MONDAY 19. OCT. 1963 UNION NEWS No. 241 18th Year LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION Frida/, October 18th, 1963 Price 3d. "Labour Society a laughing stock,” says Young DESPONDENCY ON THE LEFT WHERE ARE THEY NOW? CND committee Bigger members resign and By A STAFF REPORTER Bigger A L L E G A T IO N S in the Conservative maga “THIS is the crest of zine “ Blue Rag” of ‘ Political sterility5 a wave of Hop popu larity/' said Entertain in Labour Society have brought into the open ments Secretary, Mike misgivings about the state of Union left wing Brent, this week. A societies. new record for Hop The election of a new committee in a few attendance was reach weeks is seen as a crucial point in the society’s ed last Saturday when progress as are the resignations of several lead 1,609 people came. ing members of Nuclear This figure is 520 up on five committee members and the corresponding hop last Disarmament Society. the prevailing air of despon year and 79 up on the re dency, the future of the cord crowd last week. Un Debates Secretary, Union branch of CND is like last week, however, Robin Young, who is now in jeopardy. there were no queues to get standing for President Robin Jenkins gave these in. Warned to buy tickets CND activity last year — members sell Peace News at an RAF camp. reasons for his resignation: beforehand, 900 people had Second from the left is Sue Bovill, centre Gerald Kennedy, and extreme of Labour Society, told “I see no reason for con done so. right Robin Jenkins. Who will continue the fight? Union News that the tinuing a declining move The only queue during the society was the ‘laugh ment. Having accomplished evening was in Caf, where its original aims of publicis Canister Red Barrel was ing stock of the Union.’ ing nuclear weapons, there being served for the first This, however, had seems little constructive time. As a consequence of policy left. You cannot this, Fred’s was not as Compulsory Sex Education caused a reaction and change things with a nebu crowded as usual. several people were lous, passive group which “ We don’t yet know will become part of the whether this will be a regu concerned to see that social scene, like the lar thing or not,” Mike to be demanded at NUS the society regarded its RSPCA.” Brent told Union News. “It rightful influence on President Peter Abell, will have to be confirmed by 4 CALL for compul ination performance as un awards to married stu with Norman Ellis and the Catering authorities.” proven and calls for a full dents.” This comes before a Union politics. Valerie Fenn (who both held sory sex education investigation. motion asking the Minister open seats) have resigned is among motions to go Vince Moran said what of Education to tie grants to Bazaar Day’s recruiting because of academic com was needed were facts to the National cost of living figures for the society mitments; Sue Bovill, for Chaplain speaks forward from the Union throw back at people when index. showed a large drop, with mer literary secretary, while to next month’s Coun they made unsupported A motion dealing with eighty members this year as agreeing basically with claims about the ill-effects student unions criticises the opposed to 149 last year. Robin Jenkins’ reasoning, on morals cil of the National of student marriage, as the authorities at York Univer Commenting on this, wants to devote more time Union of Students at Vicar of Leeds had done re sity for not making provi to the present Anti-Apart- T H E R E was yet an- cently. sion for a union for at least Young said it was preferable Margate. to have a small number of heid campaign. This latter other sermon about Another motion strongly ten years. It urges the Exe movement, it is hoped, will cutive to protest and work active people rather than “ a The motions — there condemns the South African contingent of freshers which achieve the same national students morals on Government for the shoot for the establishment of recognition achieved by are 27 of them — were autonomous unions in uni joins all the societies it can Sunday, This time, ing and imprisonment of afford and is never seen CND. however, the preacher, adopted without dele Dennis Brutus, an honorary versities and colleges where again. This mismanagement, tions and few amend Vice-President of the Union, none exist. he said, was typical of the Apathetic Response Anglican Chaplain the and instructs Executive to indifferent organisation of The present misgivings Rev. G. Bumingham, ments at a special make continual representa Delegates last year. arise from the apathetic Union Committee meet tions to the Foreign Office Among other motions are response of Nuclear Dis- came out on the side of to take resolute measures to ones dealing with the set Important tasks for the armers here to the recent students. ing on Wednesday. ensure his speedy release. ting up of scholarship funds society this year, he said, Fallex 63 march in Birming They had been recom There is also a motion for South African students include the organisation of ham. This was a new Speaking in Emmanuel asking for increased main as part of the Anti-Apart more meetings and discus attempt to draw public Church, he said he had mended by N U S Sub tenance grants to cover heid movement, the grants sions and the creation of an attention to the problem; worked among under committee on Monday. vacations. Some speakers of students taking a post active membership. “ Fresh the actual march followed graduates for more than emphasised that, at present, graduate training course in ers who come to the Univer the limits of a theoretical twenty years. He had been The motion on sex educa many students were forced a University Department of sity anxious to support the fall-out from a hydrogen impressed by the number of tion states: “ Council, noting to seek employment during Education, an dthe exten Labour Movement should bomb dropped on the town. them who had remained im the provision in the 1944 the vacations, when they sion of educational radio not be disappointed.” (Fallex 62 was the preced pervious to the “ cynical Education Act for optional should be continuing their and television programmes. ing NATO exercise whose contempt ” with which tra instruction in sexual mat studies. The delegation from Leeds results were illegally pub ditional moral values were ters, recognises the need for will be led by Union Presi Pointless feud lished in the “ Spies for often regarded. amoral education in this dent Tony Lavender. The A prime aim, thinks Robin Peace” movement). “ The root of the present field particularly with re Discrimination list of delegates recom Young, is to end the “ point moral sickness is lethargy,” gard to the use of contra It asks the Minister of “ What’s the good?” said he said. It grew out of ceptives. Council thus re mended by NUS sub-com less feud with the City Robin Jenkins. “ It should wealth and the worship of Education to issue regula mittee numbers seven othes. Labour Party.” Debates are have been done two years commends that compulsory tions for the payment of They are Alan Hunt, Andy also important ,he said. Op wealth. There was a desire courses be instituted in ago; they’ve seen it all to get rich quick by exploit grants in four equal instal Tudor, Firoz Karim, Dave position to the Conserva before on television.” secondary education so that ments, the fourth being at Merriman, Penny Walt, tives had been undertaken ing those appetites which this need may be filled.” the beginning of the long Nick Lilwall, and the Senior almost entirely by Commun (Comment—Page 4) were most easily exploited. The proposer of the vacation, resulting in a Vice-President when elected. ists. motion, Cultural Affairs grant increase of one-third. Secretary Andrew Tudor, Six observers were also Former Tory President told Union News: “There Another controversial elected: Vincent Moran, Dave Cooper claimed that are quite a few unmarried motion is one: “concerned Anna Miller, Doug Sandle, Labour Society was politi girls of, say, fifteen and six about the unfair financial Michael Bateman, John Sut cally defunct. It was run by teen, having children, and discrimination against mar ton and Dick Holmes. a “ lunatic fringe of pseudo BANK WITH we want to prevent tra ried female post-graduates, This list is not yet final— intellectual self-styled social gedies caused by this. We calls for the application of it must be approved by ists.” m m want sex education to be equal pay for equal study in Union Committee when it Young’s proposer, former compulsory, otherwise many relation to post graduate meets on Monday. Liberal Peter Kennedy, schools will do nothing accused the Tories of a about the matter.” “ vicious smear campaign.” FILM SOCIETY TO RUN CINEMA Labour Society made at Biology TTNION CINEMA, until now officially run by a Union tempts to be “ practical ” Ex-NUS Secretary Tony ^ sub-committee, will probably be taken over by Film while the Tories' efforts Pritchard said many secon Society. An Exec, recommendation to this effect will be were only “ theatrical.” dary schools dealt only with considered by Union Committee on Monday. Although there is some the biology of frogs and rab During the last year Union Cinema had run into diffi optimism in Labour Society & bits when teaching sex, there is little in CND. With whereas information about culties and was receiving more and more help from Film Bazaar Day recruiting down men and women was Society. Its incorporation into the society will mean that to 84 from 207 last year needed. Alan Hunt wanted prices of admission will rise to a shilling, the new maxi and the recent resignations children to be taughts the mum agreed by Exec. of national officers of the vincial facts of the issue and for Film Society consider that it is worth it to see such movement there is anxiety them to be allowed to make films as “ High Noon,” “ Psycho,” “ The Manchurian Can about its future. THE BANK FOR FRIENDLY SERVICE their own judgments. didate,” and “ The Misfits,” all being shown this term. The The enthusiasm that Principal Branch in Leeds: Another motion rejects blazed over the Cuba crisis 2/3 Park Row, Leeds 1 change will also mean that tickets will only be available on a year ago last week seems the claims of ill-effects of the night at the door. The porters cannot sell society Nearest Branch to the University: marriage upon students’ almost to have burned itself 132 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds 2 academic work and exam tickets for obvious reasons. out. With the resignation of
university o f u s e m 2 UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October. 1963 Magazine helps campaign A NEW magazine in aid of the Freedom from HUNGARIAN BEDS IN ERROR, Hunger Campaign is expected to make its first—and last—appearance in the Union shortly. Called “Gazebo,” the magazine is published and SAYS COMMUNIST edited at Kingswood School, Bath. It was originally planned as a school magazine circulat Marxists' question barrage Big plans for ing locally, but the organisers had so many offers of support that the idea of a once-and-for-all national magazine in aid BARRAGE of questions from Trotskyite leftist of the campaign was decided on. Christmas Helping to circulate the magazine in the Union is John students met Communist Mr. Bert Ramelson Parkin, a third-year medic., who went to Kingswood School. when he spoke on the “British Road to Socialism” He told Union News the venture had already raised £5,000 ------Ball------for the campaign, and it was hoped to increase this to on Monday. Yorkshire Regional Secretary Ramel £7,000. son, who fought the South Leeds by-election this Among the contributors are Kingsley Amis, Tyrone JT1HE Christmas Ball is to Guthrie, Alec Waugh, Earl Attlee, Lawrence Durrell, Peter year, covered predictable ground in his speech. be held this year on Sellers and Dr. Donald Soper. “ Gazebo ” costs 2s. 6d. December 6th and organiser A similar idea has been suggested at Leeds to publicise “A socialist revolution leading to the Doug Currie intends to make the Anti-Apartheid campaign. Last week plans were set in supremacy of the working class” was needed, he a success of it. In recent motion to print a single-issue magazine for widespread circu years money has been lost on lation. In this case, however, publicity not funds is the prime said. However, he angered some of the Marxist the event but he hopes, by object. purists when he pleaded for a rejection of the planning big, to eliminate ‘purely doctrinaire’ in this. The theme of the Ball, favour of a more practi- “ Sunset Strip ” will be ham cal approach. mered home in a big publi city campaign. Extensive use Questions ranged over a will be made of small stickers number of subjects, including each showing a strip-tease the Russo-Chinese schism. girl covered in appropriate He blamed the Chinese places by small suns. historical background for their disagreements with These are to be widely dis Russia. There were imperfec tributed in order to gain tions among Communists and attention and support. Other all were influenced by their stunts are promised to keep background and environ the Ball in the public eye. ment. The bands booked include Cyril Davies and the Velvet- Illustrating this, Mr. Ram Communist Bert Ramel tes the Ken Baxter Dance elson said that if by the Band Orchestra, the Esso greatest miracle since the son makes a point to his Steel Band, and the Del Rio Incarnation Cliff Slaughter Four. (the well-known Union Marx audience. From the chair ist) were to become Prime Hop-goers have already Minister, he would still be a Margot Kent listens. these groups and Currie product of capitalism. hopes that they will turn up Graduates on the 6th of December. Contentment Answering a query about Hungary he said that the Debt on Gryphon'— country was “an example to the world of contentment and satisfaction in the working "Disastrous lapses" One of the most class.” Although workers had taken part in the 1956 Revo By A STAFF REPORTER lution “ they were clearly very few directorships in industry can match misled.” Every worker was QJtYPHON, for 70 years official publication of important careers the power or responsibility that is given to the not an angel. senior officer in the R .A .F. In very few pro There were grave errors, he Leeds University, is finally dead, Executive fessions could you fill such a wide variety of admitted, made by the Committee decided on Thursday. Hungarian Communist Party you could choose interesting appointments— both in Britain before the uprising. “ The The planned Last Edition, now to be scrapped, and abroad— on your way to the top. present happy state of affairs has been on the presses------This is the Royal Air Force should answer any misgiv ings,” he said. for ten months and It was realised last term T h e R .A .F. is one of the largest and most Act now! The sending of Russian leaves a printers’ bill of that the “ Gryphon ” could complex organisations in the country. In not survive and tentative There are vacancies for graduates in the arms to India was another £80. every branch the men at the top must be point raised. Mr. Ramelson plans were made for a maga General Duties (Flying) Branch whose Topical political articles, zine called “ Big Deal,” edited leaders, diplomats, planners, expert adminis said he thought that Com officers fill many of the most important posts munist parties in each now out-of-date, went to by Sandie Lovie. A hoped-for trators. T h ey must be able to assimilate facts print. But the main body first issue last term did not in the Service; the Technical Branch dealing country should be allowed to appear and now this idea has and make swift decisions. They must be men make their own decisions of the work was never done. lapsed. with the maintenance and development of without interference. “The Advertising Agencies, with trained minds. Graduate minds. aircraft, engines, radar, computers, guided “ No single country,” he receiving no proofs, com The new magazine, as yet T h e R .A .F. employs over 148,000 men and weapons; the Education Branch teaching a said, “ has gained independ plained. Finally, an implicit un-named, is to be run by women; an organisation with its own ence from imperialism with threat of legal action accom what was Periodicals sub wide range of subjects including electronics, out Russia aid.” The military panied the printers’ demand committee, now Publications barristers, doctors, teachers, civil engineers, control engineering, guided weapon techno aid to India should be recog for £80 to cover losses. sub-committee. At its first and its own hospitals, schools, and colleges. logy; the Equipment Branch responsible for nised as a means to offset “ Student organisations are meeting last Friday Doug It has bases all over the world and represen neo-colonialism. His state prone to these disastrous Sandie was appointed Editor, the ordering, storage and distribution of all ment that there was no lapses,” remarked Union with ultimate responsibility tatives in almost every country — officers are equipment used in the Service; the Secre aggression by China, was President Tony Lavender; resting with Cultural Secre on the staff of most British embassies abroad. greeted by laughter from and Gryphon, run by English tary Andrew Tudor. Asked to tarial Branch concerned with administration Indian students. It was Society, without responsibi- comment, he was pessimistic. The Service is the spearhead of many of the including accountancy, intelligence and per purely a border issue, he lity to Union Committee, was “ I doubt if it will make a most important technological advances in sonnel management. said. especially vulnerable. profit,” he told Union News. British aviation: the advice and recommen Write, giving your date of birth, details dations of senior R .A .F. officers can affect of education, and the name of the branch in political and strategic decision at the highest which you are interested, to Group Captain national and international levels. J. W . Allan, D .S.O ., d .f .c ., a .f .c ., Air Ministry LABOUR MAN CALLS FOR Special terms (UY 73), Adastral House, London, W.C.i. of appointment for graduates Joining the Service as a graduate gives you EARLY ELECTION special privileges: an immediate commission BEGINNING with a tive party. He believed that Britain can play an impor and accelerated promotion. It also gives you TheJtoyaH^ „ a change in world tempera tant part in this situation, an excellent chance of reaching the most tribute to Mr. Mac ture occurred at Cuba, he said. She must relin senior ranks— many of the Air Marshals on millan’s “devoted work when, “with great political quish her weapons for the courage,” Mr. Khrushchev sake of the Russo-American the active list are graduates. Remember: Air Force for the country,” and Mr. Kennedy retired nuclear monopoly, and also Mr. Patrick Gordon- from the brink of nuclear for economic reasons. A war. If the two countries multi-lateral force should Walker, Labour’s had possessed lesser weap not exist. Shadow Foreign Sec ons, war might have come. The next feasible move in retary, spoke to This opened up new prospects increasing this measure of for foreign policy, of an common interest was to Labour Society last advance to peace through ensure against the possibi Friday on British the equal strength of lity of surprise attack. If Russia and the United inspection could ensure the nuclear disarmament. States. He said that there detection of preparations Referring to “that extra is a certain measure of for a nuclear war, this common interest and fear would be a great step for ordinary thing,” the between America and ward, and trust in this Conservative Party Russia, shown by the test- inspection would open up Conference, he called ban treaty. prospects of further advan But the balance between the ces. for an early election, two countries cannot be Britain, in her role as an so that the country stabilised unless America “Afro-Asian,” but non and Russia have a nuclear nuclear power, can play an could be led by a party monopoly. This was appar important part in these that had the support ent from the last counter advances. She would nego blast against Peking. “The tiate with America for full of the people. dangerous tension between participation in nuclear His confidence in future Russia and China could doctrine, and for influence developments in the foreign occur between France and in checking the ambitions field was greater than his the other Western powers,” of other powers, such as confidence in the Conserva he added. France and Russia. UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October, 1963 3 LAVENDER’S BLUE... Debates By Chns Buttock I T ’S been a very slack Imagine my surprise and Sailing Club have Time after time therefore when I arrived at officially to move out by week for gossip- the Arts Block third floor December, as the build floor. Here the debate dis columnists. I flogged to find him waiting there, DRIVATE member’s business lasted well over an hour. unconcernedly reading the ing is scheduled for demoli During which time even the chairman’s discretion appeared in a welter of Times, and wearing that tion, and like the Boll points of order and infor the M.J. to death last was questioned. Those who stuck it out, from theft in m ation. unm istak able air of Weevil, they’re lookin’ for week, scraped Canon the Union to the banning Mr. Tudor proposed a “ where’ve - you - been - all- a ho-o-o-me. others, was not able to Morley and Sex from this-tim e ?” of oranges, might have startling addition to the resist the punning ambi “ Mac and M andy” list of The trouble is that cer expected the reward of a guity of the (t) Times. the bottom of the tain difficulties arise when top people—Mr. Catterall. barrel, and gave you try and commandeer good debate. Opposing, Mr. Urquhart’s After a dubious joke people’s flats for repairing Certainly there was no first contribution was to about Miss Keeler’s posi Fashion a thorough Gilbert boats and building scenery, shortage of speakers. How add the Beatles and Vivien tion, Mr. Kennedy made going-over as well. and even a tactful ever most of them, and I Leigh to the Top people the strong point that one Darrow approach to Miss Abell has cannot exclude the proposi list. Rather dubious com per cent, of this country’s Doesn't really leave not yet produced premises tion and opposition, seemed ments about the Queen’s population owned 50 per much of interest, does tatty enough to splash determined to exploit the contribution were lost in cent, of its wealth. says paint over, or damp enough ambiguity of the times and gales of laughter. it? to float a canoe. “the Times ” (that vener Becoming serious, he But despite the lack of able journal)* became far more worthly Mixture So there it is. If any of of attention. Indeed he actual gossipy events, my you have a spare boat One only escaped this to Mr. Quille described the faithful sixth sense has It gave me quite a nasty be immediately bogged made possibly the best house, or the odd barn or point of the rather sterile Duke of Wellington as a come up with the sugges turn at the time, and wild down in dissension over the top person. Mr. Stewart suspicions of voodoo two you aren’t using at the afternoon. Namely that the tion that perhaps there are moment, these societies will constituents of the top went one better by com undercurrents in Union flashed across my mind, people group. Both new top people were the be glad to hear from you. scientists and technologists, pletely denying the exist life which would repay a but it’s all quite simple approaches achieved the ence of top people. little shady investigation. really. They’ve opened the same result! operating behind the top corridor of the new “ charade ” of p a rty poli The summings up were For instance, what about Arts Block-Parkinson wing, All Change! tics. surprisingly good. However the rumour that Tony and this joker was out for Privilege Mr. Whitley discovered Mr. Catterall’s mixture of Lavender isn’t< perhaps get laughs. So watch out. It JT seems that a clash of that the Times sponsored undoubted sincerity and I hadn’t had the privi equally undoubted crafti ting all the respect and could happen to YOU. ideologies took place lege of encountering Mr. a Christian morality to admiration due to a man ness won the day. last Saturday at, of all Catterall previously. I am hold back the flood tide of in his position? progress. In any case the He asked the House to places, Weetwood. unlikely to forget the In Debates only last experience however. His Times was a half-century vote for itself and its pro week, his discretion as Do It The occasion was a foot eloquence, whether employ behind the times (and so gressive ideas, which were Speaker was openly chal ball match between Com ed in insulting the House on ad nauseaum). being frustrated by the “ top people group.” lenged, and the Proposer of Yourself munist Society and the or in bemusing it, can Mr. Hunt read the Times the motion engaged him in rjlHERE is a great deal of hardly be questioned. every morning. Obviously The House proved itself a battle of “veiled” Hostel of the Resurrection. this means it is a worth confusion and conster The value of what he willing to vote for itself, insults, threatened expul I am assured that no actually said is more diffi while paper. and the motion “ that sion and perjured retrat- nation at present among actual violence occurred. cult to estimate. The defi Further comment being top people are behind tions. The whole affair was the societies who use But with Peter Kennedy, nition of top people—an superfluous, we pass to the times ” was carried by ostensibly light-hearted, Lyddo Church (just behind essential element of every the speeches from the 64 votes to 28. but a taste of hostility and the noted turncoat, playing the Union) as a meeting- speech—adopted was that authoritarianism lingers left-back for the Reds (who of those who were in a on . . . and-storage place. had to turn out in white), position to aid or block Don’t think for a minute These groups, including confusion must have been progress. Included in this that I am endorsing these Theatre Group, Canoe Club rife. group were prostitutes and foul smears on the charac Cabinet Ministers. ter of a man who clearly Mr. Catterall, like the enjoys the affection of all his loyal subjects; it’s just A
UNIONNEWS Poor man's Oxbridge? decision of Lord James, the Vice-Chancellor influence in any affairs in its present form is lead Weekly Newspaper of Leeds University Union to do with their own wel ing to a breakdown of the at York, to build the new University on a fare and interests, and any concept of the central Editor: JOHN MACRAE collegiate basis has been received with consider attempt towards this end Union and its unifying is likely to be inhibited by influence, which has and Assistant Editor: ANNA MILLER able dismay in many a central Union to cater the lack of an independent will continue to promote a News Editor ...... PAT FERGUSON Educational Quarters. exclusively for all student building which would be flowering of activities of all controlled entirely by Features Editor ...... JEREMY HAW THORN activities. This has been descriptions. It is obvious It has been seen as an themselves. The collegiate that the present Union is Pictures Editor ...... PETE FRAZIER shown to be a most neces attempt to re-create a poor sary prerequisite for the system is inevitably one ludicrously small and that Sports Editor ...... BOB GATTIE man’s Oxbridge, rather like full development of student where the staff control the it can only cater, in terms Business Manager ...... CHRISTINE FIELDEN Durham University. James students and the students of space, for a small per activities in all fields. have no means of achieving Subscriptions Secretary ...... ANNE BUSFIELD has defended his decision centage of the total student by saying this system will This has been shown at any form of power. body. Sales Manager ...... JAN KANJI increase student-staff con its peak at this Union tact and will make it which is the most active This is probably going to Other Contributors: Mervyn Saunders, Heather Bizzell, body of students in the lead to an increasing sense Sue Crockford, Mary Nankivell, Mervyn Leah, Kate easier for students to get to know each other and to country. This development of frustration and irrespon Noticeable Edwards, Caroline Eaton-Atkinson, Josie Perry, Tom could not have been sibility among the students. Holden. increase student participa tion in the collegiate achieved without a central Indeed, it seems highly Even so, it is noticeable affairs. that the Union is used by the same number of people This would seem emi nently reasonable but it New universities are in the news. In this article continually and that the GOODBYE TO seems that if the colleges vast majority of Union are to be separate entities, RICHARD WHITLEY criticises the authori members never come into as the Oxbridge ones are, ties at York for choosing a collegiate system the building at all. ALL THAT then there might be a con siderable tendency to con and states why he thinks a strong central union This problem will not be serve what separate auto solved by building new \ FEW weeks after the news that several im nomy they have and to is necessary. miniature Unions miles extend it. away, which have the dis portant members of the Campaign for Certainly, if the Ox advantage of inducing an externally imposed com Nuclear Disarmament had decided not to stand bridge colleges are any Union with an elected probable that this system indication of the likely munity from which it is body of students' in overall will lead to the same diflicult to escape. for office again comes news of a split in the result of introducing a col control of the student body. atmosphere and ethos as is legiate system then a large And who also are capable prevalent in the boarding The new blocks of study- Union’s Nuclear Disarmament Society. amount of friction can be of negotiating with the school system in this bedrooms to be constructed expected and “ Empire university administration country. around the University are How ironic it is to think that almost exactly a year Building ” seems likely. on behalf of the whole welcome signs of a new ago, in those extraordinary and chilling days of the student body. The watered down exten approach to this problem, sion of this concept and its but it seems there is a Cuban crisis, when the fate of the world really hung in Sufficient At York University it practical realisation in the the balance, ND Society was vigorous and united. The seems there is going to be desire to inculcate an “ Civic ” U niversities, such “ Ivory Tower ” complex more dangerous the crisis the stronger the movement James is well aware of no provision for any activi as Leeds, Manchester and this danger, but believes ties covering the whole by lessening contact with became—for a time. the new concept of an inte others, is to be seen in the the town. student population and, extension of the Hall of But shed no tears for the Campaign for Nuclear grated university campus perhaps more revealing, This would be a great will be sufficient to over Residence system. Perhaps Disarmament. It did good work in bringing the nuclear there is not going to be any the ideal example of this is loss, since Leeds is one come any inherent dangers provision for the students of the few Universities issue into general conversation and enlarged many a in the collegiate system. Bodington Hall at this to organise themselves University, which has or is in the country in the heart person’s horizons, but now it is running out of steam. A He also believes that cen into a representative com of a city, in one of the tralised administration and shortly about to have a changed world situation finds the movement divided and m ittee. theatre, a cinema and all worst slum areas in the teaching facilities will This means that the country. unsure of itself. help. the other equipment neces students have no means of sary for the establishment Historians will decide just how effective the cam This idealistic hypothe being represented as a of a new Union. At Brighton and at York paign was as a pressure group, but one fact is certain: sis seems to have ignored body in relations and nego the Universities are being the campaign never provided much information on what has happened in the tiations with the Univer From the view of the virtually built in the middle past one hundred years in sity and other external Union they might as well exactly how the bomb was to be banned and the effects the civic universities. In organisations. have their own University of a field, some distance of so doing. Like most peace movements, however every university since The students have no by the Ring Road. The from the town, and this is worthy of support, emotional generalisations took the Cambridge there has been means of any formal construction of Bodington harmful to the students. place of painstaking scientific enquiry. The problem is not just the Bomb, not only war, Letters to the Editor refused to accept—why?— but the nature of conflict arid the situation needed for because, though legal harmonious relationships. Is there a thread of similarity, tender, it was a Scottish £1 note. Despite reasoning, for instance, between a family row, a strike and a war? I was bluntly turned One thesis on a mathematical study of arms races is Students are weak' away. likely to be more effective than those Aldermaston J LEFT Leeds three years ago, and with such X JEEPS University has Now, elsewhere in Eng marchers who, clad in anoraks and jeans, plod grimly on land it has been queried, clutching battered banners. regret that I still find “Union News” far one of the largest but never before refused. up-to-date Unions in I am astounded that this At the same time as news of the split, a conference more enjoyable reading than the national papers. the country; what it Union should be the first on peace research was getting under way in Oslo, But I wish you would stop expecting your readers has not is the best place to do so. attended by two dozen high-powered academics from to tackle Goliath before informed. We pride ourselves on several countries representing a wide range of disciplines. a sixpenny trowel against our go-ahead Union, but they can handle a sling. a mountain-range of evil— In response to pleas to this incident shows it to Surely, here is a more fruitful method of trying to create let him use his energy to buy Hop tickets before be backward and ill- a war-less world. If students would accept give him the necessary Saturday, I enquired at informed. A group of individuals in the Union, working quietly that they are not a respect experience and confidence the Union Office and asked Yours faithfully, ed body of opinion, and to become a steam shovel. for a ticket, putting down R. P. L. PLUMBE. on various problems of conflict, could achieve more of would spend their univer A single discovery in a a £1 note. This they flatly 14, Trenic Drive, Leeds 6. real value, provide more knowledge, than the strongest sity life in becoming adept laboratory, a single speech Nuclear Disarmament Society. Nottingham University has at their subject, in learn in an important place, a such a loosely organised group: it is time Leeds had one ing how to react and adapt single boycott or grant of to other people (including money b yan international too. women), and in clearing up company or organisation, WHAT'S ON their own personal ideas on could save more lives and religion, right and wrong, win more freedom than OFFICIAL OUTFITTERS TODAY International Society Freshers' and politics' in the abstart, one hundred thousand pro Social, Social Room, 7-30 p.m. TO LEEDS they would have some test marches, resolutions, thing real to offer the and newspaper articles, Dr. Donald Johnson, M.P., Con UNIVERSITY UNION world after their three or done and organised by servative Association, TV Room, four years of detachment. students. 1 p.m. * The Tie House of the North-. Club Casey, Moorside Social Club, Over 500 different designs always in A person who spends Only the great and (un 8 p.m. REACH stock including the full range of his, or her, university life fortunately) the powerful shouting about hunger, are obeyed and respected SATURDAY, 19th Liverpool Spinners, Ballad n’ FOR YOUR XJnivcisity Ties* nuclear war, or the oppres on the grand scale of world Blues, Queens Arms, Harrogate Road. ♦ Press Wear Hire Service. sion of races, and fails to problems. What should a OUTFITTING For any occasion you can hire the get a good degree and an student do ? He should Union Hop, three groups. complete outfit, and for such a integrated personality at study like the devil, let the SUNDAY, 20th Christian Council coffee and talk, NEEOS moderate charge; the end of it, is the worst world go hand, and relax Tetley Hall, 8 p.m. kind of hypocrite. If he by having some good, really hates these things, clean, unspoilt fun while MONDAY, 21st Jazz and Poetry, Pentagon, Peel Yes, you’re within easy reach let him work forcefully, he’s young. Anxiety and Hotel, 8 p.m. of the Student’s Best Friend unashamedly and undevia- responsibility, frustration TUESDAY, 22nd T.G.’s “ Fando and Lis' ” by tingly until he has made and combat, will come later A rrabal and “ The Blind M e n ” Lawson something of himself. when he’s fit to take them by Guelderode, 7-30 p.m., R.S.H. Then, when he is 30, or on. WEDNESDAY, 23rd Rugby Club hop. H A R D Y ’S L t d L . even 4 Oor 50, his words Yours faithfully, “ Fando and Lis,” 1-10 p.m., R.S.H. will have weight and his ALEX BARR. THURSDAY, 24th “The Blind Men,” 1-10 p.m., R.S.H. 57-59 New Briggate, Leed* 1. Tel: 24226. actions consequence. 12, Cecile Park, Crouch FRIDAY, 25th “ Fando and Lis ” and “ The Blind Official Outfitters to the University Union. The voice of a student is End, London N8. men,” 7-30 p.m., R.S.H. UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October, 1963 5 "Lick the Personal Slow progress in Apartheid Lodgings problem' - VC YOU can advertise here for only 2d. a word. Copy to Campaign OVER two hundred Union News Office with pay Christian and Marxist post - graduate ment by Monday before pub students gathered in lication. Thin rule box 1/6. Support in London formally to chat to Box. No. 1/-. LIFTS OFFERED. Anyone wanting a viewpoints heard members of the academic lift to Wigan and district most week By THE NEWS EDITOR staff and the Vice- ends.— F. Leonard, 9, Ring Road, Farnley, Leeds 12. By A STAFF REPORTER Chancellor over tea last JgOME momentum seems to have been lost after REWARD to finder of signet ring. OUTWARD-LOOKING is S.C.M’s word for their the launching last week of various Anti- Thursday. This was the Engraved E.Q. 3-8-63.— Box No. 239. new policy. This was well demonstrated by Apartheid projects. The sub-committee formed annual reception for new CHRISTIAN COUNCIL Coffee Party. post-grads of all facul Tetley Sunday, 8 p.m.: Dr. Loach: last week has as yet no official status and cannot “ An g I i can- M ethod ist Conversations. * * the first of their weekly talks, on Monday, when a ties. Marxist and a Christian gave their views on the get this until Union Committee recognises it. The W H A T’S happening in Rome? Reg Kissack reports on the Vatican area of disagreement first Ordinary meeting of the Union Committee is In his address the Vice- Council, Brunswick today 7-30. in all histion is implicit in all histion Chancellor gave his first between their two teaching. on Monday. impressions of Leeds Univer WORRIED, Headingley. Get knotted sity. He spoke of his deter yourself. A. N. Other, Entertainments beliefs. Concluding, Mr. Pelz sug Committee. gested that if Christians and The proposed magazine, which it is intended to mination to “ lick the Well over a hundred people Marxists could learn to forget publish for one issue, has caused some argument. accommodation problem.” He THE BRANDON. Comfortable accom crowded into the Women’s their prejudices and supersti hoped that the postgraduate modation near University. Electric Common Room and waited It was originally decided to print 1.500 copies of it, school would grow and that blankets and fires. Terms 19/6 Bed tions and seek the intense ex- and Breakfast. — Springfield Mount. patiently for the first speaker, of their founders at a cost of about £40. Now, however, some a proper balance would be Mr. Werner Pelz, who was kept between the sciences DANCE ORCHESTRAS, Jazz Bands, delayed in arriving. It was members of the Commit but shortly afterwards a and humanities. Beat and Twist groups always avail eventually decided to reverse 2?pi n t 'rii?v ™ ™ tee are more in favour white student applied and able at competitive fees. — KEN the order of speakers and Mr. rL J ^ L L n nf Professor Darnton, the BAXTER DANCE ORCHESTRAS, 3, Milliean FPDrpspntiTip’ flip ^discovsr thG passion of was offered immediate mem Tilbury View, Leeds 11. Tel. 74223. of a duplicated magazine bership. Staff President, welcomed Marxist’ viewpoint, stepped ^ ejr hp^pvpd ^mild as being cheaper. the gathering to the “fron FAVERSHAM. For parents and friends The manager said after tiers of knowledge ” and — a licensed, reasonably priced hotel * £ T n rr ? ' , cSange theStworbldheVed C°Uld wards : “ If we did let any spoke of the alternating within a few yards of the University. He dealt first with the claim mt,n „ + — Springfield Mount, Leeds 2. that Christianity and Marx- ® _£??,^ Boycott coloureds in, there would be depression and exhilaration ism run parallel to a great this meeting will be taken up a fight.” Commenting on this, that comes over the mind of UNCHAIN the duplicator now, Pig- Another cause of contro the LSE newspaper “Beaver,” the researcher. He invited Scratches. extent, outlining the basic Tnir?n(r says that the club claims to similarities. Both, he said, are q ^ m « nT inm p W w versy is the queestion of a any student with problems to mass movements and have some leading boycott" on~ South“”African be “ London’s Cosmopolitan discuss them with him. arisen to cater for the needs Leftlst students- goods. Attempts to get the Students Club.” It suggests of man in the historical situa University Catering authori- that student members con- Finally, Vincent Moran, the Mr. Jan Dabrowski tion. ties to label South African sider this incident when they post-grads’ President, out food in Refec have so far come. to renew their mem- lined the aims of the Post M R. JAN DABROWSKI Both, too, incorporate as a been unsuccessful. With the bership. Graduate Students’ Repre wishes us to point out prime concern the idea of the SVP—straight sentative Council and said that he has been a life mem unity and interdependence of boycott question in doubt (a motion calling for one was that he would like to see ber of the Union since 1953 Theory and Practice and the such large attendances at all and is a British subject. We claim could be levelled at defeated at the debate last fight week) it looks as if it will future functions during the wish to apologise for a mis both that their spread was Israeli MP year. take in this. effected to some extent by be some time before anything force. NOMINATIONS for certain is done. Marxism owes to Christian the vacant post of While these moves were visits Union ity, he continued, its aware being made, the campaign to ness of dialectics, the sense of Senior Vice-President give nationwide publicity to D U E to visit Leeds interconnection, and the tran close tomorrow. By Wed November as Anti-Apartheid yesterday was an sience of all phenomena. nesday it seemed that Month has begun. Last week He then moved on to letters weje sent to nearly all Israeli Liberal M.P., Mr. specify the differences and there would be no more the student newspapers. They Ishal Harari. Invited by opposition of the two ideals. than two candidates, and are being asked to give publi Graduation Owing to primitive man’s city to the campaign and to Leeds Liberal Federation lack of knowledge about the these were not yet con help the organisation of under the auspices of forces of nature, worship of firmed. some form of movement in Liberal International, his the elements, personified to their own colleges. Day! come within human experi Cultural Secretary, visit to Leeds coincided ence, arose and thus in Andy Tudor, will propose Petition with Liberal Society’s directly all religion. ‘Liberal Day.’ N.U.S. Secretary Penny It is planned to send copies Walt for the position, of the Anti-Apartheid peti Mr. Harari was to tour the Automation tion, now circulating at University and Union and and it is likely that Leeds, to other universities. meet Liberal M.P. Donald But in man’s struggle Wade, deputy leader of the against nature it was essen Women’s Athletic Repre This would vastly increase the number of signatures Liberal Party who was add tial for man to be divided sentative Leslie Widdow- ressing a meeting of Liberal against man, and himself. son will stand. which could be obtained. Thus the world advanced at By a coincidence, a letter Society. the expense of the subjuga Penny Walt was elected to was received last week by The visit was also to have tion of a part of its popula a first-year seat on Union Union News from the London included Dr. Elimelech tion. Committee last term. She was School of Economics, which Rimalt, another Liberal Christianity had a part to elected as NUS secretary at is itself beginning an Anti- member of Knesset, the play in the Historical context the Joint Committee meeting Racialist campaign. This Israel Parliament. He was and played it well, but must at the end of the term. If developed after two LSE not able to come, however. now be put into perspective. she is elected, there will be students had been refused Speaking to Liberal Society It is a natural and healthy a vacancy in the delegation membership of a Soho club. last night at Tetley Hall was dream of all men to hope for to go to NUS Council at Both from British Guiana, Miss Manuela Sykes, prospec human fellowship. Automa Margate next month. the two students had entered tive Liberal candidate for tion could remove the need This arises because both the Whiskey-a-go-go Club in Ipswich. for religion as an escape and SVP and NUS Secretary Wardour Street, Soho and A full report of these a consolation, by providing an must go to the Council. If asked about membership. meetings will appear in ideal environment for every either Walt or Widdowson They were told it was closed Union News next week. person. become SVP there will be To some extent this has another seat on Union Com already been accomplished in mittee vacant. The seats of the case of students for whom Richard Wagner and Mike IT “ Life on Earth needs no Gonzalez, who have left the Heaven.” University, will both be con In reply, Mr. Pelz showed tested in bye-elections this HAPPENED how Marx, influenced by both term. German and Jewish back The SVP candidates and grounds, followed most Ger their proposers will address ELSEWHERE man philosophers in believing a meeting in the Riley-Smith his theories fitted every indi on Tuesday. Voting takes BANGOR vidual. place a week later. Moves are being made by the S.R.C. at Bangor to Marx, he continued, has had instal a bar in the Union. The plan is now being considered the misfortune to have his by the Senate but opposition has been aroused among local The day I came out of the beginner class in ideas misinterpreted by his temperance organisations. The fight for beer may be a money matters. The day I went to the disciples, as too has Christian tough one. Westminster. Now—I use cheques to pay my ity. He warned of the danger Offered of ascribing the faults of the /CIGARETTES will now be LONDON bills. The warrants and cheques I receive disciples to the master. ^ on sale both in the M.J. Vandalism and attacks on students at the London ge> straight into my bank. And if some Looking at the teaching of and Caf. all day as from the money problem turns up that I don’t Jesus as a vision of life that next two or three days. This School of Economics have brought a threat from the Presi can be made true might be move, announced by Acting dent of the Union to disband the Rugby Club. Five or six understand, there’s a friendly and well-informed nearer the conviction of Marx, Catering Secretary Ted Addi members of this are known to be involved in the complaints bank manager to help me deal with it... This as the flowing together of son, should bring relief to made. ‘graduation’, from beginner to near-expert in German and Christian tradi- some frustrated smokers. NEWCASTLE money matters, is very easily achieved. Just call Rag Day at Newcastle University may have to take at the nearest branch of Westminster Bank and place without a Rag magazine. The university authorities enquire about banking service for students. have asked Rag committee to withdraw “Rag Pie” because, they say it is offensive. Attached to a painting of Christ and St. Peter is a bubble caption “ Oh no, not another one of those fishing tales.” The Rag President says that this could mean the loss WE STMINSTER AUSTICK'S of nearly £6,000. BANK LIMITED LOUGHBOROUGH Sports Editor of “Venture News,” the Loughborough HEAD OFFICE: 41 LOTHBURY, LONDON, E.C.2 BOOKS FOR NEXT College newspaper, is Ronnie Griffith who last year held Leeds University Branch: 14 Eldon Terrace, Leeds, 2 I BOOKSHOPS YEAR'S COURSE LEEDS the same post on “Union News.” He is doing a twelve month education course at the college. 6 UNION NEWS—Friday. 18th October. 1963 Union News Photo - Feature
R a g is licensed riot, limited anarchy, organized mayhem. It’s a whole lot of contradictions and much more. Rag exists through following a principle akin to highway robbery, and outrageously flaunts good taste, decorum, modesty and the average Leeds citizen’s attempts at thrift. Behind all this is a very genuine desire to aid charities without financial help from the Government, and to further scientific research into diseases like cancer and polio. The man with the funny hat and the collect A candidate in the ing tin isn’t having a ball just for his own spaghetti eating personal kicks. contest.
The Civil Engineers’ float passing the Parkinson in Rag procession.
The Rag Queen in Roundhay Park. UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October, 1963
Piano smashing contest outside the Town Hall . . .
Night attire boosts collections in Woodhouse Lane
And through the hole in record time.
Pictures by PETER FRAZIER
Balloon ascent in Roundhay Park. 8 UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October. 1963
ther recommendation once his story “ The Nine Billion Names of God ” is outlined. The head of a Tibetan mon astery hires a computor and its two operators to compile the near countless Brave new worlds names of God. The Lamas say that once I BECAME aware of the possibilities of The chain reaction down the scale of evolu Never." Capek’s man this has been done the uni destroying robots are suc verse will have completed science fiction reading a Ray Bradbury tion had devastating results. When the travellers cessors to the Frankenstein the mission for which it story in ‘Argosy.’ returned to their own time, the butterfly’s death m onster. was created. had caused a change in ______Justification apart, this When their work is A tourist agency ran a guided tour of is to deny that Science Fic finished and the two opera prehistoric times by means of a time the alphabet. And a tion has largely left the tors are travelling down to semi-fascist candidate By main current of present day the ’plane that will take machine. literature. The best intro them back to Western won a crucial election. P. P. QUINN duction to it in its purest civilization they see the The travellers were not to step off Before the journey, his form is John Wyndham. stars going out one by one. suspended iron cat-walks once they reached In “Consider Her Ways,” “ The Space Merchants” idealistic opponent had The story vividly a novella from “ Sometime, is one of the most respected the steamy domain of the last giant reptiles. seemed certain of illustrated the possibi Never ” S.F. gives him the novels in Science Fiction, One traveller did, killing a butterfly. victory. lities of the Science freedom to explore, to its by two authors with com Fiction genre. fullest implications, the pletely out-of-space names. It seemed a serious, if idea of female emancipa Frederic Pohl and C. M. unacknowledged, field of tion. Kornbluth. They work by artistic imagination. means of violence and Science Fiction’s chief One is left with the satire, and created a utopia apologist is Kingsley Amis, chilly discomfort I found in where the economic system who clumsily defines it as the Bradbury story. The absorbed conventional poli a prose narrative treating same is true of Wyndham’s tics. of a situation, hypothesised novel «The Midwich Power and its balance is on the basis of some inno Cuckoos” where alien held by large companies. vation in science or techno logy, whether human or extra terrestrian. Its technique is to con ceal what is implausible or self-contradictory. Given, say, the invention of the space-ways the prob lems of space travel are surmounted. The author being at liberty to revel in an utterly free medium of expression. A comparatively new freedom, at any rate, for the acute English student might recog nise Spenser's Talus as an early form of robot. He could claim that Prospero’s attitude of experiment towards such freaks as Caliban and Ariel heralded later fan tasies of laboratorial con cern for mutants. Again, surely Prospero’s island is the first of the forbidden planets ? Any The plot of most Science Fiction is almost as imagin preoccupations with Utop ative as this display. Here the author considers the ias, with Swift’s Houghu- hums, give Aldous Huxley artistic validity of “ art form .” and his “ Brave New intelligences arrive on One company will World ” a precedent. earth through the unferti market a habit-forming With no flippancy at all, lized wombs of ordinary beverage like Coffiest, he and other serious writ women. working in conjuction with ers today, can be claimed What fungus might be a firm that has the cure as practitioners of the capable of, the reader will for the addiction. Reality Science Fiction art. know from the film of is never allowed to disrupt Once this is made clear Wyndham’s “ The Day of the illusions the mer Science Fiction can be seen the Triffids,” which was chants weave about the for what it is. It provides sadly inferior to the book. braina of the world’s popu launching pads for explora Here again, the basic idea, lation. tions of the subconscious. the impulse to writing has This eerie novel will Its hypothetical nature can utter freedom. haunt you with its warn help to plot warnings ing. against indisciplined scien tific advance that can Disaster Fred Hoyle is concerned become an avalanche. with the prostitution of Robert Sheckley is science by businessmen and This aftermath of a also uncannily good. politicos. Clifford D. Sim ak fictional, but today In a short story: “ The is at pains to show the just possible, disaster Mountain Without a serpent in the arbon can be charted un Name ” he suggests jungle. In James Blish’s 8 men whose future is clear trammelled by a rigid that disasters to the “ A Case of Conscience ” actuality. human race interpret we find all of New York Every year about 8 outstanding graduates With reference to Science men as waste organ living underground, for are given the opportunity of joining Turner & Fiction's development, we ism the cosmos is try here is the age of the air Newall, one of the strongest, most impor ^ You may know the name b u t. . . are already a long way ing to rid itself. raid shelter. tant though least publicised* groups in Turner & Newall (assets: over from the blinkered semi- In “ The Academ y,” a intellectual’s view of British industry. £100,000,000, employees: some totalitarian government Limiting Science Fiction consisting They enter under a broad and thoughtful 40,000) are frequently described as the of bug-eyed monsters and sets up sanity meters. With the standards of training scheme which, recognising the Those registering insane as the writers mentioned as a 'asbestos giants' but, though asbestos stalwart men wearing gold they pass one, go to The fish bowls on their heads. guide, the reader should scope of industry in general and T&N in remains a basic interest, their com Academy where drugs give soon be able to discrimi particular, gives them time to discover the panies are also concerned in plastics, them the illusion that they nate in the Science Fiction direction in which they can best employ and insulation, chemicals, mineral wool Utopia1 are trying to escape from field. extend their talents. Every encouragement, and glass fibre. Even as you read this, We are even farther the place, thus negating a In fairness, he will find from it with mention of genuine effort. Science Fiction limiting. It including financial help, is given for them to you're probably near one of the Sheckley wrote the comic shows us people in relation acquire the further qualifications they may William Golding. “ Lord of 270,000 products made by T & N — or the Flies ” uses a Science masterpiece “ The Lifeboat to whatever plaguest, disas need. This flexible training invariably means the thousands more to which they Fiction device to land his Mutiny ” where two sea ters, fiends the author that the graduate assumes managerial res make a notable contribution. schoolboys in the Utopia survivors try to outwit sends, not in relation with (another Science Fiction the mechanical logic of an themselves which is litera ponsibility more confidently—and certainly apparatus on their boat ture’s usual and most earlier—than is often the case in industry ploy) they are to corrupt. His “ The In terito rs,” designed to aid aliens. rewarding duty. today. The company also recruits scientists about cavemen, is in Offered food that looks This is the price paid for and engineers direct into its research the tradition of “A Story like clay they refuse and corresponding freedom in are threatened with brain testing the single, bizarre branches. TURNER & NEWALL LTD. of the Stone Age ” by surgery. They escape by Science Fiction’s first idea. But the resulting Ask your Appointments Board for further TURNERS ASBESTOS CEMENT CO LTD • TURNER BROTHERS WmH H H shamming death, of course. imagination unleashed is as details or write direct to:— ASBESTOS CO LTD • FERODO LTD • THE WASHINGTON unashamed exponent H. G. CHEMICAL CO LTD • NEW ALLS INSULATION CO LTD Wells. Arthur C. Clarke is per exhilarating as it is extra Management Appointments Adviser, Turner J W ROBERTS LTD • BRITISH INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS LTD B H B O B Golding was not asham haps the doyen of Science ordinary. & Newall Ltd., 15 Curzon Street, London, W.1. STILLITE PRODUCTS LTD * TURNERS ASBESTOS FIBRES LTD a n d ed to contribute a third Fiction and needs no fur- Science Fiction should fifteen overseas mining and manufacturing companies. Advertising has reached not be by-passed by any TN2/2I share to a Science Fiction venture called “ Sometime, saturation point. receptive, enquiring mind. UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October, 1963 9 Welcome New, but 323 years Dear Child... old JU ST in time for me to stir it up again, the last T H E beginning of York University trace of ballyhoo about Freshers dies down. dates back to 1640, when the City By now the great majority of you are heartily presented a petition to Parliament sick of hearing, read,- ______asking for a University to be set up. It is only since the last war, however, ing, seeing, jostling, n that things have started to happen. queuing, freshers. ^ In 1951 a Historical Research unit Believe me, they’re just PETER GREGSON and an Architectural Institute were set as sick as you are, and as ______up. These two will eventually come anxious as can be to rub under the University's wing. In 1960 off that last trace of fresh cartes, halfpenny brag, and a Promotion Committee was ness, that newly-hatched throwing toilet rolls at the look, and to assume the Union President . . . ? appointed. scruffy garb of the estab Do you ever stop to think Long-term planning has set a target lished. that for the most part this of about 5,000 students in seven to ten is a strange new world, and But what does all this years— a formidable total matched only mean to the poor, humble, except for Canon Morley’s ignorant fresher? bucket of cold water, a by an equally ambitious building pro Brave New World for this gramme. At last, being received, lamb newly-torn from his perhaps even welcomed, mother’s side ; . . ? The University's first Vice-Chancellor, though this is a little Lord James, is clearly in favour of the dubious, into the bosom of Can you imagine the Mother University. fantastic inferiority com campus system, although incorporating plex forming at the back of eight separate colleges. Are the condescending his mind as he is sub little sound interviews, and merged in the rush of the Central to the University, and the expressive, so express stall-holders in the Riley- housing the first students this year, is ive, picture in the official Smith on Bazaar Day? An Artists’ Impression of the first college at the organ, really a part of the Heslington Hall— a splendid fifteenth- As his standard of debat University of York, looking towards blocks of campaign to soften the ing sinksi to an all-time century manor. blow? For the next three low? As his landlady Tradition ends here. The architect's bed-sitting rooms. The first block will be completed years at least, you’re stuck serves up baked beans for here mate, like it or lump the third day running? plans for the rest of the University are in 1965. it. Think of all the anguish as comprehensive as they are astonish and torment that goes on ing. A t the climax of con about liberal education arts and science students staff there are both young, in that tiny mind. Think! struction work 20 per Warning For the next twelve months are reflected in the campus are given small doses of and anxious to get out of cent, of Y ork's building A wonderful warning pat he has to bear the stigma system. Students with each others subjects, to the established Universi force will be employed on the head, and a .. of “ Fresher ” all the way differing backgrounds mix counteract narrow-mind ties. They feel that in York Welcome, dear child, you’re down the lovely white there. one of us now, but remem stripes in his new Univer together and educate each edness. they will be able to ber, a junior one of us” ... sity scarf. Think, and be The places offered at other. This system, he says, Another interesting expand their ideas more Can this simple, bewild thankful. York will be a useful con is preferable to one where aspect is that most of the freely than elsewhere. ered innocent soul so easily This epitaph is dedicated tribution towards easing shrug off, as so m any m an to all those Freshers who the problem of the short fully seem to do, this vaporised some way age of places. Further transition from sixth-form through the Conference, i proof of the size of the Reviewed by i M. F. Bull controlled experiment to and more especially to • scruffy academic self-suffi those who made it, only to problem is that nearly Next Week's ciency ? disappear somewhere in 1,700 applications were Films What goes on in his the Riley Smith. October made for only 200 places. mind as he switches from the second, in this year of i . telly, girl-friend, and grace, nineteen hundred The principle faculty, at English teacher, to Des and sixty-three. the moment, is Economics, QNCE again the in has the occasional mun appreciate it. Personally headed by Professor A. T. dane period. Yet this tale I’m not so struck. For my evitable has happen meagre pittance I’d rather Peacock. It is intended, of birds turning on man IT'S THE RIGHT "PLAICE TO MEAT" ed. Our cinemas, or two kind has something oddly take a trip to the Odeon W here a complete and satisfying meal of Fish and however, to give equal of them, don’t really symbolical about it, some this week. Chips, Tea, Bread, is served in our Restaurant emphasis to arts and know what they’re thing more than the horror But for those who like from 2/6 science subjects. one has come to expect. American Blonde romances, showing next week. Definitely a must, unless or lined and care-worn Tower Fish & Brisket Bar, 14, Merrion St., Leeds 2 Lord James' ideas Mind you, this con birds give you hay-fever parents, or who merely Established over 50 years fusion’s not so surpris A.B.C. want a good weep this is ing when you consider the very thing. I had RAMPAGE (Director enough with A SUMMER what happened to my Phil Karlson, with Robert PLACE. last week’s reviews. Mitchum and Elsa Marti- nelli). MAJESTIC AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMAS The Tatler ended up LAWRENCE OF with “Mondo Cane,” the This is one of the few films I know in which the ARABIA (Dircetor David Tower with “Rocco,” animals act badly. They Lean, with Peter O’Toole CARLTON COTTAGE Rd. CAPITOL and me with a nervous almost match the humans et al). I believe the phrase CARLTON HILL, Leeds 2 HEADINGLEY, Leeds 6 MEANWOOD, Leeds 6 twitch. in lassitude and inefficiency. is—“ for an extended run." Circle 2/3 Stalls 1/9 Circle 3/- Stalls 2/- Circle 2/6 Stalls 1/9 Nonetheless there are Bus Nos. 1, 30, 33, 36, 56 Bus Nos. 1, 30, 33, 36 to Bus Nos. 8, 32, 44, 45, 52, 53 I don't know whose moments of (dubious) ten to Fenton Street Stop Headingley Depot Stop to Meanwood fault it was (except that it sion and Elsa Martinelli is definitely wasn’t mine!) very beautiful, if very UNION NEWS Sunday, Oct. 20— 1 day Sunday, Oct. 20— but I formally apologise. unmoving. Anthony Steele, Sheila Sim Sunday, Oct. 20— FOR SEVEN DAYS The Odeon management TOWER is YOUR paper. WEST OF ZANZIBAR © tell me that they will be SAVAGE SAM (Director also Eighteen and Anxious ® Richard FOR SEVEN DAYS showing either FROM Norman Tokar, with Brian YOU must keep it alive. RUSSIA WITH LOVE or Keith, Tommy Kirk and Monday, Oct. 21— 3 days Attenborough THE BIRDS. The former Sam ). Bring Y O U R ideas, CORNEL WILDE Yul Brynner (Director Terence Young, Steve McQueen The day Walt Disney features, news to JEAN WALLACE with Sean Connery) needs turned away from cartoons Tony Curtis little mention since it has was a tragic one. SAVAGE UNION NEWS LANCELOT AND Donald Pleasence been running for the last SAM is a living, panting office (next to GUINEVERE ® Janies Garner week: It suffices to say illustration of that tragedy. m John Bentley Christine Kaufmann that those of you who This is the usual “ heart incoming call haven’t seen it should rec ■ THE FUR COLLAR © James Donald rending ” mixture of a boy, boxes) tify this as soon as possible. a dog and, for a change, Thursday, Oct. 24— 3 days John Leyton It’s a wonderful piece of some Red Indians. I sup TARAS hokum. Most important of BOB HOPE, ANITA EKBERG pose Kevin Corcoran will all THE GREAT THE BIRDS (Director grow up one day. Until CALL ME BWANA BULBA (U) Alfred Hitchcock, with then my advice is—“Leave Colour © “ Tippi ” Hedren and Rod well alone!” BRING YOURSELF- Audie Murphy ESCAPE Colour Taylor). As usual .the SEVEN WAYS FROM Colour © magic name of Alfred TATLER JOIN THE STAFF NOW! SUNDOW N © Hitchcock has weaved its SUSAN SLADE (Direc spell of anticipatory lip- tor Delmer Daves, with No experience ★ Special Ballroom Admission. Price Concessions to Students ★ licking. On the whole the Troy Donahue and Connie necessary— SEE UNION CONCESSIONS UST film is not as disappointing Stevens). hard w ork and CAPITOL BALLROOM, ASTORIA BALLROOM, as it might have been. Daves is very good at enthusiasm will MEANWOOD ROUNDHAY ROAD It has the occasional this sort of all-American Every Saturday from 7-45 p.m. Every Saturday from 7-45 p.m. moment of genius (what slush. I presume that there suffice Htichcock has not?). It is an audience who will 10 UNION NEWS—Friday, 18th October, 1963
Cross-country Club beat Lancastrian rivals by 398 points LEEDS CRUSH MANCHESTER Quinlan firs t home Double triumph By M IK E MCGUIRE Shooting the rapids for victory Q N Saturday at Weetwood the Cross Country over club renewed battle with their old rivals from across the Pennines, Manchester University. Thirty Birmingham runners were counted by each team and Leeds j N the first match of the secured victory by 802 season, the men’s points to 1,200 points. swimming team had a However, Manchester pro Freshers do vided something of a surprise convincing vitory over by packing their leading run ners well to the front and well at the Birmingham Univer had the result been deter sity team. mined by the first six run ners of each side then the Sheffield In the individual events, Hambridge swam very well visitors would have run out A T the triangular athletics narrow victors by 39pts. to for a clear win in the 100yds. 41pts. match held at Sheffield breast-stroke; Harpin won Eighty-seven runners start between the freshers of the 100yds. back-stroke; Case ed in spring-like weather and Leeds, Nottingham and Shef was just beaten into second after early jostling for the field, the Leeds freshers came place in the butterfly, and lead as the field swept round out on top. freshers Howe and Sanderson Bodington Bob Moore and Leeds were given a good gave very promising perform Denis Quinlan together with send-off for the afternoon ances to take 1st and 2nd Mancunian Bill Hopkins. when Dave Headley came place respectively in the through from behind to win 100yds. free-style. the 100 yards. Leeds had a narrow victory Hot pace In the heavy events Din- in the medley relay, thanks However, the Leeds run shawe Irani made his pre mainly to a fine start on ners set too hot a pace for sence felt by completely back-stroke by Eckersley, an their adversary and even overwhelming the other com other fresher. The result of tually finished easy winners petitors with distance of 49ft. the free-style relay, however, almost a minute ahead of 41 in. in the shot putt and was never in doubt, Leeds Hopkins with Quinlan just 143ft. 3in. in the discus. winning comfortably by sev pipping his team-mate in the In the javelin Trigg eral yards. final sprint for the line in the gained second place with a The match score was Leeds excellent time for the five and throw of 150ft. 41, Birmingham 27. a half mile course of 28min. The high jump was a one- 45sec. two victory for Leeds, Scar The University Women’s The battle for fourth place borough winning a t 5ft. 6in. Swimming Club also won a was both interesting and with David Roberts second D. Mitchell, of Chester canoe club, winner of the national championship, suc convincing victory by 44 exciting and only over the with 5ft. 5in. cessfully navigates a tricky part of the course. Leeds competitor R. Witter points to 24, over the Bir last mile did Mike Wrenn pull The match result was: mingham Women’s Team. away in front of a formidable 1 Leeds 58, 2 Nottingham 47, finished 17th in division 1 and fellow University canoeist C. McAllister was At all times Leeds were on group of four of the visitors. 3 Sheffield 15. 15th in division 2. top except for the breast John Helliwell had a very stroke event in which they good run in ninth position were placed second and third. and diminutive Geoff Hall, WATER:POLO with only one week’s training behind him, forced his way into twelfth position. Victory at last for CLIMBING It was a welcome sight to see G. Cliff, W. Cook and D. Newts surge through BOOTS Fell, all three freshers, in the soccer club first twenty. Further down the field JjEEDS are on the winning trail at last, but they there were many hard-fought easy opening game duels as old rivalries were re made heavy weather of beating Keele, never newed and the Leeds counters T.EEDS easily defeated a much weaker Birming the strongest of University sides. Bad luck, bad packed better than their Manchester opposite numbers ham team last Saturday. It was soon apparent passing, bad shooting to take the day. that the Midlanders could not provide the stern was the tale for much of RUGBY However, one must not be test which the Newts the game. over-impressed by the victory, LACROSSE decisive as it was, but first of needed in their opening For almost an hour, Leeds Skipper stars all the Manchester pull at the game. Poor display by battered away without often front must be equalled and looking really dangerous, and as 1st XV. bettered. Tony Evans, the team cap although they were foiled by Tomorrow the first team tain and goalkeeper, was disjointed team are involved in the first Leeds desperate clearances on a and District League race of never seriously troubled, with Leeds 4, Mellor A 9 couple of occasions, most of triumph the season at Horsforth. the defence rarely allowing A F T E R last week’s promis- their shots were off targ et or Birmingham’s forwards a in# victory, Leeds slump hopeful efforts from far out. ALTHOUGH weakened RESULTS chance to have a clear shot The second half began m. s. a t goal. ed to defeat against a strong by injuries and 1 D Quinlan (L) 28-45 Mellor A team. scrappily, in the same pattern for men and women by 2 R Moore (L) 28-47 By the end of the first The team lacked any of as the first, with Leeds doing U.A.U. calls, Leeds famous makers, from 99/11. 3 W Hopkins (M/c) 29-32 quarter Leeds had established the cohesion which was so most of the attacking but no thoroughly deserved 4 M Wrenn (L) 30-05 their superiority and taken a prominent the week before. scoring. One of the long shots, Walking Boots and Shoes 3—0 lead. After one substitu The Leeds attack, without from Primmer, found the top their victory at Kendal from 79/6. 5 R Bowden (M/c) 30-09 corner of the net at last, and 6 A Ward (M/c) 30-17 tion the Newts made the captain Lowe, handled badly, last Saturday. The Norwegian Socks from 6/6. 7 D Nightingale (M/c) 30-31 score 5—0 by half-time. passed inaccurately and lost Leeds were ahead. Keele 8 D Goodyear (M/c) 30 - 37 Two more substitutes for the ball time after time almost drew level after the defence was particularly 9 J Helliwell (L) 30 - 42 the thir/ quarter saw the before a promising move Leeds defence got itself into good with sustained LEEDS 10 W Colewell (M/c) 30-52 team completely overwhelm could materialise. a tangle through lack of enthusiasm overcoming Result 30 to count. Birmingham and doubling The defence kept their men urgency, but the home side CAMPING CENTRE Leeds 802, Manchester 1200 away from goal reasonably hit back and went further tough opposition. their score in the process. In ahead when Clarkson ran on the final quarter the visitors well, but as soon as the ball to a Primmer through ball Leeds attacked from the 1 0 'H , Grand Arcade, Leeds 1 scored a consolation goal was loose seemed incapable and scored with a firm shot. start, using a following wind Women wanted which was replied to by the of clearing quickly enough, and soon Giddings crossed Male members of the Bad University shortly before the though Martin and Jarvis for an unconverted try after minton Club are searching for final whistle. played quite well. Ten men a 50-yard movement. female companionship on the In John Edlington the Leeds’ goals came from The Leeds three-quarters match courts. Early results water-polo team have a very well-taken shots by Winter, Leeds were reduced to ten saw more of the ball after have shown the need for more strong addition to their ranks Hunt and Kennedy. fit men when Barnes limped the interval and, following a women players, for out of the and when Australian new on to the wing after being break-out from their own large number who joined the comer Alastair McKee is RESULTS hurt in a tackle, but despite “ 25 ” Leeds forced a scrum club on Bazaar Day, only a able to return to the water SOCCER this they scored again to em near the Kendal line. Gilli handful have shown enthusi Leeds should have a very Leeds Univ. 1st XI 3, Keele phasise their superiority. Con land, playing his first game, BEER! asm about playing seriously. mobile and aggressive side. Univ. 1st XI 0. nolly moved up to join the broke on the blind side and Leeds Univ. 2nd XI 9, Keele attack and sent over a perfect slipped the ball to Harley Univ. 2nd XI 0. cross towards the right-hand who crossed for a try, easily Leeds Univ. 3rd XI 9, Keele post, where Greensmith converted by Donnellan. Univ. 3rd XI 1. headed home. After Kendal had reduced SATURDAY HOP MEN’S HOCKEY Team: Kirby, Lanigan, the arrears with a penalty Leeds Univ. 1st XI 1, York Fawkes, Barnes, Burroughs, goal, Leeds scored a superb TETLEY shire Civil Service 0. Connolly, Clarkson, Baxter, try. The Leeds centres Leeds Univ. 2nd XI 2, St. Greensmith, Primmer, Wood received the ball from a drop John’s College, York 1. cock. out on their own " 25 ” and ACKER BILE BASKETBALL interchanged with the for wards, the ball passing won't be there Sheffield Univ. 1st 63, Leeds between several hands before Univ. 1st 52. Donnellan kicked ahead and Leads But THE CRUSADORS Sheffield Univ. 2nd 43, Leeds Wanted beat the opposition to score Univ. 2nd 24. rjENERAL Athletics Sec a good try which he could AL CROSSLAND and A L L retary Keith Watkin is not convert. short of a Tiddlywinks cap Team: Coupe; Archer, Don DENNIS RAYWORTH will be there NEWS STAFF tain. Anyone prepared to lead nellan, Giddings, Harriss; Tb* Bmraty, L—di, 10 MEET IN UNION a team against Hull Univer-. Morris, Gilliland; Rendall, 7-30 to 11 p.m. NEWS OFFICE sity on November 15th should Gomersal, Thornton, Watson, 1-15 p.m. TODAY contact him in Exec. Office. Bowers, Jones, Hailey, Clark, Published by UNION NEWS, Leeds University Union, Leeds, 2, and Printed by the Huddersfield Examiner Letterpress Department* Page Street, Huddersfield. Tel. Huddersfield 2720 (Ext. 40).