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K<-(,M9teied at O.P.O.. Hrlsbanc, lor Friday, October 7, 1949 ir.'in.sini.o.gjnn by post as a periodical. s Go to Congress Winter at Home, Summer at Port Stephens The New Executive It has been recently announced that the Ail-Australian With the closing oi; nominations last Friday, it was found Student Congress would be held from 14th to 24th January, that for the vast majority of Executive and Union Council 1950, at Port Stephens •(N,S,W.). The site is near Newcastle, positions for 1950 only one nomination for each had been and is isituated in the midst of the beautiful scenic country received. Thus, subject to ratification at the final meeting of just north of that cily. Council to be held on the 19th, the President of the U.Q.U. for Old ex-Anny typos probably know Australian student talent present for 1950 v^'ili be Geoff Benness and the Hon, Secretary, Peter the Gan Gan Camp where prepara you such classics as "Bombsk!" Hollingsworth, both of these candidates being unopposed. tions are under wa'y now to provide "Cave Man Clarke," and others. for 300 undergrads who will be at tending the Congress from all States. And, finally WINE, WOMEN and Vice-Presidents who stand unop plaints, e,g,, omission of name from It has been found necessary to limit SONG. posed are:— roll, doubt about whether Day or the accommodation to this number, Some interesting features of the George St.: Des. O'Loughlin, Evening status, contact the Union which will allow about thirty to Camp are:—(1) It's comfortable; (2) Turhot St.; Peter Forde, Office, B7979 or B9617—DO NOT forty Queenslandors to participate. h. and c, running water—including Herston: H, A. (^opeman, COMPLAIN to the PoUing Clerk. To select the people to go, the miri'orfi; (3) other requisites de Yeerongpilly: D, Kronfeld. J. L. JAMESON, Queensland N.U.A.U.S, Local Secre manded by an elTete civilisation; (4) Electoral Officer, U.Q,U, 1919. tary-Treasurer. Mavn-Jce Ewing'. will distance from nearest pub—just long For Vice-President St, Lucia Day, have to allow selection on a'Tirst- enough to make you work up a thirst Miss Nerida Mott and Mr. Rod Cole necessary to drink N,S,W. beer; (5) hav been nominated. come, first-serve" basis—so get your Evening Student Vice-Presidents UNION NOMINATIONS. application form in quickly! As a distance from the beach—^just close The following nominations for the brief estimate of the cost involved, enough to allow you an early morn are:— St, Lucia: Miss Dawn Thatcher. Executive and Union Council for 1950 you can draw up.the following bud ing (or late night) pre-breakfast dip; have been received:— get:—Train fare (second class re (6) a bus will even take you to New George St.: Mr. K. P, Shea, President: Geoff, Benness, Med. IV. turn—in the concession period!) will castle if you want to go (but you For UNION COUNCIL, elections Hon. Sec: Peter Hollingsworth, cost you about £3, the Congress Fees won't!). will be held at Yeerongpilly to select Eng, n, themselves for Queenslanders will be the representative of the Vet, Science Vice-Presidents: only £4/10/- for the ten days of For those with a serious mind, if students, Messrs, Seawright, D. J, liappy enjoyment, and what you any, I should point out in justifica Grand, and L. Laws having been Day— spend on the sideline at the nearest tion of this N,U,A,U,S, activity, that nominated, and at St, Lucia to select St. Lucia: Miss N, Mott, Arts II„ pub is your own affair! there will also be (a) Faculty Arts-Day Students, Miss Joan and Mr. R, Cole. Com, III, Bureaux sessions—Faculty Societies! Hollingsworth and Messrs, W. Brown, George St,: D, O'Loughlin, Eng. III. And what will you do when you Have you appointed your delegates to A. P. Roberts, and G. Walden being Turbot St.: P, Forde, Dent. III. get to Congress? Well, based on pre the Congress yet? If not then get Herston: H, A. Copeman, Med. IV. vious experience, there are the fol- cracking. If so, then can you see your the contestants. No nominations were received for Yeerongpilly: D, Kronfeld, Vet. 11. lowings features:— way clear to subsidise their attend Evening: A beach with white sand on which ance? (b) General Sessions on ques Arts-Evening, Commerce, Law-Day. the cool blue waves lap gently dur tions of student policy—the new These latter positions will thus re St. Lucia: Miss D, Thatcher, Phys, ing the azure day. while at night the Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme, main vacant. AH others nominated Ed. Ill, silver moon weaves meandering I.U,S,. &c. for Union Council will automatically George St,: K. P. Shea, Sc, IIL paths across the warm sub-tropical be elected without need of any bal Union Coiuicillors: sea. Well, how about it? You can put lot. Ag, and Foreshy (1): B. Brett. Food a ia Ritz on la Savoie, in the application form below as soon Thus there will be no elections in Architecture (I): G. Prestorius. A bed on which to rest the weary as you like at the Union Office ad the George St., Turbot St., or Her- Arts, Day (2): Miss J. Hollings head. dressed to Maurice Ewing. Just cut ston Areas, and no Evening Students worth. R. W. Brown, A, P, Roberts, All other mod. cons. out this coupon to-day. fill it in and will participate in the ballots to be G, Walden, Sports .ircas for shuttlecocK', ten enclose 5/- registration fee (which held at St. Lucia and Yeerongpilly. Engineering (2), Evening: R. Kable. will be refunded if you can't make it Day; A, C, Copeman, A, G, Brumpton. nis, basketball, etc.. etc. VOTING ARRANGEMENTS. Lectures (if you feel that way in and you let us know in plenty of Medicine (4); F, Ferrier, Miss G. clined) by the most prominent men— time) and your booking is made for St. Lucia: Wade, G. Shiel, B. Kynaston, or women—in the State. the best yet of all holidays—the Only Day Students, Arts and Com Physiotherapy: Mrs. M. May, THE REVUE—that rollicking night STUDENT CONGRESS OF 1950! merce Faculties will participate. Science (5) Day: A. L. Black, N, A, of merriment when the cream of F,G,B, Polling Booth: Enquiry Office, Walker, M G, Ham, Evening: B, T, Main Building. Egan ,K, A. Hoy, Date and Time: Tuesday, Wednes Vet. Science (1): A, A. Seawright, day, and Thursday Next, 11th, 12th, D. J. Brand, L. Laws. and 13th. Continuous Voting, 9 a.m.- Phys. Education (1): Miss A, INTERIM APPLICATION FORM 5 p.m, daily. Robertson, Commerce-Day Students will vote Dentistry (2): E, Charlton, M. for Area Vice-President only. Bennett. Maurice' Ewing, Arts-Day Students will vote for Law (2) Evening: M. J. Ewing. N,U,A,U.S, Local Secretary/Treasurer, Area Vice-President and Two Union No nominations were received for Council representatives, Commerce (3), Law (Day) or Arts Union Office. YeerougplUy: (Evening) Council representatives. All Vet. Science Students are Figures in parentheses refer to I wish to apply eligible to vote to select one Union number of representatives on Coun Council representative (three nomin cil, for enrolment at the 1950 All-Australian Student Congress, ated). J. L. JAMESON, Polling Booth: Vet. School. Electoral Officer, 1949. Sex Course Year Date and Time: Tuesday Next, llth, between hours of 12 noon and 2 p.m! Term Address • only. RE ACADEMIC DRESS Home Address -. All voting will be by preferential I will be at my home address from the ballot. The Professorial Board at its re HOW TO VOTE. cent meeting approved the following day of and I enclose with this Students will present themselves at resolution of the Faculty of Arts:— the Polling Booths and give name and "That the war-time and post-war application form the sum of 5/- Registration fee. Please Facxdty to Polling Clerk. They will connection of allowing men students acknowledge receipt of this application. receive a ballot paper, which must be to attend lectures in short trousers filled in immediately and deposited be withdrawn; also that the wearing Yours faithfully, in the adjacent ballot box. Please of a tie be enforced." read instructions on ballot paper G. T. BENNESS, oarefally. Ji th»e are any com- Hon, Sec. U.Q.U. Page Two SEMPER FLOREAT Friday/October 7, 1949 Adolescent Agnostic- J[l0rmt Even Atheist! Are you sufficiently academically advanced to be taking Editor: JOHN O'DUFFT an interest in the spiritual side of your existence? If not, read no further. However, as do most writers, I shall consider Sub-Edltora: MURRAY WILLIAMS, BRIAN THOMASON, ALAN WALKER, you, dear reader, as cultured and wise, and so can safely assume Staff: TED d'URSO. PERC BURTON, GRAHAM WINDRUM, JOHN EMMETT, -that we are still together, through the medium of this splendid MALCOLM HAM. JOHN HALL, DAN CUNNINGHAM, J. SHANAHAN. J, printing press. KELLY. JUNE SYMES. JILL LIDGARD. MARGARET HISLOP. Having started so well we shall mosphere of sincere acad, inquiry Sporting Editor: T, McENIERY,, now introduce the main subject o£ which exists at an S,C,M, Conference Business Manager: FRED SCHUBERT this discussion—it is the S.C.M. —together with equally sincere National Conference at Corio (also Christian leadership by some of FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949 No. 24 noted for its appalling brand of Australia's outstanding thinkers and Vol. xvn. whisky) in Victoria. I think it would most of these are Christian to-day, do most of you a lot of gooci to attend should really inspire. to National Conference. (This is the Why not nip up to Victoria—it's final matter on this subject,—Ed,) a lovely place—^by train, boat, air or I really do, as most of you while being thumb, have a good iook round, get cultured and wise—I don't want to a job for a few weeks, attend the Well Done!! overdo that, but you know how diffi Conference and come back by a dif cult it is to keep a person interested ferent route? At last the mass of students is enfranchised! And yet the in a "Semper" article especially with You'll have the whole issue thrown members of the Faculties of Law (day), Commerce (day and a heading like this one—line a nar at you—addresses, study, worship, row cell of materialism, which be tutorials, constituting a very lull pro evening), and Arts (evening) have not even bothered to nom sides being shockingly out of date, is gramme. But there is adequate time inate Union Councillors for the ensuing year. It seems that most unsatisfying and, well, actually, for recreation—hiking, sport, music gets neither you nor anybody else and sight-seeing tours. these students must now remain unrepresented until such anywhere. So come in a spirit of intellectual time as they decide to ask for a by-election to elect Councillors, Anyhow, you should be interested inquiry to Geelong Grammar, the in things spiritual, and as my title academic show place of Victoria, This cannot be done until late in first term next year. sug'ests, it doesn't really matter what Conference dates: 5th-12lh Jan- you think now as long as you think uai-y, 1950, Full particulars and ap Please I Let us make a good start with these elections. something—apathists are frightfully plication forms willbe availablo from insipid types, don't you think? Well, S.C.M. members within the next two Apathy now can mean embarrassment and disaster in the if you do think—it doesn't matter weeks. future. The holding of secret, voluntary, preferential ballots about what (that's a lousy phrase) as Cost will be approx. £4, Travel long as its outside the confined tech subsidies will be paid to Queen.slaud- is now part of your Union—and should be ! You did not turn nical bands of your course; the at ers who attend the Conference, up in force to oppose it, so please have sufficient interest to take action immediately and see that your first truly repre ^>«>«><^<3>^S><$'
Congratulations Apathy! Once again our old friend rears its unlovely head, In reminding students of this unwelcome trait earlier in the year, "Semper" hoped to banish it from our midst. But no! What do we find with our new electoral system? President, Secretary, six Vice-Presidents, and at least ten Councillors ELECTED UNOPPOSED ! ! ! Words fail us How the hell do you expect Union Council to function in future years if elections are conducted in this farcical manner ? YOU CROWD OF NO HOPERS I GEOFF BENNESS. PETER HOLLINGSWORTH, New U.Q.U. President. Union Secretary for 1950. •Don't imagine, however, that we mean to criticise any of the nominees, for all of whom we have the highest regard. We hope the rest of you feel small! J.F.O'D. What Is a University? M.G.W. How .many Universities have me in of the subjects lectured and examined B,E.T. Australia? This question if put to in. Two degrees are preferred—the N,A.W. the average student would provoke a B,Sc, and B.E. The former is an ap reply such as follows: plied science degree in eitiier indus "Why one in each State and, oh, trial chemistry or chemical engineer of course, yes,, the National Univer ing, whilst the latter is in mechanical, sity at Canberra." electrical, civil or mining engineer This answer would not be un ing, both of four years' duration. Whether money or fame is the spur - natural when one considers the Where these courses differ is that typical attitude of students towards Engish Expression and Literature, DESIGN THE COVER FOB THE 1950-1951 activities not immediately associated Sociology. Scientific Method. History HANDBOOK! with their own little academic world. of Technology, foreign languages are It is nevertheless and unfortunately provided for and occupy definite and incorrect in substance. integral places. £3/3/- is offered for the accepted design. The missing element appears in the Matriculation is identical with Syd-- form of the New South Wales Tech ney University; that is, through the Contributions should be sent to the Editor, nical University. Leaving Certificate which is inci Handbook, c/o Union Office, not later than Aesthetes found in the cloistered dentally controlled* by the N.S.W. protection of our Universities fre Education Department and not the October 21st. quently point out with horrified University, or through the Technical hauteur that our academic institu University's own entrance examina tions are rapidly degenerating into tion. "mere technical colleges." This new A feature, however, o! this Uni University faces the issue boldly; it Is versity's constitution is that State STUDENTS' OPTICAL BENEFIT not and does not claim to be a school control is absolute, with the Univer SPECTACLE FRAMES 20/- — ADVICE FREE for purists only; its very title reflects sity functioning as a branch of the Price. Oonoesslons Day and Evening Stndents. this attitude, Technical Education Branch of the •TOUR OPTOMETRIST Ih-constitution it emulates certain Department of Education. The de- famous overseas colleges such as the skability of such control is an issue GRAHAM McLACHLAN Massachusett Institute ^ Tech confronting student bodies throughout Snd FLOOR, STRAND BLDG., Onr. QUEEN and .ALBERT. STS. nology and University CoBese, Wales. the world and its solution remains to iHowever. a departure from the or- be found. Ffaone - B)UA8 diJMiry runof things-occurs in .some » B. 3. PBARSB, Commerce. r-if^-^ff^" ?»F5¥S! ftiday, October 7, 194^ SEMPER FLOREAT Page Three W< The Science Expedition Each year the Science Students* Association, during the latter part of February, conducts a detailed field investigation Foundation Day into areas whose natural history is very little known. In the' past they have done most valuable work in areas such as these- Bird and Goat Islands, Myora (Stradbroke Island), Fraser Island; Somerset Dam, Noosa, Mt, Barney, and other places ^lil^^'Sm''' ^Z' '' \^^°^^"S University, still rkng covering a wide range of coastal, island and inland regions. om history, btill mouldmg what we hope will become noble The work has its value in the results achieved and in the ItT. '^'''\''\'^\'^^inavy hum-drumity of studSft exist! training of the personnel. • EHhi ^^'^v/^^'tunately perhaps, almost unaware of this. , In this coming month of February Never hcless, there are occasions when this sense of becoming scientific survey of the area embrac the science expedition will probably ing Geology, Zoology. Botany, some With he realisation of the privilege.s and responsibiliUeT ?f: [be held at Coolum—a North Coast specialised branch of Chemistry, and yolved, IS sharply brought home to us. One such occasion was Beach. Here there is variety to in Physiology, It is hooed that several terest everyone. The party (a mixed the laying of the foundation stone of the Women's Sege a members of the staff'will also attend. one) will attempt to make a general Even if you do not take any of the St. Lucia on last Saturday afternoon, October 1st. subjects suitable lor the above work To mark the occasion a formal din- you should still come along and have u^^' ^^"^.^ J^Si^' ^^'^^'^^" ^he present a good time, for there is fishing and VVomens College on Friday, the 30th its lilces. The expedition is open to bcpteniljcr, the eve of the ceremony students (and stall) of all Faculties, We were very happy to have as our This year's introduction of compara guests the Chancellor of the Univer tive physiology in conjunction with sity (who is a visitor to the College) marine zoology should Drove of great and IVIrs. Forgan Smith, Miss Bage interest to all those taking Physiology. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. S. Pearce and It was hoped possible for the ex Miss Jean Whilehouse, We drank to pedition to be at Duke Island (Hun the future of the Women's College ter. Marble and Iron Island) off and then our guests joined us in the Mackay. but transport difficulties Common Room for prayers. Instead will probably make this impossible. ot the usual prayers, Miss Piddington Still, there is still a chance. read specially .selected ones for the all The expedition will be of about success of the new College and for two weeks' duration and held at the those associated witli it. end of the vacation (after the posts). On the Saturday afternoon an- The personal cost is expected to be proximately 1000 people assembled about £3, al M. Lucia on the College site which had been specially cleared for the Would all people interested ( no occasion. After such a rainy morn matter how tentative) in the expedi ing', it was a compliment to all when tion write particulars on the lists pro the sun also graciously consented to vided in the Refectory? present himself. For it was indeed Any further information from F. a "noble company." Barr-pavid (App Sc. II.) or L. It consisted of the Premier (Hon Daniels (Sc, II.), E. M. Hanlon) and Miss Julie Han- Ion; members of the Senate, Arch F. BAER-DAVID. bishop Duhig and Archbishop Halse- the members of the College Councili -:o;- Colonel Annand, Mr. Cross, Miss H g' PJi^lP. Miss K, M, Lilley, Mrs, fTHE GLASS MENAGERIE' Hulbert and Professor Stable; the heads of the Colleges; members of the Stan; representatives from the Col On December 8th and 9th. at the lege Standing Committee, the Build- Albert Hall, the University of Queens- nf^T^^ir^u^""^ Committee, the Und Dramatic Society wiU present U,Q.U the Women's Club, the Men's leiinessee Williams' mteresting play, Llub, the Men's and Women's Grad- rhe Glass Menagerie." This is the ^uv> ^^^sociations; the President of Play which u;as produced recently at ine J5.M.A,; parents and friends of Hie N.U.A.U.S. Drama Festival as Loiiegians—past and present. What Queensland's contribution, winiiing pleased everyone, iiowever, most of honours and acclaim on all sides. an was the nresenco of Miss Bage, Competition is on an unofficial Mr. Cross (Chairman of the Col basis at the Festival, so no prizes are lege Council) presided at the cere given. Observers and critics, how mony during which Mr. Hanlon ever have placed The Menagerie first duly declared the foundation stone to ?h.i 'f P^^"^o"3l graded lists, one of be "well and truly laid"~not how them stating tliat it was "beautifully ever, without the aid (inadvertant furf f^* ^i^ *°P;" , ^^^^e ^^«ng hon perhaps?) of an extra khaki-clad; ours for the whole of the Festival bricklayer ' preferably anonymous, S? ^.^^f!^'^'^ simply and graciously WHO HELPED NED LAY THE STONE? w ^.PL^? ^^ °."^ ^^"i^i^ to a mem- ?S,-n^ hM^ T^^- . P»^oduction and dedicated the stone. At the con —Photo by courtesy "Brisbane Telegraph." clusion of the - proceedings present i iibX &er '"" ''''^''' ^^^ Collegians acted as guides to those imSff ^l^^/^^®^ ^s interesting and •visitors who had not seen the Uni S??c^•f^° ^^^ ^^"'^^"ts of the versity buildings; the remainder pro drama as it is a representative work ceeded to the Refectory for after hffh?^ anti-realistic trend, which is noon tea. iifluencing the contemporary theatre To those representative of all the Fight To-ni&ht- m a vital way. other colleges who attended and neiped us we are very grateful. To .of fK ^ *5*"X ^^^oos you shouM all who helped in the organisation, to What Odds? those students who moved chairs Ind glh ""^ Demeber SUi directed traffic, led the choir-a veS The tragic death of a boxer brings to prominence certain special thank you! ^ undesirable features of the "Ring." friS, ?^^<^^"^<^ the day in a suitably ivni^^^^^ T^^ .^^ available shortly frivolous manner—any other attitude There's nothing wrong with the trated rats when the contestants be notSed,"'^ whose names will he being suicidal at this time of the acquisition of the gentlemanly art of have otherwise. , year--an informal dance~or other- self-defence, nor so much with ama Indeed, the veneer of civilisation Remember it yourselves and tell Pnnl^^^T^^^^s >^^^ '^ °^'' Common teur competitions. (if it ever were really applied here) Cv?n^% Bring them wISi you But let big money, the "gate," the Buy tickets for them! At least be Shi?-- ^"^' ^^^^'y godmother-or lies very thinly and precariously on sure you don't miss it yourse^ otheiwise new radiogram-.provided "purse," and especially the "odds," this too large section of the fight the music for what we think was oSe enter into the picture and then, to fans. December 8th and 9th, tL.:^^^2^^ enjoyable social func put it frankly, the game begins to CLEANUP. tions of the year. stink. Who would lose if the local author Often the boxers themselves are ity, municipality, or Government but pawns on a pound-paved chess acquired the stadiums, paid the over board, clean living youngsters, nine- head, abolished money prizes, con OPEN SCHOLARSHIP tenths of whom are faced with flnan-' trolled the betting, and distributed COMMONWEALTH ALLOWANCE cial ruin, early retirement, permanent the nett profits to, say, the Police injury—and even death. and Citizens' Boys' Clubs, and to DENTAl SUPPLY Open Scholarship holders are re Probably the worst feature of the charity? minded that they must complete a whole sordid business is-the degrada The community's gain would be COY. m LTD. voucher form and hand it in at the tion of the type of person who con enormous. City Bldgrs., Edward St Enquiry Office not later than Tues stitutes all too much of the audience. Civic and national leaders with but (opp. Rothwell's) day, tlie 4th October. The Depart Their mean, selfish, shallow,- vicious a sen^e of decency and moral courage ment of Public Instruction has ad natures are there for cheap thrills, will implement such a clean-up. vised that it will not accept scholar to let their beastly eyes feed on a Meantime, animal lusts will wor LEADING SUPPLIERS OF ship vouchers from students unless least of physical savagery. .Watch ship at a shrine of richly-subscribed DENTAL STUDENTS* all subpects are listed. them scream in unthinking mob- sadism, sacrifices will continue, and, ireMy as they try to goad the men REQUIREMENTS C. PAGE HANIFY, behind the scenes, the high-priests Advice riven freely on parohtie of l?r.% ^"S to more^ savage efforts. will lurk, f^t, fed. and undisturbed. „ pttctlcei—locnmi, etc, Registrar. • Watch them shriek like foul frus _ • . . . CANVAS. Page Four SEMPER FLOREAT Friday, October 7, 1949 Your Debt to the Fallen have been theirs had they been luiich-liour, to receive whatever spared their parents. donations you wish to give. Messrs. Legacy's wards are not taken into Tom Parslow (Law III.), Jolui Milne Services Club Appeals for Legacy Moorlands if a suitable home can be {U.Q.S,C. Med. School rep.), Jim See The U.Q, Services Club, the official organisation of ex- maintained outside for them with (Comm in.) and Dcs. Hannan (Dent. Legacy assistance. It is the policy of II.) will be iu charge of the respec servicemen and Gx-sevvicewomen in the University, is appealing Legacy to keep tlie deceased service tive collecting centres, to all members of the governing, teaching, administrative, man's family together as far as Tea'chmg Staff. graduate and student bodies to join in making a concerted and possible, Professor Kyle, Dean of the Faculty substantial University donation to the Queensland Legacy The welfare of these families is of Arts, and! Professor Bryan, M.C, watched over by Legacy Clubs and Professor of Geology and Patron of War Widows and Orphans Fund, Contact Groups in Brisbane, Ipswich, the Services Club, wjSl be pltwsed to Cairns, Toowoomba, Mackay, Towns- receive on behalf of the Club any The tragic inroads of two World amount when you consider that it ville, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, donations \viiicli members of the Wars upon the Jives of our young averages less than £20 per family Maryborough. Warwick, Southport, teaching staff may wish to give. manhood have left bereft of their for the year. and 106 other centres in Queensland. You are asked to support this ap breadwinners thousands of Queens The Commitments of Leg"acy. Further Services. peal by handing your donation to the land women and children, The sacri Legacy's aid to a returned service Legacy not only sets out to provide collecting officer at your centre. We fice of those who fell has made pos man's widow begins immediately the war widows and orphans with the will bo there with money-bags and sible the preservation of our liberty man dies. The widow does not have absolute necessities of life. It en receipt-boolvs. We will not wave col and the continuance of our way of to ask for help. Within a couple of deavours as far as possible to pro lection-boxes under your nose and life, which are very precious to all of days she is approached by Legacy to vide the child with the chance in beg. This appeal must not be con us. Great is the debt to them, but ascertain what assistance she re life which the lost father would have strued as a mere "cadge" for a our debt is greatest, for as members quires at once, Wliatever is genuinely charity. It is a gift to us all of an of the seat of learning in our State needed is given quickly. There is no wanted to provide. Legacy provides for the education opportunity to pay same instalment we have probably a greater enjoy delay, no distressing red tape. off our very great and very real debt ment of life than any other section Wiiether the widow requires imme of war orphans in whatever field best suits the individual case. Appren to the fallen. Every penny you give of the community. Let us malce a diate help or not, a member of Legacy will go to Legacy. You are assured strong eflort, therefore, to help is assigned to pay periodical visits ticeships and employment are ar- Legacy in its grand effort to take the to her regularly to ascertain her place of lost fathers and lost hus needs. bands, t Legacy provides financial aid to The Work of Legracy. widows and orphans in necessitous LEST YOU FORGET Legacy was formed by a group of circumstances. It provides free returned servicemen at the con medical and dental treatment until The U.Q, Services Club Legacy Appeal Collection at clusion of the 1914-18 War with tr^e the children are self-supporting. YOUR centre of the University will take place in the object of personally caring for de Where •families of young children are pendants of men who died on or since in poor circumstances Legacy ar LUNCH HOUR on MONDAY NEXT, 10th OCTOBER, in War Service. IVTembers of Legacy ranges with vendors for an ample Refectories at George St., Herston and St. Lucia, and in gave theii time and their money supply of milk to be provided. the Common Rooms at the Dental School. freely to their work. They still do Assistance is also given in the form so, and just as willingly, but the of groceries and other such necessi Our Collector will be there with his Receipt Book. financial needs of Legacy have in ties. Hand your Donation to him. creased considerably, until they are Moorlands. now far beyond the capacity of The Legacy Club in Brisbane A, KRUGER, President. Legacy members. For the added re maintains the iVIoorlands Home on For the Committee, U,Q,S,C, sponsibility of caring for the many Coronation Drive, At this Home families left without their fathers as more than 37 Queensland war or a result of the 1939-45 War has been phans—mostly bereft of both parents accpted by Legacy. —are housed, cared for, and wholly ranged, and a watchful advisory ser that no part of any donation will be Legacy in Queensland at the pre maintained by Legacy. IVIoorlands is vice is maintained which makes every used to meet any expense arising in sent time is directly ensuring the not just an orphanage. It is a home possible effort to ensure that the war connection with the appeal. welfare of 2114 families and 3352 where evei-y effort is made by trained children. For this work Legacy is and interested staff to inject into the orphan does not fall into a "dead Evening and External Students; asking the people of Queensland for lives of these children the warmth end" job. This appeal is addressed to even £40.000 in 1949, a very reasonable and love and kindness which would If the child is desirous of higher ing and external students just as academic education, and has the apti strongly as to day students. Even tude for it. Legacy sees that lack of ing and external students are asked a father does not stand in. the way. to send their donations to the Secre There are several students taking de tary, U,Q, Services Club, c/- U.Q. ' gree courses in the University of Students' Union, George Street, or to DllfC BROTHERS LTD. Queensland to-day whos presence hand them ot any of the collecting among us is made possible by the officers mentioned above. I live of Queen Street Legacy Club, Governuig Body, Staff and Graduates. At Legacy Headquarters in the Members of the Governing, Teach former Army Canteen Building on ing, Administrative and Graduate the corner of Wharf and Adelaide Bodies and other friends of the Uni proudly present Streets, Brisbane, facilities are pro versity, who wish to take part in the vided to steer the leisure interests of appeal, and to whom our collecting TWO - PIECE Legacy wards into normal clean centres will not be convenient, are healthy channels. A carefully requested to forward their donations selected library is available. Every to the Services Club Secretary at the Saturday morning children of all ages address given above. SUMMER attend for g3minastics and handicraft Donations sent through the post classes. Girls are taught dressmaking •should be sent by registered letter on modern sewing machines. The or non-negotiable cheque in favour of SUITS gymnasium is well equipped. Older "U.Q. Services Club Legacy Appeal." Ready Tailored in MOYGASHEL boys and girls are taught ballroom Disposal and Audit. dancing by professional teachers. All donations received will be (Regd.) Table-tennis and billiard tables are handed over to Brisbane Legacy Club available. before 20th October. 1949. However, The finest size and colour range In the same building there is a rest- any donation arriving later will be since '39 brings correctly fitting room for war widows. Legacy's passed on immediately it is received. Summer Suits to men of all tastes Secretary, Mr. Walker, is in this Full details of donations received building with his small staff, and is and sizes. will be submitted to Legacy Head constantly available to advise quarters for audit, and a final report The cloth is MOYGASHEL Legacy's wards and arrange h^lp for will be rendered to Union Council, them. (Regd,), a tine imported summer la.-^ Free, In the grounds of the Moorlands Receipts will be issued for all dona suiting with a porous weave that Home.a large sports ground is being tions received, Legacy is one of the permits free air circulation, that constructed for the use of all Legacy's charitable institutions to which gifts drapes beautifully and responds war orphans in and around Brisbane. of £1 and upwards are allowable as Cricket, football and tennis will be concessional "rebates for Income Tax well to regular dry cleaning. among the sports which will be able purposes. Tailored on correct English lines to be played when thework is com Give What You Can. plete. Iri conclusion, I ask each and every in both single and double breasted Our University Appeal. membei* of the University to regard styles. I have told you a little—only a this appeal as his or her o-wn per little, there is much more that could sonal opportunity to do something Double Breasted be told—of what Legacy is doing through the University to help towards paying oiu: debt to the Legacy to keep up its great work. fallen. The Services Glub asks you We shall be delighted to accept and £8/18/6 all to think very seriously what you pass on any donation from one penny Single Breasted can afford to give, and to dig into upwiards. N^othing is too small, Noth your pockets and handbags to help ing too large, to heljp in caring for £8/5/6 in this great and very necessary Queensland's war %vldo\vs and or work. phans.. Sd think of your debt, con In plain Biscuit Light and"** On Monday, 10th October, 1949, to sider what you can afford to give, Medium Greys. the refectories at George Street, Her and let your pocket respond to your Call In or write for patterns. ston, and St. Lucia, and In the Com conscience, mon Room at the Dental Sehbol we ARTHUR KRUGER (Law H.), wiB s«t up coUe THE UNDERSTUDY O-MA-KAI-YEM (OH, MY LOST SHEKKELS!) Communis m Arts men. Scientists, Commerce chaps and Engineers, Attend to me and listen for I have a (Meditations at St; Lucia alter tale to tell; W.S.R. Day.) IVIedicos, Dentists, Lawyers and Geo Defended logists. Stop and be silent, for I speak to you For I remember stopping by the (By TED D'URSO) as well. way In view oi; the spale of replies which my previous contribu To watch a damsel at the close of Late nights and muddled brain , , , day: tions on "The Australian Way?" have solicited, the time has sleeping like a heavy log. arrived for a further elaboration of the thoughts and sentiments There came to me a picture ... in a Chanting in sweet and strangely- expressed in my earlier articles. Frankly, I dislike having to vision or a drama; moving tongue Brightly and vividly, still do I re She murmured, "Gently, Brother, extend a controversy to undue lengths through the columns member it, gently PAY," of "Semper," but the tendency of my correspondents to become And each time with the memory enmeshed in a web of provocative side issues has left me no comes a tendency to scream. Then to the lips of that poor 'eathen Midgets, monsters^ fiends and pol 'Ern- alternative but to defend the attitude I formerly assumed. tergeists— 1 leaned, the Secret of my Life to CRUiVIBUNG SYSTEM. IV'Iountebank Labour Government of (The date was in September, and the learn: The 20th century is witnessing the 'democratic" Britain sends 70,000 student playing chess) And lip to lip she answered. "Damn inevitable (lisintegration of an oiit- troops and roclcet firing fighter Creeping up silently, gloating at the you, give: worm social order just as earlier cen planes, and imports Dyak head hunt thought of it. .. Quick! for once given it shall ne'er turies saw llie crumbling of tiic slave ers from Borneo, to stamp out "a (The student was still playing and his return." and feudal societies, Yd from this small band of terrorists in Malaya," studies in a mess,) very process of decay the laws of "the subversive left-wing elements Frencli I. and English, Latin and '•' The damsel's name was 'Ern- social development necessitates the who are in a minority of the IVIalayan Philosopliy, estine. emergeneo of a higher, more vital people." Malan in South Africa Gyrating in, a war-dance that was state of human .society freed from the passes laws to provide for further sinister and quiclc; "Come, dig down deep, and on this insoluble contradictions that are de racial discrimination. The U.S. Gov Chemistry and Physics, Accounting day of spring stroying the present fabric of society. ernment votes additional expenditure and Biology, Your hard-won sheki^els in this It is useless to deplore the passing to supply the vanquished; Nationalist Laughed in fiendish silence—agents casket fling: of the capitalist order. Freedom cause with arms to re-establisli its of "Old Nick." At once abandon all you sterling exists in recognising: the necessity of corrupt coercive regime in China; and History, Economics, Mathematics and wealth historical development and partici even in Australia our own IVIr. Cal- Psychology Because, my friend, the pounds de pating in its forward movement. No well destroys family relationships Joined in the circle—came tlie cries valuing." external supeinatural agencies affect under the pretence of enforcing a of maniacs; the course of history, for "men make wretched piece of legislation which Anatomy, Zoology, and then came "Indeed, indeed, to help you oft be their o%vn history," born into and in insults coloured people by its very Greek Preparatory, fore fluenced by their social cnviroiunent name. Where is the democracy in And others came as allies, to help in I swore—but was I sober when I and in turn consciou.sly reacting upon these instances, a sample of count the attacks. swore?" it in the liglit of their economic in less similar instances? Where is the September, then October, according regard for human rights so pomp terests, moral ideas or political be to the Calendar, "To each according"—there you have liefs. ously proclaimed by representatives Came the Thirty-fir-st. and the devils of tl-ie Imperialist nations at Stras screamed at one; the clue Since the turn of the century the bourg recently? Where, indeed, is Lifting tiieir weapons, swords and My friend, a ruddy dollar is your worliing masses of the world have the slightest sign of our superior pil^es multiferous, due- become increasingly conscious of the "white decency" in dealings with They slashed into the student and the Could you but find it—to the Trea- necessity of reorganising extant social coloured folk? Facts indict and damn victory was won. sure-House relations, for their replacement by the bourgeois conception of de Screeches of torment, beseechings And peradventure, why not make it a set of relations to serve workers' mocracy as an illusion, a myth which filled with agony, two? interests. It is this veyr conscious masks a reality of horror and perse Miagled with the laughter of the ness of the peoples tlicmselves that cution. friends, every one; Stay, 'ere a dime you toss, consult is the power which motivates the Struggling in his horror, shrieking your Id.. cause of communism. Without mass A REPLY FOR MR. LUCK. with tlie shock of it. It may perhaps advise you toss a support communism remains only a quid. Of all my correspondents Geoffrey Pleaded, but in vain, shuddered, and theory, and lacks the real substance was done. Make haste, then, act on his com of power, Communists guide the C. Luck alone shows some under mand. standing of the philosophical aspects aroused working class of each coun Arts men. Scientists, Commerce chaps Your Id, would rid you of a quid? try to their true destiny—the seizure of communism. His comprehension It did! of economic and political power in of historical materialism, however, is and Engineers, order that workers may direct their not complete for he cannot reconcile Sorry, if I've bored you with my social life in tlieir own interests. The the seemingly static stage of com shocking little rime; Some of the glories of this world, and communists liave an invincible belief munism in the process of social de Medicos, Dentists, Lawyers and some in the capacity of the labouring velopment with the relativity of the Geologists. Sigh for the PROFIT'S Paradise to masses to decide and make tlieir own very process itself. A more tliorough Talio heed! Beware! Be where you come. future. reading of the communist classics should be at this time, Ah. take the cash, and let the credit would make Mr. Luck a little less —"K.E,N," &'o. MORAL IDEALS. cocksure of his ability to dismiss his (I don't know anything that rhymes Essentially, the social programme torical materialism as cursorily as his with glum). of communism is inspired by high open letter suggests. moral ideals—not abstract ideals, but For your information, Mr, Luck, in the period of communism is one Thus, those we loved, the loveliest idealgi reinforced by the objectivity communist theory states that man which co-oi'dinates the defences of and the best of scientific investigation, and becomes free for the first time on the the country to meet any attack from Sans mercy and sans pity made re supreme among these is the ideal of attainment of a communist society; tlie ring of enemies that surround tlie quest. a classless co-operative society. Com the state as an instrument of class U,S,S,R, The function of tlie state Our spirits broken and our pockets munists fight for the abolition of oppression disappears for the very becomes one of defending a com bare wage slavery, the right of all nations reason that a classless society has munist society and not of oppressing We, one by one, crept silently to rest. to self-determination, the absolute been established. Since the class a calss; the state loses its repressive equality of all peoples regardless of struggle provides the impetus for the character precisely because tliere is colom*. creed or nationality. These dialectal development of history, no longer any class to repress. The are ideals which possess a universal communist society marks the cul state, however, will remain only so appeal, transcending the limitations mination of the historical process long as the capitalist encirclement of of national boundaries and calling with the disappearance of classes. the U,S,S.R. remains a menace to its CRANFIELD forth the noblest qualities in man for The primitive history of human security. FOR GOOD SERVICE their realisation. society will have come to an end and SOIVIE ADVICE. It is these moral aspirations that man will be free to devote his unin I trust that this article has done AND help to give communism its inter hibited energies to the mastery of something to clear up some of the national character uniting Chinese, Nature employing all the accumu misconceptions which people enter CHOICE FLORAL Russians, French and Italians into lated knowledge of centuries together tain with regai-d to the contemporary TRIBUTES one great international army of with the peaceful application of con world force of communism. Before FOR EVERY OCCASION working people. World communism temporary science, (See "Socialism one can refute communism an anti- to-day has the same driving force Utopian and Scientific," by Engels.) mate understanding of what it stands BRISBANE AitCADE and crusading zeal as early Certainly Stalin has extended the for is essential; otherwise one risks Christianity, It speaks a universal Leninist theory of the state to meet the possibility of being exposed as an BASEMENT language of liberation to all op the new conditins which have ignoramus. What are my political be 'Phone B6628 pressed peoples, drawing enormous arisen within the last few years. The liefs? Personally. I am an unsocial strength from its demands for social state which Stalin says will remain Socialist. I justice. The spread of communism is no transitoiT phenomenon which can be exterminated by means of dollars, »We carry a full range of armaments or witch-hunts. The Surgical Requirements in power of moral ideals, as history shows, is immeasurably stronger than SURGICA L SUPPLIES LTD. cluding Students' Dissect the opposing power of material force. Distributors In Queensland for ing Sets, Diagnostic Sets, The communist cause cannot be Haemacytometers, Haemo- understood unless one appreciates the moral enthusiasm which it generates Allen & Hanburys globinometers. Sphygmom among its adherents. Makers of anometers, PercusHors, WESTERN HYPOCRISY. Micro Slides, Cover Slips, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT etc. Drop in and take a • While giving lip-service to demo Call and inspect our Showrooms. cratic rights and Christianity the look around. We'll be colonial Powers have inflicted stich 428 QUEEN STREET (opp. Customs House) pleased to see you. misery on their colonial populations Telephone-B6811 that dissatisfaction and instability - are rife throughout the colonies. The ag?. wfiwivii bi, hLUhcAi •V ij'riday, October 7, 1949: Cems ro mtmi{ Annual General WE BLUSH ! WHO WANTS A Council Meeting Sir,—I would like to congratulate PEN FRIEND? will be held in the GEOLOGY LECTURE THEATRE the Editor and Staff of "Semper" for on WEDNESDAY, 19th OCT., at 7.15 p.m. the very fine job they have done this Sir,—I have received a letter from ALL. Union members are invited to attend and take part in year. The standard of the paper has an English student, who is very keen been very high, and all opinions have a find a pen-friend within Australia. the meetmg, and all Councillors for 1950 are requested to attend. She is Miss Patricia Barry, of 19 Agenda includes; had fair representation in its columns. Ingelthorpe Street. London, S.W.6, (e) N,U.A.U,S. Sub-Committee and Considering that those responsible and portion of the letter reads as fol (1) Hon. Secretary's Annual Re Local Sec.-Treas, for the production of "Semper" are lows:— port. (f) "Semper Floreat" Editor and themselves students. I think that they (2) Ratification of Election Results. Business Manager. deserve oud sincere thanl« for time "I am 27 years of age, my interests (g) "Galmahra" Editor and Busi and energies given up, and for a task are music, foreign travel, languages, (3) Adoption of Regulations for ness Manager.- well done.—Yours, etc, agriculture (a lot of my holidays is new Constitution. spent at Agricultural Camp), and I (h) "Long Booli" Editor and Busi JOAN HERBERT, Sc. III. (4) Election of the following Offi ness Manager, am greatly interested in the efforts cers and Councillors for 1950:- which the I.F.L, and kindred or (i) Combined Advisory Committee -:o:- (a) Commemoration Ball and Din Delegates, ganisations are making for a real ner Committee. peace, I am a Catholic, Perhaps you (j)'Student Benefactors Committee, WHAT PRICE THE (b) Commemoration Procession (k) Student Director of Orienta could find someone of about my own Committee, age, preferably a man, with whom I tion, MEN'S CLUB ? (c) Director of Student Health G. T. BENNESS, could correspond." (d) Electoral Officer. Any students interested in writing Hon, Sec. U.Q.U. Sir,—Might I make bold to suggest to Miss Barry should send letters-to to the new Men's Club executive that her direct at the address given above, the future A.G,M,'s of the Men's ~!ifour, etc., Club be iield at a time and in a place E, J. L. TUCKER, such that all male day students may be present? General Secretary N.U,A,U,S, CLUB NOTICES I am very well aware of the fact that if it were, there would be ex FOR SHAME7 NOTICE MEN STUDENTS ceedingly little chance of a quorum, Celebrate the termination of Exams, but I suggest that if fewer than 60 Sir,—The fact that it is Third Term WANTED in the traditional manner at the male day students are interested in is apparent, and the effect is has.on ADVENTUROUS STUDENTS. ANNUAL MEN'S CLUB DINNER. the continuity of the Men's Club, that many people is somewhat alarming Time: Friday, 18th November, at body might well lapse, and leave the and most embarrassing to those like Are you interested in Bugs, Basalts, 7 p.m. supply of periodicals in the George myself who. if we choose *io spend Beetles, Bottle-Brush . ? Place: Anzac House. St. Common Rooms to the Union and a few pleasant minutes basking MAYBE NOT! Awaken your in Touch: 8/-. the supply of beer in the University innocent'y in the sun on the Kidney terest in the Tickets from— to the individual,—Yours etc, Lawn have to endure the hungry SCIENCE TRIP A. L. BLACK (App. Sc. III.), N, A. WALKER, stares and the other manifestations to Coolum Beach next February G, M. CARD (EngHL). of general frustration <:rom the Jess (after the posts). Interested students A. S, BLAIR (Emmanuel College). -:o:- gentlemanly of the gentlemen who plealse write names on list in Refec A, G. BRUMPTON (John's Col occupy the top floor of the New tory, lege) . OF DEAD DOGS AND Library Building. Some of them^ I FIRST YEARS-this means you G. H. CLARKE, believe, are married men, ton. Tut! too. Hon. Sec. Men's Club. HAM ROLLS tut!—Yours, etc, ;o: FAR-TOO-YOUNG-FOR-THAT- U.Q. SPORTS UNION PHYSIOTHERAPY /,>^"*',"T^'^ °"^ Common Room SORT-OF-THING FRESHERETTE, (Mens) we have a sort of anomaly; ASSOCIATION A.G.M. a wireless (or part thereof); and two COMMEMfPROCESSION Annual General Meeting, Wednes day, 19th October. 1949, in the Gene At the Annual Meeting of the pmg pong tables. Now, I have fed ral Purposes Hall, 1 p.m. in the aforementioned Common FLOAT ALLOWANCES. Physiotherapy Association, held on Room for several years (with breaks If those Float Convenors, who have Wednesday, 28th September. 1949, the for lectures, exams,, etc.). At last, not yet received their float money Nominations are hereby called for following were elected as office the imminent danger of my occa from the Union would send their float the positions of President and Hon. bearers:— sional cuppa being called on to bath accounts to me, c./o Medical School, Secretary of the Sports Union. President: Mrs, M. Way, c/- E. M • ".u^'V^i*®*^ p.p. ball has goaded me Herston, they will be able to collect Nominations must be signed by two Richards. Old Cleveland Rd., Coor- to think deeply on the matter. After their allowances from Mr. Hulbert as (2) members of the Sports Union and paroo. Phone, XU1868. recovering with the aid of a bottle from one week from the time of post nanded to the Hon, Secretary at least Secretary: Miss P. Wilson, 63 Dun- 0 coke I reflected: That the shifting seven (7) days before the Annual more Ter.. Auchenflower. Phone of said tables into t'other Common ing the letter. General Meeting on the 19th Oc BRUCE H. GUTTERIDGE, tober. U2I06. Koom by those (if any) responsible Convenor. 1949 Procession. Treasurer: Miss L. Nolan. Duchesne for such, would be to the benefit of (Sgd.) V. McHANCOCK, College. 52 Merthyr Rd.. New Farm. all concerned, but especially to those -o:- Hon. Secretary, Phone, B6267. wireless listeners (and others) \vhose BOOK EXCHANGE U, of Q, Sports Union, peace of mind is disturbed by the -:o- sudden projection of a p.p. ball into :o:-- MEN'S CLUB the cavity (beneath the schnozzle) PINAL NOTICE TO OWNERS! initially prepared to receive, one U.Q. SERVICES CLUB only, bite of ham roll.—Yours def- Owners of books still left at the At the Annual General Meeting of ferentially, Booiv Exchange are warned that if the Men's Club the following office these are not removed before the A meeting of the above Club will bearers were elected:— ONKER. end of term they will be disposed of oe held in the General Purposes Hall, President: K. H. Munro. at the discretion of the Union Execu- Xn^^A Fc' ^\l}^ P-«i' on Monday, Vice-President; A. Black, time, lYth October. 1949 Hon, Secretary: G. H. Clarke. Subjects— Committee: A; S. Blair, G. M, Card, G. T. BENNESS, (i) The U.Q,S,C. Legacy Appeal. Hon, Sec. U.Q.U, A. G. Brumpton. (11) Donation from Club Funds to G. H, CLARKE, For that Photograph ,.,., Club's Legacy Appeal. HERSTON GRAMOPHONE Uu) Receipt of Reports re Repay Hon. Sec. ment of C,R.T;S. Living AUow- ROY SOCIETY ance.Loans. RIFLE CLUB , On Tuesday, llth October, in the aske=.cvii-^^"^!P^S,d to attend^. men and women are •^ It is intended to continue shooting COOPER Mam Theatre, at 1.10 p,m,, this pro A. KRUGER, during the long vacation if enough gramme will be presented:— President, U.Q.S.C, members are interested. Members Mozart: Quartet for oboe, violin, interested should contact the Secre STUDIOS tary so that arrangements for targets, viola and cello. E.E;S.A. 101 Adelaide St., Brisbane Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 etc., may be made. Haydn: With Verdure Clad, A number of members have club (Betwftpn Arcade and Albert Shakespeare-Bishop: Should He BACCHANALE property (rifles, cleaning rods, etc.) Street) Upbraid. m their possession. It would be ap AFTER EXAMS, preciated if they would notify the BEFORE RESULTS. Secretary immediately, so that we LOST may know just where our gear is ANDIFANCY W. M. COLEMAN, * Wristlet Watch, with white plastic FUN FREE Hon. Sec. U.Q.R.C. band, George St. Area, on 14/9/49. Phone LM4644. Fmdei- please contact V. B. PuUar, Free Supper. Super Band;> Milne Browne & Eng. II. ' io;- Victoria Park Refec. WOMEIV% CLUB Co. Pfy. Ltd. FREE RAILWAY PASSES FRIDAY, 2nd DECEMBER. ELECTIONS Dancins—8-13. 235 EDWARD STBEET SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERSr ..At the Annual General Meeting of Open scholarship holders desiring WOMEN'S COLLEGE BUILDING the University Women Students' Club (Over Rowe's Cafe) to take advantage of the above privi FUND APPEAL. on 20th September, 1949, the follow lege during the forthcoming long ing office bearers were elected:— vacation, are hereby asked to send President, Miss N. Mott; Vice-Presi- Dental Students their names and other particulars to FOR SALE ^p^jL.Miss H. Naylor; Secretary, Miss the Enquiry Office not later than M. Hislop. Requirements Available Friday, the 7tb October 1949 Mrs, W. H. Bryan was elected C. PAGE HANIFY, - Breville 5-valve Portable Wireless, Patroness of the Club for 1950. new-batteries-and- in perfect" con MARGARET HISLOP, Registrar. dition. Ring B9707 between hours. Hon. Sec. ., •r^-\'. Friday, October 7, 1949 SEMPER FLOREAT Page Seven Tucker on Finance "The Kingdom of Heaven Is A two point plan for the future finance of Australian at Hand" Mr. K. H. McDonald, B.Com., spoke contract was either signed or re Universities was placed before the Universities Commission on this subject last Thursday at a jected—no half measures. It was the at a recent conference between the Commission, the N.U.A.U.S. Public Meeting of the Evangelical same with the Christian life. Union. Asking us to bear this in mind, he executive and delegates from all constituents. The conference Mr. McDonald said that this phrase, chose to follow the African custom was held at Sydney on the 25th and 26th of August. used in the New Testament by both of using a parable as the basis of his John the Baptist and our Lord, is one talk, The proposal put forward was that students who are unable, for that implies both mercy and judg the Commonwealth Government financial reasons, to complete ment. A similar phrase is found in Africa has undergone tremendous should— their secondary education. Old Testament writings in the changes in a comparatively very short (1) Make per capita grants to all (5) Full provision to be made for prophet Joel who stated-that the "day time, he said. In Tanganyika he was Australian universities. acquainted with a few African women New Australians to participate of the LORD is at hand," The who had been victims of the old slave (2) Create special fund to be allo in financial assistance schemes. speaker compared the historical baclc- trade centred at Zanzibar, and from cated to specific universities to Research Grants. ground of Israel in the days of Joel their experiences, related to him, he meet special needs in a man Support was given to the requests to present-day times. Then, as now, was able to give us some picture of a ner similar to that in which by the Vice Chancellor's Committee there were, firstly, political corrup slave market. This he used as the allocations are made in Great that the allocation for research tion and violence and, secondly, basis of his parable. Britain by the Universities grants shpuld, be increased to economic desolation, with plagues Grants Commission. £140,000 per year. This should be and famine. And Joel saw in all this He asked us to imagine a group of This proposal was put for done without prejudicing general the dealings of God with Israel in dejected, miserable, starved, and ill- ward in the light of the recom- grants to universities or reducing judgment; John the Baptist saw the clad men and women huddled to . mendation of the Universities grants to the National University same. The "day of the Lord" is not gether in the centre of Ihe market Finance Committee at the for its research projects. Strong a phrase meaning the day when man place. They were effectively i:ecured Armidale Council meeting and criticism was made of the present kind has been improved, when con by a chain of forked slides passing' of investigations by the Re flicting interests have been har from one neck to the next, with methods of administering these bound. They sat, waiting to search Officer (Mr, B. Rosier) grants, and especially the very de monised. It signifies not harmony, hands and discussions between the as Browning suggests in "Abt be purchased. Suppose that one day tailed supervision of all expenditure a stranger came to the market place, N.U.A.U.S. executive, univer which, according to some delegates, Vogler," but judgment. It looks to sity authorities and representa the day when there shall be "nought and seeing the slaves took pity on especially Mr. Cruickshank from Tas them, enquired a price for the lot, tives of various constituents. mania, was causing much dissatisfac that defieth in this holy mountain." It was emphasised, however, that and paid it outriglit. The redemption tion in several universities. The speaker referred to Toynbee's price had been paid—but the slaves' grants made by the Government Other Representations. enumerations of the great civilisa should be used, and that Government tions, how they have each crumbled freedom was not secure yet. Had supervision siiould be icept to the A large number of other matters such a thing happened in days past were discussed with the Commission in turn, and each seems to be the slaves would probably have sat absolute minimum. of which only a brief mention can be crumbling faster than its prede cessor and quoted D. R. Davies, "The in astonished unbelief. Before they C,R,T.S. made here. could be free they had first to go to Proposals for an increased supply process of judgment is proceeding to the one who had paid their redemp Representations were made to the of text books were put forward, and its final culmination, God is becom tion price, and receive from him a Commission on the subject of CR.T.S. it was requested that if any reduc ing impatient. The Holy Ghost is in redemption cei-tificate. To stub Specific points raised included— tions are made in Australian dollar a hurry." bornly, suspiciously drawback from (1) A claim for increase of ten allocations these should not apply to But judgment means also mercy. having their bonds released would shillings per week in the liv text books and that if allocations for Man's extremity is God's opportunity have been foolhardy; to flee to the ing allowance. This would re text books should nevertheless be cut leading men to true repentance. In jungle would have meant recapture, store the living allowance to Australia should take full advantage the words of Joel, "Rend your hearts, but to come to the one who had pur the same proportion of the of U.N.E.S.C.O. book coupon scheme. and not your garments." God's mercy chased them, receive from him a re basic wage as it was when the The setting up of a press at the can effect restoration of what seems demption certificate, and offer a life CR.T.S. scheme was first intro National University was also asked to have been hopelessly lost. of service would mean to find free duced. for. The speaker concluded very briefly dom in its fullest sense. (2) Payment.of living-away-from- It was urged that Australia should with a personal application. If in home allowance for the whole participate to the full in the bene our barrenness, it is God's judgment. The interpretation: Although no year where students are not fits available under the FuUbright But God's mercy can change that longer a slave in the old way. the living at home. Act, barrenness into fruitfulness. ^ God's African to-day is fast becoming a (3) A 50 per cent, increase in The Universities Commission was presence can provide for us "rivers slave in another—probably worse- travelling allowances because asked to convene the Conference of of living water," The Kingdom of way. Western civilisation has de of the recent increases in fares. Vice-Chancellors and representatives Heaven will have come for us if this veloped in his'country so rapidly that <4) Payment of the living allow becomes our experience, he is just being swept oif his feet by of N.U.A.U.S. to consider the uni it. The white man's iiabits are be ance as a gift for the complete formity of matriculation standards AFRICAN PARABLE. duration of the course being throughout Australia and the ulti coming his habits. He apes the persued. It was submitted mate extension of complete re On the following Thursday Arch white man in everything he does: his that if this request was not ciprocity with major overseas uni deacon Kidner. of the C,M,S. in Gods are drink, money, gambling— granted a three-year mora versities. This matter is being con Tanganyika, gave an address also ar and the rest. He has no mind nor torium on repayment of the sidered by the Commission and will ranged by the E.U. soul of his own, until— loan should be automatically probably be placed on the agenda af The speaker said that he had not Until he comes—as Archdeacon available on request by any the Vice-Chancellors' Conference. always been a parson, but once was Kidner has seen many do—to Christ trainee. The joint bursary scheme on which a practising accountant in Sydney; who has bought his redemption, and Payment of living allowances N.U.A.U.S. and the New Zealand one thing he learnt in those days was finds true freedom in a life freely for students wishing to under University Students Association are that in the ordinary business life of offered to Him "whose service is per take post graduate study over- co-operating was explained to the this world, one had to be definite, A fect Freedom," . seas was also requested. Commission and it was requested that (5) Merging of the book and-in a Government subsidy should be strument allowance and an made on the basis of £2 for every increase in discretion allowed £1 obtained by N.U.A.U.S. from to local officers of the Com other sources. This bursary scheme We Get Sex mission in deciding what is designed to enable students from I wish to comment on the state first ciiild arrives, he will learn that equipment students should be the South East Asian countries to ment by Geoffrey C, Luck ("Sem more than a quarter of Australian entitled to purchase under the study within Australia. per," 23/9/49) that the solution of brides are not only not virgins at the equipment allowance, A number of matters were brought the veneral disease problem "must altar, but are in fact already preg forward which are related to the lie with the individual realisation of nant. If to these are added those C.F.A.S. work of faculty bureaux. The Gov each young citizen that extra-marital couple who enjoy E,M.R, without On the basis of the present ernment is requested to subsidise re relations (which can lay.them open having an accidental conception Commonwealth financial assistance presentatives of all State faculty to the ravages of V,D,) are detri hasten their nuptials; those who have scheme suggestions were made for bureau committees to enable a fuU mental to their physical health; but E.M,R, but marry someone else; and improvements which might be con attendance at the faculty bureau more important, are fatal to their those who have E,M,R, but do not sidered in any future development of conventions to be held at the next moral and mental integrity and can marry, it is obvious that a big section assistance to students. This in Congress. only result in the complete prostra of the community are included in Mr. cluded— Subsidies were also sought for tion of their mind and their com- Luck's legion of the lost. (1) Some relaxation of the present proposed travel and study tours by •plete estrangement from society," In fact, E.M.R. and drinking at a provision that students cannot the Agriculture Faculty Bureau. It If Mr. Luck consults the table in milk bar are not, per se, detrimental apply for assistance after turn was also proposed that the Govern the Australian Year Book giving to physical health, although both can ing twenty-one or after three ment'should subsidise the National times after marriage at which the lay one open to the ravages of V,D. years from the date of matricu Union to the extent of £500 p§r an Nor are E.M.R. fatal to moral and lation, whichever is the later. num plus travelling expenses to en mental integrity, although, some It was suggested that the Com able a special officer to be employed from T.B. and for representations to whose minds are haunted by the mission should consider the in on full-time faculty bureaux work. be made for the extension of travel taboos of a pre-contraceptive,. prer stitution of a scheme of adult If this proposal were not accepted it concessions to students. prophylactic era doubtless sutler scholarships to assist those was suggested that an officer of the OonuQon'we^h Office of some quite unnecessary mental con who had been unable to under Commonwealth Office of Education Education and UbN.E.S.CO. flict. take university courses after could be employed full time on this : Several hours of very valuable and Finally, far from E,M.R. resulting leaving school', work functioning in close liaison interesting discussion took place with in complete mental prostration and ' (2) Abolition of the restriction on with faculty bureaux. This would officers of the Commonwealth Office estrangement from society, in fact in vacation earnings which at enable a full survey of courses and of:.Education^ on'their work within dulgence in E.M.R. has always been present discourages many stu facilities to bexarried out taking into Australia in relation to UJT.E.S.C.O. a charactristic of the finest creative dents from working during account the wishes and opinions of Many -suggestions were • brou^t for minds, and very rarely results in the long vacation. student bodies. For -this ^no ward-by the students at the Con estrangement from society. (3) Payment of living away from machinery exists at ,^ present except ference \.as' to the ^ way in which If Mr. Luck would combat V.D. he home allowance to students for facul^ bureaux, and for thorough N;U:,A.U.S. 'and- 'Students generally might-work for the establishment; rof obliged by their course to live work to be carried outdn this afield a could work'more closely with the a form of society in which, economic away from home from time to full-time officer 4s considered neces*- CiO'£. ^ The* National Union having ia and sexual maturity coincide;..and. thne (e.g.. medical students in sary, seat'Von the^'UIKB.S.C.O. co-operat' _ in the meantime, by education y. in hospitals). Support was^ought-from the Uni-, ing-body for 'Education'discussed in' liygiene. ensure that the inevitable (4): Provision of assistance to versltie_..i.j-_'>/^.—»_-is "'Commissio—n -^—'AT.*.'—for--Nationatl gooag , .detail proposals for in-' E.M.R..will be- a' harmless novitiate secondary education to prevent Union repres' -station >to» Set-up "ft. 'OieaKiDg int