Friday, Dec. 1st, 1967 ON N EW S No. 338 Price 3d. TYACKE & KELLY GO U.C. in Union News Reporters ■pHIL KELLY, Union Secretary and Andy Tyacke, Union Treasurer, are to resign at the end of the term. brief Both officials have been under intense pressure over the ONDAYS 4 hour Union Committee last term. Their resignations will be announced at the last M Union Committee meeting 7 ^ n,t there and have to —examined th e Union Accounts. of term on the 12th I deal with them.” December to become Tyacke said that he considered —referred the proposed Anglo- Venusian Society to Cultural effective immediately. They X p o T t ^ U n ? r ^ o “ ich Affairs Committee. are appointed by Union recommended that more work —decided not to order six Committee SO no election devolve on the permanent copies of the ‘Beano’ each need be held in the Union. “We need a permanent typist week despite a Debates request. Andy Tyacke said that the in Exec, and we need someone Union was getting a lot bigger who can take dictation.” —deplored Czech police vio­ and embracing so many facets of Union President Jack Straw lence against student demon­ student life that the workload said: “I’m sorry to see them go. strators and supported students for Union officials had reached They’ve done a good job for the at Milan Catholic University a crucial point. Union.” in their demands for admini­ He said both he and Phil strative reforms. Kelly had wanted to remain for LINK REPORT a full session. He said that this tended to —recommended that sand­ support the Link Report in its wiches be available outside the recommendation that more work Riley-Smith during meetings PRESSURE should fall on permanent staff. and that tea be served in the Tyacke said, A great deal He denied that this would give M and J and Evans lounges. ot pressure came from the fact him more power but said that that if you work in Exec, office, the idea of the Sabbatical Year —deferred decision on sending people tend to wander in with was to put greater responsibility to Greek students money Andy Tyacke, soon to go queries for Exec, members who in the hands of the President. Philip Kelly, Secretary collected for Spanish students. —gave Student Christian Movement money for a teach- RAG CASH in. A Biafran students teach-in NUS TO ASK FOR Anti-Brotherton moans for December 9 was allowed a room in the Union* DOWN —recognised the campaign for BIGGER GRANTS abound Soviet Jewry Society. rpHIS year’s Rag profit is AS a result of the decision made at the NUS Council X £8,250. This is £2,000 A FLOOD of complaints about the Brotherton Library —elected Amirali Haidri to in Magate last weekend the NUS Executive are to Press and Publicity Committee. short of target and is due to has provided Exec members with useful ammunition submit a claim for an increase in grants to the Advisory —called, after an involved a slump in car competition to fire at Library officials when they meet on wrangle, an SGM on the for­ Panel on Student Maintenance Grants, under Professor takings. Other Rag acti­ December 13th. p- A. J. Brown of Leeds j—^ was the most important mation of an Anglo-Rhodesian vities either broke even or Since a complaint box was ? lT ed T,With Society to coincide with the University. policy decision that came out made a substantial profit. placed in Exec. Office early in rQea c tl0 ,n the scheme, OGM of December 5. a a. ____. ,1 ^ of the four day Council, which the term, irate bookworms have ® At present the Govern- devoted much of its time to The great slump in Car been handing in practical sug- 1 * proposals ment expenditure on grants reform of its own structure. gestions ranging from “better “nplemented_ when we report to Competition profits—only £3,820 the Senate Committee.” ISk Ln lZ ?0 u million,mill inn- It if meih r Claim H aim the There recommendations was an 11 hour debate of the on this year—is attributed by Rag ventilation in the stack” to Committee to the move of Rag “padded turnstiles.” INCOURAGE IS accepted expenditure Structure Commission set up a from summer to autumn. BONUS would rise to £120 million, y£ar a §°T under the chairman- Said Mark Mitchell, who £ enr,/ ship of lack Straw. an increase of 50%. f , “Freshers received the tickets initiated the complaints scheme: Many of the complainants FOWL PLAY too late to sell them before thought that the Library fine of to ^ e Government next rOxford Cambridge om and * £Poss*ls usi f for l NUS i — regions, " special' proi Sheffield Rag is being studied as Wilson for keeping prices steady. it fresh. E JW rli? conferences and the setting up a possible replacement for the This proved unsuccessful and Y t a Finance Committee were car competition. get culture One of the most constructive after complaints about the odour at other universities. Students ajso accepted. There will also proposals is for a manned cloak­ it was shoved in Mr. Green- in lodgings at teacher-training an increased NUS Executive Rag Day Hop was a sell-out room for the library. halgh’s meat store. colleges would get £455 mam- tQ further communication and made £350 profit, while the A stage hand remarked, “I’ve tenance grant as opposed to the be^ween NUS and its consti- June and October Rag Balls lost on display heard of plays getting the bird, present £370, as students in £80 in all. The format of future REPRESENTATION tuent Unions, and it is hoped, Rag Balls will be changed to but this is ridiculous.” colleges have longer terms. exert more pressure on the “C CULPTURE BY THE YARD” resemble hops more closely. ^ is an exhibition of the The complaints will be put to Government to implement NUS officials at a meeting of the policy. Lack of communication Rag Revue made £650 profit architectural sculpture of Mitzi Cunliffe being held this week Library Joint Sub-Committee— has been one of the major and Tyke sold 33,000 copies to which only meets once a year. by David Durman causes of dissatisfaction with give £3,000 profit. A further in the Parkinson Court. Debates the NUS. Now there will be President Jack Straw, however, £1,320 was collected on Rag Born in 1918 in New York is hoping to obtain permanent four full-time Exec, members Day on the procession route. EDNESDAY’S well attended riage was no longer adhered to and four Vice-Presidents, each City, Mitzi Cunliffe came to student representation on the W debate took on added in the future “the divorce rate with a specific responsibility for England and after a stay in Senate Library Committee, which interest this week, for the motion will rise astronomically.” Of various aspects of NUS. In Manchester, moved to Brighton, has final authority in the running that Legal Marriage is no longer course, no one would be legally addition, a further seven mem­ her present home. She has of the Brotherton. socially necessary was being married to be divorced. bers will sit on the Executive, designed textiles, pottery, tiles debated for the Observer Mace Philip Kelly, the last to speak, all of whom will be students Red carpet and jewellery, but the bulk of Trophy. Speaking for Leeds, was frankly disappointing. He when they stand. her work is architectural sculp­ Mark Mitchell and Phil Kelly did display some of his best ture. One of her works was were joined by Geoff Eagle and form—“we are a mass of un- Little time remained to dis­ commissioned for the Man-made David Logan from Didsbury satiable sexual urges”—but on cuss matters relating to educa­ treatment Fibres Building in Leeds Uni­ W e still accept the £ In College of Education and Mike the whole failed to deliver the tion. In discussing grants, the idea of student salaries was HE length of red carpet in versity in 1956, and she has good faith. 25% Student Walker and John Whittle from quality that we have come to recently completed a fibre-glass Reduction. Come while the Salford. The three judges, drawn rejected, as was the introduction the serving aisle of Refec expect from him. Perhaps it was T mural for the new offices of the stocks last - beat the queue from various colleges in Leeds, the time limit of five minutes of a loans system; exams were is part of a research project by Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd. thought the quality of the debate that upset him. Kelly likes at again severely criticised; repre­ 2nd year postgraduate textile on South Parade in Leeds. Menu extended - Try our “not outstanding” and com­ least 15 minutes—and his uneasi­ sentation on governing bodies of student John Ferguson. plained of the excessive use of ness was best revealed by the universities and colleges was TEST MURAL New Specialities. notes and lack of preparation. complete lack of Harold Wilson called for, so that students could He described it as “the first experiment to be carried out in Indian, English and Mitchell, the first of the jokes. Nevertheless, he was have more say in shaping policy; the Latey Report on the Age of this country to develop a new Miss Cunliffe builds her sculp­ University speakers, was given the best reception from anti-soiling treatment for syn­ tures up by repeating basic units. Continental Foods at obviously nervous. His speech the floor, but must be dis­ Majority, which recommends These units contain abstract was serious and well delivered, appointed in failing to get the lowering the Age of Majority to thetic fibre carpets.” 18, was welcomed; and Council patterns or stylized images, such though the judges complained of personal recommendation “These carpets appear to get as those in her mural for the the monotonous tone of his essential for success in the voted to stay in the International River Test Supply Scheme HASSAN'S Students’ Conference even dirtier than the usual wool voice. Generally, he fared well, competition. tufted carpets. Different finishes building in Southampton, con­ making some good points that For all this, the Leeds team though it had recently been sisting of an arrangement of financed by the CIA. The will be applied to small squares our legal code was also the was judged best, with Salford of ordinary tufted carpet, which panels, some of which have a 8 Fenton Street basis of our moral code—the ‘B’ team second, and the two Bachelor of Education Degree design based on piping and course was condemned on the will be inlaid to see which two had to be considered teams will go on to the next appears to remain the cleanest.” valves, and others which depict (opp. B.B.C., Wood house Lane) together. He drove the point round, the date, venue and grounds that it was causing con­ swirls of water. These lend home that if we dispensed with subject of which has yet to be fusion and chaos, and a ‘rethink’ A photo-electric cell is mea­ themselves to “mass production” 9 a.m. to Midnight every day marriage, society would cease to fixed. The house itself, after was demanded on this degree. suring the number of people techniques and Miss Cunliffe exist. Mitchell made one great some interesting and amusing A full report of the NUS who walk across the sample, creates her arichitectural sculp­ Bring Union Cards flaw, which was not taken up discussion, rejected the motion Annual Council is on pages which is not going to be tested tures from arrangements of the by the opposition, that if mar­ bq 94 votes to 27. six and seven. for wear. panels. 2 UNION NEW S — Frida/, December 1st, 1967

A Marxist on A-R Soc. J)E A R SIR, and other statements which even the Yorkshire Post refused I must take up the points to print. raised by the two letters on Peter Knight, in his letter, the Anglo Rhodesian Society earnestly argues that the prin­ in last week’s Union News. ciple at stake is democracy and The letter from Ian Shuttle- certain people have precon­ 'Misguided1 Communism worth of Conservative Associa­ ceived ideas about the A-R tion stated that criticism of Society. Is this “articulate UNION NEWS JQEAR SIR, export incentives; increasing himself and the A-R Society group” which he mentions “who personal effort and initiative “was based on blind prejudice might embarras us” the fore­ WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF It was with growing alarm by cutting direct taxation; and lack of knowledge of the mentioned Shuttleworth asso­ LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION that I read Neil Williamson’s cutting Government expendi­ true nature of the Society.” ciated with the herd of fascists article in last week’s issue, in ture, such as by restoring pre­ Yet, in his letter (and, to my whose reactionary statements Friday, December 1st, 1967 No. 338 which he expounded the scription charges for all except knowledge, anywhere in the are forced on us in such an Communist policies for our old age pensioners; and halt­ Union) he has given no details absurd fashion at Debates? I economic recovery. So mis­ ing unconditional aid to or concrete arguments for an would ask Mr. Knight whether guided were some of his ideas countries who insult us at the A-R Society, while on the he has ever heard of the THE STATE OF THE UNION that I hope you will permit me U.N. and yet feel at liberty to back page of the same edition Anglo-German friendship to rebutt them in your break off diplomatic relations of Union News we see that asociations formed before the columns. while at the same time receiv­ Shuttleworth has cited, in his last war which also contained JYJID-TERM Executive resignations are becoming ing our people’s money in the precise and reasonably argued respectable Tory gentlemen Increase in the taxation of way, that m em bers of Union profits would sap still further form of aid. and active fascists. These standard practice. Every year now wet get a spate Yours etc., C om m ittee are examples of societies supported the mas­ of resignations due to pressure of academic work, but the little incentive that now “the ever increasing power and remains in this country. The G. WEINBERG. sacre of millions of trade normally they come and are expected at the end of Bodington Hall. control which Communists and unionists, socialists and com­ export rebate has now been fellow travellers are gaining munists and later most of the Easter term. The departure of both Treasurer and abolished, likewise the S.E.T. over the British Universities” European Jews. Secretary before Christmas leaves us in a real mess, as premium (thereby defeating Protest on Rag there is a glaring lack of experience in the Executive the original purpose of the As a Marxist I am com­ tax) and corporation tax is now J^E A R SIR, pletely against freedom of Committee at the moment. And President Jack Straw fixed at 42i%. Engineers' speech for fascists, no matter must bear the workload. We recently had occasion to who they are associated with, As for taxing the wealth of meet the 1968 Rag Chairman. the “rich”, apart from being a takeover ? and I would ask members of We revert again to the impossible situation at the Previously we had been un­ the Union (including the purely vindictive policy, in aware that such an official J)EAR beginning of term where Straw was doing his own work view of the fact that the return SIR, Engineers) to seriously think existed, due, no doubt, to our about this and vote against this and the work of both the Vice-Presidents. This may be would be insignificant in terms negligence in ardently pursuing The sentiment expressed by racialist Society at the O.G.M. all right for the President, and it may be O.K. for us of the national income, is not union affairs. an engineer in last week’s in the short term but basically it is bad to be dependent the steep rate of surtax primi­ Whilst we are unwilling to issue that there is discrimina­ Yours, on one man, however able he may be. Bear in mind, tive enough as it is at the criticise the gentleman in ques­ tion against engineers here is VINCE HALL. moment? Germany, France tion, whose name we have very disturbing. also, that Straw is Vice-President of NUS. and the U.S.A., to name but permanently forgotten, he It seems to me, as a non- three, are prospering with seems to us to be totally un­ Judging from the inept performances of the Vice- much lower rates of personal suited for the position of Rag engineer, that this rift is Luther Presidents at Monday’s Union Committee meeting, and direct taxation. Chairman. No doubt the operating in the opposite direc­ tion; for, because of the Straw is now in an unenviable position. Mukhtar Awan To decry the export of reliability, steadiness, and pale JQEAR s ir , efficiency which shone from his numerical superiority of the is still unable to chair a meeting and had to be led capital for investment is to engineers, they are in a posi­ show a blatant lack of under­ face are desirable virtues for After reading the criticism word by word through the process by Straw. John the holder of such a respon­ tion to influence Union policy of the play “Luther” in Union standing of the long term in whatever direction they Tough hasn’t gained enough experience and expertise benefits of such action. As for sible position, but no sign did News last week I would like yet to know exactly what his duties are. The ‘‘Student we see of the verve, enthusiasm wish, should the university to present an alternative view the ending of sterling’s role as become divided by faculties. a reserve currency, I suppose and imagination which are as seen by a member of the Life” episode (page 12), where he vacillated horribly, surely of equal, if not more, There is some evidence that made an important decision (later reversed by U.C.) this would make it much easier audience. for a future Socialist Govern­ importance. this is beginning to happen: without referring to the Executive Committee, is just This year’s Rag was finan­ two first year engineers told The production was ham- ment to devalue the pound me that they voted for John pered by a general lack of one example. again. cially most successful, but socially a flop. This character Tough in the recent election talent amongst the actors. A Communist manifesto is hardly the man to improve ‘because they were told to’. Movement was slow and action What is the answer to this resignation problem? mostly lacking. Any life that Heaven forbid if this problem is used as an excuse to would not be complete without matters. To our horror we They did not even know the a demand for the Nationalisa­ then discovered that he was names of the other candidates, this rather dull play may have adopt the Management Report proposals to employ tion of major industries (why chosen by the previous Rag let alone what their mani­ had was lost in the meandering permanent officials to run the Union. Students should not minor ones as well?). If chairman. As very ordinary festoes said. I have nothing performances of a large part of participate in running the Union and the answer lies one looks at the overmanning union members we should like against Tough (indeed, I voted the supporting cast. with the students themselves who stand for Executive of the coal industry; the deficit to register a strong protest for him) and I do not suggest Certain individual perfor­ of the railways; the sluggish­ against this undemocratic pro­ that he initiated this cam­ mances stood out bringing posts. You can’t change the system of elections. What­ ness of the gas and electricity cedure. Something should be paign; but these academic relief to the prevailing ever happens, you’re going to have finalists on the industry—not to mention their done to remedy the situation as divisions are surely a retro­ monotony. lian (Mathieson Executive because they have the experience and are high prices—this would seem soon as possible. gressive tendency, and negate Stuart Nunn and Paul Spregue to be the shortest route to How can future Rags im­ the idea of a university (as were the only actors of note usually the only ones available for the jobs. Students stagnation and, finally, ruin. prove with this family tree of opposed to separate colleges). then who stand must be willing to compromise between and their presence saved the What, then, is the solution committees planted in the path As your editorial pointed play from complete failure. the amount of time spent on academic work and the of innovation and initiative. to our problems? The short out, Tough could have helped The proliferation of lighting amount spent on Union work. Many do compromise answer is competition, incen­ How was this chairman to reduce this problem at last installed in office without equipment did not prevent the and get good degrees and also contribute fully to tives and the cutting out of Monday’s meeting, and to actors from often being in Government waste. This can popular knowledge and con­ silence those childish elements Union affairs. sent? By the seemingly shadow or in half-light. The be achieved by increasing which are at the present pro­ producer made good use of the burglar-proof closed shop of a claiming that ‘Next year the Obviously, resignations must be expected from nepotistic system. Believe us. limited space available and finalists on the Executive in the second term and engineers will take over the she must be commended for we’ve tried to break in. university’. getting the play on stage in Yours faithfully, allowance is made for this. But these two sudden Unjustified Yours, face of financial, space and resignations mean that continuity is upset and the PAMELA E. HENSON cast limitations. J^E A R SIR, S. JANE DOWELL. RODERIC LYNE. President is left with a virtually non-existent Executive. 19 Grimthorpe Terrace, Charles Morris Hall, In summary, an evening’s Yet again we are facing Headingley, Leeds 6. Leeds 2. entertainment based largely on These posts must be filled quickly; if the work is the individual performances too much for one man now that the Union is so large price increases in Refec. On this occasion, however, the Hop was a 'farce' of a few talented actors. and more complex, then an Assistant Secretary and price increases are completely Yours sincerely, an Assistant Treasurer should be appointed, not only £ )E A R SIR, sub - standard performance. unjustified. For Mr. Green- MIKE BROUGH. to ease the workload but also to maintain continuity. halgh’s decision to put up Well, then, why can’t we at prices by 10% due to devalua­ Last Saturday’s Hop was yet Leeds do what everywhere else tion, can only be justified if another farce. John Mayall’s does and have a D.J. to play 89.3% of expenditure on food much - hailed bluesbreakers appropriate records during each Serve is on foreign food (allowing failed to produce the kind of interval. I’m sure Theatre Editor: music needed for a dance. Group could supply a clown REG GRATTON for expenditure on wages, etc., at 33J% of Refec. prices); Their individual displays on or two! less food News Editor ...... PETE DEAN clearly most unlikely. Ian A final criticism concerns the guitar, saxophone and drums j^ E A R SIR, Assistant News ...... GARETH DAVIES Shuttleworth must forgo his proved the group had talent, administration of the dance. Features ...... JANE FEINMANN political motivation and oppose but their orgy of musical self- Why is it beyond the com­ Assistant Features ...... PAUL DACRE these increases most strongly. indulgence was really more petence of Ents to arrange the I see that Mr. Greenhalgh Reviews ...... CLAIRE HEINEMAN performances so that no two said in Union News last week Further to the leader in last suited to the concert hall. How Sports ...... MIKE DILLON on earth they imagined any­ groups finish playing simul­ that one alternative to raising Pictures ...... BRIAN CASS week’s Union News, the effect taneously. At one point last the price of Refec meals was of a 10% increase in coffee one could dance to that much to serve less. Assistant Pictures ...... JOHN GAUNT too prolonged drum solo is Saturday neither the R.S.H. nor Advertising ...... CHRIS BECK causes an increase of less than id. per cup. Any greater beyond comprehension and it Refec. was doing any business How much of the food Business Manager ...... SEAN MALONEY and the whole Union literally served there goes back to the Sales...... STEWART IVISON, GEOFF PERLOFF increase must be opposed. It rightly deserved the slow hand- should also be pointed out that clapping which broke out! stood still! farm in swill-cans? Can you Subs Manager ...... HELEN GREGORY What makes the episode so eat a ton and a half of chips External ...... *...... JANE FICKLING Ceylon’s devaluation of 20% The groups take far too long and India’s expected new ex­ to prepare themselves and their pitiful is the fact that last —Refec chips, that is—without Contribtuors ... Chris Swann, Martin Devereux, Ian Terry, Saturday’s fiasco is repeated the most disastrous blowbacks? Pat Daniels, Andy Sooby, Ian Morrison, port arrangements will reduce equipment—at Saturday’s hop the price of tea. Mr. Green­ everyone started to stamp the week after week at Leeds and Ian Short, Peter Torner, Max Ford, Frank the knowledge that other Uni­ If Mr. Greenhalgh reduced Odds, Jenny Wiser, Margaret Lee, Paul halgh—can we look forward to floor in protest at each delay! the quantity in each helping And can one blame them, con­ versities (e.g. Sheffield) manage Kivel, Helen Summers, Mike Burns, a reduction of price? I doubt to overcome these difficulties. the price-increase would not Vivienne Finer, Paul Sinclair, David it. sidering the time wasted over come into effect. And the Yours sincerely, Durman, Carol Gibson, A. Crank, Yours sincerely, this? A fair objection to this quality might improve. complaint might be that any DOMINIC CUSKERN. Mike Beeby, Alan Ram, Terry Gratton, Yours, Tony Collins, Esperance, Kaye Rothwell. DAVID A. WALKER. less time taken in tuning their 9 Archery Terrace, Civil Engineering Dept. equipment would result in a Leeds 2. CHRIS CLADDING. UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 3

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By NIGEL DE LEE (Mr. De Lee is a leading Censure at Socialist Paretist) AST week, Andy Tyacke L supported a motion in debates, moved by Tony Boyden, calling upon the Union to invite Sir Oswald Mosley to speak. He has since been censured by the Socialist Society. A. G. M. At the debate itself, a faceless voice in the left-wing crowd gOCIALIST SOCIETY President Andy Tyacke was opposed the invitation to Mosley censured at the Socialist Society Annual General on the grounds that the practice of not allowing Fascists to speak Meeting while he was away at the N.U.S. Margate had become a policy of the Conference on Friday. An attempt by Chairman John Union. Anson to defer the motion In previous debates, motions till Tyacke was present to that Mosley’s followers had a and speeches have been heard history of beating up Socialists, which are virulent in their con­ defend himself was defeated. and to help get him invited to demnation of any attempt to Dave Rudkin moved a motion the Union . was to further . , ,Fascist , A suppress free speech, freedom of that “This A.G.M. of Socialist Policies. He concluded that association, and various other Society censures the President, Tyacke had a position in the political rights. Andy Tyacke, for supporting a Society and he should Debates motion inviting a Fascist resPOn sible to that Society, Yet, in this Union, there are leader to the Union.” Only one member defended those who would ban others from speaking their minds, Rudkin then referred to a Tyacke. He said that Tyacke had simply because they do not motion in Private Members’ served the Society well and was agree with their views. Most of Business, moved by Mr. Boyden clef ly expressing his own views these gentry are noted for at the last Debate, when he not tried to suggest proposed that Sir Oswald Mosley, ^at he was speaking on behalf their left-wing views. So far, leader of the Union Movement, Society. He also claimed no effort has been made, no and John Gollan, Secretary of that n was unfair to move a suggestion been mooted, for the Communist Party, should be censure motion in the absence action to limit the activities of any leftist organisation. In sharp invited to speak together at the °* the person who was being contrast to this was the intoler­ Union. Boyden said at the attacked. ance shown towards the possible Debate that he considered to OVERWHELMINGLY formation of an Anglo-Rhodesian invite these people would demonstrate the Union’s support On a vote the censure motion Steward of the Union, Mr. R. Graveling, sold off Lost Property to a packed Society, a body for which there for free sneech was overwhelmingly passed. A has been vociferous opposition _ second motion declaring the Riley-Smith. on Monday. springing from ignorance and Tyacke then supported the Society’s opposition to Mosley paranoid superstition." motion He said that the Left- speaking in the Union was also wing was not afraid to meet the passeci Thus is the woeful hypocrisy Right-wing in open discussion. TAn_ _ . , , of the left shown, enshrined in He considered that Mr. De Lee When Tyacke returned he FINALIST their apparent principle of learn­ and Mr. Boyden were unfit to stacked those who moved the U.C. SPLITS ON ing, free speech and association, cross swords with the Left-wing m. hls apsence. NOTES for the frenziedly avowed pur­ and that “it’s time that we had Thls .fypic •c£ \ sma?! pose of presenting these same some decent opposition to section of the Society to wait APPEAL values. None of those to whom debate against instead of the tll] J d &one before Peking this view can be attributed half-baked facts that these me: _ , c • ,. . INALIST Arts Student Pete seems to realize the inherent (Boyden and Lee) bring up c A senior member of Socialist BALL BAR F Crossley had a book of contradiction in it. Any sugges­ ' iic ” Society told Union News that French notes stolen on Friday tion that by banning a right . he considered the whole affair |JN IO N BALL, to be held later this session, is to have last. wing organisation they are The motion was passed and t0 be organised by the Trotsky- resorting to the very practices letters were sent inviting Mosley jtes -m the Society, a Committee Bar after all. A motion describing the Repeated tannoys from the for which they ban it, are and Gollan to speak in the Tyacke declared that he had principle as “morally wrong” was thrown out by Union Union porters failed to bring greeted with laughter or smiles Union in the near future. no intention of resigning from Committee on Tuesday. It is estimated that it will cost about the return of the notes, of placid self-indulgence. i f t nnwM ^is °ffice- He said that the views which disappeared from the MJ L t,l WIN expressed were not the views of the Union £100 to operate on Friday morning. This attitude of mind is not Rudkin said at the A.G.M. that the Union left-wing but of a the bar FREE TICKETS only expressed in concrete Summing up, Brian Glover “I hope the thief has a change he considered Mr. Tyacke had small minority who had packed Ex - Rag Chairman Brian actions, for any attempt to voice let the Society down. He added the meeting. pointed out that U.C. members of heart and returns the notes an opinion that is not in line Glover, in proposing the motion will get a free ball ticket any­ as soon as possible. They are with the current attitude required that the idea of running a bar way, which amounted to a “pat irreplaceable.” of the Union by its political be dropped, said: “This is on the back.” He complained mentors is met by storms of obviously going to be a ‘free that when it came to sending abuse. I was last week twice SKI-SLOPE FOR drinks for the boys’ affair.” He Hop profits to Rhodesian stu- accused of having the ideas and considered that while spending dent u.C held a lengthy RUGBY ambitions of Adolf Hitler by aq thAiicannthousand a t/aotyear onrvn hospitality, n Acm 111 \7 debate “in camera” but took no ^ speakers who know nothing of Union Committee had no justi­ time at all to vote themselves me and probably know nothing LYDDON HALL fication in extending it to them­ free drinks. He asked the Com­ CLUB’S of Hitler either. Once more, selves. mittee whether this was morally this example demonstrates a T EEDS is the first university to have an artificial right. “FIRST” general procedure of intolerance, ski-slope. The slope has been borrowed from Heckmond- PAT ON BACK which is totalitarian in its r „ , oni The motion was put to the HE University Rugby Club wike Carpet Manufacturers and has been placed outside Lyddon House Secretary Jr v°te and was defeated by 11 tendencies. Oakes opposed the motion on T claims to have scored a Hall. It will probably be there votes to 4. “first” on its recent tour of until the end of term. the grounds that Committee When opposing the Anglo- for teaching and training a team members deserved a free drink. Asked to comment on the Scotland. While staying in Rhodesian Society, Philip Kelly Robert Bottomley, the captain for the British University Ski Graham Holling, General Ath- decision, students generally Glasgow, which has its men’s said that its formation, if of the University Ski Club, who Championships. The main prob­ letics Secretary, ’agreed that the agreed that the bar was a misuse and women’s halls of residence allowed, would besmirch the was responsible for borrowing lem is finding a suitable site for Union Committee deserved of Union funds. A third year and Unions at opposite ends of name of the Union. Here he 1*7 A r S it, since the slope outside Lyddon pat on the back”. He added Economics student said, “I the city, the team claims to have the slope, is hoping that the T_rai] reallv steen enough “smuggled” a girl into the men’s fell into the usual trap of University will eventually buy siope down frGm the path that future Union Committees think a bloody waste of our regarding the Union as a single ought not to be bound by the j 1110/ 1 *ees- I don t mind getting hall of residence for two nights. united entity, and not as a com­ for new sports facilities,”.? he ?! to the new Maths block would decisions of the previous year’s drunk on my own money, but They stressed, however, that plete mass of individuals and said, “but we want to try and be better.’’ Committee. paying for Union Committee the girl had a room of her own, movements, which it is in reality. speed up the process of getting The slope, which can be Vice-President lohn Tough uiembers to get drunk is quite and that their sole purpose in Yet the support for him would it.” rolled up like a carpet, is made explainedi . . that , the .1 ibar was a different matter. o H i f r a i ' Q n t ” bringing her in was to prove seem to indicate that his view is of polypropylene. It costs about intended for guests as well as A second year Chemist com­ “that it could be done.” generally accepted. This is 84/- for a square yard. for Committee members. If there mented: “Committee , , , , members . . , , On the return run from alarming—for if it continues, SURVIVOR “It’s weatherproof and almost were no bar, guests would have ~Pn * their job for fun. If Scotland, the Rugby Club’s mini­ then his view will be correct. Bottomley, who was the sole everlasting,” continued Bottom- to pay for their own drinks in they want to use their position bus, hired from Binns, the survivor of an avalanche in the ley, “but we want to find out as a stepping stone to higher Finally, what IS the value of the Union Bar. As it is, the Union approved vehicle hire Alps last year, said that the all the facts about it before President’s room will be avail­ things, why should they use our firm, broke down at the top of democracy as such? To my slope would be of enormous use putting in for the money.” money for their entertainment?” mind, a Hitler is the fate and able to the Duchess of Kent for Shap for six hours. logical culmination of populist a pre-Ball reception. democracy, for he rose from the T AN McNAY, who was rabble, by their support, and his ideas were their ideas. The Union Treasurer from German people were only able 1965 to 1967, and ex-Freshers’ UNION DRIVERS to be gulled into accepting him Conference Secretary Pam because Germany was demo­ Pilsbury were married in cratic and allowed him to speak Liverpool last Saturday. —and Germany became demo­ “We met at Union Com­ GET DISCOUNT cratic because of popular pres­ mittee when I was presenting EGISTERED Union drivers, AUSTICKS sures on Lloyd George and Clemenceau on the conduct of the Annual Budget, and R who num ber about 120, are Versailles. cemented the relationship at to be given a reduction in the the Vice-Chancellor’s sherry price of their insurance pre­ So, all the fuss may be futile party,” said McNay. miums as a result “of their anyway, and the Shibboleth consistently good driving.” itself unworthy of all the energy The stop-go policy of UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP put to its defence; I think it is. recent Governments provides The Union registered insurance a near parallel to the ensuing company has announced reduc­ romance which led everyone tions of 15% on the second and QUO VADIS STUDENT third years of “no-claim” 21 BLENHEIM TERRACE TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS to believe they would marry. premiums. HOLIDAYS Ian graduated in English Services Section Manager WOODHOUSE LANE, LEEDS 2 INFORMAL AND INCLUSIVE STUDENT PARTIES FROM £15 and stayed on for a year to Mike Hollingworth commented ( By the No. 1 Bus Stop) PER W EEK TO The Russian get a Dip.Ed.; while Pam that the reduction was a splen­ W inter Art Festival in Moscow; read Maths, but now will did reflection on the standards attractive W inter Sports Centres teach whilst Ian remains in of registered drivers at a time IS AT YOUR SERVICE Austria and new exciting Ski when general accident rates were Centres in Eastern Europe! administrative charge of the rising faster than ever. He 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday Quo Vadis Travel Ltd., (ref. 42) Schools of Engineering and 43 Doughty Street, London estimated that the drivers clock 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday W.C.l. CHA 0062 Chemistry at Strathclyde a total of a quarter of a million The deal is clinched University, Glasgow. miles each year. 4 UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967

STUDENT WORLD Contraceptive MANCHESTER controversy ROW has blown up over the A installation of contraception FOOD BOYCOTT machines in the Manchester University Union. An earlier motion calling for their installa­ tion was rescinded last week IVfANCHESTER students boycotted their Refectory after a motion by Bill White was last Friday, following an outbreak of food poison­ Buddhist ban passed with a majority of 381 at ing which attacked over 100 students after eating there. QXFORD UNIVERSITY a General Meeting. Buddhist Society has been White denied that the instal­ An E.G.M. of the Union unanimously passed a motion threatened with ‘excommunica­ lation of contraceptive machines calling for a general boycott of Refec. unless a Health tion’ because of their alleged would extend peopled freedom; connection with drug-taking. in fact, the reverse would Authority report on Refec. p - Their national leader, Judge happen because students would was published and its ' section of the student body and Christmas Humphreys, wrote to become environmentally condi­ INTERNATIONAL Government in West Bengal by suggestions implemented. intend to recommend to our Philip Hodgson, the society’s tioned to a more promiscuous UROPEAN universities have the State Governor. Police members that this decision does secretary, saying that “We way of life. He declared that a E received a strong appeal not opened fire twice on Thursday A committee of nine, com­ not apply to meals served in the understand a large number of machine in the men's lavatory to let standards decline with near Calcutta University; first posed of Council and ordinary Moberly Room. your members are actively con­ would merely increase irrespon­ the increase in numbers. This during pitched battles between cerned with psychedelic drugs.” sible sexual libertinism. Union members, was elected to “We regard the decision to appeal was delivered by Sir stone-throwing students and the supervise the boycott and plan Last Easter, a member of the Robert Aitken, Vice-Chancellor badly-harassed police force and hold an immediate boycott committee was fined £150 and future action. Leaflets and without allowing the Refectory SCEPTICAL of Birmingham University, to the later when a bomb was thrown petitions were circulated and the rusticated for possessing LSD Unesco conference of European at the official in charge of a boycott appeared successful on Committee, which does not meet and cannabis, and several people Ministers of Education in Vienna local police station. the day, with the majority of again until Wednesday, 29th at meetings complained that the He was very sceptical about last week. He said that while students eating bread and cheese November, 1967, in reply to the society was ‘saturated with the efficiency of such contracep­ Ministers were right in con­ TURKEY meals provided by the Varsity points raised, as irresponsible, drug-taking.’ tives. Because of his concern detrimental to the main part of However, Hodgson has firmly over the number of unwanted tinuing to plan for more and WO THOUSAND student Oxfam Committee at 2/- per the motion p ro p o s e d at the more students in higher educa­ denied the accusations. “Last pregnancies, White emphasised T demonstrators went on the head. EGM, and not in the best year these accusations might the need for an Advice Centre, tion, when finance was not rampage in the centre of Ankara interests of the student body as available they either had to slow However, support for this have been true,” he said, “but and said that the bad publicity last Thursday night, smashing a whole.” not now. This society has never given to the University by the down access or make it cheaper windows of American offices action was by no means unani­ by lowering standards. He mous. advocated drug-taking.” installation of the machines was only a few hours after Mr. influencing the University Coun­ begged them to choose the first Cyrus Vance, President Johnson’s option rather than the second. In an open letter to Union cil unfavourably and was making special envoy on Cyprus, had President Dave Worsley, the them view the setting up of an He added: “Universities are, arrived there. The students m after all, human, with pride in Moberly S.R.C. said: brief advisory clinic with dislike. He threw stones at the windows insisted that to install the their work, and nowadays they after they had battled with “We, the Student Representa­ ^IHFFFIFI n cipated two hundred houses as have more and more opportunity SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY the experimental beginnings of machines would be an act of police outside the United States tive Committee ■ of Moberly political naivity. to measure it against inter­ Information Agency’s office. They Tower, would like, on behalf of ^ Athletics Council has pro­ a student village. The houses national standards. They also tried to hoist the Turkish our members, to dissociate our­ protested against the ban on the will be renovated and converted resemble artists more than flag in place of the American, selves from the proposed boy­ South African rugby team, who to contain several study bed­ UNRELIABLE soldiers: they must not be over­ and earlier hundreds of demons- cott of Refectory which is they were to play on January rooms, and communal kitchen directed or over-driven.” strators, some lying on the planned to take place within the 24th. The team is from the ‘all- and living-rooms. About eight students would live in each The point was also made that runway, had forced the diversion next ten days. We do not con­ white’ University of the Orange responsible people would have CALCUTTA of Mr. Vance’s plane to a sider that the decision to have Free State. The executive of the house. The area chosen for the University Union, through which project is close to the intended taken precautions anyway, and OB violence spread through military airfield. Several people that boycott, at the Union EGM emphasis was placed on the of 15th November, 1967, was funds are allocated for athletics, site of the new Students’ Union, M Calcutta in the days follow­ were injured in the demonstra­ and both the University and the notorious unreliability of such tions. made by a representative cross- voted to refuse the name, ing the dismissal of the Leftist facilities and equipment of the Welsh C.A.T. are involved in contraceptives. Union to any team playing the the scheme. The University newspaper, South Africans, because they Manchester Independent, said in come from a segregated Uni­ OXFORD an editorial last week: “The versity. Union president John LANS are under discussion most pressing reason for instal­ Bush said: “If students do play P for colleges to abandon their ling the machines was to reduce OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES IN THE against them they must do so award system. The plan was put contraceptives to the level of as private individuals, not as forward by the Balliol S.R.C. food, or any other commodity representatives of the and is being considered by on sale in the Union. We need University.” But the president Oxford’s thirty-one colleges and to create a situation in which PROBATION AND AFTER-CARE SERVICE of the Athletics Council, Philip the Admissions Office; a final the use of contraceptives is as Pool, insisted that: “If they are decision is expected by habitual as eating.” prepared to send a team like Christmas. “Many schools do this, I do not see why the Uni­ not have the staff or the * '^^fOULD you like to work with people, offer a professional service to the community versity should not play them. facilities to compete in the award * and face the challenge of helping offenders and their families? The Probation Any member of the team has a rat-race,” said Mr. R. W. Ogilvie, perfect right to say he doesn’t Senior Tutor at Balliol. “This Girls at Canterbury University and After-Care Service offers real opportunities for young men and women graduates. want to play.” will encourage comprehensives are complaining that they are and grammar schools who would unable to get the Pill at cut This is demanding but satisfying work which calls for an unusually high degree of CAMBRIDGE have sent people elsewhere to NIVERSITY Proctors and prices. Some girls can get the initiative and personal responsibility if effective help is to be given to a wide variety of try for Oxford. It might dis­ Pill from their doctors on U S.R.C. are planning a joint courage poorer students, but the people. Training before and after entry helps the new officer to develop his skill and campaign to combat the recent sociological grounds where preg­ basic fault there is that grants nancy is undesirable. These girls confidence in dealing with difficult problems of human relationships. outbreaks of anti-undergraduate are too small.” Under the say that the full retail price— violence. In an effort to obtain scheme, scholarships would be 8/9 for 21—is too much to find the necessary information as to given out at the end of the first out of their grants. If the Pill Career prospects are good and there are opportunities for work connected with the number and character of the year on tutor’s recommendation. were to be included under an research, training and administration and for secondment to prisons for experience of assaults, students who are If the scheme is rejected, co­ agreement between the Union attacked are being asked to give proposers Balliol and Magdalene and local shops, students could work in institutions. details of the incident on a may go it alone and drop save a halfpenny on each. questionnaire. The students who entrance awards. The service is expanding and there are vacancies for trained Probation Officers in fill in these forms may remain anonymous if they wish. Senior most parts of England and Wales. Training combines academic and practical work, Proctor Rev. D. Cupitt said that the S.R.C. would see to the dis­ and lasts between 17 months and two years, according to the course chosen. If, however, tribution of the questionnaires: If you can solve this problem in under 3 minutes your degree is in social studies or allied subjects you can complete training in less than “By means of these we hope to get a clear idea of which streets a year. to watch, what time of day and so on. We hope to be able to VS0 would like to hear from you Grants similar to those paid to students on first degree courses are provided during pass on lots of useful facts to the police.” training. BIRMINGHAM ★ lyTARATHON walkers from Insert the missing letters ★ After appropriate training, graduates enter the probation officer salary scale at not -L’J- the University have raised ★ ★ less than £1,020, increasing to £1,510. Officers working in the London area receive an over £200 for medical aid to ★ ★ Vietnam. About one hundred ★ ★ addition of £75 a year. The service is expanding rapidly and promotion within five years students set off at 11 a.m. last ★ / x L ★ / s \ is not uncommon. Senior Probation Officers’ salaries rise to £1,850; the salaries of Saturday to walk twenty miles ★ I M \ ★ round the outer circle ring road. ★ ★ higher grades range up to £2,990, according to the probation area (£3,450 in Inner All the students were sponsored ★ I r/ \ $ 1 ★ London). at a minimum of 1/- a mile and ★ ★ although some have not yet ★ H found sponsors, Rosemary Gill- ★ If you would like to have more information and see something of the work, write ham was being guaranteed 8/9 ★ ★ or telephone : for every mile she walked. The first people to finish arrived at Mr. Q. N. FOWLER the end of the course at 3.42 p.m. and by 5.30, seventy had University Liaison Officer completed the walk. The parti­ VSO needs 1500 volunteers for Leeds Probation and After-Care Area cipants’ only real complaint, apart from the blisters, was that 1968/69... 26 Great George Street they had not received enough support from Exec., although Leeds 1 Guild Council had backed the walk. Also absent was Mark ...YOU? Telephone Leeds 30601 Burke, who organised the effort. CARDIFF VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS NIVERSITY COLLEGE, 3 HANOVER STREET LONDON W1 U Cardiff, are planning to purchase twelve out of an anti­ UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 5 We've bought it, but now what? Woodhouse Cemetery IE EDS UNIVERSITY now middle of a built-up area, it agrees with the Architect. When the University first owns Woodhouse would make the land over­ He is at present supervising published its proposals to Cemetery .... after several crowded.” a thesis on the historical close the cemetery, in 1964, years of discussion, a Bill aspects of the cemetery. a public protest was orga­ Now they’ve got the through Parliament, vast nised by Mr. Robert Rawley. money and the land, “ The buildings in the expenditure, and a public “ People were scandalised nobody seems very sure graveyard cannot be outcry. and alarmed by the Uni­ what's going to be done touched,” he explained, versity proposals to close The land, nine acres of with it. The University “ because of their architec­ the cemetery.” But the pro­ unconsecrated ground, is wants to clear the ground, tural importance. There is test went unheard. The Act situated in the middle of remove the headstones and a Greek-style chapel and the was passed, giving the Uni­ the University, surrounded monuments, and make a entrance gates, which are in versity full rights to remove by the Henry Price, the garden of rest. But the early Egyptian style. The the gravestones as it wishes. Engineering Block, the Architect wants to retain Ministry of Works has now Physics Block and Univer­ the atmosphere of the agreed to preserve these. “ It might have a bad sity Road. Because of its graveyard. “ But,” says Mr. “ The graves themselves effect on public opinion,” position, the University felt Williamson, “work must are fascinating. Two types said Mr. Williamson, “ if the it was essential to own the start before the end of of graves exist. Those with land. But it took ten years March.” So some sort of an cemetery wasn't cleared, headstones and monuments of negotiation. And only agreement must be reached now that it has been publi­ are for the middle class. last week did it become the pretty soon. The rest have fifteen or cised that the University legal owner. Professor Beresford, head twenty names on each one intend to work on the An Act of Parliament was of the School of Economics, for the working classes.” cemetery/' called for, as people felt their rights were being taken away. Was this a superfluous expense? Mr. There's no class distinction in Woodhouse Cemetery— Williamson, the University aristocrats lie alongside manual labourers. But it's the Bursar, and a major agent more splendid symbols of the after-life, like this one, in the negotiations thought which are likely to stay. not. “ The Act was expensive,” he said, “ but it was only an essential in facilitating MOND? WHAT’S future developments.” Now, the University WHAT’S MOND? Grants Committee has made £50,000 available for expen­ MOND? WHAT’S diture on the cemetery. “ There is no need for WHAT’S MOND? students to begrudge the money not being spent on MOND? WHAT’S accommodation,” said Mr. Williamson, “ because the WHAT’S MOND? U.G.C. made the award specifically to be spent on MOND? WHAT’S the cemetery. WHAT’S MOND? “ Anyway/’ he continued, “ there has never been any The graveyard is cluttered and overgrown. Slabs of stone defy the tears of age and MOND? WHAT’S question of building on the loved ones. It is a monument to the dead. A conscience to the living. An unweeded site, because being in the plot of memories. And a public problem.

A chemical business: one of ICI's manufactur­ ing Divisions, and, on its own, one of the top twenty biggest industrial concerns in the U.K. INDO JAZZ at the Union Spender of millions a year on new plants in the North-West and Tees-side. by Martyn Cox

Maker of heavy inorganic products, petro­ A T 7.30 tonight, in the Union Refec., there is a concert of Says Mayer on the future of Fusions, “ After two years’ chemicals, chlorinated paraffins, chlorinated Indo-Jazz fusions. experience, I think we work closely together as a unit. All the rubber, chlorofluorohydrocarbons, plastics mono­ musicians feel freer and we’re happy about the repertoire. mers, bipyridyl herbicides. Fusions is unique in musical conception. Eastern and Western music are widely different in many respects, but in this orchestra, What I am happy about it that the barriers are broken. There Seeker of chemists and chemical engineers who musicians from three continents— Indians, Jamaicans, Europeans is but music, whatever form it takes. But neither Joe nor I are want to use their talents imaginatively on all kinds and one Canadian— combine to perform the music of John people to kick at a things for too long. W e want to take the of complex but fascinating problems; who see Mayer. He, himself, is an Indian who has the unusual advantage technique of Indo-Jazz further afield.” themselves working happily in teams; who want of excelling in both Eastern and Western composition. to contribute something to the business from the “ But it must be with the whole group,” explained Joe Harriot. day they join; who want to be encouraged to John Mayer, born in Calcutta, plays the violin and harpsichord, “ I cannot do it with my own group and John can’t do it with contribute (and earn) more and more, either as and has been a professional musician since he was fourteen. the Indian musicians. It takes the Double Quintet to play specialists or by branching out into plant manage­ Joe Harriot, from Jamaica, is considered one of the finest alto- Indo-Jazz, and its unique.” ment, sales, technical service, economic evaluation saxophonists in modern jazz. He played with Tony Kinsey and of new processes. Ronnie Scott, before forming his own quintet. He pioneered Mond's recruiting team will be visiting your earl/ ‘free-form’ jazz where the soloists ar not tied to any University between now and next March—watch harmonic or rhythmic anchorage. the notice boards for exact dates and contact your The fusion of the John Harriot and John Mayer quintets took Appointments Board to arrange an interview. If place in 1965, when they recorded their first L.P., ‘Indo-Jazz Alpha Electronics Centre Suite’. The idea for Indo-Jazz fusions first same from ‘The B.B.C. 1 AERIALS. CO-AXIALS AND PLUGS. LARGE you would like more information in the meantime, SELECTION OF TAPES, RESISTORS, METERS. write to: Dancer of India’, which Mayer wrote in 1958, for three Indian MICROPHONES, TOOLS, SOLDER, TRANSISTORS, instruments and symphony orchestra. Etc. The musicians improvise on the scores, provided by Mayer, Personnel Manager (Staff) which are mostly based on Ragas— an Indian scale of at least Alpha Radio Supply Co. ICI Mond Division, five notes— played in ascending and descending patterns. With P.O. Box 13, The Heath, the inclusion of jazz and symphonic techniques, Fusions has 103 North St., Leeds 7 9Phone 2 5 1 8 7 given the musicians fresh and exciting challenges, in demonstra­ VALVE TESTING SERVICE WHILE YOU WAIT. Runcorn, Cheshire. REPLACEMENTS AT POPULAR PRICES. ting a working co-operation between different cultures and Mon. to Frl. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. 9 *.m. to 1 p.m. rationalities. 6 UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 Still disillusion as reforms go through but. . . New hope for NUS by BRIAN GLOVER

g Y the end of November Council of NUS there posed new structure and had put amendments to all The final vote showed that 60% of the Union were in favour of a voting change, but a two-thirds majority was considerable confusion and disillusion the major changes that meant completely different concepts. The traditional supporters of change in was needed, and so the new system was not adopted. amongst many of the Unions represented. This resul­ NUS — the Northern Universities together with This, alone, is perhaps the major contributory ted from all sides having won on some points but some of the larger Southern Universities — thought factor for the disillusionment in NUS, for this change losing on others. There were no real winners. that the Structure Commission recommendations were a step in the right direction and decided to support in voting has been recommended now five times and The overall theme was one of reform. Everybody these proposals. four of the times it has been passed with just under freely admitted that NUS was not succeeding as the necessary two-thirds majority. far as students were concerned and a Structure Com­ DISILLUSION Thus, we have the ridiculous position in NUS where mission had been working for a year discussing how the majority of people are dissatisfied with the voting they thought the position could be changed for the This situation itself would have led to a complicated system but cannot do anything about it. The fact that better. This Commission gave its recommendation at debate in itself but an even bigger contribution to the the minority group can stop these constitutional this Council during a ten-hour debate. disillusion factor was the fact that most of the changes changes to enable a truly representative election is recommended needed a majority because they involved one of the main factors for the existence of such It was these recommendations that caused the a change in the constitution. major issues and caused a split in the Council. Col­ animosity from the floor of Council against the leges of Education thought that too much time was Consequently there was the chance for people to Executive. With such clear evidence of a majority being spent on structure debates and wanted only to “block” proposals by not letting the recommendations wanting to change the voting system, it is hard to see discuss education and welfare. They could not see that receive the necessary majority and so maintain the how the NUS Executive can repeatedly recommend no change—in the eyes of this majority they are with a new structure, education and wdfare would be status quo. simply ignoring their mandate of being representative discussed at length and the many political wrangles of On the issue of voting the situation became so sad the past would not be repeated again. Consequently of a majority of Council. that Jack Straw, Chairman of the Structure Cbmmis- they were voting against the recommendations or sion told the Council that he was “Bloody disgusted This majority has three choices after the consistent abstaining. with the tactics used in attempting to stop discussion refusal for STV by the Executive. They can either The Executive of NUS having set up the structure on the proposed voting change”. disaffiliate from NUS, stay in NUS and give up the Commission decided that they did not like the pro- fight, or stay in and fight the Executive at their own The commission had recommended that the Single game. At the next Council the elections for the Transferable Vote (STV) be used in elections at Executive take place. If the supporters of STV stood NUS rather than the present Multi Transferable for the Executive then the majority of Council should Westminster Guide for Students Vote (MTV) as at present. STV is the system used at carry them on to the Executive and at last the Council Leeds where candidates are chosen in order (1, 2, 3, 7 would be rid of having to fight Executive on this point etc.) on the ballot paper and the person with the least and could decide for itself exactly which way it wanted first choices is eliminated from the election and his to vote. How to handle Banks votes redistributed. In MTV the person with the most votes is removed and his votes redistributed. REGIONS and Bank Managers The criticism with MTV is that in elections for What did emerge from the structure recommenda* more than one place (eg electing 3 people from 7) tions, though, was that the NUS has been divided There are two very popular delusions if 51% of the people put the same candidates in the into regions. There are nine of them in all and Leeds people have about banks. One, that we same order they will be automatically elected, the is in Region 1—along with Newcastle, Hull and all cannot be bothered with small accounts; the candidates supported by the other 49% will not be the North-Eastern centres of education. These regions other, that Bank Managers are elected. This leads to a ticket vote. have organisers who can sit on the Executive of NUS unapproachable. Neither is true of In the past, people have polled 49% of the vote on without voting rights. Westminster Bank. Why? Read below. first choices, but have failed to be elected when The idea behind the region is that they will help second, third, etc., choices have been considered. with communications within NUS, produce some de­ centralisation and give machinery for discussing WRONG WORDING problems on education and autonomy at a regional Banking is based, like all worthwhile relationships, level rather than having to wait for the bi-annual upon confidence and goodwill. Before this motion was discussed at Margate, there councils. That’s how Westminster Bank feels about its relation­ was a move to rule the whole motion out of order, ship with its customers. You will find this out very due to a wrong wording in the preliminary drafting, REFRESHING quickly if you open an account with us. The chairman supported this view, but after a wrangle The cheque book the majority of people decided to vote for the One refreshing aspect of this Council was the Having a cheque book means you can settle bills without discussion. The council was then subjected to the success achieved by Region 1, where universities and having to carry wads of notes around. You can pay disgusting scene of the Executive members of the colleges worked together in harmony. Whilst other people by post, and have a permanent record of what Structure Commission resigning over a technicality regions were suffering from growing pains and you have paid to whom at what time. and going back on to the platform to fight the wrangling within themselves, Region 1 worked Your bank account will play a proposals of the commission. together discussing all items amongst themselves and vita! part in your career on many occasions voting en bloc against the Execu­ Having achieved your Bank Manager’s confidence, tive recommendations for the running of regions. At you’ll find his friendship a valuable asset for the rest of your lifetime! Should you move your address, you can Map of Regional Boundaries least, the Leeds delegates returned from Council take your account with you; Westminster Bank has feeling that their ideas had all not been lost in a great 1,400 branches—one is sure to be nearby. If your career amorphous mass that Council was in previous years. should take you abroad, we’ll be happy to arrange the necessary financial facilities. There have been threats of Region 1 breaking away from NUS in disgust because of the state that Well, what about the Managers? Council has degenerated into and the handling that Westminster Managers are people like anyone else. They understand your problems, simply because they it received from the NUS Executive. have experienced them themselves. If you would like Possibly the best argument against breaking away to know more about us, send the coupon for a booklet that explains all the benefits of an account. came from retiring NUS Treasurer Roger Lyons, who said, “Because you are so strong you should stay in and fight ” To: Head Office, Westminster Bank Limited 41 Lothbury, London, EC2. In retrospect, when the memories of this Council Please send me your booklet on using your bank are not so vivid, both sides may be able to see they have got grounds to make new advances within the NUS. Providing everybody keeps calm and discusses ideas unemotionally and rationally, then this will be for the good of NUS and could see the National Union • ccArracs become a viable, constructive and respected organisa­ tion. What must be avoided is a head-on clash of Westminster ideals at the next Council, which would only lead to the destruction of NUS and all that people have worked for over the past years. UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 7

Viv Hopkins, of Leeds, felt that ISC and CIA the NUS had not fulfilled their man­ 'T'H E Council also decided to stay date for a progress report, and that US IN BRIEF in the Dutch-based International they had forgotten what examinations Students’ Conference despite the dis­ meant. “We must fight the whole closure by an executive report that system of exams in universities and some of this world body’s finances colleges, this is one of the central Student workers would be regarded issues facing students today.” B.degree as apprentices. “We do not want used to come from the Central Intel­ ligence Agency, the American Secret The motion, on which there was 'T'HVas overwhelming dis- that,” he said. “We want a decent Service. little time for debate, was passed system of education supported by overwhelmingly. It asked for appeals ion with the Bachelor of grants.” It was agreed that instead of dis­ Educ^egree course and NUS affiliating from the ISC there procedure to be established in all Trevor Fisk, Secretary of NUS, should be a ‘Clean-up campaign’. universities and colleges and for more Exec*ere asked to make a also rejected the idea, which would opportunities for students to opt out thor^stigation into its work­ This included the ruling that no more cost the taxpayer £290 million a year. than 25% of the funds should be at various points in their academic ings Present a report for next In demanding higher grants, he said, career and, if necessary, to return to Com ‘rethink’ was demanded ‘The purchasing power of our grants obtained from any one country, and that no funds at all should come study at a later stage. The Executive on concept of the B.Ed., has been eroded by inflation. Some were asked to make an investigation for causing confusion and from the U.S. It was agreed that if people think student grants are a these proposals were not accepted, into all exam failures, and especially chaoPme B.Ed. courses, edu- form of charity. We don’t accept to press for changes, including auto­ catio^cts were only an option the Union should recommend a with­ this. The money is a vital part of drawal from the ISC. matic rights of resitting exams, and and I of the anomalies of the the investment in education for this appeals procedure. systei student teachers and country.” Trevor Fisk, introducing the childA suffering. executive report on the possible CIA In passing overwhelmingly the subversion of the ISC, said that the La College of Education, demand for increased grants, NUS Jack Straw, Chairman of the South called it an ‘academic situation today was that no American also asked for a single grants policy funds ; were entering the Students’ Structure Commission. orgy’^aste of human material. covering all types of student; the Conference and there was no evi­ Theyhat the whole course be removal of the anomaly in the status dence to show that the ISC deliber­ hand^o the UNAA (who run of married students, so that students ately acted in the interests of the the ( that a simple national getting married during their course CIA. standee! be established, but of study receive the higher grant Phil ! one of the Leeds dele- Roger Lyons, also on the Executive, received by students married before felt that the report was the result gates*at this would lead to entering a course of study; vac grants ‘consuniformity’, and Council of people “who looked in mirrors for all students in financial need, to and liked what they saw,” and he decid a report was the first be paid before the vac course, not asked that NUS should quit ISC In prior* NUS policy would after. immediately. follovthis. Council again reiterated its rejec­ Also supporting the amendment tion of the means test in assessing that NUS should quit ISC, Phil Kelly, student grants and opposition was one of the Leeds delegates, said that G r< again expressed to any introduction by staying in ISC we will be cutting of the loans system. ourselves off from other organisa­ Ot decided to claim a tions. If we leave ISC it won’t affect choosing C grants increase of £60 our travel organisation services. He milliJse of the higher cost of Housing thought that it was impossible to livin^at the real value of know what CIA were up to, and that awar? be maintained. This TN moving the interim Housing NUS were “like small children in a woul^he Government’s grant Report NUS Exec, member Ian Cun­ world of grown-ups.” alloc^O million, an increase ningham, Chairman of the Working The amendment was narrowly of 5C claim will be made to Committee on Housing, stated that defeated after a call vote, and the your career, the /t*anel on Student Main- students should not receive better NUS agreed to stay in ISC, but only tenarfs, chaired by Professor accommodation or be expected to if education was made a top priority, A. J.of Leeds University. accept worse accommodation than and the other proposals were Ardent to the motion, pro- the rest of society. He went on to accepted. posirfU salaries tabled by suggest that student accommodation W oo?ytechnic, was rejected. responsibility should be transferred Exams Digbspeaking for Woolwich, to the Ministry of Housing and choose sugge students should be paid Local Government. /^ N C E again, Exams were severely salar^use “it would put The report outlined 30 suggestions v criticised; Council felt that the studeAn equal footing with on student accommodation. Among present methods of teaching and others of society. We are these was a recommendation that examining failed to reflect the capa­ adult^ould be paid salaries.” there should be more buildings like bilities of a certain number of In c* to Jacks, Executive the Henry Price; residential blocks students. memt1 Evans said that the should be mixed, and regulations on Neil King, of Hull University, felt majo£ople would regard this student residence should be drawn up carefully that there must be some form of prop by the sea at sunny Margate. Parties anyone else. Finally, a bored Martin asked Tough ^ pts of training college girls, and all on where he came from. “Er, Kesteven College, near The Royal Air Force, with its wide visits are designed to assist students to expeiWert just could not resist this, so off I Bradford,” invented John. “Yes,” replied NUS Presi­ went Council on Saturday. dent Martin, in his oily Irish brogue, “I know it well.” range of careers in the air and on the make their final decision and they may I think that I had made a mistake when Kesteven is near Lincoln. ground, could be one of the employers be made either before or after the driverily kept passing open pubs on the way south he missed the M2 altogether, I knew I The problems with socialising so much in the even­ on your ‘short list’. The application selection procedures. shoul*ayed in Leeds. ings is getting up in time in the mornings. form you obtain from the Ministry of “W* the fields and scatter the good seed on Human dynamo Mark Mitchell solved this problem As a graduate in the R.A.F. you have the £$ays the harvest festival hymn. Flower by appointing himself “knocker-up in chief”. It went Defence, or the visiting University specially favourable terms of entry, powePertainly must have had this in mind as like this: Liaison Officer, is to attend our selec­ he dr*ansit off the road—he is always going off 7.45 a.m. Mark Mitchell broke me from my dreams. back-dated seniority, and every en­ to tttud into a ploughed field, much to the I raised my hand to vote for the motion. tion procedures at R.A.F. Biggin Hill. couragement to make the most of your anno^he farmer and some of Kelly’s supporters. 8.00 a.m. Mitchell again, “Wake up, Darrow, it’s The selection process is designed to find They to travel with him again and all jumped kippers and jam for breakfast.” I reached potential. In the R.A.F., unlike institu­ on tough’s wagon for the return journey. for the aspirins. out if you have those qualities required tional civilian organizations, all the top Toi be slower but he does have a habit of 8.15 a.m. Mark Mitchell dragged me from bed. I before you can become an officer in the jobs are filled front within. And as a stayii**iiddle of the road. hate Mark Mitchell. Royal Air Force. 8.30 a.m. Leeds delegation dragged me from bed graduate, you are in line for promotion Wh arrived at Margate, our lads soon got again. Students usually ask to attend the to the very highest ranks—it’s up to you. dowii;fcal job of canvassing for support. This 8.45 a.m. Reached conference hall. constating around drink-sodden late night Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre at partis earnestly to as many people as are Outside the hall there were placards announcing that Biggin Hill during the Christmas or The R.A.F. University Liaison Officer sobet‘0 listen. the Winter Gardens—I believe this is where the Council will be visiting your University/College Po^il Kelly got hold of the wrong end of met-—was staging “International Wrestling” and “The Easter vacations. Some 4 weeks later the the si> though, and spent all his time canvassing Creation”. Oh, boy, there are cynics everywhere. candidate will receive a letter indicating to answer your questions. He will also our I School delegation. Or just one of them, interview those engineering students to be She must have been a young liberal, I The Conference finally came to an end. Jack Straw, whether or not he is to be offered a com­ suppi but not the Leeds University President, I understand, mission. Any offer made holds good for interested in a Summer 1968 vacation took his place on the NUS Executive. Everyone had workshop course. Appointments may be noticed the presence of Leeds, if only for the number up to 12 months and undergraduates do I stanth wandering about with a dazed look made to see him at your Appointments in hi&e sight of 1,000 people gathered together of coffee trays dropped. Even the beach behind the not have to commit themselves to an hall had been canvassed with Leeds written in twenty undetof was too much for ‘teach-in’ Leo immediate acceptance. Board. Rumt he’s now organising a teach-in on NUS at foot letters on it. Darttfs Leo, “I like a captive audience.” The parting nail in Gilbert’s coffin came when a Undergraduates can, if they wish, Meanwhile, for further information, college girl actually approached me. write to Group Captain M. A. D’Arcy, Thfixecutive was busy buttering up the “Where are you from,” she asked. spend 3 days at an R.A.F. Station (once plebi?!. As you know, the first rule of flattery “Leeds.” again at our expense and entirely with­ R.A.F., Adastral House (27HG 1), is to tapression of intimate knowledge of your Oh, you’re lucky having such a big delegation, it out obligation) to find out more about London WCi, giving your expected subje^sult of this was John Tough chatting to means you can have some time to enjoy yourselves.” G eorfor over an hour to stop him talking to “Yippee!” the work and our way of life. These qualifications and graduation date. 8 UNION NEW S — Frida/, December 1st, 1967

JAN bowls his little woman over. Reagan for President— California must PETE IS SUPERVE. be dreamin’. CROSSLAND’S a sub-standard bed REDUCED RATES FOR STUDENTS. warmer.— PAUL. St. Christopher Driving School, 44 FOR the cards and wishes, Mt. Preston, Leeds 2. Tel. 24510. Presents, drinks and wishes, (1 minute from Union, Henry Price 21 thanks.— JANICE. or Charles Morris buildings) or 11, HOW’S THE BABY, MAC? Hyde Park Corner, Leeds 1. Tel. THE EMBASSY is at last on the move. 53636. Lectures, slides, and prac­ WATCH the Embassy. tical lessons given by Ministry of qillicrt Paris, 1965. Laine’s Electric String Band. at 7.30 p.m. throughout, especially on Straight No Chaser. Johnny Griffin Sociology Soc. Seminar in the THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 also plays very well, unmistakeable on those exceptionally fast Although not the best Hines available, this is still an excellent Large Departmental Seminar Address by the Bishop of Ripon runs for which he’s noted. However, the record is marred by record. Hines’ winging piano tone comes over especiallly well Room — All welcome. on “ The Implications of Vati­ on “ Tea for Two” . “ Velvet Moon” and “ When I Dream Of You” Scout & Guide Club TRAINING can 11.” R.B.L.T., 5.15 p.m. are two ballads exceptionally well played; the improvisation is W EEKEND, 2nd-3rd Dec., Fir Drama Group 16 presents startling, although at no time does Hines lose the threads of Tree Lane, Meanwood. Edward Albees’s ‘The Zoo the melody. The power and the rhythm of Earl’s playing comes Stoky’ and Arthur Kopits A.A.M. over especially well on “ Blues After Midnight” , but for me the SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 ‘Oh Dad, Poor Dad’, in the best track on this L.P. is Hines’ arrangement of the Basie Methodist Soc. Meeting with the The Association of Assistant Main Common Room, Boding­ ASSISTANT standard “ Shiny Stockings” , very powerful and rhythmic. Rev. Fr. L. Rimmer, at 4.30 ton Hall, from Dec. 7th-10th. Mistresses At the price, both of these records are excellent value, so p.m. in the Brunswick Rooms. 7.30 p.m. Tickets at the door. one of the stop spending money on luxuries such as food, and get them. Bodington Cinema Soc. presents Pakistan Soc. Dinner in the MASTERS Joint Four Secondary “ LADY L” , 6.45 p.m. and Refectory. Dinner cooked by Teachers’ Associations 9.30 p.m. expert Pakistani cook. ASSOCIATION INVITES THE professional association WOMEN for TEACHERS Assistant Masters STUDENTS STATIONERS in secondary schools in STUDENTS Secondary Schools training for secondary FOR YOUR school work Over 28,000 members TO JOIN THE A.A.M. NEWSPAPERS NOTE BOOKS represented on the Burn­ is represented on all ham Committee and on all MAGAZINES RING FILES major national and important Educational A GREETING CARDS PADS & REFILLS Bodies. international bodies. negotiates salary VIEWS OF LEEDS FOUNTAIN PENS A scales on the Burn­ TEACHERS IN ham Committee, DIARIES MAPS & GUIDES TRAINING offers professional CALENDARS CREPE PAPER M advice and legal pro­ AND NOW should join as Student tection to members. m Members WHY DELAY? JOIN NOW FICTION For full particulars PAPERBACKS wite to:- W rite for further details of FOR YOUR LEISURE READING the A.A.M. to: The Secretary, A.M.A. THE SECRETARY, A.A.M. 29 Gordon Square, London 29 Gordon Square, London W .C.l. W .C.l. 172-4 WOODHOUSE LANE : LEEDS 2 eiWVlTATl0NS 'T “ UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 9 FILMS u s MUSIC BOOKS

refusing to touch the other’s confronted with distasteful booze. moral attitudes and illiteracy Music Soc. The denouement, where in his class. Peppard flushes Martin and his Poitier’s struggle with the mob out of Jericho so he can sententious script (by James Present New Cowboys for Old stir up the locals against Clavell, who wrote King Rat) Martin, is beautifully worked is a losing battle. Wincing Haydn J H E Western is perhaps pocket, are further necessary Simmons, b. heroine) are out. sanctimoniously when he the most disciplined of pieces of equipment. Ever given the maximum oppor­ The fights are modishly catches a boy smoking in the since Shane, this format has tunity to develop a first-rate violent, and the photography lavatory, he emerges as a T3ETWEEN 1796 and 1802, screen genres. Years of been the most popular, oust­ script—and they do so with good. In short, a film to appeal latter-day Christ, and very Haydn completed the six trial and error on a pretty ing the cavalry v Indians-type enthusiasm and aplomb. to all tastes. irritating for it. great settings of the Roman massive scale have led to of Western. And then there’s the same Catholic Mass which are the The plot is standard town- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ certain conventions which Now, within this framework, trouble with The Dirty Dozen, summit of his achievement as Director Arnold Laven has clearing-up stuff; it is the little i.e. beneath their low class a composer. can only be broken at peril. produced a surprisingly intelli­ points of invention that make 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 8 roughness, Poitier’s class turn this film so pleasing. The last of these, the famous Thus, the Western town must gent film, Rough Night In out to have hearts of gold. Harmonie Messe, correctly have a saloon with swing Jericho (HEADROW ODEON And there is one gem of a But if the film’s ideas are translated as the “Wind Band doors and dancing girls. A next week). scene where Simmons and irank odds excessively Utopian, some of Mass”, and not the more moustached doctor, beautiful His unlikely cast (Dean Peppard down half a bottle of the performances are good, usual “Harmony” Mass, on local heroine, and resident Martin, baddie; George Pep- whiskey apiece, each love/ notably from pop-singer Lulu, account of the sonorous writing baddie who has the town in his pard, itinerant goody; Jean hating the other, each solidly A WAY from Hammer films, surprisingly engaging as a for wind instruments, will be Christopher Lee is still brassy tart. the main item in the University keeping his horror film image Following on the wave of Music Society’s annual in Theatre Of Death (A.B.C. success of The Untouchables Christmas Term Concert on next week). and Bonnie And Clyde comes Wednesday, December 6th, at Despite the plot, which flirts an all-gangster programme— 7.30 p.m. in the Great Hall. coyly with the occult, hypnotic A! Capone and Dillinger—to control and vampirism, the the PLAZA. This Mass is really a sym­ abundance of time-honoured Both very old films, but both phony with voice parts added, devices like the secret panel in immensely enjoyable, these and it is amazing how Haydn the fireplace, a stone chamber two star Rod Steiger and Lance combines the drama of the with cobwebs, and a darkly Tierney respectively. symphony with the exalted cloaked murderer show Theatre spirit of the words of the Of Death to be a routine offer­ Finally, there’s the second of Mass. One does not need to ing. As such, it is enjoyable. the three-part Bronston revivals be religious, however, to Not so good, however, the at the MERRODEON, 55 Days appreciate the pious dignity of support film, The Deadly Bees. At Peking this time. the “Kyrie” nor the freshness Here, the script is so impos­ Again the Samuel Bronston and fervour of the opening of sibly deadly (at one stage it formula comes over loud and the “Gloria”. recapitulates everything that clear. Again there’s the good has happened in case anybody but obscure plot (the Boxer The Mass is full of good has missed the very obvious revolution in China), again tunes, and the only signs that point) that even the excellent there’s the action, the intrigue, it is one of the last works that acting of Frank Finlay and all superbly directed. Haydn wrote are the heart- Guy Doleman fails to raise the I suspect that 55 Days is the searing dissonances which are overall standards. most immediately likeable of a feature of all the last works To Sir, With Love (TOWER the three Bronston films cur­ of the composer who, perhaps next week) is an amiable but rently being revived (El Cid more than any other, enjoyed rather pious story about an finishes tomorrow, and The life and lived it to the full. immigrant engineer (Sidney Fall Of The Roman Empire No noose is good noose, as this neck-tie party guest in “Rough Night In Jericor Poitier) who is forced to take follows 55 Days—get down to Also on the programme is (reviewed) would probably agree. a job in teaching, only to be the Merrion Centre and see it. Beethoven’s warmly serene Romance in F for violin and orchestra. The soloist will be Emyr Walters, musician and case in Trusted Like The Fox. One of the most callous and engineer, one of the vest vio­ Sara Wood’s works are rapidly brutal murders ever com­ linists to have studied at the MIXED BAG OF BRIEFS establishing her hero as an mitted is in Ngaio Marsh’s University. English Perry Mason without Artists In Crime, but the whole CILAS MARNER and Little style—and how much better Because The Night Was Dark is not overbalanced by this, The seasonal items on the ^ Dorrit have been added to they were doing it. on these experiences (Pan, 7/6). and another masterpiece by programme are A Christmas the ‘Penguin English Library* Pan’s ‘Bestsellers of Litera­ As a novel it succeeds in one of the great fiction writers Carol’ by the highly thought of at 4/6 and 10/6 each. Both are ture’ series has two new titles, giving a good picture of the books is the result and is available modern composer Kenneth well up to the high standards Lorna Doone and The Last troubles of an aristocratic from Fontana at 3/6. Leighton, and Vaughan of the series, with useful notes Chronicle of Barset, at 7/6 and family in this period. As an 10/6 respectively. The intro­ historical novel, I wouldn’t chris An archetypal murder victim and introductions accompany­ gets well and truly clobbered ing definitive texts. The pro­ duction to Trollope’s novel is praise it highly for accuracy. vision of 24 of the original by Walter Allen, author of swaiin in Elizabeth Ferrars’s Murder ‘Phiz’ illustrations to Little The English Novel, and is MASS-MURDER Moves In (Fontana, 3/6) and m usic Dorrit is an attraction. especially worthwhile. Wartime treason and mass- the author’s knowledge of Christie fans will find a treat murder form the background Mason’s somewhat sickening criminal psychology is striking. Penguin have also added to slickness. (Fontana, 3/6.) their range of Classics: Child­ in Hercule Poirot’s Christmas to Anthony Maitland’s latest mike hood, Boyhood, Youth (6/-), by (Pan, 3/6) and Evil Under The Tolstoy, and an Anthology of Sun (Fontana, 3/6). The for­ goodwin Chinese Literature at 10/6. mer contains some fine charac­ As Miss Edmonds, the trans­ terization and an intellectually AT YOUR LOCAL CINEMAS lator of Tolstoy, remarks, we satisfying plot and in the Williams’ Fantasia on Christ­ can see in these writings “the latter, the standard Poirot mas Carols, which contains man that Tolstoy was to method of examining per­ TOWER COTTAGE RD. CAPITOL many tunes which will be become.” The warmth and sonalities to solve crimes is HEADING LEY, LEEDS 6 MEANWOOD, LEEDS t familiar to the audience. immediacy of this work lies at well demonstrated. NEW BRIGGATE, LEEDS 1 the heart of our enjoyment of Paul Chavchavadze was an Circle 6/- Stalls 5/- Circle 5/- Stalls 3/6 Circle 3/- Stalls 2/6 The concert begins with it. eye-witness to many of the Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. AMAZING INSIGHT events of the Russian Revolu­ I expected the anthology to tion and based his novel The University Orchestra NOW SHOWING NOW SHOWING NOW SHOWING and Chorus will be conducted bore or bemuse me. In fact, by Messrs. Brian Newbold and it gives an amazing insight ANN-MARGRET MICHEAL CRAWFORD ROBERT REDFORD Jack Pilgrim of the Music into the Chinese civilization TONY FRANCIOSA JOHN LENNON JAN E FONDA Department, and tickets are which flourished between 1,000 ROBERT COOTE available outside Refec. B.C. and A.D. 1,400. Songs, Beer at its Best YVONNE ROMAIN between 12 noon and 2 p.m. prose and poetry are all pre­ daily, or from Barker’s, Albion sented. My preference is for HOW I WON BAREFOOT IN Place, prices 2/- to 6/-. the poetry, which is at times almost incredibly beautiful and THE SWINGER® On Monday, December 11th, always economical. Many Colour 1— plus THE W A R ® THE PARK® at 1.20 p.m. in the Great Hall, modern poets, regarding them­ Rock Hudson Salome Jens Colour — plus Colour — plus there will be the traditional selves as iconoclastic innova­ SECONDS ® Howard Keel singing of carols, led by the tors, would be well advised to Bob Hope Music Society. Admission is W A C O ® see how the Chinese of A.D. I'LL TAKE SW ED EN ® Colour free and all who wish to 1,000 were writing on the same NEXT W EEK attend will be very welcome. subjects and in much the same Colour Sidney Poitier Judy Geeson NEXT W EEK and with Lulu and Gig Young Carol Lynley Good Coffee, Good Snacks, Good Service The Mindbenders NEXT W EEK THE SHUTTERED at TO SIR, W ITH LOVE® Steve McQueen ROOM® Colour — plus Richard Attenborough Colour — plus THE PIAZZA AND LA PAPRIKA Horst Bucholz Sylva Koscina Geraldine Page Rip Torn THE SAND PEBBLES1 Nr. ‘THE PACK HORSE’ (Woodhouse Moor) IfeTLEY THAT MAN IN ISTANBUL ® YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW S Colour Colour Colour and also at HYDE PARK CORNER 10 UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967

SPORTS DESK r\:. R. League collapse 1st XI WING FALCONS Kirkstall Forge ... 26 pts. LEEDS UNIV. . 2 SHEFFIELD FALCONS ... 0 Leeds University ... 3 pts. ALTHOUGH they took | AST Saturday, a much changed Leeds 1st XI took an early lead, the Rugby on Sheffield Falcons at Weetwood, and made quite League first team found the hard work of what should have been an easy task. The heavy conditions they side included newcomers ^ after sQme encountered very much against the open style of Pope at right-back, Pike at excdlent running by Farrar, play they have developed centre-half, and Neely at ^ hardworking centre-for- this season. outside-le t. ward, and a quick passing The University opened im­ pressively, with forwards ATTACK move via East to Griffiths, Corson and Shoesmith break­ ing strongly down the middle. The Leeds team lined up w^° Pu^ ne*- Finally, the pressure led to in a 4-2-4 formation at the Shoesmith resisting a couple of ENCOURAGING kick-off, and went straight tackles to crash over the line Sheffield tried to get more near the posts. into the attack, thus setting into the game and, indeed, the pattern for the first-half. SUITED had several shots at goal, This appeared to instil some In spite of this, dean life into the Kirkstall Forge although these were limited team, whose heavier back divi­ strikes on goal were few, to long range as a result of sion, more suited to the con­ due mainly to the slowness ditions, began to profit from a good defensive covering. in working the ball to the slow-moving cover defence. Leeds were rewarded with Together with some over opponents’ penalty area, robust tackling, which the another goal when a quick giving Sheffield time to referee apparently overlooked, attack found gaps in the this seemed to put the Uni­ employ their main tactic of versity out of their stride, and Sheffield defence for Davies crowding in defence, and eventually two very good tries to finish off the move. gave the home side a 12-3 playing for a breakaway half-time lead. This was quite an encou­ Goalmouth scramble in first X I match with Sheffield Falcons goal. Good defensive cover­ raging, if not initially over­ HANDICAP ing by Pike and Strong, as The second half followed a confident, performance by well as excellent tackling similar pattern, with Kirkstall’s the Leeds team, with backs finding plenty of space by linkmen Davies and HIGHEST AVERAGE AT in which to move and back Thompson emphasising his Salisbury, minimised the each other up, although the soundness in goal, and University were handicapped quick attacks of Sheffield. MERRION BOWLS by the loss, after 50 minutes, Neely making a promising VV7ITH his second 600 series of the season, in the Midnight Result of last Sundays’ Inter- of scrum-half Davies with a debut. leg injury. FIRST GOAL Trios League, J. P. S(raka now holds the highest average University fixture against Team: Thompson; Pope, of any bowler at the Merrion Centre, with 185 over 12 games. Although they were well After a goalless first-half, Newcastle served by Hanson and Shoe­ Strong, Pike, Grundy; After his summer trip to the U.S.A., where his first series (in Leeds 1st team: Won, 3-1. smith, some of the team’s the Leeds team turned New York) was a 600 and where he received some coaching Leeds 2nd team: Won, 4-0. Davies, Salisbury; Griffiths, from 190 and 200 average ---- inexperience was shown by round determined to in- Farrar, East, Nedy. Leeds 3rd team: Won, 4-0. their reluctance to dive on the bowlers, Jan has demonstrated him the highest average of any Leeds Ladies’ Team: Won, 4-0. loose ball, and the giving away crease the pace of their considerable flair for trios1 student in Britain at the of too many needless penalties D. Mackie, a 1st XI link­ play. present time. High Series: S. A. Hatton. attacks, being aided by 534 (2nd team); J. P. Strake! through being offside at the man, last Saturday played If he can maintain a 180-plus play-the-ball. Pope, who overlapped well Now in his third season with 528 (1st team); J. Bassett! for the Northern U.A.U. average by the end of the the Bowling Society, Jan also 508 (3rd team); B. J. Burton! on the right to put over against Manchester season he will rank just below holds the University all-time 500 (1st team); Enid Allen the top level of bowling in several good crosses into Amateur League at Man­ Double League high game, 474 (162, 132, 180, Ladies: U.S.A. Britain—a magnificent achieve­ with G. L. Tait, of 411, set team); Cheryl Kenchington. Are you interested in the penalty area. The first chester. ment. His 185 probably gives two years ago. 441 (Ladies’ team). North America ? Join University Students Abroad International House 40 Shaftesbury Avenue London W .l Tel. 437-5374 1st Water Polo win EXPEDITION TO MOROCCO

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LANCASTER U. ... 35 pts T EEDS continued their bid for the U.A.U. basketball title with a convincing win by 77 points over U.A.U. Hockey Lancaster University. A tight zone defence, coupled with a piercing 1-3-1 attack, brought the score H—. . . . , . , , to 30-4 in favour of thel^™ *1 dur“ 8 which Leeds victory home side after only ten not rela*ed minutes. A sudden switch ^ LEEDS UNIV ... 3 LANCASTER UNIV. ... 1 by the Leeds team to a full- Pu’led bf ck 12 P°ln t court press caused even u S?on however Lancaster, “P OR the U.A.U. game, Leeds fielded a strong side, more confusion to the £avm§ onty / S ’ and were bidding for their first victory in this Lancaster side, who only ^>egan t0 tire’ and Leeds year’s championship. fey Bywater moving rarely managed to get the Playing into a bright sun, in fast on Soal* ball into the Leeds half of basketball Leeds started slowly and it was the court. By half-time, the Lancaster who showed to StRArrY advantage at the start; but this Lancaster replied almost score was 50-11 in favour pressed home their advant- was short lived for after ten immediately with a rather of Leeds. age with many fast breaks, minutes the University attacked scrappy goal, after Taylor the and pass interceptions to strongly, and kept the Lancaster Leeds goalkeeper had been PRESSURE attain their highest score defence fully extended. ^ circle. The goal set Leeds going In the second half, Leeds this season, n A r n r m v a8ain- and they were unlucky continued their pressure on Top scorers: P. Taylor not to score again before the ball, and scored a 24, M. Copley 17, L. Davis Leeds were playing some half-time. The University good hockey and Lancaster in the second half where they further 16 points without 16, F. Khoroushi 14, A. were defending doggedly. The had left off in the first, and reply in the first 15 minutes. Greenhalgh 13, R. Y euny were again unlucky. Play There then followed a 12. became somewhat scrappy, as the game fell to the rather hockey agricultural depths of the Lancaster style; but Leeds UNIVERSITIES CUP: University pressure paid off for pulled themselves together, and it was soon after that, follow- attacked almost constantly but ing a corner on the left, that could only add one further FIRST ROUND WIN Burton, moving up from half goal, a good individual effort Q N Wednesday, L^eds lacrosse attained their most back, deflected the ball for a by Wall. Preston and Dyde goal. Leeds kept the pressure were sound at full-back, and important victory of the term, when they defeated Another basket for Leeds in their thrashing of up, and soon after Leeds the Leeds defence generally Manchester University in a replay of the first round of Lancaster University. scored their second: this time looked safe. This win put the following a cross by Wall on University in second place in the left wing, being neatly the group behind Manchester. quarter, Leeds played some* * [ * ± 1 2 Ea,ni"g ‘on,,°l of g spirited and skilful lacrosse, Three more goals were MANCHESTER and in the final quarter, were scored by the Leeds forwards, so much on top that Man- including a spectacular one Chester had only one scoring from N. Kennedy who received OUTS HOOT LEEDS chance. Manchester then Judo slam opened strongly, and were the LEEDS ... 581 MANCHESTER ... 583 first to move. lacrosse TN a very closely fought match, Leeds failed to hold Matters improved for the a powerful Manchester eight in the first round of the home side in the second Nottingham quarter, when Leeds started to bouncing pass f from the „ Christie Cup Competition, held in Leeds on Saturday. put on the pressure. Between hobbling B. Dearing to score m ItehthL e ^ lydida8wry0f w S l! | creditable one for the Leeds V E T another victory was chalked up by the Judo them, N. Kennedy and J. from close range. Wasiewicz scored three goals In the next round of the cup, keeping several points in front team. club on Saturday, when they beat Nottingham for Leeds to lead 3-2 at half- Leeds play Nottingham away, of their opponents, with some The two universities also University in a friendly at|— end had to be content with time. In the second half, the and shouldn’t require a replay excellent shooting from John held a ladies’ ‘friendly’ match trend continued, with Leeds to proceed to the next round. Ormiston (99), John Ireland for teams of three, as an Nottingham, by 37-U. contest, R. Newbold caused the (97), and Chris Madams (97), experimental venture. Here the biggest sensation when he and for some time it appeared Leeds team was completely SPLIT threw his heavier opponent that Leeds would carry the defeated. Leeds took down ten Judoka backwards with such force Soccer success day. By the final detail, how- Leeds (Christie Cup): J. S. and, after a lot of waiting, that the Notts man was unable ^ 1 T H Leeds playing confident football and Lancaster ever, Manchester were only Hind, J. Ormiston, P. J. S. found themselves up against to protect his head. As a result, losing two men after 20 minutes, the final Junior one point behind, and it was Daniels, R. J. Shipley, C. J. five Nottingham representatives, it took 15 seconds to revive at this stage that the greater Madams, R. M. Ellis, J. R. U.A.U. Qualifying match |— . , . TTie Leeds team was split in him. „.QC I hat-trick with another fine goal experience of C. North, Ireland, D. M. Rea. two and D. Jones relegated to ‘B’ TEAM was won with case* and laid the fourth on for Manchester and England cap- Leeds (Ladies). s p k a^ ow Against the “B” team, Lancaster took the lead after Salter. tarn, proved decisive. ( t} B Kirby N wilk 10 minutes from a shot outside ^ A Al This was the first oppor- v , . /Z. . . TV1_ A* graded opponentWIn his f to S n f t W ^ J n e ^ f u c ’ the penalty area. Then, as Throughout the game the tunity that an inexperienced Manchester (Christie Cup): ever contSt (he took up Judo “ "gr f™ 0' iUf LeedsT pprk settled down and took defence Play.ed soundly With team have had of pitting their Thom;as, R. Pizer, D. at the beginning of term), cessful member was A. control, the equaliser came good covering all round. skill against another University Bugler, B May, M. Chandler, Priest beat his yellow-belted ______after five minutes from A. in a “shoulder-to-shoulder” Daniell, B. Jago, C. North opponent with an excellent Horne after a through ball match, and in view of Man- (^Pt*)- hold-down. judo from Samwell. Just before half- soccer Chester’s previous record—they Manchester (Ladies): G. time Horne scored a second have been U.A.U. champions Lovaas, J. Plater, G. FULL POINT Edwards, a beginner, who from a pin-point cross from for six years—the result is a Sokolowska. In the earlier contest, R. followed up a half-point with Greening. Depending on Manchester Green had quickly demolished a fine throw to take the In the second half Leeds took 2nd’s results against Liverpool his opponent with his sweep- contest. M. Clark, yet another things easy, although Lancaster and Salford, Leeds could still ing-leg to take the full point. beginner in his first ever kept trying hard to keep in have a chance in the Junior Dresswear Hire Service The third contest was probably contest fought hard to last the the game. Horne completed his U.A.U. CHARLIE GOULD LTD. the hardest of the day, when Morning, For all occasions— our Gentle- full time, but lost the contest man’s Dresswear Hire Service S. Kaiser often came close to by a half-point. throwing his opponent, but in Dinner or is always ready to advise and a draw. 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DAILY New and Second-hand Books 40 ELLAND ROAD 23 Stanningley Road, Leeds 12 LEEDS 11 T«l.: 32212 AT WORKSHOP THEATRE W e buy your Second-hand Books for Cash Free roof-top parking______Open until 8 p.m. Friday 12 UNION NEW S — Friday, December 1st, 1967 “Student Life” killed In te r'h a ll debates by U.C. HE first inter-halls debating T competition, organised by gTUDENT LIFE, a newspaper launched by the adver­ Devonshire Hall proved to be a remarkable success, with tising brokers’ Educational Publications (Partners) entries from Sadler, Weetwood, Ltd., is banned from sale in the Union Shop. This decision Lyddon, Charles iMorris and was taken by U.C. on Monday. An emergency motion Devonshire halls. The general standard of at NUS Council which condemned the newspaper was speech was high, with Martin supported by over thirty delegations. U.C.’s action Stephen and David Luce pro­ follows many Unions viding both the closest contest brokers who had warned that and the most entertaining throughout the country who speeches, in the first round to advertising revenue would the motion: “That it is a have banned the publica­ dwindle to almt>st nothing if square world.” Mr. Stephen tion. ‘Student Life’ became estab­ packed illustrations, sound, visual effects and even jokes lished were alarmists. into his time, whilst Mr. Luce, ‘Student Life’ have announced having eaten the prophetic that they are aiming to get a There was some laughter roll, denounced angelically as circulation of 100,000, mainly when Tough said that he had heretics all those who did not been seen by the ‘Student Life’ by distribution through Student believe in the saucer shaped representatives, “who happened Unions. They have approached world. to have**" 1,100 copies with All the competitors showed the Editorial staff of various their ability to ramble about them.” anything, at a moment’s notice, student papers and suggested in the final stages, when that the staff sell ‘Student Life’ He concluded by saying that Martin Stephen again excelled (at 6d. a copy) and keep the he did not accept there would on the topic of “Private Eye.” proceeds. All these offers have a on advertising, The difficult task of judging been refused, UNIVERSITY GET was performed by Mrs. Derek Holroyd, Mr. C. Holland and Dr. Mogey. ‘Student Life’ representatives “KILLING OFF” This truly remarkable event called at the Union on Thurs­ will be repeated next year Straw said that the most im­ TRIBOLOGY DEP. day and persuaded Male Vice- when it is hoped that all halls portant reason for ban of will be represented. President John Tough to accept Institute of Tribology, a study concerned basically with friction and wear in ‘Student Life’ was that their RESULTS 1,100 copies. Tough agreed to metals, has been set up within the University’s Department of Mechanical Clive Abbott (Lyddon) beat suggest to Mr. Graveling that advertising rates would under­ Engineering. The unit will be integrated with the country’s existing long term Viv Stuart (CM.). 500 should be sold in Union cut and kill every student paper tribology research programme. It has been estimated that implementation of Judy Howlett (Weetwood) beat fundamental tribological r=r. „ . . . shop and 600 should be offered in the country. He quoted the __. , u _ £ . Thirteen students are at present Spike Hughes (Devon). to local colleges. He then left principles would result m pursujng the course. Martin Stephen (Sadler) beat killing off of the local Press David Luce (Devon). for NUS Council. savings of up to £515 The new department will Sugar Lou Tony Whip (C.M.) beat David after commercial television million a year to British integrate with the M.Sc. course and will also provide practical Luce after a tie in the After protests by members had taken their advertising industry, repechage. assistance to industrial interests. dissolved of Leeds Exec, at the NUS revenue. “We stab ourselves The new department, which In addition to providing an FINAL Conference, Tough agreed to jn the back ., he concluded) <‘if was announced by Technology advisory service to industry, it fJYHE Sugar Lou Blues Band, Winner: Martin Stephen drawn phone through to withdraw the Minister Mr. Wedgwood is capable of undertaking a student Soul and Blues Private Eye. we sell ‘Student Life’ in the on Wednesday, will have as its development and research work Second: Tony Whip drawn papers. He changed his mind, group formed one year ago, Union.” head Professor Duncan for various organizations. broke up finally last week Chastity. however. Dowson, who in, 1966, w as______because of lack of bookings. Third: Clive Abbott drawn made the first Professor of The group, which had played Mini Skirts. The Committee decided to Tribology in the United King­ at Union Hops and the Straw­ Fourth: Judy Howlett drawn dom. REPORT IS L.C.T. U.C. reject Tough’s motion and berry Alarm Clock was plan­ A grant of £75,000 has been ning to break up at Christmas At Tuesday’s Union Com­ instruct Philip Kelly to write made by the Ministry of WELCOMED due to the engagement of lead mittee, Tough tabled a motion to ‘Student Life’ asking them Technology to assist in the guitarist Pat Dean and the Catholic establishment of the depart­ <

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