C t a c c u m AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PAPER gh pr; our C: ie wlul. X X V I11— No. 10 Auckland, N.Z., Thursday, September 17th, 1953 Gratis still Lceptic: even 2 to £ ands o: if m o : Germany...Bridge or Battleground? 11 hat -en at ! jn the resplendent Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Ver- odexe ^es> the second German Empire was proclaimed in 1871. st of d the crest of victory over France modern Germany was 1Chr'° r' Where liberal thinkers had failed to unite the German ^uate iople by peaceful means, Bismarck by his policy of “blood ls di id iron” had succeeded. The Benjamin of modern Europe, ghthai !rmany» conceived under the shadow of Mars, has since alone )d good reason to regret the constant brooding over her of idard )e g0d 0f War. redoes 831116 Hall of Mirrors, not fifty years later, the d psy; legates of a humiliated Germany were forced to sign a treaty rstood ready carrying in it the seeds of the war which has shaken Slight1 own generation. "the- Weighed down by foreign hostility and internal troubles, Ger- ther t: ls first democratic government struggled manfully, and with e vulf iderable success, to rehabilitate the nation. Several outstand- (igures, notably Stresemann in Germany, and Briand in France, ited themselves to creating a harmonious European community | [ations. However, behind the scenes sinister forces were at j1 tQ6‘ t even while the entry of Germany into the League of Nations m y o hailed as the beginning of a new epoch in European history. igth i iirblici the East the Soviet Union was the mighty pagan Germanic Empire .y rea:ling rapid progress. Between was proclaimed. German youth be­ ™ |ia and the West lay Germany, lieved they were on the march to new for as now, a trump card in the and greater times. The world looked ī by sing ! of power politics. The demo- on with wonder. The monstrous Fas­ 'y r Weimar Republic seemed to the cist machine-State became the world’s NAZI LEADERS ARE IMPRISONED AT SPANDAU to be a weak bulwark against No. 1 tourist attraction. The states­ pposit! . . .“but the German people live for ever.” uch Bolshevik menace,” and could men of the West applauded. While inions ifore look for little real assis- German martyrs— Jewish, Christian, thing. From the West they expected the super fortresses had left of Ger­ ply‘ £ . Adolf Hitler waited in the Communist and Socialist— were dying liberation, democracy and practical man industry. These were the first Ly sul iws, ready to pounce. The in Buchenwald, foreign guests dined lumba Christianity. From the East they lessons the Germans received in the depression struck Europe’s in regal splendour at the courts of ;e thoi expected nothing but unmitigated new age of “Democracy.” The educa­ hey :st industrial nation a shatter- the Fuehrer. low, a blow which killed the Little did they guess what their terror and revenge. They got neither. tors had set to work in East and West. ilic and heralded the Nazi ur “bulwark against the East” had in CARVING UP THE COW . . . Russia’s Marshal Zhukov came With a programme of sweep- fore:- f1 store for them. A few saw into the quoting his master, Stalin, “Hitlers insoci reform, and an army of hench- The victors had nothing in com­ future, Winston Churchill amongst come and Hitlers go, but the German le, tat at its back, the Fuhrer came to them, but their warnings went un­ mon, other than a desire to keep the people live forever”— very impressive. self-rii (ri not yet with an absolute derno- heeded. marauding German “cow” weak, to Britain’s Field-Marshal Montgomery d mo: c majority, but with sufficient came, Bible in hand, quoting the sequi igth to eliminate all opposition, THE “PEACE-LOVING” DICTATOR extract from her as much milk as “good Book” and at the same time nan liberal thinkers knew that possible, and, wonder of wonders, to nore With the crooked cross at their turn her at the same time into a telling the Germans, “tighten your ral head the Nazi legions marched. First “democratic,” “peace-loving” animal. belts” and reducing their rations to ty. into the Rhineland, then into Austria, (A metaphor much liked by the Ger­ a Belsen level (under 1,000 daily cal­ iter The author of this article is a then into Czechoslovakia. The Ger­ !X U ialtt iior Political Science student at mans). To this end the allied lead­ ories, the figure for Britain was man Empire was on the move; so, goven ers met in Frederick the Great’s 2,800). In the winter of 1946 the ago University. He was born when it was already too late, was i of Germany, and has an under­ Palace at Potsdam and settled down German children in the British occu­ Chamberlain with his umbrella. The to carving up the cow. The historic pied, smashed industrial cities of the lying of the German people “charming” Fuehrer sent him home tiding German provinces of East Prussia, Ruhr starved, and many died. Demo­ emsi lied to most New Zealanders. with such kind assurances, “ a truly W est Prussia, Silesia and Pomerania cracy was a bitter pill. erant • print his article because it peace-loving dictator/’ A year later were annexed by Russia or given to tteous Bents both sides of a controver- Warsaw lay in ruins. DISUNITED NATIONS: subject, and does so without Poland as payment for Polish land For three years Germany lay broken concessions to conventional And six years later Berlin and all seized by Russia. and stagnant. During this time the ion. Hitler’s proud empire lay battered In Europe’s bitterest winter for 40 and crushed. The arch-criminal was years eight million Germans from self-styled peace-loving allies were dead, his divisions frozen in Russia, these provinces were forcibly expelled busy falling out with one another. In m had been dealt its death blow, burnt on African sands, the remnants, from their homes, and taken in cattle 1948 their quarrels came to a head western nations did not lift a a broken rabble, behind barbed wire. trucks to share what was left of Ger­ and four-Power government broke Once proud cities were reduced to down completely. A Germany, already I i to save it. many with their bombed-out country­ gaunt skeletons, their inhabitants unwisely divided into four occupa­ Lsy'ftJ 1 i left wing was liquidated, the men. Three million of them failed to is at were intimidated, and the living frightened lives under moun­ survive that winter. Meanwhile the tion zones, was now completely sev­ Decamfes won over to Hitler. The tains of rubble. Victorious armies cattle trucks were rolling back East ered in two; the “ iron curtain” had id lea of unemployed were given had come to impose their will on a filled with Germans to work in the come down. Americans and Russians we the Jews and the Treaty of hated people. mines and factories of Siberia; in welded it firmly from both sides. *, to lilies were blamed for all that The victorious statesmen went to special compartments were the cap­ Meanwhile, Germans (still patiently ratten in the state of Germany; work on their task of re-educating, tured scientists who weiqe to help learning “democracy,” both the “red” variety and the other) were begin­ 3. at irman “superman” and his wife punishing, governing and exploiting a Stalin build his atom bomb. In the igh it declared the masters of creation. nation of twisted metal and twisted W est the scientists were being flown ning to wonder whether Hitler had Auck [self-respect was restored with minds. Battered and beaten, the out across the ocean while the rolling not been right after all. ssocii jeance. In pomp and splendour German people were ready for any­ stock was taking away much of what (Continued on page 12) Page 2 CRACCUM Thursday, September 17, j^sdav. Exec. Meeting, NZUSNA Wisdor 4/9/53 Mr. Smith in the chair. STUDENT The meeting very thoughtfully JOURNALISTIC approved of N.Z.U.S.A.’s decision to Ctaeeum spend £20 to support the Inter­ national Co-ordinating Secretariat The following “Student Joe p (see the report on N.Z.U.S.A.). Auckland University College Students* Paper Code” was drawn up by the The Editors accept as little responsibility as possible for the contents of this paper, Men’s House Committee 1953 Council of the New Zeak: and the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Editors or of the A.U.C.S.A. Executive. The following Men’s House Com­ versity Student Newspapers §.. mittee was ratified: Messrs J. Dean, ciation. STAFF G. Goodfellow, D. Hackshaw, G. All student, editors are to this journalistic code. Editors: BRIAN SMART and PETER Hard, M. Hatton, M. Hawkins, C. BOAG MacLeod, T. Maingay, K. Pidding- 1. The editor should not pei Literary Editor: JACK LASENBY. ton, and D. Stone. paper to be used as an ment of propaganda fora: International Editor: RUSSELL COWIE. Social Committee. Distribution Manager: BRIAN HORTON, set of ideas, one group, MAURICE McKINLEY and DAVID The appointment of Mr. J. Mc­ person. STONE. Gowan and Miss P. Barnes as Vice- 2. No editor should suppre Chairman and Secretary respectively viewpoint merely beca; of Social Committee was also ratified. conflicts with his own SIGNPOSTS OF CULTURE Carnival Book, 1954. staff’s. 3. Except where published The question of what constitutes a cultured, “rounded” person, Mr. M. F. P. Frankovich was is signed, it may validly if appointed Editor of Carnival Book and whether such a person should especially be the product of a as editorial opinion for 1954. 4. No criticism of any indivii university, has long occupied the minds of those interested in the Congratulations organization, shall be university, its aims and ideals and place in the community. The Association decided to send a without that individin Ideally, of course, a true university education should provide telegram of congratulations and best organization being permi three essentials: “efficient instruction; opportunities for deepen­ wishes to Mr. Ged Gardner who has right of reply. ing and broadening general culture; and full responsible member­ left for America on a Fullbright 5. All letters to the editors! Scholarship, and also one of felici­ signed by the writer, but s ship of the university society,” but how many students ever dis­ tations and best wishes to Lady donym may be used in cover whether their university does provide the last two, or even Hillary. cation. attempt to find out? It will be acknowledged, of course, that mod­ The editor shall have the My dau ern universities do provide the first of the three, even in New Zea­ abridge, without distortio:L0rds, am Japanese Dance Recital letter or article; where s t nmKpi. -< land where degrees are made up of curious mixtures and many or article is to be abridg-i.) . ’ , subjects are studied merely to acquire units. But although the A recital of four Japanese dances writer should be cons f an 1S opportunities for acquiring this instruction are freely available, it was given for the Oriental Society Abridgement should be to an<* on 11th August, by Dr. Akiyo Mizo- does follow, as Aldous Huxley has said, that “among those who ledged in all cases. more prof guchi. Dr. Mizoguchi was in a kimono 7. The editor shall have the rl| degree, go through a course of our academic education most emerge as and used recordings she had brought exclude any letter of Behold, parrots and specialists. Minds that delight in what may be called from Tokyo for the dances. The which is libellous, ini* T' large-scale knowledge are rare. Academic education is supposed women’s common room was crowded malicious, or frivolous. trave* the for the occasion and supper was held to impart such knowledge and to infect men and women with the 8. The student journalist sk through d< in the cafeteria afterwards. The veal his identity as a repp, wd sentii desire to possess it; but in actual fact few are so infected and few audience was a cross-section of the tive o f the student press i cver it at go out into the world possessing it.” globe in that it was a living unity of obtaining any interview k | Unto a East and West. Illustrated books on This concentration on accumulation of knowledge that has led lication. the start i Japanese arts were lent by the Col­ The editor should apologi 8 mah it i to extensive specialisation must in part be blamed on the univer­ lege and public libraries for people to sity authorities, for did they not in New Zealand recently abolish print for culpable mistake,. look at between dances. They served 10. The editor should take note A ^0’ w^ei Latin from the Law Course, but it is also the fault of the under­ their purpose well during the long existence of the LawT-«« ^of ® .ia1S l!‘ graduates themselves, 90 % of whom enter university with ambi­ breakdown of the electric pick-up right, and its divers ament "u\wtien ! which inaugurated the recital. tions crude and calculating and are interested in one thing only— 11 The editor should acknot, 15 "J orf Each dance illustrated a lyrical in getting the best possible degree by the shortest possible method. the source of previously J,:0_ ier ** love ballad. The scene, gently de­ lished material unless pen ( ?ea>.ver As a natural result of this, the education of under-graduates picted, included a disappointed girl to the contrary has been p unto singli become narrower and narrower, and the university becomes peopled watching a camelia flower dropping /-* a a a « .she hath r with men and women deeply schooled in their particular subjects, away; a girl comparing her vigil to Greek Algebra midendu but in too many cases lamentably ignorant of the learning of their that of a nightingale awaiting the On Wednesday, August 5th, l remaineth return of blossom to the plum tree; Warren addressed about 30 no hath met fellows. the hope for letters to come being as of the Mathematical Society onf he cannot Surely, if university is to mean anything more than an numerous as the drops in a snowfall; Algebra. ; A man advanced secondary school, each individual student must make an and the atmosphere of strolling musi­ Mr. Warren first gave an « »o escape effort to broaden his outlook, not only on the academic side, but cians. of the Greek number system, i thereafter also as far as social contacts are concerned. Any student worth To those accustomed to European was even more complicated tk the womar ballet and dance drama, or to Indian Roman system, and accounts fj [ Hp his salt will make some attempt to acquire some insight in subjects dance with its profounder under­ lack o f progress o f Greek Alf other than his own specialty, and also to enter in some way into standing of movement, these Japan­ Several examples taken frot PP_jpft. the university society. If a person is really interested in doing ese dances seemed to be most re­ works of Diophantos (alias Din: P? after this he will find that he has enough time to do so, and moreover, strained. Instead of movement being tes, alias Diophantus) illustrate; lower natr exploited, it was indicated with just methods of Greek mathemat it will be time well spent, and by the time he has to leave he will essential gesture. The effect of the and exposed their limp. I A woma find that the university has meant something, and that it can, in whole was not of austerity but of as algebraists. It is to be J F1 a mai fact, “deepen and broaden his general culture.” beauty, a beauty for which the actual that the ancient Greeks have dn man neve] There are some students willing to do this, but the majority form of the dance was a mere agent in many persons’ estimations, whether o: of us, as testified by the poor support accorded university societies, to bring out beauty in the dancer that we know how little they; ^ as to and beauty in the spectator. do in this field.— J.H.McK. |her to lovi either do not realise what opportunities they are missing or else Dr. Mizoguchi had written notes Behold, i are too apathetic to help ourselves. The disease is a dire one, for on each dance, and these were read it threatens to make a mockery of our name university, but the to the audience by a member of the Applications arc "4tconsidered cards’ remedy is simple. The opportunities are there waiting to be Society.— M.B. Called for the I*®’1’that of poker tl taken; join a club, join a society, take part in Tournaments, attend position of it the gan Congress, but above all make some effort to justify your existence Copy EDITOR of Go to! 1 as responsible members of this university society.— P.W.B. for the next te flattere CRACCUM thy ways; C R A C C U M 1 noralize i Apply to Choirmoltien maye :u m closes on Publications Wednesday, D | dor chival September 23, Executive K O O IY I, [i carry 6th September 18th i: is for 1< at 12 noon. Be not c Ptge 3 y€r U jiursdoy, September 17, 1953 CRACCUM , ^ of Mrc Solomon W E b eg ' t o d i t h e r

The Bible is News: Persian Palms are Itching: The question of scenic beauty ver­ “Can oiled acquaintance be forgot?” sus hydro-power stations is answered Socialist Club: by the text: “If Maraetai offend thee, Parlour Bullshevists. pluck it out.” Kinsey Report: dent The Original Sin? “Man cannot live by bread alone.” by the The Serpent said to Eve: ew “ I really do believe Stud. Assn.: vspapers that if you eat this apple, “Some mute inglorious mule train.” You, too, can laugh in chapel.” Poetic Licence: are to Man on a tight rope: She thinks the Cafeteria inferior. I query her. I not According to K. F. Ryan, Laventry Beria, vertically. t He wants extended hours, d as an She wants table cloths and flowers. ida for Reason for Absence: Still others are claiming their s group, J.E.T. in the Ryan’s Den. rights, Namely, those with larger appetites. i suppre What Price Salvation? But I should prefer by far a bar. [y bees “ How much is that doggie in the window?” is own Usual Executive chaff: German Elections: “Can’t afford the staff.” blished But from the financial report this validly k East is East and West is Best. But ...... ? is my retort: on. Last year you did Rosenbergs and Justice: N et 400 quid. Two chairs for American Justice! , — P.J.M. g permitk.

editor si MUSIC UNDER TWO ELIZABETHS ter, but a BOOK- OF DAMSELS used h CHAPTER ONE thee the key to his heart, for, perad- “ Supper being ended and Musicke bookesr according to venture, upon the following day, he ave theij My daughter, hearken unto my the custome, being brought to the table, the mistresse of the distortio: ords, and attend diligently to my may change the lock! * counsel; for the understanding of Then, how shall a woman under­ house presented me with a part, earnestly requesting me to bg Van is the beginning of a good in- stand a man, since they are all much sing; but when, after many excuses, I protested unfainedly given to a changing temperament. lld be a come, afid a knowledge of his ways that I could not, everyone began to wonder, some whispering s. more profitable than a first-class Verily, verily, by turning him ave the r< degree. around, my Daughter, and reading to others, demanding how I was brought up.” °L Behold, a woman delighteth to him backward, even as a Chinese laun­ This accurate picture of the times is given by Thomas Morley dous. travel the path o f love slowly and dry ticket! in his “Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practical Musicke,” pub­ nalist shi through devious byways of flirtation CHAPTER TWO ,s a reprt« wd sentiment, but a man rusheth lished in 1597. it press 1 per it at the speed limit, My Daughter, observe my counsel, srview fo> Unto a woman, the first kiss is but for the heart of a man is like unto a In the England of Elizabeth Tudor In this modern Elizabethan age the start in the love chase, but unto car, in which there is always room the average level of education was it is now possible for practically d apokfi | man it is ofttimes the finish. for one more. high; both men and women read Latin anyone to have as much music as HA l s tākp * poets, studied mathematics and sci­ ke note ^0| when a woman weddeth a man, they want with no more effort Behold, in matters of love, a ence, composed and sang music. Law of ^ 's 'n orc*er ^ a t she may get him; than the turning of a knob. woman is a specialist, but a man is O f course there were large num­ V but when a man weddeth a woman, it It is laid on to our houses like a general practitioner. Yea, a woman bers of people who were not edu­ j 1 1 is in order that he may prevent water. It is no more encessary loveth but one type— even one man cated at all, who were totally illiter­ for the ordinary person to learn reviousj mther from &ettinS her- — but a man loveth anything which ate as there is to-day. The educated music in order to possess it, than less perc Yea, verily, when a woman clingeth happeneth to be at hand. classes could take their parts in a it is for him to learn hydrostatics is been p unto single blessedness, it is because Lo, he that weddeth a brunette musical performance of some kind in order to get a drink of water. ■ she hath met no man with whom she shall ever after seek peroxide blondes; more or less successfully. |ebr0 could endure to live; but, when a man and he that marryeth a pink and yel­ Music took its place beside the It is generally agreed that the ist 5th,!, remaineth a bachelor, it is because he low doll shall acquire a sudden in­ Latin language, and a man who Industrial Revolution which rang the ut 30 Be hath met no woman without whom terest in intellect and brunettes. For would be ashamed to have it thought >ciety oi ( >e cannot live. variety is the spice of love. that he could not construe at Latin death knell of industrial creative lab­ A man weddeth a woman yn order our also drove from the lives of Moreover, a woman is an epicure in sentence would also be ashamed to be ve an a; to escape loneliness, and immediately love, but a man is a gourmand. unable to read his part at first sight people the joys of artistic creation. system, i thereafter a club in order to escape in a madrigal. This passed into the hands of a cated tiui the woman. In the love-feast, a woman desir The Elizabethan musician, William eth but one course at a time; but a professional class who have gradu­ He marryeth a damsel because she Byrd, it will be remembered, pre­ man relisheth them all served at ally made it their private preserve. jTeek Ai; jppeaietli to his “ higher nature, and faced one of his madrigal publica­ once, like unto a dinner at a country ten ires tpendetb all the rest of his days seek- tions with reasons why, everyone One result is that we are now lav­ inn. aYas, ■ ing after those who appeal to his. should learn to sing, and ended his ishly provided with ready-made illustrate |ower natlīre. Yea, he mixeth his flirtations, even list of reasons with “ Since singing is amusement and individual enterprise iathema: . , . as he mixeth his libations, and won- so good a thing, I wish all men would has been stifled by the fascination of ere limit: ^ woman 1S cast down with doubts dereth sadly why he awakeneth learn to sing.” to befest a man doth not love her; but a always with an headache. Learning to sing did not mean to observing the work of the skilful few. 3 have f Ean never troubleth his soul, as to Verily, verily, even thy Father, William Byrd, voice production. No, It is a matter of grave concern in imatiom whether or not a woman loveth him, these supposedly enlightened days Solomon, had not m ore than enough it meant men and women getting tie thev ,ut as 1° whether or not he wanteth that, although hours of leisure have, wives. For every man requireth at together and singing in parts and for IcK her to love him. been substantially increased, the least two soul-mates. such gatherings most of his finest Behold, an honest woman may cheat music was written— motets, anthems, only tangible result has been a cor­ it cards, but never at love; but he One for Sundays — and one for psalms for church singing and madri­ responding increase in benefit to the is are wisidereth himself an “ honorable week days. gals for country house parties. few— the very few who have troubled r the nan’ that never cheateth at a game One to amuse him— and one to wait Learning to sing simply meant their to cultivate their natural talents. if poker though he never playeth fair upon him. learning to take a part competently Could the present Elizabethan age it the game of hearts. in such performances. see the re-establishment of Music of One to save his soul— and one to The diarist, Samuel Pepys, was a Making in our communities as a vital of Go to! Think no man in love while save his pennies. t k Ail flattereth thee and extolleth all great civil servant, but he was also a part in their cultural, recreational One to help him make a fortune— ) nA thy ways; but, when he beginneth to capable musician. He fraternised and leisure time activities? . walize and to criticise thy hats, and one to help him spend it. with all who could make music. It Much will depend on our attitude iairme mayest thou plan thy trousseau. One for his lighter side— and one mattered not whether they were to music education. for his darker side. peers of the realm, merchants or If utilised to its fullest extent in tionS, When he saveth thy life it may be the development of culture music One for company, one for comfort, maid servants. , [or chivalry’s sake; but when he education becomes the real founda­ one for inspiration, one for pastime— Contrast this state of affairs with >0111, t carryeth an umbrella to please thee tion of a country’s musical life— and and many others, for a change. the present day and we see that we 18th ^'s ^or *ove>s sa^e* have gone backwards as well as for­ therefore the most important musical ' Be not cock-sure when a man giveth SELAH. ward. activity in the community. Page 4 CRACCUM Thursday, September 1], irsday. ROUND THE WORLD N.Z.U.S.A. RRESPO From the International Editor The August Council Meeting McCA VICTORY IN GERMANY: Korean Political Conference: • The August Council Meeting of N.Z.U.S.A. was charac: Comments “The Observer; . . . “The The vacation period witnessed many i: It is d Korean political conference is in by the varied nature of the topics discussed with the acct: interesting developments in the inter­ danger of being wrecked before it student affairs as a whole rather than on futile discussi ,n I.R.C. ; national sphere. The wrangle over- begins. To exclude India is to mis­ sporting trivia which seem to have marred some previous y to kn India’s exclusion from the Korean take the basis on which the war was ings; and by the excellent chairmanship of Maurice O’ Brier, itione of tl begun, and to destroy the foundations political conference threatened to at all times kept the discussion moving and to the point to the rej on which a peace could be built. The open wide the crack in Anglo-Am eri­ war, which has been fought largely The resident executive reported to ning of the year, and the matters can relations. The French govern­ by American troops, was begun by the meeting under “business arising” wanted the Senate to enquirer ment acted decisively in appointing a the United Nations in resistance to on their negotiations with the N.Z. write to aggression; if that moral basis is to this amalgamation could leadt new Sultan in Morocco, and in Persia, R.U. regarding the old question of the talk) be preserved, then the United Nations, Rugby Blues. An agreement has now duction in the total amount of all predictions were confounded by ious and ( not America and her Allies alone, been reached (with loopholes by paid out by the student. Am the royalist coup which deposed ged again must make the peace. That peace which we can withdraw if the arrange­ having such worthy aims ci Mossadegh. can be achieved only by hammering 'he speake ment does not work) and so from but be passed. In the same;; But of all the events of the past out an agreement between the leading now on we hope there will be no easing the financial burden o: thy that 1 few weeks, none is more important powers in the Far Eastern theatre.” trouble about the awards of Blues. ing of t ents their next remit:— “Tha; than the result of the German elec­ German Industry: It was decided that those players who ggeration, would have received blues in the ’5l U .S.A . enquire into the possi: tions. Dr. Adenauer’s victory is a Success in winning overseas indus­ and “v: and ’52 seasons should now have trial contracts is very encouraging the provision to student of ter n the ligh triumph for the anti-Communists and these awarded to them under the new for Germany. Friedrich Krupp and of reduced price,” was put. is Mr. Wi an endorsement of Western policy. It agreement. Co., and Demag, a big machinery envisaged a scheme wherety “ his au1 counter - balances the disappointing maker, have received an order to Canterbury now came under Graha U.S.A. imported books direct defeat of de Gasperi in Italy and build a 150-million dollar steel mill heavy fire from Otago for having to the opens the way for the form­ in India which will produce one-fourth committed the most dastardly of all although there were some dot: tn(|ed a S< crimes— to have made a profit on the ation of the European Defence of India’s total output. The North pressed as to the practibility ir doubt German Lloyd line will soon launch entertainment account for Winter everyone agreed with the be fou Community, subject to French the first of six 10,000-ton passenger Tournament last year. This was such behind the motion, which wasp ipathiser; approval. Adenauer’s victory was and cargo ships to go into service an unusual state of affairs that no The next morning found the astitution essentially an indication of approval one knew quite what to do with the between Germany and the Far East, gates remarkably wide awake election; for the “middle of the road” parties, money (least of all Auckland, who and Germany’s C. C. Deilmann has good night the night before, littaker ( for both the neo-Nazis and the Com­ began to have horrible fears in case won the exclusive rights to explore ever, they must have been iti ved from munists were rejected by the German they were doing the same thing this and drill for oil in Yemen. feeling some effects, as a C.U.C ^rthy’s i electorate. Even the anti-Communist tournament), but in the end it was to the effect that the resident and highly national Socialists, the decided that the surplus should be re­ am not tive use the college newspa*rthy, but I party of the late Kurt Schumacher, paid back to the colleges in the ratio inform students of progress: eged agaii lost ground to the liberalism of the of the number of their competitors, sary negotiations was jumped* Christian Democrats. and that from now on budgets should tn commr a great height. It was clear be prepared before each tournament ilism and But all will not be plain sailing for was up to the papers to getti to ensure that this sort of thing did jr opinior the Bonn Government— German unifi­ formation for * themselves am rthy.—T.E not occur again. cation cannot be achieved without a there was to be no spoon feeds lot of turmoil and dangerous political COLLEGE REMITS: INTERNATIONAL: MRS. negotiations. Adenauer’s open dec­ The college remits were now con­ laration for unification and the libera­ sidered and the first one on the floor The atmosphere soon brighti Sr,—I w o j tion of the Eastern Germans will not was one from C.U.C. regarding stud­ however, when Male. rs have engender good relations with the ent health:— “That N.Z.U.S.A. is of (C.U.C.) report on intei ice at tha Kremlin. the opinion that a full health scheme student affairs was discussed, “Wisdom Furthermore, we cannot overlook is required in each of the constituent meeting really seemed to ap of coi the fact that to many Germans, Dr. colleges and recommends that the the work that had gone into not been Adenauer may represent only the senate be asked to take such steps Male, who must be regarded Ring, ii lesser of two evils. As a nation, the as are necessary for the implemen­ of the most informed stude ighs I she Germans are very politically con­ tation of such a scheme.” present at University in this ve? scious— puppets, backed by either the of student life. After some discussion regarding It seems i East or the W est, are not their true the voluntary or compulsory nature The meeting now dealt ! * serious leaders. They look to the future, with of the scheme, and some fast talking remits on international aflat th nonsens a truly united Germany under inde­ by Peter Sinclair and John Sherring the first to be considered full of 1< pendent leadership reinstated as a (C.U.C.), the motion was passed and from C.U.C. This was sp tides on major power. An interesting article it is now over to the resident execu­ three for clarity, the first pa ie there i on the current outlook of the German tive to push the idea with the powers that N.Z.U.S.A. support the rial,.1, those people, published elsewhere in this that be. This may have been one the international Co-ordinatia; .jred for 1 issue, shows this clearly. Its con­ of the most important motions passed tariat. Although V.U.Q. " iginal com clusions are important, for they may at the meeting. The next C.U.C. re­ I.U .S. would be a more effieo thing whic be much nearer the truth than most mit to be considered at this stage was ganisation to support as itw ity or sti leaders of the West fondly imagine. GERMAN’S ADENAUER . . . one concerned with bringing Teach­ active in S.E.__Asia, this orga: . . . the middle of the road. ers’ College and ’Varsity vacations was felt by many to be too French Misgivings: in nature, and in the end tl into line, which was carried, although nith from was passed. The second s A French correspondent of the it does not seem probable that any­ represei Sterling Convertibility: the split remit was an ap New York “ Herald Tribune”, makes thing will be able to be done about it. ited an Despite talk of free convertibility N .Z.U .S.A . to work in with N.U, the following comment on the French O.U. now came forward with a end the in its projects in S.E. Asia, attitude towards current American of sterling, there is little immediate sporting remit to the effect that only ristchurcl present is mainly concern: policy . . . “It is time to face a hope of it. Ex-ambassador to Britain those players who were eligible for a couple of unpleasant facts. The de­ gathering and distributing INGRESS Lewis Douglas has advised President N.Z. blue should play in the N.Z.U. fence of Indo-China is the heart of Rugby team. It was generally felt tion. This was carried. Peter Bos Eisenhower that before convertibility American policy in Asia. Yet the that it was up to the colleges to C.U.C. now suffered one o! the meet French have no stomach for the Indo- can work, both U.S. imports of British decide whether their teams contained lapses which occurred at Eij ready mac Chinese war, and it is entirely likely goods and U.S. investments in Britain players not eligible for N.Z.U. blues Dunedin. The third part of the; secured that a government dedicated to the will have to rise considerably, and and as the N.Z.U. team was picked which they wanted all aid for R. D. F; liquidation of the war by almost any from the college teams, it was felt irman a dollar guarantees will have to be seas’ students handled by means will soon come to power here. that this could not be passed without lapsed for want of a seconder ith'the orj made on sterling loans by British ie damage “The creation of a European army, interfering with the internal running their next two remits. Thes banks within the Commonwealth. n repair within the framework of which Ger­ of college Rugby. In the end O.U. with closer understanding 1 is now b many can be rearmed, is the heart of withdrew the remit. the students of East at:an: » er cai American policy in Europe. Yet the “Citizens, of U.S.— Sell your Cars!” V.U.C. rather staggered the dele­ through international studententi increa: French do not favour a European “Here and Now” has published the gates by presenting 13 remits for con­ sations, and with the proiposs ibr end the army, and the French Parliament may following information concerning the sideration, but most of these turned by students to the Soviet Ui rwaard to finally kill the whole idea before Rosenberg funeral, which was at­ out to be of a sporting nature and as was a pity that these were A subjec many months have passed. If any of tended by 7,000 cars. such were passed on to the Sports’ discussed. oshidered these things happen, a France-Ameri- The New Jersey police took down Council. The next two remits to be The meeting had an invitat: ,U.C.IT It \ can crisis of the most dangerous sort, the registration numbers, “looking considered were linked— one was an Australia to send an observe: shers eli capable of wrecking the N.A.T.O. for subversives,” in the words of the appeal to make lecture fees and exam N .U .A .U .S . meeting to be held entnt instei alliance, is almost certain to ensue.” Chief of Police. fees payable together at the begin- Xm as vacation, and in the Jimppete at nber li irsdoy, September 17, 1953 CRACCUM Page 5

DESPONDENCE exception to. It is all, without having to hand over his few remain­ the treatment of sex is maintained doubt, most suitable for university ing weapons of defence. students. Nowadays, females are intruding from a “Christian” standpoint and into all the places and positions which mixed up with what a certain “Christ” ' 9 McCa r t h y o n c e were formerly the prerorgative of had to say on the subject. This is ; charact! MORE Man. There are few places to which a only a slightly more liberal attitude man can go without running the risk the acca r: It is difficult from your report of hearing female clackety-clack. This to the conventional one which brought liscussio ,n I.R.C. meeting on Senator Mc- rising flood of femininity must be about the present state of affairs. I previous thy to know whether to attribute stemmed, or we are lost! Hitler had submit the standard both of discussion and of conduct in sex should be solely ! O ’Brie tone of the report to the speaker the right idea when he relegated females to “Kircle, Kuche and Kin­ human and based on honesty and int. to the reporter. der.” Unfortunately, he did not sug­ common-sense and not at all con­ and the i matters not, however, to the gest any way of keeping females in cerned with the alleged “spiritual” “Christian” or any religious pre­ enquire; 111 wish to make- ther place. The only way to keep write to suggest that the article females down is to form Misogynist cepts. mid lead Societies throughout the world to re­ Like the original article, space does the talk) suffers from that same imount oi mind Man of his dignity and Woman not allow one to deal with the subject ent. All ous and dangerous habit as was of her proper place. as it should be and blunt unproved statements must take the plate of aims coi ged against Senator McCarthy, In conclusion, I should like to quote he speaker said of Senator Mc- from a Mr. Fiddellian, of London, detailed elaboration. Briefly, Chris­ ie same tianity was founded and imposed thy that he was guilty “of a long who has the right ideas on females. burden upon the race by sex-hating indivi­ ng of blatant lies,” “fantastic “ The world’s dire condition is the t ;— “That ggeration,” “unsubstantiated asser- result of Man’s invasion of woman’s duals and the history of Christianity is one of condemnation in theory of ;he possil and “violent personal attack.” natural sphere— work. Man’s intel­ lect and ingenuity are far too preci­ and constant practise of sex enjoy­ ent of ter the light of these remarks per­ ous to waste. If men wehe freed from ment. From the ecclesiastical leaders as put is Mr. Wilson could give “Crac- animal labour they would transform down to the meanest of society sex wheret i" his authority for the opinions the world so that toil would be obso­ was abhorred in theory and partici­ t: Grahame Green was refused >ks direct While I agree that anything is pre­ lete. Man could then resume his pated in secretly. ry to the States because he once ferable to original contributions by efforts at idealising woman— a harder some dom fnded a Socialist meeting; there is What is the truth? Sex— the desire Craccum’s editors, yet 1 feel that they task.” ictibility — nay the imperative need— for males doubt whether Lattimore will could crib more entertaining material, —K. W. Loach. vith be found to be a Communist and alleviate the general tedium. It and females to co-habit is universal rich wasp npathiser; McCarthy defied the appears, to quote the words of Mrs. and inescapable. It is one of the SEX AND SOCIETY strongest, most beautiful and most found | astitution of Wisconsin by standing Solomon, that not only the bachelors Sir: In the section on sexual inter­ far-reaching instincts in men and ie awake election; and the assertion that of our day “are staler than last course, Paul Oestreicher implies that women. There is nothing to be t before. littaker Chambers’ book was re­ year’s canned goods.” Even if the it should take place only within the ashamed of— our Christian conven­ 2 been ed from the library shelves on space taken up by the article in ques­ is a C.U.C Carthy’s instructions. tion were left blank, it would provide marriage relationship. tions to this contrary notwithstanding — in this and here our common-sense resident am not writing to defend Me- a welcome oasis in the printed desert Unfortunately, such a moral code, all around it, and could serve a useful although supported by religion and should rule, guided by medical newspap jthy, but to suggest that the vices science. “Christian morals” reek to progress purpose as note paper, or something. society, fails to recognise the nature sged against him are still vices high heaven, if one may use the jumped —B.R.H. of the sexual impulse in at least one committed by others whose term, and the occasional exception to vas cleai half of the population, the male. Data faism and motives may be (in this statement is that which proves to get tli ir opinion) much more praise- . . * AND A WILDER is not yet available in New Zealand the rule. selves rthy.—T.E.J. on the female. It is fairly certain ioon MAN that the male is more capable of sexual activity (frequences of inter­ MRS. SOLOMON Sir: I am entirely in agreement course, response to erotic stimuli) with your recent editorial “ . . . And m brighten during his early adulthood (see Kin- :r,—I wonder how many of your Wild, Wild Women.” It is time that ale. sey-Pomroy-Martin report on “The ders have taken the trouble to male university students stopped n intei Sexual Behaviour of the Human :rtfnce a that series of articles called viewing females through rose-col­ discussed Male”)' when marriage is out of the “Wisdom of Mrs. Solomon,” pro­ oured glasses. Older, married men id to ap; question, than during the following ed, of course, that their interest learn the true nature of the female one into decade in which marriage is possible. not been repelled by that idiotic through bitter experience. It is not regarded Marriage is a socially “ acceptable” aw:ing, influenced strongly by surprising that jokes depending on ed stude institution. in which sexual inter­ ughs I should think, which appears hen-pecked husbands, tyrannical wives r in course may take place. The dis­ ■e? and ogreish mothers-in-law are the approval of society of pre-marital in­ mainstay of humorous magazines. It It seems a great pity to spoil the tercourse does not mean that such an Sex being what it is, should be dealt is because they are drawn from every­ seriousness of Craccum with act is undesirable either physically or used, enjoyed and utilised to make a nal A l day experience. Many men nave, by nonsensical frivolity. The paper psychologically if the partners are “ in sane balanced society and for that we idered tv full of long and worthy student bitter experience, found these things was love.” It is only in the possible re­ must have full, frank and freer dis­ tides on world affairs, with each to be so. sults (due to fear of offspring, mental cussion with no preconceived ideas. first pan The female cry of “Equal Rights oe there is an admirably sober edi- conflict resulting in the breaking of Sex does, at present, get just that ort the for Women” is based on the fallacy rialial, those interested in the arts are the morals of his group) that it is treatment, but in an ashamed, smutty >rdinating red for by provocative and highly that women are at present subject undesirables. These bad results may and secret way which is harmful to r.u.g.. ff::' iginal comment— in a word there is to men. How laughable! Females are be removed by safer contraceptions, all concerned. Sex pleasure as dis­ ore effect, [],;ing which the most delicate sensi- already well enough equipped by more tolerant moral laws. tinct from sex reproduction has been ; as itw ity or stringest critic would take Nature to attack Man, without Man his orga: As it is the number of people who very well dealt with by Rene Guyon be too ] flout the “moral laws” is very high in his “Sex Ethics” and “Sexual s end the (Kinsey-Pomroy-Martin report) both Freedom,” and his masterly exposi­ ith from Auckland was elected as the year after they leave their college. tion of the subject in these two vol­ econd si in Europe and U.S.A. Figures are not representative. W e in turn have an Most delegations considered this to yet available for New Zealand. Only umes (which should stand on every vited an Australian observer to . with N.t, be a too important question to a prejudiced man would be able to library book-shelves), are the most nd the meeting next Easter at !. Asia, answer at present without careful in­ detec' undesirable results, apart from up-to-date guides and sane lead which istchurch. concern: a vestigation and discussion among the those above, from the insufficient society can obtain to-day. One ibuting INGRESS: college executives. The motion was data available. wishes for much more space to deal ed. Peter Boag, from A .U .C ., reported lost. Thus I think the writer has made with the subject but perhaps we a false assumption. However, he does could add Rene Guyon’s demand for ed one the meeting on the arrangements The item to obtain most interest offer sound suggestions for the Sexual Freedom to be added to those ed at Eii ready made for Congress, 1954. He under “geneiial” was a C.U.C./V.U.C. improvement of the moral outlook. human rights which we have heard art Of till! secured the valuable help of Mr. motion that Miss Audrey Cook (the But in so doing he undermines the and read about so much of late years. all aid R. D. Fairburn, who will act as secretary to N.Z.U.S.A.) should be support for his non-pre-marital inter­ Here is the clause Guyon wishes to lied h airnman and is at present working our nominee for the Queen of the Air course statement.— F. B. Miles. have incorporated in the said “Dec­ seconder, ith tthe organisers at Auckland. The Race. This was carried by acclama­ laration of Human Rights” : “Every­ ts. Th« damage at Curious Cove has now tion, so it would seem that we may Sir: The article on “Sex Apartheid one has the right to Sexual Freedom landing repaired and as the dining room lose a very efficient secretary to — Bikini Culture” in “Craccum” is to tD and the free disposal of his or her East an! now been enlarged a greater which ever air-line it is offering a be commended as broaching a subject body to that end; and no person shall [ student iber can be catered for, and so post as air hostess as a prize. very much in need of ventilation. The be molested, prosecuted or condemned ,e propi increased numbers all those who It was on this happy note that the criticisms of our Society in its hypo­ by the law for having voluntarily Soviet Ui ttend the 1954 Congress can look N.Z.U.S.A. Council meeting closed, crisy and obsession in sex is perti­ engaged in sexual acts or activities ie were rwa|ard to a good show. after a session in which quite a lot nent and only errs in its under-state­ A subject that now was seriously had been achieved, not the least of ment. The truth is much worse than of any kind whatever, provided they jnsiiidered was one brought up by which was obtaining a more reason­ the necessary over-simplication of a are devoid of violence, of constraint, n invitati U.C.r r It was concerned with making able balance between the time spent short article made imperative. Having and of fraud.” observer shers eligible for Easter Tourna- on sporting trivia and the time occu­ brought this subject out for an airing, Self appointed moralists will con­ to be held entnt instead of allowing people to pied with items of more general stud­ it is a pity that a more rational stand demn but that clause contains the in the imppete at the Easter Tournament ent interest.— N.B. had not been observed. Even here whole matter in a nutshell.— E.W.F. Page 6 CRACCUM Thursday, September 17, iir It r siit of all iple subsc h they Salvation Assessed ;hing. 1 Tesponder Ivation?” From The Left ------And The Right! he sh ipture ar “The notion of salvation is not a ment from authority is the weakest Your view of Salvation necessarily the doctrines are anyway iai| criticisn clear one. . . With thf*» statement of arguments, but it is an argument. depends on your view of God; and in The Gospel of John is, it sees of his I could not be more in agreement. On Perhaps on reading the word ‘modern’ spite of L.RTS.’s assumption that be­ me in this tradition— a consio nking. the other hand the Doctrine of salva­ we should become emotional and have lief in God is just a covenient sop to study of the life of Jesus in To begin tion is perfectly clear. Therein lies visions ôf progress and scientific the emotions, Christians find they implications, an enlargement, i confined the crux of any discussion upon ‘fact.’ After all progress must be cannot but believe in a Reality of like, of the words of Simeon in ir corre salvation and it is clear that from good. The word ‘mainly’ invalidates Absolute Goodness and Omnipotence, Chapter II., verse 29, when, si rxists ho] here on an essay upon the teaching of your claim, one is not permitted in whom they worship as Creator, Sus- the Child Jesus, he said, “Mine it is ba the Church and interllectual freedom Aristotilian (a repugnent word to a tainer and Saviour. The Bible is ex­ have seen Thy Salvation, which it. Salvati could well follow. I am happy to say poorly read scientist) logic, to go plicit in at least this doctrine, that hast prepared before the faced in Gospel, such will not be the case rather allow from the particular to the general. God created Man for fellowship with peoples.” I would like L.R.S. to ems to thi me to raise a few points from t.R.S.’s Himself, but that Man chose for him­ us the source for his statemen; The later part of L.R.S.’s article I •istians, i article entitled “What Price Sal­ self his own own way, not God’s thus John’s Gospel, for this is whatf leave to those at whom it was both the : vation.” opening a gap which could only be B. Phillips says in his translal directed. The existence of beauty is present bridged fi’om God’s side by some the Gospels, p. 188:— To the Catholic the concept of not sufficient to ‘prove’ the existence lets of sal action of His, that man might again salvation incorporate the escape of God to a Catholic. Our certitude, “Whether this Gospel wai Your corr fulfil his “ chief end,” to “ Glorify God from eternal death and the enjoy­ I make no apology for the word, is ten as a conscious supplemei; rial knowl and enjoy Him for ever.” Thus Sal­ ment of erternal bliss and this can be based on firmer ground than W ords­ even a deliberate corrective) teg<;esis. T< vation is simply that spiritual pro­ attained (with one or two notable ex­ worth’s frame of mind on a Spring other three, we simply do not Tor,', that cess by which man can again enjoy ceptions, e.g., The Doctrine of Limbo) afternoon or Coleridge’s early morn­ But the majority of Christian ejected out God’s fellowship. only by the awareness of, and com- ing swimming head. It has its roots ars, for all their disagree^c;:al knov Now to some this may seem to be patability with, a personal God who in the study ob being, essence and would not deny the enormous ise. He g merely the improvement “of man’s lot alone can make life on this earth form, the Princiles of Thought, the tual value of this document,|to:irs on in this world and the next” and a meaningful. If by the use of reason validity of the senses and above all seems probable that the empiple, C. comforting thing to get done before one comes to the conclusion that the Faith. knew Jesus personally, andi il; jd Archbi “ Infinite Being” whom we call God proceeding with the business of life. modern scholarship is mostly Before parting company with a? ife:ferent co exists, then the attributes of this God However, the majority of those who considering him to be the L.R.S., allow me to say a word in As From his must include infinite goodness and know they have been given this gift John, there can be no doubt defence of this “new variety of apposed t< infinite justice hence there is no con­ of salvation realise that it comes the author had close spirits Christians” merely to show that we late of mi tradiction in the existence of a hell. through no virtue of their own, and quaintance with Christ, and Catholics are not completely intoler­ o! know tl are constantly amazed that they have reflected long and deeply Supposing L.R.S. is the oracle on ant. L.R.S. goes on to say: “ . . . To ral Theolo; been restored to that lost postion of nature of the divine Word, Matthew, Mark and Luke and the those agnostics who have found JtlIthough n fellowship, the half of which they he gives to the world the resi doctrine of belief is not mentioned (a peace of mind in the spirit of scepti­ s«i|onclusive, cannot hope to realise in this life. his thoughts, prayers, and m very doubtful statement) and like­ cism.” I think we will all agree that im those Salvation is thus a spiritual tions about the life which wise discounting the utter nonsense scientific method persues the road of logy, whie state, and those who neglect it Light of men. written re John, there is yet another systematic doubt and that scientific iink that in all probability will never real­ Modern scholarship has gi book held to be the inspired word of method is the creed of the agnostic. elief on. ise what they have missed— they set the probable date of the God by Catholics and many other Now these agnostics, these doubters, mental co: certainly don’t seem to in this earlier and earlier, and it is Christians namely the Old Testament these worshippers of scientific ome atheii life. fairly generally agreed that;: (not on the Index funnily enough). method never doubt the mind that Strangely written at Ephesus between “The Lord is nigh to all that call has found this would-be peace; never With regard to to his somewhat ill- gument L. upon H im : to all that call upon Him doubt their own existence; never considered remarks about the place 110.” theref in truth. He will do the will of them doubt the holy of holies, “our” scien­ of doctrine in the Synoptic Gospels Salvation is therefore to be cknowledg: that fear him— and He will hear their tific method; but would be extremely and St. John, this seems to arise from and experienced, as a Spiritual ruiith in th prayer and save them.”— Psalm 144. shocked if we doubted their fam ily a lack of understanding of the cir­ bestowed by God on men and * ,e:mtions. “Modern scholars have shown that tree. In conclusion it would appear cumstances in which the books of the whose only right to it is that Evidently Matthew, Mark and Luke are derived to one who is not a ‘modern scholar’ New Testament were written. The have trusted Christ’s word; 2S iocl:k to his mainly from a common source which that peace of mind in spite of scepti­ Epistles, wherein admittedly the chief this seems nonsense to L.R.S. and su was written at about 70 A.D.” These cism is a contradiction in terms. For doctrinal statements of the New is not the first to think it so. hell. W1 ‘modern’ scholars! Who are they? if he were a sincere sceptic could he Testament are to be found, were gen­ at least, I have shown in a is a Chris Possibly L.R.S. W hat is their claim be sure he had found peace of mind? erally written before the Gospels, and light the way in which Chris: dl to torn sought to explain the deep meanings to authority? We all know the argu- M.Sc. approach the whole subject. sever in th of the life and teaching of Jesus. — G. A. Mui:r\ up the Then -with the passing of many who P.S.— Has L.R.S. ever consi ith huma lived with Jesus (so I surmise) the that mere physical separation choose i verbal traditionas were set down be­ on the fantastic. Perhaps that’s God may amount to “ infinite toi ban He pn WHAT PRICE fore they should be lost to the Church, — God being what He is. C. S.Ii eternal ] because I’m a science student, but thus the Synoptic Gospels in which is very interesting on this poin: choose ? SALVATION? then I know of A rts’ students too— em of pai Sir: I read with great interest the M.A. and honours and Litt.D.— but of ~~ lould rear course degrees are cheap, anyone can established” (1940, in “The Bible and In minor ways, too, I have Pnroblem c article in the last edition of “Crac- Archaeology, p. 288). Perhaps then transform men’s lives — give get them. I’m sure that if one could iwis, an ( cum” entitled “What Price Salva­ the Gospel of St. John was written by new more solid interests, far a bficultles only study the right subjects one tion?* No doubt, free speech being John the Apostle in the First Cen­ principles and purity of life. It same a i tury! one of the prized possessions of this could easily see what is wrong with own life too, I have felt its tr sir;i fallac Christianity, but as I haven’t the Can a process of psychology do; University, some sort of reply will be I’m afraid that my rather inferior His conf ability to do this, what about those intellect cannot see where the doc­ If it can, please show me an exi:aa ro:irst in 1 permitted. who have tackled these realms ? If trine of the Atonement is confined Perhaps from the angle ith those I am afraid that I must confess to St. John either. What about the looks at the idea of Christianitj rm hell-f Christianity is only a “psychological . that I lack this superior quality emphasis on faith in the many times Salvation it does look a bit It inection: called by L.R.S. “Reason” as I am way of gaining mental comfort,” Christ said, “Thy faith hath saved tic, but that is his fault - id the nei foolish enough to actually not only surely all notable psychologists thee” in St. Luke, etc. ? . W hat about anything through a faulty a:: be Bible, believe in one of the types of Salva­ would be disillusioned, yet just look the Acts and the Epistles? Does this glass and it will look distorted smn it. tion he mentioned, but I actually hold at the papers on psychology in the super “reason” have reasons for re­ would recommend, if he will ta ,e Synopt both. (This, too, strange to say, is Proceedings of the Victorian Institute jecting all these? I cannot see either humble advice, that he thori Like) whe in the library by some of the most the fundamental ground of one of where the Bible says a man can be overhaul his thinking instead of tel:sly) hav eminent men in Great Britain who the largest ’Varsity clubs). Salvation saved by his works alone — faith ing to use his childhood impri■ >lief, whe means the reality and vital contact still believe this “fantastic” story. (which will result in works) is the of what Christians believe. Got nphasises of a personal God and also a contin­ (Don’t be deceived by all the letters deciding factor. no means the milk-and-water sop lief, say after their names, anyone can get uance of that contact beyond this But then I’m just an ordinary stud­ “just couldn’t bear to see poor fhuius there life, the alternative being complete those). ent — to me the convincing thing Johnny get hurt.” Let him read ;ween th separation from God, or “eternal I’m sorry to have to disagree with about all' this is that it works. If of the great Christian works, ent. death.” I have no doubt that Lom the writer, but the other day I read science has a way of changing a man above all the Bible itself, will L.R.S. ci the writer’s point of view I must be a statement by Sir Frederic Kenyon, from a thief to generosity personi­ open mind and then perhaps be emark the completely deprived of his sort of who I am told, is a scholar whose fied from a murderer to an ideal see why in the last 20 years si ind imp] superior intellect which says that authority to make pronouncements on citizen, why doesn’t it use it in our the leading brains of the world -- sience, I these things are fantastic. How ancient Mss. is second to none; he gaols? Y et Christianity has done this rejected their agnosticism irt. Ap; strange it is that I have even got says, “Both the authenticity and to such men not only in the dim dis­ braced the revelation of Chris: v -fashion thi-ee-quarters of the way through a general integrity of the New Testa­ tant past, but men living in Auck­ — Salvation and justification in two a: B.S'c. with this intellect that thrives ment may be regarded as finally land to-day! sight by fai,th.— M. Ross Palmer. pr.lsfers s . jjrsdoy, September 17, 1953. CRACCUM sr iir: It might be expected that Some scientific discoveries— like the In making his point your corres­ the inability of the prosecution to st of all in a University would motor-car and the washing machine— pondent wrote: “ Lord JowetF, Lord clearly establish guilt, execution iple subscribe to statements about no doubt give physical comfort— and Chief Justice of England, has writ­ was delayed, in the earlier case ich they obviously know little or encourage laziness. The bodily heal­ ten a book in which he attempts to for seven years, and in the more ting. Yet such a one is your ing which other sciences give may prove the sentence (on the Rosen­ recent case for three. respondent L.R.S. (“ W hat Price help mental well-being— just as other bergs) a travesty of justice”; and In the Sacco and Vanzetti case Ivation?” August 6th). Not only sciences, like atomic science, can further he states: “ On this and much their innocence was later conclusively es he show a sad ignorance of have the opposite effect, and cause more evidence I base my view that established by the confession of the fipture and of modern scholarship much more of the suffering about the Rosenberg case was a travesty of real criminal. This I feel sure will yway bij j criticism on it, but the presenta- which L.R.S. is so worried. Perhaps justice.” also be true of the Rosenbergs. As is, it sees n 0f his argument shows woolly he refers to the sciences dealing spe­ On August 14 your correspondent the years go by the State Depart­ —a consii iking. cifically with the mind. No doubt again wrote to you apologising for ment’s case against them will split fesus in i j0 with “Salvation” cannot psychology can tell us a lot about the the statements quoted above in view wide open.— J. A . Gale. ? ment» ” confined to the two types which mind, but can it make it any better? of the fact that the book was written imeon in jr correspondent listed. Even Psycho-analysis looks suspiciously by Earl Jowett, a former Attorney- Sir: After reading Mr. Ryan’s reply Ffists h°ld a doctrine of salvation, like the Christian Confessional— with­ General, and concerned the case not to my letter on the Rosenbergs, I 1 ’ Mlne, t it is based on no Christian pre- out the disadvantage of knowing one­ of the Rosenbergs, but of one, Hiss. feel that I should clarify my position. ., . it. Salvation is a part of the Chris- self to have done wrong. Does L.R.S. Then your correspondent hopefully My purpose in writing has not been cne ace n Qospe]> but not the whole, as he really believe that people in this remarks: “ The error in no way im ­ L.R.S. to to prove the innocence of the Rosen­ ems to think. Secondly, as regards scientific year 1953 A.D. are mentally p a ir the validity of the other state­ bergs. A few letters to the editor of ? « w M > stians- is it inconsistent to believe and spiritually any better than those ments made in my letter.” . both the future judgment, and also of 1953 B.C.? My point in writing is to suggest that “Craccum” could hardly achieve that. 138 e present “awareness of God” as- — P. W. Mann, M. R. Newman. the original statement, the correc­ I have attempted to make available to tion, and the viewpoint that the error cts of salvation together ? students of this college certain infor­ spel was Your correspondent shows a super- does not affect the case put forward mation about the trial not generally supplemet: ial knowledge of New Testament are worthy of repetition as an ex­ *rective)n Kgesis. To mention but one glaring ample of the mental processes of known, and to give some indication of ly do noti ror, that “John’s Gospel has been those who consistently pass judgment the strength of the case for the Ros­ Christians jected outright as a basis for his- on scanty and unreliable evidence. enbergs. The evidence is not new. disagreej heal knowledge,” is just sheer non- — R.M.S. Parts of it have appeared in the mormousi nse. He should read such commen- Sir: Together with many others I “People’s Voice,” in the statements of documer, tors on this gospel as William have followed with warm interest the the “Save the Rosenberg’s” Commit­ it the s >mple, C. H. Dodd, R. H. Strachan, “ Craccum” discussion of the legal tee (Mr. Ryan’s “communist front” y, and alts id Archbishop Bernard for rather execution of the Rosenbergs. organisation) in the “New Statesman mostly a» fferent conclusions, I was greatly struck by Kevin and Nation,” “The Nation,” the “New be the A) From his remarks on those who are Francis Ryan’s statement to “analyse York Tidies,” “Here and Now,” no doubt ipposed to regard salvation as a logically” the arguments presented by “Canta” (C.U.C. students’ news­ ! spiritual ate of mind he shows that he does J.E.T. Because of a contemptuous paper), in the N.Z. Student Labour lrist, an: jt know the difference between N at- disregard for full stops, and for Federation bulletins distributed in deeply ot ,] Theology and Revealed Religion, other reasons, Mr. Ryan’s analysis is this college, and in correspondence e Word, though no proofs of religion are rather obscure in parts. However, I columns throughout the world. 1 the rest! inclusive, there are others apart would like to comment on two points That the case has been taken up by s, and a tm those supplied by Natural The- in this analysis. communists proves nothing. Please which u tgy, which is what L.R.S. seems to He points out that neither Profes­ do not imagine that any one side has link that most people base their sor Einstein nor Dr. H. C. Urey are a monopoly of the truth. ) has grad »lief on. And if salvation is just lawyers, that their opinions “ are only of the G nental comfort” we will both be- If Mr. Ryan wishes to investigate those of laymen and should be it i< me atheists to-morrow! the matter fully I suggest that he ROSENBERGS AND treated as such.” Now the opinions >ed that it strangely enough, in this very should see me before the end of the of these gentlemen fall into two jetweenf gument L.R.S. proves that a Devil, term. I can give him additional in­ JUSTICE parts: Id therefore a hell, exists, thus formation and lend him a copy of the re to be tknowledging a large amount of Sir: Since when was the Sacco and (1) That the secret of the atom bomb trial report. (This one came from the Spiritualj uth in the first type of belief he Vanzetti case one of murder, violence is not of such a nature that it United States, not from Moscow), en and x mentions. and sedition as your correspondent might have been acquired by However, for the benefit of the it is that: Evidently the greatest stumbling- Kevin Francis Ryan claims. (“Crac- David Greenglass, an individual other readers of “Craccum,” I should word; ai lock to his belief is the problem of cum,” August 14th). They were with very limited technical edu- like Mr. Ryan to point out where I L.R.S. tie ril and suffering, and the existence certainly not charged with sedition. cation, and sketched on a single was guilty of reporting out of con­ : it so. Ii (hell. What does L.R.S. think that According to three authorities, sheet of paper. Several volumes text, deriving wrong implications, n in a hi is a Christian belief that God made Felix Frankfurter (formerly Pro­ would be needed to record the building up my case out of pseudo simpler facts of atomic weapon lich Chris: til to torment people in ? Has L.R.S'. fessor of Law, Harvard University), ideals of justice, appeals to passion lbject. ever in this life seen people build- in his book, “The Case of Sacco and research. Hence that Green- rather than to reason, name calling, glass did not pass on any A. Mum ig up their own hells? If after Vanzetti,” and Jonghin and Morgan etc. I am particularly interested in “ secret” for the Rosenbergs to ver consii nth human beings retain the power in “The Legacy of Sacco and Van­ the last three. My friends are be­ betray. paration j o choose given them by God, how zetti,” Vanzetti was first tried and ginning to mistake me for Senator nfinite tor in He prevent them f jjom making found guilty of the attempted robbery (2) That Julius and Ethel Rosenberg McCarthy.— J.E.T. is. C. S.l [eternal hell for themselves if they of the L. Q. White Shoe Co. in Bridge- must, therefore, be innocent. this poin: o choose ? With regard to the prob- water, Massachusetts, and then both Surely Einstein and Urey are ______im of pain and suffering, L.R.S. were tried and convicted for the better qualified than any lawyer to bould read the introduction to the robbery of the Slater and Norell shoe present these opinions. In any case, Another Mauooove One! I have ss Problem of Pain,” by C. S. Lewis. factory in South Braintree, Mass., laymen are customarily regarded as — give; ewis, an Oxford don, tells of similar and the murder of the paymaster and competent judges of guilt or inno­ Although so strange, it’s easily seen. sts, far 4 ifficultTes which he felt before he guard. Where sedition figures in this cence, provided that they have the What colour has nowadays come to of life. I; (came a Christian, and how he saw I am not quite sure, but I do know facts before them. This was not the mean; It its info heir fallacy. that this was a period of “red hys­ case with the jury which tried the I dare say that its applications lology dot His confusion of thought is at its teria” as J.E.T. claims, and that Rosfenbergs^ for the competent scien­ Justifiably differ with associations; ne anexa rorst in his (presumably) dealing Sacco and Vanzetti were labour agi­ tific witnesses were not called. But when these differences occur angle 1 nth those who believe in salvation tators, and both professed to be philo­ Nor can I, with due deference to In varying contexts, it is poor! hristianitv rom hell-fire. There is no apparent sophic anarchists. But of course they both Mr. Ryan and Professor Dun­ It could induce someone to find c a bit fa jnnection between belief in hell-fire, were not executed for their beliefs, ham, of Chicago University, agree Such changes in the human mind, mlt — loci Bd the necessity of belief as such' in just for a crime they did not commit. that the circumstances are “entirely Which may reveal that modern speech faulty pa ^ Bible, which L.R.S. uses to con- Of the agitation against the sen­ different” from the Sacco and Van­ Is endangered by an impending distortei emn it. As a matter of fact it is tence of Sacco and Vanzetti the “New zetti case. The points of similarity breach e will tali le Synoptists (Matthew, Mark and York Times” had this to say: “All as I see them are: ’Twixt forms o’er which our fathers he thoroi ^ke) who, L.R.S. claims (inaccur- over Europe apparently the various (1) In both cases those charged were pondered, instead of tely) have nothing to say about congeners of the Bolsheviki are going members of racial minority And those extremes to which we’ve od impresi elief, who mention hell. John, who to howl against a fictitious injustice.” groups, and had a progressive wandered. ieve. Godj mphasises the importance of right The congeners of the Bolsheviki in­ outlook. -water sop elief, says not a word about hell, cluded George Bernard Shaw, John (2) Both trials were used by U .S. big On whom can we lay the blame see poor I lug there is really no connection Galsworthy and Albert Einstdin. business to whip up public feeling That Hugh (hue) is quite a common him readi etween the two parts of the argu- The “Times” is saying very similar to a state of hysteria. In the name ? in works, lent. things about the Rosenbergs.— P.J.M. Sacco and Vanzetti case this was The fact that Rose and Violet jiiimpjwwwii itself, witi L.R.S. concludes with a suspicious directed against “reds” and mili­ Are colours, we may well forget. lerhaps he (mark that religion is no better than Sir: On August 6th your corres­ tant unionism. In the Rosen­ But, I ask (though it’s hard to 1 w«w. 1 years son -and impliedly not nearly as good as pondent “J.E.T.” wrote what appears berg case it was aimed at the swallow) the world science, in providing mental com- to have been an attempt to question “ reds” and “ Russian spies.” Must it naturally follow icism and irt. Apparently he still holds the the justice of proceedings of a trial (3) Both cases roused large sections That colour now invisible of Christa Id-fashioned f9th century view tKāt in America in which two persons of public opinion throughout the Alludes just to the audible? cation in two are incompatible — and he called Rosenberg were found guilty world in defence of the victims. I defy the world to prove ss Palmer. refers science. Which science^ of conspiring to commit treason. Because of this, and because of In what right can a joke be mauooove? Page 8 CRACCUM Thursday, September 17, ursday, Otago Wins lournament Shield their play during the rest of the sea­ from 18— 20 to 29— 26, right at Tournament is over. Whether that sigh we hear is one of relief minute. w or regret is hard to say, but I thihk the general feeling is that it son. Moral played his usual safe yet Principal scorers were: A.U.C. . sparkling game. 11, Holloway 7, O.U., Watts 13, Bridge was a good show. That it was, is due to something like a thousand The men’s games were interesting C.U.C. v. A.U.C. R0SS- people—-the billetors of Auckland, the competitors themselves, and usually spectacular. The scores This game was not a very excitiift^ were all close ones. The greatest Canty had the majority of the ball ai lL.NCl.1 and the many people in and around the College who so cheerfully never worried by Auckland. yfUM’Q carried out their part in the whole organisation or helped us in number of points that a team was Canty zone defence was good and kepi f*-9 beaten by was 10. Massey and C.U.C. land subdued. Noeleen Kelly of Cantj various ways. To them all offer my heartfelt thanks. outstandingly and it was her tactii“FlIEN ’S I were consistently beaten by small that caused Auckland’s downfall. %’l l e To the Auckland competitors who so politely paved the way margins. The size of the court was a By half-time the score was 16— 4 in ( ISOCCE] for us to receive the Wooden Spoon, I offer my sympathy. Next definite handicap, and probably favour. The last quarter was the I match with A.U.C. making some nice J ABLE time, with a little more effort, we will win back the Shield. To the accounts for the extraordinary num­ but there was no chance of them four Aucklanders who received N.Z.U. Blues, I and the rest of the ber of fouls called. In one game alone Canty however, as Canty had built up:| 0MEI 70 fouls were recorded, but despite a lead in the first half. Final score BA College, offer our congratulations. this, some fine basketball was seen. to Canty. I hope that those of you who have never before been in close M.A.C. v. A.U.C. This was another game that Masssj T0TA contact with a Tournament, gained something from the happy Soccer unlucky to lose. Auckland proved to f more experienced team. Once again t| atmosphere which pervaded this one A home Tournament is of The failure of Canterbury to enter standing player for Massey was CojlJ importance not only to the competitors, but also to the whole a team restricted the field somewhat, McMahon and Applegarth showing ups Auckland. Although they were down j student body of the Home College. I hope that by experiencing but nevertheless there was very little at half time Massey did not give up J ir the la three quarter time the score was 21 all| this Tournament you now feel yourselves part of the student between the top three teams: Victoria, a marg who did not lose a game but drew Both teams were producing bright tradition of the University of New Zealand, which in this respect — the shooting was erratic but the , with with Auckland; Auckland, who were mained fast to the end. the vet is unique in the world.— Marion Solly. also unbeaten, but drew with Otago; N .Z.U . v. Auckland. the los and Otago, who improved after their The N.Z. team played surprii th. N.Z.U. v. Auckland initial game with Victoria to be one Fencing well against the strong Am ults: This game was more even than the point behind Auckland in third place. This year’s Fencing contest proved provincial team which had ji earns’ corresponding game in the Women’s On the Saturday after Tournament to be another overwhelming victory turned victorious from the C., 24 Indoor, but the shooting of both the N.Z.U. Soccer team played well to for Otago, with her men’s and Island champs. The ball I. tea teams was inaccurate. In the first beat an Auckland team 5-3. This was women’s teams sweeping everything of the N.Z.U. team was gout X. quarter the three N.Z.U. forwards before them. a very good game and repeated the they moved the ball quickly rymge< combined well, getting the ball up to In the men’s A. Simmance (O.U.) performance of N.Z.U. last year when court. The forwards were Maha the basket, but missed the shots and they beat Canterbury. won the Individual, and the complete decisive enough to be able to si Dow (A failed to collect the rebounds which O.U. team, Messrs. Simmons, Sharfe, fully penetrate the strong Am ,U.C.) 3! were picked up by the Auckland Tait, and Liley, were selected as the defence and consequently nn 6, 4; R guards every time. At half time the D N.Z.U team to fight Auckland. Des­ N.Z.U.’s shots were taken fromil Candy < score was 29-15 in favour of Auck­ pite the fact that the Auckland team way out. N.Z.U.’s defence did land. contained many of the best fencers in themselves credit as there Smal the country, N.Z.U. did well (Sim­ The team for the first half had definite lack of understanding, mance in particular) and lost 13-3. been Hunt, Wilson, Hayman, Ala­ they hovered uncertainly betw This was In the women’s events, it was O.U. baster and Bradley, and after half man to man and a zone defei 1, and again with N. Denman winning the time N.Z.U. fielded a completely Although the Auckland team- I. Shi title from P. Lusk, the title-holder. different team. In the first half much taller on the whole tkreryon® These two and P. Miller (C.U.C.) con­ mintue of the third quarter Moral N.Z.U. team, the Varsity girls » ere stituted the N.Z.U. team which lost and Salt scored for N.Z.U. bringing aged to hold them in the first lield (a\ to Auckland 6-3, with Denman win­ the score to 29-19. At this stage in the game. After that the N.Z.U, ,m that ning all her bouts. the game the Varsity team were tired badly and the superior coi ich had Results: rather unlucky in having a large tion of the Auckland team provi ee mas Men’s: O.U., 3 pts.; V.U.C., 2 pts.; number of fouls awarded against Match Results: difficult to break. ,m. At the A.U.C., 1 pt. Women’s: O.U., 21 pts.; them. With the score at 41-27, N.Z.U. A.U.C. 8, M.A.C. 0; V.U.C. 5, O.U. 1. Final score: Auckland 40. ! uckland, C.U.C., I pt. called time out and Bradley and Hay­ V.U.C. 7, M.A.C. 1; O.U. 1, A.U.C. 1. 16. havin; Total: O.U., 5l pts.; V.U.C., 2 pts.; man were brought on to replace O.U. 9, M.A.C. 1; A.U.C. 2, V.U.C. 2. Cross-Country fictoria, 1 A.U.C., 1 pt. Moral and McIntosh. At the end of Shield Points: in tha V.U.C. 5 pts.; A.U.C. 4 pts.; O.U. This year’s N.Z.U.C.C. Chan lassey, h 3 pts. ships were held over the One! Hill couurse in overcast weathe:) points Women's Basketball course selected was an excellent! ire poin and although wet in places jis prov< the con All teams were handicapped by the good test of harriering ability. ruck for size of the court which was approxi­ lir (the mately a quarter of the maximum iring pc size. Nevertheless some close games 3 E f ,?! The I.C were seen and the overall standard iictoria ( was much higher than last year. ry (2,3 Massey especially showed a marked id (2,3 I I improvement and were unlucky not to :ured 2 win a game. The ball handling had rad ( improved and all teams used indoor As expected the race turned lield, alt basketball tactics rather than the out­ be a stern tussle between Am rail wai door ones which were noticeable last and Victoria for the teams’ rai $t and year. dividually and collectively, the M e n 's Indoor the third quarter the score was 42-30 For A.1 in Auckland’s favour. V.U.C. ¥. A.U.C. ners from these teams dominal Hth 590.! This game was rather scrappy throughout event, and some idea of the Basketball The team which came on at the with no obvious planned defence or attacking jy Frasei beginning of the last quarter for movements, on either side. Passing was par­ they did so can be gained whet [b 1 Basketball Shield Points N.Z.U. was Bradley, Moral, Hayman, ticularly wild at times and both teams did a realised that the fifth Victoria O.U., 8 points ...... 1 lot of Intercepting, Auckland were shooting Wilson and Alai, and this proved to home was in 12th place, and the A. U.C., 6 points .... 2 quite well, especially McMahon who was scor­ be the best combination of the even­ ing with shots from the middle of the court. Auckland man in 13th. Golf w V.U.C., 4 points ...... 3 ing. N.Z.U. at this stage switched Only towards the end of the game did Vic The race for the Individual ourse, a manage to find the basket consistently and if pionship was just as keenly cont N.Z.U. team: from a zone defence to a man to man. they had done this earlier the score would onditiom Guards Hayman at last found the basket and have been much closer. Final score was 22— 8. although this was more of a si ain falli M. Wilson, M.A.C. O.U. v. A.U.C. than the other. The title was nd with netted some shots, while Bradley con­ Otago built up a useful lead in the first D. Hunt, A.U.C. tinued to play well in spite of his half of the game by good defence work and seen to lie between Dow and Fi ater am S. Alai, M .A.C. having an injured leg. Just before accurate shooting. The O.U. forwards were of Auckland, both good runners ompetitc R. Guinivere, O.U. not combining very well and shooting on both some first-class performances al. 5 time Hayman scored with a beautiful sides was rather wild. In the second quarter Centres shot to bring the final score to Auck­ the score was taken from 5— 2 to 16— 7, this season, and J. Mahan, of Vii owever, B. Bradley, O.U. land 58, N .Z.U ., 52. mainly by Watts and Bridgman for O.U. and whose previous performances emerged J. McIntosh, A.U.C. Applegarth for A.U.C. given no sign . that he would am, wi For N .Z.U . Wilson and A lai and In the third quarter O.U. lost the initiative Forwards Guinivere played soundly as guards, and A.U.C. took the lead netting some nice serious challenger for indii on and N. Hayman, O.U. (captain) Guinivere in particularly making long shots. O.U. captain at this stage was honours. Mahan, however, ran ained th G. Alabaster, O.U. fouled off and O.U. defence was slightly dis­ fully in the van all the way, sight po: some very nice interceptions. The rupted. A.U.C. were increasing the pace and R. Salt, V.U.C. performances of Bradley and Hay­ getting a lot of the ball. In the last quarter In the G. Moral, V.U.C. man were not up to the standard of O.U. rallied and fought back to take the score (Continued on page 9) aused b

1 I >r 17, 1 ursday, September 17, 1953 CRACCUM Page 9 AUCKLAND—THE WOODEN SPOON!

"For N.Z.U. Adock (C.U.C.) 2, and N.Z.U. v. Auckland* light at Swift (A.U.C.) and Calkin (V.U.C.) Although N.Z.U. lost to Auckland WINTER TOURNAMENT SHIELD 1 each, scored, and the final score by 5 goals to 2, and Auckland has A.U.C. Ap; 5 13, Bridg: was 4 all. since won the “K” Cup, the N.Z.U: .U.C. M.A.C. V.U.C. C.U.C. C.A.C. O.U. team selected contained some sur­ — — — very excitip CROSS-COUNTRY 4 3 2 O.U. v. A.U .C. prises, and did not perhaps reflect the the ball ENCING ______1 —S 3 — — 6 true standard of hockey in Tourna­ One of the brightest games in the ood and feetf MEN’S B’SKETB’LL 4 — 2 — — 8 ment. Uy of Cantj tournament A.U.C. pressed hard HEN’S H O C K E Y 6 — — 12 — In the game, the forwards did not her tactical 3 against a strong O.U. defence but go as well as had been expected, nfall. ^ 1 — 6 3 — * — is 16— 4 in O.U. scored first after a quick run up although the field was conducive to SOCCER _____ - - r. 6 — — — * ?as the 12 3 the wing by Burkenshaw. A.U.C. fast hockey. There was an obvious some nice TABLE TENNIS - 6 — 1 — — 3 returned to the attack and had O.U. lack of understanding among the bottled up for the rest of the half. bum upupWO'MEN’S HOCKEY — — 3 6 — 12 backs, although L. Austin (O.U.) il score was Only wild shooting was* responsible BASKETBALL 2 — — 8 — 4 played an outstanding game. A lack for A .U .C .’s failure to score at this of backing up allowed the Auckland stage. Chainey finally managed to forwards to penetrate fairly easily. TOTAL POINTS 30 — 35 31 _____ 39 shoot a goal and half time score was A.U.C. players selected for the 1— 1. team were B. Saunders and A. Par­ Both teams were showing good com­ kinson. bination and A.U.C.’s forwards were For the Pember-Reeves’ Stick, the er the last mile drew away to win Otago, who played very solidly going particularly well. Chainey points were: O.U., 6 points; C.U.C., 4 a margin of nine seconds from throughout and emerged the new netted a very high shot which was jw, with French further back third, champion after winning his title the well beyond the reach of the goalie. pts.; V.U.C., 2 pts. id the veteran Pete Fraser overcom- hard way, having had to beat both The third goal for A.U.C. came when A.U.C. v. V.U.C. g the loss of a shoe and finishing Pointon and K. Treacy on the way. three forwards worked the goalie out A scrappy and rather dull game in which ed surpri; urth. Results: of position and then trickled a shot neither team came up to expectations. Play rong Ami suits: Semi-Finals: Zohrab (O.U.) beat past him into the corner of the goal. was slow, and at no time was good hockey pro­ duced. A. Parkinson showed up well for i had jus Teams’ Race; V.U.C., 18 pts.; Pointon (A.U.C.); K. Treacy (A.U.C.) The A.U.C. forwards dominated A.U.C., while R. Baird and M. Bertrand were >m the ! jU.C., 24 pts.; C.U.C., 38 pts. beat Gillet (C.A.C.). play and only fine work by Rahim and sound for V.U.C., Victoria won, 3— 1. ball hai KI. teams: V.U.C. S.I. teams: Final: Zohrab beat Treacy. the backs, combined with the erratic C.U.C. v. A.U.C.: was goot U.C. Balmacewan Cup: A.U.C. 17 pts., 1; shooting of the A.U.C. forwards that quickly i; Scrymgeour Trophy (Individual): Canterbury showed their worth in this match. O.U. 9 pts., 2; C.A.C. 5 pts., 3. kep the score down. Although they were playing their second second ls were J. Mahan (V .U .C .), 38m 44s, 1; Final score as 3— 1, * match of the day, they did not seem tired, and able to sui .Dow (A.U.C.) 38.53, 2; I. French well deserved their victory, P. Keen, the C.U.C. rong Aud i.U.C.) 39.20, 3; P. Fraser (M.A.C.) goalie did better in this match, successfully C.U.C. v. A.U .C. dealing with all opposition. The final score ;ntly mo; .36,4; R. Gilberd (V.U.C.) 39.38, 5; In this game of good hockey. was C.U.C. 5, A.U.C. 0. :en from Candy (V.U.C.) 39.58, 6. C.U.C. started well and almost scored A.U.C. v. O.U.: ence did r g straight away. Play oscillated evenly Played in a sea of mud, and with occasional there » Smallbore Shooting until halfway through the second downpours to further spoil play. M. Edwards rstanding , , . half when Canty scored after a quick and N' Denman were the outstanding players nly betwe This was in the Ponsonby Drill for O.U;, while for A.U.C. B. Saunders played ine defend and the competition for the break through by the right wing. well. ind team 01. Shield, Victoria surprised Play was again vety even until a Auckland were unlucky to lose her through holding infringement occurred in a an injury near the end of the game. The game rhole that fery°ne by finishing first, for they ended with the score at O.U. 6, A.U.C. 1. sity girls rere the h°lders of the Plonkit scrum in the Canty goal mouth ^nd he first lijhield (awarded each year to the Mayhill A.U .C. scored from a penalty O.U. v. C.U.C. he N.Z.U, that finishes last), and Massey, bully. Canty’s returned to the attack Perhaps the best match of the tournament, but were unable to score until a melee although the conditions were appalling. Early ierior cot ^ had won last year, included in the game M. Edwards completely demoralised earn prove ^ree mas^er grade shots in their after a penalty bully when the ball the C.U.C. defence, who were helpless against am. was slammed into the goal. A.U.C. her from then on. The Otago goalie, J. Coch­ made a desperate attempt to make rane, had little to do, and did not get the md 40 I At the end of the second round, chance to shine. In two matches of the tourna­ Auckland, Massey and Canterbury up the leeway, but failed, and the ment she let only one goal past her. Canter­ . td, having dropped 23 points, with final score was 2— 1. bury fought all the way, but with little or no in Try Victoria, Lincoln and Otago follow- J & o JjL success. The final score was 11— 0 to O.U. A .U .C . v. U.C. EC. Cham “8 *n that order. Then Myers, o f ----- the One ^assey> had the misfortune to drop This game nearly caused an upset Drinking Horn t weather, JO points, and after that seven as the Vic team came close to beat­ i excellent Pore points on his remaining cards, ing the highly favoured A.U.C. team. This final important contest of places x P}'s proved to be the deciding factor Men's Hockey Leeming scored an early goal for Vic Tournament was held this year at ability, in'the competition, for Victoria then after a quick run down the left wing, the Carlton Club Hotel. After a very The competition this year was very itruck form, with Bradburn and Miss and they managed to hold this lead quiet, and very efficiently run compe­ close between Canterbury, Auckland Hair (the only woman competitor) until well into the second half. The tition, the home team rose to the and Otago, with only two points * ~ «coring possibles. A .U .C . forwards finally broke through occasion magnificently and emerged separating them in the final result. The I.C.I. competition finished with scoring two quick goals, the last one victorious. Although their manner of Canterbury was unbeaten throughout, Victoria (2,357 poinst) first, Canter­ almost on time. The Vic defence was reaching the final (by means of a but were held to a draw by Otago, bury (2,354 pts.) second and Auck­ strong and unlucky to be broken disqualification) was far from deci­ whereas Auckland lost once to Canter­ land (2,353 pts.) third. Otago, who through so near the end of the game, sive, they conclusively won the Horn bury, and Otago once to Auckland. jecured 2,320 points, became the in 17 seconds, which was quite a good proud (?) holder of the Plonkit For the Seddon Stick the results time, though over two seconds ' turned i ghield, although it will be noticed how were:— Women's Hockey slower than the record established by reen ^ Auci imaij was the margin between the C.U.C...... 7 points Owing to the shocking state of the Otago at Easter this year. earns ract jrst an(j last teams, A.U .C...... 6 points grounds, it was rather difficult to In the first round, Massey beat vely, the For A.U.C., top scorer was Larsen, C.U. <...... 5 points judge the true strength of the teams. Victoria by over two glasses (20.4s); dominate 5 9 0 .3 8 , who was closely followed Otago maintained its standard of Lincoln (19.4 s) beat Canterbury of the t Fraser and Hoyle, N.Z.U. v. Auckland ined whet \' previous years, and once again swept (22.3s) but were disqualified for spill­ all opposition before it, scoring in ing; Auckland (18.6s) beat Otago Victoria 1 Golf This game was played at Hobson e, and the j Park under more pleasant conditions games 26 goals with only two goals (18.7s). ■ Golf was played on the Akarana than those which prevailed during against. In the second round Massey (17.3s) dividual C course, and thanks to the weather, the tournament. The ground was rea­ Canterbury impressed as a much beat Auckland (18.0s), but were dis­ eenly coil conditions were atrocious. W ith sonably fast and the game should improved team, and with the number qualified. Lincoln and Massey were e of a sui rain falling during some of the play, have been brighter and more open of young players in it, should prove both given a second chance and Lin­ title was and with parts of the course under than it was. The hockey on the whole harder to beat next year. coln won in 18.8s. >w and Fi water and cloud temperatures as well, was not very constructive but the 1 runners competitors found conditions far from N.Z.U. team, despite the fact that mances all ideal. Some good golf was seen they had not played together before an, of Via however, and from it Auckland showed more dash in their move­ ormances emerged as by far the strongest ments than the Auckland team. ie would team, with its brilliant trio of Poin- Buxton of A.U.C. was the best back For indir ton and the Treacy brothers, and re­ on the field on the day, and Gold­ fer, rani» tained the Golf Cup by a margin of smith (C.U .C.) played a fine game in the way, tight points from Otago. goal. Oaks (V.U.C. at centre half In the Championship an upset was played well at times, but the forward page 9) caused by Zohrab, a newcomer from line did not combine at all well. Page 10 CRACCUM Thursday, September 17, ■ sdoy, - Tournament (eont.) disappointingly low, with the absence of both the singles finalists who were surprisingly rayal, an In the Final, Auckland beat Lin­ defeated by the Otago girls earlier. In the TOURNAMENT DRAMA coln in 17.0s; and for the Wooden final Miss Clarke and Miss Cleland won ng any < because they were the more experienced pair, 1. Massey Agricultural College: and movements were, on tin Beaker, Victoria lost to Canterbury. and their all-round consistency provided a “The Bishop’s Candlesticks” aboartioi contrast to the lack of defence of the Canter­ excellent. • The only criticism ,;ng INDIVIDUALS: bury girls. The Otago pair attacked in the first Although presenting “The Bishop’s there could have been more, ione(j W) set and had little trouble in winning 21— 11. Candlesticks,” which is an adaptation For the Individual Championships, In the second set the situation was reversed think, was the major fault ofi k an(j £ with Miss Gibbens displaying a fast forehand from Victor Hugo’s “Les Miser- Simpson (M.A.C.) and MacLaurin duction, although it was, to {jQ ^ (Lincoln) both recorded the good drive, but although the Canterbury girls were ables,” in modern dress, the Massey leading 14— 6, their opponents persisted and extent, inherent in the play. 1 , time of 1.2s and the title was award­ slowly evened the score until it became 19— 19 team failed to a large extent to in­ ed to Simpson because of excessive before Misses Clarke and Cleland ran out the fuse any originality into their produc­ W ith You” is apt to be depei * tliere 1 spilling on the part of his opponent. winners 21— 19^ tion. The idea of modern dress was a its dialogue, and the VictoriE ,among Blues were awarded to Simpson and good one, especially as the play is so replied too much on the wit t ^ an °* well known, but the originality of the MacLaurin, and also to Knight the production. Throughout tl'° were £ production stopped there. (M.A.C.), Cameron (A.U.C.), Sim- in which Linda is in Hell, tli r ^ { mance (O.U.) and Shiels (A.U.C.), As the adjudicator was to point who all recorded 2s. out, “The Bishop’s Candlesticks” is a very little good movem*ce ' play which depends for its success action became too static. In UCKLAI upon good characterization. The on the wit of the dialogue, i ,EGE: “1 Table Tennis Bishop had a particularly pleasant— Beelzebub in particular, poit jockland’s in fact very suitable— voice, and he humourous lines too much. Tl kj” was The following are the results of the used it well; but he could have used table tennis played at the Epsom a lot more facial expression— a fault dicator mentioned this and sp Lp’s Can Showgrounds over the first three of many actors in each of the plays. the alternative method of i Ljent 0I days of Winter tournament in Auck­ Much of the good work by the Bishop known as “throwing away" . . , land. was mitigated by a very ordinary Obviously determined not tot Teams knockout: A.U.C.. (0. Tate, performance by his sister. She failed laughs, the cast made the nre the most E. Sang, E. Ross, J. Rogers, Misses to ‘put over” her part mainly because thinking that the only wayti ie burden R. Hirsch and V. Fleming). of her voice which rarely moved from a laugh is to point the lint fenny, tl the old tone. method o f “throwing away”lj )B row n .t Men’s Singles.— D. Wright (O.U.). a piece dialogue is "! The escaped convict, on the other o f deliver , Women’s Singles.— Miss R. Hirsch hand, had a very fine voice indeed— kind o f quiet aside, can be ver w (A.U.C.). but I think that it should have been tive. “Throwing away” is a fds. Patr Men’s Doubles.— G. Loretz and D. less cultured. It could be assumed c f technique in any comedian task witl Wright (O.U.). that after ten years of “hell” a man book— amateur or profs L pleasa: Nevertheless, in spite J u f v would lost most of his refined accent. o f these Women’s Doubles.—Misses M. cal lapses the humour The play, after a somewhat shaky of tl . Clarke and K. Cleland (O .U .). was still managed quite wells imProv start, seemed to gain some atmo­ 1 audience relished it. iter use o: Combined Doubles.— D. Wright and sphere towards the end— as it should Miss K. Cleland (O.U.). have done— but the Massey team The part o f the unseen an: ly the ey Although a game against Auckland could have redeemed their perform­ spoken too quickly and for k itly to stt could not be arranged, a N.Z.U. team Men’s Doubles. ance by more atmosphere throughout. part, in one tone. More effe. rement w have been achieved by greats , , was selected by the well known Final.— Loretz and Wright (O.U.) beat Shad- The fact that they did not succeed in player and former national men’s well and tSewart (C.U.C.), 17— 21, 20— 22, this was caused by the general lack bility. The supporting J**’althou doubles champion, Owen Jaine. The This match followed on after the singles final of good characterization— a pity, as generally sound, although i “f m and inevitably came as an anti-climax. It was came up to the performance tion of Be N.Z.U. team selected was:— the last game to be played in the tournament, the sincerity in portrayal was certainly Men: (1) D. Wright, O.U. (2), A. and all players were showing the effects of there. Technically, the performance Canty. Robinson, V.U.C. (3), O. Tate, A.U.C. three days concentrated play, in which Wright had its faults, and again these became One thing that, must be m ^ ^ ”. of Otago played over 60 games. The play in 3 (4), T. Shadwell (C.U.C.). this match began rather scrappily and Canter­ noticeable largely because the produc­ however, is the tempo of the „ . . - 1 bury won the first two sets primarily because tion lacked the “sting” to keep the tion. ‘To Hell With You’ mi: Women: (1) Miss R. Hirsch, A.U.C. they made fewer blunders than their opponents. audience absorbed in the action. The wonderful pace from beginniif “e Par, (2), Miss V. Fleming (A.U.C.). The Otago men fought back, however, Wright of Otago apparently now Used to being two sets use of only the upper half of the — the play never looked lib J® vocallv stage, the actors’ avoidance of the Teams Knockout down, and the game developed into a somewhat g i n g . Praise...... is— due...... to the win y*81, in a colourless struggle in which neither side played audience,— these were both mentioned toria team for this quality ‘-man®&eCkii Final.— A.U.C. defeated V.U.C., 17— 4. up to their top form. In the end it was the There were two main factors in Auckland’s Otago team’s greater solidity that won through. by the adjudicator. To this could be amateurs generally find dffi ,emen_“. aI win in the Teams’ Knockout. First was the They won the last three sets 21— 13, 21— 14, added the distinct lack of good move­ achieve. “en< over-all strength of the team. Whereas the and 22-— 20, and the match was redeemed by ment and gesture. The Massey team 1 well-acl other teams had strong first and second players a hotly contested final set. 3. OTAGO UNIVERSITY. t support only, Auckland’s third and fourth men were had obviously been well rehearsed for also of a reasonably high standard, and did not Combined Doubles. this play—there were no lapses in “ A N E W W A Y TO PAY C 1 “r.efail drop a game against the opposing third and D EB TS” Mcomsts Final.— D. Wright and Miss Clarke (O.V.) dialogue, and everyone appeared quite fourth players. Secondly, the Auckland girls sure what they were about, but the geo. Sin were far stronger than any one the other beat E. Ross and Miss Hirsch (A.U.C.), 26— 24, The Otago team’s product) bourne v 21— 15. team would be advised to concentrate teams could produce, and they did not drop New W a y To Pay Old Debts,' whole tl a singles game. The final in the combined doubles proved an more on creation of character, and exciting game. It was a fast and an attacking was an adaptation from Phil; s g00(j| bi hence atmosphere, for their next pro­ Men’s Singles: game throughout. The first set, as indicated singer’s Jacobean comedy, a exception by the score, was very evenly contested, before duction. Final.— Wright (A.U.) beat Robinson the Otago pair won 26— 24. In the second set its greatest distinction in its: rement. T (V.U.C.), 18— 21, 19— 21, 21— 19, 21— 18, it appeared that the game would run into three 2. Victoria University College: “To sive set of rostrum, stairs and EOve ab0\] 21— 16. sets as the Auckland pair were leading 13— 10, and in the colourful p,e stage, The standard of the finalists in the men’s but they slipped back, and were unable to Hell With You.” «1 (although they were Elizabi , , singles was considerably higher than the other recover, Wright and Miss Clarke of Otago win­ The production of “To Hell With competitors. Their game shone out from the ning the set 21— 15. These factors contributed a gg ^ , 5 ’,1 You” was a triumph for the Victoria others and was certainly exciting fare for the to the standard of the product “er e t small gallery of spectators. This display of team. It had sparkle and originality, _ „ , , nance of first class table tennis proved to be a battle of and from the beginning, achieved Two of the cast stood out fn Dwn> This tactics— and under the circumstances— both others, Overreach and Greedy, ^ by a players had only just finished a hard five set N.Z.U. Blues something that the other teams failed doubles match— Wright seemed to have chosen to do— it held the intent interest of of these characterisations n most Unfc the better stratagem. From the outset Wright the adjudicator pointed out, coi K 0f firm The following N.Z.U. Blues have the audience throughout. There were attacked, and was helped by Robinson’s choice in the “ grand” style, and it m piay( a n ( of a defensive game. been announced. To the winners our a number 'of factors that contributed appointing that the rest of th >flSt)here congratulations. to this success. First was the play Women’s Singles. itself— if it lacked action in its central did not follow suit. T h e fan Bcei be 1 Final.— R. Hirsch (A.U.C.) beat V. Fleming Fencing: A. Simmance (O.U.). phases— it had a tremendous verve in they did not was a major fan!: iitalisedft uj (A.U.C.), 21— 13, 21— 17. its dialogue, which was really scintil­ production. Overreach really) iwn was The women’s singles final never reached the heights of the men’s final. The game between Golf: L. Pointon (A.U.C.)* K. Treacy lating, and the audience missed little self go, his gesture and mon itancy an the two Auckland girls followed a close pattern (A.U.C.). of its wit. including an effective lameness, Bght aboi of play. Almost throughout the match, Miss But the opening, with its catchy generally good, and his voice te sense 0 : Hirsch attacked with her powerful forehand Men’s Basketball: B. ^.Bradley music (perhaps a little loud)— none spoilt only by a tendency to foe Auckli drive, and Miss Fleming was forced on to (O.U.), N. Hayman (O.U.), G. Moral defence. On several occasions Miss Fleming the other plays enjoyed this technical The performance of Greedy ft 0f re tried to drive, but at no stage was she able to (V.U.C.), M. Wilson (M.A.C.). assistance to production— and then sound throughout. The parto! th prom; take the attack off her opponent for any length of time. When she did succeed in seizing the Men’s Hockey: G. Buxton (A.U.C.), the gun shots, and the scream, it all reach’s fair daughter Meg was; ritofothe initiative, Miss Hirsch’s heavy forehand chop D. Goldsmith (C.U.C.). really made you sit up in the your with a sincerity and a si 1 was mi usually broke down her forehand drive. Never­ seat, and this alone won half the modesty. Her voice in particuli d stage n theless, Miss Fleming’s defence in the first set forced her opponent into many mistakes and Smallbore Shooting: B. Hardwick- battle. It certainly won the audience. very pleasant, although it could foe dram there was only three points between them Smith (V.U.C.), J. Hughes (C.A.C.), Among the cast Bernadette Canty been used more strongly. ^tely a : until Miss Hirsch won the set 21— 17. The D. Knight (M.A.C.). stood out: her performance was second set saw the supremacy of the title- On considering the oth er p! plays pr< really first class. This young lady has holder and her attack proved too strong— Miss Women’s Hockey: L. Austin (O.U.), one is confronted with the fauk f in t e r e s t Hirsch won the set 21— 13. won herself a reputation for “elocu­ tioned earlier, ‘that is the mini i N. Denman (O.U.), M. Edwards 1 S a y e r s , tion” in competitions throughout the styles of playing. That Women’s Doubles. (O.U), M. Middleton (O.U.). each e x e c country, but a good voice alone does has his own style is only natunj LT;.a Coum Final.— Misses Clarke and Clelands (A.U.) not make an actor (or actress)— Miss peat Misses Gibbens and Broome (C.U.C.), Soccer: A. Preston (V.U.C.). in the performing of a period V ic t o r ia 21— 11, 21— 19. Canty showed that she can act too. such as this it is wrong to h» the Otagc The standard of the women’s doubles was Tennis: R. Dickson (A.U.C.). Her facial expression, gestures and section of the cast giving a “p CRACCUM ______Page II iM A hyal, and the rest of the cast defined patterns of tension in the ng any embellishment of speech A LAST LOOK AT THE AXE structure. As it was presented, it jre, on tli aboartion of gesture. Generally seemed to have only one pattern of 7 criticism ,jng the cast excepting those Now that the advance publicity and the unhelpful first- tension: a steady mounting to a cli­ sen more, ;one(j were prone to speak too night reviews no longer confuse our appreciation of this inter­ max from a starting-point which the * au ^ fly and seemed unable to decide audience was invited to see as a esting play, it will be rewarding, I think, to try and sum up climax in itself. the^l* t0 °ther its features. It has been criticised that the play 0 be de s»^ere was a ^ac^ stage tech- he Victor!e among the smaller roles that It was an excellent production of a substantially good play. presented no variation in character. The reply is that, since there were 1 the wit ^ an otherwise good production, Producer and author moved in step. oughout tl'° were ambitions in their choice no characters in the sense of indivi­ n Hell tl 'ay ^ut cou^ have done it more dual men, it did not need to. But This is not the same as saying the Numangatini, who has allowed the there was symbolic variation, never­ move® ce with better stage training. production made the play. Because of new to enter the island. It seems that, theless. Davida, speaking a curious static. In UCKLAND U N IV E R S IT Y COL- the exacting demands the play makes if not the old gods themselves, at upon its audience, (a) it will scarcely least their counterpart in Hema’s mixture of Biblical imagery; Numa­ iialogue, tl JEGE: “The D A R K B R O W N ” be a popular success, though it will primitive nature, have risen to slay ngatini, who presented a mixture of :ular, poit ockland’s play ,“ The Dark have a long-lived interest and we may the converted king. Hema is slain by the old and the new unassimilated, much. II fn ” was a good choice. Like “ The expect to see more of it, and (b) it Tupia, at the order of Davida. And whose position is poignant because we his and op’s Candlestocks” it is largely needs good production, with especially the island has been set floating in si recognise in him much that is in our­ thod of; jj,jent on good characterisation, controlled action and speed, if it is Time. not to topple over into heavy-handed selves and because he has not the The first and second choruses stand it is here that the Aucklanders rhodomontade. id not to.. , ir i outside the action, commenting on it time lapse which has allowed us to de the m the most part succeeded. Much Professor Musgrove supplied detachedly, but in no way interpreting grow dull to the equivocal position; lly way ti he burden falls upon the shoulders these. He used the full resources it. They are not within the frame­ Hema, the headstrong young war­ it the lint jenny, the young wife of ‘The of his cast and of his stage to work of Time in the play; but neither rior and lover; Tereavai, mouthing >. away,”: |, grown..’ Her’s is a long part ,and elicit every ounce of meaning are they the voice or verdict of his­ images of ocean and air, a powerful from the play. tory, of the retrospective vision, for figure; Tumu, his followers, who sees can beve' which traverses a variety of the old order changing and refuses to And he could do this, because the they do not “claim any special vision” ; ay” is a is- Patricia Goulding handled believe in the (moral) efficacy ofth« play itself contains a wealth of mean­ they merely hail the change that is comedian task with a nice confidence; her new; Hina, Hema’s lover, passively ing, presented symbolically. Some sweeping over the island. They do acquiescent to all happenings; and r Pr°ii r, pleasant voice was her chief members of the audience may even not know the meaning of what is stolid Tupua, who accepts other men’s „e ^ es' it, but her performance could have have thought that it contained a little happening— no one does. decisions. [uite 1 imProvea considerably by a too much meaning, or striving after well The only point that Mr. Curnow This has been mainly a discussion iter use of facial expression, espe- meaning. would seem to make is that, what­ of the play in the abstract, of course. unseen aij ly the eyes which can contribute THE P LAY: ever happens, will be seen in re­ On the stage — Professor Musgrove and for ts itly to stage characterisation. Her trospect to be different from what took over. This combination of author An interpretation of it, I imagine, it was imagined to be when it More efft: fement was, on the whole, ade- would go something like this: and producer made “The Axe” a happened. It will be “something memorable and interesting production. ^rting^a; althcraghthis was not a strong Christianity, in the person of different, something nobody ex­ Davida, comes to the island of Man- The question now is— what will it be ilthough! it in the production, with the ex- pected.” gaia. Numangatini, king of the ruling like with another producer? formance tion of Bella. In her brief appear- — G. J. Fuller. e, Bella was, in the adjudicator’s tribes, is converted and faced with Needless to say the play is not one , ds, “suitably underbrained and the problem of maintaining his auth­ simply of Christian values versus ust be mi ^.egsef Greedy rt of rehearsal—there was too Meanwhile, his Latin soul probably sea’s bed,” setting the static in Two comments can be made about 'he partoi Eh prompting needed— and the stimulated by the Verdi, a young motion, separating the island the play as it was presented. Meg was | it of otherwise sound characterisa- from its hitherto accepted and Triestino toiled over a steaming caul­ and a s i was mitigated by the lack of therefore unconscious past and (1) The uniform level of high emo­ dron in the kitchen, and presently the in partid j stage movement, and gesture, traditions. tional tension, tended to batten the majority of the 60 people who at­ gh it coul le drama at Tournament was audience into stupefaction (only tended were engaged in contortions *gly. litely a success, and the variety There is war between the converted “tended,” mind you). A slightly in the eating of a Neapolitan , spa­ e other pi plays presented added consider- and the unconverted, between the two lighter tone when the lovers were on ghetti with all the trimmings. h the fault I interest. The adjudicator, Mr. tribes, each swayed by political mot­ stage would have added appreciably Among those present were a num­ s the miiti [Sayers, immediate past chairman ives. The old heathen gods (Tere- to its dramatic attraction. And in my ber of Dutch, Spanish, French and That each executive of the Auckland avai) are killed but their dying laugh­ opinion the versification throughout Germans as well as two or three Ita­ only natrn ma Council, awarded first place to ter mocks Numangatini. Hema’s the whole of the play is flexible lians. Informal dancing brought this f a period Victoria team, and second place lover is killed by one of the uncon­ enough to admit of changes of ten­ pleasant, educational evening to a ong to tin ie Otago team verted with the axe and Hema, with sion, though the episodic nature of gradual close. Evvivai Triestini! iving a — D. Stone. the axe, symbol of the new, destroys the play militates against clearly- — Norman R. P. Sidey. Poge 12 CRACCUM Thursday, September 17, DEUTSCHLAND TODAY that Niemoller can be regarded as the spokesman of the German Church. Student Health (Continued from page 1 ) What Germans want more than any­ thing else is to be left alone and to W.U.S. Conferenci be reunited. Almost overnight Germany came that he has shown the English a For the first time in its historj Niemoller opposes rearmament to be regarded in a new light. Where­ lesson. Uncle Sam is patting him on World University Service me in both German States and also [111 Dunedin at the end of August as in the past the only good German the back. challenges the legality of both the past the Conferences have had been a dead one, every German Governments; He advocates a NOT SO ROSY: held in Christchurch, seat neutralised Germany, unarmed, was no\v a potential ally (on both Dominion Committee. However, In reality things are not so rosy. all foreign troops withdrawn, a sides) in the new struggle. In the national headquarters of the Although the shops are bursting with buffer between East and West» have now been moved to O.U. i West the “German Federal Republic” fulfilling the “peacemaker” role goods of every description, the work­ Dunedin National Executive, was born, its capital at Bpnn, and at in Europe that India endeavours ers are in no position to pay for new Chairman is Rev. J. M. to fulfil in Asia.. “If the Allies its head Dr. Konrad Adenauer, Con­ Warden of Arana, Vice-Chair».! them. « Wages are relatively low, want us to take up arms let them servative leader of the Catholic John Scott, Secretary, Mr. Luke Vol. X/ prices very high. The gulf between command us to do so,” says N ie­ Party (Christian Democrats) and kins, Warden of Carrington moller, “ but not hide behind the faithful servant of the U.S. State rich and poor is tremendous. The Treasurer, Prof. R. R. Nimmo. sham of German democracy.” Department. In the East the “Ger­ German works hard, mainly (apart The Conference was ably led, the election of new officers, by man Democratic Republic” was pro­ from his ingrained habit of working U.S. “GET TOUGH POLICY”: hard) to keep his job, threatened by outgoing acting-Chairman, Mr. Gc claimed, at its head Moscow-trained Both the Americans and Russians Troup, of C.U.C. who together; want German unity, but only on then- communists, dependent on and faith­ the army of unemployed. The boss other members of his Committee: ful to their masters. holds the whip. Only one thing keeps own conditions. In other words, they had long associations with would each like to control the whole In the middle of this Eastern the German worker from voting Com­ (formerly I.S.S.) since its incej of Germany instead of only two-thirds puppet-State lies once proud Berlin, in New Zealand shortly after! munist like his Italian counterpart, or one-third respectively, as is the a Communist-beleaguered island, W ar I. The and that is 'the knowledge that Com­ case at present. The recent invitation still occupied by all four powers. munism, which after all is just across of the Western Foreign Ministers to The Conference was opened 1 lion SO t A t the head of its German Gov­ the border, is even worse. In spite Mr. Molotov to discuss the re-unifica­ discussion, led by Dr. Douglas oi iat is g< ernment in the Western sectors is of American pressure there is every tion of Germany shows this attitude Student Health Service, on the» Dr. Ernest Reuter, a convert It is chance that at next month’s elec­ clearly. The Western note underlines scope of student health W.U.S, from Communism, former Com­ rgentine tions in the Federal Republic, Dr. that a friendly elected all-German its promotion in the Colleges missar under Lenin and Stalin, of University of New Zealand. Ha» Adenauer will be defeated by the So­ Government should be free to join a «sent pc the German-speaking population cial Democratic (Labour Party) Oppo­ Western military alliance. This is as its aim the welfare of stud such si of the Ukraine and Secretary- sition. If he is not, then he will be laid down as a condition for a four- both here and overseas, this dis The pre General of the German Commun­ able to thank the Catholic Church Power meeting, one that the Rus­ sion set the Conference well on, ist Party. Berlin’s Eastern Mayor course, getting as. it did to the 1 ducation and the Communists for his victory, sians are hardly likely to accept, and cation or (both mayors claim jurisdiction as the latter are diligently scaring one not at all in keeping with the of student needs, both physical mental, in our own country. over the entire city) is Fritz people far to the right. Little do spirit of Sir Winston Churchill’s re­ y lines : Ebert, son of Germany’s first many Germans see that a policy of cent policy speech in the Commons Although in the past the polity entina, president after World War I. social justice would in the long run advocating a top level meeting with W.U.S. has been largely concei a u s e all FED ON SLOGANS: be a much better counter to Commun­ no pre-conditions laid down. Another with foreign relief projects, a ism. victory for Foster Dulles’ American necessary by desperate post-war» In the Eastern Republic over the It get-tough policy. ditions prevailing in many countri was last five years a miniature Communist SPECTRE OF REARMAMENT: it was decided that more atteai lopoly oi That, then, is Germany to-day; State has been under construction should now be given to scheme: with all the terror and suffering that A new spectre has crept into Ger­ divided, her people understand­ lout auti man life— rearmament. Five years home, to be put into effect contf^mp wr this involves. Prisons and concen­ ably cyniteal, in the W est her rently with overseas relief. ., ,, c tration camps house all opponents, as ago German children were even for­ workers very poor and her indus­ bidden to play with toy soldiers, Ger­ Arising from the opening disc ^ re they did under Hitler, and also as trialists very rich; in the East sion the Conference came to the under HitleT, the youth are being man factories to produce even sports her people hungry, bitter and MENTAE rifles. To-day the Americans are pro­ elusion that a great deal had stil taught that there is only one truth, afraid, her youth brought up to be done in the active fostering te change mising Dr. Adenauer jet squadrons, that of Marx, Lenin and until re­ Communism; in the W est her student health. Otago already It hry schc and putting Hitler’s generals back cently, Stalin. Every aspect of life youth drifting and aimless, the Student Health Service employ: Ifd by a < into uniform. Across the border the has been drastically Russianised. ready victims of aonther war, or one full-time and one part-ti books us Russians are doing the same. Brother Living conditions have remained at whatever may come along, in the doctor, the Service working in a were cust against brother. A secojid Korea, the subsistence level. The change to a meantime making do with the junction with the Preventive Ha lier, the m Germans fear. The German people completely Socialist economy has imported “coco-cola culture” from Department of the Medical Seta »reading are saying “NO!” to rearmament. been made at tremendous cost to the across the “big pond,” as the Ger­ It was hoped that similar seni Bt forms They do not want to be mercenaries people, while Russia has continued to mans call the Atlantic. would be established in the other C itself. I: or to fight a civil war. German stud­ exact reparations from current pro­ leges, C.U.C. having already « tntine ai ents in a recent university-wide ref­ Life Goes On duction. Only nominally has the moves in this direction. e were qi erendum voted 94% against rearma­ Soviet Union treated the German In the middle of all this, German Also in conjunction with health: pally knov ment. Living with a policy of eat, puppet State as an equal in its great life goes on, German music, theatre Otago Committee were asked to ! made be drink and be merry while the going “struggle for peace, unity and jus­ and art, German scholarship, and vestigate the question of stuci historic ] is good (and no better m otive), W est tice.” East Germans have been fed light-hearted German entertainment. nutrition. This project will emlrj exercises Germans, cynical and sick of carry­ on slogans, and little else. Somehow the people manage to a critical examination of “feeding concern ing burdens, have no intention of In the process of wiping out econo­ ignore the events around them for at canteens, hostels, digs and flats. itional life shouldering the economic burden of mic injustice the living standards of least some of the time, to bury their It was also decided to ask 1 partisan rearmament or of fighting other the poor have not been raised, but all troubles in hard work and in the div­ committees to make investigatiAd on the (except the Communist bosses) have people’s battles. East Germans are ersions of everyday living. They into the living conditions of tit s, but uni been made poor. The world saw the given no chance to express their have heard too many false prophets students not living .at home or see were outcome of all this in the recent re­ opinions. in the past, and still their ears are hostels. The advisability of employ: ssity to volts throughout East Germany. It being assaulted, but they no longer SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE: a lodging officer with wide funct; will take more than Russian tanks to listen. Can we blame them? in each centre was stressed. I; Dr. Adenauer, looking across the put things right. Meanwhile hun­ It may well be said that the Ger­ problem of accommodation raised Atlantic, is trying to integrate Ger­ dreds of thousands of East Germans man people have deserved what has question of the difficulty of forei many as a unit of the (West) Euro­ are fleeing every week to the already come to them. That, true as it may student board due to racial prej pean Defence Community. The over-crowded West German State be, is of little use to anyone. The C.U.C. provided a report on this pi French fear this (with same cause) with its two million unemployed. post-war conduct of the “Allies” has lem and it was emphasised that lest the Germans should gain the In Dr. Adenauer’s Federal Republic taught the Germans only one lesson aspect must be continually borne upper hand; the English are diplo­ wp see a very different picture. On — namely, that Hitler’s only sin was mind when investigating the matically standing off. The majority the surface it is one of extraordinary to lose the war. That is not the les­ issue. German view (if such a thing can be prosperity. Bolstered by the Ameri­ son they should have been taught. These specific projects can be said to exist), taking both East and can dollar, West German economy has Nor will they learn it by flying Ame­ sidered the result of three years West together, is probably in part made an almost miraculous recovery. rican Sabre jets or Russian MIGS. an uncertain attitude otwards expressed by the Social Democrats, Foreign visitors are astounded at the German matters not only because her interpretation of the W.U.S. ideals but môre definitely by a section of rate of reconstruction. Cities which 85 million people matter, but also be­ the N.Z. University during the t: the German Protestant Church, led five years ago were still tangled cause she presents the greatest prac­ tion of thought from relief to that by the world-famous Dr. Martin Nie­ ruins and which it was estimated tical barrier to an understanding ever present, student needs which moller (symbol of Christian resis­ would take at least 20 years to re­ between East and West. On her fate taken place since the war. tance to Hitler and now branded in build. are rising ljke mushrooms, in­ may well depend the fate of Europe the U.S. as a second Red Dean). As dustries and exports are exceeding and of all that remains of Western sible to paint the backgrounds a leader in the Church, Niemoller’s Hitler’s peak figures. Dr. Erhard, civilisation.— Paul Oestreicher. those I have included. Where I cri position takes one peculiar signifi­ Minister of National Economy, be­ cise Allied policy I do so with at cance in this context, for the Church (Readers should note that in sketch­ lieves he has shown the world what viction that, on the whole, mists (Catholic and Protestant) is the only ing a picture of post-war Germany it the German worker can achieve with were rather the result of inefficient body that still exists as one organi­ has been necessary to make broad a system of almost unrestricted pri­ and confused policies than of any! PEROJ sation on both sides of the “ iron cur­ generalisations, to omit many signifi­ vate enterprise and ample finance malicious intent.— P. Oe.) from abroad. He feels particularly tain.” That is not to say, of course, cant trends and events, and impos-