Council action endorsed by students By Frank BRAYTON * What could have been a major President Ron Moores explained The council had given very council at this time was.” Is it A noisy discussion of this motion crisis in the field of student affairs the reasoning behind council's careful consideration to the up to the individual to join UGEQ then began. The discussion was was averted at an open meeting of decision to join UGEQ (Union question of joining and felt unani­ or do we join as a student body?” earmarked by several students the SUS la st Wednesday when a Generale des Etudiants de Quebec) mously that the benefits to be the reply was that we join as a trying to speak at the same time decision of council to join UGEQ During the course of his speech, derived from membership in UGEQ student body. We are in fact already and violent outbursts from the was upheld by a slim margin of he was interupted several times were very worthwhile. members of UGEQ. floot. The result was that most 6 votes. by hecklers and, conversly, cheers Another question that was pre­ students could not unerstand what “UGEQ is a dynamic force in As a result, council will not be of support. sented for discussion was that was taking place and order was not this province to-day and it is going forced to resign as they indicated of the cost of joining UGEQ. It restored until the vote was taken. to advance the position of the to the Georgian last week and the The open meeting was called as was revealed at this time that student in Quebec whether we are Several points that were raised university’s 4,000 students will a re su lt of a petition signed by 150 membership fees are $1.00 per part of it or not.” during the discussion period, howe­ remain members of the Quebec students that was presented to student. ver, were that a 2/3 majority was students’ union. council. These students did not Another point stressed by Mr. At this point wild pandemonium required to pass the motion, and Council felt that a motion asking agree that council had the right to Moores was that Sir George is still began on the floor and it was some that there would be no student them to withdraw from UGEQ woud accept membership in UGEQ an autonomous university and we time before order was restored. government should the motion be be tantamount to a vote of non­ without consulting the student body. will continue as such. “The aims It was also pointed out in the defeated. All council members had confidence by the student body. of UGEQ are in no way conflicting discussion period that English previously expressed their deci­ The first open meeting of the M r M oores stre ss e d that UGEQ with the aims and goals of this Universities will be allowed fair sion to resign since a defeat on Sutdents Undergraduate Society was not prohibiting English repre­ university. Our aims are' in fact representation on the executive the UGEQ issue would display a was attended by over 600 boiste­ sentatives from speaking in their basically the same as those of and that the amount of English lack of confidence in the council. rous students who filled Birks Hall native language — contrary to the UGEQ and no crisis appears to be representation is UGEQ is to overflowing. beliefs held by some individuals developing along these lines. approximately one quarter. Finally after much pandemo­ The meeting reached at times a in this matter. He also pointed out A question and answer period A motion was then presented nium, the vote was taken. The state of mass confusion however that the representatives of English followed the prepared statement by Ken Leigh and seconded by breakdown was as follows; for no violence occured despite the universities received a warm wel­ of Mr. Moores. At this time many Bill Murray that the Students’ 348 against—121; abstentions —42. emotional nature of the question come at the UGEQ conference held of the confusing issues were cla­ Undergraduate Society endorse The motion was carried with a involved. two weeks ago. rified. One question put to the council’s decision to join UGEQ. margin of 6 votes-. VOLUME XXIX NOVEMBER 2, 1965 DAVID BASSETT WILLIAM KASHTAN The Communist Chinese don't they drink TEA dear Mr. Bassett! have coffee. Kashtan-Bassett Stars of debate disappoint 700 By Stephen BERNHUT The stage was set, the audience George flag, became engulfed in a was anxious, but the actors forgot surging wave of patriotism and their scripts. This was the scene attempted to start a chorus of “O last Thursday in Birks Hall when Canada”, the current Canadian a potentially explosive debate national anthem. JULIUS YANOFSKY of the Garnet Key congratulates Georgian Coed on her selection as Miss Montreal fizzled out before an overflow Aided by a boisterous bugler who crowd of seven hundred eager and was apparently stolen from the restless students. Montreal Forum or the Los Angeles Evening student VOTED Miss Montreal Colesium, Miss Akman was only M essrs. William Kashtan, leader partly successful in her attempt, Lina Nicol, under the sponsorship of CFCF-TV, was recently chosen Miss Montreal. An Evening of the Canadian Communist Party but she was probably a victim of student, at Sir George, she is presently pursuing her career of ballet teaching. and David Bassett of radio station student apathy (sic) than anything A brunette standing 5’5 1/2” tall, she graduated from John Rennie High in 1962. She plans to CFCF had been invited by the e lse. major in languages in pursuing her B.A. After 3 yrs. of training, she now is a member of the Associa­ Debating Union to debate on the tion of Canadian Ballet Teachers. As for Mr. Kashtan, who was topic “Resolved that Communism As a representative of Montreal, Linda will run in the Miss Canada Pageant on November 14, supposed to take the affirmative, is a workable political system in Toronto. The pretty grey — eyed candidate, if she becomes Miss Canada would like to visit Denmark nothing too “nice” could be said. and Russia to augment her ballet career. for the modern world” . But their He immediately likened Socialism Linda will be kept extremely busy with interviews, rehearsals, and conferences. And, if chosen Miss speeches were about as germane to Communism and in a rather Canada, she must travel for a year representing the young women of our country. to the topic as is the fluctuation She would return to her present career and studies after her year travelling. meek attempt to support his argu­ in prices of admission tickets to ment stated that it is equal and in the Abyssinian National Museum of some respects superior to War II would never have happened Haile Selasse’s medals to the Mr. Kashton alluded any fears about debating. Citing Sir Thomas capitalism. “It is a workable, if such heckling had existed” . Canadian election. Canadians might have about the More’s “Utopia” as an example, growing system and will soon be harsh totalitarian methods of Mr. Bassett stated that the society However Mr. Bassett received the The star of the show was the morally superior to capitalism”. control when he allowed that “ we depicted therein was communist most enthousiastic response from petite Miss Marsha akman who is Turning his designs to Canada, can achieve socialism in Canada and that this was the society “ we the audience when, in completeing rapidly gaining a reputation for Mr. Kashtan said that socialism is by peaceful methods and using the cannot ever give up our desire to one of this sentences he shouted something in general and nothing feasible in this country. In such multi-party system”. dream about.” “my fellow Canadians” and in particular at this university. a society, people decide what mea­ Mr. Bassett also attacked tota- reverberated his jowels in the Miss Marsha Akman, an ardent sures are to be taken but it is Mr. Bassett seemed more con­ litariansim for not allowing any familiar style of a fairly well- nationalist who is currently cam­ now time “for people to make cerned about refuting his reputation active opposition: “Dicatators known Canadian political per­ paigning for a distinctive Sir these decisions themselves” . as a pure Communist than he was cannot stand any heckling, World sonality. SLOC chairman to present recommendations to council “The report of the SLOC us 55,000 students to 20,000) the the call for workers. Concentrating that a highschool student be the Council early in January. The com m ittee to the SUS council will interests of the English bloc may on publicing an event, especially offical “GeorgianRepresentative” summation of this Potential be presented to the student su ffer. utilizing a personal approach, for the students of his school Conference, held in early March, executive at next week’s council Recommendations of the SLOC would make the monetary to maintain contact with the review, summarize and present meeting,” SLOC chairman Frank delegates to combat these expenditure on the programme University. In addition, it was recommendations dealing with Simkevitz announced Friday. disadvantages were: a) Sir George worthwhile. It was the opinion suggested that printed matter, such problem areas of the Student Copies of the report have already delegate to UGEQ should attempt of the group that despite the large as the freshman handbook and Societies. numbers of activities scheduled at copies of The Georgian be made been mailed to all delegates to obtain an executive position Unelaborated concerns of the of the conference.