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^ ^ UNIVEftSITUNIVtKbllYY FOR THE LAWYER FOR THE MED. AN embryonic lawyer, I I'M genetically a marvell am really quite a wit. And I'm really hav My suit and waistcoat are, ing fun. of course,' Repeating and repeating A perfect cut and fit. And repeating Medicine I. Exams for me arc such a bore I supply them free, I never even sit. THE U.Q.U. NEWSPAPER But must confess, But who wants to get a 1 can't deliver one. degree? But who wants to get a Tn,*c
and even actors who are here for a something old sometliing blue normal Brisbane stage season are most conserve I HAVE followed the recent con- * unlikely to know that "Semper" is avail [N studyhig for my final exams a able at Murphy's Bookshop. troversy on evangelism with con couple of my firm beliefs have been commem. siderable interest. It seems to me horribly shattered. Firstly the Prof, re Therefore it appears to me that that writers on both sides have fallen cently told us that babies are not criticisms in "Semper" merely serve to I MENTION the subject of Ccmmr .- into a serious error. They have missed found under cabbages. Secondly lengthy publicize the knowledge or lack thereof Week at this unusual time in the fundamental dichotemy between research in Zoology has disclosed yet of the critics themselves. hope that my suggestions will aid ne.\ "that - which - if-it-is-is-tc-be-found- another alarming fact. I'm a MALE! These remarks are for the most part year's student-public relationship an existlng" and the "that-which-lf-it- help win the next round of the tussl is-found-to-exist-in-some-form". Thus I've no further need to labour Inapplicable tc dramatic, musical and under any more delusions. artistic productions of the University with B's boys. This error is so prominent in all organisations and individuals. .Here is Firstly, I think it essential thai, the contributions as scarcely to need Yours with satisfaction— a useful ring for our budding critics to freshers be given the drum on Commcinr. documentation. Why should "Solo MOTHER OF SIX. cut their sharp little teeth on, witlTi during their Orientation course. mon" mention Davy Crockett unless Med. 1. some profit to the rest of us, ignorant I state this because at one a.m. on ; he envisaged some concept other as we are. certain night during Commem. week ; than that which I have outlined? fresher proudly informed me of prank Why should Mr. Geraghty quote from Your critically, which he and other freshers had per the Bible unless he were under the why write? ERIC V. R. BATCLIFF, formed; these subsequently made head, apprehension that the topic of the I FIND myself becoming, as each lines and were used as weapons bjc discussion were far removed from the Kings College, St. Lucia. such misguided malevolent members o confines of such semi-nominalistic succeeding issue of "Semper" the community as Aid. Dean. The chap disciplines as textual criticism, Egypt reaches me in the remote fastnesses of who unwittingly suppUed the studen ology, or for that matter, otorhino- Herston, increasingly critical of the haters with this weapon were under tht laryngology? critics who occupy so much preten why not? Impression that Commem. Week was ai tiously headed small print in the centre open season for loutish pranks whicl It is for reasons such as these pages of your esteemed journal. IN "Semper Floreat" (12.10.60) R. S. that I find a deep idealoglcal gulf * complains that John Carmody is the public tolerated. opening between myself and the pro I can no longer hold my peace. diseased, complexed, hypercritical and Had they been aware of the trui ponents of such (admittedly mutually Others besides myself are in some hypocritical. nature of Commem. Week, these un antagonistic) weltanschauugen as doubt as to the exact functions of a Judging by his statements, I strongly fortunate ideas would not have occurrec have been expressed in Semper's let cultural critic in a University news doubt whether R.S. has ever met John to them, and I daresay Commem. Week, ter columns. paper. Carmody. If he were ever to have that with a more favourable beginning Both sides have sought to prove Critics in the public press have, it honour I am sure that he would be im would have followed a more desirablt their cases by arguing from recorded appears, two functions—a major one of pressed by Carmody's ability to appre cotu-se. history or sacred texts. This surely educating the "public taste" (that is, ciate matters, especially those relating Secondly, good pranks need gooo, is equivalent to falling in love with telling the plebs. that the show they to music, of which he has an outstand planning and organisation, and musts- a girl because her hair is not green. ing knowledge, a thorough understand come as a surprise. The relative succes;'" Perhaps a more exact parallel might enjoyed so much last night was not fit of the constabulary must be attributec he with catching a train because it for their consumption), and a more ing and a right to criticise where to organisation and discipline (and ir. is not unlikely to arrive on time, minor, albeit important, one of telling criticism is due. many cases disgusting lack of sports- > rather than because it is unlikely the artist or artists involved exactly Obviously he does not criticise for the manship). what they (the critics) thought of their sake of criticising. He merely expresses to be late. performance. Are we to be outwitted by these self-, So it is crystal-clear that the great his genuine opinions of musical items important guardians (guardians?) oi ontological maze which has been I think we should briefly examine which he enjoys attending. If he were the law? To prevent such a catastrophe- built by Messrs. Wixted, Fardell, these two functions as they affect this to write an article consisting of nothing we must organise, perhaps by the for Geraghty, etc., is made of the com paper. but praise, hi every edition of mation of a "Commem. Committee". To mon ingredient of intellectual con Education of the University public "Semper," he would be accused of being quote someone old and dead "United fusion. taste could be a very important func unenterprising and lacking in opinion. we stand, divided we fall". One may ask "is there a way out tion if it were not that every one above Instead, he decides not to sit on the Such a committee could approve of, of this maze? — some Ariadne's what our American colleagues would fence, and comes forward with con or modify, plans for pranks, and ar thread to help us find our way?" "The call the "sophomoric" stage has very structive criticisms, based on his know range for help and materials if required answer is a resounding "Yes". The well-considered views on the various ledge gained through years of experience by the group submitting the idea. This thread is committment to the verities arts criticised in the press. More simply, in music. would ensure that public relations are —but committment so intense as to "they know what they like", they Carmody does not gurgle and he is not further disrupted, and would guard-, be eschatological in character. against any person being hurt, an^'" probably know why they like it, and certahily not stupid; nor is he a lunatic. property wilfully destroyed or defaced, If this letter should prompt any thus they have no great longing to He is one who expresses his honest and any student being caught in the one to submit his Weltanschauung to sample the erudition of more vocal art- feelings, and in so doing, lays himself act. the surgeon-like problngs of funda lovers who are as ignorant as them open to the attacks of his hiferiors. selves. Another useful function of the Com mental metaphysical and epistem- In conclusion, I should like to sug mittee could be the organisation of. ological analysis, it shall have served The public press take considerable gest that R.S. should get off what his singing groups, as was done, I belleve.i its purpose abundantly. pahis to .produce their criticisms as initials suggest, and should apply his in previous years. —AENEAS, Arts IL soon as possible after the first ap talents to some art other than that of The refusal cf the committee and cI* pearance of the exhibition, concert or criticism. faculty societies to pay fines imposed stage production under criticism. on freelance pranksters may be the key "Semper" must of necessity, put in its Yours faithfully, to a high standard in Commem. something new oar when most people have forgotten G.SJ3. (Commerce I). pranks, and if so, the public may be, THE 50th Council at its first meeting the minor details, and so, to continue more tolerant in future. put forward a very timid and the half-dead metaphor, that oar finds —Studentia Coniungete! erring foot. New Councillors inebriated very little to pull on, and the critic be prepared themselves for 45 minutes with ice may be said to have caught a literary cream and lolly water served to them "crab". THANK ycu Dud Avocado! Thank from the all powerful chair, without The object of "educating the public • you for pointing out so effectively THE BLIND AND so much as a cough or query. taste" is, of course, to induce the public the dismal fate that awaits female The outgoing Honorary Secretary to demand a higher standard of per Arts Graduates. You neglected to men THE DEAD after having been refused honorary life formance from Its artistic servants. This tion the disgusting end to which most membership at the A.G.M. of the 49th may have application to our local Sym of them come eventually. Perhaps it Council was hailed as a mighty man phony Orchestra on one of its bad is better forgotten. But in the Interests by a majority of strangers and granted days, but surely not to some of the of all women to come I take the risk of life membership—the highest honour magnificent overseas artists who are shocking your sensibilities. the Union can bestow. brought to our shores, or rather to our It is to be hoped that the new stage and concert platforms, by the Can you see anything more pathetic Honorary Secretary for 1980-61 has a enterprise of the ABC, the Elizabethan than a woman intelligent enough to quick tongue, can hold his own in a Trust, J. C. Williamson's and Musica grapple with the intricacies of Cicero pair of boxing gloves, and can handle Viva. (I will, because of my ignorance and Chaucer faced with the following- a sabre with equal dexterity. and lack of taste, omit Mr. Lee Gordon and the Tivoli Circuit.) Take one pre-cooked leg of lamb. The latest procedure to be adopted Place on plate. by Honorary Office bearers is to have Dr. A. E. Floyd, of Melbourne, a dis their mail addressed to Union Office tinguished critic and one who has prob Surround with ready-mix potato and and the President will open it, answer ably done more for Australian music pre-cooked frozen peas. f, it, and leave a copy of his handiwork than any man now living, said in a Serve with the contents of one packet for information. broadcast only a few weeks ago that of gravy-mhc and one bottle of mint Australia has acquired an imenviable 49th Councillor reputation for the unmerited severity of sauce (heated). its press critics. Here, as In no other Or worse still- country In the world, superannuated Pour in one tin cf evaporated milk crime reporters, racing writers, cub re taking care that the lid of the tin is something porters and self-opinionated indepen removed first. dent writers demolish artists who have borrowed received the acclaim of audiences Whether she has her B.A. or not a throughout the civilised world (or woman can do one of two things. She I WILL forever remahi indebted to should I say the remainder of the can either devote her whole ijitelllgence ' Miss Millar for her suggestion that civilised world?). Some of our "Sem to the formation of a perfect household I need, on occasions, a book of etiquette per" criticisms are In this unfortunate appliance which doesn't think or she or courtesy. tradition. can revolt, go mad, and as suggested, Her graceful and pleasant remarks in commit suicide. Your choice^ ladles? the last paragraph of her letter indi Where the effects of the "notices" on J.H. cate that she is hi possession of such a the artists themselves are concerned, book. "Semper" has virtually no function. When a famous pianist comes to Bris (A suggestion for a perfect household May I, Miss Millar, borrow yciirs? device which doesn't think—how about bane for a one-night stand, he will a husband? Yours shicerely, never be able to enjoy what Mr. Car NICK CLARK mody says about him some weeks later, •-The female editor). I" Memory of Union Council 1960 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1960 PAGE 3 VOLUNTEER GRADUATE SCHEME are the differences be critical audience I've met, j tween Australia and In particularly when they donesia" changes its sig liave accepted you as real, | nificance as you come to and not a polite and for FOR INDONESIA learn more about the mal "oom" (uncle). latter and your know The writer of this article is an Adelaide Arts graduate, Ken Thomas, who ledge about your own country is sharpened by Eiitertaiiimeiit spent a total of five years during two terms in Indonesia as a Volunteer Graduate. (constant personal com- When I went to Indon- | jparisons. I came to con esla I was a film addict,' Ken's comments here result from recent criticism which suggested that the sider myself as a "Djakar- but I grew to enjoy the Australian volunteer graduates in Indonesia have become disillusioned. tanese". That city was my great variety of local "en- ; home and if I went away tertalnment". The wayang I for a holiday I always felt orang, stories of the Ma- \l/HEN someone paints your presence and your well cff compared to the that to return was- to gwo habarata sung and I a picture of the Ideals, But for the rest, majority. As an instance, home and was glad to i danced, the Ballnese danc- Volunteer Graduate you're just one in a pep- most foreigners would be back in familiar sur- ing with the magnificent j Scheme as a way for young ulation of 88 million, and thin' k nothing of a Rp. 15 roundings and to see the gamelan orchestras. Miss people to assist in the de a foreigner at that. If bctjak ride (on the rare same friendly faces. Tjitjih a speciality of' velopment of an independ you're lucky you'll be put occasions when they use Djakarta to which four of ent nation, it is easy to somewhere where you ^^^i-'^J^'^J^ y?" '^^ ^'"^ ^^' "^^"^ learning of a Ian- ^g volunteers went with a Medical help too, is needed in beUeve that a volunteer can be useful, but don't unthinkable. On the other guage under conditions • young Sundane.se girl as Indonesia will be welcomed with count on it. To place a hand, whereas you would where a smile will greet i interpreter — this type of open arms and be able to person effectively pre pay Rp. 2i you will find your first stumbling words reminiscence is endless do something constructive suppose a government I Indonesia are immense, right away. If a prospec that knows where it is that the daily routine can tive volunteer thinks in going and a capable civil afford that much. In fact,, ^P^^^^^^ "^ ^^ day to an In- |S? When' yoTcome tS jbe far from glamorous. this way he will be disil service: Indonesia is still you soon realise that donesian m English and accept its good points I But it will surely have lusioned. And to be honest, in the process of attain there is always some-one suddenly you put in a few and its bad, its delights I been worthwhile. It was I think all of us vaguely ing these. felt this way at first. worse off than you are. words of Indonesian. His.and its frustrations. I for me and I only hope face lights up and im-, jthat some time in the i Rewards It is well to remember . mediately he compli-1 To anyone wanting to I future I will get the op- VJTiy they go that if you go as a vol ments you on your ability' help out, I'd say give it a !portunlty to return to In fact, it won't be long unteer you'll be there to speak his language. It's • try. You may go up feel-.meet old friends. Most, volunteers, go to before you'll find much about two years. In that Indonesia in their early most embarrassing but an j ing like a "knight in to grouse about. Well, if i time you can become a indication that he ap shining armour" out to do ' Further information twenties. After two years you're lucky, you'll be | part of the local scene. preciates an effort most a good deed: you'll come ; about the Volunteer Grad- in a country (even one's able to sit down of an The question "What Is it foreigners don't bother back feeling just like an 'uate Scheme is available own) it is inevitable that with your Indonesian like in Indonesia" comes to make. But don't think ordinary human being, from: Dr. H. W. Thiele, a person's ideas change. evening and let off steam, to have little meaning, that the children will be realizing that the prob • Student Counsellor St. I was in Djakarta almost friends. It is on such and the question "What so kind! They are the most lems of a country like I Lucia. five years and so it is hard evenings that you get a for me to remember how feeling of participation. I felt when I was first tfjo-one likes to hear a making up my mind to' foreigner criticize his go there in the first place country but by living as I guess I was more ideal a volunteer, on a civil ser istic then than I am now, vants salary, you'll find though I like to think I 'Science and Modern Man" that soon your friends still have some Idealism will let ycu do it. Maybe i left, an Idealism tinged they'll think you've earn-j "Science and Modern Man" they called the lectures—wc •\veiit along to hear i Professor Sutton speak. with realism. ed the right to do so, and .; them, but to us they seemed to be principally a cursory gallop round the discoveries ling on medicine was inter- if that is true then that ^ r r / / & r I esting yet he too kept the To those contemplating of modern science with man simply thrown in as an afterthought—if he entered working in Indonesia I'd is reward indeed. 'relationship on a superfi- say - - go. You won't be into the discussion at all. Icial level. disillusioned by what you Poverty, find. You'll grow up and Maybe we were expect- • introduced a moral ques- • would stop hhn. So he dug (We didn't get round to Living on a low salary _ .1 IU t....L _.. j!j ., _.,-., . "it. When people asked reaUse just what the pro ing too much, but we did 1 tion—whether or not the hearing Professor Pren blems of a-young country will give you some insight expect to hear some at use of the atomic bomb him why he dug the hole, are. Into what it is like to be tempts to correlate the in the second world war and what was the purpose tice). 'poor', not In the purely findings of modern science was a "good thing", he of the hole, he told them It was certainly a disap- When you settle In Indonesian sense because with their implications seemed terrified that he, that all he was concerned I pointing series. you'll find that close with some Rp. 1,000 per for modern man. We the scientist, should have with was digging the hole. friends will appreciate month and single you're know that it is a current to give a judgement as a WlTiat happened after that We didn't expect to fad with many modern man. was not his concern. That have all our questions ans- scientists to divorce their was for everybody else to 'wered once and for all. scientific views from their After considerable dith- work out. We did, however, expect beliefs (if any) in the erlng around, he came to to find the questions clar nature of man. the conclusion that in the Professor Jones in his ified, and tentative ans circumstances It was a;lecture on Chemistry and wers given, by men who I In our innocence we "good thing". What is V.U.? [felt that this was a dying Modern Man was some- •are net primarily scien • concept, and that the flr.n,.f f..^,^ i-ut,. !..„j.,+„^ what better. He did show tists and men only inci- 1 resurgence of opinion had instanc^.P^/i^'^e r ^Hlinw^^that modern chemistry ' dentally and can keep the • Between 1951 and 1957, 21 Australian graduates he steadfastly discoveries did relate to departments of their life been towards the idea pursued the one theme man—especially with the have been selected by the Indonesian Government that what man did in one physicists investigated and j completely separated, but discovery of what is be- !by men who are men first under this Scheme, for employment on a basis of sphere impinged on all experimented, but the i^^^^^ j^ ^e the hereditary equality with Indonesians, the other aspects of life. :0f all and only secondar Now it may be true that EeTfhf. V^n7ma,; Son Thire wS'no" at^ ily scientists. • The Scheme was initiated by Australian uni Silf nnni^^."f^ °L"^o^ i tchipt to auswer tlie prob- a man who is a good phy H^K' nm^plrn^ ^^^ P^ys^-'lems raised by this. Should As scientists they can versity students and graduates, at the invitation of sicist, doesn't by virtue of cists concern. this discovery be applied? surely give some consid Indonesian students. that fact, become gocd It reminded us of a man Should it be necessary as ered and knowledgeable moral philosopher or theo who was determined to Professor Teakle raised opinions and not leave the • Volunteers are employed in the Indonesian logian, nonetheless when dig a hole In the middle the point, for prospective moral implications of sci Government Service and serve for about two or a series of public lectures of Queen Street. He had a marriage partners to make entific discoveries to the three years. is entitled "Science and driving Inclination to dig sure that their hereditary lunatic fringe of arts Modern Man" we feel that this hole, and nothing ifactors are compatible? students. • Fares and an initial clothing allowance are there should be some at tempt to face the issues paid for by the Australian Government. posed by modern discov • Graduates receive standard Indonesian rates eries In the world of sci ence with their implica of pay. The Volunteers usually supplement their tions for man—not simply salaries by spare time employment for example, as of a superficial physical teachers. level but with the moral implications as well. • Volunteers live with Indonesian families or in Professor Relmann in Government hostels. They learn the nationat lan the flrst lecture in the guage and share as fully as possible in local activi series, seemed determined ties. to confine his topic Phy sics and Modern Man to • The Scheme aims to build international friend a trot through first year ship and understanding, to demonstrate racial physics. equality and co-operation and to provide In a small To be fair, we must ad way, technical assistance to Indonesia. mit that there was an im plicit moral thesis under • The Volunteers have included teachers, doctors, lying Professor Jones's a pharmacist, a bacteriologist, a botanist, a librar address — that modern chemistry will almost cer ian, an economics graduate, engineers, and univer-, tainly better the lot of sity lecturers in chemistry and theoretical physics. man. When he found hhnself faced with a problem that -^'i^ SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1960 PAGE 4 "Trephine" Reviewed- the Magazine ot the U.Q.M.S. HE most noticeable thing about would refer him, and any others witii T the I960 "Trephine" is the marked similar opir.ions to the essay by "Call- predomination of articles by graduates ban" in "Galmahra". in what is, ostensibly a students' jour Contributions from Profs. Sutton and nal. Tyrer display a great deal of good This is not a bad thing: indeed, sense. The Dean presents some sober through it the journal gains a solidity ing facts and advice lo ambitious stud and maturity which it could not hope ents anxious to organise everything— for otherwise. Tiie main danger for including the faculty and their fellow student technical wTiters is the tempt students. ation to write in a fashion which feigns Prof. Tyrer's most telling sentence erudition, and to enclose precious little (for me the most important In the fact In prolixity. whole journal) is: There is no article which I would "Ih; undergraduate curriculum is consider bad, but I think that where is of profound importance because, the publication is to be judged most critically, it fails—namely, in the ed for the majority of medical men, itorial and the President's address. this provides the principal oppor This editorial is really only a statement tunity for acquiring a scientific back of the changes already implemented in ground, while they have the rest of the course or of those proposed. I cer their lives to perfect their practical tainly do net advocate overt criticism skill." of the Professorial Board but this edit Abstracts of lectures at the First Blues Awards—continued orial was disappointing because of its Convention of Medical Students of scant "discussion". The editor should Australia are good but the report con TENNIS: ing Universities team was OTHER BLUES: have chosen a subject allowing him veys the undeshable impression, once chosen. Jan Kilgour: Jan was a G. Walden. BOXING: E. McKenna— more freedom for opinion if he felt dif it moves to the social aspects that every ;member of. this year's In Full. A. McArthur, D. fident about this one. The President's med. student suffers from an intract Messer—Half, address emphasises the unfortunate in able dipsomania. I must draw attention tervarsity team which BOAT : sularity of many medical students. to John Williamson's excellent paper Iran out winners in the BASKETBALL: Yeo (competition in Melbourne. E, Dahlheimer — Half Song Sing, Fong See After some relevant remarks on the loss on "Porphyrias". The potted biographies Blue. of student initiative and independence of Fourth Year are (naturally) a mixed iShe was selected as No. 3 Weng—Half. through excessive organisation Mr. player in the AustraUan bag—seme aro extremely witty, seme Universities team to tour i WOMEN'S CRICKET: BADMINTON: K. Goh, Hazel urges contact with Medical Stud not at all so. P. Ng—Half. ents of other States, scorning students N.Z. next January and was ' Evelyn Matthew: Eve of other faculties both here and inter Those articles which did not deal • successful in the matches lyn was a member of the JUDO; B. MoHoy—Full. state. He rejects the idealists' vision of with cases or some related matters did against Armidale last Intervarsity team which jG. O'Brien—Half. endeavour to avoid the often oppressive ; Easter. an all-round education, justifying hlm- .played in Melbourne this i RIFLE: W. Fifoot—Full. stlf with the ghastly phrase: "—With technical approach, and that was all to Gay Trummer: Gay was year. She was selected in the good. I dc not expect "Trephine" to ithe Combined Universities IH. Askin—Half. the already vast amount of sijecialist be anotirer "observer", but on the other ialso a member of the knowledge of our profession steadily I successful Intervarsity iteam and also represented i SOCCER: B. Sing Barns hand, I definitely do NOT want it to be I Queensland in the Inter-'•' Half. increasing, the pursuance of this well a baby "Medical Journal of Australia". iteam and was ranked rounded education will become more No. 7 in the list from ?state carnival this year. I SWIMMING: L. WilUams and more a waste of time." (p. 78). I —JOHN CARMODY which the Combined tour A. Morwood—Half Blue. P. Beal—Half.
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Bernie Long: Just an Joan Lyndon: Also ordinary sort of bloke. known as Crazy Jane, and Used tc work on the Tele known as lots of other graph, Truth, and does things. Hates Meds,, journalism. Also a student Pat Fogarly: John's big greasers who complain of theology. Interested in sister. Also known as about their badge, Bris politics, history, philoso PFcearly. Has ininnner- bane employers, 'Truth'— phy, Billy Graham, sex able imitators in all sorts otherwise of an amiable changes, and the mind of of little newspapers like disposition. Ostensibly Clark. Can't understand "Farrago" and "The Ob doing an MA in English. why anybody should say John Carmody: We are including this server". French honours. but more concerned about they can't understand Also .speaks fluent Ger getting married. Locks large photograph of John Carmody to man and sings sexy him. Is efficient when he show you that he Is really Rudolph like succeeding at last. works. Unlike Lyndon. Has songs. Before enlightening Also a star of Scoop, the Pekarek. He is pretending to do Med IV Semper was a teacher had take-over bids from and is the only industrious member on dramatic society (except various church magazines •when she steals their Semper. Dieu Mercl! Is loved by RS, but is holding out for a the ABC, Med IV, etc. , , . costumes), debating. Na better offer from the New tional Union, art exhibi Sunday Truth. tions. Says of Semper: "All Scarab: A mixture of Graham Baines: Sem Says of Semper: "All my own work," two architecture students per's Official Art critic my own work." • the second of which has and also, oddly enough, a John Earwacker: Sports only just started doing Pinal Year Ag. Science Editor. Another Med. cartoons for us. Not to be student. Started his car Student, Unfortunately confused with . . . eer by disagreeing with was sick for some of the Crazy Jane about Picasso's year, was sickened the La Belle Hollandaise. rest of the year but still Writes completely readable did a good job. At his per J. J. Delahunty: An English and can spell sonal request is scarcely other architectiu'e student Premiere — unlike some ever seen by staff or ed who draws cartoons but English Honours students itors. calls them works of art, on the staff. Has interviewed Brubeck, • Nicklin, Tommy Steele, Dcs Hoivell: Science stu etc. etc. Was not impressed. dent cartoonist whose works include that on the theatre in the last issue of Vic Young: Wrote under Semper whicli was too various pseudonyms (he esoteric for even some Guy Goodricke: Seniper's didn't want his daddy to theatre critics, Hope to Chief Photographer, Some know). Only person to see more of his work next of the messes that have year. appeared in Semper this succeed in keeping Semper year are not his fault. Al office even remotely tidy. ways around to work when Neither Semper nor phar we want him, and often macy have been the same when we don't. Has the since he left. largest collection of un printable photographs in Coralie Jones: Business Brisbane. Helped found Manager. Suits us just fine Figaro: Wrote consist the Photographic Society —ornamental but not very ently In the early part of with— industrious. Can get any the year but then retired, thing out of anybody by hurt. Refuses to divulge looking appeallngly out his identity but we can Roland Smith: A Dip. of her large blue eyes, is John Westlake Barrett tell you that he Is an al Ed. student, TovMisville sent to see all those peo Helman: A good bloke. most normal-looking arts and Gattcn Correspond ple the Editors can't face Erstwhile academic. Now student. This should make ent as well as photog —even the Courier Mail. once again a law student. Writes political articles. his identity obvious. rapher. Also something of Occasionally seen In Com a music critic. Of a fairly merce lectures. Scoop scripts, verse, lec tures, satire, and does quiet disposition — except cartoons. Should be good Pete Smith: A greaser. at Semper parties. when he branches out Writes articles and ar • • Guy Minter: Distribu enough to develop his ticles, and articles , . . Daniel Francis Patrick and of course: tion Manager. A prolific talents. all of which are readable O'Neill: When not editing Nick Clark, Med. Student. Noted for • and mostly printable. Also 'Galmahra' (which Is very Jack Carlisle, his rapid sex changes. A Hugh Bambrick: Arts writes poems for 'the often) or doing History Lorraine Simpson, good Party organiser, and student known as Brick. Makar', At this rate he Ph.D.s (which is even of- John Geraghty, general odd Job man. Has Has faithfully done car could well end up doing tener) writes verse and Peter Uocser, one of best-known faces toons for us all year. They arts or editing Semper. Or crazy articles for Semper. In the arts faculty but and many others, all of look more like the origin maybe he'll be lucky and His wcrk has inspired sev wliom wc thank for making hardly ever seen In medi als than the photographs just end up assassinated eral Imitators but there Is Semper what it has been cine. we get by his faculty. no substitute for O'Neill. this year. PAGE 5 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, i960
MAINLY MUSIC Carmody sums up
ni^RING this year I have discussed spite population differences the night ties of the Queensland State and Mun Music; (4) Composers' Workshop; (5) local concerts at some length but would probably win popularity equal to icipal Choir to learn yet another work, Choir; (6) Orchestra. The fee is twenty- there are several aspects of current and that in the Southern States. after their fashion, another oratorio five guineas and all of the tutors are future concerts and policy which can * » * * should be considered—presented. It Is recognised experts in their special not be dwelt upon in a critique. not necessary to restrict oneself to fields. The University would be delight ^IIEN, earlier this year, the opera Handel: Elgar's "Dream of Gerontlus" ed to send brochures to anyone who Is Consideration perhaps a little less season of the Elizabethan Trust has not been done for a long time (not interested. . . . Here is an early re ephemeral can be presented now. First concluded in Brisbane it was announced to mention his others). To programme minder that the Inter-Varslty Choral I mu.st exhort all of my readers to be that we are faced with the prospect of Mendelssohn would probably be success Festival will next year be held hi Bris come sub.scribers to one or both of the at least eighteen months with no opera ful. There was also a composer called bane. This function draws choristers A.B.C. concert series. The Youth Con- at all in Australia, and his many contemporaries composed from Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney, cert.s are less expensive but usually Subsequently, the Trust initiated a fine music. Many modern writers have Armidale and Brisbane Universities there is better music in the Celebrity "basic wage" system to keep some also exploited this form—Tippett wrote (over three hundred students), for a Concerts, so those already holding singers in permanent employment but "A Child of Our Time" (to name only concert in the City Hall. Combined and Youth Concert tickets would do well to this did not materially improve the one). Perhaps, one day, the ears of the individual performances are presented. ccn.'iider a subscription to the other operatic outlook. Finance is, of course, "Messiah" people wUl be opened. (Next year the massed choirs wUl sing fccrlcs. In addition, there would be the the big problem, even assuming that we BRIEFLY — music by Bach and Vaughan Williams) advantage of disagreeing with me have the operatic singers as opposed to and I hope that support from University twice as often. (Those of you interested last season's concert singers. Although THE Adult Education Dept. of the people will be greater than for the re in music other than orchestral might loss on the recent season was about University of New England will cent concert by the U.Q. Musical Society. consider (i) Musica da Camera—cham half that on the one before It was con hold its third Residential School of The usual excuse of "poor quality" so ber music from local artists; (ii) Musica siderable. If the population — through IVIusic (in Armidale) for a fortnight often applied to student productions Viva—sponsors of visits by overseas could not be used for that concert. groups; (iii) Brisbane Baroque Soc— Icxial authorities — could be persuaded early in January, 1961. .sp>ecialising in pre-1800 music; all of to give more (reluctantly, the Brisbane These are the sections: (1) Chamber whom give a number of concerts an City Council donates £2,000 p.a.) as Music; (2) Recorders; (3) Baroque —JOHN CARMODY nually. Local support for these groups continental cities do then things would is often not forthcoming and Univer be more satisfactory. Private citizens, sity people [who often unjustifiably label also, might give this matter some seri themselves with the "cultured" tag] ous attention. The finding of singers of should be conspicuous in their support quality is quite another thing. of such commendable ventures). THE daily press delights in printing remarks of very questionable val idity made by visiting overseas musici I UNDERSTAND that the A.B.C. has ans—"Australian music," they say, "is considered issuing season tickets of quite a high standard." for the solo recitals held during the Even assuming that the playing of year — a venture which will, I fear, others' music is so, this caimot be said achieve little success. of music by Australian composers be Audiences at recitals are of two parts cause, unless he is one of the few fav —the regulars and the Irregulars. These oured by the A.B.C,, his music cannot latter come because they enjoyed the be heard for judgement. Except one be soloist's appearance with the Q.S.O., or a Cllve Douglas (who is associate con because they liked him in a previous ductor of the V.S.O.) or a Robert visit, or for some other reason which Hughes, or like Franz Holford write in prompts tho fickle public. Only a few consequential Summer Madrigals (play of the regulars would buy season tickets ed repeatedly on "Afternoon Prelude") —they, too may miss occasional con then the chances of performance of certs. Although the fact was not widely one's works are very slim indeed. Some known concessions were available for of the smaller societies may help but Youth Concert subscribers who attend hero, again, one usually needs "friends", ed the recitals this year. The same stasis-or stagnation. As a contrary ex scheme MUST be extended, next year, ample, the Naples Opera performs at to the Celebrity Concerts. As it is, on least one new Italian opera per year. neither of the two nights of this series Surely the A.B.C. could do likewise with is the City Hall much more than half its orchestras and the chamber music full, and the more esoteric recitals and societies the same with their smaller choral concerts attract even fewer than that. If such concessions were available ensembles. It is not only for performers (for individual concerts) there would be (hat opportunities are greatest over I am sure, a better attendance — more seas. satisfactory for the artist (and for the A.B.C, which would gain financially). I ATER this year Brisbane's so-called "lovers of choral music" will duti fully and stolidly fill the City Hall for the annual, inevitable hack performance THE Youlh Concerts Committee of Handel's "Messiah". asked me whether 1 think that the Would that some Messiah of music holding of the concerto and vocal com deliver us from the clutches of this usu petition as a separate concert (as is ally shockingly bad presentation. Though "TAKE ME TO YOUR LEDA!' done clsewhevc) not as a Youth Concert, it may come as a shock to these deni would be advantageous. zens of this "den of culture", "Messiah" Certainly then. Youth Concert goers js not Handel's only oratorio. In fact he would hear the same number of visitors wrote about twenty of them and over as their Southern counterparts. It is thirty operas (really the same as ora difficult to assess the effect on attend torios without the big choruses). Many S^/not/ier- (o.vcei^M i^^oni ott^t ven^em/io^^a^tiei ance—tlie concert would then be open of tiiem contain music just as great as to people over twenty-five years as well, that of "Messiah"—often it is finer. As Dear Women's Weepie, whicli may ensure a packed hall. De suming that it is within the capabili- My mouth is rather small and finely I AM a young girl, I have been catch- shaped. I haven't even got especially ing up on my magazine reading. long hands and feet. Like every other girl I dream some day I haven't got a single freckle. Miiiiniiiiiiiiiinriiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiniriiiinnt: of meeting the man I love and of a , Do you think plastic surgery would home of my own. That is why I dUlgently help? Do please reply as I think I shall follow the stories and the advice hi the absolutely die of despair if I can't do women's magazines. They are very com something to give me a chance of at forting. 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STRANGE REVERSAL New Speed Record OF FORM Bunnyville Salt Flats: While the world's JPECTATORS at the Roman Games at the Colosseum most expensive cars today witnessed one of the biggest upsets to occur raced against the re during the present sporting season. lentless sweep hand of a stopwatch in at The occasion was the prch'miiiary rounds to decide tempts to establish a the champion Christian-eating hon of Rome. For the new world land speed early portion of the afternoon everything was routine, record a courag:cous and only average scores were recorded—the best being young local boy was seven Christians in twcnty-thrcc minutes by Leo XVII, carving his niche in the owned by Flabius Maximus, trained by Scutonius speed record boolis. Minimus. For on a hill overlook His exploits have The Incident occurred ety for the Prevention of ing the vast salt flats soon after four Christians Cruelty to Animals is con been compared by had been thrown to a sidering pressing charges where men challenge many, including his Nubian lion known com against the offenders, but the unknown in their father, Ihc Mayor of monly as Metro Goldwyn this may not be necessary, mechanical monsters, Bunnyville, with those Maior. Before the unfor of the men who go as they are to be entered nine years old Tommy forth each day pene- tunate lion even had time in the javelin throwing Burnup was setting new to bare his fangs, the competition as targets. i rating the mysteries Christians had whipped Lightening mosaic by on-the-spot arlist X. Praxiteles Jnr. of world standards for inrt problems of flight out knives, forks and His Excellency the Em yesterday's startling event. home made trolleys. into outer space. table napkins, and pro peror was present at the ceeded to despatch the time of the incident, and The youngster had Only one shadow beast. is said to have remarked, worked for months on mars the brightness of "By Mars, their digestion WESTERN REPORT | the trolley in which he (he youngster's achieve- PROTEST LODGED must be almost as good as set the new world mont—the abrupt halt The occurrence was un mine." This remark Da%7 Crocltctt Is now a | having shown a marked; times patiently assemb- to which he came on precedented in Colosseum brought Joyous cheers firm favourite to retain the , P^'e^^rence for outlaws. I ling the components he striking a tree just history. The phrase "man from the assembled throng Walt Disney Shield, pre- j Early leader Roy Rogers gleaned from vacant after the conclusion of eating lien" had taken on who as always were proud scnted each year to the All- has retired from the com- allotments, parked his last measiu'ed run. a new and terrible signi- to share in the sparkling . . •, ." Killing petition after mistaking cars, and rubbish .\ public appeal is be- ficance. It has been report- wit of our most exalted i ^'"*^""" ^"J"" °; his producer for yet an- dumps. The trolley was ing organised to meet ed that the Roman Soci- i sovereign. I Champion. a lightweight master- the dental expenses so ; other Injun. piece: ' • incurred. Crockett increased "IhiJs j Further progress scores lead when he wiped out Ii riAvnpvf t ll?C7tlisetiAo Chief Running Nose and *" "^"^ the Saneez Tribe during; On The Home Front his Disneyland appearance i last week. I Daniel Boone, who is i Third term has made no difference to some tradi , running second, says he tional University sports. At any time of the day stud is considering entering a ents can be observed vigorously pursuing their time- protest on Ihe groimds honoured games. ,that his producer won't I let him use anything other The transport field (2) look as if SOMEONE I than a bowie knife. He provides opportunities for ELSE opened the ; claims that there should ! students to compete in at door. be a separate section for i least two fields. [Buses and Inspectors ^""^e wlelders. ; One, reserved for those provided at Concession, Marshal Matt Dillon is • with their own form of Rates.] '.trailing badly this season, | transport, is known as "Find the Policeman". Conditions are simply that the student proceed along Coronation Drive Strange Object Sighted or St. Lucia Road at a THIS strange object speed of 50 m.p.h. or bet was seen yester ter. On flushing the up day descending on holder of the law from his Brisbane. Its arrival hiding place, one can caused general conster take one of the following nation among the alternatives:— Brisbane population (1) take evasive action; (400,000) generally. The Premier yesterday ad (Z) look as if you vised everyone not to COULDN'T POS panic. "Nothing .like SIBLY go over 30 this has been seen here We ask you—IS IT m.p.h.; before," he said, "but I A NEW SPORT OR A (3) think of something am sure our local JOKE? smart to say; authorities are capable of dealing with the <4) GO LIKE HELL!!; situation." (5) pay the fine. BEN ERRED The second event is for The Lord Mayor said IWELL-KNOWN char students using Route 12 that he thought it was ioteer Judah Ben- buses. It is conducted only probably something to Hur of Jerusalem was to on mornings when a do with the new traffic day declared a profession Tramways Dept. Inspec system, but Mr. Leitch al. tor is present at the Bus later denied any know The Rome Commission Stand. To compete, one ledge of the object. for Un-Romantic Activi simply opens the back Police are making ties said that a protest door of the bus and steps further enquiries and lodged by Tribune Mes- gaily forth. Suggested have asked the co sala proved conclusively subsequent action is as operation of Brisbane that Hur had received DON'T WINK AT ROAD SAFETY before with the following citizens. large sums for appearing amendment to (2): in films and television, i Hur was unable to deny I i^^vvvv.•A•lWdvv^^vvvs«vww^v^vwv^vvvv•.•, these charges as he was, serving a short term (93 | Lot's of livin'-tons of fun- J BOOKS, FOUNTAIN PENS. STATIONERY years) on a Roman Gal- ( ^ All Students' Requirements ley. 1 % from Make sure you're here in '61 < PHONE 2 2921 BOX 872L, G.P.O. Rumour Denied "Queensland's Best Bookstore" I LONDON: I Lord Piffle of the Inter national Cricketing Board of Control today firmly! Inserted by the denied the rumour that \ A. McLEOD the name "Cricket" was to j QUEENSLAND ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL :be dropped and replaced! J 107 ELIZABETH STREET, BRISBANE J ; by what many consider • i and Rockhampton p Ithe more appropriate i "Chuck-it". I PAGE 10 SEMPER FLOREAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, I960 i960 OSCARS i960 I Cape Canaveral award Tennessee Williams award Guy Fawkes Parliamentary The N. S. Krushchev And finally a few local : for damp squibs): for the best consistent award: award for the most prom- tributes— T. G. II. Jones portrayals of Whores, Tom Aikens Inent peasant of the year: * Harlots, Homosexuals, • Frank Nicklin Madams, Lesbians and other typical Australian Gluckman award for types: discreet diplomacy: Benedict Arnold award: University of Queensland The Australian Security Francis Powers Drama Society and Service • Members • H. V. Evatt award for; John Wren punting award: L. ,, „ „ ». . „ The Rudolph Valentino furthering Labor Unity: I Bill Baddeley (the people's I ™^ Y?'^^ "*<"• Man's Bob award: Daniel Mannix I cleric) Menzies award: • 1 • K. J. Morris Maurice Chevalier Hero Mother of the Soviet • (for having been dead for ! award: thirty years) , Princess Margaret (more • !in hope than anticipation) • * The John Elliot award for i The John Norton award plagiarism for unbiased reporting: AND ALSO I Joan Lyndon The All Bran award for • moving prose: The Hobbes Leviathan John Efliot award for being nasty, I brutish and short: Adolph Eichmann award The Alice Springs award I B. Long for the final solution: ' for Cultural Advance: Dr. Verwoerd I The City of Brisbane I * * The Lazarus award for j Graham Kennedy Televi the comeback of the dead: sion award: Ruth Jowett (re-elected ! Gordon Greenwood I President of U.Q,DS.) The Hunter Brothers I * award for unmitigated 'The Statue of Liberty rubbish: award for relieving Semper ADVERT. OF THE YEAR Channel 7 of some dead wood: The Courier Mail • • The Prodigal Son award: V. Molotov • The King Leopold of the Belgians award for en lightened administration of territories (in expecta tion): The Sgt. Bilko award for Paul Hasluck consistent military • U.N.E.S.C.O. Cultural humour: The Officers of the award: Queensland University SCOOP (I, n & III) Regiment Marlon Brando-Von Nida ic I award for proficiency in (we would have awarded public speaking and golf: this to the men had there Dwight David Eisenhower been any) The Harry Messel Progres • • sive Education Award (3rd The Poor Man's Maureen class): Kistle award: H. G. Watkin Knancy Knudsen (the editors give notice • that if again no suitable Squizzy Taylor award for candidate presents him exemplary business self, this award will again methods: The Tristram Shandy be given) The Hire Purchasing * Companies (collectively) "Nose" award: • A. D. Hope The Tip Top Bread award Runner-up: The plant for Public Relations: outside the Union Offices Professor McElwain • Dorothy Parker Yale Prom, award: The Organisers of the Commem. Ball • The Calvin Coolidge award Quilpie Sewerage Board award for Sewerage; The Brendan Behan for taciturn Criticism: Pope Pius X award for award for unprintable Roger Covell (mainly for Saintly Scholarship: Brisbane City Council the virtue of retirement) Tom Truman Runner-up; The Univer language: sity Revue John Sommerville Smith Reprinted without the kind permission of "Honi Soit, The Rake^i^ Progress
/.ST /\ PHIL 1ST SEPreMa£R f, IN PURSUIT OF dedicated to ideal of THE ARCHETYPE ''Culture lor the Masses" gVER since the learned Doctor Frank poetry), some Buddists do (not the A PARADE OF ARCHETYPES OF WHICH TO BEWARE Wilson came (for, alas, but a brief Lesser ones), and no Christians ever do. visit) to the University of Queensland, the inteliigensia of the English Depart So become an agnostic immediately! ment have indiscriminately hunted the It's the first essential step to Heaven. pages of literature in pursuit of the If you become an atheist that's even archetype. better. You've then started climbing the staircase to the Ivory Tower ("The Dont tell me you've never heard of Way Up"). Or indulge in sexual inter an archetype? Why, chase my old Dad course. This method starts you on what round the Darnell, you must be one of is known—in scholastic and academic the Others! In that case I'll be only too circles—as "The Way Down". happy to oblige you with a short and snappy explanation. Ignore these two paths and you could become the type of person shunned by Just think how helpful it will be to these wliose archetypes are pure, and you when a B.A, (Hons.) type states fall into one of the despised categories positively, "I thmk E. M. Forster has I am about to mention. been vastly over-rated. He's very untrue to his archetypes—has a superficial at THE ABSTRACT ARCHETYPE titude to them." You always used to think Forster was tolerant, good-tem pered, and understanding towards everything didn't you? Don't tell me you've never heard of him—he's one of Figaro's friends. But now you too can know his dreadful vice. Lurking beneath that anaemic exterior there dwells a monster, a fiend who can treat arche types in a way you wouldn't treat the man who empties your garbage-bin (Oh, you have heard of him—there's a song on the hit parade at the moment . . .). And when you, in one of your mul titudinous essays, mention the word THE CONCRETE ARCHETYPE "journey" you won't have to suffer the indignity of having the examiner write In the margin "this, of course, is an THE IMPURE ARCHETYPE archetype". (A bit unfair I think, seeing THE NEGATIVE ARCHETYPE. the examiner hadn't even heard of one E. M. Forster's archetypes look Uke a year ago). No, my fervent soul in this. That ought to be warning enough search of Truth, you'll know. for any pure soul. If not, I will just mention a worse case, Mallarme—a Briefly, the archetype is eternal, un- Frenchman — had ILLEGITIMATE :<>> mutable, and unchanging in its essen ARCHETYPES. tials. And if you thought that descrip THE UNCONSCIOUS ARCHETYPE. tion only applied to the Catholic Church, you have a long spiritual—and archetypal—journey to face my non Zen, non Brahman, non thinking soul. However, like the above-mentioned church, the archetype can appear in different aspects. The class, genera, and species, of these fascinating Thhigs- Por-A-Thesls are as follows:— THE ILLEGITIMATE ARCHETYPE THE DIMINISHED ARCHETYPE. THE BROKEN-DOWN ARCHETYPE. In fact the whole French Symbolist And Remember:- Movement is something to be shunned. You always wondered why your mother No-one ever talks about a spotted archetype in desert boots! warned you about Frenchmen? Now J. LYNDON. you know. For most Frenchmen the Illustrated by PFOGARTY. archetvpe is either IRRELEVANT or DEGRADED. Except for Baudelaire. His archetypes are INVERTED. BP Australia Limited will have Vacancies in 1961 S'l^^ for Graduates in THE PURE ARCHETYPE ARTS, COMMERCE AND LAW The pure archetype only appears in Its conscious aspect In the works cf Yeats. (Well I'm sorry If you haven't • • , Successful .ipplicants will be given a comprehensive heard of him—I can't be expected to explain everyone who's got archetypes. univprmt v You're a bit like the alderman at the M.±X T \_/x OA vj training course to fit them for a career in Oil. Royal Ball who wanted to know who was the good-looking doll that every Arrangements will be made to interview those one was fussing over, aren't you?). Anyway, as I was saying, Yeats is ^s^ GrHQUateS ^^^^"^'^^ ^^ ^^'^ university famous for his pure archetypes. In THE INVERTED ARCHETYPE (abridged fact, Mrs. Yeats was known to have version) Enquiries may be directed to your student Coun said on her death-bed: "Willie might have had a lot of faults. He never This sort of archetype needs a para sellor, Dr. Theile, or to the Staff MiinsiBcr, 243 loved me; he kept writing to some old graph to Itself. girl-friend and pretending his letters That sums up the most hehious arche Edward Street, Brisbane. Telephone 31 0451. were poems; and he had some shocking types. But there are others which you sexy ideas when he got over seventy; might some day stumble across, equally but one thing about him-his archetypes pernicious in aspect, and though not as were always pure". disgusting, horrific, and soul-destroying, as much to be avoided on your That's the sort of testmonial not many "Journey". , ^ people get! People with these archetypes are If you have pure archetypes it proves usually sexually normal—which is re BP Australia Limited you're sexually normal, you had a assuring—but nevertheless are lost happy childhood, and you write good souls as far as Indulging tn a full and poetry. All Hhidus have pure ache- complete spiritual life goes. So who types (of course nobody ever reads their wants to be one of them? ^^^ The Largest U.Q.U. Unaudited News Circulation paper Within The U.Q.U. E LAST WITH THE NEWS! iVo- d:iii:iiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiii,iiii;iii!i'iiiiiiiii'i[iiiiiiii^ m m I Burps f CHINESE BLUES j and i PEKING: The Annua! sports meeting of the Chinese People's Dictatorship I Hiccoughs j has just concluded. As alw.iys, competition was remarkably keen, competitors being spurred on A DIFFICULT problem to victory by their determination to do credit to their commune and by the know '^confronts me when I take a typewriter in hand ledge that losers are liquidated. with a view to writing Outstanding athlete of scored a double when he "HrJtdlcate Eisenhower! about hens. I could gladly the meet was Yu Fu Yu, won the Hate Americans Kill Kennedy! NIhilize write about these birds all of Shensl province, who.event with his slogans Nixon! etc." and then day and never tire, but I outhissed all other com don't want to have people petitors in the Down With at the University saying Students' Protest March Imperialism event. "Avoid that column. It's Comrade Ning Ching always boring everyone won the grenade throwing stiflf about hens." There competition with a throw fore I will say nothing. that eclipsed all previous « * » records. "Semper Floreat—the un Unfortunately il also ex speakable in full puKuil- of Hie terminated the unsuspect uneatable (N. Clark)." — ing judges, so no official OSCAR WILDE. measurements were taken. « « * Comrade Ching was given DERHAPS you wonder- a special award for bis ed about last week's contribution to the cam head — "Mammoth Prem paign against overpopula ier to aid Appeal". Actually tion. it was a clue to the latest gimmick the University have thought up to get money for the Great Hall. Cabled They're rxmning a "Guess the Weight of Mr. Nicklin" competition — tickets 2/- Fabiel each (with special student Once upon a time there concessions). lived a great and wise king, The nearest correct ans who ruled his country well wer wins Tom Aitkins. — too well, said some. One # * • day his people became "Semper Floreat—the piece very annoyed with him, that passeth all understand for he relied a lot on one ing"—BOOK OF COMMON very powerful family in PRAYER. the land — the House of » » » Medici. Then a member of All is not well with this House became Prime REVELATION IN the Menelaus - Helen of Minister. That was bad Troy marriage, our gos enough, but it became sip columnist at Delphi, even worse when a member reported yesterday. The of the House of Medici UNITED NATIONS rumour arose after became Lord High Chan Helen was discovered cellor. Semper announces the Scoop (apart from Scoop on man - about - to^yn Them people began to III) of the year. Wc have unearthed Australia's secret Paris of Troy's luxury wonder how both the \vc,ipon—(he weapon which enabled Australia's very (A£50,00fl) yacht -late Prime Minister and the own Prime Minister to make such an abysmal success last night. Lord High Chancellor had of his efTorts at achieving world peace in the United "There is no truth hi come from the House of this ridiculous story," Medici. They eventually Nations recently. Helen said last night. Queensland lfiiivvr>:ty students today marched on found that most of the One of cur intrepid President Elsenhower "Paris and I are just Canberra to protect attain :t the parsing of the Crimes members of this House good friends." had voted in the elections, photographers, whose said that It was better Act bcinf; passed in federal parliament. and that many members brilliance Is only exceed- than the H-Bomb. « » « ,ed by his modesty, tracked "This Scmpsr Floreat is an Commonwealth security, from ensuring the safety of the other House had Mr. McMillan said that forces were called out in of this ncble land by snc- not bothered. They then Ml", Menzies on his mis endless source of interest" — sion. It was better than any THE EDITORS. force to repulse the Inva- cumblng to the outraged decided that at the next produced on the playing slon which was led by that. cries of pressure groups, elections they would over At great cost he suc fields of Eton. FOR THE ARTS TYPE indomitable defender of Mr. Menzies was im- come the yoke of tyranny ceeded in taking the re I'VE got sunglasses and a the rights of the underdog ; available. Reliable sources and remember to vote. markable picture which President DeGaulle said sneer —Nickolas Clark — ably stated that he was In adorns this article, and so that Prance's glory had And all esscnfial parts. aided and abetted by his Pago Pago straightening reveals to Semper readers been put to shame. I'm existentialist AND 21c Tom Trueman. out constitutional dlffer- Australia's finest gift to Mr. Calwell said that beat— Students had at last ences which had arisen in world peace. Mr. Menzies' weapon was The artiest soul in arts. sloughed off their tradi- that land, Pressed for comment, the greatest stumbling- But I've never looked at tlonal apathy and arisen Our picture taken by a 'Prime Minister Menzies block to a Labor victory Shakespeare to defend academic free- staff reporter at risk of said: If all statesmen had at the polls. Which is where the damn dom and Dr. Dowling. life and limb shows Pre- a weapon like mine, world course starts. Sir Garfield Barwick sident Clark peacefully peace would be assured. But who wants to get a refused to meet the dele- placating security forces Mr. Krushchev refused degree? gatlon saying that he was (which had come to put to comment but cast long- HAPPY CHRISTMAS not going to be deterred down the fracas. ling eyes on the weapon. AuthorlMd by E. J. Lyndon and B. R. Long, e/- University Union Otfleei, St. Lucli. Printed bv Watson, Ferguson and Co,, Stanley Street, South Brisbane.