U.C. ACCUSED of LAZINESS ‘They Won’T Work,' Know Ye Who I Am! Sir Charles States
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UNION NEWS No. 224____________ 17th Year________________________________ LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION _____________ Friday, 23rd November, 1962 Price 3d. Merriman & Morrison call for more recognition of ‘ordinary’ Union workers U.C. ACCUSED OF LAZINESS ‘They Won’t Work,' Know Ye Who I Am! Sir Charles States say Secretaries NOTICE appeared in Devon Hall last week Expansion Position By UNION NEWS REPORTERS from the Warden, Commander Evans. It By A STAFF REPORTER A concerned the manners and etiquette expected of Devon members. J>RESSURE on the Government to maintain the bitter attack on do-nothing members The Commander was most concerned to rate of University expansion must be kept up A of Union Committee was made on Mon elucidate the form of address he thought fitting if the student lodgings situation is not to get out day by N.U.S. Secretary David Merriman, as for members to use when writing to him. The of hand. |-------- he announced his intention to resign after problem of official titles especially concerned him. This seemed to Sir Charles Intake of students is to be a very dubious distinc this week's N.U.S. Council at Margate. A Devon man “ must address people by the tion. We were in competition expected to continue to with other universities, and He complained that most of the Union Committee title of their office," and therefore “ Dear outstrip sppnrnmnHsHrm must therefore try to present Warden ” or “ Dear Commander Evans ” was in accom moaauon as pleasing. a piCture Gf con- members concerned with N.U.S. were unwilling or ditions at Leeds as we can. order. But * Dear Commander ” was wrong, as available and the umver- unable to work at the task for which they were sity teaching staff short- ? ecetn‘ publicity has perhaps he was only an ex-officer. - . , -M i created a rather bad public elected. age IS still very acute. image of student accommoda- Even “ Dear Sir” was out, “ because we all ml_ . tion here in Leeds. There are twelve Union Committee members who These warnings were given , _ , _ _ , hold no official posts, but, says Merriman, they know each other here.” by the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Hlx1, stu(*ents had to Charles Morris, at a Press ,a l* tle stay at um' don’t seem to see the necessity to do any work. Letters to other important people should be conference held on Wednes- Xl. then he ^as, sur® Their idea of duty con courteous, but not “ stiff ” : slang, of course, was day before the annual meet- ~J&t ^ 1S» opposed to not ing of the University Court. i?? , ?. sists of turning up at taboo. TT ., ,, , . place, was the right solution He said that expansion to ^ 0 problem committee meetings and Other useful tips from the Commander were depended to a large extent n„i TT . ., no more. upon the Northern universi- ^ + University would that hands should always be removed from ties. “ Oxbridge ” and London in+° d©ficit to They plead “ other commit pockets, and pipes and cigarettes from mouths were not expanding, and the planning targets. We ments." “ This,” he said, “ is when speaking to him. He also mentioned the new establishments like no excuse. They should never Sussex and Norwich could not have stood if they hadn't the dangers of using swing doors. yet cope with the situation. tim e/’ In conclusion, Mr. Evans stated that Devon It was not sufficiently real While not wishing to in ised, however, that all north dulge in personal mud-sling manners were “ quite good,” but there was still ern cities were going to face ing, he mentioned Chris “ room for improvement.” an increasingly difficult prob Arne, Greg Chamberlain, Pete lem. Leeds stood out more as Kennedy and Dick Atkinson Union News has not printed any Devon a problem area, perhaps, be among those who were too members* comments for reasons of discretion. cause of the relatively ad committed to pull their vanced stage of academic weight. building here as compared The situation in N.U.S. with other universities. office was particularly acute. The ordinary Union members actually doing the work ‘Streamline’ Plans knew more about the job than the elected members, yet they Will Cut Down NEWS IN BRIEF received no recognition, as Sub-Committees mHE India-China border for Frantic has been as yet Merriman’s powers of co dispute was again under unsuccessful. option are limited. Merriman: “ They have no A PLAN to streamline discussion in Private Mem ★ Although he will do his best excuse” the running of the bers' Business at Wednes to persuade them to continue day’s Debate. X UPTON HALL women with whoever is elected as his matically by virtue of their Union is now under con Communist Alan Hunt * J want more men. This successor, he said “ I wouldn’t position on other committees, sideration. Its main fea proposed a motion calling outburst of passion follows be surprised if they follow me jan Morrison wants to cut on the Indian government the failure of “ hundreds ” in the walk-out.” out much of this dead wood, ture is the telescoping of to accept the Chinese offer of Bodingtonians to turn up of a cease-fire and negotia at a Lupton Informal to and form his own hand- sub-committees to eradi which they had been invited. Unfavourable picked working group. cate the present over tion. It met with immediate Sir Charles Morris. Voluntary interest is essen- and vociferous opposition. The would-be hostesses are Furthermore, he lapping of already over Words such as “ childish,” understandably indignant. cannot pay for increased expects tial to deal with the “ vast “ outrage ” and 44 smoke They ask “ As men’s Halls numbers on faith alone,” he Leeds to show in a most amount ” of work involved in worked Union Committee said. unfavourable light at N.U.S. the organisation of 36 balls screen ” were bandied freely and Union Hops are always Council. He had received and hops per session, members. about the floor until Debates crying out for women to He said he was still Gryphon sub-committee is Chairman Tim May rallied attend, and are most put out anxious ” about academic adverse comments and letters Morrison’s problem was if we don’t, why can’t they from other universities about exemplified by the £140 loss to be incorporated into his sagging authority and salaries. “ Unless some clear Periodicals, and Union called what seemed a poten co-operate and come here gesture is made to show that the Leeds motions, m marked mad/ by this year’s Jazz when invited? ” contrast to previous years. Band Ball. This was partly Cinema into Entertainments. tial riot to order. the nation really wants very The Gramophone Record Two recounts on the vote An interesting point is able young men and women This could be due to the due to unavoidable competi- Library, Union Library and were taken amid hysterical that on Wednesday, after to come into the university fact that it has become in- tion from the All-Night Jazz the Picture Lending Library cat-calls and hissing before the Lupton lament, Oxley service, and very distin creasingly difficult to make Dance held on the same night will be welded into one the motion was finally de and Weetwood women’s guished older men to stay N.U.S. meetings quorate, at the Queen’s Hall. But the Library sub-committee. clared carried by 113 votes Halls were invited to a there, I am sure that the never mind efficient. “They main cause was the unco- to 100, with 28 abstentions. social at Barbier House, future of university educa are not even bothering to operative and apathetic atti- Ian Morrison, Entertain ments Secretary, would also ★ Bodington. Twenty-five tion in this country is seri- turn up,” complained Merri- tude of Union members in like to see more ordinary turned up. iously at risk.” man. general. Union members serving on A N intriguing and mys- His resignation will create This is reflected at the these committees, a plan terious notice has ap an undeniable gap in this Saturday night hops, where which would provide essen peared in the Women’s sphere of Union life, but he the men turn sharp right on tial experience for those in Cloakroom, professing [OFFICIAL OUTFITTERS leaves with an unequivocal entering and go straght down tending to stand for Union urgent need of “ a young parting message. to “ Fred’s,” only emerging at Committee. lady with double-jointed TO LEEDS “ As one who has always *0 o’clock to pick up the few It is further recommended knees.” W ITH IN t UNIVERSITY UNION been interested in Union bored women who have not that Exec, assume the respon An attempt to contact affairs, and in N.U.S. in par- ye^ decided to give up and go sibilities of the Constitu this flexible - knee - lover EASY ticular, I sincerely hope my home, tional sub-committee. through pigeon-hole “ F ” » The Tie House of the North. successor, whoever he may Over 500 different designs always in be, gets more co-operation REACH stock including the full range of than I have received this University Ties. year. The best of British FORYOIIR lu ck !” EVEN THE RUSSIANS LAUGH! * Dress Wear Hire Service. For any occasion you can hire the Morrison Wants TflOREIGNERS often think By HEATHER BIZZELL lighted the audience: complete outfit, and for such a -1- that the British are a 44 Three Russians in a moderate charge. Workers humourless nation, says British understatement still prison-camp were compar TAN MORRISON, Entertain- Mr.