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PRICE 6d. No. 363 FRIDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1969 FOR RAG ROSS NETWORK 4 - by Jane Fickling CHAIRMAN GEOFF DARNTON flew abroad at TOO FLABBY RA1his own expense last weekend in an effort to secure Television films made by one of the world’s top orchestras for Rag. He returned Network 4 are too long to be on Wednesday with a ‘specific offer to play’. He refused shown to a general audience. This was the opinion reached to give any further details until ‘certain problems’ had by a panel of experts who teen ironed out. i roAnrnl These conditions relate to attended a T.V. Seminar in the Rag could make £20,(XX) I the organisation of the concert University last week. out of this venture if it is and its venue, which must be The panel consisted of Peter successful,” he said. “We London, Liverpool or Man- Hunt, a freelance T.V. pro­ ducer, Bob Greaves, News will raise money and make S u c t o r ia l a i s f h ^ V S Editor of Granada T.V., Peter musical history as well. arranged. Holmans of Yorkshire T.V., “Although we have this and Miss Rosemary Horstman, offer to play, which will the Training Producer of the Ambitious University Television Service. probably be in November,” The main criticism of the he explained, they are Asked if this ambitious pro- programmes shown was that laying down certain condi- ject did not detract from the they were too loosely made. A tions. At the moment we image of student participation good deal of cutting and prun­ have to work very very *n Mr. Darnton admitted ing would have improved fartfullv TWano* it ic rvnp that il Was aimed at a non' them vastly, said the panel. tactfully, because it is one stu(Jent audience, of the world s best “But this is an extra money- orchestras, all the arrange- making scheme/' he said, “not m ents have to be on as an alternative. Students will professional a basis as be organising it after all, and •il we are extending our other BRILLIANT Possible. Rag schemes.” c The project is part of a Secrecy general plan agreed on by Rag ENGLISH DON ------Committee to cut out stunts , and concentrate on more cul- Contracts have not yet tural activities. A proposal to DIES AT 47 been signed »and further change the name was defeated, Last Saturday at a farewell information will not be but vve definitely want to Shona Falconer was the first to sample the new Ford Capri when it arrived in the engage in activities which will party in Singapore, the Profes­ change its image,” said Mr. sor of American Literature at Union for a test run on Wednesday. It’s the first prize in the draw that Rag are Darnton. Leeds University, Professor having later this yean Asked if this would not make Douglas Grant, collapsed and Rag more like Arts Festival, died. He was 47. he denied this and explained He had been acting as an that “there will be rather more external examiner in English economic rationality about the for the University of Singapore projects we choose.” and was dancing after dinner at the home of a university lec­ turer. Town -Student Council tu be Prof. Grant, appointed to the first chair of American Liter­ ature in this country in 1960, u m m was born in 1921 in Newcastle, educated at the Royal Gram­ mar School there, and Merton scrapped because nut ut dute Q N C E again, the biggest College, Oxford. ^ and the best. T H E Union-Town Relations In a paper presented to to achieve anything is through Exec., Lady Vice-President, welfare work or functions like Geoff Darnton Once again, a student Council, set up only two Anne Turner, proposing the Arts Festival. History years ago* is to be scrapped. available until and unless newspaper doing its job. dissolution of the Council, they are signed,” he stated. This was decided at last called it ‘a useless anachronism* Exec, also recommended that That’s Union News this week. Hi^ war service was with the Monday’s meeting of Exec. and said: “The problem will not “the Union hold joint forum The need for secrecy meant Royal Marines and the Marine meetings on specific common that there was no formal per­ And, if you’ll forgive us for say­ be solved by sitting and talking; ing so, we think you’re getting Commando, of which he wrote The Council is composed of the answer lies in involving problems with people from the mission from the Rag Com­ an account in “The Fuel and town interested or involved in mittee for Mr. Darnton’s the best tanner’s worth of read­ two members elected from all students in activities which ing enjoyment in the country. the Fire.” Union Council, five members concern the people of Leeds.” that issue.” Miss Turner said journey. Only a few members of the Committee knew where His postgraduate work at of the Town Council, the pro- that one of the first problems Inside this week’s action Oxford was on the Eighteenth Vice-Chancellor, and represen­ Miss Turner commented: to be discussed could be he was. He left on Saturday packed issue — all 24 pages of century and he was known as tatives of various religious “The Council is made up of accomodation. and spent all his time until it — we look at: an authority on the history and groups. It meets only about ‘special’ people and can really Wednesday in conference with • Public Schools: W ill there be Piterature of eighteenth century once a term. achieve nothing. The only way the people concerned. a revolt soon? England. No Good “There will be an awful lot of work involved in fulfilling Staff/Student Committees: His first post was a lecture­ the conditions of the contract,” What’s the future? ship in the University of Edin­ Jacqueline Tennant, who was explained Mr. Darnton. • Leeds antique trade. burgh, followed by an associate L.V.P. for part of last session, • Robert Stephens, Shakes­ professorship in the University UNION NEWS SALUTES agreed that the Council did not pearean actor and film star. of Toronto in 1948, which involve enough people although ANNE WANTS • Union Presidential elections. became a full professorship in ITS TOP she thought that it was a good • Hon. Vice-Pres. Basil 1958. idea in principle. D’Oliveira. BABY-SITTERS • Hop Star: Julie Driscoll. He was known for his studies She said that at the time that of Whitman, Hawthorne, Fenni- PHOTOGRAPHERS • The final stage of the more Cooper and Mark Twain. she left the post of L.V.P. she Lad/ Vice-President Anne University extensions. was trying to change the consti­ Leeds immigrants. Look through the pages of Union News these last few weeks Turner is looking for a baby­ As well as American Litera­ tution of the council, to in­ sitter, or more precisely several — and you’ll see some of the best pics, of any student newspaper. ALSO top names, like Trevor ture he was the author of books clude such people as Trade baby-sitters. on Sir Walter Scott, James They come from the cameras of the best student photographers in Fisk and Jack Straw, write for the country. Unionists, as it was pretty Thompson and Charles obvious that as it stood it was She said that until the Union Union News. PLUS all the latest Churchill. Photographers like our Pictures Editor, Joe McLoughlin. And doing no good.” nursery was operating, she in student news. Keith Bennett. And Neil MacClusky. wanted to draw up a list of He played a prominent part NEXT WEEK we ask: Is the “The Council,” she con­ students who would be willing in the running of the Leeds They are taking some of the best pictures that have ever Army a man s life?, visit a prison tinued, “seemed to be only to babysit for other students Library and was a book appeared in Union News. Turn to this week’s features pages and and probe the plight of Leeds reviewer for the Yorkshire Post. news pages to find out. interested in charity work and during the day. not in more direct action, such poor. He leaves a wife and a They’ve brought a different angle to photography. And we as the teaching of English to Anyone interested should con­ daughter who is a student. salute them! immigrant children.” tact Anne Turner in Exec, office. Remember, Union News is a student newspaper doing its job. 2 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969

Alyn Ashworth Nick Baker Viv Hopkins Russ Laikin Nigel de Lee

in the Union and elections they specific suggestions is one to As elections come round again: don’t care about. “I represent make athletic clubs independent 70% of the students who want of U jC. and directly responsible to the President. to contribute in their own way ...” he claims. He has a non- policy: “'Whatever your wishes are, carry on with them.” Union Card A candidate in last year’s election was History student Voting will be on Monday USE YOUR VOTE and Tuesday, the 10th and 11th Nigel de Lee. This year he emphasises that the Union is a of February. You can vote on students and more efficiency in presents a Socialist platform either day in the Union between collectivity of individuals and 10 a.m. and 7 pin. or in the By Dave Tudball U n i o n Committees. which includes a number of not a unified entity. Every Refectory between 12 noon and different viewpoint should have From the politics depart­ proposals. She feels that “most 4p.m. Notice of tihese and access to the President. One of other polling booths is given in AT the end of next week wood, are clearly posted in ment comes ex-Union Treasurer students are browned off with his proposals is that the O.G.M. both the Union and the Univer­ the Notice of Poll posted in a the Union elects a new the Union and should be Nick Baker, with a pledge of should have more authority. He number o f accessible places, strong presidential leadership. sity” and that there is a lack of would maintain a position of including the Union and the President. There are six read in full. participation. One proposal is consistent neutrality on external He explains that he resigned politics, “which are irrelevant Halls o t f Residence. candidates encompassing all for the abolition of exams frdm U.IC. last year because he to the Union as a whole.” Voters can cast their ballots shades of opinion and we Personalities felit the Union lacked unity and which she sees as a “paradigm when their Union cards have a sense of purpose. “'Both these of society and a parody of The sixth Candidate is been duly stamped. The rules urge you to USE YOUR Alyn Ashworth, philosophy can only be (achieved by poli­ education.” Michael Redwood from the governing the selection are to be VOTE! student and producer o(f Net­ Proctor’s ‘Department. He feels found in the Union Constitution cies initiated from the Presi­ work 4, makes a plea to remiove that Union members must be and Bye-Laws, part of which is dency.,” he states. Externally, reassiured that despite rising personalities from the conduct in the Union diary, the rest Manifestoes drawn up he maintains that the Union Apathetic costs their facilities are being being available at the porter’s of Union business. “The squab­ by each of the six, Alyn must be more socially con­ maintained and their needs met. office in the Union. Mr. Mike bling and back-stabbing makes “Only wihen our Union displays Hollingworth (Services Section) Ashworth, Nick Baker, Viv scious. Candidate of the apathetic is me sick,” he declares. He another politics student Russ its ability to efficiently organise is the Returning Officer. Hopkins, Russ Laikin, Nigel its internal affairs can we have stresses the need for both The only female candidate, Laikin, who feels people are confidence in it with regard to We urge you once more to de Lee and Michael Red- increased participation by English student Viv Hopkins, sick Of being told to participate external affairs.” Amongst other USE YOUR VOTE. llllllllllllllll mu mini

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booklets right away. Sir John Latey, 54, the High Court judge, resigned as chairman of the Uni­ versity of London Union management committee when the Union building was occupied by L.S.E. students last week. -good people to work with He said: “ The situation which developed this week was wholly beyond the con­ BRISTOL SPAIN templation of anyone when I accepted the invitation to Paul Vowlans, 21, the The Jesuit University of take on the chairmanship of President of Bristol Uni­ Deusto, near Bilbao, has been this committee. versity Students’ Union, re­ closed by civil authorities, “ It is a tradition and an signed yesterday because, he acting under a state of essential one that a serving said, militant students were National Emergency, pro­ judge does not become “throwing the whole Bristol claimed last week. Deusto is involved in any controversial student community into total the third Universiity to be i'ssue outside his work.” confusion.” He said recent closed. student action in Bristol was MANCHESTER the work of a minority. He disagreed with the recent LONDON After a two-day referen­ decision by the Union to dum, Manchester University oppose disciplinary measures Six hundred students of students last night rejected a after last month’s 11-day London University’s Imperial call to hold a one—day sit-in. College have passed a resolu­ boycott of all lectures and tion deploring violence as a tutorials next Thursday. It HULL means of settling college was to be held in protest problems, and have warned against the examinations. One hundred and fifty Tariq Ali to keep out. Philip There is growing unrest in students signed a petition Marshall, who proposed the the University that not demanding that Hull should motion, said: “I give this enough value is put on find places for any Vic­ warning to Tariq Ali and assessment of general course timised’ L.S.E. students. other trouble-makers that work and too great a value placed on formal examina­ SWANSEA they will get no refuge or comfort here. This is a tions. More than 1,200 members happy college with a good GLASGOW of the general student body relationship between staff at Swansea University and students.” Twenty-six students were College passed a resolution arrested yesterday by 'deploring the recent actions Glasgow police after three of a minority of students ABERDEEN separate incidents involving from L.S.E.’ But they de­ hundreds of students, rival plored the fact that the The President of Aberdeen groups from Glasgow and school authorities had to Union this week declared, Strathclyde Universities. install steel gates at various contrary to public opinion, Police squad cars and vans points around the school. “ I am not God.” were hit by missiles. UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 3 m m m JEWISH STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION GRAND BALL This must not SATURDAY, 15th FEBRUARY at THE METROPOLE HOTEL Reception 8.15 p.m. :: Dinner 9 p.m. ------★------DANCE TO be allowed to The Fabulous HONEYCOMBS ALL-STAR MIDNIGHT CABARET It is a lot to ask. happen But if it is ignored there will be BLACK TIE :: 4 2 /- DOUBLE a helluva lot more to answer for. Phone: Students can play an important THIS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED JONNY ALAN MARTIN TO HAPPEN. The future for the coloured role in breaking down the barriers 662080 685649 667332 that so obviously exist between the With a minimum of effort and immigrants in Leeds does not coloured and white communities of concern by every individual, it look healthy. this town. need not. It is a question of caring. The investigation which this But let’s not kid ourselves It’s your RIGHT to attend And no-one can say that they 6.00 p.m. MONDAY paper has carried out for the —4hey can be as much prejudiced haven’t been warned. last 3 weeks is at once both as the next person. We have spelt out exactly what disturbing and a timely warn­ They at least, should be more might happen in Leeds in the next UNION COUNCIL prone to reason. Committee Rooms A. and B. ing. 5 years. And no-one would be And at the very least, they more delighted than us if we are W e can no longer bury our should be the ones who want to proved wrong. heads. overcome the difficulties of integra­ But the chances of that are slim There is a problem. And it tion. And the word ‘difficulties’ is — unless people become involved. an understatement. For time after Unless people decide to do some­ LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION is acute. time, from person after person, thing that will ensure harmony. The people of Leeds must match violence has been predicted. If this Unless we face up to the pitfalls emotion with reason. Impetuosity were to happen on a large scale in of not caring. with caution. And prejudice with Leeds, the problem will have be­ Let’s not make it a black future understanding. come a disaster. for the immigrants of Leeds. IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIKES A HIGH LONGEST COST OF LIVING . . . case f STANDING EDITOR . . . just DO N’T go near Jason Enterprises. In Rag Office through the bar. Or you might find your costs going RETIRES down, drastically. Second year English student, comp Paul Dacre, Editor of Union News for the last year retires from the paper today. W ith him THIS COLUMN WE HAVE PRODUCED leaves Assistant Editor, David Durman. FOR YOU AND YOUR GROUSES. 20-year-old Mr. Dacre joined Union News at the beginning of COME TO THE DEBATES USE IT. his first term. Within 5 weeks he was Co-Features Editor and W ith little expectation of being and more than several at 4d. The in his 16th week was appointed EVERY WEDNESDAY answered in your pages, I would like to majority, however, sell their papers at 6d. Editor. enquire why the price of Union News has among which are number Bristol, Keele, just risen to 6d. — an increase of 100%. Manchester, Newcastle, Reading, Sheffield Surely in these times of freeze, such an and Sussex. Consequently, we feel that the increase is to be deprecated. price cannot fairly be regarded as ex­ Also, since it is a paper which serves a orbitant, even after the increase. community of students, all of whom are on grants which are hardly sufficient for Would it be possible for you to find out stretching to any luxuries at all, such an the reason behind the increase in the price JOBS FOR increase is very wrong indeed. of milk in the Salar Bar? A pint of milk JOHN WILLIAMS. now costs 1/6, which I consider to be a totally ridiculous price. GRA00ATES.. In 1967 the major cost of a 12 page edition of U.N. were as follows: Printing Yours etc., ... we could blushingly murmur about “interest­ £150. Block costs £21/10s. DAPHNE FENTON. ing opportunities” or “attractive openings”, or Paul Dacre try to kid you that you would still really be a In 1968 these costs had risen to £174 Mr. Greenhalgh, Catering Officer, com­ student by talking about “management trainees” and £33 respectively. There have also mented: “There hasn’t really been any Having edited 20 issues, Mr. or “graduate apprentices”— but we feel we ought been other, less easily quantifiable cost Dacre is thought to have been to be blunt. What we can offer is WORK! increase. one of the longest standing Often interesting, admittedly; quite well-paid, factors which have increased. “We should only sell milk in the 6 oz. editors of this paper. certainly; intellectually demanding, usually; damned frustrating, sometimes; but essentially, These increased costs of production cartons. The girls in the Salad Bar, in an Mr. Durman became Features basically and fundamentally—work. Editor at the beginning of his obviously have to be offset by revenue. endeavour to please students, have been This has not put off the graduates we have second term at the university wanted in the past—indeed they seem to thrive We were left with the possibility of get­ selling milk at all prices in all sizes of and has inspired most of the remarkably— so possibly you might like to have a ting an increased subsidy from the Union, glasses. In fairness to other students in the features over the last year. look at us and see whether our curious philo­ juggling with the price of the paper or the Refectory and the Balcony, where they Under Mr. Dacre’s editorship, sophy appeals or appals. can only get one-third of a pint for 6d., I the paper recently reached a We are a sizeable outfit, and we take on well over local advertising rates, or pursuing a pro­ peak circulation of nearly 5,000 100 new graduates each year— mainly engineers said that students in the Salad Bar should and scientists, but including afew Arts people as gramme which will persuade our national sales. well. We cover the fields of telecommunications advertising agents to be more dynamic pay the same price as all the others. A He resigns because of pressure and electronics pretty well from soup to nuts— in the soliciting of national advertising pint of milk is the contents of three car­ of work. and on an international basis. W e will be visiting tons, and consequently costs 1/6. Jane Fickling, current News your university on February 14 so if you would for the paper. Editor has been nominated for like to see us, arrange a meeting through your “It is wrong to say that the price has Appointments Board. In actual fact, all of these courses of the Editorship, and her nomina­ increased. The situation has been regular­ tion will be put to the Union Our booklet “Information for Graduates” is avail­ action have been considered. Obviously able from University Appointments Boards, or ised with regards to milk so that it is the News Editorial Board today. directly from:— the ideal choice from the point of view of same price everywhere, whether in the The recommendation will then the students and ourselves would have go forward to Union Council on The Personnel Department vending room or wherever. It may seem a (Graduates), Monday. Commenting on the STC been to accept inincreased subsidy from STC House, 190 Strand, London W.C.2r lot for a pint of milk, but bear in mind two resignations she said: “Both the Union. that v/e do have labour costs in the Salad have been responsible for mak­ It gives quite a lot of detail—including salary In comparison with the newspapers of Bar, whereas the selling of cartons ing the paper, probably the most scales—and it’s free! respected student newspaper other Universities, U.N. has large editions. involves no labour since the cartons are there is. It will be difficult to There are about four papers still at 3d. destroyed afterwards.” maintain the reputation.” 4 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 'SMEAR' SA Y$ RAG QUEEN SURVEY

survey conducted by PETE DEAN Rag last week shows that 28 c/c of the students LJOUSE Secretary, Pete Dean, has threatened to take Mr. that you could not be found and 40% of the public 1 1 Neil Eldred to court after Mr. Eldred had him sum- pilty of a ‘Breach of Public didn’t know that Rag monsed to appear before the Disciplinary Tribunal last fo^ n you Ire thereforeP“o Queen existed. 92% of week. longer required to attend a both sections of the Although the charge was later withdrawn Mr. Dean has meeting of the Disciplinary sample had never atten­ said that unless he receives a publishd apology from Mr. Tribunal.’ ded the Rag Queen finals. Eldred and a donation to charity in lieu of damages he will Said Mr. Eldred: “I felt com- Because of these figures initiate an action for defamation. pelled to invoke the Disci- a change in the location and T< a 0 -— plinary Procedure because I format of the Competition may be made next year. The was brought after a special Isome of the^ nomination th?n th™r™t remainder of the survey was Executive ' was called " last P ^rs may have been handed ^ £ entinv^"f?ati of the aimed at discovering how Lord Beaumont speaking at Liberal Society meeting. Thursday to discuss alleged >n late- wetter. investlgatlon ot the best to improve it. The public would seem to tiar8UNomfnations.he A^'^igned shf f^ T ^ v e re fta f onfy have that ^arge prefer it to be held in the PEER SLAMS STUDENT complaint is needed to call such “ ® f ' S S M only because I’ve no wish to town, yet students, under­ an Exec, and although the com- l t LJTthat this had not been Pursue 1116 natter further and standably, would prefer it at plaint was initiated by Mr. She went un to Ae not because 1 believe the char8e the University. VIOLENCE D«n it ™ signal b, Catering gSSSJi tfi W“ ” “V/IOLENCE is a thing which we as intellectuals should The public were over­ Secretary Jackie Tennant. t*me matter had been Mr. Dean has decided to ask whelmingly in favour (62%) repudiate.” Lord Beaumont, President-elect of the rA m n l/iiH lt cleared up. Exec, decided to let for a published apology. He of an evening’s entertain­ Liberal Party said to a meeting of the L.U.U. Liberal w O liipiO lliT S all candidates know the correct also wishes Mr. Eldred to make ment with music and celeb­ Society on Monday. ■■ amount available for publicity a nominal donation to charity rity guest stars, but students I signed it because we didn’t an(j had agreed that all the since he has no wish to claim seemed unconcerned: 38% “Di/ect action should always be non-violent.” feel it was fair that it should candidates were acceptable, damages. “Otherwise I will in­ for and 37% against. In fact The object should be attain-" . s . be signed by someone who struct my solicitor to commence dancing was in great able and “no direct action nourished, in a participatory would then sit on the com- Soon after this incident Mr. an action,” he said. demand by the public while should be considered unless all waY* mittee which was discussing it,” Dean was summonsed to students just wanted a bar normal channels are clogged so He quoted Oscar Wilde who explained Miss Tennant. appear before the Disciplinary Dishonesty available. that the goal can’t be achieved once said that ‘education in “The complaints were that Tribunal charged with conduct Bad publicity for the event in any other way or in reason- England’ did no good and that the Returning Officer had made contrary to Chap. VIII 2(b) of was a major critisism. Only able time,” he continued. if it did “then it would prove Making public statements a mistake in the amount of ^e Constitution, and attempt- accusing people of dishonesty 18% of students consider it On the subject of student a grave danger to the upper money allocated to each candi- r?8 tcl cause the disqualiflca- enough of an attraction as it participation he said that par- classes and would probably * tion of the Presidential Elec- is always a serious thing,” he date for publicity, sne con- 69/70 bv usine imorooer added- “Making statements and stands now. In addition the ticipation came with education lead to acts of violence in tinued, shortage of competitors is a and should be ‘nutured, fed and Gosvenor Square.” and I also understood T Z ^ ll?“ deciding.to forget .them, is office.’ either cowardly or foolish. I’d problem. 80% of girls hate to think that Mr. Eldred would not consider entering At the time Mr. Dean com- falls into either of these either because of shyness, mented that: “This is a vicious categories.” modesty, or because they considered it to be a ‘cattle and unsubstantiated slur, with Mr Eldred stated that he market.’ ROWDY E.G.M. KICKS OUT no foundation of truth. would give no apology nor Paul Gauntlett (Rag The charge was later with- Ina^.e anX donation to charity Entertainments Director) drawn in a letter from the m eu damages. said: “I have every con­ Chairman of the Disciplinary “As for his threat to resort fidence that the Rag Queen CALL FOR DEMONSTRATION Tribunal, John Jeffries, who to legal action — il is in will be a success this year. explained theat Mr. Eldred had my opinion, the bluff of a “We must get the most crowded Riley Smith Hall President Shona Falconer sug- suport would be valued by taken legal advice and ‘found frightened man,” he finished. attractive girls with the best ^ overwhelmingly rejected a gested that the meeting should L.S.E., that they had asked for personalities to enter.” motion calling for posters, give a vote on whether they it and it should be given to He has enrolled the assis­ pickets and mass demonstra- wished their discussions and them. She felt of anything less tance and advice of Carol tions in support of the London verdict to be binding on the than total solidarity that Hartney, last year’s Rag School of Economics students. Union. That suggesting was qualified support is no sup­ Queen, to help overcome overwhelmingly carried. port.” Soviet Jews: the problems. The Emergency General Meet­ He added, “I am surprised ing held on Thursday, January The first part of the motion so few people are interested 30th met to discuss a motion After the President had pro- was overwhelmingly carried passed by the previous Monday’s posed the main motion form- in Rag Queen, especially in with Mr. Mitchell’s amendment. University where girls are Union Council which proposed: ally, Mr. Bernard Diamant The parts calling for Direct Quiet brought an amendment calling Action to show solidarity Demo in a minority.” “Leeds University Union for an all-Leeds student were defeated by a similarly J^AST Sunday, a delegation fullyr. ■7 supports---- . the j v present v T posi- demonstration andana urging con- iart?e VQte j1 i* j stuJ^eilts ^.S.:E. demnation of Mr. Shorts recent of Jewish Students went and demands that the admini­ speech in the House of Although the meeting had to London to take part in LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION stration reopens L.S.E. without Commons as a “part of a been at first unreceptive to the the gates or police. the demonstration and campaign by the Government motion and to Union Council’s march to the Soviet Em­ against workers and students.” actions the speakers were little Arrested interrupted and efficient chair­ bassy. There were 6,000 The ammendment was clearly ing meant that the vote was demonstrators in all. PRESIDENTIAL “We demand that all charges defeated, after Mr. Nick taken before two o’clock. Baker’s opposing speech, in iMr. Gordon Hausman, a against the students be dropped, London Law student, chairman without victimisation of any (tJwhich , he , condemned it as ELECTIONS Mr. Baker called of the Universities’ Committee kind, and that those members /. van < for Soviet Jewry, led a three- of both academic and admini­ for support for the first part On Monday and Tuesday the of the main motion. man deputation into the strative staff who acted as LABOUR SOC. Embassy, and handed in a informers pointing out students Mr, Mark Mitchell’s amend- petition containing 30,000 sig­ Union will chose a President to the police who then arrested men't attacking Mr. Short’s natures. for 1969-70 them, be brought before a speech was easily carried, tribunal of academic and non------REVIVAL Afterwards , there was despite Mr. Bob Laycock’s another demonstration at the Six Candidates. The choice is academic staff and students of opposition. L.S.E. Iraqi embassy, in protest A TTEMPTS are being made against the mass hangings of yours. “Further we undertake to to restart Labour Soc. last week. show our solidarity by organi­ Militant in the Union. The original A similar demonstration was sing leaflets, circulation of a society was dissolved in held in Leeds, on the same day petition, meetings, demonstra­ Mr. Mike Redwood, speak­ to “mourn the loss of innocent tions and above all a token ing against the original motion, 1966 when it was taken over Jewish martyrs in Iraq.” This USE YOUR VOTE picket, these activities to con­ said: “We expect Union Coun­ by extremists. We asked Mr. was attended by 3,000 people. tinue until L.S.E. is reopened cil to look after our students Brian Jacobs, the man______on the students’ terms.” and leave the militant minority to look after themselves.” responsible for this venture, The motion was proposed at what his aims were, and ^ overthrow the thing TO PREVENT THEFT the E.G.M. by Viv Hopkins Mr. Adrian Sugar, speaking what he thought were the again.” He made it clear that and seconded by Leo Smith. for the motion, urged the maxi­ mum support for L.S.E. from chances of success. the aim was to try to represent USE THE FREE The motion had been first all other students. the broad spectrum of Left brought to Union Council by “We have several signatures wing opinion; or, in his own Miss Hopkins in response to Mr. Chris Swann criticised so far,” he said, “but we need words, “to represent modera- LOCKERS IN THE requests from L.S.E. students the latter part of the motion fifty to re-form the society.5 tion in the face of extremism.’ and Council passed the motion on the grounds that direct When we asked how he used PARKINSON by a large majority after reject­ action was a waste of time. He the terms moderation and ex­ ing a call for a takeover of the also pointed out that less than Long Term tremism, Mr. Jacobs suggested Admin Block. 500 militants had disrupted the that he would be regarded as Don’t leave briefcases, coats, handbags, etc. kicking courses of 2,500 other students “I don’t see why we shouldn’t quite left wing in parliamentry around outside the Brotherton, anyone can walk off At the Emergency General at L.S.E. succeed on a long term basis,” language. Though a self con­ with them, and they frequently do, The lockers are Meeting Mr. Gareth Davies he went on, “and we don’t fessed anti-Wilsonite, he said: safe and free. challenged the meeting’s Con- Miss Hopkins, summing up !mind attendance by radical “I am quite moderate in the stitutional validity but Union for the motion, said that Leeds students as long as they don’t context of this Uunion.” UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 5

UNION NEWS ANALYSIS HOW THE ARCHITECTS USED REVOLUTIONARY BUILDING TECHNIQUES BUT

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THE FURNISHINGS A student’s-eye-yiew of the new Lecture Theatre Block, from the Maths. Block: the Sports Centre is in the court, centre, surrounded by the running track.

by Chris Swann & Bill Harvey Why did a lecturer take one look oi his new IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUl Physics Labs, stretching down towards the Medical School. £ \N E of the major criticisms levelled at the Development Plan is that it will result in office ond go oof and boy some paint? As buildings suited to Univer­ ^ long, low spine-buildings like the Physics Block writhing like so many similar sity needs they are superb and will probably become standard worms all over the campus. Of course, the stories have of university admin, (and who, already started, the sort that at times, doesn’t?), if that in far more developments than It’s true that exceptions like the Lecture Theatre Block, the Undergraduate Work­ every new building gives rise to. department had not maintained Leeds*. ing Library and the Sports Centre will relieve the monotony, but critics doubt whether Like the one about the Maths, a totally practical attitude and they will be sufficient. lecturer who walked into his pushed the needs of students Teething room and slammed the door. and staff, we might have had a The reason that tihe spine-1 ' _ , n , ~ , 'Other offices holding seven or But couldn’t get out because the superb piece of display archi­ Their teething troubles can buildings are being erected is | . The fact that all the fumis ^ more people leave their Red lock was put on back to front. tecture but not necessarily a be eliminated in the future and that they are fully practical if in,8s are directly related to the Route doors open to get some fully functional one, they will provide the bulk p f less stimulating than they might proportions of the rooms mean fresh air from the vents there— the facilities on the precinct. be. This week w ell take a look that no space need be wasited because none of their many Colourful and, although ithe tiables etc. south-facing windows were They can’t keep everybody iBut what will the University at them and try to account for And about the officer in Data be like then? It might have their forming the base of the were specially designed, the size designed to open. happy: there will he complaints of the order and the use of an Processing who took one look that______the______writing^ ______surfaces in the enough buildings but will the plan whilst considering some The heating system either at his white and grey walls, left new lecture theatre block are students using them be closer to of the criticisms of them. English firm meant that the cost was no greater than that of doesn’t or warms classes into a immediately and only returned only just wide enough to take battery-farm education than the peaceful doze after ualf-an- when he’d bought some green a file-pad. But they do ensure students of today? First, and foremost, the spine- buying standard lines>. hour. blocks have a column-and-beam paint, and a brush. So at least that such surfaces are just wide However good the Precinct So the flexibility that is pos­ one office is colourful. framework wh'ch carries walls sible with . h e s e techmaues is (Lifts to hold five people enough. becomes, it can only be as valu­ and floors. The columns are little short of revolutionary. manage four — just — and But the fact that there are so able as the education it really clusters of four concrete The same block can house arts there are too few lifts anyway, few complaints compared with This, then, is the type of provides: we can only hope that posits set ait the corners of the an^ science departments with Architect-Specified doors and the size of the project is a building which will grow over a teaching development plan is 7 ft. square column-area with equa,i ease. Departments can be locks have to be imported from measure of the success of Plan- much of the precinct, forming being drawn up to complement service-pipes carrying gas, water, accommodated ; temporarily Sweden, J — ning --— Office. Whatever one says grids‘ around the Hillary Place the Precinct Plan. 151— electricity and so on in the whilst their allocated building middle oif the cluster. goes up, fluctuations in Depart­ mental intake can be compen­ Modular sated for, all without (having to COMMENT miake costly alterations to the The beam’s running between basic framework and extra these columns serve as plat­ lengths can be added to the forms for floors as well as spines as the money becomes carrying the services horizon­ available. tally across fthe buildings. These, then, are the obvious A DEGREE OR AN The floor areia of the result­ and very real advantages of the ing ‘scaffolding’ is then treated type of building that’s spread­ as a grid drawn up on a 1' 4" ing to the south. But pipes, modular with 4" spaces between lagged but otherwise un­ each spare. Partition walls can adorned, pass through rooms, be erected along these 4" lines lavatories are distinctly Spartan EDUCATION: WHO’S so that any number of rooms of and the walls look as though widely differing sizes can be they’ve been undercoated or totally forgotten. Of course some money would have to made, with each room directly be spent on accommodation. But only just related to the size of the enough. After all, the problems of finding modular. Financial a student a place to live are less economi­ CHICKEN? cally significant than those of getting Obviously this system gives the utmost flexibility of use to another graduate into the productive Again the reason is financial. XA/E’VE seen over the last couple of but economically sound and can be done. places in the economy. the spine-blocks. Large or small The Planning Office were work­ areas can be separated off with ™ weeks what the University is L,et’s assume that the precinct building This is going to be the real problem ing on a budget of about £5 programme has been completed. Not the breeze-block walls. going to be like 20 years from now. facing the University in the future. It’s per square foot and looking to housing, but the labs and lecture-theatres. cheaper to develop an existing campus Thus a science laboratory, a the future decided that the Buildings stretching from the Engineer­ Are we to assume that the Government than to start a new one. So the pressure wide open space, can share a present overcrowding could ing block to the General Infirmary. From will allow only ten thousand students to will be there. building with an Arts depart­ only be solved by building and Clarendon Road to Woodhouse Lane. A use these blocks. When less than 9,000 ment, with its small tutorial spent almost all tihe budget on hundred and thirty-five acres of lecture really need only a few of them, how can rooms. And if more labs are construction rather than decora­ rooms, labs, offices. And possibly on it be believed that another thousand will Little coop needed all that’s necessary is tion. campus study-bedrooms for 4,000 need so many more rooms? the removal of the partition students. Is it not more likely that the Govern­ The ‘unfinished’ appearance If they don’t give way to it, 1980 walls from the area required. And yet this plan was drawn up on ment will in fact insist that the capital of the blocks is truthful: when might see a University of ten thousand the assumption that there would be 7,700 that they’ve invested must show a higher the money is available and not students with enough staff and facilities to students in Leeds by 1970. Later they yield, that the University must take a more urgently needed for other ensure that ever student, whatever his Cluster realised that 10,000 was a more realistic student population of about 15,000 or, by things pipes will be covered, subject, could go from his nearby study- tiles will appear in the loos and figure and made that the target. the end of the century, 20,000? bedroom to good teaching areas and have Services can be led off from colour in the buildings. Of course there will be problems. The an education as well as a degree when he the columns and beams if they Battery- farming students will have to use teaching Other complaints from the graduates. Some might say that even are wanted: if not they can be machines. Lecturers might see their classes users of these blocks vary from This year there are 8,400 students and 10,000 is too big — but it’s not impossible. left out of the Way until they once a week. Tutors will have to hold one the real to the imagined. only a small amount of the Precinct has If they give way we might just see the needed. The columns them­ tutorial every three weeks. But the selves, because of their cluster been completed. batteries of lecture rooms each holding x The iMaths Block had to wait lecture-rooms could hold at least 200 even construction, can have corridors a year to get its clocks turned Already the Henry Price and the Charles students for the period that it takes to running through them, might Morris Hall have taken in nearly a thousand if the tutorials would be dealing with on. Metal strip covers a very twenty students at once. ensure that 1000 Engineers or 500 English act as wells for spiral stairs or wavy “straight” piece of con­ students but their effect on the accom­ students can be passed into the economy paternoster lifts or, where they crete work on Red Route. modation crisis is past: the situation is as But these disadvantages would be amply with a degree. pass through open laib area, take Window frames there 'had to be bad now as it was four years ago. And no compensated for by the efficiency of the And they can always live in quantities fume cupboards. heated before they could be more money to ease the problem will machines. They are by far the best way of of Henry Prices, all with z students each The furnishings are also pushed into place. Most of come from the U.G.C. ensuring that all the graduates would have one in his own little coop, built to the designed on the modular these can be assigned to an So we’ve got approaching the total received exactly the same knowledge. minimum requirements, with identical system and relate directly to the overhung workman. But some number of students and nowhere near the Drop-outs would be less frequent. Those furniture, fittings, facilities and people in buildings. That black rail near are aimed at the Architects. total buildings. And the students fit into leaving for academic reasons, that is. The all the surrounding blocks. the top of every wall is a built- Small offices have only a the buildings that have been built. And few students who somehow obtained And the national papers will make a in hanging rail from which not skylight and are much taller more could fit into them, in the eyes of more than the average information would bomb on advertising: “Leeds graduate, O only pictures but also bookcases tihan they are wide, so that the government. Not comfortably. But it become Postgrads. And what a gulf would Level Maths, Eng.Lang, B.A. English and similar items can be hung secretaries work in a claustro­ could be done. be dug between them and the other requires job. Anything over £750 p.a. on sfteel straps. phobic well. Like battery-farming it is not comfortable students. considered. W rite ...” 6 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February. 1969

After mediating in L.S.E. flash-point, N.U.S. Pres, writes:_____ HOW I FORESEE

BY JACK STRAW, VICE-PRESIDENT, N.U.S. STUDENT What*s wrong with the N.U.S.? 'I CONDEMN THE MASSES POWER OF STUDENTS WHO TAKE NO INTEREST IN THE ACT­ IN 1969 W fLL the National Union of Students survive IONS OF THOSE WHO SEEK 1969? This may seem an odd question for its by TREVOR FISK President to pose. Bureaucrats are supposed to students as a whole must start TO REPRESENT T H E M . | believe their organisations are eternal. working real ideas out. Now However, it’s too easy for any organisation that the back has been broken of the long fight to get the idea “ Q / M of students found union politics boring” jj to outlive its purpose. And it is the purpose of EXCLUSIVE of student participation accep­ student action which bodies like N.U-S. and ted, we must now start to show \ J 0 / O screamed the “shock results” of the latest jj we can use participation Union News opinion poll. To be truthful, I used to j j indeed Leeds University Union represent that is have either displayed total apathy to union discussions or properly. find 86% of the student population boring, though I j| at stake this year. i else compromised with it to For that we must now turn am not sure it was necessarily the same 86%. our energies to looking at our j Historically, students have if they can democraically preserve “student solidarity”. But the poll — for it was statistically found — did But there are times when soli­ courses, the teaching methods j opted for that recourse to win it — but are prepared darity must yield to morality. and examination system we indicate an interesting point. The student public | negotiation with college to act unilaterally if out­ Whether such people are right labour under. We must have — far from being the intellectual and political elite so j authorities or national voted. or wrong is more important fresh and coherent views to put often assumed — is just as apathetic and unconcerned I government, that belief in than that they are fellow forward to our University about its own future and its own control over its In the recent L.S.E. crisis students. That challenge is the authorities. (sorting out their own dif- main problem of Student environment as the rest of the great British public. | ferences of opinion in a those who broke down the Equally" at national level we Power in 1969. must face up to the real That much was apparent not from the results concern­ j democratic process, which gates had already declared ing Union politics but from the ones concerning the their intention to do so, question that will face educa­ ; gives purpose to representa- HISTORIC tion in the seventies — how above “politically active” where only 15.5% considered | tive organisations. We have whether the General Meet­ colleges can be more efficient, that they were. | sought our strength in three ing backed them or not. In the other sense Student whether the type of education But equally interesting was the result of the N.U.S. question The fact that they came to Power means the refinement of that goes on today is the right “would you personally lose anything if N.U.S. folded up [forces— the idealism that the historic base of our move­ one for tomorrow. j has given moral flavour to that meeting already armed tomorrow**, where a majority, albeit a small one, wished that with pickaxes and crowbars ment. In that we have now it would. [the views we advance, the achieved a national recognition Student Power in 1969, to the So one has the situation where 44% of the total poll and J reason which enabled us to can hardly be put down to for our grievances, and for optimist, will mean a fresh ex­ the majority of those without any definite opinions at all, “contingency planning.” bodies like N.U.S. in that be­ plosion of ideas from students, considered that N.U.S. is of some use to them and yet where, iput forward a logical case hind negotiation we have when a maturity of power, a renais­ presumably, only the 15% politically active bothered to take j for any demand, the realism such fail the reserve power or sance of purpose. To the pes­ Since tha t idealogy rejects simist it could mean an much of an interest in the organisation. I that has ultimately accepted the whole basis on which peaceful protest, we are [ the best possible deal that stronger than we have been implosion of the student move­ student unions are based, before. In this sense student ment into warring factions, or f can be wrung out of the its success if any must spell power is not a rejection of faith turning away from progress to 7 / you don't like it’ i authorities on any occasion. the eradication of those in reason, in the force of violence and anarchy. I am an values, the destruction of argument, but a supplement to optimist but faith is not Our object has been pro- it. It is this sense of power that enough. It is up to each one of Whilst I may not pass a statistics examination on the strength | gress, our weapon reason, union relevance to student in 1969 we should meet and us who reject the amoral form of this assumption, I think it would be proof to say that a good j our machinery — student problems. develop. of student power to check its 30% considered the N.U.S. to be worthwhile but probably do advance not by opposing mili­ nothing to ensure that it stays that way. | unions uniting all students. Faced with this challenge, so But if our strength is ulti­ tancy but by keeping that mili­ If they had asked what the initials “N.U.S.** stood for, most far, the majority of students mately in ideas, the N.U.S. and tancy sane. would have probably got it right, and if you are asking me IDEALISM what’s really wrong with the Union, then I have to say that fundamentally it*s the students themselves. Although in one sense In my previous two articles, I have admitted that there is a I Student Power may repre- lot wrong with N.U.S. both organisationally and in terms of its public relations. But if your complaints fall into neither of these jsent a refinement of that Westland categories — if they are, not about how we do things or the I theory — in another it can way in which we say we do things, then they must be about I mean a total abnegation. what we do. [For we are faced now in The actions we take on substantive matters of policy — that Aircraft Limited means the politics of the organisation — whilst it requires I every University with groups action from the INSIDE to change its organisation, and struc­ fof students who reject all ture, it requires action from OUTSIDE the confines of the | those assumptions. company representatives will be structure if you want to change W HAT we do. The people who, in my view, require the greatest con­ They seek strength in demnation in the student world, are not the so-called “mili­ i ideology not idealism, in visiting this University tants’* or to be more specific even, the International Socialists or the L.S.E. Socilaist Society. j organised strength, if neces- I may and do disagree with much of the action they take | sary backed by outright but at least they act. I violence, not in reason, they No, I would condemn the masses of students who take no [will accept no compromise on February 11th interest in the actions of those who seek to represent them. | from vice-chancellors or This is not to say that they ought to turn up to every meet­ f Secretaries of State—whom Westland Aircraft Limited, Yeovil, is the parent company of four operating com­ ing of the smallest sub-committee of the union, or worse Union panies - Westland Helicopters Limited, British Hovercraft Corporation, Normalair- Council, but it is to say that every student ought to take an I they condemn as represen- Garrett Limited and Westland Engineers Limited. The main concern of Westland active interest in the organisation which represents him just I tatives of an alien regime to Aircraft Limited is the design and manufacture of helicopters, vertical take-off air­ to ensure that when it says it is representing his interest, it I be destroyed. They seek craft, hovercraft and aircraft environmental control equipment. really is. In spite of a number of defects, N.U.S. is fundamentally a f confrontation, not negotia- Further details can be obtained from your Appointments Officer who also has an democratic organisation, so if you don’t like it, you can change [ tion. They welcome support informative brochure. it. I from their fellow students UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 7 The Union News Probe

WE LOOKED UNDER THE DUST-COVERS OF LEEDS ANTIQUE TRADE AND DISCOVERED THAT MOST DEALERS ADMIT: 'WE DON'T BOTHER WITH LEEDS . . . WE SELL STRAIGHT TO LONDON, THE CONTINENT, OR AMERICA.' VAL DRAPER REPORTS . . .

IUORTH STREET, LEEDS — the focus of the antique trade in Leeds. It’s a long road ^ lined on either side with old buildings, business premises occupied by Jewish tailors, by small firms who still permanently pleat fabrics by hand — and by the antique dealers. They each proudly lay claim to being the first in the street, and they each disparage the knowledge of and expertise of their neighbours. “Antique dealers in Leeds—none of them know what they’re on about,” commented one of them—Mr. P. Freeman. “I went with one chap to buy a chaise longue a few days ago, and as soon as he saw it, he offered £50 for it. Silly so-and-so. He could have got it for twenty guineas if he’d known what he was on about. “You’ll never really lose money on antiques, though, things just keep appreciating Top left: two chairs . . . which is reproduction? Above: antiques—you might be cheated in value. I could close this but they’re an investment. shop for nine months, then reopen it and double my Another North Street dealer “I buy for design,” he said, “You can never be an expert profits.” admitted that he has no time and if it’s antique as well, then on antiques—you can have a Is Leeds at all for the local selling it’s also an investment for me. lot of knowledge in one field, In fact, Mr. Freeman’s market; most of his stock finds It’s mainly the London dealers but no one can really just interest lies less in genuine its way to Sweden and the and the Americans who set the learn about antiques,” com­ antiques than in reproductions. continent. But he’s concerned trends. For example, someone mented one lady at ‘Windsor His workmen produce very about the harm done to the buys an old clock, takes out House’. “Every piece is unique intricate facsimiles of the business by adverse publicity the works, and turns it into a and has to be judged on its genuine articles—but to call in the Press and on television, drinks cabinet. They they start own. them simply “copies” would be and won’t say much. to take a real interest in old to denegrate the craftsmanship things, and then they start a that goes into them. heritage Each dealer echoed the view CHEATED that Leeds is important mainly trend. Basically, it’s a fashion as a market for traders. that will last as long as the RUSKIN supply lasts. Already people “There’s quite a lot of Articles of furniture can are looking for Victoriana, swindling in the business, but Mr. Freeman started in the fetch fifty to a 100 per cent, because the really good stuff people are less easily cheated business when he was 14 years more in London than they just can’t be found. Victorian now by unscrupulous dealers. old, learning chairmaking and would on the Norhern market; chairs were thrown on bonfires There’s far more general carving. but people are still prepared to by the dozen just after the interest in antiques, but on the pay, partly because a Georgian whole people aren’t really He says of reproductions: going for war—and as local corporations table is an investment which aware of values—they rely on “I love them. They’re the installed gas and electricity, the can only appreciate in value as old oil lamps were just thrown the dealer.” antiques of the future. There’s such pieces become even no one coming into the business out. Now you can get £15 for Sadly for those who cherish scarcer; and this often takes one of them.” you see. The youngsters of second place to aesthetic con­ the belief that great-aunt today can’t be bothered to siderations. His colleague, Pamela Hall, Nellie’s dresser is one day learn a skill like this any more. going to be worth a small for­ Just why do people uant offered another reason for the But the customers still want the current love of things Victorian: tune, the story of the un­ quality—all of this modern them? realised treasure rotting in the stuff will never become antique. a song? Antiques have come to have “We’ve learned the art of attic seems to be a myth. There’s a warmth about this great prestige value; Mi. discrimination. We’ve taken ‘Windsor House’ had no fabu­ furniture, and people like Kelvin remarked: individual pieces out of their lous finds to report. Mr. Graver comfort.” The latest figures available lucky—it’s mostly Victoriana original cluttered setting, so recollected a china cabinet sold His workmen are reminded from the Board of Trade show here, which doesn’t yet qualify now we’re able to distinguish by an old lady for £10 which of the standards he expects by that in 1967, Britain exported as antique. Harrogate and FRAGILE the beauty in them. Some of was subsequently found to the quotation from Ruskin works of art, collectors’ pieces York are better known than these are everyday objects that contain pieces of Staffordshire which hangs beside his desk: and antiques to the value of Leeds, There is a private “A lot of it is ego— I’ve got our grandparents simply became pottery worth around £100 a £20,081,350 sterling to other market here, but it’s mostly a silver coffee-pot and you blase about, but a lot of it is piece. “There is nothing in the countries, with the U.S.A., Italy, haven’t, and you can’t get one the sort of thing you’d expect world that someone can’t make other dealers buying for resale France and West Germany top in London, or for export to because there isn’t another just to find in a boudoir or a lady’s But such instances are rare; a little worse and a little of the buying league. Com­ like it’ sort of thing.” drawing-room. and the greater part of the cheaper—and those people who Europe and the rest of the pared with the 1962 figure of world. Other countries are Alan Graver uses antiques in objects offered to the dealers consider price alone are this £8,476,971, it shows that “This chair could be by private individuals are man’s lawful prey.” interested in British antiques a slightly different way. His Regency, or it could be an exports in this field have more because Britain is an old worthless. They buy their firm, Birdcage Antiques, which early Victorian reproduction— One man’s view of the than doubled. Dealers in country that has kept a lot of nestles modestly in a riny alley stock from sales, at the auctions current upsurge of interest in Leeds are almost nonchalant its old houses, so there’s a it will need an expert to judge, of stately homes or from other off Albion Street, are also and then he’ll only be able to old furniture—that people are about the local, private market. steady supply of goods. And interior design consultants. dealers. simply tired of the cold lines English silver is the best in the tell from the sort of tools used Mr. Kelvin, a neighbour of Antique furniture and fittings, for the hand-carving. There Antiques are no longer a and factory-produced unifor­ world. The Italians, in par­ such as lamps, epergnes (highly mity of modern furniture. But Mr. Freeman in North Street, are still craftsmen around today hobby indulged by genteel ticular, like our plate silver and elaborate Victorian glassware ladies pottering around during this can hardly explain the who has been in the antique jewellery. I don’t really know who could do an equally good business for 22 years, com­ which comprise of fragile vases, job, and to call that sort of their leisure hours. Now they story told everywhere of the why England has such a good fruit bowls and cake trays all demand abroad for anything mented: reproduction a ‘fake’ would be mean big business and play an name—I supose it’s because we blended into one table centre- cruel.” important role in the drive to made in Britain and a 100 “You won’t find a real used to have such a good piece) form an integral part of years old. keep the dollar, the franc and antique in Leeds unless you’re reputation for quality.” their designs. What constitutes an expert? the kroner flowing in. 8 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February. 1969 Viewing in Leeds Why we are not getting ilbepli the quality films we A certain gentleman got into a Welsh huff ’cos I mentioned him in connection with a story have the talent to make about Pete Dean last week. Listen to what he says: “I find the reference 'T'HIS article is intended as a alley, which was the equivalent cinema. The best known of highly objectionable and defamatory and con­ follow-up to last week’s of Albert Finney working at his the directors are Godard, by Dave Shutt sider it indicative of the utter pettiness of your factory lathe. Culturally, the Truffant and Chabrol, who when I indicated that we didn’t French seem more ready to started work on a relatively columnist.” (Now start playing violin)— get the films we might. So accept a film per se. The crude basis, borrowing equip­ “For the past three months I have been pre­ what are the alternatives? One British must apply it to some ment and helping each other. porating the French films in a occupied with my final examinations. I am not opportunity to see through the other standards. We have no The movement appears to be “Free Cinema” show in 1956. well known in the Union. I do not held any equivalent of Bunuel (Belle de taking a sick turn now—it is The movement got nowhere, position in the Union and do not intend to chinks of the industry came in Jour), or internationally, Berg depending heavily on Ameri­ other than giving the directors talking to Lindsay Anderson man (Summer Interlude), Fellini can capital, which is likely to concerned an entry into the stand for any elections.” for MOMA, an arts magazine (Juliet of the Spirits), etc. That fossilize it. industry, and thus, two of them Well for a start I hadn’t said he was. due to come out very shortly. is, judged by the films on the turned commercial in the But don’t think that here’s a poor Welshman circuits. And, because of the Many reasons have been accepted way—Tony Richard­ shying away from the limelight. Ask him why His film “If . . . ” has just monolithic nature of the given for the impossibility of son with “Tom Jones” and got general release, but his industry, discussed last week, such a revival in this country. Karel Reisz with “Morgan”. he speaks in Debates all the time, why he “White Bus” will probably they are never likely to get One is the immobility of the Lindsay Anderson has been an appeared on Network 4 last Thursday, talking unions, which is such that film never be seen by Leeds made. outsider, choosing only to about (yes — you’ve guessed it) — Union News units work slowly, within rigid make the films he wants to, and audiences, as the distributors conventions. They make it consequently having to earn a and why he speaks out in O.G.M.’s every have ignored it. It is in a near impossible to work living outside the industry. meeting. similar position to Albert New Wove cheaply, and every cameraman Occasionaly films by directors What’s wrong with being involved in the must serve a professional such as he do get a showing. Union anyway? Finney’s “Charlie Bubbles”, What happened in France, apprenticeship, with a union His “The White Bus” will be which is supposed to be good. then, because in the early ’50’s card, with a professional unit. shown at the Film Theatre in their industry was very like Recently an English director Manchester in March. It seems Wjell, the battle for President of Leeds Union Generally, British films come ours? Incidentally, before used a Danish team because he that Leeds has not yet found ’69 makes the Nixon/Humphreys Scramble look from two sources. First, from going into it, the French wanted quality and could not the necessity for a Film Theatre. the American star system, pro­ example is not unique; some­ go to a great expense. A more like a W.U.S. sub-committee vacancy. ducing musicals, horror and thing very similar happened substantial reason, it seems, is Take Nigel de Lee. ‘drama’ (like “Whose Afraid just after the war in Italy. I the way the distributors exer­ Reactionary For heaven’s sake, someone must. of Virginia Woolf?”). Capital use the French example because cise their monopoly. for our industry is largely He came into the bar last Friday with a suit­ most people have some know­ It is no good beefing about case in hand. I’m not sure whether he was American. Even “If . . . •”> a ledge of the French New Wave, So the only alternative to the films we do see, if there story of revolt, was made on though may not be aware that commercial films are under­ are no real alternatives. We moving in permanently, or moving out American money. Second is the artistic flowering could ground. That is, amateur film are involved in a vicious circle. permanently. We’ll see after next Tuesday. from literature, like “Tom only be effective with a corres­ makers who get a very limited While the industry stays the Then there’s Nick Baker. He’s been given Jones”, “Saturday Night and ponding economic change showing through the Film way it is, good progressive orders by the man who really runs this Union Sunday Morning” and “The within the industry. Very Societies, or education centres directors will never be able to Charge of the Light Brigade” simply, a young man called or the C.I.A. in London. Their devote all their energies on —Chris Swann, to cut his hair, grow a decent (adapted from “The Reason Roger Vadim made a film films are shown to an audience films, they will have to earn a moustache, and wear a tie. In other words, to Why” by Cecil Woodham- starring Brigit*e Bardot on a of always appreciating cine­ living elsewhere. Still, films dress exactly like him. Smith). Then we have combi­ shoestring budget. It was a ma fans and though more lively have come to be recognised in Swaneee how we love you . . . how we love nations, like “Oliver”, a commercial success, and there than the average commercial, their own right by many people Dickens musical. We don’t were many young men who are generally self-indulgent, and I believe that “Free you . . . our dear old Swaneee. genuinely have any writer- were prepared to put into prac­ with no real audience tensions Cinema” may have survived directors, who make films tice their own film ideas, by that are conducive to good art. today when it did not ten years Then Alan Ashworth, Network 4 boss. which can only be film, and operating on a near amateur ago. But still, we have to are genuinely cinematic (exactly basis. Many of them came associate real cinema with the If you think he can run this Union any what that implies I’d like to from the magazine “Cahiers du Success continent. We haven’t stepped better than that joke-packed television service go into next week); if we do Cinema”, which had developed outside the bounds of literature —Network 4, then give him your vote. That’ll they don’t reach the circuits. its own ideas from film history, There have been attempts at or similar conventional forms make two he gets. The nearest equivalent is docu­ particularly the recent Italian collaboration, similar to the of art. mentary films, like “The War experience. They would make French innovation, always out­ And what of the rest? Viv Hopkins -r- who’s Game”, which only acquired a film for about £30,000 instead side the industry. One such Underground is getting got plans to get rid of everything except Viv restricted distribution after it of the £300,000 required for was the ‘Free Cinema’ venture, greater acceptance (or enthu­ Hopkins . . . Mike Redwood — of ‘change, was rejected by television. And the standard spectacular, and though its objectives were very siasm), but for a film director to call a film ‘documentary’ is progress responsibility’ fame. He was the first were allowed to do so, partly much more modest; really no to mature and make decent to get his posters out and will be the last to be to denegrate it. because of the success of more than to show a back-log films in the industry is as yet Vadim’s film, “And God of films by the directors impossible, while it stays in its surprised if he’s elected. Russ Laikin . . . well, Created Woman”, in itself not involved (Karel Reisz, Tony thoroughly reactionary state. who’s Russ Laikin. He represents the apathetic L i f e r a f u r e such a divergence from the Richardson and Lindsay Ander­ The only people who can work majority, and by that token I reckon he’ll get main stream, a n d partly son). The films were shown at in the system are those who 7,800 votes . . . if only the people could be This is not true of the because if only one out of ten the National Film Theatre in subscribe to it. Change will French. It’s very difficult to of their first films was success­ London, but got no further only come from outside pres­ bothered to vote. imagine a Godard as a novel or ful, that success would recoup than that. They were a success sure, which is at the moment It’s difficult to say who’s going to win. And a play, and the only period the losses on the nine failures. and many of the films deserved negligible. Who will complain if Chris Swann’s candidate doesn’t there’s going that the best French films distribution, but did not get it. at a “Look at Life” or a news to be trouble in this Union. relied heavily on literature was The movement snowballed Incidentally, the group were the re-hash, when a good short or that of the French Revival of (1954-5-6), bringing over sixty first to show the French New underground film could be It’ll be the first election he’s lost. loitering through a gas-lit new directors into French Wave in this country, incor- shown instead? The second will be when he stands next year. PERSONAL VIEW | ^ H E N someone is a excuse for not doing anything themselves. On the other hand Personality — Union JOHN QUAIL - SELF-STYLED KING OF as a mini-version of Personali­ ties outside, attacking him is an §j or otherwise — it's a expression of irritation or even jg curiously double-edged THE REBELS - TELLS : 'W HY I HATE anger about the irksome social position people find themselves §§ situation. written in a well-we-all-know- human relationship with their in. peers. He is both admired and about-John-Quail sort of tone Naturally the whole thing is by someone I didn’t know and PERSONALITY CULTS' It shows a high level of alien­ a waste of time. Each of us is §j insulted. His human frailties ation within a group that, from who, in all honesty didn’t know But it’s worrying too, worrying Now this is bad enough worth as much attention as any §§ are continually emphasised in the outside, looks as though it Jj public in order to show that me. in a more general, political, when you’re dealing with other, and as little. The basis of Another example: whenever brown bread or David Frost, should have quite a developed this time-wasting circus is our H he’s an ordinary person ‘Like sense. sense of community. There is some reporter wants to talk A Personality is a highly but it’s nasty when it comes to sterile alienated society. When §§ you and me'. But the fact that no doubt in my mind that this to a student rebel the Union simplified version of a person people. we remake that the problem | j it is felt necessary to emphasise is a reflection of the relations sends him to me. ( I t ’s hap­ for public consumption. In the I’m not trying to be particu­ will have already disappeared. M them implies that he is worthy that exist between people in pened twice). Furthermore I media the Personality is made larly snide about David Frost. It serves the interests of the H of closer attention than ‘our’ society at large. jg ‘ordinary people’. Wierd. have been asked to w rite this to stand for a set of crude and What I am trying to say is status quo too much this ritual I don’t suppose that I’d w rite personality piece. ill-defined attitudes in the same that in a place like the Union In this situation the Person­ construction and defiling of M about it if I hadn’t been put in It’s basically because I find way that Hovis allegedly stands where people can talk and plot ality has a dual function: since men made into gods. The real H this position. The signs are un- this both flattering and boring for brown bread. The Person­ and be nice to one another it’s he is usually someone who has world is where you are with p mistakeable: a review of my that I want to know why and ality becomes a commodity, a rather frightening that some ‘done something’ (anything) he your friends. Make it a better §g play appeared in Union News how this situation comes about. thing. people are placed in this in­ can be shat on by people as an one. liiimnii IMIiliil UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 9 As Govt, debates Tattoo Biff we drop fa on Leeds* only skin artist who says:

' I suppose that you could call me a peddlar of disfigurement

D ° n Barker is a 39-year- old postman with an un­ usual hobby. NEWSIGHT He’s a tattoist. crossed off because he’s proceedings against them.” He The only one in Leeds, and changed girlfriends. Besides hasn’t yet, and doesn’t think he that he wants a picture of a will. But it shows that even therefore the only one to be rose on his right arm — for tattooists have their problems. especially concerned with a this he has to pay 12/6d. Does he think that what he’s Bill now before Parliament Don is a small, fat, ruddy doing is wrong? to make tattoing of minors man obsessed with his quality Don says quite definitely as a tattooist. He sees his work “No!” illegal. as creative — “I get a real feel­ ing from seeing the work I’ve “I’ve been doing this for done,” he explained. “I’ve took Peddlar 15 years now, and I’ve been trouble and time to do a good job. I had a well-to-do chap “I suppose you could call doing it proper like for 18 in ’ere the other day, had a me a peddlar of disfigurement,” months,” he said. Jaguar like. He was doing a he said, “but then so is a play, taking the part of a sailor surgeon.” and wanted some tattoos done. He breaks off to shout What I did was to just draw It’s a logic that disarms you. ’Arry” and Harry appears them on and paint them green “I like doing the fancy ones in a grubby white medical red, and yellow.” best. I don’t like all the ‘Blood, dagger and skull’ ones. They’re coat, and like an experien­ Customers crap in my opinion.” “Hey bo/s, you can drop the burning political satire, I’ve got an Arts ced stripper takes it off, Don can do just about any­ together with jumper and But most of his customers thing in the tattoo line. Donald Council Grant.” are young, ordinary people. Duck’s Indians, The Holy shirt to reveal right across None of them knew why they Mother and the disrobed young his back a huge religious wanted tattoos done. Except ladies that are his stock in one who wasn’t ashamed to trade at 25 bob a time. tattoo that Don did 10 admit that it was for “show.” Though they’re not the most popular apparently. Ordinary NOT EXACTLY JAMES BOND years ago at a cost of £15. Don agrees. It’s of epic proportion and things like names and ‘Mum Mind you he won’t do just and Dad’ are becoming in­ took 3 weeks to complete. anything. On one of the walls creasingly so. of his studio there’s a notice But the trade as a whole is TYPES ■ THESE MEN WHO that says he won’t do “stupid, dying. Grotesque obscene or unsuitable tattoos.” by John Josephs There were times when And to make sure that he women came into Don’s studio all know them. The/ are tall, dark­ Both Don and Harry look at doesn’t tattoo anyone under the to be tattoed — those days are RUNLEEDSTOP it proudly. now gone — probably forever. Y°y.haired men, wearing raincoats with age of 16 he makes sus- It’s grotesque. piciously-young clients fill in As one of Don’s customers turned up collars, and rubber-soled shoes, Don settles down to attend to a form that has to be signed said: “I think we’ve said ta-ta sneaking furtively round corners, tapping his first customer. by a parent. to tattoos. telephones with ‘bugging’ devices, driving TEC AGENCY He’s a 17 year old joiner It, too, has its warnings. It seemed to match the mood fast cars, and jumping into bed with beau­ called Brian Gooding. He has “Any person or persons who perfectly. tiful girls every day. They are the private an agent is required, and will refer them to the name ‘Shirley’ written on forge the above questions, I investigators. Or are they? a good one.” his right arm and wants it the tattoist, will take legal Dave Durman One old-established firm of private investi­ However, not all the firms are like L.D.A. gators certainly could not be further from this There about half a dozen main agencies in picture. The Leeds Detective Agency is run by Leeds, but many more come and go. The two ex-Ghief Inspectors of Leeds C.I.D. They spokesman for LDA said: “When people go to are both well-dressed middle-aged men, and an agency, they should check that they are INTRODUCING THE UNION NEWS CROSSWORD look the picture of respectabliity. There is reputable firms, and preferably, that they are nothing sinister about them. a member of an association. This is bemuse I called at their office in the Headrow to many firms are of the ‘fly-by-night* type.” Compiled by G. D. Floyd find out just what goes on at a Detective He also said that, generally, it is better to go Agency. My first impression was not encourag­ to a firm which does not advertise, and com­ mented, “No local member of the association ing, as their office is at the top of a grim, old CLUES ACROSS building, but I was reassured when I entered advertises in the press.” 1 2 13 4 5 What siort of work is done by detective agen­ 1 iL vessels are to be pas­ their office, which looks just like that of any sed (12). ■ ■ HP cies? True, there are some who take part in 6 ordinary firm. 7 As brown as a seasonal It is this which is the main feature of the ‘dubious’ activities!* hut there is nothing of this visitor (5). m m B §j §§u§J j ■ 111 Agency — its ordinaryness. kind in tihe work of LIDA. 8 Started this off (9). 7 8 Much of their work /takes the form olf com­ i (9 10 1:1 Indifferent? (5). i i H mercial inquiries, such as Status Work, which 12 Heavy reading for Form Sensationalism is investigating tihe credit of other firms and 1C (7). §§ m individuals. Also, they trace missing persons, 13 Label the curve about H ■ in B investigate road and industrial accidents, and (3). i11 12 One of the partners told me: “There is a deal with matrimonial work. 14 Upper-class refugees (7). n §§§ lot of sensationalism published about private 16 Left the lump over the 13 detectives. Most of our work is of a routine pie-filling (3. 4). §j nature, and there is very little glamour, 19 I’m in mild surrounds— ■ a ■ in B ill although sometimes we do get called abroad Ex>policemen not Jewish (7). 1* 15 16 17 18 at very short notice.” 22 Col, this is parallel (7). ■ Respectability is the theme of the Leeds But, despite the fact that they do not adver­ 24 Compete (3). Detective Agency. They are members of the tise, they still attract a few undesirables. “One 25 It is barred in both its ■ senses (7). B lHIP ■ H ■ ■ m Association of British Detectives which was man wanted us to provide him with an alibi, 19 20 21 22 23 27 Pie is a large this of set up in 1953, and is the “Largest and most but it turned out that he had committed a crime th is\5 ). / i§ exclusive association of private detectives in on the night in question.” 28 Will change the expres­ 24 Europe.” New members are selected by a He continued: “We detained him and handed sion (9). i §J ... board, a3 to their suitability. Also, there is a him over to the .police. We were under no duty 29 Kid the P.G. I take the 11ifll m HP t fH 11 25 26 27 1 disciplinary board, to investigate complaints. of good faith to him, as he came to us and tried service (5). I ■ It is difficult for a prospective to join, as the to take advantage of us. But, if we found that 30 Way to the Circus (6, 6) n ■ names of the applicants are circulated to all one of our clients had a ‘dubious* activity, we J§ 1 the existing members, and any of these are would drop the case at once.” CLUES DOWN H i l ■ ■ B What is it that makes a successful detective? 28 |29 entitled to object. 1 Feeling the foreign | Surprisingly, the L.D.A. gets almost all its The spokesman said: “Ex-policemen make the money’s a T—particle L 1 M clients from solicitors or from large firms. best detectives, as they have a long background <9). Very few individuals come to see them. This df experience. They must know which questions 2 He’s competing? That’s m more tough (7). B ■ mi■ 1 11 ■ L ■ is largely due to the fact that they do not to ask and know how to win people’s confi­ 130 3 Landlords have less than advertise. "If we advertised, we would attract dence. They must be courteous, tactful and ten! (7). ■ fjj a different class of work. “People would come respectful.” He added: “I feel extremely sorry ■ i II 1 □ to us with all kind of outrageous propositions.” for ithe young man who starts on this job with­ 4 Two modes of transport in one! (7). 17 Her French ass has overturned! (3). Also, they do not encourage the public to go out experience.” 5 'He often plays in them (5). 18 Liner acts out the criminal (9). direct to a private investigator. “Many people This, then is the world of the private eye, the 6. Is French a meal, men? They’re justifiably 20 Not favourable — revolutionaries take note! (5). see an advert for a private detective and go to super-sleuth. There are no ‘bugging’ devices, house-proud (6, 6). * 21 The serpent did not say this high (7). see him, when they should really go and see a telephones to be tapped or beautiful girls. There 9 Father may be but then he isn’t! (5). 22 Garcon? (2, 5). good solicitor, who is in a better position to is Only hard work, and routine inquiries to be 10 What follows will be less than whoesome (1, 5). 23 Bert and Mel shake about (7). advise them. He will tell them whether or not done. 15 General uprising — that’s fishy! (3). 26 This creature is healthy even when beheaded (5). 10 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969

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for both media, the true professionals will not readily wander at will across the boundary lines. Christopher Fry moved over to writing for films only after he had written himself out of plays for the theatre. Wesker and Hochhuth and Arthur Millar may have dabbled in television but they appear to be quite clear PROSECUTION: in their determination to make their chief contribution through the proscenium arch. And this is precisely because a good play for the theatre has to satisfy much deeper and more totally em­ Martin Banham, Leeds Fellow bracing demands than those of the small screen. in Drama proposes . . Push o f a button THE PAGE WE HAVE The latter has its demands too, and very exacting they can be, but they are different and Mr. Banham’s thesis omits any recognition of this. Television is the medium for inner emotions HE cinema was, once upon a time, thought to be a major threat and for the psychology of relationships, and it portrays these T to the theatre, and indeed in the immediate post-war years DEVISED FOR THRASH­ through close-ups and through concentrating on one or two theatres were closing whilst cinemas were playing to packed characters at a time, following them through a sequence of houses. Now, the reverse is true. Relatively new cinemas are encounters or personal conflicts so that you can see their minds being closed, turned over to Bingo, adapted to ‘specialised’ tastes, at work. The theatre is the medium for real flesh and blood, or otherwise tarted up in the battle for survival. ING OUT TALKED- three-dimensional events and the playwright must have a true affinity with the living world to make his characters real. Meanwhile new theatres are being built, mainly on a non­ Television, it is true, can at the push of a button transport commercial basis, throughout Britain, and the regional repertory you outside the limits of the studio by integrating a film theatres are in a general state of health growth, both in terms ABOUT PROBLEMS IN sequence shot on location, but this cinematic ability does not of audience building, and artistically. The weakest part of the bring it into conflict with the theatre — it takes it even further British tihatre today is the 'Weslt End stage, which, depending so much on tourists and casual theatregoers, lacks the local support away. As Martin Banham rightly says, tihe appetite of the electronic and local reference that has become the unique sitrength of theatre is enormous and endless, and for that very reason I do regional theatre. PRINT Given a continuing acceptance of the principle of subsidised not believe it will seduce good potential playwrights in whom theatre I see no reason why we should be at all pessimistic about the creative output tends to mature at a more leisurely pace. the state oif tihe theatre. But if we are concerned with the theatre The other limitations of television will also deter them. Shakes­ we should do well to look beyond the happy sight of capacity There are two dangers inherent in writing for Television — peare on the box has rarely been successful, for his large audiences at -Nottingham Rep and to rememtber that the sitrength one that it is a mass media with, generally, mass standards to canvasses cannot be compressed into a medium that, normally, oif the theatre does not depend upon fine buildings, large subsi­ which the writer must conform, and secondly, it requires writing only uses one fairly narrow-angle lens at a time. The living dies, good actors, spectacular designers, or imaginative directors that is tailored for the techniques of television, and these are theate, on the other hand, has the whole repertoire of the past vastly different from those of the live theatre. Working for tele­ or the present on which to draw. There are forever new in­ — it depends upon playwrights. 1 would argue that the raison d’etre of the theatre is the play­ vision, and within the demands of television, may well mean that terpretations of Ibsen and Wilde, or of Osborn and Pinter, but wright. From the quality of his work stems the quality of the the writer loses his skill in writing for the stage. I do not expect to see revivals, with a different cast or director, And writing for an unseen audience may mean that he forgets of “Softly Softly” or “The Troubleshooters” ! The appetite is work of others, the actor to whom he gives words and characters, quickly sated and disgorged. the designer to whom he gives settings, the director to whom he the supreme skills needed to make immediate communication to gives stimulus, and the audience who receive his ideas and, hope­ a live audience in a theatre. Actors who work for television No. the theatre will not die as long as there are people with fully, his inspiration. The playwright is a poe't working in a com­ suffer from the same difficulties and are very conscious of the a creative urge to say something that can only be said or rep­ plex world of artistic and technical skills, depending on others same stresses. But, to be brutal, actors, in the present day 'theatre, resented, by other real people with the craft of losing themselves are more expendable than writers. in their parts and performing them in front of a real audience. for the communication of his word, but creating, from them, an Television is somebody else’s window on the world, through overwhelming dependence upon him. What must not happen is a division where we have the theatre which you can sit at home and look, and its drama is not as I don’t go along with the new theatre movements that dispense on one side and television on the other. It is in the interests of powerful as its documentary quality. with the playwright. He is the central discipline, and the central television to 'have the services of artists who are an touch with the centre of their particular art —- the theatre. It is in the The theatre is still the magic place to which you go to “make authority in the art of theatre. But he is the man for whose imaginary puissance” and the two serve very different func­ future 1 most fear, and the seducer oif his fragile talents is none interests of the theatre to secure a decent living for writers. tions in satisfying the range of human emotions. other than the beguiling mistress of the screen, Television. The recent development in Manchester of a small theatre club Television has one quality that is, perhaps, welcome, but finally attached to the Granada studios, where young actors and play­ devouring, in any mistress. Wealth. A rough glance at the com­ wrights can work, without conflict and in an experimental bined TV offerings for any weekday gives approximately 10 environment, with the theatre and television simultaneously, is hours of programme that demand scripts of a dramatic or semi- the kind oif co-operation between the two media that is to be dramatic nature, which probably means (that given the extra con­ encouraged. For it is easier to sit at home and waitch the second sumption of the weekends, almost 100 hours per week of dramatic rate than it is to get up and go out to the theatre in search of material has to be provided for television. Some of this is creative something better. and demanding — the fine plays such las the brilliant Talking to The responsibility of television is to see that it does not exploit WA LK E R S a Stranger series, or good serialisations like (dare I say it) The its wealth and ready-made audience for the sake of ratings, and Forsyte Saga. create a downward spiral of ever-decreasing standards, which New and Second-hand University Bookshop drags the theatre with it. 28 ARNDALE CENTRE, HEADINGL.EY Working for television LEEDS 6

But a great deal more is at the hack level of The Newcomers or, even worse, Coronation Street. What worries me is that these OVER 20,000 TITLES STOCKED hours are not only filling the screen, entertaining the viewer, etc., We specialise in buying and selling they are also consuming the efforts of writers at an alarming rate. DEFENCE: And paying them well too. Clearly only a small proportion of Students’ Second - hand Books . . . writers for Television would attempt to write for the theatre if they didn’t have this more lucrative outlet, but I do think that, Derek Holroyde, Leeds Director at a time when we see a revival of concern for the theatre, we are in danger of finding that playwrights are torn between the Late Shopping Free Car Park with Thursday 7 p.m. Direct Entrance to Shop financially more precarious business^ of writing for the stage, and of Television disagrees . . Friday 8 p.m. the more certain rewards of Television. Half Day Tues. 1 p.m. T el.: 51319

ARTIN BANHAM at least has not complained that the STUDENTS STATIONERS M existence of television has brought disaster to the theatre McCLARY in the form of reduced audiences, so I do not have to counter that argument. It is true, as he says, that new theatres are being COIN OPERATED LAUNDRY FOR YOUR built throughout Britain, and it is strange that he should not and DRY CLEANING CENTRE follow the logical implications of that acknowledgement and NEWSPAPERS NOTE BOOKS admit that the theatre must be in a fairly healthy state. He 1 Brudenell Avenue knows very well that the new theatres are by no means confining MAGAZINES RING FILES their offerings to the classics or drawing-room comedies but are (Old Co-op. Building) GREETING CARDS PADS & REFILLS devoting a substantial part of their time to new plays. Which, of ★ VIEWS OF LEEDS course, is only possible because enough new as well as established FOUNTAIN PENS playwrights are keeping up a good supply of new material. 14 lbs. WASH DIARIES MAPS & GUIDES I think, on reflection, he will have to admit that his argument CALENDARS CREPE PAPER is not quite good enough. I am no apologist for broadcast for only 2/6 A N D N O W television and I would assert without too much fear of contradic­ 20 lbs. for 3/- tion that most of those writing “drama” scripts for the B.B.C. FICTION PAPERBACKS or for the independent companies would not begin to qualify as BIGGER LOAD FOR YOUR LEISURE READING playwrights for the living theatre. Even those who adapted the Forsyte Saga, or the many others who author “Wednesday BETTER WASH Plays”, would not, and probably could not, necessarily manage DRY CLEANING : the quite different demands of the stage. 172-4 WOODHOUSE LANE : LEEDS 2 _ The truth is that these are creative acts of altogether different 10 lbs. for 10/- dimensions, and while some people will find it possible to write UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 11

Above and middle: scenes from the film “If ...” in which the boys at a public school rebel.

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building.” But Dr. Trapnell are enough boys with the time was far more unsure: “It is dif­ and I think a ‘revolution’ has PUBLIC The film “If ficult to say. When the volcano taken place. The staff do erupts you could forsee circum­ question the system.” stances due to disciplinary restrictions.” shows a revolt in a Chris Le Bas, went to Mal­ vern and enjoyed it. His friends have nicknamed him ‘The Worried Establishment’. Of Malvern, he said: “I don’t think anybody “The system is breaking public school. It inside the system was suf­ down,” said another public SCHOOL ficiently interested in rebellion schoolboy, “there are many and I think they would opt who are rebelling and disregard out anyway.” the rules completely. Hie petty could be fact... as restrictions annoy everyone. Headmasters were united in We had boys beaten for not their feeling that the system having their middle jacket but­ doesn’t work for everyone. “I ton done up.” think it is true to say, “Com­ Jon Holmes found mander Hodkinson continued, “One day there will be a “that public schools only work boy with the time and the in­ REVOLT fully for 80% of boys, 10% clination, and he won’t have to just get by, and the other 10% be worried about his DARENTS, staff and boys emerge from a Speech Day when he investigated opt out.” future . . .” another went on. Hall. The assembly pour out into the quad of a Public One opponent still at a pub­ School and are mowed down by machine-gun fire. The Beaten lic school was uneasy when I asked him about whether he killers are Public School boys . . . The story is from the Bob Harrap had a place at could start the revolt. “Yes, it’s film I f . . . ’ and it has been hailed by critics and public ‘boater power Cambridge at the age of 16, difficult to say. The circum- alike as the film of the year. a year later he was beaten by stances might very soon arrive Tf . . tells of revolt in a the head of house for talking when I felt that I must lead a Public School. It could be fact after “lights out.” revolt. I am not entirely Last term at Oundle two _ , ■ _ , opposed to everything here. as well as fiction. boys lost their privileges for Those that do fail to adapt There is some good, otherwise For rugger, religion and res­ meeting the domestics. tend to leave altogether. There j wouldn’t be so interested in ponsibility the code which are only two choices —accept reform. It is the system that dragged the Public School into The parent of a boy at public or leave. One revolutionary ex- must go.” the twentieth century, and won school saidj “Quite seriously 1 plained Why he did not: “For the Battle of Waterloo may would be far more worried my first three years I was A revolutionary situation well soon collapse. Said one my child were involved in desperately unhappy, ignored does exist. It would need a big public-schoolboy: ‘"One day the homosexuality than if he were by my contemporaries because boost to start the action, but system will fall. You just don’t associating with a domestic.” of my attitudes — I supported certainly the circumstances do understand that the boys in Labour at an election, I liked not rule out the possibility. ‘If . . .’ had to kill the entire football and worst of all I had system. You can never really Too rigid a regional accent. The only Naturally there are those escape it, it’s got too much way to express oneself was who disagree. power over you.” The speaker “Don’t let anyone fool you, through the conventional media is 17. the public schools are still liv­ of games. It took three years He attends one of the ing in the 1920’s the advent of before they began to accept it, countrys Major Public Schools. young masters has made a but I wasn’t made a prefect, Public School He is nameless at his own change for the better but the and my contemporaries were, request. system is still too rigid. Bully- They found & harder to accept 'The public schools,4 like , . the ing and beatings for what they the boy who was continually Many boys do feel that they He feared the consequences. gained a lot, and are in total !. aristocracy, hive! o fabulous s lA”8„?r„»;“ y,;«Bu»ySs agreement with the system. One Revolution QUOTE: t0|en| |M surVjV0|- public school revolutionary surrounds you . . . like ^ I was boy liked his school, but also Head of who became quite vicious in saying there’s no escape.” said: “I didn’t realise it while his attack. And he is not alone. Mr I was there, but the Public Commander Hugh Hodgkin- Eng. Dept., Oundle son, Headmaster of Milton Tom Penny went to a public Grayson,Dr," of on nuw ngiuSd ut* d Qne f «!**«.. Societv and ?y* in Abbey in Dorset had seen school, he said: “The climate system is. We are not a tradi- socjeJv there exists rebel- “If . . . He said: “It depicted is much more conducive now tional public school, but there jjon » a public school that ran out not become addicted. But those Mr. R. Q. Drayson explained. to creating rebels because are still six or seven left . . . about 1930. There has been a aged over 17 are permitted to “The word homosexuality is modem teenagers are subjected No I am not prepared to name it all depends whether you great revolution you know.” drink.” too strong. When anything like through the mass media to the them. Ive been very honest leave the last word with one But at Mr. Hodgkinson’s this happens, we talk about it same universal culture of w\th you and I hope you wont radio critic who discussing the school, boys still run half- The punishment for those sensibly with those concerned.” youth — the atmosphere of misrepresent me. The ^ press is film said—“I hope that what naked round the grounds be­ that err varies. rebellion. They can no longer responsible for maintaining the happened in “If . . .” will take fore breakfast. be isolated as they could be- illusion that the public schools p]ace on the playing fields of What was his attitude to fore. are still in the 1930’s ” -Eton, in the - sacred...... halls of The public school system homosexuality — a condition Girl Friends allows for few vices, smoking, Harrow and beneath the that has become an intregal “I don’t think,” he went on, It was during the 1930’s that dreaming sjpires of Winchester.” drinking and contact with the part of the public school “the conditions depicted in a shot was fired at the Head­ opposite sex are still taboo. Dr. sytem? But perhaps more unusual is ‘If . . .’ are anything but rare master of Oundle. Clive Or to Clive Jacques: “The Barry Trapnell, headmaster at the attitude to girl friends: however, where they do exist Jacques, head of the English PuMc Schools, like the Oundle School, near Peter­ Dr. Trapnell had this to say: “There aren’t many girls there could be revolt ...” Department there would not tocracy, have a fabulous talent borough explained: “Smoking “Homosexuality will never die around here and contact is rule out the possibility of re- for survival.” is not allowed here, not just out, but there is a strong public quite honestly very small. But Commander Hodgkinson con­ volt: “I think we might get because of medical restrictions, feeling against it.” And the Dr. Trapnell continued, “It cluded: “No, I don’t expect to some trouble, like the Univer- Whether they can continue to really. It is so that boys should Headmaster of Stowe School would be discouraged.” be shot down on leaving the sities, but I don’t think there survive remains to be seen. 12 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 13

WE EXPOSE: THOSE WHO AIM 10 KEEP BACK In Leeds g |g a BRITAIN FOR today are " THE BRITISH LEEDS WHITE! RITISH M-2, Tudor Avenue the men OVEMENT Coventry CV5 7BD pASCISM is an ugly word for an — humanely — all immigrants who came and both want to stop all immigration— Mrs. Baker has forecast racial riots in immigrants make greater demands on the to this country after the 1948 British immediately. Leeds within five years. They claim they Social Services. The fact is, that the even uglier philosophy. Nationalities Act. We would guarantee are happening now. Stop Immigration The group has been in Leeds since May national average expenditure per head per them a place to go to and a job to go to.” year on Health and Welfare is £18-10-0d. PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY BRITISH M OVEM ENT And an emotive term, too. last year and claims a membership of 30. Said the Leeds Secretary of the National whom w e ______I asked him specifically how this would But the average expenditure per year for Front: “You must realise that Com­ And one thing you quickly learn be done. “I don’t follow extremism,” explained munists are pouring thousands of agents individual immigrants is £17-16-0d. after talking to people about colour, their local organiser, Steve McKenna, “Well, take the West Indies for into this country. They work through They claim that the housing shortage is “but we don’t need to take the scum and liberal organisations like C.O.R.E. In­ like to pretend dorCt is that their reaction is purely example. What we want to do is to send known criminals. And the revolutionaries caused by immigrants. The fact is that tegration is not natural — it’s forced, and only about 0.5% of the immigrant popula­ emotional- them back to work in the sugar plantation like Tariq Ali.” and start buying sugar from them,” he you only have to look around you in tion have council houses compared with Reason, commonsense and clear­ said. He is the local organiser of the move­ Leeds today to see that it is not working.” 25% of the total population. exist. They are the ment in Leeds — and has been a member Harsh words from a young man due sightedness are quickly abandoned. “You see integration isn’t going to for four months. The fact is that 46% of doctors in happen in thousands of years. We want to to take his A Levels this summer. And British hospitals are now estimated to be Instinct, irrational prejudice, and “Humane repatriation is £ only build up the nation—and coloured people McKenna wants to deport 80% of one who admits to admiring the unity from overseas. 88% of doctors caring for extremists. And they emotion take their place. answer, Singly We Can Clothing, are going to keep it under. We are only immigrants now in this country. By the achieved by Hitler and the “revolutionary geriatric patients are immigrants. 30% of Together We Can Save BritaifOm the racialists in the literal sense of the word. word ‘criminals’ he includes any immi­ zeal” he created. our pupil nurses are from the Common­ That is why there is a racial prob­ Final Betrayal.” What we don’t want to see is this ‘mon- grant convicted for motoring offences. wealth. What that is they don’t say. “And I wouldn’t allow those that did lem in Leeds. grelisation’. A half-caste bastard nation. Deputy Chief Constable, Austin Hey- claim their numbers You can’t do much with that. We believe remain to have the National Health or The National Front magaztf called South Africa wood, of Leeds City Police told me that And that is why it is going to get Spearhead —T now in some fina^l diffi­ in the preservation of the British race. The Social Security benefits, past the first Negroes have never produced anything in generation,” he said. proportionally the incidence of crime much worse. culty. A recent edition pledg^upport His eighteen-year-old sister Josephine, among coloured immigrants is no greater for Governor Wallace in the £ Presi­ history. The British nation built itself up The British Movement meets every are increasing . . . And Fascist is the word that many to be one of the leading countries in the an office worker, attends the meetings of than among the white population, nor is would use in describing the activities of dential election in the U.S.A. -‘In fact Friday in the homes of its members. I the National Front along with him. She there any difference proportionally in the to those of us persistent enough grope world—we want to try and get back to it. asked if I would be allowed to attend a the National Front movement, which The way to do it is through national unity says she has coloured friends and gets on types of crimes committed. through the vast piles of verbaPig that meeting. “Only in exceptional circum­ well with them — but this has not claims to have 14,000 members in this the propagandists heaped aAd the and to get rid of the coloureds—they’re a We must first come to realise that (a) a country led by A. K. Chesterton. stances,” he said. Otherwise I would have changed her views. The National Front Wallace platform, his case see^ a lot great barrier.” to pay the normal membership fee of problem exists and (b) it has to be dealt The National Front has a membership supports South Africa in its apartheid more commonsense than the pl^des of five shillings a month. The provisional policy, and Morrison said when I asked with. This series of three articles has of 60 in Leeds, and its secretary is a teen­ his more favoured rivals. constitution of the movement says that attempted to show that there is a problem. ager. Eddie Morrison is 19 and works him what his reaction would be if a “Better luck to him in 1972! “full membership is probationary for the coloured family moved next door to him The people of Leeds must now attempt to as a bus conductor. show that they can deal with it. It calls Sir Oswald Mosley; gifted Colin Jordon first six months and confirmed at the end —“Let’s just say I wouldn’t like it.” “I wouldn’t put the figure as high as of this period of satisfactory membership.’ man who took the wrong turni* in the These then are the views of the ex­ And at once. 14,000 myself,” he said, “It’s more in the sense that he became too mod^. region of 10,000. We get a large range of An extremist viewpoint that will upset “I think the situation in Leeds in five tremists. Said Mrs. Baker: “If I could do one people — bricklayers, 6th formers, pro­ And at the Second General ?ting of many people. years’ time is going to be chaotic,” he They exist and have a right to be heard. thing in England today, it would be to fessional people. Just all sorts, I suppose.” the movement held at Ca*1 Hall, said. “You can’t have a build-up of tear down the Oxfam posters and change London on September 21st last^r, Mr. But 10,000 people are willing enough to foreigners in a country with a proud heri­ work actively for it. The problem begins if their numbers the history books. How can we expect any Chesterton said: “While we been tage such as this without some sort of start growing. McKenna, of the British sort of integration, if at his most impres­ getting rid of some of our fine^pes to And there are other organisations work­ trouble.” Movement, hopes to gain the support of sionable age, a child reads about coloured New Zealand, to Canada and* South ing actively against integration in Leeds. one-fifth of the population of Leeds — people as a horde of savages coming Racial stock Africa, we have taken in the h^eds of “The situation can right itself only with The British Movement has its head­ national movements like ours.” 100,000 people. And what he — and down from the hills?” thousands — God knows what! figures many — would be surprised to know, is Membership is built up mostly from are; no figures are kept — o°loured quarters in Coventry. Its National Secre­ Said the Chief Education Officer for tary is Colin Jordan. Both organisations deny that they have that the ordinary working man in Leeds response to leaflets. gentlemen who simply cannot^ke the Fascists within their movements, but is saying more or less the same things as Leeds, Mr. J. H. Taylor: “Where I think grade where our British way of\is con­ One leaflet says: “POWELL WAS McKenna claimed that the National the leaflets published by the British Move­ we have failed — and this is not for want And these are extracts from some of cerned, and are hundreds of Mons of of trying — is the lack of response from them: RIGHT — He voiced the feelings of f of Front Movement in Leeds had one mem­ ment. I have talked to scores of working years away from our ancient c^e and the nation. Mass immigration is being ber who dresses up in a Nazi uniform. people in Leeds who have expressed the adolescent immigrant.” “You have no quarrel with the coloured traditions. forced on the British people against the Morrison denied that he had any mem­ similar, if not more forthright, opinions. Said a coloured factory worker in a immigrants, but you have every quarrel That is a problem with fch the wishes of the majority, and new laws bers of this sort. And this is what is alarming. Chapeltown pub: “It’s the young teen­ with the liberals of all parties who are National Front promises faMly to made to compel integration and restrict agers who will cause all the trouble—both determined to integrate them and so deal.” free speech. He said what Colin Jordan Both admitted, however, that they Their prejudice is based on misunder­ standing and ignorance. Their attacks black and white.” change our racial stock, impoverish our Morrison explained to me jus^at this has been saying for years, and was gaoled attracted members, as one of them put it, I hope he is wrong. culture, and destroy our British breed. under the new race laws for saying.” “of the lunatic fringe.” against coloured immigrants depend meant. heavily on misquoting personal experience “The coloured people wili ng this Before I began this investigation I “Break the power of the integrational- There seems little difference between Morrison thought people like Maureen or experiences of friends as fact. would have said he was. ists. Break the poisonous influence of the nation under,” he said, “^t the the British Movement and the National Baker, Secretary of C.O.R.E. in Leeds It has impact, but the practice is renegades, the Race Mixers! National Front wants to do is t(Patriate Front. Both are ‘patriotic’ (their word) — “misguided,” in her fight for integration. dangerous. They claim that coloured Now I am not so sure.

Left: Young children in Leeds — will they be enemies in 1975?

Top Right: Steve McKenna of the British Movement.

Extreme Right: Eddie Morrison, Sec. of Leeds National Front. LEEDS IMMIGRANTS 14 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969

THE ARTS’ PROFILE I TOP ACTOR | ROBERT STEPHENS | TELLS MARGOT HILTON | WHAT MAKES | A STAR

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W E were sitting backstage at the National Theatre and Robert Stephens _the man now recognised as one of Britain’s leading actors — was talking to me, with a frankness rare in the world of theatre about laziness and why some actors make it... while others don’t. In case you didn’t know, Mr. Stephens it was, who was given the Variety Club of Great Britain’s award for the best stage actor of 1965 for his performances in the Royal Hunt of the Sun and Trelawny of the “Wells,” while his films include A Taste of Honey, Cleopatra, and Morgan, A Suitable Case for Treatment. He has recently finished filming the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Maggie Smith, his wife. I asked him how he’d started his acting career and he replied: “I drifted into theatre at a very early age, my interest being developed by the National Association of Boys Club Travelling Theatre. It was the director WHY MR — Antony Thomas who really got me interested and “The director is there to make their way on their made it possible for me to offer up a conception of 'the backs rather than on their get a free scholarship to the play as a whole and it’s the Northern Theatre School at actor’s responsibility to Bradford. work out the parts of that “Careers based on that whole.” kind of thing are certainly “The thing about people not lasting and are of the in theatre is that generally STEPHENS When I asked him if he most superficial kind. speaking they know where enough actors actually get felt his personality ever got their ambition lies at a on and do it.” taken over by the parts he much earlier age than, say, played he said: “No abso­ Geezer people who end up as den­ Mr. Stephens has a hearty lutely not,” thought about it tists. I mean I was full of contempt for laziness. for a second or two and then “With the advent of tele­ the idea of theatre when I said: vision there is much more was a kid, and used to do “It’s entirely the fault of work available so competi­ puppet shows at the age of the actor if he cannot work “Well, your personality is tion has decreased to a HATES his way out of the twilight bound to be taken over to a nine. How many dentists degree which makes that pull their first teeth out at zone of the walk-ons. (This certain extent while actually kind of activity unneces­ nine?” was said with particular working on a part which is sary.” reference to the National alien to your own character. When we got away from company). There are all He tells the story of a boy the teeth matter, I dis­ sorts of classes offered at the P e r s o n a l he knew who was a victim covered that Mr. Stephens is National — voice, mime, of this kind of proposition­ extremely vehement about movement, fencing and ing. drama training in Britain APATHY such like, and the classes are “In order to achieve the realisation of the part you’re and believes that there is a come to know what’s Never having had this not compulsory, yet are “This boy was offered a tremendous need for made available to everyone. dealing with, you have to let wanted of them.” background material pre­ it take you over in attitudes part in a film, but the condi­ improvement in the courses tions were made quite clear. available. He feels that a university sented to him on a plate, “But who are the ones of personal behaviour. You Mr. Stephens has had to have to let the creative If he went to bed with the experience is absolutely in­ who attend? Out of a cast old queen in question he Training valuable to a would-be work very hard to acquire of, say, 50, only perhaps 10 imagination become domin­ this material himself. ant. But then, when you’ve would get the part. The boy actor, and regrets deeply ever turn up, and they are just couldn’t bring himself “Any drama training is not having had this experi­ almost exclusively the ‘stars’ grasped it, you’re in a posi­ sufficient for making an tion to detach your own per­ to do it. He asked me what ence himself. Hard Work of the company. Interesting I thought about it and I said actor aware of the tools of that they should be the ones sonality from the one you’ve his trade — but no more “It is this culling of infor­ created and keep them com­ “God, you absolutely “It’s terribly important to be aware of the fact that mustn’t do it. If that’s than that. Courses are par­ for an actor to have his mation which makes the job there is a constant need for pletely separate, keeping ticularly inadequate for interesting and refreshing. you own one intact, and yet what’s important to this critical faculties sharpened improvement, whereas other geezer, as opposed to your people going into them and to be given some aca­ For instance, for a play like actors sit for hours in the being capable of presenting straight from school. ‘Julius Caesar* a knowledge the assumed one in a com­ talent s — he doesn’t think demic knowledge and his­ canteen thinking they are much of you as an actor.” torical background in par­ of Atticus, Plutarch and the greatest and wonder why pletely objective way. “Because they have been Cicero is essential so that exposed to a limited amount ticularly drama as literature they never get anything Objectivity is essential if “Anyway the boy didn’t and language. An uneduca­ one can be made aware of except walkons.’ of experience, they are not the different aspects of the one is going to be in control do it. But just think about ted actor is totally ill- his predicament if he had in a position to evaluate protagonists’ respective He takes this one step —in control of one’s own their teaching which is often equipped to appreciate the performance and thus in done. He would always have nuances which exist in, say, characters. One cannot take further when talking about vastly inadequate. Ideally, I a character in complete control of the audience.” had a doubt nagging away a Shakespeare text. direction. “It’s sheer lazi­ at him — like ‘did I get the feel an individual should be isolation and even remotely ness for an actor to expect trained for, say, a year, then As a word of warning to part because I’m a good “If he can’t understand grasp it. Finding out about his director to conjure up those aspiring actors who be put out to work for a the text, he will be unaware, the character in question actor or because I’m a good his performance for him, think it might be possible, lay?” year, then go back for more and thus obviously incap­ involves a hell of a lot of and an actor should bloody training or re-training. In Mr. Stephens says that there able of inspiring awareness of hard work, and the bane well not expect to be treated is absolutely no chance this way they will really in his audience.” Your guess is as good as of the theatre is that not in this way. whatsoever for actors to mine. UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February. 1969 15

BOOKS with Chris Swann

A PERIOD of six years spent The details of faster-than-light travel and other worlds do not intrude on a listening to and writing down THE MAN W HO ROSE FROM BEING very good plot so a very good novel the thoughts of one of the most results. famous negroes of the 20th Set in the more immediate future century. This was the task of A THIEF, PIMP, DOPE-PUSHER AND is Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Panther 5/-). America has fought black writer Alex Haley, and the a third World War and won, because result is The Autobiography of GAOL BIRD TO BECOME THE SYMBOL of her ability to automate her society. Malcolm X (with the assistance of Engineers and managers lead society Alex Haley) (Penguin—8/6). whilst all the others are in the Army or the Reconstruction and Reclama­ The book is a strange mixture of OF BLACK DIGNITY AND HOPE. tion Corps, the ‘Reeks and Wrecks.’ propaganda and philosophy, religion The rebellion against the system by and reminisences writes Imogen Cain. a senior engineer is used to illustrate It records the life of the man who be­ the total soul-destroying boredom came for many negroes the symbol A boy disappears from a train in which drastically misfires. The C.LA. but seldom as effectively as in this which could await millions of people of black dignity and hopes, and for East Germany. His father an Army brigand-killing robot tank goes hay­ book. These, with a sound plot, make in a machine-run world but the story many whites, epitome of the threat Intelligence major believes that the wire with some serious results for the it excellent entertainment. of the uprising stands as a plot even which Black Power offers to their child’s ransom will be secret informa­ observers. More conventional is the latest without the warnings. society. tion but his son reappears seemingly Hugo Baron tale, A Cargo of Spent When the bock was first published Malcolm X rose from his ghetto unharmed. Evil by John Michael Brett (Pan in 1953 it was hailed as a classic: the warnings have gain 'd rather than lost life of a thief, pimp, dope-pusher and Then the boy falls ill and his sym­ 3/6). gaol-bird to a religious belief which meaning over the intervening years. ptoms show that he is dying of ECCENTRIC A somewhat Bond-like Baron moves later ruled his life. His conversion to Bubonic Plague, unheard of in the Black Muslim religion came while from the Bahamas to South America Western Europe for years. in pursuit of an ex-Nazi who wants he was serving a prison sentence for Although the main part of the REASON robbery. From then on, he educated Normal cures fail and it seems that revenge — and the greater cost in a specially bred bacteria are involved. book, the theory of The Tour, is well lives the better. himself in prison and emerged as the made, the construction of the rest Panther Cheap Editions on the fanatical convert who became the They are so virulent that the plague of the novel is weak. Only two of the His plan involves the explosion of can kill inside five days. market include three excellent histo­ second-in-command of the Black tourists are made known to us and four nuclear devices on the sea-bed ries, Bosworth Field and the Wars of Muslims, He fathered the Black As an epidemic triggers off panic surely the effects of the events of a to turn the Gulf Stream away from the Roses by A. L. Rowe (illustrated, Power movement, preaching hatred of in Europe. General Kirk and Dr. group of different people would be America and thus change the climates 10/6. First published in 1966), Harold the white man’s America and the Sir Marcus Levin carry out their more interesting. There is no real of the U.S., Canada, England and Nicolson’s The Age of Reason (illus­ white man himself. search for the origin of the Bacteria, point in the introduction of long France to near-Arctic conditions. trated 10/6 1st ed. 1960) and The Kirk working with the Russian passages on the highly eccentric An enjoyable, if soon forgotten Glorious Revolution of 1688 by M.V.D. and Levin following a hunch hobbies of one of the diplomats they story. Maurice Ashley (8/6 1st ed. 1966). which involves the Old East German are neither funny, bad or strong More menace is present in The All are by well-known authors, are FANATICAL town of Rudisheim and its local enough to stand as a sub-plot. legends of madmen and treasure. Night Crawlers by Nick Carter (May- very readable and are paperback Having learnt of the true Muslim Probably this book is worth read­ flower 3/6). Based on the 1965 New editions of books published recently, religion on the pilgrimage to Mecca, The discovery of the truth has all ing of its major points and it York blackout, it is the story of so that ‘dating’ is negligable. Highly Malcolm X tried to modify the the chilling sense of reality that we presents good arguments about the fight to prevent an artificial night recommended. by now associate with Mr. Blackburn violence of the Black Muslims. His modern man. Nevertheless the ex­ with fog and flashing lights, before Another Panther edition of a 1964 reward was the assassination which A first-class thriller this, and one traneous material can bore the reader mass hysteria can grip the U.S. for some time he had expected from hardback is David Wright’s modern which rises far above the normal level stiff. Not very credible but nonetheless prose translation of Chauser’s The the fanatical negroes he had left in of its genre. Canterbury Tales (6/-). the organisation. It is unusual to find a really good entertaining, it is one of the better Whatever your view of Black The Tour by David Ely (Panther “spy-story” but one definitely in this books of its type. Although Professor Coghill’s edition Power, this is a book which at least 6/-) is set around the adventures of a class is James Hadley Chase’s This Interplanetary piracy features in is a standard work I think that this is valuable for the picture it gives of group of American tourists in a Is For Real (Panther 3/6). A spy who Paul Anderson’s The Star Fox (Pan­ one will take over as a ‘general in­ American ghetto life, and at best is South American banana republic. had defected to Russia changes sides ther 5/-) as Gunnar Meim fights a terest, book, as the presentation of the remarkable story of the man who The adventures are carefully again and all parties including private single-ship against the Aleviona the Tales in lively prose will appeal was Malcolm X. designed by the tour’s organisers to interests, are involved in a manhunt whilst Earth refuses to believe that to people who tend to reject poetry The pick of the week’s fiction is bring back reality to the lives of their from Paris to Dakar, West Africa. Earthmen still live on New Europe, as ‘artificial’ but who enjoy superb definitely A Ring of Roses (Penguin wealthy clients. All goes well until The cold and unglamorous sides of a planet which the Aleviona wish to story-telling by an author with a wide 4/6) by John Blackburn. the supposed attack by guerillas espionage have often been portrayed occupy. and genuine interest in human beings DISCOURSE with Martin Stuart 1 recommend this record for all blues fans AUSTICKS ^ \V E R the past few weeks, Melody Maker has been full of interviews with groups and group members, who’ve been saying that pop music would be a lot more satisfactory if who like off-the-cuff UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP musicians were not tied down to particular units, but could move around freely and ‘jam’ with j— 21 BLENHEIM TERRACE whoever they wish. I album was made in hours . . . and although I can’t see live soul music WOODHOUSE LANE, LEEDS 2 This is all very fine, but very jamming breaking out whole- little recorded material would saje> jt>s au gojng to be as McCartney are the song writers because it contains a permanent (By the No. 1 Bus Stop) ever be issued, because of the g00(] as this I hope the record since Schubert ...” etc. reminder of all the Laugh-ln’s contractual commitments be- companies will allow those few On the first side of the record characters and catch phrases. IS AT YOUR SERVICE are ‘Yellow Submarine’, ‘AH Fairport Convention, one of tween record companies and musicians who can contribute 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday players. (In fact the only something through this medium You Need Is Love’ and the 4 my all-time favourite groups, example to date has been the to get together, and record the new songs that were featured have a new girl singer — Sandy 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday American ‘Supercession’ L.P. sessions in the cartoon. Side Two con­ Denny, a new record label, sists of the actual film score Island, and a new album — B,oomfie,d and Close' on the heels of the uttem ). Beatles double album comes composed and orchestrated by ‘What We Did On Our Holi­ But this month, perhaps the soundtrack L.P. from George Martin, which is days’. Some of the material on prompted by the publicity the ‘Yellow Submarine’ (also Apple) extremely innocuous but the record is more folky than idea has received, Polydor a release has been accom- slightly above average movie the stuff they’ve done before, ❖ music. The new songs are all for instance “She Moves AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMAS ❖ have realeased “Don’t Send Me panied by an incredible lack of ❖ No Flowers” on their little used prior publicity. Commercially very good, but these alone don’t Through The Fair” and ❖ Marmalade label. This album the film was not successful in make the L.P. fantastic value. “Nottamun Town” (a traditional TOWER ❖ It’s a shame that Apple haven’t song, the tune of which Dylan COTTAGE RD. ❖ features the late^ Sonny Boy this country and as it was taken NEW BRIGGATE. LEEDS 1 HEADING LEY, LEEDS 6 * released an E.P. of these four. used for ‘Masters of War’ on ❖ Williamson,... Brian ...Auger, 0ff the circuits prematurely, not CIRCLE 7/6 STALLS 6/- Jimmy Page, Joe Harriot and everybody had a chance to see Everyone who has access to a his ‘Freewheelin’ L.P.) ‘Meet on CIRCLE 5/- STALLS 4/- ♦ others jamming during Sonny it. This lack of publicity even TV capable of getting BBiC-2 the Ledge’, their last single . . . * Boy’s last trip to this country, extends to the sleeve notes, should make a point of being which should really have made in front of it at about 10.15 on it . . . is included, but my This album will be of great which don’t even mention the SUNDAY FOR 7 DAYS SUNDAY FOR 7 DAYS Sunday evenings to have it favourite track is ‘No Man’s v interest to blues fans as these content of the record. In fact ‘socked to them’ by ‘Rowan & Land’ which strangely enough were Sonny Boy’s last record- it would appear that the owner FIRST TIME IN LEEDS ❖ Martin’s Laugh-In’. Let it just features an accordion, and DORIS DAY JULIE CHRISTIE ings before his death . . . the of “Yellow Submarine” has be said that this show is hilari­ album was in fact made in 1966. paid 37/5 for extra publicity very good. The sleeve is of the BRIAN KEITH TERENCE STAMP ous . . . one of the few comedy usual excellent standard, we ❖ The bringing together of pop/ material on the double album, shows to come out of America, have come to expect from W ITH SIX YOU PETER FINCH ❖ ❖ blues musicians and people nor- After a short but unspeak- which I’ve found funny. CBS Island. It has a photo of a GET EGGROLL @ ALAN BATES mally associated with jazz (Joe ably inane introduction by have just issued an LP of blackboard which has been Harriot’s quartet is the jazz Derek Taylor — the Beatles extracts from some of the ‘assaulted’ by the Fairport, and Colour FAR FROM THE half of Indo-Jazz Fusions) is a publicist — we are treated to shows. I don’t usually consider the back shows the group per­ also great success, and the jazz the complete, unexpurgated comedy records a worthwhile forming at a gig, with their Craig Stevens MADDING CROWD rhythm section really makes the text of that now famous purchase, because the jokes faithful alsatian Bradford (who album swing. Observer review by Tony TH LIMBO LINE © V wear thin after a few plays, but attached himself to the Fairport Colour ❖ This is really spontaneous, Palmer. “ . . . if there is still addicts of the show (and I’m in that town) fast asleep on the Colour off-the-cuff music . . . the whole any doubt that Lennon and one) will probably buy it stage. ♦> *> ♦> ♦> •> ♦> •> ♦> •> ♦> <• •> •>»:»•> *> ♦> •> •> ♦> •> •> ♦> •> •> ♦> ♦> •> •> <• ♦; 16 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 WHY MISS JULIE DRISCOLL WAS READING A LA TIN TEXT BOOK JULIE DRISCOLL was sitting in her dressing room read­ by ing a Latin text book which she said was to enable her to learn her own language better. Keith Pepperall “I never had much education and there are things that I really want to say. I don’t know if I have the right to say anything but in the last couple of years I have learnt being asked about how 1 do my hair and how 1 make my eyes a lot about life and I w a n trr u , , I pity, but then that s a matter up. They never really want to to share it. fQr tkem to decide them- know what I’m trying to do musically.” Julie is a strange person, selves.” on stage she is loud, often Julie Driscoll is twenty, This (thing about people hav­ ing greater interest for her hair vulgar, but her image is an(j i]Ves in Vauxhall, than for her music seems to nothing like her real self. London with her mother. make her feel quite bitter. She has a great desire to be Her father is a musician but ‘IMy hair is quite short now, a performer. She seeks musi- left her mother when she to iron and comb it all out cal appreciation, but does was quite young. It was he, I used to take about four hours. It made me really neurotic, one not necessarily expect any- however who discovered gusit of wind and all the work thing from the audience, that she had a talent for would be ruined. One day I just She gets a big kick out of singing, went and cut the whole lot off, being on stage and loves to for quite a while I cut a bit off feel the audience is with her. TYPIST every time I washed it and 1 washed it every day so it got The presentation of her act . . , . / , , j . When I was a kid, they really short. It‘s a bit longer can be very bad and crea e jcne(W j COuid never have a nice now than it was.” just the appearance she is ordinary job like a typist or Off stage she does not like to trying to avoid. something. I was trnore involved wear any make-up because she wiitih music than my friends feels that she is hiding behind “If they dig what I am were. People like Ray Charles some kind of a mask, hiding her trying to do then it’s just real|y turned me on” real personality. great, but if they don’t it’s a In those early days she She is very close to her sister worked with the fabulous Steam ‘I have learnt a lot about life and 1 want to share if . . . who married a pop singer. Julie Driscoll talks to Union News. Packet which included Brian Auger and Long John Baldry ‘They are really beautiful people, the baby, Donovan is “They were really great days, nine months—he is really great I really dug them, but I am glad I think we admire each other Theatre in a way to have moved on to tremendously. I want to get something different.” married myself but at the iShe talked for a while about moment it would be quite Brian Auger and the Trinity. impossible. Bringing up a child is a beautiful thing but with a What has experimental Drama ‘*We are very close as people, career it would just be impos­ but I think that basically we are sible for both of us. I hope that all individualists. We seem to that doesn’t seem hard of me got to offer Modern Theatre? have the same interests not only but at the moment my work in music but many other things must come first.” as well. As a person I am quite can be learnt from children, pSEUD, pseud, pseud — the last few years, or that all which the audience go as independent, but I could never theatre should cease with the “watchers” rather than as who are far less tangled with be the same with any other experimental drama is TALENT rumblings of experimental as “partakers.” complexities and therefore group. When we lost Gary, our a bubble which attracts one drama. But theatre can find more amenable to suggestion: lead guitarist, we never seemed Julie iDriscoll wants to It is assumed that theatre with its pretty colours. expression in other directions, see how they touch, seek, ex­ to have time to audition for become a real performer, she takes place in theatre buildings, and needs to, to avoid a press, gratify. Applications of another one, but things seem to possesses devious talent and Touch it and pop! It’s a on stages, with audiences seated, cul-de-sac. observations to the acting knit together so well that we has Shot to the verge of star­ facade— an extension of the with audiences aware of being groups that from word, form found we could get along with­ dom in a very short time. “Pot” scene where people audiences, that they are given and movement, associations, out one. Definitely a lead Although she has only had one as a necessity, programmes, that personify what they con­ situations begin to emerge to guitarist would add more colour really big hit to date in ^Wheels’ LIVING there are conventional methods which the actors react. The demn— escapism. to the group, and I think we she must soon get right to the of response: applause and reaction in turn provides the next situation. Audiences are need more variation in our top. The essential premise of ex­ laughter but often only They play at being new, hid­ very much part of this activity. music. That’s why I have been perimental drama is that the laughter if the play is introduced She has a tremendous desire ing behind deceptive simplicity It is a personal drama demand­ messing about with a guitar only reality of theatre is com­ as a comedy, that the audience ing responses from all who are mot to be misunderstood and as and symbolism to love stagnated myself. Incidentally, I had munication between actor and shall dress up to go to the there. she says herself. “Things I say imagination—a dry-up. Is this a thought about playing it on justifiable criticism? No. It is actor, audience and actor, actor theatre— how bourgeouis — that often come out quite differently stage tonight, but I think I will to what I actually mean’. At the more true to say: “The enter­ and audience, audience and the audience will comment change my mind.” moment she is still not twenty- tainment industry is a sop to audience, a communication upon the play rather than feel FEELINGS make people forget the depriva­ which is dependent on the and act it, that the actors are —I asked her if people ever one, time, enthusiasm, talent are tions of their working lives.” performance not the production. unable to act without the aids But there are too few places recognised her in the street. all on her Side, all she needs is And in so doing, the reality of Theatre is actually present. of make-up, costume, properties. where this sort of drama is the right material and the finding expression, too few journey to the top will only be working lives seems all the more Now. Living. occasions which engender OFF-STAGE harsh and the desire to forget spontaneous creativity, the a matter of time. As soon as the audience is grows. The result: people are opportunity to word feelings, “Yes they do, and they are Julie Driscoll has a great deal aware that it is “watching” KEYNOTES not to bottle impressions and subservient to the subversive. always very nice. Quite a few rather than “partaking,” the reactions. Dare to change, dare to say, she wants people to people don’t seem to be too listen to her but she suddenly This is not to say that current reality of theatre had failed. Listening and watching and to act ideas, dare, dare, dare. sure because off-stage I never finds that she is unable to forms of theatre are devoid of The set-up of theatre as it responding are the keynotes wear any make-up. I look more express herself very well, she any value, or that productions stands today is conducive to from which experimental plays by Nicola Paget like a kid of twelve. I wear what finds learning how to study diffi­ have belittled their standards in producing an atmosphere in emerge. In this respect much clothes I fancy and people cult but is making the effort always seem to make a big because what she wants to say thing about them. I’m fed up of may be well worth listening to. UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 17 WE ARE THE NATION S INVESTMENT BUT ARE WE BEING BY JOHN ANSON

W e are an investment — by Great adequately summed up in one mark—and Britain in itself. We are not here to be employers, for whom examinations are supposed to grade the graduates, know this. Don't say that he's hypocritical, educated. We are here to be processed, Reports by members of staff and their EDUCATED OR to be given the necessary “tools” to be own tests are what count. We are Just say that he's apoliticals able to repay, by skilled work, the just told: “Get a degree.” What intellectual “When the rockets go up, investment in ourselves. We are encour­ hypocrisy. Exams are held for the benefit of employers who do not want them, in Who cares where they come down? aged to view ourselves in this way — as full knowledge of their enormous academic “That's not my department!" investing our time. Three years on a limitations! What deceit! Says Wernher Von Brown. meagre grant, and a fat pay cheque (not Exams are held because they are an EXPLOITED ? administratively easy way of showing what a wage packet) will await us. Education (Tom Lehrer). return on capital the University is making. is presented as the means to a material We are the capital! Staff time could be end — its intrinsic value is secondary. better used in teaching and research, of “Under Capitalism, all human relation­ which there is never enough. ships are reduced to the cash nexus” Money spent on administration could be We probe the plight of Leeds poor better spent on new laboratories — of (Marx). which there are too few. And if the student But education is not merely the glean­ is thus recognised as an intellectual equal, ing of facts, the parrot-learning of glib his voice must be as loud as any other in formulae or standardised experiments the general planning of courses — through departmental general meetings. — and its presentation as such is but a But the University is not run by the parody of the real thing. academics — it is run by a special breed An “education” in a subject means of bureaucrats. Bureaucrats with large obtaining a genuine UNDERSTAND­ financial interests in university concerns. And financially the universities are con­ ING of the subject — what it is, what trolled by the Government—who can and the theoretical assumptions behind it do alter grant levels, fees, and bulding pro­ are, and its social context — the human grammes, at will. Governments who use the effects of using the knowledge gained. academic facade of a University to develop Instead what do we have? Courses revolve CS gas — causing blindness, deep vomiting around lectures in which facts pass “from and even death. The problem on the lecturer’s notebook to the student* note­ book, without passing through the heads of either!” T he criterion of success, of an adequate Bureaucrats education, is a satisfactory examination mark — and these pretentions, unreliable Here is the social context of education, your doorstep and misleading as they may be—become because the scientist creating war weapons the main incentive to study. cannot disclaim responsibility for their use. They are as responsible as the forces This is Timothy. Courses are based on, lectures are geared to, and tutorials discuss them. Not surpris­ who use them, as responsible as Wernher He lives in Prosperity ing, then, that so many students fritter away Von Brown is for the deaths caused by his Street. three-quarters of the academic year, doing U2 rockets on London. And he is the problem on the minimum of work necessary, and then, And they are socially responsible for not asking whether the time and money spent your doorstep. in the final term, press the panic button, learning lecture notes and laboratory on this research could not be better spent But Timothy doesn’t reports parrot fashion, to be regurgitated in elsewhere. In this sense, to be apolitical is know what prosperity is. three-hour orgies of racked brains and to commit moral suicide! All he knows — and has piano-string nerves! Thus the University is an integral part of the power relations of society — run known — is poverty. by the top, and training the next generation And the same goes for his of the elite and the near elite. Training mother. She has no husband Fact sheets them to act, but not to ask why. — no regular income. She Expecting them to feel privileged for The whole form of the teaching mitigates receiving an education — not disgusted lives in a house where the against real interest in the subject. This can that it is so phoney, and so few receive it. rain pours through the roof, only come through education being a two- Saying they ought to think — but getting where there is no lavatory, way process — the fact sheets that today annoyed when thoughts are put into action. and no electricity. pass for lecture notes should be distributed And it all works because we do as we are a week in advance, so that they can be dis­ told — because we don’t think enough. It This woman understands cussed in the lecture — the assumptions works because we never ask why and what poverty means. made, the applications, the relations with seriously expect an answer. We are a small She understands that you other facts, other subjects. and, at present, economically irrelevant have to be rich or influential There should be more emphasis on small part of the population. seminar discussion — with or without a But our potential power is much greater before you can get any­ member of staff, and examinations and grad­ than nuisance value, which is why the where. She’s had no educa­ ing must go. police were called into the L.S.E. by the tion — and can barely read It is the death of an education to set Governors. We can and must act as a or write. She has never students in competition against each other challenge to all Authority. Where Authority —for books, for articles, for that exclusive starts, where direct democracy ends, there heard of the 1968 Rent Act “first”. No individual’s capabilities can be too ends genuine education. — supposed to protect her interests — and her writing is not good enough for her to write a letter which the authorities might take note of. There are 10,000 people like her in Leeds. Living a sub-standard life WANTED in sub-standard accommo­ '• •••• • dation. Aware only of despair and the struggle. To survive. Union News requires Union News has been talking to some of these people. In the next few weeks, we Features Writers will be probing the plight of Leeds poor. With pictures that should make you ashamed for not caring. Apply: UNION NEWS OFFICE And remember . . . the problem is on your doorstep. 13 UNION NEWS — FRiDAY, 7th Februiry, 19C9

Shopping Around The pages we have designed specially with you and your grant in mind... HANG THESE LAUTRECS ON THE WALL OR DRY UP COR various reasons, in this column I shall tell you about items that have caught my eye around the Leeds shops. At this time, one’s finances tend to be taxed for such things as 21st birthday and engagement presents. One usually finds oneself gazing with longing at the colourful range of Art Nouveau, Whose prices are quite astronomical. However, Lewis’s have a range of very attractive cruet sets by Hornsea Pottery, which I consider to be excellent value. There’s a large salt and pepper for 13/11, a smaller one for 11/- and small salt, pepper and mustard pots, set in a wooden tray, for 21/6. Colours are subtle, On the fashion scene Carol Croft looks to the iast and says: too. We spent a week or so carrying all our stuff into the shared bathroom every time we wanted to take a bath, and trying to balance soap, flannel, etc., all around the bath ledges, till we espied in Woolworth’s the answer to I PREDICT THAT our prayers—a black plastic bath rack. This stretches right across the bath and has compartments for all bathing equipment. It’s proved invaluable. In several colours, it costs about 3/11. 1969 WILL BE Lewis’s have a new kind of shopping bag, called a “Thingummy Bag”. It is a leather “string-bag”, com­ pletely collapsible, with leather base. Carrying one’s books and files around every day is awkward and seems THE YEAR OF to result in files being left around the Union, whilst briefcases and the like look rather official. This bag would seem to be the ideal answer. An added attraction is its very reasonable price—7/11. THE SARI Two items which brighten up a drab Leeds room more effectively than anything els© are coloured paper flowers and gay posters. Both tend to be rather expen­ “J"HE new look has arrived! The stage is set for fashion sive. A perfect alternative to the former are long ferns. In the market you can buy these in rich golds, green to play up the theme of blazing, brilliant colours. and orange for 1/6 each. This season, the curtain goes up on the elegant simplicity Instead of posters, Danby’s (opposite the Parkinson) of Indian silks that lend themselves to all Western styles have a range of beautifully printed French teacloths for j or wear a double ‘A’ line dress 6/11. They have all the Lautrec designs, which in poster The rich heritage of Indian with the tunic top and ankle- form are more than twice the price and less hardwearing. textiles and craftsmanship length dress, combine to give us this year’s TU most versatile materials—per- ? oriental touch is com- Laura Herrmans fect for the party scene! Pletc° h>’ ‘he. matching jewellery, made in copper, Now the sari length (six silver and twisted into various yards) can be used to make designs, which although large, both long and short evening are light and comfortable to dresses. wear. BedSit Cooking This spells ECONOMY! The dangling jewellery goes perfectly with the flowing lines The boldly printed materials of the clothes, while a plain can be made into dresses, and dress can be entirely trans­ tunics, with loose, flowing lines formed by any of the brooches. TUNA MORNAY: A QUICK (as shown above) that create a stunning unforgettable effect. UNIQUE is the idea of using the silver chain jewellery MEAL OUT OF A TIN Evening as buttons, which can be trans­ ferred from dress to dress, and UNA is proverbially one of the stand-bys of student The finer cottons and works on the same principle T cooking— it’s very cheap, and since it comes out of a ‘finished’ silks are more suit­ as cuff links. tin, basically needs very little preparation. This recipe able for sophisticated evening dresses up the tuna in a way that will impress your flat dresses, while ‘raw’ silk and mate. hand-woven cottons—with their Bracelets For two people you will need: 1 can tuna fish, intricate designs and contrast­ 1 oz. flour, i-pint milk, 1 oz. margarine or butter, ing patterns—make practical Bracelets with coloured stones Grated cheese (about 3 oz., more if you like), party wear! to match the dress can be worn noodles (allow about 2 oz. per person). at the wrist, or above the As a contrast, the plain elbow, while there is a wide Melt the margarine, mix with the flour to a smooth paste, materials lend themselves to choice of rings to suit all tastes. and cook over a gentle heat for about two minutes. elegant simplicity; many are The unusual ‘V’ shaped ring Gradually add the milk, stirring carefully (the most embroidered with coloured (worn on the little finger in the difficult part of any sauce— beware of lumps!). silks (exquisite in gold and photo) is elegant and delicately Bring to the boil, stirring continually. Add the cheese, silver) that look fantastic on a designed, while the silver and season well. Stir in the flaked tuna, and serve with plain background. The oriental cluster (worn on the fourth the noodles. motifs are unusual and eye- finger) provides a contrast. catching. Noodles: Place in boiling salted water and cook for Most of the leading stores about 10-15 minutes, until soft but not soggy. Usually, But in any material—any are now selling Indian silks— instructions for cooking them are included on the packet. style, sleeveless or not, high- but at fabulous prices. But as neck, or low, modest or the trend catches on, prices This dish is also very appetising if served with cauli­ daring plunge — attention is will drop. So do take advan­ flower. Wash and prepare the cauliflower, and cook in being paid to all these designs! tage. boiling salted water for about ten minutes. A pinch of bicarbonate of soda addded to the water will help to One economic idea is to use Use your imagination! and keep the cauliflower white. the tunic dress plus the trouser set the fashion for 1969 with combination, which is versatile oriental matching or contrast- Val Draper and does more than one job, ing materials. UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 19 5* j Nick and While on the Lodgings scene: | Carola | moved into I a | dilapidated | unfurnished JUST TWO WHO | flat a day | after they | were GOT MARRIED ON | married. | Within three | weeks they’d LOVE AND AN | transformed | it. gf Carola sewing covers H for the chairs Nick made.

OVERDRAFT... “It needn’t have been cheap if we living in squalor and making some­ ceremony. “The priest held it up for hadn’t spent the time and trouble to thing worthwhile out of it.” as long has he could by delivering January 4th, Carola Bowen painting, decorating, and furnishing find the cheapest sources. The foam Carola and Nick estimate that a long sermon on his regrets that the ^ became Mrs. Nick Parkes. their flat. rubber for the seats cost us £3/17/6 they’ve spent about £10 on furniture, central heating wasn’t working and it The living-room looks remarkably all together, and it would have been a further £10 on furnishing fabrics, was freezing cold. “Fortunately”, ex­ Carola is in her second year here, like a photograph in a glossy maga­ much more if we hadn’t got it from and about £20 on the rest of the plained Nick, “Carola’s father is very reading English, and her husband zine. Carpet, walls and furnishings the market — it was supposed to be decoration; and they’ve done every organised, so he’d got everything is a final year lawyer. They came form a blend of warm oranges, while four inches thick, but we had to settle room on that. arranged, and I didn’t have to do any­ back to Leeds two days after the the gleaming white ceiling and paint­ for 2 inch thick — the other was so thing for the wedding. He just gave work reflect the framework of Nick‘s expensive. me a list of the guests and said: wedding, but term, as far as work do-it-yourself furniture. “One day I’d like to build some­ ‘Learn ’em’. Even the speech bit goes, hasn’t yet started for them. No amateurish not-quite-successes thing that isn’t just to sit on—some­ wasn’t too bad — I’d been warned After the by-now proverbial trek here though. Nick is hardly a trained thing I really like instead of just Catholic that I was supposed to be highly around the city looking for carpenter, although he did woodwork utility stuff. All this lot had to be nervous and not say much, so I only at school to ‘A’ level standard without ready in three weeks. When we “We didn’t have any money saved said a few words in case people somewhere to live, Nick and taking the actual exam . . . but his moved in, we had to move the bed or anything — we had a grant each. thought it wasn’t really the happiest Carola finally found a flat near table, setee, chair and benches com­ from room to room as we decorated.” Well, that’s not strictly true — we day of my life after all.” the university. It’s a large place— bine sturdiness, and simplicity of They admit to a large amount of had an overdraft each to begin with.” Married life as a student has it’s the top floor of a house, with a design with good looks. luck in their colour schemes. Carola remarked Nick cheerfully. advantages. Said Carola: “Being They bought a bed and inherited described how they first of all bought So far, the Parkes’ biggest problem students, we’ve got much more time living-room, two bedrooms, bath­ odd pieces of furniture such as dres­ orange paint: “Then we saw some has been the wedding itself, and even just to get to know each other, we room and kitchen. sing tables and a chest of drawers wallpaper we liked, brought it home then they had few worries. Nick was can starting moulding ourselves to­ “We pay £15 a month rent, with from previous occupants of the flat, and by an incredible chance it instructed in the Catholic faith by gether without Nick having to rush rates on top — we've been told we’ll but they’ve injected their own per­ matched. Then we bought a carpet, “the little priest around the corner around doing a job, arriving back in probably get a rebate on the £40 rates sonalities with paint brushes and which again fitted in. Of course we in the R.C. chaplaincy,” and as far the evenings too tired to do anything because we come in the lowest in­ hard work. forgot to take any colour samples to as the university was concerned, they but sink into a chair. come bracket,” said Carola. “When Nick talked about the furniture: “I match up when we went to choose had to do little more than report a “We’re going to have 6 children we moved in, it was completely un­ started it half way through last term, the fabric for the cushions and so change of name and address. They after I’ve got my degree — we both furnished and really quite uninhabi­ and it just took me a couple of days on.” But again luck was with them agreed: “The hardest part of getting come from families of six, so we’re table, settees, chairs and benches com. this term to finish it off. It was and the furnishings don’t even clash. married was the form filling-in. The used to it.” the structure, and we're responsible Carola’s fault really, that we decided Nick reacted very seriously to a people you’re dealing with are used The last word must go to Nick— for everything else. Nick had to re- that I’d build it — we wandered comment that they are not the usual to handling morons, so they’re pretty asked how he liked married life, he plaster half the walls because the around for days looking for some­ picture of married students. moronic themselves. Everything has grinned and said: “We’re still in love plaster was just falling off.” thing we liked, but it was all in­ “We didn’t want to be ‘married to be done so slowly, and gone over with the idea of being married—ask credibly expensive. And this way was students’ — we’d both lived in flats so many times, it’s very tedious.” me again in forty year’s time.” The picture they painted of the cheap — much cheaper, and nicer, before, that were just liveable in, and Their wedding itself went off quite horrors of the place seem almost un­ than the second-hand stuff we could we didn’t want this to be just that. smoothly with the sad exception that believable when you see it now. To­ have bought, which would just have We intend to be here for about 4 or 5 fog prevented Nick’s mother from gether they’ve worked solidly at been chairs to sit on sort of thing. years, so it was a choice between arriving in time for the whole VAL DRAPER

INDING somewhere decent It can be to a students’ dis­ F to live is probably one of advantage to consult the the biggest problems among Tribunal. One can also apply to students. Once in a flat, the PAYING TOO MUCH RENT? the Tribunal for deferment of eternal student versus landlord up to six months of notice to battle begins. quit, “but for students this is rare.” At Leeds, there are about The Lodgings Office have to four and a half thousand people THERE'S SOMETHING YOU take into account the fact that in flats. This covers all cate­ “some students take on com­ gories — undergraduates, post­ mitments for sub-standard graduates and married couples. accommodation without con­ The figures are comparable to sulting anyone.” other universities in a similar CAN DO ABOUT IT The university attempts to situation. The standard of flats keep some check on the stan­ varies considerably, however. dard of accommodation for unjustified: “W e try to act on have enough trouble with the Common complaints are damp­ Many of the older houses can refer them to the Rent undergraduates. Postgraduates property alone, without psycho­ ness, vermin, inadequate bathing don’t have a bathroom. The bath the assumption that whatever Tribunal, which deals with and married students please facilities. is in the kitchen, and with a the student tells us is the logical trouble. We survive by furnished accommodation. themselves about accommoda­ formica top added, doubles as a truth. The difficulty with flats is the majority being quiescent.” The Tribunal can only confirm tion. Asked whether there is a These can be rectified. table. Dampness and vermin that we’re in a commercial or reduce rents but not But the Lodgings Offlve have are common features of student market and flats can be and are preference for teachers and increase them. Mr. Holmes, the right to carry out checks on The Lodgings Office says: “We nurses he replied: “Definitely. property. offered to other people besides Clerk to the West Yorkshire university-owned property with­ like to hear of any students Last term two second year students.” People prefer to have teachers Rent Tribunal, said: “It is one who have any kind of grievance out prior notice. In the case of girls were paying £2-10-0 each or nurses as neighbours every of the few tribunals which has non-university owned accommo­ and we’ll do our best to redress time. Somehow they sound per week exclusive for a two- no axe to grind— it is scrupu­ dation: “W e would prefer to them.” But they claim that the more ‘responsible.’ Also there’s roomed flat. The door didn’t Standard lously fair over the whole give notice, but there must be majority of students want to do no problem then about re­ thing.” lock, the window was unhinged, some occasions on which we these things independently. the floor was filthy. The land­ tainers.” The present ‘student image* visit without notice .The lady never came. The scuttling has its effect on the standard Mr. Harwell sees himself as Lodgings Office denied that it of mice kept the girls awake. and amount of accommodation between the student and the Complaints Tribunals wanted to keep a check on “W e’ve had no sleep for four available. Mr. Harwell, a land­ neighbours and tradespeople. students’ personal conduct, but Many tradesmen dislike visiting A landlord complains: “Stu­ nights,” said one of the girls, lord, who was once a student I was told: “Applications to stated that: “the actions of an “we had to borrow someone’s himself, said: “Student status student houses; they complain furnished rent tribunals by dents don’t tell me when repairs individual student may affect has gone right down. W e’re of a supercilious attitude. are needed. It is in the land­ floor to sleep on. There were students in some cases results in other people.” rats too which ate a page of working against public opinion He sums up: “If students take lord’s interest to keep his places considerable reductions in rent, “Interpretation of the rules is notes and drawings. On ringing all the time. Some students the trouble to be nice to in good fettle. He’d rather repair but this occurs in the general left to the individual warden or things to keep up the property.” up Pest Control we were told may not be bad, but could be property owners and trades­ population as well.” adviser. W e hope that our ‘W e don’t do mice.’ They said, victimised because students people they will get more done The circumstances of the people are liberal and imagina­ What sort of accommodation however, that they’d come and before them have set a prece­ for them. They should show student may be quite different tive,” the Lodgings Office is offered to students? There are dent. The effect is cumulative.” look at them.” keenness and interest.” from those of other people, spokesman concluded. some estate agents who keep Does the student always get Thus, neighbours can refuse to The Lodgings Office tries not since a fair rent set by the special “student flats” on their the raw end of the deal? have more students because to register places with high Tribunal is for 52 weeks, where­ books usually sub-standard Lodgings Office deny accusations one set have caused trouble. rents, but if students are dis­ as students occupy a flat for 31 property. of favouring landlords as totally Mr. Harwell claimed: “W e satisfied with their rents they weeks of the year. Laura Herrman 20 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February. 1969

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Dear Sir, I realise that it is necessary to contract epic sagas into a few hundred words to avoid Dear Sir, Union News becoming encyclo­ I write to protest in the paedic in size. strongest possible terms about Nevertheless I think a few a reference made to me by your points could be added to your columnist ^Gilbert Darrow’ in report “'No Sherry for the today’s issue of ‘Union News’. Duchess” last week. I find the reference highly I never said that I was “only Dear Sir, tant. But when he writes: “three objectionalble and defamatory stirring”. I said that had I The following conclusions are white youths are beaten up by Dear Sir, and consider it indicative of the known that 'Mr. Madewell had to be drawn from your article, four coloured men”, one is at utter pettiness of your colum­ been acting without the know­ ‘ "Leeds Immigrants ”:— first misled into thinking that Staff-Student Committees Dear Sir, nist. ledge or permission of (Debates 1. The overwhelming majority this was a ‘colour’ issue, whereas In your issue of January 24th For the past three months I of people in Leeds are racially the rest of the story clearly 1 today attended the so-called Committee I would have given an article by Mr. Jon Anson “Extraordinary General Meet­ have been preoccupied with my notice of my motion. prejudiced. 2. Coloured people shows that the West Indian and includes the statement that final examinations. I am not are naturally violent and anti­ Arabs concerned had misinter­ ing of the Union”, called to Mr. (Madewell is not telling “certain departmental heads — discuss the L.S.E. situation. Am well known in the Union. I do the truth when he claims that he social. preted the remark as an insult for instance Law, Mathematics not hold any position in the iMr. Dave Durman sums up to foreigners in general. (I do I to assume from the fact Chat never intended to cancel P.iM.B. — have deemed that staft- this unconstitutional meeting Union and do not intend to He told Mr. Jennings and my­ his attitude succinctly in one not, by the way condone their student committee minutes stand for any elections. paragraph: behaviour). Four other miscel­ voted itself into validity that self that he intended to do so. should be confidential!” (his any meeting of any number of Why in exemplifying Mr. That is why we attacked him. “The coloured immigrant — laneous foreigners in this exclamation mark). It goes on Dean’s bad manners, you should and he is usually West Indian country may have acted in a members of the Union can, by Miss Eades decided to cancel to say that the “academic com­ the simple expediency of hold­ make such a nauseating refer­ the .Sherry Party at Debates on — violent by nature, by in­similar way. If the four men munity’ . . . hasn’t even the ence to me I fail to understand. stinct suspicious, resenting were, say, one Chinese, and ing its Union cards in the air, Wednesday. I opposed her courage to publish its own deli­ call any decision that it makes I trust that in future your change of mind because she had authority and injustice, will three Greeks, would Mr. Dur­ berations and decisions even to columnist will limit himself to be the leader of such unrest.” man sitill have used the blanket- official Union policy? Am I told the Press that the party its own members!” further to assume that it will attacks on individual incompe­ wasn’t on; a change of mind These amazing ethnological term ‘coloured’ for all of them? tence and refrain from such generalizations are based on an Furthermore, in the context of It may be expected that that continue to be the policy of would make the squabble even the Union not to publicise remarks of a personal and interview with a West Indian large-scale ‘coloured’ immigra­ published report following each offensive nature. more public. meeting will quite often, or even general meetings in the Medical I attacked Debates because criminal and the unsubstanti­ tion into Britain, surely Arabs Yours faithfully, ated report of a fight in a fish are not involved, so even for the usually, consist of the minutes. and Dental Schools (presum­ the Duchess asked to be treated Minutes of a meeting by them­ ably because the traditionally GARETH DAVIES. as a normal person to a normal and chip shop between three sake of convenience, it is wrong students and three Arabs and a to refer to them as ‘coloured’. selves are, however, not always reactionary members of these debate. Debates Committee with sufficiently detailed for the full institutions are a thorn in the their ramblings about sealed-off West Indian. I am neither West Indian, IMr. Durman, Enoch Powell Arab, Pakistani nor Indian and information of people not side of the left-wing revolution­ staircases, private bogs and present at the meeting, and the aries who seem to control Dear Sir, “sherry” with the “right people” has an opening for you anytime am not therefore writing in you need one — as speech- defence oif my own ethnic current ones have indeed Union affairs nowadays?). Every day I see in the seem to be determined that the already been criticized on that national press, and every week royal limelight isn’t defused writer. group. I only plead, that for the If the Union is going to dis­ Yours faithfully, sake of better understanding ground. Moreover, it may prove I see in Union News that there from them by letting ordinary regard its constitution every is a colour problem, that the students into the room. A. MAYNE. and relationships between to be the case that the com­ time it becomes an inconveni­ people of different races and mittee will sometimes need to Armageddon is nigh, and that Yours etc., discuss a particular question in ence to those who, in their it is all the fault of one Mr. PETE DEAN. cultural backgrounds, let us infinite wisdom, want to get an stop gneralising about people, a series of meetings. In such a Enoch Powell and associates. Dear Sir, case it would probaibly be con­ unpopular motion passed, then Is everyone so sceptical and BIGS BOSS One paragraph in Mr. Dave or stereotyping them, or facilely why bother having a constitu­ referring to flesh-and-blood sidered best to report that the dilusioned that they cannot IN W R O N G Durman’s article on Leeds discussions were taking place, tion. It might as well be accept the writings or speech of Immigrants (Union News human beings in terms of those scrapped altogether. Dear Sir, categories of ‘white’ and but undesirable to give an any man without trying to read As a result of a statement by 31/1/69) alarms me very much. account of the course of them Yours faithfully, between the lines? The face of the Lodgings Warden, Miss This says that “the coloured ‘coloured’ — categories which remind one uncomfortably of until the committee had com­ ARNOLD G. ZERMANSKY. Mr. Powells ‘ inflammatory * Abell, in today’s “Union News”, immigrant — and he is usually pleted its deliberations. Other­ speech is really rather sensible. West Indian — violent by instructions on the back of (5th Year Medic.) I feel that a comment is neces­ packets of washing powder. wise the subject of discussion He faces the fact that there is sary about her attitude towards nature, by instinct suspicious, might become a matter of a colour problem for a start, resenting authority and injustice, Yours sincerly, us. FADZILAH AMIN (Miss). general controversy based upon which is more than many will, With reference to informing will be the leader of such insufficient information, thereby M A TH S B O YS and puts down what appears to flat-resident students that they unrest.” rendering useless the com­ be a rather good start in solving are being charged 111 weeks rent ilf we are at all to achieve PREJUDICE mittee’s function of sifting H IT B A C K it, viz. If an immigrant is this term, she has the effrontery inter-racial understanding, not evidence and of presenting to unhappy here, help him to go to say: “It is not our business. to say harmony and integration We are correcting the false — W E R E P L Y the whole body of staff and statement in Jon Anson’s home. I can see nothing We cannot spoonfeed you anywhere, surely we should students a considered report basically wrong in this. children any more than we do stop stereotyping people in this David Durman answers— article on Staff-Student Com­ with recommendations. mittees in the last issue of It strikes me that the idea already”. way. People of whatever race The great majority of people that he is suggesting that they iMiss Abel has got her priori­ are neither violent or non­ I could write at some length Union News. “. . . certain all be shipped back home is in Leeds ARE racially preju­ on this topic, but will refrain departmental heads for instance ties all wrong. We are not here violent by nature nor suspicious diced. If both of these people rather more a deep seated for her convenience. Quite the or non-susp icious by instinct. from doing so in order to save Law, Mathematics — have wish in the minds of the be­ would read fast week’s article your space and my time. It deemed that Staff-Student contrary. (Our presence here Surely it is their previous exper­ carefully, they will see that at holder, who might lose creates the need for a Lodgings ience, or the situation they find no stage do I say that ‘coloured may, however, be as well to committee minutes should be popularity if he doesn’t show Warden for which the establish­ themselves in that make them state that the creation of a staff - confidential!” and further “ . . . the expected feeling. people’ as a group, are, as a hasn’t even the courage to pub­ ment pays her for services. It is one way or the other. Violence group violent. student committee in the School It seems that those who she who is there for our con­ may be a response to intolerable of Mathematics arose from a lish its own deliberations and I consider the issue of the criticise are themselves rather venience, for without us there pressures: suspicion a reaction proposal made by me, and not decisions”. pathetic. Their criticism is would be no requirement for a to a human environment that is fight at the fish and chip shop because of any demand made by to be very much connected As members of the School of purely destructive, and the offer Lodgings Warden, and she either not fully understood, or students. The proposal was no sort of solution other than with colour. I am quite con­ embodied in the Constitution of Mathematics we are pointing would have to get a job else­ that has proved in the past to be out that a full report of the learn to like them. Even the where. hurtful or untrustworthy. There vinced that the four coloured the School of Mathematics greatest fool can see that the people involved did as well. approved by the Senate and the only meeting, so far, of the Therefore because she is is, surely, latent violence in all newly formed Mathematics task of removing such a deep- providing a service facility of us, and different degrees of I do consider Arabs to be Council nearly a year ago. (The seated prejudice as exists former Department of Mathe­ Staff-jStudent Committee specifically for we students it suspicion towards other people coloured. Miss Amin seems to appeared in prominent positions towards immigrants will be a most certainly is up to her to in all of us, too. imply that I use it as a matics became officially a task which will need more School comprising five depart­ in the Department shortly after provide those concerned with Another thing which worries derogatory term. I do not. the meeting. In fact the first than one generation both of any relevant information-—and me in Mr. Durman’s article is ments last Octoiber). Its purpose immigrants and indigenes to The report of the fight WAS is to facilitate the exchange of item on the agenda was to elect the reason for taking more of his use of the terms ‘white’ and substantiated. I can assure Mr. a secretary for this very pur­ remove. our money is certainly relevant ‘coloured’ when describing the ideas between staff and students, If those on the Far Right Mayne that I have interviewed and to keep the latter informed, pose We consider this an un­ information. beating-up incident. These terms many more people than I have warranted attack on the Head and even more Distant Left can So get your priorities right might have a limited use and about any matters of common not offer a practical, possible, space to write about. interest. As far as I know it is of the School of Mathematics. Miss Abel, You are here to help may be convenient in the dis­ A public apology is in order! plausible, and, with some strain, us. The Lodgings Office is alle­ cussion of large groups of I treat his last remark with the only departmental siaff- a sensible solution, I suggest gedly ia service facility — not a people, where the concept of the contempt it deserves. student committee having such Signed, they do what they try to make handicap! ‘colour’ (involving several cul­ official recognition in this I can only suggest that he MARTEN R. BUMES, eveyone else do, namely Shut Yours, tural elements which have noth­ reads this week’s article to university, or possibly in any Up. J. S. BILB'ROUGH, ing to do with physical colour­ judge with an element of university. ALAN J. WHEATLEY, Yours etc. Econ. Yr. II ing at all) has become impor­ accuracy what my views are. Yours sincerely, H. S. RUSE. PAUL WYJMANT. PITYING. 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few weeks ago, putting up this helluva lot. This is what hap­ whole lot of scaffolding. But pened to Billy Walker—he then I began to get double­ made a fortune out of one 18 months ago Brian McCaffery vision because of the boxing. punch when he knocked out an So it was no good—I had to American heavyweight in an leave. It’s just one of those Amateur international. Walker things.” was last on, the show was Point No. 2, then—boxers nationally televised, and Walker fought for the Welterweight Title. will defend their game to the never looked back. He received last. £3,000 for his first three fights It’s a twisted, bizarre sort of and athat was the lowest he’s fidelity. Loyalty to a game ever being paid. He’s just a and to the boxer hacking away good trier who caught the Today he is on at your body in front of you— imagination of the public.” using your stomach as a Certainly, more typical for punchbag and your face as a the young unknown ‘pro’ is a speed-ball. And all the time £15-20 fee for a six-round fight you feel pain, crumple up and —with heavyweights getting t h e dole... exclusive wait for that bell. A fidelity almost twice as much. Average that extends to take in every fighters earn below £2,000 a word the referee—who is not year—and, again, half of this on your side—may utter and has to pay for managers and DOXING is the sort of game where they want you to ignoring the cries and screams trainers. come out cleanly. And not hit below the belt. Nor from the people around the But a boxer accepts all that. hold. And where the best man wins. ringside—who are. Alan Rudkin certainly has Boxers care only for boxing has tasted some of the bitter It’s the only sport in the world where the object is Brian McCaffery and Alan Rudkin. Two and other boxers. financial rewards of the game. to hit your opponent and hurt him. sides of the coin of the bizarre game that is The game inspires that sort This 28-year-old boxer lives of spirit. in a luxurious house in Hurt him by throwing punch after punch with both boxing. And it’s difficult to explain Middlesex. T h e interior, men knowing that one blow can be fatal and that men to an outsider. designed by an architect and have died in the ring. r ~. .. , QUOTE : “I was working as a labourer McCaffery: “I definitely carried out by a whole team of ® cigar-smoking promoters buy wouldn’t let my boy do it— building contractors, has been Take two fighters—both pro- your body for £30 and then until a few weeks ago, putting up this I won’t train any youngsters. paid for, literally, by blood fessional—put them side by return it, more than a little But I’d do it again.” and pain. side outside of that ring—and worse for wear, six 5-minute scaffolding. But then I began to get double His best paid fight was in It’s swamped with trophies, you have the whole story of rounds later, he decided to vision because of the boxing. So it was no awards and photographs. boxing right in front of you. retire. January, 1967. Then McCaffery good— I had to leave. It’s just one of those fought Johnny Cooke for the Hanging on one of the walls The glamour and the reality. Rudkin still has all that to welterweight title and narrowly is an oil-painting of him fight­ The good times and the come. things . . . McCaffery. lost on points. His pay for ing the Japanese world cham­ ‘you’re no good’ times. that was £300. But his manager pion boxer, Harada. Rudkin * . .. _ ... ~ ... , Said McCaffery: “If I had to Ilillllllll! Take Alan Rudkin, British s^art all over again, I’d do and the income-tax man took lost then. And symbolically he and Empire bantamweight eXactly the same. I can’t say half of that between them. has to stand on a chair to reach psychiatrist, not a trainer. I Then he was one of the rare up to the picture. champion. And take ^ Brian anything against boxing—it’s realised just suddenly one day handful of boxers who was He did the fighting—alone. McCaffery, once No. i con- been very gOQd to me. But at McCaffery’s professional His experience in boxing is that I couldn’t be cold-blooded showered with money thrown almost exactly the same as tender for the British welter- same time, I would have enough to be a boxer. I lacked into the ring by the dinner- career lasted three years and weight title two years ago— been betJter off financially in his last fight he lost to Jack McCaffery’s. the killer instinct. I kept taking jacketed members of the Anglo- Except, he’s been luckier. now unemployed, living on the staying in Liverpool as a time- punches—and didn’t want to American Sporting Club at the Cody by half a point. That was in 1966. That’s the third point—you dole. keeper on the docks.” hit back any more. Do you Hilton’ in London in apprecia­ need to be born lucky in McCaffery knows too much Point Na j, then—a boxer know what they used to say tion of a good bout. Now, he thinks that success boxing. about the hard slog of the never learns about me? ‘If you don’t hurt Now he lives in a small four- depends as much as anything And McCaffery just wasn’t. professional fighter. He fought McCaffery, you’ll beat him’.” roomed flat in Kentish Town on luck. “When an amateur 26 bouts—had 21 wins, three McCaffery came near to it— Contrast the life McCaffery with his wife and eight-month- turns ‘pro* and he’s made some draws and lost twice—and on but to° late* leads now outside of the ring old son. No job. No regular sort of a name for himself, the precarious threshold of “I think, looking back now, to the one he led before income. He explained: “I was this Will increase his earnings big-time boxing where stubby, I should have been seeing a retiring. working as a labourer until a and I’ve made up my mind that JON HOLMES 22 UNION NEWS — FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969

SPORTRAIT 111 On his lounge wall is a print of Capetown, but; SAYS BASIL ‘I THINK THAT I AM ENGLISH’

QUOTE : iThere is one thing that I must say and that is I hope by playing cricket, 1 can show that different peoples can live together

HE seems a quiet unassuming sort of mementoes of bis home country. On one of the walls is a coloured print of Cape Town, man, quietly confident, but it’s hard where he was born and he turns round to believe that he has been at the centre suddenly and points to it “None of the beaches were open to us—we had to go three of cricket’s greatest controversy over the hours’ journey up the coast and then it was just rocks, nothing but rocks,” he repeats, last few months. Basil D’Oliveira is 34, wistfully. “You see that green area in the tall and smartly dressed. And he comes, front”—he touches the photo—“we used to have that for sports fields, but they took it as the world knows, from South Africa. away and gave us the size of a football pitch in return.” “I think I consider myself English,” he says, “and I like everything English.” He doesn’t sound bitter. BASIL D'OLIVEIRA, UNION HON. VICE-PRESIDENT “My parents have thought about coming He supported England in the Olympics over here, but I think they’re too old now.” He has a younger brother over here who rather than South Africa, but is wary of plays occasional games for Leicestershire^— talking about the country, because the and they do see quite a lot of each other, M.C.C. have instructed him not to say he confesses. anything that might harm negotiations, D’Oliveira sees the main cause of racial YOUNG now going on, that might bring the trouble in this country as the colonisation of South African team here in 1970. areas by racial groups. “I think they must mix and intermingle,” he said. “Over here, MANSHOP people are more independent, but in South Africa, the family counts for much more and A ffra cfive people have few friends beyond their Merrion immediate family. D’Oliveira is married, with two chil­ “Things could be made easier if immi­ Centre grants break away from the family unit when dren—two boys aged four and eight. He they emigrate here, and really start anew.” BOYCE is obviously a perfectly contented family He’s had little trouble himself—“We’re man. His wife is happy here as well, perfectly happy here, but, there again, we set DON’T! SQUANDER YOUR GRANT and looks after their small but attractive out to be, and there are opportunities for garden. They are thinking of moving those who have the talent.” home—from their semi-detached in ON LUXURIES LIKE FOOD AND Worcester to a larger detached house “somewhere where there’s a com­ Powell LODGINGS. munity,” she says, and leaves to tend the roses. Opinion seems agreed that D ’Oliveira is the He doesn’t want to return to South Africa WHY NOT INVEST IN A PAIR OF best player in the country for producing whatever the circumstances, and smiles results just exactly in a match When they are politely but firmly refuses to say what he thinks about politics, Enoch Powell and vital. TTiere are many cricketing stories about apartheid. him loved by connoisseurs, but they’ll all LEVI JEANS relate affectionately his fairy-story success in He changes the subject back to cricket. the last Test match against Australia when His wife has become accustomed to his IN CORD OR DENIM he scored over 150 runs and took the most long tours and has resigned herself to the vital wicket in the match. fact that she won’t see him for the first three It’s not long before you discover that he’s months of this year. The children, he thinks OR A SMART JACKET AND SLACKS completely overwhelmed and obsessed by the are too young to notice—the elder boy is game. “People say that seven days’ cricket more worried about being at primary school, a week is too much, but I would play eight,” which he enjoys a lot, and Shaun, the he says, and grins. It’s difficult to keep him younger of the two, refuses to say what he away from the subject; he seems to have little thinks about his dad, and runs off to play interest in anything else but admits that he with his friends, who are all white. BEN SHERMAN likes the cinema a lot. “I tend to go for the D’Oliveira was made Honorary Vice- big names in everything,” he said. “I don’t President of the Union in September last SHIRTS ALWAYS IN STOCK think you can go wrong then.” This is his year. He’se coming to Leeds later this year particular philosophy—he admires and sup­ and hopes to visit the union for the first ports only the best people in their profession, time, though he’s not too sure what his link whether sport or entertainment—-the attrac­ with the University is exactly. tion for him is the star or the big occasion. STUDENTS 2/- IN £ OFF He stands on the front-door step with his He accepts his own fame with a modest wife and looks the real Englishman. “There’s disinterest, but deep down, he gives the one thing I must say,” he adds, “and that is impression of being secretly rather glad that I hope, by playing cricket, I can show that 56 15 MERRION a person with his background has managed 7 POLICE ST. different peoples can live together.” 8 PETERGATE KING EDWARD CENTRE to overcome all the normal and considerable BRADFORD MANCHESTER obstacles that present themselves to an Perhaps this is why Mr. Vorster won’t let STREET, HULL LEEDS 2 ambitious coloured South African. him. Telephone : Telephone : His living room is small, and besides the BLA 0 3 8 2 Telephone : Telephone : by Jon Holmes \ 2 1701 2 6 3 3 0 2 5 4 7 8 many trophies are rows of trinkets and

■ ERIE !!l!B!!!!!H!l!IHII!IHIIIIH[|lt!Dil!I!S!lllilllllH!lll!Hllinil!ffU||j| UNION NEWS— FRIDAY, 7th February, 1969 23 iiimiiiii * i f Close run / ‘ ST w Q N Saturday, over 300 up with his team mate and sports11 runners from 32 British they drew away from Bris­ universities set off over a coe who had been joined by ★ four lap, 7 mile cross­ Valentine (Oxford). This ★ country course in the group detached themselves B.U.S.F./U.A.U. champion­ from a pursuing bunch of a desk if ship at Graves Park, Shef­ dozen runners including field. Pete Rawnsley who hung The team race was once on grimly to 15th position. again Oxbridge dominated Result 1st Thomas; 2nd with Cambridge taking the Holden; 3rd Valentine; 4th B.U.S.F. title with fine Briscoe. packing throughout the race. Leeds’ overall fifth Did W ell position gave them second place to Birmingham in the Further down the field, U.A.U. event. Andy Tomlinson ran well CLIMBERS with Gary Smith, the for­ Pursuit mer pulling clear on the final circuit. Leeds’ captain, The battle for individual Frank Titley, did well to honours was intense with finish in the first hundred Frank Briscoe and Thomas having spent the previous (B’ham) dominating the week in sick bay. FALL TO IT early stages. On the third U.A.U. Results (excludes lap, Holden (B’ham) moved Oxbridge, London): ^ yiT H about 150 members and a meet every fortnight, plus frequent talks and films, the Climbing Club by Paul Norton certainly lives up to the image of a successful University club. A coach from Leeds can easily reach a wide variety really quite warm by midday, 00 of rock types with grades from nursery slopes to some and quite a few V.S. (very of the most exacting routes in Britain. Thus it is hardly severe) routes were tackled. The Rifle real epic was provided by Roy surprising that Leeds has r~ Thomas and Roger Baxter A s soon as this term began fostered many well known 1 Tremadoc, a fine outcrop of -Jones who roped up to climb the rifle club was imme­ .. , dolerite to the south of “Vector”, a pretty strenuous C im ers. Snowdon. Tremadoc usually diately involved in carrying Extremely (Severe. By about one promises a fine weekend; a barn on with the postal leagues. TREMADOC right under the crags, mild thirty they bad completed the Last term ended on an wdather, a couple of pubs in first two pitches up to the cave and Roy was traversing under encouraging note. In the (For the firs/t weekend meet walking distance, and a selec- of the term the club wenit to tion of superb routes. The turn­ the main overhang when the L. & D.R.L*, whilst the A out of thirty-five last weekend snow came; almost as thick as team with 383 drew with reflected this. in a matter of minutes and ad Goole Police, the ‘B’ team ing up to the standard of cornflakes k obliterated visi­ put up the remarkable score the men. bility in a matter oif minutes of 388, aided by M. Thomp­ MORE PROMISING and made life somewhat harder son (99) and P. Jesty (99). Sailing for Roy and R.BJJ. In the National League the On Sunday, the sailing As it happened, of course, the men gained their second weather was very mixed which From the end of the traverse chib were at home to the the route follows a crack up for win by beating Cambridge meant more time clinging to University of Wales. In sub­ beer mugs and less time cling­ some twenty feet of fairly R.G, but the women lost zero conditions with frozen ing to rocks. Nevertheless, strenuous work, at least Roy their round. ropes and sails, and half a Saturday afternoon dried up a didn’t like it but nytlon rope is little and several very merry The Inter-Varsity League gale blowing. Leeds mana­ damn strong stuff. So R.B.J. members had some interesting, took the lead from ‘the cave and restarted this term with ged to just beat Wales in in some cases amusing, climbs despite the atrocious conditions the first race. No second though no really hairy routes Miss J. Leach (95) proving, made a superbly steady accent were done. once again, that the women race was held because of to the final slabs. Most prob­ shooters have improved lack of enthusiasm on the (Sunday morning was much ably it was the first ascent of considerably and are com- part of the Welsh. more promising, the rocks were Vector in snow.

STREEBS-GREEBLING is a friend. “ Feeling fine” — Flodgets. A fter Indeglow, we might have a red Does Jimmy tem pt providence? . . . Rag. O r does Providence tempt Jimmy? W O T , No Scot? Bent any good ears lately, Phil? Scots— Scotland needs you. Go home. The white Highlands are at Ridge End W hat are flodgets? I know. Do you? View. ARTS FESTIVAL RAVE Dear lain: “Remember Sir Walter A General take-over of the Price? Raleigh swopped a string of beads for Henry misses Jimmy . . . in General? 5 m. acres of land. Here are 3 beads. The SECRET is OUT! — Plotters SATURDAY. 8th FEBRUARY You’ve got until Tuesday to get out of beware. ANDY. Scotland” . Dave & Chris. Mr. Poove, M.Sc. — beware of the 7.30-11.30 Dave’s acting like a right — . General. “On Merlin Direct’ Pat doesn’t wear any now, so Adrian’s Room to let, weekends. Apply M.P.H. no longer love-sick. H for Homuncule. Is Malcolm SQUAT? Is Squat a N E W MAN? Who let Andy’s tyre down? Andy? THE NICE Did you know that Tony is Lob-sided ALWOODLEY SCHOOL OF MOTORING personal and Graham is tending that way recently. Phone 684979 BLONDE ON BLONDE Ashes to ashes, BERNIE? Can you make people do the pools? PICK-UP SERVICE, FULL HOUR’S LESSON HERBIE GOINS column 2 /6 commission per new member. R.A.C. Regd. M.I.A.M. Ministry of Transport approved Reply P for pools. SPECIAL TERMS FOR STUDENTS Has Nick grown the ultimate in side­ GARY FARR W anted. Secretary with nursing experi­ boards, yet? ence. Heavy duties. Xmas work I SUE is SEXY. essential. Apply Flat 3 Woodsley. Has GAY got a good clutch on DAVE. Read any good essays lately? Malcolm’s gear! Chris. SOCK IT TO M E VAL! 8/- at the door Festers of the world inflate. Did Phil enjoy his 48 hours in bed? Dresswear Hire Service PERCY punishes W illy tonight. R A N D Y -R IX should clean his trousers. CHARLIE GOULD LTD. 7/6 beforehand G .O .D . is alive and well and living in If music be the food of love, Drop Vienna. your Knickers! Morning For all occasions— our Gentle­ Pacification is Browning’s — last-patent Has Gerry had Anglo-French Relations shaped. man’s Dresswear Hire Service 69 times! ! Dinner or Welcome to the Godhood, BROKEN- is always ready to advise and also SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th NOSE. Does John use ‘ D ’ cups? Tail Suits Support Flodgets. Is Jerry going to the folk club. Why assist you — Exclusive Tailor­ John finds it fertile in a SUEGLOO. not? 30/- per day ing, with a wide range of JAZZ CONCERT Oh, dearl What can we do? Has Kenwood spent a penny, lately. sizes, ensuring a perfect fit­ Parb has got stuck in w ith Glue. W here does dangling Dick live? ting even for the most diffi­ Not that it is anything new — JOE is not living in V IE N N A . 4 GRAND (Th’tre) ARCADE Except this time they’re in the loo! M ICK has withdrawal symptoms. cult figure. Accessories If Leeds Technical College Hall Get stuck in at Acacia Villas: John Join the 142 CLUB. New Briggate, LEEDS 1 required. provides the glue: Bring your own Does El Roberto chase teeny-boppers? Tel. 22040 brushes. Was Squat there too? Students say ‘no UNION NEWS

UNION NEWS loans’ INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF Telephone: 39071 LEEDS UNIVERSITY Mrs. S. S. Dahivcm (3rd from right), the High Commis­ Ex. 40 POLL sioner for India, attending a reception in refectory, held in UNION his honour. This followed a talk to the Indian Society on “Ghandi, his relevance today” Guests included Vice FRIDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1969 Chancellor, Sir Roger Stevens, President of the Indian Society and Union President, Seonoid Falconer. POLL ORGANISER — JOHN PARBURY BROTHERTON EIGHTY-NINE per cent of students interviewed in our second Union News survey disagree com­ THEFTS WORSE pletely with student loans replacing grants. HEFTS of briefcases from T outside the Brotherton 70% disagreed with the present position of ‘in Library have increased con- local parentis’ of the university. siderably over last year’s figures. There were fifty-nine cases of The poll covered two important issues — Lodgings and reported theft from the library Grants. Of the 529 students questioned, nearly half of those and the Parkinson building. with experience of the Lodgings Office were dissatisfied This was announced by the with the treatment they had received. University Security Advisor, Mr. 40% of students felt they couldn’t live satisfactorily on Donald Smith at a recent meet­ the grant they received, whilst over one quarter didn’t ing of the Security Committee. receive the contribution due to them from their father. Although lockers were in­ stalled in the Brotherton some 32% of students questioned were in their 1st Year, 40% time ago at the request of the in their 2nd, 17% in their 3rd, 5% in their 4th and 6% Union, less than a third have were post-grads. 360 were men, 169 women. The question been in regular use by students. and their results were as follows: This has resulted in an ever- Yes No Don’t Know increasing number of bags and % % % briefcases being left on the 1. If you are/were in digs, are/were you satisfied with the floor of the Parkinson. It was treatment you have received there? e.g. rules, food, suggested at the meeting that cost, etc. it is better to put cases in the 33 36 31 Never in digs lockers without locking the 2. If you were dissatisfied ring the cause of grievance: doors than to put them on the Rules: 25% Cost: 18% Food: 27% Other: 30% floor where they are the first 3. Are you satisfied with the treatment you have received thing that can be seen by a from the Lodgings Office? HOUSE SEC. RESIGNS potential thief. 52 48 24 No Contact It was suggested that the 4. If you have come into contact with the Assistant Lodg- House Secretary Pete Dean Library should improve the tings Warden, were you satisfied with their attitude/ resigned dramatically during “crime-prevention” publicity inspection of your digs/flat. the O.G.M. on Monday. The outside the Brotherton. The 52 48 incident occurred during a dis­ AT O.G.M. ROW Committeee also decided to 5. Do you agree with the University position of ‘in loco cussion of the memorandum to look into the suggestion that Pete Dean, after making The perennial controversial the Parkinson porters should parentis?’ the House of Commons Select some points of information Juke Box question was defer­ 19 70 11 Committee on Education. have a number of padlocks for about the role of the Commit­ red until the reconvened meet­ hire. 6. Specify from what/whom you receive the largest pro­ tee, remarked: “Anyone can ing on Friday. portion of your grant, if full from either specify. This committee of M.P.’s are The idea that people should visiting six Universities this write a paper and go along to The meeting ended with a be banned from leaving brief­ LEA Full LEA majority Father Full Father majority this meeting to discuss it. If 20% 56% 7% 16% week to ‘enquire into the plea from Miss Hopkins for cases on the floor and rined if nature of student relations and you don’t like this report, send Mr. Dean to reconsider his they do, was discounted, 7. If your father contributes does he pay you the amount one in yourself.” owed? grievances.’ decision to resign and he has since this has been tried before 60 28 12 Over There were calls of ‘Resign’ agreed to do so. unsuccessfully. & Can you live satisfactorily on the grant you receive? The memorandum was drawn up and presented by Union from the back. He asked the 60 40 meeting if they wanted his Editor : Asst. Editor : 9. Do you run a car in Leeds? President Shona Falconer. She resignation and in answer to 15 85 said, “It is a brief summary of half-hearted calls of ‘yes’ said, PAUL DACRE DAVID DURMAN 10. Would you agree with student-loans rather than grants? Union policy on issues which “All right, I resign.” News Editor ...... JANE FICKLING 11 89 we consider to be of impor­ Features Editor ...... VAL DRAPER/JUDY GREAVES/ 1:1. Should grants be used as a weapon for removal of tance.” Leo Smith, replying to Miss External News ...... IMOGEN CAIN students, e.g. in cases of sexual, political offences? Hopkins said, “This report has Pictures Editor ...... JOE McLOUGHLIN 14 80 6 Excellent already been submitted to the Sports Editor ...... CHRIS MUNDY Committee anyway. It is not a Reviews ...... DICK WILCOCKS “Abusive,” “condescending,” “unsympathetic” and even carte blanche to say what we The first objection came Art Editor ...... MARTYN FORD “inhuman” were some of the comments made against the like. It is a basic introduction Business Manager ...... JON OLIVE Lodgings Officer under Special Grievances. Students have from Jon Anson, who proposed to what we want to discuss.” the rejection of the memor­ Ads Manager ...... RODNEY P. G. BATH found Lodgings Office “quite unhelpful,” “apathetic” and Sales Manager ...... IAN TERRY biased in their allocation.” andum. “All this amounts to A piece of special business is a collection of Educational which was a result of last Fri­ Subs Manager ...... PAUL Z. COUSINS cliches,” he said, “It does not day’s meeting of the Security Personnel Manager ...... JOHN PARBURY show our educational perspec­ Advisory Committee, came up Contributors ... Keith Bennett, Neil MacClusky, Jon COST AND DAMP tive, and as such is totally in­ at the last moment. Holmes, Andy Chapman, Terry Bottril!, adequate.” Guy Madewell, Alison Mallalieu, John Several students complained of collaboration between It concerned the proposals Josephs, Carol Croft, Margot Hilton, landlords and lodgings office against the students; “I got Miss Falconer’s riposte made by the Security Advisor to put Keith Haines, Max Forwood, Pete thrown out, for alleged bad table manners, and am now in it clear that she did not intend a boundary around the Univer­ Simpson, Wayne Robinson, Dave Tudball, a flat illegally, and don’t know what to do”, was the sad to depart from Union policies. sity campus,___rjr„ with access points Viv Hyde, Martyn Stuart, Dave Shutt, “It is an open meeting and you at intervals, Chris Swann, Chris Hall, Kenneth Hind. case of one student. can come along and keep a Another student stated their “refusal to deal with a dif­ check on us,” she replied. The meeting decided ‘to ficult landlady, even when approached through the presi­ mandate the Executive and dent of the Union, refusing also to explain why they Viv Hopkins, supporting Jon student members of the Com­ "ENTSVILLE '69" PRESENTS— wouldn’t act.” Anson said that the role of mittee to investigate the impli­ There were many grievances about the Assistant Lodging Higher Education has never cations of the proposal and February 15th— Warden’s inspections of flats. “They were bossy, made been discussed in detail in this press for deferment of imple­ comments about left-wing students and petty complaints, THE KEEF HARTLEY BAND Union. “Now is an excellent mentation until such time as February 22nd— whilst not complaining about major items, like cost and opportunity to do so.” this has been done.” damp.” Ex-Traffic THE FREE One student had been told that they “lived like pigs,” March 1st— whilst their attitude was also summed up as, “as long as IDLE RACE ALAN BOWN you have a roof over your head — keep it!” Often they LEEDS UNION BLUES SOCIETY March 8th— talked only to landladies, rather than students. in conjunction with Nor did landlords escape. “I had a landlord who was THE NEW MARQUEE FREDDY KING ALEXIS KORNER lecherous, and had put no lock on the doors,” was a con- 81 GREAT GEORGE STREET, LEEDS 1 MIKE RAVEN STEAMHAMMER trast to the moan of havingha a “70 year old nun” as a land- March 15th— lady. Presents: “Rain used to drip on my bed, I was woken too early for February 7th — GENO WASHINGTON THE VILLAGE my lectures and had nowhere to work,” complained one MASON, CAPALDI, W OO D and FROG March 22nd— student, whilst another said, “although I was unhappy in February 14th — PINK FLOYD SPOOKY TOOTH my digs, and had been given a place in Hall, I wasn’t W HITE TRASH, THE AMAZING FRIENDLY APPLE, allowed to move out of my digs.” STEVE PHILLIPS (Country Blues) TONY MEEHAN Summer Session February 21st —- Although a surprising number of people didn’t know April 26th— what “in loco parentis” meant, the majority opinion was THE NICE perhaps summed up by the student who said, “I didn’t STUDENT REDUCTION AND FURTHER REDUCTIONS CHICKEN SHACK KRISIS agree with their moral attitude — I have a right to control FOR BLUES SOCIETY MEMBERS. ALL TICKETS AVAIL­ May Ird — my own destiny.” ABLE FROM FRANK AND ANDY IN THE M.J. LOUNGE LOVE SCULPTURE

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