375^ ^4^3 tmptx Mia Kcgistcrcd at C.P.O. BrisUinc. Ior Uansmiiiiori by poit js a THE U.Q.U. NEWSPAPER pcriodkdl. Estabilshed 1932. Tuesday, 2.Srd April, 1963. Volume 33 - Number 4. HERE COMES COMMEM!!

It has been repotted that the Honourable' Commissioner of Police has appointed a special defence squad for the protection of the Metropolis of Brisbane against the wiles of the student during;, Commemoration ^^{eek. This squad, lead by Eliot; Ness, have trained a group of Flat Feet for the j purpose of inconveniencing students at innocent' piay, for the protection of the L.S.P., for the un- , warranted interruption of sacred aquatic ceremonies ! and for the removal to the ex-Egg Board dungeons j of sold fresherette Semper sellers. In honour of I Castro's success in suppression of riots, the squad's ; uniform will include a beard and appropriate cap.

s This squad wili patrol the I of the Senate, the squad feels; i inner city streets during the I confident it will be successful j „,. i _ »L ... »•• , . ... ^». week of the reign of terror in jin its suppression of student! Go"" from the cio.ttcr. of light and l.beHy 'the heavily armed cars equipped I iniative and high spirits dur- > with the latest defence mcch- i ing Commem. Weoli, \ ianism for the immediate de- s Studentt take seriously the war between Town .ind Gown. iSr^.icS.o^'TS? I PROCESSION DETAILS mental works blocking roads, under pavements, through 1. The Procession will be : individuals or groups, shall c buildings, and in front of traf­ held on Friday, I Oth May. Out j stimulate and organise them- fic lights. Drastic measures for of consideration for the ulcers I selves such that Commem. day the protection of Government of motorists, bus drivers, and {will sec a cavalcade of such property will be taken, which Get in Training local gendarmes, the proces­ I length and variety, and of such will probably result in the re­ sion MUST start at 10.00 a.m. ! brilliant farce and satire that duction of the population, and o .it shall be worthy not only of COMMEM. TIMETABIE: at the subsequent ease in unem­ 2. Censorship of floats will jthe tradition of Commem.,; ployment, thus shedding a new begin at 9.00 a.m. sharp, and I but of our owrt industry and i p light on the coming election. since no unccnsored floats will Commem. Smoko be allowed to proceed in the I enterprise, A mere 7 days re- I WEDNESDAY \ A special guard has already procession, all floats must be I main before applications close, j It is brought to the notice ;been placed on the City Hall constructed and in their so start thinking NOW. The I \ day before Commem, is too' * Parliamentary Debate, 8 p.m.j of dil virile males that ii Com­ ;as a result of rumours that it allotted positions in the Domain VI •may be kidnapped to be placed by 9.00 a.m. ilate. mem. Smoko is to be held in Ion the campus as an experi­ ^ May 10th is OUR day. fhe Games Room at 5.30 on 3. The route of the proces­ mental Groat Hail. This squad sion will be:— Everyone must be in it some­ FRIDAY Thursday, 2nd May. So grease lis also acting as body guards to Domain, Alice St,,' Albert St., where, somehow. If excessive J your elbows, tune your voice numerous fairy-voiced T.V. Elizabeth St., George St., Alice i parental wrath precludes par- 'Stars, and politicians who ner- * Singing—(Treasury Steps). and drag yourself, your cronies, St., Domain. This is the long­ , ticipation in the procession, 'vously and excitedly await in I then try a little paper selling. o a king size thirst and a Union est route possible in this day .'anticipation for a ride on a and age, so make the most of ,'500 bodies are required to sell Song Book along. Didgeridoos * Procession (see article at; ' float or a jaunt down the it. ; Commem. Semper, This is re­ w to provide musical accompani­ . coast. garded as a charitable act, and A. All floats in the procession ment would also be apprecia­ can be highly recommended. right). This squad will be special­ must be registered. Applica­ (Certain liquid prizes wilt be ted. ised for its activities on Com­ tion forms may be obtained awarded for zeal in this direc­ mem. Day. An intelligence from Union Office, and must be tion ). p * Aquatic —Oriental. ; This is your chance to get division has been formed for returned I avec 2/6! by Wed­ your faculty fours together and the interrogation of llo.=it con­ nesday, 1st May. Whatever you do on Com­ train diligently, devise tactics mem. Day, DON'T be on the L veners and the censoring of 5. A meeting will be held at * Engineering — Med Tug of and scheme in an attempt to sidelines, DON'T stay home to the floats. This division is 1.10 p.m. on Friday, 3rd May wrest the coveted fours trophy watch T.V., and above all,, being trained in a course of in the Mixed Common Room, A War, The Lake. from the greasers. .pornographic literature so their DON'T talk to strange men in I at which float convenors will uniform. Make 1963 our best j minds will be conditioned to present themselves to meet Certain conditions must be (recognise most signs as Commem. ever. To realise this strictly adhered. Police and Senate representa­ noble ambition requires the' * Commem. , Cloudland. I'uncban'. In addition, this div- tives. Float numbers witl be spirit and enthusiasm of ALL. i (a) Pewters of a capacity j ision will attend the Labor issued at this meeting, as a greater than 1.763 gallons may I Day Procession so . as to be confirmation of registration. Barry Murphy, not be used in lieu of a fully qualified to ban signs of So much for the mundane glass. a political bias. but necessary details. More im­ Convenor, (b) The hurling of tables Another division is being portant IS it that persons, as Commemoration Procession I medsi kegs and beer is defi­ trained for the controlling of G nitely not permitted. the ungentlemanly students and public during the proces­ The main things to remem­ sion. These ranks, equipped ber are that this is a function with gas masks, are receiving at which men from all facul­ instruction in anti-missile war­ Conductor ties can mix in cordial sur­ fare from Krushchev, in antt- Constable roundings and that this is the antimissile warfare from Ken­ Gilbert time to tune your fine alto nedy, in anfl- lasso warfare Leads voices in preparation for the from the Lone Ranger, in Cold sing-song on the Treasury the War warfare from de Gaulle Biscltoff steps on Commem. Day. and in etiquette from Sir Bluet John Ready, Robert of the Thistle. Convenor, With the expert instruction Commem. Smoko and support and the sympathy

SELL YOURSELF AND COJfMMEM. SEMPER .Page 2 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1^63

Letters to the Editor — ''Sounds and Sweet Airs ))

...... rrn'r.f;' An Open Letter from the Disappointed

I was disappointed with Ihe .staff who demand their cards, for statement of the President of Ihe ! fear of prejudicing exam, results—' The Responsibility of Commem.^ H^"^' ^^^'^"-^'y Union that "the Union now con­ [examples of this occurring in other „ ,. , , ,,.,it was wllti some consternation, one tenth of the student numbers, fidently cx|X!cts no further serious I areas in the past are not uncom- trouble to arise re the administra­ , mon, unless it is a "cause celebre". Lovtmem. U not a licence jor acts oj vandansm, nay, annoyance, that l read your 4. Worthy of mention is the tion of Student Cards." Education Campaign now being One might have hoped Ihat the nor is the Commen. Ball an t^pportumly jor //.^"Sgf'it'm^sV ^/g'f^ertha^ conducted by Australian University He sees two main worries arising time-honoured apathy of the Union practice nf social snobbery. An\one who thinks offo "'"= "tent there is a certain Students. The local organizer for re the Student Cards, but fo him in such matters may have been y, ' • , •', ' • I, . .1 absence of fervour in the CollcRe Queensland University ccn answered have provided much less difficult to disassociate yourself frovi Commem. hecaiise it | Broundicss generalisations, tion of King's College under the by paragraph 2 of Sir Fred's mani­ areas of expression. I suppose little has become a mockery of an ideal you are equally! «oIw umlJ'fhlrlJX"'''' Th"o"have misguidance of the hero of your festo—"there will not be any reg­ thought has been given to the ef­ editorial. ular Inspection of fhem". fect of Student Cards on fhe usual as contemptible as those yoti condemn, Ij you are not "chosen to dissociate themselves 5. The true community spirit However, tho President apparently Commem. activities. dissatisfied with an institution then it is your ^«iy !!lX'c^VpuT hiXbJb^'f Z"u'nlo'^ surely involves continued active par­ was so t,iken by this glib paragraph Surely in such controversial mat­ to do everything tvithin vour potvcr to make that l^P''.j^^. nffiiiafed clubs and socicticipatio- n in its affairs^^iot occas­ that he completely overlooks 3(vl; ters it should be the Union who . . •' , ° , , -*. , ' , , , ties. I would ask you to consider ional sensationalistic outbursts when "A lecturer might, if he so wishes, organizes a meeting to discuss im­ mslitulton xvhat you feel it should be. 'the following points: something goes "wrong", such as satisfy himself of the identity of plications? Who is going to ask Sir Ihat shown by King's College who students, by asking ihcm to produce Fred to come into the open and Fundamentally, there are two sides to Com-\-,^,l^%^'^Z^ri:^^Tco^^o have indeed set no fashion, a Student Card", Apparently this state what happens to cardJcss gives a lecturer (he right to ask a 6. The statement which I find students, or to explain the sinister mem. Urstly, it enables a stttdent to realise a sense; residents include the Honorary Soc- student, at any time, to produce a black square which appears de­ . ., ,-, -". . ,, . . I'll • . ,!refary and the Assistant Honorary hardest to understand is "they have Student Card. avoided and neglected rather than signed for a photograph? (Rumour has if that photos will be compul­ oj identity tt/ith all umversittes tomcn have existed iccrcuiy itrom cromwcii and st, faced the problem of increasing Sir Fred very conveniently omits for hundreds of years and more particularly c^^.Vz j Jt".^'fe^l^tueVr^n^ th^eX: numbers . . ." This is worthy of no to outline the fate of the student sory next year—for the system can­ comment except to state that the who has not his card ready at any not be foolproof till these are on his own University of Queensland, itself some fifty ,^2>'}menii Secretary .(from CromCoilcgc- s on the St. Lucia campus, time—though it seems unlikely that the cards.) „;j p Jl. /^ • . ,:„ ; • • :Weill, Thus the Union's adminis- in an attempt to increase their ac­ the type of lecturer who aiks for However, as with fines, the pol­ years old. Secondly, Commem. ts a time (/MnHg'tration is largely under the direction commodation facilities, have in­ ttie card will be content with the icy of the Administration seems to volved themselves in an aggregate answer fhat Sir Fred merely asks us be the imposition of cards as quietly '.vhich students can show the public that they artM?''^S'.'^Rf'"j'^''"''- But where are overdraft of hundreds of thousands to carry our cards, and that there and innocuously as possible—for crtttcally interested m imporlant social problems. ! 2. The inter-Coiiege council last of pounds in extensions, which they IS no compulsion involved. example, the Union was not even are struggling to pay off. Also This brings us to the President's Informed before their Inception, just as much as examinations, Conunem. c/t"-jm^nagcd-to^have^inciud^Ton^'t^hl- building is about to start on Inter­ second worry, the possibility of a although the implications of cards Wflnfifj responsibility. As BerVSOn tells us in A/j l Executive standing Comnjittce on a national House and the Union it­ fine. The President land others to sludents are obvious. , , ' T 4TTr>rr'nrr, I . i ; permanent basis the l,C.C. Vico- self, pressing for the building ol its hitherto protesting against cards) It would seem fhat in the more tmmortal essay on LAUGH I hK, comedy Stems ]rom\Prci\dcn\ tat present held by st.ow n Collego at St. Lucia, awaits the are so jubilant that there will be vital areas (if also moro difficult outcome of the Australian Univer­ no fining as to forget entirely that and controversial I the Union is fear just as much as from any other emotion. The ^°°^ ff"'!'''^'' sities' Commission decisions. l>eing barred from lectures or prac­ apathetic, Ouestions such as teach­ tical classes, or receiving no mark 1 • / ..; Tf . • n -J ' . • I I 3. Of the atravc-monfioned ofti- "Semper Floreat" is the news­ ing methods, course requirements, paper of the University of Qucens' for practical work completed, is a and inefficient staff are rarely men­ cloSing0/ the city,of thebut VlCtonait was alsoBridge a prankteas certaintvtvhich underhll^da prank'ccn, lothct s twaroc activelare Presidenty cnRagcsd omt eithetheir land Union. The Council and the much more serious threat to the tioned; the main concern wifh '.vhichJ i.- disrupted•. 1 Lt ^traffic ,1 andJ the. normal^1 ,1 fin'clioningi^S^ I •! !'hei r Colleee administratio^'^"^•^i-J}^;^;^n or as- members of this body expect and student than a monetary fine—in student liberty consists of sending deserve, particularly in an editorial, any case, the above constitute a cables to oppressed students in a depmte problem, the 'need to replace' ' the' bridge.' ' ' (othcts arc activel'i thought or opinion which has some monetary fine because of fees Paraguay, ! their College administration or as alone. sociation affairs. In view of this it grounds, and not a collection of The Union devotes a deal of J, • .. ^ J ! . !•.• II I is difficult to camorchond your biassed remarks. Because of this In spite of the traditional aca­ effort toward ensuring student your editorial is an insult, not only demic liberty, it seems quite likely comfort, but neglects intellectual mentators.University It is studentsfor this reasonhave traditionallythat the DnW^^in beene damconsider osf tha-tht eon eincompatibilit fifth ot they Um-jt of o the College communily at wtiich that tew students would dare incur liberty and progress. J .1 n II 1 ^ . tn ...... diversity Union Council are College; if was aimed, but to the University the displeasure of the academic —John Woodward. anadrinkers the ISalland are whorers as much just a partas muchoj Commem. as wciaUo7,i-i°'^^J^,,'-^^^^^^^^^^ as the ; residents and again, ssoo arar ee on onee fifth! Union ifsc" of the Presidents r,nd Secretaries of j —Ashby Utting. Procession, WHACKO, and the COMMEM. SEM the Union's Clubs and Societies, vet, PER. Commem. is a time for students to reveal Collego residents make up less than I Cromwcii College, pride in their University as a whole, in their iacul- ties as member organizations of that whole. That is \ Disapproval the reason for the Med.-Engineering Tug of War. That is zchy everyone sings facully and University and a Reply I would like to congratulate say let us take some action. This Union Council on the way in which action will have to be severe to songs on the steps oj the Treasury at 7 a.m. they quickly assessed the feelings of equal in efforl the moves made on ,. Further to the letters printed follow. At tho same time, non- anger aroused in the hearts of their our behalf by Union Council, and What IS being commemorated is a /rarfi^ioH ."bovo which discuss my Editorial of collcgiates must also admit the fellow-students by the introduction severe to shake the Administration " ....__ Semper Floreat (2/4/631, I wish to value of the colleges as a force of Student Identity Cards, and also out of their lethargy. zi'hich involves everyone -.vho is enrolled in the Uni­add the following remarks— for the creation of a "real on tbe way in which they strongly university", that is to say. a presented the students' disapproval This is what t propose: Let all versity oj Queensland. Certainly all of us can no (1) I concede that my Editorial university in which students, to the Administration of this interested students assemble them­ longer pay tribute to our graduates at one ceremony neglected the fact that indrv- by custom, discuss social prob­ University. selves beside water closets at 2.55 iduals within many colleges lems and are proud of their p.m. next Wednesday Iwafches because our numbers are too large to enable this. play a vital role in student ac­ identity with an institution In days such ai these, it is indeed synchronized, of course). At 3 p.m. tivity. 1 do not think that which facilitates this. encouraging to find a group of exactly, each student is to flush What tve can do is lo pay tribute to them by com­ strong-hearted Councillors who are the toilet he/she Is standing by. I Kln« has provided all Ihc —News Editor. bining to venerate the things for which they fought leaders or workers. This is far prepared to present th» views of guarantee that the resulting noise from true. What Kings has those who elect them, without (and possible water shortage!) will and believed as undergraduates—the right to crit­ done, and tho other collcRos twisting those views so as not to show not only the Administration have tended not to do, is to appear ungrateful to Ihe Adminis­ but also the City of Brisbane that icize social institutions imbued with the desire of act concertcdly as a pressure tration. However, I fed it is unfair we are not a body to be trifled group, for we students to expect Union with. youth to vattquish imperfections. Council to shoulder all the respon­ (2) I deny that the numerical Disgusted sibility, or for us to expect them to It will also show Union Council We can pay our tribute by attending the Ball continue their fearless fight with what wc think of their efforts on change within the University our behalf. we hold in their honour. Thirty years ago it was the can successfully frustrate any In my opinion it would appeal— the Administration on our behalf. efforts made by fhe colleges to That many women of Australia, Accordingly, Fellow-Students, I —W. Stubbs. practice to save for weeks to be able to attend the act as pressure groups over irrespective of age, but young ones particular issues. The figures In particular, and those of the Uni­ Commem. Ball. No university girl lacked an invita­ quoted by tho Honorary Soc versity more particularly still, are a tion to that Ball. This can still be true today pro­ retary demonstrate fhat as i lot of male-slippcr-lickinR-flit>bcr- scattered Individuals collegiates gibbets, or rcd-banner-wavers, ready vided that students realize that this is wholly a arc potentially a greater source to kow-tow to maicdoms at the University affair, an opportunity for showing pride of power than is justified by drop of an idea, idiotic, schismatic their numbers. United they can or pedantic, as only the University Really Disgusted in tjie University to which they belong. play a very significant role for male on an average (not all! knows good or evil. how lo tie. Neither the police, nor the administration, nor f3) 1 am disturbed by the anti­ Here's hoping that most Uni. girls Further to my letter of the 23rd an Inflammable danger to demo­ pathy which has existed on will learn to stand on their dig., —and in my opinion the trouble cratic communities, yet many of the public have the power to prevent Commem. both sides between the Col­ speak for themselves, and show up with you dcmocrafic-tongued Uni. you graduate to become leeches on Commem. is an intangible faith in the importance of leges and the University, I female poltroons for what tbey are I students is that you need some those self-same societies—medicos think Kings has played a part —as a' tew do. good, hard physical labour for that (social climbing) in particular. a system and as such, it cannot be broken by outside in breaking down that anti- > brawling energy of yours. It would If the cap fits. wear it. make you stop flying off the What a pity that those young pathy and set an example | people so ardently desirous of forces, only perverted by those on whom falls its whieh ottier colleges may well ! -Terry McKeene, handle at every imagined wrong aimed at youi teaming are denied the opportunity responsibility. of a chosen career by finance; while It has been you and your ilk moneyed and/or indulgent parents You must put the consideration into the enquiry, who have assisted powar-drunks and are abia to buy what merely communists In other countries to amounts to social prestige for their not I, for it is you who knotv yourselves, how much dictatorial rule and thereby causing troublesome, spoilt, high-kicking the suppression of the democratic offspring with nothing more inter­ you are worth to yourselves, at what price you sell freedoms of peoples. esting to do while there (at Unl.) yourselves, for we all sell ourselves al different but stir up trouble, spew addle- Pontificus Preaches It was Uni. students, stirred by headed rot (under the guise of prices. Communist agitators, that caused being intellectual) and indulge in riots and near-riots and anti-Amer­ the Instincts of the libertine, under when they went, and not only ican demonstrations last year In the cover of Freud! Commem. is your responsibility! It seems to me that we will Japan. It was these same misguided acquire a very poor socioty if the unthrifts of their money, but also students rising for right in the professional people among Its ranks bankerouts of good manners," Universities should be free and South American countries. In Asian open to all who have the ability, are the ill-tempered by-products of To my mind, the situation is far countries, African countries and a spent youth. the desire and the will to study FOR from being merely "the exuberance European countries, that caused their chosen profession, thoroughly. 37/6 per Annum or 10/- per Quarter It Is nothing 'Of a '"d to lose of youth". If has become the pos­ trouble, and in some cases assisted his eye In "harmless pranks?" Is it sible moral disintegration of our to bring around present dictatorial All laiy free-kicking, good-time You can have nothing tor common decency fo be society. Something must be done, regimes over the past decades. students should be well and truly A FAMILY'S READING FOR THE PRICE OF A BOOK forgotten by male escorts at drun­ and I would make the following kicked out. ^ suggestion— You students, with your small plus ken orgies? amount of unthought-about. blot­ If the cap fits, wear Itl A FREE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY FOR YOUR CHILDREN Progress must be a pretty paltry That an age limit for entry to ting paper-absorbed knowledge, are —^Terry IvIcKeene. Three Books and a Magazine can be changed thing if our habits and our conduct the University be set at twenty- arc no bettor now than four hund­ five. as often as required red years ago when Lyiy wrote in tn this way, frivolous girls would NO JOINING FEE _ NO DEPOSIT his Euphues— be restricted from entry, while 3,300 new books and 2,700 new magazines "To speak of the disorder of young men desirous of seeking Added annually Athens (Oxford University) who careers in the professions eould '*RUGBY RUCKUS" docs not see It snd sorrow at it? approach their courses with suffi­ 70,000 Volumes to choose from Such playing at dice, such quaf­ cient maturity to ensure a proper THE BRISBANE SCHOOL OF ARTS (INC.) fing of drink, such dalliance with appreciation of their value. VIC. PARK .... 17th MAY women, such dancing, ... no —Pontificus. LENDING LIBRARY creature In tha world Is so mis­ Arts IV. 166 Ann Street, Briibine (next to the Canberra) led as a student In Athens. Munv ("Dost thou think because tt'ou 7.30 p.m. — 4/- Established 1849 PHONE 2 8507 return . . . little better learned, art virtuous, ttiere shill be no more but a great cfeal worse lived, than cakes and ale?"—Eds.) SEMPER FLOREAT. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1963 Page 3 Controversial U.S. Radio Base

Recenlly the A.L.P. Club it fhe Universiry of Queensland held a lunch rime meeting at which Mr. Roy Forward outlined some arguments opposing the construction of the radio centre. In this article it will be shown that there is a strong case for the establishment of the Naval communica­ tions base.'As well, an outline and discussion of the major points of Mr. Forward's lecture will be given. The argument in favour of establishing the politics, that there arc three ratiani Is a word for deceiv­ ffcneral forms of foreign ing: people." .centre may be outlined under three headings— policy: Hence the only t-otirse left (a) It increases the effectiveness of the (a) Alignment with the Weal. (>l>cn to Australia is Align­ nuclear deterrent; (b) AllKnitient with the Kaat. ment with the We-st. This (c) Neutralism. ntcan.s supporting the policy (b) It increases the strategic importance of Iof nuclear rct^dlation und Australia to the United States; , This....», <>wf. coiir.se, placi-s « therefore, con-stniction of limit on Kcneral ptjjjcy for-'the Xaval Communications and , mation, hut allows large dif- Cfintre. (c) Reduces the chances of a miscalculated j ferences In actual detail of a I country'.s foreign iwUcy. In conclusion, a »^-ord of firing. warning Is felt ncccsaary. t j Since alignment with the Nuclear Deterrent: MJast virtually means the While the Federal Opposi­ .'country fiohiK Conununist, tion has endorsed the con­ There can be no doubt that the base at Ex' jthls leaves only (wo choices. struction of the radio centre mouth Gulf will be used to control nuclear- If a country choo.scs neut- at lOxniouth Gulf with cer­ tain conditions, It must bo powered submarines, armed with Polaris missiles. i lallsm, it is on the cards These submarines will be operating in the Indian thai .sorncthlni,' .slnillar to'l'"''"^f^"'^«''et»'"n Hemisphere ance since it provides the • TIIIC U.S, BASE • statements of the Coniii3un-' Should It become the Kcd- i United States with a .|sec-1 Mr. Forward'., main points ist Chinese leadcr.s: cral Government, Its present 1 ond .strike capacity". Tl.Ls ,a^,,,in^t tiic est.ibllshmc.U of I At Djakarta In Indonesia, IJ'""^*' wonld st"! allow the means tlmt should ^^*^ith(! radio biise could bo Kuo-nio-Jo, Vice-President'"1^*-'™'*°" "^ *^* communlca- launching .sites on land be placed under- four headings— of the Chinese National I''o"-^ centre, but could in- destroyed, I>crore they were: (a) It would increase the, I'ooplc'.'^ Conf,'iess, declared ('•'oduce the condition that able to send off their nuclear i chances of an accidental : that il was the wi.sh of |"" ""'''<^'^''-'^'""'^''submarines missiles, there would still be' rclcaHC, CominunLst China that '•Aus--I'c controlled from It. the Polaris missiles avail­ (b) Opposition lo nuclear tralia should cventiiully be- | Thl.s, of course, would ren- able to retaliate agaiast the war. come a nionibcr of the ncut-|(jer the base useless and np attacker. rallst Afro-Asian bloc." pears to be a move by (c) H would upset vhe bal­ Ihel It must be pointed out' ance of nuclear power in In other words, drop our A.I>.P. to deceive tho people* that since the Americans' the area. i Western alliances, 'of Au.stralla. havo Introduced their early ((]) Inablllly to adopt an warning: radar systems, the; On the other hand, .\Iao- .Mechanical Knt'lnecring Independent Korclgn chance ot a surprise attack tso-Tiing has stated * \eut- : Staff. Some itudents go to any length »o park their earl Is virtually Impossible. , I'oUcy. Accldenttd Itclcitsc: ' Therefore, If one were to I His (ir.st point was that, argue that the eomniunica-1 with more of the nuclear' tions centre would be one of tht first targets to bo dcB- j Uie chances of an accldenlal' Singhal Elaborates About Malaysia troyed, it ahould bo realized release would be Increased, i that as .soon as a nuclear ; However, whether there Is a Dr. Singhal's address to the United Nations' Club provided an outlook on the question of attack was , detecte. , d by th, e ' radio ha.'ie in Australia or' ':'''^I'^:^J'^^!:^T'..^''}K\noU the Americans would Malaysia from a position rather different from that adopted by the Australian Press. a short coded message would ; still have to have submar- be necessary to send the jline s in positions In the In- We in Australia tend to think of the prob­ niorc Iniporlantly. adoption)If we are happy with the submarines off on their task!,„„,, „,^^„ ,^„^j South-Wcst • ,of positions In accordance | end, and arc prepared fo of retaliation; the 'ccKilrcd , 1,,^^,,,,^. ^^^^^ lem as one between "us" (Great Britain, Australia with their foreign policies by i turn a rather blind eye to manoeuvres in the case of a' —. and Malaya) and "them" (Indonesia), with the countries with Interests in the mean.s. nuclear attack having been'been ; ^'^ estnblislunent of the; Philippines in an undefined but irritating position, the at'ca. worked out and practised, : centre, as pointed out bc- a little on "their" side of the fence. Ino4l that in rci-cntj bo seen just how much more self-government in 1!)51. said .vcar.s there has devclopeer the Malays, anyhow, karno from the Soviet aysia Is nof a form of im-' , ,, every effort to build up de­ Union nrc capable of firing With this established, the fluence in Malaya. He chose It the Fed- fence foices of sufHclcnt the latter, and adopted (he perlallsm. though Dr. Singhal 1 I'OoH'nf^ north nuclcnr war-hends. future of Singapore remain­ dlsagrt'cs with this. (oration, Australia might well capacity to bo independent Foreign Policy: ed a burning question, and did not originate) the Mal­ wonder just what she will aysia seliomc as a means of of outside help. II IB this final point, that has posed two alternatives, do If It does fall. supplying the population to In Uruucl lUc whole slx- Kcduc«is An.n eltH'tctl utcmbcrs of the balance the Influx of Chln'ese. An nutonmtic effect of the to develop its own Indepen­ Malaya. Legislative Council opi>ose ^ sistance to African and Asian years of age. My homestay was • P":"^loca.l ^Planguage ^ smatterins —g (Hinduof the, The college has been design-! The Brisbane Rotary Club lunjergraduatei an,d post­ of Australian '-'"'^'^'''ly^l^li-is'uccessfurbeca use was sur- dents), lot alone A.O.S.T. rounded by people of my own Tamul, Girjarati, Urdo, Bengali ed by Stephen Trotter, the | originally adopted the scheme graduate students, I Australian Overseas Students ^g^ g^^^^p ^^^ , ^^^ ^^^^ ^f Nepali, Kannada, just to men- architect for the Union as its Golden Jubilee project in | Travel) tion a few)—and be patient Buildings. International House, 1954. The appeal was launched • 12) Out acceptance of ti-ie ' their friends, and had a very too, promises to be architectur-I publicly in 1955. Out of the need for contact at tertiary A small pamphlet available rewarding, though exhausting, : ^""^ '^lax and the latter was ally different and exciting. | early efforts of International levels with students from other at the Union Office says i firsf homestay. necesary fo the utmost degree, When completed, it will house House, fhe first Scoop was pro- countries. That is, we acknow- "A.O.ST, offers students the , Then we travelled to South "^^T, '^*5 " "ight your train onc hundred and fifty students! duced to raise money for In- ledge that if is important for chance of a cheap at ! i^^^^f^.^^^^^^^"^^^^^^ even and consist of ten residential ternational House. us, as Australians, to experience reduced rates, but .t combines . [Ti^J^ZnlJ^IoT wtl. ' '"''°'^ '* '^^^' '^'^^ progressing bfoctcs, including two for [ Although Scoop has gradually ^* ^''^^ ^^nd contact with stud wifh this a,^ opportunity to I ^° J'"9''°^^' ^1^'°^!^^^^^^ a pace you felt sure you *°'"'^"- evolved into fhe main Univer- ents from overseas, to exchange represent Australia^ustralian students I, °!L'""riving a1 t S:°u:*l^"~^'7'Shimoga for^ ' : i'^°"''i ^'^^^ challenged if you and receive new ideas and abroad and to learn to under- o^r i had gof Q^f gn^j walked beside Each block will contain :='*Y ^«^"^' ", ^^s continued to second homestay. opinions, to absorb the best in ' stand a different way of life. |—'•'" •'-""•»)•• : it the hot exhausting day— cooking facilities so that stud- ''a'se money for fhe Appeal. In other cultures, and to gain in, i Here I was the guest of I finally arrives and you fele- ents may cook their own na- recognition oi this generous tolerance and understanding. An unfortunate aspect of 1 Hindu Brahmins—• and ortho- , phone the precious number you tional dishes whenever Ihey i'^'^ valuable aid, the Senior last year's experiment was that I doxy was much more strictly .clutch and then are forced to want to. The common rooms of •f^°"^'"°" ^''°'^ °^ "^e new col- '31 Our rccognificn of the several of the expterimcnfors i observed in the country areas, ask fo speak to someone who fhe various units will be con- '^9^ *'" ^^ "^med the Scoop principle of integration. I must seemed to bo aware only if wifh ail the side issues—e.g. ; can speak English, and told that ncctcd by a covered way. An Room. emphasize that International fho "cheap holiday" aspect of strictly vegetarian diet—than I am speaking English (he is administrative block should be Over the years, about ; House is nof just a residence the sehomc, and paid little 1 in Bombay. I was unable to quite competently but uninteHi- completed in the first stage. £20,000 has been raised in for overseas students. It will attcntion to the "living and I manage the rice, and potato i gently!) These small tFiings Queensland. 'board equal numbers of Aus­ experimenting" side. J diet and became ill. But gradu- mustn't bo, allowed to accumu- It is pleasing to note that tralians and non-Australians, _,. , . . ally I became accustomed fo if, ! late. They must be brought for- Queensland will bo second only Mr. Bert Martin and Mr. E. This shows not only that we Otfen the best academic or I We visited forests to see ^ ward only to laugh about; they to Victoria in providing »n Compton, of the Appeal Com mentally equipped students • Elephants at work, waterfalls j are nof, your whole outlook and Australian University with an mittee, have recently raised recognize the need for the best International House. Ejriy in about £30,000 in South-East PO""ble accommodation for our were not the most successful ; and dams, Universities, and attitude becomes readily tinged the 1950's one was established Asia. guests, but also fhat we are experimentors—they found the many, many temples. with criticism, unfavourable willing and happy to live on home stays" too cramping i comparison, intolerance and at a Hall of Residence within Money has recently been CQual terms with them. upon Iheir strong individual ; Then I travelled with two impatience. the Melbourne Univorsity. Rec­ raised in Queensland by the ent extensive additions bring interests—and they found being . other students to Madras, Cal- Miss International and Miss (4) A recognition of the surrounded by many young ; cutt.'i, Patna—and then flew to My aim has been to fry tc the cott of this hall to several Pacific Quests. The generosity special needs of overseas stud- hundred thousand pounds. children, plus all their young ', Kashmandu (the capital of arouse the interests of all stu­ of firms such as Qantas who enfs. Internaticnol House will relatives and school friends—i Nepal). Visas were easily ob dents at Queensland Univer- A. ,.^» .u <- J r. . ^rc donating fhe main prize for be a common meeting place for just a nuisance—not a chal I- talnable. The two boys trekked i sity as regards the challenge At present, the Sydney Rot-: Miss Pacific—a trip to Hong students from the different na- enge his was not good as toj for a week—and walked upland rewards offered by the *ry Club has launched a vigor- ^ Kong—and the energetic fund- ,ional groups; it will provide live with these families was the I steep mountains—(you arc in'E.I.L. and to hope that when focal point of the experiment • the vicinity of Mt. Everest 1 we call for volunteers later Tn^r£?.nJ^tional Houses—on '"'°e eacTt]"''^"h for 150^1^,1^,^ 5° * '^^ 3^;^="°^'^ ^^^3„f=1"'^=5' and:facilitiejn_, s ^.^fo r fhf e cookin^^^ discusg of- not the "free-travel" periods.' here)—to a Tibetan town away | this year (although our quota ^^ w^^'l wtl°^?^^"^' ^"d dicate fhe awareness of differ-IsTon of prob ems peculiar fo Briefly this way the method in the hills. I was left to is small as it was only three S'l^h^^^iL^ on. lUVK; "^"^ "''''"'"' °' "^^ community overseas students, for the ex- of organization the sixty stu­ make short trips around the 1 last yearl more students of the ^L„V»h»LH^N ^plfil.!^°^ of different cultures, dents split up into six groups Valley and several plane trips required Experiment material cost of these Hails of Residence! , . , ... i J U„.,» n , U^KOO ;.u/a« of ten. Those groups travelled —all of whieh required separ- will eagerly present themselves will have to be raised by public' rntemational House wiirjand, above all, a home away together, never meeting the afc visas from the Ncpalore —not forgetting tfiat it is the subscription and fhat the StatejP'ay.only a very smdtl part in.from home, other fifty, except by sheer Secretariat!—to outlying parH consistent, hard, and admirable and Commonwealth Govern-Iprojndingaccommo^^^ International House is an chance, till departure. of Nepal. iwork of A.O.S.T. (through resident students at the most othemomrs thirdwii . each contribute 3o-• ^^^denh. a. w. have 150 5„p„^3„^p,„-,ecMAustralian or o overseasall student. I. Tk„ .u . • r. (I. I i N.U.A.U.S. I that makes this Its importance, however, lies ii» My group had its first Then they went to Delhi I | opportunity available, strongly urge you to support It. these things: homestay in Bombay—about a flew home, but most of the fortnight—-then we had a week students returned on Feb 28 Ann Hughes (1) Our provision for ac- ' Miss Frances Lovcjoy, to frave! as we wished, arriving on the "Himalaya". There A.O.S.T, Director' commodation of futui*^ overseas' Secretary, International Club. Daniell A NEW SERVICE J Art H'^ii^'^.. S^IU VoUi?,SSt^... U.Q.U. INSURANCE THE NATIONAL Florists CONSULTATION SERVICE MUTUAL LIFE ""ittv** : - 2 6270 - Complete Insurance Services are now available 10 students following arrangements made between the Union ,ind .HOTEL DANIELI BUILDING THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF A/ASIA LTD. IA Loading AuttrjIiJn Life Office) FOR CORSAGES, HUGH THOMPSON, appointed Consultant to Ihe University Union, will be available at all 1 BOUQUETS, etc. times 10 give Personal Advice and Service on Lite Assurance, Fire, General \ AJJD and Sickness and Accident Insurance. Wo d«liver to Collogas Arrange an appointment, without obligation, at the UNION OFFICE, Fro* of Cott CQMMSn S'SMFfi^RS or Telephone H. Thompson 24547, after hours 57 4585 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1963 Page 5 Upturned Applecart

Shaw's failure as an artist is bound up with his erroneous notion of social change. As a socialist he passionately desired the abolitton of capit­ Marxian Economics alism, but as a bourgeois intellectual he believed that this change would occur by a thought process. Consequently, his plays abound with humanism but arc devoid of humanity. His characters are not real persons with hope This book consists of extracts from Marx's major writings on econom­ and senses, but thinking machines. Action in his plays is depreciated, be­ ics arranged in some logical sequence, and preceded by short summaries cause he considers action to be the major obstacle in the path of progress written by the editor, it i$ an attempt to supply a need, as the editor states through 'pure' thought. What remains is brilliant dialogue. in his Preface, "to present Marx's Theories in such a way as to challenge the student's critical judgment. The intent of the book is "to provide the core of A production of Shaw is to be judged, then, by the extent to which Marx's system essential to an adequate understanding of Marx whatever the the company succeeds in overcoming }hi5 intrinsic defect by making the particular interest of the reader." in fact the book is a substitute for scholar­ tines live, and the ideas develop. ship—that of the student and of the teacher of Marx's economic ideas—for If David Ratkowsky was un­ it will encourage the student not to go to the source, and it will encourage Tony Gla'I and Roy Forward as tho Private Secretaries, convincing as the American Pamphilius and Sempronius, would certainly have to waif table the teacher not to attempt to think out Marx into a system expressabie in I Ambassador, Vanhattan, the if their only alternative was to sell their memoirs to the Sunday the teacher's (or author's) own words, communicable to the student. ' fault lay with the author, not Press. They would have seen enough, but, my God, how the actor, American Ambassa­ they'd express it! The scholarly examination of Marx proceeds dors jusf don't behave as Shaw ics arc no moro "scientific" than One wondered with Denis Pryor's Boanerges, whether would like them to. Vanhattan through a thorough reading of Marx to an appraisal' Ricardo's, in that they arc con­ one was laughing af his performance, as much as at the con- is in no way related to the of the various critiques of Marx, including the sonant with his social theory and trasf this provided to fhe Classical scholar and A.B.C. Panel America of JKK: nol even by student's own. These difficult tasks are attempted not necessarily with the facts ol the economic system. Chairman, but laugh we .did: loud and long. If only his belly marriage. by few, the majority borrow a "History of Economic had been as balanced as his delivery. To conclude, t can do no Thought" and begin by looking up "Marx" in the Thua tliere are two dangers : better than quote Shaw himself. index. Does this book, by collecting some important Inherent in tltis book: 1. That Shaw, we are told, was a I happening. The producer cert- I "If it had all been as good as wc uncritically accept the shy, retiring person whose vital-! ainly didn't. If is not good ' the best it would have been economic writings of Marx, draw the student closer reading of these extracts AS a ify apjjeared only on stage, i enough that fhey did not for- vcry good indeed. But if it had to scholarship? I feel the answer is a qualified substitute lor our own schol­ Davtd Clendinning, as Magnus, • get their lines, all boon as bad as the worst "Yes." arship und 2. that wc forget was absolute delight. His per- , .,,, ,, ^ , ^ . : il would have been very bad in- the polemical purpose of formance was faultless. Whether' , -"o^n Wnalloy rendered Orin- . deed. Beyond that I refuse to .\ selection of writings of Marx . consciousness, but consciousness Marx's writings, The reason engaging in repartee, or deliv-i'hia to perfection. This is prob- I say. For who knows what they on economics, is a.s j;ood as the : by life". One hardly expects in a Marx's economic wrltlnfts ering one of Shaw's impossible: ^bly one of the most difficult I may be at next if they are too editor's knowledge of the wliolc I booli "Marx on Economics" an are often to be found dis­ political speeches, he never Par»s that Shaw ever conceived, rashly encouraged." corpus of Mar.\'s writings. The adequate outline of Marx's phil- persed among his other writ­ failed to convince. On many Shaw, who had difficulty ex- choice of what to incUide (or 'l osophy. Yet these extratt! arc ings is they are in logic and occasions the sheer force of! pressing emotions af the best more imjiortantly, what, to omit) ' of very limited usefulness, and intent inseparable from his ability made Shaw's non-;P' f""«' '^ completely at a is crucial. If tlie editor's know­ i arc somewhat misleading (again these other writings; they sense seem profound. • \°^^ ^^^1 "- f tempts a rape. ledge o( .Mar.\ is such that his '-1 feel a chapter by the editor have only an artiilcifd exist­ • He did the only sensible thing REVIEWS choice is bad, then the student is i would be more appropriate.) It ence on their own. To extract Nicholas Tarling gave a fine'and turned it into pure farce. Ol- done a disserv'icc. If the editor's is important for the student of a selection of "Afarr ott Eco­ performance of Nicholas lar- • Joan Whalley, and the producer knowledge is good. 1 feel lie .Marxian economics to realize nomics" from Marx is fraught ling. iof El Cid, followed Shaw's DRA.VlA should write a book. that the economic analysis of I with danger. lead. But once more, Paul BOOKS Marx grew out of his social R •Vn example of the difficulty Anne Bavington, as Lysis-1 Gerber, fhe producer, failed fo MUSIC : theory, and not vice versa. The I The reader should ignore the frata, the Power Mistress (Sen- j g^asp the significance of fhe encountered by the editor of i economics of Marx are, as it I summaries at the head of each eral, had the substance but rot 1 situation. Farce is not slapstick, siicii a. l>Qok is lo be found in tiieI were, the superstructure im-I extract. The extracts themselves fhe essence for the part. She; Court officials do not charge U chapter "The Ideological Under- I posed on a social philosophy, I arc there to be read; it appears was content to rap knuckles I abo^f |ike half-garrofed gaz pinning.s", which consists of I .M.arx reahzed the "petty bourg-I contrary to the intent ol the when she should have been elles. Semperonius' intrusion l.-irge extracls from the "Mani­ : cois" economists did not dis­ I book that tlic editor should take lopping heads. i must be dignified. Done prop- festo", .ind .smalicT quotations cover immutable laws, but our hand and guide us through i erly this incident could have from the Preface to the "Critique rather were occupied in evolving I the world of Marx in such a But she was no worse than, beg^i twice as amusing. of l^oliticnl Economy" and the I a rationalization of the exi.sting I fashion fhe other Cabinet Ministers. | by selection from "Fcucrbach" end­ . state of affairs. -Marx's econom­ They vrauld have been jost asj Claire Clark, as the Queen,; N ing in "Life is not determined l)y useless, and certainly no more combined the right amount of; SEMPER obvious, in a crowd scene. • good manners and political [ Only Brian Smith had any idea | naivety as becomes a lady of | of what was supposed to be' Ihat position. . College Yeomen

Of all the Gilbert and Sulli­ a van Operas "Yeoman" is the Gypsy^^ and ^^Svihways^^most truly English—set as it is in fhe Tower of London in the 16fh Century. The music, Jule Styne is an old hand at composing music "tlypsy" i.« a line rt'eordmi,' whilst clearly in the Sullivan for Broadway musicals (listen to "High Button of an (Hit.stjindiiiff tiuisiciU style catches tho mood of the opera with uncanny accuracy. Shoes'—RCA Camden 457; "Gentlemen Prefer play and doeiiment.s the most denn^^dill^' role I'.tliel -M.'i-- Aithough "Yeoman" is the Blondes"—Coronet KLL564; "The Bells Arc Ring­ most serious of all the operas, ing"—Coronet KLL565, and the piano music in nian has evci- played--a eluit- it remiiins essentially a comic "Say, Darling"—Victor LOCI045, and the Revue lonire that .\U

D£ GAULLE'S

Correspondent DESlGNE

AUIiouKh for .some time tlic uorUl IKIS bcieas). De (Ja«ille's rtTcnt .^upcc!3S In .salmtflfflng the Com­ FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL STUDIES mon .>tarRet ncfiotlaflons has (sriven fresli stimulus and 1. Two (2) Fellowships in Social Studies tenable at the Incentive to tlic organization, .so that It has branched out University of Queensland as from the commencement of Into new tlcl«ls. the 1963 academic year are available to female under­ A now oflicc wii.M recently csUiblislied In the Pentagon. graduates who are studying for the Degree of Bachelor Uod-mpa wrapped Klffol Towers have heen constantly of Social Studies or the Diploma in Social Studies. cnterlnfT the Pentti(,'on ami leaving undetected In rubbish Rather a refectory action. 2. During the currency of the Fellowship, the following bin.i lahelled "Au.stralla". The link between this fact nnd allowances are payable— tho recent appenranec of Kiffel Towcr-IIKe erections at Living at Living away Nortli-Wcst Capo as part of the supposed U.S. Radio home from home 52nd Council Defence Project U undeniable. Thia Ls no American bid to Per week Per week lalio over Australia. It Is merely a typically clever oxten- £ s. d. £ s. ti. Nominations are hereby called for fhe following vacan- < .sion of de Gaulle's anti-British policy. In first year of course 5 0 0 7 0 0 des on the 52nd Council of the University of Queensland | Au.ttralia has lonK been rcparded as a weak spot In In second year of course 5 10 0 7 10 0 Union, I ••'ranee's policy towards Britain, over since the incidents In third year of course 6 0 0 8 0 0 Position with 1^> Perouse and Matthew Flinders, In fact. The real In fourth year of course 6 10 0 8 5 0 Number i crisis, howovor. has only arisen In recent months despite A Boole Allowance of £15 per annum is also payable. (i) Arts Representative—-Evening 1 • the viilinnt attempts of Post-Master General Davidson to 3. All compulsory fees in respect of the course of study.of (ii) Education Representative—Evening I ; placate tlio l'>ench by banning Bldault. Soeto Eiffel Towers the Fellowshipholder are paid. arc niovinK into Australia at North-Wost Cape. Subsidi­ Nominations Close at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 2n.d May, aries of Seeto arc dally Jlylns In supplies of French clothes 4. The Fellowshipholder is required to pass a medical exam­ 1963, at Union Office, St. Lucia. Late nominations will NCT , and Pronch women. Oasys has already penetrated the ination and comply wifh the statutes. Regulations and be accepted. Candidates will be of great assistance if tbey > campus of llie ['. of Q, By-Laws of the University. nominate early. 5. The continuation of the Fellowship is dependent upon Forms are available at Union Office, St. Lucia. J This situation will only wor.scn whilevcr Australia rc- muia'i fJiltliful to Britain. Pe Gaulle will continue to pur­ satisfactory conduct, diligence and progress in studies at Nominations must be in duplicate and signed by the j the University. nominator arvd two seconders. Both candidates and nominators j sue bis anti-British iK)licy tlirough us. Bohan and C^wdln MUST be entitled fo vote in the election for the position j win be chilled in to pive our swa«men a "new-loolt", our 6. The usual examinations conducted by the University must sought. p j stcak-und-eggs will have to go or be re-named, "Waltzing be passed and graduation obtained. Evening students may have nomination forms forwarded I MatUda" will lie rc-writteii before the British are con- 7. A Contract fo observe certain conditions and to render to fhem upon request. \-inccd that tlujy inu.st submit to the Inevitable. Kven our service after the satisfactory completion of the course of men will have to IcJirn some manners. R. FORCAN-SMITH. study must be completed. Conttitutlon Change Oui, c'est tres desirable, n'est pas'.' •Section 7.2 to t)CComo: Electoral Officer, 8. Upon completion of the course of study, the Fellowship- "Notice ot Council Meetings sh»H University of Queensland holder will be appointed to fhe Department of Health and be forwarded to each mombcf Union. Home Affairs as a Social Worker. af least seven clear davs before ifiiiiiiiiiiMi iiiiiiiiiiiiim IIII iiiiHiitti" Kiiniii iimm 'J the mcefinK." . 9. Application forms may be obtained from the Public —A. J. Utting. Service Commissioner's Department, Administration Build­ Hon. Secretary. Galmahra :-l ing, Cnr, George and Elizabeth Streets, Brisbane (8OK BANK MANAGER SAYS: Semper's Commem 59, Post Office, Brisbane North Quay). I • GALMAHRA is fhe Univer­ SELL! Further particulars may be obtained by writing to this MINI MINOR — RED sity magazine. It is for all IMMACULATE students. address or by telephoning 32 0401, Extension 619. My Ovordrjft . , . t635 Swan Song Plione 70 6002 Available for Copy is requested on any Inspection at University subjects—the arts, religion, CARD OF AGES (Rock of Ages: tune) VIltlMlMtlll .tilillltllllMllif IIIHIIIIIIII^ politics, philosophy, aca­ BY-ELECTIONS demic topics, etc. Short Card for students, forced nn me, I FOR PERSONAL I stories and poetry are also The following have been elected to the 52nd Council of tti* I have lost my liberty! i SERVICE ON [ wanted. University of Queensland Union— let the worry and the blood. W. A. HOWELL: St. Lucia Evening Vice-President. JLIFE ASSURANCE i All copy is wanted by the From their sky-blue pages flood, M. J. FOGARTY: Dentistry Councillor. enil of first term; to be left Be that nuisance double cure, i consult ^ I. S. DOWN: Education Evening. at Union Office. Cleanse me jrom its rule and power i HUGH THOMPSON i R. G. WYATT: Physical Education. The Editors are John Car- T. M. CALLAGHAN: Arts, Evening. I National Mutual Life I Not tke labours of our hands moify (56 4986) and Barry Can fulfil its stern demands; R. FORGAN-SMITH, i Appoinfed Consultant i Baker (6 2785). I to U.Q.U. I Could our -..eal no respite i'fww. Electoral Officer, It Is hoped fo award prizes Could our tears forever flow. University of Queensland Union. 1 PHONE; 2 4547 or 7 2019 = For, these cards could not atone: for fhe best submissions. I After Houn: 57 45S5 | We must protest—and that alone. SUPPORT GALMAHRA ', iiiiiiiiiiiiiii>i»i» IIIIIIII IIIIIII.'

As I draw this fleeting breath, ASTOR THEATRE — NEW FARM When my eyelids elose in death, JUST . . . A Brisbane Cinema Croup First Release Presentation— When / soar to worlds unknutvn. Orson Welles' Magnificent Film of Shakespeare's . . . JAZZ One thing I hope not to own; For Dancing & Listening Card for students, that would be OTHELLO (A) ON WEDNESDAY, 24th APRIL, at 7.40 p.m. NEW OXLEY HOTEL Forced as Ktll in heaven on me. Iptwich Road Plus KILLERS KISS, an early film by the Director of PATHS OF NO COVER — BOTH BEERS aORY and LOLITA. Stanley Kubrick, . K. Holzktiecht. and Peter Sellers' The Running, Jumping tnd Standing SHU Film Fri. Brii. Jai« Club Trio Sat.: Bri». Ja«x Club Quartet RESERVES AT PALINGS — TICKETS ON SALE AT DOOR With TICH BRAY Party Reierves: 70 4224 IIHllllllHIMnilHt i itlllllMtllllillllMllinillMMIMMtlilinnilMlimMUUMIilttMr. niiiHiiiiiiii 5EMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1963 Page 7 RUGBY KICKS OFF

This year rhe club has had a mediocre starf in tho 1963 Q.R.U. and J.R.U. competiHons. This has been mainly fhe resglf of lack of coaches for •^•''^'^^•'^mmr^ fhe teams. The club lost some valuable men af the end of last , due to examinations and tighter schedules at the hospitals. Any maturing student interested in coaching successful footballers to a premiership this year would be most welcome.

The club welcomes back the Waltaby centre Dick Marks Palmer arxd Dave Gillchrist ex­ coaching sfalwarts, Ashley appeared to be specially watch­ pelled much energy in the Girle and Dr. Johnny O'Neill, ed by the G.P.S. backs and he rucks. and extends a warm welcome to didn't have a good game. Dave Titshall, an ex-Kiwi who The University B team is a is now active again, coaching With the scores level at 17- team of high potential. Art the Under 19 team. all and only a few minutes to Galbraifh ran well on the wing full time, Peter Vincent nar­ to score two tries against INTER FACULTY Congratulations are in order rowly missed a relatively easy Teachers and half Graham Hiley at the moment to Mr. Lyn Alp penalty. worked the backs wed. The who was elected fo Chairman­ forwards are a little on the light SWIMMING ship of the Q.R.U. Management Within the extra twenty min- side, but are being well led by COME TAKE A POKE On Friday, 5th April, the Committee and to the club's utes of play G.P.S. were award-1 Sandy Elliot and Dave Crombie. This is a direct appeal to Inter-faculty Swimming was seven members of the Queens­ ed two penalties which were Below are the elected officers kicked by their State fullback B GRADE: the male of the species to join .'held af the Centenary Pool. land Rugby Touring Team to of the Women's Club for 1963. David Clark the Q.U.F.C. Do come along; During the night a high stan­ New Zealand — Leo Williams, The B Grade team is the one President you may perfect your aim as dard of competition was main­ Jules Guerassimoff, Dick Marks, With the scores 17-23 in worst affected by replacements Adrienne Cameron, 4 6652 you increase your agility. The tained some good times being Barry Brown, Bob Potter, Mick favour of "Jeeps" and fhe full- in fhe club teams. It has no Treasurer men's club will provide pro­ recorded In several events. Maguire and John Wolfe. Jime bell sounded, mountainous source to draw on. With seven Barbara Crawford, 57 2617 fessional coaching in an en­ Competitors to ba congratu­ i forward Mick Alp toed the ball of fhe A grade team in New Secretary deavour to teach you profic­ lated include Ken Fredricks, Congratulations also to Pefer .'across the G.P.S. goal line and Zealand and Inter-Varsity ap­ Andrea Mussed, 58 2358 Vincent who was selected buf iency in the use of any of Peter McMahon, Jenny Corish, scored a try. Peter Vincent con proaching, fhe B Grade team is Below are the elected officers withdrew because of study com­ three different types of Lindy Edwards and Jill Forbes. verted this try, making the looking for "casual employ­ of the Men's Club for 1963. mitments. Peter looks like hav­ weapons — the conventional Unfortunately the carnival hav­ scores 22-23 and only the sec­ ment". Before any loss occurred PresidoRt ing a good season in this his foil, the only type of weapon ing been organised in a hurry ond loss suffered by fhe club in in their ranks, the team had Geoff. Hirst, 7 3977 • first year with our club. women fencers are permitted .and at several stages became eleven games this season in all two good wins over fhe two Treasurer grades. Easts teams. to use; the highly technical David Greenfield, 7 2003 slightly chaotic. The points re- Players are remirvded fhat epee; and the sabre. Secretary :sults were as follows. Inter-Varsity will be held in 30fh March: University 45 John Douglas, 4 5066 >Aen: Medicine 21, Commerce Adelaide this year during 20fh- RESERVE GRADE: d. Easts B 0. Q.U.F.C. is progressing well "9, Engineering 7, Pharmacy 4, 24th May, and a personal cost this year wifh an enrolment of The club is fielding two Sth April; Universify 26 d. Dentistry 4, Law 2, Ag. Science of £40 has been estimated for Easts A 3. approximately 50 members the the trip. teams in Reserve Grade this majority of whom are women, UNIVERSITY OF season. A similar knockout This year the medical stud­ hence my primary appeal. "Women: Physical Education 21., A GRAPE: competition to the A grade ents have organised a training Fencing is a sport enjoying a QUEENSLAND Physiotherapy 12, Vet. Science comprises the first round. squad at Victoria Park and rich tradition, having devel­ 7, Arts 4, Education 2, Science The first round is a knock­ Dr. Jphnny O'Neill is coach-1 ['/'^Vr^'^'' "' ^ ^'•"!' ^''^u *" oped from the ancient arc ol SAILING CLUB .1. out competition for the Thomas ing the Universify B team which !*^' ^,^'?^'' compe.tion. How- duelling in early Iiistory to the The Mactaggart Cup for the Welsley Shield and does not contains fhe nucleus of last l^''^'"' r'=''•^°,''esults so far do spectacular sport exercised by The Sailing Club held its best individual male swimmer carry jxiints for the premiership. year's successful under 19 team.!-», l"o' f g've much indication of Errol Flynn. This sport, other first function for the year on was won for the second year in I fheir strength. Much hidden than providing a method of the 7th April—^A race 30fh March: University B 39 talent is being unearthed. succession by ex State Champ­ 3Ist March; University 26 self-defence, teaches agility of from Hamilton to Bishop ion, Ken Fredricks of Medicine. (T. Collins 2, R. Marks, J. ' . • I 30th March: Uni. Medicals both mind and body, Island. Of the sixty people who Wolfe, G. Armstrong, B. Brown 31st March; University A Ojwon on forfeit from Easts A. attended, the majority were The Nancy Lyons Cup for the On 9th May Q. U. will fence tries; Collins and Vincent pen­ lost to West-Toowong 16. i ,;..».,,,... j- , o landlubbers until this day, and best individual woman swim­ N.Z.U., before fhe test match alties; Vincent conv.) d. Army -,,..,,, , „ -, I oth Apnl: Uni. Medicals 9 fhe rumour goes that they no mer was won by Empire for the Whitmont Cup between 15. 6th Apnl: University B 31 ;iost to Teachers H. longer wish to remain in this Games Bronze Medallist, N.Z. and Aust. held in Mel­ IA. Galbraifh 2, R. Warren, R.I,, . ,„ status but would like to be Jenny Corish of Physiotherapy. 7th April; University 22 (L. bourne on 25th May. This Both these swimmers won Halzgrefe, W. Sexton, R. Elliot, i""''" '' known as "salt hands". Williams, J. Wolfe, M. Alp B. Hersig, tries; D. Cramline 3, • The first game of the season match has been a biennial •clearly their awards and deserve tries; Vincent 3 penalties, 2 T. Collins 2, convs.) d. Teach- showed that the youngsters event between fhe Unis of Wc sailed down with the congratulations. conv.) lost to G.P.S. 23. ers 6. ihave much football to learn ,A,usf. & N.Z. since its incep­ Queensland Training Squadron, Thanks are due also to the 7th April; University A 23 ?"?1, """f^. ""^ition to obtain. tion six years ago with the many of our members making B.A.S.A. which provided us Having reached the semi­ (C. Duffy 2, D. Gillcrisf, T. i Y'^*",^ *^^" "^'^ •T'^*'' '^^^ New Zealanders holding the up crews in their boats. This with a starter, timekeepers and final of the Welsley Shield by Stephenson, C. Craven, C. Bec-;*'^°"'d 'f"Pfove rapidly, Cup for the past six years. ensured us of a reliable life judges and to Arthur Cusack, defeating Arnr»y, the A Grade consall, J. Dunsdon, tries; J.. 6th April: University U/19 boat although the need was lessee of fhe Centenary Pool for team when down narrowly to Dunsdon, conv.). MO, d. Brothers 8. However, in the last com­ not required. Admittedly there his co-operation and help. G.P.S. 22-23 after twenty petition held in Wellington,' were a few men overboard, minutes' extra time. Both the Reserve Grade | ^^^^^^T^^^T^^""^"^!^ Australia lost by a single point, I (including our notorious Presi­ As a point of interest to teams are of a high standard, j 'RUGBY and thus hopes for success are j dent of fhe Women's Club) those who are interested in Good tries by Leo Williams!if one can judge by the games! high this year as the match is I but matters were quickly playing WATER-POLO—THE and John Wolfe puf the Varsity on the weekend before Easter,-; RUCKUS" fo be held on home ground, ! righted. FASTEST GROWING SPORT IdUladSs UIonI .utop welTTCMl lf,,KIinto ItIfhCe se^CUc - IIInI th•••&e WlllVCiSIIUniversitXy '^A teami^ai.i .' and since there is a far greater IN THE UNIVERSITY—the ond half. John Wolfe's try was winger Clive Duffy and centre i VIC. PARK range of fencers from whom i After a good sail down, a club trains from 6-1 p.m. on a particularly fine effort, with John Dunsdor^ showed some! 17th MAY the Aust. team may be chosen. ' Barbecue lunch and a slow sail Sunday nights at the Toowong all the back line functioning, good early-season form. Jim • New Zealand will fence the' back, all of our members man­ Pool and all new players are and a good break by centre!Blakely worked well behind the' 7.30 p.m. — 4/- state team on 11 th May. aged fo make fheir way home especially welcomed. Graham Duhs. l scrum, whilst Frank Ascoft, Rod Beyond these events the I •—'a few sunburn and tired, but Q.U.F.C. offers two Interstate'. ail exhilarated by this new trips this year; the first a long ' experience. weekend in Armidale, the \ AU prospective sailors watch second the inter-Varsity trip to' the notice boards for further Sydney in August where the j news of coming functions and competition promises to be j join in the fun wifh S.C.U.M. MASSEYS the complete sports supply base... stimulating. | St. Leo's had a runaway win in Having dispensed wifh the j the I.C.C. Swimming Carnival necessary preliminaries, let us at the Valley Baths on the Ist proceed to the better half of I April, winning all events ex­ all University activities, the cept the relay in which they social program for the year. were unplaced. University This has already commenced Champion, Ken Fredricks had a with an initiation party given field day winning five individ­ by John Douglas, at which ual events. Freshers were subjected to various barbarous experiences, Wornen's College won the which would no doubt concur women's competition from wifh Auntie Mame's concept Duchesne, Milton House and of an education befitting a Raymond Lodge. growing boy. On fhe agenda for the near future are a bar­ The social at Vic. Park afterwards was one of the best becue with sunning and water- held in recent years and the ski-ing at Moggil, another large crowd managed to drink evening party (?), and of an even larger quantify of grog HAVE ALL THE BIG NAMES IN SPORTING EQUIPMENT course fitting entertainment while dancing to the Varsity for our New Zealand guests. Five. WHATEVER YOUft SPORT—Yo«11 wjoy If mure wlt»\ Rrrt Gradt For any further information RESULTS; tnsttrliri. regarding thit peerless club, I—St, Leo's, 2—-Cromwell, 3 contact any of the below listed Emmanuel, 4—John's, fOOTBAU . BASEBAU • HOCKEY . COW . TINNIS . persons. All new members, | I.CC. Representative Team: SHOOTING .FENCING . BOWLING . SQUASH . CRICKET BICYCLE & SPORTS DEPOT particularly those of the mas> K. Fredricks, M. O'Donohuo, cuttne gender, will be welcome . FISHING . SWIMMING . WATIR SKMNO . CYCLING St. Leo's; D. Horden, R. New­ 746-752 ANN ST., VALLEY. BRISBANE on Saturday tt 2 p.m. at the man, P. Cameron, A. Shears, G«orgo Street refectory. Direc­ Write, or call ot— EmmiBuol; p. Catt, R. Stiff, Phone 5 4617 tions to this bulMiitg have Cromwell; |, Keys, M. Hay, been posted on Hie Union John't; D. MeUughlan, Union; Building notice board. K. Chapman, King's. Page 8 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1963 ''Mad dogs and Englishmen Go Out in the Midday Sun"

MARX By the People B.U.L.S.C.H. STRIKES OUT MAULED Of the People Centenary •T I For the People The British Conservative (Government, under Sir, Mac* Park mlllan, with a.ssl.stuncc from Mr. Heath, has been vlgor- ou.sly critlcliscd recently for Prank falling to ascertain and con­ sider tiic real fccling.s of the Tlic nritisli rnion for the lAsgiMiieti Sup|)rcsslon of ' people of Britain In llir Cuninuinbtlc Histrionics (B.U.L.S.C.H.) held a suc;cc.ssful Common 3farkct is.stie. .Second Annual Ilally tn Centenary Park on Sunday, 4tli But Ihl.s is a myth. Gen­ April. The rally wiw attended by a large number of mllU- uine determined Opinion ant Communistic Hl.strfonlc Supprcs.sors and thoy ILsteneil Polls wure held from time to with great lnt«rcst to .spce<-Jies made by tho varioti.s gufsat time, conclusive results of speakers on^nlzcd by the Union. which were carefully exam­ ined by Government leaders Oucst Bpcaker H. Trernbath Smythc Esq., recently before .any form of action rcturnuU from Kngland explained the origin of H.U.L.S.C.H, was taken. which vvas formed some i:> month.s ago primarily to afford Let mc Illustrate— protection to Interjcctorfi of CornmunlBt Bpcakcrs at Cen­ One Opinion Poll gave tlu; tenary Park. It was found that persistent Interjcctors (and following answer.s to the casual ones) were hclnp belaboured by keen party sup­ question, "If the only .alter­ porters while trapped within the cro%vd. Bulsch had Its native to joining the Com­ humble origin within this manner but has now grown In mon Market was that Brit­ size nnd stature as well as objects. It operates by niaking ain would starve and her in­ a platform and audience available to "guest" speakers who dustry go bankrupt, would are Instructed to repeat, contradict nnd confuse them­ you be In favour of entry?": selves, Financial members of the ITnion, after the con­ For 43% clusion of guest .spenkers, then attend the nearby Com- Against 347f, niunlst Party platform and Join in light-hearted repartee i:)on't Know . . .. 75% with the party's speakers and followers. Don't Think .. .. S5% STOP PRESS Another, In answer to the The Union Is taken seriously by the park regulars. question, "If joining the 4ingry young men, rather unpleasant middle-aged ones and Common Market meant that Communists. Unfortunately, the Union members lack the the Commonwealth would sincerity displayed by the "above. At this year's rally the Meds John's Womens Combined starve and the Queen pushed platform was seized by a youth who refused to divulge his 9 Med Students again penalised # Antlfeminiits throughout Uni­ off the throne, would you political leanings but who condemned Union members as by Anatomy administration. Last versity rcloico at Johns College's still be in favour of entry?" being "ProfoBBlonal Communist haters" and of belonging Friday April 19fh, a large number refusal of W.C. invite to dinner. Political Clubs of Ikied II students turned up at Rumour has that colleee was # Combined Political Clubs may For .. , 34% to tho Catholic Faith. The youth was later quietened by a ^.00 a.m. and were locked out. by previous invite to Cromwell. guest speaker, a member of the Meatworkers' Union, who move into action followin{f nego­ Against 43% mis lecture is usually held at 8.30 tiations between The Political Don't Know . . . . 87% Is neither Catholic nor a professional. a.m., but had been previously Science Club, the A.L,P, Club, fhe advertised to be hold at 9 a.m. Liberal Activists and the 1066 Club. Don't Care .. .. 96% Semper wonders that this E>cpart- Dramsoc First iteni may be Current Affairs These serve to demon­ Bulsch was an outstanding success, but It Is felt that ment is a prime source of sfudent # This week Oramioc will audi­ Seminars held informally in the strate— complaints, recalling fhe issue of tion for its festival play, loncsco's Cellar on Fridays. Further action part of tho credit must go to the rather low mental devel­ student cards. (1) That tho British Gov­ opment of the members of tho opposition party. A suspect Rhinoioceros. Sec notice-boards for may include a reading of contro­ details. versial Chinese play — Comrade ernment did estimate public member of Bulsch carried a sign, in Russian, which, when you've taken the Wrons Path dur­ ing Commem. Week. opinion before proceeding freely translated road: "Ban Bulsch". Several party sup­ with negotiations; porters accused him of carrying an obscene banner. (To a CeUar Death of Duhig (2) That the public, ns .an dullard suffering from myopia the sign might suggest a important section of th«* further pidgin English extension of the word Bulsch.) # Death of Dr. Duhig. Classical Decorations Scholar, sometime Honorary Prof­ Gambling state, expected it to do so: # Cellar decorations: Miss Shane essor of PatholoBV, prominent (3) That the Opinion Poll It Is hoped that next year larger numbers will be Lewis and friends will spend £50 Rationalist, noted art aitic and • "Tough Tex", the great white to provide murals and curtains for man of letters. Died Brisbane chief advises that gambling is once again is the greatest present at the 3rd Bulsch Ilally. Mr. i:)arryl Dixon, who a "new-look" Collar. 15/4/61. utterly and officially banned. moans of assessing what the with "his boys" was present at the rally, says he links people really think. the Union deserves greater support. —O.H.M.

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