% Semper'bombarded for Slighting Recruiting Director Nothing Thrills Me As Much Os the Thought That Every Right- of Public Dignitaries

FR/Oy^y APRIL 6tli is the BIG BAY of the ARCHITECTS' DANCE at Victoria Parii Refectory Registered at G.P.O,, Brisbane, for (Not April 7 as advertised i n Vol XX—No. V. APRE 3rd. 1951 transmission by post as a periodical, ^^^t week s "Semper,') Editorial ReshuiSles in the Politburo TT has been compIaCned that •»- "Semper Floreat" this year Is a one-man show, While quantitatively, the Editor has never written more than one-fifth of each issue, and usually much less, it is true that the general tone of the paper has bCcn j very largely influenced by the tem perament of one person. This week, I have officially accre dited four staff seniors, who will be very lei-gely r^ponsible for the running of the paper. Should the Editor wish to "go into smoke" for a week, these foia- will have full discretion in turning out the usual 'Semper". The "BiB Pour" are: Peter Ed wards (co-Editor) and Zell Rabin (News Editor), who will concentrate on pages 1, 2, 3, and 6; Joan Palmer, the magazine section (4, 5); and Olive Williams, who has already performed for four creditable weeka as Sports Editor (pp. 7, 8). The Editor now hopes to be able TROUBLED WATERS tOr concentrate a little on hia course. % Semper'Bombarded for Slighting Recruiting Director Nothing thrills me as much os the thought that every right- of public dignitaries. Revue and procession directors beware of cas- thinking youth in the University should have (if he hasn't) tigation. joined in to condemn this threat to his way of tldnking. (4) No lecturer should couch his HE Active are even more active. no one will argue logically with the correspondence in such terms as to T The Dormant have suddenly points it puts forward. be studiedly insulting. Such persons Tonight's erupted. Even the Extinct are will not be immune from return in 3:umbllng a little. The Question of Authorship sult In future. the Night For reference—Semper 21/3/51, The Editor writes ex-officio only (5) Seeking intelligent critical =Courier-MaH 24/3/51, Sunday Mail editorials, and editorial conunent opinion, I was snowed under with INAUGURAL MEETING 55/3/81—all to be taken "cum grano rabidly muddled opposition. Some ;Bali8". on letters, etc. An independent of the so-called "intelligentsia" of article cannot be attributed to the our community go berserk whenever UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND "Two editorial statements—the anyone dares to question the paste LIBERAL CLUB Jirst on "majority opinion", the Editor, but to some Individual con board symbols assuring them that .second on "unsigned assault". tributor. all's right with the world. TUESDAY, 3rd APRIL, 1951 ^Representation Therefore the writer of last (6) ..The gentleman whose sensibi General Purpose Hall, George Si.» The article on Lieutenant-Gen week's front-page article is John lities shocked him to squeal imme 7.30 p.ni. eral Sir Edmund Herring was obvi Quinlem, He has never denied this. diately to the "Oourier-Mail" could Business: ously not Intended to conform to have complained directly to the Reception of Constitution. anaiority opinion (save us from The Editor may print articles Vlce-Chancallor, and thereby be as Election of Office Bearers. *hat). On the other hand, it signed or unsigned, according to his sured that no bad publicity would Prelimhiary Policy. tclalms reasonable accuracy in stat discretion. accrue to the UrUversity. Siuely we ing that "120 St. Lucia types were don't want the down-town press to B 4253 MAURICE EWING, Ijored to tears" (everyone looked be regarded as a sword of Damocles M1848 Convenor. jjlttentlve and clapped vigorously). Soni>9 Short Notes which anyone with a bee in his bon Also, the writer over-estimated cer (1) Impartiality is a hypocritic net about undergraduate non SPECIAL tain dim-wits who never realised ally woolly Ideal, difficult to attain, conformity can release. ;that the "string of cliches", being and not always compatible with ac The policy speech of the ±1 logical time-sequence, formed an curacy and personal honesty. (7) "Let the long contention Right Honourable R. G. Men- cease! accurate sydbpsts that missed little. (2) To attack the poorly present zies vnH be tuned into at to The first paragraph covers ade- ed exposition of a cause is not to Geese are swans and swans night's inaugural meeting of •p]f MUiST be Jn bir '' • .•»•",'. "!'••*, fê article is daihnable fear not «( ,f- • V -V. IJîibreB«li« majority d^ ' :.Friday'.i)ji.m.¥ v./' .r. X ( WING T)URING the past week there has been a lot of discussion as to what are the.functions;o£' a student newspaper, so we have dsked various members of the staff for their opinions DUNG on this matter, and the first of these is Mr. T. C. Truman, lecturer in Political Science. We Sh:, consider Mr. Truman's opinion to be of value because he is able, by virtue of his position, ' I read with profound disgust the to speak authoritatively and dispassionately, and also because Mr. Truman is perhaps i front page article appearing in the the greatest advocate of personal and intellectual freedom within the University. ! last issue of "Semper," I considet jthe article to be the acme of bad taste and the essence of Impropriety. I readily agree tTnat the Editor ol a University paper must have ab80-« lute independence to criticise any pronouncement or address be that THE FUNCTIONS OF A pronouncement or address by the Chancellor or by a mere student . politician.- I agree a University paper should attempt to destroy STUDENT false Idols and outmoded social con ventions. I protest strongly, how ask me what I tMnk the function of a student paper should be. In my view it ought to ever, against the lampooning of' a Y?" man by way of defamatory personal be related to the place of the University m society. comment. No ijetter statement of the duty purpose: to report accurately The personal slights in the article of a University to society has been speeches, opinions and views of under discussion become ludicrous Written than the message sent by tliose who have interestlDe Ideas when we consider that they are di to express and io provide an open rected against a man of Sir Edmuiid Professor, Sir Douglas Copland, forum fer discussion of all prob Herring's stature. The fact that Sb^ Vice-Chancellor of the Australian lems, and especially those which Edmund has given such yeoman National University, to the recent are rarely discussed because some service to Australia both in peace N.U.A.U.S. Congress. That message taboo is placed upon them by con and in war would surely preclude was published In "Semper Floreat' vention. the contemptuous discarding of iiis a few weeks ago, and in case you title. The publication of the photo failed to cut it out, frame it and Nothing should be too sacred or of Sir Edmund with the caption bang it over your study desk, I want too shocking to discuss, although "Pace of Herring" Is abominable to repeat what seems to me its two offensive language and pornogra and add nothing but discredit to best paragraphs. The professor phic Interest must be avoided in the "Semper," interests of mental freedom. No said that all the members of the one can be intellectually free if he If the Editor wished to criticise University whether staff or students is dominated by his emotions oi the address given by Sir Edmund "as a body of scholars must seek to appetites, and to seek to play on the Herring then he was entitled to do establish the highest respect for in emotions and appetites of others is 50, and I submit do so quite trench- dependent scholarship, they must to deny them that rational initia antly. Not for a moment do I sug be prepared to embark upon all tive upon which freedom depends. gest that because the address is possible lines of thought and re Delicate questions must be treated delivered by the Director of Recruit* search to establish truth or promote with true scientific detachment but ing and Chief Justice of Victoria new knowledge, they must fostei not necessarily in a dry textbook then it should be sacrosanct and (reedonj of thought, and they must fashion. A measure of audacity is above crltcism. I do suggest, how- be permitted to resist encroachment not out of place because it stimu ever, that as Sir Edmund was our lates controversy, and a really guest and by vh-tue of the high upon academic freedom even at the office he holds he is entitled to be risk of incurring opposition from healthy university should be in a constant ferment of ideas. referred to as "Sir Edmund Her Governments". ring" and not as "Oh, platitudinous tries. In the latter the initiative In regard to the article on Sir Herring." I do not consider that "There is a long history of efforts always comes from the leaders of Edmund Herring's speech," I think normal courtesy should be com to suppress academic freedom. the Communist Party and the citi it failed to observe the rules of free pletely absent in "Semper" nor in Sometimes tliis comes from the zens are manipulated by the meth dom in not reporting the speech its Editor. Ohitfch but more often, in recent ods of indoctrination, censorship, straight and without omissions, times from the State. One hears and the control of all sources of in I have not discussed the merits complaints that universities are hot CJritlclsm, however trenchant, could formation and ideas by the party have followed, but, in fact, the or demerits of Sir Edmund's address beds of radical ideas. It would be leaders. Ironically it is the free readers were left with no means of as they are not relevent to this let etrange Indeed if the vigorous young minds of the democratic countries judging whether the criticism was ter. The compelling fact remains minds of the community, gathered that are really revolutionary and just or not. This breach of the that on behalf of the University at together for three or four years in not those of the Gonununist puppets ethics of freedom has strengthened QueensIand.Student body the Editor an academic atmosphere, did not ex of Stalin, or those whose minds are has offered a deplorable insult to plore lines of thought the hands of those who are hostile unfamiliar, lo chained to. the Iron dogmas of to the free • expression of opinion our guest. The canons of hospltailty them and awkward for the more Marxism-Leninism, and are always seeking some excuse are apparently unknown to Mr, staid and placid members of the Quinlem. community. The University should to clamp down on it. It is easy to see that of all lib Yours, etc., encourage this despite the doubts erties, intdlectual liberty is the With the substance of Sir Ed and suspicions it may raise in the most hnportant because all deliber mund's speech, however badly ex M. J. EWING. public mind. Anyone with experi ate action originates in conscious pressed, every democrat and lover Vice-President U.Q.U, ence in academic life will know that thought. But the majority of peo of liberty must be in agreement [It is a matter of great amuse* ft Urdverslty is dead when its ple, even in democracies, if not con The barbarians ARE at the gate; ment down south that the U.Q.U, younger members cease to give vent stantly stimulated, lose the capacity freedom is menaced by the totalita has seven vice-presidents. They to ideas that may well be out of step for initiative in thought and become rian forces and those who prize 11 could hardly be functional. What's With public thought." mentally slothful and resent the ac must fight for it, and it is fitting more, they all sign themselves Vice* Liberty is the most precious pos tivities of those with energetic that university men and women as Presidents of the U.Q.U.—Editor.l session of the democratic communi minds which seem to threaten thellbe vanguard of the liberal forces should take a leading part. But de- ties such as Australia, Great Bri soft comfort the old familiar mental fence measures must be regarded as AGREEMENT tain and the United States. Liberty furniture gives them". It is most a means to liberty and not be aN means the existence of widespread Dear sir. opportunities for and the actual ex important then that universities lowed to interfere with the exercise ercise of initiative in thought and ignore the protests of such peopile of intellectual freedom. With reference to Sir Bdmuttd A student newspaper can best Herring's speech, I write to express action by the members of the. com and fearlessly pursue mental free tny entire agreement with the attit munity. It is precisely this, in dom. promote the cause of liberty by fos deed, that distinguishes the democ tering free discussion within its tude adopted in the article pub racies from the Communist coun-. A student paper has a twofold columns. lished in "Semper." Any speaker who shows such dls-. respect for the intelligence of.Uni* vdrsity students as to make a speech Alcoves for such as Sh* Edmund delivered, must L:: expect to be scathtagly treated by DIM VIEWS the student press. Moreover, if Sir Edmund shicerely believes (which! SlT; expressed in the article are riot in do not doubt)' in the thhigs he said We consider tliat your front-page dicative of the feelings and opi rpBE Commemoration Ball is to be nions of all university students. J- held at Cloudland on Friday. at the beginning of his speech, article of "Semper Horeat" 21/2/51 27th AprU. about intdlectual frdtedom in "unir was nothing less than a tirade of (They were not supposed to be. But versitles, he will not be ofleidcd by personol abuse (!). As such, we if you consider them carefully you Alcoves may be booked as fol consider that it should liave been will seie they are neither anti-mili lows:— . such criticism, but recognise in ft signed with the author's name, as tary training, anti-democratio or Those desiring alcoves are asked the exercise of a traditional right. sedltloas.~£ditor). It may even increase his opinion: e! surely It was not a true representa to Gontact the following at the four student maturity; we are not "boys'' tion of the views of those present 4th YEAR CIVIL ENGINEERS.- faculty areas specified. or unthinking adolescents, but critl. (Hell's Bells!). To any of the pub (D, W. Wldte, G. J. Sheehy, B. J. GEORGE. STREET: ' cal and Intelligent Individuals. -^ lic reading this paper it would ap Nice, T. M. Nice, D. R. Redmond, R. Mr- is. McNamara, Uiiion oflico pear that university students are G, McNamara, I. V. Way, A. G. ST. LUCIA: I realise that tlie issue is con-, apathetic to their responsibility to Woolley, H. H. Brewer, P. K. Mc- Miss E." Cook, Enquiry Office tentlous, and, that the' varjtog their country. (WeU, arc they?) ' Mahon; K. H. Muhro, D, Ri Sh^rp, HERSTONr •.•^:: '•.••••: • " • > opinions regafidlng? the ithmlQenee We feel that reports by members M Orofcer, B. Andersen, J. G.' Day, MJssM: Sword, Enquiry Office, of war and the need for trained Of "Semper" staff on* matters 6f this p. R. Moore, P. O. HolUngsworth. C. DENTAL COLLEGE: personnel for theârmy', etc;, 'lanBt t$p6 should be impersonal and im J. Apelt, L. J. Moody, E. L. Ewat). be respected, ^"'sincere and -force partial. (Wot about the downtown . J,.,;wltheEs, Dentlstry«.iy,. ... •. t, ful speech on the .'needs of AUST pteasf They were no more impar (I haveho'doubCthat If Sh: Ed- Will the pEsrsbn arranging the al tralian- defence would; liave'loeen tial than I was Impersonal); . niund Herring had spoken • at cove piirtyj 'please. specify, the • naine,' well received, but a' holf-Eearted. jwi-: ' In addition, sh:. to' exonerate at George St., he' would have been f^ctUtyând year of au the male reasoned striiig"6f lilatltudeis'baii- least" the better part' 6f university greeted by the roar of 500 throats, members of the' party. * Ten couples nbt be*:trelitfed'rttepectfiai?5^1ttiBVit. students in the eyes of- the public. and rewarded by 500 outatretdied ixe^hi rMsonabliB' number-xdi' Mob the degrading, slur- of subservienw we expect you per the medium of the arm<. This Is a reflection on group alcove, lêsox lists «Bhou]|d be-wrii-> tip the opinioils of those in autbocity;. ten and^»p6sted/left at'the tuâa dJiIly press,to,^tjkte tJ\at.,thfi»ylevvs]mwitality,—Ed,^ .»t>^jr : ..-.^ji^ t;r. "Ml* mentioned. .« Yours etc., ' *". - Page 2—SEMPER FLOBEAT—Tuesday, April Sid, 1951 H. H; WTTHKRa ONS vhiO WAS THBSIR THROWBACkt Sir,* '• "' I have been asked by a member all of your staff to comment on the IBlr, I ably inquiring minds. It should also cism which has been levelled at the fairness of the report on page one N view of the storm raised b; be noted that no opportunity was report—in many cases by people who of the issue of March 21st, This "re I Bemper's report of Sir Edmuna given for questions, when Sir Ed were not at the meettag—is based. port" concerned the address to Uni Herring's address to tlie students on mund might have been called upon The President of the Union is re versity students by Sir Edmund to justify some of his statements ported to have said that the attack Herring. The reason why i place 16 March, the foHowlnjg; comments by some reasonable process. In on Sir Edmund was "uncalled for. the word report in quotation marks by one who was at the meeting may short, I can well understand your unnecessary, and in bad taste." will be clear enough to anyone who enooorajge a much-needed return to reporter's reaction to the address, Some of the expressions used may has read what is largely an expres- nnemotional obJectivlt]r> and I do not think that the general not have been In the best of taste, slon of personal ophilons by some (First, I should like to dissociate impression conveyed by the report but bad taste, after all, is a matter one who has not enough courage to myself from "the clean-cut youth in goes beyond the bound of fair criti of taste and not a serious offence. endorse them with his name. the fourth row > • • 'Semper* sports cism,- bearing in mind the views of Many things of much poorer taste Sir, I do not Imow whether the îtor, 'Valentino' Williams" (see the reporter expressed in his ap appear annually in the procession. "report" is fair, but I do know tliat your' issue and photograph of 21 pended notes, views which seems to To describe the criticism of Sir Ed It is rude and discourteous. Your March)—a wish which I am sure me to quite sensible (though, of mund as "uncalled for" or "unnec contributor has a right to express my fellow-hockey-playing friend comrse, arguable), and by no means essary" suggests that there is some his opinions, but I am surprised (a) Cllve Williams, sitting next to me, confined to the reporter himself, (1 thing about him which ought to that he finds it necessary to l>e will echo). do not say that I agree with them place him at>ove criticism, i cannot outstandingly rude to a distlngiUsh- 1. The "report" can hardly be said myself). imagine what It might be. As ed citizen, and (b) that you allowed to be a report in any objective sense, 5, It would be interesting to know Director-General of Recruiting he this "report" to be published with but equally clearly it was not meant on precisely what grounds the criti- is a public servant whose actions out signature, thus practically giving to be. and words are as open to criticism it the force of an editorial, (Or • 2. I agree that Sir Edmund Her Pearls Before Scuns. as those of any other public servant. can It be that It was an editorial?) ring used many cliches, but cliches Sir, I fear that there is a view widely Granted (a) and (b) 1 am not sur îre not always easy to avoid, as wit I suggest you make the following held in some quarters-that a man prised that a little direct political ness your own reporter who said mcdiflcations to the rag you so in aut'horlty ought to be treated propaganda is included in naked that Sir Edmund "ranted and raved perilously conduct:— with special awe and respect merely form. for 40 minutes", in this case a cliche l—That you get a new face. because he is in a position of which grossly exaggerates the truth. 2—That you change your nation authority. This is an attitude which I trust It is not necessary to point 3. It would be very difficult to esti ality, your voice, your physical does not belong to a democratic out that freedom of speech is not a mate what proportion of the audi characteristics and don a new society, and I certainly hope that licence to be gratuitously insulting. ence was "bored" by the address. shape, it is not an attitude which has many Before concluding may I list cer The clapping at the end would sug 3—That you get rid of all the ideas adherents in this or any other Uni tain other comments: gest that most of the audience were you've got and be like the rest versity. (1) You state that "120 St. Lucia not bored, though perhaps they were of us, 6. I can understand many people types were bored." Wouldn't tt just being polite. T'nere was cer 4—That you do not criticise pub —including many of those who at be a whole lot better if thcv tainly some vigorous clapphjg round lic servants, university lec'- tended the meeting — disagreeing were drilled a bit? me, but most of those concerned ap ttu-erg and their lectures, the with the criticism of Sir Edmund's (2) Headline: "We asked Herring peared to be young women to whom members of the U.Q.u. Execu speech. But that can hardly be for bread." Wouldn't it have Sir Edmund's talk was not primarily tive, the Union Council and ground for taking punitive action been more sensible to make this addressed and who might conceiv other tin-pot gods who are so against the reporter or the Editor, request to the Baker referred to ably have been sthred by the call to obviously above criticism, and unless Semper Floreat is supposed in a later paragraph? on sac- arms. whose very presence makes the to reflect only official University ond thoughts, what the writer 4. For myself, I thought that the earth shudder. views or ofBcial Union views. The really means is probably "we address was an extremely poor one, S—That you consider every indi relationship between the Union and prefer a loaf I" calculated neither to interest stu vidual dingbat around the the editorial staff is, of course, a (3) Havhig regard to Darwin's dents much nor to win many re- place as the ultimate author matter for the students themselves theory, would the General have taruits for the forces. The subject of ity and criterion of good taste, to determine, but I would suggest been so very far wrong if he had the address as advertised was ethics, morality and other flap that any action taken to puidsh the offered the writer of this report "Youth, the Leaders of Tomorrow." doodle. That these self- Editor or to tie his hands would a peanut? TChls almost amounted to false pre righteous opinions clash and raise very important questions of (4) To suggest that because the tences, as tTne address contained cancel one another is irrele- editorial freedom which ought to be General expects a war he wants very little which could be said to vant. Piety and gullet-wash is carefully and seriously considered. a war, is about as sensible as be referable to that encouraging what counts, 7. If criticism of the Sempsr re saying that ai person who fits a title. It was extremely disappointing 6—That anything political, religi port is lunited to:. (a) the use of fire alarm wants a fire. to me, as, havtog served directly ous or otherwise alive be taboo the phrase "ranted and raved", (b) (5) I don't want a war. But I'm pre- under General Herring at one stage —you must not shocic us into a the probably inaccurate impression pared to fight for decency and t)f the war, I knew him as a very position where we might have conveyed of the reception given to good manners, even among tine general and, on the personal to consider our petty preju the address, (c) the fact that no University ^ students. If your level, as a very Sine man. The dices. real attempt was made to report writer wants to continue the speech was full of more or less 7—That whenever any particular the substance of the address, then battle will he please sign hl5 -dogmatically stated traditional ideas clique shamelessly stacks a I believe the criticism is justified. name to his next broadside? —X doubt if platitudes Is too hard meeting and proceeds, under The best newspaper tradition de- G, P. K. NAYLOR, « word—un(Jbjectipiiable, no doubt, the banner of an otherwise mauds that some attempt should be S/L. RAAP, Reserve. to .persons of solid, conservative highly respected society, to made to give an objective report of {(1) You strained pretty hard Views, but quite unsulted, in my manifest a vulgar spite and a speech before launching an attack for puns. This and point (4) sug iÎnion, to a presumably intelligent petty ambition, that you re- on it, though there can be no doubt gests you kept your eye more on Hiudience of students with pfesmn- spett their views as being rep that this tradition is not always the workings of your own intellect resentative of the whole stu faithfully foUowed by the puWIc t3ian on the article itself. dent body. press of this country. Failure to (2) Lieut-General Herrhig finds Xi General the Honorable Sir 8—That you run your paper on Edmund Herring, KC.M.G., K.B.E,, observe it In this case can therefore himself in celebrated company. the lines of a young ladles' hardly be rârded as a serious Among others who have been lam J^$.0., M.C., E.D., Unishing school social page- Victoria Barracks, crime, nor can the two other mat pooned by "Sempers" of former pat everyone on the back, ters 1 mentioned. years was a Dean of the Church MELBOURNE. gargle honey-toned phrases Dear Bir Edmund, of England, who gave an intelligent and generally be most charm Yours faithfully, speech, for which he was soundly Qn behalf of the University of ing—let's all be Cheshire cats, Queensland, I must apologise to you ROSS ANDERSON, booed. That last year's headlines "GRISHKIN IS NICE". Senior Lecturer in Law. on the Very Revd. Dean Hewlett for the. extremely disrespectful at Johnson were insipid and feeble, tack made on you in the last edi while mine on Lieut.-General Her tion of "Semper Floreat". This LETTER OF THE WEAK ring were vitriolic, is due merely to paper in such articles is supposed Sir, critical acceptance of the common a difference in temperament, i to represent, the optoion of the assumptions of the day or those of am In no way intimating that students of this University but, sir, The front-page article on "Red some particular social or profes political bias was against Dean I can assure you that in no way Herring" in last week's "Semper" sional status". Johnson (he's only a Red), and for ôes tlUs represent student opinion. has provoked us to write. The We suggest that your reporter's Lieut.-General Herring (that dis These very distasteful remarlss, statement "Let us sit on the fence" attitude would be considerably tinguished citizen), I am merely even, though they may noVhave signifies the attitude of academic matured if he critically analysed affirndng the undergraduate right be«i t»nWbuted by the Editor, neutrality and suspended judgment Moberly's arguments in "The Crisis to take pot-shots at people who as "Wiere indubitably condoned by him which your reporter no doubt ac in the University". To our minds sume University Students are, (or and he. must therefore be held re- cepts. It is our belief that this at the whole article, apart from being should be), orthodox and accepting iBiwnsible for their publication. titude produces a vague broadraind- in very bad taste, was not above types, who need only to be periodlo. lam. Sir, .. edness about the burning questions the schoolboy standard you eo ally sustained by edifying platitudes Yours faltlifully, which are never regarded as needing P. G: HOLUNGSWORTH, rational justification. ; :• .'r: .-President )V.il.V. (3) I do not recollect havhig in- ...To.the Editor, stnicted any of my staff to Inquke "Semper Floreat," about your reactions.—Editor.! The University. Vees Sir, Letter o{ the WedMninded itWe deeply regret the tone of cer tain sections^pf the article on the Sir, tnnt • page - of-the - • last edition - of • The person who wrote the front •"flemper," •<• page article in last w^k's issue, '. We hope that In future you will concerning, one of•Austi'aUa's lead-. exercise the -.confidence and trust Ing citizens, should be a^vlêd to ex-> 'Council has bestowed, on you In a press in futvue. the feeliiigs of,the .manner that will not bring needless of the day. vehemently ridicule. majority, and not, - thoaettjf .^ a' pesi». HlKredit' on- our University. On many Issues neutrality is hn- "The pseudo-hitellectual son with either Commuijlit-.^ympa-- ' Yours faithfully, ^ - ,'-. pcjBfilbleând the claim to imparti . la yery-Ineffectual'V thies or-of one entirely\ta^kkig..in P. O. HOLUNGSWORTH, ality ;Xaimot be Bustalncd. ,: ,Slr N. E. PARKER.' Med. VI. common courtesy,! SJ-*/'/ii'\'\ . .r-'.,;^.. •President. Walter Utoberiyi (whose opinion de^ JOHN O. VCklBILER, Art? H, t • "AUMH^ J * selves.respect) .states that "ao- M..a WILLIAMS, Med VL (Isn't heV little beauty?—Ed.). .V aaHocKiNOi . > called academic objectivity la a ••--1 Son. Secretary, j'l'ûd. It turns out to cover an \io. SEMPER FLOREAT-rTueidcnr, ApcQ 3rd, 19SI—Pom 3 Unlyeriity ol Quefnelan^ Jflnion. German Migration-A Threat To Our Democracy^ Australia's ndgraiion problems can be split into three ports' —cc strong sense of appreciation 2or Auatrcdia's need ior mig rants, a vt^lling delerminotion to assist in the absorption of New THE KENNY TREATMENT OF Australians, and a thoroughly realistic and conscientious op- pcooch to the dangers inherent in moss n^gration of Germans. POLIOMYELITIS HE present Government has der the Nazi regime. T annoimced Its intention to The thoroughness of Nazi methods Personal Observations Thereon bring 200,000 Germans to Australia is well known and the Indoctrina vrtthin the next five years. Nothing tion with Nazi "philosophies" was WyUe D. Gibbons—Medicine VI cotdd be more Injurious to our de complete. mocracy than the introduction of German Nazis with their record ol Is Mr. Holt prepared to bring into Recently I wos allowed the pidvilige of watching Sister this coimtry Nazi - indoctrinated Kenny at work on a viciiED.' of this disease. 1 intend to offer no' anti-Semitism, race hatred and migi'ants, proven fifth columrdsts, militarism. concentration camp guards, Nazi comments, but merely to state the cose as I sow it in Waltle-^ brae Hospitcd. Failure of Screening troops and officers completely de void of any education in tolerance, ISTER KENNY was called to see count aloud after a full inspiratioh,. The past two years has shown understanding, trade imionism and S the patient, a woman of tliirty- and a total of thirty-odd was at dearly that many DP. migrants do democratic way of life? If he Is not, three years- suffering from cxten- tained by very rapid and whispered not measure up to the requirements he must be realistic enough to ap sfve paralysis. counthig. This manoeuvre was ob of Australian democracy. The ap preciate the very high degree of viously designed to esthnate the- pearance of former Luftwaffe offi probability that any large-scale Due to paralysis of the mUscIes of amount of air the patient was able ; cers with false DP. papers, in rhe migration of Germans of the 21-35- respiration, the patient had; a quar to contain withhi her lungs. ,,, .. streets of Melbourne, the singing oi ago groups consists largely of such ter of an. hour or so previously, persons, and; abandon the project, Slie told the patient that' there- the Horst Wessel song by groups of been placed in the "iron lung." was no need for apprehension and. migrants, the re-admission to Aus that she was capable of breathing.. tralia of the pre-war leader of the Australian democracy is passing Dr. Pye and Dr. Watson observed through a difficult phase. The in the proceedings. She indicated, by plachig her hands Nazi Party in Victoria, are but a on the chest of the patient that she few examples which prove the troduction of anti-democratic ele ments, such as would inevitably Sister Kenny approached the should breathe with the thorax ana. failure of Australia's sceening not with the neck, and insisted that methods. occur as a result of large-scale G(?i*- patient and asked that she be re man migration, may well sharpen moved from the apparatus. The she was able to do it. This sugges It is therefore obvious that the tx>nflicts and strike fatal blows case had been diagnosed as polio tion therapy was unsuccessful, and^ screening of migrants who had to many cherished institutions and myelitis, and Sister Kenny made no it was very obvious that every been under the influence of Nazi freedoms of Australian way of life. systematic examination. available muscle was being put inta To preserve these, is the motive in the struggle for existence against., and Fascist regimes for any length The patient was a moderately of time is quite inadequate. spiring the opposition to German impending suffocation. migration. well-nom-ished women, in obvious respiratory distress. Movement of Sister Kenny then stated that Quantity Not Quality the woman may have to be put bac^ The Government must abandon the chest was practically nil, bdng effected by the neck muscles, but into the respirator, and the patient Mr. Holt decided that in 1951 this dangerous proposal in favour pleaded to be allowed that conffort.: 200,000 migrants must come to Aus of efforts to seek migrants from there was some very slight abdom inal respiration. "The patient was But it must be added that Sister tralia. In all his pronouncements other European sources, such as Kenny later said that had she, or he has made it clear that the ac Holland, Denmark, Norway, Prance initially flushed and within a few minutes of removal from the respi one of her skilled aasistaats beert cent lies on the quantity and not and notoriously over - populated able to stay with the patient, the on the quality of the migrants — Belgium. rator, began to develop faint blue- ness of the skin, characteristic of return to the "h-on lung" may have^ hence CJermans are included on the been averted. migration programme. Migration of elements whose in oxygen lack. Most of the muscles troduction - would undermine Aus below the neck were paralysed, but An attempt was made to demon Reasons For Opposition tralian democracy and destroy our there was slight voluntary move strate to those present the tight living standards and traditions, ment of the toes. The neck ness of the skin and the .spasm of Potential German migrants of would constitute a real danger and muscles were apparently not in the muscles of the front of the- suitable age groups received theii will be opposed by all who love this volved. chest which, in Sister Keimy'a entire upbringing and education un country. Sister Kenny aêd the patient to view, were impeding the respiratory movements. I personally observed- no tightening of the skin, nor could I be convinced that the Spasm of muscles was demonstrable: and not the normal tone of the re maining imopposed muscles in this particular case. Sister Kenny then prescribed hot. packs for the front of the upper chest and the back of tlie neck. Thus the active initial Kenny therapy is summarised: (1) Removal from the respirator^ (8) Suggestion therapy. (3) Hot packs to the chest and back of nec^:. The 300 of us at Sister Kenny's address heard her remarkable claims of success. When 1 asked Sister Kenny if she' could cure this particular patient,, she stated; "I have cured much woise." THE PROGRESS OF THE PATIENT One day later: Condition unchang ed. Patient still requiring assist ance of respirator. Three days later: Ditto, Five days later: Patient died. REMARKS The hot pack system seems to af ford the patient enormous sympto matic relief. It is an old nursbip principle to apply heat to a core- muscle. CONCLUSION The above discussion is shnply an account of what I observed of the Kenny treatment in the acute para lytic stage. May I stress that I do nob wish* nor do I hxtend to be drawn into any controversial discussions on tlB» matter? I am too busy learning eomethb^ lUBHEE ART TRAIN about "Polio". .i: DRINKING HORN \ tJ, 1951 Fog0 4—SEMPER FLOREAT-^TuesdoY. April 9rd« 1951 •^-SjHwaoied by tJ.Q.^ Men's Chdb Bach mid the 'StMatthew NEW BOOB: # INDIA, PAKISTAN & THE WEST Passion' (By PERCIVAL SPEAR, Lond O.0JP,, 1949, pp. 232. Price 5/-) In bis "Study of HSstory" Toynbee em.phaaiaea the unHy As cs performance of "The Passion According to St Mat of history and stressed the point that a nation comnoi develop thew" of J, S. Bach was given locc^y a week or two ago and its culture and civilisation in complete isolation from othen, and onother perfom!. oneoif the supreme choral works of tic and sincere purpose; xiever was history.or that stream of civilisa all time. It well deserves its de depth of feeimg more adequately tion by which we can understand scription by Sir Hubert Parry: "The represented than in these chorales. its capacity for future progress. Andre Gide richest and noblest example of de "O Sacred Head, siurounded" la one) Percival Spear, a keen student of IVTEWS has come this month from votional music in existence". of the most poignant and sorrowful Indian history, has sought to find •^^ France of the death of Andre But if it is remarkable for its ex of them all. an answer to this broad problem; in Gide, aged 82. pression of spiritual devotion, it is The double chorus opens the relation to India's contact with the The most fiercely attacked, the none the less so for its deeply work with a prologue. "Come Ye West, The partition of the country most passionately defended, of human appeal, its directness, dra Daughters, Share My Mourning", is enabled the author to treat the di French writers of this century, he matic power and sincerity are BO Introduced most effectively in the visions separately. Mr. Spear has said of himself In 1948. outstanding that it c"ould stand by dramatic "Thunder and Lightning considerable insight Into the spirit these qualities alone. It tells a story Chorus", and concludes the work of Indian cidture and history, first explains —- - in a most artistic form—a story of with the beautiful chorus "In Tears SonHn? ^'^f ^'SiP'?^l'°^J'^^- de la libre pensee, adu sens critique. the great love of man for his fel of Grief, dear Lord, we leave Thee", fronung the country, then treats briefly with the physical ond natio Et meme sll est ijon de commencer low-men—and portrays the pati Although the social couditiona for nal conditions which form the back par le sensualisme, c'est a la condi ence, suffering and complete unsel which this work was intended have grounds of Indian history. The tion de le depasser, Je crois avoh: fishness of the central figure changed and it no longer takes Its analysis of the many problems fac suivi, le premier, le conseil que je Bach's method of handling the place as part of a church service, ing their country—political, econc- donne a mon lecteur: "Que mon text is worthy of some investiga it win always be coupled with the mlc and industrial, is concise and livre t'enseigne a t'Interesser plus a tion. He uses two orchestras and same composer's B Minor Mass as terse. toi qu'a moi-meme—puis a tout le two choruses, a harpsichord and a complete revelation of irispiration reste plus qu'a tol." . . . soloists. One of the soloists, a of the most divine and intellectual The chapter dealing with the To students of French In this uni tenor, has the part of the Narrator tmturc. human geography of India is ex versity, past and present, this, at or Evangelist. Most of the narra —GX>.S. tremely illumhiating. particularly least, of Gide's teaching. Is the mes. tive part is sung in recitative style, to the lay reader. Here the author has sought to elucidate the far- sage of the literature of Prance. accompanied by the harpsichord. —K.CJB. The voice of Jesus is taken by a BOOKS RECEIVED. reaching influence, wrought by the bass singer, but he is always ac i REVIEWED AND physic^raphical environment ,on companied by a string quartet, as i RECOMMENDED man's progress through the ages, B.A.T. Chooses "Yes & No" if Bach were trying to find the unfortunately, Mr. Spear fails to musical counterpart of the halo Poetiy recognise completely the fact that For First Production used by artists to adorn the head Flans and Flanges the unity of the Indian people is ryi April Sth and 6th at the Albert of Christ when he appeared in (By Hebe Flywheel) not a political one, but a common ^ Hall, the Brisbane Arts "rbeatre paintings. The remaining soloists The latest volume from the way of life and thought, a common will present the first of their olz are used to represent the utter author of Pans and Plants reveals faith in the oneness of their past major productions for the year wUb ances of other figures in the story, this proletarian hotisewife cum fac sources of inspirations, present en the riotous comedy "Yes and No'' by such as Pilate, Peter and Judas. tory-worker cum poet at new deavours and future aspirations. Kenneth Home, of "Mach Bmdmg" But more often the solos are an ex heights of inspbration. "Verse with However, he does admit that the fame. pression of sympathy for Christ's a ring of steel in it." real continuity of Indian culture is A competent cast is headed by suffering, as, for instance, the sop The Tinkling Rivulet and Other to be found in its social, and not Paul Allen, well-known radio and rano aria, "Break in grief, my lov Poems political development. stage actor, who is playing the part ing heart". (By Winifred Micklethwaite) The brief survey of the historical of the absent-minded rector. His The chorus also has a double Miss Micklethwaite's verses are background is lucid and critical, but family troubles are provided by two function. At times it represents the here published for the first time. here again the Ineradicable bias of daughters as whom we see Margaret band of disciples as in the chorus Her frank disregard for the blndhig the Western scholars concerning the Ross and Jennifer TJscinksl (who "Lord, is it I?", at other thnes the limitations of metre and rhyme, antiquity of the Indus Valley and both love roses, and will be only band of chief priests and scribes cx3upled with a sincere love of Vedic civilisations has been repeat too willing to receive admirers after nature, and understanding of the ed. The analysis of the rise and the performances). Their troubles frailty of youthful romance, will we growth of Buddhism and Jainism are caused by Brian Cannon and SCIENCE STUDENTS' believe assure a ready welcome for is, however, lucid and instructive. Peter Fairaine. Peter causes a lot ASSOCIATION her verses. In the course of his treatment of of trouble. He is a "brilliant" young the rise and organisation of British English and American actor, who is A General Meeting will be held Natural History power in India, the prevalence of "honouring Brisbane" with his first in the Mod's Room, George St., on The Lesser Spotted Flycatcher dacoity and robbery, and the con Australian performance. Tuesday evening, April 3rd. at 7.30. (By Percy Covert) sequent chaos, are considered to be The production is by Olga Scholz. Agenda: This monograph by the distUi- Minutes. guished ornithologist has had an Correspondence enthusiastic press: Date of Science Display. "Mr. Covert has covered all the MATHEMATICS Procession Committee. ground, and spotted all the spots," Faculty Bureau, —Professor Mandible in the Bhrd Points System, Watcher's Echo. "A miracle of observation. There T Science Magazine. are no flies on Mr. Covert."—Mrs. Professor D. A. Herbert will be Flapp-Doodle in The Bird Lover's YOUR Pass becomes present. Tea will be served, but Gazette. U members are asked to provide theh* Buttermere From a Balsa Raft own supper. (By Erllng Hustlebog) MARGARET WEBBER. A water-level witness's graphic! MY Responsibility tHon. Sec,, S.S,A.> account of the aquatic nature-life' T SELL University, Cap and Gown, new of one of Northern Britain's Great IF >0U ENROL NOW! condition, £4; also Applied Science Lakes. Nicely blends mountain air Hood, iB2. Reply "Gown," c/o with the spice of icthycological ad O Engineering Dept. Office, venture, —oOo— JK^cellaneouB R Hello, Traveller ' Classes start immediately in all branches (By D. T. Pritty-PoU) Milne Browne & The author of the hitriguing of UnivenSty Mathematics Kremlin Oake-Walk expounds at I Co. Pt/. Ltd. length in the old; familiar manner, the claims and charms of a oom- 235 EDWARD STREET muidst society. "Proves the iron A Over Bowe'8 Cafe curtain' really velvet," writes Anna Aridst in Red Rags and Ribbons. Godfrey Hubbard, B.A. I Tawt I Taw L (1st Qass Honours} Special atteiUion to: (By NdUe A. Moron) Written for cat lovers of all agcifl. 38S ANNiSTRECT 87080 The book is an absolute miaotim. DENTAL STUDENTS' Profusely illustrated with fearful S REQUIRENEN1S felinea, faithful fellnea, froUoaom^ fdlne0« fifty felines flndy photo graphed by IPelU Feliv. SEMPER FLOREAT-TuMdor, ApiU 3nL lOSl-Pogl* S M. \ In an article to "The Melbourne Herald" of February 23wi on "Canberra Must Face Facts", Sir Keith Murdoch poys me o handsome compliment, and odds: "But is this the time to estodblish a university at Canberra vnth a-stoff of 80, many professors and lecturers, a first pxiorily for its vast buildings—ond no students? "TT is a beautiful conception; but pre-oecupied with teaching and • ^ it is not semi-war." He goes on administrative duties to the detri to suggest that Mr. Menzles might ment of research; inadequate re have put some top research men search facilities; repairs to build into temporary abodes at State uni ings and plant that have to be versities, and closes his comment on deferred; and a deficit that the Australian National University somehow has to be met." by soggesting that it la typical of Is this the sort of atmosphere Canberra's attitude to money. that Will attract top researcti men who are already in keen demand in The public is left with the impres the United Kingdom and elsewhere? sion of an extravagantly conceived In the United Kingdom, univer plan that has little relevance to the sity expenditure fn 1948-49 averaged urgent needs of Australia, and no £stg.l93 per fuU-thne student; in relevance at all to the present cir. Australia it was £A122. Government cumstances in which Australia grants in Britain in 1948-49 were should be ghrding up its loins in de £stg.l23; in Australia in 1949 they fence of its threatened security. I were £A78 per full-time student. am in agreement with Sir Keith in The fact is that on any standard his laudable desire to wge Austra that might be regarded as relevant lia to step up its defence prepara for purposes of comparison the uni tions, but his references to the versities of Australia have fallen be National University are unfortu hind, and they are quite unable at nate, and 1 regret to say, ill-in- present to build up the graduate Jormed, work that has been so important a The National University grew out feature of the universities of the of plans that were imder discussion United Kingdom, the United States at the close of the last war, and and Canada, active preparations were made for The National University was de its development from 1946 onwards. signed to repair this weakness and It is designed to fill a long-felt need at the same time to give a fillip to and to close a gap in the academic the State universities. Dirk Bogarde as a desperate criminal in a hold-up scene from structure of Australia. It is to In some ways the academic struc "The Blue lamp".—Ealing Studios. coinbine fundamental research by ture of Australia may be compared leading authorities with the training with its transport. It produces re that have been made in the methods scholars will also be at work in ol graduate scholars In methods of markable results with inadequate of war during the past ten years, Canberra, and they will Include research, thus providing the latter and in some cases, deteriorating they will be in still shorter supply many from overseas as well as many with opportunities for advanced facilities, but it is not able to pro in another war, even if we are able of Australia's outstanding graduates. study that previously have not ex vide the commimity with the ser to realise our present plans. The —D. B. COPL.\ND. isted in Australia, vices and trained personnel that National University is not being es The Australian National It is, in fact, a graduate uni modern industry imd agriculture re tablished as a defence measure, and University, Canberra. versity, although it may later em quire, and that the highly compli its laboratories and research facili bark upon under-fTaduate studies. cated work of Government de ties will, I hope, never need to be INTER-VARSITY MUSICAL mands. used for defence purposes. The very nature of the work and FESTIVAL training to be undertaken at the It would be quite unequal to the National University require that its But I think it Is fair to point rpHE Melbourne University Choral strain of war, should it unfortu out to student body should be small in re^ nately come. Yet, in preparing for Sir Keith that, should war •*• Society have invited the Qaeens- lation to staflf. Because the staS this contingency we are counselled again threaten oar security, the land Universal Musical Society tp will be engaged upon research of to jetison the first real attempt in facilities being established at the the Inter-Varslty Choral Festival basic importance to Australia, their years to place our academic struc National Unl?rersity in Canberra which Is to be held in Melbourne teaching commitments are deliber ture on a sound basis. Sir Keith's and the improved facilities that during the second week of first ately being confined to the training are being developed at the State friends in the academic world, universities term vacation. . of first-class students. The Austra will, I submit, not take kindly will make an enor- lian unlverisities have been unable mons difference to our capacity to The plan is to camp at Point to his counsel. He may not be meet the strains of modem war. Lonsdale, where the choirs will re to develop these facilities for gra aware of the fact that the National hearse for a concert to be given in duate scholars or staff because they University is working in the closest One more word. Sir Keith re Melbourne, the proceeds of which, have not had the support that uni co-operation with the other univer ferred to 80 staflE and no students. It is hoped, will pay the expenses of versities have received in other sities, and is materially assisting This suggests a state of idleness the camp, which will be about £2 ct)untrt€5. them to obtain the support due to that I3 not in accordance with the per head. Members, however, must Sir Keith says that some top re them from an advanced commu facts. be prepared to pay these expenses, nity. search men could have been sent to Until adequate fadlities can be as the concert may not be well at State universities. Where does he The importance of the Australian provided in Canberra, some of the tended. think he would And the top research National University in the acade university's departments are work Members will be billeted on the men to go to the State universities? mic structure is such that it can ing in Melbourne and elsewhere, and Melbourne Society members during Where does he think we could get not be discussed in isolation. It is both In these places and in Can- their stay there. the facDitiea for such men to do complementary to the State imlvcr- bena, fundamental research Is al Would members of the Musical their work, when the State univer sities and if criticism is to be made ready taking place. WMlst research Society please contact the secretary sities are iiwidequately equipped to it must be on the grounds that Aus work needs to be supplemented by as soon as possible if they are con do their present work? tralian universities as a whole, are teaching and discussion, there is sidering going. The actual travelling This is what the Vice-chancellors too generously endowed; that they plenty for the staff to do before the expenses (2nd class railway return) of the Australian universities had to ore too extravagant with their ex urdverslty is ready to receive will be abouti £li, say, in a considered statement, when penditure. The figures I have quoted scholars at Canberra. PAQUITA DAY, Arch. HI, they last met hi Noveniber, 1950: above suggest that Australian uni Hoii. Sec, Geo]^0 St. versities are Actually, there are only ten senior . "Throughout the univerrities the a long way from be academic staff in Canberra, some of pattern is the san^cûnbalanced ing In this fortunate position. whom have only just arrived. The NEWMAN HIKE development as between faculties; In the following issue'of "The university will be enrolling gradu Snnday, 8th April salaries that are too low, inade- Herald" tt was announeed, in bold ate scholars this year for work at at Qoate teaching' facUlti^; over type on the front pasê, that it b Canberra, but it already has over YOUNG'S CROSSING worked staff who, in trying to proposed to spend some £3.6m^.lB fifty graduate scholars in different maintain standards, have been Meet Centralat'11,20 ain. Trains developtnir facilities at the Mel parts of the world. When the uni return 6.16, 7.13, 8.40..p.m. bourne Showgrounds for the versity is at work hi Canberra, its Bring food, swim suits, etc. Olympic Games in 1956. FRESHERS note: Should we Jettison plans involv ing a similar expenditure on univer sities. Just because the bricks and DANieLL mortar required" for the univeraitlea may compete with other needs, in cluding:, perhaps the Olympic ART Games? 7, / •3i ii '-I '1 0 ^-. ; I ,r? .. I could quote a lot of other Mml- PLORISTS lor comparisons, but I think the ONLY FOUR WEEKS TO COMMEM. 11 specialise in point will be clear. We v?ant a correct perspective In \ CORSAGES FOR Aa considering the thtiige that should ; YOUR' FUNCTIONS. be satxlficed to make way for/de . Order Early for Commem. fence, and I have yet to Jeam that Have you got your partner any community has been. handi capped in it^ defence plans by^hav- ; "SOT It With Flowers ... ing the most-uprto-date. equlpmoit domêin Bali?^ '. . ASay Jt With Ouis" fu^d the most advanced,scholars,In r • ?r J ; , • . rfr-'.'t'T' ITT*' >f >»" * *— Its midst. These key people, and ^DANIIXL HOTEL BUILDING the facilities needed for thejr Jwwk, — cBnc^7.ond'Singiag 7.90-11 pjsauvoti^'the%llowktf\<- Witii the startliner developments \-Satijycday.&ighi8^7jai'A{^ Ul|i.Apt^.21tt A|»a, Poê 6r-SEMPER FLOREAT—Tuesday. April 3id.-lS5l— ^viwii..'4. Vji:....di ...i—Ulvi .jjij! ,»«'-•»%'.( i <*". .^•vy.:.-::,-.\i^ • UNION COUNCIL- -f-^ f. X mpteen ug

£225 Society Notices By a Staff Reporter Last Wednesday night a Special Union CouncH Meeting GOLF CLUB was held td consider Notioncd Union (N.U.A.U.S.) Councfl Meet Note Change of Opening Date NOW APRIL 7th. ing Resolutions. Despite the fact thot the meeting was to ratify • •i Keperra Country Club. the expenditure of £225 of Student money, only thirteen GotmcU fO COME Stroke Event and Annual General members attended. Meeting. Inquiries, S. Prasser, B 7464. It is somewhat significant that at this Union Council meeting, SWIMMING — SPERLASH1 although the agenda was particu STUDENT WELFAEE Annual University & Inter-Faculty Championships TENNIS larly heavy the meeting concluded 0 N,U,A.U,S, Textbook Scheme for Tennis practise will be held at St. Us business shortly after ten 40% reduction on textbooks, FRIDAY, 6th APRIL, at 7.30 P.M. Lucia Courts on SATURDAY AF o'clock. • Motion urging compulsory T.B. VALLEY BATHS TERNOON and SUNDAY, The Big Thirteen refused to ratify testing for all first-year students Handicap Events carry Beer, All intending players are invited the N.U,A.U,S. motion to invite a in all universities Irrunediately. Cigarettes and Chocolates as prizes. to attend, as this is the last practise debating team from England to (ft Extensive negotiations for re- Novelty Events — Clown Diving before the selection of teams for four Australia, It was considered tntroductlon of fare concessions on Entries to be made on the sheets winter fixtures. that the torn* would be a financial airways and railways. provided at St. Irticla Engineering E. McELNEA. failure and that Brisbane could not • N.U.A.U.S. presshig for better Department and Med. School, or at Hon. Sec, U.Q. Tennis Club. ensure a large audience for the de educational facilities for aborigines the Pool. baters. The Debating Society dele at all levels, A, DOWD CHOIR PRACTISES gate to Council said nothing in ab MILITARY TRAINING Hon, sec. U.QS.C. are being held on sentia. • That this Council strongly re Wednesday Ni^t from 5 till 6 U.Q.U. Council supported Mr. commends that the Federal Govern U.Q. BUSHWALKING CLUB at ment ensure that the National Ser Ewing's opposition to the N.U.A.U.S. Meeting Wednesday, 4th April, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Creek St. vice Bill will not be used in a man The Choir will be broadcasting on motion "That N.U.A.U.S. Council 7.40 p.m. express disapproval of the action oi ner that will jeopardise the rights the 3rd May, so no "previous en Malan Government in withdrawing of students to carry out their George St., Men's Common' Room. gagements" please members. studies and that military training six medical scholarships for Negro Guest Speaker—Supper by the Men PAQUITA DAY. students". Mr. Ewing submitted that (I.e„ camps) be confined to the long isuch a protest could be sent to vacation; that the remuneration to Next Trip Glass Hoase Mountains, HOCKEY CLUB trainees be brought up to the basic U.N,0. but that Council should not 14-lS April. The Hockey Club wants players— interfere directly in the Internal af wage; that students will be able to unconditionally. No experience is fairs of South Africa. (Interference get leave from compulsory camps I J. STEPHENSON, necessary. boloney!—Editor), for studying towards and sitting for[ The Hockey Club promises you supplementary examhiations. Hon. Secretary. The following motion was strongly Convivia?ity; Dances; Barbecues; a supported — "Council recommends trip to Toowoomba and Lismore; that the B.A. LL.B. Course in social games. Queensland be recognised under Come along and join the happy the Commonwealth Scholarship band. Practises are held Sundays and Wednesdays at St. Lucia. scheme". The Federal Government Stcdrwcoy to Heaven was also asked to extend the scheme Meds on ihe Morch Fixtures commence April 7tli. to combined courses with Dip. Ed. Sir, Sir, and to Honours Courses where the It is desired to draw your atten For what reason are students not NOTICE final honours year came after a tion to the fact that at a recent permitted to use the rear entrance Students requiring any sort of B.A. (pass, degree). general meeting of the U.QM.S. a to the Library, reserved for the use typing done (e.g. Lecture Notes. FINANCE motion was passed expressing our of "staff only"? The alternative Theses, Reports, Manuscripts), ore • Subscription to N,U,A.U.S. in "disapproval of 'Semper Floreat' in route, via the basement, involve.^ advised to contact the Union Ofifice creased from 1/3 per capita to 1/6 its present form; in that it is im trudging down and up thirty-seven where arrangements can be made to meet rising costs. mature, not a representative expres-1 steps. The amount of traffic going for the work to be done. • £235 to be spent on N.U,A.U.S. .sion of student opinion, and an ex through this door is negligible. The HON. SECRETARY. U.Q.U. tremely poor advertisement for thi.s situation is stupid and senseless- paper .iustralaise. university". • m to send N.U.A.U,S, president typical, that is. of our administra RIFLE CLUB We look forward to an alteration tors. A Special General Meeting wili be to New Zealand on a goodwill mis in this state of affairs. sion. "LUMBAGO". held at 3.10 pan. at Enoggeri Rifle R. I. WAUGH, Hon. Sec. (Some use has to be found for Range on Saturday, April 14th. 9 Total N.U,A,U.S. budget £2.010. U.Q. Medical Society. ACTIVITIES the front entrance.—Ed.). Purpose: To fill two vacancies on JUST THREE QUESTIONS the Executive for Committeemen. • Drama Festival In Hobart. (1) How many out of 550 medical Free trip for cast of six from Comntem. Pracs, Complaints Wednesday afternoon shoots can students found themselves at this be arranged If sufficient members Queensland. general meeting? Is it true that Sir, • Inter-Varsity Debates In Adel Having been introduced to the arc interested. Anyone interested ihe voting was 20 to 12 on this mo in these shoots or thinking of joio- aide. Queensland team of three go tion? "Varsity Shuffle" at the last Com joy-riding. mem. Prac, I make a few queries ing the Club, please contact me. (2) Was the meeting therefore W. M. COLEMAN, • Congress either in W,A„ Vic stacked? Also, how many of the and remarks, toria, Queensland or Tasmania. (1> Has the cultural advance of Hon. Sec, U.Q.R.C glorious twenty were members of a Phone : LM 4644. Victoria is outright favourite, but R certain residential college for unani those present been so rapid as suitable site may be hard to find. mous young men? to overlook the vulgar art of • National Art Exhibition will (3) The motion is officially based dancing? ATHLETICS arrive in second term. Photogra on "Semper'' as it has been so far No one displayed any ability to OTARITNG Sunday, Sth April. phers, sculptors, painters, please get this year. To the 500 who did not dance, or. apart from a few •^ time 10.30 am., a series of han to work. vote against me—are you proud of feeble attempts at jive, any dicap events on St. Lucia No, 3 • Travel and Exchange Scheme of your twenty mature, int^lgent, initiative. Oval. It is only five weeks to our will include New Guinea and North- and impartial experts and cham (2) If a band is not available, why championships, eight to toter-var em Territory as well as New Zea pions?—Editor) not enquire if anyone could lend sity, so athletes If you want a trip land. records siut^ble for dancing? It to Hobart, start training. The events • Two guineas prize for design of Power With Boloney helps, for next Sunday are:—110yds., 330 N.UA.U.S, crest. (3) Why not make a 50-50 pro yds., 660 yds., high jump. hop. step • Xocal secretary/treasurer Jock Dear Sir, gramme and appoint an efficient and jump, and eoyds. high hurdles. Emxcett conspicuous by his absence No doubt your object in publlsh- M.C. to enforce it. Many have All entries taken on the track. It's tog Council matters, etc., Is that of much to learn; free, everyone (professionals ex- WANTED FOE 1952 promoting a greater interest thereto (4) Please ghrls, if I step on your duded) is welcome. STUDENT DIRECTOR OF from the student body as a whole, toes, be tolerant. I try so hard, DAYNE CORY, Hon. Sec. ORIENTATION and if so, I admire It as such; but WILLIE THE WOG U.QA.C, .' Duties include arranging pre-orien- must It always be done In that Phone Wyn. 76. tation of secondary schools during slighting and facetious tone, makbig Brtrin-Fagged 1951, and planning, directing, and both yourself and the executive con INTER-COLLEGE CRICKET oflidatlng at orientation activities cerned, appear as a bunch if Irre Sir, Union College v. St, John's College sponsible and immature school we do not like "Semper Floreat" St, John's, 4-138, Shlel 53 not out, during Orientation Week, 1062, this year. It seems purposely de Notify any Union Councillor or boys? This Is the impression I have Moller 23, de Saran 22. Dewar, 2-555. gained from both the fhst and last signed to make us think. We do not Union, 63. Tharpa 12, Hlckey 10, . Superior OfElcial if you have inten want to think at all. Dewar 10. De Saran 4-16, Moller 2-9. tions. copies of Semper, so In the future may we have more respect, please l Why don't you have a Hollywood J. MOORE, page, social column, and comic- Emmanuel CoUe^ v. King's College Arts m. strip? As the totelligentsia of a Emmanuel, 81; F. Wilson 22, Craig FOB ADVICE OB SERVICE ON community, we feel this would give 10. Tollis 3-18, Lambert 3-21. ID^ My bantering to No. 1 Issue us full totellectual play. could not possibly be toterpreted by Ktog's, 4-87. Moore 46 not out. "4 MORONIC PHYSIOTHERA Hoey 20. M. Lemon 1-4, Chapman the most callow Fresher as hnplying PISTS". that our- leading union OfBcIals 1-26. LIFE were irresponsibles; nor could It in KING'S V, ST. LEOS (DRAW) - consult stil • such an impression to their subconscious minds. Of course, if APOLOGIES, Lcos, 100. J. Murphy 25. N. Tunnjr you consciously seek for faults, you 24, H. Allsbpp 3-34, C. MOore 3-20. KENNETH A. LEMON, BA AS'! Week we forgot to ^- King's, 6-42. •'.C. Hoey 16 not out, always ftad them (so you think). L clbse 'the .name of the R. 'CaUow'9. J. Jordon 3-6, N. Tunny (2) 'Surely you can tell when I'm Vrrltef of'the verse-obituary to 2-4.. •.--.i/^;: of the fooling and when not. If I consider Walter .Wyohe.- En^MANUEL V. UNION certain aspects of Unlori politics a *.' Union, 95. Dewar 32. Kerr 6-22. P, AW.P. SdCDETY hoUo'w inockery ond certain Union We are now very glad to say pOlltlcladSHdeinagOgueis, self-seekeiisi it 'was .Maurice J. Eirinc. Wilson i-s: .". ' ;' . Tdephones: B^ - BOx'14i)4R, aAd'gasbags, 1 shall 'not liesitate to Emmanuel,-6-100^ Mllroy 40, P. B640g •a.p.o. .imply,..8D; ...It.is.jnore. Uian the Wilson.aiii£iHick6jLi4-idi --.1 prerogative of a news correspondent. SEMPER FLOREAT—Tuei z::^^: It la hl» duty to his public—Editor.] Press Astray—Again DOWRIE FOR KING'S CUP The Univer^ty Boat Club had one i^epreaentative in the A recent edition of the "Bri^xme Tdiegroph" bore a typlo- Brisbane District rovnng ei^t which won the Queensland cham' odly misinformed artide concerning the U.Q. Boot Civb, The pionship last Saturday. He was Jim Dowries engineering stu orticle stated that the UnJversUy would not pay its quota for dent, who rowed No. 5. the .expenses of the Emg^s Cup (stated to be £12) because the HE race opened at a fast rate, resent Queensland in the King's Cup Sports Union would not agree to pay the money. T with Brisbane rathig about 40, in which they were unsuccessful. This rathig dropped to 36 which This will be the second occasion rpHE article further went on to Hnally, the "Brisbane Telegraph" was. meintahied throughout thd on which Dowrie has represented X. CsaO y that the U.Q3.0, itself was also errs In naming McClymont as race. Bimdaberg and Brisbane con Queensland in the King's Cup—only willing to pay, and stated that two a Varsity rower. He Is registered tested the lead, wilh Bmidaberg three years after hia first rowing Varsity members, J. Dowrie and D, now with GP.S.O.B. maintaining a high rating. It was success. McClymont, were members of the If the "Brisbane Telegraph" or not until near the end of the three- He began his rowing at the Bris Kbig's Cup crew. any other newspaper wish to stir up mile race that Brisbane, raising the bane State High School and rowed It is a favourite pasthne of city a fuss whenever they think that rating slightly, finally gathered No. 3 in that school's winning Head newspapers to raise a stir whenever University clubs owe money, I hope Bundaberg in and began to draw of the River crew in 1948. Since there are riunours that University that in future they will take more away, when Bundaberg's bowman then he has rowed for the Univer clubs owe money. Apparently they care to ascertain the truth of their collapsed and Brisbane were left sity and been a member of several regard University clubs as poverty statements. Even though "Semper with no serious opposition. winning crews In Brisbane regattas. stricken little bodies which must bd Floreat" cannot boast the largest This is the second year in succes We wish him and his fellow oars poked, prodded and jabbed in or circulation In Brisbane, it does at sion that Jim Dowrie has been a men luck on May Sth when they der to extort funds from them. least make sure that the news it member of tire Queensland cham contest the King's Cup, this year Tills attitude is becoming irksome. prints has some basis in fact; but, pion crew. Last year he was a being rowed on the Brisbane River. The Cricket Club recently came un of course, it is not for us to show member of the University eight We feel there is no doubt about Jim der fire, and now only a fortnight or our "big brothers" in the city the which won the title in Maryborough. pulling his weight—the whole 14- *o later, the Rowtog Club, or rather way to report news. That crew then went south to rep- stone-odd. the Sports Union, bears the brunfi of another article's quips. The "Brisbane Telegraph" article is based on unofficial rumours, ROWING HIGHLIGHTS which were circulated, to the effect The Rowing Club, is the first club oif the mark to slarl the torious second. Col, Brett was in that the University would not pay three seat, Pi-anli Hepple (2), Ian its quota. Apparently the "Bris new season. What is more, the club shows promise of being Hinkfuss (bow) and "Nobby" bane Telegraph" did not see fit to one of the Varsity's keenest clubs. They are again on ihe spot Bourne coxed, check up on these rumours, and based its article on them. These with the latest news. The foIlovTing are two reports ol recent Kronfeld and Brett appeared in rumours were entirely false and so regattas. the Flood Boat "Derby". Tlirough- were the facts as presented in the out the race they seemed determin University Regatto sity competition to be held at Ho press. bart during the first vac. The crew ed to row a stroke together. They HE University of Queensland did so near the finish, and gained In the fii-st place, the U.Q.B.C. chosen was: D, Kronfeld (str,), K. a placement. has not yet been ofliclally ap T Boat Club held its first regatta Taylor (7), P. Hepple (6), A. Batta proached by the B.D.R.Ji. (Brisbane of 1951 on the St. Lucia reach of glene (5), R, Macdonald (4), .7. Varsity's final appearance in Lis- District Rowing Association) for its the Brisbane River last Saturday Heussler (3), R. Hitchcock (2). B. more was at a dance in the boat- quota. Secondly, the U,QS.C. has afternoon. The unsettled weather Jones (bow). house on Saturday night. An op made no request to Sports Union did nothing to spoil the enjoyment portunity to use the microphone that it pay the club's quota. Thirdly, of the crowd gathered there—on thd was seized by ten University types the members of the U.Q.B.C. fully contrary it contributed excitement who sang a little ditty with a chorus intend to pay their quota when they to several finishes. of "Yep yap yap, tra-la-la-la-la" or are asked for It, The open eights' event was won something. This brought much gap hy University by two lengths from ing from the bewildered Llsmorons. Before the war, the University did the Commercial crew which re not pay a quota at all, and have cently same second in the State Tweed Heads was headed for and only recently begun to do so. This championships at Rockhampton. (oddly enough) arrived at, the fol year will be no exception. Univer The crews were troubled by rough lowing day. sity will pay its quota. water and a fresh cross-wind; and although under these conditions J. Dowrie and T, Laughton, now Moorwood's King's College crew varsity's finish was weak, they man rowmg m the District Eight, will be had arrived there from Brisbane to aged to hold off their challengers. available for "Intcrvarsity" after contest the Trial Pours. In this The crew members were: J. Heuss- the running of the King's Cup, The they were successful, being well clear ler. D. Kronfeld, A. Battaglene, R, possibility of selection of either or at the finish of both the heat and Macdonald, K, Taylor, F. Hepple, B, both of these oarsmen, makes the final. The crew was: W. Egerton Barrett, B, Jones. ,. crew tentative, (bow), D. Butters (2), M, Crisp (3), The trial fom-s resulted In a four- Easter Trip For 'Varsity Rowers D. Moorwood (str,). length victory for University, whose Intending to make the most of The U.QS.C.'s Maiden Four, representatives were W. Egerton, D. the four-day Easter break, ten Uni after being left at the start, caught Butters, M, Crisp, and D, Moor- versity rowers journeyed south to the field at the half-mile, only to wood, compete in regattas at Lismore and clash oars with Toowong. Recover WHAT ARE THEY Tire open fours' event saw Var Tweed Heads. ing quickly, they went on to be sec sity boat still another new combi Event No, 1 on the Saturday's re ond to Haberfleld by the smallest TALKING ABOUT? nation (what, again?). In the mosb gatta at Lismore was the fUst -heat of margins. excithig finish of the day the crew of the Richmond River Eight-Oar WHAT'S IN THE AIR? was beaten by a canvas by Too- Championship. A strong Sydney Varsity's Open Four convenor D. wong. TWs time the oarsmen were: crew (Habsrfield) and Queensland Kronfeld, had yet another new com It must be good ... it is J. Heussler, F, Hepple,'C, Brett, D, University were the only starters. bination in the Clmmpionship Pours It's the Kronfeld. Varsity shot away with a good event. They were unplaced in a A sensation occurred in the run* start, and halfway home had estab tight finish, after a hard, well-rowed ANNUAL HOCKEY CLUB ning of the final event of the day, lished a three-length lead. However, race, the maiden eights. Because of on roundhig the final bend before SEVEN-A-SIDE University's disregard of the the finish, the "maroons" swung A night in the sand at Tweed, and starter's instruction to come into wide, while their opponents came a day In the surf at Surfer's Para On April 22 at St. Lucia 2 Ovd line quickly, the crew was dls- swiftly round the inside of the curve. dise completed the rowers' most en Come along to the Village qaalified. The crew, however, At the finish Habeffield were four joyable trip. feet ahead. Varsity's crew rowed Green knew nothing of the dlsqoallfloa- tlon» and were startled when the impressively, but the more experi Bring your Friends, but forge^ rest of the "field" was sent away, enced crew won on a tricky course. your knowledge of Hockey while they were still three lengths The "eight" comprised: B. Jone.«i "THE THING" behind the starling line. Never (str.), B. Barrett <7). P. Hepple (6). Refreshments, Amusement, theless, they began powerfully and K, Taylor (5), D. Kronfeld (4). J. Greatest Event of the Year Prizes had soon caught the other crews. Heussler (3). R, Hitchcock (2). G lined up ior But bring your own lunch University then brilliantly went Boyd (bow) and R. Bourne (cox). The Maiden Fours' fkst heat fol ahead to lead by a length, from MAY 18th BE IN IT I Toowottg. They finished firsti but lowed almost immediately, and the four tired members of the "eight" of course, ofBcially, the victory Eeep This Night Free! ATHLETICS was not thelrs-^pUy! who constituted this crew finished Other successes gained by the last, but with the "field". T the Annual General Meeting of Varsity's Open Pour, sti-oked by A the Athletic Club held on Wed U.QJB.C. were:— lightweight Open Fours: TWrd. Dave Kronfeld, was again a new Further dope next week nesday, 14th March, the following M. Low, R. Baum, K. Mewhig, B combination. In spite of an un office bearers were elected:— Wilson, T, Grambauer (cox). settled begirmtog it scored a meri Patron: Prof. W. Harrison. Novice Pairs: Third. President: Mr. A. Booth. Maiden Fours: Second; R. Hitch Vkje-Presldents: Mr. J. 0. Mahoney, cock, I. Hinkfuss, G. Boyd, R. BOOKS INSTRUMENTS Rev. J, Harrison, Dr. K. B. Fraser, Withers. Mr. I. Burge, Dr. J, Lee, Mr. E. Novice Fours: Third. John's Fhmican. College crew. stroked by D, W. RAMSAY (SURGICAL) Pty. Ltd. Hon. Scc.-Treasorer: Mr. D, Coiy. Cameron. Captain • Mr. J. L. Loveday. Owing to the use of "walkie- ZIQ'ZIS WATER STREET, TALItET Vtee-CaptaUi • Mr, P. K. Smith. talkie" sets, khidly made available Telephone 14S80 by the Queensland University Regi D. CORY, ment, it was possible to give a Suppliers oi Textbooks to UnlversitleB Throughout ' Hon. Secretary. splash by splash description of each * AustroUa Printed by Coronation Prlntery, 683 race to spectators at the pontoon. Your requirements met from Student Days to Professioncd Wynnum Rd., Momlngside, for the inter-vanrity Crew: Last Sunday . Days, in Books and Instruments University of Queensland Union. momhag a tentative "eight" was selected to train for the inter-Var- Delivery Free vrifhin the Brisbane Area BBMEMBEBI Bamsay's for Courteous Mid EiBolenI Servtoe Poge &~SEMPER,^mS9EAT—Taeadoy. ApzU 3rd« 1951