• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

Tailoring Under the BupervlsioL, oJ )ur London-trained cutteJ TRINITY NEWS GOWNS, HOODS, CASSOCKS, BLAZERS 3 CHURCH LANE DIXON A Dublin University Weekly COLLEGE GREEN HEMPENSTALL BRYSON 111 GRAFTON ST. THURSDAY, 8th MARCH, 1962 PRICE THREEPENCE LTD. U.C.D. Secede from The Truth lhe Union About Trinity More Words Final Decision by S.R.C. Exchanged Executive THIS month’s edition of " The Word," the Catholic magazine produced by the Divine Worm Missionaries, Fragmentation ot contains a number of letters dealing with "The Truth U.S.I. Possible ? About Trinity," an article which appeared in the maga- zine’s November issue last HE tension which has been developing between the year. T Union of Students in h’eland, and the S.R.C. at U.C.D. Of twenty-six letters, or ex- has now led to an open break. On Tuesday, U.C.D. tracts from letters, published, formally disaffiliated itself from U.S.I. fourteen are in agreement with the This step means that one of the larger constituent article, and eleven object to it, with varying d e g r e e s of 0rganisations has left the national student body, and the vehemence. The remaining one is implications if other constituents follow U.C.D.’s lead would, from Denis Martin, who wrote the article in question, regretting that obviously, be drastic. he quoted a statement by the For students at U.C.D., the fact that their S.R.C. is Bishop of Clonfel% out of context. One noticeable feature is that all no longer a member means that they can only avail them- the letters defending Trinity, ex- selves of U.S.I.’s services (for travel, vacation jobs, etc.) cept one, are from Catholics who have been, or are, students here. by becoming individual members--at 10s. 6d. each. There is one from the Chairman The deterioration of relations Substance is lent to this view by of the Laurentian Society, which which led to the rupture has been the fact that the disaffiliation has a membership of 140 Catholic going on for some time. U.C.D. comes only 6 days after the meet- undergraduates. have long expressed dissatisfaction ing "to formulate a common policy Among those who associate with the services provided by for C.O.’s within the U.S.I.." had themselves with the attack, prac- U.S.I., and last week they con- been convened. tical experience of Trinity seems vened a meeting .of all its con- If this defection is followed by to be very rare, and many corres- stituent organisations from Dublin. more, and the ultimate collapse of Photo courtesy IMaurice Fridberg. pondents accept Mr. Martin’s The purpose of the meeting was: U.S.I., the inconvenience to all AN ALGERIAN CASBAH statements without (mestion. But " .... to formulate a common students would be enormous. Pos- The casbahs have long been hotbeds of revolt against French rule. The on the whole the correspondence is policy for Dublin C.O.’s within sibly by next term there may be situation, and prospects, in metropolitan France are assessed in an article, a t)alanced collection, and makes the Union of Students in Ireland," happier news. on page two of this issue, which has just arrived from the centre of events. fascinating reading. since "the Union as it operates at present does little for the better- ment of student welfare in Dublin, added. This has been done as a and leaves much to be desired in other fields." The meeting is to MOVE GUARDS AGAINST result of experience gained with take place on Monday next. It will U.S.I. HOUSE the small fire in No. 5 last term, presumably not be affected by INCINER A TION when it was discovered that the U.C.D.’s move, for it is, perforce, extinguishers there were inade- unofficial. An Amicable Re-arrangement WE are moving gradtmlly Speculation on the motives he- quate. hind these power politics has been away from the prospect of The Agent has also prepared a running wild. The explanations About two years ago the S.R.C. This compulsory expansion will waking up some morning to number of recommendations which proffered have been many and offered to sub-let temporarily to have several inconvenient conse- find ourselves two hundred incorporate the recent findings of devious, but there are still too quences, for the duplicating tl:e Dublin Fire Authority. These many imponderables for one to be the homeless U.S.I., part of their machine belongs to the U.S.I. and hunks of well-done steak. sure about any of them. are shortly to be submitted by the own office in No. 4 whivh they will move to Dame Street. Students On Monday the fire-extinguishers Not the least of these impon- themselves lease from the Board. are advised to go to the U.S.I. for Finance Committee to the Board, derables is the reaction of the all round College were checked and Now, within a few days, this their travel arrangements, for al- but as they are still sub judice Col. Council members of U.C.D.’s S.R.C. though the S.R.C. will still deal replaced where necessary, and in Walsh preferred not to divulge to their e::ecutive’s decision. For amiable partnership is to end with with a certain amount of travel most houses an extra one has been what they were. it to be reversed democratically the removal of the U.S.L to 43 business, the office will be open would ease everyone neatly out of only from 1-2 p.m., when it will the impasse. Dame Street and the arrival of the W.U.S. in No. 4. This eviction, in deal with general enquiries and It has also been suggested that issue new scarves and stud-nt the withdrawal is only a temporary which the S.R.C. is supported by cards. These will cost 2/- from Entertain move, a display of strength and the Board, is, the President of the the S.R.C. and 3/(; from the U.S.I. determination, to increase U.C.D.’s S.R.C. argues, solely for the bene- chances of having its measures fit of the U.S.I. which has long During the same hour the Court adopted by U.S.I. in the future¯ been wantin?.- to expand. W.U.S. will run a book-mart. The at the S.R.C. hopes to expand later, have its own secretary, and consequently be open all day. Laundry [For those who are wondering: U.S.I.=Union of Students in h-e- land; S.R.C.=Students’ Represen- Ltd. tative Council; W.U.S.= World University Service.] 58a HARCCURT ST. Dining . Dancing . an angel DUBL!N Nightly . Table d’Hote ’Phone 53091/2 Dinner and a la Carte ASTOR ¯ . No Cover Charge... 3 writ~ to us for a free back issue of one of our illus- NOW SHOWING: 1 Licensed to Midnight . 3larlo Brando and Vivien Informal Dress .... trated magazines on the arts. They are absolutely devoted to Leigh in For Dry Cleaning LUNCHEONS D A I 1 y, i STREETCAR NAMED 7 books, ballet, cinema, theatre, classical music and recot~ls. 12.30-3 p.m. DESIRE I l’ and Laundry I | Ih, Dance and Z coMi - Books and Bookmen @ Dancers A Grea; Russian Fihn in METROPOLI~ Films and Filming @ PLays and Players ,Colour SPECIAL SERVICE l li’I Music and Musicians @ Records and Recording WHITE NIGHTS (Same Day) O’Connell St., DUBLIN .i liANSOM BOOKS ~ 7 & S IIOBART PLACE ¯ EATON SQUARE ¯ LONDON, SW1 (: ¯ ::!i tion. Africa is another continent and the customs are different (this --Impressions from the French capital of what may is why Algeria will have its inde. lie ahead, for France, and for Western Europe, as pendenee.). It is difficult to judge who makes the better torturer~ TRINITY NEWS the tension mounts and the possibility of long- European or Arab -- but it is not A Dublin University Weekly awaited peace, or vicious civil war, comes nearer. part of Western Civilisation, and that is why it is degrading for us No. 12 to admit the French failure to Vol. IX THURSDAY, 8th MARCH, 1962 transplant our superior values, in such a crude way. The case of Djamilah Boupacha is now well Chairman : known, thanks to the ener- getic and courageous efforts of her I)ear John Watt. THE PLAGUE HITS lawyer, M. Halimi. The story has Yo Vice-Chairman : just been published in book form, introduced by Simone de Beauvoir, of th Norman Sowerby. and illustrated by Picasso. It is a ventt: documented account of her arrest, tures Editors: PARIS as an F.L.N. suspect, her subse- Godfrey Fitzsimons, Natalie Spencer, Alan Jones. quent torture (including the elec- Trini Business Managers: tric bath, water treatment, and probl (The name of the author of this article is withheld for censorship rape with a beer bottle) and the determination of a handful of Trini Arthur Parke, Robert Hutchison, Michael Newcombe, reasons) people to make the case public. To Derek Mahon. whict my mind this act of moral engage- but i: Secretary: ment is worth all the Mandarins "Le Monde se d4chire, tout croit au d4sastre, mais end any number of Picassos; in mate Paul L. Bea]e. general there is a sad gap between Paris garde encore quelques accents joyeux; le factice the intellectual current and the the r Design Consultant: parfois transparait, mais le fair taire pour savourer pleine- conscience of the people.

Load more

  6

Copy Link