforming to I feel sorry for P.G. McDonald, if that is his I am most interested in corresponding with Although you have one stalwart fan who these standards wil NOT be published real name, for his naive outlook on life. If he some one from Auckland and would be most masquerades under the pseudynom Billy Tangelo, and MA Y be used for ro ll papers. That feels compelled to reveal these 'shocking' grateful if you could print my request in your we (who shall here and forever after remain un­ is all. Continue reading... occurances of his with prostitutes (a word he next edition of Craccum. named) think that this sole adulation is not uses which conjures up visions of below ' Below are details of myself : enough. We do not exactly 'adulate' you but we Dear Editor, 'standard' women who would do any thing for VAM ARASI REJIELI, 18 years. Interests include are of the opinion that your smooth editorial I don't really know Merv (and I don't think a buck). Some, if not most of those girls that going to movies, singing, playing basketball and style would go down a storm anywhere from I want to) but to me he appears to have a bad work the campus are forced into the profession reading. I would like to write to anyone of either here to the Washington Post. Furthermore, your case of irrational reasoning. The story goes like by economic necessity. We don't enjoy it. sexes and my address is P.O. Box 354 Suva cherub like beauty ranks alongside the putey this. Because of my money situation as a stud­ If he thinks our fee is too high then he can FIJI. blowing trumpets in the Albert Park fountain, ent I have to work part time and my job, would take his problem in his own hand and work Thanking you. which I've always wanted to steal. Another com­ you believe it - is cleaning a skool i.e. sweeping towards a solution of his own. Speaking parison would be of course one of those poems out prefabs. Great job sweeping up pieces of personally I have had no complaints and pity Yours faithfully, by Michael Lamb that Judi Stout never prints. smashed chairs, chewing gum and emptying any of my co-workers if they have had to put Vamarasi Rejieli (Miss) rubbish bins full of yoghurt etc, but I'm not up with being rebuffed by some insecure Signed complaining. However would you believe it 'Mummies' boy. After all, we are only providing Poor Boy (again), with the money left over from some- a service which is available to everyone but need jwhere, the Education Dept, is able to afford to only be used by those who have the desire. We carpet (tiles) the wooden floors I s\j/eep. The don't go around raping defenceless boys. I would floors will all need to be sanded and one floor have thought that being a university student P.G. probably replaced. Then we have the cost of the McDonald would have had a mature outlook on tiles, labour.and three vacuum cleaners (because life and so would have realised that the events Ithe classrooms are stuck all over the skool). he described in Craccum of 2 1/4/80 occur all Then all the chairs in one room will have to be the time in the big outside world. I hope that replaced or they will rip up the carpet within a P.G. McDonald will grow up and stop hassling a matter of hours. To make the situation even group of people (yes, we are real people) who more crazy the school doesn't know why the are only trying to survive in a time of economic rooms are being carpeted. I can't seem to work hardship. it out. My conclusion is that Merv and his com­ rades to do something this silly couldn't honestly Yours, have been to skool. Well good luck Merv but C.R. remember it's one more shit in your nest. Dear Craccum, Signed It has been brought to my notice that there Ed U. Cationcutz are some people who prefer the healthier alter­ P.S. Sorry about all the spelling mistakes but I'm natives of decaffeinated coffee or herbal teas one of those kids who sat at the back of the to the more conventional beverages offered at room picking me nose, and the teacher just present in the cafe and coffee bar. It would be never had enough time to see how I was getting appreciated and of great benefit to a large on. number of students if this service could be pro­ vided. It could easily be instigated by merely Dear Editor, selling herb tea bags alongside the usual. Perhaps I don’t think that the majority of genuine, even an urn of decaffeinated coffee could be good and respectable students should be penal­ placed alongside those presently being used. The ized just because of the behaviour of a few. I increased cost would be negligible and would take this opportunity to take issue with L.Bevin be far outweighed by the increased productivity whose letter was published in last weeks We would appreciate this being brought to Craccum. This letter reeked of hatred for all the cafeteria management's notice. students which is quite unfair. How can a per­ son judge the thousands of hard working stud- Yours sincerely, ients by the antics of a few ? It's just not on. Brent Brocoli, Fiona Feijoa, Cathy Cabbage and If a person has any right to judge students I Susan Zucchini. feel I have, after all I've been speaking at the Katrina dear. Auckland University for years, so just because The latest 'Stop Press' was just what I've come a few, I repeat few, with a capital F irresponsible to expect from J.G.B., or John Beavis, as he students throw water over me when I speak in called himself back in his days as AVP, a notor­ the Quad, does that mean all students are like ious off-biter of weasels heads if ever I met one. that ? Certainly not. If Beavis spent more time paying attention, & So L. Bevin, you want to change your whole less wanking about in the Kwodd, and being outlook and start seeing the good in students called to order by Presiperson Hayg (Ithort the instead of the bad there is plenty of it there if Press were spozed to be unobtrusive) then you open your eyes. And by the way, that Craccum might even start printing a 'true and extravagant language you use eg Drunken Pigs, correct’ account of every Thursday's entertain­ Uneducated Street louts, similar scum. It makes ment, rather than the fucking trivial fabrications one wonder who the uneducated person is. that J.G.B. currently uses to fill his alloted Also you complain of the use of four letter column-inches. words and sex being used. Let me ask you one Beavis' allegations that the lovely people on thing you hypocrite, have you ever used obscene our Exec are getting their taxis home paid for by language in your life ? And as far as sex is con­ AUSA for the rest of the year is utter bullshit, cerned if it wasn't for that fact you wouldn't typical of Beavis' Babblings, as perusal of the be here. latest Exec meeting will prove. I think the money spent on education is money well spent, therefore, I support students Love and Kisses X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X in their campaign for a better bursary. Obviously XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX you don't, after all I don’t blame you esp. when xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx you have a good house and car and a healthy bank account. By the way did you say you Your slave, lived in Ponsonby ? I bet you don't. Malcolm Helmut Eckx If you think students are as bad as you make out, then why not go and explain your attitude Dear Katrina, to them by going and speaking in the Quad ? My dearest Katrina, Dear Editor, A message to all those wankers who spend In conclusion and to be quite truthful I would like to point out that I have been their time contemplating their navels, summar­ Right now I am flaming mad. A few minutes Mr Bevin or whoever you are, I want to inform observing your activities for some time now ising Proust and going on bursary protest ago a motorbike casually burst into flames out­ you that the majority of students I have met and would suggest that you know that I know marches. side the main library - and it was just one 'Great over the years are good and friendly people and about the subversive nature of activity going on Stop complaining and get a jobl (Or else go Ball of Fire'. So, being my ever quick thinking every penny spent by the government on their within the supposedly 'Safe' zone of the to engineering school and find out what work is.) self, I rushed off to get some marshmallows - oh, education is money well spent. and I thought that I may as well get a fire Craccum office. ------Then get a job! (And you thought that the Zip only We find it possible to hold down two part- extinguisher from the Custodian just in case Thanking You, harboured hot water - actually it contains a very time jobs and also do a full-time course (and they also caught on fire (I never did believe in Yours sincerely, sensitive listening device, known to us in the ENGINEERING DEFINES THE MEANING taking risks when it comes to my marshmallow Matthew Eugene Connor toasting). There was another great risk because service only as 'The Pigs Ear') OF FULL-TIME) Public Speaker of New Zealand I thought it only fair to also remind you that Disprove the well known theory that all arts there were many other bikes around - all acting your very innocent looking noticeboard has students, law students and other associated as potential marshmallow toasters. Not only did P.S. I am very concerned at the number of incorporated in it the very latest marijuana­ navel watchers are bludgers, - support yourselves! the Custodian not have any marshmallows but - students living on the breadline. I am planning sensing devices. Likewise the IBM typesetting That way you owe nobody anything, wouldn't when asked for one simple little fire extinguisher to go to the Public of Auckland in an Independ­ machine. Please do not get in the way of the that make you feel better ? he just looked 'Pretty Vacant’ and then managed ent capacity for the purpose of raising funds for serviceman who will be coming up in the near Signed, to refuse outright to issue marshmallows - or the Student Relief Fund. If you have any fund future to cure those queer (hot those of A conscientious minority fire extinguishers - to students: and the obvious raising suggestions could you kindly drop me a solution of personally excorting the fire exting­ Anthony, John or Daryl) noises which have been Dear Katrina, note to Matthew Connor c/- Craccum Office. I uisher was apparently beyond his limited emanating from the telephone lately - they play The letter to Craccum signed - 'A envisage forming a fund raising committee, if comprehension. you would like to serve on it. Kindly include havoc with our trained ears down here in conscientious minority', does not necessarily Therefore I would like to suggest the follow­ vour address. I will be in touch with you. Wanganui. reflect the official opinions of the Engineering ing criteria when employing custodians in future. I would also advise your contributor I.Sowry Society. 1. they like marshmallows and thus have a Signed Dear Dave Hookway, that once the Subcommittee on UN-Kiwi act­ permanent supply in their offices E.S. You are quite correct — your letter was so ivities has finished discussing him, he would be (connections with Cadbury's preferable, but offensive that we are not going to print it. If well advised to follow Jose S. into hiding not vital) and you had any genuine interest in contributing to Contingencies for his elimination are being P S. E.S. does not necessarily mean 2. they have, if no stirrings of humanity, at your student newspaper, you woulcLhave made finalised. Engineering Society. least a scrap of common sense. the effort to come up and see us in person. See you on Thursday night. Can't you Engineers even make up your own Yours for ever, The Craccum Staff. minds ? — Ed. The Boys from Wanganui Flick the little marshmaMow toaster.

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Dear Katherine, LETTER FROM AMERICA controlling NZ sheep deals to the USSR and its TOWN So Elizabeth Leyland has a chip on her allies. shoulder. Surely you, as editor of Craccum, can —4/5 Centennial Theatre (Auckland Dear Craccum, The lives of New Zealanders lost in two see that character assasinations and absurd Grammar School) Perkel Productions What kind of place have I come to ? Dis­ World Wars went for naught as those same generalisations from lyrics such as 'cootchie putes, spys, secrecy, gangs, mass strip searches, adversaries come here to lay their wreaths of presents Verdi's “ La Traviata." cootchie coo, I love you' are the sort of bullshit dope rings. I left the US because it was increas­ victory directly on those monuments which New Independent Theatre (Upper that serves no purpose. only momentarily symbolized their defeat; ingly becoming a police state preparing for Queen St) Simon Gray's "M o lly " Obviously any all-male band with one or while the documents signed gave legitimate urban and rural guerilla warfare. directed by Audrey Brown, Nightly Weds more good-looking members is fuel for Leyland’s sovereignty to the absentee occupational forces. hangups. Perhaps she could confine her whinging I have been in 23 countries and this is the to Suns. biggest rip-off yet. I've never seen a population Just as New Zealand watched with ineffect­ to Broadsheet. subjected to such unfair policies. ual emotion the occupation of Afghanistan by 10— 31/5 His Majesty's Theatre. The Can a nation be so fooled by cheap bread an obscene force, fed by the sacrif ical lamb of Auckland Music Theatre Company pre­ Cheers, and dairy products so as not to recognize a this land, others of us looked on helplessly at sents "Hans Christian Andersen" with Ray Mike Chunn 2 - 5 fold mark up on many of the ordinary the complete dissolution of NZ as a nation-state Woolf. Mon to Fri, 8pm, Sats 2pm & 8pm. Mr Chunn, necessities of life ? Don’t they understand the and occupied by another arm of that same I must admit I had expected a more feasable 6—10/5. Kenneth Maidment Theatre. copy-cat financial manipulators with their obscene monster to be fed by the wealth of this reply from you; thinking that you might be able Ros Refoy-Butler — a.k.a 'Madame Lash'— plastic money temptation are going to con them land and None Dare Call It Conspiracy. to concoct some semblance of reason for the presents "The 1980 Flaw Show" — a.k.a. into debt 2 - 5 times longer than an Aussie or The population reduced to mere temporary Swingers' lousy lyrics - obviously you can't — The Capping Revue. Nightly at 8pm. Yank for the same identical products ? As agents of production to voluntarily relinquish but don't worry — look where narrow statements tragic, is that after paying 2 - 5 times more, the their offerings of wealth to the beast, receiving —31/5. Mercury Theatre. Roger Hall's like yours have got Rob Muldoon. union worker is making half as much - bell hop little if anything in return. latest smash h it; "Prisoners of Mother But you're right - I do have a chip on my and kitchen hand fee. If these forces had come in peace, with open England" Tues—Sat 8.15pm (exc.Thur, shoulder - it's the oppression that has necessitat­ Here, basic rights of information and privacy dialogue to share with compassion, halleluyah. at 6.30pm). Also Mercury II; May 5—31, ed the womens' movement for centuries - and are barely in the vocabulary, and when politic­ But they came in deceit; with lust and greed the trivializing crap that your boys curn out is a Joe Musaphia's "Mothers and Fathers." ians jokingly mock New Zealand to be an for what rightfully belongs to the people of this very neat and easy additive to this - (the fact that Mon8.15pm, Tues,Wed Fri Sat 6pm. example to the World, it can only be for how land, having made plans to keep it forever. they could be deemed good looking just makes —10/5 Theatre Corporate (Galatos) politely Kiwis accept gestapo - like treatment. For every penny this country makes in the it more so). 'Cootchie cootchie etc' is the mild­ But then again this state is east of the iron next 25 - 50 years will go to a foreign country. Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" est example I cited and its significance is explain­ curtain. If a project costs $2000 M to build and makes —25/5 Auckland City Art Gallery. Two ed in the article - or wasn't it clear enough for $25 M profit a year, it will take 80 years to pay you ? As to the propriety of its being published A valid comparison can be made to those exhibitions of NZ art, drawn from the satellites in view of the high priced western for that project. permanent collection. "New Zealand of in Craccum - if we're going to get really proper - Feel the pinch in your pocket.....soon it goods, the extreme rate and desirability of the 1970's" and "New Zealand Portraits then the Swingers' sexist drivel should be con­ will be in your heart; and lastly in the depths of fined to the mens' toilet walls - and that's doing emigration, the oppressed ethnic minorities, low 1887 - 1978." percentage of privately owned land and industry, your soul. other men a disservice. 5 - 16/5 Auckland Society of Arts. nation-status as breadbasket, industrial and How cool, how swift, how painless was the amputation of a country from its people. Sub- (Eden Cres) Mmebers' Oils, Acrylics and military reserve, and entertainment trashbin for Certainly not yours, the motherland. The main resemblance being liminally hypnotized and psychologically con­ Sculpture Exhibition. Elizabeth Leyland the conspicuous attacks on any individual or fused by diversionary tactics of the media to- —9/5 Outreach(Ponsonby Rd) Mr L. Bevin, group critical of the foreign influenced focus their attention on the sensational istic Abstract/mystic painting by Adrian My sympathies for your fast approach to domestic and international policies. topics of the Olympics, marijuana and heroin, Reading and Pat Grant' senility ! These 'pigs' are PEOPLE before stud­ It certainly has been an education to witness fictionalized political and labour disputes, 11/5. Pumphouse1 Jazz with the Morris ents. They do not act like drunken pigs hunger, casinos, germ and chemical warfare, the efficiency in the manipulative, exploitive, Big Band and 'Just Us' 2.30pm. free. BECAUSE they are students; You simply use and a few natural catastrophies, the public was despotic manner of a total nation-satellite for 5/5. Rosehill College, Papakura this as a red herring to introduce Your the first time in my life. What intrigues me most rendered intellectually incapable of discerning bigotted preconceived ideas on students (pro­ is the speed at which a population can be so the reality of the day from just plain nonsense. 6/5. Papatoetoe High. The 18th bably out of jealousy for being so consistently deceitfully controlled to give up so freely the Who cares about politics anyway. When Manukau Secondary School's Music Fest­ thick). I could look at Court records and deduce they are home at war with M.A.S.H., having ival. 7.30pm.adults $1; students 50c. right of individual self determination and that the majority of murderers are unemployed domestic problems with All In The Family, and national direction and inturn enslave itself and 5/5. Centennial Theatre (Auckland taxicab drivers or voted for Aussie Malcolm, Happy Days; and a midst racial tensions with future generations into such evil bargains. Grammar) The Auckland Symphonia BECAUSE pro-Malcolmism and/or taxicab the Jeffersons. Then there are sports, gambling, In less than three months New Zealand was Orchestra. 7.30pm. Admission $4.00 driving are murderous preoccupations. That's running races, and church. sold, lock (metals and minerals), stock (dairy 21,22,23/5. Glen Eden Playhouse. Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. what You are saying: they were students and and farm produce), and barrel (oil and energy), Carter is Caesar, and last week his general was "Sally's Magic Toys" presented by the they were pigs which js the same thing! You to foreign interests. I viewed with shocked seem to have put Yourself in a position of judg­ in New Zealand to get that which is Caesars. Western Players. amazement the steady stream of foreign im­ ing the rest of the world by the Gospel Accord­ Afghanistan to the commies —16/5. New Independent Theatre. perialists invited here to divide up the spoils of New Zealand to the capitalists Lunchtime Theatre. "The Feminine ing to Bevin. their secret conspiracies. Truely the finest Your condescending comparisons go into CO-OPERATE: BUY THE LAND: GET microcosm of nonviolent irreversable political Invasion" the story of pioneer doctors, Your next problem: 'bad language.' Do You feel ELECTED: KNOW ALL DEPARTMENT8, evolution from independent nation-state to and nurses. You can dictate that men are such-and-such if AGENCIES, AND MEMBERS: BECOME SELF multinational dependence union. A COSMIC —17/5 Bowen Arts Centre, Studio 12 they don't meet Your approval. What You con­ SUFFICIENT AND INDEPENDENT FROM CONSPIRACY. presents "The Heights of Macchu Pichu" sider bad language, and what 42,000 University BINDING FOREIGN INFLUENCE: IT'S FUN, First came the Japanese with Pacific unity, by Pablo Neruda, 6pm. Also a collection students consider such are totally antipodal. AN ADVENTURE, A CHALLENGE, A based on their premminence; next came the But You may think 'damn' and 'bum' are NECESSITY - IT’S LIFE OR DEATH - NOT of plays by Pinter, Campton, Laing, and Australians on defence and trade, based on obscene; it's not 1930, and the naughty words OF THE BODY, BUT OF THE SPIRIT. Bellow 8pm. their dominance; then the multinational oil and You had then aren't now. If You don't have the There is a movie, Apocalypse Now. Someone —11/5 Maidment Little Theatre. "The finance companies with their contracts to maturity to overlook what are now commonly spent $30 million to tell an audience something. Case of Katherine Mansfield" starring bankrupt (in creating a one world economic used words, then You shouldn't be talking about It brought in the 80's along with Hair. Together Cathy Downes. Admission $6, students order) New Zealand for 50 years to come; then language. You think we consider ourselves with the movie Network, they form a religious the US media manipulators and army generals $4.50. Nightly at 8pm. clever ? I did not. Your affected use of 're' and experience. For it is written: Forgive them, for to ensure acceptance by the public and military —31/5 The Makers (3 Averill Ave) 'one', plus an antiquated syntax: who are You they know not what they do. In New Zealand it of the most powerful nation on earth; next Kohimarama; exhibition of paintings by trying to convince ? If I say 'I am fucked off' I is said: If anybody can, a Kiwi can. came Arab financiers and threatening Islamic students of Gwen Gill. mean 'I am fucked off'; nothing else says the agents to balance out the international division same. Since 1066, anyone wishing to FEIGN In Peace and Love —16/5 Real Pictures Gallery (His of NZ wealth; and lastly the Germans to extort cultural dignity used the french allusionary Olav Majesty's Arcade) "K olorplatten" an NZ to its technological superiority and ensure words. We are at least a little more practical exhibition of colour xerography, by NZ assistance in maintaing German reign on the with our vocab' than 'reing' or 'oneing.' Ron Brownson, Paul Hartigan et al. EEC (SR) - European Economic Community of - 9 /5 SNAPS (Federal St) "Black Daryl Wilson. Socialist Republics - and thereby indirectly Power" photographs by Glenn Jowitt. —9/5 Denis Cohn (Darby St) "Maddox; a survey 1975 - 80" —9/5 New Vision (His Majesty's Arcade) Mervyn Williams — "Recent Prints." 7/5. Unity Theatrette (OSt) Film Soc presents a NZ Programme: "Richard Pearse'V'Two Rivers M eet''," A State Of Seige" 5.30 and 8pm. Also May 8, HSB II, "Tol'able David" 7.30pm. —10/5. Alicat Gallery (Jervois Rd) Sally Vinson "Glorious Mud!" 11— 20/5 John Leech Gallery (Remuera Road) an exhibition of watercolours by John Crichton. —16/5 . John Leech Gallery (106 Albert St) an exhibition o f graphics by Henryk Szydlowski. 10/5 The Auckland Youth Orchestra gives a concert of Borodin, Lalo, Elgar and Beethoven at Manukau City Centre, Whispers (Airedale St) She's here in person in her first NZ appearance — "Madam Lash" — Melbourne's most wicked stripper. Non-stop 8.30pm to 2.00am.

Page 26, CRACCUM, May 5. SCRUM DUNK Another successful tournament for the University Basketball Club. A ll fielded four teams to compete in the Hamilton annual ANZAC tournament, finishing with two first placings in the Men's and Women's B grades, and a second place in the Men's A grade. Despite the adverse conditions inherent in the tournament schedule (namely fat­ igue, due to a combination of alcoholic poisoning, early morning games, and late- night boat races) all games were played with intensity. The Men's A Team sur­ vived two one-point victories, including one in which they were down by two points with six seconds left to play, when John Verdon's catlike reflexes proved too much for UNICOL's backcourt men - he stole the ball, drove the length of the court, and made the lay-up, despite being fouled by the 6'10" opposition centre. He added the extra point after the final buzzer to secure second place for the Varsity A Team. J. Penfold. CROSSWORD SOLUTION: HAGUE’S RAVE Across:- 6. aback; 8. E xit The King; 9. o rb it; 12. dis­ Well it's Thursday again, and I'm get­ embodied in the deed, as a cost -cutting honesty; 16. ach!; 17. pile; 18. has on; 21. ting ready for Executive tonight. (Weekly measure. Riesling; 24. cone; 25. N.P.; 26. garth; 27. Exec, meetings are a real pain). Before The University, which has been detach; 28. to Mars; 30. B ofor; 32. E rl; long Kate will start sending minions stalling on the deed, has guaranteed to 33. Dino; 35. traction; 37. scrum; 39. card; down to remind me about my column. communicate with us on it within the 40. ski; 42. represents; 44. tires; 46. extro­ I thought that at this stage I might next month. verted; 47. asset. say something about the Deed of If the University turns against us, we Down: Management. You are, I think, aware that must be prepared to take direct action 1. Readers Digest; 2. misspent; 3. stroll 4. were; the money which you pay at the begin­ against them. Plans are already underway 5. birth; 6. ago; 7 chic!; 10. bane; 11. the los­ ning of the year is $23 to A.U.S.A. and on this. ing side; 13. Hispanic; 14. neighbour; 15. yacht $12 to the University building fund. Craccum this year has expressed race; 19. sol; 20. one metre; 22. N.A.; 23. graft; The building fund has been used to pay concern on theatre bookings and hireage 29._arid note; 31. or; 33 D.S.I. R.; 34 nr.; 36. for the Union buildings, the theatre and rates. This is also a question o f concern Casper; 38. meats; 41. kiss; 43. room ; 45. set. the Rec. Centre. While students have to the Executive. Could any group that paid for these things, they, and the land has been unable to use the theatre because on which they are built, remain Uni­ of (a) the hireage rates or (b) the theatre versity property. This whole area is being booked by somebody else for when designated Btudent Union and is managed they wanted it please come and see me by the Btudent Union Management about it. There have already been some Committee under the terms of a Deed complaints, and it is important that I of Management. am able to speak with the confident The problem arises in that the last knowledge of the extent of the problem. deed expired in 1975. We are still Just a final reminder about capping - negotiating a new deed. We had practic­ get involved and enjoy yourself - it's ally reached agreement on a new deed probably your last chance till next when the quinquennial grant was year's Orientation. announced. There is a very distinct possibility that the University is In friendship prepared to compromise the principles' Kevin EASTER TO U R N A M EN T 8 0 EASTER TOURNAMENT, 1980. they are wasting their time. So in the past line competiton they see it for what it is - Report from Wayne McIntosh, AUSA they have not gone, and although I mean just one aspect of their sport. Sports Rep. no discredit to our past representatives, The tournaments also open up new This year's Easter Tournament held at who on the whole have done their part opportunities for students. Four of our Massey University in Palmerston North well, we have never presented our best womens Water Polo team were selected to PUNTING under the auspices of NZ University Sports team at any tournament. In fact the top the NZU team (there are 7 in the team). With six race meetings over the holiday Union was on the whole a good effort. sports people would be wasting their time They are Brenda Griffith, Belinda Cutfield, break there is ample opportunity for you However, there were some cases of sub­ going - but only if all they were interested Sandra Black and Jackie Tate. to attend one. The Rowe Cup meeting standard billeting and transport arrange­ in were record performances and personal Next year there are the World Student with the spot light on the trotters. Some ments. In addition, bad feeling was engend­ glory for themselves. Tournaments are not Games in Brazil, and subject to finance to follow in the trots are Johnny Mac ered through brutish behaviour and 'rip- about that, but it is very difficult to get NZUSU will be sending a team. Moonshiner, Cool Cat, Happy Brewer, off' sports dinners, or a combination of the 'team spirit representing your Univers­ Last year only a couple of Auckland Game Captain, Antrim Lad and Trio. For both. For those of you who know nothing ity' across to these people. University students went, but they have the Rowe Cup follow Framalda, Special about this tournament I should tell you returned to their old clubs at 'varsity w ith­ Pride and Our Turft. On the galloping The exceptions w ithout doubt are that it is designed so that all the Universit­ out exception this year, not only to tu rf Thumbs Off, Silverade, Wild Fire, people who are willing to do something ies can send about 100 students to one continue competing but also to help and Hunter's Gold, El Mar, Rising Damp, Fair for their University. In athletics, top place to play some sport and learn at least encourage new members. Will and Oranmore. of the existence of the other 6 Universities athletes like Shane Marshall and Eddie The balance o f the account is plus in NZ. This aim is usually achieved even if Grogan, in tennis Glen Ryder (17th in NZ) By the way, Auckland came third, los­ $3.75 but last week we had no runners greater understanding and co-operation and in water polo Jackie Tate and Brenda ing the shield it won last year to Otago. so we have $25 to spend this week. $5 are just platitudes in the mind. Briffith (NZ team) to mention only a few, Since 1927 Otago has won the shield 27 win and place on both Royal Albatross and The attitude of our top sports people are such people. To these we owe a debt times, while Auckland has won 9 times, Mount Lobell also $5 place Davey's Jill. towards Easter Tournament has been that of thanks because although they value top Canterbury 10 and Victoria 3. The feature this week concerns the three-year-old galloper Darling Order. Those awarded NZU Blues, the NZ Auckland Waikato Massey Victoria Lincoln Canterbury Otago We will take an indepth look at her Universities highest sports award, were: Athletics 2 0 4 1 0 0 6 breeding and focus on her dam (female) Athletics: Cricket 0 2 4 1 0 0 6 side this week. By Indian Order out of Lianne Kidd, Massey Rowing 4 0 1% 0 0 1% 6 Darling Lass and trained at Te Rapa by Jeremy Lane, Otago Shooting 1 0 4 0 0 6 2 MacKinnon and Winder. Two half Cricket: Snooker 4 0 1 0 0 6 2 sisters to our horse are Mister Pompous Martin Sneddon, Otago Swimming 6 0 1% 1% 0 0 4 (1970) winner of $60890 and won Rowing: Tennis 2 0 4 0 0 1 6 eleven races including a Wellington Jock MacKintosh, Massey Volleyball 2 % 0 1 3 0 3 3 Derby (240 metres). The other is Lumley Mark Meates, Canterbury Waterpolo 0 0 1 3 0 3 6 Lass (1973) winner of $19210 and Swimming: 1st - 6 points included a New Zealand Ledger in her Rebecca Tohill, Otago 21% 2 22 9% 0 20% 41 2nd - 4 points wins over 2800 metres. Good luck Volleyball: 3rd 6th 2nd 5th 3rd - 2 points 7th 4th 1st punters over the break. Bill Barker, Auckland 4th -1 point B. Gamble V Page 27, CRACCUM, May 5. ANZAC DAY 1980 Friday 25 April 1980. 3,000 people gather lightening softly. Dawn is here. The last the most tumultuous and sordid wars ever felt that war was a good place for a young in the pre-dawn chill, spilling down the post is played. The service finishes, the seen. The myths had been shattered fo r­ man to be. The sons felt a repulsion at our steps and the lawn. Above looms the Mus­ crowd drift off into the morning ever. Death came suddenly from fragments involvement in an immoral imperialist war. eum, a memorial to a war built at a time Some will return for the wreath-laying of iron. Crouched in the living graves miles and therefore a hatred of war in general. the world w.as still trying to forget. Three later. But this service, in the warm light long, death was king, shit was country. The threat of the Bomb was there, remov­ flags flap in the cold breeze. 65 years after of day, has none of the grief orTeverential But in the trenches they found loyalty and ing the role of war as a valid diplomatic the Australian and New Zealand Army awe. Just another formality, another emp­ friendship in the faith of death. tool. The servicemen who returned from Corps landed on the wrong beach in Gall­ ty ceremony, and the scene of many bloody On their return home many found Viet Nam are ignored by the RSA, con­ ipoli, New Zealand is still commemorating clashes in the past as the RSA have tried trouble settling down. Between the wars signed to the station of non-persons for Anzac Day. to preserve 'Tradition' and prevent any Anzac Day was. a big boozy celebration their forced role in a non-war. Their psych­ The whole area is steeped in power. The outsiders from taking part. Included as out­ for the war to end all wars. The Anzacs ological scars and the scars of their deform­ memory of so much death is a force to be siders are the women who have served in recalled their lost comrades and comrade­ ed children are forgotten. Many fearthem- reckoned with, during this most religious the war. While there is some place for wid­ ship, the times when 'Our Boys' had terr­ people who have killed aren’t as common of our national ceremonies. From some ows in the service, ex-servicewomen are orised the Turk and beaten the Boche. any more. Unseen loudhailer the sympathetic television quietly discouraged from attending. Then came WWII, a war which threatened Anzac Day is an essential part of voice from 'Stars on Sunday' guides the That there are still some clashes on to come onto our very doorstep, and a war our culture. But soon all the Anzacs will crowd through the responses. The prayers Anzac Day is testimonial to the depth of in which man became increasingly subserv­ be gone. (The last survivor of the Boer War and responses are whispered, the congreg­ feeling felt about war by all people. The ient to machines. These men had different died a few weeks ago). People-no longer ation strangers to the church. original Anzacs have almost all joined their reasons to celebrate Anzac Day. But again understand the reasons for Anzac Day. The lights are turned off. It is time for comrades in whatever Valhalla they feel it was a fling overseas with the boys, and The RSA and others must understand that the minute of silence. 65 minutes of sil­ befits them. then back to the farm and their secure their war was not everyone's war. Our ence over 65 years of wars and peaces, THe original Anzacs volunteered to go insular life. society is no longer the mono-coloured booms and depressions. The people are not o ff and fight for King and country. They The Korea non-war didn't involve one it once seemed to be. The time has used to silence. They stand uncomfortable went hopefully and willingly. Flere was the country to such an extent; no one come for the Anzac spirit of independence shuffling quietly. The children feel no such action and adventure. For many it was a volunteered to go o ff and fight. The lack and diversity to come through again. discomfort. They stand clutching their chance to join the boys raging around of a major war during the '60s meant that Anzac Day...take it, its yours. parents' legs, picking their noses with an foreign lands at at time when travel from the new generation was alienated from Text: J. Jonah Jamieson air of bemused wonderment. The sky, un­ these colonies was only for the rich. They their fathers. The un-war in Viet Nam made Photos: Peter Parker noticed before in the glare of the lights, is found thmselves in the middle of one of things worse. The generation of the RSA Photo Biddya Ian Ley

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