O.G.M. votes overwhelmingly for Union contraceptive machine to be installed. News No. 376 6d. FRIDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 1969 CONDOM N e w Sports Boss MACHINE T ™ University has acquired a full-time Sports Administrator, Mr. Michael Brook. Mr. Brook has taken over work previously shared by three departments. He takes over PASSED responsibility of intermural tlllllllilllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllli games from the P.E. depart­ ment, and Will organise Uni­ by P. V. Steele versity teams participating in Exec. | U.A.U. events. This was pre­ viously done by the General AS a result of a hurried debate at last Tuesday’s O.G.M. Athletics Secretary, Mr. Adrian the Union is finally to have a contraceptive machine. in briet I Glen. An ‘overwhelming’ majority approved the motion to in­ Function stall the machine, which had been introduced by House Monday’s Executive Sub­ Secretary Pete Jennings. committee meeting lasted Mr. Brook also assumes res­ I speaker was given a noisy for 3 | hours and: This will be the first time reception. ponsibility ifor providing teams the Union has had such a * ordered an inquiry into with refreshments and transpor­ machine. The last time the Mr. Stuart Almond moved the Union insurance posi­ tation, thus relieving Services question was mooted, in that the motion ‘be now put’ Section of a major chore. November 1964, the issue was to which the meeting agreed. tion. taken to a referendum. The The matter was put to the vote * heard Salford sports Mr. Brook’s appointment is machine was rejected on that and carried. club had caused £50 worth the result of pressure by the occasion by a sizeable figure. General Athletics Committee It is not yet known when the of damage to the bar. machine will be installed. The and Union Council, who were Motion * decided to partition the Japproved motion read ‘This duplicating room to make a disturbed by the strain that Tuesday’s crowded O.G.M. O.G.M. instructs the House was caused by the ever increas­ took a long time to get round Secretary to install a contracep­ society’s room. ing workload oif sport’s to the motion. A motion on tive vending machine in the * agreed to reaffiliate the administration. It was decided Iraq and elections to the Staff/ Union building as soon as pos­ sible to be sited at the dis­ Union to the National that the appointment of a full­ Student Oommitte were sum­ marily disposed of before the cretion of the House Commit­ Council for Civil Liberties. time University Union official [prioritized contraception tee.* It is assumed that the was the best solution. machine will be sited in one of * agreed to let Arts motion came up for debate. Festival hold a “Who” , With less than fifteen the gentleman’s lavatories in Mr. Brook, a Leeds man, also mjinutes to go before people the Union. concert on the 5th of takes over sports accounts and were due to leave for afternoon At the time of writing neither December. the organisation of coaching. lectures, Mr. Jennings moved Mr. Jennings nor House * agreed to ask the Univer­ the motion. He cited pregnancy Manager Reg Graveling were sity to put a coffee machine His aim is to obtain better figures amonst unmarried available for comment. In last facilities for sport. He said, “I female students at Leeds and week’s Union News Mr. Grave­ in the M.J. intend to get more and better went on, ‘Students should be ling had indicated he would not + banned Ian Shuttleworth sport played by more and more able to obtain contraceptives be opposed to a contraceptive when they feel they need diem.’ from the Union for refusing students. I consider myself machine by saying ‘Freedom He sat down after a short of speech, freedom of action, to repay his student loan. most fortunate to be able to speech and was followed by an freedom to buy what you t refused to set up an work with students who are unnamed student who opposed want' English Society Library at really keen on sport.” Rag Queen, 20-year-old Sue Claxton, from the Poly. the introduction of a contra­ ceptive machine on the grounds the cost of £300. of ‘common decency’. This * spent £35 on weightlift­ HENRY ing equipment. SHUTTLEWORTH * squabbled over the pro­ PRICE posed 6th Form Conference. BANNED New Information Service ^ decided to support an new information service is now available from the Department of Physical Chemistry. objection to the proposed JAN SHUTTLEWORTH ex- FIRE L.C.T. bus fare increases. L.U.U. Conservative Asso­ The aim of the new service is to provide scientists with reliable information about CIREMEN were called to ciation Chairman and a past the rates of elementary chemical reactions. These are important at the high tempera­ the Henry Price flats, Catering Secretary has been tures met with in a number of systems, for example rocket propulsion and gas turbine New Debates banned from the Union for Clarendon Road, on Satur­ failing to repay a Sltudent loan. engines. r~ day afternoon, when thick [diagram to be discussed and industrial libraries through­ smoke was seen coming out Chairman The decision was taken by The data is compiled in such critically. Error limits are also Exec last Monday. out the world free of charge of the boiler room. a way that the user has no given along with appropriate and the five hundred replies, arry davibs (2i) a G Politics Post-grad was Shuttleworth was asked to further need of referring to thermodynamic data over a 50%, to a questionnaire, indi­ Three fire-engines with a cate that the material was either tender turned up, and firemen elected Chairman Of Debates at repay this loan at the beginning the original literature to dis­ range of temperature. last Wednesday’s meeting. of last year. During the sum­ cover the data he requires. This immediately useiful or of some broke into the boiler-room value for future reference. with a crow-bar. Although mer vacation a Court Order saves valuable time. Financed and instituted by He was the victor in a three there was still smoke there, Cornered fight against Paul was issued but still has not the Office for Scientific and they couldn’t find the source. been served. Technical Information, the So far, the reports have Cousins (later elected Publicity Reports covered reactions of vital The caretaker of the flats, Secretary) and the Clerk of Previously Student loans scheme is under the direction interest in the study of air Debate, Vic Parker. of Professor P. Gray and Dr. pollution. Mr. Cameron, said that the have been completely confiden­ The information is in the gardener in charge of the old tial but since the court proceed­ D. L. Baulch along With a staff Garry Davies succeeds form of reports issued every graveyard which the flats over­ Martin Verity who resigned as ings are public Exec are taking of two post-doctoiial fellows Development in other look, had been burning some six months. Eight or more re­ Chairman after only three action now. and a clerical assistant. countries seems to be likely in leaves nearby. The smoke had lated reactions are treated the near future. This, perhaps Debates. /Mr. Shuttlewortih was sent been sucked into the air ducts separately in each report and The firsit reports have been will take place on an inter­ of the ventilation system for Other posts filled were: Chris down two' sessions ago national scale through the for repeatedly failing has the data is compiled, tabulated circulated to individuals, re- the boiler room and had Gerry — Convenor of Debates, exams. Committee on Data for Science spread from there. No damage and Mike Smith — Assistant and presented on an Arrhenius search groups and University and Technology. was caused by the smoke. Convenor. 2 UNION NEWS — Friday, 31st October, 1969 LEEDS STUDENTS IN ^JNION NEWS has advocated the review of O.G.M.’s which to most people would seem quite reasonable, considering that over the last few terms O.G.M/s have BIAFRAN been consistently inquorate and are therefore not per­ forming their proper function. The concern a lot of|lj~ people have shown over The O G K is an institu- PROTEST what they see to be a move- tion for every student and 3 ment to abolish O.G.M.’s privilege that at the moment has been shown in the re- is not being used. Should the by Peter de Haan action to the Union News students who are interested suggestion of reform. Let it in havin8 their views aired ^ coach-load of Leeds University students drove over be said here and now that Put them to others? The 200 miles on Sunday to participate in a demon­ Union News does not sup- answer is but PeoPle stration urging the ban of arms sales to Nigeria. port the abolition of the failed- However there is ...The sudents, mainly from the i— , , O.G.M. stiN h°Pe- Liberal Society and Biafra1 ckimed such sloSans as Put There are two solutions ^he only other way to Society, joined a crowd of over a dead Biafran in your tank- 1,500 in Trafalgar Square to bV M lnS W She11, °r to the problem of the make the O.G.M. a proper attend speeches given by Jo B P'” A ™bed ^ O.G.M. Th* first is to get useful representative body Grimond M.P. (in the chair), as a skeleton ^ P laVed the students interested in them «s to increase the quorum Hugh Fraser M.P., Michael Picard “Bntain rules the grave Biafran Demo. in Trafalgar Square Barnes M.P., and Frank Allaun of Biafra* and the second is to do and have one or two really M.P. Also speaking were Mr. There were angry s h o u i t s something about reforming g°°d ones a term and hidi Ofong (for the Biafran when certain Labour M.P.’s them. S.G.M.’s for special issues Government), the writer began using the platform for .. . . * that arise. Dean Fights The question is how? Auberon Waugh, and Peter electioneering motives. One Cadogan (for the Campaign), speech on the Biafra situation The left-wingers in the MarV students are not was rapidly and cleverly Union are obviously very interested and therefore a Policy changed into an angry tirade fare increase concerned about attempts ^ace *s required to make ------against the Trade Unions. But All the speakers seemed to on the whole there was an T H E fares increases proposed by Leeds City Transport to abolish the O.G.M. as them interesting as there agree that British foreign atmosphere of sincerity both have been challenged by ex-House Secretary Peter this is the only way that cannot be a contraceptive policy had been wrong from among the speakers and the Dean. The objection will become an official one if it receives Union backing. they can get what they want machine issue every week, the start, having been based demonstrators. Even the police implemented. The left are At the last O.G.M. many on the assumption of a “quick seemed sympathetic; one officer Mr. Dean saw an official Mr. Dean said that he raised kill” by the Nigerian forces, commented “Don’t automati- notice of intention to increase not the only students in the students left after this and fares in the classified advertise­ the objections because the When this was not forthcoming cally assume we’re against it.” ment section of “The York­ fares increases were “unjusti­ Union, there are others of meeting became policy had not been altered in ^ demonstration ended fied and uneconomic.” Mr. shire Post”. He telephoned an Dean thought that the matter different persuasion who inquorate. favour of promoting suitable ^ a march tQ Downing objection to the Clerk to the was closely linked with his conditions for a negotiated Str£et to nt dedaratic)ns Yorkshire Area Traffic Com­ work for the Education and ought to be represented. Let>s face facts> 150 is not missioners. Welfare Committee. settlement. and petitions to various , mini- .... The whole point of the representative of 8,500, the The Clerk accepted the ob­ Petrol companies as well as sters. On the return trip the He said, “I think that this O.G.M. is to be representa- only thing it can be likened jection and informed Dean that affects the welfare of all government departments came marchers met with a small the Union would have the students, especially those living tive of the students in to is the Rump Parliament in for strong criticism, as they anarchist demonstration, but right to cross-examine L.T.C. in Halls, who are too often continue to pay much-needed there was no violence. A con- officials if the Union gave the forgotten by the Union general. In this role it is fail- before it was disbanded by royalties to the Nigerian evening at the Albert Hall, objection official backing. bureacrats.” ing. Cromwell. government. Banners pro- featuring Mama Cass Eliot.

Last term Drama Society Committee agreed to stage a despite serious niversity production of “Becket” under opposition. Accomodation Chaos the direction of Charles Alty. Mr. Alty has been Head Cutter The committee said it “res­ n AVE LAURIE, the recently elected Accommodation at the Northcott and at Strat­ pectfully welcomes the recent Secretary started work in Exec. Office last Monday. ford and has also directed at statement of the Vice-Chancel­ Edinburgh University. lor on the Club’s fixture” but He found his department to be “in a state of absolute decided it was “proper” to non-existence”. 1970 is the 800th anniver­ continue with the game. sary of Becket’s murder. This He could find no minutes therefore pointed out a spokes­ of Accommodation Committee “It must have met once last man, was a most apt play to MOSCOW meetings, despite search of year, but there are no minutes, take abroad, and the sort of Executive Office. Mr. Laurie nothing at all.” coincidence that should appeal About forty Kenyan students was disappointed about the Asked if he had achieved to and attract American stormed the Kenyan Embassy apparent lack of organisation anything during his first week audiences. in the diplomatic precinct this by his predecessors. Comment­ in office, he replied, ‘Yes, I’ve week. Filing cabinets were hur­ ing on the Committee he said, just antagonised a landlady.” token strike or a go-slow as Approaches have been made led through windows and the CAMBRIDGE advocated by a minority of to the American Programme Kenyan ambassador was assistants. “Although strong Bureau’s London office for severely beaten with an iron feelings of militant action were them to act as representative bar. A claim for a 5i per cent expressed at the meeting, it was agents in the States. Mr. Andy pay rise for the University’s agreed as a first step to accept Bailey, Guild Social Secretary The students were thought 2,500 assistants is to be fully the University’s offer and to two years ago, has offered to to be members of a minority supported by the University it­ jointly approach the U.G.C.” act as London Press Agent. tribe protesting about the self, following an announce­ deaths of five tribesmen in AUSTICK'S ment by the Grants Committee Sixty-four bicycles were their home province. that the increase has been removed from the river Cam in turned down and an offer of 3| a police drag last week. “The OXFORD per cent made instead. majority have never been re­ USA ported, but a number must UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP A statement issued by the have been deliberately thrown Oxford will become the CANADA Association of Cambridge in,” said a police spokesman, centre of the national cam­ JAMAICA University Assistants after a “The offenders might have paign to demonstrate against apartheid when the University AFRICA 21 BLENHEIM TERRACE special meeting held last week been fellow undergraduates or FAR EAST said that: ‘The University town youths.” Rigby Club play the Spring­ WOODHOUSE LANE, LEEDS 2 authorities concerned would be boks on November 5th. MIDDLE EAST ( By the No. 1 Bus Stop) willing to join the assistants in EUROPE an approach to the University Oriel JJC.R. has already pas­ Greatly reduced EXETER sed a motion with a substantial student fares IS AT YOUR SERVICE Grants Committee to discuss Join the matter and to urge them to majority calling on the Univer­ UNIVERSITY 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday reconsider their decision.” The Exeter Drama Society is sity to ban the game using STUDENTS ABROAD. “financial and legal measures.” International House, 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday hoping to undertake a six- 40 Shaftesbury Avenue, The statement also empha­ month £6,000 tour of the London, W .l. sised that there was no ques­ eastern states of the U.S.A. A meeting of the committee Tel. 01-437 5374 tion at present of organising a next summer. of the Rugby Club decided on UNION NEWS — Friday, 31st October, 1969 3 VERRITY CALLS S.G.M. ON U.N. AND Rag Bedstead Grand National O.G.M's

by U.N. Reporter

pOLLOWING the failure of this week’s two part O.G.M which went inquorate, to discuss Frank Moore’s Union News censure motion, Martin Verity, I.V.P. and chairman of Wednesday’s O.G.M., called for a Special General Meeting of the Union to continue the debate. Mr. Verity declared the O.G.M. Inquorate and moved Vice-President, ordered posters its reconvention on Friday advertising the S.G.M. to be under standing Order 4. printed last Wednesday after­ noon. A short debate followed and Mr. Verity conceded that to He hoped to have the 250 reconvene the O.GJM. yet again signatures required to call an would be unconstitutional since S.G.M. by Thursday or Friday. Tuesday’s O.G.M. had been Mr. Verity did not consider declared Inquorate by Presi­ that he was abusing his official dent Redwood. Tuesday’s powers by ordering the posters O.G.M. became inquorate before submitting the motion when students left the meeting to the Union Secretary. after voting on the contra­ ceptive machine issue. He said, “The petition re­ quires 250 signatures: we col­ Petition lected over 100 in three hours. It was perfectly obvious to me Mr. Verity asked Secretariat that the petition had an excel­ to prepare copies of a petition lent chance of being complete calling for an S.G.M. to by Friday, so I ordered the ‘distouss’ Union News O.G.fM. posters !in my capacity as Vice- policies. He was encouraged by President to ensure adequate the response he received. publicity. I feel that had 1 not ordered them most people Mr. Verity, acting in his would have been justifiably One team gets pelted with flour bombs during the Bed Race. official capacity as Internal annoyed.” DEAN PURGED Squirrel Problem pORMER House Secretary Pete Dean is fuming over For Pet Shop the ommission of his name from the official list of pro­ M R S. C. M. Jackson, the married daughter of a Union posed Leeds delegates to porter is heartbroken over the doubtful fate of HO VC Sammy her 12-month-old pet squirrel. N.U.S. conference. Mrs. Jackson decided to part i Miss Anne Suffolk, the impression that the pet would N.U.S. Secretary who drew up with her pet when she noticed be kept in the shop and dis­ MANSHOP that it was jealous of her newly the list, said that she didn’t born child. A family decision played in a “pet’s corner.” consider Mr. Dean to be a was taken not to sell the squir­ A few days later she was sur­ rel, perhaps into a strange and prised to learn that Sammy wise choice as delegate, since unsuitable home, but to donate (and 4gn. cage) was being he was a final year student. It it to somewhere where it sold. Heir motfher visited 15 MERRION CENTRE would be displayed for the the shop the following morning is her policy to ‘blood’ inex­ benefit and amusement of and was told that the animal perienced delegates in their stymipaitiheitic youngsters. had been sold. first or second year, thus en­ LEEDS (TEL. 25478) Accordingly, Sammy was hancing their performance at handed over the counter at Pets Manager later conferences. and Aquaria Ltd’s Grand The shop manager confirmed Mr. Dean, however ,con­ Arcade shop last Saturday. that “Sammy” which he des­ Mrs. Jackson was under the cribed as “a chipmunk” had siders this to be a direct result been sold for £3/10s. “Every­ of the conflict raging at present The Other Union Shop More Beer thing in this shop is for sale,” over the forthcoming Education he said, “There was no mention Brewery engineers are instal­ of keeping the thing on view, and Welfare Committee elec­ FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE COME ON AND PART ling extra pumps in both new we just couldn’t afford it. We tions, in which he is standing bars in the Union extensions have no ‘Pet’s Corner’ here.” against the “Anne Suffolk and WITH JUST A LITTLE OF YOUR GRANT - WE this week. He continued to say that the Leo Smith hard line candidate shop often took in unwanted He said, “I am being purged.” The alterations include new pets from their owners, “to ARE UP TO OUR KNEES in LEVIS & WRANGLERS Tartan and Scotch Bitter save them the trouble of dis­ Mr. Pete Jennings, Union pumps in both bars, plus the posing of them themselves.” IN DENIMS & CORDS PLUS SHERMAN AND rearrangement of Tetley’s House Secretary and N.U.S. Mild and Bitter pumps to en­ He concluded, “It’s a service Northern Regional Chairman WENSLOW SHIRTS, IN FACT ALL THE BIG able the barstaff to serve, “a really, if we make a bob or two intends to propose ‘Mr. Dean pint of mixed.” out of it, well that’s all right.” for N.U.S. delegation when the NAMES in FASHION CAN BE FOUND at ROYCE matter is raised at a public Theatre Secretary Resigns meeting. He said, “I think that ISS Kate Evans, who for 18 months was secretary of the Union Pete would be a very able M Theatre Group announced her resignation yesterday after­ Make your Grant go further and claim your noon In a tense committee meeting. delegate.” N.U.S. Secretary Anne Suf­ Special 10% N.U.S. Discount off any Clothes in ^1+ 'Miss Evans: It s a great | ^aid, “It is a great challenge folk said on hearing of Mr. i my room and I am looking forward to ookings were getting me following in the footsteps of Dean’s suspicions, “You can down. K ate„ tell Dean to stop his presiden­ our shop. Mr. Mike Fry, a fresher, who It is believed that Miss Evans tial campaign and start it some­ is taking over from Miss Evans is resigning on doctors’ advice. where else.” 4 UNION NEWS — Friday, 31st October, 1969 NEWSMGHT Britain Changes to the Metric System by 1975 D-DAY 1975 “ THINK METRIC”

by John Josephs and Ian Coflinson A note or a coin that was the choice

|F George Orwell were to return to this Earth tomorrow, his first remark would un- coin A barmaid said, “It makes They are taking no account of The metrication board gives doubtedly be, “I told you so.” When he wrote perhaps his greatest work 1984, he my job far more difficult, as rushed jobs, as in a pub, etc. vague figures about the num­ _ ...... it’o orv fii7A_KAK Kit the considerable amount of ber of people who understand was the target for abuse and ridicule from a great many people. “It can’t happen 11 ,s so like , . the two-bob bit protest which is sweeping the the change from Farenheit to ° when____, youou’re re in in aa hurry.” hurry. Prac- country at present. This has in­ Centigrade. Three out of four here,” they said. It is my contention, however, that England in 1975 will bear a resem- ticall.y all students I spoke to creased within the last week can “identify warm from cold blence to Orwell’s Oceania in at least one respect; the system of weights, measures around the Union said the same owing to the large-scale for­ from a given reading.” What geries being made by crooks. a marvellous deduction! I and coins. thing. “You could get mixed There are stories of half- should think that most people I to have to be wooed by his I the Labour Party’s last two up if you’re in a hurry.” People crowns being filed down, pen­ can tell the difference between board. He gives a spoonful^ of election • programmes.______roundI 4 the-U_ town----- thought that nies being dipped in solder and warm and cold without any It is not generally realised the coin didn’t appear to be filed into the “Equilateral readings at all. sugar before delivering his They knew all too well that, worth 10/-. “I’d sooner have Curve Heptagon” shape to use that by 1975, Britain will medicine. One of the board’s whatever enthusiasm the the boards expressions. Yet the The question of the cost of a note or even four half have become completely many pamphlets begins, “The country might have for the board still does nothing to all this is just about board is benevolent and with­ crowns.” allay the fears of the public. the last straw. The cost of the metric. Most of us know by rest of their manifesto, it would change to metrication is admit­ now of the Decimal Cur­ out arbitrary powers.” Why be political suicide for any One can therefore see why ted to be at least £100 million should it be necessary for a party to announce that they Complaints things more steadily. They have £100 million of our money for rency Board, whose job it is chairman of a board to com­ intended to alter the British the Metrication Board is taking the privilege of having our to make our new system of mence his address in this man­ brought out their own statistics whole standards of measure, system of weights, measures and The most disturbing aspect on public knowledge of the capacity and weight changed coinage palatable to an un­ ner? coinage. Thus the decimalisa­ impending change to the metric of all this is the attitude of t h e with the maximum of incon­ tion process has been forced system. They claim that three venience without even consult­ willing populace. But, how D.C.B. Their reply to all t h i s on the country without giving out of four people know that ing us. many of us have heard of Mistakes is, “Give it a chance” or “It’ll Britain is going metric, al­ the people a chance to state though very few know of the the sister of the D.C.B., the Perhaps it is because he has be all right if you’re careful.” their views. They even have the audacity to scale of this. Our research New Coins Metrication Board, which learnt from the abysmal mis­ showed that approximately half This has become increasingly claim that people aren t com- has a similar function with takes of the Decimal Currency the students interviewed knew It cannot be denied that most Board. As sensitive to criticism apparent throughout the past P a i n i n g to them, and that t h e y something of the change, but people are biased against the regard to weights and few years, culminating in the therefore needn’t act. only one in ten of people in change. Like most people we as an elephant is to brambles the street did. measures. it has bulldozed through controversy over the 50 penny m ^ )leaves a lot to be do not like being forced to change against our will. Still measure after measure on an or 10 bob piece depending on desired. xhere are so many The reason for the change less do we like having to pay The chairman of the Metrica­ unwilling and later actively ow you see it. Never has there qUes^10[ls______that can be asked. given by the board are similar £100 million for this privilege. tion board is Lord Ritchie- to those given by the Decimal hostile populace. One can re- been such an immediate outcry why was the' coin not made Currency Board. Everyone else Calder. You can tell that he Are we going to stand the new call that there was no mention against a new coin as has taken a different colour, uses the metric system, our 10 bob bits in their present form realises that the public is going of decimalisation in either of Place hi the last two weeks heavier, etc.? system is illogical and so on. What are we going to do as a _____ since the introduction of this To all this can be said “Cob­ protest is to insist on smaller Despite all this, the board blers!” It is accepted that it is silver from my bank, and to notorious piece of metal. better for our exports if firms still say that the coin is the tell them at every opportunity A Leeds Taxi-driver said use measures that their foreign A.A.M. “best”, although they admitted to “stick” their 50 penny coins. about the new coin, ‘It’s bloody customers understand, but is The Association of Assistant to me on the phone that their that any reason for burdening ASSISTANT rubbish.’ To compare Britain in 1975 Mistresses tests had been carried out under the rest of us with metres, Orwell’s Oceania in 1984 may one of the killogrames, litres etc? So what All over the city the attitude “normal” conditions, not tak­ seem too far-fetched. But, Joint Four Secondary MASTERS if we are different? this is the thin end of the Teachers' Associations was hostile towards the new ing into account bad light, wedge. If they are prepared INVITES We have used our present to make such a fuss about the ASSOCIATION system for centuries so why way we weigh, spend money WOMEN THE professional association should we change? What dif­ and measure, what will they do ference does it make to the for about what we think, write and TEACHERS The Union Outfitters . • . Government whether we buy do. in secondary or middle Assistant Masters our beer in Pints or Litres, ex­ schools cept to burden us with more To the Metrication Board’s in The Student's best Friend—all your outfitting STUDENTS Secondary Schools and more controls and inter­ slogan ‘Think Metric”, add needs within easy reach. 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LAWSON HARDY THE SECRETARY, A A.M. 29 Gordon Square, London Recommended by University Union Services Department 29 Gordon Square, London W .C 1. 57-59 NEW RRIGGATE - LEEDS 1 R.A.C. and M.O.T. Member of W.C.! APPROVED INSTRUCTOR I.A.M . & R.O.S.P.A. UNION NEWS — Friday, 31st October, 1969 5 This is a draft card and what does it "Untidy men say girls mean to young Americans? "HERE have been many claims in the past two months that men in general are becoming trendier and are dressing more smartly. This wasn’t much in evidence at last Saturday’s hop.

The first thing that strikes! sweaters and clean trousers i youth, when the bar’s closed at one on examining the clothes decidedly in a minority. I don’t 10.30, in such a state that he mind jeans or cords 'if they’re cannot even see if you’ve got oif the typical male student is clean, but ragged, patched and blonde or dark hair is no that they are either dirty and frankly dirty jeans are surely pleasure and no compliment. old, or they are trendy and more suitable for going paint­ And they complain if you clean. The men seem to divide ing with Action than wearing refuse to dance! at a Hop. into these two categories. It is an ironical yet remark­ able fact that the men who The girls at any hop are Scruffy bring their women with them (with one or two rare excep­ manage to arrive fresh and tions) dressed in their best gear Military coats, fur coats that clean, while those Who go alone (Note I saw no Jeans or Levi no self-respecting animal would intending to pick up a girl very Cords on girls). claim, tatty leather, dirty shoes, often are the unshaven and filthy nails (do they all break objectionable ones. Surely, Most wear some make-up, down on the way?), greasy hair they’ve got their values upside but those with none look well- (what’s a razor), these were down. scrubbed, and the average girls’ all to be seen in the bar, Refec Come on you men. Let’s see hair is almost without excep­ and Riley-Smith. a change in your appearance. tion shining and well-brushed Slovenliness is no longer or backcombed as the case One more complaint. Isn’t it may be. about time the “Cattle Market” fashionable. was abolished at Hops? Most But the men! The clean girls enjoy dancing, but to be “trendies” with smart shirts and accosted by a dirty, beery by Jennifer HONOUR, GRADUATE American Draft f a THE by Louis Dial ADMINISTRATIVE ■f*HE registrant is required to supply answers to 15 questions pertaining to identification, occupa­ tion, marital status, and World War II status. He shall then sign the card; and if he refuses to GROUP OF do so, the registrar shall sign it for him. The registrant shall, thereby, be registered. The Draft hits you early. ■---- i---- When you are young — very | »you from the Draft. But even1 educated* but you know you APPOINTMENTS young — you have the notion sdhool teachers are getting spent four years and never got that somehow you will reach drafted now. There is respite past the concept of duty. You the age of 18, pass it, and never to be had by volunteering for just did not have time, APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR ENTRY TO be bothered by the Draft. VISTA or the Peace Corps for Suddenly, your deferment is Everyone said it was a drawing two years, but no longer, gone, and you are I.A.: avail- The Administrative Class of the from a hat, and that if there Finally, you can go to Univer- able for military duty. You do was not a war, then there was sity, and enjoy four delightful not have much ohance of failing Home Civil Service (about 80 posts) a gcupd chance that you would years free from worry about Ho pass the medical examina- not be drafted. the Draft. tion if they called your friend’s The Administrative Grades of the Student deferment is pleasant, heart murmer “functional.” Diplomatic Service (about 27 posts) ^ I i- like a drug bringing peace. It You do not want to go to o O l d l B r S *s easy *° f°rSet *hat Classifi- prison for a few years. You do The Administrative Class of the Northern ______cation 11-S only defers not think you would like to does not cancel the obligation. ,go to Canada, however far that Ireland Civil Service (about 5 posts) You used to see trains carry- y ou do not resist. You do not as, and perhaps spend the rest ing soldiers when there was the have time to resist, let alone of your life wishing you could H.M. Inspectors of Taxes (at least 60 posts) war in Korea, and people told think about why you should, see your family again. Better you that they used real guns, because the system of continual to go in for two years and House of Commons Clerkships And you saw the occasional assessment keeps you tied to hope you do not have to do film of soldiers running in file your books if you want to keep janything worse than scrubbing (about 2 posts) in combat when suddenly one your deferment. It is all right toilets with a toothbrush. , fell down dead, and the others for those Californian profes- Administrators in government service help to formulate and went over him. sionail peace marchers to resist carry out national policy, under the direction of Ministers. And the magazine photo of hut you have a degree to get. a man being stabbed square in Anyhow, resistance is dan- _Resistance______Candidates must have, or expect to obtain in 1970, a degree with the forehead by a soldier with gerous. You might lose your a shining dagger. How can you deferment. You might find To be sure, that was the easy honours—at least second class honours ability is looked for. stab a man in the skull when (your name on file with the path, and a lot of people took Salary and Prospects: Starting salary £1,196—£1,532 he is looking you right in the CLA even if you sign a petition it. Fortunately, however, owing (London). At present Assistant Principals may expect promo­ eye? Anyhow, can you even calling for revision of the to the growing awarenes of an stab through bone? Selective Service Act. awakened public, the easiest tion to Principal (£2,724 rising to £3,721) within 7 years; it It all seemed so horirble, but people tell you that you owe path is becoming, for many, often comes appreciably sooner. They become Assistant Secre­ no one you asked said to you, service to your country, right the path of resistance. taries by their early forties (£4,170 to £5,325). ‘Yes. Yes, it is very horrible. or wrong You are not sure There are three principle Age Lim its: At least 20 and under 28 for the Administrative and don’t you ever let me catch ^ they are right because resistance groups. One opposes you doing it!” It is horrible, they forgot to tell you that the war in any form. One opposes Class (under 27 for the Diplomatic Service) on 1 st August 1970 but it is war, they said. Draft is not much older than the war in South East Asia. —with certain extensions for regular service in H.M. Forces or All you can hope is that they you are yourself. The third group opposes H.M. Overseas Civil Service. will not make you do it, too. forced national service in any Method of Entry: Qualifying examination; Civil Service But the older you get, the more form. As a result of the war, it seems likely that you will these groups have been able to Selection Board tests (lasting 2 days); final interview. have to. You discover that Officers gain. The cessation of the Candidates with 1st class honours, or 2nd class honours plus there is no hat: everybody goes. war is their common goal. No degree awarded after post-graduate study or research, are norm­ When you finally register, You choose the easy path, longer can their activities be as the law says you must, you You do not resist. ^ You may called simply resistance. On the ally exempt from qualifying examination. may even be a litle proud, be- even think about joining the contrary, the spirit of resis- Method of entry is the same for: Clerkships in the House of cause it proves you are 18. Reserve Officers Training tance is rapidly becoming the Commons. Age: at least 20 and normally under 24. But mostly you feel resignation. Corps associated with your will of the People. Even if you have heard of University. Draft Dodger to The Moratorium of October Administrative Class of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. non co-operation by then, you Second Lieutentant, US Army 15th has shown that the people Age: at least 20 and normally under 28. still register, because if you in one quick step. It is the easy are at last awake. Thus, for H.M. Tax Inspectorate. Age: at least 20 and normally under 28. do not, you can spend the next path, and a lot of men take it. the young man, hard-pressed by five years of your life in If you have to go, you think, the Draft, it becomes more Closing date for applications: 21 st November, 1969. prison, and pay a few thousand you may as well make it as likely each day that the whole For an application form and full details, please w rite to: dollars on top# of that. The easy on yourself as possible, nightmare will end quickly, The Secretary, Civil Service Commission, 23 Savile Row, stakes are not high enough yet But you do not join, because But what of the future and his to risk that, because you can it is still easier not to think son? lust as surely as the London, W1X 2AA, quoting Reference AG/70/—. probably get a deferment. about the Draft. people are wakened they scon Perhaps you can take a job Like a million others, you grow tired and fall asleep for which your board will defe graduate; and others call you again. 6 UNION NEWS — Frida/,

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Susan Claxton — Rag Queen 1969 ^pHIS week has been Rag Week as various people may have noticed by the activities DS going on. Tomorrow is the Rag Day parade the highlight of the Week. The floats will be gathering in force on Woodhouse Moor. If report is correct the Rag Queen will be riding a camel I about 700 which appreciated I shaken a least a thousand short. specially procured for the the art of course football that Rag Queen was chosen at occasion. The theme of the the team’s treated the crowd to the town hall by a collection of procession is “International” in the second half. Brian Close well known judges including scored a hat trick and the T.V. RAG which should produce some in­ Don Revie, David Hamilton teresting variations. Dracula wrestlers scored a magnificent and Dame Alice Bacon. She is has even gone international. goal basketball style passing 20 year old Susan Claxton who fromwnan to man from the half is doing a librarianship course Humour has been the order way line. at the Polytechnic. of the week. Occasionally it In the centre of Leeds on has been jto the cost of some Saturday afternoon the Ameri­ Rugby sections of the community. can supremacy in the Golf Two mixed rugby matches 1969 The Rag bus coming back world was challenged by Leeds from Halifax on a Tyke raid, with equal sides, 15 on one top golfers on a small lawn next stopped at all the bus side and 30 on the other have to Lewis’s, it is only sufficient stops picking up passengers been going on, the last one is to say that the Ryder Cup is who paid their fare to Rag or being very srongly contested. on Friday, St. James nurses bought a copy of Tyke. verses the Engineers. 30 Tom and Terry the highlight nurses againstl5 fellas, sounds The Rag town newspaper has of the late night film shows, unfortunately not sold as well like fun for the fellas for once! attracted many. as been hoped due to the fact Small ents have been going NOW toughs on Tuesday night. The women so that blokes need not Audience participation was at on in the Garden of Rest near that they were not delivered Rag strongmen eventually worry about competition. its best. Paper darts off the the City Centre. The mock trial on time. The headline of managed to get rid of un Simon Dupree and the Big balcony appeared to be the taking place today includes “War Declared” lost its impact without too much difficulty. Sound provide the background order of the day. Jimmy Savile and other distin­ and its relevance. music. Saturdays hop with guished characters unfortun­ President Roosevelts world Jimmy James and the Vaga­ Tyke Sales ately the rest are only being Tyke raids are being staged hand shaking record was chal­ bonds is a pyjama hop which imitated. If a laugh is all that on London, Shefifeld for Tyke has ben selling very lenged by Rag Queen the is hard luck on the people like is wanted the place to go was revenge Bradford and Liver­ well this year despite competi­ centre of Leeds on Saturday. George Best who don’t wear the Rag debate, motion — pool. The wider Tyke can be tion from the Sheffield Rag Shoppers, football fans at them. Mind you would some “that this house would wear a sold the better as far as Rag is mag. Tyke’s new clean looks Elland Road all shook hands one object if pyjamas were not concerned. seems to have had a greater with the Rag Queen. After a Rag teeshirt.” worn! appeal. Old ladies don’t ask the few hours out on the street The rag disco is open until seller before buying a copy and a flying visit to the bed 2.00 in the morning all v >ck The hops have been round- Rag Week still has a long ‘you haven’t been on any race, the marathon finished up during the week. Soft drinks ing off the days. Tonight is the way to go yet. Nex* "reek demonstrations lately have at the Tyke Hop with Brian and refreshments are being ser­ AH Saints hop at Horsforth. It Jimmy Savile runs 26 miles you.” Auger and the Trinity. The fate ved, hamburgers, hot-dogs. The is college with a surfeit of from Leeds to Skipton for Rag. Sundays charity football of the attempt was a few blis­ only trouble that they have match attracted a crowd of tered fingers and 7200 hands had was from a group of by H arvard J. W ilson 7 Skinheads who are They? What do

Do skinheads cause trouble elsewhere in Leeds? The night clubs we contacted were very guarded in their replies. Stated the manager of the Mecca dance hall in the Merrion centre: “We don’t get any skinheads in here at all. Not because we discriminate against them particularly, but just as part of our They do? normal policy of not allowing anybody in who looks at all scruffy. They wouldn’t be allowed in if they were wearing jeans for example — or those big boots they are supposed to have. But if they were dressed sensibly we would allow them in IN the late fifties, it was the teddy boys with their providing we didn’t expect any trouble from them. We’re very leather studded jackets, motor bikes and cycle chains conservative here.” who got all the bad publicity. Similar replies were received from the manager of the Yorkshire Hussar public house in the Headrow and many of In the early sixties it was the Beatle Mopheads and the other clubs we spoke to. the mods and rockers. Then we had the hippies and hell’s If the clubs don’t allow them in, where do the skinheads go? angels and now we have the skinheads. Said one of them: ‘Skinhead’, or ‘Bowa Boy’ or ‘Agro Lad’ or ‘John Boy’ are “Nowhere really. We just knock about together and walk terms which are applied to a group of youngsters, often only the streets usually in the town centre, or around Beeston or fourteen or fifteen years of age, who have haircuts so short Chapeltown. It gets pretty boring someimes.” that they look as though they’ve been shaved. “We might go to the pictures sometimes if they’ll allow us The skinheads are characterised by a distinctive style of dress. in. Other than that we just walk. People think we fight a lot. To be a skinhead you must buy a pair of Levi Denim jeans a We don’t really, just the occasional scrap. Nothing serious, few sizes too large, rip them off just above the ankle leaving a more a laugh than anything else.” half inch turn up and hold them up with a pair of braces. Mr. Franks is a teacher at a Leeds Secondary School. He Also needed will be a pair of what are colloquialy known as believes that the lack of anything to do is half the trouble ‘Bovva Boots’ or ‘cherry reds’ hiking shoes, desert boots or with the skinheads, and why they have such a bad name. industrial ‘Tufs’ with steel toecaps. These are used for kicking “It tends to be self perpetuating. You have skinheads who people. cause trouble because they haven’t got anything to do. Because they cause trouble, nobody will have them on the premises, and bcause the clubs wont allow them in, they get bored and Dangerous Weapons cause trouble.” Add a couple of knives, a chain “only for self defence of “It’s a pity. I have some so called skinheads in my class at course” and you have the typical skinhead. school. They do tend to be lads from a working class back­ ground it’s true, but basically they’re no different to anybody We spoke to a group of Skinheads in the Merrion Centre else. A little more aggressive perhaps, but no more.” and asked them why they dressed as they did. Explained one of them: “I’m sure a lot of the trouble is caused more by frustration than by a love of fighting.” “Our haircut is pretty obvious. If you get into a fight with somebody, they will try and hold you down by your hair. If Yet skinheads do have a reputation for being aggressive. Do you haven’t got any hair they can’t hold you down can they?” the facts back up the reputation? Another explained: Leeds City Police do not officially recognise skinheads as a “We wear Jeans and braces just because we like them. If group. Commented a spokesman: you’ve got jeans which are too big you’ve got to hoid them up “Skinheads are like hippies or any other youngster so far with something and braces are pretty good. as we are concerned. They are all officially classed as juveniles The boots don’t interest me much, I only wear desert boots. of a certain age who have done something to bring them to Some of the lads wear bloody big ones. They can be bleeding our attention. We don’t apply the tag ‘Skinhead’ to them on dangerous if you get one of them in your gut.” the description so its impossible to say how much trouble they do cause. The only way is to speak to individual coppers and Yet these skinheads claim that any “Aggro” — their word get their impressions.” for fighting — they are involved in is never started by them. Says Geoff, a fifteen year old from Beeston: “I carry a knife. You have to. I mean it’s just plain stupid Police Opinion not having one. I only use it though, if I have to — and 1 would never start a fight. The two coppers we chatted to were reluctant to say much because they were unsure what they were allowed to say. But It’s those other bleeders. Anybody who’s got sort of longish said one of them: hair and things don’t usually like us. They think we look stupid with our short haircuts. “Skinheads do cause trouble of course — it would be ridi­ culous to say that they didn’t. And many of them carry knives Now if somebody comes up to you and tells you that you which is illegal. But by and large they don’t do much wrong. look stupid, you don’t just stand there and take it all do you? You’d just put the boot in. It’s the same with us. They ask for They’re all talk and no do. You see them going about in it. It isn’t my fault.” groups and when the see that you’re a copper they start say­ ing how stupid you look all dressed up. You know the kind Where do the skinheads come from and why have they of thing. We could pull them in for cheeking us I suppose but suddenly increased in number so dramatically? what’s the sense? All I do is warn them and tell them to move Many people believe that these are the same people who on. They might protest a bit, but they always go.” cause much of the trouble at football grounds. They see the Leeds have had none of the gang fights between skinheads kind of trouble skinheads cause as being a logical extension and others or two opposing gangs of skinheads which they have of the trouble caused at football matches. in London. What little trouble there has been here has been Is this true of Leeds? We contacted the Elland Road football isolated incidents involving only few people. ground to see what they had to say. Commented a spokesman: Why do Skinheads become Skinheads? It would be easy to “Skinheads? What on earth are they? attribute this to ‘wanting a bit of aggro’ but in fact this is We get very little trouble from any of the supporters here, often not really the case. we’re a very lucky ground in that way. The trouble which does There is often an implied reaction to send rejection of the occur does sometimes come from youngsters but only to a dong hair and scruffiness of the hippies. But more important limited extent. than this, there is almost a hatred of the hippy culture. Few if any of the skinheads indulge in any form of illegal drug usage and generally there is no ambition to change the Football Hooligans social system of the country. One skinhead summed up his reasons for wanting to be a skinhead as: I don’t know if we get any lads in here who look as you “I’m a skinhead because I want to be. All my friends are describe. Quite frankly, it simply never crosses my mind to skinheads and if you look different to them you look out of look.” things somehow. But at Elland Road last Saturday afternoon the skinheads That’s really the reason I am a skinhead I suppose, because were very much in evidence. They stood in a group at one everybody else is.” end of the pitch chanting slogans, clapping their hands and Explained another: generally cheering their team on. “I don’t like hippies and people with long hair, they look dirty and scruffy. At least if you have short hair you look A number of police officers kept a watchful eye on them clean.” and patrolled the fence continually. Immediately there was the That really is what skinheads are. As so often in the past it slightest sign of trouble the police caught and ejected those is a way of dress and a way of life in conflict with that of responsible. Even before the match had begun four or five parents. But skinheads are more than this. They are a social had gone, each to the chant: “We want a riot. We want a riot.” group which is in conflict with other groups of their own age. As the match finished the police patrolled the surrounding It may mean nothing. It may just be a passing fad which sreets stopping groups from forming and keeping the young­ will soon die out. But it may be the beginning of the end for sters moving. Some of the lads were searched before being the hippy Beatle culture. The skinheads may be indictive of allowed to continue, although none were arrested. It would the average youngster of the future. be wrong to say that any of them had done anything wrons— Perhaps an illustration of this is the fact that one school we saw no real fighting for example — and wrong to suggest last week sent two skinheads home ‘Until your hair has grown that all those involved were skinheads. longer.’ 8 UNION NEWS — Friday, 31st October, 1969 discourse

REVIEWS Q N E of the chief talking points of this October, has been the film “Midnight Cowboy.” The theme music for this was composed by John Barry, ex-husband of rag revue singer Jane Birkin, and his own version of this is extremely compelling, and yet at the same time easily skillful interpretation of this £ 20 and review Rag Revue”, the/ said. “How? And number, and they seem to have listened to. what about missing Beachcomber?” I asked, but no­ progressed instrumentally even body understood, so here I am, labouring over an already Our old friends Ferrante and further than their recent work overtaxed pen again . . . Teicher (of “Exodus” fame) “Autumn” which came out Rag Review ’69 is probably,] ' . , , treat us to the piano rendering earlier this year. and almost certainly will be by I w.e^ together, with the five- on United Artists. Friday night, the best yet. g*rl chorus line especially The Three Dog Night do an Sprague, as producer, has done ^ 9 .C0D?ety Angie Morns This brings us to the singing effective vocal effort, although a very good job, and although joining in. of Nilsson whose extremely I feel that the song does not I hear that scripts didn’t exactly The One Time Syncopated flood in at first, the end result Cod Piece Band have two spots likeable style comes across with suit them quite as well as did is fine. and are entertaining, using a his version of the Fred Neil “Easy To Be Hard”. , motley assortment of instru- song “Everybody’s Talking.” F irst, my few grouses: light- ments to the best advantage, Finally we must not forget ing and continuity could have Yhe[r arrangement of the old Nilsson has had several good the recent album of Kod been better, but I did go on the Sones< number “Play with Fire” albums out “Aerial Ballet” and McKuen songs by F rank first night, always a bad move is brilliant. Perhaps their only “Harry”, for example, and his to be avoided if possible ^efect js that Cynth, their gir] Sinatra, and his version of latest success as a singer- “Love’s Been Good To M e”; (Deadlines!). Also, the pro- singer, just hasn’t a_ strong songwriter called “I Guess The gramme is not balanced. The enough voice to carry efficiently this certainly was a great effort material in the second half is their material. Lord Must Be In New York by the Voice, coping admirably far stronger than that in the Star performances of the City” certainly looks a winner. w*th meaningful lyrics. first. For heaven’s sake don’t walk out half way through. night were: Simon Brogan as In a slightly different but A must for those who admire a collection of little boys — the work of the Band, Creed- I You'll miss some of the most his voice and facials are great contemporary vein the Kinks hilarious, and certainly the enee, loe Cocker, and the Byrds —and as the Reverend, Rod have presented “Arthur”, which —that’s a fitting description of crudest, skits. Five minutes Bath as the incredible — and, after the interval I’d even for­ is a suite of quite cleverly the new album by the G rand one suspects, uncontrollable— Keith Pepperell and Angie Morris strip in Rag Revue arranged scenes from life in Funk Railroad. Although the gotten about missing Spike Mil­ Nanny; Keith Pepperell’s Pat­ present times, one of which is group does bear similarities to ligan. rick Moore and Chinaman — the afore-mentioned people The whole programme is a both good pieces of characteri­ descriptive “Shangri-La”. thye have a very distinctive series of about 10 main scenes, sation; Dave Heap’s Mid- Still on the subject of song­ style of country blues as their with Laugh-In type Quickies Atlantic TV announcer, and principal song “Time Machine” interspersed throughout. Of the Keith Erskine’s David Frost. writers one of the newest shin­ bears out. Their album is out longer skirts, “Nanny”, “Pat­ Unfortunately this last charac­ the nature oi the ing lights is Laura Nyro whose very soon called “On Time” rick Moore” and “Court Scene” ter appears in the only scene ‘■Eli’s Coming” is the new were outstanding. This last which is too long, but The Man New R & B duo Mel and Tim features the whole cast working still comes through well. lunar surface single by Three Dog Night and are ones to watch with their the Don Ellis Orchestra. The mover called “Backfield In by Mog latter gentlemen, who are a far Motion,” while Jerry Butler DEING distinctly topical, it is perhaps not surprising that more avant-garde combination (who was long ago with The Impressions) and Dusty Spring­ the Rupert Beckett was at capacity for Dr. J. Guest’s than one would immediately field are rivals with their ver­ lecture on Monday. But this would be overlooking Dr. assume, have a dramatic and sions of “A Brand New Me.” Guest’s standing as a Lunar scientist at the University of the war game London’s Mill Hill obser- r “ th craters and display a re]a. vatory. tively. though only relatively, by Ian Squires The Moon being quite a big smooth surface, place, and there being so many T^e interest of .the audience **"?%HE War Game” — shown by Comm Soc in the aspects of it to study, Dr. was cieariy shown in the num- Union last week — is a film which defies adequate Guest restricted his discussion ber of questions ranging from description. Everyone should see it for himself. to the nature and origins of its the absence of meteorite re­ films surface in relation to the con- mains in the craters, the origin The film, made by the B.B.C. - — . a few years ago, was made on I interviews and quotes from troversy between the conflict- 0f the giass beads littered on a minimal budget and shows 1 politicians and scientists, ing theories of vulcanism and the Lunar surface, to the dis- LES BICHES — PLAZA — Coming shortly the product of Peter Watkins’ bishops and civil defence meteoritic impact. pute on the Moon being still impression of the effects of a manuals. hot or now cooled. Dr. Guest COMBINATION of fine Guest strongly supported the was singularly cautious in his they try to conceal the m- nuclear attack on a part of The worst moments in the idea of impact. Using a large answers, though he tentatively directing, good photog­ Britain. However, the B.B.C. films, perhaps, are those which equality between them. number of superb slides and proposed that many craters raphy and excellent acting failed to release the film and show children: maimed, burned maps of Copernicus, Tycho, could have been formed by the During a party Why finck what is possibly the most im- and poisoned by radiation. The and innumerable other craters impact of comets whose com- has produced an interesting herself attracted to one of the portant documentary ever made holocaust has left them apa- men, Paul Thomas, who con­ he demonstrated the striking position of ice and gas would film about two Lesbians and has appeared in private and in thetic, devoid of ambition and similarities between these and account for the lack of detritus, sequently seduces her the same club cinemas. vitality. those craters on Earth formed Dr. Guest presented an interst- their relationships with a evening. Frederique, by means The film uses evidence from Certainly nobody can be by meteorite impact or nuclear ing lecture on an exciting topic, of spies, finds out about this such places as Dresden and qualified to voice any opinions explosions. the only criticism was in being man. and makes a play at Paul. ThuS boy cannot lose, and soon takes Hiroshima and the actors are on nuclear warfare until they Features such as marked cir- too subjective in his analysis, Stephane Audran (Frederi­ amateurs from Kent. Scenes have seen this film: seen what cularity, raised rims, and cen- but this was probably because Frederique as his mistress and like the burning of bodies, a it means in terms of human tral mountain masses were the lack of time made it im- que), lackueline Sassard (Why) moves into her home. firestorm and summary execu­ life and misery, rather than of some of the similarities that possible for him to present the and lean^Louis Trintignant The complications arise be­ tion of food looters are per­ political bargaining counters. Dr. Guest suggested were to be opposing theories in any detail, (Paul) star in “They Call Us formed with frightening in­ The film is terrifying, sicken­ identified with impact. Studying a subject so vast cause Why is also in love with tensity and realism, intersper­ ing, infuriating and depressing: The great “seas” or mareal with such incomplete data Dr. Les Biches, We Love Each Paul. She tries to attract sed with “man-in-the-street” that is why it’s so brilliant. regions he suggested to be of Guest admitted, in reply to a Other”. The only drawback Frederique’s attention to relieve Volcanic origin; huge basins question, that he was “not con- with the film is the poor dubb- ^er own heartache, fay Mike Taylor flooded with fluid lava of more vinced of anything about the ing, which is usually the fault When Paul has to spend a recent formation, for photo- Moon” and almost left the im- with continental films. week in Paris Frederique g0es graphs showed neighbouring pression that much of the re­ leaving Why behind. The young craters partly or wholly sub- search currently being done The story opens with Freder- woman soon decides to j Qin AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMAS merged under lava flows. Being from long range observations ique “adopting” Why, a poor them. Frederique is shocked at more recent, these mares are would be better left until the Parisienne pavement artist, first but is horrified when Why consequently less pockmarked Moon becomes the 51st State! Frederique takes her to her shows her jealousy, revulsion COTTAGE RD.! home in St. Tropez where she and love. She kills Frederique TOWER by Pete New has inherited an important and dresses herself in her NEW BRIGGATE, LEEDS 1 HEADI NG LEY, LEEDS 6 * boat-yard from her father. This dlothes and lies waiting for her CIRCLE 7/6 STALLS 47- CIRCLE 6 /- STALLS 4 /- * strange pair lead a life in which lover. by Vic Parker SUN DAY — FOR 7 DAYS SUNDAY — FOR 7 DAYS Alpha Electronics Centre TONY FRANCIOSA GREGORY PECK B.B.C. 2 AERIALS. CO-AXIALS AND PLUGS. LARGE MICHAEL SARRAZIN ANNE HEYWOOD SELECTION OF TAPES, RESISTORS, METERS. MICROPHONES, TOOLS, SOLDER, TRANSISTORS, Dresswear Hire Service A MAN CALLED THE MOST Etc. CHARLIE GOULD LTD. 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T H E Brian Auger Trinity are, at present, riding a switchback of uncertainty and indecision. Even though they may appear superficially secure and resolute, their style, presentation and management are all being looked at. Three years ago, Brian was a member of a group called the Steampacket when They all agree that in the United King­ it was decided that it should be abolished. dom, the best scene is the Universities From the remnants came Julie Driscol, second only to clubs such as Middle Earth David Ambrose (Lead guitar) and Clive which is almost unique anyway. Thincker (drums). Together with Gary Last May they arrived back from a Boyle, who has since left and subsequently U.S.A. tour. They were received very rejoined the group the Brian Auger well there and a return visit has been Trinity with Julie Driscol was formed. arranged for next February. NEW LOOK The Group first came to fame in Europe Brian Auger commented: and their first number one hit record was “The States are typified in the film in France. ‘Easy Rider’ which shows that they are Five months ago, a disagreement arose in a rut and will kill anything which between them and their management, who threatens to promote change.” FOR THE ARTS also own the Marmalade record label, on The Trinity’s last L.P. was a double which the Trinity recorded. As a result of album with Jules called Street Noise this, Jules, who preferred to remain with which was only moderately successful. Marmalade had to leave the Trinity when Their next, called ‘Higher’ will be com­ they began their search for new manage­ pleted and released as soon as they have FESTIVAL ment and a new label under which to signed with another recording company. record. It contains mainly their own compositions, -pus years Arts Festival will be a departure from the normal pattern as unlike Alone now, the Trinity appear to be no but later has some tracks composed by the previous years it will not be held over its traditional two week period in February. less successful on the continent than be­ Traffic — who it is rumoured are re­ fore. But in England they are still greeted forming, and some classical tracks to Instead Arts Festival events i with very mixed feelings. round off. will be held throughout the reference to literature, and an I money lost on presenting rather artist, will talk about the obscure if relevent and interest­ A single was released two months ago* year popping up occasionally among the numerious other paintings done by prisoners ing events should not be a ‘Take me to the Water’ on their old while in prison. deterent to doing so. They feel Continentals recording label, but Marmalade spent little activities organised by the Union. that any such money will have or no money in promoting it and as a There will also be a presenta­ been more of an investmnt than Asked about this, Brian Auger expressed result it has remained almost unheard of. The reason for this change in tion of art and poetry from a loss. the opinion that: It was the general opinion that censor­ policy is that the Arts Festival prisons as well as a display of ship of such controversial records as *Je organisers feel that to squash anti-crime posters obtained Even so, it is believed that “On the continent people are much from the local police. the overall loss will only be more free and enjoy themselves, whereas T’Aime’ and ‘Wet Dream’ was inevtiable. ‘culture’ into two weeks every year is senseless. small. Profits on the more here, an air of reservation rules.” “There are two kinds of records, music The People Show will be popular events should more It seems that an underlying current of and product. The above came under the They argue that cost is pro­ making a return visit to the than outweigh the losses on Jazz is continually trying to pull the group heading of product.” hibitive to those students wish­ Union on the Monday evening the relatively few specialist into itself and engulf it. Their disassociation with Julie Driscol ing to see a majority of the while a series of late night ones which tend to be cheaper films is to be arranged. Brian Auger himself used to play Jazz has not been complete. They have just evens and that it is difficult if to stage anyway. recorded the music for a B.B.C. Wednes­ not impossible to assimilate piano and in 1964 was voted top jazz The programme of future Music will play a larger part pianist in the Melody Maker poll. He day play together. It is called “Season of and enjoy the content of the Arts Festival events will be the Witch” and features Jules in the numerous presentations. in the festival than it has done admits that he greatly admires such jazz­ lead role. found in the Union News in the past. The Who are to men as Miles Davis. feature Dateline. appear and other Jazz, Pop and Gary Boyle’s favourite guitarist is John It is a documentary on the same lines Penance Folk events are to be arranged. as "Cathy Come Home’ and should be This year’s Arts Festival Classical concerts should also Macclockin. Clive Thrasher considered screened in January. committe are much more con­ that Gene Crouper was the greatest of his They argue also that there cerned at getting a lot of people be a feature of the festival. time, although drumming and music have An enormous amount of talent and ver- has been a tendency for Arts sitiiity seems to be laying latent in the Festival to be seen as a pen- involved in the organisation This is perhaps a reflection improved since then both technically and than has previously been the of the new role which the com­ emotionally. Brian Auger Trinity. It needs only an nance. Students dutifully attend case. The group is constantly participating in experienced and able lead singer to release the specialised events during it mittee feels that Arts Festival i t and get their full measure of should play in the Union. To European tours and has recently played Many of the Union societies them ‘Arts Festival’ just a at the Zurich and Bulson Jazz festivals, in Maybe on their tours of the continent ‘culture’ until Arts Festival have been contacted to see comes round again. convenient tag which helps concert at the Concert House Vienna, and the Trinity will meet and accept help from what events they were arrang­ provide a formally constituted at clubs in Geneva and Basl. another Julie Driscol. The new policy ,as well as ing to avoid overlap and to see committee to arrange cultural lessening or eradicating these whether they were interested in organising events in conjunc­ events. They see themselves as “The Most Dangerous Man in the shortcomings will also mean tion with Arts Festival. Only a an extension of the Cultural World” ® Gregory Peck ODEON 2 that more latitude can be taken Affairs committee providing Must be the last time in Leeds. Tonight, tomorrow with the events schedueled. few replies have been received the kind of attraction which it It’s been everywhere else. Spy. The Graduate

Dear Sir, the Coffee Bar wasn’t cut back Dear Sir, anything about the allocation (liirrow Your story on the “Exec —other cuts were made. of floats. (We understand that split over Coffee Bar delay” The plan for cleaning the This year there seems to have other societies have undergone which appeared on 10th Octo­ M.J. and moving the machi­ been a considerable lack of the same difficulty). ber was factually incorrect. nery was scrapped before the communication between Rag May we therefore suggest, EIL, it's Rag Week yet again and I hope that you’ve all been The new coffee bar was money was allocated. Committee and Union Societies. through your columns, that in W making yourselves useful by selling Tyke, eating ice cream scheduled to open at the begin­ (Mr. Greenhailgh knew about This is very regrettable for it future years Union Societies be and an assortment of other activities. ning of term. It didn’t because the lack of grillls two years inevitably means that less kept informed about what is I decided to give Rag the benefit of my skill so I went off to the furniture was three weeks ago — he was the sub-commit­ money is raised for the Leeds’ happening with regard to Rag? Halifax on the Rag bus armed with the inevitable tin and a hand­ late in delivery — this was tee that approved the design of Charities. We realise that the task of R ag ful of Tykes. under the control of the the coffee bar. Last term our Society reques­ Chairman, and of Rag Com­ Unfortunately, the bus ran out of petrol on the way back, and University Furniture Planning My quote on us taking losses ted a Rag Float, to be shared mittee, is very difficult and it took practically the whole of the sales money to buy enough Office not the Union. was in answer to a question by all the omer Christian often thankless, but surely, with petrol to get home. There is no Committee on concerning opening hours. I Societies. We did not hear a little more organisation, com­ Still, it’s all in a good cause. Expenses and so your mythicall said that I’d asked that they until this week ,and then not munications could be improved, spokesman for Catering Com­ run the Coffee Bars all day. through official channels, that resulting in greater participa­ mittee couldn*t have planned it When told that it might make a float was not available for tion and more money being One chap who dedided that he wasn’t go'ing to be dictated to for “misallocation of funds” a loss I said the Union would us. Obviously, we had already raised during Rag Week. by Geoff “No stunts” Darnton was “ Pukka ChOcken” Kevth There is nobody qualified to underwrite the loss provided we made some preparations for the Yours faithfully, Pepperell. He coolly played a classy round of golf down W ood- be a “spokesman for Catering could keetp dry profit. This was float — Visits to Rag Office Jennifer R. Webb. house Lane and through Lewis’s, to the astonishment of the Leeds Committee” except the chair­ turned down. proved fruitless; no one knew M. Susan Lynes. shoppers and others. man who did not speak to your In short only two paragraphs He shouldn’t have gone through the sports department though, reporters because he wasn’t of your ten paragraph story as wh'ile he was lining up a putt, someone had flogged the rest otf contacted. were accurate. Theatre his clubs. There was a general shortage Yours sincerely, * * * * of funds for the building but Pete Dean. Dear Sir, girl’ without any ability to look Former U.N. Editor, Jane “ Spare the Rod” Pickling suffered a As I tried

INTRA MURAL RUGGER Wednesday League League table as at 30 Oct., ’69 P W D L Pt X-Country Relay 1. C.&G. 4 4 0 0 8 2. Woods 0 0 6 3. Fuel 2 0 1 4 4. Law 2 0 1 4 5. Barbier 1 1 1 3 6. Agrics 1 0 2 2 7. Devon 0 1 2 1 8. C.M. 0 1 2 1 Victory 9. Morton 0 1 2 1 10. Engin 0 0 2 0 Played Wednesday, 29 October by the Sports Staff Barbier 3-8 Law Agrics 16-0 Morton AT Whythenshaw Park Leeds competed in the Manchester University 6 x 2 miles Fuel 26-li3 Devon cross country relay. C.M. 0-37 C. & G. Woods 19-9 Eng. This race, attracting over forty, University, College and School teams from the m ..... a l i i S m ill north of England, was won for the second successive year by the Leeds team beating '■>"gk Jglj once again the strong Birmingham team, the current U.A.U. champions, into second INTRA MURAL SOCCER place. Division 1 Wednesday League who came off the better, giving 4—Mai Thomas Birmingham: League Table as at 30 Oct., ’69 On the first leg the host club Frank Titley a ten second lead. 9 min. 47 secs. PWD L Pt were brought home with a l. Engin 4 4 0 0 8 From there on Leeds pulled 5—Ian Barnard Leeds: short lead by International 9 min. 48 secs. 2. Clap 4 3 0 1 6 Andy Carter, but Leeds were steadily away and Ian Barnard, 3. Sekyt 4 3 0 1 6 the club captain, brought his Malcolm Cox Bradford: well placed in fifth position 9 min. 48 secs. 4. Devon 4 2 1 1 5 thanks to a fine run by fresh­ team home 34 seconds ahead of 5. Sadler 4 2 1 1 5 man John Fox. On the second their nearest rivals. Motor Club Gymkhana. 6. Geog 4 2 1 1 5 lap Leeds were brought through 7. Agrics 4 1 1 2 3 to the front by Pete Rawnsley, The Leeds team also had Record 8. Fuel 4 1 0 3 2 recording the third fastest time the satisfaction of beating their 9. Lyddon 4 0 0 4 0 of the day. old course record by over half 10. Text 4 0 0 4 0 a minute. On Sunday the Leeds team On the next circuit Birming­ kept up their unbeaten record, Close defeat for 1st XV Played Wednesday, 29 October ham came to the fore through TEAM RESULT in a six-mile road race at Lyddon 1-5 Geog the efforts of International Mai 1—Leeds 59 min. 06 secs. Batley. The opposition this [AST Wednesday Leeds University Rugby Union 1st Engin 2-0 Text Thomas but Gary Smith of time consisted of a strong Devon 2-2 Agric 2—Birmingham 59 min. 40 secs XV lost 11-9 to Manchester University in a robust Leeds held on gamely and was 3—Manhcester 60 min. 55 secs. batch of Yorkshire clubs. Clap 4-1 Fuel only five yards down at the 4—Bradford—61 min. 46 secs. but well played game. Sadler 3-0 Sekyt changeover. The indvidual race was won 5—Durham 61 min. ,7 secs. by Trevor Wright, Northern 6—B’ham ‘B’ 63 min. 10 secs. Leeds dominated the first I Cross-Country Champion, with half when the played with the little hope against the high INTRA MURAL SOCCER Battle Frank Briscoe, obviously feel­ wind. The soore was opened kicking from Manchester. Some Division 2 Wednesday League FASTEST LAP ing the effects of the previous with an unconverted try by harsh decisions by the referee Played Wednesday, 29 October Everything was then set^for 1—Frank Briscoe Leeds: day’s effort. Frank Titley fini­ Horner and this was soon fol­ resulted in a string of penalties a great battle between the two 9 min. 27 secs. shed 4th and these two were against Leeds and Manchester P WD L Pt lowed by a well taken penalty 1. leading athletes competing. 2—Andy Holden Birmingham ably backed up by Ian Barnard from R. Forth. scored two of these. Dentals 4 3 0 1 6 Frank Briscoe for Leeds and 9 min. 40 secs. (16th), and John Fox (19th), 2. CM. 4 3 0 1 6 Leeds started to open out A converted try by Manches­ 3. Hey 4 Andy Holden for Birmingham 3—Pete Rawnsley Leeds: and Gary Smith (23rd). Over ter put them in the lead. 3' 0 1 6 ran hard and it was Briscoe 9 min. 45 secs. 100 runners completed the race. and a try by Leadbetter rewar­ 4. Chem 4 3 0 1 6 ded their confident play. This In the last minute Leeds nar­ 5. Seton 4 3 0 1 6 left Leeds with a 9-0 lead at rowly missed a try in the 6. Cath S. 4 1 1 2 3 half time. corner. Leeds played well as 7. Law 4 0 2 2 2 Bowlers After the interval Leeds individuals but still need to 8. Grant 3 1 0 2 2 Rugby League played against the wind but had play as a team. 9. Woods 3 0 1 2 1 10. Econ 4 0 0 4 0 Win at Hull Played Wednesday, 29 October RESPITE some below aver­ Women’s Hockey Seton 2*1 Hey Moderate Season Chem 3-tl Dentals age bowling the ten-pin Law 3-3 Cath S. bowling club notched up an Woods - Grant TH E Rugby League team played three matches this Undefeated C.M. 2*1 Econ 11 points to 5 victory at week, winning two and losing one. Hull last Sunday. In the first of the games is the new University’s League. ALTHOUGH Leeds 1st XI are undefeated so far this This was the first match of Leeds ran out 21-0 winners at Salford. The scoreline does season, until Saturday they had not always been INTRA MURAL SOCCER the season and there are high satisfied with their standard of play. Div. 1 Saturday League hopes of retaining the inter- not reflect the superiority of Leeds as the points are made up of seven tries, none of League Table at at 26th Oct. university championship for (Revell), Loskett, Narey, Rob­ Last Saturday, however, indi­ the third successive year. which were converted! inson. vidual skill coupled with sound equalised just before half-time PW D L Pt High series of the afternoon team work gave a 4-1 victory with a fine goal from M. Hay- 1. Devon 4 4 0 0 8 For Leeds, Kevin Naylor and On Saturday, the team went 2. Clap was by Jan Straka, who rolled captain Bill Daies had out­ to Huntington near York and over a strong Durham team monds (R.I.). 3 3 0 0 6 Durham scored first but Leeds 3. Grant 3 3 0 0 6 two 200 dead games and in­ standing games and Graham scored a narrow 20-17 victory Three more goals came in 4. cluded 17 strikes in his 546 after the opposition had pul­ the second half, from H. Tully, C. Morris 4 3 0 1 6 Hunter scored two good tries 5. Maths. 4 3 0 1 6 series. He helped the first Other try scorers were Corns 2, led away in the second half. A. Dawson and S. Hide and 6. Engin. team to a 4-0 win. The ladies’ Scruton 2, and Robinson. during the last 15 minutes 3 1 0 2 2 It was a creditable perfor­ 1st XI Beat 7. Fuel 4 1 0 3 2 team, unbeaten since February Team: Morton, Hunter, mance by a team weakened by Leeds had Durham well in con­ 8. this year, dropped the first trol and fully deserved this very Hist. 4 0 0 4 0 Hackett, Cartwright, Thomas injuries. Bill Davies, the Leeds 9. Chem. 3 0 0 3 0 point but went on to finish up (Abernethy), Scruton, Davies, satisfactory victory in their Captain, was the outstanding Leicester 10. Seton 4 0 0 4 0 winners by 34. Corns, Parker, Rowlands player on the field, scoring two first W.I.V.A.B. match of the fine tries. Mai Sherringon also I AST Saturday Leeds Uni­ season. Played Saturday, 25 October ran well in the Centre. Scorers versity 1st XI Soccer Leeds 2nd XI also beat Dur­ Maths. 1-4 Devon were — Tries: Davies 2, team defeated Leicester Uni­ ham by 5 goals to 1 in their Chem. 0-3 C.M. McCLARY Aberethy, Sherrington. Goals versity 3-2 away from home. W.I.V.A.B. match. Hist. 0-1 Fuel Scruton 4. Goal scorers were Felicity Eng. 3-0 Seton COIN OPERATED LAUNDRY Team: Hunter; Grassam, Leicester took the lead fol­ Lavelle (2) Jauel Lewis, W. Sherrington; Thomas, Aber­ lowing a bad defensive error. Greenwood and Gayuor Toop. and DRY CLEANING CENTRE nethy; Davies, Scruton; Stokes, Leeds soon struck back with a INTRA MURAL SOCCER Parker, Alty, Robinson, Revell, fine header by Kay. Leeds Division 2 Saturday League 1 Brudeneii Avenue Cartwright. dominated the mid-fidd play (Old Co-op. Building) and took the lead with an ex­ Water Polo League Table as at 26 Oct., *69 ★ cellent half-volley by Kay. P W D L Ft Sunday Team Leicester’s goalkeeper made "JHE Water Polo team 1. Barbier 4 4 0 0 8 2. French 4 3 1 0 14 lbs. WASH a mistake with a centre and opened the season last The Sunday Team lost to Davies scored an opportunist 3. Psychol 3 <2 1 0 for only 2/6 Thursday with a win against 4. Physics 4 2 1 1 Leeds Joiners 9-17 and never 5. Vaughan really looked impressive despite last year’s U.A.U. semi­ 3 2 1 0 20 lbs. for 3/- In the second half tempers finalists, Salford. 6. English 4 2 0 2 th constant efforts of Captain became frayed and a Leicester 7. Mining 4 1 0 3 BIGGER LOAD Aberethy to infuse some life player was sent off for bad Combining good play and 8. Medics 3 0 0 3 BETTER WASH into their display. tackling. Ten minutes from the positive polo, Leeds built up 9. Mortain 4 0 0 4 Nevertheless Ray Hackett end Leicester scored from a a commanding lead of 4-0 in 10. Meth S. 3 0 0 3 D R Y CLEANING: played well as did off-half penalty after Baiiow handled the first two quarters. This led Fisher despite erratic service the ball on the line. to a big win of 13-3. Played Saturday, 25 October from the scrum. English 0-2 Barbier 10 lbs. for 10/- Team: Day; Davies, Strong, Team: Morrison, Slater, Meth S. 1-8 French Scorers: Try, Naylor. Goals, Horne, Barlow, Byrne; Mit­ Heath, Vosper, Wilson (Capt.), Mortain 2-4 Minning Hackett 2, Grassam. chell, Hunt, Logan, Kay, Salter. L Moores, Hayhurst, Slater. Medics 0-5 Physics RAG DISCO BRAWL UNION

DAG officials asked University Security to call the police to the Rag discotheque late on Tuesday evening. The police were needed to help cope with a crowd of One Ton of Student Blood drunks who had forced their way into the discotheque NEWS and were causing trouble. INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION. T el. 39071 (Ext 40) The police however did not| arrive at the Christian Centre Rag then asked Security to FRIDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 1969 and a fierce struggle raged call the Police and after ten between bouncers, students, and minutes, repeated the message. their drunken attackers. Several girls fainted because of STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR the heait and were carried from Several people received minor the building. Among them was injuries, and Miss Maureen Maureen Weir, who was struck Weir, a nurse from St. James’ in the kidneys while she was Hospital, received a vicious being Carried through the door. blow in the back. She is now EXEC. AXES LIBRARY recovering from a bruised Miss Weir was taken t o kidney. Student Health and was subse­ storm is raging over the refusal of Executive to donate quently taken home in the car The trouble started when a grant of £300 to the English Society to enable them bouncers clashed with a group of a Rag Committee member. of people who attempted to Thirty minutes passed before to establish a library of modem literature. force an entry into the build­ order Was finally restored and ing. This was a repetition of Rag Chairman Geoff Darnton Mr. Paul Davies, a 20-year- old 2nd year English student is j “We need a library of modern Monday night, when following arrived on the scene. literature. It is impossible to the theft of a handbag, the president of the English same group of people were find books of this type any­ ‘escorted from the building’ by Shocked Society, numbering 300, had where in Leeds. These things the police. no't yet given up the fight. They aren’t essential to our course, intend to lobby Union Council but they are essential to our The situation was further He was deeply shocked by education. aggravated at 11.30 p.m. when what he saw and leift immedi­ and are considering non-violent a decision was taken not to ately to have a Word with the Direct Action to publicise their Peter Jennings, the House allow further admittance to 'the Chief Security Officer. claims. Secretary, said that many other discotheque, which was over­ Societies had such superficially full. The doors were closed and Mr. Darnton considers the justifiable claims, and the trouble flared up again when a incident to be a very serious Purchases Uniion couldn’t afford to create steward, Dave Gilmour, was matter, and Rag intend to take a precedent. assaulted. the matter further. Mr. Davies said that his He said “If this is an department would provide academic thing, then the space and lockable shelves for department should finance it.” Rag Queen Finals the library, but they could not Professor A. N. Jeffares of IF you weren’t at the Town Hall last Thursday you mis­ provide the £300 lump sum the English Department said sed twenty one gorgeous girls from the University required for book purchases. that he didn’t regard this and Colleges of Leeds competing in the Rag Finals. library as the responsibility of Mike Redwood, Union President, giving a pint of blood. He continued to emphasise the Academic slide of the Uni­ David Hamilton compered | commented, “She is a very that the Union had more than versity. He believed it was more £70,000 in reserve and that the die show. He started with a j o v e , i y winner and the judges the concern of the Cultural fashion parade which was loi- very well indeed ” T HE Rag blood donor campaign, “One ton of Student’s library scheme would be bene­ Affairs side of the student lowed by the Finals. As a ficial to all students. He said, body. finale to the evening’s enter­ Runner up in the competi­ Blood”, is proceeding successfully. The donor drive, tainment ,the Fairport Conven­ tion was Miss Trisha Townsend which ends today, intends to give the collected blood for tion played for an hour. from the department of Art David and Marianne Dal- Education. distribution around British hospitals. Editor: mour, Don Revie, Lord St. KEN HIND Oswald, Alice Bacon and After the first two days off (Meryl Rees were among the At the end of the long News Editor ...... TERRY MATTHEWS Mace the campaign, over 500 students queue on Wednesday after­ distinguished panel of judges, Features Editor ...... 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