Cows and Students

O F A 2 3 J U L 1 9 6 3 Auckland University Students' paper price 6d subscription 5s voI. 28 no. 8TUESDAY JULY 23 1963 Editorial Cartoonist LOUCH Comments. COWS AND STUDENTS fa n s — judice public opinion by mak en by a One might sympathise with the City Council, for they ing sneering and untrue ppeared do seem to have got themselves into a jam lately. To remarks about the Student the casual onlooker, it appears that they have refused body. He should remember his a g r a n t o f £2,000 to the Building Fund and then position as a responsible City immediately decided to spend half that amount on a Councillor, and the fact that statue, and on the surface this looks pretty grim. many people will believe what Actually, the money which was to have been spent on he says. Whether he made the the statue “Torso II” would have come from funds remark as a joke or not is not already granted to the Art Gallery for buying works the point. He should not have of art, and so bears no real relation to whether the said it at all, knowing that it council should give £2,000 or not. would be reported in the news papers. It would be just as It seems likely that Mr Tomory has been ridiculous for us to say, in wronged. The m oney fo r buying fo r the G allery is public, that all you learn supposed to be in his control, and he is no doubt more from the City Council is the in touch with art matters than Mr Pearce. Facts of Life. But Craccum (the editor, well take offence at having How often have you heard that is) knows nothing about this most important part of anyone discussing sex in the modern art, and so cannot their anatomy, the haunch, Caf, or in the Coffee Bar, or be in decide whether to thank Mr that is, compared to a bronze around Varsity generally? It’s Pearce for saving public statue. How would Mr Pearce not common to hear people money, or to castigate him for J like to be compared to a telling dirty jokes either, is it? interfering in something which bronze statue? If national Much more often you hear And ARCH says butterfat production is lower people talking about politics, :— this year, we will know who religion, all kinds of activities, to blame! units, a myriad of topics — even, very occasionally, foot WIDDICOMBE FAIR COW! There is also a strong pro ball ! test. to be made about Mr WITH APOLOGIES TO ANON "The only true place to exhibil Pearce’s remarks on the sub It may be hard for anyone (to whom is attributed, among a bum ject of the Council’s projected who has not been to University other things, eight stanzas of All along, down along, oul donation to the Student Union to understand the value of a poem entitled “Widdicombe along, lee. Building Fund. We cannot Mair”, or, according to some Is down pushing hard in protest about the non-dona these many informal discus manuscripts, "Widdicombe good all-white scrum — tion, except to regret this sions that take place every Councillor.”) Down with sculptors, an.' precedent being given to the where around Varsity. To say painters, and future officials that it involves getting other “Tom Pierce, Tom Pierce, give And technocrats, playwrights City of Auckland. me two thousand pound, and architects, thinkers, people’s views sounds so corny All along, down along, out And scientists, poets, and all”. The money would have come that I hesitate to say it; but along lee. from a Special Fund which that is in fact what happens, a We want Princes Street to mix Chorus— the City Council controls. process true of any form of up and resound And scientists, poets and all However, Craccum protests education, formal or informal. Wi’ sculptors, and painters, and —Arch violently and loudly at the It is also like any kind of edu future officials, reason given by Mr Pearce, cation in that you don’t realise And technocrats, playwrights^ who appears to have led other how valuable it is to you until and architects, thinkers, councillors to support him. All And scientists, poets, and all”. - and you learn at a Student Centre you’ve got it! Chorus— is the Facts of Life, said Mr And scientists, poets, and all 1\IR TOMORY Pearce. This statement is not The Student Union Building also - true, in fact it is blatantly is very necessary, for this “And when shall I see the two Art Expert reason, and for other reasons thousand again?” false. What he implies is that All along, down along, out AN - ARCHY is not really his affair, and j we n°thing except sit round with which you are familiar. discussing Sex, and along, lee. What scandals do students so, editorially speaking, Crac sniggering over dirty “We are hoping that someone cum is going to sit on the 'I-i will nourish his brain. “gossip” about so perniciously fence. jokes. Wi’ sculptors, and painters” in their common rooms? Th » etc. The editor would, however, This is a most unfair, ' memory of City Councillors is like to correct Mr Pearce on a most horribly treach- I; “If your’s is a brain then it no doubt long-lived, and per one point. Cows do not possess erous thing to say. It ? shouldn’t be nourished”, buttocks. The muscle forma certainly reflects no haps one of the present reginrr ■ tion known as “buttock” credit on Mr Pearce. All along, down along, out remembers without pleasure (glutaeus maximus) is found In spite of his self- along, lee. the time when a writer in only in anthropoids, and only appointed position as And nor should your common Craccum sarcastically quote.; fully developed in homo Guardian of the Public room games be encourished sapiens. It is this muscle which Purse, Mr Pearce has . Nor your sculptors anc him (during the South African makes our upright stance phy the right to speak painters, etc. Rugby tour issue) as saying sically possible. Cows go on against the donation “of our game we can say with four feet, and so do not need — no one would deny him that — but he I T know what you study there pride that there is no distinc it. has no right to pre- j — yes, the Posterior”, Ail along, down along, out tion of class or creed”, not to Craccum feels that there is along, lee. mention sundry other dispar a valid complaint to be made agements of himself and his at the comparison used by Mr 4 - And co-eds’ or cows’ — they’re Pearce. It is common know both quite inferior, associates in those eventf j! ledge that cows are really very MR TOM PEARCE As are sculptors, and painters, days. sensitive creatures, and could Art Expert ? ? etc. —Arch raccum CRACCUM BLACK MAGIC WHAT'S ON 2 TUESDAY JULY 23 1963 JULY 26 Debating: Australia team A Winter Sport 23 Archaeological Society; Dr to debate here starts this With the long winter evenings Scott on excavations in date. coming on, and the power bills Guatemala. 27 Maori Club: Concert at Report On mounting, it has been decided Anglican Society: Lecture, Seddon Tech. to call upon the Powers of 39 Articles; staff member, 30 Anglican Society: Author Darkness to alleviate the bore St. John’s Theological ity in the Church; Rev e p rob ab i Last Exec. Meeting dom of the former and reduce College. Prebble. light w e ll the latter. Black Magic Ls one 24 Maori Club: Discussion of 31 Maori Club: Discussion o; T h is is At the last meeting of Exec, there was a lot of dis of the cultural activities which Conference Topic. Conference topic. research i cussion on a lot of topics. Much of the business con has suffered a severe decline ar. cerned the setting up of sub-committees. The sub in recent years, especially committees dealt with were International Affairs, since the exile to Sydney of fe are now Arch Witch Hoffman; it is NOTE FROM THE EDITOR lie. Whateve Cafeteria, Education, WHC, Sports, Student Liaison, felt that, as the nucleus of luse of the i Fund Raising and Societies. These sub-committees culture, the University should Craccum regrets that from now on no copy will Jrown, whet! are now in operation. foster this dying art form be published unless it is written on one side of the [by design, Mr Nuttall-Smith moved This motion was left over before it vanishes completely. paper only, in reasonable script (preferably jpping once that advertising rates on dis for the time being. It would We are fortunate in having typed), and is accompanied by name and address. e result wl play advertising in Craccum be an idea for Colin to be a most of the requisite person This is not editorial fussiness, but is due to the it—Armagei nel and equipment,* and our ite. It will fc should be reduced by 2s 6d. member of the Association, fact that printing is very much easier if this is ind descript per column inch. The motion seeing that he directed Revue proximity to Grafton Ceme d o n e . was carried. (This should be this year and will again next tery is indeed a boon. in. Civilizat of interest to anyone running year. It has been decided by the ay not hapj a dance or what have you.) Public Relations Officer Grand Priest (who, due to ily will.

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