July 23 1971 Vol. 41 No. 10 Twenty Cents 2 Semper Floreat July 23 1971
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Registered in Australia for Transmission by Post as a Periodical Category B. EMERGENCY SEmPCR FLOREII July 23 1971 vol. 41 no. 10 twenty cents 2 semper floreat July 23 1971 Dear Robyn, dougie does it again. Last Thursday (15/7) an event occurred on campus which did not arouse nnuch student interest. Sir lan McLellan, Chairman of At the July 13th Meeting of Council, called B.H.P., gave an address on 'the opportunities to discuss the bail fund. Miss Ann White arising from mineral development in Aus commented of Miss Gail Carney. In the tralia.' The address was dull but Sir lan was minutes the following was recorded: interesting. My thesis is that we ought "Miss Ann White objected to the fact that always look to the results of a system when Miss Carney had been absent from all appraising it and not its stated aims or council meetings but had apologised for only letters aspirations. Is Sir lan, who has through a life two previous meetings and yet has seen sit to of hard work achieved one of the highest apologise and give a proxy for this meeting." positions in Australia worthy of emulation? On Thurs. night he appeared dyspeptic, his In the light of the following letters which flesh was pale, he was overweight, he moved were received Miss White apologises to Miss sluggishly, his voice droned. He said 'it gives Carney. me great pleasure' without the least 4/112 Galley Rd., expression of pleasure on his face. Most Taringa, telling of all were the dull expressionless 1B-7-71. more advice smoking kills eyes. When our own Zelman shook hands with Sir lan afterwards I was struck by how Hon. Sec, alike these men are and how different from University of Queensland Union, (ho hum!) 15th July, 1971 the humane and enthusiastic Dr. Spock. St. Lucia. Zelman who would not come along to the Dear Sir, Dear Sir, student revue to laugh at himself was there Further to enquiries by Miss Ann White, I The Editor, As it is now quite certain that tobacco to hear the mining industry gloat over its would like to confirm my resignation in the 1 am a first year evening student who was smoking Is a dangerous habit which is profits. told quite pointedly in the Orientation responsible for more heart and lung disease position of Part-Time Education Representa Handbook that in order to avoid being than any other single factor, Is it not time In the other Australian universities which tive as from March 1970. Since this month I referred to as a "stuffed chicken roasting on that cigarette vending machines be removed have all had the same problems, despite the have not been enrolled in the University of a spit" 1 should immerse myself in the "total from the students' refectory? students' dislike for the old-fashioned Queensland, therefore have been ineligible authoritarian position of vice-chancellor, the environment" on campus and not merely for the position. The presence of these machines is an open V.C. himself has been a respected person. At limit myself to course lectures, I was under the impression that my invitation to start smoking, hinders those Sydney university where I attended as an Imbued with varsity spirit, yet lacking the who are endeavouring to give up the habit under-graduate the V.C. was seen frequently resignation had been received as I have spare time to become a fencer, an actor or a and certainly has no place in an ellghtened walking about the campus and chatting to received no further communication from the demonstrator, t chose Semper as my campus community such as a University. people. It becomes more understandable Union possibly due to my change of address project-whenever 1 found a copy lying why Zelman skulks about the place and is so since I resigned. I wish to apologise for any around the Refectory. Yours faithfully, M. G. Miller. rarely to be seen when his own alliances and inconvenience this may have caused. Suffice to say, 1 am now a well-integrated sympathies are so clear. Yours sincerely, stuffed-chicken in certain aspects of the As I said before let us look at the results of following topics: (a) Prof. Zelman Cowan Gail Carney. the system. Walk down circular drive and see and (b) Vietnam. abortion again the bored, cynical and unsmiling faces of our (a) Now I don't for one minute entertain the fellow students. The university system idea that Semper is persuing an anti-Semitic 12th July, 1971. destroys the natural vitality of youth, by policy (as suggested by Max Harris and a making us all participate in a nasty Dear Madam, recent Courier Mail editorial). The trouble competition to beat the other fellow. It's I would like to reply to Mrs. Holmes arises with subject matter which has been so not hard to see what the results of this (Semper 5th July). over-exposed that authors of the same have system are. Just look at people like Sir lan simply run out of grubby little adjectives to The debate as to whether a foetus has and our professors. use. However, if local newspaper editors who human rights or not seems to me to be one have been accused of bias and misrepresenta of those unresolvable arguments. Either one Jim Smith, tion in the case of a certain Lord Mayor and believes that it has, in which case one would Botany Dept a certain university campus, allowed their never consider an abortion, or one believes pages to carry the continual small-minded that the rights of a foetus are not necessarily attacks that Semper carries every issue, some paramount over those of a woman, and responsible sub-editors would surely melt other children she may have. Indeed, this is down the linotype equipment in shame. reflected in laws on abortion, the foetus is High school students not seen as having paramount rights, if it (b) Now that Moratorium Day 1971 is over, did, abortion would be totally proscribed. perhaps the misery of the Vietnam conflict will be viewed in proper perspective. In Mrs. Holmes thinks that more strenuous brief: 1 There is another undeclared war of prosecution of "backstreet" abortionists "pathetic in rabble" butchery in East Pakistan. True, there have would be a good thing. As the law stands all been some efforts on behalf of the displaced, abortionists are backstreet operators, |NE of the mosl dietiirbing and dislresBing sights in the motley but has anyone really sought to lay blame on whether medically qualified or not. If Mrs. 0'moratoriu m rahhle was a pathetic grotip of young people advertising the aggressors, worked for permanent Holmes thinks that the unqualified ones themselves as high school students. should be stamped out, then this would partition of the country, or suggested Parents should know that another solution to the problem itself and make the existing laws even more those for the deliberate campaign of not merely the effect? the rich than they are now. political manipulation Ijy unfortunate that the low standards of many unscrupulous radica's and schools and the immaturity of most pupils Of course illegal termination of pregnancies Lelt-wmg teachers has had 2 While France is presently conducting a some effeci. Fortunately, the has allowed this success. series of nuclear tests in the Pacific, most takes place even In places where abortion is high standards o^ many legal, because in these places, e.g. in the schools and the com-, Teachers who use their positions of author Frenchmen sit comfortably on their der- monsense of most pupils rieres half a world away telling us that the U.K., women still have to front up to have kept this lo a min ity to Influence young people into accepting fallout is negligible, and Semper continues authorities and make a case for themselves imum. their own deviant minority views on political to get abortions. Only when laws relating to Teachers who use their po and social issues are betraying the trust* writing about Vietnam. sitions of authority to in abortion are removed from the statue books society places In them. 3 D.D.T. has been found in the eggs of birds fluence young people into and women can freely decide for themselves accepting their own deviant in the Antarctic; voyagers on Ra II were minority \1ews on political In encouraging pupils to. remain apathetic whether or not to continue with an bogged down in oil slicks in the middle of and social issues are betray and politically non-committed they are, unwanted pregnancy, will illegal termina ing the trust society places the Atlantic Ocean; natural parks and exposing them to potentially dangerous tions cease. in them. reserves in Australia cover .5% of the land They are, of course, also situations. There Is no place in the teaching encouraging pupils to be profession for such persons and employing instead of the recommended 5%; over The fact that so many women manage to come involved in .situations population throughout the world is coming afford the very high fees charged by potentially dangerous. authorities should take appropriate action. along nicely with the Pope's blessing and abortionists, makes nonsense of the argu There Is no place in the teaching profession lor .such It is just the sort of emotionally charged, without too much interference from the ment that remedying economic factors persons and employing au Irrational and unfounded argument that will people best qualified to educate the masses; would lessen the incidence of abortion. thorities should lake !U)pro- nriate actioiir— It.