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Volume 3 1963 UNIVERSITY26,SEPTEMBER B.C., OFVICTORIA, VICTORIA, Number 3 POLITICALCLUBS WAC’D “ Squeals of Protest CONSTITUTION Campus politicalclubs have been caught with their ?arty drawers down as a result of Premier W. A. C. Bennett’s CHANGE map election call. By CHUCK TRUSCOTT A lack of time and general student apathy toward the brthcoming provincialelection have forced the major The Board of Governors and the Students’ Council have both 3olitical clubson camDus to have a minimum of preelection given approval to a compromise Ectivities. NO befinit6 plans far speakers or meetings were version of the new AMS Consti- lble to be announced by the C1 lubs. tution and By-laws. Display booths for Clubs Day, would vote Consmvative, NDP The compromise wasmade held Friday, were the only or Liberal.” necessary when the Board scheduled events for the pre- Fred Pick, NDP, could not strongly suggested some changes election period. These booths hazard a guess at the number in the original .constitution ap- are opened annuallyand are of lost student voters but sug- proved,by thestudents in last not a special election gambit. gested that it was a consider- spring’s referendum. Roger Barnsley, spokesman able number. Although some of the sugges- for the Liberal Club deplored “However, I do think that “Bill Blan Photo. tions were definitely objection- the manner inwhich the elec- the studenbs helped to get able to theCouncil’s view on stu- tion was called and said the Point Grey’s lone Liberal in,” Frosh Queen Joanne Akiyama and Princesses Vana Warholm dents’ freedom and were accord- university could have ,been he said. and Hilary Ford were crowned at the Frwh Dance last Friday. inglydismissed, the following made far m or e politically “I think he could have called They were chosen by students voting earlier in the day at the changes were agreed on: aware if more studentshad a better time fromthe point of Lansdowne Auditorium. (1) The purposes of the Alma been able to register. viewof democracy bychoos- Mater Stu5ety were stated as be- “Student interest canonly be ing a time when people were ing subject to the provisions of gained by an active partici- back (from their summer the Universities Act, Chapter 52 pationin the campaign,” he activities) . the moment was of the St,atutesof British Colum- said. the best timefor Bennett of course.” CLUBS DAY bia, 1963. PROTEST MARCH? (2) The minutes of the meet- Party pundits felt thecalling TEN DAYSENOUGH ings of the Society and Students’ of the elmection for September “It was not a snap election,” SWINGING AFFAIR Council .shall now ,be kept at the 30 wasactually a political said Social Credit spokesman head office of the Society. tactic designed to deliberately Roland Cacchioni. By JILLIAN CALDWELL and PAT LOVELESS (3) The wording of University keep students from the polls. “All that he(Bennett) has Standing eligibility rulesfor One Conservative stalwart sug- to do is give the voters thirty Will the frosh who left his illegitimate child at the members was changed. to read gested thatthe university days’ notice.He gave forty- Phratere’s teepee on Clubs’ Day please claim same at the “must have #completed his year should organize a marchon one. If thestudents didn’t by September 15,” rather than the Legislative grounds to pro- register to vote it was their Students’ Council Office. ‘‘must have .completed his year.” test that m any would-be own fault. They had ten days clubsoffered. It appeared from student voters will be unable to register and that should be 4 Although Phrateres won $50 (4) The Editor - in - Chief of for the best club display in the the club lists that besides the The Martlet must now complete to vote as they were unable to enough time for anyone who is activities section, theycannot many first-year students, upper his first year !before September register because of theshort politically conscious.” afford to keep the child. classmen were taking an interesr 15 of his term of office. notice of the election. and joining new clubs. A check B a r n s 1 e y estimated that PRIZEWINNERS , was taken about2:30, and at that “None of the amendments di- from thirteentofourteen : Other clubs winning $50 prizes time The players and Canterbuq rectly alter the intent of the hundred voters have been lost were the Arts and Letters ClubClubs has signed in close to a Constitution,” commented AMS at UBC alone. President Devlin. “Two-Nation” in the academic section, and the hundred new members each. Larry “At Point Grey (the UBC Canterbury Club in the religious I riding) I think it was not un- Plun division. judgment was based foreseeable that the three mainly on originality. (Liberals) would have been Approved for Winning disdavs consisted of 1 UBC CO-EDS THREATENED elected, but even now I think Phrateret? Indian motif, teepee: UBC (cup)-Girls at 5C ?stablish.ed 8 night porter sys- we will get two there,” he said. NFCUS members in ‘costme, and fire- have been victims of numero’us ;em in the girls’ dorm and new ConservativeClub official, water- TheCanterbury indeent advances in seclud,?d :esidences. Douglas Strongitharm said he (Story on page 5) based their display on the before ~eaSof the campus. Girls have been warned not to thought the election may have and after aspect of joining their valk alone in the evening and to been called suddenly because club. The Arts and Letters Club In the most recent incident a decorated their booth on a Gre- co-ed was On the beat :h Iotify police of any loiterers or “many don’t go along with the cian theme. below Fort Campwhen a m2 suspicious characters. Social Credit policy and most stepped out of the bush and sai The Golden Music of the Radio Club was heardon both cam- going to rape you.,, puses, reaching Lansdowne from The girl stood her ground a1Id theirheadquarters at Gordon the fled down th’e beach. FROSH GIVEN WELCOME Head via a telephone line. I WORRIED Story by ‘DON FERGUSON of What does Frosh Week at mean to you? There’s a soul- re searching questian. DO To most upperclass males last week’s not-very-gory pro- ceedings provided an oppor- Biol& Clubs. have increased lighting in tl tunityto mee t Freshettes. Rose and Japanese Garder Some of the “introductions” WHICH ONE? installed ,a second gate in tl were 2. little unconventional ClubsDay gave thefrosh a Fraser River parking lot so gii but the motives were the same. clearer idea of the variety of will not be trappedthere, a~ SKILLED PINCHERS Take t h e nimblte-fingered ~~~~ ~ feww:ho r an beneath the bleachers pinchingFreshettes, ,at last Tuesday’s mass meeting Procedure forNomination at Gordon Head. It might be said that those lads had “great Men’s and Women’s First Year Representatives must be hancls” but it’s one way to get registered in first year and have obtained an average of 65% to know a girl. orC+ for University Enhance. KIDNAPPINGPREFERRED And then there was -the ”Bill Blan Photo. The Senior Years’ Representative must be a member of enterprising %group w h i c h the graduating class. specialized in “kidnapping” Frosh take stock of new surroundings. (Yoke!). The SUB Director and Special Events Chairmanmust (this wouldseem to be a have completed their first year or higher. method preferable to pinch- TWO CHAINED was the key-note of the new, ing). They hustled out a num- up-to-date attack. Spear-head 1. Nominations forthe above positions will openFriday, ber of Freshettesand took Frosh Queen candidate Caro- September 20, and close at p.m. Friday, September 27. lyn Spealunan was chained to of the campaign was the little 5:OO them for car hides. The girls red Renault which scooted The election will be held Friday, October 4. dumped Mount Douglas the traffic island in the 700 were at block Yates. Ch3ained with her from Lansdowne to Gordon or Ten-Mile Point. The ques- Head drenching Frosh with a 2. To nominate a candidate, obtain a nomination form from tion which crosses most minds was another Frosh, Don Pan- the General OfRce at the Student Union Building and ton, which just goes to show water pump. Man, that’s pro- here is,why were the girlw gress. complete.Have theform initialled by the Registrar’s dumped at all? t h’a t s o m e upperclassmen Omce and a mem,kd of the Executive of the Students’ aren’t as clever as they would A few male F’rosh were also Council. Post the completed form on the bulletin board Another first-year jeune fille have others believe. hazed but, in these instances, next to the general omce in the Student Union Building. inquired about the location of upperclassmen ,appeared to be a certain room. She was PROGRESSIVE WING only killing the until a pmti- 3. For further inforrmttion, read by-laws 2 and 5 of the promptly shown to the Upperclassmen did not con- cularly attractive Freshette constitution of the Alma Mater Society. nearest men’s change room. tent themselves with old- Popped UP. It’s the little gestures that fashioned, horse - and - buggy Yes girls, F’rosh Week is your make a. girl. feel at home. hazing techniques.. Mobility week. THE MARTLET Published weekly throughout the University year I Victoria by the Pltblications PPPC OK’D Department of the Alma Mater Bociety, University ai Victoria. Editorial opinions expressed are those of the Ediwrial Board of The Martlet and not necessarily PPPC is in. those of the Alma IYIater Soaiety of Unloersfty of Victoria.